“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMI-STATE CLASS 4A ELKHART (NORTH SIDE GYMNASIUM) 10 AM ET | G1: NORTHRIDGE (25-1) VS. HOMESTEAD (20-6) 12 PM ET | G2: CROWN POINT (23-1) VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER (20-7) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER NEW CASTLE (NEW CASTLE FIELDHOUSE) 10 AM ET | G1: MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (25-3) VS. DECATUR CENTRAL (20-6) 12 PM ET | G2: NEW ALBANY (22-5) VS. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (24-3) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER CLASS 3A LOGANSPORT (BERRY BOWL) 10 AM ET | G1: NEW HAVEN (20-7) VS. DELTA (16-10) 12 PM ET | G2: COLUMBIA CITY (23-4) VS. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (15-12) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER SEYMOUR (LLOYD E. SCOTT GYMNASIUM) 10 AM ET | G1: RONCALLI (18-7) VS. SILVER CREEK (28-1) 12 PM ET | G2: INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (22-5) VS. PRINCETON COMMUNITY (23-3) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER CLASS 2A MUNCIE CENTRAL (MUNCIE FIELDHOUSE) 10 AM ET | G1: FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS (15-11) VS. OAK HILL (25-1) 12 PM ET | G2: WESTVIEW (25-1) VS. LAPEL (21-5) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER SOUTHPORT (SOUTHPORT FIELDHOUSE) 10 AM ET | G1: PARKE HERITAGE (24-4) VS. TRRITON CENTRAL (23-3) 12 PM ET | G2: LINTON-STOCKTON (24-4) VS. AUSTIN (17-8) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER CLASS 1A LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (MARION CRAWLEY CENTER) 10 AM ET | G1: MONROE CENTRAL (21-4) VS. NORTH VERMILLION (16-11) 12 PM ET | G2: TRI-COUNTY (16-10) VS. TRITON (23-3) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER WASHINGTON (HATCHET HOUSE) 10 AM ET | G1: BARR-REEVE (25-1) VS. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (19-7) 12 PM ET | G2: BLOOMFIELD (19-8) VS. HAUSER (25-2) 8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER ================================================================== NCAA TOURNAMENT MEN’S SCHEDULE/SCORES ALL TIMES EASTERN FIRST FOUR PRAIRIE VIEW 67 LEHIGH 55 MIAMI OHIO 89 SMU 79 THURSDAY, MARCH 19 EAST REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 9 TCU VS. NO. 8 OHIO STATE, 12:15 P.M., GREENVILLE, S.C.NO. 11 SOUTH FLORIDA VS. NO. 6 LOUISVILLE, 1:30 P.M., BUFFALO, N.Y.NO. 16 SIENA VS. NO. 1 DUKE, 2:50 P.M., GREENVILLE, S.C.NO. 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE VS. NO. 3 MICHIGAN STATE, 4:05 P.M., BUFFALO, N.Y. SOUTH REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 13 TROY VS. NO. 4 NEBRASKA, 12:40 P.M., OKLAHOMA CITYNO. 12 MCNEESE VS. NO. 5 VANDERBILT, 3:15 P.M., OKLAHOMA CITYNO. 11 VCU VS. NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA, 6:50 P.M., GREENVILLE, S.C.NO. 10 TEXAS A&M VS. NO. 7 SAINT MARY’S, 7:35 P.M., OKLAHOMA CITYNO. 14 PENN VS. NO. 3 ILLINOIS, 9:25 P.M., GREENVILLE, S.C.NO. 15 IDAHO VS. NO. 2 HOUSTON, 10:10 P.M., OKLAHOMA CITY MIDWEST REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 1 MICHIGAN VS. HOWARD 7:10 P.M., BUFFALO, N.Y.NO. 9 SAINT LOUIS VS. NO. 8 GEORGIA, 9:45 P.M., BUFFALO, N.Y. WEST REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 12 HIGH POINT VS. NO. 5 WISCONSIN, 1:50 P.M., PORTLAND, ORE.NO. 13 HAWAII VS. NO. 4 ARKANSAS, 4:25 P.M., PORTLAND, ORE.NO. 6 BYU VS. TEXAS, 7:25 P.M., PORTLAND, ORE.NO. 14 KENNESAW STATE VS. NO. 3 GONZAGA, 10 P.M., PORTLAND, ORE. FRIDAY, MARCH 20 EAST REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 12 NORTHERN IOWA VS. NO. 5 ST. JOHN’S, 7:10 P.M., SAN DIEGONO. 10 UCF VS. NO. 7 UCLA, 7:25 P.M., PHILADELPHIANO. 13 CAL BAPTIST VS. NO. 4 KANSAS, 9:45 P.M., SAN DIEGONO. 15 FURMAN VS. NO. 2 UCONN, 10 P.M., PHILADELPHIA SOUTH REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 9 IOWA VS. NO. 8 CLEMSON, 6:50 P.M., TAMPA, FLA.NO. 1 FLORIDA VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, 9:25 P.M., TAMPA, FLA. MIDWEST REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 10 SANTA CLARA VS. NO. 7 KENTUCKY, 12:15 P.M., ST. LOUISNO. 12 AKRON VS. NO. 5 TEXAS TECH, 12:40 P.M., TAMPA, FLA.NO. 14 WRIGHT STATE VS. NO. 3 VIRGINIA, 1:50 P.M., PHILADELPHIANO. 15 TENNESSEE STATE VS. NO. 2 IOWA STATE, 2:50 P.M., ST. LOUISNO. 13 HOFSTRA VS. NO. 4 ALABAMA, 3:15 P.M., TAMPA, FLA.NO. 6 TENNESSEE VS. MIAMI (OHIO), 4:25 P.M., PHILADELPHIA WEST REGION, FIRST ROUND NO. 16 LONG ISLAND VS. NO. 1 ARIZONA, 1:35 P.M., SAN DIEGONO. 9 UTAH STATE VS. NO. 8 VILLANOVA, 4:10 P.M., SAN DIEGONO. 15 QUEENS VS. NO. 2 PURDUE, 7:35 P.M., ST. LOUISNO. 10 MISSOURI VS. NO. 7 MIAMI, 10:10 P.M., ST. LOUIS ============================================================== MEN’S NIT SCORES WAKE FOREST 82 NAVY 72 ILLINOIS STATE 79 KENT STATE 58 GEORGE WASHINGTON 79 UTAH VALLEY 78 DAYTON 80 BRADLEY 66 NEW MEXICO 107 SAM HOUSTON STATE 83 NEVADA 89 MURRAY STATE 75 CALIFORNIA 91 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 73 ST. JOSEPH’S 69 COLORADO STATE 64 ================================================================== NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE NEBRASKA 75 RICHMOND 56 MISSOURI STATE 85 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 75 THURSDAY, MARCH 19 (FIRST FOUR) 7 P.M. | (16) SOUTHERN U. VS. (16) SAMFORD | ESPN2 9 P.M. | (10) VIRGINIA VS. (10) ARIZONA STATE | ESPN2 FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (FIRST ROUND/ROUND OF 64) 11:30 A.M. | (3) DUKE VS. (14) COL. OF CHARLESTON | ESPN2 12 P.M. | (3) TCU VS. (14) UC SAN DIEGO | ESPN 1:30 P.M. | (8) OREGON VS. (9) VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN2 2 P.M. | (6) BAYLOR VS. TBD | ESPN 2:30 P.M. | (6) WASHINGTON VS. (11) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPNEWS 3 P.M. | (5) MARYLAND VS. (12) MURRAY STATE | ESPNU 3:30 P.M. | (5) OLE MISS VS. (12) GONZAGA | ESPN2 4 P.M. | (1) TEXAS VS. TBD | ESPN 5:30 P.M. | (2) MICHIGAN VS. (15) HOLY CROSS | ESPN2 5:30 P.M. | (4) NORTH CAROLINA VS. (13) WESTERN ILLINOIS | ESPNEWS 6 P.M. | (2) LSU VS. (15) JACKSONVILLE | ESPN 6 P.M. | (4) MINNESOTA VS. (13) GREEN BAY | ESPNU 7:30 P.M. | (5) MICHIGAN STATE VS. (12) COLORADO STATE | ESPNEWS 8 P.M. | (7) NC STATE VS. (10) TENNESSEE | ESPN 8:30 P.M. | (7) TEXAS TECH VS. (10) VILLANOVA | ESPNU 10 P.M. | (4) OKLAHOMA VS. (13) IDAHO | ESPN SATURDAY, MARCH 21 (FIRST ROUND/ROUND OF 64) 11:30 A.M. | (3) OHIO STATE VS. (14) HOWARD | ESPN2 12 P.M. | (3) LOUISVILLE VS. (14) VERMONT | ESPN 1 P.M. | (1) SOUTH CAROLINA VS. TBD | ABC 1:30 P.M. | (7) GEORGIA VS. TBD | ESPN2 2 P.M. | (6) NOTRE DAME VS. (11) FAIRFIELD | ESPN 2:30 P.M. | (6) ALABAMA VS. (11) RHODE ISLAND | ESPNEWS 2:30 P.M. | (5) KENTUCKY VS. (12) JAMES MADISON | ESPNU 3 P.M. | (1) UCONN VS. (16) UTSA | ABC 3:30 P.M. | (8) CLEMSON VS. (9) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | ESPN2 4 P.M. | (2) IOWA VS. (15) FDU | ESPN 5 P.M. | (4) WEST VIRGINIA VS. (13) MIAMI (OHIO) | ESPNU 5:30 P.M. | (8) IOWA STATE VS. (9) SYRACUSE | ESPN2 7 P.M. | (2) VANDERBILT VS. (15) HIGH POINT | ESPNEWS 7:30 P.M. | (8) OKLAHOMA STATE VS. (9) PRINCETON | ESPN2 9:30 P.M. | (7) ILLINOIS VS. (10) COLORADO | ESPN2 10 P.M. | (1) UCLA VS. (16) CALIFORNIA BAPTIST | ESPN ============================================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES #14 NORTH CAROLINA 8 NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO 2 #4 ARKANSAS 9 NORTHERN COLORADO 4 #9 VIRGINIA 14 LIBERTY 12 CAMPBELL 4 #16 COASTAL CAROLINA 3 #19 CLEMSON 9 CITADEL 3 #25 LOUISIANA 6 IS DUE 3 #13 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 4 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 3 OHIO STATE 8 XAVIER 4 NEBRASKA 10 WICHITA STATE 1 MICHIGAN 2 MICHIGAN STATE 0 INDIANA STATE 4 ILLINOIS 3 BUTLER 14 BALL STATE 10 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 9 EVANSVILLE 1 ============================================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES #22 CENTRAL FLORIDA 3 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 1 #13 VIRGINIA TECH 12 LONGWOOD 0 #25 SOUTH CAROLINA 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 #14 GEORGIA 5 GEORGIA TECH 1 #13 VIRGINIA TECH 7 LONGWOOD 1 #5 OKLAHOMA 15 THIS 0 #11 MISSISSIPPI STATE 4 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 0 #19 WASHINGTON 8 NORTH DAKOTA 0 RUTGERS 8 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 0 MISSOURI 3 ILLINOIS 0 RUTGERS 17 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 3 MISSOURI 9 ILLINOIS 4 INDIANA 6 IU INDY 3 MARYLAND 11 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7 EVANSVILLE 8 INDIANA STATE 0 EVANSVILLE 10 INDIANA STATE 2 ============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULE ============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES MCKENDREE 3 HARVARD 0 ================================================================ DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES PROVIDENCE 12 QUINNIPIAC 3 ================================================================= DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES #15 COLORADO 11 UCONN 5 #22 LOYOLA MARYLAND 15 TOWSON 7 #18 PRINCETON 20 HOFSTRA 9 ================================================================= NBA SCORES PORTLAND 127 INDIANA 119 BOSTON 120 GOLDEN STATE 99 OKLAHOMA CITY 121 BROOKLYN 92 TORONTO 139 CHICAGO 109 NEW ORLEANS 124 LA CLIPPERS 100 MINNESOTA 147 UTAH 111 ATLANTA 135 DALLAS 120 MEMPHIS 125 DENVER 118 LA LAKERS 124 HOUSTON 116 ================================================================== NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES GREENSBORO 111 NOBLESVILLE 107 DELAWARE 141 CLEVELAND 124 CAPITAL CITY 133 WINDY CITY 122 IOWA 132 SALT LAKE CITY 110 ================================================================== NHL SCORES NEW JERSEY 6 NY RANGERS 3 CAROLINA 6 PITTSBURGH 5 OT WASHINGTON 4 OTTAWA 1 DALLAS 2 COLORADO 1 CALGARY 2 ST. LOUIS 1 PHILADELPHIA 3 ANAHEIM 2 OT ================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NY YANKEES 1 BOSTON 0 ST. LOUIS 4 HOUSTON 1 ATLANTA 3 PHILADELPHIA 2 BALTIMORE 3 TORONTO 2 LA DODGERS 5 SAN FRANCISCO 1 COLORADO 8 CINCINNATI 6 LA ANGELS 4 MILWAUKEE 3 ARIZONA 16 CHICAGO CUBS 8 LA ANGELS 7 CINCINNATI 4 SEATTLE 7 MILWAUKEE 3 PITTSBURGH 3 DETROIT 1 TEXAS 12 KANSAS CITY 3 ================================================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES DALLAS 3 GRAND RAPIDS 1 ================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================================= NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL MIAMI (OHIO) SHAKES OFF LONE LOSS, TOPS SMU IN FIRST FOUR DAYTON, Ohio — Eian Elmer scored 23 points and Brant Byers added 19 as Miami (Ohio) used a 3-point barrage to beat SMU 89-79 in an NCAA Tournament final First Four contest Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Luke Skaljac added 17 and Almar Atlason had 12 as Miami (32-1) rebounded from its only loss of the season — a setback to UMass in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals — to post its first NCAA Tournament win since 1999. Miami finished 16 of 41 (39%) from 3-point range. The RedHawks advance as a No. 11 seed to play No. 6 seed Tennessee in a Midwest Region first-round game Friday afternoon in Philadelphia. The RedHawks had a heavily partisan crowd on their side inside University of Dayton Arena, just 40 miles east of Miami’s Oxford, Ohio, campus. Last year, Xavier used the same energy from its Cincinnati fan base to rally past Texas in a First Four game. Jaden Toombs had 20 points and 11 rebounds while Jaron Pierre Jr. added 18 for SMU (20-14), which hasn’t won a tournament game since 1988. Playing without guard B.J. Edwards, the ACC leader in steals, SMU had trouble containing Miami’s perimeter game. Edwards, who also averaged 12.7 points per game, tested his injured ankle but could not go. SMU went 1-5 to end the season without him in the lineup. The RedHawks converted 10 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc to take a 43-34 halftime lead. Miami used a 13-0 run in the second half to break a 50-50 tie after SMU had rallied to take a brief 49-48 lead on a dunk by Corey Washington. SMU cut its deficit to seven on a 7-0 run, but Elmer drained a 3-pointer with four minutes remaining to put the lead back to 10. Elmer sank another trey 54 seconds later to help put the game away. SMU’s Boopie Miller had eight points in the first half, including a basket that put him over the 2,000-point plateau. Miller wound up with 15 points on the night and 2,011 in his career. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M BESTS LEHIGH FOR 1ST NCAA TOURNEY WIN Dontae Horne scored 25 points as Prairie View A&M earned its first ever NCAA Tournament victory with a 67-55 win over Lehigh in a First Four matchup Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. In a contest between 16th-seeded longshots, the Panthers (19-17) dominated the second half, outscoring the Mountain Hawks (18-17) by a 40-26 margin. Prairie View A&M advances to face South Region No. 1 seed Florida, the defending tournament champion, on Friday in Tampa. Cory Wells contributed 19 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocks for the Panthers, who only had five players score. Lance Williams pitched in with 10 points, while Horne added seven rebounds and four steals. “I believed in these guys from the very start,” Panthers coach Byron Smith said. “A great group of kids. … I knew we were going to get it going.” Hank Alvey notched 23 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for Lehigh, which was in the Big Dance for the first time since 2012. Nasir Whitlock, who came in averaging a team-leading 21.0 points, managed only five points on 2-of-15 shooting from the field. After trailing by two at halftime, Prairie View A&M scored eight of the first nine points in the second half to go in front 35-30. Lehigh got within 37-36 on Alvey’s layup a few minutes later, but the Panthers promptly made another push. Horne scored 10 points in about four minutes to help Prairie View A&M take a 49-41 lead. Wells followed with a jumper to give the Panthers their first double-digit advantage. Joshua Ingram countered with a 3-pointer for the Mountain Hawks, but Williams and Horne responded with a bucket apiece to restore a double-digit lead. Horne made multiple contested layups down the stretch to highlight his 16-point second half. “First half, we kind of struggled,” Horne said. “We were trying to feel them out. But the second half, we came out playing harder, playing tougher. And we all had to really lock in. That was it.” The game was tied at 15-all midway through the first half before Andre Urosevic made back-to-back 3-pointers as part of an 8-0 Lehigh run. The Panthers never caught up in the first half, although Horne’s bucket in the final minute got Prairie View A&M within 29-27 at the break. Alvey led all players with 10 points and nine rebounds in the first half. =================================================================== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: HAWKS WIN 11TH STRAIGHT TO MOVE TO BRINK OF PLAYOFF POSITION Powered by 24 points by CJ McCollum and 22 from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the visiting Atlanta Hawks soared to their 11th straight win, taking down the Dallas Mavericks 135-120 on Wednesday night. Atlanta’s win streak is now tied for the third-longest by any NBA team this season. The loss was Dallas’ 10th in a row at home. Dyson Daniels added 19 points for Atlanta and Jalen Johnson finished an assist shy of a triple-double, contributing 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to move the Hawks into a tie with the Miami Heat a half-game back of the Orlando Magic for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Mavericks were led by Daniel Gafford, who had 24 points off the bench on 9-of-10 shooting. P.J. Washington had 23 points and Cooper Flagg had 17 but committed a game-high six turnovers. Lakers 124, Rockets 116 Luka Doncic came a rebound shy of a 40-point triple-double, LeBron James added 30 points while missing only one shot and visiting Los Angeles claimed its second victory in three days over Houston to clinch the three-game season series. Deandre Ayton (16 points) and Austin Reaves (14 points, eight assists) rounded out a balanced attack that resulted in the Lakers shooting 60.5% to secure their seventh straight win. Los Angeles outscored the Rockets 35-24 in the fourth quarter behind 10 points from Doncic and nine from James. Alperen Sengun paced the Rockets with 27 points and 10 assists, and Amen Thompson added 26 points and 11 rebounds. With the loss, Houston fell a game behind Minnesota for fourth place in the Western Conference. Celtics 120, Warriors 99 Behind a 32-point performance, Jaylen Brown moved into 10th place on Boston’s all-time scoring list in a comfortable win over visiting Golden State. Jayson Tatum added 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who extended their winning streak to three games. Boston also received a 19-point performance from Payton Pritchard. Pat Spencer and Gary Payton II each came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points for the Warriors, who have lost six of their last seven and eight of 10. Golden State fell to 6-13 during Steph Curry’s current absence. Thunder 121, Nets 92 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points in three quarters as Oklahoma City raced out to a big lead and easily extended its winning streak to 10 games with a rout of host Brooklyn. Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 20 for the 130th straight game to extend his NBA record, reaching the mark on a drive to the hoop early in the third after Oklahoma City took a 60-24 lead by halftime. Jared McCain surpassed Gilgeous-Alexander by scoring a season-high 26 off the bench on 9-of-16 shooting. Aaron Wiggins added 17, Isaiah Joe chipped in 13, Chet Holmgren contributed 11 and Ajay Mitchell finished with 10. The Nets sat Michael Porter Jr. (sprained left ankle/hamstring) for a fourth straight game and lost Noah Clowney to a sprained right wrist in the opening quarter. Brooklyn lost its fifth straight and for the 15th time in 17 games in its second consecutive lopsided loss. Timberwolves 147, Jazz 111 Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists as Minnesota cruised to a 147-111 win over Utah in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert registered a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won for the second time in as many nights and for the third time in four games thanks to a 75-point second half. Brice Sensabaugh scored 41 points on 17-for-31 shooting from the field to lead the Jazz. Ace Bailey returned from the league’s concussion protocol to score 17 points and make five 3-pointers. Trail Blazers 127, Pacers 119 Deni Avdija had 32 points and 11 rebounds to help Portland stave off Indiana in Indianapolis. Donovan Clingan added 28 points and 13 rebounds, Toumani Camara scored 17 points and Jrue Holiday chipped in 15 points and eight assists. Robert Williams III had 10 rebounds off the bench for Portland, which has won consecutive games for the first time since before the All-Star break (Feb. 6-9). Ivica Zubac had 18 points for the Pacers followed by Jalen Slawson’s 17 and Aaron Nesmith’s 15. Quenton Jackson added 13 points, while Jay Huff had 11 and Jarace Walker posted 10 points and seven rebounds as Indiana extended its franchise-record losing streak to 15 games. Raptors 139, Bulls 109 RJ Barrett scored 23 points while Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram and Ja’Kobe Walter chipped in 18 apiece as visiting Toronto routed Chicago. The Raptors shot 57.1% from the floor to cruise in the opener of a five-game road trip. Seven players scored in double figures for Toronto, which led by as many as 38 points on the way to its third straight win. Matas Buzelis put up 19 points and seven rebounds as the Bulls lost for the third time in four games. Pelicans 124, Clippers 109 Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and Trey Murphy III added 23 as New Orleans beat visiting Los Angeles in the opener of a back-to-back set between the teams. Dejounte Murray scored 17 points and dished a season-high 11 assists to help the Pelicans continue their recent surge with their sixth consecutive home victory and their fourth victory in five games overall after rallying from an 18-point first-quarter deficit. Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds while John Collins logged 18 points as the Clippers lost their third consecutive game but remain in eighth place in the Western Conference standings by a half-game. Grizzlies 125, Nuggets 118 Ty Jerome hit five 3-pointers on his way to 21 points, and Taylor Hendricks’ play off the bench helped key the defense as host Memphis stunned Denver. Jerome also flirted with a triple-double, grabbing a team-high nine rebounds and dishing a team-leading nine assists. Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 19 points and GG Jackson II scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds. Nikola Jokic came just one assist shy of a triple-double, finishing with game-highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds, but an aggressive Memphis defensive strategy forced the three-time Most Valuable Player into 10 turnovers — nearly half of Denver’s 19 giveaways. Christian Braun and Cam Johnson scored 26 and 20 points, respectively. ==================================================================== WNBA WNBA AND PLAYERS UNION HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON A TRANSFORMATIONAL NEW CBA NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning. Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new CBA. A term sheet should be done in the next day or two. It will then need to be ratified by the players and then approved by the league’s Board of Governors. “I just want to say we have aligned on key elements of a new collective bargaining agreement together. We still need to finalize a formal term sheet, but the progress made in these discussions marks a transformative step forward for players and the league,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. “It underscores a shared commitment to the continued growth of the game. So, we’ll share additional details as they become available.” The landmark deal is expected to greatly increase player salaries, with top stars potentially making a supermax of $1.4 million in the first year, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions. The salary cap for the 2026 season is expected to be $7 million with average salaries more than $585,000, according to the person. The minimum salary would be around $300,000 as the league enters its 30th season. This would increase salaries fourfold from last season. “For the first time player salaries are tied to a truly meaningful share of league revenue, driving exponential growth in the salary cap, increasing average compensation beyond half a million dollars and raising the standard across facilities, staffing and support,” union president Nneka Ogwumike said. The agreement is set to reflect the league’s skyrocketing growth and popularity. Attendance, viewership and investment from stakeholders has increased to historic levels over the past few years. “The deal is going to be transformational,” union vice president Breanna Stewart said. “It’s going to build and help create a system where everybody is getting exactly what they deserve and more from on the court and off the court aspects.” The deal came after the two sides spent the past eight days in intense in-person negotiations that lasted for more than 100 hours. They came to the agreement at about 2:20 a.m. Wednesday after spending more than 10 hours of discussions on Tuesday. “This is historical for women’s sports. I told Cathy it’s not just for the players that are entering the league or the players that aren’t already here,” Ogwumike added. “We’re just really grateful to be able to come to a deal. We’re proud of ourselves.” WNBA leadership and the union met with reporters together in the lobby of a New York hotel shortly before 3 a.m. The deal comes 17 months after the players opted out of their previous agreement and five months after the previous deal was initially set to expire, with talks often becoming contentious. “We opted out because what we were giving to this league and what we were getting back didn’t match,” union executive committee member Alysha Clark said. “You could feel the growth everywhere, but it wasn’t showing up for the players the way it should. So we stayed with it until it did.” Revenue sharing has been the biggest hurdle over the course of the negotiations. Other key issues that were slowing down getting a deal done included housing and franchise tags on players. “I hope young girls and women see this and feel it, to know their voice matters, their value matters, and they don’t have to settle for less than that,” executive committee member Brianna Turner said. “Now, we get back to the game. Back to competing, back to that feeling, and back to being out there with our fans.” Now, the league will have a sprint over the next two months to get to opening day on May 8. An expansion draft for new teams in Toronto and Portland needs to take place. Also, teams will need to negotiate with the more than 80% of players who are free agents this offseason. Training camps are set to open on April 19 — six days after the college draft. ==================================================================== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: STARS EARN SHOOTOUT WIN IN SHOWDOWN WITH AVS Wyatt Johnston scored the only goal in the shootout, Jake Oettinger had 33 saves through overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams. Jason Robertson scored in regulation for Dallas, which moved within two points of Colorado in the Central Division. Oettinger made a shootout save on Valeri Nichushkin, and Martin Necas fired a shot over the crossbar before Johnston beat Scott Wedgewood on the Stars’ third attempt. Nathan MacKinnon had a chance to extend the shootout but was wide on his try. The Avalanche’s Cale Makar scored in regulation and Wedgewood had 17 saves through overtime before stopping two attempts in the shootout. Colorado has lost three straight (0-2-1) to tighten the race with Dallas for the top seed in the Western Conference and in the league overall. Hurricanes 6, Penguins 5 (OT) Sean Walker’s goal with 28.3 seconds left in overtime gave Carolina a victory against Pittsburgh in Raleigh, N.C. Jackson Blake posted a goal and two assists while Walker, Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall each had a goal and assist for the Hurricanes, who got three assists from Nikolaj Ehlers and 30 saves from Frederik Andersen. Erik Karlsson finished with two goals and an assist, while Sidney Crosby marked his return to the Penguins’ lineup after an 11-game absence with a goal and an assist. Pittsburgh goalie Stuart Skinner finished with 38 saves. Flyers 3, Ducks 2 (OT) Noah Cates scored at 2:17 of overtime as Philadelphia extended its road winning streak to five games by beating Anaheim. Luke Glendening and Owen Tippett also scored for the Flyers, who moved within six points of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Dan Vladar made 34 saves as Philadelphia won for the fifth straight time against the Ducks. Cutter Gauthier scored a power-play goal and had an assist and Leo Carlsson also scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal finished with 24 saves for the Ducks, who moved into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division with the overtime point. Devils 6, Rangers 3 Olympic hero Jack Hughes and Connor Brown each collected one goal and two assists, fueling visiting New Jersey to a victory over New York. Captain Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt each scored and set up a goal for the Devils, who have won seven of their last nine games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 shots for the win. New York’s Mika Zibanejad scored his team-leading 28th goal of the season, and Conor Sheary and Vladislav Gavrikov also tallied. Jonathan Quick turned aside 33 shots for the Rangers, who have lost two straight following a season-high four-game winning streak. Capitals 4, Senators 1 Cole Hutson scored in his NHL debut for host Washington, with his empty-net goal putting an exclamation mark on a victory over Ottawa. Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals, who have won two of their past three. Washington goaltender Logan Thompson was perfect for more than 57 minutes and stopped 34 shots. Tim Stutzle scored for the Senators, who had won five of their previous six games. Linus Ullmark made 21 saves. Flames 2, Blues 1 (SO) Joel Farabee and Matvei Gridin scored in a shootout, giving host Calgary a victory over St. Louis. The Flames netted two of their three attempts in the tiebreaker, while goalie Devin Cooley (26 saves) stopped both of the Blues’ shootout tries. Connor Zary tallied in regulation for the Flames. Calgary native Dylan Holloway scored for the Blues, who are on a 7-2-2 run since the Olympic break to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive. Joel Hofer stopped 30 of 31 shots before the shootout. ======================================================================= MLB SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP: YANKS’ GERRIT COLE MAKES SUCCESSFUL, ALBEIT BRIEF, RETURN TO MOUND New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole threw against outside competition for the first time since the 2024 World Series on Wednesday when he opposed the visiting Boston Red Sox in a spring training game in Tampa. Cole, who had Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2025 season, threw 10 pitches to four Boston reserves and minor leaguers in a scoreless first inning. The Yankees scored an unearned run in the eighth inning and defeated the Red Sox 1-0. New York managed only one hit off three Boston pitchers. Cole, who averaged nearly 97 mph on his fastball, allowed a lead-off bunt single and subsequent stolen base to Braiden Ward. But Ward was thrown out trying to steal third, so a Jason Delay single to left was harmless. Boston starter Connelly Early was extremely impressive, fanning seven Yankees and only allowing one hit and two walks in five innings. Early lowered his ERA to 1.59 in this exhibition season, but the young lefty is expected to begin the season in Triple-A Worcester. Cardinals 4, Astros 1 Minor leaguers Tai Peete and Ramon Mendoza hit home runs for host St. Louis in the bottom of the eighth to break a 1-1 tie with Houston in Jupiter, Fla. Peete gave the Cards a 2-1 lead and Mendoza’s long ball plated two runs. Brody Moore staked St. Louis to a 1-0 lead in the third with an RBI double. Reliever Kyle Leahy got the start and threw five innings of three-hit scoreless baseball, walking one and striking out six. The Astros’ only run came across in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Shay Whitcomb. J.P. France got the start and permitted one run on three hits with four strikeouts in four innings. Braves 3, Phillies 2 Atlanta pushed across three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and rallied past visiting Philadelphia in North Port, Fla. Michael Harris II and Luke Williams drove in runs with a single and sacrifice fly, but the Phillies aided the cause with two errors in the inning. Right-hander Didier Fuentes, 20, a 2025 mid-season call-up for Atlanta, threw four scoreless relief innings and fanned eight batters, including all three in the eighth. Right-hander Andrew Painter, one of the Phillies’ top pitching prospects, gave up only one hit and one walk, while fanning three in four scoreless innings as the starter. Dylan Moore drove in both runs with a bases-loaded walk in the first and an RBI single in the fifth. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2 Ryan Mountcastle and Blaze Alexander drove in first-inning runs with singles as Baltimore edged host Toronto in Dunedin, Fla. Mountcastle and Adley Rutschman each collected two hits and Jeremiah Jackson homered in the fourth. Versatile right-hander Albert Suarez started and fanned five in four innings, permitting one run on three hits and two walks. The Blue Jays’ Addison Barger hit his third homer of the spring, a solo shot in the second. Reliever Louis Varland fanned three of the four Orioles he faced in the fifth and sixth innings. ===================================================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL BIG 10 ANNOUNCES NEW TOURNEY FORMAT ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today that tickets are on saleforthe 2026 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai, which takes place May 19-24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.All-session tickets can be purchased by clicking here . Single-game tickets will be available on May 13.The Big Ten postseason tournament, featuring 12 teams, will have a new look this spring.The first three days of the tournament will feature double-elimination brackets, pairing eight teams seeded No. 5-12. Four games will be held on Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, and two games contested on Thursday, May 21, to produce four qualifiers.The four advancing teams will face seeds No. 1-4 in single-elimination quarterfinals on Friday, May 22. Semifinals take place Saturday, May 23, followed by the championship game on Sunday, May 24.“The new tournament format for the Big Ten is an important and positive change for our conference,” said Rutgers Head Coach Steve Owens, chair of the Big Ten coaches group. “The double-elimination portion guarantees teams at least two meaningful games with a chance to advance to the single-elimination quarterfinals. At the same time, the single-elimination portion rewards the top four teams from the regular season and sets up an exciting week for players and fans alike at Charles Schwab Field.”All 17 tournament games will be carried live by the Big Ten Network. The tournament champion receives the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska has captured the last two tournament titles, drawing over 15,000 spectators to last year’s final.Three Big Ten teams are currently ranked in the national polls. UCLA is the consensus No. 1-ranked team while USC is listed at No. 10 and Oregon at No. 13 by Perfect Game. UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky is back for his junior season after earning three national player of the year awards in 2025.Charles Schwab Field Omaha will be hosting the Big Ten Tournament for the ninth time since 2014. =================================================================== INDIANA SPORTS TEAM RELEASES INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL 2026 INDYSTAR GIRLS ALL STARS ANNOUNCED Twelve players have been selected to join 2026 IndyStar Indiana Miss Basketball Gracyn Gilliard for the 2026 IndyStar Indiana Girls’ All-Stars, All-Stars game director Mike Broughton announced Wednesday (March 18). Those chosen to the team will play three games in June — one exhibition game against the Indiana Junior All-Stars as well as home-and-home contests against the Kentucky All-Stars. Gilliard’s selection as Miss Basketball was announced Friday (March 13) after she received the most votes from coaches and media from across the state. Lola Lampley of Lawrence Central, Vanessa Rosswurm of Norwell and Lilli Barnes of Valparaiso placed second, third and fourth in Miss Basketball voting, and they will join Gilliard on the team. Players completing 2026 Indiana Girls’ All-Stars are Komari Booker of Pike, Joslyn Bricker of Warsaw, Laniah Davis of Marquette Catholic, Myah Epps of Homestead, Mollie Ernstes of Jennings County, Kennedy Holman of Hamilton Southeastern, Brooklynn Renn of Silver Creek, Laniah Wills of Lapel and Brooke Zartman of Warsaw. The ’26 girls’ All-Stars have three players who have been a part of state championship teams in Gilliard (2026 4A), Lampley (2024 4A) and Rosswurm (2025 3A). The team also has five players who have been a part of six state runner-up squads in Rosswurm (2024 3A; 2026 4A), Bricker (2025 4A), Davis (2024 1A), Wills (2023 2A) and Zartman (2025 4A). Also, four of the All-Stars were selected IBCA first-team Academic All-State — Gilliard, Barnes, Bricker and Renn. Joe Huppenthal of Lake Central has been named head coach of the 2026 girls’ All-Stars. He will be assisted by Amy Shearer of Columbia City and Brian Smith of Loogootee. Huppenthal is 178-85 in 10 seasons at Lake Central and 294-125 in 17 seasons as a girls’ varsity coach. He has a 498-348 overall record in 36 seasons, including 19 seasons as a boys’ coach at South Bend Clay. Shearer is 237-150 in 16 seasons at Columbia City. Smith is 152-11 in 11 seasons at Loogootee. The Junior-Senior exhibition game is set for June 3 at Greenfield-Central High School. The first game against Kentucky will be June 5 at a site to be announced. The final game against Kentucky will be June 6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. All three dates will be doubleheaders with the IndyStar Indiana Boys’ All-Stars, whose roster will be announced later. The roster for the Indiana girls’ Junior All-Stars was announced March 9. The roster for the Indiana boys’ Junior All-Stars will be announced later. The Indiana Junior All-Stars will play two girl-boy doubleheaders this year — May 31 against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars at Charlestown and June 3 against the Indiana seniors at Mt. Vernon (Fortville). The Indiana All-Stars program was founded in 1939 when the Indiana Boys All-Stars played the state champion Frankfort Hot Dogs. The series with Kentucky began in 1940, and the girls’ portion of the All-Stars was added in 1976. The Junior All-Stars, boys and girls, were added in 1996. The All-Star senior girls have played Kentucky every year since 1976, except 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The All-Star senior boys have played Kentucky in all but three years since 1940 — 1943 (World War II), 1944 (World War II) and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic). The Indiana Senior girls lead 55-43 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior girls lead 42-12 in games against the Indiana Junior girls. The Indiana Junior girls lead 13-1 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior boys lead 107-46 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior boys lead 42-12 in games against the Indiana Junior boys. The Indiana Junior boys lead 9-5 in their series with Kentucky. The fourth annual IndyStar Indiana All-Star “Futures Games” doubleheader will be June 1 at a site to be announced. The Futures Games will be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The Futures Games rosters will be announced later. The South boys lead the North 2-1. The North girls lead the South 2-1. The Indiana portion of the All-Star Games is organized and produced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The Indianapolis Star, with its IndyStar brand, is a title sponsor. Hoosier Shooting Academy is a presenting partner of All-Star Week, and Energy Systems Group is a presented partner of the June 6 All-Star doubleheader at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The IndyStar Indiana All-Star Team is selected through a balloting process of coaches and media overseen by game organizers from the IBCA. The top vote getter is named Miss Basketball, and the remainder of the team is finalized by Broughton after observing numerous games and events throughout the season, conferring with coaches, school officials and media across the state. Broughton also reviews votes submitted by coaches and media who each could recommend up to 10 players. Those chosen as 2026 IndyStar Indiana Girls’ All-Stars are listed below with their assigned jersey numbers for this year’s games. 