Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis: Wimbledon targeting juniors to make sure future is green

Roger Federer would probably make tennis look easy on a court of broken glass so grass definitely holds no fears, as his 18 career titles on the greensward illustrate. Such is Federer's ease on the surface that had "lawn tennis" remained loyal to its roots and the sport was still played extensively on grass then it's likely he would have accumulated more than his 100 titles. Spring training roundup: Judge mashes as Yankees top Braves

Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and added a double as the New York Yankees dispatched the Atlanta Braves 5-1 in Tampa on Tuesday. Judge finished 2-for-3. J.A. Happ allowed four hits and one run with three strikeouts in three innings pitched. Wade helps Heat hold off Hawks

Dwyane Wade scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the host Miami Heat won consecutive games for the first time since January, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 114-113 on Monday night. Josh Richardson added 19 points, and Justise Winslow added 18 for Miami, which finally beat Atlanta after losing the first three games of this season's four-game series. Atlanta fell just short of what would have been its first 4-0 sweep of Miami since 1990-91. NHL roundup: Price ties Habs' record for goalie wins

Carey Price tied the Montreal Canadiens' record for all-time wins by a goaltender Tuesday, and he did it in dominating fashion, making 26 saves in a 3-1 victory over the host Los Angeles Kings. Price's 314th victory in net for the Canadiens tied him with Jacques Plante, a Hall of Famer who played at Montreal from 1952-63. Price had a shutout midway through the third period before the Kings finally broke through. NFL notebook: Six players get franchise tag

Six players received the franchise designation before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline: San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould and five pass rushers from around the NFL -- DeMarcus Lawrence, Jadeveon Clowney, Grady Jarrett, Frank Clark and Dee Ford. Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Lawrence, Houston Texans outside linebacker Clowney, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jarrett, Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Clark and Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Ford could all sign long-term deals but their prospects for those riches vary. NBA roundup: Celtics stun Warriors in blowout

Gordon Hayward scored 19 of his 30 points in the first half Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics stunned the Golden State Warriors with 73 points in the first 24 minutes en route to a 128-95 shellacking in Oakland, Calif. Kyrie Irving recorded 19 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who were opening a four-game western swing after having lost five of their past six games. Clippers take care of skidding Lakers

Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points, and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 113-105 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory. Lou Williams scored 21 points off the bench, and Montrezl Harrell added 14 points and 11 rebounds in a reserve role for the Clippers, who moved back into sole possession of seventh place in the Western Conference, a half-game behind the Utah Jazz and a half-game ahead of the San Antonio Spurs. LeBron: ‘I’m not sitting games’

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James rebuffed any notion of sitting out any of the team's remaining games, saying Monday night that "unless I'm hurt, I'm not sitting games." James made the comments to ESPN after the Lakers' latest loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, a crippling blow to the team's playoff chances. The Lakers are now 5.5 games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the final playoff spot with 18 games remaining. Cycling: Preidler's attempted doping is 'high treason', says team leader

Georg Preidler's doping confession has left his Groupama-FDJ team leader Thibaut Pinot in shock after the Austrian left the French outfit on Monday. Preidler admitted he had his "blood taken out" amid an investigation into a blood-doping ring that brought down five skiers last week. Islanders win shootout after losing Lehner

Jordan Eberle and Mathew Barzal scored in the shootout as the New York Islanders overcame the loss of goaltender Robin Lehner late in the third period and edged the visiting Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Tuesday night in Uniondale, N.Y. Eberle and Barzal gave the Islanders the win by scoring in nearly identical fashion in the first two rounds of the shootout. Both players moved from their left to right and flicked shots under Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson's glove.

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