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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Perth Wildcats claimed an 84-74 overtime win against the Cairns Taipans on Saturday night to avoid a second straight loss to start their title defence.Jaron Johnson bought the Perth Arena crowd to their feet when he dropped a three-point shot to tie the scores with just 0.80 seconds remaining in the game.Just 17.1 seconds earlier, Johnson had those same fans holding their heads in disbelief after he turned the ball over when the Cats trailed by one point and looked to have blown their chance of victory.That three pointer was Johnsons 13th in a massive personal final quarter after the Taipans had led by as many as six in the same period.He finished the games highest scorer, with 26, while Casey Prather scored 23.The Taipans managed only four points in the overtime period.The Wildcats produced an almost carbon copy of Thursdays away loss to the Brisbane Bullets in the season opener.They got out to an early lead (14 points) against the Taipans, just like they did against the Bullets - only to let their opposition back in the game after the main break.Only this time, they managed to find a way to win.Perth coach Trevor Gleeson must have let out a massive sigh of relief after the game, having given away a technical foul and a subsequent one point to the Taipans Cameron Gliddon during the fourth quarter.The margin then was two points in favour of the visitors.Gliddon was terrific in the Cairns comeback, adding 10 points of his own in the fourth quarter and 20 for the game.The Taipans didnt help themselves in the first half though, with inaccurate shooting.After scoring the first four points of the contest, they managed only eight for the opening quarter.ddddddddddddThey shot a disappointing 17 per cent from the field, with none of their seven attempts from three-point range dropping.Cairns also got itself into foul trouble late in the period, but while the Cats couldnt make the most of their gifts from the free-throw line (six from 11), they still led by 11 points at the first break.That lead was reduced to just eight by half-time, despite the Taipans still struggling in offense.Prather and Jameel McKay threatened to blow the game apart for the home side early in the second quarter, the beneficiaries of some typically dogged Damian Martin defence - and the lead got out to 14.New Wildcats US import Jaron Johnson couldnt say if the match-tying shot was the biggest he has ever hit, but admits its in his top five.Its probably ... right up there, he said.I want to be the type of player that can be put into that position to shoot like take.Coach wrote the play. I had had a turnover just previous to that so I was feeling kind of bad about it, but my teammates were there to pick me up.Cairns coach Aaron Fearne said he was disappointed that they let the win go.We lacked some discipline on what were doing, he said.Im disappointed we didnt stay aggressive. We had been playing very aggressive in the pre-season and came out tonight tentative; very on the back foot.We let them control us, instead of us controlling the game.And then obviously we broke down on that last play when they hit the three. ' ' '