THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES

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INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES

BOSTON COLLEGE 16 NOTRE DAME 1

BALL STATE 10 MASSACHUSETTS 9

CREIGHTON 6 BUTLER 5

IOWA 9 INDIANA 2

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 6 PURDUE 1

BELMONT 2 VALPARAISO 0

INDIANA STATE 8 EVANSVILLE 5

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INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES

NOTRE DAME 2 BOSTON COLLEGE 1

DEPAUL 6 BUTLER 5

MICHIGAN 9 INDIANA 8

NORTHWESTERN 11 PURDUE 4

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 12 IU INDY 11

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 8 IU INDY 5

BALL STATE 12 KENT STATE 5

BALL STATE 5 KENT STATE 4

DRAKE 2 INDIANA STATE 1

INDIANA STATE 1 DRAKE 0

ILLINOIS CHICAGO 7 EVANSVILLE 4

BRADLEY 5 VALPARAISO 2

VALPARAISO 6 BRADLEY 4

EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 SOUTHERN INDIANA 2

EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 SOUTHERN INDIANA 1

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INDIANA MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES

BALL STATE 3 LOYOLA CHICAGO 0

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INDIANA DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES

NOTRE DAME 16 SYRACUSE 11

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INDIANA DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES

VILLANOVA 18 BUTLER 9

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NBA SCORES/ NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

> FIRST ROUND

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) DETROIT VS. (8) ORLANDO

GAME 1: MAGIC 112, PISTONS 101
GAME 2: PISTONS 98, MAGIC 83
GAME 3: MAGIC 113, PISTONS 105
GAME 4: DETROIT AT ORLANDO | MONDAY APRIL 27 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)
GAME 5: ORLANDO AT DETROIT | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29*
GAME 6: DETROIT AT ORLANDO | FRIDAY MAY 1*
GAME 7: ORLANDO AT DETROIT | SUNDAY MAY 3*
MAGIC LEAD SERIES 2-1

(2) BOSTON VS. (7) PHILADELPHIA

GAME 1: CELTICS 123, 76ERS 91
GAME 2: 76ERS 111, CELTICS 97
GAME 3: CELTICS 108, 76ERS 100
GAME 4: BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (7 ET, NBC)
GAME 5: PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON | TUESDAY APRIL 28 (7 ET, ESPN)
GAME 6: BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA | THURSDAY APRIL 30*
GAME 7: PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON | SATURDAY MAY 2*
CELTICS LEAD SERIES 2-1

(3) NEW YORK VS. (6) ATLANTA

GAME 1: KNICKS 113, HAWKS 102
GAME 2: HAWKS 107, KNICKS 106
GAME 3: HAWKS 109, KNICKS 108
GAME 4: KNICKS 114, HAWKS 98
GAME 5: ATLANTA AT NEW YORK | TUESDAY APRIL 28 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)
GAME 6: NEW YORK AT ATLANTA | THURSDAY APRIL 30
GAME 7: ATLANTA AT NEW YORK | SATURDAY MAY 2*
SERIES TIED 2-2

(4) CLEVELAND VS. (5) TORONTO

GAME 1: CAVALIERS 126, RAPTORS 113
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 115, RAPTORS 105
GAME 3: RAPTORS 126, CAVALIERS 104
GAME 4: CLEVELAND AT TORONTO | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (1 ET, ESPN)
GAME 5: TORONTO AT CLEVELAND | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29
GAME 6: CLEVELAND AT TORONTO | FRIDAY MAY 1*
GAME 7: TORONTO AT CLEVELAND | SUNDAY MAY 3*
CAVALIERS LEAD SERIES 2-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) PHOENIX

GAME 1: THUNDER 119, SUNS 84
GAME 2: THUNDER 120, SUNS 107
GAME 3: THUNDER 121, SUNS 109
GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY AT PHOENIX | MONDAY APRIL 27 (9:30 ET, PEACOCK/NBC SPORTS)
GAME 5: PHOENIX AT OKLAHOMA CITY | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29*
GAME 6: OKLAHOMA CITY AT PHOENIX | FRIDAY MAY 1*
GAME 7: PHOENIX AT OKLAHOMA CITY | SUNDAY MAY 3*
THUNDER LEAD SERIES 3-0

(2) SAN ANTONIO VS. (7) PORTLAND

GAME 1: SPURS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 98
GAME 2: TRAIL BLAZERS 106, SPURS 103
GAME 3: SPURS 120, TRAIL BLAZERS 108
GAME 4: SAN ANTONIO AT PORTLAND | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (3:30 ET, ESPN)
GAME 5: PORTLAND AT SAN ANTONIO | TUESDAY APRIL 28 (9:30 ET, ESPN)
GAME 6: SAN ANTONIO AT PORTLAND | THURSDAY APRIL 30*
GAME 7: PORTLAND AT SAN ANTONIO | SATURDAY MAY 2*
SPURS LEAD SERIES 2-1

(3) DENVER VS. (6) MINNESOTA

GAME 1: NUGGETS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 105
GAME 2: TIMBERWOLVES 119, NUGGETS 114
GAME 3: TIMBERWOLVES 113, NUGGETS 96
GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES 112, NUGGETS 96
GAME 5: MINNESOTA AT DENVER | MONDAY APRIL 27 (10:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)
GAME 6: DENVER AT MINNESOTA | THURSDAY APRIL 30*
GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT DENVER | SATURDAY MAY 2*
TIMBERWOLVES LEAD SERIES 3-1

(4) LOS ANGELES VS. (5) HOUSTON

GAME 1: LAKERS 107, ROCKETS 98
GAME 2: LAKERS 101, ROCKETS 94
GAME 3: LAKERS 112, ROCKETS 108 (OT)
GAME 4: LOS ANGELES AT HOUSTON | SUNDAY APRIL 26 (9:30 ET, NBC)
GAME 5: HOUSTON AT LOS ANGELES | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29*
GAME 6: LOS ANGELES AT HOUSTON | FRIDAY MAY 1*
GAME 7: HOUSTON AT LOS ANGELES | SUNDAY MAY 3*
LAKERS LEAD SERIES 3-0

* = IF NECESSARY

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NHL PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

BOSTON BRUINS (1WC) VS. BUFFALO SABRES (1A)

BUFFALO LEADS SERIES 2-1

GAME 1: BUFFALO 4, BOSTON 3

GAME 2: BOSTON 4, BUFFALO 2

GAME 3: BUFFALO 3, BOSTON 1

GAME 4: BUFFALO AT BOSTON — 2 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, APRIL 26 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, TVAS, MSG-B, NESN)

GAME 5: BOSTON AT BUFFALO — 7:30 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, APRIL 28 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, TVAS, NESN, MSG-B)

*GAME 6: BUFFALO AT BOSTON — FRIDAY, MAY 1 TBD

*GAME 7: BOSTON AT BUFFALO — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF BRUINS-SABRES SERIES

MONTREAL CANADIENS (3A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2A)

MONTREAL LEADS SERIES 2-1

GAME 1: MONTREAL 4, TAMPA BAY 3 (OT)

GAME 2: TAMPA BAY 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

GAME 3: MONTREAL 3, TAMPA BAY 2 (OT)

GAME 4: TAMPA BAY AT MONTREAL — 7 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, APRIL 26 (ESPN, SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC, TVAS, THE SPOT)

GAME 5: MONTREAL AT TAMPA BAY — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 TBD

*GAME 6: TAMPA BAY AT MONTREAL — FRIDAY, MAY 1 TBD

*GAME 7: MONTREAL AT TAMPA BAY — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CANADIENS-LIGHTNING SERIES

OTTAWA SENATORS (2WC) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (1M)

CAROLINA WINS SERIES 4-0

GAME 1: CAROLINA 2, OTTAWA 0

GAME 2: CAROLINA 3, OTTAWA 2 (2OT)

GAME 3: CAROLINA 2, OTTAWA 1

GAME 4: CAROLINA 4, OTTAWA 2

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF SENATORS-HURRICANES SERIES

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (3M) VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (2M)

PHILADELPHIA LEADS SERIES 3-1

GAME 1: PHILADELPHIA 3, PITTSBURGH 2

GAME 2: PHILADELPHIA 3, PITTSBURGH 0

GAME 3: PHILADELPHIA 5, PITTSBURGH 2

GAME 4: PITTSBURGH 4, PHILADELPHIA 2

GAME 5: PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH — 7 P.M. ET, MONDAY, APRIL 27 (ESPN, SN, TVAS, SN-PIT, NBCSP)

