THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

DEKALB 51      WEST NOBLE 35        

FORT WAYNE NORTH 78        LEO      58         

FORT WAYNE SNIDER 70       EAST NOBLE   41         

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 54          PERRY MERIDIAN        24         

HEBRON 68    WHEELER        42         

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       74          INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON           69          OT

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD      74          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          54         

KNOX   49          OREGON-DAVIS          34         

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        63          MORGAN TWP.             41         

MARTINSVILLE 72       INDIAN CREEK             45         

TF NORTH (ILL.) 79     HAMMOND CENTRAL             76          OT

WEST LAFAYETTE 61 NORTH MONTGOMERY          27         

WESTVIEW 70 GARRETT         27         

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

BLUFFTON       66          MANCHESTER              58         

BROWNSBURG            73          BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         38         

CARMEL           47          INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 41         

CONCORD      44          PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       18         

EDGEWOOD  51          BLOOMINGTON NORTH         43         

ELKHART          54          TIPPECANOE VALLEY              48         

EMINENCE      51          NORTH MONTGOMERY          47         

FRANKTON      35          MISSISSINEWA             33         

FREMONT        62          LAKELAND       53         

GUERIN CATHOLIC   64          INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       59         

HAMMOND MORTON              55          LAKE CENTRAL            51         

HANOVER CENTRAL 66          LAKE STATION              47         

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD      74          TRI-WEST         39         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    68          RICHMOND    23         

LOGANSPORT              35          FRANKFORT    8           

MOORESVILLE             47          CASCADE        31         

NORTH MIAMI               52          CULVER            41         

NORTH VERMILLION 47          CRAWFORDSVILLE    25         

NORTHWOOD             25          WESTVIEW      24         

NORWELL        75          FORT WAYNE DWENGER       36         

OLDENBURG ACADEMY        57          INDIAN CREEK             49         

PARK TUDOR 75          INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH        18         

PARKE HERITAGE        54          ATTICA               15         

PENN  44          NORTHRIDGE               39         

RIVER FOREST              38          MICHIGAN CITY           36         

ROSSVILLE      63          TWIN LAKES    51         

TRITON CENTRAL       51          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          39         

WARSAW          72          BELLMONT      57         

WESTFIELD     68          BEN DAVIS       42         

WHEELER        55          CALUMET         17         

WHITING          35          GARY WEST     33         

WINAMAC        55          PIONEER          51         

WOODLAN      51          CENTRAL NOBLE        25         

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INDIANA WRESTLING

SECTIONAL: JANUARY 31

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

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

INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#25 ST. JOHN’S 92 BUTLER 70

#19 FLORIDA 95 SOUTH CAROLINA 48

#10 HOUSTON 79 TCU 70

CINCINNATI 67 BAYLOR 57

FLORIDA STATE 63 CALIFORNIA 61

TENNESSEE 86 GEORGE 85 OT

AUBURN 88 TEXAS 82

MISSISSIPPI STATE 80 LSU 66

OAKLAND 74 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 65

ROBERT MORRIS 74 IU INDY 58

IOWA 73 USC 72

CHARLOTTE 80 TEMPLE 76 OT

GEORGE MASON 60 DAVIDSON 52

SETON HALL 86 XAVIER 68

DRAKE 82 EVANSVILLE 78

BELMONT 78 VALPARAISO 77

GEORGETOWN 70 DEPAUL 61

MIAMI FLORIDA 79 STANFORD 70

WISCONSIN 67 MINNESOTA 63

SAN DIEGO 92 PEPPERDINE 88 OT

WASHINGTON STATE 70 SEATTLE 58

UTAH STATE 94 WYOMING 62

OREGON STATE 72 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 69

UCLA 73 OREGON 57

SAN DIEGO STATE 73 COLORADO STATE 50

SANTA CLARA 88 SAN FRANCISCO 73

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

IOWA STATE 84 #21 TEXAS TECH 70

#2 UCLA 80 ILLINOIS 67

#25 WASHINGTON 83 #16 MARYLAND 80 2OT

#1 UCONN 97 XAVIER 39

MIAMI OHIO 71 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 43

SAN DIEGO STATE 46 COLORADO STATE 44

EASTERN MICHIGAN 71 BUFFALO 51

MINNESOTA 87 PENN STATE 66

GEORGE WASHINGTON 64 ST. LOUIS 62

RICHMOND 86 DUQUESNE 55

OAKLAND 64 IU INDY 61

BALL STATE 76 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 70

BOWLING GREEN 80 AKRON 62

TOLEDO 59 KENT STATE 53

UMASS 85 OHIO 76

CLEVELAND STATE 66 MILWAUKEE 46

CREIGHTON 81 ST. JOHN’S 51

OREGON 74 RUTGERS 53

DAYTON 75 ST. BONAVENTURE 71

MARQUETTE 74 DEPAUL 73

OKLAHOMA STATE 67 BYU 51

NEBRASKA 89 NORTHWESTERN 73

ARIZONA STATE 68 ARIZONA 61

WYOMING 47 FRESNO STATE 42

NEW MEXICO 68 UNLV 57

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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

INDIANA 113 CHICAGO 110

CLEVELAND 129 LA LAKERS 99

ORLANDO 133 MIAMI 124

NEW YORK 119 TORONTO 92

ATLANTA 117 BOSTON 106

CHARLOTTE 112 MEMPHIS 97

MINNESOTA 118 DALLAS 105

GOLDEN STATE 140 UTAH 124

SAN ANTONIO 111 HOUSTON 99

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NHL

NY ISLANDERS 5 NY RANGERS 2

COLUMBUS 5 PHILADELPHIA 3

OTTAWA 5 COLORADO 2

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES

NFL

TODD MONKEN HIRED AS THE CLEVELAND BROWNS HEAD COACH

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have hired one of their former coordinators to be the team’s head coach.

However, it is not the one some people expected.

The Browns hired Todd Monken as the franchise’s 19th full-time head coach on Wednesday, wrapping up a three-week search. He replaces Kevin Stefanski, who was fired on Jan. 5, the day after Cleveland finished a 5-12 season.

This is Monken’s first NFL head coaching job after 11 years in the league as an assistant. He spent the previous three seasons as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator.

“He is an outstanding leader and has a clear vision to lead our team as a strong communicator who values trust with his players but also accountability and preparation. In our committee’s exhaustive reference work on Todd, his commitment to player development was evident, and his tough and straightforward coaching is respected by the players and the coaches he’s worked with, putting our team in a position to succeed while developing our players to maximize their talents,” owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said in a statement.

Monken was the Browns’ offensive coordinator on Freddie Kitchens’ staff in 2019. There was growing sentiment though that defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz had emerged as the favorite, especially as the list of candidates thinned out.

BILL BELICHICK’S SNUB FROM THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME IS CRITICIZED BY VOTERS AND NFL FANS

Bill Belichick won six Lombardi Trophies as a head coach with the Patriots, two as an assistant with the Giants and has more Super Bowl rings than anyone in NFL history.

Yet somehow he’s not a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer.

Belichick didn’t get the required votes in his first year of eligibility, according to a report from ESPN on Tuesday that cited four unidentified sources.

Belichick needed 40 votes from the 50-person panel of media members and other Hall of Famers.

News of the snub stunned players, coaches, fans and anyone who has watched football. Patrick Mahomes called it “insane.” LeBron James said it’s “impossible, egregious, and quite frankly disrespectful.”

If Belichick’s resume isn’t worthy of a gold jacket and bronze statue, what constitutes a Hall of Fame career?

The Hall of Fame declined to comment before its class of 2026 is announced at NFL Honors in San Francisco on Feb. 5. Several voters immediately revealed they voted for Belichick and some called for those who didn’t to publicly say it.

Armando Salguero, OutKick’s Senior NFL Writer and Hall of Fame voter, was the one who presented Belichick in the Hall’s subcommittee meeting that selected him to advance to the full 50-member selection body. Salguero then presented Belichick to the full selector’s committee in a meeting on Jan. 13.

He is among the voters who selected Belichick and are urging the others to reveal themselves.

“They should identify themselves as the people who kept Belichick out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year,” Salguero wrote in his column. “I am saying that here, and would say as much to their face. Their votes sunk Belichick’s chances and embarrassed the Hall of Fame in the process.

“They make all selectors look bad, and they shouldn’t hide behind their minority vote to protect themselves at the expense of the wider group. I know it’s a wider group because I’ve spoken with a lot of selectors since our meeting, and they agreed with my vote for Belichick.”

Salguero, who is a longtime voter for the AP All-Pro team and the AP NFL awards, said the “Spygate” scandal kept Belichick out of the Hall.

Belichick was implicated in a sign-stealing scheme during the 2007 season and was fined $500,000 after New England was caught filming defensive signals from the New York Jets during a game.

“Spygate was the reason several selectors could not bring themselves to vote for Belichick, because they felt it sullied his records,” Salguero wrote.

In his presentation, Salguero said he pointed out that Belichick had a higher winning percentage (.693 to .580) after “Spygate” and won three Super Bowls and six conference titles. He had 14 double-digit win seasons and won more regular-season games after “Spygate” than 22 of the 28 coaches in the Hall of Fame.

“Those facts may have changed some minds on Belichick. But it didn’t change enough of them,” Salguero wrote.

Belichick was one of five Hall finalists among coaches, contributors and senior players who last appeared in a game in 2000 or earlier. Patriots owner Robert Kraft was the contributor finalist, with Roger Craig, Ken Anderson and L.C. Greenwood the players.

Between one and three of those finalists will be inducted into the Hall along with between three and five modern-era players from a group of 15 finalists.

The process for selection changed in 2025. The 50 voters now each pick three of the five and between one to three make it if they get at least 40 votes. A new rule also made coaches eligible one year after retiring instead of five.

Belichick sat out one season after his 24-year tenure with the Patriots ended in 2023. He just finished his first year coaching in college at North Carolina, where he went 4-8.

Mike Sando, an NFL writer for The Athletic, said he voted for Belichick and explained the process that could’ve led to the snub.

“Whatever the case, I would see this as a repudiation of the new voting rules implemented for 2025, not of Belichick or any candidate not making it,” Sando wrote on X.

The 73-year-old Belichick was a top defensive assistant coach with Giants under Bill Parcells. He left New York to coach Cleveland from 1991-95, joined the Patriots as an assistant in 1996, spent three seasons with the Jets and was hired by New England in 2000.

He led the Patriots with Tom Brady to six Super Bowl wins in nine appearances and had one 16-0 regular season. Belichick’s 333 wins in the regular season and playoffs with New England and Cleveland are the second most to Don Shula’s 347. He won AP NFL Coach of the Year three times.

“Just for the record: I voted for Belichick and am stunned — and embarrassed for our selection committee,” USA Today NFL columnist Jarrett Bell wrote on X. “At least 11 people from the 50-member panel voted against BB. At the very least they should reveal themselves as this begs for transparency. Don’t lump us all together.”

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 25 ST. JOHN’S TOPS BUTLER TO EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 7

Ian Jackson scored 18 points as No. 25 St. John’s extended its winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 92-70 rout of Butler on Wednesday night in New York.

After honoring Rick Pitino for becoming the fourth coach with 900 career wins, the Red Storm (16-5, 9-1 Big East) notched their fourth double-digit victory of the streak by starting aggressively in their first game as a ranked team since Dec. 20 before heating up from 3-point range.

Zuby Ejiofor totaled 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and had three of the Red Storm’s eight blocks. The senior forward ended the game one point shy of 1,000 points since transferring to St. John’s following one season at Kansas.

Dillon Mitchell collected 14 points and 13 boards as the Red Storm outrebounded Butler 41-31. Reserve Joson Sanon contributed 13 points as St. John’s topped 90 points for the 10th time this season.

