{"id":"1794455215389-sports-segment","slug":"rivers-to-nc-state-curry-hurt-cy-young-sweeps","title":"Rivers to NC State, Curry Hurt, Cy Young Sweeps","summary":"ESPN reports that Philip Rivers is set to return to NC State as head football coach, pending trustees' approval after a Friday meeting.\n\nESPN reports Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers) and Cam Schlittler (Yankees) won their respective Cy Young Awards unanimously, sweeping all 30 first-place votes.\n\nESPN reports Stephen Curry was ruled out of Wednesday's game against the Rockets after injuring his right abdomen in the first quarter.\n\nESPN reports Kirk Cousins has rejoined the Vikings, saying head coach Kevin O'Connell convinced him to accept the trade.","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T03:46:55.389Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Primetime Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: ESPN reports that Philip Rivers is set to return to NC State as head football coach, pending trustees' approval after a Friday meeting.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50456831/sources-philip-rivers-nc-state-deal-set-finalized) NAMES: NC State = North Carolina State Un (https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50456831/sources-philip-rivers-nc-state-deal-set-finalized)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers) and Cam Schlittler (Yankees) won their respective Cy Young Awards unanimously, sweeping all 30 first-place votes.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story//id/50456772/brewers-misiorowski-yanks-schlittler-unanimous-cy-young-winners) NAMES: Misiorowski = Jacob Misiorowski,  (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50456772/brewers-misiorowski-yanks-schlittler-unanimous-cy-young-winners)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports Stephen Curry was ruled out of Wednesday's game against the Rockets after injuring his right abdomen in the first quarter.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/50458218/curry-exits-vs-rockets-ruled-abdominal-soreness) NAMES: N/A (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50458218/curry-exits-vs-rockets-ruled-abdominal-soreness)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports Kirk Cousins has rejoined the Vikings, saying head coach Kevin O'Connell convinced him to accept the trade.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50455771/kirk-cousins-reintroduced-vikings-starting-qb) NAMES: O'Connell = Kevin O'Connell, Minnesota Vikings head (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50455771/kirk-cousins-reintroduced-vikings-starting-qb)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports that Philip Rivers is set to return to NC State as head football coach, pending trustees' approval after a Friday meeting.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50456831/sources-philip-rivers-nc-state-deal-set-finalized) NAMES: NC State = North Carolina State Un","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50456831/sources-philip-rivers-nc-state-deal-set-finalized","claim":"Sources: Rivers-to-NC State deal set to be finalized after Friday board meeting - Philip Rivers is set to return to NC State, this time as head football coach, once its trustees finalizes his contract after a meeting Friday, sources said.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers) and Cam Schlittler (Yankees) won their respective Cy Young Awards unanimously, sweeping all 30 first-place votes.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story//id/50456772/brewers-misiorowski-yanks-schlittler-unanimous-cy-young-winners) NAMES: Misiorowski = Jacob Misiorowski, ","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50456772/brewers-misiorowski-yanks-schlittler-unanimous-cy-young-winners","claim":"Brewers' Misiorowski, Yanks' Schlittler crowned unanimous Cy Young winners - Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and New York's Cam Schlittler capped dominant 2026 seasons by sweeping all 30 first-place votes to win their respective Cy Young Awards.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports Stephen Curry was ruled out of Wednesday's game against the Rockets after injuring his right abdomen in the first quarter.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/50458218/curry-exits-vs-rockets-ruled-abdominal-soreness) NAMES: N/A","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50458218/curry-exits-vs-rockets-ruled-abdominal-soreness","claim":"Warriors' Curry injures abdomen vs. Rockets, ruled out - Warriors star Stephen Curry was ruled out of Wednesday's game in Houston after injuring his right abdomen in the first quarter.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports Kirk Cousins has rejoined the Vikings, saying head coach Kevin O'Connell convinced him to accept the trade.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50455771/kirk-cousins-reintroduced-vikings-starting-qb) NAMES: O'Connell = Kevin O'Connell, Minnesota Vikings head","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50455771/kirk-cousins-reintroduced-vikings-starting-qb","claim":"Cousins: O'Connell convinced me to accept trade to Vikings, 'Kevin knows me' - Kirk Cousins has rejoined the Vikings after not quite three years away, relishing his familiarity with the Twin Cities area, the people in the organization.","author":"ESPN"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50456831/sources-philip-rivers-nc-state-deal-set-finalized","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50456831/sources-philip-rivers-nc-state-deal-set-finalized) NAMES: NC State = North Carolina State Un","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50456772/brewers-misiorowski-yanks-schlittler-unanimous-cy-young-winners","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story//id/50456772/brewers-misiorowski-yanks-schlittler-unanimous-cy-young-winners) NAMES: Misiorowski = Jacob Misiorowski, ","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50458218/curry-exits-vs-rockets-ruled-abdominal-soreness","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/50458218/curry-exits-vs-rockets-ruled-abdominal-soreness) NAMES: N/A","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50455771/kirk-cousins-reintroduced-vikings-starting-qb","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50455771/kirk-cousins-reintroduced-vikings-starting-qb) NAMES: O'Connell = Kevin O'Connell, Minnesota Vikings head","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794455215389-sports-segment-rivers-to-nc-state-curry-hurt-cy-young-sweeps","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794455215389-sports-segment-rivers-to-nc-state-curry-hurt-cy-young-sweeps","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794455215389-sports-segment-rivers-to-nc-state-curry-hurt-cy-young-sweeps and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Philip Rivers is about to be a head coach at NC State, and I have questions."