+++++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL+++++++
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
LAKE CENTRAL (3-6) AT CROWN POINT (9-0)
PENN (9-0) AT PORTAGE (0-9)
SECTIONAL 2
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (6-3) AT ELKHART (6-3)
FORT WAYNE SNIDER (3-6) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (7-2)
SECTIONAL 3
ZIONSVILLE (3-6) AT WESTFIELD (7-2)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (4-5) AT CARMEL (8-1)
SECTIONAL 4
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (5-4) AT HOMESTEAD (6-3)
FISHERS (6-3) AT NOBLESVILLE (1-8)
SECTIONAL 5
BEN DAVIS (3-6) AT AVON (5-4)
BROWNSBURG (9-0) AT PIKE (3-6)
SECTIONAL 6
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (2-7) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (7-2)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (4-5) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (7-2)
SECTIONAL 7
SOUTHPORT (1-8) AT ARSENAL TECH (4-5)
WARREN CENTRAL (5-4) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-7)
SECTIONAL 8
JEFFERSONVILLE (4-5) AT CENTER GROVE (8-1)
COLUMBUS NORTH (4-5) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (4-5)
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CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MUNSTER (3-6) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (0-9)
MERRILLVILLE (7-2) AT HAMMOND MORTON (6-3)
SECTIONAL 10
MICHIGAN CITY (6-3) AT VALPARAISO (2-7)
LAPORTE (3-6) AT CHESTERTON (5-4)
SECTIONAL 11
WARSAW (6-3) AT CONCORD (8-1)
FORT WAYNE NORTH (5-4) AT GOSHEN (2-7)
SECTIONAL 12
LAFAYETTE JEFF (8-1) AT MCCUTCHEON (2-7)
KOKOMO (3-6) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (4-5)
SECTIONAL 13
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (6-3) AT ANDERSON (1-8)
NEW PALESTINE (9-0) AT PLAINFIELD (7-2)
SECTIONAL 14
FRANKLIN (4-5) AT EAST CENTRAL (7-2)
COLUMBUS EAST (5-4) AT WHITELAND (8-2)
SECTIONAL 15
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-9) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (6-3)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (7-2) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (8-1)
SECTIONAL 16
EVANSVILLE NORTH (7-2) AT NEW ALBANY (0-9)
FLOYD CENTRAL (8-1) AT CASTLE (6-3)
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CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
LOWELL (8-2) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (4-6)
HOBART (8-2) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-8)
SECTIONAL 18
PLYMOUTH (4-6) AT MISHAWAKA (9-1)
NORTHRIDGE (3-7) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (9-1)
SECTIONAL 19
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (3-7) AT EAST NOBLE (10-0)
COLUMBIA CITY (6-4) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (8-2)
SECTIONAL 20
FRANKFORT (0-9) AT LEBANON (8-2)
LOGANSPORT (7-3) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (6-4)
SECTIONAL 21
YORKTOWN (7-2) AT BEECH GROVE (7-3)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (6-4) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (9-1)
SECTIONAL 22
DANVILLE (6-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (7-3)
BREBEUF JESUIT (3-7) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (8-2)
SECTIONAL 23
SHELBYVILLE (5-5) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (7-3)
CHARLESTOWN (8-2) AT MARTINSVILLE (4-6)
SECTIONAL 24
EVANSVILLE REITZ (7-3) AT HERITAGE HILLS (9-1)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (3-7) AT JASPER (8-2)
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CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
CALUMET (6-4) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (3-7)
GRIFFITH (9-1) AT KNOX (10-0)
SECTIONAL 26
LAKELAND (6-4) AT GARRETT (5-5)
ANGOLA (5-5) AT WEST NOBLE (8-2)
SECTIONAL 27
PERU (3-7) AT TWIN LAKES (8-2)
WESTERN (7-3) AT FRANKTON (2-8)
SECTIONAL 28
MISSISSINEWA (9-1) AT JAY COUNTY (4-6)
NORWELL (2-8) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (5-5)
SECTIONAL 29
CASCADE (10-0) AT TRI-WEST (7-3)
CRAWFORDSVILLE (5-5) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (6-4)
JH PREDICTION: GUERIN, 42-21.
SECTIONAL 30
LAWRENCEBURG (8-1) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (8-2)
SOUTH DEARBORN (5-5) AT GREENSBURG (3-7)
SECTIONAL 31
INDIAN CREEK (6-3) AT MADISON (2-8)
NORTH HARRISON (4-6) AT SCOTTSBURG (8-2)
SECTIONAL 32
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (9-0) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (9-1)
SOUTHRIDGE (6-4) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (5-5)
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CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
ANDREAN (8-1) AT WHEELER (8-1)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (8-2) AT BREMEN (6-4)
SECTIONAL 34
SOUTHMONT (9-1) AT WESTERN BOONE (6-4)
SEEGER (9-1) AT LEWIS CASS (7-3)
SECTIONAL 35
MANCHESTER (7-3) AT EASTSIDE (8-2)
ADAMS CENTRAL (10-0) AT BLUFFTON (9-1)
SECTIONAL 36
EASTBROOK (10-0) AT ROCHESTER (9-1)
TIPTON (6-4) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (9-1)
SECTIONAL 37
PARK TUDOR (5-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (9-1)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (6-4) AT MONROVIA (4-6)
SECTIONAL 38
NORTHEASTERN (9-1) AT TRITON CENTRAL (9-1)
LAPEL (10-0) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (6-4)
SECTIONAL 39
NORTH POSEY (7-3) AT SULLIVAN (7-3)
LINTON (7-3) AT GREENCASTLE (5-5)
SECTIONAL 40
CLARKSVILLE (5-5) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (7-2)
PAOLI (8-2) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (10-0)
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CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 41
LAVILLE (6-4) AT NORTH JUDSON (8-2)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (6-4) AT WEST CENTRAL (9-1)
SECTIONAL 42
FRONTIER (10-0) AT PIONEER (9-1)
TAYLOR (6-3) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (6-3)
SECTIONAL 43
SOUTHWOOD (3-6) AT NORTH MIAMI (7-3)
TRITON (7-3) AT FREMONT (7-3)
SECTIONAL 44
HAGERSTOWN (4-6) AT MONROE CENTRAL (5-5)
SOUTH ADAMS (7-3) AT TRI (6-4)
SECTIONAL 45
SOUTH PUTNAM (8-2) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (6-4)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (7-3) AT RIVERTON PARKE (10-0)
SECTIONAL 46
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-7) AT CLOVERDALE (6-4)
SHERIDAN (6-2) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (3-5)
SECTIONAL 47
MILAN (4-4) AT EASTERN GREENE (2-8)
KNIGHTSTOWN (6-4) AT NORTH DECATUR (7-2)
SECTIONAL 48
SPRINGS VALLEY (10-0) AT PROVIDENCE (7-2)
TECUMSEH (6-4) AT NORTH DAVIESS (9-1)
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+++++++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SEMI-STATE++++++++++
NORTH
1. ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
10 AM ET | M1: CROWN POINT VS. PENN
12 PM ET | M2: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS. WESTFIELD
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
2. HUNTINGTON NORTH
10 AM ET | M1: FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER VS. HAMILTON HEIGHTS
12 PM ET | M2: NORTHWOOD VS. MISHAWAKA MARIAN
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
3. PERU
10 AM ET | M1: BENTON CENTRAL VS. SOUTHWOOD
12 PM ET | M2: LAKELAND VS. SOUTH ADAMS
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
4. FRANKFORT
10 AM ET | M1: FAITH CHRISTIAN VS. SOUTH NEWTON
12 PM ET | M2: ROSSVILLE VS. TRITON
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
SOUTH
1. MARTINSVILLE
10 AM ET | M1: PLAINFIELD VS. CASTLE
12 PM ET | M2: YORKTOWN VS. FLOYD CENTRAL
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
2. JASPER
10 AM ET | M1: JASPER VS. TRI-WEST HENDRICKS
12 PM ET | M2: BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL VS. RONCALLI
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
3. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
10 AM ET | M1: BARR-REEVE VS. GREENCASTLE
12 PM ET | M2: EASTERN (PEKIN) VS. TRITON CENTRAL
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
4. JENNINGS COUNTY
10 AM ET | M1: SPRINGS VALLEY VS. LOOGOOTEE
12 PM ET | M2: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
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+++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS/GIRLS SOCCER+++++
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, OCT. 31, 2025
6 PM ET | CLASS 2A BOYS | GUERIN CATHOLIC (17-4) VS. INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD (11-7-2)
8:30 PM ET | CLASS 1A BOYS | FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (17-0-5) VS. INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (17-4-1)
SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 2025
11 AM ET | CLASS 1A GIRLS | BREMEN (17-3-1) VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (15-7)
1:30 PM ET | CLASS 2A GIRLS | MISHAWAKA MARIAN (14-4-2) VS. PARK TUDOR (15-5-3)
4 PM ET | CLASS 3A BOYS | HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (18-1-3) VS. CARMEL (17-1-3)
6:30 PM ET | CLASS 3A GIRLS | HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (21-0-1) VS. CARMEL (19-2-1)
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+++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY +++++
STATE FINALS
SITE: LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE, WABASH VALLEY FAMILY SPORTS CENTER, 599 S. TABORTOWN ROAD, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803.
COURSE LAYOUT
TIME: NEW IN 2025: BOYS RACE AT 12 PM ET; GIRLS RACE AT 1 PM ET WITH AWARDS CEREMONY FOR BOTH TO FOLLOW.
GATES OPEN: 9:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM CT.
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+++++MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++++
WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
TORONTO 11 LA DODGERS 4 (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 1-0)
SATURDAY, OCT. 25
LOS ANGELES 5 TORONTO 1 (SERIES TIED 1-1)
MONDAY, OCT. 27
TOR VS. LAD, GAME 3 — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)
TUESDAY, OCT. 28
TOR VS. LAD, GAME 4 — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
TOR VS. LAD, GAME 5^ — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)
FRIDAY, OCT. 31
LAD VS. TOR, GAME 6^ — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)
SATURDAY, NOV. 1
LAD VS. TOR, GAME 7^ — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)
^(IF NECESSARY)
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++++++++++AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL+++++++++++
1 OHIO STATE 7-0
2 INDIANA 8-0
3 TEXAS A&M 8-0
4 ALABAMA 7-1
5 GEORGIA 6-1
6 OREGON 7-1
7 OLE MISS 7-1
8 GEORGIA TECH 8-0
9 VANDERBILT 7-1
10 MIAMI FL. 6-1/BYU 8-0
12 NOTRE DAME 5-2
13 TEXAS TECH 7-1
14 TENNESSEE 6-2
15 VIRGINIA 7-1
16 LOUISVILLE 6-1
17 CINCINNATI 7-1
18 OKLAHOMA 6-2
19 MISSOURI 6-2
20 TEXAS 6-2
21 MICHIGAN 6-2
22 HOUSTON 7-1
23 USC 5-2
24 UTAH 6-2
25 MEMPHIS 7-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
NAVY 86, TULANE 59, WASHINGTON 46, IOWA 27, SOUTH FLORIDA 22, SAN DIEGO ST. 14, LSU 11, JAMES MADISON 9, NORTH TEXAS 4, ILLINOIS 3, PITTSBURGH 1.
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++++++++++USA TODAY SPORTS/US LBM COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL++++++++++
| RANK | SCHOOL (RECORD) | POINTS | LAST RANK | FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
| 1 | OHIO STATE (7-0) | 1,598 | 1 | 62 |
| 2 | INDIANA (8-0) | 1,524 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | TEXAS A&M (8-0) | 1,478 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | ALABAMA (7-1) | 1,381 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | GEORGIA (6-1) | 1,331 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | OREGON (7-1) | 1,254 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | GEORGIA TECH (8-0) | 1,183 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MISSISSIPPI (7-1) | 1,173 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | MIAMI (FLA.) (6-1) | 1,029 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | BRIGHAM YOUNG (8-0) | 1,023 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | VANDERBILT (7-1) | 1,004 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | NOTRE DAME (5-2) | 849 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | TEXAS TECH (7-1) | 845 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | TENNESSEE (6-2) | 683 | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | VIRGINIA (7-1) | 658 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | CINCINNATI (7-1) | 565 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | LOUISVILLE (6-1) | 544 | 22 | 0 |
| 18 | OKLAHOMA (6-2) | 495 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | TEXAS (6-2) | 456 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | MISSOURI (6-2) | 423 | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | MICHIGAN (6-2) | 302 | 24 | 0 |
| 22 | HOUSTON (7-1) | 215 | NR | 0 |
| 23 | NAVY (7-0) | 144 | NR | 0 |
| 24 | UTAH (6-2) | 129 | NR | 0 |
| 25 | MEMPHIS (7-1) | 105 | NR | 0 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: IOWA (6-2) 85; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (5-2) 77; TULANE (6-1) 65; WASHINGTON (6-2) 60; SOUTH FLORIDA (6-2) 24; LSU (5-3) 19; JAMES MADISON (6-1) 18; PITTSBURGH (6-2) 15; SAN DIEGO STATE (6-1) 14; NORTH TEXAS (7-1) 11; TCU (6-2) 7; UNLV (6-1) 6; NEBRASKA (6-2) 4; ARIZONA STATE (5-3) 2; BOISE STATE (6-2) 1; WAKE FOREST (5-2) 1.
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+++++++++COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE+++++++++
TUESDAY, OCT. 28
8 P.M. | UTEP AT KENNESAW STATE| ESPNU
8 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN2
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
7:30 P.M. | JACKSONVILLE STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN2
8 P.M. | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT MISSOURI STATE | CBSSN
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
7 P.M. | NORFOLK STATE AT DELAWARE STATE | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | MARSHALL AT COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN2
7:30 P.M. | TULANE AT UTSA | ESPN
FRIDAY, OCT. 31
7 P.M. | BROWN AT PENN | ESPNU
7 P.M. | NO. 25 MEMPHIS AT RICE | ESPN2
7:30 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA AT SYRACUSE | ESPN
8 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT LOUISIANA TECH | CBSSN
10:30 P.M. | IDAHO AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | ESPN2
SATURDAY, NOV. 1
12 P.M. | PENN STATE AT NO. 1 OHIO STATE | FOX
12 P.M. | NO. 10 MIAMI AT SMU | ESPN
12 P.M. | NO. 9 VANDERBILT AT NO. 20 TEXAS | ABC
12 P.M. | RUTGERS AT ILLINOIS | NBC
12 P.M. | DUKE AT CLEMSON | ACCN
12 P.M. | UAB AT UCONN | CBSSN
12 P.M. | ARMY AT AIR FORCE | CBS/PARAMOUNT+
12 P.M. | NAVY AT NORTH TEXAS | TBD
12 P.M. | BUFFALO AT BOWLING GREEN | ESPN+
12 P.M. | TOWSON AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T
12 P.M. | NEW HAVEN AT SACRED HEART | ESPN+
12 P.M. | COLUMBIA AT YALE | ESPN+
12 P.M. | GEORGETOWN AT LEHIGH | ESPN+
12 P.M. | LONG ISLAND AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
12 P.M. | WAGNER AT SAINT FRANCIS
12 P.M. | ARIZONA STATE AT IOWA STATE | TNT
12 P.M. | UCF AT BAYLOR | ESPNU
12 P.M. | WEST VIRGINIA AT NO. 22 HOUSTON | FS1
1 P.M. | MONMOUTH AT BRYANT
1 P.M. | STONY BROOK AT MAINE
1 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT TENNESSEE TECH | ESPN+
1 P.M. | DRAKE AT BUTLER
1 P.M. | DAVIDSON AT MOREHEAD STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | VALPARAISO AT PRESBYTERIAN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | PRINCETON AT CORNELL | ESPN+
1 P.M. | LAFAYETTE AT HOLY CROSS | ESPN+
1 P.M. | ROBERT MORRIS AT STONEHILL
1 P.M. | MERRIMACK AT COLGATE | ESPN+
1:30 P.M. | SAMFORD AT WOFFORD | ESPN+
2 P.M. | MONTANA STATE AT NORTHERN COLORADO | ESPN+
2 P.M. | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | MORGAN STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA AT SOUTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | MERCER AT FURMAN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | VMI AT THE CITADEL | ESPN+
2 P.M. | MARIST AT ST. THOMAS-MINNESOTA
2 P.M. | FORDHAM AT RICHMOND | ESPN+
2 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT TEMPLE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | MONTANA AT WEBER STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | UT MARTIN AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
3 P.M. | ALABAMA A&M AT GRAMBLING
3 P.M. | ALABAMA STATE AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
3 P.M. | ALCORN STATE AT TEXAS SOUTHERN
3 P.M. | SOUTHERN AT ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
3 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT BETHUNE-COOKMAN
3 P.M. | UNI AT ILLINOIS STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | INDIANA STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | LAMAR AT UIW | ESPN+
3 P.M. | DARTMOUTH AT HARVARD | ESPN+
3 P.M. | NO. 16 LOUISVILLE AT VIRGINIA TECH | THE CW
3 P.M. | NEW MEXICO AT UNLV | TBD
3:30 P.M. | UALBANY AT WILLIAM & MARY
3:30 P.M. | NC CENTRAL AT HOWARD | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 2 INDIANA AT MARYLAND | CBS
3:30 P.M. | NO. 5 GEORGIA VS. FLORIDA | ABC
3:30 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT MINNESOTA | BTN
3:30 P.M. | PITT AT STANFORD | ACCN
3:30 P.M. | DELAWARE AT LIBERTY | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | FRESNO STATE AT BOISE STATE | FS1
3:30 P.M. | OLD DOMINION AT UL MONROE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 12 NOTRE DAME AT BOSTON COLLEGE | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | NO. 13 TEXAS TECH AT KANSAS STATE | FOX
3:45 P.M.| NO. 15 VIRGINIA AT CAL | ESPN2
4 P.M. | SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | ESPN+
4 P.M. | IDAHO SATE AT UC DAVIS | ESPN+
4 P.M. | TARLETON STATE AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN | ESPN+
4 P.M. | NORTH ALABAMA AT UTAH TECH | ESPN+
4 P.M. | HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NICHOLLS | ESPN+
4 P.M. | WESTERN CAROLINA AT CHATTANOOGA | ESPN+
4 P.M. | DAYTON AT SAN DIEGO | ESPN+
4 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ARKANSAS | SECN
4 P.M. | OKLAHOMA STATE AT KANSAS | ESPN+
4 P.M. | CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPNU
4:30 P.M. | LINDENWOOD AT TENNESSEE STATE | ESPN+
5 P.M. | PORTLAND STATE AT CAL POLY | ESPN+
5 P.M. | EASTERN KENTUCKY AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS
5 P.M. | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT MURRAY STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | JACKSON STATE AT FLORIDA A&M | ESPN+
7 P.M. | EAST TEXAS A&M AT SE LOUISIANA | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN STATE AT MCNEESE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | PURDUE AT NO. 21 MICHIGAN | BTN
7 P.M. | WYOMING AT SAN DIEGO STATE | CBSSN
7 P.M. | SOUTH CAROLINA AT NO. 7 OLE MISS | ESPN
7 P.M. | ARIZONA AT COLORADO | FS1
7:30 P.M. | NO. 8 GEORGIA TECH AT NC STATE | ESPN2
7:30 P.M. | KENTUCKY AT AUBURN | SECN
7:30 P.M. | NO. 23 SOUTHERN CAL AT NEBRASKA | NBC
7:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT OREGON STATE | CBS
7:30 P.M. | WAKE FOREST AT FLORIDA STATE | ACCN
7:30 P.M. | NO. 18 OKLAHOMA AT NO. 14 TENNESSEE | ABC
8 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT TROY | ESPNU
8:30 P.M. | AUSTIN PEAY AT SOUTHERN UTAH | ESPN+
10:15 P.M. | NO. 17 CINCINNATI AT NO. 24 UTAH | ESPN
10:30 P.M. | HAWAI’I AT SAN JOSE STATE | CBSSN
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++++++++NFL SCHEDULE++++++++
WEEK 8 SCOREBOARD
BUFFALO 40 CAROLINA 9
NY JETS 39 CINCINNATI 38
HOUSTON 26 SAN FRANCISCO 15
PHILADELPHIA 38 NY GIANTS 20
NEW ENGLAND 32 CLEVELAND 13
BALTIMORE 30 CHICAGO 16
MIAMI 34 ATLANTA 10
TAMPA BAY 23 NEW ORLEANS 3
DENVER 44 DALLAS 24
INDIANAPOLIS 38 TENNESSEE 14
GREEN BAY 35 PITTSBURGH 25
MONDAY: WASHINGTON AT KANSAS CITY 8:15
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WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
BALTIMORE AT MIAMI, 8:15 P.M. (PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 2
INDIANAPOLIS AT PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M. (CBS)
ATLANTA AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI, 1 P.M. (CBS)
LA CHARGERS AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (CBS)
SAN FRANCISCO AT NY GIANTS, 1 P.M. (CBS)
CAROLINA AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)
DENVER AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M. (FOX)
MINNESOTA AT DETROIT, 1 P.M. (FOX)
JACKSONVILLE AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)
NEW ORLEANS AT LA RAMS, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)
KANSAS CITY AT BUFFALO, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
SEATTLE AT WASHINGTON, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 3
ARIZONA AT DALLAS, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
BYES: CLEVELAND, NY JETS, PHILADELPHIA, TAMPA BAY
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++++++++NBA SCOREBOARD++++++++
SAN ANTONIO 118 BROOKLYN 107
DETROIT 119 BOSTON 113
MIAMI 115 NEW YORK 107
CHARLOTTE 139 WASHINGTON 113
CLEVELAND 118 MILWAUKEE 113
MINNESOTA 114 INDIANA 110
DALLAS 139 TORONTO 129
LA CLIPPERS 114 SACRAMENTO 120
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NEW JERSEY 4 COLORADO 3 OT
TAMPA BAY 2 VEGAS 1 OT
SAN JOSE 6 MINNESOTA 5 OT
UTAH 3 WINNIPEG 2
DALLAS 3 NASHVILLE 2
LOS ANGELES 3 CHICAGO 1
CALGARY 5 NY RANGERS 1
VANCOUVER 4 EDMONTON 3 OT
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ALL TIMES EDT
FIRST ROUND – BEST OF 3 (X-IF NECESSARY)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
PHILADELPHIA VS. CHICAGO
SUNDAY, OCT. 26: PHILADELPHIA 2 CHICAGO 2 (PHILADELPHIA WINS PK)
SATURDAY, NOV. 1: PHILADELPHIA AT CHICAGO 5:30 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, NOV. 8: CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA, TBD
CINCINNATI VS. COLUMBUS
MONDAY, OCT. 27: COLUMBUS AT CINCINNATI, 6:45 P.M.
