MADRID -- Atletico Madrids victory in its final game of 2016 in the Spanish league allowed coach Diego Simeone to overlook the teams struggles and focus on the positives of a fantastic year.Atletico beat Las Palmas 1-0 on Saturday to snap a three-game winless streak and avoid losing more ground to the leaders ahead of the winter break.It was an extraordinary year, Simeone said. We have to improve in the league, its true, but our fans should be proud of the year that we had.In the first half of the year, Atletico reached the Champions League final, losing to Real Madrid for the second time in three seasons, and contended for the Spanish league title until the final rounds, eventually finishing behind champion Barcelona and Madrid.This season hasnt started so well. It remained sixth in the league, having won half of its 16 matches. It was nine points behind leader Madrid.Atletico will play its last game of the year on Tuesday against third-division club Guijuelo in the Copa del Rey. Atletico won the first leg 6-0 in the round-of-32 matchup.On Saturday, Saul Niguez scored with a well-placed shot from outside the area in the 59th minute at Vicente Calderon Stadium, hitting the far corner with a curling left-foot shot to put an end to the teams recent struggles.This goal comes at the right time in what has been an up-and-down season, Niguez said. It helped the team win and it brings confidence.Simeones squad was coming off a 3-0 loss to Villarreal and a 0-0 home draw against Espanyol in the league. It also lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, a result that kept the team from finishing the group stage with a perfect record.Madrid plays in the Club World Cup final in Japan on Sunday, when Barcelona, six points off the lead, hosts Espanyol.SEVILLA 4, MALAGA 1Striker Luciano Vietto scored a pair three minutes apart in the first half to lead 10-man Sevilla to victory.Ben Yedder and Victor Vitolo Machin also scored before halftime as the hosts won for the fourth time in their last five league matches.Malaga scored through forward Sandro in the 62nd, just a couple of minutes after Sevilla defender Adil Rami was sent off for a second yellow card.Sevilla was second in the standings while Malaga, winless in three matches, stayed 11th.SPORTING GIJON 1, VILLARREAL 3Villarreal stayed near the top with a comfortable win over struggling Sporting in Gijon.Jonathan dos Santos, Nicola Sansone and Alexandre Pato scored in Villarreals first away win since September.Sportings consolation goal was by Carlos Carmona in the 89th.The result marked Sportings fifth loss in its last six games, leaving the club 18th in the 20-team standings, inside the relegation zone.GRANADA 0, REAL SOCIEDAD 2Real Sociedad got goals from Jon Bautista and Juanmi in the second half to win its second in a row and lie fifth.Granada, which has won only one game in the league so far, stayed with nine points after 16 matches, two points ahead of last-place Osasuna.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoniCheap Knicks Jerseys .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Tim Hardaway Jr. Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.cheapknicks.com/ . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Phil Jackson Jersey . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. Wayne Ellington Jersey . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. CHICAGO -- Milton Doyle had 16 points, five rebounds and six assists, Bruno Skokna added 15 points, and Loyola of Chicago beat Division III-member Eureka 97-59 on Monday night.On Sunday, the Ramblers coasted to a 100-51 victory to reach the century mark for the first time since November 15, 1997.Its the best start for Loyola (3-0) since opening the 2010-11 season with seven straight wins. The Ramblers played their third game in four days -- all at home -- and have not lost a homme game in 14 November contests under coach Porter Moser.ddddddddddddundre Jackson and Donte Ingram each scored 13 points for Loyola.The Ramblers closed the first half on an 11-4 run to take a 45-37 lead and they opened the second half with a 13-5 spurt to extend their advantage to 58-42.Kendall Davis scored 16 points for Eureka, while Shea Feehan 10. ' ' '