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Vigil to mark anniversary of Joe Paterno's death
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Supporters of longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno are marking the anniversary of his death with a candlelight vigil. The Hall of Fame coach died of lung cancer on Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85. On Tuesday,...
Tags: Lung Cancer, Joe Paterno, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Abusive Behavior
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Pa. senator sues over NCAA use of Penn State fine
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator sued the NCAA on Friday over its use of the $60 million fine that Penn State is paying for its handling of the child molestation scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky,...
Tags: Politics, Electronics, Executive Branch, Sports, Tim Curley
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Penn State takes to air to beat Indiana 45-22
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Receiver Allen Robinson had three highlight-reel scoring catches and Matt McGloin threw for four touchdowns to lead Penn State in a 45-22 win Saturday over Indiana. Zack Zwinak added 135 rushing yards, but the Nittany...Tags: Brian Williams, Sports, Big Ten Conference, Bill O'Brien, College Sports
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Sandusky victim says he contemplated suicide
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The young man whose claims of abuse began the criminal investigation that put Jerry Sandusky in prison said he contemplated suicide because authorities took so long to prosecute the former Penn State assistant football coach....
Tags: Defendants, FBI, Tim Curley, Punishment, The Pennsylvania State University
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Oakland U coach breaks silence about sexual abuse
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Beckie Francis remembers sitting on her couch last year, staring in amazement as she watched Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts reveal on TV that he was a survivor of sexual abuse. Francis turned to her husband and told him...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Punishment, Colleges and Universities, The Pennsylvania State University, College Sports
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TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
LONDON (AP) — For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 — by then knighted as Sir Jimmy...Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Rochdale, Literature, Entertainment, Sexual Assault
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NCAA task force to oversee $60M Penn St. fine
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A 10-member task force has been named to come up with guidelines for how to distribute the record $60 million fine that Penn State has agreed to pay in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, the NCAA said Tuesday. The...
Tags: United Way , Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Frank Dermody, FBI, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Jerry Sandusky brick removed from walkway
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Officials in State College have removed a brick engraved with Jerry Sandusky's name from an off-campus walkway because of vandalism concerns. The Centennial Walkway brick was replaced on Thursday, a few days after a...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University
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NCAA boss won't rule out death penalty for Penn St
NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the NCAA says he isn't ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In a PBS interview Monday night, NCAA President Mark...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Punishment, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Abusive Behavior
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Michiana football fans weigh in on Penn State's punishment
WSBT-TV ReporterPenn State will pay a heavy price for the sex abuse scandal that rocked the university. The NCAA slammed the school on Monday with an unprecedented series of penalties. They include a $60 million fine, the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Sports, Punishment
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South Bend courts hit with fake Sandusky allegations
WSBT-TV ReporterWSBT-TV learned Wednesday there have been a rash of fake court filings around the country against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky ... including paperwork filed this week in federal court here in South Bend. WSBT's Fact Finder...Tags: Sports, Larry Bird, The Beach Boys, Trials, Football
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AG: Sandusky dismissal premature without 'facts'
PITTSBURGH (AP) — State prosecutors say a defense motion asking a judge to dismiss child sexual-abuse charges against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is premature because there are no "facts" in the form of sworn...Tags: Justice System, Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trials
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