Full match participant scores beneath:

Thibaut Courtois—8: One huge cease on Miranda which is able to fill him with confidence forward of the UCL closing.

Dani Carvajal—6: Like many, didn’t need to overexert himself forward of subsequent week. Dove into a number of challenges and missed a very good alternative after a Vinicius again publish cross.

Rudiger—5.5: Uncommon poor sport from Rudiger, who had some heavy touches and misplaced passes. Appeared a step sluggish.

Nacho—6: Earned an early yellow card after a poor contact on a ball carrying sequence.

Ferland Mendy—6: Reference to Vini was missing however did muscle by means of three Betis’ gamers to play the Brazilian in down the wing late within the second half.

Eduardo Camavinga—7.5: Sturdy within the sort out and high quality in possession — has been in good type over the previous few matches and heading into the ultimate.

Fede Valverde—7: A variety of well-timed sliding tackles to dispossess Ayoze Perez.

Toni Kroos—10: A grade for his profession at Actual Madrid. One of many best midfielder’s in soccer historical past and a legend of the membership. Thanks for every little thing Toni, you’ll be missed however eternally remembered.

Jude Bellingham—7.5: Labored tirelessly on each side of the ball. Confirmed off his technical talent set and dribbling from the left flank.

Vinicius Junior—7: Lacked the ultimate contact or end on the evening however by no means stopped working on the Betis protection, particularly Sorkatis.

Rodrygo—7: A variety of silky clean dribbling sequences down the precise that have been practically transformed by Vinicius, together with a backheel try.

Substitutions:

Kepa—N/A: Had comparatively little to do after getting into the match for what is probably going his closing sport with Actual Madrid.

Militao—6: Nonetheless seems a contact sluggish when defending 1v1 and whereas making an attempt to type his toes out.

Luka Modric—7: A variety of backwards and forwards interchanges with Toni Kroos that felt all of the extra significant given it will be the final time that duo characteristic collectively on the Bernabeu.

Lucas Vazquez—7: Almost arrange Kroos for his prototypical end with a reduce to the highest of the field however the ball bobbled on technique to the German.

Dani Ceballos—N/A: Will depart with the reminiscence as the person who substituted Toni Kroos at his closing sport on the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Indiana Fever improved to 1-5 after a 78-73 win on the street in opposition to the Los Angeles Sparks are coming off their first victory of the season as they tackle the defending WNBA champions.

Caitlin Clark made a late 3-pointer in LA to assist the Fever earn their first victory of the season. Tonight, Indiana is on the street in opposition to the defending WNBA champions Las Vegas Aces.

Chloe Peterson can have evaluation all through, and we can have scoring updates, highlights and extra. Please keep in mind to refresh.

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Ultimate: Las Vegas Aces an excessive amount of for Indiana Fever

Indiana regarded stable early on however the reigning WNBA champs had been an excessive amount of ultimately.

The Fever had been led by Kelsey Mitchell’s 16 factors. Indiana shot 43% from the ground. Las Vegas was at 48%.

Aces 99, Fever 80

3:33 left 4Q: Fever path Aces by 20

Indiana’s momentum slowed after the primary. Caitlin Clark has eight factors, seven assists and 5 rebounds.

Aces 88, Fever 68

6:06 left 4Q: Aces lead Fever by greater than 20

Las Vegas has outscored Indiana within the fourth, 13-8. Kelsey Mitchell leads the Fever with 16 factors whereas Aliyah Boston has 12 factors.

Aces 85, Fever 64

7:43 left 4Q: Las Vegas extends lead in opposition to Indiana

The Aces have outscored the Fever to begin the ultimate interval, 8-6. Lexie Hull and Erica Wheeler hit a 3s for Indiana.

Aces 80, Fever 62

Finish of 3Q: Aces begin to draw back within the third

A’Ja Wilson is basically hurting the Fever within the third quarter. Wilson has 16 factors in simply the third and 27 within the sport.

Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to chop Las Vegas’ result in 10 factors. Alysha Clark prolonged the result in 12 with a layup at 2:17. Clark made a 3 at 1:34 for the Aces. Las Vegas is up 71-56, which is Las Vegas’ largest lead of the sport.

Las Vegas outscored Indiana within the third quarter, 26-18.