SUNDAY, NOV. 2: CINCINNATI AT COLUMBUS, 6:30 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, NOV. 8: COLUMBUS AT CINCINNATI, TBD
MIAMI VS. NASHVILLE
MIAMI 3 NASHVILLE 1
SATURDAY, NOV. 1: MIAMI AT NASHVILLE, 7:30 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, NOV. 8: NASHVILLE AT MIAMI, TBD
CHARLOTTE VS. NEW YORK CITY
TUESDAY, OCT. 28: NEW YORK CITY AT CHARLOTTE, 6:45 P.M.
SATURDAY, NOV. 1: CHARLOTTE AT NEW YORK CITY, 3:30 P.M.
X-FRIDAY, NOV. 7: NEW YORK CITY AT CHARLOTTE, TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE
SAN DIEGO VS. PORTLAND
SUNDAY, OCT. 26: SAN DIEGO 2 PORTLAND 1
SATURDAY, NOV. 1: SAN DIEGO AT PORTLAND 9:30 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, NOV. 9: PORTLAND AT SAN DIEGO, TBD
VANCOUVER VS. DALLAS
SATURDAY, OCT. 26: VANCOUVER 3 DALLAS 0
SATURDAY, NOV. 1: VANCOUVER AT DALLAS, 9:30 P.M.
X-FRIDAY, NOV. 7: DALLAS AT VANCOUVER, TBD
MINNESOTA VS. SEATTLE
MONDAY, OCT. 27: SEATTLE AT MINNESOTA, 9 P.M.
MONDAY, NOV. 3: MINNESOTA AT SEATTLE, 10:30 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, NOV. 8: SEATTLE AT MINNESOTA, TBD
LOS ANGELES FC VS. AUSTIN
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29: AUSTIN AT LOS ANGELES FC, 10:30 P.M.
SUNDAY, NOV. 2: LOS ANGELES FC AT AUSTIN, 8:30 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, NOV. 8: AUSTIN AT LOS ANGELES FC, TBD
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NOV. 22 – NOV. 23
EASTERN CONFERENCE: TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE: TBD
CONFERENCE FINAL
NOV. 29 – NOV. 30
SEMIFINAL WINNERS, TBD
CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, DEC. 6: CONFERENCE FINAL WINNERS, 2:30 P.M.
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FORMER JETS CENTER NICK MANGOLD DIES AT 41, LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER ANNOUNCING HE HAD KIDNEY DISEASE
Nick Mangold’s long, blond hair and bushy beard made him instantly recognizable. His gritty, outstanding performance on the field for the New York Jets made him one of the franchise’s greatest players.
Mangold, a two-time All-Pro center who helped lead the Jets to the AFC championship game twice, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 41.
The Jets said in a statement that Mangold died Saturday night from complications of kidney disease.
His death came less than two weeks after the two-time All-Pro selection announced on social media that he had kidney disease and needed a transplant. He said he didn’t have any relatives who were able to donate, so he went public with the request for a donor with type O blood.
“I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have had more time,” he wrote in a Oct. 14 message directed to the Jets and Ohio State communities.
“While this has been a tough stretch, I’m staying positive and focused on the path ahead. I’m looking forward to better days and getting back to full strength soon. I’ll see you all at MetLife Stadium & The Shoe very soon.”
Mangold said he was diagnosed with a genetic defect in 2006 that led to chronic kidney disease. He was on dialysis while waiting for a transplant.
“Nick was more than a legendary center,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said in a statement. “He was the heartbeat of our offensive line for a decade and a beloved teammate whose leadership and toughness defined an era of Jets football. Off the field, Nick’s wit, warmth, and unwavering loyalty made him a cherished member of our extended Jets family.”
The Jets, looking for their first win of the season, announced Mangold’s death about an hour before kickoff of their game against the Cincinnati Bengals. A moment of silence was held in the press box before the game. Mangold grew up in Centerville, Ohio — about 45 miles north of Cincinnati — but remained in New Jersey, close to the Jets’ facility, after his playing career ended.
Mangold was a first-round draft pick of the Jets in 2006 out of Ohio State and was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times. He helped lead New York within one win of the Super Bowl during both the 2009 and 2010 seasons and was enshrined in the Jets’ ring of honor in 2022. Mangold was among 52 modern-era players who advanced earlier this week in the voting process for next year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Mangold was the anchor of New York’s offensive line his entire playing career, spending all 11 seasons with the Jets.
“I was fortunate to have the opportunity to lace them up with you every Sunday,” Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrelle Revis, Mangold’s teammate for eight years, wrote on X. “I will miss you and forever cherish our moments in the locker room. Love you buddy.”
Mangold started every game during his first five seasons and missed only four games in his first 10 years before an ankle injury limited him to eight games in 2016, his final season.
“It’s brutal,” former Jets coach and current ESPN analyst Rex Ryan said during “Sunday NFL Countdown” while fighting through tears. “Such a great young man. I had the pleasure of coaching him for all six years with the Jets (from 2009-14). I remember it was obvious I was getting fired, my last game, Mangold’s injured — like, injured — and he comes to me and says, ‘I’m playing this game.’ And he wanted to play for me.
“That’s what I remember about this kid. He was awesome. And it’s just way too young. I feel so bad for his wife and family. (This is) rough.”
Mangold was released by the team in 2017 and didn’t play that season. The following year, he signed a one-day contract with the Jets to officially retire as a member of the team.
“Rest in peace to my brother & teammate Nick Mangold,” tweeted former running back Thomas Jones, who played three years with Mangold. “I keep seeing your smiling face in the huddle bro. One of the kindest people I’ve ever met. One of the greatest interior linemen to ever play the game. This one hurts. Surreal.”
Several other former teammates mourned the loss of Mangold.
“Absolutely gutted,” former wide receiver David Nelson, who played with Mangold for two seasons, wrote on X. “One of the best guys I’ve ever met — true legend on and off the field.”
Former kicker Jay Feely, Mangold’s teammate for two seasons, tweeted: “Heartbreaking news this morning. Nick and I played together with the Jets and loved to banter about the Michigan/Ohio St rivalry. He was a natural leader, a great player, thoughtful, kind, & larger than life.”
Mangold’s No. 74 jersey remained a popular one for fans to wear at games, even nine years after playing his final NFL game. He was active with charitable events and often dressed as Santa Claus for the team’s holiday celebrations for children.
“Nick was the embodiment of consistency, strength, and leadership,” Jets vice chairman Christopher Johnson said in a statement. “For over a decade, he anchored our offensive line with unmatched skill and determination, earning the respect of teammates, opponents and fans alike. His contributions on the field were extraordinary — but it was his character, humility, and humor off the field that made him unforgettable.”
Mangold is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and their four children Matthew, Eloise, Thomas and Charlotte.
SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 8
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, October 26, the eighth week of the 2025 season.
- The Indianapolis Colts won their fourth consecutive game to improve to 7-1, the first time since 2009 (began 14-0) that the team has won seven of its first eight games of a season.The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots each extended their winning streaks to five with victories in Week 8.
The Broncos, who lead the NFL with 36 sacks and have allowed a league-low eight sacks this season, are the first team in NFL history with at least 35 sacks and 10-or-fewer sacks allowed in its first eight games of a season.
Three teams – Baltimore, Miami and the New York Jets – earned victories in Week 8 after entering the week with one-or-fewer wins. The Jets overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure their first win of the season.
Entering 2025, teams had lost 135 consecutive games when trailing by 15-or-more points entering the fourth quarter, including the postseason – there have been four such wins so far in 2025 (Buffalo in Week 1, Tennessee Week 5, Denver in Week 7 and the New York Jets in Week 8).
- New York Jets running back Breece Hall rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and had the go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:54 remaining in the team’s 39-38 comeback win at Cincinnati.Hall is the fourth non-quarterback since 1950 with a game-winning touchdown pass in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, joining Rod Gardner (Nov. 9, 2003 with Washington) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Curtis Martin (Sept. 24, 2000 with New England) and Paul Krause (Oct. 16, 1977 with Minnesota).
Hall is the first non-quarterback with multiple rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of a single game.
Hall is the fifth running back since 1950 with at least 125 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (Sept. 25, 2005 with San Diego), Mario Bates (Sept. 21, 1997 with New Orleans), Chuck Muncie (Sept. 2, 1979 with New Orleans) and George Taliaferro (Nov. 18, 1951 with the New York Yanks).
- Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones passed for 272 yards and three touchdowns with a 136.0 rating and running back Jonathan Taylor, in his 75th career game, totaled 174 scrimmage yards (153 rushing, 21 receiving) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in the Colts’ 38-14 win over Tennessee.Jones joined Brock Purdy (with San Francisco) as the only quarterbacks ever with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in each of their first five home starts with a team.
Taylor is the fifth player since 2000 with at least three scrimmage touchdowns in four games in a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (six games in 2006 with the San Diego Chargers) and Marshall Faulk (five in 2000 with the St. Louis Rams) as well as Shaun Alexander (four in 2005 with Seattle) and Priest Holmes (four in 2002 and four in 2003, both with Kansas City).
Taylor is the sixth player in NFL history with at least 70 scrimmage touchdowns in his first 75 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (79 scrimmage touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (79) and Emmitt Smith (72) as well as Chuck Foreman (71) and Todd Gurley (71).
Taylor has 63 rushing touchdowns in 75 career games andtied Pro Football Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (63 rushing touchdowns) for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 75 career games in the Super Bowl era, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (71 rushing touchdowns) and Emmitt Smith (69) as well as Adrian Peterson (66).
Taylor is the fourth player since 2000 with 10 games with at least 150 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in his first six seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (14 games), Adrian Peterson (13) and Derrick Henry (11).
- Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns in Baltimore’s 30-16 win over Chicago.Henry has 112 career rushing touchdowns and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton (110 rushing touchdowns) for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (164 rushing touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (145) and Marcus Allen (123) as well as Adrian Peterson (120) have more.
Henry has 29 career games with at least two rushing touchdowns and surpassed Adrian Peterson (28 games) for the third-most such games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (38 games) and Emmitt Smith (36) have more.
- Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts had four touchdown passes with no interceptions and a 141.5 rating, while running back Saquon Barkley rushed for 150 yards, including a 65-yard rushing touchdown, and added a touchdown reception in the Eagles’ 38-20 win over the New York Giants.Hurts – who has 15 touchdown passes, five rushing touchdowns and one interception this season – is the first quarterback in NFL history with at least 15 touchdown passes, five rushing touchdowns and one-or-fewer interceptions in his team’s first eight games of a season.
Barkley has nine career rushing touchdowns of 60-or-more yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (nine) and Derrick Henry (nine) for the second-most rushing touchdowns of 60-or-more yards in NFL history. Only Adrian Peterson (15 rushing touchdowns of 60-or-more yards) has more.
Barkley has 11 career rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards, tied with Chris Johnson (11) for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards in NFL history. Only Adrian Peterson (16 rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards), Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders (15) and Jim Brown (12) as well as Derrick Henry (12) have more.
- Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen had three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) and running back James Cook recorded 216 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 19 attempts in Buffalo’s 40-9 win at Carolina.Allen has 46 career games with both a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown, surpassing Cam Newton (45 games) for the most such games in NFL history.
Allen has 70 career regular-season rushing touchdowns and joined Cam Newton (75 rushing touchdowns) as the only quarterbacks with at least 70 regular-season rushing touchdowns in NFL history.
Cook is the fifth player since 1990 with at least 200 rushing yards and multiple rushing touchdowns on fewer than 20 rushing attempts, joining the De’Von Achane (Sept. 24, 2023, with Miami), Derrick Henry (Dec. 6, 2018 with Tennessee), Frank Gore (Sept. 20, 2009 with San Francisco) and Barry Word (Oct. 14, 1990 with Kansas City).
Per Next Gen Stats, Cook gained 141 of his rushing yards before contact, the most by any player this season and third-most since 2018.
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- New England quarterback Drake Maye passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns for a 135.8 passer rating in New England’s 32-13 victory over Cleveland.Maye is the second player under the age of 24 and fifth player in NFL history to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in seven consecutive games, joining Aaron Rodgers (12 consecutive games in 2011 and eight in 2020), Tom Brady (eight in 2007), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) and Patrick Mahomes (seven in 2018 at age 23).
Maye is the first player in NFL history with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 135-or-higher in five of his team’s first eight games of a season.
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- Miami running back De’Von Achane had 91 scrimmage yards (67 rushing, 24 receiving) and a touchdown reception in Miami’s 24-10 win at Atlanta.Achane has 13 receiving touchdowns since he entered the league in 2023, tied with Kelvin Bryant (13 receiving touchdowns) and Roger Craig (13) for the fourth-most touchdown receptions by a running back in his first three seasons since 1970. Only Chuck Foreman (17 receiving touchdowns), Christian McCaffrey (15) and Austin Ekeler (14) have more.
- Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett recorded a career-high and single-game franchise record five sacks in Week 8.Garrett has 10 sacks in 2025 and is the third player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least 10 sacks in eight consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (nine from 1985-93) and John Randle (eight from 1992-99).
Garrett, who turns 30 years old on Dec. 29, 2025, has 112.5 career sacks and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (108 sacks) for the most sacks by a player under the age of 30 since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
- Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase registered 12 receptions for 91 yards in Week 8.Chase – who had 10 receptions in Week 6, 16 receptions in Week 7 and 12 receptions in Week 8 – has 38 receptions in his past three games, tied with Michael Thomas (38 receptions from Weeks 1-3 in 2018 with New Orleans) for the most receptions in a three-game span in NFL history.
- New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, in his fifth career start, had a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown in Week 8.Dart is the second quarterback since 1950 with a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown in four of his first five career starts, joining Cam Newton.
