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The TEN

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)

1—The NFL Hall of Fame Game is this Thursday, August 6, between the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals.

2—The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost four in a row and now trail the Milwaukee Brewers for the best record in baseball.

3—“I’m all about women, little girls deserving to play, and that includes trans women. So I’m all about inclusivity.”— Golden State Valkyries HC Natalie Nakase

4—Maranatha & UCLA alum Vache Sevajianturns 40 today. Sevajian excelled at football and shotput.

5—Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks — The HBO/NFL Films series debuts tonight, following the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time (and the first reigning champ since the 2001 Ravens).

6—Caitlin Clark is 24, Sophie Cunningham is 30.

7—Tarik Skubal, recently acquired from the Detroit Tigers, makes his Dodger debut tonight against the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley.

8—Carl Lewis won the gold medal in the 100 meter dash on this day in 1984.

9—Mary Decker (Tabb/Slaney), Sports Illustrated’s Sportswoman of the Year in 1983, turns 68 today.

10—Former Rams CB Ahkello Witherspoon announced his retirement this morning. He had signed with the Washington Commanders.