AUSTIN, Texas -- Lewis Hamilton took a commanding victory at the U.S. Grand Prix to give his slim championship chances a boost at a crucial point of the season.It was Hamiltons first victory since the German Grand Prix in July and moves him to within 26 points of teammate Nico Rosberg, who secured second despite losing a position to Daniel Ricciardos Red Bull at the start. At one stage it looked as though Hamilton might finish with two Red Bulls between him and Rosberg, but as Max Versatppens race unravelled with a slow pit stop and engine failure, Rosberg capitalised with a free pit stop under a Virtual Safety Car caution period.Rosberg can still win the title by claiming a minimum of two second places and a third place at the remaining three grands prix, but the result brings an end to his run of five races finishing ahead of Hamilton. All Hamilton can do at the remaining races is emulate his impressive form in Austin this weekend and hope Rosberg runs into trouble.Ricciardo held on to third place, but will be frustrated not to come away with more. The Red Bull driver passed Rosberg on the opening lap by getting up the inside of the Mercedes at Turn 1 and completing the pass on the outside of Turn 2. He appeared to have Rosberg covered when he made his second pit stop on lap 25, but Rosberg ran longer into the race on his second stint allowing him to take advantage of Verstappens failure on lap 33.Verstappen had been closing on Rosberg at the start of the second stint, but ultimately did not have the pace to pass. In his eagerness to switch to fresh tyres for his final stint, the 19-year-old pitted before his team had called him in and he arrived in an empty pit box with no one to greet him. The mistake shuffled him behind both Ferraris but it proved to be irrelevant when a grinding sound from his Renault engine brought him to a halt just four laps later.The stricken Red Bull brought out a Virtual Safety Car period, requiring drivers to slow their pace to a predefined lap time and hold track position. By pitting under the Virtual Safety Car, Rosberg was able to make his stop while Ricciardo was going slow on track and therefore lost less time than he would have in normal racing conditions. The Mercedes emerged from the pits 2.5s ahead of Ricciardo, an advantage he grew to 15.1s by the end of the race.Kimi Raikkonen would have been in an interesting battle for fourth with Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel had it not been for a loose wheel nut at his final stop. The Finn was on an aggressive three-stop strategy of super-soft, soft, super-soft, super-soft, but at the final visit to the pits he was given the green light to go before the right rear had been properly attached. His race came to an end 500 metres later at the exit of the pit lane under orders from the Ferrari pit wall. The incident allowed Vettel to take a lonely fourth place at the end of the race, 23.4s off Ricciardo.With a routine second half of the race at the front of the field, Fernando Alonso provided the entertainment for COTAs large crowd. In the final 29 laps the McLaren driver fought his way from ninth place to fifth at the finish. The impressive drive came with two bolshie overtaking moves at the end of the race as he barged past Felipe Massa on lap 52, before running off the road as he lunged past Carlos Sainz for fifth place on the penultimate lap.The contact with Massa led to a puncture on the Williams and the Brazillian finished seventh behind the Toro Rosso of Sainz. Sergio Perez took eighth for Force India after recovering from a spin on the first lap when he was tagged by the second Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat. 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Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. OKLAHOMA CITY -- A video showing Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to The Associated Press on Friday.The Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release last week of a video that the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain.The Associated Press acquired videos showing two angles of the incident. One, which shows the altercation, is the video the OAB sued for. The other shows another angle of the incident.The video shows Amelia Molitor shove Mixon, and the football player feint at her. She then slapped both sides of his neck before he floored her with a right hand to the face. She remained on the floor for several minutes.Joe Mixons attorneys at Crowe & Dunlevy acquired the videos from Molitors attorneys.Mr. Mixon asked us to once again say he is sorry for the way he acted that night, a statement through his attorneys said. He has publicly apologized to Ms. Molitor, her friends, his family, teammates, and the University. He hopes that his voluntary release of these recordings will help put this matter to rest.On the day of the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, the school said in a statement the order did not change its stance.The university was aware of the content of the video prior to taking action with respect to Joe Mixon, the statement from the University of Oklahoma said. Based on that information, the university suspended and removed Mixon from the football team for one year, during which high standards of conduct were expected and maintained. Joe has apologized for his actions and the univversity hopes that it is an indication that he has learned from his mistakes.dddddddddddd. We are an educational institution where we hope young people will learn from their mistakes and chart a better future course.Mixon pleaded guilty to assault after the incident in July 2014 and was suspended for his freshman season. Molitor sustained multiple injuries, including a broken jaw and cheekbone. Mixon did not serve jail time and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.Last year, he returned and helped the Sooners reach the College Football Playoff. He did not address the incident at the Orange Bowl media day last January in his first media availability.Last month, after a judge dismissed two-thirds of a lawsuit brought by the woman. Mixon issued an apology through The Oklahoman.A surveillance video of the incident at a Norman restaurant was not released during the criminal portion of the assault case. Media outlets sued to have it released, but a Cleveland County judge ruled in May that it remain sealed. The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters appealed, and the Supreme Court justices found the video was part of the court record and therefore subject to public release.Oklahoma will play Auburn in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 in what is expected to be Mixons final game at the school before he enters the NFL draft.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '