{"id":99188,"date":"2026-10-01T09:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=99188"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:03:09","slug":"the-ten-10-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=99188","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 10\/1\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The TEN<\/p><\/div>\n

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

1.)\u2014The Pittsburgh Steelers traded cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys late Wednesday night. Cowboys receive: CB Joey Porter Jr\u2026.Steelers receive: a 2028 second-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick\u2014the one Pittsburgh originally sent Dallas in the George Pickens trade.<\/p>\n

2.)\u2014Yankees sweep the Red Sox. New York beat Boston 9-2 behind Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, and Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. to finish a two-game AL Wild Card sweep. The Yankees move on to an ALDS against Tampa Bay; Aaron Judge\u2019s return remains uncertain.<\/p>\n

3.)\u2014\u201cWith Yorba Linda forfeiting all its games they are now eligible to take a spot in D6- D8 and win a championship.\u201d\u2014MVS commenter, \u201cIn the Know\u201d<\/p>\n

4.)\u2014The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings, 8-4, on Wednesday night at Ball Arena in Denver in the season opener for both teams. Attendance was 18,092.<\/p>\n

5.)\u2014On this day in 1975 Muhammad Ali TKO\u2019s Joe Frazier before the start of the 15th round in the \u201cThrilla in Manila.\u201d<\/p>\n

6.)\u2014Padres sweep the Cubs. San Diego won 4-1 on Gavin Sheets\u2019 pinch-hit two-run homer and a combined five-hitter. The Padres, winners of 20 of their last 23, advance to face the top-seeded Brewers.<\/p>\n

7.)\u2014The Pittsburgh Steelers go to Cleveland tonight to face the Browns in Thursday Night Football. Both teams are 2-1.<\/p>\n

8.)\u2014On this date in 1932: Babe Ruth\u2019s \u201ccalled shot\u201d in Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field. After being taunted by the Cubs, he pointed toward center and homered of off Charlie Root.
\nRoot until his death in 1970 denied that Ruth ever called his shot. Cubs second baseman Woody English said, \u201cThat big SOB wasn\u2019t calling his shot. He was pointing to center field and asking the refs how he was supposed to hit with all those white shirts. And then when the reporters asked him if he pointed he played it up.”
\n(The Yankees won 7\u20135, and the World Series.)<\/p>\n

9.)\u2014Fox Sports NFL Writer Eric Williams predicts the Los Angeles Rams will miss the playoffs.<\/p>\n

10.)\u2014\u201cThe fight is won or lost far away from witnesses. Behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.\u201d–Muhammad Ali<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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