<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - jerry-sandusky</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/jerry-sandusky</link><description>Newsvine - jerry-sandusky</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:25:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:02:07 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Paterno's widow: We were ignorant of sex predators</title>
<description><![CDATA[Joe Paterno's widow said Wednesday that she and her husband were ignorant about sexual predators like Jerry Sandusky and did not realize that the former Penn State assistant football coach was abusing the boys he met through a children's charity that he founded.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Jackson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Jackson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17689057-paternos-widow-we-were-ignorant-of-sex-predators</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17689057-paternos-widow-we-were-ignorant-of-sex-predators</guid><category>us</category><category>sports</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>family</category><category>penn-state</category><category>joe-paterno</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><category>paterno-family</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:32:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>McQueary lawsuit against Penn State to go forward</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania judge is allowing a whistleblower and defamation lawsuit against Penn State to go forward.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17674752-mcqueary-lawsuit-against-penn-state-to-go-forward</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17674752-mcqueary-lawsuit-against-penn-state-to-go-forward</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:14:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=800bb749-7a3b-4651-8aa8-e0b7e8dce8f5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=800bb749-7a3b-4651-8aa8-e0b7e8dce8f5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In these Nov. 7, 2011 file photos, former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz, left, and former athletic director Tim Curley, right, enter a district judge's office for an arraignment in Harrisburg, Pa., for their actions related to the sex abuse scandal surrounding former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The criminal case can move forward against the former Penn State administrators accused of covering up reports that Jerry Sandusky was behaving improperly with children, Judge Barry Feudale ruled Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Brad Bower, left, Matt Rourke, right, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eb8ad6f7-0cec-4bcc-93ea-6c59cfa751cb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eb8ad6f7-0cec-4bcc-93ea-6c59cfa751cb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State President Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. The criminal case can move forward against the former Penn State administrator accused of covering up reports that Jerry Sandusky was behaving improperly with children, Judge Barry Feudale ruled Tuesday, April 9, 2013.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sandusky speaks again, maintains innocence</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nine months after being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys &#8212; a scandal that destroyed the once unimpeachable reputation of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno &#8212; Jerry Sandusky is again claiming he did nothing wrong.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416219-sandusky-speaks-again-maintains-innocence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416219-sandusky-speaks-again-maintains-innocence</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>joe-paterno</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:07:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee5ac42a-5525-4338-bc14-a42fce910f2b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee5ac42a-5525-4338-bc14-a42fce910f2b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in Bellefonte, Pa. An interview with Sandusky is expected to be aired on NBC's Today show Monday March 25, 2013, a rare instance of the former Penn State assistant football coach giving his own side of the story. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Penn State again seeks dismissal of McQueary suit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Comments made by Penn State's former president following the arrests of two top deputies were defended in a court filing Friday as the university again sought dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit tied to a child sex abuse scandal involving the football program.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17240579-penn-state-again-seeks-dismissal-of-mcqueary-suit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17240579-penn-state-again-seeks-dismissal-of-mcqueary-suit</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>tom-corbett</category><category>louis-freeh</category><category>former-penn-state</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 23:05:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6e70ca4c-7ad5-42fa-9959-5a228b79d5ef.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6e70ca4c-7ad5-42fa-9959-5a228b79d5ef.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 12, 2012 file photo, former FBI director Louis Freeh speaks about the Freeh Report during a news conference, in Philadelphia. Penn State has released a document detailing its agreement with former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a review that cost the school about $8.1 million. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mitchell to NCAA: Penn St making 'steady progress'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Penn State is making steady progress in implementing the requirements outlined by the NCAA following the sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17149989-mitchell-to-ncaa-penn-st-making-steady-progress</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17149989-mitchell-to-ncaa-penn-st-making-steady-progress</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>state</category><category>penn-state</category><category>ncaa</category><category>sanctions</category><category>george-mitchell</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:23:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US judge: Insurer not obliged to cover Sandusky</title>
<description><![CDATA[The insurance carrier for the children's charity founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky doesn't have to cover his criminal or civil legal costs related to acts of child sexual abuse, a judge ruled Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17121037-us-judge-insurer-not-obliged-to-cover-sandusky</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17121037-us-judge-insurer-not-obliged-to-cover-sandusky</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:47:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c87597a-d9fd-43f0-97bc-483c8a22c18a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c87597a-d9fd-43f0-97bc-483c8a22c18a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in Bellefonte, Pa. A federal judge on Friday, March 1, 2013 said the insurance carrier for the children's charity founded by Sandusky doesn't have to cover him for acts of abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Special prosecutor to probe Penn St. grand jury</title>
