THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ADAMS CENTRAL AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM

ALEXANDRIA AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM

ANDERSON AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM

ANDREAN AT HOBART 8:00 PM

AVON AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM

BATESVILLE AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM

BELLMONT AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM

BEN DAVIS AT WARREN CENTRAL 7:00 PM

BLACKFORD AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:00 PM

BOWMAN ACADEMY AT ILLINOIS HOMESCHOOL 8:00 PM

BREMEN AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM

BROWN COUNTY AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM

BROWNSBURG AT FISHERS 7:00 PM

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT NORTH HARRISON 7:00 PM

CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM

CARMEL AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM

CASTLE AT BOONVILLE 8:00 PM

CENTERVILLE AT NORTHEASTERN 7:00 PM

CENTRAL NOBLE AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM

CHARLESTOWN AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 PM

CHESTERTON AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM

CHURUBUSCO AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM

CLOVERDALE AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:00 PM

COLUMBIA CITY AT DEKALB 7:00 PM

COLUMBUS EAST AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM

CONCORD AT NORTHRIDGE 7:00 PM

CORYDON CENTRAL AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM

COVINGTON AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTY AT MITCHELL 7:00 PM

CULVER ACADEMY AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 7:30 PM

DANVILLE AT LEBANON 7:00 PM

DELPHI AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:00 PM

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT MUNSTER 8:00 PM

EAST NOBLE AT LEO 7:00 PM

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT CARROLL (FLORA) 7:00 PM

EASTERN GREENE AT EASTERN (PEKIN) 7:30 PM

EASTERN HANCOCK AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM

EASTSIDE AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM

EDINBURGH AT MILAN 7:00 PM

ELWOOD AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT JASPER 7:30 PM

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON 7:30 PM

EVANSVILLE NORTH AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE LUERS AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT ATTICA 7:00 PM

FRANKFORT AT CASCADE 7:00 PM

FREMONT AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM

FRONTIER AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM

GARY WEST AT CALUMET 8:00 PM

GREENCASTLE AT NORTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM

GREENSBURG AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM

GREENWOOD AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM

GRIFFITH AT RIVER FOREST 8:00 PM

GUERIN CATHOLIC AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:00 PM

HAGERSTOWN AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT WESTFIELD 7:00 PM

HANOVER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM

HERITAGE HILLS AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM

JAY COUNTY AT BLUFFTON 7:00 PM

JEFFERSONVILLE AT FLOYD CENTRAL 7:00 PM

JENNINGS COUNTY AT SPRINGS VALLEY 7:30 PM

JOHN GLENN AT KNOX 7:30 PM

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT TWIN LAKES 7:00 PM

LAPORTE AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM

LAWRENCEBURG AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM

LINTON AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM

LOGANSPORT AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM

LOWELL AT HIGHLAND 8:00 PM

MACONAQUAH AT PERU 7:00 PM

MADISON-GRANT AT FRANKTON 7:00 PM

MANCHESTER AT NORTHFIELD 7:00 PM

MARION AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM

MARTINSVILLE AT FRANKLIN 7:00 PM

MCCUTCHEON AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:00 PM

MICHIGAN CITY AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM

MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT PENN 7:00 PM

MOORESVILLE AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:00 PM

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT DELTA 7:30 PM

NEW CASTLE AT LAPEL 7:00 PM

NEW HAVEN AT NORWELL 7:00 PM

NEW PALESTINE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM

NEW PRAIRIE AT ELKHART 7:30 PM

NOBLESVILLE AT ZIONSVILLE 7:00 PM

NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL AT CHRISTEL HOUSE 7:00 PM

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM

NORTH JUDSON AT CULVER 7:30 PM

NORTH KNOX AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM

NORTH MIAMI AT PIONEER 7:00 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT WESTERN BOONE 7:00 PM

NORTH NEWTON AT WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM

NORTH VERMILLION AT RIVERTON PARKE 7:00 PM

NORTH WHITE AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM

NORTHVIEW AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM

NORTHWOOD AT MISHAWAKA 7:00 PM

PAOLI AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM

PARK TUDOR AT UNION CITY 7:00 PM

PARKE HERITAGE AT SEEGER 7:00 PM

PERRY MERIDIAN AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM

PIKE AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT NORTH POSEY 7:30 PM

PLAINFIELD AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM

PLYMOUTH AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM

PORTAGE AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT GARRETT 7:00 PM

PRINCETON AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM

RICHMOND AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM

ROCHESTER AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM

RUSHVILLE AT CONNERSVILLE 7:00 PM

SALEM AT MADISON 7:00 PM

SCOTTSBURG AT SILVER CREEK 7:00 PM

SEYMOUR AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM

SHERIDAN AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:00 PM

SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM

SOUTH BEND RILEY AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:00 PM

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT CASTON 7:30 PM

SOUTH PUTNAM AT SULLIVAN 7:00 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM

SOUTHERN WELLS AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM

SOUTHMONT AT CRAWFORDSVILLE 7:00 PM

SOUTHRIDGE AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM

SPEEDWAY AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM

SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM

TAYLOR AT CLINTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM

TECUMSEH AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM

TELL CITY AT HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) 8:00 PM

TERRE HAUTE NORTH AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7:00 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT LAVILLE 7:00 PM

TIPTON AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM

TRI AT SHENANDOAH 7:00 PM

TRITON AT WINAMAC 7:00 PM

TRITON CENTRAL AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM

TRI-WEST AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM

UNION COUNTY AT WINCHESTER 7:00 PM

WABASH AT SOUTHWOOD 7:00 PM

WARSAW AT WAWASEE 7:00 PM

WES-DEL AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM

WEST VIGO AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM

WESTERN AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM

WHEELER AT BOONE GROVE 8:00 PM

WHITING AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM

WHITKO AT NORTHWESTERN 7:00 PM

YORKTOWN AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:00 PM

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/15/2026

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/15/2026

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/15/2026

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country

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INDIANA BOYS TENNIS

https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis

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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=9/15/2026

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

BREWERS 5, PIRATES 1

DODGERS 4, REDS 0

GUARDIANS 7, WHITE SOX 6

NATIONALS 6, PHILLIES 3

BRAVES 6, CUBS 3

RAYS 2, ATHLETICS 1

YANKEES 8, TWINS 1

ORIOLES 7, METS 5 (11 INNINGS)

ROCKIES 9, PADRES 3

ASTROS 4, ROYALS 2

RANGERS 4, RED SOX 2

TIGERS 10, BLUE JAYS 1

GIANTS 10, CARDINALS 3

ANGELS 2, MARINERS 1

MARLINS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2 (11 INNINGS)

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

INDIANAPOLIS 8 GWINNETT 6

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17

SYRACUSE AT PITT | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

MIAMI (FLA.) AT WAKE FOREST | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

HOUSTON AT TEXAS TECH | 8 P.M. | FOX

PORTLAND STATE AT OREGON | 10:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19

COASTAL CAROLINA AT DELAWARE | 11:30 A.M. | CBSSN

KENT STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12 P.M. | FOX

GEORGIA AT ARKANSAS | 12 P.M. | ABC

BUFFALO AT PENN STATE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

TULANE AT KANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2

BOWLING GREEN AT IOWA STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPNU

ARIZONA STATE AT KANSAS | 12 P.M. | FS1

MERCER AT GEORGIA TECH | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

NORTH CAROLINA AT CLEMSON | 12 P.M. | ESPN/DISNEY+

AKRON AT MINNESOTA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

NORTH TEXAS AT TEXAS STATE | 12 P.M. | USA NETWORK

EASTERN MICHIGAN AT WISCONSIN | 12:30 P.M. | PEACOCK

NC STATE AT VANDERBILT | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

WYOMING AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

MAINE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 2 P.M. | ACCNX

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | PEACOCK

TEMPLE AT TOLEDO | 3 P.M. | CBSSN

KENTUCKY AT TEXAS A&M | 3:30 P.M.

FLORIDA STATE AT ALABAMA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC

USC AT RUTGERS | 3:30 P.M. | CBS

SMU AT LOUISVILLE | 3:30 P.M.

UTAH STATE AT UTAH | 3:30 P.M. | FOX

MIAMI (OHIO) AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

WAGNER AT CAL | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

UTEP AT MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

DUQUESNE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 3:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK

STONEHILL AT UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

WESTERN KENTUCKY AT INDIANA | 4 P.M. | PEACOCK

UNI AT IOWA | 4 P.M. | FS1

STANFORD AT DUKE | 4 P.M. | CW

BALL STATE AT LIBERTY | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

LOUISIANA TECH AT BAYLOR | 4 P.M. | ESPNU

MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

SE LOUISIANA AT UL MONROE | 4:30 P.M. | ESPN+

EAST CAROLINA AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLOTTE AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

MARSHALL AT MISSOURI STATE | 6:30 P.M. | CBSSN

TROY AT MISSOURI | 7 P.M. | SECN+

FLORIDA AT AUBURN | 7 P.M. | ESPN

GEORGIA STATE AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

MURRAY STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

UCONN AT SOUTHERN MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

UT MARTIN AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

WESTERN MICHIGAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

DELAWARE STATE AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NEVADA AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

OHIO AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NICHOLLS AT SAM HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

EASTERN WASHINGTON AT WASHINGTON | 7:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

MICHIGAN STATE AT NOTRE DAME | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

LSU AT OLE MISS | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

NEW MEXICO AT OKLAHOMA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2

BYU AT COLORADO STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBS

WEST VIRGINIA VS. VIRGINIA (IN CHARLOTTE, N.C.) | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

VIRGINIA TECH AT MARYLAND | 7:30 P.M. | FOX/FS1

KENNESAW STATE AT TENNESSEE | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

UTSA AT TEXAS | 8 P.M. | SECN+

ARKANSAS STATE AT TCU | 8 P.M. | ESPNU

EAST TEXAS A&M AT TULSA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

UAB AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTH DAKOTA AT BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | CBSSN

JAMES MADISON AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 10 P.M. | CW

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT ARIZONA | 10:30 P.M. | TNT

NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN

PURDUE AT UCLA | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

MONTANA AT OREGON STATE | 11 P.M. | USA NETWORK

FRESNO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 11 P.M. | FS1

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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/SCORES

WEEK 2 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

DETROIT LIONS AT BUFFALO BILLS – 8:15 PM ET, PRIME VIDEO, HIGHMARK STADIUM, ORCHARD PARK, NY. THIS IS THE FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME AT THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM NFL PLAYOFF PASS, NFL PLAYOFF PASS +1

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 (EARLY AFTERNOON, 1:00 PM ET)

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS – FOX, MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, ATLANTA, GA

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS – CBS, M&T BANK STADIUM, BALTIMORE, MD

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS – FOX, SOLDIER FIELD, CHICAGO, IL

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT HOUSTON TEXANS – CBS, NRG STADIUM, HOUSTON, TX

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – CBS, GILLETTE STADIUM, FOXBOROUGH, MA

GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW YORK JETS – FOX, METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – CBS, RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, TAMPA, FL

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TENNESSEE TITANS – FOX, NISSAN STADIUM, NASHVILLE, TN

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 (LATE AFTERNOON)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS – 4:05 PM ET, CBS, EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH, DENVER, CO

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – 4:05 PM ET, CBS, SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD, CA

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS – 4:25 PM ET, FOX, STATE FARM STADIUM, GLENDALE, AZ

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS – 4:25 PM ET, FOX, AT&T STADIUM, ARLINGTON, TX

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – 4:25 PM ET, FOX, LEVI’S STADIUM, SANTA CLARA, CA

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SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – 8:20 PM ET, NBC AND PEACOCK, GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM, KANSAS CITY, MO

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

NEW YORK GIANTS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS – 8:15 PM ET, ESPN AND ABC, SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD, CA

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE

2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC

3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS

4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET

5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS

6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX

7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS

8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS

9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX

10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS

11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO

12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX

13 BYE WEEK

14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX

15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS

16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD

17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX

18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD

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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES

NFL NEWS

IN BUFFALO AND ELSEWHERE, NFL PLAYERS FIND GRASS TO BE THE BETTER CHOICE OVER ARTIFICIAL TURF

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — For Josh Allen, the grass is most definitely greener across the street.

As the Buffalo Bills moved closer to their first regular-season game Thursday in their new Highmark Stadium, the quarterback looked forward to not having to deal with the added wear and tear his body previously experienced playing on the artificial turf of the team’s now-demolished old facility.

