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Day: February 12, 2024

For 49ers, an all-too-familiar feeling of Super Bowl futility at the hands of a quarterback at the top of his game

49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and head coach Kyle Shanahan answer questions from reporters after the team’s Super Bowl LVIII loss on Sunday. (Dominic Faria/MEDILL)

By Dominic Faria Medill Reports LAS VEGAS – As San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy fielded questions from reporters during his somber postgame news conference, the unmistakable voice of a triumphant Patrick Mahomes — booming over the loudspeaker from the adjacent room reserved for the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player and winning coach — cut […]

Doubt in the air about demolishment of Tropicana Las Vegas, subsequent Oakland Athletics stadium

Tropicana Las Vegas

By Abigail Hirshbein Medill Reports Two days after Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman publicly communicated doubts about the plan to demolish the Tropicana Las Vegas and build a new stadium for the Oakland Athletics in its place, a longtime Tropicana employee expressed her sadness to be losing a home away from home. “It’s bittersweet,” she […]

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