*GAME 6: PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 TBD

*GAME 7: PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH — SATURDAY, MAY 2 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF FLYERS-PENGUINS SERIES

WESTERN CONFERENCE

LOS ANGELES KINGS (2WC) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (1C)

COLORADO LEADS SERIES 3-0

GAME 1: COLORADO 2, LOS ANGELES 1

GAME 2: COLORADO 2, LOS ANGELES 1 (OT)

GAME 3: COLORADO 4, LOS ANGELES 2

GAME 4: COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES — 4:30 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, APRIL 26 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SNW, SNP, SN360, TVAS2, ALT, FDSNSC)

*GAME 5: LOS ANGELES AT COLORADO — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 TBD

*GAME 6: COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES — FRIDAY, MAY 1 TBD

*GAME 7: LOS ANGELES AT COLORADO — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF KINGS-AVALANCHE SERIES

MINNESOTA WILD (3C) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)

SERIES TIED 2-2

GAME 1: MINNESOTA 6, DALLAS 1

GAME 2: DALLAS 4, MINNESOTA 2

GAME 3: DALLAS 4, MINNESOTA 3 (2OT)

GAME 4: MINNESOTA 3, DALLAS 2 (OT)

GAME 5: MINNESOTA AT DALLAS — 8 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, APRIL 28 (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNWI, FDSNNO, VICTORY+)

GAME 6: DALLAS AT MINNESOTA — APRIL 30 TBD

*GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT DALLAS — MAY 2 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF WILD-STARS SERIES

UTAH MAMMOTH (1WC) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P)

UTAH LEADS SERIES 2-1

GAME 1: VEGAS 4, UTAH 2

GAME 2: UTAH 3, VEGAS 2

GAME 3: UTAH 4, VEGAS 2

GAME 4: VEGAS AT UTAH — 9:30 P.M. ET, MONDAY, APRIL 27 (ESPN, SN, SN360, CBC, TVAS, UTAH16, SCRIPPS)

GAME 5: UTAH AT VEGAS — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 TBD

*GAME 6: VEGAS AT UTAH– FRIDAY, MAY 1 TBD

*GAME 7: UTAH AT VEGAS — SUNDAY, MAY 3 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF MAMMOTH-GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES

ANAHEIM DUCKS (3P) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (2P)

ANAHEIM LEADS SERIES 2-1

GAME 1: EDMONTON 4, ANAHEIM 3

GAME 2: ANAHEIM 6, EDMONTON 4

GAME 3: ANAHEIM 7, EDMONTON 4

GAME 4: EDMONTON AT ANAHEIM– 9:30 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, APRIL 26 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS2, VICTORY+)

GAME 5: ANAHEIM AT EDMONTON — 10 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, APRIL 28 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, KCOP-13, VICTORY+)

*GAME 6: EDMONTON AT ANAHEIM– THURSDAY, APRIL 30 TBD

*GAME 7: ANAHEIM AT EDMONTON — SATURDAY, MAY 2 TBD

*- IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF DUCKS-OILERS SERIES

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BOSTON 17 BALTIMORE 1

SEATTLE 11 ST. LOUIS 9

TORONTO 5 CLEVELAND 3

SAN FRANCISCO 6 MIAMI 2

WASHINGTON 6 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3 (10)

TAMPA BAY 6 MINNESOTA 1

SAN DIEGO 6 ARIZONA 4

TEXAS 4 LAS VEGAS 3

KANSAS CITY 12 LA ANGELS 1

NY YANKEES 8 HOUSTON 3

PITTSBURGH 6 MILWAUKEE 3 (10)

PHILADELPHIA 8 ATLANTA 5 (10)

LA DODGERS 12 CHICAGO CUBS 4

CINCINNATI 9 DETROIT 2

COLORADO AT NY METS POSTPONED

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ST. PAUL 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0

FT. WAYNE 2 WISCONSIN 1

SOUTH BEND 6 DAYTON 1

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES

ORLANDO 3 GRAND RAPIDS 2

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UFL SCORES

BATTLEHAWKS 25 STORM 17

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

ATLANTA 2 TORONTO 1

MONTRÉAL 1 NEW YORK CITY 0

LOS ANGELES 1 MINNESOTA 0

MIAMI 1 NEW ENGLAND 1

DC UNITED 3 ORLANDO CITY 2

COLUMBUS 2 PHILADELPHIA 0

CINCINNATI 2 NY RED BULLS 0

SAN JOSE 3 ST. LOUIS 2

NASHVILLE 4 CHARLOTTE 2

CHICAGO 5 KANSAS CITY 0

AUSTIN 2 HOUSTON 0

PORTLAND 2 SAN DIEGO 1

VANCOUVER 3 COLORADO 1

SEATTLE 2 DALLAS 1

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MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES

NFL

2026 NFL DRAFT: ROUND 4 AND 5 RECAP

The third and final day of the 2026 NFL Draft began with a name many thought would go in the first round.

Instead, Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy went No. 101 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, as the opening pick of the fourth round on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

The Buffalo Bills owned the No. 101 selection entering the day, while the Raiders sat at No. 102. Las Vegas traded a 2027 seventh-rounder to Buffalo to move up one spot and secure McCoy.

Rated the 16th overall prospect in the draft class by Scouts Inc., McCoy’s fall was attributed to a health concern. McCoy tore his ACL and missed the 2025 college season, but while the ACL has healed, a degenerative cartilage issue was discovered in his right knee.

“All of my doctors that did my surgery told me (that) I’m good,” McCoy said, per ESPN. “But if there’s something that (the Raiders) want me to do for the longevity of my career, I’m willing to do that because I feel like they have my best interest.”

McCoy had four interceptions and nine pass breakups for Tennessee in 2024 after one year at Oregon State.

Two days after the Raiders selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick, they continued to make waves Saturday by sending former top-10 pick Tyree Wilson to the New Orleans Saints in order to trade up from No. 219 overall to No. 150 in the fifth round.

Wilson, the seventh overall pick in 2023, amassed 12 sacks in three seasons as a Raiders defensive end. The Raiders attempted to trade star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens earlier this offseason, but Baltimore backed out due to a failed physical as Crosby recovers from knee surgery.

At No. 150, the Raiders drafted safety Dalton Johnson from Arizona.

The quarterback class continued to prove thin, as just one signal-caller was selected in the fourth round and one went in the fifth.

The New York Jets moved up in a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals to select Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik at No. 110 overall. The Bengals received the 128th overall pick in the trade, while sending New York the 199th pick in exchange for No. 140.

Klubnik, once seen as a top college quarterback, never quite realized his potential in three-plus seasons as Clemson’s starter. The 6-foot-2 prospect threw for 2,943 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions for the Tigers in 2025.

The Jets have again revamped their quarterback room but waited till the fourth round to take a flier on an incoming rookie, having opted for pass rusher David Bailey with the No. 2 overall pick. Klubnik joins a QB room featuring Geno Smith, Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe.

“I woke up this morning hoping the Jets were going to pick me,” Klubnik told reporters after the pick.

The Philadelphia Eagles used the 178th overall pick on North Dakota State quarterback Cole Payton, a former FCS national champion who’ll slot in on the depth chart behind Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee and veteran Andy Dalton.

While just six quarterbacks were drafted through five rounds, a more popular position was tight end. Seventeen were taken in Rounds 1-5, more than the 16 total drafted in 2025.

Mississippi State tight end Seydou Traore, originally from London, went to the Miami Dolphins at No. 180, the penultimate pick of the fifth round. Though not announced as part of the prospect “green room” Traore appeared on stage in Pittsburgh and was celebrated by commissioner Roger Goodell, an unusual moment for Day 3 of the draft.

The Cleveland Browns kicked off the sixth round by selecting Arkansas quarterback Talen Green with the first pick. Green will join Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson and Dillon Gabriel on a crowded Cleveland depth chart.

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2026 NFL DRAFT GRADES: RAIDERS, BROWNS SCORE NEAR PERFECT

With the 2026 NFL Draft in the books, we’re ready to check the work of all 32 teams.

The good news for the teams who paid the price to pick early in this year’s draft is many of them made of the most of the opportunity.

Our analysts break down the work of every team’s front office and assign a letter grade with rapid reaction to the draft class of every club.

As always with assessments based on projections of evolving talent and schemes, the curve can be steep. It typically takes at least two full seasons to grasp the why behind these selections, and not all planted seeds bear fruit.

