“THE SCOREBOARD” NCAA TOURNAMENT MEN’S SCHEDULE/SCORES SUNDAY, MARCH 29 (ELITE EIGHT) (1) MICHIGAN 95, (6) TENNESSEE 62 (2) UCONN 73, (1) DUKE 72 ==== SATURDAY, APRIL 4 (FINAL FOUR) (2) UCONN VS. (3) ILLINOIS, 6:09 P.M. | TBS/TNT/TRUTV (1) MICHIGAN VS. (1) ARIZONA, 8:49 P.M. | TBS/TNT/TRUTV ==== MONDAY, APRIL 6 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) UCONN / ILLINOIS VS. MICHIGAN / ARIZONA, 8:50 P.M. | TBS/TNT/TRUTV =========================================================== MEN’S NIT SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT UCONN 70 NOTRE DAME 52 UCLA 70 DUKE 58 ========================================================== WOMEN’S NIT SOUTH DAKOTA 65 MONTANA STATE 56 ========================================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES NORTH CAROLINA 15 NOTRE DAME 10 BUTLER 8 MILWAUKEE 7 NEBRASKA 12 INDIANA 4 PURDUE 11 MICHIGAN STATE 4 BALL STATE 17 OHIO 7 VALPARAISO 10 INDIANA STATE 1 LITTLE ROCK 9 SOUTHERN INDIANA 4 ========================================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES NOTRE DAME 9 CALIFORNIA 7 BUTLER 9 ST. JOHN’S 8 MICHIGAN 13 PURDUE 5 LINDENWOOD 15 SOUTHERN INDIANA 6 ========================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES #1 MICHIGAN 4 MINNESOTA DULUTH 3 DENVER 6 #4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 2 ========================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES #17 RUTGERS 9 #11 JOHNS HOPKINS 8 OT #4 NORTH CAROLINA 17 #3 HARVARD 7 ========================================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES #11 STONY BROOK 16 CAMPBELL 4 #17 DUKE 15 FLORIDA STATE 10 #3 MARYLAND 14 #22 PENN STATE 13 #7 FLORIDA 14 ARIZONA STATE 8 #9 MICHIGAN 16 OREGON 3 #12 NORTHWESTERN 16 #6 JOHNS HOPKINS 12 ========================================================== NBA SCORES LA CLIPPERS 127 MILWAUKEE 113 INDIANA 135 MIAMI 118 PORTLAND 123 WASHINGTON 88 BOSTON 114 CHARLOTTE 99 BROOKLYN 116 SACRAMENTO 99 TORONTO 139 ORLANDO 87 HOUSTON 134 NEW ORLEANS 102 OKLAHOMA CITY 111 NEW YORK 100 DENVER 116 GOLDEN STATE 93 ========================================================== NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== NHL SCORES NY RANGERS 3 FLORIDA 1 BOSTON 4 COLUMBUS 3 TAMPA BAY 3 NASHVILLE 2 MONTRÉAL 3 CAROLINA 1 PHILADELPHIA 2 DALLAS 1 OT NEW JERSEY 5 CHICAGO 3 ========================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY 4 ATLANTA 1 BALTIMORE 8 MINNESOTA 6 TEXAS 8 PHILADELPHIA 3 TORONTO 5 LAS VEGAS 2 PITTSBURGH 4 NY METS 3 (10) CINCINNATI 3 BOSTON 2 MIAMI 4 COLORADO 3 MILWAUKEE 9 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7 HOUSTON 9 LA ANGELS 7 TAMPA BAY 11 ST. LOUIS 7 WASHINGTON 6 CHICAGO CUBS 3 SEATTLE 8 CLEVELAND 0 ========================================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ST. PAUL 4 INDIANAPOLIS 1 ========================================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== UFL SCORES ORLANDO 23 COLUMBUS 16 ========================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NO. 2 UCONN STUNS NO. 1 DUKE ON BRAYLON MULLINS’ LAST-SECOND HEAVE WASHINGTON — UConn’s Braylon Mullins missed his first four 3-point attempts on Sunday. On his fifth, the freshman sank one of the all-time great shots in NCAA Tournament history. Mullins nailed a 35-footer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 2 seed UConn completed a miraculous 19-point comeback to defeat No. 1 Duke 73-72 and reach its third Final Four in four years. “Yeah, still a loss of words. Still processing all of what just happened,” Mullins said. “Man, I’m just happy that was the one that went down tonight.” Mullins’ heave marked the only time UConn (33-5) led in the East Region final since 2-0. It came after opting not to foul on a Duke inbound play with 10 seconds remaining. The Blue Devils (35-3) neared halfcourt before Silas Demary Jr. deflected Cayden Boozer’s pass and Alex Karaban fed Mullins, who squared his feet and let fly. Now Mullins is returning to Indiana for a Final Four, a year after he earned McDonald’s All-America honors there with Greenfield-Central High School. “When I saw him release it, I was like, ‘That really might go in’,” Karaban said. “It went in, and the Indiana kid sent us to Indianapolis.” Tarris Reed Jr. scored 26 points and finished a rebound shy of his third tournament double-double to keep the Huskies in it while they struggled from beyond the arc. UConn finished 5 of 23 there (21.7%) after hitting just 1 of their first 18, yet still snapped the nation’s longest active winning streak at 14 games. “What the hell did you just say, 1 for 18?” UConn coach Dan Hurley responded in the postgame press conference, covering his face in disbelief. “I knew it was bad. I kept asking the assistant coaches, and no one would tell me what it was.” Demary finished with 11 points, and Solo Ball and Mullins each had 10 as UConn remained alive for a third national title under Hurley and seventh overall. “It’s been a season where we’ve been dealt with injuries to key players at critical points of the year that we’ve had to overcome, and we’ve had to show a lot of fortitude and resilience and just kind of claw our way through the season,” Hurley said. “Thought just the game was a microcosm of that. We fought, we clawed, put ourselves in position to take advantage of a mistake that they made. “And one of the most brilliant shooters you’ll ever see shoot a basketball made an incredible, legendary March shot.” The Huskies will face No. 3 seed Illinois, which eliminated No. 9 Iowa 71-59 on Saturday in the South Region final, in Saturday’s early game. Cameron Boozer scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds in what is likely his final collegiate game, with the Naismith Award favorite likely to be an NBA draft lottery selection in June. “I’m just super thankful for it all,” Boozer said. “I’m hurting right now. We’re all hurting. I wish I could have gave more for those guys.” His freshman twin Cayden finished with 15 points and six assists before committing the fatal turnover — one of eight after halftime — and Dame Sarr had 10 points. Coach Jon Scheyer finished a game shy of back-to-back Final Four appearances in his fourth season as Mike Krzyzewski’s successor. “We just gave them easy baskets,” Scheyer said. “We just had to secure the ball better, and that’s a recipe to put yourself in that position.” Karaban keyed a game-winning 8-2 stretch by sinking his only 3 of the contest — after averaging 22 points in his first three tournament games – with 50 seconds left for a 70-69 deficit. Cameron Boozer pushed Duke up 72-69 on a basket, then Demary sank one of two free throws when Duke fouled intentionally with 10 seconds remaining. Sarr inbounded from the baseline to Cameron Boozer, who returned the pass, then found Cayden Boozer on the left, who dribbled forward and then tried to pass over a trap. Demary deflected it, Mullins reached it and fed Karaban on the wing. Cameron Boozer closed on Karaban, who returned the ball to Mullins. “I think we were all just trying to get the ball out of whoever had the ball in their hands and trying to make a play on the ball,” Mullins said. “Silas made an incredible, incredible play, and everything else just happened as it is.” The Huskies tackled their deficit in pieces, first cutting an early 19-point deficit to 15 by halftime, then using an 8-1 run to get within seven. After Duke restored its lead to double figures, another 10-2 UConn run closed it to within 67-65 when Solo Ball took advantage of Isaiah Evans’ turnover, raced up the court and completed a three-point play with 3:42 left. NO. 1 MICHIGAN STEAMROLLS TENNESSEE IN MIDWEST FINAL TO MAKE FINAL FOUR CHICAGO — Ascending a ladder to cut the net after steering Michigan back to the Final Four, Wolverines forward Yaxel Lendeborg shouted in delight along with teammates and fans. Once things calmed down, he took a breath to reflect. “There’s nothing that we can’t do with the support that we have behind us,” Lendeborg said. Lendeborg collected 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists as top-seeded Michigan routed sixth-seeded Tennessee 95-62 on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final. Michigan (35-3) advanced to the program’s first Final Four since 2018. The Wolverines will face West Region champion Arizona in a national semifinal in Indianapolis on Saturday. “This was a goal of ours coming in and it’s great to be able to accomplish it,” Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau said. Tennessee (25-12) held an early lead before stumbling as the school remained in search of its first men’s Final Four appearance. The Volunteers made their third successive Elite Eight under coach Rick Barnes. “There’s luck in everything you do,” Barnes said, “but you get to this point. … You look at their guys today, they had a lot of guys that played really good basketball, had good days. It’s hard to have a day where maybe one or two guys are off and get there.” Michigan rolled behind 51.8% shooting while limiting Tennessee to 31.6% Trey McKenney (12 points), Morez Johnson Jr. (12), Aday Mara (11) and Nimari Burnett (10) also scored in double figures for the Wolverines. Cadeau had eight points and 10 assists. Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Volunteers with 21 points and Felix Okpara added 10. Tennessee second-leading scorer Nate Ament was held to seven points, 10 below his season average, on 2-for-12 shooting before fouling out with 2:16 left. Michigan stormed to a 21-0 run midway through the first half that essentially sealed the result. After taking a 16-14 lead on a pair of Jaylen Carey free throws with 11:22 left before halftime, the Volunteers missed 10 consecutive shots. The Wolverines, meanwhile, rediscovered their urgency on the glass while getting their top scorer rolling. Lendeborg needed five-plus minutes to attempt his first field goal and didn’t break the scoring column until he drove for a layup about a minute later. The Big Ten player of the year factored plenty during the Wolverines’ big spurt, though, starring with eight points that featured a 3-pointer and an old-fashioned three-point play. During one sequence, Lendeborg took a pass from Cadeau near midcourt, darted down the right side between two defenders and finished a reverse layup amid contact from Okpara, who was whistled for his third foul. The maize and blue backers among the crowd erupted. The ensuing free throw and 3-pointers from Roddy Gayle Jr. and Cadeau pushed the advantage to double digits with 7:52 remaining in the first half. Burnett credited the team’s commitment to the basics for sustaining the run. “Starting with defense. Attacking the same way,” he said. “Sharing the ball. Talking. Communicating on both ends.” Carey ended the drought with a layup at the 5:11 mark. He led the Volunteers with eight first-half points. Lendeborg had 15 points to help the Wolverines to a 48-26 lead at intermission. Both teams grabbed 42 rebounds. J.P. Estrella and Okpara topped Tennessee with seven apiece. Burnett added seven for Michigan. Officials called Carey for a dead-ball technical foul with 14:02 left in the game after he bumped Johnson after a tie-up with Amari Evans of Tennessee. Michigan went on to lead by as many as 34 points. The comfortable margin allowed coach Dusty May to play multiple reserves, including his son, Charlie, who drilled a 3-pointer in the closing minutes. Charlie May said watching Saturday’s South and West Regional finals on television “just raised the level of excitement” for Sunday. Still, he made sure to skip a certain part of both broadcasts. “I watched the whole game but I would turn it off before the celebration because I just wanted to experience that for myself,” May said. Tennessee lost by 19 points to Houston in the 2025 Elite Eight and by six points to Purdue in that round the previous year. As with Michigan, those schools were the region’s No. 1 seed. “We’ve been able to get here three years in a row, and it’ll be hard to get back to winning games just in the tournament,” Barnes said, anticipating roster turnover. “That first game of the tournament is the hardest one. But our goal would be to keep getting back and kicking and hopefully we can knock the door down.” Michigan is eager to seize the opportunity and keep climbing. “Just being able to make it this far and continuing to want to get more, it means a lot,” Lendeborg said. “Just means how much we’ve done together as a unit and how unselfish this team has been all year.” MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS OPEN AS FINAL FOUR FAVORITES, BUT ARIZONA FOR TITLE UConn’s dramatic last-second upset of Duke on Sunday played right into the hands of Arizona and Michigan, at least in the eyes of oddsmakers. The two remaining No. 1 seeds will do battle in Saturday night’s second Final Four matchup in Indianapolis, and the winner is expected to be heavily favored to win the national title. Michigan opened as a 1.5-point favorite to beat Arizona at BetMGM. The Wolverines have blitzed through their first four opponents, winning by an average of 22.5 points en route to the Final Four. Their closest game was a 13-point win over Alabama in the Sweet 16 before a 33-point dismantling of No. 6 seed Tennessee on Sunday. The Wildcats were tested a bit in the Elite 8 before handling Purdue, and have won their first four games by an average of 20.5 points. Ironically, while the Wildcats are underdogs on Saturday night they are the favorites to win the national title. By the time Arizona and Michigan take the court at Lucas Oil Stadium, the first half of the title game will have been decided. Braylon Mullins’ 35-foot heave just before the buzzer on Sunday put the Huskies in a Final Four showdown against Illinois. The Huskies are in their third Final Four in the past four years, but the Fighting Illini were installed as 1.5-point favorites. The third-seeded Illini have enjoyed a convincing run to Indianapolis, with their closest victory a comfortable 10-point win over Houston in the Sweet 16. No. 9 seed Iowa kept their Elite 8 matchup interesting until Illinois pulled away for a 12-point victory on Saturday. UConn has had the most dramatic run to the Final Four, and that was even before Mullins’ heroics on Sunday. The Huskies had to survive a four-point win over No. 3 seed Michigan State in the East Region to set the stage for the matchup against Duke, which the Blue Devils led by 19 points during the first half. The Huskies will enter Saturday as the higher seed, but they opened as underdogs against the Illini and with the longest title odds among the remaining four teams. Illinois has the shortest odds to reach the title game at -135, followed by Michigan (-120), UConn (-110) and Arizona (-105). But it’s also clear that oddsmakers believe the winner of the clash of No. 1 seeds will enter the title game as significant favorites to cut down the nets in Indianapolis. NATIONAL TITLE ODDS*Arizona Wildcats (+165)Michigan Wolverines (+180)Illinois Fighting Illini (+475)UConn Huskies (+550)*BetMGM REPORT: ST. JOHN’S MAKES RICK PITINO 2ND-HIGHEST-PAID COACH IN BIG EAST Rick Pitino, who has coached St. John’s to two consecutive Big East regular-season and conference tournament titles, as well as the Sweet 16 this weekend, has a new contract, the school confirmed Sunday. ESPN reported that Pitino, who signed a six-year deal in 2023, has an additional year through the 2029-30 season and a pay increase to make him the Big East’s second-highest-paid coach after UConn’s Dan Hurley. Pitino, 73, has an 81-25 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances with St. John’s, including the run to the East Region semifinal Friday, when the Red Storm fell to Duke 80-75. It was their second Sweet 16 game since 1999. “We’re thrilled that Coach Pitino has signed a new agreement to remain at St. John’s, a deal that will keep him in Queens through the end of the decade,” athletic director Ed Kull said in a statement. “This extension reflects our strong confidence in his leadership, vision and commitment to our student-athletes. “Coach Pitino has changed the culture of our community, and we want his presence to be felt on this campus for years to come. We look forward to more Big East championships and NCAA tournament runs with Coach Pitino at the helm.” The Red Storm finished 30-7, were ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation and became the first Big East program to win regular-season and tournament crowns in consecutive seasons. They beat Northern Iowa and Kansas in the NCAA Tournament. “I’d like to stay in as long as I can,” Pitino said Thursday ahead of the game against Duke. “As long as God willing is giving me good health, I’d like to stay in it as long as I can.” Pitino’s overall record as a head coach is 915-318 (.742), with stops at Hawaii (1975-76), Boston University (1978-83), Providence (1985-87), Kentucky (1989-97), Louisville (2001-17), Iona (2020-22) and St. John’s. He guided teams to 12 regular-season conference titles, 16 conference tournament crowns and the 1996 Kentucky and 2013 Louisville squads to NCAA championships. Pitino also was head coach of the NBA’s New York Knicks (1987-89) and Boston Celtics (1997-2001), compiling a 192-220 mark (.466). ================================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL UCLA USES STRONG SECOND HALF TO DOWN DUKE, GET BACK TO FINAL FOUR Lauren Betts scored 15 of her game-high 23 points and grabbed eight of her game-high 10 rebounds in the second half to lead top seed UCLA to a furious rally in its 70-58 defeat of No. 3 seed Duke in Sunday’s Sacramento region final. The Bruins (35-1) dug a 10-point hole late in the first half and went into intermission trailing the Blue Devils by eight points. UCLA committed 12 turnovers before halftime that Duke (27-9) converted into 16 points. A more locked-in Bruins team came out in the second half, led by Gabriela Jaquez. She scored UCLA’s first five points coming out of the locker room to jump-start the Bruins offense. Gianna Kneepkens delivered a five-point sequence of her own, bookending a Charlisse Leger-Walker fast-break score off a steal, as the Bruins took the lead for good late in the third quarter. UCLA went on a 9-0 run, part of a longer, 18-6 spurt coming out of the break. The Bruins cut their number of turnovers in half with six in the final two periods, and they effectively mixed an outside game with their attacking of the key. UCLA scored 54 points in the paint. Angela Dugalic, who grabbed four of her six rebounds on the offensive glass, added 15 points with her play at the rim. Dugalic also dished four assists, complementing Leger-Walker’s game-high-matching six. Tania Mair, one of the heroes in Duke’s Sweet 16 win over LSU, doled out six assists to go with her team-high 21 points and seven rebounds. UCLA limited Mair to 3 of 10 shooting in the second half after a 5-for-6 start. The Bruins held the Blue Devils to a 7 of 30 shooting (23.3%) in the second half. Riley Nelson added 13 points for Duke, Delaney Thomas scored 12 and Toby Fournier finished with 10. Ashlon Jackson, who knocked down the buzzer-beating 3-pointer Friday to sink LSU, went scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting from the floor. The win sends UCLA to its second Final Four in as many years after having never advanced to the national semifinals previously in program history. The Bruins ride a 29-game winning streak, second only to reigning national champion Connecticut for longest in the sport. UCONN RETURNS TO FINAL FOUR AFTER ROLLING PAST NOTRE DAME Sarah Strong scored 21 points and Blanca Quinonez added 20 off the bench as top-seeded UConn handled its business with a 70-52 in over No. 6-seed Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament Regional 1 final at Fort Worth, Texas. UConn (38-0), the defending national champion, won its 54th consecutive game and advanced to the Women’s Final Four on Friday in Phoenix where it will play either South Carolina or TCU. The Huskies earned an 85-47 victory over Notre Dame at home on Jan. 19 but this game was more competitive as the stakes were much higher. UConn took its first lead at 5-6 with 4:45 remaining the first quarter and slowly wore down Notre Dame, going up 20-11 after one quarter and 32-25 at halftime. After a Fighting Irish rally midway through the third period, the Huskies led 47-36 heading into the forth. Quinonez’s 3-pointer with 5:43 remaining in the game increased the Huskies’ lead to 63-44 and UConn cruised to the finish. Azzi Fudd added 13 points for the Huskies, while Quinonez had a team-high eight rebounds. UConn scored 19 points off 18 Notre Dame turnovers and had a 35-29 rebounding advantage. Hannah Hidalgo led Notre Dame (25-11) with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Vanessa de Jesus had eight points with five rebounds. Fudd’s steal and assist to Quinonez produced a layup on the final possession of the first quarter and sent the Huskies to their 20-11 lead. Notre Dame reeled off an 11-4 spurt that started late in the first quarter and was punctuated by a 3-pointer by Hidalgo that trimmed UConn’s advantage to 24-20. The Huskies responded with three straight baskets to lead 30-20 after Strong canned a jumper at the 2:34 mark before settling into a seven-point halftime advantage. Quinonez has season-high 14 points before halftime to lead all scorers and was the only player from either team in double figures. Hidalgo paced the Fighting Irish with nine points in the first half. Strong’s layup on the break with 8:43 to play in the third period gave UConn a 38-26 lead before the Fighting Irish clamped down, holding the Huskies scoreless for nearly five minutes. But Notre Dame only scored four points over the stretch. ================================================================== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: RAPTORS SCORE 31 STRAIGHT IN MAGIC’S WORST-EVER LOSS Scottie Barnes recorded his second consecutive double-double, going for 23 points and a career-high 15 assists, as the Toronto Raptors destroyed the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday, 139-87. Already dominating the matchup between Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls thanks to a 31-0 spurt in the first half, Toronto went on a 17-0 run to close the third and extending into the fourth. The burst, lasting a little more than three minutes, extended a 38-point lead to 55. The run also effectively doomed Orlando to its most lopsided loss in franchise history. The Magic’s previous worst defeat was a 47-point rout against Chicago in 2017. And, for a stretch in the fourth quarter, Orlando appeared poised to avoid the dubious record. A 15-4 run Magic run pulled them to a 45-point differential with 4:26 remaining. The Moritz Wagner 3-pointer at the conclusion of this stretch represented the last points Orlando scored. RJ Barrett also scored a game-high 24 points and paced eight Raptors scoring in double figures. Jamal Shead finished with 12 points and 10 assists, while Ja’Kobe Walter and Jakob Poetlt each finished with 11 points. Desmond Bane led Orlando with 17 points, Jalen Suggs finished with 13 points and five assists and Tristan da Silva scored 12. Paolo Banchero, Orlando’s leading scorer, finished with just nine points. Thunder 110, Knicks 100 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead Oklahoma City to a home win over New York. The Thunder have won 14 of their last 15 and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio for the top spot in the Western Conference. Jalen Williams scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting in more than 28 minutes, his most minutes since Jan. 15 and most points in the four games since returning from a hamstring injury. Jalen Brunson led New York with 32 points, while Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges had 15 points each and Towns added 18 rebounds. The Knicks have dropped back-to-back games after winning seven consecutive. Clippers 127, Bucks 113 Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points and John Collins added 22 to lead Los Angeles to a road victory over Milwaukee. Kawhi Leonard recorded 20 points and eight rebounds and Darius Garland notched a 15-point, 11-assist double-double as the Clippers won their fifth straight game. The Bucks, in contrast, have now lost four straight contests and 14 times in their last 17 games. Gary Trent Jr. led Milwaukee with a game-high 36 points on 12-for-21 shooting and Taurean Prince added 18 with eight assists and six rebounds, but those efforts weren’t enough without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Porter Jr. and Gary Harris. Celtics 114, Hornets 99 Jayson Tatum had 32 points, five rebounds and eight assists to help short-handed Boston extend its winning streak to three games with a road victory over Charlotte. Payton Pritchard added 28 points, six rebounds and six assists as the Celtics were without both Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Neemias Queta also pitched in with 17 points and eight rebounds. The Hornets shot just 12 of 43 (27.9%) from beyond the arc, with Kon Knueppel especially struggling (1 of 6 from 3-point range). LaMelo Ball scored a team-high 19 points, while Miles Bridges finished with 14. Pacers 135, Heat 118 Pascal Siakam had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead Indiana to a victory over visiting Miami. Micah Potter scored 21 points on five made 3-pointers, Kobe Brown added 18 points and Andrew Nembhard tallied 15 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who earned their first home win since Jan. 31. T.J. McConnell added 15 points and nine assists and Obi Toppin finished with 12 points. Miami was led by Tyler Herro’s 31 points, followed by Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s 17. Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who dropped their seventh game in eight tries. Andrew Wiggins and Pelle Larsson each had 15 in the loss. Trail Blazers 123, Wizards 88 Toumani Camara recorded 23 points and seven rebounds and Scoot Henderson added 21 points and seven assists as Portland routed visiting Washington. Former Wizards player Deni Avdija added 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists as Portland never trailed en route to winning for the sixth time in the past eight games. The Trail Blazers are 1 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference play-in jockeying. Will Riley scored 14 points off the bench for the Wizards, who lost for the 18th time in 19 games. Bub Carrington scored 11 points but missed the final quarter due to muscle cramping. Alex Sarr (left big toe) sat out. Tristan Vukcevic, Justin Champagnie and Sharife Cooper added 10 points apiece. Rockets 134, Pelicans 102 Alperen Sengun paired 36 points with 13 rebounds while also notching seven assists, three steals, three blocks and five threes to lead Houston to a victory over host New Orleans. Jabari Smith Jr. and Kevin Durant both dropped 20 points as the Rockets now hold a four-game lead over the Phoenix Suns for the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference. Clint Capela left his mark with 14 boards in 16 minutes off the bench. Dejounte Murray scored 19 for New Orleans (25-51), which suffered its fifth consecutive loss. Saddiq Bey and Zion Williamson contributed 18 points each. Nets 116, Kings 99 Ochai Agbaji and rookie Drake Powell combined for 17 points in the fourth quarter as Brooklyn stopped a 10-game losing streak with a victory over Sacramento in New York. The Nets allowed the game’s first basket and never trailed again, taking a 27-point lead midway through the second quarter before getting their first win since March 9. Agbaji scored 18 points and Powell finished with 16. Rookie Nolan Traore added 17 and six assists as Brooklyn sealed just its third win in its last 23 games. The Kings took their 11th straight road loss to an Eastern Conference team as DeMar DeRozan (hamstring) and Malik Monk (bruised shoulder) were out. Devin Carter led Sacramento with 20 points, rookie Nique Clifford contributed 17 and seven rebounds and Precious Achiuwa chipped in 16 and eight boards. ==================================================================== MLB MLB ROUNDUP: MARINERS TWO-HIT GUARDIANS TO EARN SERIES SPLIT Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock was lifted after six hitless innings and Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer as the Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 8-0 on Sunday to earn a split of their four-game series. Hancock (1-0), in the rotation because Bryce Miller (oblique) is on the injured list, struck out a career-high nine, walked one and hit one batter with a pitch. He didn’t allow a ball to be hit out of the infield. The closest the Guardians got to a hit off Hancock was in the third inning when No. 9 hitter Brayan Rocchio hit a ground ball that bounced off first base and high into the air. Josh Naylor fielded the carom and easily beat Rocchio to the bag. Cleveland’s Chase DeLauter greeted reliever Cooper Criswell with a line-drive single to right field leading off the seventh to break up the no-hit bid. The Guardians’ only other hit was a one-out single by Daniel Schneemann in the eighth. Slade Cecconi (0-1) allowed six runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings, with three walks and five strikeouts in the loss. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 2 Jesus Sanchez hit a two-run home run as Toronto went deep three times to defeat the visiting A’s. George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto also went deep for Toronto, while Addison Barger drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk. That was more than enough run support for Eric Lauer (1-0), who gave up two runs, three hits and a walk while striking out nine in 5 1/3 innings. Jeff Hoffman earned his first save of the season after a blown opportunity Friday. Max Muncy hit a two-run home run for the Athletics, who struck out 50 times in the series. Luis Morales (0-1) struggled in his season debut, allowing five runs, five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Royals 4, Braves 1 Seth Lugo pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Bobby Witt Jr. hit safely for the third straight game to help Kansas City win in Atlanta and salvage a win in its three-game series with the Braves. Lugo (1-0) allowed five hits, did not walk a batter and struck out three. Lucas Erceg pitched the ninth inning to earn his first save of the season. Witt was 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk, a run and an RBI, his first of the season. He hit .364 for the series, going 4-for-11. He turned a double play in the ninth inning to end the game. The losing pitcher was Grant Holmes (0-1), who pitched five innings and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Rookie Didier Fuentes worked the final four innings and allowed one run on two hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Reds 3, Red Sox 2 Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run homer to wipe out a two-run deficit and lead Cincinnati to a win over visiting Boston in the rubber game of their series. Lefty reliever Brock Burke (1-0) picked up the win by allowing one hit over 1 1/3 scoreless innings, but starter Rhett Lowder made sure the Reds were in a good position by surrendering just two runs over five innings in his first major league start since Sept. 28, 2024. Rookie Sal Stewart also contributed with another two hits and two walks. He’s hitting .700 in his first three games. Wilyer Abreu provided Boston’s only runs of the game with a two-run, fourth-inning shot. Connelly Early gave up just one earned run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. Greg Weissert (0-1) was saddled with the loss after giving up the home run to Suarez. Rangers 8, Phillies 3 Andrew McCutchen and Brandon Nimmo homered as Texas claimed the rubber game of its series with host Philadelphia. MacKenzie Gore (1-0), who came over in an offseason trade with the Washington Nationals, pitched 5 1/3 innings in his first start with Texas. He allowed two runs, two hits and three walks while striking out seven. He allowed only a pair of walks over the first five innings. Philadelphia starter Jesus Luzardo (0-1) was charged with six runs and six hits in six frames. He walked one and struck out seven, but he also didn’t receive much support as the Phillies totaled three hits. Orioles 8, Twins 6 Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run home run and Baltimore later rallied with a three-run seventh inning to beat visiting Minnesota. Pete Alonso, pinch hitter Adley Rutschman and Coby Mayo had run-producing hits in the seventh as the Orioles won for the second day in a row to capture two of three games in the season-opening series. Alonso and Mayo both finished with two of Baltimore’s 12 hits. Tristan Gray drove in three runs with a pair of hits and Royce Lewis homered for Minnesota. Trevor Larnach, Josh Bell and Victor Caratini also had two hits for the Twins, who had two runners on base with two outs in the ninth. Marlins 4, Rockies 3 Rookie Owen Caissie slugged a two-out, two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning, leading host Miami to a win over Colorado in a three-game sweep in Denver. Miami, which is 3-0 for the first time since 2009, saw the major league debut of Deyvison De Los Santos, who slugged a 389-foot double in his first plate appearance. Otto Lopez (RBI double) and Austin Slater (sacrifice fly) had RBIs for the Marlins. Jordan Beck ripped a three-run double in the first inning to give Colorado a 3-0 lead, but the Rockies were shut