{"id":46638,"date":"2015-02-12T05:30:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T12:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=46638"},"modified":"2015-02-12T09:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T16:01:47","slug":"the-ten-2122015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=46638","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 2\/12\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>

The Ten<\/p><\/div>\n

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)<\/p>\n

1. Hall of Fame Coach\u00a0Jerry Tarkanian,\u00a0who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV, but who\u00a0was also known for his decades long battle with the\u00a0NCAA, passed away Wednesday\u00a0at the age of 84.<\/p>\n

2. Little League baseball has stripped Chicago based Jackie Robinson West of its US championship for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area of the team it represents.<\/p>\n

3. Former New York Knick forward\u00a0Anthony Mason\u00a0is fighting for his life due to a serious heart ailment.<\/p>\n

4. The Indianapolis Colts released\u00a0safety LaRon Landry, who signed\u00a0a four-year, $24 million contract\u00a0in 2013.<\/p>\n

5. “When you’re wrong, you’re wrong and you’ve got to stand up and say ‘I made a mistake’ ” – Magic Johnson\u00a0on Laker\u00a0Executive Vice President Jim Buss.<\/p>\n

6. Former major league All-Star, Julio Franco, 56,\u00a0signed a contract to be player-manager for the Ishikawa Million Stars of the Japan league.<\/p>\n

7. “Gabby (Gabrielino) has won 10 league championships including this year.” – MVS commenter “foreel”.<\/p>\n

8. “Like I said, interest in SGV football is slipping.” – MVS commenter Bobby Knight on\u00a0the SGV Shootout story quoting Arroyo HC Jim Singiser\u00a0stating the 24 team field filled up in a day and a half.<\/p>\n

9. Jerry Tarkanian played at Pasadena City College in 1950-’51 and coached there from\u00a01966-’68 winning the state championship in 1967.<\/p>\n

10. “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky\u00a0they’re going to give Cleveland State another year of probation.” – Jerry Tarkanian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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