“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES ======================================= INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES ======================================= INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES ===================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES https://d1baseball.com/scores/?date=20260517 ======================================= COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES https://d1softball.com/scores/?date=20260517 ====================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES #1 PRINCETON 14 #8 PENN STATE 10 DUKE 16 GEORGETOWN 6 ====================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ======================================= NBA PLAYOFFS (1) DETROIT VS. (4) CLEVELAND GAME 1: PISTONS 111, CAVALIERS 101 GAME 2: PISTONS 107, CAVALIERS 97 GAME 3: CAVALIERS 116, PISTONS 109 GAME 4: CAVALIERS 112, PISTONS 103 GAME 5: CAVALIERS 117, PISTONS 113 (OT) GAME 6: PISTONS 115, CAVALIERS 94 GAME 7: CAVALIERS 125, PISTONS 94 CAVALIERS WIN SERIES 4-3 ==== (3) NEW YORK VS. (7) PHILADELPHIA GAME 1: KNICKS 137, 76ERS 98 GAME 2: KNICKS 108, 76ERS 102 GAME 3: KNICKS 108, 76ERS 94 GAME 4: KNICKS 144, 76ERS 114 KNICKS WIN SERIES 4-0 (1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (4) LOS ANGELES GAME 1: THUNDER 108, LAKERS 90 GAME 2: THUNDER 125, LAKERS 107 GAME 3: THUNDER 131, LAKERS 108 GAME 4: THUNDER 115, LAKERS 110 THUNDER WIN SERIES 4-0 (2) SAN ANTONIO VS. (6) MINNESOTA GAME 1: TIMBERWOLVES 104, SPURS 102 GAME 2: SPURS 133, TIMBERWOLVES 95 GAME 3: SPURS 115, TIMBERWOLVES 108 GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES 114, SPURS 109 GAME 5: SPURS 126, TIMBERWOLVES 97 GAME 6: SPURS 139, TIMBERWOLVES 109 SPURS WIN SERIES 4-2 ===== > CONFERENCE FINALS EAST FINAL: (3) NEW YORK VS. (4) CLEVELAND GAME 1: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | TUESDAY MAY 19 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 2: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | THURSDAY MAY 21 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 3: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | SATURDAY MAY 23 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 4: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | MONDAY MAY 25 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 5: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | WEDNESDAY MAY 27 (8 ET, ESPN)* GAME 6: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | FRIDAY MAY 29 (8 ET, ESPN)* GAME 7: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | SUNDAY MAY 31 (8 ET, ESPN)* WEST FINAL: (1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (2) SAN ANTONIO GAME 1: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | MONDAY MAY 18 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 2: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | WEDNESDAY MAY 20 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | FRIDAY MAY 22 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | SUNDAY MAY 24 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 5: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | TUESDAY MAY 26 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* GAME 6: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | THURSDAY MAY 28 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* GAME 7: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | SATURDAY MAY 30 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* * = IF NECESSARY ===== 2026 NBA FINALS THE 2026 NBA FINALS WILL BE BEGIN ON JUNE 3, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER. JUNE 3: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 1 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 2 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 8: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 10: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 4 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 5 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 6 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 7 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* * = IF NECESSARY ==================================== NHL PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE MONTREAL CANADIENS (3A) VS. BUFFALO SABRES (1A) SERIES TIED 3-3 GAME 1: BUFFALO 4, MONTREAL 2 GAME 2: MONTREAL 5, BUFFALO 1 GAME 3: MONTREAL 6, BUFFALO 2 GAME 4: BUFFALO 3, MONTREAL 2 GAME 5: MONTREAL 6, BUFFALO 3 GAME 6: BUFFALO 8, MONTREAL 3 GAME 7: MONTREAL AT BUFFALO — 7:30 P.M. ET, MONDAY, MAY 18 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS) ===== PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (3M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (1M) CAROLINA WINS SERIES 4-0 GAME 1: CAROLINA 3, PHILADELPHIA 0 GAME 2: CAROLINA 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 (OT) GAME 3: CAROLINA 4, PHILADELPHIA 1 GAME 4: CAROLINA 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 (OT) ===== WESTERN CONFERENCE MINNESOTA WILD (3C) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (1C) COLORADO WINS SERIES 4-1 GAME 1: COLORADO 9, MINNESOTA 6 GAME 2: COLORADO 5, MINNESOTA 2 GAME 3: MINNESOTA 5, COLORADO 1 GAME 4: COLORADO 5, MINNESOTA 2 GAME 5: COLORADO 4, MINNESOTA 3 (OT) ===== ANAHEIM DUCKS (3P) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P) VEGAS WINS SERIES 4-2 GAME 1: VEGAS 3, ANAHEIM 1 GAME 2: ANAHEIM 3, VEGAS 1 GAME 3: VEGAS 6, ANAHEIM 2 GAME 4: ANAHEIM 4, VEGAS 3 GAME 5: VEGAS 3, ANAHEIM 2 (OT) GAME 6: VEGAS 5, ANAHEIM 1 ==================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LA DODGERS 10 LA ANGELS 1 SAN FRANCISCO 10 LAS VEGAS 1 ARIZONA 8 COLORADO 6 KANSAS CITY 2 ST. LOUIS 0 MINNESOTA 5 MILWAUKEE 4 TEXAS 8 HOUSTON 0 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 9 CHICAGO CUBS 8 (10) CLEVELAND 10 CINCINNATI 3 NY METS 7 NY YANKEES 6 (10) ATLANTA 8 BOSTON 1 TORONTO 4 DETROIT 1 BALTIMORE 7 WASHINGTON 3 PHILADELPHIA 6 PITTSBURGH 0 TAMPA BAY 6 MIAMI 3 SAN DIEGO 8 SEATTLE 1 =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LOUISVILLE 5 INDIANAPOLIS 3 INDIANAPOLIS 10 LOUISVILLE 7 FT. WAYNE 11 CEDAR RAPIDS 8 SOUTH BEND AT WISCONSIN CANCELLED =================================== WNBA FEVER 89 STORM 78 ACES 85 DREAM 84 SKY 86 LYNX 79 TEMPO 106 SPARKS 96 =================================== UFL SCORES STALLIONS 14 AVIATORS 3 =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER MIAMI 2 PORTLAND 0 NASHVILLE 3 LOS ANGELES 2 =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA MITCHELL SCORES 26 AND THE CAVALIERS ROUT THE PISTONS 125-94 IN GAME 7 TO REACH THE EAST FINALS DETROIT (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s top seed and will face the third-seeded New York Knicks. Game 1 of that series tips off Tuesday in New York. Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 2018 and the ninth time in team history. It’s their deepest run since LeBron James’ final season with the franchise. “We didn’t just come here just to win a goal,” Mitchell said about making the conference finals for the first time in his career. “Even last year. when we lost to Indiana, we had our goals set on getting to the (NBA) Finals. We’re just one step closer. It’s been almost a decade of running into the same issue. … As a team, we can breathe a little bit, but the same token, we can only breathe for about 12 hours, and then get right back to it.” Daniss Jenkins scored 17 points, and Cade Cunningham and Duncan Robinson each finished with 13 for the Pistons, who fell one win shy of their first conference finals appearance since 2008 after forcing the deciding game with a Game 6 victory Friday night. “That game sucked,” said Cunningham, who was held 16 points under his playoff average. “Being back home, wanted to get this win in front of our fans. It reminded me of last year, losing on home court. It’s not a great feeling.” The Cavs dictated the pace from the opening tip and never allowed the Pistons to gain traction, then blew open a convincing Game 7 performance when Mitchell scored 15 in the third quarter. Detroit was outscored in the paint 58-34 and made only 35.3% of its field goal attempts, compared to Cleveland’s 50.6% “When we play with force, it’s really a key. Like, force on both ends with our talent, we’re really hard to beat,” Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said. “The question we got to answer, we talked about it a lot, is we can’t have force letdowns like Game 6, where we were not the forceful team. But tonight we were, that was a whole difference, our force on both ends.” Cleveland capitalized on cold shooting by the Pistons in the opening quarter, turning missed shots into transition baskets while building an early advantage. The Cavs led 31-22 going to the second, and after Detroit had the first two baskets, Cleveland quickly seized control with a 24-9 run. The Pistons’ offensive struggles only deepened and the Cavs continued to shoot efficiently as they built a commanding 64-47 lead into halftime. The Cavs kept rolling in the second half and led by as much as 35 points. The closest the Pistons were able to get in the half was within 17 in the third quarter. “We knew that start was monumental, the start that they knew that we were here, and that we were going to give them some problems,” Atkinson said. “The beginning of the game, that was key, and then coming out of halftime was the same message: ‘We got to win this first five minutes to put them on their on their heels.’” ===== SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER OF THE THUNDER BECOMES THE 14TH PLAYER TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK NBA MVPS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — He’s the best player on the best team. And the voters say he’s the best player in the league, too. Again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday for the second consecutive year. He became the 18th player to win at least two MVP awards and the 14th to win them in back-to-back fashion. “Basketball’s obviously a team sport,” Gilgeous-Alexander said Sunday night in a celebration at the Thunder practice facility, surrounded by teammates — all in new Burberry trenchcoats, a gift from the now two-time MVP. “All the numbers, all the accolades, everything that I do on the court, if we won 10 games I wouldn’t be in this conversation. So, thank you guys so much. I love you guys.” The win for Gilgeous-Alexander, who is Canadian, marks the eighth consecutive time that the NBA’s MVP was born outside the U.S. The run started with Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (born in Greece, of Nigerian descent) in 2019 and 2020, then Denver’s Nikola Jokic (Serbia) in 2021 and 2022, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid (born in Cameroon but has since become a U.S. citizen) in 2023 and Jokic again in 2024. And in 2025 and 2026, SGA is the MVP. The coats were just one part of the massive haul of presents Gilgeous-Alexander shared with teammates Sunday; there were personalized golf bags, gift baskets and very pricey watches — which he handed to each teammate. Related Stories Inside the NBA’s MVP race: Gilgeous-Alexander favored to win again, but there may be some intrigue Inside the NBA’s MVP race: Gilgeous-Alexander favored to win again, but there may be some intrigue Inside the MVP numbers: Appeals paid off for Doncic and Cunningham, and Jokic’s streak continues Inside the MVP numbers: Appeals paid off for Doncic and Cunningham, and Jokic’s streak continues The NBA’s MVP will be announced Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama or Jokic the finalists The NBA’s MVP will be announced Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama or Jokic the finalists “Who he is has never changed,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I think he’s touched up the edges on his game and on his leadership and on his perspective, just like anybody else that’s coming of age.” Jokic was second and San Antonio’s star French center Victor Wembanyama placed third. Gilgeous-Alexander got 83 of a possible 100 first-place votes. Jokic received 10 and Wembanyama got five. Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers was fourth in the voting and Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons was fifth. Cunningham got two first-place votes — the first by a U.S.-born player since 2021. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics was sixth, and Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers and Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers tied for seventh with one fifth-place vote apiece. International players went 1-2-3 in the voting for the fifth straight season. — Last season the order was Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Antetokounmpo. — In 2024, it was Jokic, then Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic (Slovenia) of Slovenia. — In 2023, it was Embiid, then Jokic, then Antetokounmpo. — In 2022, it was Jokic, then Embiid, then Antetokounmpo. “So many NBA players don’t get opportunity,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Who knows where I’d be without it.” Gilgeous-Alexander and Wembanyama will face off Monday night when the Thunder and Spurs open Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is expected at Monday’s game to formally present Gilgeous-Alexander with a trophy for the third time in 12 months — the MVP award last May, the NBA Finals MVP award last June, and now this. Jokic not winning the award continues an odd trend: those who average a triple-double, often thought of as the holy grail of in-game accomplishment, almost never win MVP. Jokic had the seventh instance of a player finishing a season averaging a triple-double — at least 10 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds per game — by putting up 27.7 points, a league-best 12.9 rebounds and a league-best 10.7 assists per game. It wasn’t good enough for MVP. Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double four times and won MVP only once in those years. Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double in 1961-62; he didn’t win MVP that season. And now, Jokic has done it twice — with no MVPs to show for it, though he has won the award on three other occasions. Gilgeous-Alexander insists that he doesn’t play for individual honors. He plays for team trophies. “The way things are run in this organization and this city, it breeds success,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “It’s no coincidence.” The MVP win is Gilgeous-Alexander’s second major individual award this season; he was also voted the league’s Clutch Player of the Year by an overwhelming margin — he got 96 of 100 first-place votes in that balloting, paying tribute to how great his performances tend to be in the final five minutes of close games. Then again, he’s pretty good no matter how much time is on the clock. Gilgeous-Alexander was second in the league with 31.1 points per game, second only to Doncic and his 33.5-point average. He also extended his NBA-record streak of regular season games with at least 20 points to 140 and counting; it’ll carry into next season as well. He’s delightfully boring — one of the few mid-range specialists in the game, someone who excels at drawing fouls, isn’t a look-at-me type and gives some of the most thoughtful answers of anyone in the league. Emotions aren’t worth his time; staying calm is always his preferred move. And he believes in the Thunder way, that the sum of the parts is the only real key to winning. “Some of it is just luck,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “As an NBA player, you have no control over other grown men in this business and I’m just lucky enough to be surrounded by great human beings, from the front office, coaching staff, to the guys that I play on the court with every night. We all want to see the next man win and do whatever it takes ultimately to win. We have that common goal. And yeah, I can’t take credit for that. It’s more than me, it’s bigger than me.” ============================= MLB MLB ROUNDUP: METS RALLY FROM 4 DOWN TO STUN YANKEES IN EXTRAS, WIN SERIES Carson Benge drove in the winning run in the 10th inning for the second time in a week as the New York Mets stormed back from a five-run deficit to stun the visiting New York Yankees 7-6 in the deciding game of this season’s first Subway Series on Sunday. The Mets’ Luis Torrens had a two-run pinch-hit double in the sixth when the team was down 6-1, while Tyrone Taylor forced extra innings with a three-run homer in the ninth off David Bednar. Devin Williams (3-1) forced an inning-ending double play to give the Mets a chance to win it in the 10th. Freddy Peralta worked around six walks to allow three runs on two hits over five innings for the Mets, while Yankees starter Elmer Rodriguez allowed one run on five hits over 4 1/3 innings. Tim Hill (0-1) surrendered Benge’s game-winning hit. Anthony Volpe notched three RBIs for the Yankees, while Ben Rice hit his 15th homer of the season. The Yankees finished 2-7 on their nine-game road trip. White Sox 9, Cubs 8 (10 innings) Edgar Quero smacked a walkoff two-run homer to lift the host Chicago White Sox to an extra-innings victory in the rubber match against the Chicago Cubs. Quero and Tristan Peters, who delivered a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth, both went deep for the first time this season. Quero and Andrew Benintendi each had three hits for the White Sox, who finished the homestand with a 7-2 record. Tyler Davis (2-1) allowed one unearned run on three walks in the top of the 10th. Alex Bregman had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs. Michael Conforto also had two hits, including a game-tying three-run homer in the ninth. Ryan Rolison (3-1) allowed the walkoff homer. Braves 8, Red Sox 1 Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski each hit home runs to lead Atlanta to a victory over visiting Boston in the series rubber match. Grant Holmes (3-1) scattered five hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings. Drake Baldwin joined Riley and Yastrzemski in backing up Holmes by driving in two runs apiece. The Braves blew out the Red Sox despite being outhit eight to nine. Brayan Bello (2-5) allowed seven runs on eight hits over five innings. He struggled right off the bat, throwing 30 pitches in the first frame while giving up a three-run homer to Riley. Nick Sogard brought in Boston’s lone run with a ninth-inning double to break up Atlanta’s shutout bid. Rays 6, Marlins 3 Taylor Walls’ fourth-inning triple plated three for Tampa Bay, which beat visiting Miami and took two of three in the rivalry weekend series in St. Petersburg, Fla. Drew Rasmussen (4-1) gave up seven hits and a pair of walks over 5 1/3 innings, but the Rays right-hander yielded just two runs as he won his second consecutive start. Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz homered off Marlins pitcher Eury Perez (2-6), who saw his personal losing streak extended to five starts. Caminero’s solo shot, his team-best 12th home run of the season, came in the first to give the Rays an early lead. Miami jumped ahead with a two-run third thanks to RBI singles by Xavier Edwards (2-for-5) and Otto Lopez (2-for-4). Phillies 6, Pirates 0 Zack Wheeler tossed seven shutout innings to outduel Paul Skenes as visiting Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh with a shutout victory. Wheeler (3-0) gave up just three singles and a double with a walk and eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA to 1.99 in five starts. Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott hit home runs for the Phillies to help push their win streak to four games. Philadelphia is now 15-4 since Don Mattingly replaced Rob Thomson as manager late last month. Skenes (6-3) allowed five earned runs — his most since Opening Day — in five-plus innings while yielding six hits and a walk. He got no help from the Pirates’ offense, however, which recorded just five hits and failed to score for the second straight day. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1 Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings in a bounce-back performance and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice as visiting Toronto defeated slumping Detroit. Gausman surrendered just four hits and didn’t issue a walk one start after giving up seven runs (six earned) and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay on Monday. Daulton Varsho had a double and triple while scoring twice and driving in a run after hitting a game-winning single Saturday. Detroit starter Jack Flaherty (0-5) was unable to prevent the Tigers from losing their 10th game in 12 tries, as he allowed four runs and five hits in six innings. Jahmai Jones drove in the Tigers’ only run with a pinch-hit groundout. Orioles 7, Nationals 3 Gunnar Henderson had four hits, including a home run, and Baltimore beat host Washington to avoid the three-game sweep. Henderson had a solo homer, double and two singles, and Coby Mayo and Colton Cowser also homered for Baltimore, which had lost three of four and scored three runs or less in eight of its past nine games. Anthony Nunez (2-0) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Jacob Young homered for the Nationals, who were looking for their first home series sweep of the season. James Wood had two hits and a walk. Guardians 10, Reds 3 Cleveland smashed six home runs, two of them from Kyle Manzardo, to run away with the rubber match against in-state foe Cincinnati. The Guardians scored all of their runs on the longball. Brayan Rocchio, Chase DeLauter, Jose Ramirez and Angel Martinez also homered for Cleveland, which got six strong innings from Gavin Williams (6-3), who snapped a two-start losing streak. Elly De La Cruz hit his team-high 11th homer for the Reds, who saw starter Brady Singer (2-4) tagged for five runs on seven hits (including three homers) in four innings. Rangers 8, Astros 0 Jake Burger produced a pair of extra-base hits, including a two-run double that ignited a five-run seventh inning, and Nathan Eovaldi twirled seven shutout innings as visiting Texas averted a series sweep with a shutout of Houston. Burger opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the fifth. Kyle Higashioka followed Burger’s seventh-inning RBI double with a two-run single of his own and closed the scoring with his solo homer in the ninth. Eovaldi (5-4) allowed five hits and two walks with a season-high-tying eight strikeouts. Astros right-hander Peter Lambert (2-4) matched zeroes with Eovaldi through four innings. He allowed five runs on three hits over six-plus innings. Zach Dezenzo had two of Houston’s five hits. Giants 10, Athletics 1 Harrison Bader hit a grand slam and Luis Arraez homered for the second time in three games to help San Francisco take its series against the A’s in West Sacramento, Calif. Bader’s second career slam came during an eight-run eighth-inning as the Giants blew open a close game. Arraez had three hits and went 8-for-12 with five runs in the series, which San Francisco rallied to win after dropping the opener. San Francisco’s Adrian Houser (2-4) pitched six solid innings and three relievers finished up. Houser allowed one run and four hits. Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs (3-4) took a bad-luck loss, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits over six innings. Twins 5, Brewers 4 Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs and Minnesota escaped with a victory over Milwaukee to salvage the finale of a three-game set in Minneapolis. Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich each hit a solo home run for Milwaukee, which lost for only the second time in its past 10 games. Sal Frelick and Jake Bauers drove in one run apiece for the Brewers Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (5-2) allowed three runs on six hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out one. Brewers right-hander Grant Anderson (1-2) allowed one run on two hits in 1 2/3 innings of relief. He followed starter Robert Gasser, who allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits in four innings during his season debut. Royals 2, Cardinals 0 Stephen Kolek allowed four hits while pitching into the seventh inning, and Salvador Perez drove in both runs, highlighted by a solo homer, as visiting Kansas City snapped its six-game losing streak with a shutout of St. Louis. Kolek (2-0) walked just one batter and struck out three over 6 1/3 innings. Royals relievers Daniel Lynch IV and Lucas Erceg (11 saves) combined to allow one hit and a walk over the final 2 2/3 innings. Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (4-4) was also solid while allowing eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. St. Louis, which entered on a three-game winning streak, was limited to five singles and did not bat with a runner in scoring position until the ninth. Diamondbacks 8, Rockies 6 Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs to help Arizona beat Colorado in Denver. After a 105-minute weather delay to start the series finale, Michael Soroka (6-2) threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out eight and walking two. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered and Gabriel Moreno had three hits for Arizona, which won its first road series since taking two of three from the Baltimore Orioles from April 13-15. Michael Lorenzen (2-6) took his fourth straight loss for the Rockies, allowing seven runs (six earned) on nine hits across 4 2/3 innings. Willi Castro drove in two runs for Colorado, which dropped its sixth game in eight outings. Padres 8, Mariners 3 Gavin Sheets hit two home runs and Lucas Giolito combined with two relievers on a one-hitter in his San Diego debut in a win over host Seattle to finish off a sweep of this season’s six-game Vedder Cup series. Giolito, signed as a free agent by the Padres on April 22, allowed one hit and no runs through the first five innings. He walked the first three batters of the sixth and was removed. Sheets finished with four RBIs, adding an RBI double in the seventh for the Padres, who put the game away with a five-run sixth. The Mariners’ only hit was Luke Raley’s one-out single to right in the second inning. George Kirby (5-3) allowed six runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. Seattle’s top prospect Colt Emerson made his major league debut, going 0-for-2 with a walk and a run. Dodgers 10, Angels 1 Roki Sasaki allowed one run on four hits over seven innings and Kyle Tucker went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game Freeway Series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Sasaki (2-3) didn’t walk a batter for the first time in 16 career regular-season starts and struck out a career-high eight batters. Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored, Hyeseong Kim also had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored, and Andy Pages drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who won their fifth straight game. Nolan Schanuel had two hits and a run scored, Mike Trout had a double and Yoan Moncada had an RBI single for the Angels, who lost their sixth straight game and for the eighth time in nine games. Grayson Rodriguez (0-1) made his Angels debut in first start since July 31, 2024, after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The right-hander allowed seven runs on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings. ============================== GOLF AARON RAI RUNS AWAY WITH THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST ENGLISH-BORN WINNER IN MORE THAN A CENTURY NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Rai was just another name among a dozen others who had reason to believe the PGA Championship was theirs for the taking Sunday at tough Aronimink. There was Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele, with 10 majors among them, all ready to seize the moment on a stage that was unfamiliar to Rai. Justin Thomas was the clubhouse leader for nearly four hours after a 65 before the course turned hard under a hot sun. What followed was a master class from golf’s newest major champion. Rai made six birdies over the last 10 holes, taking the lead for good on the 13th and pouring it on with a 70-foot birdie putt across the 17th green that evoked a roar so loud everyone else on the course must have realized it was over. He closed with a 5-under 65 for a three-shot victory to become the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship. “To be here is outside my wildest imagination,” Rai said. Three shots behind as he approached the turn, Rai got back in the game with a 5-wood up the hill and a 40-foot eagle putt. His 40-yard bunker shot was sublime and set up a 6-foot birdie on the 13th hole, the reachable par 4 that moments earlier gobbled up McIlroy and Schauffele. And then the 31-year-old Rai — who wore Ferrari shirts at junior golf tournaments because he once dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver — hit the gas with a back nine that ranks among the best in major championship history. The previous two players to go 6 under or better over the final 10 holes of a major were Cameron Smith at St. Andrews when he won the 2022 British Open, and Jack Nicklaus when he won the 1986 Masters. Rai now takes his place in some exclusive company. Those chasing him with a better golfing pedigree — even Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid, who also took turns atop the leaderboard while going for their first win — were undone by untimely mistakes or failure to get good looks at birdie. McIlroy, who closed with a 69, played the par 5s in even for the week and he chopped up the reachable par-4 13th for a bogey. He also glared and softly cursed at a fan who said “USA!” after McIlroy hit a wedge from the rough to the bunker on the par-5 16th. It was an indication McIlroy knew his hopes were all but gone. Rai, who finished at 9-under 271, is the first player from England with his name on the Wanamaker Trophy since Jim Barnes in 1919, the second edition of this major and the first after World War I. Rahm and Smalley tied for second, a big deal for both of them. Rahm had his best finish in a major since defecting to LIV Golf at the end of 2023. He was slowed by a pair of bogeys on the front nine, and managed only one birdie on the back nine for a 68. Smalley lost the lead with a messy double bogey on the sixth hole, and his best golf was too late. Rai already had his eye on the Wanamaker Trophy when Smalley made birdie on the 18th for a 70. The runner-up finish gets him in the next four majors, including the Masters. Thomas made a 16-foot par putt on the final hole to post at 5-under 275, one shot behind as the final group was only in the second fairway. For the longest time, as Aronimink got tougher and the pressure got tighter, it looked like Thomas might have a chance. Like everything else on this final day, Rai ended those hopes, too. So concluded a most remarkable week in the Philadelphia suburbs when no one could separate themselves at Aronimink. The 22 players within four shots of the lead going into the final round was a PGA Championship record. From that pack emerged the 31-year-old Rai, with one PGA Tour title, three on the European tour, and no finishes inside the top 15 at any of the majors. He might not be well known among casual observers, but he is a star in the eyes of his peers for his humility and gracious personality. “You won’t find one person on property who’s not happy for him,” McIlroy said. “Super pumped for him and his team,” Schauffele said. “All-world gentleman, no doubt.” He wears two gloves, a habit he started as a kid in England to battle the cold winters when he was practicing — and he was always practicing. Even more unusual for Rai is the plastic covers on each iron, a reminder of his roots. He once said his father sacrificed to buy the nicest golf clubs and then would clean the grooves with baby oil after his son was done playing. Rai has left the iron covers on since then “to remember where I came from and to respect what I have.” “Anybody that uses head covers in his irons because he coveted his irons when he was a kid so much that he wanted to respect the equipment and to still do it? Yeah, it shows a lot about a person,” Rahm said. “What he did today is nothing short of special.” Rai had seven straight one-putt greens, the last one a 6-foot birdie putt on the 13th that made him the first player all week to reach 7 under. And then he kept right on going. Thomas wound up in a for fourth with Ludvig Aberg (69) and Schmid, whose 5-foot par putt on the 18th hole gets him into his first Masters next year. Smith, who didn’t drop a shot until the 17th hole, had a 68 to join McIlroy and Schauffele (69) another shot back. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the third hole and twice missed 3-foot par putts on the back nine in his closing round of 69 to tie for 14th, his first time out of the top 10 at a major since the 2024 U.S. Open. Rai now has a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour, and into the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. He can play the PGA Championship for life. “Golf is an amazing game,” Rai said. “It teaches you so many things, and it teaches you so much humility and discipline and absolute hard work because nothing is ever given in this game.” Nothing was given to him Sunday. Rai simply outplayed the strongest field in golf and won it. ===== MCILROY HAS ANGRY EXCHANGE WITH FAN AT PGA. RAHM, SMITH, SCHAUFFELE ALSO FADE NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s frustrating final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday boiled over with an angry exchange with a fan after a “U-S-A!” shout from the gallery at Aronimink Golf Club. An errant shot out of heavy rough at the scoreable 16th hole derailed McIlroy’s come-from-behind bid, and he appeared to respond to the shout by using an expletive while telling the fan to “shut up.” The exchange summarized the two-time Masters champion’s confounding final round. He was not alone, as Jon Rahm, Cam Smith and Xander Schauffele had their chances and failed to catch Aaron Rai. McIlroy said earlier in the week that the outlandish and abusive fan behavior he endures — like at the Ryder Cup last year — is usually limited to one week every four years, when the matches are contested in the U.S. Sunday’s interaction, far less severe than what he heard at Bethpage in New York, seemingly just came at a bad time. McIlroy was three strokes behind Rai on the par-5 16th hole when his second shot out of rough from 37 yard was short and bounded into a bunker. The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security. McIlroy started the final round three strokes behind the leaders and struggled to make up ground while others were finding the Donald Ross layout scoreable. He managed just one birdie on the front nine, and after a bogey 5 at the drivable par-4 13th, managed one more birdie coming in, settling for a 69 to tie for seventh at 4 under. McIlroy didn’t comment on the fan interaction, but admitted he left some strokes on the course. “I think not birdieing the two par-5s and making the bogey at the drivable par-4 13th,” he said. “To me, I felt like I played the golf I needed to play the rest of the way. If I birdied the two par 5s and turned that 5 into a 3 on 13, the day looks very different.” Rahm, who started two strokes back, took the steam out of his three birdies on the front nine with two bogeys for a 1-under 34 at the turn. Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead. “Just wish I’d have done better with the speed of the greens,” said Rahm, who needed 33 putts in the final round. “Just couldn’t seem to get it to the hole, and that’s the reason why I didn’t hole any more putts.” The captain of LIV Golf’s Legion XIII team found the good in his four rounds after barely making the cut at the Masters and finishing 38th. “As far as I’m concerned, to be in the mix again and hit it as good as I did and perform as well as I did this weekend, it’s been a great week,” he said. “Four rounds and a par, even par, can’t really ask too much more of myself. Just maybe obviously hole in a few more putts, which is not an easy task over here on these greens.” Smith, who reached the weekend after missing the cut in six straight majors, bolted to 5 under with birdies at Nos. 2, 4, and 9. But his round flattened out with seven straight pars on the back before dropping another stroke at the 17th. The LIV player had weekend rounds of 68. Smith found early success when he moved to LIV with a victory in 2022 and two wins in 2023. He’s winless since. “It feels great to play nice,” Smith said. “You don’t work hard to play crap, and it’s frustrating, and the last couple of years have been frustrating. I feel like I’ve been putting in the work and not really getting anything out of it. “Out there today, under the pressure I felt like I was able to trust it already. So lots of positive signs.” Schauffele failed to gain on the leaders with pars on the first eight holes before a birdie at the ninth. Trouble struck with bogeys at Nos. 11 and 13th, and two late birdies were not enough for the 2024 PGA and British Open winner. “You really had to kind of hang tough all day and really capitalize on some small spots,” he said. “For me to bogey a drivable hole there that got away from me, I was trying to be aggressive. I figured I needed to make birdie and tried to be aggressive and ended up making bogey. That’s just what this course can do to you.” ===== LOTTIE WOAD WINS 2ND LPGA TITLE IN 10 MONTHS AS A PRO AT QUEEN CITY Lottie Woad blew the three-stroke lead she began the day with but rallied with a 1-under 69 in the final round to win the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sunday in Cincinnati. The Englishwoman, buoyed by her 11-under combined showing in the second and third rounds, finished with a 12-under-par 268, two strokes clear of South Korea’s Haeran Ryu at 10 under. For Woad, a 22-year-old who turned pro last July, it was her second victory in her 10 months as a professional. “Obviously very, very happy and grateful that it is (reality),” Woad said when asked to reflect on her last 12 months, with her playing collegiately at Florida State this time last year. “This one is definitely, I think, a little sweeter than the first one because I wasn’t really expecting that. This one I’ve seen how good everyone is out there, so it’s good to win again.” Woad began the day with a three-stroke lead over Amanda Doherty. She lost her lead with a 1-under front nine paired with Ryu shooting 5 under over the first nine holes. But Ryu bogeyed the par-4 10th and then posted a double bogey at the par-4 13th, which gave Woad the lead back for good. It was the sixth top-10 finish in 10 events this season for Ryu, who is still searching for her first 2026 win. After Woad had a double bogey of her own at No. 6, she finished with two birdies, one bogey and a streak of pars in her final 12 holes. “I think I just played pretty good tee-to-green. I hit a lot of greens, hit a lot of fairways,” Woad said. “And it’s pretty windy out there, so I think that was the key obviously to having the lead.” Japan’s Miyu Yamashita (64) had the low round of the day to surge into solo third place at 9-under. She was 2 under on the front nine thanks to an eagle at the par-5 seventh hole and then finished remarkably well with four consecutive birdies at Nos.14-17. “The course was really tough and the greens were especially difficult, but I’m happy I was able to put together a good score on the final day,” Yamashita said through a translator. She added: “Really good to see my finish position become more consistent, and I want to keep doing the same moving forward.” Ruoning Yin (66) of China finished in fourth place at 8 under. Doherty shot 1 over to fall into a tie for fifth with South Korea’s Jim Young Koo (65) at 7 under. World No. 1 Nelly Korda (67) saw her streak of back-to-back victories snapped, but back-doored a top-10 finish with a tie for eighth at 5 under. World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand was the only player to shoot below par in all four rounds, posting a 1-under score Sunday to finish in solo seventh at 6 under. ============================ NASCAR DENNY HAMLIN RALLIES TO WIN ALL-STAR RACE Denny Hamlin tracked down Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, got by with 29 laps remaining and held on to claim the $1 million payday for Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del. Briscoe’s No. 19 Toyota took the point from Hamlin’s No. 11 with 52 laps left after the final restart, but Hamlin patiently hunted down his teammate’s Camry, moved by on the frontstretch and won the exhibition race by 0.887 seconds. The 45-year-old Hamlin won the All-Star Race for the second time (Charlotte, 2015) in his 20th start. It was also his third straight victory at Dover. Erik Jones finished third followed by Austin Dillon and rookie Connor Zilisch. The high-banked, one-mile speedway reached out on Lap 2 as the first incident happened. Ryan Preece’s Ford was moved up on the straightaway and got into the No. 5 Chevrolet of reigning title winner Kyle Larson, creating a mess in Turn 1 in a nine-car melee. The wreck involved Cup champions Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott, whose crews scrambled to repair their cars since the drivers were locked in to the final 200-lap segment. After a lengthy cleanup, Brad Keselowski continued to pace the field but relinquished the point to polesitter Hamlin after leading the first 16 laps. Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota quickly built a 3½-second lead in 13 circuits. Bubba Wallace passed Hamlin on the segment’s final restart, and his No. 23 Toyota won it after Riley Herbst spun in a wreck that involved Elliott for a second time, ending the day for the sport’s ’s most popular driver. AJ Allmendinger gathered the lead from Shane van Gisbergen in the second segment, but the road course specialist later spun. A wreck involving Keselowski, Ross Chastain and Wallace resulted in Chastain’s No. 1 being retired. Tyler Reddick worked his way back to the front to earn the checkers in the 75-lapper over Briscoe and Hamlin, but JGR’s Ty Gibbs had a tire go down and wrecked while running sixth on Lap 126. Briscoe passed Hamlin to lead early in the final segment, but Reddick showed strength as did a hard-charging Zilisch as the competition caution neared. Hamlin moved by Reddick to the point as the yellow waved with 125 to go. Just after Hocevar and William Byron pitted, Joey Logano’s No. 22 Ford crashed in Turn 1 after his left-rear tire came apart. ============================== INDIANA HEADLINES/RELEASES PREP BASEBALL INDIANA NEWS: https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/indiana ============================== INDY 500 Alex Palou will start the defense of his 2025 victory from the best spot possible in the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge – the pole. Four-time and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou earned his second career pole for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in a dramatic Firestone Fast Six session Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the NTT P1 Award and a $100,000 bonus with his four-lap average speed of 232.248 mph in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. SEE: Qualifying Results “I have no words,” Palou said. “So, that was incredible. It just feels incredible. Great start to the Month of May. “Did not expect it. You could see the celebration was really high (after winning the pole) because this morning when we woke up, we did not expect this speed.” Palou, who also won the “500” pole in 2023, earned the 15th NTT P1 Award of his INDYCAR SERIES career. He became the first reigning “500” winner to claim the pole since Helio Castroneves in 2010. The Spaniard will see a fellow Indianapolis 500 champion alongside him on the front row, as 2016 winner Alexander Rossi qualified second – his best qualifying performance among his 11 “500” starts – at 231.990 in the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet of Ed Carpenter Racing. Another driver earning his career-best Indy 500 start, Team Penske newcomer David Malukas, will start on the outside of the front row after qualifying third at 231.877 mph in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Malukas’ previous-best start was seventh last year for AJ Foyt Racing. Felix Rosenqvist qualified fourth at 231.375 in the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian. It’s the second-best “500” start in Rosenqvist’s career, but the Swede couldn’t hide his disappointment after leading the opening round of qualifying (232.599) and the Fast 12 round (232.065), entering the Firestone Fast Six as the pole favorite. “There was quite a big gap from run two to run three,” Rosenqvist said. “It felt good. It just didn’t seem like there was that much in it. It just didn’t go as fast. “It’s a shame. It’s kind of déjà vu for me. I’ve had this three times now when I’ve gone into the last round and had to finish it off. It’s kind of like a curse. But it is what it is. We’ll just focus on the race.” Santino Ferrucci qualified fifth at 230.846 in the No. 14 HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Enterprises. Pato O’Ward rounded out the Firestone Fast Six at 230.442 in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Six different teams are represented in the first two rows of the starting grid for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday, May 