SILVER: HIRE MORE WOMEN, IMPROVE WORK CONDITIONS

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants all teams to hire more women, especially in leadership and supervisory positions, and is urging them to take some of the mandates that the Dallas Mavericks must now adhere to as an impetus to improve working conditions within their own organizations.

Silver, in a memo sent to all teams Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, also asked teams to thoroughly review the report that was released earlier this week about the Mavericks. The league stopped short of flatly ordering the 29 other clubs to institute new policies, though Silver’s wishes were very clear.

“Use this opportunity to make changes and create a dialogue within your organizations about workplace policies, procedures and respectful conduct,” Silver wrote.

14second clock after offensive rebound among new NBA rules.

YORK» The shot clock will be reset to 14 seconds after offensive rebounds next season, down from 24, and the NBA has made alterations to two other rules. The clearpath foul was simplified and the definition of a hostile act expanded for purposes of triggering an instant replay review. The changes were approved unanimously by NBA owners Friday.

Sports organizations double funding to SafeSport Center.

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» American Olympic sports SPRINGS organizations voted Friday to add nearly $1 million in funding for the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a near 25 percent increase for the 18monthold organization that is still struggling to find funding and hire staff.

The 50 national governing bodies will now give approximately $2 million a year to the center, which is operating on a budget of $4.3 million, more than $3 million of which comes from the U.S. Olympic Committee.

NBA player Richard Jefferson’s father killed in driveby.

The father of veteran NBA player Richard Jefferson has been killed in a driveby shooting in the Los Angeles area.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department says that Jefferson’s father, also named Richard Jefferson, was fatally shot while standing on a corner in Compton on Wednesday night.

The sheriff’s department says at least one man fired on the 65yearold Jefferson from a car, hitting him several times in the torso. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The younger Jefferson has played in the NBA for 17 years. The 38yearold won a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and most recently played for the Nuggets.

Vikings’ Sendejo fined $53,482 for hit vs. Packers.

YORK» Vikings NEW safety Andrew Sendejo was fined $53,482 by the NFL on Friday for his hit during a play in Minnesota’s tie at Green Bay last weekend.

Sendejo was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness after tackling Packers wide receiver Davante Adams in the third quarter.

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said during his weekly radio show Wednesday that Sendejo was told by an official after the play that he did everything right on the tackle. It still resulted in a fine by the NFL, and it was a hefty one because Sendejo is considered a repeat offender.

Among those not fined Friday were Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks — both of whom were flagged for roughing the passer.

After Russia vote, antidoping group calls WADA compromised.

A leading antidoping group is hinting at changing the structure of the World AntiDoping Agency. It says the decision to reinstate Russia’s drugfighting operation is a sign that WADA leaders are saddled with “conflicting priorities.” The Institute of National AntiDoping Organizations says members of the WADA executive committee had pressures surrounding the decision that went beyond doping. — The Associated Press