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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. MLB roundup: Padres ruin Shohei Ohtani's milestone night Jackson Merrill singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as the San Diego Padres edged the host Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Friday, winning a slugfest that featured a history-making moment for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani.

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NBA roundup: Nuggets' loss results in 3-way tie atop West

Little-used reserve Devonte' Graham hit the deciding jumper with 0.9 seconds left to cap a torrid comeback as the host San Antonio Spurs stunned the Denver Nuggets 121-120 on Friday. The loss, which came in the next-to-last game of the regular season for both teams, dropped the Nuggets into a three-way tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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.

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.

MLB roundup: Padres ruin Shohei Ohtani's milestone night

Jackson Merrill singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as the San Diego Padres edged the host Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Friday, winning a slugfest that featured a history-making moment for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani. The teams combined for eight home runs, six of them in the first three innings. One of the long balls was the 175th of Ohtani's career, which tied Hideki Matsui's MLB record for homers by a Japanese-born player.

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.

Golf-Masters co-leader Scheffler looks to seize control at Augusta National

Third round action of the Masters was underway with Rory McIlroy out early and looking to breathe life into his Grand Slam hopes well before halfway leaders Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau were due to tee off on Saturday. McIlroy, who needs a Masters win to complete his collection of golf's four major titles, set out under brilliant blue skies and calmer conditions a day after wind whipped through Augusta National and only eight players managed to break par.

NHL roundup: Knights beat Wild, clinch playoff berth

The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights built an early lead and went on to a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Las Vegas on Friday, clinching the final Western Conference playoff berth in the process. Jack Eichel, Nicolas Roy and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and an assist and Chandler Stephenson tied his career high with four assists for Vegas, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

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.

Basketball-Record-breaker Clark headlines talented WNBA Draft class

Caitlin Clark headlines a talented Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft class on Monday, as the Iowa guard and presumed first overall pick kick-starts the next phase of her career. There are not many surprises expected, with Clark all but assured to go to an ailing Indiana Fever, after she broke Pete Maravich's 54-year-old all-time NCAA scoring record this season and became appointment viewing in U.S. households.

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