With the first week of NFL preseason kicking off this week, Nate Davis of USA TODAY Sports has released his updated NFL power rankings.
Davis is giving the Denver Broncos a lot of respect, ranking them third overall, only trailing the Los Angeles Rams (No. 1) and Seattle Seahawks (No. 2). By his estimation, Denver's the team to beat in the AFC this fall.
"You can make a legitimate case that at least half of the AFC's teams have a bona fide shot to reach the Super Bowl − which, conversely, also suggests none of them exactly seem like heavyweights well positioned to compete with the NFC's elite," Davis wrote for USA TODAY. "But the Broncos were probably one key injury away from going to Super Bowl 60 and might be even better in Year 3 of the Sean Payton-Bo Nix era, the latter healthy once again.
Elsewhere in the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs are ranked No. 14, the Los Angeles Chargers are ranked No. 16 and the Las Vegas Raiders are ranked No. 28. To view the complete power rankings, visit USATODAY.com.
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Patchy Mix knew he wouldn't get his hands raised Tuesday in Tokyo, as he missed weight for his RIZIN 54 co-main event bout with Shoko Sato and any other result other than a loss would be immediately overturned to a no-contest, and the two-point deduction for the miss made the difference in the end.
Mix was more than six pounds over the bantamweight limit, the reason why he was docked two points, and decided to go for the finish early on. Sato survived a rear-naked choke in the opening round, and another submission attempt in the third, damaging Mix's leg when on the feet. Sato was declared the unanimous decision winner (28-27 x3), extending Mix's losing skid to four.
Rising 20-year-old prospect Kyoma Akimoto dominated and beat former champion Kleber Koike in the main event to secure a shot at the 145-pound belt – which will be put on the line in September — alongside the inaugural PFL ****** le — between Razhabali Shaidulloev and AJ McKee.
Akimoto was able to stop the Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist from taking the fight to the ground, fighting smart from the distance to land enough to leave Koike with a ****** face to win a decision.
"A lot of people are saying I don't need to fight for the belt," Akimoto said after the win. "Right now, I'm the only one who can bring an overseas belt back to ****** an, so I want to fight the winner of AJ McKee and Shaidulloev in the main event at Nagoya Dome [on NYE]. But I think this [left] hand might be broken. I'm gonna take a little time off and then work my way back toward the belt."

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With a crowd of more than 10,000 fans at Toyota Arena Tokyo,Rizin Fighting Federation put on Rizin54 on Tuesday in Tokyo. The card was headlined by afeatherweight ****** le eliminator between top MMA prospect KyomaAkimoto and former Rizin champion KleberKoike Erbst.

After three hard-fought rounds, Akimoto (13-1, 8-1 Rizin) emergedvictorious, while Erbst (35-10-1, 1 NC; 10-5, 1 NC Rizin) may haveseen his path back to the ****** le derailed.

Koike was active with kicks in the first round and landed dozens toAkimoto's legs and midsection during the first two minutes alone.Akimoto stayed calm as Koike chased him with punches. A counterleft hook rocked Koike and backed him into a corner, but herecovered quickly and took Akimoto's back. Akimoto remained on hisfeet and wobbled Koike again with punches during the final 30seconds.

Koike pressed forward with punches in the second round, but Akimotobegan to time his strikes and snapped Koike's head back with jabsand crosses. Koike bled from his nose and tried unsuccessfully topull guard. Akimoto prevented Koike from taking him down from backcontrol and backed Koike into a corner with jabs as more cutsopened on Koike's face.

Akimoto jabbed Koike in the nose and easily avoided his takedownattempts in the final round. Koike dropped to his back and daredAkimoto to follow him to the ground, but the 20-year-old declined.Koike's left eye swelled and blood began to cover his face asAkimoto's jabs forced him to retreat. The bout went to thescorecards, and all three judges sided with Akimoto for a unanimousdecision victory. He is expected to challenge for Rizin'sfeatherweight ****** le by the end of the year.
The only other bout on the card to go the distance was the co-mainevent between Shoko Sato(39-17-2, 1 NC; 5-2 Rizin) and Patrick"Patchy" Mix (20-5, 1-2 Rizin), who came in more than sixpounds over the bantamweight limit. As a result, Mix was penalizedwith a two-point deduction, which proved to be the difference after15 minutes of fighting.

