Off the wire

BASKETBALL Westbrook has knee procedure

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star guard Russell Westbrook underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Wednesday, putting his availability for the season opener against the Golden State Warriors in doubt. The team said Westbrook decided after suffering from inflammation in the knee this past weekend that he’d have the procedure. He’ll be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks, close to the season opener at Golden State on Oct. 16. Westbrook was the league MVP in 2016-17 and averaged a triple-double last season for a second consecutive season. He averaged 25.4 points, a league-leading 10.3 assists and 10.1 rebounds last season.

Storm win WNBA title

Breanna Stewart led the Seattle Storm to their WNBA title Wednesday night, scoring 30 points in a 98-82 victory over the Washington Mystics in Game 3 of the best-of-five series. Stewart was the league MVP and was selected the Finals MVP after averaging 25.6 points in the three games. She scored 17 points in the first half as the Storm raced to a 47-30 lead. Natasha Howard added career-high 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Storm and first-year Coach Dan Hughes. Sue Bird, also a member of a Seattle’s championship teams in 2004 and 2010, had 10 points and 10 assists. Elena Delle Donne scored 23 points for the Mystics. Kristi Toliver had 20 points.

TENNIS Sock out of Davis Cup

Jack Sock is out of the United States team for the Davis Cup semifinals against Croatia because of a hip injury and has been replaced by Ryan Harrison. U.S. captain Jim Courier said Sock was hurt last week while playing in the doubles semifinals at the U.S. Open with Mike Bryan. Harrison was already on standby for the Davis Cup. Courier said “it’s a factor in Davis Cup all the time, having to be prepared for these last-minute changes.” Sock is ranked No. 17 in singles and No. 2 in doubles. The winner of the best-of-five series will meet either France or Spain in the Davis Cup final.

FOOTBALL Replacement game announced

Iowa State will host Incarnate Word on Dec. 1 unless the Cyclones qualify for the Big 12 title game or Incarnate Word reaches the FCS playoffs. Iowa State said Wednesday it will pay Incarnate Word $300,000 for the game — which will serve as a replacement for its canceled opener — and provide use of a charter aircraft to fly its opponent to Iowa for the contest. The Cyclones’ Sept. 1 opener against South Dakota State was called off due to lightning.