Brett OkamotoMay 15, 2026, 01:53 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 features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
Buster OlneyMay 15, 2026, 01:39 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Multiple Authors Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has started playing catch, lightly tossing, just two weeks after he had surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow. “Tarik has started…
Greg WyshynskiMay 15, 2026, 01:28 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors Star defenseman Quinn Hughes says he is “definitely open” to signing a contract extension with the Minnesota Wild. General manager Bill Guerin swung the NHL’s biggest trade of the season when he acquired the Norris Trophy winner from…
May 15, 2026, 01:18 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois and coach Brad Underwood have agreed to new financial terms on his current six-year contract that runs through 2031-32, and the deal could extend through 2035-36 based on the team’s performance over the next four seasons. Athletic director Josh Whitman made the announcement Thursday, about…
Stephen HolderMay 15, 2026, 01:14 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest….
Over the past three weeks, Elon Musk and his lawyers have argued in a California federal court that Sam Altman – with whom he founded OpenAI – has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker’s original non-profit mission. Musk and Altman themselves testified in a case in which the future…
President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The US leader hailed the trip as a success, saying he had struck “fantastic trade deals”, but little detail is known about the discussions. Neither side has announced any major trade breakthroughs or business deals. The BBC’s…
Brent crude falls to $105.21, WTI settles at $100.95 per barrel amid trade optimismNew York / Beijing — Global stock markets surged and oil prices dipped modestly following news of a high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as investors responded positively to hopes of easing trade tensions between the…
