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• McQueary lawsuit against Penn State to go forward

  April 16, 2013 11:56 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A whistleblower and defamation lawsuit against Penn State will go forward, a judge ruled Tuesday, denying the university's request to dismiss it. Former assistant football coach Mike McQueary sued the school in October, claiming he was portrayed as untruthful in statements made in 2011 by the university's... more »

• In interview, Sandusky speaks of Paterno, witness

  March 25, 2013 8:09 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky said in interview excerpts broadcast Monday that a key witness against him misinterpreted him showering with a young boy in Penn State football team facilities more than a decade ago. Sandusky told documentary filmmaker John Ziegler, in recordings played on NBC's "Today" show, that... more »

• US judge: Insurer not obliged to cover Sandusky

  March 1, 2013 5:56 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The insurance carrier for the children's charity founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky doesn't have to cover his criminal or civil legal costs related to acts of child sexual abuse, a judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane said Sandusky was not... more »

• US judge: Insurer not obliged to cover Sandusky

  March 1, 2013 5:48 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A federal judge says the insurance carrier for the children's charity founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky doesn't have to cover his criminal or civil legal costs related to acts of abuse. U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane's Friday ruling says Sandusky wasn't acting... more »

• Sandusky says he'll continue to seek new trial

  February 21, 2013 8:59 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky's attorney has filed notice that he'll take his quest for a new trial to a higher level court. Last month, the trial judge rejected arguments that defense attorneys didn't have enough time to prepare for the three-week trial at which the former Penn State assistant... more »

• NCAA says lawsuit over Penn State concerns rules

  February 20, 2013 5:40 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The head of the NCAA says the organization's need to enforce its own rules is part of the reason it sued over a new Pennsylvania law designed to keep the $60 million Penn State fine over the Jerry Sandusky scandal in the state. NCAA President Mark Emmert... more »

• NCAA wants Pa. gov's Penn State lawsuit dismissed

  February 7, 2013 5:59 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The NCAA said Thursday a judge should throw out the federal antitrust lawsuit the governor filed against it over Penn State's $60 million fine and other penalties resulting from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. College sports' governing body said in a filing that it disagrees with... more »

• NCAA wants Pa. gov's Penn State lawsuit dismissed

  February 7, 2013 5:56 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The NCAA says it wants a judge to throw out the federal antitrust lawsuit Pennsylvania's governor filed against it over Penn State's $60 million fine and other penalties resulting from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. College sports' governing body said in a filing Thursday it disagrees... more »

• AP: Penn State says Sandusky settlements close

  January 25, 2013 5:05 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's negotiator for civil claims involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says the school is in talks with 28 people who have brought claims, 18 more than were connected to his criminal case. Ken Feinberg told The Associated Press on Friday that the talks could... more »

• Victim 6 sues Penn State, Sandusky, his charity

  January 22, 2013 5:09 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A young man who testified at the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky last summer is suing him, his charity and the university. The man was called Victim 6 in court papers. He sued Tuesday in federal court in Philadelphia,... more »

• Sandusky arrives for hearing on fairness of trial

  January 10, 2013 8:49 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) The judge who sentenced Jerry Sandusky to at least 30 years in prison will hear his lawyers and prosecutors argue over whether the former Penn State assistant football coach got a fair trial. A smiling Sandusky, making his first public appearance in three months, arrived at the... more »

• Pa. senator sues over NCAA use of Penn State fine

  January 4, 2013 5:57 PM

  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, two days after the governor filed an antitrust lawsuit against... more »

• Pa. senator sues over NCAA use of Penn State fine

  January 4, 2013 4:45 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania state senator is suing the NCAA over its use of the $60 million fine that Penn State is paying for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. The suit filed in Commonwealth Court Friday by Sen. Jake Corman comes two days after Gov.... more »

• PSU's request to delay McQueary lawsuit is denied

  December 20, 2012 11:52 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday denied Penn State's request to put on hold former assistant football coach Mike McQueary's whistleblower and defamation lawsuit until related criminal cases are resolved. Judge Thomas Gavin said the pending criminal matters "impose no burden on Penn State" because the university is... more »

