“THE SCOREBOARD” =========== INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD CALUMET CHRISTIAN 61 WESTVILLE 35 CENTERVILLE 59 UNION COUNTY 19 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 57 HOBART 54 EMINENCE 67 INDIANA DEAF 28 GARY WEST 56 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 47 GRIFFITH 63 ANDREAN 48 INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 68 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 57 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 89 BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 33 LAKEWOOD PARK 61 WOODLAN 55 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 59 INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL 52 SETON CATHOLIC 61 MUNCIE BURRIS 59 SPEEDWAY 77 INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED 24 =========== INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD ADAMS CENTRAL 44 FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 36 AUSTIN 85 SALEM 42 BEECH GROVE 53 TRITON CENTRAL 42 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 44 INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE 11 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 49 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 30 BORDEN 51 EASTERN (PEKIN) 34 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 54 NORTH HARRISON 50 CARROLL (FLORA) 58 CASTON 32 CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 70 FORT WAYNE NORTH 20 CENTER GROVE 49 AVON 36 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 56 WHITEFIELD ACADEMY (KY.) 38 CLINTON CENTRAL 56 EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 24 CLINTON CHRISTIAN 55 HAMILTON 35 CLINTON PRAIRIE 54 TAYLOR 17 COLUMBUS NORTH 58 RUSHVILLE 33 COWAN 30 MUNCIE BURRIS 24 CRAWFORD COUNTY 59 CORYDON CENTRAL 52 CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN 43 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 9 CROWN POINT 51 HANOVER CENTRAL 29 CULVER 39 WEST CENTRAL 25 DELPHI 57 TRI-CENTRAL 39 EAST NOBLE 55 WEST NOBLE 28 EASTERN HANCOCK 52 TRI 27 EASTSIDE 53 WESTVIEW 30 EDGEWOOD 50 MARTINSVILLE 34 EDINBURGH 45 WALDRON 28 ELKHART CHRISTIAN 46 BREMEN 43 ELWOOD 36 FRANKTON 31 FAIRFIELD 59 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 20 FOREST PARK 56 NORTH POSEY 53 FREMONT 72 GARRETT 50 GREENCASTLE 34 EMINENCE 20 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 56 SOUTHPORT 42 GREENSBURG 69 LAWRENCEBURG 34 HAMMOND NOLL 47 WHITING 37 HAUSER 53 NORTH DECATUR 51 HENRYVILLE 73 CLARKSVILLE 37 INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 63 TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 8 JAY COUNTY 76 HERITAGE 21 JEFFERSONVILLE 80 SCOTTSBURG 27 JIMTOWN 59 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 36 JOHN GLENN 37 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 26 KANKAKEE VALLEY 35 PORTAGE 30 KNIGHTSTOWN 46 MORRISTOWN 29 KOKOMO 53 MUNCIE CENTRAL 21 KOUTS 73 BOONE GROVE 30 LALUMIERE 37 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 29 LAPORTE 59 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 55 LAVILLE 45 ARGOS 21 LAFAYETTE JEFF 68 DANVILLE 48 LAKE CENTRAL 41 WASHINGTON TWP. 31 LAKEWOOD PARK 40 SOUTH ADAMS 35 LEBANON 60 BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 16 MACONAQUAH 72 NORTHWESTERN 23 MANCHESTER 89 FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 21 MICHIGAN CITY 67 BOWMAN ACADEMY 12 MISHAWAKA 40 GOSHEN 25 MORGAN TWP. 58 SOUTH BEND RILEY 51 OT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 43 DELTA 33 NEW CASTLE 55 ANDERSON 47 NEW PALESTINE 54 YORKTOWN 49 NORTH DAVIESS 59 BLOOMFIELD 21 NORTH VERMILLION 50 WEST VIGO 35 NORTH WHITE 38 FRONTIER 24 NORTHEASTERN 79 WINCHESTER 22 NORTHFIELD 47 ROCHESTER 39 OT NORTHRIDGE 70 PLYMOUTH 29 OAK HILL 51 ALEXANDRIA 33 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 49 NOBLESVILLE 39 PENN 68 NORTHWOOD 18 PERRY MERIDIAN 57 WHITELAND 47 PERU 53 SOUTHWOOD 48 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 47 LOWELL 38 ROSSVILLE 73 TIPTON 46 SEEGER 45 ATTICA 30 SEYMOUR 42 NEW ALBANY 29 SHENANDOAH 51 WAPAHANI 46 SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 54 OREGON-DAVIS 46 SOUTH PUTNAM 27 CLOVERDALE 22 SOUTHERN WELLS 56 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 49 TRI-COUNTY 44 FAITH CHRISTIAN 38 TRI-WEST 60 SPEEDWAY 42 UNIVERSITY 76 INDIANAPOLIS HERRON 2 VALPARAISO 69 MUNSTER 25 WABASH 70 MADISON-GRANT 31 WEST LAFAYETTE 30 HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 29 WESTERN BOONE 37 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 32 WESTVILLE 62 CALUMET CHRISTIAN 34 WHITKO 67 WAWASEE 22 WINAMAC 59 TWIN LAKES 39 HOOSIER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS BENTON CENTRAL 47 WESTERN 29 =========== INDIANA WRESTLING SECTIONAL: JANUARY 31 INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/ INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/ ============ MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #8 IOWA STATE 97 COLORADO 67 #9 ILLINOIS 75 WASHINGTON 66 NORTHWESTERN 94 PENN STATE 73 MEMPHIS 92 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 65 LINDENWOOD 73 SOUTHERN INDIANA 60 ========== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #13 MICHIGAN STATE 86 PURDUE 65 #12 TCU 79 KANSAS 77 #24 ALABAMA 68 #23 GEORGIA 53 MISSISSIPPI STATE 77 #15 TENNESSEE 62 #10 OKLAHOMA 85 TEXAS A&M 58 #4 TEXAS 88 FLORIDA 68 #9 MICHIGAN 95 INDIANA 67 #20 DUKE 74 MIAMI FLORIDA 58 #7 LOUISVILLE 84 STANFORD 66 #6 LSU 92 ARKANSAS 70 #11 OHIO STATE 81 WISCONSIN 58 #3 SOUTH CAROLINA 81 AUBURN 51 USC 81 #8 IOWA 69 SETON HALL 58 GEORGETOWN 52 INDIANA STATE 77 VALPARAISO 63 VIRGINIA 109 WAKE FOREST 103 3OT NORTH CAROLINA STATE 106 BOSTON COLLEGE 84 LINDENWOOD 69 SOUTHERN INDIANA 67 SYRACUSE 94 GEORGIA TECH 70 CLEMSON 83 SMU 54 GREEN BAY 66 WRIGHT STATE 52 BELMONT 79 EVANSVILLE 73 OT BRADLEY 85 DRAKE 79 MURRAY STATE 79 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 75 ILLINOIS STATE 59 NORTHERN IOWA 55 COLORADO 56 KANSAS STATE 47 OREGON STATE 61 SAN DIEGO 43 SANTA CLARA 102 WASHINGTON STATE 71 GONZAGA 74 SAN FRANCISCO 66 OT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 87 PACIFIC 66 PORTLAND 68 ST. MARY’S 42 PEPPERDINE 90 SEATTLE 63 CALIFORNIA 80 NOTRE DAME 69 ============ NFL NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE SUPER BOWL 60 FEB. 8 NEW ENGLAND VS. SEATTLE, 6:30 PM NBC ========== NBA WASHINGTON 109 MILWAUKEE 99 PHILADELPHIA 113 SACRAMENTO 111 HOUSTON 104 ATLANTA 86 MIAMI 116 CHICAGO 113 CHARLOTTE 123 DALLAS 121 DENVER 107 BROOKLYN 103 PHOENIX 114 DETROIT 96 MINNESOTA 123 OKLAHOMA CITY 111 =========== NHL MONTRÉAL 7 COLORADO 3 NY ISLANDERS 2 NY RANGERS 1 NEW JERSEY 3 NASHVILLE 2 OT CAROLINA 5 UTAH 4 PITTSBURGH 6 CHICAGO 2 BOSTON 6 PHILADELPHIA 3 TAMPA BAY 4 WINNIPEG 1 BUFFALO 4 LOS ANGELES 1 WASHINGTON 4 DETROIT 3 MINNESOTA 4 CALGARY 1 ST. LOUIS 5 FLORIDA 4 EDMONTON 4 SAN JOSE 3 OT SEATTLE 5 TORONTO 2 VANCOUVER 2 ANAHEIM 0 DALLAS 5 VEGAS 4 =========== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL INDY IGNITE 3 ATLANTA 1 ORLANDO 3 GRAND RAPIDS 0 ============ NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES NFL BILLS QB JOSH ALLEN SAYS HE HAD SURGERY FOR BROKEN BONE IN RIGHT FOOT ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said on Thursday that he recently had surgery for a broken bone in his right foot, and expects to be fully healthy for the start of spring practices. Allen said he broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot in getting hurt late in the second quarter of a 23-20 win at Cleveland on Dec. 21. Allen finished the game and the season by playing through the injury. Though walking on crutches and wearing a protective boot on Thursday, Allen said he would have been able to play if Buffalo had a game this week. He spoke for the first time since Buffalo’s 33-30 overtime loss in the divisional round at Denver two weeks ago, and after attending Joe Brady’s introductory news conference in taking over as Bills coach earlier in the day. Brady was promoted after spending the past two-plus seasons as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator. He replaces Sean McDermott, who was fired last week after a nine-year tenure. Allen played a role by sitting in on interviews during a six-day search process in which Buffalo considered nine candidates. BRONCOS OWNER GREG PENNER BACKS GM GEORGE PATON AND COACH SEAN PAYTON AFTER PLAYOFF HEARTBREAK ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner expressed confidence in general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton as he took stock of a fruitful season that came up short after quarterback Bo Nix broke an ankle in the playoffs. “We’d love to have both of them here long-term,” Penner said. “I think the partnership they’ve created and how they work together is very complementary.” In their three years working together, the Broncos have improved from 8-9 in 2023 to 10-7 in 2024 and 15-4 this season, which included a divisional-round win over Buffalo and a 10-7 loss to New England in the AFC championship with backup QB Jarrett Stidham under center. Paton has one year left on the six-year deal he signed in 2021 and Payton has two seasons left on his five-year deal “In terms of the contracts, those are things that we’ll always deal with on a personal basis and in private,” Penner said. The Broncos tied a franchise record with 14 wins in the regular season and beat Buffalo in overtime for their first playoff triumph since Super Bowl 50. But Nix broke his right ankle on the game-winning drive and gave way to Stidham on Sunday, when Payton’s fourth-down gamble ahead of a blizzard helped derail their Super Bowl dreams. JETS INTERVIEW 5 CANDIDATES FOR THEIR OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR VACANCY, INCLUDING FRANK REICH The New York Jets completed video interviews with five candidates for their offensive coordinator vacancy, including former NFL head coach and current Stanford adviser Frank Reich. The team announced Wednesday night it also had remote meetings with Darrell Bevell, Ronald Curry, Greg Roman and Lunda Wells. The Jets are looking for an offensive coordinator after Tanner Engstrand and the team agreed to part ways Tuesday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Coach Aaron Glenn and Engstrand had been discussing Engstrand’s role before the sides agreed to move on, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce the move. Glenn is turning his focus to finding a leader for his offense after hiring former Miami Dolphins assistant Brian Duker on Wednesday to be New York’s defensive coordinator. Duker replaces Steve Wilks, who was fired with three games remaining in the Jets’ 3-14 season. The new offensive coordinator will inherit a unit that finished last in the NFL in yards passing and 29th in both total yards per game and points per game. After Justin Fields was benched after starting just nine games, the Jets are also likely to add a veteran quarterback in free agency and perhaps target a potential future starter in the NFL draft. BRONCOS’ BO NIX SAYS HIS BROKEN ANKLE WON’T AFFECT HIS OFFSEASON OR HINDER HIM ONCE IT HEALS ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Bo Nix insists he’ll be the same dual-threat quarterback he was before breaking his right ankle in the playoffs and missing the AFC championship game. The Denver Broncos signal-caller said a simple misstep led to a clean break and required a straightforward fix. He said the injury was “nothing that concerns me, nothing that scares me going forward like I’m injury-prone or anything. This is one of those just inconvenient football plays and I’m excited already to get back to work. I can’t necessarily avoid anything in the future, but I feel really good that my body’s going to be in good shape.” Speaking on a conference call Wednesday, Nix said he was going to take some time off anyway after the season, so his recovery and rehab over the next several weeks won’t necessarily impede his offseason training. Nix also clarified two things about his injury. He said it was independent of previous ankle issues he dealt with in high school and college; and he said what made his injury inevitable wasn’t a predisposition — as coach Sean Payton described it a day earlier — but a developing stress fracture that gave way to a full break. Durability has never been an issue with Nix. ============ MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NO. 9 ILLINOIS HANDLES WASHINGTON BEHIND KEATON WAGLER, DAVID MIRKOVIC Keaton Wagler produced 22 points and eight assists to lead No. 9 Illinois to a 75-66 Big Ten victory over Washington on Thursday night in Champaign, Ill. David Mirkovic contributed 19 points and Ben Humrichous added 14 points off the bench for No. 9 Illinois (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten), which won its 10th in a row to join Michigan, Michigan State and Nebraska atop the Big Ten at the season’s midpoint. Hannes Steinbach racked up 15 points and 12 rebounds to earn his 13th double-double for Washington (11-10, 3-7), which lost to a Top 12 team for the fourth time in five games. Wesley Yates added 13 points and Zoom Diallo posted 12 points and a career-high 10 assists. After scoring 46 points Saturday at No. 4 Purdue to break the Big Ten freshman single-game record as well as the national record for points on the road against a Top 10 opponent, Wagler received a huge roar from Illinois fans during pregame introductions. Then he received massive attention from Washington’s aggressive, overplaying defense. On the game’s first possession, Steinbach roamed over to help a teammate and swatted Wagler’s drive. Illinois went on to miss its first seven shots as Washington seized a 7-0 lead. Bryson Tucker threw down an alley-oop dunk and Steinbach slammed in transition before Wagler finally got the Illini on the board with a 25-footer. Illinois reeled off 10 straight points to take the lead for good as the Huskies misfired on nine shots in a row. But Washington hung close by slowing the nation’s most efficient offense. Not only did the Illini go 12 of 29 from the field (41.4%) in the first half, the nation’s No. 3 free-throw shooting team hit just 4 of 9 at the line. Illinois settled for a 33-26 halftime lead when Wagler drove for a layup just before the horn. Both teams heated up instantly in the second half. The Huskies drilled their first five shots while the Illini hit 5 of 7. Wagler’s drive for a finger roll gave Illinois a 47-37 lead with 15:34 to go – the game’s first double-digit lead. Washington pulled within five on four occasions, but never got closer despite limiting Illinois to 42.9% percent shooting and forging a 34-34 tie on the boards with the nation’s No. 5 team in rebounding margin (+11.2 per game). NO. 8 IOWA STATE RACES AHEAD EARLY, DISMANTLES COLORADO Jamarion Bateman scored 17 points, Milan Momcilovic added 16 points, and No. 8 Iowa State raced out to a big lead early and cruised to a 97-67 win over Colorado in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday night. Tamin Lipsey finished with 14 points, Joshua Jefferson added 13 points while Killian Toure and Dominykas Pleta contributed 12 points each for the Cyclones (19-2, 6-2 Big 12). Iowa State, which had its most points since putting up 132 against Alcorn State on Dec. 3, has won three straight after dropping games at Kansas and Cincinnati. Freshman Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 24 points, one shy of his season high, and Barrington Hargress scored 11 points. The Buffaloes (12-9, 2-6) have lost six in a row after beginning the conference season with two victories. Sebastian Rancik hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring but it was the last time Colorado held the lead. The Cyclones scored the next 21 points during a 30-4 run that gave them control of the game. The Buffaloes managed just four free throws after Rancik’s 3-pointer and went more than eight minutes before hitting their next field goal. They used a 12-2 run to climb with 16 points with 8:18 left but Iowa State answered. Momcilovic, who leads the nation in 3-point percentage at 53.9, hit from deep to start an 8-0 Cyclones run, and Bateman’s jumper with 3:07 left in the first half gave them a 47-22 lead. Iowa State led 52-29 at intermission. Colorado made it 54-33 early in the second half but the Cyclones maintained a big lead. Momcilovic’s third 3-pointer of the night stretched the lead to 60-33 in the first three minutes, the Buffaloes made it 64-39 on two free throws by Rancik but Iowa State surged again. A 7-2 run made it a 30-point game and Toure hit a 3-pointer to make it 76-45 with 9:36 left. A three-point play by Johnson and two free throws from Hargress gave Colorado a brief spark but the Cyclones were never threatened. ============ WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: MISSISSIPPI ST. TAKES DOWN NO. 15 TENNESSEE Kharyssa Richardson scored 21 points and Mississippi State delivered a 77-62 victory over No. 15 Tennessee on Thursday, handing the Volunteers their first Southeastern Conference loss of the season in action at Knoxville, Tenn. Trayanna Crisp added 15 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (16-6, 3-5 SEC), who outscored Tennessee 50-30 over the middle two quarters. Madison Francis contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds and Favour Nwaedozi had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Mississippi State. Talaysia Cooper scored 19 points and Mia Pauldo added 13 points and four steals for the Volunteers (14-4, 6-1). Janiah Barker added 10 points for Tennessee, which had a seven-game winning streak halted. The contest was tied at 26 before Mississippi State scored the final nine points of the first half. The advantage reached 20 late in the third quarter as the Bulldogs cruised to the finish of the upset win. No. 4 Texas 88, Florida 68 Madison Booker compiled 24 points, six rebounds and three steals to help the Longhorns cruise to the victory over the Gators in Gainesville, Fla. Aaliyah Crump had 14 points and fellow reserve Kyla Oldacre added 12 points and six boards for Texas (20-2, 5-2 SEC). The Longhorns shot 56.1% from the field and had a 60-30 advantage in points in the paint. Laila Reynolds scored 18 points and Me’Arah O’Neal added 17 for Florida (13-10, 1-7), which lost for the seventh time in the past eight games. Liv McGill had 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds but also committed nine of the Gators’ 21 turnovers. No. 12 TCU 79, Kansas 77 Olivia Miles recorded 20 points and six assists and Donovyn Hunter added 15 points as the Horned Frogs held off the Jayhawks in Fort Worth, Texas. Marta Suarez had 13 points and eight rebounds for TCU (20-2, 8-1 Big 12), which never trailed. The Horned Frogs shot 10 of 20 from 3-point range while Kansas made just 2 of 12 from behind the arc. Jaliya Davis totaled 29 points and nine rebounds and S’Mya Nichols added 24 points for the Jayhawks (13-9, 3-7). An offensive foul on TCU’s Veronica Sheffey with 0.6 seconds left gave Kansas a chance to force overtime, but Davis’ layup was ruled to have come after the buzzer. No. 13 Michigan State 86, Purdue 65 Grace VanSlooten scored 17 points and Kennedy Blair stood out with 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals as the Spartans routed the Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind. Ines Sotelo added 12 points before fouling out and Jalyn Brown had 11 points for Michigan State (19-2, 8-2 Big Ten). The Spartans never trailed and owned a 19-3 edge in fastbreak points. Avery Gordon scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting for Purdue (11-10, 3-7). Madison Layden-Zay had 18 points on six 3-pointers. No. 24 Alabama 68, No. 23 Georgia 53 Essence Cody had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Ta’Mia Scott added 13 points to help the Crimson Tide knock off the Lady Bulldogs in Athens, Ga. Karly Weathers registered 11 points and eight rebounds and Jessica Timmons added 10 points for Alabama (19-3, 5-3 SEC). The Crimson Tide outscored Georgia 37-25 in the second half. Mia Woolfolk scored 13 points before fouling out for the Bulldogs, who missed their final 11 field-goal attempts. Rylie Theuerkauf added 11 points. =========== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: PATRICK KANE BECOMES ALL-TIME TOP U.S.-BORN POINT-SCORER Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame Patrick Kane’s history-making point and two late goals by Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday. Kane assisted on Ben Chiarot’s second-period goal to surpass Mike Modano’s record of 1,374 career points, the most by a U.S.-born player. Kane tied Modano, who held the record since 2007, during a defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Dylan Strome logged a goal and an assist for Washington. Declan Chisholm also scored, and Jakob Chychrun assisted on all three regulation goals. Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals, who had lost six of their previous seven games (1-5-1). Hurricanes 5, Mammoth 4 Jordan Staal’s goal with 29.4 seconds to play capped Carolina’s three-goal outburst in the final two minutes in a comeback victory over Utah at Raleigh, N.C. Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere each notched two goals and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have a six-game points streak (5-0-1). Rookie Brandon Bussi ended up becoming the first NHL goalie in history to secure his 20th win in 24 career games by making 21 saves. Kailer Yamamoto scored twice, Michael Carcone added a goal and an assist and JJ Peterka also tallied for the Mammoth. Jack McBain provided two assists, and Karel Vejmelka turned away 28 shots. Oilers 4, Sharks 3 (OT) Zach Hyman scored 1:06 into overtime after Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal and two assists to fuel Edmonton’s three-score, third-period rally, lifting the Oilers past visiting San Jose. After Draisaitl made it 3-1 early in the third, Connor McDavid scored at 16:55 and Evan Bouchard tied the game at 19:01. Bouchard finished with three points, McDavid had two and Connor Ingram stopped 17 shots as the Oilers earned their third consecutive win. Collin Graf, Adam Gaudette and Michael Misa scored in the first period for the Sharks, who had won three of their prior four games. Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves. Wild 4, Flames 1 Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Calgary in Saint Paul, Minn. Danila Yurov, Vincent Hinostroza and Matt Boldy had one goal apiece for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row. Quinn Hughes was among eight players to tally one assist apiece. Morgan Frost scored the lone goal for Calgary, whose winless streak reached five games. Blues 5, Panthers 4 Jimmy Snuggerud scored a power-play goal with nine seconds left, giving St. Louis a victory over visiting Florida. Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who snapped a five-game losing streak (0-4-1). Jake Neighbours, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for the Blues. St. Louis’ Justin Faulk and Pavel Buchnevich had two assists, and Joel Hofer made 16 saves. Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart added a goal and assist, A.J. Greer also scored and Daniil Tarasov stopped 26 shots. Kraken 5, Maple Leafs 2 Shane Wright scored twice as Seattle defeated visiting Toronto. Brandon Montour and Jared McCann had a goal and an assist apiece and Matty Beniers also tallied for the Kraken, who won their third game in a row and wrapped up a 4-2-0 homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 29 saves. It was the Kraken’s first home victory against Toronto. Seattle lost the first four meetings by a combined score of 17-5. Nicholas Robertson and Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto, which is 0-5-1 in its past six games. Anthony Stolarz stopped 17 of 21 shots. Stars 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO) Mavrik Bourque scored two goals and Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen tallied in the shootout as Dallas overcame a three-goal third-period comeback by Vegas to pull out a victory in Las Vegas. It was the first multi-goal game of Bourque’s career. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who won their third straight game. Sam Steel and Jamie Benn each collected two assists. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger made 17 saves and also stopped shootout tries by Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel to pick up his 21st win, tied for fourth in the NHL. Mitch Marner and Keegan Kolesar each had a goal and an assist, Reilly Smith scored a short-handed goal and Ivan Barbashev also found the net for Vegas, which took its fifth loss in the past six games (1-3-2) and fell into a tie for first-place tie with the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division. Bruins 6, Flyers 3 New linemates Casey Mittelstadt, Fraser Minten and Viktor Arvidsson all scored goals and combined for seven points, leading Boston to a win over visiting Philadelphia. Mittelstadt and Minten each had a goal and two assists, while Pavel Zacha, Tanner Jeannot and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for Boston, which is 10-1-1 in its last 12 overall and will finish January with nine wins in as many home games. Andrew Peeke and Jonathan Aspirot each added a pair of helpers. Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Grebenkin and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have lost three in a row and 10 of their last 12 (2-8-2). Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2 Connor Dewar scored twice and his teammates added four goals in the second period as host Pittsburgh skated away with a victory over Chicago. Anthony Mantha added one goal and two assists while Ben Kindel and Ryan Shea contributed one goal and one assist apiece as the Penguins extended their winning streak to five. Connor Murphy scored for the second time in five games and Connor Bedard scored as well for the Blackhawks, who fell for the fourth time in a row. Frank Nazar assisted on both. Arvid Soderblom denied the Penguins 38 times, but the Blackhawks goalie faced 40 or more shots for the fourth time this season. Sabres 4, Kings 1 Alex Tuch recorded his fourth career hat trick to lead Buffalo to a win over visiting Los Angeles. Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight and are 20-3-1 since Dec, 9. Jack Quinn had three assists and Ryan McLeod added two helpers. Alex Lyon, who made 37 saves, won his 10th in a row for a franchise record. Adrian Kempe got the lone marker for the Kings with a power-play goal 7:47 into the middle period with a re-direction from the slot off a pass from Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles had their three-game winning streak and six-game point streak (3-0-3) snapped. Lightning 4, Jets 1 Defenseman Darren Raddysh scored in his third straight game and added two assists as Tampa Bay extended its home winning streak to seven games by grounding Winnipeg. Yanni Gourde also had a goal and two assists as the Lightning improved to 16-1-1 in their past 18 contests. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist for a seven-game point streak. Dominic James scored for the Lightning while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots to move to 13-0-1 in his past 14 games. Kyle Connor scored and goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, but the Jets fell to 1-2-1 in their past four games. Canucks 2, Ducks 0 Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves while leading Vancouver to a win over the visiting Anaheim. Drew O’Connor and Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks, who had dropped 14 of their previous 15 games (1-12-2). Tolopilo missed the start of the second period after a collision with Ryan Poehling late in the first period that resulted in a goalie-interference penalty. Kevin Lankinen made one save before Tolopilo returned. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves in the finale of the five-game road trip for the Ducks, who have lost two in a row following a seven-game winning streak. Devils 3, Predators 2 (OT) Nico Hischier was the overtime hero to help New Jersey earn the much-needed two points in a win over Nashville in Newark, N.J. Hischier came storming down the wing with the puck and blasted a slap shot past Justus Annunen just 42 seconds into overtime to earn the victory for the Devils. Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt also found the back of the net for New Jersey. Filip Forsberg and Michael McCarron buried for the Predators, while Annunen made 32 saves. The injury bug continued to affect the Devils as Jack Hughes played just 2:27 before leaving the contest in the opening period with an unspecified injury. Islanders 2, Rangers 1 Carson Soucy and rookie Matthew Schaefer scored 95 seconds apart late in the second period as the visiting Islanders completed a season sweep of the rival Rangers with a victory. The Islanders outscored the Rangers 14-3 in the four games. Soucy scored his first goal since Dec. 2 with 2:42 left in the second following a giveaway by Rangers forward Taylor Raddysh along the right boards. Schaefer scored his 14th goal and first in eight games following another Rangers giveaway. Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal 2:48 into the third on a slap shot from the left circle but the Rangers dropped to 2-9-1 in their past 12 games and fell to 6-14-4 at home. Quick finished with 19 saves. Canadiens 7, Avalanche 3 Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special-team goals in the first period in a three-point outing to lead host Montreal to a beatdown of struggling Colorado. Kirby Dach and Juraj Slafkovsky both collected one goal and one assist while Noah Dobson and Jake Evans added singles for the Canadiens, who have won two straight. Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc and Ivan Demidov all netted a pair of assists. Brock Nelson, Joel Kiviranta and Ross Colton replied for the league-leading Avalanche, who have one win in five games and two in eight (2-4-2). Goalie Scott Wedgewood was victimized for all seven goals while facing 28 shots. ============ BASEBALL GUARDIANS 3B JOSE RAMIREZ SIGNS 7-YEAR DEAL THROUGH 2032 The Cleveland Guardians signed seven-time All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez to a new seven-year contract that runs through the 2032 season. The club did not announce the financial terms on Thursday but multiple reports earlier this month placed the value at $175 million, or $25 million per season for the 33-year-old veteran. Ramirez had three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract, a five-year, $124 million extension he signed in 2022. Ramirez has finished in the top-10 in American League MVP voting on eight occasions, including a third-place finish last season when he batted .283 with 30 homers, 85 RBIs and 44 stolen bases in 158 games. He enters his 14th season in 2026 ranked second in franchise history in homers (285, trailing only Hall of Famer Jim Thome’s 337) and stolen bases (287, trailing only Kenny Lofton’s 452). He has a lifetime .279 batting average and .857 OPS to go with 1,001 runs scored, 398 doubles and 949 RBIs. Ramirez needs just 11 more games to pass early-20th century infielder Terry Turner (1,619) and become Cleveland’s all-time leader. =========== TENNIS AILING CARLOS ALCARAZ EDGES ALEXANDER ZVEREV IN AUSTRALIAN SEMIS Slowed by cramps and seemingly about to bow out of the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz recovered to pull out a dramatic five-set win against Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday in Melbourne. Alcaraz led two sets to none before he was slowed by cramps late in the third set. He rebounded to continue to play but dropped the next two sets and fell a break behind in the fifth set. Zverev served for the match at 5-4 in the third set but couldn’t close out the win, and Alcaraz emerged with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 win. The marathon lasted 5 hours, 27 minutes — the third-longest match in Australian Open history. “I always say that you have to believe in yourself, no matter what, no matter (how much) you’re struggling, you’ve been through, no matter anything, you still … gotta believe in yourself all the time,” Alcaraz said on court postmatch. “I was struggling in the middle of the third set. … Physically, it was one of the most demanding matches that I have ever played in my short career. … “But I’ve been in these kind of situations. I’ve been in these kind of matches before, so I knew what I had to do. I had to put my heart into the match. I think I did it. I fought until the last ball.” The other finalist will be the winner of the second semifinal featuring the two-time defending champion, second-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy, and 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard who is the top seed, reached a fourth consecutive Grand Slam final — though he is in the final at Melbourne for the first time. The six-time major champion improved to 60-0 in majors when winning the first two sets. He will try to become the youngest player ever to win all four Grand Slam events. “I’m just really, really happy to have the (opportunity) to play my first final here in Melbourne,” Alcaraz said. “This is something that I was pursuing a lot, chasing a lot, having the chance to fight for the title.” Zverev, a 28-year-old German who was seeded third, is still in search of his first major championship. He lost in the 2020 U.S. Open final, the 2024 French Open final and the 2025 Australian Open final. Alcaraz began cramping in the second set, and his movement became greatly restricted in the third set, though twice he was two points away from winning the match. At one point, he vomited into his towel on a changeover. Alcaraz ultimately was granted a medical timeout, much to the frustration of Zverev, who argued vociferously about it with the chair umpire and a tournament supervisor. The rules allow for a timeout for an injury but not for cramping. Alcaraz received treatment on both thighs, leading to the belief that the issue was cramps and not an ailment. Alcaraz barely moved while losing the third-set tiebreaker. His running gradually improved through the fourth set, though Zverev leveled the match by taking another tiebreaker. Zverev went up for the first time in the match when he broke serve to open the fifth set. He shook off two break points to go up 3-1, and saved another break point to lead 4-2 and again erased two break points for a 5-3 advantage. Alcaraz finally broke back when Zverev was serving for the match at 5-4, then broke on Zverev’s next service game to end it. =========== GOLF JUSTIN ROSE POSTS 62 FOR FARMERS LEAD; BROOKS KOEPKA 1 OVER IN TOUR RETURN Englishman Justin Rose breezed to a bogey-free, 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday in San Diego. Rose had five birdies on each nine at Torrey Pines’ North Course and could have tied the course record with a birdie at his final hole, the par-5 ninth. After hitting a greenside bunker, he failed to convert a short birdie putt. Rose’s 10th birdie at the previous hole — the par-3 eighth, where he stuck his tee shot to a few feet from the pin — moved him past Justin Lower (9 under) for the outright lead. Max Greyserman and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama share third at 8 under. All four started the tournament on the North Course and will have to face the more challenging South Course on Friday. Everyone in the 147-man field plays one round at each course, then those who make the 36-hole cut spend the weekend on the South Course. The best round of the day at the South Course belonged to Irishman Seamus Power, who finished at 7-under-par 65 after birdieing the last three holes. Brooks Koepka shot 1 over at the South Course in his first round back on the PGA Tour. After spending most of the last four years on LIV Golf, Koepka rejoined the PGA Tour this season by mutual agreement that included a financial penalty. This tournament marked his first start in a non-major on tour since March 2022. Koepka did not make a birdie until the par-5 18th, where he overshot the green on his second stroke but chipped to within 8 feet. “I didn’t hit enough fairways,” said Koepka, who made just six of 14 fairways in regulation. “If I was able to get to the back of the ball, I felt like I hit a good quality shot. Didn’t really make any putts besides 18 right there. “Yeah, it felt good. It’s been a while since I played competitive golf, so I like the way I’m playing, I just need to kind of play my way into it.” The five-time major winner wasn’t the only marquee name who struggled on the South Course. Xander Schauffele also opened with a 1-over 73 there, as did defending champion Harris English. Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, a top 20 player in the world rankings, parred his first hole before registering five bogeys in a row. He landed in a tie for last at 6-over 78. Rose, 45, won this tournament in 2019 and continues to enjoy a late-career renaissance, having pushed Rory McIlroy to a playoff at the 2025 Masters before going on to win the first FedEx Cup playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. “It feels like a similar weather week to when I won (in 2019), you know, and I feel like it was the kind of week that you had to kind of keep going low and keep playing well,” Rose said. “I think I got it to 21 under par at some point during the tournament, so you know this tournament can also be a tournament where you feel like 9, 10, 11 under par’s a really good week. “So it will be interesting to see how the course plays, if the greens get really firm on the South over the weekend makes it always tough. So it’s going to be a balance of being able to play some great golf because of the conditions, but also respecting a major championship-style track.” Before Rose, Lower boasted the round of the day thanks to eagles at the par-5 17th and ninth holes, finishing on the latter. “(I) chipped in on 17 and then once I started hitting fairways, it got a little easier from there,” Lower said. “… And then 9 I just, I mean, I hit a really good tee shot, was almost a little too close. Then was able to kind of feather a 5-wood in there and had 27 feet and was able to make it. Just some of it’s luck, some of it’s good golf.” Lower, 36, hunts for his first PGA Tour win as does Greyserman, who has compiled five runner-up finishes in his young career. The 29-year-old was 9 under before making his only bogey on the 18th hole. “You’ve really got to take advantage of that North Course out in this tournament,” Greyserman said. “I think I saw a stat last week that the lower you shoot on the North Course, it gives you a big advantage obviously because the South is tougher.” NASA HATAOKA KICKS OFF LPGA SEASON WITH TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS LEAD Nasa Hataoka of Japan racked up seven birdies to open the LPGA season in style, setting the first-round lead at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. Hataoka rolled in consecutive birdies at Nos. 10-11 and 15-16 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club to head to the clubhouse with a 6-under-par 66. A star-studded quartet is one stroke back at 5-under 67: World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand, countrywoman Chanettee Wannasaen, English phenom Lottie Woad and Sweden’s Linn Grant. World No. 2 Nelly Korda and South Korea’s Amy Yang are another shot back at 4-under 68. Thirty-nine players were invited to the season opener, a 72-hole event without a cut. They are playing alongside 44 amateurs playing in a separate competition with a Modified Stableford scoring format. Retired tennis pro Mardy Fish, a four-time winner of the celebrity division, has the early four-point lead there after scoring a 39. Hataoka birdied two par-3 holes on the front nine before taking her only bogey of the round at the par-4 seventh hole. Of her four birdies coming in, the par-5 11th saw her hole a lengthy putt from the fringe. “I think my putting really good today, so that’s why shoot 66,” Hataoka said. “So, yeah, I’m happy with that result. Hataoka, 27, has nine top-10 finishes at the LPGA’s five majors. She said becoming a major champion and winning more than two tournaments were her goals for the season. Thitikul, 22, is also in search of her first major title after some near-misses in 2025. She did win her second straight CME Group Tour Championship in November, so she came into this season on that high. “I don’t even know how,” Thitikul said of how she brings a fresh mentality into 2026. “I still trying to do, and then I think maybe you have to be grounded and then you have to, you know, put yourself where you want it more and where you — you know, aiming for more.” Woad, also 22, burst on the scene last July when she won the Women’s Irish Open as an amateur and the Women’s Scottish Open three weeks later in her first start as a professional. Woad had the lead thanks to six birdies through 14 holes but made her only bogey of the day at No. 18. “(The course) definitely challenges you,” Woad said. “I mean, the practice days were pretty cold as well, so it played a little bit easier today, like a bit softer greens I think with the heat. Because when I was playing the practice rounds I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to stop it on this green.” Defending champion A Lim Kim of South Korea opened with a 3-under 69, as did New Zealand star Lydia Ko. ============ INDIANA RELEASES INDY IGNITE IGNITE COLLECT FIRST HOME WIN OF SEASON, REMAIN TIED ATOP MLV The fire returned within the Indy Ignite tonight in a dominant 3-1 win over the visiting Atlanta Vibe. The victory moved the Ignite to 4-1 this season and set up a showdown Saturday at Fishers Event Center with Dallas for undisputed possession of first place in Major League Volleyball. Indy took care of Atlanta by scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-19, 25-18. It came on the heels of the Ignite dropping their home opener to Omaha five days ago, a match where the Ignite lacked the passion and aggressiveness to successfully compete. That wasn’t the case against Atlanta. Indy scored the first five points of the match, and despite a stumble in the second set, put the pedal back down to close out the triumph in four frames. The Ignite blasted to an 11-3 lead in the opening before some fans had settled into their seats. Behind middle blocker Blake Mohler’s four kills and two blocks, opposite hitter Azhani Tealer’s four kills, a block and a service ace, along with five kills and four digs from outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh, Indy