The TEN: 5/9/2025

mvs on May 9, 2025 — Leave a Comment

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

  1. The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton after a 12-26 start that has them in last place in the NL East. Bench coach Don Kelly will take over as Interim manager.
  2. Former All-Star center fielder Chet Lemon, who won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984, passed away Thursday at the age of 70.
  3. The New York Knicks rallied from a 20-point deficit for the second straight game to beat the Boston Celtics 91-90 Wednesday night. The Knicks now lead the Eastern Conference Semi-Final series 2-0. 
  4. The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Denver Nuggets 149-106 Wednesday night to even the Western Conference Semi-Final series at 1-1. 
  5. “Whoever the new Pope is Mel Kiper will be furious it’s not Shedeur Sanders.” – Stewart Mandel on Twitter (X). 
  6. Dodger pitchers currently on the injured list: Shohei Ohtani (not on the IL but not pitching), Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, Gavin Stone, Emmet Sheehan, River Ryan, Blake Treinen, Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol, Kyle Hurt, Michael Grove, Edgardo Henriquez.
  7. The Dallas Cowboys acquired wide receiver George Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round pick from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 fifth rounder. 
  8. The Carolina Panthers released edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney Thursday. 
  9. Baseball: Arcadia beat Bonita 3-0 Wednesday to finish the regular season 25-3. 
  10. The Houston Texans signed rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11,700,824 contract, making him the first second-round pick in NFL history to have a fully guaranteed contract.

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