No. 10 Houston 79, TCU 70

Kingston Flemings poured in 27 points, Emanuel Sharp added 23 and the Cougars went on to a victory over the Horned Frogs at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Cougars (18-2, 6-1 Big 12) bounced back after falling at Texas Tech on Saturday. It was the third straight 20-point performance for Flemings, who scored 42 in the loss to Tech. Milos Uzan finished with 10 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Chris Cenac Jr. had eight points and 14 rebounds for Houston.

TCU (13-8, 3-5) saw a brief two-game winning streak end. Xavier Edmonds scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and David Punch had 16 points and six assists to lead the Frogs.

No. 19 Florida 95, South Carolina 48

Thomas Haugh scored 18 points Wednesday night, Rueben Chinyelu posted a double-double and the Gators led nearly wire to wire on its way to a Southeastern Conference road rout of the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.

Chinyelu added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Gators (15-6, 6-2), while Urban Klavzar came off the bench to chip in 11 points. Alex Condon stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Boogie Fland contributed 10 points and six assists.

Eli Ellis scored 13 points in a reserve role for the Gamecocks (11-10, 2-6) and Meechie Johnson added 10 but it wasn’t close to being enough. South Carolina sank just 15 of 58 attempts from the field, including a measly 3 of 20 on 3-pointers.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 25 WASHINGTON NIPS NO. 16 MARYLAND IN 2 OTS

Sayvia Sellers scored 14 of her career-high 38 points in the two overtime sessions as No. 25 Washington emerged with an 83-80 win over No. 16 Maryland on Wednesday in College Park, Md.

Sellers opened the second OT with a 3-pointer and soon added a driving layup, and the Huskies (17-4, 7-3 Big Ten) never trailed again en route to their fifth consecutive win.

With 16 seconds left, Sellers made 1 of 2 free throws for a two-point Huskies lead. She again split a pair at the line in the final second, and Maryland rebounded the miss of the second attempt but couldn’t get off a shot before the buzzer sounded.

Washington’s Avery Howell amassed 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Elle Ladine scored 10 points. The Terrapins (17-5, 5-5) took their third loss in a row despite getting 24 points from Yarden Garzon, 20 points from Addi Mack plus 16 points and 14 rebounds from Saylor Poffenbarger.

No. 1 UConn 97, Xavier 39

Sophomore Allie Ziebell doubled her career high by scoring 34 points as the unbeaten Huskies demolished the Musketeers in Storrs, Conn.

Sarah Strong added 25 points while Ashlynn Shade compiled 12 points, nine steals, six rebounds and six assists for UConn (22-0, 12-0 Big East). The Huskies finished with a 22-0 edge in steals, and they scored 48 points off Xavier’s 34 turnovers.

Mariyah Noel scored 12 points and Meri Kanerva added 11 for the Musketeers (10-11, 3-9), who have lost four consecutive games.

No. 2 UCLA 80, Illinois 67

The Bruins scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to establish a 14-point lead en route to a win over the Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill.

Lauren Betts totaled 23 points and nine rebounds as UCLA (20-1, 10-0 Big Ten) won its 14th straight game. Five other Bruins scored between 10 and 12 points, including Gabriela Jaquez, who had 11 points and eight boards.

Cearah Parchment scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Illinois (15-6, 5-5), which has dropped three of its past four contests. Destiny Jackson recorded 15 points and six assists.

Iowa State 84, No. 21 Texas Tech 70

Audi Crooks poured in 33 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Cyclones upset the Lady Raiders in Lubbock, Texas.

Crooks hit 13 of 19 field-goal attempts en route to her seventh 30-plus-point performance of the season. Jada Williams chipped in with 15 points and nine assists for Iowa State (17-5, 5-5 Big 12), and Sydney Harris contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Sidney Love registered 17 points, but Texas Tech (20-3, 7-3) took its third defeat in four games. Bailey Maupin and Snudda Collins each scored 16 points.

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NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: CAVALIERS HONOR LEBRON JAMES, THEN POUND LAKERS

Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points and Jaylon Tyson added 20 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 129-99, extending their season-best winning streak to five games while also honoring LeBron James on Wednesday night.

De’Andre Hunter scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Jarrett Allen had 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland, which is 12-4 since Dec. 29. Dean Wade added 11 points and Thomas Bryant scored 10.

Los Angeles is 3-2 on an eight-game trip, necessitated by the Grammy Awards taking over their arena. Bronny James scored eight points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field in eight minutes in the fourth, receiving loud cheers as soon as he entered the game.

LeBron James, who led the Cavaliers to their only championship in 2016, fell to 9-4 as an opponent in Cleveland, including 4-3 with the Lakers. The 41-year-old Akron, Ohio native spent 11 seasons with his hometown team, taking the franchise to all five of its NBA Finals appearances. The Cavaliers played a video tribute to James during the game, bringing the star to tears.

Warriors 140, Jazz 124

Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Moses Moody added 26 as Golden State set a season high in points scored to win in Salt Lake City. Utah has surrendered 140-plus points nine times this season.

Gui Santos added a season-best 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and fellow reserves Buddy Hield and Will Richard had 13 points apiece for the Warriors, who beat the Jazz for the 10th time in the past 11 meetings and improved to 6-3 in the past nine games.

Brice Sensabaugh scored 22 points off the bench, Keyonte George recorded 19 points and seven assists, and Ace Bailey had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Jazz, who have dropped eight of their past nine games. Utah’s Lauri Markkanen added 18 points.

Spurs 111, Rockets 99

Victor Wembanyama posted his 21st double-double, Keldon Johnson scored 17 points off the bench, and visiting San Antonio rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat Houston.

Wembanyama paired 28 points with 16 rebounds and added five blocked shots to fuel the comeback. The Spurs scored 72 points in the paint en route to their fifth win in seven games.

Amen Thompson paced the Rockets with 25 points while Kevin Durant added 24. Alperen Sengun posted 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Houston, which had won five of its previous six games.

Knicks 119, Raptors 92

Mikal Bridges scored 19 of his 30 points in the third quarter, helping New York win at Toronto.

OG Anunoby added 26 points, six steals and two blocks for the Knicks, who have won four in a row overall and 11 straight vs. the Raptors. Karl-Anthony Towns had eight points and a season-best 22 rebounds.

Brandon Ingram scored 27 points for the Raptors, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Hawks 117, Celtics 106

Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help visiting Atlanta extend its winning streak to four games by beating Boston.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 21 points. The Hawks received 17 points from Onyeka Okongwu and 15 from Dyson Daniels. Atlanta made 18 of its 42 3-point attempts, and scored 23 points off 16 Boston turnovers.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 21 points and seven rebounds, but was 9 of 20 from the field and missed each of his five 3-point shots. Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons each tossed in 12 for the Celtics.

Pacers 113, Bulls 110

Pascal Siakam scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Indiana closed the game on a 26-9 run to beat Chicago in Indianapolis.

Andrew Nembhard added 18 points, nine assists and six rebounds for Indiana, which trailed by 14 points in the fourth quarter.

Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Matas Buzelis added 20 points and eight boards.

Magic 133, Heat 124

Paolo Banchero produced 31 points and 12 rebounds to help visiting Orlando beat intrastate rival Miami.

Anthony Black added 26 points and Desmond Bane scored 23 for the Magic, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Jalen Suggs tallied 16 and Tristan da Silva finished with 12. Simone Fontecchio scored a season-high 23 points for Miami, while Bam Adebayo had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.

Down by nine at halftime, Orlando opened the third quarter on an 18-7 run and took a 77-75 advantage on Bane’s 3-pointer with 6:37 left. The Heat would tie it twice at 77-77 and 79-79, but after a Black 3-pointer made it 82-79, the Magic never trailed again.

Hornets 112, Grizzlies 97

Brandon Miller scored 26 points, Miles Bridges added 20, and Moussa Diabate had 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to lead visiting Charlotte over Memphis for its fourth straight win.

LaMelo Ball contributed 16 points and rookie Kon Knueppel contributed 10 points and six assists for the Hornets, who won for the 20th time this season to surpass last year’s win total.

Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 26 points and rookie Cedric Coward finished with 17. GG Jackson scored 12 points off the bench.

Timberwolves 118, Mavericks 105

Julius Randle scored a game-high 31 points and Anthony Edwards added 20 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Minnesota to a road win over Dallas.

Naz Reid was a force for the Timberwolves with 23 points off the bench on 9-for-17 shooting. Minnesota earned its second win in a row after a five-game losing streak.

P.J. Washington led the way for the Mavericks with 21 points, all coming in the second half. Naji Marshall finished with 18 points and six rebounds and Brandon Williams added 17 off the bench as Dallas dropped its second consecutive game after winning four straight.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: SENATORS’ DEFENSE SUPPLIES OFFENSE IN WIN OVER AVS

Ottawa used its defense to spur its offense Wednesday as the six Senators defensemen tallied seven assists in the team’s 5-2 home victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist while Ridly Greig, Nick Cousins, Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk also scored. Blueliner Artem Zub finished with two assists, while Thomas Chabot, Jake Sanderson, Tyler Kleven, Jordan Spence, and Nick Jensen also finished with assists.

James Reimer only needed to stop 16 shots as the Avalanche mustered a season-worst 18 shots, five fewer than their previous low.

Parker Kelly tallied his 11th of the season for Colorado, which fell for the third time in four games, and Valeri Nichushkin scored for the first time since he got a hat trick on New Year’s Eve. Brock Nelson assisted to give him points in six of his last seven contests, while Jack Drury and Keaton Middleton also set up scores.

Blue Jackets 5, Flyers 3

Sean Monahan scored the go-ahead goal with 3:28 remaining in the third period to fuel host Columbus past Philadelphia, who got a hat trick from Travis Konecny in the loss.

Konecny’s third goal came with 4:46 to play to tie the game at 3-3. Little more than a minute later, Monahan regained the lead for Columbus after converting a feed from defenseman Damon Severson at the doorstep. Charlie Coyle collected a goal and an assist on a night in which the Blue Jackets commemorated his 1,000th NHL game by giving him a silver stick, a Rolex and artwork.

Kirill Marchenko scored his team’s co-leading 19th goal, Erik Gudbranson added his first, and Mathieu Olivier found the empty net to send Columbus to its seventh win in the last eight games.

Islanders 5, Rangers 2

Ondrej Palat opened the scoring in his first game for the host New York Islanders to give his new team a lead it never relinquished in a win over the undermanned New York Rangers in Elmont, N.Y.

Palat, who was acquired along with two draft picks from the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in exchange for right winger Maxim Tsyplakov, also had an assist for the Islanders, who have outscored the Rangers 12-2 while going 3-0-0 against their rivals this season. The teams conclude their season series Thursday night in Manhattan. Simon Holmstrom, Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders.

Mika Zibanejad and Taylor Raddysh scored for the reeling Rangers, who scratched leading scorer Artemi Panarin, a pending unrestricted free agent, due to “roster management.” Newsday reported Panarin will not play for the Rangers before the Olympic break begins Feb. 6.

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BASEBALL

YANKEES ACQUIRE RELIEVER ANGEL CHIVILLI IN A TRADE WITH THE ROCKIES

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees added to their bullpen Wednesday by acquiring right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli in a trade with the Colorado Rockies.

They sent minor league infielder T.J. Rumfield to Colorado for Chivilli, a 23-year-old from the Dominican Republic with two seasons of major league experience. He had a 7.06 ERA in 43 relief appearances for the Rockies last year and a 4.55 ERA in 30 appearances with them in 2024.

Chivilli in his career has struck out 71 batters, walked 33 and allowed 20 home runs in 90 1/3 innings. To make room on the 40-man roster for Chivilli, the team designated outfielder Michael Siani for assignment.

