THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JUNE 17, 2025

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
4:30 PM ET / 3:30 CT | KOUTS (27-6) VS. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (20-10) 

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CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
8 PM ET / 7 CT | ANDREAN (30-3) VS. JASPER (28-6) 

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21

CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
4:30 PM ET / 3:30 CT | BOONE GROVE (25-6) VS. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (23-7) 

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CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
8 PM ET / 7 CT | VALPARAISO (25-5) VS. EVANSVILLE NORTH (25-8) 

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INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GOLF –STATE FINALS                                                                               

JUN 17, 2025

8 AM ET / 7 AM CT.

JUN 18, 2025

8 AM ET / 7 AM CT

SITE: PRAIRIE VIEW GOLF CLUB, 7000 LONGEST DRIVE, CARMEL, IN 46033 | WEBSITE

TIME: FIRST TEE TIMES BOTH DAYS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 8 AM ET / 7 AM CT.

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NBA FINALS

• GAME 1: PACERS 111 THUNDER 110 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: THUNDER 123 PACERS 107 (SERIES TIED AT 1-1)
• GAME 3: PACERS 116 THUNDER 107 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: THUNDER 111 PACERS 104 (SERIES TIED 2-2)
• GAME 5: THUNDER 120 PACERS 109 (THUNDER LEAD SERIES 3-2)
• GAME 6: THUNDER AT PACERS (THU. JUNE 19, 8:30 ET, ABC)*
• GAME 7: PACERS AT THUNDER, SUN, JUNE 22, 8 ET ON ABC)*
* IF NECESSARY

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WNBA SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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NHL PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE

STANLEY CUP FINALS

FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (3P)

GAME 1: OILERS 4 PANTHERS 3 OT (OILERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: PANTHERS 5 EDMONTON 4 2OT (SERIES TIED 1-1)
GAME 3: PANTHERS 6 EDMONTON 1 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: OILERS 5 PANTHERS 4 (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
GAME 5: PANTHERS 5 EDMONTON 2 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 3-2)
GAME 6: OILERS AT PANTHERS, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, TRUTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT OILERS, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 8 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, TRUTV, MAX *

* IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE PANTHERS-OILERS SERIES COVERAGE

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

PHILADELPHIA 5 MIAMI 2

COLORADO 6 WASHINGTON 4

LA ANGELS 1 NY YANKEES 0 (11)

TAMPA BAY 7 BALTIMORE 1

BOSTON 2 SEATTLE 0

LAS VEGAS 3 HOUSTON 1

LA DODGERS 6 SAN DIEGO 3                                                                      

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES

ARKANSAS 3 MURRAY STATE 0

LSU 5 UCLA 3 (SUSPENDED BOTTOM 3)

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS HEADLINES/RELEASES                                                                         

NBA NEWS

JALEN WILLIAMS SCORES 40, THUNDER TAKE GAME 5 OF FINALS OVER PACERS

The Oklahoma City Thunder are nearly there.

Jalen Williams poured in a playoff career-high 40 points, along with six rebounds and four assists, to lead the Thunder to a 120-109 win at home in Monday’s Game 5.

Mark Diagneault’s squad leads the series 3-2 and can capture the franchise’s first NBA title of the Oklahoma City era in Game 6 on Thursday in Indiana.

“My mindset was just going into these games and not kind of lightly stepping in and just jumping in,” Williams said on NBA TV after his performance. “And I thought I’ve done a really good job at that – just living with the results playing aggressive.”

Regular-season MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added a double-double with 31 points and 10 assists, plus four blocks and two steals.

Pascal Siakam led the way for the Pacers, scoring 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting (3-of-6 from deep) with six rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks. Franchise star Tyrese Haliburton, nursing an apparent calf injury, finished with just four points, all of which came from the free-throw line. Haliburton shot 0-of-6 from the floor, including four missed threes, after going scoreless in the first half of a playoff matchup for the first time in his career.

Williams is now the 30th different player with a 40-point game in the Finals, courtesy of Stathead. The late Jerry West did it a record 10 times during an eight-year span in the ’60s, though Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sits close behind in second with eight 40-point games in the Finals since 2015.

“This is the biggest stage, but it doesn’t matter where he’s at,” Thunder center Chet Holmgren told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt postgame. “He’s special. That’s Dub.

“That’s what we see … all year. It doesn’t surprise me, but I’m still impressed by it.”

REPORT: ROCKETS HAVE FIRM OFFER ON TABLE FOR DURANT; SUNS UNDERWHELMED

The Houston Rockets are making a push for Kevin Durant.

The Rockets have a firm offer on the table for Durant, sources told The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Jon Krawczynski.

However, the Suns have been seriously underwhelmed by the proposal, Amick and Krawczynski add.

Houston is reportedly one of Durant’s desired landing spots, along with the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. However, none of those teams have yet to present a compelling offer, per Amick and Krawczynski.

As a result, the Suns are reportedly looking to garner better offers on the market.

Phoenix has also had discussions with the Timberwolves, although Durant seemingly has no desire to play for Minnesota. The Suns are reportedly hoping Durant could come around to the idea of suiting up for the T-Wolves, per Amick and Krawczynski. However, Minnesota has apparently been made aware that the two-time NBA champion specifically wants to play for the Spurs.

San Antonio has reportedly been conservative in its pursuit of Durant.

Durant averaged 26.6 points, six boards, 4.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks across 62 appearances last season.

The 36-year-old has one season left on a four-year, $194.2-million contract.

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NHL NEWS

US HOCKEY ANNOUNCES INITIAL 6 PLAYERS FOR 2026 MILAN OLYMPICS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics, avoiding goaltenders on the initial roster unveiled Monday.

Some assortment of Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman and Thatcher Demko figure to make the team when full rosters are submitted in early January.

“Our goalies played well for us, great seasons: Connor just got the Vezina and Hart, which is incredible,” U.S. general manager Bill Guerin said on a video call with reporters. “It was just kind of the thing we talked that about before we did it for 4 Nations: do we add a goalie, do we not add a goalie? I felt it was best we stay consistent and just let the goalies play it out during the season.”

All 12 teams that qualified — with France replacing Russia because of the International Olympic Committee’s ban on that country for team sports because of the war in Ukraine — announced the start of their groups set to take part in Milan. This tournament marks the return of NHL participation and what should be the first Olympics for Canada’s Connor McDavid and many other top players who have not yet gotten that opportunity.

“Incredibly honored to represent my country at the biggest sporting event in the world,” McDavid said after he and the Edmonton Oilers practiced during the Stanley Cup Final. “You think of the Canadian players that can be named to that team and to be selected again, it means a lot.”

McDavid would have been there had the NHL not pulled out of the 2022 Beijing Games because of pandemic-related scheduling issues. Along with McDavid, Canada picked Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart, the latter of whom is also in the final with the defending champion Florida Panthers.

“When you’re growing up when you’re watching as a kid, it’s Stanley Cup finals and it’s Team Canada,” Reinhart said. “Those are the two things that you dream about playing for. To have that opportunity is pretty exciting.”

Three other Panthers players — Aleksander Barkov for Finland, Nico Sturm for Germany and Uvis Balinskis for Latvia — are penciled in for Milan. Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl headlines the list for Germany, which reached the final in 2018 when the NHL skipped the Olympics.

“There’s not a lot of elite centermen in the league: I think Leon is in that category, Sasha (Barkov is) in that category,” Sturm said. “Big left-handed centermen that you can model your game after. He’s definitely somebody that I look up to a lot and try to learn from.”

Obviously much can change over the next eight months, from injuries to performance, and this process with the IOC and International Ice Hockey Federation follows what the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland did in naming six initial players last summer for the 4 Nations Face-Off that was a massive success in February.

“I understand it from a marketing perspective to get things up and running,” Canada GM Doug Armstrong said. “We probably had a wide berth of players we could have named, but it is what it is. I think it’s consistent with the 4 Nations and the event before, so we’re OK doing. As I said to someone: ‘I think the easy part’s behind us, these six. Now it gets interesting as we fill out that roster.’”

Sweden chose forwards Gabriel Landeskog, Lucas Raymond, William Nylander and Adrian Kempe and defensemen Victor Hedman and Rasmus Dahlin. Finland picked Barkov, fellow skaters Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Aho, Miro Heiskanen and Esa Lindell and goaltender Juuse Saros.

This is Barkov’s second Olympics after being in Sochi in 2014. That was as a young, part-time player.

“That was my dream as a kid to be there, and I got to experience that for a little bit for two games,” Barkov said. “Now, to be named again is a huge honor. I’m really, really happy and honored and thankful for that opportunity.”

Much of the reaction to the roster release on social media had to do with Russia not taking part. That means all-time leading goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin, MVP finalist Nikita Kucherov and two time Cup-winning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will not get the chance to go to Milan.

