Mitchell G. Patton

AL RAYYAN, Qatar – If he USA' World Cup adventure is to survive past Tuesday night, it will take a couple of things. A win, obviously, and no other result. A goal, clearly, because you can't win without scoring one. And a hero, or heroes, ready to seize the day and change their lives forever. That is what is needed when the US faces Iran on Tuesday at Al Thumama Stadium in a win-or-go-home third Group B match (2 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App). Football is all about great moments, when one individual provides a snapshot…

One of the most common arthritis pain-relieving treatments, corticosteroid injections, may actually be associated with faster disease progression, according to new research.Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, occurs when the cartilage that cushions a joint breaks down over time, causing pain and stiffness. More than 32 million American adults have this condition, which most commonly affects the hands, hips, and knees. There is no cure, but the discomfort is sometimes treated with corticosteroid injections. Hyaluronic acid injections are also used, although they are less likely to be covered by insurance.Two small unpublished studies, to be presented Tuesday at the…

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs sued a Republican-controlled county Monday after it refused to certify its election results by the state's legal deadline.The lawsuit, filed in Arizona Superior Court, seeks to force the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to certify the county's results in the Nov. 8 election. The county certification deadline is Monday.Officials in Cochise, one of the state's 15 counties, voted earlier in the day against certifying the election results. The county previously postponed certification at a Nov. 18 meeting.Under state law, Arizona is supposed to certify its results by December 8, with or without certification from…

AL RAYYAN, Qatar – It's the story surrounding the US men's national team that Gregg Berhalter wishes they would stop talking about. The curious case of John Reyna. The 20-year-old winger has been a hot topic since before the World Cup began, and not of his own free will. The closest thing to US Soccer royalty as the son of two-time USA World Cup captain Claudio Reyna and former US Women's National Team player Danielle Egan, Reyna is one of the young stars brightest in a team full of bright stars. He thought he would play a huge role for…