The move is the Yankees’ latest in an offseason that also included them getting lefty starter Ryan Weathers from Miami in exchange for four prospects. Coming off making the AL Division Series, they also brought back pitchers Ryan Yarbrough, Paul Blackburn and Tim Hill.

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GOLF

PATRICK REED IS LEAVING LIV GOLF. HE CAN RETURN TO THE PGA TOUR IN SEPTEMBER

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Reed is the second major champion to leave Saudi-funded LIV Golf, announcing Wednesday he will spend the rest of the year on the European tour with an eye on returning to the PGA Tour as early as September.

His stunning decision, just three days after he won the Dubai Desert Classic, comes the same week that five-time major champion Brooks Koepka returns to the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines.

“I’m a traditionalist at heart, and I was born to play on the PGA Tour, which is where my story began with my wife, Justine,” Reed said. “I am very fortunate for the opportunities that have come my way and grateful for the life we have created. I am moving forward in my career, and I look forward to competing on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. I can’t wait to get back out there and revisit some of the best places on earth.”

The PGA Tour sent a memo to players outlining the path back for players like Reed, who did not fit into the “Returning Member Program” that was offered only to those who had won a major or The Players Championship since 2022.

Reed won the Masters in 2018. The tour said he would be eligible to return a year from his last LIV Golf appearance on Aug. 24, 2025. He would not face additional discipline from the PGA Tour because Reed resigned his membership when he left for LIV, and he was not part of the antitrust lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour in 2022.

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INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

INDIANA DOWNS CHICAGO

For much of Wednesday night, it looked like Pascal Siakam and the Pacers just didn’t have it. Indiana fell into an early hole and trailed Chicago for the majority of Wednesday’s contest. Siakam, the Pacers’ All-Star forward, had just seven points on 2-of-9 shooting through the first three quarters.

But they found something in the fourth quarter. Siakam scored 13 of his team-high 20 points in the final frame, as Indiana (12-36) rallied from a 14-point deficit to pull out a 113-110 victory over the Bulls (23-24).

The Bulls led 101-87 following Jalen Smith’s basket with 7:14 to play, but Indiana continued to fight. Siakam scored eight points to lead a 12-2 run that pulled the hosts within four with 4:07 remaining.

On the other end, Nikola Vucevic’s hook shot bounced twice on the back iron before falling through the net. No one scored again until Aaron Nesmith buried a three from the left wing with 2:33 to play. Jay Huff then tied the game on the next possession, rattling in a three from the top of the key with 2:00 on the clock.

Coby White then knocked down a tough shot from the left corner, but Siakam answered with a mid-range jumper on the other end.

After White missed a jumper, Andrew Nembhard got in the lane and knocked down a step-back jumper to put Indiana in front with 38.9 seconds remaining — the Pacers’ first lead since the first quarter.

After a timeout, Vucevic banked in a go-ahead three with 32 seconds to play. Undeterred, the Pacers continued to attack, with Nesmith getting into the paint and converting a reverse layup with 13.9 seconds left.

The Bulls used their final timeout to set up the last play. Indiana had a foul to give, so Siakam fouled Josh Giddey with 9.6 seconds to play. Chicago then tried a lob to Matas Buzelis, which Siakam knocked out of bounds with 5.5 seconds remaining.

On their third inbound, Giddey passed to White, who drove to the rim but was met there by Nesmith, who blocked his shot. Johnny Furphy secured the rebound and made both free throws with 2.3 seconds to play.

Nembhard intercepted the ensuing inbound to seal a dramatic comeback win.

Siakam went 4-for-7 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to lead the charge.

“He led the charge in the last five minutes just with putting his will on the game,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of Siakam’s fourth quarter performance. “By doing that, I thought our collective will was terrific.”

Nembhard added 18 points and nine assists as the Pacers pulled off another improbable comeback reminiscent of their many victories during last year’s playoff run.

“I think we’re damn near known for that,” Nembhard said. “We have it in us. We have experience of coming back in games and just understanding what it takes in those moments.”

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INDY FUEL

FUEL FACE HEARTLANDERS IN DIVISIONAL BATTLE

CORALVILLE– The Fuel will head to Coralville to take on the Iowa Heartlanders in a two-game set this weekend. The fourth place Fuel are chasing Bloomington, Fort Wayne, and Toledo in the standings. Four points this weekend could make a big difference in that effort. 

LAST TIME OUT

The last time these two teams met was on December 17, 2025 when the Fuel visited Iowa and defeated them 4-2. Indy outshot the Heartlanders, 41-23 which was a season-high in shots for the team at the time. Iowa struck first in that match, but the Fuel scored three goals in the third period to claim the victory. 

SCOUTING REPORT

The Iowa Heartlanders come into this game in last place in the Central division with a 11-24-2-1 record and 25 points. Jack O’Brien is the Heartlanders leading scorer with 22 points (11g,11a). Former Fuel defenseman Anthony Firriolo leads their defense in points with 15. He also leads the team in goal differential with a +13. 

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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA HOSTS NO. 9/9 MICHIGAN IN WHITE OUT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana kicks off a weekend homestand when it first welcomes No. 9/9 Michigan to the Hall on Thursday night. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET on Peacock.

GAME DAY INFO

Indiana (11-10, 0-9 B1G) vs. No. 9/9 Michigan (17-3, 8-1 B1G)

Thursday, January 29, 2026 • 7 p.m. ET

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.

Broadcast: Peacock (Sloane Martin, Aja Ellison)

Radio: B97 (Austin Render)

ABOUT THE WOLVERINES

Michigan has won six of its last seven with its lone loss out of conference play on MLK Day against Vanderbilt. Their guard-heavy play relies on sophomores Olivia Olson’s 18.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while Syla Swords ass 13.7 points per game. The Wolverines are averaging 87.2 points per game while shooting 47.3 percent.

SERIES HISTORY

Indiana leads 50-32

LAST MEETING

2/12/25 – L, 67-70 (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

NOTES

The Hoosiers couldn’t overcome a strong second quarter by Purdue as it fell 80-69 in Mackey Arena on Sunday. Senior guard Shay Ciezki finished one point off her season-high with 37 points by shooting 61.1 percent from the floor and 71.4 percent from the 3-point line.

Indiana has shot and connected on a high volume of 3-pointers in its last three games, where they have combined for 30 total triples in  In that span, Ciezki has hit 17 of the 30 3-pointers while freshman forward Maya Makalusky has added seven. In the three-game span, they are also shooting 53.6 percent from the arc. For the season, IU is shooting 38.2, which ranks second in the Big Ten. Ciezki leads the way with 54 made triples while redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont has knocked down 35. Freshman forward Maya Makaluksy has connected on 35 so far this season.

Senior guard Shay Ciekzi continues to be one of the nation’s best scorers. She is the Big Ten’s leading scorer (and fourth nationally) with 23.6 points per game also ranks fourth in the nation in scoring (496 points) and is five points shy of entering the top 20 in single season scoring at Indiana.  She is part of the elusive 50/40/90 club, as she shoots 53.7 percent from the floor, 45.8 percent from the 3-point line and 91.1 percent at the free throw line. She’s one of six players nationally who holds a 50/40/90 percentage.

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers face off with Northwestern on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET on B1G+.

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INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS

HOOSIERS PREPARE FOR DOUBLEHEADER AT HOME

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The Indiana Men’s Tennis team looks to continue its season at home on Sunday, Feb. 1, against Middle Tennessee and Toledo. 

The action will take place at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, Indiana. The first match against Middle Tennessee starts at 12 pm, and the second match against Toledo starts at 4 pm.

Indiana currently sits at 2-2 on the season, with its two losses coming against Virginia and Mississippi State, both of which are top 10 opponents.

The team started the season with two 7-0 wins against Butler and Ball State. Against Mississippi State, Indiana’s doubles team of Sam Landau and Jip van Assendelft defeated Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez, the No. 2-ranked doubles team in the nation.

For Middle Tennessee, the Blue Raiders have started the season 5-0, picking up wins against Lipscomb, Tennessee Tech, Harvard, UAB, and Eastern Kentucky.  In contrast, Toledo is 2-3 in the season with two Big Ten losses against Purdue and No. 6 Ohio State.

Both matches will have a live stream and live stats available.

Live stream: https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/2018/2/22/tennis-playsight 

Live stats (Middle Tennessee): https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=630830 

Live stats (Toledo): https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=630831 

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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE HOSTS #13 MICHIGAN STATE THURSDAY NIGHT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will look to make it three wins in a row at home when it hosts No. 13 Michigan State on Thursday evening. The 6 p.m. tipoff will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Jack Kizer and Shimmy Miller on the call.

Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be on the call for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.

GAME INFORMATION

Purdue (11-9, 3-6) vs. No. 13/13 Michigan State (18-2, 7-2)

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

Time: 6 PM

TV/Stream: BTN

Radio: 95.3 BOB FM

Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com

LAST TIME OUT

The Boilermakers brought the Barn Burner Trophy home for the first time since the 2016 season. Nya Smith paced Purdue with 13 points, while Madison Layden-Zay and Hila Karsh finished with 12 points. The Boilermakers overcame an early shooting slump to finish 62% from the field, including 10 3-pointers, over the final 30 minutes of the game.

PROMOTIONS

• Retro Game

• Retro Arcade in J. Nine Club

GAME NOTES

• Purdue leads the all-time series with Michigan State 44-40 with a 23-12 mark at Mackey Arena.

• The Boilermakers are 5-0 this season and 27-1 since the start of 2021-22 when recording 20 or more assists.

• Tara Daye leads the Boilermakers in scoring and on the glass with 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The redshirt junior is one of four guards from the Big Ten averaging better than 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this season. Daye is one of nine guards in the Big Ten who have more than 100 points (108) and 50 rebounds (52) in conference play this season.

• Madison Layden-Zay is the all-time 3-point leader in Purdue history with 247 triples. She broke Karissa McLaughlin’s mark of 244 with four triples in Purdue’s win over No. 23 Washington on Jan. 11 to finish with a team-high 19 points.

• Over her last three games, Layden-Zay has dished out 18 assists, tied for third most in the Big Ten in the last two weeks, which have led to 43 points.

• Avery Gordon has averaged 10.7 points on 86.7% shooting over the last three games. She has made 10 straight field goals entering Thursday night’s game. Gordon is averaging 21.2 points per 40 minutes to rank 15th in the Big Ten, first among league freshmen and 17 from rookies nationally.

• Nya Smith’s production continues to improve in conference action, picking up all four of her double-digit games in league play. The sophomore is averaging 11.8 points per game while shooting 50% from the floor and 40% from distance over her last five games. She is third on the team in scoring in Big Ten play with 9.8 points per night.

• Freshman Hila Karsh knocked down four 3-pointers in the win over Indiana. The Israeli international has made a triple in 14 games with six multi-3-pointer outings.

• Mackey Arena continues to be a fortress for the Boilermakers with a 10-2 mark this season, scoring 79.9 points per game and holding opponents to 62.6. Purdue is shooting 48.8% from the field, while holding teams to 37.3%.

• The Boilermakers have spread out the responsibility this season with seven different players leading a game in scoring, eight in rebounding, eight in assists, 11 in steals and 10 in blocks.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S GOLF

MODLESKI EARNS SPOT ON BEN HOGAN AWARD WATCH LIST

By: Gwyneth Passinault

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Ben Hogan Award Watch List has officially been released for 2026, featuring one of Notre Dame’s own in Jacob Modleski. The junior golfer has been selected among some of the most accomplished players across college golf. The selection of Modleski was based on his collegiate performances over the past 12 months.