2026 IndyStar Indiana Girls’ All-Stars No. Name School Ht. PPG College Choice 1 Gracyn Gilliard Center Grove 5-11 25.6 Davidson 2 Lola Lampley Lawrence Central 6-2 16.7 LSU 3 Kennedy Holman Hamilton Southeastern 5-8 17.6 Florida 4 Mollie Ernstes Jennings County 6-0 24.0 Kansas 5 Lilli Barnes Valparaiso 5-10 21.3 Ball State 6 Vanessa Rosswurm Norwell 5-10 23.3 Indiana Wesleyan 7 Joslyn Bricker Warsaw 5-9 24.8 Butler 8 Brooke Zartman Warsaw 5-8 19.3 Miami (Ohio) 9 Myah Epps Homestead 5-10 14.0 Louisville 10 Laniah Wills Lapel 6-0 26.5 Butler 11 Brooklynn Renn Silver Creek 6-3 21.0 Kansas 12 Komari Booker Pike 6-1 8.3 Northern Illinois 13 Laniah Davis Marquette Catholic 5-7 20.5 Northern Illinois Head coach: Joe Huppenthal, Lake Central Assistant coaches: Amy Shearer, Columbia City; Brian Smith, Loogootee ================================================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A SEMI-STATE PREVIEW Follow the Tournament Every Day on IndianaSRN Sports The road to the IHSAA State Finals continues with the Class 3A Semi-State matchups. Eight outstanding teams remain, and by Saturday night only two will advance to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Class 3A Semi-State Logansport – Saturday Game 1 – 10:00 AM New Haven vs Delta New Haven Bulldogs One of the most consistent teams in the northeast this season. Strong guard play and disciplined defense. Known for controlling the pace and taking care of the basketball. Keys for New Haven Protect the ball Strong perimeter defense Execute in half-court offense Delta Eagles A balanced team capable of scoring from multiple positions. Plays with great energy and strong rebounding. Keys for Delta Push the tempo Control the glass Create transition opportunities Game Outlook New Haven’s discipline meets Delta’s athleticism in what could be a tight semifinal battle. Game 2 – 12:00 PM Columbia City vs East Chicago Central Columbia City Eagles A program with strong tournament momentum. Plays physical defense and rebounds extremely well. Keys for Columbia City Control the boards Slow the pace Limit turnovers East Chicago Central Cardinals One of the most explosive offenses in Class 3A. Fast-paced attack and strong scoring ability. Keys for East Chicago Central Push tempo Attack the basket Force defensive pressure Game Outlook If East Chicago Central gets the game moving fast, they can be dangerous. Class 3A Semi-State Seymour – Saturday Game 1 – 10:00 AM Roncalli vs Silver Creek Roncalli Royals A disciplined program that thrives in tournament basketball. Balanced scoring and strong defensive execution. Keys for Roncalli Control tempo Defensive discipline Efficient shooting Silver Creek Dragons One of the most talented teams remaining in Class 3A. Fast-paced offense with excellent guard play. Keys for Silver Creek Transition scoring Perimeter shooting Defensive pressure Game Outlook Expect a high-energy matchup between two programs with strong tournament traditions. Game 2 – 12:00 PM Indianapolis Cathedral vs Prince Community Indianapolis Cathedral Fighting Irish A historic basketball program with championship pedigree. Strong defense and excellent coaching. Keys for Cathedral Control the paint Defensive intensity Experience in big moments Prince Community Falcons A dangerous team that has made a strong tournament run. Quick guards and aggressive offense. Keys for Prince Community Push pace Shoot the three Create turnovers Game Outlook Cathedral’s experience could be key, but Prince Community has shown it can compete with anyone. IndianaSRN Tournament Coverage Follow IndianaSRN Sports every day for: Semi-State previews Tournament highlights Team breakdowns State Finals coverage Next Preview: Class 4A Semi-State Preview – Friday on IndianaSRN Sports ======================================================================= COLTS FOOTBALL COLTS SIGN FREE AGENT WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE The Colts on Wednesday signed wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Westbrook-Ikhine spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans (2020-24) before playing for the Miami Dolphins in 2025. In 93 career games (42 starts) the former undrafted free agent has tallied 137 receptions for 1,862 yards – for an average of 13.6 yards per reception – and 19 touchdowns. In 2025, Westbrook-Ikhine appeared in 15 games for the Dolphins and recorded 11 receptions for 89 yards. The 28-year-old Florida native is an alumnus of Indiana University; he played for the Hoosiers from 2015-19 and finished his college career with 144 receptions for 2,226 yards and 16 touchdowns across 51 games played. Westbrook-Ikhine became the seventh Hoosier to reach 125 receptions and 2,000 yards in his career, and had six 100-yard receiving games as a Hoosier. Westbrook-Ikhine, at 6-foot-2 and 211 pounds, will join the Colts wide receiver room alongside Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin, Anthony Gould and Laquon Treadwell, among others. COLTS SIGN FREE AGENT LB AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER The Colts on Wednesday signed linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither. Davis-Gaither was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round (No. 107 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft and spent the first five years of his NFL career with the Bengals playing for current Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. With the Bengals, Davis-Gaither appeared in 88 games (24 starts) and recorded 204 tackles, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three quarterback hits. In 2025, Davis-Gaither played all 17 games for the Arizona Cardinals – and started in 13 of those games – and set single-season career-highs with 117 tackles and five passes defensed. The 6-foot-2, 238-pound linebacker played college football at Appalachian State from 2015-19 and was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. ======================================================================== INDIANA PACERS GAME REWIND: PACERS 119, TRAIL BLAZERS 127 Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Indiana Pacers (15-55) fell to the Portland Trail Blazers (34-36) on Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 127-119. Portland never trailed, erupting for 79 points in the first half en route to victory. Indiana trailed by as many as 22, but mounted a late charge, cutting the deficit to 120-114 with 2:25 to play. After a Portland timeout, the Blazers missed a pair of looks and the Pacers capitalized, with Kobe Brown knocking down a three to make it a one-possession game with 1:52 remaining. Scoot Henderson was whistled for an offensive foul on the ensuing possession, giving the Pacers the ball with a chance to tie the game. But Jarace Walker missed a layup, and Jrue Holiday then buried a three from in front of the Indiana bench to stymie Indiana’s comeback hopes. The loss extended the Pacers’ losing streak to 15 games, the longest skid in franchise history. But the fans were in it until the bitter end, and earned praised from head coach Rick Carlisle. “We have the best fans,” Carlisle said. “Through the challenges of this season, it’s been so heartwarming to just see the support, feel the support. 17,274 [in attendance] tonight — it’s just humbling. And at the end of the game tonight with our depth guys in there playing their butts off, our crowd was into it. They were really amazing.” On his 29th birthday, Indiana center Ivica Zubac scored a team-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds and three assists in his most productive game yet as a Pacer. But the Croatian big man exited early in the fourth quarter with a head contusion and did not return. Jalen Slawson scored a career-high 17 points and also tallied seven rebounds and four assists. Six other Pacers reached double figures, but it wasn’t enough to snap the losing streak. All-Star forward Deni Avdija led Portland with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. Donovan Clingan added a career-high 28 points and 13 boards for the Blazers. The Pacers missed their first seven shots on Wednesday before Zubac finally got them on the board with a two-hand slam through contact off a dish from T.J. McConnell. Aaron Nesmith scored Indiana’s next nine points, making a shot on four consecutive possessions. But the Blue & Gold had no answer on the interior for Clingan. The 7-foot-2 center out of UConn scored 14 points and pulled down five rebounds in the first six minutes of Wednesday’s contest. Portland led 31-20 before Indiana closed the opening frame with a 13-6 run — with Quenton Jackson scoring seven points in that spurt — to trim the deficit to 37-33 after one. The Blazers caught fire from beyond the arc in the ensuing frame, knocking down five threes in a 4:10 stretch to push their lead back to 12. Portland scored 42 points in the second quarter, extending their lead as high as 19 and taking a 79-62 advantage into halftime. The Blazers scored 79 points in the first half, the most the Pacers have allowed in the first half all season. Portland went 9-for-20 from 3-point range and also scored 36 points in the paint over the first two quarters, pulling down 13 offensive rebounds and tallying 24 second-chance points. The Pacers were unable to cut into the deficit in the third quarter. Zubac scored nine points in the frame, but Indiana still trailed 105-86 entering the fourth quarter. Ben Sheppard knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to briefly pull Indiana within 12. Portland extended the lead back to 17 before Indiana strung together an 11-2 run to make it 117-109 with 3:35 to go. Toumani Camara answered with a three to push the margin back to double digits, but then Taelon Peter scored five straight points to cut the deficit to six with 2:24 to go. Nesmith finished with 15 points for Indiana, while Jackson added 13 points off the bench. Jay Huff scored 11 and Walker, Peter, and Sheppard all tallied 10. McConnell didn’t score in double figures, but did tally seven points, 10 assists, and five rebounds. Camara scored 17 points for the Blazers, while Holiday added 15 and eight assists. Indiana will hit the road for its next two games — on Saturday in San Antonio and on Monday in Orlando — before returning to Indianapolis to tip off a three-game homestand on March 25 against the Lakers. Inside the Numbers Zubac scored in double figures for the fourth straight contest. His 18 points were seven more than his previous high in his five games as a Pacer. Slawson reached double figures for the second time in 17 career games. He has played five games with the Pacers since signing a two-way contract on Feb. 28. Starting his third straight game, McConnell recorded his third consecutive game with double-digit assists. Indiana outscored Portland 33-22 in the fourth quarter. Clingan surpassed his previous career high of 24 points in the first half. He finished with 28. The Blazers outrebounded Indiana 52-38 overall and 22-9 on the offensive glass. Portland scored 34 second-chance points, the most the Pacers have allowed this season. You Can Quote Me On That “The first half we gave up 79 points and we give up 48 in the second. That’s just the difference just between playing with the best level of energy and not enough. The second half obviously a lot better, but we’ve got to put it together for 48 [minutes].” -Carlisle on the difference between the two halves “A lot of the rebounding issues come because at the point of the attack there’s a breakdown. And now there’s a rotation and you’re in scramble mode and more teams are crashing hard and consistently. Portland’s one of the best rebounding teams to begin with…Those transgressions in the first half particularly were a big problem.” -Carlisle on rebounding issues “It’s a game of runs. When you play with as much excitement as we did in that fourth quarter, it’s easy to have each other’s back. Getting stops on the defensive end allowed us to have a little more freedom on the offensive end and got some shots to go down. Obviously that got the crowd into it and made a very fun atmosphere in that fourth quarter.” -Peter on the fourth quarter comeback “I think my number-one focus is just to play hard. That makes the game simple from there. And number two, we run a great system, a lot of space out there. I fit really well in this system and there’s a lot of talented guys around me. The coaches do us favors by putting us in positions where we can use our strengths and from there it’s just a feel thing.” -Slawson on why Indiana has been a good fit for him “He’s doing a really nice job. Tonight we started him to guard Grant, to try to get some size on Grant, who’s really been a nemesis of ours. He’s had monster games, like two or three career nights against [us]…He was involved in a lot of things. He was doing a good job on the ball and then off the ball he came over and blocked some shots and made some great loose ball plays. He’s aggressive, he’s got a great motor, he’s into it, and this is a great opportunity for him.” -Carlisle on Jalen Slawson’s defense “I’m super appreciative that they trust me and task me with assignments like that. But I think at the end of the day, it’s about us believing we can handle those assignments night in and night out…You just try to make it tough on them. Do I believe I can guard multiple positions and make it tough on some of the best players in this league? I do.” -Slawon on being asked to guard All-Stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jerami Grant over the past week “This guy’s instinct on the defensive side of the floor is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen anybody get as many chase-down blocks and as many steals…His defensive instinct is something that has genuinely surprised me. I knew he had it in him, but the way it hasn’t really dropped off at this level is kudos to him. Not everybody has that and I think that’s what is going to keep him around for a bit.” -Peter on what Slawson has done with his opportunity in the NBA “You’ve got to show up every day and you’ve got to bring what you can bring. Jalen Slawson when he’s moping is not Jalen Slawson when he’s excited. It’s not even in the same ballpark, the same player. Honestly, I felt like I was hungry. But they’ve done a great job communicating with me all year. I’m uber grateful to this organization for how they’ve treated me and am just going to continue to go out everyday and play put my guts on the line for this organization.” -Slawson on making the most of his opportunity “Just recognition in games, an understanding of what playing high-level, competitive basketball is about…I thought one of the defining elements of this game was Taelon took a 3-point shot one time and got it blocked…A young player can get gun-shy after that. He was not. He stepped into his next two or three shots and I think he hit two of the next three, which put us right there to win the game.” -Carlisle on Taelon Peter’s growth Stat of the Night The difference in the game was the first half, when the Blazers scored 79 points — four more than the previous season high by a Pacers opponent. Indiana held Portland to just 48 points after halftime. Noteworthy The Blazers swept the season series with Indiana (they also beat the Pacers 131-111 on March 8 in Portland). The Blazers have won five of six games against Indiana. The Pacers had just 11 active players on Wednesday, as Obi Toppin (right foot injury management) joined Pascal Siakam (right knee sprain), Andrew Nembhard (right calf contusion), and Micah Potter (right triceps strain) on the inactive list. Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull sat courtside at Wednesday’s game. Up Next The Pacers head to San Antonio to face Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs on Saturday, March 21 at 8:00 PM ET. ====================================================================== INDY FUEL FUEL SIGN FORWARD KYLE BETTENS FISHERS– The Fuel announced on Tuesday that they have signed forward Kyle Bettens to a standard player contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Bettens, 24, is a right shooting forward from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has played four seasons in the NCAA, three of those with the University of Minnesota-Duluth and one season with Northern Michigan University. Through 132 college games, Bettens tallied a total of 43 points. Bettens also played three seasons in the USHL totaling 64 points in 112 games. The 6’3 forward led the MMHL in points and assists during the 2017-18 season. That year he was also considered the league’s Most Valuable Player and became a MMHL Champion. VIEW BETTENS’ CAREER STATS HERE FUEL SIGN TRIO OF COLLEGE PLAYERS FISHERS– The Fuel announced on Wednesday that they have signed forward Jason Ahearn, and defensemen Kyle Aucoin and Lane Brockhoff to standard player contracts for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Aucoin, 23, joins the team from Miami University of Ohio, where he finished the 2025-26 season. Prior to that, the 6’0 defenseman spent four years at Harvard University. There, he became an ECAC Champion in his first year. The Ottawa, Ontario native was drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, 156th overall. Aucoin’s three younger siblings all play hockey, along with his father, Adrian, who played in the NHL for seventeen seasons. VIEW AUCOIN’S CAREER STATS HERE Jason ‘Jay’ Ahearn is a 5’11 forward, who joins the Fuel from UMass-Lowell, where he spent one season after three at Niagara University. He was the captain for his last three seasons. The 24-year-old, Staten Island native averaged over a point per game during the 2024-25 season, having 19 goals and 20 assists in 36 games. During his one NAHL season with the Johnstown Tomahawks, he brought in a slew of awards and accolades, including NAHL (East) Forward of the Year, NAHL (East) Most Valuable Player, NAHL (East) Rookie of the Year, NAHL All-Rookie First Team, and NAHL Rookie of the Year, all while scoring 31 points, the most in the league, and helping his team to the playoffs. VIEW AHEARN’S CAREER STATS HERE Brockhoff, 25, joins the team from Niagara University, where he played for four seasons. His best season came this year when he had 13 points in 34 games. The 6’1 defenseman is from Edberg, Alberta, and played three seasons in the AJHL for the Camrose Kodiaks prior to his collegiate career. During the 2019-20 season for the Kodiaks, Brockhoff recorded 178 penalty minutes, a career high. VIEW BROCKHOFF’S CAREER STATS HERE ====================================================================== INDY ELEVEN US OPEN CUP RECAP – IND 3:0 DMM Westfield, Ind. – Indy Eleven opened Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play with a victory for the third year in a row, defeating Des Moines Menace, 3-0, in First Round action indoors at the Community Health Network Events Center on the Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus. Forward Loic Mesanvi gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute with his first Boys in Blue goal. Defender Alejandro Mitrano started the sequence with a clearance from just outside the six on a long ball that the speedy Mesanvi ran down outside the area and finished from distance. Indy Eleven increased its lead in the 60th minute when Mesanvi played a ball to the left side to Mitrano at the edge of the box. Mitrano took two dribbles and played a brilliant cross to the far post, where 6’5 midfielder Noble Okello headed it in for his first Boys in Blue goal. In the 75th minute, former Western Michigan forwards Dylan Sing and Charlie Sharp combined for their first Indy Eleven goal. Midfielder Allen Gavilanes headed an attempted clearance toward the goal with Sing going up strong to force a punch by Des Moines keeper Jamie Barry. Sharp chested the ball down at the edge of the six and finished with his left to make it 3-0. Boys in Blue goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook recorded his second clean sheet in three U.S. Open Cup starts by making four saves. In 329 minutes of Open Cup action for Indy Eleven, Charles-Cook has given up just one goal for a 0.27 goals against average. The Boys in Blue play their regular-season Home Opener on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Carroll Stadium vs. USL Championship Eastern Conference rival Detroit City FC. Ticket options available are Season Tickets, Flex Mini Plans, and Home Opener Packs. Season Ticket Benefits (starting at $13.50 per game) include Season Parking Pass, unlimited ticket exchanges, and a 20% discount on all Indy Eleven merchandise. Flex Mini Plans include vouchers to be redeemed for any 2026 regular season home match. The 2026 Home Opener Pack includes two tickets to the home opener, two flex tickets to be redeemed to any 2026 home match, two Indy Eleven pennants, two posters, and access for two to a post-match autograph session for just $44. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com. 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup First Round Indy Eleven 3:0 Des Moines Menace SC Tue., Mar. 17, 2026 – 8:00 p.m. Community Health Network Events Center (Indoors) Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus | Westfield, Ind. Attendance: 3,073 ====================================================================== INDIANA SWIMMING LIBERTY CLARK RIPS 1:39 200-YARD FREESTYLE, THIRD-FASTEST ALL-TIME ATLANTA – It took less than a year for Anna Peplowski’s NCAA Championship-winning 200-yard freestyle record to fall. 362 days later, Indiana freshman Liberty Clark – who hadn’t been faster than 1:45.76 prior to college – swam the third-fastest 200 free in NCAA history, leading off IU’s 800 freestyle relay with a 1:39.70 Wednesday (March 18) night at the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships inside the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. Clark became the fifth woman all-time to break the 1:40 barrier and passed Virginia sophomore Anna Moesch – the top seed in Thursday’s individual 200 free event – who went 1:39.72 at the ACC Championships last month. Notably, Moesch anchored UVA’s winning 800 free relay in 1:39.03 Wednesday night. Clark and Moesch were the only swimmers to split 1:39 in the relay. The freshman’s time also broke the 17-18 NAG record, coming in six tenths faster than Missy Franklin’s 12-year old mark of 1:40.31 from 2014. Clark is the second Hoosier this season to break a 17-18 NAG record – Noah Cakir swam a 1:50.47 200-yard breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships last month. Clark set the tone in Indiana’s program-record breaking 800 freestyle relay that featured three freshmen. Clark, classmate Alex Shackell, junior Macky Hodges and freshman Grace Hoeper combined to throw down a 6:48.85, 2.26 seconds faster than their time from the Big Ten Championships. The quartet has trimmed 5.18 seconds off the previous program record (6:54.03) set at the 2024 NCAA Championships. Indiana finished fifth in the event, tying a program record finish in the event (2010 and 2024). Shackell followed Clark with a 1:41.47, as IU led halfway through the race. Hodges contributed a 1:44.59, and Hoeper anchored in 1:43.09. IU ranks No. 8 in the team standings with 46 points after swimming two of three events on the first day of the national meet. Indiana swam the 200-yard medley relay in the morning with the second-fastest heat, finishing second in that heat with a season-best 1:34.26. The Hoosier quartet would place ninth overall following the final heat in the evening. Junior Miranda Grana gave IU the lead after 50 yards with 23.77 backstroke split, and sophomore Jonette Laegreid followed with a 27.24 on the breaststroke leg. Freshman Alex Shackell split the second-fastest butterfly leg with 22.27, and senior Kristina Paegle anchored in 20.98; she was one of six swimmers under 21 seconds. In both opening night relays, Indiana dropped time and moved up the rankings from its seeds coming into the meet. The 200 medley relay rose from 13th to ninth. “A super positive first day for the Indiana Hoosiers, highlighted obviously by the 800 freestyle relay,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “Liberty Clark, new program record leading off, the No. 3 time ever. Alex Shackell, awesome split, Macky did her job, and then Grace, awesome anchor. Three freshmen on that relay, new program record. Great start there, and the medley relay really moved up getting ninth. So, a solid first day. We did the best we possible could, moved up in every regard. Now it’s time to be able to get them loosened up and rested mentally from an exciting first day so we can have a great Thursday.” RESULTS 200 MEDLEY RELAY 9. Miranda Grana, Jonette Laegreid, Alex Shackell, Kristina Paegle – 1:34.26 (Second-Team All-America) 800 FREESTYLE RELAY 5. Liberty Clark, Alex Shackell, Macky Hodges, Grace Hoeper – 6:48.85 (Program Record, First-Team All-America) Liberty Clark (leadoff) – 1:37.90 (Big Ten Record, Program Record, 17-18 NAG Record, Personal Best) UP NEXT Indiana will compete in the 100-yard butterfly, 400-yard IM, 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay and 1-meter springboard events on day two of the NCAA Championships Thursday. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. ET, followed by finals at 6 p.m. =================================================================== INDIANA SOFTBALL BULLPEN, BIG INNING PROPEL SOFTBALL TO MIDWEEK DUB BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– An early pitching change was a catalyst for the Indiana softball team in a 6-3 victory over IU Indy on Wednesday (March 18) on Andy Mohr Field. IU Indy (3-23) grabbed a 2-0 lead with no outs in the first inning before Brook Mannon (4-0) entered in relief and got Indiana (22-6) out of the jam. The Hoosiers would get a run back in the first inning and use a four-run third inning to take the lead and grind out a 6-3 midweek victory. INDIANA 6, IU INDY 3 KEY MOMENTS • After starting pitcher Aubree Hooks (ND) allowed a pair of runs on two hits and two walks, Brooke Mannon (4-0) entered and tossed 5.1 innings of relief work with five strikeouts and one unearned run allowed. • The Hoosiers got a run back in the bottom of the first when Aly VanBrandt singled, stole second and eventually scored on a fielding error by IU Indy. • After Mannon recorded six straight outs in the second and third innings, IU posted a four-run third inning highlighted by back-to-back RBI hits from Madalyn Strader and Ellie Goins and a two-run home run by Alli Gavin. • IU Indy added an unearned run in the fourth inning on a double steal of second and home. • The final run of the game came in similar fashion as VanBrandt was caught stealing at second after Nevaeh Nash slid across home plate safely. • Ella Troutt (2) posted her second save of the season with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief work. She allowed one hit and walked one. NOTABLES • Mannon allowed just three base runners and struck out five in 5.1 innings of work, the second-longest out of her career and longest of her Indiana tenure. • Gavin hit her fifth home run of the season and posted her third multi-RBI and multi-hit game of the season. All three of her multi-hit games have featured a home run. • VanBrandt has a hit in seven straight games and 25 of 28 games this season after reaching base three times with a single and two walks. She has reached base in 27 of 28 games on the season. • Avery Parker doubled as part of her seventh multi-hit game this season. The double marked five straight games with an extra base hit. • IU is now 21-2 this season when scoring six-or-more runs in a game. The team is also 19-1 when allowing three-or-fewer runs in a game. UP NEXT Indiana will hit the road for a three-game series at Maryland (13-14, 1-5 B1G). The Hoosiers and Terrapins will kick off the series at 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, in College Park, Maryland. =================================================================== PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL #2 SEED PURDUE BATTLES QUEENS IN NCAA FIRST ROUND GAMEDAY INFORMATION — NCAA FIRST ROUND [2 seed] Purdue (27-8) vs. [15 seed] Queens (21-13) Friday, March 20, 2026 | 7:35 p.m. ET, 6:35 p.m. CT St. Louis, Missouri | Enterprise Center (18,096) TELEVISION: TruTV (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein) RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell) PURDUE’S NUMBERS • Overall: 27-8 | Big Ten: 13-7 • Home: 12-5 | Away: 8-3 | Neutral: 7-0 • Q1: 11-8 | Q2: 6-0 | Q3: 7-0 | Q4: 3-0 • NCAA NET: 9th | KenPom: 8th • Off. Eff.: 1st | Def. Eff.: 36th • NCAA SOS: 6th | KenPom SOS: 7th THE SCENE SETTER • The final March Madness run for a group that has seen everything begins on Friday when the 2nd-seeded Boilermakers battle 15th-seeded Queens in an NCAA first-round matchup in St. Louis. Purdue is a top-two seed for the eighth time in school history and the fourth time (2018, 2023, 2024, 2026) under Matt Painter. Purdue is 1-of-3 teams (Houston, Arizona) to have at least three top-2 seeds in the last four years. • Should Purdue advance past Queens, it will face the winner of Miami and Missouri in Sunday’s round of 32 contest. PURDUE BASKETBALL FAST FACTS • Coming off a Big Ten Tournament title, the Purdue Boilermakers begin their quest for a long NCAA Tournament run against Queens University (N.C.) on Friday in St. Louis. It will be the first meeting for the Boilermakers against Queens in school history. • Purdue will be facing an Atlantic Sun team in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Boilermakers are 14-2 against the current members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, last facing a team from the league in Dec. 2023 (Jacksonville; win, 100-57). • Purdue finished the season with 11 quad-1 victories, good for fifth in the country. Purdue’s 24 wins in the first three quads rank fourth nationally (Michigan – 28; Duke, Arizona – 25). The Boilermakers played 17 games against NCAA Tournament teams (Kentucky the most – 19). • Purdue is one-of-six teams to record at least 24 victories in each of the last five seasons (Houston, Duke, Arizona, Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s). • Since Feb. 1, Purdue ranks first nationally in overall efficiency in games played away from Mackey Arena (road or neutral site), via BartTorvik.com. The Boilermakers are 8-1 away from Mackey Arena since Feb. 1, boasting an offensive efficiency rating of 140.3. • Over the last four seasons (since 2022-23; arrival of Smith, Loyer, TKR), Purdue’s 114 wins are tied for the fourth most nationally (Houston – 128; Connecticut – 121; Duke – 121; Gonzaga – 114). • In the win over Michigan, Purdue improved to 22-1 when holding opponents under 48 percent shooting. Purdue is 17-1 when holding foes to 69 or fewer points this season. During the four games in the Big Ten Tournament, Purdue held opponents to 66.0 points per game. • Braden Smith needs two assists to set the NCAA career assists record. Smith, who has 1,075 career assists, trails only Bobby Hurley (1,076) on the list. Smith is the only player in NCAA history to have at least 1,500 points, 1,000 assists and 500 career rebounds. • Fletcher Loyer has made at least two 3-pointers in 15 straight games and since the start of February, is shooting 50-of-104 (.481) from 3-point range. His 50, 3-pointers since the start of February are the fourth most in the country. Loyer needs five 3-pointers for 300 in his career. • C.J. Cox has just five turnovers in his last 28 games, spanning 683 minutes. • Trey Kaufman-Renn has scored in double-figures in 11 straight games, averaging 16.1 points and 7.8 rebounds, shooting 60.3 percent. • In games that Oscar Cluff plays at least 30 minutes, Purdue is 6-0. In those games, he is averaging 14.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists, while shooting 35-of-46 (.761) from the field. He averaged 17.3 points and 9.5 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game during the Big Ten Tourney. • Gicarri Harris is shooting 23-of-50 (.460) from long distance away from Mackey Arena. In home games, he was 7-of-36 (.194). • Matt Painter needs two wins for 500 during his time at Purdue, owning a 498-223 record in his 21st season with the Boilermakers. PURDUE SENIORS START MARCH MADNESS FAREWELL TOUR PUTTING TEAM SUCCESS AHEAD OF INDIVIDUAL GLORY Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith chose Purdue for all the traditional reasons. They wanted to become part of the school’s proud basketball fraternity. They wanted their names linked together in program history. They wanted to earn degrees from a respected academic school, and, yes, just maybe, they could be the seniors to finally hang an NCAA championship banner in Mackey Arena. Now as this trio embarks on its March Madness farewell tour, it has become the face of something else — an old-school group of players more committed to finishing what they started than cashing in someplace else. “You’re right, you may get more money (at another school), but what’s the dollar amount on the relationships I’ve built?” Kaufman-Renn said recently. “What’s the dollar amount on the values I’ve learned? For me, it’s an easy, easy thing (to stay). It’s more of a value thing at this point and you hope the younger guys and their parents are teaching them the right thing.” What these three have shown over the last four seasons is how to put team ahead of personal aspirations. Together, they’ve appeared in 143 games, started 108 and while the rest of the basketball world focuses on Smith needing two assists to break Bobby Hurley’s Division I career record Friday against Queens in St. Louis, this group is more concerned about advancing to Round 2 with win No. 115 and tying the school’s career record. “We’re not done yet,” Smith said. By sticking around longer than most players in today’s game, Kaufman-Renn, Loyer and Smith have seen and done things that seem increasingly unfathomable: — They made top five rankings the norm, even claiming the No. 1 spot in this season’s Associated Press preseason poll for the first time. — They won back-to-back Big Ten regular-season outright titles in 2022-23 and 2023-24 before rallying to add the league’s tourney title last weekend. — And one year after becoming the second No. 1 seed in tourney history to lose to a No. 16 seed, Fairleigh Dickinson, they ended Purdue’s 44-year Final Four drought by reaching the NCAA title game. Last year, they even came within one possession of returning to the Elite Eight despite losing two-time national player of the year Zach Edey to the NBA. Now, Kaufman-Renn, Loyer and Smith dream about finishing their careers on college basketball’s biggest stage in Indianapolis, just a short drive from their campus and their Indiana hometowns. “It’s March, it’s what you work for growing up. It’s what you work for all offseason,” Loyer said. “Obviously, you want to build that resume in the regular season, but now it’s time to really go.” Individually, these three have seen their careers accelerate at Purdue. Smith earned All-American honors each of the past two seasons and was named last year’s Big Ten Player of the Year. Last weekend, he added the 2026 conference tourney MVP title, too, after ripping his jersey during the title game and ditching his familiar No. 3 shirt for No. 41. Yet Smith readily admits he wouldn’t be here without Kaufman-Renn, Loyer or the many other teammates who helped make him look even better than he thought he was. How good has Smith been? “I can’t think of a more deserving guy or a better guy to pass the torch to than you,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said after Smith broke Cassius Winston’s conference record for career assists. “I have been a big Purdue fan my whole life with coach (Gene) Keady, with coach (Matt) Painter and I want to thank you for the way you’ve handled yourself and represented the Big Ten. Congratulations once again, well deserved.” Loyer and Smith seemed to be joined at the hip from the moment they arrived on campus, starting all 145 games in the backcourt since arriving in 2022-23. And as Smith made his impact running Purdue’s offense, Loyer delivered with his shooting prowess. He broke Carsen Edwards’ school record for career 3-pointers (281) and opens tourney play with 295. While Loyer sometimes has been overshadowed by his higher-profile