“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

ANDERSON PREP       57          INTERNATIONAL         34         

BEECH GROVE             80          PURDUE ENGLEWOOD          68         

BEN DAVIS       50          PARKE HERITAGE        41         

BETHANY CHRISTIAN              50          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 45         

BLOOMFIELD 49          LOOGOOTEE  43         

BLOOMINGTON NORTH         63          COLUMBUS EAST       55         

BLUE RIVER VALLEY  69          UNION CITY    50         

BLUFFTON       55          MADISON-GRANT      36         

BOONVILLE    59          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        45         

BREMEN           57          MANCHESTER              35         

CASTON           47          TRI-COUNTY  44         

CENTERVILLE 64          CONNERSVILLE          48         

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN              82          MTI KNOWLEDGE       14         

CHARLESTOWN          65          HENRYVILLE   36         

CHRISTEL HOUSE      64          LEBANON        56         

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             53          BORDEN           47         

CHURUBUSCO            58          ARGOS              41         

CLOVERDALE 63          EASTERN GREENE      57         

COLUMBUS NORTH  57          WHITELAND   53         

CORYDON CENTRAL 66          BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    37         

COWAN            47          WES-DEL          41         

CULVER ACADEMY    71          PERU   41         

DEKALB             74          HUNTINGTON NORTH            66         

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              64          FAITH CHRISTIAN       51         

EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      67          WABASH          47         

ELKHART          47          WARSAW          39         

EVANSVILLE BOSSE  57          VINCENNES LINCOLN            43         

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI         71          CASTLE             41         

FAIRFIELD        50          ANGOLA           44         

FISHERS            53          CARMEL           50         

FLOYD CENTRAL         53          EVANSVILLE REITZ     37         

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  67          FORT WAYNE WAYNE              64         

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 44          BENTON CENTRAL     38         

FRANKTON      67          TRI-CENTRAL 47         

FRONTIER        53          DELPHI              49         

GARY 21ST CENTURY              74          CROWN POINT            60         

GIBSON SOUTHERN 53          WASHINGTON              46         

GREENCASTLE             74          DANVILLE        59         

GUERIN CATHOLIC   48          NOBLESVILLE               39         

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 85          BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY              20         

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN              76          PENDLETON HEIGHTS            72         

HARRISON (OHIO)     40          EAST CENTRAL             28         

HAUSER            56          BATESVILLE    50         

HEBRON           70          RENSSELAER CENTRAL         36         

HERITAGE HILLS          84          SOUTH SPENCER       55         

INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN       60          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    52         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    47          GREENWOOD              41         

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE             80          BETHESDA CHRISTIAN           54         

JAY COUNTY   75          BLACKFORD   62         

KOKOMO         75          LEWIS CASS   40         

LAPORTE          77          CONCORD      57         

LAKELAND       43          WAWASEE       30         

LEO      61          BELLMONT      36         

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  74          KIPP INDY LEGACY     57         

LINTON             73          NORTH KNOX 70         

LOGANSPORT              77          TWIN LAKES    73          2OT

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        73          ANDREAN        53         

MCCUTCHEON           57          SEEGER             52         

MILAN 76          SWITZERLAND COUNTY        49         

MONROVIA     79          IRVINGTON PREP       44         

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          76          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          56              

MUNCIE BURRIS         55          DALEVILLE       38         

MUNCIE CENTRAL     68          GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          61         

NEW ALBANY 70          JASPER              49         

NEW CASTLE 57          MONROE CENTRAL   39         

NEW HAVEN   70          COLUMBIA CITY          67          OT

NEW PALESTINE          71          INDIAN CREEK             52         

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              64          SHAKAMAK     56         

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 64          AVON  51         

NORTH NEWTON        45          TRI-TOWNSHIP            29         

NORTH VERMILLION 48          NORTH MONTGOMERY          26         

NORTHFIELD 66          ADAMS CENTRAL       52         

NORTHRIDGE               69          SOUTH BEND RILEY  62         

NORTHWESTERN       49          CARROLL (FLORA)      39         

NORWELL        59          EAST NOBLE   49         

OAK HILL          68          LAPEL 49         

OLDENBURG ACADEMY        51          WALDRON      39         

OREGON-DAVIS          49          NORTH WHITE              31         

ORLEANS         35          NORTH DAVIESS          32         

PAOLI  75          FOREST PARK 62         

PENN  57          GOSHEN          33         

PERRY CENTRAL         71          CRAWFORD COUNTY             69         

PIKE     64          ZIONSVILLE    52         

PIONEER          57          SOUTH NEWTON        48          OT

PRINCETON    77          NORTH POSEY             39         

RISING SUN    69          CROTHERSVILLE         59         

RIVER FOREST              72          LAKE STATION              35         

ROCHESTER   52          NORTH MIAMI               38         

SALEM               64          EASTERN (PEKIN)        48         

SHENANDOAH             70          UNION COUNTY         30         

SHERIDAN       90          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          78         

SILVER CREEK              63          BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         44         

SOUTH ADAMS            56          WHITKO            44         

SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          70          CLARKSVILLE 58         

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)    58          NEW PRAIRIE 28         

SOUTH DEARBORN   81          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           71         

SOUTH DECATUR       71          NEW WASHINGTON  55         

SOUTH PUTNAM         64          MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   56         

SOUTH RIPLEY             70          LAWRENCEBURG       39         

SOUTH VERMILLION 42          GEORGETOWN-RIDGEFARM (ILL.)  31         

SOUTHERN WELLS    56          LAKELAND CHRISTIAN           44         

SOUTHPORT  73          FRANKLIN        61         

SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     58          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        52         

SPRINGS VALLEY        57          TELL CITY         46         

SULLIVAN        85          BROWN COUNTY       48         

TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN      56          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    19         

TERRE HAUTE NORTH             81          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          51         

TRI-WEST         89          WESTERN BOONE      45         

TRI        46          NORTH DECATUR       40         

TRIMBLE COUNTY (KY.)           67          SHAWE MEMORIAL   55         

TRINITY LUTHERAN   76          JAC-CEN-DEL 50         

TRITON CENTRAL       66          EASTERN HANCOCK 48         

TRITON              51          NORTH JUDSON         31         

VALPARAISO  63          MUNSTER        57         

WEST WASHINGTON 62          LANESVILLE    50         

WESTERN        68          CLINTON PRAIRIE       54         

WESTFIELD     56          MOORESVILLE             38         

WESTVILLE (ILL.)         66          ATTICA               36         

WHITE RIVER VALLEY              45          CLAY CITY        41         

WINCHESTER 63          SETON CATHOLIC      44         

WOOD MEMORIAL     54          NORTHEAST DUBOIS              21         

YORKTOWN    42          CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      40         

BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY (KY.)                          CASTLE                            PPD.

MARION                           MICHIGAN CITY                          PPD.

SOUTH KNOX                SHOALS                           PPD.

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

BELLMONT      66          ANGOLA           45        

BETHANY CHRISTIAN              47          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 22         

BORDEN           43          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          36         

BROWN COUNTY       44          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     36         

CASTLE             50          EVANSVILLE BOSSE  13         

CASTLE             64          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            46         

CASTON           51          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              44         

CHARLESTOWN          42          SEYMOUR        32         

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             39          HAUSER            38         

CLINTON CENTRAL   45          SHERIDAN       41         

CLINTON PRAIRIE       40          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      14         

COLUMBIA CITY          84          NEW HAVEN   46         

CONNERSVILLE          52          LAWRENCEBURG       38         

CROTHERSVILLE         41          NEW WASHINGTON  27         

DEKALB             49          LAKELAND       46          OT

EASTERN GREENE      56          LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     35         

EDGEWOOD  48          PAOLI  39         

EVANSVILLE REITZ     59          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        20         

FORT WAYNE WAYNE              56          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  41         

FRANKLIN COUNTY  48          SOUTH DEARBORN   34         

GEORGETOWN-RIDGEFARM (ILL.)  56          SOUTH VERMILLION 25         

GIBSON SOUTHERN 63          MUHLENBERG COUNTY (KY.)             38         

HERITAGE HILLS          44          PRINCETON    39         

HORIZON CHRISTIAN              47          INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE  33         

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       65          CHRISTEL HOUSE      17         

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 59          HUNTINGTON NORTH            34         

KIPP INDY LEGACY     48          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        18         

LAVILLE             45          WASHINGTON TWP.  32         

LEWIS CASS   45          LOGANSPORT              21         

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     57          NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              52              

NOBLESVILLE               60          ANDERSON    40         

NORTH DAVIESS          44          SHOALS            19         

NORTH KNOX 65          LOOGOOTEE  55         

NORTH WHITE              52          NORTH NEWTON        23         

NORTHFIELD 46          CHURUBUSCO            33         

NORTHVIEW  65          MOORESVILLE             31         

ORLEANS         71          MITCHELL        31         

PERRY CENTRAL         48          LANESVILLE    29         

ROCHESTER   39          WESTERN        18         

SILVER CREEK              61          JENNINGS COUNTY  49         

SOUTH ADAMS            35          MISSISSINEWA             32         

SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          84          ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        31         

SOUTH DECATUR       51          BROWN COUNTY       33         

SOUTH SPENCER       55          BOONVILLE    52         

SOUTHERN WELLS    68          MUNCIE CENTRAL     55         

SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           75          JAC-CEN-DEL 29         

SWITZERLAND COUNTY        50          RISING SUN    30         

TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN      50          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    33         

TECUMSEH     42          PIKE CENTRAL              33         

TIPPECANOE VALLEY              57          WAWASEE       20         

VINCENNES LINCOLN            53          EVANSVILLE NORTH 37         

VINCENNES RIVET     60          NORTHEAST DUBOIS              51         

WASHINGTON              55          BARR-REEVE  11         

WEST CENTRAL           30          PIONEER          27         

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE MONDAY

ALL TIMES EASTERN

BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY              AT          KIPP INDY LEGACY                    6:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE HARRISON         AT          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL                       7:00 PM              

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT          NORTH KNOX                7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       AT          INDIANA DEAF                            5:30 PM            

MICHIGAN CITY           AT          GARY WEST                    8:00 PM            

RED HILL (ILL.)             AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC                   6:30 PM            

ST. THOMAS MORE    AT          LALUMIERE                    6:00 PM            

TECUMSEH     AT          SOUTHRIDGE               8:00 PM            

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SCEHDULE TUESDAY

SECTIONAL FIRST ROUND

CLASS 4A

MUNSTER

HAMMOND MORTON VS.      CROWN POINT            8:00 PM            

VALPARAISO

CHESTERTON AT         VALPARAISO  7:00 PM            

PENN

MISHAWAKA   VS.        SOUTH BEND ADAMS              7:00 PM            

GOSHEN

ELKHART          AT          GOSHEN          7:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE SOUTH

HOMESTEAD  AT          FORT WAYNE SOUTH              7:00 PM            

CARMEL

ZIONSVILLE    VS.        FISHERS                           6:00 PM            

WESTFIELD     VS.        HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN              7:30 PM            

PENDLETON HEIGHTS

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          AT          PENDLETON HEIGHTS            6:00 PM              

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          VS.        MUNCIE CENTRAL     7:30 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)

LAWRENCE NORTH  VS.        WARREN CENTRAL    6:00 PM            

PLAINFIELD

BEN DAVIS       AT          PLAINFIELD    7:00 PM            

CENTER GROVE

MOORESVILLE             VS.        DECATUR CENTRAL  6:00 PM            

PERRY MERIDIAN        AT          CENTER GROVE          7:30 PM            

TERRE HAUTE NORTH

BLOOMINGTON NORTH         AT          TERRE HAUTE NORTH             6:00 PM            

COLUMBUS EAST

EAST CENTRAL             AT          COLUMBUS EAST       7:00 PM            

NEW ALBANY

FLOYD CENTRAL         VS.        JEFFERSONVILLE        6:00 PM            

CASTLE

EVANSVILLE NORTH AT          CASTLE             8:00 PM

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CLASS 3A

CALUMET

HIGHLAND      AT          CALUMET         7:00 PM            

GRIFFITH          VS.        GARY WEST     8:30 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   VS.        LOWELL            7:30 PM            

MISHAWAKA MARIAN

NEW PRAIRIE VS.        CULVER ACADEMY    6:00 PM            

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     VS.        PLYMOUTH                    7:30 PM            

TIPPECANOE VALLEY

COLUMBIA CITY          VS.        WEST NOBLE                6:00 PM            

WAWASEE       VS.        FAIRFIELD                       7:30 PM            

EAST NOBLE

FORT WAYNE DWENGER       VS.        DEKALB             6:00 PM            

MISSISSINEWA

NEW HAVEN   VS.        MARION            7:00 PM            

WESTERN

TWIN LAKES    AT          WESTERN        7:00 PM            

YORKTOWN

JAY COUNTY   VS.        NEW CASTLE 6:00 PM            

HAMILTON HEIGHTS VS.        CONNERSVILLE          7:30 PM            

LEBANON

GUERIN CATHOLIC   VS.        BREBEUF JESUIT         7:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS.        INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        6:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD      AT          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM        

EDGEWOOD

CASCADE        VS.        SPEEDWAY     6:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON           VS.        NORTHVIEW  7:30 PM            

RUSHVILLE

INDIAN CREEK             AT          RUSHVILLE     7:00 PM            

FRANKLIN COUNTY

LAWRENCEBURG       AT          FRANKLIN COUNTY  6:00 PM            

BATESVILLE    VS.        SOUTH DEARBORN                  7:30 PM            

CHARLESTOWN

SCOTTSBURG               VS.        SILVER CREEK              6:00 PM            

MADISON        VS.        CORYDON CENTRAL               7:30 PM            

VINCENNES LINCOLN

JASPER              VS.        WASHINGTON                             7:30 PM            

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL

EVANSVILLE BOSSE  VS.        MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)    6:30 PM            

HERITAGE HILLS          AT          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            8:00 PM

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CLASS 2A

WHEELER

WHITING          VS.        LAKE STATION              7:00 PM            

LAVILLE

CAREER ACADEMY    VS.        WINAMAC        6:00 PM            

KNOX   VS.        JIMTOWN         7:30 PM            

LAKELAND

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       VS.        WESTVIEW      6:00 PM            

CENTRAL NOBLE        VS.        CHURUBUSCO            7:30 PM            

WOODLAN

FORT WAYNE LUERS VS.        SOUTH ADAMS            6:00 PM            

WHITKO            AT          WOODLAN      7:30 PM            

BENTON CENTRAL

NORTH MONTGOMERY          VS.        SEEGER             6:00 PM            

WESTERN BOONE      VS.        DELPHI              7:30 PM            

WABASH

ROCHESTER   VS.        MANCHESTER              6:00 PM            

EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      AT          WABASH          7:30 PM            

LAPEL

ELWOOD          VS.        FRANKTON      6:00 PM            

SHERIDAN       AT          LAPEL                7:30 PM            

WAPAHANI

MUNCIE BURRIS         VS.        MADISON-GRANT      6:00 PM            

EASTBROOK   AT          WAPAHANI                     7:30 PM            

SOUTH PUTNAM

GREENCASTLE             VS.        NORTH PUTNAM         6:00 PM            

PARKE HERITAGE        VS.        SOUTHMONT               7:30 PM            

PARK TUDOR

INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE    AT          PARK TUDOR 6:00 PM            

COVENANT CHRISTIAN          VS.        INDIANAPOLIS RITTER            7:30 PM            

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

KIPP INDY LEGACY     AT          HERITAGE CHRISTIAN             7:00 PM            

HAGERSTOWN

NORTHEASTERN         VS.        UNION COUNTY         6:00 PM            

WINCHESTER VS.        SHENANDOAH             7:30 PM            

AUSTIN

SOUTH RIPLEY             VS.        BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    6:00 PM            

SWITZERLAND COUNTY        VS.        BROWN COUNTY       7:30 PM            

EASTERN (PEKIN)

CLARKSVILLE VS.        MITCHELL        6:00 PM            

CRAWFORD COUNTY             VS.        LANESVILLE    7:30 PM            

EASTERN GREENE

WEST VIGO     AT          EASTERN GREENE      6:00 PM            

SOUTH KNOX VS.        SULLIVAN                       7:30 PM            

TELL CITY

NORTH POSEY             AT          TELL CITY         7:30 PM

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CLASS 1A

MORGAN TWP.

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        VS.        KOUTS               7:00 PM            

WESTVILLE      AT          MORGAN TWP.             8:30 PM            

NORTH WHITE

CASTON           AT          NORTH WHITE              6:00 PM            

PIONEER          VS.        NORTH NEWTON        7:30 PM            

OREGON-DAVIS

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

TRITON              AT          OREGON-DAVIS          8:00 PM            

FREMONT

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN           AT          FREMONT        7:00 PM            

NORTH VERMILLION

COVINGTON  VS.        ATTICA               7:00 PM            

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

CLINTON CENTRAL   VS.        ROSSVILLE      6:00 PM            

CARROLL (FLORA)      VS.        CLINTON PRAIRIE       7:30 PM            

SOUTHERN WELLS

TRI-CENTRAL VS.        NORTHFIELD 6:00 PM            

NORTH MIAMI               VS.        DALEVILLE       7:30 PM            

UNION CITY

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT          UNION CITY    6:00 PM            

PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE

INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE  AT          PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE        7:00 PM            

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN   AT          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    6:00 PM            

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN              VS.        EMINENCE                     7:30 PM            

WALDRON

SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     VS.        EDINBURGH                  6:00 PM            

MORRISTOWN             VS.        KNIGHTSTOWN            7:30 PM            

JAC-CEN-DEL

RISING SUN    VS.        MILAN                6:00 PM            

SHAWE MEMORIAL   AT          JAC-CEN-DEL 7:30 PM           

CLAY CITY

BLOOMFIELD VS.        WHITE RIVER VALLEY              6:00 PM            

DUGGER UNION         VS.        LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     7:30 PM            

NORTH DAVIESS

ORLEANS         VS.        SHOALS            7:00 PM            

WEST WASHINGTON

SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          VS.        BORDEN           7:00 PM            

TECUMSEH

CANNELTON  VS.        SPRINGS VALLEY        6:30 PM            

NORTHEAST DUBOIS              VS.        EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN        8:00 PM            

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INDIANA WRESTLING

SECTIONAL

1. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (8) 
9 AM CT
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SCHOOLS: EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, LAKE CENTRAL, LIGHTHOUSE CPC, MERRILLVILLE, MUNSTER, WHITING

2. PORTAGE (8) 
9 AM CT 
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: ANDREAN, CALUMET, GRIFFITH, HIGHLAND, HOBART, LAKE STATION EDISON, PORTAGE, RIVER FOREST

3. CROWN POINT (10) 
9 AM CT 
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: BOONE GROVE, CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, HEBRON, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, KANKAKEE VALLEY, LOWELL, NORTH NEWTON, SOUTH NEWTON, WHEELER

4. LAPORTE (7) 
9 AM CT  
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SCHOOLS: CHESTERTON, GLENN, KNOX, LAPORTE, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE, VALPARAISO

5. MISHAWAKA (8) 
9 AM ET 
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: LAVILLE, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON

6. PLYMOUTH (10) 
9 AM ET  
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: BREMEN, CASTON, CULVER ACADEMIES, CULVER COMMUNITY, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TRITON, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WINAMAC COMMUNITY

7. TWIN LAKES (9) 
9 AM ET  
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: BENTON CENTRAL, FRONTIER, LOGANSPORT, NORTH WHITE, PIONEER, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST CENTRAL

8. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (10) 
9 AM ET  
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: ATTICA, CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, SEEGER, WEST LAFAYETTE

9. ELKHART (8) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: CONCORD, ELKHART, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, JIMTOWN, NORTHRIDGE, NORTHWOOD, WAWASEE

10. WEST NOBLE (9) 
9 AM ET  
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: ANGOLA, CENTRAL NOBLE, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, FREMONT, LAKELAND, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE, WESTVIEW

11. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (9) 
8 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CHURUBUSCO, COLUMBIA CITY, EASTSIDE, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, GARRETT, WHITKO

12. NEW HAVEN (10) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, LEO, NEW HAVEN, SMITH ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE, WOODLAN

13. PERU (10) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: LEWIS CASS, HUNTINGTON NORTH, MACONAQUAH, MANCHESTER, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHFIELD, PERU, SOUTHWOOD, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, WABASH

14. OAK HILL (11) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: EASTBROOK, EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORTHWESTERN, OAK HILL, TAYLOR, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTERN

15. JAY COUNTY (9) 
8:30 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, JAY COUNTY, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS, SOUTHERN WELLS, UNION CITY

16. DELTA (11) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: COWAN, DALEVILLE, DELTA, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, UNION (MODOC), WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN

17. CRAWFORDSVILLE (11) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH VERMILLION, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT, WESTERN BOONE, ZIONSVILLE

18. FRANKFORT (10) 
8:30 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: CARMEL, CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, FISHERS, FRANKFORT, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LEBANON, ROSSVILLE, SHERIDAN, WESTFIELD

19. ELWOOD COMMUNITY (10) 
8 AM ET 
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SCHOOLS: ALEXANDRIA MONROE, ANDERSON, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, LAPEL, NOBLESVILLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, TIPTON

20. INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL (12) 
8 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, CHRISTEL HOUSE, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY, KIPP INDY LEGACY, MTI SCHOOL OF KNOWLEDGE, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY

21. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (10) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW PALESTINE, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – BROAD RIPPLE, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP

22. SOUTHPORT (10) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: BEECH GROVE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, PERRY MERIDIAN, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN, RONCALLI, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHPORT, TRITON CENTRAL, WARREN CENTRAL

23. CENTERVILLE (11) 
8 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: BLUE RIVER VALLEY, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, EASTERN HANCOCK, HAGERSTOWN, KNIGHTSTOWN, NEW CASTLE, NORTHEASTERN, RICHMOND, SHENANDOAH, TRI

24. SOUTH DEARBORN (10) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: BATESVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENSBURG, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SOUTH DEARBORN, UNION COUNTY

25. AVON (11) 
8:30 AM ET 
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SCHOOLS: AVON, BEN DAVIS, BROWNSBURG, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDIANAPOLIS), DANVILLE COMMUNITY, GREENCASTLE, NORTH PUTNAM, PIKE, PLAINFIELD, SOUTH PUTNAM, SPEEDWAY, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS

26. MOORESVILLE (10) 
9 AM ET 
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SCHOOLS: CASCADE, CENTER GROVE, CLOVERDALE, DECATUR CENTRAL, EMINENCE, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, MARTINSVILLE, MONROVIA, MOORESVILLE, WHITELAND COMMUNITY

27. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (12) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, EDGEWOOD, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTHVIEW, OWEN VALLEY, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO

28. SOUTHRIDGE (10) 
8 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: FLOYD CENTRAL, FOREST PARK, JASPER, MITCHELL, NEW ALBANY, NORTH KNOX, PAOLI, PIKE CENTRAL, SOUTHRIDGE, TELL CITY

29. JENNINGS COUNTY (13) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EASTERN (PEKIN), FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, JENNINGS COUNTY, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, SEYMOUR, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY, WEST WASHINGTON

30. JEFFERSONVILLE (11) 
9 AM ET  
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SCHOOLS: BORDEN, CHARLESTOWN, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, HENRYVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, ROCK CREEK ACADEMY, SILVER CREEK

31. CASTLE (9) 
9 AM CT  
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SCHOOLS: BOONVILLE, CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, HERITAGE HILLS, SOUTH SPENCER, TECUMSEH, WASHINGTON, WOOD MEMORIAL

32. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (9) 
9 AM CT  
TICKETS | RESULTS 
SCHOOLS: EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, GIBSON SOUTHERN, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, VINCENNES LINCOLN. 

