THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA USA BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS

CLASS 4A

1.           FISHERS (13)  14-0     139

2.           CROWN POINT (1)      12-0     127

3.           LAWRENCE NORTH  14-1      100

4.           MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          12-2     90

5.           PLAINFIELD    14-1      81

6.           CARMEL           10-1      76

7.           PIKE     12-3     55

8.           NORTHRIDGE               11-1      41

9.           PORTAGE         13-0     36

10.        GOSHEN          10-1      10

11.        FORT WAYNE SOUTH              14-1      7

12.        BEN DAVIS       10-3     3

13.        PENN  9-2        1

              CHESTERTON 11-2     1

              SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH      9-4        1

CLASS 3A

1.           SILVER CREEK (14)     16-1      140

2.           INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 10-3     122

3.           COLUMBIA CITY          11-2     90

4.           BATESVILLE    11-1      76

5.           SHELBYVILLE 11-3     72

6.           NORTHVIEW  11-4     62

7.           INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    8-3        57

8.           PRINCETON    11-3     48

9.           FAIRFIELD        7-2        18

10.        CORYDON CENTRAL 12-2     15

11.        WEST LAFAYETTE        11-2     14

12.        INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       7-4        11

13.        BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    8-3        9

               NEW HAVEN   12-3     9

15.        FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  10-5     5

16.        GUERIN CATHOLIC   10-5     1

               BREBEUF JESUIT         6-5        1

CLASS 2A

1.           OAK HILL (14) 11-0     140

2.           PAOLI  12-0     109

3.           WESTVIEW      12-1      108

4.           PARKE HERITAGE        12-3     89

5.           CENTERVILLE 12-1      86

6.           BLACKFORD   13-0     83

7.           TRITON CENTRAL       11-2     48

8.           LINTON             9-3        36

9.           BREMEN           10-0     26

10.        SHENANDOAH             10-2     19

11.        GARY 21ST CENTURY              7-5        11

12.        SOUTH RIPLEY             11-4     8

13.        PARK TUDOR 8-5        3

14.        UNIVERSITY    9-3        2

               GREENCASTLE            9-3        2

CLASS 1A

1.           KOUTS (13)      10-0     139

2.           BARR-REEVE (1)          11-1      124

3.           HAUSER            11-2     110

4.           WEST CENTRAL           11-0     83

5.           ORLEANS         11-2     77

6.           SOUTHWOOD              11-1      60

7.           TRITON              9-2        49

8.           BLOOMFIELD 9-4        44

9.           ROSSVILLE      11-2     32

10.        LOOGOOTEE  12-4     19

11.        LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  8-4        25

12.        MONROE CENTRAL   10-2     9

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

ANDERSON PREP       37          UNION (MODOC)       34         

ANGOLA           51          DEKALB             46         

ARCANUM (OHIO)      80          UNION CITY    30         

BETHANY CHRISTIAN              54          PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       46         

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN           60          ATTICA               51         

BOONVILLE    66          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            46         

BREBEUF JESUIT         69          INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN       48         

CENTER GROVE          52          DECATUR CENTRAL  42         

CHESTERTON               64          HOBART           41         

CISSNA PARK (ILL.)    52          SOUTH NEWTON        48         

COLUMBIA CITY          60          HOMESTEAD  43         

CONCORD      66          JIMTOWN         51         

ELKHART CHRISTIAN               49          TRINITY ACADEMY     45         

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI         56          VINCENNES LINCOLN            52         

FORT WAYNE LUERS 69          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 53         

FORT WAYNE NORTH              64          EAST NOBLE   45         

FRANKLIN COUNTY  57          JAC-CEN-DEL 40         

FRONTIER        74          NORTH WHITE              13         

GARY WEST     81          GRIFFITH          57         

GIBSON SOUTHERN 62          EVANSVILLE BOSSE  60         

GOSHEN          59          TIPPECANOE VALLEY              47         

HAGERSTOWN             61          SETON CATHOLIC      43         

HENDERSON COUNTY (KY.) 60          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        37         

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   64          LOWELL            47         

INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED        73          MTI KNOWLEDGE       26         

JENNINGS COUNTY  48          INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    45         

LAKELAND       46          LEO      33         

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  65          MUNCIE BURRIS         36         

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     67          SEVEN OAKS  32         

MCCUTCHEON           45          DANVILLE        42         

MICHIGAN CITY           90          ELKHART          45         

MISHAWAKA MARIAN              58          CULVER ACADEMY    46         

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          64          AVON  52         

MUNSTER        60          HAMMOND CENTRAL             39         

NORTH MIAMI               49          PIONEER          23         

NORTHRIDGE               47          PENN  36         

NORTHWESTERN       60          LEWIS CASS   42         

NORWELL        75          ADAMS CENTRAL       50         

PERRY CENTRAL         57          PIKE CENTRAL              47         

PLAINFIELD    65          LAWRENCE NORTH  62         

RIVER FOREST              66          WHITING          25         

ROCHESTER   51          CASTON           50         

SHAWE MEMORIAL   65          ASSUMPTION ACADEMY (KY.)            57         

SHERIDAN       63          SOUTHMONT 43         

SHOALS            60          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    16         

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     82          NORTHWOOD             59         

SOUTH PUTNAM         63          RIVERTON PARKE       60         

SOUTHRIDGE 74          SOUTH KNOX 69          3OT

TRINITY LUTHERAN   73          MILAN 61         

WEST WASHINGTON 71          MEDORA          50         

WESTERN BOONE      72          FAITH CHRISTIAN       65         

WHITE RIVER VALLEY              70          OWEN VALLEY             64         

WHITELAND   67          SHELBYVILLE 61         

BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT

CULVER            58          JOHN GLENN 48         

OREGON-DAVIS          47          ARGOS              45         

BREMEN           52          NEW PRAIRIE 49         

TRITON              66          LAVILLE             45         

INDIANAPOLIS CITY TOURNAMENT

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD      75          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          73          4OT

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN             71          INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY        56         

CHRISTEL HOUSE      60          INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON           55         

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       101       PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY   46         

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH        84          PURDUE ENGLEWOOD          61         

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BOYS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ANDERSON    AT          LAPEL 7:30 PM           

BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY              AT          VICTORY PREP 7:30 PM         

BELLMONT      AT          FORT WAYNE NORTHROP    7:30 PM            

EAST CENTRAL             AT          SOUTH DEARBORN   7:30 PM            

INDIAN CREEK             AT          GREENWOOD              7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE    AT          INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN       7:00 PM              

IRVINGTON PREP       AT          SPEEDWAY     7:00 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY    AT          KNOX                  8:00 PM            

LAKE CENTRAL            AT          HAMMOND NOLL       8:00 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              AT          EVANSVILLE DAY         7:30 PM              

NORTH DECATUR       AT          OLDENBURG ACADEMY        7:30 PM            

NORTHFIELD AT          PERU   7:45 PM            

ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        AT          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           7:30 PM              

RUSHVILLE     AT          CENTERVILLE 7:30 PM           

SOUTH BEND RILEY  AT          CAREER ACADEMY    7:30 PM            

SOUTHPORT  AT          BEECH GROVE             7:30 PM            

WEST VIGO     AT          SOUTH VERMILLION 7:30 PM           

WHITING          AT          RIVER FOREST              8:00 PM            

CARMI (ILL.) CLASSIC

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)    VS.        HARRISBURG (ILL.)    6:30 PM            

PCC TOURNAMENT

HEBRON           VS.        SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)    6:30 PM             R1

KOUTS VS.        MORGAN TWP.             8:00 PM             R1

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

ANDREAN        56          LAKE STATION              20         

ANGOLA           63          WESTVIEW      27         

BARR-REEVE  56          SHOALS            19         

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          45          AUSTIN              34         

BENTON CENTRAL     52          LEBANON        26         

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN           44          HORIZON CHRISTIAN              27         

BORDEN           73          SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          59         

BREBEUF JESUIT         42          PARK TUDOR 40         

CARROLL (FLORA)      59          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      17         

CENTER GROVE          49          INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 36         

CHARLESTOWN          47          NEW ALBANY 42         

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON     46          CROTHERSVILLE         43         

CLINTON PRAIRIE       44          FRANKFORT    25         

COLUMBIA CITY          77          FORT WAYNE DWENGER       55         

CONCORD      54          BETHANY CHRISTIAN              19         

CORYDON CENTRAL 59          NORTH HARRISON    41         

CRAWFORDSVILLE    40          COVINGTON  32         

DELPHI              48          LOGANSPORT              23         

DELTA 64          DALEVILLE       23         

EASTERN (PEKIN)        62          CLARKSVILLE 36         

EASTSIDE         54          WEST NOBLE 26         

ELKHART CHRISTIAN               91          CAREER ACADEMY    29         

EMAN  42          CENTRAL CHRISTIAN              39         

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN        55          EVANSVILLE HARRISON         51         

FAIRFIELD        52          CENTRAL NOBLE        48         

FAITH CHRISTIAN       39          WEST CENTRAL           28         

FISHERS            54          CARMEL           47         

FORT RECOVERY (OHIO)       45          SOUTH ADAMS            38         

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  59          FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  53         

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 31          RIVERTON PARKE       25         

GIBSON SOUTHERN 63          HERITAGE HILLS          58         

GREENCASTLE             54          MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   37         

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          63          MUNCIE CENTRAL     21         

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    46          EMINENCE      28         

HENRYVILLE   46          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             44         

HERITAGE        30          LAKEWOOD PARK      28         

HIGHLAND      60          GRIFFITH          22         

HOMESTEAD  66          WARSAW          52         

HUNTINGTON NORTH            62          HAMILTON HEIGHTS 59         

INDIANA DEAF             41          PHALEN ACADEMY    28         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    58          NEW PALESTINE          56         

JEFFERSONVILLE        68          SEYMOUR        41         

JIMTOWN         50          GOSHEN          33         

KIPP INDY LEGACY     61          TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN               37         

KNIGHTSTOWN            61          CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 11         

KOKOMO         55          TIPTON              28         

LAFAYETTE JEFF           61          WEST LAFAYETTE        28         

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN           59          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 29         

LAKELAND       64          CHURUBUSCO            37         

LAWRENCE CENTRAL             60          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 46         

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     71          SEVEN OAKS  32         

LOWELL            54          ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   34         

MACONAQUAH           53          SOUTHWOOD              46         

MADISON        70          SCOTTSBURG               28         

MANCHESTER              62          NORTH MIAMI               47         

MARTINSVILLE             64          BROWN COUNTY       27         

MCCUTCHEON           80          DANVILLE        38         

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          54          MOORESVILLE             26         

MUNCIE BURRIS         41          CENTERVILLE 38         

NEW CASTLE 59          TRI        50         

NOBLESVILLE               47          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          32         

NORTH DAVIESS          45          CLAY CITY        30         

NORTH JUDSON         47          PIONEER          36         

NORTH VERMILLION 56          SOUTH VERMILLION 15         

NORTH WHITE              60          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              42         

NORTHEASTERN         65          EASTERN HANCOCK 61         

NORTHVIEW  60          CLOVERDALE               29         

NORWELL        88          JAY COUNTY   48         

OAK HILL          46          MARION            33         

OLDENBURG ACADEMY        52          TRINITY LUTHERAN   47         

ORLEANS         54          LANESVILLE    32         

PAOLI  45          MITCHELL        12         

PENDLETON HEIGHTS            55          LAPEL 41         

PIKE     90          BROWNSBURG            74         

PLAINFIELD    45          FRANKLIN CENTRAL 38         

PLEASURE RIDGE PARK (KY.)              59          PROVIDENCE 49         

PORTAGE         61          MUNSTER        50         

PRINCETON    61          NORTH POSEY             25         

RANDOLPH SOUTHERN        65          BLUE RIVER VALLEY  15         

RENSSELAER CENTRAL         75          NORTH NEWTON        9           

ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        45          FRANCIS PARKER (KY.)            42         

ROSSVILLE      70          FRONTIER        25         

SALEM               52          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           42         

SEEGER             51          NORTH MONTGOMERY          38         

SHAKAMAK     41          TERRE HAUTE NORTH             36         

SHAWE MEMORIAL   56          NEW WASHINGTON  10         

SHENANDOAH             59          COWAN            36         

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     75          PLYMOUTH     53         

SOUTH DECATUR       39          EDINBURGH   37         

SOUTH RIPLEY             58          SOUTH DEARBORN   26         

SOUTH SPENCER       55          FOREST PARK 46         

SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     43          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        8           

SWITZERLAND COUNTY        55          JAC-CEN-DEL 39         

TALAWANDA (OHIO) 56          FRANKLIN COUNTY  16         

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH             56          CHARLESTON (ILL.)   27         

TRI-COUNTY  53          CLINTON CENTRAL   49         

TRI-WEST         52          WESTERN BOONE      40         

TRITON CENTRAL       83          GREENWOOD              36         

VINCENNES RIVET     58          TECUMSEH     49         

WASHINGTON              56          BOONVILLE    22         

WEST VIGO     54          NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              18         

WESTERN        69          NORTHWESTERN       39         

WHITING          61          GARY LIGHTHOUSE   19         

WHITKO            70          FORT WAYNE WAYNE 29       

WOOD MEMORIAL     59          SOUTHRIDGE 28        

WOODLAN      55          FORT WAYNE LUERS 54         

BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT

JOHN GLENN 26          CULVER            13         

OREGON-DAVIS          38          ARGOS              22         

BREMEN           64          NEW PRAIRIE 22         

LAVILLE             46          TRITON              40         

PORTER COUNTY TOURNAMENT

TRI-TOWNSHIP            49          SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)    24         

KOUTS 59          HEBRON           32         

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GIRLS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ASSUMPTION (KY.)     AT          FLOYD CENTRAL         7:30 PM            

BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY              AT          VICTORY PREP             6:00 PM            

BLUFFTON       AT          DEKALB             7:30 PM            

COLUMBUS NORTH  AT          SILVER CREEK 7:30 PM          

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL     AT          HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM          

ELWOOD          AT          TRI-CENTRAL                7:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY AT          CHURUBUSCO            6:00 PM            

GARY WEST     AT          PORTAGE         8:00 PM            

INDIANA DEAF             AT          PHALEN ACADEMY    5:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH        AT          PERRY MERIDIAN        7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       AT          CHRISTEL HOUSE      6:00 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY    AT          KNOX   6:30 PM            

LEWIS CASS   AT          WABASH          7:30 PM            

LOOGOOTEE JV           AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    6:00 PM            

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        AT          BOWMAN ACADEMY 7:00 PM           

MICHIGAN CITY           AT          CULVER ACADEMY    8:00 PM            

MISHAWAKA   AT          SOUTH BEND ADAMS              7:30 PM            

MISSISSINEWA             AT          ALEXANDRIA  7:30 PM            

NORWELL        AT          NEW HAVEN   7:30 PM            

PERU   AT          GUERIN CATHOLIC   7:30 PM            

PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE        AT          BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 5:30 PM         

ROCHESTER   AT          TAYLOR                            7:30 PM            

SHOALS            AT          DUGGER UNION         6:30 PM            

SOUTH PUTNAM         AT          MONROVIA     7:30 PM            

SOUTHMONT AT          TRI-WEST                        7:00 PM            

SULLIVAN        AT          NORTH KNOX                7:30 PM            

UNION COUNTY         AT          NORTHEASTERN         7:30 PM            

WAPAHANI      AT          MONROE CENTRAL   7:00 PM            

WHITELAND   AT          SHELBYVILLE 7:30 PM           

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INDIANA WRESTLING

INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION: https://www.ihsgw.net/

INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

NORTH CAROLINA STATE 80 #18 CLEMSON 76 OT

#16 FLORIDA 79 LSU 61

#25 MIAMI OHIO 107 KENT STATE 101 OT

#3 MICHIGAN 86 INDIANA 72

#9 IOWA STATE 87 CENTRAL FLORIDA 57

#24 ST. LOUIS 81 DUQUESNE 77

#20 ARKANSAS 93 #15 VANDERBILT 68

#21 GEORGIA 74 MISSOURI 72

#10 MICHIGAN STATE 68 OREGON 52

#12 TEXAS TECH 92 BAYLOR 73

UCLA 69 #4 PURDUE 67

#19 KANSAS 75 COLORADO 69

UMASS 84 TOLEDO 82

AKRON 82 BUFFALO 63

OHIO STATE 82 MINNESOTA 74 OT

BALL STATE 68 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 67

BOWLING GREEN 72 WESTERN MICHIGAN 54

OHIO 80 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 77

FLORIDA STATE 65 MIAMI FLORIDA 63

SOUTH CAROLINA 85 OKLAHOMA 76

ST. JOHN’S 65 SETON HALL 60

BUTLER 87 DEPAUL 80

TCU 68 OKLAHOMA STATE 65

ILLINOIS CHICAGO 76 EVANSVILLE 49

BOISE STATE 81 WYOMING 65

IOWA 68 RUTGERS 62

SMU 91 WAKE FOREST 79

AUBURN 78 OLE MISS 66

KANSAS STATE 81 UTAH 78

COLORADO STATE 81 AIR FORCE 52

NEVADA 87 SAN JOSE STATE 54

UNLV 86 UTAH STATE 76

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

EASTERN MICHIGAN 76 TOLEDO 71

SETON HALL 73 PROVIDENCE 57

CREIGHTON 82 XAVIER 64

WICHITA STATE 66 MEMPHIS 59

TEMPLE 86 S. FLORIDA 83

NORTH TEXAS 72 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 59

EAST CAROLINA 65 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 58

RICE 78 TULSA 66

KANSAS 80 ARIZONA 69

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AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL POLL

