THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS

CLASS 6A

WESTFIELD (10-2) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (9-3)

WARREN CENTRAL (8-4) AT BROWNSBURG (12-0)

CLASS 5A

CONCORD (11-1) AT MERRILLVILLE (10-2)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (11-1) AT NEW PALESTINE (12-0)

CLASS 4A

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (12-1) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (11-2)

HERITAGE HILLS (12-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (10-3)

CLASS 3A

KNOX (13-0) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (8-5)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (12-1) AT CASCADE (13-0)…SATURDAY

CLASS 2A

ADAMS CENTRAL (13-0) AT ANDREAN (11-1)

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (13-0) AT LAPEL (13-0)

CLASS 1A

PIONEER (12-1) AT SOUTH ADAMS (10-3)

SOUTH PUTNAM (11-2) AT MILAN (7-4)

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

TUESDAY’S SCORES

ANDERSON    43          ALEXANDRIA 36         

BEECH GROVE            50          INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 14         

BELLMONT      68          FORT WAYNE DWENGER     30         

BEN DAVIS      62          PLAINFIELD   50         

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN         37          PHALEN ACADEMY   27         

BLOOMINGTON NORTH       64          MARTINSVILLE            46         

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH       57          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE        43         

BLUFFTON      78          MISSISSINEWA           25         

BORDEN          62          CROTHERSVILLE        9           

BREMEN           55          PLYMOUTH    28         

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL   47          TRINITY LUTHERAN  28         

CARMEL           50          ZIONSVILLE   39         

CARROLL (FLORA)    55          NORTH WHITE            50         

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)     55          HUNTINGTON NORTH           36         

CASTON           31          ARGOS              21         

CENTRAL NOBLE       48          BETHANY CHRISTIAN            15         

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY           50          WEST WASHINGTON              36         

CLINTON CENTRAL  45          PIONEER          32         

COLUMBUS NORTH 55          SOUTHPORT 15         

CORYDON CENTRAL              48          PAOLI  32         

CRAWFORD COUNTY            51          NORTH HARRISON   36         

CROWN POINT           56          ANDREAN        26         

CULVER            38          WINAMAC       37         

DALEVILLE      56          KNIGHTSTOWN          47         

DECATUR CENTRAL 52          AVON  36         

DELTA 55          NEW CASTLE 50         

EAST NOBLE  68          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA               44         

EASTSIDE        55          LEO      32         

EDGEWOOD  61          BLOOMFIELD               16         

ELKHART CHRISTIAN             65          LAKELAND CHRISTIAN         12         

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI       48          SOUTHRIDGE              12         

FAITH CHRISTIAN     48          FRONTIER       18         

FORT WAYNE LUERS              60          FORT WAYNE SOUTH             51         

FORT WAYNE SNIDER            56          COLUMBIA CITY         55          OT

FORT WAYNE WAYNE             33          HERITAGE       25         

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL              53          CRAWFORDSVILLE  22         

FRANKLIN CENTRAL               66          NEW PALESTINE         30         

FREMONT        53          FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK               45         

GARRETT         72          FORT WAYNE NORTH             32         

GIBSON SOUTHERN               56          FOREST PARK              32         

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL         60          RICHMOND   44         

HAGERSTOWN           56          BLUE RIVER VALLEY 15         

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN             43          INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL             22              

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN           43          BREBEUF JESUIT        36         

HERITAGE HILLS        47          EVANSVILLE NORTH               44         

HOBART           61          LAKE STATION             25         

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER          68          INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 4           

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  51          UNIVERSITY   31         

JASPER             59          EVANSVILLE BOSSE 21         

JEFFERSONVILLE       68          PROVIDENCE               61         

JIMTOWN        32          MISHAWAKA 25         

JOHN GLENN                43          CONCORD     34         

KOUTS              49          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN            33         

LAPORTE         49          MISHAWAKA MARIAN            41         

LAKE CENTRAL           37          HANOVER CENTRAL               31         

LAPEL 60          HAMILTON HEIGHTS              52         

LAWRENCE CENTRAL            57          PENDLETON HEIGHTS          47         

LINTON             41          BARR-REEVE 39         

LOOGOOTEE 56          MITCHELL       18         

LOWELL           65          HEBRON          20         

MADISON        79          SOUTH DEARBORN  12         

MANCHESTER             46          ADAMS CENTRAL      32         

MARION           83          MADISON-GRANT     19         

MONROE CENTRAL  67          WES-DEL         9           

MOORESVILLE            54          DANVILLE        51         

NEW WASHINGTON 40          ROCK CREEK ACADEMY      33         

NORTH MONTGOMERY         45          FRANKFORT   25         

NORTH POSEY            47          EDWARDS COUNTY (ILL.)    26         

NORTHFIELD 53          EASTBROOK  14         

NORTHRIDGE              51          FAIRFIELD       48         

NORTHVIEW  48          PARKE HERITAGE      16         

NORWELL       59          HOMESTEAD 46         

OLDENBURG ACADEMY       50          NORTHEASTERN        37         

ORLEANS        57          SHOALS           21         

OWEN VALLEY             65          WEST VIGO    21         

PARK TUDOR 55          INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY      43         

PENN  61          MICHIGAN CITY         25         

PERRY MERIDIAN      51          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE          45         

PORTAGE         46          ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 24         

RANDOLPH SOUTHERN       65          COWAN            40         

RED HILL (ILL.)            37          DUGGER UNION        27         

RIVER FOREST            49          GARY WEST   21         

ROSSVILLE     53          DELPHI             40         

SEEGER            61          SOUTH VERMILLION               3           

SHAKAMAK    59          CLAY CITY       35         

SHAWE MEMORIAL  66          SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)        60         

SHELBYVILLE               61          SPEEDWAY     20         

SHERIDAN      38          FRANKTON     35         

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH   78          ST. THOMAS MORE   27         

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)  43          KNOX  33         

SOUTH KNOX               53          NORTHEAST DUBOIS             15         

SOUTH RIPLEY            60          SOUTH DECATUR      34         

SOUTH SPENCER      54          PERRY CENTRAL        48         

SOUTHERN WELLS   72          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY             36         

SOUTHMONT               62          GREENCASTLE            29         

SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)         55          CLARKSVILLE              32         

SOUTHWOOD             54          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)     21         

SPRINGS VALLEY       53          NORTH DAVIESS        42         

SWITZERLAND COUNTY      50          NORTH DECATUR      46         

TIPPECANOE VALLEY             47          TRITON             30         

TIPTON             38          NORTHWESTERN      37         

TRI-COUNTY 66          ATTICA              28         

UNION COUNTY        51          MORRISTOWN            17         

VALPARAISO  62          HAMMOND NOLL      30         

VINCENNES LINCOLN           52          PIKE CENTRAL             27         

WALDRON      52          BROWN COUNTY      19         

WAPAHANI     35          MUNCIE BURRIS        32         

WARSAW         67          SOUTH BEND RILEY 10         

WAWASEE       44          LAKELAND      39         

WEST CENTRAL          34          TRI-TOWNSHIP           30         

WESTERN BOONE     61          COVINGTON  33         

WESTERN        60          LEBANON        57         

WESTFIELD    63          MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)        36         

WESTVIEW     45          LAKEWOOD PARK     26         

WHEELER        59          WASHINGTON TWP. 40         

WHITKO           47          PERU   37         

WOOD MEMORIAL    47          TECUMSEH    29         

YORKTOWN   65          WINCHESTER              26         

JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT

CENTER GROVE          49          INDIAN CREEK            42          R1

WHITELAND  52          GREENWOOD              32          R1

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN  59          EDINBURGH  29          R1

LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT

BENTON CENTRAL    49          WEST LAFAYETTE       28          R1

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)        53          TWIN LAKES  37          R1

LAFAYETTE JEFF         57          LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC   31          R1

MCCUTCHEON           64          RENSSELAER CENTRAL        48          R1

PARIS (ILL.) TOURNAMENT

DANVILLE (ILL.)          47          TERRE HAUTE NORTH           36          POOL B            

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WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

BLACKFORD  AT          ADAMS CENTRAL                     7:30 PM            

BOWMAN ACADEMY              AT          OREGON-DAVIS                        7:00 PM            

BROWNSBURG           AT          NOBLESVILLE                             7:30 PM            

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL   AT          MITCHELL                      7:00 PM            

CHARLESTOWN         AT          SILVER CREEK                            7:30 PM            

COLUMBUS EAST      AT          EAST CENTRAL                           7:30 PM            

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL          AT          BOONVILLE                   7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE LUERS              AT          DEKALB                           7:30 PM            

INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE               AT          INDIANA DEAF                           6:00 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH      AT          KIPP INDY LEGACY                  6:00 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS HERRON     AT          INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA                    7:30 PM              

JAC-CEN-DEL               AT          MILAN               7:30 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY   AT          HIGHLAND                    8:00 PM            

KOKOMO         AT          LEWIS CASS                 7:30 PM            

MORGAN TWP.            AT          EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL                  8:00 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)              AT          LAWRENCE NORTH                7:30 PM            

VINCENNES LINCOLN           AT          SULLIVAN                       7:30 PM            

PARIS (ILL.) TOURNAMENT

TERRE HAUTE NORTH           AT          PARIS (ILL.)                    6:15 PM             POOL B

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING

SOUTHRIDGE 66 EVANSVILLE NORTH 12

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS
1. OHIO STATE (10-0)
2. INDIANA (11-0)
3. TEXAS A&M (10-0)
4. GEORGIA (9-1)
5. TEXAS TECH (10-1)
6. OLE MISS (10-1)
7. OREGON (9-1)
8. OKLAHOMA (8-2)
9. NOTRE DAME (8-2)
10. ALABAMA (8-2)
11. BYU (9-1)
12. UTAH (8-2)
13. MIAMI (8-2)
14. VANDERBILT (8-2)
15. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (8-2)
16. GEORGIA TECH (9-1)
17. TEXAS (7-3)
18. MICHIGAN (8-2)
19. VIRGINIA (9-2)
20. TENNESSEE (7-3)
21. ILLINOIS (7-3)
22. MISSOURI (7-3)
23. HOUSTON (8-2)
24. TULANE (8-2)
25. ARIZONA STATE (7-3)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

WEEK 13

TUESDAY, NOV. 18

AKRON 19 BOWLING GREEN 16

OHIO 42 UMASS 14

WESTERN MICHIGAN 35 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 19

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

7 P.M. | MIAMI (OHIO) AT BUFFALO | ESPN2

7 P.M. | CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT KENT STATE | ESPNU

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

7:30 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT ARKANSAS STATE | ESPN

FRIDAY, NOV. 21

8 P.M. | FLORIDA STATE AT NC STATE | ESPN

10:30 P.M. | HAWAI’I AT UNLV | FS1

SATURDAY, NOV. 22

12 P.M. | SAMFORD AT TEXAS A&M | SECN+

12 P.M. | MISSOURI AT OKLAHOMA

12 P.M. | DELAWARE AT WAKE FOREST | ACC NETWORK

12 P.M. | TULSA AT ARMY | CBSSN

12 P.M. | RUTGERS AT OHIO STATE | FOX

12 P.M. | MIAMI (FLA.) AT VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN

12 P.M. | LOUISVILLE AT SMU | ESPN2

12 P.M. | MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN | BTN

12 P.M. | KANSAS AT IOWA STATE | FS1

12:45 P.M. | CHARLOTTE AT GEORGIA | SEC NETWORK

1 P.M. | OLD DOMINION AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPN+

1 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT JAMES MADISON | ESPN+

1 P.M. | BAYLOR AT ARIZONA | TNT

2 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ALABAMA | SECN+

2 P.M. | MERCER AT AUBURN | SECN+

2 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT KENNESAW STATE | ESPN+

2 P.M. | NEVADA AT WYOMING

2 P.M. | BALL STATE AT TOLEDO | ESPN+

2:30 P.M. | MARSHALL AT APPALACHIAN STATE | ESPN+

3 P.M. | UCONN AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | ESPN+

3 P.M. | LIBERTY AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+

3 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+

3 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT UTEP | ESPN+

3 P.M. | SOUTH FLORIDA AT UAB | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME | NBC/PEACOCK

3:30 P.M. | KENTUCKY AT VANDERBILT

3:30 P.M. | JACKSONVILLE STATE AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | CBSSN

3:30 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | USC AT OREGON | CBS

3:30 P.M.| ARKANSAS AT TEXAS | ABC

3:30 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT IOWA | FS1

3:30 P.M. | DUKE AT NORTH CAROLINA | ACC NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT UTSA | ESPN+

3:45 P.M. | TULANE AT TEMPLE | ESPNU

4 P.M. | OKLAHOMA STATE AT UCF | ESPN+

4 P.M. | GEORGIA STATE AT TROY | ESPN+

4 P.M. | KANSAS STATE AT UTAH | ESPN2

4 P.M. | MICHIGAN AT MARYLAND | BTN

4 P.M. | TCU AT HOUSTON | FOX

4:15 P.M. | COASTAL CAROLINA AT SOUTH CAROLINA | SEC NETWORK

4:30 P.M. | FURMAN AT CLEMSON | THE CW NETWORK

5 P.M. | UL MONROE AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | NEW MEXICO AT AIR FORCE | CBSSN

7 P.M. | PITT AT GEORGIA TECH | ESPN

7 P.M. | NEBRASKA AT PENN STATE | NBC

7 P.M. | COLORADO STATE AT BOISE STATE | FS1

7:30 P.M. | CAL AT STANFORD | ACC NETWORK

7:30 | TENNESSEE AT FLORIDA | ABC

7:30 P.M. | ILLINOIS AT WISCONSIN | BTN

7:30 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT RICE | ESPNU

7:45 P.M. | WESTERN KENTUCKY AT LSU | SEC NETWORK

8 P.M. | BYU AT CINCINNATI | FOX

8 P.M. | ARIZONA STATE AT COLORADO | ESPN2

10:30 P.M. | UTAH STATE AT FRESNO STATE | CBSSN

10:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON AT UCLA | NBC

10:30 P.M. | SAN JOSE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | FS1

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

#17 MICHIGAN STATE 83 #12 KENTUCKY 66

#18 NORTH CAROLINA 73 NAVY 61

#21 ARKANSAS 84 WINTHROP 83

#5 DUKE 78 #24 KANSAS 66

#19 UCLA 79 SACRAMENTO STATE 48

TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 103 SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN 70

BUFFALO 94 VERMONT 90

RUTGERS 80 AMERICAN 71

SETON HALL 68 NEW HAVEN 45

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 103 IU INDY 91

NORTH CAROLINA A&T 79 MORGAN STATE 73

FLORIDA STATE 87 TENNESSEE MARTIN 73

SOUTH CAROLINA 87 RADFORD 58

DREXEL 75 NEW JERSEY TECH 43

NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON 85 E. CAROLINA 60

PROVIDENCE 98 NEW HAMPSHIRE 66

EASTERN MICHIGAN 72 DETROIT MERCY 62

BOSTON COLLEGE 63 HAMPTON 52

XAVIER 99 OLD DOMINION 69

IONA 89 PRINCETON 69

KENT STATE 93 EASTERN KENTUCKY 78

JAMES MADISON 81 TOWSON 75

MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 83 LONGWOOD 82 2OT

COLUMBIA 54 BOSTON 49

BROWN 68 HOLY CROSS 49

FAIRHLEIGH DICKINSON 100 ST. ELIZABETH 58

GEORGE MASON 79 JACKSONVILLE 57

LEHIGH 79 ST. FRANCIS 62

DELAWARE STATE 88 CHEYNEY PA 70

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 104 FORT LAUDERDALE 80

DELAWARE 81 ST. PETER’S 70

DARTMOUTH 113 MAINE AGUSTA 68

WESTERN KENTUCKY 97 BETHEL TN 67

GEORGIA TECH 68 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 66

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 123 TOCCOA FALLS 67

DEPAUL 93 GARDNER WEBB 62

TEXAS ARLINGTON 84 EVANSVILLE 76

SOUTHERN MISS 82 WILLIAM CAREY 59

TEXAS A&M 86 MONTANA 81

NORTHERN IOWA 70 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 57

LSU 107 ALCORN STATE 81

SMU 106 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 60

MINNESOTA 66 CHICAGO STATE 54

MURRAY STATE 89 LITTLE ROCK 68

RHODE ISLAND 86 YALE 77

TEXAS STATE 63 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 49

ORAL ROBERTS 84 HASKELL 64

NORTHERN ARIZONA 108 EMBRY RIDDLE 79

CORNELL 86 ARMY 73

IOWA 99 SE. MISSOURI STATE 70

SAN DIEGO 78 GRAMBLING STATE 68

TEXAS 99 RIDER 65

PEPPERDINE 90 NEW ORLEANS 79

UTAH 85 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 77

SYRACUSE 78 MONMOUTH 73

BOISE STATE 62 WICHITA STATE 59

FRESNO STATE 80 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 78

WASHINGTON 99 SOUTHERN 93 2OT

SAN FRANCISCO 84 NORTHWESTERN STATE 64

TROY 108 SAN DIEGO STATE 107 2OT

CALIFORNIA 67 PRESBYTERIAN 57

SANTA CLARA 64 IDAHO STATE 55

STANFORD 93 LOUISIANA 66

UC DAVIS 75 NEVADA 71

CAL BAPTIST 80 UC RIVERSIDE 57

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

#20 KENTUCKY 76 PURDUE 35

#6 MICHIGAN 120 BINGHAMTON 50

#13 OLE MISS 73 MEMPHIS 64 OT

#11 USC 78 PORTLAND 51

PROVIDENCE 50 NORTHEASTERN 45

CM TARTANS 55 ST. FRANCIS PA 53

CENTRAL FLORIDA 79 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 61

ILLINOIS 84 MURRAY STATE 64

LOUISIANA TECH 73 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 49

OREGON STATE 71 UTAH STATE 52

JOHNS HOPKINS 75 OREGON STATE 59

QUINNIPIAC 69 YALE 46

CHARLESTON 75 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 60

PENNSYLVANIA 55 NORFOLK STATE 50

ROBERT MORRIS 64 DUQUESNE 62

MARSHALL 105 SALEM INTERNATIONAL 31

UMASS 85 MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL 45

PITTSBURGH 87 LEMOYNE 65

SOUTHERN MISS 86 SE. LOUISIANA 53

RICHMOND 72 TEMPLE 57

COLGATE 60 CORNELL 54

LASALLE 83 WEST CHESTER 50

ILLINOIS STATE 59 LOYOLA ILLINOIS 44

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 69 WICHITA STATE 62

GEORGETOWN 77 SACRED HEART 44

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 100 LETOURNEAU 37

SOUTHERN 67 TOUGALOO 38

KANSAS STATE 81 TROY 59

MISSOURI STATE 69 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 58

MISSOURI 81 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 50

GRAND CANYON 76 SMU 60

EASTERN KENTUCKY 87 NORTH DAKOTA 67

SOUTHERN UTAH 91 BASIS 68

AIR FORCE 65 PORTLAND STATE 55

COLORADO 83 BOISE STATE 53

MONTANA STATE 64 UNLV 81

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NFL SCHEDULE/SCORES

WEEK 12

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

BUFFALO AT HOUSTON, 8:15 P.M. (PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, NOV. 23

NEW ENGLAND AT CINCINNATI, 1 P.M. (CBS)

PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO, 1 P.M. (CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS AT KANSAS CITY NY JETS AT BALTIMORE, 1 P.M. (CBS)

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

SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (FOX)

MINNESOTA AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)

CLEVELAND AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)

JACKSONVILLE AT ARIZONA, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)

ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)

PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)

TAMPA BAY AT LA RAMS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, NOV. 24

CAROLINA AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)

BYES: DENVER, LA CHARGERS, MIAMI, WASHINGTON

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NBA SCOREBOARD

ORLANDO 121 GOLDEN STATE 113

BOSTON 113 BROOKLYN 99

DETROIT 120 ATLANTA 112

SAN ANTONIO 111 MEMPHIS 101

LA LAKERS 140 UTAH 126

PHOENIX 127 PORTLAND 110

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NHL SCOREBOARD

TORONTO 3 ST. LOUIS 2 OT

DETROIT 4 SEATTLE 2

TAMPA BAY 5 NEW JERSEY 1

WINNIPEG 5 COLUMBUS 2

NY ISLANDERS 3 DALLAS 2

CHICAGO 5 CALGARY 2

VEGAS 3 NY RANGERS 2

SAN JOSE 3 UTAH 2 OT

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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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NCAA WOMEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT

SECOND ROUND

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

XAVIER VS. COLORADO, 3 P.M.

ARKANSAS VS. WASHINGTON, 3 P.M.

LOUISVILLE VS. KANSAS, 4 P.M.

NORTH CAROLINA VS. TEXAS TECH, 5 P.M.

IOWA VS. LSU, 5 P.M.

WAKE FOREST VS. MICHIGAN STATE, 6 P.M.

PENN STATE VS. VIRGINIA, 6 P.M.

UCF VS. DUKE, 6:30 P.M.

UCLA VS. BYU, 7 P.M.

MEMPHIS VS. TCU, 8 P.M.

VANDERBILT VS. CLEMSON, 8 P.M.

ALABAMA VS. STANFORD, 10 P.M.

OHIO STATE VS. NOTRE DAME, TBA

BAYLOR VS. WISCONSIN, TBA

LIPSCOMB VS. FLORIDA STATE, TBA

WEST VIRGINIA VS. GEORGETOWN, TBA

THIRD ROUND

SUNDAY, NOV. 23

TBA

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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

NFL NEWS

ONE-GAME BAN FOR BENGALS’ JA’MARR CHASE UPHELD ON APPEAL

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase will serve a one-game suspension for spitting on an opponent after his appeal was denied on Tuesday.

The punishment stems from Chase’s actions involving Steelers safety Jalen Ramsey in a game that Pittsburgh won 34-12. Ramsey punched Chase in the fourth quarter and was ejected, while Chase wasn’t penalized despite Ramsey maintaining that Chase spit on him.

Video later emerged showing Chase spitting, prompting the NFL to issue the suspension on Monday.

Chase appealed, but his case was rejected by a hearing officer jointly selected by the NFL and the players union, Jordy Nelson.

Chase will be unavailable when the Bengals (3-7) play host to the New England Patriots (9-2) on Sunday.

According to Pro Football Talk, Chase becomes the first NFL player suspended for spitting. Players previously received fines for spitting incidents.

Chase, 25, leads the NFL with 79 receptions this season, logging three for 30 yards against Pittsburgh. He has 861 receiving yards and five touchdowns this year. In 2024, he topped the league in all of the major receiving categories: catches (127), receiving yards (1,708) and receiving TDs (17).

A Pro Bowl honoree in each of his previous four NFL seasons, all with Cincinnati, Chase has 474 catches for 6,286 yards and 51 touchdowns in 72 games (71 starts).

WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. REINSTATED AFTER 6-GAME PED SUSPENSION

Former Pro Bowl receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who has not played in the NFL since being released by the Miami Dolphins in December, is eligible to sign with any team after serving a six-game suspension for failing a drug test.

During an October appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, Beckham said the ban stemmed from a test he took last season while playing for the Dolphins. He was told that his testosterone levels were too high, but he maintains he never knowingly took any performance-enhancing substances.

“You can say whatever you want about me,” Beckham said on the podcast. “I stand firm in knowing who I am today. I ain’t never cheated anybody but myself. I’m going to stand on that and I’m going to keep it going.”

Among the teams Beckham said he was interested in signing with is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were unable to acquire receiver Jakobi Meyers at the deadline. The Las Vegas Raiders sent Meyers to the Jacksonville Jaguars instead.

“You’re going to see me, maybe with the Steelers or the Rams or if the Chiefs want to call me,” he said on the podcast. “Then I’ll be playing in a Super Bowl this year.”

Beckham, 33, made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three NFL seasons with the New York Giants from 2014-16. He remained with the Giants through 2018, then played for the Cleveland Browns (2019-21), Los Angeles Rams (2021), Baltimore Ravens (2023) and the Dolphins (2024). He was part of Los Angeles’ Super Bowl-winning squad.

Across 10 NFL seasons, Beckham has 575 receptions for 7,987 yards and 59 touchdowns.

BILLS PRAISE ‘UNREAL’ JOSH ALLEN AHEAD OF GAME VS. TEXANS’ STOUT D

Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen may have reached the point in the campaign where he’s decided to single-handedly carry the Buffalo Bills.

Fresh off an epic performance, Allen aims to be in top form during a short week when the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday night.

Allen passed for three touchdowns and rushed for three more in Sunday’s 44-32 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That marked the third time in NFL history that a quarterback had three passing touchdowns and three rushing scores in the same game.

Allen has done it twice, the first time coming last December during a 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Hall of Famer Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns also accomplished it during the 1954 NFL title game.

Allen’s 75 career rushing touchdowns are tied with Cam Newton for the all-time regular-season record by a quarterback. Allen has 10 rushing scores this season, third-most in the NFL.

“There’s no need to overthink it,” Bills wideout Khalil Shakir told reporters. “I mean, he’s unreal at everything he does. The best player in the league by far, and he’s going to show that every game day.”

Allen passed for 317 yards against Tampa Bay while leading Buffalo (7-3) to its highest point total of the season. It was the third time the Bills scored at least 40.

Allen (2,456 passing yards, 18 touchdowns) is hoping to thrive versus the Texans (5-5), who have won three of their past four games. Buffalo also has won three of its past four contests.

“We got a game Thursday night, so it’s a completely different team that we’re facing, completely different defense,” Allen said. “Not sure what the game plan is going to look like, but we got to start fast (against Houston).”

Still to be determined is how many of Allen’s targets will be available.

Shakir (personal) and fellow receivers Curtis Samuel (elbow/neck) and Mecole Hardman Jr. (calf) missed two days of workouts, as did tight end Dalton Kincaid (hamstring). Kincaid missed the Tampa Bay game.

Also, receiver Keon Coleman was inactive against the Buccaneers as a disciplinary measure after being late to a team meeting on Friday. His status remains unknown.

Meanwhile, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (concussion) will miss his third straight game. He participated lightly in practice Tuesday but hasn’t cleared the protocol.

Safety Jalen Pitre (concussion) also was ruled out for the third consecutive contest. He is tied with cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. for the team lead of three interceptions.

“Both guys are progressing, they’re doing better,” Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said Tuesday. “But right now with the short turnaround game on Thursday, just don’t have enough days for those guys to be available.”

Davis Mills will start in place of Stroud for the third consecutive week. Ryans said Mills is simply playing within himself.

“Davis is just doing his job,” Ryans said. “It gets heightened with the quarterback position, but it’s no different than any other position. You got to go out and execute the fundamentals and details of your job the right way and that’s all we’re asking from him.”

In two-plus games since Stroud was injured during an 18-15 loss to the Denver Broncos, Mills has completed 70 of 116 throws (60.3%) for 703 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He also has rushed for a score.

Mills passed for 274 yards and one touchdown in last weekend’s 16-13 road win over the Tennessee Titans.

Led by defensive ends Danielle Hunter (nine sacks) and Will Anderson Jr. (eight), the Texans have a stout all-around defense.

Houston leads the NFL in scoring defense (16.3 points per game) and total defense (258.1 yards per game) and stands third in rushing defense at 87.1.

Houston linebacker Jamal Hill (hamstring) hasn’t practiced the past two days. His value lies on special teams.

The Texans registered a 23-20 home win over the Bills last season when Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked a 59-yard field goal as time expired.

STEELERS QB AARON RODGERS AND HIS BROKEN WRIST COULD STILL PLAY AGAINST THE BEARS

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers might get a chance to say goodbye to one of his favorite places after all.

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday there’s a chance that Rodgers and his fractured left wrist could still play on Sunday when the Steelers visit Chicago.

Rodgers injured his non-throwing wrist late in the first half of Pittsburgh’s 32-14 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday. While Tomlin said Rodgers wanted to come back in, the four-time MVP remained in the locker room for evaluation while backup Mason Rudolph helped the AFC North-leading Steelers pull away to improve to 6-4.

The 41-year-old Rodgers, the NFL’s oldest active player, will not need surgery on the wrist. He will not practice on Wednesday. What happens after that will depend on how Rodgers adjusts to the brace he will wear and how that impacts his ability to operate normally.

Tomlin doesn’t expect pain tolerance to be an issue, though Rodgers will have to show he’s able to protect himself.

Rudolph, who filled in capably in the second half against the Bengals, would start for Pittsburgh against the NFC North-leading Bears (7-3) if Rodgers can’t go.

Rodgers has a long history with Chicago, dating to his highly successful run in Green Bay earlier in his career. He is 11-1 as a starter at Soldier Field and once famously proclaimed he “owned” one of the NFL’s oldest franchises.

Tomlin brushed aside the idea that Rodgers’ dominance over the Bears will play a factor in whether he plays.

“Aaron always wants to play. Opponent has nothing to do with it,” Tomlin said. “It’s his love affair with the game of football.”

Tomlin isn’t sure exactly when Rodgers sustained the injury, though cameras caught Rodgers clutching the wrist after a second-down heave to the back of the end zone with Pittsburgh driving late in the first half. Rodgers was hit at the end of the play, though he did stay in to make one more pass, an incompletion to Roman Wilson.

Rudolph completed 12 of 16 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals and will practice with the starters until Rodgers returns, whenever that might be.

Tomlin has sometimes allowed veteran players to miss an entire week of practice and then play on Sunday. Former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger spent a week on the COVID-19 list in 2021 but was cleared to play the night before a visit to the Los Angeles Chargers.

The unknown of how the brace will affect Rodgers means he won’t be given that accommodation. Tomlin said the team will need to see how the brace affects what he called Rodgers’ “functionality” before deciding whether he can play.

Asked what kind of input Rodgers will have, the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach chuckled.

“It’s his body, so certainly he’s gonna be a component of the discussion,” Tomlin said.

Rudolph gives Pittsburgh a reliable fallback option. The 30-year-old — now in his second stint with the Steelers following a lengthy run as primarily a backup from 2018-23 — memorably won three straight starts at the end of the 2023 season to help the Steelers make the playoffs.

“He’s proven over his time here that he’s capable of coming in and playing winning football for us,” Tomlin said. “And that’s no small task.”

While offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Rodgers work closely in putting the game plan together, Smith also seeks input from Rudolph, one of the reasons Pittsburgh’s offense didn’t miss a beat against the Bengals and the NFL’s worst defense.

The challenge will be more difficult in Chicago, where the Steelers have won just once in 13 tries. The Bears lead the NFL in takeaways and are second in third-down efficiency.

Rodgers isn’t the only player whose status is uncertain for this week. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith continues to deal with a pectoral injury that forced him to sit out against the Bengals. Cornerback Darius Slay could be back after spending last week in the concussion protocol.

Running back Jaylen Warren, who injured his ankle in the third quarter against Cincinnati, will be limited this week but could be available. Kenny Gainwell compiled 105 total yards and two receiving touchdowns on Sunday while getting an expanded look, which seems likely to continue.

While Warren was cleared to return late against the Bengals — and even went back onto the field at one point, only for the Steelers to call timeout — Tomlin opted to stick with Gainwell, whom Tomlin felt had the “hot hand.”

The trip to Soldier Field begins a daunting three-week stretch for Pittsburgh, which has a tenuous one-game lead over Baltimore. Pittsburgh hosts Buffalo on Nov. 29, then opens December by visiting the Ravens.

NOTES: Tomlin, who initially took issue with cornerback Jalen Ramsey being ejected on Sunday for taking a swing at Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, offered a different perspective on Tuesday, a day after the league suspended Chase one game for spitting on Ramsey. Asked how he’d like to see Ramsey address something similar in the future, Tomlin said: “I have no message if someone spits in your face. Do what comes natural.”

COWBOYS WILL TRY TO KEEP WINNING FOR MARSHAWN KNEELAND AS THEY SAY ‘WHY NOT US?’ ON PLAYOFF RUN

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys won a game for Marshawn Kneeland.

Now they’ll try to continue honoring their late teammate with an improbable rally to postseason contention, in the face of a difficult schedule, starting Sunday at home against NFC East rival and defending champion Philadelphia.

“We’re in control, and life’s going to throw things at us, and it threw us a hell of a curveball this past week,” quarterback Dak Prescott said after a 33-16 victory at Las Vegas on Monday in the Cowboys’ first game since police say Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide. “And how are we going to respond?

“This is a big test to our brotherhood and who we are, and to this organization, to us individually,” Prescott said. “Let’s have pride and let’s honor our brother. And if we can continue to do that, move forward carrying that light and play the way that we did tonight, why not?”

The Cowboys (4-5-1) likely need to win at least three of the next five games, all against playoff teams from a season ago. Even then, it figures they’ll need help when the schedule eases up with a pair of road games to finish the regular season.

Dallas doesn’t have a victory over a team with a winning record, but an offense that has been among the NFL’s best rebounded from a pair of shaky performances to dominate the struggling Raiders.

A defense that has been among the league’s worst clearly got a boost with the addition of defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in a trade and the return of safeties Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson from injuries.

Combine all that with the motivation to turn sorrow and grief into the playmaking that could lead to the postseason — something Kneeland didn’t get to experience as a rookie last season — and the Cowboys are a bit of an X factor in the race.

Coach Brian Schottenheimer’s message that honoring Kneeland won’t stop has resonated with his players.

“Nice, tough road,” Prescott said of the games ahead. “Schotty said, the honoring doesn’t stop. And honestly, when the season’s over, the honoring won’t stop. So, it’s about intensifying everything that we do to carry the legacy of Marshawn. The discipline, the focus, the intensity, the aggressiveness, and that’s at practice, and that’ll just carry over into the game. So, we’re looking forward to it.”

What’s working

The Raiders have one of the league’s worst offenses — and offensive lines — but the impact of Williams is undeniable after just one game. He had a season-high 1 1/2 sacks and a career-high five QB hits. The Cowboys recorded season lows in yards allowed total (236) and rushing (27).

The return of Wilson (elbow/shoulder) and Hooker (toe) matters as well, along with the season debuts of linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and rookie cornerback Shavon Revel. The bottom line is, there’s some hope for a unit that looked hopeless before the open week and the Williams trade.

What needs help

The time management of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens will be a big talking point this week. Schottenheimer and both star receivers wouldn’t share why they were benched for the first series, other than the coach saying, “There were some things that were missed.”

As usual, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones could be counted on for a little more detail on his radio show. After saying he didn’t have anything to share, Jones said there was “some meeting-type discipline.” On a follow-up question on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, Jones finished an answer about players letting their teammates down by saying, “It’ll have you look at your watch.”

Stock up

Pickens took advantage of all the extra attention from the benching by being the best offensive player on the field. He had 144 yards on nine catches and ended a three-game stretch without a touchdown. In his first year with Dallas after an offseason trade from Pittsburgh, Pickens is second in the NFL in yards receiving (908) and tied for third in TDs (seven).

Stock down

RB Jaydon Blue, a fifth-round pick out of Texas, is running out of time to have an impact as a rookie. He was a healthy scratch again, replaced by Malik Davis, who was elevated from the practice squad. Davis had 20 yards on four carries.

Injuries

Overshown and Revel appeared to come through OK in their returns from major knee injuries last season. Revel, a rookie, injured his knee at East Carolina. Overshown played 31 of 60 snaps and Revel was in on 19. … DT Solomon Thomas’ possible return from a calf injury will the question for this week.

Key number

160 — Yards passing needed for Prescott to replace Tony Romo as the career franchise leader. Romo, a 10-year starter who ended up losing his job to Prescott in 2016 after injuring his back in a preseason game, finished with 34,183.

Next steps

Despite all the talk of dysfunction on offense for the division-leading Eagles, the apparent end of Kansas City’s reign in the AFC West and Detroit falling behind in the NFC North, the Cowboys will be hard-pressed to take realistic playoff hopes into the final month. Those are the next three opponents.

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CFP: GEORGIA JOINS OHIO STATE, INDIANA, TEXAS A&M IN TOP 4

The top three teams in the College Football Playoff rankings — Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M — remained unchanged while Georgia slid into No. 4 and the last first-round bye in the committee’s latest rankings revealed Tuesday night.

Georgia capitalized on the biggest result of the weekend, rival Alabama’s 23-21 loss to Oklahoma, that resulted in the Crimson Tide dropping six spots to No. 10. Georgia’s lone loss of the season came to Alabama by three points, but it soundly defeated then-No. 10 Texas 35-10 on Saturday.

Oklahoma rose just three places to No. 8 with its win at Tuscaloosa and leads a large glut of mostly 8-2 teams between the eighth and 15th spots.

Following Georgia in the rankings were three one-loss teams: Texas Tech, Ole Miss and Oregon. Oklahoma moved past Notre Dame (8-2), which remained at No. 9.

After Alabama came BYU, Utah, Miami, Vanderbilt and Southern California. Of that group, only BYU is 9-1.

The new Group of Five representative in the mock bracket is Tulane (8-2). Last week’s lone G5 team in the rankings, South Florida, fell 41-38 at Navy for its third loss of the season, and Tulane entered the Top 25 for the first time this year at No. 24.

Meanwhile, Miami is the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference team this week at No. 13 and therefore appeared in the mock bracket, but it will be highly unlikely for the Hurricanes to reach the conference championship game. No. 16 Georgia Tech, No. 19 Virginia, Pitt and SMU each have one conference loss while Miami owns two league losses.

Miami finds itself four spots behind Notre Dame despite owning a head-to-head victory and an identical record. In an interview on ESPN’s broadcast, new committee chair Hunter Yurachek explained that the Hurricanes had not been compared head-to-head with the Fighting Irish yet because they were viewed in different “tiers” due to the quality of their losses.

Notre Dame’s losses came to Texas A&M and Miami, both highly-ranked squads, and Miami’s came to Louisville and SMU, both currently unranked.

“We really haven’t compared those two teams. They haven’t been in similar comparative pools to date,” Yurachek said. “But Miami is creeping up into that range, where they will be compared to Notre Dame if something happens above them.”

Yurachek, the athletic director at Arkansas, made his debut as the committee chair this week after taking over for Mack Rhoades, who stepped down from the position while also taking a leave of absence from his role as Baylor’s AD. The university has confirmed unspecified allegations were made against Rhoades.

Yurachek offered little clarity to the question of how a conference championship game loss would weigh on a team’s resume.

“The data point of a conference championship game will be just like it is in the past. It is another data point, for most teams a 13th data point, that will be used to compare them to other teams in the ranking,” Yurachek said.

The latest College Football Playoff projections:
First-round byes: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Georgia
First-round games:
No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Texas Tech
No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Ole Miss
No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Oregon
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma
First team out: BYU

College Football Playoff rankings
1. Ohio State (10-0)
2. Indiana (11-0)
3. Texas A&M (10-0)
4. Georgia (9-1)
5. Texas Tech (10-1)
6. Ole Miss (10-1)
7. Oregon (9-1)
8. Oklahoma (8-2)
9. Notre Dame (8-2)
10. Alabama (8-2)
11. BYU (9-1)
12. Utah (8-2)
13. Miami (8-2)
14. Vanderbilt (8-2)
15. Southern California (8-2)
16. Georgia Tech (9-1)
17. Texas (7-3)
18. Michigan (8-2)
19. Virginia (9-2)
20. Tennessee (7-3)
21. Illinois (7-3)
22. Missouri (7-3)
23. Houston (8-2)
24. Tulane (8-2)
25. Arizona State (7-3)

LANE KIFFIN SAYS NO ULTIMATUM FROM OLE MISS ON HIS COACHING FUTURE

Lane Kiffin said Tuesday that Mississippi has not given him an ultimatum to make up his mind about his coaching future.

“Yeah, that’s absolutely not true,” Kiffin said from his office Tuesday during an appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN. “There’s been no ultimatum, anything like that at all. … We’re having a blast. I love it here. Our running back’s sitting right over here.”

Kiffin, who is in his sixth season coaching Ole Miss, has been a top candidate for other job openings in college football, with reports specifically linking him to both Florida and LSU. Florida fired Billy Napier on Oct. 19 after he went 22-23 in four seasons at Florida, and LSU fired Brian Kelly on Oct. 27 in the fourth year of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million.

Kiffin became the first coach in Ole Miss history to post three consecutive 10-win seasons with the Rebels’ 34-24 victory last weekend over Florida. Ole Miss fans chanted “We want Lane,” trying to persuade their sought-after coach not to bolt for another school. Kiffin sidestepped questions postgame about his future.

Kiffin has Ole Miss ranked fifth in the AP Top 25, with the Rebels 10-1 and off until the Egg Bowl against Mississippi State on Nov. 28.

“Our fans prayed for this type of thing, and now we’re in the middle of it,” Kiffin said of Ole Miss’ success. “So enjoy it.”

He currently is due $9 million this season, which is 10th highest in the country. Athletic director Keith Carter has repeatedly said Ole Miss will do whatever it takes financially to keep Kiffin in Oxford.

Kiffin said Carter, along with some of his coaches, were with him at his regular Tuesday morning yoga class.

Kiffin has led the Rebels to five straight bowl berths and a pair of New Year’s Six appearances. He is 116-53 in 13 seasons, with previous coaching stints at Florida Atlantic, Southern California and Tennessee.

MARCEL REED’S LEADERSHIP AND TALENT PROPEL NO. 3 TEXAS A&M TO 1ST 10-0 START SINCE 1992

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Marcel Reed wasn’t always a quarterback.

He got his start in Pee Wee football as the team’s star running back. But it quickly became clear he could throw better than anyone on the team, so they implemented halfback passes for the young Reed.

That wasn’t nearly enough to showcase his athletic ability and by fifth grade he moved into the position that made him a star.

He knew it was where he was supposed to be all along.

“It just felt natural, just because obviously I got to touch the ball every play,” he said. “So, who can complain about that?”

Years later, Reed has developed into one of the country’s top quarterbacks and a Heisman Trophy contender as he’s led the third-ranked Texas A&M Aggies to their first 10-0 start since 1992.

‘The charisma and the character’

Aside from his physical gifts, Reed’s rapport with his teammates has helped him and the Aggies make a big jump in his second year as Texas A&M’s starter.

“I have the charisma and the character just to be able to lead people,” he said. “I tell people a lot that the way I lead is kind of connecting with all of my teammates, not just on a football level, but just kind of understanding them.”

To that end, he made it a priority to know the names of everyone in the locker room from the stars to the walk-ons. And he’s not simply memorizing names. He works to establish a relationship with each player, something he learned from his father Rod Reed, a former Tennessee State coach.

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“I try to make it known who I am as a person, not just a football player,” he said.

Teammates often rave about Reed’s leadership and credit him for much of Texas A&M’s success this season.

“Marcel has turned around this program for sure,” said linebacker Taurean York, one of the team’s three captains. “He’s the leader on the forefront of it and he’s out there playing his best in the biggest moments and that’s something that you can’t measure.”

He’s also impressed those who have been in his shoes in the past. Jerrod Johnson, the QB at Texas A&M from 2007-10 who is currently the Houston Texans quarterbacks coach, said Reed is everything you want at the position.

“Just his command of the offense, he just looks like he’s in complete control,” Johnson said. “You can see he looks a lot more comfortable. You can see his anticipation is a lot better than last year. But just big picture wise, man, you can see he’s a leader of that team.”

Johnson, whose late father Larry Johnson also played football at A&M, knows the pressure of leading a major college team and can only imagine how much more difficult it is in the current landscape of college football.

“It’s a privilege to play at Texas A&M,” Johnson said. “I was two generations at it and I never took the opportunity to run out in Kyle Field and lead the Aggies lightly. And I can tell he cares about Texas A&M, he cares about his teammates and he has a sense of appreciation and importance of the position he’s in. Being the starting quarterback for Texas A&M is a huge deal and he’s making the most of it and we’re all rooting for him.”

Making a name for himself

Reed made a name for himself as a dual-threat quarterback after throwing for more than 6,000 yards and 62 touchdowns, while rushing for over 2,000 yards and 38 more scores in high school. Last season, he threw for 1,864 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions and added 543 yards rushing and seven TDs.

When the Aggies struggled down the stretch last year, losing three of their last four games to fall out of contention for the College Football Playoff, many criticized Reed for not being a strong enough passer. Though he said the criticism didn’t bother him because he knew what he was capable of, he spent much of the offseason working on improving his passing skills and it’s clear his hard work paid off.

This year, he’s thrown for 2,632 yards and leads the Southeastern Conference with 22 touchdown passes.

Reggie McNeal, who threw for 6,992 yards and ran for 1,889 yards for the Aggies from 2002-05, sees many similarities between himself and Reed. Though McNeal finished his A&M career before Reed was out of diapers, Reed named McNeal as one of the Aggies’ former quarterbacks that have inspired him.

“What he’s probably got more of than I had was the shiftiness,” McNeal said. “I made people miss but he’s more shifty than I am. … So, it’s a joy to watch him play and it’s so similar to the things that I used to do back when I played. And the offense that he gets to play in is top notch and it fits him perfectly.”

McNeal has been impressed with how Reed has developed as a passer.

“Each week he’s gotten better,” McNeal said. “You hear people talking and he is quieting all the talk down week by week. … So, I mean the kid — he’s a player.”

Bringing an edge to the Aggies

In addition to the other qualities that have elevated the quarterback this season, Reed has helped bring an edge to the Aggies that they lacked in recent years. He ruffled some feathers after Texas A&M cleared out the stadium with a 49-25 rout of LSU last month when he said Death Valley “didn’t do much to me.”

Reed doesn’t care if people were bothered by his comments.

“If it does, then do something better so it don’t irk you,” he said. “That’s not my problem.”

Last week, Reed was asked about past Heisman moments as he enters the final two weeks of the regular season as A&M’s first contender for the trophy since Johnny Manziel won it in 2012. He mentioned Cam Newton and Manziel.

Then on Saturday, after the Aggies fell into a 30-3 hole to South Carolina at halftime after three turnovers by Reed, it looked like his Heisman hopes and possibly A&M’s chances to make the playoff for the first time were slipping away.

Instead, Reed had what could be his Heisman moment by spearheading the biggest comeback in school history in a 31-30 victory. He finished with a career-high 439 yards passing, including 316 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to earn Associated Press player of the week honors.

“That probably should hold a lot of stock with Heisman voters, I would hope,” coach Mike Elko said. “He has elevated himself week in and week out. When we’ve needed him to step up and make plays to win football games, he’s done it. There’s been a lot made of some other people across the country when they’ve had opportunities to step up and make plays, and they were rewarded for it. I’d like to see our quarterback rewarded for it the same way.”

Reed is happy to be gaining more recognition as the Aggies chase their first national title since 1939. But he’s far more focused on helping Texas A&M continue its perfect season and setting an example for those who come after him.

“It’s cool to be the person that you always dreamt of being,” he said. “I wanted to be a college football player and succeeding at the highest level. And there are people before me who I looked up to, so it’s just great to be in this position and have other people look up to me. And I try my best every day to go out there and put on a great example for the younger ones.”

ARIZONA OUT TO DOUBLE 2024 WIN TOTAL IN 1ST BIG 12 MEETING WITH BAYLOR

Arizona and Baylor will meet for the first time as Big 12 Conference foes on Saturday morning in Tucson, Ariz.

The only previous meeting between the schools came in the 1992 Sun Bowl, when Arizona was still in the Pac-10. The Wildcats moved to the Big 12 last season and have nearly doubled their win total from a year ago.

“For us, it’s always a one-week season, that’s it,” said Arizona coach Brent Brennan, whose team is riding a three-game winning streak. “And so right now, we’re locked into Baylor, because it’s the most important game of the year, and that’s where our headspace is. We’re not spending any time living backwards or forwards. We’re about right now.”

Arizona (7-3, 4-3 Big 12) is coming off a 30-24 win at then-No. 25 Cincinnati, a game that saw Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita become the school’s career passing touchdowns leader with 68. He has 24 this season, against four interceptions, with TD passes to 10 different players.

Baylor (5-5, 3-4) has the nation’s leader in passing yards (3,210), Sawyer Robertson. The senior is also second in the country in touchdown passes (29) after throwing for 430 yards and three TDs with two interceptions last week in a 55-28 home loss to then-No. 13 Utah. He has thrown for at least 300 yards six times this season.

“Without Sawyer, we’re not able to win any games,” Bears coach Dave Aranda said. “We’re not to be in any type of position to be in a bowl game, be competitive, any of those things.”

Bears receiver Josh Cameron leads the conference with 60 catches and is second in receiving yards (746), while tight end Michael Trigg’s 649 receiving yards are second most in the FBS at his position.

Arizona owns the top pass defense in the league at 159.5 yards allowed per game, having yielded 200 passing yards in a game just twice this years. Baylor’s defense has struggled of late, permitting at least 34 points in four of the past five games.

Both teams are susceptible to allowing big plays on the ground. The Bears gave up 380 rushing yards and five rushing TDs to Utah, while the Wildcats yielded an average of 171.8 yards on the ground over the past five games.

DEION SANDERS INSISTS COLORADO HAS ‘RIGHT MAN’ DESPITE LOSING SEASON

The Colorado football team is headed for its second losing record in three years under Deion Sanders, but Coach Prime isn’t about to concede defeat in the big picture.

Addressing questions about his job security, Sanders said Tuesday, “You’ve got the right man. I promise you, you do. And I’m going to prove that to you. Just give me an opportunity and a little more time, and I’m going to prove that to you.”

A 29-22 loss at West Virginia on Nov. 8 left the Buffaloes with a 3-7 record, 1-6 in Big 12 Conference play. Colorado, with two games remaining, no longer has a shot at a .500 campaign.

The Buffaloes went 4-8 in 2023 during Sanders’ first year on the job, finishing last in the Big 12 at 1-8. Last year, they improved to 9-4 overall, 7-2 in the conference, behind Heisman Trophy-winning two-way player Travis Hunter and star quarterback Shedeur Sanders, son of the head coach.

That led to Deion Sanders signing a five-year, $54 million extension early this year. However, with Hunter and Shedeur Sanders gone this fall to the NFL, the Buffaloes have regressed.

In addition, Deion Sanders has dealt with health problems in 2025, most notably cancer that led to the removal of his bladder.

Colorado athletic director Rick George will be leaving his post next spring, but he tweeted on Tuesday about Deion Sanders’ job: “The seat is not hot. We believe in what is ahead for this program.”

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 5 DUKE DOWNS NO. 24 KANSAS IN NEW YORK

Freshman Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke fended off No. 24 Kansas for a 78-66 victory in a tussle as part of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night in New York.

Duke pulled away with a late 9-0 run, holding Kansas scoreless for more than four minutes.

Isaiah Evans pumped in 16 points and Patrick Ngongba II posted 13 points for the Blue Devils (5-0). Boozer grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for his third double-double, and he dished a team-high five assists.

Tre White’s 22 points and nine boards led the Jayhawks (3-2), who lost earlier this month at then-No. 25 North Carolina. Melvin Council Jr. provided 15 points and six assists.

No. 17 Michigan State 83, No. 12 Kentucky 66

Jaxon Kohler scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help the Spartans roll to a victory over the Wildcats at the Champions Classic in New York.

Jeremy Fears Jr. recorded a career-best 13 assists to go with eight points, six rebounds and three steals for the Spartans (4-0). Kur Teng added 15 points and Trey Fort had 13.

Otega Oweh scored 12 points for Kentucky (3-2). Denzel Aberdeen, Mouhamed Dioubate and Collin Chandler all had 10 apiece for the Wildcats, who trailed for more than 34 minutes.

