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Paterno's Son: 'Dad, You Won. You Can Go Home Now'

AP | MICHAEL RUBINKAM and GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.28.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear. "Dad, you won," he said. "You did all...

Poll Shows Dropping Support For Joe Paterno Firing

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Support for the decision by Penn State trustees to fire the late Joe Paterno is falling, according to a national poll released...

Joe Paterno's Son Reflects On Father's Final Days

AP | By GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 01.24.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno was upbeat and confident in his final days and didn't die broken-hearted over his firing in November as Penn State's...

Joe Paterno's Death Met With Grief In State College

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 03.23.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's death from lung cancer Sunday just two months after his firing left many Penn State students, alumni and comm...

'We Won't Let Joe's Legacy Die'

AP | RALPH D. RUSSO | Posted 03.23.2012

Former Penn State star Lydell Mitchell visited Joe Paterno about a week and a half ago, hoping to get just a moment with his ailing coach. After an e...

Reactions To The Death Of The Iconic Joe Paterno

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.23.2012

-- Reactions to the death of longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno: ___...

Penn State Alumni Question Joe Paterno Firing

AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 03.14.2012

NEW YORK — Penn State President Rodney Erickson wrapped up three cities in three days of often tense meetings with alumni assuring this: "We're ...

Joe Paterno's Son Leaving Penn State Coaching Staff

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.11.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The final tie between Penn State football and the Paterno family has been severed. Quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno announce...

Patriots Coordinator, Penn State Finalizing Contract

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.07.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien as its head coach, the first change in leaders...

Ex-PSU Star: 'I'm Done With Penn State'

The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman & Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.06.2012

A few notable former Penn State football players aren't thrilled with reports that their alma mater is hiring New England Patriots offensive coordinat...

Penn State's Next Head Coach?

Posted 01.06.2012

Penn State has found a new head football coach. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien has agre...

Houston Ends Penn State's Season With Blowout Loss

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.03.2012

DALLAS (AP) — In a locker room understandably quiet after a dispiriting loss, Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley delivered one final postgame spee...

Former PSU Players Show Support For Joe Paterno

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 02.20.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — About two dozen fans gathered briefly outside Joe Paterno's home Wednesday night to wish the former Penn State coach a happ...

Joe Paterno Breaks Pelvis After Fall At Home

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 02.10.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family...

Joe Paterno Taking Treatments, Progressing

AP | BY GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 12.07.2011

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A person close to Joe Paterno's family has told The Associated Press the former Penn State football coach is undergoing treatmen...

Joe Paterno's Son Issues Statement On Lung Cancer

AP | Posted 11.18.2011

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Scott Paterno says his 84-year-old father has a treatable form of lung cancer in a statement provided to The Associated Press by...

Joe Paterno and the Search for Zeus

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 01.17.2012

Dylan Ratigan

With Paterno's breach of integrity, yet another myth of great American male leadership has cracked. Another cultural elder was revealed as nothing more than a ruthless businessman seeking to protect his institution at all costs.

Former Graduate Assistant Compares Joe Paterno To Bernie Madoff

Posted 11.16.2011

In the wake of the shocking child sex abuse scandal surrounding Penn State, in which former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was charged with sexu...

Coach K Weighs In On Paterno, Penn State Scandal

Posted 11.16.2011

Less than a month ago, former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno became the winningest coach in Division I history after the Nittany Lions came bac...

Key Witness In PSU Scandal Says He Stopped Alleged Assault

AP | BY RALPH D. RUSSO | Posted 11.15.2011

BY RALPH D. RUSSO, Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Mike McQueary told a friend from Penn State that he stopped an alleged assault by Jerry S...

Joe Paterno In Line For $554,000 Annual Pension

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 01.15.2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's long service at the university theoretically puts him in line for a pension of ...

Joe Paterno's Most Famous NFL Players to Come Out of Penn State

Posted 01.11.2012

The list of former Penn State players to reach the NFL is extensive, and the school's list of All-Americans even more so. As we all know, a successf...

Is Missing District Attorney Connected To Penn State Abuse Scandal?

AP | By JOE MANDAK | Posted 01.11.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The man investigating the 2005 disappearance of a central Pennsylvania prosecutor doesn't believe it is linked to the prosecutor...

WATCH: Jon Stewart Talks Penn State Scandal, Joe Paterno Firing

The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 01.11.2012

Responses have varied to the shocking revelations coming out of Happy Valley throughout the week as the Penn State sexual abuse scandal continues to u...

Assistant Who Witnessed Unspeakable Act Receives 'Multiple Threats'

Posted 01.10.2012

After the Penn State Board of Trustees relieved Joe Paterno of his duties as football coach on Wednesday evening, many wondered if wide receivers coac...