AP Sports Digest

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AUDIO HEADLINES

Aaron Judge blasts a pair of homers to beat the Rockies, the White Sox remain on near-record pace for futility, a Little League team from Florida takes the Little League World Series championship, and Keegan Bradley holds on for the win at the BMW Championship

Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to BMW Championship winner and on to East Lake

Swimmer Ali Truwit makes Paralympics a year after losing lower leg in shark attack while snorkeling

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TOP STORIES

TEN--US OPEN

NEW YORK — Defending champions Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic are among the players in first-round action on Day 1 of the U.S. Open. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Day session is underway; night session starts at 7 p.m. With TEN--US Open Guide, sidebars on merits.

TEN--US OPEN-MOVING IN THE STANDS

NEW YORK — Imagine if someone told fans at a Major League Baseball game they needed to wait until the end of an inning to go grab a beer and a hot dog. Would never happen, right? That is what etiquette long has demanded at tennis matches — but it’s starting to change, including at the U.S. Open, where fans can move around after every game now, instead of waiting for a changeover, and even can move during play in particular sections of stadiums. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 p.m.

FBN--HOT SEAT QBS

Dak Prescott’s expiring contract with the Dallas Cowboys puts him at the top of the list of quarterbacks on the hot seat in 2024. He’s far from the only big name. Russell Wilson’s last chance might be in Pittsburgh, if he can hold off Justin Fields. Two of Prescott’s rivals in the NFC East face questions as well: Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts and Daniel Jones with the Giants. By Pro Football Writer Schuyler Dixon. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.

FBN--BILLS-ALLEN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills quarterback Josh Allen remains his playful self while taking a more serious approach entering his seventh season. At 28, he's now the face and voice of a franchise in attempting to carry over past success on a team in transition. By John Wawrow. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos by 5 p.m.

FBC--HELMET COMMUNICATIONS

After years of discussion, college football coaches and players finally have helmet communications. Approved this spring in the aftermath of a sign-stealing scandal involving former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, coaches can relay plays to the helmet of a designated player on either side of the ball up to 15 seconds before the play clock expires. The move comes more than three decades after the NFL introduced it. By Gary B. Graves. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

SOC--OBIT-ERIKSSON

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach after making his name winning trophies at club level in Italy, Portugal and Sweden, died Monday. He was 76. His death came eight months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had at most one year to live. By Steve Douglas. SENT: 1,080 words, photos. With SOC--Obit-Eriksson-Reax (sent).

OLY--PARALYMPICS-SHARK ATTACK SURVIVOR

Former Yale swimmer Ali Truwit was attacked by a shark more than a year ago while snorkeling in the ocean near Turks and Caicos. She lost her lower left leg and her safe place of the water. To reclaim her love, she went to the family’s backyard pool. She slowly waded up to her waist. By fighting back fear, Truwit took back control. That plunge started her on a path not only toward healing but to Paris as a member of Team USA for the Paralympics that begin this week. By Pat Graham. SENT: 990 words, photos, video.

With:

— OLY--PARALYMPICS-EXPLAINER — What sports are in the Paralympics and how does the classification system work? UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 3 p.m.

COMMENTARY

FBC--ON FOOTBALL-BIG 12-UCONN

As Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark steps up discussions in the conference about adding UConn, the question isn’t so much why add the Huskies as why add them now? With college sports about to enter a period of unprecedented transformation — superconferences, an expanded College Football Playoff and a new plan to compensate athletes more than ever — what’s the rush to add a school that has conceded it needs six years to get its football program Big 12-ready? By College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo. SENT: 800 words, photos.

CAR--NASCAR-IN THE PITS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Speedy Thompson was the first driver to take the famed No. 21 Ford to victory lane for the Wood Brothers Racing way back in 1960 with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ninety-eight wins followed through Ryan Blaney's victory at Pocono Raceway in 2017. And then the legendary team sat on 99 wins for more than six years. The drought finally ended last weekend when Harrison Burton gave the organization win No. 100 with a victory — his career first — at Daytona. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos by 5 p.m.

