Outside the Beltway

After a depressing and sad end to a storied career, Penn State’s legendary JoePa has passed away.

College football coaching salaries jumped 35 percent last year and 55 percent in the last six.

A Selection Of Speaker Gingrich’s Thoughts Over The Years

Shockingly, Paula Deen, the morbidly obese woman who fries Twinkies on television, has diabetes.

Tim Tebow has been at the center of a culture war battle, but he seems to have a more balanced view of the whole thing.

Republican candidates have reached out to Tim Tebow for an endorsement. Desperation?

There’s no perfect system for choosing a champion but we can do better than this.

Vehement disagreement with the policy views of a country and prejudice based on immutable traits are not the same.

Cee Lo Green caused on New Year’s Eve by changing the lyrics of Imagine from “And no religion, too” to “And all religions true.”

The Panthers rookie is having a historic season. Were doubts that he could succeed colored by race?

One conservative contends that George Bailey is teaching America the wrong lessons.

Mark Richt, head football coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs, inadvertantly broke NCAA rules by paying coaches and other employees extra money out of his own pocket.

The trailer for the next Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” is out.

The constantly changing face of Superman, the iconic comic book superhero, over the 73 years since he debuted in Action Comics #1.

Fareed Zakaria thinks we’re wasting too much time playing Angry Birds.

Welcome to the circus. Your ringmaster is waiting.

Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for 2011 is much different than their “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for 2003.

Greg Halman, an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners baseball team, was stabbed to death in his native Holland. His brother is the chief suspect.

William Shatner loves deep-fried turkey, but over many Thanksgivings and Christmases he’s made mistakes, burned himself, and nearly burned down his house. In this dramatic retelling, Bill shows us how dangerous turkey fryers can be.

Long time Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine has been accused of molesting ball boys.

A trailer for Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox using dialogue from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds

Joe Paterno recently sold his share of their house to his wife for $1, presumably to shield it from legal settlements.

Bob Knight coached Mike Krzyzewski at West Point. Now, Coach K has broken his mentor’s record for all-time victories as a head coach.

Is the star witness in the Penn State case changing his story, or just trying to protect his reputation?

The Big Ten has decided that naming its championship trophy after a man who enabled the raping of multiple children is a bad idea.

Rick Perry’s “oops” moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.