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Paterno died with a tarnished image and the town was rocked by their fallen saints. Jerry Sandusky did not speak for the movie, but his son Matt Sandusky did.
To get Matt Sandusky to agree to participate in the documentary about his father, Bar-Lev assured him the movie wouldn’t solely rely on the stories of Sandusky or Paterno. Instead, it would focus on the torn Happy Valley community.
Matt Sandusky was listed as a defense witness at his father’s 2012 trial, but he did not take the stand. Instead, he disclosed through lawyers that he had also been abused. Though Jerry Sandusky, who is serving a 30- to 60-year prison term, was convicted on 45 counts involving 10 boys, he maintains his innocence and is appealing his conviction.
In the film, Matt Sandusky expounds on his upbringing, the abuse he endured, and his tarnished relationship with the Sandusky family after he revealed he’d been abused by his father. He says Sandusky did, in fact, do great things for him, ”but there’s another part that destroys you,” he added.
Matt Sandusky is one of six children adopted by Jerry and Dottie Sandusky. He filed a motion last year to have his name, and that of his wife and four children, legally changed. The court filing outlining the change has been sealed.
No other members of the Sandusky family agreed to participate in this film. However, attorney Shubin and members of the Paterno family gave on-camera interviews, including Sue Paterno, who had fond memories of the family environment that existed at Penn State during her late husband’s life. ”It was good we all had that time,” she said.
Wedge in hand, Tiger Woods returns from the chipping area. After a full warm-up, he wants just four more at the range. Steve Williams, standing guard on the bag, pulls the driver headcover as his boss approaches. Taking more time between swings, stepping into and out of his stance, Tiger bombs three shots to within a blanket's spread. He then hits one 3-wood, also perfect, removes his glove and clasps hands with instructor Sean Foley, who until now has been standing quietly, almost out of view, dressed in black with dark sunglasses like a stagehand. It's showtime.
What is going through Tiger's mind as the ropes are raised and the guards usher him through? What does a man who was No. 1 in the world for 281 consecutive weeks think about in these 20 strange minutes before his name is announced to the crowd? After the scandal and fall from dominance, it's not unreasonable to suggest his mind is not as clear as it once was.
He stops at the putting green to roll a few.
As tantalizing as it is to speculate into such a psyche, the truth is, Tiger and first-tee jitters pre-date the salacious unraveling of his public image. Rightly overshadowed by an almost coldblooded ability to execute clutch shots at the most important moments coming down the stretch, is a history of hitting awful, awful shots off the first tee.
"He has no problems finishing, but he's had problems starting," says Hank Haney, Tiger's coach for his last six major victories. "Most players are the other way around."
The last time the Open Championship was at Royal St. George's, in 2003, Tiger blew his inaugural shot 30 yards right into deep fescue, lost the ball and made a triple-bogey 7.
Winners aren't trained to isolate incidents and think "if only" in the grind of 72-hole championships and careers, but sitting on 14 professional majors and four shy of Nicklaus' record, does Tiger forget that he lost to Ben Curtis that year by just two shots?
Golf fans might not have been treated to the dramatic, hobbling Monday playoff win over Rocco Mediate in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines if not for Tiger's poor drives that led to opening double bogeys three of the four days in regulation. At the 2001 Masters, Woods clinched the consecutive Grand Slam despite missing the first fairway all four rounds. At the 2001 U.S. Open at Southern Hills and 2004 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, which he didn't win, again Woods missed the first fairway all four rounds. At the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, Tiger's opening shot sailed an astonishing 50 yards left of the fairway. (Perhaps more astonishing was that he saved par.) At the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, Tiger's bad drive and opening double bogey in the third round would keep him from forcing a playoff against Payne Stewart. And Friday's first swing at the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie suggests the problem is not limited to Tiger's hollow bats. That particular pull-hook into Barry Burn came off a 2-iron.
Tiger has had first-tee travails at regular tour venues, too, year after year pulling it left at TPC Sawgrass and blocking it right at Quail Hollow, but it's the moments from major championships that are indelible.
