SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » joe paterno http://espn1420.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 BREAKING: SANDUSKY GETS 30-60 YEARS http://espn1420.com/breaking-sandusky-gets-30-60-years/ http://espn1420.com/breaking-sandusky-gets-30-60-years/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:34:44 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=97888 Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach convicted of child molestation, has received a sentence of 30-60 years in prison.

Sandusky has maintained his innocence and an appeal is expected.

Sandusky could have received up to 442 years in prison.  Given h

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]]> http://espn1420.com/breaking-sandusky-gets-30-60-years/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Sport The NCAA Gets One Right – From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/the-ncaa-gets-one-right-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/the-ncaa-gets-one-right-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:16:10 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=81774 I've been as big a critic of the NCAA and the way they do business for many years.

Their arbitrary way of issuing punishment, some of it for the silliest of infractions, has been a head-scratcher

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]]> http://espn1420.com/the-ncaa-gets-one-right-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 Joe Robbins/Getty Images Sport Should Penn State Football Get the Death Penalty?? http://espn1420.com/should-penn-state-football-get-the-death-penalty/ http://espn1420.com/should-penn-state-football-get-the-death-penalty/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:24:31 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=80368 An internal probe into the Jerry Sandusky affair and its aftermath has resulted in a scathing indictment of Penn State, it's former idolized coach, former president and athletic director.

The Freeh report, issued today, said Penn State's hierarchy, including former coach Joe Paterno, covered up knowledge that Sandusky, a former Penn

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]]> http://espn1420.com/should-penn-state-football-get-the-death-penalty/feed/ 0 Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Sport College Football Coaching Legend Joe Paterno Dies At Age 85 http://espn1420.com/college-football-coaching-legend-joe-paterno-dies-at-age-85/ http://espn1420.com/college-football-coaching-legend-joe-paterno-dies-at-age-85/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:57:25 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=41264 Joe Paterno, the former head coach of Penn St. who had the most Division I coaching victories, and the second-most all-time, died early Sunday, at the age of 85, after a short fight with lung cancer.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/college-football-coaching-legend-joe-paterno-dies-at-age-85/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Joe Paterno Afflicted With Lung Cancer After Firing From Penn State http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/ http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:39:24 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=61454 Less than 10 days after being fired from a job he held for nearly 46 years, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno revealed Friday he has lung cancer. A statement delivered by son Scott Paterno said the cancer is treatable and doctors expect the coaching legend to make a full recovery.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/feed/ 0 Rob Carr, Getty Images Big Ten Removes Joe Paterno's Name From Championship Trophy http://espn1420.com/big-ten-removes-paterno-championship-trophy/ http://espn1420.com/big-ten-removes-paterno-championship-trophy/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:20:11 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=60122 In the wake of the ongoing child sex abuse scandal that rocked the Penn State campus, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany announced Monday that the trophy given to the winner of the first-ever Big Ten championship game will no longer bear the name of legendary coach Joe Paterno.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/big-ten-removes-paterno-championship-trophy/feed/ 0 Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images 61 Percent of People Agree with Decision to Fire Joe Paterno — Survey of the Day http://espn1420.com/fire-joe-paterno-survey-of-the-day/ http://espn1420.com/fire-joe-paterno-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:21 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=59814 When Penn State fired legendary head football coach Joe Paterno for not being more proactive after learning his long-time assistant Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy, students rioted in protest.

According to a survey of 1,386 adults from Poll Position, Penn State’s board of directors decision to dump Paterno immediately isn’t as controversial with the general public.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/fire-joe-paterno-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Rob Carr, Getty Images Joe Paterno Fired http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-fired/ http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-fired/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:20:49 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=25472 The Penn State board of trustees unanimously voted to fire head football coach Joe Paterno late Wednesday night as the outcry continues to grow over how he handled child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. PSU president Graham Spanier was fired as well.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-fired/feed/ 0 Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Paterno Announces His Retirement http://espn1420.com/paterno-announces-his-retirement/ http://espn1420.com/paterno-announces-his-retirement/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:15:55 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=25385 The scandal proves to be too much.....

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