“It’s disappointing that they’re not in this event, but it’s certainly nothing that the participants in the event can control,” Armstrong said. “You have to play the teams that are on your schedule, and unfortunately this time around the Russians won’t be there.

CONNOR MCDAVID IS PRODUCING IN THE STANLEY CUP FINAL, BUT IS IT ENOUGH FOR THE OILERS?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It took until 13 minutes left in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final for Connor McDavid to score his first goal of the series, and it was after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, on the way to losing and getting pushed to the brink.

Before that, he led all scorers with six assists, and only teammate Leon Draisaitl has more points than McDavid’s seven. Of course, the best hockey player in the world is in the spotlight no matter what he does, and he hasn’t been able to break out and put the Oilers on his back thanks in large part to Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov and the Panthers keying in on him defensively and slowing him down at all costs.

“It’s not really about me — it’s about us,” McDavid said Monday when asked about his play in the series. “I think everybody has another level, myself included.”

Coach Kris Knoblauch thinks it has been a bit of an unfortunate final for McDavid given the amount of scoring chances that just haven’t gone in.

“I think Connor’s been one of our best players every single night, and that’s what we expect,” Knoblauch said Sunday. “I’ve got no issues with his game. Obviously, our team relies heavily on him and Leon and how they’re playing, but I think that it’s tight checking for everyone and it’s not going to be a midseason game against a non-playoff team when sometimes he’s had 10 or 12 scoring chances. Those numbers are obviously reduced playing against a good team like Florida.”

The Panthers have defended McDavid and Draisaitl “reasonably well,” according to coach Paul Maurice, who acknowledged two of the NHL’s most talented forwards are bound to get their opportunities.

Barkov’s line, with Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart, has been tasked with playing against McDavid, perhaps to the detriment of offense. That’s the job, so Reinhart was noticeably upset to give up that late goal Saturday night.

“I’m upset every time they get a goal,” Reinhart told reporters in Edmonton. “It’s a team effort defending guys like that. We’ve known all series the challenge is there for us. No one really cares in our locker room who’s producing each night. It’s just a matter that someone is at the right times. And that’s what we’ve had.”

McDavid led all scorers through three rounds playing with Zach Hyman on his right wing. Hyman’s right wrist was dislocated, with ligaments torn, on a hit late in the Western Conference final, and left winger Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was bothered by an undisclosed injury during a stretch against Florida.

Loading up by putting McDavid and Draisaitl on the ice together — the so-called nuclear option — has not been used as often because Hyman isn’t around.

“With the absence of Zach Hyman, it makes it more difficult putting those two together because of the depth of our lineup,” Knoblauch said. “With what we have right now, to run those two together for long periods of time makes it more difficult for our depth on our team.”

That puts even more pressure on McDavid in Game 6 on Tuesday night to keep the series going, as the Panthers again focus on preventing him from doing anything of the sort.

“He’s an unbelievable player,” Barkov said. “He’s probably the best player of our generation. You have to be aware of him every single time he’s on the ice and you have to try to take the space away from him as much as possible and stuff like that. But at the same time, you just concentrate your own game, your own team game, and play that as well as possible.”

OILERS FACING MUST-WIN SITUATION ON FLORIDA’S HOME ICE IN GAME 6

The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall again.

They’ll need to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to avoid watching the Florida Panthers celebrate a championship on their home ice for a second consecutive year.

Edmonton was in an even more perilous situation in the finals last season. The Oilers lost the first three games to the Panthers before rallying to win three in a row. Of course, Edmonton eventually lost 2-1 in Game 7 in Florida.

If the Oilers could force a Game 7 again this year, they’d have the benefit of playing the winner-take-all game in Edmonton.

“We’ve been through difficult situations before, and it’s just another one we’ll overcome,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said.

The Panthers certainly won’t take the Oilers lightly, not after they staved off elimination so well last season.

“Having a bit of an experience does matter,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “We were all pretty wired after Game 3 last year, and I think we can handle that a bit better now.”

Florida second-line center Sam Bennett has certainly taken his game to another level. He has 15 goals in these playoffs, including five in the finals. His 13 goals away from Sunrise set an NHL record for most road goals in a single postseason.

“It’s just his game,” Florida forward Sam Reinhart said of his fellow Sam. “It translates so well this time of year.”

The top line of Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov have combined for 20 goals in the playoffs and four in the finals, but it’s the defense they’ve played against Edmonton star center Connor McDavid that’s been remarkable.

McDavid scored his first goal of the series in Game 5 after Edmonton had fallen behind 3-0.

“It’s a team effort defending guys like that,” Reinhart said. “We’ve known all series the challenge is there for us. No one really cares in our locker room about who’s producing. It’s just a matter of (making sure) someone is at the right times, and that’s what we’ve had.”

The Panthers have also been getting solid contributions more recently from the fourth line of Tomas Nosek, A.J. Greer and Jonah Gadjovich.

Nosek and Gadjovich were healthy scratches for the Panthers’ first seven playoff games, and Greer only played three of the first seven postseason games while dealing with a lower-body injury.

“We try to focus on every shift,” Nosek said. “It doesn’t matter if we play five or 10 minutes, every time we step on the ice we try to do our best to help the team win a game.”

Following practice on Monday, Knoblauch was still undecided on the starting goalie for Game 6.

“We’ve got two goalies that have shown that they can play extremely well and win hockey games, and we feel that no matter who we choose they can win the game,” Knoblauch said.

Calvin Pickard made his first start of the finals in the 5-2 loss in Game 5. He surrendered four goals on 18 shots, dropping his record to 7-1 in these playoffs.

Overall, Pickard has a 2.85 GAA and an .886 save percentage in 10 postseason games (seven starts).

Stuart Skinner was removed in Game 3 after giving up five goals on 23 shots and in Game 4 after allowing three goals on 17 shots. Skinner is 7-6 with a 2.90 GAA and an .891 save percentage in 14 starts in the finals.

“That’s a conversation with the staff,” Knoblauch said of picking a starting goalie. “Obviously, our goaltending coach, Dustin Schwartz, but with all the assistants and general manager to kind of weigh in with how everyone feels and what’s best moving forward, and it’s not an easy decision.”

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COLLEGE BASEBALL

ARKANSAS’ WOOD PITCHES THIRD NO-HITTER IN CWS HISTORY, STRIKES OUT 19 AGAINST MURRAY STATE

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years on Monday, striking out a record 19 and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory.

Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas in 1950 and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State in 1960 as the only pitchers to throw CWS no-hitters, and his defense was never really challenged as he dominated a Racers team that was making its first Omaha appearance.

The junior right-hander set the CWS record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. His bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker in his back foot. Wood, who got a foul out and consecutive strikeouts to end the inning, looked skyward and gave a primal scream and did a couple of high steps as he headed to the dugout.

The Arkansas faithful behind the first-base dugout did a brief “Woo Pig Sooie!” chant as Wood warmed up for the ninth.

Wood (4-1) hit pinch-hitter Nico Bermeo in the back of his left elbow with a fastball to start the ninth. Bermeo initially was awarded first base, but Arkansas challenged the call, arguing Bermeo moved his elbow into the pitch. The call was overturned and Bermeo was out.

Wood struck out Connor Cunningham and Jonathan Hogart to finish the game. He was mobbed by teammates, with the celebration moving from behind the mound to the area between second and third base.

Arkansas (49-14) plays another elimination game Tuesday night against the winner of Monday night’s game between LSU and UCLA.

Murray State (44-17), only the fourth No. 4 regional seed since 1999 to reach Omaha, went 0-2 in its first appearance.

The closest Murray State came to breaking up Wood’s no-hitter was Carson Garner’s hot grounder that pulled first baseman Reese Robinett to his left. Robinett snagged the ball and touched the bag for the last out of the seventh inning.

Wood showed early signs that this could be a special day. He had excellent command of his signature four-seam fastball, breaking ball and changeup. Of his first 20 fastballs, 19 were strikes, and he fanned nine of the first 12 batters he faced — seven in a row from the third to fifth innings.

Wood has gone from closer as a freshman to middle reliever as a sophomore to weekend starter as a junior. He injured his right shoulder throwing a warmup pitch in his Feb. 23 start against Michigan and didn’t return until April 18 against Texas A&M, a total of 54 days.

He threw a career-long six innings and struck out a career-high 13 against Creighton in a June 1 regional game against Creighton, then went 3 1/3 innings in a super regional win over Tennessee on June 8.

Wood now joins Ehrler and Wixson in CWS lore. Ehrler’s no-hitter came in Texas’ 7-0 win over Tufts on June 19, 1950, and Wixson’s came in a 7-0 victory over North Carolina on June 15, 1960.

