Baylor plans internal investigation
scrutiny to Baylor campus police for their investigation of the allegations against Ukwuachu and to Briles for allowing Ukwuachu to enroll at the school.
Motor sports
Kyle Busch got by leader Chris Buescher on an overtime restart and pulled away for his eighth career Xfinity Series victory at Bristol ( Tennessee) Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin set a n track record in leading a Toyota sweep of the first two rows in qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin turned a lap at 131.407 mph to break the mark of 131.362 mph set last August by Kevin Harvick.
NFL
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Chiefs counterpart Alex Smith struggled behind their unsettled offensive lines in Kansas City’s 14- 13 preseason victory over Seattle.
Matt Ryan was sharp n for the second straight preseason game, leading Atlanta to touchdowns in both of his series in the Falcons’ 30- 22 loss to the New York Jets. Rookie Terron Ward ( De La Salle High) had a 4yard touchdown run for the Falcons.
Tennis
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, the top seeds at Cincinnati, reached the semifinals. Djokovic beat fifth- seeded Stan Wawrinka 6- 4, 6- 1. Williams followed on center court and rallied to beat Ana Ivanovic 3- 6, 64, 6- 2. Third- seeded Andy Murray reached the semifinals by beating Richard Gasquet 4- 6, 6- 1, 6- 4. He’ll face Roger Federer, who eased through a 6- 3, 6- 4 win over Feliciano Lopez.
Miscellany
Lucas Melano’s goal in the 86th minute pulled the Portland Timbers into a 2- 2 draw with the Houston Dynamo to extend Portland’s unbeaten streak at home to nine games.
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie n became the youngest man to win the marathon at the world championships, using a late surge to take the title on a sweltering Saturday in Beijing. The 19- year- old Eritrean finished in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 27 seconds to hold off Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia by 40 seconds.
UFC bantamweight n champion Ronda Rousey will take on former boxing champion Holly Holm in her next bout on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas.
Jurors at a civil trial n focused on the market value of Michael Jordan’s identity handed him a major win, ordering a grocery- store chain to pay him $ 8.9 million for invoking his name in a steak ad without his permission. Jordan said he will give the money to charities in Chicago.