Traditional paella being made for a long lunch this past fall in Lucena, Spain, where Capital Region native Alex Gore is teaching English in his first post-college job. As lunch crept closer to the ...

Former 49ers running back Frank Gore, the No. 3 rusher in NFL history, is among 13 nominees in their first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Quarterback Alex Smith, also in his ...

Just a year after winning the NFL’s 2020 Comeback Player of the Year award, Alex Smith announced his retirement from professional football. Smith, 36, was left without a place to play after being ...

SANTA CLARA — Step No. 1 in Frank Gore’s expected path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is done, as he and fellow 49ers 2005 draft pick Alex Smith are nominees in their first year of eligibility. Gore ...