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Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The San Francisco 49ers released Ray McDonald on Wednesday after police announced that the veteran defensive tackle is the suspect in a sexual assault investigation. General manager Trent Baalke said the 49ers notified McDonald and his agent that his contract was terminated. Ray has demonstrated a pattern of poor decision-making that is no longer going to be tolerated, Baalke said in a statement. According to an email from the San Jose Police Department, officers responded to a call Tuesday from a local hospital regarding a possible sexual assault victim who was receiving treatment and who said she was assaulted the previous day. After a preliminary investigation revealed McDonald as the alleged suspect, police served a search warrant on the players San Jose home. Police said McDonald has not been arrested and the investigation is ongoing. The 49ers stuck with McDonald after he was arrested in August on charges of domestic violence, which were dropped on Nov. 10 due to insufficient evidence. The team, despite some criticism, allowed McDonald to continue playing during the investigation. A law-enforcement source told the San Jose Mercury News the alleged victim in the sexual assault investigation is not McDonalds fiancee, who was the reporting party in an earlier domestic violence case. McDonald, who has spent all eight of his pro seasons with San Francisco, compiled 39 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble over 14 starts for the 49ers this season. He signed a five-year deal with the team in July 2011. . -- Mississippi State was crushed twice by Florida last season, once by 35 points and the other by 25. .Y. -- Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney was mired in a shooting slump, and his woes coincided with a late-season swoon by the Orange. http://www.thebostonbruinshockey.com/ja ... ey-jersey/. He did one better Sunday by holing out a pitching wedge from 142 yards for eagle, capping a remarkable 28 on the back nine to win The Championship at Laguna National. . So far, so good: Gonzalez has allowed one run through 12 innings this season. His second start came Tuesday night, when he gave up only three singles over six innings to lead the Nationals to a 5-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. . The Raptors second-year forward has been one of the primary beneficiaries of the early-season trade, breaking out and becoming a vital part of his teams success on both ends of the floor. Around the league, teams are starting to take notice and feature Ross more predominately in their pre-game scouting reports but its not just the opposition that hes impressing.PHILADELPHIA - In an MLS SuperDraft well stocked with defenders, Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said he got the one he wanted Thursday in St. Johns captain Tim Parker.The Whitecaps used their 13th overall pick to make the six-foot-two 195-pounder from Hicksville, N.Y., the fifth of eight defenders taken in the first round at the Philadelphia Convention Center.Weve got our man and were delighted with that, said Robinson, who had expected Parker to go earlier.Hes a typical Whitecaps player, he added. Hes got personality, hes respectful and hes tough. And if youre going to win things, then those are the characters you need.The Whitecaps had identified Parker prior to the MLS Combine, with Robinson calling the 21-year-old arguably the best centre back in the Combine.Parker appeared in 79 of 80 Red Storm matches over the past four seasons, anchoring a backline that posted 30 shutouts.Im extremely excited, said Parker, who had four collegiate goals. Its a new door for me and Im ready to walk into it, ready to work and ready to out my head down and do my job.Vancouver used its second-round pick to take forward Kay Banjo from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.Banjo transferred there after three seasons with the Towson Tigers, whose program was discontinued at the end of 2012. Banjo started 62 of 65 of his appearances in the NCAA, recording 23 goals and 17 assists.With Jay DeMerit, Andy OBrien and Johhnny Leveron gone, Vancouver needed help at centre back for Kendall Waston and sophomore Christian Dean.dddddddddddd Parker is another young asset at the back.Robinson and his braintrust have added young talent, with three or more pieces to come.Were a work in progress in pre-season as we continue to do that, said Robinson. But were going to bring talented young players in. Thats the model I want this football club to do moving forward.The acquisition of 24-year-old Uruguayan centre back Diego Rodriguez on a one-year loan with a transfer option from Juventud of the Uruguayan league helps.Parker, a Tottenham fan who has never been to Canada before, said he will play wherever needed.Octavio Rivero, a 22-year-old young designated player from Uruguay acquired last month, adds some teeth up front. Ive got someone who can score goals, I know that, Robinson said. We need to up our goals ratio by 25 to 30 odd goals this year if we want to compete with L.A. and Seattle. Weve got a big piece of that puzzle.Is Octavio going to come in and score 30 goals? Hopefully he does but I dont want to put that much pressure on him. Weve got to find goals from other areas.Centre backs like the six foot-five Waston can help on that at set pieces.Robinson knows his team will have to step it up with Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo moving to the Western Conference this season.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter ' ' '