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

1. The Angels Mike Trout homered for the fifth time Thursday in a four-game series at Yankee Stadium in an 11-4 win over the Yankees. Trout became only the fourth player in MLB history to hit five home runs in a series against the Yankees.
2. The Angels split the four-game series and are now 10-10 on the season, one-half game behind AL West leaders Texas Rangers and the A’s.
3. The Dodgers are 14-4 after a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.
4. The Dodgers broke Major League Baseball’s spending record with a combined record of $515 million in payroll and luxury tax last year.
5. Baseball: South El Monte beat El Monte 21-0 Thursday.
6. “I want to be crystal clear: Our season continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle. While the media landscape is often filled with speculation, our reality is defined by the work we do on the grass. We are heading into the heart of our 2026 schedule with the full energy of an organization that is bigger, louder, and more influential than ever before.” – LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil on speculation that the League is on the verge shutting down after this season.
7. Former Lakers great/ Hall of Famer Kareen Abdul-Jabbar turned 79 yesterday April 16th.
8. On this date in 1976 the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a 12-1 deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Mike Schmidt hit four home runs to lead the greatest comeback in NL history.
9. Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa announced it is shutting down its football program. According to reports there are disagreements among administrators about the team’s future.
10. North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson, who just finished his freshman season, is declaring for the NBA draft.