With his nomination for the prestigious award after Modleksi’s junior fall season, he currently ranks as the 18th overall player by World Amateur Golf. Collegiately, he is ranked as the 36th national player. Modleski finished top 10 in all five fall tournaments for the Irish to open his junior season, boasting a stroke average of 67.95 through 15 rounds played.

After his second season with the Irish, the Noblesville, Indiana native, became the first in program history to be named to the Walker Cup team. In 2025, he captured the ACC Individual Championship, becoming the first athlete in program history to earn the title. He was named to the PING All-Region Team (Midwest) and reached a career high national ranking of 18th. He also competed at the NCAA Championship, finishing 22nd overall and set a program record with the lowest season stroke average in school history at 68.5.

This year’s 10 semifinalists will be unveiled on Thursday, April 16th. That group will be pared down to three finalists on Tuesday, May 12th in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be named.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NOTRE DAME STARTS WEST COAST SWING WITH CAL

BERKELEY, Calif. — After five consecutive ACC home games, Notre Dame (13-7, 5-4) is back on the road in conference play and starts a West Coast swing against Cal (12-9, 3-5) on Thursday night. Chris Sylvester and Layshia Clarendon will have the ACCNX call from Haas Pavilion.

NOTES —

Notre Dame continues to boast a top-25 offense nationally, ranking 21st and averaging 80.1 points per game. The Irish also rank eighth nationally with 14.3 steals per game.

Hannah Hidalgo continues to pace the ACC in scoring (24.9) and the nation in steals (5.9). Her points/rebounds/assists is 36.1, second nationally.

Hidalgo has more steals this year (396) than 21 D-1 teams.

Cassandre Prosper is one of three players to rank in the top 10 in the ACC in both points (15.7) and rebounds (7.7).

Vanessa de Jesus is shooting 56.7 percent from deep in the last 10 contests. She has six games this year with at least six made threes.

Iyana Moore is averaging 3.3 triples per game in ACC play, which leads the conference. She also ranks second in the ACC with a 40.4 success rate from deep on the year (48th nationally).

After shooting 28.2 percent from three-point range as a team in the first seven games this year, Notre Dame is 39.2 percent since (13 games). The Irish have shot at least 50 percent from deep in four of the last eight games.

Thursday’s matchup pits two St. Louis natives against each other in Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Coach Niele Ivey and Cal’s Charmin Smith.

Notre Dame is 5-0 all-time against Cal but has never visited Haas Pavilion.

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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

STRONG SHOOTING PERFORMANCE LEADS NO. 25/24 ST. JOHN’S BY BUTLER

No. 25/24 St. John’s shot 56 percent from the floor in taking a 92-70 win over Butler Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

St. John’s has won seven straight games to improve to 16-5 overall and 9-1 in BIG EAST play. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for Butler (13-8; 4-6 BIG EAST).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Red Storm scored 12 of the game’s first 14 points in taking an early lead five minutes into the contest.

After Butler trimmed a 14-point St. John’s lead to 28-23 with 4:28 remaining in the first half, the Red Storm finished the half 5-for-5 from three-point range after starting the game by missing their first seven attempts from behind the arc.

St. John’s led, 43-29, at the half, matching the Red Storm’s largest lead of the first half.

Butler cut the deficit to single digits once in the second half (47-38 with 16:29 remaining) before the Red Storm created separation in the second half.

TIP-INS:

Ian Jackson led four St. John’s players in double figures with 18 points. Dillon Mitchell posted 14 points and 13 rebounds.

The Red Storm is now 10-2 at home this season.

St. John’s is the first BIG EAST opponent that Butler has played twice this season. The Red Storm won, 84-70, at Hinkle in the first match-up between the teams Jan. 6.

Michael Ajayi led the Bulldogs with 19 points and 11 rebounds, his 14th double-double of the season; he entered the game ranked third nationally in both double-doubles and rebounding.

Jamie Kaiser Jr. (12), Evan Haywood (12) and Finley Bizjack (11) also registered double-figures for Butler.

St. John’s shot 56 percent from the field, including 9-for-20 from three-point range.

The Bulldogs shot 44 percent from the field.

Butler got to the line 30 times, but was only able to convert 15 free throws on the night. Entering the game, the Bulldogs averaged 26.6 free throw attempts per game, a mark that was 13th nationally.

Butler had only six turnovers in the game after committing 21 in the Jan. 6 loss to St. John’s.

St. John’s has won eight straight match-ups against Butler.

St. John’s held a 41-31 rebounding advantage. Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 21 opponents this season.

UP NEXT: Butler returns home to host Georgetown Saturday afternoon. Tickets remain available for the Noon tip, which will also air on TNT and truTV.

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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

UNDERMANNED JAGUARS FALL ON THE ROAD AT ROBERT MORRIS, 74-58

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team was unable to earn a season sweep of Robert Morris as the Jaguars fell to the Colonials on the road on Wednesday night (Jan. 28), 74-58. Ryan Prather led three Colonials in double-digits with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Darius Livingston finished with 14 points off the bench.

Micah Davis paced IU Indy (6-17, 2-10 HL) with 18 points and four assists and Reece Hagy added nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting. The Jaguars played without the league’s top scorer, junior Kyler D’Augustino, who suffered an injury in the closing minutes of the road win at Oakland.

“We definitely missed Kyler tonight, but we have other guys that are more than capable of stepping up and helping fill the void,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “Micah did a good job with the starting group, but then you miss his pop coming off the bench.

“We have another tough one on the road on Friday and we’ll be ready. We need to rest up and be ready for another tough opponent in Youngstown State.”

RMU (14-9, 6-6 HL) shot 49 percent overall and 11-of-22 (50 percent) from three while devouring the glass to a 41-24 margin. The Colonials converted 14 offensive boards into 15 second chance points while limiting IU Indy to just six second chance points and 26 points in the paint.

The game opened at a quick pace with both defenses struggling to stop the opponents’ attack. After RMU went ahead 14-0 on a Livingston trey, IU Indy responded with a Matt Compas layup and Maguire Mitchell trey to take a brief lead. The teams traded the lead 10 times before intermission, the last coming when RMU scored seven straight points after the Jags had taken a 27-24 lead on a Jaxon Edwards transition bucket.

RMU took a 36-33 lead with 2:09 left before halftime on a Ta’Zir Smith three and neither team scored over the final two-plus minutes as the hosts took the lead to the break.

The Jags never got over the hump in the second half and the hosts finally authored the knockout blow with a 9-0 run late in the game. IU Indy was within five at 56-51 with 8:37 to play when Edwards collected a steal and a left-handed dunk in transition before going scoreless for the next two minutes.

Josh Hill opened the run with a long jumper, followed by a Smith layup. After a pair of free throws, Prather added an open trey to push the lead to 14.

The Jaguars ended the game at 41 percent from the floor and a respectable 9-of-24 (37.5 percent) from three. Edwards had eight points and six rebounds while Aiden Miller also had eight points and six rebounds off the bench, including a pair of treys. Senior Finley Woodward had four points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals.

The Jaguars will close the two-game road trip at Youngstown State on Friday (Jan. 30) at 6:30 p.m. That game will be aired on ESPN+ and can be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCRAPES OUT ROAD WIN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Ball State women’s basketball team defeated Central Michigan 76-70 in a closely contested midweek Mid-American Conference matchup Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena.

The Cardinals improved their season record to 16-5 (8-1 MAC), while the Chippewas fell to 12-7 (6-3 MAC). Ball State led at the end of each quarter tonight despite both teams fighting hard in a physical battle which saw three Cardinals and four Chippewas foul out of the contest in the final frame.

The opening quarter was characterized by scrappy defense from both sides, ending in a low-scoring tie of 10-10 after the first five minutes and finishing with Ball State up 13-12 after the first quarter.

Ball State created more shot opportunities due to the forced turnovers, shooting a better percentage from the field in the first half. The Cardinals strong interior play and ability to get second-chance points from both Tessa Towers and Bree Salenbien allowed Ball State to maintain a slight 31-20 edge over Central Michigan at intermission.

After the break, Grace Kingery came to the rescue scoring nine points after shooting 2-of-3 from the 3-point line and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe which helped the Cardinals stay atop of the Chippewas at the end of the third quarter, 61-55.

In the final frame, Ball State’s defense and efficiency at the charity stripe proved to be the deciding factor as the Cardinals survived a late push by the Chippewas after BSU shot 9-of-16 from the free throw line to seal tonight’s six-point victory.

The Cardinals had five players reach double figures tonight which was led by Karsyn Norman with 17 points. Behind Norman was Towers who finished the night with 15 points. Kingery, Salenbien and Aniss Tagayi all chipped in 12 points apiece. Salenbien pulled down 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

The Ball State women’s basketball team continues its two-game road swing when it plays at Kent State on Sunday. Tipoff is set for noon and will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TREES BEGIN TWO-GAME ROAD TRIP WITH EARLY TIP AT VALPARAISO

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State begins a two-game Hoosier State road trip with a Kids Day game, as the Sycamores travel to Valparaiso for a Thursday game at noon.

Thursday’s game will be aired on ESPN+, while John Sherman will have the radio call on WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend.

Last Time Out

Samiyah Briggs led a trio of Sycamores with 14 points Sunday afternoon, but visiting Illinois State defeated Indiana State 85-69 inside Hulman Center.

Tierney Kelsey added 12 points off the bench and Da’Naria Washington chipped in 10. Clemisha Prackett and Jayci Allen each grabbed six rebounds, while Kelsey and Washington added three assists apiece. Washington added a game high five steals.

Illinois State controlled the game from the opening tip, building an early advantage behind a strong first quarter and carrying a double-digit lead into halftime at 47-31. The Redbirds extended their cushion in the third quarter with a 12-4 run fueled by trips to the free-throw line, pushing the margin to 24 points before Indiana State could respond. While the Sycamores played the Redbirds evenly through much of the second half and closed the game with a late run, Illinois State maintained control throughout and pulled away for an 85-69 win.

Hoosier State Supremacy

Indiana State has a chance this week to complete a perfect 4-0 campaign against the fellow in-state schools in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the Sycamores pay visits to Valparaiso (Thursday) and Evansville (Sunday).

The Sycamores already claimed home wins against both the Beacons (88-78, Jan. 1) and Purple Aces (77-71, Jan. 18), and own a 3-2 record against in-state schools this season.

Should the Sycamores complete the in-state sweep, it would mark the second time in the last three seasons that Indiana State went 4-0 against the other Indiana schools in the conference. Indiana State last went 4-0 against the in-state MVC schools in the 2023-24 season, and also accomplished the feat in the 2017-18 season, which was Valparaiso’s first in the MVC.

Pencils Down, Class In Session

Indiana State is playing in its third Education/Kids Day game of the season with Thursday’s conference tilt against Valparaiso. The Sycamores are 1-1 in early weekday games this season, with a road loss to SIU Edwardsville (71-81, Nov. 19) and a home win over fellow Wabash Valley school Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (102-50, Nov. 24).

Thursday’s game marks the second straight season where the Sycamores have played in an Education Day game during the conference schedule. The Sycamores fell on the road to UIC last season in an Education Day game in the Windy City.

Trees In Transition

Indiana State has played an up-tempo style of offense this season, which has translated to an increase in fastbreak points for the Blue and White. The Sycamores have four games with 15-plus fastbreak points since the start of the new year, including 33 fastbreak points in their last matchup against Valparaiso on New Year’s Day.

The Sycamores’ increased pace of play has also contributed to an increase in points, as Indiana State is on pace for its highest-scoring season since the 2006-07 campaign. Entering Thursday’s game, Indiana State is averaging 72.7 points per gamem which ranks third in the conference and inside the top 100 nationally.

