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The Joe Paterno statue has officially been taken down from its worshipped pedestal in front of Beaver Stadium.
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The Joe Paterno statue has officially been taken down from its worshipped pedestal in front of Beaver Stadium.
With Ian Desmond dealing with an oblique injury, Danny Espinosa picked up his fifth game at shortstop, and with it, eligibility at the position in many leagues. He has a career high .244 batting average – nearly the league average this season – and adds decent power (eight homers) and great speed (14 steals).
The NCAA sanctions on Penn State University include a $60 million fine, a four-year postseason ban, and vacating Joe Paterno's wins from 1998 through 2001.
Ten months ago, when winds of the Jerry Sandusky horror blew through America, bringing with it and leaving behind horror, deception, and denial, many partisan parties scrambled to defend their own.
Bobby Wilson hit his first homer of the season leading off the seventh inning against Matt Harrison on Sunday night, sending the Rangers to the showers in a 7-4 loss to the Angels.
Roy Oswalt has been scratched from his scheduled Monday start against the Rex Sox due to lower back tightness, the Rangers reported. Scott Feldman will replace him in the rotation.
Jackson scored one goal and assisted on two more as FC Dallas piled more misery on the Portland Timbers with a 5-0 thrashing of Gavin Wilkinson's men on Saturday.
Mike Napoli homered twice against his former team, Yu Darvish struck out 11 over seven strong innings, and the Texas Rangers battered struggling Angels starter Ervin Santana for a 9-2 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday.
The Dallas Mavericks have signed first-round draft pick Jared Cunningham and second-round draft choice Jae Crowder. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant was arrested last week for allegedly pushing his mother and threatening to kill her. But whatever happens to Bryant, he has the support of Tony Romo.
Because we can all assume the Rangers will make the playoffs again this year (don't blame me if I jinx it), I'm going to go ahead and put on my Warsh hat and set my 4-man rotation.
From the cornfields of Indiana to the DFW Metroplex, Darren Collison shares his excitement about joining Dallas Mavericks .
Baylor hopes to have the 45,000-seat facility ready for the 2014 season. The Bears currently play at Floyd Casey Stadium, which was built in 1950 and has maintenance issues.
"I don't think they (the NFL) were doing anything intentionally, but they didn't understand the impact of them" said Staubach on 105.3 The Fan.
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: