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The T-shirt hangs from a bookcase in his office at the Lasch Building. In large blue letters on a gray background, it says, "Endure Fatigue." Joe Paterno has endured that and much more during his six decades at ...

There can be no looking back now. There are lessons learned, you would think. There is the realization on Austin Scott 's part that even though the charges were dropped in his rape case two months ago, there ...

We ask this question with Penn State football practice only a month away: Who is going to catch the football on this team next year? Maybe you think that matters.

Penn State's squeaky-clean football program suddenly has an image problem. Nothing can change public perception faster than two big brawls, a rape allegation, a couple of assault charges and a few underage ...

Austin Scott has a lot of work ahead of him. The Cleveland Browns brought in a total of 54 players -- five draft picks, 15 undrafted free agents and 34 players invited merely for a tryout -- to get their rookie minicamp going on Friday.

The three-day event will end Sunday, and Scott, the former Parkland High School star whose career really never got off the ground at Penn State, is hoping he can make a big enough impression to earn a contract.

''All these kids have the same shot,'' Browns coach Romeo Crennel said during a media conference after putting the potential players through a practice on Friday. ''After tonight, they might not all have the same shot, but going in they all had the same shot.'' Read more

For the first time in his life, Austin Scott's reputation on the football field means nothing.

When he arrives in Cleveland today for the Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp, he is arriving as neither a draft pick nor an undrafted free agent; he is arriving for a tryout pending a physical later today.

''He'll be meeting with the coaching staff, the front office and have dinner with everyone there,'' said Chris Lencheski of SKI & Co., Scott's agent, who said that he has encouraged the former Parkland High School star and soon-to-be Penn State graduate to concentrate on football and forego interviews, if possible. Read more

The Continental Airlines flight bringing Austin Scott back to Allentown touched down at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday.

Scott was still soaring an hour later.

The former Parkland High School football star came back from a tryout at the Cleveland Browns' rookie minicamp with a 1-year contract.

Scott, a running back who played sparingly at Penn State University because of injuries and personal issues, showed enough of his talent, speed and skill at the tryout to earn his first NFL contract.

NFL contracts aren't guaranteed, which means that Scott must make the 53-man roster or the team's practice squad in order to have the contract honored. Read more

“There are some guys with a lot of experience. I'm just looking forward to that and taking it all in and learning from these guys who prove themselves every week on Sundays.”

Two former Nittany Lions are headed south. Connor Linebacker Dan Connor became the first Penn State selection of the 2008 NFL Draft on Sunday, going to the Carolina Panthers with the 11th pick of the third ... via Centre Daily Times

Categories: High school football Express-Times File Photo Rob Melosky will replace Mark Madson as the head football coach at Nazareth Area High School. via Easton Express-Times

Penn State cornerback Justin King was chosen by the St. Louis Rams as the #2 pick in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. via The Nittany Turkey

It isn't AIDS or unwanted pregnancy. It's knowing someone else could find out.

That's the fear rape crisis counselors know they're most likely to see in the women they're called to help.

''The greatest concern is whether or not it's going to be in the newspaper,'' said Suzanne Beck of the Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley last week. ''That's what we continuously hear when we're with victims in the emergency room.''

For decades, most news organizations have withheld the names of accusers in rape cases because of concerns that identifying them could discourage other such victims from pursuing criminal charges. Read more

South Carolina's Cory Boyd is not huge at 6-foot-1 and 213 pounds, but he has been building a reputation as a tough runner. via Charlotte Observer

“It doesn't portray how our team really is. If people were around the team, they'd know we're a pretty good group of guys.”

Those who have long thought that Joe Paterno was sanctimonious have been enjoying the last year. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“Stephfon brings a different aspect to our team with his speed”

Evan Royster made his debut as Penn State's No. 1 tailback Saturday at the Blue-White spring game at Beaver Stadium. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“I think we had a heck of a year recruiting”

He may not have a contract beyond this year, but Joe Paterno says he doesn't think that's affecting recruiting. via The York Daily Record

“If you were outside the stadium, it was so loud, I think you would have heard it”

Orson Charles, a rising senior tight end at Tampa Plant High, has admitted to causing Florida's 2006 BCS National Championship trophy to shatter Friday afternoon. via The Orlando Sentinel

The rape trial of former Penn State running back Austin Scott has been delayed. Opening arguments were supposed to begin Wednesday. via WHTM

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”

You can describe the current state of Penn State football in one four-letter word - mess. via Centre Daily Times

MIDDAY REPORT: Dining hall threat reported; no open arms for bike path; Congress hopefuls weigh in on No Child Left Behind CHRIS Bell, a promising wide receiver, is charged with threatening another student in a ... via Centre Daily Times

“Chris Bell, who had been previously suspended from team activities, is permanently removed from the team and will not be re-considered to be a part of the team in the future”

Chris Bell has been dismissed from the Penn State football team in the wake of his arrest for threatening teammate Devon Still with a knife Monday night at the team training table. via Pittsburgh Tribune