(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight passed away at the age of 83. Knight won three national titles at Indiana, his first coming in 1976 when the Hoosiers went undefeated, a feat no team has accomplished since. Knight also coached at Army before going to Indiana and then finished his coaching career at Texas Tech. He won 20 or more games in a season 29 times while compiling a record of 902-371 in a coaching career that spanned over 40 years.
- The Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Wednesday night to wrap up the World Series in five games. Rangers’ shortstop Corey Seager was named MVP.
- The Dodgers signed Max Muncy to a two-year, $24 million extension.
- USC safety Zion Branch is out for the year with an injury suffered last Saturday against Cal.
- Former North Carolina/ Phoenix Suns star Walter Davis passed away at the age of 69.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans 20-16 on Thursday Night Football.
- The Lakers beat the Clippers 130-125 in overtime Wednesday night. The Lakers victory snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Clippers dating back to July 2020.
- Raiders Interim Head Coach Antonio Pierce was the head coach at Long Beach Poly High School from 2014 to 2017.
- “Great job Coach Zamora, especially for leading Cal to its 1st playoff victory in several years in 2021.” – El Rancho head coach Adrian Medrano on Twitter regarding Cal head coach Louie Zamora who stepped down Thursday.
- “When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my DELETED!”- Bobby Knight.
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USC’s safety going down is bad news indeed, because with Troy’s porous line and backers who can’t tackle, the safety is more often than not making all the stops (after big gains). Maybe if the defense allows even more points per game, the buyout of stinkin’ Lincoln will happen sooner.