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