“THE SCOREBOARD” ================================== INDIANA BASEBALL REGIONAL MATCH-UPS NORTH LAPORTECLASS 1A | 11 AM CT | KOUTS VS. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) CLASS 4A | 3 PM CT | PENN VS. VALPARAISO NORTHWOODCLASS 2A | 1 PM ET | BREMEN VS. BLUFFTON CLASS 3A | 5 PM ET | NORTHWOOD VS. HIGHLAND CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)CLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. CASTON CLASS 4A | 3 PM ET | FORT WAYNE SNIDER VS. HUNTINGTON NORTH SOUTH BEND ADAMS (PLAYED AT FOUR WINDS FIELD)CLASS 3A | 11 AM ET | NEW PRAIRIE VS. ANDREAN CLASS 4A | 2 PM ET | GOSHEN VS. LAKE CENTRAL OAK HILLCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | NORTH MIAMI VS. MONROE CENTRAL CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | NORWELL VS. DELTA LOGANSPORTCLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | HEBRON VS. LAKELAND CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | WESTERN VS. DEKALB KOKOMO (PLAYED AT KOKOMO MUNICIPAL STADIUM)CLASS 2A | 3 PM ET | EASTBROOK VS. EASTERN (GREENTOWN)CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | ZIONSVILLE VS. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (PLAYED AT LOEB STADIUM)CLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | RIVERTON PARKE VS. ROSSVILLE CLASS 2A | 3 PM ET | LAPEL VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC SOUTH CENTER GROVECLASS 4A | 11 AM ET | CENTER GROVE VS. RICHMOND CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS. SHELBYVILLE MOORESVILLECLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | GREENCASTLE VS. UNIVERSITY CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. NORTHVIEW JENNINGS COUNTYCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | HAUSER VS. NORTH DECATUR CLASS 4A | 3 PM ET | COLUMBUS NORTH VS. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH EVANSVILLE REITZ (PLAYED AT BOSSE FIELD)CLASS 3A | 10 AM CT | GIBSON SOUTHERN VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL CLASS 4A | 2 PM CT | JEFFERSONVILLE VS. EVANSVILLE NORTH JASPER (PLAYED AT RUXER FIELD)CLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | SULLIVAN VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL CLASS 1A | 3 PM ET | NORTHEAST DUBOIS VS. SHAKAMAK FLOYD CENTRALCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | NORTH DAVIESS VS. WEST WASHINGTON CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | PROVIDENCE VS. BATESVILLE MITCHELLCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | LIBERTY CHRISTIAN VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN CLASS 2A | 3 PM ET | SALEM VS. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI PLAINFIELDCLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. HAGERSTOWN CLASS 4A | 3 PM ET | NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) VS. AVON ================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL REGIONALS CLASS 4A HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) NO. 1 LAKE CENTRAL AT HOBART, 6 P.M. NO. 3 PENN AT ELKHART, 6 P.M. NO. 4 FORT WAYNE CARROLL AT HOMESTEAD, 6 P.M. WESTERN AT NO. 14 WESTFIELD, 6 P.M. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT LAWRENCE NORTH, 6 P.M. NO. 10 TERRE HAUTE NORTH AT FRANKLIN, 6 P.M. NO. 9 BROWNSBURG AT NO. 5 CENTER GROVE, 6 P.M. SEYMOUR AT NO. 13 CASTLE, 6 P.M. CLASS 3A TWIN LAKES NO. 12 GRIFFITH AT NO. 10 HANOVER CENTRAL, 6 P.M. NO. 2 LOGANSPORT AT NO. 1 YORKTOWN, 6 P.M. GLENN AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY, 6 P.M. EAST NOBLE AT MISSISSINEWA, 6 P.M. JASPER JENNINGS COUNTY AT NORTH HARRISON, 6 P.M. NO. 7 EDGEWOOD AT NO. 7 NEW PALESTINE, 7 P.M. NO. 12 DANVILLE AT NO. 3 CATHEDRAL, 6 P.M. GIBSON SOUTHERN AT NO. 14 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, 6 P.M. CLASS 2A KOKOMO WESTERN BOONE AT NO. 7 ROCHESTER, 6 P.M. CENTRAL NOBLE AT WOODLAN, 6 P.M. NO. 11 ANDREAN AT JIMTOWN, 6 P.M. NO. 9 FRANKTON AT NO. 1 ALEXANDRIA-MONROE, 6 P.M. FOREST PARK EASTERN HANCOCK AT NORTHEASTERN, 6 P.M. NO. 12 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SALEM, 6 P.M. NO. 10 SOUTHMONT AT MONROVIA, 6 P.M. NO. 8 SULLIVAN AT NO. 3 TECUMSEH, 6 P.M. CLASS A FRONTIER SOUTHWOOD AT UNION CITY, 6 P.M. NO. 10 RIVERTON PARKE AT CLINTON PRAIRIE, 6 P.M. NO. 8 SOUTH CENTRAL AT FREMONT, 6 P.M. KOUTS AT NO. 12 NORTH NEWTON, 6 P.M. BROWN COUNTY BLOOMFIELD AT NO. 1 BARR-REEVE, 6 P.M. COWAN AT NO. 2 LUTHERAN, 6 P.M. NO. 11 KNIGHTSTOWN AT NO. 3 MILAN, 6 P.M. NO. 5 WEST WASHINGTON AT WOOD MEMORIAL, 6 P.M. ===================================== INDIANA BOYS TRACK STATE FINALS-JUNE 6 Performance Lists | Heat Sheets | ORDER OF EVENTS 3:00 P.M. – POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISCUS 3:30 P.M. – HIGH JUMP; SHOT PUT 4:15 P.M. – 3200 M RELAY FINALS 5:00 P.M. – 100 M DASH TRIALS 5:15 P.M. – 110 M HIGH HURDLE TRIALS 5:40 P.M. – 200 M DASH TRIALS 6:10 P.M. – OPENING CEREMONIES 6:15 P.M. – 110 M HIGH HURDLES 6:25 P.M. – 100 M DASH 6:35 P.M. – 1600 M RUN 6:45 P.M. – 400 M RELAY 7:05 P.M. – 400 M DASH 7:20 P.M. – 300 M INT. HURDLES 7:45 P.M. – 800 M RUN 8:05 P.M. – 200 M DASH 8:15 P.M. – 3200 M RUN 8:30 P.M. – 1600 M RELAY ADVANCEMENT FROM STATE MEET TRIALS TO FINALS 1. 110 AND 100 HURDLES, 100; 200 A. 3 HEATS WITH 10 B. 1ST, 2ND FROM EACH HEAT PLUS NEXT 3 BEST TIMES. 2. 400 RELAY, 1600 RELAY, 400, 300 HURDLES A. NO TRIALS B. 3 SECTIONS TIMED; 10 PER SECTION 3. 3200 RELAY, 800 A. NO TRIALS B. 2 SECTIONS; 1 WITH 13, 1 WITH 14 4. 1600 AND 3200 A. NO TRIALS B. 1 RACE TIMED 5. FIELD EVENTS A. TOP 10 QUALIFY PLUS TIES =================================== INDIANA GIRLS TRACK STATE FINALS JUNE 5 Performance Lists | Heat Sheets ORDER OF EVENTS3:00 P.M. – POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISCUS3:30 P.M. – HIGH JUMP; SHOT PUT4:15 P.M. – 3200 M RELAY FINALS5:00 P.M. – 100 M DASH TRIALS5:15 P.M. – 100 M HIGH HURDLE TRIALS5:40 P.M. – 200 M DASH TRIALS6:10 P.M. – OPENING CEREMONIES6:15 P.M. – 100 M HIGH HURDLES6:25 P.M. – 100 M DASH6:35 P.M. – 1600 M RUN6:45 P.M. – 400 M RELAY7:05 P.M. – 400 M DASH7:20 P.M. – 300 M LOW HURDLES7:45 P.M. – 800 M RUN8:05 P.M. – 200 M DASH8:15 P.M. – 3200 M RUN8:30 P.M. – 1600 M RELAY ADVANCEMENT FROM STATE MEET TRIALS TO FINALS1. 110 AND 100 HURDLES, 100; 200 A. 3 HEATS WITH 10 B. 1ST, 2ND FROM EACH HEAT PLUS NEXT 3 BEST TIMES.2. 400 RELAY, 1600 RELAY, 400, 300 HURDLES A. NO TRIALS B. 3 SECTIONS TIMED; 10 PER SECTION3. 3200 RELAY, 800 A. NO TRIALS B. 2 SECTIONS; 1 WITH 13, 1 WITH 144. 