24. Rain washed out PPG Armed Forces Qualifying on Saturday, creating a pressure-packed format of one qualifying attempt per driver per round under sunny skies and air temperatures that climbed into the mid-80s Sunday. All 33 drivers participated in the first round, with the 12 fastest advancing to the Top 12 second round, which whittled the pole contenders to the Firestone Fast Six. Palou was at a disadvantage in the first round due to his wife, Esther, drawing the 31st position in the qualifying order in the blind draw Friday evening. His attempt took place two hours, 19 minutes after teammate Scott Dixon – who drew the first starting position – made his attempt in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Air and track temperatures were around 5 and 10 degrees higher, respectively, for Palou’s run, and he barely earned a transfer to the Top 12 after ending up 11th in the first round with a four-lap average of 231.155. But he climbed to second in the Top 12 at 231.665 behind Rosenqvist due to his Chip Ganassi Racing crew already accustomed to tuning the car for the peak heat of the day. “I have to say being on the 31st – thanks to my wife, by the way for drawing that number – I think being there allowed us to work on those conditions,” Palou said. “It’s not easy to do everything the way this team is executing.” Next up is practice from 1-3 p.m. ET Monday (FS1, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls). The 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is scheduled for Sunday, May 24 (10 a.m. ET, FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls). ==================================== INDIANA FEVER The Indiana Fever secured an 89-78 home win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Caitlin Clark recorded her 21st career double-double, while Sophie Cunningham and Kelsey Mitchell contributed 17 points each to aid in the victory. The Fever commanded the lead early, outscoring the Storm 32-19 in the first quarter, with eight different players finding the basket, including Clark who led with eight points. With Clark contributing another nine points and three assists in the second quarter, Indiana maintained the advantage, finishing the half at 55-44. Cunningham and Mitchell fueled the Fever offense in the third quarter, putting up eight and nine points, respectively, bringing Indiana to a 77-58 lead going into the fourth. With five players putting points on the board, the Fever held on in the fourth quarter to defeat the Storm 89-78. POSTGAME NOTES BOX SCORE Indiana Fever Notes: Caitlin Clark earned the 21st double-double of her career, passing Erlana Larkins for the fifth-most in Fever franchise history, doing so in just 57 games. The game marked Clark’s 12th career 20+ point, 10+ assist game, her second-consecutive and two more than any other player in WNBA history. Through four games, Clark has totaled 20+ points and 5+ assists in each, tying the longest streak to start a season in league history. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made her Fever debut with 3:14 left in the game. Makayla Timpson scored her 100th career point, finishing the night with six points to bring her career total to 101 points scored. Aliyah Boston missed her first game since joining the league in 2023, snapping a streak of 127 consecutive games played, the fourth longest streak of consecutive games played in Fever franchise history. ==================================== INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS – Dominic Fletcher finished a double shy of the cycle as the Indianapolis Indians took Game 1 of a Sunday doubleheader at Louisville Slugger Field by a score of 10-7. In the nightcap, the Louisville Bats emerged victorious, 5-3. The Indians (18-27) jumped out of the gate hot following Saturday’s postponement, putting up four runs in the first inning against Chase Petty (L, 2-4) and never trailing in the opening 7.0-inning contest. Three of the team’s first five runs across the first and third frames came off the bat of Rafael Flores Jr., highlighted by a two-run homer in the first inning. A two-run home run by Fletcher in the third extended Indy’s lead to 7-1, and it didn’t stop there. He plated another pair during a three-run fifth on a triple, bringing him within a double of the cycle. He finished off his 4-for-4 performance – in his first game back from the injured list since April 2 – with a single in the seventh. Wilber Dotel (W, 3-3) tossed 2.0 shutout innings in relief of Nick Dombkowski before the Bats (26-19) put up four runs in the seventh inning in a comeback attempt fallen short. Indy jumped out to an early lead again in Game 2 with a pair of home runs by Ronny Simon and Esmerlyn Valdez before Louisville knotted the game in the second and took the lead on a three-run fifth against Joe La Sorsa (L, 1-1). Brandon Leibrandt (W, 1-2) allowed two runs over 5.0 innings to earn the win for the home team. Yunior Marte (S, 4) fanned two in a scoreless ninth. The Indians travel to Toledo to face off against the Detroit Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate beginning on Tuesday. Neither team has named a starter for the opening contest of the six-game series. ==================================== PURDUE BASEBALL ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Saturday the bracket for the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai, scheduled for May 19-24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Omaha will be hosting the tournament for the ninth time since 2014.The 12-team tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. UCLA set the Big Ten record for conference wins in a season (28) to claim the Big Ten Championship and the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The tournament field features four teams ranked in the Top 25: consensus No. 1 UCLA, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 USC and No. 19 Nebraska.This year’s tournament has a new format. The first three days of the tournament will feature double-elimination brackets, pairing eight teams seeded No. 5-12. Four games will be held on Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, and two games contested on Thursday, May 21, to produce four qualifiers.The four advancing teams will face seeds No. 1-4 in single-elimination quarterfinals on Friday, May 22. Semifinals take place Saturday, May 23, followed by the championship game on Sunday, May 24.Tournament seedings:1. UCLA (48-6, 28-2 Big Ten)2. Nebraska (41-14, 23-7 Big Ten)3. Oregon (38-15, 20-10 Big Ten)4. USC (42-14, 20-10 Big Ten)5. Purdue (35-18, 18-12 Big Ten)6. Ohio State (29-23, 18-12 Big Ten)7. Michigan (32-22, 17-13 Big Ten)8. Iowa (32-21, 15-15 Big Ten)9. Illinois (28-25, 14-16 Big Ten)10. Rutgers (26-28, 13-17 Big Ten)11. Washington (23-31, 12-18 Big Ten)12. Michigan State (22-31, 11-19 Big Ten)Tournament schedule: https://bigten.org/base/article/58591/The Big Ten Network will broadcast every game of the tournament. Games will also be available on the FOX Sports App. All-session packages are on sale at www.bigten.org/baseballtickets . ================================= NOTRE DAME BASEBALL CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The 2026 ACC Baseball Championship bracket was announced on Saturday, May 16, after the conclusion of regular-season play. Notre Dame has earned the No. 10 seed and will face off against No. 15 seeded Clemson on Tuesday, May 19. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. All 16 ACC teams will compete in the single-elimination format tournament. Full tournament information is available at the ACC Championship Central website. 2026 ACC Baseball Championship Schedule Tuesday, May 19Game 1 – No. 16 Duke vs. No. 9 NC State, 9 a.m.Game 2 – No. 12 Stanford vs. No. 13 California, 1 p.m.Game 3 – No. 15 Clemson vs. No. 10 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.Game 4 – No. 14 Pitt vs. No. 11 Louisville, 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 20Game 5 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 8 Virginia, 9 a.m.Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. No. 5 Miami, 1 p.m.Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech, 5 p.m.Game 8 – Game 4 vs. No. 6 Wake Forest, 9 p.m. Thursday, May 21Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 Boston College, 7 p.m. Friday, May 22Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 3 p.m.Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 Florida State, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 23Game 13 – Game 9 vs. Game 10 Winner, 1 p.m.Game 14 – Game 11 vs. Game 12 Winner, 5 p.m. Sunday, May 24 – Championship GameGame 15 – Saturday Winners, Noon, ESPN2 All Tuesday through Saturday games air on ACC NetworkAll times Eastern ================================== INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. 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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 1892 – Sadie McMahon loses a no-hitter, and the game, when Denny Lyons of the New York Giants singles in the only run in the Baltimore Orioles’ 1 – 0 loss. 1897 – Bill Joyce hits four triples to lead the New York Giants to an 11 – 5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Exposition Park. This is the last time this feat has been accomplished in major league history. Previously, George Strief of the American Association Philadelphia Athletics hit four triples in a game on June 25, 1885. 1907 – Hooks Wiltse pitches the New York Giants to a 6 – 2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. For New York, it is their 17th straight victory to run their season record to 24-3. Despite the run, the Giants stand in first place by just one game over the Chicago Cubs. 1912 – The Detroit Tigers use a team of replacement players against the Philadelphia Athletics. With 19 players on strike in protest of the recent suspension of Ty Cobb, manager Hughie Jennings recruits college players and a number of local semipro players to avoid a forfeit and fine. Detroit loses to the Athletics, 24 – 2, as pitcher Al Travers gives up all 24 runs on 26 hits. 1926 – In Kansas City, Monarchs shortstop Dobie Moore’s six-and-a-half year Negro League career is ended when he is shot in the lower leg and suffers a compound fracture to his left tibia. 1929 – At the Baker Bowl, the Brooklyn Robins outslug the Philadelphia Phillies for a 20 – 16 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. Babe Herman and Johnny Frederick each have five hits for Brooklyn. The Phillies win the second game, 8 – 6. Frederick scores eight runs in the doubleheader to set a major league record for most runs scored in two games. The teams combine for a record 50 runs in a doubleheader. 1930 – George Pipgras tosses his third shutout of the season as the New York Yankees again support his pitching by bombing the host Boston Red Sox, 11 – 0. Babe Ruth hits an Ed Morris pitch over the right field bleachers, for one of the longest home runs ever at Fenway Park. 1931 – Babe Herman of the Brooklyn Robins hits for the cycle for the first of three times in his career, which will become a major league record. Brooklyn beats the Cincinnati Reds, 14 – 4. 1933 – The first All-Star Game is announced for July 6th at Comiskey Park. It will be played as part of the Chicago World’s Fair celebration and is sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. Fans will pick the players. 