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Brock Purdy’s story never stops being remarkable, and Week 9 gave it another chapter. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback went from the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft — ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ — to the starter of one of the league’s flagship franchises, and his name was again among the quarterbacks leading the week’s headlines. … Read more
Jared Goff’s second act in Detroit has become one of the NFL’s best stories, and Week 9 kept him firmly in the headlines. The Lions quarterback, once written off after his trade from Los Angeles, has rebuilt his career as the efficient, unflappable leader of one of the league’s most exciting offences. In a week … Read more
Josh Allen’s name was everywhere in Week 9, including in ESPN’s look at the MVP race, and for good reason. The Buffalo Bills quarterback has become the defining dual-threat star of his generation: a cannon arm, a linebacker’s frame and a habit of producing the season’s most memorable plays. Week 9 was another reminder that … Read more
Jalen Hurts was back at the centre of the NFL conversation in Week 9, and not only for what he does on the field. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback featured in a BBC report this week about a blood clot, a reminder of how much attention follows one of the league’s most closely watched quarterbacks. On … Read more
Junior Caminero arrived in the 2026 World Series as one of the Tampa Bay Rays’ brightest young stars, and the coverage treated him that way. ESPN named him an honorable mention at third base on its All-October team, and his power at the plate had already made him one of the most talked-about young hitters … Read more
Drew Rasmussen pitched his way into the 2026 World Series spotlight the hard way: by being consistently excellent. ESPN named the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander to its All-October team as a starting pitcher, recognising a postseason in which Rasmussen gave the Rays exactly what a pennant-winning team needs from its rotation — length, command and … Read more
Jake Bauers has been around Major League Baseball long enough to know how quickly fortunes change, and his 2026 October run with Milwaukee was a reminder of why clubs keep believing in his bat. The Brewers first baseman and outfielder was named an honorable mention at first base on ESPN’s All-October team, and he was … Read more
Aaron Ashby’s 2026 postseason was so good that ESPN called him not just the best relief pitcher of the postseason, but the best relief pitcher of any postseason it could recall. That is a remarkable line for a pitcher who had spent much of his career balancing starting and relief roles, and it captured why … Read more
Jacob Misiorowski is the kind of pitcher who makes a postseason feel different the moment he takes the mound. The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander, nicknamed for a fastball that regularly touches triple digits, was named one of ESPN’s All-October starting pitchers in 2026, even as the same report noted that he had not pitched quite as … Read more
Brice Turang’s 2026 postseason included one of the most talked-about swings of October: a left-on-left, opposite-field home run against Detroit ace Tarik Skubal in the NLCS. It was the kind of at-bat that summed up Turang’s growth for Milwaukee — a second baseman trusted in the biggest moments, capable of changing a game with his … Read more