For most of my life, Joe Paterno has been a constant: I was one of his first recruits, so when he recruited me, I could always expect a call or visit from him, telling me: ¿Good game, Charlie.¿ Or, ¿How's the family Charlie?¿ Or, ¿Don't go to the University of Maryland, Charlie.¿

There's an obvious connection between 7-footers and leg problems, writes Zach Lowe. But in the case of Andrew Bogut, it's worth asking: Are certain NBA players more injury-prone?

CARBONDALE, Colorado — James Calaway, a backer of the Village at Crystal River (VCR) project, has offered to install an expensive piece of sculpture by nationally-known artist James Surls in a Highway 133 roundabout at the entrance to the proposed VCR shopping center.