As expected, Noah Lyles advanced to the semifinals in the 200 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

Lyles easily won his preliminary heat with a time of 20.10.

The top six in each heat, plus the next three fastest times move on to the semifinals.

Lyles entered the trials with the fastest time in the 200 at 19.47. Lyles’ personal-best of 19.31 is an American record. The 26-year-old sprinter is the heavy favorite in the event.

Lyles already won gold in the 100 at the trials to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

He won the 100, 200 and was a member of Team USA’s gold-medal winning 4×100-relay squad at the 2023 world championships. He is seeking his first ever Olympic gold medal after winning the bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in the 200.

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“After doing the triple at worlds, I know I’m ready for anything,” Lyles said this week. “All I know is I need to get sleep, and everything else will take care of itself.”

Erriyon Knighton, Christian Coleman, Kenny Bednarek qualify for next round in 200

Coleman, who finished in the dreaded fourth spot in the 100 at the trials, advanced to the semifinal round in the 200.

Running in the fourth heat, Coleman placed second with a time of 20.30 to make it into the semifinal round. Coleman finished behind Knighton, who won the fourth heat running a 20.15.

Bednarek placed first in the third heat, running a 20.28 to advance.

NEW YORK – Heart.

That’s what Bronny James’ selection in the second round of the NBA draft Thursday is about.

James’ physical heart, the one that sustained a sudden cardiac arrest 11 months ago while he worked out on Southern California’s campus.

And his metaphorical heart, the one that helped him get back on the basketball court and in position to be drafted after a life-threatening incident required a procedure to fix his congenital heart defect.

And our hearts, the hardened ones that can’t find the joy in a young adult reaching his dreams, and the warm hearts that can.

The Los Angeles Lakers selected James with the No. 55 pick in the second round of Thursday’s NBA draft, and Bronny will join his dad on the same team in an NBA first. Bronny, 19, is the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, and they will become the first father-son combo to play in the league at the same time.

“My dream has always just been to put my name out, make a name for myself, and of course, you know, get to the NBA,” Bronny told reporters at the draft combine in Chicago in May.

Almost a year ago, Bronny’s basketball future was unclear after he survived the sudden cardiac arrest. Luckily for him, the heart defect could be repaired, allowing him to continue his basketball career.

Before the health scare, Bronny was moving up draft boards during his senior season of high school and during the summer. Some mock drafts had him as a first-rounder a year ago.

But after the cardiac arrest, his development was halted. He couldn’t play until cleared by doctors, and while his freshman season wasn’t derailed completely, it wasn’t a perfect year. He struggled at times and his stats didn’t stand out. At the combine, Bronny acknowledged the incident is ‘still lingering’ and he thinks about ‘everything that could happen.’

But he worked and made enough of an impression on scouts and executives that he left the draft combine as a potential second-round pick – a player with defensive skills, offensive upside, work ethic and coachability.

And now he gets to join his dad on the Lakers. It’s a cool, unique story even in a league where sons of ex-NBA players becoming NBA players is not unusual. But in the league at the same time? It’s a testament to LeBron’s amazing longevity at an elite level and his son’s ability to work for what he wanted.

It’s not the way Bronny thought it would go. But we don’t always get to choose how life unfolds. We do choose how to respond to what comes our way.

This is also another beginning to Bronny’s basketball career. Being LeBron’s son who plays basketball comes with advantages and disadvantages, and the family has undoubtedly had those discussions.

The NBA is meritocracy on the court. He’s just like any other rookie who was drafted in the second round. Bronny needs to earn his spot and his minutes. But you won’t be able to question his heart.

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon broke through Thursday night, sweeping hockey’s top awards — the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.

MacKinnon ranked second in the NHL and set a franchise record with 140 points. He led the league in even-strength points (92), multi-point games (44) and shots on goal (405) and recorded at least one point in his first 35 home games.

He had been a finalist for the Hart (writers vote) three previous times and the Lindsay (players vote) two times.

He picked up 137 out of 194 first-place votes and edged out two previous winners — Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (three times) — for the Hart. Kucherov and Toronto Maple Leafs 69-goal scorer Auston Matthews were the other Lindsay finalists.

‘It could easily be any of you guys,’ MacKinnon said on stage after accepting the Hart. ‘I think everyone knows it’s such a toss-up this year. … Some of my favorite players ever have won this trophy, so super happy, excited to share with my teammates.’

