THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA USA BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS

CLASS 4A

1.           FISHERS (16)  16-0     178

2.           CROWN POINT (2)      13-0     163

3.           PLAINFIELD    16-1      138

4.           MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          14-2     113

5.           PIKE     14-3     98

6.           LAWRENCE NORTH  15-2     96

7.           CARMEL           10-2     67

8.           NORTHRIDGE               13-1      59

9.           PORTAGE         14-0     44

10.        FORT WAYNE SOUTH              15-1      19

11.        BEN DAVIS       10-3     5

12.        GOSHEN          11-2     4

13.        SOUTH BEND RILEY  11-3     2

14.        TERRE HAUTE NORTH             12-3     1

               CHESTERTON               12-3     1

               NEW ALBANY 9-4       1

CLASS 3A

1.           SILVER CREEK (18)     17-1      180

2.           INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 12-3     157

3.           COLUMBIA CITY          13-2     139

4.           BATESVILLE    13-1      125

5.           PRINCETON    12-3     91

6.           NORTHVIEW  11-4     90

7.           SHELBYVILLE 12-4     75

8.           WEST LAFAYETTE        12-2     43

9.           BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    9-3        21

10.        INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    9-4        20

11.        CORYDON CENTRAL 13-3     13

12.        NEW HAVEN   13-3     12

13.        FAIRFIELD        7-3        6

14.        GIBSON SOUTHERN 10-4     4

15.        GUERIN CATHOLIC   11-5     3

               FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  10-5     3

17.        INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       8-5        2

18.        GREENWOOD              10-5     1

CLASS 2A

1.           OAK HILL (17) 12-0     179

2.           PAOLI  13-0     152

3.           WESTVIEW      13-1      148

4.           PARKE HERITAGE (1) 13-3     124

5.           CENTERVILLE 13-2     84

6.           TRITON CENTRAL       12-2     81

7.           BREMEN           13-0     79

8.           LINTON             10-3     60

9.           SHENANDOAH             12-2     38

10.        BLACKFORD   13-2     21

11.        GARY 21ST CENTURY              8-5        7

12.        PARK TUDOR 9-5        3

               INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA      11-4     3

               UNIVERSITY    9-3        3

15.        LAPEL 9-4        2

               FRANKTON      10-4     2

17.        SOUTH RIPLEY             12-4     1

               GREENCASTLE            10-4     1

CLASS 1A

1.           KOUTS (17)      13-0     179

2.           BARR-REEVE  13-1      158

3.           HAUSER (1)     12-2     139

4.           WEST CENTRAL           11-0     122

5.           ORLEANS         12-2     103

6.           SOUTHWOOD              11-1      83

7.           BLOOMFIELD 10-4     60

8.           ROSSVILLE      13-2     49

9.           TRITON              10-3     40

10.        LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  10-4     27

11.        LOOGOOTEE  13-4     20

12.        MONROE CENTRAL   11-3     8

13.        WEST WASHINGTON 12-3    3

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

CALUMET 52  WHEELER 51 

CROWN POINT 84 CHESTERTON 62            

GARY 21ST CENTURY 68 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 54         

LAPORTE 74   MICHIGAN CITY 71   

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INDIANA GIRLS ICGSA BASKETBALL POLLS

CLASS 4A

1.           PIKE (6)              21-1      83

2.           CENTER GROVE (1)    20-0     82

3.           HOMESTEAD (2)          21-2     75

4.           WARSAW          22-2     66

5.           LAWRENCE CENTRAL             18-4     48

6.           VALPARAISO  19-2     36

7.           NORWELL        18-4     33

8.           HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN              17-4     31

9.           PLAINFIELD    18-5     13

10.        PENDLETON HEIGHTS            17-3     12

11.        FLOYD CENTRAL         18-3     6

12.        EVANSVILLE REITZ     17-2     4

13.        PENN  19-3     3

14.        BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         17-4     2

15.        EAST CENTRAL             18-3     1

CLASS 3A

1.           INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (5)            19-3     70

2.           GREENSBURG (1)       17-6     69

3.           SILVER CREEK (1)       15-5     62

4.           BELLMONT      17-2     61

5.           CHARLESTOWN          19-3     47

6.           WASHINGTON (1)       17-4     43

7.           JENNINGS COUNTY  16-5     26

8.           INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 15-5     24

9.           EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            13-10   13

               MADISON        16-5     13

11.        CONNERSVILLE          15-6     10

12.        COLUMBIA CITY          14-7     1

               SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     17-4     1

CLASS 2A

1.           WHITKO (4)     20-1      67

2.           RENSSELAER CENTRAL (3)   17-3     64

3.           SOUTH KNOX 17-3     56

4.           BREMEN           20-1      41

5.           NORTH KNOX 15-5     38

6.           LAPEL 18-4     32

7.           EVANSVILLE MATER DEI         16-4     30

8.           TRITON CENTRAL       17-3     15

9.           EASTSIDE         19-3     11

10.        BLUFFTON       17-5     10

11.        HERITAGE CHRISTIAN             13-8     6

12.        PROVIDENCE 11-8     3

               MONROVIA     17-5     3

               EASTERN HANCOCK 13-7     3

               BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    16-6     3

16.        OAK HILL          18-2     2

17.        AUSTIN              14-9     1

CLASS 1A

1.           MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (8)  18-3     89

2.           FREMONT (1) 20-2     75

3.           BORDEN           16-4     68

4.           ORLEANS         17-3     59

5.           ELKHART CHRISTIAN               16-4     56

6.           OLDENBURG ACADEMY        17-3     44

7.           TRINITY LUTHERAN   17-4     43

8.           ROSSVILLE      20-1      19

9.           EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN        15-6     16

10.        SPRINGS VALLEY        15-6     14

11.        FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 18-2     5

12.        KOUTS 17-4     4

13.        MORGAN TWP.             17-4     2

14.        LOOGOOTEE  14-5     1

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

CROWN POINT 47 CHESTERTON 35            

LAPORTE 63   MICHIGAN CITY 31   

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INDIANA WRESTLING

SECTIONAL: JANUARY 31

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INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

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AP MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL

1. ARIZONA 20-0
2. UCONN 19-1
3. MICHIGAN 18-1
4. DUKE 18-1
5. NEBRASKA 20-0
6. GONZAGA 21-1
7. MICHIGAN STATE 18-2
8. IOWA STATE 18-2
9. ILLINOIS 17-3
10. HOUSTON 17-2
11. TEXAS TECH 16-4
12. PURDUE 17-3
13. BYU 17-2
14. KANSAS 15-5
15. ARKANSAS 15-5
16. NORTH CAROLINA 16-4
17. VIRGINIA 16-3
18. VANDERBILT 17-3
19. FLORIDA 14-6
20. LOUISVILLE 14-5
21. ST. LOUIS 19-1
22. CLEMSON 17-4
23. ALABAMA 13-6
24. MIAMI OH 20-0
25. ST. JOHN’S 15-5

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

TENNESSEE 88, KENTUCKY 51, GEORGIA 49, IOWA 30, TEXAS A&M 27, AUBURN 15, NC STATE 8, SMU 4, SAINT MARY’S 3, UTAH ST. 2, VILLANOVA 2, WISCONSIN 1.

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USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL

RANK   SCHOOL (RECORD)  POINTS              LAST WEEK’S RANK   FIRST-PLACE VOTES

1            ARIZONA (20-0)                          775       1            31

2            MICHIGAN (18-1)                       723       2            0

3            CONNECTICUT (19-1)             716       3            0

4            DUKE (18-1)                                  686       5            0

5            NEBRASKA (20-0)                      634       7            0

6            GONZAGA (21-1)                        590       8            0

7            HOUSTON (17-2)                       530       6            0

8            MICHIGAN STATE (18-2)         526       10          0

9            IOWA STATE (18-2)                    524       9            0

10          ILLINOIS (17-3)                           520       11          0

11          TEXAS TECH (16-4)                   485       12          0

12          PURDUE (17-3)                           462       4            0

13          BRIGHAM YOUNG (17-2)       432       13          0

14          KANSAS (15-5)                            292       19          0

15          VANDERBILT (17-3)                   287       14          0

16          ARKANSAS (15-5)                      261       20          0

17          VIRGINIA (16-3)                          258       15          0

18          NORTH CAROLINA (16-4)      233       24          0

19          CLEMSON (17-4)                       200       18          0

20          LOUISVILLE (14-5)                     186       21          0

21          FLORIDA (14-6)                           176       16          0

22          SAINT LOUIS (19-1)                   154       23          0

23          ALABAMA (13-6)                         120       17          0

24          ST. JOHN’S (15-5)                      95          25          0

25          IOWA (14-5)                                  47          NR         0

25          MIAMI (OHIO) (20-0)                 47          NR         0

DROPPED OUT: NO. 22 GEORGIA (16-4).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: IOWA (14-5) 47; GEORGIA (16-4) 33; TENNESSEE (13-6) 30; TEXAS A&M (16-4) 19; VILLANOVA (15-5) 15; SAINT MARY’S (19-3) 9; SMU (15-5) 4; KENTUCKY (14-6) 3; UTAH STATE (16-3) 2; LIBERTY (17-3) 1.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#4 DUKE 83 #20 LOUISVILLE 52

#1 ARIZONA 86 #13 BYU 83

OHIO STATE 84 PENN STATE 78

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AP WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL

1. UCONN 21-0
2. UCLA 19-1
3. SOUTH CAROLINA 20-2
4. TEXAS 19-2
5. VANDERBILT 20-1
6. LSU 18-2
7. LOUISVILLE 19-3
8. IOWA 18-2
9. MICHIGAN 17-3
10. OKLAHOMA 16-4
11. OHIO STATE 18-3
12. TCU 19-2
13. MICHIGAN STATE 18-2
14. BAYLOR 18-3
15. TENNESSEE 14-3
16. MARYLAND 17-4
17. OLE MISS 17-4
18. KENTUCKY 17-5
19. PRINCETON 17-1
20. DUKE 14-6
21. TEXAS TECH 20-2
22. WEST VIRGINIA 17-4
23. GEORGIA 18-3
24. ALABAMA 18-3
25. WASHINGTON 15-4

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

NORTH CAROLINA 47, RHODE ISLAND 16, NEBRASKA 14, MINNESOTA 6, NC STATE 5, ILLINOIS 3, FAIRFIELD 2, OKLAHOMA ST. 1.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#25 WASHINGTON 76 RUTGERS 48

#6 LSU 89 FLORIDA 60

#15 TENNESSEE AT #17 OLE MISS PPD

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NFL

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

SUPER BOWL 60

FEB. 8

NEW ENGLAND VS. SEATTLE, 6:30 PM NBC

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NBA

ATLANTA 132 INDIANA 116

CHARLOTTE 130 PHILADELPHIA 93

CLEVELAND 114 ORLANDO 98

BOSTON 102 PORTLAND 94

LA LAKERS 129 CHICAGO 118

HOUSTON 108 MEMPHIS 99

MINNESOTA 108 GOLDEN STATE 83

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NHL

NY RANGERS 4 BOSTON 3 OT

NY ISLANDERS 4 PHILADELPHIA 0

TAMPA BAY 2 UTAH 0

EDMONTON 7 ANAHEIM 4

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES

NFL

SUPER BOWL 60 IS SET AND IT’S A REMATCH FROM 11 YEARS AGO: PATRIOTS VS. SEAHAWKS

Drake Maye vs. Sam Darnold. Two stingy defenses. A second-year head coach vs. a veteran coach in his second act.

Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch: The New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks.

The Patriots will seek their NFL-record seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the Seahawks on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

Led by Maye, coach Mike Vrabel and a stifling defense, the Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the first time since Tom Brady and Bill Belichick won their sixth ring together seven years ago.

The Patriots (17-3) beat the Denver Broncos 10-7 on Sunday in the AFC championship game to advance to their 12th Super Bowl.

Darnold, Mike Macdonald and a suffocating defense have led the Seahawks to the big stage for the fourth time in franchise history. They’re seeking their second Lombardi.

Darnold, a No. 3 overall pick in 2018 now with his fifth team, played one of his best games to lead the Seahawks to a 31-27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC title game. He threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers.

“That doesn’t matter to me,” Darnold said about the doubters he’s proven wrong. “I just come to work every single day with these guys. These guys in the locker room, that’s what it’s about to me, man. The way we’ve come to work ever since April in OTAs, training camp, one day at a time and we’re here. We did it.”

It was a wacky finish when Brady and the Patriots beat Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll’s Seahawks 11 years ago.

Brady threw four TD passes and rallied New England from a 10-point deficit to win the fourth of his seven rings when Malcolm Butler intercepted Wilson’s pass from the 1-yard line to secure a 28-24 victory on Feb. 1, 2015. Seattle fans still lament why Marshawn Lynch didn’t get the ball on a handoff at the 1.

“We did not care,” Macdonald said about coming into the season as underdogs in the NFC West behind the Rams and 49ers. “It’s about us. It’s always been about us and what we do and now we’re going to the Super Bowl.”

Maye scored on a 6-yard touchdown run in the second quarter in Denver after a critical turnover by Jarrett Stidham, who made his fifth career start filling in for injured Broncos quarterback Bo Nix.

“The Pats are back, baby,” Maye said. “Now, gotta win one.”

Playing through a snowstorm in the second half, Maye only threw for 86 yards and ran for 65. Stidham had 133 yards passing and one TD, one interception and one costly fumble.

The 23-year-old Maye, a finalist for AP NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, will become the second-youngest QB to start a Super Bowl behind Dan Marino. He’s the fourth second-year QB in the past seven years to lead his team to the NFL title game. Patrick Mahomes (2018) won it while Joe Burrow (2021) and Brock Purdy (2023) lost.

Vrabel, who won three Super Bowls as a linebacker for the Patriots in the 2000s, turned the team around in his first season as coach. New England went from 4-13 last year under Jerod Mayo to 14-3.

Vrabel is trying to become the first person to win a Super Bowl as a head coach and player for the same team. Tom Flores, Mike Ditka, Tony Dungy and Doug Pederson won Super Bowls playing for one team and coaching another.

“I can’t tell you how proud I am to be associated with these guys and this organization,” said Vrabel, who is a finalist for AP NFL Coach of the Year. “I won’t win it. It’ll be the players that’ll win the game, I promise you. It won’t be me that’ll win it and I promise you I’ll do everything that I can and our staff to have them ready for the game.”

No team has played in the Super Bowl more than the Patriots, who are 6-5. They’re tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most wins.

It’s been a long road back to the top for New England, which came off consecutive four-win seasons and only had one winning season after Brady’s departure in 2020.

The Patriots have averaged just 18 points per game in the playoffs, the fewest by any team to make the Super Bowl since the 1979 Rams, who averaged 15. New England’s defense has allowed just 26 points in the three games, an average of just 8.7 per game. The only team to allow fewer points in three playoff games before a Super Bowl appearance was the 2000 Ravens, who gave up 16.

SUPER BOWL LX PRICES SOAR WITH SEAHAWKS-PATRIOTS MATCHUP SET

The get-in price for Super Bowl LX continued to escalate in the opening 24 hours since the matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots was finalized.

By Monday evening, the cheapest ticket for the Feb. 8 game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., was $6,620, according to ticket tracking service TicketData. That was 5.2% higher than shortly after the Seahawks won the NFC Championship on Sunday night, and nearly 9% higher than just before the kickoff of the Patriots’ AFC Championship Game in Denver.

According to TicketData, the get-in price soared by 11% in just the past three days and is over 40% higher than right after last year’s Super Bowl matchup was set between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.

SUPER BOWL LX TICKET PRICES*
SeatGeak: $6,776
StubHub: $6,689
Vivid Seats: $6,630
Ticketmaster: $6,896
*Cheapest price for two tickets together

This will be the Seahawks’ first Super Bowl since their loss to the Patriots in XLIX in Glendale, Ariz., 11 years ago. Since then, New England has appeared in three Super Bowls, but this is the first in the post-Tom Brady era and during the Patriots’ first year under coach Mike Vrabel.

Super Bowl LX will also be the first title game held at Levi’s Stadium since Super Bowl 50 in 2016.

Still, the Seahawks-Patriots matchup has a long way to go to match the record prices for Super Bowl LVIII two years ago in Las Vegas, where get-in prices topped $7,000 shortly after the matchup between the 49ers and Chiefs was finalized. The average get-in price ultimately rose to a record of nearly $8,900 before dipping to just over $7,000 on game day.

Last year’s Super Bowl prices eventually dropped to an average of $2,109 on game day, due in large part to New Orleans’ limited hotel capacity along with what was dubbed “Chiefs fatigue.”

Seattle is currently a consensus 4.5-point favorite to beat New England in Super Bowl LX.

PHILIP RIVERS REMOVES HIMSELF FROM CONSIDERATION FOR BILLS HEAD-COACHING JOB, AP SOURCES SAY

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Philip Rivers called time out, informing the Buffalo Bills he is withdrawing from consideration for the team’s head-coaching job, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private. The Athletic first reported the news.

The 44-year-old quarterback, who came out of retirement last month and started three games with the Indianapolis Colts, interviewed with the Bills on Friday. Buffalo’s search process began on Wednesday, two days after Sean McDermott was fired following a nine-year tenure.

Rivers was considered one of Buffalo’s more intriguing candidates, despite having no previous NFL coaching experience. In between rejoining the Colts this year after first retiring following the 2020 season, he spent five years coaching a high school team in his native Alabama.

On the plus side, Rivers gained extensive offensive knowledge and made valuable connections with coaches and players over his 18 NFL seasons, the first 16 with the Chargers. He also has the respect of Josh Allen in having mentored the Bills quarterback, with the two also sharing the same agent.

Allen is taking part in the interview process being led by general manager Brandon Beane and owner Terry Pegula.

Including Rivers, Buffalo has met with seven candidates after interviewing Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski on Sunday.

On Monday, the Bills had a scheduled interview with Broncos pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb, a day after Denver lost to New England in the AFC championship game.

The 30-year-old Webb is a former quarterback and spent three of his seven NFL seasons in Buffalo, mostly on the team’s practice squad. Allen spoke highly of Webb’s insights and influence during his time in Buffalo.

Buffalo’s coaching search has no definitive timetable, with the Bills not revealing how many more candidates they expect to interview.

NEW FALCONS COACH STEFANSKI ADDS FORMER DOLPHINS ASSISTANT AUKERMAN AS SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — New Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski added former Miami Dolphins assistant Craig Aukerman as special teams coordinator on Monday as one of several moves to fill his staff.

Aukerman was the Dolphins’ special teams coordinator in 2025 after serving as the Los Angeles Rams’ assistant special teams coach in 2024. He previously coached for seven seasons with the Tennessee Titans, including time as special teams coordinator and assistant head coach.

Stefanski also added Robert Prince as wide receivers coach and Bob Quinn as senior adviser to the head coach. The Falcons also announced secondary coach Justin Hood, defensive line coach Nate Ollie and tight ends coach Kevin Koger have been retained.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot after an 8-9 finish, the team’s eighth consecutive losing season. The team began reworking its leadership team by adding former longtime quarterback Matt Ryan as president of football. Stefanski, the former Cleveland coach, and the new general manager will report to Ryan.

On Thursday, Tommy Rees, who worked on Stefanski’s staff in Cleveland, was hired as offensive coordinator after Stefanski retained Jeff Ulbrich as defensive coordinator.

Prince was the Dolphins’ wide receivers coach in 2025 after coaching the Dallas Cowboys’ receivers from 2022-24. He previously was wide receivers coach for Houston and Detroit.

Prince began his NFL coaching career with the Falcons as an offensive assistant from 2004-06.

Quinn worked with Stefanski in Cleveland as the Browns’ senior personnel/coaching executive from 2022-25 and as senior consultant to the club’s football operations in 2021.

REPORT: CHARGERS DT TEAIR TART GETS 3-YEAR EXTENSION

The Los Angeles Chargers are signing defensive tackle Teair Tart to a three-year extension, multiple outlets reported Monday.

The Athletic reported the deal is worth up to $37.5 million, while ESPN reported Tart will receive $20 million guaranteed.

Tart, 28, started all 17 games this season and tallied 32 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery while playing on a one-year, $4.5 million contract.

Undrafted in 2020, Tart has recorded 140 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two interceptions in 81 games (53 starts) for the Tennessee Titans (2020-23), Houston Texans (2023) and Chargers.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

ACC CONFERENCE TITLE GAME WILL NO LONGER START OPPOSITE BIG TEN

It appears the Atlantic Coast Conference has given up on trying to compete with the Big Ten off the football field, as well.

A week after Big Ten champion Indiana completed a perfect season and won the national championship with a win over ACC stalwart Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game, the ACC on Monday announced changes to its scheduling in 2026.

Perhaps chief among them: moving its conference championship game to a Saturday noon ET kickoff.

The ACC on Monday released the schedules for all 17 of its institutions for 2026, the first season in which the conference will begin migrating toward a nine-game conference schedule for all schools.

But the move of the conference title game was perhaps the most eye-opening announcement.

The ACC for years has played its title game at 8 p.m. ET on Championship Saturday, in direct conflict with the Big Ten title game. The most recent Championship Saturday, on Dec. 6, an average of 18.3 million viewers watched Indiana beat Ohio State in the Big Ten title game while an average of 3.9 million watched Duke beat Virginia for the ACC crown.

Additionally, the kickoff temperature for the ACC game in Charlotte, N.C., was 31 degrees. The hope is moving the game up eight hours in the day will make for a more pleasant outdoor atmosphere and improve attendance. The ACC will be the only Power 4 conference playing in the noon ET window.

The last time the ACC played its championship game in the noon window was 2008.

Among the other changes in the ACC schedule:

** A pair of international games in Week 0 with North Carolina State and Virginia opening the season — and conference play — in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 29 and North Carolina playing TCU in Dublin the same day.

** At least 19 games played on a Friday, with the potential to add more. That includes Florida hosting Florida State on Black Friday (Nov. 27).

** CFP runner-up Miami playing the first Friday game of the ACC season, at Stanford on Sept. 4.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ARIZONA STILL UNANIMOUS NO. 1 IN AP TOP 25 POLL AHEAD OF SHOWDOWN WITH NO. 13 BYU

Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll ahead of Monday night’s showdown at No. 13 BYU, while fellow unbeaten Nebraska climbed to a program-best fifth ahead of its big week in the Big Ten.

The Wildcats, riding their best start since the 2013-14 season, received all 60 first-place votes from the national media panel to easily outdistance second-place UConn and third-ranked Michigan, whose places remained unchanged from last week’s poll.

Arizona was 20-0 going into the week, just the third 20-game win streak in program history.

“We’re just trying to win one game every week, or however many games we have, and I think we’re doing a good job of it,” Wildcats freshman star Koa Peat said. “Just keep doing what we’re doing, and keep getting better as a team.”

Duke remained No. 4 ahead of the Huskers, who also are 20-0 and climbed two more spots from last week. Nebraska has won 24 in a row dating to last season, the longest win streak by any Big Ten team since Ohio State won 24 straight to start the 2010-11 season.

Just like Arizona, the path to stay perfect is perilous. The Huskers visit Michigan on Tuesday night and play No. 9 Illinois on Sunday.

“Heck of a team, man,” Northwestern coach Chris Collins said after the Huskers beat his own team a couple of weeks ago. “It’s really refreshing to watch the purity they play with, the joy they play with, the toughness they play with.”

Gonzaga moved up two spots to sixth after narrowly avoiding an upset loss to San Francisco. The Bulldogs were followed by Michigan State, Iowa State, the Illini and Houston, which remained in the top 10 for a 23rd straight poll despite its loss to Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders were right behind at No. 11 following wins over Baylor and their 90-86 triumph over the Cougars on Saturday.