- New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara had two receptions in Week 8 and has 600 career receptions, becoming the fifth running back all-time with at least 600 career receptions, joining Larry Centers (827 receptions), Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk (767) and LaDainian Tomlinson (624) as well as Keith Byars (610).
- San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey had 43 receiving yards and 25 rushing yards in Week 8.McCaffrey has 6,877 rushing yards and 5,025 receiving yards in his career and is the fifth player all-time with at least 5,000 rushing and 5,000 receiving yards in their career, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Lenny Moore and Marshall Faulk as well as Tiki Barber.
NFL ROUNDUP: JETS STUN BENGALS FOR FIRST WIN THIS SEASON
Breece Hall rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and also tossed the go-ahead 4-yard scoring pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left to lift visiting New York Jets to their first win of the season, 39-38 over the shocked Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Justin Fields, who started for the Jets after Tyrod Taylor was ruled out with a knee injury, finished the game 21-of-32 passing for 244 yards.
New York (1-7) moved within 38-32 on Hall’s 27-yard touchdown run and an ensuing two-point conversion pass to Isaiah Davis with 7:52 remaining. Just after the two-minute warning, Hall took a pitch from Fields and tossed the ball 4 yards to Taylor in the back corner of the end zone for the go-ahead score.
Joe Flacco hit 21 of 34 passes for 223 yards and two scores for Cincinnati. Chase Brown ran for a score and caught a touchdown pass while Samaje Perine added 94 yards on nine carries for the Bengals (3-5), who blew a 38-24 lead with 10:21 left in the game. Ja’Marr Chase had 12 receptions for 91 yards.
Dolphins 34, Falcons 10
Tua Tagovailoa completed 20 of 26 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns, leading visiting Miami to a victory over a depleted Atlanta team.
Jaylen Waddle had five catches for 99 yards and a touchdown, Malik Washington had four receptions for 36 yards and a score and De’Von Achane ran for 67 yards and hauled in a 3-yard touchdown pass for the Dolphins (2-6), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Playing for the injured starter Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins completed 21 of 31 passes for 173 yards. Kyle Pitts had nine catches for 59 yards for the Falcons (3-4), who took their second straight loss.
Patriots 32, Browns 13
Drake Maye passed for three touchdowns as New England extended its winning streak to five games by beating Cleveland in Foxborough, Mass.
Maye completed 18 of his 24 pass attempts for 282 yards and was intercepted once for the Patriots (6-2). Each of his three TD passes came in the third quarter, going to tight end Hunter Henry and receivers Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte. Mack Hollins led all New England receivers with 89 yards on seven receptions.
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett recorded a franchise-record five sacks in the loss and set the NFL record for career sacks by a player under the age of 30. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel was 21 of 35 for 156 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Cleveland (2-6).
Eagles 38, Giants 20
Saquon Barkley bolted for a 65-yard touchdown run on the game’s second play to spark Philadelphia’s win against visiting New York to avenge its Week 6 loss.
Barkley also caught a touchdown and rushed for 150 yards — his first 100-yard game of the season — and Jalen Hurts threw four touchdown passes to reach 100 for his career for the NFC East-leading Eagles (6-2).
Jaxson Dart finished with 193 yards and a TD on 14-of-24 passing and a 2-yard TD run for the Giants (2-6), who lost running back Cam Skattebo to a dislocated right ankle after he caught a first-quarter touchdown pass.
Ravens 30, Bears 16
Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns to move into fifth place on the all-time list and Baltimore snapped a four-game slide with a victory over visiting Chicago.
Tyler Huntley completed 17 of 22 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown and added 53 rushing yards in his first start of the season for the Ravens (2-5). Huntley started in place of Lamar Jackson (hamstring), who missed his third straight game. Nate Wiggins had an interception that set up a touchdown catch by Charlie Kolar that provided Baltimore some fourth-quarter insurance.
Caleb Williams completed 25 of 38 passes for 285 yards and one interception for the Bears (4-3), who had their four-game winning streak snapped. D’Andre Swift rushed for a touchdown and Rome Odunze had seven receptions for 114 yards.
Bills 40, Panthers 9
James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns as Buffalo won for the first time in nearly a month, rolling past Carolina in Charlotte.
Cook’s yards came on 19 carries, with a long of 64 yards for the game’s first touchdown. He added a 21-yard scoring run in the third quarter. Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for two more as the Bills (5-2) never trailed and improved to 9-0 when coming off an open date since 2017.
The Panthers (4-4) had a three-game winning streak snapped as quarterback Andy Dalton made his first start of the season in place of injured Bryce Young. Dalton, who completed 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards, lost two fumbles and was intercepted once.
Texans 26, 49ers 15
C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards and two touchdowns as host Houston never trailed against San Francisco to win its third game in four tries.
Stroud completed 30 of 39 passes for his first 300-yard effort since Week 5 last season. Xavier Hutchinson and Jayden Higgins caught touchdown strikes for the Texans (3-4) while Woody Marks rushed 11 times for 62 yards. Ka’imi Fairbairn converted all four field goals he attempted.
Mac Jones filled in again for Brock Purdy (toe) and hit 19 of 32 passes for 193 yards and two scores for the 49ers (5-3). George Kittle and Jack Tonges grabbed touchdown passes while Christian McCaffrey was limited to eight carries for 25 yards and three catches for 43 yards.
Buccaneers 23, Saints 3
Anthony Nelson returned an interception for a touchdown and the Tampa Bay defense forced three more turnovers in a victory over host New Orleans.
Nelson intercepted a Spencer Rattler pass and returned the ball 3 yards for the game’s first points in the second quarter, and the Buccaneers (6-2) never relinquished the lead. Baker Mayfield completed 15 of 24 passes for just 152 yards, but that was good enough thanks to the Tampa Bay defense and kicker Chase McLaughlin (three FGs).
Rattler, who also lost a fumble to give him six turnovers in two games, completed 15 of 21 for 136 yards as the Saints (1-7) lost their third straight. Rookie second-round draft choice Tyler Shough replaced Rattler in the third quarter and completed 17 of 30 passes for 128 yards with an interception.
Colts 38, Titans 14
Daniel Jones threw for three touchdowns and Jonathan Taylor scored three as host Indianapolis rolled over Tennessee to push its record to an NFL-best 7-1.
Jones connected on 21 of 29 passes for 272 yards as the Colts never trailed. He hit Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs and Taylor for scores while Taylor added 153 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, including an 80-yard sprint on the Colts’ first play of the third quarter to make it 24-7.
Cam Ward hit 22 of 38 passes for 259 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Titans (1-7). Ward found Gunnar Helm for a 1-yard score in the second quarter while Tyjae Spears (59 yards) added a 3-yard scoring jaunt late in the fourth.
Broncos 44, Cowboys 24
Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and host Denver cruised past Dallas.
RJ Harvey had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown for the Broncos (6-2), who won their fifth game in a row. Troy Franklin had six catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Dak Prescott completed 19 of 31 passes for 188 yards and two interceptions for the Cowboys (3-4-1). Javonte Williams rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns against his former team.
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BIG 12 LANDS SEASON-HIGH 5 TEAMS IN THE AP TOP 25, NO. 9 VANDY’S RANKING HIGHEST SINCE 1937, LSU OUT
The Big 12 has five teams in the Top 25 for the first time this season, Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday following its third loss in four games.
The top six was unchanged, with Ohio State holding the No. 1 spot for a ninth straight week followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon.
The idle Buckeyes received 53 first-place votes and the Hoosiers got 11, six more than last week. Texas A&M was No. 1 on one ballot.
No. 7 Mississippi and No. 8 Georgia Tech swapped spots, as did No. 9 Vanderbilt and Miami, which is tied at No. 10 with BYU.
The Big 12’s five ranked teams are BYU, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 22 Houston and No. 24 Utah. The Big 12 last had five Top 25 teams in the Sept. 22, 2024, poll.
Houston, which knocked off then-No. 24 Arizona State 24-16 for its first road win against a ranked opponent since 2017, is in the Top 25 for the first time since the first two polls in 2022.
Vanderbilt’s 17-10 win over then-No. 15 Missouri gave the Commodores a 7-1 start for the first time since 1941 and, at No. 9, its highest ranking since it was No. 7 for one week in 1937. Vandy has a program-record three regular-season wins over Top 25 opponents.
LSU was ranked as high as No. 3 for three weeks in September and in the top 10 for the first five polls. Road losses to Mississippi and Vanderbilt and this weekened’s 24-point home loss against Texas A&M put the Tigers on the outside looking in.
It’s the second straight year the Tigers have taken a fast fall. They were No. 8 a year ago and dropped out after three straight losses.
In and out
— No. 22 Houston, at 7-1, has its best start since 2021, two years before it joined the Big 12. None of the Cougars’ four remaining regular-season games are against ranked opponents.
— No. 23 Southern California, which was idle following its 34-24 loss at Notre Dame, faces a challenging game at Nebraska.
— No. 24 Utah hammered Colorado 53-7 with Byrd Ficklin starting in place of injured quarterback Devon Dampier and leading an offense that rushed for 422 of its 587 total yards.
— No. 25 Memphis rebounded from its loss to UAB with a 34-31 win over South Florida to pull into a four-way tie for third place in the American behind Navy and Tulane.
— South Florida (18), LSU (20), Illinois (23) and Arizona State (24) dropped out.
Poll points
— The last time Texas A&M received a first-place vote was Oct. 11, 2015.
— No. 12 Notre Dame appeared in its 900th poll, tied for fourth-most all-time.
— No. 15 Virginia has its highest ranking since it was No. 10 on Nov. 7, 2004.
— The top six were unchanged for the first time since Nov. 12, 2023, when the top eight stood pat.
Conference call
SEC (9 teams) — Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14, 18, 19, 20.
Big Ten (5) — Nos. 1, 2, 6, 21, 23.
Big 12 (5) — Nos. T-10, 13, 17, 22, 24.
ACC (4) — Nos. 8, T-10, 15, 16.
American (1) — No. 25.
Independent (1) — No. 12.
Ranked vs. ranked
— No. 9 Vanderbilt (7-1, 3-1 SEC) at No. 20 Texas (6-2, 3-1): Status of Texas QB Arch Manning uncertain after he banged his head on the turf on the first play of overtime in the win over Mississippi State.
— No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 24 Utah (6-2, 3-2): Bearcats are on a seven-game win streak. Utes in a must-win situation the rest of season to stay in Big 12 race.
— No. 18 Oklahoma (6-2, 2-2 SEC) at No. 14 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2): Sooners’ best-in-the-SEC defense gave up a bevy of big plays to Mississippi and now face one of the most explosive offenses in the country.
REPORTS: LSU FIRES BRIAN KELLY
Less than four years after being hired away from Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has been fired by LSU, according to multiple reports on Sunday.
Kelly, who recorded a 34-14 record with the Tigers, was shown the door one day after his 20th-ranked Tigers turned an 18-14 halftime lead into a 49-25 home loss to No. 3 Texas A&M.
The result was so dispiriting, fans in Tiger Stadium chanted “Fire Kelly” and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry weighed in on social media Saturday night: “I think @LSUSports and the LSU Board of Supervisors needs to rethink their actions to raise ticket prices for next year after tonight’s showing!”
According to CBS Sports, Landry also was involved in Sunday’s discussions that led to Kelly’s ousting. The team was scheduled to hear the news officially during a meeting at 8 p.m. CT. Kelly will be owed about $54 million in a contract buyout, according to reports.
LSU (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) opened its season 4-0 to climb as high as No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, but the Tigers dropped three of their last four to fall out of the poll released Sunday. It’s the second year in a row LSU has tumbled out of the Top 25 during the latter half of the season.
Those nosedives are in sharp contrast to the successes of Kelly’s predecessors at LSU. Nick Saban went 13-1 and won the 2003 national championship in his fourth season, Les Miles went 12-2 and won the 2007 BCS Championship in his third season and Ed Orgeron went 15-0 to claim the 2019 BCS title in his third full season.
Kelly, on the other hand, led the Tigers to the 2022 Citrus Bowl, the 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl and the 2024 Texas Bowl.
The 64-year-old Kelly, who became Notre Dame’s winningest coach before jumping to Baton Rouge, becomes the third high-profile coach to be fired in as many Sundays as Penn State dismissed James Franklin on Oct. 12 and Florida fired Billy Napier on Oct. 19.
UCLA, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Arkansas, UAB and Colorado State also have ousted their head coaches since this season began.
LSU MAKES THE BOLD AND PROPER MOVE TO DISMISS KELLY
The die was cast after an utterly embarrassing and unacceptable performance by his team in the second half Saturday night — and by what happened in the stands.
Brian Kelly had to go.
He is gone.
To see his team get destroyed in the second half after leading at halftime for a second straight season against Texas A&M was hard to watch, and it reflected poor coaching.
Of course, mostly, it was about the Aggies being better coached and having better players — despite LSU having spent $18 million on its current team, according to Kelly, on players.
To hear fans chant and eventually scream for the university to fire Kelly for quite some time was telling. There were handmade signs as well.
To see Texas A&M players, fans, and support staff take over Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night was too much to bear.
The bear had been poked. The bear responded with the ultimate bearish move — to fire its coach in-season.
Kelly was in the fourth year of a 10-year contract.
Was a 10-year contract truly necessary to land and keep Kelly? Was he in that much demand?
Scott Woodward will have to answer for that.
Kelly could not fix his defense when he had Jayden Daniels, Brian Thomas, and Malik Nabers.
Kelly could not fix his offense after he bought a more talented defense this year.
Ironically, Kelly turned 64 on Saturday — what turned out to be the final day of his coaching career at LSU. Who knows if it was the final day of his entire coaching career?
The 2025 LSU Tigers were highly regarded — a likely playoff team, according to analysts — with a revamped defense and a Heisman Trophy favorite in Garrett Nussmeier running the offense.
The defense started well but has regressed, unable to contain mobile quarterbacks against Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, and Texas A&M, and struggled in that regard against South Carolina in a victory.
The offense has been a massive disappointment — a complete failure. The offensive line is a hot mess of bad play, the wide receiver position has not lived up to expectations, the tight end transfer has not done much, the running back position is thin, and the quarterback — hurt or not — has not been close to the player he was expected to be.
Harlem Berry ran eight times for 55 yards, displaying quickness, elite speed, and great vision in the first half against Texas A&M.
Inexplicably, Berry touched the ball once in the second half. That was a microcosm of the offense under Kelly and Joe Sloan.
It is interesting to compare the records of the last four head coaches at LSU in their first four years on the job.
In his first four seasons, Nick Saban was 39–13, won an SEC championship, and won a national championship.
In his first four seasons, Les Miles posted a 42–11 record, won an SEC championship, and won a national championship.
In his first four seasons, Ed Orgeron went 41–9, won an SEC championship, and won a national championship.
In his four seasons, Kelly went 34–14, including 19–10 in SEC play, with no playoffs or titles.
LSU must now deal with the $54 million buyout owed to Kelly. LSU would clearly prefer not to pay that massive number — reportedly the second-largest buyout in college football history. LSU must pay Kelly monthly through 2031.
The $54 million could be reduced by any other employment in football — be it another coaching position, an administrative position, or a media job.
With regard to the previous three coaches, the feeling here was clear.
Saban genuinely loved his time at LSU and only left for a lucrative opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL.
Miles, despite his eccentricities and a sour ending, loved his time at LSU and stayed when he could have left as a hot commodity.
Orgeron, a South Louisiana native, clearly loved LSU.
Somehow, I never got the feeling that Kelly loved LSU.
In fact, the feeling was that while he may have liked the job, he probably valued his previous job at Notre Dame more.
Kelly never seemed to be a good — much less great — fit in Baton Rouge.
He always seemed like a good fit in South Bend.
The fact is that his star was starting to fade a bit at Notre Dame, and he likely felt that — and spoke the truth when he talked about having a better chance at winning a national championship at LSU.
The fact is that the money proved to be the elixir to draw him away from his comfort zone in the Midwest to the Southeast.
Speaking of money, Kelly will be rolling in it for six more years.
Here’s wishing Frank Wilson, a friend, nothing but success.
Wilson is a longtime coach at LSU, now in his second stint. He knows the territory and gets South Louisiana. He understands the passion and tradition of the program. He will do an admirable job in a very trying circumstance.
The fact is that he is unlikely to be the permanent head coach.
LSU will stop at nothing to get the very best coach available.
It is extremely unlikely, but why not make a call to Saban?
Is Lane Kiffin the guy you can pry away from Ole Miss when you could have had him last time around?
Would Joe Brady even consider returning to the college ranks? Brady appears poised to be an NFL head coach soon.
Would LSU even consider James Franklin?
With all due apologies to Tulane, which I admire greatly, why not take a look at Jon Sumrall? He is truly a rising star with a great future.
Would Urban Meyer consider coaching again?
Would LSU look at Notre Dame again to gauge any interest from Marcus Freeman?
Would retread national championship coaches Dabo Swinney or Jimbo Fisher be worth a look?
How about the job Brent Key has done at Georgia Tech?
Also, what about SEC coaches Clark Lea at Vanderbilt or Eli Drinkwitz at Missouri?
Curt Cignetti just signed a contract extension at Indiana.
The LSU job is a very good job — considered one of the top 20, if not top 10, jobs in the country.
LSU must act swiftly and decisively to get its man and to keep its current key players, along with its current key recruits and commits in recruiting.
Saban changed the culture.
Miles and Orgeron were able to win big.
Kelly won games — just nothing significant.
LSU is a significant program that needs a significant coach.
The move made today could not have been more significant.
To eat approximately $54 million, knowing you will have to pay a new coach in huge fashion while raising enough money to buy the players needed to compete nationally, tells you everything you need to know about the perception of Kelly and the state of the program.
Kelly was reportedly the eighth-highest-paid coach in the country.
Kelly had weaknesses on his staff that were apparent.
He never should have gotten rid of Tommy Moffitt, who thoroughly enjoyed a victory lap last night after his current employer, Texas A&M, whipped his former employer again.
He never should have let Mike Denbrock get away.
The culture at LSU under Kelly certainly appeared to be toxic.
LSU is soft — beaten physically on a regular basis by most good opponents.
That was supposed to be a strong point of Kelly coming in.
It clearly was not.
Cameras never missed Kelly eating out players, coaches — anyone he came in contact with during games. Reading his lips sometimes told us everything we needed to know.
