Javier Mendez isn’t sure if Ilia Topuria has earned the right to challenge UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Javier Mendez says Islam Makhachev welcomes all challengers, and that includes UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria.

Coach Javier Mendez looks forward to a potential matchup between UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

As is tradition at the NFL Combine, virtually every head coach or general manager will get grilled by the press, with Johnson’s grilling scheduled for 1:00 CT. He’ll be thrown plenty of softballs—“Ben, what did you wear to your final interview in Chicago?”—but Bears Nation isn’t interested in fluff. They need real information, and they need it now.

Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson is set to go into his first season with a staff of 28 assistants, the team announced on Thursday. The list includes includes new offensive and defensive coordinators Declan Doyle and Dennis Allen,

New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has finalized his 2025 coaching staff, according to the team's official website. After previously-announced coordinator hires of Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator,

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson was among 15 coaches named to the Naismith Coach of the Year watch list Friday. Sampson, who has led the Cougars to a No. 5 national ranking and in position for a second straight Big 12 regular-season title,

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl is on the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time, as announced by the Naismith Awards on Friday. Pearl is in his 30th overall season and 11th at Auburn.