NCAA vacates Penn State's wins from 1998 to 2011, imposes $60 million fine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA slammed Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal Monday with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all the school’s...
View ArticleThe NCAA overreaches: It has no right to savage the budget of a public...
At 9 a.m. Monday morning, a crime took place masquerading as a farce. NCAA President Mark Emmert, a man who in 2010 called Joe Paterno "the definitive role model of what it means to be a college...
View ArticleNCAA 'punitive measures' against Penn State expected Monday
Penn State removed the statue of former coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on Sunday in advance of NCAA sanctions that could cripple the football program for years. The NCAA, a methodical and...
View ArticlePenn St fined $60M, wins vacated from ‘98-11
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Penn State football was all but leveled Monday by an NCAA ruling that wiped away 14 years of coach Joe Paterno’s victories and imposed a mountain of fines and penalties, crippling...
View ArticleO'Brien says he'll stay at PSU despite sanctions
School President Rodney Erickson says Penn State accepts the penalties. He says the NCAA sanctions will help the school "define our course." THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further...
View ArticlePenn State Fined $60 Million, Banned From Bowl Games for Four Years
By KRIS MAHER The NCAA announced unprecedented sanctions Monday against Pennsylvania State University, including fining the school $60 million and banning it from bowl games for four years in response...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Governor announces lawsuit vs NCAA over Penn State scandal
By Ellen Wulfhorst n">Jan 2 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Wednesday he will ask a federal court to throw out the multimillion-dollar sanctions levied by the NCAA against...
View ArticlePenn State fined $60M, Paterno's wins vacated from 1998-2011
July 23, 2012: Ed Ray, left, NCAA Executive Committee chair and Oregon State University president, answers questiong about the penalties against Penn State as NCAA President Mark Emmert, looks on...
View ArticlePolice ask for public's help in cracking unsolved homicides
Police are still looking for leads in several unsolved homicides that have occurred on the Peninsula so far this year. Bernard Antonio Paulin was shot in the head in Newport News on April 15. Police...
View ArticlePenn State 'not an option' for Georgia football star after NCAA penalties
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By MONTE POOLE - The Oakland Tribune By MONTE POOLE Oakland Tribune The remaining embers of a Penn State football program torched and...
View ArticlePenn State gets slammed by NCAA; avoids death penalty
INDIANAPOLIS â Penn State got slammed, but the university avoided the death penalty. The NCAA sanctions handed to Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal Monday were severe in spite of...
View ArticlePenn State gets slammed; avoids death penalty
INDIANAPOLIS â Penn State got slammed, but the university avoided the death penalty. The NCAA sanctions handed to Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal Monday were severe in spite of...
View ArticlePenn State football punished by NCAA over Sandusky scandal
The NCAA on Monday announced a series of unprecedented sanctions against the Penn State football program for its involvement in the sexual abuse scandal that centered on former coach Jerry Sandusky....
View ArticleLoss of bowl games and scholarships steel fans, alumni support of Penn State
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By FRANK FITZPATRICK - The Philadelphia Inquirer By FRANK FITZPATRICK Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA -- The epic fall from grace...
View ArticleGovernor Corbett Accuses NCAA of Illegal Sanctions against Penn State
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that he is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), calling its sanctions against Penn...
View ArticlePenn State University hit with massive fine and sanctions
Penn State University's American football program has been fined $60 million and sanctioned following evidence that officials hid information about former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse...
View ArticleUS college hit with $76m fine over child sex abuse scandal
The governing body of US college sports all but dismantled one of the most lucrative programs in the country Monday, wiping away 14 years of Penn State football victories and imposing a mountain of...
View ArticleJeff Jacobs: NCAA may have opened Pandora's box at Penn State
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By JEFF JACOBS - The Hartford Courant By JEFF JACOBS Hartford Courant NCAA justice was swift for Penn State, conveniently swift,...
View ArticlePennsylvania should win suit against NCAA "Sandusky" sanctions
Follow @paulsamakow WASHINGTON, January 5, 2013 – Pennsylvania, through its Governor, filed a Federal lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) this past Wednesday, seeking...
View ArticleFeedback for Friday, July 6
March Madness in July Daily Press sports columnist David Teel on Thursday mentioned on Twitter that Wake Forest's Ron Wellman will be the sixth ACC athletic director to chair the NCAA Division I men's...
