(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. USC Quarterback JT Daniels has entered the transfer portal.
2. The Burbank Leader, the Glendale News-Press and the La Canada Valley Sun are all folding sportswriter Jeff Tully announced on Twitter.
3. Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus.
4. Jalen Green, considered by some the number one high school recruit in the country, announced he will be joining the G-League, the NBA’s developmental league next season.
5. The NFL plans to release its 2020 schedule by May 9th.
6. On this day in 1976, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a 12-1 deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt hit four consecutive home runs to spark the comeback.
7. Also on this day in 1999, the Cleveland Browns made Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch the number one overall pick in the NFL draft.
8. Former Cincinnati Bengals/New York Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason turns 59 today.
9. “When I see my barber for the first time I’m going to give him a big ‘ol kiss and a slap on his butt. Tired of shaving my head.” – Former Rosemead head football coach Marc Paramo on Twitter.
10. “It’s with deep sadness that I have to report that they are pulling the plug on our papers. More than 115 years of service for each the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press along with the La Canada Valley Sun. It’s been a wonderful 29 years for me and I have enjoyed it greatly.” – Jeff Tully.
Man I hope this ebola drug Rendisiver keeps working. It’s working in Chicago when given to the sickest patients. Keeping fingers, toes and ankles crossed.
#4 – Good for him, and I hope it works out. Whether the G-League or the NCAA is better preparation for the NBA remains to be seen. However, while people often tout the supposed benefits of college (which can indeed be considerable), the typical one-and-done player who is just putting in his time is not particularly well-served by doing just enough in the fall semester to be eligible for his only spring semester. For a guy like that, if formal education has any value, he will have the opportunity to pay for it out of pocket when he can properly take advantage of it. If he doesn’t care about it, it’s just a waste of everyone’s time.
The thing we cherish these days, the world-wide web, is responsible for the destruction of all printed media, recorded music and video, most brick-and-mortar stores, and—coming soon—the schools. As the current crisis has shown, there is no reason education cannot be done online. The K-12 experience is now being exposed as a primarily babysitting function, which could obviously be purchased from lower-cost providers.
When we add it all up, the economic hurt from this digitizing is comparable to what the coronavirus brings, albeit in very different ways.