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Sean O’Malley was watching the UFC Vancouver broadcast when he received an unexpected callout. UFC Vancouver took place this past Saturday, and the event featured a bantamweight clash between Aiemann Zahabi and Marlon “Chito” Vera. It was a highly competitive fight and ultimately, Zahabi earned a split decision victory. After the fight, Zahabi called for a matchup with the “Suga” show. O’Malley posted a humorous video response to the challenge laid out by Zahabi on X. Reaction to Aiemann Zahabi calling me out pic.twitter.com/EMvWM3Rcvq — Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) October 19, 2025 Zahabi reacted to the clip during the UFC Vancouver…

Beth LindopOct 18, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.After Liverpool’s last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge before the international break, goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili made his intentions clear.The Georgia international had impressed on his Premier League debut against Enzo Maresca’s side, having been drafted in to deputize for the injured Alisson Becker. Taking to social media following the game, he shared lyrics from the song “Lose Yourself” by Eminem: “Success is my only m—–f—–g option. Failure’s not.”Such a tenacious mentality has propelled Mamardashvili from the small…

Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here.It was just a brief comment after Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, lasting 30 seconds or so, but it spoke volumes about the way Blue Jays manager John Schneider views leadership.After an 8-2 victory over the Mariners, Schneider was talking about his viral encounter with starting pitcher Max Scherzer, the fiery 41-year-old and future Hall of Famer.Schneider had walked to the mound with two outs in the fifth inning, the Blue Jays leading 5-1. Scherzer responded in…

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Matt BowenOct 17, 2025, 07:20 AM ETCloseMatt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and Buffalo over seven seasons.At various points during the fantasy football season, injuries, bye weeks and breaking news can cause you to need reinforcements for your fantasy lineup. Every Friday throughout the 2025 NFL season, Matt Bowen will offer up some late-week pickup options to help fill those…

In the Week 7 edition of “Sunday Night Football,” the San Francisco 49ers play host to the Atlanta Falcons. San Francisco comes into this game having lost two of its last three. The 49ers are starting backup quarterback Mac Jones, who will be making his fifth appearance in seven games in place of Brock Purdy. The Niners are getting somewhat healthier with the return of star tight end George Kittle, but they also remain banged up on both sides of the ball thanks to numerous injuries to their offensive skill-position corps and the dual losses of Nick Bosa and Fred Warner…

Darby Allin defeated Jon Moxley in an “I Quit” match at AEW WrestleDream on Saturday with some help from an old friend, Sting.The match was simply brutal, with both wrestlers dishing out a ton of pain.Moxley gained the advantage, thanks in part to the Death Riders.However, Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis then went dark.Sting emerged with his patented bat, choked Moxley and attacked the Death Riders. He then literally passed the bat to his old partner-in-crime, who used it to his advantage.Allin eventually won with the Scorpion Deathlock, forcing Moxley to quit.The rivalry between Moxley and Allin dates back almost…

BKFC debuts don’t get much better than this. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship touches down in the state of Indiana for the first time on Saturday night. Earlier on the fight card, blood spilled onto one of the broadcast cameras in a bout that saw Thomas Angeloff score six knockdowns in two rounds for a walk-off KO victory. Bantamweights made their promotional debuts on the BKFC Indiana main card where they wasted absolutely no time trading punches. EXCLUSIVE: Oluwale Bamgbose reacts to ex-UFC opponent wearing ankle monitor during wild BKFC debut Ronny Hauser knocks down Julian Valencia in 5 seconds at BKFC…

There has never been an MLB player like Shohei Ohtani, and he just authored his masterpiece — “The Ohtani Game” — on Friday in Game 4 of the NLCS.Facing a Milwaukee Brewers team that held the best record in MLB during the regular season, Ohtani posted three mammoth homers in a 3-for-3 night at the plate and struck out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings on the mound, almost single-handedly pushing the Dodgers to a 5-1 win that ended a series sweep.Advertisement[Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24/7]He had the three hardest-hit balls of the game, and…

Imagn Images Sacramento Kings star center Domantas Sabonis will miss the season-opener on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring strain in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the team announced on Saturday. Sabonis will be re-evaluated in one week. That timeline would sideline him for games against the Suns and the Utah Jazz.The earliest Sabonis will be available to return is for a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 26.Sabonis won’t be the only starter not available for Sacramento’s first game of the 2025-26 season. Kings forward Keegan Murray underwent surgery…