“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCORES SATURDAY CROWN POINT CROWN POINT 57 LAKE CENTRAL 52 CHESTERTON CHESTERTON 59 VALPARAISO 50 MISHAWAKA SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 62 SOUTH BEND RILEY 53 OT ELKHART NORTHRIDGE 48 WARSAW 37 FORT WAYNE NORTHROP FORT WAYNE SNIDER 65 FORT WAYNE NORTH 62 OT HUNTINGTON NORTH HOMESTEAD 80 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 48 LAFAYETTE JEFF HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 59 KOKOMO 56 NOBLESVILLE CARMEL 50 FISHERS 49 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 64 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 50 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH LAWRENCE CENTRAL 70 LAWRENCE NORTH 57 PLAINFIELD PIKE 79 BROWNSBURG 68 MOORESVILLE DECATUR CENTRAL 69 SOUTHPORT 62 MARTINSVILLE TERRE HAUTE NORTH 44 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 39 COLUMBUS NORTH COLUMBUS NORTH 54 WHITELAND 41 SEYMOUR NEW ALBANY 73 SEYMOUR 42 EVANSVILLE NORTH CASTLE 60 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 54 GARY WEST EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 57 GARY WEST 54 OT HANOVER CENTRAL HANOVER CENTRAL 18 LOWELL 13 NEW PRAIRIE MISHAWAKA MARIAN 73 CULVER ACADEMY 65 3OT COLUMBIA CITY COLUMBIA CITY 31 NORTHWOOD 22 DEKALB FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 47 EAST NOBLE 45 BELLMONT NEW HAVEN 74 MARION 60 LOGANSPORT WEST LAFAYETTE 70 NORTHWESTERN 32 NEW CASTLE DELTA 56 YORKTOWN 48 FRANKFORT BREBEUF JESUIT 48 GUERIN CATHOLIC 47 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 81 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 63 SPEEDWAY NORTHVIEW 64 CASCADE 43 GREENWOOD INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 56 GREENWOOD 44 SOUTH DEARBORN BATESVILLE 48 SOUTH DEARBORN 38 MADISON SILVER CREEK 83 CHARLESTOWN 58 WASHINGTON PRINCETON 54 JASPER 36 BOONVILLE EVANSVILLE BOSSE 62 HERITAGE HILLS 52 BOONE GROVE GARY 21ST CENTURY 81 GARY LIGHTHOUSE 45 LAVILLE BREMEN 53 JIMTOWN 43 WESTVIEW WESTVIEW 66 LAKELAND 43 BLUFFTON FORT WAYNE LUERS 75 BLUFFTON 66 DELPHI BENTON CENTRAL 64 WESTERN BOONE 56 MANCHESTER OAK HILL 75 ROCHESTER 54 ELWOOD LAPEL 77 SHERIDAN 54 EASTBROOK BLACKFORD 49 WAPAHANI 39 GREENCASTLE PARKE HERITAGE 63 SOUTH PUTNAM 44 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 71 UNIVERSITY 56 EASTERN HANCOCK TRITON CENTRAL 44 INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 39 HAGERSTOWN CENTERVILLE 66 SHENANDOAH 36 SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) AUSTIN 53 SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 51 SALEM PAOLI 45 PROVIDENCE 28 NORTH KNOX LINTON 54 SULLIVAN 49 FOREST PARK FOREST PARK 54 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 41 KOUTS MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 59 KOUTS 57 CASTON TRI-COUNTY 50 CASTON 42 CULVER TRITON 60 SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 28 BETHANY CHRISTIAN FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 65 LAKEWOOD PARK 51 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL NORTH VERMILLION 69 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 53 CLINTON CENTRAL ROSSVILLE 67 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 51 WES-DEL SOUTHWOOD 78 NORTH MIAMI 58 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN MONROE CENTRAL 53 UNION CITY 39 INDIANA DEAF LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 81 ANDERSON PREP 25 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 70 EMINENCE 51 TRI SOUTH DECATUR 53 TRI 42 MILAN HAUSER 73 MILAN 42 WHITE RIVER VALLEY BLOOMFIELD 53 CLOVERDALE 48 LOOGOOTEE BARR-REEVE 54 ORLEANS 36 BORDEN WEST WASHINGTON 54 BORDEN 39 WOOD MEMORIAL NORTHEAST DUBOIS 49 WOOD MEMORIAL 36 SMALL SCHOOL CHARTER CLASSIC INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED 72 LEGACY CHRISTIAN 38 LEGACY CHRISTIAN 56 BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 49 INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED 70 BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 48 =============================================================== INDIANA BOYS REGIONAL MATCH-UPS NORTHERN HOSTS MICHIGAN CITY CLASS 3A | 4 PM CT | EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (14-12) VS. MISHAWAKA MARIAN (17-7) CLASS 4A | 7 PM CT | CHESTERTON (22-4) VS. CROWN POINT (22-1) LOGANSPORT CLASS 3A | 1 PM ET | WEST LAFAYETTE (22-4) VS. NEW HAVEN (19-7) CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (18-8) VS. HOMESTEAD (19-6) HUNTINGTON NORTH CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (14-11) VS. TRI-COUNTY (15-10) CLASS 2A | 7 PM ET | FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS (14-11) VS. BREMEN (22-4) NEW CASTLE CLASS 3A | 1 PM ET | DELTA (15-10) VS. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (20-7) CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | FORT WAYNE SNIDER (19-7) VS. CARMEL (18-5) NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE CLASS 1A | 4 PM CT | TRITON (22-3) VS. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (18-7) CLASS 2A | 7 PM CT | WESTVIEW (24-1) VS. GARY 21ST CENTURY (17-6) LAPEL CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | MONROE CENTRAL (20-4) VS. SOUTHWOOD (22-3) CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | BLACKFORD (20-6) VS. LAPEL (20-5) PLYMOUTH CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | COLUMBIA CITY (22-4) VS. HANOVER CENTRAL (12-14) CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | NORTHRIDGE (24-1) VS. SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH (21-4) FRANKFORT CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | ROSSVILLE (20-5) VS. NORTH VERMILLION (15-11) CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | BENTON CENTRAL (11-14) VS. OAK HILL (24-1) SOUTHERN HOSTS SOUTHPORT CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (24-3) VS. PIKE (23-3) CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | LAWRENCE CENTRAL (14-11) VS. DECATUR CENTRAL (19-6) SEYMOUR CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | SOUTH DECATUR (18-6) VS. HAUSER (24-2) CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | PAOLI (26-0) VS. LINTON-STOCKTON (23-4) GREENCASTLE CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | NORTHVIEW (21-5) VS. RONCALLI (17-7) CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | COLUMBUS NORTH (14-10) VS. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (23-3) WASHINGTON CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | BARR-REEVE (24-1) VS. WEST WASHINGTON (20-6) CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | NORTHEAST DUBOIS (17-8) VS. BLOOMFIELD (18-8) GREENFIELD-CENTRAL CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (18-7) VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (11-14) CLASS 2A | 7 PM ET | INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER (14-12) VS. TRITON CENTRAL (22-3) SOUTHRIDGE CLASS 3A | 1 PM ET | EVANSVILLE BOSSE (17-8) VS. PRINCETON COMMUNITY (22-3) CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | NEW ALBANY (21-5) VS. CASTLE (9-16) MARTINSVILLE CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | PARKE HERITAGE (23-4) VS. CENTERVILLE (24-2) CLASS 3A | 7 PM ET | BREBEUF JESUIT (18-6) VS. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (21-5) CHARLESTOWN CLASS 2A | 1 PM ET | AUSTIN (16-8) VS. FOREST PARK (13-13) CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | SILVER CREEK (27-1) VS. BATESVILLE (20-4) ============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #20 ARKANSAS 88 MISSOURI 84 OT #13 VIRGINIA 76 VIRGINIA TECH 72 #7 HOUSTON 82 OKLAHOMA STATE 75 MARQUETTE 68 #4 UCONN 62 LOUISVILLE 92 #22 MIAMI FLORIDA 89 #24 VANDERBILT 86 #23 TENNESSEE 82 #6 IOWA STATE 86 ARIZONA STATE 65 #14 KANSAS 104 KANSAS STATE 85 #5 FLORIDA 84 KENTUCKY 77 GEORGE MASON 86 #25 ST. LOUIS 57 WISCONSIN 97 #15 PURDUE 93 #1 DUKE 76 #17 NORTH CAROLINA 61 #16 ALABAMA 96 AUBURN 84 BYU 82 #10 TEXAS TECH 76 BOSTON COLLEGE 77 NOTRE DAME 69 CLEMSON 79 GEORGIA TECH 76 FLORIDA STATE 91 SMU 78 STANFORD 85 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 84 WAKE FOREST 80 CALIFORNIA 73 PITTSBURGH 71 SYRACUSE 69 OT OHIO STATE 91 INDIANA 78 MINNESOTA 67 NORTHWESTERN 66 UCLA 89 USC 68 TCU 73 CINCINNATI 63 BAYLOR 101 UTAH 75 BUTLER 81 DEPAUL 71 VILLANOVA 91 XAVIER 78 GEORGETOWN 80 PROVIDENCE 79 =============================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #1 UConn 84 Georgetown 39 #13 DUKE 65 NOTRE DAME 63 #23 PRINCETON 78 YALE 55 #2 UCLA 72 #11 OHIO STATE 62 #12 LOUISVILLE 65 #60 NORTH CAROLINA 57 #10 TCU 74 KANSAS STATE 62 #3 SOUTH CAROLINA 83 #6 LSU 77 #9 IOWA 59 #8 MICHIGAN 42 #15 WEST VIRGINIA 48 COLORADO 47 #4 TEXAS 85 #24 OLE MISS 68 EASTERN MICHIGAN 77 AKRON 62 UMASS 73 BUFFALO 55 STATE 67 WESTERN MICHIGAN 60 BALL STATE 78 TOLEDO 71 BOWLING GREEN 77 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 66 MURRAY STATE 100 VALPARAISO 68 AIR FORCE 60 WYOMING 53 OHIO 77 MIAMI OHIO 62 VILLANOVA 73 PROVIDENCE 65 FRESNO STATE 74 NEVADA 57 SETON HALL 63 ST. JOHN 61 =============================================================== BIG 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MARCH 8 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 14 | IOWA VS. UCLA | 2:15 P.M. ET | CBS ============================================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES DUKE 6 NOTRE DAME 5 MOREHEAD STATE 11 BUTLER 8 RUTGERS 14 BRYANT 0 NEBRASKA 3 MICHIGAN STATE 1 PURDUE 2 OREGON 1 TEXAS TECH 21 PENN STATE 6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 4 ILLINOIS 0 NORTHWESTERN 9 OMAHA 6 WASHINGTON 9 INDIANA 2 MICHIGAN 5 PEPPERDINE 2 LINDENWOOD 4 IOWA 3 MARYLAND 9 TROY 3 UCLA 19 OHIO STATE 6 MINNESOTA 3 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE 17 VALPARAISO 3 JACKSONVILLE STATE 13 VALPARAISO 2 INDIANA STATE 11 WESTERN KENTUCKY 6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13 OHIO 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN 4 AKRON 1 BALL STATE 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 6 TOLEDO 11 UMASS 1 MIAMI OHIO 8 EASTERN MICHIGAN 5 ============================================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES GRAND CANYON 5 NOTRE DAME 4 NOTRE DAME 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 3 LOUISVILLE 8 BALL STATE 1 BUTLER-AUSTIN PEAY CANCELED MICHIGAN STATE 5 STETSON 4 JAMES MADISON 5 PENN STATE 3 MARYLAND 2 RUTGERS 1 PURDUE 8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1 NEBRASKA 4 OMAHA 1 INDIANA 5 MINNESOTA 0 VIRGINIA TECH 7 PENN STATE 6 WASHINGTON 2 NORTHWESTERN 0 NEVADA 8 OREGON 5 LOUISVILLE 8 ILLINOIS 6 UCLA 8 WISCONSIN 0 OREGON 2 SACRAMENTO STATE 1 LONG ISLAND VS. ILLINOIS CANCELED EASTERN KENTUCKY 9 IU INDY 3 EVANSVILLE 8 ILLINOIS STATE 7 VALPARAISO VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CANCELED ============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES #5 PROVIDENCE 3 #14 UCONN 1 #20 MICHIGAN TECH 3 BOWLING GREEN 2 #4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 2 COLORADO COLLEGE 1 NORTHEASTERN 4 #13 BOSTON COLLEGE 2 FERRIS STATE 2 #16 MINNESOTA STATE 1 #15 AUGUSTANA 2 BEMIDJI STATE 1 #3 NORTH DAKOTA 5 OMAHA 1 #10 MINNESOTA DULUTH 2 ST. CLOUD STATE 1 #7 DENVER 6 MIAMI OHIO 2 #19 ST. THOMAS MINNESOTA 5 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 2 ============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES #10 LINDENWOOD 3 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 0 #13 MCKENDREE 3 #15 OHIO STATE 0 #9 BALL STATE 3 #14 LEWIS 2 #19 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 3 #8 LOYOLA CHICAGO 1 #18 STANFORD 3 ST. FRANCIS 0 #2 LONG BEACH STATE 3 #16 PENN STATE 0 #6 BYU 3 JESSUP 1 ================================================================ DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES #2 RICHMOND 14 #13 GEORGETOWN 10 #19 UMASS 7 VERMONT 6 #3 PRINCETON 20 #15 RUTGERS 9 #10 SYRACUSE 12 #11 JOHNS HOPKINS 8 #14 PENN STATE 19 #7 CORNELL 7 #5 NORTH CAROLINA 19 BROWN 7 #1 NOTRE DAME 9 #6 OHIO STATE 8 #8 DUKE 21 AIR FORCE 6 #4 HARVARD 17 MICHIGAN 7 #20 ST. JOSEPH’S 10 DREXEL 7 TOWSON 13 #17 VIRGINIA 9 ================================================================= DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES #1 NORTH CAROLINA 19 #22 PITTSBURGH 3 #23 ARMY 15 BOSTON 11 #18 GEORGETOWN 9 DELAWARE 8 #8 FLORIDA 23 MERCER 9 #5 NAVY 19 S. FLORIDA 8 #3 MARYLAND 13 JAMES MADISON 6 #20 PRINCETON 19 HARVARD 13 BROWN 10 #25 CORNELL 6 #6 YALE 16 COLUMBIA 6 #9 BOSTON COLLEGE 15 CALIFORNIA 8 ================================================================= NBA SCORES ORLANDO 119 MINNESOTA 92 BROOKLYN 107 DETROIT 105 ATLANTA 125 PHILADELPHIA 116 MILWAUKEE 113 UTAH 99 LA CLIPPERS 123 MEMPHIS 120 OKLAHOMA CITY 104 GOLDEN STATE 97 ================================================================== NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES TEXAS 123 OKLAHOMA CITY 117 RIP CITY 126 VALLEY 125 MOTOR CITY 133 GREENSBORO 118 MEXICO CITY 116 WISCONSIN 97 SIOUX FALLS 116 AUSTIN 109 ================================================================== NHL SCORES BOSTON 3 WASHINGTON 1 NEW JERSEY 6 NY RANGERS 3 BUFFALO 3 NASHVILLE 2 PHILADELPHIA 4 PITTSBURGH 3 UTAH 5 COLUMBUS 4 0T TAMPA BAY 5 TORONTO 2 MONTRÉAL 4 LOS ANGELES 3 WINNIPEG 3 VANCOUVER 2 OT CALGARY 5 CAROLINA 4 NY ISLANDERS 2 SAN JOSE 1 OT OTTAWA 7 SEATTLE 4 ================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON 5 MIAMI 4 BALTIMORE 2 ATLANTA 2 BOSTON 2 TAMPA BAY 0 BALTIMORE 3 MINNESOTA 2 TORONTO 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 NY METS 3 ST. LOUIS 2 PITTSBURGH 5 DETROIT 3 CHICAGO CUBS 4 LAS VEGAS 3 CLEVELAND 7 SAN DIEGO 1 KANSAS CITY 6 CINCINNATI 2 SAN FRANCISCO 7 TEXAS 5 MILWAUKEE 7 LA ANGELS 1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 SEATTLE 1 SAN FRANCISCO 7 ARIZONA 4 LA ANGELS 3 LAS VEGAS 0 WASHINGTON 3 NY YANKEES 0 COLORADO 6 LA DODGERS 4 ================================================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES GRAND RAPIDS 3 OMAHA 1 DALLAS 3 ORLANDO 0 ATLANTA 3 SAN DIEGO 1 ================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NEW