{"id":53570,"date":"2016-06-08T05:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=53570"},"modified":"2016-06-08T10:40:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T17:40:50","slug":"the-ten-682016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=53570","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 6\/8\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>

The TEN<\/p><\/div>\n

(“The TEN”\u00a0is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)<\/p>\n

1. The U.S Soccer team beats Costa Rica\u00a04-0 to rebound from its\u00a0opening\u00a0loss in Copa America.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles\u00a0are involved in a bench clearing brawl after Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura hits Manny Machado.<\/p>\n

3. The NFL\u00a0said its Twitter feed was hacked\u00a0after a tweet was posted that commissioner Roger Goodell had died.<\/p>\n

4. The New York Yankees knock off the Angels\u00a06-3. With the loss the Angels fall to 26-32\u00a0and 10 games back of Texas in the AL West.<\/p>\n

5. “I thought he was trying to hit him the at bat before. So I talked to him before he took his last at bat.” – Oriole manager Buck Showalter\u00a0on Ventura hitting\u00a0Machado.<\/p>\n

6. “I disagree with Mychal Thompson and\u00a0his son Klay, my “Showtime”\u00a0Lakers would beat the Warriors.”\u00a0– Magic Johnson via Twitter.<\/p>\n

7. “If it comes down to\u00a0Trump or Hillary…I am buying a rubber raft and defecting to Cuba.” Colt74 via Twitter.<\/p>\n

8. The NFL is looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident during which the Broncos’\u00a0Aqib Talib was shot early Sunday.<\/p>\n

9. On this date in 1955 the Dodgers option out pitcher Tommy Lasorda to make room on the roster for left-hander Sandy Koufax.<\/p>\n

10. On this date in 1986 Larry Bird\u00a0scores 29 points,\u00a0dishes out\u00a012 assists and grabs 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 114-97 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 6 to wrap up the NBA title.\u00a0Bird is named series\u00a0MVP.<\/p>\n

\""Anyone<\/a>

“Anyone who has a kid trying out for his High School football team needs to read this book. Torosian has taken his 20 some years of reporting on Prep sports, mixed a healthy dose of San Gabriel Valley insider references and created a very readable first effort.”<\/strong><\/span>
“A page turner…I’m sorry it’s over! Is a sequel in the works?”<\/strong>
“Torosian does for high school football what Hemingway did for the Spanish Civil War…compelling look beyond the scoreboard and into the lives of players…”<\/strong><\/span>
“A truly great story unfolds in the pages of Joe Torosian’s first novel. With high school football at its core, the story of Dale Andrade shows how a young man grows in all aspects of his life thanks to being a part of a team and a football community.”<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cThis is a great read for everyone: from those who love high school football to those who have no idea about the game.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
“This book brings you onto the field and into the locker room…”<\/strong><\/span>
Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com –click pic–<\/strong>
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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