Rams PA announcer displaced by fire but keeps voicing optimism at relocated playoff game
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Rams PA announcer displaced by fire but keeps voicing optimism at relocated playoff game

LA Times  

Sam Lagana, the Rams’ in-house announcer at SoFi Stadium, preps before a playoff game against the Vikings at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. In re-creating their home environment for Monday night’s playoff game, the Rams made sure to bring a signature element from SoFi Stadium. If you’ve been to a Rams home game, you likely know Sam Lagana. He’s the in-stadium announcer who fires up the crowd by bellowing, “Whose house?” Thousands respond, “Rams’ house!” The Rams made sure to bring Lagana with them to Arizona to give State Farm Stadium a familiar vibe.

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The Rams improbably went from 1-4 to the NFL postseason. Then disaster struck their city
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The Rams improbably went from 1-4 to the NFL postseason. Then disaster struck their city

New York Times  

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How the NFL and Rams worked together to relocate playoff game amid an L.A. tragedy
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How the NFL and Rams worked together to relocate playoff game amid an L.A. tragedy

LA Times  

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LA Rams head for Arizona and a crucial playoff game with their minds on their fire-ravaged hometown
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LA Rams head for Arizona and a crucial playoff game with their minds on their fire-ravaged hometown

Associated Press  

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Playoff game moving just another obstacle for Rams to overcome against Vikings
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Playoff game moving just another obstacle for Rams to overcome against Vikings

LA Times  

Buses will be provided to take fans from SoFi Stadium to Arizona for the Rams’ playoff game against the Vikings. So Friday morning, coach Sean McVay arrived at the team’s Woodland Hills facility with a message inscribed in black letters on a paperweight: “Built For This.” “You acknowledge it,” McVay said of the situation, “you tell ‘em what we want …

NFL moves Rams playoff game against Minnesota Vikings to Arizona
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NFL moves Rams playoff game against Minnesota Vikings to Arizona

LA Times  

Smoke from the recent fires obscures the sun at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday. Coach Sean McVay said Thursday afternoon that his Rams were preparing for their NFC wild-card game against the Minnesota Vikings as if it would be played as scheduled at SoFi Stadium. “This is bigger than the game of football,” McVay told reporters during a news …

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