YORK CITY 5 ORLANDO CITY 0 MIAMI 2 DC 1 SALT LAKE 3 ATLANTA 2 CHARLOTTE 3 AUSTIN 1 COLUMBUS 0 CHICAGO 0 SAN JOSE 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 NASHVILLE 3 MINNESOTA 1 SAN DIEGO 1 KANSAS CITY 0 SEATTLE 1 ST. LOUIS 0 COLORADO 4 LA GALAXY 1 LOS ANGELES 1 DALLAS 0 VANCOUVER 4 PORTLAND 1 NEW ENGLAND AT HOUSTON POSTPONED ================================================================= NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 ROUNDUP: 12-WIN MARQUETTE DOWNS NO. 4 UCONN IN STUNNER Ben Gold prevented Silas Demary Jr. from hitting a game-tying basket with 2 seconds remaining and host Marquette upset No. 4 UConn 68-62 on Saturday in Milwaukee. Nigel James Jr. led the Golden Eagles (12-19, 7-13 Big East) with 19 points before Gold made the defensive play of the game and prevented the Huskies from getting a share of the Big East regular-season title. James missed a jumper with 14 seconds left and Jayden Ross seized the defensive rebound. Demary moved the ball up the floor and entered the paint, but he was met by Gold, who contested the jumper and was not called for a foul. The no-call angered UConn coach Danny Hurley, who was tossed by referee John Gaffney, and Chase Ross (14 points) hit four free throws with one second left to finish it. Demary led the Huskies (27-4, 17-3) with 17 and Tarris Reed Jr. added 16, but the Huskies endured a woeful shooting day, finishing at 35.6%. UConn made just 3 of 24 three-pointers as Braylon Mullins and Alex Karaban were a combined 1 of 15 from behind the arc and 4 of 21 overall. No. 1 Duke 76, No. 17 North Carolina 61 Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Blue Devils rolled over the Tar Heels in the second half of a home victory to avenge their only Atlantic Coast Conference loss at Durham, N.C. Maliq Brown racked up 15 points and Isaiah Evans had 11 for Duke (29-2, 17-1 ACC), which was saddled with some makeshift lineups because of injuries that could be concerning in the coming weeks. The Blue Devils, who also received 10 points from Dame Sarr, head to the ACC tournament with the top seed while riding an eight-game winning streak. Derek Dixon’s 17 points were tops for North Carolina (24-7, 12-6), which will be the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament. Henri Veesaar had nine of his 11 points in the first half, and Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble both scored 10 points. No. 2 Arizona 89, Colorado 79 Freshmen Koa Peat and Brayden Burries combined for 56 points on 21-of-31 shooting from the field to lead the Wildcats past the Buffaloes at Boulder, Colo. Arizona (29-2, 16-2 Big 12) set the program record for most wins in a regular season. Burries had 22 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and Peat finished with 25 points in the final regular-season game for both teams. The Wildcats shot a sizzling 70.4% from the field (19 of 27) in the second half. Colorado’s Isaiah Johnson broke the program’s freshman scoring record, scoring a career-high 28 points to put him at 526. Alec Burks had the previous record of 512 points in 2009-10. Barrington Hargress had 13 points and Jalin Holland finished with 12 points and five rebounds for the Buffaloes (17-14, 7-11). No. 5 Florida 84, Kentucky 77 Thomas Haugh had a team-high 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals, and the Gators closed out their Southeastern Conference regular season with their 11th straight win, holding off the Wildcats in Lexington, Ken. Boogie Fland had 16 points and six assists, while Alex Condon posted 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for Florida (25-6, 16-2). Rueben Chinyelu produced 13 points and eight rebounds and Xaivian Lee posted 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Top scorer Otega Oweh notched 28 points and five rebounds for Kentucky (19-12, 10-8), which lost to the Gators for the third time in four meetings. Denzel Aberdeen had 15 points and five assists, but the Wildcats ended the SEC season in a 2-5 plummet. No. 6 Iowa State 86, Arizona State 65 Tamin Lipsey, Milan Momcilovic and Joshua Jefferson scored 16 points apiece and the Cyclones dominated the middle 12 minutes of the second half on the way to a win over the Sun Devils in Ames, Iowa, in the regular-season finale for both teams. Jamarion Bateman added 13 points and Dominykas Pleta had 11 for Iowa State (25-6, 12-6 Big 12), which clinched the fifth seed in the league tournament as well as a first-round bye. Massamba Diop led Arizona State (16-15, 7-11) with 12 points while Anthony Johnson and Maurice Odum scored 10 each. The Wildcats finished 12th in the league and will play No. 13 seed Baylor in the first round on Tuesday in Kansas City. The winner of that game faces the Cyclones in the second round. No. 7 Houston 82, Oklahoma State 75 Freshman reserve Chase McCarty scored a season-high 20 points and the Cougars rallied past the Cowboys to close out Big 12 regular-season play in Stillwater, Okla. McCarty made 7 of 10 from the field, including a career-best 6 of 9 from deep and added four rebounds. Kingston Flemings had 13 points, nine assists and five rebounds as Houston (26-5, 14-4 Big 12) secured its second-place conference position. Joseph Tugler totaled 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals, and Milos Uzan and Emanuel Sharp had 11 points apiece. Anthony Roy led Oklahoma State (18-13, 6-12) with 18 points, while Kanye Clary had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Jaylen Curry notched 13 points and six rebounds and Benjamin Ahmed scored 11. The Cowboys finished league play by dropping seven of nine games. BYU 82, No. 10 Texas Tech 76 Robert Wright III scored 27 points, including 23 in the second half, to lift the Cougars to a win over the Red Raiders in Provo, Utah. AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and Kennard Davis Jr. added 16 for the Cougars (21-10, 9-9 Big 12), who overcame a 13-point deficit. They will be the No. 10 seed in next week’s Big 12 tournament. Texas Tech (22-9, 12-6) fell to a No. 4 seed in the conference tournament and received a double bye. Christian Anderson posted 23 points and nine assists and finished the regular season with a school-record 233 assists. Donovan Atwell also had 23 points and Jaylen Petty had 14. No. 13 Virginia 76, Virginia Tech 72 Malik Thomas and Ugonna Onyenso each scored 16 points and the Cavaliers finished the regular season with a victory over the rival Hokies in ACC action in Charlottesville, Va. The Virginia (27-4, 15-3) finished 16-1 at home in its first year under coach Ryan Odom and will be the No. 2 seed in next week’s ACC tournament in Charlotte, N.C. The Cavaliers have won 11 of their last 12 games. Sam Lewis added 15 points and Thijs De Ridder had 13 for Virginia, which never trailed. Ben Hammond scored 21 points to lead Virginia Tech, which will need to make some noise in Charlotte to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Amani Hansberry and Jailen Bedford each scored 12. No. 14 Kansas 104, Kansas State 85 Darryn Peterson poured in 27 points and Tre White knocked down five 3-pointers en route to a 23-point performance as the Jayhawks cruised to a home victory over the Wildcats in the Sunflower Showdown in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas (22-9, 12-6 Big 12) closed the regular season with its 20th straight win over the Wildcats at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks ended a two-game skid as they’ll enter the postseason with high hopes. K-State (12-19, 3-15) has lost four of its last five under interim coach Matthew Driscoll. P.J. Haggerty and Nate Johnson both finished with 21 points to lead the Wildcats. Wisconsin 97, No. 15 Purdue 93 John Blackwell scored 25 points to lead the sweet-shooting Badgers past the host Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind. Nick Boyd had 23 points, Austin Rapp scored 17 and Aleksas Bieliauskas added 16 for Wisconsin (22-9, 14-6), which played without top big man Nolan Winter due to an ankle injury. The Badgers made a season-high 18 3-pointers while hitting 52.9% from 3-point range and 87.5% at the free-throw line. Fletcher Loyer scored 23 points, Braden Smith had 20 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn added 17 points in the trio’s final game at Mackey Arena for Purdue (23-8, 13-7), which held a 34-22 rebounding advantage. The Boilers shot 11 of 25 from 3-point range and 34 of 67 overall. No. 16 Alabama 96, Auburn 84 Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway scored 21 points apiece as the Crimson Tide cruised to an easy home win over the Tigers at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Amari Allen added 16 points, London Jemison scored 11 and Aiden Sherrell had 10 points and three blocked shots as Alabama (23-8, 13-5 SEC) won for the ninth time in 10 games. The Tide never trailed and led by as many as 28 while beating the Tigers for the sixth time in the past eight meetings. In the teams’ regular-season finale, Kevin Overton scored 24 points for fading Auburn (16-15, 7-11), which lost for the eighth time in 10 games. Tahaad Pettiford added 19 points and four steals, Keyshawn Hall scored 13 points and Elyjah Freeman had 11 points for the Tigers. No. 20 Arkansas 88, Missouri 84 (OT) Meleek Thomas shot 5-for-6 from 3-point range en route to scoring 28 points and John Calipari won his 900th career game as the Razorbacks edged the Tigers in overtime in Columbia, MO. Arkansas (23-8, 13-5 SEC) won its regular-season finale despite not having Wooden Award finalist Darius Acuff Jr. on the court. The freshman sensation and leading scorer (22.2 points per game) for the Razorbacks sat out because of a nagging ankle injury. A 19-point, nine-rebound performance from Trevon Brazile and 17 points from Malique Ewin helped make up for Acuff’s absence. Mark Mitchell went off for 32 points to lead the Tigers (20-11, 10-8). Trent Pierce scored 13 and Jayden Stone tallied 11. Louisville 92, No. 22 Miami 89 Adrian Wooley made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left as the visiting Cardinals defeated the Hurricanes in an ACC matchup in Coral Gables, Fla. Louisville (22-9, 11-7) got double-figure scoring from Ryan Conwell (24 points), J’Vonne Hadley (16), Wooley (15) and Isaac McKneely (15) in the regular-season finale for both teams. Miami (24-7, 13-5) finished tied for the most regular-season wins in program history. The Hurricanes had a three-game win streak snapped despite a game-high 25 points and six assists from Tre Donaldson. Donaldson, Malik Reneau (18 points) and Ernest Udeh Jr. (eight points, eight rebounds) were honored on Senior Day. No. 24 Vanderbilt 86, No. 23 Tennessee 82 Tyler Tanner scored 25 points, AK Okereke added 17 and Duke Miles scored 13 with four steals to lead the Commodores past the host Volunteers in Knoxville, Tenn. Vanderbilt (24-7, 11-7 SEC) shot 52.9% from the floor, 50% from 3 and 84.4% from the line and never trailed. The Commodores avenged a four-point loss to Tennessee two Saturdays prior in Nashville and snapped the Vols’ eight-game home winning streak in the series. Amari Evans had a career-high 24 for Tennessee (21-10, 11-7). J.P. Estrella had 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench while Felix Okpara had eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 17 and dished out four assists. George Mason 86, No. 25 Saint Louis 57 Jahari Long scored 21 points and handed out nine assists to spark the Patriots to an upset win over the Billikens in the Atlantic 10 Conference finale for both teams in Fairfax, Va. Kory Mincy contributed 15 points, Nick Ellington had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Riley Allenspach tallied 13 points for George Mason (23-8, 11-7 A-10). Emmanuel Kanga also posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Dion Brown led Saint Louis (27-4, 15-3) with 13 points. The Billikens have a double bye into the quarterfinals as the No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament. =================================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL BALANCED ATTACK PUSHES NO. 2 UCLA PAST NO. 11 OHIO STATE INTO BIG TEN FINAL Kiki Rice’s 17 points led five players in double figures as top-seeded UCLA won its 24th consecutive game, dispatching fifth-seeded Ohio State 72-62 in Saturday’s first Big Ten tournament semifinal in Indianapolis. Lauren Betts finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, Gianna Kneepkens scored 13 points and Angela Dugalic came off the bench to produce 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks for the second-ranked Bruins (30-1), who await the winner of Iowa-Michigan. Chance Gray shot 4 of 7 from 3-point range en route to a game-high 23 points for the 11th-ranked Buckeyes (26-7). Jaloni Cambridge provided 12 points, five assists and four rebounds, but shot 4 of 14 from the floor. UCLA never trailed on its way to a second consecutive Big Ten title game, but the Bruins had to hold off a furious Ohio State rally in the fourth quarter. Trailing by as many as 16 points, the Buckeyes chipped away to pull within seven points with 1:24 left. UCLA point guard Charlisse Leger-Walker fouled out during Ohio State’s comeback push, but Rice and Gabriel Jaquez (10 points) helped handle primary ball-handling duties to counter the Buckeyes’ full-court pressure defense. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: UCONN KEEPS ROLLING TO SEMIFINALS No. 1 UConn began its stay at the Big East women’s tournament with its 48th straight victory, an 84-39 beatdown of eighth-seeded Georgetown on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn. The Huskies (32-0) built a 47-18 lead by halftime — racking up 32 points off turnovers in the first 20 minutes — then continued to clamp down in the third quarter and limit the Hoyas to a mere four points in the period. The defending national champions will face fifth-seeded Creighton in the semifinals. Georgetown (14-17) lost nine of its last 11 games to end the season. Creighton 57, Marquette 44 Kennedy Townsend racked up 17 points, Ava Zediker scored 15 and the Bluejays defeated the fourth-seeded Golden Eagles. Creighton (16-14) ended the first half on a 10-0 run to take the lead for good and added an 11-0 spree in the third quarter to go ahead 40-24. Grace Bofelli added 12 points, and she and Zediker each had six rebounds. Skylar Forbes had 16 points and Halle Vice put up 12 and 11 rebounds, but Marquette (18-12) was outshot 41.4% to 29.3%. NO. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA OVERPOWERS NO. 6 LSU TO REACH SEC TITLE GAME Raven Johnson scored 22 points, Joyce Edwards had a double-double and No. 3 South Carolina held off No. 6 LSU 83-77 in the first semifinal of the SEC women’s tournament Saturday in Greenville, S.C. Edwards finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Ta’Niya Latson added 19 points and Tessa Johnson scored 11 for the top-seeded Gamecocks (30-2), who won their 12th consecutive game. They will play either No. 4 Texas or No. 24 Ole Miss in the championship game Sunday. MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 24 points, Jada Richard added 17 and Mikaylah Williams had 14 for the fourth-seeded Tigers (27-4), who lost to South Carolina for the second time in three weeks after falling 79-72 on Feb. 14 in Baton Rouge, La. LSU started the fourth quarter with a 9-4 spurt that tied the score at 63 with seven minutes remaining, but Edwards’ jumper produced the eighth and final lead change in a game that also featured nine ties. =================================================================== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: DOWN 23, NETS STUN PISTONS TO HALT 10-GAME SKID Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to surprise the Detroit Pistons, 107-105, on Saturday, snapping a 10-game losing streak in the process. Ziaire Williams had 23 points, Noah Clowney scored 16 and Day’Ron Sharpe added 13. The Nets finished the game on an 18-6 run. Tobias Harris had 18 points to lead Detroit, which has lost three straight for the first time this season. Jalen Duren supplied 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Duncan Robinson added 15 points. After Williams’ 3-pointer gave the Nets a 105-103 lead with 1:28 left, the teams both hit two free throws before trading empty possessions. Robinson then missed a 3-pointer and Duren failed on a putback in the closing seconds. The Pistons had won five straight against Brooklyn, including a 130-77 thumping on Feb. 1. The Pistons were missing two starters, including All-Star guard Cade Cunningham. He sat out with a left quadriceps contusion. Another starter, Ausar Thompson, missed the game due to a right ankle sprain. The Nets’ top rookie, Egor Demin, was sidelined due to left plantar fascia injury management. Thunder 104, Warriors 97 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, including a side-step 3-pointer in the final minute, to lift Oklahoma City to a home win over Golden State. Playing without Stephen Curry, Moses Moody and Will Richard, among others, the Warriors still pushed the Thunder to the limit. However, Golden State missed its last four shots to lose for the third time in four games. Gui Santos led Golden State with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Oklahoma City stretched its winning streak to five and became the first team in the NBA this season to win 50 games. Isaiah Joe scored 18 for Oklahoma City, which was playing without regular starters Chet Holmgren (flu), Isaiah Hartenstein (left calf contusion) and Jalen Williams (right hamstring strain). Magic 119, Timberwolves 92 Desmond Bane scored 30 points on 10-for-17 shooting, and Orlando held on for a win over host Minnesota. Paolo Banchero recorded a double-double with 25 points and 15 rebounds for Orlando, which won its third game in a row. Jalen Suggs added 14 points and made a trio of 3-pointers. Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and shot 5 of 9 from beyond the arc to lead Minnesota. Julius Randle finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Naz Reid scored 13 points off the bench. Clippers 123, Grizzlies 120 Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 apiece and Los Angeles overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to defeat host Memphis. Leonard was 8-for-15 on field-goal attempts and 12-for-14 at the foul line for the Clippers, who won for the fourth time in five games. Derrick Jones Jr. contributed 16 points, Jordan Miller had 14 and Isaiah Jackson chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Grizzlies, who were attempting to sweep the four-game season series, were led by Ty Jerome, who had 23 points and a game-high seven assists. Taylor Hendricks came off the bench to score 18 points and Cedric Coward added 15 points and seven rebounds. Memphis lost for the sixth time in eight games. Hawks 125, 76ers 116 Jalen Johnson had 35 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists as Atlanta completed a four-game season series sweep of visiting Philadelphia Nickeil Alexander-Walker had four second-half 3-pointers and finished with 24 points and six assists for Atlanta, which won its season-high sixth straight game. The Hawks have won five straight at home. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia, which lost for the third time in four games, with 31 points. Quentin Grimes scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half, while Kelly Oubre Jr. returned to the lineup after missing one game and had 24 points and five rebounds. Bucks 113, Jazz 99 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed nine boards to lead Milwaukee to a victory over visiting Utah. Ryan Rollins nearly added a triple-double for Milwaukee with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Ousmane Dieng also scored 11 with eight rebounds and nine dimes. Keyonte George, back after missing Utah’s last game with “ankle injury management,” led Utah with 22 points, but the Jazz still came up short for the eighth time in the last nine games. ==================================================================== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: DEVILS DEFEAT RANGERS BEHIND JACK HUGHES’ HAT TRICK Olympic hero Jack Hughes recorded his fourth career hat trick and second this season, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday in Newark, N.J. Hughes, who also had an assist, scored one of the Devils’ three power-play goals before converting on a breakaway with 3:04 to play in the third period. He completed the hat trick by scoring into an empty net with 32 seconds left. New Jersey’s Jesper Bratt collected a goal and two assists, and captain Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also tallied. Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves for the Devils, who rode a 3-for-3 performance on the power play to their fourth straight win. New York’s Will Cuylle scored his third goal in two games, defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov tallied in his third consecutive contest and fellow blueliner Will Borgen also found the net. Jonathan Quick turned aside 29 shots for the Eastern Conference cellar-dwelling Rangers, who have lost 15 of their last 19 games (4-12-3). Bruins 3, Capitals 1 Viktor Arvidsson scored the game-winning goal at 4:28 of the third period, leading Boston past visiting Washington for the Bruins’ 12th straight home win. Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm also scored, David Pastrnak dished out two assists, and Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves for Boston, which has won three of five since the Olympic break. Elias Lindholm clinched the victory on an empty-net goal with 23.2 seconds left. Aliaksei Protas scored the lone goal and Logan Thompson stopped 27 shots for Washington, which lost its third straight after having veterans Nicolas Roy and John Carlson traded in recent days. Jets 3, Canucks 2 (OT) Josh Morrissey scored in overtime and added an assist in his first game back from an upper-body injury as host Winnipeg rallied past Vancouver. Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who got 21 saves from Connor Hellebuyck. Morrissey scored the winner from high in the zone, with the puck deflecting off the skate of the Canucks’ Filip Hronek and into the net at 1:49 of the extra frame. For Vancouver, Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist and Liam Ohgren also scored. Teddy Blueger added two assists and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves Penguins 4, Flyers 3 (SO) Trevor Zegras scored the game-winner in the shootout and Dan Vladar made 20 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts to lead Philadelphia to a victory over host Pittsburgh. Alex Bump, who helped lead Western Michigan to its first NCAA hockey title in 2025, scored a goal in his NHL debut for the Flyers. Owen Tippett and Denver Barkey also scored for Philadelphia. Head coach Rick Tocchet secured a win in his 700th game as an NHL coach. Rickard Rakell collected a goal and an assist, Egor Chinakhov had two assists and Erik Karlsson and Tommy Novak also scored goals for Pittsburgh. Stuart Skinner stopped 12 of 15 shots for the Penguins, who lost their third straight game and fell to 1-9 in shootouts. Mammoth 5, Blue Jackets 4 (OT) Utah’s Logan Cooley scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime against host Columbus. Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Carcone each tallied a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who improved to 3-0-0 on their five-game road trip. Dylan Guenther also scored, while Clayton Keller tacked on a pair of assists and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves. Adam Fantilli, Mason Marchment, Damon Severson and Mathieu Olivier all finished with a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who saw their three-game winning streak halted. Elvis Merzlikins tallied 18 stops. Islanders 2, Sharks 1 (OT) Bo Horvat scored the winner at 4:20 of the extra period as New York edged host San Jose. Horvat, on a partial break, put a backhand between the legs of Yaroslav Askarov for his 27th tally of the season. Tony DeAngelo scored in regulation for the Islanders, who avoided a third straight loss and improved to 9-0 in overtime this season. Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to improve to 5-0-3 in eight career appearances against the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini scored in regulation and Askarov stopped 32 shots for San Jose, which has dropped back-to-back games in overtime. Lightning 5, Maple Leafs 2 Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist and visiting Tampa Bay defeated Toronto. Nikita Kucherov added four assists to give him 100 points (32 goals, 68 assists) for the season. Ryan McDonagh, Corey Perry and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the Lightning, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots. Matias Maccelli and Nicholas Robertson scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost seven in a row (0-5-2) since the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves for Toronto. Sabres 3, Predators 2 Tage Thompson extended his career-high point streak to 10 games with a goal as host Buffalo held on to beat Nashville for its sixth straight win. Thompson has six goals and five assists during the streak. Jason Ducker and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabres, who were opening a five-game homestand as they look to keep pace atop the Atlantic Division with the Tampa Bay Lightning, whom they host on Sunday. Alex Lyon made 23 saves. Zachary L’Heureux scored his first goal of the season for the Predators, who have lost four of five and were kicking off a five-game road swing. Matthew Wood also scored, and Juuse Saros made 21 saves. Canadiens 4, Kings 3 Juraj Slafkovsky had two goals and an assist for Montreal in a comeback win against host Los Angeles. Nick Suzuki notched a goal and two assists, Jake Evans also scored and Jakub Dobes made 36 saves for the Canadiens, who were coming off a 6-5 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Scott Laughton scored in his first game with the Kings, who are 2-4-0 since the Olympic break. Los Angeles acquired Laughton from the Toronto Maple Leafs at Friday’s trade deadline. Anze Kopitar and Alex Laferriere also scored, Brandt Clarke had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for Los Angeles. Flames 5, Hurricanes 4 Joel Farabee scored two goals and added an assist and Ryan Strome scored once and added an assist in his team debut as host Calgary rode a three-goal second period to upset Eastern Conference-leading Carolina. Morgan Frost netted one goal and two assists while Blake Coleman also collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid (0-3-1) after dealing away key veterans MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri this week. Goaltender Dustin Wolf made 25 saves. Seth Jarvis netted one goal and two assists, Andrei Svechnikov posted one goal and one assist and Sean Walker and Alexander Nikishin each tallied once for Carolina. Sebastian Aho collected three assists and goalie Brandon Bussi stopped 20 shots as his personal nine-game winning streak ended. Senators 7, Kraken 4 Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists as Ottawa defeated host Seattle. Michael Amadio added a goal and an assist, and Tyler Kleven, Dylan Cozens, Warren Foegele, Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk also scored. Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot had two assists for the Senators, who extended their point streak to six (4-0-2) and improved to 3-0-1 on their five-game trip. Linus Ullmark made 17 saves. Jacob Melanson, Eeli Tolvanen, Matty Beniers and Brandon Montour scored and Jordan Eberle had two assists for short-handed Seattle, which dropped to 2-2-0 on its six-game homestand. Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 36 shots. ==================================================================== INDIANA SPORTS TEAM RELEASES COLTS FOOTBALL COLTS SET TO TRADE LINEBACKER ZAIRE FRANKLIN TO PACKERS FOR COLBY WOODEN, AP SOURCE SAYS The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to trade Pro Bowl linebacker Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Colby Wooden, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday. The person requested anonymity because the deal cannot be announced until next week. Franklin, a multi-year team captain, has been one of the league’s top tacklers each of the past four seasons, setting single-season franchise records with 179 tackles in 2023 and an NFL-leading 173 tackles in 2024 — earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2024. The former Syracuse star also had 167 tackles in 2022, his first full season as a starter. But he has only three interceptions and one fumble recovery in his eight-year NFL career. And last season, his first working with defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, Franklin finished with 125 tackles and two sacks in 17 games. He also had a weekly podcast that sometimes drew criticism. He was a seventh-round pick in 2018 who started his career on special teams and eventually worked his way into a starting job. Franklin fills a need for Green Bay, which is expected to lose starting linebacker Quay Walker when free agency opens next week. Walker led the Packers in tackles each of his four NFL seasons including a a career-high 128 tackles in 2025, and he has had 2 ½ sacks each of the past three years. ================================================================ FORMER COLTS C RYAN KELLY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NFL Former Colts center Ryan Kelly announced his retirement from the NFL. Kelly was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft (No. 18 overall), and remained in Indianapolis through the 2024 season. He started 121 games for the Colts in that time, earning Pro Bowl nods in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. He was named a second-team AP All-Pro in 2020. In his career with the Colts, Kelly allowed just 14 total sacks. For nine years, Kelly was a staple and an anchor on the Colts offensive line, and served as a consistent leader and captain who helped set the tone for the team’s success. Kelly and his wife, Emma, were also active participants in the community, hosting baby showers for expecting mothers and staying involved with local organizations and foundations. During his collegiate career at Alabama (2011-2015), Kelly was awarded the Rimington Trophy (awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football) in 2015 and was a consensus first team All-America selection, earning first-team honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, USA Today, Sporting News, the Football Writers Association of America, and the American Football Coaches Association. He also helped lead the Crimson Tide to victory in the 2015 CFP National Championship. Kelly signed with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent for the 2025 season. ================================================================== INDIANA PACERS GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT TRAIL BLAZERS The Indiana Pacers (15-48) head up to Portland after a loss to the Lakers to match up with the Trail Blazers (30-34) as they continue a four-game West Coast road trip on Sunday. The Blue and Gold are 0-2 on the trip following Friday’s loss, and seek a victory against a Blazers squad battling injuries. Deni Avdija is having a career year for the Blazers as he leads them in scoring with over 24 points per game. He also leads Portland with nearly seven assists nightly. Avdija’s availability is in question for Sunday’s matchup as he battles a lower back injury. Outside of Avdija’s production, the Trail Blazers look to Shaedon Sharpe for offense. Sharpe’s 21 points per game left big shoes to fill in the Portland roster as he’s been sidelined with a leg injury that looks to keep him out for nearly a month. Veterans Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday shoulder the offensive load for the Blazers while Avdija and Sharpe recuperate, but their absence leaves Portland without a 20 points per game scorer. Grant is close with 18.8 points per game, and Holiday scores an average of 16.7, but the Blazers’ offense takes a hit without Avdija and Sharpe on the floor. As Portland lacks a powerful one-two punch of offense, the Pacers seek to capture their first win on this West coast trip. After falling to the Clippers and the Lakers in Los Angeles, Indiana is ready to regain its rhythm in Portland. After three games on the sideline due to a left wrist sprain, Pascal Siakam returned to his usual form in Los Angeles. He notched 29 points against the Clippers and 26 points against the Lakers on combined 18-for-34 shooting. Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith also returned to the lineup with Siakam in Los Angeles. The trio continues to find its footing after absences due to injuries, but the comfortability continues to increase with each contest. Nembhard notched 17 points and eight assists on Friday while Nesmith recorded seven points and three rebounds. After clashing with the Trail Blazers on Sunday, the Pacers will head down to Sacramento as they match up with the Kings on Tuesday, March 10 at 10:00 PM ET to close out a four-game road trip. Projected Starters Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Jarace Walker, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff Trail Blazers: G – Jrue Holiday, G – Scoot Henderson, F – Toumani Camara, F – Jerami Grant, C – Donovan Clingan Injury Report Pacers: Aaron Nesmith – probable (right ankle sprain), Pascal Siakam – probable (left wrist sprain), Andrew Nembhard – questionable (sore lower back/neck), Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL tear), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Ivica Zubac – out (left ankle sprain) Trail Blazers: Deni Avdija – doubtful (lower back injury management), Damian Lillard – out (left Achilles tendon), Kris Murray – questionable (illness), Shaedon Sharpe – out (left fibula stress reaction) Last Meeting Feb. 4, 2025: The Trail Blazers thwarted the Pacers’ efforts to keep a four-game winning streak alive as they downed Indiana, 112-89. Andrew Nembhard led the way for the Pacers with 17 points and six rebounds, and Pascal Siakam contributed 16 points and six rebounds. It was a rough shooting night for Indiana as the Pacers converted just 42 percent of their looks from the floor, including 21 percent from 3-point range. Portland knocked down 45 percent of its field goals, and 38 percent of its attempts from deep. Anfernee Simons’ 22 points for the Blazers led all scorers, and Jerami Grant notched another 20 points for Portland. Both teams had turnover troubles – the Pacers committed 19 turnovers, as did the Blazers, but Indiana conceded 28 points off turnovers to Portland’s 12. Noteworthy The Pacers are 39-63 against the Trail Blazers all-time. Indiana will play Portland once more this season following Sunday’s matchup. The Trail Blazers will visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 18. Pacers guard T.J. McConnell needs just one more steal to reach 900 for his career. Blazers guard Blake Wesley is an Indiana native. He was born in South Bend and played his college basketball at Notre Dame before being drafted 25th overall in 2022 by the San Antonio Spurs. Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>) TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host) Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host) ==================================================================== INDY FUEL FUEL WIN OVERTIME THRILLER ON SATURDAY NIGHT FISHERS– The Indy Fuel hosted the Wichita Thunder for the third game in a row. Finishing the season series, Indy looked to claim the series win and did so in dramatic fashion with an overtime game winner scored by Cody Laskosky. 1ST PERIOD Michal Stinil took the game’s first penalty when he served a bench minor for too many men at 3:42. This put the Fuel on the power play, however it was killed off. Despite the Fuel putting heavy pressure on Wichita throughout the period, they could not score. At 19:49, Dustin Manz took a holding penalty that would carry over into the second period. After one frame, the Fuel was outshooting Wichita, 8-4. 2ND PERIOD Just 28 seconds into the second period, Kyle Jeffers was sent to the box for a high sticking minor penalty. This forced some 4-on-4 play before the Fuel earned almost forty seconds of a power play. That penalty was killed off, but the Fuel went right back to the power play after another high sticking penalty on Jay Dickman of the Thunder at 2:43. Michael Marchesan scored the first goal of the game at 5:04 with the help of Cody Schiavon and Christian Berger. Immediately after, Berger and Wichita’s Christophe Fillion dropped the gloves and each earned five minutes for fighting. Jesse Tucker joined Berger in the box shortly after when he took an interference penalty at 6:41. Wichita’s Nico Sommerville took a high sticking penalty at 11:00, putting the Fuel on a short-lived power play as goaltender Mitchell Weeks took an interference penalty just twelve seconds later. That penalty was served by Tucker for Indy. At 12:16, Dickman scored for the Thunder, tying the game 1-1. Berger found himself in the penalty box again at 15:14, after he was called for holding. Time expired soon after, with the score tied 1-1 and the Fuel outshooting the Thunder, 19-10. 3RD PERIOD Stinil headed to the box again at 5:04 after being called for interference, but the Thunder killed off that penalty quickly. Both teams had opportunities to score but the goaltenders stood strong and forced overtime after regulation concluded, 1-1. Heading into the 3-on-3 overtime period, the Fuel were outshooting Wichita, 28-17. OVERTIME At 2:20, Matt Petgrave and Nolan Kneen took offsetting penalties for interference and tripping respectively. They were both killed off before Cody Laskosky netted the game winning goal at 4:23 with the help of Lee Lapid and Nick Grima, who was celebrating his birthday and playing in his 100th ECHL game. With the win, Mitchell Weeks became the franchise wins leader among Fuel goaltenders, passing Zach Driscoll who set the record two seasons ago. This was Weeks’ 44th win for Indy. ==================================================================== INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL INDIANA DROPS REGULAR SEASON FINALE AT OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, Ohio — The regular season is over. Indiana has some Big Ten tourney work to do. The aftermath of Saturday’s 91-78 loss at Ohio State left the Hoosiers’ postseason hopes resting on a big tournament performance next week at Chicago’s United Center. “The regular season is over,” coach Darian DeVries told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during the post-game radio show. “Now you have to win games. We have to get home and get ready. We have to do our part, win and keep winning as long as possible.” IU (18-13 overall, 9-11 in the Big Ten) ended the regular season with losses in five of its last six games. A 70-percent second-half shooting stretch got the Hoosiers within range of a dramatic comeback. A 24-point deficit became 10. Suddenly, there was a chance. Then a four-point Buckeye play ended it. “They never quit,” Darian DeVries told Fischer. “They continued to battle. I’m proud of them for that, but we’re here to win games. We built too big of a hole.” Guard Lamar Wilkerson paced the Hoosiers with 18 points. Tucker DeVries added 17 points and five rebounds. Forward Sam Alexis had 14 points. Guard Conor Enright and forward Reed Bailey each had 12 points. The Hoosiers shot 55 percent from the field with 15 assists against 12 turnovers. Ohio State (20-11, 12-9) was led by Bruce Thornton’s 25 points and seven assists. He surpassed 2,100 career points to become the Buckeyes’ all-time career scoring leader. Ohio State was 11-for-24 on 3-pointers and 22-for-25 from the line. IU was 5-for-18 on three-pointers and 17-for-21 on free throws. “We got off to a great start,” Darian DeVries told Fischer, “but the last six to seven minutes of the first half was a killer for us. They hit a bunch of 3s, made some layups and extended that lead to 17. That was such critical part of the game. Now you get to the second half playing out of a deep hole. “It was too big a hole to climb out of.” IU made a 5-0 game-opening statement. Alexis scored off a guard Nick Dorn assist. Wilkerson made three free throws. Ohio State countered with a 6-0 run. Consecutive Hoosier turnovers helped Ohio State go on an 8-0 run for a 16-8 lead. The Buckeyes pushed ahead 25-14 at the 10-minute mark. Wilkerson responded with a three-point play. Then came a Bailey three-point play, a Dorn 3-pointer and an Enright basket to bring IU within 28-25. Ohio State hit eight of its last nine shots to take a 50-33 halftime lead. Wilkerson led the Hoosiers with 10 points. IU was 1-for-8 on 3-pointers. Ohio State was 8-for-13 beyond the arc. Two fouls limited Alexis to just five minutes. An 11-2 second-half surge helped the Hoosiers cut a 24-point deficit to 15. Tucker DeVries made a pair of free throws and then a layup cut the lead to 81-70 with four minutes left. An Alexis three-point play got IU within 10 points, but no closer. Devin Royal’s four-point play (a 3-pointer and a free throw) ended the Hoosier rally. “We really batted and got it down to 10,” Darian DeVries told Fischer. “We wanted Royal to shoot it and then he knocks it down and gets the lead back to 14. That was the last big push we were able to get.” Indiana heads to next week’s Big Ten tourney as the No. 10 seed. It will play Wednesday. “We have a lot of motivation going into the Big Ten Tournament to show what we can do,” Bailey said. ==================================================================== INDIANA WRESTLING MORAN, LOWERY & SOLLARS CLINCH NCAA BIDS ON DAY ONE OF BIG TENS UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. –––– After a full day of wrestling on Saturday (March 