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NBA Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, May 10, (AP): NBA results and standings on Sunday. 130 124 New York 106 LA Clippers 100 Dallas 124 Cleveland 97 Minnesota 128 Orlando 96 New Orleans 112 Charlotte 110 Chicago 108 Detroit 96 Sacramento 126 Oklahoma City 98 LA Lakers 123 Phoenix 110 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x- 47 21 .691 - x- 44 24 .647 3 New York 38 30 .559 9 Boston 35 33 .515 12 27 41 .397 20 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 37 31 .544 - Miami 37 31 .544 - Charlotte 33 35 .485 4 Washington 32 36 .471 5 Orlando 21 47 .309 16 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Milwaukee 43 24 .642 - Indiana 31 36 .463 12 Chicago 29 39 .426 14-1/2 Cleveland 21 47 .309 22-1/2 Detroit 20 49 .290 24 Western Conference Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 40 28 .588 - Memphis 34 33 .507 5-1/2 San Antonio 32 35 .478 7-1/2 New Orleans 31 37 .456 9 Houston 16 52 .235 24 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Utah 50 18 .735 - x-Denver 44 24 .647 6 Portland 39 29 .574 11 Minnesota 21 47 .309 29 Oklahoma City 21 48 .304 29-1/2 Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB x-Phoenix 48 20 .706 - x-LA Clippers 45 23 .662 3 LA Lakers 38 30 .559 10 Golden State 35 33 .515 13 Sacramento 30 38 .441 18 Chelsea players celebrate with the Women’s Super League trophy at Kingsmeadow. Chelsea retained the Women’s Super League title and became the all-time record champions in the English x denotes clinched playoff spot y denotes clinched division game by beating Manchester City to fi rst place. Chelsea were a 5-0 winners at home to Reading and fi nished two points ahead of City. (AP) ‘I am beginning to love this battle we are having’ Knicks snap Hamilton wins Spanish GP ahead of Verstappen MONTMELÓ, Spain, May 10, (AP): At least Max Verstappen made Mer- cedes work for the win. West Brom relegated from EPL Verstappen got a great jump on Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Staples skid Spanish Grand Prix to take an early lead over the seven-time world cham- United make City wait to capture title pion. But Mercedes stopped a Red Bull runaway by using strategy and fresh LONDON, May 10, (AP): The wait Heat hold off Celtics tires to push Hamilton to his 98th ca- goes on for Manchester City. Time is reer victory. up for West Bromwich Albion. Juventus ‘lose’ to LOS ANGELES, May 10, scored 25 points and Josh Richardson It was the third win in four races Manchester United underlined their Milan, drop to 5th had 20, allowing playoff-bound Dallas to start the season for Hamilton, who determination to make City, their fi erce (AP): Derrick Rose scored to overcome the ejection of Luka Doncic extended his lead to 14 points over local rivals, fi ght to clinch the Premier MILAN, May 10, (AP): Juventus 25 points off the bench, to beat Cleveland. Verstappen in a championship fi ght League trophy by prolonging the title lost 3-0 at home to AC Milan and Reggie Bullock added 24 Doncic received a fl agrant-two foul - already off to an intense start. Verstap- race for at least a couple more days. dropped to fi fth to leave its chances an automatic ejection - early in the third pen won the Emilia Romagna Grand United beat Aston Villa 3-1 to of qualifying for the Champions and the quarter for hitting Collin Sexton with Prix last month. leave City still needing three points League in peril, on the same week- beat the Los Angeles Clip- “an aggressive strike to the groin area,” “I am beginning to love this battle to reclaim the biggest prize in English end that Juventus insisted on forging pers 106-100 on Sunday to according to lead offi cial David Guthrie. we are having,” Hamilton said. “Red football. It is the 10th time United have ahead with a European Super League It occurred while jostling for position Bull has started incredibly strong. come from behind to win in the league competition that would guarantee snap an eight-game skid at under the Cleveland basket. Dallas ex- With Max, they have a championship- this season. them a spot among elite clubs. Staples Center. tended its lead to a game over Portland winning car. We have to bring our A- Juventus, which had their in the battle for fi fth place in the West- game every week.” nine-year grip on the Serie A title Bullock made fi ve 3-pointers ended by Inter Milan last week- against his former team and RJ ern Conference. The