• Trial, hearing delayed for Penn St administrators

  December 5, 2012 5:17 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Judges are postponing a preliminary hearing and a separate trial for former Penn State administrators accused of covering up the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Court orders issued Wednesday mean a preliminary hearing won't be held as planned next week for the school's former president, vice president... more »

• Penn State discloses Spanier made $3.3M last year

  November 28, 2012 2:23 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State says its former president had total taxable income of $3.3 million last year, including $2.5 million in severance because he was forced out of the job after Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child molestation charges. The university said Wednesday that Graham Spanier's salary in 2011 was... more »

• 2 PSU officials seek hearing delay on new charges

  November 28, 2012 7:42 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two former high-ranking Penn State officials want to delay their preliminary hearings on charges they concealed child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The request Tuesday by former university Vice President Gary Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley seeks to have a Dec.... more »

• Penn State ex-President Spanier arraigned

  November 7, 2012 8:50 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was arraigned and released on bail at a brief court appearance Wednesday on charges he lied about and concealed the child sex abuse allegations involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier, accompanied by his wife, signed paperwork after his bail... more »

• Penn State ex-President Spanier arraigned

  November 7, 2012 8:36 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is free on $125,000 unsecured bail after being arraigned on charges related to the child sex abuse case of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier was arraigned Wednesday morning by a Harrisburg district justice on charges including perjury, obstruction and... more »

• Penn State ex-President Spanier heads to court

  November 7, 2012 2:44 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The criminal case begins against Graham Spanier, the former Penn State president accused of lying during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case and trying to derail the investigation. A district judge in suburban Harrisburg was scheduled to arraign Spanier and set bail on Wednesday, a proceeding that... more »

• Penn State ex-President Spanier heads to court

  November 7, 2012 2:40 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The third Penn State administrator to be charged criminally for his actions in response to complaints about Jerry Sandusky showering with children is due in court for a preliminary arraignment. A judge will also set bail Wednesday for former university president Graham Spanier, charged last week with... more »

• Sandusky moved to prison housing death row inmates

  October 31, 2012 2:42 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is serving his child molestation prison sentence at an institution in far southwestern Pennsylvania that includes most of the state's death row inmates. The Corrections Department announced Wednesday that Sandusky was transferred to Greene State Prison after being evaluated... more »

• Sandusky accuser tells of abuse ordeal in new book

  October 19, 2012 5:06 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A young man whose sexual-abuse claims triggered the investigation of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says in a new book Sandusky's wife once called down to the basement while he was being attacked and Sandusky told her he was busy. Aaron Fisher writes in... more »

• Sandusky victim says he contemplated suicide

  October 19, 2012 9:28 AM

  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. Speaking out publicly by name for the first time, Aaron Fisher said... more »

• Sandusky victim says he contemplated suicide

  October 19, 2012 8:26 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The young man whose claims of abuse began the criminal investigation that put Jerry Sandusky in prison says he contemplated suicide because authorities took so long to prosecute the former Penn State assistant football coach. Aaron Fisher is speaking out publicly by name for the first time.... more »

• Sandusky asks judge to overturn abuse convictions

  October 18, 2012 6:15 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) 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 trial, claiming his lawyers lacked sufficient time to prepare and the statute of limitations for some charges had expired. Sandusky's lawyers made... more »

• Sandusky accuser speaks: 'long battle' for justice

  October 18, 2012 5:34 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) A man whose claims of being abused as a child began the investigation of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is speaking out publicly by name for the first time. Eighteen-year-old Aaron Fisher is known in court papers as Victim 1. He tells People magazine... more »

• Sandusky headed to prison, but scandal persists

  October 10, 2012 2:00 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Headed to prison for the rest of his life, Jerry Sandusky leaves behind a trail of human and legal wreckage that could take years to clear away. Victims face a lifetime of healing. Penn State is laboring under severe NCAA penalties. And at least four civil lawsuits... more »

