THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY JUNE 18, 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                                                                               

ROUND ONE: https://igf.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/igf25/event/igf25101/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

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

INDIANA 88 CONNECTICUT 71

NEW YORK 86 ATLANTA 81

MINNESOTA 76 LAS VEGAS 62

WASHINGTON 79 CHICAGO 72

DALLAS 80 GOLDEN STATE 71

SEATTLE 98 LOS ANGELES 67

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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: PANTHERS 5 EDMONTON 1 (PANTHERS WIN SERIES 4-2)

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

MIAMI 8 PHILADELPHIA 3

DETROIT 7 PITTSBURGH 3

COLORADO 10 WASHINGTON 6

LA ANGELS 4 NY YANKEES 0

TORONTO 5 ARIZONA 4

CINCINNATI 6 MINNESOTA 5

ATLANTA 5 NY METS 4 (10)

BALTIMORE 5 TAMPA BAY 1

ST. LOUIS 12 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2

CHICAGO CUBS 5 MILWAUKEE 3

KANSAS CITY 6 TEXAS 1

SEATTLE 8 BOSTON 0

HOUSTON 13 LAS VEGAS 3

LA DODGERS 8 SAN DIEGO 6

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

INDIANAPOLIS AT OMAHA CANCELED

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COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES

LOUISVILLE 7 OREGON STATE 6

ARKANSAS 7 UCLA 3

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS HEADLINES/RELEASES

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NBA NEWS

OKC’S JALEN WILLIAMS AND SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER ENTER NBA FINALS LORE WITH GAME 5 SCORING SPREE

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jerry West and Elgin Baylor did it often. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James did it a couple of times. Magic Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes were among those who did it once.

And now, Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have entered NBA lore.

Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night marked just the 14th time in league history that a game saw somebody score at least 40 points in a title-round game while one of his teammates scored at least 30.

Williams had 40 and Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 in Oklahoma City’s 120-109 win over Indiana, a victory that gave the Thunder a 3-2 lead in the series.

“These guys are really good players,” Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. “Obviously.”

A look at the history when a team has a 40-point and 30-point scorer in the same finals game:

Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, Lakers

This 40-30 combination has happened 14 times in NBA Finals history. West and Baylor are responsible for half of them, and they made it almost seem commonplace back then — while hardly any set of teammates has done it since.

— April 8, 1962: West scored 40, Baylor scored 36 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 129-122 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of those finals.

— April 18, 1962: Baylor scored 41, West scored 35, but it wasn’t enough and the Celtics beat the Lakers 110-107 in Game 7 for the title that season.

— April 17, 1963: West scored 42, Baylor scored 38 and the Lakers beat the Celtics 119-99 in Game 3.

— April 21, 1963: Baylor scored 43, West scored 32 and the Lakers beat the Celtics 126-119 in Game 5. The Celtics would prevail in six games.

— April 17, 1966: West scored 41, Baylor scored 36 in the Lakers’ 133-129 win over the Celtics in Game 1 of that series.

— April 24, 1966: Baylor scored 41, West scored 31 and the Lakers beat the Celtics 121-117 in Game 5. But Boston would win the title again, prevailing in Game 7.

— April 25, 1969: West scored 31, Baylor scored 32 and the Lakers beat the Celtics 118-112 in Game 2 that year. And once again, the Celtics would win, this time in another Game 7 and the 11th and final title for Bill Russell.

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James, Cavaliers

They did it in back-to-back seasons for Cleveland, both times against Golden State. The Cavs won the title in 2016, then lost in 2017.

— June 13, 2016: Both scored 41 points and the Cavs beat the Warriors 112-97, cutting Golden State’s series lead to 3-2. This was the season Cleveland successfully rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the title.

— June 9, 2017: Irving scored 40 and James scored 31 as the Cavs avoided a sweep by beating the Warriors 137-116 in Game 4 of that series. Golden State went on to prevail in five games.

Magic Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes, Lakers

They did it once, in the clincher of the 1980 finals for the Lakers against the Philadelphia 76ers.

— May 16, 1980: Johnson scored 42 and Wilkes scored 37 in the Lakers’ 123-107 road win in Game 6 to secure the title.

Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West, Lakers

West’s name pops into the list again, this time with Wilt Chamberlain in the Lakers’ 1970 finals appearance against the New York Knicks.

— May 6, 1970: Chamberlain scored 45, West scored 33 and the Lakers beat the Knicks 135-113 in Game 6 of that series. New York would win the title two nights later in Game 7.

John Havlicek and Bailey Howell, Celtics

Hard to believe it’s happened only once in Celtics lore, but that’s indeed the case. The Boston teammates did it against the Lakers in 1968.

— May 2, 1968: Havlicek scored 40, Howell scored 30 and the Celtics won 124-109 in Game 6 of that series, clinching yet another championship.

Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit, Hawks

Not the Atlanta Hawks, the St. Louis Hawks. Hagan and Pettit were the first members of the finals 40-30 club.

— April 5, 1961: Hagan scored 40, Pettit scored 30 and the Hawks lost to the Celtics 116-108 in Game 2 of that series. Boston won the series in five games.

THIRTEEN MORE PLAYERS WITHDRAW FROM NBA DRAFT POOL

Thirteen additional early entry candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft, the league announced Tuesday.

The draft is scheduled for June 25-26 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 overall pick and are widely projected to choose Duke forward Cooper Flagg.

The 13 players, along with their current team (country of team) and height:

Mohammad Amini, Nancy (France), 6-7

Alec Anigbata, Ulm (Germany), 6-9

Neoklis Avdalas, Peristeri (Greece), 6-7

Bassala Bagayoko, Bilbao (Spain), 6-10

Asim Djulovic, OKK Beograd (Serbia), 6-9

Mouhamed Faye, Reggio Emilia (Italy), 6-9

Lazar Gacic, OKK Beograd (Serbia), 6-11

Ben Henshall, Perth (Australia), 6-5

Malique Lewis, SE Melbourne (Australia), 6-8

Mathias M’Madi, Moron (Spain), 6-5

Zaion Nebot, Le Havre (France), 6-2

Michael Ruzic, Joventut (Spain), 6-9

David Torresani, Treviso (Italy), 6-1

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NHL NEWS

BACK-TO-BACK CATS: PANTHERS REPEAT AS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS BY BEATING THE OILERS IN 6 GAMES

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Stanley’s stay in South Florida is getting extended.

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21 and the third team to do it this century.

Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the sixth player in league history and first since Maurice Richard in 1957 to get that many in a game in the final. His third to complete the hat trick sent rats, along with hats, flying onto the ice. Matthew Tkachuk, one of the faces of the franchise, fittingly scored the Cup clincher.

