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In the first press conference for the former Notre Dame football star, Manti Te'o revealed the hardest part about the hoax was the impact it had on his family, as well as the embarrassment he suffered publicly. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. (TODAY)

In an interview Friday night with ESPN, the Notre Dame linebacker said he was fooled by a person who has since apologized to him and that he had no role in the bizarre hoax. But for many questions still remain about this elaborate scheme. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (TODAY)

PFT Live: Mike Florio answers questions from PFT Planet. Who would Florio take in their prime: Ray Lewis or Lawrence Taylor? Can the Ravens offense compete with the Patriots? How would Florio handle the Te'o situation? (NBC Sports)

When Notre Dame's Manti Te'o lost his grandmother and girlfriend on the same day, his story became one of triumph despite personal tragedy. Now that Te'o's relationship was revealed to be a hoax, he is staying out of the limelight, focusing on his hoped-for career in the NFL. NBC's John Yang reports. (Nightly News)

PFT Live: Mike Florio talks about the biggest NFL news and that is the Manti Te'o fake dead girlfriend hoax that recently surfaced. Will this controversy dramatically affect Te'o's draft stock? Florio also discusses how new Jaguars coach Gus Bradley can have a successful tenure in Jacksonville and who the Cardinals will settle for as their new coach. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: In this bizarre Manti Te'o fake dead girlfriend hoax, Mike Florio analyzes the hit Te'o's draft stock can take if he doesn't handle the story in the right manner. (NBC Sports)

The inspirational story of Notre Dame's star linebacker Manti Te'o leading his team to glory despite his girlfriend's death made national headlines. But after Deadspin.com reported that the woman never existed, Te'o is now saying he was the victim of "someone's sick joke." NBC's John Yang reports. (TODAY)

Timothy Burke, a reporter with Deadspin.com, talks about breaking the story that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's girlfriend, famously portrayed as an inspiration to him after her death this past season, was never real. Burke says it would take "a great deal of faith" to believe all of Te'o's account. (TODAY)

University of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick discusses an apparent hoax involving star football player Manti Te'o. (NBC Sports)

The Australian DJs who made the prank call to Duchess Kate's hospital that was followed by the suicide of the nurse who took the call speak out publicly for the first time in a series of television interviews. Meanwhile, British police have contacted their counterparts in Australia. NBC's Keir Simmons reports. (TODAY)