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49ers owner texted woman he believed was a prostitute before his arrest

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York used an alias when he sent text messages over two days to a woman he believed to be a prostitute before he was arrested in a sting operation in Ohio, according to a police incident report obtained Tuesday. The report from the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force had more than two pages redacted but provided more details about what led to York's arrest and ultimately to him pleading no contest Monday to two misdemeanors. York initially responded to an advertisement placed by police on a known prostitution website ...

PGA Tour’s new postseason has a clear message: the toughest to qualify for and to win

ATLANTA (AP) — The success of a new PGA Tour postseason format depends largely on getting fans to understand what it means. And money is not the answer. Golf was never meant to have a Super Bowl or a World Series, no matter how hard the tour has tried to make it feel that way over the last 20 years. What matters is a green jacket in April and a silver claret jug in July. Golf has been defined by four majors since Arnold Palmer said so in 1960. So whether the new postseason format that CEO Brian Rolapp announced Tuesday — seven days of match play over two weeks in two cities — ...

Buckeye top Creek in home opener

CONNORVILLE — After seeming to lose the momentum and dropping the third set to be denied a sweep, Buckeye Local head coach Abbey Wilson knew getting the momentum back in the fourth set would be pivotal if her team was going to get a victory. Get the momentum back her team did indeed. ...

PREP ROUNDUPS

GOLF BIG RED GETS CLOSE WIN IN HOME TRI STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red golf team narrowly out-dueled Indian Creek to top a home tri-match on Monday and add two wins to their season total. Big Red shot a team score of 172 at the Steubenville Country Club, seven strokes ahead of Indian Creek's 179. Wellsville, the third team in the match, carded a 228. Steubenville senior Andrew Matzorkis carded an even-par 36 for the individual low round and match medalist honors. Also for Big Red, Noah Kokiko and Gino Scaffidi each carded scores of 45, while Joel Elliott shot a 46, Jaggar Rawson a ...

49ers owner York pleads no contest to charges

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend in Ohio and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to ...

McCarthy: Steelers at contract impasse with Porter

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy wants the chance to work with Joey Porter Jr. When McCarthy gets that chance is anyone's guess, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach included. McCarthy said Monday that the club and the fourth-year cornerback are at an impasse as the two sides try to work out a ...