(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- The LA Kings were eliminated in the first round of the NHL playoffs when the Edmonton Oilers beat them 4-3 in Game 5 Wednesday night.
- The Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 Thursday night to wrap up the Eastern Conference First Round Playoff series in six games.
- The New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 to wrap up the Eastern Conference First Round Playoff series in six games.
- The Clippers trail the Dallas Mavericks 3-2 in their Western Conference First Round Playoff series and will be without Kawhi Leonard in Game 6 Friday night.
- The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 118-84 Wednesday night to win their First Round Eastern Conference Playoff series in five games.
- Baseball: Gabe Lopez threw six and one-third shutout innings to lead Arcadia to a 3-0 win over Long Beach Poly Thursday in the first round of the CIF Division 2 playoffs.
- Softball: Temple City beat Temescal Canyon 8-2 Thursday in the first round of the CIF Division 2 Playoffs.
- The Las Vegas Raiders signed former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Gallup to a one-year, $3 million deal.
- Baseball: Zach Strickland threw a no-hitter and had 17 strikeouts in Maranatha’s 4-0 win over Royal Thursday in the first round of the CIF Division 2 playoffs.
- Georgia signed head football coach Kirby Smart to a new 10-year, $130 million contract.
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The Lakers and Clippers are struggling because they are relying on OLD players. Players of great ability, no doubt, but guys who are on the downside of their careers. Kawhi Leonard and Lebron James would do well if the NBA had a seniors division, but since it doesn’t, these guys are handicapping their respective teams by consuming salaries that would be better spent on multiple younger players, players who are on the upside of their careers.