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In this area, because of the high numbers of young athletes with the injury, much of the focus has been on the return to sports after an ACL surgery.—Ian McMahan, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026 Playing without All-America guard JT Toppin, who tore the ACL in his right knee last month, Texas Tech got double-figure scoring from five players.—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 The 25-year-old started six games for the Eagles in his rookie season before suffering a torn ACL in Week 18 against the New York Giants.—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 But when considering McCoy is coming off a torn ACL suffered in January 2025, any team drafting him in the first round has to be willing to be patient in year one.—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ACL