AP Sports Digest

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AUDIO HEADLINES

The NBA Draft continues to be top heavy with international players, a couple of veteran NBA players will soon celebrate new big contracts and Shohei Ohtani continues to amaze. https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/Thelatestinsports/23a83008d1e3486d835147ec652699cc

Teams keep trading light on the opening night of the NBA’s 2-day draft https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/TeamskeeptradinglightontheopeningnightoftheNBAs2-daydraft/1f143fc8f04843cf9f7fde34260ef0e8

Monasterio’s single in the 10th lifts Brewers over Rangers 6-5 as Bauers hits slam, Chourio homers https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/Monasteriossingleinthe10thliftsBrewersoverRangers6-5asBauershitsslamChouriohomers/52a422d943fb4fcd8728929581074d83

Alex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the Olympics https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/AlexMorganleftoffthe18-playerUSsoccerrosterheadedtotheOlympics/219d194783e3434ca6aed1517a813271

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TOP STORIES

SOC--US-PANAMA

ATLANTA — The United States goes for its second straight win in the Copa America when it faces Panama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. By Paul Newberry. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 6 p.m.

ALSO:

— SOC--BOLIVIA-URUGUAY. By Ronald Blum. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 9 p.m.

OLY--ATH-US TRIALS

EUGENE, Ore. — Sha'Carri Richardson is back on the track Thursday for the first round of qualifying in the 200 meters at U.S. Olympic trials. By Eddie Pells. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 11 p.m.

OLY--GYM-US-TRIALS

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials begin with the first night of the men's competition on Thursday. The contenders are led by Brody Malone, who recovered from a devastating knee injury to win his third national title earlier this month. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. Event starts at 6:45 p.m.

BKN--NBA DRAFT

NEW YORK — The NBA draft moves to a second day and a second borough, with the second round being held Thursday. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. Event starts at 4 p.m.

BKN--NBA DRAFT-BRONNY JAMES

NEW YORK — Bronny James’ draft night has likely arrived. The son of career scoring leader LeBron James was not selected in the first round Wednesday in the NBA draft, and now will wait to see if he’s picked in the second round when selections resume Thursday afternoon. SENT: 300 words, photos. Will be updated.

WITH:

— BKN--NBA DRAFT-BEST AVAILABLE. By Aaron Beard. SENT: 700 words, photos.

NOTABLE

HKN--NHL DRAFT PREVIEW

LAS VEGAS — With Boston University freshman Macklin Celebrini widely anticipated to be selected No. 1 in the NHL draft by San Jose on Friday, the questions begin with who will round out the top five. Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov, of Belarus, Canadian center Cayden Lindstrom and Russians Ivan Demidov and Anton Silayev are all in the mix, with the Chicago Blackhawks set to pick second. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 7 p.m.

WITH:

— HKN--NHL AWARDS RDP. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Awards ceremony starts at 7 p.m.

— HKN--NHL DRAFT-LEVSHUNOV. By Willie Ramirez. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 6 p.m.

— HKN--NHL DIVERSITY COALITION. By Willie Ramirez. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 7 p.m.

— HKN--TRADING PLACES. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. SENT: 750 words, photos.

TEN--WIMBLEDON PREVIEW

WIMBLEDON, England — There is a real shift happening at the top of tennis, one that always seemed inevitable but never actually arrived until now. As attention shifts to the grass of Wimbledon, where main-draw action begins Monday, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are the players whose names are on everyone’s lips. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 5 p.m.

ALSO:

— TEN--WIMBLEDON-MURRAY. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 625 words, photos.

— TEN--USTA-SAFEGUARDING REVIEW. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 600 words, photos.

US--NCAA SETTLEMENT-CHALLENGE

Houston Christian University, an FCS school, has filed a motion seeking to intervene in the case that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the fall of 2025. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 6 p.m.

SOC--EURO-2024-RONALDO-FAN

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo narrowly avoided being hit by a fan who jumped from the crowd to try to get close to him when Portugal played Georgia at the European Championship. By Soccer Writer James Robson. SENT: 490 words, photos.

CAR--NHRA-EXPERIENCED RACERS

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hot rod racer Tony Schumacher has a standard answer whenever someone asks the 54-year-old world champion when he's stepping out of the cockpit. "About 10 years," he joked. Schumacher is among the many, many older success stories in drag racing. That includes 75-year-old John Force, who was hospitalized over the weekend following the latest frightening crash in his long career. By Pete Iacobelli. SENT: 820 words, photos.

FOR TOMORROW

HKN--NHL DRAFT

LAS VEGAS — The San Jose Sharks hold the first pick in the draft on Friday, when they are widely expected to select Macklin Celebrini, the Boston University center and college hockey’s player of the year. The Chicago Blackhawks, followed by Anaheim, Columbus and Montreal round out the top five selections By Hockey Writer John Wawrow.

BKN--NBA DRAFT-2025 LOOKAHEAD

There had been 16 straight years with a college player being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft before the last two years. By next summer, the college kids could be back at the top with Duke’s Cooper Flagg and a touted freshman duo headed to Rutgers. By Aaron Beard.

BKL--PRO ATHLETES WNBA OWNERSHIP

Magic Johnson’s group bought the Los Angeles Sparks a decade ago because as a basketball guy, he thought it was the right thing to do with the team struggling to survive. Ten years later, the team’s value has skyrocketed and buying into the WNBA has become a really good long-term investment. By Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg.

Thursday’s EDT Time Schedule

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

Minnesota at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 6:20 p.m.

Texas at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association

Minnesota at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Connecticut at Washington, 7 p.m.

Las Vegas at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Seattle, 10 p.m.

SOCCER

Copa America

Panama vs. United States at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Uruguay vs. Bolivia at East Rutherford, N.J., 9 p.m.