Reuters Sports News Summary

The Venezuelan world record holder said on social media on Friday that she had injured her Achilles tendon while training. Golf-Spieth, Thomas and LIV's Johnson among notables to miss Masters cut Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson's hopes of adding to their respective collection of major championships got swept away in brutally windy conditions at Augusta National on Friday as they were among the high-profile players to miss the halfway cut.

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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.

Former 20-game winner, wife swapper Fritz Peterson dies at 82

Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson, who famously traded wives with a teammate, has died. He was 82. Northern Illinois University, where Peterson starred before his major league career, announced his death Friday. No cause was revealed.

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.

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.

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.

Golf-Spieth, Thomas and LIV's Johnson among notables to miss Masters cut

Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson's hopes of adding to their respective collection of major championships got swept away in brutally windy conditions at Augusta National on Friday as they were among the high-profile players to miss the halfway cut. On a day when only eight players broke par, Spieth actually shot a respectable two-over-par 74 in the second round but it was not enough to undo the damage from the 79 he posted in the opening round of the year's first major.

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, issues apology

Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was released on bond and apologized through a lawyer after appearing in court on a bank fraud charge accusing him of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover illegal gambling debts. 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.

Golf-Masters co-leaders summon patience to battle windy Augusta

While Bryson DeChambeau would surely have loved to tighten his overnight grip on the Masters lead on Friday, he and fellow halfway co-leaders Max Homa and Scottie Scheffler all breathed a sigh of relief after navigating winds that caused havoc for many. On a day when wind gusts whipped through Augusta National and only eight players managed to break par, DeChambeau credited his patient approach and ability to stick to his game plan even when the course bared its teeth.

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