This Day In Sports 1951 — Sugar Ray Robinson wins the middleweight title with a technical knockout in Numbers Game the 13th round over Jake LaMotta in Chicago. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, February 14, 2019 Morning rush Woods gets elevated status at Riviera Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON Phil Mickelson, a two-time win- Heavyweight champ Joshua to make US Associated Press DRY SPELL ner at Riviera who is coming off a victory at Pebble Beach last debut against Miller LOS ANGELES — Tiger Tiger Woods LONDON — The Anthony Joshua roadshow Woods and his TGR Foundation week. walks the third Riviera has attracted the is finally heading to the United States. Not to fight took over the Genesis Open at green during the the only other heavyweight champion, though. Riviera two years ago, and now strongest field in regular PGA pro-am round at The four-title champion will make his American the PGA Tour is elevating it Tour events on the West Coast the Genesis Open boxing debut when he defends his WBA, IBF, WBO to the same status as tourna- Swing every year since 2006, and IBO belts against Jarrell Miller at Madison ments hosted by Jack Nicklaus golf tournament and this is no exception. The Square Garden on June 1. and the late Arnold Palmer. at Riviera Country field also features Dustin John- His last five fights have been in stadiums, with Still to be determined is Club in the Pacific son, who considers Riviera his nearly 400,000 spectators attending in total. The whether Woods can actually Palisades area of favorite track and has a victory highest-profile bout was againstWladimir Klitsc- win the one PGA Tour event Los Angeles on to show for it. hko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in that has his number. Wednesday. So does Bubba Watson, the April 2017. Riviera is where a 16-year- Associated Press defending champion and a old Woods made his PGA Tour three-time winner, though his New athletes group formed to tackle Ted Tryba going to the back nine Expectations are slightly main infatuation is that it’s not debut on a sponsor exemption. before Els ran off three straight doping in sports This is the closest PGA Tour higher, though it’s still early in far from Hollywood and all the An Olympic gold medalist and a former execu- birdies and no one could catch the season. movie stars. tive at the World Anti-Doping Agency are forming event to where he grew up in him. Woods was runner-up his Woods, who ended last sea- “The only thing I’ve got on an organization designed to give athletes a stronger Orange County. Riviera also is the PGA Tour course he has best finish at Riviera. son by winning the Tour Cham- Tiger is that I’ve won here,” voice in the fight against doping and the powers that The real measure was in pionship for his 80th career police it. played the most times — nine Watson said. — without winning. 2000, when Woods either won victory, had a pedestrian start Palmer bought the Bay Hill “It is certainly a love- or was runner-up in 10 out of 11 to the year last month at Torrey Lodge and the PGA Tour re- hate relationship,” Woods starts on the PGA Tour. Pines when he rallied with a 67 named it from Bay Hill to the said Wednesday after getting The exception? A tie for 18th on the final day to tie for 20th. Arnold Palmer Invitational in through his pro-am ahead of at Riviera. “I’m in a very different po- 2007. Muirfield Village is the Planner the rain. “I love playing this Woods gets another crack sition now having played an course Nicklaus built, and it golf course. I always have. I in what figures to be cold, wet entire season, and I know what was the first in 2016 to offer enjoyed playing up here when conditions because of anoth- my body can and cannot do,” he a three-year exemption to the COMING UP IN THE VALLEY I was young with my dad. For er storm system that is likely said. “So I’m looking forward to winner, instead of two years for ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College Sports) some reason, I’ve only played to linger through the opening this week. Hopefully I can final- other PGA Tour victories. ■ M. Basketball: Saturday vs. Glendale, 5 p.m. well here one time in the tour- round. He is in the same group ly play this golf course well.” Palmer’s tournament re- ■ W. Basketball: Saturday vs. Glendale, 7 p.m. nament.” as Justin Thomas and Rory The field is stacked, though