Former North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker has found his new home.

According to multiple reports, Mestemaker committed to follow his former coach, Eric Morris, to Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 3. Mestemaker led North Texas to a 12-2 record during the 2025 college football season and to the American Conference Championship game.

The redshirt freshman completed 319-of-463 passes (68.9%) for 4,379 yards and 34 touchdowns to nine interceptions in 2025, his first full year as a starter. He concluded his Mean Green career with a 49-47 win in the New Mexico Bowl over San Diego State on Dec. 27.

Mestemaker led the country in passing during the 2025 season and will have a chance to prove himself in his junior season in the Big 12. A big season could catapult his draft stock heading into the 2027 NFL draft.

Morris signed a five-year contract with the Cowboys in late November after the university parted ways with longtime coach Mike Gundy. Morris posted a 22-16 record over three seasons at North Texas, with the third season serving as a major breakout year.

Oklahoma State is coming off a 1-11 record in 2025. The program is just 4-20 over the last two seasons, leading to Gundy’s departure.

Landing Mestemaker is a big first step for Morris, who has seen 59 total Oklahoma State players enter the transfer portal since the firing of Gundy and the announcement of his hiring.

The transfer portal opened on Jan. 2 and will remain open until Jan. 16.

Drew Mestemaker stats

Here’s a look at Mestemaker’s stats in his two collegiate seasons with North Texas:

• 2024: 30-of-46 passing (65.2%) for 462 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions;
• 2025: 319-of-463 passes (68.9%) for 4,379 yards, 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions

Drew Mestemaker recruiting rankings

Mestemaker was unranked in the 2024 recruiting class, per 247Sports’ Composite ratings, coming out of Austin Vandegrift High in Austin, Texas. He never started a varsity game at quarterback during his high school career.

Following his two successful seasons with the Mean Green, Mestemaker was the No. 3 overall player and quarterback in the 2025 portal rankings.

It’s appropriate that the NFL’s ‘Rivalries’ uniform rollout for the 2025 season will conclude with one of the league’s fiercest set of foes meeting in a high-stakes Week 18 matchup in prime time.

The San Francisco 49ers will be the eighth team to utilize their new alternates Saturday night when they don the ‘For the Faithful’ threads against the Seattle Seahawks when the squads clash at Levi’s Stadium with the NFC West title and conference’s No. 1 playoff seed on the line. It will mark the first time the Niners have worn black jerseys in eight years, though the new ones should pop in a way the simpler black-and-red ones they occasionally used between 2015 and 2017 did.

The 49ers are asking their fans − alternately known as the ‘Faithful’ − to wear black.

What’s new about the 49ers’ ‘Rivalries’ uniforms?

For the first time, the Niners will be in monochrome black as they also wear black helmets − which they’ve never had since joining the NFL in 1950. The dome is matte black, adorned with a pair of red stripes down the centerline, the familiar interlocking ‘SF’ logo and gold-coated facemasks intended to sparkle under Levi’s Stadium’s lights. ‘Faithful’ is scripted on the headgear’s back bumper.

The red jersey numbers are outlined in gold and presented in a saloon-like font derived by the franchise’s classic wordmark. A cursive ‘Faithful’ is etched above the numbers on the chest, enabling the franchise to express its ‘steadfast appreciation for the unwavering dedication of 49ers fans across the globe.’ “Faithful to the Bay,’ the club motto, is stitched inside the collar. Per Nike, the look is ‘inspired by the Gold Rush era that once defined San Francisco.’

Said All-Pro tight end George Kittle, who helped design the ‘For the Faithful’ uniforms: ‘We wanted something fun, something different that we don’t really ever do. I haven’t worn all black since my rookie season. But we never had black helmets so I’m the most excited about this bad boy. Holy cow we are going to look cool. I feel violent when we wear all black, like we’re just standing on business. All ten toes.’

What are NFL ‘Rivalries’ uniforms by Nike?

Think of them as the football version of the sports apparel company’s NBA ‘City Edition’ uniforms or Major League Baseball’s ‘City Connect’ jerseys. Signaled during the NFL draft and unveiled in August, Nike has strived to create something that further strengthens NFL teams’ bonds to their unique civic environments. And, as “rivalries” would suggest, all of them will be worn in intra-divisional matchups.

