Update Sunday morning:

Joe Paterno died in the hospital. Family confirmed the death.

False reports of Paterno’s death during the night were a few hours premature.

Update [False report] Different news break: Joe Paterno dead

Word out that this report, from networks and cable, is not true. Paterno said by his family to be very ill.

A different kind of surprising news, breaking news, in a different political realm: Joe Paterno just died.