Penn State hit with $60m penalty over sex abuse case
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="Penn">Penn</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> $60 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voided">voided</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 14 <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="rebuke">rebuke</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Sandusky">Sandusky</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="NCAA">NCAA</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Emmert">Emmert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> "<span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> "<span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>, <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>.</p><p><span word="Penn">Penn</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scholarships">scholarships</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="from">from</span> 25 <span word="to">to</span> 15.</p><p><span word="Penn">Penn</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="alerted">alerted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sandusky">Sandusky</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="abusing">abusing</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="tainted">tainted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="football">football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Paterno">Paterno</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="Athletic">Athletic</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="swiftness">swiftness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breadth">breadth</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="reeling">reeling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sandusky">Sandusky</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="molestation">molestation</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="blotch">blotch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diminishing">diminishing</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paterno">Paterno</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spanned">spanned</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="seasons">seasons</span>. <span word="Paterno">Paterno</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NCAA">NCAA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="voiding">voiding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nittany">Nittany</span> <span word="Lions">Lions</span>' <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1998 <span word="and">and</span> 2011 - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Sandusky">Sandusky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span>.</p>
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