Celebrities born on today: Ryan Reynolds, 48; Cat Deeley, 48; Strange Al Yankovic, 65; Dwight Yoakam, 68.

Happy birthday: Do the work yourself in order to not find yourself in a vulnerable position. It's your 12 months to shine, but first tackle the role of a frontrunner, even when you feel like letting others do things for you. An open mind and a keen sense of what’s obligatory to attain your goal will overcome others' attempts to outmaneuver you. Stay heading in the right direction and stay on top of things, success shall be yours. Their numbers are 9, 13, 21, 29, 35, 38, 44.

Aries (March 21-April 19): Do your best to get along. Keep your thoughts to yourself and deal with getting things done. A physical approach to your day will reap the very best returns. Fitness and completing unfinished tasks will encourage you and result in opportunities that may expand your interests. 2 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take the initiative to make your environment user-friendly. How you reside affects your attitude and determines how well you get together with others. Let your imagination run wild and you’ll design a plan that can make your life easier and your attitude happier. 4 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Participate in an event or activity that interests you, but be wary of anyone who uses pressure tactics to govern your response. Invest more time and energy into self-preservation and well-being and appearance. Learn from experience and take the trail that promotes freedom of alternative. 3 stars

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LIBRA (September 23-October 22): Don't take anything without any consideration. Your success will come from doing something for yourself in your individual unique way. Dedication and loyalty to yourself will surpass anyone who tries to face in your way. A change at home or at work shall be higher than you expected. 2 stars

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Bruins

One of probably the most satisfying features of sports reporting – and of sports media, for that matter – is witnessing those moments when perseverance is rewarded and someone whose dues were paid in full way back sees their dream come true.

We only got the sports version in June, when the Celtics Al Horford became NBA champion for the primary time in his 17 seasons.

And we got the sports media version of somebody who gets what he deserves in every way possible when Ryan Johnston was named live commentator for 98.5 The Sports Hub's Bruins broadcasts Thursday morning.

“It's gratifying for many reasons,” Johnston told me later within the day. “One of them is that it's taken us a really long time to get here.”

Johnston, who has served as a weekend and fill-in host because the station's launch in August 2009, has had an extended profession as a hockey commentator, including nine seasons because the voice of the AHL's Lowell Lock Monsters (and later Devils). He has commentated on the Beanpot, Hockey East tournament and Boston College games for The Sports Hub, amongst a variety of other television and radio assignments.

The Syracuse University graduate has been so well respected in hockey circles for therefore long that he was even a finalist for the Bruins' radio job when it was last advertised in 2017. At that point, Dave Goucher left the job to turn into the tv voice of the expanding Vegas Golden Knights.

As a part of this audition, he even commentated on some preseason games with analyst Bob Beers. However, the job went to Judd Sirott, who proved to be a great alternative himself.

When Sirott was hired by NESN in August to exchange the legendary Jack Edwards, Johnston's name was the primary that got here to mind for a lot of Bruins fans as a logical alternative for the radio broadcasts.

That made sense; Johnston had even filled in for Sirott every now and then. But he was not a sure-fire fit. It's a coveted position with remarkable tradition and a legendary forged that features Bob Wilson, Fred Cusick, Frank Ryan, Bob Neumeier, Bill Harrington and contemporary star player Goucher. The Sports Hub followed standard protocol and opened the job to outside candidates.

“There was hope all along, but we weren't 100 percent sure until a few days ago,” Johnston said. “I think a lot of people assume that this was just my job from the beginning, but I don't know if that was ever the case.”

“To be on a list like this is special and something I will definitely take to heart. This team has had some great commentators throughout its history and I want to continue that tradition. This was my dream job.”

Johnston said the method was just like 2017, “except for commentating on preseason games.” He had a proper interview with network management, including program director Rick Radzik, who has hired a variety of Bruins commentators over time, including Goucher, Sirott and Beers. Johnston also conducted an interview with Bruins management, who signed off on the alternative.

Johnston, who has been the essential host of The Sports Hub's “Hockey Show” since 2012, said he believes this time around it has helped him to indicate more of his personality on air lately.

For three years he was a daily substitute guest on the station's morning program “Toucher and Hardy” (formerly “Toucher and Rich”).

“I think the opportunity to work on the morning show opened some people's eyes and showed that I can do more,” Johnston said. “Obviously it's not always one play at a time, but I think it showed that I'm versatile and have a sense of humor and things like that.”

Johnston's credibility with the Bruins is evident to anyone who has listened to “The Hockey Show” or heard him talk concerning the team over time.

So it's perhaps surprising that he's not a native New Englander, since he spent his childhood in southern New Jersey with parents who owned Flyers season tickets before he was born.

