The Dallas Independent School District has decided to reopen its investigation into alleged improper grade changing at South Oak Cliff High School involving former Kansas forward <strong>Darrell Arthur</strong>, according to WFAA-TV of Dallas. The school district cleared South Oak Cliff of any wrongdoing in August.</p><p>But the district has changed its mind after an extended investigation by the TV station, which found numerous loopholes in the district&#8217;s original investigation. The school district will ask for an outside, independent review of Arthur&#8217;s academic records.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Burgos headed to jail</span></strong></p><p>Mets pitcher <strong>Ambiorix Burgos </strong>will be jailed for three months in the Dominican Republic while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women.</p><p>Burgos, a former Royals pitcher, said he had been ordered to jail out of concerns for his safety. He is accused of abandoning the victims of the Sept. 30 accident and fleeing. Witnesses say Burgos was the driver of the Hummer that struck the two women. Burgos says he was sitting in the back seat of the truck with his cousin at the wheel.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Three tied for Champions lead</span></strong></p><p><strong>Phil Blackmar, Bruce Fleisher </strong>and <strong>Des Smyth </strong>shot 5-under 65s on Thursday and shared the first-round lead in the Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Md. It is the fifth and final Champions Tour major of the year. <strong>Fred Funk, Scott Hoch, Bernhard Langer </strong>and <strong>Eduardo Romero </strong>all shot 66, and 19 players were within 3 strokes of the lead.</p><p>&#8226;Australian <strong>Nathan Green</strong> shot the best round of his career, finishing with an 8-under 62 at the Texas Open in San Antonio. He bridied nine of the first 16 holes. He holds a 2-stroke lead over <strong>Olin Browne </strong>and <strong>Paul Claxton</strong>.</p><p>&#8226;Sweden&#8217;s <strong>Maria Hjorth</strong>, nearly five months&#8217; pregnant, shot a 6-under 66 and shared the first round lead of the LPGA Tour&#8217;s Longs Drugs Challen with <strong>Michele Redman</strong>. The tournament is in Danville, Calif.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Doping program has problems</span></strong></p><p>Nearly half the countries that participated in the Beijing Olympics failed to tell organizers where their athletes were so they could be tested for drugs outside of competition. A report issued by independent observers for the World Anti-Doping Agency said 102 of 205 countries did not provide Olympic officials with information about their athletes&#8217; whereabouts.</p><p>The report says the missing information undermines the credibility of the drug-testing program.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Southeast Mo. fires A.D.</span></strong></p><p>Southeast Missouri State fired athletic director <strong>Don Kaverman </strong>and put men&#8217;s basketball coach <strong>Scott Edgar </strong>on administrative leave three days after the NCAA notified the school of possible major violations. The news comes three months after the women&#8217;s team forfeited 44 victories and both programs were put on two years probation.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Elsewhere</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;<strong>Seve Ballesteros </strong>said he was &#8220;feeling well&#8221; and awaiting test results in a Madrid hospital. He is in stable condition, and tests should be finished by today.