UNLV’s step back from Las Vegas limelight
By Kaycee Clark-Mellott Medill Reports LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas hosted its first Super Bowl and is home to three professional sports franchises, with another two likely on the way in the next decade. But long before any league looked at the city, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels dominated Sin City sports […]
Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Hungry Ghosts,’ choreographer Stina Quagebeur elevate conversation about opioid epidemic
By Doris Alvarez Medill Reports Last year, more than 111,000 Americans died from a drug overdose, according to the CDC. Opioid fatalities inspired Belgian choreographer Stina Quagebeur to create “Hungry Ghosts,” one of three pieces in Joffrey’s February mixed repertory program, “Studies in Blues.” “I’m kind of fascinated with how we are, how we think […]
WATCH: Edgewater residents fight to reopen Broadway Armory Park
By King Jemison Medill Reports Broadway Armory Park has been a vital community center in Edgewater for decades. But in August, the city closed the park to the public and converted it to a migrant shelter. More than six months later, city officials still have no answers about when it will reopen. Edgewater residents say […]
To read or not to read: British books to binge before your London holiday
By Medill Explores: Arts and Culture in London students Medill Reports Why not grab a cup of tea and curl up with an England- or royals-themed novel, guide or exposé? Medill master’s students turned hundreds of pages to immerse themselves in U.K. culture before heading across the pond. Royal reads “The Diana Chronicles,” […]
‘To win the Super Bowl like that, it’s something you dream of’: Super Bowl LVIII MVP Patrick Mahomes credits teammates, coaches for Chiefs’ third title in five seasons
By Sean Graney and Abigail Hirshbein Medill Reports LAS VEGAS – When the Kansas City Chiefs entered halftime immediately after putting up their first points, but down only one score, Patrick Mahomes said it was the defense that kept them in the game, and the offense just needed to execute. “Let’s be us out there, […]
‘The guys never doubt’: Kansas City head coach Andy Reid mulls NFL future, Chiefs’ resilience and legacy
By Sean Graney Medill Reports LAS VEGAS – Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid officially entered elite NFL company after his team’s come-from-behind overtime victory in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Reid stepped to the podium at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for a news conference the day […]
Super Bowl legacy grant awards $3 million to 117 local nonprofit organizations in Las Vegas, leaving ‘lasting impact’ on Super Bowl LVIII’s host city
By Jalen Taylor Medill Reports LAS VEGAS — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell awarded $3 million in unrestricted funding to 117 different nonprofit organizations in southern Nevada on Thursday as part of the Super Bowl Legacy Grant program. More than 100 people, representing 88 different nonprofit organizations, gathered at the Neon Museum to celebrate the program, […]
Patrick Mahomes makes history, leads Chiefs to back-to-back Super Bowls
By Caleb Nixon Medill Reports LAS VEGAS – The Kansas City Chiefs again found themselves trailing by double digits going scoreless through the first 29 minutes of Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. During the Patrick Mahomes era, the Chiefs have trailed by double digits in seven playoff games, including a 10-0 deficit […]
For 49ers, an all-too-familiar feeling of Super Bowl futility at the hands of a quarterback at the top of his game
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
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 […]