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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Angel City's Riley Tiernan used desire and opportunity to prove she belongs
Angel City forward Riley Tiernan controls the ball against Bay FC during game at PayPal Park last week. She's a leading candidate for rookie of the year. (Kelley L Cox / NWSL via Getty Images) Welcome to the Riley Tiernan Revenge Tour. Oh, sure, the Angel City forward is far too nice to call it that, but that's what her first NWSL season has become. 'Everybody loves an underdog story,' she said. 'It kind of added fuel to my fire. When people doubt you, it makes you want to prove it that much more.' Advertisement Tiernan was definitely being doubted about six months ago when she finished her college career at Rutgers as the school's all-time leader in assists, yet didn't get a call from 12 of the 14 NWSL teams. In the first winter without a league draft, every player was a free agent, available to the highest bidder. Only no one bid on Tiernan. So she accepted an invitation to training camp with Angel City and now she's showing the others what they missed, with her five goals leading all NWSL rookies and ranking second in the league overall heading into Saturday night's home match with Racing Louisville. 'A fair shot,' said the 22-year-old. 'All I wanted, literally, was just a chance to prove myself. Without the draft it was kind of like you get what you get and you've got to hope for the best. Read more: Angel City can't keep pace with Bay FC in shutout loss Advertisement 'Once I got this invitation it was 'let's go big or go home.' I got to show out. And pretty much did.' Four of her five goals have given her team a lead; two were game-winners. Without her, Angel City (4-3-2) would not be in playoff position a third of the way into the season. If Tiernan gets credit for passing her preseason test with the team, then technical director Mark Wilson and the rest of Angel City's staff deserve praise for doing their homework. They identified Tiernan as a player worth watching last summer and nothing they saw — even the lack of interest from other clubs — swayed their thinking. 'We decided Riley was a top, top target once we'd kind of curated all of her stuff,' Wilson said. 'You have to trust your process.' Advertisement So in November, Wilson had a Zoom call with Tiernan and found that he liked the person even better than he liked the player. 'That was the final piece of the puzzle,' he said. 'We believed she had a big ceiling after watching her and we wanted to at least invite Riley in to spend some time with us. 'We really liked her character after the interview.' Angel City forward Riley Tiernan heads the ball downfield during a game against the Washington Spirit on May 2. (Roger Wimmer/ ISI Photos via Getty Images) Tiernan said the only other offer she received came from Gotham FC, which trains 35 miles from Rutgers. But after spending her entire life in South Jersey, she felt Southern California offered a different sort of challenge. 'It just felt like it was time for me to spread my wings and step out of my comfort zone,' she said. 'I had nothing to lose. After the first couple of training sessions, I started feeling comfortable and I started feeling like it was a place that I should be, an environment where I belonged.' Advertisement She's certainly fit in, starting all nine Angel City matches and ranking second among outfield players in minutes played. Plus her five goals are just two shy of the franchise single-season record with 17 games left. 'She's a big presence, but she turns on a sixpence,' Wilson said. 'She has the ability to send players into the stands with a little check and her balance and mobility for a big presence is deceiving. 'She exhibited all of those qualities and more in all the work we did.' She's continued to prove she belongs despite playing as an attacker on a team that has seven forwards with World Cup experience. Advertisement 'Isn't it funny how that worked out?' Wilson said with a wry grin. 'While we had quality attacking players, we want you looking over your shoulder. When you're looking over your shoulder, you're not comfortable. When you're not comfortable, you're pushing yourself. That level of competition for places drives standards and performance. 'Riley exhibited that from Day 1 and it hasn't stopped. I don't see her ever taking her foot off the gas.' At least not until she's finished proving herself to all those who doubted her. If she was once unwanted she's now in high demand, having earned her first callup to the U-23 national team earlier this week. She'll leave after Saturday's game for Europe and two games against Germany, which constitute another new challenge. 'I think it's good to have a sense of humbleness and be intimidated by such a high level in a new environment,' she said. 'But I also think it's important to turn that intimidation into motivation.' Advertisement It wouldn't be the first time Tiernan has used others' opinion of her to fuel her fire. 'I love this game because it does reward talent that works hard,' Wilson said. 'Riley's a talent, she is working hard, and eventually that value will be recognized.' This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter Make Same Decision on NFL Future