<description><![CDATA[A special prosecutor has been appointed to examine whether secrecy rules were violated in grand jury proceedings that investigated Jerry Sandusky and three former Penn State administrators who are currently facing criminal charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033772-special-prosecutor-to-probe-penn-st-grand-jury</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033772-special-prosecutor-to-probe-penn-st-grand-jury</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>tom-corbett</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:43:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bde1bdbc-b59a-4660-891b-bf619197e479.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bde1bdbc-b59a-4660-891b-bf619197e479.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett makes remarks during a news conference after a Penn State Board of Trustees meeting in State College, Pa. Corbett argued in a court document filed late Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 that the NCAA has been trying to use his antitrust lawsuit against it over the Penn State penalties in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to combat what he describes as a groundswell of public criticism. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Penn State: Scandal costs stand at more than $27M</title>
<description><![CDATA[Penn State's bill for legal fees, consultants and other costs associated with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal stands at more than $27.6 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16975872-penn-state-scandal-costs-stand-at-more-than-27m</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16975872-penn-state-scandal-costs-stand-at-more-than-27m</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>costs</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:01:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nike co-founder blasts Freeh report</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nike co-founder Phil Knight has issued a statement blasting the Freeh report's characterization of Penn State coach Joe Paterno in the child sex abuse scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne M. Peterson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne M. Peterson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16934343-nike-co-founder-blasts-freeh-report</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16934343-nike-co-founder-blasts-freeh-report</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>paterno</category><category>penn-state</category><category>joe-paterno</category><category>nike</category><category>phil-knight</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:49:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa. Sue Paterno says the familys detailed response to a critical report on the handling of child abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is being released to the public. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Correction: Penn State-Abuse story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a story Feb. 4 about an inquiry into the handling of the Jerry Sandusky abuse investigation, The Associated Press erroneously reported on the employment of the special deputy attorney general appointed to lead the case. H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr. is a full-time faculty member at the Widener University School of Law, not a part-time associate professor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16928259-correction-penn-state-abuse-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16928259-correction-penn-state-abuse-story</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>associated-press</category><category>us-news</category><category>louis-freeh</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><category>widener-university-school</category><category>jerry-sandusky-related</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:52:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa. Sue Paterno says the familys detailed response to a critical report on the handling of child abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is being released to the public. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paternos challenge Freeh report on scandal at PSU</title>
<description><![CDATA[Joe Paterno's family released its response to Penn State's report on the Jerry Sandusky scandal Sunday, attacking Louis Freeh's conclusion that the coach hid sex abuse allegations against his longtime assistant.0]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16917080-paternos-challenge-freeh-report-on-scandal-at-psu</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16917080-paternos-challenge-freeh-report-on-scandal-at-psu</guid><category>college-football</category><category>state</category><category>paterno</category><category>penn-state</category><category>joe-paterno</category><category>us-news</category><category>louis-freeh</category><category>former-fbi</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:01:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6968dc4e-be3b-4a66-b6f4-25c901feb820.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6968dc4e-be3b-4a66-b6f4-25c901feb820.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Feb. 6, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Sue Paterno, widow of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, right, with Katie Couric for an exclusive interview for the &quot;Katie&quot; show in New York. Paterno is fighting back against the accusations against her husband that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent Friday to former Penn State players. She wrote that the family's exhaustive response to former FBI director Louis Freeh's report for the university on the Sandusky child sex abuse case will officially be released to the public at 9 a.m. Sunday on paterno.com. The interview with Couric will air on Monday, Feb. 11. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC, Lou Rocco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fdb065a8-abde-4bfa-b8c9-efe590e1829e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fdb065a8-abde-4bfa-b8c9-efe590e1829e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Feb. 6, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Sue Paterno, widow of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, right, with Katie Couric for an exclusive interview for the &quot;Katie&quot; show in New York. Paterno is fighting back against the accusations against her husband that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent Friday to former Penn State players. She wrote that the family's exhaustive response to former FBI director Louis Freeh's report for the university on the Sandusky child sex abuse case will officially be released to the public at 9 a.m. Sunday on paterno.com. The interview with Couric will air on Monday, Feb. 11. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC, Lou Rocco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7a587a2f-7c22-45a2-b02e-b550af5a85cf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7a587a2f-7c22-45a2-b02e-b550af5a85cf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa.  Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a &quot;moral, disciplined&quot; man who never twisted the truth to avoid bad publicity. The wife of the former Penn State coach is fighting back against the accusations against Joe Paterno that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent Friday Feb. 8, 2013, to former Penn State players. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paterno family to respond to critical report</title>
