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Governor seeks to overturn NCAA sanctions against PSU

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday the NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Corbett filed a federal lawsuit against the college athletics governing body.

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In a bold challenge to the NCAA's powers, Pennsylvania's governor claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its authority and "piled on" when it penalized Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
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