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NFL looking into York arrest

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is looking into whether San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York will be punished for violating the league's personal conduct policy after he was caught in a prostitution sting in East Palestine, Ohio. "It's being reviewed under the personal conduct policy," Goodell said Wednesday at the owners' meetings in Atlanta. "We'll do that and when there's something to be reported we'll talk." York was arrested near an East Palestine mobile home park by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force after police said he was ...

Browns fans protest Watson

CLEVELAND (AP) — Someone taped signs on Hall of Famer Jim Brown's statue outside the Cleveland Browns' stadium criticizing the team for having quarterback Deshaun Watson on its roster because of his checkered past. Coach Todd Monken announced Monday that Watson, who was booed at home in Saturday's 31-7 loss to Buffalo in a preseason game, will enter the season as the starting quarterback. Watson, making his first appearance in 22 months because of a ruptured Achilles tendon, lashed out at the fans afterward and called the booing "personal." Watson's presence in Cleveland has been ...

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Iran’s gas lines are growing, but there’s no sign so far that its leaders will bow to US sanctions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lines have grown outside gas stations across Tehran in recent weeks as the United States has tightened its blockade and threatened more severe sanctions, ...

Oregon’s turn for national title

(AP) — The playoff that everyone wanted — make that, demanded — is now a fixture in college football. The latest set of tweaks were made to favor Notre Dame and maybe some mid-level champion of a big-name conference (think, Duke and the ACC last year), while the losers in that calculation are the little guys who see their chances of cracking into the bracket, let alone winning a game or two, grow that much slimmer. Even with the adjustments, as the College Football Playoff heads toward its third season of the 12-team playoff, one thing feels the same: Among all the major sports ...

Zips know how to excite fans

AKRON (AP) — Some people thought Andrew Goodrich was bonkers when he suggested that the University of Akron hold a contest to name an "Offensive Coordinator of the Game" for its home opener against Robert Morris on Sept. 12. But after the Zips' athletic director explained and refined the ...

LeBron, PGA bring event to Firestone

AKRON (AP) — LeBron James' growing passion for golf now includes a partnership with the PGA Tour announced Tuesday that will bring a two-day tournament to Firestone Country Club in his hometown of Akron next summer to connect youth with aspiring professionals. The LeBron James Family Foundation Invitational will be played July 6-7 on the famed South course at Firestone, where the PGA Tour recently ended a 72-year run. The event is to include mentorship that connect students from James' "I Promise" program with players who advanced through the tour's Pathway to Progression Pro-Bound ...