Top-10 Trees

Indiana State enters Thursday’s game ranked among the nation’s best in a pair of statistical categories, as the Sycamores are sixth in the nation in  bench scoring (31.7 points per game) and ninth in free throw attempts (23.7 per game). The Blue and White also rank in the top 15 nationally in free throws made (13th, 16.4 per game).

The Trees lead the Missouri Valley Conference in bench scoring as the only bench unit in the conference averaging more than 30 points per game. Indiana State ranks second in the conference in both free throws made and attempted, trailing only Murray State in both.

Straight Off The Bench

Bench production has been a major component of Indiana State’s offense this season, with the Sycamores ranking among the national leaders in bench scoring. Indiana State’s reserves are averaging 31.7 points per game, a mark which ranks sixth nationally and tops the MVC by a wide margin.

The Sycamores have scored 30-plus bench points in 10 games this season, including four games with 40-plus bench points and a season-high 59 bench points against Eastern Illinois. Indiana State’s three leading scorers this season – Tierney Kelsey (14.5), Clemisha Prackett (9.6) and Jayci Allen (9.6) – primarily come off the bench.

On This Date

Indiana State owns a 4-10 record in games played on January 29, including a 1-7 mark in road games played on this date.

The Sycamores have never faced Valparaiso on this date, but won their last game played on this date against Murray State during the 2022-23 season in Terre Haute (62-56).

1979 – at Ohio State (L, 76-86)

1983 – Western Illinois (W, 80-58)

1987 – at Missouri State (L, 77-90)

1994 – at Missouri State (L, 64-80)

1998 – Southern Illinois (L, 49-68)

2000 – at Drake (L, 71-88)

2004 – at Missouri State (L, 47-73)

2005 – Evansville (W, 72-56)

2011 – at Southern Illinois (W, 48-42)

2012 – at Missouri State (L, 70-84)

2016 – at Southern Illinois (L, 64-76)

2017 – Missouri State (L, 46-49)

2022 – Missouri State (L, 56-62)

2023 – Murray State (W, 62-56)

Valparaiso At A Glance

Valparaiso remains in search of its first win of the season, entering Thursday’s game at 0-20 overall and 0-9 in conference play. The Beacons dropped a 79-39 decision at Bradley in their last game.

Fiona Connolly leads the Beacons with 11.3 points per game and is the only Valpo player averaging double-figure scoring. Allia von Schlegell and Milana Nenadic both average more than eight points per game, while Kamryn Winch averages a team-high 5.5 rebounds per game. Mikayla Huffine leads the Beacons with 2.6 assists per game.

Courtney Boyd is in her first season at Valparaiso after spending the last two seasons as head coach at Quincy. Boyd has seven 20-win seasons on her resume and is 180-88 as a head coach. She won the 2023 NAIA National Championship while at Clarke.

Series History Against Valparaiso

Indiana State is 13-9 all-time against Valparaiso, which includes an 88-78 win earlier this season in Terre Haute.

Road games have been kind to the Trees in the series, as Indiana State is 7-2 at Valparaiso. Last year’s road loss snapped a three-game win streak in Valparaiso for the Sycamores.

Last Meeting Against Valparaiso (Jan. 1, 2026)

Tierney Kelsey and Clemisha Prackett led a quintet of Sycamores in double-figures with 18 points each, as Indiana State claimed an 88-78 New Year’s Day win over visiting Valparaiso inside Hulman Center.

Samiyah Briggs added 14, while Kennedy Claybrooks and Jayci Allen both came off the bench to score in double-digits with 12 and 10, respectively. Prackett and Briggs each tallied eight rebounds, with Briggs also tacking on five assists and four steals.

Indiana State’s offense was in a rhythm early on, with the Trees shooting better than 45 percent in the opening half. Kelsey’s first-quarter buzzer-beating jumper had the Sycamores ahead 23-22 after one and Indiana State had full control of the second, as Prackett matched the Beacons’ 13-point second quarter scoring total to give the Blue and White a 47-35 advantage at the break. The Sycamores exploded for 32 third-quarter points, 27 of which came from the trio of Kelsey, Briggs and Claybrooks, to push their lead past 20 late in the frame. Valpo made a late run and outscored the Sycamores by 11 in the fourth, but the game was out of reach in favor of the Trees by that point.

Up Next

Indiana State’s two-game Hoosier State road trip concludes Sunday with a 4 p.m. tip at Evansville.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

OAKLAND TAKES LEAGUE GAME 74-65

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Corey Hadnot II scored 22 points for Purdue Fort Wayne in a 74-65 men’s basketball loss to Oakland on Wednesday (Jan. 28) evening at the Gates Sports Center.

Hadnot finished with a line of 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals. It is his 12th 20-point game of the season. Maximus Nelson tied a season high with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from three, tying his most 3-pointers in a game as a Mastodon.

The Mastodons led 22-16 after the game’s first eight minutes with Nelson scoring nine of the points thanks to three triples. Oakland responded, however, going on a 13-4 push over the next four plus minutes. The stretch gave Oakland a 29-26 lead.

A DeAndre Craig Jr. buzzer beating three made it a 40-38 Oakland lead at half. The lead went back-and-fort through the first 15 minutes of the second half. Seven Mastodons had a field goal in the span before the ‘Dons went up 59-58 on a 3-pointers with 5:17 remaining.

Oakland put the game away in the final two minutes. The big shot was a Ziare Wells jumper with 1:54 to put the Golden Grizzlies up 68-62. Michael Houge led Oakland with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The loss snapped a five-game win-streak for the ‘Dons. It also snapped a 16-game win-streak at the Gates Sports Center dating back to the 2022-23 season.

Oakland shot 44.1 percent (26-of-59) from the floor and limited the ‘Dons to 34.8 percent (24-of-69) shooting.

Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 13-9 (7-4 Horizon League). Oakland improves to 13-10 (9-3 Horizon League).

The ‘Dons are back in action on Saturday (Jan. 31) in a 1 p.m. start against Robert Morris at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

LATE RALLY LIFTS BULLDOGS TO WIN OVER UE MEN’S BASKETBALL

DES MOINES, Iowa – Trailing by as many as 19 points in the second half, Drake staged a huge late rally to defeat the University of Evansville men’s basketball team by a final score of 82-78 on Wednesday at the Knapp Center.

Evansville held a 59-40 lead with 12:57 remaining before the Bulldogs completed the game on a 42-19 run to take the victory. Leading the Purple Aces was Leif Moeller who posted 20 points 7 boards, and 7 assists, all team bests. Bryce Quinet registered 16 points while AJ Casey and Josh Hughes finished with 15 and 11 points, respectively. Jalen Quinn paced the Bulldogs with 26 points.

“We played really good basketball for most of the game, but it is unfortunate with how things turned out. I need to help our guys do better in the moment and overcome stretches by the opponents,” UE head coach David Ragland said. “We fought like crazy tonight – I will not question the heart and fight of our group.”

Five ties and three lead changes highlighted a competitive first half. The outside shooting for the Aces made the difference in the opening moments as the first triple of the evening saw Leif Moeller give UE its first lead at 3-1. After missing their first three field goal tries, the Bulldogs converted to tie it at 3-3. Triple by Bryce Quinet and Josh Hughes put UE up 9-5 inside the 16-minute mark.

Drake countered with six in a row to retake an 11-9 advantage, but seconds later, it was Hughes knocking down his second trey to put the Aces back on top. The Bulldogs tied the score on three occasions late in the half but would not regain the lead during that time. Two free throws by DU tied the game at 23-23 with 7:04 remaining. A jumper by Moeller put UE back in front as the squad slowly extended the lead in the final two minutes. After a layup by the Bulldogs cut the deficit to 31-27 with 1:34 on the clock, UE regained control.

Hughes’ third triple of the night was followed by Moeller’s fifth basket of the contest to push the lead to a game-high nine points at 36-27. Drake hit a triple in its final possession to make it a 6-point game at the break. UE had three players in double figures at halftime with Hughes and Moeller scoring 11 while Quinet tallied 10.

AJ Casey knocked down consecutive baskets to put the Aces back up by nine points before Alex Hemenway converted back-to-back 3-pointers to give Evansville its largest lead of the game. His 3-pointers put UE up 48-33 with 16:33 left in the game. Another 3-pointer by Hemenway solidified a 56-38 lead inside of 14 minutes left before Moeller’s third long ball pushed the advantage to a game-high 19 points – 59-40 as the game entered the final 13 minutes. Evansville connected on its opening 10 attempts in the second half to extend the lead.

The Bulldogs slowly chipped their way back into it as a pair of triples made it a 13-point game (63-50) with 9:44 on the clock. Four free throws over the next minute chopped the gap back to single digits. Casey ended the 7-0 Drake run with a bucket at the 7:29 mark. Despite the basket, the Bulldogs continued to claw their way back with eight in a row to make it a 3-point game – 65-62 – with 5:38 on the clock. Keying that rally was a 4-point play.

Quinet hit a layup before Moeller found Connor Turnbull for the alley-oop to push the lead back to seven points, but a tenacious Drake squad got back within four as the game went into its final three minutes. Two huge free throws by Quinet made it a 6-point game before Drake found its groove once again. Following a pair of free throws, Andrew Alia knocked down a 3-pointer with 2:23 on the clock to get his squad within one (72-71).

Connor Turnbull hit a free throw in the ensuing possession to push the edge to two points before Drake countered with a 3-point play that gave them the lead for good. They would hang on to win by a final of 82-78. Casey did his best to give UE a chance, hitting a triple with eight ticks remaining to make it a 1-point game, but the Aces would get no closer as they fell by four points.

UE shot a season-high 54.5% in the game marking the fourth time in five games the Purple Aces have shot over 50%. The Bulldogs shot 43.1% in the contest. Evansville led for 35:02 and trailed for just over two minutes in the game. UE remains on the road for a Saturday game at UNI. Tip is set for 3 p.m. at the McLeod Center.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

USI HOSTS LINDENWOOD, SIUE TO BEGIN SECOND HALF OF OVC SEASON

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball resumes its season-long four-game homestand at Liberty Arena this week when the Screaming Eagles host Lindenwood University on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday at 5 p.m. to begin the second half of Ohio Valley Conference play.

This week’s games can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM.

Thursday’s game against Lindenwood is presented by Banterra Bank. Saturday’s slate, presented by Old National Bank, is filled with Homecoming festivities and a Penn Station East Coast Subs free fry coupon giveaway to the first 500 fans. As part of Homecoming, USI Women’s Basketball will be welcoming back several alumni and USI Hall of Famers in attendance to help celebrate 50 years of USI Women’s Basketball.

USI (14-5, 8-2 OVC) enters the week tied for first place in the OVC standings alongside Western Illinois University with an 8-2 conference record. The Screaming Eagles look to get back on track after the Leathernecks snapped USI’s five-game winning streak and eight-game home winning streak last Friday, which moved the Eagles’ home record this season to 9-2.

USI fell to Western Illinois, 72-62, last time out. The Screaming Eagles could not overcome a first-half deficit, as the Leathernecks shot over 50 percent from the floor in the contest. The game was moved up a day to last Friday due to winter weather conditions. The day before the game against Western Illinois, USI bested Eastern Illinois, 73-57, to start off the homestand.

In the game against Western Illinois, junior forward Chloe Gannon led USI in scoring with 16 points to pace the Eagles for the second game in a row. Gannon averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game last week. Gannon has scored 10-plus in 14 games this season and in eight of the last 10 outings.

Fellow junior forward Amiyah Buchanan also had a solid performance against the Leathernecks, posting 12 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and second career double-double. The outing was Buchanan’s first double-digit scoring game since tallying a dozen at SIUE on January 1.

