THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INTERVIEW WITH CATHEDRAL FOOTBALL COACH BILL PEEBLES:

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3:

ADAMS CENTRAL (2-0) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-1)

ARSENAL TECH (0-2) AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (2-0)

ATTICA (1-1) AT SEEGER (2-0)

AVON (2-0) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (2-0)

BATESVILLE (1-1) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (2-0)

BLACKFORD (0-2) AT MADISON-GRANT (2-0)

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (1-1) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-1)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (2-0) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-2)

BOONE GROVE (1-1) AT BREMEN (0-2)

BOONVILLE (1-1) AT SOUTHRIDGE (1-1)

BOWMAN ACADEMY (2-0) AT LAKE STATION (2-0)

BREBEUF JESUIT (0-2) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-1)

BROWN COUNTY (0-2) AT NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (2-0) AT NEW ALBANY (0-2)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-2) AT TRI (1-1)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (0-2) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (0-2)

CASCADE (2-0) AT NORTH PUTNAM (1-1)

CASTLE (1-1) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-2)

CENTERVILLE (OHIO) AT CARMEL (2-0)

CENTRAL NOBLE (0-2) AT LAVILLE (1-1)

CHESTERTON (1-1) AT MICHIGAN CITY (1-1)

CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (0-1)

CHURUBUSCO (1-1) AT GARRETT (0-2)

CINCINNATI ST. XAVIER (OHIO) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-1)

CLARKSVILLE (2-0) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (2-0)

CLINTON PRAIRIE (1-1) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (2-0)

COLUMBIA CITY (2-0) AT BELLMONT (0-2)

COLUMBUS EAST (0-2) AT SEYMOUR (0-2)

CONCORD (2-0) AT MISHAWAKA (1-1)

CORYDON CENTRAL (0-2) AT NORTH HARRISON (1-1)

COVENANT CHRISTIAN (1-1) AT INDIAN CREEK (2-0)

COVINGTON (2-0) AT NORTH VERMILLION (0-2)

CRAWFORD COUNTY (1-1) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-2)

CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-0) AT WESTERN BOONE (0-2)

CULVER ACADEMY (0-2) AT KNOX (2-0)

DANVILLE (0-2) AT ANDERSON (1-1)

DECATUR CENTRAL (0-2) AT WHITELAND (1-1)

DEKALB (1-1) AT NEW HAVEN (0-2)

DELTA (0-2) AT SHELBYVILLE (2-0)

EAST CENTRAL (2-0) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (1-1)

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-2) AT CALUMET (2-0)

EASTBROOK (2-0) AT FRANKTON (0-2)

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (2-0) AT DELPHI (1-1)

EASTERN GREENE (0-2) AT NORTH DAVIESS (2-0)

EASTERN HANCOCK (1-1) AT CENTERVILLE (2-0)

EDINBURGH (0-2) AT SOUTH DECATUR (0-2)

EDWARDSVILLE (ILL.) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-1)

ELKHART (1-1) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (1-1)

ELWOOD (1-1) AT ALEXANDRIA (2-0)

EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-2) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (1-1)

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (2-0) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-1)

EVANSVILLE REITZ (2-0) AT JASPER (1-1)

FAIRFIELD (2-0) AT JIMTOWN (0-2)

FISHERS (1-1) AT NOBLESVILLE (1-1)

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (1-1) AT WES-DEL (0-1)

FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-2)

FORT WAYNE NORTH (2-0) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (2-0)

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (0-2) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-2)

FRANKLIN (2-0) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (1-1)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-0) AT BROWNSBURG (2-0)

FREMONT (2-0) AT ANGOLA (1-1)

GARY WEST (1-0) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (0-2)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (1-1) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (2-0)

GREENCASTLE (0-2) AT FRANKFORT (0-2)

GREENSBURG (0-2) AT CONNERSVILLE (1-1)

GREENWOOD (1-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (0-2)

GUERIN CATHOLIC (1-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1-1)

HAGERSTOWN (0-2) AT UNION CITY (0-2)

HAMMOND NOLL (1-1) AT WHITING (0-2)

HANOVER CENTRAL (0-2) AT HIGHLAND (1-1)

HERITAGE HILLS (2-0) AT PRINCETON (2-0)

HOMESTEAD (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-2)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (0-2) AT EAST NOBLE (2-0)

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (2-0) AT WESTERN (1-1)

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (2-0)

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-0) AT BEECH GROVE (2-0)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (1-1)

IRVINGTON PREP (0-2) AT CINCINNATI COUNTY DAY (OHIO)

JAY COUNTY (1-1) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-2)

JEFFERSONVILLE (1-1) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (1-1)

JENNINGS COUNTY (0-2) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-2)

JOHN GLENN (1-1) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (2-0)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-2) AT ANDREAN (1-1)

KETTERING ALTER (OHIO) AT LINTON (1-1)

KOKOMO (0-2) AT MONROVIA (0-2)

LAKELAND (1-1) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-2)

LAWRENCEBURG (1-1) AT SPEEDWAY (0-2)

LEO (2-0) AT NORWELL (0-2)

LEWIS CASS (1-1) AT PERU (1-1)

LOGANSPORT (2-0) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-1)

LOWELL (1-1) AT GRIFFITH (2-0)

MACONAQUAH (2-0) AT NORTHFIELD (0-2)

MADISON (0-2) AT CHARLESTOWN (1-1)

MARION (1-1) AT CENTER GROVE (2-0)

MCCUTCHEON (1-1) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (1-1)

MERRILLVILLE (1-1) AT CROWN POINT (2-0)

MILAN (1-1) AT NORTH DECATUR (2-0)

MISSISSINEWA (2-0) AT OAK HILL (1-1)

MONROE CENTRAL (1-1) AT RICHMOND (0-2)

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-2) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (1-1)

MUNSTER (0-2) AT HOBART (2-0)

NEW CASTLE (1-1) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-0)

NEW PRAIRIE (0-2) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (2-0)

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (1-1) AT WARREN CENTRAL (1-1)

NORTH MIAMI (2-0) AT CASTON (1-1)

NORTH NEWTON (1-1) AT FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-1)

NORTH POSEY (2-0) AT NORTH KNOX (1-1)

NORTH WHITE (0-2) AT FRONTIER (2-0)

NORTHVIEW (2-0) AT SULLIVAN (2-0)

NORTHWESTERN (0-2) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-2)

NORTHWOOD (1-1) AT WAWASEE (1-1)

OWEN VALLEY (1-1) AT CLOVERDALE (0-2)

PARK TUDOR (2-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (0-2)

PARKE HERITAGE (1-1) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (1-1)

PHALEN ACADEMY AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (0-2)

PIKE (0-2) AT BEN DAVIS (0-2)

PIKE CENTRAL (0-2) AT TELL CITY (2-0)

PIONEER (1-1) AT WINAMAC (0-2)

PLAINFIELD (2-0) AT MOORESVILLE (2-0)

PLYMOUTH (0-2) AT NORTHRIDGE (0-2)

PORTAGE (0-2) AT LAKE CENTRAL (1-1)

PROVIDENCE (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-1)

RIVER FOREST (1-1) AT WHEELER (2-0)

RIVERTON PARKE (2-0) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-2)

ROCHESTER (1-1) AT WHITKO (1-1)

RUSHVILLE (0-2) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-0)

SCOTTSBURG (2-0) AT SALEM (1-1)

SHENANDOAH (1-1) AT LAPEL (2-0)

SHEPARD (ILL.) AT HAMMOND MORTON (1-1)

SILVER CREEK (0-2) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (1-1)

SOUTH ADAMS (1-1) AT BLUFFTON (2-0)

SOUTH BEND ADAMS (1-1) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (1-1)

SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-0) AT PENN (2-0)

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-2) AT NORTH JUDSON (1-1)

SOUTH NEWTON (0-2) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-2)

SOUTH PUTNAM (2-0) AT EDGEWOOD (2-0)

SOUTHMONT (2-0) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-2)

SOUTHPORT (0-2) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (2-0)

SPRINGS VALLEY (2-0) AT PAOLI (1-1)

TAYLOR (2-0) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (1-1)

TECUMSEH (0-2) AT SOUTH SPENCER (0-2)

TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-0) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-2)

TRITON (1-1) AT CULVER (1-1)

TRITON CENTRAL (2-0) AT TRI-WEST (2-0)

TWIN LAKES (2-0) AT TIPTON (2-0)

UNION COUNTY (1-1) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (1-1)

VALPARAISO (0-2) AT LAPORTE (1-1)

VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-1) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (1-1)

WABASH (0-2) AT MANCHESTER (1-1)

WARSAW (1-1) AT GOSHEN (1-1)

WASHINGTON (0-2) AT FOREST PARK (1-1)

WEST CENTRAL (2-0) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-2)

WEST LAFAYETTE (0-2) AT LEBANON (1-1)

WEST NOBLE (2-0) AT EASTSIDE (1-1)

WEST VIGO (0-2) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-1)

WEST WASHINGTON (1-1) AT MITCHELL (0-2)

WESTFIELD (1-1) AT ZIONSVILLE (1-1)

WINCHESTER (2-0) AT NORTHEASTERN (2-0)

WOODLAN (1-1) AT HERITAGE (2-0)

YORKTOWN (2-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (2-0)

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3-A LOOK AHEAD

BATTLE OF THE UNBEATENS

AVON AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (HSE FAVORED BY 3)

CLARKSVILLE AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (SWITZERLAND CO. FAVORED BY 21)

FT. WAYNE NORTH AT FT. WAYNE NORTHRUP (FW NORTH FAVORED BY 4)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT BROWNSBURG (BROWNSBURG FAVORED BY 14)

HERITAGE HILLS AT PRINCETON (HERITAGE HILLS FAVORD BY 46)

SCECINA AT BEECH GROVE (BEECH GROVE FAVORED BY 3)

NORTHVIEW AT SULLIVAN (NORTHVIEW FAVORED BY 11)

PLAINFIELD AT MOORESVILLE (PLAINFIELD FAVORED BY 10)

SB RILEY AT PENN (PENN FAVORED BY 21)

SOUTH PUTNAM AT EDGEWOOD (SOUTH PUTNAM FAVORED BY 21)

TRITON CENTRAL AT TRI-WEST (TRI-WEST FAVORED BY 7)

TWIN LAKES AT TIPTON (TIPTON FAVORED BY 1)

WINCHESTER AT NORTHEASTERN (NORTHEASTERN FAVORED BY 7)

YORKTOWN AT NEW PALESTINE (NEW PAL FAVORED BY 28)

OUTSIDE THE UNBEATEN-THE CLOSE GAMES EXPECTED

BLOOMINGTON NORTH OVER TERRE HAUTE SOUTH BY 1

HARRISON WL OVER BREBEUF BY 1

CONCORD OVER MISHAWAKA BY 3

COVINGTON OVER NORTH VERMILLION BY 4

EASTERN HANCOCK OVER CENTERVILLE BY 3

FRANKLIN OVER PERRY MERIDIAN BY 3

GARY WEST OVER HAMMOND CENTRAL BY 4

HAMMOND NOLL OVER WHITING BY 4

JEFFERSONVILLE OVER BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE BY 3

JOHN GLENN OVER RENSSELEAR CENTRAL BY 3

KOKOMO OVER MONROVIA BY 1

LEWIS CASS OVER PERU BY 4

LOWELL OVER GRIFFITH BY 4

MADISON OVER CHARLESTOWN BY 3

NORTH DECATUR OVER MILAN BY 4

MT. VERNON OVER GREENFIELD-CENTRAL BY 3

NORTHRIDGE OVER PLYMOUTH BY 3

LAKE CENTRAL OVER PORTAGE BY 1

BLUFFTON OVER SOUTH ADAMS BY 3

WASHINGTON OVER FOREST PARK BY 3

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) OVER WEST VIGO BY 4

THE BLOWOUTS EXPECTED

MADISON GRANT OVER BLACKFORD BY 42

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL OVER NEW ALBANY BY 32

TRI OVER LINCOLN BY 49

FW CARROLL OVER FW CANTEBURY BY 39

CASTLE OVER EVANSVILLE BOSSE BY 31

INDY WASHINGTON OVER CHRISTEL HOUSE BY 45

COLUMBIA CITY OVER BELLMONT BY 52

INDIAN CREEK OVER COVENANT CHRISTIAN BY 31

DANVILLE OVER ANDERSON BY 32

ELKHART OVER SB WASHINGTON BY 35

ALEXANDRIA OVER ELWOOD BY 32

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL OVER EVANSVILLE CENTRAL BY 35

GREENCASTLE OVER FRANKFORT BY 34

HERITAGE HILLS OVER PRINCETON BY 46

JAY COUNTY OVER SOUTHERN WELLS BY 35

MACONAQUAH OVER NORTHFIELD BY 31

CENTER GROVE OVER MARION BY 42

HOBART OVER MUNSTER BY 32

FRONTIER OVER NORTH WHITE BY 39

ROCHESTER OVER WHITKO BY 31

NORTH JUDSON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL UNION MILLS BY 49

COLUMBUS NORTH OVER SOUTHPORT BY 46

KNIGHTSTOWN OVER UNION COUNTY BY 35

WARSAW OVER GOSHEN BY 35

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/4/2025

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/4/2025

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/4/2025

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF

BATESVILLE 150, CENTER GROVE 166

WESTERN BOONE 171, TRI-WEST 195

NEW PALESTINE 173, CATHEDRAL 195

LOGANSPORT 176, LAFAYETTE JEFF 235

CARMEL 160, NOBLESVILLE 161, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 170

MT. VERNON 194, TRITON CENTRAL 224

YORKTOWN 178, DELTA 202, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 203

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INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY

NORTH HARRISON INVITATIONAL: HTTPS://IN.MILESPLIT.COM/MEETS/700403-NORTH-HARRISON-INVITATIONAL-2025/RESULTS

RIPLEY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP: HTTPS://IN.MILESPLIT.COM/MEETS/702006-RIPLEY-COUNTY-CHAMPIONSHIP-2025/RESULTS

BISHOP CHATARD BILL FARNEY INVITATIONAL : HTTPS://IN.MILESPLIT.COM/MEETS/706756-BISHOP-CHATARD-BILL-FARNEY-INVITATIONAL-2025/RESULTS

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INDIANA BOYS TENNIS

BISHOP CHATARD 5 LAWRENCE NORTH 0

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7 NOBLESVILLE 0

BROWNSBURG 7 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0

PENDLETON HEIGHTS 4 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 1

NEW PALESTINE 3 SHELBYVILLE 2

ALEXANDRIA 3 SHENANDOAH 2

TRITON CENTRAL 5 DECATUR CENTRAL 0

TRI-WEST 4 FRANKFORT 1

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INDIANA UNITED FLAG FOOTBALL

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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WNBA SCORES

PHOENIX 75 WASHINGTON 69

GOLDEN STATE 84 DALLAS 80

LAS VEGAS 97 MINNESOTA 87

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

PHILADELPHIA 2 MILWAUKEE 0

PITTSBURGH 5 LA DODGERS 3

TAMPA BAY 4 CLEVELAND 2

KANSAS CITY 4 LA ANGELS 3

NY YANKEES 8 HOUSTON 4

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 11 MINNESOTA 8

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

COLUMBUS 5 INDIANAPOLIS 3

SOUTH BEND 5 WISCONSIN 3

SOUTH BEND 7 WISCONSIN

WEST MICHIGAN 15 FT. WAYNE 2

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

WEEK 2

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6

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NFL WEEK ONE TV SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4

PHILADELPHIA 24 DALLAS 20

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5

KANSAS CITY VS. LA CHARGERS AT SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, 8 P.M. (YOUTUBE)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7

LAS VEGAS AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)

PITTSBURGH AT NY JETS, 1 P.M. (CBS)

MIAMI AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1 P.M. (CBS)

ARIZONA AT NEW ORLEANS, 1 P.M. (CBS)

NY GIANTS AT WASHINGTON, 1 P.M. (FOX)

CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M. (FOX)

CINCINNATI AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (FOX)

TAMPA BAY AT ATLANTA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

TENNESSEE AT DENVER, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

SAN FRANCISCO AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

DETROIT AT GREEN BAY, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

HOUSTON AT LA RAMS, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

BALTIMORE AT BUFFALO, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 8

MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES

NFL NEWS

EAGLES OPEN TITLE DEFENSE WITH TIGHT WIN OVER COWBOYS

Jalen Hurts completed 19 of 23 passes and scrambled for two touchdowns, and the host Philadelphia Eagles ended an eventful opening night by putting away the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 on Thursday.

The Eagles raised their Super Bowl LIX banner before the game, then felt the mood sour when star defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after the opening kickoff.

The first eight possessions of the game resulted in points — and after a 65-minute lightning delay interrupted the third quarter, neither team could score again.

Hurts accounted for 214 yards (152 passing, 62 rushing) and Saquon Barkley rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles (1-0), who overcame self-inflicted mistakes along with a revamped Dallas defensive front that no longer stars Micah Parsons.

The Dallas offense and Philadelphia defense were on the field, waiting for injured Eagles special teamer Ben VanSumeren to be tended to, when Carter and Prescott began exchanging words. Carter spat on Prescott and was caught by an official just a few steps away, who disqualified him for unsportsmanlike conduct.

It was the first of many undisciplined moments for the Eagles, who committed nine penalties for 110 yards.

Javonte Williams ran for 54 yards and a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in his first game for the Cowboys (0-1), while Prescott was 21-for-34 passing for 188 yards. CeeDee Lamb led all receivers with seven catches and 110 yards.

Jake Elliott nailed a 58-yard field goal to make it 24-20 Eagles 6:30 into the second half. The Cowboys drove into the red zone and got a free set of downs when Reed Blankenship committed unnecessary roughness in the end zone on a third-down incompletion.

However, Miles Sanders fumbled on the next play, Quinyon Mitchell recovered for the Eagles and the lightning delay immediately followed.

Both offenses seemed to be out of juice by the game’s 11:30 p.m. resumption. The next five possessions ended in punts, and Dallas received the ball with three minutes to go. But after Dallas reached its 38-yard line, Lamb dropped passes on second and fourth downs.

Hurts didn’t target star receiver A.J. Brown until after that turnover on downs, inside the two-minute warning. Brown made a key 8-yard catch and Hurts scrambled for a first down to ice the game.

The Cowboys capitalized on Carter’s spit by rolling down the field in six plays, with Williams scoring his first touchdown of the night. But the Eagles responded with a 10-play drive capped by Hurts’ 4-yard TD scramble.

Williams punched in his next touchdown on the first play of the second quarter, completing an 88-yard Dallas drive, and again the Eagles matched them with Hurts’ 8-yard scoring run.

Philadelphia held Dallas to a 41-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey, and the Eagles ran a near-perfect two-minute drill and Barkley powered into the end zone from 10 yards. The extra point made it 21-17, but with 51 seconds left in the half, Dallas quickly drove into field goal range and Aubrey connected from 53 yards as time expired.

Eagles guard Landon Dickerson aggravated a back injury and left the game in the fourth quarter.

NFL FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: KANSAS CITY AT LA CHARGERS

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: KC leads series, 71-57-1 (KC won last 7)

Postseason: LAC leads series, 1-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 12/08/24: LAC 17 at KC 19

Postseason: AFC-WC 1/2/93: KC 0 at LAC 17

CHIEFS NOTES:

CHIEFS have won 9 of past 10 Week 1 games. Are 3-0 in reg. season international games & can join Vikings as only teams to win 1st 4. • HC ANDY REID has 17 wins in season-opening games, most among active HCs. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES totaled 3,928 pass yards & 26 TD passes in 2024 & joined HOFer Peyton Manning (8 seasons) as only players ever with 3,500+ pass yards & 25+ TD passes in 7 of 1st 8 seasons. Has most TD passes (245) & 3rd-most pass yards (32,352) ever by QB in 1st 8 seasons. Is 6-0 with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 107.6 rating in past 6 starts vs. LAC. Is 35-5 with 100.3 rating in 40 career starts vs. division. Is 6-1 with 22 TDs (21 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs & 122.8 rating in 7 career Week 1 starts. • RB ISIAH PACHECO has 2,528 (66.5 per game) scrimmage yards in 38 career game since entering NFL in 2022. Aims for his 4th in row vs. LAC with 60+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 career Week 1 games. • RB KAREEM HUNT led team with 728 rush yards & 7 rush TDs in 2024. • TE TRAVIS KELCE ranked 3rd among TEs with 97 catches in 2024, becoming 1st player ever with 90+ catches in 7 straight seasons. Ranks 3rd all-time among TEs in catches (1,004) & rec. yards (12,151) & 5th in rec. TDs (77). Aims for his 12th in row vs. LAC with 5+ catches. Has rec. TD in 2 of 3 career international games. • WR XAVIER WORTHY ranked 6th among rookies last season with 6 rec. TDs. • DT CHRIS JONES is 1 of 4 in NFL with 5+ sacks in each of past 8 seasons. Has 10 TFL & 7 sacks in his past 6 vs. LAC. Has FF in each of his past 2 Week 1 games. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS led team with 8 sacks in 2024. • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 106 tackles in last season, 3rd-career 100-tackle season since entering NFL in 2021. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE led team with career-high 13 PD in 2024. Aims for 3rd in row vs. LAC with PD. • CB KRISTIAN FULTON can make KC debut. Totaled 7 PD in 2024 with LAC.

CHARGERS NOTES:

CHARGERS have won 5 of past 6 Week 1 games. Are 1-2 in reg. season international games. • HC JIM HARBAUGH is 5-0 in season-opening games. • QB JUSTIN HERBERT was only QB in NFL last season with 20+ TD passes (23) & 3-or-fewer INTs (3). Has 21,093 career pass yards & 1,945 completions, both most-ever by QB in 1st 5 seasons. Had 8 TDs vs. INT with 103.1 rating in 6 starts vs. division in 2024. Is 3-1 with 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 100.6 rating in 4 career Week 1 starts, with 0 INTs in each of past 3. • RB NAJEE HARRIS can make LAC debut. Totaled 5,461 scrimmage yards (4,312 rush, 1,149 rec.) & 34 TDs (28 rush, 6 rec.) over past 4 seasons with Pit. (2021- 24) & is 4th player since 1990 with 1,000+ rush yards & 7+ rush TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. Has 191 scrimmage yards (95.5 per game) in 2 career games vs. KC. • RB OMARION HAMPTON was selected No. 22 overall in 2025 NFL Draft, Chargers’ 1st RB selected in 1st round since 2015 (Melvin Gordon). • WR LADD MCCONKEY ranked 4th among rookies last season in catches (82) & rec. yards (1,149) & tied-4th in rec. TDs (7). Finished season with 50+ rec. yards in 10 straight games. Had TD catch in only career game vs. KC (9/29/24). • WR KEENAN ALLEN returns to LAC after totaling 70 catches for 744 yards & 7 TDs in 2024 with Chi., 11th-career season with 700+ rec. yards. • LB KHALIL MACK is only player in NFL with 6+ sacks in each of past 10 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row vs. KC with PD. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 international games. • LB TULI TUIPULOTU led team with career-high 8.5 sacks & 11 TFL in 2024. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY led team with career-best 142 tackles last season, • S DERWIN JAMES had 7 PD & set career highs in TFL (10) & sacks (5.5) in 2024 & is only player in NFL with 5+ PD & 5+ TFL in each of past 4 seasons. Had sack in last meeting. • CB TARHEEB STILL led team & ranked tied-2nd among rookies with 4 INTs last season. • CB DONTE JACKSON makes LAC debut after career-high 5 INTs in 2024 with Pit.

YouTube: Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Stacey Dales (field reporter) Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Dante Hall

NFL GAME CAPSULES

TAMPA BAY AT ATLANTA

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: ATL leads series, 32-31 (ATL has won 4 of last 5)

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/27/24: ATL 31 at TB 26

BUCCANEERS NOTES:

QB BAKER MAYFIELD ranked tied-2nd in pass TDs (career-high 41), 3rd in pass yards (career-high 4,500) & 4th in rating (106.8) among qualified QBs in 2024. Has 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 105.2 rating in 5 career starts vs. Atl. • RB BUCKY IRVING led all rookies in scrimmage yards (1,514), rush yards (1,122) & rush TDs (8) in 2024. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 51 catches, 1,006 scrimmage yards (613 rush, 393 rec.) & 9 TDs (6 rec., 3 rush) in 2024 & is 1 of 2 RBs (Alvin Kamara) with 50+ catches in each past 3 seasons. • WR MIKE EVANS can become 1st player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 12 career seasons. Leads all active players with 105 career rec. TDs, 9th-most in NFL history. • WR EMEKA EGBUKA was selected No. 19 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • TE CADE OTTON set career highs with 59 catches & 600 rec. yards last season. Had career-high 9 catches for 81 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 122 tackles in 2024, his 11th-career 100+ tackle season. Ranks 2nd among active players with 1,600 career tackles. • LB YAYA DIABY had career-high 13 TFL last season. • LB HAASON REDDICK makes TB debut. Has 11+ sacks in 4 of his past 5 seasons. • NT VITA VEA set career highs in TFL (10) & sacks (7) in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row at Atl. with sack. • DL CALIJAH KANCEY set career highs with 11 TFL & 7.5 sacks in 2024. Has 21 TFL in 26 career games. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM had career-high 82 tackles & ranked tied-3rd in NFL with career-best 17 PD last season. Had career-high 10 tackles & 2 PD in last road meeting. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. leads all DBs with 17 sacks since 2020. Has FF in 3 of his past 5 vs. Atl.

FALCONS NOTES:

QB MICHAEL PENIX JR. has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) in 3 career starts. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON ranked 3rd in rush yards (1,456), 4th in scrimmage yards (1,887) & tied-5th in rush TDs (14) last season, all career highs. Was 1 of 2 (Jahmyr Gibbs) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 17 games in 2024. Had 7 catches, 106 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 43 rec.) & TD catch in last meeting. • RB TYLER ALLGEIER rushed for 644 yards & 3 TDs last season. • WR DRAKE LONDON set career highs with 100 receptions for 1,271 yards & 9 TDs in 2024, 1st Falcon with 100+ receptions in season since 2015 (Julio Jones). Has 28 receptions (9.3 per game) for 446 yards (148.7 per game) & rec. TD in 3 career home games vs. TB, incl. 10+ catches in each of past 2 and 120+ rec. yards in all 3. • WR DARNELL MOONEY had 64 catches for 992 yards & career-high 5 rec. TDs last season. Had 3 rec. TDs in 2 games vs. TB last season. • TE KYLE PITTS had career-best 4 rec. TDs in 2024. • LB KADEN ELLISS ranked tied-6th in NFL with career-high 150 tackles last season. Had sack in 3 of his final 4 home games last season. • LB DIVINE DEABLO makes Atl. debut. Had 281 tackles in 54 games (2021-24) with LV. • EDGE LEONARD FLOYD makes Atl. debut. Is 1 of 4 (Brian Burns, Myles Garrett & Trey Hendrickson) with 8+ sacks in each of past 5 seasons. • EDGE ARNOLD EBIKETIE had 5 sacks in final 6 games of 2024 season. • EDGE JALON WALKER (No. 15) & EDGE JAMES PEARCE (No. 26) were selected in 1st round of 2025 NFL Draft. • DL DAVID ONYEMATA had 8 TFL in 2024 & has 5+ TFL in 4 of past 5 seasons. • CB A.J. TERRELL has 9 PD in 10 career games vs. TB. Had INT in last meeting. • S JESSIE BATES is 1 of 2 (Julian Love) with 100+ tackles & 10+ PD in each of past 2 seasons. Is 1 of 3 with 3+ INTs in 6 of past 7 seasons. Had 3 FFs, FR & INT in 2 games vs. TB in 2024.

