Mike Trout should have won the American League Most Valuable Player award. He didn't, for reasons ranging from Cabrera winning the Triple Crown (a three-stat measure that conveniently leaves out a whole host of factors that point to Trout's season trumping Cabrera's) to Cabrera's team making the playoffs while Trout's went home (the Angels won more games than the Tigers, and basing an individual award based on the quality of a player's teammates is … interesting) to Cabrera putting up better numbers down the stretch (as if wins don't matter in May, June, and July).

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday.

• Randy Foye hit five 3-pointers to lead the Jazz to a 95-86 win over the Lakers, who are now 1-4 on the year. After the loss, Dwight Howard embraced head coach Mike Brown in the locker room and gave him some words of encouragement. "I appreciate that, Dwight," said a clearly moved Brown, who then walked to the media room with a bull's-eye taped to his back.