The fighters exchanged inside leg kicks in the opening minutebefore "Patchy" took Sato down directly into back control. Mixsecured a tight rear-naked choke, but Sato refused to submit andbroke Mix's grip. Sato hurt Mix with two leg kicks to begin thesecond round, and Mix immediately began to favor his right leg.Sato kept his distance and continued to throw kicks as Mix slowed.Mix was unable to take Sato down, and Sato repeatedly punished himwith leg kicks.

Mix caught a kick and took Sato down early in the final round. Hepassed to side control and struck Sato's face with hammerfists.Sato attempted a modified buggy choke from the bottom before thebout went to the scorecards. Because of Mix's point deductions, allthree judges scored the fight 28-27 for Sato, giving him aunanimous decision victory. Mix has lost four straight fights.

The second Heavyweight Grand Prix ****** an semifinal between KingEdokpolo (4-0, 3-0 Rizin) and Mikio Ueda(5-4, 4-4 Rizin) got o

The Los Angeles Queens will face the New York Heights in the first game of the Women's Pro Baseball League today in Springfield, Illinois.
The best-known member of the Queens is outfielder Mo'ne Davis, who in 2014 became the first girl to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series and first Little Leaguer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Davis played softball at Hampton University in 2020 and 2022, was an intern in the Dodgers' video production department in 2023, received a master's degree in sports management from Columbia University in 2024 and played for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Banana Ball Championship League earlier this year.
The Queens chose ******* anese right-handed pitcher Ayami Sato with their first selection in the league's draft, the second overall pick. The 36-year-old has helped lead ******* an to six Women's Baseball World Cup championships. The Queens' lone Southern Californian is catcher Jamie Mackay, who played on the baseball team at Pacifica Christian High School in Newport Beach and college softball at Mississippi and South Carolina.
Saturday's 3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time game will be streamed by ESPN Select.

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Schalke produced a dominant display in their pre-season friendly against Regionalliga side Hessen Kassel, with goals from Kenan Karaman, Junior Adamu, Adil Aouchiche, Moussa Sylla and Satoshi Tanaka sealing a comfortable 5-0 victory. However, injuries to Robin Gosens and Dejan Ljubičić cast a shadow over an otherwise encouraging afternoon.
More than 18,000 spectators packed into the Auestadion to watch the newly promoted Bundesliga side take on the regional league outfit. The game got off to a worrying start for Schalke, as new signing Robin Gosens was on the receiving end of a heavy challenge inside the opening minute.
The left-back was left in visible pain and required lengthy treatment before attempting to continue. However, despite battling on, the Germany international was eventually forced off after just 13 minutes.
Schalke's injury concerns worsened after the break when midfielder Dejan Ljubičić was also forced off. The summer signing limped from the pitch, with the extent of both injuries still unclear.
While no official diagnosis has yet been confirmed, there is cautious optimism that neither issue is serious, as both Gosens and Ljubičić were able to leave the field under their own power.