1600 AND 3200 A. NO TRIALS B. 1 RACE TIMED5. FIELD EVENTS A. TOP 10 QUALIFY PLUS TIES =========================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS STATE FINALS QUARTERFINALSMATCH 1: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS. JASPER MATCH 2: NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL MATCH 3: CENTER GROVE VS. CARMEL MATCH 4: DELTA VS. MUNSTER TBD | SEMIFINALSMATCH 1: MATCH 1 WINNER VS. MATCH 2 WINNERMATCH 2: MATCH 3 WINNER VS. MATCH 4 WINNER TBD | STATE CHAMPIONSHIPMATCH 1: MATCH 5 WINNER VS. MATCH 6 WINNER ====================================== NBA PLAYOFFS 2026 NBA FINALS SAN ANTONIO VS. NEW YORK 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 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1: VEGAS 5 CAROLINA 4 GAME 2: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, JUNE 4 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) GAME 3: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, SATURDAY, JUNE 6 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) GAME 4: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, JUNE 9 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 5: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, JUNE 11 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 6: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, JUNE 14 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 7: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) * – IF NECESSARY =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PHILADELPHIA 3 SAN DIEGO 2 DETROIT 8 TAMPA BAY 0 BALTIMORE 4 BOSTON 2 MIAMI 7 WASHINGTON 3 CLEVELAND 9 NY YANKEES 4 CINCINNATI 4 KANSAS CITY 3 ATLANTA 4 TORONTO 3 MINNESOTA 6 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 MILWAUKEE 8 SAN FRANCISCO 3 TEXAS 7 ST. LOUIS 4 LAS VEGAS 2 CHICAGO CUBS 1 PITTSBURGH 10 HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 8 LA ANGELS 2 SEATTLE 8 NY METS 3 LA DODGERS 6 ARIZONA 5 =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ST. PAUL 7 INDIANAPOLIS 6 FT. WAYNE 6 LAKE COUNTY 5 SOUTH BEND 8 QUAD CITIES 4 =================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS: FRIDAY, JUNE 5 TO MONDAY, JUNE 8 MORGANTOWN SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: NOON | NO. 16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. CAL POLY | ESPN2 JUNE 6 GAME 2: NOON | NO. 16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. CAL POLY | ESPN2 TROY SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: 5 P.M. | TROY VS. LITTLE ROCK | ESPNU JUNE 6 GAME 2: 3 P.M. | TROY VS. LITTLE ROCK | ESPN2 CHAPEL HILL SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: 3 P.M. | NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA VS. SOUTHERN CAL | ESPN2 JUNE 6 GAME 2: 2 P.M. | NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA VS. SOUTHERN CAL | ESPN AUBURN SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: 8 P.M. | NO. 4 AUBURN VS. OLE MISS | ESPN2 JUNE 6 GAME 2: 5 P.M. | NO. 4 AUBURN VS. OLE MISS | ESPN LAWRENCE SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 6 P.M. | NO. 15 KANSAS VS. OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 JUNE 7 GAME 2: 6 P.M. | NO. 15 KANSAS VS. OKLAHOMA | TBD TUSCALOOSA SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 9 P.M. | NO. 7 ALABAMA VS. ST. JOHN’S (NY) | ESPN2 JUNE 7 GAME 2: 3 P.M. | NO. 7 ALABAMA VS. ST. JOHN’S (NY) | ESPN2 AUSTIN SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 8 P.M. | NO. 6 TEXAS VS. NO. 11 OREGON | ESPN JUNE 7 GAME 2: 9 P.M. | NO. 6 TEXAS VS. NO. 11 OREGON | ESPN ATHENS SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 11 A.M. | NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. NO. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN JUNE 7 GAME 2: NOON | NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. NO. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN ===== MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: FRIDAY, JUNE 12 – SUNDAY/MONDAY 21/22 | CHARLES SCHWAB FIELD IN OMAHA, NE GAME 1 | 2 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ON ESPN GAME 2 | 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ON ESPN GAME 3 | 3 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ON ESPN GAME 4 | 8 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ON ESPN GAME 5 | 2 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ON ESPN GAME 6 | 7 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ON ESPN GAME 7 | 2 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 15 ON ESPN GAME 8 | 7 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 15 ON ESPN GAME 9 | 2 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ON ESPN GAME 10 | 8 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ON ESPN GAME 11 | 2 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 ON ESPN GAME 12 | 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 ON ESPN BRACKET 1 | TBD THURSDAY, JUNE 18 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) BRACKET 2 | TBD THURSDAY, JUNE 18 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 1 | TBD SATURDAY, JUNE 20 ON ESPN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 2 | 2:30 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 21 ON ABC CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 3 | 7 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 22 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) =================================== WNBA DREAM 91 SUN 75 MYSTICS 90 SKY 72 VALKYRIES 95 FIRE 77 ACES 79 SPARKS 69 =================================== UFL SCORES SEMI-FINALS SUNDAY JUNE 7 DEFENDERS AT STORM 3:00 KINGS AT BATTLEHAWKS 6:00 =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA FINALS THE NBA FINALS, WHICH START WEDNESDAY, WILL BE A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR MANY KNICKS AND SPURS SAN ANTONIO (AP) — For a few hours on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks held practices on a floor that had the NBA Finals logo painted at midcourt. They did interviews with the logo as a backdrop. They saw finals mentions basically everywhere they looked. It might have seemed normal. It wasn’t. This stage — the NBA Finals — is new to just about everyone on the Spurs and Knicks rosters, meaning very few players on either side can have any real idea of how the moment will seem on Wednesday night when the 80th title series in league history gets underway in San Antonio. They have two big things in common: It’s going to be new, and it took them all forever to get here. “Falling in love with basketball happened really early on in my life,” San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama said. “I mean, I have pictures of myself with a basketball at an age where I was not even old enough to have memories.” More memories will be made over the next four to seven games, without question. The Spurs are seeking their sixth title and first since 2014; the Knicks are seeking their third title and first since 1973. It’s a matchup that could have been dreamed up in board rooms: New York is the capital of the world, the Knicks are an iconic brand, the Spurs are a proven championship franchise and their best player happens to be a 7-foot-4 Frenchman who already has an enormous global following. “The best player in the world,” Spurs guard Stephon Castle said of Wembanyama. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson — the MVP of the Eastern Conference finals — had nothing but the highest of praise to offer to Wembanyama, the MVP of the Western Conference finals. “Watching him as a player, it’s pretty unbelievable,” Brunson said Tuesday. “The things he’s able to do on both sides of the ball, people have never really seen before from a person of his size. So, it’s incredible to watch. … He’s pretty incredible.” The Spurs got to the NBA Finals by winning 62 games in the regular season, getting past Portland in Round 1, Minnesota in Round 2, then going the distance in a seven-game classic that ended the reign of Oklahoma City as NBA champions. The Knicks got here on the strength of an 11-game playoff winning streak — the last three of Round 1 against Atlanta, then sweeping Philadelphia and Cleveland. And the winning margin over those 11 games is like none other in any 11-game stretch in the NBA’s 80-year history. “It’s a great team,” Wembanyama said. “It’s a great team of experienced guys who are not here by chance, but by relentless effort over the years. Very different career paths for all of them. They’re right where they’re supposed to be, in my opinion.” The only players in this series who have started finals games in the past are the Spurs’ Harrison Barnes (for Golden State) and the Knicks’ Mikal Bridges (for Phoenix). Barnes typically doesn’t start for San Antonio, Bridges typically does for the Knicks, and that means nine of the 10 starters in Game 1 will be in unfamiliar territory. “When you can prepare the right way, when you do your routines, you treat it like a normal game, it allows you to be as normal as possible,” Brunson said. There are ties that players have to Finals past, even without playing in them. Spurs guard Dylan Harper’s dad is Ron Harper, a five-time NBA champion as a player. Brunson’s father — Knicks assistant Rick Brunson — played for New York in the 1999 finals, and Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson got birds-eye view of past Spurs championship parades. He grew up in San Antonio and his stepmother worked at a hotel that had a prime view of the parade route. “Being able to take pictures and run up on players for autographs, I was definitely that kid,” said Clarkson, whose father used to detail cars owned by some Spurs players. “Seeing this energy and seeing how alive the city comes when the Spurs are in the finals and winning championships, it’s a great experience.” When it’s all over, a new champ will be crowned. That team will be the NBA’s eighth different winning franchise in the last eight years — continuing a run like none other in league history. The Spurs are favored, and the Knicks don’t mind the underdog role. “We’re here now, so there’s nothing more for us to say or talk about or to think,” Spurs guard Devin Vassell said. “We’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing and that’s been successful for us.” ===== WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SPURS VS. KNICKS 2026 NBA FINALS MATCHUP Welcome to the 2026 NBA Finals, a series that ultimately should determine an ending or a beginning — the end of the New York Knicks’ 53-year championship dry spell, or the possible launch of the second San Antonio Spurs dynasty. There’s obviously much urgency and anxiety in New York, where an entire generation of fans have no idea what it’s like to witness a blue-and-orange ticker-tape parade down Broadway. There’s great anticipation that change is approaching, because the Knicks have won 11 straight postseason games and are peaking at the absolute right time. There’s much to like and admire about these Knicks. First of all, they play with such precision and good knowledge of one another, they’re tough but not flagrant. Also, they’re easy to embrace; the personalities of the players are infectious and they’re taking this journey in stride. Their coach, Mike Brown, was fired four times before he took the New York job last summer and is an underdog. Much like his players, Brown doesn’t seem to sweat much. The Spurs are young and hungry and obviously shattered the timetable given to them in terms of being a title contender. That’s probably wise, because in the NBA, tomorrow can never be taken for granted — even by a team featuring 22-year-old Victor Wembanyama, who is quickly developing into a generational force at both ends. These teams met last December for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 championship, won by the Knicks, yet each team will admit that was so long ago. Much has changed, for the better in each case. The Knicks have found their higher gear while the Spurs, fresh off erasing the defending champion Thunder, are bringing swaggy confidence. One team is led by a 7-foot-4 alien, the other by a 6-foot-2 magician. Quite a contrast, which means the Spurs and Knicks might engage in a heck of a series. ===== SPURS NOT LETTING LACK OF EXPERIENCE HOLD THEM BACK SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson has given the age-inexperience topic considerable thought. “Not to get into a rabbit hole,” Johnson began when asked Tuesday at NBA Finals Media Day about the Spurs’ youth. But that’s exactly where Johnson went. It’s clear he had been there before. He had to. It was imperative for him, considering his star player, Victor Wembanyama, is 22 years old, and other key players are 25 or younger, including Dylan Harper, 20; Carter Bryant, 20; Stephon Castle, 21; Julian Champagnie, 24; and Devin Vassell, 25. Johnson wanted to make sure his team didn’t buy into the notion that it wasn’t ready for a deep playoff run or that, because most of its key rotation players had never appeared in a playoff game before this season, it lacked the experience necessary to win a championship. Don’t let that be a reason for not doing something special. The Spurs are the second-youngest team to reach the NBA Finals in the shot-clock era at an average age of 25.06 (average age weighted by playing time). That is just slightly older than the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers (25.03) and a half-year younger than the 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder. A rabbit hole is a place to ferret out the truth. So he began explaining. “I do think experience matters,” Johnson said Tuesday, a day before Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. “I just think a lot of times we use the term ‘anticipated’ or ‘expecting’ not necessarily knowing how it’s going to be used. I draw upon a ton of experiences, not as a head coach in the NBA, but I’ve been around the game of basketball for 30-plus years. “There’s a lot of things we talk about every single day more than experience.” Why belabor that fact when there’s nothing you can do about it? From the start of training camp this season through Monday, Johnson said, “If we kept track of the amount of times we talked about – again I’ve said this, not to be redundant – habits, consistency, execution, fundamentals, attention to details, style of play, brand of basketball, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera … we’ve said all those words 100 times more than the word experience. “It allowed us to anchor to those things when we have adversity or success or instability or different things that you go through that you can’t always control, you tend to anchor to something.” Guard De’Aaron Fox was the only Spurs rotation player who had Game 7 experience prior to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, a team that won two Game 7s in last season’s playoffs. What role did playoff and Game 7 experience play in that game? “It’s important to a certain extent, but like I said before, we