“I’ve gotten numerous, numerous burns on my legs from artificial turf, to the point I can’t sleep at night because it’s bubbling over. It’s very painful,” Allen said, noting he still feels it after the Bills practice on the turf inside their fieldhouse. “If I could snap my fingers and make every field grass, that’s what I would do for sure.”

The new Bills stadium and Allen’s comments reflect an increasingly heated debate in the league over whether teams should play on artificial turf or natural grass. It follows a World Cup in which tournament organizers mandated converting seven NFL stadiums from turf to grass, only to switch back to artificial surfaces for the pro football season.

Players overwhelmingly support grass

NFL players and their union overwhelmingly favor natural grass and are perplexed about why the league’s billionaire owners can’t do what FIFA did for the World Cup.

“It’s a little bizarre, but what can you expect?” 49ers defensive lineman Nick Bosa said.

As with most debates, it’s about money. Though the NFL does not provide cost figures, it’s widely accepted that artificial turf is much more affordable than grass, which requires year-round maintenance and constant resodding. NFL grass fields generally have a lifespan of about seven events.

Artificial fields also require some maintenance to replace infill, and generally have a lifespan of between three to seven years.

That still doesn’t square with players, even as the NFL continues trending toward artificial surfaces.

“Natural grass isn’t out of reach. Prioritizing players shouldn’t be either!” Colts running back Jonathan Taylor posted on his X account with the hashtag “WorthTheCost.”

With Buffalo, 16 of the NFL’s 30 facilities will feature grass this season, including Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, which is made up of 95% grass and reinforced with polyethylene fibers.

Of the 18 NFL facilities built since 2000, 11 have artificial surfaces, and those don’t include Carolina and Tennessee, which recently made the switch to turf. Cost and maintenance appear to play more of a factor than geography, with six of the NFL’s seven coldest markets and all three Florida-based teams featuring grass surfaces.

Where there is consensus is that NFL playing surfaces are far more advanced today than 50 years ago when several teams, starting with the Houston Oilers, played on AstroTurf — essentially a thinly padded carpet laid over concrete or asphalt.

NFL/NFLPA set standards for all fields

Nick Pappas, the NFL’s director of field surfaces, said the advancements in turf technology are night and day since the AstroTurf era. The focus now, he said, is the NFL and NFLPA working with all turf manufacturers to establish standards for surfaces based on player feedback and metrics from testing conducted by the league.

This led to the league and union jointly releasing a series of standardized playing surface requirements each facility must meet by 2028. The list of criteria covering both playing and practice surfaces includes minimum standards for impact, traction, and guidelines for when to resurface.

The objective is to achieve as much consistency as possible across all 30 NFL playing surfaces, whether grass or artificial.

“The goal is that we take the emotions out of the material makeup,” Pappas said. “What the composition of the field is should only be secondary to how the field performs.”

In the past, Pappas said, the guidelines for field composition were easy to comply with, leading to teams choosing their turf by cutting the best deal with a manufacturer. Now, the league and union are having manufacturers present their products for testing before being certified.

“That’s really the course correction,” Pappas said. “It’s, bring us a product once you believe you’ve met (the criteria). And then we’ll run it through the wringer and get it in front of our athlete and ensure that we feel comfortable putting it into play.”

The NFL cites its own studies in saying there has been no significant difference in injury rates when comparing artificial turf and grass over the past three seasons. And last season’s lower-extremity injury rate was half of the average level that occurred from 2018-22.

And yet players, and even some NFL owners, prefer grass.

That was the case in Las Vegas, where Raiders managing general partner Mark Davis cited player safety as one reason to install grass despite moving into an indoor facility.

The same applied in Buffalo, where owner Terry Pegula considered installing natural grass in the team’s old facility before electing to wait until the new one was built.

Already resodding in Buffalo

The Bills have encountered a few hiccups in making the switch, and that’s despite installing heating coils, grow lights and ventilation systems to spur growth. The team recently elected to resod its entire field ahead of schedule after divots and worn areas became exposed after just two preseason games and two practices.

The Bills elected to resod after their final preseason game to take advantage of a three-plus-week window before their home opener. And they’re expected to resod the field at last once more before the season is over.

Pappas called it a trial and error process, because there’s a learning curve involved to determine how grass reacts to a new environment.

“Obviously, we were seeing a grass that maybe didn’t have the strength that everybody had hoped for and was pulling apart a little more than expected or preferred,” said Pappas, who personally inspected the Bills’ field before and after the team’s preseason finale last month. “They’ll continue to adapt and make adjustments as they need to. … And I do anticipate things will continue to improve.”

The NFLPA, meantime, applauded the Bills for installing grass in the first place, and sticking with it despite the additional costs involved.

Cost isn’t an issue as far as Bills President Pete Guelli is concerned.

“I understand the economics of why people want an artificial turf field,” Guelli told The Associated Press. “But if you’re really putting your players first, there’s no other choice but grass.”

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JETS S MINKAH FITZPATRICK, WR OMAR COOPER JR. EXPECTED TO MISS MULTIPLE GAMES

Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is expected to miss multiple games with a groin injury that limited him to six snaps in New York’s Week 1 win over the Titans.

Fitzpatrick was in coverage near the sideline at Nashville when he slid to the ground and immediately reached for his upper left leg.

According to multiple reports, Fitzpatrick will be sidelined for at least one week and his return for Week 3 is unlikely.

The Jets plan to add safety Dean Clark to the practice squad for depth.

Fitzpatrick and rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr., who is not expected to play Sunday after leaving the opener with an ankle injury, are not candidates for injured reserve, according to NFL Network. If the Jets opted to place either on IR, the roster move mandates missing at least four games.

Cooper also is considered week-to-week. The status of wide receiver Tim Patrick, placed on short-term IR on Monday, already created an opening for a wide receiver.

Reports on Tuesday indicated the Jets would be hosting veteran wide receivers with former Giants starter Darius Slayton considered an option.

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REPORT: CHARGERS ADD WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING TO PRACTICE SQUAD

Seeking to bolster a banged-up receiving corps, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad, ESPN reported on Tuesday.

The move comes in the wake of three Chargers wide receivers getting hurt on Sunday in the team’s 26-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. KeAndre Lambert-Smith landed on injured reserve due to a hamstring ailment. Ladd McConkey is day-to-day because of a rib injury, and Derius Davis also is banged up.

Valdes-Scantling was released by the Dallas Cowboys late last month following training camp. In eight NFL seasons, he has appeared for six teams, and he won Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs after the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Selected out of South Florida in the fifth round of the 2018 draft by the Packers, Valdes-Scantling played in Green Bay through 2021. He then played for the Chiefs (2022-23), the Buffalo Bills (2024), New Orleans Saints (2024), San Francisco 49ers (2025) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2025).

His best regular-season numbers came in 2020 for Green Bay, when he averaged a league-best 20.9 yards per reception while making 33 catches for career-high totals of 690 yards and six touchdowns.

Last season for San Francisco and Pittsburgh combined, he managed just 14 receptions for 120 yards and one TD.

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BRONCOS’ SEAN PAYTON: BEATDOWN BY CHIEFS ‘A SLAP IN THE FACE’

Denver head coach Sean Payton characterized the Broncos’ 31-10 season-opening loss to the host Kansas City Chiefs in terms less gentle than a wake-up call.

“Certainly a slap in the face,” Payton said Tuesday. “When you come off training camp and your offseason program, it’s one thing to lose in a hard-fought game where you feel like you played well. I don’t feel like we played up to our standard, and certainly that starts with us as coaches, myself. So, yes, it’s disappointing. That would be a great way to describe it.”

The loss might have stung more coming against the AFC West-rival Chiefs, who outscored the Broncos 24-3 after the first quarter on Monday night before a partisan crowd of 73,543 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Payton said that the coaches and players will have to analyze what happened in the opener before moving on to Sunday’s home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0). He said the coaches would have “that honest day” where they discuss what they could have done differently.

“… you have to have that,” Payton said. “I know it’s a shorter week, but there’s no way we can get past (Monday) without looking at the tape and looking at the things that we have to improve on before we even play the next opponent.”

He said that it’s more difficult to clear out memories from Monday night because the Broncos did not play well. There are obvious areas to address.

The Chiefs had more first downs (19-9) and more total yards (392-176). They rushed 38 times for 220 yards and quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 15 of 27 passes for 184 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Mahomes also ran seven times for 23 yards and a touchdown in his first game since suffering a season-ending ACL tear in December.

Kenneth Walker III rumbled for 173 yards on 23 carries and caught three passes while totaling two touchdowns in his Kansas City debut after winning the Super Bowl last season with the Seattle Seahawks.

Denver quarterback Bo Nix was 17-for-28 for 131 yards and one touchdown. He was intercepted on the game’s third play from scrimmage and Kansas City’s defense kept bringing the heat with four sacks. It recovered one of his three fumbles.

“I think part of it was certainly the downs and distances that we put ourselves in,” Payton said. “So when you end up in some of those second-and-long or third-and-longs, however you get there — minus plays, penalties, there’s a number of reasons. Then all of a sudden, the job description for (Nix) gets much more difficult.

“So if there was one thing that gave you a pretty good reflection on how the game went, and how poorly we played and how well Kansas City played, if you just look at the third-down numbers, those guys were converting third-and-2, 3, 4 at a pretty good rate. I don’t think we converted a third down in our last 10 attempts.”

The Broncos were just 2 of 12 (16.7%) on third downs, to 9 of 17 (52.9%) for the Chiefs.

Asked if the Kansas City defense did anything in particular to get pressure on Nix, Payton said Denver got behind and put itself in passing situations, becoming one-dimensional. Offensive coordinator Davis Webb was in his first game as play-caller instead of Payton.

“Our run-pass ratio was skewed and off,” Payton said. “As that unfolds and you get into where you’re throwing the ball, then it becomes more challenging. The way that game unfolded, all of the sudden there were a number of series where you felt one-dimensional. I think that added to the problem.”

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COWBOYS SIGN RB TYLER GOODSON FROM FALCONS’ PRACTICE SQUAD

The Dallas Cowboys signed running back Tyler Goodson off the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad on Tuesday.

The Cowboys cleared room on the 53-man active roster by waiving fellow running back Israel Abanikanda.

The move comes after running back Malik Davis landed on injured reserve Saturday following a hip injury.

Goodson, 25, rushed 54 times for 264 yards and one TD and caught 19 passes for 103 yards and one TD in 33 games (one start) with the Indianapolis Colts from 2023-25 after going undrafted out of Iowa.

Abanikanda, 23, was a fifth-round pick by the New York Jets in 2023. He has spent time with the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers and Cowboys but has not played in a game since the 2023 season.

Cowboys starter Javonte Williams rushed 12 times for 41 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 31 yards and another score in Sunday night’s season-opening road loss to the New York Giants.

Dallas (0-1) hosts the Washington Commander (0-1) on Sunday afternoon.

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REPORT: DOLPHINS S KYLE LOUIS SIDELINED BY MCL SPRAIN

Miami Dolphins rookie safety Kyle Louis sustained an MCL sprain in his NFL debut Sunday and is expected to miss a few weeks, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.

Head coach Jeff Hafley told reporters Monday night that Louis will miss at least the Week 2 game at the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday but said he did not know the full extent of the knee injury.

Louis, 22, is listed as a second-string safety on the depth chart. He was hurt in Miami’s 27-13 road loss to the Las Vegas Raiders to open the season. He played three snaps on defense and 14 on special teams.

Miami selected Louis in the fourth round out of Pittsburgh, where he played linebacker from 2022-25.

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BROWNS PLACE RB DYLAN SAMPSON (KNEE) ON INJURED RESERVE

Cleveland Browns placed Dylan Sampson on injured reserve on Tuesday with a knee injury and signed fellow running back Jaleel McLaughlin to the active roster from the practice squad.

Sampson, 22, was hurt returning a kickoff in the first quarter of Cleveland’s 34-10 loss to the host Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. He is listed as the backup to starter Quinshon Judkins on the depth chart. Sampson will miss at least the next four games.

He rushed 65 times for 175 yards and added 33 catches for 271 yards and two touchdowns in 15 games (two starts) during his rookie season last year. Sampson was selected by Cleveland in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Tennessee.

Raheim Sanders is expected to serve as the backup to Judkins for the Browns (0-1), who will visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) on Sunday afternoon.