The Razorbacks broke open the game after Murray State’s Graham Kelham relieved Isaac Silva to start the seventh. SEC player of the year Wehiwa Aloy doubled in a run and another scored when right fielder Dustin Mercer tried to make a shoestring catch on Logan Maxwell’s shallow fly and the ball got under his glove.

Silva kept his team close in his six innings, with Charles Davalan’s third-inning RBI single producing the only run against him.

Silva allowed six hits, walked two and struck out seven. He repeatedly got out of trouble, holding the Razorbacks to 2-for-10 hitting with runners in scoring position and stranding two runners in the third, fifth and sixth.

RAIN FORCES SUSPENSION OF LSU-UCLA GAME AT MWCS

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 6 LSU held a 5-3 lead over No. 15 UCLA on Monday night when the Men’s College World Series game was suspended following a lengthy rain delay.

The teams will resume play at the start of the fourth inning on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET.

Both teams won their opening Bracket 2 games Saturday. The loser of the suspended game will return to action Tuesday night in an elimination game against No. 3 Arkansas. The victor of the latter contest would then have to beat the winner of the suspended game twice in order to reach the MCWS final series.

UCLA got to LSU starter Anthony Eyanson early, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. The damage began with an RBI double by third baseman Roman Martin with one out.

The Bruins tacked on two more runs without a ball leaving the infield. AJ Salgado drove in one with a hard-hit infield single, and Payton Brennan plated another with a swinging bunt fielded by Eyanson.

The Tigers struck right back, with Jake Brown driving in LSU’s first run of the game with an RBI single off UCLA starter Landon Stump. Jared Jones then deposited his 21st homer of the season into the right-center bleachers, a three-run shot to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead.

Eyanson then settled into a groove, retiring six of the seven batters he faced in the second and third innings. LSU extended the lead to 5-3 on Luis Hernandez’s RBI single in the third before play was suspended ahead of the fourth inning with dangerous weather in the area.

Coastal Carolina is 2-0 in Bracket 1 and awaits the winner of the Tuesday elimination game between Louisville and Oregon State.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI, AFTER PITCHING, LIFTS DODGERS AT PLATE

Shohei Ohtani pitched an inning for the first time in nearly two years and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday.

Ohtani, who is back to pitching after undergoing a second Tommy John procedure in 2023, started and gave up one run and two hits on 28 pitches in his lone inning of work, reaching 100.2 mph on a fastball. At the plate, he had an RBI double in the third inning and a run-scoring single in the fourth.

Max Muncy had a two-run single and Will Smith collected two hits as the Dodgers won for the sixth time in eight games. Ben Casparius (5-1) got the win in relief, and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for his second save.

Manny Machado hit a home run and had two RBIs for the Padres, who fell to 4-8 since June 4. Dylan Cease (2-6) yielded six runs on eight hits in five innings despite fanning nine.

Angels 1, Yankees 0 (11 innings)

Nolan Schanuel hit a tiebreaking broken-bat double with one out in the 11th inning and Los Angeles hung on for a victory over host New York.

The Yankees had a chance to rally in the bottom half when Brock Burke loaded the bases, but Hunter Strickland retired Anthony Volpe on one pitch to end it.

Schanuel’s go-ahead RBI prevented the Angels from dropping a fourth straight game and gave them their first 1-0 win over the Yankees since Aug. 1, 2008, in New York.

A’s 3, Astros 1

Rookie Nick Kurtz walloped a two-run walk-off homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Athletics a victory over visiting Houston.

JJ Bleday also homered for the Athletics, who have won a season-best four straight games after losing 24 of their previous 28 contests. Mason Miller (1-2) fanned two in a perfect top of the ninth.

Jose Altuve went deep for the Astros, who had their season-best five-game winning streak end. Bryan Abreu (1-3) walked Brent Rooker before serving up Kurtz’s homer.

Red Sox 2, Mariners 0

Roman Anthony hit his first major league home run and Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings as Boston beat host Seattle for its sixth consecutive victory. The Mariners had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Giolito (3-1) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out a season-high 10 batters. Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in the ninth for his 13th save.

Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-2), who had been out since April 25 with a right elbow flexor strain, went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts.

Rays 7, Orioles 1

Josh Lowe rapped his first career leadoff home run, Jake Mangum went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and Tampa Bay throttled visiting Baltimore.

Brandon Lowe (two-run homer), Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero and Christopher Morel each had two of the Rays’ 14 hits. Ryan Pepiot (4-6) tossed a career-high eight innings, allowed one run and fanned a season-high 11.

Adley Rutschman’s solo homer was one of the Orioles’ four hits as Baltimore lost for the first time in four games. Zach Eflin (6-3) surrendered seven runs on a career-high 12 hits in five innings.

Rockies 6, Nationals 4

Mickey Moniak’s two-run home run capped a three-run ninth inning, and visiting Colorado rallied to send Washington to its ninth straight loss.

Hunter Goodman led off the ninth with the Rockies trailing 4-3 and smacked his second homer of the night, a shot to center against closer Kyle Finnegan (0-2). With two outs and a runner on, Moniak homered to right, just beyond the reach of a leaping Daylen Lile. Moniak added a triple for the Rockies, who have won two straight.

Victor Vodnik (2-2) pitched the eighth and Seth Halvorsen worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his fourth save. James Wood had a two-run home run and Lile added his first major league homer for the Nationals, who are 0-4 on their seven-game homestand.

Phillies 5, Marlins 2

Trea Turner had three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs as Philadelphia defeated host Miami for its fifth straight win.

Max Kepler also added a homer and Mick Abel (2-0) surrendered one run and three hits over five innings for the Phillies. Orion Kerkering pitched a perfect ninth inning to secure his first career save.

Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (3-8) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. Xavier Edwards scored a run and was the sole Marlin to notch at least two hits.

RED SOX CURE DEVERS HEADACHE BY CREATING A NEW ONE

There is a universe where the Rafael Devers trade works out well for the Boston Red Sox. It’s just probably not this one.

Since his first full season in 2018, Devers ranks 10th in the majors in homers (204), fifth in RBIs (665), 15th in slugging (.511) and 33rd in wRC+ (127).

Despite a slow start to 2025, Devers still led the team in homers, and was third in the American League in RBIs, before Boston traded him to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday evening.

Devers is one of the best 30 or so hitters in the game, and in the midst of his age-28 season, he’s in his prime. While he’s not Aaron Judge (who is?), he can hit in the middle of any contender’s lineup.

Given their disappointing season, it’s no surprise to see the Red Sox become sellers. But moving on from Devers – and so early in his lengthy contract extension – is a shock.

And it’s a move that comes with major downside.

Boston was supposed to be a club on the rise. Devers was supposed to be a lineup anchor to build around. He was supposed to help relieve pressure on elite prospects like Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kristian Campbell, and young regulars Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela. Teams don’t typically ease logjams by getting rid of stars.

Of course, there’s another layer to the deal: This is the same club that traded Mookie Betts not so long ago. Many in Red Sox Nation are lamenting the team shedding another star-level talent. And this is a much different trade: Betts was at least nearing free agency, whereas Devers was on a long-term contract.

This trade is a head-scratcher in many ways, including the light return.

Coming over from the Giants, Jordan Hicks owns a 6.47 ERA in the second year of a four-year, $44-million contract. Left-hander Kyle Harrison is promising but uneven – the Red Sox optioned him to Triple-A on Sunday after the trade – and the two prospects they added aren’t elite talents.

This deal was more motivated by shedding salary and unloading a disgruntled player than by fielding the best team possible or maximizing the return.

Despite all that, there is a legitimate case for the trade from Boston’s perspective.

The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham reported, citing sources: “The team’s feeling was that a $313.5 (million) contract comes with responsibilities to do what is right for the team and that Devers did not live up to those responsibilities. They had enough and they traded him.”

The Red Sox were especially annoyed Devers was unwilling to embrace switching from third base to designated hitter after the club signed Alex Bregman in the offseason, and also that he was so public in his disdain for the idea. Then when they asked Devers to switch to first base after Triston Casas was injured, he refused, again expressing his frustration publicly. Devers never did play an inning at first base in Boston.

That isn’t the flexibility or leadership a club wants from its highest-paid player.

CBS Sports’ Julian McWilliams reports that Devers requested a trade during spring training, although a source told MassLive’s Chris Cotillo that he didn’t demand a move. But wasn’t it also up to the Red Sox to communicate better and soothe a star player’s ego in order to make the relationship work? Could the club have done more to repair the relationship?

The other issue: The Red Sox still owed Devers another eight-plus years and $250 million on his $313.5-million extension. Most teams aren’t interested in paying a DH $30 million a year; today’s game prioritizes flexibility.

There are analytical models that consider this an overpay by the Giants.

But the general facts of the move remain the same: The Red Sox traded a star, in his prime, who was signed to a long-term deal.