The Colorado Buffaloes made waves during the 2024 season, putting together a solid 9-4 record headlined by a pair of stars in quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman-winning two-way player Travis Hunter. Though they took the next step in their football careers, as both were taken in the 2025 NFL Draft, where Hunter went to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 2 pick, while Sanders fell to the Cleveland Browns at No. 144 in the fifth round. Advertisement On Friday, the Jaguars announced some exciting news involving Hunter and all their other rookies, revealing that he would start his career wearing No. 12, which is the same number donned in his time with the Buffaloes. It wouldn't have been the end of the world if he weren't able to choose his old college number, but he was lucky nobody on the roster already had it, as the last player to wear it was wide receiver Devin Duvernay in 2024, who is now with the Chicago Bears. Of course, this means he will be matching Sanders, with the Browns announcing on Tuesday that he would be switching to No. 12 after wearing No. 2 all four years of his college career. Advertisement The reasoning behind the change is that seven-year veteran wide receiver DeAndre Carter, who just signed with the Browns this offseason on a one-year, $1.4 million deal, had already claimed it. Former Colorado Buffaloes QB Shedeur Sanders (2) with WR Travis Hunter (12).Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The change for Sanders was seen as relatively significant by some fans, as his and Hunter's college numbers were officially retired by Colorado during their spring game on April 19. Now, though, the former teammates have a chance to start their own legacy with their respective teams, and even try to one day make sure nobody can wear the No. 12 again. Related: Chiefs Predicted to Sign $79 Million Star for Patrick Mahomes' 'Revenge Tour'
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
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Checking names off his enemies list, Trump is just getting started
A couple of weeks after joining his party's national ticket, then-Sen. JD Vance was eager to ease the minds of voters concerned about Donald Trump and his retaliatory tactics. Trump, the future vice president said at the time, is 'not a vengeful guy.' Even at the time, it was a bizarre assertion, contradicted by voluminous evidence that Trump routinely seeks revenge against political foes, real and imagined. But even after the election, Trump suggested vengeance wasn't part of his plans for a second term. 'I'm not looking to go back into the past,' he said on NBC News' 'Meet the Press' shortly before Inauguration Day, adding, 'Retribution will be through success.' It didn't take long for reality to get in the way. Initially, the president tried to settle scores in petty ways, moving portraits and canceling security clearances for those who didn't have active clearances anyway. But soon after, the Revenge Tour became more serious, as the Republican stripped officials of their security details, even after they'd faced threats. Trump's interest in partisan vengeance against his perceived foes, however, continues to intensify. My MSNBC colleague Jordan Rubin explained: A 'criminal referral' sounds serious, but it doesn't force prosecutors to file charges against anyone. Still, New York Attorney General Letitia James could have reason to worry about a Trump administration official's push for her to face federal charges — even if she didn't break the law. Rubin's piece adds, 'James, of course, leads the office that secured the massive civil fraud ruling against Trump and others last year (it's on appeal).' The president, evidently, hasn't forgotten. All of this comes on the heels of the president directing the Justice Department to go after Christopher Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; which came on the heels of Trump pressing the Department of Homeland Security to investigate Miles Taylor, a former high-ranking DHS official. The president did this, not because there's evidence of Krebs or Taylor having done anything wrong, but because they defied him several years ago. They went on his enemies list, and now he's exacting revenge. This roughly coincided with a Trump-aligned federal prosecutor going after New Jersey's Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, for resisting the White House's agenda; which came on the heels of a purge of U.S. military leaders whom the president no longer likes; which came on the heels of a Justice Department purge of law enforcement officials he also doesn't like. But there are also plenty of stops on the Republican's Revenge Tour that have nothing to do with individual people. That broader list includes law firms (which hired lawyers he perceives as enemies), universities (which hired faculty he perceives as enemies), leading news organizations (which covered him in ways he disapproves of), and cultural institutions (which he believes failed to align themselves to his vision). Axios recently noted, 'In the final days of the 2024 campaign, Axios identified a list of perceived adversaries who fit what Trump ominously described as 'the enemies from within.' As president, he has taken steps to retaliate against virtually all of them.' That was a month ago. The problem is vastly worse now, and there's no reason to believe conditions will improve anytime soon. This post updates our related earlier coverage. This article was originally published on
