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Collier
paces Lynx
SEATTLE (AP) -- Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 10 rebounds in her season debut, Kayla McBride added 20 points and the Minnesota Lynx headed into the WNBA All-Star break with the best record in the league after an 86-76 win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday afternoon. Collier, who tore ligaments in her left ankle in a playoff game last September and had surgery on both ankles in the offseason, shot 9 for 20 with two 3-pointers in 24 minutes.
Olivia Miles added 13 points and Natasha Howard had 11 for the Lynx (22-6).
NFL lineman
arrested
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Isaiah Adams was arrested in Canada recently on four weapons charges. The 25-year-old was charged with possession of a firearm obtained in a crime, possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm, no license while in possession of a loaded firearm and possessing a prohibited device, according to an online release from the Durham Regional Police Service in Ontario.
Adams was one of four people arrested. Adams’ attorney Adam Weisberg said in a statement that Adams is “completely innocent in this matter.”
No grudge
for Golding
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Mississippi coach Pete Golding says he has no ill will toward his old boss, Lane Kiffin. Golding was Kiffin’s defensive coordinator at Ole Miss last year before Kiffin abruptly left the school for LSU just as the Rebels were about to make the College Football Playoff.
Golding got Kiffin’s job. At his first SEC Media Days as the head coach, Golding said he remains friends with Kiffin and even bought his old house. He says he sees why some might still hold a grudge but he never did.
The two square off Sept. 19 in Kiffin’s first return to Oxford since leaving for Baton Rouge.
Caballero
under watch
NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball is cracking down on José Caballero’s batting routine, saying it amounts to deception. MLB told umpires Wednesday to enforce pitch-clock violations against Caballero, leading to a strikeout and the ejection of the Yankees’ hitting coach during a game against the Pirates.
Caballero’s routine involves waiting until the last moment to acknowledge the pitcher, which MLB says disrupts the game.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone criticized MLB for not informing the team about the change. Caballero feels targeted, arguing his routine is consistent and not meant to deceive. MLB adopted the pitch clock to speed up games.
Cardinals
sign Beck
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a four-year rookie deal with quarterback Carson Beck on Wednesday, one day before the team has its first practice of training camp.
The 24-year-old Beck looks as if he’ll be part of a three-man quarterback competition when training camp begins on Thursday, facing off against veterans Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. Kedon Slovis is also on the roster.
The Cardinals are led by first-year coach Mike LaFleur. Beck was drafted in the third round out of Miami after leading the Hurricanes to a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff last season.
Astros trade
Nate Pearson
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Astros have traded right-hander Nate Pearson to Kansas City for pitching prospect Max Martin. The move comes after Pearson was designated for assignment by the Astros on Sunday.
He went 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 16 games this season. The 22-year-old Martin is 6-2 with a 2.01 ERA in 26 relief appearances across two levels of Class-A ball this season. The right-hander was a 10th-round pick in the 2025 draft.