Reuters Sports News Summary

TSN reported the lawyers were ordered to file pretrial motions prior to Oct. 23, and the court set hearings pertaining to the motions on the calendar for Nov. 25, setting aside 15 days. Golf-Homa grabs clubhouse lead as Woods positioned for Masters record Max Homa drained two quick birdies then held on during a wild, windy Friday at Augusta National to take the second round clubhouse lead, while Tiger Woods again proved he can never be counted out as he put himself on the brink of Masters history.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

UConn's Donovan Clingan declares for NBA draft

Sophomore center Donovan Clingan has played a sizable role in leading UConn to back-to-back championships. On Friday, Clingan announced the next step of his journey by declaring to enter the 2024 NBA Draft. Listed at 7 feet 2 and 280 pounds, Clingan is expected to be a top pick in the upcoming draft. He is the No. 3 prospect in ESPN's Top 100 list for the June 26-27 draft.

Tennis-Sinner, Djokovic reach Monte Carlo semis

Italy's world number two Jannik Sinner beat Holger Rune 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday after his Danish opponent saved two match points. Top seed Novak Djokovic also advanced to the semis after a hard-fought 7-5 6-4 win over Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur.

Top prospect Alex Sarr declares for NBA draft

French big man Alex Sarr, projected among the top three picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, made his intentions official Friday on ESPN. The 7-foot-1 center with a 7-foot-4 wingspan played this season with Perth of Australia's National Basketball League.

Capitals cannot afford home loss to Lightning

Time is running out for the Washington Capitals, whose weekend plans will include some scoreboard watching. The Eastern Conference's No. 2 wild-card holder as Thursday night's games began, the Capitals (37-31-11, 85 points) could not top the Buffalo Sabres and fell out of the final postseason spot in a 4-2 loss. They desperately need two points Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning come to the nation's capital.

Golf-Woods a cut above, sets another Masters record

As if Tiger Woods has not already enjoyed enough success at Augusta National, he added his name yet again to the Masters record book on Friday as his 24th consecutive made cut at the major marked another tournament milestone. Woods has never missed a Masters cut as a professional and now the 48-year-old sits alone atop the record list at Augusta National with one more consecutively made cut than fellow Masters champions Gary Player and Fred Couples.

Trial for NHL players in Canada case won't start before next season

The sexual assault case against five players from Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team -- four of whom started the 2023-24 season on NHL rosters -- won't go to trial before the start of next season. The attorneys for the players appeared virtually before a judge in London, Ontario, on Tuesday, largely for scheduling purposes. TSN reported the lawyers were ordered to file pretrial motions prior to Oct. 23, and the court set hearings pertaining to the motions on the calendar for Nov. 25, setting aside 15 days.

Golf-Homa grabs clubhouse lead as Woods positioned for Masters record

Max Homa drained two quick birdies then held on during a wild, windy Friday at Augusta National to take the second round clubhouse lead, while Tiger Woods again proved he can never be counted out as he put himself on the brink of Masters history. Homa, who had never broken 70 at Augusta until wrapping up his weather delayed first round on Friday morning with a five-under 67, was quickly back out on the course and on the move with birdies at the second and fourth.

Athletics-Olympic champion Rojas out of Paris Games with injury

Olympic and world champion triple jumper Yulimar Rojas will miss the Paris Games due to injury. The Venezuelan world record holder said on social media on Friday that she had injured her Achilles tendon while training.

Basketball-'Unlike anyone we've seen': WNBA seizes Clark spotlight

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will look to harness record-smashing sharpshooter Caitlin Clark's super-sized star power when she joins the professional ranks on Monday. Clark is expected to go first overall in the WNBA Draft to the Indiana Fever after more than 18 million tuned in for her final college game this week, where South Carolina stayed undefeated to deny her Iowa team the NCAA title.

Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter released on $25,000 bond after court appearance

The former interpreter for Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani was ordered released on $25,000 bond after his first court appearance to face a bank fraud charge accusing him of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover illegal gambling expenses. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, who surrendered to authorities earlier in the day, did not enter a plea during a 25-minute proceeding before a U.S. District Court magistrate judge in downtown Los Angeles. He was ordered to return for an arraignment on May 9.

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