Other award winners announced on Thursday night:

Vezina Trophy (goaltender):

Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck: He won the Jennings Trophy as the goaltender on the team allowing the fewest regular-season goals. Hellebuyck yielded three or fewer goals in 50 of his 60 appearances, including a pair of 10-game streaks with two or fewer goals against. He won the award in 2020 and was a finalist two other times, including last season.

Norris Trophy (defenseman)

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes: He led all defensemen with 75 assists and 92 points — breaking his franchise records for a defenseman — as the Canucks secured their first playoff berth since 2019‑20 and first division title since 2012-13. The first-time winner was named Canucks captain this season. His younger brother Luke finished third in rookie of the year voting.

Calder Trophy (rookie)

Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard: The 2023 No. 1 overall pick led or tied for first among rookies in goals (22), assists (39) and points (61) despite missing 14 games with a broken jaw. He also led rookies in shots on goal (206) and takeaways (47). He was first on the Blackhawks in assists and points and tied for first in goals. He had a five-point game on March 12 against Anaheim and scored a lacrosse-style ‘Michigan’ goal on Dec. 23 against St. Louis.

Previously announced winners

Jim Gregory GM of the Year: Dallas Stars’ Jim Nill

Masterton Trophy (perseverance): Arizona Coyotes’ (now Utah Hockey Club’s) Connor Ingram

Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award: Mark DeMontis, founder of Canadian Blind Hockey.

First All-Star team

Center: MacKinnon; left wing: Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers; right wing: Kucherov. Defensemen: Quinn Hughes; Roman Josi, Nashville Predators; Goalie: Hellebuyck.

Second All-Star team

Center: McDavid; left wing: Filip Forsberg, Predators; right wing David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. Defensemen: Cale Makar, Avalanche; Adam Fox, Rangers. Goalie: Thatcher Demko, Canucks.

All-rookie team

Forwards: Bedard; Logan Cooley, Coyotes; Marco Rossi, Minnesota Wild. Defensemen: Brock Faber, Wild; Luke Hughes, Devils. Goaltender: Pyotr Kochetkov, Hurricanes.

Sha’Carri Richardson is on to the next round in the 200 meters at the US. Olympic track and field trials.

Richardson placed first in the opening round of the women’s 200. She ran a season-best 21.99 to qualify for the next round. It’s the second-fastest time in the world this year. The top six in each heat, plus the next three fastest times, move on to the semifinals.

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The 24-year-old sprinter won gold in the 100 and placed third in the 200 at the 2023 world championships.

Gabby Thomas advances to semifinals

Thomas, the 2023 world championships silver medalist, qualified to the next round in the 200.

Thomas won the fourth heat, running a 22.11 to make it into the semifinal round. She came into the trials ranked No. 3 in the world in the 200.

The 27-year-old sprinter placed third in the 200 at the Tokyo Olympics.

McKenzie Long advances to semifinals

Long is looking to redeem herself after a disappointing performance in the 100.

Long ran a 22.49 and finished first in the second heat in the opening round of the 200 to advance to the semifinals. One of USA TODAY Sports’ college athletes to watch, Long didn’t make it to the final in the 100 meters.

At this year’s NCAA championships, Long won the 100, 200 and was on Ole Miss’ gold medal-winning 4×100-relay team.

Friday will be a homecoming for Macklin Celebrini.

Celebrini, who’s expected to be selected No. 1 overall by the San Jose Sharks in Las Vegas, played for the Junior Sharks and his father, Rick, is vice president of health and performance for the nearby Golden State Warriors of the NBA.

The younger Celebrini has been the top prospect in NHL Central Scouting’s rankings all season. He excelled at Boston University and received the Hobey Baker Award despite being the youngest player in college hockey.

A couple other college hockey players could go early in the first round: Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov and Denver University defenseman Zeev Buium, whose team won this year’s NCAA title.

What to know about this weekend’s NHL draft:

What time is the 2024 NHL draft?

The 2024 NHL draft will be held Friday and Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The first round will start at 7 p.m. ET Friday and the second through seventh rounds will start at 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday.

How to watch the NHL draft

The first round will be shown Friday on ESPN and Saturday’s rounds will be shown on NHL Network. The draft will be the first televised event from the Sphere.

How to live stream the NHL draft

Both days of the draft can be streamed on ESPN+.