ceived the same status in 2017. ■ Softball: Today at Ventura, 2 p.m. That was in 1999, a few McIlroy, just like last year, it is missing the top two players The Genesis Open joins ■ Baseball: Today at Taft, 1 p.m. months before the first major when Woods missed the cut for in the world ranking as Justin them starting in 2020, offering ■ M. Volleyball: Wednesday at Fullerton, 6 p.m. overhaul in his swing took root. the only time in 2018 at a regu- Rose and Brooks Koepka are $9.3 million in prize money ■ M. Golf: Monday at Santa Barbara, 10 a.m. He was tied with Ernie Els and lar PGA Tour event. taking the week off. It includes (this year it is $7.4 million). ■ W. Tennis: Today vs. Victor Valley, 2 p.m. ■ Track & Field: Friday at West.St. Relays, 10 a.m. AUTO RACING GOLF SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA Sports) NASCAR Monster Energy PGA Tour schedule NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE ■ M. Basketball: Today at UC Merced, 7:30 p.m. Cup Schedule Oct. 4-7 — Safeway Open (Kevin Tway) Today Pacific Division Pacific Division Sunday, Feb. 10 — x-Advance Auto Parts Oct. 11-14 — CIMB Classic (Marc FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG GP W L OT Pts GF GA W L Pct GB ■ W. Basketball: Today at UC Merced, 5:30 p.m. Clash, Daytona Beach, Fla. Leishman) at ORLANDO 3 (215½) Charlotte San Jose 57 34 16 7 75 210 177 Golden State 41 15 .732 — at ATLANTA 7 (224) New York ■ Baseball: Friday vs. Lewis-Clark State,1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 — x-Duel 1 at Daytona, Oct. 18-21 — The CJ Cup (Brooks Calgary 56 34 16 6 74 205 167 L.A. Clippers 32 27 .542 10½ Daytona Beach, Fla. Oklahoma City 3½ (237) at NEW ORLEAN. ■ Softball: Friday at Ottawa University (DH), noon Koepka) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Vegas 58 31 23 4 66 172 162 Sacramento 30 27 .526 11½ Thursday, Feb. 14 — x-Duel 2 at Daytona, Oct. 25-28 — WGC-HSBC Champions Today Vancouver 58 25 26 7 57 164 182 L.A. Lakers 28 29 .491 13½ Daytona Beach, Fla. (Xander Schauffele) FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Arizona 56 25 26 5 55 150 163 Phoenix 11 48 .186 31½ Sunday, Feb. 17 — Daytona 500, Daytona Oct. 25-28 — Sanderson Farms at OHIO STATE 9½ Illinois Edmonton 56 24 27 5 53 160 187 Southwest Division Beach, Fla. Championship (Cameron Champ) Northeastern 7½ at UNC-WILMING. Ducks 57 22 26 9 53 128 182 W L Pct GB COMING UP IN SOCAL Sunday, Feb. 24 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip Nov. 1-4 — Shriners Hospitals for Children at FIU 3½ Rice Kings 56 23 28 5 51 136 171 Houston 33 24 .579 — 500, Hampton, Ga. Open (Bryson DeChambeau) North Texas 3 at FAU USC (College Basketball) Central Division San Antonio 33 26 .559 1 Sunday, March 3 — Pennzoil 400, Las Nov. 8-11 — Mayakoba Golf Classic (Matt IUPUI 3 at YOUNGSTOWN ST GP W L OT Pts GF GA ■ Saturday at California, 5 p.m. (Pac-12) Vegas Kuchar) at JAMES MADISON 1 Drexel Dallas 26 31 .456 7 at TOWSON 2 Delaware Winnipeg 57 36 18 3 75 198 163 New Orleans 25 33 .431 8½ ■ Feb. 21 vs. Oregon, 6 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) Sunday, March 10 — TicketGuardian 500, Nov. 15-18 — RSM Classic (Charles Nashville 59 33 21 5 71 182 154 Avondale, Ariz. Houston 8 at UCONN Memphis 23 36 .390 11 Howell III) Dallas 56 29 22 5 63 145 140 ■ Feb. 23 vs. Oregon State, 3 p.m. (Pac-12) Sunday, March 17 — Auto Club 400, Ill.-Chicago 4 at CLEVELAND ST Northwest Division x-Nov. 29-Dec. 2 — Hero World Challenge at COLL. OF CHARLESTON 2 Hofstra St. Louis 55 28 22 5 61 163 162 Fontana, Calif. W L Pct GB (Jon Rahm) at UALR 1 Texas-Arlington Minnesota 57 27 25 5 59 160 167 UCLA (College Basketball) Sunday, March 24 — STP 500, Jan. 3-6 — Sentry Tournament of at LOUISIANA TECH 11½ UTEP Denver 39 18 .684 — Martinsville, Va. Colorado 56 22 23 11 55 182 188 ■ Saturday at Stanford, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Champions (Xander Schauffele) Texas State 5 at ARKANSAS ST Chicago 57 23 25 9 55 185 209 Oklahoma City 37 19 .661 1½ Sunday, March 31 — O’Reilly Auto Parts Jan. 10-13 — Sony Open, Honolulu (Matt at W KENTUCKY 12 Middle Tennessee EASTERN CONFERENCE Portland 33 23 .589 5½ ■ Feb. 21 vs. Oregon State, 8 p.m. (FS1) 500, Fort Worth, Texas Kuchar) at SOUTHERN MISS 4 UTSA Atlantic Division Utah 32 25 .561 7 ■ Sunday, April 7 — Food City 500, Bristol, Jan. 17-20 — Desert Classic (Adam Long) at MILWAUKEE 1½ Detroit Feb.