teammates, insiders know his ability to stretch defenses could dictate whether Purdue makes a deep tourney run or an early exit. The good news — he’s playing well now, making 26 of 54 (48.1%) from beyond the arc over the past seven games. The bad news — Purdue understands those numbers won’t matter in the postseason. “Obviously, we’ve been through it for three years now, going on four, being in the tournament environment and understanding everything changes,” Smith said. “It’s a different feel, it’s a totally different approach, totally different motivation, totally different everything.” But unlike Loyer and Smith, Kaufman-Renn’s journey took some detours. After winning the state title in 2021, he redshirted as a freshman because of hand and ankle injuries. Then he had to beat out Caleb Furst for the starting job and then he finally had to get acclimated to playing alongside Edey. It wasn’t always easy though Kaufman-Renn said he never seriously contemplated transferring to the highest bidder. His reward came last season when he emerged as one of college basketball’s most elite post players, a title he still holds in spite of a painful shoulder injury. Now, as this trio’s improbable journey nears its end, there’s one unfinished item on the long to do-list they came to school with and one new mission to complete — showing future Boilermakers that sticking around and working as a team comes with more lasting rewards than fame or fortune. “I assume for Purdue, it’s never really going to change because that’s the type of people coach Painter gets,” Smith said. “That’s the reason I wanted to come back and the reason I chose this place in the first place. I don’t think you have a culture really like this (anywhere else) and I think that’s what makes it really special, so, yeah, I think, other than us, you’re probably not going to see it (a group staying together for four years) a whole lot.” ================================================================== PURDUE BASEBALL BOILERMAKERS POUND OUT 17 HITS IN HOME WIN WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Dylan Drake homered for the third time in the last four games and Aaron Manias connected for a pair of doubles, headlining Purdue Baseball’s 17-hit attack in an 11-3 victory vs. Oakland City on Wednesday at Alexander Field. The Boilermakers (13-6) won for the fourth time in the last five games, scoring eight-plus runs in all five games and 61 runs total during that stretch. Purdue’s 17 hits Wednesday matched a season high. Eli Anderson went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. He’s 7-for-9 over the last two games since returning to the starting lineup. Anderson joined Westin Boyle as Boilermakers with a four-hit game this season. Drake barreled up for a 408-foot home run to right field with Jackson Bessette aboard in the fourth inning. Sam Flores later delivered a two-out, two-run single to make it a four-run frame and extend Purdue’s lead to 7-1. Manias connected for a two-out RBI double to open the scoring in the first inning and doubled again to open the bottom of the seventh. He’s the third Boilermaker with multiple doubles in a game this season. Purdue used 10 pitchers on a staff day. Austin Klug struck out four of the eight batters he faced over two innings as the starter, ending both frames with a K. Freshman Noah Filer worked three innings in his longest outing of the season. Trevor Kester-Johnson and Jacob Boland retired all three batters they faced in a scoreless inning apiece. Evan Schweizer closed out the win in his collegiate debut, striking out the only batter he faced. STREAKS EXTENDED • Brandon Rogers: 13-game on-base; 8-game on-base at home (since May 3, 2025) • Aaron Manias: 10-game on-base; 5-game on-base at home • Sam Flores: 6-game on-base • Westin Boyle: 6-game on-base • Dylan Drake: 5-game hit • Jimmy Dionne: 5-game hit at home Brandon Rogers and Jimmy Dionne joined Anderson, Drake, Manias and Flores as Boilermakers with multiple hits. Rogers reached base safely in all three of his plate appearances. He delivered an RBI single in the second inning and doubled to open the bottom of the sixth. Dionne was 2-for-2 off the bench, registering his team-leading third pinch hit of the season. Dionne and Zach Zychcowski both delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning. Purdue is back in action Friday when it opens a three-game Big Ten series vs. Penn State. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET live on Big Ten Network. ==================================================================== NOTRE DAME HOCKEY 16 IRISH SKATERS RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN HONORS SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Big Ten Conference has announced its Winter Academic All-Big Ten honorees, featuring 16 members of the University of Notre Dame hockey program. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten honors, student-athletes must have been enrolled at the University for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. “Academic success is something that all of our guys strive for here at Notre Dame, and we are proud of their consistent effort in the classroom,” Catalino Family Head Hockey Coach Brock Sheahan said. The 2026 class includes five Irish sophomores, seven juniors, and all four members of the ND graduating class of seniors. Irish honorees, in their first year eligible for the award, include Jimmy Jurcev, Nicholas Kempf, Jaedon Kerr, Jack Larrigan, Michael Schermerhorn, and Axel Kumlin. The team’s junior class is represented by Brennan Ali, Jayden Davis, Paul Fischer, Maddox Fleming, Cole Knuble, Danny Nelson, and Henry Nelson. While Niko Jovanovic, Michael Mastrodomenico, and Jack Williams round out the Irish honorees on the 2026 list. The 16 Irish honorees ranks most among all Big Ten hockey programs. “We want to be a program that is all encompassing, with both success on and off the ice, creating lasting habits for our young men,” Sheahan added. “It is great to see 16 of our guys recognized for their hard work in the classroom.” THREE HONORED WITH BIG TEN POSTSEASON AWARDS SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A trio of Irish skaters in Danny Nelson, Paul Fischer, and Evan Werner, have been recognized by the Big Ten Conference for their performance on the ice during the 2025-26 ice hockey regular season, as announced by the conference Wednesday afternoon. All three juniors, Nelson and Fischer served the team as captains this past season and contributed heavily at both ends of the ice this year en route to the All-Big Ten Honorable Mention recognition. Werner was honored with the Sportsmanship Award by the conference office at the conclusion of the regular season. Nelson, who hails from Maple Grove, Minnesota, was named co-captain prior to the start of the year and went on to record a career-high 29 points in his third season at Notre Dame. His 13 goals ties his personal best set as a sophomore in 2024-25 while ranking second on the team this year. Additionally, his 16 apples was a career mark for Nelson this season. Fischer capped the year off with 23 points from the blueline, marking his second time eclipsing the 20-point mark and tripling his previous best in goals with six on the year. In the final week of the regular season, the River Forest, Illinois native was recognized as Big Ten First Star of the Week when he scored the latest regulation goal in program history to force overtime in the series finale at Ohio State. His shot crossed the line with 0.1 seconds remaining in regulation to ultimately clinch the weekend sweep of the Buckeyes. The goal, his sixth of the year and third in conference play, both marked career bests. All three men played large roles on the special teams front as well this season, as Fischer served as quarterback on the team’s top-power play unit while Nelson’s seven goals led the team in scoring on the man-advantage. Werner finished just one goal shy of Nelson’s total on the man-advantage as the pair combined for 13 of the team’s 30 powerplay goals this season. The Irish powerplay ranked among the nation’s best for the duration of the year, ending the year with a clip of 27.5-percent which ranks fourth nationally. Werner was recognized for his efforts both on the puck and away from play with the conference’s annual Sportsmanship Award. As a forward with high minutes on the ice, Werner was one of the least penalized skaters in the league, clocking just 12 minutes off six penalties while leading the team in scoring with 17 goals, a team-best, and 17 assists for 34 points. All three earned weekly honors by the conference during the course of the 2025-26 season but this is the first postseason Big Ten honor for each. ===================================================================== NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HANNAH HIDALGO: ALL-AMERICAN Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo has racked up several All-America honors over the past week, highlighting her incredible junior campaign in South Bend. The standout guard has been named to the first team by the USBWA, USA Today, ESPN and Sporting News while also earning second team status by the AP and The Athletic. Hidalgo was one of three unanimous first team selections by USA Today. The guard also earned USBWA First Team All-America honors for the second straight season. She is the first player in program history to be named to the USBWA All-America team on three occasions. Hidalgo has been named a WBCA All-America finalist and has been a first team selection in each of the last two previous seasons. The guard became just the third Notre Dame player in program history to earn AP All-American honors in three seasons (excluding honorable mention honors). Hidalgo joins Irish legends Skylar Diggins and Ruth Riley. The junior has already been named the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year following her stellar regular season. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native is averaging 25.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.4 steals and 5.3 assists per game. Hidalgo is the only women’s player at the DI level since the 1999-00 season to average at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals in a game. The junior has turned in many incredible performances this season while breaking records along the way. Hidalgo set the all-time record for steals in a game and the program’s single-game scoring record against Akron, finishing with 44 points and 16 rebounds. She has the career program scoring records for 30-point games (18), 20-point games (76) and consecutive games in double figures (99). Hidalgo broke the program’s record for career steals (452) and season steals (173). The standout became the fastest player in ACC and program history to reach 2,000 career points, accomplishing the feat in 86 games. In the final game of the regular season, Hidalgo recorded 30 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals in a road win over No. 10 Louisville, becoming the first ACC player to have 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a game since 2001. Hidalgo had a stretch to close out the regular season and begin ACC Tournament play with a career-high six straight 25+ point games, which is the most among all ACC players this century. Hidalgo and the Fighting Irish will take on Fairfield in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 21 inside Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The game will air on ESPN. ==================================================================== BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BUTLER SIGNEES JOSLYN BRICKER AND LANIAH WILLS NAMED 2026 INDIANA ALL-STARS INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday morning, Butler signees Joslyn Bricker and Laniah Wills were named 2026 Indiana All-Stars by the IndyStar. Bricker and Wills will join the Bulldog program this summer. The players were selected by event director Mike Broughton and All-Stars coach Joe Huppenthal. Bricker, the Warsaw product, poured in 24.8 points per game on 55 percent shooting while sinking 53 percent of her shots from behind the arc. Bricker averaged 6.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game during her senior year campaign. She helped lead her squad to a 24-3 record this season which ended in the sectional finals. The talented guard finished her high school career with 1,859 points, 321 assists and 216 steals to her credit. Bricker will graduate as Warsaw’s all-time leading scorer and is the ninth player in Warsaw history to be named an all-star. Wills helped lead Lapel to a 22-5 record in 2025-26, which saw Lapel win the 2A Regional Championship. Wills is one of three players in state history to score more than 2,000 points, as the Anderson, Ind. native totaled 2,407 points in her high school career. Wills also set a state record in career rebounds, pulling down 1,402 rebounds in her time playing for Lapel. Wills averaged 26.5 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in 2025-26. The guard finished her career as the program leader in points and rebounds and holds records for most points in a game (48), most points in a season (676) and most rebounds in a season (371), among many other accolades. The Indiana All-Stars will play the Kentucky All-Stars on June 5 at a yet-to-be-determined site and then the squad will host the Kentucky All-Stars on June 6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. ====================================================================== BUTLER BASEBALL RHOADES HOMERS TWICE, BUTLER DOWNS BALL STATE 14-10 MUNCIE, Ind. – Butler defeated the Ball State Cardinals 14-10 on Wednesday afternoon in Muncie, Ind. With the win, Butler improves to 5-16 on the year while Ball State slides to 10-9. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Matthew Rhoades had a sensational day, going 4-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, two doubles, three runs scored, a walk and four RBIs. Danny Gavin tallied two walks, a hit, two runs scored and two RBIs. David Ayers recorded a double and a walk. Gavin Gilmore tallied a hit and a run scored. Charlie Schebler was 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a home run. Gunnar Duncan went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, a home run and a walk. Jack Zeller recorded a hit, a run scored and two walks. Alex Christie recorded two hits, a run scored, two RBIs and two walks. Logan Crock recorded a hit and a run scored. Grayson Bradberry picked up his first collegiate win on the mound, tossing five innings while allowing only three runs and punching out five. HOW IT HAPPENED Rhoades got the Dawgs on the board in the top of the first, smashing his 13th homer of the season as BU held an early 1-0 lead. Ball State evened the score with an RBI single in the bottom half of the inning as the score stood at 1-1 heading into the second. Butler responded to the Cardinals’ run in the top of the second as Schebler hit a leadoff homer, giving the Dawgs the 2-1 lead. Butler tacked on two more runs behind an RBI single from Gavin as the Bulldog lead grew to three. Rhoades stepped up to the dish with two outs and one on and belted his second homer of the game to deep right field. The BU lead stood at 6-1 heading into the bottom half of the inning. After keeping Ball State off the board in the bottom of the second, the Butler offense continued to dominate with a solo shot from Duncan that extended the BU lead to six. Ball State was able to plate a run in the third as BU took the 7-2 lead into the fourth. Butler continued to dominate the Cardinals, as the Dawgs scratched across four runs on two hits with the help of four walks in the fourth. BU kept Ball State off the board in the bottom half of the inning, taking the 11-2 lead into the fifth. Ball State added a run on a wild pitch in the next frame as BU held the 11-3 advantage heading into the back half of the contest. After keeping Butler off the board in the sixth, Ball State started to rally back, plating three runs on two hits and an error in the sixth as the BU lead was cut to five (11-6). Rhaodes continued his hot day in the seventh, smashing a ground ruled double down the right field line, scoring a run for BU. The Cardinals added two of their own in the bottom half of the inning, making the score 12-8. Butler added another run in the top of the eighth and in the ninth, giving the Bulldogs a 14-8 lead with the Cardinals coming to the plate for the final at-bats. Ball State didn’t go down without a fight in the ninth. The home side hit a two-run homer with no outs, putting pressure on the Bulldogs. BU was able to fend off the Cardinals’ late comeback efforts, securing the 14-10 victory. UP NEXT The Bulldogs will return to action this weekend as BU travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Game one is slated for Friday, March 20, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. More information will be available on butlersports.com. ===================================================================== IU INDY SOFTBALL IU INDY DROPS MIDWEEK MATCHUP TO HOOSIERS, 6-3 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – IU Indy dropped a midweek matchup at Indiana on Tuesday evening, falling 6-3 at Andy Mohr Field. The Jaguars struck first with a strong opening inning, plating two runs to take an early lead. Adeline Blackwell drew a leadoff walk and later scored, while Paige McPhearson and Molly Kable each recorded hits to spark the offense. Kennedy Cowan brought in a run with a bases-loaded walk, and IU Indy added another on a Hoosier error to go up 2-0. Indiana answered with a run in the bottom of the first before breaking the game open in the third. The Hoosiers scored four runs in the frame, including a two-run home run from Alli Gavin, to take a 5-2 lead they would not relinquish. IU Indy cut into the deficit in the fourth inning when Pallas Dominion stole home, making it a 5-3 contest. However, the Jaguars were unable to generate another push offensively, finishing with four hits on the night. McPhearson led the way with two hits, while Kable and Tori Candler added one apiece. In the circle, Callie Dickerson went the distance for the Jaguars, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits while striking out two. Indiana added an insurance run in the sixth to seal the 6-3 final. IU Indy will now turn its attention to Horizon League play, opening conference action on the road with a three-game series at Green Bay beginning March 27. ==================================================================== BALL STATE BASEBALL BASEBALL DROPS SLUGFEST TO BUTLER MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team got two home runs from Jacob Gillis and a three-run pinch hit homer by Brayden Huebner but they weren’t enough as Butler won 14-10 on Wednesday afternoon at Shebek Stadium. The Cardinals (10-9) tied the game with the Bulldogs (5-16) at 1-1 on a Ryan Muizelaar infield single that plated Gavin Balius in the first frame. Butler scored the next six runs