Senior guard Ali Saunders, who averaged 12 points per contest last week, still paces the Screaming Eagles overall with 17 points per game, which ranks second in the OVC. Saunders is also third in the OVC with 4.2 assists per game. Gannon is second on the squad at 12.7 points per outing, and junior guard Sophia Loden is third with 11.6 points per game.

USI is third in the OVC scoring 70.3 points per game. USI’s scoring defense (56.6) ranks first in the OVC and top 25 in the nation along with their field goal percentage defense (36.0).

Lindenwood (15-6, 7-3 OVC) comes to town off a home sweep last week against Tennessee Tech University, 66-55, and against Tennessee State University, 91-58. The Lions have won six of their last seven games, a stretch that started against USI on January 3.

The Lions are led offensively by graduate guard Aleshia Jones, who tops the squad with 15.2 points per game. Junior guards Brooke Coffey and Ellie Brueggemann are second and third, respectively, at 13.6 and 13.1 points per game. Lindenwood averages 73.9 points and allow 60.4 points per game.

USI leads the all-time series against Lindenwood, 9-2. However, Lindenwood has won two in a row in the series, with both wins coming in St. Charles, Missouri. Lindenwood defeated USI, 75-65, earlier this season on January 3. Saunders led USI in that contest with 23 points. USI last won in the series at home last January, 70-66.

SIUE (10-10, 3-7 OVC) also swept Tennessee State, 63-41, and Tennessee Tech, 67-62, at home last week. The Cougars picked up the consecutive wins following seven straight losses.

Freshman forward Lauren Miller and freshman guard Kiyoko Proctor pace the Cougars in scoring, averaging 12.7 and 12.2 points per game, respectively. SIUE is posting 61.9 points offensively and holding opponents to 58.2 points per contest.

USI leads the all-time series against SIUE, 32-25. The Screaming Eagles have won five in a row against the Cougars, including a 70-55 victory at SIUE earlier this season on January 1. Gannon led four Eagles in double figures with 19 points in the January 1 meeting.

Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S GOLF

MEN’S GOLF PROJECTED TO FINISH SEVENTH IN OVC

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf was predicted to finish seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll in a vote submitted by the league’s head coaches.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock claimed the top spot in the preseason poll with eight first-place votes and 98 points. The Trojans are coming off an OVC championship in 2025. University of Tennessee at Martin finished second with two first-place votes and 85 total points. Tennessee Tech University rounds out the top three with 81 points, four points ahead of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, which finished with one first-place vote and 77 points.

Morehead State University was predicted fifth with 68 points, and Lindenwood University was sixth with 55 votes, 11 votes ahead of USI. Bryant University, Eastern Illinois University, Tennessee State University, and Western Illinois University rounded out the standings with 32, 29, 19, and 16 points.

As part of the OVC’s preseason announcement, senior Carter Goebel was named to the OVC Men’s Players to Watch list. Goebel is coming off an outstanding fall season, where the senior averaged 72.53 strokes per round, including a 214 three-round score at the Grover Page Classic hosted by UT Martin last September.

The Eagles return to the course on February 23 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Gulf Coast Collegiate hosted by New Orleans University. The event will feature 13 other universities, including familiar foes Tennessee Tech and Eastern Illinois. USI returns to Evansville for a versus match against the University of Evansville on March 20 at Fendrich Golf Course.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF

WOMEN’S GOLF PREDICTED TO FINISH FIFTH IN OVC PRESEASON POLL

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf was predicted to finish fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll in a vote submitted by the league’s head coaches.

Morehead State University returns to the top of the order, receiving seven first-place votes and 64 total points after winning the 2025 OVC Championship. The University of Arkansas Little Rock falls to the second slot with two first-place votes and 57 points.

Tennessee Tech University was slotted third with 48 points, and Lindenwood University rounded out the top four, receiving 43 points. USI is slotted in fifth with 35 points, eight ahead of Bryant University with 27. Eastern Illinois University, Tennessee State University, and Western Illinois University round out the standings with 26, 13, and 12 points, respectively.

The release also included a player to watch from each OVC squad. The Eagles player was sophomore Fernanda Vera, who is coming off an impressive fall season in which she averaged 78.40 strokes per round. A 17th-place finish highlighted Vera’s fall season, where she shot a 74 in the first round and 84 in the second.

USI resumes play on March 13 at the Northern Kentucky University Spring Invitational, hosted in Vero Beach, Florida. The tournament will feature 10 opposing schools, including OVC foe Eastern Illinois. The Eagles return to Evansville for a versus match against the University of Evansville on March 20 at Fendrich Golf Course.

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

BRUINS EDGE BEACONS IN TIGHTLY-CONTESTED BATTLE

The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team fell a point shy against first-place Belmont on Wednesday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center, as a valiant effort came up just short in a 78-77 setback. A game of runs saw seven ties and seven lead changes occur. Valpo led by four with 3:30 remaining in the second half, but the Bruins improved their record to 19-3 overall and 9-2 in Valley play to move into sole possession of first place in the league standings.

How It Happened

The Beacons scored the game’s first five points, including an early triple by Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]).

The game went back-and-forth right away with Belmont eventually using an 8-0 run to build up a 22-13 lead at the 12:31 mark of the first half.

The Beacons responded with a 9-0 run of their own, including a traditional 3-point play by Justus McNair (Joliet, Ill. / Joliet West). That burst tied the game at 24 with nine minutes left in the half.

A game of runs continued as the guests scored the next 10 points to go up 34-24 with 6:10 to play in the half. The Brown & Gold once again responded, scoring the next eight including five from Carter Hopoi (Tauranga, New Zealand / Mount Maunganui College NZ) to make it 34-32 with 3:46 on the clock.

The Bruins scored the next five to go up seven, but Valpo fought to within four at halftime, down 42-38 at the break.

Belmont built up a five-point edge early in the second half, but an alley-oop dunk by Shon Tupuola (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg [Saint Mary-of-the-Woods]) and a stepback trey by Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn [212 Sports Academy]) leveled the score at 47.

The two teams continued to go back and forth. Valpo built up a four-point lead, then the Bruins reeled off seven straight to take a 57-53 lead with 10:26 on the clock. After Belmont led 60-56 with 9:55 to go, the seesaw nature of the contest continued as Valpo scored seven in a row to go up 64-60, culminating with a big Chaney 3-ball with 7:53 to play.

A jumper by Dease with 3:53 on the clock put Valpo ahead by four again at 68-64. Belmont surged in front 69-68 on a 3 with 2:32 to play and hit another go-ahead shot from long range that made it 72-69 with 1:51 left.

Valpo clawed within one as Tupuola tipped in a missed 3 with 50 seconds left to make it 72-71. The game’s next four points were on Belmont free throws. Chaney hit a triple in the closing seconds to cut the lead to two, and then after two more made free throws by the Bruins, Chaney hit a deep 3 at the buzzer to make the final score a one-point game. 

Inside the Game

This ended a four-game home winning streak for the Beacons as Valpo dropped a game at the ARC for the first time since Dec. 21 vs. Murray State. The Beacons were previously 4-0 at home in the calendar year of 2026.

Six of Valpo’s last nine losses have come by six points or fewer. Valpo has dropped its last five games decided by five points or fewer.

This marked Valpo’s first game decided by the slimmest of margins since a 64-63 win over UNI on March 7, 2025 in the quarterfinal round of the MVC Tournament. Valpo hadn’t lost by a single point since 63-62 to Evansville on Feb. 3, 2024.

Four players finished in double figures for the Beacons, led by 15 apiece from Chaney and Dease. Chaney’s highest two scoring outputs in league play have both come against Belmont as Wednesday was second only to 17 on Jan. 13 in Nashville.

Dease scored at least 15 points for the third time in his last four games and tallied doubled figures for the fifth time in his last six.

Pettigrew contributed 11 points and a team-high six rebounds. The rookie has scored in double figures in six of his last eight.

Tupuola went 4-for-4 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line on his way to 12 points, his highest total since 21 on Nov. 19 at Cleveland State.

Valpo won the turnover battle 15-9, committing single-figure turnovers for the eighth time this season. Valpo has committed 11 or fewer in 16 out of 21 games.

Fifth-year senior Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle [University of Indianapolis [Marian]) had a team-best plus-minus of +9 in 22 minutes.

Hopoi was 2-for-2 from the field on his way to six points.

This one-point loss came against The Valley’s top team in terms of KenPom (66) and NET (62).

Belmont’s Eion Dillon was 7-of-11 shooting and 5-of-7 from 3 while scoring a game-high 23 points.

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UINDY BASEBALL

UINDY PICKED AS FAVORITES IN 2026 GLVC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

INDIANAPOLIS – UIndy was voted in the preseason coaches’ poll as the selection to win the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) baseball championship, the league office announced on Wednesday.

The preseason poll is determined by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.

No. 1 Indianapolis

Received five first-place votes and 181 total points.

Earned the No. 5 seed at 2025 GLVC Championship, including a win over Drury in the team’s first game of the tournament.

Picked third in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Midwest Region Preseason Poll.

Secured 15th NCAA Tournament appearance last season.

Made third consecutive NCAA Midwest Super Regional.

Coached by Al Ready, who enters his eighth season after a 34-24 overall and 20-11 GLVC record in 2025.

Return First Team All-GLVC selection Austin Bode.

The complete poll and voting results can be found below.

Place	School	Points (1st-Place Votes)
1.	UIndy	181 (5)
2.	Illinois Springfield	170 (4)
3.	Maryville	169 (2)
4.	Drury	160 (2)
5.	Lewis	139 (1)
6.	Quincy	128
7.	Missouri S&T	125
8.	Missouri-St. Louis	124 (1)
9.	Upper Iowa	81
10.	McKendree	78
11.	Rockhurst	69
12.	William Jewell	66
13. 14. 15.	Southwest Baptist Truman State Lincoln	41 30 14

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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S HOOPS RETURN HOME TO FACE #16 MISSOURI S&T AND LINCOLN

vs. #16 Missouri S&T (13-3)
Coaches vs. Cancer Night
Thursday // January 29
7:30 p.m. ET// Indianapolis,IN
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vs. Lincoln (8-11)
Pack the House
Saturday // February 1
3:30 p.m. ET// Indianapolis, IN
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The Hounds look to bounce back against a ranked opponent in the Miners of Missouri S&T, after dropping a road contest to Drury last Friday. UIndy currently holds a 9-10 record on the season with a 7-4 GLVC record. The squad is led by Carmelo Harris, averaging 16.9 ppg. Harris is also the conference leader in free-throw percentage, shooting 90.2 percent from the charity stripe. Shaun Arnold has been a motor on the UIndy defense, leading the conference in steals this season with 45.

#16 Missouri S&T

The Miners fell to the McKendree Bearcats in Rolla, MO, last Thursday, 59-70, after only trailing by five points at the half. Andrew Young leads the S&T, averaging 16.2 ppg and 6.9 rpg. The 6’9″ senior also sits second in the GLVC in blocks per game, averaging 1.7. Sophomore Adam Rickman sits behind Arnold at second in the conference in steals with 42 on the season. Blaise Beauchamp has played a big role in the Miner offense in conference play. The 6’1″ senior is averaging 19.2 ppg in conference play and recently put up 23 points with five-three pointers against the Bearcats.

Lincoln

The Blue Tigers will make the trek to UIndy after facing Illinois Springfield on Thursday night. Lincoln split their homestead last weekend, defeating Maryville 86-67, before falling to McKendree 48-60 on Saturday. Senior Solomon Oraegbu leads his squad in scoring with 19.9 ppg. The 6’3″ forward has had five games with over 20 points on the board, with his season high of 37 coming in an overtime win against Haskell. The Blue Tigers have the conference leader in blocks and blocks per game in Mattieu Biembongo, averaging 2 blocks per game with 30 rejections on the season.