Yes, there is a universe in which Hicks’ performance finally matches his raw talent. There is a universe in which Harrison, a former top prospect, figures out a new approach or key pitch under Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey.

There is also a universe in which Devers ages poorly and his contract goes underwater quickly. His bat speed is down this season, but he’s still squaring up pitches at an elite level.

But in this universe right now, Devers is a top 30-40 hitter in baseball. The threat of severe performance decline should be a few years away. And there aren’t many players like him in their prime.

Paying a potential DH a quarter of a billion dollars over the next eight seasons might seem unpalatable, but Devers’ career wRC+ (126) is not that far off Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 136 mark. Guerrero just signed a $500-million extension. Another bat-first star, Juan Soto, just signed a $765-million deal.

The Red Sox lost a cost-controlled star bat by making this trade. If they go back to the open market for a premium hitter, they won’t find one who’s more affordable than Devers. Just ask the Giants, who have struggled for years to attract top-level talent.

The Red Sox aren’t a small-market franchise; Devers’ contract shouldn’t have been an issue. Any time a club sheds salary, we can be skeptical as to whether the exact dollar amount saved in a trade will be reinvested in major-league payroll.

There are pathways where this deal works for the Red Sox, but there’s more downside than upside. They can’t afford to miss. As difficult as Devers might have been to manage, it’ll be even more difficult to replace his bat.

Travis Sawchik is theScore’s senior baseball writer.

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NFL NEWS

CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY HOPES LONGER OFFSEASON LEADS TO BETTER HEALTH IN 2025 FOR 49ERS

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The biggest beneficiary of an extended offseason for the San Francisco 49ers just might have been star running back Christian McCaffrey.

A year after he was limited to just four games because of injuries to his Achilles tendon and knee, the engine of San Francisco’s high-powered offense was on the practice field for the offseason program and is hoping to get back to the form that made him AP Offensive Player of the Year during a run to the Super Bowl in the 2023 season.

A healthy McCaffrey would be a key component for San Francisco to rebound from a 6-11 season that at least provided a side benefit of more time off in the winter following three straight years of long playoff runs.

“Being fully transparent, obviously last year didn’t go the way I wanted,” McCaffrey said. “It didn’t go the way anyone wanted. But having this time off has allowed me to start from scratch and have the time where I can build a base again, come into OTAs, play football and now get back into it mentally, emotionally, physically in all ways. It was much needed and I’m happy we had it.”

McCaffrey plans to spend the long break before training camp starts in late July staying in shape and becoming a father. McCaffrey and his wife, model Olivia Culpo, are expecting their first child “right around the corner.”

McCaffrey looked fresh during the offseason program after sitting it out last year as he recovered from a grueling season and waited for a new contract that came last June.

McCaffrey had 798 touches from scrimmage in 2023-24 in the regular season and playoffs — more than 100 more than any other player in the league during that span.

That workload likely contributed to the Achilles tendinitis that sidelined McCaffrey early in training camp last season and forced him to miss the first eight games of the season.

He then injured his posterior cruciate ligament in his fourth game back and missed the final five games of the season.

With McCaffrey on the sideline, an offense that was the most dangerous in the league following his arrival midway through the 2022 season took a step back last season as the Niners struggled overall.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said he is aware that he needs to manage McCaffrey’s workload this summer in order “to protect him from himself” and make sure he’s healthy and fresh when the games count.

“He is a psycho in a good way and so like he does everything imaginable every single day,” Shanahan said. “Last year he couldn’t because he was battling injury all last year. And this year he is healthy so he is right back to being who he is always been and it’s really fun to watch.”

McCaffrey, who turned 29 earlier this month, said the key as he ages is finding the “middle ground” of doing the intense work to get ready for a season and making sure he doesn’t wear down early.

But once he’s on the field, he knows only one speed.

“My job is to put my body in the best position it can to go out there and be me,” he said. “There’s a lot of noise and sometimes there’s a lot of things going on. My job is to go 100% every play and continue to get better. I just try to focus on that.”

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

MICHIGAN ADDS VETERAN QB JAKE GARCIA FROM EAST CAROLINA

The Michigan football program added a depth piece to its quarterback room on Monday, according to multiple reports.

Veteran Jake Garcia committed to the Wolverines after spending the 2024 season, and playing in six games, with East Carolina. Garcia visited Ann Arbor earlier this month amid speculation that Michigan was looking to add another option behind center.

The 6-foot-3 pivot completed 109 of 181 passes (60.2%) for the Pirates last season, throwing for 1,426 yards with eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He rushed for 46 yards on 40 attempts (1.2 yards per carry) and added two scores on the ground.

After opening the season with a four-touchdown performance for ECU, Garcia thew just four touchdowns with nine picks over the next five games before losing the starting job to Katin Houser. The Pirates were 3-3 at the time of the QB change.

Prior to joining East Carolina, the Whittier, Calif., native spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons with Miami. In nine games with the Hurricanes, Garcia threw for 950 yards and seven TDs with four interceptions on 79-of-129 passing (61.2%).

The Wolverines have several players at quarterback, but no healthy options with Garcia’s experience.

In addition to former No. 1 overall prospect Bryce Underwood — a true freshman — and redshirt freshman Jadyn Davis, Michigan has Davis Warren, recovering from a torn ACL, and Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene, dealing with a shoulder injury.

GAMECOCKS QB LANORRIS SELLERS OFFERED $8M TO TRANSFER, DAD SAYS

South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers is expected to be one of the best quarterbacks in the Southeastern Conference this season and, potentially, a high pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

According to his father, Sellers’ stock was so high following his breakout 2024 campaign that schools made the family lucrative offers to induce him to transfer.

In a story published by The Athletic on Monday, Norris Sellers said his son’s highest offer was for two years and $8 million. The schools that reached out were not identified.

“He was offered all kinds of crazy numbers,” Norris told the outlet. “I told him he could say, ‘I’m gonna stay or I’m gonna go.’ (But) my two cents: It was to get into college on a scholarship, play ball, get our degree and go on about our business. This NIL deal came later. We didn’t come here to make money. We came here to get our education, play ball, and with schools calling, we’re not gonna jump ship because they’re offering more than what we’re getting. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

In his sophomore season — his first as a starter — Sellers completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He added 674 yards and seven scores on the ground.

Most notably, Sellers helped the Gamecocks upset intrastate rival Clemson 17-14 on Nov. 30. He threw for 164 yards and rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning score on a third-and-16 play with 1:08 to go.

Sellers earned third-team all-SEC honors (behind Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and Texas’ Quinn Ewers) while helping South Carolina finish the regular season 9-3 before a Citrus Bowl loss to Illinois. NIL endorsement deals poured in over the offseason, but his father advised him not to chase more money from rival schools.

“You’re 19,” Norris said. “You don’t need ($8 million). You’re in a great spot. There were several talks, but it never really crossed his mind (to leave). It’s a challenge with colleges offering younger guys that kind of money. Who’s gonna say no to $8 million for two years? They’re gonna be swayed if you don’t have the right people in your corner.”

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GOLF NEWS

U.S. OPEN CHAMP JJ SPAUN RISES TO NO. 8 IN WORLD GOLF RANKINGS

U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun jumped to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Rankings released Monday, a meteoric rise from 109th to begin the season.

Spaun began last week ranked 28th in the OWGR before he scored a two-stroke victory over Robert MacIntyre of Scotland with consecutive birdies in his final round at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday to win the U.S. Open.

Spaun, 34, has five career victories and held the 54-hole lead at the Sony Open and Players Championship earlier this year. He found the water on the island hole, No. 17, at TPC Sawgrass and lost a three-hole playoff to Rory McIlroy at The Players.

The U.S. Open was Spaun’s first win since the 2022 Valero Open and put him ahead of the six players ahead of him in the OWGR in earnings this season ($9.644 million). Only No. 1 Scottie Scheffler ($15.174 million) and No. 2 McIlroy ($14.221) have taken home more this season.

Americans Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Russell Henley occupy the No. 3-6 spots and Sepp Straka is seventh.

Norway’s Victor Hovland, Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama follow Spaun with U.S. Open runner-up Robert MacIntyre at No. 12 and Bryson DeChambeau 13th.

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INDIANA PACERS

THUNDER WITHSTAND PACERS RALLY TO TAKE 3-2 FINALS LEAD

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jalen Williams scored 40 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.

The Thunder lead the series 3-2, moving themselves within a game of the franchise’s first NBA title since the team moved to Oklahoma City.

The series resumes Thursday in Indianapolis.

Even without much offensive production from Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers cut what was an 18-point first-half deficit to two on Pascal Siakam’s 3-pointer from the wing with 8:30 remaining.

The Thunder immediately responded, though, with Cason Wallace grabbing the rebound on Williams’ missed layup and flipping it to Lu Dort, who found Williams for a 3-pointer.

