Author: Michael

U.S. Soccer had a drama-filled start to the year, but several other notable story lines have emerged over the past two weeks.
It’s been a normal two weeks in U.S. Soccer story lines, if you disregard an all-consuming family drama that has completely dominated headlines surrounding the men’s national team and its future.
The pieces are still falling into place regarding everything that occurred between the family of USMNT phenom Gio Reyna, manager Gregg Berhalter and U.S. Soccer at the World Cup, but what’s clear is that the story has become one of the biggest in U.S. soccer history.

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Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars came back from 27 points down to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 31-30 on Saturday. Trevor Lawrence had four interceptions but also finished with nearly 300 passing yards and four touchdowns in the win. It is the third largest comeback in playoff history. Shannon Sharpe explains why this game was more about the Chargers than the Jags.

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Of the NFL’s 32 teams, 22 had to turn to their backups at one point this season.
The NFL is a quarterback-driven league. People are tuning in to watch Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen do downright crazy things with a football; they want to see Tom Brady continue his assault on the record books; they are rooting for young up-and-comers like Trevor Lawrence.
It’s a quarterback world, and we’re all just living in it. During the 2022 season, however, it has often times also been a backup quarterback world.

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JK Dobbins went scorched earth on the Baltimore Ravens after Sunday night’s wild card loss in Cincinnati, bemoaning his lack of touches and also giving Lamar Jackson a shoutout along the way.
Thanks to one of the crazier goal-line plays you’ll ever see – and a lucky bounce on the final play of the game – the Bengals escaped wild card weekend with a 24-17 win over the Ravens.
It was a valiant effort from a depleted Ravens team that’s been without Jackson for six weeks now, and it was probably one fluky play away from pulling off the shocker.

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Two of LIV Golf’s eight events in its inaugural season were held at Donald Trump-owned golf courses. With LIV Golf’s direct ties to Saudi Arabia and newly revealed details of the circuit’s funding, a group is calling for the former President to be investigated.
The Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) – a group set up by supporters of murdered journalist Jama Khashoggi – is calling on Congress and the Department of Justice to look into the “disturbing facts and circumstances” surrounding Trump’s ties to LIV Golf.

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