Purdue tumbled eight spots to No. 12 following back-to-back losses to UCLA and Illinois. BYU stayed put at No. 13, Kansas climbed five spots to No. 14 ahead of its matchup with BYU on Saturday, while Arkansas also moved up five spots to round out the top 15.

St. John’s, the preseason No. 5, returned to the poll for the first time since dropping out in mid-December following wins over Seton Hall and Xavier, the latter giving coach Rick Pitino his 900th win. Georgia dropped out after a lopsided loss to Texas.

Rising and falling

North Carolina made the biggest climb this week, moving up six spots to No. 15 after wins over Notre Dame and then-No. 14 Virginia. Kansas and Arkansas were just ahead of the Tar Heels after moving up five spots apiece.

Purdue’s eight-spot fall to No. 12 dropped the Boilermakers out of the top 10 for the first time this season. Alabama fell six spots to No. 23 following its loss to Tennessee, while Houston and Clemson each fell four spots after losses last week.

Update on the NET

The NET rankings released Monday, which the NCAA uses to help with its tournament selection, largely mirrors the Top 25, though with a few exceptions. It ranks UConn six spots lower, at No. 8, Texas Tech seven down at 18th and Arkansas five lower at 20th, while Illinois is three spots better at No. 6, Vanderbilt is five spots better at 13th and Florida is three better at 16th.

It also ranks at Iowa at No. 21; the Hawkeyes are fourth among those also receiving votes in the AP poll. Top 25 voters put Miami of Ohio at 24th amid its perfect start to the season, while the NCAA ranking has the RedHawks at No. 48.

Conference watch

The Big 12 and the Big Ten continue to dominate the Top 25. Arizona leads three top-10 teams for the Big 12 and six in the Top 25, while Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and Illinois give the Big Ten four in the top 10 while Purdue makes it five in the Top 25.

The ACC also has five ranked teams, the SEC four, the Big East two and the West Coast, Atlantic 10 and Mid-American one apiece.

NO. 1 ARIZONA BARELY SURVIVES LATE CHALLENGE FROM NO. 13 BYU

Brayden Burries scored 29 points as No. 1 Arizona hung on for an 86-83 win over No. 13 BYU in a Big 12 Conference showdown on Monday in Provo, Utah.

Jaden Bradley added 26 points and Ivan Kharchenkov and Koa Peat each chipped in 10 points for Arizona (21-0, 8-0 Big 12), which prevailed despite seeing a 19-point second-half lead get trimmed to one in the final minute.

The margin of victory was the Wildcats’ smallest of their so-far perfect season.

AJ Dybantsa led BYU (17-3, 5-2) with 24 points, but he missed seven of his eight 3-point attempts. Richie Saunders racked up 18 points and Kennard Davis Jr. added 17 points as the Cougars lost for the second time in three games.

BYU trailed 82-71 with 1:22 to play before going on a furious 12-2 run. Saunders’ offensive rebound led to Wright’s trey to cut Arizona’s lead to 82-75 with 56 seconds left.

Keba Keita’s layup pulled BYU within 83-77 with 40 seconds remaining. Dybantsa hit two foul shots after a flagrant-1 foul on Burries.

After Burries split a pair of free throws, Davis’ dunk and Keita’s layup pulled BYU within 84-83 with 15 seconds left.

BYU forced a held ball with 11.6 seconds to go and took possession, but Motiejus Krivas blocked Wright’s jumper in the lane. Burries got the rebound, was fouled and made two free throws.

Wright’s half-court heave at the buzzer was short.

A 20-5 rally gave Arizona a 44-31 halftime lead. A Burries jumper got it started and tied the game at 26-26. Bradley had 10 points in the run on a layup and four short-range jumpers.

In the first half, the duel between two freshmen, Burries and Dybantsa, lived up to the hype. Burries scored 19 points, made 6 of 10 shot attempts and hit all six of his free throws. While Dybantsa piled up 15 points, he hit only 4 of 11 field-goal attempts and 6 of 7 from the charity stripe.

The Cougars opened the second half with an 8-2 scoring burst. Wright’s jumper and two treys from Davis cut Arizona’s lead to 44-36. The Wildcats took a 64-45 lead on a Krivas dunk with 10:53 remaining.

NO. 4 DUKE DOMINATES NO. 20 LOUISVILLE FOR SEASON SWEEP

Cameron Boozer scored 19 points for No. 4 Duke, which blew out visiting No. 20 Louisville for an 83-52 win Monday in Durham, N.C.

The Blue Devils (19-1, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) upped their winning streak to eight games and swept the two-game regular-season series from the Cardinals (14-6, 4-4).

Duke won 84-73 at Louisville on Jan. 6 thanks to a big rally in the second half. This time, the Blue Devils did not need that late surge as they led 38-28 at halftime. Instead, they used the second 20 minutes to pull away and give Louisville its worst loss under second-year coach Pat Kelsey.

Boozer added 10 rebounds to garner the 10th double-double of his freshman season and led Duke with four assists.

Isaiah Evans scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half, while Patrick Ngongba scored 10 of his 15 in the first three minutes of the second half. Nikolas Khamenia made 5 of 6 shots, including 3 of 4 3-point attempts, for 14 points.

Louisville did not have Mikel Brown Jr. available in its home game against Duke, but the freshman guard and preseason first-team All-ACC selection started Monday. However, the 6-foot-5 point guard, who returned Saturday after missing eight games with a back injury, struggled as he missed his first eight shots.

Brown was not alone in his struggles. The Cardinals missed nine straight during a six-minute period in the first half. Despite that, they took a 25-24 lead on a Ryan Conwell 3-pointer with 4:30 to go before halftime.

That was the last bucket Louisville made until there was 17:50 remaining in the second half. In between, the Cardinals went 0-for-10, and the Blue Devils outscored their guests 22-5.

Conwell finished with 18 points, and J’Vonne Hadley added 11 for Louisville, which shot a season-low 29.6% (16 of 54) from the floor. Brown finished with a season-low seven points and missed 12 of his 13 shots.

Duke also outrebounded Louisville 47-26. The Cardinals had entered Monday ranked second in the conference, averaging 41.4 rebounds per game, and led the ACC in grabbing 28.8 on the defensive glass.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

SEC SETS RECORD WITH 10 RANKED TEAMS, A 1ST IN 50-YEAR HISTORY OF WOMEN’S AP TOP 25; UCONN, UCLA 1-2

NEW YORK (AP) — The Southeastern Conference set a record with 10 teams in The Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.

Georgia entered at No. 23 after its win over then-No. 11 Kentucky to give the conference the most teams ever in a single week in the 50-year history of the poll. Last season, the SEC had 10 teams in the men’s Top 25 for a few weeks.

UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 choice from the 31-member national media panel. The Huskies are the lone undefeated team left in women’s college basketball. They have won 37 straight games dating to last season. UCLA moved up to No. 2 after South Carolina lost in overtime to Oklahoma, which jumped six spots to No. 10.

The Gamecocks fell to third, leading a quartet of SEC squads. Texas was fourth, Vanderbilt fifth and LSU sixth. The Commodores suffered their first loss of the season, falling at South Carolina on Sunday.

Louisville and Iowa were seventh and eighth. Michigan dropped two spots to ninth after losing to the Commodores in the Coretta Scott King Classic last week.

Ranked Georgia

The Lady Bulldogs are in the Top 25 for the first time since 2022. They started the season 14-0 in non-conference play for the first time in 16 years and already own victories over No. 17 Ole Miss and No. 18 Kentucky. The team was a staple in the Top 25 for years under former coach Andy Landers. Georgia replaced Nebraska, which fell out of the poll.

Leading the way

The four teams that played in the Women’s Champions Classic at Barclays Center in December haven’t lost a conference game yet. No. 15 Tennessee leads the SEC, Iowa is atop the Big Ten, Louisville is in front of the ACC and UConn tops the Big East. The four are a combined 35-0 in league play through Sunday.

Conference supremacy

After the SEC’s 10 ranked teams, the Big Ten is next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams in the Top 25. The Atlantic Coast Conference has two while the Big East and Ivy League each have one.

Games of the week

No. 15 Tennessee at No. 1 UConn, Sunday. The Lady Vols will try and spoil the Huskies’ undefeated season when the two teams get together. This will likely be the final ranked opponent that UConn will face before the NCAA Tournament.

No. 8 Iowa at No. 2 UCLA, Sunday. First place in the Big Ten will be on the line when the Hawkeyes visit the Bruins. UCLA has won 13 consecutive games since its lone loss of the season to Texas. Iowa has won eight consecutive games since a loss to UConn in late December.

NO. 25 WASHINGTON BULLIES RUTGERS ON BOARDS

Freshman Brynn McGaughy scored a game-high 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, Yulia Grabovskaia grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and No. 25 Washington trampled Rutgers 76-48 on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.

Avery Howell added 16 points, and both she and McGaughy had seven rebounds as the Huskies (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) dominated the glass. They finished with a 51-30 rebounding advantage, with 18 offensive boards and a 36-14 edge in points in the paint.

In a game postponed from Sunday due to severe winter weather, Washington earned a double-digit advantage less than five minutes into the game and went up 43-20 by halftime thanks to late 3-pointers by Howell and Sayvia Sellers (11 points, six assists).

It marked Washington’s fourth straight win, while Rutgers (9-11, 1-8) has dropped nine of its last 11. Kaylah Ivey and Imani Lester finished with 14 points apiece and Lauryn Swann added 11 for the Scarlet Knights.

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NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: LUKA DONCIC, LAKERS END BULLS’ WINNING STREAK

Luka Doncic scored 46 points and handed out 12 assists and LeBron James contributed 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 129-118 win against host Chicago on Monday, ending the Bulls’ four-game winning streak.

Rui Hachimura added 23 points and Marcus Smart had 12 for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in five games. James shined in his most productive first half of the season, scoring 20 points on 9-for-15 shooting to spark the Lakers to a 69-56 lead at the break.

Chicago scored 24 of the first 36 points in the third quarter to whittle a 13-point halftime deficit to one. Nikola Vucevic swished a pair of free throws at the 6:42 mark to draw the Bulls within 81-80, but the Lakers quickly regrouped with an 8-0 run to retake control.

Coby White produced 23 points to pace Chicago. Ayo Dosunmu followed with 20 points while Vucevic notched 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Rockets 108, Grizzlies 99

Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant tallied 33 points apiece to fuel Houston to a comeback victory at home over short-handed Memphis.

Sengun added nine rebounds and six assists to his ledger, and almost singlehandedly orchestrated the Rockets’ fourth-quarter rally after the Grizzlies led by as many as 10 points in the third. He posted 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in the period, assisting on two key Durant 3-pointers, including one that gave Houston a nine-point lead with 1:32 left to put the game away.

Sengun shot 15 of 17 from the floor and missed just once inside the arc. Durant started 0 for 3 from deep before hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers to find his stride. Durant grabbed eight rebounds. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama totaled 17 points and seven rebounds each to pace Memphis, which counted Ja Morant and Zach Edey among its missing.

Celtics 102, Trail Blazers 94

Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 20 to lead Boston to a start-to-finish win over visiting Portland.

Brown had eight rebounds, four assists and four steals as the Celtics won for the third time in four games. Boston’s Derrick White added 18 points, but he committed nine turnovers.

Jerami Grant (19 points) and Toumani Camara (18) were the Trail Blazers’ leading scorers. Deni Avdija missed his second straight game due to a lower back strain.

Timberwolves 108, Warriors 83

Julius Randle scored 18 points and Minnesota pulled away in Minneapolis to split its two-game mini series with Golden State.

Bones Hyland added 17 points off the bench for Minnesota, which snapped a season-high five-game losing streak. Rudy Gobert posted 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Donte DiVincenzo scored 15 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting while contributing eight assists.