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When Ayami Sato takes the mound as the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Queens on Saturday, it will be the culmination of a professional career that has spanned 16 years and three countries. The right-handed hurler is largely considered the best pitcher in the history of women's baseball. She has the awards and experience to prove it, and now she's taking on America when she makes her debut in the Women's Professional Baseball League, the first pro women's baseball league in the United States since the 1950s.
Even though most Americans tuning into the WPBL may not have heard of her, Sato's resume speaks for itself. Sato's fastball has been clocked at nearly 80mph and her curveball has a devastating spin rate that is higher than many Major League Baseball pitchers. As a member of the ****** an National Team since 2010, Sato has won six gold medals. She is the only player in Women's Baseball World Cup history to win three consecutive MVP awards. As a member of the now-defunct ****** an's Women's Baseball League, Sato led the league in strikeouts in three of the last four seasons. And most recently, in 2024 she became the first woman to play pro baseball in Canada as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League.
Now, she is bringing her talent to the US and the WPBL. "This is a brand new league for all of us," Sato tells the Guardian through a translator. "So I also want to approach it with the mindset of a rookie –staying curious, paying attention to everything around me, and embracing this new challenge with an open mind."
The league will play all its games in a centralized location for its first season, at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. There are four teams – the Queens, the New York Heights, the San Francisco Firebells and the Boston Hunters. And the best players from all over the world will take the field together for the first time as one league, including at least nine players from the US women's national baseball team. On the Queens, Sato will play alongside USA star third baseman Ashton Lansdell and Little League World Series star Mo'ne Davis.
WPBL co-founder and commissioner Justine Seigel says it was always the plan to recruit internationally for the league. "We want many of the best players, and to have many of the best players, you have to go out into the world and find the best shortstop in Venezuela, and who's pitching in ****** an," Seigel says. "It's also fun because baseball is baseball, but it's also got its own little nuances country-to-country, and it's kind of fun to see in a game, as well."

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CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's first women's professional baseball league in nearly 30 years is about to embark on its inaugural season in what marks a major milestone in the scattered history of the sport in the United States.
The Women's Pro Baseball League is also part of a timeline that goes back to the very beginning of the sport.
"Women have always been part of this game," said Kat Williams, the chief executive officer of the International Women's Baseball Center. "We've always played, we've always umpired, we've always coached. And in some of the earliest references in the 17th century, the earliest references to something like a game of baseball, it was women that were playing it."
Next up is the WPBL, which plays its first game Saturday. The league has four teams — New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco — for its first year, but the 15 regular-season games for each club and the playoffs will be held at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 5,200, and Springfield hosted one of the earliest paid women's games when the Blondes faced the Brunettes on Sept. 11, 1875.
Kelsie Whitmore, Mo'ne Davis and Ayami Sato are among the marquee names expected to play in the league's first season. Each team will have 15 active players for the seven-inning games.

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Microstrategy has gone four consecutive weeks without buying a single satoshi of Bitcoin, its longest buying freeze in two years, while Michael Saylor keeps posting accumulation charts to X with the caption "We're gonna need another color."
The company sits on $3.225 billion in cash, MSTR is down roughly 33% year-to-date, and Q2 earnings land Thursday after the US market close. The central question for retail investors is blunt: is the BTC dip buy coming today, or is the math still broken?
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The mechanics of the freeze are straightforward. SEC filings on Jun. 29, Jul. 6, Jul. 13 and Jul. 20 each recorded no Bitcoin buys made under its standing acquisition programs. The filings covering June 29, July 6, July 13, and July 20 contained the same answer: nothing.
What makes the silence louder is the contrast with Saylor's behavior on X. He posted Strategy's color-coded Bitcoin accumulation chart on Sunday, July 27, under the caption "We're gonna need another color", a reference to how new purchase tranches get ******* igned a distinct color bubble on the chart.

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TUSCARAWAS TWP. — Registration for this week's Tigertown Open will close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.
The 75th Tigertown Open will be played on Friday, July 17 at The Elms Country Club. With a $5,000 guaranteed prize, the event has Ohio's largest one-day first-place pro golf prize. Amateur and senior amateur players will play for cash prizes under USGA regulations.
To sign up, visit www.golfhub.golfgenius.com... For more information, call Tony Mastrianni at The Elms at 330-833-2668.
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Why Stanford-commit Archer Horn wasn't picked in MLB Draft despite ranking No. 54 on board originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The MLB Draft this year was 613 picks across 20 rounds (plus some compensatory slots).
Archer Horn was ranked No. 54 on the MLB.com final big board.
Despite that, Horn wasn't drafted after a standout career at St. Ignatius High School in California.
It's huge news for the Stanford Cardinal, who have Horn committed to come play for them.