More rats were part of the victory celebration when the clock hit zeroes. Panthers players mobbed in the corner, while the Oilers watched in dismay.

“Good evening, South Florida,” Commissioner Gary Bettman said before presenting the trophy to captain Aleksander Barkov. “It feels like we just did this.”

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced, closing the door on a rematch with the same end result. The only goal came from fellow Russian Vasily Podkolzin in garbage time, long after the outcome was decided and the NHL put a bow on a remarkable season that included Alex Ovechkin’s milestone as the all-time leading goal scorer and Olympics-like buzz around the 4 Nations tournament in February.

There were chants of “We want the Cup!” as the final moments ticked away. The Panthers already had it.

Now they get to keep it.

“This is as good as the first one,” Reinhart said. “We learned some lessons. We stayed on the gas, foot on the pedal, and obviously the result speaks for itself.”

Not long after the Lightning made three trips to the final in a row, Florida has done the same and now has the makings of a dynasty. The Panthers have won 11 of 12 playoff series since T kachuk arrived by trade and Paul Maurice took over as coach in the summer of 2022.

“We’ve got to be a dynasty now,” Tkachuk said. “Three years in a row finals, two championships. This is a special group.”

The only time they have been on the wrong side of a handshake line was the final in Vegas in 2023, only after several key players were banged up and gutting through significant injuries.

From the core of Tkachuk, Reinhart, Barkov and Sam Bennett on down the roster, they were much healthier this time around and were boosted by key trade deadline additions Brad Marchand and Seth Jones. Bennett led all goal-scorers this postseason with 15, and Marchand had six in the final alone.

Bennett won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Barkov handed the Cup to first-time champion Nate Schmidt, and all the others winning it for the first time got it soon after.

“It’s amazing to be able to be here,” Schmidt said. “I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.”

Getting depth contributions from throughout the lineup allowed them to overpower Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers, who struggled with Florida’s ferocious forecheck and switched goaltenders multiple times in the final. Stuart Skinner got the nod in Game 6 and was again done in by mistakes in front of him that ended with the puck in the net behind him and had his own blunder on Reinhart’s second goal.

McDavid tried to take over but was again stymied by Barkov, Jones and Bobrovsky. He finished with seven points in his second career trip to the final, again denied his first title.

The Panthers spent more time leading during this Stanley Cup Final than any previous team in history, 255:49 minutes in all.

“We lost to a really good team,” McDavid said. “Nobody quit, nobody threw the towel in, but they’re a heck of a team. They’re back-to-back Stanley Cup champions for a reason.”

Canada’s Stanley Cup drought reached 31 seasons and 32 years dating to Montreal in 1993. Teams in the U.S. Sun Belt have won it five of the past six times, four of them in Florida.

This run through Tampa Bay in five games, Toronto in seven, Carolina in five and Edmonton in six showed how clinical the Panthers have become under Maurice, who has coached more NHL games than everyone except Scotty Bowman and is now a two-time champion.

So is Marchand, who last hoisted the Cup in 2011 with the Boston Bruins. The 14-year gap is the third-longest in league history, just shy of 16 for Chris Chelios from 1986 to 2002 and 15 for Mark Recchi from ’91 to ’06.

“It’s incredible,” Marchand said. “It’s a feeling you can’t really describe. Seeing the family and everyone up there and everyone that supported me and helped me get to this point, words can’t put this into reality how great it feels. Such an incredible group.”

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COLLEGE BASEBALL

JARED JONES’ EARLY GO-AHEAD HOMER HELPS SEND LSU TO CWS BRACKET FINAL WITH A 9-5 WIN OVER UCLA

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jared Jones hit a go-ahead three-run homer before rain suspended play Monday night, freshman reliever Casan Evans pitched 4 1/3 shutout innings after play resumed Tuesday, and LSU advanced to its College World Series bracket final with a 9-5 victory over UCLA.

The Tigers (50-15) next play Wednesday night against the winner of Tuesday night’s elimination game between Arkansas and the Bruins (48-17). LSU, going for its second national championship in three years, needs one more win to reach the best-of-three finals starting Saturday.

LSU was up 5-3 at the end of the third inning Monday night when the game was suspended following a 2-hour, 53-minute delay.

The Tigers had Evans (5-1) take over for starter Anthony Eyanson when play resumed. Evans, who pitched the ninth inning of a 4-1 win over Arkansas on Saturday, limited UCLA to four singles and struck out five.

“Coach (Jay) Johnson had told me that once we got out of the delay that I would be on the mound, and then it got rolled over to today,” Evans said. “Just went back to the hotel and got ready for today. Woke up early. The mindset stays the same no matter when I come in the game, if I start or if I close. I was just going out there and doing my best to help my team win.”

UCLA had two runners on base with one out when Evans turned the game over to Cooper Williams in the eighth. The Tigers had to get through some anxious moments when Williams walked the bases loaded and the Bruins pulled to 8-5 on Payton Brennan’s groundout and Blake Balsz’s infield single. Another walk reloaded the bases, prompting Johnson to call on Chase Shores, who needed one pitch to get an inning-ending groundout.

Jones’ RBI single in the ninth gave the Tigers a four-run cushion, and Shores pitched a clean ninth to send the Bruins to their first loss in seven NCAA Tournament games.

“Just seemed like we were swimming upstream a little bit most of the game,” UCLA coach John Savage said. “Continuation game. We put up three and then they put up four. Then they come out and do a good job with two outs in the fourth, and they got two there. And it seemed like we were just trailing a little bit from the mound, mostly.”

It was challenging for Savage to manage his pitching. With a spot in the bracket final at stake, he didn’t hold back and used eight pitchers. A loss meant the Bruins had to play again in about six hours, so pitching depth was compromised.

“When you’re in the winners’ bracket, you’ve got to do everything you can to stay in the winners’ bracket,” Savage said. “Anybody who tells you otherwise doesn’t know what they’re talking about or has never coached. But I think we have some guys, clearly. We have about five or six guys that didn’t throw either yesterday or today. We’ll pick one, we’ll pick some guys out of that lot.”

The Tigers took a 7-3 lead in the fourth against freshman Wylan Moss, who gave up three hits and a walk and recorded only two outs.

UCLA starter Landon Stump (6-2) had gone to the mound for the bottom of the first Monday night with a 3-0 lead, but it evaporated when Jones’ three-run homer put the Tigers ahead 4-3.

Jones’ 21st homer of the season barely cleared the fence in right center and was the 63rd in his career, third most in program history.

