Penn State pays Paterno family under his contract (Yahoo! Sports)

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Penn State pays Paterno family under his contract (Yahoo! Sports):
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2008, file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno walks the field during warmups before their NCAA college football game against Oregon State in State College, Pa. Penn State said it provided more than $5.5 million in payments and benefits to settle Paterno's employment contract on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The university and Paterno's estate finalized the remaining payments due to the longtime coach, who was fired in November in the wake of former assistant Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child sexual abuse charges and died of lung cancer in January. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State has agreed to provide millions in payments and benefits to Joe Paterno's estate and family members under the late football coach's employment contract, although a family lawyer says the Paternos did not sign away their right to sue.

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