Penn State ‘Victim 2’ plans suit

For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the Penn State scandal. Now, for the first time, a man has come forward to claim he was that boy, and is threatening to sue the university.

The man’s lawyers said Thursday they have done an extensive investigation and gathered “overwhelming evidence” on details of the abuse by Sandusky, the former assistant football coach convicted of using his position at Penn State and as head of a youth charity to molest boys over a period of 15 years.

Jurors convicted Sandusky last month of offenses related to so-called Victim 2 largely on the testimony of Mike McQueary, who was a team graduate assistant and described seeing the attack.

The lawyers did not name their client.

The university said it was taking the case seriously but would not comment on pending litigation.

Penn State football Coach Bill O’Briensaid he doesn’t anticipate losing the core of his team, despite the heavy sanctions the NCAA dropped on the Nittany Lions.

Joining his colleagues at Big Ten media day in Chicago, O’Brien said he and his players are ready to push hard against adversity. Penn State is facing plenty of that after the NCAA levied tough penalties on the program this week, all stemming from the school’s handling of the Sandusky scandal.

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Piercy (62) takes the lead

Scott Piercy shot an eight-under-par 62 in the first round of the Canadian Open, taking advantage of perfect scoring conditions at rain-softened Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario.

Piercy eagled the par-five fourth and 17th holes and had five birdies and one bogey.

Greg Owen and William McGirt were a stroke back, and Robert Garrigus had a 64.

Bernhard Langer shot a six-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Mark McNulty after the first round of the Senior British Open at Turnberry, Scotland.

Langer, the German star who won the 2010 tournament at Carnoustie, had six birdies on Turnberry’s Alisa Course. Tom Lehman, Michael Allen, David Frost, Jay Don Blake, Dick Mast and Chien Soon Lu shot 66.

Stacy Lewis made seven consecutive birdies and tied the Evian Masters record with a nine-under 63 to open a two-stroke lead after the first round at Evian-les-Bains, France.

Former St. Louis Bluescoach Davis Payne will be joining the Kings as one of the assistants to Darryl Sutter. There was nothing official from the Kings, but Kings President and General Manager Dean Lombardi confirmed the move in an email to The Times.

Payne was fired by the Blues only 13 games into last season and was replaced by Ken Hitchcock. He had been the Blues’ head coach since January 2010.

—Lisa Dillman

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded defensive tackle Brian Price to the Chicago Bears for a draft pick next year.

Price was a second-round pick (35th overall) from UCLA by Tampa Bay in 2010.

North Carolina State hired former UCLA coach Larry Farmer as its director of player development for men’s basketball.

Farmer had 166 wins in 12 seasons as a head coach at UCLA, Weber State and Loyola of Chicago. He was 61-23 with one NCAA tournament trip while coaching the Bruins from 1981 to ’84.

Neil Reed, the former Indiana basketball player who coach Bob Knight was caught on tape choking in 1997, died after collapsing in his Central California home. He was 36.

Pioneer Valley High School Principal Shanda Herrera said Reed died Thursday morning of heart complications in Nipomo, Calif.