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Paterno Family Sues NCAA To Reverse Sandusky Sanctions
May 30, 2013 The family of late football coach Joe Paterno says it will file a lawsuit in Pennsylvania today, seeking the reversal of NCAA sanctions against Penn State that resulted from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
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At Penn State, New Students Weigh Stigma Of Scandal
August 24, 2012 The university reports it will exceed its enrollment goal as the fall term begins. Still, new students and their parents have some pragmatic questions about how the scandal will affect them.
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Former Penn State President Launches 'Full-Throttle Defense'
August 23, 2012 Graham Spanier lost his job in the wake of the scandal over former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier says he never knew Sandusky was molesting young boys.
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Paterno 'Sobbed Uncontrollably' Day After Being Fired, Book Says
August 15, 2012 Dismissed because of evidence that he didn't do enough to alert authorities to a former assistant's abuse of young boys, Paterno knew he'd been ruined. "My name," he said, was "gone." Journalist Joe Posnanski's book goes on sale next week.
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Paterno Family Will Appeal Sanctions; NCAA Rejects Attempt
August 3, 2012 The family argues that the sanctions were implemented in haste and without due process.
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Penn State Fined $60M, Banned From Bowls, Wins From 1998 On Vacated
July 23, 2012 A "conspiracy of silence" allowed former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to continue preying on young boys, the athletic association said.
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Penn State Scandal: Freeh Uncovered More About Paterno Than State Did
July 13, 2012 The former FBI director's investigators were "more successful in burrowing into the traditionally closed university" than state investigators had been, writes Pulitzer-prize winning reporter Sara Ganim of Harrisburg's The Patriot-News.
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Penn State: Paterno Was Fired After 'Failure Of Leadership'
March 12, 2012 The university said the star Penn State coach did his minimum legal duty but that was not enough.
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At Penn State: Emotional Memorial Service For Joe Paterno
January 26, 2012 An estimated 10,000 people attended the service for the former football coach. He died Sunday, at the age of 85.
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January 23rd: What's On Today's Show
January 23, 2012 On today's Talk of the Nation, a preview of the State of the Union, the Keystone XL pipeline, the real and social risks of sharing passwords, and a roundup of opinions on how to remember former Penn State coach Joe Paterno.
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Update: Joe Paterno Has Died
January 21, 2012 The former Penn State football coach's family released a statement Sunday morning confirming his death. The 85-year-old legend had lung cancer.
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'Washington Post' Touts First Extensive Post-Scandal Interview With Paterno
January 13, 2012 The newspaper plans to report Saturday about what the former Penn State football coach has to say concerning the scandal involving one of his former assistants. It cost Paterno his job.
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Penn State Will Honor Paterno, School President Says
January 12, 2012 "We will publicly honor Joe and his wife, Sue, for all the many things they have done for the university, both from an athletic standpoint and an academic standpoint," President Rodney Erickson told alumni Wednesday.
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Penn State Ready To Name New Football Coach, ESPN Says
January 6, 2012 The school has reportedly chosen New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien to be its next head football coach and the man who will try to rebuild a program that was rocked last fall by a scandal that cost coach Joe Paterno the job