“Offensively we just wanted to start the game on the right note,” Jones said. “We talk about winning every inning. Obviously they put up a three spot in the top half, so to win the inning we’ve got to put up at least four. And it just so happened.”

NO. 3 ARKANSAS KNOCKS OUT NO. 15 UCLA AT MCWS

Wehiwa Aloy provided the pop and Zach Root pitched five shutout innings to lead No. 3 Arkansas to a 7-3 victory over No. 15 UCLA in a College World Series elimination game on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.

Aloy went 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple. The junior shortstop drove in three runs and scored twice for the Razorbacks (50-14). Teammate Logan Maxwell went 2-for-3 with a two-run double, and Brent Iredale finished 2-for-2 and scored three times.

Root (9-6), Aiden Jimenez and Will McEntire held the Bruins to six hits. Two errors and a wild pitch aided UCLA’s three-run ninth.

Dean West and Payton Brennan each went 2-for-4 to lead the Bruins, with Brennan scoring a run. Mulivai Levu tripled and scored for UCLA (48-18), which was relegated to the losers bracket after falling 9-5 to No. 6 LSU in a game that was completed earlier on Tuesday after weather forced a suspension Monday night.

A day after Gage Wood’s no-hitter over Murray State kept the Razorbacks alive, the Bruins made sure Root did not get another when West and Roch Cholowsky both singled to start the game. Root walked Roman Martin with one out to load the bases.

Root, though, escaped unscathed. He got AJ Salgado to line out and then threw out West, who tried a straight steal of home with Brennan at the plate. Root struck out five, allowed three hits and issued two walks during his second start in Omaha.

Aloy went opposite field to the right field bullpen off Cody Delvecchio (1-4) for his 21st homer of the season in the first inning. In the fifth, he missed a homer by about a foot on his RBI triple off the wall in center.

Next up for the Razorbacks is a Wednesday night rematch with LSU, which beat Arkansas 4-1 in the MCWS opener for both teams on Saturday.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: ANGELS SHUT OUT SLUMPING YANKEES AGAIN

Kyle Hendricks struck out nine and pitched six solid innings as the Los Angeles Angels earned their fourth straight win at Yankee Stadium with a 4-0 victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Tuesday.

The Yankees lost their season-high fifth straight game, were shut out for a third straight game and have not scored in 29 innings. New York hadn’t been blanked three times in a row since 2016.

Taylor Ward hit a two-run single while Zach Neto and Luis Rengifo each had two hits for the Angels, who posted shutouts in consecutive games against the Yankees for the first time since May 12-13, 1999. Hendricks (5-6) permitted four hits and a walk while striking out nine.

New York slugger Aaron Judge struck out three times and his average dropped to .372 — the fourth time in five games that he had fanned three times. Yankees rookie Will Warren (4-4) allowed three runs in six innings but struck out a career-high 11.

Braves 5, Mets 4 (10 innings)

Austin Riley’s long sacrifice fly to center field scored automatic runner Luke Williams with the winning run in the 10th inning to give Atlanta a come-from-behind win over visiting New York.

New York led 4-1 after five innings, but the Braves tied the game in the eighth on Marcell Ozuna’s three-run double against reliever Reed Garrett. Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven innings and allowed four runs on six hits — two of them home runs — with two walks and eight strikeouts.

Tyrone Taylor hit a home run and two-run double for New York. Juan Soto hit a 412-foot solo homer in the first inning, his 14th homer of the season. David Peterson worked seven strong innings but was lifted after allowing the first two batters to reach in the eighth. He was charged with three runs on five hits, three walks and three strikeouts.

Guardians 3, Giants 2

Gabriel Arias’ sixth-inning home run spoiled Rafael Devers’ San Francisco debut and delivered a win to visiting Cleveland.

Arias’ double and homer were two of the Guardians’ six hits. Slade Cecconi (2-3) went five innings, during which he allowed two runs and four hits. He walked three and struck out six.

Arias’ homer came off Giants starter Robbie Ray (8-2) after the Guardians had rallied into a 2-2 tie two innings earlier on an RBI single by Carlos Santana. Ray was pulled after the sixth, charged with all three Cleveland runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out five. Acquired over the weekend from the Boston Red Sox, Devers went 2-for-5. Mike Yastrzemski collected a double and two singles for the Giants, who have lost three straight.

Reds 6, Twins 5

TJ Friedl’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning rallied Cincinnati past visiting Minnesota.

Will Benson added a two-run double while Jake Fraley chipped in a two-run single for the Reds, who scored all six runs with two outs. Scott Barlow (2-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of hard-luck starter Andrew Abbott, who left after 5 2/3 innings having allowed five runs, only one earned. Emilio Pagan worked around two walks to pitch a scoreless ninth for his 17th save in 19 chances.

Twins reliever Brock Stewart (1-1) gave up three straight two-out hits in the sixth after Harrison Bader’s two-out, three-run homer off the glove of Fraley in right put Minnesota up 5-4 in the top of the inning. Ryan Jeffers and Trevor Larnach each had two hits for the Twins, who lost their fifth straight and ninth in 11 games. Jeffers left in the fifth inning with a bruise on his right hand. X-rays were negative.

Royals 6, Rangers 1

Salvador Perez homered twice and added an RBI double as Kansas City snapped a six-game losing streak by prevailing in Arlington, Texas.

Perez passed Hall of Famer George Brett for the team record for games with multiple home runs (18), and Bobby Witt Jr. also went deep. Royals starter Seth Lugo (4-5) allowed one run in six innings while striking out a season-high nine.

Rangers starter Jack Leiter (4-4) went 5 2/3 innings, permitting six runs on eight hits. Corey Seager collected two of Texas’ five hits.

Marlins 8, Phillies 3

Eric Wagaman hit a two-run homer, Jesus Sanchez added a pinch-hit solo shot and host Miami ended Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak.

Xavier Edwards had three hits and drove in a run for Miami, which had 13 hits and won for the fourth time in its last five games. Javier Sanoja and Agustin Ramirez each had two hits and an RBI as the Marlins evened the four-game set at one game apiece.

The Marlins spoiled the return of Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo (6-3), who spent 3 1/2 seasons with Miami before being traded to Philadelphia in December. Luzardo gave up four runs on six hits and a season-high four walks over five-plus innings.

Blue Jays 5, Diamondbacks 4

Bo Bichette and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Toronto over visiting Arizona.

Bichette’s one-out homer tied the game against Shelby Miller (3-2), then Barger followed with a blast to right to end Toronto’s three-game losing streak. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a solo homer and three RBIs in a three-hit game for Toronto in the opener of a three-game series.

