(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys 16-3 Thursday night in the NFL Hall of Fame Game in Canton Ohio.
- Barcelona announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after a financial agreement could not be reached.
- Former Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard, who led the National League in strikeouts in 1978 and ’79, passed away Thursday at the age of 71.
- Max Scherzer struck out 10 and allowed just two runs in seven innings in his Dodger debut in a 7-5 win over the Astros Wednesday night.
- Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer had his administrative leave extended to August 13.
- The U.S. Men’s Basketball team beat Australia 97-78 to advance to the gold medal game in the Tokyo Olympics against France Saturday.
- Corona Centennial has canceled its game against Mater Dei scheduled for August 20 due to COVID-19.
- Bonita at La Serna (at California) Friday night August 20.
- “Bam (Adebayo) doesn’t need to get vaccinated. He can’t catch anything.” – Doug Gottlieb on Twitter.
- On this day in 1890 Cy Young made his MLB debut allowing just three hits to lead the Cleveland Spiders to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Colts.
@ Grim Reaper: That’s right. They give it their all.
@ Ron V
no matter the outcome.
Jose Montes has been named the new head varsity baseball coach at Alhambra High. Montes served as the assistant coach on the Moors’ JV team last season. He replaces Steve Gewecke, who recently stepped down after leading the varsity to 11 Almont League titles during a 25-year tenure.
@ Grim Reaper: Being the second-best athlete in the entire world, in any given event, is an enormous accomplishment. She’s part of an elite group, and I agree that any parent ought to be proud.
At the Olympics in woman’s Karate Anzhelika Teliuga won the silver medal in her weight class. When interviewed thereafter she stated she felt her medal was a white gold medal, and dedicated the medal to her recently deceased father. She said she wanted to put his surname in the record book. She said to her father that she was sorry it was a silver, but she did her best.
I am sure if her father was alive, just like any Dad, would only want their daughter to do her best, no matter the outcome.
If her event and interview replays on the Olympic news channel, I suggest any father would be touched. My congratulations to Anzhelika,
#10) Cleveland should have went back to the SPIDERS, the Cleveland Guardians? Sounds like and arena football team.