His terse response to an excellent sports journalist, Michael Cauble, was another indication of his inability to grasp the severity of the situation he created for himself — and showed a lack of maturity in how to handle himself.
The time had come.
There was no time to wait, despite the enormous cost.
While the common-sense move was to keep him and allow him to make staff changes, Kelly apparently resisted an edict to make certain changes and was more interested in making other changes that were not in sync with what the university was thinking, based on several sources.
To keep Kelly any longer would have cost the program even more damage. His dismissal was the bold and proper move.
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MAX SCHERZER EYES WORLD SERIES HISTORY AS BLUE JAYS, DODGERS CLASH IN GAME 3
LOS ANGELES — After the long 32-year wait to return to Canada, the World Series shifts back to Los Angeles, where memories remain thick from its visit just one year ago.
All even at one game each, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will duel to get the upper hand in the best-of-seven matchup when Game 3 arrives Monday night.
In Game 1 at Los Angeles last year, the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam against the New York Yankees on the way to becoming the first player to hit a home run in each of the first four games of a World Series.
A different kind of history is set to unfold in the opening inning Monday. Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer is set to become the first pitcher to take the mound for four different teams in the World Series.
After already appearing in a World Series for the Detroit Tigers (2012), Washington Nationals (2019), and Texas Rangers (2023), Scherzer is chasing his third career title. He will enter off a strong 5 2/3-inning start in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series when he helped the Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners.
The outing came after he went 1-3 with a 9.00 ERA over his last six starts in the regular season.
“This is what you play for, to be able to get to this spot, to get to this moment, to have a shot at it,” said Scherzer, who is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in four postseason appearances (three starts) against the Dodgers. “… Just so fortunate to have another crack at this. There’s so many great players that have never gotten to a World Series.”
Scherzer pitched for the Dodgers in 2021, when they fell in the National League Championship Series to the Atlanta Braves. He was scratched from a scheduled start in a decisive Game 6 of the NLCS saying his arm was “locked up.”
After the Blue Jays dominated Game 1 on Friday by scoring 11 runs, the Dodgers responded with Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s complete game in a 5-1 victory that evened the series.
Los Angeles is now 9-0 this postseason when a starter goes at least six innings.
“These guys aren’t going to go away. They’re very confident. It’s a very talented team,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the Blue Jays. “(Offensively), you got to continue to tack on, you got to get to the pen, and you got to beat those guys up and keep building on innings.”
Los Angeles right-hander Tyler Glasnow will follow Yamamoto’s command performance with a start in Game 3. After going 4-3 with a 3.19 ERA in 18 regular-season starts, Glasnow has been impressive in the postseason.
Glasnow gave up one run over 5 2/3 innings of a Dodgers win in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers and has a 0.68 ERA in three appearances (two starts) this postseason with 18 strikeouts over 13 1/3 innings.
In 11 career regular-season starts against the Blue Jays, Glasnow is 1-4 with a 5.82 ERA, last facing them at home Aug. 10 when he allowed two runs with eight strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of a no-decision.
After returning from a broken hand in the NL Division Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Dodgers’ Will Smith had his best game of the postseason when he hit a home run and had three RBIs in the Game 2 victory.
“You got to embrace the emotions, but you also got to tame ‘em,” Smith said. “… You got to just focus on the task at hand. Basically, just not try to do too much at times. Kind of let the game come to you, not try to force anything, and just kind of focus on what you’re doing.”
VELOCITY RULES IN OCTOBER WHEN ADRENALINE, PRESSURE, CROWDS PUSH PLAYERS TO THROW THEIR HARDEST
TORONTO (AP) — Velocity rules in October.
There have been a record 255 pitches of 100 mph or faster this postseason, up from 105 last year and the previous high of 169 in 2022.
Right-handed relievers averaged 96.2 mph with their four-seam fastballs through the World Series opener, an increase from 95.8 mph last postseason and 93.3 mph when Major League Baseball started tracking in 2008.
“That’s crazy. That’s insane,” Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott said. “You see kids in college throwing 100 (mph) and a couple of years ago they were throwing what, 94, 95?”
Pitchers averaged a record 94.5 mph with four-seam fastballs during the 2025 regular season, a speedup from 91.9 mph in 2008. Among righties, this year’s average was 95 mph, including 95.6 mph by relievers.
Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman is averaging 96.4 mph with his four-seamer in October, up from 95.6 mph during the season.
“A lot of it is adrenaline and knowing that this is it. You’ve got to empty your tank every single night,” he said. “Velocity is king. I know there are a lot of kind of conflicting opinions on that, but it’s harder to hit faster pitches, so it’s important to have your best stuff.”
While pitches are getting faster, offspeed use is increasing. Pitchers have thrown four-seamers 32.8% of the time during the postseason, down from a high of 40.9% in 2014. Overall use includes 17.2% sliders, 15.2% two-seamers, 9% curveballs, 8% changeups, 6.5% splitters, 5.9% cutters, 4.6% sweepers and 0.7% slurves.
A study released by MLB last offseason concluded rising velocities, pitch shaping and emphasis on maximum effort are the likely causes of the vast increase in pitcher injuries.
MLB decided last month to prohibit scouting of many high school prospects for three months during the offseason and of college prospects for two months in an effort to mandate recovery time.
“Starting at the bottom is the best way,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday. “That’s part of a larger program that we’re going to continue to roll out in an effort to address this issue.”
Dodgers pitchers have averaged 96.2 mph with four-seamers in the postseason, up from 94.7 mph during the regular season, and Blue Jays pitchers 95.1 mph, an increase from 94 mph. Among righty relievers, Los Angeles is averaging 97.6 mph in October and Toronto 96.8 mph.
“These are the most significant pitches that anybody’s thrown all year,” Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said. “A lot of it just happens to do with the pressure of these situations, and I think you see it across baseball in the playoffs. Everybody’s stuff ticks up, for the most part. It seems like their stuff is at a different level.”
Milwaukee rookie Jacob Misiorowski reached 100 mph with 58 pitches — more than the entire postseason total as recently as 2018. He was followed by Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene (28), Philadelphia’s Jhoan Duran (25), the Chicago Cubs’ Daniel Palencia (23) and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal (22).
San Diego’s Mason Miller threw a 104.5 mph called third strike to the Chicago Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series, the fastest postseason pitch in the Statcast era.
Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen said particular playoff environments can lead to faster pitches.
“When you go to places like the Padres last year, you just feel the hate, so you’re trying to counter with an ability to keep quiet,” he said. “The more you get deeper into the playoffs, the more you are just competing with — it’s energy. At this point in the World Series you are trying to empty the tank.”
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REAVES HAS CAREER NIGHT AS LAKERS BEAT KINGS WITHOUT LUKA, 127-120
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 51 points including four clutch free throws in the final 32 seconds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 127-120 without Luka Doncic on Sunday.
Reaves made 12 of 22 from the field and sank six 3-pointers including the 500th of his career. Reaves also had nine assists and 11 rebounds.
Reaves is just the fourth player in the last 40 years with at least 50 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in a game, joining Doncic, Russell Westbrook (twice) and James Harden (twice). The last time a Lakers player had 50-plus points, 11-plus rebounds and nine-plus assists was Feb. 13, 1963, when Elgin Baylor had 50 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists against the Boston Celtics.
DeAndre Ayton had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura scored 18 points.
CLIPPERS BEAT PORTLAND 114-107 IN THE TRAIL BLAZERS’ 2ND GAME SINCE BILLUPS’ ARREST
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Portland 114-107 on Sunday night in the Trail Blazers’ second game since head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on gambling charges.
Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were among those arrested Thursday for what federal law enforcement officials described as their involvement in illicit gambling activities. Billups was charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games.
The NBA placed Billups and Rozier on leave following their arrests. Assistant coach Tiago Splitter is serving as Portland’s interim head coach.
Down 60-55 at the half, Los Angeles outscored Portland 32-22 in the third quarter to take an 87-82 lead. Leonard, James Harden and Ivica Zubac each had nine points in the period.
Zubac finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. Harden had 20 points and 13 assists — along with seven turnovers. John Collins scored 16 points.
Los Angeles improved to 2-1, following an opening loss at Utah and home victory over Phoenix. The Clippers are 19-2 against Portland since the start of the 2019-20 season.
COOPER FLAGG SCORES 22 POINTS AS MAVS BEAT RAPTORS 139-129 FOR 1ST WIN WITH NO. 1 OVERALL PICK
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored 22 points and had a soaring one-handed dunk during the decisive run, helping the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 139-129 on Sunday night for their first victory with the No. 1 overall pick.
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Mavericks won the third of five consecutive home games to start the season, a night before they face defending champion Oklahoma City to finish a back-to-back.
Scottie Barnes had 33 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who play another game in Texas at San Antonio on Monday night.
Flagg started a 13-0 run in the third quarter with a bucket and finished it by taking a bounce pass from D’Angelo Russell in transition, dunking over Sandro Mamukelashvili and getting fouled. The free throw put Dallas up 95-85.
The one-and-done star from Duke stopped a 7-0 Toronto run with a 3-pointer to reach 20 points for the first time and get the Dallas lead back to 12 midway through the fourth quarter.
P.J. Washington had a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer in the fourth to help keep the Raptors from rallying and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
TIMBERWOLVES HANG ON TO BEAT DEPLETED PACERS 114-110, AFTER EDWARDS EXITS EARLY WITH TIGHT HAMSTRING
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 20 of his 31 points in the first half and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 19 rebounds, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold on after an early exit by star Anthony Edwards to beat the depleted Indiana Pacers 114-110 on Sunday night.
Edwards was pulled with hamstring tightness, but Donte DiVincenzo (17 points) held together the backcourt and Naz Reid (16 points, 10 rebounds) pitched in, too.
After Pascal Siakam hit 33 points for the Pacers on his 3-pointer with 42 seconds left to cut their deficit to 110-108, Jaden McDaniels answered with a finger-roll to push the lead to four with 20 seconds remaining.
Aaron Nesmith added 18 points for the Pacers, who are resigned to playing the season without Tyrese Haliburton, and lost current leading scorer Bennedict Mathurin to a sprained toe the previous night in Memphis.
Andrew Nembhard, the primary point guard while Haliburton recovers from the torn Achilles tendon that painfully ended his NBA Finals, was out for the second straight game with a shoulder strain among seven players unavailable.
That left the Pacers (0-3), who lost their opener in double overtime to defending champion Oklahoma City, with a starting lineup including journeyman Jay Huff, little-used big man Isaiah Jackson, and young guard Ben Sheppard.
MITCHELL SCORES 24, MOBLEY GOES PERFECT AT FREE THROW LINE AS CAVALIERS EDGE BUCKS 118-113
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 on Sunday night to win their home opener.
Mobley was a career-best 12 for 12 on free throws along with eight rebounds and six assists. The last Cavaliers player to go perfect from the line when making 12 or more attempts was LeBron James on Nov. 5, 2014, against Utah. James was also 12 of 12.
It was the 23rd time in franchise history a Cleveland player made all of his free throws when making 12 or more trips.
Sam Merrill added 17 points and De’Andre Hunter — who missed the first two games due to a bruised right knee — scored 16 as Cleveland won its second straight after dropping its opener.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was one assist shy of a triple-double with 40 points and 14 rebounds. AJ Green had 20 points.
The Bucks were missing Kyle Kuzma (left ankle sprain), Cole Anthony (illness) and Kevin Porter Jr. (left ankle sprain).
Milwaukee trailed by 18 midway through the third quarter but a driving dunk by Ryan Rollins tied it at 98 with 6:54 remaining.
LAMELO BALL’S TRIPLE-DOUBLE HELPS HORNETS HANDLE WIZARDS, 139-113
WASHINGTON (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his 11th career triple-double, and the Charlotte Hornets erased a double-digit halftime deficit Sunday night to defeat the Washington Wizards 139-113.
Kon Knueppel, the No. 4 pick in June’s draft, collected 11 of his 20 points during Charlotte’s third-quarter push and Miles Bridges scored 22 points as the Hornets snapped a five-game skid against Washington. Collin Sexton added 20 for Charlotte.
The Hornets shot 67.4% in the second half, including 12 of 16 from 3-point range.
CJ McCollum scored 24 points and Alex Sarr had 17 of his 21 points in the first half for the Wizards, who received a smattering of boos at the end of their home opener.
Washington took a 62-51 halftime lead when Sarr hit a 22-footer at the buzzer to establish the first double-digit lead for either team. The Wizards briefly pushed their advantage, but Charlotte quickly got the margin back to single digits before gradually wearing down Washington’s defense.
Ball’s 3-pointer to make it 85-82 gave Charlotte the lead for good, and rookie Sion James hit consecutive 3s to make it 93-86 and cap a 19-4 run. James scored all 13 of his points in the second half.
POWELL SCORES 29 AS HEAT BEAT KNICKS 115-107 IN MIAMI’S HOME OPENER
MIAMI (AP) — Norman Powell scored 29 points, Bam Adebayo added 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 115-107 on Sunday night.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. finished with 17 points for the Heat, who won their home opener. Miami has scored 382 points so far, the most by any Heat team in three games to open a season. The 2019-20 Heat scored 360.
It was Miami’s first home game since the news last week that guard Terry Rozier was placed on leave by the NBA after federal officials charged him for alleged involvement with a scheme that helped gamblers beat sportsbooks on certain wagers.
Jalen Brunson scored 37 points and Mikal Bridges had 20 for New York, which was within 82-81 after a 3-pointer from OG Anunoby late in the third quarter. But the Heat went on a game-deciding spurt from there, outscoring New York 23-6 over the next seven minutes for an 18-point lead.
They needed that cushion, too. New York got within 110-105 on a basket by Brunson with 1:32 left, before Andrew Wiggins’ 3-pointer on the next possession steadied things for Miami.
The Knicks were seeking what would have been the franchise’s second 3-0 start in the last 26 seasons; they were 3-0 to open the 2012-13. They also went 3-0 against Miami last season, scoring exactly 116 points in each of those games.
CUNNINGHAM SCORES 25, HELPS PISTONS OVERCOME SLOW START AND BROWN’S 41 POINTS TO TOP CELTICS 119-113
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 25 points and Jalen Duren had 24 to help the Detroit Pistons hold off the Boston Celtics for a 119-113 win on Sunday.
Jaylen Brown scored 41 points for Boston, which led 14-2 in the opening minutes and by as much as 17 points.
Ausar Thompson added 21 for Detroit, which scored 30 second-chance points, including four by Thompson in the closing minutes.
The Celtics didn’t give up 42 points in a quarter as they did in each of the first two losses, but did allow Detroit to score a combined 70 points over the second and third periods to take a 13-point lead into the fourth.
Boston pulled within four points with 1:13 left when Brown made two free throws, but Tobias Harris scored off an offensive rebound on the ensuing possession to help seal the win.
Harris had 18 points as the team’s fourth double-digit scorer. Duren also had 17 rebounds, Thompson had 12 and Cunningham finished with eight assists.
Payton Pritchard scored 21 points, Derrick White had 15 and reserve Anfernee Simons scored 12 for the Celtics.
The Celtics have lost their first three games, adjusting without injured star Jayson Tatum and departed contributors Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford.
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FLAMES HALT 8-GAME SKID WITH VICTORY OVER STRUGGLING RANGERS
Blake Coleman scored a pair of goals while Nazem Kadri tallied once and added an assist and the host Calgary Flames snapped an eight-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Flames, who rang up a season high with five goals. Captain Mikael Backlund collected a pair of assists.
Goaltender Dustin Wolf made 30 saves, many that shut the door on any Rangers comeback hopes to earn his team’s first home-ice win of the season.
Noah Laba replied for the Rangers, who have lost three consecutive games and managed only one win in seven outings. Goalie Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 shots.
Kadri gave the Flames an early boost when he opened the scoring 102 seconds into the clash by finishing a give-and-go with Jonathan Huberdeau by netting his second goal in as many games.
The Flames went into the game winless (0-5-0) when scoring first and (0-4-0) when leading through the first period. The Rangers have surrendered the first goal in seven of 10 outings this season.
Bahl doubled the lead at 9:21 by firing a top-shelf wrister from the high slot for his first goal of the season.
Laba, the 2022 fourth-round pick, made his 10th big-league game extra memorable when he put the Rangers on the board 10 seconds later, netting his first career goal off the rush.
The Flames regained the momentum to start the second period and were finally rewarded when Sharangovich notched his first goal of the season by converting an open chance from the slot for his first of the season.
Coleman extended the edge to 4-1 at 6:42 of the third period when he and Backlund completed a textbook give-and-go on a 2-on-1 short-handed rush.
Coleman added another with 5:33 remaining in regulation thanks to a shot that bounced off a defender and into the net for his fifth of the season.
KINGS STAY HOT WITH VICTORY OVER BLACKHAWKS
Alex Laferriere and Kevin Fiala scored in the second period to erase a one-goal deficit, leading the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday evening.
Joel Armia scored into an empty net to secure the win, and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves for the Kings, who were coming off a 5-4 loss at the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in a nine-round shootout.
The Kings have earned points in five straight games (3-0-2), but they had not won in regulation this season until Sunday.
Connor Bedard scored and Arvid Soderblom made 19 saves for the Blackhawks, who had won two in a row and four of five.
Chicago took a 1-0 lead at 7:04 of the first period after Ilya Mikheyev stole the puck from Kings forward Alex Turcotte along the wall in the neutral zone, leading to an odd-man rush the other way.
Bedard deflected Mikheyev’s shot as he drove toward the net, and the puck hit the post before bouncing off Forsberg’s right skate and crossing the goal line.
The Kings tied it 1-1 at 3:30 of the second period.
Los Angeles defenseman Brian Dumoulin knocked the puck away from Sam Rinzel in the Kings’ zone, creating a 2-on-1 break with Corey Perry and Laferriere.
Perry slid the puck to Laferriere, who scored with a wrist shot from the left circle to tie the game.
Los Angeles moved ahead 2-1 at 4:54 when Fiala sprung loose on a breakaway. Under pressure from a pair of back checkers, Fiala opted to take the puck behind the net and scored with a wraparound.
The Blackhawks trailed heading to the third period for the first time this season and the Kings sealed it with an empty-net goal by Armia with 1:08 left.