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#22 CLEMSON 63 PITTSBURGH 52

#4 DUKE 72 VIRGINIA TECH 58

#10 HOUSTON 76 CINCINNATI 54

CENTRAL FLORIDA 88 #11 TEXAS TECH 80

#17 VIRGINIA 73 BOSTON COLLEGE 66

#16 NORTH CAROLINA 91 GEORGIA TECH 75

#20 LOUISVILLE 88 SMU 74

#1 ARIZONA 87 ARIZONA STATE 74

MIAMI OHIO 85 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 61

#14 KANSAS 90 #13 BYU 82

#18 VANDERBILT 71 OLE MISS 68

KENTUCKY 85 #15 ARKANSAS 77

#2 UCONN 85 CREIGHTON 58

#6 GONZAGA 73 ST. MARY’S 65

TOLEDO 73 BALL STATE 55

NORTH CAROLINA STATE 96 WAKE FOREST 78

GEORGETOWN 77 BUTLER 64

SETON HALL 69 MARQUETTE 64

PURDUE FORT WAYNE 83 ROBERT MORRIS 71

LSU 92 SOUTH CAROLINA 87 OT

TEXAS A&M 92 GEORGIA 77

XAVIER 68 DEPAUL 66

VALPARAISO 76 INDIANA STATE 72 OT

UTAH STATE 71 SAN DIEGO STATE 66

TEXAS 79 OKLAHOMA 69

OHIO 95 BUFFALO 83

WISCONSIN 92 OHIO STATE 82

SOUTHERN MISS 73 JAMES MADISON 65

FRESNO STATE 79 AIR FORCE 62

MISSOURI 84 MISSISSIPPI STATE 79

CALIFORNIA 86 MIAMI OF FLORIDA 85

BAYLOR 63 WEST VIRGINIA 53

NORTHERN IOWA 71 EVANSVILLE 55

UC DAVIS 80 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 72

INDIANA 98 UCLA 97 2OT

FLORIDA STATE 88 STANFORD 80

SYRACUSE 86 NOTRE DAME 72

OKLAHOMA STATE 81 UTAH 69

WASHINGTON STATE 104 PORTLAND 74

OREGON STATE 78 SAN DIEGO 76 OT

BRADLEY 87 DRAKE 73

USC 78 RUTGERS 75

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 62 BOWLING GREEN 59

CAL POLY 94 UC RIVERSIDE 87

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 81 UC SAN DIEGO 64

WASHINGTON 76 NORTHWESTERN 62

TEMPLE 79 S. FLORIDA 78

ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 72 N. TEXAS 68

BELMONT 103 MURRAY STATE 86

TENNESSEE 77 AUBURN 69

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 58 SOUTHERN INDIANA 46

UTEP 70 DELAWARE 55

UC SANTA BARBARA 83 CAL STATE FULLERTON 69

SANTA CLARA 104 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 73

SAN FRANCISCO 87 PACIFIC 82

NEW MEXICO 90 SAN JOSE STATE 80

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

OREGON 68 #16 MARYLAND 61

#19 PRINCETON 72 CORNELL 61

AKRON 76 BUFFALO 72

CLEVELAND STATE 69 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 61

MIAMI OHIO 90 OHIO 70

ST. JOHN 62 PROVIDENCE 57

WESTERN MICHIGAN 59 EASTERN MICHIGAN 54

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 72 OAKLAND 60

VILLANOVA 69 DEPAUL 56

MILWAUKEE 75 WRIGHT STATE 70

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 75 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 70

IOWA STATE 65 CENTRAL FLORIDA 52

TULSA 74 MEMPHIS 69 2OT

ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 83 WICHITA STATE 65

ILLINOIS CHICAGO 76 VALPARAISO 57

GRAND CANYON 57 WYOMING 47

NEW MEXICO 58 UTAH STATE 33

UNLV 64 COLORADO STATE 51

UTEP 79 NEW MEXICO STATE 69

BYU 77 UTAH 65

OREGON STATE 75 SAN FRANCISCO 53

SAN DIEGO STATE 67 NEVADA 54

BOISE STATE 96 SAN JOSE STATE 62

CAL STATE FULLERTON 62 UC SANTA BARBARA 60

UC DAVIS 76 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 68

TOLEDO 59 BOWLING GREEN 49

MURRAY STATE 78 BELMONT 71

SOUTHERN INDIANA 67 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 46

AIR FORCE 61 FRESNO STATE 56

UC SAN DIEGO 82 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 67

TEMPLE 67 TULANE 65 OT

PORTLAND 64 SAN DIEGO 59

GONZAGA 81 WASHINGTON STATE 75

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NFL

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

SUPER BOWL 60

FEB. 8

NEW ENGLAND VS. SEATTLE, 6:30 PM NBC

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NBA

CHARLOTTE 111 SAN ANTONIO 106

INDIANA 129 ATLANTA 124

PHILADELPHIA 124 NEW ORLEANS 114

CHICAGO 125 MIAMI 118

MINNESOTA 131 MEMPHIS 114

HOUSTON 111 DALLAS 107

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NHL

LOS ANGELES 3 PHILADELPHIA 2 OT

COLORADO 5 DETROIT 0

PITTSBURGH 6 NY RANGERS 5

WINNIPEG 2 FLORIDA 1

CALGARY 3 SAN JOSE 2

WASHINGTON 4 CAROLINA 3 OT

COLUMBUS 5 ST. LOUIS 3

OTTAWA 4 NEW JERSEY 1

TORONTO 3 VANCOUVER 2

NASHVILLE 4 NY ISLANDERS 3

MONTRÉAL 4 BUFFALO 2

DALLAS 3 UTAH 2

SEATTLE 3 VEGAS 2

MINNESOTA 7 EDMONTON 3

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL

INDY IGNITE 3 DALLAS 0

ORLANDO 3 COLUMBUS 2

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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 14 KANSAS CAPTURES BIG 12 SHOWDOWN WITH NO. 13 BYU

Bryson Tiller scored a career-high 21 points as No. 14 Kansas held on for a 90-82 win over No. 13 BYU in a Big 12 tilt featuring two of the country’s top freshmen on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.

Freshman Darryn Peterson, regarded with BYU’s AJ Dybantsa as two of the leading pro prospects, scored 18 points and Flory Bidunga added 16 points for the Jayhawks. Melvin Council Jr. contributed 15 and Tre White chipped in 12 as Kansas (16-5, 6-2 Big 12) notched its fifth straight win.

Richie Saunders scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Cougars (17-4, 5-3). Robert Wright III tallied 18 points and freshman Dybantsa pitched in 17 points for BYU, which has lost three of its last four.

The Jayhawks shot 57.1% from the field — their second-best success rate of the season — and made 11 of 22 from 3-point range. The Cougars were just 11 of 32 from behind the arc and connected on 45.5% overall.

No. 1 Arizona 87, Arizona State 74

Koa Peat scored 15 of his 21 points after halftime as the Wildcats pulled away in the second half and maintained their perfect start with a victory over the host Sun Devils in Tempe.

Arizona (22-0, 9-0 Big 12) surpassed the 2013-14 team featuring All-American Nick Johnson, Aaron Gordon and T.J. McConnell for the best start in school history. The Wildcats also matched the program record for the longest winning streak, equaling the mark set during the 1914-17 seasons.

Brayden Burries added 17 and seven rebounds as Arizona outscored Arizona State 49-36 after halftime. Motiejus Krivas contributed 11 of his 15 points during the evenly-played first half and Ivan Kharchenkov contributed 12 for the Sun Devils (11-11, 2-7).

No. 2 UConn 85, Creighton 58

Braylon Mullins made four 3-pointers en route to 16 points and the Huskies extended their winning streak to 17 games by rolling to a victory over the Bluejays at Omaha, Neb.

Silas Demary Jr. and Alex Karaban added 15 points apiece and Solo Ball had 11 for UConn (21-1, 11-0 Big East), which has only two longer winning streaks in program history. The Huskies won a school-record 23 straight games during the 1995-96 campaign and put together a 19-game winning streak in 1998-99.

UConn’s only setback this season came against then-No. 4 Arizona, 71-67 on Nov. 19 on the Huskies’ home floor. Nik Graves scored 17 points for the Bluejays (12-10, 6-5), who have lost five of their past eight games. Blake Harper added 11 points for Creighton.

No. 4 Duke 72, Virginia Tech 58

Cameron Boozer totaled 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Blue Devils never trailed in extending their winning streak to nine games with a win in Blacksburg, Va.

Duke (20-1, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) earned its fifth straight double-digit victory by leading by as many as 16 and fending off a few comeback tries late in the first half and in the second half. Maliq Brown came off the bench and added 11 on 5-of-10 shooting, while Isaiah Evans also finished with 11.

Amani Hansberry led the Hokies (16-7, 5-5) with 20 points. He made 8 of 13 shots and withstood a collision in the paint after getting fouled by Brown with about five minutes left in the first half. Jailen Bedford added 12 and Ben Hammond was held to 11.

No. 6 Gonzaga 73, Saint Mary’s 65

Graham Ike scored 30 points in his return from an ankle injury to lead the Bulldogs past the visiting Gaels in West Coast Conference play in Spokane, Wash.

Jalen Warley had 10 points and seven rebounds and Emmanuel Innocenti also had 10 points for Gonzaga (22-1, 10-0 WCC), who won its 15th consecutive contest. Ike was 11-of-20 shooting — including 3 of 5 from 3-point range — to post his second 30-point outing of the season. Ike missed the previous three games.

Joshua Dent scored 16 points and Paulius Murauskas added 15 for Saint Mary’s (19-4, 8-2). Dillan Shaw had 13 points for the Gaels, who have dropped two of their last four games.

No. 10 Houston 76, Cincinnati 54

Milos Uzan scored 16 points, 14 of them in the second half, to lead a balanced offensive attack while the Cougars’ defense dominated throughout against the visiting Bearcats.

Houston (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) pulled away with a mid-first half run and led by 12 points at halftime. In the second half, the lead increased to 26 after a layup by Uzan with 9:15 to play. The Cougars then cruised to their second straight win.

They forced 19 turnovers, converting them into 26 points. Conversely, they had just four turnovers in the victory. Jalen Celestine led Cincinnati (11-11, 3-6) with 15 points and Keyshuan Tillery had 14 for the Bearcats, who have dropped three of their past four games.

UCF 88, No. 11 Texas Tech 80

Point guard Themus Fulks totaled 21 points and seven assists and hit a key jump shot late to lead the Knights to their second win over a Top 25 team with a victory over the Red Raiders in Orlando, Fla.

Jordan Burks tallied 17 points for UCF (17-4, 6-3 Big 12), John Bol scored a career-high 14 points and recorded 10 rebounds, and Jamichael Stillwell added 10 points, 10 boards and four assists.

JT Toppin posted 27 points and 10 boards to pace Texas Tech (16-5, 6-2), while Christian Anderson had 17 points and nine assists, and Donovan Atwell added 11 points.

Kentucky 85, No. 15 Arkansas 77

Otega Oweh collected 24 points and eight rebounds and the Wildcats rallied after blowing an early 13-point lead to upset the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Collin Chandler scored 13 points, Malachi Moreno 11 and Denzel Aberdeen added 10 for Kentucky in an emotional game that featured six technical fouls, with four on the Wildcats. Kentucky (15-7, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) has won six of seven games.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, Trevon Brazile scored 16 and Billy Richmond III added 14 for Arkansas (16-6, 6-3), which had been 12-0 at home this season.

No. 16 North Carolina 91, Georgia Tech 75

Freshman forward Caleb Wilson scored 22 points in a record-setting outing as the Tar Heels won their third game in a row by defeating the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.

Henri Veesaar’s 20 points and 12 rebounds and Seth Trimble’s 18 points also were boosts for the Tar Heels (17-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won back-to-back road games after losing their first three road games on the league schedule. Wilson’s double-figure point total in all 21 games this season marks a program record to begin a career.

Baye Ndongo scored 27 points for Georgia Tech, which limited North Carolina to 8-for-31 shooting from 3-point range. Kam Craft’s 15 points and Kowacie Reeves Jr.’s 14 also helped the Yellow Jackets (11-11, 2-7), who dropped their third game in a row and lost for the sixth time in their last seven contests.

No. 17 Virginia 73, Boston College 66

Thijs De Ridder came through with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and the Cavaliers survived an upset bid by the Eagles with a win in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Malik Thomas chipped in 14 points and Chase Mallory added 11 points and six rebounds for Virginia (18-3, 7-2 ACC), which has now won its last four games against the Eagles.

Boston College (9-12, 2-6) lost despite a balanced attack headlined by Donald Hand Jr., who poured in 20 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out four assists. Fred Payne finished with 17 points and seven boards, while Boden Kapke (14) and Jayden Hastings (12) also reached double figures.

No. 18 Vanderbilt 71, Ole Miss 68

Paced by Tyler Tanner’s 24 points, the Commodores led the whole way and withstood two missed shots on the Rebels’ last possession to earn a narrow win in Nashville.

Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3 SEC) got 17 points from AK Okereke, who was 11 of 13 on free throws. The last one came as he hit 1 of 2 in the double bonus for the game’s final point.

Ole Miss (11-10, 3-5) was led in scoring by reserves Malik Dia and AJ Storr (16 each) and got 15 from Ilias Kamardine. Dia and Storr, the Rebels’ leading scorers, had the misses on the game’s last possession.

No. 20 Louisville 88, SMU 74

The Cardinals rallied from a three-point halftime deficit with tight defense to outlast the visiting Mustangs.

Louisville (15-6, 5-4 ACC) was led by Mikel Brown Jr., who scored 20 points, including three 3-pointers, while dishing out four assists. Isaac McKneely scored 14 points, including 4-for-9 3-point shooting. Ryan Conwell shot just 4-for-15 but contributed a dozen points, as did Khani Rooths, who also pulled 10 rebounds. J’vonne Hadley added 10 points.

SMU (15-6, 4-4) was paced by Boopie Miller’s 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting. Samet Yigitoglu tallied 14 points and eight rebounds. Corey Washington added 13 points, including 3-for-8 3-point shooting. B.J. Edwards notched 13 points and eight rebounds but didn’t score after halftime.

No. 22 Clemson 63, Pitt 52

Carter Welling and Nick Davidson each scored 12 points to lead the Tigers to a dominant win over the visiting Panthers.

RJ Godfrey chipped in 10 points for Clemson (18-4, 8-1 ACC), which led by 20 points with five minutes to go to stay within one game of Duke in the league race.

Roman Siulepa and Damarco Minor led the way with 12 points apiece for Pitt (9-13, 2-7). Siulepa also had a game-high nine rebounds, and Cameron Corhen contributed nine points.

No. 24 Miami (OH) 85, Northern Illinois 61

Brant Byers scored a game-high 21 while Antwone Woolfolk added a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to keep the RedHawks unbeaten in a win over the visiting Huskies at Oxford, Ohio.

Miami (22-0, 10-0 Mid-American Conference) extended its school record home court win streak to 28 games in front of a Millett Hall-record crowd of 10,640. The RedHawks remain one of two unbeaten programs in Division I, alongside No. 1 Arizona.

Taj Walters and Gianni Cobb both set career highs with 17 points apiece for Northern Illinois (7-14, 3-7), which committed 17 turnovers.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: OREGON EXTENDS NO. 16 MARYLAND’S SKID TO 4

Ehis Etute racked up a career-high 26 points and combined with Sofia Bell on a red-hot start to the fourth quarter to power Oregon past No. 16 Maryland 68-61 on Saturday in College Park, Md.

Etute, who shot 10-for-15 from the floor and also nabbed 11 rebounds and three steals, made four straight layup attempts to start the fourth quarter and bring the Ducks within 54-52. The game’s next three buckets were three straight 3-pointers from Bell, putting Oregon ahead for good.

Winners of three in a row, the Ducks (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten) led by eight in the second quarter before Maryland charged back behind Oluchi Okananwa’s torrid run. Okananwa fueled a 14-0 Terrapins run to end the half and flip the score to 36-30 in their favor. She had 23 of her game-high 27 points in the first half alone.

Addi Mack added 17 points for Maryland (17-6, 5-6), which made just 2 of 15 3-point tries and has lost four in a row.

No. 19 Princeton 72, Cornell 61

Olivia Hutcherson tied her career high of 20 points and added seven rebounds and three steals, Skye Belker scored 20 points with five 3-pointers and the host Tigers pulled away from the Big Red.

The Tigers (18-2, 6-1 Ivy) rebounded from a loss to Columbia on Friday, despite leading scorer Madison St. Rose being out with a knee injury. They were tied with Cornell at halftime and led by two after three periods before winning the fourth quarter 24-15. Ashley Chea finished with 11 points, and she and Belker each had five assists.

Rachel Kaus matched a career high with 20 points to lead Cornell (8-12, 3-4). Emily Pape tallied 14 points, five boards and five assists and Clarke Jackson added 12 points and eight assists.

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NBA

NBA SUSPENDS PHILADELPHIA 76ERS’ PAUL GEORGE 25 GAMES FOR VIOLATING ANTI-DRUG POLICY

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers was suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA’s anti-drug program, the league announced Saturday.

The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved, and George released a statement to ESPN saying he took something that was “improper.”

“Over the past few years, I’ve discussed the importance of mental health, and in the course of recently seeking treatment for an issue of my own, I made the mistake of taking an improper medication,” George said in the statement released to the network.

He apologized to the team and its fans, saying he takes “full responsibility for my actions.”

The 25-game suspension, by terms of the agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association, indicates that this was a first violation by George. He will begin serving the suspension Saturday when Philadelphia hosts New Orleans.

The suspension will cost George — a nine-time All-Star — roughly $11.7 million of his $51.7 million salary, or about $469,691.72 for each of the 25 games missed. Some of that forfeited money will turn into a credit and put Philadelphia closer to getting out of the luxury tax; the 76ers would be about $1.3 million over that line when factoring in the money George isn’t getting.

George is expected to be eligible to return on March 25, when Philadelphia plays host to Chicago. The 76ers will have 10 games remaining in the regular season at that point.

Philadelphia entered Saturday at 26-21, sixth in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are 16-11 when George plays, 10-10 when he does not.

Sixers coach Nick Nurse declined ahead of Saturday’s game to discuss details of the conversation he had with George after the suspension was announced. Nurse said he hadn’t noticed any personal issues with George, even as mental health concerns were addressed in the statement.

“I think he’s been fine,” Nurse said. “Really fun to coach. Really good teammate. His teammates really like him. Showing some great leadership.”

George has averaged 16 points in 27 games this season for the Sixers, with that scoring average third-highest on the team behind Tyrese Maxey (29.4) and Joel Embiid (25.7). He had one of his best games of the season earlier this week, a 32-point outburst fueled by nine 3-pointers in a win over Milwaukee on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old George signed a $212 million, four-year contract in free agency ahead of the 2024 season. But his first year in Philly was marred by knee and adductor injuries that resulted in the forward having one of the worst years of his NBA career.

George averaged 16.2 points in just 41 games, easily his lowest scoring average in a full season since he averaged 12.1 points for Indiana in his second NBA season.

“I think there’s been a lot of circumstances that have been really unfortunate,” Nurse said. “I also feel like he’s played pretty well this year. Borderline very well, considering he’s played such a critical role for us. Kind of slotted in like a really good role player on this particular team. I think he’s done what we’ve need him to do.”

Last season was so miserable that George called his first year in Philly “rock bottom” over the course of his career.

It’s certainly not any better now.

“As with all our players, dealing with this kind of stuff, you care about them,” Nurse said. “We’re to help him. The organization is in any way possible. And try to get past it as soon as we can, get through it the best way we can, and then go from there.”

George had surgery in July on his left knee after he was injured during a workout and missed the first 12 games of this season.

George and two-time NBA scoring champion Joel Embiid had been healthy enough this season to keep the Sixers in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Maxey blossomed into an All-Star starter and a strong rookie season from No. 3 overall draft pick VJ Edgecombe had the Sixers hopeful they could make some noise in the playoffs.

With the Feb. 5 trade deadline approaching, George’s suspension could have a profound impact on what the Sixers do as they make a playoff push.

The 76ers will go through the deadline while they are on a five-game West Coast road trip that starts Monday at the Los Angeles Clippers.

“You get the punch to the gut, but listen, me, I’ve got to lead the charge here,” Nurse said. “We’ve got to get fighting and we’ve got to get to work.”

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NBA ROUNDUP: AMEN THOMPSON, ROCKETS OUTLAST COOPER FLAGG, MAVERICKS

Amen Thompson scored 21 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 19 and Alperen Sengun posted a double-double as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Saturday to level the in-state season series at two wins apiece.

All five starters scored in double figures for the Rockets. That collective effort was key down the stretch after Dallas pulled even on a Naji Marshall pull-up jumper with 47 seconds remaining.

Sengun (14 points, 14 rebounds) scored in the paint with 28.6 seconds left as Houston reclaimed a 109-107 lead. After Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg missed a contested layup, Kevin Durant found Tari Eason (17 points, seven rebounds) for an open dunk to cap the scoring with 14.4 seconds left.