“They started taking me to games when I was still in diapers, and that was kind of the beginning of it all,” he said.

When he was in middle school, Johnston's family moved to Chicago. He graduated from Massachusetts in 2000, and his passion for the Bruins grew even stronger when he began working for The Sports Hub 15 years ago.

“That’s when I started watching every game and really fell in love with the team,” he said.

Johnston said his approach is to bring “excitement, excitement and credibility” to the show, which debuts Sept. 22 with the Bruins' season opener against the Rangers. The on-air reference to Beers is anticipated to develop quickly, as they’ve worked together for years on “The Hockey Show.”

“We spend practically every Saturday morning together throughout the season,” Johnston said.

When Johnston walks into the Bruins' announcer's booth on the ninth floor of the TD Garden and joins Beers on the conference call, it would be the official success of a dream that at times appeared like it might never come true.

“That was always the ultimate goal,” Johnston said. “After 2017, I didn't know if I would ever get that close again. That was a big disappointment, but I just decided to keep working at it and see what happens. And here we are.”

Joe Ryan became the most recent pitcher to sign one in all the Major Leagues' weakest offensive teams on Thursday, and Carlos Correa continued his hitting streak because the Minnesota Twins beat the Athletics 6-2 at Target Field.

Ryan, of San Anselmo, improved his record to 5-5 by going seven innings for the fifth time within the last seven games. He allowed a house run to Tyler Soderstrom within the second inning and almost nothing else, giving up three hits with a walk and five strikeouts.

“He's a good starter. It's hard to get baserunners against him,” A's manager Mark Kotsay told reporters. “We reduced the strikeouts against him and put the ball in play, but no hard contact other than Tyler's home run.”

The Athletics struck out 18 times in a loss to San Diego on Wednesday and managed just seven against Minnesota, but there have been few baserunners with only three runners left on base.

Correa essentially decided the sport for Minnesota with a two-run home run against Sean Newcomb in the underside of the seventh inning and was 3-for-4. It was Correa's sixth home run of the season.

After Soderstrom's home run, the A's didn't put one other runner in scoring position against Ryan. Griffin Jax and Jorge Alcala closed the sport for Minnesota, which improved to 37-32 on the season while the A's fell to 26-45.

For the A's, it was the ninth loss within the last eleven games and the twelfth within the last 15.

Soderstrom hit a house run within the second inning for the Athletics, his fourth within the last eight games. Soderstrom, whose potential game-winning hit died against the left outfield fence against Toronto and San Diego recently, drove a Ryan pitch 430 feet to center field at 112 mph for his fourth home run of the season.

The home run gave Soderstrom a five-game hitting streak, and he achieved a batting average of .357 during that period.

“He left one up the middle and I hit it good,” Soderstrom told reporters. “I'm just trying to take it day by day, enjoy being up here and enjoy the process. I'm keeping my head down and continuing to work hard.”

Kotsay, who said before the sport he had a superb feeling about Soderstrom's approach, echoed that sentiment afterward. Soderstrom was a first-round draft pick in 2020 (No. 26 overall) who struggled last season after his promotion to the main leagues.

“The at-bats have been better,” Kotsay said. “He's showing signs of maturity, signs of growth and becoming the hitter we know he can be.”

Athletics starter Luis Medina (0-2) was finished after five innings after allowing eight hits, 4 runs (all earned) with one walk and three strikeouts. In his three starts since being recalled from Las Vegas, Medina has pitched 5 2/3, 4 2/3 and five innings.

Minnesota bothered Medina although they didn't get any walks, as he threw 102 pitches, 67 of which were strikes, before giving option to Vinny Nittoli within the sixth inning.

Ryan, alternatively, retired the last ten batters he faced, throwing 95 pitches in seven innings, 65 of which were strikes.

The Twins reached Medina for 2 runs within the second and tied the rating at 2-2 when Byron Buxton hit a single to center, bringing home Max Kepler and Carlos Correa.

Sode is on fire pic.twitter.com/pYD3v7MArP

— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) June 14, 2024

Kepler opened the inning with a single to right and Correa, who entered Wednesday with a five-hit game and a 15-29 hitting streak, got lucky with a swinging bunt that Medina couldn't fend off. Both runners advanced when Medina threw a wild pitch three-quarters of the best way up the screen.

Correa struck again within the third inning when he hit a ground single past Zack Gelof at second base. He brought home Trevor Larnach, the previous College Park High star who had earlier been given a walk, and gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead. The Twins scored one other run within the second inning on an infield out by Austin Martin. The inning began with an infield single by Buxton and a single by Jeffers that moved Buxton to 3rd base.

