{"id":53332,"date":"2016-05-24T06:30:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T13:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=53332"},"modified":"2016-05-24T08:59:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T15:59:48","slug":"the-ten-05242016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=53332","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 05\/24\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"THE<\/a>(\u201cThe TEN\u201d\u00a0is not\u00a0a top ten but ten items worth being included in \u201cThe TEN\u201d)<\/p>\n

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1. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan lead the Raptors to a Game 4 victory to tie Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavs.<\/p>\n

2. Albert Pujols powers Angels to 2-0 win over Texas with his ninth homer of the season.<\/p>\n

3. San Jose Sharks are one game closer to making their first Stanley Cup Finals in team history after defeating St. Louis 6-3.<\/p>\n

4. University of Arizona\u2019s Mandie Perez (Whittier Christian) is batting .340 with 11 homers and 34 RBI\u2019s.<\/p>\n

5. UCLA and Oregon face each other in Super Regionals for a shot at the Women\u2019s College World Series this weekend.<\/p>\n

6. A day after winning the FA Cup, Manchester United sacks Louis Van Gaal and appoints former-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Sunday.<\/p>\n

7. Kershaw masterful, wheeling a two-hit shutout for the Dodgers in their 1-0 win over Reds.<\/p>\n

8. 28 years ago today a power outage halts Game Four of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins. The game was tied at three and would be replayed the following day.<\/p>\n

9. Under Armour and UCLA agree to the biggest apparel deal in college history.<\/p>\n

10. “The Dodgers are great except for the starting pitching, the relief pitching, the hitting, the managing, the matte helmets, and the TV deal.\u201d – Author Molly Knight who wrote The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse.<\/i><\/p>\n

\""Anyone<\/a>

“Anyone who has a kid trying out for his High School football team needs to read this book. Torosian has taken his 20 some years of reporting on Prep sports, mixed a healthy dose of San Gabriel Valley insider references and created a very readable first effort.”<\/strong><\/span>
“A page turner…I’m sorry it’s over! Is a sequel in the works?”<\/strong>
“Torosian does for high school football what Hemingway did for the Spanish Civil War…compelling look beyond the scoreboard and into the lives of players…”<\/strong><\/span>
“A truly great story unfolds in the pages of Joe Torosian’s first novel. With high school football at its core, the story of Dale Andrade shows how a young man grows in all aspects of his life thanks to being a part of a team and a football community.”<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cThis is a great read for everyone: from those who love high school football to those who have no idea about the game.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
“This book brings you onto the field and into the locker room…”<\/strong><\/span>
Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com –click pic–<\/strong>
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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