Standing together on the first tee of the 1997 Masters, Nick Faldo wasn't knighted and Tiger Woods hadn't won a pro major. The defending champ split the fairway, and the third-time contestant hooked his tee shot way left into the pine straw. The 21-year-old made bogey, went out in 40, then of course went on to win by 12. Now with four green jackets, Tiger's worst hole at Augusta National remains the first, which he has played at 17 over par through 66 rounds. He's 101 under on the other 17. Granted, Augusta's first hole plays as one of the toughest, but the 445-yard, uphill par 4 hasn't been a comparable nuisance to other champions. On Sunday in 2010, in contention, Tiger started his round with a hook so harsh it crossed the ninth fairway.
"He's become notorious for that, hasn't he?" says Sir Nick Faldo, 14 years after that first snipe. "It's probably just a timing thing. He's always working on things at the practice range, getting them in a groove, and then in that cooling-off period sometimes something happens. Especially when you're swinging 120 miles per hour or more, just being a fraction off can mean a lot."
Haney doesn't think it has anything to do with swing tinkering. "I've never seen him hit a shot on the practice tee that resembles some of those bad shots on the first tee, but that's golf," Haney says. "People think that because he's come through in so many pressure situations that he never gets nervous. But he's human, too."
Nervous? Funny to think of Tiger Woods experiencing the same nauseous mind/limb disconnect hackers get when there are diners on the patio.
Typical of his post-round attitude, Tiger has been dismissive. Commenting on his third opening double at Torrey, he joked, "It helps to get into the flow of the round when you hit six shots on the first hole." Then he deflected attention from his drive: "It's one thing to hit the ball left off the first tee--that's fine, pitch out. But the wedge shot, I had all the room short of the hole, and I fly it past the hole. That's just a terrible mistake." After the catastrophe at Carnoustie, Tiger's downplaying the severity speaks either to mental fortitude or a desire to forget embarrassment, which in a way is the same thing. "It's not like you don't make bad swings in major championships; that's part of the deal. The whole idea was not to make anything worse than 6, and I didn't do that."
"No matter who you are, the first tee is an anxious moment," says Butch Harmon, Tiger's coach for his first eight major wins. "With Tiger I don't think it's so much nerves, rather he's just so eager to get started. Majors are what Tiger is about, and when he comes into one knowing he's playing well, he's excited to get going. We talked in the past about trying to get him to relax, to slow down and see his shot before he hits."
Whether you're nervous or eager, teachers agree adhering to a routine is the most effective way for all golfers to overcome the first tee. "With pressure situations, human nature is to want to get it over with quickly," says Golf Digest teaching professional David Leadbetter. "I tell my regular students the same things I tell pros: Be conscious of your grip pressure, remember to breathe, and don't rush.
"Pros get nervous, same as you and me," Leadbetter says. "Trevor [Immelman] and I once joked about how hard it would be trying to tee a ball with one of those three-prong tees on the first hole at Augusta."
Though it's comforting to be reminded that the world's best are not immune, does Tiger have a plan going forward to stumble less from the gate in his race for the record? "I've never told Tiger anything about that," Foley says. "He knows how to play golf."
Then, thinking a moment, Foley adds, "You get to the first tee, and you see thousands of people lining the hole. Your heart starts pumping, and what was smooth on the range might get a little quick and mess up your sequencing. Of course, the opposite can also happen. Your adrenaline gets up, and you pump it 340 down the middle."
The starter speaks Woods' name into the microphone, and the spectators respond like they do for no other. He makes one, two check-swings, then settles into his stance. Then he draws the club back.
ANDY COLE has backed Anthony Martial to become a Manchester United hero.
Martial signed for United on deadline day becoming the most expensive teenager in football.
He joined for an initial £36million, rising to £58m with add-ons.
He made an instant impact, scoring on his debut against Liverpool, before hitting a double against Southampton on his first Premier League start.
