Tal Winder hemmed and hawed for the perfect moment, waiting weeks before finally opening his wallet and dropping $4,900 on tickets to Super Bowl LX.

And with those tickets in hand Sunday, black paint smeared across his face and the coin toss a few hours away, the Lathrop man and die-hard New England Patriots fan flashed a smile that showed no hint of buyer’s remorse.

For a week, the narrative took a holiday.

You know the one: The “Doom Loop.” The breathless yelling about a region in decline. A tale of a hellscape of smashed car windows and empty office towers.

The bad actors and cable news pundits have spent years dunking on the San Francisco Bay Area, treating this Pacific paradise like a cautionary tale rather than an Amer...

SANTA CLARA – Add a Super Bowl victory to the Seattle Seahawks’ treasure chest of accomplishments at Levi’s Stadium, home of the rival 49ers.

The Seahawks held the New England Patriots scoreless into the fou...

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX’s Halftime Show delivered “a beautiful statement” — one that “wasn’t political,” but was deeply emotional, diverse and inclusive,

SANTA CLARA — The price alone made sure that anybody fortunate enough to make it inside Levi’s Stadium on Sunday would make a lifetime memory. For some, it was the journey here from far and wide that made Super Bowl 60...