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Chelsea and Real Madrid advance to UEFA CL semis
Yesterday in the UEFA Champions League,
Jose Mourinho was in a much brighter mood post-game after Chelsea qualified for the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Paris St-Germain. The second goal had the Portuguese manager sprinting down the sidelines to where his players were going crazy.
"It was not to celebrate. It was to tell the platers how we have to play the last ten minutes because I know in that moment they want to celebrate; they want to think that the game is over. They forget that you still have three plus another three or four minutes to play and the way we were playing we couldn't carry on winning two-nil. So I had to go there because I knew it was the only chance I had to tell Demba (Ba) and Fernando (Torres) and (Andre) Schurrle what we have to do in the last seven or eight minutes so it was not to celebrate. But you could see that I could run!"
The two goals came from substitutes Andre Schurrle and Demba Ba to help Chelsea overturn their 3-1 first leg deficit and advance.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 2-0 to win the second leg of their Champions League, but the La Liga side will still advance to the semis after winning 3-2 on aggregate, courtesy of a 3-0 first leg victory.
Brooklyn beats Miami by a single point for the second time this season
In the NBA,
It was a fierce battle between Brooklyn and Miami, with the Nets just barely edging out the Heat 88-87. Brooklyn's Joe Johnson had 19 points but Mason Plumlee arguably had the best stat with his block on LeBron James final seconds dunk attempt.
The Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 102 to 95. With four games left to go, the Hawks hold a two-game lead over New York for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff berth.
Minnesota handed the San Antonio Spurs a loss 110 to 91. Dallas picked up their fifth straight victory after beating Utah 95 to 83.
Oklahoma City defeated Sacramento 107 to 92. And doesn't seem like much defense was going on when Houston played the Lakers, but the Rockets ended up winning 145-130.
Toronto miss playoffs for eighth time in nine seasons after loss to Tampa Bay
In the NHL,
Another team bites the dust; Toronto fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0, which officially eliminates the Maple Leafs from playoff contention for the eighth time in nine seasons.
The Minnesota Wild secured their top wild card berth in the western conference with a 4-3 shootout win over the Boston Bruins.
The Detroit Red Wings are a step closer to clinching their wild card spot after their 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated Phoenix 4-3, thanks to an overtime goal by Ryan Johansen.
The win gives the Blue Jackets a four-point lead over the Washington Caps in the race for the second wild card spot.
Speaking of Washington, the Capitals had a big 4-1 road win over western-conference leading St. Louis.
Alex Ovechkin netted his 50th goal in that game, which makes him only the 11th player in league history to score 50 or more goals in a season five times. With just three games left, the Caps need to deliver if they're going to overtake Columbus for a spot in the eastern conference playoffs.
Rory McIlroy comments on fierce field of competition at Masters
In golf,
It was day two of practice before the Masters tournament gets underway this week in Augusta.
We were joking yesterday about how all the players think their chances of winning have spiked now that Tiger Woods is out with his injury, but Rory McIlroy at least is noting that the field is as competitive as ever.
"I mean, obviously there's a few past champions that play that might not be able to compete. There might be a few first-timers or a few amateurs that won't compete. But then you've got the rest; I'm just looking down the list here: Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Ian Woosnam, no; John Huh (laughter) -- sorry, Woosie."
This year, there have been 18 winners in the last 21 PGA tour events, which mean that any one of them has a chance at taking the green jacket.
Andy Murray on the lookout for new coach
In tennis news,
Andy Murray is on the hunt for a new coach, after parting ways with former coach and mentor Ivan Lendl.
The Scot said it would be ideal to secure a coach before the French Open begins later next month, but admitted the process can be slow.
"But, you know, it's not always simple, like I'm sure when a football team are trying to find the perfect manager, the managers don't always want to do it. It's not always as simple as just picking the first person that comes to your head, you really need to think hard about it and then they also need to be keen on doing it and keen on the travel and doing enough weeks, which not everyone is keen on travelling for thirty weeks a year."
Murray has had a rough start to his 2014 in terms of results, but said the right coach will hopefully help him find some consistency as he looks to defend his Wimbledon crown later this year.
Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson banned for doping
In other news,
Jamaica's Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson has been slapped with a competition ban through December 20 after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
Simpson and teammate Asafa Powell tested positive for the substance oxilofrone at Jamaica's national championships back in June.
Two different labs were commissioned to test the supplement, and both determined that oxilofrone was present, though not declared on the label.
Simpson's agent Paul Doyle has called the ruling "incredibly unjust" his line of argument being that normally athletes are only punished with a public warning or three months of ineligibility.
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