STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Anguished by an unthinkable scandal that shook a university and tarnished the proud football program, many in the Penn State community rallied around a common cause. They mourned ...

INDIANAPOLIS - The family of Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno says the NCAA's sanctions defame his legacy and are a panicked response to the scandal that led to them.The statement was released ...

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Four of Penn State University’s preeminent leaders — including revered head football coach Joe Paterno — covered up allegations of sexual abuse by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky for over more ...

As it seems to happen at least a few times a year, Penn State Football fans online battled once again over the Paterno legacy and the field naming rights for Beaver Stadium. For years, the “old heads” ...

We won’t say that this year’s race for three alumni-elected seats on the Penn State board of trustees is exactly a referendum on Joe Paterno - because everybody in the field appears to love the man.

What a fool I was. In 1986, I spent a week in State College, Pa., researching a 10-page Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year piece on Joe Paterno. It was supposed to be a secret, but one night the ...

Impressive, but like most players privileged to be in his line-up, Al Harris says the legacy of Joe Paterno cannot be found in 409 wins and a career spanning six decades. Harris was an outside ...

Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno (left) and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban greet each other after the game. Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno (left) and Alabama Crimson Tide head ...