McLaughlin, who turned 26 on Sunday, played in 41 games (nine starts) from 2023-25 for the Denver Broncos, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2023 out of Youngstown State. He rushed 226 times for 1,093 yards and three touchdowns and added 59 receptions for 263 yards and four TDs for Denver.

The Browns also signed running back Eric Gray, punter Wes Pahl and offensive tackles Obinna Eze and Xavier Truss to the practice squad on Tuesday. Defensive tackle Chris Williams and cornerback D’Angelo Ross were released from the practice squad.

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RYAN DAY CALLS OHIO STATE’S TEXAS COLLAPSE ‘MADDENING’ AS SIXTH-RANKED BUCKEYES SEEK QUICK FIXES

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Ryan Day might have been understating things slightly when he said there’s a lot that comes with a loss at Ohio State.

Last Saturday’s historic fourth-quarter collapse by the Buckeyes in their 24-23 loss at Texas has brought angst and second-guessing usually reserved for losses to arch-rival Michigan.

Day spent Tuesday’s news conference going through the post-mortem after experiencing only his second setback in 27 games in September while trying to outline his hopes of preventing the loss from snowballing and impacting the rest of the season.

“It’s extremely frustrating, it’s maddening and we’re excited to get back on the field and get going because the last couple of days haven’t been fun around here,” Day said. “Had some really good conversations with the guys. I think they’re going to be in a good mindset moving forward. We understand we have a lot of football ahead of us. So this highlighted some things that we got to get fixed.”

It was the first time in program history the sixth-ranked Buckeyes have lost when leading by at least 17 points at halftime. Going back to 2004, top-ranked teams in the AP Top 25 were 197-0 when holding a 20-point lead at any point in the fourth quarter. Ohio State was up 23-3 going into the final 15 minutes before the Longhorns scored on their final three drives.

Day might have been too aggressive at times — including a failed fourth-down conversion when the Buckeyes could have kicked a field goal — which he owned up to.

“When it’s time to go win the game, we all have to be on the same page and we have to live with the result. Just like we throw the ball on third-and-4 to Jeremiah (Smith) on a fade to go win the game (in the fourth quarter). Yeah, I absolutely own that. We didn’t have enough answers in the fourth quarter to go win the game, but we will moving forward.”

One late-game situation Day acknowledged he might do differently next time is letting a team score in order to have enough time to possibly go on a game-winning drive.

Day called his final timeout with 53 seconds remaining when Texas’ Hollywood Smothers was stopped on first-and-goal at the 1. Smothers ended up scoring two plays later and with 25 seconds on the clock.

“If we win the game, then it would’ve been the right decision. And in the moment you’ve got to make a hard decision and I decided to try to hold the line,” he said. “Ultimately would have loved to see what it would’ve looked like if they would’ve scored. So we’ll have to think about it when it happens again.”

Julian Sayin passed for 278 yards, but completed only five of 16 passes in the second half. The junior has a 75.9% completion rate in his two seasons as Ohio State’s starter, but it is 62.5% in losses.

Before opening Big Ten play on Sept. 26 against Illinois, the Buckeyes (1-1) host Kent State on Saturday.

Ohio State is averaging 59 points and winning by an average margin of 51.7 points in its seven matchups against MAC teams since Day took over as head coach in 2019.

The bigger concern is making sure the Buckeyes correct mistakes by the time they have crucial road tests next month against No. 18 Iowa, No. 4 Indiana and No. 12 Southern California.

“It’s see what we did wrong, try to improve those and make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Sayin said. “I think we have a good group of guys on our team. I think we can use this as fuel. I love the group of guys on the team and have a lot of confidence in them.”

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NO. 13 TEXAS TECH ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND DOMINANCE OF NO. 22 HOUSTON

No. 13 Texas Tech owns the series with No. 22 Houston, a run decades in the making.

The Red Raiders get another chance to hunt the Cougars on Friday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams in Lubbock, Texas.

The Red Raiders (2-0) have won seven consecutive games against Houston and 13 of the last 14 matchups. This is just the third time the teams will meet when both are ranked in the Top 25.

This is the third meeting since Houston joined the Big 12 in 2023. Texas Tech posted wins by 21 and 24 points, respectively.

The Red Raiders’ 35-11 victory in Houston last season was one of 12 Texas Tech victories by more than 20 points. The Red Raiders eventually lost to Oregon in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.

“Great opponent,” Houston coach Willie Fritz said of Texas Tech. “They were in the College Football Playoff last year and won our conference last year so it’s going to be a tremendous challenge for us.”

The Cougars (2-0) routed Southern 77-6 last weekend, scoring their most points since cranking up 84 against Eastern Washington in 1990. Houston held Southern to minus-6 rushing yards and leads the nation in rushing defense (10.0 yards per game).

The Cougars knocked off Oregon State 33-20 in Week 1.

Texas Tech visited at Oregon State last Saturday, scoring the final 14 points to rally for a 35-24 victory.

Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire said his team will have to play much better on Friday.

“Houston is a great football team,” McGuire said Monday. “I’ve been really impressed by them. … We have our hands full. This will be a great matchup.”

Texas Tech quarterback Will Hammond has completed 76.7% of his passes for 487 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. J’Koby Williams leads with 187 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

The Red Raiders hope to have standout tight end Terrance Carter Jr. (foot) back from a one-game absence and projected impact outside linebacker Trey White (back) for the first time this season.

Carter caught three passes for 28 yards in the season-opening 33-10 victory over Abilene Christian. He had 55 receptions for 624 yards and five touchdowns.

White came via the transfer portal after back-to-back first-team all conference seasons for San Diego State. He had a combined 19.5 sacks over the past two seasons.

“Trey and T.C. are trending in the right direction,” McGuire said. “They both had good runs (Monday) morning. … Feeling good as long as we don’t have any setbacks to getting those guys back.”

Houston quarterback Conner Weigman has completed 69% of his attempts for 425 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. Makhi Hughes has rushed for 142 yards and two scores while Amare Thomas and Koby Young each have two touchdown passes.

High school football is the king of Friday nights in the state of Texas and this marks the first time since 1941 that Texas Tech will play a home game on that night of the week.

The expected charged-up atmosphere won’t hinder the Cougars, according to Fritz, due to the presence of Weigman.

Weigman started 13 games during three seasons at Southeastern Conference program Texas A&M before being the Houston starter last season and again this year.

“Conner’s played in a bunch of hostile environments,” Fritz said. “I like the fact he’s got experience doing that. He’ll do a great job.”

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB ROUNDUP: JACOB MISIOROWSKI, BREWERS SEAL NL CENTRAL TITLE

Jacob Misiorowski tossed five scoreless innings, Joey Ortiz collected three hits and two RBIs, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the host Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Tuesday for the start of what proved to be a celebratory night.

The Brewers won for the sixth time in seven games and later clinched their fourth consecutive National League Central title when the Chicago Cubs lost 6-3 to the Atlanta Braves.

Misiorowski (15-5) lowered his ERA to 1.89 and continued to bolster his case for this year’s NL Cy Young Award by striking out seven and walking one batter while allowing five hits. The Brewers broke the game open with four runs in the sixth inning.

Rafael Flores Jr. went 4-for-4 for Pittsburgh, which lost for the third time in four games. Lake Bachar (1-4) yielded one run in two innings.

Dodgers 4, Reds 0

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just one hit over seven scoreless innings while Teoscar Hernandez and Alex Freeland homered to lead visiting Los Angeles past Cincinnati.

Brock Stewart pitched a scoreless eighth and Tanner Scott finished Los Angeles’ 12th shutout of the season in the ninth. Freddie Freeman added three hits for the Dodgers, who trimmed their magic number to two for clinching the National League West title.

The Reds were blanked for a major-league-leading 17th time and fell a season-low 11 games under .500 with their seventh loss in eight games. Cincinnati has dropped all five games this season against the Dodgers.

Guardians 7, White Sox 6

Brayan Rocchio ripped a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning as host Cleveland moved within a half-game of first-place Chicago in the American League Central.

Jo Adell belted a two-run homer and Travis Bazzana delivered two solo shots for the Guardians. The late uprising made a winner out of Cade Smith (6-1), who threw 1 2/3 perfect innings.

Miguel Vargas ripped a two-run single to highlight a four-run sixth inning for the White Sox. Grant Taylor (7-3) took the loss.

Nationals 6, Phillies 3

Pinch hitter Daylen Lile socked a three-run homer in the seventh inning, lifting host Washington to a win against Philadelphia.

Andres Chaparro had a solo homer and a double for the Nationals, who have won four straight after losing seven in a row. Richard Lovelady (3-4) pitched one inning for the win, and Erik Tolman worked the ninth for his third save.

Kyle Schwarber homered and Luis Arraez had two doubles and a walk for the Phillies, who have lost four of five and remained a half-game behind the Chicago Cubs for the first NL wild card.

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Ronald Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin each hit a two-run homer as Atlanta won at Chicago.

Martin Perez (9-9) allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits across six innings for the 100th victory of his major league career. Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth to log his 33rd save of the season.

Kevin Gausman threw 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball for the Cubs. Jacob Webb (6-5) served up Albies’ go-ahead homer in the seventh.

Rays 2, Athletics 1

Junior Caminero bashed a walk-off homer for the second time in four games as Tampa Bay beat the Athletics in St. Petersburg, Fla., and improved to 4-0 on its homestand.

The third baseman, who launched a walk-off blast Friday against the Houston Astros to send the Rays to the playoffs, repeated the feat on a 100 mph 0-2 fastball from Elvis Alvarado (5-4). It was his American League-high 41st homer.

Chandler Simpson went 3-for-3 with a double and a run for the Rays. Bryan Baker (3-2) got three flyouts in a perfect ninth for the win. The A’s managed only four hits while falling to 8-4 in their past 12 games.

Yankees 8, Twins 1

Spencer Jones belted a three-run home run, Cody Bellinger hammered a two-run shot, and New York cruised past Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Bellinger collected three hits while Heliot Ramos, George Lombard Jr. and Anthony Volpe had two apiece for New York, which earned its third win in a row. Yankees left-hander Max Fried (5-4) allowed one run on six hits in seven innings.

Luke Keaschall went 3-for-4 and Emmanuel Rodriguez finished 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Twins, who took their seventh loss in nine games. Bailey Ober (7-6) gave up three runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Orioles 7, Mets 5 (11 innings)

Coby Mayo hit a tiebreaking three-run inside-the-park home run in the 11th inning for visiting Baltimore, which stormed back to beat New York.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jeremiah Jackson homered in the second, and ex-Mets slugger Pete Alonso tied the game in the ninth with his 300th career homer for the Orioles, who are three games back of the Cleveland for the final American League postseason spot. Alonso’s milestone homer earned him a curtain call from the Citi Field crowd.

Carson Benge hit a solo homer in the third for the Mets. Juan Soto went 2-for-5 with an RBI while Bo Bichette had three hits.

Rockies 9, Padres 3

Cole Carrigg homered twice, including a three-run shot to cap a five-run sixth inning, and Colorado beat San Diego in Denver to snap an eight-game skid.

Carrigg finished with four hits and five RBIs, both career highs for the rookie. Troy Johnston had three hits for the Rockies, who got five innings of shutout relief from Ryan Feltner (6-10).

Fernando Tatis Jr., Austin Hays and Luis Campusano homered for the Padres, whose eight-game winning streak ended. Reliever Wandy Peralta (3-3) permitted four runs and got just two outs.

Astros 4, Royals 2

Jeremy Pena recorded his fifth career multi-homer game and Yordan Alvarez homered for just the second time this month as Houston downed visiting Kansas City.

Hunter Brown (6-3) fanned a season-high-tying 10 while allowing one run in five innings for the Astros, who maintained a one-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the American League West. Josh Hader handled the ninth inning for his 26th save.

Vinnie Pasquantino went deep for the Royals, who have lost three in a row. Michael Wacha (9-9) permitted four runs in six innings.

Rangers 4, Red Sox 2

Jacob deGrom struck out eight in five innings and Texas scored four runs in the second inning to defeat Boston in Arlington, Texas.

deGrom (11-9) gave up two runs on three hits. Jacob Latz pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to register his 30th save. Elias Diaz and Corey Seager each had a two-run hit for the Rangers.

Red Sox starter Patrick Sandoval (1-6) allowed four runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings. The Boston offense struck out 15 times and stranded nine baserunners.

