(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan lead the Raptors to a Game 4 victory to tie Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavs.
2. Albert Pujols powers Angels to 2-0 win over Texas with his ninth homer of the season.
3. San Jose Sharks are one game closer to making their first Stanley Cup Finals in team history after defeating St. Louis 6-3.
4. University of Arizona’s Mandie Perez (Whittier Christian) is batting .340 with 11 homers and 34 RBI’s.
5. UCLA and Oregon face each other in Super Regionals for a shot at the Women’s College World Series this weekend.
6. A day after winning the FA Cup, Manchester United sacks Louis Van Gaal and appoints former-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Sunday.
7. Kershaw masterful, wheeling a two-hit shutout for the Dodgers in their 1-0 win over Reds.
8. 28 years ago today a power outage halts Game Four of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins. The game was tied at three and would be replayed the following day.
9. Under Armour and UCLA agree to the biggest apparel deal in college history.
10. “The Dodgers are great except for the starting pitching, the relief pitching, the hitting, the managing, the matte helmets, and the TV deal.” – Author Molly Knight who wrote The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse.
“Anyone who has a kid trying out for his High School football team needs to read this book. Torosian has taken his 20 some years of reporting on Prep sports, mixed a healthy dose of San Gabriel Valley insider references and created a very readable first effort.”
“A page turner…I’m sorry it’s over! Is a sequel in the works?”
“Torosian does for high school football what Hemingway did for the Spanish Civil War…compelling look beyond the scoreboard and into the lives of players…”
“A truly great story unfolds in the pages of Joe Torosian’s first novel. With high school football at its core, the story of Dale Andrade shows how a young man grows in all aspects of his life thanks to being a part of a team and a football community.”
“This is a great read for everyone: from those who love high school football to those who have no idea about the game.”
“This book brings you onto the field and into the locker room…”
Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com –click pic–
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)
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