Canelo changes course: Paul fight off, Crawford on In a stunning development, Canelo Alvarez changed course on a potential Jake Paul bout and signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, salvaging the Terence Crawford megafight in September.

At 40, LeBron passes MJ as oldest to score 40 LeBron James scored a season-high 42 points in the Lakers’ 120-112 win over the Warriors, passing Michael Jordan as the oldest player to score at least 40 in a game.

Sources: Canelo nixes Paul fight; Crawford back on In a stunning development, Canelo Alvarez changed course on a potential Jake Paul bout and signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, salvaging the Terence Crawford mega fight in September, sources told ESPN.

Warriors’ Butler: I’m ‘happy to be wanted again’ Jimmy Butler said he is thrilled to have a fresh start and to be playing basketball again after a tumultuous ending with the Heat.

Sanders adds fellow HOFer Faulk to Buffs staff Marshall Faulk is joining Deion Sanders at Colorado as its new running backs coach.

Mavs prepare for ‘weird’ scene in return home The Mavericks are preparing for an emotional scene at American Airlines Center for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Rockets, their first at home since trading Luka Doncic.

Lady Vols revel in 1st win over UConn since 2007 No. 19 Tennessee women’s basketball team upset No. 5 UConn 80-76 on Thursday. It was the school’s first win over UConn since 2007.

2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame: Meet the newest members The 2025 Hall of Fame class was announced during the NFL Honors ceremony on Thursday evening.

LeBron, Davis reunited — as All-Star teammates LeBron James was the first pick of the new-look 2025 NBA All-Star draft Thursday night and was soon joined by a now former teammate — Anthony Davis.

Sources: Canelo, Jake Paul finalizing May 3 fight Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, is finalizing a deal to face Jake Paul in a cruiserweight boxing match May 3 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN.

Bulls VP: Team in transition, not OK being in middle Arturas Karnisovas, speaking after the Bulls did not make any additional moves after trading away Zach LaVine, vowed that there is “more to come” and said the team is “not OK with being in the middle.”

Commanders’ Daniels wins Offensive ROY award Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels completed one of the most impressive NFL debut seasons by winning The Associated Press’ Offensive Rookie of the Year award Thursday night.

2025 NFL Honors: Who won the league’s biggest awards? Here are all the winners from Thursday’s NFL Honors ceremony in New Orleans.

Sources: Woodson set to leave IU at season’s end Men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson is not expected to return to Indiana next season, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

New Mavs star Davis won’t make debut vs. Celtics Anthony Davis won’t make his Mavericks debut Thursday vs. the Celtics as the center remains out with an abdominal strain.

‘Icon’ Wise retires as Florida volleyball coach Women’s volleyball coach Mary Wise, whose 1,068 career wins are the fourth-most in NCAA Division I history, has retired after 34 years at Florida.

Ex-Ohtani interpreter gets 57-month sentence Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing about $17 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to repay gambling debts.

Kendrick Lamar to include ‘storytelling’ in Super Bowl LIX halftime show The rapper will headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show after winning multiple Grammy Awards for his hit song “Not Like Us.”

Pacers center Myles Turner posts ‘Survivor’ logo after NBA trade deadline The Indiana Pacers center jokingly acknowledged his safety after surviving the NBA trade deadline.

Sources: Nets working on buyout with Simmons The Nets are working on a buyout agreement with Ben Simmons, and the Clippers and Cavaliers are among the potential landing spots, sources told ESPN.