Correa's home run within the seventh inning brought home Royce Lewis, who reached the primary with a single.

The Twins were more successful than the A's with a rating of 13:4.

NOTEWORTHY

— Soderstrom and Gelof collided within the second inning while chasing a foul ball off Ryan Jeffers' bat down the first-base line. Gelof caught the ball and was out, but hit Soderstrom in the pinnacle along with his elbow. Soderstrom was shaken up but stayed in the sport after being examined by the coaching staff.

“Everything's fine. Just a little confused,” Soderstrom said. “No problems.”

— The A's hit their seventieth double play of the season within the sixth inning. They entered the sport trailing Colorado by one point for the main league lead.

And be one other touchdown for Travis Kelce's television profession because the Super Bowl champion joins the forged of Ryan Murphy's Grotesquerie in his first major acting role.

The 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end will appear on the FX horror show alongside Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville. Deadline was the primary to report the casting.

Kelce on Tuesday night shared the video from Nash-Betts from the set. That's what's in there “claws” Alum, 54, says: “Guys, Guess who I'm working with on Grotesquerie?“ then pans to the laughing NFL star.

“Breaking new ground with Niecy!” says Kelce.

The role isn't the primary foray into acting for the “New Heights” podcast co-host. He previously checked this off his profession list with a cameo appearance within the 2020s “Moon Base 8” followed by a hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live” early last 12 months.

Although he’s now traveling the world love story with Taylor SwiftKelce also previously starred within the short-lived reality dating series. “Catch Kelce.”

The news comes on the heels of Kelce is chosen to host “Are you smarter than a celebrity?” — Amazon Prime Video spinoff of “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?”

“Groteskery” is considered one of nine upcoming projects out of Emmy winner and lead executive producer Murphy, 58. The mastermind behind “Glee” and “American Horror Story” can also be currently working on the series “American Sports Story,” a miniseries based on “A Chorus Line” and one other limited series about German starlet Marlene Lockpick.

Ryan Garcia has spent the last three months leaving analysts and pundits way more concerned about his personal well-being than impressed by his boxing skills.

With a handful of explosive left hooks, he reminded the boxing world why he’s “King Ryan” by defeating WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney by majority decision on Saturday night, potentially ending the discussion about one of the best fight of 2024 .

“Come on, did you really think I was crazy?” Garcia shouted after the win.

Sweet Chin music

Here are all 3 knockdowns @RyanGarcia delivered to @Realdevinhaney to make sure victory.#HaneyGarcia pic.twitter.com/18obAwynEE

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 21, 2024

Haney entered the evening because the strong favorite, the king of several weight classes and with an untouched record. He left the night with a damaged legacy.

Garcia's readiness was immediately apparent in the primary minute of the primary round when he rocked Haney with two explosive left hooks to get up the gang. He won the opening round with ease, landing nine powerful punches.

From there, Haney gained the upper hand by increasing the tempo and keeping the pressure on Garcia. Haney's sharp jabs kept Garcia at bay and it appeared the champion was on his option to a straightforward defense against the enigmatic powerhouse.

And then got here the seventh round.

With a gap round outburst much like the primary round, Garcia's power hit thunderously, this time wowing the gang by knocking Haney down with a hook and giving Haney the primary knockdown of his profession. The stunned Haney beat the count but was caught repeatedly as Garcia unleashed the facility that made him famous.

But the round soon turned chaotic when Garcia was deducted some extent for striking on a break while Haney's legs wobbled like jelly. After months of worrying about his mental well-being, a mid-fight mental decline threatened to spoil his momentum.

Garcia bided his time within the eighth and ninth rounds before proving within the tenth that his outbursts were far more than simply adrenaline rushes. “King Ryan” knocked Haney down again, turning the fight completely in his favor and making an impossibility suddenly seem realistic.

As if that wasn't enough, Garcia put the icing on the cake with a 3rd knockdown within the eleventh round, hitting Haney with one other left hook that brought the champion back to the mat and sent the Barclays Center into pandemic.

While Haney got up and beat the count a 3rd time, the night was clearly over for the stunned champion, and Garcia ended the decisive twelfth round by jumping onto the corner ropes to earn the praise of a confused crowd after the fight of his life.

Fear the king pic.twitter.com/pogoQxoxXb

– RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) April 21, 2024

“I would like to compete again, I gave it a chance and I will try immediately,” Haney said after the loss.

After weighing 3.2 kilos over the agreed-upon limit of 140 kilos, Garcia was ineligible to win Haney's super lightweight title, but that strap may be the one piece of dignity Haney left in Brooklyn.

Garcia began the night with a pure puncher's likelihood, which was a far cry from the times when his explosive style made him a household name just a couple of years ago.

