The TEN
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. Rich Hill throws six scoreless innings and the Dodgers beat the Giants 1-0 to take a three game lead in N.L. West.
2. A four-mile stretch of the 210 freeway through the heart of Pasadena will be named the Jackie Robinson Memorial Highway in a plan approved by the California Legislature.
3. Freshmen Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf combine for 30 points to help UCLA to a 123-76 rout over Sydney University in Australia as part of a three game summer tour.
4. La Mirada opens up as the number one team in the Mid Valley Sports Top 20.
5. Notre Dame cornerback Devin Butler is charged with two felonies involving resisting law enforcement and battery against a public safety official. Butler’s arrest came just hours after five teammates were arrested in Fulton County, about 40 miles south of South Bend, Indiana in a traffic stop.
6. The LA Galaxy battled to a 2-2 tie with the Chicago Fire Wednesday night. For the Galaxy it was their 12th draw of the season.
7. The San Diego Chargers still haven’t agreed to terms with first round draft choice Joey Bosa and announced that they have pulled their “best offer” off the table after the defensive end failed to sign.
8. U.S. soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo is banned for six months from the national team for her “cowards” remarks following the loss to Sweden.
9. David Ortiz (40) of the Boston Red Sox becomes the oldest player ever to hit 30 home runs in a season.
10. Former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison turns 44 today.
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“Anyone who has a kid trying out for his High School football team needs to read this book. Torosian has taken his 20 some years of reporting on Prep sports, mixed a healthy dose of San Gabriel Valley insider references and created a very readable first effort.”
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“Torosian does for high school football what Hemingway did for the Spanish Civil War…compelling look beyond the scoreboard and into the lives of players…”
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(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)
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