SEATTLE — The Angels are hoping that this version of Ben Joyce is better than the one they last saw in the big leagues. The Angels recalled the hard-throwing right-hander on Sunday, putting him on the roster in place of demoted starter Reid Detmers. Although manager Ron Washington said earlier in the week that the Angels still wanted to see Joyce throw more strikes at Double-A, the decision with Detmers opened up a spot for him. “He’s a young kid with a strong arm that just didn’t know exactly, at that time, how to use it,” Washington said, referring to Joyce’s 2023 in the majors and 2024 in s ..read more

By JEROME PUGMIRE (AP Sports Writer) PARIS (AP) — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova. U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2. The 20-year-old American looked set for an even quicker victory when she led 5-0, but Cocciaretto fought back, getting a hearty cheer from the crowd after winning the next game. Swiatek won 48-10 in points without even facing a game point ..read more

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the latest news and tips on wagers for weekend Horse Racing at Santa Anita and other Southern California tracks in your inbox. Subscribe here.     Related Articles Sports | Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturd ..read more

Russia’s Islam Makhachev, left, reacts after defeating Dustin Poirier, right, in a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Jamaica’s Randy Brown, right, grapples with Brazil’s Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos during the third round of a welterweight bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Brown won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Russia’s Islam Makhachev arrives for his lightweight title bout against Dustin Poirier at the UFC 302 mixed martia ..read more

CHICAGO — The Galaxy allowed Hugo Cuypers and Brian Gutiérrez each to score a goal in the Chicago Fire’s 2-1 victory on Saturday night to help snap a nine-game winless skid. The Galaxy (7-3-7) had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped and lost for the first time since a 2-0 loss to Austin FC on April 27. Novak Micovic had two saves for Galaxy in his second career start. Chicago (3-8-6) won for the first time since a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on April 6. Gutiérrez intercepted a pass near midfield and raced toward the goal before he rolled a shot from 25 yards out that ricocheted off th ..read more

Los Angeles FC forward Cristian Olivera, left, and FC Dallas midfielder Ema Twumasi battle for the ball during the first half of a Major League Soccer match Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) FC Dallas defender Sam Junqua, left, and Los Angeles FC forward Cristian Olivera battle for the ball during the first half of a Major League Soccer match Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles FC defender Sergi Palencia, left, kicks as FC Dallas defender Marco Farfan reaches in during the first half of a Major League Socce ..read more

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ bats woke up in a nice way on Saturday after taking a snooze for most of the opener against the Colorado Rockies one night earlier. And most promising of all, Freddie Freeman was right there. Freeman had two hits with a triple, Andy Pages had three hits and scored twice, and the Dodgers bounced back with a 4-1 win on Saturday. Manager Dave Roberts had noted before the game how the offense had been one of the best in baseball even with Freeman not producing at his usual pace and the bottom of the lineup often struggling. Both of those issues would remedy themselves a ..read more

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic plays the crowd during his third round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his third round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti as the clock indicates the match time played in the fifth set ..read more

SEATTLE — At various times throughout his still relatively short big league career, Reid Detmers has looked like one of the Angels best starters and one of their worst. He’s currently the latter, mired in a mystifying two-month slump. Detmers gave up five runs in the Angels’ 9-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, bloating his ERA to 6.14. Detmers had a 1.19 ERA over his first four starts, but he’s now followed that with an 8.93 mark over his last eight. He was shaky from the outset in this one, starting with a walk to the first hitter of the game. Detmers got through the first three inn ..read more

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani has been sputtering. In the second half of May, Ohtani hit .196 (10 for 51) in 13 games, a drop-off which coincides with his hamstring injury. “He’s a finely-tuned machine, and sometimes in the context of a sports car, when it’s not firing on all cylinders, it just doesn’t run,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. “When his back was bothering him a little bit, you saw some funkier swings, a little more chase. Hamstring bothering him a little bit, you see a little bit of the same thing.” Ohtani was hurt when he was hit by a pickoff throw against Cincinnati on ..read more