{"id":57618,"date":"2017-02-24T08:53:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T15:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57618"},"modified":"2017-02-24T09:15:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T16:15:45","slug":"the-ten2242017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57618","title":{"rendered":"The TEN:2\/24\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>

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

(\u201cThe TEN\u201d\u00a0is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in \u201cThe TEN\u201d)\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.) Burbank (22-8) hosts Rancho Mirage (28-3) tonight (7:PM) at the Dawg House in the CIF Boys Basketball 3AA semifinals.<\/p>\n

2.) Bellflower alum & former Los Angeles Dodgers organist (1988-2015) Nancy Bea Hefley turns 82 today.<\/p>\n

3.) \u201cWhat\u2019s up at San Gabriel?\u201d\u2014MVS commenter \u201cAnonymous\u201d<\/p>\n

4.) February 24 is \u201cConspiracy Day\u201d \u2026See MVS conspiracy list from 2\/24\/2012<\/p>\n

5.) Former Giants\/Angels pitcher Tim Lincecum will hold showcase workout in next two weeks-still unsigned after failed mid-season return to Majors in 2016<\/p>\n

6.) Spring Training baseball starts in the Grapefruit League today. Phillies versus Yankees.<\/p>\n

7.) \u201cI\u2019m going to read between the lines on this one. To me, he’s saying because he\u2019s a black dude, that\u2019s the way I look at it \u2026\u201d\u2014ESPN\u2019s Keyshawn Johnson reacting to ESPN Radio\u2019s Dan Le Batard\u2019s comments about Magic Johnson getting his recent front office job with the Lakers.<\/p>\n

8.) \u201dMe being heterosexual and straight, and being vocal in my identity as a straight woman was huge.\u201d\u2014Former WNBA player Candice Wiggins said to the San Diego Union Tribune about being bullied while in the league.<\/p>\n

9.) Los Angeles product\/former Baltimore Orioles & Dodgers first baseman, Hall of Famer Eddie Murray turns 61 today.<\/p>\n

10.) Mayfair Monsoon alum Alterraun Verner, a fourth round choice by the Tennessee Titans out of UCLA in 2010, has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for whom he played the last three seasons. In seven NFL seasons, Verner has played in 110 of a possible 112 games and picked off 15 passes.<\/p>\n

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\nFROM February 24, 2012<\/span><\/strong>
\n1.) The NBA rigged the 1985 lottery so the New York Knicks could draft <\/span><\/strong>Georgetown\u2019s Patrick Ewing.<\/span><\/strong>
\n2.) Red Auerbach and the Boston Celtics paid to have Magic Johnson\u2019s 1991 blood test show positive for HIV.<\/span><\/strong>
\n3.) The NFL hated Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis so much it employed the \u201cTuck Rule\u201d on Tom Brady\u2019s celebrated fumble in the 2001 playoffs.<\/span><\/strong>
\n4.) Temple City football always wins the coin flip.<\/span><\/strong>
\n5.) NFL covered up \u201cSpygate\u201d because it wanted the New England Patriots\u2014Patriots\u2014to win the title the same season that 911 occurred.<\/span><\/strong>
\n6.) Jude Oliva conjured up the windstorm last fall to delay, by one night, San Gabriel\u2019s semifinal match with San Dimas.<\/span><\/strong>
\n7.) To ensure the league\u2019s success with revenue and high ratings, the NBA conspired to have only five teams qualify for the finals during the 1980\u2019s (Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Houston, & Detroit).<\/span><\/strong>
\n8.) Michigan star Chris Weber was paid off to throw the NCAA Finals against North Carolina in 1993. First by traveling (which wasn\u2019t called) and then calling <\/span><\/strong>timeout when the Wolverines had no timeouts remaining.<\/span><\/strong>
\n9.) How come Arroyo always seems to have a quarterback?<\/span><\/strong>
\n10.) What really happened to Pater Noster High School?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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