Nathan Fenno

Paterno’s ouster deals crushing blow to Penn State community

At 1:45 a.m. Thursday, Pat Daugherty hunched over a broom in the middle of College Avenue and tried to sweep away reminders of the sadness heaped on this village in Happy Valley.

November 10, 2011

An emotional Bradley replaces Paterno

Interim Penn State football coach Tom Bradley fought back tears Thursday as he was introduced as Joe Paterno's replacement.

November 10, 2011

Georgetown’s Markel Starks aware that questions abound about his ability

Markel Starks is a question mark.

November 9, 2011

Big East preview

Big East

November 9, 2011

College basketball preview: Georgetown Hoyas

Georgetown Hoyas

November 9, 2011

Staying at VCU was a Smart move

VCU's 18-day run to the Final Four opened a paradox in Shaka Smart's life, changing everything and nothing at all.

November 8, 2011

Sandusky scandal leaves former Md. AD ‘appalled’

Andy Geiger couldn't escape the "weird feeling" he could have hired Jerry Sandusky, now charged with 40 counts of sex abuse of eight boys, as Maryland's football coach.

November 8, 2011

Again, Redskins have no margin for error

The defenders searched for answers among shreds of training tape, piled maroon sweat pants, bags leaking shoulder pads and the debris of another loss.

November 6, 2011

Graham Gano’s 59-yard field goal sets Redskins’ record

Graham Gano hopped around the turf at FedEx Field on Sunday afternoon as if he was celebrating a Super Bowl victory.

November 6, 2011

Redskins’ Erik Cook brings comedic demeanor to job on reconfigured offensive line

The flood started with Erik Cook's wrinkled shirt.

November 3, 2011

Livan Hernandez must cut bank check for $469,387.22

Former Washington Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez was ordered to repay SunTrust Bank $469,387.22 in a summary judgment entered Oct. 13 in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.

November 2, 2011

Big East extends invites after defections

In an attempt to rebound from four defections, Big East presidents voted Tuesday to invite specific football-only and all-sport schools to join the conference.

November 1, 2011

Redskins have several problems to tackle

A day after the Redskins' 23-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills — Washington's third straight defeat — questions piled high without clear answers.

October 31, 2011

TE Davis is latest to join the ranks of walking wounded

An offense dogged by injury suffered another loss Monday when tight end Fred Davis showed up at Redskins Park with a walking boot on his left leg.

October 31, 2011

West Virginia officially joins Big 12

The Big East's unraveling continued Friday when West Virginia officially announced its departure for the Big 12.

October 28, 2011

NCAA’s Emmert outlines radical changes for college sports reform

Academic requirements so stringent they would've left national champion Connecticut and six other schools ineligible for the last spring's NCAA tournament were among a slew of reform proposals outlined by NCAA president Mark Emmert on Monday.

October 24, 2011

Santana Moss says John Beck ‘did a great job’ in first start

The last time John Beck started a regular-season NFL game was 2007, when he was a strong-armed 26-year-old rookie from BYU with the Miami Dolphins.

October 23, 2011

For Redskins’ Jabar Gaffney, two misplays to forget

Receiver Jabar Gaffney had two plays to forget in the final 36 seconds of the first half. What began with the Redskins' attempt to try to salvage a tiebreaking field goal before time expired ended with them going to the locker room trailing by three points.

October 23, 2011

Redskins’ offensive injury woes continue as Santana Moss, Tim Hightower go down

The way offensive starters have been dropping for the Washington Redskins, the remaining healthy members may want to consider encasing themselves in bubble wrap.

October 23, 2011

Big East boss elated to finally talk about hoops

John Marinatto was surrounded. Everywhere the Big East commissioner and most embattled man in college athletics stepped, another microphone or tape recorder jumped up.

October 19, 2011