Numbers Game Last-To-First Dash for a 2¼-Length Win Over Bold Arrangement
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This Day In Sports 1986 — The 54-year-old Bill Shoemaker wins his fourth Kentucky Derby, riding long shot Ferdinand to a sensational Numbers Game last-to-first dash for a 2¼-length win over Bold Arrangement. Antelope Valley Press, Friday, May 3, 2019 C5 Morning rush Rory McIlroy shares lead at Quail Hollow Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON now. I just kind of need to get out of Former Bruin Palmer joins staff at UCLA Associated Press OUT FRONT my own way and let it go.” LOS ANGELES — Coach Mick Cronin has CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy was in the trees on the hired Rod Palmer as an assistant at UCLA, where McIlroy looked every bit like a Rory McIlroy, of second hole when he punched out he played for two years in the mid-1980s. player who has won twice at the Northern Ireland, low and let the ball run across the Palmer was an assistant at San Diego State last Wells Fargo Championship. watches his tee sun-baked, fast fairway and onto season after 11 years on the coaching staff at Long He just didn’t feel like one. shot on the third the green about 20 feet, setting Beach State. Before that, he was head coach at Cen- Twice when he was out of po- hole during the up a long birdie putt. He got out tennial High in nearby Compton for nine years and sition off the tee, he managed to first round of of minor tree trouble on the par-5 at Compton High for four years. make birdies. He missed a 4-foot the Wells Fargo 10th to set up a birdie. He was out birdie putt after his most amaz- Championship of position left of the 11th fairway Van Dam, Ryu, Ji share LPGA Tour lead ing recovery of all. And late in his golf tournament and hit that to 2 feet. at Lake Merced round Thursday, he ran off three at Quail His best shot was from a sus- DALY CITY — Long-hitting Anne van Dam pect lie in the right rough, blocked two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th for a 5-under straight birdies for a share of the Hollow Club in 67 and a share of the lead with So Yeon Ryu and lead with Joel Dahmen at 5-under Charlotte, N.C. by a tree, facing an elevated green Eun-Hee Ji in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Champion- 66, his lowest start in 10 appear- onThursday. with a back pin. The idea was to ship. ances at Quail Hollow. Associated Press dump it in a front bunker and try to get up-and-down for par. Walking to the scoring area, bounced into a creek, and there’s Defending champion Jason “That’s where I assumed it was he smiled and said, “Managed my no recovering when a ball is in 4 Day led a large pack at 68. game.” going to go, but it came out perfect- feet of water. Dahmen tied for 12th at His translation of that? ly, had a little more cut on it than Dahmen, a cancer survivor The Players Championship and Planner “Get the most out of your who tries not to take himself too I thought it was going to out of the round, turn 70s in 66, like I did to- earned just over $250,000, which rough, took a nice couple of hopes seriously, played a more steady made him feel like “the richest day,” he said. “I felt like I hit it like game. Playing three groups be- and got up there very close,” he COMING UP IN THE VALLEY I should have shot 1- or 2-under man alive.” He decided to grow said. hind the large crowd following in a moustache, which he kept for ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College Sports) par. I didn’t feel like it was a round McIlroy, he kept bogeys off his card Not close enough, for he badly good luck until hitting a ball in the ■ Softball: Playoffs, Today vs. Santa Ana, 2 p.m. that I deserved to shoot 5 under, and holed a 15-foot birdie putt on pushed the birdie putt. ■ M. Golf: Monday at SoCal Finals, TBA but I got the most out of it, which the 18th for his 66. water last week at the team event “Probably didn’t deserve to in New Orleans. So he shaved. ■ Track & Field: Saturday at SoCal Regional Prelims is nice if I’m able to continue to do They were a shot ahead of a make the putt after the tee shot,” that sort of stuff.” group that included Patrick Reed, But he’s still playing well he said. UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA Sports) He wasn’t complaining. In his who is having the opposite year enough to think this might be the And then in a three-hole ■ Baseball: Sunday at Cal Pac Championships, TBA first start since tying for 21st at of McIlroy. The former Masters week he at least gives himself a stretch, he moved to the top of the the Masters — his only finish out champion has yet to finish in the chance. leaderboard. It started with a long “I want to be in the hunt with JETHAWKS (Major League Baseball) of the top 10 this year — McIl- top 10, and he hopes a bogey-free bunker shot to 6 feet for birdie on ■ Today vs. Lake Elsinore, 6:35 p.m. roy got out of trouble and made round like Thursday morning will nine to play. That’s the goal,” he the