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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The Spirit had limited play from star player Trinity Rodman, who sustained a low-grade MCL sprain during a game last month and returned to action during the team's semifinal last week, when she was subbed in at the 90th minute of the match.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
After suffering a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL, the receiver has spent more than a year prepping to return to the field.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Barkov is recovering from surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee after sustaining an injury at the start of training camp in mid-September.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Trae Young is out with a right MCL sprain.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Other Chiefs updates Running back Isiah Pacheco has missed the last two games with a sprained MCL, and right tackle Jawaan Taylor left the Week 9 loss to Buffalo with an ankle injury.
—Pete Sweeney
november 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who left Wednesday’s game at the Brooklyn Nets with a right knee sprain, had an MRI on Friday that confirmed an MCL sprain and no additional structural damage, per the Hawks.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk continues to rehab a torn ACL/MCL with no hard timetable, although Shanahan has mentioned Week 10 as a possibility.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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However, Aiyuk tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in October of that year, ending his season and keeping him sidelined for most of the 2025 campaign.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The Spirit had limited play from star player Trinity Rodman, who sustained a low-grade MCL sprain during a game last month and returned to action during the team's semifinal last week, when she was subbed in at the 90th minute of the match.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
After suffering a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL, the receiver has spent more than a year prepping to return to the field.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Barkov is recovering from surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee after sustaining an injury at the start of training camp in mid-September.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Trae Young is out with a right MCL sprain.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Other Chiefs updates Running back Isiah Pacheco has missed the last two games with a sprained MCL, and right tackle Jawaan Taylor left the Week 9 loss to Buffalo with an ankle injury.
—Pete Sweeney
november 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who left Wednesday’s game at the Brooklyn Nets with a right knee sprain, had an MRI on Friday that confirmed an MCL sprain and no additional structural damage, per the Hawks.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk continues to rehab a torn ACL/MCL with no hard timetable, although Shanahan has mentioned Week 10 as a possibility.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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“MCL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MCL. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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