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UINDY SOFTBALL

COACHES SELECT UINDY SOFTBALL AS 2026 GLVC FAVORITE

INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis was selected in the preseason coaches poll as the choice to win the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) softball title, the league office announced on Wednesday. The preseason poll is voted by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.

No. 1 Indianapolis

Received 11 first-place votes and 189 total points.

Won their fourth GLVC Tournament Championship after earning the sixth seed heading into the Tournament.

Earned the GLVC automatic qualification to NCAA Tournament as the seventh seed, advancing to Midwest Super Regional.

Coached by Melissa Frost, who enters her 22nd season after a 42-23 overall and 16-12 GLVC record in 2025.

Return First Team All-GLVC selections Cara Cooper, Josie Jager, and Brooklyn Willis, also GLVC Freshman of the Year and Third Team All-GLVC selection Cheyanne Eads

No. 2 Drury

Received two first-place votes and 170 total points.

Earned a share of the regular season title and the top seed in GLVC Championship last season, going 2-2.

Earned an at-large bid to NCAA Tournament as the fifth seed, advancing to the Third Round.

Coached by Brooke Gajewski, who enters her third season after a 35-23 overall and 22-6 GLVC record in 2025.

Return 16 members from 2025 squad.

No. 3 McKendree

Received one first-place vote and 166 total points.

Earned No. 4 seed in GLVC Championship last season, going 1-2.

Coached by Heather Tarter, who enters her fifth season after a 33-21 overall and 18-10 GLVC record in 2025.

Return First Team All-GLVC selection Lauren Harris, Second Team selection Sami Huck, and Ellie Vetter, and Honorable Mention Laynee Tapp.

 No. 4 Lewis

Received one first-place votes and 159 total points.

Earned a share of the regular season title and the No. 2 seed in GLVC Championship last season, going 0-2.

Entered the NCAA Tournament as the sixth seed in the Midwest Regional, going 1-2.

Coached by Becky Pearl, who enters her 12th year after a 37-20 overall and 22-6 GLVC record in 2025.

Return First Team All-GLVC selection Kristen Graham and Alli Wondrasek, and Honorable Mention Anna Frafjord.

Rounding out the poll respectively in fifth through 14th was Illinois Springfield (143 points), Maryville (140), Missouri S&T (107), Truman State (104), Rockhurst (103), Missouri-St. Louis (86), Southwest Baptist (62), Lincoln (43), William Jewell (43), Upper Iowa (34), and Quincy (26).

2026 GLVC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

RK	SCHOOL (1st-pace votes)	PTS
1.	Indianapolis (11)	189
2.	Drury (2)	170
3.	McKendree (1)	166
4.	Lewis (1)	159
5.	Illinois Springfield	143
6.	Maryville	140
7.	Missouri S&T	107
8.	Truman State	104
9.	Rockhurst	103
10.	Missouri-St. Louis	86
11.	Southwest Baptist	62
12.	Lincoln	43
	William Jewell	43
14.	Upper Iowa	34
15.	Quincy	26

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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

KNIGHTS SPLIT REGULAR SEASON FALLING TO SPRING ARBOR

Spring Arbor, Mich. – The Marian men’s basketball team fell 62-78 to Spring Arbor, splitting the regular season. The Knights moved to 5-16 overall on the year and 2-9 in the Crossroads League after the loss.

Each team went back and forth in the opening minutes of the game, with Aidan Franks and Aaron Humphrey Jr. tabbing the baskets for the Knights, giving the Knights an early one-point lead. The Cougars fired off a layup, but Marian quickly took charge with a trio of baskets from Franks, Josiah Gustin, and Aaron Humphrey Jr., taking an 11-6 lead. Spring Arbor fired back with three baskets compared to Marian’s one from Franks to tie the game up at 13 apiece. The Knights were able to take control once more with four baskets from Elhadj Diallo, Gustin, and Franks to take the 21-13 lead.

Spring Arbor continued to chip away at Marian’s lead, but the Knights were able to keep the runs minimal at two baskets with Luke Carroll, Dylan Moles, and Diallo maintaining the nine-point lead. The Cougars gained momentum and went on a three-basket run, but Franks was able to break up the run with a jumper. Each team traded off baskets before Spring Arbor went on a five-basket run to take the one-point lead. Moles was able to close out the half with a layup to take back the 36-35 lead for Marian.

Humphrey Jr. opened up the second half with a two-pointer, but Spring Arbor was able to quickly go on a streak with three baskets, taking the three-point lead. Marian continued to keep the Cougars’ lead low with baskets from Gustin, Carroll, and Franks, bringing the score 52-48 in favor of Spring Arbor.

The home team recorded its biggest lead so far in the game, going on a four-basket run to bring the margin to nine. Marian quickly pushed back with three baskets from Moles and Humphrey Jr. to bring the score down 57-52. Spring Arbor showed no signs of stopping, going on a pair of four-basket runs to take the 16-point lead. The final two minutes turned into a free-throw and layup game with Carroll and Moles recording baskets.

Dylan Moles led the way, recording 20 points in the match-up with Aidan Franks close behind, tabbing 14. Josiah Gustin led the way in rebounds with six, while Franks recorded five.

Marian looks to bounce back after the loss as they will be back in action on Saturday, January 31st, traveling to Goshen, Indiana. The tip against the Maple Leafs is set for 3 PM.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NO. 5 MARIAN SECURES SEASON SWEEP OVER NO. 18 SPRING ARBOR

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Backed by Abbey McNally’s 12th double-double of the season, the Marian women’s basketball rolled past No. 18 Spring Arbor on Wednesday night by a final score of 55-40, logging the team’s second consecutive victory. Marian improves to 19-2 on the year and 9-2 in league play, securing a sweep over the Cougars while taking the full head-to-head for league standings.

Marian started out hot on Wednesday night, getting a basket from both Abbey McNally and Kiley McNally in the first 80 seconds of the game, while a jolt of five Olivia Faust points gave the Knights an early 9-4 edge. Spring Arbor forced tough looks for Marian, which resulted in a two-minute scoring drought, but the Knights would come back to life with a pair of Abbey McNally baskets. Kiley McNally finished off the quarter’s scoring with an open layup from Madisyn Bailey, holding the team’s lead at five as Marian controlled the board 18-13.

Spring Arbor challenged Marian in the second quarter after falling behind on its home court, exploiting small cracks in the Knights’ armor, going on a 6-2 run in the first three minutes of the period. Slashing the lead to one, the Cougars continued to hound the Knights early in quarter two, but an Abbey McNally steal led to a transition score for Taylor Double, allowing Marian to hold steady. McNally and Eva Fisher ignited a string of scores midway through the quarter, embarking the team on a run of 7-2, pushing the advantage to eight.

Fisher would add another three points to her scoring totals before the half ended to bring Marian to a team total of 32 points, as the Knights led by as many as 10 in the last two minutes of the period before ultimately going into halftime on top 32-27.

The third quarter rocked back and forth early after halftime, with the Knights and Cougars trading scores and stops. Defense began to take over after an Abbey McNally bucket with 8:25 to play in the period, as the game endured a drought of nearly three mintues before Taylor Double added to Marian’s lead. The Knights methodically ran their offense after the Double score, working the clock for key shots, which was evident as Marian ended the low-scoring third quarter on a 6-0 run. Spring Arbor was held scoreless for the final 4:49 of the third quarter, as four turnovers forced by Marian helped the Knights maintain a 44-31 lead after three quarters.

Leading by 13 points entering the final quarter, Marian let its defense do the talking as they closed out the victory, holding Spring Arbor to just two points in the first six and a half minutes of play in the fourth, as the stretch of scoreless Cougar basketball extended to over 11 minutes of game play. The Knights’ strong defensive efforts made up for their offensive shortcomings, as the team struggled to score the basketball in the final stanza, starting the period on an 0-5 start from the floor with a pair of turnovers. Eva Fisher finally stopped the scoreless Marian streak to hold the lead in double figures, and in the last three minutes, buckets from Kenna Kirby and Kennedy Coleman iced away the Knights’ 55-40 victory.

Abbey McNally paced the Marian offense with 16 points, recording double-double number 12 as she snared 15 rebounds, 10 alone on the defensive end of the court. Eva Fisher matched her career-high with 12 points off the bench, and Olivia Faust scored nine points. Madisyn Bailey had a balanced game with six points, eight rebounds, and three assists, while Kenna Kirby had a bench-high seven rebounds.

Marian finishes its two-game road stint on Saturday afternoon, traveling to Goshen College with aspirations of extending its winning streak to three. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

On January 29 in …

1900 – The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, also known as the American League, is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with eight founding teams in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.

1906 – Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km.

1932 – Cricket test debut of Bill O’Reilly, versus South Africa at Adelaide.

1936 – The U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson, and Walter Johnson.

1948 – Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies US$500 each for signing high school players.

1951 – US Major League Baseball signs six year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for US$6 million.

1955 – John William Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962).

1961 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen.

1961 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord.

1963 – The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced. They are Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas.

1964 – (to February 9) The IX Olympic Winter Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria.

1964 – Most lopsided high-school basketball score: 211-29 (Louisiana).

1964 – NBC-TV agrees to pay $36 million for the broadcast rights to the American Football League games during the 1965-1969 seasons.

1966 – Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand versus England, Adelaide.

1966 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.

1966 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen.

1967 – Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1967 – Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ.

1969 – Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia versus West Indies.

1971 – Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, versus England at Adelaide.

1972 – 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville.

1974 – 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.

1975 – West Indies wins Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2.

1978 – Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship.

1979 – 9th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 13-7.

1980 – Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in quadruple overtime.

1981 – American League approves sale of Chicago White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for US$20 million, and 80 percent of Seattle Mariners to George Argyros for US$104 million.

1982 – Old Dominion ends Los Angeles Tech’s women’s basketball record 54-game win streak.

1982 – Wayne Garland, baseball first millionaire free agent, waived by Cleveland Indians.

1984 – NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3.

1984 – Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek.

1984 – 34th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 154-145 (overtime) at Denver, Colorado.

1985 – Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th point of season in game 39.

1988 – Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15s.

1988 – Detroit Tigers’ Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers.

1988 – Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (61,938).

1988 – The Midwest Classic Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference, is formed.

1989 – 77th Australian Open Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).

1989 – Cleveland Cavaliers’ Chris Dudley misses five free throws during one foul attempt.

1989 – Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.

1989 – Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after nine years of use, New York Mets’ Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129.

1989 – NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3.

1993 – Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.

1994 – Ulrike Maier, Olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at age 26.

1995 – Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut versus England, Adelaide.

1995 – The San Francisco 49ers become the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowl games, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.

1996 – Last day of Test cricket for David Boon.

2022 – (to January 30) At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.

Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #60 Acura DPi driven by Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud, and Oliver Jarvis.

Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 5th overall is the DragonSpeed USA LLC #81 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Devlin Defrancesco, Patricia O’Ward, Colton Herta, and Eric Lux.

Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 13th overall is the Riley Motorsports #74 Ligier JS P320 driven by Felipe Fraga, Kayvan Berlo, Michael Cooper, and Gar Robinson.

Finishing 1st in GTD Pro class and 19th overall is the #9 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Mathieu Jaminet, Felipe Nasr, and Matt Campbell.

Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 24th overall is the Wright Motorsports #15 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Jan Heylen, Richard Lietz, Ryan Hardwick, and Zacharie Robichon.

2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Vancouver Canucks by score 1-0.

2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-1.

2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats New Jersey Devils by score 2-1.

2022 – At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 3-2.

2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Detroit Red Wings by score 7-4.

2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Montreal Canadiens by score 7-2.

2022 – At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-4.

2022 – At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-1.

2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-3.

2022 – At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-1.

2023 – Tennis player Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his 10th Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam.