‘The 2025 Rivalries uniforms will celebrate storied local traditions and unite fan communities with designs unique to select cities and teams,” Nike announced during the rollout.

‘The designs are rooted extensively in the legacies and inspirations true to each team, serving as authentic, competitive expressions of community pride while giving athletes and fans an opportunity to connect like never before.’

Which NFL teams have ‘Rivalries’ uniforms?

Eventually all of them. But for 2025, each team in the AFC East and NFC West is scheduled to wear its “Rivalries” unis one time this season. Two additional divisions will be added to the rotation in each of the next three seasons, and the “Rivalries” option then becomes part of a team’s closet for the following three years.

When will NFL teams wear ‘Rivalries’ uniforms in 2025?

There’s a lot on the line in Week 18 of the NFL regular season. The final week of action for much of the league could impact playoff seeding, the future of multiple coaches and the NFL Draft order.

Week 18 finishes off in prime time with a battle for the AFC North. It’s down to the 9-7 Pittsburgh Steelers and 8-8 Baltimore Ravens to decide who will take the division crown and a spot in the AFC playoffs.

The Steelers just lost to the Cleveland Browns in Week 17. Luckily, they’ll have major reinforcements at home for their finale against Baltimore.

T.J. Watt injury update

Four-time All-Pro linebacker T.J. Watt will be back on the field for Pittsburgh in the biggest game of the season.

Watt was out of action for the last two weeks following surgery stemming from a partially collapsed lung on Dec. 10. That lung injury happened during a routine dry needling treatment at a team facility. He was subsequently hospitalized but has made a full recovery.

‘It’ll be great to have him back,’ Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said via the team. ‘What capacity we’ll find out really, not till Sunday. But it’ll great to have him back… I would think that he’ll only strengthen our group and how we play and all those things.’

Watt has just 7.0 sacks this season in 13 games – his fewest since recording 5.5 in 2022 in 10 games. That was the last time the Steelers failed to make the playoffs. The 2021 Defensive Player of the Year wasn’t sure if he could play a week ago against Cleveland but told reporters he’s ready for Sunday night.

‘I’m excited to play,’ he said.

AFC North standings

Here’s how things look entering Week 18:

• Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7, 3-2 AFC North)
• Baltimore Ravens (8-8, 3-2)
• Cincinnati Bengals (6-10, 3-2)
• Cleveland Browns (4-12, 1-4)

AFC playoff picture

Asterisk (*) = team has clinched a playoff spot.

1. Denver Broncos (13-3, AFC West winners)*
2. New England Patriots (13-3, AFC East winners)*
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4, AFC South leaders)*
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7, AFC North leaders)
5. Houston Texans (11-5, wild card No. 1)*
6. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5, wild card No. 2)*
7. Buffalo Bills (11-5, wild card No. 3)*

In the hunt: Baltimore Ravens (8-8)

The wife of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia returned to social media to share an update after the couple announced the loss of their newborn daughter last year.  

On Jan. 2, Vesia’s wife Kayla posted a two-minute clip on TikTok explaining how she and her husband are coping.

“Alex and I are just trying to get through it everyday. Every day’s so different for us right now and I don’t really have the words,” she said, noting that she normally shares a lot of their lives on social media,’ she said.

“It just felt right to come on here and say ‘Thank you’. I am really grateful for the community of you guys, and just expressing your support and love towards us. It really has brought us a lot of comfort during this.”

Kayla Vesia thanked the couple’s supporters and said social media is a ‘good outlet’ to talk to them.

“I don’t know how much I’m going to share. I don’t know. I don’t know the details of it, but I do know that I want to share, and if it can help somebody who’s going through the same thing, feel like they’re not alone,” she said. “I was prepared for whatever was gonna happen but I wasn’t prepared for not taking my baby home.

Alex Vesia will return to the Dodgers next year as the team exercised his $3.55 million club option for 2026.

Every week for the duration of the 2025 regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the NFL’s ever-evolving playoff picture – typically starting Sunday afternoon and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable. And, when the holidays roll around, we’ll be watching then, too).

What just happened? What does it mean? What are the pertinent factors (and, perhaps, tiebreakers) prominently in play as each conference’s seven-team bracket begins to crystallize? All will be explained and analyzed up to the point when the postseason field is finalized Sunday, Jan. 4.

Here’s where things stand with Week 18 underway:

NFC playoff picture

x − 1. Seattle Seahawks (13-3), NFC West leaders: Win at Silicon Valley in Week 18, and they secure the division and NFC’s top seed. Remaining schedule: at 49ers

y − 2. Chicago Bears (11-5), NFC North champions: Green Bay’s loss in Week 17 was doubly sweet, as it also wrapped up the division title for Da Bears. However coming up short in last Sunday’s thriller at San Francisco means Chicago can’t get home-field advantage … though the Bears could see the Pack in the wild-card round. Remaining schedule: vs. Lions

y − 3. Philadelphia Eagles (11-5), NFC East champions: They can’t get into the top spot but could still reach the second seed … which got them to the Super Bowl last season. With Week 16’s defeat of Washington, Philly became the first team this season to wrap up a division in 2025 − and the first to win this division in successive years since they last did it 21 years ago. Remaining schedule: vs. Commanders

4. Carolina Panthers (8-8), NFC South leaders: They blew an opportunity to wrap up the division in Week 17. A defeat of Tampa Bay on Saturday afternoon will still do the job. Remaining schedule: at Buccaneers

x − 5. San Francisco 49ers (12-4), wild card No. 1: Win out, which would entail completing a season sweep of Seattle, and the Niners would get the top seed. Continue winning, and they won’t leave their building again this season − which would mean playing Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium. Remaining schedule: vs. Seahawks

x − 6. Los Angeles Rams (11-5), wild card No. 2: They became the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot but lost the pathway to home-field advantage and a first-round bye after consecutive losses. They can settle into the fifth seed − and a matchup with the NFC South champion − by beating Arizona if Seattle also wins. Remaining schedule: vs. Cardinals

x − 7. Green Bay Packers (9-6-1), wild card No. 3: The Lions’ Christmas defeat put the battered Pack into the field. But a Week 17 loss to Baltimore means Green Bay locks in as the No. 7 seed and won’t play another game at Lambeau Field this season. Remaining schedule: at Vikings

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9), in the hunt: (Their record is actually worse than the Vikings’, Lions’ and Cowboys’ in the overall NFC standings − those three clubs all with eight losses − hence the 11th place designation for Tampa Bay.) A loss to lowly Miami would have done them in … had the Panthers not bailed the Bucs out by also losing in Week 17. Now the teams face off Saturday, the winner taking the NFC South crown − assuming Atlanta loses its final game to the Saints. If all three clubs finish 8-9, the tiebreaker would go to Carolina given the Panthers’ 3-1 record against the other two squads would confer priority. Remaining schedule: vs. Panthers

AFC playoff picture

y − 1. Denver Broncos (13-3), AFC West champions: After surviving the Chiefs on Christmas night, win in Week 18, and Denver gets the top seed. The Bolts’ Week 17 loss wrapped up the Broncos’ first division title in a decade − which was also the last time they won the Super Bowl. The Chargers also seem content to rest their top players, including QB Justin Herbert, on Sunday in Denver. Remaining schedule: vs. Chargers

y − 2. New England Patriots (13-3), AFC East champions: After blowing out the Jets last weekend, they wound up with their first division title since 2019 when Buffalo lost to Philadelphia. The Pats are just a tiebreaker (common games) of sitting atop the conference and could get the top seed in Week 18 if they win and Denver loses. Remaining schedule: vs. Dolphins.

x − 3. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4), AFC South leaders: They won their eighth straight but need one more to lock up the division. A victory combined with defeats for Denver and New England lands the No. 1 seed in Duval County. Lose, and Houston can keep the AFC South with a win. Remaining schedule: at Titans

4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7), AFC North leaders: They failed to win the division crown at Cleveland. Now they’ll have to beat Baltimore in Week 18. Remaining schedule: vs. Ravens

x − 5. Houston Texans (11-5), wild card No. 1: They’ve won nine of 10, including eight in a row after Saturday’s triumph over the Chargers, but haven’t been able to overtake similarly surging Jacksonville yet for the top spot in the AFC South. Still, Saturday’s victory over the Bolts clinched at least a wild-card berth for Houston, which has a shot to win the division for a third straight season − now needing just a Week 18 win and loss by the Jags. The Texans’ sweep of the Chargers and Bills currently has them sitting in the fifth seed. Remaining schedule: vs. Colts

x − 6. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5), wild card No. 2: Last weekend’s stumble against Houston ended their bid to rally for the AFC West title. Now the Bolts will have to chart their postseason path as a wild-card entrant, which is why Herbert won’t play in Week 18. Remaining schedule: at Broncos

x − 7. Buffalo Bills (11-5), wild card No. 3: Sunday’s oh-so-narrow loss to Philadelphia wiped out their hopes of a sixth straight AFC East title. The Bills fall to the seventh spot due to the Chargers’ two-game advantage (5-1) in the common-games tiebreaker. Remaining schedule: vs. Jets