Quinten Post scored 13 points to lead Golden State, which won 111-85 in Minneapolis on Sunday. The Timberwolves played without top scorer Anthony Edwards, who sat out because of what the team described as “right foot injury maintenance” but is likely to return Wednesday on the road against the Dallas Mavericks. Golden State played without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green on the second night of a back-to-back set of games. Both are also expected to play in the Warriors’ next game on Wednesday.

Hawks 132, Pacers 116

C.J. McCollum came off the bench to lead three Atlanta players with 20-plus points and the Hawks came from behind to defeat visiting Indiana in an afternoon game.

McCollum scored 23, Dyson Daniels had 22 and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 21 to pace Atlanta to its third consecutive victory. Atlanta has won both contests against the Pacers this season and has won four straight against Indiana.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 26 points and nine rebounds while Aaron Nesmith added 18 points and Andrew Nembhard handed out 13 assists.

Hornets 130, 76ers 93

Brandon Miller poured in 30 points and was one of eight Charlotte players in double figures as the Hornets blew out visiting Philadelphia.

Miller shot 9-for-11 from the field, making six 3-point baskets to lead the Hornets in scoring for the sixth game in a row. Ryan Kalkbrenner notched 13 points, followed by 12 points apiece from Moussa Diabate, Kon Knueppel and Josh Green. The Hornets benefitted from a 40-15 scoring advantage in the third quarter on the way to their third consecutive victory.

Kelly Oubre Jr. was the only 76ers starter in double figures with 17 points. The ex-Hornet shot 7-for-12 from the field. Jared McCain added 16 points and Quentin Grimes had 14.

Cavaliers 114, Magic 98

Donovan Mitchell scored 26 of his 45 points in the first half and Evan Mobley had 20 points and nine rebounds as Cleveland beat visiting Orlando, sweeping their home-and-home set.

Jaylon Tyson, named to the Rising Stars Game at All-Star weekend earlier in the day, had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jarrett Allen scored nine for the Cavaliers. Cleveland won its fourth straight and is 11-4 since Dec. 29.

Paolo Banchero scored 15 points in the third quarter, finishing with a season-high 37 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic in their fourth consecutive loss. Desmond Bane had 19 points and Jalen Suggs dished out six assists. Orlando also received 14 points from Anthony Black and nine points, seven rebounds, two defensive three-second technicals and an unsportsmanlike technical from Wendell Carter Jr.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: MATTIAS EKHOLM POSTS HAT TRICK AS OILERS TOP DUCKS

Mattias Ekholm collected his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers posted a 7-4 victory against the visiting Ducks on Monday, ending Anaheim’s seven-game winning streak.

Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid each had a goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl notched four assists and Tristan Jarry made 36 saves for the Oilers, who will try to win three straight for the first time this season when they host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Spencer Stastney and Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton, which won two in a row nine times previously but never extended the streak. The Oilers scored four goals in a 3:49 span of the second period.

Mikael Granlund recorded a hat trick, all on the power play, for the Ducks. Alex Killorn also scored, Beckett Sennecke had two assists and Ville Husso made 25 saves.

Islanders 4, Flyers 0

Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves for his league-leading sixth shutout as New York Islanders picked up its first win of the season against host Philadelphia.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who came into Monday’s contest with two goals in his last 26 games, scored twice for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal, who entered in a slump of his own with no goals in his last eight contests, also scored and added an assist for New York.

The Islanders avoided a third straight defeat and bounced back nicely from their first shutout loss of the season — a 5-0 defeat to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. New York also topped the Flyers for the first time this season after losing each of the first two matchups, both via shootouts.

Kings at Blue Jackets (ppd.)

The game between Los Angeles and host Columbus was postponed due to severe winter weather and will be played on March 9 in Columbus with the time to be determined at a later date.

Lightning 2, Mammoth 0

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 28 shots, Darren Raddysh and Anthony Cirelli tallied on the power play and Tampa Bay won its sixth straight home game by stuffing Utah.

In his 42nd career shutout, Vasilevskiy stopped eight shots in the third period for his second blanking this season. His 20-save showing against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 win on Nov. 24 was his other. Tampa Bay improved to 15-1-1 in its past 17 games.

Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves, and Dylan Guenther skated in his 200th NHL game. Winger Lawson Crouse (illness) returned to Utah’s lineup following a one-game absence.

Rangers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)

Rookie Matthew Robertson scored with 67 seconds left in overtime as New York snapped a four-game home losing streak by rallying past Boston.

Robertson scored his first career overtime goal when he got a pass from goalie Jonathan Quick after David Pastrnak’s shot was blocked by New York defenseman Braden Schneider, skated to the slot, switched from his backhand to forehand and lifted the puck over goalie Joonas Korpisalo to improve the Rangers to 6-13-4 on home ice.

Quick made 21 saves to earn his 408th career victory, passing Glenn Hall for 12th on the all-time list. Pastrnak had three assists to become the sixth player in team history with 900 career points as the Bruins fell to 10-2-1 in their past 13 games.

NHL

REPORT: RANGERS TRADING D CARSON SOUCY TO ISLANDERS

The New York Rangers are finalizing a trade to send defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders, The Athletic reported Monday.

The return for the Rangers has not been confirmed. The Rangers are expected to hold Soucy out of Monday night’s game against the visiting Boston Bruins for roster management purposes.

Soucy, 31, has three goals, five assists and 18 penalty minutes in 46 games this season, averaging 17:13 of ice time with 66 blocks and 71 hits.

The Rangers acquired Soucy from the Vancouver Canucks at the 2025 trade deadline.

The Alberta native has 95 points (30 goals, 65 assists) in 411 games with the Minnesota Wild, Seattle Kraken, Canucks and Rangers. The Wild drafted him in the fifth round in 2013.

The Rangers are in the Eastern Conference cellar and team president and general manager Chris Drury recently sent a letter to fans about the team’s forthcoming plans.

“This will not be a rebuild. This will be a retool built around our core players and prospects,” Drury wrote on Jan. 16. “We will target players that bring tenacity, skill, speed, and a winning pedigree with a focus on obtaining young players, draft picks, and cap space to allow us flexibility moving forward. That may mean saying goodbye to players that have brought us and our fans great moments over the years.”

PENS’ BRYAN RUST FACES HEARING FOR ILLEGAL CHECK TO HEAD

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust faces a hearing with the league following Sunday’s illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.

The date and time have yet to be determined for the hearing. Rust received a minor penalty on the play, which occurred at the end of Pittsburgh’s 3-2 road win.

Rust, 33, is in his 12th NHL season with the Penguins, who drafted the Michigan native in the third round in 2010. In 47 games this season, he has posted 39 points (18 goals, 21 assists).

In 685 regular-season games, Rust has 476 points (221 goals, 255 assists) and is a two-time Stanley Cup winner. Over 79 postseason games, he has compiled 35 points (21 goals, 14 assists).

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BASEBALL

REPORT: GIANTS REACH 2-YEAR DEAL WITH OF HARRISON BADER

The San Francisco Giants are in agreement with free agent center fielder Harrison Bader on a two-year deal, multiple outlets reported Monday

The deal is pending the results of a physical for the 31-year-old former Gold Glove winner.

MLB Network reported the deal is for $20.5 million and worth up to $21 million with incentives.

Bader split last season with the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies, batting .277 with 17 homers, 54 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 146 games.

Bader is a lifetime .247/.313/.401 hitter with 88 home runs, 322 RBIs and 105 steals in 924 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (2017-22), New York Yankees (2022-23), Cincinnati Reds (2023), New York Mets (2024), Twins and Phillies.

YANKEES CONFIRM 5-YEAR DEAL FOR OF CODY BELLINGER

Cody Bellinger is officially back with the New York Yankees after the club announced a five-year deal with two player opt-outs for the former National League MVP on Monday.

The Yankees did not release financial terms, but multiple reports last Wednesday indicated Bellinger would sign a five-year, $162.5 million contract with opt-outs after the second and third seasons, a full no-trade clause and a $20 million signing bonus.

Represented by agent Scott Boras, Bellinger became a free agent after turning down his $25 million player option for 2026.

Bellinger, 30, joined the Yankees in a December 2024 trade that sent right-hander Cody Poteet to the Chicago Cubs. He signed a three-year, $80 million deal with the Cubs before the 2024 season, with opt-outs after the first and second years.

Bellinger batted .272 with 29 home runs, 98 RBIs and 13 steals last season. He played in 152 games, his most since his 2019 MVP campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The versatile defender started 38 games in center field, 48 in right and 59 in left, in addition to three games at first base during the regular season.

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OLYMPICS

LINDSEY VONN, 41, HEADLINES 232-MEMBER TEAM USA

At age 41, alpine skier Lindsey Vonn leads the United States team headed to the Milan Cortina Olympics as one of seven athletes competing at the Games for the fifth time.

Hockey player Hilary Knight, figure skater Evan Bates, snowboarders Faye Thelen and Nick Baumgartner, and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor are also competing at their fifth Olympics.

With one gold medal and two bronzes, Vonn joins a group of 33 returning American medalists. Fellow alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won two golds and a silver and Taylor has won three silvers and two bronzes, while Humphries has three golds.

Other multiple-medal winners competing in Italy include two-time gold medalist snowboarder Chloe Kim, cross country skier Jessie Diggins, who has one of each medal, and freestyle skier Alex Ferreira who won a silver in 2018 and a bronze in 2022.

The U.S. team has an almost even balance with 117 men competing alongside 115 women. The ages of the athletes range from 15-year-old freeskier Abby Winterberger to 54-year-old curler Rich Ruohonen.

Olympic competition kicks off on Feb. 4 with mixed-doubles curling ahead of the opening ceremony in Milan on Feb. 6. Closing ceremonies will take place on Feb. 22.

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INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 116, HAWKS 132

The Indiana Pacers took on the Atlanta Hawks in a matinee matchup on Monday as the contest was moved from 7:30 PM to 1:30 PM ET due to inclement weather. The Pacers welcomed Bennedict Mathurin back to the lineup as he returned following an 11-game absence due to a thumb injury.

A 72-point second half from the Hawks pushed them past the Pacers, 132-116.

Atlanta took didn’t take its first double-digit lead of the contest until early in the fourth quarter. Indiana made several pushes to cut the lead down to double digits, but the Hawks had a response each time.

Indiana was efficient from deep through the first period of the game – the Pacers knocked down six of their 13 attempts in the first 12 minutes – but the Pacers made just four more triples for the rest of the game. They finished 10-for-35 from deep.

Mathurin knocked down a 3-pointer for his first shot back, and Indiana led 21-15 halfway through the first period. He went on to hit his first four shots, and racked up 10 points off the bench in the first quarter.

Indiana led after one, 38-34.

The Pacers built the first double-digit lead of the game in the second quarter as they led 44-34 early. Atlanta used a 12-2 run to tie the game at 46, but a pair of Mathurin and-one opportunities kept the Hawks at bay.

CJ McCollum hit a rhythm late in the second quarter. Indiana had its largest lead, 60-49, with under three minutes to play in the half when McCollum hit a trio of 3-pointers to bring the Hawks within four points, 62-58.

McCollum led Atlanta into halftime with 17 points off the bench, and Mathurin’s 16 points led the Pacers. Jarace Walker and T.J. McConnell each contributed 10 points.

Pascal Siakam settled in during the third quarter as he opened the period with seven points before the eight minute mark. His flurry of offense powered the Pacers into another double-digit lead, 78-68.

Another run in the final two minutes of the third quarter had the Hawks right back within striking distance. Luke Kennard made a 3-pointer to bring the Hawks within one, 92-91, then hit a layup to take the lead on the following possession.

Atlanta led, 93-92, for the first time since they led by two points 45 seconds into the game. The Hawks took a 3-point lead into the fourth quarter, 95-92.

The Hawks took that groove from the third quarter and built a 10-point lead in the first two minutes of the fourth, 102-92. McConnell ended a run of 17 straight points by Atlanta as he knocked down two tries from the free throw line.

