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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The latest report from the independent monitor of Penn State's adherence to NCAA sanctions paints a positive picture of how the school is progressing with reforms and fulfilling obligations "in good faith." Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell cited the university's appointments of an athletics integrity officer and an ethics and compliance director among the highlights of the last three months in his latest quarterly report, released Friday. He also cited governance reforms adopted in May by the university's Board of Trustees.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A Cincinnati man has been given a jail outfit to wear after being arrested on a charge that he ran naked into his street while drunk, then took refuge in a dryer. Police say 39-year-old Shaun Welsh caused alarm early Wednesday when he ran without any clothes on in his neighborhood. They said he was found hiding in a neighbor's dryer. Welsh pleaded no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct while intoxicated. He was ordered to remain in jail for five days. A message was left Thursday for his attorney.