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Sandusky Scandal 2012 AP Sports Story of the Year

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For the second straight year, Penn State has bagged the AP Sports Story of the Year. In 2011, the Sandusky scandal was just over a month old when voters acknowledged the ignominious accomplishment. In 2012, there have been peaks and valleys, particularly after the Tickle Monster was convicted; however, there is no doubt that “Jer” inspired the production of more column inches by far than Lance Armstrong, the runner-up.

The New Orleans Saints’ player bounties finished third.

Votes were submitted by U.S. news organizations, who were asked to rank the top ten stories. The top story was given ten points, the second was given  nine, and so forth. Top ten results (157 ballots cast):

  1. Penn State scandal (1,420 pts.)
  2. Lance Armstrong titles stripped (1,008)
  3. New Orleans Saints bounties (724)
  4. Concussions and football (518)
  5. London Olympics (491)
  6. BCS-FBS playoffs announced (481)
  7. NFL replacement officials (394)
  8. Giants win Super Bowl (362)
  9. Pat Summitt retires (331)
  10. Peyton Manning signs with Broncos (317)

And so, here we are, still in the Hall of Notoriety, the Wall of Shame, …

The real story should have been NCAA hegemony, but no one is writing about that. Sara Ganim is at CNN now, so no chance of her reporting on it. Emmert needs to be exposed for his power mongering. Yeah, he does.

A Very Merry Free Agent Christmas!

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Anthony “Spice” Adams, former Nittany Lion and NFL player, is once again up to his comedic finest, as he continues to lament that phone that just isn’t going to ring, especially at Christmastime. He offers a two-CD set of his favorite Christmas songs.

Merry Christmas from Spice and the turkey!

O’Brien named Maxwell Coach of the Year

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Bill O’Brien has been named Maxwell Coach of the Year. Having finished as runner-up to Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly in the AP Coach of the Year voting, O’Brien turned the table on Kelly in the Maxwell Football Club voting.

Maxwell executive director Mark Wolpert had this to say:

“Coach O’Brien has engineered a tremendous season for the Penn State football program while overcoming obstacles that many considered to be insurmountable. The team’s 8-4 record is a great testament to the hard work of Coach O’Brien and his staff, and to the dedication shown by the student-athletes involved in the football program at Penn State.”

ESPN.com also named O’Brien as national coach of the year, as well as Big Ten coach of the year by both the media and the other conference coaches.

The Maxwell Club will honor its award winners on March 1 at Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort. Thirty-one Penn State senior football players will also be there to receive the organization’s Thomas Brookshier Spirit Award, a well deserved tribute to a courageous and tenacious bunch of guys.