NHL draft first-round order

San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Montreal Canadiens
Utah Hockey Club
Ottawa Senators
Seattle Kraken
Calgary Flames
New Jersey Devils
San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo Sabres in swap of picks)
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota Wild
Buffalo Sabres (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Sharks. The Sharks got the pick in the Erik Karlsson deal, and traded it to the Sabres on Thursday)
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders in a swap of picks in May. Chicago gave up the 20th pick and two second-rounders for the 18th pick and a second-rounder)
Vegas Golden Knights
New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Chicago Blackhawks in the 2022 Brandon Hagel deal)
Los Angeles Kings
Nashville Predators
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche
Boston Bruins (from Bruins via Detroit Red Wings via Ottawa Senators. The Red Wings got the Bruins’ first-rounder in 2023’s Tyler Bertuzzi deal. Detroit traded it to Ottawa in the Alex DeBrincat deal and the Senators traded it to Boston in this month’s Linus Ullmark deal)
Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg Jets in the Sean Monahan deal)
Carolina Hurricanes
Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks in the Elias Lindholm deal)
Dallas Stars
New York Rangers
Anaheim Ducks (from the Edmonton Oilers in the Adam Henrique trade)
Philadelphia Flyers (from the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Claude Giroux trade)

NHL mock draft

Will there be trades on draft day?

There were none during the first round last year, though there was plenty of movement beforehand. There have been moves before this year’s draft with the Sharks and Buffalo Sabres swapping first-round picks and the Ottawa Senators sending a first-rounder to the Boston Bruins in the Linus Ullmark trade.

Which draft prospects have famous relatives?

Iginla, the son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, has the most famous bloodline. But the sons of former NHL players Saku Koivu (Aatos), Miroslav Satan (Miro) and Derek Plante (Max) are also in the draft pool.

Celebrini’s brother, Aiden, is a Canucks draft pick. Adam Jiricek (David), Buium (Shai) and Cole Hutson (Lane) are among those with brothers who have been drafted.

A jury ruled against the NFL on Thursday in a long-running legal battle – which likely still is not complete – over the cost of the DirecTV ‘Sunday Ticket’ broadcast package, delivering a setback that would cost the league billions of dollars if not later reversed.

The NFL was ordered to pay $96 million to commercial ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers and $4.7 billion to residential subscribers.

The verdict, which was delivered in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, is expected to be appealed by the NFL.

“We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict today in the NFL Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit,’ the NFL said in a statement on Thursday. ‘We continue to believe that our media distribution strategy, which features all NFL games broadcast on free over-the-air television in the markets of the participating teams and national distribution of our most popular games, supplemented by many additional choices including RedZone, Sunday Ticket and NFL+, is by far the most fan friendly distribution model in all of sports and entertainment. We will certainly contest this decision as we believe that the class action claims in this case are baseless and without merit. We thank the jury for their time and service and for the guidance and oversight from Judge Gutierrez throughout the trial.”

The trial began June 6 in Los Angeles, with juror deliberations starting Wednesday.

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The class action case alleged that the NFL violated antitrust law by capping distribution and limiting competition, offering “Sunday Ticket” only on DirecTV, a satellite provider. The case also alleged that this allowed DirecTV to charge customers artificially inflated prices for “Sunday Ticket.”

An expert for the plaintiffs estimated that at least 2.4 million customers were in the class, while putting the commercial class, including businesses like sports bars, hotels and restaurants, at 48,000 subscribers. The classes include DirecTV subscribers who purchased “Sunday Ticket” from June 2011 through February 2023.

In a January 2024 filing, plaintiffs said they were entitled to damages of up to $7.01 billion.

The NFL had denied any wrongdoing and defended its distribution model for “Sunday Ticket,” which it classifies as a premium product.

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez had overseen the case for several years. Previously, he had ruled in favor of the NFL, dismissing the case, though it was reinstated in 2019 in an appeals court.

According to the Associated Press, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the chairman of the NFL media owned and operated committee, testified last week. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also testified June 17, and former CBS Sports (Sean McManus) and Fox Sports (Larry Jones) executives also took the stand.

According to the Associated Press, this case began in 2015, when a sports bar in San Francisco, The Mucky Duck, filed a lawsuit. The case was dismissed two years later but revived in 2019 when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated it. In 2023, Gutierrez had ruled that the case could proceed as a class action.

DirecTV had carried “Sunday Ticket” from its launch in 1994 through the 2022 season. In December 2022, however, Google, the parent company of YouTube TV, secured an exclusive, seven-year contract worth an average of $2 billion per year, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The 2023 season was YouTube TV’s first season offering “Sunday Ticket.” Neither Google nor YouTube TV were listed as defendants in the class action trial.