Tigers 10, Blue Jays 1

Spencer Torkelson hit a three-run homer, Drew Anderson pitched five scoreless innings and visiting Detroit defeated Toronto.

Torkelson also doubled, walked and stole a base as the Tigers won their sixth straight. Hao-Yu Lee added a solo shot in the win. Anderson (5-6) allowed two hits.

Toronto fell to two games behind the Guardians for the third American League wild-card berth. Blue Jays reliever Brendan Cellucci struck out three in 1 2/3 perfect innings in his major league debut before Michael Lorenzen (3-13) surrendered five runs in two innings.

Giants 10, Cardinals 3

Bryce Eldridge hit a long home run and drove in three runs, rookie Blade Tidwell pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and visiting San Francisco beat St. Louis to stop a four-game losing streak.

Turner Hill hit his first major league homer for the Giants. He finished with three RBIs and also made three nice running catches in left field. Christian Koss had three hits and drove in two runs for San Francisco. Tidwell (1-2) allowed two runs and three hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings.

Alec Burleson lined a solo homer, his 23rd, for the Cardinals, who had won three of four.

Angels 2, Mariners 1

Josh Lowe hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning and Ryan Johnson allowed one run on six hits over six frames, leading Los Angeles past Seattle in Anaheim, Calif.

Wade Meckler had two hits and a run while Vaughn Grissom hit an RBI double for the Angels, who clinched their first home series win since Aug. 10-13 against the Rangers. Johnson (5-8) struck out seven.

The result guaranteed the Mariners their first losing season since the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, when they went 27-33. Logan Gilbert (12-10) gave up two runs on six hits in six innings.

Marlins 4, Diamondbacks 2 (11 innings)

Esteury Ruiz hit a tiebreaking three-run double with two outs in the 11th inning and Miami outlasted Arizona in Phoenix to prevent the Diamondbacks from gaining ground in the NL wild-card race.

Griffin Conine homered for the Marlins, who did not have an at-bat with a runner in scoring position until automatic runner Javier Sanoja was placed there to open the 10th in a 1-1 game. Josh Ekness (2-3), the eighth Miami pitcher, struck out two in two innings.

Gabriel Moreno homered, singled, walked twice, stole a base and threw out two baserunners for the D-backs. Arizona remained 2 1/2 games behind San Diego in the race for the third NL wild card.

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NHL NEWS

CAPITALS F RYAN LEONARD SIGNS 8-YEAR, $84M CONTRACT

Washington Capitals forward Ryan Leonard signed an eight-year, $84 million contract on Tuesday.

The deal came on the final day for teams to sign players to eight-year contracts. The maximum term allowable drops to seven years on Wednesday.

Leonard’s contract begins next season and has an average annual value of $10.5 million. He is entering the last season of the three-year, entry-level contract.

“We are extremely excited to sign Ryan to a long-term contract with our club,” Washington general manager Chris Patrick said. “Ryan is a young and talented player who is still years away from entering his prime, and we believe he has tremendous potential to continue growing into an important player for our organization.

“While reaching his full potential will take time, we have been impressed with his work ethic and the way he continues to develop his game. We are confident in Ryan’s ability to continue improving as a hockey player, and we believe this agreement provides him with the opportunity to grow and develop within our organization while giving us the ability to keep a talented young player in our lineup for years to come.”

Leonard, 21, recorded 45 points (20 goals, 25 assists) in 75 games with the Capitals in 2025-26.

He was selected by the Capitals with the eighth overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft.

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DRAKE BATHERSON SIGNS 8-YEAR, $86M EXTENSION WITH SENATORS

Forward Drake Batherson signed an eight-year contract extension with an annual average value of $10.75 million that runs through the 2034-35 season, the club announced Tuesday.

Batherson will play out his previous contract in the upcoming season, earning $4.975 million. His new deal will make him the highest-paid member of the Senators, both in total value — $86 million — and in annual average value, per Spotrac.

“Drake exemplifies what it is to be an Ottawa Senator,” said Steve Staios, the team’s general manager and president of hockey operations. “He was drafted and developed by our organization and has shown a commitment to wanting to be in Ottawa long term. We view him as a key part of our core group.”

The Senators selected Batherson, an Indiana native, in the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Draft. He made his debut in the 2018-19 season, playing in 20 games.

Last season, the 28-year-old recorded a career-high 71 points in 79 games. His 33 goals also were a career high. He led the team in scoring in the playoffs with four points (three goals, one assist) in four games as the Senators were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round.

Last season was the seventh straight in which he increased his point total, becoming only the second player in NHL history to accomplish that.

With 364 career points, he stands 10th on the franchise’s all-time scoring list.

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DUCKS SIGN F CUTTER GAUTHIER TO 6-YEAR CONTRACT

Five days before their preseason opener, the Anaheim Ducks signed their leading goal-scorer and point-scorer from last season, forward Cutter Gauthier, to a six-year deal on Tuesday.

While the club didn’t announce the financial terms, the 22-year-old restricted free agent landed a deal that will average $13.5 million annually, according to ESPN and The Athletic. ESPN reported that he will have an $850,000 salary in the first year of the deal but that he also landed an $18.6 million signing bonus.

The average annual value of Gauthier’s pact ranks second on the team behind the $18 million of center Leo Carlsson, per The Athletic.

Gauthier had completed his three-year entry-level contract.

Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said in a statement, “We are pleased to get Cutter signed to a long-term deal and have him in camp on time. He’s a major part of our young core, a pure goal-scoring talent that will continue progressing into an elite NHL player.”

Gauthier added in a statement, “This is a very exciting day for my family and me. I’m so pleased to be able to sign long term with the Ducks and be part of what I believe is a great future.”

Last season, Gauthier scored 41 goals and handed out 28 assists, both career highs. In 12 postseason games, he added four goals and eight assists as the Ducks eliminated the Edmonton Oilers in six games before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in six games.

After logging an assist in his lone NHL game in 2023-24, Gauthier appeared in all 82 games the following campaign, notching 20 goals and 24 assists.

Anaheim acquired Gauthier in a January 2024 trade that sent defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a second-round draft pick to Philadelphia. The Flyers had selected Gauthier, a native of Sweden who grew up in Arizona, with the fifth overall pick in the 2022 draft.

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GOLF NEWS

PGA TOUR WILL HAVE AN ELITE TIER AND OUTLINES THE PATH TO GET THERE AND STAY THERE

The PGA Tour announced new eligibility for its two-tier model in 2028 that treats the elite Championship Series tournaments with equal standing as the four majors and The Players Championship. It also spells out clearly how to reach — and stay on — the top level.

The simplified system does away with five-year exemptions for winning majors, The Players and the FedEx Cup. Those are now two-year exemptions on the Championship Series, with an additional two years on the lesser Challenger Series.

Winners of Championship Series events also will get a two-year exemption on the elite circuit.

The tour also is giving the top college senior a spot on the top tier, and offering a “Last Chance Series” in the fall that will award the top three players a shot at rejoining the Championship Series.

“I don’t think it’s perfect,” CEO Brian Rolapp said Tuesday in a conference call. “But I think it’s a huge improvement, and I think we’ll continue to innovate as the years go on because we’ll be smarter after the ’28 season and smarter after the ’29 and we’ll continue to try to get better.”

It starts with a key transition period — how to determine who gets on the Championship Series with its $20 million purses, and who starts on the Challenger Series of prize funds expected to be half as much. Each tier will have its own points system.

For the Championship Series, all tournaments — including the majors — are treated equally. Currently, there is a bump in points for the majors and The Players.

The tour said it would honor exemptions earned in 2026. That means PGA champion Aaron Rai and British Open champion Ryan Fox will get five-year exemptions on the Championship Series through 2031. Major champions in 2027 will be exempt on the elite level through 2029.

But it makes 2027 a pivotal year. The top 70 in the FedEx Cup through the Tour Championship — and the top 95 after the fall portion — will be in the Championship Series, along with those who have exemptions from winning regular tournaments in 2026.

The top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour this year earn PGA Tour cards. For 2027, the top 10 will get on the top tier, and the next 10 start on the Challenger Series.

The PGA Tour boards approved the plan Monday. Still to be decided are the rest of the Championship Series events and where they fit in the schedule. Nine such events already have been announced. Rolapp has asked for offers from potential sponsors and sites by the end of the month.

The tour is still negotiating with the European tour on a renewed alliance that currently provides PGA Tour cards for the leading 10 players in the Race to Dubai. At stake is how many of those players would go straight to the Championship Series. Rolapp said he doesn’t see a scenario where Championship series spots are not offered.

Rory McIlroy saw that as critical.

“I don’t see any reason why a DP World Tour player would go to the Challenger Series. I don’t see that as an upward move in your career,” McIlroy said Tuesday ahead of the European tour’s flagship event at Wentworth. “I see it as a very lateral move.

“How many cards is reasonable to give to the DP World Tour for the Championship Series? I would imagine that’s what the ongoing discussions are.”

Rolapp said the key to the changes was “to reward excellence and ensure there is always a clear path for top performers at every stage of their career.”

Championship Series criteria

The Championship Series will be for the top 90 players from the previous season; the top 20 players from the Challenger Series; players who win multiple times in a season on the Challenger Series; players who have won in the past two years on the Championship Series; players who wish to use a one-time exemption from the career money list; and any medical extensions.

Players generally will no longer get additional years tacked onto their exemptions by winning multiple times during a season.

Challenger Series criteria

The Challenger Series will be for players relegated out of the Championship Series; players who finish between No. 21 and No. 90 on the Challenger points list; the leading 20 players from the Korn Ferry Tour; players finishing Nos. 2-5 in the PGA Tour University ranking; and five players from qualifying school.

The Challenger Series also will have two sponsor exemptions and allow for two Monday qualifiers at tournaments that are held the same weeks as the Championship Series.

The “Last Chance Series” will be for anyone who has Challenger Series status secured for the following year. The tour said there will be a minimum of four fall tournaments, and players will be required to play them all — pending a medical exception — if they want to earn the three spots in the Championship Series.

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European tour

BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Virginia Water, England.

Course: Wentworth GC (West). Yardage: 7,267. Par: 72.

Prize money: $9 million. Winner’s share: $1.5 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Alex Noren.

Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.

Last week: Shane Lowry won the Amgen Irish Open.

Notes: The flagship event of the European tour has one of its strongest fields, including three of the four major champions this year in Rory McIlroy, Aaron Rai and Ryan Fox. … The American contingent in the field includes 2025 U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, Ryan Gerard, Alex Smalley, Bud Cauley and Brooks Koepka. … Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are among eight LIV Golf player in the field. … The winner gets a one-year exemption to the U.S. Open and a three-year exemption to the British Open. … Thirteen of the 30 players at the Tour Championship are playing in the BMW PGA Championship. … Nick Faldo is a four-time winner of Europe’s flagship event, the most of any other player. … The tournament has been played at Wentworth every year since 1984. It previously used to rotate around the U.K. … Billy Horschel, who has won two of the last five times, is playing the new PGA Tour event in North Carolina this week to help secure his card for next year.

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PGA Tour

BILTMORE CHAMPIONSHIP ASHEVILLE

Site: Asheville, North Carolina.

Course: The Cliffs at Walnut Grove. Yardage: 7,249. Par: 71.

Prize money: $5 million. Winner’s share: $900,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: New tournament.

FedEx Cup champion: Scottie Scheffler.

Last tournament: Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship.

Notes: This starts the FedEx Cup Fall, where most players who finished outside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup try to make sure they are top 100 to retain full cards for 2027. … This is a new tournament, the first PGA Tour stop in Asheville since 1942. … Five players in next week’s Presidents Cup, three from each team, are playing the tournament. That includes Jackson Koivun, a captain’s pick, who hasn’t played since Aug. 16. Corey Conners and Ryo Hisatsune are among those from the International team. … Kevin Kisner, who works in the NBC booth, is playing for the second time this year and the first since missing the cut at Colonial at the end of May. … J.T. Poston played college golf at Western Carolina, about an hour away from Asheville. … Blades Brown is in the field. The 19-year-old who turned pro in high school is No. 11 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list and has special temporary membership on the PGA Tour.

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PGA Tour Champions

PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Pebble Beach, California.

Course: Spyglass Hill GC (Yardage: 7,000. Par: 72) and Pebble Beach GL (Yardage: 6,828. Par: 72).

Prize money: $2.4 million. Winner’s share: $360,000.

Television: Friday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Doug Barron.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink.

