Author: Michael

Fifteen three-team groups were arranged based on geography and domestic performance.
MLS and Liga MX unveiled Friday the groups for the upcoming Leagues Cup tournament, which will significantly alter the calendar and, perhaps, the competitive landscape in Concacaf’s two biggest countries.
Following a couple limited dry runs in 2019 and ’21, the Leagues Cup now is an all-inclusive, regionally sanctioned competition featuring all 47 MLS and Liga MX clubs. The 77 games will require both the U.S./Canadian and Mexican circuits to pause domestic play from July 21 through the Aug. 19 final.

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The 39-year-old had been at the center of a police investigation that had launched following an alleged incident at a Barcelona night club in December.
Editor’s note: This story contains alleged accounts of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.
Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves was arrested in Barcelona on Friday and is being held on sexual abuse charges after a woman said that Alves sexually assaulted her at a nightclub last month, according to ESPN.

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If Aaron Rodgers ends up with the New York Jets, he’ll be able to wear his No. 12 jersey.
That’s according to the Hall of Famer who has that number retired. Also known as, the most famous Jet of all time – Joe Namath.
In an interview earlier this week on Tiki and Tierney, Namath was talking about the Jets potentially looking around the league for a new starting quarterback, after what was a rough season for Zach Wilson.
He began talking about how much he likes Aaron Rodgers and that “it’d be great” if the Jets would be able to bring him to New York.
But there’s one issue.

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Daniel Jones and the Giants face Jalen Hurts and the Eagles for the third time this season. With three teams from the NFC East making the Divisional Round Nick Wright explains this is the most difficult pick of the weekend. Nick ultimately takes the points and explains the Eagles are not as good as their record suggests and Brian Daboll’s coaching will give the Eagles a run for their money. Nick isn’t too confident in the Giants but takes the points.

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Josh Allen’s Bills and Joe Burrow’s Bengals both nearly escaped elimination in the AFC Wild Card Round last weekend. Since Week 17’s cancelled game between these two the Bengals have taken hits to their offensive line and the Bills have suffered injuries to their defense. Nick believes the neutral site scenario for the AFC Championship game will not come into play because the Bengals will win outright and force a re-match of last year’s AFC Championship Game. Nick has little faith in Allen’s ability to protect the ball and likes Cincinnati to cover the 5.5-points.

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Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are watching young guns take over this postseason
On Monday, we saw Tom Brady exit the playoffs with a whimper. The week before, the Detroit Lions squashed Aaron Rodgers’ hopes at the postseason. Matt Ryan… well, some things are best left forgotten completely.
Point is, there is a quarterback revolution happening before our eyes, and it’s a young man’s game right now.

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The former Brown was hospitalized a few weeks ago after saving his children from drowning.
Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis remains in the hospital after saving his children from drowning in the ocean earlier this month. He was originally in the ICU and spent a week in critical condition, but has since been “on the road to recovery,” according to his girlfriend. He was taken off a ventilator last week, she shared.
As Hillis remains in the hospital, he got a visit from a Hall of Famer.

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Two of the team’s offensive leaders spoke about their confidence in the Dallas placekicker after a particularly shaky performance in the wild-card round.
Following a particularly poor performance in the Cowboys’ wild-card round victory over the Buccaneers, Dallas placekicker Brett Maher received votes of confidence from two of the team’s most outspoken  leaders on offense: quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott.

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