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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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HOUSTON -- DeVante Kincade threw three touchdown passes, Jestin Kelly and Martez Carter each rushed for over 100 yards, and Grambling State ended the game on a 40-point run to beat Texas Southern 47-28 on Saturday night.Grambling State (9-1, 8-0 SWAC), which has won 17 straight in conference, trailed 28-7 after Texas Southern scored three second-quarter touchdowns in less than three minutes.But Kincade threw touchdown passes of 34 and 72 yards to Verlan Hunter in a 21-second span, pulling the Tigers to 28-21 and capping a run of four combined touchdowns in 53 seconds for both teams. Jonathan Wallace hit a pair of field goals, andd Kincade threw his third TD pass to Dominique Leake with 11 seconds left in the half to give Grambling a 33-28 halftime lead.ddddddddddddCarter and Kelly each scored on TD runs in the second half to salt the game away.Grambling State plays Southern (8-0 SWAC) on Nov. 26 in the 43rd Annual Bayou Classic to decide the SWACs western division champion. The winner plays Alcorn State for the league title in Houston on Dec. 3.Averion Hurts threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns for Texas Southern (4-7, 4-5). ' ' '