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A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

Another Legal Headache At Penn State: Title IX

Among the legal questions still swirling around Penn State, one has drawn little attention but could pose a threat to the university: Did the school’s handling of sex abuse allegations against assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky violate the federal Title IX gender discrimination law?

670 The Score–2012/08/29

Jerry Sandusky. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Ohio State Fans Make Shirt Mocking Penn State Victims

There’s no denying the rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan.

670 The Score–2012/08/29

Iowa v Penn State

Bernstein: A Proper Playlist For Penn State

In an unexpected bit of collateral damage from the Penn State football child-rape scandal, “Sweet Caroline” has turned sour for Happy Valley.

670 The Score–2012/08/28

Joe Paterno walks the sidelines during action between Penn State and Ohio State. Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)

PSU Will No Longer Play ‘Sweet Caroline’ At Football Games

We’ve all heard the song before, Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline, and we’ve probably all belted out the lyrics at one time or another.

670 The Score–2012/08/27

Jerry Sandusky. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Second Mile Delays Plans To Shut Down

The charity for troubled youths started by convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky said Monday that it will postpone a plan to shut down and transfer programs and assets to a Texas ministry until lawsuits against the charity are resolved.

670 The Score–2012/08/27

Jerry Sandusky. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Transcript: Great Deal Of Sandusky Evidence Unused

A prosecutor in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case said a “great deal” of “highly incriminating” evidence wasn’t presented to the jury that convicted him, according to a post-trial hearing transcript unsealed Wednesday.

670 The Score–2012/08/15

Jerry Sandusky. (Courtesy: Office of the Attorney General)

Report: Feds Investigating Sandusky Pedophile Ring, Possibly Shared Boys With Others

According to a report from RadarOnline.com, the FBI and a criminal investigative division of the United States Postal Service are looking into the possibility that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky created a pedophile ring in which he shared boys with other men connected to Penn State

670 The Score–2012/08/10

Penn State football fans. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ten Foot Mailbag: For Whom Should An Ex-PSU Fan Root?

You waited and waited and waited, and finally it came back Thursday night. And you who were so excited for a Bears preseason football game got exactly what you deserved. First, there was no Cutler, Forte, Peppers, or Urlacher.

670 The Score–2012/08/10

A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

Penn State Ranks Second In ‘Top Party School List’

The Nittany Lions ranked second in Newsweek’s 2012 List of Top Party Schools.

670 The Score–2012/08/09

Bill O'Brien. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Bill O’Brien: Time For Penn State To Move Forward

While some in State College refuse to accept the sanctions levied by the NCAA against the football program, head coach Bill O’Brien is ready to move on.

670 The Score–2012/08/09

Credit: Smack Apparel.

Penn State Supporters Release ‘National Communist Athletic Association’ T-Shirt

If you’ve followed along with the outrage from Penn State supporters regarding the NCAA sanctions against their football program, then this should come as no surprise.

670 The Score–2012/08/09

A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

Penn State Adds Names, Ribbon To Football Jerseys

Penn State is adding the names of players as well as a symbol of child-abuse awareness to the football team’s jerseys for the upcoming season.

670 The Score–2012/08/07

A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

PSU Trustee Intends To Appeal To NCAA Sanctions

A Penn State trustee has told the NCAA that he intends to appeal college sports governing body’s strict sanctions on the university for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

670 The Score–2012/08/06

President Barack Obama. (photo credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Obama On Penn State Sanctions: Appropriate Message To Send

The NCAA’s decision to punish Penn State is OK by the President of the United States.

670 The Score–2012/08/02

A fan wears a mask of former coach Joe Paterno shortly after the coach's firing. Fans gathered at the Lasch Football Building on Wednesday to rally against NCAA sanctions and support the football team. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Bernstein: Penn State Rally Defiant, Insulting

The understanding of the need for culture change at Penn State lasted all of two weeks, if it ever existed at all beyond worthless words from impotent administrators.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/01

Mike McQueary in 2005. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images)

Lawyers Say They’ve Found Victim 2, The Boy McQueary Saw Being Molested

A man who claims to be the unknown victim molested in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky in a case that led to Joe Paterno’s firing intends to sue the university for its “egregious and reckless conduct” that facilitated the abuse, his lawyers said Thursday.

670 The Score–2012/07/26

Former head coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions leads his players onto the field.  (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Penn State Loses State Farm Sponsorship

State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school’s credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed by the NCAA.

670 The Score–2012/07/24

Joe Paterno. (credit: Getty)

Silverman: Paterno Nearly Left Penn State 40 Years Ago

Joe Paterno almost left Penn State to become coach of the New England Patriots.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/24

A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

SI Cover: ‘We Were Penn State’

Shortly after the NCAA’s press conference where the sanctions against Penn State were levied, Sports Illustrated released the artwork for the cover of its new magazine.

670 The Score–2012/07/24

Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles watches his team take on the West Virginia Mountaineers during the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl on January 1, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. Florida State defeated West Virginia 33-21 in Bobby Bowden's last game as a head coach for the Seminoles. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

Bowden: No Joy In Taking Most-Wins Recognition From Paterno

Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden says the NCAA’s unprecedented punishment of Penn State’s football program “cannot replace those boys who were molested.”

2012/07/23

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