Person: Joe Paterno

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Celebs feel the heat online

Charlize Theron said Googling her name would make her ‘feel raped’. Other celebs detest their online experiences, Rita de Brun writes.

Coaches get remunerated beyond anything that seems fair but are expected to act as standard setters for their student athletes

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Duffy: US Croker touchdown exciting

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Pacino to reunite with 'Scarface' director

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Age no barrier to greatness

world

US coach Sandusky gets 30 years after child abuse conviction

Pacino set for football coach biopic

Al Pacino is set to play late American football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming biopic.

Tue, 11 Sep, 2012

Navy whip up a storm

No one is quite sure why they’re called the Fighting Irish, but it seems like everyone has an explanation.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2012

Penn State sued over abuse inaction

A young man who testified against a former college American football coach sued Penn State University, blaming it for how its top officials dealt with complaints that Jerry Sandusky behaved inappropriately with boys.

Sat, 25 Aug, 2012

Why Kobe right to challenge legend of the Dream Team

Even President Barack Obama took time out of his busy re-election campaign to wade into last week’s debate-du-jour.

Wed, 25 Jul, 2012

US college at centre of child sex abuse scandal fined $60m

An American college at the centre of a child sex abuse scandal has been fined $60m (just under €50m).

Tue, 24 Jul, 2012

US child abuse college fined $60m

An American college at the centre of a child sex abuse scandal has been fined $60m (€49.35m).

Mon, 23 Jul, 2012

Living the American dream

WHEN Bob Lipsyte was a kid in New York, he went to a total of two professional baseball games.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2012

How the Seven Nation Army took on the world

How, you ask, did one of The White Stripes’ singles first become an Italian football chant — and then be omnipresent in games across the globe?

Fri, 27 Jan, 2012

Paterno speaks out on scandal

FORMER Penn State coach Joe Paterno admitted he wished he did more after hearing accusations former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had been caught acting inappropriately with a young boy in 2002.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2012

Stars start to think before they tweet

CELEBRITIES may want to resist the urge to send a stream of consciousness on Twitter in the New Year after so many of them tweeted their way into trouble on everything from boxer briefs to breast-feeding in 2011.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2012

Kutcher and Moore travel to Willis' island to work on marriage

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore took a break at Bruce Willis' Caribbean holiday home to work on their marriage.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2011

When Joe Pa’s world came tumbling down

A YEAR ago last weekend, tremors of excitement reverberated through America’s midwest.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2011

Kutcher apologises for sex case tweets

Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher has apologised after tweeting several uninformed messages about an alleged child sex abuse scandal at a US university.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2011