cruised to the set win by seven points. Setter Mia Tuaniga added back-to-back aces on top of her 10 assists. Atlanta regrouped with runs of 7-1 and 6-1 to take the second set, but from that point forward it was pretty much all Indy. The Ignite broke from a 9-all deadlock in the third set with a 7-2 run, then ended the set on a 5-2 spree that included consecutive Member-Meneh aces and a pair of Tealer kills. An 11-2 surge in the fourth set lifted the Ignite from a two-point deficit to a seven-point advantage, and the Vibe never got closer than six again as Indy closed out the match. “Indy is a really good team, a really good team,” complimented Atlanta coach Kayla Banwarth, “and I don’t think we came ready to play. Clearly in the first set when we went down 5-0, we got kind of clobbered. We made some nice adjustments with our block in the second set, but I thought Indy also had a down set in that second set. They gave us some free points with a few errors that are uncharacteristic of them, and they cleaned it up in the third and fourth. That’s a good team and I don’t think we came ready to compete today.” Tealer led Indy’s scoring with 19 points (16 kills, two aces and a block). Member-Meneh scored 15 points on 10 kills, an Ignite-record four aces (half of the team’s eight aces that’s also a new franchise standard) and a block, to go along with 11 digs. Mohler added 14 points with seven kills and a personal-best seven blocks. Libero Elena Scott set a season high with 18 digs. Outside hitter Kayla Lund also notched her season best with 17 digs to go with eight kills and a block. “It’s just so easy to play well when you have a group of girls who are so like-minded,” Mohler said. “We all love each other so much and everyone’s so supportive, no matter what your role is on the team. That’s just been really fun and we train really hard, so playing is just a picture of what we do in the gym every single day.” Bertolacci appreciated the effort from Mohler, making her second start of the season. “She’s jumping through the roof right now, so she’s hard to get past,” the coach said. “She does a great job, very energetic player and blocking really well in the two games that she’s been in, so we’re really, really happy with her.” The battle for first place in MLV commences at 7 p.m. ET Saturday when the Ignite host the Pulse. Tickets are available at IndyIgniteVB.com. =========== INDIANA SOFTBALL PARKER, VANBRANDT & COOPER NAMED TO BIG TEN’S PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 Softball Players to Watch List on Thursday. Indiana’s three representatives on the list included senior Avery Parker and juniors Aly VanBrandt and Alex Cooper. In 2025, Parker hit for a .392 batting average with 65 hits, 17 doubles and 11 home runs. Parker also totaled 60 RBI, 34 runs scored and a .458 on-base percentage. VanBrandt had a sophomore campaign that saw her hit .372 at the plate with 58 hits, 11 doubles, one triple and four home runs. She totaled 25 RBI and 41 runs scored while charting a .449 on-base percentage. Cooper was a .311 hitter in 2025, she had 37 hits, seven doubles, two triples and three home runs. She went for 23 RBI and 35 runs scored while posting a .432 on-base percentage. Additionally, Cooper drew 26 walks. ============ IU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IU FALLS TO MICHIGAN BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 9 Michigan used a 51.5 percent clip from the floor as it got past Indiana women’s basketball, 95-67, on Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. KEY MOMENTS Despite a slow start, Indiana (11-11, 0-10 B1G) climbed back into the first quarter with a 3-pointer from freshman forward Maya Makalusky to make it 17-12. Michigan (18-3, 9-1 B1G) would close the quarter out on an 8-3 run and extended its lead to 24-15. The second was highlighted by two triples from senior guard Shay Ciezki, with redshirt sophomore guard Lenee Beaumont adding one from long range as well. The Hoosiers offense, however, fell stagnant with no field goals in the final 3:58 of action as it faced a 49-31 halftime deficit. Indiana couldn’t make up ground in the second half despite shooting 57.1 percent from the floor in the third and fourth. They went on to be outscored 46-36 in the second half. NOTABLE Three players scored in double digits with Makalusky led the way for the Hoosiers going 5-for-10 from the field and scoring 17 points. Beaumont and Ciezki each added 13 of their own with Beaumont adding seven rebounds and four assists. Ciezki’s 13 points pushed her season total to 509 and enters the top 20 in single season scoring at Indiana. She now sits 19th all-time in a single season. UP NEXT The Hoosiers entertain Northwestern on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET on B1G+. =========== IU MEN’S SOCCER INDIANA ADDS FIVE FROM TRANSFER PORTAL BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley announced on Thursday (Jan. 29) the addition of five mid-year additions from the transfer portal. The announcement features a player in every position group – one forward, two midfielders, one defender and one goalkeeper. “We are excited to add these key transfers and ensure we have a roster that will compete for championships,” Yeagley said. “All five provide proven production, toughness and balance to our program, strengthening our team in key areas and on both sides of the ball. Their integration in our environment this spring will provide a springboard for development and continuity as we move closer to the fall.” Alex Matthews | Midfielder | Gr. | Derbyshire, England | Missouri State Alex Matthews brings multiple years of NCAA Tournament experience from his time at Missouri State. In 2024, Matthews earned United Soccer Coaches third-team All-America honors as well as a first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection. Over three playing seasons in Springfield, Matthews did not miss a single match, totaling 50 appearances. Matthews spent his youth career with Derby County in England, and in 2019 was named the academy’s Player of the Year. Yeagley’s take: “Alex brings a complete midfield profile. He combines a high work rate with technical efficiency and a strong soccer IQ. He is reliable in possession, makes good decisions under pressure and has proven he can impact games consistently. His presence and experience will be key to our midfield and team success.” Nick McHenry | Defender | Jr. | Loveland, Ohio | Ohio State Nick McHenry comes to Bloomington after two seasons across the Big Ten Conference at Ohio State. McHenry appeared in all 37 matches over two seasons in Columbus, helping the Buckeyes keep 13 clean sheets. As a freshman in 2024, McHenry played a key role in Ohio State’s run to the NCAA College Cup, appearing in all 22 matches. McHenry earned a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection, helping the Buckeyes record 10 shutouts and a 0.85 goals against average. Yeagley’s take: “Nick is an extremely versatile player. He is comfortable at left and right center back and equally effective sliding into a defensive midfield role. Nick’s composure, technical efficiency and reading of the game are all key strengths that will bolster our team heading into the fall. His aerial presence will also help improve our attacking and defensive restarts.” Michal Mroz | GK | Jr. | Elk Grove, Ill. | Evansville Goalkeeper Michal Mroz did it all over two seasons in Evansville. In 2024, the MVC All-Freshman Team keeper helped the Purple Aces win the conference tournament and reach the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Mroz kept six clean sheets and a 0.95 goals against average to collect the MVC Goalkeeper of the Year – the first in program history. Following the season, the sophomore ranked No. 81 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 and earned an MLS SuperDraft selection from Minnesota United FC. Yeagley’s take: “Michal has consistently proven he can impact games in big moments. He is a strong shot-stopper, commands his box well and brings a calm, confident presence to the back-line. He also possesses excellent distribution skills. Michal’s reliability and competitive edge will be an asset heading into the fall.” Bennett Painter | Forward | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bowling Green One of nine non-seniors to finish the 2025 season with 50-career points, Bennett Painter has a track record for producing. Painter totaled 51 points (21 goals, nine assists) in 53 matches over three seasons at Bowling Green. He had his best season yet in 2024, recording 13 goals and 30 points – both totals ranking top-15 nationally. Yeagley’s take: “Bennett has proven himself a consistent goalscorer during his time at Bowling Green, and he has done it through toughness and an elite work rate. He competes every action, doesn’t shy away from physical moments and keeps finding ways to impact games. Bennett has the attacking tools to create shots and goals on his own, and his instincts and aerial presence make him dangerous in the box.” Grant Paskus | Midfielder | Jr. | Indianapolis, Ind. | NIU Grant Paskus played every match over two decorated seasons at Northern Illinois. In 2025, Paskus led the Huskies to the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship and assisted in the title-clinching match. The year before, Paskus earned MVC All-Freshman Team honors with a goal and three assists from midfield. Yeagley’s take: “Grant brings balance and bite to our midfield. He covers ground, competes in defensive duels and plays with a gritty intensity. He is strong in the air, reliable in possession and willing to do the hard work that helps the group function. Grant’s two-way presence will play an important role.” =========== IU SWIMMING NO. 3/9 HOOSIERS READY FOR TOP 10 DUAL MEET MATCHUP BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 3/9 Indiana swimming and diving will host No. 9/6 Louisville in dual meet action Friday (Jan. 30), IU’s final dual meet before championships.The meet will start with diving at 1:30 p.m. ET, with swimming to follow at 2 p.m. Fans unable to attend can watch on the B1G+ digital platform.MEET INFOSaturday, Jan. 30 • Diving: 1:30 p.m. ET • Swimming: 2 p.m. ETCounsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center • Bloomington, Ind.Opponent: No. 9/6 LouisvilleLive Results (Swimming): Meet Mobile (App)Live Results (Diving): divemeets.comLive Stream: B1G+ OF NOTE… FRESHMAN HOOSIERS SHINE Following the graduation of a legendary senior class, Indiana’s freshmen have helped the program reload with success in the first year of their collegiate careers. Liberty Clark has had the most striking debut, winning six Big Ten weekly awards and setting program records in the 50-yard freestyle (21.54) and 100-yard freestyle (46.83). Top recruit Alex Shackell joined Clark and the women’s team in January and made a sparkling debut at Michigan. In that meet, she broke the 200-yard butterfly program record (1:52.98) and won the 100-yard butterfly (50.98). Thirteen Hoosier freshmen have won individual events this season – Clark, Shackell, Kaylee Bishop, Amelia Bray, Luci Gutierrez, Grace Hoeper, Josh Bey, Luke Ellis, David Kovacs, Andrew Shackell, Noah Cakir, Brandon Fleck and Josh Hedberg. Clark, Shackell and Hoeper made up three of the four Hoosiers to break the 400-yard freestyle program record (3:09.80) at Michigan. INDIANA DERAILS PURDUE IU put together a dominant performance in dual meet victories against Purdue on Saturday (Jan. 24) inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The victories coincided with Senior Day celebrations, as the program honored 13 student-athletes prior to the meet: Mya DeWitt, Katie Forrester, Dash Glasberg, Lily Hann, MacKenna Lieske, Owen McDonald, Collin McKenzie, Kristina Paegle, Drew Reiter, Zalán Sárkány, Kai van Westering, Maxwell Weinrich and Chiok Sze Yeo. Combined, the class includes four Big Ten team championships, two Olympians, three NCAA medalists and seven All-Americans. DeWitt, Paegle, Sárkány and van Westering all captured victories at the meet. Paegle won two individual events, sprinting to victory in the 50-yard freestyle (22.24) and 100-yard freestyle (48.35). Freshman Noah Cakir, who has spent most of the season in breaststroke and IM events, flexed his talents in the distance freestyles on Saturday, winning both for the men. Cakir became the program’s No. 4 performer all-time in the 1,000-yard freestyle with an 8:54.58 before setting another personal best in the 500 free in 4:19.73. Classmate Liberty Clark also excelled outside of her regular program, sweeping her slate in the 100-yard backstroke (52.40), 100-yard butterfly (51.26) and 200-yard IM (1:55.86). ========== PURDUE SOFTBALL BANKS, POLAR, GOSSETT NAMED TO BIG TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second consecutive year, senior Khloe Banks, and juniors Moriah Polar and Julia Gossett have been named to the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch list as announced by the conference on Thursday. The Boilermakers ended the 2025 season with a historic fourth place finish in conference, becoming the first-ever 12 seed to advance to both the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Boilers also tied their program-high in RPI, and picked up ranked victories over No. 20 Nebraska and No. 21 Ohio State. Banks finished the 2025 season starting and playing in all 52 games for the Boilers, while also achieving career milestones such as hitting her first-career home run and reaching 100 collegiate hits. Banks was also highlighted nationally when her diving grab against rival Indiana earned her the No. 2 spot on Sports Center’s Top Ten. She finished the season setting career highs in hits (65), BA (.378), OPS (.928), triples (5), and total bases (81). Polar earned various accolades during the 2025 season, including NFCA All-Region First Team, All-Big Ten Second Team, and back-to-back spots on Softball America’s Top Outfielder list for April and May. She had a record-setting season leading the team in hits (68), batting average (.444), stolen bases (30), and fielding percentage (.981). Through the end of Big Ten play, Polar ranked 6th in the Big Ten in batting average and 24th nationally. She finished the year ranked 2nd in the Big Ten in stolen bases. As just a sophomore, Polar also eclipsed 100 career-hits. Coming into the 2026 season, Polar was just tabbed the No. 26 outfielder in the country in Softball America’s preseason outfield rankings, and the No. 24 outfielder in the country according to D1 Softball’s rankings. Gossett also had a big year for the Boilers, making a lot of noise especially during the Big Ten Tournament. She was tabbed All-Big Ten Tournament team after going 4-for-5 with four home runs in the Big Ten Tournament, tying the tournament record. Gossett finished the year earning NFCA All-Region Third Team and Academic All-Big Ten. She was also named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week during the season, the first Purdue pitcher to earn the honor in seven years. After her stellar 2025 campaign on both sides of the ball, Gossett was named the No. 100 preseason player in the country in both the Softball America and the D1 Softball rankings. She also earned the No. 6 two-way player in the country honor in both polls as well. Purdue is set to open the 2026 season of Feb. 6 in Las Vegas against Cal Baptist. =========== PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BOILERS FALL TO #13 MICHIGAN STATE WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team dropped an 86-65 decision on Thursday night at Mackey Arena to No. 13 Michigan State. Freshman Avery Gordon had a career performance in her first start of the year. The rookie was 9-of-11 for 20 points. She added six rebounds, four on the offensive end, a block and a steal in 17 minutes of work. The freshman started strong with six points on 3-of-4 shooting in the opening three minutes of the game. Madison Layden-Zay added to her career 3-point record, matching her career high with six triples to finish with 18 points. The fifth year nabbed four boards, dished out two assists and had one steal. The Kokomo, Ind., native is now two steals shy of 200 for her career. Hila Karsh was back in double figures for the second straight game with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Tara Daye nearly pulled off a non-point double-double, going for nine rebounds and eight assists. The redshirt junior added five points, and two blocks to her tally. For the game, the Boilermakers (11-10, 3-7) shot 38.3% from the field and went 8-of-27 from distance. Led by Daye’s eight helpers, Purdue dished out 17 assists on 23 made field goals. The hosts continued to compete deep into the game, winning the second half 42-36. Purdue scored 25 points in the final frame on 8-of-17 shooting with four 3-pointers. Michigan State (19-2, 8-2) went 50.8% from the floor and 7-of-21 from distance on the night. The Spartans were led by Grace VanSlooten’s 17 points. UP NEXT Purdue will hit the road to open February with a 3 p.m. ET tip at Minnesota on Sunday. =========== PURDUE WRESTLING MACKEY MANIA RETURNS AS #18 PURDUE BATTLES WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For just the 10th time since moving its home mat next door to Holloway Gymnasium for the 1984-85 season, Purdue Wrestling will host a dual inside Mackey Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Boilermakers (9-3, 2-2 B1G) are set to host a stout Wisconsin team (10-2, 2-2 B1G) in the historic home of Purdue Basketball. The event, which has become known as Mackey Mania, is set for 1 p.m. ET with the broadcast on B1G+. Admission is free to all students and fans — no tickets are necessary for entry and seating. Free Mackey Mania t-shirts will be available for the first 400 fans at the east entrance of the arena along Northwestern Ave. Head coach Tony Ersland has 99 career wins entering Sunday’s dual. MACKEY WRESTLING HISTORY Fun fact: Guy “Red” Mackey, the former Purdue athletic director and namesake of Mackey Arena, also briefly coached the Purdue wrestling program in 1932-33. Mackey Arena, originally just referred to as Purdue Arena, served as the primary venue for Purdue Wrestling from its opening in 1967 through the 1983-84 season. The Boilers then moved next door to the newly-built Intercollegiate Athletics Facility (now known as Holloway Gymnasium), which has been their home gym ever since. Mackey hosted its first men’s basketball game on Dec. 2, 1967, when Purdue narrowly fell to the John Wooden-coached UCLA Bruins. Almost two weeks later, on Dec. 15, Purdue Wrestling (coached by Claude Reeck) beat in-state rival Notre Dame 18-11 in the arena’s first-ever wrestling dual. On Sunday, Coach Ersland is seeking his 100th win, which would tie him with Reeck for the second-most in school history. Since moving to Holloway, Purdue has returned to host a dual in Mackey just nine times prior to Sunday. The Boilermakers hold a 43-77 all-time record in Mackey. KEY MATCHES TO WATCH Purdue and Wisconsin each have seven ranked stars heading into Mackey Mania. 133: Boarman vs. #11 Fugitt Blake Boarman ranked as high as #17 earlier this season. After a rough mid-season stretch, the Chattanooga transfer is rounding into form as he gets used to the rigors of a Big Ten schedule. He’s won two straight including a highlight 4-1 sudden-victory upset over #26 Dylan Shawver at Rutgers. 141: #33 Clark vs. Exferd / Tomazevic The only Wisconsin native on Purdue’s roster, Greyson Clark is coming in hot off a 15-0 tech fall against Michigan State. 149: #31 Brown vs. #15 Zargo The other transfer (Ohio State) in the lineup, Gavin Brown leads Purdue with 16 wins. He rebounded from 3 straight losses in a 15-8 decision win against the Spartans. 157: #24 Buell vs. #26 Mechler Senior team captain Stoney Buell is wrestling the best he’s ever looked this season, having won the 2025 Tiger Style Invite title and placing 6th at Cliff Keen. He is looking to find consistency against a tough Big Ten schedule. Buell’s 3-2 in his last five. 165: #4 Blaze vs. #24 Goebel Purdue’s superstar and youngest NCAA finalist since 1950, Joey Blaze has aced every test he’s faced so far this season. Another one awaits on Sunday; a win would make Blaze 15-0 with four ranked victories. 197: #24 Vanadia vs. #28 Ingham It will be interesting to see how Ben Vanadia responds to a frustrating 9-8 loss last week to #27 Kael Wisler, after he led 6-1. Vanadia is also having a career year at 14-7 ============ PURDUE SWIMMING B1G TRIPLE DUALS FEATURES SPLIT SITE ACTION MEET INFORMATION Purdue Men & Women at the Big Ten Triple Duals Boilermakers vs. Minnesota & #20/#23 Northwestern Platform Diving // Friday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. ET // Stream B1G+ 3-Meter Diving // Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. ET Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center // West Lafayette, Ind. 9 Swimming Events // Friday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. ET // YouTube 8 Swimming Events // Saturday, Jan. 31 at Noon ET // YouTube Norris Aquatics Center // Evanston, Ill. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Swimming & Diving closes out its dual schedule with a split-site, two-day meet, taking on Minnesota and Northwestern at the annual Big Ten Triple Duals. It’s Northwestern turn to host this season in the three-year rotation, with events set for Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at noon ET at the Norris Aquatics Center in Evanston. Earlier this month, the diving coaches elected to move the diving events to West Lafayette so that platform diving could be featured (Northwestern does not have a diving tower). At the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center, platform will be contested Friday at 3 p.m. Late this week, 3-meter replaced 1-meter as the scored event contested Saturday at 10 a.m. Divers that choose to compete on 1-meter as an exhibition event will do as part of Friday’s session. The diving results will added to the team scores accumulated among the swimming events contested in Evanston this weekend. The Purdue men have three Chicagoland natives – Dylan Burau (Wheaton/Wheaton Warrenville South), Biko Hooper-Haviland (Chicago/St. Ignatius) and Andy Kelly (Wilmette/Loyola Academy) – returning home this weekend as part of the trip to Evanston. As is customary at the Big Ten Triple Duals, all events contested at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships except the 1650 freestyle and 400 medley relay will be featured. There will be two heats of all swimming events and lane assignments have been designated for all three teams. When Minnesota hosted the Big Ten Triple Duals last season, Abby Marcuakitis eclipsed the Purdue record in the 200 backstroke while winning the event. Avery Worobel swept the springboard diving events and set a team freshman record on 1-meter in the process. She was recognized as the Big Ten Diver and Freshman of the Week a few days later. The Boilermakers swept a triple dual in the fall vs. Oakland and Cincinnati over Halloween Weekend in Rochester, Michigan. Purdue is a combined 9-3 in dual meets this season. The last time Northwestern hosted the Big Ten Triple Duals/Quad in 2023, the Purdue men posted a win against the host Wildcats and the Purdue women were victorious against Iowa. ACTIVE BOILERMAKERS TO WIN EVENTS AT THE BIG TEN TRIPLE DUALS/QUAD • Max Miller – 3-Meter Diving in 2024 • Avery Worobel – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving in 2025 • Abby Marcukaitis – 200 Back in 2025 • Nathaniel Thomas & Dom Mazurek – Help Purdue Win 200 Free Relay in 2025 MOVED UP TEAM’S ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS AT 2025 BIG TEN TRIPLE DUALS • Abby Marcukaitis – 200 Back (Program Record) • Avery Worobel – 1-Meter Diving (Freshman Record) • Evan Mackesy – 400 IM & 1000 Free • Abbie Kehmeier – 200 Back • Campbell Scofield – 200 Fly • Walker Mattice – 200 Free • Reagan Mattice – 1000 Free • Adele Sands – 1000 Free ========== NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL ADDS TRANSFER ANGIE DESAMOURS SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Volleyball has added transfer outside hitter Angie Desamours to the squad, head coach Salima Rockwell announced. A former LSU commit, Desamours attended and played volleyball at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where she was named AA Division All-League in 2023 and helped Bullis win the ISL Championship in 2024. During her senior season at Bullis in 2024, she totaled 109 kills on 226 attempts for a .257 hitting percentage, as well as 41 service aces. She played club ball for Paramount VBC. =========== NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IRISH DROP ROAD DECISION AT CAL BERKELEY, Calif. – The Fighting Irish fell to Cal inside Haas Pavilion on Thursday evening by a score of 80-69. The loss drops Notre Dame’s record to 13-8 on the season and 5-5 in ACC play. Hannah Hidalgo led the Irish in scoring with 22 points while adding six rebounds, six assists and two steals. Iyana Moore also finished with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 5-for-10 from beyond the arc. Cassandre Prosper was the third player to score double figures, finishing with 10 points while leading the team in rebounding with nine boards. HOW IT HAPPENED Vanessa de Jesus scored seven of Notre Dame’s first 12 points, as the Irish trailed by three at 15-12 with 3 minutes left in the first frame. Cal pushed the advantage to six points before Hidalgo got a steal and score as the buzzer sounded to cut the lead to four at 24-20 following the opening 10 minutes of play. Prosper scored the first bucket of the second to make it a one possession game at 24-22 before the Bears answered by scoring eight of the next 10 points to push their lead to eight at 32-24. The hosts managed to outscore the Irish by two over the final 7 minutes of the half, taking a 43-33 lead into the break. The Irish came out of the intermission and began chipping away at the lead. Prosper scored five of Notre Dame’s first seven points of the half followed by a three from Moore to make it a four-point game at 47-43 with 6 minutes remaining in the third. Notre Dame trimmed the Cal lead to two after a jumper from Hidalgo with 2:23 on the clock before Cal responded with an 8-0 run to push the lead back to 10. Hidalgo scored in the final seconds of the period to make the score 60-52 heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation. Cal scored the first three points of the fourth to increase its lead back to double digits at 63-52. Moore helped spur an 8-0 run by knocking down two three-pointers along with a layup from Gisela Sanchez to pull within three with 5:48 left in the game. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, it was as close as they would get the rest of the way, as the Golden Bears pulled away in the final minutes to win by a score of 80-69 UP NEXT The Fighting Irish remain on the West Coast for the remainder of the weekend, traveling across the bay to take on Stanford at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. local time) on Sunday, Feb. 1. The game will air on the CW. =========== BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL SATURDAY NOON TIP FEATURES BUTLER AND GEORGETOWN AT HINKLE Butler returns to Hinkle Fieldhouse to host Georgetown Saturday afternoon. Georgetown is the only BIG EAST opponent that Butler has yet to play this season. The BIG EAST has partnered with the Black Fives Foundation and Saturday’s game will highlight that partnership. Butler Bulldogs (13-8, 4-6 BIG EAST) vs. Georgetown (11-10, 3-7) Saturday, Jan. 31 • 12PM Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind. Follow Along TV/Stream: TNT & truTV • Brian Anderson, Grant Hill & Andy Katz Radio/Audio: 93.5 & 107.5FM The Fan, Butler Sports App, SiriusXM 385, Sirius XM App, TuneIn Radio App & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner) Information That References Neither Butler Blue Nor Georgetown’s Jack The Bulldog • Thad Matta enters Saturday’s game with 499 career wins as a head coach. • Butler is 9-3 at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season, averaging 89.1 points per game. All eight games this season that the Bulldogs have shot 50 percent or better from the field have come at home. Eight of Butler’s 10 games this season scoring 85 or more points have come at Hinkle. • Butler enters the contest off a road loss at No. 25/24 St. John’s Wednesday night. • The Bulldogs committed a season-low six turnovers at St. John’s, the fewest by a Butler team since March 8, 2025 at Creighton (one). Butler had a season-worst 21 turnovers in the first match-up with St. John’s, a Jan. 6 loss. • Butler got to the free throw line 30 times Wednesday, but was only able to convert 15 free throws on the night. The Bulldogs average 26.7 free throw attempts per game, which ranks 11th nationally. • Butler’s ability to get to the line coupled with fouling only 15.2 times per game (28th nationally) has allowed the Bulldogs to make more free throws (394) than their opponents have attempted (326) so far this season. • Michael Ajayi led the Bulldogs with 19 points and 11 rebounds against St. John’s, his 14th double-double of the season; he ranks third nationally in both double-doubles and rebounding (11.5 per game). • Ajayi has led the Bulldogs in rebounding in all 21 games this season; he has 33 double-doubles in 88 collegiate games. • In addition to leading the league in rebounding, Ajayi ranks fourth in the BIG EAST at 16.5 points per game. He is also among the conference Top 15 in field goal percentage (fourth), minutes played (third), blocked shots (12th), and assists (15th). • Evan Haywood matched his career-high with four three-pointers at St. John’s; it marked his ninth game this season with at least three made three-pointers. • Finley Bizjack is the current BIG EAST Player of the Week after averaging 26.0 points per game in Butler’s wins over DePaul and Marquette last week. • Bizjack has scored 20 or more points in four of the last six games (and a total of nine times this season). Bizjack is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.2 points per game and ranks fourth in the conference with 2.4 made three-pointers per game. • In BIG EAST games, Bizjack is 53-for-58 (91.4 percent) at the free throw line. That mark leads the BIG EAST. • Jamie Kaiser Jr. has scored in double figures in back-to-back games; it’s the second time this season that he has produced consecutive games with 10 or more points. • Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 21 opponents this season. The Bulldogs have a +4.4 rebounding margin, which ranks second in the BIG EAST. • Butler ranks 39th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage according to KenPom, collecting 36.2 percent of their misses. • Azavier Robinson tied his career-high with four steals against Marquette Jan. 23; he has five games this season with three or more steals. • Ten different Bulldogs have scored at least 13 points in at least one game this season. Capital Thoughts on Georgetown • Georgetown has won two straight games, including overcoming a 20-point second-half deficit on the road at Providence. • KJ Lewis (14.8 points per game) and Malik Mack (13.9) lead the Hoyas in scoring. • Georgetown commits only 9.8 turnovers per game, a mark that leads the BIG EAST and is 26th nationally. History with the Hoyas • Twenty-four (24) of the 26 match-ups between the two teams have come as BIG EAST opponents once the Bulldogs joined the conference prior to the 2013-14 season. • The teams first met in the 2009 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden and also played at the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis, as both teams had agreed to be part of the event before Butler joined the BIG EAST. • Each team has found success on the road as Butler is 8-4 in the nation’s capital, while Georgetown is 7-5 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Series: Butler leads, 14-12 Streak: Butler, W1 At Hinkle: Georgetown leads, 7-5 First Meeting: Dec. 8, 2009; Georgetown, 72-65 (Jimmy V; MSG) Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2025; Butler, 97-86 (at BU) The BIG EAST Honors The Black Fives • For the fifth consecutive season, the BIG EAST Conference will celebrate Black History month by renewing its partnership with the Black Fives Foundation, a nonprofit public charity whose mission is to inspire excellence by preserving, teaching and honoring the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball. • Black basketball teams, known as Black Fives, were prevalent from 1904 through 1950 when the game, like society, was racially segregated. The men and women of the Black Fives Era opened doors for generations of African American basketball players, coaches, and contributors while staging culturally rich, socially meaningful events that strengthened and inspired Black communities, many of which are situated within the footprint of BIG EAST schools. Up Next Butler embarks on a week on the road with tips at Providence Wednesday and at Marquette Saturday. =========== IU INDY TRACK FIVE JAGUARS SLATED TO COMPETE THIS WEEKEND SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Five members of the IU Indianapolis women’s track and field team will be in action this weekend as the distance runners take center stage at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational on Friday (Jan. 30) and the Chicago Collegiate Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 31). It marks a modified schedule after Jaguars were originally slated to run in the Midwest Classic at the nearby Fall Creek Pavilion. On Friday, veteran Julie Smith will run the 5,000m event against a tough field at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational. Smith, coming off a First Team All-Horizon League berth during cross country season, owns a personal best time of 17:55.33 heading into the weekend. On Saturday, four other Jaguars are slated to race at Gately Park, beginning with Wini Barnett and Ella Colclesser in the mile. Colclesser ran 5:12.58 earlier this season while Barnett will make her season debut. She owns a personal best time of 5:19.09 heading into the weekend. Freshman Jenna Twedt will run the 800m event, taking aim at her personal best time of 2:24.12. Another freshman, Riley Flynn, will run the 3,000m event on Saturday after having run 10:48.83 in her collegiate debut last weekend. =========== IU INDY TRACK SELECTED JAGUARS TO COMPETE AT NOTRE DAME’S MEYO INVITE SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Six members of the IU Indianapolis men’s track team will compete in this weekend’s Meyo Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame inside Loftus Sports Center. The Jags will begin efforts on Friday (Jan. 30), followed by a group competing on Saturday (Jan. 31). On Friday, freshman Liam Lilly will run his first collegiate 600m event after a strong showing in the 800m event at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic on Jan. 17. Lilly clocked a time of 1:56.59 in his collegiate debut, immediately moving into No. 10 on the program’s all-time list. The Jaguars will later run the distance medley relay with the group of Riley Nixon, Evan Farmer, Joey Ashman and Luke Shappell entered. On Saturday, Ashman will compete in his first collegiate 800m race after a win in his heat of the mile at the Crossroads of America Invitational inside the Fall Creek Pavilion last weekend. Ashman just missed breaking the school record with a personal best mile time of 4:08.95. Shappell, Nixon, Farmer and Eli Oetken will all run the mile on Saturday against a strong field. Shappell enters with a personal best time of 4:10.09 while Nixon has run 4:10.47. Both Farmer and Oetken will be running their first collegiate competitive miles. A full recap and results from each day’s events will be posted to IUIndyJags.com immediately afterwards. =========== IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL JAGUARS TO CAP TWO-GAME ROAD TRIP AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE ON FRIDAY YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will close out a quick, two-game road trip on Friday (Jan. 30) when the Jaguars face Youngstown State at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jags dropped the opener of the trip at Robert Morris on Wednesday night, 74-58 to the Colonials. Playing without top scorer Kyler D’Augustino, the Jaguars were limited to just 58 points and played a slower-than-usual tempo in the road defeat. Sophomore Micah Davis tallied a team-high 18 points, including four treys, and freshman Reese Hagy contributed nine points in the defeat. The Jags trailed just 36-33 at the break, but was unable to keep pace with a hot shooting RMU squad in the second half in the road loss. The defeat capped a series sweep between the two teams this season. IU Indy seeks to avenge an earlier loss to YSU as the Penguins trounced the Jaguars inside the Jungle, 78-55, back on Dec .6. The Jags were limited to a season-low 55 points in that contest and shot just 33 percent from the floor and 4-of-25 (16 percent) from three. D’Augustino led the Jaguars with 19 points and no other Jag finished in double-digits. Wednesday’s game continued a hot stretch for Davis as he’s now scored in double-figures in five straight games, averaging 14.6 points and 3.6 assists per game during that span. Davis is shooting 38 percent from three-point range over the past five games while making at least two treys in each contest. QUOTABLE “We definitely missed Kyler tonight, but we have other guys that are more than capable of stepping up and helping fill the void. Micah did a good job with the starting group, but then you miss his pop coming off the bench,” head coach Ben Howlett said. SCOUTING YSU YSU is 10-12 overall and 3-8 in Horizon League play. The Penguins are 7-4 at home this season with the four losses coming by a combined 10 points. YSU opened Horizon League play 2-0, including a win over the Jaguars, but have gone 1-8 since. YSU last played on Saturday, Jan. 24 when they lost on the final possession to Milwaukee, 65-64. Below is a rundown of YSU’s possible starting five. G Jason Nelson (5-10, R-Sr.) – 8.1 ppg, 2.8 apg G Jaiden Haynes (6-3, Fr.) – 4.9 ppg, 39.0 3FG% G Bryson Dawkins (6-2, Sr.) – 11.6 ppg, 51.5 FG% F Rich Rolf (6-7, R-Jr.) – 10.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg F Cris Carroll (6-6, Sr.) – 17.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg INSIDE THE SERIES IU Indy is just 3-23 all-time against Youngstown State and 3-12 in the 15 meetings in Youngstown. The Jaguars won the last meeting in Youngstown on Feb. 1 last season, 84-79. UP NEXT The Jaguars will return home to host Cleveland State on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2:00 p.m. inside the Jungle to kickoff a three-game homestand. =========== BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MVB TO MEET UMES AND GEORGE MASON THIS WEEKEND This Week in Ball State Men’s Volleyball: The Ball State men’s volleyball program travels to Fairfax, Va. for its second road trip of the season. The Cardinals face off against Maryland Eastern Shore Jan. 30 at 6 p.m., followed by George Mason Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. Last Serve: Ball State maintained its undfeated home streak with straight sweeps versus Maryville (MO) (25-17, 25-18, 25-22) and Charleston (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) this past week. Versus the Saints, Patrick Rogers led all players with 14 kills on a .565 hitting percentage along with four digs, one ace and a block. Griffin Satterfield made an impact in the longest he’s seen the floor this season, recording 25 assists with three kills and two digs. Ball State held Maryville to a .272 clip through three sets while the Cardinals hit .429 as a team. The next night versus the Golden Eagles, the Cardinals combined for its second-highest hitting percentage (.432) and a season-best nine service aces to advance to 5-0 at home in 2026. Rogers led once again with 11 kills on a .562 clip while adding six digs and three aces. Lucas Machado guided the offense with 30 assists and five kills on .833 hitting. Rogers Co-Offensive Player of the Week: MIVA Preseason Player of the Year Patrick Rogers was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week by the league on Jan. 27. He shares the honor with McKendree’s Sam Hoskin. Rogers led the conference with 4.17 kills per set, totaling 25 kills and four service aces during the week, contributing 30 points to Ball State’s offensive effort. Rogers has earned the weekly conference accolade a total of three times since joining the Cardinals in 2024. Unbeaten at Worthen: The Cardinals have begun the 2026 campaign with an unblemished 5-0 start inside its home Worthen Arena. Ball State last saw five straight wins at home to start the season in 2024, reaching 7-0 before eventually falling to Hawai’i in four sets. The team finished that year with a 15-4 record at home. 6-1 start to the Iandolo Era: After taking the reigns of the program this past summer, head coach Mike Iandolo has marched the Cardinals to a 6-1 start in his first year in the position, with its sole loss so far being at the hands of No. 1 UCLA (Jan. 17). In his first year as head coach at Charleston (W. Va.) in 2018, Iandolo led his squad to an 8-1 mark before falling to Penn State in straight sets. With Ball State, Iandolo has the opportunity to match that mark again with two wins this week. Match History – UMES: These teams will meet for the first time in program history. Scouting UMES: Maryland Eastern Shore enters Friday’s contest with a four-match win streak to open its inaugural 2026 season. Announced in the fall of 2023, UMES became the 68th school to sponsor collegiate men’s volleyball. The Hawks most recently saw consecutive sweeps over Eskrine College on Jan. 22 and Jan. 23. Freshman outisde hitter Marcellus Owens averaged 1.67 blocks per set, including a seven-block performance Jan. 22 to earn the honor of NEC Defensive Player of the Week. UMES ranks third as a team in the NCAA in blocks per set with 2.825 (56.5 total), seventh in hitting percentage (.365) and third in opponent hitting percentage (.163). The team also ranks 24th in aces (1.50 per set), 23rd in assists (11.25), 35th in digs (8.10 per set), and tied 26th in kills (12.00 per set). Individually, opposite Andre Mills ranks seventh with 1.368 per set followed by middle Chase Valentine who ranks eighth with 1.300 per set. Mills also ranks 10th in the NCAA in points per set with 4.79. Fifth year senior Kenyon Haynes ranks fifth in the NCAA in assists per set, averaging 10.40 (208 