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USA Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
Summer is here, and it is everyone's favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Vikings fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota. Are we going to write about quarterbacks? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Vikings, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Vikings fans can be the most informed fans. So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall. Player Information Player: Chandler Rivers School: Duke Height/Weight: 5-10/180 lbs. Player Background - 3-Star Recruit - Second Place in State Championship in the Long Jump in High School - Led his Basketball Team to Two State Championships - First-Team All-ACC in 2024 Career Stats Heading into the 2025 Season - 164 Tackles - 13 Tackles for a Loss - 1.5 Sacks - 5 Interceptions - 21 Pass Breakups Notable PFF Numbers Heading into the 2025 Season - 71.9 PFF Run Defense Grade - 77.3 PFF Pass Defense Grade - 82 NFL QBR When Targeted - Called for 8 Penalties Player Traits - Good tackling technique in space - Excellent burst/speed cutting on routes - Closing speed to force turnovers or break up passes - Physical in coverage and tackling - Has an excellent all-around game Player Summary Chandler Rivers is a fun cornerback prospect who plays Manny Diaz's system perfectly. Rivers thrives in being able to provide support in both the run and pass game. He can be physical in man coverage, and lax just enough to create a false sense of security in zone before jumping routes and breaking up passes or forcing interceptions. What impressed me the most was his technique both in coverage and tackling ball carriers. All in all, Rivers should be considered among the best cornerbacks in this class and deserves all your attention this fall.
USA Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
Summer is here, and it is everyone's favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Bucs fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Tampa Bay. Are we going to write about quarterbacks? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Bucs, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Bucs fans can be the most informed fans. So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall. Player Information Player: Chandler Rivers School: Duke Height/Weight: 5-10/180 lbs. Player Background - 3-Star Recruit - Second Place in State Championship in the Long Jump in High School - Led his Basketball Team to Two State Championships - First-Team All-ACC in 2024 Career Stats Heading into the 2025 Season - 164 Tackles - 13 Tackles for a Loss - 1.5 Sacks - 5 Interceptions - 21 Pass Breakups Notable PFF Numbers Heading into the 2025 Season - 71.9 PFF Run Defense Grade - 77.3 PFF Pass Defense Grade - 82 NFL QBR When Targeted - Called for 8 Penalties Player Traits - Good tackling technique in space - Excellent burst/speed cutting on routes - Closing speed to force turnovers or break up passes - Physical in coverage and tackling - Has an excellent all-around game Player Summary Chandler Rivers is a fun cornerback prospect who plays Manny Diaz's system perfectly. Rivers thrives in being able to provide support in both the run and pass game. He can be physical in man coverage, and lax just enough to create a false sense of security in zone before jumping routes and breaking up passes or forcing interceptions. What impressed me the most was his technique both in coverage and tackling ball carriers. All in all, Rivers should be considered among the best cornerbacks in this class and deserves all your attention this fall.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 U.S. Nationals: 16-year-old swimmer Luka Mijatovic breaks 200m freestyle age group record held by Michael Phelps
There's still three years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, but 16-year-old swimmer Luka Mijatovic is already turning some heads. Mijatovic broke a record previously held by Michael Phelps at the 2025 U.S. Nationals on Wednesday. Mijatovic posted a 200-meter freestyle time of 1:45.92. That figure shattered the previous record for the 15-16 age group, which was 1:47.29. If that weren't impressive enough, Mijatovic's time also set the record for the 17-18 age group, which was previously held by Michael Phelps, who posted a 1:45.99 time Any time a swimmer can best Phelps, it's going to get attention. Phelps is one of the greatest swimmers — and one of the most accomplished Olympians — of all-time. He won a total of 28 medals at the games, and holds numerous Olympic records for his excellence. Advertisement Mijatovic is already building an impressive resume. He placed first in both the 500-yard Free and 200-yard free events at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championships in May. He's considered one of the top high school swimmers in the United States and ranks first among high school swimmers in California. The 2025 U.S. Swimming Championships began Tuesday, and saw a number of Americans, including Katie Ledecky, Torri Huske and Bobby Finke turn in some excellent performances. The event — which is being held at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis — will run through Saturday. Winners of each individual event will qualify for the World Championships, which will be held in Singapore in July and August.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 U.S. Nationals: 16-year-old swimmer Luka Mijatovic breaks 200m freestyle record held by Michael Phelps
