Free-agent quarterback Derek Carr is meeting with the New York Jets this weekend, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Carr, who spent his first nine NFL seasons with the Raiders, was released by Las Vegas on Tuesday after he declined to waive the no-trade clause in his contract. Las Vegas needed to trade or release him by Wednesday or $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years would have become fully guaranteed.

The Jets are looking for a veteran quarterback to lead their offense after Zach Wilson struggled mightily after being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft. Carr, 31, is a potential replacement and New York is bringing him in for a visit, the person told The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce its plans.

The Jets are the second team that Carr has met with; he also visited New Orleans shortly before his release.

Slater returns to Patriots >> New England announced that Matt Slater, a two-time All-Pro, has decided to return for his 16th season in 2023. The 37-year-old Slater was a fifth-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2008.

Jones stays with Packers >> Running back Aaron Jones has agreed to remain with the Green Bay Packers on a restructured deal with a reduced salary for the upcoming season. Jones will make $11 million in 2023 — including an $8.52 million signing bonus — rather than the $16 million he had been projected to make.

MLB

Machado to opt out >> Manny Machado says he plans to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract with San Diego after this season. Machado signed a 10-year, $300 million deal with the Padres in February 2019, a deal that gives him the right to terminate the agreement after this season and become a free agent.

Kershaw out of WBC >> Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, 34, says he won’t be pitching for the United States at the World Baseball Classic. “Probably my last chance to get to do it, so I really wanted to do it, but it just didn’t work out for a number of reasons,” he said. The three-time Cy Young Award winner didn’t specify the reasons that would prevent him from participating.

Rolen makes decision >> Scott Rolen will have a St. Louis Cardinals cap on his Hall of Fame plaque and Fred McGriff will not have a team logo. Rolen, a seven-time All-Star third baseman elected last month by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, played for Philadelphia (1996-2002), St. Louis (2002-07), Toronto (2008-09) and Cincinnati (2010-12).

College basketball

SMC’s BENNETT named to watch list >> Saint Mary’s Randy Bennett was one of 15 head coaches named to the 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List.

Golf

PGA Tour can depose LIV Golf backers >> U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen has ruled the head of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the financial backer of LIV Golf, must sit for depositions and produce documents in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Lawyers for the Public Investment Fund and its governor, Yasir al-Rumayyan, had sought to quash subpoenas claiming sovereign immunity.

Soccer

Bid for Man U. accepted >> A Qatar-based bid for Manchester United was confirmed Friday, with Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani promising to rid the iconic soccer team of debt and return the club to former glories. Sheikh Jassim is the chairman of QIB, which is one of Qatar’s leading banks, and has submitted a 100% offer to buy out current owners the Glazer family. The amount of the bid was not mentioned.

Media

McMahon seeks $9 billion >> Vince McMahon is looking to get as much as $9 billion in a potential sale of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., the company he returned to run this year, according to people familiar with his thinking. The company has already received offers, said the people, who requested that they not be identified because the discussions are private. WWE declined to comment.

Barstool sold >> Barstool Sports has been sold to Penn Entertainment Inc. Penn paid about $388 million for the remaining stake in Barstool Sports that it doesn’t already own.

Horse racing

A federal judge denied Bob Baffert’s request to lift his two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc., ruling that the Hall of Fame trainer did not prove its discipline hurt his business and reputation. Baffert will now miss his second consecutive Kentucky Derby, and per a Churchill Downs rule, he has until Feb. 28 to transfer his Derby contenders to other trainers for them to possibly run in the May 6 race.