Last week: Zach Johnson won the Sanford International.

Notes: The tournament pairs PGA Tour Champions players with juniors of The First Tee program from chapters across the country. … Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink each have five wins this season. … Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill are the courses used for the tournament, just like the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour. … Vaughn Taylor and Vijay Singh are the only players in the field who won the PGA Tour event at Pebble Beach. Singh has been runner-up at Pebble in the PGA Tour Champions event. … Steven Alker is coming off three straight victories, one of them on the Legends Tour in Europe. … The tournament has been part of the PGA Tour Champions schedule since 2004. … The sponsor exemptions went to Darren Fichardt of South Africa and Notah Begay III, who last month received the prestigious Payne Stewart Award. … John Cook and Hale Irwin are the only players to win at Pebble Beach on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

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Korn Ferry Tour

NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Columbus, Ohio.

Course: The Ohio State University GC (Scarlet). Yardage: 7,445. Par: 71.

Prize money: $1 million. Winner’s share: $180,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-4 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile); Saturday-Sunday, 3-4 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile), 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Previous winner: John VanDerLaan.

Points leader: Ross Steelman.

Last week: Alvaro Ortiz won the Simmons Bank Open.

Next tournament: Compliance Solutions Championship on Oct. 1-4.

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LPGA Tour

Last week: Europe won the Solheim Cup.

Next week: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.

Online: https://www.lpga.com/

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Other tours

Epson Tour: Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, Mystic Creek GC, El Dorado, Arkansas. Previous winner: Erica Shepherd. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

Asian Tour: Yeangder Tournament Players Championship, Linkou International Golf and CC, Linkou, Taiwan. Defending champion: Kazuki Higa. Online: https://asiantour.com/

Japan Golf Tour: ANA Open, Sapporo GC (Wattsu), Hokkaido, Japan. Defending champion: Takumi Kanaya. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/

Ladies European Tour: La Sella Open, La Sella Golf Resort, Denia, Spain. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile). Defending champion: Anna Huang. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/

Challenge Tour: Portugal Open, PGA Aroeira 1, Lisbon, Portugal. Previous winner: J.C. Ritchie. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/hotelplanner-tour/

PGA Tour Americas: ATB Classic, Blackhawk GC, Edmonton, Alberta. Previous winner: Michael Brennan. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/americas

Legends Tour: European Legends Cup, Fontanals GC, Girona, Spain. Defending champion: Scott Hend. Online: https://legendstour.com/

Japan LPGA: Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic, Shin Minami Aichi CC (Mihama), Aichi, Japan. Defending champion: Sora Kamiya. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

Korea LPGA: Hana Financial Group Championship, The Heaven CC, Ansan, South Korea. Defending champion: Dayeon Lee. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/

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TOP INDIANA PRESS RELEASES/HEADLINES

COLTS FOOTBALL

The Indianapolis Colts today signed cornerback Johnathan Edwards to the practice squad and released cornerback Robert Carter Jr. from the practice squad.

Edwards, 6-1, 201 pounds, spent Week 1 on the team’s active roster but did not play. As a rookie in 2025, he played in 14 games (five starts) and registered 24 tackles (18 solo), three passes defensed and two special teams stops. Edwards was originally signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. Collegiately, he appeared in 45 career games at Tulane (2024) and Indiana State (2021-23) and recorded 124 tackles (86 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 22 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Carter Jr., 5-10, 175 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 31, 2026. He participated in Indianapolis’ 2026 offseason program and training camp after originally signing a reserve/future contract with the team on January 8, 2026. Carter Jr. played in 18 regular season games with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 2025 and registered 51 tackles, five interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and one forced fumble. He also appeared in two postseason contests. Collegiately, Carter Jr. played in 37 career games at Robert Morris (2023-24) and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2021-22).

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With Week 1 come and gone, the Colts are looking to bounce back after a 41-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

The unofficial depth chart for Week 2 doesn’t look too different than last, but there’s one key change: cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was reinstated from his one-game suspension. CB Johnathan Edwards was waived to make room on the 53-man roster.

Onto the unofficial depth chart:

OFFENSE

WR: Alec Pierce, Laquon Treadwell

LT: Bernhard Raimann

LG: Quenton Nelson, Dalton Tucker

C: Tanor Bortolini, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

RG: Matt Goncalves, Jalen Farmer

RT: Jalen Travis, Luke Tenuta

TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree

WR: Josh Downs

WR: Keenan Allen, Ashton Dulin, Deion Burks

QB: Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson Sr., Riley Leonard

RB: Jonathan Taylor, Seth McGowan, DJ Giddens

DEFENSE

DE: Arden Key, Jaylahn Tuimoloau, George Gumbs Jr.

DT: DeForest Buckner, Adetomiwa Adebawore

NT: Grover Stewart, Jerry Tillery, Tim Smith

DE: Laiatu Latu, Micheal Clemons, Caden Curry

WLB: Jaylon Carlies, Bryce Boettcher, Tahj Chambers

MLB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, CJ Allen, Austin Ajiake

CB: Charvarius Ward Sr., Cam Taylor-Britt

FS: Cam Bynum, Jonathan Owens

SS: AJ Haulcy, Hunter Wohler

N: Justin Walley, Kapena Gushiken

CB: Sauce Gardner

SPECIAL TEAMS

P: Rigoberto Sanchez

PK: Spencer Shrader

H: Rigoberto Sanchez

LS: Luke Rhodes

KR: Ashton Dulin, Seth McGowan

PR: Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin

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Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter shares his biggest takeaways from quarterback Daniel Jones’ first game in nine months.: https://www.colts.com/video/jim-bob-cooter-on-daniel-jones-first-game-back-colts-vs-chiefs-week-2

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Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo evaluates the issues he saw from the defense in a 41-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-defensive-coordinator-lou-anarumo-on-evaluating-each-aspect-of-the-defense-colts-vs-kansas-city-chiefs-week-2-media-availability-press-conference

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Special teams coordinator Brian Mason believes the special teams mistakes from Week 1 is on him as the leader of the position group.: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-special-teams-coordinator-brian-mason-shares-his-special-teams-takeaways-colts-vs-kansas-city-chiefs-week-2-media-availability-press-conference

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Indianapolis Indians scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning to hold off the Gwinnett Stripers in extra innings for an 8-6 win on Tuesday night on the road. With a loss from the Rochester Red Wings on Tuesday night, Indy moves into a tie for first-place atop the MiLB second half standings for the final playoff spot with five games remaining in the regular season.

In the 10th inning, Indians (41-29, 72-73) designated hitter Nick Cimillo got Indy back in front on a two-run double to left field to score Robert Hassell III and Tyler Callihan for a 7-5 lead. Duce Gourson came up later in the inning to bring home Cimillo on a single to left field to put Indy in front, 8-5. Gourson went 2-for-4 on the night with a home run in the first inning, two walks and two RBI.

Gwinnett (36-34, 74-70) was able to bring one home in the bottom of the 10th on a Jim Jarvis line drive to score outfielder José Azócar, but Beau Burrows (W, 7-4) shut the door on the Gwinnett rally.

After Indy scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning, Gwinnett scored one run in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it 5-3 before tying the game in the ninth inning on a Jordan Groshans two-run home run off Burrows.

Hassell III went 2-for-4 on the evening for Indy, highlighted by a second-inning triple to Azócar, but Azócar fumbled the gather and allowed Hassell III to come all the way home to increase the Indians lead early. Cimillo and Indians catcher Christian Bethancourt both went 2-for-5 to power the bottom of the Indy batting order.

Indians starter Hunter Barco dealt a gem on the hill going 5.0 shutout innings with six strikeouts and only gave up four hits on the night. Justin Meis allowed one run in the sixth inning and struck out one hitter in his 1.0 inning of relief. Evan Sisk threw 1.0 inning as well and Michael Darrell-Hicks held Gwinnett scoreless in his 1.0 inning.

Gwinnett starter Elieser Hernández only went 2.0 innings and gave up two runs to Indy, but only one was an earned run. Rolddy Muñoz (L, 1-5) was last to work and went 2.0 innings, but gave up the three decisive runs in the 10th inning.

The six-game series between Indianapolis and Gwinnett continues Wednesday afternoon at 11:05 AM ET. Indy’s starter will be announced tomorrow morning and RHP Brett Sears (1-0, 0.92) will take the mound for Gwinnett.

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PURDUE SOFTBALL

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Head coach Maggie Frezzotti announced Purdue softball’s 2027 Big Ten slate on Tuesday, which includes four home series at Bittinger Stadium. The Boilers will also travel to four Big Ten opponents.

Purdue will kick off its conference schedule with a home series against Maryland from March 12-14 before heading on a road trip at Penn State (Mar. 19-21). Purdue will then have a bye weekend before heading to Washington (Apr. 3-4), to take on the Huskies for the first time in program history.

The Boilers will return home for a weekend to take on the Gophers of Minnesota from April 9-11 before heading back on the road for a short trip to Illinois from April 16-18.

Purdue will close out April with a home series against UCLA (Apr. 23-25) before heading to Bowlin Stadium to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (Apr. 30-May 2). The Cornhuskers, the defending champions, will also play host to the Big Ten Tournament in 2027.

Purdue closes out the 2027 conference slate with its home rivalry series against Indiana from May 7-9 at Bittinger Stadium after playing in Bloomington, Ind. a year ago.

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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior cornerback Leonard Moore has been named a member of the 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which honors 22 college football players and one head coach for their extraordinary commitment to community service.

As part of the selection to the team, Moore is now a semifinalist for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, presented annually by the Wuerffel Foundation to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership and performance on and off the field. Moore is the fourth Notre Dame player in as many years to be named a semifinalist for the award.

An unanimous All-American, Moore is the 12th Notre Dame player in history to be selected for the Good Works Team, as Notre Dame’s most recent selections include offensive lineman Aamil Wagner in 2025, linebacker Jack Kiser in 2024, linebacker JD Bertrand in 2022 and defensive lineman Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa in 2021. Dick Corbett Head Football coach Marcus Freeman was selected as the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Honorary Head Coach for his commitment to service.

Moore is the fourth Notre Dame semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy in the past four years. Notre Dame has had one winner of the Wuerffel Trophy: linebacker Drue Tranquill in 2018. The Irish have had several finalists, including two in the past three years – linebacker JD Bertrand in 2023 and linebacker Jack Kiser in 2024. Tranquill was also a finalist in 2017, and linebacker Brandon Hoyte was a finalist in 2005. Aamil Wagner was a semifinalist last season in 2025.

Moore leads initiatives to combat chronic absenteeism and inspire student success through mentorship and accountability with Tackle Attendance South Bend, a community-driven initiative founded by Moore. Focused on creating a culture of accountability and encouragement, the program unites schools, families, and local partners to provide mentorship, resources, and innovative engagement tools. Tackle Attendance is dedicated to helping students stay engaged, build positive habits, and reach their full potential.

Moore also volunteers for the Black Student Athlete Summit, something he has participated in annually since 2015. He also partners with NDAQ Academie, where he completely funded a new, regulation size basketball court in Dakar, Senegal this past June to expand access opportunities and build a resource that can serve the community for years to come.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Announced by the league office on Tuesday, fifth year defender Vlad Walent has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Walent helped guide the Irish to a 1-0 victory at No. 17 Clemson on Friday night in the ACC opener as he assisted on the game-winning goal. 

The defender was a key piece in the Irish’s first clean sheet of the season and the first time the ranked Tigers had been shutout in a match this season. The Irish also held Clemson to just four shots on goal, the fewest number of shots on goal for Clemson this season.

Walent was also a key piece in Notre Dame’s game-winning goal as he delivered a beautiful pass through a pair of defenders to Tristan Tropeano for a goal in the 88th minute.

The Irish are back at Alumni Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 15 as they host Detroit Mercy at 7:00 p.m.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1-2, 1-0-0) finished with a dominant 4-0 win over the Detroit Mercy Titans (1-6-1, 0-2-0) on Tuesday evening at Alumni Stadium. The Irish have now won four straight matches and remain undefeated at Alumni Stadium this season. 

The Irish finished the night with four different goal scorers. Tristan Tropeano would put the Irish in front in just the first minute of play as the freshman forward scored his third goal of the season. 

Senior Nico Bartlett and freshman Evan Lim would each score a goal in the win, which were their first goals of the season for the Irish. The win was capped off with a goal from fifth year defender Vlad Walent, who has now scored three goals this season.