View ArticleFeedback for Tuesday, May 7: Fort Monroe cleanup, Hampton death, Mother's Day
Fort Monroe cleanup Environmental cleanup at Fort Monroe continues, while the Fort Monroe Restoration Advisory Board has been giving little input on the process. The board is supposed to meet four...
View ArticlePENN STATE ABUSE: Statue of Joe Paterno is removed ahead of penalties today
On a day when a statue of the former football coach Joe Paterno was removed from outside Penn State's Beaver Stadium, the NCAA announced Sunday that it would punish the university's football program...
View ArticlePenn State hit with $60m fine but questions raised over NCAA's role
University spared stiffest penalty but sanctions fail to silence questions over NCAA's role amid calls for outside regulation Penn State students watch a live broadcast as the NCAA announces a $60m...
View ArticlePenn State hit with $60m fine, but worries remain over 'hero worship'
Sanctions fail to silence questions about the NCAA's role in the case amid calls for outside regulation of college sports Penn State students watch a live broadcast as the NCAA announces a $60m fine...
View ArticleNCAA punishes Penn State football with fine and four-year bowl ban
Governing body for collegiate athletics levies $60m fine, takes away scholarships and will not allow bowl games for four years Visitors look through a fence to view the site where the statue of former...
View ArticlePenn State Students Bear Brunt of NCAA Sanctions for Sandusky Cover-Up as...
AMY GOODMAN: The governing body of U.S. college sports Monday announced a series of sanctions against Penn State University following an independent investigation into the widespread cover-up of...
View ArticleNCAA imposes stiff penalties on Penn State
PHILADELPHIA - College sports' governing body Monday fined Pennsylvania State University $60 million and vacated more than a decade of its football team's wins for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky...
View ArticleFeedback for June 15: Flag Day, ships and York's new grading scale
Honoring Flag Day Thursday was Flag Day. On the Daily Press Facebook page we received a reminder of its importance. • Cat Propst Koch: Being from a military family, the flag means so much to me. It...
View ArticleGovernor announces lawsuit vs NCAA over Penn State scandal
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Wednesday he will ask a federal court to throw out the multimillion-dollar sanctions levied by the NCAA against Penn State University over the...
View ArticleDaily Press Feedback for 6/25: Sandusky, climbing temperatures, Debby
Sandusky convicted Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday on 45 of a possible 48 counts relating to the sex abuse of 10 boys. Comments to the Daily Press...
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Furniture store fallout The RoomStore, a Richmond-based furniture chain, posted a letter to customers on its website June 29 informing the public that the company is going out of business and will...
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R&B star appears in court, awaits November hearing R&B singer Chris Brown, a Virginia native, appeared in a Los Angeles court Monday to address a positive marijuana test in June. Brown is on...
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Shooting lamented A Newport News man identified as James Dix was shot and killed during a Monday morning robbery. The incident occurred while Dix was waiting for the bus to take him to work near the...
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Man dies after car crashes into home An elderly man died Monday night from injuries sustained from a car crashing into his home in Newport News. A 38-year-old Newport News woman has been charged in...
View ArticleCollege sports head says nixing Penn State season an option
(Reuters) - The head of the NCAA, which governs U.S. college sport, said the Penn State sex abuse scandal involving a former football coach was so egregious that he would not rule out applying the...
View ArticleFeedback for Saturday, July 28
NN Sheriff's Office takes on expanded role Newport News Sheriff Gabe Morgan has slowly been absorbing more law enforcement duties that once were the sole province of the police department, such as...
View ArticleHarvey: NCAA committees signed off on Penn State sanctions
Hampton University president William Harvey said the unprecedented actions levied Monday against Penn State University's football program were warranted, given the nature of the offense and the...
View ArticleFeedback for Wednesday, July 25
Homicide victim identified Darntrell Marque Belle, 22, of the 2100 block of Cunningham Drive in Hampton, was found shot to death Saturday night in the 700 block of 36th St. in Newport News. The...
View ArticlePenn St fined $60M, wins vacated from '98-11
INDIANAPOLISâThe NCAA slammed Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal Monday with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all the school's...
View ArticleNCAA's sanctions on Penn State are dead wrong
At 9am on Monday morning, a crime took place masquerading as a farce. NCAA president Mark Emmert, a man who in 2010 called Joe Paterno "the definitive role model of what it means to be a college...
View ArticleThe Next Phase of Penn State's Punishment
NCAA president Mark Emmert has decided to punish Penn State with severe penalties likely to include a significant loss of scholarships and loss of multiple bowls, a source close to the decision told...
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