7) at the Bryce Jordan Center, Indiana has clinched three NCAA qualifiers with much more to wrestle for heading into tomorrow. The Hoosiers wrestled through the semifinals of the championship bracket, reaching the consolation semifinals and one round of 9th place bracket matches on Saturday evening. After today’s action, six Hoosiers will continue wrestling tomorrow. No. 4 Seed Jacob Moran (125) clinched his second career bid to the National Tournament in Cleveland earlier today in Session I. His 2-0 start in the tournament pitted him against No. 1 Seed Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) where Lilledahl won by major decision, 11-3. Moran is now in the consolation semifinals and will wrestle in that round tomorrow morning. Following Session I, No. 11 Seed Bryce Lowery (157) and No. 8 Seed Gabe Sollars (197) were on the backside of the bracket with more work to do. And they did just that winning both of their consolation matches in Session II to reach the consolation semifinals and also clinch their bids to the NCAA Championships. Lowery defeated No. 12 Seed Darius Marines (Michigan State) in a 5-4 decision to punch his first career ticket to NCAAs before he majored No. 8 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin), 9-1, to advance again. In Sollars’ two wins in the wrestlebacks, he did not give up a takedown. He defeated No. 10 Seed Hayden Walters (Michigan) by decision, 6-1, to earn his second career NCAA spot. To reach the consolation semifinals, he defeated No. 4 Seed Branson John (Maryland) in a 2-1 decision where Sollars rode John out the entire second period. Each member of the three qualifiers could finish as high as third place, but no lower than sixth place at their weight class. In addition to the group wrestling for their podium spot, No. 9 Seed Tyler Lillard (165), No. 6 Seed Derek Gilcher and No. 9 Seed Sam Goin (184) all will wrestle tomorrow. None will be on the podium, but they will compete in the extra ninth place brackets. There is an NCAA bid available at 165 lbs. for the wrestler that finishes in ninth place while the 174 lbs. bracket has bids available for the ninth and tenth place finishers. There are only eight spots at 184 lbs. and the extra ninth place bracket does not guarantee an NCAA bid to its winner. The action will resume tomorrow at noon for Session III which will feature the consolation semifinals and the seventh-place matches. Session IV will be at 4:30 p.m. and include the placing matches for all spots outside of seventh place and extra bracket bouts. TEAM SCORES (THROUGH SESSION II) 1. Penn State (146.5) T-2. Nebraska (112) T-2. Ohio State (112) 4. Iowa (70) T-5. Illinois (69.5) T-5. Minnesota (69.5) 7. Michigan (68.5) 8. Rutgers (56.5) 9. Wisconsin (43.5) 10. Indiana (33.0) 11. Maryland (28.0) 12. Purdue (23.0) 13. Northwestern (14.5) 14. Michigan State (10.5) FULL RESULTS (THROUGH SESSION II) 125 – No. 4 Jacob Moran: -Round 1: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 13 Ashton Jackson (PU): TF, 17-2 (3:53) -Quarterfinal: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 12 Nick Corday (MSU): TF, 20-3 (5:18) -Semifinal: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) def. No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 11-3 133 – No. 12 Blaine Frazier: -Round 1: No. 5 Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 21-6 (3:54) -Cons. R1: No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU) def. No. 13 Gauge Botero (Michigan): Dec. 10-4 -Cons. R2: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (UNL) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 19-4 (5:22) -9th Place R1: No. 13 Gauge Botero (MICH) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): Dec. 5-1 141 – No. 9 Henry Porter: -Round 1: No. 8 Billy DeKraker (NU) def. No. 9 Henry Porter (IU): TF, 15-0 (4:19) -Cons. R1: No. 9 Henry Porter (IU) advanced on bye. -Cons. R2: No. 10 Joey Olivieri (RU) def. No. 9 Henry Porter (IU): MD, 13-1 149 – No. 11 Joey Buttler: -Round 1: No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): MD, 9-1 -Cons. R1: No. 14 August Hibler (NU) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): SV-1, 9-8 -9th Place R1: No. 12 Gavin Brown (PU) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): Dec. 2-1 157 – No. 11 Bryce Lowery: -Round 1: No. 6 Charlie Millard (MINN) def. No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU): MD, 12-4 -Cons. R1: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 14 Ty Wilson (NU): Dec. 4-1 -Cons. R2: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 12 Darius Marines (MSU): Dec. 5-4 -Cons. R3: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 8 Luke Mechler (WIS): MD, 9-1 165 – No. 9 Tyler Lillard: -Round 1: No. 8 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 4-1 -Cons. R1: No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU) advanced on bye. -Cons. R2: No. 2 Joey Blaze (PU) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 4-1 174 – No. 6 Derek Gilcher: -Round 1: No. 11 Lenny Pinto (RU) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): Inj. (5:57) -Cons. R1: No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 14 Seth Digby (Maryland): Dec. 4-2 -Cons. R2: No. 5 Beau Mantanona (MICH) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): Inj. (0:01) 184 – No. 9 Sam Goin: -Round 1: No. 8 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) def. No. 9 Sam Goin (IU): Dec. 9-3 -Cons. R1: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) advanced on bye. -Cons. R2: No. 7 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) def. No. 9 Sam Goin (IU): Dec. 12-7 197 – No. 8 Gabe Sollars: -Round 1: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 9 Ben Vanadia (PU): Inj. (0:04) -Quarterfinal: No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): TF, 21-6 (4:10) -Cons. R2: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 10 Hayden Walters (MICH): Dec. 6-1 -Cons. R3: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 4 Branson John (UMD): Dec. 2-1 285 – No. 14 Caleb Marzolino: -Round 1: No. 3 Nick Feldman (OSU) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): TF, 21-6 (2:32) -Cons. R1: No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU) def. No. 11 Hayden Filipovich (PUR): Fall (0:29) -Cons. R2: No. 5 Braxton Amos (WIS) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): Fall (2:46) -9th Place R1: No. 11 Hayden Filipvoich (PU) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): Dec. 4-3 ================================================================= PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL WISCONSIN SPOILS #15 PURDUE SENIOR DAY, 97-93 Wisconsin 97, #15 Purdue 93 (Postgame Notes) Wisconsin edged No. 15 Purdue 97-93 on Senior Day in Mackey Arena, dropping the Boilermakers to 23-8 overall and 13-7 in the Big Ten Conference. The loss was Purdue’s first on Senior Day since the 2019-20 season. Since the calendar flipped to the year 2000, both Purdue and Wisconsin have won 23 meetings against each other. Ten of the last 11 meetings have been decided by 10 or fewer points. Purdue ended the season 6-4 in Big Ten home games. In the previous three seasons (2022-23 to 2024-25), Purdue lost four league home games combined. Purdue’s seven losses came by a total of 38 points (5.4 per game). Purdue’s senior class ended their careers with 58 Big Ten Conference victories, the fifth most in a career in league history (Purdue 2025 – 59; Purdue 2024 – 59; Indiana 1978 – 59; Indiana 1977 – 59). Over the last six games, opponents are shooting 160-of-304 (.526) from the field against Purdue and 66-of-158 (.418) from 3-point range. Purdue is now 31-2 in its last 33 games when outrebounding its opponent and having fewer turnovers than its opponent, losing to both UCLA and Wisconsin this season. Purdue is now 55-3 under Matt Painter when outrebounding its opponent by at least 12 rebounds and having fewer turnovers than its opponent. The other two losses came to North Florida (Dec. 6, 2014) and Gardner-Webb (Dec. 22, 2014). The three teams that have beaten Purdue in these instances are a combined 42-of-81 (.519) from 3-point range. Purdue saw a 134-game winning streak end when scoring 90 or more points, dating to a 104-96 loss to Iowa State on Nov. 24, 1987. Braden Smith scored 20 points with nine assists, three rebounds and two steals against no turnovers. He now has 1,029 career assists, needing two to move past Ed Cota for third on the NCAA career assists list and 10 to move past Chris Corchiani into second. Smith ends his career with 585 assists in Big Ten Conference games, the record by 107 assists over Cassius Winston (478). Smith’s 271 assists this season are the sixth most by a Big Ten player in league history and he became the only player in NCAA history to have three seasons of 450 points, 250 assists and 100 rebounds. His three seasons account for three of the eight seasons of at least 450 points, 250 assists and 100 rebounds all-time by Big Ten players. The 168 assists by Smith are the second most by a Big Ten player in league history during conference play only (Jeremy Fears Jr., has 166 assists entering tomorrow). Fletcher Loyer scored 23 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals, making 6-of-9 from long range. Loyer became Purdue’s all-time leader in career 3-pointers made with 282, surpassing Carsen Edwards (281). He also became the all-time leader in career 3-pointers made in Mackey Arena with 148, surpassing David Teague (146). Loyer surpassed 1,700 career points, moving into 15th place on the Purdue career scoring list (1,704 points). Loyer and Smith played in their 141st career game, tying Dakota Mathias (2015-18) for the most games played in Purdue history. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — John Blackwell made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Nick Boyd added 23 and Wisconsin set a school-record with 18 3-pointers in a road game Saturday in a 97-93 win over No. 15 Purdue. The Badgers (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) have won three straight overall and six of their last eight after going 18 for 34 from beyond the arc. That tied the second-highest single-game 3-point total in school history, and they also set a school record with 12 3s in the first half, despite playing without forward Nolan Winter, who has an injured left ankle. Fletcher Loyer had 23 points and six 3-pointers, making his 282nd career 3 to break Carsen Edwards’ school record. Braden Smith had 20 points and nine assists, while Trey Kaufman-Renn added 17 points. Smith, Loyer and Kaufman-Renn all played their home finales. It marked the first time in nearly 14,000 days and 135 games Purdue topped the 90-point mark and lost. The last time it happened was against Iowa State in Nov. 24, 1987. And after holding a 52-47 halftime lead and watching Purdue charge back in the second half by taking a 62-61 lead on Smith’s midrange jumper with 14:59 to play, the Badgers answered immediately with back-to-back 3s from Aleksas Bieliauskas to make it 69-62. When the Boilermakers took a 73-72 lead with a 3 at the 10:04 mark, Wisconsin again answered again with a 3 — and never trailed the rest of the way. ================================================================== PURDUE WRESTLING #21 PURDUE SECURES 4 NCAA BIDS; BOILERS CLOSE DAY 1 AT B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Four Boilermakers clinched spots on the Big Ten Wrestling Championships podium Saturday, effectively securing their trips to the upcoming NCAA Championships. No. 21 Purdue closed Day 1 of the conference tournament with seven wrestlers still battling to the final day in the consolation brackets. Action will continue Sunday with Session III at noon ET inside Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. Brody Baumann (No. 8 at 174 lbs.), Joey Blaze (No. 2 at 165), Blake Boarman (No. 10 at 133) and Ben Vanadia (No. 9 at 197) all punched their tickets to the national championships in Cleveland in two weeks. Boarman was the first to do so when he pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament by knocking off defending NCAA champion Lucas Byrd in the quarterfinals. The Boilermaker later fell to No. 3 Ben Davino in the semifinals but will continue his chase for third place on Sunday. Joining Boarman in the race for bronze is Blaze, who shook off his first loss of the season to rebound and earn two more top-10 victories to advance to the consolation semifinals. Blaze and Boarman each need two more wins to finish in the top three. After placing third last year at 157, Blaze could become the first Boilermaker to earn back-to-back top-three conference finishes since Devin Schroder in 2020 and 2021. Blaze would be the first to do so in different weight classes since Dave Walter in 1989 and 1990. Redshirt senior Vanadia did just enough to become a first-time national qualifier after toughing out a grinding final month of the season. He defeated No. 7 Kael Wisler in a 7-2 decision before medically forfeiting his final two bouts, locking up eighth place. Because the Big Ten holds far more automatic bids to the national tournament than any other conference, three other Boilermakers are still fighting for a chance to go to Cleveland. Gavin Brown (No. 12 at 149), Stoney Buell (No. 9 at 157) and Hayden Filipovich (No. 11 at 285) still have matches with an auto-bid up for grabs. James Rowley (No. 10 at 184) will wrestle on for ninth place to bolster his at-large candidacy, but he can no longer earn an auto-bid since his weight class only takes the top eight to nationals. Purdue enters Day 2 in 12th place with 23 team points. Sessions III and IV on Sunday will be streamed on B1G+. RESULTS 125 | #13 Ashton Jackson (R-So.) – 0-3 (DNP) Round 1: #4 Jacob Moran (IU) – L, TF 17-2 (3:53) Cons. Round 1: #5 Ayden Smith (RU) – L, Dec. 4-2 (TB-1) 9th Place Quarters: #12 Nick Corday (MSU) – L, Dec. 7-0 133 | #10 Blake Boarman (R-Sr.) – 2-1 – NCAA Qualifier Round 1: #7 Sean Spidle (NU) – W, Dec. 3-2 Quarters: #2 Lucas Byrd (ILL) – W, Dec. 7-3 Semis: #3 Ben Davino (OSU) – L, TF 21-5 (4:17) UP