Aces 72, Fever 56

7:02 left 3Q: Aces lengthen lead over Fever

Kelsey Mitchell opened the second half with a jumper. Caitlin Clark adopted that with a 3-pointer at 9:13 to drag Indiana inside three. A’Ja Wilson scored 5 straight after that. Mitchell hit a 3 at 8:04. Wilson scored 5 extra factors for Las Vegas. Katie Lou Samuelson made a 3 as nicely.

Aces 58, Fever 49

Halftime: Aces go on run to finish first half in opposition to Fever

Aces went on a 10-0 run. Aliyah Boston scored with 41 seconds left to sluggish Las Vegas a tad. Boston leads Indiana with 10 factors and 5 rebounds.

Aces 46, Fever 38

2:32 left 2Q: Aces retake lead in opposition to Fever

Jackie Younger hit a 3-pointer for Las Vegas popping out of the timeout. Aliyah Boston answered with a 14-foot jumper. The Aces went on a 7-0 run from there to take a 36-34 lead. Boston made a layup at 4:16 to tie issues up. She has eight factors.

Alysha Clark hit a 3-pointer for the Aces at 3:43 to take a 39-36 lead. A’Ja Wilson added to the lead at 2:56 with a layup.

Aces 41, Fever 36

7:21 left 2Q: Fever proceed to carry a lead over Aces

Kelsey Plum opened the quarter with a four-foot shot on the 9:30 mark. Indiana went on a 4-0 run with back-to-back free throws from Caitlin Clark and a basket from NaLyssa Smith.

Fever 32, Aces 26

Finish of 1Q: Indiana Fever lead reigning champs after one

The Fever and Aces traded baskets. Aliyah Boston made a hook shot at 2:52. Somewhat earlier, NaLyssa Smith made a jumper. Lexie Hull nailed a 3-pointer to offer the Fever a 22-20 lead at 2:14. Kelsey Plum tied it up with a layup at 1:30.

Smith and Temi Fagbenle scored back-to-back baskets for Indiana.

Fever 28, Aces 24

4:40 left 1Q: Fever hold with Aces early on

A’Ja Wilson, the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP, scored the sport’s first factors with a jumper. Aliyah Boston answered for Indiana with a jumper of her personal. Las Vegas began the sport on a 7-6 run. Temi Fagbenle scored 4 factors throughout that span for the Fever.

From there, Jackie Younger scored 4 straight factors (all of which got here off free throws from Jackie Younger). Kelsey Mitchell stopped the run with a layup at 6:30. Wilson responded with a 15-foot jumper.

On the 5:57 mark, Mitchell drilled a 3-pointer. Lower than 30 seconds later, Caitlin Clark hit a 3 of her personal to offer the Fever a 14-13 lead. Kelsey Plum answered with a 3-pointer for the Aces.

Aces 16, Fever 14

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That is the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV information; all instances are ET; ^-preseason.

Date, day	place, opponent	Time, TV/outcomes
Might 3, Fri.	at Dallas^	L, 79-76
Might 9, Thurs.	vs. Atlanta^	W, 83-80
Might 14, Tues.	at Connecticut	L, 92-71
Might 16, Thurs.	vs. New York	L, 102-66
Might 18, Sat.	at New York	L, 91-80
Might 20, Mon.	vs. Connecticut	L, 88-84
Might 22, Wed.	at Seattle	L, 85-83
Might 24, Fri.	at Los Angeles	W, 78-73
Might 25, Sat.	at Las Vegas	9 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR
Might 28, Tues.	vs. Los Angeles	7 p.m., NBA TV
Might 30, Thurs.	vs. Seattle	7 p.m., Prime, WTHR
June 1, Sat.	vs. Chicago*	1 p.m., NBA TV, WALV
June 2, Solar.	at New York*	7 p.m., NBA TV, WALV
June 7, Fri.	at Washington*	7:30 p.m., Ion, WTHR
June 10, Mon.	at Connecticut*	7 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR
June 13, Thurs.	vs. Atlanta*	7 p.m., WTHR
June 16, Solar.	vs. Chicago	Midday, CBS
June 19, Wed.	vs. Washington	7 p.m., NBA TV
June 21, Fri.	at Atlanta	7:30 p.m., Ion
June 23, Solar.	at Chicago	6 p.m., NBA TV, WALV
June 27, Thurs.	at Seattle	10 p.m., Prime, WALV
June 30, Solar.	at Phoenix	3 p.m., ESPN
July 2, Tues.	at Las Vegas	10 p.m., ESPN
July 6, Sat.	vs. New York	1 p.m., CBS
July 10, Wed.	vs. Washington	Midday, NBA TV, WTHR
July 12, Fri.	vs. Phoenix	7:30 p.m., Ion
July 14, Solar.	at Minnesota	7 p.m., ESPN
July 17, Wed.	at Dallas	8 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 16, Fri.	vs. Phoenix	7:30 p.m., Ion
Aug. 18, Solar.	vs. Seattle	4 p.m., ABC
Aug. 24, Sat.	at Minnesota	8 p.m., NBA TV
Aug. 26, Mon.	at Atlanta	7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR
Aug. 28, Wed.	vs. Connecticut	7 p.m., NBA TV
Aug. 30, Fri.	at Chicago	7:30 p.m., Ion
Sept. 1, Solar.	at Dallas	4 p.m., NBA TV
Sept. 4, Wed.	vs. Los Angeles	7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV
Sept. 6, Fri.	vs. Minnesota	7:30 p.m., Ion
Sept. 8, Solar.	vs. Atlanta	4 p.m., WTHR
Sept. 11, Wed.	vs. Las Vegas	7 p.m., NBA TV
Sept. 13, Fri.	vs. Las Vegas	7:30 p.m., Ion
Sept. 15, Solar.	vs. Dallas	3 p.m., WALV
Sept. 19, Thurs.	at Washington	7 p.m., Prime, WTHR

