{"id":57759,"date":"2017-03-08T05:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T12:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57759"},"modified":"2017-03-07T22:23:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T05:23:37","slug":"the-ten-382017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57759","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 3\/8\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>

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

(“The TEN”\u00a0is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”) <\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Dirk Nowitzki became just the sixth player in NBA history to score\u00a030,000\u00a0career points as\u00a0Dallas beat\u00a0the Lakers 122-111.<\/p>\n

2. Washington Redskins\u00a0HC Jay Gruden\u00a0receives a multi-year contract extension.<\/p>\n

3. Minnesota\u00a0linebacker Chad Greenway\u00a0announced his retirement after 11 seasons and 144 starts for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

4. Mickey Marvin, who was a starting offensive lineman for\u00a0the Los Angeles Raiders\u00a0team that won Super Bowl XVIII, passed away\u00a0at the age of 61. Marvin started at right guard for the Raiders from\u00a01978-’86 and was also part\u00a0of the Super Bowl\u00a0winning team in Oakland in 1981.<\/p>\n

5. USC opened spring football\u00a0practice Tuesday.<\/p>\n

6. Gonzaga\u00a0beat St. Mary’s 74-56 Tuesday night to win the West Coast Conference Tournament\u00a0in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

7. UCLA’s Lonzo Ball was\u00a0named the\u00a0PAC\u00a012 Conference’s freshman of the year and first team All PAC-12.<\/p>\n

8. LA Rams defensive end Ethan Westbrook\u00a0was arrested Sunday in Sacramento on suspicion of felony domestic violence.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Dick Vitale\u00a0names Kentucky’s Malik Monk\u00a0his Diaper Dandy of the year.<\/p>\n

10. “An All-American is an ordinary person with an extraordinary desire to excel. You don’t get to the top of the mountain by just dreaming. It’s nice to dream. But it’s the work ethic and pride that makes you get to that mountain top and that level of success.” -Dick Vitale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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