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COLLEGE FOOTBALLTexas A&M was ranked fourth behind Alabama, Clemson and Michigan in the seasons first College Football Playoff rankings.The Aggies (7-1) were surprisingly a spot ahead of unbeaten Washington on Tuesday in the first of six selection committee rankings. The Crimson Tide (8-0), Tigers (8-0), Wolverines (8-0) and Huskies (8-0) are the only remaining undefeated teams from Power Five conferences and hold the top four spots in the latest Associated Press poll.The 12-person committee, however, gave a nod to Texas A&Ms strength of schedule.Ohio State was sixth and Louisville was seventh.The final rankings will be released Dec. 4, with the top four teams moving on to the College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31 at the Fiesta and Peach bowls.WACO, Texas -- Baylor Universitys former Title IX coordinator says a top school official told her to never put anything in writing after she sent him a memo detailing her concerns that her authority was still being compromised even after the university had indicated it was trying to make changes in the wake of a series of sexual assault claims.Patty Crawford on Tuesday told 60 Minutes Sports on Showtime that Reagan Ramsower, Baylors senior vice president for operations, yelled at her in July after she wrote the 16-page memo and told her to only talk to him in person or by phone.Ramsower told the television program that Crawfords claim was a complete fabrication.Baylor has received a storm of criticism over claims it mishandled sexual assault cases for several years.NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon has been suspended for the 12th-ranked Sooners Thursday night game against Iowa State for violating team rules.Mixon apologized in a statement for having an altercation with parking attendants, but the team did not provide any other details.The sophomore ranks third nationally in all-purpose yards with 184.8 per game. He gained 377 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns against Texas Tech.With Samaje Perine already sidelined with an injury, Abdul Adams should be the teams primary ballcarrier Thursday. Adams ran for 91 yards on 13 carries in last Saturdays 56-3 win over Kansas.Mixon was suspended for an entire season after punching a woman in the face at a restaurant before the start of his freshman year.ATLANTA -- A report by the Georgia Tech campus police says LSU freshman offensive lineman Donavaughn Campbell and Georgia Tech sophomore defensive back Jalen Johnson are facing criminal charges after allegedly getting in a fight outside a fraternity house.The officer responding to the scene says in the report that he came upon several men with bruises to their faces and heads saying theyd been punched by the two players, who were subsequently arrested on Sunday.The 6-foot-4, 344-pound Campbell, a former Louisiana high school standout from Ponchatoula, is charged with two counts of battery. Hes played as a reserve in three LSU games this season.Johnson, an Oneonta, Alabama native, faces one count of simple battery. Hes played in eight games this season and has been in on five tackles.PRO FOOTBALLCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A person familiar with the situation says NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke via telephone with Cam Newton about the Carolina quarterbacks concerns over not being protected by game officials from hits while in the pocket.Its unclear exactly what they discussed.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the details of the meeting were not disclosed.Newton criticized league officials after Carolinas 30-20 win over Arizona on Sunday, saying that he doesnt feel safe in the pocket because officials are treating him differently than other QBs in the league and not throwing flags.Newton said he reached his breaking point came when Cardinals defensive tackle Calais Campbell hit him below the knees as he released the football. Campbell was not penalized.BASEBALLFORT LEE, N.J. -- A New York Mets pitcher featured in a new anti-domestic violence ad campaign is now facing a domestic violence charge in New Jersey.A complaint filed by authorities in Fort Lee municipal court alleges that Jeurys Familia caused bodily injury to another and that they observed a scratch to the victims chest and a bruise to the victims right cheek. It says the 27-year-old Familia -- who is identified in the complaint as Jeurys F. Mojica -- was arrested early Monday and charged with simple assault. Major League Baseball confirmed Familias extended last name is Mojica.The All-Star pitcher, the married father of a year-old boy, serves as the Mets closer.Familias agent declined comment on the matter. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Inbee Park could tell right away Wednesday that this was not an ordinary golf tournament.Walking onto the practice range, the South Korean flag on her red shirt and the Olympic rings just about everywhere she looked, the jangled nerves made her realize that playing in the Olympics -- the first for womens golf since 1900 -- brought the kind of pressure she doesnt usually feel.On the golf course, Park was as unflappable as ever.Facing top competition for the first time in two months, Park was flawless in a round of 5-under 66 that left her one shot behind Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand.Seiyoung Kim of South Korea also shot a 66.I was able to feel a lot of the players nerves when I was on the range and when I was playing out there, Park said. I havent played in a while, but this is not what I usually get all the time. I was able to tell -- everybody was quite proud to represent their country and quite excited and quite nervous at the same time.Jutanugarn, a four-time winner coming off her first major at the Womens British Open, kept her calm during a wild ride.She pulled a 6-iron into the native area left of the green on the par-3 fourth hole and made double bogey, quickly erasing birdies on the previous two holes. Jutanugarn followed with another 6-iron to 8 feet for eagle on the next hole, and she was on her way.I had one double but I felt OK, Jutanugarn said. I want to play my game and not worry about it.A short birdie putt on the 16th gave her a one-stroke lead after an opening round noted for the heat and laborious pace of play. It took the final threesome just over 5 1/2 hours to complete the opening round.For the second straight week, a Brazilian native opened the golf competition. Miriam Nagl was picked to hit the first tee shot.Being in my home country and golf being back in the Olympic Games ... its just very special to me, she said. Nagl and Victoria Lovelady, the two Brazilians in the 60-player field, each shot 79.Womens golf was last part of the Olympics in 1900 in Paris, and then it was only a nine-hole competition among 10 woomen.ddddddddddddThese games are all about the South Koreans, who have dominated womens golf for the last generation. The maximum four players who qualified are among the top 10 in the womens world ranking, and there has been talk back home about sweeping the podium.Being a Korean womens golfer, I think we always have that kind of pressure on our shoulders, Park said. Its hard, because we play 30 events a year, and there isnt many weeks where all Korean golfers finish 1, 2, 3. Being able to do it in the Olympics would be something unreal, but obviously its going to be something thats very, very hard to do with all the great competitors around the world.At the same time, it is pressure for a lot of us, she said. It is a really hard one. But you know, we really cant help it.Spain got off to a strong start behind Carlota Ciganda (67) and Azahara Munoz (68) while Lexi Thompson led the three Americans at 68. Lydia Ko, the No. 1 player in womens golf, got into the picture only late in the day when she holed out with a 9-iron from 135 yards for eagle on the par-4 15th hole.It was my first eagle at the Olympics, Ko said after a 69. So I think its great.Park last competed on a big stage two months ago at the KPMG Womens PGA Championship, where she became the youngest player at 27 to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame. Park missed the cut and skipped the next two majors because of a thumb injury that has been bothering her all year.The time off allowed her to get ready for the Olympics. Park felt good in practice and carried that to the course, looking much like the player who has won seven majors.Park never came seriously close to bogey. Her bid for a fourth straight birdie spun out on the 13th hole, and she missed a 6-footer on the next hole. Park missed six birdie chances from 10 feet or under, though that presented more hope than frustration.I always like to deal with missed opportunity than not even having an opportunity, she said. ' ' '