“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS SATURDAY MARCH 28 SESSION 1 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BARR-REEVE (27-1) VS. TRITON (25-3) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARKE HERITAGE (26-4) VS. WESTVIEW (27-1) SESSION 2 6 PM ET | CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (24-5) VS. NEW HAVEN (22-7) APPROX. 8:15 PM ET | CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (27-3) VS. CROWN POINT (25-1) =========================================================== NCAA TOURNAMENT MEN’S SCHEDULE/SCORES SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (SECOND ROUND) (2) PURDUE 79, (7) MIAMI (FLA.) 69 (2) IOWA STATE 82, (7) KENTUCKY 63 (5) ST. JOHN’S 67, (4) KANSAS 65 (6) TENNESSEE 79, (3) VIRGINIA 72 (9) IOWA 73, (1) FLORIDA 72 (1) ARIZONA 78, (9) UTAH STATE 66 (2) UCONN 73, (7) UCLA 57 (4) ALABAMA 90, (5) TEXAS TECH 65 THURSDAY, MARCH 26 (SWEET 16) (2) PURDUE VS. (11) TEXAS, 7:10 P.M. | CBS (4) NEBRASKA VS. (9) IOWA, 7:30 P.M. | TBS/TRUTV (1) ARIZONA VS. (4) ARKANSAS, 9:45 P.M. | CBS (2) HOUSTON VS. (3) ILLINOIS, 10:05 P.M. | TBS/TRUTV FRIDAY, MARCH 27 (SWEET 16) (1) DUKE VS. (5) ST. JOHN’S, 7:10 P.M. | CBS (1) MICHIGAN VS. (4) ALABAMA, 7:35 P.M. | TBS/TRUTV (2) UCONN VS. (3) MICHIGAN STATE, 9:45 P.M. | CBS (2) IOWA STATE VS. (6) TENNESSEE, 10:10 P.M. | TBS/TRUTV =========================================================== MEN’S NIT SCORES ILLINOIS STATE 78 WAKE FOREST 75 AUBURN 91 SEATTLE 85 TULSA 77 UNLV 66 NEW MEXICO 86 GEORGE WASHINGTON 61 WICHITA STATE 96 OKLAHOMA STATE 70 ST. JOSEPH’S 76 CALIFORNIA 75 ========================================================== NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NORTH CAROLINA 74 MARYLAND 66 MICHIGAN 92 NC STATE 63 MINNESOTA 65 OLE MISS 63 LSU 101 TEXAS TECH 47 DUKE 69 BAYLOR 46 TEXAS 100 OREGON 58 OKLAHOMA 77 MICHIGAN STATE 71 TCU 62 WASHINGTON 59 OT ========================================================== WOMEN’S NIT SOUTH DAKOTA 80 NORTHERN COLORADO 60 ILLINOIS STATE 81 TEXAS RIO GRANDE 52 ARMY 59 NJIT 52 MONTANA STATE 69 SAN FRANCISCO 53 PEPPERDINE 85 SOUTHERN UTAH 80 PORTLAND 78 LAMAR 68 ========================================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES NOTRE DAME 7 CLEMSON 4 OHIO STATE 14 BUTLER 4 MINNESOTA 14 INDIANA 2 PENN STATE 14 PURDUE 0 BALL STATE 7 WESTERN MICHIGAN 5 INDIANA STATE 18 BRADLEY 10 SOUTHERN INDIANA 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS 0 ========================================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES CLEMSON 4 NOTRE DAME 1 BUTLER 11 SETON HALL 3 INDIANA 7 MARYLAND 2 OREGON 2 PURDUE 1 NORTHERN IOWA 11 VALPO 6 SOUTHERN INDIANA 2 SE MISSOURI STATE 0 ========================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES BILL GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES #8 SYRACUSE 18 #13 GEORGETOWN 12 #6 DUKE 8 #14 DENVER 7 ========================================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES #3 MARYLAND 13 USC 7 #8 MICHIGAN 11 #21 PENN STATE 6 #7 JOHNS HOPKINS 18 #24 OHIO STATE 12 #5 YALE 10 BROWN 8 #19 DENVER 15 UCONN 4 ========================================================== NBA SCORES DENVER 128 PORTLAND 112 SACRAMENTO 126 BROOKLYN 122 NEW YORK 145 WASHINGTON 113 MINNESOTA 102 BOSTON 92 PHOENIX 120 TORONTO 98 ========================================================== NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES MAINE 121 CLEVELAND 91 WESTCHESTER 141 GREENSBORO 131 AUSTIN 117 NOBLESVILLE 97 BIRMINGHAM 134 WINDY CITY 119 TEXAS 109 IOWA 106 OKLAHOMA CITY 125 MEMPHIS 115 CAPITAL CITY 127 LONG ISLAND 120 STOCKTON 121 SANTA CRUZ 103 ========================================================== NHL SCORES WINNIPEG 3 NY RANGERS 2 COLORADO 3 WASHINGTON 2 OT CAROLINA 5 PITTSBURGH 1 NASHVILLE 3 CHICAGO 2 OT NY ISLANDERS 1 COLUMBUS 0 VEGAS 3 DALLAS 2 ANAHEIM 6 BUFFALO 5 OT CALGARY 4 TAMPA BAY 3 OT UTAH 4 LOS ANGELES 3 OT ========================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ST. LOUIS 3 HOUSTON 2 MINNESOTA 7 ATLANTA 3 NY YANKEES 6 PHILADELPHIA 2 BOSTON 6 PITTSBURGH 3 TORONTO 14 TAMPA BAY 1 MIAMI 4 NY METS 3 BALTIMORE 8 WASHINGTON 1 CLEVELAND 8 CINCINNATI 2 CHICAGO CUBS 12 MILWAUKEE 0 COLORADO 6 LAS VEGAS 5 SACRAMENTO 2 SAN FRANCISCO 1 SEATTLE 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2 LA DODGERS 13 LA ANGELS 5 ARIZONA 11 SAN DIEGO 1 ========================================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES ========================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER MIAMI 3 NEW YORK CITY 2 CINCINNATI 4 MONTRÉAL 3 MINNESOTA 0 SEATTLE 0 PORTLAND 1 LA GALAXY 1 SALT LAKE 2 SAN DIEGO 2 ========================================================== NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: IOWA EDGES DEFENDING CHAMP FLORIDA IN THRILLER Alvaro Folgueiras drained a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner with 4.5 seconds left to give Iowa a dramatic 73-72 victory over defending national champion Florida in a South Region second-round game at Tampa, Fla. The top-seeded Gators’ Xaivian Lee (17 points) was unable to get a shot off in the final seconds after driving down the court, failing to complete an attempted pass to Thomas Haugh in front of the basket. That allowed first-year Iowa coach Ben McCollum to take the ninth-seeded Hawkeyes to the program’s first Sweet 16 since 1999, setting up an intra-Big Ten matchup Thursday in Houston vs. No. 4 seed Nebraska. Tavian Banks had 20 points and six rebounds, and Folgueiras added 14 points for the Hawkeyes (23-12). Sharpshooter Bennett Stirtz added 13 points despite going 0-for-9 from 3-point range and Cooper Koch had 12 on four 3-pointers. Alex Condon recorded 21 points and seven assists and Haugh added 19 points for Florida (27-8), which was even with Iowa in rebounds at 27 apiece despite leading the nation in rebounds per game. WEST REGION No. 1 Arizona 78, No. 9 Utah State 66 Jaden Bradley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the catalyst for the Wildcats in holding off a wild comeback from the Aggies in second-round play in San Diego. Arizona (34-2) advances to its third consecutive Sweet 16 and fourth in five years, and will meet No. 4 seed Arkansas on Thursday in San Jose, Calif. Motiejus Krivas finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds, nine of which came on the offensive glass. Koa Peat added another 10 rebounds to go with 14 points, helping the Wildcats to a pivotal 54-26 rebounding advantage. Brayden Burries scored 16 points. Garry Clark’s 13 points led Utah State (29-7), MJ Collins Jr. finished with 12, Drake Allen 11 and Mason Falslev had eight. No. 2 Purdue 79, No. 7 Miami 69 Fletcher Loyer scored a game-high 24 points on just seven shot attempts, lifting the Boilermakers to a win over the Hurricanes in the second round of the West Region in St. Louis. Loyer made 6 of 7 shots from the field, including all four of his 3-point tries, and canned eight free throws without a miss as Purdue (29-8) earned a spot in the regional semifinals Thursday against 11th-seeded Texas (21-14). Trey Kaufman-Renn added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Boilermakers, who hit 25 of 47 shots from the field and connected on 21 of 22 at the foul line. Freshman Shelton Henderson paced the Hurricanes (26-9) with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Malik Reneau added 16 points and Tre Donaldson scored 13 but made only 4 of 15 attempts. MIDWEST REGION No. 2 Iowa State 82, No. 7 Kentucky 63 The short-handed Cyclones were without versatile star forward Joshua Jefferson but they had their feral defense, and that was more than enough to tame Kentucky, which coughed up 20 turnovers that led to 25 points during a beatdown in St. Louis. With Jefferson out due to an ankle injury suffered during Friday’s 108-74 blowout over Tennessee State, the Cyclones (29-7) relied on veteran point guard Tamin Lipsey. He scored 17 of his game-high 26 points after halftime and added 10 assists, one more than the Wildcats had as a team. Milan Momcilovic added 20 points, while Nate Heise chipped in 12 and freshman Killyan Toure netted 10 points. Denzel Aberdeen scored 20 points for Kentucky (22-14) and Otega Oweh added 18 and eight rebounds, but it wasn’t quite enough. The Wildcats shot decently from the field, making 46.7%, but only attempted 45 shots because of all of the turnovers. No. 6 Tennessee 79, No. 3 Virginia 72 Ja’Kobi Gillespie put up 21 points and six assists, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and nine assists and the Volunteers took down the Cavaliers in a second-round matchup in Philadelphia to reach their fourth straight Sweet 16. Tennessee (24-11), which will meet No. 2 seed Iowa State in the Midwest Region semifinals, also got 16 points from freshman Nate Ament after he played 18 scoreless minutes in the first round while working through an ankle sprain. Ament scored 13 in the second half, and teammates J.P. Estrella and Jaylen Carey scored 10 apiece. Belgian freshman Thijs De Ridder powered Virginia’s comeback with 17 of his 22 points in the second half. Malik Thomas added 12 and Jacari White and Chance Mallory had 10 apiece for the Cavaliers (30-16), who doubled their win total from a year ago in Ryan Odom’s first season in charge. No. 4 Alabama 90, No. 5 Texas Tech 65 Latrell Wrightsell scored 24 points and the Crimson Tide unleashed a relentless 3-point attack in blowing out the Red Raiders in Tampa, Fla. Houston Mallette scored all 15 of his points on 3s, Amari Allen had 12 points despite missing his four 3-point attempts and Aiden Sherrell had 10 points. Labaron Philon Jr. contributed nine points and a career-high 12 assists. Alabama (25-9) is going to the Sweet 16 for the fourth year in a row, meeting top-seeded Michigan on Friday night in the Midwest Region at Chicago. LeJuan Watts’ 16 points and seven rebounds led Texas Tech (23-11), while Donovan Atwell provided 12 points and Leon Horner had 10. The Red Raiders lost four of their final five games, with a once-promising season veering off track after the loss of star JT Toppin to a season-ending injury. EAST REGION No. 5 St. John’s 67, No. 4 Kansas 65 Dylan Darling’s first points of the Red Storm’s NCAA Tournament win over the Jayhawks came as the buzzer sounded, sending St. John’s to its first Sweet 16 since 1999. St. John’s (30-6) never trailed in the second half and led by as many as 14 points before Kansas (24-11), behind Darryn Peterson’s 21-point effort, rallied to force a 65-65 tie. The Red Storm shot just 25 of 69 (36.2%) from the floor, while the Jayhawks went 24 of 54 (44.4%). One difference for St. John’s was its 3-point shooting — specifically, Bryce Hopkins’ 3-point shooting. Hopkins scored a team-high 18 points, all on 6-of-9 shooting from long range. The rest of the Red Storm went 5 of 26 from deep. Peterson shot 3 of 8 from beyond the arc for Kansas, but the rest of the lineup combined for just two triples. No. 2 UConn 73, No. 7 UCLA 57 Alex Karaban scored a career-high 27 points, freshman Braylon Mullins added 17 and the Huskies took down the Bruins to return to the Sweet 16. UConn (31-5) will face No. 3 Michigan State in the East Region semifinals. The program is shooting for a third national title to cap Karaban’s four-year career, after eventual champion Florida eliminated the Huskies in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year. Tarris Reed Jr. had 10 points and 13 boards but shot just 3 of 8 from the field. Jayden Ross had 11 points. Xavier Booker had 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting in the first half to fuel UCLA (24-12), but he was held in check after that and finished with 13. Eric Dailey Jr. put up 12, Donovan Dent added 11 with nine assists and Skyy Clark also scored 11. ========================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S NCAA ROUNDUP: NORTH CAROLINA, MICHIGAN ADVANCE TO SWEET 16 Elina Aarnisalo poured in 21 points — one shy of her career high — and Lanie Grant had 20 points as North Carolina pulled out a 74-66 victory against Maryland in the Fort Worth Region 1 second-round game Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C. Fourth-seeded North Carolina (28-7) goes to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. The Tar Heels will take on Monday’s Syracuse-Connecticut winner later in the week in Fort Worth, Texas. Nyla Harris had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Tar Heels while Indya Nivar shrugged off foul trouble to finish with 11 points. Oluchi Okananwa racked up 21 points for fifth-seeded Maryland (24-9), but she was just 3-for-11 on free throws. Addi Mack had 13 points, Mir McLean supplied 12 points and 14 rebounds and Kyndal Walker notched 10 points. The Terrapins shot 3-for-23 from 3-point range and 17 of 31 at the line, so even collecting 21 offensive rebounds wasn’t enough. North Carolina led 42-33 at halftime, but Maryland scored the first basket of the fourth quarter to claim a 52-50 lead. No. 2 Michigan 92, No. 7 NC State 63 Olivia Olson had 27 points and Syla Swords pumped in 26 points as the second-seeded Wolverines benefited from a huge second half to pull away in the Fort Worth Region 3 second-round game at Ann Arbor, Mich. Mila Holloway contributed 13 points and nine rebounds for Michigan (27-6), which faces the winner of Monday’s Alabama-Louisville game later in the week. Zamareya Jones recorded 16 points, nine assists and four blocks for NC State (21-11), which she also committed seven of the Wolfpack’s 22 turnovers that Michigan turned into 35 points. Khamil Pierre added 15 points for NC State and Devyn Quigley notched 11 points. NC State played without All-Atlantic Coast Conference guard Zoe Brooks, who was out with a lower-body injury. The Wolfpack were denied a third consecutive spot in the Sweet 16. Michigan led 28-25 at halftime before cranking out 32 points in both the third and fourth quarters. Swords finished with four of Michigan’s 10 baskets from 3-point range. The Wolverines committed only six turnovers. Michigan won for the 16th time in 17 home games this season. =================================================================== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: TIMBERWOLVES EARN RARE VICTORY IN BOSTON Bones Hyland scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels finished with 19 to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 102-92 win over the host Boston Celtics on Sunday night. Rudy Gobert added nine points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won in Boston for the first time since 2005. Minnesota also received 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Ayo Dosunmu. Minnesota outscored Boston 26-15 in the final quarter, even though the Celtics scored the game’s final six points. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points and seven rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 35.8% from the field (34 of 95). The loss ended Boston’s four-game winning streak. Nuggets 128, Trail Blazers 112 Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, Jamal Murray also scored 22 points and host Denver never trailed in a win over Portland. Peyton Watson returned from a 19-game absence to score 14 points off the bench. Cameron Johnson scored 19 points, Christian Braun had 15, Bruce Brown contributed 13 and Aaron Gordon had 12 as the Nuggets beat the Blazers for the 11th straight time on their home court. Deni Avdija led Portland with 23 points and 14 assists, while Donovan Clingan hit a career-high four 3-pointers on his way to 18 points. Toumani Camara and Robert Williams III scored 16 each, while Scoot Henderson finished with 13 points. Kings 126, Nets 122 Malik Monk scored 32 points, Maxime Raynaud paired 22 points with 10 rebounds and Sacramento snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over visiting Brooklyn. Monk, as a reserve, also had six assists and knocked down 7 of 13 from 3-point range. Devin Carter added 16 off the bench for Sacramento, and Precious Achiuwa posted 14 points and 15 boards. Ben Saraf contributed 22 points off the bench for the Nets, who suffered their seventh straight loss. Malachi Smith and Ziaire Williams contributed 18 points each, and Nolan Traore 17. Suns 120, Raptors 98 Devin Booker scored 25 points and Jalen Green added 20 as Phoenix snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Toronto. Collin Gillespie had 16 points for the Suns, who led wire-to-wire and avenged a 122-115 road loss to the Raptors on March 13. Jordan Goodwin scored 14 points, Ryan Dunn added 12 and Rasheer Fleming chipped in 11. Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 17 points. RJ Barrett and Ja’Kobe Walter added 13 apiece, Immanuel Quickley had 11 and Gradey Dick scored 10. Forward Brandon Ingram was held to six points on 3-of-10 shooting after averaging 25.8 points over his last five games. Toronto trailed by as many as 31 and lost its second straight following a three-game winning streak. Knicks 145, Wizards 113 Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double and seven Knicks scored in double figures as New York rolled to its sixth straight win with a rout of visiting Washington. The Knicks rebounded from an anemic offensive effort their last time out in a 93-92 win on Friday over Brooklyn, pouncing on the Wizards early en route to 68 first-half points and their second-highest scoring game of the season. New York spread its scoring evenly among a corps of Towns, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges. The Knicks’ trio of Villanova products — Brunson, Hart and Bridges — finished with 23, 16 and 14 points. Hart added six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals. Washington was short-handed due to a spat of injuries and was also down starting forward Justin Champagnie on Sunday for his involvement in an altercation in the Wizards’ loss to Oklahoma City. Jaden Hardy came off the bench to lead the team with a season-high 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting, including 7-of-13 from 3-point range. ================================================================= NHL NHL ROUNDUP: ISLANDERS BLANK JACKETS TO MOVE INTO WILD-CARD POSITION Ilya Sorokin stopped all 26 shots he faced and made Bo Horvat’s goal on the first shot of the game stand up Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 in a game with Eastern Conference playoff implications in Elmont, N.Y. The Islanders (40-26-5, 85 points) snapped a two-game losing streak, moved ahead of the idle Detroit Red Wings (84 points) for the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and tied the Blue Jackets (37-21-11, 85 points) for third place in the Metropolitan Division, though Columbus has a game in hand. The shutout was the seventh of the season for Sorokin and the 29th of his career, which extended his franchise record. He is tied for the franchise’s single-season record for shutouts with Glenn “Chico” Resch and Semyon Varlamov. Jet Greaves recorded 21 saves for the Blue Jackets, whose 12-game point streak (8-0-4) ended. Jets 3, Rangers 2 (SO) Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi scored in the first two rounds of the shootout and visiting Winnipeg ended a three-game losing streak with a victory over host New York. Connor scored when he got a shot to trickle under rookie Dylan Garand’s pads and his shootout goal occurred after he had 11 shot attempts in regulation and overtime. Vilardi scored when he cut to the right and flicked a wrist shot by Garand. Backup goalie Eric Comrie stopped Vincent Trocheck and J.T. Miller in the shootout after making three saves during an interference penalty on Mark Scheifele in overtime. Adam Lowry and Vilardi scored in regulation for the Jets. Tye Kartye and Mika Zibanejad scored tying goals in the second period as the Rangers lost their fourth straight. Garand made 35 saves in a solid NHL debut after being called up to replace backup goalie Jonathan Quick (upper-body injury). Mammoth 4, Kings 3 (OT) Nick Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game 1:46 into overtime and Utah beat Los Angeles in Salt Lake City. Schmaltz entered the zone 2-on-1, kept the puck and beat Darcy Kuemper with a wrist shot. Lawson Crouse had two goals and an assist for the Mammoth, who have won three of four and hold the first wild-card spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who have lost three straight and trail the Nashville Predators by two points for the second wild-card spot in the playoffs from the West. Golden Knights 3, Stars 2 Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:38 remaining as Vegas snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over host Dallas. Smith, a healthy scratch the previous five games, swatted in a rebound of Mitch Marner’s shot from the right side of the crease into the top right corner of the net for the game-winner. Brayden McNabb and Ivan Barbashev also scored goals and Adin Hill finished with 13 saves for Vegas. Wyatt Johnston set a franchise single-season record with his 23rd power-play goal and Justin Hryckowian also scored for Dallas, which suffered just its second regulation loss in the last 19 games (15-2-2). Casey DeSmith made 30 saves for the Stars, who had a four-game win streak against the Golden Knights snapped. Ducks 6, Sabres 5 (OT) Troy Terry scored twice, including the game-winner at 1:29 of overtime in a win for Anaheim against visiting Buffalo. Beckett Sennecke, Chris Kreider and Jackson LaCombe each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won three of their past four games. Ville Husso made 24 saves. Zach Benson and Owen Power each had a goal and an assist, and Alex Lyon made 27 saves for the Sabres, who had won four straight. Avalanche 3, Capitals 2 (OT)Brock Nelson scored the game-winning goal at 1:22 of overtime as Colorado rallied past host Washington.Nelson won the game for the Avalanche when Martin Necas set him up for a slap shot past Logan Thompson. Gabriel Landeskog and Nicolas Roy also found the back of the net for Colorado, which became the first team to secure a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Necas had two assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 20 saves.Alex Ovechkin and Justin Sourdif scored, and Thompson made 21 saves for the Capitals, who had previously won two straight games and three of their last four. Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) Filip Forsberg scored twice, including the game-winner 1:05 into overtime, to lift surging Nashville past host Chicago for its fourth straight victory. Forsberg finished with three points, adding an assist on Steven Stamkos’ game-tying goal at 9:43 of the third period on a goal in front of the net moments after a Nashville power play expired. Back in the lineup after a two-game absence with an upper-body injury, Predators goaltender Juuse Saros finished with 26 saves. Nick Lardis and Connor Bedard found the net for the Blackhawks, who have lost four of five with two defeats in that stretch coming in overtime. Spencer Knight stopped 30 shots in the losing effort. Hurricanes 5, Penguins 1 Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists and Carolina went 3-for-5 on the power play in a win over host Pittsburgh. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist and Sebastian Aho, defenseman Jalen Chatfield and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four of their last five. Frederik Andersen made 18 saves. Egor Chinakhov scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who had their four-game point streak (3-0-1) snapped and were playing the second of back-to-back games. They beat visiting Winnipeg 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday afternoon. Stuart Skinner stopped 21 shots for Pittsburgh.Islanders 1, Blue Jackets 0 Ilya Sorokin stopped all 26 shots he faced and made Bo Horvat’s goal on the first shot of the game stand up New York, which edged Columbus in a game with Eastern Conference playoff implications in Elmont, N.Y. The Islanders (85 points) moved ahead of the idle Detroit Red Wings (84 points) for the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and tied the Blue Jackets for third place in the Metropolitan Division, though Columbus has a game in hand. The shutout was the seventh of the season for Sorokin and the 29th of his career, which extended his franchise record. He is tied for the franchise’s single-season record for shutouts with Glenn “Chico” Resch and Semyon Varlamov. Jet Greaves recorded 21 saves for the Blue Jackets, whose 12-game point streak (8-0-4) ended. Flames 4, Lightning 3 (OT) Ryan Strome scored the winning goal in overtime as host Calgary beat Tampa Bay for its third consecutive win. Victor Olofsson, Morgan Frost and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames (29-34-7, 65 points) and goaltender Devin Cooley made 32 saves. Calgary has won 54 consecutive games when scoring four or more goals, the fourth-longest streak in NHL history. Ryan McDonagh, Darren Raddysh and Pontus Holmberg replied for the Lightning, who had a three-game winning streak snapped in the final outing of their four-game road swing. Goalie Jonas Johansson stopped 25 shots. =================================================================== GOLF HYO JOO KIM NEVER LOSES GRIP ON LEAD, CAPTURES FORTINET FOUNDERS CUP South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim went wire to wire, holding off Nelly Korda to win the Fortinet Founders Cup by one stroke Sunday in Menlo Park, Calif. Kim became an eight-time winner on the LPGA Tour, including this event in 2015 in Phoenix, with a 1-over-par 73 for a total of 16-under 272 at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, which hosted the event for the first time. The 30-year-old had led by two shots after the opening round, four through Friday’s play and five after three rounds. Ranked No. 8 in the world, Kim saw her five-stroke lead evaporate after 10 holes. She bogeyed Nos. 2, 8, 12, 16 and 18 to make for a dramatic finish. She countered with birdies at Nos. 6, 7, 11 and 14. “I don’t think I was necessarily shaken up or my emotions were all over the place,” Kim said through a translator. “I was just trying to keep my focus on my shots and what I was doing. So I think was just trying to keep and lock in on that.” Kim hit nine of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation, taking 30 putts. “I think just in the back nine my two par saves were probably the things I’m proudest about today,” Kim said. “Just because my shots weren’t playing as well.” Korda, ranked No. 2 in the world, entered the day in second place and stayed there after firing a 3-under 69 for 15 under for the tournament. She bookended birdies at Nos. 2 and 17 with birdies at Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 to tie for the lead at 17 under, then carded a bogey at No. 12. Korda missed a 3-footer on No. 17 for a three-putt bogey to drop to 15 under, which provided Kim with a two-stroke cushion as they went to the 18th hole. “The front nine was great,” Korda said. “Kind of battled a little bit more on the back nine. Wasn’t really kind of producing as much as I was on the front nine. Obviously, something like 17 stings, so it is what it is. It’s golf. It’s a quick turnaround. There is next week. So, just going to take all the positives.” Korda hit 12 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation while totaling 32 putts. South Korea’s Jin Hee Im (69 on Sunday) and Sei Young Kim (67) tied for third at 11-under. World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand shot 73 and tied for 14th at 8-under. STEVEN ALKER WINS PLAYOFF TO DEFEND TITLE AT COLOGUARD CLASSIC New Zealand’s Steven Alker shot a final round 6-under-par 65, then won a playoff against Ireland’s Padraig Harrington to capture his second straight Cologuard Classic on Sunday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz. As the event’s first-ever back-to-back champion, Alker achieved a remarkable comeback by rallying from nine shots behind entering play Saturday. It was also the second straight playoff at the event, with Alker defeating Jason Caron on an additional hole a year ago. “Yeah, it’s great. It kind of feels like deja vu, to be honest, the way itplayed out,” Alker said. “Yeah, happy to have a chance to win the golf tournament and ultimately it all worked out.” Alker quickly made the comeback a possibility by tying a La Paloma Country Club course record with his 9-under 62 on Saturday, then he picked up where he left off with three birdies over his first six holes. An 11-time winner on the Champions Tour, Alker added birdies on Holes 9, 11 and 16, then held off Harrington with a birdie in the playoff to win his first tournament since last year’s Simmons Bank Championship. An unfortunately timed bogey for Harrington on the par-4 18th necessitated the extra session, after Harrington had grabbed a one-stroke lead with his birdie on the par-3 17th. Harrington had six birdies and two bogeys, but settled for par in a do-or-die situation during the playoff, again on the 18th. His first putt from the green couldn’t connect, giving Alker the win. Zach Johnson (67) and Tommy Gainey (68) played well on the 16th, each finishing under par on that hole to reach 13 under for the tournament, within two strokes of the leaders. Neither golfer could make up further ground over the final two holes and finished tied for third. Saturday co-leader Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand finished alone in fifth place (12 under) after his 1-under 70. Four golfers finished in a tie for sixth at 11 under: South Korea’s K.J. Choi (67), Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn (67), Germany’s Bernhard Langer (70) and Stewart Cink (67). First-day leader Bo Van Pelt fired a 69 to get to 10 under and finish in a tie for 10th place. MATT FITZPATRICK BIRDIES FINAL HOLE TO RALLY FOR VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE England’s Matt Fitzpatrick made a 14-foot putt for birdie on the final hole and waited for two groups behind him to finish, winning the Valspar Championship by shooting 3-under-par 68 on Sunday at Palm Harbor, Fla. It was a form of redemption for Fitzpatrick, who a week earlier was the runner-up in The Players Championship. Fitzpatrick finished at 11-under 273 on Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club’s Copperhead Course, one stroke better than David Lipsky to secure his third victory on the PGA Tour. Lipsky, who posted 70, nearly rolled in a 33-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to force a playoff, but needed a tap-in to finish his round. Fitzpatrick had a consistent tournament, turning in 68s for the first, third and fourth rounds. He last won on the tour at the 2023 RBC Heritage. England’s Jordan Smith shot 66, putting him in third place for his best finish on the PGA Tour. Smith played the final 14 holes in 5 under after starting with a pair of birdies followed by a pair of bogeys. South Korea’s Sungjae Im shot 74, tying for fourth place with Xander Schauffele (65) and England’s Marco Penge (71) at 8 under. Im, who was atop the leaderboard after each of the first three rounds, fell from the top spot quickly on Sunday. He had bogeys on three of the first six holes and five of the first 10. He rallied to pull within two strokes with two holes to play but couldn’t complete the comeback. Im was joined in the final pairing by Brandt Snedeker, who also struggled. Snedeker shot 76, finishing at 4 under and in a tie for 18th place. Snedeker, who was seeking his first victory since 2018, had a three-putt double-bogey on the 12th hole that cost him a share of the lead and never recovered. Schauffele and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, who ended in a seventh-place logjam at 7 under, had the final day’s best rounds at 65. ==================================================================== AUTO RACING TYLER REDDICK CLAIMS FOURTH ’26 WIN IN SIX RACES AT GOODYEAR 400 Tyler Reddick’s fast No. 45 Toyota chased down and blazed by Brad Keselowski’s Ford in the Goodyear 400’s final 50 laps, sending the 23XI Racing driver to his fourth victory of the season Sunday afternoon at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. The Corning, Calif., native took the checkers in the sixth race of the season by pitting with 48 laps go and using the fresher rubber to get by Keselowski’s No. 6 car in Turn 2 on Lap 266 of the 293-lap race and disappear for his 12th career win. The Cup Series points leader led 77 laps and beat Keselowski, who paced the field for a race-high 142 laps, by 5.847 seconds in the four-caution event. Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar and Austin Cindric rounded out the top five finishers. Toyota won its third straight Cup race at Darlington. After winning his 13th career pole Saturday, Reddick led the first 45 laps of the 90-lap Stage 1 at the legendary 1.366-mile track, but trouble on his No. 45 Toyota during the first round of pit stops left him behind Keselowski, who short-pitted as lap times fell off, after service cycled around. Pitting early worked well for Keselowski as the 2012 Cup champion won the segment ahead of a hard-charging Reddick, whose fresher tires came to life. Blaney, Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson finished the top five. However, Reddick (battery change), Wallace (loose lug) and Ryan Blaney (lug) all had problems and had to restart deeper in the field. The first incident for cause happened on Lap 111 when Denny Hamlin and Erik Jones got together, with the No. 43 of Jones spinning onto the apron at the west end of the track and Hamlin and Wallace each tagging the wall. RFK Racing’s Fords took control with 160 circuits remaining as Keselowski assumed the point followed by Chris Buescher and Ryan Preece. Larson and Hamlin rode fourth and fifth and stayed within five seconds of Keselowski. For the second time, Keselowski claimed a stage, swapping the lead with teammate Buescher, who finished second. Larson, Chase Briscoe and Reddick followed the Fords. With less than 55 laps to go, Reddick hit leader Buescher in Turn 3 as the No. 17 was setting up a pit approach and sent the Ford into the wall, but the race stayed green. ================================================================== INDIANA SPORTS TEAM RELEASES INDIANA PACERS GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT MAGIC After falling to the Spurs in San Antonio on Saturday night, the Pacers (15-56) head to Orlando for their third and final game this against the Magic (38-32). Indiana lost 134-119 on Saturday night to drop its 16th consecutive game. The first quarter was the difference in the game, as the Spurs raced out to a 42-29 lead in the opening quarter and never looked back. The good news for the Pacers is that they got some key players back against the Spurs. While starting center Ivica Zubac will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a rib fracture, Indiana’s two leading scorers — All-Star forward Pascal Siakam and starting point guard Andrew Nembhard — returned from multi-game absences on Saturday. Siakam had missed seven straight games with a knee sprain before Saturday. Siakam started at center in a small-ball lineup against San Antonio and tallied 14 points and five assists in 29 minutes. Nembhard was back after missing three games with a calf contusion and was excellent against the Spurs, scoring a team-high 25 points while going 8-for-13 from the field and 7-for-9 from the free throw line while also dishing out seven assists. While the Pacers are out of playoff contention, the Magic are in a highly competitive race in the Eastern Conference. Just three games separate the teams in fifth through 10th place as of Sunday morning. The Magic are in eighth but hoping to move up, as the teams who finish fifth and sixth automatically qualify for the playoffs while the teams who finish seventh through 10th must compete in the Play-In Tournament. Orlando has lost four straight games entering Monday, including a heart-breaking last-second loss to the Lakers on Saturday, falling on a last-second three by Luke Kennard. The Magic have three players averaging over 20 points per game, led by Paolo Banchero, who contributes 22.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per contest. Desmond Bane adds 20.2 points, 4.2 boards, and 4.2 assists while shooting 39 percent from 3-point range. Forward Franz Wagner is averaging 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists, but has played in just four games since Dec. 7 due to injuries. Projected Starters Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Quenton Jackson, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Jarace Walker, C – Pascal Siakam Magic: G – Jalen Suggs, G – Desmond Bane, F – Tristan da Silva, F – Paolo Banchero, C – Wendell Carter Jr. Injury Report Pacers: Quenton Jackson – questionable (right calf strain), T.J. McConnell – questionable (sore right hamstring), Andrew Nembhard – questionable (right calf contusion), Aaron Nesmith – questionable (right ankle injury management), Micah Potter – questionable (right triceps strain), Ben Sheppard – questionable (left ankle sprain), Pascal Siakam – questionable (right knee sprain), Obi Toppin – questionable (right foot injury management), Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL tear), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tear), Ivica Zubac – out (rib fracture) Magic: TBA Last Meeting Jan. 4, 2026: Pascal Siakam scored 34 points, but it wasn’t enough, as the Pacers fell 135-127 in a shootout in Orlando. The Magic surged ahead midway through the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run and held on the rest of the way for the victory. Desmond Bane led the Magic with 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting, six rebounds, and six assists. Paolo Banchero added 28 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists, while Wendell Carter Jr. tallied 18 points, 12 boards, and four assists. Siakam had a game-high 34 points on 14-of-21 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and five assists. Aaron Nesmith added 25 points and eight boards while going 5-for-11 from 3-point range, while Andrew Nembhard had a double-double with 20 points and 11 assists in the loss. Noteworthy The Magic have won each of the first two games against Indiana this season. With a victory on Monday, Orlando would sweep the season series with the Pacers for the first time since the 2010-11 season. The Pacers’ 16-game losing streak is the longest in franchise history. It is the 59th time in NBA history a team has lost 16 or more consecutive games. Magic center Goga Bitadze was drafted by the Pacers with the 18th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and played for Indiana from 2019-23. Pacers two-way guard Ethan Thompson was on a two-way contract for the Magic last season, but never appeared in a game for Orlando. Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>) TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host) Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host) =========================================================== INDY FUEL FUEL FALL TO GRIZZLIES 3-1 ON SUNDAY FISHERS– The Indy Fuel hosted the Utah Grizzlies for the third and final time this weekend. In Utah’s final road game before the franchise will move next season, they claimed the 3-1 win over Indy. 1ST PERIOD At 13:20, Utah’s Dylan Gratton took an interference penalty to give the Fuel the first power play of the game. It was killed off though. After going down 6-2 in shots in the first half of the first period, the Fuel put up nine unanswered shots by 17:00 but still, neither team scored. After one frame, Indy was outshooting Utah 11-7 and had the lone power play. 2ND PERIOD Tyler Weiss took a hooking call at 2:50 to put the Grizzlies on the power play for the first time this game. Indy’s Alex DiPaolo scored first at 8:41. Jadon Joseph and Cody Laskosky had the assists on the game’s first goal. Gratton headed back to the penalty box at 9:38. This time he was called for holding the stick, giving the Fuel another power play chance but they could not score. Utah tied the game up with a goal by Luke Manning at 15:20. Soon after, a fight broke out between seemingly everyone on the ice. Tyler Weiss ended up with the lone penalty for high sticking at 16:24. It was killed off. That is how the period ended, with the game tied 1-1 and Indy outshooting Utah, 18-14. 3RD PERIOD The Grizzlies opened the scoring in the third period with a goal by Mike Gelatt, to give them their first lead of the weekend. Utah went back on the power play after Fuel newcomer Lane Brockhoff took a penalty for tripping at 5:02, but it was killed. Another power play chance came Indy’s way at 13:36 when Colby Enns was sent to the box for tripping. Despite heavy pressure, Utah killed it off. With just under two minutes remaining, the Fuel pulled Ryan Ouellette from net in favor of the extra skater and with 1:29 to go, head coach Duncan Dalmao called a time out to draw up a play, but it was not enough as Mike Gelatt scored the empty net goal to secure the 3-1 win. =========================================================== NOBLESVILLE BOOM BOOM FALL TO SPURS, 117-97 NOBLESVILLE (March 22, 2026) – The Noblesville Boom (15-20) suffered a 117-97 loss to the Austin Spurs (21-12) on Sunday afternoon at The Arena at Innovation Mile, officially eliminating the Boom from playoff contention. DaJuan Gordon led Noblesville with a team-high 23 points, shooting 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, while adding six rebounds and three assists. Cameron Hildreth posted 17 points and 10 rebounds, along with five assists, while Keion Brooks Jr. recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds as both players notched double-doubles. Jordan Bell finished with 15 points, five assists, and four rebounds, shooting 7-of-13 from the field. For Austin, Adam Flagler delivered a standout performance with 29 points, eight assists, four rebounds, and two steals, shooting 11-of-16 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from three-point range. Stanley Umude added 20 points and five rebounds off the bench, while Harrison Ingram contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Boom held a slim 26-25 advantage after the opening quarter behind a strong start from Gordon, who scored 10 of his 23 points in the frame while knocking down both of Noblesville’s made three-pointers. Austin quickly seized momentum in the second quarter, compiling a 15-0 run and later extending it to 29-9, building a 14-point lead with 2:05 remaining before halftime. Ingram sparked the Spurs with 13 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting performance in the second, as Austin carried a 65-50 lead into the break with three players in double figures. After falling behind by as many as 24 points early in the third quarter, Noblesville showed signs of life with a 16-2 run to cut the deficit to 10, fueled by Dakota Mathias, who scored eight points in the period after being held scoreless in the first half. Despite the surge, the Boom still trailed by 12 heading into the final frame. Austin reasserted control in the fourth quarter as Noblesville went cold from the field, pushing the lead back to 22 to cruise to the victory. The Spurs dominated the glass throughout the afternoon, outrebounding the Boom 54-34. With the loss, Noblesville will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2021-22 season. NEXT UP The Boom will play their final game of the 2025-26 season on Thursday, hosting the Cleveland Charge in the season finale. Coverage will stream live on ESPN+, with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. ===================================================================== INDIANA BASEBALL WINNING STREAK SNAPPED IN WEEKEND FINALE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With a chance to sweep its first series of the season, the Indiana Baseball team (10-13, 3-6 B1G) got hit early by a determined Minnesota offense. The visitors forced the Hoosiers into the bullpen in the second inning and never looked back. Behind a trio of home runs, Minnesota salvaged the weekend finale – 14-2 (F/8) – on Sunday (March 22) afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field. Sophomore southpaw Brayton Thomas (L, 1-2) has been fantastic all season but didn’t have his best stuff in his sixth start of the campaign. He gave up six runs – five via the home run – and was pulled after recording just five outs in the game. An already stretched IU bullpen used eight total pitchers to make it through the eight innings of action. Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Eli Walker and senior left-handed pitcher Anthony Gubitosi each made their season debuts. IU’s offense made hard contact against a trio of pitchers but struggled to get runners on base. Minnesota gave up just six hits and walked only one batter. Freshman second baseman Landen Fry drove home the opening run on an RBI groundout in the fifth. Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley finished out his fantastic week with an RBI single in the eighth inning. Despite losing the final game of the weekend, IU took its first series of the season after winning on Friday and Saturday. The Hoosiers will close out this four-game homestand with a visit from Indiana State on Tuesday (March 24) evening at 6 p.m. Conference play takes IU to Nebraska for a three-game set next weekend at Haymarket Field. Scoring Recap Top First Minnesota took the lead on a two-run home run from Weber Neels. Minnesota 2, Indiana 0 Top Second The visitors broke it open in the second on a three-run blast from Ty Allen. Davis Hamilton walked with the bases loaded later in the inning to score the team’s sixth run. Minnesota 6, Indiana 0 Top Third Jack Spanier singled to center field to keep the scoring going. Minnesota 7, Indiana 0 Top Fourth Jameson Martin singled home a run to put the Golden Gophers on the board in a fourth-straight inning. Minnesota 8, Indiana 0 Bottom Fifth Landen Fry got the home team on the board with an RBI groundout. Minnesota 8, Indiana 1 Top Seventh Spanier continued his outstanding day with a two-run home run. Minnesota 10, Indiana 1 Top Eighth Pinch runner Brayden Hellum scored on a wild pitch in his first action of the weekend. Sam Hunt added a run on a sacrifice fly to center field. Spanier put the final nail in the coffin with a two-run triple to right-center field. Minnesota 14, Indiana 1 Bottom Eighth Jake Hanley added an RBI single to IU’s tally. Hogan Denny came around to score. Minnesota 14, Indiana 2 Top Hoosier Performers #34 Hanley, Jake 2-4, RBI #2 Denny, Hogan 1-4, R #35 O’Neill, Evan 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K Notes to Know • Sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and his third in the past five games. Hanley’s reached base streak is currently at a team-high nine games after getting on with a pair of singles. He has raised his batting average to .359 on the season with five home runs and 22 RBIs. • Despite losing the finale to Minnesota, IU took its first series win of the season over the weekend. The Hoosiers have won all five conference series against the Golden Gophers under head coach Jeff Mercer. In his tenure, IU is 23-5 in home Big Ten weekends at Bart Kaufman Field. Up Next Indiana State comes to town on Tuesday (March 24) evening for IU’s fifth midweek contest of the season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio. ================================================================== INDIANA TENNIS IU DROPS MATCH TO ILLINOIS URBANA, Ill. – The No. 69 ranked Indiana (11-6, 1-4 B1G) women’s tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to Illinois (8-7, 4-1 B1G) on Sunday afternoon at the Atkins Outdoor Tennis Center. Key Moments The Hoosiers found early momentum in doubles play, clinching No.2 and No. 1 to take the early advantage in the contest. Junior Elisabeth Dunac and freshman Ameia Sorey came together at court number two to defeat the Illini, 7-5, followed by freshman duo Alessandra Teodosescu and Hi’ilani Williams at number one (6-3) to conclude doubles play with a 1-0 edge. IU was unable to push past their opposition in singles play. A. Teodosescu took Cooper of Illinois deep into the third set at singles No.2, not allowing her to take a single game in the second set. (4-6, 6-0, 0-5, unfinished). Sorey saw a ranked matchup at singles No. 1, taking on No.29 ranked Mckenna Schaefbauer. She ultimately fell in the contest, 3-6, 2-6. Doubles Alessandra Teodosescu/Hi’ilani Williams (IND) def. Tess Bucher/McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) – 6-3 Elisabeth Dunac/Ameia Sorey (IND) def. Cara Mester/Alice Xu (ILL) – 7-5 Kimiko Cooper/Ariel Madatali (ILL) vs. Chase Boyer/Nicole Teodosescu (IND) – 6-5 unfinished Singles No. 29 McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) def. Ameia Sorey (IND) – 6-3, 6-2 Kimiko Cooper (ILL) vs. Alessandra Teodosescu (IND) – 6-4, 0-6, 5-0, unfinished Ariel Madatali (ILL) vs. Elisabeth Dunac (IND) – 6-2, 3-5 unfinished Tess Bucher (ILL) def. Nicole Teodosescu (IND) – 6-4, 6-2 Alice Xu (ILL) vs. Hiilani Williams (IND) – 6-2, 7-5 Cara Mester (ILL) def. Nicole Sifuentes (IND) – 6-0, 6-2 Order of finish Doubles: 2, 1 Singles: 6, 1, 4, 5 Up Next Indiana is back at home next weekend to face a pair of conference foes, starting with Iowa at 4 p.m. on Friday and Nebraska at 12 p.m. on Sunday. INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS PENN STATE, 4-1 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana men’s tennis team captured its eighth win of the season Sunday, defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions 4-1. Indiana started the day with strong performances at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. The No. 62-ranked team of Michael Andre and Matteo Antonescu picked up a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles, continuing their momentum after defeating the No. 1-ranked doubles team Friday against Ohio State. At No. 3 doubles, Sam Landau and Braeden Gelletich picked up a 6-4 win against Penn State’s Marcus Schoeman and Emil Matikainen. Landau and Gelletich are now 3-0 in dual matches as a doubles team this season. In singles, Indiana secured the match with three points from Sam Landau at No. 1, Michael Andre at No. 3, and Braeden Gelletich at No. 4. All three won in straight sets. Landau picked up his first win at No. 1 singles since Mar. 8. Andre moves to 4-1 on the season when playing at No. 3 singles, and Gelletich improves his record at No. 4 singles to 3-2. Indiana is now 8-7 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers turn their attention next weekend to their rivalry match against Purdue on Saturday, Mar. 28. No. 62 Indiana 4, Penn State 1 Singles Results 1. Sam Landau (IND) def. Michael Wright (PSU) 6-3, 6-2. 