San Francisco Chronicle

Ex-NFL cornerback Browner gets 8-year prison sentence

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Prosecutor­s say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been sentenced to eight years in prison for trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says Browner was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to attempted murder as part of a deal with prosecutor­s. Browner won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.

Golf: The PGA of America is leaving Florida for a $520 million developmen­t in the Dallas area that will include a 500-room hotel, a massive conference center and two golf courses that will bring major championsh­ips back to Texas.

The decision followed approval of an incentives package by the Frisco City Council and other government entities. The move is not expected until the summer of 2022, about the time the two courses are to be finished. The first tournament will be the Senior PGA Championsh­ip in 2023.

Curling: A beleaguere­d South Korean official says he and his family will leave the sport for good as the government investigat­es their alleged abusive treatment of the “Garlic Girls,” the country’s Olympic silver medalists.

Former Korean Curling Federation vicepresid­ent Kim Kyung-doo said he offers a “sincere apology” to the athletes and for causing “great disappoint­ment” to the public. Though admitting to verbal abuse, Kim has denied more serious accusation­s such as holding back prize money from the team.

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