1. INDIANA 16-0
2. MIAMI 13-3
3. OLE MISS 13-2
4. OREGON 13-2
5. OHIO STATE 12-2
6. GEORGIA 12-2
7. TEXAS TECH 12-2
8. TEXAS A&M 11-2
9. ALABAMA 11-4
10. NOTRE DAME 10-2
11. BYU 12-2
12. TEXAS 10-3
13. OKLAHOMA 10-3
14. UTAH 11-2
15. VANDERBILT 10-3
16. VIRGINIA 11-3
17. IOWA 9-4
18. TULANE 11-3
19. JAMES MADISON 12-2
20. USC 9-4
21. MICHIGAN 9-4
22. HOUSTON 10-3
23. NAVY 11-2
24. NORTH TEXAS 12-2
25. TCU 9-4

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

ILLINOIS 123, WASHINGTON 76, SMU 69, DUKE 58, ARIZONA 54, GEORGIA TECH 44, TENNESSEE 10, MISSOURI 8, LOUISVILLE 7, OLD DOMINION 3, W. MICHIGAN 2, WAKE FOREST 2, HAWAII 1, BOISE ST. 1.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PORTAL TRACKER

https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/wire/football

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NFL

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE

JAN. 25

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, 3:00 ET, CBS

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP, 6:30 ET, FOX

SUPER BOWL 60 SCHEDULE

FEB. 8

AFC CHAMPION VS. NFC CHAMPION, 6:30 PM NBC

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NBA

PHOENIX 116 PHILADELPHIA 110

CHICAGO 138 LA CLIPPERS 110

HOUSTON 111 SAN ANTONIO 106

UTAH 127 MINNESOTA 122

LA LAKERS 115 DENVER 107

TORONTO 145 GOLDEN STATE 127

MIAMI 130 SACRAMENTO 117

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NHL

OTTAWA 4 COLUMBUS 1

TAMPA BAY 4 SAN JOSE 1

MONTRÉAL 4 MINNESOTA 3

DALLAS 6 BOSTON 2

WINNIPEG 3 ST. LOUIS 1

BUFFALO 5 NASHVILLE 3

NEW JERSEY 2 ADMIN TO 1

LOS ANGELES 4 NY RANGERS 3

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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NATIONAL RELEASES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NO. 1 INDIANA TOPS FINAL AP TOP 25 FOOTBALL POLL OF SEASON AS BIG TEN’S TITLE RUN REACHES 3 STRAIGHT

Indiana achieved one more first to end its magical season full of firsts: The national champion Hoosiers are No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

After beating Miami in the College Football Playoff title game to cap a 16-0 season that was unprecedented in the modern era, the Hoosiers on Tuesday became the third straight Big Ten team to finish on top of the rankings. Indiana’s championship and No. 1 final ranking followed those of fellow Big Ten teams Ohio State in 2024 and Michigan in 2023.

No. 2 Miami (13-3) moved up eight spots and ended with its highest ranking since the 2002 season, when it was second behind Ohio State. The 2003 Miami team had been the most recent to finish in the top 10.

Mississippi (13-2), which lost to Miami in the CFP semifinals after it beat Tulane and Georgia following coach Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU, was No. 3, its highest final ranking since 1962.

No. 4 Oregon (13-2) finished in the top 10 for a third straight year and No. 5 Ohio State was in the final top 10 for the 12th straight year. The Big Ten had three teams in the final top five for the second straight year.

Georgia (12-2), Texas Tech (12-2), Texas A&M (11-2), Alabama (11-4) and Notre Dame (10-2) rounded out the top 10.

The Bulldogs were No. 6 in the final poll for the second straight season and have ended in the top 10 every since since 2017. Texas Tech is a season-ending top-10 team for the first time. Texas A&M hadn’t been ranked in a final poll season since Jimbo Fisher’s 2020 team was No. 4. Alabama, which had ended every season between 2008-23 in the top 10, was back after slipping to No. 17 last year.

Notre Dame won 10 straight games following an 0-2 start, was left out of the playoff and opted to not play in a bowl game. The Irish slipped one spot and were ranked in a ninth straight final poll.

The Hoosiers were No. 20 in the preseason poll after going 11-2 in Curt Cignetti’s first season. They earned their then-highest ranking ever at No. 3 after they won at Oregon to go 6-0. They moved up to No. 2 the following week and stayed there for seven straight polls. Their 13-10 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game pushed them to No. 1 heading into the playoff.

Poll points

— No. 17 Iowa was ranked for the first time this season after winning three straight, including a bowl win over Vanderbilt. No. 22 Houston beat Baylor and LSU to end the season and was ranked for the first time in four polls. No. 25 TCU, which had been 18 spots out of the Top 25, was ranked for the first time since September after beating Houston, Cincinnati and USC.

— Arizona (21), Georgia Tech (24) and Missouri (25) dropped out.

— The SEC had seven teams in the final Top 25 for the second straight year. Last season was the first time that had happened since 2013.

— No. 15 Vanderbilt has its highest final ranking since the 1948 team was No. 12.

— No. 19 James Madison No. 24 North Texas are in the final poll for the first time.

Conference call

SEC (7 ranked teams): No. 3 Mississippi, No. 6 Georgia, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 Alabama, No. 12 Texas, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 Vanderbilt.

Big Ten (6): No. 1 Indiana, No. 4 Oregon, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 17 Iowa, No. 20 Southern California, No. 21 Michigan.

Big 12 (5): No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 11 BYU, No. 14 Utah, No. 22 Houston, No. 25 TCU.

American (3): No. 18 Tulane, No. 23 Navy, No. 24 North Texas.

ACC (2): No. 2 Miami, No. 16 Virginia.

Independent (1): No. 10 Notre Dame.

Sun Belt (1): No. 19 James Madison.

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NFL

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

NEW YORK — Jan. 20, 2026 — For the first time in 14 seasons (since 2011) and 11th time since 1970, four new teams are in the Conference Championships compared to the previous season. On Sunday, New England will travel to Denver for the AFC Championship Game (3 p.m. ET, CBS) and the Los Angeles Rams will visit Seattle in the NFC Championship Game (6:30 p.m. ET, FOX).

This postseason, there have been 15 fourth quarter lead changes, the most in any postseason in NFL history, and six games decided by four points or fewer, tied with 2021 and 2006 for the most such games in NFL postseason history.

The Conference Championship games feature the top three scoring offenses (the Los Angeles Rams, New England and Seattle) and three of the top four scoring defenses (Seattle, Denver and New England) from the regular season.

AFC Championship Game (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, CBS)

No. 2 New England Patriots (16-3) at No. 1 Denver Broncos (15-3)

Championship history: The Patriots are 11-5 (.688) in Conference Championship games, tied with the Green Bay Packers (11) for the most in NFL history. The Broncos are 8-2 (.800) in their previous 10 Conference Championship appearances, the highest winning percentage in Championship games all-time.

Postseason history: Denver is 4-1 against New England in the postseason, including home Conference Championship wins in 2013 (Denver 26, New England 16 on Jan. 19, 2014) and 2015 (Denver 20, New England 18 on Jan. 24, 2016).

Game notes:

• The Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-3, on Wild Card Weekend and the Houston Texans, 28-16, in the Divisional playoffs. New England has appeared in 11 Super Bowls (6-5), the most in NFL history.
• The Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills, 33-30, in overtime in the Divisional playoffs. Denver has eight Super Bowl appearances (3-5), tied for the second-most among all teams.
• This season, New England can become the fifth team since 2003 to go from “worst to first” and make the Super Bowl in the same season, joining the 2021 Bengals, 2017 Eagles, 2009 Saints and 2003 Panthers. The 2017 Jaguars and 2006 Saints also followed a last-place finish with an appearance in the Championship Game.
• New England’s Mike Vrabel is the third head coach to win 16 games, including the playoffs, in his first season with a club in NFL history, joining George Seifert (17 wins with San Francisco in 1989) and Jim Caldwell (16 with Indianapolis in 2009).
• Vrabel can become the eighth coach in NFL history and first since 2015 (Gary Kubiak with Denver) to lead his team to a Super Bowl appearance in his first season with a club.
• Denver’s Sean Payton, who led New Orleans to the Super Bowl XLIV title following the 2009 season, can become the eighth coach ever to lead multiple franchises to a Super Bowl appearance, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Bill Parcells (the New York Giants and New England), Don Shula (the Baltimore Colts and Miami) and Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia and the St. Louis Rams) as well as John Fox (Carolina and Denver), Mike Holmgren (Green Bay and Seattle), Dan Reeves (Denver and Atlanta) and Andy Reid (Philadelphia and Kansas City).
• Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who has started four career games, can become the first quarterback ever to start a Conference Championship game with fewer than five career starts. He can also become the seventh quarterback in the Super Bowl era to make his first start of the season in the playoffs and first since 2020 (Taylor Heinicke with Washington).
• Stidham, selected by New England in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, can become the fourth quarterback to start a Conference Championship or Super Bowl against the team that drafted him, joining Daryle Lamonica (Super Bowl II with the Oakland Raiders against Green Bay), Craig Morton (Super Bowl XII with Denver against Dallas) and Joe Theismann (Super Bowl XVII with Washington against Miami).

NFC Championship Game (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, FOX)

No. 5 Los Angeles Rams (14-5) at No. 1 Seattle Seahawks (15-3)

Championship history: The Rams are 7-9 all-time in Conference Championship games but have won four consecutive Championship appearances since 1999. The Seahawks are 3-1 in Conference Championship appearances (3-0 in the NFC, 0-1 in the AFC).

Postseason history: The Rams are 2-0 against the Seahawks in the postseason, with both victories coming in the Wild Card round on the road (2004 and 2020).

2025 regular season: The NFC West rivals split their regular season meetings this season, with each team winning at home. The Rams earned a 21-19 win in Week 11 as their defense recorded four interceptions. In Week 16, the Seahawks recorded a 38-37 overtime victory, overcoming a 16-point fourth quarter deficit, including a game-tying two-point conversion in the fourth quarter and game-winning two-point conversion in overtime.

Divisional opponents in Championship games since 2002: The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle will mark the sixth Conference Championship game between divisional opponents since 2002. In the previous five such matchups, the division-winning team won four times and each of the five winners went on to win the Super Bowl. The previous matchups: 2024 NFC Championship (Washington, 23 at Philadelphia, 55), 2021 NFC Championship (San Francisco, 17 at L.A. Rams, 20), 2013 NFC Championship (San Francisco, 17 at Seattle, 23), 2010 NFC Championship (Green Bay, 21 at Chicago, 14) and 2008 AFC Championship (Baltimore, 14 at Pittsburgh 23).

Game notes:

• The Los Angeles Rams defeated Carolina, 34-31, on Wild Card Weekend and earned a 20-17 overtime win at Chicago in the Divisional playoffs. The Rams have five Super Bowl appearances (2-3), most recently winning Super Bowl LVI following the 2021 season.
• Seattle defeated San Francisco, 41-6, in the Divisional playoffs for its first postseason win since the 2019 Wild Card round (at Philadelphia). The Seahawks have played in three Super Bowls (1-2), including consecutive appearances following the 2013 (won Super Bowl XLVIII against Denver) and 2014 season (lost Super Bowl XLIX to New England).
• The Seahawks will become the sixth team since 1970 to face multiple division opponents in the same postseason, joining the 2021 Los Angeles Rams, 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1985 New England Patriots, 1983 Seattle Seahawks and 1982 Miami Dolphins.
• The Rams can become the fifth Wild Card team since realignment in 2002 to advance to the Super Bowl, joining the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2010 Green Bay Packers, 2007 New York Giants and 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers.
• The Rams – who led the NFL in scoring offense (30.5 points per game) – and the Seahawks – who led the NFL in scoring defense (17.2 points per game allowed) – during the 2025 regular season will mark the third Championship Game since 1970 to feature the No. 1 scoring offense against No. 1 scoring defense from the regular season, joining 2014 NFC Championship Game (Green Bay vs. Seattle) and 1980 NFC Championship Game (Dallas vs. Philadelphia).
• With head coaches Mike Macdonald (age 38) and Sean McVay (turns 40 years old on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026), it will mark the second Championship game ever to feature two head coaches age 40-or-younger, joining the 2019 NFC Championship game between San Francisco and Green Bay (Kyle Shanahan and Matt LaFleur, both age 40).
• Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who was named Super Bowl LVI Most Valuable Player while with the Rams, will become the fifth player ever to face the team he won Super Bowl MVP with in the postseason, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Richard Dent (1994 with San Francisco against Chicago) and Peyton Manning (2014 with Denver against Indianapolis) as well as Santonio Holmes (2010 with the New York Jets against Pittsburgh) and Von Miller (2024 with Buffalo against Denver).
• Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold can become the eighth quarterback ever to lead his team to a Super Bowl appearance in his first season with a team and first since Matthew Stafford in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams.

REPORT: CARDS INTERVIEWING BILLS OC JOE BRADY FOR TOP JOB

The Arizona Cardinals are interviewing Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady for their head coaching job on Tuesday, NFL Network reported.

The 36-year-old Brady spent the past four seasons on the staff of Sean McDermott, who was fired by the Bills on Monday after nine seasons.

Brady was Josh Allen’s quarterbacks coach in 2022 and 2023 and added interim OC duties in November 2023 after the firing of Ken Dorsey. He was promoted to the full-time job in 2024.

Brady also has a second interview coming up with the Baltimore Ravens and has spoken to the Las Vegas Raiders, per the report.

In 2025, Brady’s Buffalo offense ranked fourth in the NFL in yards (376.3 per game) and points (28.3).

Brady first grabbed headlines in 2019 as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach during LSU’s 15-0 run to the national championship. Brady won the Broyles Award as the top assistant in college football for his work with quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson.

Brady was the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2020-21.

The youngest active NFL head coach is Kellen Moore, 37, of the New Orleans Saints.

JOHN HARBAUGH STRIVES TO RESTORE ‘CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURE’ WITH GIANTS

John Harbaugh has known Giants co-owner John Mara for years from their time on the NFL Competition Committee and felt his longing for bringing a world championship to New York.

On Tuesday, Harbaugh promised to be part of that mission as he joined the organization with a five-year deal reportedly worth $100 million.

After 18 seasons with the Ravens, Harbaugh was fired less than two weeks ago. He said he is ready to build a physical and tough roster and never considered taking a year off because he felt like he “didn’t have time.”

“What an honor,” Harbaugh said at his introductory press conference on Tuesday. “They say New York is a different kind of place. I would say it’s probably true, man. … One of the most iconic franchises in all of sports. I wanted this job. To be on the biggest stage in the biggest sport. I know the challenges, I understand the expectations.”

Harbaugh said the talent on the existing roster was part of what made the vacancy attractive. He did exhaustive research, from Eli Manning to current quarterback Jaxson Dart, and felt general manager Joe Schoen’s commitment to collaboration.

Harbaugh said it was “a joy” to talk football with Schoen, who hired Brian Daboll and then became charged with replacing him in November when Mara and co-owner Steve Tisch made a decision to part with Daboll.

Harbaugh plans to build the best coaching staff he can, which could mean taking existing coaches from the current staff, his previous staff in Baltimore and elsewhere to find “the best teachers” for Dart and others.

“You build your team around your quarterback. You build around your players and what you do well,” Harbaugh said. “I like him as a quarterback. I like him as a person, what he’s all about. He’s all about football.”

Schoen said the Giants wanted a “proven winner and elite leader” and found both in Harbaugh.

“He’s a proven winner. When we set out to do this, we knew John was going to be the perfect person for the New York Giants,” Schoen said.

Several players lined the back of the room at the press conference on Tuesday.

As for changing the culture and a timeframe for competing in the NFC, Harbaugh said the individual will required to bring together a shared mission starts immediately.

“Change can be good,” Harbaugh said of the feedback he received from a former boss, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. “One of the things, the football principles are self-evident truths. Eighteen years, 42 years whatever it is. They’re not compromised. You always have them. The methods — those things are like drawing in the dirt. Play calls, defensive schemes, blitz patterns, how you lift weights. Those things are all going to change and continue to change every single day”

FALCONS TAB BILL CALLAHAN AS OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

Bill Callahan will rejoin Kevin Stefanski and work as the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced Tuesday.

The move was expected after Stefanski agreed to become Atlanta’s head coach on Saturday.

Callahan, 69, served as Stefanski’s offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns from 2020-23 before leaving to work for his son, Brian Callahan, with the Tennessee Titans. Bill Callahan departed the Titans on Oct. 14, one day after Brian was fired as the team’s head coach midway through this season.

Bill Callahan served as a head coach with the then-Oakland Raiders (2002-03) and as interim head coach of the Washington franchise (2019). He also worked as the offensive coordinator for the Raiders (1998-2001) and Dallas Cowboys (2012-14) and as an offensive line coach with several teams in a coaching career that stretches back to the late 1970s.

Bill Callahan also was head coach at Nebraska from 2004-07.

REPORT: EAGLES TALKING TO BRIAN DABOLL ABOUT OC JOB

The Philadelphia Eagles are interviewing former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll for their offensive coordinator job on Tuesday, The Athletic reported.

Daboll, who is also receiving head coaching interest this cycle, was Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ offensive coordinator and position coach at Alabama in 2017. He was the OC for the Buffalo Bills from 2018-21 before going 20-40-1 with the Giants from 2022-25.

The Eagles are searching for their fifth offensive coordinator in as many seasons after moving on from Kevin Patullo following their loss in the NFC wild-card round.

The Eagles finished 24th in the NFL in total offense (311.2 yards per game), 23rd in passing offense (194.3 yards) and 19th in scoring (22.3 points) in 2025, a low point in head coach Nick Sirianni’s five-year tenure.

They were held to 19 points and 307 total yards in the home playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 11, which ended Philadelphia’s Super Bowl title defense.

Before Patullo, the offensive coordinators under Sirianni were Kellen Moore (2024), Brian Johnson (2023) and Shane Steichen (2021-22).

Daboll, 50, has also been the OC for the Kansas City Chiefs (2012), Miami Dolphins (2011) and Cleveland Browns (2009-10). He was named the NFL Coach of the Year in 2022 and the Assistant Coach of the Year in 2020.

REPORTS: TITANS SET TO HIRE 49ERS DC ROBERT SALEH AS HEAD COACH

Robert Saleh is set to get a second crack at being an NFL head coach.

The San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator was working to finalize a deal to take the top job with the Tennessee Titans, multiple media outlets reported Monday night.

Saleh, 46, led the New York Jets to losing records in 2021, 2022 and 2023, then was fired after the team started 2-3 in 2024. His overall mark on the job was 20-36.

He took over the 49ers’ defense this season. Saleh’s unit wound up 20th in the NFL in total defense (340.2 yards per game) and 13th in scoring defense (21.8 points per game) despite All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner and All-Pro edge rusher Nick Bosa missing the majority of the season due to injuries.

The Titans confirmed Monday that they interviewed Saleh and Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy for their head-coaching vacancy. Tennessee fired Brian Callahan after a 1-5 start, and interim coach Mike McCoy saw out the team’s 3-14 season.

Callahan also led the Titans to a 3-14 mark in 2024. Tennessee has posted four consecutive losing seasons.

Prior to getting the Jets’ job, Saleh was an assistant in college football with Michigan State, Central Michigan and Georgia. He broke into the pro coaching ranks with the Houston Texans in 2005 and later worked with the Seattle Seahawks and the Jacksonville Jaguars before his first stint as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator from 2017-20.

REPORTS: MIKE MCDANIEL SET TO BECOME CHARGERS’ OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

After a busy interview process, former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has reportedly determined what his next step will be.

McDaniel is set to take over as offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers, according to multiple media reports Monday night.

Those reports emerged hours after news broke that McDaniel had removed himself from contention for the Cleveland Browns’ head-coaching vacancy ahead of an in-person interview Wednesday.

McDaniel was also viewed as a candidate for the OC positions with Philadelphia and Tampa Bay and was in consideration for head-coaching vacancies with the Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders.

It’ll be a return to California for McDaniel after a brief but notable tenure as San Francisco’s offensive coordinator before taking the head coach job in Miami in 2022.

He achieved back-to-back playoff appearances with the Dolphins in his first two seasons. Over four seasons there, McDaniel posted a 35-33 record in the regular season and a 0-2 record in the postseason.

The Chargers’ interest comes after they dismissed Greg Roman following a wild-card loss. Los Angeles finished 12th in total offense (333.8 yards per game) and 20th in scoring offense (21.6 points) this season but once again struggled in the playoffs, losing 16-3 at New England in the wild-card round.

In two playoff games with Roman as offensive coordinator, the Chargers managed just one touchdown.

PACKERS RELEASE CB TREVON DIGGS AFTER BRIEF STINT

The Green Bay Packers have released cornerback Trevon Diggs, the Packers announced Tuesday.

By releasing Diggs, the Packers will save just over $15 million against the cap in 2026.

The 2021 first-team All-Pro honoree was released by the Cowboys on Dec. 30 with three years left on his contract and subsequently claimed off waivers by the Packers one day later.

Diggs, 27, appeared in just two games for Green Bay: The regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings where he played 33 snaps and the Packers’ wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears where he played just one snap.

Diggs broke out onto the scene in 2021 where he led the league in interceptions with 11, returning two for touchdowns, and was named to the Pro Bowl along with the All-Pro nod. He was rewarded with a five-year, $97 million extension in July 2023.

But Diggs has dealt with multiple injuries since then, playing in just 21 of a possible 50 games. He tore his ACL two games into the 2023 season and missed the final six games of 2024 with a left knee injury.

Diggs found himself on the injured reserve list again this past season, reportedly to help strengthen a problem with his right knee, though he also reportedly suffered a concussion at his home.

He was released by the Cowboys shortly after he didn’t fly home with the team on Christmas after a win over the Washington Commanders. Diggs asked coach Brian Schottenheimer if he could stay in Maryland to spend the holiday with family and was denied, then Diggs skipped the team flight.

Schottenheimer said that Diggs was waived for multiple reasons, not just because he didn’t fly home with the team.

In 67 career regular-season games (64 starts), the 2020 second-round pick has 20 interceptions, 63 passes defended and 242 tackles across six seasons.

In other moves, the Packers signed defensive linemen Jaden Crumedy and quarterback Kyle McCord to reserve/future contracts.

McCord, 23, was selected in the sixth round out of Syracuse in last year’s draft and has yet to make his NFL debut.

Crumedy, 25, appeared in eight games (zero starts) across two seasons for the Carolina Panthers, where he registered 15 tackles and one-half sack. The Panthers selected him in the sixth round of the 2024 draft.

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: UCLA STUNS NO. 4 PURDUE WITH LATE TREY

Tyler Bilodeau hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds remaining and finished with 14 points as UCLA pulled off a signature victory by getting past No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday at Los Angeles.

Donovan Dent scored 23 points with 13 assists and Eric Dailey Jr. added 12 points with seven rebounds, as the Bruins (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten) improved to 1-3 against ranked teams this season.

UCLA shot 56.9% from the floor in the game and 65.2% in the second half, closing on an 8-0 run over the final 1:32 to pull off the upset.

C.J. Cox scored 16 points and Braden Smith added 12 with four assists for the Boilermakers (17-2, 7-1), who saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end. Trey Kaufmann-Renn scored 10 points with seven rebounds and five assists.

No. 3 Michigan 86, Indiana 72

Elliot Cadeau scored a game-high 19 points and Yaxel Lendeborg added 15 to boost the Wolverines to their third straight win with a victory over the Hoosiers in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Aday Mara chipped in 13 points and Trey McKenney followed with 10, as Michigan (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) controlled the game throughout and wasn’t in danger even when going 7:36 without a field goal down the stretch.

Indiana (12-7, 3-5) lost a season-high fourth straight game as it struggled to find a shooting rhythm. The Hoosiers shot 40.4% compared to 50.9% for the Wolverines. Tucker DeVries had 15 points to lead the Hoosiers.

No. 9 Iowa State 87, UCF 57

Joshua Jefferson posted his second triple-double of the season to help the Cyclones snap a two-game skid with a blowout of the Knights in Ames, Iowa.

Jefferson finished with 17 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and four steals, as Iowa State (17-2, 4-2 Big 12) ended the first half on a 13-0 run for an 18-point halftime lead. Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points and made four of his team’s nine 3-pointers.

Riley Kugel and Jordan Burks (seven rebounds) each had 15 points as UCF (14-4, 3-3) shot 36.8% from the floor (21 of 57) and turned over the ball 19 times.

No. 10 Michigan State 68, Oregon 52

Carson Cooper scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead the Spartans to a victory over the short-handed Ducks in Big Ten play at Eugene, Ore.

Coen Carr added 15 points and eight rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 14 points, as the Spartans (17-2, 7-1 Big Ten) recorded their fifth straight double-digit victory. Michigan State has won by an average of 18.6 points during the streak. Cooper also collected seven rebounds and had a career-best four blocked shots.

Takai Simpkins had 15 points and seven rebounds as the Ducks (8-11, 1-7) lost their fifth straight game.

No. 12 Texas Tech 92, Baylor 73

Christian Anderson scored 26 points and poured in a career-high eight 3-pointers and the Red Raiders shot their way to a dominating win over the struggling Bears in a Big 12 clash in Waco, Texas.

Texas Tech (15-4, 5-1 Big 12) used a blistering proficiency from beyond the arc to build a 19-point halftime lead and kept its collective foot on the accelerator throughout the second half, capturing its fourth straight win and eighth in its past nine outings. The Red Raiders tied a program record with 17 3-pointers.

Cameron Carr had 18 points, Dan Skillings Jr. scored 12 and Isaac Williams hit for 11 points for Baylor (11-7, 1-5), which has dropped two straight and five of its past six games.

No. 20 Arkansas 93, No. 15 Vanderbilt 68

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 points and added five assists, Malique Ewin and Karter Knox scored 16 points apiece, and the Razorbacks overwhelmed the Commodores at Fayetteville, Ark.

Trevon Brazile had 10 points and 14 rebounds, Meleek Thomas had 13 points and D.J. Wagner added 11 for Arkansas (14-5, 4-2 SEC), which had lost two of three.

Tyler Nickel scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, Tyler Tanner scored 11 points and Devin McGlockton added 10 for Vanderbilt (16-3, 3-3), which has lost three in a row after tying the school record with a 16-0 start.

No. 16 Florida 79, LSU 61

Rueben Chinyelu matched his career high with 21 rebounds and scored 15 points for his fourth consecutive double-double, and the Gators won for the ninth time in 10 games in Gainesville, Fla.

Urban Klavzar contributed five triples and a game-high 18 points off the bench as Florida (14-5, 5-1 SEC) extended its current winning streak to five games. The Gators also made it 16 consecutive home victories at Exactech Arena — dating back to last January. Chinyelu, who on Monday was named SEC Player of the Week for the first time in his career, helped the Gators enjoy a 50-30 rebounding advantage over the Tigers (13-6, 1-5).

Point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. returned to the lineup for LSU after missing the previous five games with a lower-leg injury. Thomas came off the bench early in the first half and finished 1-of-8 shooting for two points with three assists and two rebounds in 17 minutes.

North Carolina State 80, No. 18 Clemson 76 (OT)

Ven-Allen Lubin scored 22 points and the Wolfpack and North Carolina State got a needed resume-boosting road win while snapping the Tigers’ nine-game winning streak.

Darrion Williams posted 17 points, Quadir Copeland added 16 and Paul McNeil Jr. provided 10 points as the Wolfpack topped a ranked team for the first time in four chances this season and made up for a dismal home loss to Georgia Tech three days earlier.

NC State (13-6, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) gained its first road triumph against a ranked team since February of 2021 while knocking Clemson (16-4, 6-1) out of a chance to stay even atop the conference standings. RJ Godfrey collected 16 points and Carter Welling 14 points for the Tigers.

No. 19 Kansas 75, Colorado 69

Melvin Council Jr. had 18 points and seven rebounds as the Jayhawks beat host Colorado without coach Bill Self, who did not travel with his team to Boulder after an illness that required him to be hospitalized Monday.

Self mentioned in a statement Tuesday that he was “feeling much better” after receiving IV fluids. Kansas assistant Jacque Vaughn, a former Jayhawk standout who has experience coaching in the NBA, served as the acting head coach.

Tre White finished with 17 points, 15 rebounds and four assists for Kansas (14-5, 4-2 Big 12). Darryn Peterson added 16 points and six rebounds. Isaiah Johnson led Colorado (12-7, 2-4) with 19 points and Barrington Hargress added 17 points.

No. 21 Georgia 74, Missouri 72

Marcus Millender converted a three-point play with 5.5 seconds left to lift the Bulldogs to a victory over the Tigers at Columbia, Mo.

Millender led Georgia (16-3, 4-2 SEC) with 18 points, delivering the game-winning points after Missouri took a 72-71 lead with 18 seconds left on a Jacob Crews 3-pointer. Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 14 points and Kanon Catchings added 12 for the Bulldogs.

Mark Mitchell scored 18 points and Jayden Stone added 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Tigers (13-6, 3-3), who took their first loss in 12 home games.

No. 24 Saint Louis 81, Duquesne 77

Trey Green had 14 points and four steals on Tuesday, helping the Billikens stave off the Dukes for a victory in their first game as a ranked team since January 2021 in Pittsburgh.

Robbie Avila and Dion Brown added 14 points apiece for Saint Louis (18-1, 6-0), which won its 12th straight game. Brady Dunlap scored 11 and Kellen Thames 10 off the bench.

Jimmie Williams led Duquesne (10-9, 2-4) with 28 points, while Tarence Guinyard scored 14. David Dixon chipped in nine points and 10 boards for the Dukes, who dropped their fourth game in five tries.

No. 25 Miami (OH) 107, Kent State 101 (OT)

Luke Skaljac forced overtime with a clutch bank shot and added five more points in the extra session to help keep the RedHawks unbeaten with a win over host Kent State.

Peter Suder tallied 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Miami (20-0, 8-0 Mid-American Conference), which became the first team in MAC history to start a season 20-0. Eian Elmer added 25 points while Skaljac had 18 points and eight assists.

Rob Whaley Jr. set career highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds to lead Kent State (14-5, 5-2), while Cian Medley added 23 points, Morgan Safford had 18 and Delrecco Gillespie netted 17 for the Golden Flashes.

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NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: RAPTORS BLOW OUT JIMMY BUTLER-LESS WARRIORS

Immanuel Quickley exploded for a career-high-tying 40 points, Scottie Barnes dropped in 26 and the Toronto Raptors took advantage of the absence of Jimmy Butler III to overpower the Golden State Warriors 145-127 in San Francisco on Tuesday night.

Butler sustained a torn ACL in Monday’s home win over the Miami Heat, with the after-effects showing in a 41-28 Toronto blitz in the first quarter en route to a lead as large as 30 points.

But led by reserves Buddy Hield (25 p
oints) and Jonathan Kuminga (20), the Warriors rallied late to get within 125-116 before Golden State eventually caved to Toronto’s high-efficiency offense, which had its highest-scoring game of the season.

Quickley hit 11 of his 13 shots and Barnes 12 of his 18 for Toronto, which connected on 59.3% of its attempts in the game and 61.8% of its 3-point shots. Brandon Ingram finished with 22 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili 14 for Toronto, which was making its second stop on a five-game western swing.

Lakers 115, Nuggets 107

Luka Doncic had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and Los Angeles used a strong second half to beat host Denver.

LeBron James scored 19 points for Los Angeles, which rallied from 16 down. Marcus Smart added 15 points for the Lakers, who played the second half without Deandre Ayton after he sustained a left eye injury.

Jamal Murray had 28 points and 11 assists but had just two points in the second half when Denver was outscored 58-36. Peyton Watson and Aaron Gordon had 18 points each, Spencer Jones added 16 and Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 10 for the Nuggets. Denver has lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak.

Suns 116, 76ers 110

Devin Booker scored 27 points and Jalen Green played for the first time in more than two months to lead Phoenix past host Philadelphia.

Green (hamstring), whose last game was Nov. 8, came off the Suns bench and played 20 minutes, scoring 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting. He was part of a strong effort by the Phoenix reserves, who placed four players in double figures, including Jordan Goodwin and Grayson Allen with 16 points apiece.

VJ Edgecombe had 25 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. notched 21 for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid (ankle) and Paul George (knee). Tyrese Maxey shot just 7 of 25 en route to 20 points for the Sixers, who have lost four of their last six games.

Jazz 127, Timberwolves 122

Keyonte George scored a career-high 43 points and Jusuf Nurkic had his second career triple-double to rally Utah past Minnesota in Salt Lake City.

Nurkic finished with 18 rebounds, 16 points, and 10 assists for his first triple-double since 2019. Ace Bailey added 20 points while Isaiah Collier chipped in 18 points and 10 assists off the bench. Will Hardy earned his 100th career win as the Jazz head coach.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 38 points. Julius Randle added 19 points while Jaden McDaniels chipped in 18 points and six assists. Donte DiVincenzo had a team-high eight assists to go along with 15 points. Naz Reid chipped in 13 off the bench.

Rockets 111, Spurs 106

Reed Sheppard scored 12 of his 21 points off the bench in the fourth quarter to help spark Houston to a comeback win over visiting San Antonio.

The Rockets erased a 16-point deficit en route to squaring the season series with the Spurs at a game apiece. Alperen Sengun posted 20 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, while Durant added 18 points and seven assists. Amen Thompson posted 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Houston.

After a scorching start from long range, the Spurs missed 31 of 37 3-pointers over the final three periods. Julian Champagnie led the Spurs with 27 points on 8-for-16 shooting from deep, while De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama scored 14 points apiece.

Bulls 138, Clippers 110

Coby White matched a season high with 27 points and Matas Buzelis added 21 as host Chicago defeated visiting Los Angeles, stopping the Clippers’ six-game winning streak.

Seven players scored in double figures for the Bulls, who led by as many as 31 points on the way to their third win in four games. Chicago tied a franchise best with 25 3-pointers, sparked by a 6-for-10 showing from White. Nikola Vucevic had 19 points, Ayo Dosunmu followed with 18 and Tre Jones had a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists. Kevin Huerter scored 14 points and Jalen Smith had 10.

James Harden (24 points) and John Collins (23) paced the Clippers. Ivica Zubac registered a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds, Jordan Miller scored 12 points and TyTy Washington Jr. chipped in 11.