NBC: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi (field reporter)

CINCINNATI AT CLEVELAND

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: CIN leads series, 55-48 (CIN won last three)

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 12/22/24: CLE 6 at CIN 24

BENGALS NOTES:

QB JOE BURROW led NFL with 4,918 passing yards & 43 TD passes in 2024, both single-season franchise records. Had 250+ pass yards in each of final 9 games of season & 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 8 of final 9 games. Had 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 122.8 rating in 2 games vs. Cle. last season. Had 105+ rating in 5 of 6 starts vs. division in 2024. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of 4 career games at Cle. • RB CHASE BROWN had career-high 1,350 scrimmage yards (990 rush, 360 rec.) & 11 TDs (7 rush, 4 rec.) last season. Totaled 930 scrimmage yards (116.3 per game) over final 8 games of season, with 90+ scrimmage yards in each game. Had 109 scrimmage yards (91 rush, 18 rec.) in last meeting. • WR JA’MARR CHASE became 5th player since 1970 to lead NFL in catches (127), rec. yards (1,708) & rec. TDs (17) in 2024, all career highs. Had 75+ rec. yards in each of final 8 games of season & 90+ rec. yards in each of final 5. Since entering NFL in 2021, leads all players with 46 rec. TDs. Had 9 TD catches in 6 games vs. division last season, with TD catch in each game. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 73 catches for 911 yards & career-high 10 TDs in 2024, 4th-career season with 900+ rec. yards. Had 50+ rec. yards in 6 of his 7 road games last season. Had TD catch in each of 2 games vs. Cle. in 2024. • TE MIKE GESICKI had 65 catches for 665 yards last season. • TE NOAH FANT can make Cin. debut after totaling 500 rec. yards in 2024 with Sea. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON led NFL with 17.5 sacks last season, tying career high (also 17.5 in 2023). Since 2020, ranks 3rd in NFL with 70.5 sacks. Has 0.5+ sacks in 6 of 7 career games vs. Cle., incl. each of past 4. • DE SHEMAR STEWART was selected No. 17 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • LB LOGAN WILSON had 104 tackles in 11 games in 2024, 3rd-straight season with 100+ tackles. Had 10 tackles in last road meeting. • CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT led team with career-high 16 PD last season. • S GENO STONE is 1 of 4 in NFL with 4+ INTs in each of past 2 seasons.

BROWNS NOTES:

QB JOE FLACCO totaled 1,761 pass yards & 12 TD passes in 8 games (6 starts) last season with Ind. Ranks 4th among active QBs with 45,697 career pass yards & 5th with 257 TD passes. Is 12-2 in 14 career starts at Huntington Bank Field, with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in each of his past 4. • RB JEROME FORD had 790 scrimmage yards (565 rush, 225 rec.) & 3 rush TDs in 2024, 2nd-straight season with 750+ scrimmage yards. Tied career high with 131 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 39 rec.) & had rush TD in last meeting. • WR JERRY JEUDY led team with career highs in catches (90 – single-season franchise record) & rec. yards (1,229) in 2024. Had 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards in each of his final 5 home games last season. • WR CEDRIC TILLMAN had 3 TD catches last season. • TE DAVID NJOKU is 1 of 4 TEs with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. Had 8+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in each of 2 games vs. Cin. last year. • DE MYLES GARRETT led NFL with career-high 22 TFL & ranked 2nd with 14 sacks last season, becoming 1st player since 1982 with 14+ sacks in 4 straight seasons. Is only player in NFL with 10+ sacks in each of past 7 seasons. Had 8 sacks in his final 4 home games in 2024. Has 13 sacks in 12 career games vs. Cin. • DT MASON GRAHAM was selected No. 5 overall in 2025 NFL Draft, 2nd DT selected by Cle. in top 5 since 1967 (Gerard Warren – No. 3 in 2001). • LB DEVIN BUSH had 74 tackles & 8 TFL last season. Had 2 PD in last meeting. • LB CARSON SCHWESINGER was selected No. 33 overall in 2025 NFL Draft • CB DENZEL WARD led NFL with career-high 19 PD in 2024. Is 1 of 6 players since 2000 with 10+ PD in each of 1st 7 seasons. Has 19 PD in 11 career games vs. Cin., with PD in 8 of past 8. • S GRANT DELPIT led team with career-high 108 tackles & tied career high with 7 TFL last season. Had sack in last meeting.

FOX: Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Allison Williams (field reporter)

CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: Series is tied, 4-4 (CAR won 3 of last 4)

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 12/31/23: CAR 0 at JAX 26

PANTHERS NOTES:

QB BRYCE YOUNG had 10 TDs (7 pass, 3 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 111.6 rating in Weeks 16-18 last season, incl. 100+ rating in each game. Has TD pass in each of his past 10 starts. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD set career highs in scrimmage yards (1,366), rush yards (1,195) & rush TDs (10) in 2024. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 on road. • RB RICO DOWDLE makes Car. debut. Set career highs in scrimmage yards (1,328), rush yards (1,079) & scrimmage TDs (5) in 2024 with Dal. • WR TETAIROA MCMILLAN was selected No. 8 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • WR XAVIER LEGETTE ranked 4th among NFC rookies in 2024 with 49 receptions & 497 rec. yards. • TE JA’TAVION SANDERS ranked 2nd among rookie TEs with 342 rec. yards in 2024. • DT DERRICK BROWN has 5+ TFL in 4 of his 5 career seasons. • DT A’SHAWN ROBINSON set career highs in tackles (80), TFL (8) & sacks (5.5) in 2024, most tackles among all DL last season. • DT TERSHAWN WHARTON makes Car. debut. Set career highs with 7 TFL & 6.5 sacks last season with KC. • LB D.J. WONNUM has 27 career sacks, incl. 4 sacks in 2024. • LB PATRICK JONES makes Car. debut. Set career highs with 39 tackles, 9 TFL & 7 sacks with Min. last season. • CB JAYCEE HORN set career highs with 68 tackles, 13 PD & 5 TFL last season. • CB MIKE JACKSON had career-high 76 tackles & ranked tied-3rd in NFL with career-best 17 PD last season. Had PD in 8 of his final 9 games in 2024. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG makes Car. debut. Was 1 of 2 DBs (Brian Branch) with 100+ tackles (career-high 104), 10+ PD (career-high 10) & 5+ TFL (career-high 4) last season. • S DEMANI RICHARDSON was 1 of 3 rookies (Tyler Nubin & Tyrice Knight) in 2024 with 3 games of 10+ tackles.

JAGS NOTES:

QB TREVOR LAWRENCE totaled 2,045 pass yards in 10 starts last season. Has 3 TDs vs. INT with 101.4 rating over his past 2 starts in Week 1. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE had 812 scrimmage yards (558 rush, 254 rec.) in 2024. Has 3,737 scrimmage yards since entering NFL in 2022, 3rd-most ever by Jax. player in 1st 3 seasons. Rushed for 102 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • RB TANK BIGSBY led team with career-high 766 rush yards & 7 rush TDs last season. Bigsby & Etienne were 1 of 5 pair of RB teammates each with 550+ rush yards in 2024. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. led rookies with 1,282 rec. yards & 10 rec. TDs & ranked 3rd with 87 catches last season, becoming 4th rookie ever with 1,200+ rec. yards & 10+ rec. TDs. Finished season with 75+ rec. yards in 7 straight games. Had 6 rec. TDs in 7 games in Jax. last season. • WR/DB TRAVIS HUNTER can make NFL debut after being selected No. 2 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. Won 2024 Heisman Trophy at Colorado. • WRs DYAMI BROWN & TIM PATRICK can each make Jax. debut. Patrick had TD catch in only career game vs. Car. (12/13/20 w/ Den.). • TE BRENTON STRANGE had career-high 40 catches & 411 rec. yards in 2024. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN had 8 sacks in 2024 & is 1 of 8 in NFL with 7+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons. Had 0.5+ sacks in 5 of 7 games in Jax. last season. Had 3 sacks in last meeting & 4 sacks in 2 career games vs. Car. • LB TRAVON WALKER led team with career-high 10.5 sacks & 13 TFL in 2024, 2ndstraight season with 10+ sacks. Had 6.5 sacks in 7 games in Jax. last season. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has sack in each of 3 career Week 1 games. • LB DEVIN LLOYD led team with 113 tackles in 2024. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN is 1 of 7 in NFL with 100+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons. • CB TYSON CAMPBELL had 4th-straight season with 5+ PD (6) in 2024. • CB JOURDAN LEWIS & S ERIC MURRAY can each make Jax. debut.

FOX: Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale (field reporter)

LAS VEGAS AT NEW ENGLAND

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: NE leads series 16-18-1 (LV won last 2)

Postseason: NE leads series, 2-1

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/15/23: NE 17 at LV 21

Postseason: AFC DIV 01/19/02: OAK 13 at NE 16

RAIDERS NOTES:

HC PETE CARROLL makes LV coaching debut. Has 170 career reg. season wins, tied with Sean Payton for 5th-most among active coaches. • QB GENO SMITH can make LV debut after totaling career-high 4,320 pass yards with 21 TD passes last season with Sea. Since 2022, ranks 4th in NFL with 12,226 pass yards. Passed for 327 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 103.1 rating in his last start vs. NE (9/15/24 w/ Sea.). Is 4-1 in 5 career starts in Week 1. • RB ASHTON JEANTY was selected No. 6 overall in 2025 NFL Draft, 2ndhighest selected RB ever by Raiders (McFadden No. 4 overall in 2008). • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT can make LV debut after totaling 2,719 scrimmage yards & 28 TDs (23 rush, 5 rec.) over past 3 seasons with Mia. (2022-24). Has 316 scrimmage yards (105.3 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games at NE. • TE BROCK BOWERS ranked 3rd in NFL with 112 catches in 2024, most-ever by rookie & 3rd-most ever by TE in single season. Led TEs with 1,194 rec. yards., most by rookie TE in NFL history. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 87 catches for career-high 1,027 yards last season. Had 5 catches for 61 yards & TD in last meeting. Totaled 235 catches for 2,758 yards in 1st 4 career seasons with NE (2019-22). • WR AMARI COOPER returns to Raiders after totaling 547 rec. yards in 2024 with Cle. & Buf. Was selected No. 4 overall in 2015 NFL Draft by Oak. Raiders & had 225 catches for 3,183 yards & 19 TDs in 52 games (2015-18) with team. • DE MAXX CROSBY ranked tied-6th in NFL with 17 TFL in 12 games last season & had 7.5 sacks. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with 7+ sacks in each of past 6 seasons. Had half sack in last meeting & 2 sacks in last road meeting. • DT ADAM BUTLER finished 2024 season with 0.5+ sacks in 5 of final 6 games. • LB GERMAINE PRATT can make LV debut after spending 1st 6 seasons with Cin. (2019-24). Ranked tied-7th with career-high 143 tackles in 2024. • S JEREMY CHINN can make LV debut after totaling 107 tackles & 5 PD in 2024 with Was.

PATRIOTS NOTES:

HC MIKE VRABEL makes NE coaching debut after totaling 54 wins over 6 seasons with Ten. (2018-23). Played LB for 8 seasons with NE (2001-08). • QB DRAKE MAYE ranked 4th among rookies with 2,276 pass yards & 15 TD passes in 13 games (12 starts) last season. Had 91.9 rating in 6 home starts. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON led team with 969 scrimmage yards (801 rush. 168 rec.) & career-high 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.). Has 238 scrimmage yards (119 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. LV. • RB TREVEYON HENDERSON was selected No. 38 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • WR STEFON DIGGS can make NE debut after totaling 496 rec. yards in 8 games last season with Hou. Since entering NFL in 2015, ranks 3rd among all players with 857 catches. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LV with 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in each of his past 3 Week 1 games. • WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS set career highs in catches (66), rec. yards (621) & rec. TDs (3) in 2024. Has 600+ scrimmage yards in each of past 2 seasons. • TE HUNTER HENRY set career highs in catches (66) & rec. yards (team-high 674) last season. Has 4 TD catches in 9 career games vs. LV. • DE MILTON WILLIAMS can make NE debut after totaling 25 TFL & 11.5 sacks over past 4 seasons with Phi. (2021-24). Had 2 sacks, FF & FR in SB LIX. • DE KEION WHITE set career highs in TFL (7), sacks (5) & FFs (2) in 2024. • DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE had 2 PD & TFL in last meeting. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE can make NE debut after ranking 3rd in NFL with career-high 158 tackles last season with LV, 2nd-straight 100-tackle season. • LB HAROLD LANDRY can make NE debut after totaling 50.5 sacks over 1st 7 career seasons with Ten. (2018-24). Had career-high 15 TFL & 9 sacks in 2024. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ led team with 2 INTs last season. • S KYLE DUGGER had career-high 8 TFL in 2024.

CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)

ARIZONA AT NEW ORLEANS

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: ARI leads series, 16-15 (NO won 2 of last 3)

Postseason: NO leads series, 1-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/20/22: NO 34 at ARI 42

Postseason: NFC DIV 1/16/10: ARI 14 at NO 45

CARDINALS NOTES:

QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 3,851 yards & 21 TDs & rushed for 572 yards & 5 TDs in career-high 17 starts in 2024. Can join Josh Allen as only players ever with 3,500+ pass yards & 500+ rush yards in 4 career seasons. Has 90+ rating in each of his past 3 Week 1 starts. Had 100.4 rating in last meeting. • RB JAMES CONNER had career-high 1,508 scrimmage yards (career-high 1,094 rush yards, 414 rec. yards) & 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) in 2024. Since joining Az. in 2021, ranks tied-5th among RBs with 37 rush TDs. Is 1 of 3 RBs (Derrick Henry & Joe Mixon) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 8+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 4 seasons. • TE TREY MCBRIDE set career highs in receptions (111) & rec. yards (1,146) in 2024, both 2nd-most among TEs last season. Can appear in 50th career game in Week 1. Has 5+ catches in 11 of his past 12 road games. • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. ranked tied-2nd among rookies in rec. TDs (8) & 5th among rookies in receptions (62) & rec. yards (885) last season. • DL CALAIS CAMPBELL ranks 3rd among active players with 110.5 career sacks. Selected by Az. in 2nd round (No. 50 overall) in 2008 NFL Draft & had 56.5 sacks, 107 TFL & 42 PD in 138 games from 2008-16, 3rd-most sacks in franchise history. • LB JOSH SWEAT makes Ari. debut. Has 48 career sacks, incl. postseason. Had 2.5 sacks (with Phi.) in SB LIX at Caesars Superdome. • LB ZAVEN COLLINS led team with career-high 5 sacks in 2024. • CB GARRETT WILLIAMS set career highs with 58 tackles & 9 PD in 2024. • CB WILL JOHNSON was selected in 2nd round (No. 47 overall) in 2025 NFL Draft. • S BUDDA BAKER led team & ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high 164 tackles & had career-high 10 TFL in 2024, 1st DB since at least 2000 with 150+ tackles & 10+ TFL in single season. Is only DB with 85+ tackles in each of past 7 seasons. • S JALEN THOMPSON has 95+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 seasons.

SAINTS NOTES:

QB SPENCER RATTLER passed for 1,317 yards & 4 TDs in 6 starts as a rookie in 2024. Has 20+ completions in each of his 1st 3 career home starts. • RB ALVIN KAMARA ranks 2nd among active RBs in scrimmage yards (11,541) & scrimmage TDs (85) entering 2025. Is only player with 1,100+ scrimmage yards in each of past 8 seasons. Has 573 career receptions & can become 5th RB all-time with 600+ career catches. Has 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) in 7 career Week 1 games. • WR CHRIS OLAVE has 70+ receptions & 1,000+ rec. yards in 2 of his 1st 3 career seasons. Had 7 catches for 106 yards in last meeting. • WR RASHID SHAHEED had 70+ rec. yards in 4 of his 6 games in 2024. Had 1st career rec. TD in last meeting. • WR BRANDIN COOKS was drafted by NO in 1st round (No. 20 overall) in 2014 NFL Draft & had 215 catches for 2,861 yards & 20 TDs in 42 games from 2014-16. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON set career highs in receptions (50) & rec. yards (548) in 2024. Had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. • DE CAMERON JORDAN has franchise-record 121.5 career sacks, 2nd-most among active players. Has 5 sacks & 9 TFL in 5 career games vs Ari. • DE CARL GRANDERSON has 5+ sacks in 4 of past 5 seasons. • DT BRYAN BRESEE had career-high 7.5 sacks last season. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with 136 tackles in 2024 & is 1 of 3 with 100+ tackles in each of past 8 seasons. Is 1 of 2 active players (Lavonte David) with 1,000+ tackles (1,377) & 100+ TFL (110). • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR set career highs in tackles (89), TFL (7), sacks (4) & PD (16) in 2024. Ranks tied-4th in NFL with 41 PD since 2022. • S JULIAN BLACKMON makes NO debut. Had 293 tackles, 21 PD, 13 TFL & 10 INTs in 5 seasons with Ind. • S JUSTIN REID makes NO debut. Has 565 tackles, 46 PD, 23 TFL & 10 INTs in 106 career games.

CBS: Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Logan Ryan, Tiffany Blackmon (field reporter)

PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK JETS

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: PIT leads series, 19-7 (home team won 4 of past 5)

Postseason: PIT leads series, 2-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/20/24: NYJ 15 at PIT 37

Postseason: AFC-C 1/23/11: NYJ 19 at PIT 24

STEELERS NOTES:

QB AARON RODGERS can make Pit. debut after totaling 3,897 pass yards & 28 TD passes in 2024 with NYJ, 14th-career season with 3,500+ pass yards, tied 3rdmost all-time. Ranks 5th in NFL history with 503 TD passes & 7th with 62,952 pass yards. Is 3-1 with 8 TDs (6 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs in 4 career starts vs. NYJ. • RB JAYLEN WARREN totaled 821 scrimmage yards (511 rush, 310 rec.) last season. Had 59 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 15 rec.) in last meeting. • WR DK METCALF can make Pit. debut after totaling 438 catches for 6,324 yards & 48 TDs over past 6 seasons with Sea. (2019-24). Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Davante Adams & Mike Evans) with 900+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of past 6 seasons. Has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. NYJ. • WR CALVIN AUSTIN set career highs in catches (36), rec. yards (548) & rec. TDs (4) in 2024. Has 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH had career-high 65 catches for 653 yards & 7 TDs last season. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of his 2 career games vs. NYJ. • TE JONNU SMITH can make Pit. debut after setting career highs in catches (88) & rec. yards (884) & tying career high in rec. TDs (8) last season with Mia. LB T.J. WATT led NFL with 6 FFs, ranked tied-2nd with 19 TFL & had 11.5 sacks in 2024, 6th-career season with 11+ sacks. Since entering NFL in 2017, leads all players with 108 sacks, 126 TFL & 33 FFs. Had sack, FF & FR in only career game at NYJ (12/22/19). Has 7 sacks, 3 FFs, 2 FRs & INT in his past 4 Week 1 games. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD totaled 8 sacks & 12 TFL in 2024, 6th-career season with 8+ sacks. Had PD in last meeting. • LB PATRICK QUEEN led team with 129 tackles in 2024, 3rd-straight 100-tackle season. • CB DARIUS SLAY can make Pit. debut after totaling 13 PD in 2024 with Phi., 9th-career season with 13+ PD & 3rd-straight. Leads active players with 161 PD. • CB JALEN RAMSEY can make Pit. debut after totaling 11 PD & 6 TFL in 2024 with Mia. Has PD in 6 of 7 career games vs. NYJ.

JETS NOTES:

QB JUSTIN FIELDS makes NYJ debut after totaling 10 TDs (5 pass, 5 rush) vs. INT in 10 games (6 starts) with Pit. last season. Had 90+ rating in 5 of 6 starts. Totaled 336 yards (291 pass, 45 rush) in only career start vs. Pit. (11/8/21 w/ Chi.). • RB BREECE HALL led team with 1,359 scrimmage yards (876 rush, 483 rec.) & 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 rec.) in 2024, 2nd-straight season with 1,300+ scrimmage yards. Has 219 scrimmage yards (109.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. Pit., with career-high 103 rec. yards in last meeting. • RB BRAELON ALLEN totaled 482 scrimmage yards (334 rush, 148 rec.) as rookie last season. • WR GARRETT WILSON set career highs in catches (101), rec. yards (1,104) & rec. TDs (7) in 2024, becoming 5th player in NFL history with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 seasons. Finished season with 50+ rec. yards in each of final 5 games. Had 5 catches for 61 yards in last meeting. • WR ALLEN LAZARD totaled 530 rec. yards & 6 rec. TDs in 2024, with TD catch in 3 of his 5 home games. Had 58 rec. yards in last meeting. • WR JOSH REYNOLDS can make NYJ debut after spending last season with Den. & Jax. Had 93 rec. yards in his last game vs. Pit. (9/15/24 w/ Den.). • TE MASON TAYLOR was selected in 2nd round of 2025 NFL Draft. • DE WILL MCDONALD led team with career-high 10.5 sacks last season. Had sack & PD in last meeting. • DT QUINNEN WILLIAMS had 6 sacks in 2024, 5th-straight season with 5+ sacks. Has sack in 2 of 3 career games vs. Pit. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 116 tackles & led team with 14 TFL last season. • LB JAMIEN SHERWOOD ranked tied-4th in NFL with career-high 154 tackles in 2024. Had 9 tackles in last meeting. • CB SAUCE GARDNER had 9 PD last season & has 41 PD since entering NFL in 2022, tied 4th-most among all players. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit. with PD.

CBS: Ian Eagle, JJ Watt, Evan Washburn (field reporter)

NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: NYG leads series, 107-72-5 (NYG won 3 of last 5)

Postseason: Series is tied, 1-1

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 11/03/24: WAS 27 at NYG 22

Postseason: NFC-LC 01/11/87: WAS 0 at NYG 17

GIANTS NOTES:

QB RUSSELL WILSON makes NYG debut. Expected to make 200th career reg. season start in Week 1. Ranks 3rd among active players with 46,135 pass yards & 350 TD passes. Has 90+ rating in 12 of his 13 career seasons. Passed for 3 TDs vs. INT for 93.6 rating in his last game vs. Was. (11/10/24 w/ Pit.). • RB TYRONE TRACY ranked 2nd among rookie RBs in scrimmage yards (1,123) & rush yards (839). Had TD in 4 of his final 5 road games in 2024. • WR MALIK NABERS had 109 receptions for 1,204 yards & 7 TDs in 2024, 2ndmost receptions by rookie ever. Had 10 catches for 127 yards & TD in last road meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 9+ catches. • WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON set career high with 93 catches in 2024. Had rec. TD in last meeting. • DL DEXTER LAWRENCE set career highs with 9 sacks & 8 TFL last season. • LB BRIAN BURNS set his career highs in tackles (71) & PD (8), tied his career high with 17 TFL & had 8.5 sacks in 2024. Is 1 of 2 (Myles Garrett) with 7.5+ sacks in each of past 6 seasons. • LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX had 5.5 sacks & 8 TFL last season. Has 5.5 sacks & 9 TFL in 5 career games vs. Was., incl. TFL in each game. • LB ABDUL CARTER was selected No. 3 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • LB MICAH MCFADDEN led team with career-high 107 tackles & had 8 TFL in 2024. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 11+ tackles. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE had 93 tackles in 12 games last season, incl. 5+ tackles in each of his final 11 games. • CB PAULSON ADEBO makes NYG debut. Had 43 PD & 10 INTs in 52 games (2021-24) with NO. • S JEVON HOLLAND makes NYG debut. Had 296 tackles, 25 PD, 9 TFL, 5 INTs & 5 FFs in 60 games (2021-24) with Mia. • S TYLER NUBIN led all rookies with 98 tackles in 2024.

COMMANDERS NOTES:

QB JAYDEN DANIELS became the 3rd starting rookie QB to win 12 games in 2024 & had the highest comp. pct. (69) & most rush yards (891) ever by a qualified rookie QB last season. Had 2+ TD passes in each of his final 4 home starts. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 95+ rating. • RB AUSTIN EKELER is 1 of 2 (Alvin Kamara) with 300+ rush yards & 300+ rec. yards in each of past 7 seasons. Needs 2 TDs to become the 3rd undrafted player since 1967 with 75+ career scrimmage TDs. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN had franchise-record 13 rec. TDs last season. Is one of four players ever with 75+ receptions & 1,000+ rec. yards in 5 of his 1st 6 career seasons. Had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL makes Was. debut. Had 334 catches, 5,935 scrimmage yards (4,792 rec., 1,143 rush) & 42 TDs (22 rec., 20 rush) in 81 games (2019-24) with SF. • TE ZACH ERTZ ranks 6th all-time among TEs with 775 career receptions & 9th all-time among TEs with 8,088 rec. yards. • LB BOBBY WAGNER leads all active players with 1,832 career tackles & became 2nd player (London Fletcher) since 2000 with 100+ tackles in each of his 1st 13 career seasons. • LB VON MILLER makes Was. debut. Leads active players with 129.5 career sacks. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had 99 tackles, 12 TFL & career highs with 8 sacks & 7 PD in 2024. Is 1 of 2 (T.J. Watt) with 20+ sacks (21), 40+ TFL (41) & 15+ PD (16) since 2022. • DT DARON PAYNE is 1 of 5 DL with 50+ tackles in 6 of past 7 seasons. • DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG has 5+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons. • DE DEATRICH WISE makes Was. debut. Had 34 sacks in 8 seasons (2017-24) with NE. • CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had 3 PD in 2 games with Was. in 2024. Expected to make 100th career reg. season appearance in Week 1. • CB MIKE SAINRISTIL led all rookies with 14 PD & ranks 2nd with 90 tackles in 2024.

