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Penn State Sanctions Levied By The NCAA
Penn State Sanctions Levied By The NCAA
The NCAA has hammered Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Other sanctions include a four-year ban on bowl games, and the loss of 20 scholarships per year over four years...
Former Penn State VP Wants Charges Tossed
Former Penn State VP Wants Charges Tossed
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State vice president wants a judge to throw out charges he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and didn't properly report suspected child abuse. Gary Schultz filed the motions Tuesday...
Judge Says Sandusky Can See Grandkids
Judge Says Sandusky Can See Grandkids
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The judge overseeing the child sex abuse case of Jerry Sandusky says the former Penn State assistant coach can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge ruled Monday that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case...
Sandusky Seeks College-area Jury
Sandusky Seeks College-area Jury
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wants jurors in his child sex abuse trial to be chosen from the community where he lives. Attorney Joe Amendola filed court documents Wednesday opposing a request by the state attorney general's office to bring in out-of-county jurors...
2nd Day Of Mourning For Paterno To End With Burial
2nd Day Of Mourning For Paterno To End With Burial
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. The second of three days of public mourning for Paterno was to culminate with a private funeral service and his burial...
Jerry Sandusky Tells Bob Costas ‘I Shouldn’t Have Showered With Those Kids’ [VIDEO]
Jerry Sandusky Tells Bob Costas ‘I Shouldn’t Have Showered With Those Kids’ [VIDEO]
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, broke his silence Monday night about the scandal that lead to the firing of head coach Joe Paterno and three other university officials. In a phone interview with Bob Costas on NBC’s ‘Rock Center With Brian Williams,’ Sandusky said, “I have horsed around with kids, I have showered after workouts. I have
Paterno Gone, But Questions At Penn State Remain
Paterno Gone, But Questions At Penn State Remain
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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