Kings forward Warren Foegele left five minutes into the game with an upper-body injury after taking a hit in the corner from Nick Foligno and did not return.
Foegele was third on Los Angeles last season with 24 goals.
MACKLIN CELEBRINI NETS OT WINNER AS SHARKS OUTLAST WILD
Macklin Celebrini scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.
Celebrini finished with one goal and two assists for San Jose, which won for the second time in its last three games. William Eklund scored two goals and added one assist, and Michael Misa notched his first NHL goal.
Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman each scored one goal and assisted once for Minnesota. Marcus Johansson, Zeev Buium and Joel Eriksson Ek all added one goal each.
Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves on 33 shots.
Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt allowed six goals on 25 shots.
Eriksson Ek tied the game at 5-all with 2:18 remaining. He redirected a shot from Kirill Kaprizov to set up overtime and secure a point for the Wild.
The Sharks opened the scoring on the power play 5:28 into the first period, with Eklund scoring on a sharp-angle shot from the right side of the crease.
San Jose increased its lead to 2-0 on Misa’s milestone goal with 6:25 remaining in the first. The 18-year-old rookie punched in a loose puck for his first goal in his fifth NHL game.
The Wild cut the deficit to 2-1 on a power-play goal by Johansson with 2:58 left in the first period, giving Johansson his third goal in the past two games.
Thirty-two seconds later, Minnesota evened the score. Kaprizov won a battle for the puck and slid a pass to Rossi, who buried a one-timer.
Eklund put the Sharks back on top 3-2 with his second goal of the game and his fourth of the season near the midpoint of the second period. He scored from point-blank range.
San Jose struck again 19 seconds later. Ryan Reaves redirected a shot from the front of the crease.
The fast-paced tempo continued in the third period, as Hartman scored on the power play to bring the Wild within 4-3 with 15:32 remaining.
The Sharks responded with a power-play goal of their own to make it 5-3 with 12:08 remaining. Tyler Toffoli scored on a one-timer off a pass from Celebrini.
Minnesota refused to go away, with Buium scoring 36 seconds later to cut the Wild’s deficit to 5-4.
MAMMOTH TOP JETS LATE FOR 7TH STRAIGHT WIN
Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal with 5:36 remaining in the third period and the visiting Utah Mammoth beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 for their seventh straight win.
After a puck battle in the right corner, Logan Cooley got to the loose puck and passed it behind his back to a charging Guenther, who beat Connor Hellebuyck with a one-timer from the right circle.
Mikhail Sergachev and Michael Carcone also scored for the Mammoth, who were playing the second of back-to-back games after a 6-2 win at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves.
Mark Scheifele scored his eighth goal of the season and Dylan DeMelo his first for the Jets, who have lost two of three after a five-game winning streak. Josh Morrissey had two assists, and Hellebuyck made 29 saves.
DeMelo gave the Jets a 1-0 lead 45 seconds into the second period when he took a pass from Morrissey and scored on a slap shot from the top of the right circle that went in off the far post.
Sergachev tied it 1-1 at 10:03 when he gained control of the puck off a face-off and fired a wrist shot past Hellebuyck from the slot during a power play.
Carcone gave the Mammoth a 2-1 lead just over a minute later. Kailer Yamamoto entered the zone on a 2-on-1 and passed across the slot to Carcone, who scored on a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle at 11:07.
Scheifele tied it 2-2 when he buried a wrist shot from the right circle off a pass from Morrissey on a power play at 15:09.
Morrissey recorded his 300th career assist on the goal and became the fifth player in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history with that many.
Winnipeg’s comeback hopes were damaged late in the game when they were penalized for having too many men on the ice with 2:15 left in the third period.
NIKITA KUCHEROV’S QUICK OT GOAL LIFTS LIGHTNING PAST GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Nikita Kucherov scored 32 seconds into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the second straight day on home ice, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Sunday.
After a turnover by Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore in three-on-three play, Kucherov sent a pass during a two-on-one rush to Brandon Hagel, who fed it back to Kucherov for his eighth career overtime winner.
Hagel, who potted a career-high 35 goals last season, notched his first of the new campaign, and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 shots for his first win.
Tampa Bay (1-2-0) won for the first time in three overtime sessions this season.
William Karlsson scored his fourth goal in the past five matches for the Golden Knights, and Reilly Smith and Theodore had assists. Center Tomas Hertl played in his 800th career game.
Like Tampa Bay in playing on the back end of a back-to-back set, the Golden Knights turned to 22-year-old backup goalie Carl Lindbom (26 saves) in his NHL debut.
The Golden Knights went 0-1-1 in the pair of matches in Florida against the Panthers and Lightning.
In the first period on Sunday, Hagel found a rebound off Victor Hedman’s shot and pocketed his first goal this season just short of five minutes in.
Tampa Bay had a great opportunity when Alexander Holtz went off for a double-minor high-sticking infraction on Emil Lilleberg, but the visitors were strong on the penalty kill.
They managed to even the score at 18:25 when Karlsson took a slick cross-ice dish from Smith and whizzed one past Vasilevskiy on the far post as Vegas got out of the period squared up after being outshot 13-6.
The two clubs skated through a scoreless second period, and the Golden Knights’ issue with shot production continued to be a problem after putting just 17 on goal at Florida in a 3-0 loss to the Panthers.
Aided by four more minutes of penalties bringing their total to 15, they mustered just two shots on Vasilevskiy in the middle frame and trailed 24-8 in the category.
Kucherov’s apparent go-ahead goal at 6:22 left in the third was overturned after Vegas was successful on an offside challenge, leading to overtime.
JACK HUGHES SCORES TWICE TO GIVE DEVILS 8TH STRAIGHT WIN OVER AVALANCHE
Jack Hughes scored two goals Sunday afternoon, including the game-winner with 3:07 left in overtime, as the streaking New Jersey Devils earned their eighth straight victory by beating the visiting Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Newark, N.J.
Hughes missed a shot moments before Simon Nemec picked off Cale Makar’s pass intended for Martin Necas. Nemec dished to Hughes, who shuffled the puck at point-blank range before sending it over the right shoulder of Avs goalie Trent Miner as Makar tried unsuccessfully to get into the shooting lane.
Hughes also scored in the first period while Arseny Gritsyuk and Connor Brown also scored for the Devils, whose winning streak is their longest since a franchise record-tying 13-game run from Oct. 25 through Nov. 21, 2022. Goalie Jake Allen made 21 saves.
Valeri Nichushkin and Nathan MacKinnon scored in the first and Brock Nelson forced overtime in the third for the Avalanche, who have lost four straight (0-1-3) following a 5-0-1 start. Miner recorded 20 saves.
Gritsyuk and Hughes each created turnovers leading to their goals just before the midway point of the first period.
Gritsyuk battled Artturi Lehkonen for the puck along the blue line before it squirted loose to Timo Meier, who skated towards the goal line. Meier then whirled and passed to Gritsyuk, who controlled the puck after it bounced off his skate and fired a shot over Miner’s glove from the left faceoff circle at the 9:09 mark.
Hughes chased down Nichushkin’s pass off the boards behind the Devils’ net to begin the sequence that he ended by sending a wrister off Miner’s glove only 39 seconds later.
The Avalanche began their comeback bid a little more than three minutes later. Allen couldn’t smother the puck following a shot by Devon Toews before Nichushkin put back the rebound of Makar’s shot with 7:05 left.
Colorado tied the score following another second-chance effort with 2:57 remaining. Lehkonen’s shot bounced off the left post and into the crease, where MacKinnon poked the puck into the net.
The Devils took the lead again with 7:09 left in the second. Nemec blocked a shot by Gabriel Landeskog and the puck sailed towards a streaking Brown, who beat Miner on the breakaway.
Nelson took a pass from Ross Colton and beat Allen from the edge of the crease with 6:05 left in regulation.
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MICHAEL BRENNAN, 23, WINS BANK OF UTAH TITLE TO GAIN TOUR CARD
Michael Brennan wrapped up an unforgettable week with a 5-under-par 66 on Sunday to seal his runaway win at the Bank of Utah Championship in Ivins, Utah.
Brennan, 23, received a sponsor’s exemption this week to make his third PGA Tour start, and his first since turning pro. The win guarantees him a full tour card for the next two years.
Brennan finished at 22-under 262 over four days at Black Desert Resort, which left him four strokes clear of the Philippines’ Rico Hoey (67 Sunday). The Wake Forest product seized the lead in the second round and kept it Saturday thanks to a round of 64.
On Sunday, Brennan stuck his approach at the par-4 second hole to 3 feet and his tee shot at the par-3 third to 6 1/2 feet to set up his first two birdies. He made five of his seven birdies on the front nine as he sped away from the pack and became the seventh player since 1970 to win a PGA Tour event within his first three starts.
Brennan gets to bypass the Korn Ferry Tour, where he was set to play in 2026. He received Korn Ferry eligibility by placing No. 1 in the Fortinet Cup standings on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas this season.
Hoey, meanwhile, jumped a projected 30 spots to No. 61 in the FedEx Cup Fall points race by earning 300 points with his second-place finish. Golfers who finish 51st to 60th in the FedEx Cup Fall points are guaranteed entry into the first two signature events of 2026. There are three tournaments remaining on the fall schedule.
Defending champion Matt McCarty — who, like Brennan, won this event in his third career start — posted a 70 and tied for third at 16 under with David Ford (67), Justin Lower (67), Pierceson Coody (69), Canada’s Ben Silverman (67) and Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen (68).
THAI AMATEUR RALLIES FOR WIN, SECURES MASTERS, OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS
Pongsapak “Fifa” Laopakdee turned a six-shot deficit into the biggest win of his life, shooting a 4-under-par 68 and outlasting 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki of Japan on the third extra hole to capture the Asia-Pacific Amateur on Sunday in Dubai.
The Arizona State junior became the first player from Thailand to win the championship since its launch in 2010, a victory that includes invitations to the 2026 Masters and the Open Championship.
Laopakdee’s week-ending sequence was audacious. After Nagasaki’s lead had disappeared by the conclusion of the 15th hole, both golfers birdied two of the final three holes to force extra holes. They both birdied the first two playoff holes as well, then took dead aim at the par-5 18th on the Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club.
Laopakdee’s 6-iron second barely cleared the water and settled inches beyond the hazard line on the slope, setting up a routine up-and-down for birdie. It was the culmination of a blistering run with five straight birdies in all. Nagasaki had to settle for par on the hole, handing the win to the 20-year-old.
“It’s unreal. I think I told my (Arizona State) coach Matt Thurmond, ‘I’ll be the first Thai to win this event and be the first Thai amateur to play in the Masters,’” Laopakdee said. “Coach, I did it! It means the world to me.”
Nagasaki, who began the day with a five-shot cushion, missed a 4-foot putt on 18 that would have won him the tournament in regulation. He 2-over-par 74 for the day.
“I’m very disappointed with myself,” Nagasaki said through an interpreter, fighting back tears. “Really struggled to make a score today. Feel disappointed.”
Japan’s Rintaro Nakano shot 1-under-par 71 to finish third for the second consecutive year.
STEVEN ALKER GOES WIRE TO WIRE AT SIMMONS BANK, SEIZES SCHWAB CUP LEAD
Steven Alker of New Zealand posted a 3-under-par 69 as he cruised to a seven-shot victory at the Simmons Bank Championship on Sunday in Little Rock, Ark.
At the penultimate event of the PGA Tour Champions season, Alker vaulted from fourth to first place in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup standings. He’s now in position to win his third Schwab Cup in four years.
Alker won the season-long title in 2022, his first full year on the tour, and again in 2024 when he held off South Africa’s Ernie Els in points late in the year.
“Obviously you want to be as far ahead as you can,” Alker said. “I know there’s not much gap, there’s probably five, six guys who can win it. So again, it happens every year apart from (Steve) Stricker a couple years ago. I’ve been there, I know what it feels like and got it done, so hey, we’ll just get working on the game.”
Alker finished the three-day event at Pleasant Valley Country Club with a 20-under-par 196. Buoyed by an opening-day 61, he entered Sunday with a five-stroke advantage on his way to a wire-to-wire victory.
Richard Green of Australia (66) and Tag Ridings (71) tied for second at 13 under par. Stewart Cink (69) was alone in fourth at 11 under.
Alker made his first bogey of the tournament at the par-4 ninth but erased it at the very next hole. On his third shot at the par-5 10th, Alker flipped a wedge shot onto the green, and after the ball’s second hop it backspun straight into the cup for eagle.
“That bogey actually annoyed me because it was my first one of the week, and holed that shot (at No. 10) and I hit some beautiful shots on the next couple holes as well,” Stricker said. “Just kind of got me fired up a little bit I think, that was it. I hit — it’s hard to, you’re so far ahead to just keep those targets, keep firing at them.”
Alker birdied the next two holes before making bogeys at Nos. 13 and 17 coming in.
Ridings made the biggest jump in the Schwab Cup standings. He entered the week on the bubble in the 35th spot — only the top 36 qualify for next month’s Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix.
Ridings’ stellar week, which began with two rounds of 66, rocketed him up to 22nd place and locked up his berth in the season finale.
Dicky Pride entered the week in the 37th place in the standings and didn’t do enough to surpass No. 36 Tommy Gainey for the last spot in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Gainey went 6 under for the week and Pride finished back at 3 under.
Alker unseated Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez for first place. Jimenez, Cink, Els and Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn round out the top five in points entering the season finale.
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WILLIAM BYRON WINS AT MARTINSVILLE, JOINS CHAMPIONSHIP 4 WITH KYLE LARSON
William Byron put on a dominating performance when he needed it most.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver beat Ryan Blaney in an 11-lap dash and won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, putting him in the field with teammate Kyle Larson for next weekend’s championship race after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 finale in Martinsville, Va.
With Blaney leading and the pair charging to the historic short track’s first turn, Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet clipped Blaney’s No. 12 Ford with 43 laps left to send it up the track and give him track position.
Byron later won a race off pit road following the 10th caution with 18 laps to go and drove away from Blaney by 0.717 seconds for his third win this season and third at Martinsville.
More importantly, the 27-year-old Byron, who started outside the points cutline in fifth, led a career-high 304 laps to put himself into the Championship 4 for the third straight season, joining Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and Larson.
“Things have a way of working out,” Byron said after his 16th career victory. “We’ve been tested. … I watched my first NASCAR race up there (in the Martinsville stands). We obviously go to Phoenix and try to kick ass there.
“You just work so hard, and you put everything into Sundays. Sometimes you don’t get anything in return. That’s been the last couple of weeks. … You just have to keep being resilient, and we were.”
Blaney, who started 31st and was overwhelming much of the 500-lap race’s second half, said he did not blame Byron at all and would likely have done the same with a title berth at stake.
“I was starting to fade, and I was trying to protect – yeah, that’s just two guys going for it,” said the 2023 champ, who led 177 laps. “I don’t blame him for taking that. I kind of lost momentum, and I would have done the same thing, to be honest with you. I knew it was going to be tight, and I tried to crowd as much as I could.”
Larson advanced over Christopher Bell by seven points.
Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain and Larson rounded out the top five at Martinsville.
The failure of Blaney and Team Penske teammate Joey Logano to advance ended the organization’s three-year championship streak and kept Ford from winning a title.
Polesitter Byron showed the way around the half-mile flat track over the first 70 laps ahead of teammates Larson and Elliott, but Blaney was the biggest mover as he went from his 31st starting spot to 16th.
By Lap 108, Blaney maneuvered into the top 10, but Byron held the point and claimed Stage 1 after 130 laps.
Following Carson Hocevar’s caution-producing spin on Lap 217, Byron restarted with the lead with about 35 laps to go and endured single-car incidents by Cole Custer and Cody Ware late in Stage 2 as the hard-charging Blaney made it to second.
Bell and Larson, who started the race by gridding third and fourth in the standings, respectively, raced each other hard as Byron drove off to win Stage 2.
In a 40-lap span, Briscoe and Hamlin both had their Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota engines expire, putting pressure on the reliability of Bell’s Camry, which was running fourth and trying to outpoint Larson’s Chevy.
A sequence of green-flag pit stops occurred just before Erik Jones spun between Turns 3 and 4 for the eighth caution.
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JONATHAN TAYLOR BECOMES 1ST IN NFL HISTORY TO SCORE 3 TDS IN 3 STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST SAME TEAM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor is just seeing things differently on the field this season.
He’s finding holes more quickly, hitting them harder and ripping off one long run after another. On Sunday, that game-changing combination helped the 2021 NFL rushing champ make history.
The former Wisconsin star, who was once overlooked by college recruiters because he played at a small New Jersey high school, became the first player in league history to score three touchdowns in three straight games against the same team. His victim: The Tennessee Titans.
“There’s been some legends, some great players to come through this organization. To be mentioned with them, it means a lot,” Taylor said after Indy beat Tennessee 38-14. “You want to be that next stepping stone for the next guy in the next generation to come and surpass you. But to be able to have a blueprint, it’s really special.”
Taylor certainly is putting his imprint on the 2025 season.
The league’s top rusher needed only 12 carries to produce 153 yards, giving him 850 yards in eight games. He had TD runs of 18 and 80 yards before Daniel Jones flipped him the ball in the backfield and he turned it into a 19-yard score, officially a TD catch. That pushed his league-leading total 14 TDs this season. The league record of 31 belongs to LaDainian Tomlinson.
Taylor also rushed for three scores against Tennessee in their first matchup this season, in September, and in their second meeting last season. Indy has won four straight and has the league’s best record at 7-1, thanks in large part to Taylor.
“We’ve got to stop the run,” Titans interim coach Mike McCoy said. “It’s simple. We came in against a team we knew was going to run the ball, we had missed opportunities, broken coverages, and Taylor made us pay.”
Taylor’s not just excelling against the Titans (1-7).
He has four 100-yard games this season and has three TD runs in a franchise-record three games. With 63 career touchdown runs, he’s tied with Hall of Famer Lenny Moore for second in franchise history and just one behind Hall of Famer Edgerrin James, who has helped fuel Taylor’s success.
“The No. 1 thing he’s been telling me is about how he came in every single day and just went to work,” Taylor said. “You have to be dependable. Your teammates need to be able to rely on you. You want to be that back they can depend on. Whether it’s a big play or you just need a yard, I’m focused on how I can inject myself into every situation that helps us get the job done.”
