(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson passed away Tuesday at the age of 86.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 19-14 on Wednesday Night Football.
- LeBron James signed a two-year, $85 million extension with the Lakers.
- The Michigan-Maryland football game scheduled for Saturday was canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests on the Michigan roster.
- The Houston Rockets traded point guard Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for point guard John Wall and a protected first round pick.
- Forward Anthony Davis signed a five-year, $190 million max deal to stay with the Lakers.
- “If we get to play one game this season make it VS BPHS. We will play in June, it doesn’t matter when. @BPUSD please make this happen for our boys & our community.” – Sierra Vista Football via Twitter.
- Vanderbilt fired head football coach Derek Mason after an 0-8 start.
- LiAngelo Ball signed a one-year, non guaranteed contract with the Detroit Pistons.
- “Doc was trying to play me as a Ray Allen or a JJ Redick, all pin-downs. I can do it but that ain’t my game. I need some flow, I need some mixes of some pick-and-roll and some post ups…That last season was hard.” – Clippers Forward Paul George on his struggles in Doc Rivers’ system.
#7. Your best bet to play that game is to fly to the Dakotas and play it over there. They don’t care about nothing. Everything wide open. But it might be hard to get back. About 50% chance you will be too sick to be allowed on a plane.