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Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Former San Francisco 49ers owner and Notre Dame alumnus Eddie DeBartolo Jr. was granted a full presidential pardon by President Donald Trump for a corruption charge, NBC News reported Tuesday. The corruption case involved Edwin Edwards, the former governor of Louisiana. DeBartolo pleaded guilty for failing to report a felony when he paid Edwards $400,000
Will Richard | Friday, January 31, 2020
The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off in the Super Bowl, the culmination of the 100th year of the National Football League. This year’s game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Kansas City Chiefs opened as a slim one point favorite over San Francisco, according
Aidan Thomas, David Kramer, Liam Coolican, Patrick Gallagher, Dominic Gibson and Nate Moller | Thursday, January 30, 2020
At long last, we’re down to just one game separating us from the kickoff of the XFL regular season. I know I speak for most of us when I say that’s really the season we’re all excited for. However, for now, we’re stuck with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers,
Charlie Law | Tuesday, January 28, 2020
We’re finally here. After months of slugging it out all over the country, enduring injuries and painful losses, two teams have fought their way to the top of the NFL. We only have one week of football left until next August, so let’s take a moment to look back and appreciate the journeys of the
Aidan Thomas | Thursday, January 23, 2020
The stage was set. I was in the Baumer Hall 24-hour lounge, watching the first half of the NFC championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers faced a 2nd and 9 at the Packers 18-yard line, already up 20-0. One spectator said, “I just want to see a
Aidan Thomas, Patrick Gallagher, David Kramer, Dominic Gibson, Nate Moller and Liam Coolican | Friday, January 17, 2020
Welcome back to the Observer Roundtable! As promised, there were a lot of points in our Holiday Edition, with David Kramer staying in the lead, although Patrick Gallagher made a huge jump into a tie for second. For this week, we have just the conference championship games. Not a single one of us correctly predicted
Charlie Law | Thursday, October 3, 2019
After years of trudging through losing seasons and watching their division rivals, the Seahawks and the Rams, each reach a Super Bowl within the last few years, the San Francisco 49ers have finally fought their way back to the top. Not only do the 49ers (3-0) currently sit atop the NFC West, they stand alone
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Tuesday, September 11, 2018
As “The Star Spangled Banner” played on the speakers of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon before the Dolphins beat the Tennessee Titans, Miami wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson knelt. It wasn’t the first time they’d knelt. Stills and Wilson are two in a long line of players who have protested “[oppression
Michael Ivey | Thursday, October 8, 2015
On Dec. 28, after their win in the final game of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers announced they and head coach Jim Harbaugh decided to mutually part ways. Harbaugh had been hired by the 49ers in 2011 to revitalize a once proud franchise that was enduring hard times. That’s exactly what he did.