Sentences with phrase «first rookie year»

I like reading about older kids and about the challenges of the first rookie year.

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Last year's top overall pick, Andrew Wiggins (who was drafted by Cleveland and then traded to Minnesota), signed a rookie contract that paid him $ 5.5 million in its first year.

Though the winners include established firms like Research In Motion, whose sustained growth has put it among Canada's fastest - growing companies every year since 1998, the top five are all rookies — a Fast 50 first.

Others pointed to Dallas Cowboys rookie Jaylon Smith, who was projected to be a first - round pick before tearing his ACL in last year's Rose Bowl with Notre Dame.

During its first six years, the company grew so fast that its burgeoning revenues and proportionate profits prevented Nikollaj, a rookie CEO with a background in biochemistry, from taking a hard look at expenses.

Terry Rozier scored 29 points, and first - year Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored 28 to outplay redshirt rookie Ben Simmons and lead the Boston Celtics to a 117 - 101 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

My second cousin (the son of my first cousin) has become a key player his rookie year as a New Orleans Saint and teams like the Broncos are kicking themselves for not signing him.

Manley managed to stay clean throughout his rookie year, largely because he had no idea how to get drugs in the first place.

With the Jaguars having two young defensive ends in 2015 first - round pick Dante Fowler and their third - round pick from last year, Yannick Ngakoue, who burst on the scene as a rookie with eight sacks, it didn't appear that there was a big need for a defensive end.

The fiery butterfly master established his legend by winning the first of his record three Smythes when he was a 20 - year old rookie (inset).

Specifically, how the two teams have drafted over this last rookie contract cycle or over the last four drafts (and five first - round picks because of the team option for a fifth year) to best utilize youth at a relatively inexpensive price point, the thing that builds and sustains hard cap success.

This is a ROOKIE poster mistake, common to FIRST year posters, i.e., failing to see there's more than one way to look at things.

BWin was one of the first major offshore sportsbooks to have posted Divisional Odds in addition to NBA Futures and Rookie of the Year odds.

The second consecutive year that a Rookie squad has finished in first place after the Regular Season.

A first - round pick out of Missouri in 2013, Richardson burst onto the scene by winning the defensive rookie of the year award that season.

There are plenty of reasons why Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons: the maturation of second - year coach Todd Haley, who was the offensive coordinator for Arizona when it reached the Super Bowl; the addition of respected coordinators Romeo Crennel (defense) and Charlie Weis (offense), who won Super Bowls as assistants with New England; the NFL's best running game; a solid defense; and extensive contributions by a deep rookie class.

Everything looks promising on paper, but that assumes that Simmons can regain his form after his year away, Embiid stays healthy for the first time in his career, and Saric builds on a solid rookie season.

But the Indians are nonetheless in position to finish a full season within 10 games of first place for the first since 1959, largely because of performances of closer Doug Jones (4 - 2, with 23 saves); Comeback Player of the Year candidate Candy Maldonado (13 homers and 44 RBIs); and the Rookie of the Year favorite, catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. -LRB-.294).

Rookie back Karim Abdul - Jabbar rushed for 152 yards against the Jets and became the first Dolphin in 18 years to run for 1,000 yards in a season.

I expect them to sign 6 - 8 undrafted rookie FAs following the draft and then sign 7 - 8 other guys that have bounced around the league their first year or two.

In addition to revamping the offense, Johnson started five rookies on defense this season, and all told, eight first - year players got lots of playing time.

A first - overall pick who won the Rookie of the Year when he was 20, Horner was on a Hall of Fame pace.

Thus he is usually «Billy» to his coach, while another first - year player, forward Chris Gatling, late of Old Dominion, is more likely to be addressed as «Rook» by Nelson, whose skepticism of rookies» ability to contribute is legendary.

For a 23 - year - old rookie to appreciate her historic accomplishment at the Indy 500, she first had to make it to the finish line

In his first varsity game, on Nov. 26, Smith was pitted against Othella Harrington, the 6» 10» Georgetown sophomore who was last season's Rookie of the Year in the Big East.

