A University of Virginia spokesman confirmed there is an active police investigation into the hazing and harassment allegations made by former football player Aidan Howard in his recently filed federal civil rights lawsuit. The probe is in addition to an internal Title IX investigation at the school.The University of Virginia places a high priority on the safety and well-being of every member of its community. Specifically, as it relates to Mr. Howards legal filing, UVA is conducting a thorough investigation that involves several steps in the fact-finding process, university deputy spokesman Matt Charles wrote in an email.?The lawsuit states that, on Aug. 12, Howard was forced to fight another first-year football player after a team practice as part of an initiation into the football program. Howard suffered a broken eye socket as a result of the fight, which he claims he was made to participate in in order to prove his toughness and manliness. Howard did not want to fight but felt he had no choice, for fear of continued bullying and harassment, according to the lawsuit.Howard alleged that a general culture of bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination exists at UVa. The receiver claimed he witnessed other football players coerce first-year teammates into conduct which imitated and mimicked sexual acts, and that players were made to participate in fights and wrestling matches while naked or partially naked, an act referred to at UVA as ramming.Charles, the university spokesman, went on to say, upon receiving a report from the UVA Athletics Department on August 16 concerning the hazing allegations, the University reported the matter to the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Commonwealths Attorneys in accordance with Virginia state law. The University Police Department, the Office of the Dean of Students and UVAs Title IX office began concurrent investigations consistent with university policies and procedures.Mr. Howard and his counsel participated in interviews with the University Police Department in August and also have been interviewed by members of the Universitys Dean of Students and Title IX offices, Charles wrote. Other staff and students have been interviewed in connection with this matter, as well. This investigative review is on-going.According to the schools policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence (which was implemented in July 2015), the university urges anyone who becomes aware of an incident of Prohibited Conduct to report the incident immediately to either the Title IX Coordinator, or via a Just Report It hotline. Howard says he was treated by a team trainer -- and visited by a coach -- following the incident, but its not clear why four days passed before the athletic department reported it to school officials on Aug. 16.Howards attorney Jim Zeszutek, confirmed the police investigation and told Outside the Lines that UVa police came to Howards home state of Pennsylvania to interview him on Aug. 29. He also said that UVAPD asked Howard to submit a statement, and that was provided to police on Sept. 23.Its not clear if any specific person is the target of the UVAPD investigation or what charges are being considered.Charles also said, Alleged violations of University policy are investigated to determine appropriate disciplinary and remedial measures, including legal recourse. UVA takes prompt action to provide support services to affected students, review conduct and impose discipline for violations of UVA policy and athletic codes of conduct.The Universitys responses to this particular case are consistent with its approach to ensuring the well-being of our students that include a hazing hotline and its long-standing Just Report It online resource.UVa began its Title IX investigation on Aug. 16. The Department of Education recommends that internal Title IX investigations take no longer than 60 calendar days, but does not require it. When UVa provided this updated statement to Outside the Lines, the investigation had been ongoing for 66 days. When asked why the investigation was still ongoing, and when campus disciplinary hearings will be taking place, school officials had no further comment.The lawsuit names the university, as well as six defendants, including school president Teresa A. Sullivan, athletic director Craig Littlepage, wide receivers coach Marques Hagans, graduate assistant Famika Anae and wide receivers Doni Dowling and David Eldridge. Head coach Bronco Mendenhall is not named.Despite the ongoing Title IX and police investigations -- active since August -- Virginia offensive coordinator Robert Anae, Famikas father, said Saturday that the lawsuit came out of nowhere.It kind of blindsided all of us, Robert Anae, who is not named in the lawsuit, said after the Cavaliers loss to North Carolina. We did look at that as a distraction. We had to handle it as such and well continue to handle that as a distraction.Paula Lavigne can be reached at Paula.Lavigne@espn.com. Nicole Noren can be reached at Nicole.K.Noren@espn.com. Adidas Nmd r2 Kaufen . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Adidas Nmd Deutschland . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. 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Miguel Montero finished them off.Harrison hit a sacrifice fly in the 13th inning, but the Chicago Cubs got to Locke for two runs in the bottom half and won 8-7 on Monteros game-ending RBI single Monday night.Harrison had three hits and three RBI for the Pirates, who had won eight straight road games. Gregory Polanco and Josh Bell hit opposite-field homers against Jake Arrieta, but Pittsburgh dropped to 62-1 this year when leading after eight innings.Nothing to hang our heads about, Harrison said. We went out there and gave it everything we had. We got contributions from a lot of different people. We just came up short.Dexter Fowler, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo set the stage for Monteros clutch swing with consecutive singles against Locke (9-8), plating the tying run. After Ben Zobrist was walked intentionally, Montero dumped a 1-2 pitch into left for a big pinch-hit single.Its a winning team, winning attitude, Montero said. Thats (what) its all about. We never quit. We know we can come back anytime. Weve done it all season long, and we did it again today.Locke pitched three scoreless innings before running into trouble in the 13th. He was helped by two great defensive plays by Cervelli, who tagged Javier Baez out at home to end the 10th and 12th innings.You know nobody is coming in behind you, so youve just got to bear down and make pitches the best you can, Locke said. We didnt get the end result we were looking for, but theres no shying away from the challenge.The major league-leading Cubs (83-47) dropped two of three in Los Angeles over the weekend, and then their flight to Chicago was delayed. They arrived early Monday morning, and still had enough in reserve to outlast the scrappy Pirates.Rob Zastryzny (1-0) got his first major league win. Jorge Soler and Willson Contreras homered for the Cubs, and Baez collected four hits.They had to be tired today, but nevertheless played `til post-midnight with energy, manager Joe Maddon said, and I love it.Pittsburgh, which fell 1 1/2 games back of St. Louis for the second NL wild card, had a 6-3 lead after seven innings.dddddddddddd But Contreras belted a two-run shot to center against Neftali Feliz in the eighth and Soler connected for a tying solo shot in the ninth against closer Tony Watson.Bells one-out shot to left in the fourth was Pittsburghs first hit of the game. With two outs and runners on first and second in the sixth, Polanco drove Arrietas first pitch over the wall in left for a 4-3 Pittsburgh lead.Polanco also hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth inning of the Pirates 3-1 win at Milwaukee on Sunday. He was batting just .138 (4 for 29) against Arrieta before his team-best 21st homer.Arrieta was charged with six runs -- matching a season high, also against Pittsburgh on July 8 -- and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. The ace right-hander went 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA in his first four August starts, recalling his dominant second-half run to the NL Cy Young Award a year ago.I didnt pitch as well as I would have liked, he said. Obviously the two homers were kind of the dagger for me.NO COLEPittsburgh left-hander Steven Brault allowed three runs, two earned, and five hits in four innings after being promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis. He replaced Gerrit Cole in the rotation after the ace went on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: RHP Tyler Glasnow (shoulder) was activated from the 15-day DL and optioned to Indianapolis, where he will make at least one start before the Triple-A season ends next week.Cubs: RHP Pedro Strop (left meniscus tear) is throwing again, and RHP Hector Rondon (right triceps strain) also is making great progress, according to Maddon.UP NEXTCubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (12-7, 2.19 ERA) and Pirates RHP Chad Kuhl (3-1, 3.50 ERA) get the ball for the second game of the series on Tuesday night. Hendricks is 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA in five August starts. Kuhl allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision in his previous start Thursday at Milwaukee.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '