http://www.mail.com/people/2758-tom-corbett.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/2758-tom-corbett.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2133062-judge-tosses-lawsuit-pa-governor-ncaa.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor's lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his argument "a Hail Mary pass" that easily warranted dismissal. U.S. Middle District Judge Yvette Kane's decision put an early end to the antitrust lawsuit Gov. Tom Corbett filed in Janu... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:46:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2133062-judge-tosses-lawsuit-pa-governor-ncaa.html 2013-06-06T19:46:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2122018-mitchell-penn-acting-in-good-faith.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The latest report from the independent monitor of Penn State's adherence to NCAA sanctions paints a positive picture of how the school is progressing with reforms and fulfilling obligations "in good faith." Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell cited the university's appointments of an athletics integrity officer and an ethics and com... Fri, 31 May 2013 22:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2122018-mitchell-penn-acting-in-good-faith.html 2013-05-31T22:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2118970-lawyer-ncaa-actions-entire-psu-community.html BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — From former players to faculty members, a mini-cross section of the Penn State community has partnered with the late head coach Joe Paterno's family in suing the NCAA to overturn the landmark sanctions against the school for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. While the Paternos are the headliners among the plaintiffs in the... Thu, 30 May 2013 21:16:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2118970-lawyer-ncaa-actions-entire-psu-community.html 2013-05-30T21:16:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055342-local-setbacks-vex-gop-governors-eyeing-2016-race.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. Two governors eyeing possible White House bids — Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — suddenly find themselves fending off... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:22:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055342-local-setbacks-vex-gop-governors-eyeing-2016-race.html 2013-05-01T14:22:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998868-emmert-defends-record-contentious-briefing.html ATLANTA (AP) — He sparred with reporters. He defended his record. He brushed off criticism as part of the job. NCAA President Mark Emmert was downright defiant with anyone who questioned whether he's leading the organization in the right direction. The annual state-of-the-NCAA news conference leading up to the Final Four turned into a series of contentiou... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:34:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998868-emmert-defends-record-contentious-briefing.html 2013-04-05T07:34:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1925766-mitchell-to-ncaa-penn-st-making-steady-progress.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State is making steady progress in implementing the requirements outlined by the NCAA following the sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell said Friday. Mitchell, the independent athletics integrity monitor, also said in a statement Friday that the university is making progr... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:23:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1925766-mitchell-to-ncaa-penn-st-making-steady-progress.html 2013-03-01T21:23:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett argued in a court document filed late Monday that the NCAA has been trying to use his pending antitrust lawsuit against it over the Penn State penalties in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to combat what he describes as a groundswell of public criticism. Corbett said the judge should not grant the NCAA's r... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html 2013-02-26T02:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1909164-3-political-sisters-pa-convicted-corruption.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The story has more irony than a Greek tragedy. Three sisters from a devoutly Catholic family have seen their personal and political careers ruined by a scandal that began with, of all things, a letter to some nuns. Thursday's conviction of suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin along with her aide and sister, Janin... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:27:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1909164-3-political-sisters-pa-convicted-corruption.html 2013-02-23T07:27:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1904408-ncaa-sues-pa-law-to-psu-fine.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA wasted no time in challenging a new Pennsylvania law designed to keep the $60 million Penn State fine over the Jerry Sandusky scandal in the state, filing a federal challenge to the legislation hours after Gov. Tom Corbett signed it Wednesday. State and congressional lawmakers have objected to use of the NCAA fine to financ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:03:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1904408-ncaa-sues-pa-law-to-psu-fine.html 2013-02-21T01:03:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1878104-letter-sue-paterno-defends-late-husband.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a "moral, disciplined" man who never twisted the truth to avoid bad publicity. The wife of the former Penn State coach is fighting back against the accusations against Joe Paterno that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1878104-letter-sue-paterno-defends-late-husband.html 2013-02-08T23:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1876280-ncaa-wants-pa-govs-penn-lawsuit-dismissed.