Collier scores 32 in return from 7-game absence, Lynx beat short-handed Fever 97-84

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 32 points and nine rebounds in her return from a seven-game absence and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 97-84 on Sunday night.

Collier, who was the favorite to win WNBA MVP before she suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter of a 111-58 win over Las Vegas on Aug. 2, shot 11 for 19 from the field.

Courtney Williams had 14 points and 10 assists with no turnovers for Minnesota (30-7). Kayla McBride and Maria Kliundikova scored 13 points apiece.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (19-18) with 26 points on 7-for-12 shooting and Shey Peddy scored a season-high 16. Aliyah Boston had 14 points and Natasha Howard scored 10. Aerial Powers had five points, five rebounds and three assists.

Caitlin Clark (groin) missed her 15th consecutive game for the Fever. The 2024 WNBA rookie of the year has missed 24 of the Fever’s 37 games this season due to various injuries.

Peddy and Powers were signed Tuesday and Saturday, respectively, to seven-day hardship contracts following Sophie Cunningham’s season-ending knee injury on Aug. 19.

Kliundikova scored or assisted (a short turn-around jumper by Collier) on every point in Minnesota's 11-0 run to close the second quarter and take a 52-45 lead into halftime. Collier hit a short jumper and then a 3 to give the Lynx a 12-point lead 46 seconds into the third quarter.

The Fever trailed by at least nine points the rest of the way.

Minnesota shot 57.1% from the field (36 of 63) and 3-point range (12 of 21), and hit 13 of 14 (92.9%) from the free-throw line.

The Lynx beat Indiana 95-90 on Friday. The Fever beat Minnesota 74-59 to win the Commissioner's Cup championship on July 1.

The Fever host Seattle on Tuesday before the Storm visit the Lynx on Thursday.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22), middle, points during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Minnesota Lynx, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) goes up for a shot as Indiana Fever forward Damiris Dantas (12) defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10), front, is fouled by Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0), middle, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) works toward the basket as Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston (7) defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

BANGKOK (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok won’t be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal, according to a statement posted on X.

The announcement late Wednesday followed a global backlash over sexualized images of women and children, including bans and warnings by some governments.

The pushback included an investigation announced Wednesday by the state of California into the proliferation of nonconsensual sexually explicit material produced using Grok.

Initially, media queries about the problem drew only the response, “legacy media lies.”

Musk’s company, xAI, now says it will geoblock content if it violates laws in a particular place.

“We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis, underwear and other revealing attire,” it said.

The rule applies to all users, including paid subscribers, who have access to more features.

xAI also has limited image creation or editing to paid subscribers only “to ensure that individuals who attempt to abuse the Grok account to violate the law or our policies can be held accountable.”

Grok’s “spicy mode” had allowed users to create explicit content, leading to a backlash from governments worldwide.

Malaysia and Indonesia took legal action and blocked access to Grok. The U.K. and European Union were investigating potential violations of online safety laws. France and India have also issued warnings, demanding stricter controls. Brazil called for an investigation into Grok’s misuse.

The Grok editing functions were “facilitating the large-scale production of deepfake nonconsensual intimate images that are being used to harass women and girls across the internet, including via the social media platform X,” California's announcement said.

“The avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking. This material, which depicts women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations, has been used to harass people across the internet," it cited the state's Attorney General Rob Bonta as saying.

"We have zero tolerance for the AI-based creation and dissemination of nonconsensual intimate images or of child sexual abuse material,” he said.

FILE - Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE - Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)