• Sandusky gets at least 30 years, denies wrongdoing

  October 9, 2012 6:12 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, about forgiveness, about dogs and about the movie "Seabiscuit." With his accusers seated behind him in the courtroom, he denied... more »

• Sandusky gets least 30 years, denies wrongdoing

  October 9, 2012 4:07 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, about forgiveness, about dogs and about the movie "Seabiscuit." With his accusers seated behind him in the courtroom, he denied... more »

• Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years

  October 9, 2012 11:48 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky, maintaining his innocence, was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison effectively a life sentence in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. A defiant Sandusky gave a rambling statement in which... more »

• BC-US--Penn State-Abuse,Advisory, US

  October 9, 2012 7:47 AM

  Editors, News Directors: The sentencing hearing of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. EDT. The Associated Press plans to staff the hearing in Bellefonte, Pa., with reporters and a sketch artist in the courthouse and photographers and videographers outside. The judge in... more »

• Sandusky, victims plan to speak at sentencing

  October 8, 2012 7:56 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky and at least some of his victims plan to address the judge at his sentencing, a proceeding that may last less than two hours, lawyers said after a closed-door meeting to iron out logistics ahead of the Tuesday hearing. Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola said "it's... more »

• What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison

  October 7, 2012 5:50 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 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. He'll be able to watch Penn State football but not violent movies. If the former Penn State defensive... more »

• What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison

  October 7, 2012 9:51 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 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. He'll be able to watch Penn State football, but not violent movies. If the former Penn State defensive... more »

• McQueary files defamation suit against Penn State

  October 2, 2012 5:57 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A former Penn State graduate assistant who complained he saw former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky showering with a young boy on campus and testified at his sex abuse trial sued the university on Tuesday for what he calls defamation and misrepresentation. Mike McQueary's whistle-blower lawsuit claims... more »

• Penn St. officials lose pretrial motion on perjury

  September 27, 2012 2:44 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two weeks before former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to be sentenced on child molestation charges, a county judge determined that perjury charges should remain in place against two university administrators. Dauphin County Judge Todd Hoover ruled Wednesday against former Vice President Gary... more »

• Penn St. officials lose pretrial motion on perjury

  September 27, 2012 2:14 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two weeks before former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is due for sentencing, the Penn State administrators who looked into complaints about his behavior a decade ago are getting some bad news about their own criminal case. A judge in Harrisburg on Wednesday issued a ruling that... more »

• Lawyer: Son's abuse claims gutted Sandusky defense

  September 21, 2012 5:51 PM

  Jerry Sandusky reversed course and decided not to take the witness stand after his adopted son came forward and told prosecutors the former Penn State assistant football coach had abused him, documents show. Trial transcripts posted online Friday offer a glimpse into Sandusky's decision to remain silent during his child... more »

• Lawyer: Son's abuse claims gutted Sandusky defense

  September 21, 2012 5:40 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Documents show former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky decided not to take the witness stand in his own defense after his adopted son came forward and told prosecutors Sandusky had abused him. Trial transcripts posted online Friday offer a glimpse into Sandusky's decision to remain... more »

• Penn State brings in victim fund veteran Feinberg

  September 20, 2012 11:33 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The lawyer who ran the Sept. 11 victim fund and other major victim compensation efforts has been hired by Penn State in its effort to settle personal injury claims related to former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's molestation. Penn State said Thursday that it retained the Washington,... more »

• Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9 in sex abuse case

  September 17, 2012 5:50 PM

  There's little doubt former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky faces a long prison sentence. In a few weeks, he'll find out just how long. A judge announced Monday he will sentence Sandusky on Oct. 9, nearly four months after Sandusky was convicted in the child molestation scandal that... more »

• Ex-Penn St. officials ask to be tried separately

  September 17, 2012 5:28 PM

  Two former Penn State administrators facing charges related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal are seeking to be tried separately. Defense lawyers asked a Dauphin County judge on Monday to split the criminal cases against former athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president Gary Schultz. Curley and... more »

• Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9 in sex abuse case

  September 17, 2012 11:07 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) A judge announced Monday he will sentence Jerry Sandusky on Oct. 9, nearly four months after the retired assistant football coach was convicted in the child molestation scandal that brought shame to Penn State. Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts of sex abuse involving 10... more »

• Penn State reports almost $17M in Sandusky costs

  September 4, 2012 5:51 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's costs for legal fees, consultants and public relations firms hired to help deal with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal have reached nearly $17 million. The university said it has spent almost $16.8 million through June 30. Nearly $10 million of that went to... more »

• Penn State faculty group disputes NCAA sanctions

  August 28, 2012 5:11 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) Former Penn State faculty leaders blasted the NCAA and former FBI director Louis Freeh on Tuesday over their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal, saying Freeh's report prepared for the university and the NCAA's $60 million in fines unfairly punish the entire university community. The scholars... more »

• Experts: Ex-PSU president could still face charges

  August 16, 2012 2:24 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's ousted university president is quietly awaiting a decision on whether he will face criminal prosecution in the Jerry Sandusky scandal while two former subordinates fight charges they tried to cover up the former defensive coordinator's sexual molestation of boys. Lawyers for Tim Curley, once the... more »

• Experts: Ex-PSU president could still face charges

  August 16, 2012 2:01 AM

  More than a month after an explosive investigative report accused Penn State's ousted president of burying child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky, Graham Spanier has so far avoided criminal charges unlike two of his colleagues. That doesn't mean he's in the clear, according to legal experts. As attorneys for... more »

• Experts: Ex-PSU president could still face charges

  August 16, 2012 1:26 AM

  More than a month after an explosive investigative report accused Penn State's ousted president of covering up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky, Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur) has so far avoided criminal charges. Legal experts say that doesn't mean he's in the clear. Lawyers for two of Spanier's alleged conspirators,... more »

• Penn State trustees back president on NCAA action

  August 13, 2012 2:33 AM

  They didn't take a formal vote, but the vast majority of Penn State trustees voiced support for the university president's acceptance of severe penalties imposed by the NCAA over the school's handling of a child molestation scandal. Board chairwoman Karen Peetz told fellow trustees during a Sunday evening conference call... more »

• Penn State trustees back president on NCAA action

  August 13, 2012 1:32 AM

  The vast majority of Penn State's board of trustees have voiced support for the president's acceptance of tough penalties imposed by the NCAA over how the university handled child molestation allegations against a former assistant football coach. No vote was taken during a conference call on Sunday. Board chairwoman Karen... more »

• Penn State trustees won't vote on NCAA penalties

  August 12, 2012 5:47 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State's board of trustees will not be voting yet on a consent decree with the NCAA that imposed tough penalties for how the university handled its child molestation scandal. Board chairwoman Karen Peetz told fellow trustees in an opening statement during Sunday evening's conference call... more »

• Penn St president: School is covered for lawsuits

  July 28, 2012 11:59 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Penn State is adequately covered to handle lawsuits stemming from the sexual abuse scandal that has enveloped the campus, its president said, repeating that the university hopes to settle many of them "as quickly as possible" even though its insurer has sought to limit claims. Rodney Erickson told... more »

• President: Penn St adequately covered for lawsuits

  July 28, 2012 11:51 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Penn State's president says the university is adequately covered to handle lawsuits stemming from the child sex abuse scandal but hopes to settle many of them "as quickly as possible." Rodney Erickson told CBS's "Face the Nation" program in an interview taped for broadcast Sunday that the university... more »

• Sandusky shower abuse accuser to sue Penn State

  July 26, 2012 7:55 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the Penn State scandal. Now, for the first time, a man has come forward to claim he was that boy, and... more »

• Sandusky shower abuse victim to sue Penn State

  July 26, 2012 1:37 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker-room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the Penn State scandal. Now, for the first time, a man has come forward publicly to claim he was that boy, and... more »

