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Date of Alleged Shower Incident Might Get Charges Dropped in Penn State Case

Mike McQueary—the assistant coach at Penn State who allegedly walked in on Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy in the showers of a building […]

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Sandusky Scandal Causes Jump in Calls to Jersey Hotline

Since the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke in November, New Jersey’s child abuse hotline has received approximately 750 calls per day. Before November, the hotline averaged […]

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Jerry Sandusky Case Prompts PA Representative to Introduce Legislation

Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Deasey—and a slew of his constituents who co-signed—want Pennsylvania to pass the Pennsylvania Attorney General Mandated Reporter Law. It’ll force state Attorney […]

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Penn Relays Is One of Philly’s Best Sporting Events

A sampling of things overheard at the Penn Relays yesterday from people in the stands: “Now this race depends on whether the headcase shows up.” […]

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Penn State Settles With Paterno Estate

Penn State Settles Up With Joe Paterno. The university announced its retirement payout of more than $5 million to the Paterno estate. [Centre Daily Times] […]

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Sandusky Grand Jury Subpoenas Current Penn State President

A university spokeswoman has confirmed that current Penn State president Rodney Erickson was served a subpoena last week and will testify in front of the […]

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Judge Issues Gag Order in Sandusky Case

The judge presiding over the trial of Jerry Sandusky has issued a gag order. Sandusky’s defense attorneys, the prosecutors, potential witnesses and anyone else involved […]

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Tom Corbett Said “No” to Penn State Football

“When’s the last time anybody said no to the football program?” the governor asked about a dozen Penn State students who had hand-delivered a request […]

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Google Will Give Penn State $20M If Students Put a Robot on the Moon by 2015

John F. Kennedy once said, “Penn State students choose to put a robot on the moon. Penn State students choose to put a robot on […]

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Sandusky’s Lawyer Drops Motion to Dismiss

Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer Joe Amendola was expected to be in court today to argue that all charges against his client should be dropped because the […]

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ESPN The Magazine Tackles the Political Side of the Sandusky Investigation

It’s been five months since the grand jury presentment hit the Internet. Since November 4th, Jerry Sandusky has been in and out of courtrooms, Joe […]

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Sandusky’s Attorney Files to Have All Charges Dropped

Joe Amendola—the attorney defending Jerry Sandusky on 52 charges related to his alleged sexual abuse of young boys in State College—has filed a motion to […]

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Santorum Refuses to Answer “Absurd” Question About Joe Paterno

Santorum Refuses to Answer Paterno Question. After Rick Santorum questioned Barack Obama’s stance on pornographers, a radio host asked Santorum if he felt that Joe […]

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Sandusky’s Lawyer Wants Records on Victims

As Jerry Sandusky prepares to face 52 charges revolving around his alleged sexual abuse of boys in the State College area, his lawyer wants to […]

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Pennsylvania Voters Want to Re-Name Stadium for Joe Paterno

A Quinnipiac University poll released today indicates that voters in Pennsylvania are in favor of re-naming Penn State’s Beaver Stadium for Joe Paterno. JoePa passed […]