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During the preseason in 2024, Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy suffered a season-ending knee injury. He needed surgery and was on the bench the entire year.  That forced Sam Darnold to be their starter last season. Minnesota did not re-sign Darnold this offseason with the intention of McCarthy being the starter in 2025. Head coach Kevin O’Connell has shown praise for the young QB in his first season of real action. Speaking with NFL insider Dianna Russini, O’Connell mentioned the pressure of developing J.J. McCarthy into their long-term QB. Can QB whisperer Kevin O’Connell make J.J. McCarthy a star? Kevin O’Connell…

Baltimore Orioles rookie Brandon Young lost a perfect game in the eighth inning Friday, to a player he shared a clubhouse with a month ago.On his 24th batter of the game against the Houston Astros, Young allowed an infield hit to infielder Ramón Urías, whom the Orioles traded to Houston at the deadline. Urías hit a soft grounder to Young’s right, just far away enough that he had to make a rushed and off-balance throw that veered wide of first base, allowing the batter to reach second.AdvertisementThe play was ruled a single for Urías plus a throwing error by Young,…

Whyte lost his only world title bid to Tyson Fury in 2022 and has struggled for consistency in recent years.Whether he can turn back the clock remains to be seen. He weighed 18st 9lb (118.38kg) during a lacklustre win over Ebenezer Tetteh last December.But eight months on, he appears in the best shape of recent years and wore a grim, serious look as he took to the stage.He is at his lightest since his win over Marcelo Nascimento in 2015.With 31 wins from 34 fights, Whyte insists he still harbours world title ambitions. A defeat by Itauma would all but…

It’s often said that “nobody cares about your fantasy football team.” Fortunately, it’s our jobs to care. The Rotoworld Football staff is excited to set you up for success, both on draft day and for the duration of the 2025 NFL season. That’s why we’ve put together this page to house links to all of our preseason coverage in one place.This is just scratching the surface of the coverage you’ll find leading up to the start of the 2025 NFL season. Bookmark this page and check back often as we add our latest articles and rankings to this page.Happy drafting…

Jim Harbaugh is a great football coach, and there is nothing the NCAA can do to change that. As the governing body of college sports fades to black, it still defied its looming irrelevance by attacking Harbaugh with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.The NCAA ruled the former Michigan coach ran a program “that was largely dismissive of rules compliance” and found “there was little, if any, emphasis on following the rules.”Those words amounted to an in-his-prime Mike Tyson hook to the legacy of Jim Harbaugh, national champ and promoter of values over victories. As part its findings from a sign-stealing…

Influencer boxer Tristan Hamm had a chance to spar former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington on Thursday. Hamm is a boxer in Misfits, and after seeing other influencers get beaten up by Covington, he wanted to spar the former interim champ himself. “Everyone keeps sending me his sparring with Bryce Hall and Jarvis, and no one has been able to touch him. He’s just been clowning everybody around,” Hamm said to BJPENN.com. “So, it was like, let’s put myself in there and see how I do against him. I think the footage speaks for itself. We exposed a lot…

The 1992 League Cup final is remembered for two things from a Manchester United perspective.Firstly, it marked the club’s first-ever triumph in the competition, as the Red Devils edged Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the old Wembley Stadium. Secondly – and perhaps just as fondly – it gave the world that pre-match jacket, a technicolour time capsule of early ’90s football fashion.While the match itself can’t be replayed, the jacket can be relived – and Manchester United, alongside adidas, are doing just that, restoring it in all its retro glory for a new generation of fans and fashion aficionados.The design is…

Aug 15, 2025, 07:54 PM ETST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Brendan Donovan was scratched from Friday’s game against the New York Yankees with left foot soreness.Donovan had been scheduled to bat leadoff and play second base.Donovan has been dealing with leg and foot injuries since missing four games after being removed from a game against Toronto on June 10 with a sprained capsule in his left big toe.Donovan was also held out of St. Louis’ contests on Aug. 10-11 against the Cubs with left groin soreness.Donovan is batting .279 with nine home runs and 45 RBI this season,…

Haywood Highsmith has been traded to the Brooklyn Nets in what essentially is a salary dump for the Miami Heat.Haysmith and the Heat’s 2032 second-round pick go to the Nets in exchange for Brooklyn’s 2026 second-round pick, top-55 protected. Both the Nets and Heat have confirmed the trade. OFFICIAL: The Miami HEAT have traded Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a protected 2026 second round pick.— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 15, 2025 Highsmith is on an expiring $5.6 million contract that Brooklyn can absorb into its cap space. For Miami, this…

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre continued his superb start to the BMW Championship to move five shots clear of Scottie Scheffler at the halfway point of the FedExCup Playoffs event.Having led Scheffler by three after shooting 62 on a rain-interrupted opening day at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland, MacIntyre maintained his form with a superb 64 on Friday to extend his advantage at the top of the leaderboard by two shots. The Scot completed a bogeyless round with six birdies taking him to 14 under for the tournament, as world No 1 Scheffler carded a 65 to keep in touch at…