Grier leadsW. Virginia to big win over Baylor

Will Grier threw three touchdown passes, and No. 13 West Virginia used a big second quarter to cruise to a 58-14 victory over Baylor on Thursday night in Morgantown.

The Mountaineers (6-1, 4-1 Big 12) bounced back from a blowout loss at Iowa State with arguably their best performances of the season on both sides of the ball.

During a 31-point second quarter, Grier had TD tosses of 25 and 65 yards to David Sills, and Grier ran for a 1-yard score for a 41- 0 halftime lead.

Grier finished 17 of 27 for 353 yards and sat out the fourth quarter.

Baylor (4- 4, 2-3) was limited to 287 total yards. APP STATE HAS BAD DAY IN TOP 25 » Shai Werts rushed for 129 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown run, and host Georgia Southern upset No. 25 Appalachian State 34-14 to spoil the Mountaineers’ first week in the Top 25. Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas was knocked out of the game on the opening series. NAVY, NOTRE DAME HEADED TO IRELAND » Navy and Notre Dame will open the 2020 season in Dublin, Ireland. The schools’ 94th meeting is set for Aug. 29, 2020, at Aviva Stadium. REPORT: MARYLAND FOOTBALL NOT ‘TOXIC,’ BUT HAS PROBLEMS » An external investigation of the Maryland football program under coach DJ Durkin has determined that the team “did not have a toxic culture,” but was problematic enough to where players feared speaking out.

The 198- page report, which was obtained by The Associated Press, was compiled by an independent commission of eight people. The commission wrote that the culture of the program was not the reason behind the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair. The report did not include any recommendations about Durkin’s status. He has been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 11.

Motors

INDY DRIVERWICKENS CON

FIRMSPARALYSIS » IndyCar driver Robert Wickens, injured in a violent crashAug. 19 at Pocono (Pennsylvania) Raceway, confirmed that he is paralyzed from the waist down, according an ESPN. com report.

He posted a note on Instagram to provide clarity on the extent of his injuries. Wickens, whose car got airborne and spun several times along the Po- cono catch fence, suffered an injury to his spinal cord as well as a thoracic spinal fracture, neck fracture, tibia and fibula fractures to both legs, four broken ribs, a broken right forearm, a broken elbow, fractures in both hands and a pulmonary contusion.

Golf

REED OPENS WITH 64 TO TAKE LEAD AT HSBC CHAMPIONS » Patrick Reed returned from his post-Ryder Cup break with a bogeyfree round in windy conditions for an 8-under 64 and a two-shot lead in theHSBC Champions. Reed putted for birdie on every hole at Sheshan International in Shanghai. The Masters champion closed with a 25foot birdie putt on the par- 4 ninth hole. Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele were two shots behind at 66. CHAMP SHOOTS 65 IN TOUGH CONDITIONS » Cameron Champ shot a 7-under 65 in wet, windy and unseasonably cool conditions at the Country Club of Jackson (Mississippi) to take the first-round lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

On the par-4 18th, Champ blasted a 347-yard drive and hit his approach to 4 feet to set up his fifth backnine birdie. The 23-year-old earned his PGA Tour card on the Web.com Tour last season.

Cameron Tringale was a stroke back. SHADOFFTAKESEARLYLEAD AT LPGA TAIWAN CHAMPIONSHIP » Jodi Ewart Shadoff shot a 7-under 65 to take a two- stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship. Shadoff, seeking her first career victory, made seven birdies in a bogeyfree round at the Ta Shee Golf and Country Club in Taoyuan to finish ahead Haeji Kang and Nelly Korda ( both 67).

Tennis

FEDERERRALLIES, REACHES QUARTERFINALS » Roger Federer made it 17 wins in a row at the Swiss Indoors when he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5 tomarch into the quarterfinals in Basel. The 37-year- old Federer next meets Gilles Simon, who knocked out Ernests Gulbis 7- 6 (4), 7- 6 (0). ARTHRITIS DIAGNOSIS FOR WOZNIACKI » CarolineWozniacki was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis ahead of this year’s U.S. Open, the Danish tennis player revealed at the WTA Finals in Singapore. She made the announcement after being eliminated from the yearend competition following a 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 loss toElina Svitolina in her third roundrobin match.