(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez reportedly declined his $21.05 million qualifying offer and will enter free agency.
- James Stewart, who was the interim coach at Damien last year after Matt Bechtel resigned weeks before the season started, has been named the head football coach.
- USC vs. UCLA, Rose Bowl, Saturday Night, 7:30 p.m. NBC.
- Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes was named NL Rookie of the Year. Luis Gil, New York Yankees right-hander, was named AL Rookie of the Year.
- Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians was named AL Manager of the Year in his first year on the job. Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers was named the NL Manager of the Year. It was also Murphy’s first year at the helm.
- The New York Jets fired GM Joe Douglas Tuesday. The Jets are 3-8 after a loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday.
- AP College Basketball Top 5: 1. Kansas 2. UConn 3. Gonzaga 4. Auburn 5. Iowa St.
- Edison has won each of its first two games of the CIF Division 3 playoffs by the exact same score of 24-0.
- Former Chicago Bulls star Bob Love passed away Monday at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer.
- The Lakers will honor former head coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their arena.
Pat Riley presided over the most exciting moments of basketball ever played, the Showtime Lakers. It was a perfect storm of great players and great execution. I love the idea of honoring the man with a statue. I’d also love to see Wilt Chamberlain honored.