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Brett OkamotoAug 28, 2025, 10:54 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Dean HendersonDefenders: Reece James, Marc Guehi, John Stones, Dan Burn, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Tino Livramento, Djed SpenceMidfielders: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Adam Wharton, Morgan Rogers, Declan RiceForwards: Harry Kane, Eberechi Eze, Jarrod Bowen, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins

Minnesota Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins was promoted to Triple-A St. Paul earlier this week, after hitting .309/.426/.487 in 52 games for Double-A Wichita to cement his status as a consensus top-20 MLB prospect.Despite hamstring and ankle injuries slowing his development the past two seasons, Jenkins made his Triple-A debut Tuesday at 20 years and 188 days old, making him the International League’s youngest player. Before that, he was the Double-A Texas League’s third-youngest player.Jenkins was also one of the Texas League’s best players, posting a .912 OPS that ranked third among hitters with at least 200 plate appearances. He…

It might be difficult to sense the proximity of it all — with Josh Giddey’s contract negotiations still ongoing and the NFL season now grabbing hold of the Chicago streets — but Chicago Bulls basketball is on the horizon.In a little more than four weeks, training camp will start. After a relatively quiet offseason in Chicago, curiosity might be muffled among those who’ve grown weary of the Bulls’ not making major leaps. But with a pivot in direction after February’s All-Star break, the Bulls will enter October with questions, both season-long and immediate.All will eventually need to be answered. Let’s…

Aug 29, 2025, 04:19 AM ETThere are a thousand things Tony Ferguson could get excited about ahead of his professional boxing debut.A fresh challenge? Learning new skills? Getting back under the bright lights? Another pay day even?But of all the things, there’s one he is most jazzed about.Wearing shoes.The former UFC star has long had to do his work barefoot, just as nature intended , in the Octagon and on the mats.Oh, how he has longed to be able to train and fight with shoes on.Tony Ferguson (L) will fight YouTuber Salt Papi on Saturday. James Fearn/Getty Images”I f—– hate fighting…

Every year, fantasy football drafts are filled with landmines-players who look like reliable picks on the surface but ultimately fail to live up to their cost. To help you avoid these traps in 2025, we’ve gathered insights from our Featured Pros, who have identified the biggest consensus busts for the upcoming season. Whether it’s inflated ADPs, unsustainable production from last year, or unfavorable team situations, these experts have highlighted the players most likely to disappoint relative to draft capital. Before you’re on the clock, make sure you know which names to cross off your cheat sheet. 2025 Consensus Fantasy Football…

Kendall Lamm spent the last three seasons playing offensive tackle for the Dolphins, but in Mach he left to sign with the Eagles in free agency. But Lamm was cut on Tuesday, and the Dolphins re-signed him on Wednesday.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel says they couldn’t be happier to have him back.“I was really fired up for his teammates and for the Dolphins,” McDaniel said, via SI.com. “You talk about a guy that makes people better just by his existence alone, on top of his own play. This is a guy that his teammates were supremely happy to see come back.…

Also, hot off his spinning back elbow KO in Chicago at UFC 319, Brazilian sensation Carlos Prates steps up to face former champion Leon Edwards to add some welterweight intrigue to your MSG card. Before Zhang makes her bid for history, two Brazilian strawweights will duke it out for her vacated title at UFC 321 as Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern lock horns in a rematch, this time with gold on the line. Dern got the best of Jandiroba in their first fight at UFC 267. via unanimous decision. At the time, the win was Dern’s third on what would…

Sitting at the table at Baja’s Grill in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, Daniel Cho uses his stylus to add an outline to a new sticker. It’s two fingers in an L shape, framing a box with the No 7, a replication of Son Heung-min’s signature celebration. Nearby, fans are banging on drums, shouting “Ole ole ole ole, LAFC I love you. Wherever even in my dreams, I’ll follow you,” in a mixture of Korean and Spanish, a chant adapted from one belonging to fans of the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K-League, Korea’s top division.Growing up in Argentina, Cho was accustomed…

Anthony Volpe was mired in the worst slump of his career and one of the worst in Yankees history.The young shortstop entered Thursday's series opener against the White Sox 1 for his last 37. That .027 OBP (one hit, no walks) over his last 11 games was the lowest by a Yankee non-pitcher ever (minimum 30 plate appearances). That stretch led to him being benched in consecutive games for the first time in his career, but the Yankees are trying to get Volpe right, and starting him seems to be their solution.And for at least one game, it worked.Volpe went 2-for-3…