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Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Jermaine Marshall scored 25 points and Penn State upset No. 4 Michigan 84-78 on Wednesday night for its first Big Ten win of the season.

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

Monday, December 31, 2012  A judge is allowing former Penn State President Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur) to travel outside state lines but won't permit any foreign trips.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien has been named the Big Ten's coach of the year.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison -- effectively a life sentence -- in the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Jerry Sandusky releases statement the night before his sentencing hearing in his child sex abuse case.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Penn State's costs for legal fees, consultants and public relations firms hired to help deal with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal have reached nearly $17 million.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  Penn State fans ushered in a new era in the football program with a raucous ovation as the team stormed the field for their first game under coach Bill O'Brien.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Lawyers for a man who claims to be the unknown victim abused in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky says he intends to sue the university.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  The Penn State board of trustees is meeting, apparently to discuss whether President Rodney Erickson had the authority to  agree to unprecedented NCAA sanctions against the football program without first getting board approval.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr says he's not qualified to offer an opinion on whether a statue of Joe Paterno on the Penn State campus should be taken down in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  A Penn State spokesman says a decision on the fate of a statue of late football coach Joe Paterno will be made within days.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno was among four of the school’s top officials who covered up the child sex abuse allegations made against Jerry Sandusky.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  An emotional start to the Jerry Sandusky trial as “victim 1” and former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary testified against Sandusky Tuesday.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  A large protest broke out on the Penn State Campus after the Board of Trustees announced the firing of Coach Joe Paterno.