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BASKETBALL
Jaylen Brown had 21 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 117-103 in their second scrimmage in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida.
Jayson Tatum added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who face Houston in their final scrimmage on Tuesday before playing their first official game of the restart on Friday against Milwaukee.
SOCCER
Manchester United and Chelsea qualified for the Champions League at the expense of Leicester on a frantic final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, while Bournemouth and Watford were relegated to end five-year stays in the top flight.
United won 2-0 at Leicester through goals by Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team a third-place finish.
The top four teams – Liverpool, Manchester City, Man United and Chelsea – will play in the Champions League next year.
Chelsea beat Wolverhampton 2-0 after a goal and an assist by Mason Mount and finished in the fourth and final Champions League qualifying place above Leicester, which has been in the top four for most of the season.
Leicester, instead, will play in the Europa League along with Tottenham, which drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace to secure sixth place – above Wolverhampton on goal difference.
HOCKEY
Eddie Shack, one of the NHL’s most colorful players on and off the ice, has died at 83, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced.
Known for his bruising style, distinctive skating gait and larger-than-life personality, Shack won four Stanley Cups with Toronto in the 1960s, including the franchise’s most recent victory in 1967.
Nicknamed “The Entertainer” – with his trademark cowboy hat and luxurious mustache – he scored the winning goal for Toronto in the 1963 final. He played parts of 17 seasons from 1958 to 1975 with six different teams, including nine years with the Maple Leafs.
AUTO RACING
Fabio Quartararo won from pole position at the Andalucia Grand Prix in Spain for his second consecutive win since the MotoGP season started following the pandemic break.
The young Frenchman cruised to victory a week after earning his maiden MotoGP race in Jerez de la Frontera. The 21-year-old Yamaha rider opened a 10-point lead over Maverick Viñales in the championship standings. Viñales finished second after getting past Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi with two laps to go.
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