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The Boston Red Sox have completed their 2026 MLB Draft class.
They kicked it off with a couple of players from the University of North Carolina, but then they hit a wide variety of talents from there.
The draft used to be 40 rounds and even longer, but these days it's 20 rounds, along with some potential compensatory picks.
The MLB Draft also has more of a delay in impact at the highest level than the other major sports. These guys will first put their work in across the minor leagues.

SATO (TSXV: SATO) signed a letter of intent with Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority for a hydro-powered AI data center campus in the kingdom's southern special administrative region, according to a company release. Under the June 20 LOI, 100 MW of firm power is reserved for the project, with an initial 5 MW development phase and a pathway to expand to 500 MW.
The company said the campus would serve AI compute demand originating in India and South Asia. SATO framed the site's location directly across the Bhutan-India border as a low-latency advantage, noting that Indian data center expansion faces power availability constraints and multi-year grid timelines.
The LOI sets out a structure for definitive agreements on power, site development, project structure, financing and commercial offtake. SATO said the parties expect to finalize those agreements within 12 months. The transaction's completion still hinges on financing, board approval, due diligence and the signing of binding contracts.
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"This project is the product of a deliberate effort to find the next jurisdiction where clean, sovereign power and serious AI ambition meet," said Mathieu Nouzareth, co-founder and director of SATO, the project's originator and lead. "Bhutan offers a rare combination of hydroelectric resources and forward-looking governance."

Aki Iwai changed her name a couple of months ago on the LPGA to help make it easier for American fans (and starters) to **** ounce. After an opening 8-under 63 at the Amundi Evian Championship, it's a good time for golf fans to get to know the more aggressive half of the Iwai sister set.
Iwai's given name is Akie, **** ounced ah-kee-ay, and her nickname is Aki (ah-kee). She told LPGA officials in May that she wanted to go by her nickname going forward. Twin sister Chisato started going by her nickname, Chizzy, on LPGA leaderboards and rankings at the start of the 2026 season. The LPGA's first twins were both rookies — and winners — on the LPGA last year. They have 14 **** les between them on the JLPGA and turned age 24 on July 5. Aki, who was born one minute before her sister, is ranked 24th in the world and Chizzy is 25th.
Aki's bogey-free 63 is the lowest opening round at the Evian since Ayaka Furue in 2022. **** an has three players currently in the top 7, with fellow major winner Mao Saigo carding a 66 and Erika Hara a 67.
"I was able to focus on my golf, and then stay committed," said Iwai of her day, noting that the mountainous Evian Resort reminds her of courses in **** an.
Joining Saigo at 66 is recent KPMG Women's PGA winner Haeran Ryu and Jin Hee Im.

We are only three weeks away from the start of the Baltimore Ravens training camp. So football talking season (the prelude to football season) is now here. And it is always mock draft season. That's a year-round thing.
For this mock draft, we will only project the picks that are definitive at this time. We're only doing the six selections that we know Baltimore will definitely have. According to the league's website, they are likely to be awarded three more compensatory picks: two selections in round five and one in round six.
After the additional selections are made official, we will be back with a Ravens mock draft that includes them.
Round 1: Kade Pieper, C, Iowa
Perhaps the team's biggest question mark, heading into this season, is center. We just don't really know who is going to replace Tyler Linderbaum. The Ravens could go back to the same well (the University of Iowa) where they got Linderbaum, because, coincidentally, it is Pieper who is the highest-rated prospect at the position.

