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The Penn State scandal -- and Joe Paterno's role in it -- should not cancel all that came before it. It should zero out neither Paterno's six decades of achievement at Penn State nor his lifetime of leadership and beneficence at the university.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- On a brilliantly crisp autumn afternoon, the kind of Saturday that explains why God gave a pig skin, the Penn State community gathered in Beaver Stadium to find comfort and, for three hours, forget its suddenly great troubles. O...

The idea that Joe Paterno would be forced out of Penn State on moral grounds defies belief. More than six decades of achievement, an entire adult life committed to the advancement of the core mission of his university, could not withstand the sin ...

Penn State came up short against Nebraska. But the Nittany Lions' loss marked the end of their worst week.

HOOVER, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban suggested Thursday morning that, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Penn State add a surcharge to its athletic tickets and donate the proceeds to combat child abuse. "What do we want the outcome of ...

The idea that Joe Paterno's legacy, built with the highest of ideals, will end stained by the vilest of scandals should test the faith of all of us. Paterno's failure to act will remain an irreparable mark on his once sterling reputation.

Joe Paterno says he did what he felt was right concerning a former coach who stands accused of sexually assaulting eight boys.