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
5:37 PM ET Featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson goes up in weight to face Felix Caraballo in the main event of a Top Rank card on Tuesday at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Before that, a few good prospects will showcase their skills on the undercard. In the co-main event, heavyweight Jared
12:22 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday that the trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set for Aug. 15. Cormier, 41, has said this will be his last fight before retiring. Miocic beat Cormier by fourth-round TKO on Aug. 17, 2019, to regain his belt after Cormier knocked
5:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have hired former Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns executive Alonzo Highsmith as a full-time member of their scouting department. The team’s website lists Highsmith’s title as personnel executive. The Seahawks brought him on earlier this offseason in a consulting role. Highsmith spent 19 seasons in the
4:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR will allow up to 1,000 Florida service members, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and U.S. Southern Command in Doral, to attend the Cup Series
2:12 PM ET UFC president Dana White made some news Tuesday morning, and while much of the focus was on the cards he announced for the highly anticipated Fight Island, he threw in a nugget that arguably dwarfs any other fight mentioned. The trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set
3:42 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — As the PGA Tour resumes this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club after a three-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic, golfers are excited to just be back playing competitively. But don’t call it normal. “You can’t go into this thinking it’s going to
3:37 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres defenseman Lawrence Pilut is forgoing a chance to continue his NHL career by signing a two-year contract with Russia’s Traktor Chelyabinsk. The signing was announced by the Kontinental Hockey League team Tuesday, and comes after Pilut had difficulty establishing a regular role over the past two
3:35 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings forward Jeff Carter has undergone surgery to repair a core muscle injury. The Kings announced Tuesday that Carter had surgery last week. The veteran Stanley Cup winner is expected to be fully healthy for next season. Carter was injured in a game at
7:00 AM ET It was 10 years ago today that Patrick Kane helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup with an overtime goal that hardly anyone realized he scored. He snapped a quick shot at Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and circled around the net. The first player to raise his hands in victory