Robert Saleh's return to San Francisco for the Tennessee ******* ans' preseason opener is set to air live on NFL Network.
Week 1 of NFL preseason will see the ******* ans travel to face the 49ers on Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. CT, one of two ******* ans preseason showcases set to air nationally. Saleh was the defensive coordinator for the 49ers before becoming the ******* ans' head coach.
Along with Saleh's debut game at the helm, the ******* ans' final preseason game against the Chicago Bears on Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. CT will air on NFL Network, rounding out a 19-game live slate across three weeks of action.
The ******* ans' preseason schedule is rounded out by a matchup against the Seattle Seahawks on Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. CT, the first of two consecutive home games.
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La Liga outfit Valencia have this week announced a fresh addition to the club’s first-team ranks. This comes amid confirmation of Ryunosuke Sato having penned contract terms at Mestalla.
Sato, for his part, is a versatile 19-year-old attacker, who has spent the early years of his fledgling career plying his club trade in his home country of ***** an.
This past season, the starlet took to the pitch on 19 occasions in the colours of FC Tokyo, notching six goals and an ***** ist along the way.
Such exploits, coupled with Sato’s ability to fill a number of attacking roles, culminated in mounting transfer interest from across Europe heading into the summer.
And as alluded to above, on Tuesday, one such suitor have officially beaten out the competition to the winger’s signature.

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Hina Suzuki
TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the broader ****** anese economy, adding a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to find alternatives to exports that China has cut off, according to recent corporate filings.
China dominates the global market for rare ‌earths - which are crucial in making items from electric cars to weapons - and it is using those supplies as a diplomatic cudgel.
Since Takaichi enraged Beijing with comments about ‌defending Taiwan in November, Beijing has choked off shipments of certain key minerals to ****** an.
Recent surges in the Nikkei stock index to successive records and buoyant corporate sentiment in the Bank of ****** an's Tankan survey point to an economy on an upswing. But an unprecedented increase in corporate ****** an's notices about critical minerals is flashing a warning signal for the quarters ahead.

AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) is one of the 12 best industrial stocks with more than 50% upside. The company's recent launch backs its bullish outlook. On June 14, it launched the TOM 50 RE, which is a highly compact unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) manufactured by its subsidiary, Telerob.
Showcased at Eurosatory 2026, this robotic system is designed for dismounted military forces, EOD teams, and special operations teams functioning in intricate or contested environments.
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Weighing under ten kilograms, the portable UGV can be utilized by a sole operator. It incorporates a tracked design with a custom stair-climbing flipper system, allowing it to navigate uneven hurdles and offer detailed visibility of interior ****** es. The platform supports up to five kilograms of payloads and offers endurance up to five hours.
Technologically, the platform employs built-in SLAM capability for automated mapping in GPS-denied or underground zones. Four infrared wide-angle cameras provide 360-degree environmental awareness during night and day. The unit can be used as a mobile communications relay with an integrated IP mesh radio system to provide secure connectivity.

At least one prominent player won't participate in Tuesday's WNBA Commissioner's Cup final between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty.
Liberty forward Satou Sabally remains in concussion protocol and is listed as out for Tuesday’s game. The Aces, meanwhile, have listed four-time MVP A'ja Wilson as questionable with a right leg injury.
Wilson rolled her right ankle in the fourth quarter of Las Vegas’ 107-99 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday. She briefly left for the locker room, but was able to return to the game and finish with a game-high 30 points and 15 rebounds. But her status for Wednesday’s Commissioner’s Cup showdown is in doubt.
Tuesday’s final will be played between the winners of the the last four WNBA championships. The Aces are the reigning champions and winners of three of the last four ***** les. The Liberty won the franchise’s first WNBA ***** le in 2024.
The game is a matchup of two of the league’s top five teams in the standings. And it’s slated to feature some of the game’s biggest stars, including New York’s Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu and Las Vegas’ Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young.

Enzo Maresca has been hired by Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s replacement on a three-year contract.
The Italian returns for his third spell at the club, having served as Guardiola’s ******* istant manager before becoming Chelsea’s head coach in 2024 and lifting the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup in 2025.
He would remain at the Blues until January 2026, when his relationship broke down with the club’s hierarchy to an extent that he saw fit to resign from his position on New Year’s Day.
Maresca’s move to Manchester was stalled by his former club negotiating for a compensatory package should their former boss join the Cityzens.
On joining the eight-time Premier League winners, Maresca said: “Manchester City is a club I know very well and to have the chance to manage this team is a brilliant opportunity for me.