*-Commissioner’s Cup video games

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Nicki Minaj was launched from custody Saturday hours after she was apparently arrested by police within the Netherlands on suspicion of exporting comfortable medication, authorities stated.

The rapper was fined and allowed to “proceed her journey,” police stated in a translated put up on X simply earlier than 4 p.m. ET.

Minaj, 41, was touring to Manchester, England, from Amsterdam for a live performance on her “Pink Friday 2 World Tour” when she was apparently arrested. Minaj, whose actual title is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, was scheduled to carry out on the Co-op Dwell enviornment in Manchester on Saturday evening but it surely was postponed, Dwell Nation UK stated in an replace.

“Regardless of Nicki’s finest efforts to discover each potential avenue to make tonight’s present occur, the occasions of right now have made it unattainable,” the corporate stated. “We’re deeply dissatisfied by the inconvenience this has triggered.”

Tickets will stay legitimate for the rescheduled live performance, the corporate stated.

Police haven’t recognized the title of the individual arrested, however when requested if it was Minaj, a spokesperson stated officers had “arrested a 41-year-old American girl at Schiphol Airport due to possession of soppy medication.”

In a social media put up early Sunday native time, Minaj stated she arrived at her resort in Manchester just a little greater than an hour in the past. “After sitting in a jail cell for 5-6 hours, my airplane nonetheless didn’t take off for one more 20 minutes as soon as I boarded” the 50 minute flight from Amsterdam, she wrote.

“Please please please settle for my deepest & most honest apologies,” Minaj wrote. “They certain did know precisely the right way to harm me right now however this too, shall go.”

The rapper stated she hopes to have the ability to share the rescheduled date for Saturday’s present on Sunday, and that she and her staff are contemplating one possibility in June and one other in July.

She confirmed she’d nonetheless be performing the second present in Manchester on Thursday, and that she is going to nonetheless go on in Birmingham on Sunday.

“I’ll discover a option to not solely make up the date with the efficiency however I’m going to create an added bonus for everybody that had a tkt for this present. Promise,” Minaj stated.

Earlier on Saturday, Minaj had shared quite a few posts on social media detailing the incident.

In a single video she shared on X, the rapper is seen being advised that her baggage must be searched.

“I’m so sorry to say that,” a person on the airport tells her.

“However isn’t that what you deliberate on doing from the get-go? Why didn’t you guys search it earlier than it went on the airplane,” she responds.

The person says they did a “random fast examine” however must open the bags.

In subsequent posts, Minaj stated she believed folks have been attempting to “cease this tour” and have been mendacity to her.

“They took my baggage & after I requested the place it’s they stated it’s on the airplane. It couldn’t have been, I simply pulled up,” she stated. “I by no means gave them my luggage. They’re refusing to let me see my very own luggage.”

In one other put up, she wrote: “They’re being paid large cash to attempt to sabotage my tour b/c soooooo many ppl are mad that it’s this profitable & they’ll’t eat off me. They received caught stealing cash from my journey/jets. Bought fired. Bought mad. And so forth.”

