Boros earns 2nd alternate spotEXPORT — Saxonburg resident Joe Boros shot an even-par 71 (38-33) and placed third at the U.S. Senior Open Section Qualifier Wednesday at Westmoreland Country Club.The effort handed Boros the second alternate spot.Dave Bunker of Woodbridge, Ontario, won the event with a 70 (37-33).

UFC champ Jones ruled out of boutLAS VEGAS — UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been notified of a potential doping violation, ruling him out of his bout with Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200.UFC President Dana White announced the dramatic change three days before the mixed martial arts promotion’s landmark show.Jones tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition sample taken June 16 by USADA, which administers the UFC’s anti-drug policy.Jones is considered the top pound-for-pound fighter in MMA, but he has failed drug tests around two of his past three scheduled fights. He tested positive for apparent cocaine use before his first fight with Cormier at UFC 182 in January 2015.Jones served a suspension for much of 2015 after his involvement in a hit-and-run accident.

Settlement forces Tennessee to changeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s $2.48 million settlement of a Title IX lawsuit regarding its handling of assault complaints against athletes includes steps on how the school must improve the way it addresses incidents involving sexual misconduct.A copy of the settlement obtained through a public records request said the school will change its rules regarding student disciplinary hearings and will appoint an independent commission including experts on establishing or maintaining federal law compliance programs.The settlement calls for Tennessee to use “its best efforts to enforce mandatory sexual assault training” for employees reasonably likely to be among the first to learn about incidents. Tennessee also is no longer providing a list of potential lawyers to athletes, a practice it actually discontinued before the settlement.

Rose filing suit against lawyerFormer baseball star Pete Rose is suing the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.Rose said in a federal lawsuit filed John Dowd damaged his reputation and endorsement deals during an interview on WCHE-AM in West Chester.