NEXT – Cons. Semis: #4 Zan Fugitt (WIS) 141 | #7 Greyson Clark (Jr.) – 0-2 (DNP) Round 1: #10 Joey Olivieri (RU) Cons. Round 1: BYE Cons. Round 2: #8 Billy DeKraker (NU) – L, Dec. 5-4 149 | #12 Gavin Brown (R-Jr.) – 1-2 Round 1: #5 Carter Young (MD) – L, Dec. 8-1 Cons. Round 1: #13 Clayton Jones (MSU) – L, MD 10-2 9th Place Quarters: #11 Joey Buttler (IU) – W, Dec. 2-1 UP NEXT – 9th Place Semis: #8 Ryder Block (IOWA) 157 | #9 Stoney Buell (R-Sr.) – 0-2 Round 1: #8 Luke Mechler (WIS) – L, Dec. 7-2 Cons. Round 1: BYE Cons. Round 2: #7 Brandon Cannon (OSU) – L, MFFL 9th Place Quarters: BYE UP NEXT – 9th Place Semis: #12 Darius Marines (MSU) 165 | #2 Joey Blaze (Jr.) – 2-1 – NCAA Qualifier Round 1: BYE Quarters: #7 Andrew Barbosa (RU) – L, Dec. 3-2 Cons. Round 2: #9 Tyler Lillard (IU) – W, Dec. 4-1 Cons. Quarters: #6 Braeden Scoles (ILL) – W, Dec. 5-0 UP NEXT – Cons. Semis: #5 Andrew Sparks (MIN) 174 | #8 Brody Baumann (R-Jr.) – 1-2 – NCAA Qualifier Round 1: #9 Colin Kelly (ILL) – L, MD 11-2 Cons. Round 1: BYE Cons. Round 2: #7 Ethan Riddle (MIN) – W, Dec. 8-6 Cons. Quarters: #11 Lenny Pinto (RU) – L, Dec. 8-5 UP NEXT – 7th Place Match: #9 Colin Kelly (ILL) 184 | #10 James Rowley (R-Jr.) – 0-2 Round 1: #7 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) – L, Dec. 5-2 (SV-1) Cons. Round 1: BYE Cons. Round 2: #8 Angelo Ferrari (IOWA) – L, Dec. 5-1 9th Place Quarters: BYE UP NEXT – 9th Place Semis: #12 Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (MD) 197 | #9 Ben Vanadia (R-Sr.) – 1-3 – NCAA Qualifier (8th Place) Round 1: #8 Gabe Sollars (IU) – L, MFFL Cons. Round 1: BYE Cons. Round 2: #7 Kael Wisler (MSU) – W, Dec. 7-2 Cons. Quarters: #3 Remy Cotton (RU) – L, MFFL 7th Place Match: #4 Branson John (MD) – L, MFFL 285 | #11 Hayden Filipovich (R-Sr.) – 1-2 Round 1: #6 Luke Luffman (ILL) – L, Dec. 5-1 Cons. Round 1: #14 Caleb Marzolino (IU) – L, Fall 0:29 9th Place Quarters: #14 Caleb Marzolino (IU) – W, Dec. 4-3 UP NEXT – 9th Place Semis: #8 Hunter Catka (RU) ================================================================== NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL IRISH SEASON ENDS WITH 69-77 LOSS AT BOSTON COLLEGE CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-18, 4-14) succumbed to a 69-77 defeat to Boston College (11-20, 4-14) in the regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, Notre Dame will not qualify for the 2026 ACC Tournament in Charlotte, and today’s game concludes their 2025-26 season. The Irish built a nine-point lead early in the second half, but a BC 15-3 run, which started with 8:44 remaining, was the difference maker. The Eagles seized a lead as large as nine with 2:59 left, in which ND cut it to four but never closer. The Eagles were able to get to the free throw line 41 times on the day, knocking down 31 from the charity stripe as they went 19-26 in the second half alone. Jalen Haralson finished with a team-high 21 points on 7-11 shooting from the floor and 7-11 from the stripe. The freshman finished the season strong, producing five 20-point games over his last eight played. Cole Certa finished on a career-best nine straight games in double figures, totaling 10 this afternoon. Braeden Shrewsberry earned 14 points behind four made triples. That moved his career three-pointers made total to 238, which moved the junior into the program’s all-time top-10 list, surpassing Prentiss Hubb. Lastly, Brady Koehler secured a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double, his second of the season. HOW IT HAPPENED The first half featured four ties and nine lead changes in a back-and-forth affair. By the 11:40 media timeout, both sides had put up 12 shots, but the Eagles edged the Irish in makes 6 to 4, resulting in the home team up 13-10. Out of the timeout, Notre Dame got three-pointers from Braeden Shrewsberry and Sir Mohammed to keep pace and take a 16-15 lead. Later, down 16-19, the Irish defense tightened its reins, as the offense produced a 14-2 scoring run from 8:21-3:45 to go up 28-21. Five different Notre Dame players contributed offensively to the run. The Eagles ultimately missed their last 13 shots from the field; however, they kept it close due to the high Notre Dame foul count. The Eagles converted nine free throws over the final 2.5 minutes to cut Notre Dame’s lead to 33-30 at the half. The Irish only had three Haralson free throws over the final three minutes. Notre Dame shot 10-28 (35.7%) from the field, 6-16 from three & 7-10 from the stripe, compared to Boston College’s 8-29 (27.6%) from the floor, 2-16 from beyond the arc and 12-15 from the free-throw line. Haralson and Certa combined for an early 7-0 run to garner a nine-point advantage, but then Boston College immediately countered with a 9-0 scoring flurry over 1:18, taking advantage of a pair of ND turnovers to tie the game at 41-all. Brady Koehler then broke the drought with a three at 14:35, then notched a huge block down on the defensive end on the very next play. Shrewsberry then made the most of it with two points on the offensive end for the five-point lead. Next, Boston College recorded a 15-3 scoring run over nearly a 6-minute stretch to go up nine at 56-65. A Shrewsberry triple would break up the Eagle run, but Boston College responded immediately with another four straight points to post a 65-56 advantage with 2:59 remaining. An Imes three and a Haralson and-one helped cut the deficit to just five at 1:31, but the closing minutes would consist of the Irish looking to close the gap and being forced to send the Eagles to the free-throw line. Haralson’s scoring kept the Irish alive as he would score nine of Notre Dame’s final 10 points. Ultimately, with Boston College knocking down 10 free throws in the final 1:31, the Eagles would go on to secure the win in the final regular season game as the Irish fell 69-77. ===================================================================== NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX #1 IRISH HAND #7 BUCKEYES THEIR FIRST LOSS IN 9-8 WIN COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 1/1 Notre Dame outlasted No. 7/6 Ohio State in a battle of the unbeatens at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday afternoon, picking up its third straight ranked win in as many weeks. The victory improves Notre Dame’s record to 5-0 on the season, three coming against ranked opponents. Luke Miller had a career day and continued his impressive run of play. He followed up his first career hat trick from last week with a career-high four goals to pace the attack. Josh Yago also notched a hat trick, his third of the season, with a four-point performance from three goals and an assist. Thomas Ricciardelli had his best game in goal, making 13 saves, including one in the final seconds, while allowing just eight goals. HOW IT HAPPENED The Irish were the first to strike, scoring on the first possession of the game as Matt Jeffery found Miller in space on the right wing, who fired his shot into the back of the net. Less than 5 minutes later Josh Yago scored to push the lead to 2-0 with 8 minutes left in the first frame. The Buckeyes responded with two goals of their own to close out the opening 15 minutes of play and level the score at 2-2. Notre Dame took advantage of a man-up opportunity with Miller scoring his second goal of the afternoon off the feed from Will Angrick to make it 3-2 early in the second quarter. Ohio State once again answered, scoring the final two goals of the half to take a 4-3 lead into the halftime break. Notre Dame scored on its opening possession coming out of the intermission, courtesy of Jalen Seymour’s rocket from the wing off the pass from Max Busenkell to tie the game at 4-4. Ohio State then scored the next two goals to take a two-goal advantage at 6-4 before Yago found the back of the net for the second time in the game to make it 6-5 heading into the final 15 minutes of play. The Fighting Irish carried the momentum into the fourth quarter and scored twice in the first three minutes of the period to retake the lead at 7-6. Will Maheras scored the first with an acrobatic catch and finish before Miller completed his hat trick with a bouncer from close range. The Buckeyes regrouped and managed to once again bounce back with two goals of their own to go back on top at 8-7 with just under 7 minutes left in the fourth. Notre Dame dug deep and equalized less than a minute later off Miller’s fourth of the day. Then, with less than three minutes remaining, Maheras found Yago, who fired in from the left wing for his hat trick to give the Irish a 9-8 advantage at the 2:47 mark. The Irish defense held firm over the final moments, including a save from Ricciardelli in the closing seconds to deliver Notre Dame the 9-8 victory over Ohio State in Columbus. STAT OF THE GAME Miller scored a career-high four goals and has seven over his last two games. After recording four points off two goals and two assists in his freshman season, Miller has 12 goals and six assists through five games this season. NOTRE DAME NOTES The Irish improved to 38-13 against Ohio State in the all-time series. The Irish are now 3-0 in road games this season, including two against ranked opponents. Notre Dame has been stingy on defense, holding each of the last three opponents to less than 10 goals, all against ranked opponents. Yago recorded his third hat trick of the season and recorded his fourth game of the season with four or more points. Maheras registered two assists, tying his career high for assists in a game. Seymour has now scored in all five games this season. UP NEXT Notre Dame finishes its three-game stretch against Big Ten teams with a home matchup against Michigan at Arlotta Stadium at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 14. Admission to the game is free and it will air on ACCN. ===================================================================== BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL BULLDOGS USE 28-6 RUN TO OPEN SECOND HALF TO TAKE ROAD WIN AT DEPAUL Butler opened the second half by scoring 28 of the first 34 points on their way to a commanding 81-71 win over DePaul Saturday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. It served as the regular season finale for both teams that will now head to New York City for the BIG EAST Tournament next week. Both Butler and DePaul are both now 16-15 overall. HOW IT HAPPENED: Butler used 10 points apiece from Jamie Kaiser Jr. and Finley Bizjack to take a 39-32 halftime lead. The Bulldogs then took control of the contest with that 28-6 run to open the second half as the lead grew to as many as 29 (67-38) with 9:29 remaining. DePaul clawed back to single digits, cutting the lead to only seven (77-70) with 37 seconds remaining. Butler’s last made field goal came with 7:08 remaining as the team finished the game with 12 made free throws. TIP-INS: Finley Bizjack led five Bulldogs in double figures with 19 points. It pushed him above 1,000 points in his three-year Butler career. Michael Ajayi posted his 18 double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor scored a career-high 15 points and matched his career-best with seven rebounds. He added four steals and four assists. Jamie Kaiser Jr. (15) and Yohan Traore (10) also reached double figures. Butler shot 41 percent from the field but went to the free throw line 30 times, making 25. Butler held a 48-36 rebounding advantage and turned 18 offensive rebounds into 18 second-chance points. The Bulldogs were able to overcome 16 turnovers in the contest. NJ Benson led DePaul with 24 points and 10 rebounds. This is the second meeting between the teams this season as Butler took an 87-80 win over the Blue Demons Jan. 20 in Indianapolis. Butler has now won 13 straight match-ups against the Blue Demons. DePaul head coach Chris Holtmann (2014-17) and assistant coach LaVall Jordan (2017-22) both previously served as the head coach at Butler. UP NEXT: The BIG EAST Tournament begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Bulldogs will play Wednesday in one of the first-round match-ups. The full bracket will be announced later Saturday. Depending on Saturday’s conference-wide results, Butler will be either the No. 8, 9 or 10 seed. 2026 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by JeepFirst Round – March 11No. 8 seed Butler vs. No. 9 seed Providence | 4 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSNNo. 7 seed Marquette vs. No. 10 seed Xavier | 6:30 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSNNo. 6 seed DePaul vs. No. 11 seed Georgetown | 9 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN Quarterfinal – March 12No. 1 seed St. John’s vs. No. 8/9 seed | 12 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSNNo. 4 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 5 seed Creighton | 2:30 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSNNo. 2 seed UConn vs. No. 7/10 seed | 7 p.m. ET | FS1No. 3 seed Villanova vs. No. 6/11 seed | 9:30 p.m. ET | FS1 Semifinal – March 13Semifinal No. 1 | 5:30 p.m. ET | FOXSemifinal No. 2 | 8 p.m. ET | FS1 Final – March 14Championship Game | 6:30 p.m. ET | FOX =================================================================== BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CARDINALS CONQUER ROCKETS IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE; SECURE NO. 2 SEED FOR MAC TOURNAMENT TOLEDO, Ohio – The Ball State women’s basketball team closed out the 2025-26 regular season with an exclamation point on Saturday afternoon, defeating arch-rival Toledo 78-71 at John F. Savage Arena. The victory marks the Cardinals’ 25th win of the season and solidifies their position as the No. 2 seed heading into next week’s Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament. In a high-stakes rematch of the 2025 MAC Championship game, Ball State (25-6, 16-2 MAC) relied on a dominant interior presence to overcome the Rockets (15-14, 9-9 MAC). The Cardinals outscored Toledo 40-16 in the paint and controlled the glass with a 50-38 rebounding advantage. Tessa Towers anchored the interior for Ball State, sparking