<description><![CDATA[The wife of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno says the family's detailed response to a critical report on the handling of child abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is being released to the public.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16900420-paterno-family-to-respond-to-critical-report</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16900420-paterno-family-to-respond-to-critical-report</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>state</category><category>paterno</category><category>penn-state</category><category>joe-paterno</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><category>sue-paterno</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:54:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6968dc4e-be3b-4a66-b6f4-25c901feb820.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6968dc4e-be3b-4a66-b6f4-25c901feb820.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Feb. 6, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Sue Paterno, widow of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, right, with Katie Couric for an exclusive interview for the &quot;Katie&quot; show in New York. Paterno is fighting back against the accusations against her husband that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent Friday to former Penn State players. She wrote that the family's exhaustive response to former FBI director Louis Freeh's report for the university on the Sandusky child sex abuse case will officially be released to the public at 9 a.m. Sunday on paterno.com. The interview with Couric will air on Monday, Feb. 11. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC, Lou Rocco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fdb065a8-abde-4bfa-b8c9-efe590e1829e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fdb065a8-abde-4bfa-b8c9-efe590e1829e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Feb. 6, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Sue Paterno, widow of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, right, with Katie Couric for an exclusive interview for the &quot;Katie&quot; show in New York. Paterno is fighting back against the accusations against her husband that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent Friday to former Penn State players. She wrote that the family's exhaustive response to former FBI director Louis Freeh's report for the university on the Sandusky child sex abuse case will officially be released to the public at 9 a.m. Sunday on paterno.com. The interview with Couric will air on Monday, Feb. 11. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC, Lou Rocco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa. Sue Paterno says the familys detailed response to a critical report on the handling of child abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is being released to the public. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bail conditions modified for ex-Penn St. president</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is now allowed to have contact with university trustees and potential witnesses against him in his trial on charges he lied about and concealed child sex abuse allegations involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841083-bail-conditions-modified-for-ex-penn-st-president</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841083-bail-conditions-modified-for-ex-penn-st-president</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>spanier</category><category>graham-spanier</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:36:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Trustee: Penn St. board should re-examine report</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Penn State trustee is calling on the university governing board to re-examine the findings of former FBI director Louis Freeh's school-sanctioned investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16840599-trustee-penn-st-board-should-re-examine-report</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16840599-trustee-penn-st-board-should-re-examine-report</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>tom-corbett</category><category>louis-freeh</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><category>kathleen-kane</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:37:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96113a9f-0856-40b2-81d5-73b77b8df204.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa. Sue Paterno says the familys detailed response to a critical report on the handling of child abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is being released to the public. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>2 Pa. reps want NCAA to restore PSU scholarships</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two Pennsylvania congressmen want the NCAA to restore football scholarships taken away from Penn State, saying in a letter Monday those sanctions unfairly punish innocent student-athletes for the child sex abuse scandal involving retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16741125-2-pa-reps-want-ncaa-to-restore-psu-scholarships</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16741125-2-pa-reps-want-ncaa-to-restore-psu-scholarships</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>sanctions</category><category>two-pennsylvania</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><category>ncaa-sanctions</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:30:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pa. judge nixes Sandusky's bid for new abuse trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the three-week proceeding that ended with a 45-count guilty verdict on child sex abuse charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16702021-pa-judge-nixes-sanduskys-bid-for-new-abuse-trial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16702021-pa-judge-nixes-sanduskys-bid-for-new-abuse-trial</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:05:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=560933ea-83a2-4da1-86ae-ccbffb11b940.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=560933ea-83a2-4da1-86ae-ccbffb11b940.