Joe Paterno

Lawyer: NCAA Actions Affected Entire PSU Community

From former players to faculty members, a mini-cross section of the Penn State community has partnered with the late head coach Joe Paterno’s family in suing the NCAA to overturn the landmark sanctions against the school for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

97.1 The Ticket–2013/05/31

Rain falls on the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium July 20, 2012, in State College, Pa. (credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Family Commissions Own Report On Paterno’s Involvement In Sandusky Scandal

An executive summary of the critique released Sunday said the “observations” of Paterno by Freeh in July were unfounded

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/10

Players huddle in prayer following the Kansas City Chiefs 27-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium on December 2, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri -- the day after Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend at their home, then drove to the Chiefs' practice facility and took his own life. (Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Sports Year: Sad Sagas The Story Of 2012

Again and again, it seemed, the sports world in 2012 saw the end of long tales with tragic or, at best, bittersweet endings.

97.1 The Ticket–2013/01/01

Joe Paterno, Marvin Miller Mark 2012 Sports Deaths

Joe Paterno and Marvin Miller, a couple of New Yorkers, were bookends to the year’s losses in sports – the football coach dying at 85 in January, the union leader at 95 a few days shy of December.

97.1 The Ticket–2013/01/01

Community members pay their respects at the statue of Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach, after hearing of Paterno's death, outside of Beaver Stadium on January 22, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Paterno, who was 85 years old, had been battling lung cancer. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Voted AP Sports Story Of Year Again

The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press.

2012/12/19

Joe Paterno (Credit: Getty Images/Doug Benc)

Paterno’s Name Keeps Getting Erased

Ever since it became public knowledge in November that Joe Paterno didn’t do everything he could to stop former assistant Jerry Sandusky from sexually abusing boys at Penn State football facilities, organizations have been rethinking the honors given the longtime Nittany Lions coach.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/07/25