have talent, we have dogs and we’re like, ‘at the end of the day, you got to roll the ball out there and you got to beat us four times,’ and that’s just the way that we approach it,” Fox said. Throughout the season and playoffs, the Spurs have refused to use inexperience as an excuse, and what they accomplished during the season helped them see what was possible despite their age. They won 62 regular-season games, reached the NBA Cup Final, had two winning streaks of 11 games, excelled in the Western Conference Finals, beating the defending champion Thunder to reach the Finals. The Spurs don’t believe it’s necessary to conform to a traditional notion of what a championship team looks like in order to win title. They have a season’s worth of evidence to support their claim. “I don’t think that was ever a problem for us,” Spurs guard Stephon Castle said. “For us, that was all outside noise. In-house, we have nothing but confidence in each other. We take it game by game, try to walk this thing down. We got to this point, so …” When you can’t lean on experience, you dig into the strengths you possess. “Our consistency and togetherness just screamed great habits throughout our locker room,” Castle said. “With our leader being Vic, with how good he is, with how young he is, for him to not have any ego, it just fed great energy throughout our locker room. “Especially early to start this year in January, went on that long run where we won I don’t know how many games in a row. Just that kind of confidence and that kind of groove coming into the playoffs is what you want. We hit our stride at the right time. “Yeah, also we have the best player in the world on our team.” Wembanyama, Castle, Harper, Bryant, Vassell and Champagnie on the NBA’s biggest stage trying to prove that youth is not wasted on the young. ================================== NHL PLAYOFFS TOMAS HERTL’S LATE GOAL LIFTS GOLDEN KNIGHTS PAST HURRICANES 5-4 TO OPEN STANLEY CUP FINAL RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It took just one shot and 25 seconds worth of game action for the Vegas Golden Knights to find themselves in a hole in the Stanley Cup Final. And by midway through the opening period, they were down two goals against a fast-skating Carolina Hurricanes team riding the energy from a buzzing home crowd. No matter. And no panic. Not with these tested Golden Knights. Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sissons and beat Frederik Andersen from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Golden Knights past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Tuesday night’s opener of the Stanley Cup Final. “I’ve said it all through the playoffs: it’s a find-a-way league,” Vegas coach John Tortorella said. “We found a way tonight.” Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Raleigh, with Vegas already having taken home ice away from the Hurricanes as it chases a second Cup title in four seasons. “Momentum swings happen quickly,” Tortorella said. “We want to keep the momentum on our side, so there’s no question we’re looking to get two.” Hertl’s finish off Sissons’ feed from the right faceoff circle broke a 4-4 tie and pushed the Golden Knights ahead in an entertaining, back-and-forth start on the sport’s biggest stage. It marked Vegas’ seventh straight win of the playoffs, starting with the last two games of the six-game second-round series against Anaheim and then the shocking four-game sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. That series included Vegas erasing a 3-0 deficit to take Game 3, and now the Golden Knights have followed by rallying from another multigoal deficit — this time 2-0 in the opening period — against the team that finished second only to the Avs in the regular season. “It was a terrible start,” said center William Karlsson, who capped a run of three straight goals that pushed Vegas to a 3-2 second-period lead. “Just like it was against Colorado, a lot of time left. We always believe.” Things changed after Tortorella gathered his team around the bench during a TV timeout after the Hurricanes had sprinted out to their lead, coming as Vegas had a slow start out of its six-day break while waiting for Carolina to close out Montreal in a five-game Eastern Conference Final. “Just stick with the program, on our game plan, and not get impatient,” said defenseman Brayden McNabb, who had three assists. “They pressure a lot and we want to keep the puck going north, and limit east-west plays.” Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev and Brett Howden also scored for Vegas, with Howden’s postseason-leading 11th score giving the Golden Knights a 4-3 lead just 1:21 into the third period. Carter Hart finished with 23 saves, including a key stop on Seth Jarvis only seconds before Hertl’s winner. Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice for the Hurricanes, the first coming 25 seconds into the game when he got loose on a rush and blasted one past Hart from the left side on the game’s first shot. He followed with a breakaway that gave Carolina a 2-0 lead and sent a charged home crowd into an eruption in the team’s first Stanley Cup Final game in two decades. Jordan Staal and Shayne Gostisbehere each scored tying goals after Vegas had pushed to a lead, with Gostisbehere skating in clean on the left side to blast one past Hart at 11:19 of the third period and tie it once more at 4-all. Andersen finished with 18 saves. “I thought they played just a little bit better than us,” Staal said. “They executed their game plan and aggressive on their forecheck and played in our end, and they buried their chances when they had them.” The Hurricanes went 12-1 through three rounds to get back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since now-coach Rod Brind’Amour captained them to the title in 2006. It also comes amid an eight-year playoff streak that has included at least one series win every time as a regular postseason contender. Carolina swept through Ottawa and Philadelphia before taking the last four games of a five-game win against Montreal to punch through an Eastern Conference Final roadblock. That made the Hurricanes the first team since 1983 to reach the Stanley Cup Final with one loss, and the first since the NHL went to best-of-seven series in all four rounds in 1987. Meanwhile, Vegas had been getting stronger with every playoff round, winning for 19 of 24 games going back to the unexpected late-season firing of Bruce Cassidy and replace him with Tortorella. That included the shocking result against the Avalanche, who managed just seven goals in four games. Defense had been the standout feature for both teams, in fact, with Carolina having allowed two or fewer goals in 12 of 13 playoff games. But that wasn’t the case in Tuesday’s fast-paced series opener, with both teams capitalizing on their chances in an entertaining back-and-forth game before Hertl got Vegas the lead for good. “This is a totally different team, and that may be part of it too,” Brind’Amour said when asked about comparisons to the 6-2 loss to the Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. “We’ve got to get up