The TEN
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1.) Former South Hills/UCLA defensive end Tobi Umodu turns 27 today.
2.) “Chance Bell. Enough said. Only RB in the Pacific League worth talking about.”—MVS commenter “@TheTruth”
3.) On this date in 1992 the Dodgers postpone three games due to the racial riots over the Rodney King beating.
4.) “When he’s not demanding Thursday Night games against their will, NOBODY cares more about the player’s well being than Roger Goodell! Nobody!”—Dennis Miller
5.) West Covina runninig back junior-to-be Henry Martinez’s 2014 stats: 998 yards rushing,10 touchdowns.
6.) The Philadelphia Eagles offered the Tennessee Titans the following for the second overall pick (Marcus Mariota) in last night’s NFL Draft:
Two first-round picks
One third-round pick
Fletcher Cox, the team’s best defensive player
Brandon Boykin, nickel corner
Mychal Kendricks, starting linebacker
Sam Bradford, quarterback
7.) Clippers and Spurs will go to a seventh game.
8.) “I expect to be active in the game no less than fifteen seasons, maybe twenty.”—Quarterback Marty Domres, San Diego Chargers 1969 first round selection. Domres career ended in 1977.
9.) Village Christian running back senior-to-be Aiham Aboul-hosn’s 2014 stats: 665 yards rushing, 12 touchdowns.
10.) Running backs the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams have drafted in the first round:
The New: Todd Gurley (2014)
The Good: Stephen Jackson (2004), Jerome Bettis (1993), & Eric Dickerson (1983).
The Bad: Trung Canidate (2000), Lawrence Phillips (1996), Cleveland Gary (1989), Gaston Green (1988), Barry Redden (1982), Elvis Peacock (1978), John Cappelletti (1974), and Larry Smith (1969).
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