Manchester City rallies with 3 goals for EPL title
The prospect of a first-ever changing of the lead on the final day was growing with Aston Villa leading Manchester City 2-0 at the stunned Etihad Stadium as challenger Liverpool chased an eventual 3-1 win over Wolverhampton.
Just like when a comeback was conjured up in 2012 to win its first Premier League title with two stoppage-time goals, City produced another rousing recovery Sunday.
This time it took three goals — all scored in five minutes from the 76th minute — to turn it around against Villa to win 3-2 and successfully defend the title by a single point.
“We came back from the dead today and won the game,” captain Fernandinho said after his final game for City. “It’s an amazing feeling.”
Jackson Yueill scored one minute into the second half to help the Earthquakes earn a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City in San Jose. Jamiro Monteiro got an assist on the equalizer for San Jose (3-5-5).
Johnny Russell scored in the 45th minute to give Sporting KC (3-7-4) the lead at halftime.
In other MLS action, Heber Araujo dos Santos scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute and Sean Johnson made it stand up as host New York City FC defeated the Chicago Fire 1-0 . ... Daniel Rios scored on a tap-in in the 85th minute to send Charlotte FC to a 2-1 home victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. ... Justen Glad and Sergio Cordova scored in a 12-minute span in the second half, leading Real Salt Lake to a 2-1 win in Montreal . ... Inter Miami CF defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-0 . ... Minnesota United held off FC Dallas 2-1 in Texas.
The city of Milan was swarming with a sea of celebrating red-and-black fans as AC Milan secured its first Serie A title in 11 years with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo.
Milan finished two points ahead of defending champion — and city rival — Inter Milan, which won 3-0 at home to Sampdoria.
WNBA: Candace Parker finished with her second career triple-double and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the second half to beat the host Washington Mystics 82-73. Parker totaled 16 points, 13 rebounds and picked up a 10th assist on a basket by Allie Quigley with 21.2 seconds remaining. It was the 11th tripledouble in WNBA history. Orinda’s Sabrina Ionescu was the last to record a triple-double, accomplishing the feat in May 2021 for the New York Liberty against the Minnesota Lynx . ... Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones scored 18 points each and the Connecticut Sun breezed to a 92-70 victory over the host
Indianapolis Fever.
Softball: Alana Vawter shut down the Alabama offense as Stanford defeated the No. 6 Crimson Tide 6-0 in the elimination game of the NCAA’s Tuscaloosa (Ala.) regional. The Cardinal will host Oregon State in a best-of-three super regional, with the winner advancing to the World Series.
College golf: Stanford leads the pack by nine strokes and San Jose State is tied for seventh after three rounds of the women’s NCAA golf championship in Scottsdale, Ariz. The remaining 15 teams have one more round of stroke play before the top eight compete in match play. The Cardinal’s Rose Zhang leads the individual competition by seven strokes at 9-under after shooting a 3-under 69 in the third round.