FOOTBALL
Jamal Adams’ wish was finally granted: He’s leaving the New York Jets in a stunning trade.
The Jets dealt the disgruntled star safety to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, splitting with a gifted player whose relationship with the franchise quickly deteriorated because of a contract dispute.
The Jets received a massive haul in the deal Saturday, sending a 2022 fourth-round draft pick along with Adams to the Seahawks for a 2021 first-rounder, a 2022 first-rounder, a 2021 third-rounder and safety Bradley McDougald – pending physicals.
Both teams confirmed the trade details, and the Seahawks welcomed Adams to the team in a Twitter post.
The deal ended a contentious several months for Adams and the Jets, a situation that increasingly appeared headed for a divorce when the two-time Pro Bowl selection criticized ownership early in the week and then took shots at Coach Adam Gase and General Manager Joe Douglas in an interview with the New York Daily News published Friday.
Adams, 24, was drafted by the Jets with the No. 6 overall pick out of LSU in 2017. He quickly established himself as one of the best players at his position, being selected for the last two Pro Bowls and making the All-Pro squad last year.
BASKETBALL
WNBA: Breanna Stewart had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals in her first game since helping Seattle win the 2018 championship, sending the Storm past the New York Liberty 87-71 in the season opener for both teams in Bradenton, Florida.
The 2020 season, delayed and shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, is being played in a bubble at the IMG Academy.
HOCKEY
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton missed a second straight practice, and his status remains unclear as the team prepares for the return to play in the coming week.
The team said on its website Wednesday that Hamilton left that day’s practice early in “some visible discomfort” and he didn’t practice Thursday. At the time, Coach Rod Brind’Amour offered no specifics. The league has prohibited teams from disclosing whether a player is injured or ill, though he noted the team is “hoping that this isn’t something that’s long-term.”
Brind’Amour offered no additional details after Saturday’s workout at the end of the team’s roughly two-week training camp at PNC Arena before leaving Sunday for Toronto.
• Corey Crawford has rejoined the Chicago Blackhawks, giving the team a boost in its preparation for its qualifying series against the Edmonton Oilers.
The veteran goaltender skated and faced shots from teammates. The Blackhawks travel to Edmonton on Sunday, and Game 1 of their best-of-five series against the Oilers is Aug. 1.
Crawford had been absent since the Blackhawks started training camp in the NHL’s return after the season was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Coach Jeremy Colliton stuck closely to the league’s approved language for discussing missing players while Crawford was out, declaring his top goaltender was “unfit to play.”
AUTO RACING
NASCAR: Maurice Petty, part of a stock car racing dynasty that includes father Lee and brother Richard, and the first engine builder to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 81.
Petty’s family did not disclose the cause of death.
• Brandon Jones came roaring around the outside of Austin Cindric on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered finish, then won the race to the finish line to win his second consecutive Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway.
It was the second win of the season for the 23-year-old Jones, and it kept Cindric from matching Sam Ard’s series record by winning his fourth straight race. Cindric led 131 of 175 laps in an otherwise dominant performance.
• Matt Crafton got his first Truck Series victory in three years, holding off Christian Eckes over the final 20 laps to win the second race of a doubleheader at Kansas Speedway.
Eckes, 19, was chasing his first career win but settled for second. Grant Enfinger was third, Tanner Gray fourth, and Ben Rhodes rounded out the top five on a stifling afternoon under the sun.
SOCCER
QATAR LEAGUE: Former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 40-year-old Xavi, now the coach of Qatari club Al-Sadd, said Saturday that he was tested according to the Qatar league protocol and that the latest test showed he had contracted COVID-19.
“Fortunately, I’m feeling OK, but I will be isolated until I am given the all-clear. When the health services allow it, I will be very eager to return to my daily routine and to work,” Xavi said on Instagram.
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