I Had The Time of My Life: Jordan Kerner Ends Football Career

“One of the discs in my back is on the verge of rupturing, and if i were to continue to play football, I would eventually need surgery and it would cause problems for me later in my life. Due to this, my football playing days are over. I just want to thank anyone who has
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2 Years Ago: My Evening With Joe Paterno and Our “Official” Visit

The first weekend in December is a big “official visit” date for Penn State: finally, the red-carpet is rolled out for all of the recruits and their families. Prior to that, NCAA rules prohibit any expenses paid out on behalf of recruits for meals or lodging. THIS weekend is all about the wow-factor…nothing but the
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Melissa Etheridge Rocks Erie

To celebrate The Queen’s good fortune of having spent eight years of marital bliss with The Guy From Erie, I purchased two tickets to see Melissa Etheridge at the Warner Theater tonight. Being married to a strong woman like The Queen, I have obviously listened to and familiarized myself with her music over the years
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Emmert Reveals He’s Absolutely Clueless, National Media Yawns.

I keep telling myself to just get over the whole Penn State thing. It’s still painful to even think about: a rogue former coach who didn’t molest anyone in the Penn State locker room back in 2002 (see Sandusky verdict, not guilty on that charge) brings down an entire university and a Board of Trustees
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Penn State Football Eve 2012: Sights and Sounds

Every year, Penn State kicks off the beginning of the football season with “Football Eve,” a pep-rally that’s held inside Beaver Stadium. I really wanted to be there this year for new Head Coach Bill O’Brien’s first year, so we showed up with 20,000 other fans for a great September evening. In case you’re wondering
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Penn State Can’t “Move Forward” Until These Two Things Happen

Tonight, I’m setting my feelings of anger, shock, disbelief, and betrayal aside in regards to the fiasco that most of the world knows as Penn State University. I was in State College for the game on Saturday, and I quietly observed the well-behaved but shell-shocked crowd…the feelings in Happy Valley just aren’t going to be
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One Of the Weirder Things I’ve Done in a Lifetime of Doing Weird Things

Okay, so I am walking – and walking – and walking some more in Santorini, Greece a few weeks ago and I came across this “Fish Spa” and just HAD to check it out. This is my version of “bungee jumping” as I just don’t need the adrenaline rush of feeling like I could die at
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