Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NFL to enforce ban on certain helmets, including Brady's

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be wearing a different helmet for the 2019 season, although it will have nothing to do with finding a new team. Brady's model of helmet was banned from the NFL because it did not meet necessary safety standards in laboratory testing, according to ESPN. In total, 32 players from 2018 were wearing a helmet that no longer met NFL standards, the league announced Friday. Lightning's Kucherov to face hearing over hit

As if trying to climb out of an 0-2 hole weren't already difficult enough, the Tampa Bay Lightning may be forced to try to save their season without the NHL's leading scorer. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov will have a hearing Saturday with the NHL's department of player safety to discuss his hit on Columbus defenseman Markus Nutivaara during Tampa Bay's 5-1 home loss on Friday. Woods in spotlight as Augusta set for day of Masters drama

Augusta National was bracing for the return of Tiger-mania on Saturday with Tiger Woods going toe-to-toe against an all-star leaderboard in what is expected to be an extraordinary day of golfing theater. Italy's Francesco Molinari, South African Louis Oosthuizen, American Brooks Koepka and Australians Jason Day and Adam Scott -- major winners all -- share top spot on a glittering Masters leaderboard but Woods is the man lurking one shot behind that everyone is coming to see. Williamson adds to haul, wins Wooden Award

Zion Williamson's freshman season at Duke didn't end with a national championship, but he's won just about everything else he's been up for. The likely No. 1 overall pick in June's NBA draft on Friday added to his postseason hardware haul with the John R. Wooden Award, given to the nation's top player. Eagle lands for Scott as Australian ties for halfway Masters lead

Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters when he took the Green Jacket in 2013 and he was back in unfamiliar territory at Augusta National on Friday when he ended the second round tied at the top of the leaderboard. His five-way share of the lead marked the first time Scott has either led or co-lead after 18, 36 or 54 holes at Augusta National. He lurked close to the lead in 2013 before timing his run to beat Angel Cabrera in a playoff. Motor racing: Bottas on pole for Formula One's 1,000th race

Valtteri Bottas will start Formula One’s 1,000th world championship race from pole position after leading Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in a front row lockout at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel qualified third, ahead of 21-year-old Monegasque team mate Charles Leclerc who was unable to repeat his Bahrain Grand Prix pole of two weeks ago. Draft notebook: Kentucky freshman Herro to test waters

Kentucky freshman guard Tyler Herro on Friday announced his intention to declare for the NBA draft but left his options open for a return to the school. Herro said he will work with an agent, within new eligibility rules, in order to get feedback from teams on where he might land in the draft. If his draft stock is not as high as he had hoped, he said he will return to the Kentucky program. Lakers part ways with head coach Luke Walton

The Los Angeles Lakers and head coach Luke Walton have agreed to part ways after the team posted a disappointing 37-45 record and failed to end a playoff drought stretching back to 2013. Walton spent three seasons at the helm of a team that struggled to find the right pieces to complement 15-time All-Star LeBron James in his first season in Los Angeles. NHL roundup: Jackets shock Lightning again

Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the host Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 Friday night, taking a stunning 2-0 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Tampa Bay lost each of the first two games of the best-of-seven series at home after tying the NHL single-season record for wins (62). Nikita Kucherov, who led the NHL with 128 points this season, was held pointless and had just three shots on goal. MLB roundup: Giants outlast Rockies in 18 innings

Brandon Belt opened the 18th inning with a double, and he slid home on Erik Kratz's bases-loaded ground ball one out later, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies in a game that started on Friday night and ended on Saturday morning. The win was the Giants' second in two games in the four-game series and gave them their first winning streak of the season. Colorado, which led 2-0 but did not score in the final 14 innings, dropped its seventh straight.