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Jacob Calvin Meyer

jmeyer@washingtontimes.com

Jacob Calvin Meyer was a sports reporter for The Washington Times.

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In this Aug. 2, 1985, file photo, Donald Trump, right, New York real estate magnates Stephen Ross, left, and USFL Commissioner Harry L. Usher, center, participate in a news conference in New York to discuss the agreement they have reached in principle to merge the Houston Gamblers and New Jersey Generals football franchises. The New Jersey Generals have been largely forgotten, but Trump’s ownership of the team was formative in his evolution as a public figure and peerless self-publicist. With money and swagger, he led a shaky and relatively low-budget spring football league, the USFL, into a showdown with the NFL. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) **FILE**

USFL reveals teams ahead of spring 2022 kickoff

The United States Football League, the briefly successful spring football league in the 1980s, is making a return, and it released the eight teams that will play this upcoming spring.

November 22, 2021
Washington Football Team wide receiver DeAndre Carter (1) celebrates his touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Dallas showdown puts focus on Washington’s attendance woes

Washington, once one of the premier franchises in the NFL -- a team so popular that just getting the opportunity to purchase season tickets meant years on a waitlist -- is last in the league in home attendance this season. Ron Rivera wants to change that, starting this Sunday.

November 22, 2021
Washington Spirit players celebrate after defeating the OL Reign in the semifinals of the NWSL soccer playoffs Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Tacoma, Wash. The Spirit won 2-1. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Spirit overcome midseason tumult to make NWSL championship

The Washington Spirit's 2021 season can be split into two. The first portion was arguably as bad as any professional sports team will have this decade. The second portion has led to the team being one win away from an NWSL championship crown.

November 18, 2021
Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman doffs his batting helmet to the crowd before batting during the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE**

Zimmerman ‘planning on playing’ in 2022

Ryan Zimmerman said in an interview Wednesday morning that he is "planning on playing" this upcoming season. Zimmerman, a free agent, was a platoon player for the Nationals last season.

November 17, 2021
Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (24) scores a touchdown in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Lavonte David (54) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Washington’s long fourth-quarter drive seals victory over Tampa Bay

Not many things are scarier in the NFL than giving the ball back to Tom Brady with a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter. But the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback never got the opportunity at a comeback, as Washington's offense went on a 19-play scoring drive in the fourth quarter to seal the 29-19 victory.

November 14, 2021