NBC: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews & Tom Rinaldi (field reporters)

TENNESSEE AT DENVER

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: TEN leads series, 24-16-1 (TEN won 3 of past 4)

Postseason: DEN leads series, 2-1

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 11/13/22: DEN 10 at TEN 17

Postseason: AFC-D 1/4/92: HOU 24 at DEN 26

TITANS NOTES:

QB CAM WARD can make NFL debut after being selected No. 1 overall in 2025 NFL Draft, 3rd No. 1 overall pick in franchise history (Earl Campbell in 1978 & John Matuszak in 1973). Can join Caleb Williams (2024) as only rookie QBs to win in Week 1 since 2019. • RB TONY POLLARD totaled 1,317 scrimmage yards (1,079 rush, 238 rec.) & 5 rush TDs in 2024. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (Derrick Henry) with 1,300+ scrimmage yards & 5+ rush TDs in each of past 3 seasons. • WR CALVIN RIDLEY led team with 64 catches & 1,017 rec. yards in 2024, 3rdcareer 1,000-yard season. Finished season with 75+ rec. yards in each of his final 3 games. & in 5 of his final 6 road games • WR TYLER LOCKETT can make Ten. debut after totaling 661 catches, 8,594 rec. yards & 61 rec. TDs over past 10 seasons with Sea. (2015-24). Is 1 of 5 in NFL with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 10 seasons. Had 6 catches for 77 yards in his last game vs. Den. (9/8/24 w/ Sea.). • TE CHIG OKONKWO had 52 catches for 479 yards in 2024, 2nd-straight season with 50+ catches. Had 41 rec. yards in last meeting. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 11 TFL & 5 sacks in 2024, 4th-straight season with 5+ sacks. Had FR in only career game vs. Den. (9/14/20). • LB ARDEN KEY had career-high 11 TFL with 6.5 sacks last season. Had sack & PD in his last game vs. Den. (10/30/22 w/ Jax.). • LB DRE’MONT JONES can make Ten. debut after totaling 7 TFL & 4 sacks in 2024 with Sea. Had 22 sacks in 1st 4 career seasons with Den. (2019-22). • LB CODY BARTON can make Ten. debut after totaling 104 tackles in 2024 with Den. Had FR in his last game vs. Den. (9/17/23 w/ Was.). • CB JARVIS BROWNLEE ranked 5th among AFC rookies with 9 PD in 2024. • S AMANI HOOKER led team with career-high 5 INTs last season. • S XAVIER WOODS can make Den. debut after totaling 3 INTs in 2024 with Car.

BRONCOS NOTES:

QB BO NIX led rookies with 376 completions, 29 TD passes & 3,775 pass yards last season, 3rd-most completions & 2nd-most TD passes by rookie in NFL history. Finished season with 121.2 rating over final 4 games, incl. playoffs. Totaled 21 TDs (19 pass, 2 rush) vs. 8 INTs with 102 rating in his 8 home games. • RB J.K. DOBBINS can make Den. debut after totaling career-high 1,058 scrimmage yards (905 rush, 153 rec.) & 9 rush TDs in 2024 with LAC. Has 140 scrimmage yards (70 per game) & rush TD in 2 career games vs. Ten. • RB RJ HARVEY can make NFL debut. Selected in 2nd round of 2025 NFL Draft. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team with 81 catches for 1,081 yards & 8 TDs last season, 2nd-career 1,000-yard season & 1st since 2019. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 65+ rec. yards. • WR MARVIN MIMS set career highs in catches (39), rec. yards (503) & rec. TDs (6) in 2024. Finished reg. season with 50+ rec yards in each of his final 3 games. • TE EVAN ENGRAM can make Den. debut after totaling 234 catches, 2,094 rec. yards & 9 rec. TDs over past 3 seasons with Jax. (2022-24). • LB NIK BONITTO ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 13.5 sacks in 2024, 5th Den. player since 1982 with 13.5+ sacks in a season. Had 0.5+ sacks in 7 of his 8 home games last season. Had TFL in last meeting. • LB JONATHON COOPER had career-best 10.5 sacks in 2024 & he & Bonitto were 1 of 4 pair of teammates each with 10+ sacks. • LB DRE GREENLAW can make Den. debut after 1st 6 career seasons with SF (2019-24). • DE ZACH ALLEN set career highs in TFL (15) & sacks (8.5) in 2024. • DE JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS had career-high 7 sacks last season. Had 2 TFL & sack in only career game vs. Ten. (10/3/21 w/ NYJ). • CB PAT SURTAIN II had 11 PD & 4 INTs in 2024 & is 1 of 2 in NFL (Denzel Ward) with 10+ PD in each of past 4 seasons. Had PD in last meeting. • S TALANOA HUFANGA can make Den. debut after past 4 seasons with SF (2021-24).

FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter)

SAN FRANCISCO AT SEATTLE

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: SEA leads series, 30-22 (SF won 5 of last 6)

Postseason: Series is tied, 1-1

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 11/17/24: SEA 20 at SF 17

Postseason: NFC WC 1/14/23: SEA 23 at SF 41

49ERS NOTES:

QB BROCK PURDY passed for 3,864 yards & had 25 TDs (20 pass, 5 rush) & 96.1 rating in 2024. Had 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in 3 of final 4 games last season. Has 10 TDs (9 pass, 1 rush) vs. 108.4 rating in 5 starts vs. Sea. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY has 948 scrimmage yards (158 per game) & 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in 6 career games vs. Sea. incl. 100+ scrimmage yards in every game. Has 3,581 scrimmage yards (115.5 per game) & 31 TDs (20 rush, 11 rec.) in 31 reg. season games with SF since 2022. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON makes SF debut. had 958 scrimmage yards (careerhigh 799 rush, 159 rec.) & career-high 8 rush TDs in 2024. Had career-high 157 scrimmage yards (119 rec., 38 rush) & TD catch in his only career gamesvs. Sea. 11/12/23) • TE GEORGE KITTLE ranked tied-2nd among TEs in rec. TDs (8), 3rd in rec yards (1,106) & 5th in receptions (78) last season. Is 1 of 5 TEs all-time with 1000+ rec. yards in 4 career seasons. Has 7 rec. TDs in his past 5 vs. Sea. • WR JAUAN JENNINGS set career highs with 77 receptions for 975 yards & 5 TDs in 2024. Had 10 catches for 91 yards & TD in last meeting. • LB FRED WARNER is 1 of 2 (Bobby Wagner) with 115+ tackles in each of past 7 seasons. Had 11 tackles in last road meeting. • DL NICK BOSA has 45+ tackles, 9+ sacks & 15+ TFL in 5 of his 6 career seasons. Has 10 sacks in his past 8 vs. Sea. • DL MYKEL WILLIAMS was selected No. 11 in 2025 NFL Draft. • DL ALFRED COLLINS was selected in 2nd round (No. 43) overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • CB RENARDO GREEN ranked tied-2nd among rookies with 13 PD in 2024. • CB DEOMMODORE LENOIR had career-high 85 tackles last season. • S JI’AYIR BROWN had 77 tackles, 6 PD & 3 TFL last season. • S JASON PINNOCK makes SF debut. Had 85 tackles in each of past 2 seasons with NYG.

SEAHAWKS NOTES:

QB SAM DARNOLD makes Sea. debut. Set career highs in pass yards (4,319), TD passes (35) & rating (102.5) in 2024 with Min. Passed for 268 yards & 2 TDs for 109.1 rating in his last start vs. SF (9/15/24 w/ Min.). Spent 2023 season with SF. • RB KENNETH WALKER III had career-high 46 catches with 872 scrimmage yards (573 rush, career-high 299 rec.) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 2024. Is 1 of 5 RBs with 8+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Had rush TD in both games vs. SF last season. • RB ZACH CHARBONNET had 42 receptions, 909 scrimmage yards (569 rush, 340 rec) & 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) in 2024, all career highs. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA set career bests with 100 receptions for 1,130 yards & 6 TDs in 2024. Had 10 catches for 110 yards in last meeting. • WR COOPER KUPP makes Sea. debut. Had 634 receptions, 7,915 scrimmage yards & 58 TDs (57 rec., 1 rush) in 104 games (2017-24) with LAR. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had career-high 16 TFL & 11 sacks in 2024. Had 2+ sacks in 4 of his final 7 games last season, incl. Weeks 17-18. • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE makes Sea debut. Had 97 TFL, 61.5 sacks, 21 FF & 20 PD in 141 games (2014-24) with Dal. • LB ERNEST JONES had 138 tackles (w/ Ten. & Sea.) in 2024, his 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season. Had 13 tackles in last meeting. • LB TYRICE KNIGHT had 6+ tackles in 7 of his final 8 games in 2024, incl. 10 tackles in last meeting. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had career-high 98 tackles & 9 PD & 6 TFL last season. Had 3 PD in last meeting. • CB RIQ WOOLEN is only player with 40+ PD (41) & 10+ INTs (11) since 2022. • S JULIAN LOVE had 106 tackles, career-high 12 PD & 3 INTs last season & is 1 of 2 DBs (Kevin Byard) with 100+ tackles in each of past 3 seasons.

FOX: Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)

DETROIT AT GREEN BAY

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: GB leads series, 104-78-7 (DET won 6 of last 7)

Postseason: GB leads series, 2-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 12/05/24: GB 31 at DET 34

Postseason: NFC-WC 12/31/94: DET 12 at GB 16

LIONS NOTES:

QB JARED GOFF ranked 2nd in NFL in rating (career-high 111.8), pass yards (4,629) & comp. pct. (career-high 72.4) & 4th in pass TDs (career-high 37) in 2024. Has 16 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 100.8 rating in 9 career starts vs. GB. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS led NFL with 20 TDs (16 rush, 4 rec.) & ranked 3rd with 1,929 scrimmage yards (1,412 rush, 517 rec.) last season. Can become 7th player ever with 10+ rush TDs in each of his 1st 3 career seasons. Had TD in both games vs. GB last season. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY has 25 rush TDs in 28 reg. season games with Det. since 2023. Is 1 of 3 (Derrick Henry & Josh Jacobs) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 5+ rush TDs in each of past 6 seasons. Montgomery & Gibbs are 1 of 2 pairs of RB teammates (Paul Hornung & Jim Taylor, GB, 1960-61) with 10+ scrimmage TDs in consecutive seasons. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN ranked 2nd in NFL in receptions (115), 3rd in rec. TDs (12) & 5th in rec. yards (1,263) in 2024. Is 1 of 3 all-time (Brandon Marshall & Michael Thomas) with 100+ catches in 3 of his 1st 4 career seasons. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS set career highs with 58 receptions, 1,062 scrimmage yards (1,001 rec., 61 rush) & 8 TDs (7 rec., 1 rush) in 2024. • TE SAM LAPORTA has the most receptions (146) & tied 2nd-most rec. TDs (17) by TE in 1st 2 career seasons in NFL history. • DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 7.5 sacks in 5 games in 2024, incl. sack in 4 of 5 games. Aims for his 3rd in row at GB with 1.5+ sacks. • LB ALEX ANZALONE had 5+ tackles in 8 of his 10 games last season. • LB JACK CAMPBELL led team with 125 tackles in 2024. • DB BRIAN BRANCH in 2024 became 1st DB since 2000 with 100+ tackles (109), 15+ PD (16) & 8+ TFL (8) in single season. • S KERBY JOSEPH led NFL with career-high 9 INTs last season, incl. INT-TD in last road meeting. Has 4 INTs in 5 career games vs. GB.

PACKERS NOTES:

QB JORDAN LOVE had 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 106 rating over final 7 starts in 2024. Has 31 TDs (29 pass, 2 rush) in 16 career home starts. Has 110+ rating in 2 of his past 3 starts vs. Det. • RB JOSH JACOBS ranked 4th in NFL with career-high 15 rush TDs in 2024 & became 8th player ever with 800+ rush yards & 6+ rush TDs in each of his 1st 6 seasons. Ranks 3rd among active players with 61 career rush TDs. Has 6 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. Det., incl. 3 rush TDs in last meeting. • WR JAYDEN REED led team with 55 receptions & career-high 857 rec. yards last season. Is 1 of 2 WRs (Deebo Samuel) with 1,500+ rec. yards (1,650) & 250+ rush yards (282) since 2023. Had 113 rec. yards in last home meeting. • WR MATTHEW GOLDEN was selected No. 23 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • TE TUCKER KRAFT set career highs with 50 catches for 707 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2024, tied 4th-most rec. TDs among TEs last season. • DL MICAH PARSONS became 2nd player since 1982 (Reggie White) with 12+ sacks in each of his 1st 4 seasons. Since entering NFL in 2021, ranks 5th in NFL in sacks (52.5) & TFL (64). • DL RASHAN GARY led team with 7.5 sacks in 2024, his 5th-straight season with 5+ sacks. Has 4.5 sacks in his past 3 vs. Det. • LB QUAY WALKER led team with 102 tackles & had 9 TFL last season. Is 1st player since Shaquille Leonard & Roquan Smith (2018-20) with 100+ tackles & 5+ TFL in each of his 1st 3 seasons. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. Det. • LB EDGERRIN COOPER had team-high 13 TFL, most among rookies in 2024. • LB ISAIAH MCDUFFIE had career-high 94 tackles in 2024, incl. career-high 15 tackles in last meeting. • CB KEISEAN NIXON set career highs with 88 tackles, 8 TFL & 7 PD last season. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high 8 INTs in 2024. Is only player in NFL with 85+ tackles & 10+ PD in 3 of past 4 seasons.

CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)

HOUSTON AT LA RAMS

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: LAR leads series, 4-1 (LAR won past 3)

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/31/21: LAR 38 at HOU 22

TEXANS NOTES:

QB C.J. STROUD totaled 3,727 pass yards & 20 TD passes in 2024 & is 1 of 7 QBs in NFL history with 3,500+ pass yards & 20+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 seasons. Is 1 of 6 QBs all-time to win playoff game in each of 1st 2 seasons. Has 476 pass yards (238 per game) & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 2 career starts in Week 1. • RB NICK CHUBB can make Hou. debut after totaling 7,885 scrimmage yards & 56 TDs (51 rush, 5 rec.) over past 7 seasons with Cle. Had 131 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 35 rec.) in only career game vs. LAR (9/22/19 w/ Cle.). • RB DAMEON PIERCE had career-high 176 rush yards in Week 18 last season. • WR NICO COLLINS totaled 68 catches for 1,006 yards & 7 TDs in 12 games in 2024, 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Had 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his 6 road games last season. Had 55 rec. yards in last meeting. • WR CHRISTIAN KIRK can make Hou. debut after spending past 3 seasons (2022-24) with Jax. Had 86 rec. yards in his last game vs. LAR (12/13/21 w/ Ari.). • WR JAYDEN HIGGINS was selected No. 34 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 53 catches for 532 yards in 2024 & is 1 of 2 TEs (Travis Kelce) with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of past 5 seasons. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER led team with 12 sacks & 17 TFL last season, 5thcareer season with 12+ sacks, tied 2nd-most among active players. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with sack. • DE WILL ANDERSON had career-high 11 sacks & 16 TFL in 2024. Anderson & Hunter were 1 of 2 pairs of teammates each with 11+ sacks last season. • DT TIM SETTLE had career-high 10 TFL with 5 sacks in 2024. • LB HENRY TO’OTO’O led team with career-high 104 tackles last season. • CB DEREK STINGLEY ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high 18 PD & had 5 INTs in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC with PD. • S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON can make Hou. debut. Had 6 INTs in 2024 with Phi. • S CALEN BULLOCK led rookies with 5 INTs last season.

RAMS NOTES:

QB MATTHEW STAFFORD ranks 10th in NFL reg. season history with 59,809 pass yards & 377 pass TDs. Has 64 career games with 300+ pass yards, 8thmost all-time. Passed for 305 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.7 rating in last meeting. Has 275+ pass yards in 8 of his past 9 Week 1 starts. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS set career highs in scrimmage yards (1,481), rush yards (1,299) & rush TDs (14) in 2024 & became 5th player since 2000 with 1,000+ rush yards & 12+ rush TDs in 2 of his 1st 3 career seasons. Has TD in 12 of his past 14 home games. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 28 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. • WR DAVANTE ADAMS makes LAR debut. Ranks 10th in NFL history with 103 reg. season rec. TDs. Ranks 4th among active players in receptions (957) & rec. yards (11,844). Had 7 catches for 91 yards & TD in his last game vs. Hou. (10/31/24 w/ NYJ). • WR PUKA NACUA had 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in each of his final 8 games last season. Since 2023, is 1 of 3 (A.J. Brown & Amon-Ra St. Brown) with 12+ games (12) with 100+ rec. yards. • LB JARED VERSE ranked 2nd among rookies with 11 TFL in 2024. • LB BYRON YOUNG is 1 of 3 (Harold Landry & T.J. Watt) with 60+ tackles & 7+ sacks in each of past 2 seasons. • DE KOBIE TURNER set career highs with 62 tackles, 10 TFL & 4 PD & added 8 sacks last season. • DE BRADEN FISKE led team & all rookies with 8.5 sacks in 2024. • CB AHKELLO WITHERSPOON had 7 PD in his final 4 games last season. • S KAM CURL had career-high 9 PD last season. Is 1 of 4 DBs with 75+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons. • S QUENTIN LAKE ranked 6th among DBs with career-high 111 tackles in 2024, incl. 4 games with 10+ tackles.

CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)

BALTIMORE AT BUFFALO

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: BAL leads series, 7-4 (BAL won 4 of the last 5)

Postseason: BUF leads series, 2-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 9/29/24: BUF 10 at BAL 35

Postseason: AFC-D 1/19/25: BAL 25 at BUF 27

RAVENS NOTES:

RAVENS have won 7 of past 9 Week 1 games. Aim for 4th win in row on SNF. • QB LAMAR JACKSON became 1st player in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards (4,172), 40+ TD passes (41) & fewer than 5 INTs (4) in 2024. Had 125+ rating in 8 games, 2nd-most in single-season all-time. Finished season with 2+ TDs in 8 straight games, incl. playoffs, longest streak of career. Had 123.2 rating in 2 starts vs. Buf. last season, incl. playoffs. Has 13 TDs vs. 2 INTs with 117.4 rating in 6 career starts in Week 1. Is 7-1 in 8 career starts on SNF. • RB DERRICK HENRY ranked 2nd in NFL in 2024 with 2,114 scrimmage yards (1,921 rush, 193 rec.) & tied-2nd with 18 TDs (16 rush, 2 rec.), becoming 1st player in NFL history with 1,500+ rush yards & 15+ rush TDs in 3 career seasons. Has 505 rush yards (126.3 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career games on SNF. Has 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) in 7 career games vs. Buf. • WR ZAY FLOWERS led team with career-high 1,059 rec. yards last season. Has 15 catches (7.5 per game) in 2 career Week 1 games. • WR RASHOD BATEMAN set career highs in rec. yards (756) & rec. TDs (9) in 2024. Had TD catch in 5 of final 6 games, incl. playoffs. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS can make Bal. debut. Leads active players with 12,965 rec. yards, ranks 2nd with 984 catches & 3rd with 83 rec. TDs. • TE MARK ANDREWS led TEs with career-high 11 rec. TDs in 2024. Can join HOFer Antonio Gates as only TEs ever with rec. TD in 7 straight reg. season games. • WR ISAIAH LIKELY set career highs in catches (42), rec. yards (477) & rec. TDs (6) in 2024. Had 73 rec. yards & TD catch in 2024 AFC-D vs. Buf. • LB ROQUAN SMITH ranked tied-4th in NFL with 154 tackles in 2024, becoming 1st player since 2000 with 150+ tackles in 4 straight seasons. • LB KYLE VAN NOY ranked 4th in NFL with career-high 12.5 sacks last season. Finished season with 0.5+ sacks in 6 of final 7 games, incl. playoffs. • LB ODAFE OWEH had career-high 10 sacks in 2024. • CB MARLON HUMPHREY had career-high 6 INTs with 15 PD in 2024. • CB JAIRE ALEXANDER can make Bal. debut after totaling 70 PD & 12 INTs over past 7 seasons with GB. Has INT in each of 2 career games vs. Buf. • S KYLE HAMILTON had career-best 107 tackles last season.

BILLS NOTES:

BILLS finished 10-0 at home last season, incl. playoffs. • QB JOSH ALLEN won AP MVP last season after totaling 40 TDs (28 pass, 12 rush) vs. 6 INTs with 101.4 rating. Totaled 26 TDs (19 pass, 7 rush) vs. 3 INTs with 108.7 rating in 10 home games last season, incl. playoffs. Had 11 TDs (9 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 118.2 rating in 5 primetime starts last season. Had 2 rush TDs in 2024 AFC-D vs. Bal. • RB JAMES COOK tied for NFL lead with 16 rush TDs in 2024, tied for most in a season in franchise history. Had 82 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 15 rec.) in 2024 AFC-D vs. Bal. Had 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 primetime games last season. • RB RAY DAVIS was 1 of 3 rookie RBs with 600+ scrimmage yards (631) & 6+ TDs (6) last season. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR led team with career highs in catches (76) & rec. yards (821) in 2024. Had 6 catches for 67 yards in 2024 AFC-D vs. Bal. • WR KEON COLEMAN ranked 4th among AFC rookie WRs with 556 rec. yards in 2024. • WR JOSHUA PALMER can make Buf. debut after totaling 182 catches, 2,287 rec. yards & 10 rec. TDs over past 4 seasons with LAC (2021-24). • TE DALTON KINCAID has 117 catches since entering NFL in 2023. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU led team with career-high 16 TFL & 8 sacks last season. Had sack in 2024 AFC-D vs. Bal. • DE JOEY BOSA can make Buf. debut after totaling 72 sacks over past 9 seasons with Chargers (2016-24). Has 5 TFL & 2.5 sacks in 4 career games vs. Bal. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 on SNF. Has 7 sacks in 7 career Week 1 games. • DT ED OLIVER led all DTs with career-high 3 FFs in 2024. • LB DORIAN WILLIAMS led team with career-best 113 tackles in 2024. • CB CHRISTIAN BENFORD had team-high 10 PD last season. • CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE returns to Buf. after spending 2024 season with LAR & Bal., totaling 5 PD. Ranks 3rd among all Buf. players since 2000 with 68 PD.

NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter)

MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: MIN leads series, 68-57-2 (MIN won 7 of last 8)

Postseason: CHI leads series, 1-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 12/16/24: CHI 12 at MIN 30

Postseason: NFC WC 1/1/95: CHI 35 at MIN 18

VIKINGS NOTES:

QB J.J. McCARTHY can become 5th QB since 1990 to make 1st career start on Monday in Week 1. • RB AARON JONES totaled 1,546 scrimmage yards (career-high 1,138 rush, 408 rec.) & 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in 2024. Has 1,232 scrimmage yards (82.1 per game) & 13 TDs (9 rush, 4 rec.) in 15 career games vs. Chi. Has 618 scrimmage yards (123.6 per game) & 9 TDs (5 rec., 4 rush) in his past 5 on Monday & aims for his 6th in row on Monday with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 103 catches for 1,533 yards & 10 TDs in 2024, 2nd-most rec. yards in NFL last season. Has 7,432 career rec. yards, most by player in 1st 5 seasons all-time. Needs game with 125+ rec. yards to surpass Randy Moss (23) for most such games by player in 1st 6 career seasons. • WR ADAM THIELEN ranks 3rd in Min. history in receptions (534) & rec. TDs (55) & 5th in rec. yards (6,682). • TE T.J. HOCKENSON aims for his 5th in row on MNF with 50+ rec. yards. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL set career highs in tackles (79), TFL (18), sacks (11.5) & INT-TDs (2) in 2024. Was 1 of 3 (Myles Garrett & T.J. Watt) with 6 games with 2+ TFL last season. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD set career highs with 59 tackles, 18 TFL & 4 FFs & had 12 sacks last season. Had 3 sacks, 5 TFL & 2 FFs in 2 games vs. Chi. in 2024. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN set career highs in tackles (111), PD (8) & sacks (4.5) & had 8 TFL last season. • DL JONATHAN ALLEN & DL JAVON HARGRAVE make Min. debuts. • S HARRISON SMITH is 1 of 5 since 1982 with 35+ career INTs (37) & 20+ sacks (20.5). Leads all active DBs with 1,117 tackles & is only DB with 75+ tackles in each of past 9 seasons. • S JOSH METELLUS is 1 of 4 DBs (Jessie Bates, Kevin Byard & Julian Love) with 100+ tackles in each of past 2 seasons.

BEARS NOTES:

QB CALEB WILLIAMS ranked 3rd among rookies in pass yards (3,541) & pass TDs (20) in 2024. Passed for 340 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.1 rating in last home meeting. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had career-high 1,345 scrimmage yards (959 rush, 386 rec.) & 6 rush TDs in 2024. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of his 6 career Monday games. • WR DJ MOORE had career-high 98 catches for 966 yards & 6 TDs last season, incl. 6+ catches in each of his final 8 games. Had 7 catches for 106 yards & rec. TD in last home meeting. • WR ROME ODUNZE ranked 6th among rookies with 734 rec. yards in 2024. • WR LUTHER BURDEN was selected in 2nd round (No. 39 overall) in 2025 NFL Draft. • TE COLSTON LOVELAND was selected No. 10 overall in 2025 NFL Draft. • DE MONTEZ SWEAT has 5+ sacks in each of past 6 seasons. Aims for his 6th in row on Monday with TFL. • DL GRADY JARRETT makes Chi. debut. Had 77 TFL & 36.5 sacks in 152 games (2015-24) with Atl. • DL DAYO ODEYINGBO makes Chi. debut. Has 16.5 sacks & 21 TFL in 61 games (2021-24) with Ind. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS is 1 of 6 with 100+ tackles in each of past 7 seasons. Since 2018, is 1 of 2 LBs (Fred Warner) with 50+ PD (50). • LB T.J. EDWARDS set career highs with 12 TFL & 4 sacks last season. Is 1 of 4 with 125+ tackles in each of past 4 seasons. • DB KEVIN BYARD ranked 3rd among DBs with career-high 130 tackles in 2024. Is 1 of 2 (Harrison Smith) with 75+ tackles in each of past 8 seasons. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON set career highs with 53 tackles & 7 TFL in 2024. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON led team with 12 PD last season & is 1 of 6 with 12+ PD in each of past 2 seasons.

ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters & Laura Rutledge (field reporters)

49ERS RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY LISTED ON INJURY REPORT WITH CALF ISSUES

The San Francisco 49ers had a surprise addition on their Thursday injury report, listing star running back Christian McCaffrey as being a limited participant with a calf problem.

On-site reporters also reported that McCaffrey was limited.

That was a change from Wednesday’s initial report that didn’t have McCaffrey listed.

A calf issue cropped up for the three-time Pro Bowler last fall as well, which was eventually diagnosed as an Achilles sprain. That injury caused him to miss the first eight games of the season, then he lost five more games to close the year with a PCL sprain.

McCaffrey finished with career lows in rushing yards (202), rushing touchdowns (zero), receptions (15) and receiving yards (146).

The 49ers open their season Sunday at the Seattle Seahawks.

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COLLEGE ATHLETICS

$80 MILLION IN NIL APPROVED BY NEWLY LAUNCHED COLLEGE SPORTS COMMISSION

The new College Sports Commission has cleared more than 8,300 name, image and likeness deals worth nearly $80 million, it said Thursday in its first full update on how the new system is working.