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You have questions about a guy who threw for sixty-three thousand yards?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"I have questions about a guy who never coached a down going straight to running an ACC program."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He's Philip Rivers! The man IS NC State football. He's been coaching high school, he knows that program inside out."},{"host":"Liam","text":"High school to ACC head coach is a jump, Marcus. That's not a stepping stone, that's a catapult."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And hiring some retread coordinator who's bounced around six schools is safer? Give me the guy who loves the place."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not saying he'll fail. I'm saying the trustees better know what they're doing, because that fanbase will turn fast if this goes sideways."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"ESPN says the deal gets finalized after Friday's board meeting. So it's basically done."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Basically done until the board meeting, which is where 'basically' goes to die."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fair. But if you're an NC State booster, you're writing checks tonight."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of checks, the Cy Young votes came in, and they were not close."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Unanimous. Both leagues. Misiorowski in Milwaukee, Schlittler in New York. Thirty first-place votes each."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Thirty out of thirty. That's not a Cy Young, that's a coronation."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Misiorowski was unhittable all year. Schlittler came out of nowhere and just kept dealing."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Unanimous still surprises me. There's always one voter trying to be cute."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Not this year. The voters got it right, and that's rare enough to celebrate."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Alright, here's one that'll start a fight: Kirk Cousins is back in Minnesota."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Oh, I saw this. He says Kevin O'Connell convinced him to take the trade."},{"host":"Liam","text":"'Kevin knows me.' That's the quote. Kevin knows me."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Kevin knows how to get a quarterback to waive a no-trade clause, apparently."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Look, I get it. Cousins had his best years there. The fans loved him, then they didn't, then they did again."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The fans loved him when he won, and he didn't win enough. That's the whole story."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He won a playoff game in Minnesota. That's more than a lot of Vikings quarterbacks this century."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"One playoff win! You're hanging a banner for one playoff win?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm saying the bar in Minnesota is so low it's underground, and Cousins clears it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The bar should be a Super Bowl. Not 'at least he's better than Christian Ponder.'"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, that's a low bar, but Cousins is a legit starter. The Vikings could do a lot worse."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They could do a lot better too. That's my point."},{"host":"Liam","text":"We'll see. And the UFC has a card tomorrow, but the real story is how the underdogs have been doing this year."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Some account says underdogs are thirteen and twenty-two in main events. I couldn't confirm that number."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But Johnny Walker was an underdog and won by TKO at UFC Fight Night 293. That part's real."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Walker's a wild card. When he's on, he's scary. When he's off, he's on the floor."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the most accurate scouting report I've ever heard."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The point is, dogs are barking in the UFC this year. If you're betting favorites, you're sweating."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And if you're betting Walker, you're either rich or need a hobby."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Or both. Usually both."},{"host":"Liam","text":"One more from the fight world: a casino out in California is promoting UFC 334, Gane versus Hokit, November fourteenth."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I can't confirm that card yet. The casino's advertising it, but the UFC hasn't made it official."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Gane's a big name, so if it's real, that's a fun heavyweight fight."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If it's real. Until the UFC says it, it's a rumor with a drink special."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fair. But I'll be watching if it happens."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Me too. Heavyweight fights end early, one way or another."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the show for now."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And we'll see if Rivers actually signs on the dotted line Friday. Big day for Raleigh."}]}