Messi’s genius is enough for Barcelona to win the Champions League

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BARCELONA, Spain — It is six years since a team without Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League and, if you conducted a straw poll of the Manchester United team torn apart by Barcelona’s magician in the Nou Camp during a 3-0 quarterfinal second-leg defeat Tuesday night, few responses would suggest the sequence will end this season.

Ronaldo, courtesy of Ajax’s stunning victory against Juventus, will not be in Madrid for the final June 1,

Ajax knock out Juventus to reach first Champions League semifinal since 1997

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Ajax Amsterdam followed up their elimination of Real Madrid by producing a spell-binding display of inventive, passing football to win 2-1 away to Juventus on Tuesday and end the Serie A team’s dreams of winning the Champions League.

Ajax’s 19-year-old captain Matthijs de Ligt headed the winner from the corner in the 67th minute of the quarterfinal second leg as the Dutch side came from behind to clinch a 3-2 aggregate win and reach the last four for the first time since 1996-97.

Bucks vs. Pistons odds, Game 1: 2019 NBA Playoff picks, best predictions from model on 76-59 roll

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The Milwaukee Bucks will look to continue their season-long dominance over the Detroit Pistons when they meet Sunday in the opening round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs. The Bucks (60-22) are the No. 1 overall seed and have won seven of their last 10, while the Pistons (41-41) are the No. 8 seed after winning two in a row. Detroit, however, is 4-6 over the past 10 games. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Kit Harington Will Love Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow ‘More Than Any Other Character’ He’ll Play

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The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones premieres on HBO Sunday night

Breaking up is hard to do – especially if you’re Kit Harington leaving behind Jon Snow.

The Game of Thrones star got sentimental as he discussed moving on from his beloved character, and revealed that Snow will forever have a place in his heart.

“Thrones, it’s given me possibly my future family.

BTS “HOME”

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“HOME”

BTS’ new album, MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA, nabbed over 3 million pre-orders, and the music video for lead single “Boy With Luv” is on track to set world records for its already-impressive view count. Given all this success, one might assume that the group’s seven members are strangers to sadness. The album’s standout track, “HOME,” projects an image of carefree luxury. If you were to latch onto the song’s English lyrics,

Watch the first ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ trailer here

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‘The Rise of Skywalker’ arrives in theaters December 20th.

The first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode 9 has arrived, along with a few more details about the final installment of the Skywalker saga from a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. Perhaps most importantly, we finally know the movie’s full name — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

The clip opens with Rey (Daisy Ridley) in a desert with a lightsaber in hand as a TIE Fighter speeds towards her.

Masters 2019: The case of the incredible shrinking Brooks Koepka still looms large

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka has this look. Guys know what is. We all have it. It’s what we look like in the dark, or in the shower behind a fogged-up door. Supermen! We’ve all seen ESPN’s Body Issue. The beauty of the human body! Bring on the cameras. I’ll bring my laptop, placed strategically. Centerfold!

Thing is, Koepka has it for real. We saw him in St. Louis last summer winning the PGA Championship and before that,

Obama, Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder were among those paying tribute to Nipsey Hussle

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(CNN)During Nipsey’s Hussle’s Los Angeles funeral service Thursday, Snoop Dogg remembered the first time Nipsey “pushed up on me with a tape,” trying to get the world-famous Long Beach rapper to listen to his music.

Nipsey told him, “Just give it a listen,” which struck Snoop as odd. Most rappers trying to catch Snoop’s ear talk about making money, but Nipsey didn’t want a handout. He was ready to earn everything he got,

Barcelona vs. Manchester United highlights: See all the action from Champions League quarterfinal

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So it ends for Manchester United, as they lose 1-0 at home to Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal matchup.

Barcelona has its away goal, and United has a tall task ahead of them in the second leg. That being said, a 1-0 loss to Lionel Messi and Barcelona isn’t the worst thing in the world.

The game started brightly, but in the second half things seemed to stall.

It’s National Siblings Day! Here’s what you need to know

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(CNN)Time to hug your brothers or sisters and let them know how much you appreciate them. Today is National Siblings Day!

The unofficial holiday is observed each year on April 10 to honor the bonds between brothers and sisters.
New Yorker Claudia Evart founded the day after she lost both her siblings early in life, according to the Siblings Day Foundation. She chose April 10 because that was the birthday of her late sister,

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