down the rest of the way. Kyle Karros was the lone visiting player with a multiple-hit day, collecting a pair. Astros 9, Angels 7 Isaac Paredes delivered a two-out, two-strike double in the eighth inning, and Houston earned a split of their four-game season-opening series against visiting Los Angeles. Paredes’ second double drove home Cam Smith and Yordan Alvarez and snapped a 6-6 tie. Angels reliever Drew Pomeranz (0-1) hit Smith with a pitch to open the eighth and issued an intentional walk to Alvarez with two outs to set the table for Paredes, who roped a full-count fastball to right. Jose Altuve followed with an RBI double that plated pinch-runner Nick Allen. Alvarez walked three times and added an RBI single in the Astros’ four-run second inning. Paredes finished 2-for-5 while Altuve worked a pair of walks in addition to his RBI single. Zach Neto had a two-run homer for the Angels in the fourth inning. Pirates 4, Mets 3 (10) Ryan O’Hearn smacked his second run-scoring single of the game to snap a 10th-inning tie as visiting Pittsburgh avoided a season-opening sweep at the hands of New York. Henry Davis added another 10th-inning run with an RBI single. Brandon Lowe also plated a run with his third homer of the young season. Dennis Santana (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth to earn the win, while Jose Urquidy recorded his first save of the campaign. Richard Lovelady (1-1) suffered the defeat after giving up O’Hearn’s second RBI. Juan Soto drove in two runs, while Marcus Semien added an RBI of his own. Soto almost had a third RBI to tie the game in the 10th, but Francisco Lindor was thrown out at the plate. Jorge Polanco came within a few feet of a walk-off dinger before Billy Cook recorded the third out just in front of the fence. Rays 11, Cardinals 7 Yandy Diaz went 5-for-6 with four RBIs as Tampa Bay beat host St. Louis to avoid a three-game series sweep. Jonathan Aranda added three hits and two RBIs for the Rays, who collected 17 hits. Jonny DeLuca had two hits and an RBI, Cedric Mullins drove in two runs, and Chandler Simpson and Ben Williamson added two hits apiece. Starter Steven Matz (1-0) gave up four runs on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts over five innings. Jordan Walker slugged a three-run homer among his three hits for the Cardinals, who went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Nolan Gorman hit a solo homer and Pedro Pages added a two-run shot. Starter Dustin May (0-1) allowed six runs on 10 hits with one walk and three strikeouts over four innings. Nationals 6, Cubs 3 Joey Wiemer and Keibert Ruiz homered while Jake Irvin struck out seven to lead the visiting Washington over Chicago. Wiemer continued his torrid start to the season as he was 3-for-3 with a triple, a walk and three RBIs as the Nationals claimed the three-game series. By reaching base in each of his first eight plate appearances as a National, he tied the record for most consecutive plate appearances with a base to begin a tenure with a club since 1961. Alex Bregman had two solo home runs and Ian Happ also homered for the Cubs. Brewers 9, White Sox 7 Christian Yelich capped a six-run eighth-inning rally with a three-run pinch-hit home run to give Milwaukee a comeback victory over visiting Chicago and a sweep of their opening three-game series The Brewers, who trailed 7-2 after three innings, cut the deficit to 7-6 before Yelich drove a 2-2 pitch 421 feet to right off Seranthony Dominguez (0-1) for his first career pinch-hit homer. Trevor Megill gave up a leadoff single in the ninth, but then retired three straight for the save. Munetaka Murakami hit his third home run in three games for the White Sox. Murakami joins Cleveland rookie Chase DeLauter, Trevor Story and Kyle Lewis as the only players to homer in their first three regular season major league games. Colin Montgomery’s grand slam staked the White Sox to a 4-0 lead before Brewers starter Brandon Sproat recorded an out. =================================================================== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: DOWN 3-0 IN THIRD, BOSTON TOPS COLUMBUS IN SO Viktor Arvidsson had three assists in regulation and scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Boston Bruins rallied from a 3-0 third-period deficit for a 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets on Sunday in Columbus. Pavel Zacha tied the score 3-3 with 11 seconds remaining in the third period when he scored a power-play goal off a scramble in front during 6-on-4 play. Zacha had two goals and an assist, and Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist for the Bruins (42-24-8, 92 points), who are 5-1 in their past six games and four points ahead of Columbus for the first Eastern Conference wild card into the playoffs. Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves. Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets (38-23-12, 88 points), who have lost four of five (1-3-1). Kirill Marchenko had two assists, and Jet Greaves made 35 saves. Boston’s David Pastrnak saw his point streak end at 12 games. Flyers 2, Stars 1 (OT) Trevor Zegras scored with 1:33 left in overtime to lift Philadelphia over visiting Dallas and tie his career high with 23 goals this season. Samuel Ersson made 17 saves and also assisted on the winning goal for the Flyers, who improved to 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. After a scoreless first period, Travis Konecny opened the scoring for Philadelphia on the power play midway through the second. The winger took a pass from Matvei Michkov on the doorstep, skated to the front of the net and slipped the puck past Casey DeSmith for his 26th goal of the season. The Stars already have clinched a postseason berth but have won just once in their last six games. DeSmith finished with 28 stops for Dallas, while Arttu Hyry scored his first NHL goal. Rangers 3, Panthers 1 Rookie Adam Sykora scored for the second straight game, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and host New York downed Florida for its second straight win following a season-high six-game skid, Conor Sheary scored on a short-handed breakaway with 8:46 left in the third. Adam Fox capped the Rangers’ scoring with a short-handed empty-net tally with 3:54 remaining in the third. Mackie Samoskevich scored in the final minute as the Panthers fell to 2-6-0 in their last eight games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves. Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 1 Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist to help Montreal rally for its fifth straight win, beating Carolina in Raleigh, N.C. Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist and Lane Hutson had two assists for the Canadiens. Jakub Dobes made 34 saves as Montreal remained in third place in the Atlantic Division. Andrei Svechnikov scored and Frederik Andersen made 15 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost just twice in their past six games — both times against Montreal. Carolina leads the Metropolitan Division by nine points. Devils 5, Blackhawks 3 Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period to help New Jersey rally past Chicago in Newark, N.J. Hamilton tied it 3-3 with a wrist shot into the far side of the net from the right faceoff circle at 14:32, and Hughes scored on a breakaway down the right side at 14:51 to give the Devils a 4-3 lead. Hughes scored into an empty net with 31 seconds left to give him two goals and two assists. Connor Brown and Simon Nemec added goals, and Jake Allen made 28 saves for the Devils, who have won six of eight. Frank Nazar scored two goals, Ilya Mikheyev also scored and Spencer Knight made 35 saves for the Blackhawks, who have lost five of six. Lightning 3, Predators 2 Tampa Bay’s Corey Perry netted the tiebreaking goal off a rebound in the third period and the Lightning hung on to move back to the top of the Atlantic Division standings with a win over visiting Nashville. Perry’s 15th goal overall and fourth in 13 games back in Tampa at 6:52 allowed the Lightning (46-21-6, 98 points) to tie Buffalo in points with one game in hand over the resurgent Sabres. Jake Guentzel had a goal and two assists, and Brandon Hagel scored once to match his career high in goals with 35, set last season with Tampa Bay. Filip Forsberg notched a goal and an assist, Joakim Kemell scored his first NHL goal in his 10th career contest, and defenseman Justin Barron recorded an assist in his 200th game as the Predators (34-31-9, 77 points) lost their third straight (0-3-0). ================================================================ GOLF HYO JOO KIM WINS FORD TITLE, BEATS NELLY KORDA FOR 2ND STRAIGHT WEEK Hyo Joo Kim won for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour — and for the second straight week, she fended off Nelly Korda to do so. The native of South Korea posted a final-round, 3-under-par 69 to finish 28-under 260 and successfully defend her title at the Ford Championship on Sunday in Chandler, Ariz. Kim alternated 61s and 69s over the four days at Whirlwind Golf Club’s Cattail Course. A double-bogey 6 on the eighth hole and a bogey at the par-4 16th weren’t enough to stop Kim, who posted three birdies on each side of her card. “It’s super hard as a player to become a defending champion,” Kim said through a translator. “But I took the great energy from last week and the course and all of that into this place here and I want to carry that on to next week.” Kim set the LPGA’s 54-hole scoring record on Saturday but came up three shots shy of tying the tour’s 72-hole scoring record of 257 (Sei Young Kim, 2017). World No. 2 Korda made two eagles in her round of 67 — at the par-5 second and 17th holes — but settled for runner-up again at 26 under. Last week, Kim edged Korda by one shot at the Fortinet Founders Cup. Korda followed her second eagle with a birdie at No. 18 for a late push, but Kim made her par to cement the two-stroke win. Kim, 30, has called Korda her favorite player and praised her playing partner after the battle. “Just loved and felt great playing with Nelly,” Kim said. “She has such a beautiful swing and this whole time it was just wire to wire, just so tight. Just watching her getting that eagle and finishing, the birdie at the end, I think she is just a fantastic player.” For her part, Korda said Kim’s play had been “inspiring” and she was reflective after coming up short two weeks running. “There’s times when I’m going to get frustrated. I’m a human being, so I’m going to get down and I’m going to get a little frustrated,” said Korda, who opened the season with a victory at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. “But I’m trying to get over that as fast as possible. “I’m just very grateful. If you’d have told me this time last year the finishes that I would have right now, I would be super happy with the game that is trending. Last year I just felt so weird with my game. Nothing was kind of going my way. “I’m really happy. I’ve put in a lot of work, and that’s the best thing about golf is that you can always improve and you can have someone like Hyo Joo that’s going to test you and push your buttons but in a really good way to improve.” Minami Katsu of Japan posted a 65 and placed third at 23 under. New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, who opened the tournament with a 60, shot 68 Sunday and settled for fourth at 20 under. In Gee Chun of South Korea (68) rounded out the top five at 19 under. STEWART CINK CLOSES OUT WIN AT HOAG CLASSIC TO CONTINUE HOT STREAK A day after he walked off the golf course flexing following an albatross that gave him the lead, Stewart Cink played another stellar round on Sunday to close out a victory at the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club. In carding a 5-under-par 66, Cink finished at 19-under 194 for the event, four strokes clear of the rest of the field, for his second win of the season. “I feel like I’m playing better and have more control over my ball than I’ve ever had ever,” Cink said. “When I was even in the top 10 in the world rankings for a long time, I didn’t ever drive it like I’ve driven it the last six, seven months.” To wit, Cink is off to an impressive start in 2026, following up his win at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai with a second-place finish at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational earlier this month. A week ago, Cink finished in a tie for sixth at the Cologuard Classic, and now he’s a winner again, for the sixth time on the Champions Tour. “It’s way more than just confidence,” Cink said. “I’ve worked my tail off to try to get there and learned about what my swing does, my body, the dynamics, the psychology, the equipment, everything. I’ve left no stone unturned.” The 52-year-old eased into his day with a consistent front nine, going bogey-free while pocketing a pair of birdies. After another par on the 10th, Cink’s day got a little more interesting over the next five holes. Cink went birdie, bogey, par, birdie, birdie to ultimately create more space on his competition. “I was very aware of where I stood,” Cink said. “But I didn’t have to change anything because I got enough of a lead where I just stuck to the game plan that we had. I didn’t change anything on 17, anything on 18, 15. I executed some of the best of my life really on those holes.” He finished his day with a birdie on No. 18, where he provided the fireworks on Saturday. “That was an awesome moment to finish it, finish the round,” he said. “I played great that round and then boom, to do that right there, that was one of the coolest moments I’ve ever been a part of in golf.” Zach Johnson shot a 6-under 65 to finish in a tie for second at 15 under with South Africa’s Ernie Els (67). “I think Stewart was just a bit too far away,” Els said. “But I had a really good week.” Rounding out the top five were three golfers who tied for fourth at 14 under: Charlie Wi (66), Brian Gay (67) and Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson (69). Reigning champion Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain landed in a tie for 10th at 12 under after shooting a 67. Day 1 leader Paul Goydos shot a 69 to finish at 8 under, tied for 24th. GARY WOODLAND CAPTURES EMOTIONAL WIN AT HOUSTON OPEN Gary Woodland not only won a golf tournament Sunday, but he conquered a whole lot more. He shot 3-under-par 67 in the final round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open to win on the PGA Tour for the first time in nearly seven years. During that gap, he underwent 2023 brain surgery. He recently shared that he’s coping with post-traumatic stress disorder, so the victory was understandably ripe with emotion. “We play an individual sport out here, but I wasn’t alone today,” Woodland said. “I got a lot of people behind me, my team, my family and this golf world. Anybody that’s struggling with something, I hope they see me and don’t give up, just keep fighting.” Woodland finished at 21-under 259 for four rounds at Memorial Park Golf Course, where he tied for second place last year. Woodland won by five strokes over Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard, who carded 71 for the final round. It’s Woodland’s fifth victory on the PGA Tour, but first since the 2019 U.S. Open. The brain surgery involved removing a tumor. “I’ve got a big fight ahead of me and I’m going to keep going, but I’m proud of myself right now,” Woodland said. What Woodland has been through in the surgery’s aftermath has gained him admirers among his golf peers. “Just really look up to him as a mate who put it out there just a couple weeks ago on television, what he’s dealing with,” Australia’s Adam Scott said. “It is inspirational.” Woodland went 4 under on the front side, boosted by consecutive birdies on Nos. 7-9, to build a six-stroke advantage. When Hojgaard bogeyed No. 10, the margin moved to seven shots. “Nice to stay in the fight on the back nine and thought if I made the eagle on 16, something interesting could happen the last two,” Hojgaard said. “And then when I didn’t make the eagle, I felt like I couldn’t reach him.” Johnny Keefer shot 64 to rise to a third-place tie at 15 under with defending champion Min Woo Lee of Australia (67). Sam Stevens (67) was fifth at 14 under. It’s the first top-10 finish for Keefer, a 25-year-old rookie. Jake Knapp made a huge jump with a bogey-free 62 to tie the course record, finishing his round by the time the final group was wrapping up the front side. His 43-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th was among the highlights. “I still didn’t drive it necessarily amazing, but was able to control distances and hit it pretty well into the greens to give myself a bunch of looks,” Knapp said. Knapp, Chris Gotterup (65), Australia’s Jason Day (68) and Canada’s Sudarshan Yellamaraju (67) all were at 13 under and tied for sixth. It was a disappointing result from Michael Thorbjornsen, who was in position prior to the round to rise into a high enough spot to qualify for next month’s Masters. Thorbjornsen, needing to move from No. 56 in the world rankings to the top 50, was seeking to tie for fifth or better. Instead, he had a double bogey on No. 8 and three bogeys during a four-hole stretch on the back nine to finish with 72. He tied for 14th at 10 under. Scott had a hole-in-one on the 11th hole. It was his third ace on the PGA Tour, but first in 14 years. He used an 8-iron. “It was actually hard to see the flag mixed in with the people and the crowd, but we heard it go in,” said Scott, who posted 71 to end at 8 under for the tournament. ================================================================== AUTO RACING CHASE ELLIOTT TAKES MARTINSVILLE CHECKERS FOR CHEVY’S FIRST WIN OF ’26 Chase Elliott wasn’t better than Denny Hamlin for the majority of Sunday’s Cook Out 400, but he was when it mattered the most. The eight-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver used pit strategy, stayed out ahead of a dominant Denny Hamlin and finally put Chevrolet into Victory Lane by winning at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. Elliott short-pitted from ninth place on Lap 261, took advantage of a caution for debris and beat the Joe Gibbs Racing driver by 0.565 seconds to give Chevrolet the checkers for the first time in seven races in 2026. He led twice for 84 laps in his 22nd career victory and second at the tight bullring. “It was definitely a team effort,” said Elliott, who also won at the track on Nov. 1, 2020. “We’ve never had a win this early in the season. … We took a gamble. We were going to two-stop that last stage, and I honestly think it was going to work out for us either way. “It sure is a lot of fun when days like this work out.” Chevrolet earned its seventh win in the past 12 Martinsville races. Hamlin torched the field by leading 292 laps, but he banged into Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 on the frontstretch on Lap 334 while chasing Elliott. “He did a good job of controlling the pace there,” said Hamlin. “It really came from that bad restart I had beside (Ross Chastain) and not really much I could’ve done there. I thought I had a loose wheel. It felt similar to Darlington in the back. “These are just some of the races that get away from you in your career. This one is certainly one of them.” Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs and William Byron rounded out the top-five finishers. Brad Keselowksi became the 36th driver in NASCAR history to make 600 career starts and came home 13th in his No. 6 RFK Racing Ford. After scoring his fifth pole at the Virginia short track, Hamlin led the first 38 circuits before his No. 11 Toyota caught the tail end of the field, which allowed Byron’s Chevrolet to squeeze by for six laps before Hamlin regained the point. Stage 1 ended under caution with Hamlin leading 74 of the 80 laps. Trailing second-place Byron were Josh Berry, Gibbs and Austin Cindric as the field prepared for the first round of pit stops. Hamlin continued to pace the way by just more than a second 150 laps in, but all three Penske drivers — Logano, Cindric and Ryan Blaney — came alive and gridded inside the top five with Berry’s No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford in 10th. Toyotas claimed the first two spots in Stage 2 — Hamlin winning again, then Gibbs — and the Fords of Logano and Blaney followed distantly. Byron was fifth. With 200 laps to go, the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets of Kyle Larson, Elliott and Byron were in the top 10 chasing leader Hamlin. Elliott took advantage of the pit cycle to lead, but Hamlin’s Camry shot by him with 93 laps remaining. Then caution four flew on Lap 312 for debris, putting Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in the second position ahead of Blaney, Gibbs and Christopher Bell. ALEX PALOU DEFENDS TITLE IN ALABAMA IN RUNAWAY FASHION Alex Palou of Spain got back to dominating the competition when he beat the field at the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix by 13.2775 seconds Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. Palou, winner of four of the past five IndyCar Series championships, started from the pole and led 79 of the race’s 90 laps. It was his second win in four races this season and his first since the season opener March 1 at St. Petersburg, Fla. It also marked Palou’s third win at Barber, following 2021 and last year. “Incredible day,” Palou said. “I told you qualifying was one of the best car balances I’ve ever driven. Today in the race, it was pretty good in the beginning, really good at the end, but we suffered a little bit on the used blacks (Firestone Firehawk primary tires) that we had to use. “Another win here. Love this place, love the fans. What a great day.” Palou’s No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda was rarely tested, but Christian Lundgaard of Denmark rose up from 10th on the grid to lead 10 laps on his way to claiming second place. Lundgaard picked up the lead during Palou’s final pit stop, but when it was time for the Dane to pit his No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet he lost valuable time on his right-rear wheel change. Lundgaard said he believed he could have beaten Palou but did not want his pit crew to hang their heads. “We know the pace that we had and just how we were catching him. It’s unfortunate,” Lundgaard said. “The guys have done an amazing job, and I don’t think (that mistake has) ever really happened. One in almost 100 starts, I think it’s OK.” Graham Rahal finished third, about one second behind Lundgaard. David Malukas and Kyle Kirkwood rounded out the top five. ================================================================== INDIANA SPORTS TEAM RELEASES INDIANA PACERS GAME REWIND: PACERS 135, HEAT 118 Over the last few years, the Pacers have earned a reputation as one of the deepest, most unselfish teams in the league. Sunday against the Miami Heat (39-36), a 135-118 victory, the Pacers (17-58) leaned into those strengths to snap a two-game losing streak, dishing out 36 assists as a team while also recording a season-high 77 bench points. Indiana has now recorded 30 or more assists in eight straight games, tying a franchise record. After both teams lit up the scoreboard in the first three quarters, the Pacers limited the Heat to 11 points and 17.9 percent shooting in the fourth quarter — the fewest points given up by the Blue & Gold in any quarter this season. Indiana shot 57.6 percent overall as a team, while the Heat made 46.5 percent of their shots. Pascal Siakam topped the Pacers with 30 points and 11 rebounds, and Andrew Nembhard had 15 points and 10 assists to lead the starting group. Micah Potter led the Pacers’ bench unit with 21 points on five made 3-pointers, Kobe Brown added a career-high 18 points, T.J. McConnell scored 15, and Obi Toppin chipped in 12. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 31 points, Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17, and Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo each had 15 points for the Heat. Adebayo also collected 12 rebounds. Little separated the teams for most of the game, as there were 16 lead changes and 10 ties. The Pacers shot a white-hot 68.2 percent in the first half, including 59.1 percent from 3-point range, to lead the Heat 79-75 at halftime. The Heat shot 60.9 percent in the first half. Potter could hardly miss to start the game, as he scored 19 points on 6-for-7 shooting in the first half. Siakam also had a fast start with 18 points at the break, and Herro led the Heat with 23 points at intermission. Herro scored 16 points, and Miami shot 59.1 percent from the field as a team to take a 36-34 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Pacers shot an outstanding 68.4 percent from the field in the period, including 6-for-10 from 3-point range, as Potter netted 14 points (4-for-5 from 3-point range) and McConnell scored 11. After the Heat jumped to an early 13-5 lead, Potter hit four 3-pointers and McConnell added two of his own to put the Pacers in front 27-26 with 2:48 left in the first quarter. The teams battled back and forth until both sides hit late clutch buckets. With 5.5 seconds left, McConnell completed an and-one to give the Pacers the lead, but that was short-lived as Jaquez Jr. dribbled the length of the court and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Heat the lead back. Siakam scored 17 points in the second quarter to help the Pacers outscore the Heat 45-39 in the period. Neither side could get much separation to start the second quarter until a 9-2 Pacers run — which started with an and-one by Obi Toppin and ended with back-to-back 3-pointers by Siakam — gave the Pacers a 59-52 advantage with six minutes left in the half. The Pacers did not surrender the lead for the rest of the quarter, despite a late 10-4 run by the Heat, taking a 79-75 lead into halftime. Both teams cooled off a little in the third quarter, but the Pacers maintained the lead at 108-107. There were eight lead changes and four ties in the third quarter alone. Miami opened the third quarter on a 9-2 run to retake the lead at 84-81, and neither team led by more than four points the rest of the quarter. In the final 1:36 of the third quarter, Brown hit a pair of 3-pointers to help the Pacers to a one-point lead heading into the final frame. The Pacers outscored the Heat 27-11 in the fourth quarter, limiting the visitors to just 5-for-28 from the field and no made 3-pointers. Siakam scored 10 of his 30 points in the final frame. An early 19-6 fourth-quarter run by the Pacers, behind five different scorers, pushed the Pacers’ lead to 126-115 just past the midway point of the frame. During the stretch, the Heat were held to 4-for-19 (21.1 percent) shooting. The Pacers then continued locking down Miami in the final three minutes to hold on for the win. Indiana will kick off a three-game road trip Wednesday when they take on the Chicago Bulls in a Central Division clash. Inside the Numbers Indiana’s 135 points against Miami are the most scored by the team in regulation this season. The Pacers had 137 in overtime against the New York Knicks on Feb. 10. Andrew Nembhard recorded his 13th double-double of the season and Pascal Siakam logged his 10th. Siakam has scored 30 or more points 13 times this season. The Pacers’ 45 points in the second quarter matched a season-high by the team for points in any quarter this season. Indiana’s 79 first-half points are the second-most scored by the Pacers in a half this season. The Pacers scored 80 points in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 31. Micah Potter tied his career-high for 3-pointers made in a game by sinking five. The Pacers drained 18 total 3-pointers while the Heat made 13. The Heat outrebounded the Pacers 42-36 won the points in the paint margin 62-54. Both teams were called for 17 fouls. Stat of the Night Indiana’s bench scored 77 points against Miami, which is a season-high in a game for the Blue & Gold’s reserves. ================================================================= INDIANS BASEBALL INDIANS SWEPT IN THREE-GAME WEEKEND SET WITH SAINTS INDIANAPOLIS – Konnor Griffin recorded two doubles as the Indianapolis Indians lost, 4-1, to the St. Paul Saints on Sunday afternoon at Victory Field. Indy was swept in its three-game Opening Weekend series. The Saints (3-0) opened the scoring in the second inning on an RBI groundout by Gabriel Gonzalez. They added on in the third inning for a 3-0 lead, as four runners reached in the inning. Aaron Sabato and Walker Jenkins recorded back-to-back RBI singles to extend the lead. Griffin set up the Indians (0-3) lone run of the game in the bottom of the third inning, lacing a 332-foot double off the wall in left field to put runners on second and third with one out. Ronny Simon then plated Dominic Fletcher from third base on a groundout. Ryan Kreidler extended the Saints lead in the fifth inning, launching a 440-foot home run that bounced onto Maryland St. for a 4-1 lead. Pirates No. 9 prospect Antwone Kelly (L, 0-1) made his Triple-A debut with 2.2 innings, five hits, three runs, six walks and two strikeouts. Saints starter Andrew Morris allowed one run across 3.2 innings. The bullpen then combined for 5.1 scoreless innings to conclude the game between John Klein (W, 1-0), John Brebbia, Drew Smith and Grant Hartwig (S, 1). The Indians have an off day on Monday, March 30 prior to beginning a six-game series at the Columbus Clippers, Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:15 PM ET. No starting pitchers have been named at this time. ================================================================== INDY FUEL FUEL FALL 2-1 ON SUNDAY TO FORT WAYNE FISHERS– The Indy Fuel faced the Fort Wayne Komets on Sunday afternoon at home after spending Saturday night in Fort Wayne, where they lost to the Komets, 5-2. After the Komets took the lead in the second period, Indy could not come back and fell 2-1. 1ST PERIOD Michael Marchesan headed to the penalty box at 2:11 after being called for interference. That penalty was killed off. Indy’s Jesse Tucker was sent to the box next, at 6:56, for cross checking. He was quickly joined by Dustin Manz who earned two minutes for roughing alongside Fort Wayne’s Alex Aleardi after they exchanged some unpleasantries. Tyler Paquette opened the scoring at 11:45 after a breakaway. Tucker and Tyler Weiss claimed the assists. Less than a minute later, Fort Wayne’s Reece Harsch evened the score with a goal. Manz went back to the penalty box at 14:03 for high sticking, but that penalty was killed off. The Fuel earned their first power play of the game at 18:02 as Fort Wayne captain Aleardi headed back to the penalty box for hooking. Two seconds of that penalty would extend through the second period as time expired on the first period before it ended. After one, the Komets were outshooting the Fuel, 11-5 despite the 1-1 score. 2ND PERIOD Less than two minutes after that penalty was killed off, Austin Magera was sent to the box for holding. The Komets were able to kill it off. Aleardi headed back to the box at 7:11 when he was called for cross checking. With 5:26 to go in the second period, it appeared Fort Wayne scored. However after a review, it was called goaltender interference and called ‘no goal.’ The score remained 1-1. At 17:23, Anthony Petruzzelli scored for Fort Wayne, making it 2-1 just before former Fuel defenseman, Tyson Feist took a roughing penalty. This gave Indy a late power play chance. Things came to a boil late in the second frame, after some calls were perceived as controversial on the ice and Feist was released from the box. With .5 seconds left on the second period clock, Feist and Indy’s Nick Grima were sent to the locker rooms after earning two minutes for roughing each. Feist was assessed an additional two minutes for slashing, while Marchesan was also called for two minutes for roughing. The period ended soon after, with the Komets up 2-1 while outshooting Indy, 20-13. 