“That is how they plant issues in your baggage,” one other learn.

Minaj stated within the Sunday social media put up she has video proof of the encounter and she or he’ll “have the legal professionals & GOD take it from right here tho.”

Throughout an Instagram Dwell, Minaj filmed police as they advised her to get inside a van so she could possibly be taken to the police station. In a put up on X, the rapper stated she was being advised she needed to “go 5 minutes away to make a press release about my safety to the police precinct.”

After skilled golfer Grayson Murray died this weekend following his second-round wthdrawal within the Charles Schwab Problem, there was rapid response from PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and different opponents Saturday at Colonial Nation Membership and past.

Monahan sat down with Amanda Balionis of CBS Sports activities to debate the tragic state of affairs shortly after he arrived in Fort Price, Texas.  

“There is a brotherhood out right here,” Monahan stated. “There is a household out right here. And I simply wished to be right here for our gamers, our caddies, our households which can be right here. This can be a close-knit neighborhood out on the PGA Tour, and to be within the locker room and to see the devastation on the faces of each participant that is coming in is absolutely troublesome to see and actually simply profound.”

Monahan added that Murray, 30, was a exceptional participant, but in addition was “a really brave individual” for the methods he labored towards bettering his life after battling nervousness, melancholy and alcohol abuse.

Gamers on the Charles Schwab Problem had been alerted of Murray’s dying as they completed the third spherical. Due to the timing, a lot of them had been discovering out in regards to the information after the spherical and reacting within the second.

“Yeah, clearly the information hasn’t actually sunk in fairly but, however I am serious about his household and praying exhausting for all of them,” stated world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who shot 63 on Saturday. “I am unable to think about how troublesome of a time that is. I obtained to know Grayson a bit higher during the last six months or so, and yeah, actually simply, there’s probably not a solution to put into phrases how unhappy and tragic it’s. However I am serious about his household.”

“It was an enormous shock,” stated Webb Simpson instructed CBS Sports activities. Simpson and Murray have recognized each other since Murray’s youth. “My coronary heart sank. I’ve had a junior event for 14 years now — the Webb Simpson Problem — he was the primary ever winner. I keep in mind that day prefer it was yesterday when he obtained the trophy. I knew he was going to be a fantastic participant from Day 1.

“I simply performed with him at Charlotte the primary two days. We had a good time collectively. His sport seemed good. I simply hate it. I hate it a lot. I’ve gotten to know him even higher this 12 months — we shared a meal collectively at Pebble Seashore along with his fiancee. I do know she’s hurting and everybody related to Grayson Murray is hurting. I do know that he got here to religion, positioned his religion in Jesus Christ this 12 months, I believe it was. I hate it, I miss him, however I am grateful that he was within the place he was in along with his religion earlier than this morning occurred.”

Peter Malnati, who performed with Murray over the primary two rounds at Colonial, wept throughout his interview.

“I did not know Grayson all that effectively, however I spent the final two days with him,” Malnati stated. “It is humorous, we get so labored up out right here a couple of dangerous break right here or an excellent break there. We’re so aggressive. We’re so aggressive out right here. All of us need to beat one another. Then one thing like this occurs, and also you understand, ‘We’re all simply people.’ 

“It is a actually exhausting day since you have a look at Grayson and also you see somebody who has visibly, outwardly struggled previously, and he is been open about it. And also you see him get his life again to a spot the place he is feeling good about issues. It is simply so unhappy. I used to be with him yesterday. He is enjoying nice! His sport is so good! He is so good at golf.”

Malnati then instructed a narrative about how Wake Forest coach Jerry Haas — father of Invoice Haas and former coach of Simpson and Will Zalatoris — as soon as instructed him that Murray was probably the most proficient participant to ever step foot on the Wake Forest campus.

“It is an enormous loss for all of us on the PGA Tour, it is an enormous loss for our followers,” Malnati stated. “In a time like this you understand that as a lot as we need to beat one another and as a lot as we need to be aggressive, we’re one massive household. And we misplaced one at the moment, and that is horrible.”

Others like Justin Thomas, Luke Donald and Bubba Watson shared a few of their ideas by way of social media.