Torres so impressed Houston's brass that he earned a one - year contract for the rookie minimum of $ 332,000 — a substantial raise over his $ 100 - a-month salary as a first - year pro in Venezuela.

NFL offensive rookie of the year and former Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints was in the crowd and drew a standing ovation when he was introduced during a first - half timeout.

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Bob Pettit of Milwaukee was named «Rookie of the Year,» became second first - year player in NBA history to make All - Star team, joined Neil Johnston of Philadelphia, Bob Cousy of Boston, Adolph Schayes of Syracuse, Larry Foust of Ft. Wayne on club selected by sportswriters and sportscastYear,» became second first - year player in NBA history to make All - Star team, joined Neil Johnston of Philadelphia, Bob Cousy of Boston, Adolph Schayes of Syracuse, Larry Foust of Ft. Wayne on club selected by sportswriters and sportscastyear player in NBA history to make All - Star team, joined Neil Johnston of Philadelphia, Bob Cousy of Boston, Adolph Schayes of Syracuse, Larry Foust of Ft. Wayne on club selected by sportswriters and sportscasters.

BILL KORNELL, 19, of Palm Springs, Calif. earned the bull - riding championship in his first year on the circuit and was named Rodeo Rookie of the Yyear on the circuit and was named Rodeo Rookie of the YearYear.

Then, last week in Detroit, the 21 - year - old rookie confronted Gordie Howe — the man you do not challenge — and the Red Wings for the first time.

At the end of the year he was voted the Golden Glove as the best defensive catcher in the league (the first rookie to win it) and made the player - selected Sporting News national all - star team.

HIs rookie year was rather fantastic, and he was a direct contributor to the Falcons first ever playoff win.

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With New York's 18 - year - old rookie center Filip Chytil off for tripping, Rantanen took a pass from Nathan MacKinnon in the right circle and beat Lundqvist with a slap shot into the top right corner with 9:07 left in the first.

Rookie Pitcher Rich Gale pitched the Royals to their 13th win in 14 games with a 4 - 0 victory over Boston, the first time the Red Sox were shut out in Fenway Park since Aug. 24 of last year.

Playing with a maturity beyond her years, rookie Lindsay Whalen has Connecticut in its first WNBA Finals

Melvin Gordon — a 2015 first - round pick who finished his rookie year with zero touchdowns — scored a pair of touchdowns in the first 16 minutes of the game.

Bourque, a first - team All - Star as a rookie, is a player whose greatness is not that he is a 35 - year - old who looks 18, but that he was once an 18 - year - old who played like 35.

but OBJ's rookie season also coincided with Mac's first year, so it's really hard to judge how much success was based off a phenomenal new talent at WR, or the new system.

Former Raiders and Rams linebacker Mike Jones recalls Raiders fans in the Bay Area coming to see him play for the Sacramento Surge in the World League right after his innocuous first season as an undrafted rookie... three years before the team moved back to Oakland.

Cut a 7th round guard still on his rookie contract because he wasn't a world beater his first year.

That first season he collected 66 points in 63 games and was named the league's rookie of the year.

That said, it's worth noting that Earl Campbell was named Offensive Player of the Year as a rookie, while Lawrence Taylor won the Defensive Player of the Year Award during his first yYear as a rookie, while Lawrence Taylor won the Defensive Player of the Year Award during his first yYear Award during his first yearyear.

On May 3rd, Bovada became the first major sportsbook to offer Offensive Rookie of the Year odds.

All the same, Cox, a first - round pick out of Arizona State, started ahead of Anderson their rookie year.

Next week: Will Nick Foles join the rookie watch list, becoming the sixth first - year signal caller to earn a starting job in the NFL?

Panthers rookie Cam Newton has passed for 2,393 in his first eight this year.

Rookie of the Year Willie Plett (33 goals) had a severe case of bigheadedness during the training schedule, so he may be Lysiak's first patient.

Second - year quarterback Mike McMahon (three starts as a rookie) will start ahead of first - round draft pick Joey Harrington, the Lions don't have a true No. 1 receiver (free - agent pickup Az Hakim, the Rams» fourth wideout in recent years, being the closest thing), and the line got banged up in the preseason.