Ex-Penn State coach Joe Paterno dead at 85
CBS News - 11 minutes ago
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal has died. He was 85. His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death. ...
Too soon to determine Paterno's legacy
Boston.com - 10 minutes ago
(Associated Press) Penn State coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Akron in State College, Pa. By Bob Ryan It was not supposed to end this way. Joe Paterno should have retired in full glory, ...
Paterno's death met with grief in State College, where longtime Penn State ...
Washington Post - 36 minutes ago
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Stunned by the rapid advance of his lung cancer and still reeling from the child-sex scandal that rocked the campus, Penn State students, professors and alumni mourned Joe Paterno on Sunday and expressed hope that he would be ...
Coaches, former president issue Paterno condolences
CNN - 28 minutes ago
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Current and former members of the Penn State football program were among those offering condolences Sunday following the death of legendary ex-head coach Joe Paterno. "We grieve for the loss of Joe Paterno, ...
Reaction pours in on death of Paterno
New York Daily News - 17 minutes ago
By Michael O'keeffe / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Crowds gather around a statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno Saturday night as word spreads of his grave condition. When Joe Paterno's family announced early Sunday that the Penn State football ...
Amid scandal, revered PSU coach Joe Paterno dies
Boston.com - 48 minutes ago
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Paterno's doctors say that the former Penn State coach's condition has become ...
Drew Sharp: Remember Joe Paterno the man, not the mess
Detroit Free Press - 12 minutes ago
By Drew Sharp Penn State coach Joe Paterno on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern on Oct. 22. / Jim Prisching/AP The ubiquitous thick-rimmed “Coke bottle” glasses, the high-water, rolled-up khakis that showcased ...
Lasting memory of Paterno will be in the eye of the beholder
CBSSports.com - 45 minutes ago
By Gregg Doyel | CBSSports.com National Columnist In the coming days you will be told how to remember the winningest coach in college football history, but beware of those stories. Some of them will be written by people with an agenda, some by people ...
Sandusky calls Paterno's death a sad day
San Jose Mercury News - 4 minutes ago
AP FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1999, file photo, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, right, poses with his defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky during Penn State Media Day at State College, Pa. In a statement made Sunday, Jan. ...
Sandusky says Paterno's death is a sad day
CBSSports.com - 2 minutes ago
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Jerry Sandusky, the retired Penn State assistant coach who faces child sex abuse charges in a case that led to the firing of Joe Paterno, called the death of his former boss a sad loss Sunday. "This is a sad day!
