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Monday, March 25, 2013  Jerry Sandusky says a key witness against him misinterpreted him showering with a young boy in the Penn State team showers more than a decade ago.

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.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The Syracuse Orange football season kicks off on the big stage of Metlife Stadium against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the “New York’s College Classic” on Saturday, August 31st.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Jerry Sandusky isn't getting the new trial he asked for after arguing that his lawyers weren't given enough time to prepare for the proceeding that ended with a 45-count guilty verdict.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  The Penn State sanctions announced on Monday bring renewed attention to the problem of child abuse and focus attention on a case that hits closer to home.

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

Saturday, June 23, 2012  Sandusky showed little emotion as the verdict was read. The judge ordered him to be taken to the county jail to await sentencing in about three months.

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.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Fans are gathering on the Penn State campus

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.