6:45 PM ET Carmelo Anthony isn’t expected to make his Portland Trail Blazers debut until Tuesday’s game at New Orleans at the earliest, league sources tell ESPN. Anthony, 35, has to complete a physical with the Blazers before the one-year, non-guaranteed contract is finalized — and that could some as soon as Saturday, league sources
6:49 PM ET Steve KimESPN Rocky Fielding, who lost to Canelo Alvarez last December, got back to his winning ways Friday with a second-round knockout of Abdallah Paziwapazi at the Olympia in Liverpool, England. The 32-year-old Fielding (28-2, 16 KOs), for stretches, fought with his back on the ropes, and he let Tanzania’s Paziwapazi (26-7-1,
8:10 PM GMT Barny Read in Abu Dhabi The T10 League’s third edition – first under its newly minted Abu Dhabi T10 moniker and debut in the UAE capital – was given a perfect day one endorsement by one of its highest profile players on Friday, after being hailed as “so sexy” by West Indies
3:18 PM ET Maybe the third time will be the charm and Claressa Shields and Ivana Habazin will finally get into the ring to fight for a pair of vacant women’s junior middleweight world titles. The fight was scheduled for the third time on Friday and will take place on Jan. 10 (Showtime, 9 p.m.
4:00 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The legend of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua lives on. Sort of. The former UFC light heavyweight champion, who had a multiyear stretch of more downs than ups in the aftermath of his brief, long-ago title run, appeared somewhat refreshed on Saturday night, enough to get a split draw against Paul Craig
2:18 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Martinook is back with the Carolina Hurricanes a little over a month after having core muscle surgery. The team on Friday activated the forward from injured reserve. He missed 15 games after having surgery to repair a core muscle injury Oct. 11. The 27-year-old alternate captain
2:07 PM ET ESPN News Services South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp isn’t going anywhere, athletic director Ray Tanner said Friday in a show of support after the Gamecocks’ chances to make a bowl game took a serious hit after a loss to Appalachian State last week. “Today, I want to make it clear that
1:18 PM ET Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is recovering at home after he collapsed at practice Thursday, with the team saying there is no timetable for his return to play. Brodie was released from a hospital Thursday. According to multiple reports, he was standing by himself when he fell to the ice and had
1:15 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick will be placed on the team’s injured reserve list and will be out for the season, coach Zac Taylor said Friday. Kirkpatrick has not played since he suffered a hyperextended knee during the Bengals’ Week 6 loss at Baltimore. Since the outlook for the cornerback’s potential
1:12 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Ben Cherington as the team’s new general manager, according to multiple reports and confirmed by ESPN. Cherington served as GM of the Boston Red Sox for four years, winning the World Series in 2013. He stepped down as the Red Sox’s general manager during the 2015 season