to speed on how this game and this series is going to go. I think we certainly got a taste of that now.” =================================== BASEBALL MLB ROUNDUP: REDS RALLY, EARN WALK-OFF WIN OVER ROYALS IN 10TH Blake Dunn’s RBI single in the 10th inning completed a comeback and gave the host Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Spencer Steer hit two home runs and scored the decisive run as the automatic runner for the Reds, who won for the second time in the last six games. Will Benson’s pinch-hit home run to right field off Royals closer Lucas Erceg leading off the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 3-all. Dunn’s game-winning hit, off John Schreiber (0-3), was the only Reds’ hit that was not a home run. Brock Burke (2-2) earned the win with a scoreless 10th. The loss spoiled a gem by Royals starter Noah Cameron, who retired 20 of the 21 batters he faced. Kansas City has lost seven of its past eight games. Tigers 8, Rays 0 Leadoff hitter Gleyber Torres homered in his first at-bat back after a month-long injury layoff, and Detroit toppled Tampa Bay to earn the series win in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wenceel Perez went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBIs, Matt Vierling doubled, tripled and walked, adding two RBIs, and Riley Greene hit a solo shot. Jack Flaherty (1-7), who had lost his previous five starts, allowed five hits over five-plus scoreless innings. Detroit rocked Tampa Bay starter Steven Matz (4-3), who was hit hard over 1 2/3 innings in his second straight rough start. The left-hander surrendered five runs on six hits as the Rays fell to 2-7 in their last nine games. Rockies 8, Angels 2 Hunter Goodman, Willi Castro and T.J. Rumfield homered to help the Colorado beat Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4) allowed two runs and five hits over five innings for the Rockies, who have won four of five, including the first two of the current three-game series. Wade Meckler had two doubles and two RBIs for the Angels, who have lost four of five. Grayson Rodriguez (2-2) was tagged for eight runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Braves 4, Blue Jays 3 Matt Olson had two of Atlanta’s six hits, including a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, sending the Braves to a win over visiting Toronto. Ozzie Albies added two hits and two RBIs as the Braves won for the fourth time in five games. Atlanta starter Bryce Elder (5-3) pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits. Raisel Iglesias threw a scoreless ninth to earn his 11th save. Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (4-4) gave up four runs on five hits in six innings. Kazuma Okamoto had a two-run homer among his two hits. Phillies 3, Padres 2 Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and Brandon Marsh collected four hits as Philadelphia edged visiting San Diego. Aaron Nola allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out eight without a walk. Alec Bohm’s double-play grounder pushed across the go-ahead run, and four relievers, including Jose Alvarado (2-1), carried the Phillies to the finish line. Randy Vasquez gave up two runs and five hits in five innings for the Padres, who have lost seven of their last eight games. Gavin Sheets homered, while Fernando Tatis Jr. chipped in with three hits. Marlins 7, Nationals 3 Heriberto Hernandez hit two of Miami’s four home runs and visiting Miami edged Washington. Joe Mack, Hernandez and Otto Lopez hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning. Mack’s home run was the first of his career. A trio of pitchers held the Nationals hitless until the sixth inning. John King (2-1) pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings. Richard Lovelady opened with two hitless innings for Washington, before Miles Mikolas (1-5) was charged with six runs on six hits in six-plus innings. Daylen Lile went 2-for-3 and scored a run. Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5 Shohei Ohtani doubled, tripled, drove in two and scored twice, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles held on to beat Arizona in Phoenix. Freeman had three hits and Dalton Rushing added two hits and two runs for the Dodgers, who have won 15 of 19. Reliever Blake Treinen (2-1) got one out for the win. Corbin Carroll had two hits including a homer and Nolan Arenado had a two-run double for the Diamondbacks, who have lost four of five. Michael Soroka (7-3) gave up four runs and six hits in six innings. Guardians 9, Yankees 4 Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking double with one out in the fifth inning and visiting Cleveland earned a victory over New York. Ramirez had three doubles for the fifth time in his storied career, and the first since Aug. 26, 2024 against Kansas City. Joey Cantillo allowed four runs on six hits in four innings. Paul Goldschmidt drove in all four runs for the Yankees, who lost for the second time in eight games. Schlittler endured his shortest outing this season and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. Games Orioles 4, Red Sox 2 Coby Mayo and Pete Alonso homered in back-to-back innings, providing all the offense that visiting Baltimore needed to support starter Shane Baz in a win over Boston. Alonso (2-for-4) hit a two-run homer in the third for the Orioles, who scored all of their runs in the second through fourth innings en route to their eighth win in an 11-game span. Baz (3-5) struck out six across seven innings of two-run, four-hit ball. Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox. Connelly Early (5-3) allowed four runs on six hits and struck out six in 5 1/3 frames. Twins 6, White Sox 4 Tristan Gray went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and Minnesota held on for a win over Chicago in Minneapolis. Luke Keaschall added a pair of hits and drove in two for Minnesota, which secured a series win. Alex Jackson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Chicago, which has dropped back-to-back games after winning five in a row. Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-3) allowed four runs on six hits in six innings. White Sox right-hander Davis Martin (8-2) gave up six runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak in his first setback since April 10. Athletics 2, Cubs 1 Gage Jump pitched seven stellar innings in his second big league start and Zack Gelof had the decisive tiebreaking single to lift the Athletics over host Chicago. Jump (1-1) allowed one run and three hits and retired the final 14 batters he faced. Nick Kurtz homered to help the Athletics win for just the third time in the past 10 games. Alex Bregman had the lone RBI for the slumping Cubs, who lost for the 13th time in their past 16 games. Jameson Taillon (2-5) gave up two runs and six hits over 6 1/3 innings. Brewers 8, Giants 3 Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer and Kyle Harrison, facing his former team, matched his career high with 12 strikeouts as Milwaukee posted a victory over visiting San Francisco. Harrison (7-1) took a shutout into the sixth inning before allowing a two-out solo homer