For The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie’s sports biopic about legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr (played by Dwayne Johnson), prosthetic makeup design guru Kazu Hiro (The Darkest Hour, Maestro) was confronted with two choices: craft a close resemblance to Kerr or merely capture his essence. “It’s always tricky when we do [someone’s] likeness because, if I…
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father of late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla who served as her manager and steward of her legacy, has died. He was 86. Quintanilla Jr.’s death was announced on Instagram by his son, Abraham “A.B.” Quintanilla III. “It’s with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away…
Five-time Emmy winner The Pitt has earned three Golden Globe nominations and is a frontrunner for January’s Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, much like its predecessor, ER. The NBC series, in which Noah Wyle also played a doctor, was the first medical drama to win SAG’s outstanding ensemble in a drama series award. No show…
Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence in swiftly identifying a location in Tai Po to build subsidised flats as part of resettlement options being reviewed for residents left homeless by the deadly inferno last month. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Saturday outlined several options to resettle the displaced residents of Wang Fuk Court,…
Jorge CastilloDec 13, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. The New York Mets and infielder Jorge…
Beth LindopDec 13, 2025, 11:41 AM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL. LIVERPOOL, England — Mohamed Salah ended a thorny week by coming off the bench for Liverpool in their win over Brighton, during which he made Premier League history with an assist….
Former Hong Kong commerce minister Gregory So Kam-leung has died at the age of 67. It was understood that So, a lawyer by profession who served as the city’s secretary for commerce and economic development between 2011 and 2017, had suffered a stroke two months ago and was in hospital in Singapore before he died…
Toyin Adedokun / AFP via Getty Images Parts of Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, have been turned into an “open-air gallery”, in the words of the organisers of the city’s first street art festival. One of the featured artists, Ashaolu Oluwafemi, told the BBC that the festival brings art “to the people and the community”. “People…
Israel said it killed a senior Hamas commander on Saturday in a strike on a vehicle inside Gaza. In a statement, the Israeli military said it had “struck a key Hamas terrorist” in Gaza City. The Hamas-run Civil Defence spokesman, Mahmoud Basal, told the BBC that four people were killed in the strike. He said…
Max OlsonDec 13, 2025, 10:37 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers is nearing a deal to return to the school for 2026, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sellers has indicated to his coaches he’ll return for his redshirt junior…
