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

1. Number one seeds in the Men’s NCAA Tournament: South – Auburn, East- Duke, Midwest – Houston, West – Florida. UCLA, the number 7 seed, will face Utah State in the Midwest on Thursday. In the Women’s Tournament both UCLA and USC are number one seeds.
2. The Cincinnati Bengals signed wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a five-year, $161 million extension. They also reached an agreement with receiver Tee Higgins for four years, $115 million.
3. The Seattle Seahawks signed former Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp to a three-year, $45 million deal.   
4. Former Seattle SuperSonics guard Donald “Slick” Watts passed away at the age of 73. 
5. Arcadia, now 9-0 on the season, will face Damien at Angel Stadium Monday night.   
6. The CIF re-leaguing for football has Northview, Charter Oak, Bonita, Glendora, Ayala and Colony in the Sierra League. This will begin in the 2026 season. 
7. The Baltimore Ravens signed former Dallas quarterback Cooper Rush to a two-year, $12 million contract. 
8. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 16-game winning streak came to an end Sunday with a 108-103 loss to the Orlando Magic. 
9. The Dodgers will open the season Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 a.m. PT.       
10.  UNLV fired head basketball coach Kevn Kruger Saturday after four seasons. UNLV was 76-55 overall under Kruger but never qualified for the NCAA Tournament during his four-year stint.