Boxing legend Muhammad Ali hospitalized
By Brandon Wise/CBS Sports Muhammad Ali is back in the hospital, this time for a respiratory issue, a family spokesperson announced on Thursday. Doctors are planning to treat the issue quickly and make it a short visit for the former world heavyweight champion. “Ali, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, is being treated by his team of doctors and is in fair condition,” wrote family spokesman Bob Gunnell in a statement. “A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy.” It is unknown what caused the issue. Ali has battled Parkinson’s disease for the…
Pens OT Win In Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final
By Will Graves/PITTSBURGH (AP) — Conor Sheary started the season in the minor leagues. Safe to say the Pittsburgh rookie is not heading back there anytime soon. If ever. Sheary’s shot from just inside the left circle zipped by Martin Jones’ glove and into the net 2:35 into overtime to give the Penguins a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night and a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. Game 3 is Saturday night in San Jose. Sharks defenseman Justin Braun tied it with 4:05 left in regulation but San Jose fell to 0-4 when pushed…
3 PSU players on 2017 CFB HOF Ballot
GoPSUSports.com/University Park, PA – A trio of standouts who were instrumental in helping Penn State post undefeated and championship seasons are among the candidates under consideration for the National Football Foundation’s College Hall of Fame. First-team All-Americans Kerry Collins, D.J. Dozier and Steve Wisniewski have been selected for the national ballot for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017. They have an opportunity to join 18 former Nittany Lion players and five Penn State coaches who have been inducted into the Hall. Linebacker Shane Conlan was inducted into the Hall in 2014 and running back Curt Warner was enshrined in the…
Starr No Longer Chancellor At Baylor
By Ben Kercheval (CBS Sports) Ken Starr, who previously served as Baylor’s president before being reassigned to chancellor, has told ESPN he is resigning from that position. Starr is stepping down as “a matter of conscience” and will remain a professor at Baylor’s law school. Speaking on ESPN’s Outside the Lines hours after the report, Starr maintained he was ignorant to the allegations and incidents of sexual assault, noting specifically the violence was off campus where drinking is allowed: Starr also said Baylor was “unapologetically Christian” and “that is why these episodes of sexual violence are so grievous.” Last week, Baylor…
