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Friday, March 22, 2013  NBC says the convicted sex offender will give his account of the encounters that landed him in prison and discuss former boss Joe Paterno.

Monday, July 23, 2012  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.

Sunday, July 22, 2012  The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Penn State's long-awaited internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky says senior leaders disregarded the safety and welfare of his victims

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Many on the Penn State campus feel strongly that he was dealing with more than physical health problems. They think he died of a broken heart.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Robert Drummond remembers being a high school student at Jamesville-DeWitt when legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno came to his home for a visit.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno is in serious condition after experiencing health complications from lung cancer.

Saturday, January 14, 2012  Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno says he "didn't know which way to go" after an assistant coach came to him in 2002 saying he had seen retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy.

Saturday, December 03, 2011  Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky said he never spoke with Joe Paterno about any suspected misconduct with minors, the New York Times reported Saturday.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim was with his team for practice on Monday, and according to an ESPN report he does not plan to resign.

Friday, November 18, 2011  Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer, according to his son.

Friday, November 18, 2011  The NCAA has told Penn State it will examine how school officials handled a child sex abuse scandal that has shocked the campus and cost the school's former president and coach Joe Paterno their jobs.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  In an email from Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor on Wednesday, she reminded students, faculty and staff of their responsibility to maintain a safe environment on campus.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  In a telephone interview Monday night on NBC News' "Rock Center," Bob Costas asked former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky if he's a pedophile and Sandusky responded, "no."

Monday, November 14, 2011  OCC's Athletic Director says the law would enforce what's already being done at his college