and would lead by at least four the rest of the way. Huebner hit his three-run blast, bringing Muizelaar and Kenskey Thomas home with the drive, in the sixth frame to cut the deficit to 11-6. Gillis hit his sixth and seventh homers of the year in the seventh and ninth innings to shrink Butler’s lead to four both times, but the Bulldogs hung on for the road win. Gillis, Muizelaar and Brett Griffiths collected two hits each for the hosts, who had 11 knocks on the day. Matthew Rhodes hit home runs in the first and second innings for the Bulldogs and added two doubles later in the game to lead the Butler offense. Joe Lafkas (1-1) started for the Cardinals and suffered the loss working 1.2 innings and allowing five runs. Grayson Bradberry (1-1) started for the visitors and was credited with the win after working 5.0 innings of three-run ball with five strikeouts. Ball State is next scheduled to play a three-game series at Western Michigan starting at 3 p.m. on Friday. ===================================================================== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL ESTRELLA CONNECTS ON WALK-OFF WINNER AS SYCAMORES TOP ILLINOIS IN 11 INNINGS TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Emil Estrella capped off a three-hit day with the walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning and 10 Indiana State pitchers combined to limit Illinois to just six hits as the Sycamores topped the Illini, 4-3, on Wednesday night at Bob Warn Field. Caleb Niehaus drew a leadoff walk against Illinois reliever Liam McKillop (0-1) and advanced to second on Colin Sander’s sacrifice bunt. Jorge Cartagena drew a full count walk to put two runners on, but McKillop was able to get Carter Beck to foul out down the third base line setting the stage for Estrella. The Indiana State (8-12) right fielder worked a full count before driving the ball hard down the third base line, past the diving Illinois (10-9) third baseman and into the left field corner. Niehaus crossed the plate for the game-winning run and the Sycamore dugout mobbed Estrella near second base in Indiana State’s first walk-off win of the 2026 season. The Sycamores had their chances late in the game as Indiana State had runners on first and third, none out in the eighth, while Caden Miller connected on a leadoff double to left in the bottom of the 10th to provide Indiana State scoring opportunities. However, the Illini bullpen shut down the Indiana State rallies with reliever Kyle Remington recording back-to-back strikeouts to get out of the jam in the 10th. The Indiana State bullpen was effective throughout the game as the Sycamores utilized 10 different pitchers over the contest in a staff outing on the mound. Owen Roberts drew the start in a three-up, three-down first inning, while Breyllin Suriel, Jaxon Sparks, Trevor Fenters, Brady Banker, Ryan Karst, Carson Seeman, and Aaron Moss (1-1) all posted scoreless innings over their time on the mound. Illinois struck first in the game on back-to-back solo home runs in the second inning, before Caden Miller answered with a two-run shot of his own in the fourth inning to tie the game up at 2-2. Emil Estrella added a solo home run in the sixth to put the Sycamores ahead, but Illinois utilized an Indiana State error to even the score at 3-3 in the top of the seventh on Collin Jennings’ RBI single. Emil Estrella had three of Indiana State’s eight hits in the contest and added a double and home run in the Sycamores’ win. Caden Miller and Carter Beck added two hits apiece with Miller’s two-run shot early an equalize. Mason Roell added a single in the game. Carson Seeman was effective in the bullpen for Indiana State as the right-hander worked scoreless frames in the ninth and 10th innings, striking out four batters while allowing one walk. Aaron Moss struck out both batters he faced in the top of the 11th inning after relieving Seeman in securing his first win of the season. Kyle Schupmann had two of Illinois’ six hits in the game and added a double in the loss. Will Johannes and Jack Zebig both homered, while Brayden Mazzacano tripled in the game. Liam McKillop took the loss on the mound allowing the Estrella walk-off single while walking two batters in the inning. Sam Mommer worked the first 3.0 innings in the start, while Olivier Martel, Sam Reed, Reed Gannon, and Kyle Remington all saw time on the mound. How They Scored Illinois scored in the top of the second inning Will Johannes and Jack Zebig connected on back-to-back one-out solo home runs to put the Fighting Illini up 2-0. The Sycamores evened the score in the bottom of the fourth as Caden Miller followed a leadoff walk issued to Emil Estrella with a two-run home run off the netting in front of the Indiana State scoreboard in right center to tie the game up at 2-2. Emil Estrella put the Sycamores in the lead in the bottom of the sixth as he connected on a solo home run off the first pitch of the inning to put Indiana State ahead 3-2. Illinois evened the game in the top of the seventh as Collin Jennings singled home Nick Groves to make it a 3-3 score heading into the stretch. Emil Estrella connected on the walk-off RBI single down the third base line in the bottom of the 11th inning scoring Caleb Niehaus from second base to provide the final 4-3 scoring margin. News and Notes Caden Miller ran his on-base streak to 12 consecutive games following his walk in the bottom of the first inning. He finished 2-for-3 with two walks in the contest. Emil Estrella and Carter Beck both recorded their team-leading seventh multi-hit games of the 2026 season. Caden Miller added his team-leading fifth multi-RBI contest and his third home run of the season. Emil Estrella’s sixth-inning home run tied him with Nick Sutherlin for most on the team in 2026. Indiana State recorded its first extra-inning win of the 2026 season on Wednesday night, moving to 1-3 in games played in extra frames on the year. The Sycamores picked up their first win over Illinois in Terre Haute since the 2024 season when Indiana State topped the Illini, 5-4, on March 12, 2024. Indiana State recorded its first extra-inning win over Illinois since May 2, 2023, when the Sycamores topped the Fighting Illini 5-4 in 13 innings at Bob Warn Field. Emil Estrella’s walk-off RBI single marked the Sycamores’ first walk-off hit since Jackson Taylor connected on the walk-off RBI single in Indiana State’s 11-1 (8) win over Murray State last season on April 26, 2025. Indiana State’s last extra-inning win came on April 8, 2025, when the Sycamores topped Purdue 9-8 at Alexander Field in 10 innings. The Sycamores’ last extra-inning walk-off win came back on March 30, 2024, when Parker Stinson slid home ahead of the throw on Dom Krupinski’s RBI fielder’s choice to give Indiana State the 9-8 win over UIC in the 11th inning. Up Next Indiana State continues its home stand and opens Missouri Valley play this weekend as the Sycamores host Bradley in a three-game series at Bob Warn Field starting Friday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. All three games this weekend will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend. ====================================================================== INDIANA STATE SWIMMING CUMMINGS EARNS CSCAA ALL-AMERICAN HONORS; FINISHES 15TH IN THE 1650-YARD FREESTYLE ATLANTA, Ga. – Indiana State’s Grace Cummings made her NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships debut one to remember as the freshman distance freestyle swimmer set new Missouri Valley and Indiana State marks on the way to winning her heat in the 1650-yard Freestyle event and placing 15th overall in the event field. Cummings went out in 16:08.21 on her way to establishing a new standard in the Indiana State record books and shattering the oldest standing swimming record in the MVC record books in the first heat of the 2026 NCAA Championships held at the McAuley Aquatic Center. “The race went to plan,” Cummings said following the morning sessions. “I am so grateful with how this year has progressed and I’m excited to see what the next year holds!” Cummings’ top 16 finish garnered her the program’s first-ever College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association All-American Honorable Mention honors as recognized by the organization following the conclusion of the event. “Showing up at this meet and swimming fast is a big challenge, especially as a freshman,” Josh Christensen, Indiana State head swimming & diving coach said. “I’m really proud of how Grace handled not only the swim today, but the time we had between conference and the meet.” “This was a historic day for our program,” Christensen continued. “As I said before the meet, this was a full team effort in getting an athlete to this level. All current Sycamores and alumnae have a lot to be proud of. ROLL TREES!” Cummings’ time broke the previous mark of 16:15.49 set by SIU’s Kirsten Groome on February 13, 2010. The Kent, England native also broke her own previous-best time of 16:17.25 set on February 28, 2026, at the 2026 MVC Championships. Cummings also set a new Indiana State and MVC record in the 1000-yard Freestyle as her split of 9:44.85 broke the previous mark set by teammate Claire Parsons (9:46.34) last year in a dual meet against Toledo on February 7, 2025. In the first NCAA appearance by an Indiana State swimmer in program history, Cummings came off the blocks fast going 26.54 over the opening 50 yards to secure an early lead. The Sycamore freshman posted a time of 4:50.43 at her 500-yard split and held a lead of nearly three seconds at the turn. She consistently posted 50-yard splits hovering between 29.63 and 29.40 for a majority of the race before finishing strong down the stretch to win her heat by 9.64 seconds over Harvard’s Alexandra Bastone. Her victory in the opening heat of the day marked Indiana State’s first-ever heat win at the NCAA Championships and put her seventh in the field following the morning sessions. ===================================================================== EVANSVILLE BASEBALL ACES FALL TO SEMO ON WEDNESDAY EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team dropped a midweek contest on Wednesday night, falling to SEMO 9-1 at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind./Seymour) had his third consecutive multi-hit day and extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-3 effort to lead the Aces offensively. Ximi Baftiri (Morris, Ill./Morris) had two hits as well, while Kaleb Wilkey (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) drove in the lone run of the day for Evansville. SEMO’s JP Sauer got the win, while Drue Young (Greenwood, Ind./Ball State) took the loss. HOW IT HAPPENED Making his first start of the season for the Aces, Young used a 4-6-3 double play and a strikeout to put up a zero in the first inning. However, the Redhawks found the scoreboard in the second inning on an error and two hits, scoring two runs. In the home half of the inning, Reagan Reeder (Ramsey, Minn./Illinois) led off the inning with a double to right center before Ryan Seddon (Joliet, Ill./St. Laurence) walked to put two on with nobody out. Reeder and Seddon executed a double steal to advance to second and third, but a pair of strikeouts brought Wilkey to the plate in a key spot. The junior delivered a hard hit single to third, beating out the throw to first to plate Reeder and get a run back. SEMO answered right back, though, using five hits to plate three more runs and make it a 5-1 game. The Redhawks continued to pour it on the fourth, scoring two more runs on three hits, extending the lead to 7-1. Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) put a stop to the scoring in the fifth, entering from the bullpen to post a scoreless frame with two strikeouts. With the outing, the right-hander extended his scoreless appearance streak to four. The Aces put a pair of runners on in the bottom of the fifth, but came up empty. Another run came across for the Redhawks in the top of the sixth before the visitors threatened again in the seventh, but Parker MacCauley (Paducah, Ky./Tennessee Tech) entered from the ‘pen with two men on and struck out two to strand the runner. Freshman Conner Watson (Evansville, Ind./North) made his first career appearance on the mound in the eight, stranding two runners to post a zero. In the ninth, SEMO pushed across one final insurance run before retiring the side in order in the bottom half to seal a 9-1 win. UP NEXT This weekend, Evansville travels to California for the first time since 2009 to take on Cal Baptist for a three-game set. First pitch for Friday’s series opener is set for 8 PM CT. ===================================================================== EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL ACES SWEEP DH OVER SYCAMORES AS RIDGWAY THROWS NO-HITTER EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Pitcher Kate Ridgway threw her second no-hitter of the 2026 season as the University of Evansville softball team swept a doubleheader against Indiana State on Wednesday at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium. Game 1 – UE 8, Indiana State 0 (6 innings) Kate Ridgway tossed her second no-hitter of the season to lead the Purple Aces to an 8-0 victory in Wednesday’s opener. Jess Willsey went 2-2 with a home run and two runs while Niki Bode added a pair of hits. Evansville took the early lead with a run in the bottom of the first. Taylor Howe reached on an error and would score on Morgan Adams’ 2-out single. Things remained at 1-0 in favor of UE until the bottom of the fourth when Willsey launched a solo home run to deep center field to double the lead. In what would be a wild finish to the contest, the Aces scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to clinch the victory. Two runs scored when Brooke Voss reached on an error while Emma McDonald crossed the plate on a Taylor Howe single to make it a 5-0 game. Niki Bode singled to bring in Howe while Voss scored on a Sycamore error. Maliyah Wilkins had the clinching hit as her double scored pinch runner Dori Brown to wrap up the 8-0 contest. Game 2 – UE 10, Indiana State 2 (5 innings) Evansville scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to clinch its second walk-off victory of the day over Indiana State. Angela Valentine went 2-2 with two RBI, two runs, and a walk while Emma McDonald and Morgan Adams added two hits apiece. McDonald, Brooke Voss, and Jess Willsey joined Valentine with two runs batted in. Indiana State had the first threat of the game as they loaded the bases in the top of the first. Alexis Tucker pitched out of the jam, getting a strikeout to send the game into the bottom of the frame. The Sycamores came through to open the scoring in the top of the third. It did not take long for the Aces to respond. In the bottom half of the inning, Angela Valentine led off with a walk before Brooke Voss hit a 2-run homer to left field to give UE a 2-1 advantage. Taylor Howe followed up with a double and crossed the plate on a Morgan Adams RBI single to make it a 3-1 game. ISU got one of those runs back in the top of the fourth. Just as they did in game one, the Aces finished strong. Seven runs in the bottom of the fifth ended the game and gave Evansville its second walk-off victory of the day. UE quickly loaded with no outs and pinch hitter Maliyah Wilkins drew a walk to open the scoring. Next up was Willsey who hit a 2-run single. After a walk from Ashtyn Holbrook, Valentine followed with a 2-run double to left center. With two runners in scoring position, McDonald stepped to the plate and delivered the clinching 2-run single to finish the 10-2 contest. Alexis Tucker threw 4 1/3 innings with two runs scoring. She struck out seven. Sophia Otten recorded the final two outs. ===================================================================== SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL USI STUMBLES AT BELLARMINE TO END ROAD SWING LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball lost a battle of the bullpens to Bellarmine University, 3-2, Wednesday at Knights Field in Louisville, Kentucky. USI, which was 1-4 on the road swing, is 13-8 this season, while Bellarmine goes to 6-13. On a “Staff Day” mid-week game, USI and Bellarmine combined to send 13 hurlers to the mound that made runs a premium in the game. The Screaming Eagles were only able to scratch out two runs on seven hits, while the Knights scored three times on five hits. After spotting Bellarmine a 1-0 lead in the first, USI got its runs in the second when senior leftfielder Hunter Miller doubled in a run and one batter later scored on an error to give the Screaming Eagles their only lead of the day, 2-1. Bellarmine knotted the game in the third inning, 2-2, and took the lead for good in the fourth, 3-2. USI junior right-hander Brady Watts took the loss in relief. Watts (0-1) allowed one run on one hit and struck out one. The Screaming Eagles started with senior left-hander Jake Porter, who went 2.1 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks, and got the no-decision. Sophomore right-hander Sage Stout completed the third for USI without allowing a run, while junior right-hander Levin East and junior right-hander Eben Hansen combined to throw two innings each and hold the Knights scoreless between the fifth and eighth. Up Next for the Screaming Eagles: USI returns to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field this weekend to host the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference opening series versus Western Illinois. The series begins a four-game homestand for the Screaming Eagles, who are 8-0 at home this season. The USI-WIU series is slated to start Friday at 6 p.m., continues Saturday at 3 p.m., and conclude Sunday at 1 p.m. WIU comes to the USI Baseball Field with a 4-16 record and is forecast to place 10th in the OVC this year. The Leathernecks enter the series having lost their last nine games. USI leads the series, 8-4, after taking two of three last year in Macomb, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles finish the four-game homestand Tuesday (March 24) when they host the Cardinals of Ball State University. The 5 p.m. contest will be free admission to all fans. The Cardinals, 10-9 this spring after losing to Bulter this afternoon, 14-10, will visit Western Michigan this weekend for a three-game series. ==================================================================== VALPO SOFTBALL SOFTBALL SET FOR HOME-OPENING SERIES THIS WEEKEND Valpo (12-14, 1-4 MVC) March 21 – UNI (12-11, 1-1 MVC) – noon DH March 22 – UNI – 1 p.m. Next Up in Valpo Softball: After over a month’s worth of games away from home, the Valpo softball team looks to finally take to the field at the Valpo Softball Complex this weekend as the Beacons host UNI for a three-game series. The series has shifted back one day and will now feature a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. Previously: Valpo went 1-2 last weekend in an MVC series at Murray State before sweeping a doubleheader at IU Indy. The Beacons’ originally scheduled home opener against