After making just three 3-pointers in Game 4, the fewest in an NBA Finals win since 2010, Oklahoma City made 14 in Game 5.

On the next possession, Wallace stepped in front of an Andrew Nembhard pass near halfcourt and raced for a fastbreak dunk.

The plays ignited an 18-4 run that helped the Thunder put the game away.

Williams continued his hot stretch in the Finals, going 14-of-25 from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. He also added six rebounds and four assists.

Gilgeous-Alexander was 9-for-21 from the field and 13-of-14 at the free-throw line.

After being held without an assist in Game 4, the NBA Most Valuable Player added 10 assists and four blocks. Four of Gilgeous-Alexander’s assists and two steals came in the fourth quarter.

Williams scored 11 of his points in the fourth.

But it was the Thunder’s defense that led the way Monday.

Oklahoma City scored 13 of its 33 fourth-quarter points off eight Indiana turnovers.

The Thunder finished with 32 points off 23 Pacers turnovers.

Haliburton, who stunned the Thunder with the game-winning shot in the final second of Game 1, finished with just four points, going 0 for 6 from the floor. ABC reported during the game that the All-Star guard was battling a leg injury. He did have seven rebounds and six assists.

Siakam led the Pacers with 28 points and T.J. McConnell scored 18 points off the bench.

POST GAME: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/rewind-pacers-thunder-250616

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INDIANA FEVER

WITH CAITLIN CLARK BACK, FEVER LOOK TO BUILD MOMENTUM VS. SUN

The Indiana Fever survived Caitlin Clark’s absence.

After handing the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty their first loss of the season, 102-88, on Saturday in Indianapolis in Clark’s return from a five-game absence due to a left quad injury, the Fever (5-5) will try to build more momentum when they host the struggling Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night.

“Emotionally, it’s a relief, it’s a lift,” Indiana coach Stephanie White said of Clark’s return. “The biggest thing is this team is resilient. It hasn’t been easy, and it’s not going to be.

“Winning is hard. You’ve got to go through the ups and downs, the ebbs and flows. This group, they stay together. They draw strength from one another; I draw strength from them. Every single day we take one step forward together. We’re building trust.”

Beginning Tuesday, the Fever — who went 2-3 during Clark’s absence — will play six games, including four on the road, in 11 days.

“My legs felt really strong. I felt in good shape,” Clark said after playing more than 31 minutes and finishing with 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. “A lot of that is credit to our medical team. They have kept me in shape. Now for me, it’s just how I recover, especially with the schedule that we have coming up.”

The Sun (2-8), who took advantage of Clark’s absence to win 85-83 on May 30 at Indiana, have tied the franchise record for the worst 10-game start after a 78-66 home loss to Chicago on Sunday.

“I feel that we were too soft, defensively and offensively,” Connecticut coach Rachid Meziane said.

The Sun’s bench got outscored by the Sky bench 36-2. On top of that, Connecticut made just 39.1 percent of its shots (25-of-64) — the fifth time this season the Sun shot worse than 40 percent from the floor.

“I think we take ourselves out of the game when we slow the offense down,” said Marina Mabrey, who led Connecticut with 22 points. “Every time that we slow our offense down, we create more turnovers for ourselves, our spacing isn’t as good and then we’re back in transition defense and it’s been really hard for us in transition defense.

“I think that’s a pattern. We need to move with pace, but also be calm. I think that’s something that we’re really having a problem with.”

GAME PREVIEW: FEVER HOST SUN WHILE VYING FOR BERTH IN COMMISSIONER’S CUP FINAL

Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun
Tuesday, June 17
Gainbridge Fieldhouse | 7:00 p.m. ET
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Broadcast Information
TV: NBA TV/WALV/Fever Direct
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan

Probable Starters

Indiana Fever (5-5)

Guard – Caitlin Clark
Guard – Kelsey Mitchell
Forward – Lexie Hull
Forward – Natasha Howard
Center – Aliyah Boston

Connecticut Sun (2-8)

Guard – Bria Hartley
Guard – Jacy Sheldon
Forward – Marina Mabrey
Forward – Olivia Nelson-Ododa
Center – Tina Charles

GAME PREVIEW:

The Indiana Fever wrap up Commissioner’s Cup pool play on Tuesday when they host the Connecticut Sun at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Fever can finish in first place in the East and secure a berth in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game if they win on Tuesday and New York beats Atlanta.

Indiana is 3-1 so far in Commissioner’s Cup play after defeating the Liberty 102-88 on Saturday, handing New York its first defeat all season. The Fever, Liberty, and Dream are all 3-1 in group play with one game remaining. The first tiebreaker to determine who advances to the championship game is head-to-head record. The Fever would win the head-to-head tiebreaker over New York, but lose to Atlanta, which is why Fever fans will want to root for the Liberty to beat the Dream.

All-Star guard Caitlin Clark returned to the lineup for Indiana on Saturday after missing five games with a quad strain and made an instant impact in her return. Clark scored 25 of her 32 points in the first half on Saturday and finished with eight rebounds and nine assists while going 11-for-20 from the field and 7-for-14 from 3-point range.

Kelsey Mitchell added 22 points in the victory, while Lexie Hull (14 points and four rebonds), Aliyah Boston (10 points, 11 boards, and six assists), and Sydney Colson (10 points and six assists) all reached double figures in the win.

After dropping their first five games to open the season, the Sun have won two of their last five contests, including an 85-83 win at Indiana on May 30. Connecticut is led by veterans Marina Mabrey and Tina Charles. Mabrey is averaging 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game on the season, while Charles contributes 16.8 points and 5.5 boards.

If the Fever were to advance to the Commissioner’s Cup championship game, that would take place on July 1 at the home arena of the team with the best record. Minnesota currently leads the Western Conference standings, but Phoenix, Golden State, and Seattle all can still win the West.

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

KALEN JACKSON IS CARRYING ON HER FATHER’S LEGACY THROUGH HER MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY

Breaking down barriers surrounding mental health was a personal mission for Jim Irsay, the beloved owner of the Indianapolis Colts who died last month at age 65.

It’s personal for Kalen Jackson, too.

Irsay’s youngest daughter, who joins sisters Carlie Irsay-Gordon and Casey Foyt in running the team, has talked openly about dealing with anxiety. Irsay-Gordon is the CEO with Foyt as executive vice president and Jackson chief brand officer.

Jackson leads “Kicking The Stigma,” the family’s initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders. The organization is committed to dismantling the stigma often associated with these illnesses and has been focused on expanding access to critical services across Indiana and nationwide.

The Colts have donated more than $30 million to nonprofits and organizations in the mental health space since the initiative launched in 2020.

“The stigma piece to me has almost become synonymous in my head with the way we handle it as a culture because the stigma comes from prejudice and judgment and that comes from how it’s presented in our culture over time,” Jackson said. “How do we change that conversation? With that will come so much of the change that we’re fighting so hard to get to in terms of having more things covered (by) insurance or the way the hospital networks look at this, the way that companies look at this and supporting their employees.”

Irsay often spoke publicly about his battles with alcoholism and addiction, hoping his journey to sobriety would inspire and encourage others.

Jackson’s voice will continue to carry on the conversation.

“I am so proud of the legacy he has left behind and I only hope to make him proud,” Jackson said.

Jackson will be recognized by Project Healthy Minds, a Millennial and Gen Z-driven mental health tech nonprofit, for becoming a trailblazing leader in mental health advocacy. She will receive the organization’s first “Sports Visionary of the Year” Award at the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala on Oct. 9 in New York. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will present Jackson with the award at an event that’s brought together celebrities, executives, and cultural leaders, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

“When we all got together to decide who should win this inaugural award, it was unanimous that it should be Kalen and the Colts because they have been so committed to mental health in sports,” said Phillip Schermer, founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds. “It’s not talking the talk, it’s walking the walk. They’ve been doing this from the beginning and I think they’ve sort of lit a path for what I think every sport and every league ought to do.”

For Jackson, who is on the nonprofit’s Board of Directors, the mission is clear.

“To connect with people and to be compassionate and to try to change the world for the better, that’s kind of what all this is for me,” she said.

The NFL and NFL Players Association in 2019 agreed to make it a requirement to have a licensed behavioral health clinician on the staff of each team in an effort to increase mental health resources.

The Colts have taken it further. They recently hired a clinician to also work with front-office staff and coaches.

“I don’t have to wait to know what impact it’s going to have,” Jackson said.

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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SEATTLE STORM SIGN FORWARD MACKENZIE HOLMES

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Storm announced Monday morning they signed free agent forward Mackenzie Holmes to their active roster.

Holmes, 24, fills an open spot on the roster that was created on Saturday when center Li Yueru was traded to the Dallas Wings for two future draft picks. Last year, the Storm selected Holmes with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, but she missed the entire season due to knee surgery.

In February, the Storm signed Holmes to a rookie contract, but she was waived during the preseason. Holmes scored nine points on 80% shooting and recorded eight rebounds and three blocks during a preseason game on May 4 against the Connecticut Sun.

Holmes player her college basketball at Indiana, and left the program as the Hoosiers’ all-time leader in points (2,530), field-goals made (1,043), field-goal percentage (63.9) and wins (123).

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

IU ADDS VERSATILE SERBIAN GUARD TO INDIANA BASKETBALL

Indiana received a verbal commitment from Serbian guard Aleksa Ristic on Monday.

Ristic, 19, will join the Hoosiers in late July after playing for the Serbian U20 national team in the European Championship and be eligible to play for the 2025-26 season. He averaged 13.9 ppg and shot 39% from 3 for KK Dynamic.

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INDIANA FOOTBALL

INDIANA FOOTBALL LANDS VERBAL COMMITMENT FROM 3-STAR RB 

Indiana received a verbal commitment from RB Jayreon Campbell on Monday night. Campbell announced his decision on social media. As a junior, Campbell rushed for 930 yards (5.5 yards per carry) and 18 touchdowns.

The three-star recruit is ranked No. 724 nationally and the No. 44 running back in the 2026 signing class, per 247 Sports’ composite rankings. He had 31 offers that included Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas A&M.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

June 17

1915 — George “Zip” Zabel of the Chicago Cubs was called into the game against the Brooklyn Dodgers with two outs in the first inning. He won 4-3 in the 19th inning in the longest relief effort in the majors.

1943 — Player-manager Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox hit a three-run pinch homer in both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia A’s. The Red Sox won the opener 5-4 and lost the second game 8-7.

1960 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox connected for his 500th career home run off the Cleveland Indians. Williams, the fourth to accomplish the feat, hit a two-run homer off Wynn Hawkins in a 3-1 win.

1971 — Don Kessinger of the Chicago Cubs went 6-for-6, with five singles and a double, in a 7-6, 10-inning decision over the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

1978 — Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees struck out 18 California Angels to set an American League record for left-handers. Guidry, who struck out 15 in the first six innings, ended with a 4-0 four-hitter.

1993 — Baseball owners voted 26-2 in favor of expanding the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, doubling the teams that qualify to eight starting in 1994.

2007 — Brandon Watson extended his hitting streak to 43 games, breaking a 95-year-old International League record with a base hit in the Columbus Clippers’ 9-8 loss to the Ottawa Lynx. Jack Lelivelt set the IL record for the Rochester Hustlers in 1912.

2007 — Frank Thomas hit his record-breaking 244th homer as a designated hitter in Toronto’s 4-2 loss to Washington. The solo shot in the third inning moved Thomas past Edgar Martinez for the most homers by a DH in major league history.

2009 — Ivan Rodriguez catches the 2,227th game of his career, breaking Carlton Fisk’s record, in Houston’s 5 – 4, 10-inning loss to his former team, the Texas Rangers. For Texas, Omar Vizquel, the all-time leader for games played at shortstop, picks up his 2,677th hit, tying Luis Aparicio for most hits by a Venezuelan player.

2008 — Seattle’s Felix Hernandez struck out the side on nine pitches in the fourth inning of a 5-4 win over Florida, becoming the 13th pitcher in American League history to accomplish the feat.

2016 — Michaeal Saunders leads the Toronto Blue Jays to a 13-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles with three home runs and 8 RBIs.

2021 — The Arizona Diamondback set a new all-time mark with their 23rd consecutive road loss losing to the Giants 10-3.

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June 18

1938 — The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Babe Ruth to coach for the remainder of the season.

1947 — Cincinnati’s Ewell Blackwell tossed a 6-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves.

1950 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, the Cleveland Indians scored 14 runs in the first inning for an American League record as they trounced the Philadelphia A’s 21-2.

1953 — At Fenway Park, Dick Gernert’s home run highlighted the 17-run, 14-hit seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 23-3. The Red Sox were up 5-3 after 6 1/2 innings. The Red Sox scored the 17 runs on 14 hits and six walks and left the bases loaded. Gene Stephens collected three hits and Sammy White scored three runs and Tom Umphlett also reached base three times in the inning.

1960 — The San Francisco Giants fired Bill Rigney and selected Tom Sheehan as manager. At 66 years, 2 months and 18 days, Sheehan was the oldest man to debut as a manager of a major league team.

1967 — Houston Astro Don Wilson tossed the first of his two career no-hitters by blanking the Atlanta Braves 2-0, facing 30 batters and striking out 15.

1975 — Fred Lynn batted in 10 runs with three homers, a triple and a single in a 15-1 Boston Red Sox victory over the Detroit Tigers. Lynn’s 16 total bases tied an AL record.

1976 — Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voided the sale of Oakland Athletics stars Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi. Athletics owner Charlie Finley sold Blue to the New York Yankees for $1.5 million and Rudi and Fingers to the Boston Red Sox for $1 million each. Kuhn ordered the players to return to Oakland on grounds that they would upset the sport’s competitive balance.

1977 — New York Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson and manager Billy Martin get into a dugout confrontation at Fenway Park that’s seen on national television. Martin removed his right fielder for loafing on a ball hit to the outfield. Jackson questioned Martin in the dugout and the two are eventually separated by coach Elston Howard.

1986 — California’s Don Sutton pitched a three-hitter for his 300th career victory as the Angels beat the Texas Rangers 5-1. The 41-year-old right-hander became the 19th pitcher in baseball history to win 300 games.

2002 — Luis Castillo of the Florida Marlins ties Rogers Hornsby’s 80-year-old record for the longest hitting streak by a second baseman, beating out a dribbler to the pitcher in the 6th inning to make it 33 games in a row. Florida beats the Cleveland Indians, 2 – 1.

2007 — Chone Figgins went 6-for-6 and drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels over Houston 10-9.

2011 — Connor Harrell hit the first College World Series home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park to break a sixth-inning tie and first-time qualifier Vanderbilt defeated North Carolina 7-3.

2012 — R.A. Dickey became the first major league pitcher in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters and Ike Davis hit a grand slam in the New York Mets’ 5-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The previous pitcher to throw consecutive one-hitters was Dave Stieb for Toronto in September 1988.

2012 — Aaron Hill hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to become the fifth Arizona player to hit for the cycle, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners.

2014 — Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers throws the second no-hitter of the year, shutting out the Colorado Rockies, 8 – 0. It comes less than a month after his teammate Josh Beckett had pitched a no-hitter on May 26th. He strikes out 15 without giving up a walk, the only baserunner coming on a two-base error by SS Hanley Ramirez in the 8th.

2017 — Nolan Arenado completed the cycle with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies stunned the San Francisco Giants by rallying for a 7-5 victory.

2024 — Hall of FamerWillie Mays, in the conversation for the greatest player ever and one of the last survivors from the Negro Leagues in the days when they were major leagues, passes away at 93.

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June 19

1927 — Jack Scott of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched two complete games in a doubleheader. Scott beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 and lost 3-0 in the second game. Scott was the last pitcher in major league history to complete two games on the same day.

1938 – Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Vander Meer coming off two straight no-hitters, extended his string of hitless innings to 21 2/3 against the Boston Bees. Vander Meer gave up a single to Debs Garms in the fourth inning. The Red won 14-1 behind Vander Meer’s four-hitter.

1941 — En route to 56, Joe DiMaggio hit in his 32nd consecutive game, going 3-for-3, including a home run, against the Chicago White Sox.

1942 — Paul Waner got hit number 3,000 — a single off Rip Sewell — but the Boston Braves lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6.

1952 — Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field.

1961 — Roger Maris’ ninth-inning homer off Kansas City’s Jim Archer was his 25th of the year, putting him seven games ahead of Babe Ruth’s pace in 1927.

1973 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds and Willie Davis of the Los Angeles Dodgers both collect their 2,000th hits. It is a single for Rose against the San Francisco Giants and a home run for Davis against the Atlanta Braves.

1974 — Steve Busby of the Kansas City Royals hurled his second no-hitter in 14 months and gave up just one walk in beating the Brewers 2-0 at Milwaukee.

1977 — The Boston Red Sox hit five home runs in an 11-1 triumph over the New York Yankees. The five homers gave the Red Sox a major league record 16 in three games. Boston hit six homers on the 17th and five on the 18th, also against the Yankees. In the series the Yankees had no homers.

1990 — Gary Carter plays in his 1,862nd career game as a catcher to break the National League mark set by Al Lopez.

1994 — John Smoltz became the 14th major league pitcher to give up four homers in an inning when he was tagged by Cincinnati. The Reds set a team record for home runs in an inning, connecting four times in the first inning. Hal Morris, Kevin Mitchell, Jeff Branson and Eddie Taubensee homered. Smoltz allowed 20 total bases in the first inning, the most given up in the NL since 1900.

