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Brett OkamotoSep 9, 2025, 06:18 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…

In Week 1, the 49ers were on the road for an NFC West rivalry game vs. the Seahawks. Brock Purdy and the Niners scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to beat Seattle 17-13 for the win.  San Francisco’s All-Pro TE George Kittle started the game hot with four catches for 25 yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately, Kittle was seen on the sideline wearing a hat and was later ruled out of the game. He was dealing with a hamstring injury. Kittle had an MRI on Monday, and the 31-year-old is set to miss multiple weeks. Not ideal for the…

NEW YORK — For the first time since July 29, 1966, the New York Yankees’ all-time home run leaderboard has a new face in the top five — rewriting a chapter in one of baseball’s most storied histories.With his 412-foot home run off Casey Mize in the first inning of Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, Aaron Judge passed Yogi Berra for fifth all time in Yankees history with 359 career home runs. With three more homers, Judge will pass Joe DiMaggio for fourth in franchise history. Most HR in Yankees history Player HR totalBabe Ruth659Mickey Mantle536Lou Gehrig493Joe DiMaggio361Aaron Judge359…

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a force at EuroBasket, the second leading scorer in the tournament and a guy who has now carried Greece to the semifinals.But Alperen Sengun may be playing better.Turkiye has looked as good as any team in the tournament and is undefeated at EuroBasket, 7-0, winning games by an average of 18.6 points, including a five-point win against Nikola Jokic and tournament favorite Serbia. Former NBA players Shane Larkin (13 points, five assists) and Cedi Osman (10 points, five rebounds) also contributed to the win, ending Poland’s Cinderella run.Next up for Turkiye is trying to stop Giannis…

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson is in good form going into the World Athletics Championships The world’s best athletes will take to the track and field this weekend when the World Athletics Championships get under way in Tokyo from September 13-21. Many of the stars who shone at Paris 2024 will be there, including Britain’s 800m Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson and USA’s 100m Olympic champion Noah Lyles.One of the major talking points away from the sport has been the introduction of a mandatory SRY or sex test for athletes who intend to compete in female categories. All athletes in female category…

September 9, 2025 Get notifications when new DFS & Betting episodes are released State of the Slate on today’s Fantasy Footballers DFS & Betting podcast! Borg & Betz get you set for Week 2 DFS previewing the lines of the main slate and which salaries standout. They also review their cash & small field GPP process and what steps to take moving forward. Welcome to “DFS and Sports Betting For The Rest of Us.” Take your DFS and Betting Fantasy Football game to the next level on PrizePicks, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Underdog Fantasy. — Fantasy Football Podcast for Sept 9th,…

Subscribe to Inside CoverageYahoo Sports’ Andrew Siciliano is joined by Dion Dawkins to break down the Buffalo Bills’ SNF win over the Baltimore Ravens. Later in the show, Frank Schwab and Jori Epstein react to J.J. McCarthy leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 4th-quarter comeback win over the Chicago Bears, Jalen Carter’s one-game “suspension” for spitting on Dak Prescott and Aaron Rodgers revenge game against the New York Jets. They finish the show up with a discussion about the San Francisco 49ers’ latest injury woes as George Kittle moves to IR with a hamstring injury, then they debate the merits…

When Franklin sticks to the game plan, he’s a fighter with potential to make some noise among the big men. And while management issues and a pair of losses to the aforementioned Joshua and Whyte have slowed his progress, at 31, he’s still young enough for the division to make a title run. But in his first fight since May of 2024, he’s got to make a statement, and he believes he will.“I put myself back in the discussion with the top heavyweights,” said Franklin when asked this platform he’s fighting on does for his career. “I believe I’m the…

Manchester United fans can now quite literally wear some of the club’s greatest memories, thanks to a striking collaboration between designer Hattie Crowther and fan platform UtdCultur.The capsule, titled ‘Culture, Not Clout’, takes three unforgettable moments from United’s history and embeds them into hand-crafted shirts.The most recent memory chosen is Amad Diallo’s dramatic FA Cup winner against Liverpool in 2024, his celebration stitched across a replica of the 2022/23 away shirt. Wayne Rooney’s famous overhead kick against Manchester City in 2011 – one of the most replayed goals in Premier League history – is immortalised on the 2015/16 home shirt.…

After posting the 21st four-homer game in MLB history, Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber went 10 games without a home run.Then he launched No. 50 Tuesday night against the NL East rival New York Mets.AdvertisementSchwarber deposited a three-run, bell-ringing dinger to center field in the bottom of the seventh inning, staking his division-leading Phillies to a 7-1 lead. He lifted an 87 mph cutter 437 feet, and he had a packed Citizens Bank Park to its feet.Schwarber is just the second Phillies player all-time to go yard at least 50 times in a season. The only other is Ryan…