1935 – Bucky Walters of the Philadelphia Phillies shuts out the Chicago Cubs for ten innings and bats a RBI single to win the game, 1 – 0. 1937 – Brooks Robinson is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. The perennial Gold Glove third baseman will make his debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955. In 1964, Robinson will win the American League MVP Award. Six years later, his defensive brilliance will lead the Orioles to victory in the 1970 World Series. 1938 – Wes Ferrell of the Washington Senators pitches and bats to defeat Detroit, 5 – 1, at Tiger Stadium. Ferrell belts a mammoth home run, while his batterymate, brother Rick Ferrell, goes hitless. 1945 – Luis Olmo of the Brooklyn Dodgers hits a triple and home run, each with the bases loaded, in the Dodgers’ 15 – 12 victory over the Chicago Cubs. No major league player has done that since. Olmo adds a double for good measure. 1946 – Reggie Jackson is born in Abington, Pennsylvania. Jackson will make his debut in 1967 with the Kansas City Athletics. He will finish his career with 563 home runs and earn election to the Hall of Fame in 1993. 1950 – At the Polo Grounds, Rube Walker hits a grand slam in the 6th inning for the Chicago Cubs. In the bottom of the inning, Monte Irvin also hits a grand slam for the New York Giants. It is the first time in major league history that each team hit a grand slam in the same inning. The game is called on account of rain after six innings, and the Giants win, 10 – 4. 1951 – Boston Braves catcher Walker Cooper goes 5 for 5 in a 12 – 3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Surkont wins his fifth game, scattering ten hits and giving up home runs to Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake in the late innings. 1955 – At Fenway Park, the Cleveland Indians score 11 runs in the 5th inning to beat the Boston Red Sox, 19 – 0, and give Herb Score an easy win over Willard Nixon. The big blow in the inning is a grand slam by Vic Wertz. It is the worst shutout pasting ever by Boston and the most runs ever in a shutout for the Indians. 1956 – Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hits home runs from both sides of the plate for the third time in his career, setting a major league record. Mantle includes a perfect 4-for-4 day, helping New York to an 8 – 7 victory over the Chicago White Sox. 1957 – Dick Williams of the Baltimore Orioles hits a 9th-inning, game-tying solo home run off Paul LaPalme of the Chicago White Sox seconds before 10:20 p.m., the curfew set so Chicago can catch a train out of Baltimore. If Williams had done anything else, the White Sox would have won. The game is later replayed from the beginning and Baltimore wins. 1958 – Cleveland Indians outfielder Carroll Hardy pinch-hits for Roger Maris and responds with his first major league home run, a three-run shot off Billy Pierce, to give Cleveland a 7 – 4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. With the Boston Red Sox, Hardy will pinch-hit for Ted Williams on September 20, 1960, and will also pinch-hit for rookie Carl Yastrzemski on May 31, 1961, making him the only player to go in for both future Hall of Famers. 1961 – Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ryne Duren posts four strikeouts in the 7th inning against the Chicago White Sox. He strikes out Minnie Miñoso, Roy Sievers, J.C. Martin, and Sammy Esposito to tie a major league record, in the 6 – 4 loss to the White Sox. 1968: Frank Howard of the Washington Senators ties an American League record by hitting a home run in his sixth consecutive game. With a pair of home runs against Detroit Tigers ace Mickey Lolich, Howard now has ten homers in his last six games, also an AL record. Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates plays his 392nd straight game, setting a record for National League second basemen, in an 8 – 3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. 1969 – Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins steals second base, third, and home plate during the 3rd inning of an 8 – 2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Carew pulls off the trifecta against the battery of Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan. Carew becomes the first player in 28 years to steal three bases in sequence in the same inning. Cesar Tovar also steals two bases in the game. 1979 – Dale Murphy hits three home runs with five RBI in three at bats, to pace the Atlanta Braves to a 6 – 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. 1981 – Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela finally loses a game, 4 – 0, to the Philadelphia Phillies. He is now 8-1 and his earned run average increases to 0.90. 1982: Larry Herndon of the Detroit Tigers hits three home runs in an 11 – 9 win over Oakland, and in the process becomes the 14th player in major league history to hit home runs in four consecutive plate appearances. On May 16th, he homered in his final at-bat to give the Tigers a 7 – 6 victory over Minnesota. The Chicago White Sox beat the visiting Texas Rangers, 10 – 2, behind LaMarr Hoyt’s 13th consecutive win stretching back to 1981. Hoyt’s record at Comiskey Park is now 15-0. 1983 – At Memorial Stadium, Rich Dotson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a one-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles, but loses, 1 – 0. Baltimore’s lone hit is Dan Ford’s 8th-inning home run. Storm Davis (7 1/3 innings) and Tippy Martinez (1 1/3 innings) combine in the four-hit shutout, with Martinez taking the win. 1988 – In the Oakland Athletics’ 39th game of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks a major league record committing his 12th balk of the season in a 4 – 1 loss to the Red Sox. Stewart will extend the record with 16 balks during the year. 1990: Chicago Cubs Ryne Sandberg’s errorless game streak at second base comes to an end after 123 games and 584 chances. Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds had held the previous record of 91 games. The Baltimore Orioles tie an American League record with eight consecutive singles in a seven-run 1st inning against Bobby Witt to beat the Texas Rangers, 13 – 1. The eight straight singles equal a record set by the Washington Senators against the Cleveland Indians in 1951 and matched by the Oakland Athletics against the Chicago White Sox in 1981. 1992 – Bruce Hurst of the San Diego Padres pitches a one-hit, 3 – 0 shutout against the New York Mets and Dwight Gooden. The only hit is a single by the recently-acquired Chico Walker. 1994 – Hiromi Makihara of the Yomiuri Giants pitches a perfect game in the 6 – 0 win over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. It is the 15th perfect game in Nippon Pro Baseball history. 1996 – Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA opens, though the 1996 Summer Olympics are still two months away. Following the Olympics, the stadium will be partially reconstructed as Turner Field. 1998: Due to a fire sale that has gutted the World Champions’ roster, two class-action lawsuits are filed against the Florida Marlins by season ticket holders – one for breach of contract and the other accusing the team of false advertising. With a 6 – 3 victory over Baltimore, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays become only the second expansion team in major league history to sweep a four-game series on the road. The 1993 Colorado Rockies, who did it against the Los Angeles Dodgers, are the other team to accomplish this feat. Mike Blowers of the Oakland Athletics hits for the cycle and has four RBI in the Athletics’ 14 – 0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Blowers becomes only the second Oakland A’s player to accomplish the feat. 1999: Edgar Martinez hits three home runs, tying a major league record with five homers in two games, to give the Seattle Mariners a 10 – 1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Martinez homered twice in the opener of the series. Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks extends his hitting streak to 30 games with a two-run, 1st-inning home run in a 7 – 3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Gonzalez, whose streak matches the longest this decade, becomes the 37th player in major league history to reach the 30 mark. The Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 6 – 3, in the return of Yankees manager Joe Torre after being treated for prostate cancer. Don Zimmer had managed the team in the interim. Mark Grace hits a three-run home run in the 11th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 4 – 1 victory over the Florida Marlins. Alex Gonzalez has all three of Florida’s hits. 2000: Mark McGwire hits three home runs and had a career-high seven RBI, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies, 7 – 2, at Veterans Stadium. Curt Schilling (two) and Wayne Gomes (one) are his victims. The home runs move McGwire past Mickey Mantle into eighth place on the all-time career list with 539. The San Diego Padres defeat the Florida Marlins, 6 – 2. Florida steals ten bases in ten attempts in the game, falling one shy of the modern National League record. Luis Castillo and Cliff Floyd steal three apiece, while Mark Kotsay and Preston Wilson each steal a pair. The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 8 – 7. Frank Catalanotto has three hits for the Rangers, and extends his consecutive hit streak to a team-record ten before making an out. 2001 – The Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 – 0, as Randy Johnson (five innings), Byung-Hyun Kim (three innings), and Bret Prinz (one inning) combine on a one-hitter. 2002 – After sitting through a two-hour rain delay, the Boston Red Sox defeat the Seattle Mariners, 4 – 1, behind the pitching of Pedro Martinez. Martinez strikes out the side in the 1st inning on nine pitches, the 17th immaculate inning since 1970. Martinez is now 10-0 with a 0.93 ERA against the Mariners. 2003 – The Texas Rangers sweep three games at Yankee Stadium for the first time in the franchise’s 43-year existence. 2004 – At the age of 40, Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves, 2 – 0. It is the 17th perfect game in major league history and the first since David Cone of the Yankees did it against Montreal on July 18, 1999. Johnson also joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers to throw no-hitters in both leagues, and creates the longest time span between no-no’s, having first accomplished the feat against the Detroit Tigers in June of 1990. 2008 – Matt Harrison throws the first complete game no-hitter in Frisco RoughRiders history, blanking the San Antonio Missions, 2 – 0, despite six walks in seven innings in the first half of a doubleheader. 2009: Returning from a strained forearm that has kept him out of action all year, the Angels’ John Lackey picks up his first win of the year in a 10 – 6 victory over Seattle. Lackey actually made his season debut three days earlier but was ejected after only two pitches for throwing at Texas lead-off hitter Ian Kinsler. Jason Kendall goes 2 for 5 to help the Brewers beat the Cardinals, 8 – 4. He becomes the eighth player to collect 2,000 hits in the majors while playing primarily catcher. 