• Trustees: Sanctions better than football ban

  July 26, 2012 2:02 AM

  Penn State's trustees may not like the NCAA's unprecedented sanctions against the university's football program, but they say the alternative the so-called "death penalty" would have been worse. In their first joint statement since Penn State was hit with a $60 million fine, a four-year bowl game ban, reduced football... more »

• Trustees: Sanctions better than football ban

  July 26, 2012 1:38 AM

  The Penn State Board of Trustees says the harsh sanctions imposed against its football program are not as bad as a four-year "death penalty" the NCAA had considered. The board met Wednesday night along with President Rodney Erickson. A spokesman for Erickson had earlier said the powerhouse program faced a... more »

• Penn State president says 4-year ban was floated

  July 25, 2012 8:14 PM

  Penn State faced the threat of a four-year ban on playing football before the NCAA imposed sanctions this week over the school's handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, a university spokesman said Wednesday. David La Torre said the potential for the multiyear "death penalty" was floated during discussions... more »

• AP source: PSU trustees meeting on NCAA penalty

  July 25, 2012 5:51 PM

  The Penn State Board of Trustees gathered Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether President Rodney Erickson had the authority to agree to unprecedented NCAA sanctions against the football program without first getting the board's approval, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting. The trustees and Erickson assembled in a... more »

• Penn State loses one sponsor, others could follow

  July 24, 2012 6:17 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine... more »

• Penn State loses one sponsor, others could follow

  July 24, 2012 4:08 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine... more »

• Penn State loses one sponsor, others could follow

  July 24, 2012 2:32 PM

  State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed... more »

• Penn State sanctions echo through community

  July 24, 2012 2:28 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Many in Penn State's hometown worry NCAA sanctions on the football program might inflict damage on a community that relies on big home game crowds and a loyal alumni base. Analyst Matt Powell of SportsOneSource says sales of Penn State apparel have already dropped. But the... more »

• NCAA slams Penn State, fines it $60 million

  July 23, 2012 5:45 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A potential exodus of star athletes. No hope of playing in the postseason. More than a decade of accomplishments erased from the record books. And Joe Paterno's legacy in shreds. Penn State football, a longtime powerhouse that was once one of the cleanest, most admired programs... more »

• Penn State football slammed with NCAA sanctions

  July 23, 2012 11:35 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Penn State football was all but dismantled Monday by an NCAA ruling that wiped away 14 years of coach Joe Paterno's victories and imposed a mountain of fines and penalties, crippling a program whose pedophile assistant coach spent years molesting children, sometimes on school property. The sanctions by... more »

• Penn St fined $60M, wins vacated from '98-11

  July 23, 2012 8:19 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA has slammed 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,... more »

• Attention turns to NCAA and Penn State's fate

  July 23, 2012 2:49 AM

  Now the NCAA gets its say on Penn State. College sports' governing body was expected to deal a series of heavy blows to the Nittany Lions football program on Monday, less than two weeks after a devastating report accused coach Joe Paterno and other top university officials of concealing child... more »

• NCAA to punish Penn State; Paterno statue removed

  July 22, 2012 2:35 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) The NCAA announced Sunday that it will issue sanctions against Penn State in the wake of a scathing report that found that top university officials buried child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant and led to the tearing down of the famed statue of... more »

• Penn State to respond soon to NCAA demand for info

  July 18, 2012 2:00 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) As the NCAA considers whether Penn State should face penalties following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal including a possible shutdown of its celebrated football program the university says it will respond within days to the governing body's demand for information. The head of the... more »

• Penn State to respond to NCAA demand within days

  July 17, 2012 8:21 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State said Tuesday it will respond within days to the NCAA's demand for information as the governing body decides whether the university should face penalties including a possible shutdown of its storied football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.... more »

• Penn State to respond to NCAA demand within days

  July 17, 2012 5:00 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State says it will respond within days to the NCAA's demand for information as the governing body decides whether the university should face penalties after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Penn State President Rodney Erickson said Tuesday he doesn't want to "jump to... more »

