The San Francisco 49ers decided to part ways with Brandon Jacobs on Monday, releasing the veteran running back.
The San Francisco 49ers decided to part ways with Brandon Jacobs on Monday, releasing the veteran running back.
Jacobs was hampered by knee issues since the preseason, and was only able to participate in two games, rushing for seven yards on five carries.
The 30-year-old Jacobs spent the first seven years of his NFL career with the New York Giants, racking up 4,849 yards and 56 touchdowns. San Francisco inked him back on Apr. 6.
More than a dozen students from Richland and Hanford high schools recently qualified for the Washington State Mathematics Contest in Yakima in April.
Students from Hanford High include: Jonah Bartrand, Akhila Sriram, Ryan Wang, Sean Thompson, Beck Bartrand, Martijn Oostrom, Jacob Shelton and James Rausch.
Students from Richland High include: Jacob Halter, Sylvia Johnson, Callum Pe, Binh Tran, Mark McDonald and Andrew Um.
Mike Jacobs, publisher of the Grand Forks Herald who helped lead the newspaper to a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the historic 1997 Red River flood, plans to retire next year.
The Seattle Mariners have made another minor roster move aimed at adding depth.
Frank Jacobs is not a household name in Tacoma, but according to a generation of city leaders, the strength of his convictions went a long way toward shaping the redevelopment of Tacoma’s waterfront.
Jacob Heyward, younger brother of Braves right fielder Jason Heyward, notified teams earlier this week that he would forego the draft and attend the University of Miami this fall, but the Braves drafted the right fielder in the 38th round Saturday as a courtesy.
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