Team names: How to pick a winner

Liz LozaJun 2, 2025, 09:00 AM ET

CloseLiz Loza is a writer for fantasy football, women’s basketball and betting at ESPN. Liz also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and contributes to the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.Open Extended Reactions

From streets to pets to body parts and beyond, humans excel at naming things. We enthusiastically brainstorm nicknames for ourselves while dishing out monikers for others. Authors take on pen names. Performers craft stage names. Situationships are stored in phones under fake names.

It’s a logical process, one that evokes delight and provides context. Without names, we wouldn’t be able to distinguish between the “hey,

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