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NCAA Fines Penn State $60 Million, Four-Year Bowl Ban + More Penalities In Wake Of Sandusky Scandal

DJ Digital — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:43:11 +0000

The NCAA announced the sanctions on Penn State earlier this morning, and though the university didn't get hit with the 'death penalty' - their punishment was still a stiff one. NCAA President Mark Emmert and Ed Ray, the chairman of the NCAA's executive committee and Oregon State's president, revealed that Penn State will be fined $60 million, banned from any postseason play for the next four years, and must vacate all wins dating back to 1998.

Should the NCAA Punish Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky Scandal? — Sports Survey

BJ Ragone — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:10:43 +0000

Just when you thought you knew everything about the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State, more information has come out. Things don’t look good for Penn State.The Jerry Sandusky story that broke in late 2011 was one of the worst scandals in sports. Despite Sandusky being found guilty, and many of the Penn State officials [...]

Report Finds Penn State Showed 'Total Disregard' for Victims in Sex-Abuse Scandal [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:10:04 +0000

An investigation into the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has revealed that legendary head coach Joe Paterno and other university leaders “repeatedly concealed critical facts” that could have stopped the abuse long before it was made public.

Former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky Addresses Abuse Allegations [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:32:54 +0000

Former Penn State Assistant Coach, Jerry Sandusky, who is accused of abusing several children while working under ousted coach/legend, Joe Paterno, has finally broken his silence. The former coach was on MSNBC and spoke directly to Bob Costas. In the interview he says that while he have may acted inappropriately with children, he claims to NOT be a pedophile.

61 Percent of People Agree with Decision to Fire Joe Paterno — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:21 +0000

When Penn State fired legendary head football coach Joe Paterno for not being more proactive after learning his long-time assistant Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy, students rioted in protest.

According to a survey of 1,386 adults from Poll Position, Penn State’s board of directors decision to dump Paterno immediately isn’t as controversial with the general public.

Ashton Kutcher Abandons Twitter Over Joe Paterno Tweet

Nick Nadel — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:26:57 +0000

Just when we’ve finally gotten over the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries split, it looks like there’s a new national nightmare to keep us up at night — Ashton Kutcher has quit Twitter.

Deep breath. We’ll get through this together.