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The TEN

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)

1.)—First College Football Playoff Ranking:
Miami, Georgia, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, UCLA, BYU, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, & Ohio State.
Outside Looking In: Tennessee & LSU.

2.)—The Lakers’ Luka Doncic is averaging a league-leading ~38.3 PPG early in the season. Elgin Baylor holds the mark for the highest scoring average in a season by a Laker with 38.3 in the 1961-1962 season.

3.)—”@ Mr Tim Peterson: Thanks for this platform you provide for the local high school sports community. But how do you do it with some of these folks who come on here and constantly boast and pound their chests and tell everyone how great they are and how great they once were?”—MVS commenter, “Thanks For The Opportunity TP”

4.)—Jimmy Garoppolo

5.)— The Seattle Mariners hire Jason Kanzler as manager — The 36-year-old former Cubs director of player development gets his first managerial job at any level.

6.)—“My Favorite time of the year. Watching the coaching merry-go-round of 120 coaches getting fired for the most part but list other reasons. It is better than football season because this stuff lasts 9 months.”—MVS commenter, “?”

7.)—Brandon Aiyuk files for reinstatement — The 49ers wide receiver has submitted paperwork to come off the reserve/left squad list. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Aiyuk plans to report to the team Friday afternoon.

8.)—The Lakers (6-2) face the Sacramento Kings (1-6) at the Golden 1 Center.

9.)—Deshaun Watson enters concussion protocol — The Browns quarterback is in protocol after a helmet-to-helmet hit, opening the door for Shedeur Sanders to potentially start.

10.)—On this date in 2001: Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7 of the World Series on Luis Gonzalez’s walk-off single off Mariano Rivera. It was the Diamondbacks’ first title (Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling shared MVP).