Month: June 2020

3:21 AM ET Roger Federer announced Wednesday morning that he recently experienced a setback in his recovery from knee surgery, and will be out for the remainder of the 2020 season so as to be “100% ready to play at my highest level.” Federer, 38, previously underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in February
0 Comments
8:35 PM ET Iowa sophomore linebacker Dillon Doyle, son of longtime Hawkeyes strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, announced Tuesday that he’s entering the transfer portal. Dillon Doyle’s decision comes three days after Iowa placed Chris Doyle on administrative leave pending an external investigation into a series of claims by former players of mistreatment. Chris
0 Comments
3:59 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk of Ukraine has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 33. His manager, Egis Klimas, told ESPN that Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) was stepping away from the ring to pursue business opportunities. “He’s a very smart guy, so he thinks it’s
0 Comments
7:34 PM ET Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Paul “Rocky” Rochester, a defensive lineman on the New York Jets’ Super Bowl-winning team in 1969, has died. He was 81. The team announced Rochester’s death on its website Tuesday, saying it happened last weekend but did not provide additional details. Rochester began his pro football
0 Comments
10:39 PM ET Steve KimESPN As expected, Shakur Stevenson dominated Felix Caraballo over six one-sided rounds at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, in what was the return of boxing to the city. Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs) was sharp from the very beginning, muting the aggression of Caraballo (13-2-2, 9 KOs), who tried
0 Comments
9:18 PM ET After 10 years, former USC Trojans running back Reggie Bush’s disassociation from the university is expected to soon come to an end, sources told ESPN. The timing comes as a result of an NCAA Committee on Infractions rule, adopted in 2017, that limits any mandated disassociations between an individual and a school
0 Comments
5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is known as one of the biggest fishing events in the country. Fittingly, Michael Jordan entered the 62nd installment of the annual tournament and made an immediate impact. Jordan and the crew on his boat, Catch 23, reeled in a 442-pound blue marlin
0 Comments