Those free throws were part of a 6-0 Pacers run orchestrated by McConnell as he converted a fastbreak layup, then assisted an Isaiah Jackson dunk that forced a timeout from the Hawks. The Pacers were back within four points, 102-98.

Another run from the Hawks pushed them back up by 12 points as Alexander-Walker began to heat up from deep. He hit two 3-pointers in the final frame – each gave Atlanta a double-digit lead after Indiana tried to make a push.

The Hawks held on to defeat the Pacers, 132-116, behind a trio of 20-point scorers. McCollum led with 23 points, followed by Dyson Daniels with 22, and Alexander-Walker contributed 21 points.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 26 points and nine rebounds.

The Pacers will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Jan. 28, as they begin a four-game homestand gainst the Chicago Bulls at 7:00 PM ET.

Inside the Numbers

Atlanta outrebounded the Pacers for the game, 46-42, after Indiana held the advantage on the glass at halftime, 25-28.

The Pacers made six 3-pointers in the first quarter, but just 10 overall.

Indiana made 46 percent of its looks from the floor, but just 29 percent from 3-point range. Atlanta shot 50 percent from the floor and 42 percent from deep.

Andrew Nembhard’s 13 assists on Monday mark his seventh game with 10+ assists this season.

Jarace Walker led all players with five steals against the Hawks.

You Can Quote Me on That

“We had a very poor ending to the third quarter…We were up, I think 85 to 70, and ended up losing the lead by four going into the fourth, so that was a decisive period.” – coach Rick Carlisle on Indiana’s third quarter slip

“Keep playing our system, our brand of basketball. And look, good offense helps feed into good defense. When you struggle on offense, it creates bigger problems defensively, and that was a lot of what happened in the third quarter.” – Carlisle on how Indiana can stop late game lulls

“They made the right plays, and they made good plays, and they got the ball in the basket. So do better, kind of learn from it, and not lose light of the good things we did during during certain stretches of the game. But overall, [we’ve] got to do better.” – Carlisle on Indiana’s mindset moving forward

Stat of the Night

Bennedict Mathurin returned from an 11-game absence to deliver 16 points and two rebounds on 60 percent shooting.

Noteworthy

The Hawks lead the season series with the Pacers, 2-0, with a final game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 31.

Monday’s game marked Pascal Siakam’s 12th straight road game with 20+ points. That is the second longest streak in franchise history (Billy Knight did it in 15 straight road games in 1976-77).

Bennedict Mathurin returned to the lineup on Monday following an 11-game absence with a thumb injury.

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INDIANA FEVER

INDIANA FEVER ANNOUNCES 2026 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 26, 2026) — TheIndiana Fever are set to play two preseason games against WNBA opponents, first at Barclays Center against the New York Liberty on April 25, followed by a return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the Dallas Wings on April 30.  

Select tickets for the April 30 preseason game, a preview of the Fever’s 2026 season opener, are available for purchase now at feverbasketball.com/tickets.   

Fans can also join the Priority Waitlist (here) to receive information on season, group and additional single-game ticket opportunities as they become available. 

The Fever’s complete 2026 regular season schedule can be found at the link here. 

2026 Indiana Fever Preseason Schedule:
 

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET)
Sat., April 25	New York Liberty	Barclays Center	3 p.m.
Thur., April 30	Dallas Wings	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	7 p.m.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 21 VS. NO. 12/12 PURDUE

Opening Tip

• Indiana University returns to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to host in-state rival Purdue. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 27, on Peacock. John Fanta (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Sideline) will handle broadcast duties.

• Purdue (17-3, 7-2 B1G) is under the direction of 21st-year head coach Matt Painter, the second-longest tenured head coach in the Big Ten behind Michigan State’s Tom Izzo (31 years). The Boilermakers will be ranked entering the rivalry game for the 10th-straight matchup.

• Purdue is led by a trio of fourth-year seniors. All-American guard Braden Smith has averaged 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.

• Forward Trey Kaufman-Renn has posted 12.5 points and 8.6 rebounds, while guard Flether Loyer has recorded 12.7 points and 46 made 3-pointers. The veteran group has gone 3-3 against Indiana during their collegiate careers.

Game Information

Jan. 27, 2026 • 9 PM ET

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

TV: Peacock (John Fanta, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)

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

Series History: Indiana trails, 93-128

Last Meeting: IU 73, PUR 58 on Feb. 23, 2025, in Bloomington

Series History

• The long-time in-state rivals have played 221 times on the hardwood, more than any opponent on the Indiana schedule. The Hoosiers have  won three of the last four matchups with the Boilers in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, which includes a 73-58 victory on Feb. 23, 2025.

• Indiana has won 17-of-26 games against ranked Purdue teams in Bloomington. IU has defeated a ranked PU team in three of their last four trips to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Last Time Out

• Indiana (13-7, 5-5 B1G) went wire-to-wire in an 82-59 victory at Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 23, at Jersey Mike’s Arena.

• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries posted 22 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in his 125th career collegiate start. He is the seventh Hoosier in the last 30 seasons to post a 20-10-5 game.

• Junior guard Nick Dorn tallied a season-best 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from behind the arc in his first start with the Cream and Crimson.

• Fifth-year senior forward Lamar Wilkerson added a team-best 27 points, his ninth 20-point outing of the season.

• Senior forward Sam Alexis grabbed 10 rebounds (3 offensive) and swatted a career-best six blocks to become the first Hoosier since Trayce Jackson-Davis (Jan. 25, 2023, at Minnesota) to put up that line in a Big Ten game.

Twenty-Point Trio

• In the 82-59 Indiana victory at Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 23, the Hoosier trio of fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson (27 points), junior guard Nick Dorn (23), and redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (22) tallied 72 points on 15-of-33 (45.5%) shooting from the 3-point line.

• The three-headed scoring monster recorded 87.8% of the Hoosier points in the win and became the first set of teammates to each score 20-plus points in four seasons.

• Trayce Jackson-Davis (31 points), Miller Kopp (28), and Parker Stewart (20) all reached the 20-point threshold in a double-overtime setback at Syracuse on Nov. 30, 2021.

• Robert Johnson (28 points), Juwan Morgan (20), and Justin Smith (20) were the last group to accomplish the feat in a conference game when they combined for 68 points at Minnesota on Jan. 6, 2018.

Dorn’s Emergence

• Junior guard Nick Dorn has averaged 8.3 points per game on 37-of-82 (45.1%) shooting from the 3-point line in 18 appearances this season.

• The Elon transfer earned his first start as a Hoosier at Rutgers on Jan. 23. He responded with a season-high 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line.

• In seven games with 20-plus minutes played, Dorn has averaged 11.7 points and shot 18-of-40 (45.0%) from behind the arc.

• Dorn has made at least three 3-point field goals in six contests. The Hoosiers are 4-2 and the veteran guard has averaged 15.3 points in those games.

Inside Indiana Basketball with Darian Devries

Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Show with Darian DeVries Presented by JC Bank will air at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 26. The show can be heard statewide on the IU Radio Network from Learfield and will be broadcast live from Hoosier Hank’s East in Bloomington.

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INDIANA FOOTBALL

INDIANA RECEIVER OMAR COOPER JR. BECOMES LATEST PLAYER FROM NATIONAL CHAMPS TO ENTER NFL DRAFT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. is entering April’s NFL draft, he announced Monday on social media.

In the six-paragraph post, Cooper thanked his family, coaches and teammates among others for their help and support during his four-year journey from Indianapolis prep star through two losing seasons at Indiana before becoming both a national champion and a Big Ten Conference champion.

“Growing up in Indianapolis, I’m proud to represent my city and my state. These last four years in Bloomington have meant everything to me, ” he wrote, addressing Hoosiers fans. “This program pushed me, shaped me and gave me memories I’ll carry forever. With gratitude for this journey and faith in what lies ahead, I am declaring for the 2026 NFL draft.”

Cooper’s announcement comes one week after the Hoosiers beat Miami to win their first national title and become the first major college football team to go 16-0 since the 1890s. He was originally recruited by Tom Allen and stuck around when Indiana made the coaching change that resulted in the hiring of Curt Cignetti.

This season, Cooper led the Hoosiers in receptions (69) and yards receiving (937) and finished second on the team and tied for third in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 13 touchdown catches. But he is perhaps best known for his incredible leap and acrobatic toe tap to deliver the decisive 7-yard TD catch with 36 seconds left against Penn State to keep Indiana’s perfect season intact.

He started emerging as a big-play threat during the 2024 season, when he finished with 28 catches for 594 yards and seven scores after catching 18 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns in 2023. Cooper did not record any stats in 2022.

He also had five carries for 97 yards and ran for two TDs — all in the last two seasons.

Cooper, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza and All-American cornerback D’Angelo Ponds each have declared for the draft. Several other players including Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year Carter Smith have announced they will return to defend their national title.

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INDIANA WRESTLING

NO. 25 INDIANA HANDLES MICHIGAN STATE AT HOME

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– No. 25 Indiana defended home turf well on Monday (Jan. 26) afternoon, topping Michigan State in a 32-13 win at Wilkinson Hall.

After falling in a shutout on Friday at No. 1 Penn State and having the dual pushed back a day due to inclement weather, the Hoosiers responded with a big dual win to push their season record to 7-3 and 2-2 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS

• It only took No. 11 Jacob Moran (125) 4 minutes and 30 seconds to get IU bonus points with his 19-4 tech fall win over Nick Corday.

• After Michigan State’s win in sudden victory at 133 lbs., No. 25 Henry Porter (141) earned Indiana another tech fall with his 20-3 (6:45) win over Sean Larkin to make it 10-3 in the team score.

• Bryce Lowery’s (157) 4-2 decision win against Darius Marines made it 13-7 at intermission.

• Indiana followed intermission with three-straight bonus-point victories including two tech falls and a pin. No. 19 Tyler Lillard (165) and No. 29 Derek Gilcher (174) had the tech falls and No. 13 Sam Goin won by fall.

• No. 15 Gabe Sollars (197) did not allow a point in his ranked matchup with No. 27 Kael Wisler. He used an escape and second-period takedown to go up 4-0 and never looked back.

NOTABLES

• The win marks four-straight seasons that Indiana has won seven or more duals in a season, dating back to the 2022-23 season. It’s the first time that feat has been achieved since 2010-2014 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14).

• The 32 team points marked the second time this season that Indiana eclipsed the 3-0-point mark in dual action. It’s also the sixth time it has scored 25 or more in a dual. The last 30-point outing was in the 33-7 win over Central Michigan (Dec. 5).

• Indiana won five matches in bonus-point fashion, including four wins by tech fall.

• Sollars’ win over No. 27 Wisler marked his second ranked win of the season.

• Michigan State head coach Roger Chandler was a three-time All-American at Indiana and was the national runner-up at 142 lbs. in 1997.

• Indiana has won three-straight duals against Michigan State dating back to 2024.

MATCH RESULTS

125: No. 11 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Nick Corday (MSU)                 |TF, 19-4 (4:30) |           Score: IU up 5-0

133: No. 30 Caleb Weiand (MSU) def. Blaine Frazier (IU)              |SV-1, 7-4 |                      Score: IU up 5-3

141: No. 25 Henry Porter (IU) def. Sean Larkin (MSU)                  |TF, 20-3 (6:45) |          Score: IU up 10-3

149: Evan Gosz (MSU) def. Joey Buttler (IU)                                |MD, 20-6 |                  Score: IU up 10-7

157: Bryce Lowery (IU) def. Darius Marines (MSU)                      |Dec. 4-2 |                   Score: IU up 13-7

165: No. 19 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. DJ Shannon (MSU)                    |TF, 21-5 (6:07) |         Score: IU up 18-7

174: No. 29 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Connor O’Neill (MSU)            |TF, 20-4 (6:36) |        Score: IU up 23-7

184: No. 13 Sam Goin (IU) def. Luke Vanadia (MSU)                   |Fall (5:47) |               Score: IU up 29-7

197: No. 15 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 27 Kael Wisler (MSU)         |Dec. 4-0 |                  Score: IU up 32-7

285: Josh Terrill (MSU) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU)                         |Fall (4:45) |               Score: IU up 32-13

FINAL TEAM SCORE:  No. 25 INDIANA 32, MICHIGAN STATE 13

UP NEXT

• Indiana will be back in action next with a road dual at Illinois on Friday, Jan. 30 with a 10 p.m. start in Huff Hall.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#12 PURDUE TRAVELS TO INDIANA FOR TUESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY GAME

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

[12 / 12] Purdue (17-3, 7-2) vs. [– / –] Indiana (13-7, 4-5)

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 9 p.m. ET

Bloomington, Indiana | Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)

TELEVISION: Peacock, NBCSN (John Fanta, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)

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

THE SCENE SETTER

• Purdue kicks off another two-game roadswing, looking to snap a two-game skid when it travels to Indiana on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season, both losses coming by fewer than six points after Purdue held leads late in the contest. The Boilermakers and Hoosiers are meeting for the first of two meetings this year, with Indiana visiting Mackey on Feb. 20.

