The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey next month, targeting two Democratic states holding off-year elections following requests from state Republican parties. The DOJ announced Friday that it is planning to monitor polling sites in Passaic County, New Jersey, and five counties in southern and central California: Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno. The goal, according to the DOJ, is “to ensure trans

Former 49ers running back Frank Gore, the NFL’s No. 3 all-time leading rusher, headlines a group of 52 modern-era players that a screening committee advanced to the next phase in the Pro Football Hall of Fame process. Gore is in his first year of eligibility for the Hall of Fame. The other first-time eligible players to advance are quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, running back LeSean McCoy, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, tight ends Jason Witten and Greg Olsen and

Buster Posey was as steady as it got during his years in the big leagues, but as the Giants president of baseball operations, he has thus far been wildly unpredictable. In his first year on the job, Posey handed out the biggest contract in franchise history, made one of the most shocking trades in recent MLB history, and fired a manager he had very publicly committed to just a few months earlier. Even his first move -- taking over at the same time as the organization got rid