The ESPN Player of the Month award, now in its fourth edition, recognizes the most outstanding players from the top five European leagues. The format, which has already featured editions in October, November, and December, now honors the stars of January, kicking off the 2026 calendar year. In Ligue 1, Brazil international Endrick has only played two games with Lyon, but that was enough for him to take first place.
EA Sports has released the final Team of the Week for Madden NFL 26 alongside the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Month for December. Quarterback Brock Purdy has been named Offensive POTM, leading his San Francisco 49ers to three victories throughout December during which he accounted for 13 touchdowns in total. Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons secured the Defensive POTM honors for himself despite December being a mixed month for Tennessee, which went 2-2.
As the legend goes, famed Dodgers scout Mike Brito discovered Yasiel Puig during an exhibition game in Canada 2008, when he was a member of Cuban National Series' Elefantes de Cienfuegos. Brito was immediately impressed by Puig's athleticism and knew he had a future in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers ultimately signed Puig on the same 2012 trip to Mexico that produced Julio Urías. Puig went on to make his MLB debut in 2013 as the Dodgers were in mired in a summer swoon.
Never take the little things for granted, and that's not a little thing, Mitchell says. Our goal is to win a ring, but something I really talk about with the guys is to enjoy the winning streaks, scoring fifty points and setting records, because there's only 450 people that play in this league.