Lakers entered the Mercedes outwitted Red Bull by SOCCER night two games behind the Mavericks using a two-stop strategy that helped end, slipped out of the Champions Barrett had four on his way to 18 in seventh, which would make them the League qualifying positions. They points. The Clippers are the NBA’s Hamilton make it look easy: Verstap- are point behind fourth-place top seed in the play-in tournament. pen led 54 of 66 laps and Hamilton still City blew a chance to seal the title Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, (left), best 3-point shooting squad, but themselves by losing 2-1 to Chelsea . jumps for the ball with Manches- Napoli, with three rounds remain- Pelicans 112, Hornets 110 beat him by 15.8 seconds. ing in the Italian league. they were just Hamilton used a fresh set of tires to As for West Brom, there are no more ter United’s Victor Lindelof during 12 of 35. In Charlotte, N.C., Eric Bledsoe had chances. A 3-1 loss at Arsenal sealed the English Premier League soc- The Bianconeri, along with Bar- 24 points and 11 assists, Jaxson Hayes overcome a 22-second gap and pass celona and Real Madrid, stepped Kawhi Leonard Verstappen with six laps remain- West Brom’s fate as the second team cer match between Aston Villa and led the Clippers added 18 points and short-handed New to get relegated, after Sheffi eld United, Manchester United at Villa Park in up criticism of UEFA on Saturday, Orleans rallied to beat Charlotte to stay ing. He tied Michael Schumacher’s Birmingham, England. (AP) denouncing “threats” for their re- with 29 points. Paul mark of six victories at the Circuit de and ended manager Sam Allardyce’s George added 18 alive in the race for the play-in tourna- proud record of never having been de- fusal to back down on the prospect ment. Barcelona-Catalunya, including five could sideline the defender for “a few of a breakaway competition. and Nicolas Batum straight. moted from England’s top division in had 13 as the play- James Johnson added 17 points and weeks.” Still, two victories for United The other nine clubs who Willy Hernangomez had 16 rebounds his 30-year managerial career. off-bound team’s City’s next game is away to New- in the coming days would put serious formed the ill-fated Super League two-game winning for the Pelicans. They pulled within 1 pressure back on City ahead of the lead- three weeks ago accepted a set- 1/2 games of San Antonio for 10th place castle on Friday but Pep Guardiola’s tlement on Friday to be fi ned by streak ended in its MOTOR RACING players might be celebrating by then ers’ trip to St. James’ Park, where they home fi nale of the in the Western Conference. have lost and drawn in their last two UEFA and stay within the open Terry Rozier scored a career-high 43 anyway. United play twice before that, Champions League structure. regular season. Bullock against Leicester on Tuesday and Liv- visits in the league. The Knicks led points on 16-of-26 shooting including Verstappen was disheartened after seven 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough leading 54 laps. But he said he didn’t erpool on Thursday, and know a loss in by 10 early in the either of those matches - against teams fourth, when they made three 3-pointers, as Charlotte failed to clinch a spot in the have the pace that Hamilton had in Eastern Conference play-in tournament. the Mercedes once Mercedes decided fi ghting desperately for Champions and the Clippers dissolved in miscues and League qualifi cation - will hand City a Madrid held by Sevilla, miss misses. Timberwolves 128, Magic 96 it would go with a two-stop strategy. Red Bull chose to make only one pit third league championship in four years Lakers 123, Suns 110 In Orlando, Fla., Karl-Anthony under Guardiola. United will surely not Towns and D’Angelo Russell each stop. chance to take lead in Spain In Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had Hamilton started from the pole for be at full strength for both games - man- 42 points and 12 rebounds and Los An- scored 27 points and Minnesota built a ager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already 30-point halftime lead, led by 43 in the the 100th time in his career but Ver- MADRID, May 10, (AP): Real Madrid first place. geles never trailed against Phoenix, stappen pounced headed into the very made public his displeasure at being Atlético, which drew 0-0 with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Alex third quarter