2. Jip van Assendelft (IND) vs. Marcus Schoeman (PSU) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished. 3. Michael Andre (IND) def. Reiya Hattori (PSU) 6-3, 6-3. 4. Braeden Gelletich (IND) def. David Lindsay (PSU) 6-3, 6-3. 5. Aidan Atwood (IND) vs. Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished. 6. Kyle Chesman (PSU) def. Aryan Badlani (IND) 6-3, 6-4. Order of Finish: 4, 1, 6, 3 Doubles Results 1. No. 62 Michael Andre/Matteo Antonescu (IND) def. David Lindsay/Michael Wright (PSU) 6-4. 2. Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Jip van Assendelft/Facundo Yunis (IND) 6-4. 3. Sam Landau/Braeden Gelletich (IND) def. Marcus Schoeman/Emil Matikainen (PSU) 6-4. Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3 ================================================================= PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL SWEET AGAIN! BOILERS TURN AWAY MIAMI TO ADVANCE TO SAN JOSE [2 seed] PURDUE 79, [7 seed] MIAMI, FLA. 69 Second-seeded Purdue advanced to its third straight Sweet 16 with a 79-69 win over seventh-seeded Miami, Fla., in the second round of the West Region played in St. Louis. Purdue improved to 29-8 overall and has won six straight games by an average of 14.5 points per game. The six-game winning streak is currently the fifth-longest winning streak in the country. Purdue becomes the third team (currently) to reach three straight Sweet 16s, joined by Duke and Houston. Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee are still yet to play on Sunday. Since the 2017 NCAA Tournament, Purdue has reached seven Sweet 16s (nine tournaments), tied for the most in the country with Gonzaga, Houston and Michigan. Since the 2016-17 season, Purdue is now 18-7 in the NCAA Tournament, tied for the fourth most wins in the NCAA Tournament in that span (Gonzaga – 24; Duke, Houston – 21; Purdue, Kansas, Michigan – 18). Since the 2023-24 season, Purdue’s nine NCAA Tournament wins tied for the most in the country with Duke and Houston. Purdue’s senior class of Loyer, Smith and Kaufman-Renn set the school record for most NCAA Tournament wins in a career with nine. The group also tied the school record for most wins by a senior class (116). In Purdue’s first two games at the NCAA Tournament, the Boilermakers shot 66-of-112 (.589) from the field, 22-of-38 (.579) from 3-point range and 29-of-34 (.853) from the free throw line. Purdue became the third team in NCAA Tournament history to have shooting splits better than 50-50-95 in an NCAA Tournament game. The win was the 500th victory of Matt Painter’s career at Purdue, in his 21st He is the fourth coach in Big Ten history to win 500 games (Izzo, Knight, Keady). Matt Painter’s 26 wins in the NCAA Tournament are the third most in Big Ten history behind Tom Izzo (61) and Bob Knight (42). Purdue improved to 24-1 when holding foes under 48 percent shooting. Purdue is now 17-3 in games played away from Mackey Arena, including 9-0 in neutral-site games. All seven of Purdue’s wins over ranked teams have come away from Mackey Arena (7-0 record). Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists in the win over Miami. Smith becomes the third player in NCAA Tournament history to have at least 100 points, 100 assists and 50 rebounds in NCAA Tournament play (Aaron Miles, Ed Cota). Smith has 136 points, 100 assists and 53 rebounds. Smith’s 100 assists in NCAA Tournament play are tied for the fifth most by a player in NCAA Tournament history. Fletcher Loyer’s 24 points are the sixth most in NCAA Tournament history on seven or fewer field goal attempts (6-7 FGs, 4-4 3Ps, 8-8 FTs). Since the start of Feb. 1, Loyer is now 58-of-116 (.500) from 3-point range. In NCAA Tournament play, Loyer is shooting 43.9 percent for his career (25-of-57). Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 19 points with nine rebounds. Kaufman-Renn moved into 20th place on Purdue’s career scoring list and 11th on the career rebounds list. Over his last five NCAA Tournament games (last two years), Kaufman-Renn is averaging 20.2 points and 9.2 rebounds. C.J. Cox went 4-of-5 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range in the win over Miami. He is now shooting 13-of-19 (.684) from the field and 9-of-13 (.692) from 3-point range in five NCAA Tournament games. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years. In his first game since breaking Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record for assists, Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists but was also harassed by Miami’s athletic guards into eight turnovers, matching his career high. “We have a good team, we have good balance, and Braden is the guy that makes us go and he sets things off,” Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said. “I know he’s frustrated, but we were able to win and advance, and now we can play another day.” Smith hit four free throws in the final minute after seventh-seeded Miami (26-9) had cut an 11-point deficit to 73-69, helping to secure Painter’s 500th victory in 21 seasons as Purdue’s coach. “They’ve put in so much in all areas to be the best that they can be, and that’s how you end up getting a lot of victories, because you have really good players that are committed,” said Painter, who is just 12 short of Gene Keady’s school record. Purdue (29-8) advances to face 11th-seeded Texas in the West Region semifinals Thursday in San Jose, California. It’ll be the teams’ first meeting since Purdue eliminated Texas in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Shelton Henderson led the Hurricanes with 18 points and eight rebounds while also frequently guarding Smith, and Malik Reneau had 16 points with seven turnovers. Miami matched the recognized NCAA record by increasing its win total by 19 from last season, when it went 7-24. Iowa State improved by 20 wins after the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, when it only played five nonconference games. “It’s hard to get here. It’s hard to be a part of March Madness. It’s hard to win a game,” first-year coach Jai Lucas said. “So I am just appreciative of that.” Kaufman-Renn followed Loyer’s driving layup with a three-point play as Purdue created a little breathing room with an 11-3 run in the second half. Loyer’s steal set up a fast-break layup by Smith that pushed the Boilermakers’ advantage to 68-57 with 5:32 to play. Henderson, who is six inches taller and 70 pounds heavier than Smith, said the emphasis was on being physical. Painter quipped that Henderson could also play football for the Hurricanes. “The thing with him is you’ve got to try to limit him as much as possible because he’s the engine to the machine. Everybody knows that,” Lucas said. “And so we tried to deny him. We tried to trap him. … We just had to give him different looks. We tried to make him as uncomfortable as possible.” Smith had more turnovers (four) than assists (two) in an uncharacteristic first half while making just one of his six shots. He ended up 3 for 12 from the field, And yet, he still made critical contributions, including combining with Loyer to go 14 for 14 from the foul line. “I hold myself to a higher standard. It was a bit frustrating,” Smith said. “Obviously I wanted shots to fall, but win and advance, and we move on.” Loyer, the school’s record holder for 3-pointers, also made all four of his 3s as Purdue was 57% from behind the arc. After Miami’s strong start that included an alley-oop dunk by Ernest Udeh Jr. just after the opening tip, Loyer powered Purdue into the lead with 10 points during a 13-2 surge. His second 3-pointer in that run put Purdue up 19-12 with 12:19 left in the first half. The Hurricanes whittled away at the deficit, limiting Smith’s efficacy, and reclaimed the lead on Richardson’s two-handed jam that made it 31-29 with 4:01 to go before halftime. Miami led 40-38 at the break after Tre Donaldson’s transition layup in the closing seconds. =========================================================== PURDUE TRACK AND FIELD CHARLTON WINS 60MH WORLD INDOOR TITLE, TIES WORLD RECORD WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Devynne Charlton, a Purdue Track & Field alum, took home her third consecutive 60mH world indoor title and tied her own world record in the finals. Charlton flew to a 7.65 to earn her third-straight title and the performance tied her previous record set at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom on March 3, 2024. With her victory on Sunday, Charlton became the first woman to three-peat in the 60mH. A star on the world stage since she graduated from Purdue in 2018, Charlton now owns four of the nine sub-7.70 times in history. Tia Jones of the United States is the only other athlete with two sub-7.70 performances. The Bahamas native was an eight-time All-American, 10-time Big Ten Champion and three-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year at Purdue. Charlton still owns Purdue records in the 60m (7.26), 100m (11.22), 60mH (7.93) and 100-meter hurdles (12.70). Her 100mH time also holds the Big Ten record. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (2012-16) also competed at the 2026 world championships and finished 11th in the shot put (20.04m). Both Charlton and Enekwechi now turn their attention to the outdoor season as they work towards the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship held from Sept. 11-13 in Budapest, Hungary. ============================================================= NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTRE DAME, OHIO STATE SET FOR ROUND OF 32 COLUMBUS, Ohio — After downing 11th-seeded Fairfield on Saturday, 79-60, No. 6 Notre Dame will face off against No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. The Irish have been to the Sweet 16 in each of the last four seasons. Roy Philpott and Nell Fortner will be on the call for ESPN, and the game tips off at 4 p.m. ET. NOTES Hannah Hidalgo paced the Irish against the Stags on Saturday, finishing with 23 points, nine rebounds, six assists and eight steals. She now has eight consecutive games with 20+ points for the third time in her career, and she her eight swipes are a new Notre Dame NCAA Tournament record, breaking the seven steals posted by both Skylar Diggins and Niele Ivey. Against Fairfield, Iyana Moore had 18 points and sank four three-pointers, the 11th time this season she has posted four triples in a game. Cassandre Prosper scored 17 points as well, her first double-figure showing in an NCAA Tournament game. With Saturday’s win, Notre Dame is now 27-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament First Round and 76-28 in the Big Dance. The Irish are one of 10 teams in the nation that have won at least one NCAA Tournament game in each of the last five years. Notre Dame is 4-1 all-time against Ohio State, and the last time the teams played was in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. ================================================================== NOTRE DAME BASEBALL IRISH SWEEP NO. 19 CLEMSON SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team capped off a weekend sweep of No. 19 Clemson with a 7-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at Frank Eck Stadium. Drew Berkland bounced a double up the middle to lead off the bottom of the first inning. A grounder by Coy to the right side of the infield allowed Berkland to move up to third, and a grounder to shortstop by Mark Quatrani drove in Berkland for the quick 1-0 Irish lead. Ty Uber forced the Tigers into stranding a runner in each of the first two innings of the contest and registered a strikeout through the first six outs of work. The Tigers, however, used a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly to score a run to knot up the game at 1-1 midway through the third. Mason Barth hit a high bouncer in the infield and beat out the play for a single to lead off the bottom of the third. Jamie Zee flared a single into short center field as Barth moved to third. Two batters later, Noah Coy added a single to the outfield to drive in Barth from third for the 2-1 Irish advantage. The offense kept it going as an error allowed Zee to score on the play to make it 3-1. Uber again forced Clemson into stranding a runner on two more occasions as the Tigers left a man on first in the fourth inning and a runner on third in the fifth to preserve the 3-1 lead. Drew Berkland and Mark Quatrani were both hit by pitches, and Bino Watters drew a walk to load the bases. Davis Johnson drove a single up the middle as Berkland came in to score for a 4-1 