Brett OkamotoSep 2, 2025, 05:58 PM ET Close Brett 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…
Gabby Thomas will miss the World Track and Field Championships due to an Achilles injury. Thomas, a triple gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m), has dealt with an Achilles injury since May. It exacerbated in July.…
Things started hot for the Tar Heels. It then cooled off, quickly. After taking a 7-0 lead on an opening-drive touchdown during which TCU couldn’t stop the UNC offense, North Carolina has become borderline catatonic when it has the ball.…
Kenan Stadium will be rocking Monday night with a sellout crowd as Bill Belichick makes his debut as North Carolina football coach. The Tar Heels have seen ticket sales soar since hiring the NFL legend and eight-time Super Bowl champion,…
Bill Belichick’s tenure as a college coach couldn’t have started any better. With North Carolina receiving the opening kickoff, the Tar Heels went right down the field for a touchdown. Seven plays, 83 yards. In little over four minutes. Running…
NEW YORK — This was a fourth-round match with unusually large consequences, a highly charged litmus test, a gut-check in real time. After missing the entire 2023 season on maternity leave, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has expressed frustration…
Naomi Osaka turned back the clock on Monday in New York, producing the cleanest big‑stage performance of her comeback from maternity leave to overwhelm Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in a blockbuster fourth-round meeting inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. In front of…
The summer transfer window is officially closed in most European leagues and things were definitely exciting. Liverpool have finally agreed terms with Newcastle for the transfer of Alexander Isak, though the fate of a Marc Guehi move remains in limbo.…
A couple of Designated Player debuts (as starters, anyway) that were both promising and disappointing. A crushing loss for New York City FC, another win for Charlotte FC, and Nashville SC suddenly looking lost and trying to find their way.…
Looking to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her singles career, Taylor Townsend fell just short. The 29-year-old American lost her way in a 6-1, 6-7 (13), 3-6 defeat at the hands of…