(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Tiger Woods shot a 1-under 71 Thursday in the first round of the Masters.
- Former Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle/ Hall of Famer, Rayfield Wright, passed away Thursday at the age of 76.
- Former UCLA head basketball coach Steve Lavin has left the broadcast booth to take over as the head coach at San Diego.
- Gonzaga junior forward Drew Timme has declared for the NBA draft.
- Julio Tena, who played football for Joel Sanchez at El Monte, passed away Monday night. ” I am sad to post a picture of Julio Tena #52. He passed Monday night, but I wanted everyone to know what a wonderful person he was. Julio was a great football player & would do anything for anyone. He would light up the room & had a great big heart. RIP Julio we all love you.” – Joel Sanchez on Twitter.
- Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, longtime NFL coaches, have joined former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL for alleged racism in hiring practices.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates signed third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes to an eight-year, $70 million deal.
- The Lakers were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night.
- On this date in 1974 Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run off of the Dodgers’ Al Downing breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
- Also on this day in 1994 Kent Mercker threw a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves in a 6-0 win over the Dodgers.
#5… omg! How?!?! He was such a great guy on and off the field! RIP
Another NCAA D1 college coach was convicted today for taking bribes from parents. If it is prevalent in the highly regulated NCAA how easy is it for a coach to be bribed in the CIF since all coaches believe they do not get paid anything in the CIF. I was suspicious last season and when I moved my kid to a higher rated program he started both ways. Who holds high school coaches accountable? No one that I ca n tell.