Flagg (34 points, 12 rebounds, five assists) carried the momentum from his career-high 49-point showing in the previous game vs. Charlotte. He and Brandon Williams (13 points on 5-of-7 shooting) combined for 22 first-quarter points before Williams left the game in the second quarter with a lower leg contusion and didn’t return.

Hornets 111, Spurs 106

Brandon Miller combined a strong start and key late-game offense for 26 points as Charlotte defeated visiting San Antonio for its sixth consecutive victory.

Collin Sexton poured in 21 points off the bench, LaMelo Ball supplied 16 points, Miles Bridges had 14 points, Kon Knueppel notched 13 points and Moussa Diabate chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who held on after building a 20-point lead in the third quarter.

Dylan Harper paced San Antonio’s seven double-figure scorers with 20 points off the bench. Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama each finished with 16 points while Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie both ended with 13 points.

76ers 124, Pelicans 114

Joel Embiid had 40 points and 11 rebounds and host Philadelphia held off New Orleans.

Kelly Oubre Jr. added 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Tyrese Maxey scored 18. VJ Edgecombe had 15 points, and Jared McCain added 12 for the Sixers, who have won three in a row.

Saddiq Bey scored 34 points, Trey Murphy III had 19, Jeremiah Fears scored 12, Zion Williamson had 11 and Jose Alvarado recorded 10 for the Pelicans, who have lost two of their last three.

Pacers 129, Hawks 124

Andrew Nembhard collected 26 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam added 25 points and Indiana topped Atlanta in Indianapolis.

Aaron Nesmith scored 23 points for the Pacers, who have won two straight and three of their last four games. Jay Huff scored 16 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 14 and Jarace Walker chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Jalen Johnson recorded his eighth triple-double of the season for the Hawks with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, CJ McCollum added 18, Mouhamed Gueye had 15, and Corey Kispert and Luke Kennard scored 11 apiece.

Timberwolves 131, Grizzlies 114

Anthony Edwards scored 33 points and Naz Reid added 20 points — including six 3-pointers — to lead visiting Minnesota to a victory over short-handed Memphis.

Julius Randle added 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Jaden McDaniels contributed 20 points for the Timberwolves, who won their fourth straight game and led by double figures for all but the opening two minutes of the second half.

The Grizzlies, who lost their sixth straight game, were without leading scorers Ja Morant (elbow) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (quad). Memphis was led by guard Ty Jerome, making his season debut after missing the first 46 games of the season with a right calf strain, who finished with 20 points and six assists in 20 minutes.

Bulls 125, Heat 118

Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and added nine assists and eight rebounds to help visiting Chicago post a victory over Miami.

Matas Buzelis added 21 points and Isaac Okoro chipped in 20 for the Bulls, who broke off a 7-0 run out of a 116-all deadlock to snap a three-game losing streak. Patrick Williams had 15 points, while Jevon Carter scored 11 for Chicago.

Pelle Larsson led Miami with 22 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 off the bench for the Heat, who will wrap a rare three-game set in four days against the Bulls at home on Sunday. Miami won 116-113 at Chicago on Thursday.

REPORT: CAVS F DE’ANDRE HUNTER TO KINGS FOR GUARDS DENNIS SCHRODER, KEON ELLIS

The Sacramento Kings are acquiring wing De’Andre Hunter from the Cleveland Cavaliers for guards Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis, ESPN reported on Saturday night.

As part of a three-team trade, the Chicago Bulls would obtain Kings center/forward Dario Saric and two future second-round draft picks, per the report.

The Cavaliers will save about $50 million in salary and luxury tax bills this season by dealing Hunter and lower their tax bill from $164 million to $120 million, according to ESPN. The Kings will have Hunter under contract for two years after this one at $23.3 million and $24.9 million, per the report.

Hunter, 28, is averaging 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 26.2 minutes in 43 games (23 starts) in his first full season in Cleveland.

The fourth overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, Hunter began his career with the Atlanta Hawks in 2019 and played there until he was traded to the Cavaliers for Caris LeVert and Georges Niang on Feb. 6, 2025.

Hunter has career averages of 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 29.6 minutes in 370 regular-season games (269) starts. He also has averages of 14.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 30.7 minutes in 24 playoff games (16 starts).

Schroder, 32, is averaging 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 26.4 minutes in 40 games (14 starts) this season, the well-traveled point guard’s first with Sacramento.

He is averaging 13.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 27.3 minutes in 882 regular-season games (438 starts) in 13 seasons. Schroder also averages 11.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 25.1 minutes in 74 postseason games (15 starts).

Atlanta selected Schroder with the 17th overall pick of the 2013 draft.

He has played for the Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers (two stints), Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Kings.

Ellis is in his fourth season with the Kings and is averaging 5.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 17.6 minutes in 43 games (five starts). His career averages are 6.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 19.2 minutes in 196 games (54 starts).

Saric, 31, is averaging 1.0 points, 1.2 rebounds and 8.2 minutes in five games (no starts) this season. He is on an expiring $5.4 million contract, per ESPN.

In his ninth season in the league, Saric has career averages of 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 22.3 minutes in 498 regular-season games (230 starts) for seven teams.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: DOWN 3-0, CAPS STORM PAST RIVAL CANES IN OT

Justin Sourdif scored the game-winning goal at 1:42 of overtime as the Washington Capitals erased an early three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.

On the deciding goal, Sourdif cut to the net to follow up his own shot from the right circle and buried a loose puck while defenseman John Carlson was providing traffic in front. Jakob Chychrun’s game-tying wrist shot goal from the high slot with 6:42 left in regulation brought Washington completely out of a 3-0 deficit and forced the extra session.

Hendrix Lapierre and Dylan Strome also scored and Aliaksei Protas had two assists for the Capitals, who are 3-1-1 in their last five games. With Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren both sidelined due to injuries, Clay Stevenson made 19 saves in an emergency start for Washington.

Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere built Carolina’s 3-0 lead by the 4:16 mark of the second period before the hosts started their comeback. Frederik Andersen stopped 38 shots in the losing effort for the Hurricanes, who are 5-0-2 in their last seven.

Avalanche 5, Red Wings 0

Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals to become the first player in the NHL with 40, Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots as visiting Colorado beat Detroit.

MacKinnon added an assist, while Blackwood delivered his third shutout of the season and the 17th of his career. Ross Colton, Brent Burns and Parker Kelly also scored goals, while Artturi Lehkonen had two assists

John Gibson made 13 saves for Detroit before being replaced by Cam Talbot after two periods. Talbot stopped just three shots.

Maple Leafs 3, Canucks 2 (SO)

Visiting Toronto snapped its six-game losing streak with a shootout win over Vancouver.

Auston Matthews redeemed himself with the game-winning shootout tally after he missed a penalty shot in overtime, adding an assist in regulation. After missing seven games with a groin injury, William Nylander also scored for Toronto in the shootout while Vancouver’s Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson both missed their shots.

Max Domi extended his point streak to five — his longest with the Maple Leafs — with his game-tying third-period goal. Nicolas Roy scored for Toronto and Joseph Woll had 28 saves. Swedish youngsters Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Tom Willander scored for Vancouver. Nikita Tolopilo continued his strong run of play, stopping 39 of 41 shots.

Penguins 6, Rangers 5

Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari had two goals apiece and host Pittsburgh held on for a win over New York.

Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist and Ben Kindel also scored for the Penguins, who won their sixth straight. Blake Lizotte had two assists and Stuart Skinner made 15 saves.

Alexis Lafreniere had two goals and an assist, Vincent Trocheck added a goal and two assists and Vladislav Gabrikov had a goal and an assist. Will Cuylle also scored for the Rangers, who have lost six of their last seven. Jonathan Quick stopped 28 shots.

Stars 3, Mammoth 2

Dallas scored three times in the first period and withstood a two-goal effort by Kailer Yamamoto to beat Utah in Salt Lake City.

Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston each scored power-play goals and Jamie Benn tallied two assists for the Stars, who have won four straight. Casey DeSmith made 12 saves for his first win since Jan 7.

JJ Peterka had two assists and Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves for the Mammoth, who have lost two straight and three of their last four.

Kings 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

Quinton Byfield scored at 2:48 of overtime to lift visiting Los Angeles past Philadelphia.

Byfield scored on a one-timer off a pass from Adrian Kempe. Drew Doughty received the secondary assist for his 700th NHL point. Kempe had two goals and an assist to extend his point streak to six games, Corey Perry had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have won four of five.

Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, Trevor Zegras also scored and Dan Vladar made 18 saves for the Flyers, who have dropped 11 of their past 13 games (2-8-3).

Flames 3, Sharks 2

Calgary’s Joel Farabee netted a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period to help the Flames break a five-game losing streak with a win over visiting San Jose.

Morgan Frost notched a power-play goal and an assist and Matvei Gridin scored to give Calgary just its fourth win of the month of January. Dustin Wolf contributed with 23 saves.

Will Smith scored a power-play goal and Adam Gaudette found the back of the net as well, while Alex Nedeljkovic made 39 saves.

Jets 2, Panthers 1

Cole Perfetti and Marc Scheifele scored third-period goals as Winnipeg rallied for a victory over Florida at Sunrise, Fla.

Eric Comrie was solid while making 27 saves to win his third consecutive start. The Jets entered with two wins in their previous seven games (2-3-2).

The Panthers managed only a first-period goal from Eetu Luostarinen while losing its third in a row after winning three straight.

Predators 4, Islanders 3

Roman Josi went coast-to-coast to score the game-winning goal with 1:14 left in the third period for Nashville, which overcame an early two-goal deficit to edge New York in Elmont, N.Y.

Filip Forsberg scored twice and Matthew Wood also had a goal for the Predators to help them snap a three-game losing streak. Juuse Saros made 27 saves, including two against Emil Heineman and Mathew Barzal in the final 14 seconds.

Matthew Schaefer, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Barzal all tallied goals for the Islanders, while Ilya Sorokin recorded 38 saves.

Canadiens 4, Sabres 2

Cole Caufield scored two third-period goals and Jakub Dobes totaled 36 saves to help Montreal earn a road victory over rival Buffalo, snapping the Sabres’ five-game winning streak.

Juraj Slafkovsky and Oliver Kapanen also scored for the Canadiens, who erased a 2-1 deficit entering the third period.

Alex Lyon saw his franchise-record 10-game win streak snapped in a 27-save performance, with Owen Power and Noah Ostlund providing the scoring for the Sabres.

Blue Jackets 5, Blues 3

Kent Johnson scored a goal and earned an assist as visiting Columbus defeated St. Louis for its fifth straight victory.

Isac Lundestrom, Denton Mateychuk, Damon Severson and Mason Marchment also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won nine of their last 10 games. Jet Greaves made 28 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against the Blues.

Jonatan Berggren and Jimmy Snuggerud each had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who lost for the sixth time in seven games (1-5-1). Tyler Tucker also scored and Brayden Schenn earned two assists. Jordan Binnington made 18 saves.

Senators 4, Devils 1

Dylan Cozens scored his 100th career goal and Linus Ullmark made 26 saves in his first action in more than a month as Ottawa defeated visiting New Jersey.

Brady Tkachuk backed up Cozens with a goal and two assists, Tim Stutzle scored his team-leading 25th goal and Shane Pinto added an empty-netter.

Timo Meier was the only Devil to find the back of the net, registering his 14th goal of the season. Dougie Hamilton’s 10-game consecutive point streak, the longest for a defenseman this season, came to an end.

Kraken 3, Golden Knights 2

Kaapo Kakko scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Joey Daccord made 27 saves to lead Seattle to its fourth consecutive win, a one-goal decision over Vegas in Las Vegas.

Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann also scored goals and Chandler Stephenson had two assists for the Kraken, who moved within three points of the Golden Knights and the Edmonton Oilers for first place in the Pacific Division. It was just the second victory at T-Mobile Arena in team history for Seattle, which went 10-5-2 in the month of January.

Ivan Barbashev and Mitch Marner scored goals and Jack Eichel had a pair of assists for Vegas, which lost its fourth straight game and its sixth in seven contests. Akira Schmid finished with 20 saves.

Wild 7, Oilers 3

Minnesota thumped host Edmonton to complete a sweep of the teams’ three-game season series.

Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber each scored and added an assist for the Wild, who have won three straight. Kirill Kaprizov, Vladimir Tarasenko and Tyler Pitlick also found the back of the net for Minnesota, which is 14-4-0 in its last 18 against Edmonton. Jesper Wallstedt made 39 saves.

Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jack Roslovic scored for the Oilers, who saw their season-high three-game win streak snapped. Tristan Jarry stopped 15 shots before being replaced by Connor Ingram, who made seven saves.

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TENNIS

ELENA RYBAKINA WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN BY BEATING NO. 1 ARYNA SABALENKA FOR HER 2ND GRAND SLAM TITLE

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday, and it was something of a testament to quiet achievers.

After some tumult at the start of 2025, including the suspension of her coach, Rybakina finished off last year with a title at the WTA Finals in November. And now she has started the new year with a major championship.

Her low-key celebration was symbolic of her understated run through the tournament: a small fist pump, a quick embrace with Sabalenka, a handshake with the chair umpire, a smile, and a few hand claps on the strings of her racket and a wave to acknowledge the crowd.

It happened quickly after Rybakina closed with an ace to cap a third-set comeback and a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over a regular rival who beat her in the final here in 2023.

“The heart rate was definitely beating too fast. Even maybe (my) face didn’t show, but inside it was a lot of emotions,” the 26-year-old Rybakina, who was born in Moscow but represents Kazakhstan, said of her calm and clinical finish.

She knew she had to capitalize quickly this time, after she admitted getting tight and needing almost a half-hour from her first match point to her match-winning point in a semifinal win over Jessica Pegula.

Three years ago, Rybakina won the first set of the Australian final but lost it in three.

This time, after breaking in the first game and taking the first set, she rallied after losing the second set and going down 3-0 in the third. She won five straight games to regain control.

“It gives me a kind of relief,” she said, “also, a lot of confidence for sure for the rest of the season.”

It was a second major title for fifth-seeded Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022 and entered that Australian final three years ago as the only major winner in the contest.

While Sabalenka went on to win another three majors, including back-to-back triumphs in Australia and the 2024 and ’25 victories at the U.S. Open, Rybakina’s results dipped and she didn’t reach another major final until this tournament.

Career change

A win over Sabalenka at the season-ending WTA Finals has changed her career trajectory. She has the most match wins on tour since Wimbledon, and is now on a roll of 20 wins from 21 matches.

“Last year I didn’t start so well,” she said. “I qualified for the (WTA) Finals late. I just hope I can carry this momentum. Do a good job with the team and continue this way.”

Rybakina is 10-0 in her last 10 matches against Top 10 players, and she’ll return to No. 3 in the rankings.

Kazakhstan’s flag was unfurled on the court at Rod Laver Arena after Rybakina had paraded the trophy around and posed for photos with her team.

Coaching team

She paid tribute to her coach, Stefano Vukov, who spent time under suspension last year by the women’s tour. Vukov received a silver plate from the tournament organizers for being the champion’s coach.

“Of course I would like to thank my team,” she said. “Without you it wouldn’t have been possible. Really. We had a lot of things going on (last year). Thank you to all of you, and hopefully we can keep on going strong this year.

“It’s a win for all the team, all the people who support me,” she said. “I just hope that I can carry this moment throughout the whole season and keep on improving.”

She said she’d been working Vukov since 2019 and she finds it helpful to hear the constant stream of technical and tactical advice he conveys from his seat beside the court. The more, the better, she said, because eventually she listens.

“We won many titles together,” Rybakina said. “And even last year in Ningbo, WTA Finals, and now this trophy I felt just, again, proud and thankful to my team for the work.”

Win some. Lose some

For Sabalenka, it’s back-to-back losses in the final in Australia after going down in an upset last year to Madison Keys.

“Of course, I have regrets. When you lead 3-Love and then it felt like in few seconds it was 3-4, and I was down with a break — it was very fast,” she said. “Great tennis from her. Maybe not so smart for me.

“But as I say, today I’m a loser, maybe tomorrow I’m a winner. Hopefully I’ll be more of a winner this season than a loser. Hoping right now and praying.”

Rybakina went on the attack from the start and her serve was strong, with six aces and — apart from the two breaks at the end of the second set and the start of the third — she fended off six of the breakpoint chances she faced.

While Sabalenka’s emotions intensified, Rybakina maintained a determined quietness throughout.

In the end, she let her tennis do the talking.

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BASEBALL

OHTANI WON’T PITCH IN WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC, DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS SAYS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in March, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.

Roberts said it was Ohtani’s decision to focus solely on being the designated hitter for his native country.

He said the team “absolutely” would have supported Ohtani if he had wanted to also pitch. Ohtani’s teammate and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will pitch for Japan in the WBC despite his heavy workload with the Dodgers last season.

“Yoshi feels he wants to take it on and feels good, and we support him,” Roberts said at the team’s fan fest.

Ohtani made two starts for Japan in the 2023 WBC and then came out of the bullpen in the ninth inning to clinch the championship by striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out against the United States.

Ohtani tore his ulnar collateral ligament in August that year and later underwent elbow surgery, which kept him from pitching during his first season with the Dodgers in 2024, when he was their full-time designated hitter.

He gradually returned to pitching last year and made four postseason starts during the Dodgers’ run to their second straight World Series championship.

Ohtani didn’t confirm his decision not to pitch in the WBC when speaking with reporters before Roberts. The four-time MVP said through a translator that he had to “see how my body feels, feel the progression and see what happens.”

The 31-year-old Ohtani said he’s had a normal offseason because he hasn’t been rehabbing from injury.

“I’m very healthy,” he said. “Glad that I am.”

Roberts said he won’t manage Ohtani any differently now that he’s going to pitch a full season. He said there will be ample rest days in between starts and Ohtani won’t be scheduled for any more two or three-inning starts.

Ohtani, Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki were teammates on Japan’s WBC title team in 2023. But Sasaki won’t be pitching this time, coming off a rookie season filled with ups and downs that ended with him pitching out of the bullpen for the Dodgers.

The WBC runs from March 5-17.

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman said he won’t play for Canada in the WBC because of what he described as a personal reason.

“They’re very supportive,” he said. “I told them why I wasn’t going to be able to go out there and play in Puerto Rico and be that far from my family. I need to be close to California.”

Roberts is pondering his starting lineup ahead of the team reporting for spring training in Arizona on Feb. 13.

“I do feel great about having Shohei lead off. I do feel great about having Will (Smith) in the 5 (spot) and then after that, I’m going to kind of read and react,” he said. “You certainly see Mookie (Betts) in the 3 (spot).”

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GOLF

JUSTIN ROSE DELIVERS A TIGER-LIKE PERFORMANCE AT TORREY PINES. HE LEADS BY 6 SHOTS

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joel Dahmen arrived to the PGA Tour too late to see Tiger Woods in his prime at Torrey Pines. He was witness to what might have been the next best thing Saturday — Justin Rose in control of his game and making the rest of the field feel hopeless in the Farmers Insurance Open.

Rose stretched his lead to as many as eight shots in a performance Woods could appreciate. He was slowed by a few mistakes on the back nine and wound up with a 4-under 68 to lead by six, the largest 54-hole lead at the tournament since Woods led by eight in 2008.

“I’ve enjoyed playing the golf course this week. I want to continue to enjoy the week as a whole,” Rose said. “And yeah, it’s another great round in good weather on an awesome golf course.”

Rose started with a four-shot lead and pulled away with a sublime three-hole stretch of birdies on the front nine — a pitching wedge to a back pin to 6 feet on No. 5, a 7-wood to pin-high on the par-5 sixth and a 9-iron over a tree to 5 feet with the pin tucked right over a bunker.

“He hit at some pins that I was very impressed at, but then they went to 4 feet and he tapped it in for birdie,” Dahmen said. “You know you’re playing really well when you’re doing that. And it was kind of one after another.”

But the seventh hole got his attention, even though Rose sheepishly conceded he wasn’t trying to be that aggressive.

“There’s no room to miss it,” Dahmen said. “The wind is starting to puff off that canyon there so it always plays longer. So he’s got to hit it high over the tree out of the first cut — it could fly, come out dead — and he hits this thing to the moon, it comes down to 4 feet.

“You don’t hit that shot in a practice round let alone when you have a six- or seven-shot lead on Saturday,” he said. “At that point, that was just kind of like, ‘OK, you win.’”

Rose was at 21-under 195, breaking by three shots the 54-hole tournament record that previously belonged to him in 2019 when he won, along with Kyle Stanley (2012), Woods (2008) and Woody Blackburn (1985). Stanley is the only one who didn’t win, losing a five-shot lead.

Rose has been around long to take nothing for granted. And he was the beneficiary of Dustin Johnson, the world’s No. 1 player at the time, losing a six-shot lead in the 2017 HSBC Champions.

“There’s never going to be any complacency,” Rose said. “I think there’s always enough respect for the game of golf in the back of your mind that you’ve got to do everything right tomorrow. You’re going to come out, have to be focused, have to play well.”

Woods practically owned the public course along the Pacific bluffs with eight professional wins, including the U.S. Open.

Brooks Koepka, in his return to the PGA Tour from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, played a solid round except for the short putts. He turned a 3-foot par putt into a double bogey on the par-3 11th, and he had a 3-foot birdie putt turn into a bogey on the par-5 ninth, his final hole. He missed six putts inside 5 feet and shot 73.

“I’ve never felt comfortable on poa. You just miss a few and you’ve got zero confidence,” he said. “I tried to take the break out to still be aggressive like I normally am, but I wasn’t even hitting the hole. I don’t know,. I’m just going to chalk it up to just a bad day. But I’m happy with everything else.”

Is it over?

“My only hope is if he doesn’t set his alarm or he somehow starts hitting in the rough on the back nine maybe,” Dahmen said after his 68 that put him six behind, leading the B-flight. “I don’t know. The way he’s playing and what he’s doing, I would be pleased with second place.”

It’s a big week for Dahmen, who finished outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup in the year they reduced full cards from the top 125. He has conditional status and only got into the Farmers Insurance Open because of two courses allowing for a larger field.

He also has received a sponsor exemption into the WM Phoenix Open next week, so it’s a good time to help turn his fortunes. A strong Sunday would do wonders.

Rose, meanwhile, continues to enjoy what he once called his “Indian summer.”

At age 45, he was the oldest player by seven years on Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team. Even if asked — if Luke Donald declines a third captaincy — Rose said last week his focus would be on playing in the 2027 Ryder Cup.