No. 18 North Carolina 73, Navy 61

Caleb Wilson scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and sparked a key second-half run in the Tar Heels’ victory against the Midshipmen in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Luka Bogavac notched 16 points for North Carolina (5-0), which ended a five-game homestand to start the season. Wilson, a freshman forward, has reached the 20-point mark in four games this season. He shot 9-for-13 from the field.

Austin Benigni scored 11 of his 19 points in the first half for Navy (2-3), which shot 6-for-21 from 3-point range. Jinwoo Kim added 14 points, but he and Benigni combined to make only 10 of 37 shots from the field as the Midshipmen shot just 30.4% from the field.

No. 19 UCLA 79, Sacramento State 48

A new-look starting five helped the Bruins score the game’s first 13 points in a rout of the Hornets at Los Angeles.

With Donovan Dent, Tyler Bilodeau, Xavier Booker and Skyy Clark coming off the bench, Trent Perry was among the players to capitalize as a starter for UCLA (4-1). Perry scored six of his 11 points in the opening 3:37.

Eric Dailey Jr., the lone season-long Bruins starter to begin the Tuesday contest, ended up with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Prophet Johnson amassed 13 points and 10 rebounds for Sacramento State (3-3).

No. 21 Arkansas 84, Winthrop 83

Meleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Eagles in Fayetteville, Ark.

Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds, and his layup with 11.9 seconds remaining capped the Razorbacks’ 6-0 run in the final 73 seconds. Darius Acuff Jr. posted 12 points for Arkansas (4-1).

Kareem Rozier tallied 23 points with a career-high seven 3-pointers, while Kody Clouet added 16 points and four threes for the Eagles (3-2), who made 15 of 31 shots from behind the arc.

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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 13 OLE MISS EDGES MEMPHIS IN OT

Sira Thienou scored six of her 19 points in overtime as No. 13 Ole Miss pulled out a 73-64 road win over Memphis on Tuesday.

The Rebels (4-0) led by one point in OT before back-to-back layups from Thienou opened the gap to 67-62 with 2:03 remaining. Ole Miss’ Denim DeShields followed with another basket, and the Tigers (2-3) couldn’t catch up.

Cotie McMahon finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for Ole Miss, and Christeen Iwuala added 15 points and 14 rebounds. McMahon tied the game by sinking a layup with 40 seconds left in regulation.

Chae Harris put up 24 points and Daejah Richmond added 22 for Memphis, which led by 13 late in the third quarter.

No. 6 Michigan 120, Binghamton 50

Thirteen Wolverines scored as Michigan posted the second-highest point total in program history while routing the Bearcats in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Syla Swords and Olivia Olson each registered 15 points for Michigan (4-0), which shot 66.2% from the floor and made 11 of 20 3-point attempts (55%). McKenzie Mathurin scored 14 points off the bench for the Wolverines, who produced a team-record 37 first-quarter points.

Bella Pucci logged 19 points as the lone double-figure scorer for Binghamton (2-2). The Bearcats hit 34% from the floor and made only 5 of 19 3-point tries (26.3%).

No. 20 Kentucky 76, Purdue 35

Clara Strack amassed 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Wildcats blasted the Boilermakers in Lexington, Ky.

Jordan Obi also scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Kentucky (6-0). Tonie Morgan added 11 points and six assists, and Amelia Hassett recorded 11 points.

Tara Daye scored 10 points for Purdue (2-2), which shot just 20% from the floor and 15.8% (3 of 19) from 3-point range.

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NBA NEWS

WARRIORS’ DRAYMOND GREEN WARNED BY NBA AFTER FAN CONFRONTATION, AP SOURCE SAYS

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green received a warning from the NBA after going nearly chest-to-chest with a fan during the Warriors’ 124-106 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the NBA has not announced the warning.

The fan, who identified himself as Sam Green, 35, of New Orleans, was wearing a black polo with a Pelicans logo on it. He was standing and cheering after Draymond Green had been called for a shooting foul while guarding Pelicans forward Herb Jones during the game Sunday.

While players began taking their positions along the key for Jones’ foul shots, Draymond Green strode over to the fan and stood just inches from him as they spoke to one another, with the fan holding his arms out on each side.

Game officials quickly stepped between them and pulled Draymond Green away while ushers gathered and spoke with the fan.

“He just kept calling me a woman. It was a good joke at first but you can’t keep calling me a woman,” Draymond Green said, clarifying later that the fan was calling him “a woman’s name.”

“I got four kids and one on the way,” Green added. “Just don’t be disrespectful.”

Draymond Green said game official Courtney Kirkland told him, “I got it. I’ve heard him over and over and over again. You’ve handled it well. Don’t get yourself in no trouble. I’ll take care of it. Courtney was great.”

Sam Green said he was heckling Draymond Green with chants of “Angel Reese,” because several of the Warriors’ star’s early rebounds resulted from his short-range misses, starting with a Golden State possession in which Green missed five straight shots and rebounded the first four. Draymond Green finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.

Sam Green said the NBA star shouted profanity at him and threatened to punch him out if he continued the “Angel Reese” taunts — a reference to the WNBA and former LSU star who set several LSU and SEC rebounding records.

“I wasn’t using profanity and for him to walk 12 feet off the court to come and get in my face like that, it was a little unnerving,” said Sam Green, who was given a warning by ushers but was allowed to remain in his front-row seat.

Draymond Green, who has been known to draw technical fouls, fines and ejections for his confrontational and emotionally combustible on-court persona, has been fined for fan interaction in the past.

In 2022, he was fined $25,000 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language toward a fan.”

Green has been critical of fan behavior, saying fans face relatively few consequences for saying inappropriate things, and are in fact motivated to do so by the fact that players can be fined for engaging with them.

Green said Sunday night that he is accustomed to heckling at road games and that it generally doesn’t bother him.

NBA ROUNDUP: LEBRON JAMES MAKES SEASON DEBUT IN LAKERS’ WIN

Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-126 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday.

After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, James took the court to become the first player in NBA history to play in 23 consecutive seasons.

Austin Reaves scored 26 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 points with 14 rebounds and Jake LaRavia had 16 points as Los Angeles won its third consecutive game.

Keyonte George scored 34 points and Lauri Markkanen added 31 for the Jazz, who lost for the fifth time in their past seven games. Svi Mykhailiuk and Ace Bailey each scored 13 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 10 points with 10 rebounds in Utah’s only road contest in a stretch of seven games.

Magic 121, Warriors 113

Desmond Bane had a team-high 23 points, Anthony Black led a strong bench performance with a season-best 21 and Orlando took advantage of a road-weary Golden State team to claim a home win.

Franz Wagner chipped in with 18 points and Wendell Carter Jr. logged a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Magic, who won for the fourth time in their last five games.

Stephen Curry poured in a game-high 34 points and Jimmy Butler III scored 33 for the Warriors, who were playing their fifth road game in eight days, with a trip-ending sixth contest looming Wednesday night at Miami.

Pistons 120, Hawks 112

Cade Cunningham returned from a three-game absence and posted a double-double to help visiting Detroit to a victory over Atlanta, extending its NBA-best winning streak to 11 games.

Cunningham, who missed time with a left hip contusion, had 25 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as the Pistons ended Atlanta’s five-game winning streak. It was Cunningham’s fifth straight game with a double-double and eighth of the season.

Detroit got 24 points and eight rebounds from Jalen Duren, 14 points apiece from Duncan Robinson and Daniss Jenkins and 13 points and nine rebounds from Isaiah Stewart. The winning streak is the Pistons’ longest since an 11-game run in 2007-08.

Spurs 111, Grizzlies 101

De’Aaron Fox scored 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 23 that included seven straight points in the final, decisive stretch as short-handed San Antonio ran past visiting Memphis.

Both teams were without superstar players as San Antonio was missing Victor Wembanyama (strained calf) and Stephon Castle (strained hip flexor), and the Grizzlies were missing Ja Morant (sprained ankle). Keldon Johnson contributed 18 points for San Antonio while Devin Vassell and Kelly Olynyk scored 10 points each.

Cedric Coward’s 19-point, 11-rebound double-double led the Grizzlies, who have dropped five straight games. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 18 points, Cam Spencer hit for 15 and Vince Williams Jr. produced 14 for Memphis, which also got 11 rebounds from Zach Edey.

Celtics 113, Nets 99

Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as Boston did enough in the fourth quarter and moved above .500 for the first time this season with a victory over Brooklyn in New York.

The Celtics won their third straight and for the eighth time in 12 games since opening the season with a three-game skid. Payton Pritchard added 22 points and Derrick White contributed 15 for the Celtics, who beat Brooklyn for the 15th time in the past 16 regular-season meetings.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points, but the Nets dropped to 0-7 at home and were unable to win consecutive games for the first time this season. Day’Ron Sharpe added 16, Noah Clowney contributed 13 while rookie Egor Demin and Ziaire Williams finished with 12 apiece.

Suns 127, Trail Blazers 110

Devin Booker recorded 19 points, five assists and three steals in three quarters of action as Phoenix cruised to a road victory over Portland.

Reserve Collin Gillespie made four 3-pointers and also scored 19 points as the Suns won for the sixth time in seven games. Mark Williams had 15 points, backup Oso Ighodaro scored 14 on 6-of-7 shooting and Dillon Brooks added 12 points for Phoenix.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points to lead the Trail Blazers, who lost their third straight game and fell for the fifth time in six outings. Deni Avdija tallied 19 points and Caleb Love had 17 off the bench for Portland.

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NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: SHARKS’ MACKLIN CELEBRINI CAPS HAT TRICK WITH OT WINNER

Macklin Celebrini’s third career hat trick helped the San Jose Sharks edge the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.

Celebrini snapped a shot past a screened Vitek Vanecek on a power play at 2:52 of the extra period as the Sharks avoided a third straight loss. Will Smith added a pair of assists and goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 24 saves as the Sharks improved to 5-3-3 on home ice and 9-4-1 over their last 14.

JJ Peterka responded with a pair of goals for Utah, which dropped to 2-5-3 over its last 10. The loss was their third straight 3-2 OT defeat after losing to the New York Islanders on Friday and the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. Vanecek, who appeared in 18 games with the Sharks last season, stopped 19 shots.

Celebrini, 19, snapped a three-game goalless skid and became the third teenager in NHL history to post 30 points through their first 20 games of a season, joining Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby.

Maple Leafs 3, Blues 2 (OT)

William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime and host Toronto defeated St. Louis to end a five-game losing streak.

Jake McCabe and Steven Lorentz also scored for the Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll, making his second start of the season, recorded 28 saves. High-scoring Toronto forward Matthew Knies (lower-body injury) was a late scratch.

Nathan Walker and Dalibor Dvorsky scored for the Blues, who have lost three straight. Jordan Binnington stopped 26 shots in the opener of a five-game road trip for St. Louis.

Red Wings 4, Kraken 2

Rookie forward Nate Danielson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist and Dylan Larkin reached the 600-point mark as host Detroit defeated Seattle.

Lucas Raymond, Emmitt Finnie and Larkin had the other goals for the Red Wings, who have won three of their last four games (3-0-1). Alex DeBrincat had two assists and Cam Talbot made 20 saves. Larkin’s empty-net goal with 30 seconds left was his 600th NHL point over 10-plus seasons.

Jordan Eberle and Ryker Evans had the goals for the Kraken, who had won their previous two games. Eeli Tolvanen assisted on both goals, while Joey Daccord stopped 23 shots.

Lightning 5, Devils 2

Jake Guentzel recorded his eighth career regular-season hat trick, Nikita Kucherov netted a milestone goal and Tampa Bay routed visiting New Jersey.

Kucherov, who also notched an assist, posted his 366th career tally and broke a tie for third in team history, passing Martin St. Louis. Vincent Lecavalier is next up with 383, while Steven Stamkos tops the franchise list with 555.

Darren Raddysh registered a goal and two assists for the Lightning, who avenged a 5-3 home loss to New Jersey on Oct. 11. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves for the club’s ninth victory in 12 games. Nico Hischier scored for the Devils, who fell to 4-1-1 in their past six games. Goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 24 shots.

Golden Knights 3, Rangers 2

Akira Schmid made 17 saves and Tomas Hertl had two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped New York’s six-game road winning streak with a victory in Las Vegas.

Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton and Shea Theodore scored the goals for Vegas, which snapped a four-game home losing streak (0-2-2). The Golden Knights are 2-0-2 in their past four games overall.

Jonny Brodzinski and Vincent Trocheck scored and Igor Shesterkin finished with 23 saves for New York, which took just its second regulation loss in 12 road games (9-2-1).

Islanders 3, Stars 2

Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead and game-winning goals in the third period for the visiting New York, which survived a chaotic late rally by Dallas.

Calum Ritchie scored in the second for the Islanders, who improved to 5-1-0 on a seven-game road trip. Palmieri finished with two points, and goalie David Rittich made 22 saves.

Jason Robertson scored both Stars goals, including a 6-on-5 tally with 1:59 left. However, Robertson cost Dallas the game-tying goal by Wyatt Johnston with one-tenth of a second left when it was ruled on review that Robertson interfered with Rittich. Jake Oettinger recorded 19 saves for the Stars, whose five-game winning streak ended.

Blackhawks 5, Flames 2

Connor Bedard tallied his second career hat trick and Oliver Moore had a goal and assist to lift surging Chicago to a home win against Calgary.

Chicago won for the fifth time in six games and has collected 11 of 12 possible points over that span. Oliver Moore collected a goal and an assist, Ryan Donato scored and Arvid Soderblom stopped 19 shots.

Rasmus Andersson tallied a goal and an assist for the Flames, who have lost five of six and remained stuck on an NHL-low 13 points. Matt Coronato also scored and Dustin Wolf made 18 saves.

Jets 5, Blue Jackets 2

Mark Scheifele became the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise’s all-time games leader and recorded three assists in a 5-2 win over visiting Columbus.

Already the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, Scheifele played in his 898th career game in a Jets uniform. He celebrated the milestone with his third three-point game of the season. Neal Pionk, Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey each had a goal and an assist, while Adam Lowry and Logan Stanley scored Winnipeg’s other goals. Eric Comrie stopped 20 of 22 shots.

The regulation loss snapped the Blue Jackets’ five-game points streak (3-0-2). Miles Wood and Zach Werenski scored for Columbus and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 of 30 shots.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

JAPANESE RIGHT-HANDER TATSUYA IMAI ENTERS MLB POSTING SYSTEM, CAN SIGN THROUGH JAN. 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Tatsuya Imai is entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Wednesday through Jan. 2.

He joins power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22.

A 27-year-old right-hander, Imai went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA this season with the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions. He struck out 178 batters in 163 2/3 innings.

Imai is 58-45 with a 3.15 ERA in eight seasons with Seibu, with 907 strikeouts in 963 2/3 innings. He is a three-time All-Star.

Imai pitched eight innings of a combined no-hitter against Fukuoka on April 18. He struck out 17 against Yokohama on June 17, breaking Daisuke Matsuzaka’s previous team record of 16 from 2004.

Under MLB’s posting agreement with Nippon Professional Baseball, the posting fee would be 20% of the first $25 million of a major league contract, including earned bonuses and options. The percentage drops to 17.5% of the next $25 million and 15% of any amount over $50 million. There would be a supplemental fee of 15% of any earned bonuses, salary escalators and exercised options.

ORIOLES TRADE PITCHER GRAYSON RODRIGUEZ TO THE ANGELS FOR POWER-HITTING OUTFIELDER TAYLOR WARD

The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Taylor Ward from the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night for right-hander Grayson Rodriguez in one of the first big moves of baseball’s offseason.

The 31-year-old Ward hit a career-high 36 home runs this past season, and he’ll join an Orioles team hoping to rebound after falling to last place in the AL East. To get him, Baltimore gave up the oft-injured Rodriguez, who was considered a potential ace for the Orioles but missed the entire 2025 season with elbow and lat problems.

The 26-year-old Rodriguez is 20-8 with a 4.11 ERA in 43 big league starts.

It’s a trade that could be fascinating to look back on a couple of years from now, given Rodriguez’s boom-or-bust potential, but Baltimore clearly was looking for another bat after some of its young hitters disappointed in 2025.

Ward made $7,825,000 last season. He is eligible for arbitration and can become a free agent after the 2026 World Series.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, hasn’t been eligible for arbitration yet. He’s on track for that following the 2026 season.

So the Angels, coming off their own last-place showing in the AL West, get a pitcher with four years of team control and some upside. Rodriguez made his big league debut in 2023. After a rough beginning, he was sent down to the minors, but after being called up again in July that year, he went 18-6 with a 3.35 ERA over his next 33 starts, through the end of that season and the beginning of 2024.

But Rodriguez hasn’t pitched since July 31, 2024. He missed the rest of that season with lat issues, and he never made it to the mound this at all this year. Rodriguez was considered one of the team’s most important players after the Orioles lost Corbin Burnes to free agency after the 2024 season. Without either of them, Baltimore’s pitching staff floundered.

The Orioles have a lot to do to improve their pitching, which makes Rodriguez’s departure such a surprise — but their outfield also could use help after they traded Cedric Mullins and Ramón Laureano before the July 31 deadline. Colton Cowser is coming off a season when he only played 92 games, and Tyler O’Neill — last offseason’s big outfield addition — appeared in only 54.

Ward surpassed 100 games only once in his first six seasons, but he played 156 in 2024 and 157 in 2025.

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COLTS FOOTBALL NEWS

THE COLTS’ ISABEL DIAZ ROSE QUICKLY TO BECOME 1 OF 11 WOMEN WITH FULL-TIME COACHING JOBS IN THE NFL

A craving for doughnuts helped introduce Isabel Diaz to football as a kid in kindergarten. Quickly, she was hooked — on the NFL, not the sugary treat.

Now Diaz is in her third season with the Indianapolis Colts as the Harriet P. Irsay Fellow. She assists special teams coordinator Brian Mason and senior assistant special teams coach Joe Hastings with practice and game planning. The Colts are 8-2 and lead the AFC South going into an important matchup against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (5-5) this week.

Diaz’s journey began at her grandparents’ house in a Dallas suburb.

“My mom is a flight attendant, so I spent my weekends with my grandparents,” Diaz said. “And my grandpa used to sit at the kitchen table with a newspaper and doughnuts. And sure enough, the doughnuts got me. And next thing you know, I’m looking at the standings, looking at all the fun team names. And that’s where my love really fostered. … And then it went to the couch, watched Fox NFL Sunday with the crew. And I just fell in love. I loved it so much. And I loved that it was also something that my grandpa and I shared together. I was begging my grandparents to keep me up through the Sunday night game. My mom, she got invested in it. So it was super fun.”

Diaz said her mother wouldn’t let her play tackle; flag football wasn’t prominent like it is now. So, she decided at an early age that she wanted to coach.

She was involved in football in high school and earned her bachelor’s degree in sport and coaching science with a minor in sport management from Oklahoma State. She served in various roles with the football team in college, including as an undergraduate assistant for the defense from 2021-23, where she assisted with the scout team, created practice scripts, helped with game planning and charted plays on game day.

From 2019-21, Diaz was a videographer for the football and women’s soccer programs. She filmed game days for both teams as well as practice for football.

“I kept asking for that next step and then eventually by my senior year, I had a seat at the table,” Diaz said. “My desk was literally at the defensive staff table in the defensive staff meeting room. And that’s just because I asked questions. I wasn’t afraid to speak up for myself because you’re the only advocate for yourself. Obviously, you’re gonna get people behind you that support you, but they have to believe that you can do it and believe that you really truly want to do it and be here for the right reasons.

“I love the game just like anybody else. And that’s why I’m here, because I love the game and I love everything that it stands for and what it is, and it’s a team sport and we’re all doing it together. And to see right now the success that we’re having, I’ve seen it grow and I’ve seen us find that culture and that groove, and here we are, like we’re winning games. We’re doing a great job. That’s why we’re here. Whether you’re a female, a male, wherever you came from, we’re all doing it together.”

NFL officials frequently state that increasing opportunities for women and minorities is a priority. The league’s annual Women’s Forum held at the scouting combine in Indianapolis is a main initiative.

Over the past five years, there has been a 289% increase in women in football operations and coaching roles. A total of 358 women are in football operations and coaching roles this season. Diaz is one of 11 female full-time coaches.

She participated in the forum multiple times. It was held via Zoom in 2022 when she landed the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Washington Commanders under former coach Ron Rivera.

“He really preached about the value of having different voices and experiences and opinions within a room,” Diaz said. “They asked for my opinion. They had me do projects. I was just as involved as a quality control coach in some way, obviously smaller roles and capacity, but I was very involved and got to have really great experiences and get my feet wet.”

Diaz was still a senior in college when she spent that offseason and training camp in Washington. She met Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon at the Women’s Forum in 2023, and the Colts ended up offering her the inaugural Harriet P. Irsay Fellowship.

“It was just one of those moments that was like, wow, I’m really doing this,” Diaz said about getting the call while she was sitting in a classroom. “I’m 22 years old, I’m graduating college and I’m coaching in the NFL. And to hear about the Irsay family and how much it meant to them, and it was all about finding the right candidate, this organization, it’s incredible. It means so much to be a part of it.

“It means even more now seeing Carlie and her sisters as our owners and being our stewards. And there’s not enough words to say how grateful I am and how much this organization means to me.”

COLTS SIGN DE VILIAMI FEHOKO JR., S GEORGE ODUM, WR ELI PANCOL, DT CHRIS WORMLEY TO PRACTICE SQUAD; RELEASE DE TANOH KPASSAGNON, TE MAX MANG, CB TROY PRIDE JR. FROM PRACTICE SQUAD

The Indianapolis Colts today signed defensive end Viliami Fehoko Jr., safety George Odum, wide receiver Eli Pancol and defensive tackle Chris Wormley to the practice squad. The team also released defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon, tight end Maximilian Mang and cornerback Troy Pride Jr. from the practice squad.

Fehoko Jr., 6-4, 267 pounds, participated in the Washington Commanders’ 2025 offseason program and training camp. He spent time on the Commanders’ practice squad in 2024 after participating in the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason program and training camp. As a rookie in 2023, Fehoko Jr. spent the entire season on the Cowboys’ Injured Reserve list. He was originally selected by Dallas in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of San Jose State. His name is pronounced villy-AH-mee FAY-hoko.

Odum, 6-1, 202 pounds, re-joins Indianapolis after spending four seasons (2018-21) with the team. He has played in 105 career games (12 starts) in his time with the San Francisco 49ers (2022-24) and Colts and has compiled 119 tackles (92 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, nine passes defensed, three interceptions, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 81 special teams stops. Since entering the NFL in 2018, Odum ranks third in the NFL in special teams tackles. He has also appeared in nine postseason contests and has registered two solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and three special teams stops. Odum has earned Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2020) and Second Team All-Pro (2022) honors. In 2020, he led the Colts with 20 special teams tackles, which tied for the fifth-most in franchise single-season history since 1994.

Pancol, 6-3, 205 pounds, participated in the Colts’ 2025 Local Pro Day. He spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2025 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2025. Collegiately, Pancol saw action in 57 career games (27 starts) at Duke (2019-24) and compiled 130 receptions for 1,710 yards (13.2 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. He also registered seven carries for 40 yards (5.7 avg.) and two touchdowns. Pancol earned Third-Team All-ACC honors in 2024. A native of Pendleton, Ind., he played at Pendleton Heights High School. His last name is pronounced pan-COLE.

Wormley, 6-5, 300 pounds, has played in 87 career games (31 starts) in his time with the Baltimore Ravens (2024, 2017-19), Carolina Panthers (2023) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2020-22). He has compiled 150 tackles (82 solo), 14.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, 10 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Wormley has appeared in four postseason contests (two starts) and has registered seven tackles (six solo) and 1.0 tackle for loss. He was originally selected by the Ravens in the third round (74th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Michigan.

Kpassagnon, 6-7, 289 pounds, was signed to the Indianapolis practice squad on October 27, 2025. He has played in 108 career games (34 starts) in his time with the Colts (2025), Chicago Bears (2025), New Orleans Saints (2021-24) and Kansas City Chiefs (2017-20). Kpassagnon has compiled 145 tackles (97 solo), 23.0 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, nine passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one special teams stop. He has appeared in eight postseason contests (six starts) and has registered 10 tackles (seven solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two passes defensed.

Mang, 6-6, 263 pounds, has spent the entire season on the team’s practice squad after originally being signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. Collegiately, he saw action in 50 career games (12 starts) at Syracuse (2021-24) and registered nine receptions for 60 yards (6.7 avg.) and one touchdown.

Pride Jr., 5-11, 195 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on October 7, 2025. He has played in 17 career games (nine starts) in his time with the Colts (2025), Cowboys (2024-25), Houston Texans (2023-24), Las Vegas Raiders (2023), Saints (2023) and Panthers (2020-22). Pride Jr. has totaled 44 tackles (28 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, three passes defensed and one special teams stop.

COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 12 GAME VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

OFFENSE

• WR: Michael Pittman Jr., Ashton Dulin
• LT: Bernhard Raimann, Luke Tenuta
• LG: Quenton Nelson
• C: Tanor Bortolini, Danny Pinter
• RG: Matt Goncalves, Dalton Tucker
• RT: Braden Smith, Jalen Travis
• TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory
• WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
• WR: Alec Pierce, Laquon Treadwell
• QB: Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard
• RB: Jonathan Taylor, Tyler Goodson OR DJ Giddens, Ameer Abdullah

DEFENSE

• DE: Kwity Paye, Tyquan Lewis, JT Tuimoloau
• DT: Neville Gallimore, Adetomiwa Adebawore
• NT: Grover Stewart, Eric Johnson II
• DE: Laiatu Latu, Samson Ebukam
• WLB: Germaine Pratt, Segun Olubi, Buddy Johnson
• MLB: Zaire Franklin, Austin Ajiake
• CB: Jaylon Jones, Johnathan Edwards, Cameron Mitchell
• FS: Camryn Bynum, Rodney Thomas II
• SS: Nick Cross, Reuben Lowrey III
• N: Kenny Moore II
• CB: Sauce Gardner, Mekhi Blackmon, Chris Lammons

SPECIALISTS

• P: Rigoberto Sanchez
• PK: Michael Badgley
• H: Rigoberto Sanchez
• LS: Luke Rhodes
• KR: Anthony Gould, Ashton Dulin
• PR: Anthony Gould, Josh Downs

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INDIANA PACERS NEWS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS HORNETS

The Indiana Pacers (1-13) return to Indianapolis and Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday as they host the Charlotte Hornets (4-10) in a midweek Eastern Conference matchup. Both teams are hungry for wins after each fell in their respective games on Monday – Indiana to Detroit and Charlotte to Toronto.

