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Seahawks' Williams to undergo surgery for kidney cancer (Yahoo Sports)

Seattle Seahawks reserve defensive tackle Jesse Williams will undergo kidney surgery after being diagnosed with cancer. The team announced Williams’ diagnosis of papillary type 2 cancer Monday but did not provide details. In a statement, Williams says he is going to focus on his health and, ”fighting this battle with a return to football as my ultimate goal.” According to statistics from the American Cancer Society, the average age of

Tyler Johnson scores hat trick; Lightning even series (Yahoo Sports)

Tyler Johnson is carrying the Tampa Bay Lightning in the playoffs and making a name for himself. Johnson scored short-handed, even strength and on the power play in tallying the first hat trick in Lightning playoff history and Tampa Bay got its high-scoring offense in gear and evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 6-2 victory over the stumbling New York Rangers on Monday night. ”Oh, Tyler Johnson, the bigger

Mayberry has winning hit in 14th, Mets beat Cardinals 2-1 (Yahoo Sports)

When Matt Harvey slapped his hand into his glove as he strode off the mound after finishing his eighth scoreless inning, the Mets and Cardinals had barely played for two hours. Six innings later, he was just happy to see John Mayberry Jr. come through in the clutch. Pinch hitting with one out in the bottom of the 14th, Mayberry grounded an RBI infield single, lifting the Mets to a