Pavin Smith hit an RBI single and Josh Naylor an RBI double for Arizona. Ketel Marte scored twice.

Tigers 7, Pirates 3

Javier Baez hit a pair of solo home runs as host Detroit downed Pittsburgh to end a two-game skid.

Baez’s power display made a winner of Casey Mize (7-2), who allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits in six innings. Riley Greene and Wenceel Perez blasted two-run homers for the Tigers, and Perez also supplied a run-scoring triple.

Alexander Canario hit a two-run single for the Pirates, who took their fourth loss in five games. Reliever Carmen Mlodzinski (1-5) yielded two homers and four runs in two innings.

Rockies 10, Nationals 6

Visiting Colorado tied a team record with seven home runs in a game — including back-to-back homers twice in the seventh inning — and held on for a win against sinking Washington.

Michael Toglia had three hits and homered twice. Hunter Goodman went deep for the third time in two nights, and Thairo Estrada, Ryan McMahon, Sam Hilliard and Mickey Moniak joined the home run barrage. Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (2-10) allowed one unearned run on three hits in five innings, lowering his ERA from 7.23 to 6.72.

Nathaniel Lowe homered in the eighth and doubled in the ninth, and Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run shot during a four-run ninth for the Nationals, who have dropped 10 straight and 13 of 15 in June. Washington’s Brady House, called up on Monday, had his first two major league hits and drove in his first run with a single in the ninth.

Orioles 5, Rays 1

Colton Cowser belted a solo homer and Ramon Laureano twice plated Jordan Westburg with RBI singles, fueling visiting Baltimore to a victory over Tampa Bay.

Westburg and Dylan Carlson each collected three hits as the Orioles recorded their 15th win in 22 games. Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday each had an RBI single to help Baltimore even the four-game set against Tampa Bay at one victory apiece. Dean Kremer (6-7) allowed one run on four hits in five innings to snap a two-game skid.

Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero had an RBI single among his two hits. Brandon Lowe also had two hits for the Rays, who saw their four-game winning streak come to a halt. Zack Littell (6-7) permitted three runs on seven hits in six innings.

Cardinals 12, White Sox 2

Ivan Herrera had two hits and four RBIs, Brendan Donovan went 4-for-5 and Matthew Liberatore pitched six strong innings as St. Louis routed host Chicago.

St. Louis has won two of three on the heels of a six-game losing streak. Alec Burleson added three hits, including a homer, and two RBIs and Victor Scott II also went deep to help the Cardinals outhit the White Sox 13-6. Liberatore (4-6) earned his first victory since May 6 after scattering two runs and five hits in six innings.

Chicago struck first, capitalizing on a two-out, first-inning rally punctuated by Edgar Quero’s RBI single. It was the first of Quero’s two hits in the game. The White Sox lost their sixth straight, the club’s third skid of at least that many games this season.

Cubs 5, Brewers 3

Seiya Suzuki launched a go-ahead three-run home run in the fifth inning to propel Chicago to a victory over visiting Milwaukee.

Ben Brown (4-5) went five innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking two to earn his first win since May 2 — also against the Brewers. Closer Daniel Palencia secured his seventh save and the Cubs’ third straight win. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and Kyle Tucker tallied three hits.

Chad Patrick (3-7) surrendered four earned runs on six hits in defeat, also striking out five and walking a pair in five innings. Isaac Collins went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Brewers, who dropped their second game in three tries.

Mariners 8, Red Sox 0

Cal Raleigh hit a grand slam to regain the major league lead in home runs as Seattle put an end to visiting Boston’s six-game winning streak.

Raleigh’s blast, his 27th homer of the season, broke a tie with the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge and capped a five-run second inning against Red Sox starter Walker Buehler (5-5). Raleigh added a two-run double to finish 3-for-4 with six RBIs.

Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo (6-4), who had lost his previous three decisions, allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out six. Buehler gave up eight runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings, with four walks and two strikeouts.

Astros 13, Athletics 3

Cam Smith belted two homers as part of his first career four-hit game and Houston had five long balls overall while rolling to a victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.

Mauricio Dubon, Christian Walker and Cooper Hummel also went deep as Houston won for the sixth time in seven games. Dubon finished 3-for-3 with two walks, and Smith had three RBIs and scored three times. Jason Alexander (1-0) was solid in his Houston debut, taking a shutout into the seventh inning in his first major league start since 2022.

Gio Urshela had two of the Athletics’ four hits. The A’s saw their season-best four-game winning streak come to an end. A’s starter JP Sears (5-6) allowed five runs and five hits over 3 1/3 innings.

Dodgers 8, Padres 6

Will Smith hit a go-ahead home run on a 12-pitch at-bat in the sixth inning and Los Angeles continued its success against visiting San Diego.

Andy Pages had two home runs among his four hits and drove in three runs for the Dodgers, who improved to 4-1 against San Diego during a stretch of seven games in 11 days between the National League West rivals. The Dodgers took control with a five-run sixth that included a two-run double from Tommy Edman.

Trenton Brooks belted his first major league homer and Luis Arraez had three hits and an RBI for the Padres, who fell to 4-9 since June 4. San Diego reliever Jeremiah Estrada was tagged for five runs in the sixth without recording an out.

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NFL NEWS

TIGHT END TRAVIS KELCE, FRANCHISED GUARD TREY SMITH ATTEND CHIEFS MINICAMP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce and Pro Bowl right guard Trey Smith, who skipped voluntary workouts after receiving the franchise tag, were present for the start of the Kansas City Chiefs’ mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday.

Kelce also was absent for the voluntary workouts that had been open to reporters in recent weeks.

Smith is hoping to land a long-term contract with the Chiefs, who chose him in the sixth round of the 2021 draft, when his stock had plummeted amid health concerns. He has far outplayed that draft positioning, though, and that is why the Chiefs gave him the franchise tag — essentially a $23.4 million guaranteed salary for the upcoming season.

Smith and the Chiefs have until mid-July to work out a new contract, otherwise he will play the season on the one-year deal.

Smith was not made available to reporters Tuesday, but the fact that he reported to the mandatory minicamp — rather than risk a potential fine — was noteworthy. Two years ago, defensive tackle Chris Jones held out all summer and into the start of the regular season before eventually agreeing to a contract with Kansas City.

“It’s good (Smith) didn’t take my approach,” Jones quipped. “He shouldn’t take advice from me.”

While the Chiefs worked through several lineups during the roughly 90-minute session, Smith’s decision to report did give them an opportunity to see what their revamped offensive line could look like this upcoming season.

After they struggled to protect Patrick Mahomes for most of last season, and especially during a lopsided Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, the Chiefs began the makeover by trading two-time All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney to the Bears for a draft pick in March.