9. Baltimore Ravens (8-8), in the hunt: (The eliminated Colts are technically in eighth place in the AFC.) Their Week 17 win at Green Bay plus Pittsburgh’s loss means the Steelers and Ravens will vie for the AFC North crown on Sunday night. Remaining schedule: at Steelers

NFL playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 18

Denver clinches the AFC’s No. 1 seed with:

1. Win OR
2. Tie + Patriots loss or tie OR
3. Patriots loss + Jaguars loss or tie

New England clinches the AFC’s No. 1 seed with:

1. Win + Broncos loss or tie OR
2. Tie + Broncos loss

Jacksonville clinches the AFC’s No. 1 seed with:

Win + Broncos loss + Patriots loss

Jacksonville clinches AFC South with:

1. Win or tie OR
2. Texans loss or tie

Houston clinches AFC South with:

Win + Jaguars loss

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North with:

Win or tie

Baltimore clinches AFC North with:

Win

Seattle clinches NFC West and NFC’s No. 1 seed with:

Win or tie

San Francisco clinches NFC West and NFC’s No. 1 seed with:

Win

Carolina clinches NFC South with:

1. Win or tie OR
2. Falcons win

Tampa Bay clinches NFC South with:

Win + Falcons loss or tie

NFL teams eliminated from playoff contention in 2025

x – clinched playoff berth

y – clinched division

z – clinched home-field advantage, first-round bye

• Alabama is basically Illinois now. That’s Alabama’s unpleasant reality. That’ll go over well in Tuscaloosa.
• Kalen DeBoer sees ‘fine line’ between Alabama and Indiana. Come again?
• SEC force fed humble pie in CFP and bowl games.

Alabama is Illinois now.

That’s Alabama’s unpleasant reality. I’m sure that’ll go over well in T-Town.

Seriously, show me the difference between Illinois and Alabama the past two seasons. One wears orange. There’s your differentiation. That’s about it.

Remember how Indiana decked the Illini when the teams met during the regular season? Well, the Rose Bowl became something of a sequel. The Hoosiers boot-stomped Alabama. The key difference? The encore happened in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal instead of an intraconference rout.

Around the time Indiana increased its lead to 38-3 on once-fearsome Alabama, you were forced to accept there’s just not much difference between the Tide and a 9-4 Big Ten team anymore.

Alabama used to be the team that could beat a ranked opponent by 35. Now, it’s the team that can lose by five touchdowns. That’ll make for a spicy offseason for Kalen DeBoer.

Alabama and Illinois each beat Tennessee, for whatever that’s worth. Each team had its moments, and each produced a few clunkers, too. Each lost four times.

Not bad teams. Not great teams, either. Put them on the field against one another, and I’d expect we’d see a fair fight and a good game. A much better game than the one in Pasadena.

I’m not suggesting Illinois should have been in the playoff. No way. The Music City Bowl became a fitting destination for the Illini, who beat an SEC team in a bowl game for the second straight season.

I am saying it’s time to stop defaulting to giving the SEC the benefit of the doubt. It’s not earning that benefit anymore.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey once quoted Sesame Street and claimed his conference is not like the others. That used to be true. Now, it’s more like the others, or at least one other — the other with the B1G jersey patch.

The next time the playoff committee considers bending over backward to ensure a playoff spot for the SEC’s three-loss runner-up, it needs to remember Alabama is Illinois now.

SEC, Alabama supremacy a thing of the past

The committee defaulted toward giving the SEC the benefit of the doubt when it reserved a spot for conference runner-up Alabama, even after our eyes made us question throughout November and again on conference championship weekend whether the Tide looked the part of a playoff team.

The committee briefly earned some vindication when Alabama won a first-round playoff game. Maybe, it only won a playoff game because it faced another SEC team. What might Miami or Oregon have done to Alabama in Round 1?