Ondas Inc (NASDAQ:ONDS) is one of the best AI stocks under $10 to buy now. Ondas shares have exploded almost 500% over the past year, and ****** ysts say the stock could still double from its current price. Some 34 hedge funds have confidence in Ondas' stock outlook.
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On June 16, Ondas Inc (NASDAQ:ONDS) announced the launch of multiple new autonomous defense systems at the Eurosatory 2026 event in Europe. The systems cover categories like air defense, ground robotics, and AI software.
One of the systems is named Dual Shield, and this is a truck-mounted counter-UAS solution for mobile forces. Iron Arrow is a long-range interceptor platform, MODUS is a modular low-altitude solution built for ground forces, and LADOS is an autonomous defense platform for controlling operations across multiple environments.
According to Ondas CEO Eric Brock, the company considers Europe a central pillar of its long-term growth strategy. Ondas used the event to highlight ONBERG, its European joint venture focused on local manufacturing, support, and deployment of drone defense systems.

NFL training camp is right around the corner, meaning that the 2026 offseason is nearing its end. As we all look forward to the upcoming regular season, it can also be a fun exercise to reflect on how the offseason went for each team.
That can be a significantly less fun exercise for some teams than it can for others, though. While there were a few rosters around the NFL that took major jumps in 2026, there were others that look weaker on paper than they were going into free agency.
This list is no guarantee that a listed team will regress heading into the new season. However, let’s take a look at six NFL teams that lost more talent than they gained in the 2026 offseason.
When your general manager admits early into free agency that they’re prioritizing the compensatory pick formula over spending, that’s generally a sign that your team is going to do much damage on the open market. That’s the case with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who were pretty quiet during the height of free agency.
The Jaguars were extremely quiet in free agency, letting the likes of Travis Etienne, Devin Lloyd, and Greg Newsome all walk. Though Newsome’s departure shouldn’t be a big issue given their strong cornerback room, Jacksonville now has big holes at running back and linebacker that they didn’t spend big money on, nor did they address in the 2026 NFL Draft.

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Fans will get a Commissioner's Cup final preview as the Las Vegas Aces host the New York Liberty in Sin City on Tuesday night.
With the in-season tournament final happening a week later, there's no way to tell how each franchise will play in this matchup. A'ja Wilson will surely be ready to lead her squad to a home win, but Aces guard Chennedy Carter could still be sidelined due to an undisclosed illness.
Meanwhile, the Liberty will be hitting the road for this battle before hosting the Cup championship on June 30. New York is recovering from a surprise 86-83 loss to the Mystics last week, in which stars Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Satou Sabally played below their usual standard.
Who will take this regular-season win?

June 22 (UPI) -- England's Royal Ascot saved its best for last, serving up a four-horse, four-nation photo finish in the final Group 1 event of the week, while back in the States, Chip Honcho got a long-awaited breakthrough in the Ohio Derby.
The first three days of Ascot's Royal meeting produced plenty of thrills, with Bow Echo edging Gstaad in the St James's Palace on Tuesday, Ombudsman's tour de force in Wednesday's Prince of Wales's and Scandinavia just seeing off a brave Trawlerman Thursday in the Gold Cup.
The hits kept on coming Friday, as Venetian Sun was all out to pip 50-1 longshot Spicy Marg in the Commonwealth Cup and Precise dominated the Coronation Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.
Saturday's Group 1 finale, the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, topped them all in a desperate, four-horse finish that involved Australia, ***** an, France and England.
The photo found 25-1 Almeraq, who vanned over from Newmarket, a nose in front of ***** an's Satono Reve, who traveled some 6,000 for the 6-furlong race. Another short head back was star Australian mare Joliestar, who came more than 10,000 miles for her chance. Stolen Kiss, who crossed the Channel from France, was another head back in fourth.