Heat 130, Kings 117

Bam Adebayo recorded 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help Miami post a victory over host Sacramento.

Norman Powell scored 22 points and Andrew Wiggins added 19, as Miami improved to 1-1 on a five-game road trip. Simone Fontecchio matched his career best of five 3-pointers while contributing 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Miami was a stellar 21-of-42 from 3-point range.

DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and Russell Westbrook added 22 for the Kings, who lost their second straight game to fall to 4-2 on a seven-game homestand. Zach LaVine and backup Malik Monk each added 18 points, and Dylan Cardwell collected a career-best 12 rebounds for Sacramento.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: LIGHTNING TOP SHARKS TO EXTEND POINT STREAK TO 14 GAMES

Brandon Hagel scored two goals, including the 150th of his career, and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their point streak to 14 games Tuesday with a 4-1 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks.

The streak (13-0-1) is tied for the third longest in franchise history, matching the run by the 2018-19 club, and four off the record of 18 in the 2003-04 campaign.

Jake Guentzel and Anthony Cirelli had a goal and a helper each as the Lightning improved to 9-2-0 against the Pacific Division and 15-4-1 versus the Western Conference.

After a five-point game in San Jose during Tampa Bay’s 7-3 victory on Jan. 3, Nikita Kucherov recorded two assists. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves.

Tyler Toffoli found the net for San Jose, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 16 saves.

Senators 4, Blue Jackets 1

Tim Stutzle scored the go-ahead goal midway into the first period to fuel visiting Ottawa to a victory over Columbus.

Stutzle joined Ridly Greig with a goal and an assist and captain Brady Tkachuk and defenseman Tyler Kleven also tallied for the Senators, who improved to 3-0-2 in their last five games. Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot notched two assists and James Reimer made 21 saves in his second start since being signed as an unrestricted free agent last week.

Sean Monahan scored a goal for the Blue Jackets, who went 0-for-3 on the power play en route to seeing their season-high-tying four-game winning streak come to a halt. The loss was the first since Rick Bowness replaced Dean Evason as the team’s head coach on Jan. 12.

Canadiens 4, Wild 3

Cole Caufield’s go-ahead goal with 15 seconds remaining in regulation secured a dramatic victory for Montreal over visiting Minnesota.

With the score tied 3-3, Caufield blasted a one-timer from the edge of the circle that beat a screened Jesper Wallstedt. It was Caufield’s 25th goal of the season and his seventh game-winning goal, tying the NHL lead. Lane Hutson had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, and Ivan Demidov had two assists.

Vladimir Tarasenko had two power-play goals for the Wild, who are a modest 3-4-2 over their last nine games. Brock Faber scored the Wild’s other goal, and Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov each collected two assists.

Stars 6, Bruins 2

Justin Hryckowian posted his first career three-point game with a goal and two assists before Jason Robertson scored twice in the third period, helping host Dallas end Boston’s six-game win streak with a victory.

Wyatt Johnston and Mavrik Bourque (one goal, one assist) each scored power-play goals in the final four minutes of the first period to give Dallas a lead that it would never relinquish. Esa Lindell also scored, and Miro Heiskanen had three assists.

Morgan Geekie and Fraser Minten scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals on 34 shots before Joonas Korpisalo entered in relief in the third period.

Sabres 5, Predators 3

Konsta Helenius scored his first NHL goal and added two assists for Buffalo, which held on for a win against host Nashville.

Noah Ostlund scored twice and Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who had lost two straight. Alex Lyon made 31 saves in his return after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury.

Ryan O’Reilly had two goals and an assist and Filip Forsberg added a goal and two assists for the Predators, who have lost two in a row after winning three straight. Juuse Saros allowed four goals on 18 shots before being replaced by Justus Annunen, who made 13 saves in relief.

Jets 3, Blues 1

Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist to lead host Winnipeg past St. Louis, his sixth game with three-plus points this season.

Josh Morrissey had a goal and two assists for the Jets, who had lost two straight. Kyle Connor had two assists and Eric Comrie made 22 saves in the win.

Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who have lost two straight while being outscored 8-1. Joel Hofer made 13 saves.

Kings 4, Rangers 3

Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist to help Los Angeles end a four-game winless streak with a over visiting New York and former goaltender Jonathan Quick.

Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 6 of 8 shots before leaving with an upper-body injury with 39 seconds left in the first period. Anton Forsberg replaced him and stopped 27 of 28 shots. Adrian Kempe, Taylor Ward and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored for Los Angeles, which was 0-1-3 in its previous four games.

J.T. Miller scored two goals, Will Cuylle also scored and Quick made 23 saves for the Rangers, who have lost seven of eight (1-6-1). Kempe opened the scoring 18 seconds into the game.

Devils 2, Oilers 1

Jake Allen made 22 saves as visiting New Jersey topped Edmonton to pick up its fourth win in five games.

Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which was playing the second game of a back-to-back. The win moved the Devils to within four points of the Boston Bruins for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Matt Savoie scored for Edmonton, which had a two-game win streak. Tristan Jarry, making his first home start with the Oilers following a Dec. 12 trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins, finished with 15 saves.

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GOLF

NCAA CHAMP MICHAEL LA SASSO JOINS LIV, FORFEITS MASTERS INVITE

LIV Golf announced the signing of reigning NCAA individual champion Michael La Sasso on Tuesday.

The arrival of La Sasso, who joins captain Phil Mickelson’s HyFlyers GC, comes less than a week after PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy said LIV Golf has not “signed anyone who moves the needle.”

La Sasso, 21, was a first-team All-American at Ole Miss. His 2025 national title was the second for the Rebels after Braden Thornberry in 2017. La Sasso’s season scoring average (69.48) set a school record.

“I’m incredibly excited to join HyFlyers GC and take this next step in my career,” La Sasso said in a release. “It’s a rare opportunity to learn from one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and I don’t take that lightly. LIV Golf allows me to compete at the highest level on a global stage, and I thrive in a team environment, especially one with the camaraderie and support that defines HyFlyers GC. My focus is on learning, continuing to improve, and doing everything I can to help our team succeed.”

La Sasso has experienced team success before, winning the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup and 2025 Walker Cup with the U.S. national team.

He surrenders his amateur eligibility by joining LIV Golf, therefore forfeiting his spot in the Masters in April.

La Sasso made his major debut at the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, missing the cut after two rounds of 74. Out of his six PGA Tour events, he only made the cut at the 3M Open in July and finished T44 at 11-under.

In addition to six-time major winner Mickelson, La Sasso will team up with Cameron Tringale and Brendan Steele as the HyFlyers open the season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 4.

“Michael is one of the most exciting young players in the game today, bringing a competitive fire that’s evident every time he tees it up,” Mickelson said. “He combines tremendous power and speed with an exceptional feel for the game. Beyond his talent, his personality, work ethic, and commitment to being a great teammate make him a terrific addition to HyFlyers GC. We’re excited to support his development, accelerate his learning curve and help him achieve his goals — while he, in turn, makes our team even stronger.”

Meanwhile, Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia’s attempt to recruit fellow Spaniard Angel Ayora to LIV Golf was not successful.

“I told (Garcia) it was a pleasure for me to be a part of his team, but I told him my dream is to play on the PGA Tour, so I’m going to try to keep this path,” Ayora, 21, told Today’s Golfer.

“I want to be at the top 50 in the world and I want to play the majors and everything, so I think the right path for me is to stay here on DP and trying to get a PGA Tour card and play there. That’s what I want to do, so I’m going to fight for that.”

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BASEBALL

CARLOS BELTRAN, ANDRUW JONES ELECTED TO BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

Five-tool center fielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones learned Tuesday that they have been elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Beltran, a nine-time All-Star, piled up 435 home runs and 312 stolen bases during a 20-year career, culminated by winning the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros. He received 358 votes out of 425 ballots cast (84.2%), surpassing the 75% threshold needed for enshrinement.

Jones, who hit home runs in his first two World Series at-bats at the tender age of 19, produced 434 homers and 152 steals over a 17-year career that featured 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards. Jones collected 333 votes (78.4%).

Beltran and Jones will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 26 in Cooperstown, N.Y. They will be joined by second baseman Jeff Kent, who earned his place last month via the Contemporary Baseball Era committee.

Beltran, 48, began his career with the Kansas City Royals and earned the American League’s 1999 Rookie of the Year award. During his seventh season with the Royals, the switch-hitter was traded to the Houston Astros in June 2004 and capped one of his best seasons: 38 homers, 42 steals, 121 runs and 104 RBIs while helping the Astros reach the NLCS.

He then signed a free-agent contract with the New York Mets and spent more than six years there before being traded to the San Francisco Giants at the 2011 trade deadline for Zack Wheeler. Beltran earned five All-Star appearances, three Gold Gloves, and two Silver Sluggers during his time with the Mets, which included a .280/.369/500 slash line with 149 home runs and 100 stolen bases.

“Growing up in Puerto Rico, Carlos was an important role model to so many of us,” said Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor. “After getting to know him personally, I saw firsthand what an exceptional father, leader and role model he truly is. He paved the way for future generations of Puerto Rican baseball players and set them on a path to success. For that, he truly deserves this moment.”

Beltran also played for the Giants (2011), St. Louis Cardinals (2012-13), New York Yankees (2014-16), Texas Rangers (2016) and Astros (2017). He reached the postseason seven times and amassed a .307/.412/.609 slash line over 256 plate appearances.

While Beltran’s superstar status was cemented once he reached New York’s spotlight, Jones was a comet from the moment he debuted with the Atlanta Braves. He earned his first Gold Glove and posted his first 30-homer season in 1998 when he was 21.

That started a 10-year run during which Jones won the Gold Glove every season while smacking 345 homers and driving in 1,034 runs. He hit his peak in 2005 when he led the National League with 51 homers and 128 RBIs and finished second in the Most Valuable Player vote.

After spending 1996-2007 with the Braves, the Curacao native played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008), Rangers (2009), Chicago White Sox (2010) and Yankees (2011-12). He reached the postseason 10 consecutive years with the Braves and produced a .273/.363/433 slash line with 10 home runs in 238 career playoff at-bats.

Former Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley finished third in the balloting with 59.1% of the vote. Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte (48.5%), Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez (46.1%) and Alex Rodriguez (40%) rounded out the top five.

Hernandez, in his second year on the ballot, achieved the largest year-over-year percentage increase since Luis Aparicio in 1983. The 2010 Cy Young Award winner and six-time All-Star received only 20.6% of the vote last year.

Manny Ramirez finished sixth with 38.8% of the vote in his 10th year, but he needed a higher percentage to stay on the ballot.

METS ACQUIRE LUIS ROBERT JR. FROM WHITE SOX

After missing out on Kyle Tucker, the New York Mets made their outfield upgrade on Tuesday, acquiring center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox for infielder Luisangel Acuna and right-handed pitching prospect Truman Pauley.

Despite not getting Tucker, who agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week, this is the second major move in days for the Mets. New York agreed to a deal with free-agent infielder Bo Bichette last Friday and announced the signing earlier Tuesday.

In Robert, the Mets get a strong, speedy outfielder who has won a Gold Glove, hit 38 home runs in a season, stole 33 in another, and made an All-Star Game. But the 28-year-old has struggled to put it all together consistently.

His breakout season came in 2023 when he hit the 38 home runs with 80 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in a career-high 145 games played. That was his All-Star season. But last season, the oft-injured Robert was limited to 110 games and slashed just .223/.297/.364, though he did swipe the 33 bases.

In 577 games over six seasons, Robert has hit 102 home runs with 298 RBIs and 102 steals with a .259 average and .767 OPS.

Acuna, 23, hit .234 and stole 16 bases in 95 games last season, his second in the majors. Pauley, 22, was a 12th-round pick in 2025. He started three games with the Mets’ Class-A affiliate in Port St. Lucie, posting a 2.08 ERA over 4 1/3 innings.

RAYS REACH NON-BINDING AGREEMENT FOR STADIUM PLAN AT HILLSBOROUGH COLLEGE

The Rays’ ongoing search for a new ballpark location took a significant step Tuesday as the Hillsborough College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to consider transforming the school’s Dale Mabry campus into a stadium-centered, mixed-use district.

The vote authorizes formal negotiations and sets a 180-day window to produce definitive agreements. City of Tampa and Hillsborough County approvals would still be required, and the board can end the MOU at any time.

“We are encouraged to take this early but very important step forward in bringing a shared and innovative concept to life for all of Tampa Bay,” Rays CEO Ken Babby said.

Under the framework, the college would carve out a “College District” on the site’s southwest corner for new campus facilities, while the Rays would receive a long-term ground lease, no less than 99 years, on the remainder.

The team would build and control a surrounding mixed-use development that could include housing, retail, hotels, offices, restaurants and parking. Stadium construction must minimize any interference with classes and operations, potentially through temporary facilities. If public funds help build the ballpark, ownership would transfer to Hillsborough County.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis voiced support, saying, “Baseball can succeed in the Tampa Bay area,” and adding that the state could assist with infrastructure even if it won’t help pay for the stadium.

The Rays’ new ownership group has set Opening Day of the 2029 season as its target and has repeatedly cited the development of The Battery Atlanta, which includes Truist Park, home of the Braves, as a model for generating year-round revenue.

For now, the team will return to Tropicana Field next season while both sides work to turn the MOU into a binding agreement over the next six months.

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INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT CELTICS

The Indiana Pacers (10-34) continue their road trip in Boston on Wednesday as they take on the Celtics (26-16) following a 113-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. Boston also took a loss on Monday as the Detroit Pistons narrowly defeated the Celtics, 104-103.

Indiana is just 2-18 on the road this season, but looks to secure a third road win in Boston on Wednesday. The Celtics lead the season series, 2-1, but the Pacers found a defensive rhythm in Boston’s most recent visit to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana held the Celtics to just 26 percent shooting from 3-point range in that game, and defeated them 98-96, marking just the fourth time the Pacers held an opponent under 100 this season. Jaylen Brown did not play in that contest due to lower back spasms. 

Both Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard tallied strong scoring performances on Monday despite the loss. Siakam notched 24 points, and Nembhard contributed 25. That pair will carry the offensive load for Indiana on Wednesday as Boston looks to be reinforced with Brown for the fourth clash between the two clubs.

The Celtics await the return of star forward Jayson Tatum, who suffered a torn Achilles tendon in last season’s playoffs. Boston hasn’t yet ruled Tatum out for the season, and the Celtics currently sit second in the Eastern Conference.

Tatum will not be available for Monday’s game.

Indiana’s 10-34 record lands it in 15th place in the Eastern Conference, but the gap in the standings doesn’t intimidate the Blue and Gold as they travel into Boston.

“This team’s battled all year with a big deficit of talent with a lot of guys hurt and stuff like that,” coach Rick Carlisle said on Monday. “But there have been no excuses. The last couple of years, this team has committed to a standard for hard play and commitment to team and we haven’t wavered from that.”

After Wednesday’s contest, the Pacers will continue their five-game road trip as they head to Oklahoma City for a Finals rematch with the Thunder on Friday, Jan. 23 at 8:00 PM ET.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Johnny Furphy, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff

Celtics: G – Payton Pritchard, G – Derrick White, F – Sam Hauser, F – Jaylen Brown, C – Neemias Queta

Injury Report

Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Bennedict Mathurin – out (right thumb sprain), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture)

Celtics: Josh Minott – questionable (ankle), Jayson Tatum – out (right Achilles tendon tear)

Last Meeting

Jan. 12, 2026: The Pacers secured a last-second win over the Boston Celtics as Pascal Siakam hit a bank shot with 6.1 seconds remaining to push Indiana past Boston, 98-96. The win marked the Pacers’ third straight victory — their longest winning streak of the season.

Siakam led the Blue and Gold with 21 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and the deciding bucket, but Jay Huff had a spectacular game as well. Huff notched 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Indiana played without Bennedict Mathurin, who was sidelined with a sprained thumb.

Payton Pritchard led Boston with his 23 points and eight assists, but Indiana’s defense was particularly tight. The Celtics played without leading scorer Jaylen Brown, who was sidelined with lower back spasms. The Celtics shot just 26 percent from deep as Indiana shot 43 percent from 3-point range.

The loss was Boston’s third over a four game span, and Indiana secured its first game in the four-game regular season series. The Celtics still led that series following the loss, 2-1.

Noteworthy

Indiana is 88-112 against Boston all-time.

The Pacers trail the Celtics in the season series, 2-1.

Wednesday’s game is the fourth and final regular season meeting between the Pacers and Celtics.

The Boston Celtics drafted Aaron Nesmith 14th overall in 2020. The Pacers acquired him via trade in 2022.

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

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

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

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INDIANA FOOTBALL

FERNANDO MENDOZA HEADLINES AP’S ALL-COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAM AFTER LEADING INDIANA TO TITLE

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza spent the College Football Playoff showing the nation just why he earned the Heisman Trophy.

Mendoza threw more touchdown passes (eight) than incompletions (five) in Indiana’s first two playoff victories — lopsided wins over Alabama in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal and Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal. His statistics weren’t quite as impressive in Monday’s 27-21 championship game victory over Miami, but he showed plenty of poise and guile while returning to his hometown.

Mendoza delivered the signature moment of this playoff with his 12-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-4 play to extend Indiana’s lead to 24-14 in the fourth quarter. He also avoided any turnovers while getting harassed all night by Miami’s superstar defensive line duo of Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor.

