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The Westboro Baptist Church, known for its infamous God Hates Fags slogan and unwelcome funeral pickets, has announced that it will protest at the funeral of renowned Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno.

The funeral for former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno will be held at Koch Funeral Home in State College. The funeral home is expected to announce details about Paterno's memorial later on Monday. Details about Paterno's funeral arrangement can be viewed on the funeral home's Web site.

When Disney shareholders vote to re-elect directors at its annual meeting in March, neither Steve Jobs' wife nor a representative from his trust will be on the ballot, even though the trust is the media company's largest shareholder.

The famed coach deserves better than to be immediately connected to Jerry Sandusky.

Joe Paterno, Penn State's former head football coach, died on Sunday, at the age of 85. He was battling lung cancer. Big Ten commissioner and several college head coaches have reacted to the news of Paterno's passing. Here are some of their statements as reported by NBC Sports:

Joe Paterno died Sunday, and the Penn State Campus came together Sunday in an outpouring of support for the school's former head football coach.

The controversial Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas is at it again. Now, the church said it will picket the funeral of the legendary Joe Pa -- longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno who died on Sunday morning.

Many athletes and coaches have issued statements about Joe Paterno's death on Sunday, but it is accused child molester Jerry Sandusky's statement that is making the most noise.

Joe Paterno, the 85-year-old former Penn State coach who was battling lung cancer, died on Sunday, after suffering further health complications the day prior, the family told the media. Since news of Paterno's death began spreading on Sunday, Sandusky and Penn State officials have issued statements. Read the statements here.

Pundits like Matt Millen say legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died on Sunday of a broken heart. Millen, the former NFL star who played for Paterno in the late 1970s, said on ESPN he just can't help but think (Paterno) died of a broken heart and that bothers me.

The famed Penn State head football coach died on Sunday at State College Hospital due to complications from lung cancer.

Joe Paterno, a man whose shining career as Penn State University's head football coach was overshadowed by recent child sex-abuse allegations against one of his former assistants, has died. He was 85.

Scott Paterno, the son of former Pennsylvania State University football coach Joe Paterno has refuted reports that his father has died. CBS report is wrong -- Dad is alive but in serious condition, he tweeted. We continue to ask for your prayers and privacy during this time.

Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach who was fired last year as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, is not dead, but remains in serious condition as he continues to battles lung cancer, Paterno's family spokesman Dan McGinn told the media.

Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is dead, according to reports.Paterno, known affectionately as JoePa, died at the age of 85 of lung cancer, according to CBS Sports.

When Walt Disney Co. shareholders vote to re-elect directors at its annual meeting in March, neither Steve Jobs' wife nor a representative of his trust will be on the ballot, even though the trust is the media company's largest shareholder.

When Disney shareholders vote to re-elect directors at its annual meeting in March, neither Steve Jobs' wife nor a representative from his trust will be present on the ballot, even though it is the media company's largest shareholder.

Carter likely doesn’t have too much time left on this earth but he will leave a great legacy as the premier catcher in the National League of the post-Johnny Bench era.

University of California (UC) Irvine scientists have established the existence of a disease-fighting protein in human tears that could go a long way in early detection of cancers and other chronic diseases.

Earlier today, music legend Etta James died after a long struggle with terminal cancer. Just a day earlier, freestyle skier Sarah Burke passed away after suffering horrific injuries during a training accident last week. We've lost some of music, politics and sports' brightest and best in just the first weeks of 2012. But take a moment to relive their inspirational lives: those of Etta James, Sarah Burke, Johnny Otis, Tony Blankley, Bob Weston and Bob Anderson.

Etta James, legendary blues singer with classics like At Last, Something's Got a Hold on Me and The Wallflower, is dead at age 73 after a battle with terminal cancer leading up to her death. James died at a California hospital Friday, as confirmed by her longtime friend and manger Lupe De Leon, who said she died from the complications of Leukemia, which she was diagnosed with in 2010, with her husband, Artis Mills, and sons by her side. Here are some of her best songs ...