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA said Thursday a judge should throw out the federal antitrust lawsuit the governor filed against it over Penn State's $60 million fine and other penalties resulting from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. College sports' governing body said in a filing that it disagrees with just about every allegation in the comp... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1876280-ncaa-wants-pa-govs-penn-lawsuit-dismissed.html 2013-02-07T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1857150-pa-judge-nixes-sanduskys-bid-abuse-trial.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the three-week proceeding that ended with a 45-count guilty verdict on child sex abuse charges. Judge John Cleland's 27-page order said lawyers for the former Penn State assistant football... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1857150-pa-judge-nixes-sanduskys-bid-abuse-trial.html 2013-01-30T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1841080-latest-ncaa-scandal-headquarters.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The latest black eye for college sports belongs to the NCAA. In an embarrassing blow to its watchdog image, the NCAA said Wednesday its enforcement staff had botched the high-profile investigation of the University of Miami by improperly conducting at least two depositions while working with an attorney for disgraced booster Nevin Shap... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1841080-latest-ncaa-scandal-headquarters.html 2013-01-23T21:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1835676-vigil-planned-to-remember-paterno-1-year.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — From bumper stickers to signs posted by a few businesses to the occasional T-shirt, reminders of Joe Paterno sprinkle Happy Valley. Most cues are subtle enough to make an outsider look twice. Like the decals with the outline of the bespectacled Paterno's distinctive face, or the shirt with the image of the longtime Penn State coa... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1835676-vigil-planned-to-remember-paterno-1-year.html 2013-01-21T21:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1829268-gop-eyes-election-laws.html BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President Barack Obama are considering changing state laws that give the winner of a state's popular vote all of its Elec... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1829268-gop-eyes-election-laws.html 2013-01-18T14:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1823156-increase-court-cases-impact-ncaa-image.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will open its annual convention this week with a host of reform measures on the agenda, part of President Mark Emmert's push to address several years of high-profile scandals. It may turn out that attorneys will have a lot of say in what the NCAA does in coming years — perhaps as much as any athletic director or school preside... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1823156-increase-court-cases-impact-ncaa-image.html 2013-01-15T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1801078-gun-canceling-conn-mass-shooting.html SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Several gun shows, all about an hour's drive from Newtown, Conn., have been canceled. A show in White Plains, N.Y. — brought back a few years ago after being called off for a decade because of the Columbine shooting — is off because officials decided it didn't seem appropriate now, either. In Danbury, Conn. — about 10 miles w... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1801078-gun-canceling-conn-mass-shooting.html 2013-01-06T03:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796988-criminal-cases-pa-ag-hand-ncaa-suit.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's attorney general said she granted Gov. Tom Corbett the authority to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA because the litigation could present a conflict of interest as her office prosecutes three Penn State administrators. Attorney General Linda Kelly told The Associated Press on Thursday that "an actual ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796988-criminal-cases-pa-ag-hand-ncaa-suit.html 2013-01-03T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797094-column-why-ncaa-pile-penn-state.html Piling on is one of those things you're supposed to know when you see it. Some of us argued that's what the NCAA did back in July, when it knee-capped Penn State's program for years to come with scholarship losses and a bowl ban, then instructed the university to fork over $60 million besides. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett joined the chorus ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797094-column-why-ncaa-pile-penn-state.html 2013-01-03T08:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795078-pa-governor-sues-ncaa-penn-sanctions.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its authority and "piled on" when it penalized Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Gov. Tom Corbett asked that a federal judge throw out the sanctions, which includ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795078-pa-governor-sues-ncaa-penn-sanctions.html 2013-01-03T01:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794744-governor-to-sue-ncaa-penn-sanctions.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce the filing in U.S. Distri... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794744-governor-to-sue-ncaa-penn-sanctions.html 2013-01-02T00:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1782618-conn-shooting-victims-remembered-worldwide.html People around the country and world paused for a moment Friday morning to memorialize the 26 victims of the massacre a week ago at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. A sampling of observances: ALABAMA State officials gathered in the Capitol in Montgomery for a remembrance, and Gov. Robert Bentley asked residents to observe a moment of silence. COLORAD... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1782618-conn-shooting-victims-remembered-worldwide.html 2012-12-21T20:42:00Z