Former featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes looks to get back in the win column against Jean Silva in the main event at Noche UFC on Saturday from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio (6 p.m. ET, prelims at 3 p.m. on ESPN+). Lopes, ESPN’s No. 3-ranked featherweight, lost to Alexander Volkanovski in a bout for…
The newspaper’s headline was brutal: “Where Have You Gone, Mark Hamill?” asked The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette in 1999. The story’s answer practically jeered: “Luke Skywalker doing a voice on The Woody Woodpecker Show? A supporting voice? Yep.” Yet the biggest blow was yet to come: Hamill, star of the world’s biggest sci-fi franchise, would continue to…
Victoria MatiashSep 11, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Victoria Matiash is a contributing writer for fantasy hockey and betting at ESPN. Victoria has been a part of the fantasy team since 2010. While not statistically impossible, it’s exceptionally difficult to win at fantasy hockey without a strong goaltending force. Not only are several categories the…
In a small West Village theater, Spike Lee’s laughter rang out as he snuck in the back to catch some of the humorous moments in his 2002 drama, 25th Hour. “This film still holds up,” Lee said, later on the stage, sitting across from the film’s star, Edward Norton. Lee then asked how many people…
Polandsaidit shot down several Russian drones on Wednesday morning that reportedly crossed into its airspace during the latest wave of large-scale strikes against Ukraine. This occurred amid theongoing Polish, Lithuanian and NATO drillsinvolving 30,000 Polish troops, and just ahead of theupcoming Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 drills. Some observers suspect that this was either a deliberate provocation…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Reuters US inflation rose in August at the fastest pace since the beginning of the year ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting where it will decide whether to cut or hold interest rates. Consumer prices increased 2.9% in the year to August, up from 2.7% the previous month, according to the…
Getty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list for routine treatment increasing for the second month in a row. An estimated 7.4m planned procedures were waiting to be carried out in July, up 34,000 on the previous month and the highest level since…
Sep 11, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Declaring the No. 1 prospect in a class is an arduous, difficult task, for a number of reasons. But someone has to do it. The goal with these rankings is always to project into the future to get it right in the long term, even if high school recruiting…
Sydney Sweeney experiences highs and lows as boxer Christy Martin in the trailer for the forthcoming sports biopic movie Christy. Black Bear Pictures releases writer-director David Michôd’s feature in theaters Nov. 7 following its premiere last week at the Toronto International Film Festival. The cast includes Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess…
Joy Barcoma has become an unexpected commentator on the growing political controversy, weighing in with biting humour and fierce advocacy that has won her a legion of new fans who refer to her as “my queen”. Some have urged Barcoma to stay silent to preserve her shot at the international title, but the 26-year-old –…
