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At Penn State: Emotional Memorial Service For Joe Paterno

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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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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.

Penn State Will Honor Paterno, School President Says

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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.

Penn State Ready To Name New Football Coach, ESPN Says

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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

Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children Decades Ago, Sportswriter Retires

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Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children Decades Ago, Sportswriter Retires

December 21, 2011 • Bill Conlin, a Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter for 46 years, retired after three women and a man came forward to accuse him of molesting them in the 1970s. His lawyer says he wants to "vindicate his name."

McQueary Repeats Allegation About Sandusky

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McQueary Repeats Allegation About Sandusky

December 16, 2011 • The key witness in the case against the former Penn State assistant football coach says in open court that "I believe Jerry was sexually molesting" a young boy.

Update: Sandusky Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing

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Update: Sandusky Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing

December 13, 2011 • Former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says he's innocent. Authorities have charged him with more than 50 counts involving the alleged sexual abuse of at least 10 boys.

Jeff Brady, reporting from State College, Pa.

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Jerry Sandusky's Wife Says He's Innocent

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December 7, 2011 • The local prosecutor says the statute of limitations prevents him from making a case against Bernie Fine. The former assistant basketball coach says he did not sexually abuse the two accusers when they were boys. Federal charges are still possible.

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November 23, 2011 • The news that Jerry Sandusky is being investigated in two more cases of alleged child sex abuse will likely mean that the former Penn State assistant football coach will be remanded to jail before a Dec. 13 hearing about the case, his attorney says.

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Reporting on Sandusky: How Do You Describe The Unspeakable?

November 22, 2011 • The allegations against former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky have sparked a debate about when to call rape a rape. How explicit should we be in describing sexual assault, especially of a child? The answer pits soft-pedaling the crime vs. damaging the survivor vs. revolting the rest of us. Help us define the line.

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At Penn State: Emotional Memorial Service For Joe Paterno

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Update: Joe Paterno Has Died

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'Washington Post' Touts First Extensive Post-Scandal Interview With Paterno

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Penn State Will Honor Paterno, School President Says

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Penn State Ready To Name New Football Coach, ESPN Says

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Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children Decades Ago, Sportswriter Retires

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McQueary Repeats Allegation About Sandusky

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Update: Sandusky Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing

Jeff Brady, reporting from State College, Pa.

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Jerry Sandusky's Wife Says He's Innocent

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Though Accusers Are 'Credible,' No State Charges Against Syracuse Coach

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First 'Penn State Scandal' Civil Suit Filed

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Reports: Urban Meyer Takes Ohio State Job

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'We Do Not Tolerate Abuse,' Syracuse Chancellor Says

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Lawyer: Sandusky Likely To Be Remanded To Jail

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Reporting on Sandusky: How Do You Describe The Unspeakable?