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THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to the Baseball Hall NUMBERS GAME of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, January 23, 2020 C5 Planner Red dust, rain hit weather-plagued Aussie Open By JOHN PYE second-seeded Karolina Plisko- COMING UP IN THE VALLEY ROUGH DAY Associated Press Russia’s Daniil va advanced to the third round ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College) Medvedev holds ■ M Basketball: Saturday at Citrus, 5 p.m. Red dust and rain combined with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Laura a towel on his ■ Saturday at Citrus, 3 p.m. to give some of the blue courts Siegemund following two-time W Basketball: nosebleed during ■ at the Australian Open a more major winner Garbine Mugu- Baseball: Friday at Rio Hondo, 1 p.m. his second round ■ Softball: Friday at Pasadena City, noon Roland Garros hue, adding yet singles match ruza’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Ajla ■ M Golf: Sunday at Pt. Conception Tourn., TBA another element to the freakish against Spain’s Tomljanovic. ■ W Tennis: Tuesday at Rio Hondo, 2 p.m. conditions that have plagued Pedro Martinez “I’m happy to get through — ■ Track: Saturday, AVC All Comers Meet, TBA the first four days of the tour- at the Australian this was an ugly match for me,” ■ M Volleyball: Saturday at Long Beach Tourn., TBA nament. Open in Melbourne, Pliskova said. Australia, on UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA) Smoke from devastating Last year at Melbourne ■ Wednesday. M Basketball: Today at Simpson, 7:30 p.m. bush fires on Australia’s east Park, Pliskova lost to eventual ■ W Basketball: Today at Simpson, 5:30 p.m. Associated Press coast caused air quality in Mel- champion Naomi Osaka in the ■ Baseball: Friday vs. Hope at Hangar, 11 a.m. (DH) Melbourne Park staff used and needed treatment to stop bourne last week to be ranked semifinals after saving four ■ Softball: Sat. vs. SD Chr. (DH) at Best of West, noon high-pressure hoses to clean the bleeding. among the worst in the world, match points to beat Serena court surfaces. Light rain be- His match on Margaret Court and impacted on qualifying. Williams in the quarterfinals. came heavy, forcing the suspen- Arena followed sixth-seeded COMING UP IN SOCAL Muguruzu had to wait for So far this week, rain on sion of play on outside courts Belinda Bencic’s 7-5 7-5 win CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) three of the first four days of the the stadium roof to be closed ■ Friday at Miami, 5 p.m., PRIME/ESPN until the sun came out in the over 2017 French Open champi- tournament has caused more mid-afternoon. on Jelena Ostapenko. in the third set of her win, and ■ Sunday at Orlando, 3 p.m., PRIME difficulties for players and orga- said the need to stay patient ■ Tuesday at Lakers, 7 p.m., TNT On the plus side, there are “I’m super happy to get the nizers. three stadiums with retractable match out of the way. I didn’t was crucial in the tough win. On LAKERS (National Basketball Association) Play was delayed on outside roofs, so the show courts will go know the courts were, like, wet Melbourne Arena, 19th-seeded ■ Today at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.,SpectrumSN/TNT courts Wednesday by more Donna Vekic beat Alize Cornet ■ Saturday at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m., ABC on. and dirty and all that,” Bencic ■ Tuesday vs. Clippers, 7 p.m., TNT showers and what a weather Fourth-seeded Daniil Med- said. “But for sure it was dif- 6-4, 6-2. expert called “dirty rain” that vedev needed a medical tim- ficult today. It was sometimes Bureau of Meteorology se- DUCKS (National Hockey League) left red dust covering some out- nior meteorologist Richard Car- ■ Monday at San Jose, 7:30 p.m., PRIME eout for a nose bleed before sunny and then suddenly was ■ Jan. 29 vs. Arizona, 7 p.m., PRIME side courts at Melbourne Park, beating Spanish qualifier Pedro almost raining. Then windy. lyon told the Australian Broad- ■ Jan. 31 vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., PRIME forced the closer of some public Martinez 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 and ad- Yeah, you just kind of have to casting Corp. the brown rain pools and turned the water in vancing to the third round. accept it and go with it and try was the result of the rain front KINGS (National Hockey League) ■ Jan. 29 vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., NBCSN the Yarra River which winds The U.S. Open finalist called your best.” moving through a dust storm ■ Jan. 30 at Arizona, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/FSW between the tennis complex for a medical timeout while On Rod Laver Arena, the northwest of Melbourne, and ■ Feb. 1 vs. Ducks, 7:30 p.m., FSW/PRIME and the city deep brown. leading 5-0 in the second set center court at Melbourne Park, not from bushfire smoke. USC (College Basketball — Pac-12) ■ Today at Oregon, 8 p.m., ESPNU NFL GOLF NBA PORTS DDS ■ Saturday at Oregon State, 2 p.m., Pac-12 NHL S O NFL Playoff Glance PGA Tour schedule WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA ■ Jan. 30 vs. Utah, 6:30 p.m., FS1 Wild-card Playoffs Jan. 2-5 — Sentry Tournament of Pacific Division Pacific Division Today Saturday, Jan. 4 Champions (Justin Thomas) W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG UCLA (College Basketball — Pac-12) Houston 22, Buffalo 19, OT Jan. 9-12 — Sony Open (Cameron L.A. Lakers 35 9 .795 — Vancouver 49 27 18 4 58 162 149 at CLEVELAND 1 (232) Washington Tennessee 20, New England 13 Smith) L.A. Clippers 31 14 .689 4½ Edmonton 49 26 18 5 57 155 153 at BROOKLYN OFF (OFF) LA Lakers at PORTLAND OFF (OFF) Dallas ■ Today at Oregon State, 8 p.m., FS1 Sunday, Jan. 5 Jan. 16-19 — Desert Classic (Andrew Phoenix 18 26 .409 17 Calgary 50 26 19 5 57 135 147 Sacramento 15 29 .341 20 Arizona 51 26 20 5 57 146 138 COLLEGE BASKETBALL ■ Sunday at Oregon, 2 p.m., FOX Minnesota 26, New Orleans 20, OT Landry) Today Seattle 17, Philadelphia 9 Jan. 23-26 — Farmers Insurance Open, Golden State 10 36 .217 26 Vegas 52 25 20 7 57 161 159 ■ Jan. 30 vs. Colorado, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Southwest Division FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Divisional Playoffs Torrey Pines GC (South and North), San San Jose 50 21 25 4 46 130 167 at HOFSTRA 6½ Delaware Saturday, Jan. 11 Diego W L Pct GB Ducks 48 19 24 5 43 122 150 at OHIO STATE 7½ Minnesota San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Jan. 30-Feb. 2 — Waste Management Dallas 27 16 .628 — Kings 50 18 27 5 41 125 158 at OLD DOMINION 5 FIU Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium), Houston 27 16 .628 — Central Division at WILLIAM & MARY 10 James Madison ON TV TODAY Sunday, Jan. 12 Scottsdale, Ariz. San Antonio 20 23 .465 7 GP W L OT Pts GF GA at CHARLOTTE 3½ FAU Kansas City 51, Houston 31 Feb. 6-9 — AT&T Pebble Beach Pro- Memphis 20 24 .455 7½ St. Louis 49 30 11 8 68 158 134 at NORTHEASTERN 9 Drexel BIATHLON Packers 28, Seahawks 23 Am, Pebble Beach GL, Spyglass Hill GC, New Orleans 17 28 .378 11 Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 179 143 at OAKLAND 4 Ill.-Chicago ■ IBU World Cup:Men’s 20km Individual,(taped), 10 p.m., NBCSN Conference Championships Monterey Peninsula CC (Shore), Pebble Northwest Division Dallas 48 27 17 4 58 125 120 Towson 4½ at ELON Sunday, Jan. 19 Beach, Calif. W L Pct GB Chicago 51 24 21 6 54 155 161 at DETROIT 7 IUPUI Kansas City 35, Tennessee 24 Feb. 13-16 — Genesis Invitational, Utah 31 13 .705 — Winnipeg 51 25 22 4 54 152 160 at MURRAY STATE PK Belmont at YOUNGSTOWN ST 3½ Milwaukee COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men’s) San Francisco 37, Green Bay 20 Riviera CC, Los Angeles Denver 30 14 .682 1 Minnesota 50 23 21 6 52 156 166 Oklahoma City 26 19 .578 5½ Green Bay 2½ at CLEVELAND ST ■ Delaware at Hofstra, 3:30 p.m., CBSSN Pro Bowl Feb. 20-23 — WGC-Mexico Nashville 47 22 18 7 51 156 154 Louisiana Tech 10 at MIDDLE TENN. Sunday, Jan. 26 Championship, Chapultepec GC, Mexico City Portland 19 26 .422 12½ EASTERN CONFERENCE ■ Minnesota at Ohio State, 3:30 p.m., FS1 Minnesota 15 29 .341 16 at NORTH DAKOTA 10 Denver At Orlando, Fla. Feb. 20-23 — Puerto Rico Open, Coco Atlantic Division at UAB OFF Southern Miss ■ Belmont at Murray State, 4 p.m., ESPN2 AFC vs. NFC, Noon (ESPN) Beach Golf & CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 1 at UTAH ■ Florida International at Old Dominion, 4 p.m., ESPNU Super Bowl Feb. 27-March 1 — Honda Classic, PGA Atlantic Division Boston 51 29 10 12 70 169 135 at RICE OFF UTEP Sunday, Feb. 2 National Resort & Spa (Champions), Palm W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 48 29 15 4 62 175 137 South Alabama 1½ at ARKANSAS ST ■ Washington at Utah, 5 p.m., Pac-12 At Miami Gardens, Fla. Beach Gardens, Fla. Toronto 30 14 .682 — Florida 49 28 16 5 61 183 163 at NORTH TEXAS 11 UTSA ■ Valparaiso at Missouri State, 5:30 p.m., CBSSN Kansas City vs.