NOTABLE

BBA--JANSEN-DOUBLE DUTY

Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is expected to become the first player in major league baseball history to play for both teams in the same game. Jansen was in the lineup for the Blue Jays on June 26 when the game was suspended by rain. He was traded to Boston in July and now will face his former team. By Jimmy Golen. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 6 p.m. Game starts at 2:05 p.m.

BBO--THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL

It was another incredible week for history-making sluggers Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. By Baseball Writer Noah Trister. SENT: 600 words, photos.

FBC--T25-MICHIGAN-MOORE

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sherrone Moore's first game-week news conference comes a day after ninth-ranked Michigan received the final version of a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to an investigation into an in-person scouting and sign-stealing operation. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 4 p.m.

FBC--T25-ALABAMA-TITLE DEBUTS

Malachi Moore and a select few of his Alabama teammates know what it's like to win a national championship. They did that in their first year with the Crimson Tide — way back in 2020 — and they're hoping to finish their college careers and Kalen DeBoer's first season with another one. By John Zenor. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 6 p.m.

VOL--NCAA SEASON PREVIEW

MADISON, Wis. — Perhaps no sport will be impacted more by the most recent round of conference realignment than women’s volleyball. Five of the last nine schools to win national championships switched conferences during the offseason. The season starts Tuesday with Nebraska facing Kentucky and Wisconsin playing Louisville in the American Volleyball Coaches Association First Serve Showcase at Louisville, Kentucky. By Steve Megargee. SENT: 900 words, photos.

CAR--INDYCAR-POWER'S PASSION

PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Power was rewarded with a two-year contract extension after winning his second IndyCar title in 2022. That deal runs through next season but as the 43-year-old finds himself in the thick of this year's title fight, he made it clear he has no plans to leave IndyCar anytime soon. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer. SENT: 830 words, photos.

SAI--AMERICA'S CUB-LAMBIE

Pushing boundaries and going fast was always in the sporting DNAs of cyclists Ashton Lambie and Chris Burch. Ultimately, they had hoped to compete in the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. When that road ended, the married couple pursued frontiers that many dream of and few reach. Burch graduated from NASA astronaut training in March and Lambie is a “cyclor” with American Magic, helping provide pedal power to trim the sails aboard Patriot in the New York Yacht Club’s attempt to win back the America’s Cup. By Bernie Wilson. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos.

MOVING TOMORROW

TEN--US OPEN-PICKLEBALL PROBLEM

Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Even as the U.S. Open opened this week with more than a million fans expected for the sport’s biggest showcase, the game’s leaders are being forced to confront the fact that the nation’s fastest-growing sport is actually pickleball, which has seen participation boom 223% in the past three years. “Quite frankly, it’s obnoxious to hear that pickleball noise,” said the head of the U.S. Tennis Association, which is flipping the script on pickleball by promoting its own smaller-court version of tennis called “red ball tennis.” By James Martinez.

FBN--ROOKIES TO WATCH

Caleb Williams tops the list of rookies to watch as the Chicago Bears try again to find their franchise quarterback. Jayden Daniels might be a shoo-in to start as well with the Washington Commanders. In a group often dominated by QBs, a pair of wide receivers will get plenty of attention in Arizona’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers of the New York Giants. By Pro Football Writer Schuyler Dixon. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos.

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AP Sports Extra: NFL Season Preview

A paginated preview of the upcoming NFL season is now available in AP Newsroom. It can be found by searching “Sports Extra” under the Graphics tab. The page looks at how the Chiefs are attempting to make history by becoming the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row as well as the new kickoff rules and the huge quarterback salaries entering this season. Please contact Barry Bedlan at bbedlan@ap.org with any questions.

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Monday’s EDT Time Schedule

BASEBALL

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1st game, 1:10 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, comp. of susp. game, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 2nd game, 6:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 6:45 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Miami at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 9:40 p.m.

WNBA

Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 10 p.m.