Wright leads Storm past San Antonio
WNBA: Tanisha Wright had 16 points and Lauren Jackson scored six of her 13 in the fourth quarter to help the Seattle Storm beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 63-55 on Tuesday night in Seattle.
Sue Bird and Camille Little added 12 points each for Seattle.
Bird became the 16th WNBA player to reach 4,000 career points.
• Dream edge Sky: Angel McCoughtry scored 22 points, including a pair of free throws with 2.5 seconds left, to lead the visiting Atlanta Dream to an 83-80 win over the Chicago Sky. Courtney Vandersloot scored two points on 1-for-7 shooting, but added five rebounds and two assists.
Police say LSU players cooperative
College football: LSU starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson and three teammates met with investigators in Baton Rouge, La., looking into a bar fight that injured four people, and police said they were cooperative.
“They gave their side of the story,” Baton Rouge police chief Dewayne White said. “They provided additional witnesses they knew were there that night, and those were witnesses we intend to run down and get their statement.”
There have been no arrests and no charges have been filed.
Jefferson, offensive lineman Chris Davenport, linebacker Josh Johns and receiver Jarvis Landry were interviewed separately at State Police headquarters during a span of several hours.
Angels’ $85M deal plenty for Weaver
MLB: With dozens of fans chanting Jered Weaver’s name outside Angel Stadium, the Los Angeles Angels formally announced a five-year, $85 million deal with Weaver, keeping the ace with the Halos through 2016.
“How much more do you need?” asked Weaver, who avoided free agency. “Could have got more, whatever. Who cares?”
Weaver, 14-6 with a 2.10 ERA this season, is a California guy who’s grateful to stay home.
“If $85 (million) isn’t enough to take care of my family and other generations of my family, then I’m pretty stupid,” Weaver said, getting a laugh from his fiancee, Kristin Travis.
Pennsylvania tops Georgia at LLWS
Little League World Series: The hometown favorites from Clinton County overcame a rocky start with a six-run first inning then held on for a 7-5 win over Warner Robins, Ga., before another raucous crowd at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.
Brandon Miller got the offense going again with a leadoff single before coming around to score on Landon Breon’s two-run single. Miller, Pennsylvania’s 12-year-old sparkplug, finished the scoring in the frantic first with an RBI infield single.
Georgia had the winning run at the plate with two runners on with two outs in the sixth, but reliever Tyler McCloskey got a groundout to end the game.
• Japan eliminates Canada: Hamamatsu City, Japan, second baseman Ken Igeta had an RBI double to start the scoring in the three-run third, and catcher Asuya Otsuka added an RBI triple in a 4-0 victory over Langley, B.C.
Shoto Totsuka struck out four over two innings before giving way to relievers Hiroyasu Sugiura and Takuya Okamoto. Japan will play either Mexico or Venezuela on Thursday, while Canada was eliminated.
• Rhode Island rallies: Cumberland, R.I., had a wild 8-7 win over the Netherlands in a consolation game after Colin Cannata scored on an error in the bottom of the sixth.
Kyle Busch loses driver’s license
Auto racing: NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch lost his driver’s license for 45 days for driving 128 mph on a road close to a day-care center and church.
Busch also was fined $1,000, sentenced to 30 hours of community service and put on one year of unsupervised probation.
He pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless and careless driving in North Carolina District Court in Statesville, N.C.
Busch addressed the court before his sentencing, apologizing again for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone on May 24.
• Keselowski skips another Nationwide race: Brad Keselowski will skip the Nationwide Series race this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway because of his broken ankle.
Parker Kligerman will drive the No. 22 Penske Racing Dodge for Keselowski in Friday night’s race.
It will be the fourth Nationwide race Keselowski has skipped since he was injured in an Aug. 3 accident while testing at Road Atlanta. Keselowski has not missed any Sprint Cup races because of the accident.
Adelman agrees to T-Wolves interview
NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves persuaded Rick Adelman to listen to their pitch for the head coaching job after all.
Two people with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that Adelman arrived in the Twin Cities to meet with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and president of basketball operations David Kahn.
Adelman met with Timberwolves brass and listened to their pitch, but left on Tuesday afternoon without a deal.