And Cole, a former United number nine, admits he's been blown away by the 19-year-old.
"I like him," Cole told MUTV. "I do like him. I've got to be honest, I didn't know a lot about him before he came to United. I watched him play against Arsenal last season but the way he has come in, he's made a great impression.
"He's got good feet and great pace. In the modern game, it's important to have great pace and he's got that in abundance. He looks a great player and has got off to a great start. It looks like he's got the right temperament as well.
"He uses his body very well. He only looks like a slight chap but he gets hold of the ball, he's got good feet and he is prepared to run at people and take them on. He got his debut goal and we know he's got quality there. Long may it continue for the boy.
"We know football has peaks and troughs and ups and downs but he seems very level-headed. He has come in and he's settled really well so it looks like he will do well for Manchester United."
United dropped to third after they were stunned by Arsenal at the Emirates in their last Premier League outing.
He produced and stared in “How to Be a Latin Lover,” a funny and surprisingly sweet tale of a washed-up Hollywood gigolo who moves in with his sister, played by Salma Hayek. The Daily Texan sat down with him to hear about the struggles of transitioning to English and the advice he has for student actors.
The Daily Texan: What was the hardest part about making an English-language film?
Eugenio Derbez: Probably the language and the culture. Let me tell you why: Drama is universal. We all cry for the same stuff: love, death, lust. But comedy depends on where you were born. You go to Argentina and you watch a show, you’re not gonna laugh at the same things. So it depends on where you were born, if you are young, if you are old. Your grandma doesn’t laugh at the same stuff as you, you know?
It’s so hard to make a movie for two different countries, for two different cultures. So it was an experiment, kind of. Our hope was to make (two different cultures) laugh: the Hispanic culture and the Anglos. And I think we found a great mix between the two senses of humor.
Having a director like Ken Marino—and I am a director myself, I direct all of my TV shows—so I brought my style into the American comedy, and I think we found the perfect balance between the cultures. And we have some tricks. There are some scenes that are funny, in the few scenes that I’m in Spanish, we cheated. The subtitles say something different that appeals more to the general market than the Hispanics. If you try to translate every single joke it doesn’t work.
DT: What advice do you have for an actor who is trying to make it today?
ED: I spent many years of my life knocking at the door of all producers. This happened to me in Mexico and, of course, here. I never got anything. There’s a lot of people around, so how can you compete in a market like this?
Everything changed my life the day I decided, instead of asking for a job, to bring something to the table. So what I did then is the same as what I did here. They are like “How did you get a starring role in a movie in Hollywood?” Well, I did it myself.
In Mexico I did the same thing. When I was starting, I worked a lot as a waiter. Then I hired two writers that could develop a script for me. That’s what I did here too. I hired two American writers, they wrote the script and then I went to the studios.
The best way to open the door, even if it’s Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Will Smith whoever you want, is having a good script. A good script is the best key, the best weapon. So I got the script, it was really funny. So I came with everything: a production company and a great script. They said yes and that’s how I got here.
So instead of just waiting and knocking at the door and asking for something, I brought the idea, I put the team together, and that’s it. That’s the best way to do it.
NOW I'VE moved from Newcastle to Birmingham for training purposes - I really feel like I am part of a family.
We all help each other with training and not one person is bigger than the other in here - we're all treated the same.
I think people assume I’m some kind of arrogant f****ing w*****, but I’m not.
When I come into the gym and someone asks us to hold the pads, I’m not better than anyone else, if they want pads holding of course I’ll do it.
I’ll always try and help people too, I’m new to the sport but I’m working with a good boxing coach, so if I can show people the things I’m being taught, then that’s what we do.
On a Monday morning, me and Fabian Edwards might think we’re going to do a bit more work, or we'll ask if there’s anything we need to go over.
This is a team, since I’ve come here I feel more accepted, we’re all out here trying to do the same thing - be the best fighters that we can be.
If that means staying back after training and helping people, then that’s what we do.
When I first came here, UFC welterweight Leon Edwards put me in sparring with an unbelievable striker.
