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Carmelo Anthony had previously said he planned to opt out of his contract with the New York Knicks and reportedly will do just that on Monday. Chris Johnson . Anthony has a June 23 deadline to make that decision and Yahoo Sports cited a source in a report Sunday that said the seven-time All-Star will notify the Knicks of his intention to exercise that right and become a free agent. The 30-year-old veteran, in past comments, said he wouldnt rule out a return to the Knicks, adding that he just wanted to test the market. Teams reportedly interested in Anthony include the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets. The Knicks, however, can offer Anthony the most money and longest contract. New Knicks president Phil Jackson, however, has indicated that he would like Anthony to take less money in an effort to rebuild a team that missed the playoffs in 2013-14. Anthony averaged 27.4 points, a career-high 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 77 games for the Knicks this past season. He sat out the final two games with a shoulder injury once the Knicks were eliminated from postseason contention. In three-plus seasons since joining the Knicks in a February 2011 trade from Denver, Anthony has averaged 26.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists. The Syracuse product has career averages of 25.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 790 games with the Nuggets and Knicks. Quinton Coples . Fairbairn, of London, Ont., had a second run of 56.92 seconds for a combined two-run time of one minute 54.26 seconds. The London, Ont. slider is tied for eighth, 0. Joe Namath . The 33-year-old sit-skier from Kimberley, B.C., won a gold medal in the super combined and a silver in the downhill. The gold medal was the first of Duecks career.Legendary comedic actor and huge sports fan Will Ferrell goes one-on-one with TSNs James Duthie in the prime-time special Will Ferrell on Sports and Stuff premiering Thursday at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt on TSN. Fresh off of Ron Burgundys much publicized appearance in the TSN curling broadcast booth for the opening of the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, Ferrell sits down with Duthie to discuss how sport has played such an important role in hiis career. Jeff Cumberland. In addition to revealing some of his favourite sports moments, Ferrell also breaks down some of the hot-button issues in the world of sports – including finally answering the burning question of who is the best fake athlete of all time. CTV will feature an encore presentation of Will Ferrell on Sports and Stuff on Saturday at 3:30pm et/12:30pm pt (visit CTV.ca for local listings). ' ' ' |