The commission, which is in charge of approving contracts worth $600 or more between college athletes and third-party companies that pay them, said 28,342 students signed up on its NIL Go platform between June 11, when it launched, and Aug. 31. Nearly 3,200 “representatives” or agents had also signed up.

The platform was created as part of the House settlement, which allows schools to pay athletes directly for their NIL, while also offering them a chance to make money from outside groups. NIL Go is in charge of analyzing the outside deals.

“The initial report shows the new system is working as intended,” said Bryan Seeley, the CEO of the commission.

The report said 332 deals had not been cleared to date and 75 had been resubmitted, while none had entered arbitration, which is available for parties who feel their deals have been wrongly rejected.

The commission said the most common clearance issues were delays in attesting to or providing required information; contradictory deal terms, misreporting of deal terms or mistakes in entering deal terms; and deals that don’t satisfy the “valid business purpose” requirement that caused confusion when the platform first rolled out.

The CSC said values of the deals ranged as high as $1.8 million. It said its “deal flow reports” will be updated on a regular basis.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB ROUNDUP: PAUL SKENES, PIRATES COMPLETE SWEEP OF DODGERS

Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win and a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.

Skenes (10-9) further solidified his case for his first National League Cy Young Award with another stellar performance. Lowering his ERA to an MLB-best 1.98, he picked up his third win in as many starts and has allowed only one earned run over that span (19 innings).

The reigning National League Rookie of the Year’s latest gem helped the Pirates secure their fifth win in their past six games. They are 12-4 over their past 16 games.

The Pirates continued to play spoiler against the Dodgers, who have lost four of their last five games.

Phillies 2, Brewers 0

Trea Turner snapped a scoreless tie with a run-scoring single in the seventh and Ranger Suarez tossed six shutout innings to pace visiting Philadelphia to a shutout victory over Milwaukee in a matchup between division leaders.

Alec Bohm ignited the go-ahead rally in the seventh with a one-out triple off Tobias Myers (1-2). Bryson Stott grounded out, but Turner lined an 0-2 pitch to left for an RBI single. The Phillies added a run in the ninth off Joel Payamps on a leadoff double by Harrison Bader and Stott’s two-out double.

In the bottom of the ninth, Bader robbed Andruw Monasterio of an apparent home run with a leaping grab above the center field wall. Brewers starter Freddy Peralta, who entered with a major league-best 16 victories, allowed two hits over five scoreless innings.

Yankees 8, Astros 4

Ryan McMahon recorded a multi-hit, multi-RBI game and Trent Grisham clubbed a backbreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning as visiting New York topped Houston to take the rubber match of a three-game series.

The Yankees closed to within three games of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. The Yankees will host Toronto in a three-game weekend series starting Friday. Carlos Rodon (16-7) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

After the Astros shaved a three-run deficit to 4-3 in the seventh, McMahon (3-for-4, three RBIs) bounced a single that extended the Yankees’ lead to 5-3 in the eighth. Grisham followed with his 30th home run. Yordan Alvarez (4-for-5, two RBIs) socked a two-out solo home run off Rodon in the third and scored on a Jose Caballero throwing error following his leadoff double in the sixth. Alvarez added an RBI single in the ninth.

Royals 4, Angels 3

Bobby Witt Jr. hit Kansas City’s fourth solo home run of the night, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning, and the host Royals rallied for a victory over Los Angeles.

Luis Rengifo’s three-run, first-inning homer off Kansas City rookie Noah Cameron gave the Angels a 3-0 lead. But the Royals’ Adam Frazier and Vinnie Pasquantino homered off Angels starter Kyle Hendricks, who yielded just one other hit over six innings.

Cameron walked five and allowed five hits but no more runs after the first in his five-inning outing.

Rays 4, Guardians 2

Ryan Pepiot dominated over five no-hit innings as Tampa Bay beat Cleveland for its season-best seventh straight win.

Pepiot (11-10) allowed just two walks while striking out six. Christopher Morel went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for the Rays.

Jose Ramirez homered and singled while Kyle Manzardo went deep for the Guardians, who have lost 10 of their past 15 games. Logan Allen (7-11) yielded four runs (three earned) on six hits in five-plus innings.

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WNBA NEWS

VALKYRIES EDGE WINGS, CLINCH PLAYOFF BID IN FIRST YEAR

Carla Leite broke the game’s final tie on a jumper with 2:26 remaining and the Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA expansion team ever to clinch a playoff spot in its first season with an 84-80 win over the Dallas Wings on Thursday in San Francisco.

A fifth consecutive win pushed the sixth-place Valkyries (23-18) to a three-game lead on the ninth-place Los Angeles Sparks with just three games remaining in the regular season, but Golden State holds the head-to-head tiebreaker. The top eight teams reach the postseason.

Dallas (9-33), the league’s losingest team, held the upper hand on Golden State most of the way, leading by as many as 13 points.

But Golden State, down 62-58 entering the final period, scored the first five points of the last quarter, taking the lead on a Janelle Salaun 3-pointer and setting up a tight finish.

Paige Bueckers, the game’s leading scorer with 27 points, converted a three-point play with 3:34 remaining to give Dallas its last lead at 74-72.

Salaun countered immediately with a pair of free throws, creating the fourth and final tie of the last 10 minutes, before Leite drilled her clutch 21-footer from straight-away that gave the Valkyries the lead for good.

Veronica Burton delivered a three-point play with 22.3 seconds left to put Golden State up by five.

The Wings didn’t go quietly. Hoops by Bueckers twice got the visitors within two in the final 12.1 seconds, but Burton countered each with a pair of free throws, keeping Dallas at arm’s length.

Salaun paced five Golden State players in double figures with 19 points, hitting six of her 10 shots. Leite and Burton finished with 15 apiece, while Monique Billings added 11 and Iliana Rupert had 10.

Billings and Rupert also blocked three shots apiece.

Salaun had nearly half her points from beyond the 3-point arc, going 3-for-4, helping the Valkyries outscore the visitors 21-15 from deep despite taking five fewer attempts.

Bueckers, who had only six points in the first half as the Wings took a 41-32 lead into the break, shot 11-for-20 and also found time for six assists.

Myisha Hines-Allen contributed 12 points and 11 assists for the Wings, while Haley Jones logged 18 points to go with a game-high seven assists and Maddy Siegrist had 16 points.

The loss was Dallas’ ninth in a row.

ACES TOP LYNX, STRETCH WIN STREAK TO 13

A’ja Wilson pumped in 31 points and the host Las Vegas Aces set a franchise record with their 13th consecutive victory, defeating the league-best Minnesota Lynx 97-87 on Thursday night.

The outcome avenged an embarrassing 111-58 loss to the Lynx on Aug. 2. The Aces haven’t lost since that game and they served notice again that they’ll contend for a championship in a spirited matchup.

Jackie Young racked up 20 points, aided by four 3-pointers, and Chelsea Gray provided 13 points and 10 assists for Las Vegas, which shot 55.1 percent from the field. NaLyssa Smith added 10 points.

Natisha Hiedeman scored 22 points off the bench for the Lynx (32-9), who won the first three meetings with Las Vegas and have clinched the top seed for the playoffs. Courtney Williams’ 14 points, Alanna Smith’s 13, Napheesa Collier’s 12 and Kayla McBride’s 10 also helped Minnesota.

The Aces (27-14), who improved to 15-5 at home, are tied with the Atlanta Dream in the race for the No. 2 seed.

Wilson, who shot 12-for-15 from the field, passed Collier for the WNBA scoring lead. Wilson also collected a game-high eight rebounds.

Young eclipsed the 1,000-assist mark for her career, finishing with five Thursday night.

It was a tight game throughout until the Aces scored the first six points of the fourth quarter for a 76-66 lead. Wilson drained her first 3-point attempt to restore a 10-point margin at 81-71 with 5:39 remaining.

The Lynx made a couple of surges, with Hiedeman’s long 3-pointer closing the gap to 92-86 with 1:42 to go. Gray countered with a 3 just 13 seconds later.

The Aces led 26-24 after the first quarter and 47-44 at halftime. Wilson had 10 points slightly more than five minutes into the game.

Both teams attempted 11 free throws, with Las Vegas making 10 compared to Minnesota’s six. Bridget Carleton’s nine points for the Lynx came on 3-for-3 shooting on 3-pointers.

KAHLEAH COPPER, MERCURY TOP MYSTICS FOR 6TH STRAIGHT WIN

Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and the visiting Phoenix Mercury extended their winning streak to six games by leading most of the way in a 75-69 victory over the host Washington Mystics on Thursday.

The Mercury (27-14) matched their longest winning streak of the season and won for the 11th time in 14 games. The result leaves Phoenix tied with the Atlanta Dream for second place in the WNBA, a half-game ahead of the Las Vegas Aces, who play later Thursday night.

Copper scored 14 points in the first half en route to a 7-of-21 shooting performance.

Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas collected 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, just missing her eighth triple-double of the season.

Sami Whitcomb added 12 points while Satou Sabally contributed 10 for the Mercury, who shot 41.8 percent from the floor and 38.2 percent (13-for-34) from 3-point range.

Kiki Iriafen scored 18 points to lead the Mystics (16-26), who dropped their eighth straight game and fell. Shakira Austin added 15 points and 10 rebounds, but rookie Sonia Citron was held to seven. Washington shot 38.4 percent on field-goal attempts, 25 percent (4-for-16) from beyond the arc.

Washington was within 61-59 after Sug Sutton’s 18-footer with 8:42 left, but Phoenix gradually pulled away. The Mercury took a 69-62 lead with 3:41 remaining on Copper’s 7-footer after Thomas secured an offensive rebound.

Following a Phoenix timeout, Thomas sank a 13-footer for a 71-62 lead with 2:52 left before Washington scored seven straight points, getting within two on a basket by Iriafen with 66 seconds left. Phoenix called another timeout, and Sabally sank a 3-pointer with 50.3 seconds remaining to clinch it.

Phoenix shot 8-for-15 and held a 22-16 lead through the opening quarter. Copper converted a three-point play with 2:41 left in the half and sank two 3-pointers in the final minute as the Mercury ended the half with a 14-4 run for 44-36 lead.

The Mercury went up 48-40 on a basket by Copper with 7:07 left in the third and were ahead 51-45 following a trey by Sabally less than two minutes later. Citron’s free throw forged a 53-53 tie, but Whitcomb sank two 3-pointers in the final two minutes as Phoenix entered the fourth with a 61-55 advantage.

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GOLF NEWS

$2M ON LINE AT ARAMCO HOUSTON CHAMPIONSHIP

Twenty-six teams and 104 players will compete for a $2 million prize pool at the Aramco Houston Championship that begins Friday at the Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas.

The three-day tournament is the fourth of five events in this year’s PIF Global Series, which rebranded from the Aramco Team Series after a major financial commitment was made in the Ladies European Tour (LET) by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) earlier this year.

Among the notable names in the field are England’s Charley Hull, who is a Golf Saudi ambassador, and two former major champions, United States Solheim Cup veteran Danielle Kang and France’s Celine Boutier.

Each team captain is selected based on the Rolex World Rankings, and they draft their teams. The top two scores for each team will count on each hole.

The players will also be competing in a 54-hole stroke play competition. After the team competition is complete, the field will be cut to the top 60 and ties for the individual competition that features a $1.5 million prize pool as well as points on the LET Order of Merit and Rolex World Rankings.

Sara Kouskova, who is second on the LET Order of Merit and captained her team to victory at the Aramco Team Series in Korea in May, said she is drawn to the series for several reason.

“The global element is huge — bringing the LET to the U.S. is another great step,” she said Thursday. “The prize fund also attracts LPGA players, which raises the standard. I don’t prepare differently, but these events are definitely ones you circle on the calendar.”

The event took place in Tampa last year, with Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Celine Herbin, Meghan MacLaren and amateur Lujain Khalil winning the team competition. Alexandra Forsterling went on to win the individual competition.

Golfcrest is located about a half-hour drive from Houston.

The five events comprising the PIF Global Series are:

–PIF Saudi Ladies International: Riyadh Golf Club, Riyadh (Feb. 12-15)

–Aramco Korea Championship: New Korea Country Club, Seoul, South Korea (May 9-11)

–PIF Championship: Centurion Club, London (Aug. 8-10)

–Aramco Houston Championship: Golfcrest, Pearland, Texas (Sept. 5-7)

–Aramco Shenzhen Championship: Mission Hills, Shenzhen, China (Nov. 6-8)

The collective prize pool across all five events is $13 million.

RORY MCILROY FUMES AFTER BEING PUT ON CLOCK AT IRISH OPEN

A warning for time may have helped spoil a hot start for Rory McIlroy at the Irish Open in Straffan, Ireland, on Thursday, as the native of Northern Ireland finished his day with two bogeys across his final three holes.

Instead of being in a tie for 12th, a few shots off the pace of co-leaders France’s Romain Langasque, Spain’s Nacho Elvira and Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen (6 under), McIlroy sits in a tie for 50th at 1 under following his first round at the K Club.

McIlroy wasn’t shy about attributing his finish to the officiating, citing a lack of “common sense” when it comes to issuing pace warnings.

A five-time Major championship winner (including this year’s Masters), McIlroy attributed some of the difficulty in assessing time warnings to the size of the crowds his group attracts. As a headliner, he not only gets huge crowds from fans, but also several camera crews, which he feels can gum up the works.

“I feel like it always happens,” McIlroy said. “And I don’t think they use sort of common sense in terms of, well, ‘of course we’re going to lose ground because we’re going to have to wait on crowds and wait on the two camera crews that are out there.’ They should give us a little bit of leeway.”

McIlroy’s playing group was put on the clock early on in their round by one official, then again put on the clock for the final three holes by a separate official. It was then that McIlroy began to struggle, firing a bogey on the par-4 seventh and another on the par-3 eighth before he managed to settle for par on No. 9.

In contrast, he posted one bogey with four birdies over his other half round.

“In all honesty, I felt a little rushed out there for the last 12 holes,” he said. “There’s just a lot more going on with our group than any of the other groups on the course.”

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COLTS FOOTBALL

COLTS HOST DOLPHINS AND HOPE TO END 11-GAME WEEK 1 LOSING STREAK

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Each year the Indianapolis Colts preach the importance of starting fast.

Recently, it’s been all talk.

They’ve lost 11 straight Week 1 games, missed the playoffs in four consecutive years and are preparing to welcome their eighth opening-day starting quarterback in nine years after Daniel Jones beat out Anthony Richardson for the job.

Indy will try to find a solution to its season-opening blues when the Miami Dolphins visit on Sunday. The Colts will also honor their late owner, Jim Irsay, who died in May.

“We definitely want to break that streak,” coach Shane Steichen said. “We’re not just playing for ourselves. We’re playing for this city, we’re playing for Mr. Irsay every time we go out there. We know Miami is a good football team, but to start Week 1 at home and give everything we’ve got to break that streak will be huge.”

Irsay made it clear in recent years that he expected the team to be better in season openers. His name will be added Sunday to the team’s Ring of Honor alongside his late father, Robert Irsay.

With Jim Irsay’s three daughters beginning their tenure as owners, Steichen altered the team’s training camp routine, adding snaps and demanding more physicality in practice in hopes the Colts would get off to a better start.

Miami also wants to change direction after missing the playoffs for the sixth time in eight years.

The Dolphins struggled when quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was injured early last season but finished with six wins in nine games.

Tyreek Hill, the game-changing All-Pro receiver, missed most of August camp with an oblique injury and only returned to practice last week when he did limited work.

“I feel great,” Hill said. “I’m one of those guys, I never fall out of shape. I feel like I’ll always be like the hardest worker on the team no matter what, because I’m always doing the small things, whether that’s running after practice when nobody’s watching or whether that’s catching like 500 passes off the JUGS (machine) when nobody is watching. I’ve been doing all the small things right this whole entire time.”

So, will some extra motivation to honor Irsay lead to the Colts celebrating a Week 1 win?

“If that’s the history of the season opener, so be it,” Pro Bowl cornerback Kenny Moore II said. “Our job is to go out and win a game. It’s not for the stat, it’s not for the historical moment, we just want to get the job done.”

Wrong way?

If cornerbacks Xavien Howard and JuJu Brents started walking to the wrong locker rooms Sunday, it would be understandable.

Howard spent eight seasons with Miami, where he was a 2020 All-Pro, a four-time Pro Bowler and a two-time NFL interception leader. Brents played his first two seasons in Indy. Howard and his ex-teammates in Miami both know what to expect.

“He’s a great player,” Hill said. “He’s one of those guys who understands coverages, who understands certain routes, so we’ve got to be on top of our game. He’s definitely a playmaker.”

Miami released Howard after the 2023 season and Indy signed him in late August amid a rash of injuries that included Brents, who was claimed off waivers by the Dolphins following final cuts.

Where’s Waller?

The Dolphins acquired Darren Waller from the New York Giants in July, about a year after the veteran tight end announced his retirement. But they’ve cautiously eased him back into the fold as he works on his conditioning.

Waller, 32, did not play in the preseason or participate in any joint practices and only recently began doing limited work in practice.

Waller is in line to play Sunday but missed practice Wednesday, in part because the team is trying to avoid having him practice three consecutive days, McDaniel said.

New look

Sunday will be the first test for Indy’s revamped defense.

General manager Chris Ballard addressed the secondary by signing two free agents — 2023 Pro Bowl cornerback Charvarius Ward and safety Cam Bynum — in addition to Howard, who has been reunited with new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, his position coach in Miami.

Indy also gets 2023 sacks leader Samson Ebukam back after he missed all of last season with a torn Achilles tendon. And the Colts are hoping last year’s first-round pick, Laiatu Latu, ends up with more than the four sacks he had as a rookie.

COLTS VS. DOLPHINS GAME CAPSULE

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: MIA leads series, 46-29 (IND won 4 of past 5)

Postseason: MIA leads series, 2-0

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 10/20/24: MIA 10 at IND 16

Postseason: AFC-WC 12/30/00: IND 17 at MIA 23

DOLPHINS NOTES:

QB TUA TAGOVAILOA led NFL with 72.9 comp. pct. last season & totaled 2,867 pass yards & 19 TD passes with 101.4 rating in 11 starts. Is only QB in NFL with 100+ rating in each of past 3 seasons (min. 100 atts. each season). Is 4-0 with 100.6 rating in 4 career starts in Week 1. • RB DE’VON ACHANE led team with career-high 1,499 scrimmage yards (907 rush, 592 rec.) & 12 TDs (6 rush, 6 rec.) & was only player in NFL with 500+ rush yards, 500+ rec. yards, 5+ rush TDs & 5+ rec. TDs. Rushed for 77 yards in last meeting. • WR TYREEK HILL totaled 81 catches for 959 yards & 6 TDs last season & became 3rd player in NFL history with 6+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 9 seasons. Since joining Mia. in 2022, leads NFL with 4,468 rec. yards. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE had 58 catches for 744 yards in 15 games last season. Is 1 of 3 in franchise history with 50+ catches in each of 1st 4 seasons. • WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE can make Mia. debut after totaling career-high 9 rec. TDs last season with Ten. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ind. with TD catch. • TE DARREN WALLER can make Mia. debut after sitting out 2024 season. • DT ZACH SIELER led team with career-high 13 TFL & 10 sacks last season, 2nd-straight 10-sack season. Finished season with sack in 4 of his final 5 games. Had FR in last meeting. • LB CHOP ROBINSON ranked 2nd among rookies with 6 sacks in 2024. • LB MATTHEW JUDON can make Mia. debut after totaled 5.5 sacks & 7 TFL last season with Atl. Has 5+ sacks in 7 of his past 8 seasons. Had 3 sacks in his last game vs. Ind. (11/6/22 w/ NE). • LB JORDYN BROOKS led team with 143 tackles in 2024, 4th-straight season with 100+ tackles. Had 7 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting. • LB JAELAN PHILLIPS has 7.5 sacks over 12 games past 2 seasons. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK returns to Mia. after spending past 5+ seasons with Pit.

COLTS NOTES:

QB DANIEL JONES can make Ind. debut after totaling 14,582 pass yards & 85 TDs (70 pass, 15 rush) over past 6 seasons with NYG (2019-24). • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR ranked 6th among RBs with 1,567 scrimmage yards (1,431 rush, 136 rec.) & had 12 TDs (11 rush, 1 rec.) in 2024, 3rd-career season with 1,100+ rush yards & 11+ rush TDs. Finished season with 100+ scrimmage yards in each of his final 5 games & rush TD in each of final 3. Had 790 rush yards (112.9 per game) & 8 rush TDs in 7 home games last season. Since entering NFL in 2020, ranks 2nd among RBs with 6,013 rush yards & 3rd with 51 rush TDs. Rushed for 103 yards & TD in his last game vs. Mia. (10/3/21). • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN had 69 catches for 808 yards in 2024 & is 1 of 4 in franchise history with 500+ rec. yards in each of 1st 5 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with 55+ rec. yards. • WR JOSH DOWNS set career highs in catches (team-high 72), rec. yards (803) & rec. TDs (5) last season. • WR ALEC PIERCE led team with career-high 824 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2024. Had TD catch in 3 of his final 4 games of season. • TE TYLER WARREN was selected No. 14 overall in 2025 NFL Draft, highest selected TE in franchise history. • DE KWITY PAYE led team with 8 sacks & had 10 TFL last season. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 6.5 sacks in 2024 & is only DT in NFL with 6+ sacks in each of past 7 seasons. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led NFL with 173 tackles & ranks tied-2nd with careerhigh 5 FFs last season. Had 16 tackles & FF in last meeting. • CB XAVIEN HOWARD can make Ind. debut after totaling 95 PD & 29 INTs over 100 games with Mia. (2016-23). • CB CHARVARIUS WARD can make Ind. debut after totaling 41 PD & 6 INTs over past 3 seasons with SF (2022-24). Has PD in 2 of 3 career games vs. Mia.

CBS: Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty, AJ Ross (field reporter

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INDIANA FEVER

INDIANA FEVER GUARD CAITLIN CLARK RULED OUT FOR REMAINDER OF 2025 SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 4, 2025) — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark will miss the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season, the team announced today. Clark, a two-time All-Star and the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, has been sidelined since suffering a right groin injury during the Fever’s 87-77 win over the Connecticut Sun on July 15. Clark also suffered a bone bruise at a later date during her recovery process.

“Caitlin has worked so hard throughout this time, doing everything possible to recover and return to the court but, ultimately, time is not on our side,” said Indiana Fever COO and GM Amber Cox. “While we will continue working with Caitlin and provide her with every resource we have available, there is not enough time left in our season for her to safely return, and her long-term health and well-being remains our top priority. We are looking forward to having her back at full strength to start the 2026 season.”

Clark appeared in 13 games during the regular season, averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game, while helping lead the team to the 2025 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup title.

FEVER FORWARD CHLOE BIBBY RULED OUT FOR REMAINDER OF THE SEASON; TEAM SIGNS GUARD BREE HALl

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 4, 2025) — Indiana Fever today announced that forward Chloe Bibby will miss the remainder of the 2025 season due to a left knee injury. In a related move, the Fever has signed guard Bree Hall to a Rest-of-Season hardship contract.

Bibby, who joined the Fever on July 25 via a seven-day contract and was later signed through the rest of the season, is expected to make a full recovery.

Hall was drafted by Indiana No. 20 overall in the 2025 WNBA draft and spent preseason with the team. Hall appeared in the exhibition game against the Brazil National Team on May 4, where she scored nine points and recorded four rebounds.

A two-time NCAA Champion at the University of South Carolina, Hall was also signed to multiple hardship contracts with the Golden State Valkyries during the 2025 season.

Hall will wear No. 3 for the Fever.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

BAZZANA WALKS OFF INDIANS IN NINTH

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Travis Bazzana hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Columbus Clippers defeated the Indianapolis Indians, 5-3, on Friday night at Huntington Park.

After a leadoff walk to Petey Halpin with the score tied 3-3 in the ninth, Will Wilson flied out for the first out of the inning. Halpin advanced to second on a wild pitch before Bazzana hit his first Triple-A longball to win the game for Columbus (21-37, 55-75). It was just the third walk-off loss by the Indians on the campaign.

Nick Solak tied the game at three in the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit home run to lead off the inning. Solak owns both Indianapolis (34-26, 76-58) pinch-hit homers this season, with his last coming on April 27 at St. Paul.

Indy put up the first two runs in the game on three straight two-out hits in the third inning. Nelson Velázquez opened with a double, Rafael Flores singled him home and Jase Bowen hit an RBI triple off the wall in center field for a 2-0 lead. Attempting to stretch the triple into an inside-the-park home run, Bowen was cut down at the plate by Halpin for the third out.

Columbus chipped away with a run in the sixth inning and tied the game on an RBI single from Kody Huff in the bottom of the eighth.

Beau Burrows (L, 1-1) entered in the ninth and allowed the home run to Bazzana. Drake Fellows tossed 5.0 innings of one-run ball in the start for Indianapolis.

Aaron Davenport dueled with Fellows, tossing 6.2 innings with two runs before giving way to the bullpen. Trevor Stephan (W, 1-1) allowed the home run to Solak but was credited the win with the lead change in the final at-bat.

The Indians and Clippers continue their six-game series on Friday night at 7:05 PM. Indy has not named an opener, but LHP Hunter Barco (3-1, 3.90) will follow with the bulk of innings. Taking the mound for the Clippers is LHP John Means (0-1, 5.14).

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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

HOOSIERS DRAW HARD FOUGHT MATCH VS. NO. 24 XAVIER

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer finished in a 2-2 tie against No. 24 Xavier on Thursday, Sept. 4th at Bill Armstrong Stadium. After two straight losses, the Hoosiers found their footing as Freshman defender Grace Hamm lead the offense in their first ranked match of the season.

With the tie, the Hoosiers now have a 2-2-1 record in the early season.

KEY MOMENTS

In the 20th minute Sophomore midfielder Maggie Ledwith played the ball to Hamm in the box. Hamm found the back of the net, giving Indiana the 1-0 lead.

Elin Hansson scored in the 23rd minute to tie the game at 1-1.

Xavier had multiple shot attempts, but Senior goalkeeper Dani Jacobson made three saves through the half to go into the break tied at one.

Xavier would score in the 61st minute to go up 2-1 in the second half.

In the 63rd minute Hamm converted her second goal of the game from a penalty kick to tie the game back up at 2-2.

Xavier had multiple opportunities to score, but Graduate goalkeeper Sally Rainey held her ground as she recorded three saves to finish the game in a draw.

NOTABLE

The Hoosiers’ two goals came from a total of three shots in the game.

Jacobson and Rainey each had three saves.

Hamm’s two goals were the first of her career.

Hamm is the first freshman since Layla Sirdah (09/08/24 vs. Lawrence; 3) to score multiple goals in a game.