In this game it’s tough love, and it’s the same in sparring - you can’t muck around in sparring, and get hit lightly.
How do you develop a cauliflower ear and can Khabib Nurmagomedov reverse it?
Because when you get cracked in the cage, you're going to have a shock. In sparring we’re not striking at 100 per cent, but you’re getting touched up, hurt, dropped with body shots.
It’s been like that from the beginning, because it has to be.
When I first moved down here, these lads didn't give a s*** about Geordie Shore, they just said he’s here to train, you’re put in there as another fighter.
Geordie Shore didn't matter to them down here - whereas in Newcastle I could literally say I don’t want to train anymore, I could do what I wanted.
Down here it was 'get in there, be there for sparring', and that was how I was treated.
I’ll never be accepted in MMA, but I think those people who say this and that, if they came down here for a Monday morning wrestling session, they’d never come back.
People don’t realise the work you have to put in - you have to do your jiu-jitsu, wrestling, boxing, Thai boxing, strength and condition, runs.
You have to cover this all on a weekly basis, you have to do all these things and it’s hard work.
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Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Joe McHenry relaxes at the 17th tee as the group ahead finishes their hole, Monday afternoon at the Lake Club.
August 18, 2014 5:14 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Warren native and pro golfer, Jason Kokrak watches his drive from the tee in Monday afternoon's Greatest Golfer competition held at the Lake Club.
August 18, 2014 4:32 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Pam Porter shows off the trophy she won in Monday's women's longest drive competition.
August 18, 2014 8:12 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Jay Davis of Boardman watches the flight of his tee shot on the ninth hole at the Lake Club, Monday afternoon.
August 18, 2014 3:58 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Rick Leonard of Niles (left) and teammate share a moment of laughter together during play Monday afternoon at the Lake Club.
August 18, 2014 4:49 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Niles' Rick Leonard sends his ball to the hole on the 17th green during Monday's Greatest Golfer competition held at the Lake Club.
August 18, 2014 5:36 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Mark Olbrych watches his shot from the tee in the longest drive competition.
August 18, 2014 7:19 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Jim Armeni and his trophy for his 339 yard winning drive in the men's longest drive competition.
August 18, 2014 8:13 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Dennis Mikkelson, Steve Sofocleous, Dan Ramun and Jonah Karzmer pose with their trophies after taking 1st place net.
August 18, 2014 8:19 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Bryan Hurne, Zach Mansky and Gary Woods pose with their trophies after taking 1st gross.
August 18, 2014 8:21 p.m.
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Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Pam Porter drives a ball down the fairway in the longest drive competition. Porter went on to win with a distance of 240 yards.
August 18, 2014 7:12 p.m.
Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Art Duran of Poland drives a ball down the fairway during the Greatest Golfer Event held at the Lake Club on Sunday.
August 18, 2014 4:30 p.m.
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Jeff Lange | The Vindicator Jim Armeni watches his shot after driving in the longest drive competition, Sunday afternoon. Armeni went on to win with a distance of 339 yards.
August 18, 2014 7:28 p.m.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed the House will take up a Senate bill that ties the debt ceiling to the Hurricane Harvey relief funding if it makes it through the upper chamber Tuesday.
The proposal to link the must-pass disaster aid to debt ceiling legislation has been met with sharp pushback from House conservatives. Critics of combining the two — who have long pushed for spending cuts to be included in legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit — argue the move politicizes the issue as the $7.9 billion in disaster relief would pass on its own.
McCarthy clarified comments he previously made on Fox News, telling reporters Tuesday the lower chamber will vote on a clean Harvey aid bill Wednesday, but the House is committed to ensuring the funding is able to be spent toward initial recovery efforts.
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin has called on Congress to combine the issues, arguing it’s necessary if lawmakers want to make sure Texas receives the money it needs.
The $7.9 billion in aid is expected to be just the first in funding bills allocated toward Harvey relief, with Congress expected to take up additional measures as they assess the damage.