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Penn State's negotiator for civil claims involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 the school has been in talks with 28 people and settlements with some individuals could be complete soon. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f28a53ba-04b3-4cb0-9478-a5cc940a08af.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f28a53ba-04b3-4cb0-9478-a5cc940a08af.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 when Judge John Cleland rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the three-week proceeding that ended with a 45-count guilty verdict. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PSU's charged ex-president sits front row at game</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier sat courtside at the school's men's basketball game against Nebraska on Saturday, making a rare high-profile appearance as he awaits trial on charges he hushed up child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603093-psus-charged-ex-president-sits-front-row-at-game</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603093-psus-charged-ex-president-sits-front-row-at-game</guid><category>sports</category><category>state</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>spanier</category><category>graham-spanier</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:39:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9b376840-6ed0-4dde-8a31-ffc4722f91f4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9b376840-6ed0-4dde-8a31-ffc4722f91f4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State president Graham Spanier watches the Penn State men's basketball game against Nebraska, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Abby Drey) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT   &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fea380e7-3ef0-40ce-ac9d-c46597d142ed.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fea380e7-3ef0-40ce-ac9d-c46597d142ed.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, right, watches the Penn State men's basketball game against Nebraska, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/StateCollege.com, Ben Jones)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee7a51a7-7b78-447d-8ddb-5703c74ba089.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="367" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee7a51a7-7b78-447d-8ddb-5703c74ba089.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State president Graham Spanier watches the Penn State men's basketball game against Nebraska, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Abby Drey) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT   &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Victim 6 sues Penn State, Sandusky, his charity</title>
<description><![CDATA[A young man who testified at a child sex abuse trial last summer that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky tickled and grabbed him in a campus shower in 1998 sued him, his charity and the university on Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16570079-victim-6-sues-penn-state-sandusky-his-charity</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16570079-victim-6-sues-penn-state-sandusky-his-charity</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:13:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=309624c8-e9bb-4a5a-8ef2-511e027474f7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=309624c8-e9bb-4a5a-8ef2-511e027474f7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Thursday's hearing in Bellefonte is expected to delve into the legal challenges filed by Sandusky's lawyers, including their claim that a deluge of prosecution materials swamped the defense. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Penn St. attacks claims by ex-assistant McQueary</title>
<description><![CDATA[Penn State's lawyers asked a judge Tuesday to throw out a whistleblower and defamation lawsuit filed by a former assistant football coach who testified he saw Jerry Sandusky attack a boy in a school shower more than a decade ago.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16433295-penn-st-attacks-claims-by-ex-assistant-mcqueary</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16433295-penn-st-attacks-claims-by-ex-assistant-mcqueary</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>former-penn-state</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:47:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7ff9db72-a167-4555-b03c-16e1b5198e58.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7ff9db72-a167-4555-b03c-16e1b5198e58.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012, file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in Bellefonte, Pa.  Sandusky is expected to appear on Thursday, Jan., 10, 2013 inside a central Pennsylvania courtroom for a hearing about whether his lawyers had enough time to prepare for trial. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=de5fc2b8-e878-40ed-a1ad-7a330a367e09.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=de5fc2b8-e878-40ed-a1ad-7a330a367e09.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011, file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center left, walks with his attorney Joe Amendola, center right, as he leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky is expected to appear on Thursday, Jan., 10, 2013, inside a central Pennsylvania courtroom for a hearing about whether his lawyers had enough time to prepare for trial. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94a6b4c2-9f1c-4062-8813-ac3ecaf2943e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94a6b4c2-9f1c-4062-8813-ac3ecaf2943e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Thursday's hearing in Bellefonte is expected to delve into the legal challenges filed by Sandusky's lawyers, including their claim that a deluge of prosecution materials swamped the defense. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=309624c8-e9bb-4a5a-8ef2-511e027474f7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=309624c8-e9bb-4a5a-8ef2-511e027474f7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Thursday's hearing in Bellefonte is expected to delve into the legal challenges filed by Sandusky's lawyers, including their claim that a deluge of prosecution materials swamped the defense. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e303d605-fe49-407b-a3dd-5467848353b0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e303d605-fe49-407b-a3dd-5467848353b0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7b57b7f4-24d4-467e-aabd-0934dd58e19b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7b57b7f4-24d4-467e-aabd-0934dd58e19b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Thursday's hearing in Bellefonte is expected to delve into the legal challenges filed by Sandusky's lawyers, including their claim that a deluge of prosecution materials swamped the defense. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4bff3bad-0f9f-4ef5-a5bb-73edbd852f76.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4bff3bad-0f9f-4ef5-a5bb-73edbd852f76.