The Chiefs proceeded to draft Josh Simmons, an offensive tackle from Ohio State, with the final pick in the first round.

Simmons was widely considered the top tackle available, but he was coming off a knee injury that caused him to slip to the 32nd overall pick. The Chiefs were confident in their medical workup on him, though, and that gamble appears to be paying off: He was on the field and moving around well during the start of the minicamp.

“Just trying to be available as I can right now,” he said.

It’s unclear whether Simmons will be a full participant when training camp begins in late July, but things appear to be trending in that direction. And that raises hopes around Kansas City that Mahomes will finally have a capable blind-side protector.

“I wanted to be able to throw the pads on ASAP,” Simmons said. “Whatever the staff allows me to do, I’m definitely going to do.”

Meanwhile, the Chiefs are hopeful that second-year pro Kingsley Suamataia can continue his transition from tackle to guard, and take Thuney’s place alongside Simmons on the left side of the line. And when they are joined by All-Pro center Creed Humphrey, Smith at right guard and veteran Jawaan Taylor at right tackle, the Chiefs could have their best offensive line in years.

REPORT: STEELERS S DESHON ELLIOTT AGREES TO 2-YEAR EXTENSION

Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million extension that includes $9.21 million in guarantees, NFL Network reported.

Elliott has elected to stay with the Steelers despite the team signing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a one-year contract. Elliott previously said “leave his (expletive) in the retirement home” when the topic of Rodgers joining the Steelers first emerged.

Elliott, 28, recorded career highs in tackles (108) and fumble recoveries (three) in 15 games (14 starts) last season. He was playing in the first season of a two-year, $6 million contract.

He has totaled 395 tackles, five fumble recoveries and four interceptions in 72 career games (64 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2019-21), Detroit Lions (2022), Miami Dolphins (2023) and Steelers. He was selected by the Ravens in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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AUTO RACING NEWS

AUTO RACING: SHANE VAN GISBERGEN LOCKS IN A PLAYOFF SPOT AS NASCAR ROLLS INTO THE ‘TRICKY TRIANGLE’

All Times Eastern

NASCAR CUP SERIES

The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM

Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Track: Pocono Raceway.

Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:45 p.m., qualifying, 1:45 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (Prime Video and MAX).

Last year: Ryan Blaney earned his second win of the season, taking the lead and never looking back after passing a penalized Kyle Larson with 44 laps to go.

Last race: Shane van Gisbergen dominated in Mexico, leading the final 32 laps and winning by more than 16 seconds.

Next race: June 28, Hampton, Georgia.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

Explore the Pocono Mountains 250

Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Track: Pocono Raceway.

Race distance: 100 laps, 250 miles.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10 a.m., qualifying, 11:05 a.m., race, 3:30 p.m. (CW).

Last year: Cole Custer secured his first victory of the season after taking the lead from Justin Allgaier on a restart with nine laps to go.

Last race: Starting from the rear in a backup car, Daniel Suárez stuns the field in Mexico after taking the lead in a three-wide battle.

Next race: June 27, Hampton, Georgia.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES

MillerTech Battery 200

Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Track: Pocono Raceway.

Race distance: 80 laps, 200 miles.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 12:35 p.m., qualifying, 1:40 p.m., race, 5 p.m. (FS1).

Last year: Corey Heim claimed his fifth series win after leading 55 of 70 laps in a race that was delayed due to rain.

Last race: Stewart Friesen held off Enfinger late to secure the victory in Michigan, breaking a 72-race losing streak and grabbing his first win since 2022.

Next race: June 28, Lakeville, Connecticut.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

FORMULA ONE

Last race: George Russell held off Verstappen and took hist first win of the season in Canada in a dramatic race that saw McLaren teammates Norris and Piastri collide.

Next race: June 29, Spielberg, Austria.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

INDYCAR

XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

Site: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Track: Road America.

Race distance: 55 laps, 220.77 miles.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 11 a.m., qualifying, 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, warmup, 10 a.m., race, 1:30 p.m. (FOX).

Last year: Will Power scored his first win in two years after a late strategic pit stop vaulted him into the lead.

Last race: Kyle Kirkwood grabbed his first oval win in Madison, thanks to quick teamwork in a late pit stop that put him out front for good.

Next race: July 6, Lexington, Ohio.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

NHRA DRAG RACING

American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA Nationals

Site: North Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Track: Virginia Motorsports Park.

Race distance: 1/4 mile.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m., qualifying, 2 p.m., qualifying, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, qualifying, 2 p.m., race, 4 p.m. (FOX).

Next race: June 29, Norwalk, Ohio.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Huset’s Hustle – Night 1

Site: Brandon, S.D.

Track: Huset’s Speedway.

Huset’s Hustle – Night 2

Site: Brandon, S.D.

Track: Huset’s Speedway.

St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff – Night 1

Site: Pevely, Mo.

Track: I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

Billionauto.com Husets’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menard’s – Night 1

Site: Brandon, S.D.

Track: Huset’s Speedway.

St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff – Night 2

Site: Pevely, Mo.

Track: I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

Billionauto.com Husets’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menard’s – Night 2

Site: Brandon, S.D.

Track: Huset’s Speedway.

Monday Madness at Independence

Track: Independence Motor Speedway

Site: Independence, Iowa.

Next events: June 26-29, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, New Richmond, Wisconsin, Grand Forks, N.D., Ada, Minnesota, Minot, N.D.

Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com

FORMULA 1 EXTENDS THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX’S CONTRACT THROUGH 2035

LONDON (AP) — The Canadian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 schedule through 2035 after a four-year extension was announced Tuesday.

The circuit in Montreal is a fan favorite with a reputation for unpredictable racing, which was further bolstered by the collision in Sunday’s race between McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

It’s also one of the older tracks on F1’s schedule, having first hosted a Grand Prix in 1978, and F1 said Tuesday that investment by the promoter “will continue and be vital in continuing to enhance the event in the years ahead.”

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, named after a Canadian F1 great who died in a 1982 crash, was already due to stay on the schedule through 2031. Its most recent extension was by two years in 2021 to make up for two editions of the race which were canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As Formula 1 celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is fitting that we have announced an extension with the Canadian Grand Prix, a race that has such incredible history in our sport and is named after a true legend in Gilles Villeneuve,” F1 president and chief executive Stefano Domenicali said in a statement.

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INDIANA PACERS

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GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS THUNDER (GAME 6)

After dropping Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night in Oklahoma City, the Pacers will host a do-or-die Game 6 on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. With a win, Indiana would force a winner-take-all Game 7 for the NBA title on Sunday in Oklahoma City. But with a loss, the Thunder would be crowned as NBA champions on Indiana’s home floor.

