(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- The Clippers are trading center Ivica Zubac to the Indiana Pacers for Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round picks and a second-round pick.
- Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal won his arbitration case and will be paid $32 million this season.
- The Rams will play the San Francisco 49ers in the first NFL regular season game in Melbourne, Australia during the 2026 season.
- Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the Most Valuable Player for the 2025-’26 season.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2026: Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, Roger Craig.
- The Detroit Tigers signed left-hander Framber Valdez to a three-year, $115 million contract.
- Covina running back Gatsbee Gumban received his first Division 1 offer from Cornell University.
- The Dallas Mavericks traded 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards Wednesday in a deal that involved 13 players.
- Boys Basketball: San Marino won the Rio Hondo League with a record of 8-2. Monrovia finished last in the Rio Hondo with a record of 0-10 but the Wildcats were 18-10 overall.
- Boys Basketball: Arroyo beat Mt. View 75-46 Wednesday night to wrap up the Mission Valley League title with a record of 10-2.
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If it sounded like I was dishing on this player, I apologize. I was simply trying to get a definition of what an offer to a non athletic scholarship school meant. What are the mechanics there?
I do not know him, nor have I seen him play, but I am confident that he is good or Cornell would not want him. I wish any young person the best in the arena of academics and athletics.
Once again, I apologize and didn’t mean to stir the pot.
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You need to do some research about how the Ivy League athletic programs work. Old DIII Guy is correct.
@D3: Man you swung and missed on trying to put down the young mans offer to Cornell. The Big Red is considered D1 football subdivision and offers footnall scholarships. Plus besides football you must meet academic standards of the IVY. You owe a huge mea culpa to the young man.
How does a player get an offer from a school that does not offer athletic scholarships? None of the schools in that conference give athletic scholarships. There is financial aid based on need and academic performance.
Hats off to the young man for his performance in the classroom. An Ivy League degree will pay lifetime dividends!
Perhaps the offer was to apply to the school because of his athletic and his academic performance. It is certainly something to be very proud of. I wish the young man well.
I just saw a release the other day about a Community College commitment. That is for another discussion.
I firmly feel CIF needs to create a special basketball division consisting of players not taller than 5’10”. This way, teams like Pioneer, which have been an inspiration to short people everywhere, can bask in the glow of championship glory. If the federation can create a handicap such as D14 in football, surely this height category can be done for hoops.
@ Anonymous,
You are correct in your take. The Monrovia team is “gaming” the new CIF system. They are projected to go into Div 6 (the lowest division) and most likely will make a solid run into the D6 tournament. Meanwhile LC who finished 3rd in RHL is projected to be in D3 while San Marino who won RHL and is ranked higher is projected to be in D4. This is the “better” system that CIF has brought us.
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I understand the trade for Davis included a brand new mobility scooter for him
@Anon … I get your point …but winning is good , winning by 40’or 50 over and over is not . Doesn’t help team
Improve , and as a. Coach not even fun
Pioneer was often compared to Monrovia’s fast start as a scheduling trick. But 9-1 in league and 26-3 overall is not to shabby along with some nice wins against good teams and great tournament performances, Alas such a record will put our little guys against the tall trees in the playoffs. We will be playing teams that are out of our league so to speak. But that is what happens when you keep rising in high school sports. We will see what happens tomorrow, but good going PiHi!! WFTH. (Waiting For The Hate) C’mon lets see what you got.
@Reciprocity,
Say what you will but that’s called creative scheduling. Even with a 0-10 record, there is a good chance with an overall record well over .500 that they make the playoffs in a lower division and even possibly a run.
The coach, probably knew their team wasn’t very good this year and they would likely be doormats in the RHL. So at that point, stacking up wins because important. You may not like it, but it’s smart and it’s the way of the current CIF system.
9) What a turnaround ? From 16-0 – to 0-10 in league . The importance of scheduling is amplified here : a counterfeit early schedule against lowest level did not prepare team for rigors of RHL. Quick record review shows only one victory of less than 16 points and many by 30 or more vs schools with initials that nobody would recognize . How does this help
Player or team development?
Conversely, not only did they lose all
League games , they were blown out in most .
The Clippers are officially blown up, and that’s a good thing. That other Los Angeles team, the one that wears purple and gold, needs a similar explosion. I’m a firm believer that around half of the work needed to win a championship has to be done by the front office, the people who evaluate talent and make good trades. Jerry West was a master at this stuff, having built the Lakers and the Warriors, feats which were every bit as impressive as what he did as a player.
On the high school football beat, it’s nice to see Gatsbee Gumban of Covina getting that D1 offer. It goes to show that they’ll find you wherever you play. Sure, it’s natural to assume that the best H.S. players are to be found on CIF’s top teams, but schools like Cornell aren’t where the top jocks are looking to play, so this is where kids like Gatsbee get their chance.