Cavaliers waive Perkins

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The Cavaliers announced they waived veteran center Kendrick Perkins. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound Perkins appeared in one game for the Cavs this past season and 27 games for the Canton Charge in the GLeague, where he averaged 8.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

Also, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported the Cavs promoted Mike Gerrity to player development/assistant coach.

KERR INKS EXTENSION » Warriors coach Steve Kerr received a contract extension following the franchise’s repeat championship and third title in four years during his tenure. Kerr and General Manager Bob Myers, who are close friends and colleagues, said when the season ended something would get done quickly once they began formal discussions. Kerr had one year remaining on his original $25 million, five-year contract. Details of the extension were not announced.

GRIZZLIES, KINGS SWAP » The Grizzlies acquired guard Garrett Temple from the Kings in exchange for guard Ben McLemore, center Deyonta Davis, a future second-round pick and cash considerations. Temple, 32, scored a careerhigh 8.4 points per game and shot 39.2 percent from 3-point range this past season. The 6-foot-6 guard also averaged 2.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 24.8 minutes. The trade returns McLemore to Sacramento, which selected the former Kansas star with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 draft.

NFL

CARDINALS SUSPEND, FINE GM » The Cardinals suspended General Manager Steve Keim for five weeks and fined him $200,000 after he pleaded guilty in court to extreme DUI following a Fourth of July arrest in a Phoenix suburb.

A Chandler police report shows Keim had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19, more than twice Arizona’s legal limit of 0.08 for drivers. It wasn’t immediately clear when Keim would be sentenced or if he was facing a jail term.

Keim has been the Cardinals GM since 2013 and signed a contract extension in February through the 2022 NFL season. According to the arrest report, Keim told police he only had two beers and ate pizza two hours before he got pulled over around 12:30 a.m. in Chandler.

But of f ic ers sa id they smelled alcohol on Keim’s breath and he had slurred speech. Keim also refused to take several field sobriety tests, but did consent to have his blood drawn.

COOKS SIGNS DEAL » The Rams agreed to a fiveyear extension with wide receiver Brandin Cooks. The Rams traded their first- and sixth-round picks in the 2018 draft to the Patriots for Cooks and a fourth-round pick earlier this year. Before joining the Rams, Cooks played i n 58 regularseason games with 46 starts, and had at least 1,000 yards receiving in each of the past three seasons.

WNBA

CAMBAGE SETS LEAGUE SCORING RECORD » Elizabeth Cambage scored 53 points to set a WNBA record, leading the Dallas Wings to a 104-87 victory over the New York Liberty. The 6-foot-8 Australian reached 50 points on a three-point play with 2:19 remaining and broke Riquna Williams’ W NBA record of 51 points, set Sept. 8, 2013, on an open 3-pointer from the top of the key.

“It’s pretty big,” Cambage said. “I’ve had big numbers in China, I’ve had big numbers in Australia, and I’ve heard a lot of people say I could never have big numbers here in the WNBA. So I guess this game is for y’all.”

Cambage was 17 of 22 from the field with 10 rebounds and five blocks for her ninth double-double of the season.