Arizona Cardinals
Grade: B-
The selection of RB Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) at No. 3 inspires hand-wringing given the history of teams finding backs later in the draft. Our top need for Arizona was a quarterback, but none were worth the No. 3 pick with Fernando Mendoza gone. The No. 2 need was pass rusher. The only proven high-end edge in this draft was Texas Tech’s David Bailey, who went off the board one spot ahead of Love. We don’t argue the talent as a big-play running back but the wisdom of making the pick with offers to move back and fill multiple needs.

Atlanta Falcons
Grade: B+
With no first-round pick due to the 2025 draft-day trade to acquire pass rusher James Pearce Jr., the Falcons were able to find value with cornerback Avieon Terrell (Clemson) at No. 48 overall and electric Georgia WR Zachariah Branch (4.36 40) in the third round.

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Baltimore Ravens
Grade: A-
There wasn’t an easier assignment to make pre-draft than the O-line hungry Ravens and Penn State’s Olaivavega Ioane with the 14th overall pick. Second-rounder Zion Young (Missouri) is a player we thought Dallas might reach for earlier in the draft. He has all the tools to make an instant impact opposite Trey Hendrickson.

Buffalo Bills
Grade: B
Trading back served the Bills well. The picks that stand out today as stellar values are fifth-rounders — safety Jalon Kilgore (South Carolina) and DT Zane Durant (Penn State) — but the first two are likely to have the most immediate impact in No. 35 pick T.J. Parker, an edge rusher from Clemson, and 62nd pick Davison Igbinosun, a cornerback from Ohio State).

Carolina Panthers
Grade: B-
There would have been a serious shot at top-10 grades if OT Monroe Freeling had gone back to Georgia for his senior season. He’s a great pick at No. 19 and No. 49 pick Lee Hunter (Texas Tech) could be the ideal prospect at nose tackle because of his enormous frame and light feet. There is not a wide receiver around with more enticing size, ability and speed in combination than Tennessee’s Chris Brazzell II, the 83rd overall pick.

Chicago Bears
Grade: B-
Kudos to the Bears for the fortune of being in position to draft safety Dillon Thieneman 25th overall. The Oregon product can do a lot to stabilize a shaky secondary. Iowa C Logan Jones (57th) helps recalibrate the front five behind Garrett Bradbury, but if he’s not a starter, why not swing for a bigger need such as pass rusher?

Cincinnati Bengals
Grade: B+
If not for his decline in production last season with the Giants, we’d feel better about sacrificing the No. 10 pick to New York for nose tackle Dexter Lawrence. If he comes in motivated and one of the Bengals’ top picks learns to fly — No. 41 overall pick Cashius Howell is all energy but lacks perfect size — this looks a lot better.

Cleveland Browns
Grade: A-
Based on Field Level Media analysis of the prospects Andrew Berry called to welcome to Cleveland, the Browns’ draft is another home run. The first-round selection of offensive tackle Spencer Fano (Utah) and wide receiver KC Concepcion (Texas A&M) was only the start of a gold-star weekend for the Browns. No. 39 pick Denzel Boston (Washington) is a borderline No. 1 receiver most expected to be in the top 30 picks, and safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (Toledo) went 58th, about 40 spots lower than we projected based on his value and versatility.

Dallas Cowboys
Grade: A
Ohio State safety Caleb Downs was one of the six “undisputed” blue-chip prospects by our count and Dallas was wise to sacrifice a couple mid-round picks to draft the versatile playmaker. We can’t argue with the traits of edge Malachi Lawrence (UCF). He’s not a ready-made pass rusher. We do expect him to win consistently. Acquiring LB Dee Winters (49ers) for a fifth-round pick and selecting Michigan edge Jaishawn Barham gives the Cowboys the makings of a seriously strong defense.

Denver Broncos
Grade: C+
A proven commodity in Jaylen Waddle is better than the Broncos would have been able to do with the 30th overall pick traded to the Dolphins.

Detroit Lions
Grade: B
Offensive tackle Blake Miller (Clemson) is a turnkey starter to replace Taylor Decker, and edge Derrick Moore (Michigan) was an on-brand selection in the second round.

Green Bay Packers
Grade: B
This year’s top pick — and the 2027 selection in the first round — went to Dallas in the Micah Parsons deal. Parsons flashed Defensive Player of the Year production before a season-ending injury at Denver. As he works his way back, the Packers should be a legitimate contender. South Carolina CB Brandon Cisse (52nd overall) was worthy of first-round attention.

Houston Texans
Grade: C
Question that pick of OG Keylan Rutledge (Georgia Tech) in the first round? We do, too. Not because Rutledge was an unreasonable pick. But there was no queue forming to take him — or any interior offensive lineman — at this point in the draft and trading up to get him was an overpay. GM Nick Caserio did acquit himself nicely in the second round, adding Ohio State NT Kayden McDonald.

Indianapolis Colts
Grade: C
Sauce Gardner said himself, he’s the first-rounder for the Colts in 2026. Acquired at the trade deadline last season, Gardner’s season imploded due to a calf injury. Will he be back in 2026 to the All-Pro cover corner he was in 2022 and 2023?

Jacksonville Jaguars
Grade: C-
There wasn’t a lot of wow in the Jaguars’ draft, especially after the move up to take Travis Hunter second overall in 2025. When you weigh the cost of the 2026 first-rounder against Hunter’s value to the franchise so far, this is a dud.

Kansas City Chiefs
Grade: A
Doubt Andy Reid at your own peril. We’re flag-waving fans of the move up to snag LSU CB Mansoor Delane at No. 6, and 29th pick DT Peter Woods (Clemson) has top-15 talent and tools. Edge R Mason Thomas has the chance to be a huge hit in this defense.

Las Vegas Raiders
Grade: A
QB Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) was the no-brainer No. 1 pick but less-heralded picks could be the difference in the franchise’s turnaround. Multi-positional OL Trey Zuhn III and CB Jermod McCoy — a first-round talent who missed last season because of a January 2025 ACL injury — at pick No 101 are the type of selections that build a foundation for a turnaround if they click.

Los Angeles Chargers
Grade: B-
Edge Akheem Mesidor (Miami) can breathe new life into the Chargers’ pass rush. Odafe Oweh is gone and Khalil Mack is closing in on retirement. The best work was done later in the draft, particularly with their four picks invested in the offensive line.

Los Angeles Rams
Grade: D+
We don’t like to fail anyone around here. The Rams went with QB Ty Simpson from Alabama at a point where at least three consensus first-round level players were still on the board. Simpson’s grade was closer to No. 44 overall, and our reaction was pretty similar to Sean McVay’s. But if you look at this as a “bonus pick” and view offseason trade acquisition Trent McDuffie as the first-round score, we can understand those who are applauding GM Les Snead for the overreach.

Miami Dolphins
Grade: C
This draft was always going to be about volume for the Dolphins, who exited the first round with two likely starters who could just as easily be first-year projects: 12th pick OT Kadyn Proctor (Alabama) and 27th overall pick CB Chris Johnson (San Diego State). LB Jacob Rodriguez (Texas Tech) has the makings of a second-round gem. Nobody had WR Caleb Douglas anywhere near the top 100 when the Red Raiders’ wideout was selected 75th overall.

Minnesota Vikings
Grade: C-
We stand to be corrected on the investment of the 18th pick in the draft on massive Florida DL Caleb Banks, but the Vikings could’ve moved back or found a reasonable facsimile in the second or third round. We’re fully on board with second-round LB Jake Golday (Cincinnati) and big fans of fourth-round pick Jakobe Thomas (Miami).

New England Patriots
Grade: C+
The 28th pick in the draft was Utah OT Caleb Lomu, who is flexible and has guard experience. GM Eliot Wolf moved up in the draft for Lomu and then traded to get Gabe Jacas (Illinois) in the second round.

New Orleans Saints
Grade: B
Maybe Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson proves us wrong and he’s the perfect fit. But at No. 8 overall, Tyson still feels like a risk considering his durability concerns and the similar knock on current Saints No. 1 WR Chris Olave. Georgia TE Oscar Delp stands out of a potential steal in the third round.

New York Giants
Grade: A-
Most believed Arvell Reese of Ohio State would be long gone before the No. 5 pick, where the Giants landed him, five picks before selecting Francis Mauigoa, a powerful tackle at Miami. Based solely on upside and fit, the Giants aced the first round. As the draft chugged along, we kept waiting for anything close to a replacement for DT Dexter Lawrence — traded to the Bengals for the No. 10 pick last week — to be on the radar.

