Apr 3, 2018 2 min read

WVU’s Konate enters

draft, won’t hire agent

West Virginia forward Sagaba Konate plans to enter the NBA draft but won’t hire an agent.

West Virginia announced Konate’s intentions Tuesday. The sophomore must decide by May 30 whether to return to school or remain in the draft.

Konate averaged 10.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per game this season. His 116 blocks were second all-time for a season in school history to D’or Fischer’s 124 in 2003-04.

Golovkin-Alvarez rematch is off

The Canelo-Triple G rematch, expected to be the boxing match of the year, is off.

Canelo Alvarez has withdrawn from next month’s middleweight title bout with Gennady Golovkin, two months after Alvarez twice tested positive for a banned substance.

“I have always been a clean fighter and I always will be a clean fighter,” Alvarez said Tuesday during a conference call. “I want to prove without a doubt that I have never intentionally ingested clenbuterol. I have nothing to hide and I want to be open and transparent through this process. . I have never taken illegal substances and this is no different.”

The May 5 fight in Las Vegas was to have been a rematch of the draw they fought last September. But March 5, Alvarez’s promoters, Golden Boy Promotions, announced he twice tested positive for the steroid in February. They blamed contaminated meat, and Alvarez agreed to random drug testing.

It was unlikely the Nevada State Athletic Commission would approve the fight after it temporarily suspended Alvarez, who could face a longer suspension.

Alvarez is to appear before the commission April 18 concerning the positive tests. Golden Boy President Eric Gomez said Tuesday the promoters were advised Alvarez likely would not be cleared to fight May 5.