to Willy Adames. He allowed a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Adames’ ninth homer snapped Harrison’s streak of 23 consecutive scoreless innings. Christian Yelich and Brice Turang each had two hits and two RBIs for the Brewers, who are 7-1 in the past eight contests. Starter Trevor McDonald (2-3) allowed three runs on five hits in five innings for the Giants, who took their seventh loss in eight games. Rangers 7, Cardinals 4 Joc Pederson had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in a three-run ninth inning, and visiting Texas beat St. Louis. Josh Jung followed with a run-scoring single against Riley O’Brien (3-3) to help Texas extend its winning streak to a season-high five. Cal Quantrill (3-0) recorded the final out in the eighth before Jakob Junis worked around a two-out single in the ninth for his fourth save. Nolan Gorman hit a solo homer for St. Louis, which lost for the seventh time in its last nine games. Alec Burleson and Jimmy Crooks each contributed a pair of hits and an RBI. The Cardinals went 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 baserunners. Pirates 10, Astros 6 Oneil Cruz bashed a three-run, go-ahead home run, fueling a four-run sixth inning as visiting Pittsburgh rallied for a victory over Houston in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Cruz belted the second of two homers off Astros right-hander Mike Burrows (3-7), who made his first start against his former club. Bubba Chandler (2-6) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits over five innings to snap a seven-start winless streak in Pittsburgh’s fourth straight victory. Houston’s Yordan Alvarez belted his American League-leading 21st home run 363 feet to left-center field. Burrows allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits over five-plus innings. He has surrendered an AL-high 15 homers. Mariners 8, Mets 3 Patrick Wisdom, Jhonny Pereda and Julio Rodriguez clubbed home runs as Seattle defeated visiting New York for its eighth consecutive victory. Logan Gilbert (4-4) allowed three runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings, as the American League West-leading Mariners won a third straight series for the first time this season. Carson Benge went deep twice for the Mets, who will try to avoid a three-game sweep Wednesday afternoon. Jonah Tong (1-1) was tagged for five runs, four earned, on five hits in 3 1/3 innings. ============================== NFL REPORTS: STEELERS LB NICK HERBIG GETS $100M EXTENSION The Pittsburgh Steelers signed outside linebacker Nick Herbig to a four-year contract extension that brings his total earnings to $103.67 million, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The now five-year deal reportedly includes $42 million in guaranteed money. Herbig is coming off a career-high 7.5 sacks and was entering the last year of his rookie contract. The 24-year-old was a “hold-in” at the Steelers’ mandatory mini-camp on Tuesday, telling reporters after practice, “It’s my desire to be a Steeler for life.” He did not comment further on the specifics of any contract discussions, saying, “I’m a football player. I’m here for football. … I try to keep business separated from football as much as I can.” Pittsburgh head coach Mike McCarthy expressed his support for Herbig on Tuesday. “There’s a personal side to this and there’s a professional side to this. In Nick’s case, he’s been in constant communication with us. … He’s done the things necessary.” Herbig was a fourth-round pick of the Steelers in the 2023 NFL Draft. He has 16 sacks and 32 quarterback hits in 45 games (11 starts) with the Steelers. The Steelers have invested heavily in their edge rushers for 2026, with TJ Watt set to make $32 million guaranteed and Alex Highsmith getting $14.5 million in base salary plus a $3.2 million signing proration and $2.4 million in restructured proration, per Spotrac. ===== EAGLES ADD VETERAN RB ELIJAH MITCHELL The Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran running back Elijah Mitchell on Tuesday. Mitchell, 28, adds to the Eagles’ running backs depth chart headed by three-time Pro Bowl selection and 2024 first-team All-Pro Saquon Barkley and including Tank Bigsby, Will Shipley, Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele. The San Francisco 49ers selected Mitchell in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the 49ers, totaling 1,523 yards and nine touchdowns on 327 attempts in 28 regular-season games (12 starts). He added 237 rushing yards and two TDs in eight playoff games (two starts) before missing the entire 2024 season because of a hamstring injury. Mitchell played in one game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025 before he was waived in December and signed to New England’s practice squad. The Patriots signed him to a future contract in February, then released him in April. ===== REPORT: FALCONS SIGN WR DRAKE LONDON TO 4-YR, $141M EXTENSION The Atlanta Falcons and wide receiver Drake London agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $141 million and $100 million guaranteed, ESPN reported Tuesday, citing London’s agent. London’s new deal gives him an average annual value of $35.25 million, the third-highest mark among wide receivers behind only Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba ($42.15 million) and Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase ($40.25 million) and the highest average per year in franchise history, according to ESPN. Smith-Njigba signed his extension with the Super Bowl champion Seahawks earlier this offseason. The Falcons made London the eighth overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, and he had an immediate impact as a starter. He led the Falcons in receiving yards in each of his first three seasons before tight end Kyle Pitts beat him by just nine yards in 2025, with London playing five fewer games. In 62 career games (60 starts), London, 24, has hauled in 309 receptions for 3,961 yards and 22 touchdowns for Atlanta. His best season was in 2024, when he played all 17 games and finished with career highs of 100 catches, 1,271 yards and nine TDs. He’ll play the 2026 season on his fifth-year rookie option, worth $16.82 million. The extension then takes him through the 2030 campaign. Atlanta enters a new era this year with Kevin Stefanski as head coach and franchise legend and former quarterback Matt Ryan in a newly created role as president of football. Tua Tagovailoa was brought in to compete with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting quarterback job. ============================== INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS Davis Wendzel hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and Termarr Johnson connected on his second homer of the campaign, but the Indianapolis Indians fell to the St. Paul Saints, 7-6, on Tuesday night at CHS Field. Wendzel teed off a high and inside sinker from Andrew Bash in the eighth frame, cutting the deficit to 7-5, but the rally fell short after one more tally. Indy (24-34) went scoreless in the ninth coming up one run short. St. Paul (30-27) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with