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Cup Final Weekend: Scores & Highlights
In a day dedicated to cup finals, all but one of the four big finals went to extra time. Manchester United beat Crystal Palace to win the FA Cup in 120 minutes, Juventus needed extra time to win against AC Milan, Bayern Munich triumphed in a penalty shootout over Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain were […]
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Villarreal
Not letting the late loss in the first leg weigh them down, Liverpool were too much for Villarreal in the second leg of their Europa League semi final, beating the Spanish side 3-0 at Anfield to go through to the final after winning 3-1 on aggregate. In the final they’ll face another Spanish side and the competition winners these last two years, Sevilla.
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Almost Champions – Leicester City, Juventus FC & Bayern Munich Getting There
The French Ligue 1 and the Spanish La Liga offer opposite title race situations. In France, Paris Saint-Germain have already clinched their fourth consecutive league title and have a 27 (!!!) point lead at the top of the table. In Spain, Barcelona lead the table, but are level on points with Atletico Madrid and are just one point ahead of Real Madrid. But there’s also middle ground, with the Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga having teams that are close to clinching the title, but need a little bit more help.
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Glorious Night of Football, Especially for Barcelona, Juventus & Liverpool
There’s always something special with the midweek fixtures late in the season. All the major leagues in Europe playing at the same time, with the action coming at you from all directions. Out of all that quality, Liverpool beating Everton in the Merseyside derby, Juventus inching closer towards a fifth consecutive league title and Barcelona finally stopping their collapse stood out.
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Goals & Highlights: Liverpool Thrash, Manchester United Crash
In the weirdly developing Premier League season, Liverpool are still alive and well in the hunt for a Champions League trophy after a 4-1 drubbing of Stoke City. Manchester United, despite losing at Tottenham 3-0, are also in the picture.
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NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Scores
The first half of the Elite Eight round is finished, with the number two seeds beating the number one teams to make it into the Final Four: Villanova over Kansas with some fantastic defense, while Oklahoma let Buddy Hield do most of the offensive work against Oregon.
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NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Scores
The ACC swept the second day of the Sweet Sixteen, with North Carolina, Virginia, Notre Dame and Syracuse advancing into the Elite Eight, as all the higher seeds won their games for a second straight night.
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NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Scores
In what might be remembered as no-upset Thursday, all four higher seeds advanced in the first round of Sweet Sixteen games, with Kansas, Oregon, Oklahoma and Villanova advancing into the Elite Eight. #5 Maryland 63 #1 Kansas 79: The number one seed and probably biggest remaining favorites to win it all struggled in the early goings […]
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Wisconsin at the Buzzer, Notre Dame With a Tip, Texas A&M Simply Insane
In the closing day to a hectic first weekend in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, it was less about upsets and more about unbelievable finishes: The Wisconsin buzzer beater by Bronson Koenig against Xavier; the Notre Dame winning tip by Rex Pflueger and Texas A&M erasing a 12-point deficit against Northern Iowa with less than 44 seconds to go.
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2016 NCAA Tournament: Sweet Sixteen Teams
The 2016 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen field is made up of six ACC teams (North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Miami) three Big 12 teams (Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa State), three Big Ten teams (Indiana, Maryland and Wisconsin), one from the WCC (Gonzaga), one from the SEC (Texas A&M), one from the Pac-12 (Oregon) and one from the Big East (Villanova).