The Pacers fell in a blowout loss to the Pistons, but had a bright spot shine through the defeat as Bennedict Mathurin returned to the Indiana lineup following an 11-game absence due to injury. Mathurin dazzled with 25 points in 25 minutes, including a 14-point explosion in the fourth quarter. The Blue and Gold offense is much more productive with Mathurin on the floor as his threat to score opens up the offensive strengths of Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard.

Siakam has assembled a productive season for the Pacers despite all of Indiana’s injury woes. He still leads the team in points, assists, rebounds, and steals, but garners the full attention of opponent defenses as a result. Mathurin and Nembhard can act as release valves to take some pressure off of Siakam to shoulder the offensive load.

Indiana continues to get healthy as T.J. McConnell ramps back into game shape. His spark as the leader of the second unit is immeasurably valuable to a Pacers squad that is struggling to find its footing.

Charlotte is playing without Brandon Miller as the third-year forward nurses a shoulder injury. The Hornets have gotten significant lift from fourth overall pick Kon Knueppel as the rookie sits atop the rookie ladder with 17.6 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Knueppel has logged six 20+ point games as well as two 30+ point games just 14 contests into his young career.

Knueppel plays off of LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, who each post slightly over 22 points per night.

The Hornets have plenty of scoring talent, but Charlotte’s defense is 24th in the league by defensive rating. Wednesday’s game could turn into a shootout as Indiana’s defense sits at 26th by the same metric.

After the meeting with the Hornets, the Pacers will leave town again to take on the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Friday before returning to Indiana once again to host the Pistons on Monday.

Probable Starters

Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Jarace Walker, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Isaiah Jackson

Hornets: G – LaMelo Ball, G – Kon Knueppel, F – Sion James, F – Miles Bridges, C – Ryan Kalkbrenner

Injury Report

Pacers: Johnny Furphy – out (left ankle sprain), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Quenton Jackson – out (right hamstring strain), Kam Jones – out (lower back stress reaction), Aaron Nesmith – out (left knee sprain), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress reaction)

Hornets: Josh Green – out (left shoulder), Liam McNeeley – out (illness), Brandon Miller – out (left shoulder subluxation)

Last Meeting

Apr. 2, 2025: The Pacers hosted the Hornets down the stretch of the regular season as they tallied their eighth win in their last 10 with a 119-105 victory over Charlotte.

Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 22 points and 10 assists. He was the only player to break the 20-point mark as Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 18 points. Aaron Nesmith notched 16 points, and Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner scored 15 each.

Charlotte shot 53 percent from the floor, including 42 percent from 3-point range, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Pacers’ offense.

Indiana shot the deep ball well – the Pacers made 18 triples at a 41 percent clip. The Pacers also forced 18 Hornets turnovers while committing just six of their own.

The matchup marked the third meeting between the two clubs, and the only one that Indiana won.

Noteworthy

The Pacers are 75-56 against the Hornets all-time.

Indiana is 49-18 against Charlotte at home all-time.

Hornets guard Pat Connaughton played four years of basketball at the University of Notre Dame.

Mason Plumlee is an Indiana native. He played his freshman year of high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana.

Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)

TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

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

Tickets

The Pacers return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:00 PM ET.

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NOBLESVILLE BOOM BASKETBALL NEWS

KYLE GUY NAMED TO 2025 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM

NOBLESVILLE, Ind.  — USA Basketball announced Tuesday that Noblesville Boom guard Kyle Guy was named to the 12-man roster for the November 2025 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team.

Through six games, Guy is averaging 22.3 points, 6.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 38 minutes, while shooting 42.0 percent from the field for the Boom. 

Along with Guy, the roster includes MarJon Beauchamp, Pedro Bradshaw, Garrison Brooks, Torrey Craig, Kessler Edwards, Nate Hinton, Brandon Knight, Jaden Shackelford, Javonte Smart, Jeremiah Tilmon and Ryan Woolridge. 

The USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team will hold training camp Nov. 21-26 in Miami before tipping off in Managua on Nov. 28 at 8:10 p.m. ET and in College Park, MD on Dec. 1 at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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INDY FUEL HOCKEY NEWS

INDY FUEL PIT STOP: WEEK 6

• INDY FUEL WEEK FIVE RESULTS: 2-1-0-0
• INDY FUEL OVERALL RECORD: 6-5-1-0 (3rd in Central Division)

GAME 10 – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 VS RAPID CITY – 5-4 W

The Indy Fuel started their three game stretch against the Rapid City at home on Wednesday night. The Fuel would start off slow, allowing three goals in the first period and only answering with one. The Fuel then allowed another goal to start the second frame, but answered back with three goals before the end of regulation to send it to overtime. It only took one shot in overtime for the Fuel to secure the win.

GAME 11 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 VS RAPID CITY – 3-0 W

The Indy Fuel went into the second game of the series feeling the momentum of the OT win on Friday. The Fuel stepped on the gas early, scoring twice in the first and not allowing a goal all game. They would finish it off with an empty net goal to secure their fourth win in a row and second shutout of the season. This was the first professional shutout of Owen Flores’ career.

GAME 12 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT RAPID CITY – 2-1 L

The Indy Fuel finished their series against the Rush with a low-scoring game that wouldn’t be decided until late in the third period. The Fuel scored the first goal early in the third period but would only hold the lead for three minutes. The Rush scored two consecutive goals and closed out the game with a narrow victory.

OIL DROPS

• Goaltender Owen Flores earned his first shutout of the season and his ECHL career on Friday night against the Rush.
• Forward Jadon Joseph is ranked second in the ECHL in shooting percentage scoring four goals on thirteen shots. He scored two of those goals against the Rush this last week. 
• Forward Lee Lapid scored his third goal of the season on Wednesday and the first OT goal of the season for the Fuel. This was his second game-winning goal of the season.
• Forward Tyler Kobryn was picked up off waivers this week from the Worcester Railers.

TEAM NOTES

• The Fuel won their first overtime game on Wednesday night against the Rush.
• Indy won four consecutive games, their longest win streak of the young season, until losing on Saturday. This brought them to an above .500 record for the first time this season.
• The Fuel have allowed the most short-handed goals this season with a total of six in twelve games played.
• Indy is 5-2-1-0 when outshooting their opponent and 5-2-0-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
• The Fuel are 4-0-0-0 when leading after two periods. 

INDY FUEL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

• GAME 13 – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 VS BLOOMINGTON
• GAME 14 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 VS ADIRONDACK THUNDER
• GAME 15 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 VS ADIRONDACK THUNDER

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UPCOMING FAN EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS

Get ready for lots of fun at Fishers Event Center this season! Check out some of our upcoming promotions and special fan experiences!

• Wednesday, November 19th – Join us for 317 Night against the Bloomington Bison! Stick around after the game for postgame autographs presented by DeFur Voran with select Fuel players right outside The Garage!
• Friday, November 21st – Join us for 80’s/90’s Night against the Adirondack Thunder! It’s Frozen in Time weekend and a time machine landed on the ice to transport us back in time! Stick around after the game for postgame autographs presented by DeFur Voran with select Fuel players right outside The Garage!
• Saturday, November 22nd – Join us for Racers Night against the Adirondack Thunder! It’s Frozen in Time weekend and one of the most beloved Indianapolis hockey teams is making a comeback! Travel back in time with us as the Fuel speed on with Indianapolis Racers-themed jerseys! Stick around after the game for a specialty jersey auction in section 110!

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INDIANA FOOTBALL NEWS

HOOSIERS HOLDS AT NO. 2 IN THIRD CFP RANKINGS

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Holding steady at the No. 2 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, the Indiana football program enters its second idle week of 2025 in front of its Week 14 regular season finale in the Old Oaken Bucket Game on the road.

Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for nine-straight CFP polls, all of those among the top 10. It is the 13th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.

The Big Ten saw six schools ranked and three programs in the top 10 of the latest CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 7), USC (No. 15), Michigan (No. 18) and Illinois (No. 21).

The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked schools. The four highest-ranked schools will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining schools will be seeded 5-12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool.

The eight schools seeded No. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).

No. 2/2/2 Indiana (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) travel to Purdue (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten) for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on NBC from Ross-Ade Stadium in the Old Oaken Bucket Game.

College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 18

1. Ohio State (10-0)

2. Indiana (11-0)

3. Texas A&M (10-0)

4. Georgia (9-1)

5. Texas Tech (10-1)

6. Ole Miss (10-1)

7. Oregon (9-1)

8. Oklahoma (8-2)

9. Notre Dame (8-2)

10. Alabama (8-2)

11. BYU (9-1)

12. Utah (8-2)

13. Miami (Fla.) (8-2)

14. Vanderbilt (8-2)

15. USC (8-2)

16. Georgia Tech (9-1)

17. Texas (7-3)

18. Michigan (8-2)

19. Virginia (9-2)

20. Tennessee (7-3)

21. Illinois (7-3)

22. Missouri (7-3)

23. Houston (8-2)

24.  Tulane (8-2)

25.  Arizona State (7-3)

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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

HOOSIERS WELCOME BUTLER ON WEDNESDAY

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Unbeaten Indiana returns home to host in-state foe Butler on Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

GAME DAY INFO

Indiana (4-0) vs. Butler (2-2)

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.

ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

Butler has split its first four games and are most recently coming off a 73-56 win over Northern Kentucky at home. This will be the Bulldogs first true road game of the season. They are led by sophomore guard Lily Zeinstra’s 14.3 ppg. and 3.0 apg. Redshirt sophomore forward Mallory Miller averages a team-high 5.0 rpg. and junior guard Nevaeh Jackson adds 9.5 points per outing. 

SERIES HISTORY

Indiana leads 9-2

LAST MEETING

11/13/24 – L, 46-56 (Indianapolis)

NOTES

Indiana improved 4-0 with a 76-72 win at Florida State on Sunday. Redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont led the way with a new career-high 23 points while senior guard Shay Ciezki added 22 points in the victory. Sophomore forward Zania Socka-Ngumen had her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

In Sunday’s win, IU head coach Teri Moren recorded her 250th win at the helm of the program. The already all-time wins leader continues to boast her impressive career resume. Her next win will also be the 450th of her career.

 Socka-Nguemen has been impressive in her first four games in cream and crimson. The sophomore forward has posted three-straight double-doubles and is averaging 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.  Her three double-doubles ranks second in the nation while her field goal percentage (73.0) is sixth overall.

The Hoosiers are leading the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage defense through the first four games of the season. Opponents are shooting just 17.6 percent from beyond the arc and averaging just three triples per game against the Hoosiers stingy defense.

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers head to Ft. Myers, Fla. for Thanksgiving break with a single game at FGCU on Nov. 25 while taking part in Geico Coconut Hoops on Nov. 28 and Nov. 30.

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS

FOUR SENIORS TO BE HONORED SATURDAY

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – During one of the best years in program history, the Indiana volleyball team has been led by a quartet of talented senior athletes. The Hoosiers will honor those four players on Senior Night at Wilkinson Hall against Nebraska (Nov. 22) as the regular season comes to a close. All senior ceremonies will come after the match against the top-ranked Huskers on Saturday.

Over a four-year span in Bloomington, this senior group has been a part of 73 overall wins and 40 Big Ten victories. The collection of athletes has grown in size by one player each season with the addition of players from the transfer portal. With a win on Thursday, IU will match a program record for wins in a four-year cycle (74). The 40 Big Ten wins is already the most by any group of seniors in school history.

From the beginning, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles has been at the center of IU’s success. The native of Madrid, Spain came to Bloomington as a three-rotation opposite hitter and will leave as one of the most impactful players in the school’s history. She already owns the program’s Big Ten wins record (40) and needs just two victories to become IU’s winningest player of all-time (in the NCAA era).

She is the lone senior on this year’s team to play all four seasons with the Hoosiers. Alonso-Corcelles has played in every Big Ten contest of her career to this point and has been an available selection for every game since arriving in 2022. She recently moved into the top 10 in program history with over 1,300 career kills.

Her offensive counterpart, opposite hitter Avry Tatum, has been equally impactful in her college career. She transferred to Bloomington in 2023 and has gotten better in each season. As one of IU’s three captains, Tatum has been instrumental in changing the culture within the program. She has over 1,000 kills in her college career and will go down as one of, if not, the most efficient pin hitters in IU history.

Middle blocker Madi Sell is finishing up her second and final season with the Hoosiers after coming over from Missouri. She led the team in blocks last season and has started the last month of the season alongside freshman Victoria Gray. In her collegiate career she has over 280 kills and over 220 blocks. Sell is enjoying a breakout offensive season with a .392 hitting percentage.

Outside hitter Jessica Smith was the final player in the senior group to join the program. Year-by-year, the Hoosiers added one athlete to the quartet. After a fantastic beach career at UCLA, Smith elected to use her final year to play indoor volleyball in Bloomington. Her impact on the program can’t be described. Not only is she an elite passer but her leadership skills have helped transform the success of IU’s season.

Although they took different paths to get to Bloomington, IU’s senior quartet will go down as one of the most impactful in program history. Alonso-Corcelles and Tatum are two of four total players in IU history to experience two different 21-win seasons (in the NCAA era). Saturday’s game against Nebraska will be the final home game at Wilkinson Hall – pending the Hoosiers being a host site in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 5 VS. LINDENWOOD

Opening Tip

• Indiana University continues its 126th season of competition in men’s basketball with a non-conference game against Lindenwood at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The third of a five-game homestand will be aired on BTN with Jeff Levering and Shon Morris on the call.

• Lindenwood (2-3) is led by seventh-year head coach Kyle Gerdeman. The Lions are led by 17.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game from sophomore guard Jadis Jones. He is shooting 82.4% (28-of-34) from the floor through four games played.

• Sophomore guard Dontrez Williams (18.7 points), redshirt senior center Milos Nenadic (12.4 points, 7.4 rebounds), senior guard Anias Futrell (11.8 points, 4.5 rebounds), and sophomore guard Clayton Jackson (10.8 points, 4.4 assists) all post double-figure scoring averages.

• Lindenwood has averaged 11.2 offensive rebounds per game. The Lions have produced 59 second chance points this year.

Game Information

Nov. 20, 2025 • 6 PM ET

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.

TV: BTN (Jeff Levering, Shon Morris)

Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)

Series History: First meeting

Last Meeting: First meeting

Series History

• Indiana and Lindenwood will play on the hardwood for the first time. The Hoosiers hold a 27-0 record against teams competing in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Last Time Out

• Indiana (4-0) defeated Incarnate Word by a score of 69-61 despite the program’s first off shooting night of the season on Sunday, Nov. 16, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers converted 5-of-24 (20.8%) shots from behind the 3-point line.

• The IU bench, led by 16 points and eight rebounds from senior forward Sam Alexis outscored the UIW reserves by a tally of 26-10. Freshman forward Trent Sisley chipped in 10 points and a season-best eight boards in 20 minutes off the bench.

• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries registered 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists.

• Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway and fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson each contributed nine points in starting roles.

Tucker DeVries Honored by Big Ten Conference

• Indiana redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced on Nov. 10.

• In a pair of Hoosier victories to open the season, DeVries averaged 22.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. He shot 57.1% (16-of-28) from the floor and 58.8% (10-of-17) from the 3-point line.

• The two-time Missouri Valley Player of the Year began his Cream ‘n Crimson career with an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 98-51 win over Alabama A&M. His encore performance included a game-high 27 points (24 in the first half) to pair with six rebounds in a 100-77 win over Marquette at the United Center in Chicago to earn Most Outstanding Player of the Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational honors.

• DeVries is the first Hoosier to be named Big Ten Player of the Week since Trayce Jackson-Davis on March 6, 2023.

That’s an Offensive Stat

• The Hoosiers scored 90-plus points in three-straight contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08.

• IU has averaged 92.0 points (43rd-best nationally) per contest and shot 53.2% (18th) from the floor, 41.3% (27th) from the 3-point line, 78.5% (38th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 62.2%.

• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in three of four games to open the season. The Hoosiers average 22.8 helpers per night and have assisted on 72.2% of its made field goals, the third-best rate in the country.

• The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.53, the third-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 91 assists (on 126 made field goals) compared to 36 turnovers. Three Hoosiers have an average of 3.0 assists or better.

• Indiana knocked down at least 10 3-point field goals in three of four games of the season. for The Hoosiers buried 14 triples in consecutive games against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12), the first time an IU team converted at least 14 3-point field goals in consecutive games since November of 2005.

• Five Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson. The Sam Houston transfer has averaged 18.8 points per night on 51.7% (15-of-29) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least four 3-pointers in three contests.

A New Prince of Bloomington

• Four-star combo guard Prince-Alexander Moody signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Indiana University under head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries.

• A three-year letterwinner for head coach Jay Gavin at Bishop McNamara. Moody has compiled 1,075 career points, 119 made 3-pointers through 85 career games in high school

• He was named a 2025 Peach Jam Standout player, one of the 2025 EYBL Best Performers, and averaged 14.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game for Team Takeover during the EBYL season.

• DeVries on Moody: Prince is the ultimate team guy and competitor. He has a great feel for the game and will fit in perfectly with what we do at both ends of the floor.

Vaughn of a Kind

• Four-star wing Vaughn Karvala signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Indiana University under head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries.

• A three-year letterwinner for head coach Chris Siebert at Oregon High School in Wisconsin before transferring to Bella Vista Prep, a preseason top 10 team, prior to his senior season.

• He averaged 26.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game as a junior and shot 53.5% from the floor and 41.9% from the 3-point line.

DeVries on Karvala: Vaughn has very good size, skill, and athleticism that makes him a highlight reel waiting to happen in the open floor. When you combine that with his ability to shoot the ball, he has a very bright future here.

DEVRIES LANDS ON WOODEN AWARD 2025-26 MEN’S PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCHLIST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, announced its 2025-26 Men’s Preseason Top 50 Watchlist, including redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries, on Tuesday afternoon at WoodenAward.com, launching the 50th anniversary season of college basketball’s most prestigious individual honor.

Selected by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 50 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-American Team™ and the Wooden Award® Most Outstanding Player.

The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award® Men’s Player of the Year. Players not selected for the list remain eligible for inclusion on the Wooden Award® midseason, late-season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot will feature 15 top players who have demonstrated to their universities that they meet or exceed the Wooden Award® qualifications.

DeVries, the NCAA’s active leader in career points, began the season as Co-Big Ten Player of the Week after averaging 22.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steal per game during the opening week. Through four games, DeVries is averaging 17.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per contest. He is shooting 47.1% (24-of-51) from the floor, 45.5% (15-of-33) from the 3-point line, and 72.7% (8-of-11) from the free throw line.

The Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) return to action at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 20, against Lindenwood at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD® 2025-26 MEN’S TOP 50 WATCHLIST

Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas

Nate Ament, Tennessee

Christian Anderson, Texas Tech

Robbie Avila, Saint Louis

Solo Ball, UConn

Nate Bittle, Oregon

John Blackwell, Wisconsin

MIkel Brown Jr., Louisville

Cameron Boozer, Duke

Markus Burton, Notre Dame

Alex Condon, Florida

Ryan Conwell, Louisville

Donovan Dent, UCLA

Tucker DeVries, Indiana

AJ Dybansta, BYU

Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s

Boogie Fland, Florida

Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee

PJ Haggerty, Kansas State

Thomas Haugh, Florida

Bryce Hopkins, St. John’s

Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State

Graham Ike, Gonzaga

Ian Jackson, St. John’s

Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue

Alex Karaban, UConn

Xaivian Lee, Florida

Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan

Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State

Jaland Lowe, Kentucky

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern

Otega Oweh, Kentucky

Koa Peat, Arizona

Darryn Peterson, Kansas

Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn

Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama

Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky

Richie Saunders, BYU

Emanuel Sharp, Houston

Jackson Shelstad, Oregon

Braden Smith, Purdue

Bennet Stirtz, Iowa

Andrej Stojakovic, Illinois

Bruce Thornton, Ohio state

JT Toppin, Texas Tech

Joseph Tugler, Houston

Milos Uzan, Houston

D.J. Wagner, Arkansas

Darrion Williams, NC State

Caleb Wilson, North Carolina

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INDIANA SWIMMING NEWS

NO. 3/10 INDIANA MAKES FIRST MIDSEASON IMPRESSIONS

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving laid the foundation for its week at the Ohio State Invitational Tuesday (Nov. 18) night, posting four NCAA qualifying times in four relays during the opening night of its midseason meet inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of the Ohio State University.

Both the men and the women had one victory and one runner-up finish on the night, and through two events the men sit atop their team standings with 128 points. The women are third in what should be a tight race with Louisville and Ohio State.

The men started the night victorious in the 200-yard medley relay thanks to a scorching first half of the quartet. Sophomores Miroslav Knedla (20.66) and Travis Gulledge (22.78) had the quickest backstroke and breaststroke legs, respectively, to gain an early cushion. Senior Owen McDonald (19.89) and junior Mikkel Lee (18.66) followed with strong splits in the butterfly and freestyle as the Hoosiers touched in 1:21.99 – a best time this season and 1.06 seconds quicker than Ohio State.

McDonald was the only Hoosier to swim both ‘A’ relays, leading off the 800-yard freestyle. Junior Aaron Shackell had IU’s best split in 1:32.22, as the group placed second with a time of 6:13.01.

Freshman Liberty Clark led the ladies to victory in the 800 free relay, dropping a 1:41.55 leadoff. She was followed by juniors Miranda Grana (1:44.94), Macky Hodges (1:43.81) and Reese Tiltmann (1:45.61), summing up to a 6:55.91. That time ranks No. 5 in program history and beat runner-up Louisville by 5.85 seconds.

Clark’s leadoff marks her first time under 1:42.00 and places her fifth in IU’s all-time performance list in the 200 free. Her best time coming into college was a 1:45.76.

The Indiana women took second in the 200 medley relay. Senior Mya DeWitt posted the best leadoff split, a personal best 23.73 in the 50 back. Sophomore Jonette Lagreid (27.29) gave way to Grana (22.91) and senior Kristina Paegle, whose 21.03 anchor ranked No. 2 in the field.

TEAM STANDINGS

Men

1. Indiana – 128

2. Ohio State – 104

3. Louisville – 98

4. Yale – 70

5. Kentucky – 68

6. Penn State – 62

7. Purdue – 58

8. Cincinnati – 30

Women

1. Louisville – 112

2. Ohio State – 104

3. Indiana – 100

4. UCLA – 76

5. Purdue – 68

6. Cincinnati – 54

7. Kentucky – 46

8. Penn State – 38

9. Yale – 22

RESULTS2

Women’s 200 Medley Relay

2. A – Mya DeWitt, Jonette Laegreid, Miranda Grana, Kristina Paegle – 1:34.96 (NCAA Qualifier)

6. B – Grace Hoeper, Alessandra Gusperti, Amelia Bray, Chiok Sze Yeo – 1:37.82

DQ. C – Colleen Bull, Kamile Zinis, Katie Forrester, MacKenna Lieske (Early Take-off Swimmer 2)

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

1. A – Miroslav Knedla, Travis Gulledge, Owen McDonald, Mikkel Lee – 1:21.99 (NCAA Qualifier)

6. C – David Kovac, Noah Cakir, Andrew Shackell, Vidar Carlbaum – 1:24.40

DQ. B – Raekwon Noel, Alexei Avakov, Max Lestina, Dylan Smiley (Early Take-off Swimmer 3)

Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

1. Liberty Clark, Miranda Grana, Macky Hodges, Reese Tiltmann – 6:55.91 (NCAA Qualifier)

Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay

2. A – Owen McDonald, Aaron Shackell, Raekwon Noel, Zalán Sárkány – 6:13.01 (NCAA Qualifier)

5. B – Andrew Shackell, Cooper McDonald, Brandon Fleck, Josh Bey – 6:21.25

UP NEXT

Day two of the Ohio State Invitational will feature the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, women’s 3-meter, men’s 1-meter and 200 freestyle relay. Prelims will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET, with finals to follow at 5:30 p.m.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

#1 PURDUE FACES MEMPHIS IN BAHA MAR CHAMPIONSHIP

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

[1 / 1] Purdue (4-0) vs. Memphis (1-2)

Thursday, November 20 | 6 p.m. ET

Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Grand Ballroom (2,000)

TV: CBS Sports Network (Chris Sylvester, Kyle Macy, Ana Bellinghausen)

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

THE SCENE SETTER

• Returning to the top of the AP poll, the No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers travel to the Baha Mar Championship in search of their fifth straight MTE Tournament title. Purdue will face Memphis in Thursday’s opening game, followed by No. 15 Texas Tech against Wake Forest. The third-place and Championship game are scheduled for Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. ET, respectively.

• Following the trip to the Bahamas, Purdue will be off for the next week before hosting Eastern Illinois on Black Friday at noon.

THE NOTES TO KNOW

• The Boilermakers are looking to start 5-0 or better for the fourth time in the last five seasons (2021-22 –> 8-0; 2022-23 –> 13-0; 2023-24 –> 7-0).

• Purdue has won 10 straight “Feast Week” contests, resulting in four straight tournament titles. Eight of the 10 wins have come against teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including six ranked in the top 11.

