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Paterno has surgery day after winning Big Ten title

Nov. 23, 2008
Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.
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PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Joe Paterno will coach from the press box Thursday when eighth-ranked Penn State faces No. 5 Southern California at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Rose Bowl-bound Penn State announced Tuesday it has given 81-year-old football Coach Joe Paterno a contract extension through 2011.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno, 81, returned home Tuesday after undergoing successful hip replacement surgery.
Paterno plans to return for 44th season

Paterno plans to return for 44th season

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Joe Paterno said Saturday, following the Nittany Lions' 49-18 win over Michigan State, he plans to return in 2009 as Penn State University football coach.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Three players have been suspended from the Penn State football team after police allegedly found marijuana at their apartment complex.

Expose hurts Penn State, Paterno

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Report: Info given on Paterno successor

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 15 (UPI) -- Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was hospitalized Thursday because of dehydration.

COL FB: Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Rodney Kinlaw gained 143 yards on 21 rushes, Evan Royster ran 38 yards for a fourth-quarter TD, and Penn State beat Texas A&M 24-17 Saturday in the Alamo Bowl.

Comment about Paterno 'inappropriate'

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Officials at Texas A&M have apologized for "inappropriate and offensive" comments about Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

Penn State to play in Alamo Bowl

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Penn State will play in the Alamo Bowl in Joe Paterno's 500th game as coach of the Nittany Lions, the university announced Friday.

Court: Paterno's paycheck public record

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's salary is a matter of public record.

Penn State players clean up stadium

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Penn State’s Nittany Lions won their first home football game of the season and then had to clean the stadium.

Belgium's King Albert has hip surgery

BRUSSELS, June 28 (UPI) -- Belgian King Albert II is hospitalized and said to be in excellent condition after undergoing hip replacement surgery.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler