Joe Paterno
Penn State Announces Official Settlement with Sandusky Victims
Penn State announced today that it would pay out $59.7 million to 26 of Jerry Sandusky’s victims.
Jay Paterno Considering Run for Congress
Joe Paterno was a staunch Republican–he introduced George H.W. Bush at the 1988 Republican convention. His son Jay, a fan of Obama, is a Democrat, […]
Jerry Sandusky’s Son Arrested for DUI
36-year-old Jon Sandusky, Director of Player Personnel for the Cleveland Browns (wow, we did not know that!), was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving early […]
Penn State Truthers Now Attacking Ex-NBAer John Amaechi
These people realize they’re now just embarrassing their school, right? Ex-NBA player and Penn State alum John Amaechi, most famous for coming out as gay […]
NCAA Gives Penn State Back Some Football Scholarships, Might Reduce Postseason Ban in Future
NCAA press release: Due to Penn State University’s continued progress toward ensuring athletics integrity, the NCAA Executive Committee is gradually restoring football scholarships the university lost […]
Sandusky Prosecutors Criticize Penn State, Spare Paterno
CBS News has an interview with Frank Fina and Joseph McGettigan III, the main prosecutors in the case that sent Jerry Sandusky to trial. The two men […]
Apparently Losing, Child Molestation Make Sports Teams Less Popular
Apparently all that “not winning” is keeping the Phillies from filling up Citizens Bank Park the way they used to when they were … winning. […]
Penn State Settles With Sandusky Victim
ABC News: Attorney Tom Kline said Saturday that a 25-year-old suburban Philadelphia man known as “Victim 5” in court filings had completed the agreement with […]
Bigger, Badder Pro-Joe Paterno Billboard Erected [Updated]
Remember this billboard, erected in State College last fall? ICYMI: A pro-Paterno billboard was erected near the Pugh St/Beaver Ave intersection by @PS4RS. pic.twitter.com/sMG2Semv — […]
UPDATE: Sandusky Hearing: Penn State Officials Ordered to Stand Trial
[Updated: 3:19 pm] AP reports: Three former Penn State administrators have been ordered to stand trial in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. A […]
McQueary: Paterno Called Sandusky “Sick,” Blamed University for Cover-Up
In explosive testimony delivered today in a Dauphin County courthouse, Mike McQueary said Joe Paterno told him more than once that Jerry Sandusky was a […]
Graham Spanier and Friends Having Their Immediate Fates Decided Today
Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz, and Tim Curley–the three Penn State administrators charged with covering up the Sandusky scandal–will appear in a Dauphin County courtroom today […]
Report: Sandusky Victims to Get $60 Million From Penn State
Philly Business Journal: Victims of Jerry Sandusky‘s sexual abuse will receive a $60 million settlement from Penn State, according to The Legal Intelligencer. The settlement encompasses most […]
The Unearthed Transcript of a Joe Paterno Interview From Three Weeks Before Firing
Documentarian and occasional right-wing rabble rouser John Ziegler has been at the center of the movement to defend Joe Paterno for more than a year […]
A Horse Named Paterno Is Restoring JoePa’s Legacy, One Race at a Time
Paterno is dead. Long Live Paterno. A three-year-old horse, ahem, saddled with the name “Paterno,” has won its first ever race, at the Parx racetrack […]