Around sports: Real Madrid captures title 10th European title
Photo By Alex Livesey/Staff
LISBON, Portugal - Real Madrid's record 10th European title will be written down as a 4-1 victory over Atletico Madrid. In reality, 'La Decima' was a lot harder to come by.
Atletico was minutes away from its first Champions League title Saturday when Sergio Ramos tied it for Real with a header in injury time. Real then broke down Atletico with three goals in the last period of extra time.
'It's the most important goal I've ever scored,' Ramos said. 'We made history against a great rival.'
Gareth Bale broke the tie with a header in the 110th minute, Marcelo scored in the 118th and Cristiano Ronaldo polished off the win with a penalty at the end.
'Madrid was better,' said Atletico coach Diego Simeone, who lost his temper toward the end after failing to complete a La Liga-Champions League title double. 'They were able to get out on the break and that hurt our chances.'
In other soccer news:
1 Landon Donovan thought he had earned a prominent role on the U.S. World Cup team right up until the moment he was cut from the roster by coach Jurgen Klinsmann
Donovan was still stunned and confused by Klinsmann's decision when he went back to work with the LA Galaxy on Saturday.
'I'm disappointed. I'm sad,' Donovan said Saturday after the Galaxy's practice. 'I'm human, and I wanted to go. I really wanted to go. I'm at peace with it. I respect the decision. I just feel in my heart that I deserve to be there, and that's the pill that's hardest to swallow.'
The 32-year-old attacker was denied the chance to play in his fourth World Cup after Klinsmann chose U.S. team newcomer Aron Johannsson and 31-year-old Chris Wondolowski over the most accomplished international player in American history.
The decision surprised Donovan, who believed a strong performance in training camp had secured his spot on the 23-man roster.
But Donovan declined to speculate on additional possible factors in the decision: his recent soccer sabbatical, the coach's decision to evaluate a versatile player solely as a forward, or the impact of the Americans' difficult group draw on their long-term planning.
HOCKEY
Kings win to take 2-1 series lead
Jeff Carter had a goal and two assists, Tyler Toffoli scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, and the host Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Drew Doughty had a third-period goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 24 saves as the Kings returned to Staples Center with an impressive two-way effort against the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Captain Jonathan Toews scored twice in the first period for the Blackhawks, but they didn't score again until Patrick Sharp's goal with 5 seconds left.
In other news:
1 Finland blanked the Czech Republic 3-0 in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship in Minsk, Belarus, to set up a final against Russia.
Earlier Saturday, Russia beat defending champion Sweden 3-1 in a matchup of the last two title holders to advance to the title game.
GOLF
Four share lead at Colonial
, Hideki Matsuyama, Chad Campbell and Chris Stroud shared the third-round lead at 7-under 203 on Saturday at Colonial in Fort Worth, where plenty of others also are in contention.
There were 13 players within two strokes of the leading quartet.
The closest chasers included , the No. 1 player in the world, and Jimmy Walker, a three-time winner this season and No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings.
In other news:
1 Anna Nordqvist moved into position for her third victory of the year, shooting her second straight 6-under 66 to take the third-round lead in the Airbus LPGA Classic in Mobile, Ala.
The 26-year-old Swede, the winner in Thailand and Carlsbad, had a 16-under 200 total.
1 Thomas Bjorn birdied seven of his last eight holes to grab a five-shot lead after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England.
The 43-year old Dane fought back from a double bogey on the first hole by making six straight birdies for a 5-under 67, putting his total at 15-under 201.
BASEBALL
Padres sign Skeeters' Nix
The San Diego Padres signed Sugar Land Skeeters pitcher Michael Nix, and he will join their Class AAA team in El Paso.
Nix, 31, went 2-1 with a 2.00 ERA in five starts for Sugar Land this season, collecting a team-best 23 strikeouts in his 27 innings pitched.
In other news, the Skeeters scores two runs in the final two innings to walk off with a 3-2 home victory over the Long Island Ducks.
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