a 47% team shooting performance with a dominant 22-point, 12-rebound showing—her 10th double-double this season. Supporting the offense, Zhen Verburgt and Karsyn Norman added 14 and 11 points, respectively. Bree Salenbien capped the balanced attack, posting 10 points and 10 boards for her seventh double-double of the year. The regular-season finale in Toledo served as an ideal preparation for the Ball State Cardinals, who secured a victory to lock in the No. 2 seed for next week’s Mid-American Conference Tournament. Although Towers put Ball State on the board first with an early layup, the game quickly evolved into a back-and-forth struggle with their rivals. The lead exchanged hands multiple times, with the Cardinals stretching their advantage to seven points (14-7) midway through the first quarter following another interior basket by Towers. However, the Toledo Rockets rallied before the media timeout, closing the gap to take an 18-16 lead by the end of the period. A flurry of quick shots under the basket sparked a Ball State run, as Tagayi hooked up with Salenbien to put the Cardinals up 23-18 in the second quarter. The momentum held through the break; bolstered by a clutch triple from bench standout Verburgt, Ball State headed to the locker room leading Toledo, 35-26. Following the intermission, the Cardinals maintained their momentum, clearly intent on finishing the regular season with a statement win. Ball State dominated the third quarter, firing on all cylinders as Towers and Salenbien proved impossible for the Rockets to contain inside. Capping off the frame with another Verburgt bucket, the Cardinals carried a commanding 56-39 lead into the final stretch. Ball State effectively sealed its 25th win of the year after building a dominant 62-43 lead with just over seven minutes remaining, capped by a layup from Towers. Toledo was unable to recover from the nearly 20-point deficit, allowing the Cardinals to potentially claim a share of the 2026 MAC regular-season crown. The team’s fate now rests on the outcome of the Miami vs. Ohio contest, scheduled for a 6 p.m. ET tip-off tonight in Athens, Ohio. The Ball State women’s basketball team is set to defend its 2025 MAC Tournament title this week in Cleveland. As the No. 2 seed, the Cardinals will compete in a quarterfinal matchup against the No. 7 seed at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday, March 11, in the third game of the day. ====================================================================== UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL HOUNDS DROP HEARTBREAKER TO PANTHERS IN GLVC CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL ST. LOUIS— The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team ended its season in the GLVC men’s basketball championship semifinal with an 85-83 loss in Missouri-St. Louis’s Mark Twain Center on Saturday night. Tyler Parrish and Shaun Arnold led the Hounds in the score column, contributing 24 and 21 points, respectively. In his final game of the season, Arnold nabbed two steals to tie the single-season program record in the category with 87 over the UIndy’s 30-game season. INS AND OUTS Trailing by 11 with 18 minutes left in the game, the Greyhounds were able to crawl their way back within reach. With a 10-4 run, the Hounds found themselves with back-to-back three-point plays with Nate Dudukovich nailing one from the left wing to narrow the Panthers’ lead to three points just under five minutes into the half. Drury seemed to pullaway from UIndy with a 6-3 run to bring their lead to nine with 3:21 remaining, but the Hounds were resiliant going on a 10-1 run to tie the game, started by a driving layup from Arnold. Dudukovich drilled his fourth three-pointer of the game to bring the Hounds within two possessions with 2:35 remaining. Noah Kon hustled back for a block on the defensive end, leading to another Arnold lay-up to make it a two-point game. The Panthers’ Zach Howell went one for one at the stripe to bring it back to three with 43 seconds remaining. With possession and less than 30 seconds remaining, Harris brought the ball up the court, finding Parrish for a deep, contested three to tie the game at 83 apiece with 27 seconds remaining. The Panthers used two timeouts in their final possession to get Colin Hardrick the ball at the top of the key with four seconds on the board. Hardrick faked left and drove right to hit the game-winning shot one second before the buzzer. The Hounds were unable to get a shot off in the final second, ending the contest 85-83 in Drury’s favor. The Hounds end their season 17-13 with a 14-6 Great Lakes Valley Conference record. INSIDE THE BOX -The Hounds had their third-best night from the field, shooting from a .508 clip, but could not overcome Drury’s 53.7-percent shooting. -Four UIndy players saw double-digit scoring with Dudukovich (15 pts) and Harris (13 pts) joining Parrish and Arnold atop the Hounds score column. -UIndy was able to capitalize 14 points off of Drury’s eight turnovers. =================================================================== MARIAN WOMEN’S TRACK MARIAN WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD CROWNED NAIA INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Gainesville, Fla. – After three days of fighting, the Marian Women’s Track and Field earned their first-ever NAIA Indoor National Championship with 51 points. On the third day, the Knights earned two individual National Championships and seven All-American Honors. Following the Knights’ 51 points was Dickinson State with 41 points. Central Methodist came in third while Indiana Wesleyan and Olivet Nazarene tied for fourth. Doane and Life tied for sixth place, and Evangel finished eighth. MidAmerica Nazarene, Southeastern University, and St. Xavier rounded out the top-10 with a three-way tie at ninth place. Brooke Coffman opened up action on the final day with a 13th-place finish in the High Jump with a mark of 1.61m. Katie Woods opened up action on the track with a second-place finish, earning All-American Honors with a time of 4:45.46. Emma Edwards continued action in the 400m, finishing sixth with a time of 55.99 and earning All-American Honors. The Knights continued to earn All-American Honors with Hanna Reuter running a 1:35.38 in the 600m, finishing eighth overall. Katie Woods and Summer Rempe went one and two in the women’s 1000m, both earning All-American Honors. Rempe finished with a time of 2:49.14, clocking a new PR. Woods led the way, not only earning a National Championship but a new PR and school record of 2:47.68. Marian claimed another NAIA National Championship in the DMR. The team of Rempe, Kathy Soriano, Gracynn Hinkley, and Woods ran a new school record of 11:39.21. The 4x400m relay wrapped things up as the team of Hanna Reuter, Holli Reuter, Emma Edwards, and Claire Lange ran a new school record of 3:45.88, placing fourth and earning NAIA All-American Honors. Katie Woods was also named the most valuable player for the women’s side, and Katie Wise-Butler was named NAIA Women’s Coach of the Year. ======================================================================= SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1900 The National League downsizes to eight teams for the upcoming season by eliminating the circuit’s franchises in Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville, and Washington. The remaining eight cities stayed the same for over half a century until the Braves left Boston and moved to Milwaukee in 1953. 1913 John Powers, the founder of last year’s failed mid-western Columbian League, organizes the Federal League in Indianapolis. The upstart league will operate independently with franchises in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, avoiding agreement with the National Commission. 1923 Commissioner Landis allows pitcher Rube Benton to return to the major leagues despite the left-hander admitting to having prior knowledge of the 1919 World Series fix. The 32-year-old southpaw, who spent 6+ seasons with the Giants before sitting out the 1922 campaign, returns to the Reds for three years, compiling a 30-29 record during his second tour with the team. 1930 Babe Ruth inks a two-year deal for $160,000 with the Yankees, keeping him the highest-paid player of all time. The team’s general manager, Ed Barrow, predicted at the time that “No one will ever be paid more.” 1941 Phillies right-hander Hugh Mulcahy becomes the first major league player drafted into the Armed Forces, joining the 101st Artillery at Cape Cod’s Camp Edwards. The 27-year-old, known as ‘Losing Pitcher,’ lost 22 games last season and 20 in 1938 to lead the National League in defeats both years. 1941 Pee Wee Reese and Ducky Medwick become the first players to don protective headgear when wearing plastic inserts inside their caps during a exhibition game against the Indians in Havana, Brooklyn spring training home. The Dodger teammates missed weeks of playing time after being beaned by a pitch during the 1940 season. 1947 In front of 5,000 fans at Havana’s new Gran Estadio de La Habana, the Yankees lose to the Dodgers in extra innings, 1-0, with Snuffy Stirnweiss’s tenth-inning single accounting for the Bronx Bombers’ only hit. Pete Reiser’s long double on a 3-2 pitch off Spec Shea scores Carl Furillo, giving Brooklyn the walk-off victory in Cuba. 1947 At Arizona’s Hi Corbett Field, the Indians, behind the pitching of Bob Lemon, beat the Giants, 3-1, in the inaugural Cactus League contest. The concept of the two-team circuit began when Cleveland owner Bill Veeck convinced New York owner Horace Stoneham to play exhibition games in Tucson and Phoenix to escape the segregationist practices in Florida. 1966 In a pregame ceremony before an intrasquad contest in St. Petersburg in a pregame ceremony, the Mets announce the election of their former manager Casey Stengel to the Hall of Fame. The 75-year-old ‘Old Perfessor’ benefitted from a new rule by the Baseball Writers Committee on Veterans that makes any manager, umpire, or executive 65 or older eligible for induction six months after retiring, bypassing the traditional five-year wait rule for players. 1985 Dave Stieb agrees to a $25 million, 11-year deal with the Blue Jays, the richest in baseball history. Although considered lucrative at the time, Toronto, in recognition of his years of service to the team, will voluntarily increase the value of the last three seasons of the contract, considering that some players will make several times the money annually than their right-hander. 2001 In a press release, the Orioles announce that Albert Belle “is disabled and unable to perform as a Major League baseball player,” due to a degenerative right hip. The Orioles will place the 34-year-old outfielder on the 60-day disabled list, thus beginning the process that conforms to the procedure set forth by Major League Baseball in the case of a disabling and permanent injury to a player. 2006 A Canadian team comprised mostly of minor leaguers stuns the baseball world by beating a highly-favored Team USA in the first round of the WBC, 8-6. Thanks to Adam Stern’s inside-the-park homer, four RBIs, and a pair of sensational catches, along with southpaw Adam Loewen, who keeps the American all-stars scoreless for 3innings, the Canadians post their most significant victory in its national history of baseball. 2008 In hopes of a more lucrative deal in the future, Ryan Zimmerman inks a new one-year contract to play infield with the Nationals. After the third baseman homers and drives in four runs during a 12-10 split-squad victory over the Astros, he agrees to a $465,000 deal, slightly improving his present salary. 2011 The MLB names Kim Ng their Senior Vice-President of baseball operations, making her the highest-ranking woman in the major leagues. The Dodger Assistant General Manager, a post she held since 2001, will report to Joe Torre, who managed in LA during the last three years of her tenure. 2013 Allen Craig (.307, 22, 92) and the Cardinals agree to a five-year, $31 million contract extension valued at $43 million over six seasons. The 28-year-old first baseman played a vital role in the 2011 St. Louis World Championship, contributing three go-ahead RBIs, including a clutch eighth-inning line drive in Game 6 that sparked the start of an unforgettable rally for the Redbirds. 2016 A meeting today (3/08) at 3:08 p.m. at Clemens Field, with a .308 gate and a 308 right-field foul pole, a .309 suite, and a monument depicting a .309 batting average, will help solve a mystery surrounding a not-so-well-known resident, former National League first baseman Jake Beckley. The purpose of the gathering is to decide which number to use in commemorating the Hall of Fame infielder’s batting average, .308 as listed by Baseball-Reference.com and many other resources, or the .309, engraved on his plaque at Cooperstown. 2016 The Orioles and free agent Pedro Alvarez reportedly agree to a one-year deal worth $5.75 million. The Pirates released the corner infielder, the National League home run leader in 2013, due to concerns about his defensive prowess, a non-issue as Baltimore’s designated hitter 2017 “When Moses Fleetwood Walker walked onto a field in Toledo, he did more than play a game. He was more than just an athlete. He did more than throw, catch, or hit. That day and every day he played, he started a conversation.” – CRAIG BROWN, an adjunct professor at Kent State University. By a vote of 93-1, the Ohio House passes Bill 59, setting aside October 7 each year in honor of Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first-openly African American to play under contract in the major leagues. In 1884, the bare-handed backstop caught for the American Association’s Toledo Blue Stockings until a rib injury and the team’s excessive payroll led to his release late in the season. 