NCAA to punish Penn State; Paterno statue removed

Sunday, July 22, 2012 | 5:46 p.m. CDT

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The NCAA announced Sunday that it will issue sanctions against Penn State in the wake of a scathing report that found that top university officials buried child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant and led to the tearing down of the famed statue of once-sainted coach Joe Paterno.

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