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

1. College Basketball tipped off the 2023-’24 season Monday night as USC beat Kansas St. 82-69 and UCLA beat St. Francis PA 75-44. 
2.   The Rams signed quarterback Carson Wentz and waived quarterback Brett Rypien Tuesday. 
3. AP Men’s College Basketball Top 5: 1. Kansas 2. Duke 3. Purdue 4. Michigan St. 5. Marquette. 
4. College Football Playoff Rankings-Top 5: 1. Ohio St. 2. Georgia 3. Michigan 4. Florida St. 5. Washington. 
5. Craig Counsell left as Milwaukee Brewers manager to take over as the manager of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs signed Counsell to a five-year, $40 million contract. Counsell takes over for David Ross who was fired.    
6. The New York Mets hired Carlos Mendoza as their new manager. Mendoza has spent the last 15 years in the New York Yankees organization. 
7. The Cleveland Guardians hired Stephen Vogt as their new manager to replace Terry Francona. 
8. In six years at UCLA, Chip Kelly is 33-32 overall, 0-1 in only Bowl game and 2-3 vs. USC. 
9. South Pasadena running back Jason Hong finished the season with 2,064 yards rushing, 39 touchdowns and 0 fumbles. 
10. Temple City softball pitcher Kassandra Gewecke signed with Ohio State.