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  Caitlin Clark   and the   Indiana Fever   played the defending WNBA champion   New York Liberty   Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis in a nationally televised game that came down to the final moments. The Fever have started the season 2-1, following an 81-76  victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday. Clark had 11 points, six assists and four rebounds in the victory. But she went 0-for-5 from the 3-point line, ending her streak of 140 games (counting WNBA and college) with at least one 3-pointer. The Fever ultimately lost Saturday's game to the Liberty, 90-88. Here’s how it all went down between the Fever and Liberty on Saturday with final score and highlights: New York vs. Indiana final: Liberty 90, Fever 88 Jonquel Jones scored 26 points and Sabrina Ionescu added 23, including the game-winning free throws with 2.2 seconds left, leading four players in double figures as the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty stormed b...

  Real Madrid forward Endrick suffered a hamstring injury during their 2-0 victory over Sevilla, the LaLiga club said on Wednesday, in the latest injury blow to the team. Real did not provide a timeline for the player's return, but Spanish media reported the Brazil international could be sidelined for at least two months, forcing him out of the Club World Cup in the United States. "Following tests carried out today on our player Endrick by Real Madrid's medical services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the hamstring tendon in his right leg. He will be monitored closely," Real said in a statement. The 18-year-old will also miss Brazil's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay. Endrick adds to Real's growing injury list, which already includes Vinicius Junior, Lucas Vazquez, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba. Real host Real Sociedad in their final LaLiga game of the season on...

Days on end of a severe weather outbreak walloping the south-central United States will on May 2 stretch up through Tennessee and Kentucky with "intense clusters of thunderstorms," forecasters said. The severe thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon to evening and could also bring corridors of strong wind gusts and hail, the largest of which will come over central Texas, the Storm Prediction Center   said . A tornado or two is also possible, according to the National Weather Service. More than 1.1 million people in north Texas and Oklahoma were under a severe thunderstorm watch early May 2.   Flooding remains a concern with a slight risk of excessive rainfall in the south-central region after days of heavy rains have already saturated the ground, leading to deadly flooding in Oklahoma. The end of April and beginning of May have brought intense rounds of storms across a large swath of the country from Texas through upstate New York. At least five people have died...

  Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes were threatening states in the Midwest on May 15, and cities such as Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee were in the crosshairs, forecasters said. A tornado watch – meaning conditions are ripe for tornadoes to form – was posted by the National Weather Service for portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota, including the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The thunderstorm threat will focus on the upper Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes, according to the weather service. The storm is expected to progress relatively quickly, so chances of flooding from heavy, lingering rains are limited. However, as the storm spreads to the Ohio Valley and middle Mississippi Valley on May 16, its motion could slow and bring scattered flash flooding. In some areas, whether or not storms form is still up in the air. There was a 30 to 40% chance of formation in the Chicago area. The primary risks were coming from destructive hail, damaging wind...

Inter Milan advanced to the 2025 UEFA Champions League final, eliminating Barcelona with a 7-6 aggregate victory in one of the wildest ties in recent history. Entering the second leg tied 3-3, Inter Milan scored twice in the first half to push their aggregate advantage to 5-3 by halftime. Barcelona responded quickly after the break, scoring two goals in seven minutes to even the tie again. In the 87th minute, Barcelona’s Raphinha scored the go-ahead goal and it looked like the Spanish giants would go through with a 6-5 aggregate win – but Francesco Acerbi tied it up in stoppage time to force an extra 30 minutes. Davide Frattesi’s goal less than 10 minutes into extra time restored Milan’s lead and Inter managed to hold on at the San Siro for the 7-6 aggregate victory. "They gave me everything they had," Inter manager Simone Inzaghi told Sky Sport. "It is only right that they enjoy the success in this stadium." Inter Milan is in the Champions League final for the seco...

Columbus Crew will begin its Leagues Cup title defense hosting LIGA MX side Toluca on July 29, while Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will begin their pursuit of a second Leagues Cup title against Atlas one day later, tournament organizers announced Tuesday. Reigning MLS champions L.A. Galaxy will headline the third night of action hosting Club Tijuana on July 31. The 2025 Leagues Cup tournament ends with the Aug. 31 final. Inter Miami and Columbus were the first two winners of the summer tournament between MLS and LIGA MX teams.   Leagues Cup organizers announced several changes to the tournament last month, including 58 of 62 possible matches will be played between MLS and LIGA MX teams before the semifinal. All 18 LIGA MX clubs and 18 of 30 MLS teams will participate. The teams were separated into six sets of six clubs, and each MLS club will face a counterpart from Mexico during the first phase of the tournament. The top four MLS and LIGA MX clubs, ranked with a point...

More change is coming to New Orleans . As the   Saints   begin the first off-season activities   under new coach Kellen Moore , the team's top quarterback for the last two seasons,   Derek Carr ,   is retiring from the NFL . A right shoulder injury played a major role in the decision for the four-time Pro Bowl quarterback.   In a statement on the team's website, the Saints explained that Carr experienced pain in his right shoulder in late March. Medical scans showed he'd  had a labral tear and degenerative changes to his rotator cuff . Surgery was an option but he'd have potentially missed the entire 2025 season. NFL DRAFT GRADES: Recap all NFL Draft picks, grades and analysis for all 32 teams. “Upon reflection of prayer, and in discussion with (my wife) Heather, I’ve decided to retire from the National Football League,” Carr said. “For more than 11 years, we have been incredibly blessed, and we are forever grateful and humbled by this experi...