Yahoo Sports AM: Bronny to the Lakers

In today's edition: The nepo-ballers phenomenon, MLB All-Star voting, USMNT falls to Panama, and more.

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πŸ’ Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon as league MVP. The night's other big winners included 's Connor Bedard (rookie), Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck (goalie) and Vancouver's Quinn Hughes (defenseman). 🏈 The NFL in a class-action antitrust suit filed by subscribers of "NFL Sunday Ticket.

" Under federal antitrust law, that payout becomes over $12 billion in actuality. The league intends to appeal. πŸ€ Sky rookie Angel Reese had her in Thursday's loss to the Aces, tying Candace Parker's mark from 2015 for the longest such single-season streak in WNBA history.



⚾️ The Orioles (51-30) leapfrogged the reeling (52-31) atop the AL East as New York , and seventh of eight. is , where history with his father awaits. The Lakers selected the 6-2 guard out of USC with the 55th pick on Thursday.

If he takes the court with his dad, they'll become the first father-son duo to play together in NBA history. James had an incredibly underwhelming freshman season, averaging 4.8 points, 2.

8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting below 40%. That didn't stop him from dominating draft coverage thanks to his last name, which rubbed some people the wrong way.

"We wouldn't be talking about him if his name was Joe Thomas," one NBA executive the New York Post. Yahoo Sports' Tom Haberstroh crunched the numbers and found that . Call it the nepo-baller phenomenon.

"It's a ridiculous advantage," one GM told Yahoo Sports about nepo-ballers growing up around the game. "You have a much better chan.