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The TEN

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

1—“They say there are only two kinds of people on St. Patrick’s Day: the Irish, and the people that drive them home.” — Conan O’Brien

2—“If you walk past a graveyard and guys run after you with shovels, you’re old. Otherwise, you’ve still got some miles on that body.”—MVS commentator Dangerfield on Tim Peterson aging.

3— Venezuela defeats Italy, 4-2, and advances to the WBC final against the United States. The championship game is tonight at 5:PM on Fox.

4—The Lakers use a 13-4 run at the end of the fourth in Houston last night to defeat the Rockets, 100-92. The win is Los Angeles’ sixth in a row, and ninth out of ten games.

5—“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.”—Jerry Tarkanian on the NCAA Tournament.

6— “There’s been multiple times where people at USC have asked me to un-retire my jersey for some five-star prospect. And do you know what I told those guys, straight up? I am never going to un-retire my jersey for some random dude, who by the way now could wear #11 and transfer after a year.”—USC Legend Matt Leinart

7—Estimates are that Miami QB Carson Beck has made $8-t0-12-million playing college football. Beck is projected as a fourth round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

8—“Does the NCAA Women’s tourney really need 68 teams?”—Joe Torosian

9—The New York Jets have traded QB Justin Fields, 27, to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2027 6th round pick. Fields had been the 11th overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He also played for the Pittsburg Steelers in 2024.

10—“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” – Former Liverpool manager Bill Shakily