DePaul mid-week was canceled due to weather. Looking Ahead: Valpo heads to Purdue for a mid-week contest next Wednesday before returning home to host Indiana State on the weekend. Following Valpo Softball: All three games of the series are slated for broadcast on ESPN+ and every game will have live stats available via ValpoAthletics.com. Most home games and most MVC road games will be broadcast on ESPN+, while select nonconference games will have video streams depending on the host. Head Coach Mike Armitage (32-44 [.421] at Valpo, 2nd season; 101-111 [.476] overall, 5th season): Mike Armitage is in his second season as head coach of the Valpo softball program after being hired as head coach on June 6, 2024. In his first year at Valpo, Armitage guided the Beacons to 20 wins – the program’s winningest season since 2018 and an 11-win improvement over the previous season. Valpo posted a six-win improvement within MVC play, finishing with its highest total of Valley wins, its most MVC series wins and its best Valley regular season finish since 2018 as well. Prior to Valpo, Armitage spent three seasons as head coach at Minnesota State Moorhead, posting the first back-to-back 30-win seasons in MSUM program history in 2023 and 2024 after inheriting a Dragons program which had not finished above .500 since 2007. Series Records: Valpo is just 2-25 all-time against UNI – the vast majority of which (2-19) have come since Valpo joined the MVC. Last season, the two teams closed out the regular season in Cedar Falls, with the Panthers sweeping the series by final scores of 4-1, 6-1 and 7-0. Scouting the Opposition: The Panthers enter the weekend with a 12-11 overall record and are 1-1 in MVC play. UNI had the bye in Valley action last weekend and played in a tournament at Northern Kentucky, where it finished with a 4-1 record. Skylar Benesh is hitting .455 with nine homers and 20 RBIs, while Kate Lappe is hitting .433 with eight homers and 25 RBIs. In the circle, six different pitchers have seen action, wtih Anna Wischnowski seeing the most work – she is 4-5 with a 4.17 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 53.2 innings. Mother Nature Strikes Again: It’s seemingly easier at this point to list off what games this season have not had any weather-related changes than to list the games which have been altered/canceled. After having games canceled at two of their three outdoor tournaments, the Beacons have now had two of their first three MVC series affected, as one game was canceled at Southern Illinois before this weekend’s trio of games were pushed back one day. Not to mention the scheduled midweek game against DePaul this past week which was canceled thanks to snow. (Almost the) Earliest Home Opener: If Valpo had played its scheduled midweek game against DePaul, it would have been the earliest home opener in program history. If the series against UNI had been played as originally scheduled, it would have matched the earliest home opener in program history. Alas, the March 21 date for Saturday’s home opener comes up one day shy, as Valpo’s earliest home opener was March 20, on two occasions (2012 versus IUPUI; 2015 versus Green Bay). Breaking Out the Bats: Valpo’s attack at the plate busted out in a big way Sunday in the twinbill at IU Indy, as the Beacons combined for 19 runs over the two games. The 11 runs Valpo scored in the opener versus the Jaguars tied a season high and marked the team’s fourth double-figure run output this year. The Beacons connected on three home runs in that game, the first time Valpo has posted a three-homer game since March 17, 2018. Meanwhile, the 8-0 nightcap victory was the third shutout by the Beacons this season and their second run-rule win. Running Home: It’s not every day you tie a program record, much less do so twice in three days, but that’s what sophomore Madison Vrastil accomplished last weekend. In both the nightcap Friday at Murray State and the opener Sunday at IU Indy, Vrastil scored four runs, just the 12th and 13th times in program history Valpo has had a player score four runs in a game. Vrastil became just the third player in program history to score four runs in a game twice, joining former standouts Sara Strickland and Sam Stewart. The Sunday game was notable not only for her four runs scored, but it was also Vrastil’s first career four-hit game and featured her first collegiate home run. Going Deep: Senior Mack Gallagher entered the nightcap last Tuesday at Northern Kentucky with just two home runs through the season’s first 20 games before exploding for four home runs over the last six games to triple her season total and already match her total of six from last year. Notably, all four long balls were multi-run shots, as Gallagher racked up 11 RBIs over that stretch. The senior drew a pair of walks in the Murray State series and added another free pass at IU Indy to bump her MVC-best total to 25 walks, good for fifth nationally in walks/game. Just Keep Reaching Base: Gallagher extended her season-opening on-base streak to 26 consecutive games last weekend, second-longest by a Valpo player in the last two decades. With an on-base percentage of .521, good for fourth in the Valley, it hasn’t been reaching just once every game either – Gallagher has reached base twice in five games, three times in three games and four times in four games. V Races Into Record Book: One season after cracking Valpo’s single-season top-10 for stolen bases by going a perfect 17-for-17, sophomore Madison Vrastil made her mark in the single-game department on opening weekend. Vrastil stole one base in the first inning, one in the second inning and two in the third inning of the Beacons’ Saturday win over Green Bay, establishing a new Valpo single-game record with four stolen bases. While she was caught stealing for the first time in her career last weekend at Murray State after starting her career 34-for-34, Vrastil did swipe four more bases on the weekend to push her season total to an MVC-best 19 – already ninth in a single season in program history, while her career total of 36 steals is seventh-best all-time at Valpo. Jackson With the Hits: After a relative slow stretch at the plate which saw her batting average drop to a season-low .365 after the opener at Murray State, sophomore Marissa Jackon picked things back up over the last four games of the weekend, going 6-for-12 at the plate to bump her season average back up to .387. Rodas Rules: Senior Kim Rodas has been enjoying by far the most prolific offensive season of her collegiate career, and last weekend was just another bright spot. Rodas went 6-for-14 at the plate with eight RBIs, including three RBIs apiece in each of the two games of the Friday doubleheader at Murray State. She connected on her third career home run in the opener at IU Indy Sunday, part of her second three-hit game of the season, and then drew three walks in the nightcap against the Jaguars. AZ Takes the Ball: Senior Azalya Lopez capped a busy weekend with her first shutout in the Valpo uniform, tossing a five-inning shutout in windy conditions in the nightcap at IU Indy. Lopez actually pitched in all five games last weekend, picking up three victories and posting a 2.29 ERA over 18.1 innings of work. In fact, dating back to Feb. 20, Lopez has thrown 36.1 innings with a 1.93 ERA. Walk This Way: Valpo’s collective discerning eye at the plate has led to plenty of free bases. The Beacons have drawn five or more walks 10 times this season, highlighted by a 10-walk performance in the opening-weekend win over Oakland – tied for fifth-most in a single game in program history. With 112 walks on the season, Valpo is easily more than halfway to the program single-season record. Nonconference Success: Valpo hit MVC play with a winning record, as the Beacons sat at 9-8 through four weekends of play. This is the second straight season the Beacons have carried a winning record into Valley action, as they were 11-9 going into their MVC opener in 2025. Prior to last year, it had been since 2018 (12-8) that Valpo opened conference play with a winning record. A Perfect Start: Valpo swept its four games on opening weekend at the DePaul Dome Tournament, starting 4-0 for the fifth time in program history and just the second time against all D-I opponents. The 2017 squad started 5-0 for the best start by a Valpo team, while the 1986, 2000 and 2002 teams all faced at least two non D-I opponents en route to a 4-0 start. Who’s Back: Valpo returns 15 letterwinners from last year’s squad for the 2026 campaign, a group which accounted for 85.3% of the team’s at-bats and 100% of the innings pitched last season. The Beacons also return two pitchers – Mia Carroll-Greeves and Kayla Purdy – who sat out the entirety of their first season on campus in 2025. Who’s New: Valpo welcomes six newcomers to the program this season. Transfers Grace Hollopeter and Cadan Brinkman join from Purdue Fort Wayne and Campbell, respectively, while Addie Young, Jenna Flessner, Lillian Martinez and Ava Goodman come in as true freshmen. A Large Roster: Do the math from the above two notes, and you find that this year’s Valpo softball roster is comprised of 23 players. While that is one shy of last year’s team, which featured a program-record 24 players, it is still the second-largest roster in program history. Looking Back at 2025: Valpo won 20 games in 2025, more wins than the previous two seasons combined and its highest win total since the 2018 season. The Beacons won nine MVC games, also their highest total since 2018. Offensively, Valpo scored the most runs in a season since 2017, while on the mound, the pitching staff’s ERA was the program’s lowest since 2018. Lopez Earns Preseason Honor: Senior Azalya Lopez was named to the preseason All-MVC First Team for her work in the circle and at the plate. Lopez – a Second Team All-MVC choice last season in her first year at Valpo – posted 10 wins, four saves, a 2.89 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 138 innings of work in 2025 while allowing opponents to hit just .218 off of her — the tenth-best mark in a single season in program history. She tied for the MVC lead in saves, ranked fifth in strikeouts and opponents’ batting average, and eighth in ERA and wins. At the plate, the two-time MVC Newcomer of the Week hit .254 with 14 runs scored and 25 RBIs. Lopez led the team with 10 doubles and ranked second in both RBIs and walks (23). She found her groove in the batter’s box during conference play, hitting a team-best .307 in MVC play with an .835 OPS. Soaring Sophomores: A pair of Beacons who had strong freshman campaigns are back for their sophomore season in 2026. Madison Vrastil hit a team-high .333 as a rookie and posted an .818 OPS. Vrastil moved into 10th on Valpo’s single-season steals chart with 17, third-most among MVC players, and ranked ninth in the Valley with 57 hits. She opened her career with a 22-game on-base streak, tied for the fourth-longest by a Valpo player since 1999. In the circle, Erin Metz appeared in 44 games as a rookie, recording six wins and tying for the MVC lead with four saves while posting a 3.35 ERA and striking out 77 batters in 92 innings of work. She was named MVC Pitcher of the Week April 7 after going 4-0 with a 1.34 ERA the previous week, becoming the first Valpo pitcher to pick up the win in four consecutive games since 2008. Return of the Mack: In addition to Lopez, head coach Mike Armitage had senior Mack Gallagher come with him from MSU Moorhead to Valpo, and Gallagher made a big impact in her first season as a Beacon in 2025. Gallagher ranked second on the team with a .392 on-base percentage, thanks in large part to drawing 36 walks – third-most by a Valpo player in a single season in program history, tied for second among MVC players and tied for 48th nationally in walks per game. She led the Beacons with six home runs and 30 RBIs as well. ===================================================================== VALPO BASEBALL VALPO TO OPEN MVC PLAY AGAINST PRESEASON FAVORITE MURRAY STATE Valparaiso (6-10, 0-0 MVC) at Murray State (13-8, 0-0 MVC) Charles H. Braun Stadium (1,200) | Evansville, Ind. Friday, March 20, 3 p.m. CT – RHP Adam Guazzo Saturday, March 21, 2 p.m. CT – RHP Connor Lockwood Sunday, March 22, 1 p.m. CT – RHP Nick Baffa Next Up in Valpo Baseball: There’s no easing into Missouri Valley Conference play for the Valparaiso University baseball team, as the Beacons take on defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Murray State, a team favored to win the league again this year after a Cinderella run to the College World Series a year ago. Major upgrades to Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Ky. are nearly complete, but will not be finalized in time for this weekend’s series, so the series has been moved to Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville. Last Time Out: The Beacons salvaged the final game of a three-game weekend series against preseason Ohio Valley Conference favorite SIUE, winning 13-9 thanks in part to Adam Guazzo pitching one-run ball over the final three innings on a tough day to pitch with the wind howling out. Thomas Cooper homered in each of the final two games of the series, while George Betevis ripped a long home run down the left-field line in the series finale. The Cougars won the series opener 13-3 in seven innings on Friday before edging out a 3-2 victory in Saturday’s middle game. Valpo was scheduled to open the home portion of the season against Ball State on Tuesday, but weather conditions earlier this week left Emory G. Bauer Field better suited for cross-country skiing than baseball. Following the Beacons: No video stream will be available for this weekend’s games. For links to stats, visit ValpoAthletics.com. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoBaseball on X. Head Coach Brian Schmack: Brian Schmack (218-381) is in his 13th season in charge of the program. He ranks third in program history in seasons coached and games coached as he coached his 500th game on March 17, 2024 at Campbell. On April 19, 2024 vs. Missouri State, he became the third head coach in program history to secure his 200th win. Schmack, a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers, served as pitching coach/associate head coach at Valpo for seven seasons prior to his promotion. Series Notes: Valpo is 5-13 all-time against Murray State including a 1-9 record since the Racers joined the Missouri Valley Conference. Valpo has dropped seven straight in the head-to-head series, falling 11-10, 16-2 and 5-1 in last season’s set at Emory G. Bauer Field. In the Other Dugout – Murray State Won 44 games and reached the College World Series last season, knocking off No. 15 Ole Miss and No. 18 Georgia Tech in the NCAA Regional and Duke in the NCAA Super Regional before playing close games against No. 15 UCLA (6-4) and No. 3 Arkansas (3-0) in the College World Series. Head coach Dan Skirka, the 2025 NCBWA Mike Martin National Coach of the Year, signed a contract extension after last season’s College World Series run, keeping him the head man in Murray. Topped the 2026 MVC preseason poll with 74 points and seven first-place votes. Dropped two of three at Lindenwood this past weekend before playing at Middle Tennessee on Tuesday. Lockwood on Verge of All-Time Top 10 Valpo starting pitcher Connor Lockwood is on the verge of cracking the program’s all-time top 10 in strikeouts. Entering the March 20-22 weekend series against Murray State, Lockwood owns 214 career strikeouts. Lockwood needs three more strikeouts to move into a tie with Richard Beumer (1959-1962) for 10th in program history. He could finish his next start as high as ninth, which is currently held by Tom Starck (2001-2004, 222). When he cracks the top 10, Lockwood will become the first player to do so since fellow Libertyville, Ill. native Colin Fields, who finished his 2019-2022 career with 260 strikeouts, fifth all-time. Lockwood is also on the cusp of the program’s all-time top 10 for innings pitched. He has logged 268 2/3 innings in his career, needing six innings in his next start to move into a tie for 10th with Tim Juran (1969-1972, 274 2/3). Among active Division-I players nationally, Lockwood ranks 33rd nationally in career strikeouts and sixth nationally in career innings pitched. Lockwood walked one batter in his season debut on Feb. 13 at Gardner-Webb, and has not issued a walk since. He has 22 strikeouts against just one walk this season including 19 strikeouts and no walks over his last four starts. Lockwood ranks third nationally in walks allowed per nine innings (0.28) and fifth nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (22.0). ===================================================================== MARIAN WOMEN’S LAX LACROSSE DROPS WHAC-OPENER TO NO. 8 INDIANA TECH FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Marian women’s lacrosse team came up on the losing end of its first Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference matchup on Wednesday night, as the Knights fell at No. 8 Indiana Tech 14-11. Marian drops to 2-3 overall on the season and 0-1 in the conference. Marian got off to a great start on Wednesday, building a multiple-goal lead over Indiana Tech in the opening quarter of the game. Delaney Koles scored a player-down goal for the first score of the day, and after the Warriors leveled the goal, the Knights rattled off three unanswered scores. Rylie Boezeman propelled Marian into the lead with an unassisted goal, while Taleah Nool scored twice to end the period, giving the road team its 4-1 advantage. The Warriors would break up the run in the first 90 seconds of the second quarter with Brooke Maul’s goal, but it would do little to slow Marian, as they fed the ball to Delaney Koles. Koles scored three unanswered goals in less than two minutes, with Taleah Nool assisting on all three, driving Marian into a 7-2 advantage. The run for Koles, along with a goal from Ella Grace Giedd, gave Marian an 8-4 lead by intermission. Marian’s would continue to hold its lead as the third quarter played out, but momentum began to fade from the Knights, as Indiana Tech made life difficult for the visiting offense. Marian’s attack mustered one goal in the third quarter with Ruby Mason scoring in the final three minutes, but the Warriors were able to counter with three goals, scoring three straight to open the second half. Six third-quarter turnovers saw Marian’s momentum continue to slip, as Indiana Tech came within one goal of the lead 26 seconds into the final stanza. Esbeydi Montes was finally able to stop Marian’s skid as she drove home a goal with 13:41 to play, but it would not be enough to keep the offense on the attack. Indiana Tech matched Montes’ score on its next possession and tied the game with 11:25 remaining. The Warriors’ offense would continue to score after tying the game, driving home four more scores, as their 6-0 run put the game out of reach for Marian. Ruby Mason would score the game’s final goal with 1:20 remaining to get Marian within three scores, but the Knights would not get another scoring opportunity, as they fell 14-11. Delaney Koles led Marian in goals in the loss with four, while Taleah Nool scored two goals and had a team-high three assists. Olivia Dean led the team in caused turnovers with three and ground balls with four, and Esbeydi Montes recorded a team-high five draw controls in the loss. In goal, Aniyah Jones took the loss to fall to 2-3 on the season, making eight saves against her 14 allowed goals. Marian’s next matchup will be the following Wednesday, when the Knights travel to No. 10 Lawrence Tech for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Blue Devils. ==================================================================== 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 1951 In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, Fred Hutchinson, the American League player representative, says the players should have a voice in selecting the new commissioner to replace A. B. Happy Chandler, who the owners recently ousted. The Tigers’ right-hander suggests that, if not given input, major leaguers would likely hire and pay their own commissioner, with Chandler as their first choice. 