New York Jets
Grade: A
Jets GM Darren Mougey came away with three potential Pro Bowl players in the first round. It’s a haul the franchise can celebrate knowing there are more premium picks coming next season. Edge David Bailey of Texas Tech was the best pure pass rusher in the draft; TE Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) is the only elite player at his position in the draft and we liked Omar Cooper Jr. (Indiana), the 30th pick overall, as much or more than a few of the receivers drafted in the first half of the round. Cooper’s Hoosiers teammate D’Angelo Ponds is a speed merchant with a nose for the ball and represents a serious value as the 50th overall pick.

Philadelphia Eagles
Grade: B
We’re not in position to sling arrows at Howie Roseman’s roster-building technique, but moving up for a slot receiver — Makai Lemon — in the first round was more difficult to understand with multiple talented receivers still available late in the first round.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Grade: C-
Round of applause for landing one of the best finishers in the draft class, Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor. Since we don’t have anything nice to say about the QB pick, we’re not going to say anything at all on the Drew Allar selection. Fine, we will. Tools are there. Upside is really difficult to see unless the plan is to park him for two years and hope it all comes together.

San Francisco 49ers
Grade: B-
After multiple trades back, the 49ers stood pat with the first pick in the second round and selected Ole Miss WR De’Zhaun Stribling. He’s a big-bodied receiver to pair with Mike Evans, signed in free agency, and 2025 first-rounder Ricky Pearsall.

Seattle Seahawks
B
Leave it to GM John Schneider to pump his tried and true approach of trading out of the first round in the buildup to the draft only to confiscate our No. 2-ranked ballcarrier, Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price with the final pick in the first round. Price can be the Kenneth Walker III replacement immediately if necessary.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Grade: A
All the Warren Sapp feels around the selection of falling edge Rueben Bain Jr. (Miami) at No. 15 sparked a run of winning selections. Missouri LB Josiah Trotter (46th) and Bain’s college teammates, CB Keionte Scott (116th), enter the NFL with starter-plus ability.

Tennessee Titans
Grade: A-
Suddenly QB Cam Ward, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, has an arsenal of weapons. Round 1 picks WR Carnell Tate from Ohio State (No. 4) and 31st overall pick, edge Keldric Faulk of Auburn, are tempo-setters and check boxes at need positions.

Washington Commanders
Grade: B
Most felt Ohio State LB Sonny Styles (No. 7) was a top-five talent after his NFL Scouting Combine showcase. In the heart of every great Dan Quinn defense there is a linebacker with coach-on-the-field tendencies. Clemson slot WR Antonio Williams (No. 71) is better than advertised.

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NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: ANTHONY EDWARDS, DONTE DIVINCENZO HURT IN T-WOLVES’ WIN

Ayo Dosunmu came off the bench to score a career-high 43 points on 13-for-17 shooting, and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Saturday night in Minneapolis.

The victory, which gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, came at a cost to the Timberwolves, who lost two starters due to injury.

Anthony Edwards, a four-time All-Star and the team’s top scorer, left in the second quarter and did not return because of a left knee injury. Earlier in the first half, Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo injured his right leg on a non-contact play. Early reports indicated he might have ruptured his Achilles tendon.

Naz Reid added 17 points off the bench for Minnesota. Julius Randle finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Rudy Gobert grabbed a game-high-tying 15 rebounds to go along with four points.

Jamal Murray scored 30 points on 10-for-25 shooting to lead Denver. Nikola Jokic finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. However, he shot 8-for-22 from the field and missed all three of his 3-point attempts.

Thunder 121, Suns 109

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff-career-high 42 points to lift Oklahoma City to a road win over Phoenix.

The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player finished 15 of 18 from the floor with eight assists to give the Thunder a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Oklahoma City has won 11 consecutive first-round games. Playing without Jalen Williams, who suffered a hamstring strain in Wednesday’s Game 2 victory, the Thunder leaned even more heavily on Gilgeous-Alexander.

Dillon Brooks led the Suns with 33 points while Jalen Green added 26 points. Devin Booker scored 16 points, but was held to 6-of-16 shooting from the floor.

Knicks 114, Hawks 98

Karl Anthony-Towns totaled 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career playoff triple-double as New York earned a victory over host Atlanta and evened their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece.

Towns ensured Game 5 on Tuesday in New York will not be an elimination game for the Knicks and also ensured the series returns to Atlanta for Game 6 on Thursday. Towns posted his fifth career triple-double in any game. He also notched the seventh postseason triple-double in New York’s history. Anunoby led the Knicks with 22 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth career playoff double-double.

CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 17 points but was held to three points after halftime. Nickell Alexander-Walker added 15 and hit five 3s, but the Hawks were a dreadful 10 of 41 (24.4%) from behind the arc.

Magic 113, Pistons 105

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane scored 25 points apiece as Orlando withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat visiting Detroit in Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Banchero had 12 rebounds and nine assists for the eighth-seeded Magic, who improved to 7-1 in their last eight home postseason games, including play-in tournament games. Bane was 7-for-9 from 3-point range.

Cunningham scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for the Pistons. Tobias Harris scored 23 points, Ausar Thompson had 17 and Duncan Robinson added 10.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: WILD LEVEL SERIES WITH STARS ON MATT BOLDY’S OT WINNER

Matt Boldy scored with 29 seconds left in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 win over the visiting Dallas Stars to level their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series at 2-2 on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.

Brock Faber had a goal and an assist, Marcus Foligno also scored and Jesper Wallstedt made 43 saves for the Wild, who dominated the series opener 6-1 before losing two in a row, including Game 3 at home in double-overtime.

Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen scored goals, Matt Duchene and Mikko Rantanen had two assists each, and Jake Oettinger made 40 saves for the Stars.

Minnesota won despite going 0-for-4 on the power play while Dallas was 2-for-2. Game 5 is set for Tuesday night in Dallas.

Hurricanes 4, Senators 2

Logan Stankoven’s power-play goal midway through the third period broke a tie for Carolina, which never trailed in defeating host Ottawa to eliminate the Senators from the playoffs.

The Hurricanes completed a four-game sweep in the first-round Eastern Conference series. Sebastian Aho scored two empty-net goals, and Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for Carolina. Seth Jarvis had two assists and Frederik Andersen made 25 saves.

Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, and Dylan Cozens scored. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots.

Penguins 4, Flyers 2

Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as visiting Pittsburgh stayed alive with a victory over Philadelphia in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Rickard Rakell also scored a goal and set up another for Pittsburgh, which had been outscored 11-4 while dropping the first three games of the series. Penguins coach Dan Muse opted to start Arturs Silovs in net instead of Stuart Skinner, and Silovs responded with 28 saves in a crisp performance.

Denver Barkey and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia, which will have another chance to win the best-of-seven series Monday when the teams reconvene for Game 5 in Pittsburgh. Dan Vladar, playing with a right arm injury, turned aside 17 shots for the Flyers.

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MLB

MLB ROUNDUP: RED SOX ROUT ORIOLES, FIRE MANAGER ALEX CORA

Garrett Crochet pitched six shutout innings and Andruw Monasterio drilled a late-game grand slam as the Boston Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak in dominant fashion with a 17-1 win over the host Baltimore Orioles Saturday afternoon.

Later on Saturday, the Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five others on staff. Chad Tracy, the club’s manager at Triple-A Worcester since 2022, was named interim manager.

Caleb Durbin and Willson Contreras (five RBIs in the game) joined Monasterio with ninth-inning home runs as part of Boston’s 10-run blitz in the final inning. Connor Wong drilled a three-run double in the fifth inning. Monasterio and Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits apiece.

The Orioles, who racked up 20 hits on Friday night, had one hit through five innings Saturday. Taylor Ward had two of Baltimore’s six hits.

Dodgers 12, Cubs 4

Max Muncy hit a two-run home run and Andy Pages had three RBIs as host Los Angeles snapped Chicago’s 10-game winning streak thanks in large part to a six-run fourth inning.

Teoscar Hernandez had two hits and two RBIs, Alex Freeland had two doubles, a run and an RBI, and Hyeseong Kim had two hits, a run and an RBI for the Dodgers.

Seiya Suzuki, Moises Ballesteros and Miguel Amaya hit solo home runs for Chicago. Suzuki also had a three-hit game.

Phillies 8, Braves 5 (10 innings)

Bryce Harper’s bases-loaded single in the 10th inning drove in two runs and sparked visiting Philadelphia to a win over Atlanta to end its 10-game losing streak.

Harper was 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler made his first appearance since Aug. 15 of last year after missing time due to undergoing surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome. He pitched five innings and allowed two runs on three hits.

Atlanta right-hander Bryce Elder pitched seven innings, matching his season high, and allowed three runs on six hits.

Nationals 6, White Sox 3 (10 innings)

Nasim Nunez had a pair of two-run singles, one of which capped off a breakout 10th inning to help Washington come away with a victory over host Chicago.

Nunez finished with four of Washington’s five RBIs, nearly doubling his total of six RBIs he had in his first 24 games this season. Cionel Perez (2-3) worked around two walks for a scoreless ninth inning and Brad Lord pitched the 10th for the Nationals, who snapped a three-game losing streak despite stranding 10 runners on base.

Only the automatic runner scored in the 10th for Chicago, which had won four of five. Miguel Vargas had a double and a pair of walks for the White Sox, who were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 runners.

Yankees 6, Astros 3

Austin Wells socked a leadoff home run to ignite a three-run seventh inning as New York claimed a three-game series against host Houston.

Wells’ second homer was the third of the game for the Yankees, who improved to 5-0 on their current nine-game road trip and have won eight straight overall. The Yankees were locked in a pitcher’s duel before Wells snapped a 2-2 tie by driving an inside fastball from Astros reliever Kai-Wei Teng (1-1) out to right field.

Astros starter Mike Burrows matched his career high of eight strikeouts while working five innings. Burrows surrendered a solo home run to Grisham, his fourth on the season, with one out in the third inning that enabled the Yankees to erase a 1-0 deficit.

Blue Jays 5, Guardians 3

Kevin Gausman pitched an effective 6 2/3 innings, Kazuma Okamoto homered and Toronto beat visiting Cleveland.

Gausman (2-1) allowed two runs, six hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Louis Varland allowed one run on two singles and a double in the ninth to pick up his second save. Andres Gimenez keyed a three-run sixth with a two-run double to help the Blue Jays gain a split of the first two games of the three-game series.

David Fry hit a solo homer for the Guardians. Joey Cantillo (1-1) allowed three runs and six hits in five-plus innings.

Mariners 11, Cardinals 9

Leo Rivas’ tie-breaking, two-run single in the ninth inning propelled Seattle to a victory over host St. Louis.

Julio Rodriguez, Will Wilson and Cole Young homered for the Mariners, who posted their third straight victory and sent the Cardinals to their third loss in a row, overcoming a poor start from Bryan Woo, who allowed seven runs on nine hits in three innings.

For St. Louis, Nathan Church hit two home runs and JJ Wetherholt, Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages also went deep. The Cardinals took a 9-7 lead into the eighth before Connor Joe’s pinch-hit two-run single tied the game.

Giants 6, Marlins 2

Casey Schmitt hit a two-run homer, Drew Gilbert and Heliot Ramos added solo shots, and San Francisco evened its three-game home series against Miami at a game apiece.

Robbie Ray combined with four relievers on a six-hitter, lifting the Giants to their first home win over the Marlins since August of 2024. Miami had won six straight in San Francisco, including 9-4 in the series opener Friday night.

Schmitt, Ramos, Jung Hoo Lee and Luis Arraez had two hits apiece for the Giants, who out-hit the Marlins 11-6 en route to snapping a two-game losing streak. Xavier Edwards and Agustin Ramirez collected two hits each for Miami.

Rays 6, Twins 1

Jake Fraley hit a two-run homer and Ben Williamson went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs to power Tampa Bay Rays to a victory over slumping Minnesota in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Junior Caminero extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and Yandy Diaz scored two runs for Tampa Bay, which extended its winning streak to three games. Shane McClanahan (2-2) allowed three hits over five shutout innings.

Byron Buxton had two hits for Minnesota, which took its fourth straight loss and eighth in the past nine games. Bailey Ober (2-1) allowed two runs on three hits over six innings.

Rangers 4, Athletics 3

Josh Jung hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning as Texas beat the Athletics in Arlington, Texas.

Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI for Texas, which rallied from a 3-0 hole to level the series and set up a Sunday rubber match. Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. Cole Winn (2-1), Jalen Beeks and Jakob Junis each pitched a scoreless inning before left-hander Jacob Latz retired the Athletics in order in the ninth for his first save.

Shea Langeliers and Jacob Wilson had two hits apiece for the Athletics, who lost despite out-hitting the Rangers 7-5. The Athletics saw Jeffrey Springs (3-2) give up four runs on five hits over six innings.

Padres 6, Diamondbacks 4

Ty France hit two bases-empty homers, Mason Miller recorded his major league-leading 10th save, and San Diego beat Arizona in the Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu.

Miller has not allowed a run in 14 1/3 innings this season, and he extended his scoreless streak to a franchise-record 34 2/3 innings. France hit his second and third homers of the season and Gavin Sheets had a two-run single in a four-run seventh for the Padres, who overcame an early 4-0 deficit. They have won 13 of 15.

Alek Thomas homered in a four-run second inning, his second homer in three games, for the Diamondbacks, who are the designated home team in the two-game series. They have lost four of five. Arizona infielder Ildemaro Vargas extended his season-opening hitting streak to 19 games, the longest active streak in the majors. Vargas has a 22-game hitting streak dating to 2025.

Royals 12, Angels 1

Salvador Perez had three hits including a home run, Cole Ragans pitched six strong innings and Kansas City routed visiting Los Angeles.

Nick Loftin had two hits and drove in four runs for the Royals, who have won three of four. Ragans (1-4) allowed a run on five hits and struck out 11 batters without a walk. It was the third time this season he went six innings and allowed one run or less.

Jo Adell homered and Vaughn Grissom had three hits for the Angels, who have lost six of seven. Walbert Urena (0-3) lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits. Los Angeles pitchers issued 10 walks, including two with the bases loaded.

Pirates 6, Brewers 3 (10 innings)

Bryan Reynolds singled in the go-ahead run to trigger a three-run 10th inning and lift Pittsburgh to victory and hand host Milwaukee its fourth consecutive loss.

Left-hander Angel Zerpa (0-2) started the 10th for the Brewers. Pinch hitter Marcell Ozuna drew a one-out walk. Nick Yorke ran for Ozuna and Reynolds singled to left, scoring automatic runner Henry Davis from second. Both runners advanced on a groundout. Grant Anderson relieved Zerpa, and Nick Gonzales delivered an RBI single to left, with Reynolds continuing home on a bobble by left fielder Greg Jones.

Yohan Ramirez kept Milwaukee off the board in the 10th for his first save. Gregory Soto (2-0) delivered a scoreless ninth. Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski struck out nine in six innings, allowing three runs on six hits.

Reds 9, Tigers 2

Sal Stewart homered and drove in five runs to help host Cincinnati clinch a series win over Detroit.

Brady Singer (2-1) allowed two runs on eight hits across 5 1/3 innings for the Reds, who have won nine of their last 11 games. Singer struck out three and TJ Friedl went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, as Cincinnati scored nine runs for the second straight day.

Jack Flaherty (0-2) lasted just two innings for the Tigers, yielding six runs on five hits. Spencer Torkelson homered in his fourth straight game for Detroit, which has dropped four of its last six.

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GOLF

ZACH JOHNSON TAKES 3-POINT LEAD IN MITSUBISHI’S UNIQUE FORMAT

Zach Johnson increased his overnight lead from one to three points on Saturday after two rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.

The tournament is using the Modified Stableford scoring system to encourage aggressive play. Rather than scoring relative to par, points are awarded per hole — minus-1 for a bogey, zero for par and two for birdie. Eagles are worth five points while double bogeys are minus-3.

Johnson finished +13 on the day, and combined with his opening round of +15, sits at +28 heading into Sunday’s final round.

The two-time major champion on the PGA Tour carded seven birdies and made one bogey on Saturday. He birdied four of the last seven holes and has a three-point lead over South African Retief Goosen (+25) and seven-point lead over four others.

“(I) hit it nice. Really hit my driver nice with the exception of 18 and maybe one other one if I’m not mistaken,” said Johnson. “Encouraged, encouraged with the trajectory of my game.”

Johnson, who finished tied for eighth at last week’s Senior PGA Championship, is optimistic about his game.

“I was volatile last week. I know I had a decent week from a finish standpoint, but I had 10 bogeys and three doubles,” said Johnson, who turned 50 in February and won his first title on the senior tour in March. “It was very colorful, if you will. I’m trying to clean that up.”

