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Penn State Report: Abuse Could Have Been Prevented

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:13:35 +0000

New report claims abuse of children might have been prevented

2nd Day Of Mourning For Paterno To End With Burial

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:31:03 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners waited outside a Penn State campus spiritual center Wednesday to pay their last respects to the late Joe Paterno as public viewing hours for the football coach wound down

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Legendary Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno Dies at 85

Tom McCarthy — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:54:32 +0000

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, the all-time leader in college football history who was involved in the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State, has died at age 85 of lung cancer.

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Paterno Gone, But Questions At Penn State Remain

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:55:53 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The most tumultuous week Penn State has ever endured is drawing to a close.

Questions, however, still linger.

Gov. Tom Corbett will be on hand Friday to help the board of trustees navigate a course through the turmoil from a child sex-abuse scandal that has engulfed the state's largest university and led to the firing of the university's legendary coach Joe Paterno

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Penn State Fires Paterno, Spanier; Students React

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:54:42 +0000

For the first time in almost a half-century, someone other than Joe Paterno is calling the shots at Penn State.

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Paterno Fired

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:37:02 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The day was always coming. The old coach was 84, and each new season brought questions whether it would be his last. No one, though, expected it to happen quite like this

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Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno Could Lose His Job in Wake of Sex Scandal

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:19 +0000

Legendary coach Joe Paterno may be in his final days on the sidelines at Penn State, according to The New York Times.

The report cites two unnamed sources close to the PSU Board of Trustees who say that, while the exact timing and manner of his exit is still being discussed, it is clear that Paterno will not be back to coach the Nittany Lions next season.

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Paterno News Conference Cancelled Amid Scandal

Associated Press — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:21:35 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's president abruptly canceled Joe Paterno's weekly news conference Tuesday amid increasing calls for both men to resign in the wake of a former assistant coach's sex-abuse scandal and as another potential victim came forward

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Penn State Abuse Scandal Engulfing Revered Paterno

Associated Press — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:42:23 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Every Tuesday during the fall, Joe Paterno ambles into the media room at Beaver Stadium, settles into his seat and holds court.

The octogenarian coach usually doles out some one-liners along with the injury updates

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