All three of those players were easy choices for the Associated Press’ all-playoff team. As we did with our all-bowl team that included top players from all the non-playoff bowl games, we made room for four defensive linemen, four linebackers and five defensive backs to account for all different types of defensive schemes.

Here’s a rundown of our top playoff performers at each position.

QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Mendoza completed nearly three-quarters of his passes for 555 yards with eight touchdown passes, one touchdown run and no turnovers in the playoff. He was 14 of 16 with three touchdowns in the 38-3 rout of Alabama and 17 of 20 with five touchdowns in the 56-22 blowout of Oregon.

RB Mark Fletcher, Miami

Fletcher rushed for at least 90 yards in each of Miami’s four playoff games and totaled 507 yards rushing on 75 CFP carries. He ran for 172 yards on just 17 carries in a 10-3 win at Texas A&M. He had 19 carries for 90 yards plus a 25-yard touchdown catch in Miami’s 24-14 Cotton Bowl quarterfinal upset of Ohio State. He ran for 133 yards on 22 carries in a 31-27 Fiesta Bowl triumph over Mississippi. Against Indiana, Fletcher rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 17 attempts.

RB Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss

Lacy rushed for 288 yards and four touchdowns in three playoff games. He ran for 87 yards on 15 attempts in a 41-10 first-round win over Tulane. Lacy had 22 carries for 88 yards and two touchdowns in a 39-34 Sugar Bowl quarterfinal upset of Georgia. In Ole Miss’ loss to Miami, Lacy had 11 carries for 103 yards, including a 73-yard score.

WR Charlie Becker, Indiana

Becker made a critical fourth-and-5 reception on Indiana’s final touchdown drive and a third-and-7 reception on the Hoosiers’ last possession in the championship game. He had four catches for 65 yards against Miami after scoring touchdowns in each of Indiana’s first two playoff wins.

WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State

Ohio State’s playoff appearance lasted only one game, but Smith made the most of it with seven catches for 157 yards and a touchdown against Miami. The AP All-America first-team pick has 26 receptions for 538 yards and six touchdowns in five career playoff games.

WR De’Zhaun Stribling, Ole Miss

Stribling caught 17 passes for 278 yards in three playoff games. He had five catches for 79 yards and his lone playoff touchdown against Tulane. Stribling followed that up with seven receptions for 122 yards against Georgia and five catches for 77 yards against Miami.

TE Jamari Johnson, Oregon

Johnson had a 41-yard touchdown catch in Oregon’s 51-34 first-round victory over James Madison. He caught four passes for 66 yards in a 23-0 Orange Bowl quarterfinal triumph over Texas Tech and had four receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown against Indiana.

All-purpose Malachi Toney, Miami

Toney had 10 catches for 219 yards in three playoff games while constantly showing his ability to turn short completions into long gains. He had 10 catches for 122 yards against Indiana, including a 22-yard pitch he caught in the backfield and turned into a 22-yard touchdown. Toney, an AP All-America second-team selection, also had a 55-yard punt return against Texas A&M.

OT Markel Bell, Miami

Miami’s starting left tackle didn’t allow any sacks in four playoff games, according to Pro Football Focus. PFF gave him a game-high 88.2 pass block rating for the championship matchup with Indiana.

OT Francis Mauigoa, Miami

This AP All-America first-team right tackle allowed no sacks and just one quarterback hit in four playoff games, according to PFF. The Miami duo of Bell and Mauigoa earned a spot on this team over Indiana left tackle Carter Smith, an AP All-America second-team pick who starred in the Hoosiers’ first two playoff contests but struggled against the Hurricanes.

C Pat Coogan, Indiana

Coogan performed so well in Indiana’s victory over Alabama that he became the first offensive lineman to get selected as a Rose Bowl most valuable player since Southern California’s Norm Verry in 1944. He also had the highest PFF rating of any Indiana offensive lineman in the championship game.

OG Drew Evans, Indiana

Evans missed Indiana’s CFP game a year ago after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury and sat out four games late in the 2025 regular season with an ankle issue, but he came back to produce a solid playoff this time around. Evans didn’t allow a single sack and gave up just one quarterback hit in three playoff games, according to PFF.

OG Bray Lynch, Indiana

Lynch didn’t allow any sacks or quarterback hits in three playoff games, according to PFF. The interior trio of Evans, Coogan and Lynch helped Indiana total 400 yards rushing in its first two playoff games.

DE Rueben Bain, Miami

The Atlantic Coast Conference defensive player of the year totaled five sacks and eight tackles for loss in four playoff games. Bain, an AP All-America second-team selection, had three sacks and four tackles for loss against Texas A&M. He closed his brilliant season by collecting eight tackles — 2 ½ for loss — and one sack against Indiana.

DE Akheem Mesidor, Miami

Mesidor recorded 5 ½ sacks in the playoffs. He collected two sacks each against Indiana and Ohio State, and he had 1 ½ against Texas A&M.

DT Will Echoles, Ole Miss

Echoles recorded 17 tackles in three playoff games and delivered half a sack against Miami. According to PFF, Echoles graded out at over 70 in Ole Miss’ victories over Tulane and Georgia. PFF credited Echoles with six hurries in Ole Miss’ three playoff contests.

DT Tyrique Tucker, Indiana

This AP All-America selection’s presence in the middle helped limit Alabama to 23 yards rushing on 17 carries in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal. PFF gave him the second-highest rating of any Indiana defensive player in the victory over Oregon.

LB Bryce Boettcher, Oregon

Boettcher was Oregon’s leading tackler in each of its three playoff games. He had nine tackles and three quarterback hurries against James Madison. He collected 12 tackles and forced a fumble in the Ducks’ shutout of Texas Tech. He had 11 tackles and broke up a pass against Indiana.

LB Aiden Fisher, Indiana

Fisher recorded a sack in Indiana’s victories over Alabama and Miami. He also forced a fumble in the Alabama game. The AP All-America third-team selection totaled 20 tackles – 4 ½ for loss — in Indiana’s three playoff games.

LB Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss

Perkins had 2 ½ sacks and six tackles for loss in three playoff games. He forced and recovered a fumble in each of Ole Miss’ first two playoff contests. Perkins had seven tackles and 1 ½ sacks against Miami.

LB Mohamed Toure, Miami

Toure had a game-high 11 tackles against Indiana after recording a sack in Miami’s semifinal win over Ole Miss. He totaled 30 tackles in four playoff games.

DB Bryce Fitzgerald, Miami

Fitzgerald frankly didn’t play very much in Miami’s last three playoff games, but the Hurricanes might not have advanced beyond the first round without him. Fitzgerald had two interceptions against Texas A&M, including a game-clinching pick in the end zone on a third-and-goal play from the 5-yard line. Fitzgerald’s performance in that one game earned him a spot on this team.

DB D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana

Ponds scored on a 25-yard interception return on the opening snap of Indiana’s semifinal win over Oregon, and he forced a fumble that led to a touchdown against Alabama.

DB Keionte Scott, Miami

Scott scored on a 72-yard interception return against Ohio State after forcing a fumble and producing 10 tackles and two sacks against Texas A&M.

DB Jamari Sharpe, Indiana

Sharpe clinched the Hoosiers’ championship game victory by intercepting a pass in the final minute after Miami had reached Indiana territory.

DB Jakobe Thomas, Miami

Thomas totaled 27 tackles in four playoff games. He made nine stops against Texas A&M, produced an interception against Ohio State and broke up two passes against Ole Miss.

K Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss

Carneiro went 9 of 10 on field-goal attempts in the playoffs and was 4 of 5 from at least 50 yards out. Carneiro was spectacular against Georgia, as he made field goals of 55, 56 and 47 yards. His lone miss was a 51-yarder against Miami, but he also made kicks from 42, 58, 54 and 21 yards out in that game.

P Mitch McCarthy, Indiana

McCarthy averaged 46.6 yards on 10 playoff punts. He averaged 48.2 yards on his five punts in the championship game, with two of his attempts pinning Miami inside its own 20-yard line.

Special Teams Mikail Kamara, Indiana

Rather than giving an all-playoff team spot to a kick returner, we’ll use this spot to honor the guy who made the biggest special-teams moment of any CFP game. Kamara, a starting defensive lineman for Indiana, blocked a punt that Isaiah Jones recovered in the end zone for a touchdown in the third quarter of the championship game.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA FALLS AT NO. 3/2 MICHIGAN, 86-72

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Elliot Cadeau scored 10 of his 19 points in the opening minutes of the first half and Yaxel Lendeborg had 13 of 15 points in the second half, leading No. 3 Michigan to an 86-72 win over Indiana on Tuesday night.

The Wolverines (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) led by 17 points midway through the first half and by 25 points in the second half of a game that wasn’t in doubt after a one-sided start.

The Hoosiers (12-7, 3-5) began by missing 14 of 15 shots and finished with a fourth straight loss under first-year coach Darian DeVries.

Indiana’s Tucker DeVries scored 15, Nick Dorn had 14 points, Sam Alexis and Reed Bailey scored 11 points apiece.

Lamar Wilkerson was held to a season-low eight points on 3 of 10 shooting after averaging nearly 24 points in previous Big Ten games for the Hoosiers.

Michigan is known for its offense in Dusty May’s second season — averaging 93 points to rank among the country’s highest-scoring teams — but its nationally ranked defense was also on display against Indiana.

The Hoosiers were held scoreless until Bailey made a layup 5:41 into the game and they were 0 of 10 on 3-pointers before Dorn made a shot from beyond the arc with 8:23 left in the first half.

Aday Mara scored 13 and Trey McKenney had 10 for the Wolverines.

Up next

Indiana visits Rutgers on Friday night.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

UCLA RALLIES PAST #4 PURDUE TO HAND BOILERS 1ST LEAGUE LOSS

UCLA 69, [4] Purdue 67 (Postgame Notes)

4-ranked Purdue fell to 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference with a 69-67 setback to UCLA in front of a season-high crowd of 10,235 at Pauley Pavilion.

The loss snaps Purdue’s season-long nine-game winning streak and ends its best Big Ten start since the 2017-18 season, after winning its first seven league games.

Purdue is now 5-11 all-time against UCLA and has never won in Pauley Pavilion, now 0-4 in the facility all-time.

Purdue led 67-61 with under two minutes to play, but had two turnovers and missed a last-second 3-pointer in its final three possessions.

Purdue averaged just 68.0 points and shot 50-of-115 (.435) from the field in its two West Coast games. The Boilermakers had 34 assists against just 16 turnovers. Purdue was 14-of-48 (.292) from 3-point range.

Purdue saw a 32-game winning streak end when having fewer turnovers and outrebounding its opponent. The last time Purdue lost when winning both the turnover and rebound margin came on Dec. 9, 2021, vs. Rutgers.

Purdue saw a 17-game winning streak against unranked teams end in the loss. Purdue’s last loss to an unranked team came in last year’s regular-season finale against Illinois.

Purdue suffered its first loss on the road this season, now with a 4-1 record.

J. Cox scored 16 points with a season-high five rebounds and a career-high four assists. Cox hasn’t committed a turnover in the last 12 games played, spanning 288 minutes.

Braden Smith tallied 12 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

Trey Kaufman-Renn tallied 10 points with seven rebounds and five assists with no turnovers.

Purdue’s bench outscored UCLA 18-0, going 7-of-15 from the field.

LOS ANGELES — Tyler Bilodeau hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining, and UCLA rallied to edge No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday night, snapping the Boilermakers’ nine-game winning streak in their first visit to Pauley Pavilion in 26 years.

C.J. Cox missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and Xavier Booker grabbed the defensive rebound as time expired. Fans stormed the court and jumped up and down in celebration on a night when the Bruins honored John Wooden, the Indiana native and Purdue alumnus who coached them to a record 10 national championships.

It marked the 12th time in Purdue’s last 16 road losses that the Boilermakers have been court-stormed.

Donovan Dent, who assisted on the winning basket, had 23 points and 13 assists to lead the Bruins (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten). Bilodeau finished with 14, and Eric Dailey Jr. added 12 points and seven rebounds.

Cox led the Boilermakers (17-2, 7-1) with 16 points and Braden Smith scored 12. Their first loss in league play kept them from taking sole possession of first place over idle Nebraska.

Tied at halftime, neither team led by more than six points in the second half.

Smith hit a 3-pointer and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored to keep Purdue ahead 67-61.

But the Bruins scored the game’s final seven points. Dent made a 3-pointer and Dailey scored on a layup off Trent Perry’s steal before Bilodeau’s game-winner.

Purdue held a 12-point lead in the first half, when the Bruins closed with a 17-5 run — including 11 in a row — to tie it 32-all at the break. Dent had eight points in the spurt while UCLA’s defense forced turnovers and kept the Boilermakers scoreless for over 3 1/2 minutes.

It was Purdue’s first loss since Dec. 6 against Iowa State.

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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BIZJACK’S 24 PACES BULLDOGS TO 87-80 WIN OVER DEPAUL

A strong second half and 24 points from junior Finley Bizjack allowed Butler to post an 87-80 win over DePaul Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Down four at the half, Butler scored 54 points over the final 20 minutes to take the win.

With the decision, Butler improves to 12-7 overall while DePaul is now 11-8. Both teams are 3-5 in BIG EAST play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After trailing 11-2 early, Butler responded later in the half as eight straight points from Evan Haywood gave Butler a 21-20 lead with 9:22 to play.

DePaul created a little bit of separation with a 7-0 run to take a 32-26 advantage that ultimately became a 37-33 halftime lead.

After trailing by six early in the second half, a 15-2 run by Butler turned a 41-35 deficit into a 50-43 lead with 15:43 remaining.

Butler would never trail again as the lead grew to as many as 15 midway through the second half.

TIP-INS:

Bizjack went 7-for-11 from the field for the second consecutive game. He made seven of his eight free throw attempts for his 24 points. It was his seventh 20-point game of the season; he entered the contest third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 16.6 points per game.

Haywood finished with 15 points, his second-highest output in a Butler uniform.

The Bulldogs shot 56.9 percent from the field, just shy of their season-high of 57.1 percent against Wright State Nov. 28.

Michael Ajayi posted 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Azavier Robinson scored 13 points and matched Ajayi’s five assists.

Butler went 21-for-31 from the free throw line. The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 26.1 free throw attempts per game, a mark that was 22nd nationally.

Butler held a 31-29 rebounding advantage, their 15th game out-rebounding their opponent this season.

Layden Blocker led DePaul with 20 points. CJ Gunn scored 16 points with 14 of those coming in the first half.

DePaul shot 41 percent from the field, and hit 10-of-33 from behind the arc.

Butler has won 12 straight match-ups against the Blue Demons.

DePaul head coach Chris Holtmann (2014-17) and assistant coach LaVall Jordan (2017-22) both previously served as the head coach at Butler.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue a two-game homestand at Hinkle, hosting Marquette Friday. The game serves as Butler’s now annual collaboration with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Butler’s Checker Out Game.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BULLDOGS HOST DEPAUL IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFFAIR

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler Bulldogs will host the DePaul Blue Demons on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off between the two sides is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

Time: 7 PM

Location: Indianapolis, Ind.

Live Stats: Butlersports.com

Watch: ESPN+

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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

Butler (8-11, 2-7 BE) is coming off a 73-65 defeat at Villanova on Sunday afternoon. Mallory Miller was spectacular for Butler in the game pouring in a career-high 25 points on an efficient 9-for-11 shooting performance from the floor.

Miller leads the BU offense, averaging 9.4 points per game. The redshirt sophomore is shooting 41.2-percent from the floor and 35.3-percent from beyond the arc. Caroline Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.5 rebounds per game.

Butler’s two freshmen, Addison Baxter and Anna Wypych, have been solid contributors this season for BU averaging 18.8 and 16.0 minutes per game, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City, is averaging 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.7 steals per game. She is shooting 42.0-percent from the floor and is shooting 76.6-percent from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 5.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. The Michigan native has been impressive from the floor, shooting 48.6-percent while sinking 42.3-percent of her shots from behind the arc.

Dotsey, Lily Zeinstra and Saniya Jackson have all been pivotal pieces for Butler, averaging 8.7, 8.5 and 9.2 points per game, respectively. Dotsey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 22 after leading Butler to its first conference win of the season over Xavier with 25 points in the contest. Miller earned a nod to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 15. Miller averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game in a 2-0 week for Butler.

BU is in the top 100 nationally in free throw percentage (75.2%; 52nd) and is fourth in the BIG EAST in free throws made per game averaging 11.16 makes per contest.

Butler had six players score in double figures against Dayton on Nov. 28 (Lily Zeinstra 19, Anna Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). That was the first time Butler has had six players in double figures in the last 15 seasons. The last time Butler had six score in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.

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

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

SCOUTING DEPAUL

DePaul (4-16, 1-8 BE) is coming off a 86-77 loss against Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon. Four Blue Demons scored in double figures with Michelle Ojo leading the way for DePaul with 17 points. DePaul’s lone BIG EAST win came against Georgetown on Jan. 10 in a 80-77 victory.

Kate Novik leads the DePaul offense averaging 12.0 points per game and she leads the squad on the glass pulling down 6.3 rebounds per game. Novik also leads the team in assists, averaging 3.5 per game.

Jill Pizzotti is in her first season at the helm of DePaul after serving as the interim head coach in 2024-25. Pizzotti spent 14 seasons on staff with the Blue Demons before moving to the role of head coach.

