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From Jack Harris: forward of the largest game yet of his burgeoning principal league profession, Bobby Miller became an image of poise in the Dodgers' clubhouse on Sunday afternoon.

a couple of hours before taking the mound against the long island Yankees — on ESPN's "Sunday evening Baseball" and in front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000, no much less — the appropriate-passed rookie relaxed, reputedly unfazed with the aid of the high-drive stage he become about to take.

He cracked jokes with the teammates in entrance of his stall. He marveled at video clips of Aaron choose crashing in the course of the bullpen wall the night earlier than. And as Dave Roberts passed through the locker room, he greeted the manager with a cool, assured grin.

"It's a pleasing shock," Roberts pointed out later when asked how Miller has carried himself so far as a large leaguer. "on occasion in the event you get here, the focal point heightens or narrows much more. and that i think to this point with Bobby, that's what we've considered."

certainly, in his third profession beginning Sunday night, Miller provided extra of the scintillating same — despite the fact that the Dodgers couldn't capitalize upon it in a irritating four-1 loss at Chavez Ravine.

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ANGELS

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking RBI double within the eighth inning, and the Angels edged the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday to steer clear of a four-video game sweep.

Ohtani become hitless earlier than clubbing a pitch from Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right container, using in Zach Neto for a 2-1 lead. The grab swing gave Ohtani forty one RBIs this season.

"just a very first rate at-bat figuring out what the pitcher is making an attempt to do," Angels manager Phil Nevin mentioned. "Maton is without doubt one of the toughest against a lefty in all of baseball. ... It labored out for us."

LAKERS

From Dan Woike: A summer season through which he's anticipated to sign a multiyear contract worth, at minimum, $51 million grew to become more memorable for the Lakers' Austin Reaves because the former undrafted guard dedicated to play with group usa on the FIBA World Cup in Japan this summer.

Sources with advantage of the circumstance no longer licensed to communicate publicly said Reaves dedicated to united states Basketball President supply Hill within the weeks following the Lakers' removal from the Western conference finals.

The FIBA World Cup should be played Aug. 25 through Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.

GOLF

From Sam Farmer: one of the vital most influential people in golf have big plans for a very small vicinity.

they are planning an extensive renovation of the Maggie Hathaway Golf path in South los angeles, just down Century Boulevard from SoFi Stadium at the corner of 98th street and Western Avenue. It's a nine-gap, par-three route that hosts about 20,000 rounds per yr and is tucked in the back of Jesse Owens Park.

With the U.S. Open coming to l. a. country club this month — the primary time in seventy five years that fundamental championship has been held in L.A. — organizers have recognized Maggie Hathaway Golf direction as a direction to additional transforming into the online game.

"Golf has been ill served through the years through effectively making it a country-club sport," stated Dick Shortz, co-chair of LACC's U.S. Open Committee. "Golf as a recreation wants better range."

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SOCCER

From Kevin Baxter: LAFC has made a habit of gathering trophies at its fortress-like stadium in Exposition Park, bringing home two Supporters' Shields and an MLS Cup in the final 4 seasons. No MLS team has received greater.

but LAFC let the greatest prize slip via its fingers Sunday, dropping to León 1-0 at BMO Stadium within the CONCACAF Champions League ultimate, the vicinity's most essential club competition. That outcome, mixed with closing week's 2-1 effect in Mexico, gave León a three-1 victory within the two-leg playoff, which is determined by using the combination ranking over each games.

"We bought beat via an outstanding team," LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo stated. "in case you look on the 180 minutes of play, they deserve it. We're undoubtedly upset and it hurts, because it may still.

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CS FULLERTON BASEBALL

Temo Becerra hit a two-run domestic run within the correct of the sixth inning to raise appropriate-seeded Stanford previous Cal State Fullerton 6-5 in an removal game on the Stanford Regional on Sunday.

Stanford advances to a rematch with Texas A&M later Sunday. The Cardinal lost to the Aggies eight-5 in a winners bracket video game Saturday evening and now must beat Texas A&M twice to earn a berth within the tremendous regionals. The Aggies are one win far from advancing.

Maddox Latta singled home a run within the first and Cole Urman belted a solo domestic run within the second to stake Cal State Fullerton to a 2-0 lead, but Tommy Troy put the Cardinal in entrance with a three-run homer within the third. The Titans grabbed the lead in the fourth when Nate Nankil doubled to deep correct core container to plate Jack Haley. After Becerra put Stanford in the lead for the ultimate time, Drew Dowd and Ryan Bruno pitched the final three scoreless innings to keep the win.

