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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A simple two-word message flashed this week on the electronic signboard outside Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. "Thanks JoePa." On Thursday, a capacity crowd of more than 12,000 is expected to pack the arena for...... Full story

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Quiet mourners lined the route of Joe Paterno's funeral procession Wednesday, watching with grief and reverence as the electric-blue hearse carrying the Penn State coach's casket slowly drove by. Some took pictures...... Full story

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Decked out in Penn State hats and jackets, students and townspeople stood in a line more than a quarter-mile long Tuesday to pay their respects to Joe Paterno, the coach who for nearly a half century was the face of...... Full story

A Super Sequel. Four years after New York stunned previously undefeated New England in the Arizona desert, the Patriots and Giants are going at it again at the Super Bowl — this time in Indianapolis. Brady and Belichick. Eli and Coughlin....... Full story

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A...... Full story

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are taking similar paths to a potential semifinal matchup at the Australian Open. A rematch of the women's 2011 final is already in place, with defending champion Kim Clijsters and...... Full story

HARLINGEN — Doug Robinson was announced as the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings new general manager and takes over a team currently in debt to the city of Harlingen. The WhiteWings have a long history of debt with the city but most recently the...... Full story

Get ready for the rematch. The Super Bowl rematch, not the Harbaugh coaching family reunion. For a Super Bowl redux to happen, the New York Giants will need another huge road win, this time at San Francisco. And when they get it Sunday, will they...... Full story

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was having an easy time of it in his first-round match at the Australian Open, so he decided to experiment by coming to the net. Like pretty much everything he does on the tennis court...... Full story

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers there for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way —...... Full story

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Fisher spent exactly one season out of the NFL. He will have a huge task in front of him as he gets back to work. Fisher has accepted an offer to become coach of the St. Louis Rams, a person familiar with the decision...... Full story

WACO, Texas (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III is headed to the NFL. Griffin made it official Wednesday, announcing that he would skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft after a record-breaking college career. The...... Full story

"American Idol" Kelly Clarkson is set to perform at America's most popular sporting event: the Super Bowl. Clarkson has been chosen to sing the national anthem before the NFL championship game at Indianapolis on Feb. 5, a person familiar with Super...... Full story

NEW YORK (AP) — Guess $240 million wasn't quite enough for Albert Pujols. In addition to his salary, the Los Angeles Angels are giving the slugger four season tickets to home games over the next decade. He and the Angels still need to work...... Full story

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his broken left hand and is expected to miss at least two months. Ginobili tweeted Wednesday that he'll have a plate screwed onto his shooting hand Thursday. He injured it...... Full story