Blake Kelly finished the night with a save and recorded his second clean sheet of the season. 

The Irish wasted no time as they were on the board in just 41 seconds. Battling for possession, Tropeano recovered the ball and traveled through the middle of Notre Dame’s attacking third until he fired it past the keeper for an early 1-0 advantage in the 1st minute. 

Michael Capretto had a great opportunity shortly after in the seventh minute as he fired from the right side of the box towards the far post, but was stopped by the Titans goalkeeper. 

Notre Dame struck again in the 38th minute as Nate Zimmermann found Barlett on the left side of the box, where his right-footed strike found the back of the net to put the Irish up 2-0. 

Notre Dame would soon extend their lead to 3-0 in the 47th minute as the Titans were looking to clear an Irish corner kick. The pass however, was stopped by the foot of Lim as it then soared past the Titans goalkeeper and found the back of the net for Lim’s first goal of the season. 

In the 59th minute, the Irish would score goal number four on the night as a deflection from Stevie Dunphy gave Walent the opportunity on the left side of the box. Walent fired it between the near post and the diving goalkeeper for his third goal of the season.

Due to inclement weather in the area, play was suspended in the 71st minute, which resulted in an official final score of 4-0. 

McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE

On the match…

“I’m proud of the team tonight. While the scoreline might make the game look easy, it certainly wasn’t. Detroit is a well-coached team, and while we were able to score some goals, they made us earn every one of them. We’ve talked a lot as a team about sustaining excellence—not just throughout a game, but from game to game—and I thought we took another step in that direction tonight. I was especially pleased with the leadership we got from our captains and seniors. They did an excellent job setting the standard and keeping the group focused throughout the match.”

UP NEXT 

The Irish resume ACC play this Sunday, Sept 20 as they take on the Stanford Cardinal on the west coast at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S GOLF

MUSKOKA LAKES, Ont. – The University of Notre Dame men’s golf team finished in second place at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, marking the program’s second consecutive top-two finish to open up the season.

The Irish finished with a 5-over 857 at the tournament while New Mexico won the event with a 5-under 547. Santa Clara (12-over), Mississippi State (19-over), Rutgers (25-over) and Missouri (25-over) rounded out the top five.

Three Notre Dame golfers recorded top-10 finishes in the individual competition, led by Rocco Salvitti’s 3-under 210 over the three rounds to place him tied for fourth overall.

Jacob Modleski’s 1-over 214 positioned him eighth while Peyton Blackard carded a 2-over 215 to put him in a tie for ninth.

ROUND ONE

The Fighting Irish were in third place following the opening round of play, posting an even par 284. Notre Dame trailed just New Mexico (8-under) and Mississippi State (2-under) after the first round.

Three players finished under par on Sunday, led by Blackard’s 2-under 69. The sophomore totaled five birdies to record the best score by a Fighting Irish golfer.

Salvitti and Modleski each turned in rounds of 1-under 70 on the day. Liam Pasternak rounded out the Fighting Irish scorers with a 4-over.

ROUND TWO

Notre Dame turned in the best round of the tournament on Monday, firing a 9-under 275 to move up to second place behind New Mexico (15-under). All four Fighting Irish golfers that scored were either even or below par.

Salvitti led the charge with a round of 4-under 67. After a 1-under 34 on the front nine he posted three birdies and six bogeys on the back to complete his excellent day.

Mike Qiu was just one stroke behind with a 3-under 68, his best round of the tournament. Qiu’s round featured four birdies and just one bogey. Blackard also had a notable performance, shooting a 2-under 69 and Modleski had the fourth best round of the day with an even par 71.

ROUND THREE

Tuesday’s final round was by far the toughest the course played over the tournament, as every team was at least 10-over for the day. The Irish finished the round with a +14 298 to secure the second-place finish.

Salvitti and Modleski each recorded a score of 2-over 71s to complete their week of play and cement top-10 finishes on the individual leaderboard. Pasternak completed his round with a 4-over 75 and Blackard posted a score of 6-over 77 to round out the Fighting Irish scorers for the day.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame is back on the course in two weeks at the Windon Memorial Classic in Chicago at Knollwood Club. The two-day event starts on Monday, Sept. 28 and concludes on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S GOLF

MADISON, Wis. – The Fighting Irish women’s golf team opened the 2026-27 season with a top-five finish, placing fifth at the Badger Invitational held at the University of Wisconsin Golf Course.

Notre Dame finished with a 16-over 880 as a team over the three rounds. Iowa State won the tournament with a 7-under followed by Northwestern (3-under), Wisconsin (7-over) and Iowa (14-over).

The Irish placed two individuals in the top-20 on the leaderboard, as Jordan Levitt placed in a tie for eighth with a 1-over 217 while teammate Bridget Wilke finished in a tie for 16th with a 4-over 220.

ROUND ONE

The Irish were tied for sixth with Washington State after the opening round of action on Sunday, shooting a 6-over 294 as a team. Northwestern led the field with a 7-under 281 followed by Iowa State (5-under) and Michigan (5-under).

Levitt had the round of the day for the Irish, firing a 1-under 71, which included a hole-in-one on the 168-yard, par-3 eighth hole for eagle. Levitt added five birdies to her round to finish in the red for the opening day.

Maddy Bante and Wilke each carded 2-over 74s for the round followed by a 3-over 75 from Faustine Errecade to round out the Fighting Irish scorers for round one.

ROUND TWO

Notre Dame improved on its round one score by two strokes in the second day of competition, posting a 4-over 292 to move into a tie for fourth place with Iowa for the tournament. The Irish recorded the third lowest round of any team competing on Monday.

Levitt and Wilkie tied for the best round of the day for the Fighting Irish, both shooting even par 72s. Alexsandra Lapple finished just one stroke back of her two teammates with a 1-over 73. Errecade was the fourth Notre Dame golfer to record a countable score with a 3-over 75.

ROUND THREE

On the final day of competition the Irish totaled a 6-over 294 to record a top-five finish with the fifth-place performance. 

Bante was the top golfer on Tuesday for Notre Dame, finishing with an even par 72, her best round of the week. The trio of Levitt, Wilkie and Lapple each carded a 2-over 74 to complete the 6-over performance as a team.

UP NEXT

The Irish return home to host the Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf Course. The tournament opens on Saturday, Sept. 26 and ends on Sunday, Sept. 27.

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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL

Butler will take on IU Indy in a local showdown on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at IU Indy’s downtown campus. This match begins a busy week for the Bulldogs, who will host Duke and Long Island this weekend.  

Wednesday, Sept. 16. at IU Indy at 7 p.m. 

Butler Recently 

Butler recently competed against the Bellarmine Knights in back-to-back matches, both home and away, and both teams split 1-1. 

The Bulldogs are 6-3 on the season. 

Bulldog Bits 

Jersey Loyer leads the Bulldog defense with 141 kills on the season, including ten kills against Bellarmine in the last contest. 

Carly Slusser leads the Bulldogs in blocks with 39. She is ranked fifth in the BIG EAST. 

Zoe McDonald is second in blocks for the Bulldogs with 38 blocks. 

Raegan Durbin leads the Bulldogs in kills with 74.

Sawyer Jones is second in kills for the Bulldogs with 71.

Scouting IU Indy 

The Jaguars finished 18-14 overall in 2025, including a 11-7 record in the Horizon League. This season, the Jaguars are 4-6. Jillian Tippmann leads the Jaguars in kills with 145 this season. Grace Purichia leads the Jaguars in assists this season with 363. Laura Roeder leads the Jaguars in digs with 111 this season.      

Up Next 

Butler will host Duke and LIU this weekend for Butler’s Homecoming Weekend. On Friday, the Bulldogs will face off against Duke at 7 p.m. Then on Sunday, the Bulldogs will line up against LIU at 2 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

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BUTLER MEN’S GOLF

Behind co-medalist honors from freshman Nicholas Brooks and a top-three finish by Logan Sutto, the Butler men’s golf team placed second at the RedHawk Intercollegiate at Pittsburgh Field Club.

The Bulldogs closed the tournament at eight-under 844, finishing seven strokes behind champion VCU. Butler was followed by BIG EAST foe Seton Hall in third (846). There were 14 teams in the field.

Brooks completed his first collegiate tournament with a 54-hole total of 204 (-9). His final round included three birdies and his only bogey of the tournament. Brooks earned co-medalist honors alongside Robert Burns of Oakland, who also carded a 69 (-2) in the final round.

Sutto finished tied for third at 206 (-7), carding a final-round 68 (-3), the lowest round of the day for Butler. Sutto opened his final round with four consecutive birdies, bringing his tournament total to 15 birdies.

Ethan Blomme finished 26th with a 215 (+2) after carding an even-par 71 in the final round. Blomme recorded three birdies on his final day of play.

Luke Kruger finished tied for 41st with a 219 (+6), carding a final-round 72 (+1).

Freshman Johnny Leaman finished his first collegiate tournament in 70th place with a 74 (+3) in the final round to finish the three rounds at 226 (+13). He recorded three birdies Tuesday.

Competing as an individual, Johnny Creamean finished at 230 (+17) after carding an even-par 71 in the final round.

The RedHawk Intercollegiate served as the 2026-27 season opener for the Bulldogs. The team will return to action Sept. 26 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, hosted by Ball State, at Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Ind.

The Bulldog Men:

T1) Nicholas Brooks, 68-67-69 – 204 (-9)

T3) Logan Sutto, 70-68-68 – 206 (-7)

T26) Ethan Blomme, 73-71-71 – 215 (+2)

T48) Luke Kruger, 74-73-72 – 219 (+6)

T70) Johnny Leaman, 78-74- 74– 226 (+13)

77) Johnny Creamean (IND), 80-79-71 – 230 (+17)

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IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF

YORKTOWN, Ind. – The IU Indianapolis women’s golf team posted a final round 299 on Tuesday (Sept. 15) at Ball State’s Brittany Kelly Classic at The Players Club at Woodland Trail, moving up to a fourth-place finish on the tournament’s final day. Sophomore Li (Sherry) Xia led the final day surge with an even par 72, finishing off a tenth-place finish at 4-over 220 (72-76-72) for the week. It marked Xia’s third career top-10 finish. 

“I just felt like I was solid today, even if it wasn’t a good start,” Xia said. “I just wanted to save a bunch of putts and make some birdies. I feel good.”

On Tuesday, sophomore Olivia Aronhalt chimed in at 2-over 74 and junior Cassidy Ayres finished at 4-over 76. Another sophomore, Emma Frauhiger, rounded out the scoring four at 5-over 77 and rookie Janelle Garcia shot 7-over 79. 

Senior Nina Wojtczak showed well as an individual, carding a final round 4-over 76. 

Xia made four birdies during her final round, including three in a six-hole span as she went from 2-over to 1-under before finishing at even with a bogey on her final hole. Aronhalt played her final seven holes to 1-under, finishing with a birdie to end the event tied for 15th at 224 (73-77-74). Ayres was cruising early on, making three birdies in a seven-hole stretch to get to 2-under midway through the round. 

Similarly, Wojtczak also started hot, including back-to-back birdies on her fourth and fifth holes of the day. 

Host Ball State raced to the tournament win at 858, winning by 28 shots over second-place Morehead State. BSU’s Taylor Larkins earned medalist honors at 2-under 214 for the week. 

The Jaguars will return to action on Sept. 28-29 when they compete in the NKU Women’s Fall Invitational at Belterra Golf Course in Florence, Ind.

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BALL STATE FOOTBALL

MUNCIE, Ind. — In a win over Stony Brook during Ball State’s 2026 home opener, the Cardinals’ offense showcased dynamic production spread across its talented units of backs and receivers. The production against the Seawolves was a combination that has rarely been seen in the program over the past two decades.

Ball State had 10 players record a reception while running back TJ Horton surpassed 100 rushing yards. Since 1995, the Cardinals have had 10 different pass-catchers in a game on 10 occasions, but only twice have they paired that production with a 100-yard rusher.

The other occurrence came nearly 21 years ago against Bowling Green on Sept. 10, 2005, at Scheumann Stadium. Charles Wynn rushed for 111 yards in Ball State’s 40-31 loss to the Falcons.

In 2026, Horton helped the Cardinals finish on the winning side. He rushed for 125 yards on nine carries, accounting for more than half of Ball State’s 226 net rushing yards. His 54-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter helped seal the victory.