2019 The independent Atlantic League, as part of its new three-year partnership with Major League Baseball, will experiment with new rules by implementing a TrackMan radar system to help umpires call balls and strikes, increasing the distance between the pitching rubber and home plate by two feet, and mandating that two infielders are on each side of the second-base bag when a pitch is released. Other changes in the eight-team circuit include a three-batter minimum for pitchers, increasing the size of bases by three inches, and eliminating mound visits other than for pitching changes or injuries. ==================================================================== TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On March 8 in … 1900 – American baseball’s National League decides to go with eight teams; they exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville, and Washington. 1904 – Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match. 1906 – Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver Seven sweep Smiths Falls (Ontario) in two games. 1913 – American baseball’s Federal League organizes with six teams. 1930 – Babe Ruth signs two-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankees general manager Ed Barrow; Barrow wrongly predicts “No one will ever be paid more than Ruth”. 1941 – First American baseball player drafted into war (Hugh Mulcahy, Philadelphia Phillies). 1943 – US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill. 1943 – US Men’s Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn. 1951 – International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel). 1953 – Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. 1954 – Herb McKinley sets 1/4 mile record of 6.8 seconds in Melbourne, Australia. 1958 – Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by three at Santa Anita. 1959 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. 1966 – Casey Stengel elected to US baseball Hall of Fame. 1967 – New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold first day). 1968 – Six-year-old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland). 1971 – Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) in 15 rounds, retains heavyweight boxing title. 1971 – Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record). 1980 – Greg Chappell 235 and Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad. 1981 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic. 1986 – Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn US$10 million. 1987 – David Hookes (306) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for South Australia. 1987 – Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic. 1987 – Nelli Cooman becomes world champion 60 metre indoor. 1992 – Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic. 2006 – In the first round of the World Baseball Classic, a Canadian team beats the highly-favored Team USA, 8-6. 2009 – In Curitiba, Brazil, round 1 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Yvan Muller; race 2 is won by Gabriele Tarquini. 2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Calgary Flames by score 5-4. 2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Anaheim Ducks by score 8-3. 2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 7-4. 2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Rangers by score 5-2. 2022 – At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Dallas Stars by score 2-1. 2022 – At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-1. 2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Detroit Red Wings by score 9-2. 2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Seattle Kraken by score 6-4. 2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3. 2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 2-1. 2022 – At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Colorado Avalanche by score 5-3. Births of sports figures on March 8 1922 – Birth of Carl Furillo; Brooklyn Dodgers player (National League Batting Champion 1953). 1931 – Birth of Neil Adcock; cricket player (South African pace bowler, 104 wickets 1953-62). 1939 – Birth of Jim Bouton in Newark, New Jersey, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees)/author (Ball Four). 1939 – Birth of Lydia Skoblikova in USSR; speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 1964). 1940 – Birth of Theo Laseroms [The Tank]; Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord). 1942 – Birth of Ann Packer-Brightwell in England; 400 metre/800 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1964). 1942 – Birth of [Dick] Richie Allen; baseball player (American League Most Valuable Player 1972). 1945 – Birth of Graeme Watson; cricket player (Australian opening batsman five Tests 1966-72). 1946 – Birth of Mohammad Nazir; Pakistani cricket off-spinner (14 Tests 1969-83). 1949 – Birth of Charles Lismont; Belgian marathon runner (Olympics-silver-1972). 1951 – Birth of Philippe Henri Edmonds; cricket player in Zambia, England slow left-arm. 1953 – Birth of Jim Rice; Boston Red Sox outfielder (American League Most Valuable Player 1978). 1954 – Birth of David Wilkie in England; 200-metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1976). 1954 – Birth of Karl Schnabl; 90-metre ski jumper (Olympics-gold-1976). 1954 – Birth of Maria-Therese Nadig in Switzerland; skier (Olympics-2 gold-1972). 1957 – Birth of Ruth Wysocki in Alhambra, California, USA; 800 metre/1500 metre runner. 1960 – Birth of Buck Williams; NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks). 1961 – Birth of Larry Murphy in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs). 1962 – Birth of Shaun Gayle; NFL strong safety (San Diego Chargers). 1962 – Birth of William Fuller; NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers). 1963 – Birth of Gursharan Singh; cricket player (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90). 1963 – Birth of Mike Lalor in Buffalo, New York, USA; NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars). 1965 – Birth of Kenny Smith; NBA guard (Houston Rockets). 1966 – Birth of Laura McCabe; cross country skier (Olympics-1994). 1967 – Birth of Brent Fedyk in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL left wing (Dallas Stars). 1967 – Birth of Dale Joseph; Canadian Football League defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1968 – Birth of Clare Wood in Zululand, South Africa; tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon). 1968 – Birth of Rob Zettler in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs). 1970 – Birth of Harry Decheiver; soccer player (RKC). 1970 – Birth of Jason Elam; NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32). 1970 – Birth of Rhett Harty in Pasedena, California, USA; US soccer player (Olympics-1992). 1970 – Birth of Vadim Bekboulatov; NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-1998). 1971 – Birth of Bob Boughner in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres). 1971 – Birth of Marc Tobert; Canadian Football League slot back (Edmonton Eskimos). 1972 – Birth of Craig Johnson in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Los Angeles Kings/Olympics-1994). 1972 – Birth of Pat Riley; NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks). 1972 – Birth of Takuro Abe; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals). 1973 – Birth of Kendell Watkins; NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys). 1974 – Birth of Steve Sarkisian; Canadian Football League quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1974 – Birth of Toran James; linebacker (San Diego Chargers). 1975 – Birth of Brett Conway; NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31). 1975 – Birth of Kenny Wheaton; cornerback (Dallas Cowboys). 1977 – Birth of Petr Devyatkin; hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998). Deaths of sports figures on March 8 1954 – Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricket player (pair in only Test for South Africa), dies. 1963 – John Hartley, cricket player (bowl average 115 in two Tests for England 1906), dies. 1973 – Gordon Leggat, cricket player (9 Tests for New Zealand, 351 runs at 21 93), dies. 1979 – Gérard Blitz, Dutch 400 metre swimmer (world record), dies at age 78. ========================================================== TV SPORTS TODAY Sunday, March 8 AHL HOCKEY 4 p.m. NHLN — Texas at Chicago AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 4:05 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at St. Kilda AUTO RACING 10 a.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla. (Taped) Noon FS1 — NHRA: AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla. 3:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: Straight Talk Wireless 500, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz. BASEBALL 6 a.m. FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Australia vs. Japan, Pool C, Tokyo Noon FOX — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic, Pool D, Miami FS2 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Colombia vs. Cuba, Pool A, San Juan, Puerto Rico 7 p.m. FS2 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Panama vs. Canada, Pool A, San Juan, Puerto Rico 8 p.m. FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Brazil vs. Mexico, Pool B, Houston 6 a.m. (Monday) FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: South Korea vs. Australia, Pool C, Tokyo BOWLING 4 p.m. CW — PBA Tour: U.S. Open, Indianapolis COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Penn St. at Rutgers CBS — Missouri Valley Tournament: TBD, Championship, St. Louis CBSSN — Patriot League Tournament: Boston U. at Navy, Semifinal ESPN2 — Big South Tournament: TBD, Championship, Johnson City, Tenn. 2 p.m. CBSSN — Patriot League Tournament: Colgate at Lehigh, Semifinal ESPN2 — Atlantic Sun Tournament: TBD, Championship, Jacksonville, Fla. 3 p.m. FOX — Illinois at Maryland 4 p.m. ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Asheville, N.C. 4:30 p.m. CBS — Michigan St. at Michigan 5 p.m. FOX — Iowa at Nebraska 5:30 p.m. CBS — Michigan St. at Michigan 6:30 p.m. ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Asheville, N.C. 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 — West Coast Tournament: TBD vs. Oregon St., Quarterfinal, Las Vegas 9 p.m. CBSSN — Summit League Tournament: TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, S.D. 11 p.m. ESPN2 — West Coast Tournament: TBD vs. Santa Clara, Quarterfinal, Las Vegas COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Asheville, N.C. 1 p.m. ESPN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Duluth, Ga. 2:15 p.m. CBS — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Indianapolis 2:30 p.m. NBCSN — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn. PEACOCK — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn. 3 p.m. ESPN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Greenville, S.C. 4 p.m. CBSSN — Summit League Tournament: TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, S.D. ESPN2 — Atlantic 10 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Henrico, Va. 5 p.m. ESPN — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBCSN — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn. PEACOCK — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn. 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Big South Tournament: TBD, Championship, Johnson City, Tenn. COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S) 4 p.m. ACCN — 2026 Elevate the Stage: Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, and Pittsburgh, Huntsville, Ala. 6 p.m. SECN — LSU at Florida COLLEGE HOCKEY (WOMEN’S) 11:30 a.m. ESPNU — NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Selection Special COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) 2 p.m. ESPNU — Syracuse at Johns Hopkins COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon SECN — Texas at South Carolina 2 p.m. SECN — LSU at Tennessee 4 p.m. SECN — Missouri at Florida 6 p.m. ACCN — Georgia Tech at Clemson COLLEGE WRESTLING (MEN’S) 4 p.m. ESPNEWS — Ivy League Tournament: Championships, New York 4:30 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Championships, College Park, Pa. 8 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Championships, Blacksburg, Va. GOLF 5 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Joburg Open, Final Round, Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa 12:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Final Round, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open, Final Round, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico NBC — PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Final Round, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame invitational, Final Round, The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Fla. (Taped) HORSE RACING 3 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Spring Training: N.Y. Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 4 p.m. MLBN — Spring Training: San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs, Mesa, Ariz. NBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Boston at Cleveland 3:30 p.m. ABC — New York at L.A. Lakers 8 p.m. NBC — Houston at San Antonio PEACOCK — Houston at San Antonio 10 p.m. NBCSN — Charlotte at Phoenix PEACOCK — Charlotte at Phoenix NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL 3 p.m. NBATV — Maine at Osceola NHL HOCKEY 2 p.m. TNT — Minnesota at Colorado TRUTV — Minnesota at Colorado 4:30 p.m. TNT — Boston at Pittsburgh TRUTV — Boston at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ESPN — Detroit at New Jersey 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Edmonton at Vegas PARALYMPICS 5 a.m. CNBC — M&W 12.5km Individual (Sitting) 6:20 a.m. CNBC — Men’s & Women’s Snowboard Cross: Finals 7:55 a.m. CNBC — M&W 12.5km Indiv. (Standing/Vision Impaired) 9:45 a.m. CNBC — U.S. vs. Italy (Mixed Doubles) 11:15 a.m. CNBC — M&W 12.5km Individual (Sitting) 12:30 p.m. NBC — Daytime: Paralympics Coverage 5 a.m. (Monday) USA — Men’s & Women’s Super-G SOCCER (MEN’S) 7:30 a.m. ESPN2 — English FA Cup: Southampton at Fulham, Fifth Round TENNIS 2 p.m. TENNIS CHANNEL — Indian Wells – Live; ATP/WTA 3rd Round About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 7, 2026
