This Day In Sports 1973 — UCLA, led by Bill Walton, sets an NCAA record for consecutive victories with its 61st win, an 82-63 victory over Notre Numbers Game Dame. UCLA breaks the record of 60 set by San Francisco in 1956. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Sunday, January 27, 2019 FIGURE skating | U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS Morning rush Cain, LeDuc win U.S. Valley Press news services from Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Accel- American snaps Germany’s 24-race erate for an emphatic victory in the final Rose settles for 3-shot lead at Torrey bobsled winning streak race before retirement for both horses. ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Elana title, Chen in first Pines City of Light and Accelerate were neck- SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose had three Meyers Taylor of the United States won a and-neck on the lead as the 12-horse field Associated Press straight national title. big mistakes and still kept a three-shot lead World Cup women’s bobsled race Saturday, turned for home on a rainsoaked track and Ashley Cain and Tim- Saturday with a 3-under 69 at the Farmers ending Germany’s 24-race winning streak DETROIT — Nathan under a very dark, stormy sky. But Accel- Chen took the lead at othy LeDuc won the pairs Insurance Open. in World Cup and Olympic bobsled races Rose had six birdies and an eagle on an- erate didn’t fire, and City of Light under dating back to last season. the U.S. Figure Skating competition, and Madison jockey Javier Castellano simply took off. Championships with a other pristine day along the Pacific, and he Hubbell and Zach Dono- Schmidhofer wins super-G race, dazzling short program stretched his lead to six shots at one point Venezuela defends role as series Saturday and is in great hue won their second along the back nine of the South course. denies Goggia on comeback But he made his second double bogey of host despite MLB warning GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Ger- position to win a third straight ice dancing title. CARACAS, Venezuela — It’s “Play many — Austrian skier Nicole Schmid- the round on No. 14, and then went for the Ball!” for Venezuela’s besieged socialist gov- green on the par-5 18th from the first cut hofer denied Sofia Goggia a fairytale ernment, which wants to go ahead with an of rough and went into the water to close comeback by winning her first World Cup international baseball tournament despite with a bogey. That dropped his lead to three super-G on Saturday. safety concerns stemming from anti-gov- Planner shots over Adam Scott (65). Rose tied the 54-hole tournament record at 18-under 198. ernment unrest that has roiled the nation Zanardi’s special steering wheel Tiger Woods could only manage a 71 in the past week. slows his drive at Daytona COMING UP IN THE VALLEY and was 13 shots back. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alex Fernandez retires with 7th European Zanardi was full of nervous energy as he ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College Sports) Curry accent: Brothers Steph, Seth figure skating title waited his turn to drive in the Rolex 24 ■ M. Basketball: Wednesday vs. Citrus, 5 p.m. MINSK, Belarus — Javier Fernan- at Daytona. He expected to pull out of the ■ W. Basketball: Wednesday vs. Citrus, 7 p.m. Curry in 3-point contest CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NBA’s dez ended an illustrious figure skating pits and race as hard as possible in his ■ Softball: Wednesday vs. Pasadena City, 2 p.m. All-Star weekend is shaping up to be quite career with his seventh consecutive long-awaited return to North America. ■ Baseball: Tuesday vs. El Camino, 2 p.m. the family affair, with the Curry brothers European title on Saturday after Russian But his steering wheel didn’t work. ■ M. Volleyball: Feb. 1 vs. Palomar, 6 p.m. facing each other in the 3-point contest. rival Mikhail Kolyada floundered in the Neither did the backup and the yearlong ■ M. Golf: Feb. 4 at College of Canyons, 10 a.m. Stephen Curry told ESPN he and free skate. project by BMW to allow Zanardi to race at ■ W. Tennis: Feb. 5 vs. Santa Monica, 2 p.m. brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Fernandez had been third after Thurs- Daytona International Speedway without ■ Track & Field: Feb. 8 at Battle of Regions, 10 a.m. Blazers will square off Feb. 16 in Charlotte, day’s short program but stormed into the his prosthetic legs nearly ended before the lead with two quadruple jumps and 179.75 Italian even got on track. UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA Sports) their hometown. points in the free skate for a total of 271.59. “My steering wheel was dead, not ■ M. Basketball: Thurs. at Pacific Union, 7:30 p.m. Russia’s Alexander Samarin took sec- connected to the car,” Zanardi said. “I was ■ W. Basketball: Today vs. Westcliff, 5 p.m. City of Light wins $9 million Pegasus World Cup ond with 269.84 after some shaky landings. ready to jump out of the car and it would HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — City Italy’s Matteo Rizzo stormed from 10th have been the shortest stint of my life.” of Light won the $9 million Pegasus World after the short program to third overall It would also have been a heartbreaking COMING UP IN SOCAL Cup dirt race on Saturday, running away with 247.08. end to Zanardi’s magical appearance. RAMS (National Football League) ■ Feb. 3, Super Bowl vs. AFC champion New England, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) NFL COllEGE FOOTBALL SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA NFL Playoff Glance Bowl Glance NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE USC (College Basketball) Wild-card Playoffs Monday, Jan. 7 Today Pacific Division Pacific Division ■ Saturday, Jan. 5 College Football Championship FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG GP W L OT Pts GF GA W L Pct GB Wednesday at Washington, 8 p.m. (FS1) at CHICAGO OFF (OFF) Cleveland Indianapolis 21, Houston 7 Santa Clara, Calif. Calgary 51 33 13 5 71 190 145 Golden State 35 14 .714 — ■ Feb. 2 at Washington State, 4 p.m. (Pac-12) at LA CLIPPERS OFF (OFF) Sacramento San Jose 52 29 16 7 65 187 167 L.A. Clippers 27 22 .551 8 Dallas 24, Seattle 22 Clemson 44, Alabama 16 at OKLAHOMA CITY 1½ (233) Milwaukee ■ Feb. 6 vs. Utah, 8 p.m. (Pac-12) Sunday, Jan. 6 Saturday, Jan. 19 Toronto 3½ (220) at DALLAS Vegas 52 29 19 4 62 157 140 L.A. Lakers 25 24 .510 10 L.A. Chargers 23, Baltimore 17 East-West Shrine Classic at HOUSTON OFF (OFF) Orlando Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161 Sacramento 25 24 .510 10 UCLA (College Basketball) Philadelphia 16, Chicago 15 At St. Petersburg, Fla. at SAN ANTONIO OFF (OFF) Washington Ducks 51 21 21 9 51 120 153 Phoenix 11 40 .216 25 ■ Divisional Playoffs West 21, East 17 at MINNESOTA OFF (OFF) Utah Arizona 50 23 23 4 50 132 142 Southwest Division Wednesday at Washington State, 7 p.m. (Pac-12) Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163 ■ Saturday, Jan. 12 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Miami 5½ (212½) at NEW YORK W L Pct GB Feb. 2 at Washington, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Kansas City 31, Indianapolis 13 At Pasadena, Calif. at LA LAKERS OFF (OFF) Phoenix Kings 50 20 26 4 44 114 150 Houston 28 20 .583 — ■ Feb. 6 vs.Colorado, 6 p.m. (Pac-12) L.A. Rams 30, Dallas 22 American 10, National 7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Central Division San Antonio 28 22 .560 1 Today Sunday, Jan. 13 Saturday, Jan. 26 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 22 26 .458 6 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Winnipeg 48 31 15 2 64 167 134 DUCKS (National Hockey League) New England 41, L.A. Chargers 28 Senior Bowl New Orleans 22 28 .440 7 New Orleans 20, Philadelphia 14 at ST. JOHN’S 9½ Georgetown Nashville 52 30 18 4 64 161 135 ■ At Mobile, Ala. Cincinnati 2 at TEMPLE Memphis 20 30 .400 9 Feb. 2 at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. (PRIME) Conference Championships Minnesota 50 26 21 3 55 142 142 Northwest Division North 34, South 24 at PROVIDENCE 6½ Depaul Dallas 49 24 21 4 52 126 128 ■ Feb. 4 at Toronto, 4 p.m. (PRIME) Sunday, Jan. 20 at LOYOLA OF CHICAGO 7 S. Illinois W L Pct GB ■ Feb. 5 at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. (KCOP) NFC Michigan St 2 at PURDUE Colorado 50 22 20 8 52 169 162 Denver 33 15 .688 — L.A. Rams 26, New Orleans 23, OT GOLF at ILLINOIS ST 5 Indiana St St. Louis 49 22 22 5 49 139 149 Oklahoma City 30 18 .625 3 AFC Chicago 51 18 24 9 45 156 190 KINGS (National Hockey League) PGA Tour-Farmers Insur- Rhode Island 1½ at UMASS Portland 31 20 .608 3½ New England 37, Kansas City 31, OT Houston 6 at TULSA EASTERN CONFERENCE Utah 28 22 .560 6 ■ Feb. 2 at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. (KCOP) Pro Bowl ance Open Par Scores at VILLANOVA 9 Seton Hall Atlantic Division Minnesota 24 25 .490 9½ Saturday at MEMPHIS 1½ UCF GP W L OT Pts GF GA ■ Today, Jan. 27 EASTERN CONFERENCE Feb. 4 at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. (FSW) At Orlando, Fla. At Torrey Pines GC at MINNESOTA 1½ Iowa Tampa Bay 49 37 10 2 76 199 140 Atlantic Division ■ Feb. 5 at New Jersey, 4 p.m. (FSW) AFC vs.