advantage. Jayce Lee used a deep sacrifice fly to drive in Quatrani to make it 5-1. The Tigers loaded the bases in the top of the sixth, but Jamie Zee turned the double play from third to first to close the door on the scoring chance. The Irish added to the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Jamie Zee walked, and Drew Berkland singled through the right side on a hit-and-run. Noah Coy added a single to drive in Zee as Berkland moved to third on the play. Mark Quatrani was hit by a pitch, and Bino Watters drove in Berkland with a sacrifice fly for a 7-1 score. Clemson scored a run in the top of the seventh, but Noah Rooney and the Irish defense forced the Tigers into stranding a pair on base. Rooney got out of a jam in the top of the eighth. Clemson put two runners on with just one out gone. Rooney got a strikeout before Jayce Lee tracked down a fly ball in right to end the inning. Clemson loaded the bases in the top of the ninth with no one out. The Tigers plated a run on a ground out before adding a second run on a sacrifice fly. Eli Thurmond closed out the game and the win with a strikeout for the 7-4 final. Drew Berkland went 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. Noah Coy added two hits and drove in two. Jamie Zee had a hit and scored twice while Mason Barth added a single and scored a run. Davis Johnson and Jayce Lee each had a hit and each drove in one. Mark Quatrani had an RBI and scored once in the win, and Bino Watters posted an RBI. Ty Uber earned the win on the bump after going 5.0 with six strikeouts and one run allowed. Will Jaisle and Noah Rooney combined for 3.0 innings as Rooney struck out a pair. Eli Thurmond closed out the final 1.0 of the game and recorded a strikeout. The Irish (14-6, 6-3 ACC) are set to host Western Michigan on Tuesday, March 24 starting at 4:30 p.m. at Frank Eck Stadium. ============================================================ NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL IRISH DROP SERIES FINALE TO CLEMSON SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team fell in Sunday’s rubber match to Clemson, 1-4, at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish are now 13-18 on the season and 3-6 in ACC play. Notre Dame scored its lone run of the game in the bottom of the third. After Ava Zachary walked followed by Olivia Levitt getting hit by a pitch, Hayden Kyne rifled a ball back up the middle, plating Zachary. It was the ninth RBI of the year for Kyne. Brianne Weiss made the start in the circle for the second-straight game. The sophomore went the first 2.1 innings before giving way to Micaela Kastor, who finished the game herself. Kastor allowed just one run in 4.2 innings of work to keep the Irish within distance. Notre Dame will look to bounce back next weekend when the Irish host California at Melissa Cook Stadium. Game one of the series is set for a 6:00 p.m. first pitch on Friday night. =============================================================== NOTRE DAME SWIMMING IRISH WOMEN CONCLUDE SEASON AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FULL RESULTS ATLANTA — Behind an 800 free relay and Carli Cronk’s 200 fly, Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving finished tied for 33rd place at the 2026 NCAA Championships on the campus of Georgia Tech. In addition to posting a time of 1:53.60 and finishing 10th in the 200 fly, Cronk swam the 400 IM (4:13.03). She earned All-America Honorable Mention status for the 10th-place showing. Freshman Emily Hamill made her NCAA Championships debut, competing in the 100 and 200 back (53.24/1:54.81), while Lainey Mullins swam the 200 fly (1:58.36). The Irish had two relays competing in Atlanta, including an 800 free relay composed of Cronk, Hamill, Mullins and Becky Rentz that finished 16th. Hollie Widdows, Cronk, Rentz and Hamill also competed in the 400 free relay. In the diving well, senior Grace Courtney closed out an excellent Notre Dame career, competing in the 1-meter and 3-meter (242.15/271.50). =============================================================== BUTLER SOFTBALL BUTLER COMPLETES SWEEP OF SETON HALL INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team won the final game of the BIG EAST series with Seton Hall on Sunday, winning 11-3 in six innings. The Dawgs pushed their winning streak to seven games with the three-game series sweep. The Bulldogs (13-9, 6-0 BIG EAST) scored six runs in the third inning and never trailed. The Pirates (10-14, 2-7 BIG EAST) scored all three of their runs in the fifth. After two scoreless innings, Butler opened the scoring in the third. The Bulldogs used three singles, three walks, and two Seton Hall errors to build a 6-0 lead. The Pirates narrowed the lead in the fifth, scoring three runs on five hits and forcing a pitching change. The Dawgs responded with three of their own in the bottom half, coming from RBI-doubles by Hailey Conger and Makena Alexander. The lead was back to six, at 9-3. Butler scored the final two runs in the sixth, as Conger hit a bases-loaded single that pushed two across and ended the game. Alyx Johnson (3-0) started in the circle for the Dawgs, lasted into the fifth inning, and picked up the win. In 4.1 innings, she allowed three runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Katie Petran (1.2-IP, 2H, BB, K) provided relief and finished the game. Bulldog Bits Conger’s double was her eighth this season and the 21st of her career. Alexander’s double was her seventh this season and the 19th of her career. The win for Johnson was her third this season. This was Butler’s first-ever sweep over Seton Hall. The Bulldogs have not started BIG EAST play with six-straight wins since 2023 when they won their first eight conference games. (DePaul, Providence, Creighton). Up Next Butler will travel to Ball State on Tuesday, March 24, for a mid-week contest. Next weekend, the Bulldogs will be in Queens, N.Y., for a three-game BIG EAST series at St. John’s. =================================================================== BUTLER MEN’S TENNIS DAWGS ROLL PAST SOUTHERN INDIANA 6-1 The Butler men’s tennis team earned a decisive 6-1 victory over Southern Indiana on Saturday evening. The six points mark a season high for the Bulldogs, who have now won back-to-back matches for the second time this season. The win advances Butler to 6-11 on the season, while the Screaming Eagles drop to 4-8. Butler began the match by earning the doubles point. Rahulniket Konakanchi and Nicolas Arts took the win at No. 1 doubles with a 6-4 victory over Jy Hibbert and Aaron Dawson. Riccardo Baldi and Arnesh Singh secured the doubles point with a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles. In singles action, Baldi set the tone early for Butler with a straight-set victory at No. 1 singles. Konakanchi, Arts, Siddhartha Lama, and Nicholas Balthazor followed up with straight-set victories of their own, clinching the win for the Bulldogs. Butler will look to carry their momentum into next weekend, as they will play host to Illinois State on March 27. First serve is slated for 3 p.m. at IRC East. BUTLER 6, SOUTHERN INDIANA 1 Singles 1. Riccardo Baldi (BUT) def. Axel Sabourin (USI) 6-1, 6-3 2. Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT) def. Aaron Dawson (USI) 6-3, 6-4 3. Nicolas Arts (BUT) def. Mathys Bove (USI) 6-2, 6-2 4. Jy Hibbert (USI) def. Ronin Kasday (BUT) 6-4, 6-4 5. Siddhartha Lama (BUT) def. Adam Koon (USI) 6-3, 6-2 6. Nicholas Balthazor (BUT) def. Kalani Hibbert (USI) 6-1, 6-2 Doubles 1. Rahulniket Konakanchi/Nicolas Arts (BUT) def. Jy Hibbert/Aaron Dawson (USI) 6-4 2. Riccardo Baldi/Arnesh Singh (BUT) def. Sabourin/Kalani Hibbert (USI) 6-2 3. Nicholas Balthazor/Siddhartha Lama (BUT) vs. Mathys Bove/Adam Koon (USI) 5-3, unfinished BUTLER PICKS UP 5-2 WIN AT SOUTHERN INDIANA The Butler women’s tennis team picked up a convincing road win Sunday, taking a 5-2 decision against the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. The Dawgs got out to a fast start by claiming the doubles point. The No. 1 duo of Chase Metcalf and Brooke Arington and the No. 2 combination of freshmen Sophie Parr and Sienna Miles both won their matches against the Eagles. On court 3, the match featuring Bulldogs Lauren Cook and Jordan Schildcrout went unfinished with Butler clinching the doubles point on the top two courts. In singles play, Butler secured the win by claiming four of the six matches on the day. On court 1, Metcalf defeated Antonia Ferrarini by a score of 7-5, 6-0. On court 2, Arington picked up a 6-0, 6-4 win against Sofia Davidoff. On the third court, Parr secured a commanding 6-0, 6-2 victory over Enna Krnjic. Elle Martin gave Butler four straight-set singles win as she defeated Claire Meyer 6-0, 6-1 on the sixth court. The Bulldogs return to action on Friday against Bellarmine. The match is set to start at 2 p.m. at IRC Dean Road and will be the Bulldogs’ final home match of the season. Results: Butler 5, Southern Indiana 2 Singles Chase Metcalf (BUT) def. Antonia Ferrarini (USI) 7-5, 6-0 Brooke Arington (BUT) def. Sofia Davidoff (USI) 6-0, 6-4 Sophie Parr (BUT) def. Enna Krnjic (USI) 6-0, 6-2 Rylie Wilkison (USI) def. Lauren Cook (BUT) 6-4, 6-2 Anais Negrail (USI) def. Jordan Schildcrout (BUT) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) Elle Martin (BUT) def. Claire Meyer (USI) 6-1, 6-0 Doubles Chase Metcalf / Brooke Arington (BUT) def. Antonia Ferrarini / Sofia Davidoff (USI) 6-1 Sophie Parr / Sienna Miles (BUT) def. Anais Negrail / Rylie Wilkison (USI) 6-3 Lauren Cook / Jordan Schildcrout (BUT) vs. Enna Krnjic / Claire Meyer (USI) UNFINISHED =============================================================== BUTLER BASEBALL OHIO STATE SWEEPS SERIES OVER BUTLER WITH SUNDAY VICTORY COLUMBUS, Ohio – Butler fell to Ohio State 14-4 in seven innings on Saturday afternoon as the Buckeyes swept the series over the Dawgs. With the loss, Butler slides to 5-19 on the season while Ohio State improves to 10-12. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Matthew Rhoades tallied his 15th homer of the season in a multi-hit outing. The junior recorded two RBIs and a run scored. Logan Crock earned a hit and a walk. Charlie Schebler and Easton Moore both tallied hits. HOW IT HAPPENED Butler started the game with a leadoff single from Crock. Rhoades stepped up to the dish and demolished his 15th homer of the season over the right field fence giving the Dawgs the 2-0 advantage. Buckley started the game hot on the mound, retiring the Buckeye side in order in the first. With one out in the second, Jack Zeller reached on an error and was able to advance to second. A two-out RBI single from Moore brought Zeller home giving BU the 3-0 advantage heading into the bottom half of the inning. Ohio State exploded for six runs in the bottom of the second behind a grand slam from Alex Bemis. Both sides added a run in the third as the Buckeyes took the 7-4 advantage into the fourth inning. The Buckeyes added one in the fifth and four in the sixth as the home side extended its advantage to eight (12-4). OSU added two more in the bottom of the seventh as the game ended after seven innings with the home side securing the 14-4 victory. UP NEXT The Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday, March 24 as BU hosts Toledo at Victory Field. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. More information will be available on Butlersports.com. =============================================================== BALL STATE BASEBALL BASEBALL RALLIES FOR FOUR RUNS IN THE NINTH TO CLINCH SERIES WIN AT WESTERN MICHIGAN KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ball State baseball team got another ninth inning rally, scoring four runs after entering the final frame down 4-3, to claim a 7-5 win in the series finale at Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Robert J. Bobb Stadium. The Cardinals (12-10, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) had the first two runners on in the ninth thanks to a DJ Scheumann walk and Gavin Balius hit by pitch. Brayden Huebner put down a successful sacrifice bunt before Brett Griffiths (sac fly), Brady Davidson, Kenskey Thomas and Max Kalk (singles) drove in runs on consecutive plate appearances for the quartet of runs. Jeremy Jones got the final three outs to secure his second save of the season. Ball State started out on top 2-0 after a Griffiths sac fly and Huston Dunn hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the first. The Broncos (10-11, 6-3 MAC) scored three runs in the third inning and one in the seventh to build a 4-2 edge, but Thomas hit an RBI single in the eighth to make the score 4-3 entering the ninth. Davidson and Thomas both went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, who secured the series win with the decision a day after a five-run rally in the ninth inning Saturday led to an 8-6 triumph. Gillis got on base with a pair of hits and a walk, while Huebner and Kalk had Ball State’s other base knocks on the afternoon. John Chambers (3-3) struck out seven in 5.1 innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen to earn the win. Jones entered the ninth with the bases loaded and nobody out and induced a double play and a groundout to secure the save. Matt Hoover (1-1) surrendered two runs and didn’t get an out in suffering the loss for the Broncos. Ball State is next scheduled to play at USI on Tuesday evening in Evansville. ================================================================== BALL STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS CARDINALS FALL TO MINUTEWOMEN IN HARD-FOUGHT MAC BATTLE MUNCIE, Ind. — The Ball State women’s tennis team (7-6, 0-2 MAC) dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to the University of Massachusetts (12-3, 4-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the Foster Adams Tennis Complex and Bill Richards Tennis Courts. Ball State opened their match against UMass with a battle for the doubles point. The Cardinals’ No. 3 duo, Sydney Hrehor and Asia Fontana, dominated their set 6–1 to give BSU the early edge. Tension rose as the top two courts remained neck-and-neck; though UMass fought back to level the score at No. 2, Ball State’s No. 1 tandem, Isabel Tanjuatco and Sarah Shahbaz, held their serve on a 40–30 match point to clinch the opening point for the Cardinals. UMass mounted an early comeback in singles play, taking courts two, three, and one despite a hard-fought effort from the Cardinals. While Alana Bristow and Tanjuatco both battled through intense second-set tiebreakers, the Minutewomen ultimately secured a 3-1 lead. With only three courts remaining and the first sets already lost, the Cardinals faced a must-win situation, needing to push every remaining match into extra sets to stay alive. On court No. 5, Jemima Williams-Phillips battled through a high-stakes second-set tiebreaker to force a third frame. However, she ultimately fell to Madara Markevica 7-5, 7-6 (0), clinching the decisive fourth point and the match victory for the Minutewomen. Despite the overall loss, the Cardinals secured two points through gritty individual performances. At the No. 6 position, Gabriella Barrera defeated Renata Farima in a grueling three-set match, while Fontana earned a hard-fought victory in a three-frame thriller against UMass’s No. 4 singles player, Chang Ao. The Ball State women’s tennis team continues Mid-American Conference play this Friday at Bowling Green, with the match scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. ============================================================== INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL SYCAMORES DROP TOURNAMENT FINALE AT OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Indiana State Softball team wrapped up its weekend at the Ohio State Tournament on Sunday afternoon, falling to the host Buckeyes 11-1 in five innings at Buckeye Field. The Sycamores collected six hits in the contest, led by multi-hit performances from Morgan Goodrich and Isabelle Saylor. Indiana State threatened early in the first inning when Goodrich led off with a single and Madison Poulson reached on a fielder’s choice, but Ohio State’s defense locked down to keep the Sycamores off the board. Ohio State used a four-run second inning to take control of the game and added six more in the fourth to extend the lead. The Sycamores broke through in the top of the fifth inning. Annie Waggoner sparked the rally with a pinch-hit single to center field. After Bella Pusateri entered to run, she eventually came around to score on an RBI single by Goodrich, marking the final run of the afternoon. How They Scored Ohio State: Neal singled to center field, 2 RBI; Estrada and Lang scored (0-2). Ohio State: Landmesser homered to left field, 2 RBI; Neal scored (0-4). Ohio State: Wilhelm homered to center field, RBI (0-5). Ohio State: Estrada homered to right field, 2 RBI; Bewick scored (0-7). Ohio State: Neal reached on a fielder’s choice; Cruse scored (0-8). Ohio State: Parisien homered to left field, 3 RBI; Landmesser and Neal scored (0-11). Indiana State: Morgan Goodrich singled to right-center, RBI; Bella Pusateri scored (1-11). News and Notes Morgan Goodrich finished the day 2-for-3 with an RBI. Isabelle Saylor contributed to a double play and recorded a single. Emi Jeras added a hit for the Sycamores. Lauren Sackett and Megan Asher split time in the circle, combining for a strikeout against a powerful Buckeye lineup. Up Next Indiana State returns to Missouri Valley Conference action next weekend as they travel to Valparaiso for a three-game series. The set begins Friday, March 27. Live stats will be available on GoSycamores.com. ============================================================ SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCREAMING EAGLES HOST REVOLUTIONARIES MONDAY IN SECOND ROUND OF WNIT EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball tips off its third consecutive appearance in the Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Monday at 6 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles welcome George Washington University to Liberty Arena for a second-round matchup. Tickets to Monday’s game are on sale at usiscreamingeagles.com and through the USI Ticket Office. Tickets are only $10 for Monday’s second-round game. Fans should wear their USI spirit gear to support the Screaming Eagles. Monday’s game can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+. 95.7 FM The Spin and 97.7 FM WREF will have radio coverage. The 2026 Postseason WNIT features a 48-team field. This marks the 28th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998. The tournament field is made up of automatic qualifiers and at-large programs, flexing a mix of Power 4 conferences as well as ascending mid-major programs. All games are played at individual schools. USI Women’s Basketball (21-10, 14-6 OVC) followed its WNIT debut in 2023-24 with an appearance in the WNIT Super 16 last season in 2024-25. In last year’s edition, USI earned a first-round bye, defeated Campbell University by a score of 60-51 in the second round, and fell in the Super 16 against the University at Buffalo by a score of 76-64. USI is 2-2 over the last two seasons in the WNIT, having hosted all four games. USI takes the court for the first time in over two weeks since its semifinal game against Lindenwood University in the Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. The Screaming Eagles reached at least the semifinal round of the OVC Tournament for the third consecutive year. USI hits the hardwood at Liberty Arena for the first time in over a month, as the Screaming Eagles concluded their regular-season home schedule against Tennessee Tech University on February 14. Coming off its third-straight OVC Tournament berth as the No. 3 seed, USI defeated seventh-seeded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the quarterfinals, 72-44, before coming up short in the semifinals against No. 2 seed Lindenwood, 82-79. At the conclusion of the OVC Tournament, senior guard Ali Saunders was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team for the second time in her career. Saunders posted 39 points, averaging 19.5 per game, on nearly 45 percent shooting overall and 67 percent from three while also averaging six rebounds and 10 assists in USI’s two games in the tournament. Saunders’ selection was highlighted by scoring 30 points and dishing out a career-high 14 assists in USI’s semifinal matchup against Lindenwood. Between the 30 points scored and 14 assists in the double-double effort, Saunders ended up being involved and impacting 59 of USI’s 79 total points in that game. Saunders became the first Screaming Eagle with at least three 30-point games in a season since Jessica Stuckman during the 2001-02 campaign, and the 14 assists tied the program’s single-game assists record with Adrienne Seitz in 1999. On the season, Saunders leads the team in scoring at 18 points per game. Junior forward Chloe Gannon is second in scoring with 13.4 points per contest. During the OVC Tournament, Gannon totaled 30 points for an average of 15 points per game. Gannon has scored 10-plus in 26 games this season and in 16 straight games. At the end of the regular season, the Ohio Valley Conference announced Saunders was named All-OVC First Team, and Gannon was named All-OVC Second Team. As a team, USI had a top-three scoring offense in the OVC (69.8) while pacing the OVC in scoring defense (58.6). USI recorded its 37th winning season in program history. USI also secured its 16th season with at least 20 wins. USI has won 20-plus games for the third season in a row. George Washington (16-17, 7-11 A-10) advanced to face the Screaming Eagles on Monday after defeating Bradley University, 63-60, in the WNIT first round on Thursday. After trailing at halftime, the Revolutionaries rallied in the second half to win by three. Before its WNIT opener, George Washington fell in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament against the University of Dayton, 62-54. Thursday’s win was George Washington’s first postseason victory since 2014, as George Washington is competing in the postseason for the first time since 2018 and first time in the WNIT since 2017. The Revolutionaries are led in scoring by sophomore guard Gabby Reynolds with 14.1 points per game. Reynolds had a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds in Thursday’s first-round game against Bradley. Junior forward Sara Lewis is second on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per contest. Lewis had 11 points against Bradley. George Washington is averaging just over 60 points on offense and 60 points allowed on defense. Monday will be the first-ever meeting between Southern Indiana and George Washington. The winner of Monday’s game between USI and George Washington will face the winner of Loyola University Chicago and Florida Gulf Coast University, which also play Monday evening at 6 p.m. CT. Here’s the 2026 schedule for each round: Round 1 – March 19-21, 2026 Round 2 – March 22-24, 2026 Super 16 – March 25-27, 2026 Great 8 – March 28-30, 2026 Fab 4 – March 31-April 1, 2026 Championship – Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET Fans can follow the 2026 Postseason WNIT through X/Twitter (@WomensNIT), Facebook (womensNIT), and the hashtag #WNIT. 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Redbirds’ ace Dizzy Dean teaches the 32-year-old female Olympian, a two-time gold medalist in track and field at the 1932 Summer Games, how to wind up on the mound and throw a curveball. 1938 Commissioner Landis releases seventy-four Cardinal minor leaguers from six teams and fines their owners $2,176 for non-compliance with the rules. The Redbirds controlled the players in two clubs in the three Class D leagues in 1936 and four Class D leagues in 1937. 1951 Brooklyn signs a 21-year lease with the City of Vero Beach to use an abandoned naval base as their spring training facility, which will become known as Dodgertown. The site will be the team’s Grapefruit League home through the 2008 season, with exhibition games played at the 6,000-seat Holiman Stadium. Instruction at the Dodgers training camp in Vero Beach (1949). Florida Memory – State Library and Archives of Florida 1962 The Phillies trade third baseman Andy Carey and second baseman Lou Vassie to the White Sox for right-hander Cal McLish, a 36-year-old Oklahoman who will post an 11-5 record for the seventh-place club. Chicago then trades Carey, who will retire at the end of the season after appearing in 53 games, to the Dodgers for infielders Ramon Conde and Jim Koranda, who will play in 14 major league games. 1963 On the day he is fitted for his big-league Orioles uniform, 23-year-old Steve Dalkowski, pitching in an exhibition against the Yankees, feels something pop in his left elbow, losing feeling in his hand while facing Bobby Richardson. The fireballer from New Britain (CT), who once struck out 24 batters in a minor league game, will never appear in the major leagues. 1973 The Cardinals play three Cruz brothers, Cirilo, Hector, and Jose, all nine innings in the outfield during the team’s 9-2 spring training victory over New York at Al Lang Field. The trio of Puerto Rican siblings personally outscore the Mets, batting first, second, and third in the Redbirds’ lineup, making all three outs in the first and eighth frames. 