Barca in driving seat but Ronaldo keeps Real in race

                 Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action. Photo: Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title by thrashing local rivals Espanyol 5-0, as Atletico Madrid dropped out of the race after losing 2-1 at Levante. A Cristiano Ronaldo brace helped Real Madrid to a 3-2 win that prevented Barca lifting the title. The victory left them one point behind Barca on 87, while Atletico have...

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Home Run Kitten Relishes the Wet Track in American Stakes

Shifted from turf to dirt late in the afternoon due to unexpectedly heavy rains, Friday’s $100,000 American Stakes went to 14-1 longshot Home Run Kitten, who rallied to take the lead in the shadow of the wire and prevailed by a half length under Joe Talamo.  Trained by David Hofmans and owned by Tarabilla Farms, Inc., Home Run Kitten covered one mile on Santa Anita’s “wet fast” main track in 1:35.30. With three late scratches, the American...

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NFL: Denver Broncos draft Utah’s Devontae Booker in fourth round

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes running back Devontae Booker (23) stiff-arms Oregon State Beavers safety Justin Strong (4) as the University of Utah hosts Oregon State, NCAA football at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Saturday October 31, 2015. Orange will replace red, and his home field will be a mile high. The running back Utah fans came to know as "Bookmode" will make some changes as he starts his NFL career, but he's...

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Cristiano Ronaldo shows off his hard work in the gym as Real Madrid star fights to be fit to face Manchester City in second leg

1 Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema miss Real Madrid's Saturday game 2 Star pairing are fighting to be fit to face Manchester City next week 3 Ronaldo showed off his prowess in the gym as he fought the pain barrier Real Madrid forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will miss Saturday's league match as they try to recover in time to face Manchester City in their Champions League semi-final decider. Zinedine Zidane said that neither of his...

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This NFL draft wasn’t going to be all about the quarterbacks. But now it is.

Jared Goff could be in line to be chosen first overall in the NFL draft Thursday night by the Rams. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) This NFL draft was not necessarily supposed to be all about the quarterbacks. It is one year after the eagerly anticipated pro-football arrivals of Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota led to them being selected first and second overall in the 2015 draft, and this is a quarterback class without anything resembling that kind...

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BYU volleyball: Cougars, UCLA clash Saturday night for MPSF title

    (Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU's Jake Langlois (10) and Ben Patch (13) celebrate a point during the MPSF         tournament semifinal at Smith Fieldhouse Thursday April 21, 2016 Provo • Ben Patch didn't get embarrassed. He just got even. BYU's All-American opposite hitter messed up royally at the end of the fourth set Thursday night in an MPSF semifinal volleyball match against UC Santa Barbara,...

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Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion Premier League: Team news, injury news, team line ups and TV times

    Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace at the weekend (Picture: Getty Images) There was a time when finishing in the Premier League’s top four prompted celebrations at Arsenal. Not this year. Lifting the FA Cup gave the last two seasons a certain gloss of success, while buying time for Arsene Wenger to once again perfect his mixture and land the big one. Just as soon as big-spending Chelsea, Manchester City or United...

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