Taylor has been more than dependable through the years. When healthy, he’s been Indy’s cornerstone, the one player who has helped them win despite constant changes at quarterback.
This season — with Jones providing stability at QB — Taylor has taken it to a different level. He’s averaging 5.9 yards per carry and is increasingly hearing Colts fans chanting “M-V-P!”
“He’s rolling, he’s setting up blocks,” coach Shane Steichen said. “I think he puts in the work, I think he’s a guy that guys are always pulling for, always (creating) positive energy, positive juice in that locker room and on the practice field.”
The only question is whether he can keep it up over the final nine games. Taylor doesn’t intend to slow down.
“(Being 7-1) puts a bigger target on our back, which we understand and accept,” he said. “We’re going to get every (team’s) best shot. It’s only going to get harder from here.”
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GAME REWIND: PACERS 110, TIMBERWOLVES 114
The shorthanded Pacers travelled to Minnesota on Sunday to complete their first back-to-back of the season. They clashed with the Timberwolves in a showdown of former conference finalists as Minnesota returned to Target Center for its home opener. Indiana was riddled with injuries, and couldn’t overcome the blow to its depth as the Pacers fell to the Timberwolves, 114-110.
The Pacers played without many of their true point guards as they submitted an injury report that was eight names long. Pascal Siakam did most of the offensive initiation as he slid into a point forward role in the absence of Indiana’s typical ball handlers.
Anthony Edwards exited the game early in the first quarter with hamstring tightness. Minnesota announced before the first period ended that Edwards would not return.
Quenton Jackson returned from a hamstring injury of his own on Sunday to log his first minutes of the regular season.
Despite their shorthanded roster, the Pacers kept the pressure on in Minnesota and finished the first quarter tied at 28. Aaron Nesmith scored five points in the first frame as Indiana’s balanced attack poked holes in the Timberwolves’ defense. Toppin and Siakam each notched a couple of baskets, scoring four points each in the opening quarter.
Once the Timberwolves were without Edwards, offense was difficult to come by. Julius Randle took the responsibility for Minnesota, and scored 20 points in the half. Siakam led Indiana with 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists through the first half.
Siakam backed down Donte DiVincenzo for a bucket, stole the ball back, and laid in another basket to give Indiana the lead heading into halftime, 60-58.
The Pacers committed 11 turnovers in the first half, but won the battle on the glass, and knocked down 36 percent of their 3-point attempts.
Jay Huff got the Pacers off to a hot start in the second half as he roared down the lane for a dunk. Nesmith hit a 3-pointer on the next trip down the floor, and Indiana led by five points early in the third.
RayJ Dennis was a catalyst for Indiana in the third as he scored six quick points down the stretch. His offense helped the Pacers combat a 22-9 run by the Timberwolves.
Obi Toppin exited the game in the third quarter and would not return with leg soreness.
The lead ballooned to nine points in the final seconds of the period, and the Pacers trailed the Timberwolves 77-86 entering the fourth quarter.
Siakam was a force in the final period, scoring from all over the floor. His determination on offense kept the Pacers in arms length of the Timberwolves, and set Indiana up to steal a victory in Minnesota.
The grit that’s become a character of the Blue and Gold was on full display in the final minutes of the matchup. Indiana wouldn’t go away quietly, wouldn’t roll over, and wouldn’t back down.
Nesmith knocked down a clutch 3-pointer with under four minutes to play that pushed the Pacers back within five points of the lead. It was Nesmith’s fifth made trey after just nine tries.
The Pacers trailed by three points with 90 seconds remaining, and needed a big defensive stand to give themselves a shot at gaining more ground on the Timberwolves. Rudy Gobert was fouled under the basket, and gave Minnesota a 5-point advantage.
Forty-nine seconds were left on the game clock when the Timberwolves inbounded the ball into the backcourt and into a Pacers trap. Indiana forced a steal, and Siakam knocked down a huge 3-pointer to cut the lead back to two points.
Another bucket for Minnesota extended the lead back to four points, but Indiana had the ball with 20 seconds to go. Nesmith earned an opportunity at the free throw line, but missed the first and committed a lane violation on the second.
The Timberwolves defeated the Pacers, 114-110.
Siakam led all scorers with 33 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals. Randle also passed the 30-point mark with his 31 points, four rebounds, and six assists to lead Minnesota. Nesmith added 18 points for the Pacers on five made 3-pointers, and Dennis recorded 12 points and five assists. Gobert scored 14 points for Minnesota and grabbed 18 rebounds.
The Pacers fell to 0-3 after the loss in Minnesota, and will head to Dallas for a matchup with the Mavericks on Wednesday as they search for their first win of the season.
Inside the Numbers
The Pacers had four double-digit scorers – Pascal Siakam (33), Aaron Nesmith (18), RayJ Dennis (12), and Tony Bradley (12).
Minnesota was more efficient from the field (46%) than Indiana (43%), but the Pacers (35%) were better from long range than the Timberwolves (30%).
The Pacers outrebounded the Timberwolves, 49-48, and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds.
Indiana had four players record a positive +/- stat despite the loss – Siakam, Nesmith, Bradley, and Obi Toppin.
You Can Quote Me on That
“The effort was tremendous. We had tremendous effort…Can’t ask for more in terms of effort and spirit than we got tonight, and so we’ve got to keep duplicating that. Guys are having a chance to step into bigger roles. This is a growth opportunity. We’ve got to work with them. We’ve got to try to put them in the best position to succeed, help the team, help themselves and grow.” – coach Rick Carlisle on Effort and Growth despite injuries
“His effort tonight was amazing. It was very tough to get him out of the game, but he got very tired because he was putting so much into it, and we played last night. So look, the guy is a great player and he’s a great leader. And we need his leadership and his skill now more than ever.” – Carlisle on Pascal Siakam’s big night
“He’s a pro. And he’s got experience, he’s got moxie. He knows who he is. He does the things essential to winning. He’s in the right position. He rebounds, he finds the spaces he’s supposed to be in offensively so we can make an impact. And so we needed him, and our center position is a bit fluid, but we like all our guys, and it’s kind of a work in progress, but we’re going to keep working.” – Carlisle on Tony Bradley’s impact at center
Stat of the Night
Pascal Siakam nearly posted a triple-double with his 33 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.
Noteworthy
Obi Toppin left Sunday’s game in the third quarter with a sore right hamstring and did not return.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards played just three minutes in the contest before exiting with a hamstring injury.
Quenton Jackson returned from injury on Sunday. He scored four points and tallied two assists in his 10 minutes.
The last time Indiana lost their first 3 games in a row was in 2019-20. The Pacers finished with a 45-28 record that season.
Up Next
The Pacers head to Dallas for a matchup with Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8:30 PM ET.
Tickets
The Pacers return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks for an NBA Cup game on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:00 PM ET.
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HOOSIERS RALLY TO DEFEAT BAYLOR BEARS, 76-74
INDIANAPOLIS — We’ve seen this before from Indiana, a rally from a double-digit deficit, ferocious defense, relentless mental, and physical toughness.
Sunday’s 76-74 comeback exhibition effort against Baylor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — fueled by a 19-6 start to the second half — helped the Hoosiers overcome deficits as large as 13 points. It was similar to the pair of August comeback wins from 20-point deficits they had against a Serbian pro team in Puerto Rico.
“It’s a great quality to have,” coach Darian DeVries said, “I hope it continues. It’s something that matters.
“When we were down 13, the game can go a lot of ways. I challenged our guys don’t let this get to 20. We can’t keep doing that. We did a great job of fighting back.”
Guard Lamar Wilkerson set the offense tone with 26 points. Forward Tucker DeVries added 18 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Guard Tayton Conerway had 17 points and five assists.
“Tucker DeVries attracts so much attention,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “When Tucker is on the court, it makes it easier for everybody else.”
Free throws were a big Hoosier catalyst. They were 20-for-21 from the line.
“Their free throw coach deserves a raise,” Drew said with a smile.
Because this was an exhibition, no one fouled out, although Wilkerson and Conerway each had five. Baylor also had two players with five fouls.
“I’d much rather them be aggressive,” Darian DeVries said. “We have to adjust to officiating. We don’t call much in practice.”
IU’s attacking, swarming defense negated Baylor’s advantage in rebounding (44-25) and second-chance points (18-3), as well as the Hoosiers’ 3-point shooting inconsistency (6-for-24). Indiana had a decisive edge in points off turnovers (22-11) while holding the Bears to just 29.0% second-half shooting. Baylor finished with 16 turnovers. Indiana had nine.
“It’s hard to simulate their speed and playmaking,” Darian DeVries said. “It was a great opportunity for us to experience that. In the first half, you could see the struggle. In the second half, we were much more aggressive defensively.”
Added Drew: “In the second half, Indiana played a lot tougher than us. They put us on our heels.
“(Darian DeVries) does a great job with defense and intensity and toughness.”
IU built leads as large as nine points in the second half before Baylor rallied for a lead in the closing minutes.
“The lead was starting to evaporate,” Darian DeVries said, “and because this was an exhibition, we weren’t trying to run a lot of our stuff. We wanted to see how our guys would respond. Let them play off each other and find ways to make plays and execute.
“It was a great opportunity for us have the game come down to the wire. We have some great tape to look at.”
IU started guards Conor Enright, Wilkerson, and Conerway, along with forwards Reed Bailey and Tucker DeVries.
The Hoosiers only used eight players as they continue to work through injuries.
Active IU defense forced Baylor into early 1-for-6 shooting. Wilkerson’s three-point play gave IU a 7-6 lead. Four straight DeVries points pushed the Hoosiers ahead 11-8 after five minutes.
Baylor surged to a 22-13 lead behind 64 percent shooting. IU slipped to 33 percent. Wilkerson led with seven points and 5-for-5 free throw shooting.
The Bears built first-half leads as large as 13 points. The Hoosiers ramped up their defense. Wilkerson and DeVries kept scoring. The lead was twice cut to six points. Wilkerson took a pair of charges. An Enright layup with two seconds left made it a 41-36 halftime score. Wilkerson led with 16 points. DeVries had nine. Baylor had advantages in rebounding (19-11) and second-chance points (8-0).
Wilkerson opened the second half with his second 3-pointer. Reed scored on a hook shot. Conerway drove for a dunk. In less than three minutes, the score was tied at 43-43.
Wilkerson’s third 3-pointer and assist to Conerway for a fast-break layup pushed the Hoosiers ahead 48-45. DeVries’ 3-pointer made it 55-47 eight minutes into the second half.
A pair of DeVries free throws made it 64-55 with eight minutes left. Alexis muscled in a layup for a 66-62 Hoosier lead as the clock approached four minutes.
Baylor’s 8-0 run gave it a 70-68 lead with two minutes left. A pair of free throws by Conerway and Wilkerson pushed the Hoosiers ahead. A DeVries jumper gave IU a 74-73 lead with 45 seconds left. After the Bears tied it, Conerway drove for a layup and the victory.
“Our defense has come a long way,” Darian DeVries said. “We have a chance defensively to be really good.
“Our defensive rebounding has to improve. We can’t allow people to run in there and jump. We won’t win a lot of jumping contests.”
IU opens its season Nov. 5 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall against Alabama A&M.
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OFFENSE CRUISES IN SUNDAY SWEEP
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It was business as usual on Sunday (Oct. 26) afternoon in Wilkinson Hall as the Indiana volleyball team (16-4, 7-3 B1G) picked up an efficient sweep of Northwestern to finish out the first half of conference play. IU recorded 44 kills on the afternoon behind a balanced offense to complete the 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 26-24) victory over Northwestern.
The win over the Wildcats was the second win in a season sweep of the visitors from Evanston. IU won the first battle on the Big Ten’s opening night (Sept. 24) and closed out the season series behind 16 kills from senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles. IU hit .361 (44-9-97) on the afternoon with just nine attacking errors. All three pin hitters provided at least nine kills in the winning effort.
IU’s offense looked more like the version that fans saw in the early portion of the campaign. Freshman setter Kričković recorded the fourth double-double of her career with 37 assists and 11 digs. She spread the wealth around as four hitters provided at least six kills. IU’s nine attacking errors are the fewest in a Big Ten match since Oct. 14, 2023 against Michigan (8).
The Hoosiers put service pressure on Northwestern early and never relented. IU had seven aces, provided by five different players. IU’s defense added seven blocks and 37 digs while keeping the visitors’ middle blockers virtually silent. Northwestern freshman outside hitter Isabella Bullington kept Northwestern in the match with 18 kills.
Senior opposite Avry Tatum had one of the cleanest matches in her IU career. She hit .471 with nine kills and just one error. The one error came on a ball she tipped into the net following a tight set. She added a block and had three digs and two aces. On the season, the veteran is hitting .358 with 3.33 kills per set.
Following Sunday’s win, IU is off to its best 10-game Big Ten start (7-3) in program history. The Hoosiers surpassed their win total from last season with 10 matches left to play in the regular season. They will head to College Park next Friday (Oct. 31) evening to play Maryland on B1G+. Next weekend will wrap up with a trip to take on the defending national champions, Penn State.
How it Happened
• IU’s offense did much of the heavy lifting in a sweep over Northwestern. IU hit .361 on the match and above .300 in all three sets. On top of that, IU sided out at 70 percent-or-better in the final two frames. Four different players had at least six kills.
• The Hoosiers were much more effective in serve receive on Sunday afternoon. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager bounced back from a tough night by passing 16 balls with zero errors. Five IU players had an ace. That includes sophomore defensive specialist who had an ace to force match point in the victory.
Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
16 kills, .316 hitting percentage, 2 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace
#10 Kričković, Teodora
37 assists, 11 digs, 1 block, .361 team hitting percentage
#2 Freeman, Avery
9 digs, 1 kill, 2 assists, 2 aces
Notes to Know
• With the win, the Hoosiers are off to the best Big Ten start in program history. The 7-3 record at the halfway point is the best 10-game mark by any IU team since conference play began in 1981. It surpasses the 6-4 mark set by the 1985 and 2023 teams.
• IU hit .361 on the match in Sunday’s victory. Since the beginning of the 25-point rally-scoring era in 2008, it’s the fifth time the Hoosiers have hit above .360 in a Big Ten match. One of the other occasions happened earlier this season against Michigan when IU hit .368 in a sweep in Ann Arbor. Three of the five occasions have come over the last two year.
• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had 16 kills in the victory and 31 on the total weekend. It’s the sixth time this year she’s had 10+ kills in a Big Ten match and the 43rd time in her career. She’s now just 57 kills away from moving into the top 10 in program history in kills.
• This was IU’s third sweep in Big Ten play this season and the ninth overall. It’s the 27th in conference play since the beginning of 2008. IU’s season sweep of Northwestern was the first time it has won two games against the Wildcats in the same year in 17 years.
• Freshman setter Kričković broke IU’s 25-point rally-era single season freshman assist record (since 2008) with 37 helpers on Sunday afternoon. The previous record of 739 was set back in 2019 by former setter Emily Fitzner. Her 755 assists are the most by any IU freshman since 2007.
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++++++++++INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF+++++++++
INDIANA FINISHES FALL SLATE IN EIGHTH AT LANDFALL TRADITION
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Indiana women’s golf team finished eighth overall and shot an 876 (289-299-288; +12) at the Landfall Tradition played at the Country Club of Landfall over the weekend.
The entire 18-team field ranked inside the top 90 of the latest Scoreboard rankings. IU placed ahead of No. 18 Kent State and No. 28 Kentucky among other prominently ranked programs.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Landfall Tradition • Wilmington, N.C.
Country Club of Landfall
Par 72 • 6106 yards
Live Results: Scoreboard
Team Standings: 8th/18 – 876 (289-299-288; +12)
Top Indiana Player: Madison Dabagia – 212 (69-74-69; -4)
CHIP-INS
• Senior Madison Dabagia was the low Hoosier scorer for the weekend at 212 (69-74-69; -4). She tied for sixth in the individual standings and was one of 12 players in the 96-person field to shoot under par at the Country Club of Landfall.
• Dabagia played a team-best 14 birdies over the course of the weekend with eight in the first round. Her birdie count was tied for third among all players.
• Redshirt junior Sheridan Clancy shot a 219 (70-77-72; +3) to tie for 25th overall. She played a steady three rounds of golf and charted 11 birdies.
• Redshirt senior Maddie May turned in a scorecard of 220 (75-72-73; +4) with five birdies and an eagle on No. 12 in the second round.
• Junior Katie Poots played a 225 (75-76-74; +9) with eight total birdies.
• Sophomore Cara Heisterkamp finished the tournament at 236 (80-80-76; +20) with four birdies.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-6. Madison Dabagia – 212 (69-74-69; -4)
t-25. Sheridan Clancy – 219 (70-77-72; +3)
t-29. Maddie May – 220 (75-72-73; +4)
t-54. Katie Poots – 225 (75-76-74; +9)
t-88. Cara Heisterkamp – 236 (80-80-76; +20)
UP NEXT
Indiana will pick up team competition at the FAU Paradise Invitational from Feb. 2-4 at the Osprey Point Golf Course in Boca Raton, Fla.
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INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY TAKES DOMINATE WIN ON SENIOR DAY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The Hoosiers defeated Michigan State, 6-1, on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Deborah Tobias Field.
The win moves Indiana’s record to 9-7 and 4-3 in conference play.
KEY MOMENTS
• Molly Stutte struck first for the Hoosiers with a goal in the 16th minute of play. Javi Baeza notched the assist. This put the Hoosiers up 1-0.
• Michigan State countered with a goal by Caro Schafer, assisted by Bianca Pizano, in the 17th minute of play. The goals tied the game at 1-1.
• Theresa Ricci slotted a goal on a rebounded shot in the 18th minute of play.
• In the 25th minute of play, Stutte found the back of the cage again to move the score to 3-1. The assist was notched by Celia Arroyo Cabezudo.
• Inés Garcia Prado added her seventh goal of the season on a penalty corner inserted by Mijntje Hagen and assisted by Baeza in the 28th minute
• Charlotte Glasper closed out of the second period with a goal in the 29th minute to move the score to 5-1.
• Arroyo Cabezudo converted a penalty stroke in the 48th minute to extend Indiana’s lead to 6-1.
