Former Penn State running back Franco Harris -- who went on to play for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers -- defended fired head coach Joe Paterno and embattled wide-receivers coach Mike McQueary on Friday for their roles in the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Cam Newton, the star rookie quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, is listed as probable on the team's injury report and looks likely to play Sunday.
A look at pictures from Friday night's vigil and Saturday's game.
Penn State fell to Nebraska on Saturday in State College, Pa., completing perhaps the most trying week in school history with a loss on the field that was overshadowed by the events around campus for the past couple days.
Australia has hailed the decision to award the 2018 Commonwealth Games to the Gold Coast as a major economic boost to the subtropical beachside region of Queensland.
The gulf in class between the teams ranked first and seventh in International football will be all too apparent when world champion Spain travels to Wembley to take on England in a friendly on Saturday.
The gulf in class between the teams placed first and seventh, in International football, will be all too apparent when world champions Spain travel to Wembley to take on England in a friendly on Saturday.
The Three Lions host the World Cup champs at Wembley Stadium in a friendly.
Sixteen-time grand slam champion Roger Federer claimed his 800th win in a glittering career when he beat Juan Monaco 6-3 7-5 in the quarterfinals at Paris Masters.
According to new transfer reports, both Manchester United and Real Madrid have agreed to a £25 million transfer fee that will see Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic swap the red of Old Trafford for the white of the Santiago Bernabeu.
Gareth Bale has made 87 appearances for Spurs and has managed to find the back of the net 16 times.
Robin van Persie is on a great run of form at the moment, having scored 29 goals from his last 29 Premiership starts.
On Day 3 of the Australian Open, Tiger Woods began with three straight bogeys after being unable to get up and down from behind the first and second greens.
The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels and the Michigan State Spartans squared off in college basketball's first-ever Carrier Classic aboard the USS Carl Vinson on Friday.
Another of Joe Paterno's nominations for the Presidential Medal of Freedom has been withdrawn, this time by Rep. Glenn Thompson, the third of three Congressional members from Pennsylvania to withdraw.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver David Nelson said that if he scores a touchdown for the Bills, he will definitely be doing something to celebrate, and it will involve his longtime girlfriend, who is ironically a Cowboys cheerleader, Kelsi Reich.
Houston Texans franchise wide receiver Andre Johnson will miss his sixth straight game because he is still recovering from a right hamstring injury.
Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary has been placed on indefinite administrative leave, according to the school's interim president.
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon is expected to sign a four-year, $50 million dollar deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to a report.
The Three Lions will have Frank Lampard as their captain.
Is Tiger Woods Dead? That's what people on Twitter or asking since a lot of buzz about his passing began taking over Twitter and Facebook on Friday.
The famed boxing expert weighs in on Saturday's big fight.
Arsenal will be hoping to sign two Rennes midfielders in the January transfer market, according to the latest rumours.
Penn State wide receivers coach Mike McQueary won't coach against Nebraska on Saturday due to safety concerns, according to the school.
Stanley Cup champions Boston powered their way to a fourth consecutive win on Thursday with a 6-3 victory over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden.
The top three seeds progressed in the Paris Masters, although with varying degrees of comfort as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray progressed to the quarterfinals.
Chelsea fans will be hopeful of fresh transfer rumours being true, as Spanish winger Santi Cazorla is the latest to be linked with the London side.
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos only made $415,000 last season. But, for his Venezuelan kidnappers, who have been notoriously known for demanding steep prices for their victims, his worth can be somewhere between 10 and 20 million dollars, according to the Washington Post.
A day after being fired, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has contacted a top Washington criminal defense lawyer to represent him in the sex assault scandal.
As if things couldn't get any worse for Joe Paterno, senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.)have rescinded their nomination of Paterno for the Presidential Medal of Freedom less than 24 hours after Paterno was fired as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, according to the New York Daily News.
