Cranberry's Koenig helps GCC golf winWARREN, Ohio — Grove City College sophomore and Cranberry Township resident Ryan Koenig carded an even-par 72 Tuesday to help the Wolverine golf team win the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship.Koenig, an Eden Christian graduate, was second on the team with a 153 for the two-day event. He was seventh overall in the 38-golfer field.Butler resident Anthony Smaldino, a Vincentian graduate, carded an 81 Tuesday and had a 171 overall for Grove City.

Title IX coordinator critical of BaylorDALLAS — The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University said top campus leaders undermined her efforts to investigate sexual assault claims and were more concerned with protecting the Baylor “brand” than the students.Patty Crawford told “CBS This Morning” that the university set her up “to fail from the beginning.” Crawford, who resigned Monday from her role enforcing the federal standards meant to prevent discrimination based on gender, said she received “resistance” from senior leadership but did not identify those leaders.Later Wednesday, Baylor officials announced that they had promoted Crawford’s senior deputy, Kristan Tucker, as the university’s new Title IX coordinator.

NCAA facing 43 concussion lawsuitsUNDATED — The NCAA is now facing 43 class-action lawsuits related to the handling of concussions by Division I football programs after 18 more were filed this week.The complaints also name college conferences and in some cases schools. The Chicago-based law firm Edelson PC has been filing the lawsuits in batches since May.The latest were filed Tuesday on behalf of former players from Texas A&M, UCLA, Maryland, Richmond, Idaho, South Carolina, Mississippi, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Alabama and Iowa.

Marlins fire Bonds as hitting coachMIAMI — Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds was fired along with third base coach Lenny Harris and bullpen coach Reid Cornelius.Miami also announced a $40 million, three-year contract with third baseman Martin Prado, who would have been eligible for free agency, and exercised a $2 million club option on outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.Miami finished fourth in the majors in batting average at .263 but fourth-lowest in runs at 655 and next-to-last with 128 homers. The Marlins improved in all three categories from 2015.Manager Don Mattingly said the organization decided to move in a different direction with its coaching staff.