THE HOT CORNER

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PRO BASKETBALL: Kevin Porter Jr. is no longer a problem for the Cavaliers. Cleveland has agreed to trade the troubled forward to the Houston Rockets for a future draft pick, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday night. The Cavs will send Porter, the 2019 first-round draft pick who hasn’t played this season and recently had an outburst in the team’s locker room, to the Rockets for a protected second-round pick. The trade has to be approved by the NBA.

PRO HOCKEY: Washington played Friday night’s game against Buffalo without captain Alex Ovechkin, No. 1 center Evgeny Kuznetsov, top-four defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goaltender Ilya Samsonov because of COVID-19 protocols, coach Peter Laviolette said. The four Russians are also expected to miss the Capitals’ next three games.

PRO SOCCER:

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Spanish club said Friday. The announcement came two days after Zidane coached the team in a 2-1 loss at third-tier Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey. Assistant coach David Bettoni will coach Madrid at Alavés today.

PRO GOLF:

Retief Goosen birdied 10 of the first 14 holes in a 10-under 62 to take the first-round lead Thursday in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii. Darren Clarke was second after a 63, and Scott Parel and Jerry Kelly shot 64.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

USC postponed its game against Stanford on Thursday due to a suspected Covid-19-related issue within the Trojans program. The announcement came within an hour of the scheduled tip in Santa Cruz, California. The Pac12 will work with the schools to try to reschedule the game.