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

1. California is looking for a scrimmage Thursday. They have referees and a food truck set up. 
2. Lionel Messi signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain that is expected to pay him between $35 and $41 million per year. 
3. Point guard Dennis Schroder, who turned down an extension from the Lakers during the regular season for over $80 million, signed a one-year, $5.9 million deal with the Boston Celtics. 
4. Alabama is number one in the preseason college football coaches poll. Clemson is number 2 and Oklahoma 3. 
5. Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie/ Hall of Famer Tony Esposito passed away at the age of 78 the team announced Tuesday.  
6. West Covina at Monrovia, Friday night August 20, 7:00 p.m.  
7. La Mirada alum Tyler Luatua, who went on to play at Notre Dame, has returned to La Mirada to join the coaching staff. 
8. Former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan turns 68 today. 
9. On this day in 1984 Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker won the lightweight gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Whitaker, who passed away in 2019, was a world boxing champion in four different weight classes. 
10. “I fear no man, no beast or evil brother.” – Hulk Hogan.