Tom Rouen

Gideon Yu has been named president of the San Francisco 49ers, the team said Friday. Yu, a co-owner of the Niners, joined the franchise last April as chief strategy officer. His job duties will still include developing “new businesses and revenue streams,” according to the team. He has worked at Menlo Park investment firm Khosla Ventures and, before that, spent two years as the chief financial officer for Facebook Inc. Jed York was...  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke has received a three-year contract extension through the 2016 season. The 49ers made the announcement Friday, and team president and CEO Jed York tweeted that negotiations were ...