1978 The Mets deal an unhappy Bud Harrelson, who lost his starting job when the team obtained Tim Foli from the Giants, to Philadelphia for approximately $50,000, and minor league call-up Freddie Andrews, who will never play another game in the major leagues. As an 11-year veteran, the 33-year-old fan-favorite shortstop could have vetoed the trade but chose to go to Philadelphia to play for a contending team, where he will back up Larry Bowa. 1990 The FBI arrests Howard Spira, once an unpaid publicist with the Winfield Foundation who approached George Steinbrenner and received $40,000 to dig up dirt on the outfielder, after he tried to extort money from the Yankees owner. In July, Commissioner Fay Vincent will ban the Boss from playing any role in the team’s day-to-day operations for thirty months upon learning about the arrangement with the Bronx professional gambler. 2009 Ichiro Suzuki’s two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th, Japan defeats South Korea, 5-3, winning its second consecutive World Baseball Classic title. South Korea, the reigning Olympic champs, tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Lee Bum-ho’s two-out RBI single off Japanese closer Yu Darvish in front of a Dodger Stadium enthusiastic crowd. 2009 The Miami-Dade County commissioners approve the final documents necessary to move forward on the Marlins’ new 37,000-seat home, located on the present grounds of Miami’s Orange Bowl. The long-anticipated retractable-roof ballpark will become a reality in 2012, with the team breaking ground this July. 2015 Deciding to have lunch in the air-conditioned clubhouse, Noah Syndergaard, not scheduled to pitch in the Mets’ intrasquad scrimmage, is quietly but firmly reprimanded by team captain David Wright, who demands he join his teammates in the dugout immediately. When the stunned 22-year-old rookie right-hander hesitates, fellow moundsman Bobby Parnell tosses the former first-rounder’s nearly full plate of food into a nearby trash can. 2015 After manufacturing Louisville Slugger bats for 130 years, Hillerich & Bradsby sells the brand to Wilson Sporting Goods for $70 million. Bat production will continue in Louisville (KY), and the Louisville Slugger Museum will remain a popular tourist destination. 2019 Paul Goldschmidt signs a five-year (2020-24) contract extension with the Cardinals after the team acquires him in an offseason trade with the Diamondbacks. The National League All-Star first baseman’s contract, reportedly worth $130 million, is the largest in club history, surpassing the seven-year, $120 million deal for left fielder Matt Holliday before the 2010 season. ========================================================= TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On March 23 in … 1910 – First race at Los Angeles Motordrome (first US auto speedway). 1926 – NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4 in two games. 1930 – US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson. 1930 – US Men’s Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner. 1938 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 Saint Louis Cardinals’ minor league players. 1946 – 8th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40. 1952 – New York Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks; Mosienko scores three times in 21 seconds. 1956 – 18th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats Iowa 83-71; this is San Francisco’s second consecutive national basketball championship. 1957 – 19th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (three overtimes). 1962 – Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket versus West Indies age 21 years 77 days. 1962 – Wake Forest coach “Bones” McKinney becomes second person to play and coach. 1962 – William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds for US$4,625,000. 1963 – 25th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (overtime). 1968 – 30th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55. 1969 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational. 1972 – New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx. 1975 – Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic. 1979 – Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1980 – Border completes 150 in each inning of Test Cricket versus Pakistan. 1980 – Donna Caponi Young Pro-Am wins LPGA National Golf Tournament. 1982 – New York Islanders’ Mike Bossy’s 20th career hat trick-4 goals. 1984 – World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Underhill and Paul Martini (Canada). 1984 – World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic). 1984 – World Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Scott Hamilton (USA). 1984 – Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 3 km (4:00.91). 1984 – World Ice Dance Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (Great Britain). 1985 – Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING. 1986 – Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open. 1990 – Howard Spira is arrested for extorting money from George Steinbrenner. The New York Yankees’ owner paid Spira US$40,000 in January. 1991 – First World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Durham 9-3 and Montréal beats Birmingham 20-5. 1991 – Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12 metre). 1993 – New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl. 1994 – Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10 km (11:08). 1994 – Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev. 1994 – Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Cleveland Indians’ new ball park at Gateway for US$13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field). 1994 – Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored. 1997 – Laura Davies wins Standard Register PING Golf Tournament. 1997 – Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational. 2003 – The 2003 Cricket World Cup ends as Australia wins over India by 125 runs in Centurion, South Africa. 2009 – Japan defeats South Korea 5-3 in the 2009 World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. 2022 – At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-2. 2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Colorado Avalanche by score 3-1. 2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3. 2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2. Births of sports figures on March 23 1911 – Birth of Richard Chapman; golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur). 1912 – Birth of Alfred Schwarzmann in Germany; gymnast (Olympics-2 golds-1936). 1921 – Birth of Donald Malcom Campbell in Surrey, United Kingdom; boat racer (1955 speed records). 1923 – Birth of Arnie Weinmeister; AAFC, NFL defensive tackle (New York Yankees, New York Giants). 1925 – Birth of Cees de Ruyter; European champion billiards player. 1929 – Birth of Roger Bannister in England; first to run a 4-minute mile (May 6, 1954). 1935 – Birth of Szilárd Kun in Hungary; rapid fire pistol (Olympics-silver-1952). 1937 – Birth of Craig Breedlove in Los Angeles, California, USA; auto-racing champion (600 MPH – Spirit of America). 1940 – Birth of Brian Hastings; cricket player (New Zealand batsman in 1970s). 1943 – Birth of Gail Goodrich; NBA star (Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns). 1944 – Birth of Salim Altaf; cricket player (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78). 1948 – Birth of Wasim Bari; cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan’s most successful). 1951 – Birth of Dick Mast in Bluffton, Ohio, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Mississippi Gulf Coast). 1954 – Birth of Moses Malone; NBA all star center (Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia ’76ers). 1955 – Birth of Cindy Olavarri in Pleasant Hills, California, USA; cyclist (7-Eleven team). 1957 – Birth of Sheila Rena Ingram in Washington, DC, USA; 4X400 metre relay racer (Olympics-silver-1976). 1962 – Birth of Johan Steur; soccer player (FC Volendam). 1963 – Birth of Ana Quirot in Cuba; 800 metre runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-1992, 1996). 1963 – Birth of Kim Williams in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-26th). 1965 – Birth of Dante Jones; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos). 1965 – Birth of Daren Puppa in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning). 1965 – Birth of Wayne Presley in Detroit, Michigan, USA; NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs). 1966 – Birth of James Saxon; NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles). 1966 – Birth of Mike Remlinger in Middletown, New York, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds). 1967 – Birth of David Ford in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-15-1992, 1996). 1968 – Birth of Atul Wassan; cricket player (Indian pace bowler 1989-90). 1968 – Birth of Curtis Mayfield; Canadian Football League receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1968 – Birth of David Maeva; Canadian Football League linebacker (British Columbia Lions). 1968 – Birth of Mark Maddox; linebacker (Buffalo Bills). 1968 – Birth of Mike Atherton; cricket player (Lancashire batsman and England captain). 1970 – Birth of Carl Pickens; NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals). 1970 – Birth of Turhon O’Bannon; Canadian Football League receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers). 1971 – Birth of Alexander Selivanov in Moscow, Russia; NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning). 1971 – Birth of Chris Lipuma in Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA; NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning). 1971 – Birth of Demetrius DuBose; NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1971 – Birth of Hiroyoshi Yamamoto; wrestler (NJPW). 1972 – Birth of Jonas Bjorkman in Vaxjo, Sweden; tennis star (Davis Cup 1994). 1972 – Birth of Ryan Kuwabara; hockey forward (Team Japan 1998). 1973 – Birth of David Vaughn; NBA forward (Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors). 1973 – Birth of Igor Nikitin; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998). 1973 – Birth of Jason Kidd; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks). 1973 – Birth of Kathy Carboy in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; diver (Olympics-1996). 1973 – Birth of Naoko Sawamatsu in Nishinomiya, Japan; tennis star (1994 Singapore). 1973 – Birth of Rob Lazeo; Canadian Football League offensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1974 – Birth of Eric Washington; NBA guard (Denver Nuggets). 1974 – Birth of Scott Galyon; linebacker (New York Giants). 1974 – Birth of Tony Alberda; Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Emmen). 1975 – Birth of Rita Grande in Napoli, Italy; tennis star (3rd round 1996 Australian Open). 1976 – Birth of Nolan Baumgartner in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals). 1982 – Birth of Tomasz Kuszczak; Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper. Deaths of sports figures on March 23 1906 – Victor Barton, cricket player (scored 23 in Test England versus South Africa 1892), dies. 1950 – Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies. 1961 – A C Russell, cricket player (10 Tests for England 910 runs), dies. 1963 – American boxer Davey Moore dies seconds after being knocked-out in feather-weight boxing championship at age 29. ========================================================== TV SPORTS TODAY Monday, 3/23/26 MLB SPRING TRAININGTIME ETTVBaltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals1:05pmMLBNKansa City Royals vs Texas Rangers8:05pmMLBNNBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVOklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers7:00pmFanDuel Sports OKCNBCS-PHISan Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat7:00pmFanDuel Sports SWPeacockLos Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons7:00pmSpectrumFanDuel Sports DETIndiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic7:00pmFanDuel Sports INDFanDuel Sports FLMemphis Grizzlies vs Atlanta Hawks7:30pmFanDuel Sports MEMFanDuel Sports ATLHouston Rockets vs Chicago Bulls8:00pmSCHNCHSNToronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz9:00pmSNKJZZGolden State Warriors vs Dallas Mavericks9:30pmNBCS-BAYPeacockBrooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers10:00pmYESRip CityMilwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers10:30pmFanDuel Sports MILFanDuel Sports SoCalNHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVOttawa Senators vs New York Rangers7:30pmSNMSG About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 22 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 23
