Super Bowl LX brings traffic nightmares to San Francisco streets
By Brock Morgan Medill Reports SAN FRANCISCO — Super Bowl LX has caused traffic headaches for locals and visitors alike. City officials closed key streets near City Hall and Grace Cathedral, but the published notices online weren’t much help. “This is hands-down the worst traffic I’ve seen here,” said Jasmine Amine, an online livestreamer in […]
For the Patriots’ Leonard Taylor III, special teams has always been a special time
By Brendan Preisman Medill Reports SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When New England Patriots defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III blocked Denver Broncos kicker Will Lutz’s 45-yard field goal attempt to help preserve the Patriots’ 13-10 lead in the AFC championship game, it shocked the Broncos crowd at Empower Field at Mile High. But not New England’s […]
Can Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels continue his legacy without Tom Brady?
By Sarah Galla Medill Reports SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Although New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was part of six Super Bowl-winning teams during his previous two stints with the team, his return to the New England Patriots isn’t about reliving the past, but building the future. McDaniels hasn’t won a Super Bowl without […]
Bay Area prepares public transportation for busy year of sports
By Ryan Kirton Medill Reports SAN FRANCISCO — Even with a year to prepare, there were still doubts the Bay Area would be ready to go for Super Bowl LX. More than two dozen transit agencies are scattered across the Bay Area, with travel often involving transfers from one system to another. To ready the […]
Patriots’ Mack Hollins has always been different — it’s why he’s still here
By Lucy Roberts Medill Reports SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins was drafted from North Carolina in 2017, one of his goals was to own a world-renowned aquarium. Nine years later, he doesn’t quite have the aquarium, but is an NFL veteran playing in perhaps the biggest fishbowl in […]
How high can Seahawks fly?
By Brock Morgan Medill Reports SAN JOSE, Calif. — Eight players in Super Bowl LX were named to the Pro Bowl, six of them Seattle Seahawks, which might indicate why they’re favored by 4.5 points, according to ESPN’s betting line. Offensive fireworks are expected to be on full display as keys to Seattle’s passing attack […]
How delaying specialization helped these Super Bowl-bound athletes
By Monique Louis Medill Reports SAN JOSE, Calif. — How did Seattle Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett learn how to track a football so well? By playing baseball. At Jackson High School in Jackson, Ala., Pritchett was first-team all-state in both football and baseball. He said being his team’s center fielder helped him learn and master […]
Super Bowl LX illuminates reality of San Francisco’s homelessness crisis
By Olivia Craycraft Medill Reports SAN FRANCISCO – The Moscone Center, in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena neighborhood, is the host of this year’s Super Bowl Experience, Pro Bowl Games and Media Center, which includes the famous Radio Row. Hundreds of security personnel surround the building, protecting many of the country’s biggest athletes, celebrities, journalists and […]
Super Bowl legacy transforms San Francisco school
By Bianca Bryant Medill Reports SAN FRANCISCO – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stood at the entrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School this week, not to discuss labor relations, but to champion a “spectacular city on the rise.” As the Bay Area prepares to host Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Goodell and […]
‘Full-circle’ moment: ’85 Chicago Bears cornerback Leslie Frazier is after another Super Bowl ring
By Sarah Force Medill Reports SAN JOSE, Calif. — Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier knows what it takes to beat the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl. This year’s championship game marks the 40th anniversary of the Chicago Bears’ 46-10 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, when Frazier started at […]