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Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia and will likely miss what would have been his first season in the NFL, Metchie announced on Sunday. Metchie said in a statement through the Texans that he was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL). He said he is receiving great medical care and expects to recover, but will likely miss the 2022 NFL season because of it. Metchie’s statement: “Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acute… Source link

In his fourth game as a major leaguer, 21-year-old Julio Rodríguez, the Seattle Mariners’ top prospect coming into the year, noticed the opposition was kind of sleeping on him. Specifically, Minnesota Twins pitcher Dylan Bundy and catcher Gary Sanchez had left him largely unchecked over at first after he walked. Probably they’d seen the scouting reports, which praised his control of the strike zone, ability to adjust and “plus-plus raw power,” while tempering expectations about his… Source link

Even sports rookie cards now have their own NFTs as the digital-token craze continues to push further into sports. Panini America, which traditionally makes standard hard-copy playing cards, will be providing 16 NFL prospects with their own 1-of-1 NFT after the Thursday night’s 2022 NFL Draft. “We’ve been doing this the last 12 years where we’d showcase them with their physical trading car, and we’re still going be doing that from the physical trading card side of it, but as the world… Source link

Two starts into his MLB career, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene is exactly as advertised. Simply put, the rookie right-hander who went second overall in the 2017 MLB draft thanks to his easy triple-digit speed is lighting up the radar gun like no other pitcher in recent MLB history, if any MLB history. Greene made his second start for the Reds on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. By results, the Los Angeles native was strong enough, shutting down the Dodgers for five innings until… Source link

Tom Brady‘s most costly throw of the game on Sunday led to one of his classiest moves. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback led his team to a 28-24 comeback win against the New York Jets, but he had a little more ground to make up thanks to how he ended the first half.  Down 14-10, a potential Bucs scoring drive ended in an interception to Jets rookie Brandin Echols, who returned the ball 30 yards to set up a field goal right before halftime: Brady ultimately overcome that interception with 18… Source link

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic set another NBA record on Sunday afternoon. This time, though, Doncic himself had nothing to do with it. A Doncic rookie card sold for $4.6 million on Sunday, according to collector Bolillo Lajan San and the Dallas Morning News. The National Treasures Auto Logoman 1/1 card is autographed by Doncic, and is reportedly the highest priced basketball card ever sold. The sale, coincidentally, went down on Doncic’s 22nd birthday. The deal shattered previous known… Source link

Williams developing ‘stone cold’ reputation on court originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Not much fazes Patrick Williams. A dagger 3-pointer to cap a 25-point comeback against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday? The 19-year-old went deadpan. How about a 52-foot heave to beat the third quarter buzzer in Saturday’s win over the Sacramento Kings? “It was a 3,” Williams said after the game, face straight as an arrow. “I’ve made 3s before.” In fact, the most emotion Williams flashed the entire… Source link

One sports fan cashed in on Tom Brady a week before he competes for his seventh Super Bowl ring. A signed Tom Brady rookie card from 2000 was auctioned off last week for $555,998. The card, from Brady’s first season with the New England Patriots in 2000, was rated as a PSA Gem Mint 10 — meaning the card is essentially in perfect condition. The sale, which occurred on Jan. 25, was run through PWCC market and was sold through eBay. While the nearly $600,000 price tag is impressive, the buyer… Source link

The Cowboys had not returned a kickoff for a touchdown since 2008. It’s odd, then, to think that rookie CeeDee Lamb would get barked at by his coaching staff and teammates for finally taking one to the house in the waning moments of Sunday’s meeting with the visiting 49ers. But that’s exactly what happened. After one of the most electrifying plays of Dallas’s disappointing 2020 season, the promising young rookie found himself apologizing. “Honestly, it all happened so fast. It was… Source link

Obi Toppin high-fiving Knicks teammates in blue jerseys There’s only so much stock that can be put into a team’s first preseason game of a new season, but Obi Toppin’s pro debut for the Knicks in Friday’s 90-84 win over the Detroit Pistons was impressive, nonetheless. The eighth overall pick finished with 11 points (4-of-9 shooting) and seven rebounds in 20 minutes played. He shined brightest in the first half, scoring nine points to go along with five rebounds in just 10 and a half… Source link