{"id":98315,"date":"2026-09-03T08:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=98315"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:35:56","slug":"the-ten-9-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=98315","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 9\/3\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The TEN<\/p><\/div>\n

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

1\u2014The NBA has docked the Los Angeles Clippers five first-round draft picks, hit the franchise with a $30 million fine, and banned owner Steve Ballmer for a year following a federal and league investigation into their relationship and dealings with Kawhi Leonard.
\n(Leonard is facing separate penalties.)<\/p>\n

2\u2014The Los Angeles Dodgers lose, 8-6, to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday (9\/2\/2026). Shohei Ohtani strikes out four times to earn the Golden Sombrero.<\/p>\n

3\u2014\u201cI can’t call it what this offense is. It’s everywhere. It\u2019s a lot of moving parts; there’s guys flying around. It\u2019s everything you need in an offense, play action, dropbacks, run game, everything you want in an offensive system\u2026I can’t call it until we’re on the field, but inside of practice and what I’ve been seeing on film, I don’t believe a defense is prepared for what’s in store for them.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson on his team\u2019s new offense.<\/p>\n

4\u2014College Football Tonight: Colorado at Georgia Tech\u2026UAB at Illinois\u2026and Idaho at #21 Utah (Utes HC Morgan Scalley makes his debut.)<\/p>\n

5\u2014The Colorado Football team is going viral for allowing its players to have their Instagram handles on the backs of their practice jerseys.<\/p>\n

6\u2014Happy Birthday to\u2014Northview HC Marcel Perez\u2026Longtime Monrovia\/Area Assistant Mike Minter\u2026MVS Super Fan Mrtin Anthony Lopez\u2026and MVS co-founder\/Photographer\/Tech guy Duane Barker.<\/p>\n

7\u2014A half game separates the the Arizona Diamondbacks (74-67) and San Diego Padres (73-67) for the National League\u2019s final wildcard spot.<\/p>\n

8\u2014\u201cWhittier is a Joke the mighty Swordsmen will get their first dub.\u201d<\/em>\u2014MVS commenter, \u201cHomemade\u201d<\/p>\n

9\u2014On this day in 1974 NBA guard Oscar Robinson announces his retirement\u2026Vince Lombardi, 57, dies on this day in 1970.<\/p>\n

10\u2014Los Angeles Clippers Response NBA Action:
\n“We vehemently reject the NBA’s findings, which are the result of a heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative rather than facts and evidence. What the league told us privately differs from what it announced today publicly, and they have not held themselves close to the standard Commissioner Silver set at the start of this investigation to ensure its fairness and accuracy. <\/em>
\n\u201cFor the past year, we cooperated fully and in good faith and we will now fight just as hard to demonstrate our innocence.  <\/em>
\n\u201cWe intend to vigorously challenge these findings and penalties through every avenue available to us and look forward to an ethical and impartial arbitration process.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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