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

Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video

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

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

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

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs will face Marquette at Hinkle on Sunday, Jan. 25. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

JAGUARS TO HOST NORTHERN KENTUCKY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS – After defeating Youngstown State on the road on Saturday afternoon the IU Indy women’s basketball team returns to Indy to welcome Northern Kentucky to the Jungle. The Jags and Norse are set for a 6:30 PM tip on Wednesday, January 21.

The IU Indy women’s basketball team put together a balanced effort to secure a 61–52 Horizon League victory over Youngstown State this past Saturday. Olivia Smith led with a team-high 16 points while Nevaeh Foster and Kamara Mills each added 11 points. Olivia Smith ranked among the League’s top scorers, averaging 17.5 points per game while shooting 48.0% from the field this past week.

IU Indy puts forth a nagging defense, leading the Horizon League in steals and turnovers. The Jags strip the ball 11.5 times per game, forcing 21.7 turnovers per game. Sydney Bolden leads the way defensively with 2.0 steals per game. IU Indy also ranks at the top of the league in free throw attempts with 23.0 per game, which puts them at 14th in the nation. Although they lead the Horizon League in attempts, the Jags sit in tenth for free throw percentage with a .676 mark. With 11.7 offensive rebounds per game, the Jags sit at third in the conference for second chance points opportunities.

IU Indy returned five from last year’s roster with Nevaeh Foster leading the returning group. Foster has already shown her IU Indy experience, leading the Jags in scoring with 12.3 points per game. She adds 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. Foster is the only Jaguar to start every game this season for IU Indy.

Twins Hailey and Olivia Smith transferred to IU Indy after spending two seasons at Ball State and have made an immediate impact on the court. Olivia is second on the team in scoring with 10.2 points per game and adds 4.1 rebounds per game while her sister Hailey adds 9.3 points per game and leads the team in rebounding with 5.7 per game. The dynamic duo from Fishers, Indiana have started in 13 games together this season.

Coach Bruce’s squad was picked to finish tenth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, just ahead of Oakland. The Jags will look to fight their way through the Horizon League in hopes of outdoing their preseason rank. They are currently sitting at eighth in the standings with a 3-6 mark in Horizon League play.

The Northern Kentucky Norse enter the game on a seven-game win streak with a 10-11 overall record and 7-3 mark in conference, ranking them at second in the #HLWBB standings. The Norse defeated the Jags in the last match up, 63-44, on January 2.

IU Indy will look to get their revenge on the Norse on Wednesday, January 21 with a 6:30 PM tip.

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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

HILL’S GAME-WINNING AND-ONE LEADS CARDINALS TO 68-67 WIN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Davion Hill drove to the basket for the game-winning and-one in the closing seconds of the Ball State men’s basketball team’s 68-67 win over Central Michigan on Tuesday night at McGuirk Arena.

Tied at 65-65 following a 3-pointer from Central’s Logan McIntire with just over a minute to play, Hill headed to the middle of the lane and finished through contact to regain the lead for Ball State with 16 seconds to go. After Hill drained the foul shot for the three-point lead, Tamario Adley hit a pair of free throws for the Chippewas, and the Cardinals survived a series of inbound passes where they were fouled, including the final one which resulted in a scramble and the game clock running out.

Guards Devon Barnes and Armoni Zeigler paced the Cardinals with 17 points each, while Hill joined them in double figures with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. Barnes made four 3-pointers in the second half, and Zeigler added seven rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal on the night.

Ball State (6-13, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) held CMU (5-14, 1-6 MAC) scoreless over a near eight-minute stretch in the late stages of the opening period to help build a 33-20 lead going into the break. Zeigler tallied seven points during a 15-0 scoring run for the Cardinals that spanned from the 8:18 to the 1:02 mark of the first half.

Elmore James IV made a layup with 17:48 to play that gave the Cardinals a 39-24 advantage, but the host Chippewas steadily cut the deficit down before tying it in the game’s closing seconds. Zeigler and Hill made layups sandwiched around a triple from Barnes in the final three minutes of the contest for Ball State to help stave off the CMU comeback attempt.

Preston Copeland went for six points on 3-for-3 shooting from the field for the Cardinals while Kayden Fish (four points, four rebounds) and James IV (four points, three rebounds) made a pair of baskets each. Cam Denson added three points and five rebounds, and Mason Jones hit a floater in the lane with under five minutes to go that gave the visitors a 58-52 lead.

Central Michigan collected more rebounds (34-32) but turned the ball over seven more times (12-5). Ball State capitalized on that for a 17-2 edge in points off turnovers and also held advantages in points in the paint (36-24) and bench points (22-5). The five turnovers were the fewest the Cardinals have committed this season.

McIntire paced the Chippewas with 21 points, and Adley followed with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Ball State went 41.9 percent (26-62) from the field including 32 percent (8-25) on 3-pointers and made 72.7 percent (8-11) of its free throw attempts. Central Michigan shot 48.1 percent (25-52) on field goals, 63.2 percent (12-19) from distance and 50 percent (5-10) at the foul line.

The Cardinals will look to build on the two-game winning streak, as they next host Northern Illinois at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TWO OF THE TOP #MACTION TEAMS COLLIDE IN WORTHEN WEDNESDAY AS WBB LOOKS TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN LEAGUE PLAY

It’s #MACtion Time:

– Wednesday’s game against UMass will be the second-ever meeting

between the Cardinals and the Minute-women. Ball State and Brady Sallee own a 1-0 ledger against UMass as the Cardinals earned an 81-54 victory over the Minute-women on Nov. 28, 2015 in Boulder, Colo.

– In the Mid-American Conference preseason rankings the Cardinals were picked fourth with 112 points while the Minute-women had a slight edge over Ball State sitting at third with 115 points. Both squads also received votes to win the MAC tournament in Cleveland.

– Ball State is looking for its 14th-straight victory over a league opponent dating back to last season. The Cardinals haven’t lost to a MAC squad since  Feb. 22, 2025.

– It may be cold outside but the Cardinals tend to get hot in the month of January under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Sallee owns an overall record of 81-29 (.727) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.

Strong Shooting Under Sallee:

Brady Sallee is known for developing his players into strong shooters,over the years. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have ranked in the top 75 nationally in offense. In 2023-24 the Cardinals were 53rd in offense averaging 72.7 points per game while in 2024-25 Ball State finished the year ranked 72nd averaging 72.5 points per game. This season the Cardinals rank in the nation: 33rd in field goal percentage (46.0), 31st in field goal defense (36.3) and 51st in scoring margin (14.5).

Top Two in #MACtion:

Only two Mid-American Conference teams remain undefeated in league play; Ball State and league rival Miami both have started #MACtion off with a 6-0 ledger.

6-0 in the MAC:

The Cardinals have opened their Mid-American Conference season with a 6-0 ledger for the third-straight season and the fifth time in program history.  Ball State has won 10-straight MAC regular season contests dating back to last year with its last lost coming against Kent State by a 60-54 decision on Feb. 22, 2025.

International Success:

The Cardinals have had plenty of international success under 14th year head coach Brady Sallee. We all remember Nathalie Fontaine the 6-2 guard from Stockholm, Sweden became Ball State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,166 points. The 2016 MAC Player of the Year and AP honorable mention averaged 21.0 points per game and 10.2 rebounds while making over 50 percent of her shots. After Fontaine was Carmen Grande a native from Madrid, Spain who held onto the all-time assists record with 697 until Ally Becki surpassed her last season with 721 and we also cannot forget Thelma Dis Agustsdottir from Keflavik, Iceland who holds the all-time 3-point record with 325 treys. Agustsdottir also competed at the Celsius 3-point championship at the NCAA Tournament.

Scouting UMass:

Since the University of Massachusetts officially joined the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a full member beginning on July 1, 2025, the Minute-women have started off strong early in conference play, holding a 5-1 overall MAC record with an average scoring margin of +9 points.

UMass currently ranks first in assist/turnover ratio (1.27), three point percentage defense (.262) and offensive rebounds per game (16.33).

Seven Minutewomen return from last year’s squad in Taylor Derkack, Chinenye Odenigbo, Lilly Ferguson, Yahmani McKayle, Megan Olbrys, Allie Palmieri and Jess Ross. The team added six new players to the roster in the offseason. The newcomers consist of two transfers and four freshmen. Olbrys and McKayle earned Preseason All-MAC Second Team accolades.

In the Nation:

The Cardinals are ranked in the top 100 in the nation in 14 different stat categories: 4th in defensive rebounds (31.7), 5th in rebounds per game (45.28), 8th in rebound margin (12.1), 13th in assists per game (18.9), 31st in field goal percentage defense (36.3), 33rd field goal percentage (46.0), 34th scoring offense (78.4), 47th in winning percentage (77.8), 51st scoring margin (14.5), 65th assist/turnover ratio (1.05), 66th in free throw percentage (19.67),  74th in free throws made (13.72), 74th in three point attempts per game (23.1), 74th in three pointers per game (7.4) and 86th in offensive rebounds (13.6). Tessa Towers ranks 25th in the nation in field goal percentage (57.4) and 49th in double-doubles (6). Karsyn Norman ranks 48th in assists per game (4.9) and 52nd in assists (88). Gracey Kingery sits in 42nd in three-point percent (40.9) and 58th in 3-pointers per game (2.50).

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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL BATTLE-READY FOR THE BRAVES ON WEDNESDAY

PEORIA, Ill. – Indiana State men’s basketball is set for meeting No. 2 with the Bradley Braves on Wednesday night from Peoria, Illinois.

Last Time Out

The Sycamores traveled to Murray State and fell 85-81. Murray State entered the game with an MVC-best record 15-3 overall and 7-0 in league play. Indiana State was within one possession before the Racers scored with 10 seconds remaining to take the four-point win.

Camp Wagner led the Sycamores in scoring with 20 points on an 8-for-16 effort from the field and 2-of-5 from deep, with a team-high eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Ian Scott followed with 14 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Jo Van Buggenhout scored 11 off the bench with three rebounds and an assist. Sterling Young followed with 10 points, six rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Enel St. Bernard pitched in nine points and seven rebounds.

Series History

Wednesday night will be the 105th meeting between Indiana State and Bradley. In the last three contests, two have gone into overtime: earlier this season on December 18 when Bradley won in triple overtime, 108-99; January 1 in the 2024-25 season when Bradley won 90-89 in overtime. Both overtime games were played in Terre Haute.

Bradley holds a hefty lead over the Sycamores when playing in Peoria, 36-12. Over the last 10 games, Bradley also holds the advantage 4-6, being winners of the last three in a row.

Quick Hits

From Last Game:

The Sycamores in conference play moved to 2-6. In conference games alone, the average margin is -5.1. Since the start of 2026 (five games) the average margin is -2.6

The 44 points in the paint for the Sycamores continue to make their average rise. Indiana State scored 40+ points in the paint in four of the last five game. Before that in the prior 14 games, the Sycamores did so in only four games

The Sycamores in conference play moved to 2-6. In conference games alone, the average margin in -5.1. Since the start of 2026 (five games) the average margin is -2.6

In Xavier Hall’s first 17 games, he shot 9-for-51 (17.6%) from three. In the last two games, he has made 4-of-7 (57.1%)

Entering Wednesday, Hall sits at 495 career assists

Per the NCAA, Ian Scott is 17th in the nation in field goal percentage

In the last five games, the guards on the roster plus Ian Scott have combined to shoot 43-for-52 (82.7%) from the line (this removed St. Bernard, Vorst, and H. Harding)

Up Next

Indiana State returns to Hulman Center on Saturday afternoon to welcome the Drake Bulldogs. The 1 p.m. ET contest is Indiana State Hall of Fame game and the team reunions for the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 teams. Those teams will also be honored during the game.

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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL

SYCAMORES ANNOUNCE 2026 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Football 2026 schedule is here as the Sycamores announced the upcoming season’s slate on Tuesday morning.

The Sycamores will host six home games over the course of the season including non-conference opponents Southeast Missouri State and Valparaiso, while traveling to both Purdue and Eastern Illinois. Indiana State will also host North Dakota, Youngstown State, Southern Illinois, and South Dakota State in Missouri Valley Football competition to highlight the schedule.

Game times, season ticket information, and ticket renewals will be announced at a later date.

The Sycamores will open the 2026 season at home on Saturday, August 29, as Indiana State welcomes Southeast Missouri State to Terre Haute for the first time since the 2015 season. It marks the just the 10th meeting all-time between the two programs dating back to 1935 (according to records on hand), with Indiana State holding the 5-4 all-time edge.

Indiana State hits the road over the next two weeks as the Sycamores travel to both Purdue (Sept. 5) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 12) to open up the road portion of the 2026 schedule.

The Sycamores return home on September 19 as Indiana State hosts Valparaiso for the first time since 1967 as the Beacons come to Memorial Stadium. The Sycamores and Beacons lined up against each other every season from 1947 through 1968 with the series dating back to 1928.

Following a bye week, Indiana State opens up MVFC play on the road inside the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D. as the Sycamores travel to South Dakota on October 3.

The trip to the Coyotes is followed by three consecutive home games as Indiana State hosts North Dakota (Oct. 10), Youngstown State (Oct. 17), and Southern Illinois (Oct. 24) inside Memorial Stadium.

Back-to-back road trips to Murray State (Oct. 31) and North Dakota State (Nov. 7) are following by Indiana State’s 2026 Senior Day as the Sycamores host South Dakota State (Nov. 14) in their final home game of the 2026 season.

Indiana State is set to close out the 2026 regular season on November 21 at Illinois State.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MASTODONS RETURN HOME FOR BATTLE WITH CLEVELAND STATE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team welcomes Cleveland State to the Gates Sports Center on Wednesday (Jan. 21) for a 7 p.m. Horizon League contest.

Game Day Information
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Wednesday, January 21 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio:WELT 95.7
Tickets:Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State | Horizon League

Know Your Foe

Cleveland State is 15-5 and 5-4 in Horizon League play. The Vikings have only picked up one league win away from home, a 72-55 victory at Oakland. With a very different look from last year, the Vikings are led by Izabella Zingaro and former Horizon League Player of the Year Colbi Maples. Zingaro averages 15.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Maples is at 14.3 points per contest.

Series History

Cleveland State leads the series 17-3, but Purdue Fort Wayne collected two of its three wins in the series last year. The Mastodons are still seeking their first-ever home win over Cleveland State. Last year, the ‘Dons won in Cleveland in the regular season and in Indianapolis in the Horizon League Championship, while CSU won in Fort Wayne in the regular season and the WNIT Great 8.

A Win Would…

• Give the Mastodons their first win vs. Cleveland State at home

• Give Purdue Fort Wayne a 4-17 all-time record against the Vikings

• Snap a three-game losing skid

• Give Maria Marchesano her 53rd Horizon League win and 85th win as Mastodon head coach

3-Point Threat

Rylee Bess has the best season-long 3-point percentage by a freshman in program history. Her mark of 43.3 percent (39-of-90) is slightly better than Jordan Zuppe (2007-08), who shot 43.3 percent (74-of-171) in her freshman season. Bess’ 43.3 percent is the seventh-best percentage by any player in Mastodon history.

3-Point Threat x2

Rylee Bess’ 43.3 3-point percentage is the best by any freshman in the country this season. Ella Ryan of Quinnipiac (43.298 percent) is just behind Bess. Bess is 16th nationally among all players.

At Her Bess(t)

Over the last four games, Rylee Bess is averaging 13.8 points per game, shooting 57.6 percent from the floor and 57.7 percent from the 3-point line. She has scored in double-figures in each of those four games.

Triple Trouble

Purdue Fort Wayne has had the top 3-point shooter in the Horizon League in each of the last three seasons.

2025-26 – Rylee Bess – 43.3 percent

2024-25 – Lauren Ross – 47.6 percent

2023-24 – Shayla Sellers – 40.2 percent

Marchesano Mania

Maria Marchesano owns 52 Horizon League wins as the Mastodon head coach. She was the fastest to reach 50 league wins in program history. She needs four more to break into the top-20 in HL wins in league history.

More Maria Madness

Maria Marchesano’s 57.8 winning percentage (52-37) in Horizon League contests ranks 14th in league history with a minimum of three seasons. Cleveland State’s  Chris Kielsmeier is the only active coach with a better mark.

Chasing 2,000

Jordan Reid needs 158 points to reach 2,000 in her career between Purdue Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan.

League Leader

Alana Nelson leads the Horizon League this season in points (318), points per game (16.7), field goals (114), 3-point field goals (41) and minutes per game (34.6).

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 – 2,587 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 318 at PFW)

Jordan Reid – 1,842 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 447 at PFW)

Lauren Lee – 1,701 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 71 at PFW)

Vetting Krasovec

Lili Krasovec has 21 free throw makes on her last 25 trips to the charity stripe (84.0 percent) dating back to December 7.

Lili Love

Lili Krasovec has scored in double-digits 11 times this season after doing so just twice at Boston College. She scored a career-high 19 points against Northern Kentucky (Dec. 29) after going 7-of-11 from the floor.

Lock In Lili

Lili Krasovec has scored 15+ points six times this season. In those games, she was a combined 34-for-54 (62.9 percent) from the floor and 23-of-26 (88.5 percent) from the free throw line.

Wicked Wagner

On limited attempts off the bench, the 6-foot-4 Avery Wagner is shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range (6-of-16).

3-Ball Fun

The Mastodons are 3-1 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano’s leadership, the ‘Dons have had 53 such games with a 41-12 record in those games.

Look at Lee!

Through eight Horizon League games, Lauren Lee is second in the HL with 4.3 assists per game. She also has a 2.6 assist to turnover ratio, a league-best.

