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The TEN

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

1—Joe Bell – La Canada 2025 Stats. Passing: 74-130-1,050 yds, 9 TD, 6 Int; Rushing: 117 carries – 822 yds, 19 TD. Avg 7 yards per carry.

2—Dodger centerfielder Andy Pages goes 3 for 5, with 3 home runs & 6 RBIs in 12-2 win over Houston Astros on Wednesday night.

3—“I think the goal is to not look like you in a Houston Rockets uniform.”—Draymond Green to Charles Barkley on Wednesday Night’s Inside The NBA.

4—”You can’t beat anyone unless you get in the ring with them.” —Ted Turner

5—A report has emerged that 30 million people have signed a letter demanding Real Madrid sell Kylian Mbappé.

6—On this day in 1972 the Lakers beat the Knicks 114-100 to win the NBA Finals. Wilt Chamberlain had 24 points and 29 rebounds to lead the Lakers.

7—“The difference between female basketball and male basketball is like night and day. This applies to all levels of the sport, from junior high to the pros. Since this whole enterprise known as sports is at least 70% pure entertainment, the reason attendance is low at female basketball events is simply because it’s LESS ENTERTAINING! I watched the UCLA women’s team win their national title, but only because I discovered it was on by accident.”—MVS commenter, “Female Hoopsters”

8—The Chicago Cubs have won 8 in a row and lead the National League Central by 3.5 games over the St. Louis Cardinals.

9—“Everybody pulls for David. Nobody roots for Goliath.”–Wilt Chamberlain.

10—On this date in 1959 the Dodgers celebrate “Roy Campanella Night” as the largest baseball crowd ever of 93,103 shows up at the LA Coliseum. Sandy Koufax beats the Yankees 6-2 in an exhibition game.