3RD PERIOD About three minutes into the third period, it appeared the Fuel had scored but it was called no-goal. The score remained 2-1 in favor of the Komets. Aleardi returned to the penalty box at 6:44 after he was called for high sticking. The Komets killed off the penalty, despite heavy pressure from Indy. Eric Martin took the game’s next penalty for Indy, at 12:49. He was called for hooking, but the Fuel killed it off. With about a minute left in regulation, the Fuel pulled Mitchell Weeks from net in favor of the extra skater. It did not pay off, as time expired without a goal from Indy. After three periods, the Komets outshot the Fuel, 24-19 and defeated them 2-1. ================================================================= INDIANA BASEBALL HOOSIERS SWEPT IN NEBRASKA LINCOLN, Neb. – Clutch hitting with two outs was the story of the weekend as Nebraska (22-6, 8-1 B1G) completed a sweep of the Indiana Baseball team (10-17, 3-9 B1G) with a 12-4 win on Sunday (March 29) afternoon at Haymarket Field. In all three games of the series, IU had the contest within one run but couldn’t find an answer for the Huskers down the stretch. The Hoosiers have been swept in three of four true road series this year. The Hoosiers opened the game on the right foot with a pair of runs in the first inning. An RBI double from sophomore outfielder Hogan Denny and an RBI single from Caleb Koskie put IU up 2-0 in the first inning. With the bases loaded and one out, IU had a chance to break the game open early. A pop out and a strikeout ended the best threat of the game with just two runs across. Nebraska’s offense jumped all over IU pitching on Sunday afternoon. Graduate student Gavin Seebold (L, 1-2) did his best to limit damage but was extended beyond his normal pitch count. He was eventually tagged for six runs (five earned) in 3.1 innings of action. Sophomore southpaw Brayton Thomas allowed two runs in 3.1 innings of work. It was the fourth time this season that IU gave up 15-or-more hits in a game. A solo home run from freshman second baseman Landen Fry tied the game in the top of the sixth but the Huskers responded with nine unanswered runs in the next two innings. IU would scratch a fourth run across in the eighth inning but it would make no difference in the final outcome. IU will return to action this week with a midweek game at Evansville (March 31). The month of April begins next weekend with a visit from Rutgers (April 3-5) at Bart Kaufman Field. Scoring Recap Top First The Hoosiers jumped on the scoreboard early with an RBI double from Hogan Denny and an RBI single from Caleb Koskie. Indiana 2, Nebraska 0 Bottom Second Rhett Stokes delivered the first run for Nebraska with an RBI single. Indiana 2, Nebraska 1 Bottom Fourth Stokes added his second RBI of the day with a double into left field. Indiana 2, Nebraska 2 Bottom Fifth Nebraska took its first lead of the game on a solo home run from Jett Buck. Nebraska 3, Indiana 2 Top Sixth Landen Fry tied the game with a solo home run out to left field. Indiana 3, Nebraska 3 Bottom Sixth It was a quick answer from the Huskers. Jeter Worthley doubled down the right field a line. A fielding error from the right fielder Ayden Crouse allowed Mac Moyer to score from first. Nebraska 4, Indiana 3 Bottom Seventh The home team added insurance in the seventh on an RBI single to center field from Buck. Stokes provided additional help with an RBI double to the gap. A single from Moyer scored two more runs to put the game away. A grand slam from Dylan Carey added further damage to the scoreboard. Nebraska 12, Indiana 3 Top Eighth IU got a run back on an RBI fielder’s choice from Cooper Malamazian. Nebraska 12, Indiana 4 Top Hoosier Performers #2 Denny, Hogan 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, R #34 Hanley, Jake 2-5, R #25 Fry, Landen 3-4, HR, 2B, R Notes to Know • With a home run from freshman second baseman Landen Fry on Sunday afternoon, there have now been 55 unique players that have gone yard for the Hoosiers under head coach Jeff Mercer. Freshman catcher Owen ten Oever became the 54th player with a three-run blast on Saturday. Fry also collected the second three-hit day of his career and finished a triple short of the cycle. • Before exiting the game with a lower-body injury, sophomore outfielder Caleb Koskie extended his team-best hitting streak to nine games. Sophomore outfielder Cole Decker continues to lead the team with a now 12-game reached base streak. Up Next IU heads south in the state to face Evansville on Tuesday (March 31) evening. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio. ===================================================================== ROGERS HITS BOILERS’ 4TH SLAM OF WEEK IN RUBBER GAME WIN AT MSU WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Brandon Rogers connected for Purdue Baseball’s third grand slam of the series and his second slam of the week, powering a six-run third inning that in turn carried the Boilermakers to an 11-4 victory in Sunday’s rubber game at Michigan State. Purdue (19-8, 7-5 Big Ten) has won three consecutive Big Ten weekend series for the first time since its team-record 11-game conference win streak in April 2024. The Boilermakers posted their first series win in East Lansing since 2009, snapping a four-game losing streak in rubber games vs. MSU (9-17, 4-8 Big Ten). Purdue rallied to win a Big Ten series on the road after dropping the opening game for the first time since April 2017 at Ohio State. But it marked the third time this season the Boilers have come back to win two of three on a weekend after losing the first game. The program had not done that three times in a campaign since the Big Ten moved to three-game conference weekends in 2009. Rogers joined Neal Gorka (April 2006 at Indiana) as Boilermakers this century to hit two grand slams in the same week. Rogers hit the first pitch thrown by reliever Tommy Szczepanski over the left field fence for Purdue’s fourth grand slam of the week and sixth of the season. The six slams are already a single-season team high this century and likely an overall program record. CJ Richmond hit his second home run of the series in the second inning, another long blast to right center field. The Boilermakers scored 14 of their 30 runs in the series on home runs. Purdue has posted a double-figure run total in eight of its 12 victories this month, scoring five-plus runs in an inning 10 times. SERIES LEADERS • Sam Flores: 6-for-13, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 5 R, SB – Hit safely in all 3 games • Avery Moore: 5-for-9, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 2 R • Brandon Rogers: 5-for-12, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, BB, 2 R, Sac Bunt – Hit safely in all 3 games • CJ Richmond: 5-for-12, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB, HBP, 5 R – Hit safely in all 3 games • Dylan Drake: 4-for-13, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, 5 R • Thomas Howard: 2 App, 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, R, BB, K • Jake Kramer: 2 App, 2 1/3 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K • Jacob Boland: 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K • Cole Van Assen: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K STREAKS EXTENDED • Brandon Rogers: 20-game on-base; 9-game hit; 16-game on base in Big Ten play (Since April 27, 2025); 6-game hit in Big Ten play • Sam Flores: 6-game hit • Aaron Manias: 6-game on-base Sam Flores continued to be a menace to the opposition with runners in scoring position, connecting for a two-run double with the bases loaded in front of Rogers’ grand slam Sunday. The Boilermakers’ 3-hole hitter is batting a remarkable .618 with RISP this season and is 11-for-16 (.688) in Big Ten play. Austin Klug (4 IP, 3 R, 2 K) and Thomas Howard (3 1/3 IP, 3 H, R, K) teamed up for 7 1/3 innings of four-run ball while handling the bulk of the game on the mound. Howard (3-1) retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced, needing only 28 pitches to get through the three scoreless frames. Jake Kramer retired five of the six batters he faced to close out a victory for the second time in the series and third time this week. Up 7-3 after three innings, Purdue extended its lead via matching doubles into right center from Eli Anderson and Dylan Drake in consecutive at-bats to open the top of the fourth. Rogers later singled home Drake for his fifth RBI of the day. Westin Boyle delivered an opposite-field RBI double in a two-run seventh inning. Anderson made the top defensive play of the game, a diving catch on top of the foul line in left field for the final out of the first inning. The Boilermakers close out their busy stretch of 10 games in 14 days Tuesday at Indiana State. First pitch in Terre Haute is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. =============================================================== PURDUE SOFTBALL BOILERS DROP SERIES FINALE AT MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Boilers finished out the series with Michigan falling 13-5 in five innings on Sunday afternoon at Hutchins Stadium. The Wolverines plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth earning the run-rule victory to clinch the series. The Boilers had eight hits on the day, while hitting three home runs, but it proved not to be enough to outscore the Michigan offense. BOILER BITS Offensive Highlights Bella Douglas: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, HR, R Delaney Reefe: 1-for-2, HR, RBI, R Haley Painter: 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI, R Pitching Breakdown Brooke Perez: (L, 6-1) 1.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 14 BF Brianna Fontenot: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 8 BF Julia Gossett: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 BF The Wolverines got on the board in the bottom of the first, plating one run on three hits and a Purdue error which allowed for the first run to come across. The Boilers responded in the top of the second on a two-run homer from Bella Douglas, the fifth of her career. Michigan earned both runs back and more in the bottom of the inning, plating four runs on five hits to take a 5-2 lead. The Boilers pushed two runs in the top of the third on their second home run of the day, a no-doubter from Haley Painter to bring the deficit within one. Delaney Reefe added a solo shot an inning later, but the Michigan deficit was too much to overcome after they scored an uncontested three runs to close out the game. For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball). ============================================================== NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IRISH FALL TO NO. 1 HUSKIES IN ELITE EIGHT FORT WORTH, Texas – Notre Dame’s magical NCAA Tournament run came to an end in the Elite Eight on Sunday inside Dickies Arena, falling to top-seeded UConn by a score of 70-52. The Fighting Irish ended the season with a record of 25-11 and made it to an NCAA Tournament Regional Final for the first time since 2019. Hannah Hidalgo led the Irish with 22 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals, completing one of the greatest seasons by an individual in NCAA history. The junior set the ACC and Notre Dame record for points in a season with 909 and became the only player in NCAA history on the men’s or women’s side to record over 200 steals in a season (202). HOW IT HAPPENED The Irish held a 5-4 lead midway through the first frame, as Cassandre Prosper made the opening layup and Vanessa de Jesus knocked down a shot from beyond the arc to give them the early lead. UConn responded with 11 of the next 13 points to take an eight-point lead at 15-7 with just under 2 minutes remaining in the quarter. The two sides traded baskets and the Huskies scored right before the buzzer to make the score 20-11 after the first 10 minutes of action. Hidalgo scored the first nine points for the Irish in the second stanza to cut the UConn lead to four at 24-20 with just under 5 minutes left in the half. The Huskies then scored the next six to push the lead to double digits at 30-20. Notre Dame refused to go away, scoring the next five points off two free throws from de Jesus and a three from KK Bransfort to cut the lead in half at 30-25. The Huskies hit an acrobatic layup right before the halftime whistle to make the score 32-25 at the break. The Huskies scored six of the first seven points coming out of the intermission to stretch their lead to 12. The Irish answered with four straight from Hidalgo to make it 38-30 with 7:52 left in the third. After a UConn bucket, Hidalgo converted an and-one layup and hit the free throw to cut it back to seven. The Huskies then rattled off seven straight points to take their largest lead of the afternoon at 14 with the score 47-33. The Irish were able to connect on a three pointer courtesy of de Jesus to send the game into the fourth at 47-36. The two sides traded baskets for the 3 minutes of the fourth frame, moving the score to 54-42, before UConn scored nine of the next 11 to push its lead to 19 at 63-44 with 5:43 remaining in regulation. Notre Dame was able to cut the lead down to 15 on two occasions but were unable to get any closer the rest of the way, as the Huskies went on to win by a score of 70-52. ================================================================= NOTRE DAME BASEBALL IRISH DOWNED BY TAR HEELS SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 23 Notre Dame baseball team fell in a 15-10 final against No. 13 North Carolina on Sunday at Frank Eck Stadium. After the Tar Heels plated a run in the top of the first, the Irish responded right back in the bottom half of the inning. Drew Berkland drove a single to right-center, and Noah Coy blasted a 412-foot home run to right-center field to put the Irish ahead. Bino Watters beat the shift with a single through the left side and advanced on a groundout. Jayce Lee punched a single through the right side as Watters came around to score for a 3-1 Notre Dame advantage. North Carolina put three runs on the scoreboard in the top of the second. Again, the Irish responded. Drew Berkland used the sun to his advantage and used a flare to center field to leg out a double. Noah Coy drew a full-count walk, and Mark Quatrani sent a home run 455 feet to deep center field for a three-run spot for the 6-4 Notre Dame lead through two. Jayce Lee added to the Irish advantage in the bottom of the third. The sophomore hit a one-out ground-rule double to center field and advanced to third on a groundout. Lee then took advantage of a wild pitch that got away from the Tar Heels catcher and scored from third base for a 7-4 lead. Ty Uber then retired the side in order in the top of the fourth on 12 pitches. North Carolina plated eight runs in the top of the fifth for a 12-7 lead. Dylan Passo had a single, and Drew Berkland hit a two-out double in the bottom of the sixth. Noah Coy then drove in Passo with a single to right field to make it a 12-8 game. Oisin Lee retired the Tar Heels in order in the top of the eighth for the Irish. Parker Brzustewicz drew a one-out walk, and Dylan Passo notched a single to put a pair of runners on base. Jamie Zee bounced a double up the left field line to score Brzustewicz to make it 12-9. Drew Berkland then drove in Passo with a sacrifice fly to left field for the Irish for a 12-10 score. North Carolina put three runs on the scoreboard in the top of the ninth for a 15-10 lead. Davis Johnson laced a two-out double to left-center field, but the Irish were unable to put together the ninth-inning rally in the 15-10 final. Drew Berkland went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI. Noah Coy went 2-for-4 at the dish with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Mark Quatrani drove in three runs with a home run for the Irish. Dylan Passo was 2-for-2 at the plate, and Jayce Lee added a pair of hits – including a double – with an RBI and a run. Bino Watters had a hit and scored a run. Davis Johnson posted a double, and Jamie Zee had a double and an RBI. Ty Uber struck out three over four innings of work and suffered the decision on the mound. Dylan Singleton went 3.0 with five strikeouts. Oisin Lee struck out one over 1.1 innings of work, and Chase Van Ameyde struck out a pair in 0.2 innings on the mound. The Irish (15-9, 6-6 ACC) are back in action on Thursday as they open a three-game series at No. 14 NC State. Game one of the series is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. ET. ===================================================================== NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL ZACHARY’S HOME RUN WALKS OFF CAL SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Mishawaka native Ava Zachary has produced plenty of big moments during her first year in the Blue & Gold, but perhaps none bigger than her two-run, walk-off home run in extra innings Sunday afternoon to lift Notre Dame to a series win over Cal, 9-7 in extra innings. Notre Dame improves to 15-19 on the season and 5-7 in ACC play. Zachary had a career-best four hits and four RBI in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader at Melissa Cook Stadium. The freshman leads the team with a .395 batting average and is tied for the team lead with four home runs and 19 RBI. Her .630 slugging percentage leads the team as does her seven doubles. Fellow freshman Hayden Kyne created a formidable 1-2 punch with Zachary all weekend, including Sunday. Kyne, who is second on the team with a .328 batting average this season, went 2/4 with a three-run homer in the first inning of the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader, her second career round tripper. She also had two RBI in game one, driving in seven in the series win over Cal. Kyne has a team-high 13 RBI in 12 conference games for Notre Dame to go along with a .371 batting average against ACC foes. Mickey Winchell was the table setter all weekend for an Irish offense that hit .378 with 34 hits over the three game series. Winchell hit a blistering .692 with nine hits over the weekend against the Golden Bears, including seven in both games combined today. The senior scored seven runs, including three in the walk off win Sunday afternoon and leads the Irish with 23 runs scored so far this year. Kami Kamzik got her fifth win of the season, throwing a 1-2-3 eighth inning to keep Cal at bay. Over the weekend, Kamzik went 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 10 innings pitched. Micaela Kastor was huge in relief, throwing 