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, leaves the Centre County Courthouse after attending a post-sentence motion hearing in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4ec197bb-1f15-437c-97d7-e172229b31bb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4ec197bb-1f15-437c-97d7-e172229b31bb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, left, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Thursday's hearing in Bellefonte is expected to delve into the legal challenges filed by Sandusky's lawyers, including their claim that a deluge of prosecution materials swamped the defense. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a9f041f7-e042-4620-b1c0-a05dfde28797.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a9f041f7-e042-4620-b1c0-a05dfde28797.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, right, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3b3f676e-0f9e-433e-bcb3-4fbc2ccb1b22.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3b3f676e-0f9e-433e-bcb3-4fbc2ccb1b22.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center,  arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentence motion in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd984f29-54e9-4bf8-9d9b-ec1dbb014b06.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd984f29-54e9-4bf8-9d9b-ec1dbb014b06.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Prosecutor Joseph McGettigan III arrives at the courthouse for a Jerry Sandusky hearing at the Centre County Courthouse, in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The hearing is expected to delve into the legal challenges filed by Sandusky's lawyers, including their claim that a deluge of prosecution materials swamped the defense. Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e7488061-bdce-4d51-852d-6f07db9bf1e6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e7488061-bdce-4d51-852d-6f07db9bf1e6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, left, is essorted by Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, left, as he leaves the Centre County Courthouse after attending a post-sentence motion hearing in Bellefonte, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2a293be7-37ac-41d5-90da-19971fe87b34.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2a293be7-37ac-41d5-90da-19971fe87b34.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, then-Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in State College, Pa. Penn State's lawyers asked a judge on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, to throw out a whistleblower and defamation lawsuit filed by McQueary, who testified he saw Jerry Sandusky attack a boy in a school shower more than a decade ago. The former assistant football coach's lawsuit is too vague and does not meet legal standards to support claims of defamation and misrepresentation, the university wrote in a court filing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Criminal cases made Pa. AG hand over NCAA suit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania's attorney general said she granted Gov. Tom Corbett the authority to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA because the litigation could present a conflict of interest as her office prosecutes three Penn State administrators.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16286998-criminal-cases-made-pa-ag-hand-over-ncaa-suit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16286998-criminal-cases-made-pa-ag-hand-over-ncaa-suit</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>penn-state-university</category><category>tom-corbett</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 21:35:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1e21b9aa-3cc2-422f-9b8b-e1bdec607b10.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1e21b9aa-3cc2-422f-9b8b-e1bdec607b10.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett makes remarks during a news conference after a Penn State Board of Trustees meeting in State College, Pa. Corbett said Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2d2cb9d9-d968-4109-9a18-5a4c1296daf8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2d2cb9d9-d968-4109-9a18-5a4c1296daf8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bca2c437-b79e-454b-953d-740b48fdbc50.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bca2c437-b79e-454b-953d-740b48fdbc50.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=070da7b1-9c56-49ff-8637-c65d701d385f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=070da7b1-9c56-49ff-8637-c65d701d385f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett gestures while speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=de1783e1-8f6d-469c-b1fe-884c58ea5fd1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=de1783e1-8f6d-469c-b1fe-884c58ea5fd1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, center at podium,  speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bdfdbc38-1c40-44fd-8c86-61118ec2274f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bdfdbc38-1c40-44fd-8c86-61118ec2274f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f012de3-612d-48d6-ac2c-7aa54d47db58.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6f012de3-612d-48d6-ac2c-7aa54d47db58.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Tom Corbett announces plans to file a federal anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal in State College, Pa. on Wednesday, January 02, 2013. Flanked by local business and political figures Corbett stated the suit contends the NCAA sanctions were over-reaching and unlawful. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6041f2d4-8189-4aa6-93d2-ebbb05ec9a25.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6041f2d4-8189-4aa6-93d2-ebbb05ec9a25.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in State College, Pa. The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Corbett said in announcing a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pa. senator sues over NCAA use of Penn State fine</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania state senator sued the NCAA on Friday over its use of the $60 million fine that Penn State is paying for its handling of the child molestation scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, two days after the governor filed an antitrust lawsuit against the organization.