{
  "id": 4959931,
  "title": "Michigan’s highly regarded freshman guard McCoy will miss season with right knee injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/michigans-highly-regarded-freshman-guard-mccoy-will-miss-season-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T22:47:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/09/01/michigans-highly-regarded-freshman-guard-mccoy-will-miss-season-with-right-knee-injury"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Michigan's highly regarded freshman guard Brandon McCoy Jr. will miss the 2026-27 season due to a right knee injury, announced on Tuesday by new coach Mike Boynton Jr. The injury, an ACL tear to his right knee, occurred early in Michigan's tour finale against KK Mega SUPERBET in Montenegro. McCoy, ranked as the No. 14 prospect in the country by 247Sports, averaged 14.5 points, five rebounds, and four steals in the Wolverines’ first two games of their European Tour in Lithuania.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}