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Joe Paterno, 85, dies in State College ESPN.com news services Joe Paterno has died at the age of 85 after experiencing serious complications from lung-cancer treatment. The health of Paterno, who had fought the disease for two months, had grown progressively worse after he recently broke his pelvis in a fall at his home in State College, Pa. The family announced his death Sunday shortly after 10 a.m. ET., The Associated Press reported. Paterno died at State College's Mount Nittany Medical Center, where he had been undergoing treatment. Paterno remained connected to a ventilator into Sunday, individuals close to Paterno's...

Joe Paterno, Division I's all-time winningest coach who was fired by Penn State in November, has experienced further complications from treatment from lung cancer and is in "serious" condition, a family spokesman said in a statement Saturday. "Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications," a Paterno family spokesman said Saturday. "His doctors have now characterized his status as serious. His family will have no comment on the situation and asks that their privacy be respected during this difficult time." The 85-year old Paterno has been battling lung cancer. A source told The Citizens' Voice on...

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Source: Matt Schaub out for year ESPN.com news services Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub will miss the rest of the season with a Lisfranc injury, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Coach Gary Kubiak said Monday that Schaub was injured on a quarterback sneak coming out of the end zone late in the second quarter of Houston's 37-9 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. Schaub stayed in the game, but threw only three passes. Kubiak said the team was bringing in a specialist from Indianapolis to evaluate Schaub, and the quarterback would fly to Charlotte, N.C., later...

2011 NFL WEEK 9 LIVE THREAD Sunday, November 6th - 1:00PM ET MIA @ KC SEA @ DAL TB @ NO SF @ WAS NYJ @ BUF CLE @ HOU ATL @ IND 4:05PM ET CIN @ TEN DEN @ OAK 4:15PM ET NYG @ NE GB @ SD STL @ ARI 8:20PM ET BAL @ PIT Monday, November 7th - 8:30PM ET CHI @ PHI Byes: Panthers, Lions, Jaguars, Vikings

2011 NFL WEEK EIGHT LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 30th - 1:00PM ET NO @ STL MIA @ NYG JAC @ HOU ARI @ BAL MIN @ CAR IND @ TEN 4:05PM ET DET @ DEN WAS @ BUF 4:15PM ET NE @ PIT CIN @ SEA CLE @ SF 8:20PM ET DAL @ PHI Monday, October 31st - 8:30PM ET SD @ KC Byes: Falcons, Bears, Packers, Jets, Raiders, Buccaneers

2011 NFL WEEK 7 LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 23rd - 1:00PM ET SD @ NYJ CHI @ TB SEA @ CLE ATL @ DET HOU @ TEN WAS @ CAR DEN @ MIA 4:05PM ET PIT @ ARI 4:15PM ET GB @ MIN STL @ DAL 8:20PM ET IND @ NO Monday, Oct 24th 8:30PM BAL @ JAC Byes: Bills, Bengals, Patriots, Giants, Eagles, 49ers

2011 NFL WEEK 6 LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 16th - 1:00PM ET CAR @ ATL IND @ CIN JAC @ PIT BUF @ NYG SF @ DET STL @ GB PHI @ WAS 4:05PM ET CLE @ OAK HOU @ BAL 4:15PM ET NO @ TB DAL @ NE 8:20PM ET MIN @ CHI Monday, October 17th - 8:30PM ET MIA @ NYJ Byes: Cardinals, Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Seahawks, Titans

2011 NFL WEEK 5 LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 9th, 1:00PM ET NO @ CAR KC @ IND PHI @ BUF SEA @ NYG CIN @ JAC TEN @ PIT OAK @ HOU ARI @ MIN 4:05PM ET TB @ SF 4:15PM ET NYJ @ NE SD @ DEN 8:20PM ET GB @ ATL Monday, October 10th, 8:30PM ET CHI @ DET Byes: Ravens, Browns, Cowboys, Dolphins, Rams, Redskins

2011 NFL WEEK 4 LIVE THREAD Sunday, October 2nd - 1:00PM ET DET @ DAL CAR @ CHI PIT @ HOU TEN @ CLE BUF @ CIN WAS @ STL MIN @ KC SF @ PHI NO @ JAC 4:05PM ET ATL @ SEA NYG @ ARI 4:15PM ET DEN @ GB MIA @ SD NE @ OAK 8:20PM ET NYJ @ BAL Monday, October 3rd - 8:30PM ET IND @ TB

2011 NFL WEEK TWO LIVE THREAD Sunday, September 18th, 1:00PM ET Oakland at Buffalo Green Bay at Carolina Kansas City at Detroit Cleveland at Indinapolis Tampa Bay at Minnesota Chicago at New Orleans Jacksonville at NY Jets Seattle at Pittsburgh Baltimore at Tennessee Arizona at Washington 4:05PM ET Dallas at San Francisco 4:15PM ET Cincinnati at Denver Houston at Miami San Diego at New England 8:20PM ET Philadelphia at Atlanta Monday, September 19th, 8:30PM ET St. Louis at NY Giants

2011 NFL WEEK ONE LIVE THREAD Thursday, September 8th, 8:30PM ET New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers Sunday, September 11th, 1:00PM ET Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Rams Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:15PM ET Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers New York Giants at Washington Redskins Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers 8:20PM ET Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets...

2011 NFL DRAFT LIVE THREAD 1ST ROUND SELECTION ORDER 1. Carolina (2-14) 2. Denver (4-12) 3. Buffalo (4-12) 4. Cincinnati (4-12) 5. Arizona (5-11) 6. Cleveland (5-11) 7. San Francisco (6-10) 8. Tennessee (6-10) 9. Dallas (6-10) 10. Washington (6-10) 11. Houston (6-10) 12. Minnesota (6-10) 13. Detroit (6-10) 14. St. Louis (7-9) 15. Miami (7-9) 16. Jacksonville (8-8) 17. New England - from Oakland (8-8) 18. San Diego (9-7) 19. New York Giants (10-6) 20. Tampa Bay (10-6) 21. Kansas City* (10-6) 22. Indianapolis* (10-6) 23. Philadelphia* (10-6) 24. New Orleans* (11-5) 25. Seattle* (7-9) 26. Baltimore* (12-4)...

NFL, NFLPA agree to enter mediation ESPN.com news services NEW YORK -- Less than three weeks from the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL and its players union agreed Thursday to mediation in their labor dispute. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, an independent U.S. government agency, will oversee negotiations in Washington beginning Friday. FMCS director George H. Cohen can make suggestions and recommendations, but he has no authority to impose settlements. Coming to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement still will be up to the two parties. "Our agency director will be working with the...

Jeff Fisher out in Tennessee ESPN.com news services NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In a surprising move, the Tennessee Titans have parted ways with Jeff Fisher, who just completed his 16th full season as the NFL's longest-tenured coach. The team said in a release Thursday night that "Fisher will no longer be the head coach of the team." The Titans announced the move within an hour of a report by SI.com that they were negotiating Fisher's departure. A source told ESPN's John Clayton that one of the final disagreements that led to Fisher's departure involved his son, Brandon. Jeff Fisher wanted to...

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