The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) “The Mid Valley Sports Show” is LIVE tonight (7:PM) at www.midvalleysports.com (Click UStream button).
2.) Former West Covina quarterback George Johnson turns 21 today.
3.) Roy Halladay retires after 16 MLB seasons with 203 wins and 105 losses. His career ERA was 3.38 in 416 games, 390 starts, 67 complete games, 20 shutouts, 3 20-win seasons, and two Cy Youngs while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. In 2010 he threw a perfect game for the Phils and a no-hitter in his first post-season appearance.
4.) “#10B. Donde esta Greenie will he come out and play again this year??”—MVS commentor “Anonymous” in yesterday’s “10”.
5.) Former Los Angeles Ram and Texas Longhorn Jerry Gray to be inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame.
6.) “USC should have declined this one. Nothing to gain here but further humiliation. Last time they played Fresno they got clobbered and cost coach Smith his job.”—MVS commentor “Bobby Knight” on USC accepting an invitation to play in the Las Vegas Bowl.
7.) ”If you were back there quarterbacking and we played the way we played you probably would have five touchdowns.”—DeMarcus Ware to a reporter on the performance of the Dallas Cowboys defense in Monday night’s 45-28 loss to the Chicago Bears.
8.) On this date in 2004 West Covina defeated South Hills 19-8 in the D-VII CIF Finals.
9.) “I think a lot of people out there think I ambushed (Jameis Winston) and went against Coach (Jimbo) Fisher and the Florida State PR group, and that is not at all the case. They were fully aware of my intent to ask questions about the investigation.”—ESPN reporter Heather Cox on the controversy following her line of questions to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston on Saturday after the ACC title game. Winston had been recently cleared from a charge of sexual assault.
10.) “It’s my belief that apprenticeship will take the place of college in the next 10 yrs. They just don’t teach in colleges.”—Neal Fondren
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