Warriors coach Steve Kerr has joined former NBA great Steve Nash as a minority owner of Spanish first-division soccer club Mallorca.

Tuesday’s announcement came a few months after Mallorca restructured its ownership, with club president Andy Kohlberg acquiring the shares of former Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver to become majority owner.

“I’m a friend of Andy Kohlberg and we were talking this summer,” Kerr said. “He told me about the change in ownership, and offered me the chance to be part of the new investment group. I’m really looking forward to it, I was in Mallorca last summer to watch a match, supporting the team and becoming a fan. It’s a very exciting opportunity.”

Kerr will be the coach of the U.S. team at the basketball World Cup that begins Friday in the Philippines.

“When he was here a year ago and spoke to the players, he made a big impact and I loved hearing the message about the importance of being a team and the involvement of each member, on the pitch and on the bench, in order to always be ready,” said Kohlberg, who is American. “The players loved it and Steve enjoyed it, too.”

Nash became a Mallorca shareholder in 2016.

Mallorca opened its Spanish league campaign with a draw at Las Palmas and a home loss against Villarreal.

Harden fined $100,000 for comments >> The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team.

Harden made public comments on Aug. 14 and Aug. 17 saying he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless he were traded to another team. The league talked to Harden as part of its investigation and confirmed that his comments referenced Harden’s belief that the 76ers would not grant his trade request.

Harden picked up his player option for next season in June, but the 76ers have not found a deal, prompting Harden’s anger. Among other things, he called 76ers president Daryl Morey a liar at a promotional event in China.

“Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of,” Harden said at the event. “Let me say that again: Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”

Harden has been one of the league’s top players for the past decade, having won three scoring titles and the 2018 league MVP award. He led the league in assists last season. But he hasn’t won an NBA title, and with him turning 34 this week, time is running out.

College football

Arizona State to start Pittsburg’s Rashada at QB >> Freshman Jaden Rashada, a former Pittsburg High star, will start the season as Arizona State’s quarterback, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

Rashada will start the Sun Devils’ opener against Southern Utah on Aug. 31, the person said on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been announced.

Phoenix radio host John Gambadoro first reported Rashada will start the opener.

Rashada was in a three-man competition with returner Trenton Bourguet and Notre Dame transfer Drew Pyne entering fall camp. Pyne had a setback when he suffered a hamstring injury in a scrimmage and has been out.

A former four-star recruit, Rashada initially committed to Miami before switching to Florida. He asked for his release in January after a lucrative name, image and likeness (NIL) deal fell through.

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound quarterback impressed new Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham with his athleticism and decision-making throughout camp, earning him the nod over Bourguet.

“He’s getting better every day,” Dillingham said earlier in camp. “He’s making throws out here that are top-notch NFL throws that our team sees and it’s exciting to see.”

Washington RB Davis out for season >> Washington running back Cameron Davis is out for the season after suffering a lower body injury last week during practice, Washington coach Kalen DeBoer announced.

Davis, a 6-foot, 212-pound junior, ran for 522 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He would have had an expanded role for the 10th-ranked Huskies now that last year’s top rusher, Wayne Taulapapa, has moved on.

Washington opens the season at home against Boise State on Sept. 2.

Women’s soccer

World Cup final gets huge viewership in U.S. >> Spain’s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday was the most-watched Women’s World Cup final on American television that did not include the United States.

La Roja’s 1-0 victory had a combined English- and Spanish-language audience of 2,059,000 on Fox and Telemundo. While that was a sizable increase over the last time a final did not feature the U.S. — the 2007 final between Germany and Brazil in China averaged 664,000 on ESPN2 — it wasn’t close to the last three finals, which exceeded 13 million.

The 2019 final between the U.S. and the Netherlands in France had a combined audience average of 16.9 million on Fox and Telemundo.

This year’s final in Australia marked an 87.8% decline over four years ago.

Fox, which averaged 1,658,000, said its audience peaked at 2.45 million for the final 15 minutes. Telemundo’s average was 401,000 via its linear channel and streaming platforms.

The previous record for a non-U.S. final was in 2003 when 1.2 million watched on ABC as Germany beat Sweden.

Tennis

Serena gives birth to second child >> Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl, she posted on Instagram, almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis star.

Adira River Ohanian is the second child — and second daughter — for the 41-year-old Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Their first, Olympia, was born in 2017.

Williams, who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles during a career that transcended her sport, revealed at the Met Gala in May that she was pregnant.

When she told the world in August 2022 she was preparing to close her playing career, Williams cited a desire to grow her family as one of the main reasons for walking away from tennis.

The 2022 U.S. Open was her last tournament. She reached the third round in New York by beating second-seeded Anett Kontaveit before losing to Ajla Tomljanovic on Sept. 3.