• Purdue will be facing Memphis for the first time since Matt Painter’s first year at Purdue — a 90-70 Tigers’ victory in Dec. 2005.

• Memphis has won four straight games against Purdue dating to the Boilermakers’ last victory in the NCAA Tournament in 1988. The four-game winning streak is tied with Cincinnati for Purdue’s longest active losing streak against an opponent.

• Purdue has posted a 31-9 (.775) record in neutral-site games since the start of the 2021-22 season, including an 18-3 record vs. unranked foes.

• One week after being demoted to No. 2, Purdue returned to No. 1 in the AP poll, grabbing 42 first-place votes to outdistance Houston. Since the 2021-22 season when Purdue became ranked No. 1 for the first time ever, the Boilermakers have been ranked No. 1 in 15 weeks, the most in the country (Houston – 11 weeks; Auburn – 11 weeks).

• Purdue is boasting an offensive efficiency of 127.8 via KenPom.com. That number is currently the fourth-best mark in KenPom history behind Duke (2025), Wisconsin (2015) and Florida (2025).

• Among players that have played at least two games, Trey Kaufman-Renn leads the country in rebounding (15.0 RPG). He is one of three players nationally to have two games of at least 15 points and 15 rebounds (Kent State’s Delrecco Gillispie; Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler).

• Braden Smith was named the Big Ten’s Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 22.5 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds in two wins. Smith, Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson and Florida State’s Robert McCray V are the only players nationally to average 15.0 points, 8.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game so far this season.

• Smith moved into third place on the Big Ten’s career assists list with 792 helpers. Next on the chart is Mateen Cleaves (816 assists).

• With Fletcher Loyer scoring 30 points in the opener, Purdue now has four active players with 30-point games (Smith, Cluff, Kaufman-Renn).

• Purdue is one of four schools nationally (Illinois, BYU, USC, Purdue) to have three players averaging at least 17.0 points per game. Purdue is the only school nationally to have two players averaging a double-double (Trey Kaufman-Renn, Oscar Cluff).

• Smith is fourth nationally in assists per game (8.5), while Oscar Cluff is fourth in offensive rebounds (5.5) and 17th in rebounds (11.0).

• Braden Smith is already the only player in Big Ten conference history to amass 1,400 points, 775 assists and 550 rebounds and 175 steals. He is one of seven players in NCAA history to reach those marks.

• Purdue signed four players on National Signing Day (Luke Ertel, Jacob Webber, Sinan Huan, Rivers Knight) from the Class of 2026. According to 247Sports, Purdue’s class ranks second nationally behind Kansas.

• Matt Painter ranks fourth on the Big Ten’s list for career wins with 475, trailing only Tom Izzo (740), Bob Knight (662) and Gene Keady (512) in Big Ten history. Painter has 500 career victories, becoming the seventh-fastest active coach with 500 victories.

SMITH, KAUFMAN-RENN SELECTED TO WOODEN AWARD WATCH LIST

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue basketball seniors Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn were two of 50 players named to the Wooden Award watch list, the organization announced this afternoon.

The list completes all the preseason watch lists by most organizations. Smith and Kaufman-Renn are mentioned in all of them.

Smith, a first-team All-American and Cousy Award recipient given to the nation’s top point guard following the 2024-25 season, was a Wooden Award All-American honoring the nation’s top five players a year ago. It marked the third straight year that a Boilermaker was named a Wooden All-American (Zach Edey – 2023, 2024).

Smith, one of the favorites for National Player of the Year honors, is off to an outstanding start in his senior season leading Purdue to a 4-0 record. He is averaging 17.8 points, 8.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game while making 8-of-20 (.400) from long distance and 19-of-25 (.760) from the free throw line. He was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday after leading Purdue to wins over No. 8 Alabama on the road and Akron. In the win over the Crimson Tide, Smith scored 21 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to go along with seven rebounds and four assists, becoming the first player since Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield in January 2016, to reach those marks on the road in a top-10 contest.

Smith is nearing in on 1,500 career points and 800 career assists and is one of seven players in NCAA history to have at least 1,400 points, 775 assists and 550 career rebounds.

Kaufman-Renn, meanwhile, is off to an equally-impressive start during his senior season. A preseason All-American and candidate for the Karl Malone Award given to the nation’s top power forward, Kaufman-Renn is averaging 18.0 points, 15.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in two games after missing the season’s first two games with an injury.

He was dominant in the win over Alabama, tallying 19 points with 15 rebounds and five assists, becoming the third player in the last 30 years (North Carolina’s Joe Forte – 2001; Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan – 1996) to have at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a top-10 showdown.

He then added 17 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Akron, giving him back-to-back 15-point, 15-rebound games. Kaufman-Renn’s 15-rebound efforts have tied a career high and he now has 15-rebound games in three of his last four games and of his 30 rebounds on the season, 15 are on the offensive end.

A year ago, Kaufman-Renn became just the third Big Ten player in league history to average 20 points, 6.5 rebounds and two assists while shooting at least 59 percent from the field (Zach Edey, Evan Eschmeyer). He was the only player in the country to reach those marks last season.

The No. 1-ranked Boilermakers will play Memphis on Thursday in the Baha Mar Championship, starting at 6 p.m. ET, on the CBS Sports Network.

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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

PURDUE DROPS ROAD CONTEST AT #20/20 KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Purdue women’s basketball team could not find its rhythm on the offensive end in a 76-35 loss at No. 20/20 Kentucky on Tuesday night. Despite a season-low nine turnovers, the Boilermakers (2-2) could not get their shots to fall behind a season-low 20% field goal clip.

Tara Daye led the Boilermakers in scoring with 10 points for her third game in double figures this season. The redshirt junior picked up her first career double-double with 10 rebounds on the night.

Taylor Feldman had her most productive game as a Boilermaker with seven points and three rebounds.

Kentucky (6-0) shot 41.3% from the field and connected on 11 3-pointers. The Wildcats put four players in double figures led by Jordan Obi and Clara Strack with 17 points each.

UP NEXT

Purdue returns to Mackey Arena for the first time since Nov. 6 when it hosts Miami (OH) on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

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PURDUE MEN’S TENNIS NEWS

BOILERS PRIMED FOR NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

ORLANDO, Fla. – The men’s tennis doubles duo of Aleksa Krivokapic and Maj Premzl are set to represent the Boilermakers at the NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship, taking place on the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida November 19-23.

The duo, who clinched the ticket to the NCAA Championships at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional in October, is the program’s first to make the national doubles championships since 2001.

Krivokapic and Premzl are one of 32 pairs in the doubles bracket. The pair will take on South Carolina’s Max Stenzer/Sean Daryabeigi in the Round of 32 tomorrow. Time to be announced.

The doubles championship will see one round of action per day, with the National Championship on Sunday, November 23. All matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.

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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NEWS

LOVE NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR DOAK WALKER AWARD

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior running back Jeremiyah Love continues his impressive 2025 season by adding another national honor to his resume today, named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, which honors college football’s top running back, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation which honors the nation’s top college football player.

This is Love’s third national semifinalist honor, also named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award.

Notre Dame has had one Doak Walker finalist: TB Reggie Brooks (1992).

Love is part of a group of 10 semifinalists on the list.

This season, Love has posted 177 rushes for 1,135 yards and 14 touchdowns, adding 26 receptions for 274 yards and three touchdowns. He averages 6.4 yards per rush on the season. Already having eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the season, he’s just the sixth player in Notre Dame history to have multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the first since Kyren Williams (2020, 2021).

Love ranks third in the nation in rushing yards per game (113.5), third in total touchdowns (17) and third in yards from scrimmage (1,409). He is the only player in the nation to rank in the top three in each of those categories. In addition, he also ranks fourth in all-purpose yards per game (140.9), fourth in rushing touchdowns (14), fourth in rushing yards (1,135), fifth in scoring (10.2) and sixth in total points (102).

Love has 32-career rushing touchdowns, moving him into a tie for fourth in program history with Vagas Ferguson (1976-79) and Anthony Johnson (1986-89). His 38-career touchdowns are tied for fourth-most in school history with Michael Floyd (2008-11).

Love has recorded his five games with 100+ rushing yards this season, and 10 over his career, tied for 7th all-time in Notre Dame records with Julius Jones (1999-01, 2003).

Love became the first player in program history to collect two 90-yard rushing touchdowns in a career with a 98-yard effort against Indiana in the College Football Playoff in 2024 and a 94-yard score at Boston College in 2025.

This season, Love was named the Associated Press National Player of the Week and the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week for his impressive performance against No. 20 USC. Love racked up 228 rushing yards on 24 carries to average 9.5 yards per carry in a 34-24 win over USC in the Jeweled Shillelagh rivalry contest. The 228 rushing yards Love put up against USC are the most for a Notre Dame player in a single game in Notre Dame Stadium’s 513-game history.

JOHNSON EARNS WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Freshman safety Tae Johnson picked up another weekly accolade for his performance in the 37-15 win over No. 22 Pitt, as he was named the Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week. Against Pitt, Johnson was all over the field, producing a pick-six, five tackles and a shared TFL.

The honor marks Johnson’s second national recognition of the week, already named the Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week for his performance. Earlier in the season, he was named to the 2025 The Athletic Midseason All-Freshman Team.

Johnson has now posted four interceptions on the season, making him the only Power 4 freshman with four interceptions. He ranks tied for fifth among all Power 4 players in interceptions, ranking tied for ninth among all FBS players and tied for first among all freshmen.

Notre Dame’s 17 interceptions this season ranks third nationally.

Johnson and the Irish defense stifled the Pitt offense, which entered the day with the sixth-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging 39.7 points per game. Johnson and the Irish held Pitt to just nine points on the day until the very last play of the game.

Johnson and Notre Dame’s defense did not allow Pitt to convert on a single third down on Saturday, marking the first time since 2022 (UNLV) that Notre Dame has not allowed a third-down conversion.

Entering the game, Pitt’s offense averaged 426.8 yards per game. Not only did the Irish defense limit the Panthers to 219 total yards of offense, Notre Dame had held Pitt to just 140 yards of total offense with three minutes remaining in the game, when Notre Dame removed their starters from the game.

This season, Notre Dame ranks third in the nation in total interceptions (17), 10th in turnover margin (0.90), 13th in rushing defense (99.3), 15th in sacks (2.80), 17th in scoring defense (18.4) and 19th in team passing efficiency defense (112.76).

JOHNSON NAMED SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Freshman safety Tae Johnson was named the Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week for his performance in the 37-15 win over No. 22 Pitt, in which he posted a pick-six, five tackles and a shared TFL. The Shaun Alexander Award honors the top freshman player in college football.

Johnson has now posted four interceptions on the season, making him the only Power 4 freshman with four interceptions. He ranks tied for fifth among all Power 4 players in interceptions, ranking tied for ninth among all FBS players and tied for first among all freshmen.

Notre Dame’s 17 interceptions this season ranks third nationally.

Johnson and the Irish defense stifled the Pitt offense, which entered the day with the sixth-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging 39.7 points per game. Johnson and the Irish held Pitt to just nine points on the day until the very last play of the game.

Johnson and Notre Dame’s defense did not allow Pitt to convert on a single third down on Saturday, marking the first time since 2022 (UNLV) that Notre Dame has not allowed a third-down conversion.

Entering the game, Pitt’s offense averaged 426.8 yards per game. Not only did the Irish defense limit the Panthers to 219 total yards of offense, Notre Dame had held Pitt to just 140 yards of total offense with three minutes remaining in the game, when Notre Dame removed their starters from the game.

This season, Notre Dame ranks third in the nation in total interceptions (17), 10th in turnover margin (0.90), 13th in rushing defense (99.3), 15th in sacks (2.80), 17th in scoring defense (18.4) and 19th in team passing efficiency defense (112.76).

This marks the first such weekly honor of Johnson’s career. Earlier in the season, he was named to the 2025 The Athletic Midseason All-Freshman Team.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

MIDWEEK HOOPS BACK IN PURCELL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT VS. BELLARMINE

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -The Fighting Irish men’s basketball team (3-1) will get a chance to bounce back at home on Wednesday before jetting off to Las Vegas for what has become the premier early-season MTE, the Players Era Championship. To earn that trip, it’ll be the Bellarmine Knights first inside Purcell Pavilion for a 7 p.m. ET tipoff on ACCNX.

Notre Dame leads the overall series against Bellarmine, 3-0, with all three victories occurring at home. The last time these two met was Dec. 23, 2020, in an 81-70 Irish win.

A win on Wednesday would keep the Irish unblemished at home, improving them to 4-0 inside Purcell.

Bellarmine enters the game 1-3 on the year. The Knights average 77.5 ppg on 48.7 percent shooting. They are led by Jack Karasinski, who averages 21.3 ppg on 55.0 percent shooting.

A KEY FOR THE SEASON

Coach Shrewsberry stated during the preseason that if this program wanted to turn a corner, it had to be mentally tougher in close games down the stretch. Last season, the Irish were involved in 14 games that finished by six points or less (within two possessions). They went 7-7 in those games. They were 5-5 in one-possession games and 0-3 in games decided by one point.

At Ohio State, they had a lead as large as 11 in the first half; wound up down six late in the second half; battled back to go up one with two minutes remaining; had two chances to extend the lead after; another chance at the buzzer for the win; but ultimately fell 63-64.

“We’re a good team and we were right there in a close game against a good team,” said Braeden Shrewsberry. “We’re angry right now, but we’ve got to build off the good things and get better at the bad things and come out and win the next close game. We gotta close it out and prove we’re a different team.”

THE POSITIVES FROM OSU

The Irish defense did its part, limiting a hot-shooting OSU squad to 64 points, 31 below their early-season average

Jalen Haralson attacked the rim at will, recording his second straight game in double figures with 13 points.

Speaking of attacking the rim, 24 of Notre Dame’s 34 first-half points were scored in the paint.

As alluded to earlier, the Irish fell behind by six points with 6:38 remaining in front of over 12,000 fans and fought back to reclaim the lead with two minutes left.

Carson Towt continued to be a beast on the boards, grabbing 12. He’s now 4-4 on double-digit rebound games.

Braeden Shrewsberry maintained his hot hand with 11 points on 4-7 shooting. More on that next.

FEED THE HOT HAND

Braeden Shrewsberry has been lights out over the last three games. In fact, he co-led the team in scoring in that span with 16.0 ppg.

The junior guard has been impressively sharp from three-point range, where he’s 13-19 (.684) over the three-game span. He has now raised his season three-point shooting percentage to 61.9 percent, which ranks 18th nationally and fourth in the ACC.

And get this – he boasts an effective shooting percentage of 80.4, which ranks 13th nationally, while his true shooting percentage ranks 11th at 81.0.

Now, the Irish have plenty of other sharpshooters at their disposal, and the threes have been raining in Purcell. ND is converting 41.2 percent from de,p which ranks 27th in the country and second in the ACC. They are averaging 10.0 made threes, compared to last year’s final number of 7.6.

Who else is behind the early season three success?

Cole Certa – 2.0 per game / 42.1%

Ryder Frost – 1.5 / 50.0%

Garrett Sundra – 1.0 / 50.0%

REBOUNDING TRANSLATES

Coach after season opener: “He’s energy personified. There have been a ton of transfers that transferred up and there scoring output doesn’t necessarily follow. Rebounding translates at every level. It’s heart and it’s effort. That’s what he does.”

As Coach Shrews alluded to, rebounding translates at every level. Last year’s NCAA rebounding leader Carson Towt has been a high-level impact after transferring from Northern Arizona. To start, he tied his career-high 19 rebounds in the win over LIU, which also set a new record for an Irish debut. He became the 16th different Irish player all-time to record at least 19 rebounds in a game.

Towt has now started the season with 4 straight games with double-digit rebounds which has not been accomplished by an Irish player in the conference era (1995-present).

13.0 rpg ranks 6th nationally and 1st in the ACC

5.0 offensive rpg – 11th nationally, 1st in the ACC

8.0 defensive rpg – 14th nationally, 4th in the ACC

Coach after the OSU game: “Carson is just max effort, man. He just plays really hard. His effort on the glass on both ends, his physicality. He’s a big brother to these dudes. He’s feeding their belief because of the energy and the confidence that he gives them.”

Towt now has 1,130 career rebounds, which leads all active players.

NOTRE NOTABLES

Burton posted two 20+ point performances over the first three games, which gave him 30 in his career.

Haralson is shooting 70.0 percent around the rim and 60.0 percent in the paint. He’s recorded back-to-back games in double figures.

Mohammed is converting 55.6 percent from two-point range.

Sundra has made a three in all four games.

Frost is averaging 6.3 ppg on 8.0 minutes.

The Irish are averaging 33.5 points from their bench, which ranks 36th nationally and 2nd in the ACC.

Notre Dame is averaging 83.0 ppg on 49.4 percent shooting.

According to CBB Analytics, ND’s offensive rating of 123.0 puts them 55th nationally.

For the first time since the 2016-17 season, the Fighting Irish opened the season with three straight 20+ point victories.

Certa dropped a career best 22 points on 6-9 shooting from three in the season opener.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES FOR BURTON

The collegiate landscape is starting to pick up on what Notre Dame fans already knew – Markus Burton is a special player. The junior guard picked up two major preseason accolades

First Team Preseason All-ACC – last Irish player to garner Preseason First Team honors was senior forward John Mooney in 2019.

Bob Cousy Award Watch List – recognizing the top-20 point guards in the country.

Naismith Trophy Watch List

Wooden Award Watch List

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER NEWS

MATCH 19 PREVIEW: MICHIGAN – NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame opens NCAA Tournament play in Ann Arbor, as it takes on Michigan at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 20 at U-M Soccer Stadium. The match will air on ESPN+.

NOTRE DAME at MICHIGAN
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan | U-M Soccer Stadium
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Game Notes: vs. Michigan

THE MICHIGAN SERIES

• The Irish and Wolverines will meet on the pitch for the 26th time on Thursday evening.

• Notre Dame holds a commanding lead in the all-time series with a record of 16-4-5 against Michigan.

• The Irish and Wolverines met earlier this year in the season opener with the two teams sharing the points in a 1-1 draw. Notre Dame’s goal was scored by Diego Ochoa. off a free kick.

• Notre Dame has a record of 6-1-2 when playing the Wolverines in Ann Arbor and is unbeaten over it’s last five at U-M Soccer Stadium (4-0-1).

• The Fighting Irish have scored multiple goals in four of the last five meetings with Michigan when playing in Ann Arbor.

• Thursday’s match will mark the third time the two sides have met in an NCAA Tournament game. The previous two meetings officially ended in a draw with Michigan advancing on penalties in 2003 and the Irish advancing on penalties in 2018.

THE IRISH IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

• Notre Dame is playing in its 25th NCAA Championship in 2025 and have played in the tourney in 21 of the last 25 seasons.

• The Irish have an overall record of 23-21-7 in the NCAA Championships.

• Notre Dame won the College Cup in 2013, defeating Maryland by a score of 2-1 to capture the title. It was the program’s first trip to the College Cup.

• The Irish have advanced to the round of 16 on 12 occasions and have made six quarterfinals with three coming during the eight years of the Chad Riley era.

• The last time the Irish were in the NCAA Tournament they advanced to the College Cup final for the second time in program history, coming in the 2023 season.

• The Irish are 13-8-2 in their opening NCAA Tournament matches in program history and have advanced to the next round 15 times.

• Notre Dame has been in seven

SET-PIECE SUCCESS

• The Fighting Irish have scored 12 goals off set pieces during the 2025 campaign.

• The Irish have been even more lethal on corners, firing in eight goals this season. Ferguson, Burton and Rosin have each scored twice while Wyatt Borso and Martin Von Thun have each recorded one.

• Four of the goals have come from free kicks, with one coming off a direct free kick from Ferguson and three off service into the box.

INSTANT IMPACT

• The freshman class has already made its presence felt on the Notre Dame roster, as the group has produced 23 points off seven goals and nine assists this season.

• Luke Burton has led the way from the striker position with three goals and three assists while making nine starts up top for the Irish.

• Ren Sylvester has added two goals and two assists

• Alex Rosin has made seven starts at left back and has proved capable of going forward in attack with two goals and three assists.

• Karson Baquero has played in eight matches as a midfielder, recording an assist in the win over Green Bay.

BK THE GK

• Blake Kelly has been a mainstay in goal for the Irish during his sophomore season, posting five clean sheets.

• The shot stopper ranks third in the ACC in saves per game with a mark of 3.22 per outing.

• Kelly started 12 matches for the Irish in 2024 and became the first true freshman goalie to start the season opener in the last 30 years for the program.

BALANCED ATTACK

• Twelve players have scored the 25 goals for the Irish this season, as Wyatt Borso (5), Mitch Ferguson (5), Luke Burton (3), Nolan Spicer (2), Alex Rosin (2) and Ren Sylvester (2) have each scored multiple times while Jack Flanagan, Wyatt Lewis, Stevie Dunphy, KK Baffour and Diego Ochoa and Martin Vont Thun each found the back of the net once.

• Ten returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 54 points from last year.

• Nine players that scored a goal during the 2024 campaign are back on this year’s team.

• Flanagan is the top returning goal scorer on the 2025 squad after firing in a career-high four goals during his sophomore campaign.

2025 CAPTAINS

• Mitch Ferguson and Wyatt Lewis serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team and Blake Kelly will take on the role of assistant captain.

• Ferguson has appeared in 68 games over his Notre Dame career, scoring eight goals and adding eight assists from the center back position.

• Lewis enters his third season with the Fighting Irish and has four goals and four assists as a holding midfielder.

• Kelly started 12 matches as a freshman in 2024, posting a record of 4-3-5 while recording 26 saves.

THE CHAD RILEY ERA

• McFarland Family Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chad Riley is in his eighth season in charge of the Notre Dame men’s soccer program in 2025.

• Riley became the first head coach in program history to lead the Fighting Irish to two College Cup appearances, coming during the 2021 and 2023 seasons.

• Notre Dame has captured both an ACC regular season and tournament title under his direction, both firsts in program history.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

BULLDOGS TRAVEL TO BLOOMINGTON TO FACE INDIANA ON WEDNESDAY EVENING

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will make the quick trip to Bloomington to square off with the Indiana Hoosiers on Wednesday evening. Tip-off at Assembly Hall is scheduled for 7 p.m. 

GAMEDAY INFORMATION 

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 

Time: 7PM 

Location: Bloomington, Ind. – Assembly Hall 

Live Stats: Butlersports.com 

Watch: BIG+ 

ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

Butler defeated Northern Kentucky 74-56 on Sunday evening behind 14 points from Lily Zeinstra. With the win, Butler improved to 2-2 on the season with the other victory coming against Wright State in BU’s season opener. 

Lily Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 14.3 points per game through four games. The sophomore is shooting 55-percent from the floor and 47-percent from beyond the arc. Mallory Miller leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game. 

Butler’s identical Jackson twins, Saniya and Nevaeh, are each averaging 9.5 points per game this season with each registering exactly 11 2-point field goals, three 3-point field goals, and seven made free throws. 

Last season Butler defeated IU at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Caroline Strande (21 points, 8 rebounds) and Sydney Janes (11 points) helped lead Butler to the win a season ago. Back in 2012, BU secured a 59-56 win on Dec. 9 behind 21 points from Daress McClung. 

Butler currently ranks 35th nationally and first in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 50-percent clip. 

BU ranks in the top 100 nationally in assists per game (15.5, 95th), free throw percentage (77.8, 69th), steals per game (10.5, 88th) and three-point percentage defense (25.0, 89th). 

Against Wright State in the season opener, Saniya Jackson recorded six steals in the game. That is the most steals in a game from a Butler player since Kristen Spolyar had six on Feb. 9, 2020 against Villanova. Jackson was two steals short of her career-high, eight. 

Freshman Addison Baxter stuffed the stat sheet vs. WSU, dishing out eight assists to go with six points and six rebounds against WSU. Baxter’s eight assists in the contest are the most in a game from a Butler player since Nov. 23, 2021 when Zoe Jackson did it against SIUE. 

The Bulldogs earned a berth in the 2025 WNIT Tournament and advanced to the second round after defeating UIC 61-54. Zeinstra led the squad with 16 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. 

The Bulldogs have earned back-to-back WNIT berths under head coach Austin Parkinson.

Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen. 

BU’s transfer class includes 2023-24 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Kennedy Langham (Samford), ESPN’s No. 60 recruit in the Class of 2024 McKenna Johnson (Minnesota), 2024-25 America East Conference Sixth Player of the Year Caroline Dotsey (Maine), twins Nevaeh Jackson and Saniya Jackson from Valparaiso, Mallory Miller (Arizona State), and Gabby Wilke (South Dakota).

Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons. 

SCOUTING INDIANA

Indiana enters Wednesday’s matchup with a 4-0 record after picking up a road victory at Florida State 76-72 on Sunday evening. Lenée Beaumont led the way for the Hoosiers with 23 points in the contest. 

Shay Ciezki leads the Hoosier offense, averaging 23 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Ciezki’s best game of the season thus far came against UIC, as the senior poured in 35 points in the contest. 

Zania Socka-Nguemen leads IU on the glass, pulling down 10.5 rebounds per game. Beaumont paces the offense with 3.2 assists per game. 

Teri Moren enters her 12th season at the helm of the Hoosiers and is the winningest coach in IU women’s basketball history, boasting a 246-112 record in 11 seasons. Moren has led IU to 10-straight 20-win seasons. 

ALL-TIME SERIES

This will be the 12th meeting between the two programs dating back to 1989-90. 

Indiana leads the all-time series 9-2. 

Last season, Butler took down IU at Hinkle Fieldhouse 56-46 behind a game-high 14 points from Caroline Strande.

2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.

Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video

Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.

The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.

Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer’s tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.

UP NEXT

Butler will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 23 as Butler hosts Milwaukee before heading to Fort Myers, Florida for the Fort Myers Tip-Off. BU will face Dayton and Georgia on Nov. 28 and 29, respectively. 

