In a year when “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the Oscars, Taylor Swift took that theme to a whole new level before 2023 was done.
We’re not even talking about the mammoth tour or the blockbuster movie or the overwrought fan base.
This was The Year of Traylor.
When Swift hooked up with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, the world’s two most unstoppable forces — Swifties and NFL aficionados — were suddenly joined as one.
We’ll likely never be the same again.
With that in mind, the 11th annual Newby Awards would like to extend a far-fetched but sincere invitation to the ultimate power couple.
If y’all can find the time to attend our ceremony, we’ll guarantee a Couple of the Year statuette. Two of them, in fact, one for each of you.
This is no small gesture, considering our combined budget for the previous 10 Newby Awards was exactly zero dollars. We’ll even arrange an actual ceremony for the two of you to attend.
Clearly, we’re not kidding around here.
But just in case Swift and Kelce turn down our incredibly generous offer, here’s a few more honorees from our annual look at everything from the ridiculous to the infuriating to the exalted over the past 12 months in sports.
BOBBY BONILLA MEMORIAL CUP
One of the most cherished days of the year is July 1, when we all get to celebrate Bobby Bonilla receiving another $1,193,248.20 check from the New York Mets.
Never mind that Bonilla is now 60 years old and hasn’t played a baseball game in more than two decades. This is a storied tradition that began in 2011 and will continue through 2035.
But Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani is taking the deferred payment plan to whole new levels.
Ohtani agreed to a 10-year-long, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that allows the club to put all but $2 million of his annual payout on layaway until the contract is up.