A victory would move him to as high as No. 4 in the world ranking.

“Justin is really good at golf right now,” Dahmen said.

NELLY KORDA LEADS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS; PLAY SUSPENDED BY HIGH WINDS

Before the third round was suspended due to high winds, World No. 2 Nelly Korda shot an 8-under-par 64 to vault into the lead at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

Korda, who is seeking her first LPGA Tour victory since November 2024, sat in a tie for eighth through two rounds but is now at 13-under 203 and is the clubhouse leader pending those in contention finishing 54 holes.

With the 17th hole unplayable due to high winds, LPGA officials suspended the third round at 4:18 p.m. ET. The LPGA announced Saturday evening that the third round will resume and the final round will begin concurrently at 10 a.m. Sunday.

A native of Florida, Korda occasionally wore earmuffs and gloves Saturday, but the weather didn’t affect her performance, especially early in the round.

“I started off great,” Korda said. “Birdied the first two holes and then made an eagle from the fairway on No. 3, so I can’t complain ever starting my round like that.”

Korda added five more birdies and only ran into trouble on the par-3 17th hole, notching her lone bogey of the day.

“I knew the conditions were going to be tough, so getting off to a good start like that really helped,” she said. “Overall, just stayed really focused and super committed on my lines. It’s really easy to doubt yourself and your lines in winds and conditions like this.”

Amy Yang finished 16 holes and currently sits in second place at 10 under, followed by fellow South Korean Youmin Hwang (16 holes) and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko (15 holes) — a three-time major champion — who are tied for third at 8 under.

Canada’s Brooke M. Henderson (66) sits alone in fifth. Beginning her round on the back nine, she notched seven birdies and only one bogey, which came on the par-4 No. 8 hole. She then birdied the last hole to complete her best round of the tournament and sits at 7-under 209.

“My shot into 18 I was really pleased with,” Henderson said. “That’s not an easy shot at any time, and then the wind was coming left-to-right off the lake and pin was kind of on the left side there, so happy to hit it in there pretty close and then make the putt for birdie.”

Japan’s Miyu Yamashita (68) also completed the third round and is currently tied for sixth at 5 under with countrywoman Nasa Hataoka and England’s Lottie Woad, who each have two holes remaining.

World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand endured a tough day, sitting alone in ninth at 4-under after shooting a sloppy 1-over round with four bogeys and three birdies.

Rose Zhang is among five players tied for 10th after her 2-under Saturday showing left her at 3-under through three rounds.

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INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 129, HAWKS 124

The Pacers and Hawks clashed for the second time this week as Indiana hosted Atlanta on Saturday evening. The Hawks came out on top in Monday’s matchup as they overcame a double-digit deficit in Atlanta, but the Pacers sought redemption on Saturday in Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Pacers led by as many as nine points in the second half, but found themselves in a close game as the fourth quarter wound down. Indiana led by one point with under four minutes to play, 118-117, and went on to secure a five-point win, 129-124.

Offense was easy to come by for both sides in the opening half. By the seven-minute mark of the first period, Indiana trailed the Hawks, 20-15. Andrew Nembhard scored nine of the Pacers’ first 15 points, but Jalen Johnson had it going for Atlanta. He had 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting by the same mark.

Nembhard closed the first quarter with 15 points to lead all scorers, including a pair of back-to-back 3-pointers that gave Indiana a brief lead. His 15 first quarter points are the most he’s scored in a quarter over his career.

Despite Nembhard’s outpouring of offense, the Pacers still trailed after one, 39-35.

T.J. McConnell manufactured some defense in the second quarter as he forced two turnovers early. He completed a cross-court bounce pass to Pascal Siakam that ended in a 3-pointer for Indiana, now trailing by just three, 48-45, with just under nine minutes to play in the first half.

Jay Huff picked it up in the second quarter as he scored 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting, joining Nembhard, Siakam, and Aaron Nesmith in double figures.

Johnson continued to be a problem on offense. He finished the first half with 21 points, five rebounds, and seven assists for Atlanta. Nembhard finished with 21 points, two rebounds, and five assists for Indiana.

Both teams shot over 50 percent from the floor, including over 50 percent from 3-point range through the first half. Atlanta knocked down just six triples to Indiana’s 11, and the Pacers took a seven-point lead into halftime, 80-73.

Indiana’s 45 points in the second quarter marked a new season-high for any quarter, and its 80 points in the first half surpassed the previous season-high mark of 73 points.

The Hawks began to rally in the third quarter behind Nickeil Alexander-Walker. He recorded eight points in the period, including a corner 3-pointer that tied the game at 92.

The Pacers squeaked out of the third quarter with a three-point lead, 103-100, as Bennedict Mathurin knocked down two free throws to give Indiana some cushion leading into the fourth quarter.

It remained a tightly contested game down the stretch – the Pacers led by just a point, 115-114, with under five minutes to play.

Atlanta had possession of the ball with 41 seconds on the clock, and the Pacers led by four, 125-121, when CJ McCollum made a floater to cut the lead to two.

Siakam hit a tough turnaround on the other end, but Nembhard fouled out on the following defensive possession, sending Alexander-Walker to the free throw line. Alexander Walker split the free throws, and the Pacers led, 127-124, with 7.4 seconds to play.

Indiana hung on for the win, 129-124, led by Nembhard’s 26 points and 10 assists. Siakam contributed 25 points, and Nesmith rounded out a trio of 20-point scorers with 23 of his own.

Johnson recorded a 33-point triple-double for the Hawks as he added 12 rebounds and 10 assists to his statline.

It was a strong night all around for the Pacers, who shot over 50 percent from the floor and 46 percent from 3-point range. Indiana outworked Atlanta on the glass, too, grabbing 51 rebounds to the Hawks’ 39.

The Pacers will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday, Feb. 2, as they take on the Houston Rockets.

Inside the Numbers

The Pacers shot 53.9 percent from the floor. That marks their best shooting night in 12 games.

Indiana recorded 23 turnovers, but allowed just 23 points off those turnovers.

The Pacers had a +12 advantage on the glass.

Indiana had six players reach double-figure scoring totals – Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Aaron Nesmith, Jay Huff, Bennedict Mathurin, and Jarace Walker.

You Can Quote Me on That

“We just challenged each other to be more physical and more defiant [at halftime]. The first half, they were just doing whatever they wanted…We have standards that we play to and that we believe are important, and the second half was much more in line with what those standards are.” – Coach Rick Carlisle on the defensive adjustments at halftime

“First half, they were just kind of bullying us…We were trying not to foul, but it was like they were kind of bullying us in a way. So the second half just got a little more, took those one-on-one matchups more personal.” – Andrew Nembhard on Indiana’s defensive shift at halftime

“We’re seeing a lot of growth from all these guys. You know, Mathurin is getting better in a lot of areas, you know, Walker had 10 rebounds. Furphy’s had some very good games. And I thought [Sheppard] played a really good game tonight too.” – Carlisle on growth throughout the season

“This is why we believe he’s an All-Star. That’s a tough shot against a tough defender. They’ve got a bunch of tough defenders out there…That was a very difficult shot. They don’t get much more difficult than that, so that was huge.” – Carlisle on Siakam’s late-game turnaround shot

“Across the board, I think it’s one of his best years statistically…He can do a lot on both sides of the floor. He’s our engine and we’re riding behind him.” — Nembhard on Siakam’s case to be an All-Star

“I think the experiences of messing up in those situations prepared us more for these ones. Just understanding where to get the ball and just being patient, having great spacing and not rushing things.” – Nembhard on Indiana’s ability to close out clutch games

“I think we’re able to execute better. I mean, I think that’s the most important thing, executing in those situations. Getting some of the shots that we want, being able to sit down and get some stops. I think that’s just mostly what it is about, like late game execution.” – Pascal Siakam on Indiana’s clutch-game success

“I think it just means playing fast, moving the ball, and also sitting down, playing defense…I think that’s what Pacers basketball is about. Just continuing to fight, working together as a team.” – Siakam on what ‘Pacers basketball’ means to him

Stat of the Night

The Pacers’ 45 points in the second quarter set a new season high for points in a quarter, and their 80 points in the first half marked a new season-high for points in a half.

Noteworthy

Indiana broke a four-game streak of 30+ assist games on Saturday. The Pacers recorded 29 assists.

Andrew Nembhard recorded his fifth double-double of the month on Saturday with 26 points and 10 assists.

Jarace Walker recorded the first double-double of his career on Saturday with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

IndyCar driver Christian Lundgaard was in attendance for Pacers vs. Hawks on Saturday, as was singer/songwriter Omar Apollo.

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INDY IGNITE

INDY SWEEPS DALLAS TO STAND ALONE ATOP MLV STANDINGS

In a battle for first place in Major League Volleyball, the Indy Ignite left no doubt who the top team was on this night. The Ignite swept Dallas before an excited crowd at Fishers Event Center to stand alone atop the MLV standings after four weeks of play.

Indy moved to 5-1 this season with the 25-14, 25-14, 29-27 triumph, ending Dallas’ four-match win streak and dropping the Pulse to 4-2. The victory sweep was the Ignite’s first in 17 matches, since they blanked Omaha on the road in March 2025, and the first at home in nearly a year, when they swept Columbus on February 2, 2025.

The Ignite combined all elements of play against the Pulse, with a varied offensive attack that saw four players score in double digits, a tenacious defense that totaled 51 digs and kept numerous rallies alive, and a service attack that yielded seven aces (tying the most in an MLV three-set match this season).

“We played a great game,” head coach Lauren Bertolacci said. “Very happy with the overall performance. I think our defense was phenomenal again. We were able to transition into some pretty good situations and, yeah, it was a dominant game for us, bar maybe seven minutes.”

Those seven minutes came late in the third set, after Indy had blown away to 11-point wins in each of the first two sets. Leading 20-16 in set three, Indy suddenly went cold and fell behind 23-22. A pair of vicious kills from Lydia Martyn pushed the Ignite back in front, two Kayla Lund kills and another from Mia Tuaniga kept the pressure on, and Indy closed out the overtime set 29-27 when a Dallas attack went long.

“This league is so tough and so tight all the time, so we’re expecting sets like 29-27 every game,” Bertolacci said. “We even knew we went into the locker room (after the second set). We said, ‘OK, 2-0 is not a game. There’s no way that they’re not going to come back out and fight again and claw back. They are a top team for a reason and we need to be ready for their best at any moment.’

Bertolacci had high praise for the entire team’s defensive effort, led by outside hitter Lund’s 15 digs, 12 from libero Elena Scott and seven by setter Tuaniga. Indy limited Dallas to a 29.2% kill percentage and 13.2% efficiency.

“Playing next to Elena Scott, it’s so fun that we get to just work together back there,” Lund said. “And then I think our block put up really good setups for most of the night. I think we touched so, so many balls (at the net) that then I feel like a lot were kind of coming into my lap pretty nicely. I just think, systematically, our defense as a whole was really awesome.”

The Ignite’s aggressive service attack also pleased their head coach, not only the seven aces but the many other serves that kept the Pulse out of system. “That’s our best serving game by a mile,” Bertolacci said.

Along with her dozen digs, Lund manufactured a double-double with 10 kills and added two aces. Middle blocker Martyn hit a sizzling 62.5% kill percentage and 56.3% efficiency with 10 kills in 16 attempts, along with a pair of blocks. Opposite hitter Azhani Tealer had eight kills, two blocks and two aces. Outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh added nine kills, a block and an ace to the tally.

Tuaniga posted another sensational all-around match with 38 assists, seven digs, two kills, two aces and a block. She credited Bertolacci and the coaching staff for advocating the aggressive style of play no matter the circumstances.

“She lets us know what good mistakes are and what bad mistakes are,” Tuaniga said. “Just to have the standard to just go after everything is just a huge blessing in itself. A lot of us have big personalities and big games and big things we want to do with this team, and it’s really nice to have a coach like this. Big ups to coach.”

The Ignite round out their four-match homestand against Grand Rapids at 7 p.m. ET Friday on National Girls & Women in Sports Day. Tickets are available at IndyIgniteVB.com.

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INDY FUEL

FUEL DEFEAT HEARTLANDERS IN SHOOTOUT VICTORY

CORALVILLE– The Indy Fuel visited the Iowa Heartlanders on Saturday night after a rare Friday night off. This was the first of two games against Iowa this weekend. After forcing overtime tied at 2-2, Indy killed off two penalties to win 3-2 in a shootout.

1ST PERIOD

Brett Moravec opened the scoring at 10:06 to put the Fuel on the board first. Lee Lapid and Matt Petgrave earned the assists.

At 16:48, Iowa’s Alexander Stensson took the game’s first penalty for holding. This put the Fuel on the power play, however they did not score. 

Indy outshot the Heartlanders, 12-11 in the first period which ended with some feistiness between both teams. 

2ND PERIOD

Just 29 seconds into the second frame, Thomas scored for Iowa to tie the game at 1-1. 

Christian Berger took Indy’s first penalty at 12:34. He was called for hooking. Indy was able to kill it off before going on the power play themselves at 17:40 when Rasmus Kumpulainen was called for holding. 

That penalty was killed off as well and the period ended soon after, with Indy outshooting Iowa 13-6 in the frame.

3RD PERIOD

At 2:10, Sahil Panwar took a slashing penalty which put the Heartlanders back on the power play early in the third period. 

Iowa’s Matthew Sop scored on the power play to give the Heartlanders their first lead of the game.

Indy tied it up again less than three minutes later with a goal from Eric Martin. This made it 2-2. 

At 11:17, Will Ennis was called for delay of game, putting the Fuel back on the penalty kill. They successfully killed it off. 

Iowa’s Elliot Desnoyers earned a penalty shot at 15:56 but Indy’s Mitchell Weeks was able to stop it, keeping the score 2-2. 

Keltie Jeri-Leon was called for slashing at 17:11, giving Indy an important late power play. 

That one was killed off as well before the game headed to overtime, tied 2-2. 

OVERTIME

Less than a minute into the overtime period, the Fuel’s Jesse Tucker headed to the penalty box for boarding, putting the Heartlanders on a 4-on-3 power play.

The Fuel were able to kill that penalty off before taking another at 5:20. They would spend the remainder of the overtime period, killing off the bench minor for too many men on the ice. 

After time expired, the game headed to a shootout. 

In three rounds, the only goalscorer was Eric Martin for the Fuel. This secured the Fuel’s victory over the Heartlanders after they outshot them, 35-25. 

These two teams will meet again tomorrow in Iowa. 

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

HOOSIERS SURVIVE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME THRILLER

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Behind 26 points, junior guard Nick Dorn helped the Indiana Men’s Basketball team (15-7, 6-5 B1G) to an important 98-97 victory in double overtime at UCLA on Saturday (Jan. 31) evening. IU has now won three-straight Big Ten contests for the second time this year. It’s the first double overtime win for IU since Feb. 10, 2021 (at Northwestern).

Dorn has exploded onto the scene over the last three games since being inserted into the starting lineup. He’s averaging 22.3 points per game on IU’s three-game winning streak. He’s connected on 16 3-point field goals over his last three contests.

Senior forward Reed Bailey aided the Hoosiers with a 24-point effort off the bench. He’s the first IU player this season with at least 20 points in reserve. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson joined them in double figures with 24 points, 10 of them coming in the two overtime periods.

IU will get a pair of days off in Los Angeles before closing out the road trip at USC on Tuesday (Feb. 3) evening. Tip is set for 10 p.m. ET on Peacock from the Galen Center.

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PURDUE TRACK

PAPILLION PRODUCES #9 HEPTATHLON IN SCHOOL HISTORY AT DELOSS DODDS INVITATIONAL

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Purdue Track & Field’s Warner Papillion completed his two-day competition in the heptathlon with the No. 9 performance in school history to conclude the DeLoss Dodds Invitational.

Papillion Notes

• The freshman, in his first collegiate heptathlon, earned 5,136 points to finish 10th at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational and enter Purdue’s top 10. He was the fifth-highest scoring freshman at the meet.

• His competition concluded with his best finish in fifth during the 1000m (2:40.67). He earned his highest event point total (872) after running 8.45 in the 60mH and finishing seventh.

• Both of Purdue’s freshman multis, Papillion and Leena Pfister, entered the program’s top 10 in the heptathlon and pentathlon, respectively, in their multis collegiate debut.

Next Up

The Boilers return to action Feb. 6-7 at the Windy City Invite in Chicago.

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PURDUE WRESTLING

BOILERS PRODUCE 5 CHAMPIONS AT WABASH OPEN

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. —  Purdue sent 12 wrestlers to compete at the Wabash Open tournament on Saturday and came away with five champions, four of which are true freshmen.

Six Boilermakers wrestled attached to Purdue while the other six wrestled unattached. Ashton Jackson (125 lbs), Vincent Paino (133), Isaiah Schaefer (141), Brody Saccoccia (157) and Noah Weaver (197) all went undefeated to claim titles.

It was Schaefer’s first collegiate title and the second for Jackson, Paino, Saccoccia and Weaver.

First-year assistant coach Matt Ramos (133), Purdue’s two-time All-American from 2021-25, competed in the open tournament for the sake of getting reps as he continues to train for the 2028 Olympics.

Ramos dominated his first two matches to the tune of 17-2 and 15-0 technical falls, but forfeited in the finals to Paino, the freshman Boilermaker.

Ramos was the only non-underclassman that Purdue sent to the event, which isn’t considered a regular varsity event. The fact that so many came away with impressive showings bodes well for the future of the program.

Three other true freshmen Boilers earned runner-up finishes. Ty Henderson (125) finished second, falling only to his elder teammate, Jackson, via 10-2 major decision in the finals. Adrian Pellot (165) went 2-1 with a 20-5 tech. fall in the first round and a 12-3 major in the semifinals. Tyson Russell earned three wins at heavyweight, registering two pins and a 6-4 decision.

Redshirt freshman Quinn Herbert (184) tied for a team-high four wins to place third in his weight class. Fellow redshirt freshmen Ethan Popp (165) and RJ Powers (184) each went 2-3 to place sixth.

RESULTS

125 | Ashton Jackson – CHAMPION – 3-0 – ATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Quentin Keen (WAB) – W, TF 19-4 (2:40)

Semis: vs. Ayden Bollinger (IU) – W, Fall 4:17

Finals: vs. Ty Henderson (PU) – W, MD 10-2

125 | Ty Henderson – 2ND PLACE – 2-1 – ATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Walter Hagedorn (INDY) – W, Fall 1:06

Semis: vs. Isaac Ash (WAB) – W, Dec. 6-3

Finals: vs. Ashton Jackson (PU) – L, MD 10-2

133 | Vincent Paino – CHAMPION – 3-0 – UNATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Ben Edwards (TRU) – W, TF 19-4 (1:57)

Semis: vs. James Day (WAB) – W, TF 19-4 (4:38)

Finals: vs. Matt Ramos (PU) – W, MFFL

133 | Matt Ramos – 2ND PLACE – 2-1 – UNATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Gavyn Grim (WIL) – W, TF 17-2 (1:17)

Semis: vs. Yashua Amen (MU) – W, TF 15-0 (6:48)

Finals: vs. Vincent Paino (PU) – L, MFFL

141 | Isaiah Schaefer – CHAMPION – 4-0 – UNATTACHED

1st Round: vs. Tyler Beach (TRU) – W, TF 17-2 (1:59)

Quarters: vs. Jemil Pace (OWU) – W, TF 20-2 (2:46)

Semis: vs. Bryan Chavero (INDY) – W, TF 19-3 (3:52)

Finals: vs. Lucas Peters (IU) – W, Dec. 4-1

157 | Brody Saccoccia – CHAMPION – 4-0 – ATTACHED

1st Round: vs. Tucker Campbell (INDY) – W, TF 21-5 (6:43)

Quarters: vs. Chasen Kazmierczak (WAB) – W, Fall 1:55

Semis: vs. Thane McCoy (WIL) – W, MFFL

Finals: vs. Luke Robards (INDY) – W, TF 20-4 (3:54)

165 | Adrian Pellot – 2ND PLACE – 2-1 – UNATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Kaden Lone (INDY) – W, TF 20-5 (4:40)

Semis: vs. Cooper McCloy (WAB) – W, MD 12-3

Finals: vs. Chris Crawford (IU) – L, Fall 4:11

165 | Ethan Popp – 6TH PLACE – 2-3 – ATTACHED

1st Round: vs. Tyler Tarallo (BC) – W, TF 17-2 (3:34)

Quarters: vs. Cooper McCloy (WAB) – L, MD 11-0

Cons. Round 3: vs. Kaden Lone (INDY) – W, Dec. 9-4

Cons. Round 4: vs. Ryan Garvick (IU) – L, Fall 4:26

5th Place Match: vs. Gavin Davis (INDY) – L, Dec. 5-1

184 | Quinn Herbert – 3RD PLACE – ATTACHED

1st Round: vs. Dimitri Martino (WCISU) – W, Fall 0:31

Quarters: vs. Xander Lachance (TRU) – W, TF 18-3 (6:28)

Semis: vs. Mike Taheny (WAB) – L, Fall 3:40

Cons. Round 4: vs. RJ Powers (PU) – W, MD 14-5

3rd Place Match: vs. Gavin Malone (TRU) – W, MD 13-3

184 | RJ Powers – 6TH PLACE – ATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Gavin Malone (TRU) – L, Fall 6:52

Cons. Round 1: vs. Caden Gousetis (UN) – W, Dec. 2-1 (SV)

Cons. Round 2: vs. Keaton Wilhelm (BC) – W, TF 17-0 (3:47)

Cons. Round 3: vs. Quinn Herbert (PU) – L, MD 14-5

5th Place Match: vs. Andrew Williamson (TRU) – L, Fall 2:50

197 | Noah Weaver – CHAMPION – UNATTACHED

Quarters: vs. Adel Navarrette (TRU) – W, TF 22-4 (3:00)

Semis: vs. Hadyn Ball (WAB) – W, Fall 0:52

Finals: vs. Julante Hinton (TRU) – W, Dec. 10-3

285 | Tyson Russell – 2ND PLACE – UNATTACHED

1st Round: vs. Tyler Lorenzen (OWU) – W, Fall 2:37

Quarters: vs. Jayden Lee (BC) – W, Fall 1:47

Semis: vs. Marko Ivanisevic (UN) – W, Dec. 6-4

Finals: vs. Orest Nazarchuk (MU) – L, Dec. 2-1

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PURDUE SWIMMING AND DIVING

BOILERMAKERS WIN 8 EVENTS AT B1G TRIPLE DUALS

EVANSTON, Ill. – Led by two-time event winners Blake Rowe and Tyler Wills, the Purdue Swimming & Diving teams were victorious in eight events while closing out their dual meet schedules against Minnesota and Northwestern at the annual two-day Big Ten Triple Duals.

