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In Brief: Scheffler wins another Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the Masters champion for the second time in three years. And once again, it wasn’t particularly close.

Scheffler grabbed the lead for good with magnificent shots around the turn.

And then he let Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa and Max Homa make all the mistakes.

Scheffler closed with a 68 for a four-shot victory.

He’s the fourth-youngest player to have two green jackets.

And he stretches his lead at No. 1 in the world to levels not seen since the peak years of Tiger Woods.

Scheffler now has three wins in his last four starts.

CAREER-HIGH SCORE FOR WOODS

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods finished the Masters on Sunday wtih a 16-over 304, his highest 72-hole score ever in a career that spans three decades.

All of that hardly mattered to the crowd. The 48-year-old Woods, who is still dealing with the effects of numerous surgeries that have impacted his body and limited his playing time on the PGA Tour, received a huge ovation after he pitched onto the green on No. 18 and made par while wearing his traditional Sunday red.

Woods went 82-77 on the weekend. Despite the score, Woods called it a “good week” and said he plans to begin preparing for the other three majors including the PGA Championship in May, the U.S. Open in June and the British Open in July.

THE NBA PLAY-IN GAMES ARE SET

By The Associated Press

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are staying in New Orleans for a couple more days. Stephen Curry and Golden State will head back to Sacramento to face elimination again.

And the Miami Heat are back in the play-in, which started their run to the NBA Finals last year.

The play-in field is set. On Tuesday, it’s the Lakers facing the Pelicans for a No. 7 seed in the Western Conference.

Then the Warriors and the Kings in an elimination game.

On Wednesday, it’s the Heat going to Philadelphia to decide No. 7 in the Eastern Conference.

That will be followed by Atlanta at Chicago in a win-or-else matchup.

CLARK SURPRISES WITH APPEARANCE

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment.

The Iowa star is in New York for the WNBA draft on Monday night, where she’s the likely top pick by the Indiana Fever.

The NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer showed up after anchor Michael Che made a joke about Iowa retiring Clark’s jersey.

Che read some more jokes that Clark said she wrote that made fun of the comedian.

Clark then delivered a heartfelt message about her basketball future while thanking all the great players who came before her.

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