Goosen improved from +12 on Friday to +13 on Saturday. He picked up 12 points on his last 11 holes, which included birdies on two par-threes.

Asked if his round felt like a score of 66, Goosen said, “I don’t know what it feels like really. You don’t really — you’re just so much more into points and trying to just birdie every hole. It’s funny how it works, you’re not really thinking about a score, you’re just thinking birdie.”

Goosen’s countryman Rory Sabbatini, David Duval, George McNeill and Ben Crane are all at +21, while Alex Cejka of the Czech Republic is at +20.

Canada’s Stephen Ames fired the best round of the tournament on Saturday with a score of +16 and is tied for 10th at +18. He earned five points on his first hole of the day, making an eagle on the par-5 No. 10.

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NELLY KORDA SHOOTS 2 UNDER TO KEEP LEAD AT CHEVRON

Two straight stellar rounds gave Nelly Korda a cushion to endure some bumps in the road.

She found those bumps on Saturday, but still shot a 2-under-par 70 to hold a five-shot advantage heading into the final round at the Chevron Championship in Houston.

Back-to-back 65s had given Korda a six-shot advantage, and the start of her third round on Saturday looked like more of the same. Two straight birdies to open got her to 16 under for the tournament, and she quickly added two more on Holes 5-6 to get to 18 under.

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But that was it on the birdie front for the World No. 2. Worse still, Korda suffered bogeys on the eighth and 13th holes while battling the wind to settle for 16 under.

That represented a notable shift for Korda after she carded five of her eight birdies Friday on the back nine at Memorial Park Golf Course.

“I played really solid on the front and then just kind of — not may have lost concentration, but the wind started picking up and then I just put myself into — I mean, I put myself into great positions; didn’t kind of execute really well,” Korda said.

Korda is pursuing her third career major title, which would be her first since winning this event at a different course in 2024.

“This is why we do it, right, to be in contention on major championship Sunday?” Korda said. “I’m just going to focus on myself, kind of work on my process, really dial into that, make sure that I have tunnel vision, and not really focus on the exterior noise.”

Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit continues to lurk in second place. She crept closer to Korda with a 3-under 69, making up a shot, and she now sits at 11 under for the tournament.

Tavatanakit’s day featured four birdies on Holes 1, 6, 14 and 16, with a bogey on the par-4 13th.

She admitted an aggressive mindset could serve her well on Sunday.

“Yeah, I have nothing to lose. I have nothing to lose from day one,” Tavatanakit said. “I’m trying to be aggressive but sometimes the ball just doesn’t go there.”

China’s Ruoning Yin (66) and France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (67) put themselves in position to contend with low rounds Saturday and are now tied for third at 10 under, six shots behind Korda.

South Korea’s Ina Yoon (71) is alone in fifth at 8 under.

Amateur Farah O’Keefe, who has been the surprise of the tournament to this point, fell off the pace a little with her even-par round, moving her from a tie for third into a tie for sixth.

Yet O’Keefe, a native of nearby Austin and a member of the University of Texas golf team, is maintaining her composure.

“I’m having a great time,” O’Keefe said. “The thing that I do is just play my game. However it stacks up against everybody else is the way that it happens to finish.”

Tied with O’Keefe at 7 under are Mexico’s Gaby Lopez (66), Yealimi Noh (69) and China’s Yan Liu (71).

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MATT AND ALEX FITZPATRICK SHOOT RECORD 57 FOR FOUR-SHOT LEAD AT ZURICH

It might not get much better than this for English brothers Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick.

The duo began to break away from the pack by shooting a tournament-record 15-under 57 during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Saturday at Avondale, La.

“I think I can think of one bad shot that we both hit, and that was me,” Matt Fitzpatrick said. “Yeah, it was an awesome day.”

The Fitzpatricks were sparked by Matt’s eagle on the par-5 seventh hole and maintained the momentum during the four-ball format to carry a four-stroke lead into the final round at TPC Louisiana. This is the PGA Tour’s only team event.

The Fitzpatrick team is at 30 under. Davis Thompson/Austin Eckroat (61) and second-round leaders Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer (62) are next at 26 under. The team of Doug Ghim/Jeffrey Kang (61) is at 25 under.

The Fitzpatrick brothers could be headed toward special territory given that last year’s winning score was 28 under from the team of Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak.

“He played brilliant golf both of the last two days,” Matt said of this brother. “His game has really turned a corner these last few months, and I believe in him to continue that trend.”

The Fitzpatricks posted birdies on eight of the nine holes on the backside. They were without a bogey and had four pars.

They each provided the best score seven times.

Matt Fitzpatrick, the older of the brothers, has been on a roll recently, including winning last week’s RBC Heritage.

“Playing alongside my brother, who happens also to be one of the best players in the world is pretty fun,” Alex said. “When he’s playing well, it’s pretty cool to watch.”

The Fitzpatricks placed 11th in the Zurich Classic in 2024 and then missed the cut last year.

The format goes back to foursomes for the final round.

“Your mindset is kind of changed from day-to-day, so (Sunday) will be a different animal,” Thompson said. “Hopefully we can get off to a good start and put some pressure on those guys.”

Smalley said there won’t be an overhaul in strategy.

“I think if we just kind of stick to what we’re doing, just trying to give ourselves as many looks as we can,” he said. “I think that will serve us pretty well.”

The teams pursuing the Fitzpatricks don’t want to become overly consumed by the chase.

“At the end of the day, you have to hit your good shots and try to pick up after your partner if you need to,” Kang said.

Seven teams were in the lead or one shot back by mid-afternoon Saturday.

Then there was the case of Davis Chatfield and Belgium’s Adrien Dumont de Chassart. They were 9 under through 11 holes after Dumont de Chassart ‘s eagle on No. 2, which was the pairing’s 11th hole of the day. But they played the rest of the way at 1 over without another birdie.

Until some of the final groups came in, the day’s best score of 61 belonged to Canada’s A.J. Ewart and South Africa’s Casey Jarvis. That moved them to 22 under and in a tie for 10th place.

“Kind of ham-and-egged it, as some would say,” Ewart said. “Kind of working in shifts and not birdieing the same holes, but making sure we’re setting our partners up to kind of free will it and go at it.”

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COLTS FOOTBALL

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The Colts went eight-for-eight in the 2026 NFL Draft with selections from the two best conferences in college football.

General manager Chris Ballard selected players from Georgia (LB CJ Allen), LSU (S AJ Haulcy), Kentucky (G Jalen Farmer and RB Seth McGowan), Oregon (LB Bryce Boettcher), Florida (DE George Gumbs Jr.), Ohio State (DE Caden Curry), and Oklahoma (Deion Burks).

They all have something in common: each played for the Big Ten or SEC.

“As you speak to other people who scouted everybody on this list, the consistent theme is going to be their competitiveness,” Southwest Area Scout Mike Lacy said. “We know for a fact that we got tougher with this year’s draft.”

Since the introduction of the College Football Playoff in 2014, the Big Ten and SEC have accounted for ten of the 12 national champions.

The competitiveness from top to bottom in both conferences forces players to be tougher. Otherwise, they won’t make it in both the Big Ten and SEC. The Colts felt they needed players who had that mentality.

“It’s not the NFL, but it’s probably the closest thing you can get,” Ballard said of the SEC. “We talked a long time about getting guys that have play history and really had high competitive stamina.”

It’s not just viewers of college football that know of the caliber of play in the Big Ten and SEC. It’s even more tangible for the players in the thick of it.

“The speed and the physicality of the SEC,” Gumbs said of what sets the SEC above the rest. “It’s a lot of big guys moving real fast.”

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INDIANA FEVER

BROOKLYN (April 25, 2026) — The Indiana Fever earned a 109-91 road victory over the New York Liberty in their first preseason contest of the 2026 season. Kelsey Mitchell and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough’s 18 points apiece led all players, while rookie Raven Johnson led the team with eight assists and Monique Billings led with seven rebounds.

The Fever took an early lead in the first quarter, led by eight points from Sophie Cunningham and seven points from Caitlin Clark to go out in front 32-24 after the first 10 minutes. The Liberty led through much of the second quarter, but 10 points from Mitchell in the second quarter helped Indiana retake the lead, up 53-48 at the halftime break.

