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11:26 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Brooklyn Nets hope Mikel Brown Jr., their No. 6 overall pick, can change their fortunes

11:18 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Rookie right-hander Ryan Johnson gave up one hit over six scoreless innings, Nolan Schanuel hit an early two-run home run and the Los Angeles Angels earned a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

11:05 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Pacific Division loaded up on young, talented guards in the top 10 of this year’s NBA draft, with the Los Angeles Clippers taking Keaton Wagler and the Sacramento Kings selecting Darius Acuff Jr. Wagler was the No. 5 overall pick on Tuesday, giving the Clippers an all-around guard who was one of the country’s star freshman

10:29 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Wilyer Abreu and Nate Eaton drove in two runs each to back an 11-strikeout performance from Sonny Gray and the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2

10:17 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages each had three of the Dodgers’ season high-tying 17 hits, Justin Wrobleski worked seven strong innings, and Los Angeles beat the Minnesota Twins 12-3 Tuesday night

10:13 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Though Washington grabbed the spotlight by making BYU forward AJ Dybantsa the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Tuesday night, other Southeast Division teams made news in a busy week

10:05 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Nolan Arenado and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had run-scoring hits and Arizona’s eventual winning run scored on a passed ball — all in the ninth inning — as the Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday night

10:05 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Tampa Bay native Jac Caglianone continued his hot June by homering twice and driving in three runs in the Kansas City Royals’ 12-5 victory over the reeling Rays on Tuesday night

9:27 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The name of Boston Celtics guard Derrick White surfaced on draft night

9:12 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Brandon Sproat pitched one-hit ball for six shutout innings and had a career-high 10 strikeouts, Hank Bauers and Andrew Vaughn drove in runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Tuesday night

9:02 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Miguel Vargas hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, Sean Burke struck out six in 6 1/3 innings, and the Chicago White Sox claimed sole possession of first place in the AL Central with a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians

8:55 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Chien-Fan Lai, an 18-year-old right-handed pitcher from Taiwan, agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees that includes a $872,500 signing bonus

8:07 PM on Tuesday, June 23

Josip Stanišić lifted a curving cross onto the boot of Ante Budimir, who tapped it into an open net in the 54th minute Tuesday, giving Croatia a 1-0 win over Panama in the World Cup

7:33 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Washington Wizards took AJ Dybantsa with the first overall pick in the NBA draft

7:19 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The players selected in Tuesday's first round of the 2026 NBA draft

5:10 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Buffalo Sabres dealt defenseman Bowen Byram to Chicago and the Washington Capitals acquired right winger Jordan Kyrou in a trade with the St. Louis Blues, with teams keeping busy ahead of the NHL draft and free agency

12:53 PM on Tuesday, June 23

12:13 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Portland Trail Blazers picked Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori as their head coach after making the playoffs for the first time in five years under the direction of interim coach Tiago Splitter

11:10 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals to help Portugal roll to a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan at the World Cup, bouncing back after a disappointing performance in the team’s opening match

9:57 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The Washington Wizards selected forward AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring in his one season at BYU, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft