AP Sports Digest
The highlights of Friday's AP Sports report. An up-to-the minute listing of all stories planned, including games and events, is available in Coverage Plan on AP Newsroom, https://newsroom.ap.org/coverageplan. You can also find a link to Coverage Plan on the left navigation of the Newsroom home page, https://newsroom.ap.org. Sports content can be found at http://newsroom.ap.org/page/APSports.
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AUDIO HEADLINES
Britney Spears says Wembanyama’s security struck her in Las Vegas, Spurs rookie says he was grabbed
Formula One welcomes Brad Pitt but is wary of protesters at British Grand Prix
Dodgers beat the Pirates 5-2 to pull within a half-game of AL West-leading Arizona
All times EDT
TOP STORIES
BKN-SPURS-WEMBANYAMA-SPEARS
LAS VEGAS — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player's security team, Las Vegas police said Friday. Spears said she was struck by a security guard as she tried to approach Wembanyama near a restaurant in a Las Vegas casino complex on Wednesday night. Wembanyama said a person — he later was told it was Spears — grabbed him from behind. But the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Friday that Spears inadvertently “hit herself in the face” when someone pushed her hand off Wembanyama. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 500 words, photos, audio.
BKN--SPURS-WEMBANYAMA
LAS VEGAS — Victor Wembanyama makes his highly anticipated debut with the Spurs in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Game starts at 9 p.m.
TEN--WIMBLEDON
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray and Stefanos Tsitsipas conclude their suspended match on Friday, while Novak Djokovic takes on Stan Wawrinka. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. Play starts at 6 a.m. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
With: TEN—Wimbledon Guide (upcoming)
TEN--TENNIS-SAUDI ARABIA
WIMBLEDON, England — Tennis appears set to follow the path of golf and other sports by doing business with Saudi Arabia and its $650 billion sovereign wealth fund. There are some in tennis, such as Billie Jean King, who hope that sort of collaboration might have a transformative effect in a kingdom where rights groups say women continue to face discrimination in most aspects of family life and homosexuality is a major taboo. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
BBO--HBCU ALL-STAR GAME
SEATTLE — Major League Baseball is opening its All-Star weekend in Seattle with a showcase game for top players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A recent study found Black U.S. players represented just 6.2% of players on MLB opening day rosters. There's hope at the youth level, though, after four of the top five picks in last year's MLB amateur draft were Black. By Tim Booth. SENT: 900 words, photos, video.
NOTABLE
GLF--WOMEN'S OPEN
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim shared the lead at the first U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. Rose Zhang was among those who started over par and have to make up ground. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by about 7 p.m.
With: GLF—Women's Open-Glance, GLF--Women's Open-Leader cards (both upcoming)
BKN--SUMMER LEAGUE RDP
LAS VEGAS — The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas tips off Friday with eight games: New Orleans-Minnesota; 4:30 pm ET; Denver-Milwaukee, 5 p.m.; Chicago-Toronto, 6:30 p.m.; Portland-Houston, 7 p.m.; Cleveland-Brooklyn, 8:30 p.m.; Charlotte-San Antonio, 9 p.m.; Sacramento-Atlanta, 10:30 p.m. Golden State-LA Lakers, 11 p.m. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 11 p.m.
FBC—NORTHWESTERN-FITZGERALD SUSPENDED
Northwestern has suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into alleged hazing within the football program. The school says an investigation led by law firm ArentFox did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing. But the report says there were “significant opportunities” to find out about it and report the conduct. Fitzgerald started serving his suspension on Friday. He says in a statement he was “very disappointed” when he heard about the hazing allegations. By Andrew Seligman. SENT: 400 words, photo.
SOC--UEFA-MULTI-CLUB OWNERSHIP
GENEVA — Brighton, Toulouse and Aston Villa have been cleared by UEFA to play in European competitions next season despite their owners having ties to other clubs that qualified. But they had a one-year transfer prohibition imposed on any deals between the partner clubs. All three were under threat of being removed by UEFA. UEFA drafted rules on multi-club ownership 25 years ago to protect the integrity of its competitions when the teams could be drawn to play each other during the season. UEFA-appointed investigators evaluated cases of Brighton and Union Saint-Gilloise, Toulouse and AC Milan, plus Aston Villa and Vittoria Guimaraes. By Graham Dunbar. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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Friday’s Time Schedule
MLB
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 6:40 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Texas at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
WNBA
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Las Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