total) Match History – George Mason: The Cardinals have a 45-29 advantage in the all-time series against the Patriots. These two teams last met in 2022 (Jan. 21), with Ball State winning in three sets (25-11, 25-18, 25-10). Scouting George Mason: The Patriots come into the weekend 1-3 in 2026, seeing its first win versus Merrimack in three sets (Jan. 24). Before Saturday’s match, George Mason will compete against Mount Olive (Jan. 30). Sophomore Aidan Weltin led the offense with 15 kills against the Warriors, while setter Georgi Zahariev posted a game-high 32 assists along with two digs and four blocks. As a whole, Geroge Mason recorded nine total blocks and 29 digs while hitting .292. George Mason is currently ranked 38th in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.217), 44th in kills (10.71), 33rd in digs (8.29 per set), 49th in blocks (1.526 per set) and 46th in assists (9.93 per set). Libero Stef Kins is tied for eighth in the NCAA in digs with 2.50 per set (25 total). AVCA Top 20 Poll: Ball State entered the 2026 season ranked #16 in the AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll with a total of 144 points. After topping the Saints (Jan. 22) and Golden Eagles (Jan. 23), the Cardinals sit at No. 10 with 257 votes. Preseason All-MIVA: Outside hitter Patrick Rogers and setter Lucas Machado earned 2026 Preseason All-MIVA honors, with Rogers being named MIVA Preseason Player of the Year. After recording a team-high 363 kills on a .271 hitting percentage and a team-leading 33 service aces, Rogers was named All-MIVA first team and an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention. He then spent the offseason with the US National Team, winning gold at the 2025 NORCECA Final Six and earning tournament MVP honors. Machado totaled a team-best 771 assists in 2025, averaging 8.38 per set, posted a career-high 54 assists against Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 26, reached 40 or more assists seven times, and added 117 digs, 49 total blocks and 22 service aces. Coach Iandolo: Mike Iandolo was named the Cardinals’ head coach on Dec. 16, 2025, removing the interim label he held since last June. After joining Ball State as an assistant coach prior to the 2022 season, Iandolo helped the men to a 23-4 record, MIVA regular season and tournament titles, and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002. Since 2022, Iandolo assisted the Cardinals to three 20-win seasons and three MIVA regular season championships. His promotion ahead of the 2026 season marks the second head coaching role of his career, following a three-year stint at the University of Charleston (W.Va.) for the 2018-2020 seasons. =========== BALL STATE TRACK BALL STATE TRACK TEAM SPLITS THIS WEEK BETWEEN MEETS AT LOUISVILLE AND NOTRE DAME MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State continues racing and jumping and throwing this week, with athletes split between meets in Louisville and South Bend. Participating in her first pentathlon competition of the 2026 indoor season, Kenli Nettles carries the Cardinals flag into the Lenny Lyles Indoor Track Meet, Friday in Louisville. The rest of the Ball State team will compete over two days at the Meyo Invitational, conducted at Notre Dame’s Loftus Center. Nettles has competed in individual events over three indoor meets this season, but hasn’t competed in a multi-event competition since reaching the NCAA Outdoor Championships last spring in the heptathlon. In the five-event indoor pentathlon, she finished eighth in the Mid-American Conference Championships last winter. Nettles begins competition from Louisville at 10:00 a.m. In South Bend, Ball State’s full roster will compete in one of its largest meets of the year, in a star-studded field at the Meyo Invitational. A full complement of Cardinals competitors will participate in events both Friday and Saturday, including Kendra Keesling and Phaelin Jones who also will embark on their first pentathlon of the indoor season. This week’s Ball State entries in Louisville and South Bend, with qualifying marks for each event: Louisville Lenny Lyles Indoor Track Meet Pentathlon Kenli Nettles, Sr. – 3666 points 60m hurdles – 8.76 High Jump – 1.75m Shot Put – 12.11m Long Jump – 6.01m 800 meters – 2:18.01 Notre Dame Meyo Invitational Pentathlon Kendra Keesling, Sr. – 2459 points 60m hurdles – 9.47 High Jump – 1.70m Shot Put – 10.32m Long Jump – 5.38m 800 meters – 2:39.59 Phaelin Jones, Fr. – no score 60m hurdles – 10.04 High Jump – no height Shot Put – 8.44m Long Jump – 5.05m 800 meters – no time 60m Dash Alana Springer, Sr. – 7.45 Laya’Lapri Ratney, So. – 7.57 Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – 7.65 Kylee Marshall, So. – 7.67 Savannah Lake, So. – 7.78 Jiah Davenport, So. – 7.80 Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 7.88 200m Dash Kylee Marshall, So. – 24.40 Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 25.12 Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – 25.38 Savannah Lake, So. – 25.66 Jiah Davenport, So. – 26.12 400m Dash Abby Brennan, Sr. – 55.68 Paige Kirtz, Jr. – 56.71 Lia Patterson, Fr. – 58.31 Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 59.10 Mile Run Sarah Mahnensmith, Sr. – 4:51.54 Kaitlyn Kauppila, Fr. – 5:07.40 3000m Run Sarah Mahnensmith, Sr. – 9:40.80 Emily Decker, Fr. – 10:01.14 Maci Hoskins, Sr., 10:10.48 Kaitlyn Kauppila, Fr. – NT 5000m Run Emily Decker, Fr. – NT 60m Hurdles Laya’Lapri Ratney, So. – 8.55 Lia Patterson, Fr. – 8.87 4x400m Relay Long Jump Lindley Steele, Sr. – 5.74m Anisa Barnett, Fr., 5.47m Taylor Hickman, Sr. – 5.15m Triple Jump Taylor Hickman, Sr. – 11.38m Shot Put Sydney Miller, Jr. – 13.54m Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 13.51m Malena Higgins, Sr. – 13.38m Ayla Rice, Jr. – 12.14m Weight Throw Malena Higgins, Sr. – 16.10m Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 15.54m Ayla Rice, Jr. – 15.08m Sydney Miller, Jr. – 14.31m ========== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL FIVE SYCAMORES RECOGNIZED ON VALLEY PRESEASON WATCH LIST; INDIANA STATE FIFTH IN THE PRESEASON POLL ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Five Indiana State baseball players were recognized on the Missouri Valley baseball preseason watch list, while the Sycamores were selected fifth overall in the conference’s preseason poll as we sit a little over two weeks away from first pitch of the 2026 season. Returning Sycamores Carter Beck, Jeremy Martinez, Ty Brooks, Grant Parson, and Max McEwen were all named to the preseason watch list for the first time ahead of the season. Indiana State received 53 total points in the preseason vote from the league’s head coaches. Beck returns as one of the Valley’s leading players ahead of the 2026 season as the junior outfielder was recognized by D1Baseball as their projected Player of the Year. The Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Canada native was a 2025 MVC First Team All-Conference and First Team Scholar-Athlete selection after sitting among the Valley’s leaders in batting average (.335), hits (76), and RBIs (56), while adding 11 home runs and 15 doubles. Martinez is the reigning MVC Co-Freshman of the Year, as the Caguas, Puerto Rico native returns to handle the primary catching duties for the Sycamores in the 2026 season. Martinez posted a .255 batting average in the middle of the Indiana State lineup, adding 11 doubles and a trio of home runs, while driving in 21 RBIs over his freshman campaign. Brooks was among the conference’s leaders in opponent batting average (.275) in his true freshman campaign on the mound as the Milford, Ind. native returns to the Sycamores’ weekend rotation in 2026. He posted 17 appearances on the mound with 11 starts, adding wins over Wagner, UIC, and Purdue among his highlights last season. Parson also returns to the Sycamores’ weekend rotation as the junior right-hander is expected to provide a steadying hand to the mound. The Owensboro, Ky. native started nine games on the mound in 2025 and provided key starts down the stretch against both Bradley and Murray State in his first season at Indiana State. McEwen was among the Valley’s best starting pitchers over the course of the 2025 season before his year was cut short due to injury. The redshirt junior earned Second Team All-MVC honors following season where he finished among the conference leaders in ERA (4.63), opponent batting average (.223), strikeouts (64), strikeouts looking (23), and wins (6) over 13 appearances and 10 starts. The Sycamores open the 2026 season on February 13-15 at the Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge as Indiana State heads to both Caguas and Ponce, Puerto Rico for the opening weekend. Indiana State Baseball Season Tickets on Sale Now Season tickets for the 2026 Indiana State baseball season are now on sale as the Sycamores head into their second season under Head Coach Tracy Archuleta. The Sycamores will play 21 home games inside Bob Warn Field this season, starting on March 4 against Lindenwood. Reserved chairback season tickets can be purchased for $110. General admission season tickets will go on sale as well with adult ($75), seniors ($55), and youth ($40) tickets also being available for purchase. There will be a $5 surcharge added to those wanting tickets printed. The Sycamores have teamed up with Pacesetter Sports and the Spirit Shop for the third consecutive season for a season ticket deal. Fans will receive a $50 Pacesetter gift card for each $110 reserved chairback season ticket, $35 gift card for each $75 general admission season ticket, $25 gift card for each $55 senior general admission ticket, and $20 gift card for each $40 youth season ticket sold. ============ INDIANA STATE SWIMMING INDIANA STATE HEADS TO MUNCIE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT MATCHUP AGAINST BALL STATE TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming and diving heads to Muncie, Ind. and the Lewellen Aquatic Center on Friday evening as the Sycamores take on Ball State in one of their final meets ahead of the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Events are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET with results available on MeetMobile. The Sycamores have the dual meet against Ball State, while the divers head to the UIC Diving Invite in Chicago, Ill. on February 7, before Indiana State heads down to Evansville, Ind. in defense of their MVC Championship title over February 25-28 at the Deaconess Aquatic Center. “We’re wrapping up our dual meet season against a very tough Ball State team,” head coach Josh Christensen said. “This meet will challenge us to race and compete at a high level and will serve us well as we head into our finals preparations for conference at the end of next month.” Friday, January 30 Event Schedule – 5:30 p.m. 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Fly, 50 Freestyle, 3M Diving, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 500 Freestyle, 100 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Freestyle Relay, 1M Diving The Sycamores continue their spring schedule with the short turnaround time from this past weekend’s Tim Welsh Classic hosted by Notre Dame at the Rolfs Aquatic Center. Indiana State took on Notre Dame, Illinois, and Akron at the annual event, posting six top three results at the meet, while Grace Cummings recorded the Sycamores’ first two wins in program-history at Notre Dame in both the 500-yard and 1000-yard Freestyle events. Cummings topped the field in the 500-yard Freestyle in 4:47.90 in recording the second-fastest time in the Missouri Valley this season in the event. She followed up with the fastest time in the MVC in the 1000-yard Freestyle, touching the wall in 9:46.97, finishing just .6 seconds off the Valley record in the event to topthe field by nearly 16 seconds. For her efforts, Cummings was named the Valley’s Swimmer and Freshman of the Week, claiming the latter honor for the third time overall in the 2025-26 season. Jecza Lopez led the Sycamores’ diving efforts with a pair of top six finishes in both the 1M and 3M springboard events on her way to earning MVC Diver of the Week honors for a program-record seventh time in the 2025-26 season. Brenna Woodruff added a finals appearance in the 3M springboard to highlight the five Sycamore divers in the field. The Sycamores also posted top three finishes from Cummings (200 Free), Erin Cummins (500 Free), Maria Saldana Riebeling (1000 Free), Ali Pearson (100 Breast), and the 800-yard Freestyle Relay. Overall, Indiana State posted a school-record 644.5 total points over the two-day event to finish fourth among the teams in competition. Indiana State saw nine new entries in the program’s all-time Top 10 Performance List over the weekend with Cummings (200, 500, 1000 Freestyle), Saldana Riebeling (1000 Freestyle), Jenna Nave (50 Breaststroke), Addison Johnson (100 Fly), and Raine Boles (200 Fly), improved on their individual times. The Sycamores also saw new entries in both the 200 Freestyle and the 800 Freestyle Relays. Indiana State heads to Muncie for the first time since the fall of 2023 when the Sycamores competed against Ball State in a preseason exhibition meet. The Sycamores hosted Ball State last season on February 7 in Indiana State’s Senior Day at the Vigo County Aquatic Center. Indiana State topped both the Cardinals (216-84) and the Butler Bulldogs (251-42) over the meet, setting seven new program records and winning 14 of the 16 events in the meet. The Sycamores head into the meet with the MVC leader in five separate events to date including the 500-yard Free (Claire Parsons), 1000-yard Free (Grace Cummings), 1650-yard Free (Cummings), 1M Diving (Jecza Lopez) and 3M Diving (Lopez). Indiana State also features the deepest distance group in the MVC this season with four swimmers in the top four in the 1000-yard Free, three in the top four in the 500-yard Free, and three in the top four in the 1650-yard Freestyle events. Sycamores Among the Valley Top 10 50-yard Free: Kaleigh Kelley (23.06, 5th), Raine Boles (23.07, 6th) 100-yard Free: Erin Cummins (50.51, 7th) 200-yard Free: Erin Cummins (1:48.33, 3rd), Claire Parsons (1:48.64, 4th), Grace Cummings (1:50.34, 9th) 500-yard Free: Claire Parsons (4:46.65, 1st), Grace Cummings (4:47.90, 2nd), Erin Cummins (4:51.14, 4th), Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:54.61, 9th) 1000-yard Free: Grace Cummings (9:46.97, 1st), Claire Parsons (9:57.39, 2nd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (10:03.88, 3rd), Gemma Dilks (10:04.20, 4th) 1650-yard Free: Grace Cummings (16:23.09, 1st), Claire Parsons (16:34.29, 2nd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (16:49.27, 3rd), Haley Halsall (17:04.93, 9th) 100-yard Back: Sahara Visscher (55.72, 5th) 200-yard Back: Anna Asplund (1:59.83, 4th), Sahara Visscher (2:00.33, 5th) 50-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (28.67, 2nd), Jenna Nave (29.70, 9th) 100-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (1:01.35, 2nd), Jenna Nave (1:04.38, 9th) 200-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (2:15.22, 3rd) 50-yard Fly: Raine Boles (25.04, 6th) 100-yard Fly: Raine Boles (54.47, 4th), Sophia Diaz (54.74, 7th), Erin Cummins (55.13, 9th), Addison Johnson (55.28, 10th) 200-yard Fly: Haley Halsall (1:59.73, 2nd), Raine Boles (2:02.20, 4th), Sophia Diaz (2:03.53, 7th) 400-yard IM: Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:25.05, 7th) 1M Diving: Jecza Lopez (287.40, 1st) 3M Diving: Jecza Lopez (315.75, 1st), Bree Cleary (241.65, 10th) =========== INDIANA STATE TRACK SPLIT-SQUAD WEEKEND AT MIZZOU, ROSE-HULMAN ON DECK FOR SYCAMORE TRACK AND FIELD TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State track and field takes part in its first split-squad weekend of the season Friday and Saturday, with the Sycamores set to take part in the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational at Missouri and the Rose-Hulman Classic. Friday’s action from Mizzou starts at 10 a.m., with Saturday’s first events set to begin at noon. Saturday’s Rose-Hulman Classic is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Last Time Out Competing in its deepest field to date, Indiana State put together a strong showing at the Crossroads of America Invitational with four wins and 19 top-three finishes. Facing multiple Power Four institutions while competing at the site of the MVC Indoor Championships, the Sycamores featured first-place finishes in distance, jumps and field events with Brittney Burak, Noah Gilmore, Austin Grays and the women’s distance medley relay team all taking home top spot in their events. Sprinters Janiya Bowman and Trent Jones also set program top-10 marks at the Fall Creek Pavilion in the 200m and 400m, respectively. Climbing The Charts Indiana State had a pair of sprinters move up the program ranks in its last meet, with Janiya Bowman and Trent Jones both cracking the top-10 charts at the Crossroads of America Invitational. Bowman became the first Sycamore to break the 24-second mark during indoor season since 1995, with her time of 23.98 ranking third in program history. It was the redshirt junior’s third different event with a program top-10 mark this season, as she also features among the best in school history in both the 300m and long jump. Jones ran an indoor career-best 400m time of 48.31, moving into 10th all-time. Jones also ranks among the best outdoor 400m times in program history with his 47.20 from last season. Career Day Indiana State sophomore high jumper Noah Gilmore recorded the best clearance of his young career at the Crossroads of America Invitational, getting over the bar at 2.05m (6-8.75) to take the top spot in the invite section of the event. Gilmore was an all-conference honoree during the 2025 outdoor season. The Robinson, Illinois, native ranks in the top five in the MVC and top 10 in the Great Lakes region in the event this season. Grip It And Rip It Indiana State freshman thrower Austin Grays registered his first career first-place finish as a member of the Blue and White, as the Avon, Indiana, native registered a career-best attempt of 17.66m (57-11.25) in the weight throw at the Crossroads of America Invitational. Grays won the open section of the weight throw with his mark, which also ranks in the top 10 in the MVC this season. Easy As 1, 2, 3 Indiana State swept the podium in the women’s 5000m at the Crossroads of America Invitational, as Brittney Burak paced the Blue and White with her time of 16:57.30. Peyton Smith and Hadley Gradolf followed behind with times of 17:29.74 and 17:31.83, respectively. Burak, Smith and Gradolf all rank in the top five of the MVC in the 5000m this season, with Burak also ranking in the top 10 in the conference in the 3000m. Topping The Conference Indiana State enters the weekend with nine first-place marks in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. Five of the Sycamores’ conference-leading marks are on the track, with four coming in field events. The Sycamores’ sprints, distance, jumps and throws groups are represented among the MVC leaders. Indiana State’s conference-leading marks come from: Casey Hood Jr. – 60m (6.61) Reneisha Andrews – 60m (7.40) Janiya Bowman – 200m (23.98) Nick Burns, Xavier Wills, Caden Ememert, Emerson Fayman – distance medley relay (10:07.30) Gnister Grant, Lilly Gilbertson, Halle Miller, Eve Schurr – distance medley relay (12:13.55) Jaden Smith – triple jump (15.11m/49-7) Jahnel Bowman – triple jump (12.80m/42-0) Aliseonna Garnett – shot put (15.48m/50-9.5), weight throw (18.77m/61-7) Indiana State enters the weekend ranked first on the women’s side and second on the men’s side in the MVC in the USTFCCCA Conference Rankings. High Marks Indiana State found itself in the top 10 in the Great Lakes region on both the men’s and women’s side in the first set of USTFCCCA Region Rankings. The Sycamores enter the weekend ranked fifth on the men’s side and eighth on the women’s side in the Great Lakes region, and are the only school outside of the Big Ten to rank in the top eight on both sides in the Great Lakes region. Indiana State features 25 marks which rank in the top 10 in the Great Lakes region this season. Of those 25 top-10 regional marks, 12 rank in the top five of the Great Lakes Region, consisting of schools from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Indiana State’s top-five region marks come from: Casey Hood Jr. – 60m (second, 6.61) Reneisha Andrews – 60m (third, 7.40) Janiya Bowman – 200m (fourth, 23.98), long jump (fourth, 5.99m/19-8) Nick Burns, Xavier Wills, Caden Ememert, Emerson Fayman – distance medley relay (third, 10:07.30) Gnister Grant, Lilly Gilbertson, Halle Miller, Eve Schurr – distance medley relay (fourth, 12:13.55) Jaden Smith – triple jump (first, 15.11m/49-7) Aaron Massiah – triple jump (third, 14.83m/48-7.75) Jahnel Bowman – triple jump (first, 12.80m/42-0) Ellie Irwin – pentathlon (fourth, 3492 – track conversion from 3471) Jake Ottersbach – heptathlon (fourth, 4960 – track conversion from 4936) Ty Newsom – heptathlon (fifth, 4763 – track conversion from 4739) In The National Spotlight Indiana State has sent athletes to the NCAA Indoor National Championships in each of the last three seasons, and the Sycamores will look to continue that trend in 2026. The Sycamores enter the weekend with seven top-50 national marks this season, including one which ranks