Quarterback Keldric Luster orchestrated a balanced attack that produced 482 total yards, Ball State’s most since recording 520 at Buffalo in 2024. Luster completed 27 of 32 passes for 256 yards, setting a program record with an .844 completion percentage among signal-callers with at least 30 attempts.

The performance also provided a sharp contrast to Ball State’s offensive production a season ago. The Cardinals averaged 271.7 yards and 15.8 points per game in 2025, including just 139.9 passing yards per contest. Against Stony Brook, Ball State nearly doubled last season’s average offensive output.

Luster completed 18 passes in the first half alone, surpassing Ball State’s season high of 17 completions in an entire game last season.

Jabari Smith led the receiving corps with six catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. Jalen Bonds and Tate Hoover also caught touchdown passes, while Jamarion McDougle recorded the Cardinals’ longest reception at 28 yards.

Bonds contributed on the ground as well, scoring on a 49-yard run in the fourth quarter after hauling in a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second.

Four Cardinals finished with at least four receptions, marking the first time Ball State accomplished that feat since its 2024 matchup with Central Michigan.

Ball State carries its dynamic offensive production into week three action, traveling to Liberty to battle the Flames on Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. ET, with broadcast available on ESPN+ and WLBC 104.1 FM.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today that it will move to a nine-game conference football schedule beginning with the 2028 season, providing each member institution with an additional Conference matchup while preserving opportunities for non-conference competition.

The decision was approved by the MAC Council of Directors of Athletics as conference scheduling models continue to evolve across the college football landscape.

“College football continues to change, and our responsibility is to make thoughtful decisions that position the Mid-American Conference and our institutions for long-term success,” said MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher. “Moving to a nine-game Conference schedule provides greater Conference exposure for our programs while maintaining flexibility for meaningful non-conference competition.”

“Just as importantly, this decision allows us to continue building a schedule that serves our student-athletes, our institutions, and our fans. The MAC has always valued competition, rivalry and opportunity, and this next step reflects those priorities.”

Beginning in 2028, each MAC football program will play nine Conference games and three non-conference contests during the regular season. The additional conference game will increase the number of Conference matchups available to fans and television audiences while providing another opportunity for institutions to compete against MAC opponents.

The Conference will continue working with its membership to develop the nine-game scheduling model, including future opponent rotations and considerations related to competitive balance, geographic rivalries, travel, and home-game opportunities. The move will also provide additional Conference football inventory as the MAC continues to strengthen its national television and media relationships.

“Throughout our history, the MAC has demonstrated the ability to adapt thoughtfully while preserving the traditions and rivalries that define our Conference,” Steinbrecher added. “This move is consistent with that approach and represents another step in strengthening the student-athlete and institutional experience across the league.”

The MAC will maintain its current eight-game Conference schedule through the 2027 season, with the nine-game model taking effect in 2028. Additional details regarding future MAC football schedules, including conference opponents and scheduling rotations, will be announced at a later date.

About the Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I FBS conference comprised of 12 full member institutions. Founded in 1946, the MAC is one of the nation’s oldest collegiate conferences and sponsors championship competition in 23 sports. The Conference is committed to creating transformational opportunities to develop leaders of character to strengthen its member institutions and the communities it serves.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF

YORKTOWN, Ind. – – It was a record-setting day for the Ball State women’s golf team which closed play in the Brittany Kelly Classic with the lowest round in program history, at -7 (281), to win its fourth consecutive event title by 28 strokes over Campbell.

The effort was led by freshman Taylor Larkins, who shot -6 (138) over her final two rounds to capture individual medalist honors in just her second collegiate event. After starting the tournament at +4 (76), Larkins shot -4 (68) in her second round Monday and turned in the second-lowest individual round Tuesday afternoon at -2 (70).

In her charge to the individual tournament tile, Larkins turned in five birdies over her final nine holes and won the event with a par putt on the 18th hole. She finished the tournament at -2 (216), one stroke ahead of Riley Pechinski of Green Bay. Larkins also led the field in par 4 average, at -2 (3.94), and was third among the 91-player field with 11 birdies.

Along with its single round record, which was also the lowest ever shot in the tournament history, Ball State finished 2026 Brittany Kelly Classic with a program record 54-hole score of -6 (858). It was just the second time the Cardinals have broken par in a 54-hole tournament in program history. The previous record was -2 (862) set at last season’s Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-21, 2026).

Prior to this season, Ball State’s best score in its annual home event was a +11 (875) when it won the title in 2023. The previous tournament team record was -1 (863) shot by UIndy in 2017, while the previous round record was a -6 (282) shot by the Greyhounds in 2028.

Along with Larkins, junior Sophie Korthuijs, freshman Elizabeth Coleman, sophomore Ashley Kirkland, sophomore Skylar Dean and senior JJ Gregston finished in the event’s top 10. Each had at least one round below par over the two-day event.

As an individual, Gregston tied for the tournament lead with 13 birdies, including five in her final round. 

Dean helped spark a furious rally late in Tuesday’s final round with a chip-in eagle on the par 4, 341-yard 17th. It was part of a seven-under stretch by Ball State’s countable scorers in the round, which also included two birdied from Larkins and Kirkland and one from Korthuijs.

That late run over the closing holes helped push the Cardinals to all the program records listed above.

Behind the Cardinals in the 14-team field was Campbell at +22 (886). Morehead State finished third at +26 (890).

As a team, Ball State led the field in par 3 average (+2 / 3.04), par 4 average (+11 / 4.06), par 5 average (-8 / 4.82), birdies (42) and pars (179). The Cardinals also did a solid job limiting big miscues, with just four holes at double-or-worse. The next closest team was Campbell at 10.

It will be a quick turnaround for the Ball State women’s golf team, as it returns to action Monday (Sept. 21) for the first of three rounds in the Golfweek Red Sky Classic which will pit the Cardinals against several top 25 programs.

Ball State Team Players

1 – Taylor Larkins: 214 (76-68-70; -2)

T3 – Sophie Korthuijs: 216 (75-70-71; E)

T5 – Elizabeth Coleman: 218 (72-71-75; +2)

T5 – Ashley Kirkland: 218 (74-74-70; +2)

T8 – Skylar Dean: 219 (73-76-70; +3) 

Ball State Individual Players

T10 – JJ Gregston: 220 (72-71-77; +4)

T15 – Jenna Estravillo: 224 (75-72-77; +8)

T26 – Lexi Ray: 227 (77-76-74; +11)

Ball State Team Score

1st – Ball State: 858* (294-283-281*; -6*)

* denotes program records

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BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF

PITTSBURGH — Led by an 11-place finish from senior Cameron Young, the Ball State men’s golf team placed fourth among the 14-team field at the RedHawk Intercollegiate hosted by Miami (OH) at the Pittsburgh Field Club.

The clubhouse leader by one stroke after the opening two rounds Monday, the Cardinals were unable to find a groove during Tuesday’s final trip around the par-71, 6,828-yard track and finished the two-day event at -5 (847). VCU would capture the tournament title with a final team score of -15 (837).

Young led Ball State’s effort at -3 (210), including rounds of -4 (67) and -3 (68) Monday. Young finished the event tied for fifth among the 84-player field with a par 4 average of -2 (3.93). He also tied with freshman Mattingly Upchurch for the team lead with 11 total birdies.

Junior Happy Gilmore also earned a spot in the top 15, tying for 14th overall at -1 (212). Gilmore carded par on 17 of his 18 holes Tuesday, tying for Ball State’s second-lowest round of the day at +1 (72). The effort helped Gilmore tie for the tournament lead with 43 total holes played at par.

Upchurch continued to impress in his freshman campaign, firing Ball State’s lowest round Tuesday at even-par 71. The effort, which included two birdies and 14 pars, helped him tie for 18th after a 54-hole even-par finish (213).

The Cardinals also counted a +1 (71) from sophomore Luke Johnston Tuesday, his lowest round of the event. The effort helped him climb 12 spots up the final leaderboard into a tie for 40th at +5 (218).

As a team, Ball State led the tournament in par 3 scoring average, at +12 (3.16), and tied for fourth par 4 scoring average, at +9 (4.07).

Up next, the Cardinals return to Muncie and Delaware Country Club to host the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, Sept. 26-27.

Ball State Team Results

11 – Cameron Young: 210 (67-68-75; -3)

T14 – Happy Gilmore: 212 (69-71-72; -1)

T18 – Mattingly Upchurch: 213 (72-70-71; E)

T40 – Luke Johnston: 218 (74-72-72; +5)

T48 – Avery Mahoney: 219 (76-66-77; +6)

Ball State Individual Results

T40 – Brody Sorrell (IND): 218 (71-73-74; +5)

Ball State Team

4 – Ball State: 847 (282-275-290; -5)

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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

CINCINNATI – – The Ball State women’s volleyball team fought until the end Tuesday night, dropping the third set 32-20, in a 3-0 (25-8, 25-19, 32-30) set back at Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena.

While the Cardinals (8-1) entered the night as one of the nation’s top defenses, ranking first in digs per set (18.24) and 69th in opponents hitting percentage (.175), the Bearcats (6-3) were able to break the trend and hit .435 (53-6-108).

After a slow start on offense, with just five total kills in the opening set, Ball State found its grove over the final two sets and finished the contest with three players reaching double-digit kills. 

Leading the way was junior outside hitter Audrey Geer with 12 kills, while junior opposite Tiffany Snook reached double digits for the fourth straight match at 11. Junior outside hitter Ava Smith rounded out the trio with 10. 

Three-time reigning MAC Defensive Player of the Week, junior Sophie Ledbetter, paced the BSU defense with 12 total digs, including six in the final set.

Sydney Nolan led the Cincinnati attack with a match-high 14 kills, while Nina Scrucca added 13 and a match-best .591 (13-0-22) hitting mark .Viktoria Ninova led all players with 18 digs.

After playing its first nine regular season matches on the road, the Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to Worthen Arena Thursday for a 6 p.m. first serve versus Northwestern.

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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State football continues the 2026 season at home this weekend as the Sycamores prepare for a Family Weekend crowd at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 19, against Valparaiso University. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

Tickets & Tailgating

Tailgating and Clear Bag Policies

Indiana State Athletics tailgating and clear bag policies are in effect for the 2025-26 athletic year. The policies are consistent with other members in both the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference.

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2026 Indiana State Football Tickets On Sale Now

For information on season tickets, fans can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Mason LaGrange by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Mason.LaGrange@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.

Game Day Activities and Promotions

Gates Open at Noon

Memorial Stadium Games will open one hour prior to kickoff this season with the exception of Homecoming (90 minutes prior).

Family Weekend

Sycamore Football welcomes friends and family of our Indiana State students for Family Weekend 2026.

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Indiana State Football will be kicking off the “PS We love you” campaign, designed to help raise money and tackle childhood cancer, taking donations outside the stadium. 

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About the Matchup

Saturday afternoon’s contest features the 34th meeting all-time between Indiana State and Valparaiso and first time the two teams have taken the field since 1968. Valparaiso currently leads the all-time series 20-12-1, but the Sycamores have won each of the last five matchups, including a 28-0 victory back on October 19, 1968, in Valparaiso.

The series between Indiana State and Valparaiso was a near annual matchup that spanned from 1928-1968. Valparaiso posted two separate seven game winning streaks in the series history including from 1932-1940, and 1949-1956, while Indiana State’s five-game winning streak from 1964-1968 featured three wins in Terre Haute.

Last Five Contests

Oct. 3, 1964 – W, 35-6 (at Terre Haute)

Sept. 25, 1965 – W, 24-21 (at Terre Haute)

Oct. 15, 1966 – W, 19-16 (at Valparaiso)

Oct. 14, 1967 – W, 47-12 (at Terre Haute)

Oct. 19, 1968 – W, 28-0 (at Valparaiso)

Against the Pioneer Conference

Indiana State has lined up against four current members of the Pioneer Football League over the Sycamores’ respective program history. The Sycamores have posted an all-time record of 33-49-3 against current members of the Pioneer League.

Indiana State has won nine of their last 10 contests against members of the PFL, including a 24-13 victory over Dayton in the 2024 season when the Sycamores topped the Flyers on September 14, 2024, inside Memorial Stadium.

The Sycamores have posted a 10-25-2 record against Butler, 2-2 against Dayton, 9-2 against Drake, and 12-20-1 against Valparaiso. The series have favored Indiana State as of late against PFL teams though with the Sycamores taking their last five contests against Drake dating back to 1983, last one over Dayton in 2024, last six against Butler dating back to 1972, and last five against Valparaiso dating back to 1964.

