The Japan Sports Council gave a progress report on the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying the project is 40 percent complete with two years to go before the opening ceremony.
The Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division teams will be the focus as the league opens its annual preseason media days in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Despite his Los Angeles Lakers losing to the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League championship game, Josh Hart was named league MVP after a stellar two-week performance.
JT Daniels, a quarterback recruit for Southern California in 2019, and Katelyn Tuohy, dominant in cross country and track and field, have been honored as national prep athletes of the year.
Baseball does not have a problem with Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna returning from a domestic violence suspension while a legal charge could remain pending.
