Kiki Iriafen, the former USC star, Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month as they were all chosen as reserves for the game.

Washington rookies Iriafen and Citron join Dallas’ Paige Bueckers as first-year players on the All-Star team. Bueckers was chosen as a starter. It’s the first time that three rookies will be playing in the game since 2011.

Thornton has been in the league for nine years and finally is getting her chance to play in the exhibition game. She was selected in the expansion draft by Golden State last year from New York and has helped the expansion team get off to a good start.

“It would be such a reward for her,” said New York’s Sandy Brondello, who will be one of the All-Star coaches. “She’s been a role player all her career, but to go into a new organization and do so well, I voted for her as an alternate to get there because she deserves it.”

Williams has been in the league for six seasons, although she’s missed time to play with France’s national team. She’s having a strong season for Seattle this year.

Other reserves chosen include the Sparks’ Kelsey Plum, Seattle’s Skylar Diggins, Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas, Atlanta’s Rhyne Howard, Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell, Minnesota’ Courtney Williams, Las Vegas’ Jackie Young and Chicago’s Angel Reese.

“It means a lot to go with these other two,” said Diggins, who will be making her seventh All-Star appearance, of playing with teammates Nneka Ogwumike and Williams.

Thomas will be making her sixth All-Star appearance and first with Phoenix.

“Anytime you’re an All-Star, it’s a huge honor,” Thomas said. “There are a lot of great players in the league. To be around this long and it to be my sixth is a great honor.”

The reserves were selected by the WNBA’s 13 head coaches, who each voted for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. The coaches were not able to vote for their own players.

Captains Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will draft their teams for the All-Star Game on July 19. First they’ll chose from the eight other starters: Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Bueckers, Ogwumike, Allisha Gray, Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally and Aliyah Boston.

The All-Star teams will be revealed on Tuesday.

Some notable players left off the team were the Sparks’ Dearica Hamby, Washington’s Brittney Sykes, Atlanta’s Brionna Jones and New York’s Natasha Cloud.

Connecticut was the only team without an All-Star selection.

CYCLING

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France after holding off defending champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line.

Van der Poel took the race leader’s yellow jersey from his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen in a second career stage victory on the Tour. Neither rider is considered an overall contender.

Stage 2 was delayed by about 15 minutes after team buses arrived late to their parking spots because of heavy morning rain. Fans lined the roads wearing raincoats and riders wore light rain jackets amid wet and blustery conditions on the slightly hilly 130-mile trek from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France.

The longest trek of this year’s race featured about 4 kilometers of climbing suited to allrounders like the three-time Paris-Roubaix classic winner Van der Poel and former Cyclo-cross star Wout van Aert.

Greasy roads increased the risk of spills and, after about 45 kilometers, Yevgeniy Fedorov and Andreas Leknessund both fell. They were able to continue as the weather dried out but it stayed windy, leading to a couple more minor crashes.

A strong headwind greeted riders approaching the finish as they took on the day’s three consecutive climbs — short and sharp but very modest ones compared to the giant Alpine and Pyrenean ascents later in the three-week race.

None of the main Tour contenders could launch a decisive attack, although Vingegaard tried with 5 kilometers left.

Instead, it was Van der Poel — nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman” — who surged clear and then withstood Pogacar’s late burst, having also beaten the Slovenian star at Paris-Roubaix in April.

He crossed the line in 4 hours, 45 minutes, 41 seconds with Pogacar in second place and Vingegaard in third recording the same time.

In the overall standings, Pogacar is 4 seconds behind Van der Poel. Vingegaard is another 2 seconds back.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Notre Dame offensive lineman Charles Jagusah broke his left arm in a utility task vehicle accident in Wyoming.

School officials announced that Jagusah had surgery to repair his fractured humerus, which is a bone located between the shoulder and elbow. They said the initial prognosis was “favorable” and that he would return to campus this week for further evaluation and continued care.

This marks the second consecutive year that Jagusah, one of Notre Dame’s most promising offensive linemen, has suffered a major injury before the season.

Jagusah was projected to open 2024 as Notre Dame’s starting left tackle, but tore his right pectoral muscle during preseason practice. He came back to play in the Fighting Irish’s final three College Football Playoff games.

He started at left tackle and played all 63 of the Irish’s offensive snaps in their 34-23 title game loss to Ohio State. He primarily played guard in their 27-24 Orange Bowl semifinal win over Penn State.

He was expected to open this season as Notre Dame’s starter at right guard.

NFL

All-Pro return man KaVontae Turpin of the Cowboys was arrested in a Dallas suburb on misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and unlawful carrying of a weapon, authorities said.

Turpin was arrested by police in Allen on Saturday. The 28-year-old is out of jail on bond. The team declined comment.

The former TCU standout is going into his fourth season with the Cowboys and recently signed an $18 million, three-year contract.