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This summer, a fired-up Kevin McCarthy vowed to personally lead the fight against California Democrats’ redistricting push, aiming to raise $100 million to help protect Republican lawmakers in his ...

In the ensuing U.S. Supreme Court case over the seizure of Stanford’s possessions, Justice Potter Stewart described the Act ...

Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Chargers was the fifth straight game that the Vikings played without quarterback J.J. McCarthy and watching Carson Wentz try to battle through injury throughout ...

“If JJ is healthy, JJ will play,” he said, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The hope is that McCarthy will be ready to play next Sunday versus the Detroit Lions following this extended break. If this ...

If it wasn’t clear before Thursday’s Week 8 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, it became painfully obvious after. The Minnesota Vikings hung their heads as they trudged off the SoFi Stadium ...

J.J. McCarthy seems to be nearing a return from the ankle injury that has sidelined him for most of the season so far. They’ve been operating with veteran backup Carson Wentz at quarterback while ...

For the third time in four games, the Minnesota Vikings suffered a loss with Carson Wentz serving as their starting quarterback when they were handed a brutal 37-10 defeat at the Los Angeles Chargers ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell reaffirmed Thursday that second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy will be the starter when he's deemed healthy enough to play. While it's still ...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is among the most reliable head coaches in the league when it comes to clinching games in his favor — but those situations may be hard to come by with J.J.