Canelo Alvarez claimed a split decision against Erislandy Lara on Saturday night before a pro-Alvarez crowd of 14,239 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.    

The Miami Heat spent much of Saturday negotiating with free-agent swingman Luol Deng, according to sources close to the process.    

The Houston Rockets will sign small forward Trevor Ariza to a four-year, $32 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPNDallas.com, giving the team a potential replacement if it opts not to match the offer sheet to restricted free agent Chandler Parsons.    

Dwyane Wade says he is sad to see LeBron James leave the Miami Heat, and he supports him regardless.    

Tiger Woods returned to Royal Liverpool on Saturday for the first time since he won his third Open Championship title in 2006.    

As if the 29 teams he’s competing against in the NBA weren’t enough, LeBron James now has another challenger — the Cleveland Browns.    

Jameis Winston indicated that he might remain at Florida State beyond the 2014 season, telling NFL.com that earning a degree is “very important” to him while claiming that graduating is “the main purpose in college.”    

Pau Gasol is inching closer to becoming a Chicago Bull, with a source telling ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne that a deal between the two sides “should be done [Saturday].”    

Representative for Carmelo Anthony are presently finalizing negotiations on a contract that will bring him back to the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.    

LeBron James finalized a two-year, $42.1 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, sources familiar with the process told ESPN.com.