Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NHL roundup: Devils score final 4 goals, top Wild in OT

Nico Hischier scored with 1:41 left in overtime Friday night to cap a big comeback by the New Jersey Devils, who scored the final four goals to stun the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in St. Paul, Minn. The Devils, who trailed 4-1 with fewer than two minutes left in the second period, salvaged the finale of a three-game Western Conference road trip by winning for just the second time in the last seven games (2-4-1). NFL notebook: Kaepernick, Reid settle NFL grievances

Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have decided to settle their collusion grievances with the NFL, according to a joint statement released by their attorneys and the league on Friday. According to Yahoo Sports, the final hearing in the players' joint collusion case against the NFL was scheduled for later this month. Yahoo added that sources previously said Kaepernick would withdraw his grievance only for a lucrative settlement. Alpine skiing: Swiss Holdener leading women's slalom

Swiss Wendy Holdener was the halfway leader in the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday with favorite Mikaela Shiffrin in third spot. Holdener, enjoying a superb championships with golds in the combined and team events, negotiated the 70 gates in 57.08 seconds, 0.11 quicker than home favorite Anna Swenn Larsson. Golf: Kuchar apologizes to caddie over pay dispute

Matt Kuchar apologized to caddie David Ortiz on Friday and said he will pay him the amount he asked for after Ortiz criticized the golfer for giving him only $5,000 of the nearly $1.3 million he earned by winning the Mayakoba Classic in November. Earlier this week Kuchar shrugged off the outcry over the payment and said Ortiz, who had stepped in as an emergency replacement, should be "happy" with the pay, despite regular caddies earning payouts of up to 10 percent of a player's take from a tournament. Soccer: Argentines pay tribute to Sala at special memorial

Grieving Argentines paid tribute to footballer Emiliano Sala on Saturday at a special memorial in his home region of Santa Fe. The body of the 28-year old Sala, who died in a plane crash last month, was laid out in a gymnasium in the town where he grew up so friends and family could pay their last respects. Demps out as Pelicans' GM

The New Orleans Pelicans mutually parted ways with general manager Dell Demps, the team announced on Friday. Demps had served in that role with the franchise since June 2010. The Pelicans selected Danny Ferry as interim general manager. Golf: Thomas, Scott lead at rainy Genesis Open

Justin Thomas and Adam Scott were tied for the lead at 10-under par in the second round of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Open on Friday when play was suspended at Riviera due to another day of heavy rain. With no player able to complete the first round on Thursday due to the weather, the field were making up for lost time on Friday. U.S. quarterback Kaepernick settles grievance case with NFL

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested against racial injustice by kneeling during the U.S. national anthem, has resolved a pending grievance with the league, the two sides said on Friday. The attorney for Kaepernick, who filed the grievance in October 2017, and the league said in a joint statement that the resolution was subject to a confidentiality agreement and so there would be no further comment by either party. Webber, Sikma, Moncrief among HOF finalists

CHARLOTTE - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame kicked off All-Star Weekend Friday, naming 13 finalists for the Class of 2019 at Spectrum Center. The nominees included Chris Webber, a five-time NBA All-Star and first-team All-American at Michigan; Jack Sikma, who played for the Seattle SuperSonics and Milwaukee Bucks; Bucks guard Sidney Moncrief; former Pistons and Bulls "eraser" Ben Wallace; women's coaches Leta Andrews and Barbara Stevens; women's basketball player Teresa Weatherspoon; referee Hugh Evans; former NBA coach Bill Fitch; former college coach Eddie Sutton; five-time NBA All-Star point forward Marques Johnson; former Celtics and Suns guard and head coach Paul Westphal; and former 76ers forward Bobby Jones. ATP roundup: Wawrinka advances to semis in Rotterdam

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland held off 10th-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov on Friday to win 6-4, 7-6 (4) and advance to the semifinals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament. Wawrinka, who won the tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2015, will face top-seeded Japan's Kei Nishikori, a winner over Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-3, 6-2.