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Scottie Scheffler looks to solve Riviera at Genesis Invitational
February 15, 2026; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Scottie Scheffler acknowledges the crowd on the second hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Scottie Scheffler is the trendy pick to win everywhere he plays. As the World’s No. 1 golfer, perhaps that’s not breaking new ground.
For all of his success, however, Scheffler has yet to win at Riviera Golf Course in Los Angeles.
In fact, the four-time major champion has finished in the top 10 just twice (T7 in 2022, T10 in 2024) in six tries on the course. His third-place finish last year at the Genesis Invitational was achieved at Torrey Pines in San Diego, with the tournament calling an audible due to damage caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
Scheffler will look for that elusive victory at Riviera Golf Course when he tees off at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday. The Tiger Woods-hosted tournament features 14 of the top 15 golfers in the world and serves as the PGA Tour’s second signature event of the year.
A stacked field notwithstanding, Scheffler is keeping his eyes on the course.
“Well, I think when you look at the golf course, it’s a great golf course. I think it challenges us in some different ways,” Scheffler said of Riviera GC. “Then I think you have a lot of history here, and it’s a golf course that’s stood the test of time.
“The golf course has changed and evolved than when it was first built and I think it’s evolved for the better and it still challenges us to this day, which is pretty cool. Like I said, greens got a lot of slope. The rough is a whole new challenge for us this week. Yeah, it should be fun.”
Scheffler, 29, didn’t have much fun in the first round of last week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am before catching fire on Sunday. He recorded three eagles to highlight his sizzling final round, extending his streak of top 10 finishes to 18. His run began last March at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
For Scheffler to have fun this week, he’ll need to solve the par-4, 479-foot 12th hole — and he knows it.
“Well, it typically plays into the wind unless you’re off really early in the morning and the wind is blowing the other way,” Scheffler said. “But typically you’re playing the hole into the wind. The green goes like this in most spots. If you land it in the right bunker, it’s probably going to plug. If you hit it left of the green, it typically rolls off into the rough. That’s basically if you hit the ball in the fairway. It’s also a really challenging tee shot, too, and it’s like 500 yards. So there’s a few things that make it quite difficult.”
Scheffler, 29, has 20 PGA victories.
–Field Level Media
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Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5
Apr 25, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) shoots by the defense of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) in the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images The Denver Nuggets will be looking to avoid elimination in Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves without key contributor Aaron Gordon due to his injured calf.
The team ruled Gordon out Monday evening ahead of the game in Denver. Minnesota leads the first-round NBA playoff series three games to one, following Saturday’s 112-96 win. In that game, Gordon played but was visibly limited in his movement. He finished 4-of-11 shooting from the field, including 1 of 5 from 3-point range in scoring 9 points.
The 12-year veteran sustained the injury in Game 2 of the series and did not play in Game 3.
Gordon had season averages of 16.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
Neither team will be at full strength Monday, as the Timberwolves will be without guard Donte DiVincenzo who suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon in Game 4 as well as All-Star Anthony Edwards, who sustained a hyperextended knee and bone bruise in that same contest.
Edwards will be week-to-week should Minnesota advance.
–Field Level Media
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Magic silence Pistons late to take 3-1 series edge
Apr 27, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) dunks in front of Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (12) during the first quarter during game four of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images Desmond Bane scored 22 points and made one of his five 3-pointers with 1:16 left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 94-88 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Detroit tied the game at 85-all with 5:24 remaining on Ausar Thompson’s layup before Bane’s 3-pointer capped a 7-1 run and put the Magic ahead 92-86.
Thompson missed two free throws with 28 seconds left and Detroit’s Caris LeVert was off target on a 3-point attempt before Jalen Suggs sealed the victory with two foul shots.
The top-seeded Pistons were held without a field goal in the final five minutes before Isaiah Stewart scored at the buzzer.
Game 5 in the best-of-seven series is set for Wednesday in Detroit.
Orlando forward Franz Wagner had 19 points before exiting late in the third period due to right calf soreness. Paolo Banchero scored 18 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The eighth-seeded Magic forced 20 turnovers and improved to 6-1 in their past seven home playoff games.
Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists and eight turnovers. Tobias Harris scored 20 points, and Jalen Duren contributed 12 points and eight rebounds.
Orlando jumped to a 17-7 lead before Detroit closed the opening period on a 20-9 run to go up by one.
After Cunningham’s layup put the Pistons ahead 40-30 with 7:14 left in the second quarter, Orlando battled back to take a 54-52 lead into halftime.
Wagner had 17 points in the first half to lead all scorers. Cunningham put up 16 for Detroit before the break.
Bane closed the third quarter with a 3-pointer and two free throws to give Orlando a 75-69 lead.
Jamal Cain ignited the home crowd with a thunderous one-handed dunk over Duren to put the Magic ahead 80-76 with 8:34 left.
Cain provided a spark for Orlando after Wagner left the game and finished with eight points and nine rebounds in nearly 24 minutes off the bench.
–Field Level Media
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Aaron Judge hits 11th homer, Ben Rice hits 10th as Yankees top Rangers
Apr 27, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) bumps elbows with right fielder Aaron Judge (99) after hitting two-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Max Fried pitched six scoreless innings and was backed by three homers as the New York Yankees recorded a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Monday night in Arlington, Texas.
Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered as the Yankees won for the ninth time in 10 games. New York hit at least three homers for the seventh time in its first 29 games.
Fried (4-1) allowed four hits and produced his fourth scoreless start this season. The left-hander notched three of his five strikeouts against Corey Seager and walked two.
Fried was also backed by a pair of double plays started by Jose Caballero in the first and sixth against Josh Jung and Brandon Nimmo. Fried also notched his MLB-best 38th pickoff since 2017 when he picked off Jung in the fourth.
Rice hit a two-run shot off Texas starter Jack Leiter (1-2) in the second after a single by Trent Grisham. Rice homered for the sixth time in his past 11 games when he drove a first-pitch fastball into the visiting bullpen beyond the left field fence.
Judge followed by sending a full-count curveball to left field. Judge homered for the eighth time in 15 games and his 11th homer tied Houston’s Yordan Alvarez and Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami for the major league lead.
Chisholm gave the Yankees a 4-0 lead by lifting a first-pitch slider into the right field seats in the fourth. It was the second baseman’s third homer in his past five games after not going deep in his first 23 games.
Judge finished with three hits and reached base four times as the Yankees improved to 6-1 on their nine-game road trip.
Leiter allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out four, walked one and tied a career high by allowing three homers.
Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit homer off Camilo Doval in the seventh but Texas lost for the sixth time in nine games. Seager grounded out with two on in the eighth against Tim Hill and David Bednar allowed an RBI single to Alejandro Osuna in the ninth before securing his eighth save in nine chances.
–Field Level Media
Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5
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