AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Baylor football coach Art Briles sued three school regents and a vice president for libel and slander Thursday, accusing them of falsely stating he knew of reported assaults and alleged gang rapes by players and didnt report them.The lawsuit also asserts that Baylor officials conspired to damage his reputation and keep him from getting another coaching job. The lawsuit additionally seeks damages for emotional distress and likely ending his career as a coach on any level.Some people think themselves above the law, but the laws of Texas establish accountability for everyone, even renegade, self-dealing regents of a Christian university, Briles lawsuit states.The lawsuit was filed in Llano County in central Texas. It names Baylor regents Chairman Ronald Murff, board members J. Cary Gray and David Harper, and Baylor Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Reagan Ramsower.Briles attorney, Ernest Cannon, and Baylor officials didnt immediately respond to a request for comment from ESPN.Id like to hear these regents and Mr. Ramsower tell their story under oath in broad daylight and open court, Cannon told The Associated Press.Briles was fired last May after an investigation determined Baylor mishandled reports of alleged sexual and physical assaults, some by football players.?The lawsuit accuses the regents and Ramsower of spreading false information through media interviews with Texas and national outlets on the advice of a recently hired media relations firm, G.F. Bunting + Co., which was not named as a defendant.Regents first told The Wall Street Journal in October that 17 women had reported domestic violence or sexual assaults that involved 19 football players since 2011, including four gang rapes.Those figures had never been disclosed to Briles when he was fired or during his settlement after he sued for wrongful termination, according to Briles lawsuit.Briles argues that releasing those figures was intended to falsely portray him as hiding knowledge of alleged attacks. Allegations that he knew about and failed to report the alleged attacks are false and were created to expose Coach Briles to public hatred, contempt, ridicule and cause him financial injury, the lawsuit says.The allegations have prevented Briles, who had built Baylor into a Big 12 and national power, from getting another coaching job, the lawsuit states.These defendants have been relentless in their false attacks upon Coach Briles in the media despite his repeated requests they cease and retract their onslaught of untruths, the lawsuit said.Briles name has been rumored for several jobs, but he has not received an offer. Earlier this week, his name surfaced as a candidate for the vacancy at Houston, but school officials there put out a statement that he would not be interviewed.Briles lawsuit is the latest development in a scandal that has rocked the nations largest Baptist university.An investigation by the law firm Pepper Hamilton earlier this year found that the school mishandled assault claims for years. Briles was fired, school president Ken Starr was demoted and eventually left, and athletic director Ian McCaw resigned. McCaw was recently hired as AD at Liberty University in Virginia.The school is facing several federal lawsuits by women who say the university ignored or tried to suppress its claims of sexual and physical assault.Several of Baylors most prominent financial donors, including Drayton McLane and John Eddie Williams, whose names adorn Baylors new $266 million football stadium and field, respectively, have questioned the integrity of the Pepper Hamilton report and the actions of the board of regents. McLane has said he wants to see Briles honor restored.The Briles lawsuit notes the Pepper Hamilton report said the university failed to set up proper investigation procedures. Regents are now trying to hide their failures by scapegoating Briles, the lawsuit says.By their actions, the [Baylor officials] are allowing the alleged rapists and assaulters to walk free, thereby confirming that they are more interested in ruining Coach Briles name, reputation and career than they are bringing criminals to justice, the lawsuit says.Information from ESPNs Mark Schlabach and The Associated Press was used in this report. Air Force 1 Mid Utility . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Air Force 1 Alte Summaeverythang .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. http://www.airforce1outletitalia.it/scontate-air-force-1-alte-supreme.html . 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CHENEY, Wash. -- Hunter Wells fired a 6-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Rader in the end zone as time expired to lift Youngstown State to a 40-38 victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday to advance to the FCS national title game against James Madison.Youngstown State (12-3) started the winning drive on its 42 with 4:24 left in the game, and used up the clock as it marched for the score.Tevin McCaster rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns for Youngstown State, which will be seeking its fifth national title.Cooper Kupp caught 10 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns for Eastern Washington (12-2), which saw its 11-game winning streak snapped.The Penguins will play for the national championship Jan. 7 against James Madison, which beat North Dakota State 27-17 on Friday. The loss broke North Dakota States string of five consecutive FCS titles.Saturdays game was played in bitter cold, with the temperature dropping to single digits as the game progressed.Youngstown States Jalyn Powell intercepted a Gage Gubrud pass on the first drive of the game. The Penguins marched down the field, with McCaster rushing in from the 4 for a 7-0 lead.Eastern Washington replied with a drive that stalled on the 4, and settled for a 21-yard field goal by Roldan Alcobendas.The Eagles scored again on Gubruds 4-yard touchdown pass to Kupp late in the first quarter for a 10-7 lead.After Youngstown punted, Gubrud connected with Kendrick Bourne on an 83-yard touchdown pass for a 17-7 lead. Bourne caught the ball near midfield and outran three defenders.Zak Kennedy kicked a 42-yard field goal to cut Easterns lead to 17-10 late in second quarter.Eastern was forced to punt on its next possession but Youngstown States Alvin Bailey fumbled the catch and the Eagles recovered. Sam McPherson hit Kupp on a 32-yard touchdown pass for a 24-10 lead.The Penguins replied with a 69-yard drive, with McCaster running the last 20 yards to cut Easterns lead to 24-17 at halftime.Youngstown drove to the 3-yard line on the opening drive of the seccond half, but had to settle for Kennedys 20-yard field goal.ddddddddddddThe Eagles replied quickly with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Gubrud to Shaq Hill to push their lead back to 31-20.Gubrud was intercepted at the goal line by Billy Hurst and the Penguins scored on an 11-yard pass from Hunter Wells to Alvin Bailey, cutting Easterns lead to 31-27 early in the fourth.Eastern went three-and-out and Youngstown State got the ball at midfield. They went ahead 34-31 on McCasters 12-yard touchdown run, his third of the game.Eastern marched 80 yards on its next possession, with Hill running over from the 1 for a 38-34 lead with 4:24 left in the game.That set up the Penguins winning drive.Gubrud completed 18 of 33 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns, but suffered two interceptions.Kupp is an All-America who won the Walter Payton Award last season as the top player in FCS and could become the second two-time winner when it is handed out Jan. 6.The Eagles won the 2010 national title. Youngstown State has won four national titles, in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997.BIG PICTUREYoungstown State: Running back Jody Webb ran for 101 yards, while Wells completed 16 of 24 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Bo Pelini is playing for a national title in only his second season with the Penguins.Eastern Washington: Kupp came in having caught 418 passes for 6,284 yards and 71 touchdowns in his career. The receptions and touchdowns are FCS records, while the yardage is the most for any receiver in the history of all levels of college football. Eastern Washington opened the season by upsetting Washington State of the Pac-12, a team that recovered to post eight wins and advance to the Holiday Bowl.UP NEXTYoungstown State will play James Madison for the national title on Jan. 7. In Frisco, Texas.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '