{"id":72647,"date":"2021-08-02T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=72647"},"modified":"2021-08-01T18:29:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T01:29:57","slug":"the-ten-8-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=72647","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 8\/2\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Kawhi Leonard declined his $36 million option with the Clippers for next season but he is expected to sign a new deal with the team.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. The U.S. Men’s Basketball team beat the Czech Republic 119-84 Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics. Kevin Durant became the Americans all-time leading scorer in the Olympics during the win.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Chris Paul declined his $44.2 million player option for next season allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. The Chicago Cubs traded Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez in separate deals at the trade deadline this past week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. After a 13-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, the Dodgers are 64-43 and in second place, three games behind the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. The Cleveland Browns signed running back Nick Chubb to a three-year, $36 million contract extension.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  7. U.S Gymnast MyKayla Skinner won the silver medal on the vault at the Tokyo Olympics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. Current medal count Tokyo Olympics: United States – 59, China – 51, Russian Olympic Committee – 44.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  9. Former Pasadena\/ UNLV\/ NBA star Stacey Augmon turns 53 today.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  10. On this day in 1973 the Virginia Squires of the ABA traded Julius Erving to the New York Nets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

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