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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

COMEBACK ATTEMPT FALLS SHORT AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN IN 103-91 LOSS

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team’s comeback effort fell short on Tuesday night (Nov. 18) as the Jaguars were upended on the road at Charleston Southern, 103-91. Junior Kyler D’Augustino scored a season-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting to lead four Jaguars in double-digits and JP Dragas added 15 points off the bench in the loss.

A’lahn Sumler led Charleston Southern (3-3) with 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting and Armari Carraway added 24, including seven treys. CSU connected on 17-of-39 (43.6 percent) from three-point range and shot a blistering 52.3 percent for the game.

Meanwhile, the Jaguars shot just 43 percent overall and 11-of-34 (32.4 percent) from three.

IU Indy (2-4) blazed out to a quick 11-2 lead in the game’s opening 2:25 and then pressed pause on the offense. A 17-3 CSU run gave the hosts a five-point lead and it later grew to 28-17 when Carraway splashed a three. The CSU lead ballooned to 61-35 just before halftime when Brycen Blaine hit a three before IU Indy scored the final six points before intermission.

Having to play catch-up the entire second half, the Jaguars continually chipped away, but were unable to cash in, despite frequent lulls from the CSU offense. Back-to-back Maguire Mitchell threes cut the lead back to 73-60 with 13:40 to play, but the Jaguars were unable to capitalize on a slew of missed CSU shot attempts ahead of a Sumler trey that pushed the lead back to 16.

CSU extended the lead to 93-76 with 5:15 remaining when Nate Brafford hit a corner three, but the Jaguars proceeded to force five straight turnovers over the next two minutes to fuel an 8-0 run. Blaine eventually stopped a three-minute scoreless spell at the free throw line and the hosts were able to keep the Jaguars at bay until the final horn.

The Jaguars committed just four turnovers and forced 17 CSU miscues, but were unable to offset CSU’s torrid shooting.

Mitchell, the reigning Horizon League Freshman of the Week, finished with 13 points and fifth-year senior Matt Compas added 11 points and three steals. Senior Finley Woodward finished with nine points and four rebounds while sophomore Aiden Miller grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

Blaine finished with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Jaguars will continue the lengthy road trip on Friday (Nov. 21) when they face Alabama State in the opening game of the Air Force Classic in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS

SOCCER SIGNS SEVEN TO 2026 CLASS

The Ball State soccer team and head coach Andy Stoots have announced seven signees to the 2026 recruiting class.

The class features three student-athletes from Indiana, two from Ohio and one each from Illinois and Michigan. Four midfielders, two defenders and one forward comprise the group Stoots put together for his first full signing class in Muncie.

Caiya Clemons

Lewis Center, Ohio | Olentangy HS

A defender who was named First Team All-Conference as a sophomore and senior and Second Team All-Conference as a freshman, Clemons was also voted First Team All-District as a senior and Second Team All-District as a sophomore. She helped her team set a school record for shutouts in a season.

Academically, Clemons plans on majoring in sports journalism at Ball State.

Lilamae Frank

Battle Creek, Mich. | Lakeview HS

A forward with 45 goals and 16 assists entering her senior season this spring, Frank was named All-Area, All-Conference, Third Team All-State and Team MVP as a junior after tallying 24 goals and seven assists. She also runs cross country and track and plays basketball for the Spartans.

Frank is an honor roll and National Honor Society member and was named the music department student of the year in 2025. She is looking to study sports media in college.

Natalia Garcia-Souffront

Osceola, Ind. | Penn HS

A First Team All-Conference and All-District honoree and Conference MVP as a senior midfielder, Garcia-Souffront also has experience on the international stage after playing for the Honduran national team in the U-17, U-20 and senior divisions.

Garcia-Souffront is undecided about a college major and wants to pursue a career in professional soccer.

Mary Jane Keller

Rochester, Ill. | Rochester HS

A midfielder who tallied 17 goals and 22 assists as a junior last season, Keller was named All-Sectional as a junior and honorable mention All-Sectional as a senior after scoring eight goals and collecting 15 assists. She played club only her sophomore year.

Academically, Keller is an honor roll and National Honor Society member who plans on majoring in fashion industry studies at Ball State.

Kate Klinginsmith

Indianapolis | Carmel HS

A midfielder with seven goals and 19 assists in her Carmel career, Klinginsmith was a First Team All-District honoree as a senior and Second Team All-USA Central Indiana by the Indy Star her junior year. She led the Greyhounds to state runner up finishes as a freshman and senior.

Klinginsmith was named Academic All-State as a junior and senior, and she plans on majoring in pre-medicine with a minor in neuroscience at Ball State.

Kari Radford

Indianapolis | Lawrence North HS

A two-time All-County and All-District performer, Radford has accumulated 71 goals and 28 assists in her high school career with the Wildcats. She holds the single season scoring record (28 goals as a sophomore) at Lawrence North as well as the career goals record.

Radford has been an honor roll member every year in high school and wants to major in sports administration in college.

Anna Kate Robillard

Centerville, Ohio | Centerville HS

A First Team All-State midfielder as a senior after totaling 15 goals and 11 assists, Robillard was named the Greater Western Ohio Conference Player of the Year. She also runs track at Centerville, where she was the GWOC champion in the 800 meter race as a junior.

A scholar athlete and National Honor Society member, Robillard plans on majoring in health science at Ball State.

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BALL STATE FOOTBALL NEWS

BALL STATE DEFENSE RIDING FIVE-GAME INTERCEPTION STREAK

MUNCIE, Ind. — After opening the 2025 season without a single interception through the first five games, Ball State’s defense has flipped script in the takeaway column, recording interceptions in five straight contests heading into the season’s final stretch.

The streak began at Western Michigan (Oct. 11), when Eric McClain grabbed Ball State’s first interception in the fourth quarter against the MAC-leading Broncos. A week later, the Cardinals produced their first multi-interception game of the season as Roman Pearson and Joedrick Lewis picked off Akron on back-to-back drives to seal a 42–28 homecoming win. It marked the program’s first two-interception performance since Nov. 12, 2024, against Buffalo.

Lewis continued his momentum Oct. 25 at Northern Illinois, intercepting a pass near the goal line to halt an early Huskies scoring threat. The turnover set up a 10-play, 80-yard touchdown drive capped by a 1-yard scoring reception from Kiael Kelly to Drew Cassens.

Against Kent State (Nov. 5), Lewis added his third interception of the season in the fourth quarter, stopping the Golden Flashes’ comeback attempt and becoming the first Cardinal since Amechi Uzodinma in 2022 to record three interceptions in a single campaign.

Ball State’s most recent outing produced another pair of takeaways, as Michael Gravely Jr. and Muheem McCargo each recorded the first interceptions of their careers in a two-turnover performance against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 15). It marked the second time this season the defense has generated multiple interceptions in a game.

The five-game, single-season streak is Ball State’s longest since a six-game run in 2020 that included both the MAC Championship and the Arizona Bowl. The last time the Cardinals posted a longer overall stretch was a seven-game span bridging the 2020 and 2021 bowl seasons.

The Cardinals enter the final stretch of their 2025 campaign on the road, starting with a battle against the Toledo Rockets Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. at Glass Bowl Stadium. Broadcast of the game will be available on ESPN+ and WLBC 104.1 FM.

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INDIANA STATE SWIMMING NEWS

SYCAMORES CONTINUE SEASON AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State heads into the midseason meet as the Sycamores travel to the 2025 Miami University Invitational this week at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center over November 19-22.

“We’re excited to go back to the Miami Invite again this year,” head coach Josh Christensen said. “It’s been a great meet for us the last two years. This year’s meet shapes up a bit differently, with it being two weeks earlier and having a slightly larger and stronger field of teams. This weekend is going to provide a lot of learning and growth opportunities. It’s our first meet in tech suits so far this year and our only prelim/final meet before the conference championship. We’re going to embrace the competition and stay focused on our process and using this meet to progress through the season.”

Wednesday Event Schedule – 5 p.m.

800 Freestyle Relay

Thursday Schedule – 10 a.m. / 5:30 p.m.

500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 3M Diving, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay

Friday Schedule – 10 a.m. / 5:30 p.m.

100 Fly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 1M Diving, 200 Medley Relay

Saturday Schedule – 10 a.m. / 5:30 p.m.

200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 1650 Free, 400 Free Relay

The Sycamores are coming off their best competition to date as Indiana State hosted both Illinois and Vanderbilt over November 7-8 inside the Vigo County Aquatic Center. Indiana State topped the Commodores for the second consecutive season, 260-87, while falling to the Illini (194-135) in their second home meet of the 2025-26 season.

Claire Parsons shined over the weekend as the junior earned Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Week honors after taking victories in the 200-, 500-, and 1000-yard Freestyle events. Parsons was joined by Jecza Lopez’s school record in the 3M Springboard diving event among the weekend winners, while Sophia Diaz took home the win in the 200-yard Fly.

Indiana State will suit up in their tech suits for the first time of the 2025-26 season over the four-day meet in Oxford, Ohio with the Sycamores looking to make another impact on the all-time performance list. Already to date, Grace Cummings (1000 Free) and Sara Keefe (50- and 100-Back) have appeared on the top 10 lists, while additional swimmers are rounding into form this year and ready to continue the success the program has achieved at Miami over the last two years.

The 2024 Miami Invitational saw a number of Indiana State records going down last season as the Sycamores established 14 new standards and 23 entries in the all-time Top 10 performance list over the December 5-7, 2024 meet in the Nixon Aquatic Center. Among the marks still standing today include the following:

50-yard Freestyle: Kaleigh Kelley (22.82)

500-yard Freestyle: Erin Cummins (4:47.51)

1650-yard Freestyle: Claire Parsons (16:31.28)

100-yard Backstroke: Sahara Visscher (54.65)

200-yard IM: Alexandria Cotter (2:01.40)

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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL NEWS

INDIANA STATE SET TO HOST MURRAY STATE FOR 2025 SENIOR DAY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State closes out the 2025 season at home this weekend as the Sycamores host Murray State on Saturday, November 22, inside Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

Game Day Activities and Promotions

2025 Senior Day

Indiana State football will recognize and honor the 2025 Senior Day Class in a pregame ceremony on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The Senior Day ceremony is set to begin at 12:35 p.m. as the Sycamores honor a 28-man senior class on the field.

Senior Poster Giveaway

Indiana State Athletics will have 300 commemorative posters on hand and will give out to fans at the front gates, honoring the 2025 Sycamore football senior class.

Buy One, Get One

Indiana State Athletics is featuring a 2-for-1 ticket promotion for the Saturday game against Murray State. Fans who purchase one ticket to the Indiana State football game on Saturday afternoon, will receive a voucher for a free upper-level ticket to Saturday night’s men’s basketball game against Ball State starting at 7 p.m.

Game Day Raffle

Indiana State Athletics will hold raffles throughout the game with fans able to receive and win a variety of Under Armour prize packs and Sycamore Gear. Fans can receive their raffle tickets at the main entrance gate

Clear Bag Policy

Indiana State Athletics clear bag policies are in effect for the 2025-26 athletic year. The policies are consistent with other members in both the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Notes

About the Matchup

Saturday marks just the 12th meeting all-time between Indiana State and Murray State dating back to their inaugural matchup in 1990. The Sycamores topped the Racers in the first meeting, 52-0, in Terre Haute and are 5-2 all-time inside Memorial Stadium against Murray State.

The home team is usually favored over the series history with Indiana State holding a 5-2 record in Terre Haute, while Murray State is 3-1 all-time in Murray, Ky. Indiana State’s 31-27 win last season on October 12, 2024, ended a three-game Murray State winning streak that spanned 2005, 2006, and 2023.

Indiana State and Murray State have split the last 10 games in the series with a 5-5 record over the contests. The Sycamores held a three-game winning streak from 2002-04, while Murray’s most recent streak occurred over 2005, 2006, and 2023.

Murray State joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference as a full member prior to the start of the 2023 season.

Last Time Against Murray State

Rocco Ciocca took the handoff from Elijah Owens and rumbled through the Murray State goal-line defense for the go-ahead touchdown with 11 seconds remaining as Indiana State topped the visiting Racers last season on October 12, 2024, at Memorial Stadium, 31-27.

The Sycamores put together the game-winning touchdown drive with 1:57 remaining in the contest after Murray State connected on James London’s 25-yard field goal to put the Racers ahead 27-24. Owens targeted Rashad Rochelle on back-to-back passes to move the ball to midfield, before Shen Butler-Lawson broke out with a 32-yard carry to move the ball down to the Murray State 1. Three plays later, Ciocca went through the left side and into the end zone for the go-ahead score in the win.

Owens went 25-of-34 through the air for 218 yards to highlight the Indiana State passing attack. The Jacksonville, Ill. native connected with nine different receivers on the afternoon with Rochelle the primary recipient hauling in eight catches for 53 yards. Ethan Chambers (47 yards), BJ Wuest (34 yards), and Plez Lawrence (26 yards) all recorded three catches on the day.

The Sycamores utilized a four-pronged rushing attack on the afternoon highlighted by Butler-Lawson’s season-high 68 yards on seven carries. Owens added 46 yards and a touchdown on 13 attempts, while Devin Nelson (10 carries, 39 yards) and Lawrence (seven carries, 35 yards, touchdown) added to the Sycamores’ 188 rushing yards on the afternoon.

Garret Ollendieck recorded his fourth double-digit tackling effort of the 2024 season as the senior linebacker posted a game-high 12 stops in the contest. He added a season-high 2.5 tackles-for-loss in the win. Kendrick Milford posted five tackles and added to his team sack lead (4.5) with a solo quarterback takedown in the contest. The Sycamores broke up six passes overall on the day highlighted by Jorge Valdes’ three.

Scouting Murray State

Murray State heads into the weekend matchup sitting with an 0-11 record on the season, 0-7 in Missouri Valley Football play. The Racers are 0-6 away from Murray, Ky. this season with conference losses at South Dakota, Youngstown State, and Northern Iowa. The Racers are coming off a 35-17 loss to his past weekend at home to No. 13 North Dakota as Murray State was unable to hold on to a 9-7 halftime lead in the loss to the Fighting Hawks.

Murray State quarterback Jim Ogle paces the Racers’ offense with 1,767 yards and nine touchdowns, while posting 13 interceptions on the season. Running backs Jawaun Northington (543 yards, four TDs) and Jordan Washington (333 yards, two TDs) lead the Murray State rushing attack on the ground.

Wide receiver Darius Cannon is one of the most targeted players in the NCAA FCS. The junior leads the MVFC with 6.18 receptions per game, while posting 57 receiving yards per contest. He has added three touchdowns.

Defensively, safety Dylan Rowsey leads the nation in solo tackles per game (7.45) and is tied for the MVFC total tackle lead with Indiana State’s Kimal Clark with 129 stops on the year. Bryan Pulley leads the MVFC and is seventh in the FCS in passes defended per game at 1.27. The Murray State defense is currently 126th in FCS in Third-Down Conversion Defense (58.6%) and 126th in Fourth-Down Conversion Defense (53.6%).

Special teams is a major strength for the Racers with Murray State sitting 14th in the NCAA in net punting (39.92) thanks in part to Valley leader Thomas O’Hara’s 43.7 yards per attempt average.

Chasing History

Indiana State senior safety Kimal Clark is chasing history on Saturday afternoon as the Lackawanna, N.Y. native moved into the top 20 all-time in Sycamores’ single season standings. Clark has recorded nine double-digit tackling games over the 2025 season, including a career-high 19 tackles on November 8 against Illinois State. He is currently tied with Murray State’s Dylan Rowsey with 129 tackles, averaging 11.7 tackles per game on the year.

Clark’s 129 tackles puts him tied for ninth all-time in Indiana State history with Aaron Archie (2012) and Quintin Mikell (1983). Another double-digit tackling effort on Saturday would put him inside the top six all-time in program history.

Indiana State Single Season Tackle Marks

171 – Dietrich Lapsley (2002)

161 – Craig Shaffer (1980)

156 – Marty Murray (1976)

147 – Tony Pryor (1998)

145 – Chris Libaire (1995)

137 – Marty Murray (1975)

132 – Mike Bandy (1999)

132 – Jonas Griffth (132)

129 – Kimal Clark (2025)

129 – Aaron Archie (2012)

129 – Quintin Mikell (1983)

Mr. 200

Rashad Rochelle accomplished something that had not been done in the Missouri Valley Football Conference since 2021, or at Indiana State since 2017 as the senior wide receiver went over the 200-yard receiving mark this past Saturday at Youngstown State. The Springfield, Illinois native had a first-half to remember, hauling in three passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns, on his way to a six-catch, 224-yard, three TD day against the Penguins.

Rochelle’s 200-yard effort marked the first 200-yard receiving game in the MVFC since Western Illinois’ Dennis Houston had 237 yards in the 2021 season against Ball State. The senior wide receiver’s 224-yard game marked the fourth-highest in school history and first since Bob Pugh recorded 260 receiving yards against Liberty on Sept. 16, 2017.

Indiana State 200-yard Receiving Games

319 yards – Bill Griffith vs. Evansville (1955)

260 yards – Bob Pugh at Liberty (2017)

253 yards – Chris Johnson vs. Illinois State (1986)

224 yards – Rashad Rochelle at Youngstown State (2025)

Rochelle has been on fire over the last month of the season with 534 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns over the last four games. He is currently third in the Valley in all-purpose yards (128.9), third in receiving yards per game (74.3), third in receiving touchdowns (8), and second in yards per catch (19.05).

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SYCAMORES CONCLUDE THREE-GAME ROAD TRIP AT SIU EDWARDSVILLE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State wraps up a three-game road trip Wednesday morning when the Sycamores visit SIU Edwardsville for an 11 a.m. tip. The game will be carried on ESPN+.

Last Time Out

Jayci Allen led all scorers with 19 points off the bench Sunday afternoon, but homestanding Austin Peay overcame an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Indiana State 77-73 inside F&M Bank Arena.

Tierney Kelsey and Clemisha Prackett joined Allen in double digits off the bench with 18 and 11, respectively, while Samiyah Briggs finished with 13. Prackett also added a game-high 11 rebounds to complete her second double-double of the season, with Kennedy Claybrooks adding seven points and seven assists.

Indiana State started slowly as the home side built a seven-point lead by the end of the first quarter. The Governors extended their lead to double-digits late in the second before four Sycamores combined for a 10-2 run as the Trees faced a four-point deficit at the break. Allen and Prackett combined for 15 points in the third quarter as Indiana State went ahead with 10 minutes to play. The Trees extended their lead to 59-51 early in the fourth, but fell apart late as Austin Peay escaped with a win on its home court.

Newcomer Making Noise

Indiana State sophomore guard Tierney Kelsey became the first Sycamore to earn an MVC weekly honor in the Marc Mitchell era, as the Memphis native was named MVC Newcomer of the Week Monday afternoon.

Kelsey was instrumental in a 2-1 week for the Blue and White, averaging 17.0 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as the Trees picked up wins over Eastern Illinois and Western Kentucky. She shot an efficient 51.3 percent from the field over the course of the week.

Kelsey set career highs in points (22 at Eastern Illinois), assists (seven at Western Kentucky), rebounds (five vs. Eastern Illinois) and field goals (eight at Austin Peay) during the Sycamores’ three-game week. Indiana State has been plus-22 with Kelsey on the floor this season.

No Fly Zone

Indiana State’s defense has made life difficult for opposing 3-point shooters in the first two weeks of the season. The Sycamores’ first four opponents have combined to shoot just 21.8 percent from behind the arc this season, a number which ranks in the top 30 nationally.

Two of the Sycamores’ first four opponents this season have shot below 20 percent from distance, with Eastern Illinois being the only team to shoot better than 30 percent from deep against the Trees. None of the first four opponents have hit more than six 3-pointers against the Sycamores, with opposing shooters going 17-for-78 from behind the arc.

Straight Off The Bench

Indiana State’s bench has been one of the most productive in the nation this season, with the Trees scoring 30-plus bench points in three of the first four games this season.

The Sycamores rank seventh in the nation in bench points per game, with Indiana State’s reserves averaging 41.8 points per game this season. Included in that total is a 59-bench point performance as part of Indiana State’s 90-69 win over Eastern Illinois.

Indiana State’s two leading scorers this season come off the bench in Tierney Kelsey (16.5ppg) and Jayci Allen (16.3ppg), while Clemisha Prackett nearly averages a double-double off the bench (8.5ppg, 7.8rpg). The Sycamore bench average of 41.8 points per game is more than 10 points better than any other bench unit in the MVC.

Thieves Avenue

Indiana State forced a season-high 24 turnovers in its most recent game Sunday afternoon at Austin Peay, with the Sycamores turning that into 27 points on the other end. Sunday’s game marked the second this season in which Indiana State forced its opponent into more than 20 turnovers, as Eastern Illinois had 22 giveaways against the Trees.

The Sycamores rank second in the MVC in turnovers forced through the first two games of the season, with opponents averaging 19.8 turnovers per game against the Blue and White. Indiana State has capitalized on opposition miscues to the tune of 20.8 points off turnovers per game.

Coming Up Clutch

Indiana State has made a living in the fourth quarter this season, with the Sycamores outscoring their opponents 82-62 in the final frame. The Sycamores have a plus-31 scoring margin in the second half, as the Blue and White have also outscored its opponents 88-77 in the third quarter.

IU Indy was the only team to outscore the Sycamores in the third quarter this season, while Austin Peay was the only team to outscore Indiana State in the fourth quarter. The Sycamores have scored 40-plus points in the second half in three of the first four games this season, with the lone game for the Blue and White scoring less than 40 in the second half coming against Western Kentucky (38).

On This Date

Indiana State has played six games on November 19 in its Division I era, going 4-2 in those games. The Sycamores have won four straight November 19 games, with those wins coming by an average of 15.5 points.

2004 – at Miami (Ohio) (L, 59-62)

2008 – Marquette (L, 53-77)

2009 – at Furman (W, 62-47)

2015 – Eastern Illinois (W, 60-42)

2016 – at Cincinnati (W, 63-55)

2019 – at UIC (W, 61-40)

SIU Edwardsville At A Glance

SIU Edwardsville enters Wednesday’s game with a 2-1 record following wins over Missouri Baptist and Eastern Kentucky and a loss at Northwestern.

Lauren Miller leads the Cougars in scoring with 14.7 points per game and also adds 5.7 rebounds per game. Kiyoko Proctor also scores in double-figures for SIUE at 12.0 points per game, while Ava Gugliuzza and Macy Silvey both average more than eight points per game. Adebukola Akomolafe leads the Cougars with 6.7 rebounds per game, while Miller and Proctor both average more than two assists per game.

Samantha Quigley Smith is in her fifth season as head coach at SIU Edwardsville and owns a 35-90 record at the helm of the Cougars. Quigley Smith owns a career record of 219-186 in 14 seasons as a head coach between stops at St. Francis (Ill.), Lewis and SIU Edwardsville.

Series History Against SIU Edwardsville

Indiana State is 2-0 all-time against SIU Edwardsville and 1-0 in Edwardsville. The Sycamores and Cougars’ two previous meetings came in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.

Indiana State won 65-49 in Terre Haute in the 2009-10 season and 86-68 in the 2010-11 season

Last Meeting Against SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 22, 2010)

Taylor Whitley led a trio of double-digit scorers for Indiana State with 20, as the Sycamores defeated visiting SIU Edwardsville 86-65.

Brittany Schoen added 19 and knocked down five 3-pointers, while Deja Mattox tacked on 15. Shannon Thomas nearly recorded a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds, while Whitley flirted with a triple-double with seven rebounds and seven assists.

Indiana State scored the first four points of the game and never looked back, as the Sycamores led wire-to-wire. Whitley scored 13 of her 20 points in the first half as the Trees took a commanding 42-24 lead at the break. The Sycamores continued to pile on the pressure, with Schoen hitting three treys and scoring 13 points in the second half as strong shooting all around fired the Trees to victory.

Up Next

Indiana State begins a three-game homestand Monday morning when it welcomes fellow Terre Haute institution Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to Hulman Center for Education Day Presented by RJL Solutions, with more than 1,000 middle school students from Vigo and Clay County expected in attendance. Tipoff between the Sycamores and Pomeroys is set for 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL NEWS

SYCAMORES, ARCHULETA ANNOUNCE THE 2026 INDIANA STATE BASEBALL SCHEDULE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head baseball coach Tracy Archuleta announced the 2026 baseball schedule on Tuesday afternoon as the Sycamores released the full slate of games for the upcoming season.

Highlighting the Indiana State schedule includes the season-opening Puerto Rico Challenge held in both Caguas and Ponce, P.R. over February 13-15, while the Sycamores will also take on Penn State in Nassau, Bahamas in the first-ever NCAA Division I regular season baseball games played at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.

The Sycamores’ 21-game home schedule features nonconference contests against Lindenwood (Mar. 4), Gonzaga (Mar. 13-15), Illinois (Mar. 17), Purdue (Mar. 31), SIUE (Apr. 8), Indiana (Apr. 14), and Western Illinois (May 5). Indiana State will also host Bradley (Mar. 20-22), UIC (Apr. 2-4), Evansville (Apr. 24-26), and Belmont (May 14-16).

The nonconference road schedule features the aforementioned Puerto Rico Challenge and the trip to the Bahamas, while also adding contests at Miami (Fla.), the annual Snowbird Invitational, Florida Gulf Coast, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Indiana, Illinois, Wright State, and Purdue. MVC matchups on the road include Valparaiso, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Murray State.

The Sycamores open the 2026 season at the Puerto Rico Challenge with Indiana State set to take on Manhattan (Feb. 13), North Carolina State (Feb. 14), and Wake Forest (Feb. 15) over the three-day weekend. Indiana State returns to the continental United States the following week, traveling to Miami (Fla.) on February 18, before taking part in the annual Snowbird Baseball Classic over February 20-22 in Port Charlotte, Fla. with Indiana State taking on Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 20), Brown (Feb. 21), and UMass Lowell (Feb. 22).

