🏅 Athletes of the Week & Month
Picked automatically from our own sports news: the athletes named in the most stories, from the most outlets, with extra weight for headlines about wins, records and titles. Peel writes the "why" using only those stories. Tap any headline for the full story.
Athlete of the Week
Dodgers
Why: Dodgers was named in 404 sports stories from 26 outlets this week, 46 of them about a win, record or title. The headline that sums it up, from Yahoo Sports: “Brewers win 1st pennant since 1982, Dodgers’ three-peat dream swept away & Guardians lead ALCS 2-1”
- “Certain Fans of Shohei Ohtani Can’t Be Rational” – LA Radio Host Defends Dodgers Analyst After Backlash For Criticising $700M Star Yahoo Sports ·
- Stephen A. Smith convinced MLB salary cap is imminent even after Dodgers lost NLCS to Brewers Yahoo Sports ·
- "Wasn't The Same Guy This Season": Dodgers Told to Make Urgent Shohei Ohtani Call After Loss to Brewers Yahoo Sports ·
- What Dodgers should read into Shohei Ohtani’s remarks on two-way role Yahoo Sports ·
- Dodgers Made Huge Mistake With Shohei Ohtani Back In August Yahoo Sports ·
- "Not Really Going to Comment": Tarik Skubal Drops Update on Future After Dodgers' Exit From NLCS Yahoo Sports ·
Also in the running: Champions League 163 stories · Brewers 300 stories · Seahawks 248 stories · Broncos 236 stories
Athlete of the Month
Dodgers
Why: Dodgers was named in 404 sports stories from 26 outlets this month, 46 of them about a win, record or title. The headline that sums it up, from Yahoo Sports: “Brewers win 1st pennant since 1982, Dodgers’ three-peat dream swept away & Guardians lead ALCS 2-1”
- “Certain Fans of Shohei Ohtani Can’t Be Rational” – LA Radio Host Defends Dodgers Analyst After Backlash For Criticising $700M Star Yahoo Sports ·
- Stephen A. Smith convinced MLB salary cap is imminent even after Dodgers lost NLCS to Brewers Yahoo Sports ·
- "Wasn't The Same Guy This Season": Dodgers Told to Make Urgent Shohei Ohtani Call After Loss to Brewers Yahoo Sports ·
- What Dodgers should read into Shohei Ohtani’s remarks on two-way role Yahoo Sports ·
- Dodgers Made Huge Mistake With Shohei Ohtani Back In August Yahoo Sports ·
- "Not Really Going to Comment": Tarik Skubal Drops Update on Future After Dodgers' Exit From NLCS Yahoo Sports ·
Also in the running: Champions League 163 stories · Brewers 300 stories · Seahawks 248 stories · Broncos 236 stories
Name matching is automatic, so the odd non-athlete can slip in. No stats are added beyond what the linked stories say. Updated every 30 minutes.
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