http://ftrsports.com The Anti-Nerd of Sports Blogs. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/joe-paterno-dies-at-85-surrounded-by-controversy/ http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/joe-paterno-dies-at-85-surrounded-by-controversy/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:57:04 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860284 The the age of 85, the most iconic and winningest coach in college football history passed Sunday Morning. The cause of death was listed as complications with spreading lung cancer. All of us know, however, he really died from a broken heart, after the career he lived for and the legacy he spent 61 years building was stripped from him when the school cleaned house amid a child molestation scandal involving former assistant head-coach Jerry Sandusky. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/joe-paterno-dies-at-85-surrounded-by-controversy/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/karma-setting-in-former-penn-state-official-undergoes-lung-cancer-treatment/ http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/karma-setting-in-former-penn-state-official-undergoes-lung-cancer-treatment/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:30:47 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860101 Former Penn State Athletic Director, Tim Curley is accused of covering up the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case, and faces perjury charges around his testimony in the grand jury indictment. Tim's wife, Melinda Curley, released a statement recently that doctors had:]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/karma-setting-in-former-penn-state-official-undergoes-lung-cancer-treatment/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/top-10-jerry-sandusky-mugshot-photoshops/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/top-10-jerry-sandusky-mugshot-photoshops/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:53:13 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859114 Jerry Sandusky may be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, but this is the interweb, so let's get to the humiliation and ridicule before this picture gets too old for Jerry.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/top-10-jerry-sandusky-mugshot-photoshops/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/penn-state-hires-former-fbi-director-and-an-astronaut-to-investigate-sex-abuse-case/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/penn-state-hires-former-fbi-director-and-an-astronaut-to-investigate-sex-abuse-case/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:55:52 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858843 After feeling some backlash for appointing two current Board of Trustees to investigate the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal in Happy Valley, Penn State officials have wised up and hired former FBI Director, Louis Freeh and 1964 Penn State graduate and former Astronaut Guion Bluford to head up the independent investigation.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/penn-state-hires-former-fbi-director-and-an-astronaut-to-investigate-sex-abuse-case/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/the-big-10-is-using-the-words-leader-and-legend-a-little-losely/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/the-big-10-is-using-the-words-leader-and-legend-a-little-losely/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:42:00 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858812 Michigan beat Notre Dame. Then Notre Dame beat Michigan State. Then Michigan State beat Michigan. Wisconsin beat Nebraska. Then Nebraska beat Ohio State. Then Ohio State beat Wisconsin. Michigan State beat Iowa. Iowa beat Michigan. Then Michigan beat Nebraska. Then Nebraska beat Michigan State. Maybe choosing Legends and Leaders for the names of their new divisions was a little too bold]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/the-big-10-is-using-the-words-leader-and-legend-a-little-losely/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/jerry-sandusky-tells-bob-costas-hes-innocent/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/jerry-sandusky-tells-bob-costas-hes-innocent/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:24:19 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858763 Costas did a great job on this interview. Unfortunately, Costas was limited to what he was able to do because he was on television, but he may have missed a grand opportunity. If it were me I would have tried to throw him off, like so:]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/jerry-sandusky-tells-bob-costas-hes-innocent/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/the-first-tacky-joe-paterno-photoshop-of-many/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/the-first-tacky-joe-paterno-photoshop-of-many/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:21:31 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858685 If you're shocked that Penn State's Board of Trustees fired Joe Paterno today, then you either haven't read the grand jury testimony around the Sandusky case, or you're touching a little boy right now.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/the-first-tacky-joe-paterno-photoshop-of-many/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/number-of-sandusky-victims-double/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/number-of-sandusky-victims-double/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:15:02 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858675 It looks like things are going to get worse before they get better in Happy Valley, as Fox Philly is now reporting that as many as 17 victims have now come forward to admit to being sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/number-of-sandusky-victims-double/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/breaking-news-penn-state-planning-joe-paternos-exit/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/breaking-news-penn-state-planning-joe-paternos-exit/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:15:44 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858670 According to Pete Thamel of the New York Times, Penn State's Board of Trustees is planning the departure of legendary head football coach, Joe Paterno amidst the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked Happy Valley. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/breaking-news-penn-state-planning-joe-paternos-exit/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/penn-state-football-officials-charged-in-child-sex-abuse-cases/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/penn-state-football-officials-charged-in-child-sex-abuse-cases/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:12:54 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858655 Former Penn St defensive coordinator, Larry Sandusky, who coached in Happy Valley for 3 decades until his retirement in 1999, has been charged with sexually abusing 8 boys over 15 years under the cover of an at-risk kids program he used campus facilities to run from 1994-2009. Saturday, Penn St Vice President of Finance and Business, Gary Schultz, and Athletic Director, Tim Curley were formally charged with perjury and "other charges" in connection to the Sandusky investigation.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/penn-state-football-officials-charged-in-child-sex-abuse-cases/feed/ 1