inside the top 16. The Trees are also ranked inside the top 100 nationally on the men’s side this season. Indiana State’s top-50 national rankings come from: Casey Hood Jr. – 60m (14th, 6.61) Nick Burns, Xavier Wills, Caden Ememert, Emerson Fayman – distance medley relay (27th, 10:07.30) Gnister Grant, Lilly Gilbertson, Halle Miller, Eve Schurr – distance medley relay (28th, 12:13.55) Jahnel Bowman – triple jump (36th, 12.80m/42-0) Sloan Cox – shot put (43rd, 18.00m/59-0.75) Aliseonna Garnett – shot put (48th, 15.48m/50-9.5) Jake Ottersbach – heptathlon (45th, 4960 – track conversion from 4936) Up Next Indiana State travels back to the site of the MVC Indoor Championships for the Fairgrounds Invitational February 6-7 at Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis. ========== INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SYCAMORES COMPLETE SEASON SWEEP OF VALPO BEHIND BALANCED ATTACK VALPARAISO, Ind. – Kennedy Claybrooks finished two rebounds and two assists shy of a triple-double Thursday afternoon, leading Indiana State to a 77-63 win over Valparaiso inside the Athletics-Recreation Center. Claybrooks tallied team-leading totals of 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, with four of Indiana State’s five starters scoring in double-figures. Amerie Flowers added 14, Da’Naria Washington finished with 11 and Samiyah Briggs chipped in 10. Indiana State led wire-to-wire and took control early with a 15-4 run to start the game. The Sycamores built a double-digit lead in the first half behind 10 points in the opening 20 minutes from Claybrooks. Indiana State further extended its advantage with a 20-2 run to end the second and start the third quarter, mainly scoring inside to push its lead to 53-31. Valpo clawed its way back and pulled within nine late in the fourth quarter, but the Sycamores’ work in the first three quarters propelled the Blue and White to its first road conference win of the season. First Half Baskets from Claybrooks and Flowers opened the game, with Claybrooks tacking on a three-ball to give the Trees a 9-2 lead just over three minutes in. Flowers and Clemisha Prackett added baskets down low to make it 15-4 midway through the opening frame. Indiana State went cold in the last five minutes of the first, but Jayci Allen knocked down a three inside the final minute as the Sycamores maintained an 18-13 advantage after 10 minutes of play. Claybrooks nailed an early second quarter jumper, with Tierney Kelsey hitting from deep as the Trees kept their foot on the gas pedal. The Sycamores’ lead went back into double-digits with a layup from Camariyana Tavares and another three-ball from Allen, with Kelsey adding another basket of her own to make it 30-18 midway through. Valparaiso pulled within four late in the quarter, but Indiana State closed with a 7-0 run capped by a backdoor layup from Washington to lead 40-29 at the intermission. Second Half Back-to-back baskets from Flowers kickstarted a 13-2 run for the Blue and White to begin the third quarter. Washington hit a corner trey, while Claybrooks and Prackett added paint points as the Sycamores extended their lead to 53-31. Valparaiso countered with an 11-0 run, but late baskets from Claybrooks and Flowers had Indiana State ahead 57-42 through three quarters. Flowers continued her assault on the paint with a pair of early fourth quarter baskets, and Washington added another layup to make it 65-49. Tavares hit a layup to give the Sycamores the coveted six-seven on Kids Day in Valparaiso, before the home side made a run to cut the Trees’ lead to nine. Briggs and Washington tacked on layups inside the last two minutes, while Allen got a friendly roll on a trey inside the final minute as Indiana State closed out a 77-63 victory over Valparaiso on the road. News and Notes Indiana State made its presence felt in the paint, as the Sycamores had a 40-22 advantage in paint points. The Sycamores’ 40 paint points were their most in a conference game this season. Indiana State improved to 8-2 in road games against Valparaiso this season. Indiana State tallied double-digit second chance points for the fifth straight game, finishing with 14 second chance points in Thursday’s game. Indiana State improved to 3-0 against the fellow in-state MVC schools this season with Thursday’s win, with the Sycamores scoring at least 77 points in each of those games. Indiana State led wire-to-wire for the second time in the last four games, with Thursday’s game tied for only the first 15 seconds of the contest. Indiana State dished out 20 assists in Thursday’s win, the Sycamores’ most against a Division I opponent this season. The Trees had a 2:1 assist-turnover ratio, finishing with just 10 turnovers in the win. Valparaiso shot 30.6 percent from the floor in Thursday’s game (19-for-62), the lowest by an MVC opponent this season against the Sycamores. Indiana State has held four of its last five opponents below 40 percent from the field. Kennedy Claybrooks flirted with a triple-double for the second time in the last four games, leading Indiana State with 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Amerie Flowers’ 14 points were her most against an MVC opponent this season, while her seven made field goals were her most in a Sycamore uniform. Da’Naria Washington scored in double-figures for the third time in the last four games and is averaging 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in that span. Samiyah Briggs scored in double-figures for the second straight game after having just 14 total points in the Sycamores’ three prior games. Up Next Indiana State closes its two-game road trip with a journey down US-41, as the Sycamores face Evansville Sunday at 4 p.m. ========== PURDUE FT. WAYNE GOLF WOMEN THIRD, MEN FIFTH IN #HLGOLF PRESEASON POLLS INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s and women’s golf teams were selected in the top half of their respective Horizon League Preseason Polls on Thursday (Jan. 29). The men were picked fifth in the 10-team poll and the women were picked third of seven. The Mastodon men were picked fifth after averaging a four-player team score of 292.4 in the fall portion of the season. The most common lineup of the fall season of Julian Dugan, Brock Reschly, Nick Holder, AJ Agnew and Justin Hicks all averaged between 73 and 74.5 strokes per round. The fall season was highlighted by a third-place finish at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational, which saw eight of the 10 Horizon League teams compete. The women are coming off their best league finish in program history, a third-place finish at the 2025 championship. The Mastodons finished in the top-five of all five events in the fall season. Emily Gottman, Lillian Gottman, Louise Ekesall and Hunar Mittal played in all 11 rounds of the fall, averaging between 78 and 80 strokes per round. The fall featured a runner-up finish at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational, second only to Youngstown State, who is the preseason favorite in the league. 2026 Under Armour Men’s #HLGOLF Preseason Poll Pl. Team – Pts. (First-place votes) 1. Wright State (6) – 92 2. Oakland (3) – 87 3. Green Bay (1) – 82 4. Cleveland State – 67 T5. IU Indianapolis – 54 T5. Purdue Fort Wayne – 54 7. Robert Morris – 48 8. Youngstown State – 35 9. Northern Kentucky – 16 10. Detroit Mercy – 15 2026 Under Armour Women’s #HLGOLF Preseason Poll Pl. Team – Pts. (First-place votes) 1. Youngstown State (5) – 47 2. Oakland (2) – 43 3. Purdue Fort Wayne – 35 4. Green Bay – 26 T5. IU Indianapolis – 18 T5. Northern Kentucky – 18 7. Detroit Mercy – 9 ============ PURDUE FT. WAYNE TRACK TRACK & FIELD TRAVELS TO NOTRE DAME AND SAGINAW VALLEY STATE FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne track and field program will divide and conquer two meets this weekend. The Mastodons will return to Notre Dame to compete in the Meyo Invitational (Jan. 30-31) and also take on Saginaw Valley State’s Jet’s Pizza Invitational (Jan. 30-31).Meyo InvitationalWhen: January 30-31Where: South Bend, Ind. | Loftus Sports CenterSchedule: LinkLive Results: Link Teams Entered: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Bradley, Central Michigan, Charleston, DePaul, Detroit Mercy, Eastern Michigan, Goshen, Grand Valley State, Hope, Illinois-Chicago, Indiana, Iowa, IU Indianapolis, Kansas City, Kent State, Loras, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Michigan State, Milwaukee, Minnesota, North Central, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Saginaw Valley State, Siena Heights, Spring Arbor, Toledo, Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Western Michigan and Wisconsin Women’s Entrees: Kynzlei Bassett (3000m), Francesca Carlo (WT), Emery Carrico (SP), Ava Genovese (Mile, 3000m), Tiara Gray (60m), McKayla Henry (WT), Haylee Hile (3000m), Bella Hodges (800m), Lillian Hurd (400m, 4x400m), Lena James (200m, 4x400m), Harmony Johnson (60m, 200m), Amelie Mach (600m, 60mH, 4x400m), Madeline McClerren (200m, 400m, 4x400m), Kaylee Rogaczewski (LJ, TJ), Sanayah Ruffin (400m, 4x400m), Ali Sparks (SP, WT), Riley Tate (3000m), Aniya Young (60m, 200m), Ellie Zagel (SP) Men’s Entrees:Josiah Bird (SP, WT), Tyler Bowman (SP), Ashton Brann (200m, 4x400m), Hunter Crew (WT), Sam Dunnett (Mile), Ambrose English (400m, 4x400m), Boden Genovese (Mile), Dalyn Givens (PV), Aaron Hoffer (600m, 4x400m), Owen Kaufman (WT), Braydn Livingston (800m), Brevin Miller (SP), Noah Morris (60m, 200m, 4x400m), Andrew Roman (PV), Joshua Roper (800m), Sawyer Ruminer (PV), Reagan Shaver (400m, 4x400m), Jaylin Springer (60m), Kaleb Tucker (60m, 60mH) Jet’s Pizza Invitational When: January 30-31 Where: University Center, Mich. | SVSU Fieldhouse Schedule: Link Women’s Entrees: Aubrey Haas (Pent), Ava McAlexander (Pent), Scout Warner (HJ), Martia Williams (TJ) Men’s Entrees: Michael Drohosky (HJ), Tyler Hess (Hep), Luca Merita (Hep) Men’s Last Time Out Purdue Fort Wayne split up to take on the Indianapolis Fairgrounds’ Crossroads of America meet (Jan. 23) and the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24). Freshman Kaleb Tucker broke the 60 meter hurdles school record in Indy, running a 8.04. Sam Dunnett shined in South Bend, breaking both the mile (4:04.76) and 3000 meters (8:19.26) school records. The fifth year’s 3000 meters time won the event. Josiah Bird broke his second school record of the season, this time with a 17.18 meter weight throw mark. Women’s Last Time Out The Mastodons split up to take on the Indianapolis Fairgrounds’ Crossroads of America meet (Jan. 23) and the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24). Lillian Hurd ran her second school record time of the season, breaking the 200 meter dash mark with a 24.56 time. ‘Dons of the Week The ‘Dons earned their first Horizon League Runner of the Week award on January 27, Sam Dunnett and Lillian Hurd swept both the men’s and women’s runner of the week selections. Dunnett broke two school records at the Notre Dame Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 24). The Australian native started with breaking the previous mile time by five seconds, finishing the event in 4:04.76. The fifth year then went on to break the 3000 meters record, entering a new time of 8:19.26 when he won the event. Hurd broke her second school record of the season, this time at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds’ Crossroads of America with a 24.56 second 200 meter dash. The sophomore previously broke the 300 meter dash time at the Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5). The Ohio native also led the ‘Dons in the 60 meter dash preliminary round, finishing with a time of 7.82. #HLTF Indoor Preseason Polls The Mastodon women’s team earned 76 points in the polls, behind Youngstown State (98) and Milwaukee (90). The Penguins took eight first place votes, leaving two for the Panthers. The Mastodon men tallied 42 points in the polls. Youngstown State (63) and Milwaukee (57) owned the top of the men’s preseason polls as well, the Penguins took seven of the eight first place votes. Broken Record Tracker Men – Kaleb Tucker at Crossroads of America (Jan. 23): 60 meter hurdles – 8.04 – Reagan Shaver at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 500 meters – 1:03.47 – Braydn Livingston at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 1000 meters – 2:32.07 – Sam Dunnett at Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24): Mile – 4:04.76 – Sam Dunnett at Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24): 3000 meters – 8:19.26 – Josiah Bird at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): Shot Put – 15.91 meters – Josiah Bird at Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 24): Weight Throw – 17.18 meters Women – Lillian Hurd at Crossroads of America (Jan. 23): 200 meters – 24.56 – Lillian Hurd at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 300 meters – 39.32 – Sanayah Ruffin at Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5): 500 meters 1:15.83 – Riley Tate at Mastodon Invitational (Jan. 17): 1000 meters – 3:00.70 Up Next The Mastodons will travel to Trine on February 6 for the Mrs. G Invitational. =========== EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUNNER RECORDS FIRST TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY AGAINST BELMONT EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball saw a historic performance on Thursday night in Meeks Family Fieldhouse, as Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) recorded the first triple-double in program history with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. However, the Aces fell just short, dropping a 79-73 decision to Belmont in overtime. Georgia Cox (Ballarat, Australia/Eastern Illinois) also had a career night, scoring a career-high 23 points and knocking down 3-for-4 shots from three-point range. Cox also added a career-best four assists while playing 34 minutes, another career-high. Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes of action, while Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) matched a career-high with 11 rebounds. Both teams started slow offensively, as the game went into the first media timeout tied at 2-2. However, the Aces were able to build a lead on back-to-back three-pointers by Georgia Ferguson (Waterloo, Ontario/Cairine Wilson Secondary School) and Huber before Snyder capped the quarter with a triple, giving the Aces a 13-5 advantage. Belmont stormed back to begin the second quarter, using a quick 8-0 run to tie things up at 13. Both teams traded baskets for the remainder of the period, with Belmont jumping in front late in the quarter to take a 31-26 at halftime. Just as Belmont started the second quarter on a run, Evansville began the third quarter the same way, scoring the first six points to regain the lead. Once again, both sides traded blows throughout the quarter, with a three by Runner putting the Aces on top 44-41 going into the fourth. The game remained tight in the fourth quarter, with a pair of free throws by Runner tying the score at 49 with 5:30 remaining. At the 4:14 mark, BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) converted a clutch and-1, followed by another and-1 by Runner a minute later to put the Aces up two. Huber was able to stretch the lead to five on a triple, but Belmont stormed back at the end of regulation, using a free throw with 21 seconds left to tie things at 59 and force overtime. Going to overtime for the first time this season, Evansville continued to battle the league-leading Bruins, tying the score at 66 with 2:26 on a layup by Jelena Savic (Melbourne, Australia/Kurunjang Secondary College). However, the Bruins took control from there, outscoring the Aces 13-7 in the final minutes to escape with a win. Evansville remains home on Sunday, hosting Indiana State at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 3 PM. =========== SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL USI SHUT DOWN BY LINDENWOOD EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball was shut down by Lindenwood University, 73-60, Thursday evening at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles go to 5-16 overall and 2-9 in the OVC, while the Lions are 13-9, 7-4 OVC. USI and Lindenwood traded the lead nine times and were tied twice in the first 10 minutes before the Lions pushed out to a five-point lead, 21-16, with 7:50 before halftime. The Eagles began a 5-0 run to tie the game at 21-21 with 6:21 remaining in the first half on a bucket by senior forward Ola Ajiboye and an old-fashioned three-point play by junior guard Sheridan Sharp. The Lion broke the third tie of the contest with an 11-0 run to post a 32-21 lead with 2:52 on the clock. USI would rally with six straight points to cut the deficit to 32-27 before Lindenwood closed out the half with four points and a 36-27 lead. USI junior guard/forward Amaree Brown reached double-digits before the intermission to lead the Eagles with 11 points. The second half began with Lindenwood extending its first half lead to 12 points, 41-29, in the first 90 seconds. USI cut the gap to six points (45-39), but Lindenwood, however, pushed the margin back to 11 points, 53-42, with 12:10 to play. USI would go on to trail by as many as 20 points before Lindenwood closed out the 73-60 final. In the scoring column, Brown would finish the contest with 22 points, while senior guard Cardell Bailey concluded the game with 10 points. Next Up For USI: USI concludes the four-game homestand with its 2026 Homecoming game against SIU Edwardsville Saturday. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. SIUE is 13-9 overall and 6-5 OVC after falling 67-65 at Morehead State Thursday night. The Cougars had won their last three before tonight’s loss. USI leads the all-time series with SIUE, 46-26 overall and a 24-8 in conference games (GLVC & OVC). SIUE has won five of the last eight since USI moved into the OVC in 2022-23. The Cougars won the first meeting of the season on New Year’s Day, 59-55, in Edwardsville, Illinois. =========== SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EAGLES COME UP SHORT IN BATTLE TO THE FINAL BUZZER AGAINST THE LIONS EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball went back and forth against Lindenwood University on Thursday night at Liberty Arena, but the Screaming Eagles were edged out, 69-67, by the Lions in a contest that went until the final buzzer. USI Women’s Basketball (14-6, 8-3 OVC) was led on Thursday night by senior guard Ali Saunders, who turned in her second-best career total with 30 points on 8-19 shooting with five three-pointers. Saunders played all 40 minutes and dished out five assists. Junior forward Chloe Gannon posted her fifth straight game in double figures with 17 points while also grabbing six rebounds. Junior forward Amiyah Buchanan had eight points while hauling in a team-high 11 rebounds for the second game in a row. As a team, USI shot for 44 percent (22-50) overall with six three-pointers and went for nearly 74 percent (17-23) at the free-throw line. The Screaming Eagles were plus-five on the glass, 38-33. Lindenwood (16-6, 8-3 OVC) had three players score 15 or more in the contest. The Lions shot the ball for just over 39 percent (24-61) from the floor and almost 42 percent from three-point range (13-31). Lindenwood went 8-13 for 61.5 percent at the foul stripe. USI came out of the gates with a 5-0 advantage, thanks to a three-pointer by junior guard Shannon Blacher and a layup by Gannon. Then a stretch of three consecutive made triples by Lindenwood helped the Lions take a 9-8 lead through the halfway point of the opening quarter. Lindenwood continued its hot shooting from beyond the arc, totaling five three-point field goals in the first quarter to take an 18-13 lead through the first 10 minutes of action. The three-point shootout continued into the second quarter. About three and a half minutes into the second, Saunders drained a trey to bring USI within two, 21-19, but Lindenwood answered with a three of its own. After the Lions connected on another three to grab a 29-21 lead with 4:33 left in the first half, Saunders converted at the foul line, and Buchanan scored in the post to make it a four-point game by the two-minute mark. Lindenwood knocked down its ninth first-half three with 30 seconds left in the first half, but Saunders equalized with a three of her own right before the halftime horn to keep the Eagles within three, 34-31, at the intermission. Saunders tallied 17 first-half points for the Screaming Eagles. The Lions had a quick start to the second half and claimed a 39-31 lead a minute into the third quarter. A couple of minutes later, back-to-back inside looks from Gannon cut the deficit in half, 43-39. Saunders continued her strong outing and reached the 20-point threshold with a basket to tie the game at 43 with 3:39 remaining in the third period. After Lindenwood went back ahead by five later in the quarter, a three-point play by junior guard Sophia Loden in the final 30 seconds of the third period brought USI within two, 48-46, going to the fourth frame. Lindenwood built another five-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but Gannon scored twice to keep USI within one possession. Later in the fourth, Gannon converted down low to give the Screaming Eagles a 56-55 lead just past the six-minute mark. The two sides exchanged baskets before a Saunders triple pushed USI ahead, 61-58, with four minutes to play. Once again, the two teams exchanged blows before a three-pointer by Lindenwood with a minute left propelled the Lions back ahead by one, 65-64. Despite a last effort by the Screaming Eagles, Lindenwood held on at the final buzzer. Following Thursday’s results around the Ohio Valley Conference, USI is tied for second place in the conference standings alongside Lindenwood and Morehead State University with an 8-3 conference record, as Western Illinois University moved into sole possession of first place with a 9-2 mark in OVC play. The Screaming Eagles look to snap a two-game skid and conclude the homestand at Liberty Arena on Saturday at 5 p.m. against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM. 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. Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office. =========== SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL USI SOFTBALL PROJECTED FIFTH IN THE OVC EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball is projected to finish fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2026. The preseason predicted order of finish was voted upon by the league’s head coaches and communication directors. USI heads into its fourth season in the Ohio Valley Conference and first as a full-fledged NCAA Division-I member in 2026. After completing the reclassification process, USI is now eligible to compete for an NCAA Championship postseason berth. The Screaming Eagles won 17 games overall and finished fourth in the OVC last season to earn a third consecutive OVC Tournament berth. The 10-team OVC will feature a schedule with each team playing each other in one three-game series for a 27-game conference schedule from March 7 through May 3. The conference’s season concludes with the 2026 OVC Softball Championship Tournament, which returns to Louisville Slugger Sports Complex and OSF Healthcare Field in Peoria, Illinois, for the third consecutive season on May 6-9. Southeast Missouri State University was predicted first in the OVC preseason poll with 148 points and eight first-place votes. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the 2025 runner-up in the OVC, came in second with 139 points and received eight first-place votes. Reigning OVC champion Eastern Illinois University was selected third with 138 points and three first-place votes. Lindenwood University was picked fourth with 108 points. USI was slotted fifth with 107 points and received a first-place vote. Tennessee Tech University (75) and Tennessee State University (68) were selected sixth and seventh, respectively. The University of Tennessee at Martin (55), Western Illinois University (41), and Morehead State University (21) rounded out the preseason poll. As part of the OVC’s preseason announcement, junior infielder Sydney Long and junior outfielder Kate Satkoski represented USI on the 2026 OVC Softball Preseason Players to Watch List. Long was one of three players to start all 42 games for the Screaming Eagles. Long ranked second on the team with a .309 batting average, 17 runs, and 18 RBIs. The infielder also slugged .455 toward an .835 OPS. Long totaled 38 hits in 123 at-bats, including six doubles, three triples, and two home runs. Long posted 12 multi-hit games, had five games with multiple RBIs, and defensively, helped turn five double plays. The Haubstadt native finished last season earning OVC All-Tournament honors for the second consecutive season. Satkoski made 36 starts in 40 games played last season. The outfielder batted .233 with 21 hits in 90 at-bats while scoring nine runs. Satkoski totaled nine extra-base hits with four doubles, three triples, and two home runs. Satkoski also collected 16 RBIs and swiped two bases. In 2025, Satkoski posted five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games. Senior outfielder Caroline Stapleton, sophomore pitcher Kylie Witthaus, and sophomore catcher/infielder Jordan Mackey were also highlighted in the OVC’s preseason announcement as USI’s three returning all-conference players. Stapleton is coming off back-to-back All-OVC Second Team selections. In 2025, Stapleton led USI with a .367 batting average, 44 hits, and 19 runs scored. Stapleton also swiped a team-high eight stolen bases and tied for second on USI with 11 walks. The outfielder’s batting average ranked inside the top 10 in the OVC. Starting all 39 games this season, Stapleton had a team-best 12 multi-hit games. Witthaus had a stellar freshman campaign in 2025, hitting her stride during OVC play. Overall, Witthaus (6-7) led Southern Indiana with a 2.91 ERA. The left-hander totaled 52 strikeouts in 89 innings pitched and held opponents to a .263 batting average. Witthaus had nine complete games with three shutouts, making 15 starts and 19 total appearances. Witthaus ranked top 10 in the OVC in ERA, fewest runs allowed, complete games, shutouts, and opposing batting average. During the OVC season, Witthaus turned in a stretch of seven consecutive quality starts. Mackey played in 34 games as a freshman in 2025. Mackey was second on the team with a .295 batting average but paced the squad with four home runs and 24 RBIs. The freshman also led USI with nine doubles and a .864 OPS (.534 slugging percentage, .330 on-base percentage). Mackey totaled eight multi-hit games during the season. The Evansville native also had seven games with multiple RBIs. USI opens its 2026 season February 7-8 at the Alabama State Stinger Classic. Following a month of non-conference games, the Screaming Eagles will begin its OVC slate and open its home schedule March 7-8 against Tennessee State University at USI Softball Field. 2026 OVC Softball Predicted Order of Finish 1. Southeast Missouri (8) – 148 2. SIUE (8) – 139 3. Eastern Illinois (3) – 138 4. Lindenwood – 108 5. Southern Indiana (1) – 107 6. Tennessee Tech – 75 7. Tennessee State – 68 8. UT Martin – 55 9. Western Illinois – 41 10. Morehead State – 21 Returning All-OVC Morgan Hance, OF, Eastern Illinois Karlie McKenzie, P, Eastern Illinois Tori Hatton, IF, Lindenwood Nicole Henson, OF, Lindenwood Avery Wapp, P, Lindenwood Maddy Christopher, OF, Morehead State Sela Pickford, IF, Morehead State Brooklyn Saysoff, IF, Southeast Missouri Madison Winkler, OF, Southeast Missouri Avery Arwood, P, SIUE Jordan Mackey, C/IF, Southern Indiana Caroline Stapleton, OF, Southern Indiana Kylie Witthaus, P, Southern Indiana Hailey Hunt, OF, Tennessee State Payton Brown, IF/UT, Western Illinois OVC Preseason Players to Watch List Abi Hatton, UT, Eastern Illinois Bryana French, P, Eastern Illinois Ryleigh Owens, P, Lindenwood Sydney Farmer, C/3B, Morehead State Rylie Burney, P, Morehead State Maddie Carney, P, Southeast Missouri Aubrie Shore, IF, Southeast Missouri Kaylin Fahy, OF, SIUE Raegan Duncan, IF, SIUE Sydney Long, 2B, Southern Indiana Kate Satkoski, OF, Southern Indiana Jace Jackson, MI, Tennessee State Kailyn Jean-Baptiste, IF, Tennessee State Emily York, P, Tennessee Tech Olivia Evans, OF, Tennessee Tech Avary Makarewicz, C, UT Martin Dylan Scott, UT, UT Martin Lillie Wools, P/UT, Western Illinois Sophia Sanchez, 2B, Western Illinois =========== VALPO BASEBALL FIVE BASEBALL BEACONS NAMED MVC PLAYERS TO WATCH Five members of the Valparaiso University baseball program were tabbed Players to Watch by the Missouri Valley Conference as the league released its preseason information on Thursday. Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Spencer Boynton (Tampa, Fla. / Seffner Christian), redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Adam Guazzo (Huntley, Ill. / Huntley), redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Connor Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville), redshirt senior catcher Eli Riley (Zanesville, Ind. / Norwell) and redshirt sophomore infielder Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) all earned the preseason recognition. Boynton made 13 appearances, all as part of the team’s weekend rotation, and struck out 32 batters in 2025. Guazzo made 17 relief appearances, logging 22 1/3 innings while recording 20 strikeouts and a 4.43 ERA. Lockwood led the Missouri Valley Conference in strikeouts (80) and innings pitched (95 2/3) last season en route to All-MVC Honorable Mention status. Riley, the only Valpo newcomer featured, played in 192 games over four seasons at Saint Francis [Ind.]), totaling 22 home runs, 100 RBIs and 148 hits while posting a career .289 batting average. Sullivan finished his first season with the Beacons on a high note, closing the 2025 campaign by earning the Brooks Wallace Award National Shortstop of the Week for the final week of the season, during which he hit .500, reached at a .526 clip and slugged 1.125, helping Valpo to wins over Southern Illinois. He batted .257 for the season while starting all 50 games. The Beacons begin the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13 at Gardner-Webb. ========== VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEACONS BATTLE INDIANA STATE ON KIDS DAY Playing in front of 500 enthusiastic fifth-graders from Valparaiso Community Schools Thursday in the second annual Kids Day game at the ARC, the Valpo women’s basketball team battled visiting Indiana State before falling to the Sycamores, 77-63. Three Beacons finished in double figures in the scoring column, led by 19 points from Milana Nenadic (Kitchener, Ontario/Cameron Heights [Idaho State/Maine]). How It Happened The Beacons got off to a slow start Thursday, as they trailed 15-4 halfway through the opening quarter. Valpo bounced back with a 9-0 run over a three-minute stretch to eliminate much of the deficit, with Nenadic contributing six points during that spurt. The Beacons were within 18-13 at the end of the first period. Indiana State scored eight points in three possessions to push its lead out to 12 points with 6:28 to play in the second quarter. Valpo responded with an 11-3 run over the course of three and a half minutes — a run which included triples from Mor Shabtai (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet), Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) and Nenadic, the last of which brought the Beacons with 33-29 with 1:37 to play in the half. The Sycamores scored seven points over their last three possessions to take a 40-29 lead into halftime. Indiana State extended its lead to begin the third quarter, opening with a 13-2 run over the first six minutes of the half to push its lead to its apex at 22. Valpo immediately battled back out of a timeout, going on an 11-0 run — including six points from von Schlegell — to erase half the deficit and move within 11 with 1:55 to play in the period. The Sycamores led 57-42 with 10 minutes to play. Indiana State’s lead remained near that 15-point mark for much of the fourth quarter. Valpo made a late push, getting to within 68-57 with 3:51 to play on a triple by Mikayla Huffine (Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran [Quincy/Iowa Western C.C.]) and shrinking its deficit to single digits for the first time in the second half when Kayla Sullivan (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North [State Fair C.C.]) hit two free throws to make it 70-61 with 1:55 to play, but the Beacons were unable to get any closer. Inside the Game Nenadic paced the Beacons for the fourth straight game in the scoring department as she scored a game-high 19 points. The redshirt junior also recorded her first career double-double, pacing all players with a career-best 12 rebounds. Outside of Leah Earnest — who had five such games in the Valpo uniform — Nenadic is the first Valpo player with at least 19 points and 12 boards in a game since Dani Franklin finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds at Wright State in February of 2017. von Schlegell finished the afternoon with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. The Valley’s third-leading freshman scorer and the MVC’s leader in triples by a freshman, von Schlegell hit the 15-point mark for the eighth time this year and hit at least three triples for the eighth time as well. Sullivan rounded out the trio of Beacons in double figures with 12 points, her second-highest scoring game of the season — notably, Sullivan’s highest-scoring game was also against the Sycamores. The junior also tied for game-high honors with a season-best three steals. Autumn Dibb (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) came off the bench to tie her season high with seven rebounds and four assists, while Kamryn Winch (Bonne Terre, Mo./North County [Maryville]) was 3-of-4 from the floor in a six-point, seven-rebound effort. The Beacons shot 30.6% from the floor and were 8-of-28 from 3-point range, while Indiana State hit at a 43.5% clip from the field and was 7-of-20 from deep. Valpo’s strong free throw shooting carried over from last game, as it finished 17-of-22 (77.3%) Thursday from the charity stripe. The 17 made free throws are the Beacons’ second-best total in MVC play, while they shot better than 75% from the foul line for the sixth time this year. Valpo narrowly missed winning the rebounding battle, as the Sycamores held a 44-42 advantage on the glass. The 42 rebounds are the Beacons’ most in Valley play this season, while they also tied their best mark in MVC action with 11 offensive boards. The Beacons finished with a positive assist/turnover ratio Thursday, notching 16 assists against just 12 turnovers. The 16 assists are the team’s third-highest total this year, while the 12 turnovers are tied for its second-lowest mark in that department. Post-Game Press Conference – Head coach Courtney Boyd, Allia von Schlegell, Autumn Dibb Next Up Valpo (0-21, 0-10 MVC) faces a quick turnaround — although not as quick as it would have been with a more typical Thursday game time — as it makes the short trip to the Windy City on Saturday to face UIC at 1 p.m. ============ UINDY WOMEN’S LAX WOMEN’S LACROSSE TABBED SECOND IN GLVC WOMEN’S LACROSSE PRESEASON POLL INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s lacrosse team was voted second in the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) women’s lacrosse preseason coaches’ poll, the league office announced on Thursday. The preseason poll is selected by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team. No. 2 Indianapolis Received one first-place vote and 43 total points. Ranked No. 5 in IWLCA DII Preseason Poll. Advanced to GLVC Championship game as No. 2 seed in 2025. Earned berth to NCAA Tournament for seventh-straight season and advanced to semifinals. Coached by Peyton Romig, who enters her third year after a 15-7 overall and 6-1 GLVC record last season. Return First Team IWLCA All-American and GLVC Midfielder of the Year, Olivia Bladon, along with Second Team selection Amanda Hurry and Third Team honoree Hollis Rang. Joined by Second Team All-GLVC recipients Sage Da Silva, Hadlee DeCampos, and Ava Graham and Third Team selections Emily Ghazel, Alexa Versaci, Maleena Michielin, and Jenna Hirvonen. PlaceSchoolPoints (1st-Place Votes)1.Maryville49 (7)2.Indianapolis43 (1)3.Rockhurst374.Missouri Western 315.Lewis186.McKendree17Quincy178.William Jewell12 ============ UINDY MEN’S LAX HOUNDS TABBED FOURTH IN GLVC PRESEASON POLL INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis men’s lacrosse team was selected fourth in the GLVC preseason poll the league announced Thursday No. 4 Indianapolis Received 13 total points. Ranked No. 20 in USA Lacrosse Magazine DII Preseason Poll. Earned No. 4 seed in GLVC Championship in 2025. Coached by Greg Stocks, who enters his 10th season after a 12-4 overall and 5-0 GLVC record in 2023. Return Honorable Mention USILA and First Team All-GLVC selections Alec Score, Tyler Bernarduci and AJ Preachuk. Joined by Second Team All-GLVC honorees Matt Pereira and Mitchell Carik, as well as Honorable Mention selections Keegan Laughlin and Jason Davide. The preseason poll is selected by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team. PlaceSchoolPoints (1st-Place Votes)1.Maryville25 (5)2.Lewis19 (1)Rockhurst194.Indianapolis135.Quincy96.William Jewell5 =========== IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL HOUNDS DEFEAT #16 MINERS IN HIGHEST RANKED WIN SINCE 2023 INDIANAPOLIS— The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team defeated the No. 16 Missouri S&T Miners 72-61 in The Nic on Thursday. Thurday night’s win is the highest-ranked win at The Nic since the Hounds knocked off 11th-ranked Missouri-St. Louis Tritons, 70-77, on Jan. 14, 2023. The duo of Shaun Arnold and Kelvin Amoako combined for a total of 40 points and 25 rebounds for the Greyhounds. Arnold recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 10-for-15 from the field. UIndy held Missouri S&T to 36.2% shooting on the night INS & OUTS The Hounds stunned the Miners with a nearly 16-minute 38-8 run that lasted them halfway through the second half, to come from behind after trailing Missouri S&T with just under five minutes to go in the first half. Arnold kick-started the Greyhound run with a driving layup to bring the Hounds within four, nearing the end of the first half. Nate Dudukovich turned up the pressure on the defensive end with a steal and an assist on an Amoako bucket to further cut into the Miners’ lead. The next trip down the court, Tyler Parrish found Amoako wide open under the basket for the slam to even the scoring. Arnold went on to nail two from the charity stripe to give his team the lead that would last until the final buzzer. Parrish opened the scoring after the break with his first three-pointer of the night, and the Hounds continued to control the contest, not allowing a Miner bucket for the first three minutes of the quarter. After hitting only one field goal in the first 11 minutes of the second quarter, Alex Benassi started the attempted comeback for S&T, who, after trailing by as many as 24 points, brought the game within eight with under two minutes remaining. Nate Dudukovich would answer a DJ Johnson three-pointer with his own bucket from deep to seal the win for Indianapolis. INSIDE THE BOX -The UIndy held its opponent to 36.2 percent from the field, their second-lowest outing of the season, behind their loss to McKendree, where the Miners shot for 31.1 percent. -Three Hounds recorded double-digit scoring: Arnold (23 pts), Amoako (17 pts), and Carmelo Harris (13 pts). -Arnold recorded his sixth double-double, and Amoako was just behind him, taking home his fifth double-double of the season. -Amoako shot from an .857 clip, going 6-for-7 on the night from the field. =========== IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HOUNDS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT IN GLVC PLAY INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s basketball team dropped its second straight game after Thursday night’s loss to Missouri S&T, 70-62. Once again Patricia Chikamba led the Greyhounds in scoring, the second consecutive game she’s done so, racking up 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, with all five of her made baskets from downtown. Graycie Poe found her buckets from inside the arc, going 4-for-11 from the field, good enough for 11 points, and a team-high three steals. Tonight’s contest was back-and-forth most of the way with 10 ties and seven lead changes across the 40 minutes of action. INS & OUTS In the box score this game was all but even in the box score through the first half, but the Hounds clung to a seven point lead in thanks to an 11-for-25 effort from the field with four threes, and holding the Miners to only one three in the first 20 minutes. Chikamba connected on three of those four triples for the Hounds, while Murray hit one late to give the Hounds their seven point lead headed to the break. The second half was a different story for the Hounds, with Missouri S&T starting the third on an 18-7 scoring run, and catching fire from the field with a .667 (8-12) effort from the field. The Miners early quarter run propelled them to a one point lead heading into the fourth. Unlike the third where the Miners found themselves with efficient shooting from the field, Missouri S&T got to the line 20 times in the fourth quarter, hitting 16 of those. Chikamba hit a three pointer with 2:57 left to cut the Miners’ lead to two, but an ensuing technical foul on Ruby Garner put the Miners back up four right away. Four points is the closest the Greyhounds would get over the final two minutes as Missouri S&T hit 12 free throws down the stretch to close the game out, and secure the eight point win over UIndy. INSIDE THE BOX – Halie Gilbert grabbed seven boards tonight, the fourth time this season she’s done so, and her most in a game since she had 11 against Rockhurst just three games ago. – Chikamba’s five three pointers are tied for the most made by a Greyhound in one game this season, tying Sapenter’s five she made in the team’s game against Walsh. – Poe tied her season-high in minutes played tonight with 38, matching the 38 minutes she played against Walsh earlier this season. MORE NOTES This is Missouri S&T’s first win over the Greyhounds since Feb. 25, 2023 when the Miners won 73-57. UP NEXT The Greyhounds return to Nicoson Hall on Saturday Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. for the team’s annual Pack The House game against Lincoln. ========== 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. ============ 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. =========== “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On January 30 in … 1883 – England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney cricket Test. 1888 – Harry Moses 297 not out for New South Wales against Victoria in cricket. 