Indiana State remains on the road to open the year with a two-game midweek set at Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 24-25), before heading to the Bahamas for a three-game series played at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.

The Sycamores are set to make their home debut on March 4 at Lindenwood as Indiana State returns to Terre Haute and Bob Warn Field for the first time in the 2026 season. Indiana State heads back on the road following the midweek matchup to take on Western Kentucky (Mar. 6-8) and Vanderbilt (Mar. 10), before starting a seven-game home stand and the start of Missouri Valley baseball play.

Indiana State will host Gonzaga (Mar. 13-15) and Illinois (Mar. 17), before opening MVC competition with a three-game home series against Bradley (Mar. 20-22).

The Sycamores head back on the road taking on Indiana (Mar. 24) and Valparaiso (Mar. 27-29), before heading back to Terre Haute hosting both Purdue (Mar. 31) and UIC (Apr. 2-4).

The Sycamores travel to Illinois (Apr. 7) and host SIUE (Apr. 8), before continuing Valley competition on the road over April 10-12 at Illinois State. A home game against Indiana (Apr. 14) gives way to a three-game road series at Wright State (Apr. 17-19) in Dayton, Ohio in the first matchup between the two programs since the 2023 Terre Haute Regional.

Indiana State continues on the road at Purdue (Apr. 21), before hosting Evansville in a three-game weekend series over April 24-26.

The start of May features road series at Southern Illinois (May 1-3) and Murray State (May 8-10) sandwiching a midweek home contest against Western Illinois (May 5).

The Sycamores are set to host the 2026 Indiana State Baseball Senior Weekend over May 14-16 against Belmont.

The 2026 MVC Baseball Championships will be held over May 20-24 in Murray, Ky. at Johnny Reagan Field.

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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SYCAMORES START TWO-GAME HOME SLATE WITH LA TECH

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball hosts Louisiana Tech on Wednesday night, the first of back-to-back home games in the week.

Series History

Wednesday night’s matchup is the first in just over 50 years (50 years, about 10 months), as the last time the two programs met was in 1975. The Sycamores and Bulldogs split in their two total meetings with both teams winning on their home court.

Last Time Out

Indiana State men’s basketball traveled to No. 4/4 Duke and fell 100-62, moving to 2-2 on the season while Duke improved to 4-0. Indiana State was led by Sterling Young with 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor, including finishing 3-for-6 from three. Ian Scott followed with 13 points on a near perfect shooting night with 5-for-6 effort from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line. Scott also swiped four passes. Camp Wagner scored 11 points and led the team in rebounds with five rebounds. Xavier Hall led the game in assists with six.

Sycamore Signal

For Wednesday night, the guest for the Sycamore Signal and the national anthem singer are one in the same: Elliott Booe. Booe is a former Sycamore Basketball player and singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, Tenn.

Quick Notes

Markus Harding enters with 990 points and 490 rebounds

Camp Wagner enters 99 career three-pointers made

Through Indiana State’s first four games and through all games played through Nov. 17, Xavier Hall enters 13th in the nation in total assists (28)

Up Next

Indiana State will host in-state rival Ball State for a rare Saturday night game inside Hulman Center on November 22 at 7 p.m. ET.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS THREE FOR 2026-27

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball head coach Maria Marchesano has announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2026-27 season: Alivia Bolinger (6-1, Fort Wayne, Ind.), Maddie Lepley (5-11, Canton, Ohio) and Karis Thomas (5-6, Washington, Pa.).

Bolinger is a 6-foot-1 wing that will be no stranger to Summit City hoops fans. The Concordia Lutheran product averaged 17.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last season and owns 930 points to date. She had a career-high of 31 points against New Haven in her sophomore season. She was an All-Conference Honorable Mention as a freshman and earned First Team All-Conference the next two years. She was invited to the Top 100 Showcase as a sophomore and junior. Bolinger played club basketball for OPS and Always 100. Her mother, Nicole, was also a hooper for the Mastodons in 2002-03.

“Alivia can flat out shoot the ball,” Marchesano said. “She brings great size and length to the wing position and will be able to flow into multiple positions within our offense.”

Lepley is a 5-foot-11 wing out of Massillon High School in Ohio. She is a two-time All-Federal League selection, one second team and one first team. She was a First Team District 4 honoree twice and was the Player of the Year last season. Lepley led her squad to a regional semifinal berth twice. She played club ball for Trendsetters, Ohio Xtreme and Legends U.

“Maddie is exactly what you think of when you think of Mastodon wings, Marchesano said. “She’s long and athletic, versatile on defense, shoots the ball well, and is extremely hard-nosed and scrappy. She will fit into our systems well on both ends of the floor.”

Thomas is a 5-foot-6 guard out of Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh. She already owns over 1,000 points in her career, leading the Bulldogs to a state runner-up finish and a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship. Thomas played club hoops for Slaam and Western PA Bruins.

“Karis is going to be an exciting player to watch in the coming years,” Marchesano said. “She is an extremely skilled guard with deep range and a huge love for this game. She’s extremely poised, which we love to see in a scoring combo guard and will help her make that transition to college basketball.”

Bolinger, Lepley and Thomas will join the Mastodons in the summer of 2026.

PURDUE FORT WAYNE HOSTS EASTERN MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s hoops is back in the Gates Sports Center this Wednesday (Nov. 19) with a game against Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m.

Game Day Information
Who: Eastern Michigan Eagles
When: Wednesday, November 19 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio:Link
Tickets:Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Eastern Michigan | Horizon League

Know Your Foe

Eastern Michigan is 2-2 with wins at Canisius and St. Thomas and losses at Louisiana Monroe and No. 23 Michigan State. Sisi Eleko is leading the team with 16.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, scoring in double-figures in all four games with a season-high 24 at Louisiana Monroe.  Peyton Hill is adding 13.0 points per game.

Series History

Eastern Michigan leads the all-time series 3-1, but the Mastodons dominated last season in a 94-49 win. Of the players still on this year’s team, only Jordan Reid played in that game. She totaled three points, three rebounds and three steals.

Players of the Week

Jordan Reid was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on November 17 thanks to her 22.0 points per game against Purdue and Southern Illinois. Rylee Bess was selected as the Freshman of the Week the same day after 6.5 points per game and the game-winner over Purdue.

Nelson News

Alana Nelson is fourth in the Horizon League with 15.8 points per game and third in the HL with a 47.8 field goal percentage. She is also sixth with 2.3 3-point field goals per game.

Signed, Sealed, You Know The Deal

The Mastodons will have four new faces for 2026-27. Claire Gregwer is the first transfer addition for the class (Aquinas) and will join the Mastodons in the spring of 2026 with the plan to play in the 2026-27 season. Three high school student-athletes have signed with the Mastodons: Alivia Bolinger (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Karis Thomas (Washington, Pa.) and Maddie Lepley (Canton, Ohio).

3-Point Threats

Rylee Bess is shooting 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from beyond the arc this season. On more attempts, Alana Nelson is at 39.1 percent (9-of-23).

Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket

Lili Krasovec is shooting 76.2 percent from the floor this season (16-for-21). If she qualified for the leaderboard with enough attempts, she would be second in the Horizon League in the field goal percentage category.

Home Sweet Gates

Purdue Fort Wayne is 44-21 (67.7 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 29-6 (82.8 percent) over the last three seasons.

Magic Numbers 70 and 80

Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 50-8 when they score 70 points or more and 24-2 when they hit 80.

Bench Mob

Purdue Fort Wayne’s bench is out-scoring its opponents’ benches 91-60 this season.

New Career-High

Jordan Reid had a career-high of 23 points against Southern Illinois on November 15. She passed her previous career-high of 21 points, which she set against Purdue three days earlier.

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne rolled past Southern Illinois 85-60. Jordan Reid scored a career-high 23 points and Alana Nelson pitched in 22 points.

Next Time Up

Purdue Fort Wayne will visit the Sunshine State for a pair of game in the Emerald Coast Classic. The ‘Dons will play Nebraska on Nov. 24 and Virginia or Northwestern State the following day.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

HADNOT SCORES 20 IN SETBACK AT UTAH

SALT LAKE CITY – Corey Hadnot II scored a team-high 20 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 85-77 men’s basketball loss at Big 12 member Utah on Tuesday (Nov. 18) evening.

The Utes went to the break ahead 42-32 on the Mastodons. They opened the scoring in the second half with back-to-back threes to grab their largest lead of the game at 16 points. The Mastodons scored eight straight to cut the deficit in half, capped by a Mikale Stevenson transition layup, to make the score 48-40 with 17:30 left.

Try as the Runnin’ Utes did, they never ran away from the Mastodons. Purdue Fort Wayne out-scored Utah 45-43 in the final half.

It was still an eight-point game with 11:18 on the clock after a Darius Duffy dunk. A 6-0 push made it a 69-63 game with 3:08 left as the Utes went over five minutes without a point. But six-points was as close as the ‘Dons advanced down the stretch. Utah’s Don McHenry’s three with 52 seconds left in the game made it a nine-point advantage and made it a free throw contest the rest of the way.

Hadnot scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting. He has three 20-point games this season. Stevenson and DeAndre Craig Jr. both scored 15 points. Stevenson added five boards and three assists. Craig contributed seven assists, four rebounds and two steals to his night.       

The ‘Dons held a 43-34 edge in points in the paint. Purdue Fort Wayne shot 60.7 percent from the floor in the second half. All eight free throw attempts for the ‘Dons came in the final half. Utah was 15-of-19 from the line and shot 51.8 percent from the floor in the game. Terrence Brown had a game-high 27 points for the home team.

Utah improves to 5-0. The ‘Dons fall to 2-4. Purdue Fort Wayne stays on the road and is at Saint Louis on Friday (Nov. 21) evening.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

TURNBULL AND PORTER LEAD UE AGAINST UT ARLINGTON

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Connor Turnbull and Keishon Porter scored 20 and 18 points, respectively, to pace the University of Evansville men’s basketball team in an 84-76 loss to UT Arlington on Tuesday evening at the Ford Center.

A strong offensive performance saw the Mavericks shoot 62.2% from the field on their way to the victory. Turnbull led all players with 20 points on a 9-of-15 shooting effort. Porter scored 18 points while Josh Hughes finished the night with 11. Turnbull led UE with five boards while Leif Moeller was credited with six assists. Raysean Seamster and Tyran Mason led UTA with 19 points apiece.

UT Arlington jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before a 3-pointer by Alex Hemenway at the 16:58 mark tied the score. Leif Moeller connected from downtown on the ensuing possession to give the Aces their first lead of the evening at 7-4. Keishon Porter followed up with the next six points to cap a 13-2 run that gave Evansville a 13-6 edge with 13:23 remaining in the half.

Just past the midway point of the period, the Mavericks umped back in front at 16-15 as the teams swapped the lead a total of eight times in the stanza. Inside of five minutes remaining, the game was tied at 22-22 before UTA scored six in a row to jump back in front. UE knotted the score at 32-32 with 1:18 remaining on a triple by Porter before the Mavericks grabbed a 35-34 edge at the break.

Despite shooting 63.2% in the opening 20 minutes, UTA led by just one as they turned the ball over 16 times. Raysean Seamster had 15 points in the half while Porter led the Aces with 10.

On the first possession of the second half, Moeller found Turnbull for a dunk that returned the lead to UE. The teams exchanged the lead six times over the first five minutes of the second half. A triple by Josh Hughes gave UE a 47-46 edge, but a 7-0 run by UTA put them up by six. Hughes followed up with a 3-point play to chop the deficit in half before another 3-pointer by the Mavericks solidified a 61-54 lead with 11:21 on the clock.

Up 63-58, UT Arlington scored 10 in a row to take their largest lead of the night at 15 points with 6:31 remaining in the game. Over the next two minutes, Evansville cut the gap to 11 on multiple occasions, however, UTA answered each time. With just over three minutes remaining, a 3-pointer pushed the lead back to 14.

Hemenway’s second triple of the game made it an 82-72 score inside the final minute and a layup by Moeller a few seconds later cut the gap to nine. In the end, UT Arlington fended off the challenge to win by a final score of 84-76. UTA shot 62.2% while UE finished the game at 46.2%. The Mavericks finished with a 35-17 advantage on the glass.

Next up for the Aces is a trip to the Paradise Jam in the US Virgin Islands. UE opens the tournament on Friday against Oregon State at 7 p.m. CST. Depending on results from the opening round, Evansville will face either Iona or Akron in the second round.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SCREAMING EAGLES PLAY IN BOARDWALK BATTLE THIS WEEKEND

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball travels to Daytona Beach, Florida, this week to play in the Geico Boardwalk Battle. The Screaming Eagles are slated to open the tournament against the University of the Incarnate Word Thursday at 11:30 a.m. (CT).

USI will play either the University of Illinois Chicago or High Point University Saturday in the championship or consolation game. Tipoff for the consolation game is 4 p.m. (CT), and for the championship, it is 6 p.m. (CT).

All of the Eagles’ action this week is being streamed on BallerTV ($5 per game) and aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM.

The Eagles (1-3) enter the tournament after posting their first win of the year, defeating Loras University, 91-74, Sunday at Liberty Arena. USI had four players reach double-digits with senior guards Ismail Habib and Trey Thomas leading the way with 21 points and 20 points, respectively.

UIW has started the season 2-2 after falling at Indiana University last week. The Cardinals opened the year with a 98-64 loss to Colorado State University before posting wins over Jarvis Christian University, 104-60, and Southwestern Christian University, 109-70.

UIC is 3-1 overall after starting the year with a win and has won its last two outings. High Point is 4-1 in 2025-26, starting the year with a three-game winning streak and splitting its last two contests.

USI’s game with UIW and potential game with UIC or High Point will be the first meeting all-time in the history of the program.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL NEWS

SOFTBALL INKS FIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball announced the signings of five student-athletes for its incoming 2026-27 class.

Head Coach Sue Kunkle and the Screaming Eagles will welcome Kinley Miller, Halle Kitley, Lila Koontz, Macey Pugh, and Ava Grace Pogue to the squad in 2026-27.

“This class will bring offensive power, a tremendous amount of athleticism, passion for the game, versatility, and pitching,” Kunkle stated. “We are thrilled about the potential of this class and the energy they will bring. We feel fortunate to have another group of student-athletes that will fit perfectly into our culture and our style of play.”

Kinley Miller (Evansville, Indiana) is a 5’7″ switch-hitting infielder and utility from Evansville F.J. Reitz High School. Miller is a speedy, versatile athlete with a great defensive glove and is an offensive threat from both sides of the plate. Last season, Miller hit .438 with 16 RBIs and scored 24 runs. Miller had 13 extra-base hits, including four home runs. During her high school career, Miller has batted over .400 with more than 40 RBIs and eight home runs. With the Panthers, Miller has won a Silver Glove Award and was named all-conference first team. Miller competed for the Kevin Brown Eagles at travel club level.

Halle Kitley (Flora, Illinois) is a 5’9″ left-handed pitcher from Flora High School. Kitley will add to USI’s deep pitching staff from the left side while bringing tons of experience and success. Kitley has totaled over 500 strikeouts through three seasons of high school softball, including 238 strikeouts last season as a junior. Kitley posted a 2.72 ERA last season. Offensively, Kitley has batted over .350 each season. Kitley is a three-time all-conference honoree, including MVP in 2025, and a two-time SICA All-South Team selection. Last season, Kitley was named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A All-State First Team. In 2023, her team was Black Diamond Conference co-champions and regional champions. Kitley played club travel ball for the Kevin Brown Eagles.

Lila Koontz (Bloomfield, Indiana) is a 5’7″ switch-hitting infielder and right-handed pitcher out of Bloomfield High School. Koontz adds power from both sides of the plate while bringing a highly skilled glove defensively and success in the pitching circle. Koontz batted .429 with 21 RBIs and 18 extra-base hits, including five home runs, while scoring 25 runs as a junior in 2024-25. As a sophomore, Koontz hit over .500. Through three seasons in high school, Koontz has hit over .400, belted 13 home runs, collected 58 RBIs, and scored 76 runs. On the pitching side, Koontz is coming off a 7-3 season with a 2.72 ERA and 110 strikeouts during her junior season. During her high school career, Koontz has been the team MVP three times and won a gold glove in 2022. Plus, Koontz set a team batting average record, single-season doubles record, and tied a career record for home runs. Koontz played club travel ball for the Kevin Brown Eagles.

Macey Pugh (Clayton, Indiana) is a 5’8″ utility from Cascade High School who brings power from the left side of the plate and can play both infield and outfield defensively. In 2024-25, Pugh batted .448 with 15 extra-base hits, including five home runs, and 31 RBIs. Pugh also scored 32 runs during her junior season. During her high school career, Pugh has a .395 batting average with 15 home runs, including seven in a single season, and 80 RBIs. In high school, Pugh was a member of a regional championship squad her freshman year, a state championship team her sophomore year, and a sectional championship team her junior year. Pugh played club travel ball for the Indiana Prospects.

Ava Grace Pogue (Brownsburg, Indiana) is a 5’4″ catcher/infielder out of Brownsburg High School. Pogue will add to USI’s depth behind the plate as well as at third base and second base. Offensively, Pogue brings another power bat to the Screaming Eagles lineup. Through three high school seasons, Pogue has batted over .320 with 31 RBIs and six home runs. Pogue has reached base at a .379 clip while slugging .488. Pogue is a two-time all-conference selection, a second-team honoree in 2023 and a first-team honoree in 2024. Pogue was also named second-team all-state in 2024. Pogue was also a two-time team defensive player of the year. Pogue played club travel ball for the Scenic City All-Star Team.

USI Softball heads into its first season as a full active Division I member with eligibility for potential NCAA postseason berths in 2026. The 2026 spring championship schedule will be released later.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS

SCREAMING EAGLES PICK UP ROAD SWEEP AT WIU

MACOMB, Ill.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball picks up the sweep (3-0) at Western Illinois University in the first half of the final series of the 2025 regular season. With the win, the Screaming Eagles move to 13-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play and 17-12 overall.

Set 1: USI 25, WIU 13

With five aces from the Screaming Eagles’ service line, they maintained possession of the ball for the majority of the set. Senior Bianca Anderson and junior Leah Coleman each landed three kills to lead the court. Ashby Willis led the back court, picking up five digs and leading the team with two aces. Junior McKenzie Murphy, who leads the conference in blocking, continued her dominance at the net, adding three blocks to help keep the WIU offense in the negative hitting percentage.

Set 2: USI 25, WIU 23

To kick off the second set, the Eagles saw a difficult serving run from the Leathernecks, which tallied four aces. USI fought back, regaining control of the lead after chipping away at the five-point lead the WIU serve had gained them. Freshman Carley Wright swung the momentum for the Eagles’ side, tying the score with three back-to-back kills. She finished the set with seven kills on one error for a game-high .462 hitting percentage. Murphy kept up the net defense with two more blocks.  Freshman Aysa Thomas had her best set with 12 assists and six digs in the set.

Set 3: USI 25, WIU 21

After some back and forth to start the final set, Willis went on an eight-point serving run, gaining the Eagles a seven-point lead. The Leathernecks fought back with their own serving run to tie the game back up. Willis had her best offensive set, adding six kills, followed by Anderson, who added five. Libero Audrey Small kept the WIU offense at bay, picking up eight digs.

For the game, Willis finished with a double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs. Tying her in kills was Wright, who also finished with 11, and she ended with a .391 hitting percentage, committing just two errors for the best efficiency on the court.

OVC Freshman of the Week, Thomas, committed to her all-around performance with 28 assists, 11 digs, and three kills, marking her 20th double-double in her debut season.

The team finished with 70 digs for 23 per set, led by Small, who ended with 14, along with four other Eagles with double-digit digs. Defense at the net was led by Murphy, who finished with five blocks, including two solo. The team had seven blocks, adding to their season total so far of 244, to top the conference rankings.

The top seed of the OVC Tournament remains up for grabs after Tuesday’s games as results around the league keep USI in a close third-place position, behind top seeds Morehead State University and Eastern Illinois University.

For updates on the Screaming Eagles’ final regular-season game of 2025, fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.

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VALPO FOOTBALL NEWS

FOOTBALL SET TO BATTLE FOR HOOSIER HELMET ON SATURDAY

Valparaiso (2-9, 1-6 PFL)

at Butler (5-6, 3-4 PFL)

Game #12 Saturday, Nov. 22, Noon CT

Sellick Bowl (5,647) – Indianapolis, Ind.

This Week in Valpo Football: Every game is important to the Valparaiso University football team each season, but no other game is as important as this one. The 2025 season will come to a close with the signature date of every Valpo football campaign as the Beacons visit Butler in the Battle for the Hoosier Helmet on Saturday – the latest installment of the Pioneer Football League’s oldest rivalry and only instate matchup.

Previously: From down 24-0 with under six minutes remaining in the third quarter, Valpo put together a furious and improbable comeback – the program’s largest on record – to stun Stetson 32-31 in overtime last week at Brown Field. The Beacons were a mind-boggling 4-for-4 on 2-point conversion tries including two 2-point conversion connections between quarterback Rowan Keefe and tight end Colin Hayes, both in scenarios where the Beacons would have lost the game if they were not converted. The second one cemented the 32-31 triumph after Keefe had scored with his legs from two yards out on Valpo’s overtime possession. Keefe passed for 203 yards on two scores with no interceptions on 18-of-26 through the air and led a 95-yard touchdown drive that began with Valpo down eight on its own five-yard line with just 49 seconds left.

Glancing Ahead: This represents the final game of the 2025 season for both teams.

Series Notes: Valpo is 30-54 all-time against Butler as the two teams get set to engage in the 85th matchup of a rivalry that dates back to 1927. Butler currently owns the coveted Hoosier Helmet trophy after a 24-17 win at Brown Field last season. Valpo had the ball in Bulldog territory with hopes of assembling a game-tying (or even go-ahead) scoring drive in the closing minutes, but a turnover sealed the deal in gut-wrenching fashion.

Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will air on FloCollege. The hometown radio call of the game will air on WVUR, 95.1 FM Valparaiso with Leo Staudacher (play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (analyst). Staudacher will fill in for the Voice of Valpo Todd Ickow this week as Ickow handles the MVC Volleyball Semifinal at the ARC. For in-game updates, follow @valpoufootball on X. Links to live video and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com.

Senior Day Magic

On Nov. 15 at Brown Field, Valpo completed the program’s largest known comeback on record, rallying from 24-0 down with under six minutes remaining in the third quarter to stun Stetson 32-31 in overtime.

The rally was Valpo’s largest on record, outdoing a Sept. 9, 1995 game when the Beacons were down 22-0 before beating Saint Xavier 41-30.

This was the second straight season with a ridiculous victory on Senior Day. The 2024 team pulled out an 18-17 win over Davidson. The Wildcats had fourth-and-5 from their own 22 leading 17-10 with nine seconds left and the quarterback did a quick punt but completely whiffed on the punt and Valpo took over with four seconds to go at the Davidson 17, then threw a TD pass and had a successful 2-point play with all zeros on the clock.

Three of the last nine Senior Days at Brown Field have involved game-winning 2-point conversions, as the 2017 Valpo football team clinched the program’s first winning season since 2003 by beating Dayton 8-7 on a touchdown and 2-point conversion with 1:20 on the clock.

The 2023 Senior Day was also a thriller, with Valpo beating Stetson 23-20. The Beacons now own a three-game winning streak in home finales.

This year’s Senior Day rally received media attention as it was widely distributed by the Associated Press with appearances on media outlets like FOX Sports and ESPN.com. In addition, highlights of the victory were shown on NBC 5 Chicago that evening and the next morning.

PFL Laurels

A pair of Valpo players were recognized by the Pioneer Football League following the come-from-behind win over Stetson on Nov. 15.

Rowan Keefe, who engineered the game-tying touchdown drive that went 95 yards in less than a minute, passed for three crucial 2-point conversions and scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in overtime, was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week.

Keefe went 18-of-26 through the air for 204 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Nic Lendino was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week. Lendino came up with a game-altering special teams play by blocking a punt to set up a short field for the Beacons. Valpo took advantage by scoring a touchdown and 2-point conversion that would prove crucial.

This marks the second straight week that Valpo has achieved the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week after Ryan Ricketti did so for his efforts in the return game against San Diego. The Beacons now have four total weekly awards from the league office this year.

Keefe became Valpo’s first PFL Offensive Player of the Week since Aaron Dawson in 2022 and became the first Valpo quarterback to garner that award since Jimmy Seewald in 2017.    

Finishing Strong

The Beacons will look to end the season on a high note on Saturday. They finished last season with a win, the team’s first season-closing victory in a traditional fall season since 2017. Valpo did also end the Spring 2021 campaign in victorious fashion.

With a victory on Saturday, Valpo would win two straight season finales for the first time since 2016 and 2017.

With a victory on Saturday, Valpo would finish a season with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2017.

Free Football + Close Calls

Valpo played its first overtime game of the season in the Nov. 15 32-31 win over Stetson. This marked the first time since a 31-23 success over Roosevelt on Sept. 21 of last season that Valpo needed an extra session.

This marked Valpo’s first OT game in league play since a 23-20 victory on Nov. 11, 2023, also vs. Stetson.

Valpo improved to 5-2 all-time against the Hatters with the five wins coming in the last six meetings. All five wins have come by nine points or fewer and four of the five have come by three points or fewer.

Each of Valpo’s last two Pioneer Football League wins have come by the slimmest of margins, the 2024 Senior Day victory over Davidson (18-17) and the 2025 Senior Day victory over Stetson (32-31).

Valpo did not play a single overtime game from 2014 to Spring 2021. Now, the Beacons have played five OT games in the last five years, all at Brown Field.

This year’s team improved to 1-2 in one-score games.

