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

1. St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker won the Home Run Derby Monday night in Philadelphia.
2. Rams left tackle Aleric Jackson will not face a felony charge after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge in June, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.
3. Spain beat France 2-0 Tuesday to advance to the World Cup Final.
4. The Golden State Warriors hired longtime NBA coach Frank Vogel as the associate head coach under Steve Kerr.
5. On this date in 1995 the Dodgers Ramon Martinez threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Florida Marlins.
6. The Lakers signed forward Ziaire Williams to a one-year, $3 million contract. Williams averaged 10.2 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Brooklyn Nets last year.
7. UFC fighter Conor McGregor turns 38 today.
8. The Washington Commanders are retiring Hall of Fame running back John Riggins’ number 44. He becomes the seventh player in franchise history to have his number retired.
9. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra will coach the USA Olympic Basketball team. Head coaches Mark Daigneault (Oklahoma City), JB Bickerstaff (Detroit) and Mark Few (Gonzaga) were named as assistants.
10. “My initial reaction was I was happy to be back in the team, but when I kind of started to reflect, I knew it was going to cause a lot of controversy, and I could almost see within my teammates a bit of nerves, because it’s something that is so unique. I tried to just focus as best as I could, but it was difficult. A lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid.”. – United States striker Folarin Balogun on his red card suspension in the World Cup.