Rookie Jessica Timmons’ seven points in the third quarter led the Fever and helped the team maintain their advantage heading into the final quarter, 74-68, with 10 minutes left to play. Indiana jumped out to an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter thanks to 13 points from Walker-Kimbrough and six from rookie Justine Pissott, giving the Fever the 109-91 win.

Indiana Fever Notes:

Caitlin Clark played her first minutes in an Indiana Fever jersey in nine months, last playing on July 15, 2025, against the Connecticut Sun.

Raven Johnson made her professional debut with 5:15 remaining in the first quarter, scoring her first professional points with 2:28 left in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Jessica Timmons made her professional debut at 7:06 in the third quarter, scoring her first points with 5:40 left in the third.

The final Fever first-year player, Justine Pissott, made her professional debut with 6:16 left in the third quarter and scored her first points off free throws at 4:18 left in the third quarter.

Myisha Hines-Allen and Monique Billings made their Indiana debut as part of Head Coach Stephanie White’s starting lineup.

Meanwhile, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made her Fever debut at 5:15 in the first quarter, Kayanna Traylor made her debut at the start of the second quarter and Megan McConnell debuted at 4:41 of the third quarter.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

INDIANAPOLIS – Noah Davis hit a career milestone and Mitch Jebb and Ronny Simon put up multi-hit performances, but the Indianapolis Indians fell, 4-0, to the St. Paul Saints on Saturday afternoon at Victory Field.

Making his sixth start of the season, Davis (L, 1-3) quicky collected four strikeouts across 1 2/3 innings. For the last out of the second inning, Davis struck out Tanner Schobel swinging — his 500th strikeout in his seventh year of professional baseball. He left the game with a total of seven strikeouts after 5.0 innings of work for Indianapolis (10-16).

After two scoreless innings from both teams, the Saints (10-15) made noise in the third. St. Paul tallied three runs on four hits.

Travis Adams (W, 1-0) came into the ball game in the fourth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Ronny Simon, who finished the day 2-for-4 — marking his 18th one-plus hit game out of his 20 starts this season.

The score remained 3-0 until the top of the sixth inning, when Tanner Schobel tacked on another run for the Saints off an RBI single.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Aaron Rozek entered the game for the Saints and got himself into a bases-loaded situation. Ronny Simon singled, Rafael Flores Jr. drew a walk and Endy Rodríguez singled to put men on all the bases, but with two outs in the frame, Rozek induced a groundout and Indianapolis came up empty handed.

The Indians will finish the homestand series against the Saints on Sunday afternoon at 1:35 PM. RHP José Urquidy (0-0, 2.45) will make his second start for Indianapolis, facing St. Paul’s RHP Zebby Matthews (0-2, 7.71).

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INDY ELEVEN

Indianapolis – Forward Bruno Rendon scored his fourth goal in eight games this season, but it wasn’t enough as Indy Eleven fell to visiting Union Omaha, 2-1, in Prinx Tires USL Cup group stage action at Carroll Stadium.

In the 80th minute, defender Logan Neidlinger started the goal sequence with service from the right sideline to forward Dylan Sing, whose header inside the far post was saved. Captain Aodhan Quinn intercepted the attempted clearance in the area, took one touch, and drove the ball inside the six to Rendon, who backheeled it in with his left foot.

Rendon leads the Boys in Blue with four goals and an assist in all competitions in 2026.

Indy Eleven resumes USL Championship play next Saturday at Eastern Conference opponent Tampa Bay Rowdies at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

The Boys in Blue return home to Carroll Stadium for “The World’s Game Night” vs. expansion club Sporting JAX on Saturday, May 9 at 7 p.m.

Ticket options available include Family Four-Packs and Flex Mini-Plans.

The Family Four-Pack is available for all 2026 home games and it can be purchased online only. Priced at just $49, the Family Four-Pack includes four tickets, FREE parking, $20 in Concession Vouchers, and a 20% Merchandise Discount, along with access to the Fun Zone/Kids Activation Area.

Flex Mini Plans include vouchers to be redeemed for any 2026 regular season home match.

For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.

Prinx Tires USL Cup Group 4
Indy Eleven 1:2 Union Omaha
Sat., Apr. 25, 2026 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis
Weather: Sunny, 72 degrees
Attendance: 8,552

2026 Prinx Tires USL Cup Records
Indy Eleven: 0-1-0 (-1), 0 pts
Union Omaha: 1-0-0 (1), 3 pts

Score	1	2	F
Indy Eleven	0	1	1
Union Omaha	1	1	2

Scoring Summary
OMA – Pato Botello Faz (Dylan Borczak) 44’
OMA – Dylan Borczak (Gabriel Cabral) 56’
IND – Bruno Rendón (Aodhan Quinn) 80’
Discipline Summary
OMA – Gabriel Cabral (caution) 39’
IND – Cam Lindley (caution) 39’
IND – Aodhan Quinn (caution) 45+2’
IND – Bench (caution) 57’
OMA – Younes Boudadi (caution) 64’
OMA – Bench (caution) 68’

Indy Eleven Line-Up: Reice Charles-Cook, Aodhan Quinn (captain), Paco Craig (Makel Rasheed 65’), Anthony Herbert (Hesron Barry 66’), Logan Neidlinger, Jack Blake, Cam Lindley (Edward Kizza 66’), Josh O’Brien, Noble Okello (Dylan Sing 66’), Loïc Mesanvi (Mikah Thomas 78’), Bruno Rendón.

Indy Eleven Subs Not Used: Eric Dick, Mohamed Omar.

Union Omaha Line-Up: Rashid Nuhu (captain), Sami Guediri (Kempes Tekiela 72’), Brent Kallman, Samuel Owusu, Younes Boudadi, Gabriel Cabral, Brandon Knapp (Laurence Wootton 87’), Ryen Jiba, Diego Gutiérrez (Camron Lawrence 72’), Dylan Borczak (Aaron Gomez 87’), Pato Botello Faz.

Union Omaha Subs Not Used: Blake Malone, Adrian Billhardt, Cole Jensen.

Quotes

Coach Sean McAuley

“When we run and tackle and compete, we can give somebody a game, and we’ve got to do that in every game.”

“We sparked a little bit in the second half. We made changes and tried to get something out of the game and we had chances.”

On the Prinx Tires USL Cup Group Stage

“We’ll keep fighting to get nine points and a Wild Card berth.”

On Logan Neidlinger

“His overall play when he was on the front foot was good. He got a good 90 minutes under his belt, and hopefully he can nail that position down as we move forward.”

Aodhan Quinn

“It comes down to us–we must play better and react. We’re good enough to play how we want to play, and if we do that, then we’re good enough to win games. All everyone in that locker room cares about is winning.”

Logan Neidlinger

“I brought a lot of energy and tried to defend as well as I could. I made a few tackles, tried to stay so

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IU FOOTBALL

PITTSBURGH – Every round of the 2026 NFL Draft heard the name of an Indiana football student-athlete, and it ended with a program-record eight Hoosiers hearing their name called. The quartet of Elijah Sarratt, Riley Nowakowski, Pat Coogan and Aiden Fisher were each drafted into the National Football League on Saturday (April 25).

The program-best eight picks in the 2026 edition of the draft give Indiana 10 selections over the last two seasons, which nearly equal the total number from the prior 10 years combined (11). The eight total draft picks in the 2026 event ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 7 nationally among college programs.

All five offensive position groups were represented (QB, RB, WR, TE, OL) in this year’s draft for IU with six total offensive selections and two from the defense. The multiple players drafted on both sides of the ball mark the first time since 1988 that multiple offensive and defensive players were selected in the same draft. It is just the fourth time in the common draft era for the program, along with the 1976 and 1973 drafts.

Sarratt’s selection gave Indiana multiple wideouts selected on the same draft for just the second time in program history after Omar Cooper Jr. was selected in the first round by the New York Jets. The only other occurrence came in 1970 when Jade Butcher (6th; Atlanta) and Eric Stolberg (17th; LA Raiders) were both selected.

As Nowakowski joined Cooper and Sarratt in the draft the Hoosiers had both a tight end and wide receiver picked in the same draft for the second time in the common draft era. The trio joins Cody Latimer (2nd; Denver) and Ted Bolser (7th; Washington) in 2014 as the only duos to each earn draft status in the same season. He is also just the fourth tight end from IU selected in the NFL Draft during the common draft era: John Andrews (5th; Baltimore Colts, 1971), Bolser and Ian Thomas (4th; Carolina, 2018).

