Tag: Rookie of the year

Doncic, Young head NBA Rookie team of the year

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dallas Mavericks rising star Luka Doncic and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young were unanimously voted into the NBA’s rookie team of the year, the league said on Tuesday. Slovenian ace Doncic and Young both received NBA All-Rookie First Team votes on all 100 ballots to finish with 200 points each. The duo were joined on the 2018-2019 All-Rookie First Team by Phoenix center Deandre Ayton, Memphis’s Jaren Jackson Jr […]

NFL: Kamara Named 2017 NFL Rookie of the Year

By:  Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau (Eagle News) The best word to describe New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara? Versatility. Kamara’s versatility won him the NFL’s Rookie of the Year award on Saturday, beating dynamic rookies like Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, and Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt. At the beginning of the season, it was a mystery what Kamara would do this […]