| | | | | | | Presented By Square | | | | Axios Sports | | By Kendall Baker · May 23, 2022 | | 👋 Happy Monday! Welcome back. 🎾 Breaking news: While you were sleeping, American Amanda Anisimova knocked off Naomi Osaka, 7-5, 6-4, in the first round of French Open. Today's word count: 1,605 words (6 minutes). Let's sports... | | | | | | 1 big thing: ⚽️ City holds off Liverpool |  Data: Premier League; Table: Axios Visuals Manchester City scored three goals in five minutes on Sunday to beat Aston Villa, 3-2, and edge Liverpool for its fourth Premier League title in five years. Why it matters: City's furious comeback ended Liverpool's unprecedented "quadruple" quest and helped the Manchester club avoid what would have been a disappointing title-less campaign. - Manchester City, which has a history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, trailed 2-0 midway through the second half before turning up the heat. After the match, Oleksandr Zinchenko draped the trophy in his native Ukrainian flag.
- Liverpool, which beat Wolves 3-1 in front of a home crowd that was anxiously checking their phones for City updates, can still win three trophies with a victory over Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final.
Elsewhere: Tottenham clinched the fourth Champions League spot with a 5-0 win over Norwich, beating out Arsenal. Burnley (2-1 loss to Newcastle) was relegated, while Leeds (2-1 win over Brentford) survived. Meanwhile, in Italy ... AC Milan held off rival Inter Milan to win its first Serie A title since 2011. Both Milan clubs now have 18 titles, trailing only Juventus, which has 36. Go deeper: |     | | | | | | 2. ⛳️ JT's comeback for the ages |  | | | Photo: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images | | | | Justin Thomas entered Sunday seven strokes back with a 1.2% chance to win the PGA Championship. 21 holes later, he'd won his second major, Axios' Jeff Tracy writes. Why it matters: JT's seven-stroke rally is tied for the third-largest final round comeback in major championship history, trailing only Paul Lawrie (10 strokes, 1999 Open) and Jack Burke Jr. (eight, 1956 Masters). How it happened: The quick version is that Thomas (-5) beat Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff to win his second PGA Championship (2017), but that belies the chaos of the final few holes. - Thomas got himself in the mix with four birdies in his last 10 holes and entered the clubhouse one stroke behind Chile's Mito Pereira, the surprising 54-hole leader competing in his second major.
- Zalatoris then nailed a clutch par putt on 18 to match Thomas. Both players needed Pereira to falter down the stretch — and they got their wish.
- Pereira's birdie putt on 17 fell a half-inch short, which proved costly as he double-bogeyed 18 to miss the playoff entirely and join the hall of 72nd-hole horrors.
- In the playoff — the first at any major since the 2017 Masters — Thomas went birdie-birdie-par including a monster drive that reached the green on the par-four 17th. He tapped in for par on 18 to win.
The big picture: Thomas, 29, becomes just the sixth golfer since World War II with 15 PGA Tour victories and two majors before turning 30 (Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy). The last word: Caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay gave Thomas some great advice ahead of Sunday's final round. Words to remember: "You have to stop being so hard on yourself. You don't have to be perfect. Keep staying positive so good stuff can happen." | | | | | | | | 3. 🏒 King Connor: We're witnessing history |  | | | Photo: Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images | | | | Connor McDavid is having a historic postseason, the likes of which we haven't seen since "The Great One" and "Super Mario" roamed the ice. By the numbers: The Oilers superstar has 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) through 10 games, joining Wayne Gretzky (1983 and 1985), Mario Lemieux (1992) and Rick Middleton (1983) as the only players to ever do that. - McDavid's three assists in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Flames gave him his ninth multi-point game, the most ever through 10 games.
- His 23 points would have made him the leading scorer in the 2019, 2015, 2012 and 2011 playoffs. It's still the second round!!!
What to watch: No player has recorded more than 36 points in a single postseason in 29 years. If Edmonton keeps winning, McDavid will almost certainly end that drought. Elsewhere ... It looks bleak for the top-seeded Panthers, who are down 3-0 to the two-time defending champs. The Hurricanes, Oilers and Avalanche lead the other series 2-1. - East: Lightning 3, Panthers 0; Hurricanes 2, Rangers 1
- West: Oilers 2, Flames 1; Avalanche 2, Blues 1
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Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images BALTIMORE — Early Voting held off favorite Epicenter on Saturday to win the 147th Preakness Stakes, rewarding his team's decision to skip the Kentucky Derby and get some extra seasoning and rest. Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images NEW YORK — Things got heated between the White Sox and Yankees this weekend after Josh Donaldson called Tim Anderson "Jackie" as a reference to Jackie Robinson. - What they're saying: "He made a racist comment," White Sox manager Tony La Russa said of Donaldson. "That's all I'm going to say."
| | | | | | | | 7. 🌍 Photos around the world | | Photo: Maja Hitij/Getty Images TURIN, Italy — Lyon beat defending champion Barcelona, 3-1, on Saturday to win its eighth Women's Champions League title — four more than any other club. - Of note: Catarina Macario became the first USWNT player to score in a Champions League final.
Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images PARIS — A day after celebrating her high school graduation in front of the Eiffel Tower, Coco Gauff won her opening match at the French Open. Slightly cooler weekend than mine. Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images BARCELONA — Max Verstappen battled back from fourth place to win a wild Spanish Grand Prix and leapfrog Charles Leclerc (who had to retire due to power unit failure) for first place in the F1 driver standings. | | | | | | | | 8. 📺 Watchlist: Big game in Beantown |  | | | Photo: Elsa/Getty Images | | | | The Celtics host the Heat tonight (8:30pm ET, ABC) in a critical Game 4, with Boston needing a win to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole. - Wild stat: Miami is the first team in NBA postseason history to win just two quarters in the first three games (third of Game 1, first of Game 3) and have a series lead.
- State of play: Both teams are wounded, with Jimmy Butler (knee), Marcus Smart (ankle), Jayson Tatum (shoulder) and Robert Williams III (knee) all nursing injuries.
More to watch: - 🏒 NHL playoffs: Panthers (down 3-0) at Lightning (7pm, TNT); Avalanche (up 2-1) at Blues (9:30pm, TNT) ... Top-seeded Florida faces elimination at home.
- 🎾 French Open: First round (5am-6pm, Tennis) ... Opening matches for No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 5 Rafael Nadal, No. 12 Emma Raducanu, No. 22 Madison Keys and more.
- 🏒 World Hockey Championship: USA vs. Czech Republic (9:20am, NHL); Canada vs. Denmark (1:20pm, NHL)
- ⛳️ NCAA golf: Women's Individual Championship (5pm, Golf)
- 🏀 WNBA: Sparks at Aces (10pm, Facebook)
- ⚾️ MLB: 12 games (MLB.TV) ... Free trial.
| | | | | | | | 9. ⚽️ Premier League trivia |  | | | Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images | | | | Manchester City (six titles) is one of four clubs with multiple league titles during the EPL era, which began in 1992. - Question: Who are the other three?
- Hint: They represent two cities.
Answer at the bottom. | | | | | | | | 10. 🎥 Top plays: Weekend edition | | Source: Giphy Mario Balotelli scored five goals on Sunday, including one of the flashiest finishes you'll ever see. - ⚽️ Balotelli!!!
- 🏀 Air Wiggins
- ⚾️ Title-winning catch
- ⚽️ Insane finish
- 🥍 Behind-the-back
- ⚽️ Gorgeous strike
- ⚽️ No-look assist
- 🎾 Impossible shot
- ⚾️ Dansby's web gem
- ⚾️ Daz!!!
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