
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Sunny Hills racked up 2,182 rushing yards this season (363.7 per game) which was number 1 in CIF SS and number 3 in California.
- “Santa Fe Job going to MV Jr. (Matt Villasenor Jr.) Done deal.”- MVS Commenter “Insider”.
- Kentucky guard Terrance Clarke, 19, was killed in a car accident in Los Angeles. Clarke had declared for the NBA draft in March.
- The Dodgers Cody Bellinger, who has been out of the lineup since April with a hairline fracture in his left leg, is uncertain when he will be able to return.
- Pasadena Boys Basketball, which is 1-1 after a loss to Maranatha last Saturday, will face Brentwood at home this Saturday.
- Chicago Cubs outfielder, former Dodger, Joc Pederson who is hitting just .157, was placed on the 10-day IL with tendinitis in his left wrist.
- The New York Yankees are tied with the Minnesota Twins for the worst record in the American League at 6-11 going into Thursday night’s action.
- On this day in 1989 the Dallas Cowboys selected UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman with the first pick in the NFL draft.
- Also on this day in 1954 Henry Aaron hit the first of his 755 career home runs.
- “The quarterback I enjoy watching the most is Dan Marino.” – Troy Aikman
The Dolphins should be paying Marino a royalty for his effect on merchandise sales, because he is the reason millions of people identify as Miami fans. The man has been retired for a long time, but a Dolphins jacket still counts as part of my winter wear.