ACCESSORY to HISTORY You Have to Be a Pest Ray Lamb Is the Last Dodger to Wear Jackie Robinson’S Iconic No
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SPORTS D MONDAY,APRIL 15,2019 :: LATIMES.COM/SPORTS Roar restored at last Tiger is back Woods on top in the hunt for of the world Nicklaus’ again, 14 years major titles after last record of 18 Masters win By Sam Farmer By Tod Leonard AUGUSTA, Ga. — Once AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Ti- again, Tiger Woods is hunt- ger Woods played the 18th ing history. hole at Augusta National Having picked up his15th Golf Club on Sunday, several major championship by win- thousand fans circled the ning the Masters on Sunday, green. Thousands more Woods is three short of tying spilled down the10 th fairway Jack Nicklaus for the most and across an expanse of ever. hundreds of yards to holes Nicklaus was 46 when he that hadn’t been played for won his last major, the 1986 hours. Masters. Woods is three “A monsoon of people,” years younger. They both Brooks Koepka would later went long stretches without say, nailing the description winning one — six years for perfectly. Nicklaus, and 11 years for If most of the patrons saw Woods. Woods at all, his shirt was But in an era when 41- but a moving red dot. It year-old Tom Brady can win didn’t matter. This was a day the Super Bowl, Woods has in sports history when peo- proved he’s entirely capable ple wanted to say they were of keeping pace with, and on the grounds for possibly surpassing, younger compe- the greatest achievement in tition. After all, Tom Watson acareer of superlatives. almost won the British “Well, I know where I Open at age 59. was,” Woods said to laughter “I think it’s training and in the interview room. “I had nutrition,” Woods said of a alittle one-foot tap-in.” key to his success. “Exercise In likely the loudest roar programs have changed. for a bogey in golf history, They have progressed. Guys Woods finished off a final are able to take care of their round of two-under 70 to bodies for a longer period of complete the tournament at time.” 13 under and capture his Woods feels the effects of fifth green jacket. age, of course. He’s had four He defeated Xander back surgeries. He can no Schauffele (who shot 68 longer keep up with his kids Sunday), Koepka (70) and the way he once could. But Dustin Johnson (68) by a he’s adapted his game too. single stroke. “I don’t have to hit the In a moment that many [See Nicklaus, D8] [See Woods, D9] Hunting down the The Masters Golden Bear FINAL LEADERS Tiger Wo ods’ Masters Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. victory Sunday was his Par-72 | 7,475 yards 15th in a major champi- onship. He now trails Rounds 4th Tot +/- all-time leader Jack T. Woods 70 275 -13 Nicklaus by three. Wo ods’ D. Johnson 68 276 -12 wins in each major: X. Schauffele 68 276 -12 Masters B. Koepka 70 276 -12 1997200120022005 2019 J. Day 67 277 -11 U.S. Open W. Simpson 70 277 -11 2000 20022008 T. Finau 72 277 -11 British Open F. Molinari 74 277 -11 2000 2005 2006 Comeback for the ages: PGA Championship Chris Carlson Associated Press Tiger Wo ods’ Masters can hardly contain his excitement after clinching the Masters title Sunday at Augusta Na- 1999 2000 2006 2007 TIGER WOODS triumph completes one of tional Golf Club. It was the 43-year-old’s first major victory since the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in 2008. sports’ best revivals. A1 To beat the best, ACCESSORY TO HISTORY you have to be a pest Ray Lamb is the last Dodger to wear Jackie Robinson’s iconic No. 42 BILL PLASCHKE Beverley scored only It is the most Clippers win in Game revered num- 1 and will test Durant ber in all of and Warriors again. sports, the NBA PLAYOFFS first number FIRST ROUND retired by an By Andrew Greif Clippers vs. entire sport, a Golden State number that He was victorious, yet will forever Steve Kerr nonetheless ap- Game 2: Tonight at Oakland belong to one peared resigned. TV: Prime, TNT, 7:30 man. For two days leading up Warriors lead series 1-0 The No. 42 worn by to Golden State’s opening Jackie Robinson has been game of the NBA playoffs immortalized in the Dod- against the Clippers, the won something too. gers’ annals, affixed to a Warriors’ coach repeatedly “We took the bait,” Kerr Dodger Stadium wall, and told players not to engage said. deemed untouchable by any with the antics of Patrick Six years after Beverley Dodgers player since then. Beverley. transformed from a journey- Well, almost untouch- The Warriors went on to man to