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Brandon Marshall on Josh Allen's woes against Patrick Mahomes: 'Sometimes you run into a Michael Jordan'

As Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs head to their third straight Super Bowl, NFL fans can’t help but feel for the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen.
The Chiefs can make history in New Orleans Feb. 9 by winning their third straight Super Bowl. That history has come at the expense of Allen, who is 0-4 in postseason games against Mahomes and the Chiefs.
As good as Allen is — he’s an MVP frontrunner alongside Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson this year — he has been unable to get the Bills back to the Super Bowl for the first time in over three decades.
And his postgame interview after falling to the Chiefs 32-29 showed his raw emotion. He was short with his answers and looked dejected.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen walks off the field after the AFC championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
One ex-NFL star, though, broke down Allen’s challenge of having to get through Mahomes to achieve the team’s goals to other sports greats.
“Sometimes you run into a Michael Jordan. Sometimes you run into a Tiger Woods in their prime, and you got to deal with it,” former All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall told Fox News Digital while discussing his new venture with his “I Am Athlete” partnering with Revolt.
“If these guys can pull off one or two, then that’s what they can do. But [Mahomes has] been in the league eight years and been to the Super Bowl five times.
“Great job, Josh Allen, but this is the wrong era to be a quarterback.”
Marshall said that was “no knock” against Allen, Jackson, Joe Burrow or even C.J. Stroud with his Houston Texans falling to the Chiefs in the divisional round.
But as good as Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone was with the Utah Jazz, they couldn’t beat Jordan and the Bulls in the two NBA Finals they played. And when Woods was in his golfing prime, some players accepted that finishing second place any given week was an accomplishment because Woods would likely be lifting the trophy.
It’s the unfortunate result of greatness. Someone or some team has to lose.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes rolls out to pass against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half Nov. 26, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Marshall described Mahomes and the Chiefs as a “once-in-a-lifetime” phenomenon to watch in sports, and it’s not just because of the two-time MVP.
“There’s a few people. There’s Patrick Mahomes. It shows his greatness,” Marshall explained. “It shows Andy Reid’s greatness, and they both need to be in the conversation of the greatest quarterback of all-time and also the greatest coach of all-time, challenging Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.
“Another person that we have to include in this conversation since he’s taken over this defense is Steve Spagnuolo. Before he got there in 2018, this defense was dead last. It was one of the worst defenses in the league for a few years. Insert Coach Spags. Now they’re top 10, and they’re doing a phenomenal job, which results in Patrick Mahomes being more of a game manager.
“He’s still spectacular and magical, but he doesn’t need to go out there and put up 40 points. He doesn’t need to go out there … he doesn’t even need Tyreek Hill.”
Allen’s numbers in the last three Bills games against the Chiefs in the playoffs are outstanding: 931 total yards, nine touchdowns and no interceptions. Yet, he’s lost them all.
Like Marshall said, it’s not a knock on Allen. It’s just clearly showing how great Mahomes and this Chiefs dynasty is it looks to make history against the Philadelphia Eagles.
PUSHING BOUNDARIES WITH REVOLT

Revolt Sports, co-hosted by Brandon Marshall and Kayla Nicole, aims to push boundaries with sports and culture talk in a new partnership with “I Am Athlete.” (Revolt Sports)
Marshall loves watching and discussing the league he played in 13 seasons and other sports and culture with his “I Am Athlete” sports media platform. But he feels he’s going to take it to the next level with the brand’s partnership with Revolt, the Black-owned multimedia platform that announced its launch of Revolt Sports.
Marshall, with media personality and cultural commentator Kayla Nicole as a co-host, will be featured on Revolt Sports Weekly powered by “I am Athlete,” which will feature unscripted discussions with the duo and other celebrity contributors from the top stories in sports to the hottest cultural topics.
The first episode, which featured Marshall’s former UCF teammates, Josh “Beezo” Bellamy and Mike Sims-Walker, discussed the NFL’s conference championship matchups, while also going deep on whether celebrating rapper Big Meech with a welcome back party next month after spending 16 years in jail for drug trafficking and money laundering is right for the community.

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“People want the real. They want authentic, and that’s what our culture is,” Marshall explained. “These are the conversations we’ve been having in the locker room since sports were established. It’s the same conversations we have in the salons and barbershops. This is the same conversation we have on the stoops on the block, same conversations.
“’I Am Athlete’ lives at the intersection of hip-hop and sports. So, talking about things that are relevant to the culture — pop culture, whatever you have it — is just a general conversation that is natural to us. That’s what you’ll get from this show every single week. We’ll dive into the hottest topics in sports and also the biggest stories in pop culture.”
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Why Real Madrid-Manchester City remains a ‘modern Clasico’ – despite mixed fortunes this season

This is an updated version of a piece that was originally published in April 2024.
“Real Madrid vs Manchester City is a modern Clasico,” former Real Madrid coach Jorge Valdano said last April, previewing the two clubs’ 2023-24 Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.
The tie that followed did not disappoint. Madrid and City drew 3-3 in the Spanish capital before a 1-1 draw at the Etihad led to a penalty shootout that Los Blancos won en route to lifting a record-extending 15th European Cup/Champions League title.
The sides have experienced mixed fortunes in this season’s competition — but even meeting in the new play-off round cannot dull the rivalry’s shine. Madrid came from behind at the Etihad late on to beat City 3-2 last week, meaning they have now exchanged 30 goals in their past seven meetings. It also sets up an intriguing second leg at the Bernabeu tomorrow (Wednesday).
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This season is the fourth in a row that Madrid and City have met in the knockout stages of Europe’s elite club competition. Fans continue to be gripped, with that first play-off game setting a new streaming record for Amazon’s Prime Video service in the UK with figures of well over four million viewers.
There was an extra layer of intrigue in that match. City fans held up a banner that read, “Stop crying your heart out” in reference to Madrid forward Vinicius Junior being beaten to the Ballon d’Or award by Rodri and Madrid snubbing the ceremony in October. The Brazil international played a key part in the win and afterwards told Spanish TV station Movistar that the banner had given him “more strength to play a great game”.
In 2021-22, Madrid’s magical comeback in the semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu drove them into the final, where Liverpool were defeated 1-0. The following season, at the same stage of the competition, City produced a dominant home display to beat Carlo Ancelotti’s side 4-0 in the second leg before claiming their first Champions League title against Inter. Then there was that epic win on penalties for Madrid in the quarter-final at the Etihad last season.
The circumstances are different this campaign, with a win in this tie granting progress to the round of 16. Madrid only made the play-offs after finishing 11th in the inaugural league phase following defeats to Lille, Milan and Liverpool. City have struggled throughout the season and scraped through in 22nd place.
Madrid have long held European success in the highest possible regard, perhaps at times to the detriment of their domestic progress (for example, they have won the Copa del Rey, Spain’s equivalent of the FA Cup in England, just three times since lifting the trophy in 1993).
The story the club like to tell about themselves centres around this more than anything. Madrid have suffered damaging defeats to Barcelona in La Liga (4-0) and the Supercopa de Espana (5-2) this season — but those would surely be forgotten if they lifted another Champions League trophy at Munich’s Allianz Arena in May.

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Valdano’s point was not to totally discount the history of Madrid’s rivalry with Barcelona; he believes the recent meetings with City have taken on a greater importance recently in part because of familiar connections. It is also true that Barca appear better placed than either side to go all the way this season after finishing second in the league phase, automatically qualifying for the round of 16.
“Clasicos are built on rivalry and (City’s manager and former Barcelona player and coach Pep) Guardiola is the favourite enemy of Madridismo (Madrid fans),” Valdano told The Athletic last year. “It was enough to hear the response from the fans at the Santiago Bernabeu (in the 2023-24 first leg) after the speaker announced his name over the PA system. He was the most whistled.
“But 10 years ago and five years ago, we were all talking about Barcelona-Madrid. Now the footballing importance leads us to talk about Madrid-City as the best in the world.
“It’s very good, because history is being renewed. City are getting to know glory, which is difficult without having a previous context. City are new and economically influenced. Madrid are new in any era. They can always adapt to hitch a ride.”

Guardiola usually gets a hostile reception at the Bernabeu (Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
Since Guardiola arrived in Manchester in summer 2016, the two teams have met a total of nine times (Wednesday’s game will be the 10th), with Madrid winning three to City’s four.
City’s sole Champions League triumph is dwarfed by Madrid’s 15. But Madrid still see City as one of their main rivals for European success.
“Surely, in the last seven or eight years, Madrid and City were the two most successful teams,” said a dressing-room source — who, like others cited here, preferred to remain anonymous because they did not have permission to speak.
“It’s true that City only won it (in 2023), but they came close to winning it many more times.”
Those behind the scenes at Madrid saw the play-off draw against City as an “early final”. Ancelotti’s coaching staff see Guardiola as very difficult to analyse and they rarely trust the line-ups and systems he uses in the weeks leading up to their encounters. City are fourth in the Premier League and Madrid’s coaches have been surprised by how much the loss of Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury has affected them.
Vicente del Bosque, another former Madrid head coach and a World Cup-winning manager with Spain in 2010, agrees that Madrid and City have become the biggest draw in European football.
“I think both teams have dominated football in recent years and Madrid have maintained an extraordinary level,” Del Bosque says. “I remember 2022, with the 14th title and the comeback against City as the most spectacular.