2010: Another day, another epic Yankees-Red Sox battle. Today, the Yankees play the game under protest, claiming the Sox did not properly signal an injury before removing pitcher Josh Beckett trailing 5 – 0 in the 5th inning, thus giving reliever Manny Delcarmen more time to warm up than warranted. For the second night in a row, the Sox come back from a five-run hole, taking a 7 – 5 lead in the 9th thanks to an error by RF Marcus Thames on Marco Scutaro’s fly ball. Jonathan Papelbon, who blew a save the previous night, allows a run in the bottom of the 9th, but strikes out Randy Winn with runners on second and third to end the game. The contest starts almost an hour late because of rain, is played in a constant drizzle, and lasts a marathon 4 hours and 9 minutes, making it the longest nine-inning game played so far this season. Carlos Silva improves his record to 5-0 as the Cubs beat the Rockies, 6 – 2. A huge disappointment for the Seattle Mariners the last two seasons, Silva has found his old form with Chicago, forcing manager Lou Piniella to make a difficult decision: who will be bumped from the starting rotation to make room for Carlos Zambrano, set to return after an unconvincing stint in the bullpen. Tyler Clippard falls to 7-3 as the Nationals drop a 3 – 2 game to the Cards. He becomes the second reliever to get ten decisions in his team’s first 40 games, following Mike Marshall by 31 years. 2011: Five different games end in shutouts today. The most remarkable performance is a three-hitter thrown by Jake Peavy of the White Sox, making only his second appearance since undergoing shoulder surgery ten months earlier. He wins 1 – 0 over Cleveland, with Justin Masterson being saddled with the loss in spite a solid performance of his own. Boston also wins 1 – 0, over Detroit, with Clay Buchholz getting the win, and, in another whitewash, Charlie Morton of Pittsburgh notches his second career shutout. The Mets and Mariners also win with combined shutouts. On a wild night for baseball, four other games go into extra innings, with one game ending in a wild 15th inning. The Orioles and Yankees are tied, 1 – 1, when the Yanks score two runs off Mike Gonzalez, who is then ejected for beaning Chris Dickerson, shattering his batting helmet and sending him to the hospital. Out of relief pitchers, the O’s have to bring in the next day’s scheduled starter, Jeremy Guthrie, to complete the inning. Trailing 4 – 1 in the bottom of the 15th, The Orioles then put two runners on base, but Matt Wieters’ ground ball headed for right field just nips the foot of baserunner Brandon Snyder, and he is called out for interference, snuffing the O’s best chance to tie the game. Hector Noesi throws four scoreless innings to earn the win in his major league debut; called up by the Yanks 16 days earlier, he had yet to pitch before the marathon game forces manager Joe Girardi’s hand. 2012: Kevin Millwood throws his first shutout in nine years in beating the Rockies, 4 – 0, on a two-hitter. Mike Carp homers for the Mariners. Justin Verlander makes a bid for the third no-hitter of his career, but falls two outs short, in beating Pittsburgh, 6 – 0. Josh Harrison singles with one out in the 9th against the Tigers’ ace for the Bucs’ lone hit. Verlander, who strikes out 12, is now 16-2 for his career in interleague play. 2013: Brandon McCarthy wins his first game since having been hit in the head by a line drive on September 5th last year. He pitches eight scoreless innings against the Marlins to lead Arizona to a 1 – 0 win. Gerardo Parra leads off the game with a home run off Tom Koehler for the only run. Elvis Andrus has five hits for the Rangers as they win, 7 – 2, over the Tigers. Andrus scores three runs, has two RBI and steals a base, while Mitch Moreland homers off Anibal Sanchez. HCAW plays its 1,630th game in the Hoofdklasse, breaking the record held by Sparta/Feyenoord. They lose, 5 – 0, to the Amsterdam Pirates, as Kevin Heijstek and three relievers team up on a four-hitter. Ivan Granados takes the loss. 2014 – The Pirates win for the first time in the Bronx in 54 years – since the 1960 World Series – when they beat the Yankees, 5 – 3, in the second game of a doubleheader, after losing the opener, 4 – 3. Starling Marte and Josh Harrison homer for the Bucs in the nitecap, after Mark Teixeira gets a couple of early RBIs in the opener as the Yankees hand Charlie Morton his sixth loss against no wins despite a 101 ERA+. 2015 – The Marlins go outside the box in picking a replacement for fired manager Mike Redmond, as General Manager Dan Jennings takes over as skipper. While Jennings has 31 years of professional baseball experience, it is largely as a scout and in front office roles: he has never been a coach or manager at any professional level. In his first game at the helm, the Marlins lose, 3 – 2, to the Diamondbacks in 13 innings as David Peralta drives in the winning run against demoted closer Steve Cishek. 2016 – In a marathon of a game, the Tabasco Olmecas top the Veracruz Rojo Aguilas in a 23-inning, 7-hour, 34-minute game that starts at 8:01 PM the previous night and ends at 3:35 this morning. The score is 5 – 5 after seven innings, neither team scoring again until the 23rd in a game that begins at 96 degrees and only cools off to 80 by the time of its early-morning ending. Tabasco outfielder Christian Quintero throws out Jonathan Herrera at home in the 22nd. In the 23rd, Uriak Marquez singles off Manuel Nunez (making his Mexican League debut) to score Adrian Gutierrez with the winner. Angel Araiza gets the victory with six shutout frames of relief. The game ties two others (from 1977 and 2001) as the longest in the league’s history in terms of innings. 2019 – The Astros win their tenth straight game when they defeat the Red Sox, 7 – 3, at Fenway Park in a rematch of last year’s ALCS. Houston chases Boston starter Hector Velazquez after just a third of an inning, as George Springer hits his first pitch of the game to deep center for a triple to open the floodgates. The Astros score five runs before the inning is out, with Tyler White’s two-run double the crucial blow, and roll from there. Josh Reddick adds a solo homer as the Astros match the best start in team history at 31-15. 2021 – Spencer Turnbull of the Tigers throws what is already the fifth no-hitter of the young season, shutting out the Mariners, 5 – 0, while striking out nine batters. It is quite a turnaround for Turnbull, who in 2019 had led the American League in losses while going 3-17. 2022 – Four pitchers for the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League combine on a no-hitter against the Midland RockHounds at Nelson Wolff Stadium. The pitchers are Ryan Lillie, Michel Báez, Osvaldo Hernandez and Mason Fox. The remarkable thing is that this is the second time in three games that San Antonio’s pitchers record a no-hitter as on May 15th, four different hurlers had banded together to achieve the feat. 2023 – Highlights have been rare for the struggling Cardinals this season, but not in tonight’s 16 – 8 win over the Dodgers. They hit seven home runs in a home game for the first time since 1940, including consecutive blasts by Juan Yepez, Nolan Gorman and Paul DeJong off Julio Urías in the 3rd. Willson Contreras also homers against Urías in that inning, as he and Gorman both go deep twice. After trailing 8 – 1, the Dodgers manage to mount a comeback thanks to Freddie Freeman’s 300th career homer – a grand slam – followed by a solo blast by Max Muncy in the 6th, but they never get closer than one run before the Cards run away with the win. 2024 – In a 6 – 1 win over the White Sox, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil sets a franchise rookie record by racking up 14 strikeouts in six innings. The previous record of 13 had been held by Orlando Hernandez since 1998, and, coincidentally, Hernandez was on hand to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game. 2025 – The Phillies’ closer, José Alvarado, is suspended for 80 games for testing positive for a banned substance. Births[edit] 1862 – Tom Gillen, catcher (d. 1889) 1864 – Tim O’Rourke, infielder (d. 1938) 1882 – Babe Adams, pitcher (d. 1968) 1885 – Cy Barger, pitcher (d. 1964) 1892 – Bill Batsch, pinch hitter (d. 1963) 1893 – Jim Jeffries, pitcher (d. 1938) 1896 – George Edmondson, pitcher (d. 1973) 1898 – Harvey MacDonald, outfielder (d. 1965) 1898 – Arthur Murphy, minor league infielder (d. 1977) 1901 – John Happenny, infielder (d. 1988) 1904 – Red Smith, catcher (d. 1978) 1905 – Art Jorgens, catcher (d. 1980) 1911 – Al Niemiec, infielder (d. 1995) 1913 – Keith Frazier, minor league pitcher/outfielder and manager (d. 1992) 1914 – Taro Asai, NPB infielder (d. ????) 1916 – Toshikazu Miura, NPB infielder (d. 1997) 1918 – Rufe Gentry, pitcher (d. 1997) 1921 – John Fick, pitcher (d. 1958) 1921 – Will Hafey, minor league pitcher/outfielder (d. 2009) 1922 – Gil Coan, outfielder (d. 2020) 1922 – Larry File, infielder (d. 2008) 1922 – Mike Modak, pitcher (d. 1995) 1923 – Don Lund, outfielder (d. 2013) 1923 – Art Pennington, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2017) 1923 – Fern Shollenberger, AAGPBL player (d. 1977) 1924 – Alfredo Sisi, Italian executive 1927 – Esther Lyman, AAGPBL catcher (d. 1991) 1929 – Jack Sanford, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2000) 1931 – Kosaku Takada, NPB pitcher 1933 – Carroll Hardy, outfielder (d. 2020) 1934 – Kazuyuki Niwa, NPB infielder 1935 – Ken Hamlin, infielder 1937 – Seikichi Nishioka, NPB infielder (d. 2016) 1937 – Brooks Robinson, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2023) 1939 – Jim Hicks, outfielder (d. 2020) 1944 – Tadakatsu Takayama, NPB outfielder 1946 – Reggie Jackson, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer 1948 – Hideo Kato, NPB pitcher 1949 – Chris Ward, outfielder 1950 – Osamu Higashio, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame 1951 – Eric Gregg, umpire (d. 2006) 1951 – Jim Sundberg, catcher; All-Star 1953 – Tokuzo Nakatsukasa, NPB outfielder 1956 – Jim Farr, pitcher 1956 – Chiu-Lung Liu, Taiwan national team pitcher 1958 – Andre David, outfielder 1958 – Sung-han Kim, KBO infielder and manager 1961 – Jim Bowden, general manager 1962 – Jon Deeble, minor league pitcher and manager 1963 – Brian Finley, minor league outfielder 1965 – Erik Hanson, pitcher; All-Star 1965 – Jimmy Williams, minor league pitcher 1967 – Ernesto Barraza, minor league pitcher 1967 – Eric Young, infielder; All-Star 1968 – Clemente Alvarez, catcher 1968 – Tetsuya Iida, NPB outfielder 1969 – Kerry Woodson, pitcher 1970 – Scott Baker, pitcher 1971 – Rich Garces, pitcher 1971 – Steve Lyons, minor league pitcher 1971 – B.J. Wallace, minor league pitcher 1972 – Jaime Bluma, pitcher 1972 – Mike Jerzembeck, pitcher 1973 – Jamie Lopiccolo, minor league outfielder 1973 – Donnie Smith, minor league pitcher 1974 – Nelson Figueroa, pitcher 1974 – Felix Martinez, infielder 1974 – Chris Miyake, minor league infielder and manager 1974 – Julio Perez, minor league pitcher 1975 – Chi-Fung Hung, CPBL outfielder 1975 – Luca Martignoni, Serie A1 pitcher 1976 – David Forst, General Manager 1976 – Hiroshi Fujimoto, minor league catcher 1976 – Todd Incantalupo, minor league pitcher 1976 – Roy Smith, pitcher 1978 – Marcus Giles, infielder; All-Star 1979 – Adam Peterson, pitcher 1979 – Jon Williams, minor league catcher 1980 – Juan Dominguez, pitcher 1980 – Luis Terrero, outfielder 1981 – Fermin Neme, Division Elite outfielder 1981 – Shuo Yang, Chinese national team outfielder 1983 – Alcides Meléndez, minor league infielder and manager 1984 – Takuya Hara, NPB infielder 1984 – David Patton, pitcher 