IU has now scored two goals this season off penalty shots.

UP NEXT

IUWS will stay in Bloomington, Ind. as they honor their senior class against Ohio at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m.

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

AIRD RECORDS 100TH CAREER VICTORY AT INDIANA

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With an emphatic sweep over SEMO on Thursday (Sept. 4) evening at Wilkinson Hall, eighth-year head coach Steve Aird became the fourth coach in program history to record 100 wins with the Indiana volleyball team. It was his seventh win in eight tries in home openers during his time in Bloomington.

When he arrived at IU in 2018, Aird inherited a team coming off a one-win Big Ten season. Over the course of his tenure, he has quietly built the program into a competitive force in one of the nation’s deepest conferences. Since 2022, the Hoosiers have a 55-43 record and a 29-13 clip inside the friendly confines of Wilkinson Hall.

Headlined by seniors Avry Tatum and Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Aird has one of his deepest and most complete times since becoming a college head coach in 2014. The Hoosiers are off to a 3-0 start for the third-straight season and are chasing the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2010.

IU will finish out its first home weekend on Friday (Sept. 5) against Northern Kentucky (10 a.m.) and Western Michigan (7 p.m.). The first Big Ten home contest at Wilkinson Hall comes on Saturday, Sept. 27 against the Washington Huskies.

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PURDUE FOOTBALL

PURDUE TARGETING 2-0 START AGAINST FCS POWER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

By winning last week 31-0 over Ball State in its season opener, Purdue notched its first win over an FBS opponent since 2023.

If the Boilermakers can stop FCS foe Southern Illinois on Saturday night in West Lafayette, Ind., they’ll surpass last year’s win total of one.

First-year coach Barry Odom says there’s one characteristic his team has to possess to defy predictions of a last-place finish in the Big 10 Conference.

“We need to be a really, really smart football team,” he said after the win over Ball State. “Overall, our team played fairly smart. We did not turn the ball over, which is huge. I thought our quarterbacks made smart decisions. So, the smart side … we’re getting there.”

Purdue not only avoided turnovers, it also committed only three penalties. Meanwhile, quarterback Ryan Browne threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns, averaging more than 17 yards per completion. His first pass of the year was a 49-yard pass-and-run score to Arhmad Branch, helping him become the first Boilermaker wide receiver in two years to enjoy a 100-yard game.

Purdue will be a solid favorite for this game but recent history indicates it can’t take the Salukis for granted. They opened last week with a 49-3 rout of Division II Thomas More (Ky.) and rose to 15th in this week’s FCS coaches rankings.

Southern Illinois has three wins over FBS opponents since 2019 — Massachusetts, Northwestern and Northern Illinois — as well as close losses to Kansas State in 2021 and Arkansas State in 2019. Only last year, when they were routed 41-13 in the season opener at BYU, were the Salukis outclassed in their recent FBS matchups.

Tenth-year coach Nick Hill said he doesn’t do anything special for games against FBS teams.

“We prepare the same way for every game,” he said. “We go in there with the belief that we’re going to win the game.”

Quarterback DJ Williams was 17 of 24 last week for 227 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, three in the air.

Purdue won the teams’ only meeting in 2014 by a 35-13 score.

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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

CHARLES SHATTERS 5-SET HITTING % RECORD IN WIN

WEST LAFAYETE, Ind. – Junior middle blocker Dior Charles set a program record for hitting % in a five-set match in No. 17 Purdue’s effort to topple Bowling Green, 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 26-28, 15-9).

Purdue (3-1) picked up its first win of the season at home, while handing Bowling Green its third loss (2-3).

Tomorrow, the rights to the title of Stacey Clark Classic Champions is on the line as No. 17 Purdue (1-1 record in the tournament) takes on No. 15 Kansas (2-0 in the tournament) at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+. No. 23 Georgia Tech and Bowling Green will face earlier in the afternoon at 1 p.m.

Notes

Dior Charles set a Purdue record for hitting % in a five-set match and produced the fourth-overall highest clip by a Boilermaker with her errorless .846 attack (11-0-13). Charles also led the way defensively at the net, on six of Purdue’s nine blocks.

For 10 members of the team, it was their first-ever win as a Boilermaker.

Taylor Anderson tied a career-high 60 assists in the win, adding seven digs, four blocks, two aces and two kills.

Kenna Wollard led the team in kills for all four matches of the season, ending the night with a double-double: 19 kills on a .318 clip alongside a career-high and team-leading 15 digs. It was her first career double-double.

The middles’ production generated 25 kills for Purdue with just one error combined, as Charles’ performance was complimented by Lindsey Miller’s .533 clip (9-1-15).

Purdue improves to 2-0 in five set matches this season.

A balanced offensive attack saw four Boilermakers reach double-digit kills.

Redshirt sophomore Grace Heaney hit .314% in the match, the third consecutive time she’s hit at least .300. Meanwhile, she was just one kill shy of tying her season-high after totaling 15 kills in the win vs. Bowling Green.

Purdue picked up its first Set 1 victory after coming back in the first set to tie the match up at 20-all.

Libero Ryan McAleer finished the night with 14 digs.

Nataly Moravec paced the Boilers in Set 1 behind seven kills and a .357 hitting clip and ended the night with 14.

As a team, Purdue hit .347 in the match. Overall this season, the Boilermakers have hit .347 or better in 50% of their matches.

The Boilermakers had match point in the fourth set, leading 24-23 and 25-24 before the Falcons came back to take the set, 26-28.

Purdue improves to 22-1 all-time in Stacey Clark Classic matches.

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PURDUE MEN’S SOCCER

BOILERS BATTLE TO A SCORELESS DRAW AT DAYTON

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s soccer earned a hard-fought point on the road Thursday night, playing to a 0–0 draw against Dayton at Baujan Field. The result moves the Boilermakers to 2–3–2 on the season.

The Boilers outshot the Flyers 14–6, with seven shots on goal. Megan Santa Cruz, Irene Campo, and Cherry Yu each tested the Dayton goalkeeper, who came up with six saves to keep Purdue off the board.

The Boilers had an early chance when Campo took the first penalty kick of the year for the Boilers, but it was saved to keep the score knotted up.

Emily Edwards recorded two saves to notch her second clean sheet of the season, backed by a back line that allowed just two shots on frame all evening.

Despite the 14 chances for Purdue and seven for Dayton, neither team was able to come away with the finisher. This marks the first tie in the series history between the two teams.

UP NEXT

The Boilers will return to Folk Field on Sunday afternoon to take on Western Illinois at 1:00 p.m. est. to celebrate Senior Day.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER

CHUKWU HAT TRICK LEADS #5 IRISH TO 3-0 WIN OVER MICHIGAN STATE

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-0-1) earned their first road win of the season as they defeated the Michigan State Spartans (3-2-2) in a 3-0 victory on Thursday evening.

Sophomore Annabelle Chukwu put on a clinic, recording her first career hat trick with one goal coming in the first half and two goals in the second. This is also Chukwu’s first multi-goal game in her Irish career as she’s now recorded a total of eight career goals.

The last Irish hat trick was from Ellie Hodsden in her freshman season on October 17, 2024 as Notre Dame defeated California, 5-2.

Senior Leah Klenke, junior Morgan Roy, and sophomore Grace Restovich each assisted on Chukwu’s three goals.

Goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished with three saves in the win and recorded her tenth career clean sheet.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Klenke worked deep in the left corner, getting past her defender with shifty footwork to deliver a beautiful ball to the back post as a Chukwu header put the Irish up 1-0 in the 26th minute.

After leading 1-0 in the first half, Chukwu delivered just minutes into the second.

A blocked Izzy Engle shot fell at the feet of Restovich, who quickly found Chukwu to her left. Chukwu made a quick move to her right to create just enough space to shoot and bury it into the upper 90 to make it 2-0 in the 48th minute.

Two minutes later, the sophomore forward would go on to score the third and final Irish goal of the night.

In the 50th minute, Roy fired the perfect corner kick to the near post as another Chukwu header found the back of the net to cap off the hat trick.

UP NEXT

The Irish are back on the road on Sunday as they take on Marquette at 2:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. CT).

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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL

NOTRE DAME CONTINUES HOMESTAND AGAINST ILLINOIS

SOUTH BEND, IND. – After splitting last weekend’s Catholic Challenge to open the season, the Notre Dame volleyball team returns to the court Friday evening when the Irish host Illinois. Both teams are 1-1 on the season.

Notre Dame won last Friday’s season opener in five sets against Santa Clara. The Irish came back from a fifth set deficit to secure the victory. Morgan Gaerte notched a career-high 21 kills, while Maya Evens logged 25 digs in her collegiate debut. Both players were named to the Catholic Challenge All-Tournament team following Sunday’s match against Villanova.

Illinois opened up the 2025 season in Cedar Falls, Iowa, dropping to South Dakota State in four sets before taking down Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee 3-1. The Illini have hit .264 on attacks so far this season.

Friday’s match is set for 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. It’s the third of a four-game homestand to open up the season for the Irish.

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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL

BUTLER SUFFERS FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON TO IOWA

In a match of 3-0 teams Iowa was able to defeat Butler in straight Sets.

Bulldog Bites

Alaleh Tolliver led Butler tonight in kills with 10.

Sawyer Jones picked up 8 kills of her own during the match.

Lauren Evans tallied 16 digs throughout the match, which led the Dawgs.

Kaylee Finnegan continued to lead the offensive attack for Butler, she added 20 assists tonight

Set 1 Iowa (25-17)

The first set saw the two squads trade points early on. Kills from Sawyer Jones and Lauren Evans early on helped Butler grab a 12-11 set 1 lead. A 12-4 run allowed the Hawkeyes to separate from the Bulldogs and claim set 1.

Set 2 Iowa (25-14)

Iowa started the second set on a 5-0 run which eventually led to a 14-6 early set 2 advantage for the Hawkeyes. Iowa was able to remain in control of the second set throughout and earn a 25-14 set 2 win.

Set 3 Iowa (25-21)

Kills by Ellery Rees, Elise Ward and Alaleh Tolliver early in the 3rd set allowed Butler to snag a 7-6 set 3 lead. A couple points later, Maria Nix and Sawyer Jones scored kills for Butler about midway through the set, enabling Butler to hold a 12-11 lead. Iowa was able to gain control of the set after that, they built a 20-16 lead. Tolliver and Sawyer Jones were able to slam down a kill each in the later stage of the set, but Iowa was able to hold on and secure the match in 3 sets.

Up Next

Butler will take on Loyola Chicago tomorrow at 4pm ET. Saturday, the Dawgs will face Illinois State and 12pm ET.

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BUTLER FOOTBALL

BULLDOGS WELCOME TRUMAN STATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR HOME OPENER

GAME 2: Butler (0-1, 0-0 PFL) vs. TRUMAN STATE (0-1)

Date: Saturday, Sept. 6 | 1PM

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Sellick Bowl

Watch: FloSports

OF NOTE:

– Butler opened the season with a 38-14 loss at Northern Iowa Saturday.

– Saturday serves as the first home game leading the Butler program for head coach Kevin Lynch. He was hired in December after serving as Ball State’s offensive play caller last year, and was the Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach for the Cardinals during the 2024 season.

– Butler has won four straight home openers.

– The Bulldogs are 15-4 when playing at the Sellick Bowl over the last three years.

– Butler was picked fourth in the 2025 Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

– Jeremiah Jackson and Danny Orgler represent Butler on the 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team.

– Jackson led the Bulldogs with nine tackles Saturday at Northern Iowa and set a school record last year with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Stetson.

– Reagan Andrew ranked third in the PFL last year in completion percentage and passing efficiency. He was seventh in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He threw for 189 yards and one touchdown Saturday at Northern Iowa.

– A year ago, Butler’s offense led the PFL in scoring offense, red zone offense, 3rd down conversions, first downs, fewest sacks allowed, fewest tackles for loss allowed, and fewest penalties.

– In 2024, the BU defense ranked Top-10 among all FCS teams in in total defense, scoring defense, red zone defense, passing yards allowed, and first downs allowed.

– Butler scored on 47 of their 51 trips to the red zone in 2024. They opened the year scoring on 28-straight over the first seven weeks of the season.

– Butler added 29 newcomers to the 2025 roster, including transfers from Ball State, Idaho, and Toledo, and Tulane.

WEEK 1 RECAP: Butler took a brief 14-10 midway through the second quarter, but the final 30 minutes belonged to the home team as Northern Iowa scored 21 points after the intermission to post the 38-14 victory. UNI had a 448-336 advantage in total yards for the game after Butler held a 241-169 edge in the first half. UNI had 213 rushing yards on 31 carries for an average of 6.9 yards per play.

RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF: Butler quarterback Reagan Andrew accounted for both Bulldog touchdowns against Northern Iowa Saturday – one by air and one by ground – throwing for 189 yards while running for 75. The dual-threat signal-caller ranked sixth in the PFL in total offense during the 2024 season, averaging 190.3 yards per game.

SCOUTING TRUMAN STATE: The contest on Saturday will be the first meeting between Butler and Truman State, a Division II program that went 8-4 last season. Over the offseason, Truman State removed the interim tag for head coach Kellen Nesbitt. Coach Nesbitt helped the team win eight of their last nine games, marking the fifth-straight season for Truman State to notch eight or more wins.

Truman State fell to Washburn, 20-17, in their 2025 opener Saturday. Truman State is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), which is headquartered in Indianapolis and also includes the University of Indianapolis.

HOME OPENERS: Butler has won four straight home openers, including a 2024 Week 1 win over Upper Iowa, which is also a member of the GLVC. The Bulldogs defeated Upper Iowa, 40-7. The Bulldogs averaged 7.9 yards per play and ended the day with 388 yards of total offense.

NOT AT A LOSS FOR YARDS: Ethan Loss ranked second in the PFL last year in receiving touchdowns, third in yards per reception, and tenth in receiving yards. Loss surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards last year. He began the 2025 season with eight catches for 81 yards Saturday at Northern Iowa.

I HAVE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS: The Bulldogs return three players that were selected to Phil Steele’s Postseason All-PFL Teams in 2024, but 11 other student-athletes left the program. WR Ethan Loss, LB Jeremiah Jackson, and LS Jason Hicks all return to their roles in 2025.

Butler also returns QB Reagan Andrew. In 2024, Andrew passed for 1,717 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also rushed for 566 yards and eight scores.

2024 RECAP: The Bulldogs won nine games in 2024, marking their highest total since 2013 when Butler shared the PFL crown with Marist (7-1). BU opened the year 5-0, defeated Davidson for the first time since 2016 and notched their first-ever win over St. Thomas.

Butler received votes in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll before the start of the 2024 season and were ranked No. 23 heading into the season finale.

RECENT SUCCESS: Butler is 23-11 over their last three seasons, winning seven games in both 2022 and 2023 followed by nine in 2024.

SIDELINE SHAKEUP: First-year head coach Kevin Lynch kept five assistant coaches from last year’s staff while adding seven new football minds to the program. The offensive coordinator will be Colin Johnson and Jordan Belfiori was added to serve as the defensive coordinator. Special Teams will once again run through Joe Cheshire.

Kevin Lynch’s father, Bill, coached at Butler from 1985-89 and won 36 games over that five-year stretch. He won over 70 percent of his games while on the sideline at BU and was the first coach to accomplish that feat since Pat Page did it from 1920-25!

‘DAWGS ON D: Butler returns seven starters to a defensive unit that only allowed 16.3 points per game last year, the third-best scoring defense in the country. BU ranked sixth among their FCS peers in total defense limiting the opposition to just 292 yards per game. The Bulldogs also ranked sixth in FCS football in passing yards allowed (158) and seventh in red zone defense.

Butler came up with consecutive shutouts last year for the first time since 1947! The Bulldogs defeated Hanover 53-0 in Week 3 then dominated the action vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Week 4 (63-0).

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to the road for a Saturday game at Hanover. The kick is set for 1:30 p.m. in southern Indiana. Following another road game at Weber State Sept. 20, Butler returns to the Sellick Bowl Sept. 27 to host Marist. The game serves as the PFL opener for the Bulldogs and it will be Homecoming Weekend on the Butler campus.

2025 PFL SCHEDULE – WEEK 2 (TIMES ET)

Thomas More at Dayton – 12PM

Truman State at Butler – 1PM

Bucknell at Marist – 1PM

Presbyterian at Furman – 2PM

St. Thomas at No. 10/11 Idaho – 3PM

Warner at Stetson – 6PM

Davidson at Elon – 6PM

Morehead State at No. 7/7 Illinois State – 7PM

Adrian at Valparaiso – 7PM

#24/rv Southern Utah at San Diego – 9PM

Bye Week: Drake

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BUTLER CROSS COUNTRY

BULLDOGS SET TO OPEN SEASON FRIDAY IN OHIO

Butler’s 2025 season begins Friday as the Bulldogs make the drive to Fairborn, Ohio to compete in the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic.

Both the men and women will run on the 5K course at Fairborn Community Park, just outside of Dayton. The men’s race begins at 6 p.m., while the women will start at 6:45 p.m.

Head coach Matt Roe’s squad will include 15 runners — seven from the men’s side and eight on the women’s side.

For the men, it’s a young group who will be toeing the line for the Bulldogs. Matteo Rosio, Aedan Rendek and Asher Propst bring previous competitive experience in a Bulldog uniform to the meet. Redshirt freshmen Kyle Grove, Charlie Jones, Caden Ozbun, and Brendan Thomas will make their respective Butler cross country debuts.

The women’s team experience comes from redshirt senior Elsa Rusthoven and junior Mckenna Mazeski. They will be joined by sophomores Camille El Baghlouli, Kylie Cline and Alejandra Sierazy. Freshmen Lila Volkers, Carys Glyn-Jones and Cameron Kirtley will compete for the first time as a Bulldog. Rusthoven is Butler’s top returning finisher from the 2024 NCAA Great Lakes Regional and earned an individual berth to the 2023 NCAA Championships.

Wright State serves as the host of Friday’s meet. Butler and the Raiders will be joined in the field by 10 other schools.

Live results for the meet will be available with a link posted to ButlerSports.com.

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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER

BUTLER HOSTS WESTERN MICHIGAN BEFORE FACING NO. 10 PITT ON THE ROAD

The Butler men’s soccer team will host Western Michigan on Friday before traveling to Pittsburgh for its first road match of the regular season.

Western Michigan (1-3-0), out of the Missouri Valley Conference, defeated New Hampshire this season but has losses to No. 12 Dayton, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. The all-time series is tied, 4-4-1, with the draw coming in 2023. Butler’s most recent win (2-0) was in 2022 in Indianapolis, while Western Michigan won the 2021 contest in Kalamazoo, 2-0. The teams met for the first time in 2013 in Indianapolis, when Butler won, 2-1.

No. 10 Pitt (2-1-0), which plays in the ACC, has wins over Michigan State and Quinnipiac but lost to Georgetown. The Panthers face No. 3 Clemson on Friday. Monday’s match will be the first meeting between Butler and Pitt.

Butler vs. Western Michigan
DATE/TIME:    Friday, September 5 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:     ESPN+
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
TICKETS:           butlersports.com

Butler at No. 10 Pitt
DATE/TIME:    Monday, September 8 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ambrose Urbanic Field
LIVE VIDEO:     ACCNX
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast

Bulldog Bits

Butler last faced a top-10 opponent in 2021 when it lost, 1-0, to No. 1 Indiana.

Butler’s most recent win over a top-10 opponent was in 2019 when it defeated No. 5 Indiana, 2-1, in Indianapolis.

In 2016, the Bulldogs defeated No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, 4-2, at a neutral site, but the most recent victory over a top-10 opponent on the road was in 2013 when Butler won, 1-0, at No. 7 Louisville.

Butler’s most recent win over any ranked opponent was in 2022 when it defeated No. 14 Marshall, 1-0.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER BLANKED AT ILLINOIS STATE IN 2-0 LOSS

NORMAL, Ill. – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team fell victim to a hot Illinois State on the road on Thursday night (Sept. 4), falling to the Redbirds, 2-0. ISU’s Rylann Law tallied both goals in the win as the hosts outshot the Jaguars by a decisive 17-5 margin and 7-3 gap in shots on goal.

Senior Arissa North recorded five saves in defeat while Hannah Roberson paced the attack with two shot attempts.

Law flared the game-winner over North in the game’s 32nd minute and added insurance in the 63rd minute when she turned the right corner, tiptoed along the endline and scored from a tough angle for a brace.

The IU Indy (1-5) attack was outshot for the first time all season, but still created quality chances in just five shot attempts. A Roberson shot on goal in the tenth minute resulted in a Madi Valenti save and ensuing corner kick for the Jaguars. Later in the half, junior Lindsey Castillo created chaos as Valenti’s clearance hit off the IU Indy midfielder, leading to a loose ball right of target. Castillo arrived on scene first, but was unable to get a shot off against converging defenders as Valenti was retreating to her line.

In the second half, Caroline Kelley played a beautiful ball over the top to speedy sophomore Keilah Muldrow. Muldrow was able to get an attempt, but forced the shot just wide of target with Valenti bearing down on her.

The Jaguars’ final attempt of the night came in the closing minutes as freshman Shannon Phillips put a shot on frame against Valenti.

The Jaguars will have a much needed gap between games before facing crosstown foe Butler on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 p.m. inside BU’s Sellick Bowl.

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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL

IU INDY FALLS IN OPENING MATCH OF XAVIER TOURNAMENT

CINCINNATI – The IU Indy volleyball team took their first loss of the season falling to Xavier on Thursday evening in four sets with scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 25-17.

The first set began with a tightly contested battle as both teams exchanged early points, with Xavier taking a narrow 8-5 lead. The Jaguars rallied back with a crucial stretch as Jillian Tippmann delivered three consecutive kills, leveling the score at 17-17. The set concluded with Elle Patterson securing the final two points, including a decisive kill handing the Jaguars a 26-24 victory in a thrilling first set.

The Jaguars began the second set quickly with a service ace from Long at 3-2. Consecutive contributions from Ostrowski and Patterson, facilitated by Grace Purichia’s assists, helped the team build a 14-6 lead. However, a strong rally by the Musketeers, driven by Anna Taylor’s attacks, saw the home team overcome the deficit to clinch the set 25-21.

The third set began with a balanced exchange of points between both teams, but Xavier managed to pull ahead with a 4-point run, making it 10-6. The Jaguars responded with strong performances from Ostrowski and Patterson, who each contributed key kills, narrowing the gap to 11-13. Despite these efforts, Xavier maintained their lead, eventually closing out the set 25-18.

The fourth set began with Long securing the first point for the Jags, but Xavier quickly responded, establishing a 4-1 lead. The Jaguars attempted to close the gap with Patterson and Ninah Miranda each delivering kills, bringing the score to 9-8. Despite a strong mid-set surge from Miranda, who recorded four kills, Xavier maintained their edge with a late 6-2 run which sealed the set 25-17.

Purichia delivered another strong performance with 40 assists across four sets, while also adding 13 digs and two service aces. Patterson led the team offensively, recording 14 kills and contributing with six digs. Laura Roeder led the defense collecting 21 digs. Amanda Stephens added two solo blocks and three kills.

IU Indy falls to 3-1 on the season and will continue the Xavier Tournament when they face Eastern Kentucky tomorrow at 3:00 PM.

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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER

IU INDIANAPOLIS MEN’S SOCCER TO TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS- The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team will continue with their fifth road game in a row against the Screaming Eagles of Southern Indiana on Saturday (Sept. 6th) at Strassweg Field.

Earlier this week, the Jaguars went across town to face the Butler Bulldogs and came out victorious in a 1-0 shutout. Senior Youri Keijser got the opening goal at the 16-minute mark for his second of the season, assisted by sophomore Bali Esquivel and freshman Marcus Danh-Khoa Nguyen. Senior Cameron Maung-Maung was strong in the net with four saves.

The Jaguars were outshot 16-6 and 7-1 in corner kicks. Danh-Khoa Nguyen led the team with three shots, one on goal. Sophomore Tyson Aschliman and junior Jose Antonio Herra also had one shot each. Keijser leads the team with four points, and three Jaguars have one point; those are Esquivel, Danh-Khoa Nguyen, and sophomore Christian Nielsen.

QUOTABLE

“It’s not about who we beat. It’s the first win of the season, and hopefully more to come. Today is much more of the team who we have been until that (Louisville) game, and one bad game is not going to change that,” said Head Coach Sid van Druenen.

SCOUTING SOUTHERN INDIANA

The Screaming Eagles are currently 1-2 on the season, with one shutout victory over Rose-Hulman, 1-0. Pablo Juan leads the team with one goal and also in points with two. Twin brothers Tony and Jimmy Murphy lead the team with one assist each.

INSIDE THE SERIES

IU Indy is 1-2 all-time against the University of Southern Indiana. The last match took place in 2023, with the Jaguars coming out on top in a 3-1 victory.

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will host Northern Illinois on Tuesday (Sept. 9th) at 6:00 pm at Carroll Stadium.

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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS EAST FOR UCONN CHALLENGE

THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL: The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Friday when it battles both Colgate (10:30 a.m.) and UConn (4:30 p.m.) on the first day of the UConn Challenge … The Cardinals close the event Saturday with an 11:30 a.m. start versus South Dakota.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Fans unable to make their way to the UConn Volleyball Center this weekend have several ways to follow the action … All three Ball State matches will be broadcast live on UConn+ … In addition, live stats will be available online courtesy of UConn … Updates from the matches will also be provided on the team’s X feed and Instagram story: @BallStateWVB.

MAC PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATION: Ball State women’s volleyball team received 102 points in the league’s annual coaches’ poll, trailing only defending regular season champion Bowling Green (119) … With coaches unable to vote for their own teams, BGSU earned 10 of the 12 votes to win the MAC regular season title, with the Cardinals claiming the other two … The Falcons were also selected as the favorite to win the MAC Volleyball Championship with 10 votes, while Buffalo and Central Michigan each garnered one vote.

PRESEASON HONORS: In addition to the team rankings, the MAC announced its annual Preseason All-MAC Team … Representing Ball State are sophomore outside Carson Tyler and sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter … Tyler was named the 2024 MAC and AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year after ranking first on the team and seventh in the league with a 3.34 kills-per-set average last season … Ledbetter earned a nod on the 2024 MAC All-Freshman team after leading the squad and ranking 10th in the MAC with a 3.68 digs-per-set average.

BALL STATE ALL-TIME: Ball State enters 2025 season with a 1035-660-2 (.610) all-time record in women’s volleyball … Ball State became the 44th program in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball history to reach 1,000 wins with a sweep of Central Michigan on Sept. 22, 2023 … All-time, the Cardinals have captured 12 MAC West Division Championships, 10 MAC Regular Season Championships and eight MAC Volleyball Championship titles … Ball State has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three of the last six seasons … BSU has also earned two bids into the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).