Turnovers and potential injuries were the biggest concerns coming out of Indiana’s 120-109 loss to the Thunder. The Pacers coughed the ball up 23 times, which Oklahoma City converted into 32 points on Monday night. All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton also had an off night, finishing with four points (all from the free throw line), seven rebounds, six assists, and three turnovers in 34 minutes while being hampered by tightness in his right leg that briefly sent him to the locker room in the first half.

On the other end, Thunder All-Star guard Jalen Williams went off for 40 points, becoming just the ninth player in league history to score 40 or more points in an NBA Finals game while under the age of 25. League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and 10 assists as the duo combined to take 26 free throws.

But the Pacers return home confident in their ability to protect home court and force a Game 7. Indiana very easily could have swept a pair of Finals home games against the Thunder last week, but lost a four-point lead with three minutes remaining in Game 4. Still, the Pacers have been a tough out at home all season and expect Indiana fans to create a raucous environment for the final home game of the season.

And this is a team that has proven to be remarkably resilient all season long in the face of adversity. They know Thursday will be their stiffest test to date, but they’re embracing the opportunity.

“I think the fight is always going to be there from this group,” Haliburton said. “We’ve shown that when our backs are against the wall, we have many different guys that can chip in. We have shown that we are always going to fight.

“Going home, there’s not a better opportunity than to fight on your home floor. So that’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s going to be a lot of fun playing a win-or-go-home game at our home…I look forward to competing, and we’ll be ready to go.”

Probable Starters

Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith,  F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner

Thunder: G – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G – Luguentz Dort, F – Jalen Williams, F – Chet Holmgren, C – Isaiah Hartenstein

Injury Report

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn achilles tendon), Jarace Walker – out (right ankle sprain)

Thunder: Nikola Topic – out (left knee surgery)

Last Meeting

June 16, 2025: The Thunder forced the Pacers into 23 turnovers and Jalen Williams scored 40 points as Oklahoma City won Game 5 on its home floor, 120-109.

Oklahoma City led by as many as 18 points in the first half before the Pacers rallied to cut the deficit to 95-93 with 8:30 remaining. But the Thunder responded with an 18-4 run to slam the door shut on Indiana’s comeback hopes.

Williams finished with 40 points, six rebounds, and four assists while going 14-for-25 from the field, 3-for-5 from 3-point range, and 9-for-12 from the free throw line. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points, 10 assists, and four blocks while going 13-for-14 from the charity stripe.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 28 points and also tallied six boards, five assists, three steals, and two blocks. Siakam was 9-for-15 from the field, 3-for-6 from 3-point range, and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.

T.J. McConnell added 18 points off the bench for Indiana, scoring 13 in the third quarter to help trigger the Pacers’ rally. Aaron Nesmith (14 points on 4-of-5 3-point shooting), Myles Turner (13 points and six rebounds), and Obi Toppin (12 points and four boards) also reached double figures for the Blue & Gold.

The Thunder scored 32 points off Indiana’s 23 turnovers, while the Pacers managed just nine points off 11 Oklahoma City giveaways.

Noteworthy

The Pacers trailed 3-2 in the second round of the 2024 playoffs against New York before winning Game 6 at home and Game 7 on the road to take the series.

The Pacers’ losses in Games 4 and 5 mark Indiana’s first multi-game losing streak since the Blue & Gold dropped three straight from March 6-10.

Indiana is 36-14 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this season, including a 7-3 record at home in the playoffs.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

TV: ABC – Mike Breen (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst), Richard Jefferson (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

THE REST THAT’S BUILT INTO THE NBA FINALS CAN BE A GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY NOW

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Given the way Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was limping on his way out of the postgame news conference after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it’s safe to assume he’s a fan of the schedule right about now.

Put simply, he could use a couple of days off — at least.

Haliburton has a lower leg injury — nobody’s saying exactly what it is, whether it’s ankle or calf or something else — and it seems to be the sort that if this were a back-to-back situation in December, he’d be missing at least one game. But these are the finals, this is June, there no back-to-backs in the playoffs and when the league gets to the last series two-day breaks between games aren’t uncommon.

Amen to that, the Pacers are probably saying right about now.

“The Finals, the NBA Finals, is one of the great stages in all of sports,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “And so, it shouldn’t happen quickly and abruptly. It should happen at the right pace and the right tempo, and the space in between games does help player health. That’s a very important aspect of it.”

There was a one-day gap between games in this year’s finals just once, separating Games 3 and 4 in Indianapolis. Everything else has seen a two-day gap, as will be the case going into Game 6 at Indy on Thursday night. And if the Pacers win to force a Game 7 back in Oklahoma City, that’ll be preceded by another two days off going into an ultimate game on Sunday night.

It should be noted that the Thunder don’t mind the schedule being drawn out, either.

“We recover,” Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. “The finals are great because you get extra time in between the games. I think that’s huge in terms of rest and recovery at this time of the year. I think it’s good for the product. I think it’s a good thing and by the time the ball goes up in the air, everybody is going to be ready to play and everybody is going to be excited.”

Even those who aren’t dealing with an injury seem to be welcoming the two-day gaps between finals games.

“It’s a lot of games. It’s tiring, for sure,” Thunder star and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. “But every game is tiring. When you’re giving your all, every possession, you’re going to be tired. I don’t think I’m the only one out there that is tired.”

It wasn’t always like this.

The first NBA Finals were in 1947, before the league was called the NBA (it was the Basketball Association of America then) and before the title round was called the finals (after being called the BAA Finals in the early years, it was called the NBA World Championship Series until the mid-1980s).

That first year, Philadelphia and Chicago played five games in seven days. It would be unthinkable to play at that pace now; the NBA, for much of the last decade, hasn’t even scheduled stretches like that in the regular season.

The finals between Minneapolis and New York did the same thing — five games, seven days — in 1953. Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers played a five-game series in an eight-day span in 1965. Golden State and Washington played four games in eight days in 1975, with two cross-country flights in there as well. And this was long before charter flights became the rule in the NBA, too.

“We’re fortunate in this series. Travel is pretty reasonable. Not a long distance,” Carlisle said, evidently aware that the finals has the shortest distance between the dueling cities — Oklahoma City and Indianapolis are separated by 688 miles by air — than any finals matchup since 1956. “Not a long flight. I do believe it’s a better circumstance for the overall integrity of the competition.”

The two extra days gives everybody — Haliburton, coaches, everyone — more time to get ready. Daigneault, the father of kids ages 3 and 2, said it gives him more time to be a dad between games.

