Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Golf: Johnson four clear of McIlroy after three rounds in Mexico

Dustin Johnson drove the green at the par-four second hole for an eagle en route to a four-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy after the third round of the WGC-Mexico Championship on Saturday. The hot start afforded the world number three the luxury of maintaining a healthy buffer despite a double-bogey at the 10th hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City. NBA roundup: George, Thunder beat Jazz in 2 OTs

Paul George scored 45 points, including a floater with less than a second left in the second overtime, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 148-147 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Friday night. The Jazz led by one when George grabbed a rebound off a missed shot by Utah's Joe Ingles with 10 seconds left. George kept the ball until he drove into the lane before releasing the high floater that went cleanly through the net. Tennis: Evans in second career final after upsetting Isner at Delray

Briton Dan Evans reached his second career final when he upset second seed John Isner 3-6 6-2 6-3 at the Delray Beach Open in Florida on Saturday. Less than a year after returning from a 12-month cocaine suspension, Evans staged a remarkable turnaround after a slow start against Isner. Tennis: Tsitsipas sets up final with Kukushkin in Marseille

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas moved one step closer to his third singles title with a 7-6(1) 6-2 win over Belgium's David Goffin in the semi-finals of the Marseille Open on Saturday. Top seed Tsitsipas, who knocked 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer out of the Australian Open last month, has yet to drop a set in the tournament and wrapped up the match in 70 minutes to set up a final with Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan. WTA roundup: Bencic stuns Kvitova for Dubai title

Unseeded Belinda Bencic rallied to beat No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the final on Saturday, capping a thrilling run at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates. It's the third title for Bencic, who hails from Switzerland, and first since 2015. Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged in Florida prostitution sting

Robert Kraft, owner of the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots, was charged in Florida with soliciting prostitution after he was captured on video engaging in sex acts with a worker at a massage parlor, police said on Friday. Kraft, 77, a billionaire businessman who built the Patriots into the National Football League's most dominant franchise, was swept up in a police sting targeting sex-trafficking in day spas and massage parlors in several Florida counties. The operation has led to hundreds being charged. Report: Warriors' Green to sign with LeBron's agent

Get ready for the rumors and conspiracy theories. Golden State Warriors do-it-all forward Draymond Green is preparing to sign with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes, which is sure to set off a firestorm of talk that Green will join forces with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. Machado says Padres were the complete package

Manny Machado was unveiled at an introductory press conference on Friday and expressed how thrilled he is to be a member of the San Diego Padres. Machado received a 10-year, $300 million deal to sign with the Padres but it was more than the big pile of cash that swayed his decision. Tennis: Unseeded Bencic upsets Kvitova to lift Dubai title

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic ended a four-year title drought with a 6-3 1-6 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday. Victory gave Bencic, 21, her first win over second seed Kvitova, who had breezed past her in straight sets in the third round of the Australian Open last month. Alpine skiing: Olympic champion Goggia wins Crans-Montana downhill

Italy's Olympic champion Sofia Goggia won her first World Cup downhill of the season in Crans-Montana on Saturday, cashing in after Slovenia's world champion Ilka Stuhec had suffered a fall. Stuhec, the first starter, was fresh from retaining her global title in Are two weeks ago. She lost her balance when landing a jump and slid into the safety nets but appeared unscathed as she rose to ski down to the finish.

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