2015 — Alex Rodriguez homered for his 3,000th career hit as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2.

2017 — Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger launched two more home runs, setting a major league record with his powerful start, and Clayton Kershaw became the first 10-game winner in the National League despite giving up a career-high four long balls as Los Angeles held on for a 10-6 victory over the New York Mets. Bellinger reached 21 homers in 51 career games — faster than any other player in big league history.

2019 — One day after fouling a bunted ball in his face during batting practice and breaking his nose, Max Scherzer takes the mound for the Nationals against the Phillies sporting a prominent black eye. He still stymies the opposition with 7 scoreless innings in a 2 – 0 win. “Trust me, this thing looks a lot worse than it actually feels,” he explains to journalists.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

June 17

1954 — Rocky Marciano scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Ezzard Charles at New York to retain the world heavyweight title.

1960 — Ted Williams hit his 500th HR.

1961 — Gene Littler shoots a 68 in the final round to edge Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby in the U.S. Open.

1962 — Jack Nicklaus beats Arnold Palmer by three strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open.

1962 — Brazil beats Czechoslovakia 3-1 in Santiago, Chile to win its second straight FIFA World Cup title. Czechoslovakia scored first on a goal by Josef Masopust at 15 minutes. Two minutes later Amarildo tied the game. In the second half, Zito and Vavá scored goals to give Brazil the victory.

1973 — John Miller shoots a 63 in the final round to win the U.S. Open by one stroke over John Schlee at Oakmont, Pa. Miller’s 8-under 63 is the first ever carded in a major championship.

1976 — The 18-team NBA absorbs four of the six remaining ABA teams: the New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets.

1979 — Hale Irwin wins the U.S. Open by two strokes over Gary Player and Jerry Pate.

1989 — The Quebec Nordiques select Swedish center Mats Sundin with the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft. He’s the first European player to be taken with the first pick.

1989 — U.S. beats Guatemala 2-1 in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.

1990 — Fifty-year-old Harry Gant becomes the oldest driver to win a NASCAR race as he posts a 2.4-second victory over Rusty Wallace in the Miller 500 at Pocono International Raceway.

1991 — Payne Stewart escapes with a two-stroke victory over Scott Simpson in the highest-scoring U.S. Open playoff in 64 years.

1992 — Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns.

1994 — O.J. Simpson doesn’t turn himself in on murder charges, LA police chase his Ford Bronco for 1½ hours before he eventually gives up (seen live on national TV).

1995 — Claude Lemieux snaps a tie at 3:17 of the third period as the New Jersey Devils open the Stanley Cup finals with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The victory, the ninth on the road, breaks the NHL playoff record for road wins.

2007 — Angel Cabrera holds off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by a stroke to capture the U.S. Open. Cabrera shoots a 1-under-par 69 in the final round at brutal Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.

2007 — Kate Ziegler breaks swimming’s oldest world record, shattering the 1,500-meter freestyle mark by 9 1/2 seconds at the TYR Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, Calif. Ziegler wins the 30-lap race in 15:42.54, easily erasing Janet Evans’ 1988 mark of 15:52.10 set in Orlando, Fla. At the time, Evans was the first woman to break 16 minutes.

2008 — The Boston Celtics win their 17th NBA title with a stunning 131-92 blowout over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6. Kevin Garnett scores 26 points with 14 rebounds, Ray Allen scores 26 and Paul Pierce, the finals MVP, adds 17.

2010 — The Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston for the first time in a Game 7 to repeat as NBA champions. The Lakers win their 16th NBA championship, dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter 13-point deficit to beat the Celtics 83-79.

2011 — Rory McIlroy becomes the first player in the 111-year history of the U.S. Open to reach 13-under par, and despite a double bogey into the water on the final hole, his 5-under 66 is enough set the 36-hole scoring record at 131.

2012 — Webb Simpson wins the U.S. Open outlasting former U.S. Open champions Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell.

2018 — Brooks Koepka wins a second consecutive U.S. Open, the first player to do so since Curtis Strange in 1989.

2024 — Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 to clinch the club’s record 18th NBA Championship. Boston forward Jaylen Brown voted Finals MVP.

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June 18

1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by beating John McDermont and Macdonald Smith in an 18-hole playoff at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Smith beats McDermont by four strokes and Macdonald Smith by six.

1921 — The University of Illinois wins the first NCAA track and field championships with 20¼ points. Notre Dame finishes second with 16¾ points.

1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Billy Conn in the 13th round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.

1960 — Arnold Palmer beats amateur Jack Nicklaus by two strokes to win the U.S. Open.

1967 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 275 to beat Arnold Palmer for the U.S. Open. Nicklaus breaks Ben Hogan’s 1948 record by one stroke.

1972 — Jack Nicklaus wins the U.S. Open by three strokes over Bruce Crampton and ties Bobby Jones’ record of 13 major titles.

1972 — UEFA European Championship Final, Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium: Gerd Müller scores a brace as West Germany beats Soviet Union, 3-0.

1975 — Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins wins the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman for the eighth consecutive year.

1984 — Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a 3-under 67 to beat Greg Norman by eight strokes in the 18-hole playoff at Winged Foot GC for the U.S. Open title.

1986 — California’s Don Sutton becomes the 19th pitcher in baseball history to win 300 games as he pitches a three-hitter to give the Angels a 5-1 triumph over the Texas Rangers.

1990 — Hale Irwin makes an 8-foot birdie putt on the 91st hole to beat Mike Donald in the first sudden-death playoff to decide the U.S. Open. It is the third U.S. Open title for the 45-year-old Irwin, the oldest winner in the tournament’s history.

1992 — Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft pick.

1995 — Michael Johnson becomes the first national champion at 200 and 400 meters since 1899 as he captures both races at the USA-Mobil Championships.

1995 — FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Hege Riise & Marianne Pettersen score within 3 minutes of each other to give Norway a 2-0 win over Germany.

2000 — Tiger Woods turns the 100th U.S. Open into a one-man show, winning by 15 strokes over Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Woods’ 15-stroke margin shatters the Open mark of 11 set by Willie Smith in 1899 and is the largest in any major championship — surpassing the 13-stroke victory by Old Tom Morris in the 1862 British Open.

2006 — Phil Mickelson’s bid for a third consecutive major ends with a shocking collapse when he bungles his way to a double bogey on the final hole, giving the U.S. Open to Geoff Ogilvy.

2017 — Brooks Koepka breaks away from a tight pack with three straight birdies on the back nine at Erin Hills and closes with a 5-under 67 to win the U.S. Open for his first major championship.

2017 — Diana Taurasi scores 19 points to break the WNBA career scoring record in the Phoenix Mercury’s 90-59 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. Taurasi finishes with 7,494 points, passing Tina Thompson’s mark of 7,488.

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June 19

1867 — Ruthless, ridden by J. Gilpatrick, wins the inaugural Belmont Stakes at Jerome Park in the Bronx. The filly earns $1,850 for her victory.

1914 — Harry Vardon wins his sixth and final British Open by shooting a 306, three strokes ahead of J.H. Taylor at Prestwick Club.

1936 — German heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling knocks out previously unbeaten Joe Louis in the 12th round. Schmeling’s victory sets off a propaganda war between the Nazi regime and the United States on the eve of World War II.

1938 — FIFA World Cup Final, Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France: Luigi Colausig & Silvio Piola each score 2 goals as Italy beats Hungary, 4-1.

1954 — Ed Furgol edges Gene Littler by one stroke to win the U.S. Open, the first golf tournament to be televised nationally.

1955 — Jack Fleck beats Ben Hogan by three strokes in a playoff round to win the U.S. Open.

1973 — Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) and Willie Davis (LA Dodgers) both record 2,000th MLB career hit; Rose, a single in 4-0 win vs SF Giants; Davis, a HR in 3-0 win vs Atlanta Braves.

1977 — Hubert Green wins the U.S. Open by one stroke over Lou Graham.

1986 — Len Bias, the second pick in the NBA draft made by the Boston Celtics two days before, dies of a heart attack induced by cocaine use.

1992 — Evander Holyfield wins a unanimous decision over Larry Holmes to remain unbeaten and retain the undisputed heavyweight title.

1992 — Charlie Whittingham becomes the second trainer in history, behind D. Wayne Lukas, to top $100 million in purse earnings when Little by Little finishes second in the sixth race at Hollywood Park.

1999 — Dallas wins its first Stanley Cup, as Brett Hull’s controversial goal at 14:51 of the third overtime gives the Stars a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6.

2000 — NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers, 116-111 in Game 6 to win the franchise’s first title in 12 years; MVP: Shaquille O’Neal.

