Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. If you have the green, Masters treasure is now a click away

There was a time when getting your hands on Masters merchandise was nearly as difficult and rewarding as winning a Green Jacket. There is still only one place in the world to purchase official Masters souvenirs and that is inside Augusta National at their Harrods-like merchandise store which is only open during Masters week, the 64 cash registers manned by a smiling, uniformed staff from dawn to dusk. Molinari and Woods renew majors battle for Green Jacket

Francesco Molinari surged two shots clear at the top of the Masters leaderboard on Saturday to set up another final round showdown with Tiger Woods for a major title. It has been an almost flawless Masters for Molinari, who has carded just a single bogey through three rounds. On Sunday, the Italian turned in another error-free effort in the third round, signing for a six-under 66 to top the leaderboard at 13-under. Garin overpowers Querrey to make Houston final

Chilean Christian Garin powered past eighth-seeded Sam Querrey to make his second ATP Tour final at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on Saturday. Garin, who beat Querrey 7-6(2) 6-2, will play the winner of Saturday's rain-delayed semi-final between Norwegian Casper Ruud and Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan in Sunday's final. Motorcycling: Marquez on pole in Austin for seventh year in a row

Honda's MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez took pole position at the Grand Prix of the Americas for the seventh year in a row on Saturday while title rival Andrea Dovizioso could manage only 13th place on the grid. The Spaniard will be joined by Yamaha's 40-year-old Italian great Valentino Rossi and British LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow on the front row for Sunday's race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Kings reach deal to hire Walton as coach

Luke Walton and the Kings have agreed to a multi-year contract to make him Sacramento's next coach, The Athletic reported. Walton met with Kings general manager Vlade Divac on Saturday, and The Athletic's Sam Amick reported the two had reached agreement on a deal that is expected to run through the 2022-23 season. Lightning star Kucherov suspended for Game 3

Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for boarding Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Markus Nutivaara during Game 2 Friday night. The NHL's Department of Player Safety made the announcement Saturday afternoon. Simpson and Cantlay flirt with Masters course record

Webb Simpson and Patrick Cantlay grazed the Masters course record on Saturday, each posting an eight-under par 64 at Augusta National, just one stroke shy of the best-ever 63. The two Americans both threatened to match the course record set by Nick Price in 1986 and equaled by Greg Norman a decade later. Sure-footed Finau makes charge up Masters leaderboard

Tony Finau is no stranger to making a charge at Augusta National, fortunately for him the one he made at the Masters on Saturday left him with a better chance of slipping into a Green Jacket than an ankle brace. Finau, who dislocated his ankle while celebrating an ace in last year's Par-3 Contest on the eve of his Masters debut, surged into contention with an eight-under 64 that brought him to 11 under, two shots off leader Francesco Molinari. 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.