1961 The Yankees signal opposition to any plan enabling the new National League franchise to share their Bronx ballpark, with team owner Dan Topping citing his former GM George Weiss, now in a similar position with the expansion team, vehemently against the idea during his last two seasons with the club. William Shea, chairman of the Mayor’s Baseball Committee, does not believe the Polo Grounds or Roosevelt Field in Jersey City are viable venues for the new team until the completion of the new stadium in Flushing Meadows. 1961 The Red Sox announce that Carl Yastrzemski will be the team’s new left fielder this season replacing Boston legend Ted Williams The 21-year-old from Southampton (NY) will spend 23 seasons with Boston becoming a Hall of Famer like his predecessor. 1965 During spring training, Jack Quinlan, best known for doing play-by-play for the Cubs on WIND (1955-56) and WGN (1957-64), dies in an auto accident after leaving a golf outing. The popular 38-year-old broadcaster’s partners included Lou Boudreau and Charlie Grimm. 1970 During a spring training game against Oakland, Indians’ first baseman Ken Harrelson fractures his leg and will not play until September, appearing in only 17 games. Next season, after losing his starting position to Chris Chambliss, the eventual AL Rookie of the Year, the ‘Hawk’ will retire in June to pursue a professional golf career. 1989 The Yankees, hoping to replace the injured Dave Winfield, trade catcher Joel Skinner and minor leaguer Turner Ward to the Indians for outfielder Mel Hall, who will hit .273 during his four years with the Bronx Bombers. The future Hall of Fame outfielder will miss the entire season due to back surgery. 1998 At their annual meeting, the owners approve the $311 million sale of the Dodgers MLB from Peter O’Malley to media magnate Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Group. The purchase includes Dodger Stadium, 300 acres surrounding the ballpark, and the team’s Vero Beach (FL) and Dominican Republic training complexes. 2002 The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) launches at noon today with a half-hour introductory show, then will broadcast the evening exhibition against the Reds as its first game. The team-owned regional cable TV channel, modeled after NESN, the Red Sox’ network, will carry Bronx Bombers games and air New Jersey Nets NBA contests. 2005 Lance Berkman agrees to a six-year, $85 million contract after avoiding salary arbitration by signing a one-year, $10.5 million deal in the offseason. The three-time All-Star outfielder will be an Astro until 2010, with the club holding the option for an additional year. 2007 Texas announces its home stadium will now be called Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The subprime mortgage industry crisis caused Ameriquest to give up its naming rights last month after reaching a 30-year deal with the team in 2004, reportedly worth about $75 million. 2008 In a protest of their coaches not receiving the same $40,000 stipend negotiated by the players’ union, the Red Sox players boycott their exhibition game, scheduled to be televised nationally from the City of Palms Park, and tomorrow’s flight to Japan for the season-opening game against the A’s. The delayed game starts an hour later when MLB consents to pay the managers, coaches, and trainers $20,000 each from management’s proceeds, with the difference to be paid by the team. ========================================================= TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On March 19 in … 1877 – Australia beats England by 45 runs in very first Test match. 1914 – Stanley Cup: Toronto Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Victoria Capitals (PCHA) in three game. 1938 – NHL Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes. 1942 – Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago, Illinois. 1948 – Lee Savold knocks out Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. 1950 – 5th US Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias. 1950 – City College of New York defeats Bradley 69-61 to win the NIT championship. 1954 – First color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello versus Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA. 1954 – US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright. 1954 – US Men’s Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins. 1954 – Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings versus England. 1955 – 17th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63. 1956 – Biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, Saint Louis Hawks-75. 1957 – Cleveland Indians reject Boston Red Sox’ offer of US$1 million for Herb Score. 1958 – Sobers completes a century in each inning versus Pakistan. 1960 – 22nd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55. 1966 – 28th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65. 1967 – Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Orange Golf Classic. 1971 – Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in one half. 1972 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. 1972 – Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by record 63 points. 1975 – Pennsylvania is first US state to allow girls to compete with boys in High School sports. 1977 – Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000 metre (1:15.33). 1978 – Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic. 1985 – New South Wales wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by one wicket. 1987 – Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 metre (39.43 seconds). 1987 – Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85). 1988 – Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:05.25). 1989 – Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson. 1989 – World Ice Dance Championship in Paris, France won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR). 1989 – World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (USSR). 1989 – World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by Midori Ito (Japan). 1989 – World Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by Kurt Browning (Canada). 1990 – First world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa, Canada). 1991 – Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers. 1991 – NFL owners strip Phoenix Cardinals of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day. 1991 – Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses. 1991 – Saint Louis Blues’ Brett Hull is third NHL player to score 80 goals in a season. 1993 – World Ice Dance Championship in Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (Russia). 1993 – World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (Canada). 1993 – World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (Ukraine). 1993 – World Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning (Canada). 1994 – Lara scores 167 for West Indies versus England at Georgetown. 1994 – New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season. 1995 – Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450). 1995 – Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament. 1995 – Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months off. 1995 – NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (53-47). 1995 – Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:04.08). 1997 – Major League Baseball announces five year/$50 million deal with Pepsi. 2005 – Lance Berkman agrees to a six-year, US$85 million contract with the Houston Astros. 2005 – Wales beats Ireland 32 – 20 to win their first Grand Slam since 1978 in Rugby Union’s Six Nations tournament. 2016 – At the Sebring Interntional Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque. Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger Van Der Zande and Alex Popow. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferriri 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christian Nielsen, and Jeff Segal. 2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats Detroit Red Wings by score 4-2. 2022 – At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Vancouver Canucks by score 5-2. 2022 – At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 2-1. 2022 – At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 6-3. 2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-1. 2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-1. 2022 – At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Saint Louis Blues by score 5-4. 2022 – At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Los Angeles Kings by score 5-1. 2022 – At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats New Jersey Devils by score 6-3. 2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-1. 2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Dallas Stars by score 4-2. 2022 – At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the 70th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Cadillac Racing #02 Cadillac DPi driven by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, and Neel Jani. Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 7th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Mikkel Jensen, Scott Huffaker, and Ben Keating. Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 13th overall is the Sean Creech Motorsport #33 Ligier JS P320 driven by Malthe Jakobsen, Lance Willsey, and Joao Barbosa. Finishing 1st in GTD Pro class and 16th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Nicky Catsburg, Antonio Garcia, and Jordan Taylor. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Cetilar Racing #47 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Antonio Fuoco, Roberto Lacorte, and Giorgio Sernagiotto. Births of sports figures on March 19 1871 – Birth of Joseph McGinnity in Rock Island, Illinois, USA; baseball pitcher (New York Giants). 1871 – Birth of Schofield Haigh; cricket player (“Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11”). 1913 – Birth of William Chatterton; cricket player (48 in only Test for England 1892). 1914 – Birth of J Jay Berwanger; first Heisman Trophy winner (1935). 1927 – Birth of Richie Ashburn; baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)/sportscaster. 1928 – Birth of Clive Van Ryneveld; cricket player (South African all-rounder 1951-58). 1931 – Birth of Bill Hoskyns in England; épée fencer (Olympics-silver-1964). 1932 – Birth of Gay Robert Brewer in Middletown, Ohio, USA; PGA golfer (1972 Canadian). 1939 – Birth of Abbas Ali Baig; cricket player (Indian bat 112 on debut versus England 1959). 1939 – Birth of Joe Kapp; NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers). 1946 – Birth of Mohammad Ilyas; cricket player (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69). 1947 – Birth of Earlie Fires; jockey (Hialeah Park). 1947 – Birth of Vince Martino in Schenectady, New York, USA; WLAF offensive assistant (Barcelona Dragons). 1948 – Birth of Vintcent Van der Bijl; Natal cricket bowler (superb two metre of 1970s and 1980s). 1952 – Birth of Warren Lees in New Zealand; cricket wicket-keeper (late 1970s). 1953 – Birth of Hans Rinn in the German Democratic Republic; two man lugist (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980). 1966 – Birth of Paul Devenport in New Zealand; Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Texas Tour). 1968 – Birth of Liam Jewell in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-1996). 1968 – Birth of Tyrone Hill; NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks). 1969 – Birth of Arjan Vermeulen; soccer player (Vitesse). 1969 – Birth of Scott Alexander Brownlee in Hamilton, New Zealand; rowing coxless four men (Olympics-1996). 1970 – Birth of Errol Refos; soccer player (Feyenoord). 1970 – Birth of Janne Laukenen in Lahti, Finland; NHL defenseman (Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998, Washington Senators). 1970 – Birth of Rick Mirer; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears). 1970 – Birth of Sean Fleming; Canadian Football League kicker (Edmonton Eskimos). 1971 – Birth of Cory Fleming; NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys). 1971 – Birth of Kirk Botkin; NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers). 1971 – Birth of Louie Debrusk in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers). 1971 – Birth of Marty Moore; NFL inside linebacker (New England Patriots). 1971 – Birth of Taase Faumui; NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers). 1971 – Birth of Whitney Hedgepeth; 100 metre/200 metre backstroke (Olympics-2 silver-1996). 1972 – Birth of Maria Maunder in Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996). 1973 – Birth of John Michels; NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31). 1974 – Birth of John Coppinger in El Paso, Texas, USA; pitcher (Baltimore Orioles). 1975 – Birth of Antonio Daniels; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies). 1985 – Birth of Ernesto Viso; Venezuelan race car driver. Deaths of sports figures on March 19 1958 – Vernon Ransford, cricket player (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies. 1991 – John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies. ========================================================== TV SPORTS TODAYThursday, 3/19/26 MLB SPRING TRAININGTIME ETTVPhiladelphia Prospects vs Minnesota Prospects1:05pmMLBNCincinnati Prospects vs San Francisco Prospects4:05pmMLBNNBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVOrlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets7:00pmNBATVFanDuel Sports FLFanDuel Sports CHADetroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards7:00pmMNMTFanDuel Sports DETLos Angeles Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans8:00pmGCSNFanDuel Sports SoCalPhoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs8:00pmAFSNFanDuel Sports SWCleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls8:00pmFanDuel Sports OhioCHSNLos Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat8:00pmSpectrumFanDuel Sports SunMilwaukee Bucks vs Utah Jazz9:00pmKJZZFanDuel Sports MILPhiladelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings10:00pmNBCS-PHINBCS-CANHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVWinnipeg Jets vs Boston Bruins7:00pmSNNESNNew York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators7:00pmMSGSNSNMontreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings7:00pmSNFanDuel Sports DETNew York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets7:00pmMSGFanDuel Sports OhioChicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild7:30pmHuluESPN+Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators8:00pmKONGFanDuel Sports NSHFlorida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers9:00pmScrippsSNBuffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks10:00pmMSG-BUFNBCS-CATampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks10:00pmFanDuel Sports SunSNUtah Mammoth vs Vegas Golden Knights10:00pmHuluESPN+Philadelphia Flyers vs Los Angeles Kings10:30pmNBCS-PHIFanDuel Sports WestMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLTIME ETTVNCAA First Round: 9 TCU vs 8 Ohio State12:15pmCBSParamount+NCAA First Round: 13 Troy vs 4 Nebraska12:40pmtruTVMAXNCAA First Round: 11 South Florida vs 6 Louisville1:30pmTNTMAXNCAA First Round: 12 High Point vs 5 Wisconsin1:50pmTBSMAXNCAA First Round: 16 Siena vs 1 Duke2:50pmCBSParamount+NCAA First Round: 12 McNeese vs 5 Vanderbilt3:15pmtruTVMAXNCAA First Round: 14 North Dakota State vs 3 Michigan State4:05pmTNTMAXNCAA First Round: 13 Hawai’i vs 4 Arkansas4:25pmTBSMAXNCAA First Round: 11 VCU vs 6 North Carolina6:50TNTMAXNCAA First Round: UMBC/Howard vs 1 Michigan7:10CBSParamount+NCAA First Round: Texas/NC State vs 6 BYU7:25pmTBSMAXNCAA First Round: 10 Texas A&M vs 7 Saint Mary’s7:35pmtruTVMAXNCAA First Round: 14 PENN vs 3 Illinois9:25pmTNTMAXNCAA First Round: 9 Saint Louis vs 8 Georgia9:45pmCBSParamount+NCAA First Round: 14 Kennesaw State vs 3 Gonzaga10:00pmTBSMAXNCAA First Round: 15 Idaho vs 2 Houston10:10pmtruTVMAXGOLFTIME ETTVPGA Tour: Valspar Championship1:00pmGOLFSOCCERTIME ETTVUEFA Europa League: Freiburg vs Genk12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Olympique Lyonnais vs Celta de Vigo12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: Raków Częstochowa vs Fiorentina12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: Mainz 05 vs Sigma Olomouc12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: AEK Larnaca vs Crystal Palace12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: AEK Athens vs Celje12:45pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Roma vs Bologna3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Ferencváros vs Sporting Braga3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Real Betis vs Panathinaikos3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Aston Villa vs Lille3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Europa League: Porto vs Stuttgart3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: Rayo Vallecano vs Samsunspor3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Lech Poznań3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: Sparta Praha vs AZ3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Conference League: Strasbourg vs Rijeka3:00pmParamount+VIXUS Open Cup: Carolina Core vs Virginia Dream6:00pmYoutubeUS Open Cup: Michigan Bucks vs Forward Madison6:30pmYoutubeUS Open Cup: Charlotte Independ. vs Ristozi6:30pmYoutubeUS Open Cup: Lexington vs Flower City Union7:00pmYoutubeUS Open Cup: Westchester SC vs NY Renegades7:30pmYoutubeUS Open Cup: Tennessee Tempo vs Chattanooga Red Wolves8:00pmYoutubeUS Open Cup: Laredo Heat vs El Paso Locomotive8:30pmYoutubeCONCACAF Champions Cup: Mount Pleasant Academy vs LA Galaxy7:00pmFS1fuboTVVIXCONCACAF Champions Cup: Tigres UANL vs Cincinnati9:00pmFS1fuboTVVIX About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 18 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 19
