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

1. Monrovia will host Villa Park, Crescenta Valley, and Workman this Saturday in a 7 on 7 and an OL/DL competition. Action starts at 10:00 AM. 
2. The Indianapolis Colts released kicker Matt Gay two years into a four-year, $22.5 million contract. 
3. The Athletics are officially on track for a groundbreaking in June on the new ballpark in Las Vegas. 
4. Five-star guard Brayden Burries, 6-foot-4 combo guard from Roosevelt High School in California, committed to Arizona over USC on Wednesday. 
5. During the Lakers-Mavericks game Wednesday night in Dallas, Maverick fans chanted “Fire Nico” referencing Dallas general manager Nico Harrison who traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers. Doncic scored 45 points in a 112-97 Lakers victory. 
6. The Dodgers lost two out of three to the Washington Nationals and are 10-4 on the season – third place in the National League West. 
7. Walnut boys head basketball coach Joe Khouzam has stepped down after 11 seasons. 
8. Happy Birthday to Rachel Robinson, wife of the late Jackie Robinson, who turned 102 years old Wednesday. 
9. Downey quarterback Oscar Rios received an offer from UCLA. 
10. “I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.”—Jackie Robinson.