The SEC’s relentless supremacy, along with Alabama’s galactic overlord status, ended after NIL and transfer free agency came along.

If the committee wasn’t prepared to acknowledge that before — it awarded the SEC five bids in this playoff — maybe it will be more ready to accept that reality after the SEC’s postseason flop.

Not so long ago, the SEC ruled the block as college football’s ruthless bully. Only those suffering from a bad case of Big Ten bias would deny it.

Now, the SEC is more of a paper tiger, or at the very least an overrated elephant, propped up by propaganda, effective branding and our collective slowness to accept college football norms changed more in these past five seasons than it did in the 25 years that preceded it.

Only one of the SEC’s five playoff qualifiers reached the semifinals. That comes after SEC newcomer Texas was its lone semifinalist last season. The SEC’s bowl performance has been pitiful, too. At least Texas saved some face for the conference by beating turmoil-stricken Michigan.

Tennessee and Missouri, two SEC teams that went 8-5, finished the season without a single victory against an FBS opponent that finished above-.500.

If Alabama is Illinois now, then Tennessee and Missouri were Minnesota.

And yet Tennessee and Missouri spent multiple weeks ranked in the CFP. Minnesota was never ranked.

Big Ten gets a laugh at the SEC’s expense

Rivalries being what they are, some scattered throughout Big Ten land will take the SEC’s postseason performance as a referendum that the conference down south stinks. That battle cry will gain more steam if Mississippi loses to Miami in the CFP semifinals. The SEC hasn’t sent a team to the national championship game since the 2022 season.

The SEC doesn’t stink. It’s just not lapping the field anymore.

Blue bloods had their day. Heck, they had their century. Now, parity exists unlike ever before, so that you can say Alabama is Illinois, and it’s more real than hyperbole.

That doesn’t mean the CFP committee must start rejecting 10-win SEC teams, any more than it should snub a 10-win Big Ten team.

It does mean the committee should stop defaulting to giving the SEC the benefit of the doubt in bubble debates.

Perhaps, the SEC should have lost the benefit of the doubt after Alabama got bullied by Florida State, which later proved unimpressive.

If not then, then it lost the benefit of doubt after Indiana inserted its backup quarterback into a Rose Bowl blowout. Continuing to play the starter became unnecessary against an overmatched opponent.

Indiana’s backup quarterback got to play against Illinois, too.

After Alabama absorbed the beatdown in Pasadena, DeBoer claimed “a fine line” exists between four-loss Alabama and undefeated Indiana. That’s his story, anyway.

I detect a finer line between Alabama and Illinois.

Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network’s senior national college football columnist. Email him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and follow him on X @btoppmeyer.

Amanda Serrano will face a promising boxer rather than a seasoned veteran in her first bout since losing to Katie Taylor in July.

The change was beyond her control.

Erika Cruz, Serrano’s originally scheduled opponent, was removed from the card due to an “atypical finding’’ in a prefight drug test, according to Most Valuable Promotions, which made the announcement Dec. 18.

With the 35-year-old Cruz out, up stepped 22-year-old Reina Tellez (13-0-1). On Friday, Tellez weighed in at 0.6 pounds over the maxium limit of 126 pounds. That means she will not have a shot at winning Serrano’s WBO and WBA world featherweight titles.

Serrano, 37, said this might be her final year of boxing. But before retirement, Serrano (47-4-1, 31 KOs)  has goals to meet: 50 career victories and the record for knockouts by a woman. Christy Martin holds the current mark for knockouts with 32 KOs.

USA TODAY Sports will have updates and results for the entire Serrano vs Tellez card here:

Serrano vs Tellez fight results: prelims

Alfred Cruz vs. Jan Paul Rivera, featherweight

• Round 1: Alfred Cruz on the move and strikes with a jab, as Jan Paul Rivera stalks. Cruz connecting early with the jab. Rivera picks up the pace and connects with hard right hands. Cruz fights back with the jab and Rivera misses with big overhand. Cruz 10, Rivera 9.
• Round 2: Cruz stays on the move and Rivera leans in and wraps him up. Cruz scores with the jab, but Rivera landing combinations. Rivera marches in and pushes down Cruz’s head. But the punches are flying — and landing. Cruz’s is winning the war of punching output. Cruz 20, Rivera 18.
• Round 3: Cruz stays busy with the jab. Rivera exhibits power but has yet to stun Cruz. But he breaks through the high guard and scores. Then lands a couple of solid shots and smothers Cruz. Cruz swinging and missing before landing a big right. But Rivera landed more power shots. Cruz 29, Rivera 28.
• Round 4: Spirited fight with both fighters landing punches, and Rivera asserts himself behind power shots. He attacks Cruz to the body as the two exhange meaningful shots. Cruz 39, Rivera 37.
• Round 5: Cruz snaps back Rivera’s head with a left, but Rivera keeps marching forward. Fatigue may be setting in, but suddenly they’re trading punches again. Cruz finishes strong. Cruz 49, Rivera 46.
• Round 6: Cruz still on the move and you got wonder how long those legs will hold up. Rivera lands a bevvy of combinations. Things are heating up again as the two trade shots. Crus hits the gas, but Rivera sufficently dominated the round early. Cruz 58, Rivera 56.
• Round 7: Cruz scores to the body, and Rivera responds with a firestorm of punches. Cruz looks weary as Rivera pounds away. Cruz still running — and maybe not fast enough to evade Rivera. Cruz 67, Rivera 66.
• Round 8: Cruz slips and hits the canvas. But he’s up and trying to elude Rivera again. Cruz hits the deck again, apparently pushed. Rivera attacking and Cruz holding on to Rivera — and for dear life. Cruz landsd a big right and unloads, only to get caught by a big right from Rivera. Cruz 76, Rivera 76.

• Caleb Tirado def. Justin Hill by TKO, bantamweight
• Yandiel Lozano def. Johniel Ramos Cotto by unanimous decision, super featherweight
• Abner Figueroa def. Edwin Rodriguez by unanimous decision, bantamweight
• Elise Soto def. Liliana Martinez by TKO, super featherweight
• Alexis Chapparo def. Augusto Leal by unanimous decision, middleweight
• Chris Echevarria def. Gabriel Bernardi by unanimous decision, super bantamweight
• Henry Lebron def. Juan Tapia by TKO, super featherweight

Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez: Time, PPV, streaming for fight

Amanda Serrano will face Reina Tellez on Saturday, Jan. 3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Date: Saturday, Jan. 3
• Time: 8 p.m. ET (main event); Prelims 2:30 p.m. ET (MVP YouTube)
• Serrano vs. Tellez main event ringwalks: 11p.m. ET (estimate)
• Stream: DAZN PPV (MVP YouTube for prelims)

Watch Serrano vs Tellez on DAZN PPV

What time is Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez fight card?

Serrano vs Tellez starts at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 3.

When is the Serrano vs Tellez main event ring walk?

The main event between Serrano and Tellez has an estimated start time of 11 p.m. ET.

Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez price: How much to watch fight

The fight available on DAZN with a monthly plan of $29.99.

Amanda Serrano stats

Amanda Serrano is 47-4-1 with 31 KOs. She has lost her last two fights, both to Katie Taylor by way of decision.

Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez fight card, odds

• Amanda Serrano (-3000) vs. Reina Tellez (+900); Featherweight, for the WBA and WBO title
• Stephanie Han (+160) vs. Holly Holm (-225); Lightweight, for the WBA title
• Krystal Rosado vs. Tania Walters; Bantamweight
• Ebanie Bridges vs. Alexis Arazia; Bantamweight

Amanda Serrano age

Amanda Serrano is 37. Her opponent, Reina Tellez, is 22.

Holly Holm fight

Holly Holm, the legendary boxer and MMA fighter, will be making her second appearance in the boxing ring since signing with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. This time, the 44-year-old Holm will be fighting for a world title against Stephanie Han, the reigning WBC lightweight champion.

In June, Holm boxed in her first pro bout since 2013 and defeated previously unbeaten Yolanda Vega by unanimous decision.

Amanda Serrano will face a promising boxer rather than a seasoned veteran in her first bout since losing to Katie Taylor in July.

The change was beyond her control.

Erika Cruz, Serrano’s originally scheduled opponent, was removed from the card due to an “atypical finding’’ in a prefight drug test, according to Most Valuable Promotions, which made the announcement Dec. 18.