NOTABLES
• Six Hoosiers were honored for Senior Day: Kate Longo, Elen Nicholls, Cecilia Maixner, Kylie Dawson, Anna Mozeleski and Emma Thompson.
• The Hoosiers outshot the Spartans 26-1.
• Indiana took nine penalty corners, eight more than Michigan State (9-1).
• Five Hoosiers notched goals in the contest.
• Freshman Molly Stutte recorded her seventh goal of the season.
• Theresa Ricci slotted her fifth goal of the season and sixth of her career.
• Charlotte Glasper’s goal moved her season and career total to seven.
• Junior Inés Garcia Prado notched her seventh goal of the season and 18th of her career.
• Freshman Celia Arroyo Cabezudo recorded her eighth goal of the season and her career.
UP NEXT
• Indiana Field Hockey is set to travel to Ann Arbor on Friday, Oct. 31 to take on Michigan in their final regular season matchup of the 2025 season.
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INDIANA TAKES ON MISSOURI S&T IN EXHIBITION PLAY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The exhibition slate of the 2025-26 Indiana women’s basketball schedule takes place on Monday, Oct. 27 when it hosts Division II Missouri S&T. Game time is set for 7 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
GAME DAY INFO
NR/RV Indiana (0-0) vs. Missouri S&T (0-0) (exhibition)
Monday, October 27, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
ABOUT THE MINERS
Missouri S&T went 15-12 overall in 2024-25 and are picked to finish fifth in the GLVC this season. They return two of their top three leading scorers in redshirt junior guard Anna Finley (13.1 ppg.) and junior forward Norah Gum (10.6 ppg., 6.1 rpg.). Senior forward Morgan Luebbering is also back after averaing 5.9 points per game last season.
NOTES
Senior guard Shay Ciezki return as Indiana’s lone starter from a season ago who started in all 33 games. Her 11.8 points were third-best for the program as she also shot 46.3 percent from the floor. In her career, Ciezki has been steady at the line where she holds a career average of 87.6 percent.
Redshirt sophomore Lenée Beaumont is healthy once again after rehabbing a knee injury for the 2024-25 season. The Lisle, Ill. native showed promise as a freshman in 2023-24, appearing in 30 games and averaged 9.6 minutes per outing.
Four of the first five games of the season will be at home for Indiana this season as trips to Florida State and Coconut Hoops highlights the schedule. The Hoosiers will square off with Gonzaga at Coconut Hoops and either Marquette or Iowa State in game two of the non-conference tournament. In all, Indiana will host eight non-conference games before the 18-game Big Ten slate gets underway in full in late December.
Six collegiate transfers joined the program in the offseason, including four from Power 4 institutions. Highlighting the incomers is sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen (UCLA) and sophomore guard Chloe Spreen (Alabama). Senior guard Jerni Kiaku will play her final collegiate season after spending the last two at Duquesne. International additions include Edessa Noyan from Sweden (Virginia) and Phoenix Stotijn from the Netherlands (Arkansas). Junior college forward Jade Ondineme (Northwest Florida State College) adds length in the front court and hails from overseas (Orleans, France).
UP NEXT
The regular season begins on Tuesday, Nov. 4 when IU hosts Lipscomb at 7 p.m. ET.
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#11 PURDUE REVERSE SWEEPS #20 MINNESOTA
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the second reverse sweep of the season against a ranked opponent, the No. 11 Purdue volleyball squad came out victorious 3-2 (19-25, 17-25, 27-25, 25-21, 18-16) over No. 20 Minnesota in Holloway Gymnasium. The Boilers fought back after trailing 2-8 in the fifth set to win it, posting the largest fifth-set comeback in over five years.
With the victory, Purdue has won the last seven of eight matches and improve to 8-2 against teams ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA poll. In all, the Boilermakers close the week with a 17-3 (8-2 Big Ten) record while handing Minnesota its second loss of Big Ten play (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten).
No. 11 Purdue holds second-place of the Big Ten standings with 10 matches remaining in the regular-season.
This week, the Boilermakers will once again hit the road for the last back-to-back away matches of the season . First, Purdue will take on Michigan State on Friday at 7 p.m. ET followed by a Sunday afternoon 2 p.m. start at Michigan. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.
Boiler Notes
Akasha Anderson posted a tide-changing six kills in the final set with no errors for a .545 hitting %, including the match-winning kill and a run to take the Boilers from 8-10 to 12-12 in Set 5.
In total, Akasha Anderson totaled 18 kills, a career-best while wearing the Purdue jersey, on a .417 clip
Purdue trailed by as many as six points in the fifth set (score: 2-8).
Purdue’s back row was led by Ryan McAleer’s 22 digs, a Big Ten match career-high for the sophomore and overall the second-most digs she’s produced in a match (most: 30 earlier this season vs. #15 Kansas).
Meanwhile, as a team, Purdue’s 65 digs were the third-most in a match this season, including the most in a Big Ten match this year.
Taylor Anderson had herself a match, posting a double-double with 59 assists, 10 digs, three blocks and five kills. Meanwhile, she set the team to a .438 clip in Set 1 and a .306 clip in Set 3. Her 59 assists marked a career-high in Big Ten action and was one shy of her overall career-high (last: 60 vs. Bowling Green, 9/4).
Grace Heaney set a career-high 22 kills (previous: 19, which included an errorless eight kills on 11 attacks (.727%) in the first set. In total, she notched her third double-double of the season, adding 11 digs and two block assists.
Serve/Receive plagued the Boilermakers in the first three sets, allowing nine Gopher aces in the first two sets
Wollard, Heaney and Akasha Anderson combined for 63 kills.
Kenna Wollard led the team with 23 kills, 10 digs, one ace, two block solos and a block assist. It was her first double-double in Big Ten play and the second match of her career with two block solos (last: at Indiana on 10/16).
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PURDUE CLOSES OUT SEASON WITH 2-0 VICTORY
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue soccer finished the 2025 season on a high note Sunday afternoon, earning a 2–0 shutout victory over Minnesota at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.
Behind goals from Megan Santa Cruz and Irene Campo, the Boilermakers secured their third Big Ten win and wrapped up the year at 6–10–3 (3–7–1 B1G).
Purdue came out firing early and grabbed the lead in the 11th minute. Santa Cruz buried her fourth goal of the season after a clever buildup, slotting home a pass from midfielder Emilia Deppe to make it 1–0. The Boilermakers kept the pressure on throughout the half, recording 10 shots and five on target before the break.
In the second half, Purdue’s attack stayed sharp. In the 66th minute, Campo doubled the lead with her eighth goal of the year, finishing a pinpoint assist from Santa Cruz to seal the win.
Defensively, Emily Edwards was outstanding in goal, making seven saves, one off of her single-game best, in over 83 minutes of play before Ally Lynch came on to finish the shutout.
The win marks the season finale for the Boilermakers, but Purdue will play host to the ten qualifiers of the Big Ten Tournament beginning at Folk Field on Oct. 30-Nov. 2.
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BOILERS PREPPED FOR EXHIBITION AGAINST PURDUE NORTHWEST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team is set for its lone tune up ahead of the 2025-26 season when it takes on Purdue Northwest on Monday night at 7 p.m. in Mackey Arena on B1G+.
The Boilermakers will face the Pride in an exhibition for the second time in the last four seasons. Purdue won 98-67 ahead of the 2022-23 season with five players finishing in double figures, led by Caitlyn Harper’s 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting.
Purdue has won 46 straight exhibition contests dating back to 1993. The Boilermakers own a 50-3 all-time record in preseason exhibitions. Purdue has won all four exhibition contests under head coach Katie Gearlds, winning by an average of 39.5 points and scoring 98.5 points per contest.
GAME NOTES
• Purdue and its sister campus Purdue Northwest (a 2016 merging of Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central) met once before in an exhibition ahead of the 2022-23 season, a 98-67 win.
• Five Boilermakers finished in double figures, led by Caitlyn Harper’s 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting.
• Head coach Katie Gearlds enters her fifth season at the helm of her alma mater after reaching the postseason in three of her first four campaigns, including an NCAA Tournament bid in 2023.
• Last year, the Boilermakers battled through injuries against one of the top-10 hardest schedules in the nation that featured 10 games against ranked opposition.
• Gearlds and the coaching staff attacked the transfer portal to welcome in six transfers to West Lafayette in First Team All-Big Sky Taylor Feldman (Northern Arizona), SoCon Freshman & Sixth Woman of the Year Nya Smith (UNC Greensboro), 2024 NJCAA National Player of the Year Kiki Smith (Arkansas), Taylor Henderson (UNC Wilmington), Tara Daye (St. John’s) and Saige Stahl (Indiana State).
• Purdue’s freshman class features Indiana All-Star and the tallest player in program history at 6-7 Avery Gordon, Israeli international guard with national team and professional experience Hila Karsh and hometown product Carley Barrett.
• Gearlds also added April Phillips to the coaching staff during the offseason. Phillips was the head coach at San Jose State for three seasons and spent time as an assistant at Texas, Arizona and California.
• Boilermaker fans will see a familiar face back on the roster with the return of Madison Layden-Zay. The elder of the Layden sisters returns after graduating in 2024 and getting married in September of that year. Layden-Zay is one of five players in Purdue history with 1,000 points and 200 3-pointers in a career, a list that includes Katie Gearlds.
• Layden-Zay is on the cusp of making Big Ten history as the sixth player in league history to amass 1,000 points, 200 3-pointers, 500 rebounds (needs 76), 300 assists (12), and 50 blocks. She would join Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Michigan State’s Tori Jankoska, Indiana’s Amanda Cahill, Ohio State’s Jaz Shelley and current Purdue head coach Katie Gearlds.
• Lana McCarthy, Kendall Puryear and McKenna Layden are the lone returners from the 2024-25 campaign. The trio were some of the most consistent performers last year.
• McCarthy started 26 games as a freshman and was the 13th Boilermaker in program history to average 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Kendall Puryear finished fourth on the team in scoring last year with 72 points per game, coming off the bench in all but one game as a rookie.
• McKenna Layden posted 5.7 points, 5.5 rebounds per game with 23 made 3-pointers and 23 assists over the final 14 games of the season.
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IRISH DRAW 1-1 AT WAKE FOREST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-0-2, 8-0-1) recorded their first draw of ACC play as they drew 1-1 at Wake Forest (10-3-4, 4-2-3) on Sunday afternoon.
Izzy Engle recorded Notre Dame’s sole goal, which was her 17th goal of the season as she leads all ACC players in goals scored this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish would strike first as Morgan Roy found Engle on a right side attack to the goal. Engle’s savvy footwork allowed her to juke her defender near the right post and score the Irish goal to make it 1-0 in the 19th minute.
The Demon Deacons would even the slate in the 35th minute as a Wake Forest shot was saved by sophomore goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica, but fell to the feet of the Demon Deacons for a quick shot on the rebound to tie it at 1-all heading into halftime.
Both programs remained aggressive in the second half and had some late opportunities in the final five minutes of play with both desperate to separate themselves in the closing minutes.
In the 87th, the Demon Deacons had a great look on the attack, but Kasica came up with a big-time save to keep it level at 1-1. In the same minute, the Irish came back on the attack where Elle Hodsden got the shot off but hit the right post.
The Irish and Demon Deacons would go on to draw at 1-1, with each program having one regular season match remaining.
UP NEXT
The Irish are on the road for their final regular-season match of the year as they play at Pitt on Thursday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on ACCNX.
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IRISH SWEEP DUKE ON THE ROAD
DURHAM, N.C. – The Notre Dame Volleyball team swept Duke, 25-13, 25-28, 25-23 Sunday afternoon inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Irish improve to 8-10 on the season and back to .500 in Atlantic Coast Conference play at 5-5. It’s the fourth sweep in conference play for Notre Dame and the sixth overall.
Morgan Gaerte, like she has done so many times before, led the Irish with 14 kills on .429 hitting percentage. It’s the 18th-straight game the sophomore has had double-digit kills. She also had eight digs and three blocks.
Sydney Helmers continued her strong conference play, notching 12 kills on .500 hitting percentage. Maya Baker recorded a career-high 31 assists as well as a pair of kills.
The Irish will look to keep it going when they host eighth-ranked Louisville Wednesday night at Purcell Pavilion. Admission is free and students can enter to participate in a Halloween Costume contest at the first intermission.
How it happened
Set 1
A 4-0 run, capped by a Helmers’ kills, vaulted the Irish to a 10-6 lead
Notre Dame kept the pedal down, taking a 16-7 lead that forced the second Duke timeout of the opening set
The Irish ripped off a 9-0 run as part of the dominant stretch, going up 19-7 after back-to-back blocks by Grace Langer and Mae Kordas
Notre Dame took the opening set 25-13
Helmers and Gaerte each had five kills in the first set, while Anna Bjork and Mae Kordas tallied four total blocks each
Set 2
Back-to-back aces from Lucy Trump pushed Notre Dame ahead 11-8
After Duke closed the lead to just one, a 4-0 Irish run padded Notre Dame lead at 19-14, forcing a Blue Devils’ timeout
It was all Irish after that, winning the second set 25-18
Through two sets, Notre Dame had 10.0 total blocks, highlighted by seven block assists from Bjork
Set 3
Duke took command of the third set, going up as much as seven at one point
Notre Dame kept fighting, and eventually tied the set at 22 after a 9-3 run
It went the Irish way after that. Consecutive kills by Gaerte and Grace Langer after a Blue Devils’ error secured the sweep
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MEN’S BASKETBALL SET FOR MONDAY NIGHT EXHIBITION AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE
The Ball State men’s basketball team is set to play an exhibition game at Purdue Fort Wayne at 7 p.m., on Monday in preparation for the 2025-26 season.
It will be held at Gates Sports Center on the northeast end of the Purdue Fort Wayne campus. Links to the ESPN+ broadcast, live stats and tickets can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State added seven transfers and three true freshmen to the team in the offseason. The seven transfers hail from seven different conferences: Elmore James IV from Ohio (MAC), Davion Hill from Northwest Florida State College (NJCAA Panhandle Conference), Juwan Maxey from Youngstown State (Horizon League), Kayden Fish from Iowa State (Big 12), Armoni Zeigler from Saint Peter’s (MAAC), Cam Denson from Long Beach State (Big West), and Devon Barnes from UTEP (CUSA).
The 2025-26 Ball State men’s basketball roster features student-athletes from 10 different states: Indiana, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri, New York, California, Georgia, and North Carolina.
Purdue Fort Wayne went 19-13 (12-8 HL) last season in head coach Jon Coffman’s 11th leading the program. The Mastodons were picked fifth in the recently released Horizon League preseason poll.
Junior guard Corey Hadnot II was named to the preseason All-League Second Team.
Ball State officially begins the regular season against Louisiana at 7 p.m., on Nov. 3 in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge at Worthen Arena.
I’VE SEEN YOU BEFORE: Senior guard Elmore James IV is no stranger to the Mid-American Conference having played three seasons at Ohio before coming to Ball State.
The Cleveland, Ohio native has made 24 starts in 50 career MAC games, scoring 339 points. James averaged 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds overall last season for the Bobcats while shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point range.
FAMILIAR NAME: Junior guard Armoni Zeigler, a transfer from Saint Peter’s, is the brother of former Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler.
Armoni averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Peacocks last season while leading the team in field goals made (114) and steals (43).
BIG GAME POTENTIAL: Guards Juwan Maxey and Davion Hill have shown the ability to put up big scoring games in their collegiate careers.
The senior Maxey scored 29 points against Milwaukee last season when he went to Youngstown State and 23 points vs Robert Morris in the Horizon League championship game. Hill, a redshirt sophomore, tallied double figures in points on 22 occasions including a season-high 38 points last season at Northwest Florida State College.
FLYING FISH: Redshirt sophomore forward Kayden Fish comes to Muncie with NCAA Tournament experience after scoring an and-one and registering a block and a steal last March in Iowa State’s first round win over Lipscomb.
The Kansas City, Mo., was awarded a medical redshirt his freshman year with the Cyclones and played in nine games last season before transferring to Ball State.
TV GAME AT WORTHEN ARENA: The game against Ohio originally scheduled for Jan. 17 in Muncie has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 due to it being aired on CBS Sports Network.
Ball State’s most recent home MAC game on a Friday was back on March 3, 2023 against Toledo in a game that was also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
WELCOME TO THE MAC: Ball State plays league newcomer UMass twice in the regular season in the first season in the league for the Minutemen.
The Cardinals play at UMass on Jan. 10 before hosting the Minutemen on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams have faced off only once prior, in an 89-86 Ball State win on Nov. 21, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
SUCCESS VS SUN BELT: Ball State has won each of its home games in the first two seasons of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge and will have a chance for a third when the Cardinals open the season hosting Louisiana on Nov. 3 at Worthen Arena.
Ball State topped Old Dominion 73-68 on Nov. 11, 2023 and Southern Miss 77-76 on Feb. 8, 2025 in the two previous installments of the challenge at Worthen Arena.
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SOCCER FALLS 2-1 TO MIAMI ON SUNDAY IN HOME FINALE
MUNCIE, Ind. – Delaney Caldwell scored an early goal to put Ball State ahead 1-0, but Miami (OH) responded with two second half goals to take a 2-1 decision on Sunday afternoon at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Cardinals (9-6-2, 6-4-1 Mid-American Conference) took the lead into halftime against the RedHawks (10-5-2, 7-2-2 MAC), but the visitors scored in the 55th and 74th minutes to claim the road win and snap Ball State’s four-match winning streak.
Caldwell scored her fourth goal of the season, and 20th of her collegiate career, off an assist from Tori Monaco in the 13th minute to give the Cardinals the edge. The helper was Monaco’s fifth of the year.
LG Moncrief led the hosts with three shots, including one on goal, while Caldwell, Addie Chester, Emily Roper and Izzy Ross had two shots each.
Ball State goalkeeper Kate Pallante made seven saves, including six in the second half. Delaney Ahearn, Grier Isaacson and Jordyn Klaasen joined Pallante as Cardinals that played the full 90 minutes.
Miami took more shots (15-11) and generated more corner kicks (10-3) but was whistled for more fouls (14-9).
Ball State finished the day in fifth place in the conference standings. The MAC Tournament is set to start on Saturday, Nov. 1 in Columbus, Ohio.
