And a Chris DUFRESNE column on the upcoming BCS title game between Texas and Alabama. FBC-POINSETTIA -- SAN DIEGO -- Utah will try to win the Poinsettia Bowl for the second time in three years as the Utes (9-3) take on California (8-4); Utah has become of the best postseason teams, coming off a resounding Sugar Bowl victory against Alabama, and won the the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl over Navy, 35-32. Developing, by Ben Bolch (Times). Golf: JENKINS -- The first thing Tiger Woods needs to do if he wants to remake himself is dump all the enablers; by that, I don't just mean the jerk caddie, I mean the so-called mentors who taught him how to play rent-a-hostess in Vegas or the fawners who laughed at his crude jokes, and looked the other way when he was rude, or penurious; I mean all of the apologists, even the well-meaning ones, who conspired to create such a towering phony. 1,110 words, by Sally Jenkins (Post). Moved. Pro Basketball: BKN-LAKERS -- EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Lakers sign Pau Gasol to a three-year contract extension that will pay the 7-0 forward a reported $64 million; the extension means Gasol will remain a Laker for the next five years. Developing, by Broderick Turner (Times). Pro Hockey: ELLIOTT -- The Kings have not played this well in more than 15 years and as the team prepares for the second half of the season, there are a handful of players who've made the difference for this perennial loser; one of them is Jonathan Quick, who provides something the team never thought they would get: elite goaltending. Developing, by Helene Elliott (Times). Major League Baseball: BB-MONDESI-DOMINICAN -- SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic -- Like many sports stars who've become politicians in his home country, former Los Angeles Dodger Raul Mondesi is as popular as ever, even if he doesn't have a firm grasp of the issues. 1,200 words, by Kevin Baxter (Times). One photo. Moved. BBN-DODGERS-MANNION -- In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dodger President Dennis Mannion discussed a variety of other topics, including the series of events that may indicate the team is under financial constraints. 1,780 words, by Bill Shaikin (Times). Moved. Features and Columns: BEYER -- Laurel Park won't get slot machines and that may hasten the end of live horse racing there and throughout Maryland, except for a short Pimlico season and the Preakness. 940 words, by Andrew Beyer (Post special). Moved. 