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The TEN

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

1—“I can’t think of a better coach to play for than Sean McVay. I think he’s one of if not the best in the business. A highly intelligent and a great, really good decent guy.”—ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.

2—Twelve games into the 2013 season, Baldwin Park (Sr.) P/3B Ben Fonseca was hitting .429 (18 of 42) and in 30-innings on the hill had a 0.47 ERA, 29 K’s, 2 complete games, a shutout, and a 3-0 record.

3—Cleveland’s Gavin Williams went 7 innings, allowed 2 hits & 3 walks, while fanning 10 in a 4-1 win over the Dodgers. The franchise formerly known as the “Indians” took two out of three from Los Angeles at the venue formerly known only as “Dodger Stadium.”

4— “I’m with you FBFan. Note how these articles say almost nothing about things that actually occur on the field, like, you know, the games themselves. The attack on ‘conformity’ while espousing evangelical/white Christian nationalist conformity that informs the world view here is beyond ironic.”—MVS commentator, “Proverbs 12:1” about Joe T.’s FanView column (4/1/26)

5—Los Angeles Lakers (50-26) play the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) tonight in OKC.

6—Former Redskins, Vikings, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins has signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders.

7—Former MVS staffer Johnathan Saller (Temple City) turns 40 today. Former MVS photographer Andrew “Butter” Bettridge (Arroyo) turns 33.

8—USC Trojans picked up a commitment from Mater Dei CB Danny Lang (Rivals #75 overall/#10 CB) for the 2027 season. Lang had considered Ohio St. & Oregon.

9—Rams WR Puca Nacua has checked into rehab.

10—”There’s never anybody walking around in downtown St. Louis. Remember the old neutron bomb that wouldn’t knock down buildings but just would eliminate all the people? It’s like one of those hit St. Louis”–- New York Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen