“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
STATE FINALS WEEKEND
SATURDAY, NOV. 29
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL | ANDREAN 7, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 0
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CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL | FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER 36, RONCALLI 29
RECAP: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-4a-recap-bishop-dwenger-outlasts-roncalli-down-wire-thriller
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CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL | BROWNSBURG 38, WESTFIELD 31
RECAP: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-6a-recap-brownsburg-completes-14-0-season-repeats-6a-state-champion
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
SATURDAY’S SCORES
ANDERSON 64 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 59
BARR-REEVE 68 MEDORA 22
BATESVILLE 95 JAC-CEN-DEL 73
BEECH GROVE 72 CHRISTEL HOUSE 65
BLACKFORD 48 BLUFFTON 39
BLOOMFIELD 72 RIVERTON PARKE 28
BORDEN 56 SHOALS 39
BROWNSBURG 77 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 52
CENTER GROVE 60 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 58
CENTERVILLE 99 SETON CATHOLIC 39
CINCINNATI ST. XAVIER (OHIO) 64 BREBEUF JESUIT 56 OT
CLOVERDALE 68 NORTH VERMILLION 65
COLUMBUS NORTH 59 HAUSER 54
CRAWFORD COUNTY 85 SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 70
DECATUR CENTRAL 89 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 55
EASTBROOK 62 NORTHFIELD 53
EASTERN GREENE 52 WEST VIGO 39
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 61 SOUTH SPENCER 57
EVANSVILLE NORTH 67 PRINCETON 61 OT
FLOYD CENTRAL 64 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 53
GREENSBURG 51 NEW CASTLE 47
GREENWOOD 73 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 52
GUERIN CATHOLIC 72 INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 30
HERITAGE HILLS 75 NORTH HARRISON 51
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 76 JEFFERSONVILLE 63
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 51 CINCINNATI HILLS CHRISTIAN (OHIO) 49
LAWRENCE NORTH 74 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 72
LAWRENCEBURG 77 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 44
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 39 CLARKSVILLE 38
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 60 LEBANON 37
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 62 SOUTH VERMILLION 48
NORTH DAVIESS 59 RUSHVILLE 41
NORTHVIEW 83 GREENCASTLE 61
OAK HILL 77 MANCHESTER 41
ORLEANS 78 CROTHERSVILLE 45
PARKE HERITAGE 66 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 65
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 68 WAPAHANI 46
PERRY MERIDIAN 75 PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 64
PIKE 65 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 46
PLAINFIELD 60 NOBLESVILLE 53
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 78 GARRETT 66
SHAKAMAK 76 VINCENNES RIVET 73
SHAWE MEMORIAL 47 NEW WASHINGTON 41
SHELBYVILLE 52 TRITON CENTRAL 39
SOUTH DEARBORN 54 FRANKLIN COUNTY 52
SOUTH DECATUR 69 TRINITY LUTHERAN 63
SOUTH RIPLEY 65 RISING SUN 34
SOUTHPORT 72 MOORESVILLE 64
SPRINGS VALLEY 85 RIVER CITY HOMESCHOOL 43
TRI 70 SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 39
WALDRON 71 KNIGHTSTOWN 51
ZIONSVILLE 53 BEN DAVIS 48
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE TOURNAMENT
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 65 PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 49 R1
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 106 MTI KNOWLEDGE 12 R1
PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 72 MTI KNOWLEDGE 16 3RD
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 66 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 40 1ST
LOOGOOTEE TOURNAMENT
OWEN VALLEY 56 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 55 OT | R1
LOOGOOTEE 64 EVANSVILLE DAY 28 R1
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 41 EVANSVILLE DAY 26 3RD
LOOGOOTEE 53 OWEN VALLEY 37 1ST
LAWRENCEVILLE (ILL.) TOURNAMENT
OLNEY (ILL.) 47 VINCENNES LINCOLN 31 POOL
VINCENNES LINCOLN 49 FAIRFIELD (ILL.) 45 3RD
POSTPONEMENTS
ALEXANDRIA WES-DEL PPD.
BENTON CENTRAL CRAWFORDSVILLE PPD.
CENTRAL NOBLE SOUTH ADAMS PPD.
CHESTERTON ELKHART PPD.
COWAN HAGERSTOWN PPD.
DELPHI NORTH WHITE PPD.
DELTA CONNERSVILLE PPD.
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL BOWMAN ACADEMY PPD.
EAST NOBLE LAKELAND PPD.
EASTSIDE DEKALB PPD.
EDINBURGH INDIAN CREEK PPD.
FAIRFIELD GOSHEN PPD.
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP CHURUBUSCO PPD.
GRIFFITH HOBART PPD.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN FRANKFORT PPD.
JOHN GLENN NEW PRAIRIE PPD.
KANKAKEE VALLEY GARY LIGHTHOUSE PPD.
LAPORTE SOUTH BEND ADAMS PPD.
LAKE CENTRAL SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON PPD.
LEWIS CASS NORTHWESTERN PPD.
NORTHEASTERN MONROE CENTRAL PPD.
PORTAGE MUNSTER PPD.
RICHMOND JAY COUNTY PPD.
SEVEN OAKS ANDERSON PREP PPD.
TWIN LAKES WESTERN PPD.
WESTVILLE HANOVER CENTRAL PD.
WHITKO HERITAGE PPD.
WOODLAN BELLMONT PPD.
YORKTOWN MARION PPD.
EDGEWOOD MARTINSVILLE PPD., D1
TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN MORRISTOWN PPD., D1
WARSAW COLUMBIA CITY PPD., D1
WESTVIEW NORTHRIDGE PPD., D1
ANGOLA WAWASEE PPD., D2
BLUE RIVER VALLEY SHENANDOAH PPD., D2
MACONAQUAH EASTERN (GREENTOWN) PPD., D2
SOUTHERN WELLS SOUTHWOOD PPD., D2
TIPPECANOE VALLEY NORTHWOOD PPD., D2
WEST NOBLE BETHANY CHRISTIAN PPD., D2
NORTH NEWTON WINAMAC PPD., D23
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN WINCHESTER PPD., D30
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) PENN PPD., D5
BREMEN PLYMOUTH PPD., D9
TRI-TOWNSHIP PORTAGE CHRISTIAN PPD., D9
WESTERN BOONE ROSSVILLE PPD., F20
HUNTINGTON NORTH MISSISSINEWA PPD., J10
LAPEL FRANKTON PPD., J10
MADISON-GRANT WABASH PPD., J17
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
SATURDAY’S SCORES
AVON 46 NEW ALBANY 42
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 38 EVANSVILLE NORTH 35
CLARKSVILLE 65 LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 25
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN 58 CROTHERSVILLE 49
CRAWFORD COUNTY 60 SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 45
EAST CENTRAL 55 SOUTH RIPLEY 44
EASTERN HANCOCK 59 WAPAHANI 16
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 58 JASPER 56
FISHERS 53 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 43
FRANKLIN 75 PERRY MERIDIAN 31
GARRETT 55 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 44
GREENSBURG 72 SEYMOUR 36
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 57 WALDRON 41
HAUSER 71 RISING SUN 54
HERITAGE HILLS 45 NORTH HARRISON 42
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 56 JEFFERSONVILLE 53
MILAN 46 NEW WASHINGTON 40
MUNCIE CENTRAL 50 RICHMOND 48
NEW PALESTINE 49 WHITELAND 35
NOBLESVILLE 41 MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 39
NORTH DECATUR 48 KNIGHTSTOWN 43
OAK HILL 43 MANCHESTER 27
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 58 HENRYVILLE 39
PLAINFIELD 73 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 28
SULLIVAN 68 VINCENNES RIVET 46
SWITZERLAND COUNTY 48 BROWN COUNTY 13
TELL CITY 48 PRINCETON 46
TRINITY LUTHERAN 72 SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 15
WEST WASHINGTON 45 PERRY CENTRAL 43
WESTFIELD 59 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 57 OT
ALEXANDRIA TOURNAMENT
CARROLL (FLORA) ALEXANDRIA PPD.
AUSTIN TIPPECANOE VALLEY PPD.
LOSER GAME 2 LOSER GAME 1 PPD.
WINNER GAME 2 WINNER GAME 1 PPD.
HAMILTON COUNTY (ILL.) TOURNAMENT
HAMILTON COUNTY (ILL.) 45 MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 21
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 53 GOREVILLE (ILL.) 42
POSTPONEMENTS
ANDERSON KOKOMO PPD.
ANGOLA NORWELL PPD.
BLOOMFIELD OWEN VALLEY PPD.
CALUMET HOBART PPD.
CASCADE LEBANON PPD.
CONNERSVILLE LAPEL PPD.
DEKALB LAKELAND PPD.
DELPHI NORTH WHITE PPD.
EAST NOBLE WHITKO PPD.
JAY COUNTY WOODLAN PPD.
KOUTS HANOVER CENTRAL PPD.
LAFAYETTE JEFF MARION PPD.
MICHIGAN CITY WEST CENTRAL PPD.
NORTH MIAMI LAVILLE PPD.
NORTHEASTERN MONROE CENTRAL PPD.
SEEGER BENTON CENTRAL PPD.
SILVER CREEK GIBSON SOUTHERN PPD.
SOUTHMONT TRI-WEST PPD.
TRI-COUNTY TWIN LAKES PPD.
BETHANY CHRISTIAN ARGOS PPD., D1
CONCORD FAIRFIELD PPD., D19
ELKHART LAPORTE PPD., D2
WINAMAC ROCHESTER PPD., D23
FORT WAYNE NORTH NEW HAVEN PPD., J14
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) PENN PPD., J17
HUNTINGTON NORTH HAMILTON HEIGHTS PPD., J20
MADISON-GRANT WABASH PPD., J27
ADAMS CENTRAL SOUTHERN WELLS PPD., J3
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING RESULTS:
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING RESULTS:
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
#25 INDIANA 100 BETHUNE COOKMAN 56
#2 ARIZONA 98 NORFOLK STATE 61
HAWAII 92 NORTH DAKOTA 55
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 74 BOSTON 65
DETROIT 70 NIAGARA 66
SOUTHERN UTAH 70 STETSON 68
ARMY 81 MANHATTAN 78 OT
IU INDY 85 MOREHEAD STATE 80
CENTRAL FLORIDA 82 VIRGINIA MILITARY 57
NEBRASKA 72 USC UPSTATE 63
GEORGIA 123 TENNESSEE TECH 81
TEXAS ARLINGTON 66 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 61
GEORGE MASON 82 JAMES MADISON 66
NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON 88 GARDNER WEBB 62
VALPARAISO 84 WESTERN MICHIGAN 55
SOUTH DAKOTA 80 AIR FORCE 63
WEBER STATE 82 KANSAS CITY 61
SOUTHERN INDIANA 93 KENTUCKY STATE 56
UTAH STATE 84 MONTANA STATE 81 OT
DRAKE 84 GEORGIA TECH 74
LAFAYETTE 55 BALL STATE 37
UC SANTA BARBARA 74 SEATTLE 71
PENNSYLVANIA 73 LASALLE 71
UTAH TECH 77 UC RIVERSIDE 69
WOFFORD 83 EASTERN KENTUCKY 77
BUFFALO 71 CANISIUS 53
PENN STATE 90 SACRED HEART 59
AKRON 105 MILWAUKEE 81
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 74 LITTLE ROCK 65
LSU 96 DEPAUL 63
CAL BAPTIST 75 OREGON STATE 69
PACIFIC 68 SACRAMENTO STATE 54
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#24 OKLAHOMA STATE 87 MIAMI FLORIDA 84
#17 VANDERBILT 84 BYU 71
#12 NORTH CAROLINA 80 COLUMBIA 63
#23 LOUISVILLE 88 E. TENNESSEE STATE 50
#13 OLE MISS 81 GEORGE MASON 67
#5 LSU 112 WASHINGTON STATE 35
HAMPTON 58 BUFFALO 56
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 82 KANSAS STATE 70
BRADLEY 80 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 74
MURRAY STATE 82 BOSTON COLLEGE 77
PITTSBURGH 67 CHICAGO STATE 53
LONGWOOD 68 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 60
EASTERN ILLINOIS 68 BELLARMINE 63Q
ST. BONAVENTURE 87 VALPARAISO 55
EASTERN KENTUCKY 74 ARMY 64
JAMES MADISON 69 WISCONSIN 50
BALL STATE 70 ALABAMA A&M 38
GEORGE WASHINGTON 81 CHARLOTTE 67
AIR FORCE 59 WRIGHT STATE 49
FURMAN 74 UNC ASHEVILLE 67
NORTH FLORIDA 56 CAMPBELL 53
MISSOURI 85 NORTHWESTERN 70
IONA 52 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 50
WYOMING 66 SOUTH DAKOTA 59
LIBERTY 67 DUQUESNE 60
VIRGINIA TECH 78 OREGON STATE 67
CLEVELAND STATE 62 RADFORD 59 OT
CINCINNATI 63 NEW MEXICO 60
FRESNO STATE 61 LOUISIANA 48
UTAH 78 MONTANA 38
UC DAVIS 81 MILWAUKEE 72
IDAHO 83 WICHITA STATE 61
MIAMI OHIO 63 MARIST 37
UTEP 69 DENVER 52
FLORIDA 65 GEORGIA TECH 56
GEORGIA 80 BUTLER 54
UC SANTA BARBARA 66 CHATTANOOGA 64
SAN DIEGO 51 LITTLE ROCK 37
PORTLAND 65 NEVADA 52
PACIFIC 70 JACKSONVILLE STATE 63
DAYTON 59 KANSAS 58
UC IRVINE 82 COLGATE 48
STANFORD 62 COLORADO STATE 60
ST. JOHN’S 84 MEMPHIS 73
LINDENWOOD 68 HAWAII 59
ARIZONA 78 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 63
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 73 CAL STATE FULLERTON 62
ARIZONA STATE 85 SE. MISSOURI STATE 56
DETROIT 74 FLORIDA GULF COAST 70
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES
SATURDAY, NOV. 29
TOLEDO 21, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3
NO. 5 TEXAS TECH 49, WEST VIRGINIA 0
LOUISVILLE 41, KENTUCKY 0
MIAMI (OHIO) 45, BALL STATE 24
NO. 12 MIAMI (FLA.) 38, NO. 22 PITT 9
KANSAS STATE 24, COLORADO 14
NO. 1 OHIO STATE 27, NO. 15 MICHIGAN 9
IOWA STATE 20, OKLAHOMA STATE 13
HOUSTON 31, BAYLOR 24
CLEMSON 28, SOUTH CAROLINA 14
EAST CAROLINA 42, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3
YALE 43, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 42 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
VILLANOVA 52, HARVARD 7 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
RHODE ISLAND 27, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 19 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
KUTZTOWN 56, ASSUMPTION 19 (DII SECOND ROUND)
JOHN CARROLL 35, RANDOLPH-MACON 6 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE 9, HOPE 7 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
EASTERN 28, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 24 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
SALISBURY 35, ENDICOTT 28 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
MOUNT UNION 49, MUHLENBERG 7 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
BERRY 18, LAGRANGE 14 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
SUSQUEHANNA 42, CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 28 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
JOHNS HOPKINS 34, SPRINGFIELD 14 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
FROSTBURG STATE 23, CALIFORNIA (PA) 21 (DII SECOND ROUND)
NO. 11 BYU 41, UCF 21
DELAWARE 61, UTEP 31
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 56, SAM HOUSTON 16
ABILENE CHRISTIAN 38, LAMAR 20 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
ILLINOIS STATE 21, SE LOUISIANA 3 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
NORTH DAKOTA 31, TENNESSEE TECH 6 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 41, NEW HAMPSHIRE (FCS FIRST ROUND)
SOUTH DAKOTA 38, DRAKE 17 (FCS FIRST ROUND)
FERRIS STATE 56, ASHLAND 24 (DII SECOND ROUND)
ALBANY STATE 14, BENEDICT 12 (DII SECOND ROUND)
TRINITY (TX) 34, HARDIN-SIMMONS 24 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE 24, ALMA 7 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
DEPAUW 26, WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER 23 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
SAINT JOHN’S (MN) 49, MONMOUTH (IL) 15 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
WHEATON (IL) 28, WARTBURG 24 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
NORTH CENTRAL 38, HANOVER 6 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
BETHEL (MN) 51, COE 26 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
NEWBERRY 24, WEST FLORIDA 17 (DII SECOND ROUND)
WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS 58, CHAPMAN 7 (DIII SECOND ROUND)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24, MARSHALL 19
JACKSONVILLE STATE 37, WESTERN KENTUCKY 34
LOUISIANA TECH 42, MISSOURI STATE 30
OLD DOMINION 27, GEORGIA STATE 10
SOUTHERN 28, GRAMBLING 27 (IN NEW ORLEANS)
HARDING 37, PITTSBURG STATE 21 (DII SECOND ROUND)
MINNESOTA STATE 35, UINDY 27 (DII SECOND ROUND)
ARKANSAS STATE 30, APPALACHIAN STATE 29
LOUISIANA 30, UL MONROE 27 (OT)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 31, NEW MEXICO STATE 24 (OT)
BOSTON COLLEGE 34, SYRACUSE 12
SOUTH ALABAMA 49, TEXAS STATE 26
UAB 31, TULSA 24
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 35, FLORIDA A&M 31
UT PERMIAN BASIN 21, WESTERN COLORADO 15 (DII SECOND ROUND)
NO. 6 OREGON 26, WASHINGTON 14
NO. 8 OKLAHOMA 17, LSU 13
NO. 14 VANDERBILT 45, NO. 19 TENNESSEE 24
NO. 22 MISSOURI 31, ARKANSAS 17
DUKE 49, WAKE FOREST 32
KENNESAW STATE 48, LIBERTY 42 (2OT)
MINNESOTA 17, WISCONSIN 7
PENN STATE 40, RUTGERS 36
TCU 45, CINCINNATI 23
TROY 28, SOUTHERN MISS 18
ARMY 27, UTSA 24
JAMES MADISON 59, COASTAL CAROLINA 10
FLORIDA 40, FLORIDA STATE 21
WASHINGTON STATE 32, OREGON STATE 8
NO. 18 VIRGINIA 27, VIRGINIA TECH 7
MICHIGAN STATE 38, MARYLAND 28
SOUTH FLORIDA 52, RICE 3
NO. 10 ALABAMA 27, AUBURN 20
NO. 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 29, UCLA 10
ILLINOIS 20, NORTHWESTERN 13
NO. 24 TULANE 27, CHARLOTTE 0
NC STATE 42, NORTH CAROLINA 19
NO. 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 29, UCLA 10
CALIFORNIA 38, NO. 21 SMU 35
NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 49 STANFORD 20
HAWAII 27 WYOMING 7
FRESNO STATE 41 SAN JOSE STATE 14
UNLV 42 NEVADA 17
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WEEK 15/CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
7 P.M. | CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP | CBSSN
7 P.M. | SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN (CITY TBD)
8 P.M. | AMERICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP | ABC
TBD P.M. | MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP | FOX
SATURDAY, DEC. 6
12 P.M. | BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | ABC (ARLINGTON, TEXAS)
12 P.M. | MAC CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN (DETROIT, MICHIGAN)
2 P.M. | SWAC NO. 2 VS. SWAC NO. 1 | ESPN2 (CITY TBD)
4 P.M. | SEC CHAMPIONSHIP | ABC (ATLANTA, GEORGIA)
8 P.M. | ACC CHAMPIONSHIP | ABC (CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA)
8 P.M. | BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP | FOX (INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA)
WEEK 16
3 P.M. | ARMY VS. NAVY | CBS/PARAMOUNT+ (IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND)
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NBA SCORES
MINNESOTA 119 BOSTON 115
CHARLOTTE 118 TORONTO 111 OT
INDIANA 103 CHICAGO 101
DETROIT 138 MIAMI 135
MILWAUKEE 116 BROOKLYN 99
GOLDEN STATE 104 NEW ORLEANS 96
DENVER 130 PHOENIX 112
DALLAS 114 LA CLIPPERS 110
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NHL SCORES
TAMPA BAY 4 NY RANGERS 1
COLORADO 7 MONTRÉAL 2
ADMIN TO 4 SEATTLE 0
BOSTON 3 DETROIT 2
TORONTO 7 PITTSBURGH 2
WINNIPEG 5 NASHVILLE 2
PHILADELPHIA 5 NEW JERSEY 3
BUFFALO 3 MINNESOTA 2
ST. LOUIS 1 UTAH 0
LOS ANGELES 2 VANCOUVER 1 OT
VEGAS 4 SAN JOSE 3
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MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
NCAA TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY, NOV. 29
MARYLAND 3 UCONN 0
GEORGETOWN 2 HIGH POINT 1
PORTLAND 1 GRAND CANYON 0
SUNDAY, NOV. 30
FURMAN VS. HOFSTRA, 1 P.M.
AKRON VS. DUKE, 4 P.M.
BRYANT VS. SAINT LOUIS, 6 P.M.
NC STATE VS. UNC GREENSBORO, 6 P.M.
STANFORD VS. WASHINGTON, 8 P.M.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
NCAA TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY, NOV. 29
TCU 2 VANDERBILT 1 OT
WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP
SEMIFINALS: FRIDAY, DEC. 5
FINALS: MONDAY, DEC. 8
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NFL SCHEDULE/SCORES
NFL WEEK 13 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, NOV. 30
SAN FRANCISCO AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)
JACKSONVILLE AT TENNESSEE
HOUSTON AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1 P.M. (CBS)
ARIZONA AT TAMPA BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)
NEW ORLEANS AT MIAMI, 1 P.M. (FOX)
ATLANTA AT NY JETS, 1 P.M. (FOX)
LA RAMS AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
MINNESOTA AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)
LAS VEGAS AT LA CHARGERS, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
BUFFALO AT PITTSBURGH, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
DENVER AT WASHINGTON, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 1
NY GIANTS AT NEW ENGLAND, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
SEMI-FINALS
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29
MIAMI 5 NY CITY 1
VANCOUVER 3 SAN DIEGO 1
CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, DEC. 6: 2:30 P.M.
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 10 ALABAMA SURVIVES, WILL PLAY FOR SEC TITLE
Isaiah Horton caught three touchdown passes from Ty Simpson to help No. 10 Alabama survive blowing a 17-point lead to escape with a 27-20 win over rival and host Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday night.
The Crimson Tide (10-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) not only clinched a spot in the SEC championship game vs. Georgia next Saturday with the dramatic victory, but they also likely locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff.
After the Tigers tied the game with 11:43 left, Alabama responded with a 15-play, 75-yard drive which took nearly eight minutes off the clock. It ended with a fourth-and-2 conversion when Simpson found Horton once again for what became the game-winning 6-yard touchdown catch. Auburn’s ensuing drive moved well across midfield before Cam Coleman fumbled at the Crimson Tide 20 and Alabama’s Deontae Lawson recovered.
Horton had just five catches for 35 yards, but three of them were touchdowns. Simpson had a season-low 122 yards, completing 19 of 35 passes. Jam Miller had 83 rushing yards on 15 carries before leaving the game with a leg injury. Ashton Daniels was 18-of-39 passing for 259 yards, a touchdown and an interception for Auburn (5-7, 1-7), which finishes a win shy of bowl eligibility. He also ran for 108 of the Tigers’ 152 rushing yards. Malcolm Simmons had three catches for 143 yards.
No. 1 Ohio State 27, No. 15 Michigan 9
Wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate returned from injuries and each had a touchdown catch, while Bo Jackson ran for more than 100 yards as the visiting Buckeyes ended a four-game losing streak to the Wolverines with a dominant victory.
Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) plays No. 2 Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Dec. 6. Julian Sayin threw first-half touchdown passes to Smith and Brandon Inniss when the Buckeyes rallied for a 17-9 lead. Tate made it 24-9 midway through the third quarter when Sayin spotted him open at the 6-yard line for a 50-yard touchdown. Sayin was 19 of 26 for 233 yards, three touchdowns and an interception as the Buckeyes defeated Michigan for the first time since 2019.
Jackson, a freshman, ran for 117 yards and amassed 49 receiving yards for the Buckeyes. Freshman QB Bryce Underwood was 8 of 18 for 63 yards and a late interception for Michigan. Kicker Dominic Zvada hit 3 of 3 field goal attempts, including a 49-yarder in snow showers.
No. 5 Texas Tech 49, West Virginia 0
Behren Morton threw all three of his touchdown passes in the first half as the Red Raiders used a fast start to earn a spot in the Big 12 Conference championship game for the first time with a victory over the Mountaineers in Morgantown, W.Va.
Terrance Carter Jr. had 10 receptions for 98 yards, while Caleb Douglas had 127 receiving yards and two first-half touchdown catches as the Red Raiders (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) won their fifth consecutive game. Morton completed 25 of 32 passes for 310 yards and Cameron Dickey had 79 yards rushing with a receiving TD.
Scotty Fox Jr. completed 13 of 23 passes for 98 yards and one interception as the Mountaineers (4-8, 2-7) lost their last two games to end their season. It was the first time since the 2013 season that West Virginia finished with fewer than five wins.
No. 6 Oregon 26, Washington 14
Atticus Sappington made all four of his field goals, including a career-long 51-yard kick late in the third quarter, and the Ducks held on for a win over the Huskies in Seattle.
Dante Moore completed 20 of 29 passes for 286 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for Oregon (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten), which finished the regular season on a six-game winning streak. Malik Benson led the Ducks with five receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown.
For Washington (8-4, 5-4), Demond Williams Jr. threw two interceptions and was sacked four times as Oregon’s defense pressured him for much of the afternoon. He added a pair of touchdown passes to Denzel Boston.
No. 8 Oklahoma 17, LSU 13
John Mateer threw for 318 yards and two touchdowns, overcoming three interceptions to help the Sooner hold on to beat LSU in Norman, Oklahoma.
Mateer hit Isaiah Sategna III for a 58-yard touchdown with just 4:16 remaining, and then Oklahoma (10-2, 6-2 SEC) held on in the closing minutes to escape. After Sategna’s score, a 47-yard kick return by Barion Brown got the Tigers to midfield, but they were unable to find the end zone. The win likely puts the Sooners into the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2019.
LSU (7-5, 3-5) recorded only 113 yards passing and 85 yards on the ground. It was LSU’s lowest offensive output since November 3, 2018, when they mustered only 196 total yards against then-No. 2 Alabama.
No. 11 BYU 41, UCF 21
The Cougars made a statement, rallying from an early 14-0 deficit to beat the Knights in Provo, Utah.
BYU running back LJ Martin rushed for three touchdowns. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier had 289 yards passing with an 84 percent completion percentage, and wide receiver Parker Kingston had two 45-plus-yard touchdowns. Meanwhile, UCF quarterback Tayven Jackson threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns.
Arizona State’s loss to Arizona last night solidified BYU’s place in the Big 12 championship game next week against Texas Tech, providing a chance for the Cougars to avenge their lone loss.
No. 12 Miami 38, No. 22 Pitt 7
Malachi Toney threw a touchdown pass and caught another while amassing 156 scrimmage yards to lead the Hurricanes to a dominant win over the Panthers in Pittsburgh.
Miami quarterback Carson Beck completed 23 of 29 passes for 267 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The Hurricanes (10-2, 6-2 ACC) finished their regular season on a four-game winning streak.
Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel completed 22 of 32 passes for 199 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Heintschel tossed his lone touchdown pass to Justin Holmes with 14:20 left in the second quarter to give the Panthers their only lead of the game at 7-3.
No. 14 Vanderbilt 45, No. 19 Tennessee 24
Sedrick Alexander ran for three touchdowns as the Commodores picked up a road win over the Volunteers in SEC action from Knoxville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt outgained Tennessee 582-382 in the 119th all-time matchup between the schools — and the first ever meeting where both teams were ranked. Diego Pavia went 18 of 28 for 268 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Commodores (10-2, 6-2 SEC), while adding 20 carries for 165 yards and a score. Alexander rushed 10 times for 115 yards, helping Vanderbilt average 8.5 yards per carry as a team.
Joey Aguilar went 29 of 44 for 299 yards and a touchdown for Tennessee (8-4, 4-4). DeSean Bishop fueled the Volunteers’ ground game with 20 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 17 Southern California 29, UCLA 10
Jayden Maiava threw both of his touchdown passes in the second half to spearhead the Trojans’ comeback win over the rival Bruins in Los Angeles.
After King Miller carried for a 5-yard score on the first drive of the game, USC (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten Conference) failed to score on four straight possessions (including two missed field goals). The Trojans finally broke through just before the end of the third quarter when Maiava found Makai Lemon for the only time in the contest, but on their 11th touchdown connection of the season, on a 32-yard bomb for a 14-10 USC lead.
USC, which has won four of its last five, struck again on its next possession when Maiava hit Lake McRee on a goal-line touchdown that pushed its lead to 21-10. UCLA (3-9, 3-6), which scored on a pair of lengthy time-consuming drives in the second quarter, saw its second-half possessions end in three consecutive punts and a turnover on downs before another turnover on downs effectively sealed the USC win.
No. 18 Virginia 27, Virginia Tech 7
J’Mari Taylor rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown and also passed for a score to help the host Cavaliers roll to an easy victory over the Hokies in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Charlottesville, Va.
Chandler Morris completed 21 of 35 passes for 182 yards and added a rushing score for the Cavaliers (10-2, 7-1), who will play in the ACC championship game on Dec. 6 against Duke, a 49-32 winner over visiting Wake Forest on Saturday.
Sage Ennis caught a touchdown pass as Virginia defeated the Hokies for just the third time in the past 25 meetings. The other victories came in 2003 and 2019. Shamarius Peterkin turned a short pass from Kyron Drones into a 57-yard touchdown with less than five minutes to play to keep the Hokies (3-9, 2-6) from being shut out.
Cal 38, No. 21 SMU 35
Kendrick Raphael scored on a 2-yard run with 43 seconds remaining as the Golden Bears, in interim coach Nick Rolovich’s debut, stunned the Mustangs in Berkeley, Calif., denying SMU a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
A 1-yard plunge by T.J. Harden with 2:22 remaining capped SMU’s run of touchdowns on four consecutive second-half possessions for a 35-31 lead, putting the Mustangs (8-4, 6-2 ACC) in the driver’s seat for a shot at Virginia for the ACC title next Saturday.
But freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who threw four touchdowns, completed five consecutive passes to quickly move the Golden Bears (7-5, 4-4) in scoring position. Raphael then capped a 111-yard rushing night with his scamper that barely broke the plane of the goal line. SMU had a chance to force overtime, but Sam Keltner missed wide right from 52 yards on a potential game-tying field goal with three seconds left.
No. 24 Tulane 27, Charlotte 0
The Green Wave did their damage early by finding paydirt on their first two drives, locking in a spot in the American Conference title game by blanking the 49ers in New Orleans, La.
With the win, the Green Wave (10-2, 7-1) earned the right to host North Texas next Friday night in the American Football Championship in the first meeting between the teams this season.
Tulane’s Jake Retzlaff went 28 of 38 for 291 yards and two interceptions but rushed for two scores. Anthony Brown-Stephens had nine catches for 98 yards. Jamauri McClure rushed for 69 yards on 11 carries. For Charlotte (1-11, 0-8), Grayson Loftis completed 18 of 25 passes for 140 yards with an interception.
REPORTS: OLE MISS’ LANE KIFFIN EXPECTED TO LEAVE FOR LSU ON SUNDAY
LSU is expected to hire Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss on Sunday with a lucrative offer to make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport, ESPN reported early Sunday morning.
Kiffin had said that he would decide on Saturday whether to stay in Oxford, Miss., or accept another offer for the 2026 season, but no announcement came. Both ESPN and The Athletic reported that Kiffin will meet with Ole Miss players at 10 a.m. ET followed by an announcement with his decision.
LSU reportedly has offered Kiffin a seven-year deal worth approximately $100 million. That would put his salary above that of Georgia’s Kirby Smart, the highest-paid college coach at $13.3 million a year, and represent a significant increase over the $9 million Kiffin now makes, according to the USA Today coaches salary database.
Both reports said LSU is very confident Kiffin will be coming to Baton Rouge, La.
Kiffin, 50, has led the Rebels to an 11-1 record and a probable berth in the 12-team College Football Playoff, whether he is their coach or not. Ole Miss officials reportedly don’t want Kiffin coaching the team for the playoffs, which start Dec. 19, if he’s not the coach in 2026.
Ole Miss missed an opportunity to play in the Southeastern Conference championship game against No. 4 Georgia when No. 10 Alabama held on to beat Auburn on Saturday night.
In six seasons at Ole Miss, Kiffin has a 55-19 record (.743) that has attracted the attention and deep pockets of SEC rivals LSU and Florida — both of which fired their coaches in October.
Speculation over whether Kiffin will jump to the Tigers or the Gators has reached soap-operatic proportions over the last month, but Kiffin promised to bring the storyline to a conclusion on Saturday. He also claimed, as of Friday afternoon, not to know which school he’ll pick.
There are reports, however, that Florida has moved out of range and has its eye on other candidates, operating with the belief that Kiffin is not as interested in the Gators as the Rebels or Tigers.
More than a week ago, Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter gave Kiffin a Nov. 29 deadline to make a decision. Now that Kiffin has led the Rebels to the first 11-win regular season in the school’s 120 seasons, he has become an even hotter commodity. Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce reportedly met at the chancellor’s home in Oxford on Saturday without a resolution announced.
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WEEK 13 NFL CAPSULES
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-9) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Dolphins -5.5, Total 42.5
Series Rewind: Miami has only one victory in the past four meetings, a 20-3 victory in 2021 with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle snagging 10 passes for 92 yards. His 1-yard TD catch in the third quarter put Miami in front 17-3.
Self-described delusional pass rusher Bradley Chubb reminded naysayers the Dolphins are very much in the playoff picture if they refuse to lose the rest of the regular season. Implausible as it might seem, the Dolphins draw a home date with two-win New Orleans to close out November and keep hope alive for a late-season miracle. The Miami Dolphins were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL when they lost seven of their first nine games. But then they routed the Buffalo Bills 30-13 on Nov. 9, beat the Washington Commanders 16-13 in overtime in Madrid and return to action Sunday after a bye week. What running back De’Von Achane has done has been important, as well as coach Mike McDaniel’s points of appreciation for Tua Tagovailoa’s recent rise. Achane, who had 120 rushing yards and 45 receiving yards against the Commanders, is averaging 115.5 yards from scrimmage. New Orleans has a similar dual-threat running back in Alvin Kamara, but he’s fighting multiple injuries, a drain for an offense that didn’t score a touchdown against the Falcons and hasn’t produced as many as 20 points in any of the past six games. The Saints are last in the NFL in red-zone touchdown percentage. They made three trips into the red zone against Atlanta and came away with a total of three points.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8-4) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: 49ers -5, Total 36.5
Series Rewind: The Browns have won five of the past seven meetings, including a 19-17 home win in 2023 when San Francisco’s Brock Purdy was just 12-of-27 passing.
The 49ers have won their two games since Purdy (toe) returned, but he has been far from perfect. Purdy threw three interceptions in Monday’s 20-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers and averaged just 6.0 yards per passing attempt. For the season, Purdy has been picked off seven times in four games. Star running back Christian McCaffrey has 12 touchdowns (seven rushing, five receiving) and leads the NFL with 81 catches. San Francisco’s points allowed versus Carolina was a season low for a defense that earlier sustained season-ending injuries to star linebacker Fred Warner and former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa. Now the 49ers will look to confuse Cleveland’s Shedeur Sanders, who will be making his second career start. Sanders guided the Browns to a 24-10 road win over the Las Vegas Raiders in start No. 1, passing for 209 yards and one touchdown while being intercepted once. The Cleveland defense racked up 10 sacks, including three by Myles Garrett and 2 1/2 from Maliek Collins. Garrett has a league-leading 18 sacks – five more than any other NFL player — and has seven sacks over the past two games. He also is taking dead aim at the single-season record of 22.5 shared by Michael Strahan (2001) and T.J. Watt (2021).
LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-2) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-6)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Rams -10.5, Total 45.5
Series Rewind: Los Angeles has won the past two meetings after the Panthers prevailed in six of the previous seven contests.
The Rams have won six consecutive games and own the best record in the NFC. Los Angeles allows a league-low 16.3 points per game and last week’s 34-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers marked the fifth team the Rams allowed 10 or fewer points this season. Byron Young has stood out with a career-high nine sacks and fellow linebacker Nate Landman leads the team with 98 tackles and four forced fumbles. Matthew Stafford has been superb with a league-high 30 touchdown passes – only three others have 20 or more – and just two interceptions. He’s in a two-horse MVP race with New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. The Panthers are just a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South but offensive inconsistency is a problem. Carolina has scored 30 points three times and also has scored 13 or fewer points on six occasions. Bryce Young passed for a franchise-record 448 yards against the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 16 and has topped 200 yards just one other time this season. Cornerback Jaycee Horn has a career-high five interceptions but is dealing with a concussion and hasn’t practiced yet this week. The Panthers will be without safety Tre’von Moehrig (81 tackles), who was suspended one game for unsportsmanlike conduct due to an incident in last week’s loss to the 49ers.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (6-5) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Buccaneers -2.5, Total 43.5
Series Rewind: The Buccaneers won each of the last two meetings by three points, including a 19-16 overtime win in overtime on Christmas Day 2022 when Tom Brady was the quarterback.
Baker Mayfield has made 45 consecutive starts since joining Tampa Bay, but that streak is in jeopardy due to his sprained left shoulder. Mayfield said it will come down to “pain tolerance” per whether he will be able to take the field. He hurt the shoulder multiple times during last week’s 34-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Teddy Bridgewater, who last started an NFL game in Week 17 of 2022 for the Miami Dolphins, is being prepared to start if necessary. The Buccaneers, who have lost three straight games and four of five, hope to have running back Bucky Irving (shoulder/foot) back after a seven-game absence. Arizona has lost three consecutive contests and eight of the past nine. Jacoby Brissett will be making his seventh consecutive start in place of Kyler Murray (foot). He has thrown for 769 yards on 80-for-106 passing (75.5%) over the past two games. Star tight end Trey McBride has caught five or more passes in 13 straight games, tying the club record set by Larry Fitzgerald. He also is tied for second in the NFL with 80 receptions. Wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendicitis) is expected to play after missing the past two games.
ATLANTA FALCONS (4-7) AT NEW YORK JETS (2-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Falcons -2.5, Total 39.5
Series Rewind: The Falcons lead the all-time series 9-5 and have won the last three overall games vs. the Jets and the last three games at the Jets.
Atlanta slim playoff chances alive last week by snapping their five-game losing streak at New Orleans. They’ll have another chance to do so Sunday against their second straight two-win opponent in the Jets. Kirk Cousins, making his first start of the season after Michael Penix Jr. sustained a season-ending partially torn ACL, completed 16 of 23 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns. He was supported by a Falcons defense which had five sacks to run its season total up to 39, third-most in the league. Half of last week’s sacks came from rookies James Pearce Jr. and Jalon Walker, who have combined for nine this season. Unfortunately for Cousins, it sounds like he’ll be without star receiver Drake London (knee) again this week. He hasn’t practiced and was labeled doubtful. New York’s Tyrod Taylor will make his second straight start since Justin Fields was benched two weeks ago. He completed 17 of 28 passes for 228 yards, a touchdown and an interception in a 23-10 loss to the Ravens. In four games this season, Taylor has completed 61.9% of his passes for 601 yards, four touchdowns and four picks. The Jets currently rank last in the league in passing offense (145.7), nearly 18 yards less than any other team, and are still looking for their first 400-yard receiver this season
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-4) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1-10)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Jaguars -6.5, Total 41.5
Series Rewind: Jacksonville has won five of the last six games in this division rivalry, but Tennessee possesses a 35-26 lead in the all-time series.
Jacksonville enters this week in playoff position as the No. 6 seed and riding a two-game winning streak coming off last week’s 27-24 overtime win over the Arizona Cardinals. Four of the team’s final six games will be played against division opponents, starting this week with the first of two matchups against the Tennessee Titans. A big part of the Jaguars’ recent success has been an uptick in pass-rush success. Coen challenged his defense, which had eight sacks through the first seven games, to make a bigger impact. The Jaguars responded with 13 sacks in four games since their bye week, including a season-high six last week. Receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) returned to full practice participation yesterday and appears possible to return from his three-game absence, but defensive end Travon Walker (knee) hasn’t practiced this week and may be missing his second straight game. Tennessee carries a six-game overall losing streak and a 10-game home losing streak into this week. Even with a depleted receiver room, Cam Ward completed 28 of 42 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown with a team-high 37 rushing yards and his first career rushing TD. The Titans have been putting up more of a fight recently despite the losses continuing to stack. After six of the Titans’ first seven losses were by 10-plus points – including four by 18-plus points – their last three have all one-score losses.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (4-7) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-3)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Seahawks -11.5, Total 41.5
Series Rewind: Eleven months ago Sam Darnold came up clutch for the Vikings and beat Seattle 27-24, answering a Seahawks touchdown with a 30-second TD drive by finding Justin Jefferson for a 39-yard strike that proved to be the game winner.
Wanderlust might only be the fault of the Minnesota brass this week with the Vikings headed to Seattle to see what they’re missing in Darnold. The Vikings who also set free Daniel Jones into the market in March — he’s 8-3 with the Colts — are trudging forward with the developmental plan at the position centered on J.J. McCarthy growing rapidly. But he’s been hurt — and spent the week in concussion protocol — leaving the Vikings in an unsolicited get-to-know moment with undrafted rookie Max Brosmer. Brosmer’s likely starting debut comes in a tough environment, even if Seattle has been well shy of perfect at home. Darnold’s 69.5 completion percentage is top five in the league, just ahead of Jones. McCarthy is last (54.1%) among quarterbacks with multiple starts. Seattle’s offense relies on Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who caught two TD passes at Tennessee last week. He leads the NFL in receiving yards with 1,313 and already has eclipsed the franchise record. With six games remaining, he could become the NFL’s first 2,000-yard receiver.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-9) AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-4)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Chargers -9.5, Total 40.5
Series Rewind: The Chargers swept the season series last year for the first time since 2018. They’ve won three straight against the Raiders to trim their deficit in the all-time series to 69-61-2.
Los Angeles has had two weeks to dwell on its worst loss of Jim Harbaugh’s tenure, a 35-6 loss at Jacksonville. It hopes to find a bit more continuity against the Raiders after Justin Herbert had a career-low 81 yards passing, was sacked twice and was checked for a concussion late in the first half in the last game. Herbert has been sacked 35 times, fourth most in the NFL. A Raiders defense which ranks 27th in the league with 20 sacks this season — despite having a standout pass-rusher in Maxx Crosby — may be a get-right opportunity for the Chargers. Los Angeles opened the practice window for rookie RB Omarion Hampton (ankle) this week, and he was limited Wednesday and Thursday in practice. Las Vegas has its own offensive issues, so much so that Pete Carroll fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly last Sunday after the team scored just 10 points in its fifth straight loss against Cleveland. Its offense is third worst in the NFL with 268.9 yards per game, next to last with 79.5 yards rushing and tied for worst at 15.0 points per game. Quarterback Geno Smith has Herbert beat, having been sacked 41 times this season, including 10 last week. Crosby (knee) returned to full practice participation Thursday after he was limited Wednesday. Tight end Michael Mayer (ankle) has not practiced this week after sustaining an injury in last week’s game.
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BUFFALO BILLS (7-4) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-5)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Bills -3.5, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: After Pittsburgh dominated from 1993 through 2016 — winning 10 of 11 meetings, including playoffs — the Bills turned the tables during the Josh Allen era. Buffalo has won four of the past five, most recently 31-17 in the wild-card round in January 2024.
This game carries significant implications for both teams as they try to boost their AFC playoff hopes. Some players might deflect the importance of the matchup, but Josh Allen leaned in, saying his Bills are operating with an “extremely high sense of urgency” after their 23-19 loss against the Houston Texans last week. The reigning NFL MVP has completed 69.7 percent of his passes for 2,709 yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 11 starts. He’s also dealing with a right elbow injury but has been a full participant at practice. Speaking of quarterback injuries, Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers sat out last week’s 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears with an injury to his non-throwing wrist. He was considered a full participant in Thursday’s practice. If he can’t go, Mason Rudolph would draw a second straight start. Jaylen Warren leads the Steelers with 604 rushing yards, and DK Metcalf is tops in the passing game with 573 receiving yards and five touchdowns on 42 catches. The Bills have continued to operate a terrific ground game, with James Cook ranking second in the league at 1,084 rushing yards. They may also give Brandin Cooks his debut after signing the free agent receiver this week.
DENVER BRONCOS (9-2) AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (3-8)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Broncos -5.5, Total 43.5
Series Rewind: The all-time series is knotted 8-8 when counting Washington’s win in Super Bowl XXII. The teams have alternated wins and losses in the past eight meetings, with the Commanders prevailing 35-33 in 2023.
The Broncos and Commanders are each coming out of their bye week but are pointed in distinctly opposite directions. Denver has won eight straight and most recently defeated division rival and AFC champion Kansas City 22-19. Washington has had the bottom fall out with six losses in a row, including 16-13 in overtime to the Miami Dolphins two weeks ago in Madrid. Broncos coach Sean Payton pointed out one of his team’s few deficiencies was discipline; they’ve committed a league-high 93 penalties for 883 yards, and they’re minus-3 in turnover ratio, with only nine takeaways. Denver’s third-ranked defense has carried it while Bo Nix has been hot and cold. After Nix was held to 173 and 150 yards in low-scoring wins over Houston and Las Vegas, he amassed 295 yards in the Chiefs win. Nix might be licking his chops against a Commanders defense that ranks 31st in yards allowed and 28th in scoring. Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels (non-throwing elbow) returned to practice Wednesday, although Marcus Mariota is expected to make his sixth start Sunday. Wide receivers Terry McLaurin (quad) and Noah Brown (groin/knee) also returned Wednesday and practiced fully on Thursday. Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain II (pectoral) was a full participant at Thursday’s practice.
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MOTIEJUS KRIVAS TIES CAREER HIGH AS NO. 2 ARIZONA OVERWHELMS NORFOLK STATE
Arizona’s 7-foot-2 center Motiejus Krivas tied a career-high with 20 points and added nine rebounds to lead the No. 2 Wildcats to a 98-61 victory Saturday over Norfolk State at Tucson, Ariz.
The Wildcats (7-0) shot 56.1% from the field, including Krivas’ 7-of-8 performance.
Koa Peat and Anthony Dell’Orso each had 16 points, and Brayden Burries finished with 15, while Tobe Awaka had 13 points and eight rebounds for Arizona.
Arizona freshman Ivan Kharchenkov played nine minutes in the first half before suffering an ankle injury that prevented him from returning.
Norfolk State’s lone player in double-figure scoring was Anthony McComb III, who finished with 19 points.
The Spartans (4-5) started a stretch of nine straight games on the road or at a neutral-site location with Saturday’s game.
Arizona had 20 assists that contributed to its 32 made field goals.
The Wildcats’ 44-27 rebounding advantage translated to a 58-24 edge in points in the paint.
Arizona also outscored Norfolk State 32-2 at the free-throw line.
The Wildcats went 32 of 46 on their free throws and the Spartans were 2 of 9.
Norfolk State led 26-25 with 6:54 left in the first half following a jump shot by Adrean Newton.
Arizona followed with a 10-2 run that included Awaka and Burries converting 3-point plays.
The Wildcats closed the half on a 12-2 run to take a 47-32 lead.
Krivas reached a season-high of 15 points in the first half and tallied seven rebounds.
Arizona connected on 17 of 26 free-throw attempts in the first half, its most attempts in a half since the 1996-97 season, according to the school.
In the first nine minutes of the second half, Arizona outscored Norfolk State 32-8 to pull away to a 79-40 lead.
Norfolk State made 42.2% of its shots, including 5 of 16 from 3-point range, while committing 14 turnovers. Arizona scored 19 points off of those turnovers.
The Wildcats’ defensive effort included 12 steals and five blocked shots.
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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA TOPS COLUMBIA WITH BIG SECOND HALF
No. 12 North Carolina closed with a 23-14 fourth quarter to put away pesky Columbia 80-63 at the Cancun Challenge on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.
Lanie Grant set the pace with 19 points, while Ciera Toomey was nearly perfect inside, scoring 18 on 8-for-9 shooting. Elina Aarnisalo added 15, and Indya Nivar stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals. Nyla Harris chipped in 10 off the bench as North Carolina (8-1) shot 57.6% from the field and 5 of 12 from deep.
Carolina’s defense carried the day. The Tar Heels piled up 14 steals and forced 21 Columbia turnovers, turning pressure into separation after a tight first half that saw North Carolina take a slender 35-31 lead into the break.
Riley Weiss led Columbia (4-4) with a game-high 21 points while shooting 4 of 9 from beyond the arc. Perri Page posted 13 points and eight boards and Susie Rafiu added 11 points and eight rebounds. The Lions shot 47.6 percent on 3-point attempts but couldn’t overcome the miscues down the stretch.
No. 17 Vanderbilt 84, BYU 71
The Commodores started slow, but found their rhythm after the first quarter to topple BYU and claim the Paradise Jam Island Division title in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgina Islands.
BYU (7-1) sprinted to a 28-16 first-quarter lead, but a 13-0 Vanderbilt (8-0) run in the second quarter flipped it and the Commodores led 40-39 at halftime. Vanderbilt outscored BYU, 24-16 in the third quarter to take command.
Mikayla Blakes poured in a game-high 27 points with six assists, and Justine Pissott supplied an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double for Vanderbilt. Marya Hudgins led the Cougars with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 24 Oklahoma State 87, Miami 84
The Cowgirls got 26 points from reserve Jadyn Wooten and outlasted the Hurricanes at the Cayman Islands Classic in George Town, Cayman Islands.
Amari Whiting added 23 points, eight assists, six boards and three steals for Oklahoma State (8-1), while Haleigh Timmer chipped in 17 points. Five players scored in double figures for Miami (5-2) including Gal Raviv (21 points), Amarachi Kimpson (17 points) and Ra Shaya Kyle (11 points, 13 rebounds).
Trailing 42-31 after a 10-point second quarter, the Cowgirls roared out of halftime with a 16-4 burst — all from Wooten, Whiting and Timmer — to grab a 47-46 lead. Miami’s last lead was at 76-75 with 4:10 remaining, but Oklahoma State scored nine consecutive points to take control down the stretch.
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NBA ROUNDUP: PACERS SINK BULLS ON PASCAL SIAKAM’S BUZZER SHOT
Pascal Siakam hit a 14-foot jumper at the buzzer and finished with 24 points and nine rebounds as the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 103-101 on Saturday night in Indianapolis.
The Bulls’ Tre Jones scored on a driving layup with 7.5 seconds left to tie the game before Siakam made a shot over two defenders to help the Pacers win back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Bennedict Mathurin had 19 points for Indiana, which won for the fourth time in its first 20 games. Teammates Isaiah Jackson, Jay Huff and Andrew Nembhard each scored 14 points.
Jones and Josh Giddey led Chicago with 17 points apiece. Nikola Vucevic had 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Kevin Huerter and Ayo Dosunmu each had 15 points. Giddey added 11 boards and seven assists for the Bulls, who have lost three straight and four of their last five.
Mavericks 114, Clippers 110
Klay Thompson turned back the clock with six 3-pointers en route to a season-high 23 points, Cooper Flagg went for a career-best 35, and Dallas held off host Los Angeles.
Resting Anthony Davis on the second night of a back-to-back, the Mavericks trailed 103-101 after a John Collins 3-pointer for the Clippers with 2:22 to go. But Thompson, playing in his hometown, capped a 17-point final period with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:52 remaining and the Mavs held on from there.
Thompson’s 20-point night was just his second of the season. He had contributed just 10 points to a 129-119 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers when the Mavericks tipped off a two-night stay in Southern California on Friday. Flagg’s 35 points were six more than his previous high.
Timberwolves 119, Celtics 115
Anthony Edwards scored 39 points to offset 41 from Jaylen Brown and Minnesota finished strong to top Boston in Minneapolis.
Julius Randle added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Donte DiVincenzo scored 15 points and made 4 of 7 from deep. Neemias Queta recorded a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds for the Celtics.
Minnesota outscored Boston 60-46 in the second half to rally for the victory. After a Queta dunk put the Celtics on top 71-59 with 11:45 to go in the third quarter, the Timberwolves outscored their opponent 24-11 over the next seven minutes to grab an 83-82 lead with 4:23 left in the quarter, then hang on in a back-and-forth battle down the stretch.
Hornets 118, Raptors 111 (OT)
Miles Bridges scored 10 of his 35 points in overtime as Charlotte, after a huge fourth-quarter run, knocked off visiting Toronto, ending the Raptors’ nine-game winning streak.
Kon Knueppel poured in 20 points, Collin Sexton had 18 points and LaMelo Ball posted 14 points for the Hornets, who won their second game in a row following a seven-game losing streak. It was a long climb back for Charlotte, which trailed by 17 points in the first quarter and as many as 12 in the fourth.
Scottie Barnes poured in 30 points for Toronto, while teammates Brandon Ingram and Immanuel Quickley both scored 22. The Hornets were 10-for-39 on 3-point attempts, but benefitted from the Raptors’ 16 turnovers.
Bucks 116, Nets 99
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points to lead Milwaukee to a convincing victory over visiting Brooklyn, ending its seven-game losing streak.
AJ Green added 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc and Bobby Portis added 13 off the bench. Kevin Porter Jr., who made his return from surgery after a right knee meniscus injury took him out of the Bucks’ opening-night game on Oct 22, also added 13 points as all five Milwaukee starters scored in double digits.
The Nets’ skid moved to four with the loss. Reserve Danny Wolf led Brooklyn with a career-high 22 while Jalen Wilson added 13 as the Nets’ bench outscored their starters 63-36. This was the first time the Bucks held an opponent under 100 points this season.
Pistons 138, Heat 135
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and eight assists as Detroit held off host Miami.
Tobias Harris supplied a season-high 26 points for the Pistons, who nearly squandered a 22-point lead in the fourth but snapped a two-game skid. Duncan Robinson, playing against his former team for the first time, tossed in 18 points while Paul Reed added 13 with 10 rebounds.
Andrew Wiggins led the Heat, who saw their six-game winning streak snapped, with 31 points. Normal Powell had 28 points and Tyler Herro contributed 24. Bam Adebayo added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Nuggets 130, Suns 112
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. tied a season high with 23 points while making a season-high seven 3-pointers, and Denver beat host Phoenix for the Nuggets’ seventh straight road victory.
Jamal Murray had 24 points and five threes for Denver, which was 22 of 38 from distance (57.9%). Jokic fell just short of his 11th triple-double this season as the Nuggets rebounded from a home loss to San Antonio on Friday that cost them a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
Dillon Brooks had 27 points, Devin Booker had 24 and Royce O’Neale had 15 for the Suns, who had won nine of 12 and had advanced to the NBA Cup quarterfinals Friday despite a loss at Oklahoma City.
Warriors 104, Pelicans 96
Jimmy Butler III and Gary Payton II recorded double-doubles in the absence of All-Star Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski ignited a late lead-taking run and Golden State outlasted New Orleans in San Francisco.
Having lost two of three to start a five-game homestand and facing the prospect of going without the injured Curry, the Warriors used a late 12-point flurry to overcome 12-for-47 shooting (25.5%) on 3-pointers.
Zion Williamson had a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds for the Pelicans, who have lost 11 of their last 12. Yves Missi grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds to complement nine points, while Saddiq Bey totaled 21 points and Jeremiah Fears 16.
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NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: LIGHTNING STIFLE RANGERS IN 7TH STRAIGHT WIN
Brandon Hagel scored two goals as the surging Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory Saturday over the New York Rangers, who continued their home woes.
Hagel scored a goal for the fifth straight game and registered his third multi-goal game in that span as Tampa Bay also improved to 15-3-0 in their past 18 games following a 1-4-2 start. Hagel produced his fourth multi-goal game this season by scoring with 9:07 left in the first and with 11:03 remaining in the second.
Nick Paul scored early in the third as Tampa Bay was on its way to avenging an earlier 7-3 home loss to the Rangers. Jake Guentzel finished it off on an empty-net goal with 17.4 seconds left. Nikita Kucherov collected three assists and extended his points streak to nine games. He has four goals and 14 assists during the streak.
Darren Raddysh had three assists after scoring twice in Friday’s 6-3 win at Detroit. Tampa Bay earned its sixth win of the streak by at least two goals and is outscoring opponents 29-10 during the run of success. Lightning goalie Jonas Johansson stopped 12 shots while Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves for New York, which got its lone goal from J.T. Miller.
Avalanche 7, Canadiens 2
Brock Nelson scored twice and added two assists to eclipse the 600-point mark for his career and stake Colorado to a 4-0 lead in the rout of Montreal in Denver.
Gabriel Landeskog added two goals and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon recorded a goal and two assists, Brent Burns and Devon Toews scored and Martin Necas had three assists for the Avalanche. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 shots to earn the win.
Ivan Demidov scored in the second period to snap Blackwood’s shutout streak at 174 minutes, 31 seconds. Lane Hutson also scored while Jakub Dobes posted 29 saves for the Canadiens, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Maple Leafs 7, Penguins 2
Toronto salvaged its Thanksgiving weekend, following a loss Friday with a thumping of host Pittsburgh.
Seven Toronto players registered multiple points as seven different Leafs scored goals. Bobby McMann, Nicolas Roy Auston Matthews and Oliver Ekman-Larsson each tallied a goal and an assist in the win
Toronto’s Dennis Hildeby earned his first win since January, turning away 33 of 35 shots. Arturs Silovs allowed four goals on 10 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry, who stopped 10 of 13.
Oilers 4, Kraken 0
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each recorded a goal and an assist and Stuart Skinner recorded his second shutout of the season, leading visiting Edmonton to a win over Seattle.
Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contributed to the Oilers’ balanced attack, also finishing with a goal and an assist. Skinner, who allowed 16 goals in his last four starts, made 26 saves, including 12 in the first period, helping kill three Kraken power plays.
McDavid, who has 25 assists this season, scored the team’s fourth and final goal midway through the third period. He has 12 multi-point games this season. McDavid recorded at least one point in 12 of the Oilers’ 14 games in November. Joey
Daccord made 21 stops as Seattle lost its third game in a row.
Sabres 3, Wild 2 (SO)
Beck Malenstyn and Josh Doan scored in regulation and Buffalo won in a shootout in Saint Paul, Minn., ending Minnesota’s seven-game winning streak.
Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn and Noah Ostlund scored in the four-round shootout, and Colten Ellis made 22 saves in his sixth NHL start for the Sabres, who had lost two in a row.
Kirill Kaprizov scored for the fifth straight game and Matt Boldy also scored — and both also scored in the shootout — and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves for the Wild, who were 11-1-1 in their previous 13 games.
Kings 2, Canucks 1 (OT)
Adrian Kempe scored his third overtime goal of the season at 3:58 to lift Los Angeles over visiting Vancouver, giving the Kings a point in nine of their last 10 games.
Quinton Byfield partially whiffed on a shot attempt and the puck went to Kempe at the side of the net. He skated to the inside edge of the right circle and scored with a wrist shot. The referees returned to the ice to review whether Byfield interfered with Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen, but the goal stood.
Anze Kopitar scored in regulation and Anton Forsberg made 19 saves for the Kings, who were coming off a 5-4 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Evander Kane scored for the Canucks, who have lost five of six (1-4-1).
Bruins 3, Red Wings 2 (SO)
Jeremy Swayman topped off a 24-save effort with three straight stops in a shootout, leading host Boston past Detroit on the front end of the Atlantic Division rivals’ home-and-home series.
Casey Mittelstadt scored a backhander for the lone shootout goal after Morgan Geekie tallied twice in regulation, and Elias Lindholm had two assists for the Bruins. Geekie is tied for the NHL lead with 20 goals this season, including eight in a recent six-game span. Swayman stopped the Red Wings’ Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat in the shootout.
Detroit’s Michael Rasmussen scored with 1:54 left to force overtime, while Raymond also lit the lamp for the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin assisted on both goals. Goalie Cam Talbot made 17 saves.
Flyers 5, Devils 3
Owen Tippett had two goals and an assist and Philadelphia held on to beat New Jersey in Newark, N.J.
Travis Konecny and Trevor Zegras contributed a goal and an assist each and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have won five of their last six games. Defenseman Travis Sanheim had two assists and Dan Vladar made 29 saves.
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist and Timo Meier and defenseman Simon Nemec scored for the Devils, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Jesper Bratt had two assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots.
Blues 1, Mammoth 0
Joel Hofer made 18 saves for his fourth career shutout as St. Louis blanked visiting Utah in a defensive battle.
Dylan Holloway scored for the Blues, who won consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 11-13. Holloway scored the game’s lone goal with 1:50 left in the second period. Philip Broberg raced up the left wing and dropped a pass to Holloway, who snapped a shot past Vejmelka’s far side.
Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves for the Mammoth, who lost key forward Logan Cooley to a lower-body injury in the third period. Cooley needed help leaving the ice after his knee-on-knee collision with Blues winger Alexey Toropchenko.
Jets 5, Predators 2
Nino Niederreiter scored a pair of goals and Winnipeg jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and never looked back, defeating host Nashville to end a four-game losing streak.
Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor were the other goal scorers for the Jets, while Dylan Samberg had three assists and fellow defenseman Luke Schenn two more. Eric Comrie made 20 stops to get the win.
Nick Blankenburg and Luke Evangelista scored goals, with Erik Haula assisting on each, as the Predators tried to claw back from a 3-0 hole more than halfway through the game. Justus Annunen turned aside 20 pucks in the loss.
Golden Knights 4, Sharks 3
Tomas Hertl scored two goals and rookie Carl Lindbom made 18 saves to pick up his first NHL win as Vegas snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over San Jose in Las Vegas.
It was the 36th career multi-goal game of Hertl’s career and the first this season. Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and Colton Sissons also scored for Vegas, which scored its ninth consecutive win over San Jose while improving to 29-2-5 all-time against the Sharks.
Will Smith scored two goals and William Eklund also scored for San Jose. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 20 of 24 shots.
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TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS NEWS
COLTS ROOKIE TE TYLER WARREN (ILLNESS) QUESTIONABLE VS. TEXANS
Indianapolis Colts rookie tight end Tyler Warren was added to the team’s injury report as questionable to play against the visiting Houston Texans due to an illness.
Warren, 23, leads the Colts (8-3) in receiving yards with 662 this season. He also has 55 catches and three touchdowns in 11 games since being selected by Indianapolis with the 14th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Penn State.
He currently ranks second among all rookie receivers in catches and third in yards.
Warren was last season’s Mackey Award winner as the top tight end in the nation.
Fellow tight end Mo Alie-Cox likely would receive more playing time if Warren sits out against the Texans (6-5). He has five catches for 59 yards in 11 games this season.
Also on Saturday, the Colts elevated defensive tackle Chris Wormley to the active roster from the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS (6-5) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Colts -3.5, Total 44.5
Series Rewind: Texans coach DeMeco Ryans is 3-1 against the Colts, who haven’t won the division title since 2014.
Much more than legitimacy as an AFC contender is at stake for Indianapolis in the Colts’ first home game since Oct. 26. The Texans have won three in a row to climb another rung closer in the South standings and now the two-time defending division champs are closer to being whole on offense. C.J. Stroud sat out the past three games in concussion protocol while Houston leaned on a defensive front with a dynamite pair of edge rushers crashing opposing quarterbacks. Danielle Hunter has 11 sacks and Will Anderson Jr. is at 10 1/2 this season. Stroud was a full practice participant on Wednesday and Thursday, signaling a potential return this week. Almost any outcome except the Tennessee Titans rising to the top remains possible in the division with Jacksonville (7-4) separating the Colts and third-place Texans. Indianapolis has lost two of three and visits the Jaguars next week. The bad news for Indy is QB Daniel Jones (fractured fibula) is far from healthy and has been turnover-prone this month. Anthony Richardson, Jones’ backup, has Indy’s only win over Houston the past two seasons and was drafted by the Colts after the Texans selected Stroud and Anderson with consecutive picks in the 2023 draft. But the Colts can stem the Texans’ pass rush by feeding NFL rushing leader Jonathan Taylor, who has 1,067 yards from scrimmage (133.4 per game) and 10 TDs (nine rushing) in eight career games vs. Houston.
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INDIANA PACERS NEWS
SIAKAM’S LAST-SECOND JUMPER LIFTS PACERS OVER BULLS, 103-101
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam sank a 14-foot jumper with a second left to give the Indiana Pacers a 103-101 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
Siakam led the Pacers with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Bennedict Mathurin scored 19. Isaiah Jackson had 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Josh Giddey finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls. Tre Jones also scored 17, and Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and eight boards.
Chicago started the final quarter with a 15-2 spurt to take a 95-88 lead with just under 5 1/2 minutes left.
Trailing 97-90, the Pacers went on an 8-0 run to grab the lead when T.J. McConnell hit a pull-up jumper with 2:19 remaining.
After the Bulls briefly regained the lead at 99-98 on two free throws by Vucevic, the Pacers were helped when a goaltending call on Jay Huff was overturned. After a basket by Siakam, Andrew Nembhard hit one of two free throws to give Indiana a 101-99 advantage with 10.7 seconds left. Jones scored on a drive to tie it 101-all with 7.5 seconds to go when the Pacers were called for goaltending.
Indiana shot 49% in the first half and took a 61-54 halftime lead. After the Bulls scored the first seven points of the third quarter to tie it, the Pacers regained an 86-80 lead heading into the fourth.
Huff scored Indiana’s first 14 points, hitting all five shots, to give the Pacers a 14-9 lead. He didn’t score again, but finished with eight rebounds and four blocks.
Nembhard, who had 14 points, returned after missing Friday night’s game against Washington with a bruised right quadriceps.
The Bulls were without Coby White, averaging 24.2 points in five games this season, because of a right calf strain. Chicago coach Billy Donovan said this was the last time White will have management limitations in a back-to-back situation.
Up next
Bulls: Play at Orlando on Monday night.
Pacers: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
HOOSIERS CRUISE TO WIN OVER BETHUNE-COOKMAN
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Thanksgiving may be a couple of days in the past, but the Hoosiers are still eating.
Indiana got 20 points from redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries and opened the game on a 17-7 run to roll to an 100-56 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Nov. 29, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The victory pushed IU to 7-0 on the year and moved the Hoosiers to 2-0 all-time vs. Bethune-Cookman following a win in 2022. The victory also marked the third time Indiana has cracked the century mark in scoring this year.
IU’s balance was on full display as well, with a total of five players scoring in double figures, including fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson with 18 points, and 14 each from junior guard Nick Dorn, senior forward Sam Alexis, and freshman forward Trent Sisley.
Indiana dominated on the glass, outrebounding B-C 43-29. The Hoosiers additionally finished the game with 27 assists on 36 made baskets, led by Conor Enright, who handed out seven assists against just one turnover in the win.
For the second-straight game, IU came out firing from 3-point range, drilling four 3s in the first nine minutes of action, including a pair from DeVries. Indiana’s spacing and unselfishness also opened the lane, leading to dunks from Alexis and Sisley early that brought the crowd to their feet.
IU led 51-23 at halftime after going 7-of-18 from 3-point range and shooting 50 percent from the field overall. Indiana also handed out 15 assists on 17 made baskets in the first 20 minutes. The Hoosiers were relentless on the defensive end, holding Bethune-Cookman to just 26 percent shooting in the first half.
IU continued its pressure after the break, with Lamar Wilkerson and Reed Bailey scoring on inside buckets before DeVries drained a pull-up triple to put Indiana up 61-26 with 16:25 to play.
The IU lead continued to grow as the Hoosiers made a living in the lane. Alexis scored on back-to-back possessions on a short jumper and a lay-up with 13:22 to go, then it was DeVries’ turn, scoring on a lay-up of his own on IU’s next possession to put Indiana up by 36.
The Hoosiers’ offense moved back outside, with 3s from Dorn sandwiching a free throw from Bailey and a driving lay-up from Wilkerson. Bethune-Cookman didn’t have an answer and never made a push.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
IU FACES NO. 10/12 IOWA STATE FOR COCONUT HOOPS CHAMPIONSHIP
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Indiana will face its first ranked test of the season when it clashes with No. 10/12 Iowa State in the Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division championship on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
ABOUT THE CYCLONES
Iowa State advanced to Sunday’s champ game with an 84-73 win over Marquette on Friday at Alico Arena. Juniors Addy Brown and Audi Crooks had 18 points each while junior guard Jada Williams chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Crooks paces the Cyclones with her 24.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while shooting 73.3 percent from the floor. Their high powered offense scores an average of 93.4 points per game, the fifth-best scoring offense in the country.
SERIES HISTORY
Iowa State leads 2-1
LAST MEETING
11/29/03 – L, 59-75 (Bloomington, Ind.)
NOTES
For the first time this season, Indiana had five players in double figures as it got past Gonzaga, 76-72, in the opening game of Geico Coconut Hoops on Friday. Senior guard Shay Ciezki led the way with 24 points while redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont had 11. Sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen and freshmen Nevaeh Caffey and Maya Makalusky each had 10 points in the victory.
Makaluksy had the best game of her young career on Friday against Gonzaga where she scored a career-high 10 points and six rebounds. She scored nine of her 10 points in the second half with five of those in the fourth quarter in clutch situations.
Redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont continues to find her place for Indiana as the team’s second-leading scorer with 14.6 points per game in the first seven games of 2025-26. She has led Indiana in scoring in wins over Florida State (23 points) and Butler (21 points) while tying her career-high (23 points) at FGCU on Tuesday. She’s shooting 56.1 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the 3-point line so far this season.
Senior guard Shay Ciekzi continues to lead Indiana in points per game through the first seven games of the season. The Buffalo, N.Y. native is averaging 22.3 points per game and currently holding a 50-40-90 average from the field. She shoots 53.3 percent from the floor, 50 percent from the 3-point line and 92.0 percent at the free throw line. She is third in the Big Ten in scoring. Ciezki was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after opening weekend (Nov. 10).
UP NEXT
Indiana comes back home to Bloomington on Dec. 3 when it faces Western Michigan at 6 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS
HOOSIERS DROP DEFENSIVE BATTLE WITH PURDUE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With third place in the Big Ten on the line, the 15th-ranked Indiana volleyball team (23-7, 14-6 B1G) pulled out all the stops to try and beat arch rival Purdue in the regular season finale. The Hoosiers battled until the final point but fell in four sets to the No. 11 Boilermakers (17-25, 19-25, 26-24, 20-25). IU begins its NCAA Tournament journey next week.
Both teams struggled to find consistent offense in a back-and-forth battle at Mackey Arena. IU tried multiple offensive systems but hit just .106 on the afternoon with a season-high 31 attacking errors. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum played an exceptional game with 14 kills on a .379 hitting percentage. Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray added a career-high 12 kills at a .526 clip.
Purdue answered with 15 kills from star outside hitter Kenna Wollard. The Boilermakers hit under .200 on the afternoon but found points when they needed it most. The hosts blocked IU 15 times with middle blocker Dior Charles having a hand in 11 of those. The Hoosiers responded with nine blocks, led by five from senior middle blocker Madi Sell.
IU put the pressure on Purdue from the end line with eight service aces. Freshman libero Hannah Leftridge and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic each provided two aces. Graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith had 10 digs to lead defensive effort. She played six rotations for the first time in her indoor career and added a career-best nine kills.
For the first time since 1999, IU ends the regular season with a top five finish in the Big Ten. IU finished a game back of Purdue and USC but finished two games clear of sixth place in the league. The Hoosiers know they will make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010 and await their postseason journey at tomorrow’s (Nov. 30) selection show.
How it Happened
• After both teams scored at an electric clip in the first meeting of the season, offense evaded the two sides in Saturday’s regular season finale. IU hit just .106 in the contest, its second-lowest effort of the season. Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray added 12 kills to boost the hitting percentage.
• Big defensive stops helped settle the game for Purdue. The Boilermakers out blocked the Hoosiers (15.0-9.0) and dug more balls in the back row (51-46). Purdue also racked up more kills (47-46) and aces (9-8). IU closed the gap to one in game four before Purdue finished out a 25-20 set win.
Top Hoosier Performers
#13 Tatum, Avry
14 kills, .379 hitting percentage
#23 Gray, Victoria
12 kills, .526 hitting percentage, 3 blocks, 5 digs
#12 Smith, Jessica
9 kills, 10 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
Notes to Know
• IU finished the regular season at 23-7 (14-6 B1G) in 2025. It’s IU’s first top five finish in the Big Ten since 1999 and the highest overall finish since the conference expanded beyond 11 teams in 2011. The Hoosiers are the first Big Ten program to finish in the top five after being projected 10th-or-lower since the conference began picking a full preseason poll in 2014.
• Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray recorded a career-high 12 kills in the contest with Purdue. In 28 matches played in the regular season, she had two 10-plus kill matches – both of them against Purdue. She’s the first IU middle blocker with at least 12 kills in a match since Kaley Rammelsberg in 2023 (13 – vs. Minnesota).
• Graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith shifted into a six-rotation left side player in Saturday’s game. She recorded career highs in kills (9) and blocks (2). It was also the third time this season that Smith has provided 10-or-more digs in a match.
• Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum has been a rock for IU this season. She added 14 kills at a .379 hitting percentage in Saturday’s contest. She recorded 10-or-more kills in 21 different games this season – 13 of those coming in conference play. In nine games this year, she had at least 12 kills and a hitting percentage of .350 or better.
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL NEWS
#11 PURDUE DISPATCHES #15 INDIANA 3-1
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers capped off the regular-season with a 3-1 win vs. No. 15 Indiana Hoosiers (25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 25-20) inside Mackey Arena.
With the victory, Purdue finishes third in the Big Ten standings behind a 24-6 (15-5 Big Ten) record, including a 7-4 record against top-25 opponents. Meanwhile, Indiana, a team that was fighting for a third-place finish, finishes fourth with a 23-7 (14-6 Big Ten) record.
Tomorrow, the Boilermakers will find out their postseason fate with the NCAA Selection Show slated for 6 p.m. ET on ESPN. The top-16 seeds will host the first and second rounds on their respective campus, with Purdue checking in at 12 in the RPI through the final day of matches.
Tickets for the NCAA First/Second Rounds will go on-sale Monday morning at 10 a.m. ET. For the latest updates, follow @purduevb on Twitter/X.
Boiler Notes
Purdue out-blocked Indiana 15-9 in the match, an effort led by Dior Charles’ 11, which was a season-high for the middle transfer.
Taylor Anderson nearly had a triple double, totaling 31 assists, 10 digs, seven kills (.600 attack %) and six blocks. It was her 11th double-double of the season and a season-high in both kills and blocks.
Purdue’s third place finish in the Big Ten standings mark the fourth time head coach Dave Shondel has finished at third or better, including the best since 2023 (third-place).
The Boilers finish the regular-season with a 3-2 record vs. top-15 opponents and 8-4 vs. top-25 teams, and 10-4 vs. teams ranked or receiving votes.
Against Indiana, Purdue improves to 22-1 at home under HC Dave Shondell, including 69-15 in sets won.
Purdue volleyball’s all-time record in Mackey Arena: 16-6
Purdue tied a season-high set hitting % in Set 1 with .571%, allowing just one team attack error in the opening game.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NEWS
IRISH FINISH OFF CARDINAL AND REGULAR SEASON WITH 49-20 VICTORY
PALO ALTO, Calif. – The University of Notre Dame football team (10-2) completed its regular season with its 10th-consecutive victory 42-20 over Stanford (4-8) in Stanford Stadium late Saturday night. It was another fast start for the Irish, who built a 28-0 lead before entering the halftime break with a 35-3 advantage.
Sophomore cornerback Leonard Moore boosted his Thorpe Award (top collegiate defensive back) candidacy with a dominant performance, breaking up three passes and setting up an Irish score with an interception.
Notre Dame’s running back group dominated offensively. Jeremiyah Love rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, which was his 21st score of the season and broke Jerome Bettis’ program record from 1991. Love was knocked out of the game briefly with an upper body injury and Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams were equally effective. Price rushed for a score and caught a touchdown while Williams led the team with 83 yards and two rushing scores.
CJ Carr completed 17 of 27 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns and Jordan Faison caught three of those offerings for 68 yards and a touchdown.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish opened the game on offense and other than a 10-yard pass from CJ Carr to Malachi Fields on the first snap, the drive was all Jeremiyah Love. He picked up nine yards on second down to set Carr up for a quarterback sneak fourth-down conversion. He then broke off back-to-back 18-yard runs, the first behind blocks from center Joe Otting and left guard Sullivan Absher, the second behind Guerby Lambert and Aamil Wagner.
Love then powered in from two yards out to post his 21st touchdown of the season, breaking Jerome Bettis’ single-season program record of 20 from 1991. The Irish back ended up with eight carries for 54 yards on the opening drive.
Notre Dame’s defense quickly forced a three-and-out on the Cardinal’s first opportunity. Joshua Burnham sniffed out a reverse on second down to force a third-and-long. Christian Gray then knocked away a pass to force the first punt of the game.
Love’s early big night was dealt a blow on the next drive when he took a knee to his ribs on a four-yard run. Jadarian Price entered the game and after a Carr to Will Pauling third-down conversion, took over the offense in similar fashion to what Love did on the first drive.
Price nabbed a screen for 16 yards, then a swing pass on fourth-and-three from the Stanford 21. It was then two more Price runs. The first placed the ball to the one-yard line and the next when the Irish back plowed through a defender at the goal line to make the lead 14-0.
Stanford would pick up its initial first down of the game on its second drive. Jaiden Ausberry’s key tackle on second down forced a third-and-five which the Cardinal were unable to convert and punted for the second time in the game.
The Irish did not move the ball on three offensive plays on their next drive. Notre Dame lined up in punt formation, shifted to the right and snapped the ball directly to Burnham as one of the primary protectors of punter James Rendell. Burnham passed the ball quickly to a wide open Luke Talich who easily beat the remaining defenders on the field for an 84-yard touchdown connection.
The home team coupled together two first down throws to move into Notre Dame territory before the Irish defense earned yet another stop. Big pressure by the defensive front on second down forced yet another third-and-long. DeVonta Smith made a play in coverage on third down, forcing an incompletion and the Cardinal decided to go for it. Stanford looked to the slant against Leonard Moore, who broke up the pass to give the Irish the ball back.
Aneyas Williams entered the fray in the Irish backfield and it was yet another Irish scoring drive highlighted by a running back. Williams picked up a key first down, added a 10-yard run, then caught a pass out of the backfield for 25 yards into the red zone.
Notre Dame faced a third down and were able to pick up a new set of downs short of the end zone. Carr connected with Eli Raridon short of the line to gain and the Irish tight end broke two tackles and fought just short of the goal line. Williams then bullied his way in for the third Irish rushing touchdown of the game.
Stanford was able to put points on the board on its next drive, helped by two penalties from the Irish. A facemask call provided a first down but the defense recovered to force a fourth down right around midfield. Anxious to go after the punt, Notre Dame’s special teams jumped offsides and moved the line to gain from fourth-and-eight to fourth-and-three. The Cardinal decided to go for it and converted, eventually moving into scoring position. Smith made another key coverage play on third down and Stanford converted a 39-yard field goal just before the two-minute timeout of the first half.
Those last two minutes were filled with action for both teams. The Irish tried to score, but punted the ball away after three plays. Stanford then decided to try to score before halftime but tested Moore again and the Irish cornerback stepped in front of the pass and intercepted the offering at the Stanford 45-yard line with 1:21 left.
The Irish would take advantage, sparked by a third down conversion on a slant pass from Carr to tight end Ty Washington. Fields made another catch to get to the 20-yard line and willed his way out of bounds to save a timeout for the Irish with a defender on his back.
On yet another third down, Carr found Faison on another slant pattern for a first down with 30 seconds remaining. Carr tried the end zone twice, connecting with Fields but the Irish wideout’s foot came down just out of bounds and then missed Raridon over the middle.
It would end up as another third-down conversion for the touchdown, as Carr dropped back, found Price out of the back field and the Irish running back beat a defender inside the five-yard line and scampered inside the pylon to provide a 35-3 lead at halftime.
Notre Dame stopped Stanford quickly to start the second half and scored against just as quickly. The Irish had experienced a Love drive, a Price drive and a Williams drive. This time, they had the Jordan Faison drive.
He started the drive with a great leaping catch on the first play for 54 yards. Love, who re-entered the game late in the second half, then rushed for nine yards. Stanford was whistled for defensive holding on the next play to put the ball at the six-yard line. Carr faked to Love and found Faison wide open across the middle for a scoring toss and the Irish lead was 42-3.
Stanford overcame a Madden Faraimo sack on their next drive and converted on two fourth downs to post their second field goal of the game. The Cardinal then stopped Notre Dame on its next drive and scored its first touchdown of the game to make the score 42-13.
If the Cardinal was going to continue to score in the game the Irish would match. With the entire second string in, Williams continued to lead the way with a 15-yard catch from Kenny Minchey and a six-yard run. On third-and-three Williams broke through a huge hole on the right side behind Chris Terek and Cam Williams, sprinting 51 yards for a touchdown.
Stanford tacked on a touchdown in the game’s final minutes to represent the game’s final score of 49-20.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL NEWS
RYAN SHORT NAMED FINALIST FOR FRED MITCHELL AWARD
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler’s Ryan Short was named a finalist for the prestigious Fred Mitchell Award. The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 41 placekickers for their excellence on the football field throughout the 2025 season.
The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes kickers that were nominated for their terrific performances through the end of the regular season. The recipient of the award will be announced in December based on performance on the football field and in the community.
The namesake for the award, Fred Mitchell, was a longtime (1974–2015) award-winning sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune and the author of 12 sports books. Mitchell set the NCAA record for career kick-scoring at Wittenberg University in 1968 among “College Division” schools that are now classified as FCS, Division II and Division III.
“The volume of high-quality non-FBS place-kickers has reached a new level in 2025 when it comes to field goal distances and accuracy,” said Fred Mitchell. “Our FMA Selection Committee will be narrowing down this national semi-final list of 40 premium kickers to a Top 10 in the coming days. Factoring in the important criteria of community service, we hope to come up with the very best of the best.”
Short was spectacular this season for Butler going 15-for-16 while hitting a season-long 45-yard field goal. Short was 5-of-5 from 40-49, 3-of-3 from 30-39 and 7-of-8 from 20-29. The redshirt junior also served as the squad’s punter and averaged 37.42 yards per punt.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
BUTLER FALLS TO UNDEFEATED GEORGIA 80-54
FT. MYERS, Fla. – Butler fell to the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs 80-54 on Saturday evening in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off at Sun Coast Credit Union Arena. With the loss, Butler slides to 4-4 on the season while Georgia improves to 9-0 on the season.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Lily Zeinstra and Caroline Dotsey led the Bulldogs with 12 points apiece.
Kennedy Langham (11) and Mallory Miller (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
Dotsey led the squad on the glass, pulling down five rebounds in the contest.
Saniya Jackson, Langham and Zeinstra all had two assists apiece.
Butler shot 16-for-48 from the floor (33.3%).
BU forced eight Georgia turnovers.
GEORGIA HIGHLIGHTS
Enjulina Gonzalez led the Georgia offense with 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the floor.
Mia Woolfolk pulled down a team-high six rebounds.
Gonzalez paced the offense with seven assists.
Georgia shot 32-for-59 from the floor (54.2%).
The Bulldogs forced 16 Butler turnovers and turned those into 15 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both sides traded buckets to start the game as BU jumped out to an early 9-6 advantage. Georgia then staged an 8-0 run forcing BU to take a timeout as the Georgia lead grew to five. Georgia closed the quarter going 4-of-5 from the floor as the Bulldogs held a 24-14 advantage at the end of the first.
After trading buckets to start the second, Butler sank three-consecutive shots from the floor, forcing Georgia to take a timeout at the 6:25 mark of the second quarter. Butler continued to pressure Georgia as Caroline Dotsey converted a three-point play and Zeinstra earned a foul driving to the hoop as the Dawgs cut the Georgia lead to seven. Georgia held Butler without a field goal over the final 3:36 of the half as Georgia took the 39-31 lead into the half.
Georgia was able to stage a 6-0 run early in the third, as their lead grew to 11 at the halfway mark of the quarter. Georgia closed the quarter with a 10-point lead after a buzzer beater made the score 56-46.
Georgia scored the first bucket of the fourth on a deep 3-pointer extending their lead to 13. Georgia went on a 13-0 run in the final minutes of the game and Butler was unable to mount a comeback, dropping the contest 80-54.
UP NEXT
Butler will tip-off BIG EAST play on Thursday, Dec. 4. BU will travel to Seton Hall for a 7 p.m. tip with the Pirates. Fans can stream the game on ESPN+ and a link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
D’AUGUSTINO, DAVIS LEAD JAGUARS PAST MOREHEAD STATE, 85-80
INDIANAPOLIS – Junior Kyler D’Augustino scored a game-high 25 points and sophomore Micah Davis added a career-high 24 as the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team snapped a three-game skid with an 85-80 home win over Morehead State inside the Jungle on Saturday (Nov. 29).
Defensively, the Jaguars limited Morehead State (3-5) to just 41 percent shooting while the Jags connected on 46 percent overall, including 14 threes. Sophomore Kameron Tinsley tallied 13 points off the bench and fifth-year Matt Compas registered 10 points.
“Really proud of our guys,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “We had a really tough trip last week, but I thought we responded with a week of really good practices. I thought the crowd was great today and was really into it and made a difference in the game.
“This is a good win for us to kind of get us feeling better about ourselves.”
The Jaguars (3-5) were primed to run away and hide after building a 65-49 lead with 9:24 to play after Davis made back-to-back threes in a 15 second span. However, Morehead State reeled off a 12-0 run, almost exclusively from the foul line, to make it a two-possession game.
Davis stopped the run with a trey off a Finley Woodward assist and then hit again on the next possession off D’Augustino’s assist. After MSU answered with a trey, Davis hit a wide open triple from the corner after he was freed by a Woodward screen. The Jags were finally able to exhale when freshman Maguire Mitchell collected a steal and fired ahead to Davis for a two-handed dunk with 2:06 to play.
The Jaguars, who went the opening 38 minutes without attempting a free throw, iced the game at the line, making 7-of-9 down the stretch.
“It feels good, getting the dub and getting the team back to where we want to be as a group and just coming out with a win,” Davis said. “It’s dangerous the way we play. If you give your effort and your all everyday, you’re going to get the outcome at the end of the day.”
D’Augustino carried the load in the first half, scoring 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the Jaguars built a 33-30 halftime lead.
MSU took a 41-40 advantage on an Anouar Mellouk runner with 16:21 remaining but the Jaguars rattled off 11 quick points to take a double-digit lead. Freshman Maguire Mitchell punctuated the run with two threes in just 11 seconds.
Jon Carroll led Morehead State with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Davion Cunningham also finished with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. George Marshall added 16 points, but was just 3-of-12 from the floor. MSU outscored the Jaguars at the free throw line, 25-7, earning 32 attempts to the Jaguars’ nine.
Davis, making his first collegiate start, had six assists, five steals and four rebounds to accompany his career-high 24 points. Woodward closed with four points, seven rebounds and nine assists and Mitchell finished with nine points, all from beyond the arc.
The Jaguars will be back in action on Wednesday (Dec. 3) when they open Horizon League play at Detroit Mercy at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. That game will also be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) are on the call.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS IN SECOND GAME OF LAFAYETTE CLASSIC
EASTON, Pa. – The Ball State men’s basketball team fell 55-37 at Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center.
The Cardinals (2-5) led 14-8 at the 8:04 mark of the first half following an Armoni Zeigler dunk, but the host Leopards scored 15 of the final 16 points of the opening period to take a 23-15 lead into halftime.
Juwan Maxey hit three 3-pointers in the second half, including back-to-back triples that cut the hosts’ edge to 37-32 with 9:14 to play, but Lafayette (2-6) built a double digit lead it would hold for the final seven minutes of the contest.
Maxey (11 points) and Zeigler (10 points, eight rebounds) scored in double figures for the Cardinals, while Davion Hill had nine points and seven rebounds.
Shareef Jackson paced the Leopards with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Lafayette won the rebounding battle 46-42 and committed three fewer turnovers (11-8) on its way to holding advantages in points in the paint (32-16) and points from turnovers (15-6).
Ball State wraps up the Lafayette Classic facing Le Moyne at Noon on Sunday.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL NEWS
BALL STATE FALLS TO REDHAWKS IN SEASON FINALE
OXFORD, OHIO – The Ball State football program concluded its 2025 campaign, facing a loss on the road at the receiving end of a 45-24 final at Miami (OH) inside Yager Stadium in front of a crowd of 11,137. Miami retains ownership of the Red Bird Rivalry Trophy for the sixth consecutive meeting and solidifies a trip to the Mid-American Conference Championship game against Western Michigan at Ford Field Dec. 6.
After back-and-forth scores throughout the first quarter which saw the game at 21-10, the RedHawks (7-5, 6-2 MAC) came up with 17 unanswered points throughout quarters two and three, widening a margin that became too large for the Cardinals (4-8, 3-5 MAC) to fight back from. A pair of late-game touchdowns from Qua Ashley and Eric Weatherly were able to shrink the gap momentarily, but a fumble recovered by Miami in the endzone with under a minute and a half to play proved to be the exclamation point.
The Cardinals were pressured by Miami’s defense throughout, taking six sacks from the RedHawks, as well as five forced fumbles.
Ball State’s offense tallied career milestones during its first-quarter scoring drives. In response to Miami’s opening rush to the endzone, Kiael Kelly took the ball on a career-long 56-yard dash down the middle, creating opportunity for freshman Jalen Bonds to earn his first career touchdown at the end of a two-yard rush. Donovan Hamilton followed in the Cardinals’ next drive with a career-best 47-yard grab, setting up a 43-yard field goal by DC Pippin, his third field goal over 40 yards this season.
Hamilton led the receiving unit with four receptions for 72 yards, while Kelly led the ground game with 61 yards on 16 attempts.
With his 12th sack in the second quarter, defensive standout Nathan Voorhis earned the most by a Cardinal since Anthony Winbush recorded 11.5 in 2017. Caden Johnson and Joey Stemler matched with six tackles to lead the defensive unit.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
WBB WRAPS UP PLAY AT FLORIDA GULF COAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WITH WIN OVER ALABAMA A&M
NAPLES, Fla. – The Ball State women’s basketball team (7-1) wrapped up its two-day competition at the Florida Gulf Coast Women’s Basketball Tournament with an impressive 70-38 win over Alabama A&M (1-6) Saturday afternoon at the Community School of Naples.
With the win, the Cardinals finished the tournament with a 2-0 ledger after beating ACC foe Pitt (55-41) on Friday in its first game of the tournament.
Ball State set the tone early against the Bulldogs outscoring Alabama A&M 16-6 in the first quarter and then 11-9 in the second frame. The first half was capped off by a made layup from Alba Caballero to give BSU the 27-15 advantage over the Bulldogs at intermission.
The Cardinals were unstoppable in the paint today outscoring Alabama A&M 34-12. Ball State also out rebounded the Bulldogs, 56-37.
It was a well-rounded offense that saw 10 Cardinals score two or more points with Aniss Tagayi leading the way with 12 points for the game. Bree Salenbien along with teammate Grace Kingery each chipped in 11 points apiece while Tessa Towers led the Cardinals’ defensive charge with 10 rebounds.
However, it wasn’t just the offense that led to Ball State’s victory today. The Cardinals’ defense played a huge role early in the ball game. BSU held the Bulldogs to only 17 points in the first half, including only six in the first quarter alone. The 38 total points was the lowest point total the Cardinals’ defense has allowed their opposition so far this season.
The remaining two quarters mimicked the first and second frames as the Cardinals controlled their destiny throughout the competition. Despite their efforts, the Bulldogs were unable to fight their way back into the game.
The Ball State women’s basketball team will host its ninth annual “Field Trip Day” on Wednesday against Oakland City. The game is slated to begin at 11 am ET in Worthen Arena.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
‘DONS VISIT BOWLING GREEN FOR NON-LEAGUE CONTEST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball will brave the winter blast and head to Bowling Green for a Sunday (Nov. 30) matinee at 2 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: Bowling Green Falcons
When: Sunday, November 30 | 2 PM
Where: Bowling Green, Ohio | Stroh Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Bowling Green | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Bowling Green is 2-4 and is coming off a 67-63 win at Division II Alaska Anchorage. The Falcons’ other win was in the season opener at Louisiana. The game against Purdue Fort Wayne will be BG’s first regular season home game. Paige Kohler (14.5) and Johnea Donahue (13.7) lead the Falcons in points per game. Donahue is scoring exclusively in the post while Kohler is sprinkling in less than two 3-pointers per game.
Series History
Bowling Green leads the series 5-0, but the two squads have not met in 20 years, despite being separated by just 86 miles. The Mastodons made the trip to Bowling Green three times between 2001 and 2005.
Career Points Tracker
Let’s take a look at the career scoring numbers for the three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster regardless of level.
Alana Nelson – 2,371 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 102 at PFW)
Jordan Reid – 1,732 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 337 at PFW)
Lauren Lee – 1,645 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 15 at PFW)
3-Point Threat
Rylee Bess is shooting 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from beyond the arc this season, which leads the team. With a minimum of two makes per game, she leads the Horizon League and is top-20 nationally. Bess has the second-best 3-point percentage among all freshmen in the country, second to Pepperdine’s Seleh Harmon (55.6 percent). Bess is also top-60 nationally with 16 3-point makes.
3-Point Threat x2
Rylee Bess went 5-for-6 from 3-point range against (RV) Nebraska after starting 5-for-5. The 83.3 percent mark was good for the seventh-best 3-point shooting performance in Purdue Fort Wayne history.
Expanded Role
After shooting 10.5 percent on just 19 attempts from 3-point range in her first four years at Indiana Wesleyan, Jordan Reid has expanded her toolbox to include the 3-point shot. She is 5-for-16 (31.3 percent) from deep this season.
Bess Is Here
If Rylee Bess’ 3-pointer to beat Purdue wasn’t enough, Bess’ explosion for 17 points against (RV) Nebraska welcomed her into the collegiate ranks. Bess was the first Mastodon freshman to score 17 points against a Division I foe since Audra Emmerson had 19 against Wright State in 2022.
They’re Playing a Lot, Huh?
Alana Nelson (33.6) and Jordan Reid (32.3) lead the Horizon League in minutes played per game.
In the HL
Alana Nelson’s 50.0 field goal percentage ranks third and her 14.6 points per game ranks fifth in the Horizon League.
Nelson the Hooper
Alana Nelson scored 25 points against Northwestern State in the Emerald Coast Classic on November 25. That was the most she had scored at the Division I level. Her career-high of any level is 47 points against Lourdes in 2023 while at Spring Arbor.
I’ll Take That
Jordan Reid is averaging 2.7 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League.
Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket
Lili Krasovec is shooting 70.7 percent from the floor this season (29-for-41). If she qualified for the leaderboard with enough attempts, she would lead the Horizon League in the field goal percentage category.
Home Sweet Gates
Purdue Fort Wayne is 45-21 (68.2 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 30-6 (83.3 percent) over the last three seasons.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 51-8 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 160-112 this season. The Mastodon bench has led in bench points in all but one game (vs. Nebraska).
Lock In Lili
Lili Krasovec scored 15 points twice this season (Purdue, Eastern Michigan), which is her career-high mark. In those games, she was a combined 9-for-12 from the floor and 12-of-14 from the free throw line.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne topped Northwestern State 77-68 in the Emerald Coast Classic. Alana Nelson recorded a team-high 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Next Time Up
The start to Horizon League play is right around the corner. Purdue Fort Wayne will visit IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec. 3) with a 6:30 start.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RETURNS HOME SUNDAY TO HOST NIU
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Sunday, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team returns home to Meeks Family Fieldhouse to take on Northern Illinois for their second home game of the regular season. Tip-off is set for 3 PM.
Evansville vs. Northern Illinois | Sunday, November 30 | 3 PM
Site | Location Meeks Family Fieldhouse | Evansville, Ind.
Series History
– Sunday marks the fourth meeting all-time between Evansville and NIU
– Evansville leads the series 2-1
– Evansville and NIU are meeting for the first time since 2000
– The Purple Aces won the last meeting, which was also the first ever meeting in Evansville, 65-60
Three-Point Barrage
– Evansville was on fire from three-point range against SIUE, shooting 16-for-30 (53.3%), including eight made three-point field goals in the fourth quarter
– The 16 made threes were the most in a non-overtime game in program history and the most in a single game since a double overtime game against Miami (Oh.) on November 16, 2015
– Sydney Huber drilled five threes in the game, including four in the fourth quarter, for a career-high 17 points
– Huber’s five threes were the most by a Purple Aces’ freshman since Camryn Runner made six threes against Indiana State on January 12, 2025
– Logan Luebbers Palmer added four threes against the Cougars, while Jelena Savic and Camryn Runner had three apiece
– Evansville has been one of the top three-point shooting teams in the MVC this season, ranking second in the league with a 35.8% shooting mark from deep and third in the league with 53 three-pointers made
Freshmen on Fire
– Freshmen Sydney Huber and Jelena Savic enjoyed breakout performances on Tuesday at SIUE
– Huber’s 16 points were the most by a Purple Aces’ freshman this season
– Savic added a career-high 12 points, going 4-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from three in 18 minutes
– Savic leads all UE freshmen and ranks fourth on the team with 5.3 ppg this year, while Huber has added 5.0 ppg and fellow freshman Georgia Ferguson is contributing 4.8 ppg
Scouting the Opponent
– Nothern Illinois brings a 2-4 record into Sunday’s matchup, having won their last two games against SIUE and Chicago State
– Last season, the Huskies went 13-17 with a 6-12 mark in MAC play
– NIU is the under the direction of new leadership this season, with Jacey Brooks taking the reigns ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Prior to NIU, Brooks was the associate head coach at Buffalo
– Nevaeh Wingate leads the Huskies with 13.6 ppg, while Nadechka Laccen is scoring 13.2 ppg
Follow Along
Sunday’s game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
SCREAMING EAGLES RACE BY THOROBREDS, 93-56
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball raced by Kentucky State University, 93-56, Saturday at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles go to 3-5 in the non-conference schedule, while Kentucky State is 2-3.
USI raced out in front to start the game as senior guard Ismail Habib scored the first Eagles’ first eight points of the game and propelled the squad to a 12-2 lead before the first media timeout.
After Kentucky State cut the margin to one point, 14-13, the Eagles exploded on another run to push the advantage back to double-digits and beyond. USI, behind the seven points of junior guard Kaden Brown during the run, took the margin to 12 points, 30-18. The USI lead would go to as many as 22 points before the halftime score of 44-27.
Habib and Brown led the USI scorers during the first 20 minutes with 14 points and 12 points, respectively. Junior forward Tolu Samuels reached double-digits in rebounds for the third-straight game with 10 first half boards.
The second half saw USI rapidly expand the first half margin to as many as 40 points during the second half, 87-47, with 4:21 left in the game. The Eagles on the second half, 49-29, led by the 11-point effort off the bench by senior guard Cardell Bailey.
For the game, USI controlled the glass by outrebounding Kentucky State, 58-38, and held the Thorobreds to 31.4 percent from the field (22-70).
Brown led USI for the game with a season-high 20 points. He was seven-of-12 from the field, a blistering five-of-10 from beyond the arc, and one-of-two from the line.
Habib and Bailey followed with 17 points and 16 points, respectively, while senior forward Ola Ajiboye and junior guard Sheridan Sharp posted 10 points each to round out the double-digit scorers. Five players in double-digits was the second time for USI this season and the second time in three games.
Samuels, who is averaging 14.0 rebounds per game in the last three contests, posted a team-best 13 boards in the win. Bailey recorded his first double-double as an Eagle and the first of the year for the team by grabbing 10 rebounds off the bench.
Next Up For USI:
USI goes back on the road for the next two games, beginning with Western Michigan University Wednesday in Kalamazoo, Michigan, at 6 p.m. (CST). The Broncos saw their record go to 3-5 overall after losing to Valparaiso University, 84-55, this afternoon.
The Eagles lead the all-time series with WMU, 1-0, after winning the first meeting in 1982-83, 101-99, in a four-overtime contest.
USI concludes next week’s road swing December 7 when it visits Indiana State University for a noon (CST) game in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores are 4-4 overall, having lost their last two games and will be hosting Eureka College Tuesday before welcoming the Eagles to the Hulman Center.
The Eagles lead the young series, 2-1, after taking a second-straight at Liberty Arena from the Sycamores last year, 87-77. Indiana State won the meeting in Terre Haute in 2023-24, 98-54.
The next home game for USI is December 15 when the Eagles host East/West University for the start of a three-game homestand. The homestand includes the start of the Ohio Valley Conference season when USI hosts the University of Arkansas at Little Rock December 18 and Morehead State University December 20.
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UINDY FOOTBALL NEWS
UINDY FOOTBALL SEASON ENDS WITH SECOND-ROUND LOSS
INDIANAPOLIS – On a cold and windy Saturday afternoon at Key Stadium, the No. 8 UIndy football team ended its season with a 35-27 defeat to 21st-ranked Minnesota State. MSU advances to face top-ranked Ferris State in the Super Region 3 final next week, while the the Greyhounds finish the year with a fourth consecutive GLVC championship, a first-round playoff win, and a program-record-tying 11 victories.
INS & OUTS
For the first time since early September, the Greyhounds found themselves trailing at the half. But despite the 21-7 score, UIndy came out of the break with renewed purpose. The defense forced a three-and-out to start the third, and the offense took advantage. Following a big 33-yard punt return by Anthony Crowell, Colton Wilkie emerged as the featured player on the ensuing scoring drive, catching a 22-yard pass to help set up his own 13-yard TD catch and cut into the Mavericks’ lead.
Down two scores early in the fourth quarter, the UIndy mounted a final comeback attempt and very nearly took the lead. The spark came from the defense, which generated some much-needed momentum with its first takeaway of the afternoon. Brandon Smith punched the football the loose and Julian Dandridge pounced on it, giving the ball back to the offense.
Senior QB Gavin Sukup led the Hounds down the field, completing 5-of-6 pass attempts on the drive, including a nine-yard TD to Kaleb Carver to cut it to seven.
Another Maverick three-and-out brought the UIndy offense back on the field with five minutes to go. The Hounds went back to the run game this time, with Fataki doing the heavy lifting. Out of the two-minute timeout, Sukup found Garrett Sherrell in the flat and the Brownsburg product tip-toed down the sidelines for a 34-yard touchdown. Trailing a single point, UIndy went for the win, but its fake extra-point attempt failed, keeping the score 28-27 MSU.
The Mavericks answered with a quick touchdown—perhaps too quick—giving Sukup and the Greyhound offense one last chance with 87 seconds left in an eight-point game. The Hounds would cross midfield before one final interception sealed the win for Minnesota State.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Veteran wideout Alonzo Derrick finished with four catches for 68 yards, upping his career receiving yards total to 3,011. He is just the fourth player in program history to reach the milestone.
– Fataki led all players with 122 rushing yards on just 10 carries.
– Senior linebacker Jalen Wilson racked up a game-high 13 tackles in his final game as a Greyhound. Jerrell Franklin Jr. (11) and Eli Liapis (10) also finished in double digits.
– Cornell Branch IV and Diego Piche had a sack apiece.
MORE NOTES
Saturday marked the first-ever second-round playoff game at Key Stadium as well as one of the coldest; kickoff temperatures came in at 31 degrees with a 14-degree wind chill … Today was also the first-ever meeting between UIndy and Minnesota State.
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MARIAN FOOTBALL NEWS
MARIAN PUNCHES NAIA FCS QUARTERFINALS TICKETS WITH 26-18 WIN OVER DORDT
INDIANAPOLIS – Playing in the snow for the first time since 2015, the Marian football program began their postseason run victoriously on Saturday afternoon, outlasting No. 10 seed Dordt 26-18 in the NAIA FCS Second Round. Marian will advance to the quarterfinals with an 11-1 overall record.
Weather played a factor early Saturday, with the turf turning into a snow-covered field over the final 30 minutes of warmups. Marian received the opening kick, and after a limited return, the Knights went ground-and-pound. On their opening drive, the team handed off the ball 10 consecutive snaps, with Keagan La Belle taking the first eight from the 14-yard line of the Knights to the Defenders’ 33. Uriah Buchanan took the final two snaps, ripping a 24-yard sprint for a touchdown, giving Marian a quick 6-0 lead.
Dordt looked to respond with points of their own, using their option offense to run down to the Marian red zone. Marian would make the hold on their first defensive series, as Wyatt Woodall blew up a swing pass on fourth and six, dropping Dordt in the backfield for a turnover on downs. Tristan Polk and the Knights offense took to the air on their second series, but came up empty on the board, as a Keagan La Belle touchdown on the series would be called back, leading to an eventual turnover on downs.
The defenses for both teams stepped up on their next trips to the field, as the punters for each team were called on after multiple three-and-outs. The Knights would eventually take over at their own 34 with 11:23 to play in the first half, and by way of a Dordt penalty, methodically moved the ball downfield. A chunk catch-and-run of 31 yards between Polk and Montasi Clay drove the team into the red zone, and with 6:00 remaining in the half, the senior quarterback found Keagan La Belle in the flat for a three-yard passing touchdown. Polk then connected with Matthias Pilkington on a two-point conversion, giving Marian a 14-0 lead.
The Defenders took the final lengthy possession of the first half, slowly marching to the Marian 18-yard line after the two-minute timeout. Dordt would stall their drive at the 18, while a penalty after an incomplete third down pass forced a fourth and long. The Defenders opted to try and reach the end zone prior to half, but were denied at the 15, as Cade Houseman buried Jacob Van Donge with 18 seconds to play in the half. Marian would kneel out the final seconds, taking a 14-0 lead to the locker room at the break.
Marian’s defense continued to be stout and physical as the snow subsided and the second half began, making hard hits across the field, eventually forcing a turnover on downs on Dordt’s opening possession of the third quarter. The Knights would use the stop and convert another scoring drive, dashing through the snowy field in nine plays to score their third touchdown of the game. La Belle scored from seven yards out to cap the series, giving Marian a total of 20 points. Dordt would go on to block the extra point, with Coleson Quiring running the block back for the rare defensive PAT, making the score a 20-2 affair.
A Yassine Falke interception stalled out Dordt’s initial counter, but Marian was unable to make the defenders pay, going three-and-out immediately following the pick. The same series of events would repeat itself as the game moved into the fourth quarter, as Noah Strickfaden was intercepted by Logan Carrington on the next offensive possession for the visitors, but Marian would again be forced to punt.