• Purdue will wrap up another roadswing on Sunday when it travels to Maryland for a CBS afternoon matinee.

THE MATCHUP

• Purdue and Indiana will meet for the 222nd time in series history, with Purdue holding a 128-93 series advantage.

• The series is the most-frequently played rivalry among original Big Ten members, but is now behind Washington vs. Oregon (318) and UCLA vs. USC (265) among all Big Ten rivalries.

• The Boilermakers have won three of the last four meetings and 16 of the last 21 contests dating to the 2013-14 season.

• However, Indiana has won three of the last four meetings in Bloomington, defeating a ranked Boilermaker squad in each of the three contests.

• Purdue will be facing Indiana as a ranked team for the 10th straight meeting. Purdue is just 8-17 as a ranked team against Indiana in Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall.

• The game will feature 10 (7 from Purdue; 3 from Indiana) players that reside from the state of Indiana.

• Fletcher Loyer is averaging 14.2 points per game in six games against Indiana, having made six straight 3-pointers in Bloomington, spanning two games.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Purdue is looking to right the ship after two straight losses to UCLA (69-67) and Illinois (88-82). The Boilermakers held leads of six and five at the final media timeout of both of the losses, but couldn’t close the deal late.

• Despite two straight losses, Purdue still owns the third-most quad-1 wins in the country with six (Duke, Arizona – 8). Purdue’s 15 wins in the first three quads are the second most nationally behind Michigan (16). Purdue’s two quad-4 games played are tied for the fewest in the country (Michigan, Boise State, Alabama).

• Against Indiana, Purdue will be playing its fifth straight quad-1 game. The Boilermakers currently have seven quad-1 games left with 11 games to play.

• Purdue is in the midst of a gauntlet of playing six games in an eight-game stretch away from Mackey Arena (road games vs. USC, UCLA, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Iowa). Purdue will play just two home games from Jan. 15 to Feb. 16 (Illinois, Oregon).

• Purdue ranks in the top 25 nationally in assist / turnover ratio (1st), offensive efficiency (2nd), assists per game (3rd), field goal percentage (8th), turnovers per game (10th) and 3-point percentage (22nd).

• Purdue has been ranked in 71 straight AP Top 25 polls, the second-longest streak in the country behind Houston (118). Duke is third at 56 straight weeks.

• Purdue’s strength of schedule is ranked No. 9 nationally, via KenPom. It currently marks the third straight year, and sixth time in the last eight years, that Purdue has played a top-12 schedule nationally.

• Matt Painter is currently one of four coaches nationally to average 25 wins per season over the last 10 seasons (since 2016-17). He is joined by Mark Few, Kelvin Sampson and Bill Self on the list.

• Braden Smith needs seven assists to move into the top 10 on the NCAA career assists list. UNLV’s Greg Anthony is 10th with 950 assists. Smith has 943 career assists.

• Braden Smith also needs 34 points to become the 12th player in school history with 1,000 career points in Big Ten Conference play.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH LOOK FOR FIRST RANKED WIN VS. #17/17 VIRGINIA ON TUESDAY

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame men’s basketball is coming off a feel-good win over Boston College, in a right-the-ship moment; meanwhile, Virginia just had its five-game win streak snapped in a ferocious second-half comeback by North Carolina. The two teams will clash inside Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Two minutes before halftime, Virginia led North Carolina by 16 points, but the Tar Heels dominated the second half to escape with the 85-80 win. The loss ended Virginia’s five-game win streak. Virginia enters Tuesday’s matchup with a 16-3 record, 5-2 mark in ACC play & ranked 17th in the country. If Notre Dame were to emerge victorious, it would mark the first ranked win for Coach Shrewsberry at Notre Dame and the squad’s third potential Quad 1 win this season.

Now, the Fighting Irish have not had much success in the overall series against the Cavaliers, trailing 5-18 all-time. However, Notre Dame has found success of late, winning two of three under Coach Shrewsberry. Associate Head Coach Kyle Getter also knows the Cavaliers quite well, serving on the staff there from 2018-23.

Last time Virginia visited Purcell Pavilion, the Irish rolled to a 76-54 victory, marking the most points scored by Notre Dame all-time in the series. Then last season, Notre Dame stormed into Charlottesville and earned their first win ever inside JPJ Arena, 74-59.

The Irish will have to slow down a potent UVA offense that has scored 80+ points in 14 of its games. They are averaging 83.8 ppg, which is the third most in school history. The Cavaliers also attack the boards relentlessly, ranking 11th in the nation & 1st in the ACC in rebounds per game (42.1). Defensively, UVA ranks 2nd in the country with their 6.2 blocks per game.

Virginia is 0-3 this year if the opposing team can reach 80 points.

COACHES VS CANCER

Tuesday night is Notre Dame’s annual Coaches vs Cancer game. The staff will be sporting special patches on their quarterzips, while the players will be wearing special shooting shirts pregame that were drawn from kids within the Beacon Health System here in town.

In addition, Will Czachowski, who has been with the team for most of the season, will get special recognition tomorrow. He will be in the starting lineup and presented with a signed ball at halftime.

BOTTLING THAT 2ND HALF

Notre Dame ended its five-game skid with a 68-64 victory over Boston College this past Saturday. The Irish erased a 13-point deficit, marking not only their largest comeback of the season, but their third double-digit comeback victory of the year.

The Blue & Gold will look to bottle the offense it displayed in the second half, where they outscored Boston College, 44-29, shooting 50% from the field. The 44 points were the most ND has scored in any half of an ACC game this season.

Braeden Shrewsberry finished with a game-high 22 points, marking his second-highest scoring output of the season and second ACC game with 20+ points. The junior found success driving into the paint & midrange, making 6-8 from two. Though Shrewsberry’s biggest shot of the night was a three-pointer with 1:26 remaining to push the Irish up five.

Jalen Haralson recorded 11 of his 17 points in the second half and finished 8-13 overall on the night. Carson Towt reeled in 13 boards, seven offensive, to go along with his six points and two assists.

FRESHMAN STANDOUT JALEN HARALSON

Jalen is currently averaging 14.7 ppg, which ranks fifth amongst ACC freshmen. He’s registered double-digit points in 17 of his 19 games played. His scoring average during ACC play is just about the same at 14.9 ppg.

Jalen is strong and shifty when attacking the rim, converting 70.1% from within 4.5 feet. The 6-7 guard shoots 51.5% overall from two-point range. In addition, he leads the team in FT attempts, averaging 5.6 per game.

#1

Notre Dame fans know Cole Certa can get hot from three, but what people might not know is that the sophomore guard currently ranks 1st in the country in free-throw percentage.

Certa started the year 27-27 from the stripe before he missed two at California. He is now an impressive 50-52 on the year as his 96.2% leads all Division I players in the country. The requirement from the NCAA to stay on the list is 2.5 made free throws per game.

Now, to get into the Notre Dame record book, the requirement is 75 total FT attempts; if he can get to that, his FT% would rank first all-time for a season. The current placeholder is Steve Vasturia at 91.0%.

YES SIR

Coach Shrewsberry is looking for Sir Mohammed to continue to be a spark off the bench. From Jan. 13-21, spanning 3 games, Mohammed posted 3 straight games in double figures, which was a career best. He averaged 13.7 ppg on 54.8% (17-31) against Miami, Virginia Tech and North Carolina.

Sir has thrived both in the paint (51.6%) and the midrange (50.0%) this season. In these two areas, he’s a combined 23-45.

FEELIN’ FROSTY

The temperatures in the South Bend area are frigid to say the least as a frosty air blankets the town. Yet, we are hoping for some more Frost inside Purcell Pavilion. Ryder Frost has found some recent success, recording 20 points over the last 3 games, draining 6-11 from three (.545).

The freshman recorded his third game in double figures with 10 points at North Carolina, draining 3-4 from beyond the arc.

KOEHLER AWARDED WITH FIRST START

Freshman Brady Koehler was awarded his first career start at North Carolina after being Notre Dame’s best player at Virginia Tech on Jan. 17, scoring 15 of his career high 17 points in the 2nd half. Overall, he was 5-7 from the field, plus 2-3 from three & 5-6 from the stripe – all were personal bests.

He’s shooting 47.4% from two-point range, but has been at his best in the midrange, where he’s 53.8%.

But don’t let the 6-10 frame fool you, for Koehler can knock it down from three. He may own fewer three-point attempts than most of his Notre Dame teammates, but with that said, he boasts the 2nd best three-point shooting percentage at 40.7%.

SHREWSBERRY LEADING FROM THREE

Braeden Shrewsberry ranks 2nd in the ACC in three-point shooting percentage, knocking down 41.1%. That number also ranks 40th in the country. He’s converting 2.7 made threes per game, which ranks 5th in the league.

Shrewsberry’s sweet spot? The corner three – where he’s draining 52.9%.

Against Miami on Jan. 13, Braeden reached the 200 career made threes milestone, becoming the 14th Irish player all-time to do so.

His best performance from beyond the arc came against Evansville when Shrewsberry scored a career-high 26 points behind a career-high 8 three pointers, shooting 80% from three (8-10). His 8 made triples tied for the 7th most in a game all-time in program history.

REBOUNDING TRANSLATES

Towt’s current rebounding rankings:

9.9 rpg ranks 20th nationally, 4th in the ACC

3.9 offensive rpg – 1st in ACC/11th in country

6.0 defensive rpg – 5th in ACC/43rd in country

1,275 career rebounds – leads all active players

NOTRE NOTABLES

The Irish are 11 wins away from 2,000 all-time. They would become the eighth program to achieve this feat.

Sundra has bounced back from a 0-10 stretch from three and has made 3 of his last 4.

Career high 5 assists for Shrewsberry at North Carolina.

After turnovers were a problem over the course of mid January games, the Irish have begun to right the ship. Notre Dame totaled 45 turnovers combined for Clemson, Miami & Virginia Tech, but committed a season low of 5 at UNC, then followed that up with just 8 vs. Boston College.

Certa is averaging the 2nd most points in ACC play at 9.9 ppg.

NET is at 83 — 2-6 in Quad 1 // 1-2 in Quad 2// 2-0 in Quad 3 / 6-1 in Quad 4.

KenPom is at 82 — ORtg ranked 109 at 113.7 — DRtg ranked 68 at 103.6.

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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BIG EAST SELECTS BIZJACK AS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

After leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week, Finley Bizjack has been selected as the BIG EAST Player of the Week. The conference office made the announcement Monday (Jan. 26).

The junior guard from Trophy Club, Texas averaged 26.0 points per game over the Bulldogs’ two outings last week. Bizjack scored a game-high 28 points in Friday’s win over Marquette, the third-highest output of his Butler career. He added a season-high five rebounds along with four assists. Bizjack also scored a game-high 24 points in Butler’s Tuesday win over DePaul, making seven of his 11 attempts from the field.

For the week, Bizjack shot 54 percent from the field, 47 percent from three-point range and 91 percent at the free throw line (19-for-21). He added 3.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game.