and cruised past Orlando. forced to play three times in fi ve days missed their chance to go top of the Rookie guard Anthony Edwards fi rst corner. He threw his Red Bull in- Spanish league with only three rounds Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium Caruso each had 17 points and the short- side of the Mercedes and Hamilton had - especially given that captain Harry and are chasing their first league title handed Lakers won for just the third added 16 points and 10 rebounds for his Maguire hobbled off with an ankle in- left by drawing 2-2 with Sevilla at third double-double of the season to help to back out to avoid contact and yield since 2014, stayed two points in front of time in their past 11 games. jury against Villa that Solskjaer said home, keeping rival Atlético Madrid in both second-place Madrid and LeBron James missed his fourth straight the Timberwolves end a three-game los- the lead to his rival. game for Los Angeles because of a sprained ing streak. Ricky Rubio added 18 points. Barcelona. right ankle, and Kyle Kuzma was held out Madrid twice trailed against Sevilla, Bulls 108, Pistons 94 needing an own-goal deep in stoppage In Detroit, Nikola Vucevic had 29 time to earn the final equalizer at the points and 16 rebounds and Chicago Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. BASKETBALL beat Detroit to kept its play-in chances Fernando had put the visitors ahead alive. in the 22nd minute before Marco because of tightness in his back. Zach LaVine scored 30 points to help Asensio evened the match in the 67th. the Bulls move within 2 1/2 games of Ivan Rakitic converted a penalty kick Heat 130, Celtics 124 Indiana for the last Eastern Conference in the 78th to leave Sevilla in front. In Boston, Jimmy Butler had 26 play-in spot. Chicago had lost fi ve of six. The own-goal by Sevilla defender points and 11 assists to help Miami hold Detroit, which lost for the ninth time Diego Carlos, deflecting a shot by off Boston as the teams fi ght for position in 11 games, played without leading Toni Kroos in the fourth minute of in the tight Eastern Conference playoff scorer Jerami Grant (knee) and point injury time, salvaged a point for race. guard Cory Joseph (ankle). Rookies K Madrid. Duncan Robinson added 22 points Kings 126, Thunder 98 Sevilla were six points off the lead and Bam Adebayo had 20 for Miami, and kept a very slim chance of win- which increased its lead over Boston to In Sacramento, Calif., Maurice Hark- less and Terence Davis each scored 18 ningtheir first league title since 1946. two games for sixth place in the stand- Madrid hadn’t conceded in four con- ings. The Heat (37-31) have the same points and Sacramento beat Oklahoma City to move within 2 1/2 games of San secutive league games and had won four record as fi fth-place Atlanta, but the in a row against Sevilla in the domestic Hawks own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Antonio for the fi nal playoff spot in the Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of PSG’s Neymar (left), controls the ball by Rennes’Andy Diouf during It is the fi rst of two straight games Western Conference. Britain lifts his trophy on the podium a French League One Soccer match between Rennes and PSG at the competition. The late goal kept the between Miami and Boston. They will Delon Wright had 15 points, seven after winning the Spanish Formula Roazhon Park Stadium in Rennes, France. Paris Saint-Germain’s title de- defending champions unbeaten in 15 meet for the fi nal time during the regular rebounds and fi ve assists, and Richaun One Grand Prix at the Barcelona fense hangs by a thread after a 1-1 draw at Rennes on left them three straight games in the league. season Tuesday night. Holmes also had 15 points. Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, points behind leader Lille with only two games left. PSG led through Ney- Valencia beat Valladolid 3-0 with Darius Bazley scored 18 points for just outside Barcelona, Spain. (AP) mar’s penalty seconds before halftime. It was given after a long video re- two goals by Maxi Gómez and one from Mavericks 124, Cavaliers 97 Oklahoma City. They Thunder have lost view, even though it looked like Nayef Aguerd made a clean tackle in the Thierry Correia, moving the team fur- In Cleveland, Tim Hardaway Jr. seven straight and 21 of 22. area on left back Layvin Kurzawa. (AP) ther away from the relegation zone.

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