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

1. The Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Sunday for their fifth consecutive loss. 
2. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-107 Sunday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
3. The Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. 
4. Josef Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday for the second straight year. 
5. PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, 30, died by suicide Saturday morning. Murray withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial due to illness after the 16th hole of Friday’s second round in Fort Worth, Texas. 
6. The Miramonte League softball MVP was awarded to a freshman from Bassett, a team that finished 1-8 and in last place. The offensive and defensive MVPs went to players from La Puente, which finished 1-8-1 in league- second to last. Miramonte League Champion Ganesha, which went 22-0 overall and won the CIF Division 6 championship, was completely ignored. 
7. Azusa Pacific’s Mikey Easter, Arcadia alum, was named D2CCA All-West Region First Team. 
8. Baseball: Arcadia will face Poway at home Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the Division II CIF State playoffs. South El Monte will host Chavez Tuesday in the CIF Division V CIF State playoffs. Azusa, also in Division V, will host University. 
9. Warren quarterback Madden Iamaleava, the younger brother of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava who also went to Warren, committed to UCLA Saturday.  
10. Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuma Jr. tore the ACL in his left knee Sunday in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and is out for the year. Acuna won the National League MVP award last season.