Ricketti The Receiver

After a huge day as a return man the previous week, redshirt freshman Ryan Ricketti had a career day catching the football on Nov. 15 vs. Stetson.

He finished with seven receptions for a career-high 103 yards and a touchdown. The TD grab was his second of the season, making him the first Beacon with multiple this year.

Ricketti was Valpo’s second player with a 100-yard receiving game this season, joining Chris Gundy’s 108 on Oct. 25, 2025 vs. Morehead State.

Ricketti owns a team-high 443 receiving yards on 41 catches this year.

The redshirt freshman has 50 or more receiving yards in four of his last five games. He has four catches or more seven times this year including each of his last four contests.

Ricketti has 13 catches over the last two weeks, recording season highs against San Diego (six) and Stetson (seven).

Going for Two

Valpo did not have any successful 2-point conversions all season prior to the second half of the Nov. 15 game vs. Stetson, when they went 4-for-4 in 2-point tries including the game-winner in overtime.

Three of the 2-point plays were successful passes to tight ends (two to Colin Hayes and one to Max Carter), while one was a Noah Long run.

Valpo’s first successful 2-point play of the game was the team’s first since Caron Tyler found Jake Vickers with all zeros on the clock to end the 2024 season in victorious fashion.

Long’s rushing 2-point play was Valpo’s first since Ryan Mann on Sept. 21, 2024 vs. Roosevelt.

Prior to Nov. 15 vs. Stetson, Valpo had four successful 2-point conversions total in its last 44 games before four in one game, all after halftime, against the Hatters.

Valpo became one of five teams nationally in FCS with four successful 2-point conversions this SEASON, let alone in a single game, joining Idaho (six), Furman (five), St. Thomas (four) and Stony Brook (four). Valpo is the only team nationally in FCS with four successful 2-point conversions in a single game this season.

Other Notes Wrapping Up Week 12 – Valpo 32, Stetson 31

Redshirt freshman Noah Long ran for 92 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

Rowan Keefe went 18-of-26 through the air for 203 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He has completed 17 or more passes in three straight games and had 200 or more passing yards in each of those contests.

In addition to Ryan Ricketti’s big day through the air, Jay Melchiori added five catches for 50 yards, while Devin Yeats had three grabs for 31 including his second career receiving score, both coming this season.

Keefe scored with his legs for the third time this season and is up to 15 career TD passes including nine this year.

Nic Lendino notched Valpo’s fourth blocked kick of the season.

Anthony Feltrinelli totaled a team-high 11 tackles, while Easton Hill and Isaiah Fowler were credited with eight apiece. Matthew Molnar had a personal-best seven on his Senior Day.

Beacons Among National Leaders

With four blocked kicks on the season, Valpo is tied for 13th nationally in FCS.

The Beacons have committed just 4.45 penalties per game, 11th fewest nationally. They rank eighth in the nation in fewest penalty yards at 385 and third in fewest per game at 35.0.

The Beacons are third in the FCS country in kickoff return average at 29.06.

Ryan Ricketti ranks fifth nationally and leads the PFL with 687 combined kick return yards. He is tied with four others for the national lead with two kickoff return touchdowns. Ricketti ranks fourth nationally in kickoff return average at 30.4.

Celebrating Seniors: The following 25 players are classified as seniors and elected to participate in the pregame Senior Day ceremony prior to last week’s game vs. Stetson. Some who have eligibility remaining may still return for an additional season. The seniors who were celebrated last week were Rowan Keefe, Jay Melchiori, Hunter Nabers, Dawaiian McNeely, Chris Gundy, Jacardon Hardemon, De’Andre Wilborn, Shawn Fester, Devin Yeats, Christian Hilton, Justin Jurmu, Silas Mathis, Frank Bartell, Connor Dickson, Matthew Molnar, Alex Goworowski, Ace McKinnis, Nate Hillenburg, Dawson Rye, Niko Paic, Ryan Pauley, Bryce Koteles, Max Carter, Jake Paulline and Liam Shepherd.

Scouting the Bulldogs 

Looking to rebound from a 29-7 loss at San Diego last week and end a three-game slide that also includes setbacks to Drake (24-19) and Morehead State (31-30).

Got off to a 3-1 start to league play with wins over Marist (31-28), St. Thomas (21-14, OT) and Dayton (23-17) and a loss to Presbyterian (31-25).

Had played six straight one-score games to open PFL play prior to last week’s lopsided loss.

Under the direction of first-year head coach Kevin Lynch, who was part of Ball State’s coaching staff from 2016-2024.

Picked to finish fourth in the PFL preseason poll and currently sit tied for seventh.

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

BEACONS LOOK TO STRETCH WINNING STREAK TO THREE IN CLEVELAND

Valparaiso (3-1, 0-0 MVC)

at Cleveland State (2-3, 0-0 Horizon)

Game No. 5 – Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6 p.m. CT

Wolstein Center (13,610) – Cleveland, Ohio

Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will visit an old Horizon League foe on Wednesday as the Beacons make their way to Cleveland, Ohio to play Cleveland State with hopes of stretching the team’s winning streak to three. 

Last Time Out: The Beacons improved to 3-0 at home by outscoring Bryant 46-20 in the second half to win going away 68-50 despite facing an eight-point halftime deficit on Sunday at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The win came against an NCAA Tournament team from last season and a squad that is the tallest team in the nation according to KenPom’s height factor. Rakim Chaney led four Beacons in double figures with 18 points, while Shon Tupuola enjoyed a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards.

Glancing Ahead: The Beacons will have some time for practice, rest and recovery after this one as this marks the team’s final game until Wednesday, Nov. 26 vs. Southern Indiana. That will be a 2 p.m. tip leading into Thanksgiving and it’s Jersey Day at the ARC with fans encouraged to rock their favorite jersey. 

Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ –  Al Pawlowski and Pat Vuyancih

Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (analyst) 

X updates – @ValpoBasketball

Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.

Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (25-45) is in his third season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career. In the second season of the Powell Era in 2024-2025, Valpo over doubled its overall win total from the previous season and doubled its conference win output before earning a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. The Beacons finished with 15 wins, the team’s highest total since 2019-20.

Series Notes: Valpo is 20-31 all-time against Cleveland State in a series that dates back to 1979-80. The Vikings prevailed 75-67 at the Athletics-Recreation Center last season in the first nonconference matchup between the two programs since Valpo joined the Missouri Valley Conference. These two squads spent a decade together in the Horizon League and were Mid-Continent Conference mates from the league’s formation in 1982 to Cleveland State’s departure in 1994. Valpo won all seven matchups over its final three Horizon League seasons, a head-to-head winning streak that was snapped last year. This will mark Valpo’s first trip to Cleveland State since Jan. 14, 2017, a 78-67 victory.

Solid Start

Valpo is off to a 3-0 start to the home portion of the schedule for the first time since 2020-21. 

With the win on Sunday, Valpo holds a 3-1 overall mark through four games, the team’s best record through four games since 2019-20.

With a win on Wednesday at Cleveland State, Valpo would hold a 4-1 record through five games, the team’s best five-game start since 2019-20.

Chaney Named MVC Freshman of the Week

Valpo freshman Rakim Chaney is off to a strong start to his collegiate career, including this past week when he led the team with 21.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game over two contests while also averaging 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals. He shot 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) and 8-of-12 from 3 (66.7 percent) en route to MVC Freshman of the Week honors.

Chaney accounted for Valpo’s 15th MVC Freshman of the Week award since head coach Roger Powell Jr. arrived at Valpo prior to the start of the 2023-24 season. 

Valpo has accounted for 15 of the 38 total MVC Freshman of the Week awards since the honor began in 2023-24. The Beacons lead the league by a wide margin, over twice as many Freshman of the Week honors as Evansville, which has the second most with seven.

Off the Chain

Rakim Chaney’s aforementioned award came in part thanks to his 18-point, eight-rebound game on Nov. 16 vs. Bryant. He became only the fifth Valpo freshman since 2010 with 18 or more points and eight or more rebounds in a game, joining Cooper Schwieger, Sheldon Edwards, Alec Peters (three times) and Ryan Broekhoff.

Chaney shot 6-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3 on Sunday, his second straight game with four made triples. This was the first time a Valpo freshman had at least 18 points, eight rebounds and four made 3s in a game since Alec Peters in 2013.

Chaney had 24 points, six rebounds and three assists while grabbing two steals on Nov. 12 vs. Nicholls. He went 8-of-11 from the floor and 4-of-5 from 3.

He became the first Valpo player with a 24-point, six-rebound game that included eight made field goals and four made 3s since Quinton Green on Feb. 11, 2023 vs. Illinois State. If you toss in the three assists and two steals, Chaney was the first Valpo player since Tevonn Walker on Jan. 10, 2018 vs. Drake to post that stat line.

Chaney became the first Valpo freshman to make eight shots and four 3s as part of a game that featured at least 24 points and at least six rebounds since Alec Peters on Dec. 14, 2013 vs. Loyola Marymount.

Chaney became the second freshman nationally with a 24-point, six-rebound game featuring eight made field goals and four made 3s this season, joining Duke’s Cameron Boozer (Nov. 8 vs. Western Carolina).

Rakim’s Rookie Rankings

Rakim Chaney is averaging 17.3 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per outing. He has scored in double figures in all four of his collegiate contests including three straight with 15 points or more.

At 17.3 points per game, Chaney is tied for 12th nationally among freshmen. He is also tied for the national lead for scoring average by a mid-major freshman.

He leads all Missouri Valley Conference rookies in scoring average, nearly two points per game ahead of the next-best freshman.

Chaney’s 2.5 steals per game rank seventh nationally among freshmen.

Dialing Up the D

In the Nov. 16 win over Bryant (68-50), Valpo held a Division-I opponent to 50 points or fewer for the first time since a 67-50 MVC Tournament win over UIC last season and just the fifth time in the last eight seasons.

Bryant shot just 27.7 percent, Valpo’s best field-goal percentage defense against a Division-I opponent since holding Southern Illinois to 23.6 percent on Feb. 12, 2020.

Valpo has held its three mid-major opponents to 63 points or fewer.

Taming Turnovers

Valpo’s turnover number has trended in the right direction all season long, with the team notching new season bests in that area with each passing game.

After 14 turnovers in the opener, Valpo has followed up with 10, nine and seven in its last three games.

The seven turnovers against Bryant marked Valpo’s fewest since also committing just seven in the MVC semifinal vs. Bradley last season.

Other Notes Wrapping Up Nov. 16 – Valpo 68, Bryant 50

The 18-point margin of victory was Valpo’s largest against a Division-I opponent since beating Eastern Illinois by 28 on Nov. 24, 2024.

Shon Tupuola notched personal peaks in a Valpo uniform in both scoring (14) and rebounding (11), becoming the second Beacon to notch a double-double this season. Total in his career, this marked his 37th double-figure scoring output and 40th double-figure rebounding game. He has scored in double figures in back-to-back contests and squeezed seven or more boards in three straight.

JT Pettigrew, who battled illness for the second straight game, matched a season high with 13 points including 6-of-6 at the stripe while gutting out 22 minutes.

Owen Dease had 10 points for his second straight double-figure output.

Carter Hopoi recorded team highs in assists (four) and blocks (three), both personal bests as well.

After struggling at the foul line in the first half, the Beacons turned it around after the break, going 11-of-12 (91.7 percent) on freebies over the game’s final 20 minutes.

Scouting the Vikings 

Coming off an 87-82 victory over Radford at the 2025 Skechers Greenbrier Tipoff after starting that event with a 102-95 loss to Kent State.

Went to the championship game of the Purple CBI last season, falling 79-68 to Illinois State, rounding out a 23-win season that saw the Vikings boast a 14-6 Horizon League mark.

Under the direction of first-year head coach Rob Summers, who was an assistant coach at Missouri last season.

Picked to finish eighth in the Horizon League preseason poll.

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UINDY SWIMMING NEWS

HOUNDS HIGHLY RANKED IN LATEST DII POLL

LEWISBURG, Pa – The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its monthly Division II Top 25 dual meet poll, with both UIndy programs owning top-six spots. The Greyhound women moved to No. 6, while the men remained at No. 3.

 
FROM THE CSCAA
The CSCAA Top 25 Dual Meet Polls are determined by committees of coaches representing each region and division. These coaches evaluate and rank the nation’s top 25 dual meet teams based on head-to-head results, performances since the last poll, overall season records, roster changes (such as injuries), and data from the SwimCloud Simulator. The purpose of the poll is to reflect dual meet strength throughout the season, not to predict outcomes at championship meets.

 

WOMEN’S POLL					MEN’S POLL
RK	SCHOOL	PTS	PREV		RK	SCHOOL	PTS	PREV
1.	Nova Southeastern	246	5		1.	Drury	245	1
2.	Tampa	244	1		2.	Tampa	244	2
3.	Drury	221	6		3.	UIndy	230	3
4.	Grand Valley	220	4		4.	Grand Valley	221	4
5.	Colorado Mesa	219	2		5.	Wingate	210	7
6.	UIndy	198	3		6.	Colorado Mesa	199	5
7.	West Florida	192	7		7.	McKendree	190	6
8.	Catawba	179	8		8.	Northern Michigan	170	8
9.	Wingate	171	9		9.	Saginaw Valley State	169	10
10.	Northern Michigan	155	10		10.	Findlay	162	20
11.	Findlay	141	14		11.	Catawba	143	9
12.	Cal State East Bay	131	16		12.	Saint Cloud	127	14
13.	Saginaw Valley	124	17		13.	Florida Southern	127	12
14.	Delta State	122	11		14.	Wayne State	120	11
15.	Florida Southern	109	21		15.	Lynn	113	14
16.	Lynn	108	12		16.	Nova Southeastern	104	12
17.	Simon Fraser	93	25		17.	Carson-Newman	86	19
18.	Mines	80	18		18.	Florida Tech	80	23
19.	Carson-Newman	62	22		19.	Rollins	59	NR
20.	UNC-Pembroke	51	22		20.	Ouachita Baptist	58	21
21.	Saint Cloud	41	NR		21.	Henderson State	47	17
22.	Azusa Pacific	38	15		22.	Simon Fraser	36	NR
23.	Wayne State	34	13		23.	Quincy	36	NR
24.	Florida Tech	20	NR		24.	Missouri S&T	18	NR
25.	Oklahoma Christian	18	20		25.	Rockhurst	14	NR

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Nov. 19

1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans.

1961 — Cleveland’s Jim Brown rushes for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 45-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1966 — No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State play to a 10-10 tie. The Irish rally from a 10-0 deficit against a Spartans team that features Bubba Smith and three teammates who were among the top eight picks of the next NFL draft.

1978 — Philadelphia’s Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the New York Giants. Instead of taking a knee to preserve a 17-12 victory, quarterback Joe Pisarcik botches the hand off to fullback Larry Csonka. Edwards picks up the dropped ball and runs 26 yards for the winning touchdown.

1983 — Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers scores five goals and Wayne Gretzky adds three goals and five assists in a 13-4 rout of the New Jersey Devils.

1983 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Los Angeles becomes the second player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, joining Wilt Chamberlain, as the Lakers win 117-110 at Portland.

1992 — Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley is selected the American League’s MVP. Eckersley, who led the majors with 51 saves in 54 chances, becomes the ninth player to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in the same season.

1993 — Oregon and Oregon State play to a 0-0 tie in Eugene. It’s the last scoreless tie in FBS history. Overtime for NCAA games starts in 1994.

1994 — Rashaan Salaam becomes the fourth 2,000-yard rusher in major-college history, running for 259 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado’s 41-20 victory over Iowa State.

1995 — The Baltimore Stallions defeat the Calgary Stampeders 37-20 to become the first U.S. team to win the Grey Cup in the CFL’s 83-year history.

2004 — Indiana’s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charge into the stands to fight with Auburn Hills fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The brawl forces an early end to the Pacers’ 97-82 win.

2006 — Jaromir Jagr becomes the 16th NHL player with 600 goals when he scores in the first period of the New York Rangers’ 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.

2009 — South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential.

2011 — Robert Griffin III of Baylor passes for 479 yards and four TDs, including a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left, and the 25th-ranked Bears beat No. 5 Oklahoma for the first time, 45-38. The Bears were 0-20 against the Sooners.

2018— Jared Goff throws a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlast the Kansas City Chiefs for a 54-51 victory. Patrick Mahomes has a career-high 478 yards with six touchdown passes for the Chiefs. This is third highest-scoring game ever played.

2018 — Rutgers holds Eastern Michigan to an NCAA-record low four first-half points in a 63-36 rout. The Scarlet Knights tied a men’s NCAA Division I basketball record for points allowed in a half. The halftime score is 31-4.

2019 — LeBron James scores 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 to become the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises.

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Nov. 20

1934 — Busher Jackson scores four third-period goals to power the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Eagles.

1960 — Jerry Norton of St. Louis intercepts four passes to send past the Washington Redskins 26-14.

1969 — Brazilian soccer legend Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

1977 — Walter Payton rushes for an NFL record 275 yards, and the Chicago Bears edge the Minnesota Vikings 10-7.

1979 — Red Holzman of the New York Knicks wins his 500th game, a 130-125 overtime victory over Houston at Madison Square Garden. Holzman is the second coach, after Red Auerbach, to reach that mark.

1983 — Seattle’s Dave Krieg passes for 418 yards and three touchdowns, lifting the Seahawks to a 27-19 victory over the Denver Broncos.

1983 — Steve Bartkowski throws a 42-yard desperation pass that is deflected to Billy Johnson at the 5-yard line, and he then fights his way into the end zone to give the Atlanta Falcons a 28-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

1994 — Tisha Venturini scores twice and Angela Kelly, Sarah Dacey and Robin Confer add goals for North Carolina, which beats Notre Dame 5-0 for its ninth consecutive NCAA women’s soccer championship.

1997 — A.C. Green breaks the NBA record for consecutive games — his 907th straight appearance in the Dallas Mavericks’ 101-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Green surpasses Randy Smith’s mark of 906 set from 1972-83.

1999 — TCU’s LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for an NCAA Division I record 406 yards on 43 carries with six touchdowns in a 52-24 victory over UTEP.

2001 — Ball State beats No. 3 UCLA 91-73 in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational, one day after knocking off No. 4 Kansas in the opening round.

2010 — Mikel Leshoure of Illinois rushes for a school-record 330 yards and scores two touchdowns in the Fighting Illini’s 48-27 win over Northwestern at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. All offensive plays are run toward the same end zone because a brick wall, although heavily padded, is too close behind the other one.

2011 — Brittney Griner has 32 points and 14 rebounds while Baylor establishes itself as the clear No. 1 team with a 94-81 victory over No. 2 Notre Dame in the preseason WNIT championship game.

2011 — Landon Donovan scores in the 72nd minute on passes from Robbie Keane and David Beckham, and the Los Angeles Galaxy’s three superstars win their first MLS Cup together with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.

2012 — Jack Taylor scores 138 points to shatter the NCAA scoring record in Division III Grinnell’s 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible in Grinnell, Iowa.

2016 — Jimmie Johnson ties Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with a record seven NASCAR championships when he defeats Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and defending champion Kyle Busch at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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TV SPORTS TODAY

Wednesday, Nov. 19
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

BTN — MTSU at Michigan

7 p.m.

CBSSN — Villanova at La Salle

FS1 — Arizona at UConn

7:30 p.m.

TRUTV — Dayton at Marquette

9 p.m.

FS1 — Alabama vs. Illinois, Chicago

SECN — Jackson St. at Auburn

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Coastal Carolina at NC State

7 p.m.

SECN — Winthrop at South Carolina

8 p.m.

ACCN — Morehead St. at Louisville

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — TBA

NBA BASKETBALL

7:10 p.m.

ESPN — Houston at Cleveland

9:35 p.m.

ESPN — New York at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

TNT — Edmonton at Washington

9:30 p.m.

TNT — Carolina at Minnesota

TRUTV — Carolina at Minnesota

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — 2025 NWSL Awards Show

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Thursday, Nov. 20
AUTO RACING

7:25 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

10:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6 p.m.

BTN — Lindenwood at Indiana

CBSSN — Memphis vs. Purdue, Nassau, Bahamas

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at UCF

PEACOCK — New Mexico at Nebraska

TNT — Bucknell at St. John’s

TRUTV — Bucknell at St. John’s

8 p.m.

BTN — W. Michigan at Ohio St.

8:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Wake Forest vs. Texas Tech, Nassau, Bahamas

9 p.m.

TNT — Rider at Houston

TRUTV — Rider at Houston

9:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — Mississippi St. at Kansas St.

10 p.m.

BTN — Troy at Southern Cal

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Longwood at Virginia

ESPNU — Davidson vs. Miami, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

6:30 p.m.

SECN — Florida St. at Florida

8 p.m.

ACCN — NC Central at Wake Forest

ESPNU — Duke at South Florida

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Iowa vs. Baylor, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St.

GOLF

Noon

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, First Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

3 p.m.

GOLF — CME Group Tour Championship: First Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBATV — Atlanta at San Antonio

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Buffalo at Houston

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Friday, Nov. 21
AUTO RACING

7:25 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

10:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Utah St. vs. Tulane, Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

CBSSN — South Carolina vs. Butler, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

3:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Davidson vs. Boston College, Charleston, S.C.

4 p.m.

PEACOCK — Wisconsin vs. BYU, Salt Lake City

5 p.m.

CBSSN — Virginia vs. Northwestern, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

6:30 p.m.

BTN — Detroit Mercy at Michigan St.

ESPN2 — West Virginia vs. Clemson, Charleston, S.C.

ESPNU — Louisville at Cincinnati

7 p.m.

ACCN — Niagara at Duke

9 p.m.

ACCN — Arkansas St. at SMU

ESPN2 — Georgia vs. Xavier, Charleston, S.C.

10:30 p.m.

BTN — Presbyterian at UCLA

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

FS2 — Syracuse vs. Utah, Uncasville, Conn.

6 p.m.

ESPN — Southern Cal at Notre Dame

8 p.m.

FOX — Michigan vs. UConn, Uncasville, Conn.

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

Noon

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal

2:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 p.m.

ESPN — Florida St. at NC State

10:30 p.m.

FS1 — Hawaii at UNLV

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

2 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

5 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

7 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

GOLF

Noon

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Second Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

3 p.m.

GOLF — CME Group Tour Championship: Second Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Indiana at Cleveland

9:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Denver at Houston

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

NHLN — Minnesota at Pittsburgh

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Saturday, Nov. 22
AUTO RACING

10:55 p.m.

ESPN — Formula 1: The Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

TRUTV — Cent. Michigan at Marquette

4 p.m.

TRUTV — Providence vs. Penn St., Uncasville, Conn.

5:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — San Francisco vs. Minnesota, Sioux Falls, S.D.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

CW — Kentucky at Louisville

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

10 a.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Championship: From Columbia, Mo.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — TBA

ACCN — Delaware at Wake Forest

CBSSN — Tulsa at Army

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — Harvard at Yale

FOX — TBA

FS1 — TBA

12:45 p.m.

SECN — Charlotte at Georgia

3:30 p.m.

ABC — TBA

ACCN — TBA

CBS — TBA

CBSSN — Jacksonville St. at FIU

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

FS1 — TBA

NBC — Syracuse at Notre Dame

PEACOCK — Syracuse at Notre Dame

4 p.m.

ESPNU — TBA

FOX — TBA

4:15 p.m.

SECN — Coastal Carolina at South Carolina

4:30 p.m.

CW — Furman at Clemson

7 p.m.

CBSSN — New Mexico at Air Force

FS1 — TBA

ESPN — TBA

7:30 p.m.

ABC — TBA

ACCN — California at Stanford

ESPN2 — TBA

7:45 p.m.

SECN — W. Kentucky at LSU

8 p.m.

ESPNU — TBA

FOX — TBA

10:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Utah St. at Fresno St.

FS1 — TBA

11 p.m.

ESPNU — Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M (Taped)

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Third Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

9 p.m.

GOLF — CME Group Tour Championship: Third Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla. (Taped)

NBA BASKETBALL

5 p.m.

NBATV — New York at Orlando

8 p.m.

NBATV — Detroit at Milwaukee

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Columbus at Detroit

7 p.m.

NHLN — Edmonton at Florida

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Burnley

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: West Ham United at AFC Bournemouth

Noon

CBS — USL Championship: TBD

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Manchester City at Newcastle United

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

8 p.m.

CBS — NWSL Postseason: TBD, Championship, San Jose, Calif.

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Sunday, Nov. 23
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

CBSSN — Virginia vs. Butler, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

3:30 p.m.

ESPN — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

4 p.m.

ACCN — Howard at Duke

5 p.m.

CBSSN — South Carolina vs. Northwestern, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

6 p.m.

TRUTV — Bryant at UConn

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

FS1 — Syracuse vs. Michigan, Uncasville, Conn.

12:30 p.m.

BTN — Miami (Ohio) at Purdue

2:30 p.m.

BTN — George Mason at Maryland

FS1 — UConn vs. Utah, Uncasville, Conn.

6 p.m.

ACCN — UNC-Greensboro at North Carolina

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

1 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

1 p.m.

ACCN — Louisville at Clemson

2 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Big East Tournament: TBD, Championship

5 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

7 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

FIGURE SKATING

4 p.m.

NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The 2025 Finlandia Trophy, Helsinki

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Final Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

1 p.m.

NBC — CME Group Tour Championship: Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

NBATV — Tip-Off Tournament: Motor City at Noblesville

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Chicago, New England at Cincinnati, Indianapolis at Kansas City, N.Y. Jets at Baltimore

FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Giants at Detroit, Minnesota at Green Bay, Seattle at Tennessee

4:05 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Las Vegas OR Jacksonville at Arizona

4:25 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Dallas OR Atlanta at New Orleans

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams

PEACOCK — Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Carolina at Buffalo

7 p.m.

NHLN — Colorado at Chicago

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Leeds United

3 p.m.

ABC — LaLiga: Real Madrid at Elche CF

WNBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

ESPN — WNBA Draft Lottery

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