2005 — Michael Campbell answers every challenge Tiger Woods throws his way for a two-shot victory in the U.S. Open. Retief Goosen, the two-time U.S. Open champion, turns in a collapse that ranks among the greatest in major championship history. He loses his three-shot lead in three holes and closes with an 81 to tie for 11th at 8 over.

2006 — Cam Ward stops nearly everything giving the Carolina Hurricanes their first Stanley Cup title with a 3-1 victory over Edmonton in Game 7.

2011 — Rory McIlroy runs away with the U.S. Open title, winning by eight shots and breaking the tournament scoring record by a whopping four strokes. McIlroy shoots a 2-under 69 to close the four days at Congressional in Bethesda, Md., at 16-under 268.

2015 — Alex Rodriguez homers for his 3,000th career hit as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2.

2016 — Dustin Johnson atones for his past mishaps in the majors winning the U.S. Open by three shots. Shane Lowry, who began the final round with a four-shot lead, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy finish tied for second.

2016 — LeBron James and his relentless Cavaliers pulls off an improbable NBA Finals comeback to give the city of Cleveland its first title since 1964. James delivers on a promise from two years ago to bring a championship to his native northeast Ohio, and he and the Cavs become the first team to rally from a 3-1 finals deficit by beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89.

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TV SPORTS TUESDAY

Tuesday, June 17

COLLEGE BASEBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 9, Omaha, Neb.

7 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 10, Omaha, Neb.

MLB BASEBALL

Noon

MLBN — 2025 MLB Draft Combine: From Phoenix

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) or Arizona at Toronto (7:05 p.m.)

10 p.m.

TBS — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m.

TNT — Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton at Florida, Game 6 (If Necessary)

TRUTV — Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton at Florida, Game 6 (If Necessary)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

8 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: El Salvador vs. Curacao, Group B, San Jose, Calif.

10:30 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Honduras vs. Canada, Group B, Vancouver, Canada

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

NBATV — Connecticut at Indiana

10 p.m.

NBATV — Seattle at Los Angeles

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Wednesday, June 18

COLLEGE BASEBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 11, Omaha, Neb.

7 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 12, Omaha, Neb.

MLB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — Boston at Seattle (4:10 p.m.)

7:05 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Houston at Athletics (10:05 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Costa Rica vs. Dominican Republic, Group A, Arlington, Texas

10 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Suriname vs. Mexico, Group A, Arlington, Texas

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits vs. Talons, Wichita, Kan.

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Thursday, June 19

COLLEGE BASEBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 13, Omaha, Neb. (If Necessary)

7 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 14, Omaha, Neb. (If Necessary)

GOLF

11 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: First Round, Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Travelers Championship, First Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

9 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Kaulig Companies Championship, First Round, Firestone Country Club South Course, Akron, Ohio (Taped)

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m.) OR Pittsburgh at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Toronto (3:05 p.m.) OR Cleveland at San Francisco (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) OR Baltimore at Tampa Bay (7:35 p.m.)

11 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Houston at Athletics (10:05 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.

ABC — NBA Finals: Oklahoma City at Indiana, Game 6 (If Necessary)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Trinidad and Tobago vs. Haiti, Group D, Houston

9 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: U.S. vs. Saudi Arabia, Group D, Austin, Texas

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Phoenix at New York

10 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Indiana at Golden State

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Friday, June 20

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)

2 a.m. (Saturday)

FS1 — AFL: Sydney at Port Adelaide

AUTO RACING

3:30 p.m.

FS2 — NXT IndyCar Series: Practice, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

4:30 p.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

5 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The MillerTech Battery 200, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

GOLF

11 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Second Round, Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Travelers Championship, Second Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

9 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Kaulig Companies Championship, Second Round, Firestone Country Club South Course, Akron, Ohio (Taped)

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

9 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 PFL World Tournament – Semifinals: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women’s Flyweights, Wichita, Kan.

MLB BASEBALL

2 p.m.

MLBN — Seattle at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) OR Detroit at Tampa Bay (7:05 p.m.)

7:15 p.m.

APPLE TV+ — N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia

9:40 p.m.

APPLE TV+ — Kansas City at San Diego

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Boston at San Francisco (10:15 p.m.)

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m.

TNT — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Edmonton, Game 7 (If Necessary)

TRUTV — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Edmonton, Game 7 (If Necessary)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — USL Championship: Colorado at Lexington

7:30 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Jamaica vs. Guadeloupe, Group C, San Jose, Calif.

10 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Guatemala vs. Panama, Group C, Austin, Texas

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Talons vs. Volts, Wichita, Kan.

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — TBA

10 p.m.

ION — Seattle at Las Vegas

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Saturday, June 21

AUTO RACING

8:55 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Brembo Grand Prix of Italy – Sprint Race, Tuscany, Italy

10 a.m.

FS1 — NXT IndyCar Series: Practice, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

11 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

1:30 p.m.

FS1 — NXT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

3:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Explore the Pocono Mountains 250, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Men’s College World Series – Finals: TBD, Game 1, Omaha Neb.

ESPNU — Men’s College World Series – Finals: TBD, Game 1, Omaha Neb. (UmpCast)

FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — 2025 Women’s National Football Conference Championship: Washington vs. Texas, Frisco, Texas

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Travelers Championship, Third Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

1:30 p.m.

NBC — LPGA Tour: The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Third Round, Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: The Travelers Championship, Third Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Third Round, Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

Midnight

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Kaulig Companies Championship, Third Round, Firestone Country Club South Course, Akron, Ohio (Taped)

HORSE RACING

9 a.m.

NBC — The Royal Ascot: From Ascot Racehorse, Ascot, United Kingdom

12:30 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

ESPN — PLL: New York vs. Philadelphia, Baltimore

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — PLL: Boston vs. Maryland, Baltimore

MIXED MARTIALS ARTS

Noon

ESPN — UFC Fight Night Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Baku, Azerbaijan

3 p.m.

ABC — UFC Fight Night Main Card: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (Light Heavyweights), Baku, Azerbaijan

MLB BASEBALL

Noon

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Detroit at Tampa Bay (12:10 p.m.) OR Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m.)

4 p.m.

FS1 — Texas at Pittsburgh

7 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at San Diego OR N.Y Mets at Philadelphia

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Cleveland at Athletics (10:05 p.m.)

RUGBY (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — MLR Eastern Conference Final: TBD

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — MLR Western Conference Final: TBD

SOCCER (MEN’S)

8 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Curacao vs. Canada, Group B, Houston

10:30 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: El Salvador vs. Honduras, Group B, Houston

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ION — NWSL: Bay FC at NJ/NY Gotham FC

10 p.m.

ION — NWSL: Chicago at Portland

SOFTBALL

5 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Talons vs. Volts, Norman, Okla.

7 p.m.

MLBN — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits vs. Blaze, Wichita Kansas

WNBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

ABC — Phoenix at Chicago

8 p.m.

NBATV — Los Angeles at Minnesota

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Sunday, June 22

AUTO RACING

7:30 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Brembo Grand Prix of Italy, Tuscany, Italy

10 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

11 a.m.

FS1 — NXT IndyCar Series: The Grand Prix at Road America, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Noon

NBC — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The Saleh’s Six Hours of Glen, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

1:30 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Xpel Grand Prix at Road America, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

2 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Virginia Motorsports Park, North Dinwiddie, Va.

PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

4 p.m.

FOX — NHRA: The Virginia NHRA Nationals, Virginia Motorsports Park, North Dinwiddie, Va.

BIG3 BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Week 2: Detroit Amps vs. Miami 305, Boston Ball Hogs vs. DMV Trilogy, Houston Rig Hands vs. Chicago Triplets, L.A. Riot vs. Dallas Power, Baltimore

COLLEGE BASEBALL

2:30 p.m.

ABC — Men’s College World Series – Finals: TBD, Game 2, Omaha, Neb.

ESPNU — Men’s College World Series – Finals: TBD, Game 2, Omaha, Neb. (UmpCast)

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Travelers Championship, Final Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: The Travelers Championship, Final Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Final Round, Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

NBC — LPGA Tour: The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Final Round, Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

11:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Kaulig Companies Championship, Final Round, Firestone Country Club South Course, Akron, Ohio (Taped)

HORSE RACING

12:30 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

4 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

Noon

ABC — PLL: Utah vs. Denver, Baltimore

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Miami (1:40 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at San Diego (4:10 p.m.) OR Boston at San Francisco (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

ESPN — N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia

NBA BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.

ABC — NBA Finals: Indiana at Oklahoma City, Game 7 (If Necessary)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

FOX — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Haiti vs. U.S., Group D, Arlington, Texas

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Trinidad and Tobago vs. Saudi Arabia, Group D, Las Vegas

10 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Mexico vs. Costa Rica, Group A, Las Vegas

WNBA BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

ESPN — Indiana at Las Vegas

7 p.m.

NBATV — New York at Seattle