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

1. World Cup Results- Thursday July 9: France 2 Morocco 0.
2. In France’s win Kylian Mbappe scored his 20th goal in 20 World Cup games.
3. Christian Pulisic of the United States suffered a bone bruise and microfracture in his lower leg in the loss to Belgium and is expected to miss four to six weeks before returning to AC Milan.
4. The Clippers-Toronto Raptors trade involving Kawhi Leonard has been placed on hold as the NBA investigates into whether the Clippers circumvented the salary cap.
5. Serbian forward Nikola Kusturica has reached a multi-year agreement to play for UCLA. Kusturica, 17, is considered the best European prospect in his age group and could be the number 1 pick in the 2028 NBA draft.
6. A jersey worn by New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson during Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals sold at Sotheby’s for $1,024,000 Wednesday, a record for the most paid for a Knicks collectible of any kind.
7. Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide last November at the age of 24, was diagnosed posthumously with stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
8. After taking two out of three from the Colorado Rockies the Dodgers have the best record in baseball at 61-33 and are 14 games ahead of the second-place San Diego Padres in the NL West.
9. The Angels (37-56) have the worst record in baseball.
10. Former NFL running back Roger Craig turns 66 today. Craig, who spent eight years with the San Francisco 49ers, rushed for 13,100 yards in an 11-year career. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026.