Logan O'Hoppe hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win. American League batting leader Luis Rengifo had two hits, including a two-run homer in the second inning, to raise his average to .315. Detroit pitcher Kenta Maeda left after taking a liner off his hip during the sixth inning.
On floor exercise, Simone Biles turned in a routine that her coach called 'almost perfect.' She received a standing ovation after spectacular vault.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia as a free man, having resolved through a plea deal a U.S. Justice Department case charging him with obtaining and publishing government secrets on his secret-spilling website. It was a stunning resolution to a polarizing drama that landed at the intersection of press freedom and national security, spanned three presidential administrations and played out across multiple continents. The plea deal was the culmination of a lengthy negotiation process that accelerated in recent months and featured numerous proposals and counterproposals.