Penn State fined record $2.4 million

Rod Pampling shot an 11-under-par 60 in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, missing a chance for a 59 when he parred the final two holes. He had two eagles and seven birdies in his morning round to match the TPC Summerlin record. He left a 22-footer short on the par-3 17th, and missed from 18 feet on the par-4 18th. Brooks Koepka and John Huh shot 62, and Billy Horschel had a 64 . . . George Coetzee birdied three of his final four holes to start the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya with a 7-under 64. Coetzee had eight birdies and one bogey to secure a one-shot lead over Thorbjorn Olesen, who had a bogey-free round.

Jerry Colangelo won’t seek a third term as chairman of USA Basketball, instead focusing on his role as managing director of the men’s national team program. Colangelo said that he will concentrate on the transition from coach Mike Krzyzewski to Gregg Popovich and building the player pool for the competition cycle through the 2020 Olympics. Retired General Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the leading candidate to replace Colangelo, according to an official who has been briefed on the plans. USA Basketball’s board of directors will vote on Dempsey’s candidacy at its annual meeting on Nov. 14, the official told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity . . . Jeremy Lin strained his left hamstring and the Brooklyn Nets say he will miss at least two weeks . . . Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes was fined $15,000 for directing inappropriate language toward game officials following the team’s loss to Miami Tuesday night . . . Sophomore Jerome Robinson finished with a game-high 27 points on 10-of-22 shooting to carry Boston College over Stonehill, 81-74, in a men’s exhibition game at Conte Forum.

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Tom Gilbert was suspended three games for boarding Anaheim Ducks forward Nick Ritchie. Gilbert hit Ritchie during the second period of the Kings’ 4-0 loss to the rival Ducks on Tuesday, making contact with Ritchie’s head while driving him into the glass. No penalty was given on the play, but Ritchie didn’t return to the game, and he didn’t play in Anaheim’s loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday . . . Buffalo Sabers defenseman Zach Bogosian is out indefinitely with a sprained ligament in one of his knees. Coach Dan Bylsma says Bogosian sprained his medial collateral ligament and will miss several weeks.

Marin Cilic ended a three-match losing streak against David Goffin at the Paris Masters to earn a spot at the ATP Finals. Next on his plate is top-ranked Novak Djokjovic, who rallied past Grigor Dimitrov, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Cilic has an 0-14 record against the Serb. Andy Murray, who can topple Djokovic in the rankings if he wins the tournament and Djokovic does not reach the final, made the quarters with no trouble, dispatching Lucas Pouille, 6-3, 6-0. Also, there will be an all-American quarterfinal between big-hitter Jack Sock and big-server John Isner.

Federal officials are looking into whether Russian sports agent Andrey Baranov conspired with US marathon organizers — including New York City Marathon officials — to allow athletes using banned substances to compete in their events, according to several people familiar with the case who requested anonymity because the investigation is continuing. Baranov has not been charged with any crimes, and he has in the past been depicted as a whistleblower who exposed cheating and corruption in track and field. Baranov emphatically denied any criminal activity . . . Three-time Olympian Katie Uhlaender was named to this season’s US national skeleton team, after winning two of the four races in the team trials. Uhlaender will join Kendall Wesenberg and Annie O’Shea on the squad. Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Matt Antoine won all four trials races to easily snag a spot on the men’s World Cup team for the US. He’ll be joined by Nathan Crumpton and Kyle Tress . . . Carli Lloyd is the US’s only nominee on a 10-player list for FIFA women’s player of the year after the 2015 World Cup winners lost in the Olympic quarterfinals in Rio de Janeiro.

A former federal prosecutor will spearhead an independent review of the way the USA Gymnastics deals with allegations of sexual misconduct. Deborah Daniels will look into the organization’s bylaws, policies, procedures and practices related to sexual misconduct, said president Steve Penny. The review comes on the heels of a pair of civil lawsuits filed against USA Gymnastics and a former team doctor by a pair of gymnasts who claim the physician sexually abused them during their time on the US national team. USA Gymnastics denies wrongdoing . . . The Russian Parliament voted in favor of a bill that outlines new sanctions including prison terms for coaches found guilty of coercing athletes into doping. The bill that the State Duma adopted unanimously Thursday passed in the run-up to the publication of a fuller version of the Word Anti-Doping Agency report into doping in Russia. Coaches or sports officials could be liable for a fine up to 300,000 rubles ($4,700) or up to a year in prison in cases where young athletes are coerced into using banned performance-enhancing substances. Alexander Zhukov, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee who also has a Duma seat, said the bill confirms Russia’s stance against doping ‘‘especially toward coaches who coerce underage athletes to use banned substances.’’