There's still three years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, but 16-year-old swimmer Luka Mijatovic is already turning some heads. Mijatovic broke a record previously held by Michael Phelps at the 2025 U.S. Nationals on Wednesday. Mijatovic posted a 200m freestyle time of 1:45.92. That figure shattered the previous record for the 15-16 age group, which was 1:47.29. If that weren't impressive enough, Mijatovic's time also set the record for the 17-18 age group, which was previously held by Michael Phelps, who posted a 1:45.99 time Any time a swimmer can best Phelps, it's going to get attention. Phelps is one of the greatest swimmers — and one of the most accomplished Olympians — of all-time. He won a total of 28 medals at the games, and holds numerous Olympic records for his excellence. Advertisement Mijatovic is already building an impressive resume. He placed first in both the 500 Y Free and 200 Y Free events at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championships in May. He's considered one of the top high school swimmers in the United States and ranks first among high school swimmers in California. The 2025 U.S. Swimming Championships began Tuesday, and saw a number of American, including Katie Ledecky, Torri Huske and Bobby Finke turn in some excellent performances. The event — which is being held at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis — will run through Saturday. Winners of each individual event will qualify for the World Championships, which will be held in Singapore in July and August.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
AB Hernandez: The 16-year-old transgender girl at heart of sports row in California
California's best high school athletes are competing this weekend at the State Championships. The stadium in Clovis, a city in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, is dressed for the occasion. Huge banners welcome athletes from across the state, food stalls line the concourse and teenagers sell event programmes. "Good luck to all the athletes and their coaches," the inside of the programme reads. Many of the athletes have trained for years and, for some, receiving lucrative university scholarships rests on their performance here. But one issue, one competitor, is dominating the chatter. "Which one is she?" I hear a group of boys asking. They're talking about AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old transgender girl, who is now the focus of a legal, political and cultural row. She was born a boy but has transitioned and now competes against the girls. Hernandez is favourite to win the long jump and the triple jump and is also competing in the high jump. Her inclusion in the girls category has become a national conversation. Read more: As she competes, a plane flies over the stadium trailing a banner, which reads "No boys in girls sports." It was organised and paid for by two women's advocacy groups. A small protest is also taking place on the road outside. "Save girls sports," one poster reads. "XX does not equal XY," reads another. Aurelia Moore is a local mum and sport fan. "These kids get up at the crack of dawn," she says. "They work out before school, they go to school, they work out after school, the weekends they work out. And for that just to be taken away so that we can make a boy feel better is just it's wrong. It's very wrong." Transgender inclusion is a thorny issue but a vote winner for President Trump, who campaigned with a promise to "kick out men from women's sport." He signed an executive order seeking to ban transgender women from female sport. Trump is now threatening to withdraw federal funding from California over Hernandez's participation in this athletics event. In a social media post he wrote: "As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person is practically unbeatable." 'No special advantage' Transgender rights activists attended the event to support Hernandez, cheering her efforts in the high jump. Jessica Schultz is a representative of the party for socialism and liberation, a communist political group. "All girls deserve to play in girls sports and trans girls are girls," she says. "So they don't have any extra extreme advantage than somebody who is naturally tall or has naturally wide wingspan like Michael Phelps. "I'm surprised that the president has time to concern himself with a high school athletic competition," she added, "but it is not surprising because he has a lot of hateful ideals." Hernandez has required security at previous events because of abuse against her. A video recently went viral showing her mother being harangued by mums of other student athletes. One of the voices in the video is Sonja Shaw, a school board president for Chino Valley, a district of California. "I said, boys are boys, girls are girls," she says, "And then, I turned to the stands and I'm like, 'is there anybody that's okay with a boy competing against the girls right now?'" Girls 'can't win' There are hundreds of thousands of high school students playing sport in California, but only a handful of publicised cases of transgender girls playing girls' sport. I ask Sonja if the issue is being overblown? "Absolutely not because it's growing," she says. "You have girls who should be on that first-place podium. They work their whole life. Their dream is to be a winner and they can't even win, they can't even compete against these boys." In response to the backlash about Hernandez's participation, California is now allowing more cisgender girls to compete here. They may also award two winners if Hernandez finishes first. It's a messy and controversial situation and it's not going away.
