Oakland undefeated champ Ward elected to Boxing Hall of Fame
Unbeaten multi-division champions Andre Ward and Floyd Mayweather are the headliners in a stellar 13-person class that was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 on Tuesday.
Oakland’s Ward was 32-0 with 16 knockouts and won titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight.
Mayweather won world titles in five weight classes — super featherweight, lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and super welterweight — while going 50- 0 with 27 knockouts and establishing himself as the greatest boxer of his era.
“I’ve been waiting for this call for most of my life,” Ward told Yahoo Sports. “It finally came. I’m a first-ballot Hall of Famer. God has been good to me. I can finally rest now. This chapter of my life is complete.”
College basketball
FLORIDA’S JOHNSON SPEAKING AND CALLING TEAMMATES
VIA FACETIME » Florida forward Keyontae Johnson is speaking with family members and doctors and was even able to FaceTime his teammates Tuesday, his parents said in a statement released by the school.
Nika and Marrecus Johnson added that they “feel so much love and support from everyone.”
“We’re beyond grateful for the care and attention that Keyontae has received throughout these past several days,” they said.
NBA
ANTETOKOUNMPO AGREES
TO EXTENSION WITH BUCKS » Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s staying with the Milwaukee Bucks for at least five more seasons.
“I’m blessed to be a part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next 5 years,” the twotime reigning MVP posted Tuesday on his social media platforms.
The 26-year- old Antetokounmpo had until Monday to sign the Bucks’ supermax extension offer. If he turned it down, Antetokounmpo could have become a free agent after the upcoming season.
Although Antetokounmpo didn’t announce the terms of his new deal, The Athletic and Stadium reported that he agreed to a five- year contract worth $228 million that includes an opt- out clause in 2025.
MLB
RANGERS SIGN OF DAVID DAHL TO $2.7 MILLION, 1-YEAR CONTRACT » The Texas Rangers have signed free agent outfielder David Dahl to a $2.7 million, oneyear contract after Colorado didn’t offer him a contract coming off right shoulder surgery.
Dahl hit .183 with no homers and nine RBIs while spending about a month of the pandemic shortened 60- game regular season on the injured list. Dahl, who spent his first nine years in pro ball with the Rockies, also dealt with back soreness last season.
CATCHER MCCANN SIGNS WITH METS » Free- agent catcher James McCann signed a $ 40.6 million, four-year contract with the New York Mets. The 30-year- old McCann was an All-Star with the White Sox in 2019 and this season set career highs in batting average (.289), on-base percentage (.360) and slugging percentage (. 536).
College football
TOP 5 TEAMS HOLD STEADY IN CFP RANKINGS » All remained the same at the top of the College Football Playoff rankings released ahead of championship weekend. Alabama (10- 0) remains No. 1 ahead of Notre Dame ( 10- 0), Clemson (9-1) and Ohio State (5- 0). Texas A& M ( 7- 1) holds steady at No. 5.
The order, at least, will change at least in one significant way after Saturday as Clemson and Notre Dame clash for the second time this season, this time in the ACC title game. MICHIGAN CANCELS GAME AT NO. 18 IOWA » An ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Michigan has forced the Wolverines to cancel their football game at No. 18 Iowa on Saturday. This will be the third straight game canceled. The Wolverines didn’t play Dec. 5 at home against Maryland or last week at No. 3 Ohio State.