Coogan was the first Hoosier drafted as a center in 59 years when the Tennessee Titans took him in the sixth round. The last IU center drafted was Bob Van Pelt in 1967 by the Philadelphi Eagles. Fisher is the first draft pick by the Houston Texas and IU now has at least one draft pick from 30 of the 32 NFL organizations.

2026 NFL Draft Selections

1.1 – Fernando Mendoza, QB – Las Vegas Raiders

1.30 – Omar Cooper Jr., WR – New York Jets

2.50 – D’Angelo Ponds, CB – New York Jets

3.90 – Kaelon Black, RB – San Francisco 49ers

4.115 – Elijah Sarratt, WR – Baltimore Ravens

5.169 – Riley Nowakowski, TE – Pittsburgh Steelers

6.194 – Pat Coogan, C – Tennessee Titans

7.243 – Aiden Fisher, LB – Houston Texans

Elijah Sarratt

A two-time All-Big Ten selection, Sarratt appeared in 52 career games with 40 starts – 27 games and 26 starts as a Hoosier – and finished his career with 242 receptions, 3,677 yards and 44 touchdowns across his stops at St. Francis (Pa.), James Madison and Indiana.

Pulled down at least one reception in 51 of 52 career games played and posted 13 career 100-yard receiving games (6 at Indiana; 6 at JMU; 1 at SFU) with multiple receiving touchdowns 11 times (6 at Indiana, 5 at JMU). He finished No. 2 in single-season receiving touchdowns (15) in 2025, just one behind James Hardy (16; 2007) for the top spot. Pulled in 23 receiving touchdowns as a Hoosier to put him No. 3 on the IU career charts.

Riley Nowakowski

With industrial engineering degree in hand, Nowakowski made the most of his 2026 season with a career-best 32 receptions for 387 yards and two touchdowns receiving. He added two rushes, which both went for 1-yard touchdowns – the second coming as the opening score of the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

He appeared in 56 career game with 26 starts and played linebacker, fullback and tight end in his collegiate career. In all, he caught 50 passes for 518 yards and three scores through the air. In 2026, he was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the conference media and third-team All-Big Ten from the coaches panel.

Pat Coogan

The first offensive lineman to earn Rose Bowl Offensive MVP honors in over 80 yards, Coogan was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the conference media panel and third-team All-Big Ten from the coaches. Part of an offensive line that earned Joe Moore Award finalist recognition, Coogan started all 16 games and capped his career with back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game (2025 with Notre Dame; 2026 with Indiana).

He was part of an offensive line unit that paved the way for four-straight 300-yard rushing efforts to start the 2025 season – a program-record streak and longest Power 4 stretch since Baylor in 2017. Overall, Indiana had six 300-yard rushing games to set the program standard and posted multiple rushing touchdowns in 12 of 16 games in 2025. He also blocked for each of Heisman Trophy-winning and NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza’s FBS-best and program-record 41 passing scores during the season.

Aiden Fisher

The heartbeat of Indiana’s defense, Fisher started 28 games for Indiana over his two seasons on campus and was the first-ever two-time first-team All-America selection on the defensive side of the ball in program history. Indiana’s first-ever first-team All-America linebacker in 2024, he is the first back-to-back first-team All-American since offensive lineman Dan Feeney (2015-16)

The Butkus Award and Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year finalist, Fisher joined Van Waiters (1986-87) as only IU linebacker to earn first-team All-Big twice. He piled up 215 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and forced four turnovers in two seasons as a Hoosier. He posted a pick-6 against UCLA, totaled 3.5 tackles for loss during IU’s College Football Playoff run, which included the lone TFL on a sack in the CFP National Championship Game.

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IU BASEBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Baseball team (19-24, 6-14 B1G) could never get things going on Saturday (April 25) afternoon. A silent offense and a rocky start from sophomore left-handed pitcher Brayton Thomas (L, 1-4) spelled trouble for the Hoosiers as they dropped the middle game of the series to Iowa (25-16, 9-11 B1G). The visitors scored three in the first inning and never looked back with a runaway 9-2 victory.

IU’s offense was held in check for the second day in a row behind a fantastic start from Iowa right-handed pitcher Maddux Frese (7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 K). IU compiled just two runs on three hits. Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever launched his second home run of the week – a solo blast in the seventh inning. The top five batters in the IU order finished 0-16 with a trio of walks.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Ivan Mastalski did his best to settle things down out of the bullpen after an Iowa two-run home run opened up a 5-0 lead. The young reliever allowed just one run over 2.2 innings before handing it off to graduate student right-handed pitcher Reagan Rivera. IU’s bullpen conceded just one earned run over the final six innings.

It will be an important game on Sunday (April 26) afternoon as IU looks to salvage something from the series. The Hoosiers are two games out of the Big Ten Tournament field with just 10 contests to play. First pitch from Bart Kaufman Field is set for 1 p.m. on B1G+.

Scoring Recap

Top First

Kooper Schulte came around to score on a wild pitch with the bases loaded and no outs. Caleb Wulf grounded out to the second baseman to drive home another run. An RBI single from Carter Geffre put up a third run in the inning.

Iowa 3, Indiana 0

Top Fourth

Kellen Strohmeyer smoked a home run to right field to extend the lead.

Iowa 5, Indiana 0

Top Sixth

Max Burt hit a sacrifice fly to center field.

Iowa 6, Indiana 0

Bottom Seventh

Owen ten Oever got the Hoosiers on the board with a solo home run.

Iowa 6, Indiana 1

Top Eighth

A pair of errors allowed Iowa to add additional damage in the eighth. Wulf came around to score on a throwing error before Burt hit a home run over the bullpen in left field.

Iowa 9, Indiana 1

Bottom Eighth

Cole Decker got one back on an RBI walk with the bases juiced.

Iowa 9, Indiana 2

Top Hoosier Performers

#18 Mastalski, Ivan

2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

#26 ten Oever, Owen

1-3, HR, RBI

#25 Fry, Landen

1-3

Inside the Box Score

• IU’s bullpen walked just one batter and allowed only one earned run (four total) in six innings of relief.

• The Hoosiers had just one extra-base hit – a solo home run from Owen ten Oever.

Notes to Know

• Freshman right-handed pitcher Ivan Mastalski made his team best 19th appearance of the season. On the week, he’s tossed 5.2 innings of baseball with just one earned run allowed. His best attribute has been his command with a 33-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the year.

Up Next

IU will look to salvage something from the series on Sunday (April 26) afternoon. First pitch on B1G+ is set for 1 p.m. from Bart Kaufman Field. It will also be carried on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.

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IU SOFTBALL

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ––– In a game of constant lead changes and lots of offense, Indiana fell just short on Saturday afternoon (April 25), losing to Michigan, 9-8, on Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium.

The loss put Indiana at 36-13 on the season and 13-7 in the Big Ten.

GAME 2: MICHIGAN 9, INDIANA 8

*Series is tied 1-1

KEY MOMENTS

• The Hoosiers put up two runs in the top of the first despite starting out the game with two quick outs. Avery Parker walked and Josie Bird singled to right center before Madalyn Strader hit a line drive to second to make it a 2-0 game out of the gate.

• Michigan got on the board in the bottom of the second when a sac fly and an RBI single made it a 2-2 game.

• Ellie Goins hit a line drive to center field and pinch runner Peyton Drummond beat the throw home to score from second and give Indiana the lead back, 3-2, in the top of the third.

• Michigan’s Lauren Putz scored on an error in the bottom of the frame to the game back up at 3-3.

• Madi Ramey homered to center field to put Michigan in front, 4-3, in the bottom of the fourth.

• With two runners on, Madalyn Strader delivered a clutch double to right center to clear the bases and put the score at 5-4, Indiana, in the top of the fifth.

• Lilly Vallimont hit a 2-run homer to right field to put Michigan back in the lead, 6-5, in the bottom of the fifth.

• Alex Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Brooke Mannon in the top of the sixth to equalize the score again at 6-6.

• Michigan got a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the sixth from Kiley Carr to pull ahead 9-6.

• Indiana rallied and got close in the top of the seventh as Brooke Mannon hit a 2-run bomb to left center to bring the score to 9-8. The rally fell short from there as the Hoosiers flew out to left to end.

NOTABLES

• Madalyn Strader was 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and three RBI.

• Josie Bird (2) and Brooke Mannon (2) also had multi-hit games.

• Mannon’s home run was her third in the past five games.

• Mannon had three strikeouts in two innings in the circle.

UP NEXT

Indiana and Michigan will close out the series with a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday (April 26) on Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium.

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