Just as Dordt looked to get their offense on the board with four completions in five plays, Marian’s defense came up with a third consecutive drive-ending interception, as Falke jumped the pass lane of Strickfaden and raced 76-yards through the snow-covered field, diving into the end zone for his second pick-six of the season. Falke’s dive across the goalline would cause a penalty on the point-after-try, forcing a lengthy try which would end in a failed run by Polk.
With the score at 26-2, Marian looked in prime control of the game, but Dordt would have other plans, as their offense picked up from the previous three interceptions. Facing a fourth and eight, Strickfaden connected with Rhett Williams for a 57-yard score, and converted the ensuing two-point conversion to bring the game within two scores. Dordt immediately recovered an onside kick, and took advantage of the extra possession, as the Defenders’ quarterback tossed a 14-yard score, before again converting a two-point conversion.
The sizable lead quickly shrank to eight points, with Marian holding a narrow 26-18 edge. Dordt opted for a short kick after Strickfaden’s second touchdown pass, giving Marian a chance to win the game with their offense. Polk and La Belle would help pick up a first down and down the clock below two minutes, but the series would eventually stall at fourth and two, forcing a punt.
Dean Mason pinned the Defenders inside the five with his final punt of the game, and with 53 seconds to play, Marian slowly let the Defenders move toward midfield. With three seconds remaining after inching toward midfield, but as they attempted to clock the ball with time running down, an illegal procedure forced a 10-second run-off, dropping the clock to zero with Marian surviving the scare 26-18.
Dordt would out-gain Marian 420 yards to 300, as Marian took just 11 offensive snaps in the fourth quarter, shrinking their chances with the ball.
In their offensive attack, Marian ran for 200 yards, with 138 belonging to La Belle, who scored through the air and on the ground. Buchanan ran for 28 yards and a touchdown, while Polk threw for 100 yards and ran for another 34. Aidan Wanner led the receivers with 41 yards, and Montasi Clay gained 37 yards on two receptions. Defensively, Cade Houseman led the team with 15 tackles, making 12 solo stops. Wyatt Woodall made 13 stops with 2.5 for loss, and Yassine Falke made six tackles to go with his two interceptions.
After the game, La Belle was named the Offensive Player of the Game, while Woodall and Falke were named Co-Defensive Player of the Game.
On Saturday night, the NAIA revealed the Quarterfinal pairings for next weekend. Marian will fly to No. 2 Keiser, taking on the Seahawks next weekend in West Palm Beach.
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SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Nov. 30
1941 — The Chicago Bears score 49 points in the second half to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 49-13.
1948 — Baseball’s Negro National League disbands.
1956 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Archie Moore in the fifth round to win the world heavyweight title in Chicago.
1969 — Russ Jackson throws a record four touchdowns to lead the Ottawa Rough Riders to a 29-11 victory over Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL Grey Cup championship.
1979 — Sugar Ray Leonard wins the WBC welterweight title with 15th-round knockout of Wilfred Benitez in Las Vegas.
1987 — Bo Jackson, also an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals, rushes for 221 yards to lead the Los Angeles Raiders to a 37-14 rout of the Seattle Seahawks. Jackson, playing in his fifth NFL game, scores on runs of 91 and 2 yards and has a 14-yard touchdown reception.
1990 — Boston’s Larry Bird scores his 20,000th career point in the Celtics’ 123-95 win over Washington at the Garden. Bird is the fifth player in league history (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West) to gather 20,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists in his playing career.
1991 — San Diego State’s Marshall Faulk becomes the first freshman to capture the national rushing and scoring titles after gaining 154 yards on 27 carries in a 39-12 loss to top-ranked Miami.
1996 — Michael Jordan becomes the 10th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points after scoring 35 in the Bulls 97-88 win at San Antonio. Jordan reaches 25,000 in 782 games, faster than any other player but Wilt Chamberlain (691).
2003 — Mark Philippoussis gives Australia its 28th Davis Cup title, fighting off a shoulder injury that nearly forces him to retire after the fourth set to beat Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 6-0.
2008 — Keith Tkachuk reaches 1,000 career points with the tying goal late in the second period in St. Louis’ 4-2 victory over Atlanta.
2008 — Oakland has only one catch by a wide receiver in its 20-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, and that officially was for 0 yards by Ronald Curry on a hook-and-lateral play.
2012 — NBA Commissioner David Stern fines the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 for “a disservice to the league and our fans” when they don’t bring Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili or Danny Green to Miami for the final game of a six-game trip.
2012 — Georgetown and Tennessee hold each other scoreless over the final four minutes, and the Hoyas beat the Volunteers 37-36 in a display of abysmal shooting in the SEC/Big East Challenge. The teams combine to make just 7 of 20 shots — from the free throw line. The field-goal shooting is just as horrid, with the Vols hitting 33 percent and the Hoyas 36 percent.
2013 — Chris Davis races 100-plus yards with a missed field-goal attempt for a touchdown on the final play to lift No. 4 Auburn to a 34-28 victory over No. 1 Alabama. Davis catches the ball about 9 yards deep in the end zone after freshman Adam Griffith’s 57-yard attempt falls short. He sprints down the left sideline and cuts back with nothing but teammates around him in a second straight hard-to-fathom finish for the Tigers.
2015 — NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season.
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Dec. 1
1936 — End Larry Kelley of Yale is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1951 — Arnold “Showboat” Boykin of Mississippi scores seven touchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State.
1956 — The United States beats the Soviet Union 89-55 to win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the Melbourne Olympics. Bob Jeangerard (16), K.C. Jones (15), Jim Walsh (14) and Bill Russell (13) each score double-digits.
1959 — Louisiana State halfback Billy Cannon is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1961 — Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 33 points in 138-177 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to become the third NBA player to reach the 15,000-point plateau.
1973 — Jack Nicklaus wins the Disney World Open to become the first professional golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings.
1980 — South Carolina running back George Rogers is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1984 — Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie is named the 50th Heisman Trophy winner.
1990 — Ty Detmer of Brigham Young wins the Heisman Trophy. Detmer, who had set or tied 25 NCAA passing and total offense records, becomes the first BYU winner and third consecutive junior winner.
1996 — Wayne Gretzky becomes the first player in NHL history to reach the 3,000 point plateau.
2001 — North Texas (5-6) loses to Troy State 18-16 to become the third team to go to a bowl with a losing record. The Mean Green, bound for the inaugural New Orleans Bowl as the Sun Belt Conference champion, joins SMU (4-6 in 1963) and William & Mary (5-6 in 1970) as the only teams to play in a bowl game with losing records.
2003 — Sylvester Croom becomes the Southeastern Conference’s first black head football coach, accepting an offer to take over troubled Mississippi State.
2004 — McKendree College coach Harry Statham tops Dean Smith with his 880th career victory, an 83-72 win over Maryville. Smith, with 879 wins, still holds the NCAA record for career victories because all of Statham’s wins are at the NAIA level.
2012 — Landon Donovan scores the tiebreaking goal on a penalty kick in the 65th minute, and David Beckham leaves the MLS as a two-time champion with the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup.
2013 — Josh Gordon has 10 catches for 261 yards and two touchdowns in Cleveland’s 32-20 loss to Jacksonville. He becomes the first player in NFL history to record 200 yards receiving in consecutive games.
2015 — The Philadelphia 76ers end the longest losing streak in the history of major professional sports in the United States, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91 to snap a 28-game skid.
2018 — In a dramatic twist on last season’s national championship game, Jalen Hurts comes off the bench to pass for one touchdown and run for another in the fourth quarter, rallying No. 1 Alabama to a 35-28 win over No. 4 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title.
2018 — Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fights to a split draw, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice at Staples Center.
Dec. 2
1907 — Tommy Burns defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Gunner Moir in the 10th round at London.
1944 — Ohio State quarterback Leslie Horvath wins the Heisman Trophy.
1947 — Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman Trophy.
1951 — Future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Hutson has his #14 jersey retired by the Green Bay Packers; first number retired in franchise history.
1952 — Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1958 — Army back Pete Dawkins is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1977 — Veterinarian Mark Gerard is indicted in a horse-switching scandal. Cinzano, a purportedly dead 4-year-old champion colt, won a race on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park, under the name of Lebon, a 57-1 long shot.
1984 — Dan Marino throws his 37th touchdown pass to break NFL single-season touchdown pass record.
1995 — Notre Dame advances to the NCAA women’s soccer championship by becoming the first team to beat 13-time champion North Carolina in the national semifinals. The lone score comes when Tar Heels forward Cindy Parlow accidentally heads a ball into her own net.
2002 — Oakland’s Tim Brown and Jerry Rice take turns rewriting the NFL record book in a 26-20 win over the New York Jets. Brown becomes the third player with 1,000 receptions and the third with 14,000 yards receiving. Rich Gannon ties an NFL record with his ninth 300-yard passing game of the season. On the very next play after Brown’s 1,000th catch, Rice scores on a 26-yard catch, giving Oakland a 13-10 lead. It’s Rice’s record 192nd TD catch and puts him over 1,000 yards receiving for a record 14th season.
2009 — The New Jersey Nets are pounded into NBA infamy, falling 117-101 to the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th straight loss to start the season. The Nets pass the 1988-89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los Angeles Clippers, who both dropped their first 17 games.
2018 — Dallas Dorosy of Florida State scores in the 60th minute to help the Seminoles beat North Carolina 1-0 for the NCAA Women’s College Cup championship. Florida State wins the NCAA women’s soccer title for the second time. North Carolina, a 21-time NCAA champion, is shut out for the second time this season.
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Dec. 3
1943 — Notre Dame quarterback Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy.
1946 — Army halfback Glenn Davis is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1950 — Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams has 18 receptions against Green Bay.
1950 — Cloyce Box of the Detroit Lions has 302 yards receiving and scores four touchdowns against the Baltimore Colts.
1956 — Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in his collegiate debut with Kansas.
1957 — Texas A&M halfback John David Crow is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1972 — Bobby Howfield of the New York Jets kicks six field goals against New Orleans.
1973 — Dick Anderson of the Miami Dolphins intercepts four passes, returning two for touchdowns, against Pittsburgh.
1979 — Southern California halfback Charles White is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1982 — Tommy Hearns wins the WBC welterweight title with a 15-round decision over Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans.
1994 — Sixth-ranked Florida beats undefeated and third-ranked Alabama 24-23 in the first SEC Championship game played in Atlanta.
1999 — Marshall beats Western Michigan 34-30 on the last play of the MAC Championship game. Down 30-27 with four seconds left in the game, Chad Pennington throws his 100th career touchdown pass to Eric Pinkerton as time expires to give the Thundedring Herd their third consecutive MAC title.
2000 — The 200-yard rushing games by Mike Anderson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin mark the first time in NFL history that four runners have 200 yards on the same day. Its never happened three times in a single day. Anderson rushes for an NFL rookie record 251 yards and four touchdowns in Denver’s 38-23 victory over New Orleans.
2004 — Bode Miller wins his fourth race of the season in the downhill at Beaver Creek, Colo., and Daron Rahlves is second to give the United States its first 1-2 finish on the World Cup circuit. The last time U.S. men went 1-2 in any elite international race was 1984, when Phil Mahre won the Olympic slalom in Sarajevo and twin brother Steve took the silver medal.
2005 — Southern California wins its 34th consecutive game and 16th straight against a ranked opponent, beating No. 11 UCLA 66-19. The 16 victories against Associated Press ranked teams is one better than Oklahoma, which won 15 from 1973-76.
2014 — The Philadelphia 76ers avoid tying the record for the worst start to a season in NBA history, ending their 0-17 skid with an 85-77 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
2015 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 61-yard touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers with no time left to give the Green Bay Packers a 27-23 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions. Detroit went ahead 17-0 after its first three drives and capped the opening possession of the third quarter with a field goal to go ahead 20-0.
2017 — Tom Brady continues his career-long dominance of the Buffalo Bills completing 21 of 30 for 258 yards and an interception in New England’s 23-3 victory. He improves to 27-3 against Buffalo and breaks Brett Favre’s record for wins by a quarterback against any one opponent.
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Dec. 4
1945 — “Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard of Army becomes the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard also becomes the only athlete to win both the Heisman and Sullivan Award.
1951 — Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy. Kazmaier led the nation in total offense and the Tigers to an undefeated season.
1956 — Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung edges Tennessee’s Johnny Majors to win the Heisman Trophy.
1961 — Floyd Patterson defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Tom McNeeley in the fourth round in Toronto.
1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black to be taken No. 1 in the NFL draft after being selected by the Washington Redskins.
1977 — Tony Dorsett becomes the third rookie to rush for more than 200 yards in a game with 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1982 — Georgia’s Hershel Walker wins the Heisman Trophy. The junior running back beats out Stanford quarterback John Elway and Southern Methodist running back Eric Dickerson.
1988 — Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy then proves he’s worthy of the award with spectacular performance in a 45-42 win over Texas Tech in Tokyo. Sanders rushes 44 times for 332 yards and four touchdowns, setting the NCAA single-season rushing record with 2,628 yards in 11 games.
2004 — Louisville becomes the first football team in NCAA history to score at least 55 points in five straight games, beating Tulane 55-7.
2005 — Croatia wins its first Davis Cup title when Mario Ancic beats Michal Mertinak of Slovakia 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the decisive fifth match.
2009 — The New Jersey Nets win for the first time this season, ending the worst start in NBA history at 18 losses by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91.
2010 — Cam Newton passes for a career-best 335 yards and four touchdowns, and runs for a couple of TDs to lead No. 2 Auburn past 18th-ranked South Carolina 56-17 for the Southeastern Conference title.
2013 — The NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a play against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. In the third quarter of the Ravens’ 22-20 win, Jacoby Jones swerves to avoid colliding with Tomlin and is tackled after a 73-yard return that might have gone for a touchdown if not for the obstruction.
2016 — Tom Brady becomes the NFL’s career leader in victories by a quarterback, earning his 201st by throwing for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead New England past Los Angeles 26-10.
2016 — Detroit becomes the first team in 60 Saints home games to stop Drew Brees from throwing a touchdown pass, as the Lions pull away from New Orleans, 28-13. It’s also the Lions’ first victory in a road game following Thanksgiving since 1974, snapping a streak of 22 losses in such games.
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TV SPORTS TODAY
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Sunday, Nov. 30
AUTO RACING
10:55 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
3:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — St. Bonaventure at FAU
5:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
BTN — Fairfield at Iowa
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — UConn at Xavier
3 p.m.
BTN — Saint Peter’s at Rutgers
4:30 p.m.
FS1 — Tennessee at UCLA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPN — NCAA Women’s Volleyball Selection Special
COLLEGE WRESTLING
1 p.m.
ESPN — Iowa at Iowa St.
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at Cleveland, Jacksonville at Tennessee, Houston at Indianapolis
FOX — Regional Coverage: New Orleans at Miami, Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, Arizona at Tampa Bay, L.A. Rams Carolina
4:05 p.m.
FOX — Minnesota at Seattle
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Buffalo at Pittsburgh OR Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Denver at Washington
PEACOCK — Denver at Washington
SKIING
1 p.m.
NBC — FIS: Alpine Ski World Cup, Copper Mountain, Colo.
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Crystal Palace
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Wolverhampton Wanderers at Aston Villa
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Chelsea
2:30 p.m.
ABC — LaLiga: Real Madrid at Giorana FC
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