BALL STATE IN THE MAC: With a 13-5 league record in 2024, Ball State maintained its status as the winningest program in league play with a 459-225 (.671) all-time Mid-American Conference mark … Western Michigan is second on the list, two matches behind the Cardinals at 457-227 (.668).

ALL-TIME VS. THE TOURNAMENT FIELD: Ball State is a combined 1-2 all-time versus the UConn Challenge Field … Ball State won the lone previous meeting versus the host Huskies with a 3-1 (31-29, 30-26, 22-230, 30-28) victory in the New Hampshire Tournament Sept. 6, 2003 … South Dakota won both previous meetings versus the Cardinals, with the latest being a 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 26-24, 25-19) victory Sept. 3, 2016 at the Omaha Classic … Ball State will be facing Colgate for the first time in women’s volleyball Friday.

SCOUTING BALL STATE:

• Ball State opened the 2025 season by going 1-2 at the Golden Gopher Classic hosted by No. 11 Minnesota … After opening the season with a 3-2 victory over St. Thomas, the Cardinals suffered a 3-0 setback to the nationally ranked Gophers and a 3-2 loss to Cal Poly.

• Despite the losses, Ball State still turned in solid numbers on offense, ranking third in the MAC and 85th nationally with a .251 hitting percentage opening weekend … The Cardinals 13.56 kills-per-set average was 68th nationally, with sophomore outside Carson Tyler and graduate student outside Noelle VanOort tied for 101st nationally at 3.85 kills per set.

• Sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter turned in a solid effort in the backcourt over Ball State’s three matches in Minneapolis, collecting 50 total digs for a 3.85 digs-per-set average … The effort has her ranked sixth in the MAC and 149th nationally.

SCOUTING COLGATE:

• The Raiders started its season with a 3-0 setback at Colorado State last Friday in Fort Collins, before heading to Greeley to earn wins over Northern Colorado (3-0) and Washington (3-2).

• Colgate turned in a solid effort at the net in its first three matches of the season, ranking second among Patriot League teams and 62nd nationally with a 2.55 blocks-per-set average … Lal Akin set the ton at the net, racking up an astonishing 1.64 block per set, including three solo blocks and 15 block assists for 18 total blocks.

• Milan Bayless led the Raiders offense with a 3.60 kills-per-set average, while Tiana Owens was right behind with a 2.73 average … Combined, the pair accounted for 66 of the team’s 108 kills opening weekend.

SCOUTING UCONN:

• The Huskies opened the year by going 3-0 at the Bearcat Classic hosted by Binghamton … UConn bookended a thrilling 3-2 victory over the host Bearcats with sweeps of Lehigh and Fordham.

• UConn was highly impressive from the attack line opening weekend, ranking 14th nationally with a .324 hitting percentage … Audrey Rome led the way, ranking third nationally with a .667 hitting percentage with 31 kills on 45 swings with just one attack error.

• The Huskies were also solid from the service line, tallying 25 aces over its first three matches with its 2.27 aces-per-set average ranking 29th nationally … Grace Maria led the way, ranking 34th nationally at 0.73 aces per set.

SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA

• The Coyotes enter the UConn Challenge with a 2-1 record after opening the season with a 3-1 setback to an Oregon team which received votes in the top 25 poll, before earning wins over Montana State (3-2) and Prairie View A&M (3-0).

• South Dakota average 13.17 kills per set opening weekend, with five different attackers averaging at least 2.08 … Lauren Medeck led the way with 41 total kills and a 3.42 average, while Ava Ball and Amanda Loschen each scored 28 kills and Morgan Bode collected 25.

• On the defensive front, the Coyotes ranked 59th nationally with a 15.83 digs-per-set average, led by Kamryn Farris and her 4.67 average … Farris also led USD with eight service aces for a 0.67 aces-per-set average which is 57th nationally.

BALL STATE QUICK HITS:

• Graduate transfer outside Noelle VanOort made quite an impact opening weekend, smashing 50 total kills, collecting 28 digs and hitting .333 (50-12-114) to earn all-tournament honors at the Golden Gopher Invitational … In fact, she earned kill/dig double-doubles in both five-set matches while also blasting 20 kills in each of those contests … The effort helped her raise her collegiate total to 11 matches with 20+ kills, including a 20/20 effort Nov. 5, 2022, with 23 kills and 25 digs versus Siena Heights.

• Prior to arriving at Ball State, Noelle VanOort finished her four-year playing career at Indiana Tech (2021-24) as a two-time NAIA Third Team All-American … Her 1,724 career kills ranked second in program history, while her 1,648 career digs were sixth … She also set the program standard with 282 career service aces … She continued to find success in her first weekend with the Cardinals with double-digit kills in all three outings and has now smashed double-digit kills in 100 collegiate matches.

VanOort Career Tracker

Kills: 1774

Digs: 1676

Aces: 285

• Noelle VanOort was just as solid on defense opening weekend, earning double-digit digs versus both St. Thomas (Aug. 29) and Cal Poly (Aug. 30) with 10 and 15, respectively … The effort raised her career total to 92 matches with double-digit digs, including her 90 at Indiana Tech … It also helped her raise her collegiate kill/dig double-double total to 70, including her 68 with the Warriors.

• Sophomore outside Carson Tyler was just as impressive on offense opening weekend, earning 50 kills of her own for a 3.85 kills-per-set average … The effort included a season-high 20 kills versus Cal Poly (Aug. 31) … Last season, Tyler averaged 3.34 kills per set to become the first player in program history to earn AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year accolades.

• Carson Tyler has smashed double-digit kills in 25 matches for the Cardinals, including seven with 20-or-more … Her best effort was a career-high 25 kills to help lead Ball State to a 3-2 victory over Wright State (Sept. 20, 2024) … Tyler is one of just 11 players in program history to register 20-or-more kills in at least seven career matches.

• A six-rotation player, Carson Tyler ranked second on the team for the Cardinals opening weekend with 31 total digs … She recorded kill/dig double-doubles in both five-set matches last weekend, raising her career total to seven … Tyler also led Ball State’s primary passers with a .932 reception percentage opening weekend, successfully passing 69 of the 74 serves she faced … Tyler also led the Cardinals primary passers last season with a .963 reception percentage by successfully passed 650 of the team-high 675 serves she faced.

• With 20 kills each in last Sunday’s match versus Cal Poly (Aug. 31), Noelle VanOort and Carson Tyler became the first Ball State duo to record 20-or-more kills in the same match since the 2007 season … Brittany May and Julie Breivogel were the last players to do so with 21 and 20 kills, respectively, in an Oct. 5, 2027 match versus Western Michigan.

• Sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter paced the Ball State defense with 50 digs and a 3.85 digs-per-set average last weekend … The effort ranked sixth among MAC defenders opening weekend and 149th nationally … She recorded double-digit digs in all three matches, upping her career total to 26 … The effort also included a season-high 26 digs in the season-opener versus St. Thomas (Aug. 29), one shy of her career-high 27 digs set last season versus James Madison (Sept. 6, 2024).

• Sophie Ledbetter turned in a career first in Sunday’s match versus Cal Poly (Aug. 31), earning her first collegiate double-double by handing out 10 assists to go along with her 14 digs in the outing.

• Junior Lindsey Green helped guide the Ball State offense with a 97 total assists opening weekend, including a career-high 44 assists versus Cal Poly (Aug. 31) … Green currently ranks eighth in the MAC with a 7.46 assists-per-set average, while combining with freshman Reese Axness to lead the Ball State offense to a .251 hitting percentage which is third in the league.

• Sophomore transfer middle Tiffany Snook turned in one of the best matches of her collegiate career versus Cal Poly (Aug. 31), smashing a career-high 16 kills while connecting for a .481 (16-3-27) rate of success … It was her 10th collegiate match with double-digit kills, including nine in her lone season at Memphis, and was three kills more than her previous career high of 13 at Southern Illinois Sept. 6, 2024.

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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY

FIELD HOCKEY SUFFERS 6-0 SETBACK AT STANFORD

STANFORD, Calif. – The Ball State field hockey team (1-2) dropped a 6-0 decision to Stanford (2-1) Thursday afternoon at the Varsity Field Hockey Turf.

Ball State put on one of its best defensive displays thus far this season, as the Cardinals held Stanford scoreless throughout the opening 10 minutes of action. The stat line was similar for both, as Stanford had five shots and Ball State finished the first quarter with four attempts.

The first goal came at the 20:45 mark of the second frame when Stanfords’ Kate Nemec found the back of the cage. Stanford tacked on another score minutes later to take the 2-0 edge over Ball State at the break.

After intermission, Stanford managed to chip in two more goals in the third period to go up 4-0. Ball State began to get aggressive with its offense in the final stanza firing off five shots while drawing two corners.

Unfortunately, the Cardinals missed out on some pivotal scoring opportunities while Stanford was able to tack on four more goals before games end.

In goal for the Ball State Cardinals was freshman Cali Hymann who earned three saves and now has 23 for her career at BSU.

Offensively, Emma van Hal registered two shot attempts and one shot on goal.

The Ball State field hockey team continues its three-game series in the Golden State when it travels to UC Davis Friday for a 3 pm ET start on ESPN+.

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

SYCAMORES AND PANTHERS PLAY TO 1-1 TIE AT LAKESIDE FIELD

CHARLESTON, ILL. – Indiana State battled back from an early deficit and earned a 1-1 draw against Eastern Illinois on Thursday afternoon at Lakeside Field. The Sycamores leaned on a strong second-half push and a late equalizer from Alex Lehnert to secure the result in a non-conference game.

The match opened almost immediately, as EIU found the back of the net less than a minute into play. Onstott capitalized on a cross from Tetteh in the first minute, placing a high finish to the center of the goal to give the Panthers an early 1-0 advantage.

Despite the quick strike, ISU regrouped and reestablished possession. Alex Lehnert nearly responded at the 16th minute with a driven shot that missed just wide, while Brooklyn Woods forced EIU goalkeeper Kratochvil into a save off a long-range attempt in the 39th. The Sycamores tallied four shots in the first half, but EIU maintained its one-goal edge at the intermission.

ISU came out of the break with renewed energy, creating consistent pressure in the attacking third. Alex Lehnert and Quinn Urquhart tested Kratochvil early in the second half, while Addyson Warner and Isabella Berta also added attempts as ISU searched for the tying goal.

The breakthrough came at 79:15, when Alex Lehnert delivered the equalizer. After being subbed back on just minutes earlier, the sophomore forward collected possession near the box and fired a low shot to the right side, beating Kratochvil and bringing the score to 1-1. The goal was Lehnert’s 5th of the season, extending her role as one of ISU’s primary attacking threats.

The Sycamores continued to push forward in the closing stages, with Alex Lehnert forcing another save in the 90th minute and Tori Angelo seeing her shot blocked in the 86th. Kratochvil, who finished with three saves, was key in preserving the draw for the Panthers.

Overall, Indiana State outshot Eastern Illinois 15-7, including an 11-3 advantage in the second half. Lehnert led all players with five shots, while Brooklyn Woods, Addyson Warner, Skylar Cano, and Isabella Berta also contributed to ISU’s attack. Goalkeeper Alicia Perez anchored the Sycamore defense with three saves, including crucial stops in the 20th and 64th minutes that kept ISU within striking distance.

How They Scored

1′ – Eastern Illinois 1–0: Ella Onstott scored from the right side, finishing high center off a cross from Alex Tetteh.

80′ – Indiana State 1–1: Alex Lehnert equalized with a strike to the low right corner.

News & Notes

Alex Lehnert scored her team-leading 5th goal of the season.

ISU attempted 15 shots, with Lehnert leading the team with five attempts and two on frame.

Alicia Perez posted three saves for ISU.

Up Next

Indiana State returns home to Memorial Stadium on Sunday, September 7, hosting Southeast Missouri State. Kickoff is set for 1 PM ET.

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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL

SYCAMORES OPEN SEPTEMBER AT NIU INVITATIONAL

DeKALB, Ill. – Indiana State volleyball travels to the NIU tournament, hosted by Northern Illinois University, on Sept. 5-6.

The Sycamores play on Friday, September 5 against SIUE at 3:30pm ET, followed by NIU at 7 p.m. ET. On Saturday, Indiana State gets the 3:30 p.m. ET slot against Merrimack.

Full Schedule
Friday, Sept. 5: Northern Illinois vs. Merrimack, 11 a.m. CT
Friday, Sept. 5: Indiana State vs. SIUE, 2:30 p.m. CT
Friday, Sept. 5: Northern Illinois vs. Indiana State, 6 p.m. CT

Saturday, Sept. 6: Merrimack v. SIUE, 11 a.m. CT
Saturday, Sept. 6: Indiana State v. Merrimack, 2:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Sept: 6: Northern Illinois vs. SIUE, 6 p.m. CT

Live Stats

Indiana State vs. NIU ESPN + stream (Friday, Sept. 5 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. ET)

Indiana State Quick Hits

Hadley Hardersen won Freshman of the Week

Kira Holland was one kill shy of tying her career high in the SIUE victory with 20, also tallying 12 digs in the match

In the opening tournament, the Trees hit .198, recorded 19 blocks (1.7 per set)

About NIU

NIU opened at the Stetson Hatters Invitational finishing 2-1 on the weekend, beating Lamar and Southern Miss.

Jersey No. 3 Ava Gredengoed recorded 58 kills (4.14 per set) on a .245 hitting percentage. No. 2 Ella Strausberger finished with over half the assists (8.6 per set) with 103.

The team hit .185 on the weekend with 23 blocks (1.6 per set).

About SIUE

SIUE also played in the Bellarmine Classic, finishing 0-3.

Four players finished with 20+ kills, the most being No. 11 Sophie Robinson with 36 (3.0 per set). No. 2 Vienna Elliott totaled 15 blocks through 12 sets (4 solo).

The team hit .188 on the weekend.

About Merrimack

The Warriors split their opening weekend doubleheader, with their loss coming at Michigan State.

In six sets, No. 18 Morgan Thurlow notched 15 kills (2.5 per set) and No. 10 Mckenna Shotwell with 13 (2.17 per set). Two setters, No. 5 Sophia DeBonis and No. 13 Lilly Konrad, combined for 50-of-53 assists.

The team hit .196 on the weekend.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL

‘DONS DROP TWO AT EMU TOURNAMENT

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team fell in two matches on Thursday (Sept. 4) at the EMU Tournament.

Valparaiso 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16)

Riley Rosneck had a team-high 11 kills in the early match, but Valparaiso took the match 3-0.

Valpo took set one thanks to a late 3-0 run after Purdue Fort Wayne cut the lead to 22-20 on a kill from Avery Parris. Set two was similarly competitive to a 16-16 tie before the Beacons went on a 9-2 run. In the third, Valparaiso built up a 12-5 lead to nurse the rest of the way.

Mya Plemons was effective in the middle, notching five kills on a .625 percentage while adding three blocks. Haiden Means dished out 25 assists. Meg Berkland had a team-high 11 digs.

Valparaiso improved to 3-1 thanks to the .346 hitting percentage effort.

Eastern Michigan 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-14)

The nightcap went to the home team as Eastern Michigan’s offense fired on all cylinders. The balanced EMU attack finished with a very efficient .424 clip.

Plemons was once again a bright spot for the Mastodons, hitting .538 with just one error for eight kills.

EMU jumped out to an 11-2 lead early in the first to cruise to a 1-0 lead. The second set saw the ‘Dons up 12-8 after a kill from Rosneck, but EMU had a 5-0 run to erase the advantage. The third set was all Eagles after they led 14-11, as they finished on an 11-3 run from there.

Eastern Michigan improved to 3-2 while Purdue Fort Wayne dropped to 0-5.

The Mastodons will play Niagara for the final match of EMU’s tournament on Friday at 4 p.m.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF

BUCKNELL INVITATIONAL IS SEASON OPENER FOR MASTODON WOMEN’S GOLF

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team opens the 2025-26 season this weekend at the Bucknell Invitational (Sept. 5-7).

Event: Bucknell Invitational
Host: Bucknell
When: Friday-Sunday (Sept. 5-7) – 18 holes each day
Where: Lewisburg, Pa.
Course: Bucknell Golf Club
Yardage: 5,939 yards
Format: Play 5, take 4 – 54 holes
Live Results: Live Results

About the Course

The Bucknell Golf Club, which opened in 1930, is located on the west side of Route 15, adjacent to the West Fields complex on Smoketown Road. The BGC is the home of the Bucknell men’s and women’s golf teams. Both squads utilize the course daily and host at least one tournament per season.

Meet the Field

Bucknell A&B, Long Island, Purdue Fort Wayne, Stonehill A&B, Mercyhurst, Wagner, Holy Cross, Niagara, Duquesne, Mount St. Mary’s, Saint Francis, Saint Joseph’s, LaSalle, Le Moyne, Manhattan, New Haven.

Mastodon Lineup

Olivia Jang, Hunar Mittal, Emily Gottman, Lillian Gottman and Louise Ekesall will compete for the team score. Natalie Papa will play as an individual.

Simply The Best

Olivia Jang owns the best career scoring average in program history with an 18-hole average of 76.61. She also has the best winning percentage of any Mastodon with a 79.5 percent clip.

A First!

Olivia Jang finished as the runner-up of the 2025 Horizon League Championship, becoming the first Mastodon to take second at a league championship in program history.

Family Business

Lillian Gottman spent 2024-25 with Purdue Fort Wayne after transferring from Illinois Springfield. Her sister, Emily Gottman, is new to the squad this season, choosing to spend her first year of college playing with her sister at Purdue Fort Wayne.

Golfer of the Week x3

Purdue Fort Wayne had three different players named Horizon League Golfer of the Week last season. Olivia Jang earned the award on February 20, then Lillian Gottman and Hunar Mittal earned back-to-back awards on March 13 and 20. Purdue Fort Wayne was the only school with multiple Golfer of the Week award winners.

Last Season Recap

The Mastodons won two events in the 2024-25 season: the Red Flash Invitational in October and the Indiana State Invitational in April. It was the second year in a row they won the Indiana State Invitational. Purdue Fort Wayne finished third at the Horizon League Championship, the best finish in program history.

Coming Up

Purdue Fort Wayne will travel to Boardman, Ohio to play in Youngstown State’s Roseann Schwartz Invitational (Sept. 22-23).

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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER TAKES DOWN AUSTIN PEAY FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer game won their third game in a row for the first time since 2021 on Thursday, taking down Austin Peay by a score of 1-0.

Lily Kytasaari (Platte City, Mo./Platte County) scored the lone goal of the evening, finding the back of the net in the 38thminute for her second goal in as many games.

The Purple Aces’ attack was active throughout the first half, putting five shots on goal in the first 36 minutes of action. Evansville was able to break through off a corner kick, as Ashlyn Koutsos (Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth) put a beautiful ball into the box, where Emmy Brenner (Arlington, Tenn/St. Benedict at Auburndale) nearly scored on a header. However, Kytasaari collected a clearance attempt inside the six and buried a shot to the far post to get the Aces on the board.

The second half saw the Evansville defense hold strong, withstanding 10 Austin Peay shots to preserve the shutout. Reigning MVC Goalkeeper of the Week Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) made three saves, including two in the final 18 minutes of play, to post her second consecutive clean sheet and run her scoreless streak to 225 minutes.

“It was a good result. I think three wins in eight days is a huge impact on where our program has gone,” said Head Coach Chris Pfau. “It speaks volumes on our depth. We were able to use a lot of players and have two shutouts back-to-back.”

“Lily scoring a goal on Sunday and today, getting the game-winner as a freshman in the midfield is huge for us.”

“I think the biggest reason we are having success is our leadership and our senior class. From day one of preseason, our senior class has stepped up, they wanted more, they pushed everybody. I think if our senior class keeps pushing us, it’s going to be a really good season for us.”

Evansville out-shot Austin Peay 13-11 overall, including a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal. Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis) led the Aces with three shots. Lammers made four saves in goal for UE to post her second shutout in a row.

With the win, Evansville moves to 4-1-0 on the season, the program’s best start since 2021. UE will have a week off before heading to Martin, Tenn. for a match-up with UT Martin next Thursday.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER DROPS 1-0 DECISION TO LINDENWOOD

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team dropped their second contest of the season on Thursday night, falling to Lindenwood 1-0 at Arad McCutchan Stadium.

The first 45 minutes of the night were scoreless, with Lindenwood out-shooting Evansville 5-2. Evansville nearly broke through early in the second half on a set piece, but a header from Nacho Garcia (Zaragoza, Spain/UNIR) was saved and the Aces were kept off the board.

Lindenwood found the winner just over ten minutes later, netting a goal off a set piece in the 59th minute. The Lions’ defense held strong for the remainder of the contest, withstanding four Evansville shots to secure the shutout.

“Fully deserved win for Lindenwood,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver. “They took their set piece goal, they were organized, they didn’t concede many chances, and we weren’t able to break them down.”

“I thought that we got a little frustrated as the game went on, especially after we went down one zero. We probably weren’t patient enough to try to create opportunities.”

Lindenwood out-shot Evansville 10-9 overall, with shots on goal even at three apiece. The Aces had seven corner kicks to the Lions’ three. Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) made two saves in goal for UE.

With the loss, Evansville moves to 0-2-3 on the season. The Aces will be back in action on Wednesday, hosting Xavier at Arad McCutchan Stadium. Kick-off is set for 6 PM.

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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL

UE TRAVELS TO GEORGIA STATE INVITATIONAL

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Non-conference action continues for the University of Evansville volleyball team as the Purple Aces travel to Atlanta for the GSU Invitational. Evansville face Florida A&M and Queens on Friday before taking on Georgia State on Saturday afternoon.

“Building off of last night, we’re excited to play 3 more teams that will prepare us for MVC play. FAMU, Queens, and Georgia State all present very different challenges, so this weekend will truly test how adaptable we are,” UE head volleyball coach Zach Weinberg said. “We’re looking forward to competing against 3 opponents we don’t see very often.”

Last Time Out

– Evansville gave Michigan State everything it could handle in Wednesday’s home opener inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse before falling by a final of 3-1

– Sabrina Ripple, Hinsley Everett, and Brooke Herdes paced the offense with six kills apiece

– Kora Ruff led the Aces with 24 assists and eight digs

Sell Out Crowd

– The third-largest crowd in Meeks Family Fieldhouse history was on hand for the home opener versus Michigan State

– A sell out crowd of 864 were in attendance

– The first sell out in the facility came against Indiana University of Sept. 8, 2017 when 1,164 were in attendance while 1,012 fans packed the stands when the Aces faced USI on Aug. 29, 2023 in the first meeting as Division I foes

Freshmen Lead the Offense

– UE’s top three offensive weapons following the opening four matches are freshmen

– Ryan Scheu leads the team with 2.88 kills per set while Hinsley Everett and Brooke Herdes hold averages of 2.72 and 2.56, respectively

– Everett and Herdes have the top tallies by a UE player this season with each posting 17 in the opening weekend

Scouting the Opposition

– UE opens the weekend against Florida A&M who open the tournament with a 1-2 record

– Last season, the Rattlers were 27-7 and a perfect 16-0 in the SWAC

– The second opponent on Friday is Queens University of Charlotte

– Through four matches, the Royals are 3-1 with victories over Gardner-Webb, Sacred Heart, and USC Upstate

– A match against Georgia State completes the weekend on Saturday

– The Panthers hosted a home tournament last weekend that saw them go a perfect 3-0 versus Presbyterian, West Georgia, and Furman

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

GRAFTON SCORES TWICE AS USI BLANKS VALPARAISO

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer finished its homestand at Strassweg Field with a second consecutive 2-0 shutout victory on Thursday night, defeating Valparaiso University behind a two-goal game from senior forward Emerson Grafton.

Following last Sunday’s 2-0 triumph against Southern Illinois University, USI Women’s Soccer (2-5-0) picked up where it left off with another strong performance Thursday against Valparaiso (2-3-1). In fact, like Sunday’s result, the Screaming Eagles got off to a fast start and struck early.

Once again, USI jumped onto the scoreboard before the clock could reach the 10-minute mark. Nearly eight minutes into the contest, a perfect through-ball pass by redshirt sophomore forward Eva Boer led Grafton in stride to a one-touch finish inside the box to put the Eagles up 1-0. It marked Grafton’s first goal of the season and made the senior the seventh different Screaming Eagle to find the back of the net on the year.

The Screaming Eagles kept the pressure on in the attacking half while forcing the Beacons into limited tough looks on the other end. USI’s defense was solid with numerous blocked shots in the game. The Eagles doubled up the Beacons in shot attempts in the first half and carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime.

To start the second half, USI could barely give fans enough time to return to their seats before Grafton scored her second tally of the match 57 seconds into the resumption of play to push USI ahead 2-0. Following a USI throw, graduate midfielder Maggie Duggan kept the ball in the attacking third, where senior forward Peyton Murphy had a twisting header to set up Grafton for a low-corner finish. Duggan assisted on both goals in the match and had a shot on goal nearly two minutes after USI’s second goal. It was Duggan’s first career two-assist game.

While Valparaiso tried to respond and find a spark, USI’s defense made the necessary stops, including a pair of saves by redshirt junior goalkeeper Anna Markland, to keep the Beacons scoreless. With just under six minutes left to play, the Eagles’ defense ended a chaotic frenzy in the box by blocking two shots from Valpo and clearing the ball away to maintain the 2-0 shutout.

For Grafton, who tied for a team-best three goals in 2024, it was her first career multi-goal game in a USI uniform. Additionally, on Thursday, Grafton paced the Screaming Eagles with four shots and three on goal, adding to her team lead in shots this season. Murphy also had multiple shot attempts in Thursday’s match, taking three shots with one on goal in addition to the assist. Overall, USI outshot Valparaiso 11-8 and 5-2 in shots on goal on Thursday.

For Markland, the goalkeeper notched a second consecutive clean sheet with the two saves after being named the Ohio Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Week earlier this week on Tuesday.

Next, USI Women’s Soccer will hit the road for the first time in two weeks when the Screaming Eagles travel Sunday to Bellarmine University and add another chapter between the former Great Lakes Valley Conference rivals. Kickoff Sunday is at Noon CT and can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

USI SETS A NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD IN LOSS AGAINST MSU

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana volleyball set a new attendance record of 1,220 fans in a tough-fought loss against Michigan State, falling to 1-3 on the season.

The previous attendance record was set in the 2024 season against rival Evansville with 824 Screaming Eagles fans.

Set 1: MSU 25, USI 16

The Screaming Eagles came out strong against the Spartans in the first set. The defense put up three blocks as a team, and out-dug the Spartans 18-13. USI held MSU to their lowest hitting percentage of .257 of the game in the first set. Junior Ashby Willis tallied four kills, leading the team.

Set 2: MSU 25, USI 18

USI held strong against the Spartans, holding up a wall at the net by doubling their team blocks to six, led by junior McKenzie Murphy, who had three. Freshman Carley Wright led the offense with four kills in the second set.