The weekly honor is the first of Bizjack’s career. He joins teammate Michael Ajayi, who has earned the BIG EAST weekly honor twice already this season.

On the season, Bizjack is second in the BIG EAST in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game. From three-point range, Bizjack ranks second in the conference in percentage (36.0) and third in trifectas made per game (2.5). Bizjack has nine 20-point games so far this season, including four of the last five games.

The Bulldogs return to the road, traveling to the Big Apple to play St. John’s at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. The Red Storm are the first BIG EAST opponent that Butler will meet for a second time this season. Butler returns home Saturday to host Georgetown.

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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MITCHELL NAMED #HLMBB FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis men’s basketball freshman Maguire Mitchell has been named this week’s #HLMBB Freshman of the Week after a stellar effort in the Jaguars’ 103-85 road win at Oakland on Wednesday (Jan. 21). It marks his second #HLMBB Freshman of the Week Award this season.

Mitchell had 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3’s), four rebounds and four assists in the win at Oakland, playing a season-high 32 minutes in that contest. His four assists were his most against a Division I opponent this season.

The win at Oakland was just IU Indy’s fifth all-time on the road against the Golden Grizzlies and snapped an eight-game losing streak to OU.

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INDIANA STATE ATHLETICS

SYCAMORES INDUCT 33RD ISU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Athletic Department officially inducted its 33rd Sycamore Hall of Fame Class on Friday, January 23, inside the Sycamore Banquet Center.

The 2026 Hall of Fame Class featured Larry Judge (Track & Field), Jeremy Lucas (Baseball), John Mascari (Track & Field/Cross Country), Ed McKee (Administration), Bobby Turner (Football), and Katie Wise (Track & Field) with the six inductees introduced in front of special guests, family, and friends.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NELSON AND BESS COLLECT HORIZON LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARDS

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne’s Alana Nelson and Rylee Bess earned the Horizon League’s Player and Freshman of the Week awards on Monday (Jan. 26).

Nelson and Bess led Purdue Fort Wayne to a pair of key Horizon League victories last week. The Mastodons beat Cleveland State 80-70 and Northern Kentucky 97-91 in overtime to move into a three-way tie for second place in the Horizon League standings.

Nelson averaged 19.5 points per game while shooting 61.5 percent from the floor (16-of-26) and 50 percent from 3-point range (6-of-12). She added 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. The graduate student scored 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting against Cleveland State and followed it up with a 16-point, 7-of-14 effort at Northern Kentucky. This is Nelson’s third Player of the Week award. She is the only three-time winner this season.

Purdue Fort Wayne has collected four Player of the Week awards this year, the most in the league.

Bess averaged a team-best 20.0 points per game while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor (12-of-26), 31.6 percent from 3-point range (6-of-19) and 90.9 percent from the charity stripe (10-of-11). After a 13-point performance against Cleveland State, Bess exploded for a season-high of 27 points at Northern Kentucky, the second-most in a league game this season. This is Bess’ second Freshman of the Week award. She is one of three freshman to have multiple honors this season.

Nelson, Bess and the Mastodons will take the Arnie Ball Court on Tuesday (Jan. 27) when they welcome Robert Morris to the Gates Sports Center.

MASTODONS AND COLONIALS SQUARE OFF ON TUESDAY NIGHT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Two of the teams knotted at second place in the Horizon League women’s basketball standings will meet this week when Robert Morris visits Purdue Fort Wayne for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday (Jan. 27).

Game Day Information
Who: Robert Morris Colonials
When: Tuesday, January 27 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen:WELT 95.7
Tickets:Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris | Horizon League

Know Your Foe

Robert Morris is 14-6 and 7-4 in Horizon League action with a 3-2 mark since last meeting with the Mastodons. Since then, RMU has wins over IU Indy, Youngstown State and Wright State and losses to Northern Kentucky and Cleveland State. In RMU’s last outing, Myriam Traore went 6-for-8 from 3-point range. Aislin Malcolm is leading the team this season with 12.4 points per game.

Series History

The series between Purdue Fort Wayne and Robert Morris is split 6-6, with RMU evening the series in January after the Mastodons had won the previous four. RMU won 74-64 despite four ‘Dons scoring 11 or more.

A Win Would…

• Give the Mastodons their third win in a row over RMU in Fort Wayne

• Be the Mastodons’ 10th win at home with a 10-1 mark

• Give Purdue Fort Wayne a 7-6 all-time record against Robert Morris

• Give Maria Marchesano her 55th Horizon League win and 87th win as Mastodon head coach

Double Dipping

Alana Nelson and Rylee Bess were selected as the Player and Freshman of the Week on January 26. Both averaged over 19 points per game in wins over Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky. Purdue Fort Wayne is the only team in the league to win both Player and Freshman of the Week awards in the same week, and the Mastodons have done it twice. Jordan Reid and Bess were honorees on November 17.

She’s the Bess

Rylee Bess scored 27 points at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 24), becoming the sixth Mastodon freshman to scored 27 points in a game and just the fourth to do so against a Division I foe. She’s the first freshman to do so against a Division I team since 2016 and first overall since 2023.

50-50 Chance

The Mastodons have shot over 50 percent in four games this season. This ties for the fifth-most games in a season shooting 50 percent or more in the program’s Division I history. The ‘Dons shot over 50 percent in 11 games in 2010-11, 10 games in 2013-14, eight games in 2024-25 and five games in 2023-24.

It’s Just Destiny

After going 6-for-25 (24 percent) from 3-point range in the first 13 games of the season, Destiny Macharia has shot 10-for-25 (40.0 percent) from deep since.

3-Point Threat

Rylee Bess has the second-best season-long 3-point percentage by a freshman in program history. Her mark of 41.3 percent (45-of-109) is only bested by Jordan Zuppe (2007-08), who shot 43.3 percent (74-of-171) in her freshman season. Bess’ 41.3 percent is the fifth-best percentage by any player in the Mastodon Division I era and 10th all-time.

At Her Bess(t)

Rylee Bess’ 41.3 3-point percentage is the fourth-best by any freshman in the country this season and 39th nationally among all players.

Good, Better, Bess

Over the last six games, Rylee Bess is averaging 15.8 points per game, shooting 52.5 percent from the floor and 46.7 percent from the 3-point line. She has scored in double-figures in each of those six 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 – 41.3 percent

2024-25 – Lauren Ross – 47.6 percent

2023-24 – Shayla Sellers – 40.2 percent

Marchesano Mania

Maria Marchesano owns 54 Horizon League wins as the Mastodon head coach. She was the fastest to reach 50 league wins in program history. She needs two more to break into the top-20 in HL wins in league history.

More Maria Madness

Maria Marchesano’s 59.3 winning percentage (54-37) in Horizon League contests ranks 13th 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 130 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 (357), points per game (17.0), field goals (130), 3-point field goals (47), and minutes per game (34.8). She also leads the league in scoring in league games at 18.3 points per game. Her 3-point percentage of 40.5 is second in the league to only teammate Rylee Bess.

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 – 2,626 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 357 at PFW)

Jordan Reid – 1,870 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 475 at PFW)

Lauren Lee – 1,720 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 90 at PFW)

Vetting Krasovec

Lili Krasovec has 30 free throw makes on her last 36 trips to the charity stripe (83.3 percent) dating back to December 7.

Lili Love

Lili Krasovec has scored in double-digits 12 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 4-1 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano’s leadership, the ‘Dons have had 54 such games with a 42-12 record in those games.

Look at Lee!

Through 11 Horizon League games, Lauren Lee is second in the HL with 4.3 assists per game. She also has a 2.4 assist to turnover ratio, a league-best.

I’ll Take That

Jordan Reid is averaging 2.3 steals per game, which ranks third in the Horizon League and top-100 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be fourth-best in the program’s Division I era.

Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket

Lili Krasovec is shooting 61.6 percent from the floor this season (85-for-138), 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 51-22 (69.9 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 36-7 (83.7 percent) over the last three seasons.

The Magic Numbers

Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 58-9 when they score 70 points or more, 28-3 when they hit 80, and 12-0 when they reach 90.

Last Time Out

Rylee Bess led Purdue Fort Wayne to a 97-91 overtime victory at Northern Kentucky with a season-high 27 points. All five starters scored in double-figures.

Next Time Up

Purdue Fort Wayne will welcome Detroit Mercy to the Gates Sports Center on Sunday (Feb. 1). The Titans have lost their last nine and welcome Youngstown State before making the trip to Fort Wayne.

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VALPO SOCCER

FORMER VALPO MEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH MIKE AVERY TO BE INDUCTED INTO INDIANA SOCCER HALL OF FAME

Former Valparaiso University men’s soccer head coach Mike Avery will be inducted into the Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame on Feb. 28.

Avery has coached Fort Wayne Football Club since its inception in 2020 and is set to guide Fort Wayne FC into its first season of professional soccer in USL League One. In USL League Two, a pre-professional level, Avery coached Fort Wayne Football Club to Valley Division championships in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and appearances in the Central Conference Semifinals the past two seasons.

Avery led the Valpo men’s soccer program from 2007 to 2019, accumulating a program-record 91 career victories. His 2009 team set a program record for victories in a single season with 10, a mark later matched by his 2016 side. The 2011 Horizon League Coach of the Year, Avery led a program that had enjoyed just one winning season in the 24 years prior to his arrival to six winning seasons in his first 10 years. His 2011 team won the regular-season Horizon League crown. While at Valpo, Avery coached 47 all-league honorees including five conference Goalkeepers of the Year.

Prior to leading the Brown & Gold, Avery served as an assistant coach at the University of Louisville (2006-2007), an assistant at the University of Notre Dame (2000-2006), head coach at Cal State San Bernardino (1997-1999) and head coach at Bethel University (1994-1996).

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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MCNALLY’S RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE EARNS HER SECOND CL PLAYER OF THE WEEK SWEEP

Jackson, Mich. – Coming off a program-record 39 points in Marian’s win over Bethel, senior women’s basketball team member Abbey McNally was tabbed as the Crossroads League Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. This is the second time this season McNally has swept the league awards.

McNally played a key role in Marian’s 74-56 win over Bethel on Saturday, lighting up the scoreboard with a career-high performance of 39 points. McNally shot 17-24 from the field in the win, breaking her own Marian single-game scoring record in the process. On the defensive end, McNally grabbed 12 rebounds while totaling 16 rebounds in the game, while notching two steals and two blocks, recording her 11th double-double of the season. McNally’s 39 points go in the books as a career-high, while her 16 rebounds are the second-most recorded in a game this season.

This is the second time this season Abbey McNally has won both the offensive and defensive player of the week honors, with the first coming three weeks ago, when she earned the honor after big performances against Ohio Christian and Taylor.

The honors are seventh for Abbey on the defensive end, while her offensive honor is the fourth in her career, bringing her career totals to 11 Crossroads League Player of the Week honors.

The Knights go on the road Wednesday night, traveling to Spring Arbor University for a 5:00 p.m. tip against the Cougars.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Jan. 27

1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1973 — UCLA, led by Bill Walton, sets an NCAA record for consecutive victories with its 61st win, an 82-63 victory over Notre Dame. UCLA breaks the record of 60 set by San Francisco in 1956. Walton scores 16 points, grabs 15 rebounds and blocks 10 shots.

1982 — Geoff Houston of the Cleveland Cavaliers hands out 27 assists, two short of the NBA record and scores 24 points in a 110-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

1991 — The New York Giants survive the closest Super Bowl ever when Scott Norwood’s 47-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds left in the game goes wide. The Giants win their second Super Bowl in five years, 20-19 over the Buffalo Bills.

1993 — American Chad Rowan is awarded the highest rank in sumo wrestling, the ancient Japanese sport, making him the first foreign “yokozuna.” The 6-foot-8, 455-pounder from Honolulu, becomes the 64th person to hold the top rank in the sport’s history.

1996 — The U.S. Golf Association elects Judy Bell as the first female president in its 101-year history.

