Sports AM: Why not U.S.? *Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. 🏀 Draft recap: The 2026 NBA Draft is in the books, and the biggest story of the second round — aside from the fact that 29 of the 30 picks were involved in trades — was North Carolina big man Henri Veesaar, who rejected an NIL deal worth more than $5 million in hopes of being a first-round pick but ultimately slid all the way to the Hawks at No. 52. And it came in a win for Shohei Ohtani, who's now 8-2 with a 1.58 ERA and sits just three HRs shy of 300 himself. As the USMNT prepares for tonight's group stage finale (10pm ET, Fox) having already clinched first place after a pair of expectation-altering performances, it's fair for fans to ask the same question that adorns the wall behind head coach Mauricio Pochettino's desk: Why not U.S.?