The Purdue men scored a decisive victory vs. Minnesota and went toe-to-toe with No. 20 Northwestern in a dual decided by only nine points.

The Purdue men posted just their second victory vs. the Golden Gophers since the 2011-12 campaign. They also bested Minnesota in January 2021 as part of a triple dual hosted by Wisconsin.

Both the Purdue men and women went 5-3 in dual meet action this season.

Rowe and Wills won an event on both Friday and Saturday. Rowe was victorious in the 200 individual medley Friday and his premier event, the 200 backstroke, Saturday. Purdue hosted the diving events this weekend and Wills continued his winning ways this month with a victory on platform Friday and 3-meter Saturday. Wills was victorious twice in both events in January.

The Purdue men had the top four finishers on 3-meter and three of the top four on platform. The men also had three of the top five finishers in the 50 freestyle, 100 free and 100 back. The Purdue women did likewise in 3-meter diving.

Abby Marcukaitis repeated as the event winner of the 200 back at the Big Ten Triple Duals. Her team season-best time of 1:54.70 was the Purdue women’s first NCAA Championships qualifying time of the campaign. Friday, she was the runner-up in the 100 back, again (52.89) making a run again at the program record (52.72) she has been chasing.

Jānis Dzirkalis won the 50 free Friday with a pool record time of 19.53 at NU’s Norris Aquatics Center, teaming up with Alex Hotta (19.57) for a 1-2 finish. Both Boilermakers eclipsed the pool record (19.59) entering the race. Hotta has added his named to Purdue’s all-time leaderboards in five events – 50 and 100 free, 100 and 200 fly, 100 back – this season.

Reagan Mattice (9:47.16) and Jonny Hines (9:09.14) posted lifetime bests in the 1000 free for the second weekend in a row, moving up among Purdue’s all-time top five in the event.

Campbell Scofield won the 200 butterfly for the sixth time this season, posting a team season-best time of 1:57.13. She was just .02 hundredths of a second shy of the NCAA Championships qualifying standard and .11 hundredths of a second off her lifetime best (1:57.02) from the Big Ten Championships last year.

Already the owner of the Purdue men’s freshman record while ranking second all-time in the 200 fly, Biko Hooper-Haviland’s lifetime best of 47.49 in the 100 fly Saturday added his name to the team’s all-time leaderboard in that event as well.

The Boilermakers now turn their full attention to the Big Ten Championships over the final two weeks of February. Minnesota hosts the women’s meet Feb. 18-21 and Wisconsin hosts the men’s meet the following week (Feb. 25-28).

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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.

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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

IRISH GROUND FALCONS IN 8-ROUND SHOOTOUT

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The University of Notre Dame hockey team completed its non-conference slate Saturday night, closing out January with a 2-2 tie and shootout win at Bowling Green State University.

The Falcons struck early Saturday night, as the Irish trailed for the first time on the weekend. A redirect in front of Nicholas Kempf got the Falcons on the board at 4:23 of the opening period.

Shortly after the BG goal, Notre Dame was whistled for interference and were tasked with the kill. After a pair of saves by Kempf to keep it a one-goal game, a cross-check in front of the net sent another Irish skater to the box and ND faced a two-man disadvantage for 51 seconds.

The Irish managed to kill off both penalties unscathed and play returned to even strength halfway through the opening period with the Falcons holding the 1-0 lead.

A pair of late penalties made it four-on-four hockey for two minutes following cross-checking infractions for both parties. With more ice between them, the Irish and Falcons continued to battle as Notre Dame looked to even it up before the end of the frame. A shot from Bowling Green rang off the pipe and the Irish had a look on net in the waning moments of action that was cast aside to keep the game 1-0 through 20 minutes played Saturday.

Bowling Green was called for cross-checking just 48 seconds into the second stanza and it took the Irish powerplay unit a mere 13 seconds to capitalize, drawing even with the Falcons off the stick of Evan Werner who net his fourth powerplay goal of the season to make it a 1-1 game.

The Irish then claimed the lead just over four minutes later after Sutter Muzzatti picked off a Falcon skater near the Irish blue line and created a rush up ice with Brennan Ali crashing in on net. Despite Muzzatti’s initial shot being stifled, Ali was able to convert the rebound and give Notre Dame the 2-1 edge at 5:18 of the second.

The teams skated fairly even a side the remainder of the period before a play along the end boards sent the Irish penalty kill unit to the box for five minutes at 16:56 of the second. The Irish looked to kill off the remainder of the period unscathed but a shot from the top of the slot with 11 ticks left on the clock beat Kempf’s glove top shelf, tying the game at 2-2 with approximately two minutes left on the ND major to start the third.

Despite giving up the late second period goal, the Irish quieted any momentum BG looked to bring into the third when a roughing call against the Falcons at 56 seconds of the frame ended the Irish kill and gave them a powerplay chance when they returned to full strength.

The two teams traded chances throughout the remainder of regulation and a combined 25 saves for the netminders on either end sent the game to extra time for the second consecutive night.

In overtime, the Falcons controlled play early with the Irish finally gaining possession nearly two minutes in. Werner and Muzzatti looked to have scored on a rebound on the ensuing rush but the officials waved it off, saying the initial shot was saved and the puck frozen before trickling over the line.

The Falcons maintained the puck for the majority of the overtime session and an Irish penalty at 3:48 of the frame gave the home team the man-advantage as the crowd grew deafening. Notre Dame successfully killed off the last 1:12 of the overtime session to force a shootout, backstopped by an impressive nine saves in overtime by Kempf.

Notre Dame hopped over the boards first in the shootout with Sutter Muzzatti taking the first attempt. The team’s leader in goals was denied at the doorstep by Falcons’ goaltender Jacob Steinman who made 25 saves through regulation and overtime.

On the opposite end, Kempf stuffed the Falcons’ first shooter’s attempt to keep it scoreless heading into the second round.

After three rounds of shooters, neither side had been able to convert and the shootout continued. In the eighth round of the shootout, senior defenseman Axel Kumlin finally broke the netminding to give Notre Dame the 1-0 lead with one last attempt looming for the Falcons. On the ensuing attempt, Kempf shut Tyler Hotson down to clinch the victory and finish the night with an unofficial 56 saves.

The game will officially be recognized as a 2-2 tie by the NCAA and Kempf’s save total will only include the 48 saves made through the first 65 minutes. The mark tops that of his previous career-best 45 saves set against Michigan State a season ago. His 48 saves is the most for an Irish netminder since Ryan Bischel’s 51 stops, also against MSU, in December 2023.

UP NEXT

The Irish continue their road stretch with a trip to Madison, Wisconsin to face off against the Badgers for a two-game series Feb. 6-7. Both games are set for 8pm ET puck drops on B1G+.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH FALL AT SYRACUSE, 72-86

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (11-11, 2-7) fell 72-86 to the Syracuse Orange (13-9, 4-5) in the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday evening.

The Irish finished the night shooting 49.1 percent on 26-53 shooting from the floor and 27.3 percent from three as they went 6-22 from behind the arc, with just two made threes (2-10) in the second half.

The Orange shot 10 percent above their season average as they shot 57.1 percent, going 32-56 from the floor and 40 percent from three. Syracuse, who averages seven threes a game, knocked down 10 triples on 10-25 shooting from deep.

Jalen Haralson finished with a career-high performance of 26 points, with 19 points coming in the second half on 6-7 shooting. He was 9-12 from the floor on the night and went 8-11 from the charity stripe. The freshman has now scored 76 points over the last four games (Syracuse, Virginia, Boston College, North Carolina).

He was followed by Braeden Shrewsberry, who finished with 17 points on 6-12 shooting from the floor as he knocked down three triples for the Irish.

Donnie Freeman, who leads the Orange with 19.2 points per game, was held to just seven points on the night. The hot hand belonged to the duo of JJ Starling and Nate Kingz, who combined for 49 points for Syracuse.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Shot-for-shot, the Irish and Orange swapped baskets to start the game, with Syracuse ahead 8-10 at the first media timeout. Three different Irish and four different Orange had recorded a bucket at this point.

Syracuse earned separation via a pivotal 15-4 scoring stretch, building a 23-12 lead at the 9:34 mark. JJ Starling scored eight points during this run, which included four Syracuse three-pointers. 

Soon after, Notre Dame began to find a rhythm, but both sides were trading baskets yet again. The Irish tried to chip away as a Shrewsberry three was followed by a massive Haralson dunk to cut it to 8 points.

The Blue & Gold faced a deficit as large as 13 with 5:07 remaining and cut it to as few as seven at 1:06, but the Irish ultimately trailed by nine, 31-40, at halftime.

Shrewsberry led Notre Dame with nine points on 3-4 shooting from behind the arc. He was followed by Haralson, who chipped in seven points in the first half on 3-5 shooting from the floor.

Notre Dame made 5 of its last 8 from the field to finish 12-26 (46.2%). Syracuse finished a hot 16-26 (61.5%), which included 6-12 from three. Starling didn’t miss a shot in the first half, pouring in 17 points on 7-7 shooting.

With 13 minutes left, a Certa three-pointer would cut the deficit to eight points, but an Irish technical led to a 5-point Syracuse swing. Soon after, a Syracuse three would give them a 14-point lead (46-60).

Haralson was doing his part to spur the offense and keep the Irish in it, recording a stretch in which he scored seven straight points.

Another Certa triple brought the Irish within six for the first time since the 11:13 mark of the first half, making it a 60-66 ballgame. Yet the wave of momentum was quickly seized by the Orange on the ensuing possession.

An Orange three at the shot clock buzzer sparked a 9-0 run over a 1:40 stretch, taking it from a six-point game to a 15-point deficit for the Irish with just 4:51 remaining.

The Irish responded with an 8-2 run to bring it within single digits at 68-77 at 2:28, but another offensive surge from Syracuse led to a 9-2 Orange run to make it 70-86. One last layup from MacLellan would close it out as the Irish fell 72-86 on the road.

UP NEXT

The Irish will remain on the road but make the short trek south to Louisville on Wednesday, Feb. 4. That match will tip off at 7 p.m. on either ESPN2/U.

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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

GEORGETOWN TAKES WIN AT HINKLE AS BUTLER SHOOTING GOES COLD

Georgetown utilized 10 three-pointers and a strong defensive effort in taking a 73-64 decision over Butler Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Bulldogs were only able to hit 37 percent of their attempts from the field, including just 5-for-27 in the second half.

Win the win, Georgetown improves to 12-10 on the season while Butler falls to 13-9. Both teams are now 4-7 in BIG EAST play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

With Butler leading 20-18 with 11:02 remaining in the first half, Georgetown responded by scoring 15 of the next 18 points to take their first double-digit lead at 34-23 less than five minutes later.

Georgetown led, 43-39, at the half.

An 8-0 Hoyas run pushed their lead to 55-46 with 13:26 remaining in the game.

Two Finley Bizjack free throws cut the Georgetown lead to four (63-59) with 6:54 to play but the Bulldogs were only able to produce five points after that – all at the free throw line.

TIP-INS:

Jamie Kaiser Jr. led the Bulldogs with a career-high 19 points.

Bizjack added 16 points.

Vincent Iwuchukwu and KJ Lewis led Georgetown with 17 points apiece; Malik Mack added 14 points and six assists.

Georgetown was 10-for-20 from behind the arc with seven of those coming in the first half.

The Hoyas shot 55 percent from the field for the game.

Butler went 16-for-18 from the free throw line; entering the game, the Bulldogs were averaging 26.7 free throw attempts per game, 11th nationally.

The Bulldogs held a 31-26 rebounding advantage, allowing Georgetown only four offensive rebounds. Butler has out-rebounded 17 of its 22 opponents this season.

Drayton Jones had a game-high eight rebounds for Butler; Michael Ajayi pulled down six boards. It was the first game this season that Ajayi has not led the Bulldogs in rebounding.

Georgetown was the final BIG EAST opponent that Butler had yet to play this season. The teams play again Feb. 18 in the nation’s capital.

For the fifth consecutive year, the BIG EAST partnered with the Black Fives Foundation and Saturday’s game highlighted that partnership.

UP NEXT: Butler embarks on a week on the road with tips at Providence Wednesday and at Marquette Saturday.

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BUTLER SWIMMING AND DIVING

IU INDY DEFEATS BUTLER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Butler completed action against IU Indy on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. IU Indy narrowly edged the Bulldogs, 191-160.

Sadie Brown and Meghan Voelker were named swimmers of the meet by the coaching staff. Brown set a personal best in the 500 Free while having solid performances in the 100 breast and 100 IM. Voelker posted stellar times in the 200 Fly, 50 Fly and 100 Free.

Butler will be back in action tomorrow, Feb. 1, as BU will host the 17th Annual Butler Invite. The Dawgs’ will also celebrate Senior Day on Sunday.

Swimmers of the Meet

Sadie Brown – 500 Free PB, 100 Breast, 100 IM

Meghan Voelker – 200 Fly, 50 Fly, 100 Free

Honorable Mentions

Sophia Amendola – 1000 Free PB, 200 Back

Kate Schilling – 200 Fly, 50 Breast, 200 Free Relay

Caroline Zimner – 100 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Free Relay

1000 Free

Kayla Wright 2nd place, season best time 10:44.94

Sophia Amendola 4th place, personal best 10:59.89

50 Fly

Ava Whittaker 2nd 26.21

Meghan Voelker 5th 27.95

200 Free

Caitlin Herring 3rd place 1:58.74

Emma Ciesla 5th place, just off personal best 2:01.92

100 Back

Caroline Zimner 2nd place 1:00.11

Sarah Jones 3rd 1:00.21

100 Breast

Sadie Brown 3rd place 1:09.87

Ava McGonigle 4th 1:12.84

200 Fly

Kate Schilling 1st place 2:03.79 – great swim and narrowly reached her own school record in the event!

Meghan Voelker 5th place – personal best 2:15.41

50 Free

Elizabeth Naylor 4th place 24.81

Megan VanValkenburgh 5th place 26.31

Madeleine Russell 6th place 26.46

50 Breast

Kate Schilling 3rd place – season best time 29.75

Ashlyn Canale 5th place 32.42

100 Free

Caroline Zimner 2nd place – season best time 54.14 SB

Meghan Voelker 6th place 57.12

200 Back

Sophia Amendola 4th place 2:14.17

Olivia McKee 5th place 2:14.21

500 Free

Kayla Wright 1st place 5:11.81 

Sadie Brown 2nd place – personal best time by three seconds, 5:11.98

Caitlin Herring 3rd place 5:12.12

100 Fly

Ashlyn Canale 4th place 1:00.49

Paisley Walkley 5th place 1:04.82

50 Back

Sarah Jones 1st place 27.21

Cotter Welch 2nd place 29.42

200 Breast

Caroline Zimner 1st place 2:31.89

Lydia Eberlein 2nd place 2:34.92

100 IM

Sadie Brown 1st place 1:01.87

Ashlyn Canale 2nd place 1:01.94

Elizabeth Naylor 3rd place 1:02.91

200 Free Relay 1st Place 1:39.63

Caroline Zimner – 25.50 strong lead off swim

Kate Schilling – 23.91

Caitlin Herring 25.04

Ava Whittaker 25.18

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IU INDY MEN’S TRACK

MEN’S TRACK CAPS RECORD BREAKING WEEKEND AT MEYO INVITE

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The IU Indy men’s track team continued its record breaking weekend on Saturday (Jan. 31) as the Jaguars reset school records in both the 800m and mile at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invite. It was the third new school record of the weekend as the Jaguars also broke the distance medley relay record on Friday.

On Saturday, sophomore Joey Ashman blew past the school record in the 800m event, winning the open division with a time of 1:50.78. Teammate Liam Lilly paced him early on, helping Ashman break the previous school record by three seconds.

“It was a big time race for the win,” interim head coach Justin Amburgy said. “(Ashman) says he felt like he had some left in the tank as well. GVSU and conference should be fun to see for him.”

“It feels good to lead the boys this weekend with multiple school records from us all,” Ashman said. “Season’s not over though – we’ve got work to do.”

In the mile, junior Luke Shappell broke the school record with a time of 4:07.19, going more than a full second under the previous best mark and lowering his personal best by three seconds. Sophomore Riley Nixon ran a similarly fast time, finishing one-hundredth of a second off Shappell’s number at 4:07.20.

Freshmen Eli Oetken and Evan Farmer ran their first collegiate indoor miles, finishing at 4:13.05 and 4:23.35, respectively.

The Jaguars will return to racing next weekend when they compete in the Fairgrounds Invitational on Feb. 6-7.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S TRACK

WOMEN’S TRACK LEAVES CHICAGO WITH FOUR NEW PERSONAL BESTS

CHICAGO – Four members of the IU Indianapolis women’s track and field team registered new personal bests on Saturday (Jan. 31) as a select few competed in the Chicago Collegiate Invitational at Gately Park. Sophomore Ella Colclesser led the team’s two entries in the mile while freshman Jenna Twedt continued to shed time in the 800m event. Another freshman, Riley Flynn, capped the day with a new personal best in the 3,000m event.

In the mile, Colclesser was the top collegiate finisher with a time of 5:08.20, just missing a spot on the program’s top-10 all-time list. Colclesser finished third overall, trailing a pair of professional runners entered in the event. Wini Barnett made her season debut in the mile on Saturday as well, clocking a time of 5:18.19 to take a second off her previous best.

Twedt continued to impress in the 800m event, posting a time of 2:21.39 to finish third in her heat and trim three seconds off her previous best mark.

Flynn raced the 3K for a second straight weekend and was the top collegiate finisher with a time of 10:47.23, taking more than a second off her previous best. Colclesser doubled back to help pace her teammate before eventually peeling off.

The Jaguars will return to action next weekend when they compete in the Fairgrounds Invitational inside the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

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IU INDY MEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO TOLEDO, 7-0

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s tennis team dropped a 7–0 decision to Toledo on Friday afternoon at the West Indy Racquet Club.

Doubles play opened with Toledo claiming the first two completed matches. The Jaguars’ pairing of Eli Mercer and Pumiphat Sukkho was leading 4-3 in the third doubles match before it went unfinished.

Despite the final score, the Jaguars were competitive throughout the lineup, pushing four singles matches to three sets and multiple tiebreakers. At the top of the order, Konner Gunwall battled Toledo’s Poonthong Komilpisut in a tightly contested match, taking the second set before falling 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. Owen Nguyen also went toe-to-toe at No. 2 singles, with both sets decided by tiebreakers in a 7-6, 7-6 loss.

Eli Mercer turned in one of the strongest efforts of the day for the Jaguars, claiming the opening set 6-1 at No. 3 singles before Toledo’s Cole Cozens rallied to win the final two sets. Cameron Kryscio also forced a third set at No. 4 singles after evening the match in the second but ultimately came up short.

At No. 5 singles, Brandon Pham and Toledo’s Alejandro Gonzalez traded tiebreak sets before Gonzalez edged out a 10-6 win in the match tiebreak. Pumiphat Sukkho rounded out singles play at No. 6 with a two-set loss.

IU Indianapolis will look to build on the competitive performances as the Jaguars continue their spring schedule when they travel to Dayton on Friday, January 6.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S TENNIS

WOMEN’S TENNIS DROPS SATURDAY MATCH AT MARQUETTE

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The IU Indianapolis women’s tennis team fell to Marquette on Saturday afternoon, 7-0, in Milwaukee.

The Golden Eagles claimed the doubles point early, taking wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. The Jaguars’ No. 2 doubles pairing of Sara Jankovic and Calli Sokolowski was locked in a tight battle before the match was left unfinished once the point was decided.

In singles play, IU Indianapolis continued to compete across the lineup, with several matches featuring close sets. At No. 1 singles, Kally Kadzinski pushed Elise Barnstedt in a two-set match, while Jankovic forced a decisive tiebreaker at No. 2 singles after splitting the first two sets. Despite the effort, Marquette ultimately secured all six singles victories to seal the sweep.

The Jaguars also saw action from Chloe Bailey, Calli Sokolowski, Elle Kotre, and Bella Duncan in singles competition as the team gained valuable early-season experience against a strong Big East opponent.

IU Indianapolis will look to build on the outing as the Jaguars continue their non-conference schedule on Friday, February 6 against Virginia Tech.

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BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MVB COMPLETES FOURTH STRAIGHT SWEEP AGAINST THE PATRIOTS

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Ball State men’s volleyball team extended its win streak to five in a row Saturday evening, topping George Mason in straight sets (31-29, 25-20, 25-18). The men’s team continues the program’s best start to a campaign since its national semifinal season in 2022.

Ryan Louis continued his impressive sophomore season, posting a match-high 13 kills and an ace. Patrick Rogers recorded nine kills, hitting .333, along with Braydon Savitski-Lynde who added eight kills on a perfect hitting percentage. Wil Basilio contributed seven kills on a .333 clip to go with his fourth match this season with a pair of aces.

Lucas Machado covered the floor with a match-leading 38 assists. He also completed two service aces, three blocks and four digs.

The Cardinals’ (8-1, 0-0 MIVA) defense reached its second match this season with double-digit blocks, totaling 10.5. The team’s highest total in 2026 is 15.5 vs. NJIT (Jan. 10). Will Patterson led the effort with five, followed by Savitski-Lynde and Louis with four. Louis also led the Cardinals in digs, capturing six, while Rogers and Basilio recorded five each.

The opening set was a competitive battle between the Cardinals and the Patriots (3-4, 0-0 EIVA), seeing a total of 21 ties and 10 lead changes. Both teams strung together multiple series of runs, with Ball State being crutched with six attack and service errors. Still, the Cardinals completed 23 kills compared to GMU’s 14. The Patriots were up two at set point, but back-to-back kills from Louis tied the opener. Both sides traded until consecutive strikes from Rogers swung the momentum in Ball State’s favor, claiming set one after a GMU attack error.

The story flipped in the second set, with George Mason recording seven attack errors and six service errors, hitting just .250 as a team. Ball State reached a three-point lead at 8-5, and while the Patriots made it even at 11, the Cardinals opened a four-point run in return. Two straight GMU attack errors gave Ball State a six-point advantage, and kills from Louis, Basilio and Savitski-Lynde gave the Cardinals two sets in the match.