I’ll Take That

Jordan Reid is averaging 2.4 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-80 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be second-best in the program’s Division I era and sixth-best overall.

Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket

Lili Krasovec is shooting 60.6 percent from the floor this season (80-for-132), which ranks first in Mastodon history for a single season, topping Jazzlyn Linbo’s 58.3 from last year.

Home Sweet Gates

Purdue Fort Wayne is 50-22 (69.4 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 35-7 (83.3 percent) over the last three seasons.

Magic Numbers 70 and 80

Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 56-9 when they score 70 points or more and 26-3 when they hit 80.

Bench Mob

Purdue Fort Wayne’s bench is out-scoring its opponents’ benches 408-306 this season. The Mastodon bench led in bench points in 14 of its 19 games.

Last Time Out

Green Bay topped the Mastodons 69-57. Rylee Bess led the ‘Dons with 10 points in her first-career start.

Next Time Up

The Mastodons will hit the road again for a game at Northern Kentucky on Saturday (Jan. 24).

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

HUGHES PACES UE MEN IN THE WINDY CITY

CHICAGO – Josh Hughes tied for the game high with 16 points to pace the University of Evansville men’s basketball team in a 76-49 defeat at UIC on Tuesday evening inside Credit Union 1 Arena.

Along with his 16 points, Hughes led the Purple Aces with six boards. Bryce Quinet joined Hughes in double figures with 10 points. Elijah Crawford led UIC with 16 points while three players finished with 10 including Rashund Washington Jr., who posted his first double-double with 10 boards and 10 tallies.

“I thought we came out and were able to punch first, but give UIC credit, they took control from there,” UE head coach David Ragland exclaimed. “The way we played is not our brand of basketball; it is disappointing to make the trip to Chicago and play the way we did.”

Evansville converted its first two attempts of the evening to take an early 5-0 lead. Josh Hughes found a cutting Leif Moeller for the opening basket of the game before Bryce Quinet connected from downtown.  The defense for the Purple Aces was locked in, holding the Flames to eight consecutive misses to begin the contest.

Following the dry spell, the Flames rebounded to hit five of their ensuing eight attempts to go up 13-7. UE would miss six consecutive attempts before Chicago native AJ Casey found the scoreboard. His basket ended a run that saw UIC score 11 in a row. The Flames did not take long to regain their edge as their defense forced 10 turnovers in the opening 11:30 as they went up 22-9 with 8:30 remaining in the half. One minute later, they added another basket to go up 24-9. After trailing by a 5-0 tally, the Flames outscored UE by a 24-4 margin to open the lead.

Quinet’s driving layup with 4:07 on the clock cut the deficit to 11 points at 28-17, however, six in a row by UIC push the lead to 34-17 with exactly one minute on the clock. Alex Hemenway’s first 3-[pointer of the game completed the first-half scoring as UIC held a 34-20 edge at the break. Hughes led UE with six tallies.

After closing the opening period with a triple, Hemenway started the second half with his second field goal from downtown to cut the gap to 11, but six in a row by UIC matched the largest lead of 17 points. With 13:39 left in the game, the Flames opened their largest lead of 19 points (49-30). Josh Hughes did his best to keep the Aces in the contest, knocking down a pair of triples to keep his squad within 16 points at 52-36 with 11:20 left.

With the final half approaching its final 10 minutes, UIC opened a game-high 21-point lead at 57-36. James Dyson-Merwe converted his first field goal of the night while Trent Hundley hit a triple to get back within 16. Unfortunately, UIC would not let the Aces get any closer. The final score was also their largest lead of the night as they took the game by a final score of 76-49.

UIC shot an even 50.0% for the night while holding the Aces to 30.2%. The Flames completed the game with a slight 36-33 rebounding edge. Evansville committed 19 turnovers, which led to 29 points by the Flames. Another difference came in the paint as UIC outscored the Aces by a 46-18 margin. UE returns home Sunday for a 3 p.m. game against Southern Illinois.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

USI HOSTS EIU, WIU THIS WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball begins a four-game homestand at Liberty Arena Thursday when the Screaming Eagles host Eastern Illinois. The four-game homestand, USI’s longest on the OVC schedule, also features Western Illinois Saturday; Lindenwood January 29; and SIU Edwardsville January 31.

The USI-EIU matchup, which is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff, is a White Out Game with fans encouraged to wear white and a t-shirt giveaway to the first 500 USI students.

Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. USI-WIU contest is the Hoops for the Troops/Military Appreciation Game, sponsored by the USI Student Veteran Association. Veterans and their guests will receive free tickets (limit to five per veteran) with proof of service. The pre-game will feature a special full-court flag presentation for the national anthem by Rolling Thunder Chapter 6, Honor Flight of Southern Indiana, and the Wounded Warrior Project.

Both games are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+. All USI games are aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM.

The Screaming Eagles (4-14, 1-7 OVC) are coming off their first .500 week in OVC play this year after winning at Tennessee Tech, 71-54, and falling at Tennessee State, 73-67. USI senior guard Cardell Bailey led the Eagles at TTU and TSU with 18.0 points per game, while senior guard Ismail Habib and junior guard /forward Amaree Brown added 16.5 points and 11.5 points per outing, respectively. Junior forward Tolu Samuels controlled the boards with 10.5 rebounds per contest.

For the season, Habib has been posting 16.5 points per game to lead USI in scoring. Senior guard Cardell Bailey is second on the team in scoring with 14.6 points per contest this season and is averaging 16.1 points per outing in the last nine games.

Brown rounds out the active USI double-digit scorers with 13.8 points per game.

EIU (8-11, 4-4 OVC) has won four of its last five after falling at Little Rock last week, 74-63, and winning a rescheduled non-conference game with Blackburn, 105-49, Sunday. The Panthers also have won six of the last nine contests overall.

The series is tied, 4-4, after the teams split last season with each winning on the other’s home court.  

WIU (4-15, 0-8 OVC), which visits Morehead State Thursday before coming to USI, starts the week in search of its first OVC win of 2025-26. The Leathernecks have lost their last eight games.

WIU leads the all-time series USI, 6-2, and is 5-1 against the Screaming Eagles since 1980-81.

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UINDY SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL EARNS SPOT IN DII PRESEASON COACHES POLL

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  The UIndy softball team grabbed the No. 22 spot in the 2026 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Preseason Poll, released Tuesday. Led by 22nd-year head coach Melissa Frost, the Greyhounds open their season at Music City Invitational in Smyrna, Tenn., starting with an in-region twin bill versus Tiffin University on Feb. 6.

Coach Frost returns eight starters from last year’s conference-championship-winning roster. The Hounds won 42 games in 2025, thanks to a deep postseason run. After earning the six seed in the GLVC Tournament and a number of all-league honors, UIndy caught fire, sweeping through the conference tourney and later winning its half of the NCAA Midwest Regional bracket. The Greyhounds earned walk-off wins in both the GLVC and Midwest Region title games before eventually dropping the final contest of the best-of-three Super Regional at Saginaw Valley.

NFCA DII PRESEASON COACHES POLL

RK	TEAM (1st-place votes)	PTS
1.	UT Tyler	400
2.	Tampa	383
3.	Western Washington	369
4.	Pace	350
5.	Saginaw Valley State	338
6.	North Georgia	318
7.	Shippensburg	302
8.	West Texas A&M	272
9.	Augustana	265
10.	Francis Marion	264
11.	Central Oklahoma	243
12.	AUM	239
13.	Angelo State	205
14.	Cal State San Marcos	184
15.	East Stroudsburg	181
16.	Kutztown	154
17.	Cal State East Bay	133
18.	Rogers State	124
19.	Lenoir-Rhyne	103
20.	Saint Leo	99
21.	Wilmington	82
22.	UIndy	64
23.	Barry	55
24.	Missouri Southern	41
25.	Oklahoma Christian	22

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UINDY BASEBALL

HOUNDS RANKED #20 IN DII BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy baseball team will open the 2026 season as the No. 20-ranked team in the nation, according to the preseason rankings released D2baseball.com.

The Greyhounds once again made an NCAA Midwest Super Regional Appearance in 2025, the team’s third straight, and finished the season with a 34-24 record, and 20-11 record in conference play.

Midwest Region Coach of the Year Al Ready will lead the Greyhounds once again for the eighth season, and will return a plethora of talent both on the mound and at the plate. NCBWA All-American honorable mention Austin Bode, and ABCA Midwest All-Defensive team representative Bennett Rogers, are two of the main staples who will be returning in the 2026 campaign.

UIndy will begin their pursuit for another NCAA DII Championship appearance on the road on Jan. 30 against Mississippi College, a team who made last season’s NCAA South Regional.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

On January 21 in …

1887 – Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms in the USA.

1894 – Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 seconds.

1907 – Kenora Thistles sweep Montana Wanderers in two for the Stanley Cup of ice hockey.

1922 – First slalom ski race run, Mürren, Switzerland.

1939 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer.

1939 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.

1948 – West Indies versus England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker.

1951 – Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women’s Golf Open.

1958 – Philadelphia Phillies agree to televise 78 games into New York City, New York (doesn’t happen).

1962 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women’s Golf Invitational.

1967 – AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23.

1967 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.

1967 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti.

1968 – AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 25-24.

1968 – NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-20.

1969 – 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

1973 – Third NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28.

1975 – 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montréal.

1979 – Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback.

1980 – Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89-foot 3-inch basketball field goal.

1984 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton.

1985 – Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr’s career record of 270 NHL goals.

1986 – 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana, USA.

1989 – Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL’s second all time scorer.

1990 – 41st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh.

1990 – Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director.

1990 – John McEnroe becomes the first ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official.

1990 – Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic.

1996 – Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament.

1996 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo.

2005 – Roger Clemens agrees to one-year, US$18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.

2007 – Yokozuna Asashoryu wins the Emperor’s Cup at the New Year’s Grand Sumo Tournament (Hatsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.

2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-0.

2022 – At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 5-1.

2022 – At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 2-1.

2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 5-1.

2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-0.

2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-4.

2022 – At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-2.

2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats New York Rangers by score 6-3.

Births of sports figures on January 21

1884 – Birth of Katie Sandwina in Germany; legendary woman weight-lifter.

1889 – Birth of Bert Collins; cricket player (Aussie batsman in the post WWI years).

1932 – Birth of Boris Shakhlin in Russia; gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960, 1964).

1940 – Birth of Jack Nicklaus in Columbus, Ohio, USA; golfer (Player of Year 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976).

1955 – Birth of Peter Fleming in New Jersey, USA; tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 1981, 1983).

1957 – Birth of Jacob Green; NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk).

1957 – Birth of Shaukat Dukanwala; cricket player (Baroda off-spinner, United Arab Emirates World Cup 1996).

1963 – Birth of Cindy Schreyer in Forest Park, Georgia, USA; LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge).

1963 – Birth of Detlef Schrempf in Germany; NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Seattle Supersonics).

1963 – Birth of Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon in Nigeria; NBA center (Houston Rockets, Olympics-gold-1996).

1963 – Birth of Jessie Hester; NFL player (Saint Louis Rams).

1965 – Birth of Brian Bradley in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning).

1965 – Birth of Eric Moore; NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns).

1965 – Birth of Tania Abitbol in Madrid, Spain; LPGA golfer (1994 US Women’s Open-4th).

1966 – Birth of Chris Hammond; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).

1968 – Birth of Tom Urbani in Santa Cruz, California, USA; pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers).

1969 – Birth of Ashley Sheppard; NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars).

1969 – Birth of Matt Willig; NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets).

1969 – Birth of Rusty Greer in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA; outfielder (Texas Rangers).

1969 – Birth of Ted Long; Canadian Football League slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats).

1970 – Birth of Brennan Little in Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada; golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour).

1970 – Birth of Ian Salisbury; cricket player (Sussex and England leg-spinner 1992-96).

1971 – Birth of Doug Edwards; NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies).

1971 – Birth of Doug Weight in Warren, Michigan, USA; NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98).

1972 – Birth of Alan Benes in Evansville, Indiana, USA; pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).

1972 – Birth of Howard Nathan; NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).

1972 – Birth of Shelley Looney; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).

1973 – Birth of Bubba Miller; corner (Philadelphia Eagles).

1973 – Birth of Grady Jackson; defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders).

1973 – Birth of Jamal Cox; WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).

1974 – Birth of Jerald Sowell; fullback (New York Jets).

1974 – Birth of Jerry Wunsch; tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

1974 – Birth of Orpheus Roye; defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers).

1975 – Birth of Willem Korsten; Dutch soccer player (Vitesse).

1980 – Birth of Kevin McKenna; Canadian football player.

1980 – Birth of Aubrie Rippner in Los Angeles, California; tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18).

Deaths of sports figures on January 21

1974 – Ken Viljoen, cricket player (played 27 Tests for South Africa 1930-47), dies.

1991 – Howard “Red” Grange, football’s galloping ghost, dies at age 87.

2005 – Death of Don Poier, U.S. play-by-play man for the Memphis Grizzlies (born 1951).

On January 22 in …

1857 – National Association of Baseball Players founded, New York.

1883 – England complete first innings victory in Tests versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1927 – The world’s first live radio commentary of a soccer match is broadcast.

1942 – Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11-city skate (8:44:06).

1948 – Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his first Test Cricket innings versus West Indies Barbados.

1950 – Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.

1951 – Fidel Castro is ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter.

1956 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.

1956 – Canadian Football Council forms.

1960 – 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1960 – Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title.

1963 – Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament.

1967 – NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10.

1968 – NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee and Phoenix.

1969 – Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame.

1970 – Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa versus Australia, Cape Town.

1972 – 22nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 112-110 at Los Angeles, California.

1973 – George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

1980 – PGA begins a senior golf tour.

1980 – West Indies beat England 2-0 to win first World Series Cup.

1981 – 40th New York Islanders’ shut-out 3-0 versus Detroit Red Wings-Billy Smith’ 15th.

1981 – O A “Bum” Phillips becomes head coach of the New Orleans Saints.

1982 – Free agent Reggie Jackson signs a four-year, nearly US$4 million contract with the California Angels.

1983 – Björn Borg retires from tennis after winning five consecutive Wimbledon championships.

1984 – Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women’s basketball record with 70 points.

1984 – Hilbert van de Thumb becomes European all-round skates.

1984 – NFL Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington Redskins 38-9 in Tampa, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Marcus Allen, Running Back.

1987 – Blizzard in New Jersey, as 334 attend the New Jersey Devils – Calgary Flames NHL game, New Jersey wins 7-5.

1988 – First-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad and Tobago versus Leeward Island.

1988 – First-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS versus Transvaal.

1988 – Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

1989 – Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16 in Miami; Most Valuable Player: Jerry Rice, San Francisco, Wide Receiver.

1990 – Wasim Akram scores Test century (123) at Adelaide.

1990 – Will Clark, National League’s Most Valuable Player signs a $15 million four-year contract with San Francisco Giants.

1993 – Johan Koss skates world record 5km in 6:38.77.

1994 – 45th NHL All-Star Game; East beat West 9-8 at New York Rangers.

1995 – Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament.

1998 – NHL’s Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild.

1998 – Rickey Henderson rejoins Oakland Athletics for fourth time.

1998 – World League of American Football becomes NFL East.

2003 – Catcher Ivan Rodriguez signs a one-year deal worth $10 million to play with the Florida Marlins.

2006 – Kobe Bryant scores 81 points in regulation NBA basketball play and is second only to the legendary 1960s center Wilt Chamberlain, who had 100 points.

2022 – At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats San Jose Sharks by score 7-1.

2022 – At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Calgary Flames by score 5-3.

2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.

2022 – At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Detroit Red Wings by score 4-1.

2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New York Islanders by score 3-1.

2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Monteal Canadiens by score 3-2.

2022 – At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Ottawa Senators by score 3-2.

2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 7-3.

2022 – At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 7-4.

2022 – At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.

2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-3.

Births of sports figures on January 22

1915 – Birth of Tom Burtt; cricket player (slow left-armer took 33 wickets for New Zealand).

1921 – Birth of Andy Ganteaume; cricket player (West Indies batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948).

1931 – Birth of Galina Zybina in USSR; discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58).

1931 – Birth of Rauno Makinen in Finland; Greco-Roman featherweight (Olympics-gold-1956).

1952 – Birth of Karen Moe [Thornton]; American swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972).

1957 – Birth of Mike Bossy; NHL forward (New York Islanders).

1961 – Birth of Barb Thomas Whitehead in Sibley, Iowa, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian Open).

1963 – Birth of Jeff Treadway; US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).

1964 – Birth of Stojko Vrankovic; NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers).

1964 – Birth of Wayne Kirby in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA; outfielder (Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers).

1965 – Birth of Tim Prukop; WLAF linebacker-secondary coach (Amsterdam Admirals).

1966 – Birth of Carlton Haselrig; NFL guard (New York Jets).

1966 – Birth of Nishantha Ranatunga; cricket player (brother of Arjuna Sri Lankan ODI allrounder).

1967 – Birth of Manabu Nakanishi; wrestler (NJPW).

1967 – Birth of Nicholas Gillingham; British swimmer (world record 200m freestyle).

1968 – Birth of Andrey Sokolov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).

1968 – Birth of Brian Jones; NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints).

1969 – Birth of Keith Gordon; US baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).

1969 – Birth of Ousmane Bary; WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons).

