NCAA announces Penn State's football sanctions are essentially over

Feds fining PSU $2.4 million over crime reporting, including scandal

The Education Department says Penn State wasn’t transparent in reporting crimes.

Penn State accuses rivals of making up new NCAA troubles

The NCAA’s already ended its Jerry Sandusky sanctions early. It’s extremely unlikely to pursue new ones.

The new Penn State is nearly rebuilt

Inside Signing Day, where Nittany Lions coaches are fired up about fresh starts, even though fresh starts at PSU remain complex.

PSU coach awkwardly defends Paterno tribute

Audio here. 3:11 mark.

Penn State hockey wears '409' stickers for Paterno

Not for the spray cleaner.

When the NCAA vacates a school's wins, here's the right way to record them

Paterno No. 1 in career wins after NCAA settlement

The former Penn State head coach's wins have been restored.

NCAA could reinstate Paterno's wins, per report

That would make Paterno Division I's all-time winningest coach again.

3 NCAA emails on Penn State that show flaws

Based on internal emails, the NCAA wrestled with the question of whether punishing Penn State for a criminal case was outside the bounds of its authority.

Penn State enters championship odds at No. 23

Florida State holds on to the No. 1 slot, with Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma also near the top.

Sanctions move gives James Franklin options

Options. Penn State football now has a lot more of them.

PSU fans swarm streets after sanctions end

We know college students go nuts when their team wins a game. But what do you do when your team's NCAA sanctions are removed? This, apparently.

Penn State shows NCAA only cares about power

No matter what you think of the NCAA's decision to punish Penn State players and coaches for the Jerry Sandusky disaster, its decision to change that punishment reveals a broken system.

NCAA ends Penn State sanctions immediately

The Nittany Lions have had scholarship and postseason sanctions reversed.

Players, alums, admins react to PSU news

The reaction of those affected by the NCAA's decisions on Penn State's football program could perhaps best be described as bittersweet.

The NCAA paddles back to shore

Unforgivable things happened at Penn State. The NCAA's arbitrary reaction to those things has yet to do anyone any good, but don't expect the NCAA to learn that.

The math: Penn State's revised recruiting penalty

Just how big of a reduction did Penn State receive of its recruiting penalties by the NCAA? Huge.

Penn State's NCAA sanctions slashed

Penn State will have 20 new scholarships to hand out in 2014-15 and an overall limit of 75 scholarships, with both totals rising in the years to come.

The NCAA's thirst for blood

A four-year bowl ban, a $60 million fine, and 14 years of vacated wins leaves Penn State a ruined football program. The NCAA had the rare opportunity to rain punishment on a team, writes Bomani Jones, and they didn't waste it.

NCAA beats up corpse

NCAA president Mark Emmert's decision to absorb power accomplished nothing, but let's all marvel at the wreckage he's left of Penn State football anyway.

Penn State's heavy sanctions announced

A body count for the sake of a body count

Calling for Penn State to get the death penalty due to the Jerry Sandusky coverup? It might be helpful if we define exactly what the death penalty is and think about the total impact.