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

1. The Lakers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-90 in Game 1 of their second round Western Conference playoff series Tuesday night.
2. The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101 Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second round Eastern Conference playoff series.
3. Uniqlo, the company that the Dodger Stadium field is named after, has a retail store in the Santa Anita Mall in Arcadia.
4. Detroit Tigers ace and two-time defending two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will have arthroscopic surgery for loose bodies in his left elbow Wednesday. He is expected to miss two to three months.
5. Former New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty Tuesday of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute.
6. New York Yankees longtime radio announcer John Sterling, who broadcast Yankees games for parts of 36 seasons, passed away Monday at the age of 87. The Yankees will wear a patch on their jersey sleeves the rest of the season in his honor.
7. Baseball: La Canada wrapped up the Rio Hondo League title with a 9-2, 9 Inning win over Monrovia Monday.
8. Baseball: Charter Oak cliched the Valle Vista League title with an 8-7 win over West Covina Tuesday. It was the Chargers first league title in baseball since 2007, the same year they won the CIF title.
9. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians are tied for first place in the AL Central with records of 18-19.
10. “I am humbled and honored to accept he Head Football Coach position at Maranatha High School. The power of prayer is real! Look forward to building up this program while having a lot of fun! Pasadena, I’m back!” – Eddie Ficklin Jr. on Twitter (X).