Sports briefly: Tom Jackson done at ESPN after 29 years

Tom Jackson will retire from broadcasting after this weekend's Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend, ESPN announced Wednesday.

The former Denver Broncos linebacker joined ESPN in 1987 and has been one of its most respected and prominent NFL analysts. Last year, he was honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.

"I have been blessed in my adult life to work for two companies, the Denver Broncos and ESPN, to do two things that I love — play football and talk about football," Jackson, 65, said in a news release.

Jackson's departure was not unexpected, and it furthers what will be a drastically new look for ESPN's NFL studio shows this season.

One of the few returning personalities will be longtime host Chris Berman, who reportedly could be leaving after this season. Berman and Jackson worked together throughout Jackson's time at the network.

Auburn's depleted backfield took another blow when coach Gus Malzahn dismissed top running back Jovon Robinson from the team.

Malzahn said he kicked off Robinson, the team's top returning rusher, on Wednesday before the Tigers' first practice of preseason camp.

Robinson ran for 639 yards and three touchdowns in 2015. Leading rusher Peyton Barber left early to enter the NFL draft, and No. 3 runner Roc Thomas transferred to FCS Jacksonville State.

• Texas suspended sophomore wide receiver DeAndre McNeal for an unspecified violation of team rules. It was unclear if and when he will be allowed to return.

• Notre Dame sophomore tight end Alize Jones will miss the 2016 season for failing to meet academic responsibilities, Jones said in a statement. Notre Dame opens the season Sept. 4 at Texas.

Soccer: Belgium hired Roberto Martinez as coach of its national team. Martinez, 43, was fired by Everton in May after nearly three years in charge. … Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya, a regular starter on the U.S. national team, has signed with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union from France's Nantes.

Boxing: World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was provisionally suspended in June after testing positive for a banned substance, Britain's anti-doping body said. However, UKAD said in a statement that Fury and his cousin Hughie, a heavyweight boxer also suspended, have had their bans lifted "pending full determination of the charges."