With the 35-year-old Cruz out, up stepped 22-year-old Reina Tellez (13-0-1). On Friday, Tellez weighed in at 0.6 pounds over the maxium limit of 126 pounds. That means she will not have a shot at winning Serrano’s WBO and WBA world featherweight titles.

Serrano, 37, said this might be her final year of boxing. But before retirement, Serrano (47-4-1, 31 KOs)  has goals to meet: 50 career victories and the record for knockouts by a woman. Christy Martin holds the current mark for knockouts with 32 KOs.

USA TODAY Sports will have updates and results for the entire Serrano vs Tellez card here:

Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez: Time, PPV, streaming for fight

Amanda Serrano will face Reina Tellez on Saturday, Jan. 3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Date: Saturday, Jan. 3
• Time: 8 p.m. ET (main event); Prelims 2:30 p.m. ET (MVP YouTube)
• Serrano vs. Tellez main event ringwalks: 11p.m. ET (estimate)
• Stream: DAZN PPV (MVP YouTube for prelims)

Watch Serrano vs Tellez on DAZN PPV

What time is Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez fight card?

Serrano vs Tellez starts at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 3.

When is the Serrano vs Tellez main event ring walk?

The main event between Serrano and Tellez has an estimated start time of 11 p.m. ET.

Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez price: How much to watch fight

The fight available on DAZN with a monthly plan of $29.99.

Amanda Serrano stats

Amanda Serrano is 47-4-1 with 31 KOs. She has lost her last two fights, both to Katie Taylor by way of decision.

Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez fight card, odds

• Amanda Serrano (-3000) vs. Reina Tellez (+900); Featherweight, for the WBA and WBO title
• Stephanie Han (+160) vs. Holly Holm (-225); Lightweight, for the WBA title
• Krystal Rosado vs. Tania Walters; Bantamweight
• Ebanie Bridges vs. Alexis Arazia; Bantamweight

Serrano vs Tellez fight results: prelims

• Caleb Tirado def. Justin Hill by TKO (2nd rd), bantamweight
• Yandiel Lozano def. Johniel Ramos Cotto by unanimous decision, super featherweight
• Abner Figueroa def. Edwin Rodriguez by unanimous decision, bantamweight
• Elise Soto def. Liliana Martinez by TKO (2nd rd), super featherweight

Amanda Serrano age

Amanda Serrano is 37. Her opponent, Reina Tellez, is 22.

Notre Dame basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry issued an apology for losing his cool on Friday, Jan. 2.

The Fighting Irish coach got into a heated exchange, charging toward an official after California pulled off a 72-71 win over Notre Dame, following a controversial reversal and re-reversal of a four-point play opportunity for the Golden Bears with five seconds remaining in a game that Notre Dame led 71-68.

Shrewsberry charged toward the official who awarded the four-point play, showing visible anger and yelling at the official. He was held back and restrained by multiple Notre Dame players and staffers for a few seconds before he finally led the postgame handshake line with the Cal team.

“I want to apologize for what took place immediately after the Cal game last night,’ Shrewsberry’s statement read. ‘My actions were inappropriate and not symbolic of the leader I strive to be and what Notre Dame expects of its coaches and educators. I will learn from this lack of judgment and be better in the future.

‘I want to apologize to our team, our University and its leaders, to (California) Coach (Mark) Madsen and his team, and to the ACC, as my actions were unacceptable.”

With the Golden Bears trailing 71-68 with seconds remaining, Dai Dai Ames hit a 3-pointer to tie the game, drawing a foul from Notre Dame’s Logan Imes in the process. Initially, it was ruled a four-point play, giving Cal a chance to take the lead.

However, the official overturned the call and said the foul happened before the shot. He then reversed course again and said the foul happened during the shot, resulting in a four-point opportunity.

Ames knocked down his free throw with five seconds remaining to give Cal a 72-71 lead. Notre Dame’s Braeden Shrewsberry missed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as time expired, which resulted in Micah Shrewsberry losing his cool.

The Atlantic Coast Conference issued a statement reprimanding Shrewsberry’s outburst on Saturday, Jan. 3. There will be no suspension.

‘Shrewsberry aggressively confronted a member of the officiating crew following the game,’ the statement read. ‘The unsportsmanlike behavior that was displayed is unacceptable and tarnishes the on-court play between these institutions.

‘The ACC considers this matter closed and will have no further comment.’

