Penn State
Sneak Peek: Katie Couric Interviews Sue, 3 Other Paternos
Sue Paterno’s interview with Katie Couric–her first public remarks since the death of her husband–will air Monday at 3 p.m. But one Harrisburg TV station […]
Louis Freeh to Lead Philly Law Firm, Probably Not Expecting a Lot of Penn State Alumni for Clients
Philadelphia Business Journal: Just five months after joining the firm, former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh will succeed Nina M. Gussack as chairman of the 500-lawyer Pepper Hamilton. Freeh, […]
Sue Paterno to Chat with Katie Couric
Sporting News reports: “Katie Couric will have the first sit-down interview with Sue Paterno, the widow of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno.This will mark […]
At Last: Kathleen Kane Picks Prosecutor to Lead Sandusky Investigation
Attorney General Kathleen Kane has announced that former federal prosecutor H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr. (a veritable man of the people) will lead an investigation into […]
Sandusky Loses Appeal for New Trial
Jerry Sandusky’s request for a new trial–his lawyers claimed they weren’t given enough time to prepare–was rejected today in McKean County Court. Judge John Cleland’s […]
Police Use Facebook to Charge 8 Penn State Students for Cheerleader’s Fall
Police have charged eight PSU students for furnishing alcohol to Paige Raque, the 19 year-old sophomore who fell five stories out of a screen window […]
Penn State Truthers Are Still Defending Joe Paterno
As Friday night conspiracy theory powwows go, this one is fairly benign. At 6 p.m., hors d’oeuvres in the King of Prussia Radisson. At 7 […]
Congressmen Want Penn State Sanctions Reduced
Politicians all over Pennsylvania have obviously made the political calculation that there’s more to be gained from defending the Penn State football team than there […]
Suit: Sandusky Used Joe Paterno’s Famous White Socks to Buy Victim’s Silence
The newest lawsuit emerging from the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State contains a fresh allegation that seems designed to renew all the […]
Penn State Linebacker Sends Handwritten Note to Every NFL GM
This is kind of an old-fashioned way of winning a job, one you might not expect to work in the NFL, but maybe that’s what […]
Where Were You When You Heard Joe Paterno Died (For Real)?
Hard to believe, but it’s been exactly one year since Joe Paterno died from lung cancer—a day after overzealous student journalists pre-reported his death—just months […]
Penn State Officially Names Dave Joyner as Athletic Director
In another sign that post-Paterno stability is returning to Happy Valley, Penn State on Monday officially named Dave Joyner as its athletic director; he’d served […]
Graham Spanier Seen Chilling Out Courtside at PSU-Nebraska
Slovakia, it ain’t. But Graham Spanier nonetheless lived it up a bit this weekend, after he was invited by an unnamed benefactor to the Penn […]
Pacino to Play Paterno in “Happy Valley”
Lead Actor: Al Pacino. Director: Brian De Palma. Setting: Penn State. Based off: Joe Posnanski’s Paterno. Premise: “This story of a complex, intensely righteous man […]
Vigil Planned for One Year Anniversary of JoePa’s Death
As candlelight vigils go, this one is probably among the more controversial. A group called “Inspiration Way” will light 409 candles next Tuesday in State […]