one of the league’s able. win Game 1. But the mo- most well-known pests after This is a story of one of ment Warriors All-Star Kev- aplayoff dust-up against the biggest mistakes in in Durant engaged with Bev- Oklahoma City’s Russell Dodgers history, a mistake erley’s won’t-back-down Westbrook, he returned as a that lasted only two months trash talk, a decision that ul- playoff villain Saturday but will be remembered for timately led to both players’ against the Warriors. And alifetime. ejections during the fourth perhaps no one in the NBA This is how, in August quarter, the Clippers’ guard [See Clippers, D6] 19 69, the No. 42 was mis- guidedly given to a Dodgers rookie relief pitcher named Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times Ray Lamb. FORMER PITCHER Ray Lamb has the distinction of wearing Jackie Robinson’s He was the first Dodger Dominant Rossi NFC champion No. 42 with the Dodgers, because of a mistake, and Fernando Va lenzuela’s No. 34. to wear that number since provides encore was built here Robinson retired a dozen Pole-sitter leads most Rams doing just fine DODGERS 7, MILWAUKEE 1 Angels postponed years earlier. He wore it for of the way to win his despite their spartan the rest of the 1969 season Stripling delivers Game against the Cubs second Grand Prix of training facility at Cal before the Dodgers’ venera- Right-hander throws eight in- in Chicago is not held ble clubhouse manager Long Beach title. D3 Lutheran. D10 nings, giving bullpen a break. D5 because of snow. D3 [See Plaschke, D5] D2 MONDAY,APRIL 15,2019 LATIMES.COM/SPORTS SPORTS MEDIA PRO CALENDAR MON. TUE. WED.THU.FRI. 15 16 17 18 19 Glanville finds Robinson’s at at CIN. CIN. CIN. Milwaukee Milwaukee 7 7 Noon 5 5 ESPN, SNLA SNLA SNLA Ch. 5, SNLA SNLA DODGERS lessons still relevant today at Texas at Texas at Texas SEATTLE SEATTLE 5 5 5 7 7 FSW FSW FSW FSW FSW By Tom Hoffarth ANGELS at Golden GOLDEN Imagine what Jackie State* STATE* Robinson could have ac- 7:30 7:30 complished in his messag- Prime, TNT TNT ing with modern-day media CLIPPERS platforms. “It would have been HOUSTON amazing,” Doug Glanville 8 says. “He was a prolific Univision letter writer to start with — GALAXY but he really was viral before at there was viral, even with Vancouver just the traditional media 7 outlets covering him.” YouTubeTV The 48-year-old former LAFC MLB outfielder in his latest Shade denotes home game * playoff game role at ESPN considers himself to be a media multi- tasker, thanks to his “crash course in every way one can express ideas.” He’s also TODAY ON THE AIR thankful to be back as part TIME EVENT ON THE AIR of the network’s litany of BASEBALL Jackie Robinson Day re- 8 a.m. Baltimore at Boston TV: MLB membrances on Monday — including L.A. receiving the ESPN 4 p.m. New York Mets at Philadelphia TV: ESPN, national coverage of the FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE outfielder Doug Glanville, a self-described media ESPND Dodgers-Reds contest at multitasker, will be part of ESPN’s Jackie Robinson Day coverage today. 5 p.m. Angels at Texas TV: FSW R: 830, Dodger Stadium that will 1330 include Rachel Robinson ESPN.” strides since Robinson’s tional course after winning 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Dodgers TV: ESPN, SNLA and two of her children. Ayear later, Glanville days but there is still a lot of Sunday’s Masters provided R: 570, 1020 After a nine-year run as a spun that into a seminar for work to do,” said Glanville. an emotional, masterful BASKETBALL: NBA PLAYOFFS heady outfielder with the 20 students once a week at “There was a collective punctuation for CBS’ cov- 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Philadelphia TV: TNT Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Yale called “Athletes, Activ- process — not to get the erage of the weekend. 7:30 p.m. Clippers at Golden State TV: Prime, TNT Phillies and Texas Rangers, ism, Public Policy and the driver fired, but an example CBS’ ability as well to COLLEGE GOLF Glanville put in seven sea- Media,” for the political of bringing people together shift coverage to the early 4 p.m. Western Intercollegiate, first round TV: Golf sons at ESPN on game and science department. into a common cause to start at 6 a.m. Sunday — COLLEGE SOFTBALL studio analysis work. But “Jackie Robinson’s effort improve upon this. It hit and then replay the entire 4 p.m. Florida State at North Carolina TV: ESPNU then he was blindsided by was always to find a way into home for a lot of people. five-hour window starting 4 p.m.