4.1 innings, allowing just two runs while striking out four to keep the Irish in the game. Notre Dame returns to Melissa Cook Stadium for its first midweek contest of the season Tuesday night for a clash against Western Michigan. First pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. Admission is free to all regular season Notre Dame softball games. Game One Notre Dame got on the board early in the bottom of the first off a Hayden Kyne single that found its way through the right side of the infield to score Mickey Winchell from second. The Irish led 1-0 after the opening frame. It was all Cal after that. The Golden Bears scored one in the top of the second to tie the game before a five-run third inning cushioned Cal’s lead. Kyne hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score another Irish run in the bottom of the fifth, but three more Cal runs gave the Golden Bears a 10-2 victory in the morning matchup. Game Two For the second time on the day, Notre Dame scored in the first inning. After an early Cal run in the top of the first, Hayden Kyne stepped into the box and blasted a three-run homer over the right center field fence, scoring Mickey Winchell and Ava Zachary. It was the first home run for Notre Dame at Melissa Cook Stadium this season. The Golden Bears stayed feisty, scoring a run in the second to cut into the deficit before three runs in the third gave Cal a 5-3 after three. Notre Dame tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. After back-to-back hits by Avery Houlihan and Tenley Sweet, Sydny Poeck lifted a ball into left field for a sacrifice fly before Zachary tied the game up at five with a double off the wall in left field to score Sweet and make it 5-5 after four. Micalea Kastor, who started game one of the day, came in relief and settled the waters for the Irish defense. The senior tossed back-to-back scoreless innings in the fourth and fifth inning to halt the Golden Bears’ momentum. But Cal kept at it. A two-run, two-out homer in the top of the sixth put the Golden Bears back on top, 7-5. Ava Zachary provided Notre Dame its sixth run, a shot back up the middle to score Winchell from second and cut the Cal lead to just one heading into the final frame. Caitlyn Early started off the rally for the Irish, lining an RBI double into the gap in right center for a leadoff double. After back-to-back lineouts, Lily Hagan, pinch hitting, grounded one back up the middle to score the tying run. After seven, the rubber match was knotted up at seven. Notre Dame called on the arm of Kami Kamzik, who threw six innings in yesterday’s 6-2 win. The junior tossed a 1-2-3 inning, including a swinging strikeout for the final out. With the top of the order up, Wichell lobbed a ball into left field for her third hit of the game. After a strikeout, Zachary stepped up and drilled the first pitch way over the fence in left field for a two-run homer to send the Irish to their second ACC series win of the season. ================================================================== BUTLER BASEBALL BUTLER SECURES SERIES VICTORY WITH 8-7 WIN OVER MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Butler defeated the Milwaukee Panthers 8-7 on Sunday afternoon, securing the series victory for Butler. Gunnar Duncan was spectacular for Butler, recording five RBIs, three hits and two runs scored in the rubber match victory. With the win, Butler improves to 8-20 on the season while Milwaukee slides to 5-20. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Gavin Gilmore tallied a double and a run scored. Danny Gavin had a solid day, recording two walks, two hits and two runs scored. Gunnar Duncan was spectacular for Butler, going 3-for-4 at the dish with two runs scored, five RBIs and a home run. Charlie Schebler recorded a hit and a walk. Easton Moore tallied a hit, a run scored and two RBIs. Logan Crock was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a walk. Jack Hagen picked up the win on the mound for BU. HOW IT HAPPENED Milwaukee got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning, plating two runs on three hits. Butler responded in the top of the second after a leadoff walk from Gavin put a runner on with no outs for Duncan. The sophomore belted a two-run homer to left center, evening the score at 2-2. After keeping the Panthers off the board in the bottom half of the second, Butler loaded the bases with two outs in the third. Duncan continued his hot day at the plate, blistering an RBI single to left center that brought two runners’ home for the Dawgs. Schebler earned a walk to load the bases once again before Moore hit an RBI single to right field, scoring two more for Butler. Milwaukee was able to grab the third out of the inning as the Dawgs took the 6-2 lead into the bottom of the frame. Neither side was able to generate much offense in the bottom of the third or in the fourth as the score held at 6-2 heading to the fifth. Milwaukee responded in the fifth with a two-run home run that brought the Panthers within two. The Panthers were not done yet as the home side added two more runs to even the score at 6-6 heading into the sixth frame. An RBI single from Crock in the top of the sixth and an RBI single from Duncan helped BU create a two-run cushion as the Dawgs lead 8-6 going into the bottom of the seventh. Milwaukee responded in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single, cutting the BU lead to one (8-7). The Panthers threatened in the eighth with runners on the corners and two outs. The Butler defense stood tall, getting out of the inning without allowing a run as BU held onto the 8-7 lead going into the final frame. Butler was able to fend off the Panthers’ comeback efforts in the ninth as Brett Sherrard closed the door on Milwaukee, picking up his first save of the season in the 8-7 victory. UP NEXT Butler will open BIG EAST play this week with a three-game series at Villanova. Game one of the series is slated for Thursday, April 2, in Villanova, Pa., with first pitch coming at 3 p.m. More information about the series will be available on Butlersports.com. ===================================================================== BUTLER SOFTBALL BULLDOGS HOLD OFF ST. JOHN’S, CLINCH SERIES QUEENS, N.Y. – The Butler softball team built a six-run lead and then held off St. John’s in the rubber match of a BIG EAST series, winning the final game, 9-8, and taking the series, 2-1. The Red Storm (23-12, 4-5 BIG EAST) outhit the Bulldogs in the game, 18-8, and used a home run and 12 singles in the final three innings to pull within one run. The Bulldogs (16-10, 8-1 BIG EAST) produced the final three outs of the game after St. John’s had loaded the bases. Kayla Preiss generated four RBIs in the game-three victory, off a triple and a double, and Olivia Robards added three more with a home run and a double. Katie Petran picked up today’s win to add to her game-one win on Friday. In the top of the first inning, after a Hailey Conger single, Preiss doubled to the center field wall. Conger crossed home to give Butler an early, one-run lead. In the bottom half, St. John’s answered with three runs on three hits and two errors. The Red Storm was up, 3-1, after one complete. One inning later, with runners on second and third, Cate Lehner put the ball in play in the infield. A throwing error allowed two runs to score, and the game was tied at three. Two batters later, with the bases loaded, Preiss hit a basses-clearing triple to right center. Then, Robards doubled to send Preiss home. The Dawgs took a 7-3 lead. Robards added to her RBI count with a two-run home run in the fourth inning, extending Butler’s lead to 9-3. In the fifth, the Red Storm got two runs back on a solo home run and three subsequent singles. One inning later, six singles were used to reduce the Bulldogs’ lead to one. It was 9-8 with one inning to play. St. John’s started its final at bat with a pair of singles. Petran, who had started in the circle for Butler and left in fifth inning, returned to the rubber with the potential tying run on second and the potential winning run on first – and nobody out. After giving up another single to load the bases, Petran produced a strikeout and then forced a line out to first base and a popup to shortstop, ending the game in favor of the Dawgs. In 5.1 total innings, Petran (7-3) allowed five runs (four earned) on 10 hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Rylyn Dyer (1.1-IP, 3R, 5H) entered in fifth and lasted into the sixth, facing eight total batters, and Alyx Johnson (0.1-IP, 3H) faced four batters in the sixth and seventh. Bulldog Bits The home run by Robards was her first this season and the seventh of her career. Her double was her 10th this season and the 21st of her career. Preiss had a career-high four RBIs. Her triple was a career first, and her double was her fourth this season. Kendall Graves’ double was her fourth of the season. Petran’s win was her seventh this season and the 29th of her career. She was credited with both of Butler’s wins in the series. Up Next Butler returns to Indianapolis to host Creighton for a three-game BIG EAST series from Thursday-Saturday, April 2-4. =================================================================== BALL STATE BASEBALL BASEBALL SECURES SERIES SWEEP OF OHIO WITH 17-7 WIN IN SUNDAY FINALE MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State offense built on its productive weekend in a 17-7 win over Ohio in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Shebek Stadium. The Cardinals (15-11, 10-2 Mid-American Conference) clinched the weekend sweep of the Bobcats (5-22, 3-9 MAC) with the decision, as they scored multiple runs in five different innings. Ball State scored twice on wild pitches and then two more times on RBI triples from Gavin Balius and Brett Griffiths to take a 4-0 lead in the second inning. After the visitors responded with three in the top of the third, the Cardinals plated two more runs in the bottom half of the frame, including an RBI double to the left center gap off the bat of Brady Davidson, for a 6-3 edge. The hosts kept the base paths warm in the next two frames as well, as Ryan Muizelaar blasted a three-run homer to left, and Maalik Perkins brought home Davidson on an RBI fielder’s choice in the fourth. Muizelaar followed that up with another three-run shot in fifth inning to give Ball State a 13-3 advantage. After the Bobcats plated four in the top of the seventh, the Cardinals did the same in the bottom half of the frame on a Davidson RBI single and a three-run home run from Preston Murphy to clinch the run rule victory. Ball State took the lead in the conference standings with the win, as Kent State and Western Michigan are tied for second at 9-3 after the games this weekend. Davidson went 5-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored on the afternoon, while Muizelaar posted a 4-for-5 performance with the two homers, one triple, six RBI and four runs to lead a Ball State offense that tallied 17 hits for a third straight day. Balius (3-for-4) joined Davidson and Muizelaar as Ball State players with multiple hits Sunday. John Chambers (4-3) struck out three in 3.2 innings of work to be credited with the win. Zach Kwasny started and had three strikeouts in 3.0 frames for the Cardinals. AJ Dallmayer (0-3) surrendered six runs in 2.2 innings for Ohio to be hit with the loss. Ball State stays home to host Xavier on Tuesday afternoon. =============================================================== INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL JERAS SINGLES, ESPOSITO HOMERS AS INDIANA STATE CLAIMS SERIES IN VALPARAISO VALPARAISO, Ind. – Indiana State utilized a balanced offensive attack and a strong combined effort in the circle to secure a 5-4 victory over Valparaiso on Sunday afternoon at the Valpo Softball Complex. With the win, the Sycamores claimed the weekend series and moved to 17-16 overall and 6-5 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Indiana State jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. After Morgan Goodrich drew a leadoff walk and moved to third, Hannah Welch delivered a two-out RBI double to left-center to put the Sycamores ahead 1-0. Valparaiso took the lead in the second inning on a two-run double, but the Sycamores regained control in the sixth. Emi Jeras delivered a clutch two-RBI single to center to put ISU back on top, and Sophie Esposito immediately followed with a two-run home run to center field to extend the lead to 5-2. The Beacons mounted a late comeback attempt in the bottom of the seventh, scoring two runs to pull within one. With the tying run on base, Lauren Sackett entered in relief to shut the door and secure the victory. Caylee Gaytan earned the win, while Sackett was credited with her first save of the season. How They Scored Indiana State: Hannah Welch doubled to left-center, RBI; Morgan Goodrich scored (1-0). Valparaiso: Lopez doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Jackson and Gallagher scored (1-2). Indiana State: Emi Jeras singled to left-center, 2 RBI; Bella Pusateri and Hannah Welch scored (3-2). Indiana State: Sophie Esposito homered to center field, 2 RBI; Emi Jeras scored (5-2). Valparaiso: Vrastil singled to third base, RBI; Tellez scored (5-3). Valparaiso: Krug flied out to right field, SF, RBI; Lopez scored (5-4). News and Notes Caylee Gaytan picked up her second win of the weekend. Lauren Sackett recorded her first save of the 2026 season, entering in the seventh inning to record the final two outs. Sophie Esposito provided the eventual game-winning runs with a two-run home run in the sixth, her first of the season. Emi Jeras came through with a go-ahead two-RBI single in the sixth inning. Hannah Welch finished the day with an RBI double and a run scored. Up Next Indiana State returns to Price Field for a midweek non-conference clash against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday, March 31. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET, with live stats available on GoSycamores.com. ============================================================= INDIANA STATE BASEBALL SYCAMORES FALL TO BEACONS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN MVC PLAY VALPARAISO, Ind. – Valparaiso took advantage of early Indiana State woes on the pitching mound and the Beacons added to the lead late as Indiana State fell on Sunday afternoon in game two of the weekend series at Emory G. Bauer Field, 10-1. The Beacons (7-15, 1-4) opened the contest with their first three batters reaching base on walks and the Valparaiso lineup delivered against Indiana State (12-14, 3-2) starter Jack Armstrong (2-2). Thomas Cooper (two-run single), Brayden Pleau (RBI fielder’s choice), and Michael Kuska (two-run single) all drove in runs to stake Valparaiso to the early 5-0 lead. The Sycamores turned the ball over early in the day to freshman reliever Owen Roberts and he kept Indiana State in the contest with a career-high 4.1 innings allowing three hits and two runs while striking out four. However, Valparaiso starter Connor Lockwood (3-3) was efficient on the day allowing six hits and one run while striking out six over 7.0 innings of work. The lone blemish came on Colin Sander’s seventh-inning solo home run down the left field line as the Sycamore freshman turned on the offering and drove it over the wall for his second homer of the season. Indiana State was unable to sustain the momentum of the Sander home run as Valparaiso reliever Ryan Kruse worked 2.0 shutout innings to close out the game and secure the Sunday win. Carter Beck and Mason Roell both had multi-hit games for Indiana State on the day, while Colin Sander connected on the solo home run as the Sycamores recorded six hits in the contest. Carson Seeman, Hunter Small, and Spencer Johnsen combined to strike out six batters over 2.2 innings late in the contest. Jack Armstrong took the loss allowing five runs on two hits and three walks over the first inning of the contest. Thomas Cooper was 2-for-5 with a home run and a team-high four RBIs on the day for Valparaiso, while Michael Kuska added a 2-for-4 day at the plate with three RBIs. George Betevis added a solo home run in the seventh in the win. How They Scored Valparaiso took advantage of walks issued to the first three batters in the lineup with Thomas Cooper (two-run single), Brayden Pleau (RBI fielder’s choice), and Michael Kuska (two-run single) helping the Beacons score five runs in the bottom of the first inning. Case Sullivan added to the Valparaiso lead in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI sacrifice fly to center field scoring Eli Riley to make it a 6-0 game. The Beacons tacked on one more in the sixth as Michael Kuska singled to center field plating Eli Riley to put the score at 7-0. Indiana State was on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh inning as Colin Sander connected