Fernando Alonso claimed his first F1 world championship on Sept. 25, 2005. Clive Rose/Getty Images WIDE-EYED, CRAZED, TRIUMPHANT. Fernando Alonso climbed onto the front of his blue and yellow Renault. Pumping his fists into the sky, a high-pitched shriek tore out of his mouth, followed by, “Come on! Come on!” It created an iconic image at […]

The UFC returns to Australia this weekend for a UFC Fight Night card headlined by light heavyweights Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes at RAC Arena in Perth (10 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN App, with prelims at 7 p.m.). Ulberg, ESPN’s No. 4-ranked light heavyweight, enters the contest riding an eight-fight winning streak. He picked up […]

Max OlsonSep 25, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska The best players available in college football’s transfer portal are making millions these days, and the programs assembling top portal recruiting classes are the ones willing to spend the most. But make no […]

Sep 25, 2025, 06:48 AM ET The ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for their second mock draft of the 2025-26 NBA season, using a 10-team head-to-head categories format. If you’re new to fantasy hoops and looking to try it out for the first time, here is a tutorial of all the basics. From there, […]

In a jaw-dropping sale that has skateboard fans buzzing, the very board Tony Hawk used to nail the world’s first 900 trick back in 1999 just fetched a whopping $1.15 million at auction. This isn’t just any old deck—it’s the Birdhouse “Falcon 2” that Hawk gripped during his epic moment at the San Francisco X […]

Sep 25, 2025, 06:19 AM ET The skateboard Tony Hawk used to land an unprecedented 900 in competition sold for $1.152 million at auction Wednesday. Julien’s Auctions, which handled the sale of the skateboard, said the final price was approximately double the presale estimate. Hawk was on hand for the Los Angeles auction, which also […]

David SchoenfieldSep 25, 2025, 12:02 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The list of MLB players who never hit 60 home runs in a single season includes many of the game’s all-time greatest sluggers: Willie Mays, Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, […]

Sep 24, 2025, 11:21 PM ET SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 59th homer on Wednesday night, a solo shot for the Seattle Mariners in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies. Raleigh, batting left-handed, connected off Tanner Gordon for his home run to right field that reached the top deck at T-Mobile Park. […]

Sep 24, 2025, 08:59 PM ET PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated rookie Roki Sasaki from the 60-day injured list Wednesday, and the right-hander is expected to throw out of the bullpen over the final five games of the regular season to see if he can earn a postseason role. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed […]

Sep 24, 2025, 08:30 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge tied a major league record by reaching 50 home runs for the fourth time in hitting a go-ahead, three-run drive for the New York Yankees during the second inning against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Judge drove a 96.6 mph sinker from […]