QUICK HITS
Jackson-Wink’s Mayes falls
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Brazilian MMA heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento defeated Don’tale Mayes by second-round submission (rear naked choke) on a nationally televised (ESPN) UFC card.
Mayes, a Kentucky native who now trains at Albuquerque’s Jackson-Wink MMA, drops to 7-4. Nascimento is 8-0.
In a heavyweight bout that capped the show, Alistair Overeem defeated Walt Harris via second-round TKO (punches).
Ex-Bears CEO dies at 76
Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the team said. He was 76.
The oldest of Ed and team matriarch Virginia McCaskey’s 11 children, Michael assumed operational control of the franchise in 1983 as president and CEO following the death of Halas, a founding father of the NFL and the franchise. Michael McCaskey became chairman in 1999 and remained in that role until George McCaskey took over in 2011.
The Bears made 12 playoff appearances and won the Super Bowl in January 1986. Michael McCaskey was chosen NFL Executive of the Year by his peers following the 1985 championship season.
He is survived by his 97-year-old mother, children John and Kathryn, and grandson Jackson.
ARREST: Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Cody Latimer was arrested early Saturday morning by Douglas County (Colo.) Sheriff’s deputies after reports of a shooting at an apartment complex, authorities said. Just after midnight, deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the Zenith Meridian Apartments in Englewood where they found three people inside, a Sheriff’s Office statement said. One of them had minor injuries, not related to a gunshot, the statement said.
MANLEY: Former Washington Redskins star Dexter Manley, 61, is hospitalized and receiving oxygen to treat breathing issues related to the coronavirus, two of his children told The Washington Post.
Manley was hospitalized Friday in the Washington area. Daughter Dalis Manley said the former defensive end tested positive for the coronavirus May 2.
Phyllis George dies at 70
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today,” has died. She was 70.
A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday at a Lexington hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder.
Her children, Lincoln Tyler George Brown and CNN White House correspondent Pamela Ashley Brown, released a joint statement, saying:
“For many, Mom was known by her incredible accomplishments as the pioneering female sportscaster, 50th Miss America and first lady. But this was all before we were born and never how we viewed Mom. To us, she was the most incredible mother we could ever ask for, and it is all of the defining qualities the public never saw, especially against the winds of adversity, that symbolize how extraordinary she is more than anything else. The beauty so many recognized on the outside was a mere fraction of her internal beauty, only to be outdone by an unwavering spirit that allowed her to persevere against all the odds.”
Miss America in 1971, George got into television in 1974 at CBS on “Candid Camera” and joined Brent Musburger and Irv Cross in 1975 on “The NFL Today.”