Set 3: MSU 25, USI 13

The final set was marked with Wright doubling her kills, connecting on another four. Freshman Mackenzie Nettles made her debut late in the set, helping the offense resettle. The Spartans overpowered the USI offense, holding their hit percent to .033, and going on a run of points to end the match.

For the game, Freshman Aysa Thomas set a new season-high with nine digs, Wright led the team with eight kills, and Murphy led the court with three blocks.

Up next, the Screaming Eagles will get on the road to the Michigan Invitational. Taking on Florida Atlantic University and Marshall University on Saturday, September 9, followed by the University of Michigan on Sunday.

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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER

SOCCER FALLS AT SOUTHERN INDIANA THURSDAY

The Valpo soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision at Southern Indiana Thursday night as the Beacons began a stretch of three consecutive road matches.

How It Happened

The hosts gained an early lead as Emerson Grafton hit the back of the net in the eighth minute.

USI carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime.

The Screaming Eagles doubled their lead less than a minute out of the break, with Grafton netting her second goal of the match.

Inside the Match

After scoring at least one goal in each of their first five matches of the season, the Beacons were held scoreless for the first time Thursday.

USI held an 11-8 edge in shots and put five on goal to Valpo’s two. Kate Sheridan (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) made three saves for the Beacons.

Valpo was unable to score despite earning eight corner kick opportunities, holding a slight 8-7 edge in that department.

Next Up

Valpo (2-3-1) faces a Power Four test against a perfect Illinois side Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Champaign, Ill. The match can be seen live on BTN+.

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VALPO VOLLEYBALL

LETHAL ATTACK LEADS VOLLEYBALL TO SWEEP OF PURDUE FORT WAYNE

Led by its strongest performance on the attack in nearly a calendar year, the Valpo volleyball team kicked off the EMU Tournament in Ypsilanti, Mich. Thursday afternoon with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16) sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne. Sophomore Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) paced the attack as she became one of just two Valpo players in the last decade to hit over .700 in a match.

How It Happened

While Valpo hit .419 in the opening set, it took the Beacons until late in the frame to pull away, as the Mastodons hit better than .300 in the set as well. In fact, there were nine ties in the set — the latest coming at 15-15 — and the Beacons still led by just two points at 22-20 in the final stages.

Fittingly, it was three straight kills which closed the opener in Valpo’s favor, as Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall), Kadence Brumitt (Niles, Mich./Brandywine) and Helming strung together consecutive kills to make it 1-0 Beacons.

The second set was even tighter into the second half of the frame, as it ended up featuring a whopping 15 ties and five lead changes. The Mastodons scored the first two points of the set for the only two-point advantage until Valpo led 18-16.

That 18-16 lead was the halfway point of a four-point spurt for the Beacons, including two kills and a block from Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton), which turned a 16-16 tie into a 20-16 advantage. A Purdue Fort Wayne kill briefly stopped the momentum, but another Warren kill continued the run, as Valpo closed the set on a 9-2 run — capped by a Gove service ace — to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

The third set featured none of the drama of the first two sets, as an early 6-0 run on the serve of Brumitt pushed the Beacons’ lead to 12-5 approaching the midway point of the frame and the Mastodons got no closer than six points the rest of the way.

Inside the Match

Helming’s performance from the right pin was at another level Thursday. The sophomore took 17 swings and converted those into 12 kills with no attack errors, good for a .706 hitting percentage. She was a perfect 5-for-5 with her attacks in the second set.

The .706 hitting percentage was not only a career best, it was fourth-highest by a Valpo player in a three-set match in the 25-point era.

Helming joins Peyton McCarthy as the only Valpo players in the last decade to hit better than .700 in a match.

Helming has reached double figures in kills in all four matches this season and has tied or outright led the team in the category in all four as well.

As a team, the Beacons hit .346 on Thursday, their best single-match mark since hitting .349 against Tarleton State Sept. 7, 2024. Three of their first four matches this year have seen the Beacons hit at least .288.

While Helming led the way on the attack, she had plenty of help as well. Warren reached double figures in kills for the second time this season with a 10-kill afternoon, Gove chipped in nine kills on .389 hitting and Lilly Merk (Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South Vigo) hit .538 with eight kills.

Valpo finished with a 50-32 advantage in kills over the Mastodons.

Senior Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) posted a career-best setting percentage of .639 on Thursday, dishing out 23 assists on 36 attempts. She has recorded a setting percentage of .500 or better in three of Valpo’s first four matches this season after doing so just three times combined in her first three seasons.

Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy) handed out 19 assists as well in the sweep.

Defensively, Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) led all players in digs for the fourth time in as many matches to start the year, tallying 13 digs.

The Beacons doubled up the Mastodons in the blocks department, 8-4, as Warren, Merk and Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) were all part of four rejections.

Valpo extended its winning streak over Purdue Fort Wayne to nine consecutive meetings, including sweeps in each of the last three years.

Next Up

Valpo (3-1) closes out its time in Michigan with a pair of matches Friday. The Beacons start the day against Niagara at 10 a.m. CT before finishing the tournament against the host Eagles at 5 p.m. CT. The latter match can be seen live on ESPN+.

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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER

HOUNDS CLAIM 2-1 WIN IN OPENING MATCH OF THE SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s soccer team picked up a hard earned 2-1 win over Lincoln Memorial on Thursday night with goals from Alvaro Snachez and Colin Elder.

Tonight’s win evens the overall series between these two at 1-1, with the only two meetings between the Greyhounds and the Railsplitters coming in the inaugural match of the last two seasons.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both teams traded blows in the opening 10 minutes of the match, with each team creating chances of their own on both ends, before Elder broke the deadlock in the 11th minute after a wild redirection on a clearance that put him one-on-one with Lincoln Memorial’s Benedick Mikolsi, and he calmly tucked it away into the bottom right corner to put UIndy ahead 1-0.

Kabiru Gafar kept the Hounds’ momentum going over the next 15 minutes, including a wild sequence in the 22nd minute that saw one of his shots saved followed by two diving blocks on rebound shots from Elder to keep the Railsplitters only one goal behind.

Lincoln Memorial found their equalizer in the 31st minute on a corner kick that saw a cheeky heel flick from David McDougall end up at the feet of Kei Ishikawa to square the game at one and send the teams to the locker room tied at the half.

The goalkeepers made massive saves for each team early in the second half to keep the game at one all, including a low diving save from Keetri Unnamatla in the 48th minute, and a shot saved off a shot from UIndy newcomer Lucas Binnebose in the 61st minute.

After two chances from both teams early on in the second half, the Hounds put themselves back in front, 2-1 just four minutes later, after Gafar’s brilliant skill and cross found Sanchez on a streaking run into the 18-yard box that ended in a comfortable finish for Sanchez that beat the outstretched arm of Benedick Mikolsi.

Sanchez almost notched his second with 12 minutes to go, but was denied by a great save from Benedick Mikolsi.

The Hounds’ backline of Viktor Mayrink, Ryan Walsh and Binnebose kept the Hounds lead in tack for the final moments of the game with a strong defensive effort that eventually earned the Hounds their first tally in the win column.

INSIDE THE BOX

– Five Greyhounds made their debuts for the team tonight; Binnebose, Elder, Mayrink, Sam Siegel, and Unnamatla.

– Gafar brought his career total assists to nine after his game winning assist tonight.

– Sanchez’s five shots tonight are the most in a single game in his career.

– The senior, Gio Terlizzi, played the most minutes he’s played in one game in his career with 85.

UP NEXT

UIndy will look to stay hot in their next game against Lake Erie on Sunday Sept. 7 at 1 p.m., in another rematch from 2024.

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UINDY VOLLEYBALL

HOUNDS FALL TO PARKSIDE IN FIVE SETS IN SEASON OPENER

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy volleyball team fell in a five-set match against Parkside in its season opener on Thursday night from Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.

Juniors Maddie Berger and Macy Bruton, along with freshman Carly Fonda, contributed 12 digs each for the squad. Fonda also tallied 41 assists in her collegiate debut.

INS & OUTS

Trailing 2-0, the Hounds stormed back to take sets three (25-20) and four (25-17) to force the Rangers into a deciding frame.

Paige Parlanti went off in the winning games, scoring 10 of her 15 kills to help the cause. Seven of the Hounds’ 17 blocks also came in the third and fourth sets, including four from Riley Laine. The junior middle, who entered in the second set, totaled nine blocks on the night, including one solo stop.

Sophomore Maddie Lynch knotted the final frame at 13 apiece with her final kill of the evening before Parkside recorded back-to-back points to halt the reverse-sweep attempt.

INSIDE THE BOX

– Lynch joined Parlanti with a team-high 15 kills.

– Transfer middle Lauren Gips hit .318 in her Greyhound debut, finishing eight kills, seven blocks, and four digs.

– The match featured 20 ties and 10 lead changes.

– For the Rangers, Reshirt Junior Ava Irvin led all scorers, tallying 24 points, while her teammate Lucy Russ led the game in assists with 52.

UP NEXT

The Hounds return to Ruth Lilly for day two of the UIndy Invitational tomorrow at 4:30 to face No. 13 Concordia-St. Paul in their second match of the 2025 season.

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IU INDY FOOTBALL

FINDLAY TRIP ON DECK FOR UINDY FOOTBALL

GAME 2

at Findlay Oilers (0-0)

Saturday // September 6

12 p.m. ET // Findlay, OH

An old rivalry is renewed this weekend, as UIndy will battle the University of Findlay Oilers for the first time in 14 years. The two schools clashed 12 times between 1998-2011 as league-mates in the GLIAC. Both schools have since moved on from the conference—UIndy to the GLVC in 2012, Findlay to the G-MAC in 2017—but the history remains. The Greyhounds went 9-3 against the Oilers in those dozen GLIAC games, with current UIndy Head Coach Chris Keevers on staff as an assistant on all 12 occasions. Overall, the Greyhounds own an 11-5 advantage in the all-time series, including wins in the previous seven head-to-head meetings.

Though Saturday marks the season opener for Findlay, UIndy is coming off 45-21 win at crosstown Marian University on Thursday, Aug. 28. In a series dubbed the “Monumental Matchup” after the city’s iconic centrally-located landmark, the Hounds used a big second quarter to pull away, finding the end zone on all three of their second-quarter drives.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

Sept. 5

1908 — Brooklyn’s Nap Rucker pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against Boston. Rucker struck out 14 and walked none.

1918 — Babe Ruth pitched a six-hitter for the Boston Red Sox, who beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 in the opening game of the World Series. The Series was started early because of World War I.

1954 — Roswell’s Joe Bauman of the Longhorn League hit three home runs to give him 72 for the season. Bauman never made it to the majors.

1955 — Brooklyn pitcher Don Newcombe connected for his seventh homer of the season for a National League record for home runs by a pitcher. The Dodgers, behind Newcombe’s power and 20th win, defeated the Phillies 11-4.

1971 — J.R. Richard tied Karl Spooner’s major league record by striking out 15 San Francisco Giants in his first major league game as the Houston Astros beat the Giants.

1982 — Roy Smalley hit a pair of three-run homers, one from each side of the plate, as the Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 18-7.

1998 — Mark McGwire became the third player in baseball history to reach 60 home runs, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0. He joined Babe Ruth and Roger Maris with 60 homers in a single season.

2002 — Alex Rodriguez became the fifth player in major league history to record successive 50-homer seasons, hitting two in Texas’ 11-2 rout of Baltimore. Rodriguez, who hit 52 homers last season, joined Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr.

2003 — Mike Maroth became the first major league pitcher in 23 years to lose 20 games in a season when Detroit lost to Toronto 8-6. Maroth (6-20) allowed eight runs and nine hits in three-plus innings. Oakland’s Brian Kingman went 8-20 in 1980.

2009 — Pittsburgh’s Ross Ohlendorf became the 40th major league pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches in an inning, but didn’t figure in the decision as the Pirates lost 2-1 to St. Louis in 10 innings.

2018 — Shohei Ohtani homered twice during a huge night at the plate after getting bad news about his pitching arm, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 9-3. Perhaps headed for Tommy John surgery, the two-way rookie sensation went 4 for 4 with three RBIs, four runs and a stolen base to power the Angels. Ohtani’s homers were towering drives into the right-field seats. With his second two-homer game, the designated hitter tied Kenji Johjima’s 2006 major league record of 18 homers by a Japanese rookie.

2018 — Brandon Phillips hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning, highlighting his long-awaited season debut and capping the biggest comeback by the Boston Red Sox this year for a 9-8 win over the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox overcame a late six-run deficit to sweep the three-game series between division leaders.

2023 — Giancarlo Stanton hits the 400th home run of his career off José Cisnero in the 6th inning to break a 1 – 1 tie and lead the Yankees to a 5 – 1 win over the Tigers. Having needed 1,520 games to reach the mark makes him the fourth fastest in history following Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez.

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Sept. 6

1905 — Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers in a 15-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. The score is the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history.

1912 — Smokey Joe Wood of the Red Sox, on his way to a 34-win season, beat Washington’s Walter Johnson 1-0 at Boston. The victory was Wood’s 14th consecutive, two shy of Johnson’s AL record of 16 straight.

1924 — Urban Shocker of the St. Louis Browns pitched two complete games against the Chicago White Sox and won both, 6-2.

1943 — At 16 years, eight months and five days, Philadelphia A’s pitcher Carl Scheib became the youngest player to appear in an American League game.

1976 — Los Angeles catcher Steve Yeager was seriously injured when the jagged end of a broken bat struck him in the throat while he was waiting in the on-deck circle.

1981 — Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.

1995 — Cal Ripken played in his 2,131st consecutive major league game to surpass Lou Gehrig’s 56-year record. Ripken received a 22-minute standing ovation and went 2-for-4, including a homer, in Baltimore’s 4-2 win over California.

1996 — Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run, joining Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Willie Mays with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers. Murray homered off Felipe Lira in the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 5-4, 12-inning loss to Detroit.

2000 — Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers became the third player to play all nine positions in one game when he did it in a 13-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Sheldon joined Bert Campaneris (Sept. 8, 1965) and Cesar Tovar (Sept. 22, 1968) as true utility players.

2002 — The Oakland Athletics’ 20-game winning streak was snapped as Brad Radke pitched the Minnesota Twins to a 6-0 victory at the Metrodome.

2006 — Anibal Sanchez, a 22-year-old rookie, threw a no-hitter in his 13th career start to end the longest no-hit gap in major league history as Florida beat Arizona 2-0.

2009 — Ichiro Suzuki got his 2,000th hit in the majors. He became the second-fastest player to reach the mark, doing it in 1,402 games; Al Simmons did it in 1,390. The 35-year-old Suzuki also got 1,278 hits while playing in Japan.

2013 — Yusmeiro Petit’s bid for a perfect game was broken up by Eric Chavez’s two-out single in the ninth inning. The right-hander got the next batter to close out the San Francisco Giants’ 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

2013 — Mike Napoli hit a tying grand slam in the seventh, Shane Victorino had a go-ahead homer one inning later and the Boston Red Sox rallied past the New York Yankees 12-8. One night earlier, the Yankees took an 8-7 lead with a six-run seventh — only to lose 9-8 in 10 innings on Victorino’s tiebreaking single. New York lost consecutive games when scoring at least eight runs for the first time since September 1949. The last time it happened with both games at home was 1911 against Cleveland.

2016 — The Twins lose again, 10 – 3, to the Royals, but Brian Dozier is red hot. He homers in his fifth straight game, tying a team record, and now has 39, tying the American League record for a second baseman set by Alfonso Soriano. Dozier has hit 25 homers since the All-Star break, but the Twins have won only two of their last 17 games and have the worst record in the majors.

2020 — Hall of FamerLou Brock, who held the career and single-season stolen bases records before they were broken by Rickey Henderson, and a member of the 3,000 hit club, passes away at age 81.

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Sept. 7

1908 — Walter Johnson pitched his third consecutive shutout in four days with a 4-0, two-hit victory over the New York Highlanders.

1911 — Rookie Grover Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies took a 1-0 thriller from 44-year-old Cy Young, who was closing out his career with the Boston Braves.

1914 — The Boston Braves had to move its home games to Fenway Park because Braves Field was not big enough to handle the crowds. The “Miracle Braves” played the rest of their home games and the World Series games at the home of the Red Sox.

1923 — Howard Ehmke of the Boston Red Sox tossed a 4-0, no-hit victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Philadelphia’s Slim Harriss hit a ball to the wall for a double, but was called out for missing first base, preserving the no-hitter.

1962 — Maury Wills of Los Angeles stole four bases and set a National League record with a total of 82 for the season. The Dodgers lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1.

1975 — The Cincinnati Reds, leading by 20 1/2 games, clinched the National League West flag with an 8-4 win over the San Franciso Giants. It was the earliest clinching date in league history.

1984 — Dwight Gooden of the Mets struck out Ron Cey of the Chicago Cubs in the second inning for No. 228 to set a National League record for a rookie. Gooden passed Grover Cleveland Alexander, who set the mark with 227 in 1911. New York coasted to a 10-0 victory behind Gooden’s one-hitter.

1993 — Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals had the greatest game at the plate in major league history in the nightcap of a doubleheader with Cincinnati. In the 15-2 win, Whiten hit four home runs and drove in 12 runs to become the only player to accomplish both feats in one game.

2007 — Curtis Granderson hit his 20th home run in Detroit’s 6-1 win over Seattle, making him only the sixth major league player since 1900 with at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles and 20 triples in one season.

2007 — Colorado used nine relievers after starter Elmer Dessens left with a strained left hamstring in the third inning of a 10-4 win over San Diego. The 10 total pitchers was a National League record for a nine-inning game.

2013 — Mike Napoli hit two home runs, Jonny Gomes and prized rookie Xander Bogaerts also connected, and the Boston Red Sox kept up their dizzying scoring spree at Yankee Stadium, bashing New York 13-9. The AL East leaders became the first visiting team in more than a century to score at least nine runs on three straight days against the Yankees. The last time it happened, they weren’t called the Yankees — Boston did it in 1912 to the Highlanders at Hilltop Park.

2017 — The Cleveland Indians set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive win, beating the Chicago White Sox 11-2 behind another terrific outing for Corey Kluber. Cleveland also belted five homers while becoming the first major league team with a 15-game winning streak since Oakland won 20 in a row in 2002.

2019 — Pitcher Michael Pineda of the Twins receives a 60-game suspension for testing positive for a PED, dealing a major blow to his team’s postseason hopes, as he was one of their most consistent starting pitchers, going 11-5 on the year.

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Sept. 8

1905 — The Pittsburgh Pirates stranded 18 runners in an 8-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds to set a National League record for men left on base.

1939 — With his 12-1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, 20-year-old Bob Feller became the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games.

1940 — Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle in a 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox.

1940 — Johnny Mize of St. Louis hit three homers and drove in six runs in a 16-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader. Mize became the first player to hit three homers in one game four times in a career.

1955 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 10-2 to clinch the National League pennant with a 17-game lead.

1958 — Roberto Clemente tied a major league record by hitting three triples in a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

1965 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s played all nine positions but had to leave after a ninth-inning collision with Ed Kirkpatrick of the Angels. The Angels won 5-3 in 13 innings.

1972 — Ferguson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3, for his 20th victory of the season. It marked the sixth straight year Jenkins had won 20 or more games.

1985 — Cincinnati’s Pete Rose inserted himself into the lineup when the Chicago Cubs named right-hander Reggie Patterson as the starting pitcher. Rose singled in the first inning and again in the fifth inning to tie Ty Cobb with 4,191 career hits. Rose was retired in his other at-bats and the game was called because of darkness after nine innings with the score tied 5-5.

1988 — National League president Bart Giamatti was unanimously elected to succeed Peter Ueberroth as the commissioner of baseball.

1992 — New York’s Danny Tartabull drove in nine runs as the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 16-4. Tartabull went 5-for-5 with two homers and a double.

1993 — Darryl Kile pitched baseball’s second no-hitter in five days, leading the Houston Astros to a 7-1 win over the New York Mets. Kile struck out nine and walked one.

1996 — Todd Hundley of the New York Mets became the ninth player to hit 40 home runs this season, breaking the major league record set in 1961.

1998 — Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, lining historic No. 62 just over the wall in left field with two outs in the fourth inning. McGwire’s shot off the Chicago Cubs’ Steve Trachsel set off a wild celebration in Busch Stadium.

2008 — Pinch hitting for Houston, Mark Saccomanno homered on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues to help the Astros beat Pittsburgh. Saccomanno hit a solo shot in the fifth inning.

2015 — Alex Rodriguez ties Hank Aaron record of 15 seasons with 30 or more home runs.

2022 — By making their 324th start as a battery, P Adam Wainwright and C Yadier Molina of the Cardinals tie the all-time mark set by Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan of the Tigers in the 1960s and 1970s. Molina marks the occasion by going deep twice – his first long balls since May – but the Cards lose to the Nationals, 11 – 6. The pair will set the new record on the 14th.

Sept. 9

1914 — George Davis of the Boston Braves pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader. Davis’ no-hitter was the first thrown at Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox.

1922 — Baby Doll Jacobson hit three triples to lead the St. Louis Browns to a 16-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

1936 — The New York Yankees clinched their eighth American League pennant with a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Indians, 11-3 and 12-9. The Yankees finished 19½ games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the largest margin in team history.

1945 — Dick Fowler of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in the second game of a doubleheader.

1948 — Rex Barney of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 2-0 no-hit victory against the New York Giants on a rainy day at the Polo Grounds. He walked two and struck out four.

1965 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers tossed his fourth no-hitter, a perfect game, against the Chicago Cubs. Koufax fanned 14 in the 1-0 victory while Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley allowed one hit — a double by Lou Johnson.

1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.

1988 — Atlanta’s Bruce Sutter joined Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the only pitchers to save 300 games as the Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 5-4 in 11 innings.

1992 — Robin Yount became the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Yount singled to right center off Cleveland’s Jose Mesa in the seventh inning.

1998 — The New York Yankees officially clinched the AL East title, the earliest in AL history, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-5. The Yankees improved to 102-41 — 20½ games ahead of second-place Boston.

2001 — Barry Bonds hit three home runs to give him 63 for the season. The third homer was a three-run shot in the 11th inning lifting San Francisco over the Colorado Rockies 9-4. Bonds broke Roger Maris’ record of 61 for most homers in a season by a left-handed hitter.

2004 — Joe Randa had six hits and tied a major league record with six runs, and Alex Berroa hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs in Kansas City’s 26-5 victory over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader. Randa became the first AL player to have six hits and six runs in the same nine-inning game.

2007 — Milwaukee became the third team in major league history to open a game with three straight home runs when Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun connected off Cincinnati’s Phil Dumatrait in a 10-5 victory. Weeks and Braun each hit two home runs and J.J. Hardy homered and hit two doubles — all in the first four innings.

2017 — Jose Abreu became the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle in 17 years in Chicago’s 13-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants.

2020 — At the urging of Roberto Clemente’s family, Major League Baseball pays tribute to its first Latin American superstar by allowing Puerto Rican players and others to wear his uniform number, 21, in his honor, on this day. This is akin to the wearing of #42 on Jackie Robinson Day. In addition, all members of the Pirates, Clemente’s former team, wear the number, the first time it has been worn by a team member since Clemente’s passing 48 years earlier.

2022 — Major League Baseball announces the adoption of a number of changes to the rules to be introduced at the start of the 2023 season. They include a pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts, and larger bases. All of these changes have already been successfully tested in minor league games and aim to improve pace of play, reduce injuries and create more in-game action.

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Sept. 10

1919 — Cleveland’s Ray Caldwell pitched a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, a 3-0 victory by the Indians in the opening game of a doubleheader.

1950 — Joe DiMaggio became the first player to hit three home runs in one game at Griffith Stadium, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 8-1.

1967 — Joe Horlen of the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers with a 6-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader.

1969 — The New York Mets swept Montreal in a doubleheader at Shea Stadium, 3-2 in 12 innings and 7-1. The victories moved the Mets into first place in the NL East for their first time on top.

1974 — Lou Brock tied Maury Wills’ single-season stolen base record in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. He broke the record with steal No. 105 in the seventh inning.

1977 — Roy Howell hit two home runs, two doubles and a single and drove in nine runs, powering Toronto past the New York Yankees 19-3.

1980 — Bill Gullickson struck out 18 — the most by a rookie — to lead the Montreal Expos past the Chicago Cubs 4-2.

1997 — Mark McGwire joined Babe Ruth as the only players in major league history with consecutive 50-homer seasons by hitting a 446-foot shot off Shawn Estes in the third inning of St. Louis’ game against at San Francisco. McGwire, who hit a major league-leading 52 homers for Oakland last season, became the first player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons since Ruth did it in 1927 and 1928.

2000 — Arizona’s Randy Johnson became the 12th player to reach 3,000 strikeouts, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings in the Diamondbacks’ 4-3 loss to Florida in 12 innings.

2003 — St. Louis’ Tony La Russa became the eighth manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cardinals beat Colorado 10-2. La Russa is 2,000-1,782 in 25 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland and St. Louis.

2007 — Kurt Suzuki and Dan Johnson hit grand slams to power Oakland past Seattle 9-3.

2013 — Mark Trumbo matched a team record with four extra-base hits, including back-to-back home runs with Josh Hamilton, and Los Angeles beat Toronto 12-6.

2017 — Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice in New York’s 16-7 rout of the Texas Rangers 16-7.

2002 — 42-year-old Albert Pujols, who has stated many times that he will retire at the end of the season, hits his 17th homer of the year and #696 of his career off J.T. Brubaker of the Pirates in the 6th inning of a 7 – 5 Cardinals win to tie Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the all-time list.

2024 — By leading off the bottom of the 1st with a homer off Taj Bradley at Citizens Bank Park, Kyle Schwarber sets a new record with his 14th leadoff homer of the season. The Phillies go on to defeat the Rays, 9 – 4. The previous record holder was Alfonso Soriano, who had hit 13 such long balls for the 2003 Yankees.

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Sept. 11

1912 — Eddie Collins set a major league record with six stolen bases for the Philadelphia Athletics in a 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers. Collins stole six more in a game on Sept. 22.

1918 — The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 behind the three-hit pitching of Carl Mays to win the World Series in six games. This was Boston’s third championship in a four-year stretch — 1915, 1916 and this season.

1936 — Hod Lisenbee of the Philadelphia A’s tied a major league record for hits allowed, giving up 26 in a 17-2 rout by the Chicago White Sox.

1949 — The New York Yankees sent 18 men to the plate in the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader against Washington. In the 50-minute half-inning the Senators walked a major-league record 11 batters as the Yankees went on to a 20-5 win. New York won the second game 2-1 in one hour and 22 minutes.

1959 — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4, putting an end to reliever Roy Face’s 22-game winning streak. It was his only loss of the season as he finished with an 18-1 record.

1974 — It took the St. Louis Cardinals 25 innings — seven hours, four minutes — to beat the New York Mets. A record 202 batters went to the plate, Felix Millan and John Milner had 12 appearances apiece.