2001 — Jennifer Capriati upsets three-time winner Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3 to win the Australian Open and her first Grand Slam tournament title.

2003 — Hermann Maier wins a World Cup super giant slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria, a victory he ranks among his finest triumphs. The win comes 18 months after he almost loses his leg in a motorcycle crash.

2007 — Serena Williams wins her third Australian Open singles title, routing Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2. Unseeded and ranked 81st, Williams wins her eighth and most improbable Grand Slam. She is the second unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the Open era.

2008 — Novak Djokovic fends off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final, earning his first Grand Slam title.

2008 — Eric Staal wins the most valuable player award in the NHL All-Star game, registering two goals and an assist in the East’s 8-7 win over the Western Conference. Staal helps set up Marc Savard’s winning goal with 20.9 seconds left.

2010 — Washington’s Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton are suspended without pay for the remainder of the season by NBA commissioner David Stern. Both players admit to bringing a gun or guns into the Wizards’ locker room — a violation of the collective bargaining agreement — after a dispute stemming from a card game on a team flight.

2011 — Roger Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam winner, is knocked out of the Australian Open by Novak Djokovic in a semifinal match, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4. Federer’s loss marks the first time since 2003 that he wouldn’t hold any of the four major titles.

2013 — Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 to become the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.

2013 — Little-known Max Aaron wins his first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and helps knock down three-time men’s champion Jeremy Abbott to third place.

2013 — Speedskater Heather Richardson edges Canada’s Christine Nesbitt in the final women’s race to become the first American woman to win the World Sprint Championships since 2005.

2013 — The NFC blew past the AFC 62-35 in the Pro Bowl. Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph is voted the game’s MVP with five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.

2018 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title.

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BASEBALL CLASSIC

January 27, 1937 Crosley Field – In Cincinnati, OH, the worst flood in the city’s history inundates Crosley Field, when the flood-prone Mill Creek overflows its banks. The flood covered home plate with as much as 21 feet of cold water. The lower grandstand is completely covered.

Some First and Lasts at Crosley Field:

Ball Park First Game was vs. Chicago Cubs on April 11, 1912,  the attendance – 23,500 and final score 10-6 (CIN)

Starting Pitchers Frank Smith (CIN); King Cole (CHN)
First Batter – Johnny Evers (CHN), First Hit was – Jimmy Sheckard (CHN),Singled and the first run was scored by Bob Bescher (CIN)

First Homerun – Jimmy Esmond (CIN) vs. Bill Steele (SLN) on April 21, 1912 (6th inning)
First Grandslam – Edd Roush (CIN) vs. Rube Marquard (BRO) on August 19, 1918 (7th inning)  (PS – We have great interviews from both players)
First No Hitter – Hod Eller (CIN) vs. Cardinals on 05/11/1919

Ball Park Lasts
Last Game – vs. Giants: June 24, 1970, Final Score – 5-4 (CIN) Game attendance – 28,027
Starting Pitchers – Jim McGlothlin (CIN); Juan Marichal (SFN),

Winning Pitcher – Wayne Granger (CIN) Losing Pitcher – Juan Marichal (SFN)

Last Batter – Bobby Bonds (SFN),
Last hit & HR – Lee May (CIN) vs. Juan Marichal (SFN) in the (8th inning)
Last Grand Slam – Willie Stargell (PIT) vs. Wayne Simpson (CIN) on May 1, 1970

January 27 1927 — Citing accuser Dutch Leonard’s refusal to appear at the hearings of January 5th, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis issues a lengthy decision clearing Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker of any game-fixing charge.

January 27 1937 — In Cincinnati, OH, the worst flood in the city’s history inundates Crosley Field, when the flood-prone Mill Creek overflows its banks. The flood covered home plate with as much as 21 feet of cold water. The lower grandstand is completely covered.

January 27, 1944 Boston Braves fire manager Casey Stengel. He would have to wait until 1949 for his next job as a manager with the New York Yankees, 1949-1960.

January 27, 1963 John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice and Eppa Rixey are elected to the Hall of Fame.

A tall left-hander, Eppa Rixey won 266 games in his 21-year career, which was split between the Phillies and Reds. Rixey was a fine athlete, despite his awkward size. He won 20 games four times, three times for Cincinnati, leading the National League with 25 in 1922. He pitched effectively until he was 42 years old, using his pinpoint control to keep the ball in play. Despite languishing on losing teams much of his career (they were .484 in games in which Rixey did not get the decision).

Thirteen hits from 3,000 is a lot more than Sam Rice could have been expected to accomplish considering his tragic pre-baseball life, the fact that he came up as a pitcher, and that he didn’t secure a full-time major league job until he was 26 years old. A quick outfielder with a great arm, Rice led the American League in hits twice and stolen bases once, while finishing in the top ten in batting eight times. On six occasions he collected at least 200 base hits, and he was an effective player well into his 40s. He was one of the most popular players in Washington Senators’ history, and one of the most respected men in baseball during his career.

January 27 1977 — Boston sportswriters honor Luis Tiant as the Red Sox’s most valuable pitcher. This is the fifth year in a row that Tiant has won this honor, a record for the award begun in 1952.

January 27 1982 Chicago Cubs acquiring infielders Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa from the Philadelphia Phillies for shortstop Ivan DeJesus. Sandberg will go on to be one of the best second baseman in baseball history. 

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TV SPORTS

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards	7:00pm	Rip City MNMT
Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks	7:30pm	NBCS-CA MSG
New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder	8:00pm	GCSN FanDuel Sports OKC
Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers	8:00pm	NBC Peacock
Brooklyn Nets vs Phoenix Suns	9:00pm	YES AFSN
Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets	9:00pm	FanDuel Sports DET ALT
Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz	10:00pm	NBC Peacock
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs	7:00pm	MSG-BUF TSN
Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens	7:00pm	Scripps RDS
Los Angeles Kings vs Detroit Red Wings	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports West FanDuel Sports DET
Utah Mammoth vs Florida Panthers	7:00pm	Scripps Utah16
Winnipeg Jets vs New Jersey Devils	7:00pm	TSN MSGSN
Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins	7:00pm	NESN FanDuel Sports NSH
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues	8:00pm	Hulu ESPN+
Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports North CHSN
Washington Capitals vs Seattle Kraken	10:00pm	MNMT KONG
San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks	10:00pm	NBCS-CA SN
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Wake Forest at Pitt	6:00pm	ACCN
Michigan State at Rutgers	6:30pm	FS1
Arkansas at Oklahoma	7:00pm	ESPN/2
Virginia at Notre Dame	7:00pm	ESPN+
Syracuse at NC State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia	7:00pm	SECN
Richmond at VCU	7:00pm	CBSSN
Rhode Island at Dayton	7:00pm	Spectrum
Nebraska at Michigan	7:00pm	Peacock
Buffalo at Bowling Green	7:00pm	ESPN+
Arizona State at UCF	7:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan	7:00pm	ESPN+
Toledo at Akron	7:00pm	ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Providence at UConn	7:30pm	TNT
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech	8:00pm	ACCN
George Washington at Saint Louis	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports MWX
Indiana State at UIC	8:00pm	ESPN+
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois	8:00pm	ESPN+
Kansas State at West Virginia	8:30pm	FS1
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State	8:30pm	ESPN+
Kentucky at Vanderbilt	9:00pm	ESPN
Missouri at Alabama	9:00pm	SECN
UMass at Miami (OH)	9:00pm	ESPNU
Saint Joseph’s at Loyola Chicago	9:00pm	CBSSN
Purdue at Indiana	9:00pm	Peacock
Creighton at Marquette	9:30pm	TNT
Boise State at San Jose State	10:00pm	MWN
Grand Canyon at Nevada	10:30pm	FS1
New Mexico at UNLV	11:00pm	CBSSN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Bundesliga: St. Pauli vs RB Leipzig	2:30pm	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim	2:30pm	ESPN+
Coppa Italia: Fiorentina vs Como	3:00pm	Paramount+
Women’s Friendly: USA vs Chile	10:00pm	TBS MAX

Wednesday, 1/28/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers	7:00pm	CHSN FanDuel Sports IND
Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers	7:00pm	ESPN FanDuel Sports Ohiio Spectrum
Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports ATL NBCS-BOS
Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports FL FanDuel Sports Sun
New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors	7:30pm	MSG SN
Charlotte Hornets vs Memphis Grizzlies	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports CHA FanDuel Sports MEM
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks	8:30pm	KFAA FanDuel Sports North
Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz	9:00pm	NBCS-CA KJZZ
San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets	9:30pm	ESPN SCHN
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Philadelphia Flyers vs Columbus Blue Jackets	7:00pm	NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports Ohio
Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators	7:30pm	ALT SN
New York Rangers vs New York Islanders	7:30pm	TNT MAX
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Lehigh at Army West Point	6:00pm	ESPN+
Baylor at Cincinnati	6:30pm	FS1
Texas at Auburn	7:00pm	ESPN2
USC at Iowa	7:00pm	BTN
Rice at East Carolina	7:00pm	ESPNU
Mississippi State at LSU	7:00pm	SECN
California at Florida State	7:00pm	ACCN
Davidson at George Mason	7:00pm	CBSSN
UNI at Southern Illinois	7:00pm	MVC TV
IU Indianapolis at Robert Morris	7:00pm	ATTSN-PIT
La Salle at Fordham	7:00pm	SNY
Butler vs. St. John’s	7:00pm	Peacock
Jacksonville State at FIU	7:00pm	ESPN+
St. Bonaventure at Duquesne	7:00pm	ESPN+
Charlotte at Temple	7:00pm	ESPN+
WKU at Kennesaw State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Oakland at Purdue Fort Wayne	7:00pm	ESPN+
Navy at Boston University	7:00pm	ESPN+
West Georgia at Bellarmine	7:00pm	ESPN+
American at Loyola Maryland	7:00pm	ESPN+
Holy Cross at Colgate	7:00pm	ESPN+
Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky	7:00pm	ESPN+
Central Arkansas at Queens	7:00pm	ESPN+
Evansville at Drake	7:30pm	ESPN+
Xavier at Seton Hall	7:30pm	Peacock
Sam Houston at Missouri State	8:00pm	ESPN+
UAB at UTSA	8:00pm	ESPN+
North Texas at Tulsa	8:00pm	ESPN+
Marshall at Texas State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Old Dominion at Arkansas State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Belmont at Valparaiso	8:00pm	ESPN+
Denver at Kansas City	8:00pm	Summit
South Dakota State at Omaha	8:00pm	Summit
DePaul at Georgetown	8:30pm	FS1
Houston at TCU	9:00pm	ESPN2
Minnesota at Wisconsin	9:00pm	BTN
South Florida at Tulane	9:00pm	ESPNU
Florida at South Carolina	9:00pm	SECN
Stanford at Miami (FL)	9:00pm	ACCN
Wyoming at Utah State	9:00pm	CBSSN
Illinois State at Murray State	9:00pm	MVC TV
Louisiana Tech at UTEP	9:00pm	ESPN+
San Diego at Pepperdine	9:00pm	ESPN+
Delaware at NM State	9:00pm	ESPN+
Seattle U at Washington State	9:30pm	ESPN+
Oregon State at Loyola Marymount	10:00pm	ESPN+
Portland at Pacific	10:00pm	ESPN+
Colorado State at San Diego State	10:30pm	FS1
UCLA at Oregon	11:00pm	BTN
San Francisco at Santa Clara	11:00pm	CBSSN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Ajax vs Olympiakos Piraeus	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Athletic Club vs Sporting CP	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Arsenal vs Kairat	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Internazionale	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: PSV vs Bayern München	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City vs Galatasaray	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Atlético Madrid vs Bodø / Glimt	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Paphos vs Slavia Praha	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: PSG vs Newcastle United	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Monaco vs Juventus	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Napoli vs Chelsea	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Liverpool vs Qarabağ	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs København	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Benfica vs Real Madrid	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Club Brugge vs Olympique Marseille	3:00pm	Paramount+

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