Ball State jumped to a 6-0 lead to begin the third and didn’t look back. GMU put together a couple of runs to chip away at the gap, but five straight points advanced the lead to 10 at 23-13. GMU scored three straight out of a timeout, but a service error ended the match at 25-18.

The Cardinals return home to begin conference play, hosting Queens Feb. 5 and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. inside Worthen Arena.

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BALL STATE TRACK

KAUPPILA, RATNEY, SPRINGER HIGHLIGHT DAY 2 OF MEYO INVITATIONAL

MUNCIE, Ind. — Sprints and more personal bests highlighted Day 2 of the Meyo Invitational for the Ball State Cardinals. Most impressive were a pair of double-event competitors — freshman Kaitlyn Kauppila and sophomore Laya’Lapri Ratney — who both performed highly while racing multiple races.

Saturday’s best finisher was senior Alana Springer who’s fourth-place finish in the 60m dash was three spots ahead of Ratney in the final. Springer placed fourth in her semifinal heat and again in the final. Ratney was eighth after the semis, and finished the finals in seventh.

For Ratney, it culminated a day which began with the 60m hurdles, as Ball State’s only entry. The hurdles semis and finals just 30 minutes ahead of the 60m dash, Ratney was third as a qualifier for the finals, and finished fifth overall — just prior to running the finals of the 60m dash.

Similarly, Kauppila ran a pair of distance races on Saturday, starting her morning with the 3000 meters, then coming back in the afternoon as Ball State’s only entry in the mile run. The finished 10th overall in the 3000 meters and, while 35th overall in the mile, she completed the course with a personal record time of 5:03.53.

Other top performers on Saturday included freshman Amina Hadziahmetovic’s PR and 12th-place finish in the 400 meters. Junior Brooklyn Taylor paced the Cardinals with a 13th place finish and the longest throw of her career in the shot put.

The Cardinals resume their indoor schedule next weekend at the Chippeway Invitational, at Central Michigan, on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Friday’s results at the Louisville Lenny Lyles Indoor Track Meet

Pentathlon

Kenli Nettles, Sr. – DNF

    60m hurdles – 5th, 8.63 PR

    High Jump – 3rd, 1.63m

    Shot Put – 3rd, 11.86m

    Long Jump – 8th, foul

    800 meters – DNS

Friday’s results at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational

Pentathlon

5th, Kendra Keesling, Sr. – 3042 points PR

    60m hurdles – 4th, 9.55

    High Jump – 5th, 1.44m

    Shot Put – 6th, 9.24m

    Long Jump – 1st, 5.44m PR

    800 meters – 4th, 2:44.17

6th, Phaelin Jones, Fr. – 2083 points

    60m hurdles – 7th, DNF

    High Jump – 7th, 1.38

    Shot Put – 7th, 8.94m PR

    Long Jump – 3rd, 5.18m PR

    800 meters – 5th, 2:44.40

60m Dash – Prelims

2nd, Kylee Marshall, So. – 7.63 PR (qualified for semis)

13th, Savannah Lake, So. – 7.80

17th, Jiah Davenport, So. – 7.83

37th, Lindley Steele, Sr. – 8.17

Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – DNS

60m Hurdles

Lia Patterson, Fr. – DNS

200m Dash

2nd, Kylee Marshall, So. – 24.88

4th, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 25.07 PR

30th, Savannah Lake, So. – 25.91

35th, Jiah Davenport, So. – 26.25

Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – DNS

Long Jump

16th, Taylor Hickman, Sr. – 5.22m PR

17th, Anisa Barnett, Fr., 5.20m

24th, Lindley Steele, Sr. – 4.89m

Shot Put

14th, Malena Higgins, Sr. – 13.20m

18th, Sydney Miller, Jr. – 12.73m

24th, Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 12.23m

30th, Ayla Rice, Jr. – 10.82m

5000m Run

31st, Emily Decker, Fr. – 17:24.09

Saturday’s results at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational

60m Dash – Semifinals

4th, Alana Springer, Sr. – 7.51 (qualified for finals)

8th, Laya’Lapri Ratney, So. – 7.70 (qualified for finals)

11th, Kylee Marshall, So. – 7.73

60m Dash – Finals

4th, Alana Springer, Sr. – 7.49

7th, Laya’Lapri Ratney, So. – 7.75

60m Hurdles – Semifinals

3rd, Laya’Lapri Ratney, So. – 8.64 (qualified for finals)

60m Hurdles – Finals

5th, Laya’Lapri Ratney, So. – 8.67

Triple Jump

Taylor Hickman, Sr. – NM

Weight Throw

13th, Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 16.33m PR

27th, Sydney Miller, Jr. – 13.68m

29th, Ayla Rice, Jr. – 11.96m

Malena Higgins, Sr. – NM

400m Dash

12th, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 57.19 PR

Abby Brennan, Sr. – DQ

Paige Kirtz, Jr.  – DQ

Lia Patterson, Fr. – DNS

3000m Run

10th, Kaitlyn Kauppila, Fr. – 9:52.55

20th, Sarah Mahnensmith, Sr. – 9:58.82

33rd, Emily Decker, Fr. – 10:15.07

Maci Hoskins, Sr. – DNS

Mile Run

35th, Kaitlyn Kauppila, Fr. – 5:03.53 PR

4x400m Relay

11th, Springer, Brennan, Hadziahmetovic, Kirtz – 3:49.62

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS

WOMEN’S TENNIS HAS STRONG PERFORMANCE IN SPRING OPENER DESPITE LOSS AT NOTRE DAME

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Ball State women’s tennis team (0-1) opened its 2026 spring season with a hard-fought battle against Notre Dame (4-1) Saturday afternoon at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

Despite a 7-0 overall score in favor of the Fighting Irish, the Cardinals showcased remarkable resilience and high-level play, particularly during a competitive doubles session that set a defiant tone for the season ahead.

“We played a great match with Notre Dame,” Ball State head women’s tennis coach Sachin Kirtane said. “The doubles point was extremely competitive. I thought we played well for it being our first match. I think the team competed hard and we are looking forward to improving match by match. We will be ready to play a tough navy team tomorrow.”

The doubles competition was a back-and-forth affair, characterized by aggressive net play and strategic composure from the Ball State pairs. While Notre Dame ultimately secured the doubles point, the Cardinals’ performance served as a statement that they can compete with high-caliber ACC opponents.

Ball State’s No. 2 duo of Alana Bristow and Gabriella Barrera remained within striking distance throughout the set, losing by just two games at 6-4. This was the closest score of the finished doubles matches.

In singles, the Cardinals dropped straight set decisions on five of the six courts. Not all was lost for Ball State in singles as Isabel Tanjuatco three set thriller served as the competitive centerpiece for the Cardinals today. Despite falling in the final set, Tanjuatco demonstrated elite resilience by forcing a decider against Notre Dame’s Rylie Hanford.

The Ball State women’s tennis team will wrap up its weekend of play in South Bend as the Cardinals take on Navy at 10 am ET on Sunday at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL’S WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT TOLEDO

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Ball State men’s basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 73-55 setback to Toledo on Saturday afternoon at Savage Arena.

Kayden Fish and Devon Barnes scored three points each in a 6-0 run to bring the Cardinals’ deficit down to 25-20 at the 6:20 mark of the first half, but the host Rockets built the lead to 39-27 going into halftime and led by double figures for the balance of the second half.

Fish (14 points, five rebounds) and Jai Anthoni Bearden (seven points) scored career highs off the bench for Ball State (7-14, 3-6 Mid-American Conference). Armoni Zeigler added 13 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals for the visitors, who had won consecutive games against Ohio, Central Michigan and Northern Illinois entering Saturday’s contest.

A dunk from Fish gave the Cardinals a 9-7 edge five minutes into the game, but Toledo went on a 16-4 run to lead 23-13 midway through the opening period. The hosts shot 49.1 percent from the field for the game including 57.7 percent (15-26) in the first half.

Barnes chipped in seven points, and Elmore James IV contributed four points and two assists for Ball State. Preston Copeland collected seven rebounds and scored two points.

Both teams grabbed 34 rebounds, but Toledo (12-10, 6-4 MAC) held a 34-24 advantage on points in the paint. Ball State committed one more turnover (14-13) than the Rockets as each team generated 12 points off turnovers.

Ball State went 31.4 percent (16-51) from the field, 20 percent on 3-pointers (4-20) and 70.4 percent (19-27) on free throws. Toledo made 31.8 percent (7-22) of its 3-point attempts and went 85.7 percent (12-14) at the foul line.

Guard Sonny Wilson led the hosts with 19 points and seven assists, while three other Rockets scored in double figures.

Ball State’s next game is set for 7 p.m., on Tuesday night at Bowling Green in what will be the second of a three-game road stretch.

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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES BATTLED TO THE BUZZER BUT FELL JUST SHORT IN OVERTIME AGAINST THE BEACONS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball lost at home to Valparaiso on Saturday afternoon, 76-72 in overtime.

Derek Vorst led the Sycamores in scoring with 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting with three rebounds, two blocks, and a steal. Xavier Hall and Camp Wagner each scored 11 points, rounding out the three Sycamores in double figures. Hall made 5-of-6 from the field, adding five rebounds, three assists, and a steal. Enel St. Bernard grabbed a team-high six rebounds, and Sterling Young led the team in assists with five.

Xavier Hall got the game underway with a corner three-pointer, and after leaving 5-2, Valpo scored six straight to take an 8-5 lead. Three points by Ian Scott tied the game at the first game break at 15:04, 8-8. Both teams only scored 2 points each through the next media timeout, as the teams combined to shoot 1-for-8. The lone field goal came from a Camp hookshot.

Indiana State held a small lead until Valpo tied the game at 24, but Camp Wagner in the next possession drilled a three-pointer from the wing just before the four-minute mark in the half. His triple started a 9-0 run as only Wagner and Scott scored in the run. Indiana State led 33-24 at the end of the run with two minutes to play.

Just as he opened the half in scoring, Hall closed the half with a driving layup at the buzzer to give INS the 37-27 lead at the break.

Indiana State held Valpo to a 29% (9-for-31) shooting percentage from the field in the half, compared to INS’ 55.6%. Sycamores made 11-of-15 of their two-point attempts.

Sterling Young took all 4 shots for INS to open the half, making two. He then drove the lane but dumped the ball off to Derek Vorst for a dunk to lead 44-35 with 16:36 on the clock.

As the game reached the 12-minute mark on the clock, the Sycamores went scoreless for about four-and-a-half minutes before Vorst ended the drought with a layup. The Trees still held a five-point, 46-41 lead.

Valpo came back to tie the game at 49 at the media timeout (7:33) with an 8-3 run. Coming out of the timeout, Jo Van Buggenhout reclaimed the Indiana State lead with a layup before both teams exchanged buckets through the next media timeout, with the Sycamores holding a 59-58 lead with 3:16 remaining.

The Beacons took a 64-62 lead with 1:18 remaining, their first lead since the 16-minute mark in the first half. Hall then tied the game back up with a layup before Valpo answered with a layup of their own with 30 seconds left.

With 14 seconds to play, Wagner went to the line and sank both to re-tie the game at 66 apiece. Valpo missed a three-pointer but was fouled when attempting the putback layup with 1.1 seconds left. Both free throws were missed, sending the game into overtime tied at 66.

Valpo opened overtime with a three-pointer in their first possession. Vorst made the first point off a free throw for INS at the 2:52 mark, then Bruno Alocen knocked down a three in front of his bench to put INS ahead 70-69 with 2:22 remaining.

Vorst made a pair of free throws, followed by a bucket and a free throw by Valpo, giving the Beacons the 74-72 lead. With 12 seconds left, a Sycamore three was off the mark, which was followed by a pair of Valpo free throws to give them the 76-72 victory.

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INDIANA STATE MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

SYCAMORES POST SIX PROGRAM TOP-10 MARKS AT DR. RICK MCGUIRE INVITATIONAL

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Indiana State recorded a pair of first place finishes Friday and Saturday at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational, with six Sycamores recording program top-10 marks inside the Hearnes Center.

Janiya Bowman and Rachel Mehringer recorded wins in the 60m and 60m hurdles, respectively, with Mehringer’s hurdles time being an MVC-leading mark. Bowman (60m), Landon Dobbs (pole vault), Ellie Irwin (pentathlon), Halle Miller (mile), Jake Ottersbach (heptathlon) and Ivan Weaver (400m) all registered program top-10 marks for the Sycamores over the course of the weekend.

 Event Winners

Janiya Bowman – 60m (7.48, prelims time of 7.45 ranks fifth in program history)

Rachel Mehringer – 60m hurdles (8.34, ran MVC-leading time of 8.25 in prelims)

Top-Three Finishes

Casey Hood Jr. – 60m (second, 6.68)

Michelle McDonald – 200m (second, 24.64)

Ivan Weaver – 400m (third, 47.64, third in program history)

Kieran Barnewall – 60m hurdles (second, 8.02)

Collin Forrest – 60m hurdles (third, 8.03)

Trent Jones, Xavier Wills, Caden Emmert, Ivan Weaver – 4x400m relay (second, 3:13.93)

Aaron Massiah – long jump (third, 7.15m/23-5.5)

Janiya Bowman – long jump (second, 5.74m/18-10)

Jake Ottersbach – heptathlon (second, 5217, second in program history)

Other Notable Marks

Halle Miller – mile (4:56.07, eighth in program history)

Landon Dobbs – pole vault (5.05m/16-6.75, seventh in program history)

Ellie Irwin – pentathlon (3493, ninth in program history)

Sprints/Hurdles

Both of Indiana State’s first-place finishes in the Show-Me State came from the sprints and hurdles events, with multiple Sycamore sprinters also setting program top-10 marks in Missouri. Janiya Bowman clocked the two fastest 60m times of her career at 7.45 (prelims) and 7.48 (finals), moving into the top five in program history in the process. Reneisha Andrews and Michelle McDonald added times of 7.48 and 7.56, respectively, in prelims. McDonald also added a podium finish for the Blue and White in the 200m, clocking a time of 24.64. Casey Hood led the Blue and White in the short sprints on the men’s side with 60m times of 6.68 (prelims) and 6.78 (finals) to go along with a 200m time of 21.68.

Rachel Mehringer picked up the other first-place finish for the Blue and White Saturday, clocking a time of 8.34 to take top spot in the 60m hurdles. Mehringer ran an MVC-leading time of 8.25 in prelims, while teammate Aubrey Runyon finished third at 8.84. On the men’s side, Kieran Barnewall and Collin Forrest both nabbed top-three finishes with times of 8.02 and 8.03, respectively.

Ivan Weaver also had a career-best weekend for the Trees, moving up to third in program history in the 400m with a time of 47.64. Weaver also clocked a 48.1 anchor leg split on Indiana State’s season-best 4x400m relay along with Xavier Wills, Trent Jones and Caden Emmert, which finished second at 3:13.93. Lilly Gilbertson crossed the line in 57.56 to earn a top-10 finish in the 400m on the women’s side.

Mid-Distance/Distance

Halle Miller’s top-10 mile time in program history headlined the weekend for the Sycamore distance crew, as the local product moved to eighth in program history with a time of 4:56.07. Fellow local product Gnister Grant also added a career-best performance in the 3000m with a time of 10:04.98, more than 15 seconds off her previous best mark.

Also clocking a career-best time for the Blue and White was Nick Burns, who ran a time of 1:52.49 to card a top-five finish. Ryan York led the Sycamores in the mile with a time of 4:16.10, while Mason Nobles had the top time for the Trees in the 3000m at 8:25.87.

Jumps

Janiya Bowman continued her strong season with a podium finish in the long jump to go alongside her win in the 60m. Bowman’s mark of 5.74m (18-10) placed her second in the field, while Justice Boston finished fourth at 5.61m (18-5). Boston also added a top-five finish in the triple jump with a mark of 11.83m. On the men’s side, Aaron Massiah added a top-three finish in the long jump with a top mark of 7.15m (23-5.5) on his final attempt.

Landon Dobbs moved his way up the program charts in the pole vault Friday night, clearing a career-best 5.05m (16-6.75) to earn a top-five finish in the meet and place seventh in program history in the event. Dan O’Laughlin and Lincoln Hulsey both cleared 4.90m (16-0.75), with O’Laughlin’s mark being an indoor career best. Campbell Roberts added a top-10 finish on the women’s side by clearing 3.85m (12-7.5), while Amy Luttrell cleared 3.70m (12-1.5).

Ellie Irwin matched her season best in the long jump Saturday afternoon, clearing a mark of 1.72m (5-7.75) to place seventh. On the men’s side, Noah Gilmore had the top mark for the Trees with a clearance at 1.95m (6-4.75).

Multis

Indiana State’s multis had a banner weekend, with Jake Ottersbach headlining the group with a second place finish in the heptathlon. Ottersbach had strong marks in the 60m hurdles (8.26), high jump (1.91m/6-3.25) and long jump (6.84m/22-5.25) to finish on 5217 points, a mark which ranks second in program history. Ty Newsom also earned a top-five finish in the heptathlon at 4755 points, with his best marks coming in the 1000m (2:50.78) and 60m (7.18).

Ellie Irwin also moved up the program top-10 charts in the pentathlon for the Blue and White, headlined by her high marks in the 60m hurdles (8.83) and high jump (1.66m/5-5.25). Irwin’s score of 3493 put her ninth in program history in the event. Sophie Hale (3231), Kathryn Ison (3225) and Emma Martin (3189) rounded out the Sycamore contingent, with all three placing in the top 15.

Up Next

Indiana State travels back to the Indiana State Fairgrounds Feb. 6-7 for the Fairgrounds Invitational at the Fall Creek Pavilion.

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

THROWERS LEAD WAY FOR TREES AT ROSE-HULMAN CLASSIC

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swept the top spots in all four throws events Saturday at the Rose-Hulman Classic, while seven different Sycamores earned a first-place finish inside the SRC Fieldhouse.

The Sycamores posted 18 top-three finishes as a team, with half of that total coming from the throws group. Will Riley, Jocqael Thorpe, Brandon Mueller, Sloan Cox, Olivia Marshall, Austin Grays and Aliseonna Garnett all recorded first place finishes for the Blue and White Saturday.

 Event Winners

Will Riley – 60m (6.91, ran season-best 6.89 in prelims)

Jocqael Thorpe – 800m (1:56.26)

Brandon Mueller – mile (4:21.23)

Sloan Cox – shot put (17.00m/55-9.25)

Olivia Marshall – shot put (14.72m/48-3.5)

Austin Grays – weight throw (16.77m/55-0.25)

Aliseonna Garnett – weight throw (18.62m/61-1.25)

Top-Three Finishes

Jcim Grant – mile (third, 4:22.15)

Kamilla Gibson – mile (second, 5:18.45)

Graham West – 60m hurdles (second, 8.26)

Qiara Brown – 60m hurdles (second, 9.33)

Amare Draughn – high jump (second, 1.89m/6-2.25)

Essence Johnson – high jump (third, 1.58m/5-2.25)

Ben Brown – shot put (third, 16.63m/54-6.75)

Aliseonna Garnett – shot put (second, 14.59m/47-10.5)

Emma Yoder – shot put (third, 13.49m/44-3.25), weight throw (third, 18.02m/59-1.5)

Olivia Marshall – weight throw (second, 18.37m/60-3.25)

Sprints/Hurdles

Will Riley led the way for the Sycamores staying in Terre Haute this weekend, clocking a season-best 60m time of 6.89 in prelims and following with a 6.91 in finals for a first place finish. Shalane Blakey ran 60m times of 8.07 and 8.09, and also clocked a 28.02 in the 200m.

Graham West clocked a career-best time in the 60m hurdles, with his finals time of 8.26 placing him second in the field. West also added a time of 8.43 in prelims, while Qiara Brown finished second on the women’s side with a time of 9.33.

The Trees also added a pair of top-five finishes in the 400m, as Deangelo Hughey placed fourth on the men’s side at 52.18 and Noelle Dilosa finished fifth on the women’s side at 1:00.94.

Mid-Distance/Distance

Two of Indiana State’s first place finishes Saturday came from the distance crew, as Jocqael Thorpe and Brandon Mueller took home top spot in their events. Thorpe crossed the line in 1:56.26 to win the 800m, while Mueller’s mile time of 4:21.23 topped the field. Jcim Grant also added a top-three finish in the mile at 4:22.15, while Kamilla Gibson was second in the event on the women’s side at 5:18.45.

Hallie Mimbela had the top time for the Blue and White in the women’s 800m at 2:22.00, with Tommy Claxton pacing the men’s 3000m group at 8:57.28. Robyn Schemel ran a 3000m time of 11:06.11.

Jumps

Indiana State had a trio of high jumpers compete Saturday at Rose-Hulman, with two earning top-three finishes. Amare Draughn placed second on the men’s side by clearing 1.89m (6-2.25), while Essence Johnson finished third on the women’s side with a clearance at 1.58m (5-2.25). Emily Ritenour cleared 1.55m (5-1) to place fifth.

Throws

Indiana State swept the top spot in all four throws events, including podium sweeps in both women’s throws events. Olivia Marshall had a career-best mark of 14.72m (48-3.5) to win the shot put, with Aliseonna Garnett (14.59m/47-10.5) and Emma Yoder (13.49m/44-3.25) rounding out the top three. Garnett (18.62m/61-1.25), Marshall (18.37m/60-3.25) and Yoder (18.02m/59-1.5) all cleared the 18-meter mark in the weight throw to take the top three spots in the event, with Marshall also recording a career-best performance in the weight throw.

Sloan Cox returned to action Saturday with a first place finish in the shot put, registering a top mark of 17.00m (55-9.25). Fellow Sycamore Ben Brown also recorded a top-three finish with a mark of 16.63m (54-6.75). In the weight throw, Austin Grays earned a first place finish for the second straight week with a mark of 16.77m (55-0.25).

Up Next

Indiana State travels back to the Indiana State Fairgrounds Feb. 6-7 for the Fairgrounds Invitational at the Fall Creek Pavilion.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S TRACK

TUCKER AND DUNNETT BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS AT MEYO INVITATIONAL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. & UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s track and field program completed their final day of competition at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational and Saginaw Valley State’s Jet’s Pizza Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 31).

