SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » penn state http://espn1420.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:00 +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/for-psu-quarterback-rob-bolden-transfers-to-lsu/feed/ 0 Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images 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 50 Biggest Sports Stories Of The Year http://espn1420.com/50-biggest-sports-stories-of-the-year/ http://espn1420.com/50-biggest-sports-stories-of-the-year/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:15:44 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=33203 Penn State's scandal, UConn's run to the NCAA basketball championship, Chris Paul's trade to the Clippers and all the drama leading up to it, Rory McIlroy's U.S. Open win, and 46 other stories made the list for the biggest sports stories of the year. Here are the top 50.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/50-biggest-sports-stories-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images From the Bird's Nest: Coal in Your Stocking http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-coal-in-your-stocking/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-coal-in-your-stocking/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:21 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=33370 Dubious achievements in college sports

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-coal-in-your-stocking/feed/ 0 Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sport 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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