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Caitlin Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 500 career assists, but the Indiana Fever fell 90-88 to the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco; she finished with 16 points, six assists and four rebounds, bringing her season totals to 1,118 points and 503 assists in her 59th game.
Manchester United beat Brighton 3-0 on the final day as Bruno Fernandes set a new Premier League single-season assists record with his 21st; Patrick Dorgu headed in Fernandes’ corner for the opener (33'), Bryan Mbeumo tapped in a cross for 2-0 (44'), and Fernandes finished from close range (48') to seal the win. United finish 3rd on 71 points and return to the Champions League, while Brighton finish 8th and sneak into the Conference League.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was named the Premier League Player of the Season after guiding United to third place and tying the league assists record with 20; he also scored eight goals and was named the Football Writers' Association Men's Player of the Year, with one last match against Brighton & Hove Albion potentially letting him break the assists record.
Bruno Fernandes matched the Premier League’s single-season assists record with his 20th helper of the campaign in Manchester United’s win over Nottingham Forest, leaving one game left at Brighton to attempt the outright mark. He leads the league with 132 chances created this season, 58 more than the next-best, and has 670 chances created since January 2020. His 71 Premier League assists for United (seven seasons) sit level with Son Heung-min for a record by a player for a single club, and he would need 14 more chances against Brighton to equal Mesut Ozil’s 146-for-season total. The all-time PL assist record stands at 162 by Ryan Giggs. Pundits and former players praised the feat, with Carrick and Neville highlighting Fernandes’s creativity and leadership as United’s top creator this season.
Steph Curry congratulated Chris Paul on surpassing Jason Kidd for the second-most assists in NBA history, a milestone Paul celebrated emotionally on social media. Paul, now with 12,099 assists, only trails John Stockton's record. Curry praised Paul as the "Point God" and shared his excitement for his former teammate's achievement.