SAN FRANCISCO (AP)A former San Francisco 49ers player now playing professional rugby in Australia has been sued by a California woman who says he sexually assaulted her. The woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Jarryd Hayne raped her after a gathering with mutual friends in a San Jose
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http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-matt-breida-jersey , Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals were winning. The crowd was chanting “LAR-RY, LAR-RY!”For a few noisy minutes, it was just like the good old days in Glendale.Forget that this was a game between teams with two of the worst records in the NFL, Arizona’s come-from-behind 18-15 victory over San Francisco was reason for celebration, the first win at home for first-year coach Steve Wilks.“It was great,” Larry Fitzgerald said. “Anytime you can beat the 49ers, for me, that’s the biggest win in our division.”Fitzgerald caught eight passes for 102 yards. He was especially effective in the fourth quarter
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