Friday, 13 July 2012 03:51

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

College Football

-The Louis Freeh report on how Penn State and Joe Paterno handled Jerry Sandusky was released.

-"The question is whether there were particular aspects about the football program that allowed these things to continue on." - Penn State president Rodney Erickson.

-Penn State trustees accepted blame.

-Reaction has been mixed among Paterno's former players.

-There was little reaction on campus from students.

-Could the report be grounds for civil suits?

-The report itself.

-Jay Paterno defended his father on ESPN:

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Steelers/NFL

-Hall of Fame Steelers center Dermontti Dawson is taking the NFL to court.

-Larry Foote claims he was defrauded out of $400,000.

-The Browns selected former Baylor wide receiver Josh Gordon in the second round of the supplemental draft.

-Ravens safety Ed Reed (right) isn't about to back down from his holdout.

-The brain tissue of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau was donated to the National Institutes of Health. Seau committed suicide in May.

-Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez held an informal workout with some of his teammates in California. Sanchez paid for police officers, including one with a shotgun, guard the field from spectators.

Pirates/MLB

-The Pirates have until 5 p.m. today to sign first-round pick Mark Appel.

-The minor league report.

Penguins/NHL

-"I can play forward. It doesn’t matter if its left wing, right wing or center." - Penguins forward Dominik Uher.

-Zach Sill does things his own way.

-Evgeni Malkin didn't really give Penguins strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar a choice in helping him train in Russia this summer.

-The Bruins re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Matt Bartkowski to a one-year two-way contract. A native of Mt. Lebanon, Bartkowski, 23, appeared in three NHL games last season and did not record a point.

-The Sabres will construct a statue of the famed "French Connection" line composed of Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert.

-The Panthers signed former Avalanche forward Peter Mueller to a one-year contract worth a total of $1.725 million.

-Former Penguins forward Brett Sterling joined the Chicago Wolves, Vancouver's AHL affiliate.

-The Ducks re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Teemu Selanne (right) to a one-year contract worth a total of $4.5 million.

-The Ducks released this video in conjunction with Selanne's re-signing:

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(Photos: Paterno-Matt Rourke/Associated Press; Reed-Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images; Selanne-Harry How/Getty Images)