New York ? The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn $50,000 on Friday for his radio remarks about power forward Michael Beasley’s past marijuana use.

The league also fined the Timberwolves organization $50,000 for what it called inappropriate comments.

In an interview broadcast Thursday on the Twin Cities ESPN Radio affiliate, Kahn called the recently acquired Beasley “a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana” while he was playing in Miami.

Kahn said Beasley told him he’s done with pot.

“I told him I would trust him as long as that was the case,” Kahn told KSTP-AM.

NBA

Bryant has knee surgery

Los Angeles — The Los Angeles Lakers say Kobe Bryant recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

Bryant will be fully recovered well before training camp opens Sept. 25, the Lakers said in a brief statement Friday. The two-time NBA finals MVP underwent surgery last week.

Stephen Jackson’s home robbed

Charlotte, N.C. — Armed men broke into the home of Charlotte Bobcats player Stephen Jackson, locking his wife in a bathroom as they made off with a gun and some luxury items, police said.

The break-in happened early Wednesday while Jackson was in Texas for a basketball camp. His wife was home but was not injured by three masked gunmen who entered the home in a gated community of two dozen million-dollar homes, multiple media organizations reported.

Spurs sign 1st-round pick

San Antonio — The San Antonio Spurs have signed first-round draft pick James Anderson, a 6-foot-6 guard out of Oklahoma State. Terms of the deal weren’t released.

Report: Ex-player Wright missing

Memphis, Tenn. — The sister of Lorenzen Wright says the former NBA player has been missing for nearly a week.

Savia Archie tells WREG.com in Memphis that Wright was last seen Sunday when he was expected to fly out of the city. The family has filed a missing-persons report with police, who tell the website they don’t suspect foul play.

Wright played in college at Memphis and later for the Grizzlies as a pro. He last played in the league for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2008-09 season.

College basketball

NABC: Pump Foundation nixed

Kansas City, Mo. — The National Association of Basketball Coaches said Friday this will be the last year its members can have financial relationships with the Harold Pump Foundation, a charity run by basketball power brokers David and Dana Pump.

The brothers are well known in college basketball circles, sponsoring camps and summer leagues. The NABC, however, said the NCAA has barred financial links in this area, expressing concern about “funneling of money” issues in men’s basketball recruiting.

NABC executive director Jim Haney said the move was not necessarily aimed only at the Pumps.

“There are foundations that have been formed to create funding mechanisms for summer programs, for club teams as a means of soliciting funding,” Haney said. “One of the things that’s occurred, directly or indirectly, is college coaches have felt pressured to contribute to those funds — ‘You fund it, you’ll have access to the players that I control.”‘

Calls to Double Pump Inc. in Westwood, Calif., were not immediately returned. Yahoo! Sports reported Friday that the NCAA has also adopted legislation shutting down a coaching search company operated by the Pumps called ChampSearch. Tennessee reportedly retained the company before hiring Bruce Pearl as head coach of its men’s program.

“What are Dana and I supposed to do?” David Pump told Yahoo! Sports. “Of course I’m very disappointed. Dana and I work our whole life to build our business, and people are doing things like this. Don’t you think they’re being a little unfair?”

College football

Coaches say it isn’t just agents

Hoover, Ala. — Tennessee coach Derek Dooley and Auburn’s Gene Chizik both say the onus isn’t just on agents to follow the rules, college athletes know the difference between right and wrong.

“A lot of this has got to go back to the young guy,” Chizik said Friday. “He’s got to have an allegiance to his school. He’s got to have an allegiance to his teammates. He’s got to have an allegiance to his coaches and to his university. The bottom line is, I think everybody probably does a really good job of trying to educate their kids.

“If they know right from wrong and they choose to do wrong, then they don’t really have an allegiance to the people that I just mentioned. They know right from wrong.”

NFL

Steelers sign Tomlin through 2012

Pittsburgh — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed coach Mike Tomlin to a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season, with an option year in 2013.

Tomlin made an average of $2.5 million per season under the contract he signed upon succeeding Bill Cowher in January 2007. His new contract is expected to at least double that.

Auto racing

Duno’s driving criticized

Edmonton, Alberta — On the first few laps of the first practice Friday, with fresh tires and almost no other drivers around her, IndyCar racer Milka Duno lost control of her car, smashed into the tire barrier and shredded her rear wing.

It gave fellow drivers more reasons to call for the Venezuelan racer to be expelled for a driving style they say is dangerous.

College baseball

Rules to speed up games pitched

Omaha, Neb. — Play ball! And hurry up!

The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee has unanimously approved two new rules intended to speed up the game. The eight-member committee, which met this week in Indianapolis, set a 20-second limit between pitches when no runners are on base and a 90-second limit between innings during non-televised games.

Barring major objections from coaches and administrators, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel will adopt the changes next month, said Ty Halpin, the NCAA associate director for playing rules administration.

Golf

Pavin, Langer take one-shot lead

Carnoustie, Scotland — American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin shot a second-straight 2-under 69 Friday to share the second-round lead with Bernhard Langer of Germany at the Senior British Open.

Pavin and Langer (71) have 4-under totals of 138 and are one shot ahead of a quartet that includes Ian Woosnam (67) and Jay Haas (69).

Clark, Wilson on top in Canada

Toronto — Tim Clark shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead with Dean Wilson in the Canadian Open in another low-scoring day at St. George’s.

Wie struggles at Evian Masters

Evian-Les-Bains, France — Mika Miyazato of Japan shot a 5-under 67 for the second-round lead at the Evian Masters.

Michelle Wie started the day tied for sixth at 4 under, but slipped down the leaderboard at 1 over after a sluggish round (77) that included a quintuple bogey on the 10th hole.

Cycling

Hamilton subpoenaed

New York — Former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, though his attorney refused to say whether it has anything to do with a federal investigation involving former teammate Lance Armstrong.