“I do twice as much parenting,” he said, “not twice as much work.”

Carlisle said coaches get more time to study film, though at this point in the series it’s pretty clear that the Thunder and Pacers know each other about as well as they can. And Haliburton will get another 24 hours of whatever scheme the Pacers’ medical staff draws up to try to get his leg good to go in Game 6.

“All these guys playing in this series on both sides. I think it’s pretty clear now that we’re going into the sixth game, and all attention and the crowd noise in both arenas, everything, this is a lifetime opportunity,” Carlisle said. “Not many guys are going to sit, even if they are a little banged up.”

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INDIANA FEVER

CAITLIN CLARK’S RETURN SCORES MASSIVE RATINGS ON ABC

Caitlin Clark’s return Saturday after a five-game injury absence was ESPN’s third most-watched WNBA game ever on ABC.

The Indiana Fever star, sidelined since May 24 with a left quadriceps strain, scored a season-high 32 points with seven 3-pointers, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 102-88 victory against the previously unbeaten New York Liberty in Indianapolis.

The Fever’s win against the defending WNBA champions drew an average of 2.2 million viewers with a peak of 2.8 million, according to Nielsen numbers released Tuesday by ESPN.

That average was up a whopping 76 percent over last season’s average audience for WNBA games on ABC. So far in 2025, viewership is up 15 percent from 2024 across ESPN’s platforms.

Clark, 23, is averaging 21.6 points, 9.2 assists and 6.4 rebounds and shooting 36.7 percent from 3-point range in five starts this season.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft out of Iowa, Clark earned All-Star, All-WNBA and Rookie of the Year honors last season.

GAME RECAP: INDIANA FEVER ADVANCE TO 2025 COMMISSIONER’S CUP FINAL

(FEVER RELEASE)

INDIANAPOLIS (June 17, 2025) — The Indiana Fever (6-5) advanced to the Commissioner’s Cup Final, which will be played on July 1 at the Minnesota Lynx, with an 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night. With the win, the Fever earned an additional $3,000 for their Commissioner’s Cup beneficiary, Peace Learning Center, bringing their tournament total to $13,000 with a 4-1 record.

Indiana took an early lead with free throws from Natasha Howard, which the Fever maintained throughout the remainder of the quarter, thanks in large part to an additional eight points from Howard. The Fever’s backcourt duo of Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell scored nine and eight points, respectively, in the second quarter to give Indiana 47-39 lead at the halftime break.

The third quarter saw Indiana take a 17-point lead with 21 points scored, limiting the Sun to just 13 points to put the Fever in front 68-52. Seven points from Damiris Dantas in the fourth quarter, along with five from Clark and Sophie Cunningham, capped off the final-clinching win.

POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE RECORDING
POST-GAME NOTES
BOX SCORE

Indiana Fever Notes:

• The Fever earned $3,000 for their Commissioner’s Cup beneficiary, Peace Learning Center, bringing their tournament total to $13,000 with a 4-1 record.
• The Indiana Fever advanced to the Commissioner’s Cup Final, where they will face the Minnesota Lynx on July 1 in Minnesota at 8 p.m. ET.
• Natasha Howard recorded her 50^th career double-double in the third quarter, finishing the night with 16 points and 12 rebounds. The double-double is Howard’s second of the year.
• Kelsey Mitchell finished the night with 17 points, extending her double-digit scoring streak to 11 games, posting 10+ points in every game so far this season.

 Up Next: The Indiana Fever begin a three-game road swing on Thursday, June 19, at expansion side Golden State Valkyries with tip off set for 10 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video nationally and WTHR locally.

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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2025 SCHEDULE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Entering a new era of the program, the Indiana women’s soccer team has announced the complete 2025 schedule.

The Josh Rife era will get underway on with a pair of home exhibition games on Aug. 6 (Cincinnati) and Aug. 9 (Notre Dame). The official start of the season is set for Aug. 14 when the Hoosiers host Youngstown State and follow up with a meeting with Ball State on Aug. 21.

Indiana departs for a weekend road swing for a matchup at Saint Louis (Aug. 28) and at Bellarmine (Aug. 31). Non-con action wraps up with Xavier (Sept. 4) and Ohio (Sept. 7) at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Big Ten slate gets underway with a three-straight road tilts at Illinois (Sept. 12), at Maryland (Sept. 18) and Rutgers (Sept. 21).

The Hoosiers return home to host west coast foes Washington (Sept. 25) and Oregon (Sept. 28). The Golden Boot will be up for grabs at Purdue (Oct. 3) while Northwestern pays a visit to Bloomington (Oct. 9). A trip to the Michigan schools awaits after that with IU at Michigan (Oct. 12) and Michigan State (Oct. 16). Regular season play comes to an end against Penn State (Oct. 19) and Iowa (Oct. 26) at home.

The 10-team Big Ten women’s soccer championships date and locations will be determined at a later date.

INDIANA FOOTBALL

INDIANA FOOTBALL LANDS 8TH RECRUIT

Indiana received its eighth recruit in the past 10 days by landing a verbal commitment from DB LeRon Dues from Cardinal Mooney HS in Florida. He has 24 scholarship offers, including from Arizona, Kentucky, Oregon, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

Dues had 81 tackles (64 solo) as a junior with 7 tackles for a loss, four interceptions, 25 passes defended and a forced fumble.

PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER

MOODIE ANNOUNCES 2025 SCHEDULE

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Head coach Richard Moodie announced the full 2025 fall slate on Tuesday, bringing 11 home games to Folk Field, including a single home preseason exhibition. The season is set to open Thursday, August 14, with the Boilermakers taking on Indiana State at home at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Purdue will take on five opponents who made NCAA Regional Appearances in 2024 (Wisconsin, Iowa, Washington, Penn State, Minnesota) each of which won at least one game in the tournament. Washington earned a spot in the second round of the tournament, while the Hawkeyes, Badgers, and Gophers advanced to the third round. Penn State was knocked out in the quarterfinal round, by the eventual NCAA champions, the North Carolina Tarheels.

The Boilers will host Southern Illinois on Wednesday, August 6th for a preseason exhibition prior to the next week’s home opener. Purdue will start the official season a home game against Indiana State (8/14) before heading on the road to take on Ball State at 1:00 p.m. ET (8/17). The Boilers will then return home for back-to-back games against De Paul and Butler (8/21, 8/24).