HARTFORD, CT — The UConn women’s basketball team continued its Big East dominance, defeating Seton Hall, 84-48, on Saturday at PeoplesBank Arena.

The Huskies (15-0, 6-0 Big East) have won 53 consecutive games against conference opponents and are on 31-game win streak overall going back to last season’s 12th national title.

UConn starting point guard KK Arnold returned to the lineup after breaking her nose in practice on Tuesday. She had five points, five assists and five steals.

‘In KK’s case, there’s nobody else on the team that will be able to replicate what she does,’ UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. ‘So when you do have her in the game … she does become incredibly valuable as a tone setter. You know that the game is going to start a certain way, that there’s going to be a kind of a frenetic pace to it, that the other team may not be equipped to handle.’

Sarah Strong had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead UConn. Azzi Fudd added 16 points including four 3-pointers. Allie Ziebell had 12 points on four 3-pointers. Jana El Alfy scored 10 to round out players in double figures.

Despite the margin of victory, Auriemma had some notes. The Huskies continued to struggle with turnovers. They had five in the first quarter and 17 for the game.

‘It’s one of the not so perky perks of coaching women’s basketball at UConn, you get a lot of unselfish players,’ Auriemma said. ‘And we watch on a film and (you ask) … ‘Why didn’t you shoot that?’

‘(We’re) trying to do things that are a little bit more difficult than they need to be. So it’s a good problem to have that they want to be very unselfish. There’s a fine line there.’

The Huskies has 20 steals and 35 points off turnovers. The Pirates had 32 turnovers.

Jordana Codio scored 12 points and Savannah Catalon added 11 to lead Seton Hall (10-5, 4-2 Big East).

Third quarter: UConn 67, Seton Hall 26

UConn dominated in the third quarter and is poised to get its 53rd straight victory in Big East play.

Sarah Strong has 18 points and eight rebounds. Azzi Fudd has 16 points including four 3-pointers. Both have given way to backups as the Huskies outscored to Pirates, 29-8, in the quarter.

Since an 11-all tie in the first quarter, UConn has outscored Seton Hall 55-15.

Azzi Fudd starts second half strong

Fudd got the scoring started with another 3.

Halftime: UConn 38, Seton Hall 18

UConn found its offense in the second quarter. The Huskies outscored the Pirates 19-7. Azzi Fudd has 13 points and Sarah Strong 12 points and five rebounds. UConn has 12 steals and 21 points off turnovers.

Mariana Valenzuela has eight points and four rebounds for Seton Hall.

UConn’s Sarah Strong from range

After being relatively quiet in the early going, Sarah Strong hit back-to-back 3s. She now has 10 points. UConn is on a 21-4 run and up 32-15 on Seton Hall.

Azzi Fudd into double figures

Azzi Fudd, who leads the Huskies by averaging 18.1 points a game, has 11 in the early going. She is 4 for 10 from the field including 3 for 7 from behind the arc.

First quarter: UConn 19, Seton Hall 11

The Huskies went on a 8-0 run to end the quarter including a pair of 3s. Azzi Fudd leads the Huskies with 9 points. Sarah Strong has four points and four rebounds.

Huskies struggling from behind the arc

UConn is shooting 3-for-10 from 3-point range with Ashlynn Shade just cashing in. The Huskies hold a 14-11 lead.

We are underway in Hartford

UConn’s missed its first two shots before Azzi Fudd hit a 3-pointer to get the offense going.

Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s matchup between UConn and Seton Hall:

What time is UConn vs. Seton Hall women’s basketball?

The UConn Huskies will face off against the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 12 p.m. ET at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.

UConn vs. Seton Hall: TV, streaming

• Date: Saturday, Jan. 3
• Time: 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT)
• Location: PeoplesBank Arena (Hartford, Connecticut)
• TV: FS1
• Stream: Fubo

UConn starting lineup

Seton Hall starting lineup

UConn knows how to dish it out

The Huskies lead the nation with 24.3 assists per game. UConn has 20 or more assists in its last 13games. Junior KK Arnold ranks second nationally with a 4.69 assist-turnover ratio.

KK Arnold return to the UConn lineup

After sustaining a nasal fracture in practice Tuesday and missing Wednesday’s game, starting point guard KK Arnold is back against Seton Hall.

Seton Hall in the house

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