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

1.)—“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” — General Norman Schwarzkopf

2.)—Celtics blowout of 76ers: In their first matchup since Jaylen Brown’s offseason trade to Philadelphia, Jayson Tatum scored 21 points as the Celtics won 123-101. Paul George (part of the trade return) stole the show with 36 points (6 threes) in his return to Philly. Brown finished with just 13 points and 4 turnovers.

3.)—The Las Vegas Raiders trade QB Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings for a 3rd round pick.

4.)—Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy becomes the first to win three straight NL Manager of the Year awards; The Chicago White Sox’ Will Venable takes American League honors.

5.)—The Indianapolis Colts do not trade running back Jonathan Taylor.

6.)—College Football Playoff Rankings: (Top 12 in order) Georgia, Utah, Alabama, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas, Miami, Tennessee, Indiana, BYU, Kentucky, Texas Tech.

7.)—Old School MVS Commenter, “Bonita Alum” turns 37 today.

8.)—Chiefs land Colts WR Josh Downs—Kansas City sent 2027 fourth- and fifth-round picks for Downs (plus a seventh-rounder).

9.)— Former La Serna Lancers that have played in the NFL: Adam Snyder 2005-2013…Tupe Peko 2001-2006…Dave Dalby (Raiders) 1972-1985

10.)—On this day in 2008 Herb Score passed away at the age of 75.—(Earn bonus points in the form of MVS Sports Karma by telling us something about Herb Score without going to Google.)