The Cardinals will conclude the regular season on Wednesday with a 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT) match at Northern Illinois.
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++++++++++PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL++++++++
BALL STATE COMES TO GATES ON MONDAY FOR MBB EXHIBITION
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The first chance to see the 2025-26 Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team is set for Monday (Oct. 27) in an exhibition against Ball State. It is the Mastodon Hoops Kickoff and the game is presented by McDonald’s.
There will be free pizza for Purdue Fort Wayne students at the game.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Ball State
When: Monday, October 27 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets:Link
Series History: Ball State leads 4-1
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne
// Mastodon men’s golfers Landon Smith and AJ Agnew will be recognized at the game on Monday during the second media timeout. Smith and Agnew rescued a man from a pond last week who had driven into the water.
// Jon Coffman enters the season with 198 career coaching victories. He needs just two more to reach 200 for his career. He is already the program leader in wins.
// In May 2025 head coach Jon Coffman was selected as a Red Coat recipient from the Mad Anthonys Foundation. Each year the Red Coat is given to an individual that has made a positive impact on the region and the state of Indiana. A few of the previous honorees include: Keith Busse, Chuck Surack, Brad Stevens, Bob Chase, Arnie Ball, Shelley Long, Matt Painter, Brian Kelly, Brad Stevens, Joe Tiller, Bob Knight and John Wooden. The Red Coat Gala began in 1958.
// The 2025-26 schedule opens with a visit to Mountain West member Grand Canyon on Nov. 3. Four days later the ‘Dons travel to Ohio State, a game which will air on the Big Ten Network. Another notable non-league road game is a trip to Utah on Nov. 18, the first game against Utah since 2015. Three days later the Mastodons are at Atlantic 10 foe Saint Louis. The last time the ‘Dons played at Saint Louis was 2005. The final game before Christmas is a short trip to South Bend to play at Notre Dame in a noon start.
// The next time the ‘Dons play in Fort Wayne will be for the 2025-26 home opener against Dominican on Nov. 9. Boyce College will come to Fort Wayne on Nov. 15. The Mastodons’ first game at the Coliseum is set for Nov. 25 against Chicago State.
// The Mastodons have double-digit wins at home in 11 of the last 13 years. Last season the ‘Dons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program’s NCAA Division I history.
// The Horizon League released windows for possible ESPN2/ESPNU broadcasts. The games will be picked about two weeks before the date. The ‘Dons play in four of the windows.
Sunday, January 11 – 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2 – at Robert Morris
Wednesday, February 4 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU – vs. Youngstown State
Thursday, February 12 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 – at Green Bay
Sunday, February 22 – 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU – at Cleveland State
// The Mastodons were picked fifth in the 2025-26 Horizon League Preseason Poll. The ‘Dons got 287 points and one first place vote. Six different teams received at least one first place vote.
// Last season the ‘Dons:
– made 10 or more 3-pointers 18 times.
– forced 20 turnovers four times.
– recorded 19 or more assists five times.
– shot 50 percent or better 11 times.
– scored 50 points in a half eight times. Six times against a Division I opponent.
// 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years.
// The ‘Dons have won 24 consecutive regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson.
// The ‘Dons have been top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years and top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years.
// Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the ‘Dons are 7th in the nation in total made 3-pointers (3,393), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (37.0 percent) and 25th in field goal percentage (46.6 percent).
// Purdue Fort Wayne finished each of the last two seasons ranked fourth in the nation in turnover margin; in 2024-25 (5.3) and in 2023-24 (5.7).
// Division II -> Fort Wayne
– Ja’Corey Lipkins joins the ‘Dons from NCAA Division II Charleston (W.V.) last year. He was the league’s Freshman of the Year. He is the third in a line of accomplished Division II players to arrive in Fort Wayne.
– Anthony Roberts was a two-time All-NSIC First Team at St. Cloud State before scoring 716 points in two season for the ‘Dons 2022-24.
– Rasheed Bello was the 2022-23 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year at UW-Parkside before scoring 1,047 points in two seasons for the ‘Dons 2023-25. Bello picked up Third Team and First Team All-Horizon League honors in his Mastodon career.
// Maximus Nelson…:
// … has improved his 3-point shooting each season. He shot 34.2 percent as a freshman at Valparaiso. In 2023-24 he shot 37.7 for the Mastodons. In 2024-25 he was at 40.3 percent.
// … finished last season shooting 40.3 percent (71-of-176) from three. He has 138 3-pointers in two seasons as a Mastodon, 20th in program history. He’ll need to get to 184 3-pointers to reach the top 10. The 10th spot is held by Bobby Planutis (2020-23).
// … 354-of-382 shot attempts in his Mastodon career have been 3-point attempts.
// Corey Hadnot II…:
// … was named to the 2025-26 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team.
// … had 12 double-digit scoring games as a sophomore after five as a freshman.
// … across the board, improved his shooting in 2024-25 from his freshman season in 2023-24. Field goal (from 40.9 percent to 44.6 percent), 3-point (from 25.0 percent to 39.2 percent) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 80.4 percent) all improved.
// … earned five Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors in 2023-24.
// Yuval Levin..:
// … played for Kiryat Ata in Israeli Winner League, Israel’s top professional league.
// … traveled a day and a half in a boat across the Mediterranean from Haifa, Israel to Cyprus in summer 2025 to enable travel to Fort Wayne.
// DeAndre Craig Jr….:
// … started just four games as a freshman for Denver in 2023-24, before starting 29 in 2024-25 for the Pioneers.
// … 49.4 percent field goal percentage at Denver last season ranked third in the Summit League.
// … enters the season with 618 career NCAA Division I points.
// Mikale Stevenson….:
// … is no stranger to the Summit City, playing for South Side High School.
// … led the country with 285 total assists (7.9 per game) for Milwaukee Area Technical College in 2022-23.
// … averaged 10.9 points at Grambling State last season.
// … helped Grambling State to the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24. The Tigers defeated Montana State in the First Four before falling to Purdue.
// … enters the season with 544 career NCAA Division I points.
// Ja’Corey Lipkins…:
// … picked up Mountain East Freshman of the Year honors NCAA Division II in 2024-25 for Charleston (W.V.)
// … also named to the All-Mountain East Second Team in 2024-25 after averaging 14.3 points per game.
// … scored 42 points on 13-of-20 shooting including 10-of-15 from three vs. Wheeling (Dec. 14, 2024)
// Darius Duffy…:
// … had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Portland State (Nov. 22, 2024).
// … totaled eight points and seven rebounds at Green Bay (Dec. 11, 2024).
// … finished 2024-25 81.8 percent from the floor (45-of-55).
// New Challenge:
The Purdue Fort Wayne or Indiana Fort Wayne student who attends the most Mastodon home athletics events this year will win an iPad at the end of the 2025-26 school year! Make sure to check in and get your QR code scanned at the game to start tracking your attendance.
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+++++++++++EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER+++++++++++
PURPLE ACES DROP ONE-GOAL DECISION TO DRAKE
DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team dropped a hard-fought decision on Sunday afternoon, falling to Drake by a score of 1-0. A Bulldogs goal in the 59th minute was the difference, as Drake remained on top of the league standings with the win.
Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) kept the Aces in the match early, making leaping saves in the ninth and 13th minutes to keep the Bulldogs off the board.
Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas. Nev./Desert Oasis) had the first shot of the day for Evansville, putting a shot on target in the 17th minute, while Ashlyn Koutsos (Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth) added a shot of her own in the 27th minute.
Lammers added another save in the 35th minute, keeping the Bulldogs scoreless as the match went into the half tied at 0-0.
Lammers made two more saves in the first 12 minutes of the second half, but Drake was able to break through with a goal in the 59th minute to take the lead.
The Purple Aces saw their best chance for the equalizer in the 81st minute when Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont) fired a shot from the penalty spot, but her shot was saved by Drake keeper Addie Ford, as the Bulldogs took the 1-0 win.
With the loss, Evansville moves to 7-6-2 overall and 3-4-1 in MVC play. The Purple Aces sit in a tie for the final MVC Tournament spot with 10 points heading into the regular season finale. Evansville will host Valparaiso on Thursday at Arad McCutchan Stadium and can clinch a tournament spot with a win, a loss by UIC, or a tie and a UIC tie. Kick-off is set for 1 PM from Arad McCutchan Stadium.
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++++++++++UINDY MEN’S SOCCER+++++++++++
HOUNDS BOUNCE BACK WITH 2-0 WIN OVER ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The UIndy men’s soccer team rebounded with a 2-0 win over Illinois Springfield on Sunday, after a tough loss in Friday night’s game against McKendree.
This is the fifth shutout victory for UIndy this season, and the team’s first since Oct. 5 against Drury.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half quickly turned in favor of the Greyhounds, after a straight red card was given to the Prairie Stars goalkeeper, Landon Amick, just six minutes into the contest, forcing Illinois Springfield to play down a man the remaining 84 minutes.
Roman Beko took the game over in the first half, as the junior forward racked up five shots, three shots on goal, and two goals to show for his efforts. His goals came in the 24th and 33rd minutes, on two low driven shots that beat the backup Prairie Stars’ goalkeeper, Edoardo Pinna.
After Beko’s two goals in the first half, the Hounds settled in and were content with seeing the game out. There were only eight shots combined by both teams in the second half, compared to the 12 taken in the first half.
Alexander Veridiano and Alvaro Sanchez had the two shots on goal for the Greyhounds in the second half, while Joey Schrand made a stop with just under two minutes to go to secure the 2-0 clean sheet win for UIndy.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Today is the first multi goal game of Beko’s career with UIndy.
– Lucas Bedleg has recorded at least a goal or an assist in three of the last four games, which is the longest streak of his career.
– Schrand made his third appearance of the season, and picked up his first complete game shutout since 2022 against Drury.
– Sanchez added four shots to his team leading total, 44.
UP NEXT
The Hounds will conclude its regular season on Sunday Nov. 2 against Lewis, and will have a chance to earn hosting rights in the GLVC Tournament first round with a win.
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+++++++++++UINDY WOMEN’S SOCCER+++++++++++
HOUNDS FALL ON ROAD TO PRAIRIE STARS
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The UIndy women’s soccer team dropped their second consecutive match on Sunday against Maryville, 2-0 at Key Stadium.
Today was the eighth time this season that UIndy has failed to score in a game, and the fourth time in the last five games.
This is also the fourth consecutive victory for the Prairie Stars against the Greyhounds, with Illinois Springfield outscoring UIndy 5-0 over that stretch. UIndy’s last win over Illinois Springfield was in a 1-0 overtime thriller in 2020.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds were held to a season low one shot today, with the lone shot coming from Izzie Wallace, who scored UIndy’s goal in its last match against McKendree.
The last time UIndy was held to one shot or fewer in a match was last season against Drury.
Maria White had a strong showing in goal today for the Greyhounds, as she racked up seven saves for the second time in her last three outings.
While White had a good showing for the Greyhounds, the Prairie Stars still were able to come out on top with only one goal. The lone goal in today’s game came in the 28th minute on a Mallory Herber shot from Addison Wittenberg that proved to be the decider in this one.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Sukhmani Shergill made a return to the lineup today for UIndy as a substitute.
– Five Greyhounds played a complete 90 minutes today, Hannah Magruder, Lyza Shamy, Nicole Schroeder, White, and Zy’Aire Parker.
– Wallace is now tied for the team lead in shots for the Greyhounds with 14.
– Abi Mikus made an appearance as a substitute today, playing 27 minutes.
UP NEXT
UIndy will conclude its 2025 season next Sunday Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. on the road against Lewis.
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+++++++++++UINDY WOMEN’S TRIATHALON++++++++++
UINDY TRAVELS TO LONE STAR STATE FOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FORT WORTH, Texas – The UIndy women’s triathlon team competed in its second-ever regional race on Sunday, finishing eighth overall and fourth among DII programs down in the Lone Star State. The competition, which featured 14 programs across all three NCAA divisions, was hosted by Texas Christian University at Marine Creek Lake.
The Greyhounds posted an average time of 1:17:40 among their five scorers, totaling 89 points as a unit.
Geraldine Vazquez (15th, 1:13:24.55) and Ainsleigh Cardone (16th, 1:13:45.97) crossed the finish line in consecutive fashion to lead the UIndy scoring. Cardone finished the 3.2-mile run in under 23 minutes for a season-best time in the portion. The Baden, Penn., native was in a dead heat with Vazquez until the final leg.
Finishing just inside the DII top 25 was Lillian Sunbury (22nd, 1:15:20.23), who recorded the team’s best time on the bike at 37:18.20.
Nadia Beran (28th, 1:20:18.78) and Haley Uberta (30th, 1:25:30.91) rounded out the scoring for the Hounds. Beran ran the final 3.2 miles in under 27 minutes for just the second time this fall.
Notably, the Greyhounds defeated both Black Hills State University and six-time DII national champion North Central College for the first time in program history.
The UIndy trio of Miah Sosenheimer, Katie Dolen, and Sydney Rhodehamel also competed on Sunday; Dolen and Rhodehamel crossing the finish line within 22 seconds of each other. Dolen nearly reached her season-best time in the run, finishing in under 29 minutes in two of the past three races.
The final seeds for nationals will be announced Tuesday.
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+++++++SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES+++++++
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
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FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
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PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
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HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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++++++++SPORTS EXTRA+++++++++
+++++++++TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY++++++++++
Oct. 27
1967 — New Mexico tight end Emilio Vallez catches 17 passes for 257 yards to tie an NCAA record in a 75-12 rout of Texas-El Paso.
1973 — Four players rush for more than 100 yards as Alabama sets three NCAA records during a 77-6 romp of Virginia Tech. Alabama sets records with 823 yards total offense, 743 yards rushing and four 100-yard rushers. Jim Taylor gains 142 yards, Wilbur Jackson 138, Calvin Culliver 127 and Richard Todd 102.
1984 — Washington State’s Rueben Mayes sets an NCAA record with 357 yards rushing, 197 in the first half, and scores three touchdowns in a 50-41 victory over Oregon.
1984 — Iowa’s Chuck Long completes 22 straight passes to set an NCAA record in a 24-20 victory over Indiana.
1996 — After two humbling losses at home, the New York Yankees win their first World Series title since 1978 with a 3-2 victory over the defending champion Atlanta Braves in Game 6.
2001 — Joe Paterno wins his 324th game to pass Bear Bryant for the most victories by a Division I-A coach when Penn State rallies for a 29-27 win over Ohio State.
2002 — Emmitt Smith breaks the NFL career rushing yardage record held by the late Walter Payton on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter. Smith has 109 yards and a touchdown in Dallas’ 17-14 loss to Seattle and ends the game with 16,743 career yards — 17 more than Payton gained.
2002 — Behind rookie pitcher John Lackey and a three-run double by Garret Anderson, the Anaheim Angels beat Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants 4-1 for the franchise’s first World Series in 42 years.
2004 — The Boston Red Sox are World Series champions at long, long last. Johnny Damon homers on the fourth pitch of the game, Derek Lowe makes it stand up and the Red Sox win Game 4 3-0, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals for their first crown since 1918. 2005 — Curtis Joseph makes 13 saves to earn his 400th NHL victory and Mike Comrie scores twice as Phoenix edges Calgary 3-2.
2006 — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 in Game 5 to wrap up their first Series title in nearly a quarter-century and 10th overall. The Cardinals, with 83 regular-season wins, is the fewest by a World Series champion.
2007 — Curlin posts an emphatic victory against his toughest rivals in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park. Ridden by Robby Albarado, Curlin defeats Derby runner-up Hard Spun by 4 1/2 lengths.
2007 — Weber State beats Portland State 73-68 to set an NCAA all-division football record for points in a game. Back in 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0, but that was before the NCAA kept track of records. q2012 — Matt Scott of Arizona gains 469 total yards and accounts for four TDs in the Wildcats’ 39-36 win over Southern California. Marqise Lee of USC, catches 16 passes for a Pac-12-record 345 yards and two TDs.
2013 — Matthew Stafford’s 1-yard lunge over a pile of linemen with 12 seconds left and Calvin Johnson’s 329 yards receiving lift the Detroit Lions to a 31-30 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys. Stafford throws a 22-yard pass to Johnson, who had the second-most yards receiving in NFL history, to set up his winning score.
2013 — Serena Williams ends her best season in style, rallying past Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 for her second straight WTA Championship and 11th title of the year.
2015 — Alex Gordon hits a tying home run with one out in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer hits a sacrifice fly against Bartolo Colon in the 14th and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 5-4 in the longest opener in World Series history.
2015 — American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement.
2020 — LA Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays. 31- in Game 6 at Globe Life Field, Arlington Texas to win their first World Series title in 32 years.
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+++++++++TV SPORTS+++++++++
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR BLACKOUTS
Monday, Oct. 27
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
9 p.m.
ESPNU — Exhibition: Arkansas at Memphis
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
6:30 p.m.
ESPNU — Exhibition: Vanderbilt at Memphis
COLLEGE GOLF
3 p.m.
GOLF — The 2025 East Lake Cup: First Round, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — World Series: Toronto at L.A. Dodgers, Game 3
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
PEACOCK — Cleveland at Detroit
9:30 p.m.
PEACOCK — Denver at Minnesota
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
ABC — Washington at Kansas City
ESPN — Washington at Kansas City
ESPN2 — Washington at Kansas City (MNF with Peyton and Eli)
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
NHLN — St. Louis at Pittsburgh
SOCCER (MEN’S)
6:30 p.m.
FS1 — MLS Eastern Conference Playoff: Columbus Crew at FC Cincinnati, First Round – Game 1
9 p.m.
FS1 — MLS Western Conference Playoff: Seattle at Minnesota, First Round – Game 1
TENNIS
6 a.m.
TENNIS — Paris-ATP, Jiujiang-WTA, Hong Kong-WTA & Chennai-WTA Early Rounds
11 p.m.
TENNIS — Paris-ATP, Jiujiang-WTA, Hong Kong-WTA & Chennai-WTA Early Rounds
2 a.m. (Tuesday)
TENNIS — Paris-ATP, Jiujiang-WTA, Hong Kong-WTA & Chennai-WTA Early Rounds
6 a.m. (Tuesday)
TENNIS — Paris-ATP, Jiujiang-WTA, Hong Kong-WTA, & Chennai-WTA Early Rounds
