{"id":54216,"date":"2016-08-04T05:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T12:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54216"},"modified":"2016-08-03T21:46:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T04:46:36","slug":"the-ten-842016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54216","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 8\/4\/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.\u00a0The Associated Press, which has been\u00a0ranking the best teams\u00a0in college football since\u00a01936, put together an all-time top 20 based on among other things,\u00a0poll appearances and\u00a0number one rankings. They\u00a0also gave a big bonus to\u00a0AP championships. Here’s the all-time top 5. 1. Ohio State. 2. Oklahoma. 3. Notre Dame.\u00a04. Alabama. 5. USC.<\/p>\n

2. Arcadia at Bell Gardens, Friday\u00a0August 26, 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

3. Ex New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher is considering playing\u00a0again.<\/p>\n

4. The U.S. Olympic Men’s basketball team has beaten\u00a0their five opponents by an average of 43 points in preparation for Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

5. Former Ram\u00a0quarterback Nick Foles reportedly agrees to a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

6. ESPN NFL analyst Tom Jackson,\u00a0who has been with the network for 29 years, is retiring after this weekend’s Hall of Fame coverage in Canton, Ohio.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Russell Westbrook has agreed to a new three-year, $85 million deal with Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n

8. Dodger rookie pitcher Brock Stewart allows ten hits and\u00a0nine earned runs in four innings in a 12-2\u00a0loss to the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n

9. On this date in 1984 Carl Lewis won\u00a0the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n

10. Former major league pitcher and seven time Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens turns 54 today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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