Australian native Sam Dunnett broke his third school record in the span of a week, this time taking down his own mile record with a time of 4:02.23 in South Bend. The fifth year’s time ranks first in Horizon League standings. Boden Genovese ran a personal record time of 4:09.73 in the event. The sophomore’s time sits at third in the HL.

Freshman Kaleb Tucker broke his own 60 meter hurdles school record at Notre Dame, beating his previous time of 8.04 by 0.01 seconds. The time sits as second best in league standings. Tucker used a time of 8.24 to qualify for the finals.

Freshman Reagan Shaver completed his first collegiate 400 meter dash in 48.89 at the Meyo Invitational, running the Horizon League’s second quickest time on the season. Ambrose English ran a personal record 50.30 in the event.

The 4×400 squad of Ashton Brann, Noah Morris, English and Shaver ran a 3:18.44 in South Bend, a time good for third in the HL.

Tyler Hess completed his first collegiate Heptathlon at SVSU, finishing with 3059 points. The total is currently the third best mark in the league. The Fort Wayne native completed his first collegiate 60 meter hurdles (11.79), pole vault (2.60m) and 1000 meters (2:46.73) marks, winning the heptathlon 1000 meters.

The Mastodons will travel to Trine on February 6 for the Mrs. G Invitational.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘DONS SWEEP SEASON SERIES WITH DEFENDING LEAGUE CHAMP

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne topped Robert Morris 83-71 on Saturday (Jan. 31) afternoon at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The win sweeps the season series from the defending Horizon League Champion Colonials.

Corey Hadnot II had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists. DeAndre Craig Jr. finished with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting.

The ‘Dons were 19-of-20 from the charity stripe. Deangelo Elisee made all four attempts at the line to tie a career high with eight points.

Maximus Nelson finished with 14 points thanks to three 3-pointers. He moved into ninth all-time in program history in made 3-pointers (194). He passed former Mastodon great John Konchar in the category.

Purdue Fort Wayne held a 21-2 edge in fastbreak points thanks to forcing 16 Robert Morris turnovers.

The Mastodons led for the majority of the contest, excluding the final four minutes of the first half when RMU closed the frame on a 13-2 run. RMU’s last lead came with 19:12 remaining in the game.

Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 14-9 (8-4 Horizon League). Robert Morris falls to 14-10 (6-7 Horizon League).

In the morning, Konchar (men’s basketball), Peachy Jankowski (women’s volleyball), Mike Maahs (broadcaster) and the 1999 Men’s Soccer Team were inducted into the 2026 Mastodon Hall of Fame.

The ‘Dons are back in action on Wednesday (Feb. 4) at home against Youngstown State.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S TRACK

‘DONS BREAK TWO SCHOOL RECORDS AT NOTRE DAME

SOUTH BEND, Ind. & UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s track and field team completed their final day of competition at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational and Saginaw Valley State’s Jet’s Pizza Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 31).

Lillian Hurd highlighted the Mastodons’ day, breaking the 400 meter dash school record in South Bend. The sophomore ran a 55.23 to beat the previous record, which stood for over a decade, by nearly a second. The Ohio native’s time is currently the quickest in the Horizon League.

The ‘Dons 4×400 team of Sanayah Ruffin, Amelie Mach, Lena James and Hurd broke the school record at Notre Dame by nearly a second, finishing in 3:46.78 for the HL’s top time.

Ava Genovese ran a personal record mile time of 4:58.29 at the Meyo Invitational. The senior’s time takes best in league standings.

Senior Bella Hodges finished the 800 meters with the second best time in the Horizon League, finishing in 2:14.84 in South Bend.

Kaylee Rogaczewski cleared 11.59 meters in the triple jump while at Notre Dame, the HL’s third best mark of the season.

Senior Riley Tate ran the league’s third best 3000 meter time at the Meyo Invitational, crossing the line in 9:53.96.

Ali Sparks threw a hammer throw mark of 17.42 meters in South Bend. The toss sits at third furthest in the Horizon League this season.

Scout Warner cleared a personal record high jump mark of 1.62 meters at SVSU.

The Mastodons will travel to Trine on February 6 for the Mrs. G Invitational.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

AJ CASEY POSTS 17 SECOND-HALF POINTS AT UNI

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – University of Evansville senior AJ Casey erupted for 17 points, all in the second half, to lead the Purple Aces men’s basketball squad in a 71-55 setback at UNI on Saturday afternoon.

Casey was 0-for-4 in the opening half before knocking down 8 of his 10 attempts in the final stanza. He added a game-high 11 rebounds to finish with his first collegiate double-double. Joining him in double figures was Leif Moeller who scored 14. Alex Hemenway added eight tallies. Four UNI players scored in double digits led by Will Hornseth’s 21 points. Ben Schwieger had a double-double with 10 points and 10 caroms.

“It was a tough start with Connor (Turnbull) being out and Josh (Hughes) picking up two early fouls, but give Northern Iowa credit for how they played,” UE head coach David Ragland said. “I like the offensive execution that we had in the second half and how we rebounded from a tough start.”

Josh Hughes converted on UE’s opening possession before Leif Moeller connected on the first triple of the day to put the Purple Aces in front 5-0 in the first two minutes. UNI quickly rallied back with a 15-0 run to jump in front at 15-5 inside of the 14-minute mark. The Panthers hit six shots in a row to open the lead.

Bryce Quinet knocked down a pair of free throws while James Dyson-Merwe finished down low to cut the deficit to six points (17-11) two minutes later, however, another UNI run pushed the lead back to double figures as they scored the next seven to go up 24-11. They continued to add to the advantage, opening a 36-16 lead with 5:06 remaining before going up by as many as 23 in the period before taking a 41-21 lead into the half. Alex Hemenway hit a 3-pointer for the Aces with 1:33 remaining.

After opening the game 2-for-3 from the field, the Aces finished the half hitting just five of their final 22 attempts. On the other side, Northern Iowa missed its first two field goal tries before completing the half connecting on 16 of their next 28 attempts.

The opening five points of the second half belonged to the Panthers as they pushed the lead to a game-high 25 points – 46-21. AJ Casey scored his first points of the game to get UE on the board. Casey posted Evansville’s first ten points of the period as the score stood at 55-31 heading into the final 11 minutes. UNI extended their advantage to 26 points with 10:51 remaining before the Aces began to close in.

Leif Moeller drained a triple as part of an 8-0 stretch by UE that made it a 57-39 game at the 8:28 mark. Two triples by the Panthers saw them go back up by 26 with 5:30 remaining before UE utilized its outside shooting to get even closer. Triples by Hemenway, Casey, and Moeller cut the deficit to 17 (67-50) with 3:02 left, but the Panthers proved to be too much as they cruised to the 16-point win.

UNI shot 54.7% on the day while the Aces shot 40.4%. UE performed better in the final 20 minutes, shooting 51.9%. The Panthers completed the day with a 32-24 edge on the glass. UE is back home on Tuesday evening to face Indiana State at 7 p.m.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

POLLOCK, DEPUTY EARN NCAA ZONE CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS IN WIN OVER EVANSVILLE

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men’s Swimming and Diving picked up its second win of the season over the University of Evansville, 175-125, Saturday afternoon at the USI Aquatic Center.

Before the meet, USI honored the 2026 class for their contributions to the program. The athletes honored included seniors Caleb Beaven, Caleb Davis, Jack Hannon, Connor Harden, Creed Loy, Liam Murray, Lane Pollock, and Grant VanWanzeele, along with juniors Cole Baker and Alek Bandy.

The Screaming Eagles won ten heats on the day, including both diving events. Junior Nathan Deputy earned a spot in the NCAA Zone Championships following his school record-shattering 333.05 three-meter performance. Pollock brought home the one-meter victory, also earning a spot at the NCAA Zone Championships, with a record-breaking 309.83 score.

USI won its first heat of the meet, finishing with a 1:32.38 200 medley relay finish. The relay team consisted of juniors Sam Smith and Joey Smith, sophomore Jude Winnington, and freshman Jerrin Dale.

S. Smith finished atop the leaderboard in the 200 butterfly with an impressive 1:53.35 time. The junior was a member of the 400 freestyle relay along with J. Smith, Hannon, and freshman Garrett Gabhart.

The Eagles continued to impress throughout the day. Hannon finished atop the scoreboard with a 1:42.73 200 freestyle time. Winnington came out victorious in the 200 individual medley, while Dale won the 100 breaststroke after a 57.74 performance. Finally, J. Smith earned the top spot in the 100 freestyle with a 46.45 time .2 seconds ahead of second place.

USI diving will be back in action on February 7 at the University of Illinois Chicago Diving Invitational in Chicago, Illinois. The entire team will return to the pool at the Summit League Championships in Iowa City, Iowa, from February 18 through February 21.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

EAGLES LOSE HOME FINALE TO ACES

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women’s Swimming and Diving battled, but fell just short in their home finale against the University of Evansville, 159-135, Saturday afternoon at the USI Aquatic Center.

Before the meet, USI celebrated the 2026 graduating class for their contributions to the program. The athletes honored included seniors Sarah-Catherine Dawson, Emma Ettensohn, Makana Goss, Abbi Hendren, Isabella Lindbergh, Ana Phipps, Heidi Rhodenbaugh, Mattilyn Smith, Autumn Turley, and Erica Williamson, in addition to juniors Hayden Shurtz and Naomi Weaver.

The Screaming Eagles picked up six heat victories during the event. Smith finished atop the podium in both the 500 and 1000 freestyle, recording a 5:16.35 and 10:40.90. The senior nabbed a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle, and she was a member of the second-place 400 freestyle relay team with freshman Hannah Pryor, freshman Audrey Kalvaitis, and sophomore Emma Gabhart.

USI picked up its last two swimming victories with Gabhart in the 200 individual medley (2:08.41) and Weaver coming out on top in the 200 butterfly with a 2:17.68 time.

The Eagles divers swept the day, recording the top four finishes in both the one and three meter events. Sophomore Anna Bunnell topped the leaderboard in both events, tallying a 257.18 one-meter and 261.23 three-meter performance. Junior Maranda Uttke finished second in the one-meter (235.95) and third in the three-meter (219.53), mirroring sophomore Gabbie Meier, who finished third in the one-meter (220.35) and second in the three-meter (233.10).

USI diving will be back in action on February 7 at the University of Illinois Chicago Diving Invitational in Chicago, Illinois. The entire team will return to the pool at the Summit League Championships in Iowa City, Iowa, from February 18 through February 21.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S TENNIS

WTEN FALLS TO APSU AND MURRAY STATE IN THE OPENING WEEKEND

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis falls 0-2 to Austin Peay State University and Murray State University in the opening weekend of play for the 2026 season.

AGAINST APSU:

The Screaming Eagles dropped the first match of the weekend, 0-7, to the Austin Peay Governors on Friday afternoon. 

Juniors Sofia Davidoff and Antonia Ferrarini managed to take a point from the Governors in the doubles one match (6-1). First to finish on doubles was the number three court, where juniors Claire Meyer and Anais Negrail fell 6-0 to the Austin Peay pair.

The Eagles put up a strong fight in the singles side, taking several sets from the Governors’ players. Davidoff was the only one to pull off a set win in the singles three-game, but ultimately fell in the third set tiebreaker (6-0, 7-5, 10-6).

AGAINST MURRAY STATE:

In the second match of the weekend, the Eagles faced the Murray State Racers and lost 5-2. To start the competition, number two (Enna Krnjic/Rylie Wilkinson) and three (Negrail/Meyer) doubles pairs lost hard-fought battles, both finishing 6-2. 

Ferrarini (6-2, 6-3) and Davidoff (6-4, 3-0, WR) won the first singles matches of the season to pick up the Eagles’ two points.

NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:

The Screaming Eagles are back in action next weekend, where they host Western Kentucky University at the Evansville Tennis Center on Saturday, February 7th at 1 p.m. Then they hit the road to battle the University of Louisville on Sunday at 11 a.m. For updates on USI WTEN, fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.

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VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

VON SCHLEGELL, WINCH MATCH CAREER HIGHS IN DEFEAT AT UIC

Valpo women’s basketball freshman Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) matched her career high with a team-best 19 points and redshirt junior Kamryn Winch (Bonne Terre, Mo./North County [Maryville]) led all players and tied her career best with 12 rebounds as the Beacons suffered a 76-57 defeat at UIC Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened

A slow start led to UIC taking an early 12-3 lead, prompting a timeout from head coach Courtney Boyd just 3:27 into the contest.

Valpo scored seven straight out of the stoppage, including a 3-point play by Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) and a great find on a fast break by Mor Shabtai (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet) to Kayla Preston (Omaha, Neb./Millard North), to pull within 12-10 with 3:42 to play in the opening period.

The Flames held a 20-14 lead at the end of the first.

UIC scored the first six points of the second quarter to extend its lead to double digits for the first time, but the Beacons pushed back, closing to within seven on a Milana Nenadic (Kitchener, Ontario/Cameron Heights [Idaho State/Maine]) basket with 6:17 to play in the period.

The Flames out-scored Valpo 17-4 over the remainder of the half, including seven second-chance points in the last 90 seconds of the half, to take a 43-23 lead into halftime.

A quick 9-2 spurt over the opening 1:43 of the third quarter, including two triples by von Schlegell, brought the Beacons within 45-32.

They were unable to get any closer than 13 points in the second half, however. UIC held a 53-37 lead at the end of the third quarter and maintained at least a 15-point lead throughout the final period.

Inside the Game

von Schlegell went 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point line as part of her team-best 19-point effort, matching her career high set earlier this season at Evansville.

The freshman is averaging 15.3 points/game over Valpo’s six MVC road games to date.

von Schlegell has now scored 15 or more points nine times this season. That is the most such efforts by a Valpo freshman since Dani Franklin hit the 15-point mark 12 times and Jasmyn Walker nine times in the 2014-15 season.

No other Beacon reached double figures in the scoring column on Saturday, as Winch was Valpo’s next-highest scorer, tallying nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line.

Winch also led all players with 12 rebounds, tying her career best set earlier this year in the overtime game against Milwaukee.

What makes Winch’s performance even more impressive is that it came while playing just 13:10 — it is the second-fewest minutes played by a D-I player who recorded 12 rebounds this season (USC’s Yakiya Milton, Nov. 18 versus Portland, 12:01).

Winch is the first D-I player to register at least nine points and 12 rebounds while playing fewer than 14 minutes since Charlotte O’Keefe did so for UTRGV Nov. 23, 2024.

Kayla Sullivan (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North [State Fair C.C.]) continued her strong recent work on the glass with six boards Saturday.

Led by Winch and Sullivan, Valpo held a 41-36 advantage over the Flames in rebounds — the fifth time this season the Beacons have held the edge in that department.

Valpo shot 36.4% from the floor Saturday and hit 5-of-15 from the 3-point line — a season low in terms of 3-point attempts. UIC ended the game at 44.6% overall and 7-of-17 from deep.

The Beacons were 12-of-16 at the foul line, hitting at least 75% of their free throw attempts for a third straight game.

The turnover column hurt Valpo, as the Beacons committed 23 miscues — their highest total in MVC play — while forcing just 10 UIC turnovers. The Flames held a 31-7 advantage in points off turnovers.

Next Up

Valpo (0-22, 0-11 MVC) returns to the ARC for a pair of games next week, kicking things off by hosting Evansville on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. That game will be the program’s annual Girls & Women in Sports game, with a poster giveaway.

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VALPO WOMEN’S TENNIS

FERNANDES WINS DECISIVE SIXTH SINGLES MATCHES, LIFTS VALPO PAST INSTATE RIVAL BUTLER FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

The Valparaiso University tennis team found itself deadlocked 3-3 with the No. 6 Singles match being played for all the marbles on Saturday afternoon at The Courts of Northwest Indiana. Junior Jolene Fernandes (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) met the big moment, winning her third set 6-3 over Butler’s Elle Martin to help the Beacons to a 4-3 victory in the instate rivalry match. This marked Valpo’s first win over Butler since 2007.

How It Happened

After Butler took the No. 3 Doubles match 6-3, Valpo needed to win each of the top two, and both were tightly contested. The Bulldogs edged out a 7-5 victory on Court 1, halting play on the second singles court with the match deadlocked at six.

The Bulldogs rolled to a straight-set victory at No. 4 Singles to go up 2-0 in the team score, but Lacey Tanner (Fort Pierce, Fla. / Florida Virtual School) grinded out a close 7-5 win in Set 1 before rolling to six straight games in Set 2, beating Sophie Parr at No. 3 Singles.

Butler then wrapped up the No. 2 Singles match to go up 3-1 in the team match, putting the Bulldogs on the brink of a victory as Valpo needed to win on all three remaining singles courts.

A three-setter at No. 1 saw senior Moira Silva (Houston, Texas / Westside) bounce back in a big way from an opening set that saw Butler’s Chase Metcalf win six of the seven games. After taking the second set 6-4 to stay alive, Silva flipped the script in the third and clinched her match with a 6-1 victory.

The No. 5 Singles competition saw Andrea Delgado (Richmond, Texas / Foster [Dallas Baptist]) beat Sienna Miles in straight sets. After cruising to a 6-1 win in the first, she battled to a 7-5 triumph in the second.

All eyes turned to the No. 6 Singles match, where Fernandes won 6-3 in the opening set before falling 6-2 in the second. She secured a 6-3 win in the decisive match, and was mobbed by her teammates as the Beacons completed the comeback victory.

Inside the Match

Saturday’s victory snapped an 11-match head-to-head losing streak against Butler. This represented Valpo’s first victory over the Bulldogs since Feb. 2, 2007, a 5-2 triumph in Indianapolis.

This marked Valpo’s first 4-3 match of the season after the Beacons went 0-4 in matches decided by the slimmest of margins last season. This win stopped a seven-match losing streak in 4-3 matches and marked Valpo’s first such victory since beating Omaha on March 16, 2024.

Silva’s singles win was the 56th of her career and her 104th combined win between singles and doubles. She ranks seventh in program history and is one win away from moving into a tie for sixth.

Silva’s win came over Metcalf, who was a unanimous All-Big East First Team selection last season.

Tanner garnered her fifth singles win of the season and the 15th of her career.

Fernandes achieved her fourth singles win of the year, moving her career total to 31.

Delgado picked up her seventh singles victory in her first season with the Beacons.

Up Next

The Beacons (5-2) will not have long to bask in the glory of Saturday’s victory, as they face a quick turnaround with Western Illinois coming to town on Sunday morning for a 10 a.m. first serve at The Courts of Northwest Indiana.

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

VALPO RALLIES FROM DOUBLE FIGURES DOWN, SECURES OT ROAD WIN OVER INDIANA STATE

A 10-point halftime deficit in a tough road environment was no match for the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team, which secured its third win in the last four games by rallying for a dramatic 76-72 victory over Indiana State on Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute. Five Beacons scored in double figures, including a career performance from freshman Carter Hopoi (Tauranga, New Zealand [Mount Maunganui College NZ]). Valpo is already one win away from matching last year’s Missouri Valley Conference win total.

How It Happened

The two teams were even over the first five minutes, but Indiana State leading scorer Ian Scott picked up two fouls prior to the first media timeout of the opening half. Valpo did an effective job getting it inside from the outset, including a pair of early buckets from JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook).

After a solid start, Valpo went cold on the offensive end, missing eight straight shots. The defense held during that stretch, as the Sycamores went 2:20 without a point leading into the under-12 media timeout with the game deadlocked at 10.

Sophomore Justus McNair (Joliet, Ill. / Joliet West) hit a big 3 to end a streak of 10 straight Valpo misfires, then Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle) got in on the 3-point act after a big offensive rebound and assist by Isaiah Barnes (Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy [Tulsa/Michigan]). Indiana State led 17-16 with 8:30 left in the opening half.

Valpo briefly tied the game at 24 on a fastbreak line to the basket by McNair, but the Sycamores responded with a deep Camp Wagner 3 to go up 27-24 with four minutes on the first-half timer.

Indiana State made seven of its final eight first-half shots, building up a 37-27 lead at the break. The hosts outscored Valpo 13-3 down the final stretch of the half after the game was tied with 4:22 remaining.

Valpo scored the first four points of the second half, but Indiana State hit a 3 and then called timeout up 40-31 with 18:09 remaining.

The Beacons held Indiana State over four minutes without a point as the Sycamores missed six straight shots, allowing Valpo to slim a nine-point gap to three with a 6-0 run. Valpo was within three at 44-41 with 12:20 on the clock.

The Beacons made it all the way back after trailing by 10 at halftime when Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn) hit a jumper from just inside the 3-point arc to tie the game at 49 with 7:33 on the clock. Valpo made some big defensive plays during that stretch, including a smothering block by Barnes.

After a 51-all tie with 6:37 left, Indiana State held a one-possession lead until Pettigrew laid one in to tie the game at 60 with 2:51 on the clock.

A four-point Beacon burst put Valpo ahead 64-62 with 1:22 left in regulation on a driving layup by McNair. Indiana State tied it at 64 on a driving layup with 52 seconds left, then freshman Carter Hopoi had a hook shot to put Valpo up 66-64 with 30 seconds left.

Indiana State’s Camp Wagner made two free throws with 14 seconds left to tie the game at 66. Valpo had an opportunity at the end of regulation as the Beacons shot two free throws with 1.1 seconds left needing one to win the game, but missed both, sending the game to overtime.

Hopoi had a bounce-back moment early in OT, drilling a huge 3 to put Valpo up 69-66 with 4:15 left in overtime.

After a made free throw by the Sycamores, they hit a 3 with 2:22 left in OT to go up 70-69. Hopoi drilled two free throws on the next Valpo possession to make it 71-70 in favor of the Beacons.

Indiana State regained the lead with a pair of free throws, then Chaney made a big step-back jumper with 1:01 on the clock to grab a 73-72 lead. A steal by Whitaker helped Valpo get it back, then Indiana State fouled Hopoi coming out of a timeout and he split the free throws to make it 74-72 with 12 seconds left. Indiana State missed a 3, then Dease made two free throws to seal the deal.

Inside the Game

Valpo improved to 3-1 in its last four games while securing the team’s first road win in conference play. It’s always tough to win on the road in The Valley, as the Beacons notched their first road triumph since Nov. 19 at Cleveland State, snapping a six-game road skid.

Valpo’s last three wins over Indiana State have all come in overtime. Prior to Saturday, the Beacons beat the Sycamores 98-95 in OT on Jan. 8 of last season at the ARC and 79-72 in double overtime at the ARC on Feb. 5, 2022.