a leadoff home run by Kaelen Culpepper. Royce Lewis later hit a three-run blast in the third frame for a 4-0 advantage. The lead went to 6-0 with the Saints posting a sacrifice fly in both the fourth and fifth. Johnson put the Indians on the board with a solo shot when he took a high and away fastball to opposite field, clearing the wall into the left field bullpen for his second long ball of the season. After Johnson’s home run, Lewis left the yard again in the seventh inning for his ninth homer of the season and a 7-1 lead. Hunter Barco (L, 2-4) got the start for Indianapolis and allowed six runs across 5.0 innings. Aaron Rozek started for St. Paul and tossed 4.0 scoreless. Raul Brito (W, 3-1) blanked Indy over the final four outs to close the game. The Indians continue their six-game series in St. Paul on Wednesday afternoon at 2:07 PM ET. Indy will have a yet-to-be-named opener in front of bulk thrower RHP Antwone Kelly (3-4, 4.96). On the mound for the Saints will be RHP Ryan Gallagher (1-1, 7.04). ============================== INDIANA SWIMMING BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 2026 SEC Champion and NCAA runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke is joining ‘Breaststroke U.’ Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze announced on Tuesday (June 2) the transfer addition of Anita Bottazzo, an incoming junior from Venice, Italy, transferring from the University of Florida. “We are excited to add Anita to next year’s team,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “She comes with a fantastic resume of success at both the NCAA and international levels. We look to help make her Olympic podium dreams come true.” Bottazzo joins IU as a seven-time All-American and three-time SEC Champion. As a sophomore, Bottazzo swept the breaststroke events at the SEC Championships before finishing second in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships as well as seventh in the 200 breast. Internationally, Bottazzo placed fourth in the 50-meter breaststroke and sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships after becoming Italy’s national champion in both events. Bottazzo’s addition boosts Indiana’s medley relays, joining three first-team All-Americans: senior Miranda Grana and sophomores Alex Shackell and Liberty Clark. Bottazzo joins the nation’s premier breaststroke program, led by Looze. Looze’s breaststrokers have combined for eight Olympic medals (individual and relay), four of them gold. Indiana has won 12 NCAA breaststroke championships and 32 Big Ten breaststroke titles during Looze’s tenure, including nine of the last 11 conference titles in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke. The Indiana men led the nation in breaststroke scoring at each of the last two NCAA Championships. =============================== BUTLER VOLLEYBALL Butler Volleyball and head coach Kyle Shondell have added Marin Thaxton from Chicago, Ill., to the roster. The 5-9 outside hitter and defensive specialist will join the Bulldogs beginning with the upcoming fall season. “Marin is an incredible fit for our family here at Butler,” said Head Coach Kyle Shondell. “Her tenacity and ball control are a welcome addition to our backcourt.” Thaxton is the fifth incoming freshman on Butler’s 2026 roster. More information on Thaxton can be found below. Marin Thaxton 5’9″ I Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist I Chicago, Ill. Marin Thaxton is a 5-9 outside hitter and defensive specialist from Chicago, Ill. She served as team captain during the 2025-26 school year and was named All Girls Catholic Athletic Conference MVP in her sophomore season. High School: Played four seasons at Saint Ignatius College Prep where she was a four-year varsity player and three-time varsity letter winner. She recorded 50 aces in one season (fourth-best in school history), 18+ passes in one game (second in school history), and helped Saint Ignatius to a super-sectional title (first time in school history). Personal: Her parents are Maggie and Shad Thaxton, and she has an older brother Aidan who is a member of the Butler Baseball team. Why Thaxton Chose Butler: “I chose Butler because of the kindness I saw in each and every player on the Butler volleyball team and coaching staff. I highly value the importance of having a supportive and loving community when involved in team sports. When I visited Butler, I saw that in action. I am extremely excited to be a part of a community of hardworking, encouraging, and uplifting women and men in the Butler Volleyball community.” =============================== IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis Athletics Department has announced that Keegan Boom has been elevated to head coach of the men’s soccer program, effective immediately. Boom takes over for Sid van Druenen, who stepped down last month after a four-year run with the program. Boom joined the IU Indy program as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator last spring and led the efforts on the Jaguars’ most recent recruiting class. “We’re excited for the direction of the men’s soccer program with Coach Boom leading the way,” IU Indy Director of Athletics Luke Bosso said. “The student-athletes really gravitate towards Keegan and he has a clear-cut, well devised vision for the program. He’s eager to hit the ground running and we’re excited to continue to build and push the program to new heights.” “First and foremost, I want to thank Coach van Druenen for everything he has done for this program and the impact he has had on me. I would also like to thank Chancellor Ramchand, Luke Bosso, Ed Holdaway, Laura Hue and Chris Johnson for their belief in me to lead IU Indianapolis Men’s Soccer,” Boom said. “I am incredibly proud and grateful for the opportunity to lead this program. We are excited about the group we have returning and believe we can accomplish something special. We are privileged to be part of an athletic department that prioritizes developing top-tier student-athletes both on and off the field while competing for success at the highest level. “I am excited to begin writing the next chapter of IU Indianapolis Men’s Soccer by competing for Horizon League success.” In his lone season with the program, Boom helped the Jaguars to a strong non-conference showing with a road win at Butler and road draw at Notre Dame. The Jags finished the season 6-8-3 with four true road wins and narrowly missing a spot in the Horizon League Tournament. Since then, Boom has helped assemble a strong recruiting class, adding depth and talent at virtually every position on the field. Before coming to IU Indy, Boom spent three seasons at nearby UIndy, helping the Greyhounds to a 31-12-14 record, including 12-2-7 record in 2023. The 2023 squad won the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) title and advanced to the NCAA Division II Super Regionals behind a defense that recorded 11 shutouts in 21 games. Boom also boasts experience with FC Pride Elite as the ECNL Director of Coaching. 