1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds became the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit to break Ty Cobb’s record. Rose lined a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field for a single in the first inning. It was the 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb’s last game in the majors.

1987 — New York Mets third baseman Howard Johnson, with 34 homers, became the first National League infielder to reach 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season. His 30th stolen base came in the fourth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

1996 — San Diego’s Ken Caminiti broke his own major league record by homering from both sides of the plate in a game for the fourth time this season. In a 6-5 win over Pittsburgh, Caminiti homered left-handed in the fifth inning, hitting a two-run shot. Batting right-handed in the seventh, he hit a solo shot to break his record set last year.

2008 — Albert Pujols drove in his 100th run with a sixth-inning double in the Cardinals’ 3-2 loss to the Cubs, becoming only the third player in major league history to reach the milestone in his first eight seasons. Pujols also extended his major league-record streak of reaching 30 homers and 100 RBIs in his first eight seasons, two more than any player in history.

2014 — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton sustained multiple facial fractures, dental damage and cuts that needed stitches after being hit in the face by a pitch. Stanton was hit under the left eye by a fastball from Milwaukee’s Mike Fiers in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss.

2021 — Corbin Burns and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Sept. 5

1922 — The U.S. beats Australia 4-1 to capture the Davis Cup for the third straight year.

1938 — Don Budge leads the U.S. to a 3-2 victory over Australia in the Davis Cup final at Philadelphia. Budge beats Adrian Quist of Australia 8-6, 6-1, 6-2 to wrap up the title.

1949 — Pancho Gonzalez captures his second consecutive men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Gonzalez needs 67 games — the most ever in a final — to defeat Ted Schroeder, 16-18, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Mary Osborne du Pont defeats Doris Hart 6-4, 6-1 for the women’s title.

1951 — Maureen Connolly, 16, wins the U.S. women’s singles title with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Shirley Fry.

1960 — Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) beats 3-time European champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland by unanimous points decision to win Olympic light heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Rome Games.

1975 — Martina Navratilova of Czechoslovakia loses to Chris Evert in the U.S. Open semifinals, then appears at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office in New York and asks for political asylum.

1987 — John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for tirades at US Tennis Open.

1989 — Chris Evert’s illustrious career ends in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open when she blows a 5-2 first-set lead and is beaten 7-6, 6-2 by Zina Garrison. Evert’s record at the U.S. Open is 101-12 and she finishes her career with a match record of 1,304-145 and 18 Grand Slam titles.

1990 — Ivan Lendl’s bid for a record nine straight U.S. Open men’s finals ends in the quarterfinals. Pete Sampras wins in five sets, 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2.

1994 — SF wide receiver Jerry Rice catches 2 touchdown passes and runs for another score in 49ers’ 44-14 rout of the Raiders; surpasses Jim Brown as NFL’s career TD leader with 127.

1995 — Cal Ripken Jr. ties Gehrig’s record of playing in 2,130 straight games.

1998 — Mark McGwire becomes the third player in baseball history to reach 60 home runs, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0. He joins Babe Ruth and Roger Maris with 60 homers in a single season.

2001 — Old rivals Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras battle in a classic match. Sampras wins in four sets, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), with neither player losing serve.

2002 — The U.S. men finish without a medal at the basketball world championships. Yugoslavia comes back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and defeats the U.S. 81-78. After going 58-0 using NBA players in international competitions, the Americans lose two straight.

2007 — Alicia Sacramone’s floor routine rallies the U.S. to the world women’s gymnastics title in Stuttgart, Germany. The Americans finishes with 184.4 points, beating defending champion China by .95 for their second world title, and the first won on foreign soil.

2009 — Three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra becomes the first female to win the Grade I Woodward Stakes when she holds off Macho Again by a head at Saratoga.

2011 — Antron Brown becomes the first NHRA racer to win the U.S. Nationals in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle, beating Del Worsham in the Top Fuel final. Brown, five-time winner this season, completes a successful transition to Top Fuel from Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2008.

2013 — Denver’s Peyton Manning ties an NFL record with seven touchdown passes against the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens to lead the Broncos to a 49-27 win in the season opener. Manning becomes the sixth player to throw for that many, and the first since Joe Kapp on Sept. 28, 1969.

2020 — 8-1 Underdog Authentic holds off heavy favorite Tiz the Law to win the 146th Kentucky Derby.

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Sept. 6

1920 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title. It’s the first radio broadcast of a prizefight.

1920 — Bill Tilden wins his first of seven U.S. Open men’s singles titles, defeating Bill Johnston, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y.

1941 — Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs in four sets to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Sarah Palfrey Cooke wins the women’s title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Pauline Betz.

1948 — The United States sweeps Australia 5-0 to retain the Davis Cup title.

1975 — Chris Evert wins her first of six singles titles in the U.S. Open with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, victory over Evonne Goolagong. In the men’s semifinals, Manuel Orantes performs one of the great comebacks in tennis history, saving five match points to defeat Guillermo Vilas, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4, after trailing two-sets-to-love and 0-5 in the fourth set.

1980 — Chris Evert Lloyd beats Hana Mandlikova of Czechoslovakia to win her fifth U.S. Open singles title in the last six years.

1980 — John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors battle in perhaps their greatest U.S. Open match. McEnroe edges Connors in the semifinal, 6-4, 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in front of a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium.

1991 — A pair of teenagers play a level of tennis beyond their years in a women’s semifinal match at the U.S. Open. Seventeen-year-old Monica Seles beats 15-year-old Jennifer Capriati, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to advance to her first U.S. Open final.

1992 — Noureddine Morceli of Algeria smashes the world record for 1,500 meters, clocking 3:28.86 at an international track and field meet in Rieti, Italy. Morceli breaks the record of 3:29.46 set by Said Aouita of Morocco in 1985.

1993 — Helena Sukova of the Czech Republic beats Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. Navratilova’s loss leaves the United States without a women’s quarterfinalist for the first time in the tournament’s history, dating to 1887.

1995 — Cal Ripken plays in his 2,131st consecutive major league game to surpass Lou Gehrig’s 56-year record. Ripken receives a 22-minute standing ovation and later hits a homer in Baltimore’s 4-2 win over California.

1996 — Baltimore Orioles’ Eddie Murray’s 500th career HR.

2003 — In the U.S. Open, No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne wins the all-Belgian women’s singles final, beating No. 1 Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.

2008 — US Open Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams wins her third US title; beats Jelena Janković of Serbia 6-4, 7-5.

2017 — CoCo Vandeweghe becomes the third American to get into the U.S. Open women’s semifinals, beating top-seeded Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (4), 6-3. Madison Keys completes the sweep for American women, giving the host country all four U.S. Open semifinal spots for the first time in 36 years. The 15th-seeded Keys takes 69 minutes for a 6-3, 6-3 victory over 418th-ranked qualifier Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. The Americans haven’t had all four semifinalists at the U.S. Open since 1981, when Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova for the title. Chris Evert and Barbara Potter also made the semifinals.

2017 — FIFA orders that a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal be replayed after the referee is found guilty of match manipulation and banned for life. South Africa beat Senegal 2-1 in the qualifier last November, helped by a penalty awarded by Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey for a nonexistent handball.

2020 — World #1 tennis player Novak Đoković is sensationally disqualified in 4th round of US Open after hitting a ball in frustration, striking a line judge; trailed Pablo Carreño Busta 5-6 in 1st set.

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Sept. 7

1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

1941 — Bobby Riggs wins his second U.S. men’s national title by beating Frank Kovacs, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.

1952 — Australia’s Frank Sedgman wins the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships for the second year with a three-set victory over Gardnar Mulloy. Maureen Connolly wins the women’s title.

1953 — Maureen Connolly becomes the first woman to complete the Grand Slam when she beats Doris Hart, 6-2, 6-4, in the U.S. Open women’s singles final.

1958 — Australia’s Ashley Cooper beats countryman Malcolm Anderson in five sets to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Althea Gibson comes back to beat Darlene Hard for the women’s title. Cooper beats Anderson, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6. Gibson beats Darlene Hard, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

1969 — Margaret Court beats Nancy Richey, 6-2, 6-2 to capture the U.S. Open women’s singles title.

1970 — Jockey Willie Shoemaker rides Dares J to a 1½-length victory at Del Mar to become the winningest jockey. Shoemaker’s win breaks the all-time record of 6,033 set by Johnny Longden four years earlier.

1974 — US Open Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Billie Jean King wins her 4th and final US singles title; beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

1980 —John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg of Sweden 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4 to win his second straight U.S. Open men’s title.

1986 — Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass, the fastest QB in NFL history to do so.

1991 — Seventeen-year-old Monica Seles beats 34-year-old Martina Navratilova, 7-6 (1), 6-1, to win her first U.S. Open women’s singles title.

1993 — Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals has the greatest game at the plate in major league history in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Cincinnati. In the 15-2 win, Whiten hits four home runs and drives in 12 runs, becoming the only player to accomplish both feats in one game.

1997 — In the new Arthur Ashe Stadium court, 16-year-old Martina Hingis and 17-year-old Venus Williams play the youngest Grand Slam final in the Open Era. Hingis wins her first U.S. Open title 6-0, 6-4. Patrick Rafter beats Greg Rusedski, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, to win the men’s crown.

2001 — Venus Williams and Serena Williams reach the finals of the U.S. Open and become the first sisters to play for a Grand Slam championship in more than 100 years. Venus defeats Jennifer Capriati 6-4, 6-2, after Serena powers her way past top-seeded Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-2 in 51 minutes.

2002 — Venus and Serena Williams meet in a prime-time U.S. Open women’s singles final for the second straight year. Younger sister Serena comes out on top, defeating the two-time defending champion, 6-4, 6-3, for her second U.S. Open women’s singles title.

2003 — In the closest 1-2-3 finish in IRL history, Sam Hornish Jr. edges Scott Dixon and Bryan Herta at the finish line to win his second straight Delphi Indy 300. His margin of victory is .0099 seconds, and just .0100 separates first and third place.

2003 — Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3, in the U.S. Open men’s singles final.

2012 — Aries Merritt of the U.S. sets a world record of 12.80 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. He cuts 0.07 seconds off the mark of Cuba’s Dayron Robles from four years ago.

2012 — Bob and Mike Bryan beat Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-4 to win the U.S. Open men’s doubles title for a record 12th Grand Slam championship. The American twins break a tie with Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde for the most in the Open era, which started in 1968.

2014 — Serena Williams wins her third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major title overall. Williams takes 75 minutes to beat good friend Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 and matches Chris Evert’s total of six championships at the U.S. Open. Bob and Mike Bryan win a record-tying fifth U.S. Open doubles championship for their 100th tournament title.

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Sept. 8

1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown.

1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2. Australia’s Malcolm Anderson defeats countryman Ashley Cooper in three sets to become the first unseeded player to win the U.S. Open.

1968 — Virginia Wade wins the first official U.S. Open (formerly known as U.S National Championships). Wade upsets Billie Jean King, 6-4, 6-2 and Arthur Ashe beats Tom Okker, 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for the men’s title.

1969 — Australia Rod Laver wins the U.S. Open and the grand slam of tennis for the second time in his career with a four-set victory over Tony Roche. Laver wins 7-9, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

1973 — Australia’s Margaret Court Smith wins the U.S. Open for the fifth time with a 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Evonne Goolagong.

1974 — Billie Jean King wins her fourth U.S. Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Evonne Goolagong.

1985 — Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits.

1985 — Ivan Lendl wins his first U.S. Open title defeating John McEnroe 7-6, 6-3, 6-4.

1990 — Gabriela Sabatini prevents Steffi Graf from winning her third consecutive Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) victory in the U.S. Open.

1991 — Stefan Edberg wins his first U.S. Open men’s singles title with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Jim Courier.

1996 — Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf win the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, in the last U.S. Open championship matches played in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

1998 — Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, lining historic No. 62 just over the wall in left field with two outs in the fourth inning. McGwire’s shot off the Chicago Cubs’ Steve Trachsel sets off a wild celebration in Busch Stadium.

2001 — Venus Williams wins her second consecutive U.S. Open title by beating her sister, Serena, 6-2, 6-4 in the first prime-time women’s Grand Slam final. The match is the 10th between sisters in a Grand Slam match during the Open era, with the older sister winning every time.

2002 — Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to win his 14th Grand Slam title and the U.S. Open for the fifth time. At 31, Sampras is the Open’s oldest champion since 1970.

2002 — Rookie quarterback David Carr throws for 2 TDs as the Houston Texans beat Dallas Cowboys 19-10 to become only the 2nd expansion team (1961 Minnesota Vikings) to win their inaugural game.

2008 — Roger Federer salvages the 2008 season by easily beating Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th major title overall.

2013 — Riquna Williams sets a WNBA record with 51 points to help the Tulsa Shock rout the San Antonio Silver Stars 98-65. The second-year guard surpasses the previous record of 47 points set by Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi and matched by Seattle’s Lauren Jackson.

2013 — Top-seeded Serena Williams wins her fifth U.S. Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating No. 2 Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 in a windy final.

2017 — David Benavidez becomes boxing’s youngest world champion and the youngest ever in the super middleweight division with a split decision victory over Ronald Gavril at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. At 20 years, 9 months old, Benavidez (19-0, 17 KOs) won the vacant WBC super middleweight title over the 31-year-old Gavril (18-2, 14 KOs).

2018 — Naomi Osaka becomes the first Japanese female to win a Grand Slam singles title as she defeats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 at the US Open.

2019 — U.S. Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win his 19th Grand Slam singles title, and 4th U.S. crown.

Sept. 9

1909 — Jack Johnson retains his heavyweight boxing title when he fights Al Kaufman to a no decision in 10 rounds at Coffroth’s Arena, San Francisco, California.

1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her third straight title with a two-set triumph over Helen Jacobs.

1956 — Australia’s Ken Rosewall wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set victory over Lewis Hoad. Shirley Fry beats Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for the women’s title.

1960 — The Denver Broncos beat the Boston Patriots 13-10 in the American Football League’s first regular-season game. The game is played on a Friday night at Boston University’s Nickerson Field.

1965 — Sandy Koufax throws his 4th career no-hitter and first perfect game in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.

1968 — Arthur Ashe wins the U.S. Open by beating Tom Okker 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ashe is the first African-American male to win a Grand Slam tournament. As an amateur, Ashe is ineligible to receive the $14,000 winner’s prize, but collects $280 in expenses for the two-week tournament.

1972 — UCLA’s Efren Herrera kicks a 20-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining to beat preseason No. 1 Nebraska 20-17 at the Memorial Coliseum.

1974 — Jimmy Connors romps to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Ken Rosewall to win the U.S. Open.

1978 — Chris Evert beats 16-year-old Pam Shriver 7-5, 6-4 to win her fourth straight U.S. Open.

1979 — In an all-New Yorker U.S. Open men’s final, John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Tracy Austin, at 16 years, 8 months and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open women’s singles champion, ending Chris Evert’s 31-match win streak at the Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

1984 — John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to win his fourth U.S. Open.

1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.

1990 — Pete Sampras, at the age of 19 years and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open men’s singles champion, defeating Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

1992 — Robin Yount becomes the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

2000 — Venus Williams wins her first U.S. Open singles title, defeating Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 7-5.

2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State tightens its hold on the No. 1 spot after beating the No. 2 ranked and defending champion Texas Longhorns 24-7 in Austin, Texas.

2007 — Asafa Powell sets another world record in the 100 meters, winning a heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in 9.74 seconds. The world’s fastest man improves his record by 0.03 seconds, having run 9.77 three times.

2012 — Serena Williams, two points from defeat, suddenly regains her composure and her game, coming back to win the last four games and beat No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 for her fourth U.S. Open championship and 15th Grand Slam title overall.

2015 — Japan’s Saori Yoshida wins her 16th world or Olympic freestyle title at the world wrestling championships. The most decorated athlete in wrestling history, the 32-year-old Yoshida wins her 13th title at worlds — to go with three Olympic golds in as many tries.

2017 — Sloane Stephens dominates Madison Keys in the U.S. Open final and wins 6-3, 6-0 for her first Grand Slam title. The 83rd-ranked Stephens is the second unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era, which began in 1968.

2018 — Alabama strengthens its hold on No. 1 over No. 2 Clemson. The Crimson Tide made its 106th overall appearance at the top of the AP football rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most by any school.

2018 — Green Bay Packers start 100th season with historic 24-23 comeback win over Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field; first ever Packer recovery from 17+ points deficit at 3/4 time (20-3).

2018 — Cleveland ends its 17-game losing streak with a 21-21 tie against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

2021 — Tom Brady becomes the first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games. Brady and the Buccaneers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 on opening day of the 2021 season.

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Sept. 10

1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford.

1937 — The Cleveland Rams play their first NFL game and lose 28-0 to the Detroit Lions.

1962 — Rod Laver becomes the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam beating Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, at the U.S. Open. Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the U.S. Open with a 9-7, 6-4 win over Darlene Hard.

1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world heavyweight title.

1967 — John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Billie Jean King wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships.

1972 — The United States men’s basketball team loses its first game in Olympic competition. The Soviet Union wins 51-50 with the help of a controversial ending. Dr. William Jones, secretary general of the International Amateur Basketball Federation, tells the referees to have the players replay the final three seconds and the Soviets score a last-second bucket. The Americans, who had the lead when the buzzer sounded the first time, protest in vain. The U.S. team later refuses to accept the silver medal.

1972 — Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Italian Grand Prix to become the youngest to win a Formula I championship. Fittipaldi, 25, wins his fifth race of the season and clinches the title with two races remaining.

1978 — Jimmy Connors becomes the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bjorn Borg. Connors wins the first men’s final played on the Deco Turf II courts at the new USTA National Tennis Center. Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.

1983 — Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.

1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third women to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.

1989 — Five days after hitting a HR for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, MLB and NFL player Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, his first.

1989 — Indianapolis running back Eric Dickerson rushes for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to top the 10,000 yard plateau; 91st career game.

1993 — Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez fight to a majority draw. Two judges score the fight 115-115 and the third scores the fight 115-113 for Whitaker. It’s the first blemish on Chavez’s record who was 87-0 entering the bout.

1995 — Pete Sampras wins his third U.S. Open men’s singles title, taking down the No. 1 seed and defending champion Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

1995 — Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row.

2000 — Arizona’s Randy Johnson becomes the 12th player to reach the 3,000 strikeout plateau, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lost to Florida 4-3 in 12 innings.

2004 — Zippy Chippy, thoroughbred racing’s lovable loser, makes it 0-for-100 when he finishes last in an eight-horse field at the Three-County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass.

2006 — Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open final for his third major championship this year and ninth of his career. Federer becomes the first man ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns for three straight years.

2006 — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts make fewer mistakes than Eli Manning and the New York Giants in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback. Big brother Peyton is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants 26-21.

2012 — Andy Murray wins the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament.

2017 — Rafael Nadal wins his 16th Grand Slam title by sweeping Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open final.

2017 — The Los Angeles Rams rout the Indianapolis Colts 46-9 in 31-year-old Sean McVay’s impressive debut as the youngest head coach in modern league history.

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Sept. 11

1886 — The Mayflower defends the America’s Cup by beating Britain’s Galatea in two straight heats.

1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men’s singles title. Budge wins 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.

1964 — ABC television cancels Fight of the Week, ending 18 years of regularly scheduled prime-time boxing on U.S. broadcast network television.

1976 — In the third race at Latonia, jockey John Oldham and his wife, Suzanne Picou, become the first husband and wife riding team to compete in a parimutuel race. Oldham finishes second aboard Harvey’s Hope and Picou rides My Girl Carla to an 11th-place finish.

1977 — In the last U.S. Open match played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0, for the men’s singles title

1982 — Chris Evert wins her sixth U.S. Open singles title, defeating Hana Mandlikova, 6-3, 6-1.

1982 — In a 23-16 loss to Illinois, Rolf Mojsiejunko of Michigan State kicks a 61-yard field goal in his first collegiate attempt.

1983 — Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris runs for 118 yards in Steelers 25-21 win at Green Bay to become the only the third player in NFL history to rush for 11,000 yards.

1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb’s record. Rose lines a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field for a single in the first inning. It’s the 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb’s last game in the majors.

1988 — Mats Wilander wins the longest men’s final in U.S. Open history, edging Ivan Lendl, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

1994 — Andre Agassi wins the U.S. Open with a three-set victory over Michael Stich and becomes the first unseeded player to beat five seeded players in a Grand Slam and the first unseeded champion since Fred Stolle in 1966. Andre wins 6-1, 7-6, 7-5.

1999 — U.S. Open Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title; beats World #1 Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6.

2001 — Sports comes to a standstill after terrorism in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, with major league baseball postponing a full schedule of regular-season games for the first time since D-Day in 1944.

2010 — James Madison, a top team in the Football Championship Subdivision, beats No. 13 Virginia Tech 21-16. The last time Virginia Tech lost to a I-AA team was 1985, when Richmond beat the Hokies 24-14 at Lane Stadium.

2010 — The Penn State women’s volleyball team has its record winning streak ends at 109 matches with a 28-26, 25-12, 25-18 loss to Stanford in a tournament at Florida. Penn State’s streak is the second-longest in Division I team sports, behind the 137 straight wins by the Miami men’s tennis program from 1957-1964.

2011 — Carolina’s Cam Newton becomes the first rookie to throw for more than 400 yards in his NFL opener in a 28-21 loss to Arizona. Newton, the No. 1 draft pick playing on the same field where he led Auburn to the BCS championship in January, completes 24 of 37 passes for 422 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.

2015 — Roberta Vinci stuns Serena Williams to end her Grand Slam bid in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. The 43rd-ranked Italian wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open semifinals.

2021 — Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.

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TV SPORTS

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Friday, Sept. 5

AUTO RACING

7:25 a.m.

ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

10:55 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

6:25 a.m. (Saturday)

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

6 p.m.

ACCN — Northwestern at Duke

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — James Madison at Louisville

7:30 p.m.

BTN — Regional Coverage: W. Illinois at Northwestern OR N. Illinois at Maryland

9 p.m.

FS1 — E. Washington at Boise St.

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ACCN — North Carolina at NC State

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPNU — UCLA at TCU

8 p.m.

FOX — Kentucky at Penn St.

GOLF

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Stifel Charity Classic, First Round, Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis

2 a.m. (Saturday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Amgen Irish Open, Third Round, The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland

MLB BASEBALL

2:20 p.m.

APPLE TV+ — Washington at Chicago Cubs

6:40 p.m.

APPLE TV+ — Milwaukee at Pittsburgh

NFL FOOTBALL

8 p.m.

YOUTUBE TV — Kansas City vs. L.A. Chargers, Sao Paulo

TENNIS

Noon

ESPN2 — WTA: The U.S. Open, Doubles Championship, Flushing, N.Y.

3 p.m.

ESPN — ATP: The U.S. Open, Semifinal, Flushing, N.Y.

7 p.m.

ESPN — ATP: The U.S. Open, Semifinal, Flushing, N.Y.

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — Chicago at Indiana

10 p.m.

ION — New York at Seattle

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Saturday, Sept. 6

AUTO RACING

6:25 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

8:55 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Catalan Grand Prix – Sprint Race, Barcelona, Spain

9:55 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

4:30 p.m.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

5:40 p.m.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

7:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at World Wide Technology Raceway, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — TBA

ACCN — Texas A&M Commerce at Florida St.

BTN — Regional Coverage: FIU at Penn St. OR Northwestern St. Minnesota

CBSSN — Liberty at Jacksonville St.

CW — Baylor at SMU

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — Virginia at NC State

ESPNU — Cent. Michigan at Pittsburgh

FOX — Iowa at Iowa St.

FS1 — Kennesaw St. at Indiana

TNT — Kent St. at Texas Tech

TRUTV — Kent St. at Texas Tech

12:45 p.m.

SECN — Utah St. at Texas A&M

3:30 p.m.

ABC — Mississippi at Kentucky

ACCN — Troy at Clemson

BTN — Grambling St. at Ohio St.

CBS — Oklahoma St. at Oregon

CBSSN — UAB at Navy

CW — Fresno St. at Oregon St.

ESPN2 — Kansas at Missouri

FOX — Delaware at Colorado

PEACOCK — Miami (Ohio) at Rutgers

4 p.m.

ESPNU — West Virginia at Ohio

FS1 — MTSU at Wisconsin

4:15 p.m.

SECN — South Florida at Florida

7 p.m.

ESPN — Army at Kansas St.

7:30 p.m.

ABC — Michigan at Oklahoma

ACCN — Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech

BTN — Regional Coverage: Akron at Nebraska OR S. Illinois at Purdue

ESPN2 — Arizona St. at Mississippi St.

ESPNU — Ball St. at Auburn

FS1 — Georgia Southern at Southern Cal

NBC — Boston College at Michigan St.

PEACOCK — Boston College at Michigan St.

7:45 p.m.

SECN — Louisiana-Monroe at Alabama

8 p.m.

CBSSN — UCLA at UNLV

10:15 p.m.

CW — San Diego St. at Washington St.

ESPN — Stanford at BYU

11 p.m.

BTN — UC Davis at Washington

GOLF

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Stifel Charity Classic, Second Round, Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis

1 a.m. (Sunday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Amgen Irish Open, Final Round, The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at St. Louis, Houston at Texas OR Minnesota at Kansas City

SOCCER (MEN’S)

5 p.m.

TNT — International Friendly: U.S. vs. Korea, Harrison, N.J.

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ION — NWSL: Utah at North Carolina

10 p.m.

ION — NWSL: Kansas City at Bay FC

TENNIS

7 p.m.

ESPN — WTA: The U.S. Open, Championship, Flushing, N.Y.

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Sunday, Sept. 7

AUTO RACING

8:55 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Pirelli Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

3 p.m.

USA — NASCAR Cup Series: The Enjoy Illinois 300, Playoffs – Round of 16, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

Noon

ACCN — Northwestern at Boston College

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ACCN — Indiana at Notre Dame

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPNU — Ohio St. at Kentucky

1:30 p.m.

ACCN — Alabama at Duke

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN — Stanford at Texas

3 p.m.

ESPN — Illinois at Louisville

GOLF

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Stifel Charity Classic, Final Round, Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Miami at Indianapolis, Las Vegas at New England, Arizona at New Orleans, Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets

FOX — Regional Coverage: Tampa Bay at Atlanta, Cincinnati at Cleveland, N.Y. Giants at Washington, Carolina at Jacksonville

4:05 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Tennessee at Denver, San Francisco at Seattle

4:25 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Detroit at Green Bay, Houston at L.A. Rams

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Baltimore at Buffalo

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

ESPN — NWSL: Angel City at NJ/NY

8:30 p.m.

ESPN — NWSL: Houston at San Diego

TENNIS

2 p.m.

ABC — ATP: The U.S. Open, Championship, Flushing, N.Y.

WNBA BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

NBATV — Indiana at Washington

6 p.m.

NBATV — Dallas at Los Angeles

9 p.m.NBATV — Chicago at Las Vegas

THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2025

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