Doubt in the air about demolishment of Tropicana Las Vegas, subsequent Oakland Athletics stadium
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 […]
‘We have to … stay all the way locked in for 60 minutes’: Warner, Kittle and others speak ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
By Abigail Hirshbein Medill Reports Team captains Fred Warner and George Kittle were members of the San Francisco 49ers’ 2019 team that ended its season with a Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami. Now, with two disappointing championship games in a row behind them and another opportunity for victory ahead, both […]