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GOLF: Tiger Woods shoots a one-under-par 71, ties for 10th after first round of the Masters GOLF: South Korea’s Im leads Masters, Cam Smith second, Dustin Johnson and Scottie Scheffler in a tie for third MLB: Opening Day roundup, Freddie Freeman denies rift with Ronald Acuna NBA: Nikola Djokic creates new scoring record, Nuggets claim final playoff spot NFL: Two coaches join Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the league NHL: Auston Matthews scores 55th and 56th goals of the season to become the leading US-born single-season scorer in league history SOCCER: Barcelona saved by late Ferran Torres goal in Europa League quarterfinal tie against Eintracht Frankfurt