Adam Scott got the trophy at Riviera; now he wants the win

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — They gave Adam Scott the trophy but not the win. He came in first in a tournament that didn’t count. Now, 15 years later, in the same event, with a different name, Scott has the chance to do it again, this time officially.

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At the Genesis, Tiger is in it — and out of it

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Bill Veeck was a promoter. He also owned different baseball teams, the St. Louis Browns (who were to become the Baltimore Orioles), the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. He understood sports and the public’s acceptance or rejection.

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For Tiger at Riviera, a great start and deflating finish

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — He was 2-under-par after one hole. An eagle 3 to open, an auspicious beginning. But you on know the sporting cliché. It’s not so much how you start, it’s how you finish.

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Rory back at No. 1 and at Riviera; what's not to like?

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — What’s not to like? Rory McIlroy asked the question, and indirectly he provided the answer. Which, of course, is “Nothing.”

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The Genesis is the Tiger Tournament in everything but name

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — It used to be Bing Crosby. Then Bob Hope. But is there a singular figure from the dozens of 21st-century entertainers and sporting heroes both famous enough and connected to the game to host his own golf tournament?

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