IN BRIEF
SEAHAWKS IN THE MARKET FOR BACKUP QUARTERBACK
The Seattle Seahawks are weighing two of the biggest names on the market to add depth behind Russell Wilson at quarterback.
Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III are under consideration for the Seahawks at the position, coach Pete Carroll said Monday on 710 ESPN’s “Brock and Salk” radio show when asked about the two veteran quarterbacks. “We’re looking at everybody. We really are,” Carroll said, according to ESPN. “We’ve been tracking everything that’s going on, and we’ve got cap and roster issues and stuff like that that we’re still trying to manage properly. ” The Seahawks have familiarity with Kaepernick after his run with the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers in the last six seasons. Multiple Seahawks players backed Kaepernick when he decided not to stand for the national anthem last season, and the team decided to stand with interlocked arms as a display of unity before last year’s season opener in response to his stance.
Harry Edwards, a sociologist who has served as Kaepernick’s adviser, told USA TODAY Sports’ Jarrett Bell that three teams had reached out to him since the start of the offseason, though he declined to name the teams.
CELTICS BEAT WIZARDS IN GAME 7 OF EAST SEMIFINALS
The smallest player on the court came up biggest when his team needed it most, and the gangliest player on the court had the playoff game of his career. Boston guard Isaiah Thomas scored a team-high 29 points and added 12 assists, and Celtics backup center
Kelly Olynyk scored a playoff career-high 26 points on 10for-14 shooting as Boston eliminated the Washington Wizards with a 115-105 victory Monday in Game 7. The Celtics overcame a playoff career-high 38 points from Wizards guard Bradley
Beal. The prize for winning this Eastern Conference semifinals series? A matchup against the rested and unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals. Game 1 is Wednesday in Boston. Olynyk had 14 of his points in the fourth quarter and was the X factor that swung the series in Boston’s favor. Reserves Marcus
Smart and Jaylen Brown scored 12 and nine points, and Boston’s bench outscored Washington’s bench 47-5.
PENGUINS WIN GAME 2 OF EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Last year's playoff hero Phil
Kessel scored with 6:55 left in regulation to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 1-0 win against the Ottawa Senators to tie the bestof-seven Eastern Conference final at one game apiece. Kessel, owning only two points in his last six games, scored on a drive from the slot after picking up his own rebound from a blocked shot. Ev
geni Malkin drew the first assist, after finding Kessel as he crossed the blue line.
RAIDERS CHEERLEADERS RECEIVE SETTLEMENT
Ninety former Oakland Raiders cheerleaders received compensation from a $1.25 million settle- ment as a result of a class action lawsuit for fair pay. The settlement was reached in September 2014, but the cheerleaders were finally able to collect the money this week. The cheerleaders said in the lawsuit that they were paid less than minimum wage — just $125 a day — and denied overtime pay despite working nine-hour days with no lunch break, all while not being reimbursed for business expenses from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, they said they were docked pay for petty infractions such as wearing the wrong shade of nail polish. “Our clients have now been paid the equivalent of minimum wage for all of the hours they worked and have been reimbursed for their out-ofpocket expenses,” attorney Shar
on Vinick said in a statement. “It is important to note that paying these women minimum wage doesn’t represent the value that these hardworking women bring to the game day experience.” The identities of the women were protected in the lawsuit. Women who danced as Raiderettes for multiple seasons are able to receive more than $20,000 apiece. The suit was filed in January 2014 and had a domino effect, as cheerleaders from the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills followed suit with legal action.
MAHOMES ROBBED IN TEXAS
Patrick Mahomes II, the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-round draft pick in April, and three others were robbed in Smith County, Texas, on May 12, according to KYTX TV. A person close to Mahomes told USA TODAY Sports that a report Mahomes was robbed at gunpoint was inaccurate. One of the suspects acted like he had a gun in his waistband, so Mahomes took no chances and handed over his wallet. “Physically, mentally, emotionally, he’s doing fine,” said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. According to a news release from the Smith County Sheriff ’s Office, deputies were sent to a residence on Mansion Creek Circle about 9:15 p.m. in reference to an aggravated robbery. The victims reported they were approached by two suspects while exiting a vehicle at the residence. One of the suspects “was seen gesturing as if he had a handgun in his waistband.” No one was injured during the robbery. After getting vehicle and suspect descriptions, deputies were able to quickly find the vehicle, conduct a traffic stop near County Road 273 and arrest the two suspects inside. They were identified as 34-year-old
Michael Blake Pinkerton and 58-year-old Billy Ray Johnson. Both were transported to the Smith County Jail. The stolen property was found in the vehicle during a search. The Smith County Sheriff ’s Office says the investigation was active and ongoing. A former Texas Tech quarterback, Mahomes was taken by the Chiefs with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft.