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Special prosecutor to investigate Penn State grand jury secrecy

(Reuters) - A special prosecutor has been named to probe whether secrecy rules were breached in the grand jury that indicted former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky and other university officials in the school's child sex abuse scandal.Full story

Paterno family report slams finding of child sex abuse cover-up

HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) - Family members of the late Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno on Sunday released a report they commissioned that said that a former FBI director's finding that Paterno helped cover up a child sex abuse scandal was flawed and unfair. Full story

Pennsylvania names special prosecutor to review Sandusky scandal

(Reuters) - A former federal prosecutor has been named to lead an investigation of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Full story

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  Author: Paterno ‘wished he had done more’

Sportswriter Joe Posnanski was inside the Paterno home chronicling the revered football coach’s life when the Penn State sex abuse scandal erupted. He talks about Paterno’s last interview before he died, which is also part of Posnanski’s new biography, “Paterno.”

  Penn State in jeopardy of losing accreditation

The organization that issues accreditation for the school is warning that the renewal is now in jeopardy. If revoked, it could mean the loss of financial aid, loss of money for currently enrolled students, and degrees could become worthless. The Cycle hosts discuss.

  Penn State to change football uniforms

Starting this season, Pennsylvania State University will put the players’ names on their jerseys and the uniforms will also feature blue ribbons to support child abuse victims. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  Paterno family will appeal Penn State sanctions

The family of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno plan to challenge the NCAA’s sanctions against the university. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports.

  Sanctions met with shock at Penn State

The Penn State community and its storied football program are reeling after the NCAA announced unprecedented sanctions for the school as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, Penn State Director of Athletic Medicine, talks about football coach Joe Paterno's recovery from Sunday's leg surgery during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 in State College, Pa. Paterno was injured during the Wisconsin game on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2006. Penn State

File photograph of Sue Paterno wife of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno
File photograph of Sue Paterno wife of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno

Sue Paterno, wife of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, waits in the team bus which transported her to her husband's burial site in State College, Pennsylvania in this January 25, 2012 file photograph. Paterno said in a letter to Penn State football lettermen that she wanted her own

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference in State College
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference in State College

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference on the Penn State campus in State College, Pennsylvania January 2, 2013. Corbett said he will file a federal lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions it levied against Pennsylvania State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child s