With 69% of the total vote share, Dover track & field's Shiloh Scott-Greaves won the Poughkeepsie Journal Girls Athlete of the Week poll for June 8-14.
The Poughkeepsie Journal Softball All-Stars for the spring season is here.
Nominations are based on information gathered and received by the Poughkeepsie Journal throughout the season. For consideration throughout the season, coaches are asked to submit game information and player stats to Edeckerusatodayco.com.
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With 46% of the total vote share, John Jay's Nate Johnson won the Poughkeepsie Journal Boys Athlete of the Week poll for June 8-14.
The Poughkeepsie Journal Baseball All-Stars for the spring season is here.
Nominations are based on information gathered and received by the Poughkeepsie Journal throughout the season. For consideration throughout the season, coaches are asked to submit game information and player stats to Edeckerusatodayco.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kiki Iriafen scored 20 points, including a go-ahead layup with 27 seconds left to give the Washington Mystics an 86-83 win over New York on Friday night, snapping the Liberty's eight-game winning streak.
With the game tied at 83, Iriafen was found under the basket by Sonia Citron for a lay-in. Breanna Stewart tried to even the score but missed a contested layup with 14 seconds left. Iriafen then hit oen of two free throws two seconds later.
New York (11-5) had two chances to tie the game, but Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally's 3-pointers were both off the mark.
Iriafen had missed the last three games while dealing with an ankle injury she suffered against Indiana on June 8.
The victory snapped a 10-game regular-season losing streak that the Mystics (7-7) had against New York. The Mystics' last regular-season win came in the finale of the 2023 season.

Cubs, Blue Jays, Braves get intriguing update on Mets top trade ****** et originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Nearly every contending team around Major League Baseball should be looking at what Freddy Peralta is going for at this year's deadline. There's a lot of reason to think that if things go as planned, he'll end up on one of the better teams in baseball.
According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, there appears to be an expectation of a bidding war for his services, with the Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Atlanta Braves recently mentioned as options.
“Teams are thrilled that Peralta has gotten off to a middling start with the Mets. Unless New York goes on a run, it has to trade the 30-year-old. Why? Because of the Mets' spending over the luxury tax, the best compensatory draft pick they can reap for him comes after the fourth round. Even with his strikeout rate dipping below one per inning, Peralta is still plenty capable of throwing seven shutout innings in a postseason game -- and that makes him worth a much better prospect than what New York could get with a fourth-rounder.
“Even better: Peralta is making $8 million this season, an awfully attractive figure for low-payroll teams,” Passan wrote.

Jimmie Allen has been ordered to pay $1.8 million (£1.36 million) to a woman who sued him over accusations that he ****** ually ****** aulted and secretly filmed her in a Las Vegas hotel room.
Judge Aleta A Trauger ruled on Thursday 18 June that the country star be held liable by default for ****** ault and invasion of privacy in August after he ignored multiple court deadlines.
In a court order, the Big Shot singer was told to pay the accuser $597,000 (£452,000) in compensatory damages and another $1.2 million (£910,000) in punitive damages.
"The evidence shows that Mr Allen intentionally and surreptitiously filmed his ****** ual encounter with plaintiff without her consent," the court report reads. "These intentional acts caused plaintiff to suffer extreme emotional distress and trauma."
In a statement to Billboard, a lawyer for the plaintiff, known as Jane Doe 2, said the sum "recognises the profound trauma Allen inflicted on Jane Doe 2 for his own ****** ual gratification" and "underscores a fundamental principle at the heart of this case: it is never acceptable to record ****** ual activity without a partner's consent".
Thursday's ruling came in one of two civil ****** ual ****** ault lawsuits brought against Allen in 2023, derailing the singer's promising career after a run of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.

MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom on Thursday ‌accused Ukraine of killing a key worker ‌in a drone attack near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
There was no immediate response from Ukraine and Reuters could not independently verify the statement.
Russia took control of the plant, ‌the largest nuclear ⁠power station in Europe, soon after its forces entered Ukraine in 2022 ⁠and both sides regularly accuse each other of endangering its safety with military action.
Alexei Likhachev, head of Rosatom, said in a statement that Ukrainian drones ‌had attacked the nearby city of Enerhodar on Wednesday, where most of the station's employees live.
He said one power plant employee working at a repair workshop had been killed and that ‌doctors were fighting for the life of a second employee injured in the same attack.