
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Chris Taylor hit a two-run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Wild Card game Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
- The San Diego Padres fired manager Jayce Tingler Wednesday after two seasons.
- The Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-17 on Thursday Night Football.
- The New England Patriots traded Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore to the Carolina Panthers Wednesday for a 2023 sixth round draft pick.
- The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 Thursday in Game 1 of the ALDS.
- The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Thursday night in Game 1 of the ALDS.
- The Brooklyn Nets are unclear on All-Star guard Kyrie Irving’s intentions to get vaccinated and have not made a decision on whether they will accommodate him as a part-time player this season.
- 18 ex-NBA players have been charged in a $4 million fraud scheme.
- Oregon running back CJ Verdell and safety Bennett Williams will both miss the rest of the season with injuries. Verdell suffered a left leg injury in last week’s loss to Stanford and Williams broke his leg in practice last Friday.
- #6 Oklahoma vs #21 Texas, Saturday 9:00 a.m., Cotton Bowl, Dallas Texas, ABC.
#1) Happy for Chris Taylor. He’s been down, but he’s always been a scrapper.