Roger Federer had knee surgery Wednesday in Switzerland and will miss tournaments in Rotterdam and Dubai this month. ‘‘Roger Federer underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery today in Switzerland to repair a torn meniscus,’’ read a statement on his official website. It is a rare injury setback for the 34-year-old Federer, who has had relatively minor back problems in 2008 and 2013. The statement did not specify which knee is injured, though it said it happened last Friday, one day after his Australian Open semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic. ‘‘My doctors have [assured] me that the surgery was a success and with proper rehabilitation, I will be able to return to the Tour soon,’’ Federer said in the statement. His next scheduled tournament is in Indian Wells, Calif., starting March 7.

Baseball

Gomes agrees to play in Japan for $2m deal

Jonny Gomes, one of the key members of the 2013 champion Red Sox, decided to play in Japan. Gomes, who hit .247 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs for the Red Sox in 2013 and appeared in 15 of the team’s 16 postseason games, signed a one-year deal with the Rakuten Golden Eagles worth $2 million with a potential $1 million of incentives. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports was first with the news. Gomes, 35, has played for the Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, and Kansas City Royals since the Red Sox traded him during the 2014 season. He has hit .225 with a .658 OPS over the last two seasons. He was with the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and World Series champion Royals last season but did not appear in the postseason. “It’s time to go blaze new trails,’’ Gomes told the Globe via text message. “It’s going to be great.’’

PETER ABRAHAM

Colleges

UConn women romp

Breanna Stewart made her first seven shots in a 20-point performance and top-ranked UConn easily remained unbeaten (21-0, 11-0 American Athletic Conference) with a 96-38 conference victory over Tulane in New Orleans. Moriah Jeffersonscored 16 points, Gabby Williams 15 and Katie Lou Samuelson 14 for the Huskies, who led wire-to-wire and won by at least 40 points for the 14th time this season . . . Infiniti Thomas-Waheed had a team-high 18 points and Katie Doherty, Lisa Mifsud,and Tricia Byrne each added 13 points to lead Holy Cross (9-12, 6-4 Patriot League) to a 70-61 victory over Colgate (4-16, 2-8) at the Hart Center in Worcester . . . Bria Stallworth had a game-high 21 points but was unable to help the University of Massachusetts women’s basketball team win its first Atlantic 10 Conference game as the Minutewomen (6-15, 0-9) absorbed a 73-64 loss at Duquesne (20-2, 8-1).

BU men win at NavySenior guard John Papale came off the bench to score 18 points on 4-for-9 shooting to lead Boston University to an 83-72 Patriot League victory over Navy in Annapolis, Md. Guards Kyle Foreman and Eric Fanning also contributed for the Terriers (13-11, 6-5) in a reserve capacity with 17 and 15 points, respectively.Jace Hogan led the Midshipmen (16-8, 7-4) with 22 points on 10-for-14 shooting.

Miscellany

Revolution win preseason match

Midfielder Kelyn Rowe and forward Charlie Davies provided the offense for the New England Revolution in a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Tucson in the club’s first preseason match . . . Citing issues recovering from chronic knee injuries, American midfielder Stuart Holden, 30, who had three goals in 25 appearances for the US national squad, announced he will retire from soccer . . . John “Jack’’ Riley Jr., a hockey legend and former Dartmouth captain who amassed 542 career victories as head coach at West Point from 1951-86 and coached the 1960 US Olympic squad to its first-ever gold medal at Squaw Valley, Calif., died at age 95. Obituary, B8.