
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Pasadena beat Arcadia 8-1 Tuesday. With the loss Arcadia fell to 9-2 in the Pacific League and is tied with Burroughs for first place.
- Former Lakers executive Jerry West demanded a retraction and an apology for an assault on his character in the HBO series “Winning Time” in a letter sent to the network.
- Pitcher Jake Arrieta, who won the Cy Young Award in 2015 and a World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016, announced his retirement after 12 years in the major leagues.
- The Dodgers had their seven game winning streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night.
- The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman hit his first home run of the season in his first at bat against his former team in a 7-4 win over the Braves Monday night.
- Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was fined $50,000 for flipping off Boston Celtics fans Sunday in Game 1 of their playoff series.
- The Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 115-105 Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first round Eastern Conference playoff series.
- Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was a no show on the first day of voluntary team workouts Tuesday.
- UCLA guard Jules Bernard has declared for the NBA draft however he has retained his collegiate eligibility.
- UCLA forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. announced on Twitter he is returning for his senior season.
Any word if Bassett got a football coach. They had a good squad last season.