Births of sports figures on January 29

1891 – Birth of R N Williams II; tennis champion (US Open-1914).

1892 – Birth of Clifford Gray; US bobsled (Olympics-gold-1928).

1896 – Birth of Teddy Hoad; cricket player (pioneering West Indian Test batsman).

1906 – Birth of Franciscus Hin in Holland; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920).

1918 – Birth of William Rigney; baseball manager (San Francisco Giants).

1926 – Birth of Bob Berry; cricket player (England slow lefty 1950).

1929 – Birth of William McMillan; American rapid pistol (Olympics-gold-1960).

1932 – Birth of Raman Subba Row; CEO (Test/County Cricket Board).

1938 – Birth of Bill Christian; American ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1960).

1945 – Birth of Donna Marie Caponi Young in Detroit, Michigan, USA; LPGA golfer (US Open 1969, 1970).

1951 – Birth of Andy Roberts; cricket player (brilliant West Indies quickie with 202 wickets 74-84).

1954 – Birth of Alejandro Casañas in Havana, Cuba; 110m hurdler (Olympics-silver-1976, 1980).

1955 – Birth of John Tate; American heavyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1968).

1958 – Birth of Ole Mortensen; cricket player (pace bowler for Derbyshire and Denmark).

1960 – Birth of Gregory Efthimos Louganis in San Diego, California, USA; champion diver (Olympics-gold-1984, 1988).

1960 – Birth of Steve Sax; second baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox).

1961 – Birth of Mike Aldrete; US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees).

1963 – Birth of Michelle Bell in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA; LPGA golfer (1981 Mass School Girls Champ).

1964 – Birth of Andre Reed; NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills).

1964 – Birth of John Habyan; US baseball pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).

1965 – Birth of Dominik Hasek in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia; NHL goalie (Czech Olympics-Gold-1998, Buffalo Sabres).

1965 – Birth of Tim Johnson; NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins).

1967 – Birth of David Pitcher; Canadian Football League fullback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

1967 – Birth of Khalid Skah in Midelt, Morocco; 5k/10k runner.

1967 – Birth of Sean Burke in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers).

1967 – Birth of Stacey King; NBA forward/center (Miami Heat).

1968 – Birth of Aeneas Williams; NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals).

1968 – Birth of Chris Pringle; New Zealand cricket pace bowler (since 1990).

1968 – Birth of Harold Green; NFL running back (Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons).

1968 – Birth of John Hudson; NFL center/guard (New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles).

1968 – Birth of Kevin Roberson; US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs).

1969 – Birth of Flora Perfetti in Faenza, Italy; tennis star (1995 Futures-Reims-FRA).

1969 – Birth of Karen Fonteyne in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).

1969 – Birth of Robert Young; NFL player (Saint Louis Rams).

1970 – Birth of Eric Gouka; cricket player (Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup).

1970 – Birth of Scott Davis; guard (Atlanta Falcons).

1971 – Birth of Chris Vargas; Canadian Football League quarterback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

1971 – Birth of Jamal Fountaine; NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons).

1972 – Birth of Hessley Hempstead; NFL guard (Detroit Lions).

1972 – Birth of Scott Davis in Great Falls, Montana, USA; figure skater (Olympics-1994).

1972 – Birth of Simon Cook; cricket player (Victorian pace bowler joined New South Wales 1995-96).

1973 – Birth of Darnell Stephens; NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

1973 – Birth of Jason Schmidt in Lewiston, Idaho; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).

1973 – Birth of Scott Milanovich; quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

1974 – Birth of David LaFleur; tight end (Dallas Cowboys).

1974 – Birth of Jeff Mitchell; corner (Baltimore Ravens).

1974 – Birth of Kris Burley in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; gymnast (Olympics-1996).

1974 – Birth of Pat Walsh; WLAF Tackle (London Monarchs).

1975 – Birth of Maarten Kerkhof; soccer player (Vitesse, De Graafschap).

1977 – Birth of Martin Hohenberger; hockey forward (Team Austria 1998).

Deaths of sports figures on January 29

1921 – Billy Gunn, cricket player (score 392 runs for England including a century), dies.

1947 – Fred Barratt, cricket player (5 wickets at 47 in five Tests for England 1929-30), dies.

1968 – Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai; cricket player (Test for India), dies.

1977 – E P “Buster” Nupen, cricket player (50 wickets for South Africa, lost eye), dies.

1995 – Richard Desborough Burnell, British oarsman (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at age 77.

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TV SPORTS

Thursday, 1/29/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers	7:00pm	NBCS-CA NBCS-PHI
Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards	7:00pm	Prime
Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports ATL SCHN
Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports Sun CHSN
Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks	8:30pm	FanDuel Sports CHS KFAA
Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets	9:00pm	YES ALT2
Detroit Pistons vs Phoenix Suns	9:00pm	ESPN AFSN FanDuel Sports DET
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves	9:30pm	Prime FanDuel Sports OKC
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Winnipeg Jets vs Tampa Bay Lightning	7:00pm	SN FanDuel Sports Sun
Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens	7:00pm	ALT SN
Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports West MSG-BUF
Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins	7:00pm	NBCS-PHI NESN
Nashville Predators vs New Jersey Devils	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports South MSGSN
New York Islanders vs New York Rangers	7:00pm	MSGSN2 MSG
Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins	7:00pm	CHSN ATTSN-PIT
Utah Mammoth vs Carolina Hurricanes	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports South Utah16
Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings	7:30pm	Hulu ESPN+
Florida Panthers vs St. Louis Blues	8:00pm	Scripps FanDuel Sports MW
Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild	8:00pm	SN FanDuel Sports North
San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers	9:00pm	NBCS-CA SN
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights	10:00pm	Victory+ Scripps
Anaheim Ducks vs Vancouver Canucks	10:00pm	Victory+ SN
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Seattle Kraken	10:00pm	Hulu KONG SN
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Samford at Furman	5:00pm	CBSSN
Wofford at Chattanooga	6:00pm	Nexstar
UMass Lowell at New Hampshire	6:00pm	ESPN+
Bryant at Binghamton	6:00pm	ESPN+
NJIT at UAlbany	6:30pm	ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at UNC Asheville	6:30pm	ESPN+
Colorado at Iowa State	7:00pm	FS1
Liberty at Middle Tennessee	7:00pm	CBSSN
North Carolina A&T at Monmouth	7:00pm	SNY
New Haven at Mercyhurst	7:00pm	NEC Front Row
Le Moyne at LIU	7:00pm	NEC Front Row
Fairleigh Dickinson at Stonehill	7:00pm	NEC Front Row
Saint Francis U at Chicago State	7:00pm	NEC Front Row
Stetson at North Florida	7:00pm	ESPN+
Longwood at USC Upstate	7:00pm	ESPN+
Radford at Charleston Southern	7:00pm	ESPN+
North Alabama at FGCU	7:00pm	ESPN+
James Madison at Troy	7:00pm	ESPN+
UMBC at Vermont	7:00pm	ESPN+
Western Carolina at ETSU	7:00pm	ESPN+
VMI at The Citadel	7:00pm	ESPN+
Lipscomb at Jacksonville	7:00pm	ESPN+
UNCG at Mercer	7:00pm	ESPN+
Charleston at Hofstra	7:00pm	FloCollege
William & Mary at Elon	7:00pm	FloCollege
Stony Brook at Campbell	7:00pm	FloCollege
Hampton at Drexel	7:00pm	FloCollege
Central Connecticut at Wagner	7:30pm	NEC Front Row
SIUE at Morehead State	7:30pm	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at ULM	7:30pm	ESPN+
Florida Atlantic at Memphis	8:00pm	ESPN/2
Penn State at Northwestern	8:00pm	Peacock
App State at Southern Miss	8:00pm	ESPN+
Utah Valley at Tarleton	8:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona	8:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Utah at UTA	8:00pm	ESPN+
Georgia State at Louisiana	8:00pm	ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at South Alabama	8:00pm	ESPN+
Utah Tech at Abilene Christian	8:00pm	ESPN+
North Dakota at St. Thomas	8:00pm	Summit
Oral Roberts at South Dakota	8:00pm	Summit
Little Rock at Tennessee State	8:30pm	Gray Media
Lindenwood at Southern Indiana	8:30pm	ESPN+
Southeast Missouri at Western Illinois	8:30pm	ESPN+
UT Martin at Eastern Illinois	8:30pm	ESPN+
Washington at Illinois	9:00pm	FS1
Presbyterian at High Point	9:00pm	ESPNU
UNCW at Towson	9:00pm	CBSSN
Idaho at Northern Colorado	9:00pm	ESPN+
Cal Poly at CSU Bakersfield	9:30pm	ESPN+
Long Beach State at UC Riverside	10:00pm	ESPN+
Montana State at Sacramento State	10:00pm	ESPN+
UC Davis at CSUN	10:00pm	ESPN+
Montana at Portland State	10:00pm	ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego	10:00pm	ESPN+
Hawai’i at UC Irvine	11:00pm	ESPNU
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
LPGA: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions	11:30am	GOLF
PGA: Farmers Insurance Open	3:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Europa League: Celtic vs Utrecht	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Sturm Graz vs Brann	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: FCSB vs Fenerbahçe	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Bologna	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Midtjylland vs Dinamo Zagreb	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Ludogorets vs Nice	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Nottingham Forest vs Ferencváros	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Genk vs Malmö FF	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Aston Villa vs Salzburg	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Porto vs Rangers	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Stuttgart vs Young Boys	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Go Ahead Eagles vs Sporting Braga	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Lille vs Freiburg	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Panathinaikos vs Roma	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Real Betis vs Feyenoord	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Europa League: Crvena Zvezda vs Celta de Vigo	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX

Friday, 1/30/2026

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic	7:00pm	SN FanDuel Sports FL
Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards	7:00pm	Spectrum MNMT
Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics	7:30pm	NBCS-CA NBCS-BOS
Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks	7:30pm	MSG Rip City
Memphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans	7:30pm	ESPN FanDuel Sports MEM GCSN
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns	9:00pm	FanDuel Sports Ohio AFSN
Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz	9:30pm	YES KJZZ
Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors	10:00pm	ESPN NBCS-CA FanDuel Sports DET
Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets	10:00pm	ALT FanDuel Sports SoCal
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Chicago Blackhawks	8:30pm	NHLN FanDuel Sports Ohio CHSN
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Kent State at Akron	6:00pm	CBSSN
Princeton at Cornell	6:00pm	ESPN+
IU Indianapolis at Youngstown State	6:30pm	ESPN+
Providence at Villanova	7:00pm	FS1
Dartmouth at Yale	7:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Kentucky at Detroit Mercy	7:00pm	ESPN+
Cleveland State at Green Bay	7:00pm	ESPN+
Penn at Columbia	7:00pm	ESPN+
Harvard at Brown	7:00pm	ESPN+
Michigan at Michigan State	8:00pm	FOX
Rider at Manhattan	8:00pm	ESPNU
Dayton at Saint Louis	8:00pm	CBSSN
Wright State at Milwaukee	8:00pm	ESPN+
Loyola Chicago at VCU	9:00pm	ESPN2
Boise State at Grand Canyon	9:00pm	FS1
UNLV at Nevada	10:00pm	CBSSN
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
LPGA: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions	11:30am	GOLF
PGA: Farmers Insurance Open	3:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Bundesliga: Köln vs Wolfsburg	2:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Lazio vs Genoa	2:45pm	Paramount+
Ligue 1: Lens vs Le Havre	2:45pm	beIN Sports
La Liga: Espanyol vs Deportivo Alavés	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Liga MX: Puebla vs Toluca	8:00pm	VIX
Liga MX: Juárez vs Cruz Azul	10:06pm	fuboTV

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