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Real Madrid has claimed their 15th Champions League title after a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. Despite struggling in the first half, Real Madrid made crucial adjustments in the second half. Dani Carvajal opened the scoring with a header from a corner by Toni Kroos, and Vinícius Júnior sealed the win after a defensive error by Dortmund. Thibaut Courtois was instrumental, making key saves to keep Madrid in the game. This victory marks the end of an era for Toni Kroos, who retires as a legend. Real Madrid's resilience and experience once again proved decisive in Europe's top competition.

oday, we evaluate defensive tweaks that can help the Dallas Stars create leverage against the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Western Conference Final. While the main complaint and potential mental block for the Dallas Stars may be their offense, there are defensive tweaks that may help them win this series. To briefly summarize the most glaring issues on offense, the lack of PowerPlay urgency and low-in-the-zone puck movement has allowed Edmonton to play slightly passive and only have to challenge each Dallas ‘first attack’ and avoid over-committing, and the lack of offensive engagement by Dallas in the high-danger areas, because it’s hard to get to the high-danger areas, has forced Dallas to shoot from farther away, making it easier for Stuart Skinner to react, among other issues.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Dustin Poirier is widely recognized as the greatest UFC fighter to never hold an undisputed championship, and Islam Makhachev made sure that remained true Saturday night, submitting him in the fifth round to retain the lightweight title during UFC 302 at the Prudential Center. Makhachev had to fight hard against a resilient opponent who did everything in his power to dethrone UFC's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in front of a crowd that desperately wanted to see Poirier achieve his dream. But on this night, Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) would gladly accept the role as both villain and dream shatterer.

The Dallas Mavericks are on fire! Watch as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lead an incredible fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Don't miss the key moments, amazing plays, and analysis of the Mavs' victory!

Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker who captured his own psychological and physical symptoms from eating McDonald’s every day for a month in the Oscar-nominated 2004 feature “Super Size Me,” died Thursday in upstate New York due to complications of cancer. He was 53. Spurlock’s family confirmed his death.

With Tyrese Haliburton questionable for Game 3, Indiana tries to stay unbeaten at home in playoffs and avoid 3-0 hole. The Indiana Pacers have an unblemished 6-0 home record during the NBA playoffs, but another obstacle has emerged. Not only do the Pacers trail the Boston Celtics 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, but Indiana may not have the services of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton for Saturday’s pivotal Game 3 (8:30 ET on ABC) in Indianapolis. Haliburton injured his left hamstring during the second quarter of Thursday’s 126-110 loss in Game 2 and exited for good late in the third quarter. The team listed him as questionable for Saturday’s contest.

NEW YORK -- Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime, and the New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Goodrow took a pass at the top of the slot from Vincent Trocheck on the rush and beat Sergei Bobrovsky on a wrist shot.

Anthony Edwards is taking the NBA by storm! 🔥 Is he the next Michael Jordan? 🤔 His coach sees a different legend in him: Mike Tyson! 🥊 Edwards is playing with an intensity and aggression that's making him a force to be reckoned with. Watch as he leads the Timberwolves to new heights and see why he's destined for greatness! 🏆

Get ready for drama! Ryan Garcia tested positive for a banned substance, and his career is on the line! 😱 Plus, Jack Catterall is looking for revenge against Josh Taylor in an epic rematch. 🔥 And Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora clash in a battle that could change their careers. 💥 Don't miss the latest news from the world of boxing! 🥊

Ademola Lookman wrecked Bayer Leverkusen's pursuit of a historic unbeaten treble by scoring a stunning hat trick to seal Europa League glory for Atalanta with a 3-0 win in Dublin. Former Everton and RB Leipzig forward Lookman, 26, produced the performance of his career as Gian Piero Gasperini's team upset the odds to win its first European trophy and consign Leverkusen to defeat for the first time in any competition this season.

Anthony Edwards' memorable moments in Wolves' Game 7 win. The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night with a 98-90 win in Game 7 on the road. Minnesota was down by 15 points at the half, marking the largest halftime deficit overcome to win a Game 7. The Timberwolves trailed by as many as 20 points, making it the largest Game 7 comeback win in the past 25 seasons. The comeback began with a 28-9 run to end the third quarter, coinciding with nine points in the frame from Anthony Edwards.

Minecraft is now hitting its 15th anniversary, and the game's age has come with many experiments—from multimedia ventures to major spin-off titles. The latter aspect has seen its upsides and downsides over the years, but there's one game in the larger Minecraft franchise that deserves a second wind.

Demi Moore Addresses Extreme Nudity, Violence in Cannes Shocker ‘The Substance’ Co-star Dennis Quaid called Moore's performance in Coralie Fargeat’s body horror movie “the beginning of an incredible third act” for the actress. Demi Moore said performing in Coralie Fargeat’s body horror shocker The Substance required accepting a “level of vulnerability and rawness” with regard to her own body on screen. Moore put it all out there for the film, a gory, campy satire on beauty standards, toxic masculinity and female self-hatred, with the movie’s frequent and prominent nudity, as well as its gruesome violence, attracting a lot of attention after its world premiere in Cannes. Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, an acclaimed actress turned celebrity host of a daytime exercise program who gets replaced by a younger, more beautiful star (Margaret Qualley), sparking a confrontation between the two women. One of the more graphic scenes in the movie shows Moore and Qualley having a naked, no-holds-barred bloody fight. The Cannes audience loved it, giving the film a rapturous reception Sunday night.

The statistics behind Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten Bundesliga title win Bayer Leverkusen is the first team in Germany’s top-flight league to go all season undefeated. Here are the key numbers. Bayer Leverkusen sealed a historic unbeaten Bundesliga season as they lifted the title with a 2-1 win against Augsburg on Saturday. Here are the numbers behind the remarkable run of manager Xabi Alonso’s team in the 2023-24 season: 0: Bayer Leverkusen did not lose once in the Bundesliga this season. 1: Bayer Leverkusen are the first team in German football history to go through a Bundesliga season unbeaten. 51: Bayer Leverkusen are yet to lose in 51 matches in all competitions this season. The run includes 34 Bundesliga games, 12 Europa League matches and five in the German Cup.

What time does Preakness 2024 start? Mystik Dan seeks second Triple Crown win Mystik Dan will have to beat Bob Baffert-trained Imagination, Brad Cox’s Catching Freedom and Chad Brown’s Tuscan Gold, who are the main challengers, and the Preakness could be run on a muddy track. Rain was falling at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday hours before Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan goes for back-to-back Triple Crown victories when he takes on seven other horses in the Preakness Stakes. He would be the first to win both the Derby and the Preakness since Justify in 2018. That would set up an unusual and historic moment next month with a Triple Crown on the line at the Belmont Stakes.

DALLAS -- For the second time in three seasons, Luka Doncic has led the Dallas Mavericks to the Western Conference finals. Doncic is surrounded by a drastically different supporting cast in this case, headlined by his co-star, Kyrie Irving. Irving and Doncic combined for 51 points and 13 assists in the 117-116 Game 6 win Saturday, eliminating the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. As was the case throughout the series, role players in their first season on the Dallas roster made critical contributions as the Mavs came back from a 17-point second-half deficit.