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NCAA lays out Penn State punishment

NCAA lays out Penn State punishment

The NCAA announced its punishment for Penn State this morning following a child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State faces a $60 million fine, as well as four-year postseason ban.

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Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses

Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses

Ernie Els kept feeling that something special could happen at the British Open, and it did. But only after a collapse by Adam Scott that no one imagined.

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Statue of famed Penn State coach Paterno taken down

Statue of famed Penn State coach Paterno taken down

The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against the university whose top officials were accused in a scathing report of burying child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant.

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Olympians complain of gender discrimination

Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are being skewered following complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while the women sat in the cheap seats.

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Former Vikings GM Mike Lynn dies

Former Vikings GM Mike Lynn dies

Mike Lynn, the longtime Minnesota Vikings executive who made the ill-fated trade with Dallas for Herschel Walker, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lynn's death Saturday with a statement on the Vikings website.

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Olympians complain of gender discrimination

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The Week in Commentary

A summary of this week's commentaries and some of the comments we received in response.

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Agent: Favre will be assistant high school coach

Agent: Favre will be assistant high school coach

Brett Favre is returning to football as an assistant high school coach in Mississippi.

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Minnesotans compete in the 2012 London Olympics

Mary Martin's daughter, Megan Kalmoe, is competing in her second Olympics as a member of the USA rowing team. Megan was born and raised in South St. Paul.

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