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The TEN

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

1. South Hills vs. Redlands East Valley – Division 2 CIF Final: San Manuel Stadium, Saturday June 4.

2. The Dodgers release Alex Guerrero, who signed a four-year, $28 million deal in 2013.

3. The NFL is moving the Pro Bowl from Honolulu to Orlando, Florida this season.

4. Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd is suspended 162 games for PED violation.

5. The “One Blood” passing tournament is this Saturday June 4 at Mt. View.

6. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Nick Foles hasn’t shown up at OTA’s.

7. The Houston Rockets introduce Mike D’Antoni as their new head coach.

8. On this day in 1935 Babe Ruth announces his retirement from baseball.

9. On this day in 1941 Yankee great Lou Gehrig passed away at the age of 37.

10. “Championship? You got to be kidding me. Nobody understands the importance of every possession offensively and defensively. Every time they got to come out with some kind of determination to be a good basketball team, and [until] then, we’re just, we’re fooling ourselves. Right now, that’s what we’re doing. We’re just making a ‘sham-mockery’ out of it.”- Then Los Angeles Lakers HC Mike D’Antoni after the Lakers lost to the Washington Wizards in March 2013.

“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)