Hazelden Betty Ford -- the new merger of the Rancho Mirage treatment center and Minnesota-based addiction treatment facilities -- will be the LPGA tournament's main benefit charity this year, according to event spokesman Damian Secore.
The Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament and related events will be held at the Classic Club and JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort's Palm and Valley courses through Sunday to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The pre-qualifying event for the 2014 BNP Paribas Open begins Monday, with the largest draw in the event’s history with more than 200 participants seeking wildcard berths.
The tennis star hasn't played at the Indian Wells tournament since 2001.
"We are thrilled to once again partner with the Kraft Nabisco Championship and provide Southland girls with this kind of unique opportunity," said Kevin Gigax, executive director of the Southern California Golf Association's Youth on Course program.
Southern Section finals: There are some big upsets, including Serra, Valencia and Vista Murrieta.
Many chimed in Friday about the draw for the 20th World Cup this summer in Brazil.
Mexico will host New Zealand on Nov. 13 and travel to the Pacific island nation for the second leg on Nov. 20, according to FIFA.
Amenities planned for the 2014 BNP Paribas Open include an expanded Indian Wells Tennis Garden, with a permanent Stadium 2 featuring 8,000 seats and three gourmet restaurants – Nobu, The Chop House, and Piero's Pizza Vino.
Reported by Steven Herbert, City News Service
Riverside boxer wins the WBC international heavyweight boxing championship.
The final structural beam was placed Tuesday at a special ceremony marking the construction milestone. The new Stadium 2 is expected to be complete in time for the 2014 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament.
Construction photos show the progress of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden's new Stadium 2, which is slated for use at the 2014 BNP Paribas Open.
Tickets will be sold at a discount for what would have been Hope's 110th birthday beginning Wednesday.
College of the Desert is hosting a fencing tournament on Saturday, May 18, and the event is free for the public to attend.
The Galaxy Futboleros will participate in the free May 7 event hosted by Desert United Soccer Club at the Palm Desert Soccer Complex.
Two local runners were participants of Monday's Boston Marathon, which was rocked by two explosions near the race's finish line. (Scroll below the Storify post to see names of area runners.)
Park filled a water bottle with water from the pond, which she said she plans to pour over her father's head next week in Hawaii, when he comes to see her play in the LPGA's next tournament, the LPGA LOTTE Championship.