by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/29/2026 Aidan Lambert will be the first to tell you he's not a normal fighter. In fact in his own words he's "nerdy." When the Fall River native traveled to Chile in August for the WAKO Pan American Championships, they weren't calling him a "nerd". They called him "Gold Medal Champion". Aidan with his Gold Medal and Team USA teammates When he's not in school, in Massachusetts state police academy, or working on cars, Aidan Lambert is one of th

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 9/8/2026 Photo Credits to Jeff Bottari via Zuffa LLC Salahdine Parnasse vs 6Benoit Saint Denis Zak Drapeau - Welcome to the UFC Salahdine Parnasse! We were expecting a lot from the French superstar in his UFC debut and a brutal sub-3 minute knockout of Dan Hooker was exactly what we wanted. Parnasse debuts in the Lightweight rankings at #9 and should definitely get a fight up in the rankings next. Saint Denis makes a lot of sense

Photo: Brian Spurlock-USAToday Another week, another flashback into the past. This time, the time machine is taking us all the way back to 2015—more than a full decade removed from when some of the best high-school basketball players in America shared the floor as teenagers with the basketball world at their feet. Most of these guys were attached to enormous expectations. Five-star recruits. Future lottery picks. Supposed franchise prodigies. But ten years is more than enough