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Angels manager Ron Washington (health) out indefinitely
Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will not manage the team for an indefinite period due to a health concern, general manager Perry Minasian told reporters on Friday.,The nature of Washington's health ailment is undisclosed.,Bench coach Ray Montgomery will serve as interim manager, beginning ...

WTA Roundup: Aryna Sabalenka comes back for quarterfinal win in Berlin
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus saved four match points in the final-set tiebreaker to defeat Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinals of the Berlin Tennis Open on Friday.,Sabalenka came out on top despite trailing Rybakina 6-2 in the deciding tiebreaker of what ...

Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier lead early All-Star voting
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx standout Napheesa Collier lead the voting after the first fan returns for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Friday.,The game will be contested on July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, home of the Fever.,WNBA players...

Oregon lands top prep safety, nephew of Kobe Bryant
Oregon landed a commitment from five-star safety Jett Washington, a nephew of the late NBA great Kobe Bryant.,Washington ranks as the No. 2 safety and No. 18 overall player in the 2026 recruiting class by 247 Sports.,The 6-foot-5, 210-pound prospect posted five interceptions and 38 tackles as a juni...
Best MLB Bets June 20: Top Baseball Betting Predictions For Friday
Looking for the best MLB bets today? Check out our expert picks for Rangers vs. Pirates, Blue Jays vs. White Sox, and Diamondbacks vs. Rockies, including moneyline, player props, and total runs predictions....

MOUZ, paiN Gaming sneak into BLAST.tv Austin Major semis
MOUZ and paiN Gaming came from behind to earn dramatic quarterfinal wins at the BLAST.tv Austin Major on Thursday in Texas.,After dropping the first map in quadruple overtime against Team Spirit, MOUZ rallied for a 2-1 win. paiN Gaming also lost their first map vs. FURIA before capturing back-to-bac...

Wings look for first winning streak as they visit Sun
The Dallas Wings seek consecutive victories for the first time this season when they travel to a game against the struggling Connecticut Sun on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The teams played earlier this year, with Dallas dominating 109-87 on May 27 in Connecticut to earn their first win in their fift...

WTA roundup: Xinyu Wang upsets Coco Gauff in Berlin
Xinyu Wang of China knocked off French Open champion Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 in the Round of 16 at the Berlin Tennis Open on Thursday.,Gauff, the No. 2 seed, was playing in her first match since winning her second career Grand Slam on June 7 at Roland Garros. She had seven double faults to just one ace,...

NBA Finals Game 6: Preview, Props & Prediction
The Indiana Pacers return home for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night trying to stave off elimination while not knowing exactly what they'll be able to get out of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton.,Battling a calf strain, Haliburton is expected to try to play against the Oklahoma City Thund...

Dream face Mystics again, look to back up 33-point rout
Meeting for the second time in a week, the Atlanta Dream will look for similar success against the visiting Washington Mystics on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (8-4) delivered a crushing 89-56 victory at Washington on Sunday before seeing its three-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday...

Dramatic finish can't save soggy U.S. Open from ratings hit
J.J. Spaun's dramatic victory wasn't enough to salvage the television ratings for Sunday's rain-interrupted final round of the U.S. Open.,The numbers included a 2.4 rating and a Father's Day audience of 5.4 million viewers on NBC (5.05 million, per Nielsen), down 15 percent in ratings and 8 percent ...
NBA Finals Game 6 Best Bets: Thunder vs. Pacers Picks, Odds, and Predictions
Get the best bets, odds, and predictions for Game 6 of the NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night....

Nationals try to end skid against suddenly hot Rockies
The Washington Nationals will look to end an 11-game losing streak and try to avoid completing an 0-7 homestand when they host the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday.,Washington began the homestand after getting swept by the New York Mets, looking to get well against a ...

Rockies' home-run outburst continues with another win against Nationals
Michael Toglia hit his third home run in two games, German Marquez pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Colorado Rockies sent the Washington Nationals to their 11th consecutive loss, 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Jordan Beck had two hits including a homer for the Rockies, who have won four str...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini fall in Berlin
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy were knocked out during second-round play Wednesday on the grass at the Berlin Open.,Unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova needed 3 hours, 21 minutes to earn a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of Pegula. She fought off two match points ...

Carson Hocevar fined $50K for derogatory comments about Mexico City
Driver Carson Hocevar has been fined $50,000 by his race team, Spire Motorsports, and will be required to undergo sensitivity training after he made derogatory comments about Mexico City.,NASCAR's first Cup Series points race outside the United States since 1958 apparently didn't sit well with Hocev...
MLB Best Bets for June 18th: Top Picks, Player Props and Predictions for Wednesday
Looking for today’s MLB best bets? Check out top picks, predictions and player props for Wednesday, June 18, including Astros, Blue Jays and Orioles matchups....

Steven Wilson rolls to fifth eNASCAR victory of season
Steven Wilson emerged as a victor in his home-state race, earning his fifth win of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season on Tuesday at a virtual Iowa Speedway.,The Iowa City native won a second consecutive race for the second time this year, taking the checkered flag despite leading for just 1...

Oddsmakers lean toward Oilers, Hurricanes for '26 title
The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year and retained their title on Tuesday, yet sportsbooks aren't convinced about their prospects for a three-peat.,Two leading gambling sites listed the back-to-back Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers as the favorite to emerge on top next year, and another si...

Paige Bueckers, Wings dump Valkyries, end skid
Rookie guard Paige Bueckers scored 20 points with her college coach looking on as the Dallas Wings snapped a seven-game losing streak, defeating the Golden State Valkyries 80-71 on Tuesday at Arlington, Texas.,It took late-game defense to get the job done for the Wings (2-11), who won for the first ...