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16272104-pa-senator-sues-over-ncaa-use-of-penn-state-fine</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16272104-pa-senator-sues-over-ncaa-use-of-penn-state-fine</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>graham-spanier</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:43:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jerry Sandusky: Penn State child rapist writes bizarre letter from prison</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Penn State child rapist Jerry Sandusky writes bizarre letter from prison saying he is trying to 'learn and grow']]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16129272-jerry-sandusky-penn-state-child-rapist-writes-bizarre-letter-from-prison</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16129272-jerry-sandusky-penn-state-child-rapist-writes-bizarre-letter-from-prison</guid><category>penn-state</category><category>prison</category><category>us-news</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>child-sexual-abuse</category><category>solitary</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:33:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2C0D26978-3923-C618-6227-FB764CC5F5BD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2C0D26978-3923-C618-6227-FB764CC5F5BD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16128785-sports-year-sad-sagas-the-story-of-2012</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16128785-sports-year-sad-sagas-the-story-of-2012</guid><category>sports</category><category>review</category><category>penn-state</category><category>joe-paterno</category><category>ye</category><category>year-in</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><category>sports-year</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:53:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64b79f94-3381-4e3e-b910-92964d8a2636.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64b79f94-3381-4e3e-b910-92964d8a2636.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, is taken from the Centre County Courthouse by Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, left, and a deputy, after being sentenced in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison, effectively a life sentence, in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. The Sandusky saga was a top story in the sports world in 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=302bc2e1-e587-4d04-b3c6-d698ac142971.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=302bc2e1-e587-4d04-b3c6-d698ac142971.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 12, 2012 file photo, an excerpt from the Freeh Group's report appears in Philadelphia. The report, Penn State's investigation into the Jerry Sandusky scandal, concluded that former head football coach Joe Paterno and other senior officials &quot;concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse.&quot; The reverberations from the Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by United States editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press, marking the first time that the same issue was selected in consecutive years since the AP began announcing a sports story of the year in 1990. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b06ea51-afb9-44b0-93d9-9e8260a19b73.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b06ea51-afb9-44b0-93d9-9e8260a19b73.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, June 18, 2012 file photo, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens pauses as he speaks to the media outside federal court in Washington, after he was acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided that he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance -enhancing drugs. Clemens' acquittal was one of the top sports stories of 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b2020705-6004-4921-9fb8-ca79bd4c1d12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b2020705-6004-4921-9fb8-ca79bd4c1d12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 31, 2012 file photo, United States' Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Phelps retires with twice as many golds as any other Olympian, and his total of 22 medals is easily the best mark. Phelps' Olympic success was a major sports story of 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f8332d13-1ff5-44c5-9353-1516ac7d3d21.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="167" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f8332d13-1ff5-44c5-9353-1516ac7d3d21.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="50" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, United States' Michael Phelps competes in the men's 100-meter butterfly swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history in 2012, adding to his enormous swimming haul with six more medals at the London Games, where the United States topped the winning charts once again. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=be63c0da-3728-4240-82f1-19aaa0323a3e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=be63c0da-3728-4240-82f1-19aaa0323a3e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, carries the United States flag during a victory parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race. In 2012, Armstrong decided to give up the battle against doping charges, saying &quot;enough is enough&quot; but acknowledging no wrongdoing. The move began his swift fall from being perhaps the nation's best-known cancer-fighting hero, and though he maintains he was victimized by a &quot;witch hunt&quot; he was still stripped of all seven of his Tour de France victories. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1309ac08-bf93-4de7-9fe8-62546506a77a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1309ac08-bf93-4de7-9fe8-62546506a77a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, Lance Armstrong pauses during an interview in Austin, Texas. In 2012, Armstrong decided to give up the battle against doping charges, saying &quot;enough is enough&quot; but acknowledging no wrongdoing. The move began his swift fall from being perhaps the nation's best-known cancer-fighting hero, and though he maintains he was victimized by a &quot;witch hunt&quot; he was still stripped of all seven of his Tour de France victories. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Magazine must turn over Penn St ex-pres interviews</title>
<description><![CDATA[The New Yorker magazine has been ordered to turn over audio of interview sessions it conducted with former Penn State President Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yer) about the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16077604-magazine-must-turn-over-penn-st-ex-pres-interviews</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16077604-magazine-must-turn-over-penn-st-ex-pres-interviews</guid><category>us</category><category>abuse</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>new-yorker</category><category>graham-spanier</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:16:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Congressman unhappy with Penn St fine guidelines</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania congressman says he's unhappy with how the NCAA responded to a request from the state's U.S. House delegation that the whole $60 million in Penn State fines in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal be distributed to causes within the state.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Genaro C. Armas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16049465-congressman-unhappy-with-penn-st-fine-guidelines</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16049465-congressman-unhappy-with-penn-st-fine-guidelines</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>penn-state</category><category>ncaa</category><category>fine</category><category>us-news</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:08:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>