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

1. The Green Bay Packers beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 on Thursday Night Football.

2. The Chicago Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick from the Tennessee Titans Thursday for first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028 and a 2027 fourth-round pick.

3. Longtime football coach June Jones, who was known as the pioneer of the run-and shoot-offense, passed away at the age of 73 the University of Hawaii announced. Jones was the head coach at Hawaii from 1999 to 2007 and was the school’s all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 76-41. He led the Rainbow Warriors to a conference title in 2007 when the team started 12-0 and earned a trip to a BCS Bowl – the Sugar Bowl against Washington. Jones was also the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 1994-1996 and he was the San Diego Chargers interim coach for 10 games in 1998. He also had head coaching stints at SMU, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL and the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks.

4. The Dodgers are the early favorite to win next year’s World Series at +310 odds, with the Milwaukee Brewers second at +500, followed by the New York Yankees at +700, per DraftKings lines.

5. Bishop Amat freshman Ayden Bias has rushed for 582 yards and 8 touchdowns this season, averaging 9.9 yards per carry.

6. Twitter (X) Poll asking Who do you got? La Serna or Downey: Results: 40 votes – La Serna 80 % Downey 20 %. Same Poll question: 76 votes – Sierra Canyon 76 %, Bishop Amat 24 %.

7. Chargers at Rams, Sunday, 1:05 PM, SoFi Stadium. The Rams are a 6.5 point favorite.

8. Hoover running back Deveen Aghanaian leads the Southern Section in rushing with 1,798 yards and 23 touchdowns. Glendale’s Arman Papazyan is second with 1,704 yards and 17 touchdowns. Gatsbee Gumban of Nogales is fourth with 1,595 yards and 19 scores.

9. Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis was hospitalized Wednesday after a suffering a medical emergency at Colorado’s athletic facility. No specific details were reported.

10. Mike McDaniel will continue as the Chargers offensive coordinator despite the team’s 0-6 start. “We’re very confident in Mike and his talent, his work ethic and his ability. We continue to be,” Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Wednesday.