The Beacons won in Terre Haute for the first time since a 75-73 victory on Jan. 22, 2022. Saturday’s win marked a major turnaround from defeats by 18 points or more in each of the last three visits to Terre Haute, including an 80-62 setback last season.

This marked Valpo’s first overtime game since a 75-72 defeat on Dec. 2 at Marquette and the squad’s second OT game of the year. This was Valpo’s first OT win since the aforementioned game against Indiana State last season and first OT road win since Jan. 4, 2020 at Evansville, snapping a seven-game skid in road overtime games.

Valpo had dropped five straight games decided by five points or fewer prior to Saturday. This marked Valpo’s first win in such a game since Nov. 12 vs. Nicholls State.

Pettigrew paced all scorers with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He corralled four offensive rebounds and nine total, finishing one shy of a double-double. His 17 points marked his highest total in the last six games, while his nine boards were his second-most in league play this year.

Dease scored 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting, his fourth time in the last five games with 15 points or more.

Hopoi made five of his eight field-goal attempts for 14 points while also securing seven rebounds. His scoring output marked a career high and was his first game in double figures against a Division-I opponent this season, while his rebounding total matched a personal best and was his highest since Nov. 19 at Cleveland State.

McNair (11) and Chaney (10) made it five Beacons in double figures. Chaney was in double figures for the fourth time in his last six games, while McNair has scored eight or more in four straight.

Valpo also had five players in double figures on Jan. 10 of this season at Murray State.

Chaney swiped three steals, helping Valpo own a 12-9 edge in the turnover battle. Despite playing an extra five minutes, Valpo had only nine giveaways, its 10th time in the last 11 games with 11 turnovers or fewer.

Both teams scuffled from the 3-point arc and the free-throw line. Valpo was 17-of-26 (65.4 percent) at the line, outdoing Indiana State’s 12-of-21 (57.1 percent).

Valpo held Indiana State to 6-of-25 (24 percent) from 3, the third time in the last four games that Valpo has held its opponent below 25 percent from 3.

The Beacons went 3-of-14 (21.4 percent) from 3, tied for the team’s fewest made 3s in a game this season. The Beacons attempted only three 3s in the second half, making none (not counting OT, when Valpo was 1-of-2 with the make by Hopoi).

Valpo had lost its last 15 games when making three 3s or fewer. This marked Valpo’s first win when making three 3s or fewer since beating Evansville 58-55 on March 5, 2020 in the first round of the MVC Tournament despite not making a 3-pointer.

Valpo erased a double-figure deficit to win for the first time since Feb. 22, 2025 at Southern Illinois, overcoming a 10-point disparity in this one after coming from 16 down in that game against the Salukis last season.

Hopoi and Whitaker shared the team-lead in plus-minus at +10.

Up Next

Valpo (11-11, 5-6 MVC) will be on the road again on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. tip against Bradley in Peoria, Ill. The game will air on ESPN+.

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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S HOOPS DOMINATE LINCOLN IN PROGRAM’S HIGHEST-SCORING GAME SINCE 2022

INDIANAPOLIS—The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team took down the Lincoln University Blue Tigers 101-73 on UIndy’s Pack the House Day.

In the win, the UIndy recorded its highest total points in a game since Dec.13, 2022. The Hounds were led by senior Nate Dudkovich, who recorded a season-high 23 points in 29 minutes of play. Dudukovich shot from a .727 clip, going 6-7 from three-point range. Just behind Dudukovich, Tyler Parrish contributed 23 points for the Greyhounds from a .615 clip.

INS & OUTS

The scoring was even for much of the opening five minutes of the contest, but the Hounds jumped ahead to a five-point lead with two back-to-back buckets from Dudukovich, who drained a pull-up from distance after nailing a driving basket in the lane.

The Greyhounds gained steam and did not let up on the gas, Shaun Arnold applying the pressure, converting two points off a steal and slam for a 25-17 UIndy lead. Arnold was able get six driving buckets in the first half while grabbing ten boards to reach a double-double with time still left in the first half.

Carmelo Harris went to extend the UIndy lead to 21 with 1:21 left in the first half, before Tyler Chapman nailed a three-pointer for the Blue Tigers to bring the Hounds’ lead back under 20.

The Greyhounds did not lose momentum in the second half, opening with a 15-0 run sparked by back-to-back Dudukovich threes, capped by another three from the Cincinnati native and a Harris three-ball.

Elad Bakshi sunk three three-pointers of his own to finish with a perfect four-for-four with 12 points on the night.

INSIDE THE BOX

-Arnold achieved his second double-double of the week, bringing his season total to seven.

-The Greyhounds recorded the most points under coach Heady, beating the previous high of 96 set on Nov. 8, 2024.

-UIndy saw its best outing from the field this season, going 56.7 percent from the field and 60 percent from three.

-Every Greyhound that dressed in today’s contest either recorded an assist or scored

-The Greyhound’s 55-point first half was the most points scored in a single half since December 31, 2021

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UINDY WRESTLING

EIGHT GREYHOUNDS PLACE AT WABASH COLLEGE OPEN

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The UIndy wrestling team sent 16 to the Wabash College Open on Saturday and came away with eight placement finishes to their names.

Luke Robards (157) had the highest placement with a second place finish, while the likes of; Armen Koltookian (197), Brody Lybarger (141), Bryan Chavero (141), Elijah Hinshaw (285), Gavin Davis (165), Mason Day (174), and Walter Hagedorn (125) all finished Top-6 as well.

INS & OUTS

Robards shined in the 157 weight class today going 3-1 and earning second place in 157, including two wins over host Wabash College participants, Andrew Ross and Michael Cain. Robards day was highlighted by his opening match in which he pinned Manny Frederick from Trine in just over a minute into the match.

Next in line for the Hounds was Day (174) and Hinshaw (285) who both garnered fourth place finishes of their own. Hinshaw claimed three wins on Saturday, with all three ending in pin victories in the first, second and third periods. While Day wrestled unattached today, beginning his day with two major decision victories by a combined score of 24-5 before dropping his next match and later rebounding against Indiana’s Chase Leech in a hard fought 3-2 win.

Davis (165), Hagedorn (125) and Lybarger (141) all earned fifth place finishes. Lybarger picked up four wins on the day including one over fellow teammate Chavero who was also competing in the 141 weight class, while Davis claimed three wins, two by pin, and Lybarger grabbed two wins of his own.

Chavero (141) and Koltookian rounded out the Greyhounds placement finishes on the day earning sixth place finishes.

UP NEXT

The rest of the Greyhounds squad will compete later tonight against GLVC member Maryville at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HOUNDS ROLL PAST LINCOLN IN ANNUAL PACK THE HOUSE GAME

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s basketball team cruised to victory at the team’s Pack The House event on Saturday afternoon against Lincoln, 71-41.

The Greyhounds allowed its fewest points in a game since Dec. 12, 2009 when the team blew out IU Northwest, and only allowed 32 points on the afternoon. And with today’s 41 point defensive effort it also marks the sixth fewest points allowed in a game in program history.

Autumn Rucker and Patricia Chikamba both had 14 points apiece, which was a game-high in today’s contest. Halie Gilbert also posted one of her best outings of the 2025-26 season with a 12 point and seven board effort, while adding two assists.

INS & OUTS

The Hounds had a season-high in made field goals today, and got out to a hot start in the first quarter knocking down eight on 15 attempts. UIndy had six players with at least one point in the first quarter, including 14 combined from Chikamba and Rucker, with Gilbert and Ruby Garner adding four and three points, respectively, to give UIndy a 12-point lead after one.

UIndy began to pull away in the second quarter, in large part due to the team’s effort on the glass, corralling 13 boards, four from Garner and three from Taylor Van Meter. Along with strong rebounding, the defensive effort from the Greyhounds was stellar, holding the Blue Tigers to only three made field goals in those 10 minutes to give UIndy a 38-21 lead headed to the break.

The offense continued to click for UIndy in the second half with 11 assists on 14 made buckets, adding to the team’s season-high 21 assists in a game. Graycie Poe, Kylah Lawson and Sanaa Thomas all recorded at least two assists in the second half, with Lawson leading the charge with five, while Poe and Thomas accrued four each.

The Hounds’ elite offensive and defensive production led to its first 30-point win since UIndy’s 30 point domination of Missouri S&T in the 2023 GLVC Tournament.

INSIDE THE BOX

– The Greyhounds dominated not only on the boards, but also with points in the paint, racking up 38 points as a team.

– Along with 38 points in the paint, UIndy also found 38 points off the bench today.

– The Greyhounds led wire-to-wire in today’s contest, leading for over 38 minutes.

– Queen Baker scored six points in today’s game.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds hit the road for two GLVC games, the first one against No. 25 ranked UMSL at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday Feb. 5.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

STIFLING DEFENSIVE EFFORT POWERS MARIAN PAST GOSHEN COLLEGE

Goshen, Ind. – The Marian women’s basketball team won its third consecutive game on Saturday afternoon, as the team’s stifling defense held Goshen College to a single-digit point total in the first half, and dominated from start to finish in the team’s 75-36 victory. The win gives Marian 22 consecutive wins over Goshen College, as the team moves to 20-2 on the season and 10-2 in Crossroads League play.

The Knights put their stamp on the game from the opening tip, confusing Goshen after Abbey McNally won the tap, as Madisyn Bailey found Olivia Faust on an open backdoor cut to start the dominant Marian play. Goshen would answer with a three-pointer to briefly take the lead, but the edge on the scoreboard would last just 15 seconds, as an Abbey McNally basket ignited a 17-0 run, propelling a 19-3 lead on the board. Marian continued to have its way on offense while the defense clamped down Goshen, as a three-point play from Madisyn Bailey and a three-point make from Aubrey Frank pushed the Knights to a 28-7 lead at the end of quarter one.

The defense only improved in the second quarter, as the Knights held Goshen to zero field goals made in the period, while the Marian offense exploded for another 21 points. Eva Fisher started the 11-0 scoring run to begin the second quarter, while an Olivia Faust three-pointer sparked another run, this time of nine unanswered points. Bailey would calmly sink two free throws as the first half ended, as Marian’s tenacious defense provided a 49-9 lead at the intermission.

The two points allowed in the second quarter is Marian’s fewest given up in a single quarter this year, while the nine points are the fewest given up in a half this season.

Goshen would find its bearings offensively in the second half, narrowly outscoring the Knights 27-26 over the final two quarters of the afternoon. Despite the lack of offensive firepower in the second half, Marian still held its own on the defensive end, keeping the Maple Leafs under 37 percent from the field in the second half, while forcing nine turnovers over the final 20 minutes of play.

Madisyn Bailey played 16 of the game’s final 20 minutes, scoring nine points while recording three rebounds and a steal. Kenna Kirby played an even part in Marian’s finishing stretch, scoring seven points while swiping three steals.

The Maple Leafs would ultimately hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to dampen what would have been a six-point defensive effort from the Knights in the fourth quarter, but it would not impact the final score, as the Knights secured their 75-36 win.

Abbey McNally led the Knights in scoring in their 22nd consecutive win over Goshen, pouring in 20 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Madisyn Bailey had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, the first of a points-rebounds variety in her career, and Kenna Kirby led the bench with 12 points, swiping five steals. Olivia Faust finished the game with 10 points.

Marian will return home for its next two games, first taking on Mount Vernon Nazarene in the PE Center on Wednesday, February 4. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

On February 1 in …

1914 – New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt.

1919 – Brooklyn Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Cincinnati Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert.

1920 – Soccer team Quick Boys forms.

1929 – First clean and jerk of 400 pounds (182kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402.5 pounds.

1932 – Donald Bradman makes 299 versus South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th.

1941 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn.

1941 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.

1959 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss.

1959 – US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins.

1959 – Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament.

1959 – Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame.

1960 – 34th Australian Women’s Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (7-5, 6-2).

1960 – 48th Australian Men’s Tennis: Rod Laver beats N Fraser (5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6).

1961 – Mackay and Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw versus West Indies.

1962 – National League releases its first 162-game schedule.

1965 – National League adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster.

1968 – Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers.

1969 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn.

1969 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood.

1970 – Former baseball commissioner Ford Frick, Earle Combs, and Jesse Haines elected by Special Veterans Committee to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1973 – Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame.

1975 – First successful Washington Capitals’ penalty shot, Ken Lockett versus Vancouver Canucks.

1976 – East Lansing police arrest Los Angeles Dodgers’ reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to.

1976 – Judy Rankin win LPGA Burdine’s Golf Invitational.

1977 – Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball.

1981 – 31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland, Ohio.

1981 – Sandra Palmer win LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek.

1981 – Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1981 – 11th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7.

1984 – Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner.

1985 – Azharuddin scores third Test century in third Test Cricket (122 versus England).

1985 – Saint Louis Cardinals trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to San Francisco Giants for Jack Clark.

1985 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin.

1987 – 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons.

1987 – Kathy Postlewait win LPGA Mazda Golf Classic.

1987 – NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6.

1991 – Craig McDermott takes 8-97 versus England at the WACA.

1992 – Barry Bonds signs baseball’s highest single year contract (US$4.7 million).

1992 – Denis Potvin’s #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders.

1994 – Irina Privalova runs world record 50 metre indoor (6.03 seconds).

1994 – In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty to his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. He accepts a plea bargain, admitting to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony against Harding.

1995 – Amy van Dikes swims woman’s world record 50 metre butterfly (26.73).

1995 – Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand versus Pakistan, brotherly record.

1998 – 86th Australian Mens Tennis: Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).

1998 – Australian Mixed Doubles Tennis: J Gimelstob and V Williams beat Suk and Sukova (6-2, 6-1).

1998 – NFL Pro Bowl Game, AFC beats NFC 29-24.

2004 – The New England Patriots win NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII, as Adam Vinatieri kicks the game-winning field goal with four seconds left.

2006 – At a luncheon at Safeco Field, baseball player Craig Biggio becomes the 41st recipient of the Hutch Award.

2009 – The Australian Open tennis championships final games are played (day two).

Mens’ singles: Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, (7-3), 3-6, 6-2.

2009 – In Tampa, Florida, the NFL’s SuperBowl XLII game is played. The Pittsburgh Steelers win their record sixth Super Bowl by defeating the Arizona Cardinals. Santonio Holmes is named the game’s most valuable player.

2009 – In Ireland, round 1 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.

2012 – At least 79 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured after a football match in Port Said, Egypt.

2022 – At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-2.

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

2022 – At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Dallas Stars by score 4-3.

2022 – At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-2.

2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Ottawa Senators by score 4-1.

2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3.

2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-1.

2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Florida Panthers by score 5-2.

2022 – At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New Jersey Devils by score 7-1.

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

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

Births of sports figures on February 1

1908 – Birth of Albie Booth; collegiate Hall of Fame football star (Yale).

1910 – Birth of Jahangir Khan; cricket player (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36).

1915 – Birth of Stanley Matthews; first British soccer player to be knighted.

1920 – Birth of Pierre Jonquéres d’Oriola in France; equestrian jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 1964).

1922 – Birth of Clifford McWatt; cricket player (West Indies wicket-keeper in six Tests 1954-55).

1931 – Birth of Madeline Berthod in Switzerland; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1956).

1938 – Birth of Jacky Cupit; golfer (Rookie of the Year 1961).

1940 – Birth of Herve Filion; sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame).

1941 – Birth of Anatoliy Firssov in USSR; ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972).

1941 – Birth of Franco Nones in Italy; 30km cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968).

1942 – Birth of Dave Sincock; cricket player (Chinaman bowler played for Australia 1964-66).

1949 – Birth of Jimmy Lee Thorpe in Roxboro, North Carolina, USA; PGA golfer (1985 Greater Milwaukee Open).

1957 – Birth of Donna Adamek Duarte in California, USA; bowler (BWAA Woman of Year 1978-81).

1958 – Birth of Maureen Madill in Coleraine, Northern Ireland; golfer (British Open Amateur 1979).

1959 – Birth of Carolyn Hill in Santa Monica, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 McCall’s Classic).

1959 – Birth of Mike Horan; NFL punter (New York Giants).

1959 – Birth of Wade Wilson; NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys).

1961 – Birth of Gina Hull in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1989 USX Golf Classic-8th).

1965 – Birth of David Callaghan; cricket player (South African all-rounder in one-dayers 1992).

1966 – Birth of Eddie Zambrano; Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs).

1966 – Birth of Michelle Akers in Santa Clara, California, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).

1967 – Birth of Tim Naehring in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; infielder (Boston Red Sox).

1968 – Birth of George Quigley Junior in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; skeet (Olympics-1996).

1968 – Birth of Kent Mercker in Dublin, Ohio, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles).

1968 – Birth of Mark Recchi in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens).

1968 – Birth of Sean Millington; Canadian Football League fullback (British Columbia Lions).

1969 – Birth of Bryan Jacob in Palatka, Florida, USA; 59kg (130 pounds) weightlifter (Olympics-1992, 1996).

1969 – Birth of John Moore; Australian baseball catcher (Olympics-1996).

1970 – Birth of Eric Mobley; NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies).

1970 – Birth of Malik Sealy; NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers).

1971 – Birth of Ajay Jadeja; cricket player (Indian opening batsman).

1971 – Birth of Derek Byrd; NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints).

1971 – Birth of Robert O’Neal; WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals).

1971 – Birth of Tommy Salo in Surahammar, Sweden; NHL goalie (Team Sweden, New York Islanders).

1972 – Birth of Geoff Sanderson in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada; NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers).

1972 – Birth of Richard Becker in Aurora, Illinois, USA; outfielder (Minnesota Twin).

1972 – Birth of [Thomas] Carlton Bruner; American 1500-metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-1996).

1973 – Birth of Andrew DeClercq; NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics).

1973 – Birth of Elena Makarova in Moscow, Russia; tennis star (1993 Futures-Val).

1973 – Birth of Michael Joyce in Santa Monica, California, USA; tennis star (1989 USTA National Boys’ 18).

1973 – Birth of Tlia Reima; ice hockey center (Finland, Olympics-1998).

1974 – Birth of Walter McCarty; NBA forward (Boston Celtics).

1975 – Birth of Martijn Reuser; Dutch soccer player (Ajax).

1985 – Birth of Dean Shiels; Northern Irish football player.

Deaths of sports figures on February 1

1967 – Ernie Bromley, cricket player (two Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies.

1968 – Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/British Opens 1934, 1935), dies at age 57.

1971 – Jim A J Christy, cricket player (10 Tests for South Africa, 638 runs at 34 33), dies.

1991 – Phil Watson, NHL coach (New York Rangers), dies.

1995 – John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at age 74.

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TV SPORTS

Sunday, 2/1/26

NBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTV
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics3:30pmFanDuel Sports MIL
NBCS-BOS
Orlando Magic vs San Antonio Spurs4:00pmFanDuel Sports FL
FanDuel Sports SW
Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons6:00pmYES
FanDuel Sports DET
Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat6:00pmCHSN
FanDuel Sports Sun
Utah Jazz vs Toronto Raptors6:00pmKJZZ
SN
Sacramento Kings vs Washington Wizards6:00pmNBCS-CA
MNMT
Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks7:00pmNBC
Peacock
Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns8:00pmAFSN
FanDuel Sports SoCal
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers9:00pmFanDuel Sports Ohio
Rip City
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets9:30pmNBC
Peacock
NHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTV
Los Angeles Kings vs Carolina Hurricanes3:00pmFanDuel Sports West
FanDuel Sports South
Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning6:30pmESPN
ESPN+
Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks9:30pmESPN
ESPN+
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLTIME ETTV
Rhode Island at Duquesne12:00pmUSA
Purdue at Maryland1:00 PMCBS
Alabama at Florida1:00pmABC
Chattanooga at Furman1:00pmESPN2
Siena at Canisius1:00pmESPN+
Sacred Heart at Merrimack1:00pmESPN+
Iowa State at Kansas State2:00pmFOX
TCU at Colorado2:00pmTNT
Wichita State at Tulsa2:00pmESPNU
Kansas City at St. Thomas2:00pmCBSSN
Manhattan at Mount St. Mary’s2:00pmMNMT2
Minnesota at Penn State2:00pmPeacock
Wright State at Green Bay2:00pmESPN+
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic2:00pmESPN+
Marist at Niagara2:00pmESPN+
Quinnipiac at Fairfield2:00pmESPN+
Saint Peter’s at Rider2:00pmESPN+
Tulane at Memphis3:00pmESPN2
Northern Kentucky at Oakland3:00pmESPN+
Cleveland State at Milwaukee3:00pmESPN+
Illinois at Nebraska4:00pmFS1
Iowa at Oregon8:00pmFS1
MOTORSPORTSTIME ETTV
NASCAR Cup: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium8:00pmFOX
GOLFTIME ETTV
PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open1:00pmGOLF
Champions Tour: Mitsubishi Electric Championship2:00pmNBC
PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open3:00pmCBS
SOCCERTIME ETTV
Serie A: Sassuolo vs Cremonese6:30amCBSSN
Paramount+
La Liga: Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano8:00amESPN+
Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Metz9:00ambeIN Sports
fuboTV
Serie A: Torino vs Lecce9:00amParamount+
Serie A: Como vs Atalanta9:00amParamount+
EPL: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea9:00amPeacock
EPL: Manchester United vs Fulham9:00amPeacock
EPL: Aston Villa vs Brentford9:00amPeacock
EPL: Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace9:00amPeacock
Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais vs Lille9:00amPeacock
Bundesliga: Stuttgart vs Freiburg9:30amESPN+
La Liga: Real Betis vs Valencia10:15amESPN+
Ligue 1: Angers SCO vs Metz11:15ambeIN Sports
fuboTV
Ligue 1: Nice vs Brest11:15ambeIN Sports
fuboTV
Ligue 1: Toulouse vs Auxerre11:15ambeIN Sports
fuboTV
EPL: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City11:30amPeacock
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Heidenheim11:30amESPN+
Serie A: Cremonese vs Internazionale12:00pmParamount+
La Liga: Getafe vs Celta de Vigo12:30pmESPN+
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM vs León1:00pmVIX
Serie A: Parma vs Juventus2:45pmParamount+
Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs PSG2:45pmbeIN Sports
fuboTV
La Liga: Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad3:00pmESPN+
Liga MX: Querétaro vs Pachuca6:00pmVIX
TENNISTIME ETTV
Australian Open3:30amESPN
Australian Open9:00pmESPN2

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