on a solo home run down the right field line to cut the deficit to 7-1. Thomas Cooper (two-run) and George Betevis (solo) both homered for the Beacons in the bottom of the seventh to provide the final 10-1 scoring margin. News and Notes Carter Beck extended his hitting streak to eight consecutive games on Sunday afternoon as the junior outfielder recorded his eighth consecutive multi-hit game. Owen Roberts pitched a career-high 4.1 innings on Sunday afternoon, surpassing his previous mark of 3.2 innings set twice in the 2026 season, last one coming on March 7 at Western Kentucky. Colin Sander homered for the second time in the 2026 season as the freshman went deep in the seventh inning. It marked his second homer in MVC play this year with the first coming last Sunday against Bradley (Mar. 22). Up Next Indiana State and Valparaiso close out the weekend series tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. ET at Emory G. Bauer Field. The game will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend and ESPN+. ================================================================ EVANSVILLE BASEBALL ACES DROP SERIES FINALE TO ILLINOIS STATE EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team was not able to overcome an early deficit on Sunday afternoon, dropping the series finale to Illinois State, 15-9, at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Four Aces – Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind./Seymour), Reid Haire (Hudson, N.C./Charlotte), Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs), and Simon Schulz (Evansville, Ind./Memorial) had two-hit days, while Ryan Seddon (Joliet, Ill./St. Laurence) and Reagan Reeder (Ramsey, Minn./Illinois) each had two RBIs. Kevin Reed (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) took the loss for Evansville, while Luke Teschke got the win for Illinois State. HOW IT HAPPENED Illinois State jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings on the back of two three-run home runs by Graham Mastros. Chris McCormack (Naperville, Ill./Iowa Central CC) steadied things for Evansville in relief, putting up zeroes in the third and fourth innings. However, the Redbirds added another run in the fifth to make it 8-0. In the bottom of the fifth, Evansville got on the board on an RBI single by Longmeier. The Aces cut into the deficit further in the sixth, with McConnell and Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo./Northeast CC) leading off the inning with singles before being driven in by Seddon and Reeder. The Redbirds responded in the top of the seventh with another crooked number, putting up four runs to push their lead to nine. Evansville got two of those runs back in the bottom of the inning, starting with a double by Longmeier. Haire drove Longmeier in with a single and manufactured a run of his own, stealing second before stealing third and scoring on a throwing error by the catcher. However, just as they had the inning prior, the Redbirds responded with another big inning, scoring three times to make it 15-5. The Aces extended the game in the home half of the eighth, with Reeder driving an RBI double to right center, Benji Kautto (Toronto, Ontario/W. Technical Commercial) lifting a sac fly to right, and Schulz singling to right to score another run. Down to their last three outs, the Aces scored a run on a single by Haire, double by McConnell, and RBI groundout by Seddon, but that would be it, as Illinois State took a 15-9 win. UP NEXT Evansville will host the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday at Charles H. Braun Stadium for a midweek contest. First pitch is set for 6 PM. ==================================================================== SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL USI DROPS SERIES FINALE TO LITTLE ROCK EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball dropped the series finale to Little Rock, 9-4, Sunday afternoon at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock, Arkansas. USI is 17-11 this season and 3-3 in the OVC, while Little Rock is 17-11, 5-1 OVC. For the second-straight game, Little Rock struck first and often, building a 4-1 lead after the first four frames. The Screaming Eagles picked up their first run of the game in the top of the fourth on a bases-loaded hit by pitch by junior second baseman Zion Stephens. After the Trojans extended the lead to 5-1 with a tally in the bottom of the fifth, graduate rightfielder Noah Foster cut the deficit to 5-2 with his first home run of the season in the sixth. Little Rock rallied once again in the bottom of the sixth, scoring three times to extend the lead to 8-2. USI tried to stay close, 8-4, by scoring twice in the top of the seventh. Graduate centerfielder Khi Holiday started the scoring by doubling in USI’s third tally of the game before advancing to third on a wild pitch and scoring on a groundout. Little Rock sealed USI’s fate with a run in the bottom of the seventh for a 9-4 decision. On the bump, USI junior right-hander Ean DiPasquale lost for the first time this season. DiPasquale (2-1) allowed four runs, one earned, on five hits in 3.1 innings of work. Up Next for the Screaming Eagles: USI ends the four-game road swing with a visit to Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. matchup in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Blue Raiders are 16-12 overall and have won four-straight, including a three-game sweep of New Mexico State this weekend. The Screaming Eagles won the only meeting between the two schools in 2024, 12-9, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. =================================================================== SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL SCREAMING EAGLES DROP ROAD SERIES AGAINST LIONS ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Softball dropped both games of a road doubleheader at Lindenwood University on Sunday, falling 15-6 in five innings and 3-2, as the Lions completed a series sweep of the Screaming Eagles. USI Softball (10-19, 7-5 OVC) suffered its first series loss in Ohio Valley Conference play with Sunday’s results. Lindenwood (16-18, 5-7 OVC) moved its way up the conference standings with the sweep and second OVC series win of the season. The Screaming Eagles jumped out quickly in game one of Sunday’s doubleheader. An RBI double by freshman infielder Jadyn Tinsley and an RBI single by sophomore designated player Grace Huffman put USI ahead 2-0, chasing Lindenwood starting pitcher Lucy Pratt, who lasted only two-thirds of an inning to begin the game. Then junior catcher Alyssa Mumaw drove in another run with a hit up the middle to give the Eagles a 3-0 advantage through the top of the first inning. In the top of the second inning, USI stayed aggressive and took a 4-0 lead when senior outfielder Caroline Stapleton rounded third base on an infield single by freshman outfielder Katelyn Marx and slid in safely at home plate. The momentum switched in Lindenwood’s favor in the bottom of the third inning, as the Lions tallied all 15 of their runs and scattered all 12 of their hits in the inning to surge ahead, 15-4. USI scored a run in the fourth and another in the fifth inning, but Lindenwood closed out the game to clinch the series. The Eagles totaled 15 hits, with Tinsley, Mumaw, Marx, and junior outfielder Kate Satkoski each registering two-hit games. Freshman pitcher Anna Kemp made the start and had a strong first two innings before Lindenwood’s offense came to life in the third inning. Kemp was responsible for five runs in 2.1 innings pitched in the loss. All four active USI pitchers appeared in the contest, including freshman pitcher Mia Kiegel, who made her career debut with a scoreless fourth inning and her first career strikeout. Lindenwood’s Molly Heidrick (1-3) got the win after coming on in relief of Pratt. Heidrick went 3.1 innings and allowed two runs and one earned. The Lions used three pitchers in the game. Lindenwood carried over its momentum from the front end of the twin bill into the start of game two. The Lions scored once in the bottom of the first and twice in the home half of the third to lead 3-0 through three innings. USI began to chip away at Lindenwood’s lead in the top of the fifth inning. Satkoski doubled to get the Eagles into the hit column and then came around to score in the next at-bat on an RBI single by Mumaw, cutting the deficit down to 3-1. The Screaming Eagles trimmed the margin down to a one-run difference, 3-2, in the top of the sixth inning when Tinsley lined a pitch back up the middle to score Marx from second base. Despite a leadoff hit in the top of the seventh inning, Lindenwood held on for the 3-2 win after getting a game-ending double play. USI tallied six hits, with Satkoski posting her second two-hit game of the day. Also, just like the first game on Sunday, Mumaw and Tinsley notched an RBI. Kemp (3-8) also started the back end of Sunday’s double dip, going three innings with three runs allowed. Freshman pitcher Elly Robbins tossed three scoreless innings in relief. Lindenwood starting pitcher Ryleigh Owens (4-5) picked up the win and went 5.2 innings with two runs allowed after holding USI hitless through the first four innings. Samantha Roulanaitis, who had the win in Saturday’s complete-game shutout, collected her first save of the season after finishing off the last 1.1 innings of work for the Lions. The Screaming Eagles return home to USI Softball Field at the end of the week for a three-game set against Morehead State University in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Easter weekend series starts with a Noon doubleheader on Friday and concludes on Saturday at Noon for the series finale. Coverage and live stat links are available on the USI Softball schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com. ================================================================== VALPO BASEBALL VALPO BLITZES INDIANA STATE, NOTCHES FIRST HOME WIN OVER SYCAMORES SINCE 1972 Everything came together for the Valparaiso University baseball team on Sunday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field. A team that lost five one-run games during a stretch of 20 straight on the road to start the season has enjoyed good pitching days and good hitting days over the course of the year, but Sunday was perhaps the best example yet of all phases of the game getting it done together in a 10-1 drubbing of visiting Indiana State. This marked Valpo’s first home win over the Sycamores since 1972, ending a 12-game drought and setting up a Monday rubber match with Valpo hoping to notch its first-ever three-game series victory over Indiana State. How It Happened Valpo starting pitcher Connor Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) started a strong performance by striking out a pair in the first. The lone hit he permitted was quickly erased as catcher Eli Riley (Zanesville, Ind. / Norwell) recorded a caught stealing. The Sycamore starter walked the bases loaded to give Valpo a prime chance in the bottom of the first, and the Beacons cashed in thanks to a two-run single by Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood). After Brayden Pleau (Appleton, Wis. / Kimberly) drove in a run with a fielder’s choice bouncer, the Beacons added two more on a two-out single through the left side by Michael Kuska (Pontiac, Ill. / Pontiac Township) that made it 5-0. After being victimized by a lack of run support at times this season, Lockwood looked as comfortable as ever pitching with a five-run lead. With Lockwood dealing on the mound, Valpo tacked on to the lead when Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) lifted a sac fly to center in the fourth. Kuska added a run-scoring single in the sixth to make it 7-0. Lockwood still had not permitted a run with two outs and the bases clear in the seventh, but a solo shot got the Sycamores on the board. Valpo responded with its first home run of the weekend in the bottom of the inning, as Cooper’s two-run blow made it 9-1. Then, George Betevis (Hanover Park, Ill. / Bartlett) crushed one that traveled over 400 feet for the second Valpo home run of the inning, a solo shot to make it 10-1. Lockwood left after seven strong, and Ryan Kruse (Detroit, Mich. / U of D Jesuit) faced the minimum over two innings of relief to seal the deal. The only baserunner he allowed was erased on a game-ending, around-the-horn double play. Inside the Game Cooper’s home run was his fourth of the season, moving him into a tie with Javin Gauthier for the team lead. All four of his home runs have come in the last eight games after he had none in the first 12. Cooper has matched his home run total from last season and increased his career accumulation to eight. Betevis cracked his second home run of the season and the 25th total in his collegiate career. Lockwood picked up the win – his third of the season – thanks to seven innings of one-run ball while scattering six hits, walking two and striking out six. Lockwood moved up to seventh in program history in career innings pitched, now at 283 2/3, the most by any Valpo pitcher since Dalton Lundeen finished his career in 2016. Lockwood lifted his career strikeout total to 223, moving into ninth in program history. Valpo improved to 2-23 against Indiana State since joining the Missouri Valley Conference and beat the Trees at home for the first time since a 2-0 victory on May 16, 1972, abolishing a 12-game home skid in the series. This marked the sixth time this season that the Valpo bats posted a double-figure run total. Cooper, Kuska and Riley had two hits apiece. Cooper drove in four runs, while Kuska chased home three. Cooper tied his career high in the RBI department that was set on April 29, 2025 at Western Michigan. Up Next The Beacons (7-15, 1-4 MVC) will look to secure the series win on Monday at 1 p.m. at Emory G. Bauer Field. The game will air on ESPN+. A link to live video and stats will be available on ValpoAthletics.com. ===================================================================== VALPO SOFTBALL BEACONS EDGED IN SERIES FINALE The Valpo softball team dropped a one-run game for the second straight day to visiting Indiana State, as a seventh-inning rally came up just short as the Beacons fell 5-4 Sunday afternoon at the Valpo Softball Complex. How It Happened Indiana State scored in its first time at the plate, turning a leadoff walk into the game’s first run on a two-out no-man’s land double to shallow left center. Valpo pulled in front in the bottom of the second. Mack Gallagher (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East [MSU Moorhead]) drew a walk to lead off the inning and moved up to second two batters later on an opposite-way liner from Marissa Jackson (Willis, Mich./Huron). Two batters later, Azalya Lopez (Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt [MSU Moorhead]) drove a pitch which carried to deep center field, eventually hitting off the top of the fence for a two-run double. After giving up the first-inning run, Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) settled in the circle and retired nine of the ten batters she faced from the second through fourth innings. Indiana State got a runner to third with two outs in the top of the fifth, and with McDermott having made her way through the Sycamore lineup twice, the Beacons brought in Lopez to pitch. Facing one of the Valley’s speediest players in Morgan Goodrich, Lopez induced a grounder to third and the throw from Cadan Brinkman (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community [Campbell/Wofford]) beat Goodrich by a step to maintain the lead. Valpo was one out away from getting out of the top of the sixth still in front, but a two-run single was followed by a two-run homer from Sophie Esposito as the Sycamores put four runs on the board to take a 5-2 lead. The Beacons had a golden scoring chance in their half of the sixth, as Kim Rodas (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) walked and Gallagher singled to put runners on the corners with nobody out. After a fielder’s choice resulted in the first out, Jackson hit a grounder to second — Brinkman was called safe at second as she avoided the tag attempt, while Jackson was called out on a bang-bang play at first while Rodas crossed the plate to seemingly bring the Beacons within 5-3. In a rarity, both teams ended up challenging the play, as ISU contested the call at second and Valpo the call at first — the review resulted in Brinkman being called out on the tag, while the Jackson out stood, resulting in an inning-ending double play and wiping the run off the board, keeping the score at 5-2 entering the seventh. Valpo got the potential tying run to the plate with nobody out in its final turn at the plate, thanks to Kaia Garnica (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) leading off with a pinch-hit single and Lopez walking. Two batters later, Madison Vrastil (Oak Forest, Ill./Andrew) made it a 5-3 game with an infield single, and Kayden Krug (Milford, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) followed with a sacrifice fly to bring the Beacons within one run. With the tying run on second base, though, a groundout ended the game. Inside the Game Five of Valpo’s first 11 MVC games have been one-run contests, with the Beacons holding a 2-3 record in those games. This is the third straight conference weekend that Valpo has won the series opener before dropping the next two contests. Gallagher reached base in all three of her plate appearances Sunday, going 1-for-1 with a pair of walks — the fifth time this season the senior has been walked multiple times in a game. Gallagher has walked 29 times this season, already tied for seventh-most in a single season in program history. Despite being in just her second season at Valpo, Gallagher also ranks seventh on the program’s career chart, leaping three spots Sunday as she is up to 65 free passes. Lopez reached base twice as well thanks to her sixth double of the season and the seventh-inning walk. With two RBIs, she drove in multiple runs for the third time this year. Lopez was charged with the relief loss in the circle, falling to 5-6 as she tossed the final 2.1 innings. McDermott had a strong start Sunday, going 4.2 innings while surrendering just two hits and one run. Next Up Valpo (14-19, 3-8 MVC) has a light week on tap, as its only action over the next nine days is a Friday MVC doubleheader at Illinois State. 