Ian Clark set to join Pelicans
Ian Clark, who had careerbest averages of 6.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 77 games as a backup guard with the Warriors last season, agreed to a one-year, $1.6 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, The Vertical reported Tuesday.
Clark, 26, earned slightly more than $1 million last season. He began his NBA career with Utah in 2013. He spent the past two seasons with the Warriors. The Warriors are keeping all three of their centers from a championship season, officially re-signing 7-footer JaVale McGee.
McGee emerged as a reliable option in Steve Kerr’s threecenter rotation featuring starter Zaza Pachulia and reserve David West, both of whom also received new contracts.
McGee averaged 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds, playing 9.6 minutes in 77 games with 10 starts while shooting a careerbest 65.2 percent from the floor last season.
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne, a WNBA All-Star, tore a ligament in her left thumb and will be sidelined at least two weeks, the team announced.
In a WNBA game, Kayla Alexander scored 19 points to lead the host San Antonio Stars to a 93-61 win over the New York Liberty.
ELSEWHERE Miami eyes bid for ’26 World Cup
If the World Cup returns to the United States, Miami wants to be involved.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said that the county will submit a bid by September to host games in the 2026 World Cup, a move that follows a week in which more than 110,000 fans attended two high-profile exhibition matches in South Florida.
The county will make its pitch to the United Bid Committee, the group formed by the national delegations of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. to pursue bringing a men’s World Cup to North America for the first time since 1994. NHL: Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund, a restricted free agent who had 26 goals and 43 assists last season, signed a three-year, $17.25 million contract.
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce, who had two goals and 18 assists last season, agreed to a six-year contract extension. The deal, which begins with the 2018-19 campaign, will pay Pesce $4.025 million per season. College football: Oregon State head coach Gary Andersen named Jake Luton the Beavers’ starting quarterback.
Luton, who transferred to Oregon State from Ventura College, was competing with Marcus McMaryion and Darell Garretson for the starting nod.
Luton threw for 3,551 yards and 40 touchdowns , both season records, last year at Ventura. College basketball: Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber agreed to a contract extension that could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2020-21 season. Courts: A judge has set a Dec. 4 trial date for a former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor accused of molesting several female athletes. Dr. Larry Nassar faces 15 first-degree criminal sexualconduct charges in Ingham (Mich.) County.