short par-4 14th. His 3-wood ■ Saturday vs. Lake Elsinore, 6:05 p.m. enough key putts to keep moving be a signal that his work on his said. “I haven’t really been there on the par-5 15th went over the swing is done and it’s time to start yet. I’m good enough to. I should ■ Sunday vs. Lake Elsinore, 2:05 p.m. in the right direction. His only green and he chipped weakly to 12 bogey came after a drive that hitting shots. be there. I should have chances by feet and made the putt. COMING UP IN SOCAL ANGELS (Major League Baseball) GOLF MLB SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA ■ Saturday vs. Houston (in Mexico), 4:10 p.m., FSW PGA — Wells Fargo American League Glance Major League Baseball NHL Playoff Glance NBA Playoff Glance West Division Today FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND ■ Sun.vs.Houston (in Mexico), 1:10 p.m., FSW/ESPN Championship Par Scores National League Thursday W L Pct GB (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) ■ Tuesday at Detroit, 4:10 p.m., FSW Houston 18 14 .563 — FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE x-if necessary At Quail Hollow Club St. Louis -107 at CHICAGO -103 EASTERN CONFERENCE Seattle 18 15 .545 ½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Charlotte, N.C. at PHILADELPHIA -163 Washington +153 Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 0 Texas 14 15 .483 2½ Golden State 4, L.A. Clippers 2 DODGERS (Major League Baseball) Purse: $7.9 million Atlanta -144 at MIAMI +134 Boston 4, Toronto 3, Angels 15 17 .469 3 at CINCINNATI -151 San Francisco +141 Saturday, April 13: Golden State 121, L.A. ■ Today at San Diego, 7:10 p.m., SportsNetLA Yardage: 7,554; Par 71 (35-36) Carolina 4, Washington 3 First Round Oakland 14 19 .424 4½ at MILWAUKEE -122 New York +112 Clippers 104 ■ Saturday at San Diego, 5:40 p.m., SportsNetLA Rory McIlroy ..............................35-31—66 -5 East Division Arizona -110 at COLORADO +100 New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 0 Monday, April 15: L.A. Clippers 135, Golden ■ Sunday at San Diego, 1:10 p.m., SportsNetLA Joel Dahmen ............................32-34—66 -5 W L Pct GB LA Dodgers -172 at SAN DIEGO +160 WESTERN CONFERENCE State 131 Adam Schenk ..........................34-33—67 -4 Tampa Bay 20 11 .645 — American League Dallas 4, Nashville 2, Thursday, April 18: Golden State 132, L.A. Martin Laird ...............................32-35—67 -4 New York 17 13 .567 2½ Tampa Bay -190 at BALTIMORE +175 St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 2 Clippers 105 Toronto 14 17 .452 6 at NEW YORK -143 Minnesota +133 Patrick Reed..............................32-35—67 -4 Colorado 4, Calgary 1 Sunday, April 21: Golden State 113, L.A. Boston 14 18 .438 6½ at DETROIT -148 Kansas City +138 Clippers 105 Nick Taylor .................................34-33—67 -4 at CLEVELAND -150 Seattle +140 San Jose 4, Vegas 3 ON TV TODAY Dylan Frittelli ..............................34-33—67 -4 Baltimore 11 21 .344 9½ Wednesday, April 24: L.A. Clippers 129, Central Division at TEXAS -150 Toronto +140 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Jason Day .................................32-36—68 -3 Boston -179 at CHICAGO +167 Golden State 121 AUTO RACING W L Pct GB (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Brian Harman ...........................33-35—68 -3 Interleague Friday, April 26: Golden State 129, L.A. ■ NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: qualifying, Dover, Del., Keith Mitchell ............................33-35—68 -3 Minnesota 19 10 .655 — at PITTSBURGH -125 Oakland +115 EASTERN CONFERENCE Clippers 110 12:30 p.m., FS1 John Senden ............................32-36—68 -3 Cleveland 16 13 .552 3 NBA Columbus 2, Boston 2 Denver 4, San Antonio 3 Brendon Todd ...........................34-34—68 -3 Chicago 14 15 .483 5 Today Thursday, April 25: Boston 3, Columbus Saturday, April 13: San Antiono 101, Denver ■ NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series: The JEGS 200, Dover, Jason Dufner ............................33-35—68 -3 Detroit 13 15 .464 5½ FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG 2, OT 96 Kansas City 11 21 .344 9½ Del., 2 p.m., FS1 Vaughn Taylor ...........................34-34—68 -3 at BOSTON 2 (220) Milwaukee Saturday, April 27: Columbus 3, Boston 2, Tuesday, April 16: Denver 114, San Antonio Thursday’s Games at PORTLAND 4 (215½) Denver Sebastián Muñoz.....................34-34—68 -3 2OT 105 Jim Knous .................................34-34—68 -3 Minnesota 8, Houston 2 Saturday Thursday, April 18: San Antonio 118, COLLEGE BASEBALL at HOUSTON 3½ (221½) Golden State Tuesday, April 30: Columbus 2, Boston 1 Seamus Power ........................35-34—69 -2 Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 1 Denver 108 Chicago White Sox 6, Boston 4 National Hockey League Thursday, May 2: Boston 4, Columbus 1 ■ Ohio State at Minnesota, 6 p.m., FS1 Paul Casey ................................33-36—69 -2 Saturday, April 20: Denver 117, San Antonio L.A.