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“City are one of the few teams that dominate Madrid with the ball, even though they have players to counter-attack. And Madrid look comfortable without the ball, taking advantage of transitions, even though they have players to control possession.
“Now there is a debate about the European Super League, I think playing these games as a knockout is better. I look at the sporting aspect, not the economic aspect, and it makes it more entertaining and more of a rivalry.

Madrid’s Champions League comeback in 2022 made for spectacular viewing (Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
“When I was a player, and also as a coach, the great opponent was Bayern Munich. The Netherlands, with Ajax, and Italy, with Milan, also had teams that rivalled us, but not so much any more. Now the range has opened up.”
For their part, sources on Madrid’s board still see City as the team to beat. This is also due to the fact that, since the arrivals of Ferran Soriano as chief executive and Txiki Begiristain as sporting director (both, like Guardiola, formerly of Barcelona), City have grown as a club and earned the respect of Madrid, with whom they maintain a relationship of great admiration.
In this sense, Valdano dares to draw another parallel in the way both teams are structured centrally around one figure.
“Both at Madrid and at City, it is clear who is in charge,” he concludes.
“At Madrid, it’s (club president) Florentino Perez. At City, everybody knows it and nobody says it — but Guardiola won’t find he can work without a boss at any other club.”
(Top photo: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
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Kevin Durant tears up talking about playing for Team USA in Olympics: 'Game has saved my life'

Talking about playing for Team USA had perennial NBA All-Star Kevin Durant in tears.
The new Netflix docuseries “Court of Gold” had behind-the-scenes access to all things basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including Team USA, who Durant was starring for in his fourth Olympics.
In Netflix’s teaser video of the docuseries, which released on Monday, an emotional Durant had to stop midway through an interview to wipe his tears while talking about his time with Team USA and how much it means to him.
Team United States forward Kevin Durant (Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports)
“I come from neighborhoods where people don’t even talk to each other,” Durant said with emotion. “There’s so much hate in the world, too. When people get to start laughing and joking for the game of ball, it’s cool to me.
“So, like, it gets me emotional, dog.”
Seeing the world unite through the game of basketball is something that still fascinates Durant to this day.
“It’s crazy to see people travel so long to come see their favorite player play in the Olympics,” he explained. “They send their money, they bring their whole family. It’s just dope to me.”
Durant went on to say that “the game has saved my life. It brought me and my family out of a lot of bulls—. I’m just grateful for it.”
Durant is one of many Team USA stars featured in the six-part docuseries, but he’s arguably the best player to ever wear the red, white and blue on his jersey.

Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson (45) guards Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images)
Durant didn’t play for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics after his rookie season, but he’s been a part of the gold-medal winning teams over the last four Games. No player in USA Basketball history has four gold medals to their name.
Durant also has the most points ever scored by a Team USA basketball player, men or women, and he did so on his way to helping the U.S. win gold in Paris over France.
The Phoenix Suns star is 36 years old and has spent the past 17 years playing professional basketball after he was selected second overall by the then-Seattle Supersonics in the 2007 NBA Draft.
Durant has gone on to make 15 All-Star teams, win two NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors, be the NBA’s leading scorer four times and make the All-NBA team 11 times.

Kevin Durant (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
There is no doubting Durant has future Hall of Famer written all over his resume, but he clearly loves playing the game for his country as well as in the NBA.
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High school soccer: Southern Section girls playoff scores and pairings