1889 – Victoria beats New South Wales after following on (New South Wales all out 63 needed 76). 1892 – Bobby Abel carries his bat for 132* for England in Sydney Cricket Ground Test. 1895 – C J Eady (Tasmania) becomes first Australian to score twin centuries (vs Victoria). 1895 – Tasmania beats Victoria for first F-C cricket victory in 41 years. 1915 – No 10 batsman F W Hyett scores century on debut, Victoria versus Tasmania. 1919 – Cincinnati Reds hires Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France with US Army. 1922 – Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian cricket win over New South Wales. 1924 – Bill Ponsford scores second 110 of the cricket game in Victoria win over New South Wales. 1928 – Donald Bradman scores 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) New South Wales versus Victoria. 1932 – Clarrie Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa first innings at Adelaide Oval. 1933 – Clarrie Grimmett takes 7-86 for South Africa in Queensland second inn, 13-135 for cricket match. 1934 – Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shields career age 51 years 298 days. 1936 – Fans asked to pick a new name for Boston Braves; they choose “The Bees” it doesn’t catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season. 1936 – Victoria need 442 to win against New South Wales, but lose, all out for 415. 1940 – Cor Jongert wins 6th Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race. 1948 – (to February 8) The V Olympic Winter Games are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. 1958 – Baseball announces players and coaches rather than fans pick all stars. 1959 – Australia 1-200 first day fourth Test versus England, Adelaide Oval. 1960 – Riot curtails third day’s play at Port-Of-Spain, West Indies versus England. 1960 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss. 1960 – US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins. 1961 – Lance Gibbs takes hat-trick (Mackay, Grout, Misson) at Adelaide. 1966 – Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:05.2). 1971 – Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, versus England. 1973 – 26th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers. 1976 – First-class debut of Dav Whatmore, in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1977 – Allan Border scores 36 in his first-class innings (New South Wales versus Queensland). 1977 – Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr as president of Baseball Hall of Fame. 1978 – Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1982 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners. 1983 – Super Bowl XVII at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California: Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17; Most Valuable Player: John Riggins, Running Back. 1983 – Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champion. 1983 – Pat Bradley wins LPGA Mazda of Deer Creek Golf Classic. 1988 – Hansie Cronje gets a pair in second first-class game (OFS versus N Tvl). 1989 – Last day of first class cricket for Dav Whatmore. 1989 – American Olympic medalist Bruce Kimball is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing two teenagers in a drunk driving accident. 1993 – 67th Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Monica Seles beat Graf (4-6, 6-3, 6-2). 1994 – 68th Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-0, 6-2). 1994 – 82nd Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (7-6, 6-4, 6-4). 1994 – Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76). 1994 – Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee’s world record of 431 Test wickets. 1994 – In American football’s Super Bowl XXVIII, the Dallas Cowboys hand the Buffalo Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13. Most Valuable Player: Emmitt Smith, Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys. 1998 – All-Star Florida Marlins’ catcher Darren Daulton retires. 2000 – The Saint Louis Rams win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1951, defeating the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. 2006 – The Chicago Cubs and Jerry Hairston Junior agree to a one-year, $2.3 million deal. 2007 – The New York Yankees agree to help establish baseball academies in China. 2010 – Serena Williams wins her fifth Australian Open tennis championship defeating Justine Henin 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in Melbourne. 2010 – American twins Bob and Mike Bryan win their fourth Australian Open men’s doubles tennis title, beating Canada’s Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3. 2016 – (to January 31) 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 Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa. Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque. Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal. 2021 – (to January 31) 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 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Acura DPi driven by Alexander Rossi, Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor, and Filipe Albuquerque. Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 6th overall is the Era Motorsport #18 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Paul Loup Chatin, Dwight Merriman, Kyle Tilley, and Ryan Dalziel. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor, Nicky Catsburg, and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 18th overall is the Riley Motorsports #14 Ligier JS P320 driven by Scott Andrews, Oliver Askew, Spencer Pigot, and Gar Robinson. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Winward Racing #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Philip Ellis, Indy Dontje, Maro Engel, and Russell Ward. 2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-1. 2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Islanders by score 4-3. 2022 – At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Boston Bruins by score 6-1. 2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Montreal Canadiens by score 6-3. 2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats San Jose Sharks by score 2-1. 2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3. 2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-2. Births of sports figures on January 30 1853 – Birth of Leland Hone; cricket player (England keeper 1879 without county experience). 1898 – Birth of Alfred Schläppi in Switzerland; four-man bobsled (Olympics-gold-1924). 1912 – Birth of Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz; discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1932). 1913 – Birth of Dicky Fuller; cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1935, 1, 0-12). 1929 – Birth of Hugh Tayfield; cricket player (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60). 1942 – Birth of Dave Brown; cricket player (Warwicks pace bowler, played 26X for England). 1943 – Birth of Davy Johnson; baseball manager (New York Mets). 1951 – Birth of Trevor Laughlin; cricket player (Australian all-rounder 1978-79). 1955 – Birth of Curtis Strange in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (1989 US Open). 1957 – Birth of William Payne Stewart in Springfield, Missouri, USA; PGA golfer (1983 Walt Disney). 1961 – Birth of Ranjit Madurasinghe; cricket player (three Tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92). 1966 – Birth of Danielle Goyette; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-1998). 1968 – Birth of Bob Nardella; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998). 1970 – Birth of Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff; soccer player (FC Utrecht, FC Groningen). 1970 – Birth of Hans Spark; soccer player (RKC). 1970 – Birth of Oleg Khmyl; NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-1998). 1970 – Birth of Scott Levins in Spokane, Washington, USA; NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators). 1971 – Birth of Brent Moss; WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals). 1971 – Birth of Chris Slade; NFL outside linebacker (New England Patriots). 1971 – Birth of Derek Allen; NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker (New York Giants, Rhein Fire). 1971 – Birth of Kevin Knox; WLAF receiver (Rhein Fire). 1971 – Birth of Kimo Von Oelhoffen; NFL defensive tackle (Cincinnati Bengals). 1971 – Birth of Milko Pieren; Dutch soccer player (Sparta). 1971 – Birth of Quentin Neujahr; NFL center (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns). 1971 – Birth of Takeshi Yamanaka; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998). 1971 – Birth of Trent Klatt in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA; NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers). 1972 – Birth of Burt Thornton; Canadian Football League receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats). 1972 – Birth of Chris Simon in Wawa, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche). 1972 – Birth of Jill McGill in Denver, Colorado, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-second). 1973 – Birth of Brad Yamaoka; Canadian Football League running back (BC Lions). 1973 – Birth of Jalen Rose; NBA guard (Indiana Pacers). 1973 – Birth of Jimmy Oliver; NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers). 1973 – Birth of Sharone Wright; NBA center/forward (Toronto Raptors). 1974 – Birth of Martina Jerant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; basketball center (Olympics-1996). 1974 – Birth of Robert Rollins; cricket player (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman). 1976 – Birth of Florian Keller in Munchen, Germany; hockey player (Team Germany, Rosenheim). 1978 – Birth of Lnd Girchoukevitch; NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics-1998). 1979 – Birth of Karen Smith; Australian field hockey midfielder/halfback (Olympics-1996). 1981 – Birth of Dimitar Berbatov; Bulgarian national football team captain and Tottenham Hotspur player. Deaths of sports figures on January 30 1897 – John Cottam, cricket player (Test for Australia 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies. 1948 – Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/general manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies. 1963 – P F “Plum” Warner, cricket player (England manager during Bodyline tour), dies. 1965 – Vic Jackson, cricket player (New South Wales/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car. 1974 – Bill Whitty, cricket player (37 wickets versus South Africa 1910-11 series), dies. 1976 – Percy Tyson “Plum” Lewis, cricket player (pair in only Test for South Africa), dies. 1995 – George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at age 84. On January 31 in … 1901 – Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montréal Shamrocks in two for the Stanley Cup of hockey. 1920 – Joe Malone of the Québec Bulldogs sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game against Toronto Saint Patricks. 1927 – National League President John Heydler rules Roger Hornsby can not hold stock in the Saint Louis Cardinals and play for the New York Giants. 1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1952 – Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1953 – New York, Cleveland and Boston retaliate against Bill Veeck, forcing the Cleveland Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues. 1959 – Joe Cronin signs seven-year pact to become head of American League. 1961 – Kanhai completes twin tons (117 and 115) versus Australia at Adelaide. 1965 – Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1968 – Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 versus India in his last Test for ten years. 1971 – Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey and Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1971 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn. 1971 – US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich. 1974 – McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres for US$12 million. 1975 – UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship. 1976 – Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308. 1977 – Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1981 – Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39). 1982 – 12th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 16-13. 1982 – 32nd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 120-118 at New Jersey. 1982 – Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14:26.59). 1982 – Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek. 1982 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton. 1984 – 36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at New Jersey. 1988 – Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego; Most Valuable Player: quarterback Doug Williams. 1990 – Jushin “Thunder” Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ. 1990 – The first ever all-sports daily The National begins publishing. 1991 – Denver Nuggets’ Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double. 1992 – Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires. 1993 – 81st Australian Men’s Tennis: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5). 1993 – In Pasadena, California, the NFL’s Super Bowl XXVII is played. The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls as they are defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 52-17. Most Valuable Player: Troy Aikman, quarterback of Dallas. Michael Jackson performs at the halftime show. 1998 – 72nd Australian Women’s Tennis: Martina Hingis beats C Martinez (6-3 6-3). 1999 – NFL Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: John Elway, quarterback for the Denver Broncos. 2003 – The Chicago White Sox announces Comiskey Park will now be known as U.S. Cellular Field, in exchange for US$68 million in a 23-year deal with the wireless service provider. 2009 – The Australian Open tennis championships final games are played (day one). Girls’ singles: Russian Ksenia Pervak defeats Britain’s Laura Robson 6-3, 6-1. Boys’ singles: Indian Yuki Bhambri defeats Germany’s Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas 6-3, 6-1. Womens’ singles: American Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3. 2010 – Swiss Roger Federer beats Briton Andy Murray in three sets (6-3 6-4 7-6 (13-11)) at the Australian Open tennis championship to win his 16th Grand Slam title. 2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-1. 2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Islanders by score 4-3. 2022 – At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Boston Bruins by score 6-1. 2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Montreal Canadiens by score 6-3. 2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats San Jose Sharks by score 2-1. 2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3. 2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-2. 2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New Jersey Devils by score 6-4. 2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-1. 2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Anaheim Ducks by score 2-1. 2022 – At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Edmonton Oilers by score 3-2. 2022 – At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 8-4. Births of sports figures on January 31 1866 – Birth of Henry Forster; cricket player (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Australian Governor-General). 1889 – Birth of F R Foster; cricket player (330 runs and 45 wickets for England). 1908 – Birth of René Simone Mathieu in France; doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934). 1913 – Birth of Don Hutson; NFL end (Green Bay Packers). 1913 – Birth of Wayne Millner; NFL end (Boston Redskins, Washington Redskins). 1914 – Birth of Jersey Joe Walcott; heavyweight boxing champion (1951-52). 1916 – Birth of Franciszek Andrzej Pajkowski AKA Frank Andrew Parker AKA Frankie Parker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; tennis champion (US Open-1944). 1919 – Birth of Jackie Robinson in Cairo, Georgia, USA; first black major league baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers). 1931 – Birth of Bill Watson; cricket player (New South Wales and Australian opening batsman mid-50s). 1931 – Birth of Christopher Chataway; British Member of Parliament/athlete (world record 5km). 1931 – Birth of Ernie “Mr Cubs” Banks; American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer (first baseman)). 1934 – Birth of Brian Bolus; cricket player (England opening batsman early 1960s). 1944 – Birth of John Inverarity; cricket player (Australian batsman 1968-72). 1946 – Birth of Subroto Guha; cricket player (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69). 1947 – Birth of Lynn Nolan Ryan, Junior in Refugio, Texas, USA; baseball pitcher (New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros). 1954 – Birth of Sheik Faoud Ahamul Bacchus; cricket player (West Indian bat late 1970s). 1957 – Birth of Shirley F Babashoff in California, USA; swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-1972, 1976). 1958 – Birth of Rafael Santana; shortstop (New York Mets, New York Yankees). 1960 – Birth of Elaine Roque in Santa Monica, California, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996). 1964 – Birth of Oto Hascak; hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998). 1964 – Birth of Remi Bouchard in Lasalle, Québec, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1989 India Open). 1964 – Birth of Sharon Cain in San Antonio, Texas, USA; team handball center back (Olympics-1996). 1965 – Birth of Adam Johnson in Portland, Oregon, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996). 1965 – Birth of Bobby Dollas in Montréal, Québec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks). 1965 – Birth of Kim Clarke in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; team handball back court (Olympics-1988, 1992, 1996). 1965 – Birth of René Trost; Dutch soccer player (Roda JC). 1966 – Birth of Charles Dimry; NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles). 1966 – Birth of Jamie Taras; Canadian Football League guard (British Columbia Lions). 1968 – Birth of Doug Pederson; NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI). 1968 – Birth of Michael Sinclair; NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks). 1968 – Birth of Steve Phoenix; US baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics). 1969 – Birth of Mathew Pallister in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996). 1970 – Birth of Greg Skrepenak; NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers). 1970 – Birth of Travis Hannah; NFL/WLAF receiver (Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy). 1971 – Birth of Corey Holliday; NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers). 1972 – Birth of Ben Cavil; guard (Baltimore Ravens). 1972 – Birth of Fritz Fequiere; WLAF guard (Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs). 1972 – Birth of Marvin Coleman; Canadian Football League defensive back (Calgary Stampeders). 1972 – Birth of Pulu Poumele; guard (San Diego Chargers). 1972 – Birth of Reinier Robbemond; Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht 1990). 1973 – Birth of Latario Rachal; WLAF/NFL receiver (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers). 1974 – Birth of Bob Mulder; soccer player (Appingedam, FC Groningen). 1974 – Birth of Lorenzo Styles; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons). 1974 – Birth of Othella Harrington; NBA forward (Houston Rockets). 1974 – Birth of Pavi Sald; ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-1998). 1974 – Birth of Tory Toogood; Australian rower (Olympics-1996). 1975 – Birth of Kenard Lang; defensive end (Washington Redskins). Deaths of sports figures on January 31 1939 – George Thornton, cricket player (one Test for South Africa 1902, 1* and 1-20), dies. 1980 – J P Duminy, cricket player (30 runs at 5 and 1 wicket at age 39 in three Test South Africa), dies. 1992 – Mel Hein, NFL player (New York Giants), dies at age 82. 1992 – Wim van Heumen, field hockey coach (Netherlands), dies at age 63. =========== TV SPORTS Friday, 1/30/2026 NBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVToronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic7:00pmSNFanDuel Sports FLLos Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards7:00pmSpectrumMNMTSacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics7:30pmNBCS-CANBCS-BOSPortland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks7:30pmMSGRip CityMemphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans7:30pmESPNFanDuel Sports MEMGCSNCleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns9:00pmFanDuel Sports OhioAFSNBrooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz9:30pmYESKJZZDetroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors10:00pmESPNNBCS-CAFanDuel Sports DETLos Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets10:00pmALTFanDuel Sports SoCalNHL REGULAR 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