{"id":99746,"date":"2026-10-23T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=99746"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:02:03","slug":"the-ten-10-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=99746","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 10\/23\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”) <\/p>\n\n\n

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1. The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 on Thursday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Todd Benzinger, who played for the Cincinnati Reds World Series championship team in 1990, passed away Wednesday at the age of 63. Benzinger spent nine seasons in the majors including a stint with the Dodgers in 1992. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. NFL Hall of Fame running back and Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Dodgers’ president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said that Shohei Ohtani will not require surgery this off season and they fully expect him to pitch next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton returned from a torn Achilles tendon, suffered June 22, 2025 in a Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Haliburton scored 23 points and had 12 assists in a 123-120 win over the Pelicans in the season opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Maryland fired head football coach Mike Locksley Wednesday. Maryland is 2-5 this season and was 39-54 under Locksley who was in his eighth season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Rams’ receiver Puka Nacua left Thursday’s practice with a calf injury. His status is not yet determined for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Tampa Bay Rays will start Nick Martinez in Game 1 of the World Series Friday night against Milwaukee. The Brewers will counter with Jacob Misiorowski. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. USC at Wisconsin, Saturday 4:30 PM, NBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The 2026 -’27 College Basketball season starts Sunday November 1 with Notre Dame against Villanova in Rome, Italy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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