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Barcelona rallies to beat Real Madrid 4-3 despite Mbappe hat trick to move closer to La Liga title MADRID (AP) Barcelona took a huge step to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappes hat trick in a mesmerizing clasico and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining.

Raphinha scored twice, and Lamine Yamal and Eric Garcia added a goal each for Barcelona, which trailed 2-0 after Mbappe scored in the fifth and 14th minutes at Montjuic stadium.

The hosts evened the match just over the half-hour mark, and went on to lead 4-2 at halftime in a sensational recovery.

Barcelona has won every match against Madrid this season.

Road scholars: NBA teams finding success in 2nd round of playoffs away from home court DENVER (AP) A change of scenery certainly served the Cleveland Cavaliers well.

They made themselves right at home in Indy.

Its a common theme in Round 2 of the playoffs, where the road teams boast a 7-3 mark so far.

Nuggets interim coach David Adelman has plenty of theories about why home court doesnt seem to provide as much of an advantage these days.

For Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell, all that really matters is their road win over the Pacers rescued their season.

The Easts top-seeded Cavaliers trail the Pacers 2-1 heading into Game 4 in Indianapolis on Sunday night.

The Nuggets hold a 2-1 series lead over the top-seeded Thunder.

Hellebuyck and Jets back on road in NHL playoffs at Dallas; Florida seeks to get even vs.

Toronto Connor Hellebuyck is starting to again look like the goalie that was so dominant in the regular season for Winnipeg.

Now he has to go on the road again in the NHL playoffs against Dallas for Game 3 on Sunday.

Hellebuyck is coming off a 21-save shutout at home for the Jets to even the second-round series at a game each.

But the Venzina Trophy favorite is 0-3 on the road this postseason, with a .758 save percentage and a 7.24 goals-against-average against St.

Louis in the first round.

In the other NHL playoff game Sunday, defending Stanley Cup champion Florida is home for Game 4 against Toronto and looking to even that series.

Non-scholarship athletes argue proposal to fix roster-limit rule in lawsuit does not go far enough A court filing in the multibillion-dollar college sports lawsuit argues the proposed remedy for the roster-limit rule holding up the case doesn't go far enough to protect walk-on and other athletes who lost their spots when schools started cutting players in anticipation of the settlement being approved.

Attorneys for Michigan walk-on football player John Weidenbach and Yale rower Grace Menke filed a brief last week responding to the proposal that any athlete who had lost a spot because of the roster-limit rule not count against the cap when it goes in place next school year.

Its the roster caps that have prevented U.S.

District Judge Claudia Wilken from approving the $2.78 billion settlement.

Scottie Scheffler's craziest day at the PGA Championship: Handcuffs, jail, no appetite and a 66 CHARLOTTE, N.C.

(AP) Scottie Scheffler doesn't like to rank victories or rounds.

He only needs the facts to speak for the craziest day of his career, which occurred last year at the PGA Championship.

Scheffler was arrested and handcuffed before the second round at Valhalla.

He was booked into jail and charged with not following orders from police investigating a fatal accident.

And then he shot 66 to get into contention.

Scheffler reflects on that day as he prepares for the second major of the year.

He says one thing that stands out was how he didn't have anything to eat all day.

Rockies' miserable season hits a new low with 21-0 loss to Padres DENVER (AP) The Colorado Rockies are reluctant to label themselves a rebuilding team, but after Saturday night it might be more accurate to say theyre imploding.

Colorado hit rock bottom so far in a season that has gone south from the start, losing 21-0 to the San Diego Padres.

It was the Rockies eighth straight defeat and they are 6-33, the worst 39-game start since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles opened with the same record.

Things got so out of hand Saturday at Coors Field that manager Bud Black used catcher Jacob Stallings to pitch the final two innings and he proved to be one of the team's most effective arms all night.

Newcastle takes advantage in Champions League race and Man United and Tottenham lose yet again Advantage Newcastle in the race for the Champions League.

A 2-0 win against Premier League top-five rival Chelsea moved Newcastle closer to a return to European club soccers top competition next season.

With just two rounds of the season to go, Newcastle leapfrogged Manchester City and is up to third in the standings.

Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes struck against 10-man Chelsea at St James Park in a game that could have a big impact on the six-team battle for Champions League qualification.

Edwards, Randle lead Timberwolves past Warriors 102-97 for 2-1 lead in second-round playoff series SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Anthony Edwards hit a baseline 3-pointer with 1:19 remaining and scored 36 points, Julius Randle had a triple-double of 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 102-97 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Jimmy Butler had 33 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and Jonathan Kuminga scored 30 off the bench, but the Warriors still lacked the kind of rhythm they have with Stephen Curry on the floor.

Celtics rout Knicks 115-93 to cut New York's lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals NEW YORK (AP) Jayson Tatum had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Payton Pritchard scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics easily got their first win in the Eastern Conference semifinals by routing the New York Knicks 115-93 on Saturday in Game 3.

The Celtics went 20 for 40 from 3-point range after going just 25 for 100 in their two losses in Boston, when they blew 20-point leads in the second half of both games.

They went ahead by 31 in this one and there was never anything resembling a comeback for the Knicks.

The Celtics will try to tie the series Monday night in Game 4 before returning to Boston for Game 5 on Wednesday.

Reilly Smith scores with 0.4 seconds left, Golden Knights stun Oilers 4-3 in Game 3 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Reilly Smith scored with 0.4 seconds left on a shot that deflected in off Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitls stick to give the Vegas Golden Knights a stunning 4-3 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night.

Vegas cut Edmontons lead to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal series after Oilers star Connor McDavid tied it with 3:02 to go with a centering pass that went in off defender Brayden McNabbs skate.

After Corey Perry gave Edmonton an early 2-0 lead, Nicolas Roy and Smith tied it with goals in a 54-second span late in the first period.

William Karlsson put the Golden Knights in front with 2:55 left in the second.

Adin Hill made 17 saves for Vegas.

Game 4 is Monday night in Edmonton..

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