Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Golf-Kim returns from retirement wilderness to join LIV Golf as wildcard

Three-times PGA Tour winner Anthony Kim has joined LIV Golf as a season-long wildcard player as the American returns to the sport following his retirement in 2012 due to an injury. The 38-year-old, once number six in the world and a member of the United States Ryder Cup team, has not played since undergoing surgery on an injured Achilles tendon in his left leg.

Spring training roundup: Shohei Ohtani homers in Dodgers debut

Shohei Ohtani belted an opposite-field home run in the fifth inning of his first spring training game with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who went on to a 9-6 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in Phoenix. Ohtani took Dominic Leone to left with a high-arching shot in his third at-bat of his Dodgers debut, cutting the deficit at the time to 4-3. Ohtani, signed in the offseason on a record $700 million deal, also struck out in the first and scored a runner on a double-play grounder in the third.

ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev wins to begin Dubai title defense

Reigning champion Daniil Medvedev recorded a 6-3, 7-5 win over Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan on Tuesday in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Medvedev had withdrawn from two recent tournaments due to fatigue and a right foot injury, making this the top-seeded Russian's first on-court appearance since losing to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final.

Blazers C Deandre Ayton exits game vs. Heat

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton exited Tuesday night's game against the Miami Heat due to a sprained right hand. Ayton was involved in a collision with Miami's Kevin Love late in the first quarter and fell hard to the floor. He ended up playing 19 minutes in the first half but didn't return to the court for the beginning of the third quarter, with Duop Reath starting in his place.

Soccer-Ten Hag not in need of assurances over Man Utd future

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he does not require promises of job security from new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe amid uncertainty over his future, adding that he is focused on ensuring the club continues to progress and improve. Ten Hag was hired in 2022 and guided United to a third-place finish in the Premier League as well as the League Cup title in his first season, but their current campaign has been less convincing.

Falcons' Raheem Morris, Terry Fontenot: All QB options on table

INDIANAPOLIS -- As the Atlanta Falcons settle in for the NFL Scouting Combine this week, team brass tackled the quarterback question head-on. "If we had better quarterback play last year," new head coach Raheem Morris said Tuesday, "I might not be standing here."

CONCACAF Champions Cup: 10-man Union advance

Mikael Uhre knocked in a goal off a corner kick in the 94th minute, lifting the 10-man Philadelphia Union past Costa Rica's Saprissa on Tuesday in the conclusion of a CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series at Chester, Pa. Saprissa leveled the two-match, total-goals series at 5-5 by outscoring Philadelphia 3-2 in regulation on Tuesday.

NHL roundup: Knights end Leafs' winning streak

Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist, William Karlsson added a goal and an assist and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights defeated Toronto 6-2 on Tuesday, ending the Maple Leafs' seven-game winning streak. Ivan Barbashev, Mason Morelli and Nicolas Roy also scored for the Golden Knights, who were 1-4-1 in their previous six games. Vegas' Shea Theodore added three assists, and Adin Hill stopped 28 shots.

Top 25 roundup: BYU halts No. 7 Kansas' 19-game home win streak

Dallin Hall had 13 of his 18 points in the second half as BYU defeated No. 7 Kansas 76-68 on Tuesday night. Kansas had won 19 straight home games dating to last season, which was tied for the third-longest active streak in the country. The Jayhawks had won 71 straight when leading at halftime.

NBA roundup: Cavs' Max Strus hits half-court winner at buzzer

Max Strus sank a 3-pointer from well beyond midcourt as time expired to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-119 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Strus matched Donovan Mitchell by making seven 3-pointers on the evening. Strus, in fact, sank four in a 67-second sequence late in the fourth quarter before answering P.J. Washington's go-ahead layup with 2.6 seconds left with his improbable shot.

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