The social media sensation looked like the actual deal within the ring as he outpointed Luke Campbell to capture the interim WBC lightweight title in 2021 and had the potential to develop into the longer term face of the game within the post-Mayweather era, yet then he saw that hype worn out after losing his undefeated mark in a superfight with fellow phenom Gervonta “Tank” Davis in February 2023.

In that fight, Garcia was first knocked down within the second round after which knocked down again by Davis with a brutal body shot within the seventh round. Garcia failed to achieve 10, leading to his first profession loss, and was later criticized for his retirement, as he stood up shortly after the bell rang.

He next faced Oscar Duarte in September, initially struggling against the losing fighter and drawing boos from the Houston crowd before recovering with an eighth-round knockout. After fighting at 140 kilos in 2022, Garcia fell to Davis after agreeing to a catch weight of 136 kilos after which fought to beat Duarte – a profession 135-pounder – at 143 kilos.

This scale caused Garcia way more trouble against Haney. As of Friday night, Garcia weighed in at 143.2 and opted for a revised deal to proceed the fight reasonably than try to lose the additional weight. As a part of the revised contract, Garcia forfeited $600,000 of his purse and was ineligible to win the super lightweight title.

In a show of boisterous indifference, Garcia arrived on the ceremonial weigh-in later Friday, drank a beer and yelled at Haney during a heated face-off.

On Thursday, Haney predicted that Garcia would drop some weight and demanded that Garcia pay him $500,000 for each pound lost. A press release from Golden Boy Promotions on Friday said Garcia would “acknowledge the handshake given yesterday at the final press conference.”

But Friday night's debacle was hardly a surprise to anyone who followed Garcia's social media posts leading as much as this fight, which makes Saturday night's result much more confusing.

In recent months, Garcia claimed he was kidnapped by the Illuminati, accused Logan Paul of worshiping Satan, made accusations against Haney's father, said he was spiritually attacked, said he had proof of the existence of aliens, and named, amongst other things Elon Musk made plenty of other troubling claims and accusations to the Antichrist online and in podcast appearances.

Garcia also announced the birth of his second child and his divorce from his wife on the identical day in January. In March, Garcia accused Haney of using banned substances and said he would bite Haney's ears off. then tweeted later“My intention is to kill Devil Haney.”

All of those antics obscured each his and Haney's boxing advancements leading as much as Saturday night.

With the loss, Haney is 32-1 and his arguments for being the most effective pound-for-pound boxers on this planet alongside the likes of Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez are dashed.

In 2022, Haney defeated George Kambosos Jr. in a light-weight title unification bout to develop into the primary undisputed lightweight champion since Pernell Whitaker in 1990 and the primary within the four-belt era. In December, Haney moved as much as super lightweight and fought champion Regis Prograis, whom Haney dominated with a masterful performance to develop into a two-division champion.

Before Saturday night's upset, there was a rematch between Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko, whom Haney defeated in an exciting fight last May to defend his lightweight title. It was assumed that this might be the champion's future, as Haney's unanimous decision victory was disputed by many.

But now a rematch with Garcia needs to be Haney's next order of business as he looks to get his profession back on target. Saturday night's defeat exposed many holes in Haney's game and left the champion with serious questions on the fortitude of his chin and the legitimacy of his previously untarnished record.

In the hours following his win, Garcia was right back on social media, arguing that the referee must have stopped the fight within the seventh round and mocking Haney for losing to him.

“I know people are so angry,” Garcia posted on X with a pair of crying emojis. “Imagine a guy trolling nonstop, punching a P4P fighter and then just chilling, that's hilarious muhhahahahahaha.”

In the co-main event, underdog Sean McComb was seemingly robbed by the judges as he lost by split decision to Arnold Barboza Jr., who stays undefeated. According to broadcast stats, McComb appeared to dictate the tempo of the fight together with his slippery defense and unreachable length while concurrently outclassing Barboza.

Barboza gathered enough momentum in the ultimate frames to secure the victory, but wore the story of the fight on his injured face. The first scorecard announced read McComb 98-92, but shockingly the subsequent scorecard read Barboza 97-93. The final scorecard gave Barboza the sting and the fight with a rating of 96-94, but not a touch of celebration was heard from the favourite.

In the post-fight interview, Barboza said he was not surprised by the outcomes, but the gang voiced their dissent with a chorus of boos.

Barboza entered the evening as a backup fighter within the primary event within the event Garcia failed to indicate, and with a watch on a future headlining fight with Shakur Stevenson. Barboza left together with his perfect record intact, but additionally with a bruised cheek and a foul popularity.

Required reading