Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Cavaliers, head coach Drew agree to part ways

Larry Drew will not return for a second season as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers after he and the team mutually agreed Thursday to part ways. "We have great respect and appreciation for Larry and the job that he did as the head coach of the Cavaliers for nearly the entire 2018-19 campaign," general manager Koby Altman said in a statement. "He brought professionalism, class and steady leadership both this past season and prior four years. Grizzlies fire coach Bickerstaff, shake up front office

Speaking to local media around midday Thursday, Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said he hadn't talked with team owner Robert Pera yet but he could make one declaration: head coach J.B. Bickerstaff would return for a second season. Two hours later, that decision had changed, and several other moves were made. Report: Ravens give All-Pro Yanda a one-year extension

All-Pro guard Marshal Yanda has agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens through the 2020 season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Thursday. There had been speculation that the 34-year-old veteran might retire this offseason. Yanda was entering the final year of a four-year, $32 million deal signed in 2015. Red-hot McIlroy opens Masters with tepid effort

Rory McIlroy entered the Masters as golf's hottest player but the Northern Irishman's opening-round on Thursday was tepid at best, carding an uninspiring one-over 73. With six top-six finishes in six stroke play events, including a win at the Players Championship, McIlroy arrived at the year's first major looking primed to finally complete his career grand slam. Ex-Notre Dame, NFL running back Wood arrested on murder charges

Former NFL and Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood was scheduled to appear in court Thursday in Las Vegas after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 5-year-old girl, according to court records. The alleged victim was the daughter of Wood's girlfriend, identified by local media as 26-year-old Amy Taylor, who also was taken into custody Tuesday night at Summerlin Hospital. Kings fire coach Joerger after three seasons

Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger was fired Thursday after three seasons, the team announced. "After evaluating the season, I determined that we need to move in a different direction in order to take us to the next level," general manager Vlade Divac said. "On behalf of the entire Kings organization, I want to thank Dave for his contributions to our team and I wish him all the best." Scott a not-so-slow starter on Masters first round

Adam Scott grabbed a share of the clubhouse lead at the Masters on Thursday, finishing three under-par in his best first-round performance in five years at the tournament. "I'm kind of a slow starter, certainly the last 10 years, I don't jump out of the gates, it seems," said Scott. "So I don't know if this is jumping out of the gates, but it certainly is great." Steelers G Foster: Social media criticism must stop

Pittsburgh Steelers guard Ramon Foster is asking his ex-teammates to stop the criticism of current Steelers players. The Steelers went through a tumultuous 2018 season with the holdout of running back Le'Veon Bell and growing tensions between quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and All-Pro wideout Antonio Brown. Woods turns back the clock with a 70 in Masters first round

Tiger Woods missed a couple of short putts early in the first round before charging up the leaderboard at the Masters on Thursday, at times reminding everyone of his former glories. Fourteen years since his last Masters triumph, 14 times major winner Woods birdied the 13th and 14th holes to tie for the lead at Augusta National. Scott shares clubhouse lead, Tiger one off the pace at Masters

Former Masters champion Adam Scott used a sparkling finish to grab a share of the clubhouse lead in Thursday's first round with Tiger Woods a shot off the pace at sunny Augusta National. Australian Scott mixed two bogeys with five birdies, including three in the final four holes, for a three-under-par 69 to join Spaniard Jon Rahm and debutant Justin Harding atop a crowded leaderboard that lacked star power early in the day.