1969 – Birth of Shelley Sandie; Australian basketball guard (Olympics-1988, 1996).

1969 – Birth of Vinnie Clark; NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars).

1970 – Birth of Keith Wagner; NFL/WLAF tackle (New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Scottish Claymores).

1971 – Birth of Bucky Brooks; wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars).

1972 – Birth of Steve Scifres; guard/tackle (Dallas Cowboys).

1972 – Birth of Toddrick McIntosh; NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

1973 – Birth of Deon Minor in Paris, Texas, USA; 400m runner.

1973 – Birth of George Noga; Canadian Football League linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

1973 – Birth of Reggie Barlow; wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars).

1973 – Birth of Said Larossi; soccer player (Emmen/Vitesse).

1973 – Birth of Vincent Bradford; linebacker (San Francisco 49ers).

1974 – Birth of Pavel Mikhalevitch; soccer player (NEC).

1974 – Birth of Stephanie Rottier in Saint Niklaas, Belgium; tennis star (1995 semi Prague).

1975 – Birth of Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen in Palmerston North, New Zealand; cyclist (Olympics-1996).

Deaths of sports figures on January 22

1968 – Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii, 100m swimmer (Olympics-gold-1912, 1920, 1924), dies at age 77.

1978 – Herbert Sutcliffe, cricket player (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies (born 1894).

1983 – Fred Bakewell, cricket player (dashing England bat of 1930s, 6 Tests), dies.

2001 – Death of Tommie Agee of cardiac arrest in Manhattan, New York, at age 58; Major League Baseball center fielder for the New York Mets, American League Rookie of the Year in 1966.

On January 23 in …

1879 – US National Archery Association is formed, in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

1902 – Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in two games for the Stanley Cup.

1943 – Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in one period.

1944 – Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0.

1948 – Donald Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes versus India, 21 fours 1 six.

1948 – Test debut of Neil Harvey, versus India at Adelaide.

1950 – Associated Press picks “Miracle Braves” of 1914 as greatest sports upset.

1950 – NFL rule changes open way for two-platoon system (offense and defense).

1953 – Bobby Simpson makes first-class debut for New South Wales at age 16 years 357 days.

1953 – NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (later Indianapolis Colts).

1953 – NFL’s National and American conferences become Eastern and Western conferences.

1954 – Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games).

1955 – Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.

1958 – Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes versus West Indies.

1962 – Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1965 – BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber.

1965 – Boston Celtics’ center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain.

1967 – Stan Musial is named general manager of Saint Louis Cardinals.

1968 – Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1971 – 4th ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina.

1972 – Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ.

1972 – Second NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-13.

1973 – 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago, Illinois.

1975 – Ralph Kiner elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

1976 – Ian Redpath hits his only two sixes in Cricket Tests, versus West Indies Adelaide.

1976 – Washington Capitals end 25-game winless streak (0-22-3) beating New York Rangers 7-5.

1978 – 8th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 14-13.

1979 – Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1981 – Mike Bossy becomes first in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games.

1981 – Boston Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to California Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi.

1983 – Houston Rockets is first NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out-score them 17-0 and win 113-96.

1983 – Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:40.97).

1984 – Greatest unpaced one-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km.

1984 – Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game.

1988 – 62nd Australian Women’s Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (6-1, 7-6).

1988 – Bob Benoit bowls first 300-point game in a televised title match.

1989 – NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak.

1990 – Dean Jones scores twin Test tons versus Pakistan at Adelaide Oval.

1993 – Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack.

1993 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan.

1994 – Bernie Kosar is second quarterback to throw touchdown passes in AFC and NFC Championship games.

1996 – Chris Cairns scores 120, 96 balls, 10×4, 9×6 in Test New Zealand versus Zimbabwe.

2022 – At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-1.

2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats Florida Panthers by score 5-3.

2022 – At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2.

2022 – At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 2-1.

2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.

Births of sports figures on January 23

1915 – Birth of Herma Bauma in Austria; javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1948).

1919 – Birth of Bob Paisley; English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool.

1919 – Birth of Nina Dumbadze; USSR discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952).

1923 – Birth of Horace Ashenfelter; American 3000m steeplechase (Olympics-gold-1952).

1928 – Birth of Eugene Monti in Italy; bobsledder (Olympics-2 golds-1968).

1928 – Birth of Kees [Cornelis] Broekman; Dutch speed skater (Olympics-silver-1952).

1929 – Birth of Ian Thomson; cricket player (England seam bowler versus South Africa 1964-65).

1936 – Birth of Jerry Kramer; football player (Green Bay Packers), author (Instant Replay).

1942 – Birth of Laurie Mayne; cricket player (Australian pace bowler in six Tests 1965-70).

1944 – Birth of Sergey Belov; USSR basketball player (Olympics-gold-1972).

1946 – Birth of Asif Masood; cricket player (Pakistani quick with long and erratic run-up).

1951 – Birth of Margaret Johnson Bailes in the Bronx, New York, USA; 4X100 runner (Olympics-gold-1968).

1951 – Birth of Michael Matz; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-1996).

1952 – Birth of Omar Henry; cricket player (first colored player for South Africa 1992).

1953 – Birth of Pat Haden in Westbury, New York, USA; NFL quarterback (Los Angeles Rams).

1954 – Birth of Trevor Hohns; cricket player (Australian leg-spinner 1989).

1960 – Birth of Greg Ritchie; cricket player (Queensland and Australian batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote).

1961 – Birth of Trey Junkin; tight end (Arizona Cardinals).

1963 – Birth of Hakeem Olajuwon; NBA center (Houston Rockets).

1963 – Birth of Rocco Romano; Canadian Football League guard (Calgary Stampeders).

1964 – Birth of Frank Winters; NFL center (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).

1965 – Birth of Tim Berrett in Tunbridge Wells, England; Canadian 20k walker (Olympics-14-1992, 1996).

1966 – Birth of Haywoode Workman; NBA guard (Indiana Pacers).

1966 – Birth of Mike Brim; NFL cornerback (Cincinnati Bengals).

1966 – Birth of Scott Fortune in Newport Beach, California, USA; volleyball player (Olympics-Gold-1988, Bronze-1992, 1996).

1967 – Birth of Christine Parris-Washington in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; softball (Olympics-1996).

1967 – Birth of Naim Suleymanoglu in Bulgaria; Turkish weight lifter (Olympics-gold-1988).

1968 – Birth of Eric Metcalf; NFL receiver/running back (Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers).

1968 – Birth of Lubomir Kolnik in Skalica, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia, Espoo).

1968 – Birth of Petr Korda in Prague, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1993 Doubles-Cincinnati Ohio).

1968 – Birth of Todd Scott; NFL safety (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

1969 – Birth of Brendan Shanahan in Mimico, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings).

1969 – Birth of Eric Carter; Canadian Football League cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats).

1970 – Birth of Alan Embree in Vancouver, Washington, USA; pitcher (Cleveland Indians).

1970 – Birth of Jim Schwantz; NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers).

1970 – Birth of Mark Wohlers in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).

1970 – Birth of Marquel Fleetwood; WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy).

1970 – Birth of Richard Smehlik in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres, Olympics-Gold-1998).

1970 – Birth of Sherman Obando in Changuinola, Panamá; outfielder (Montreal Expos).

1971 – Birth of Adam Parore; cricket wicket-keeper (New Zealand, first Maori Test centurion).

1971 – Birth of James Logan; WLAF linebacker (Scotland Claymores).

1971 – Birth of Julie Foudy in San Diego, California, USA; soccer midfielder (Olympics-1996).

1971 – Birth of Kevin Mawae; NFL center/guard (Seattle Seahawks).

1971 – Birth of Mark Grimmette in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; doubles luger (Olympics-1994).

1972 – Birth of Anthony Peterson; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers).

1972 – Birth of Gary Harrell; NFL/WLAF receiver (New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy).

1972 – Birth of Kez McCorvey; NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions).

1972 – Birth of Tanya Harding; Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).

1973 – Birth of Mark Kolesar in Minnesota, USA; NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs).

1974 – Birth of Glen Chapple; cricket player (Lancashire and England A pace bowler).

1975 – Birth of Kevin Alexander; NFL wide receiver (New York Giants).

1976 – Birth of Byron Hanspard; NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons).

1976 – Birth of Phil Boudreault in Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996).

1980 – Birth of Theresa Kulikowski in Tacoma, Washington; gymnast (World-bronze-1995, Olympics-1996).

Deaths of sports figures on January 23

1947 – Roy Park, cricket player (prolific Victorian bat and official), dies.

1997 – Laura “Dinky” Patterson dies during bungee jump at Super Bowl rehearsal at age 43.

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TV SPORTS

Wednesday, 1/21/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers	7:00pm	SN FanDuel Sports IND
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets	7:00pm	ESPN FanDuel Sports CHA FanDuel Sports Ohio
Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports IND NBCS-BOS
Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks	7:30pm	YES MSG
Atlanta Hawks vs Memphis Grizzlies	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports ATL FanDuel Sports MEM
Detroit Pistons vs New Orleans Pelicans	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports DET GCSN
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks	9:30pm	ESPN FanDuel Sports OKC FanDuel Sports MIL
Toronto Raptors vs Sacramento Kings	10:00pm	TSN NBCS-CA
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs	7:00pm	TNT MAX
Philadelphia Flyers vs Utah Mammoth	9:00pm	NBCS-PHI Utah16
Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche	9:00pm	Victory+ ALT
New York Islanders vs Seattle Kraken	9:30pm	TNT MAX
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Calgary Flames	9:30pm	ATTSN-PIT SN
Washington Capitals vs Vancouver Canucks	10:00pm	MNMT SN
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Lafayette at Boston University	6:00pm	ESPN+
Samford at Wofford	6:00pm	ESPN+
UNCG at VMI	6:00pm	ESPN+
Radford at Winthrop	6:30pm	ESPN+
Dayton at La Salle	6:30pm	ESPN+
Notre Dame at North Carolina	7:00pm	ESPN2
Xavier at Creighton	7:00pm	FS1
Maryland at Illinois	7:00pm	BTN
ETSU at Chattanooga	7:00pm	ESPNU
Texas at Kentucky	7:00pm	SECN
Pitt at Boston College	7:00pm	ACCN
Murray State at Drake	7:00pm	CBSSN
Indiana State at Bradley	7:00pm	MVC TV
Fordham at Davidson	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports South
Rhode Island at Richmond	7:00pm	MNMT
Georgetown at Villanova	7:00pm	Peacock
Furman at The Citadel	7:00pm	ESPN+
Western Carolina at Mercer	7:00pm	ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Presbyterian	7:00pm	ESPN+
UNC Asheville at USC Upstate	7:00pm	ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne at Detroit Mercy	7:00pm	ESPN+
Troy at Old Dominion	7:00pm	ESPN+
North Alabama at Queens	7:00pm	ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at Longwood	7:00pm	ESPN+
Tulane at Florida Atlantic	7:00pm	ESPN+
Cleveland State at Wright State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Holy Cross at Navy	7:00pm	ESPN+
Colgate at American	7:00pm	ESPN+
IU Indianapolis at Oakland	7:00pm	ESPN+
Army West Point at Bucknell	7:00pm	ESPN+
Liberty at WKU	7:30pm	ESPN+
Kennesaw State at Sam Houston	7:30pm	ESPN+
East Carolina at Wichita State	7:30pm	ESPN+
UTSA at North Texas	8:00pm	ESPN+
Tarleton at UTA	8:00pm	ESPN+
Temple at Rice	8:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Illinois at Valparaiso	8:00pm	ESPN+
Memphis at Tulsa	8:00pm	ESPN+
South Dakota at Omaha	8:00pm	Summit
Utah Valley at Southern Utah	8:30pm	ESPN+
Cincinnati at Arizona	9:00pm	FS1
Washington at Nebraska	9:00pm	BTN
UNI at Illinois State	9:00pm	ESPNU
Mississippi State at Texas A&M	9:00pm	SECN
Virginia Tech at Syracuse	9:00pm	ACCN
Fresno State at New Mexico	9:00pm	CBSSN
Pepperdine at Gonzaga	9:00pm	KHQ
West Virginia at Arizona State	9:00pm	Peacock
Washington State at San Diego	9:30pm	ESPN+
Utah Tech at California Baptist	10:00pm	ESPN+
Loyola Marymount at Seattle U	10:00pm	ESPN+
San Diego State at Grand Canyon	11:00pm	FS1
Northwestern at USC	11:00pm	BTN
Oregon State at Saint Mary’s	11:00pm	CBSSN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Galatasaray vs Atlético Madrid	12:45pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Qarabağ vs Eintracht Frankfurt	12:45pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Bayern München vs Union Saint-Gilloise	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Olympique Marseille vs Liverpool	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Newcastle United vs PSV	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Chelsea vs Paphos	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Juventus vs Benfica	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Atalanta vs Athletic Club	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Slavia Praha vs Barcelona	3:00pm	Paramount+

Thursday, 1/22/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports FL FanDuel Sports CHA
Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers	7:00pm	SCHN NBCS-PHI
Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards	7:00pm	ALT MNMT
Golden State Warriors vs Dallas Mavericks	7:30pm	Prime
Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves	8:00pm	CHSN FanDuel Sports North
San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz	9:30pm	FanDuel Sports SW KJZZ
Miami Heat vs Portland Trail Blazers	10:00pm	FanDuel Sports Sun Rip City
Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers	10:00pm	Prime
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Chicago Blackhawks vs Carolina Hurricanes	7:00pm	Hulu ESPN+
Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins	7:00pm	Scripps NESN
Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens	7:00pm	MSG-BUF RDS
Dallas Stars vs Columbus Blue Jackets	7:00pm	Victory+ FanDuel Sports Ohio
Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports NSH TSN
Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets	8:00pm	Scripps TSN
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Edmonton Oilers	9:00pm	ATTSN-PIT SN
Detroit Red Wings vs Minnesota Wild	9:30pm	ESPN ESPN+
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
UAlbany at Maine	6:00pm	ESPN+
Binghamton at New Hampshire	6:00pm	ESPN+
Vermont at UMass Lowell	6:00pm	ESPN+
NJIT at UMBC	6:00pm	ESPN+
Green Bay at Youngstown State	6:30pm	ESPN+
Louisiana at App State	6:30pm	ESPN+
South Florida at UAB	7:00pm	ESPN2
Wisconsin vs. Penn State	7:00pm	FS1
Monmouth at Hampton	7:00pm	CBSSN
Marist at Siena	7:00pm	SNY
UNCW at William & Mary	7:00pm	MASN
Campbell at Charleston	7:00pm	WCBD-DT2
Southern Miss at Georgia State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at North Florida	7:00pm	ESPN+
ULM at Marshall	7:00pm	ESPN+
Milwaukee at Robert Morris	7:00pm	ESPN+
Central Arkansas at West Georgia	7:00pm	ESPN+
South Alabama at James Madison	7:00pm	ESPN+
Quinnipiac at Mount St. Mary’s	7:00pm	ESPN+
Canisius at Sacred Heart	7:00pm	ESPN+
Niagara at Fairfield	7:00pm	ESPN+
Merrimack at Iona	7:00pm	ESPN+
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern	7:00pm	ESPN+
Texas State at Coastal Carolina	7:00pm	ESPN+
Bellarmine at Jacksonville	7:00pm	ESPN+
Towson at Elon	7:00pm	FloCollege
Hofstra at North Carolina A&T	7:00pm	FloCollege
Stony Brook at Northeastern	7:00pm	FloCollege
Western Illinois at Morehead State	7:30pm	ESPN+
Stetson at Lipscomb	8:00pm	ESPN+
FGCU at Austin Peay	8:00pm	ESPN+
North Dakota at Oral Roberts	8:00pm	Summit
Tennessee Tech at Lindenwood	8:30pm	ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Southern Indiana	8:30pm	ESPN+
Little Rock at Southeast Missouri	8:30pm	ESPN+
Tennessee State at SIUE	9:00pm	ESPNU
Missouri State at NM State	9:00pm	CBSSN
North Dakota State at Denver	9:00pm	ALT2
Portland State at Eastern Washington	9:00pm	SWX
South Dakota State at St. Thomas	9:00pm	KMSP-DT2
Idaho State at Montana State	9:00pm	ESPN+
Weber State at Montana	9:00pm	ESPN+
UC San Diego at UC Davis	9:00pm	ESPN+
Sacramento State at Idaho	9:00pm	ESPN+
FIU at UTEP	9:00pm	ESPN+
Cal Poly at UC Santa Barbara	9:00pm	ESPN+
UC Irvine at UC Riverside	10:00pm	ESPN+
Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton	10:00pm	ESPN+
CSU Bakersfield at Hawai’i	11:59pm	ESPN+
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: The American Express	4:00pm	GOLF
Champions Tour: Mitsubishi Electric Championship	7:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Europa League: Bologna vs Celtic	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Brann vs Midtjylland	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: PAOK vs Real Betis	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Feyenoord vs Sturm Graz	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Young Boys vs Olympique Lyonnais	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Fenerbahçe vs Aston Villa	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Malmö FF vs Crvena Zvezda	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Celta de Vigo vs Lille	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Nice vs Go Ahead Eagles	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Ferencváros vs Panathinaikos	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Rangers vs Ludogorets	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Roma vs Stuttgart	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Salzburg vs Basel	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Dinamo Zagreb vs FCSB	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Utrecht vs Genk	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Sporting Braga vs Nottingham Forest	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX

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