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Vigil caps low-key day remembering Joe Paterno
Hundreds of candles created a dull glow at the base of the mural that contained a likeness of Joe Paterno, each flame flickering to commemorate the ...
Signs, vigil mark anniversary of Paterno's death
Flowers and mementos left by supporters adorned Joe Paterno's gravesite Tuesday, a year after the longtime Penn State coach's death, while at the spot ...
Victim 6 sues Penn State, Sandusky, his charity
A young man who testified at a child sex abuse trial last summer that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky tickled and grabbed ...
Vigil planned to remember Paterno 1 year later
From bumper stickers to signs posted by a few businesses to the occasional T-shirt, reminders of Joe Paterno sprinkle Happy Valley. Most cues are ...
Former president Spanier attends Penn State game
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier attended the school's men's basketball game against Nebraska on Saturday, making a rare high-profile ...
Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its ...
Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the ...
Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong ...
Penn State voted AP sports story of year again
The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by ...
PSU won't pursue discipline for sorority photos
Penn State president Rodney Erickson admonished students who wore costumes and held offensive signs in photographs circulated on the Internet, but ...
Penn State's 2012 football season for the ages
The white banner fluttered in a stiff breeze before being removed from the east facade of Beaver Stadium to reveal "2012" in bold, blue numerals next ...
Senior Morris helps keep Penn State intact
The whispers from some younger Penn State defensive backs about transferring started after the 0-2 start, disappeared after the five-game winning ...
Penn State ex-President Spanier arraigned
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was arraigned and released on bail at a brief court appearance Wednesday on charges he lied about and ...
Penn St. officials arraigned on new charges
Two Penn State administrators were arraigned Friday on new accusations they hushed up child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football ...
Springsteen pays tribute to storm-damaged NJ coast
New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen says his home state will rebound from the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy. During a stop at the Jordan ...
Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case
The "conspiracy of silence" that protected Jerry Sandusky extended all the way to the top at Penn State, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged ...
At PSU, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard recounts sex abuse
Retired boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard said Monday he cried for Jerry Sandusky's accusers after hearing of the former Penn State assistant football ...
Penn State panel urges openness about sex abuse
Survivors of child sexual abuse said Sunday night the problem cannot be combated unless people are willing to talk about it openly. At a two-hour ...
Miller and No. 9 Ohio St beat Penn St 35-23
Fake. Hop. Dive. Touchdown! Braxton Miller does stuff you can't teach, and No. 9 Ohio State is riding its Heisman Trophy contender to a memorable ...
Sandusky moved from county jail to state prison
Jerry Sandusky became a state prison inmate Tuesday with his transfer out of the Centre County jail, his home since he was convicted in June of child ...
Sandusky accuser tells of abuse ordeal in new book
A young man whose sexual-abuse claims triggered the investigation of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says in his new book ...
Sandusky asks judge to overturn abuse convictions
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked a judge on Thursday to overturn his child sexual abuse convictions and grant him a new ...
Column: O'Brien engineering Penn State turnaround
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien settled in behind a microphone early in the afternoon for what was, by far, the second most-anticipated talk of the day ...
What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison
Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars.
Penn State races past No. 24 Northwestern 39-28
With his team a little stunned after giving up a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien walked up and down the sideline ...