Murray, 30, was a standout golfer from his youth. He gained three consecutive Callaway Junior World Championships (2006-08) and was the top-ranked golfer in his age group. He made his first lower on the Korn Ferry Tour at age 16, changing into the second-youngest participant ever to take action. After stints at Wake Forest College, East Carolina College and Arizona State College, he obtained the break he wanted in 2016 when he was given a sponsor exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour occasion close to his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. He completed inside the highest 10 at that occasion, the Rex Hospital Open, which certified him for an additional begin. When he posted one other high 10 on the BMW Charity Professional-Am, his skilled profession took off. He concluded his season with a victory on the Nationwide Youngsters’s Hospital Championship to complete second on the Korn Ferry Tour cash record and earn full standing on the PGA TOUR for the 2016-17 season. The win got here per week earlier than his twenty third birthday.

Recreation 2 of the Western Convention finals raised a query each hypothetical and philosophical: Can the Timberwolves win their first NBA championship if their greatest participant shoots like he is sporting mittens?

Anthony Edwards is the Timberwolves’ rising star, and one of many world’s greatest younger gamers. Friday night time at Goal Middle, he continued a three-game development of denting rims and concussing backboards, making simply 5 of his 17 makes an attempt from the sphere within the Timberwolves’ 109-108 loss to Dallas.

For the time being, Edwards is a more practical spokesman for winter gear than his new basketball footwear.

“He is obtained to choose up his decisionmaking,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch stated.

In Recreation 7 of the convention semifinals at Denver, Edwards made six of 24 photographs, but the Wolves defeated the defending champion Nuggets.

In Recreation 1 of the convention finals, Edwards made six of 16 photographs, one motive the Wolves misplaced an in depth sport.

In Recreation 2, the sensible cash would have been on him resuscitating his offensive sport.

As an alternative, Edwards continued to shoot and react poorly. In his previous three video games, he is taking pictures a tick below 30 p.c.

He once more regarded fatigued, though he stated after the sport that he felt high-quality. He completed with 21 factors, largely as a result of he made 9 of his 10 free throws. He additionally contributed 5 rebounds, seven assists and a block.

Edwards dedicated two turnovers, each within the second half, and completed a team-worst minus-9.

“They simply present me crowds, man,” he stated. “They’re sending the gaps. However I am turning down plenty of photographs. My midranges and stuff, I am turning plenty of these down. However we’re getting open seems, so I ain’t tripping.”

Within the NBA, protection issues, because the Wolves proved this season. Passing, ballhandling, teaching, teamwork … all of it issues.

Nothing issues greater than making photographs.

That is why gamers name it a “make or miss league.”

The previous three video games, Edwards could not hit Lake Superior with a walleye.

In Recreation 7 at Denver, he made sufficient performs, offensively and defensively, to compensate for a nasty taking pictures night time.

In Recreation 1 in opposition to Dallas, he regarded exhausted, and admitted that was the case.

In Recreation 2, whether or not he was fatigued or not, he missed photographs and had bother deciphering the Mavericks protection.

The Wolves want him to climb right into a hyperbaric chamber or a time machine earlier than Sunday night time’s Recreation 3 in Dallas.

“He is obtained to get extra in transition,” Finch stated. “He is obtained to get out [and run]. … I assumed he began the sport with an amazing burst, was actually going downhill properly. That basically phased out as the sport went alongside.

“He went in there just a few instances. I assumed he may do it extra. I assumed he turned down some open seems, too.”

Anticipating a 22-year-old experiencing his first deep playoff run to handle strain and vitality conservation like a veteran is likely to be unfair, however that’s what the Wolves require if they’re to make this probably the most profitable season in franchise historical past.

Edwards has spent the previous three video games arguing that he ought to get extra foul calls, however usually doing so whereas play continues on the different finish of the courtroom.

He is likely to be proper about the way in which he’s officiated, however his arguments are hurting his staff, and Kyrie Irving’s quickness and defensive depth are clearly bothering him.

The Wolves have two offensive stars of their beginning lineup — Edwards and Karl-Anthony Cities. Within the fourth quarter, Edwards struggled and Cities performed simply three minutes, because the teaching employees determined to play Naz Reid over Cities.

As the sport ended, Luka Doncic, who hit the successful three-pointer, screamed within the course of the Wolves bench as Edwards walked by, head down.

Edwards peeked again, then put his head again down and walked towards the tunnel. He stated he sees a lightweight on the finish.

“I really feel like if we come out in Recreation 3 and attempt to reduce the gameplan errors,” he stated, “I feel we’ll win that sport.”

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