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Yankees 9:30 p.m. MLBN — L.A. Angels at Arizona (9:40 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — NBA Finals: New York vs. TBD, Game 1 WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. USA — Toronto at New York 10 p.m. USA — Phoenix at Seattle _____ Thursday, June 4 COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series Finals: TBD, Game 2, Oklahoma City, Okla. GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, First Round, The International, Amsterdam 9 a.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, First Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. 2 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, First Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio USA — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, First Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 7 p.m. NBCSN — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, First Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. MLB BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m.) 8:10 p.m. FS1 — Pittsburgh at Houston (8:10 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ABC — Stanley Cup Final: TBD, Game 1 WNBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Atlanta at Indiana 9 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Golden State at Minnesota _____ Friday, June 5 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 11 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 6:30 a.m. (Saturday) APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series Finals: TBD, Game 3, Oklahoma City, Okla. (if necessary) GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Second Round, The International, Amsterdam 9 a.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, Second Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. 2 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Second Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio USA — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Second Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 6 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship, First Round, TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. NBCSN — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Second Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Detroit (6:40 p.m.) OR Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (6:40 p.m.) 8:05 p.m. APPLE TV — Cleveland at Texas 8:10 p.m. APPLE TV — Kansas City at Minnesota 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Washington at Arizona (9:40 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — NBA Finals: New York vs. TBD, Game 2 WNBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ION — Connecticut at Chicago 10 p.m. ION — TBA _____ Saturday, June 6 AUTO RACING 6:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 10 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 12:30 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 1:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Michigan, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. 3 p.m. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 4:30 p.m. FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 6 p.m. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 8 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: High Line Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 9 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Final Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. COLLEGE BASEBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional Noon ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 2 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 8 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Third Round, The International, Amsterdam 12:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Third Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio 2:30 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Third Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship, Second Round, TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 5 p.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, Third Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. USA — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Third Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 7 p.m. NBC — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Third Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 6:30 a.m. (Sunday) GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Final Round, The International, Amsterdam HORSE RACING 6:30 p.m. FOX — 158th Belmont Stakes: From Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Seattle at Detroit (1:10 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Atlanta (4:10 p.m.) OR Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (4:05 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: Boston at N.Y. Yankees (7:35 p.m.) OR Cleveland at Texas (7:35 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR N.Y. Mets at San Diego (10:10 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ABC — Stanley Cup Final: TBD, Game 2 WNBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Seattle at Minnesota 3 p.m. ABC — Golden State at Las Vegas 8 p.m. CBS — Indiana at New York _____ Sunday, June 7 AUTO RACING 9 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 3 p.m. FOX — NHRA: NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto, New England Dragway, Epping, N.H. PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. 5:30 p.m. FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Indy NXT Firestone, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 9 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Bommarito Automotive Group 500, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 6:30 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Final Round, The International, Amsterdam 12:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Final Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio 2:30 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Final Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship, Final Round, TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 3 p.m. NBCSN — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Final Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 5 p.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, Final Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. NBC — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Final Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. MLB BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (1:35 p.m.) OR Baltimore at Toronto (1:37 p.m.) 3:15 p.m. PEACOCK — Washington at Arizona 8:30 p.m. NBC — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs PEACOCK — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs UFL FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ABC — UFL Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal 6 p.m. FOX — UFL Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal WNBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. NBATV — Portland at Los Angeles About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JUNE 2, 2026
