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Corbett plans to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
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Graham Spanier accused of perjury, endangering children in Penn State sex abuse case
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Penn State's ex-president, Graham Spanier, has been charged with perjury and endangering children, but his attorneys say Gov. Tom Corbett is trying to divert attention from the three-year investigation into Jerry Sandusky that began when the governor was attorney general.
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Jerry Sandusky moved to prison housing death row inmates
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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Wednesday was sent to serve his child molestation prison sentence at an institution in far southwestern Pennsylvania that includes most of the state's death row inmates.
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Jerry Sandusky sentenced to 30 to 60 years
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A defiant Sandusky gave a rambling statement in which he denied the allegations and talked about his life in prison and the pain of being away from his family.
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What Jerry Sandusky can look forward to in prison
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If the former Penn State assistant coach gets the lengthy state prison term his lawyer expects, he'll be living under the many rules of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
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Mike McQueary, ex-Penn State graduate assistant, files suit against Penn State
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Mike McQueary's whistle-blower complaint was filed Tuesday. It seeks millions of dollars in damages. It claims his treatment by the university since Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges in November has caused him distress and embarrassment.
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Graham Spanier: I had no idea Sandusky was child molester
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Penn State's disgraced former president is trying to convince the public he had no idea that Jerry Sandusky was a child molester — and that he most certainly did not protect one.
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Penn State loses sponsor
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State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed by the NCAA.
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Penn State sanctions: $60 million fine, 4-year bowl ban
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Penn State will pay a $60 million fine that will be used to endow sports programs for victims of sexual abuse and be banned from the postseason for 4 years as part of their punishment in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
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Penn State football sanctions: Do you agree with the NCAA? (Poll)
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Do you think the NCAA got it right with its strict penalties against Penn State's football program? Take our poll.
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NCAA to announce sanctions against Penn State
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The NCAA is set to release what it calls "corrective and punitive measures" against Penn State on Monday in the wake of the child sex-abuse scandal involving former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
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Joe Paterno statue to be removed, report says, Trustees deny vote
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The iconic statue of Joe Paterno that stands outside Beaver Stadium on the campus of Penn State University will be taken down this weekend, multiple reports say, but officials with the school are refuting that report.
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Paternoville changes name to Nittanyville
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The student group that camps outside of Beaver Stadium before Penn State football games s taking Joe Paterno's name off of its organization after he was found to be a major part of the coverup of Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse.
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Joe Paterno's family denies Penn State report findings
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In a statement Monday, the family says they disagree with the report that says Paterno and other university officials covered up for Sandusky to avoid bad publicity.
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Joe Paterno letter to players: 'We are a world-class university'
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In a final letter read to his players on Wednesday, Joe Paterno reiterated that the malaise surrounding Jerry Sandusky wasn't a football or academic scandal and reiterated what it meant to go and play for Penn State.
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Penn State emails: Graham Spanier, Tim Curley 'reconsidered' reporting Sandusky
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Emails show Penn State's former president agreed not to take allegations of sex abuse against ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to authorities but worried university officials would be "vulnerable" for failing to report it.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Lawyers give reasons for appealing his conviction
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Jerry Sandusky's lawyers say they were denied adequate time to prepare and denied a mistrial over the playing of NBC's Bob Costas' interview with Sandusky.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Jury finds Sandusky guilty on 45 out of 48 charges of sexual abuse
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The end to one of the most notorious child sexual abuse cases in recent memory came Friday night, as former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 out of 48 charges of sexual abuse.
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