As the United States moves into its second month of the government shutdown, families across the nation are struggling to put food on the table.

Championships don't follow a script. Sometimes they come from surviving upheaval. Sometimes they come from executing a plan so well that nothing else matters.

Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Leo Fernandes never expected to spend nine years of his life playing professional soccer in St. Petersburg. He also “didn’t have a reason to leave.” ...