NBA PLAYOFFS

Staring down a 2-0 deficit within the NBA Finals, because the guests in a antagonistic area where no highway group had prevailed in additional than two months, the Miami warmth decided to do what they've performed all the way through the postseason.

They discovered a way. towards all odds. again.

The heat tied the NBA Finals and had to overcome a monster forty one-point effort from Nikola Jokic to do it. Gabe Vincent scored 23 elements, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo every had 21 and warmth beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in game 2 on Sunday evening.

"Our guys are rivals," warmth educate Erik Spoelstra pointed out. "They love these sort of moments."

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consequences, time tableAll times PacificNBA Finals

No. 1 Denver vs. No. eight Miamivideo game 1: at Denver 104, Miami 93Game 2: Miami 111, at Denver 108Wednesday at Miami, 5:30 p.m., ABCFriday at Miami, 5:30 p.m., ABCMon., June 12 at Denver, 5:30 p.m., ABC*Thurs., June 15 at Miami, 5:30 p.m., ABC*sun., June 18 at Denver, 5 p.m., ABC

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NHL PLAYOFFS

effects, time tableAll times PacificStanley Cup Finals

Vegas (P1) vs. Florida (WC2)online game 1: at Vegas 5, Florida 2Today at Vegas, 5 p.m., TNTThursday at Florida, 5 p.m., TNTSaturday at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT*Tues., June 13 at Vegas, 5 p.m., TNT*Fri., June sixteen at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT*Mon., June 19 at Vegas, 5 p.m., TNT

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THIS DATE IN sports

1884 — James McLaughlin becomes the first jockey to win three straight Belmont Stakes when he rides Panique to victory. He won with George Kinney (1883) and Forester (1882). McLaughlin repeats his feat in 1886-88. McLaughlin's triple is matched by using jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. in 1984.

1925 — Willie McFarlane beats Bobby Jones by using one stroke in the 2nd circular of a playoff to seize the U.S. Open. Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester (Mass.) nation club.

1927 — Johnny Weissmuller sets one hundred-yard & 200-yard free-trend swim list.

1937 — conflict Admiral, ridden via Charles Kurtsinger, wins the Triple Crown with a 3-length victory over Sceneshifter within the Belmont Stakes.

1943 — count number Fleet, ridden with the aid of Johnny Longden, wins the Triple Crown by means of 25 lengths within the Belmont Stakes. count Fleet goes at off at 1-20 odds in a race without a region or show betting.

1952 — Jersey Joe Walcott rankings a 15-circular unanimous resolution over Ezzard Charles in Philadelphia to preserve the world heavyweight title.

1961 — The newly shaped American Basketball League adopts the three-point container aim.

1977 — The Portland trail Blazers hold off the Philadelphia 76ers 109-107 to win the NBA championship in six video games. Portland becomes the first team in the 31-year heritage of the league to win 4 straight after losing the first two video games.

1985 — Steve Cauthen wins the Epsom Derby aboard Slip Anchor and became the only American jockey to win each the English Derby and Kentucky Derby. Cauthen had ridden Affirmed to victory within the 1978 Kentucky Derby.

1993 — Julie Krone guides Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont Stakes, becoming the primary female jockey to win a Triple Crown race.

1994 — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Sergi Bruguera produce the premiere day of tennis in Spanish historical past. Sanchez Vicario beats Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open remaining and Bruguera retains his title through defeating another Spaniard, Alberto Berasategui, 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1.

1999 — Steffi Graf wins her sixth French Open title and her first Grand Slam championship in nearly three years, beating excellent-ranked Martina Hingis four-6, 7-5, 6-2.

1999 — Charismatic loses his bid to turn into the 12th Triple Crown winner when he fractures his left front cannon bone and sesamoid while completing third to Lemon Drop kid in the Belmont Stakes.

2004 — Smarty Jones loses his Triple Crown bid and his best record when Birdstone runs him down near the finish of a thrilling Belmont Stakes. Birdstone, a 36-1 lengthy shot ridden via Edgar Prado, returns $seventy four, $14 and $8.60.

2005 — Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal beats unseeded Mariano Puerta of Argentina in 4 units to win the French Open guys's singles title. The No. 4-seeded Nadal turns into the youngest men's Grand Slam champion considering Pete Sampras gained the U.S. Open at 19 in 1990.

2011 — Rafael Nadal wins his listing-equaling sixth French Open title, beating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (three), 5-7, 6-1 within the last.

2016 — Novak Djokovic turns into the first man in essentially a half-century to win 4 consecutive most important championships and finally earned elusive French Open title to complete a profession Grand Slam, beating Andy Murray three-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-four.

2021 — Luis Saez rides elementary great to wins the 153rd Belmont Stakes.

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