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FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” ========================================================= TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1922 A frail Christy Mathewson, who served as class president in 1899, is elected as Bucknell’s “B” Club’s first president. The future Hall of Famer, who will die prematurely in 1925 from TB after being accidentally gassed in a WWI training exercise, played as a placekicker on the football team and excelled as a pitcher on the baseball team. 1966 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale’s refusal to report to spring training ends when the hurlers agree to the Dodgers’ offer of $235,000, signing for $130,000 and $105,000, respectively. The LA starters’ joint holdout lasts 32 days, paving the way for other players to be more aggressive in negotiations with owners. 1978 The Red Sox obtain Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Indians for pitchers Rick Wise and Mike Paxton, designated hitter Ted Cox, and catcher Bo Diaz. The 23-year-old ‘Eck,’ before becoming a Hall of Fame closer, will win 20 games as a starter for Boston this season. 1979 After hitting only .231 in 61 games last season, the White Sox released Ron Blomberg during spring training, completing one year of his long-term deal. Chicago owner Bill Veeck had surprisingly signed the first baseman/DH, who had played in only one game during his last two seasons with the Yankees, to a generous four-year, $500,000 contract in 1977 that included an additional $80,000 signing bonus. 1984 The Padres acquire Yankee veteran third baseman Graig Nettles from the Yankees for pitcher Dennis Rasmussen and prospect Darin Cloninger. The 39-year-old infielder’s postseason experience will prove invaluable for the NL’s West Division champs, but his on-field contributions will be minimal, hitting just .228 in 124 games. 1991 A sold-out Joe Robbie Stadium hosts the Yankees and the Orioles exhibition game, which draws 67,654 fans, a spring training attendance record. The two-day series between the AL East rivals is part of South Florida’s efforts to secure a National League expansion team. 1992 The White Sox trade Sammy Sosa and pitcher Ken Patterson to the crosstown rival Cubs in exchange for 32-year-old All-Star slugger George Bell, who spends two seasons with his new team before retiring. Sosa will pass Ernie Banks as the franchise’s all-time home run leader, going deep 545 times during his 13-year tenure with the North Siders. 1993 After 43 years, Peanuts character Charlie Brown finally hits a home run, a game-winning round-tripper, batting against his nemesis, Royanne Hobbs. Almost ten percent of the nearly 18,000 Peanuts strips created by Charles Schulz focused on baseball. 1995 New York Southern District Judge Sonia Sotomayor, after careful consideration of the case, rules that the owners’ use of replacement players was in good faith during negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, resulting in the players returning to work under the terms of the expired contract. The future Supreme Court Justice’s decision ends the 232-day work stoppage, with fans showing their displeasure about the loss of last season and the cancellation of the World Series by not immediately supporting their local teams when the games resume in late April. 2001 In the East Room, President George W. Bush tells a group of Hall of Famers he is inviting kids from all over the nation to play baseball on the White House lawn on a junior-size baseball field planned for construction outside the Oval Office. The Commander in Chief enjoys a moment of levity with the group, citing the beloved Yogi Berra as an inspiration for his command of the English language. 2001 Dwight Gooden, choosing to end his career as a World Champion Bronx Bombers member, announces his retirement from baseball. The 36-year-old ‘Doc,’ who compiled a 194-112 record (.634) in 16 seasons playing for the Mets, Yankees, Indians, Astros, and Devil Rays, will have a position within the organization, remaining on owner George Steinbrenner’s payroll. 2003 Major League Baseball returns to Brooklyn for a day when the Mets appear at KeySpan Park, the Coney Island home of the short-season single-A Cyclones, for the final preseason workout. Rain cancels the practice session, but fans enjoy meeting the players and collecting autographs, with charities in NYC serving children benefiting from beverage and other sales. 2006 Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball, as a result of the recently released book detailing Barry Bonds ‘ alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. The former Senate Majority Leader will have the authority to expand the probe, which will be made public before the Fall of 2002, covering a period when Major League Baseball banned the substances. 2012 Jamie Moyer becomes the oldest starting pitcher to make an Opening Day roster when the Rockies announce that the 49-year-old southpaw will face Houston in the second game of the season. Knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm was the same age as the Colorado left-hander when he opened the season in 1972, but ‘Old Sarge’ appeared strictly in relief for the Dodgers. 2016 Arizona State University announces that the Sun Devils plan to wear retro uniforms with a commemorative sleeve patch honoring alum Rick Monday for his patriotic gesture in 1976. The ASU graduate, who led the school to the 1965 College World Series championship over Ohio State, saved the American flag from being burned by two protesters at Dodger Stadium during the American Bicentennial. 2019 Christian Yelich becomes the only Brewer player in franchise history to hit a home run in his team’s first three games when he goes deep in the first inning of a 4-2 victory over St. Louis. The outfielder’s trio of round-trippers has all come at Miller Park at the expense of the Cardinals. 2019 Josh Hader earns the save in the Brewers’ 4-2 victory over the Brewers, striking out the side on nine pitches, all on fastballs. The victims of the 25-year-old left-handed closer’s Immaculate Inning at Miller Park are Tyler O’Neill, Dexter Fowler, and Yairo Munoz, who all go down swinging at third strikes. =================================================================== TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On March 30 in … 1889 – John T Reid opens first US golf course (Yonkers, New York). 1916 – Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2. 1918 – Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2. 1925 – Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montréal Maroons (NHL), 3 games to 1. 1940 – Second NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana University beats Kansas 60-42. 1943 – 5th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34. 1946 – Australia beats New Zealand in cricket at 3:30pm on second day. 1946 – Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O’Reilly (5-14 and 3-19). 1952 – Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women’s Golf Open. 1954 – Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers versus England at Kingston. 1969 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational. 1970 – USSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship. 1975 – Ron Lalonde scores the first hat trick by a Washington Capitals’ player. 1980 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women’s Kemper Golf Open. 1981 – 43rd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50. 1986 – 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81. 1988 – Tamil Nadu beats Railways by innings and 144 to win Ranji Trophy. 1990 – Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the “Seniors” golf tournament. 1991 – First exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles). 1991 – 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan’s first NCAA hockey title. 1991 – PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller. 1993 – New South Wales beat Queensland by eight wickets to win Sheffield Shield. 1993 – Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket’s Ranji Trophy. 1993 – Peanuts comic strip character Charlie Brown hits a baseball game-winning home run, his first in 43 years. 1994 – ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe. 1994 – Bombay beats Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket’s Ranji Trophy. 1994 – England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain. 1996 – Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI versus New Zealand at Port-Of-Spain. 1996 – New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game. 1997 – 16th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59. 1997 – 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King. 1997 – Steve Elkington wins Golf’s Players Championship. 1998 – 60th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, at Alamodome, San Antonio. Kentucky beats Utah 78-69. 2000 – America’s Cup 2000 sailing race is retained by Team New Zealand near Auckland. Prada Challenge 2000 lost 0-5 in a “best-of-9”. 2006 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball. 2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-0. 2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-2. 2022 – At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-3. 2022 – At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-3. 2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-4. 2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-2. Births of sports figures on March 30 1905 – Birth of Mikio Oda in Japan; triple jumper (Olympics-gold-1928). 1908 – Birth of Leslie O’Brien “Chuck” Fleetwood-Smith; Chinese cricket bowler. 1912 – Birth of Jack Cowie; cricket player (successful New Zealand fast bowler either side of WWII). 1927 – Birth of Wally Grout; cricket player (great Aussie wicket-keeper). 1940 – Birth of Jerry Lucas in Middletown, Ohio, USA; NBA center (New York Knicks, NBA rookie of year 1964, Olympics-gold-60). 1940 – Birth of Norman Gifford; cricket player (respected England slow left-armer 1964-73). 1941 – Birth of Sven Hamrin in Sweden; road race cycler (Olympics-bronze-1964). 1943 – Birth of Bob Blewett; cricket player (father of Greg South Australia batsman 1975-79). 1958 – Birth of Joseph Paul Sindelar in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA; PGA golfer (British Columbia Open-1985, 1987). 1959 – Birth of Daniel Seifried in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1981 Thunder Bay). 1960 – Birth of William D Johnson; US alpine skier. 1963 – Birth of Jenny Lidback in Lima, Peru; LPGA golfer (1995 du Maurier Ltd Classic). 1963 – Birth of Lomas Brown; NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals). 1964 – Birth of Corey Millen in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA; NHL center (Calgary Flames). 1964 – Birth of Dave Ellett in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs). 1965 – Birth of Karel Novacek in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1994 Hilversum). 1967 – Birth of Julie Richardson in Auckland, New Zealand; tennis star (1992 Futures-Canberra). 1969 – Birth of Mark Astley in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres). 1970 – Birth of George Coghill; WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores). 1970 – Birth of Secreteriat race horse; triple crown winner (1973). 1970 – Birth of Shane Bertsch in Denver, Colorado, USA; Nike golfer (1994 Permina Basin Open-14th). 1971 – Birth of Mari Holden in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996). 1972 – Birth of Brenden Stai; NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers). 1972 – Birth of Matt Joyce; NFL/WLAF guard/tackle (Saint Louis Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Claymores). 1973 – Birth of Rodney Thomas; running back (Tennessee Oilers). 1973 – Birth of [Kirk] Kareem Streete-Thompson in Ithaca, New York, USA; 100 metre/long jumper. 1974 – Birth of Martin Love; cricket player (high scoring Queensland batsman, Australia 1995). 1976 – Birth of Chris Canty; cornerback (New England Patriots). 1976 – Birth of Toby Gowin; punter (Dallas Cowboys). 1980 – Birth of Liriel Higa in Los Angeles, California; rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996). 1983 – Birth of Zach Gowen; American wrestler. Deaths of sports figures on March 30 1949 – Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricket player (4 Tests for India), dies. 1969 – Lucien Bianchi; Belgian auto racer, dies at age 34. 1978 – George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in West Indies 1935), dies. 1978 – Harold Gimblett, cricket player (batted in three Tests for England), dies by suicide. 1981 – Noel Harford, cricket player (8 Tests for New Zealand 1955-58), dies. ========================================================== TV SPORTS TODAY Monday, 3/30/26 MLB REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVMinnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals4:10pmTwins.TVRoyals.TVTexas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles6:35pmRSNMASNPittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds6:40pmFS1FOX OneChicago White Sox vs Miami Marlins6:40pmCHSNNBCS-CAWashington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies6:40pmNBCS-PHINationals.TVColorado Rockies vs Toronto Blue Jays7:07pmRockies.TVSNAthletics vs Atlanta Braves7:15pmSN-PITNBCS-CALos Angeles Angels vs Chicago Cubs7:40pmFanDuel Sports WestSCHNTampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers7:40pmCHSNRays.TVNew York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals7:45pmSNYCardinals.TVBoston Red Sox vs Houston Astros8:10pmNESNSCNSan Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres9:40pmFS1FOX OneNew York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners9:40pmYESROOTDetroit Tigers vs Arizona Diamondbacks10:10pmDiamondbacks.TVSN-DETCleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers10:10pmGuardians.TVSNLANBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVPhiladelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat7:00pmPeacockFanDuel Sports SunBoston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks7:30pmFanDuel Sports ATLNBCS-BOSPhoenix Suns vs Memphis Grizzlies8:00pmAFSNFanDuel Sports MEMChicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs8:00pmPeacockCHSNMinnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks8:30pmFanDuel Sports NorthKFAACleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz9:00pmFanDuel Sports OhioKJZZDetroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder9:30pmPeacockFanDuel Sports DETFanDuel Sports OKCWashington Wizards vs Los Angeles Lakers10:00pmMNMTSpectrumNHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVPittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders7:00pmSN-PITMSGSNCalgary Flames vs Colorado Avalanche8:30pmSNALTVancouver Canucks vs Vegas Golden Knights10:00pmSNScrippsToronto Maple Leafs vs Anaheim Ducks10:00pmSNVictory+St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks10:00pmFanDuel Sports MWNBCS-CASOCCERTIME ETTVFriendly: Cyprus vs Moldova12:00pmFS2fuboTVVIXFriendly: Germany vs Ghana12:00pmFS1fuboTVVIX About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” MARCH 29 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 30