To finish August and head into September, the Boilers will head on a three-game road streak against Evansville (8/28), Loyola Chicago (8/31), and Dayton (9/4). Purdue will then play Western Illinois at home to round out the preseason (9/7), before heading on to the road to Wisconsin to open Big Ten play (9/11). Purdue will then host a home contest against Iowa (9/18), prior to a Sunday trip to the east coast to take on the Maryland Terrapins (9/21).

In the heart of September, Purdue will have a three-game home stand taking on second-year west coast teams Oregon (9/25), and Washington (9/28), before closing out with rival Indiana (10/3). Wrapping up the regular season, the Boilermakers will take on two more road games, at Nebraska (10/9), at Illinois (10/12), before finishing the final games at Folk Field with a pair of home games against Penn State (10/16), and Northwestern (10/19). Purdue’s final game of the regular season will be on the road at Minnesota (10/26).

There is free admission to all Purdue home games at Folk Field.

BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BUTLER TO PLAY SOUTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA IN 2025 GREENBRIER TIP-OFF

Butler will play South Carolina and Virginia in the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off as organizers revealed the match-ups for the event.

Butler, South Carolina, Virginia and Northwestern comprise the event’s Mountain Division.

The event is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 23 inside Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Butler will face South Carolina on Nov. 21 and the Bulldogs will play Virginia Nov. 23. The Bulldogs will not face Northwestern as part of the Greenbrier Tip-Off, but will play the Wildcats later in the season in the Indy Classic.

All four games of the Mountain Division – which includes Northwestern also playing both Virginia and South Carolina – will be televised on CBS Sports Network, with tip times officially being announced in the coming months.

Butler and Virginia have met once, a 77-69 win by the No. 1 seed Cavaliers in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The match-up between the Bulldogs and South Carolina will be the first in the series.

At this time, the only way to guarantee game tickets to the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division is through event travel packages. Packages will include tickets to both of a chosen team’s games and hotel accommodations on property. Travel packages will be available in the coming weeks, but fans interested in securing packages and receiving additional event updates can register to receive email alerts at www.greenbriertipoff.com/travel. Ticket-only packages, based on availability, will go on sale in early fall.

Butler enters the 2025-26 season off an appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Crown. Coach Thad Matta’s Bulldogs have added five impact transfers in Michael Ajayi (Gonzaga), Yame Butler (Drexel), Jalen Jackson (Purdue Fort Wayne), Drayton Jones (South Carolina State), and Yohan Traore (SMU). That group joins returners Finley Bizjack, who averaged 10.3 points per game for the Bulldogs last season; Jamie Kaiser Jr., who missed the entire 2024-25 season with an ankle injury; and Evan Haywood, who started both College Basketball Crown games. Butler also welcomes a Top 25 recruiting class.

Season tickets for the upcoming 2025-26 basketball season are on sale now. The Bulldogs will once again host all 10 BIG EAST rivals at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

COACH GRAVES ANNOUNCES BYRON JONES TO COACHING STAFF

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball head coach Matthew Graves announced the newest member of his coaching staff, Byron Jones.

Jones joins the Sycamore staff most recently after being an assistant coach of the Texas Longhorns the previous two seasons. He has spent time as assistant coach at Troy (2020-23), Air Force (2019-20), Fresno State (2011-18), Winston-Salem State (2010-11), UNC Wilmington (2002-06), Denver (1997-2002), and Eastern Kentucky (1995-97). He served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, University of Central Oklahoma, from 1993-95.

“I am excited to add Byron Jones to our men’s basketball staff,” said Coach Graves. “He obviously has a wealth of knowledge and brings a lot of experience at various institutions. His ability to communicate and connect not only with the players and staff but also recruits will be an invaluable resource for all of us.”

Coach Jones is serving under Coach Graves for his 29th season of coaching, where has accrued 11 seasons with 20+ wins and made nine postseason appearances. Student-athletes under Jones have a 97% graduation rate, and four times has the staff earned a top 50 recruiting class ranking. At the end of the 2024-25 season, Texas was No. 25 in the final KenPom rankings.

In two seasons at Texas, the Longhorns posted a 40-29 record, making it to the NCAA Tournament in each season, including to the Round of 32 in 2023-24.

“I’m very excited to be here at Indiana State with the rich tradition that Indiana State has with their basketball program,” said Coach Jones. “I’m very humbled and honored to be a part of Coach Graves’ staff and it excites me because I think the potential of winning the Missouri Valley Championship is right in front of us. Being a part of this Terre Haute community and having an opportunity to play in front of his unbelievable fan base gives us a home court advantage to compete for a league championship.”

Last season, Texas amassed four wins against top 25 opponents (Missouri, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Mississippi State). They were inside the top 30 in fewest turnovers per game (NCAA) and inside the top 40 in offensive efficiency (KenPom). Jones in 2023-24 before Texas joined the SEC coached two players that garnered All-Big 12 honors, including one of those two being named Big 12’s Men’s Basketball’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

The Longhorns’ season ended after two victories in the SEC Tournament (Vanderbilt, No. 14/16 Texas A&M) and a loss to the SEC Tournament Runner-Up, No. 8/6 Tennessee. Five Longhorns were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

In his second most-recent stop as an assistant coach at Troy, his last two seasons saw back-to-back 20+ win seasons. In his final season, the Trojans won seven of its final nine games of the season, eventually falling the No. 4 seed James Madison in the tournament. In the season prior, Troy earned its first postseason bid since 2012 with an invitation to the CBI.

Jones played college basketball at Northern Oklahoma College and Eastern Kentucky. At Northern Oklahoma, he led the 1987-88 team to a 24-8 record and a Bi-State West Conference title while earning first-team all-conference and league Defensive Player of the Year honors, and in 1989-90 his team advanced to the league’s title game.

From his high school days, Coach Jones was a national Player of the Year and First-Team All-State recipient in Oklahoma from Ulysses S. Grant High School from his senior season. He won a national championship with the 1986 Oklahoma Rams Junior Olympics team.

Notes from previous positions:

Fresno State

Three postseason appearances (NCAA, NIT, CBI)

126-108 record

Finished second in the league in 2015-16 with a 13-5 league record and won the tournament championship

Air Force

Winston-Salem State

Won the league title to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament

UNC Wilmington

83-40 record, 61-22 in conference

NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003 and 2006 (league champions in each season)

Denver

Eastern Kentucky

Central Oklahoma

Lead DII in scoring

Won the conference title and tournament championship

Coach Jones is a native of Oklahoma City, Okla. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with his bachelor’s in sports and recreation management in 1993, then he continued at UCO to earn his master’s degree in physical education in 1995.

Coach Jones and his wife, Sulpicia, have three children: Antigone, Tannah, and Bryton.

SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES

UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/

MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

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 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

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