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Players like Antonio Brown, Myles Garrett, Megan Rapinoe, and Zion Williamson made headlines both for their athletic prowess and for scandals that transcended the game.
- Google's 2019 Year in Search reveals all of the trends we dug into using the popular search engine throughout the year - including athletes.
- Though the tool does not detail the most-searched topics of interest, it does track the searches that had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2019 as compared to 2018.
- Stars who switched teams featured prominently on the top-trending athletes list, including Russell Westbrook, who was traded to the Houston Rockets, and Bryce Harper, who took his talents to the city of brotherly love.
- Players like Antonio Brown, Myles Garrett, Megan Rapinoe, and Zion Williamson made headlines both for their athletic prowess and for scandals that transcended the game.
- Check out Google's top-10 trending athletes of the year below.
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