May 19, 2013

Penn State Scandal: Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce [...]

Penn State Scandal: Paterno offered a complex challenge

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — On Nov. 4, 2011, Joe Paterno was a nominee for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The main library at Penn State was named for him, and a statue of him stood in front of the football stadium. He was admired by American presidents — Republican and Democrat — and beloved [...]

Penn State Scandal: Penn State will respond to NCAA’s demand within days

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State said Tuesday it will respond within days to the NCAA’s demand for information as the governing body decides whether the university should face penalties – including a possible shutdown of its storied football program – in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Penn State [...]

College Football: Bobby Petrino’s former mistress resigns at Arkansas

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — There won’t be any more awkward moments at the University of Arkansas regarding the woman who was key to the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino. Jessica Dorrell, the 25-year-old employee of the football program who was a passenger on Petrino’s motorcycle when it crashed on April 1, has resigned. [...]

College Football: How Bobby Petrino gamed system by hiring mistress Jessica Dorrell

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Head Coach Bobby Petrino of the Arkansas Razorbacks argues a call during a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Donald W. Reynolds Stadium on November 5, 2011in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Gamecocks 44 to 28. (November 4, 2011 – Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — Former [...]

College Football: Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino put on leave, admits relationship

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Head coach Bobby Petrino of the Arkansas Razorbacks celebrates the Cotton Bowl trophy after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats at Cowboys Stadium on January 6, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (January 5, 2012 – Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Arkansas put football coach Bobby Petrino on paid leave Thursday [...]

Penn State police had warnings about Sandusky in 1998: NBC

Sandusky arrives for a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to hold him for trial on charges of sexually abusing boys, at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

(Reuters) – A psychologist warned Penn State University police in 1998 that football coach Jerry Sandusky’s behavior was that of a pedophile after he had showered naked with an 11-year-old boy, NBC News reported on Saturday. Dr. Alycia Chambers said she was told Sandusky, now at the center of a child sex abuse scandal, had [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Oklahoma State knocked off No. 2 Missouri 79-72

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Top 25 College Men’s Basketball Roundup STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Freshman swingman Le’Bryan Nash scored a career-high 27 points, Brian Williams added a career-best 22 and Oklahoma State knocked off No. 2 Missouri 79-72 on Wednesday night. Nash, a McDonald’s All-American, scored 13 points during a 17-4 burst that sent the Cowboys into the lead [...]

Penn State trustees ousted Paterno over lack of action

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Penn State trustees said there was concern that Paterno would not be able to properly represent the school if allowed to stay on as head coach the rest of the 2011 season. (Ralph Wilson/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Penn State trustees decided to oust Joe Paterno in part because the football coach didn’t [...]

Penn State trustees speak out on Joe Paterno’s firing

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Penn State’s board of trustees has grown weary of criticism for its firing of Joe Paterno, and is reaching out to the news media to explain what happened. That campaign began with 13 of the university’s 32 trustees conducting a three-hour interview with the New York Times yesterday, and will [...]