• Name-dropping: More distance themselves from JoePa

  July 17, 2012 11:53 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Joe Paterno's name is losing his luster, whether it's the tent city outside Beaver Stadium where students camp out for prime football tickets or the name associated with his alma mater's football coach job. "Paternoville" is out, swapped for "Nittanyville" on Monday. So respected was Paterno... more »

• Paterno family denies Louis Freeh report findings

  July 16, 2012 7:08 PM

  Joe Paterno's family on Monday vowed its own investigation of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, rejecting the findings of a special investigator who concluded the late football coach and other top Penn State administrators concealed Sandusky's abuse to shield the university from bad publicity. "Our interest has been... more »

• Penn State president vows continued cooperation

  July 16, 2012 4:19 PM

  Joe Paterno's family on Monday vowed their own investigation of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, rejecting the findings of a special investigator who concluded the late football coach and other top Penn State administrators concealed Sandusky's sexual abuse of children in order to shield the school from bad publicity. "Our interest... more »

• Paterno family denies Louis Freeh report findings

  July 16, 2012 12:15 PM

  Joe Paterno's family on Monday vowed their own investigation of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, rejecting the findings of a special investigator who concluded the late football coach and other top Penn State administrators concealed Sandusky's sexual abuse of children in order to shield the school from bad publicity. "Our interest... more »

• Paterno family denies Louis Freeh report findings

  July 16, 2012 10:57 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Joe Paterno's family on Monday strongly denied the findings of a special investigator who concluded the late football coach and other top Penn State administrators concealed Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children in order to shield the school from bad publicity. In a statement, the family... more »

• Paterno family denies Freeh free report findings

  July 16, 2012 8:44 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Joe Paterno's family strongly denies the findings of a special investigator who described the late coach as one of four high-ranking university officials who covered up child sex abuse allegations against former assistant Jerry Sandusky. In a statement Monday, the family says they "vehemently disagree" with... more »

• Legal expert links PSU, Catholic church scandals

  July 14, 2012 2:04 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Legal experts say emails and other evidence from the Penn State sex abuse case suggest that Joe Paterno and other university officials put boys in danger with their failure to report sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago. The allegations are similar to... more »

• Legal experts say Paterno could have faced charges

  July 13, 2012 4:14 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) If he were alive today, Joe Paterno the coach who stood for so long for character and integrity both on and off the football field could be looking at charges such as child endangerment, perjury and conspiracy. Legal experts said emails and other evidence in the Penn... more »

• Penn State probe accuses Paterno of cover-up

  July 12, 2012 5:34 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials buried child sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago to avoid bad publicity, according to a scathing report Thursday that exposed a powerful "culture of reverence" for the football program and portrayed the Hall of Fame... more »

• Penn St. trustee: Joe Paterno's legacy 'marred'

  July 12, 2012 2:57 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) The chairwoman of Penn State's board of trustees says the panel believes Joe Paterno's "61 years of excellent service to the university is now marred" by the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Karen Peetz also says the board "accepts full responsibility for the failures that occurred." A board-sanctioned... more »

• Penn St. trustee: We're responsible for failures

  July 12, 2012 2:43 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) The chairwoman of Penn State's board of trustees says the panel "accepts full responsibility for the failures that occurred" in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Karen Peetz and other board members pledged to make changes to ensure similar abuse can't go on unchecked in the future. They... more »

• Report: Penn State could have stopped abuse in '98

  July 12, 2012 8:54 AM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Penn State report into Jerry Sandusky's molestation says sexual abuse might have been prevented if university officials had banned him from bringing children onto campus after a 1998 inquiry. The report released Thursday said that despite their knowledge of the police probe into Sandusky showering with a... more »

• Report: Penn St. officials concealed abuse

  July 12, 2012 8:19 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State's investigation into the Jerry Sandusky scandal concludes that Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno and other senior officials "concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse" because they were worried about bad publicity. A 267-page report is the result of an eight-month inquiry by... more »

• Penn State's Sandusky report will draw scrutiny

  July 12, 2012 2:04 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) The results of Penn State's internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky scandal are due to be released in the form of a report that could answer many of the troubling questions swirling around one of the darkest scandals in sports history. A team led by former... more »

