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The TEN

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in the TEN)

1.) The San Antonio Spurs blow out the Portland Trail Blazers once again in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals, pushing the series to 2-0. The final score was 114-97.

2.) The Miami Heat earned another double-digit victory over the Brooklyn Nets, winning Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals by the final score of 94-82. The Heat lead the series 2-0.

3.) The Los Angeles Kings lose Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Semifinals to the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2.

4.) NFL Draft: Jadeveon Clowney was selected at No. 1 by the Houston Texans, Blake Bortles was selected as the first quarterback of the draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 3, and Johnny Manziel fell to the 22nd pick, selected by the Cleveland Browns.

5.) Kobe Bryant on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night about the Lakers consulting with him to choose the next head coach: “On the last two they didn’t. On the third one I’m hoping they do.” More from Kobe about the upcoming head coach: “Honestly, it’s not really about whether the players like the coach or not. It’s really about getting results. Liking somebody and those results don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand.”

6.) Former Los Angeles Clippers’ president Donald Sterling claims he is not a racist in recent recordings: “How can you be in this business and be a racist? Do you think I tell the coach to get white players? Or to get the best player he can get?”

7.) Sierra Vista (17-2) senior pitcher and third baseman Erik Gutierrez’s stats heading into Friday’s matchup at Azusa: 6-1, 0.94 ERA, 44.2 innings pitched in eight starts; .476 avg, 20 hits, team-high 14 RBIs.

8.) On this day in 1961, the Baltimore Orioles’ Jim Gentile set an MLB record by hitting a grand slam home run in two consecutive innings.

9.)Happy 54th birthday to baseball great Tony Gwynn.

10.) On this day in 1984, the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in 25 innings. It was the longest timed game in MLB history, going for 8 hours and 6 minutes.