Sam Darnold’s season fizzled in Week 18 and the playoffs with Minnesota a year ago. He hopes things will be different against his former team, the 49ers.

MINNEAPOLIS – Brett Favre has handed the Minnesota Vikings one more loss. The 39-year-old Favre called Vikings coach Brad Childress on Tuesday to tell the coach he won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Minnesota. “It was the hardest decision ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Forty-six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee at least tried to drink only iced tea and go straight to bed after dinner Friday night. Because we're on the West Coast and all the TV money is geared to the East ...