• Paterno, in letter, defended Penn St. football

  July 11, 2012 4:38 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Joe Paterno defended his football program's integrity in a 7-month-old letter released Wednesday, a day ahead of a report that could forever mar his legacy. In the letter, written shortly before his death and confirmed as legitimate by his family, Paterno rejected the notion that Jerry... more »

• Penn St. trustees expect broad report from Freeh

  July 11, 2012 11:49 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State trustees expect the independent investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to examine issues ranging from university governance to the authority of longtime coach Joe Paterno. A person with knowledge of recent discussions among some trustees says the report from former FBI... more »

• Penn St. trustees hold call before report

  July 11, 2012 8:38 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A spokesman for Penn State's board of trustees says members held an informational conference call as they prepare for the results of an investigation into the university's handling of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky. David La Torre declined further comment on Tuesday night's call. The call... more »

• Many waiting to read Penn State report on Sandusky

  July 11, 2012 2:00 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) The team brought in by Penn State to investigate "the facts and circumstances of the actions" at the university surrounding molestation of boys by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky will release its highly anticipated report this week, with the school's reputation and future direction hanging in... more »

• Many waiting to read Penn State report on Sandusky

  July 11, 2012 1:48 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Many people will be reading closely when the Penn State-commissioned report into the facts and circumstances surrounding molestation of boys by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is released this week. The highly anticipated report will be posted on the Internet on Thursday, with the school's... more »

• PSU report on sex-abuse scandal due out Thursday

  July 10, 2012 6:50 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A potentially explosive report into whether football coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials took steps to conceal that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was a child molester will be released Thursday online for all to see, officials said Tuesday. Attorneys for the university's... more »

• PSU report on sex-abuse scandal due out Thursday

  July 10, 2012 5:23 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A potentially explosive report into whether football coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials took steps to conceal that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was a child molester will be released Thursday online for all to see, officials said Tuesday. Attorneys for the university's... more »

• Ex-PSU president says he was never told of abuse

  July 10, 2012 11:39 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Lawyers for Graham Spanier say the former Penn State president told investigators hired by the university that he was not told of an incident involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that described child abuse, sexual misconduct or "criminality of any kind." Attorneys Peter Vaira and... more »

• Penn St. inquiry nears end, findings expected soon

  July 6, 2012 1:35 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State's internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case is drawing to a close and the findings are expected within weeks, which would enable the university to confront the next difficult chapter in the scandal well ahead of the new academic year. Following... more »

• Email citing Paterno brings defense of late coach

  July 3, 2012 12:40 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Details from a decade-old email are raising new questions about Joe Paterno's response to a sex abuse complaint regarding former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, but a Paterno family spokesman says he's not worried about the impact on the late coach's legacy. Family spokesman Dan McGinn said Tuesday... more »

• Paterno family: Release all emails and records

  July 2, 2012 4:47 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Joe Paterno's family is calling on the Pennsylvania attorney general and former FBI Director Louis Freeh to release all emails and records related to their investigations into the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. Family lawyer Wick Sollers' statement Monday comes after reports of leaked emails... more »

• Report: Ex-PSU president OK'd not reporting abuse

  June 30, 2012 8:31 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Emails show Penn State's former president Graham Spanier agreed not to take allegations of sex abuse against ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to authorities but worried university officials would be "vulnerable" for failing to report it, a news organization has reported. The emails followed a graduate... more »

• Lawyer: Paterno didn't compromise investigation

  June 30, 2012 5:22 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Emails show Penn State's former president Graham Spanier agreed not to take allegations of sex abuse against ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to authorities but worried university officials would be "vulnerable" for failing to report it, a news organization has reported. CNN says the emails, first... more »

• Report: Ex-PSU president OK'd not reporting abuse

  June 30, 2012 12:59 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Emails show Penn State's former president Graham Spanier agreed not to take allegations of sex abuse against ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to authorities but worried university officials would be "vulnerable" for failing to report it, a news organization has reported. CNN says the emails, first... more »