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
GIRLS
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
QUARTERFINALS
OPEN DIVISION
#5 Corona Santiago 1, #8 Harvard-Westlake 0
#3 Santa Margarita 3, #2 Oaks Christian 0
DIVISION 1
Westlake 3, #9 Edison 0
#12 Troy 0, #4 Los Alamitos 0 (Troy wins 3-0 on penalty kicks)
Mater Dei 3, #14 Anaheim Canyon 2
#2 Orange Lutheran 1, #10 Hart 0
DIVISION 2
#8 Mira Costa 3, Castaic 0
#4 Warren 2, El Rancho 0
Alta Loma 2, #14 Claremont 0
#7 Thousand Oaks 3, #2 Ayala 2
DIVISION 3
#16 Santa Ana Foothill 2, Crean Lutheran 1
Portola 1, #12 Trabuco Hills 0
#3 Buena 3, #6 Valley View 1
#2 Long Beach Poly 1, Culver City 0
DIVISION 4
#9 Coachella Valley 2, #16 Chadwick 2 (CV wins 5-3 on penalty kicks)
#5 Sage Hill 1, #4 Costa Mesa 1 (Sage Hill wins on penalty kicks)
Redlands East Valley 1, Bishop Montgomery 1 (REV wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)
#10 La Mirada 1, Beaumont 1 (La Mirada wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
DIVISION 5
#9 Viewpoint 3, #16 Adelanto 0
#5 Estancia 2, Tahquitz 1
#14 Patriot 1, #6 Citrus Valley 1 (Patriot wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)
#10 Heritage 1, #15 Jurupa Valley 0
DIVISION 6
#1 Whittier Christian 1, #9 Channel Islands 0
#13 Segerstrom at #5 Long Beach Cabrillo
#6 Godinez 3, #14 Barstow 1
#15 Thacher 1, San Gorgonio 0
DIVISION 7
Rim of the World 2, Desert Hot Springs 2 (ROTW wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)
Pasadena Marshall 2, #13 Riverside Prep 0
#3 Grace 4, #11 Fontana 1
Vista del Lago 2, #7 Highland 1
DIVISION 8
#1 South El Monte 3, #8 Loara 0
#13 Wildomar Cornerstone Christian 4, #5 Vistamar 1
#3 AB Miller 6, #6 Pomona Catholic 3
#10 Temecula Prep 2, #2 Cathedral City 1
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
(All games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
SEMIFINALS
OPEN DIVISION
#8 Harvard-Westlake at #5 Corona Santiago
#3 Santa Margarita at #2 Oaks Christian
DIVISION 1
#12 Troy at Westlake
#2 Orange Lutheran at Mater Dei
DIVISION 2
#8 Mira Costa at #4 Warren
#7 Thousand Oaks at Alta Loma
DIVISION 3
#16 Santa Ana Foothill at Portola
#3 Buena at #2 Long Beach Poly
DIVISION 4
#9 Coachella Valley at #5 Sage Hill
#10 La Mirada at Redlands East Valley
DIVISION 5
#9 Viewpoint at #5 Estancia
#10 Heritage at #14 Patriot
DIVISION 6
#13 Segerstrom at #1 Whittier Christian
#6 Godinez at #15 Thacher
DIVISION 7
Pasadena Marshall at Rim of the World
#3 Grace at Vista del Lago
DIVISION 8
#13 Wildomar Cornerstone Christian #1 South El Monte
#3 AB Miller at #10 Temecula Prep
BOYS
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
QUARTERFINALS
OPEN DIVISION
#1 JSerra at #5 Santa Monica, 5:30 p.m.
#6 Hart at #7 Loyola, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 1
#1 Oak Hills at Bonita, 5 p.m.
#4 Palos Verdes at #12 Sultana, 5 p.m.
#11 El Segundo at #3 Cate, 3 p.m.
Bishop Amat at Cathedral, 5:30 p.m.
DIVISION 2
Edison vs. Anaheim Canyon, 6 p.m. at El Modena
Harvard-Westlake at Palmdale, 5 p.m.
Valley View at #11 Artesia, 6 p.m.
#7 Calabasas at Jurupa Hills, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 3
#1 Gahr vs. Torrance, 5 p.m. at Zamperini Stadium
Warren at Beaumont, 5 p.m.
Katella at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
#7 Montclair at #15 Sunny Hills, 3 p.m.
DIVISION 4
#8 Laguna Beach at Long Beach Poly, 5 p.m.
Coachella Valley vs. Santa Ana, 5 p.m. at Santa Ana Bowl
Beckman at Camarillo, 5 p.m.
California at #10 Yucaipa, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 5
#8 Norwalk at #1 Los Amigos, 3:30 p.m.
Long Beach Wilson at Dominguez, 5 p.m.
#14 Godinez at #11 Northwood, 3:15 p.m.
#7 Desert Mirage vs. Montebello, 5 p.m. at Rio Hondo College
DIVISION 6
#16 Pioneer at Liberty, 6 p.m.
#4 St. Margaret’s at #5 Lawndale, 5 p.m.
#14 Hillcrest at Cypress, 5 p.m.
#2 Animo Leadership at #7 Channel Islands, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 7
#9 Lennox Academy at Pasadena Poly, 3 p.m.
#5 Silverado vs. #13 Cobalt, 5 p.m. at Silverado
#6 Hawthorne MSA at #3 Glenn, 5 p.m.
#7 Temple City vs. #2 Westminster La Quinta, 5 p.m. at Bolsa Grande
DIVISION 8
Milken vs. #9 Lancaster Desert Christian, 2:45 p.m. at LA Galaxy Field 1
#5 Environmental Charter at #4 Chadwick, 3 p.m.
#6 Santa Rosa Academy vs. #3 Magnolia Science, 3 p.m. at Centennial Park Field 1
#7 New Roads vs. St. Monica, 6:30 p.m. at Belmar park
Note: Boys Semifinals Saturday; Boys & Girls Finals Feb. 28 or March 1.
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