1984 – Joakim Soria, pitcher; All-Star 1985 – Drew Carpenter, pitcher 1985 – Gabriel Tatis, minor league pitcher 1986 – Tzu-Chen Lee, CPBL outfielder 1986 – Rizki Ramadhan, Indonesian national team infielder 1988 – Ryan Chaffee, minor league pitcher 1988 – Jon Del Campo, minor league utility player 1988 – Iván Hernández, Nicaraguan national team infielder 1988 – Casey Stevenson, minor league infielder 1988 – Yuki Takamori, NPB infielder 1989 – Randy Fontanez, minor league pitcher 1989 – Jared Hoying, outfielder 1990 – Pablo Ossandón, French Division I pitcher 1990 – Akira Niho, NPB pitcher 1990 – Soichiro Tateoka, NPB outfielder 1991 – Giovanni Soto, pitcher 1991 – Rodrigo Torres, Panamanian national team catcher 1993 – Christian Correa, minor league catcher 1994 – Randy Rosario, pitcher 1994 – Kit Scheetz, minor league pitcher 1995 – Kosuke Baba, NPB pitcher 1996 – Josh Fleming, pitcher 1997 – Calvin Estrada, minor league outfielder 1997 – Nash Walters, pitcher 1998 – Ryota Nakamura, NPB pitcher 2000 – Kuan-Yu Hu, CPBL infielder 2000 – Chase Silseth, pitcher 2001 – Taiki Ishikami, NPB infielder 2001 – Juan Polo, minor league pitcher 2002 – Trey Gibson, pitcher 2003 – Alejandro Lubo, Venezuelan national team outfielder 2003 – Ukyo Maegawa, NPB outfielder 2004 – Jibran Aman Murtaza, Pakistani national team pitcher-infielder Deaths[edit] 1904 – Gene Moriarty, outfielder (b. 1863) 1913 – The Only Nolan, pitcher (b. 1855) 1913 – Charlie Robinson, catcher (b. 1856) 1927 – Patrick O’Loughlin, catcher (b. 1860) 1931 – Charlie Hamburg, outfielder (b. 1866) 1934 – Jumbo McGinnis, pitcher (b. 1854) 1937 – Doc Leitner, pitcher (b. 1865) 1944 – Bob Clark, pitcher (b. 1897) 1944 – Tim Shinnick, infielder (b. 1867) 1945 – Pete Cregan, outfielder (b. 1875) 1947 – Hal Chase, infielder, manager (b. 1883) 1948 – Frank Schneiberg, pitcher (b. 1880) 1955 – Harry Wood, outfielder (b. 1885) 1959 – John Hummel, infielder (b. 1883) 1959 – Gene Packard, pitcher (b. 1887) 1966 – Lee Gooch, outfielder (b. 1890) 1972 – Babe Barna, outfielder (b. 1915) 1973 – Herb Kelly, pitcher (b. 1892) 1974 – Dan Topping, owner (b. 1912) 1976 – Marion Fricano, pitcher (b. 1923) 1979 – Ray Blades, outfielder, manager (b. 1896) 1981 – Sadao Kuroki, NPB pitcher (b. 1935) 1986 – Spades Wood, pitcher (b. 1909) 1989 – Koichiro Numazawa, NPB catcher (b. 1930) 1995 – Jack Kramer, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1918) 1995 – Enzo Masci, Serie A1 outfielder (b. 1930) 2000 – Doyle Lade, pitcher (b. 1921) 2004 – Mamoru Tanaka, NPB outfielder (b. 1934) 2005 – Vernon Shetler, minor league outfielder/first baseman (b. 1919) 2006 – Susumu Aizawa, NPB pitcher (b. 1930) 2013 – Neil Chrisley, outfielder (b. 1931) 2021 – John McAllen, minor league pitcher (b. 1951) 2021 – Rennie Stennett, infielder (b. 1951) ============================================== TV SPORTS TODAY (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, May 18 AUTO RACING 1 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Cleveland at Detroit (6:40 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. A look at the year of firsts at the 151st Preakness Stakes MLBN — L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) SOCCER (MEN’S) 3 p.m. USA — English Premier League: Burnley at Arsenal WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. NBCSN — Washington at Dallas PEACOCK — Washington at Dallas _____ Tuesday, May 19 COLLEGE BASEBALL 9 a.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, First Round, Charlotte, N.C. 10 a.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 10:30 a.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Hoover, Ala. 1 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, First Round, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Hoover, Ala. 5 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, First Round, Charlotte, N.C. 5:30 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Hoover, Ala. 6 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 9 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, First Round, Charlotte, N.C. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Hoover, Ala. 10 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. TBS — Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) TRUTV — Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Arizona (9:40 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:10 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD SOCCER (MEN’S) 2:30 p.m. USA — English Premier League: Manchester City at AFC Bournemouth _____ Wednesday, May 20 COLLEGE BASEBALL 9 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Charlotte, N.C. 10 a.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 10:30 a.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Hoover, Ala. 1 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Hoover, Ala. 5 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Charlotte, N.C. 5:30 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Hoover, Ala. 6 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 9 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Charlotte, N.C. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Second Round, Hoover, Ala. 10 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m.) OR Baltimore at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Miami (joined in progress) (6:40 p.m.) 7:05 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Toronto at N.Y. Yankees 10 p.m. MLBN — Athletics at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD WNBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. USA — Portland at Indiana 9 p.m. USA — Dallas at Chicago _____ Thursday, May 21 COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 3:30 p.m. ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. 4 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 7 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. 8 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 11 p.m. ESPNU — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Surprise, Ariz. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, First Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, First Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, First Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Cleveland at Detroit (1:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. MLBN — Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Colorado at Arizona (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.) OR Athletics at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:10 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Golden State at New York 10 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Los Angeles at Phoenix _____ Friday, May 22 AUTO RACING 11 a.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Carb Day Final Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 2 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Oscar Mayer Wienie 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 2:30 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Pit Stop Competition, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 7:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL 10 a.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 4 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 6 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 8 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala. 10 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) 3 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal 5:30 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Second Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, Second Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Second Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 2:20 p.m. APPLE TV — Houston at Chicago Cubs 7:05 p.m. APPLE TV — Detroit at Baltimore 7:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m.) OR Seattle at Kansas City (7:40 p.m.) 10:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago White Sox at San Francisco (joined in progress) (10:15 p.m.) OR Texas at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD UFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. FOX — DC at Orlando WNBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ION — TBA 10 p.m. ION — Connecticut at Seattle _____ Saturday, May 23 AUTO RACING 5 p.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Charbroil 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Hoover, Ala. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Omaha, Neb. 4 p.m. ESPNU — West Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Scottsdale, Ariz. 5 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Hoover, Ala. 7 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Omaha, Neb. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Surprise, Ariz. ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Greenville, S.C. COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) Noon ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal COLLEGE SOFTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 12:30 p.m. ABC — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 1 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 7 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Third Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, Final Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Third Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Third Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — Seattle at Kansas City (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (7:15 p.m.) OR St. Louis at Cincinnati (7:15 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at L.A. Angels (10:05 p.m.) OR Colorado at Arizona (10:10 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — Conference Final: TBD UFL FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ABC — Birmingham at Columbus WNBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Minnesota at Chicago 8 p.m. CBS — Los Angeles at Las Vegas _____ Sunday, May 24 AUTO RACING 10 a.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Pre-Race, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 12:30 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 6 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. ABC — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Hoover, Ala. 3 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) Noon ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 4 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Final Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Final Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Final Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL Noon NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Toronto (12:15 p.m.) PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Toronto (12:15 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at Atlanta (4:10 p.m.) OR Colorado at Arizona (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. Noon NBCSN — Texas at L.A. Angels (7:20 p.m.) PEACOCK — Texas at L.A. Angels (7:20 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 1 p.m. CBS — NWSL: Portland at Kansas City UFL FOOTBALL 4 p.m. FOX — Dallas at Louisville 7 p.m. ESPN2 — St. Louis at Houston WNBA BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. NBC — Dallas at New York PEACOCK — Dallas at New York About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY MAY 17, 2026
