Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. DeChambeau aces 16th hole at Augusta for first ever hole-in-one

Bryson DeChambeau picked a good time for the first hole-in-one of his career when he aced the par-three 16th in the final round at the Masters on Sunday. DeChambeau used a seven-iron from 180 yards and his ball landed well to the right of the pin before feeding down the slope and into the cup. First Women's Amateur sends welcome ripples through Masters

More than a week since Jennifer Kupcho hoisted the trophy as the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur winner, the impact of that moment, once unthinkable to the club's old male guard, still reverberated through the hallowed home of the Masters. "A few guys would turn in their grave because a lot of them stood up in front of these guys and said, 'I will never allow a woman to be a member'," recalled the three-times Masters champion Gary Player. Paire coasts to Grand Prix Hassan II final victory over Andujar

Frenchman Benoit Paire claimed a second career ATP singles title when he breezed past Spain’s Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-3 to lift the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh on Sunday. The world number 69 broke defending champion Andujar's serve twice in the first set and then claimed the sixth game of the second to coast to victory and add to his 2015 Swedish Open title. NBA roundup: Magic upset Raptors on Augustin's 3

D.J. Augustin scored the final five points of the game, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left, as the Orlando Magic upset the host Toronto Raptors 104-101 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday. The Magic, the seventh seed in the East, won their first playoff game since their most recent postseason appearance in 2012. The Raptors, the second seed, fell to 2-14 all time in series-opening games. Hercog overcomes Swiatek to seal third career title in Lugano

Slovenian Polona Hercog overcame determined rookie Iga Swiatek 6-3 3-6 6-3 to win the Lugano Open on Sunday for her first title in seven years. Hercog, ranked 89 in the world, shot out of the blocks after an hour-long rain delay early in the contest to win the opening set as 17-year-old Swiatek appeared to feel the pressure in the first final of her career. All eyes on Woods, Molinari as Masters heads to stormy end

All eyes were on Tiger Woods, Francesco Molinari and the weather as the race for the Green Jacket turned into a sprint on Sunday with the Masters heading towards a stormy finish. Woods and Molinari, who were paired together in the final round of last year's British Open won by the Italian, will once again be in the last group. NHL roundup: Caps beat Hurricanes in OT, take 2-0 series lead

Defenseman Brooks Orpik scored 1:48 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday afternoon. The Capitals have a 2-0 lead in this series, which shifts to Carolina for the next two games, starting Monday. Orpik's game-winner was just his fourth goal in 151 NHL playoff games. MLB notebook: O's Davis ends 0-for-54 streak

Chris Davis can breathe a sigh of relief. The Baltimore Orioles slugger singled home two runs with the bases loaded in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday to end a record streak for a position player of 54 at-bats without a hit. Davis would later add the go-ahead double in the fifth inning, an RBI forceout in the sixth and a double in the eighth as part of a 9-5 Orioles win. He ended the day 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Poirier defeats Holloway at exhilarating UFC 236

The championships on the line at UFC 236 on Saturday night were just of the interim variety, but the competitors in both bouts put in Fight of the Year-caliber performances nonetheless. Dustin Poirier (25-5) of Lafayette, La., won the interim lightweight belt in the main event at Atlanta's State Farm Arena, defeating current UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway (20-4) of Waianae, Hawaii, via unanimous decision. MLB roundup: Davis finally breaks out as Orioles win

Chris Davis had three hits and four RBIs to end his record skid with a flourish as the Baltimore Orioles snapped a four-game losing streak with a 9-5 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Davis, who entered the contest hitless in his last 54 at-bats dating to last season, hit a two-run single in the first inning to end his hitting drought. He added a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and another double in the eighth, his first three-hit game since Aug. 28.

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