Sycamores in the FCS Top 25 Statistical Leaderboards

Through the first three weeks of the 2026 season, the Sycamores are making their mark on the NCAA FCS statistical standings sitting inside the Top 40 in multiple team and Top 50 in multiple individual categories.

Team Rankings

1st – Fumbles Lost (0)

12th – 3rd Down Conversion Pct (0.500)

14th – Passing Yards per Completion (14.11)

20th – Passing Offense (263.3)

23rd – Team Passing Efficiency (154.73)

31st – Completion Pct (0.636)

36th – Punt Return Defense (6.13)

36th – Team Sacks per Game (2.00)

37th – Red Zone Offense (0.889) 

Individual Rankings

6th – Fumbles Recovered (Lovell Vereen II – 1)

17th – Total Offense (Elijah Owens – 280.7)

19th – Forced Fumbles (C.J. Davis – 1)

21st – Yards per Reception (BJ Wuest – 20.55)

22nd – Points Responsible For (Elijah Owens – 42)

23rd – Passing Touchdowns (Elijah Owens – 5)

23rd – Yard per Pass Attempt (Elijah Owens – 8.21)

24th – Points Responsible for per Game (Elijah Owens – 14.0)

26th – Passing Efficiency (Elijah Owens – 148.8)

27th – Completion Percentage (Elijah Owens – 0.646)

28th – Passing Yards per Completion (Elijah Owens – 12.70)

29th – Sacks (Robert Beasley – 2)

30th – Completions per Game (Elijah Owens (17.67)

30th – Passing Yards (Elijah Owens – 673)

31st – Receiving Yards (BJ Wuest – 226)

32nd – Receiving Touchdowns (Jayden Reed – 2)

33rd – Receiving Yards per Game (BJ Wuest – 75.3)

34th – Passing Yards per Game (Elijah Owens – 224.3)

34th – Punting (Spencer Conrad (42.1)

40th – Tackles for Loss (Kaleb Harris – 1.17)

43rd – Total Tackles (Nic Yatsko – 8.3)

46th – Field Goal Pct (Sebastian Lopez – 0.667) 

Owens Enters Top 10

Indiana State quarterback Elijah Owens entered rare air in the Sycamore career annals as the redshirt junior quarterback became just the eighth player in program history to sit in the Top 10 in both career total offensive yards and career passing yards. He enters the weekend against Valparaiso with 4,010 career offensive yards (10th all-time) and 3,017 career passing yards (7th all-time) with sights set on moving even higher this year.

Top 10 Career Offensive Yards

1. Jeff Miller (1982-85) 7,519 yards

6. Vincent Allen (1973-77) 4,381 yards

7. Shakir Bell (2010-13) 4,214 yards

8. Ronnie Fouch (2011-12) 4,182 yards

9. Julian Reese (2001-02) 4,109 yards

10. Elijah Owens (2023-pres.) 4,010 yards

Top 10 Career Passing Yards

1. Mike Perish (2012-14) 6,716 yards

5. Ronnie Fouch (2010-11) 4,316 yards

6. Kip Hennelly (1991-93) 3,158 yards

7. Elijah Owens (2023-pres.) 3,017 yards

8. Julian Reese (2001-02) 2,961 yards

Scoring First Touchdowns

Indiana State continues to spread the offensive love around the field this season with six different players recording their first touchdown with the Sycamores through the first three games. Aaron Ball (rushing & receiving touchdown), Dane Pardridge (receiving touchdown), and BJ Wuest (receiving touchdown) all joined the club including Ashton Hayes (SEMO), Jayden Reed (SEMO), and Max McCool (Purdue).

First Indiana State Touchdowns

Ashton Hayes – 4th Quarter vs. SEMO (1-yard TD Run)

Jayden Reed – 4th Quarter vs. SEMO (25-yard TD Reception)

Max McCool – 4th Quarter at Purdue (1-yard TD Run)

Aaron Ball – 1st Quarter at EIU (3-yard TD Run)

Dane Pardridge – 2nd Quarter at EIU (35-yard TD Reception)

BJ Wuest – 3rd Quarter at EIU (42-yard TD Reception) 

Five Touchdown Game

Indiana State quarterback Elijah Owens set a new career mark on September 12 in the Sycamores’ 42-35 win over Eastern Illinois as the Jacksonville, Ill. native recorded five total touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) in the win over the Panthers. The game marked his second career three-passing touchdown game, while his pair of rushing touchdowns marked the second game of his collegiate career with multiple rushing scores.

Owens’ five touchdowns marked the first time an Indiana State quarterback recorded at least five touchdowns since Cade Chambers achieved the feat on October 15, 2022, against Youngstown State. Chambers recorded three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in the contest.

Indiana State QBs With At Least Five Touchdowns in a Single Game in Last Decade

Sept. 12, 2026 – Elijah Owens at EIU (three passing, two rushing)

Oct. 15, 2022 – Cade Chambers at Youngstown State (three passing, two rushing)

Nov. 3, 2018 – Ryan Bole vs. South Dakota (five passing, two rushing) 

Big Play Receiving Threats

Three games into the season and the big play potential from the Indiana State offense has never been more apparent as six different Sycamores have recorded a catch of at least 40 yards this year. After BJ Wuest (43) and Torey French (42) all posted long receptions in the opener against SEMO, Jayden Reed (45), Thomas Amankwaa (55), and Tyler Nansel (41) also eclipsed the mark at Purdue. BJ Wuest joined the club this past weekend at EIU with a 42-yard TD reception in the third quarter against the Panthers.

Indiana State’s six different receivers with a 40-plus yard reception already equals the mark set last year when the Sycamores recorded 13 total receptions of 40 or more yards in the 2025 season.

40-plus yard receptions in 2026

55 yards – Thomas Amankwaa (4th Quarter at Purdue)

45 yards (TD) – Jayden Reed (4th Quarter at Purdue)

43 yards – BJ Wuest (3rd Quarter vs. SEMO)

42 yards – Torey French (1st Quarter vs. SEMO)

42 yards (TD) – BJ Wuest (3rd Quarter at EIU)

41 yards – Tyler Nansel (2nd Quarter vs. Purdue) 

First Starts in 2026

Over the first three games of the 2026 season, Indiana State has featured several players making their initial starts in the Sycamore Blue and White.

First Starts Against SEMO – Andy Hertlein (OL), BJ Wuest (WR), Dane Pardridge (WR), Devin Johnson (DB), Mason Keifer (DL), Prinz Guitian (OL), Ashton Hayes (RB), Tyler Nansel (TE), Anthony Walk Jr. (DB).

First Starts Against Purdue – Aaron Ball (RB), Jayden Reed (WR), Justice Musser (OL), Micah McNair (LB)

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball head coach Jon Coffman announced that Mike Wolf has been elevated to Associate Head Coach – Director of Player Personnel.

“The retention of our staff has been amazing as you look across the Division I landscape, particularly at the mid-major level,” Coffman said. “Our program’s consistency is a credit to the Fort Wayne community! Fort Wayne has embraced our basketball program and has been such a special part of our unparalleled success. We’re the winningest mid-major program in the state of Indiana over the past 13 years with 240 wins, and it’s because we have had an elite group of assistant coaches and an amazing city pushing us forward daily. Our coaches take tremendous pride and ownership in our program and set the standard high for our players to follow their lead. I am so grateful for our staff’s loyalty, consistency, hard work and passion.”

Wolf started with the Mastodons in 2019-20, when he served as Director of Operations. He was promoted to Assistant Coach following his first year with the ‘Dons. He was on the bench for the Mastodons’ regular season title in 2021-22, in which the Mastodons set a program record with 10 Division I wins in a row. Wolf has assisted in two 20-win seasons, both of which resulted in postseason play in the CBI (2022) and CIT (2024). In his time with the Mastodons, they have totaled 119 wins and 11 All-League players, including four First Team All-League performers. Wolf has also been critical in Purdue Fort Wayne’s recruiting efforts. Prior to his time in Fort Wayne, he was at Mount St. Mary’s and Emory & Henry.

“Mike has been a tremendous asset to our program with his relationship building with our players, recruiting, on-court player development, game preparation, scouting and ability to find solutions in the rapidly transforming world of college basketball. He is a tremendously intelligent young coach that has added so much value to our program as we are now all operating as general managers, utilizing analytics and AI to make daily decisions, identifying new efficient solutions to the evolving Division I transitions and continuing to address how we can teach, coach and recruit at a higher level every day. He is a versatile coach who adds so much both on and off the court on a daily basis. He has been an extremely sought after assistant coach across the industry, and I am excited to give him a title that represents the value that he adds to our program.”

Wolf and the Mastodons will open the season with an exhibition against Purdue on October 22 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S GOLF

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The three-year old Purdue Fort Wayne men’s golf 54-hole record was shattered on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 15) when the Mastodons shot 840 (-12) at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational.

The previous record was an 846, which was set in 2023 and matched twice since. With an 840 on Tuesday, the six-stroke margin is the largest a 54-hole record has been beaten by in Mastodon history since 2007.

The Mastodons were just one stroke shy of claiming the team trophy at Marshall’s tournament. Bellarmine managed a team score of 839 (-13). Purdue Fort Wayne as a team combined for 58 birdies, the most in the field.

Nick Bellush picked up the first top-10 finish of his career in a big way, shooting 71-69-67-207 (-6) to tie for fourth. That 207 is Bellush’s lowest 54-hole score of his career, topping his previous best by 10 strokes. That mark also matches the fifth-best in program history. His 4-under performance on Tuesday featured six birdies with three on each side. He was a combined 9-under on the back nine over three rounds. Over his last eight holes, he was 2-under thanks to birdies on 18 and two.

Brock Reschly also turned in a career-low performance of 208, which ties for seventh-best in program history. His final round of 72 started with six birdies in a row before back-to-back birdies on 10 and 11. He added a birdie on 16, which came in the middle of a 1-under stretch over six holes. Reschly finished in sixth place, marking his fifth top-10 in his career.

AJ Agnew shot a career-best 209 with a final round of 73 to take seventh, his first top-10 since his freshman season. His 209 also cracks the program’s top-10 list. His 73 in round three came by way of four birdies and nine pars. He birdied holes one, three, 11 and 17.

Landon Smith tied for 41st with a 75-73-69-217. He was 4-under over his first 11 holes thanks to birdies on eight, 11, 15 and 17. After a bogey on 18, he birdied hole one, eventually finishing his day at 2-under. Brady Moore, who played as an individual, matched Smith at 217 with a bogey-free 69. He birdied holes 10 and 17 and parred the rest.

Justin Hicks shot 75-73-72-220, finishing on a strong note to tie for 61st. The junior was 3-under over his last 10 holes with birdies on one, three and six.

Purdue Fort Wayne will take the course again on September 26 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational in Muncie, Indiana.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against crosstown rival Southern Indiana on Tuesday night at Arad McCutchan Stadium in the fifth annual Mayor’s Cup.

Evansville created plenty of opportunities throughout the match, outshooting Southern Indiana, 19-4, while holding a 5-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Aces also earned nine corner kicks compared to two for the Screaming Eagles.

The Aces recorded seven shots in the opening 30 minutes of play, while Southern Indiana registered three of its four shots during that span. Evansville continued to control play late in the half, adding two more shots to take a 9-3 advantage in shots into halftime.

Neither team recorded a shot in the opening 12 minutes of the second half, with Southern Indiana recording its first attempt of the half in the 58th minute. Evansville quickly responded with a quality opportunity from Devin Shepherd in the 59th minute, but the attempt in front of the goal was blocked by a Southern Indiana defender.

Shepherd created another opportunity moments later off a corner kick, sending a header just wide of the left post.

One of Evansville’s best scoring chances came in the 70th minute when Pablo Calvete sent a shot toward the top of the net, but the Southern Indiana goalkeeper was able to get a hand on the attempt and deflect it away.

The Aces continued to pressure throughout the final 20 minutes, holding Southern Indiana without a shot while recording seven of their own during the closing stretch. Evansville was unable to find the back of the net, ending the match in a scoreless draw.

With the result, Evansville moves to 1-4-2 on the season. The Aces return to action on Monday, Sept. 21, traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on No. 9 Georgetown.

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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL

MARTIN, Tenn. – Freshmen Lyla Fisher and Wren Jones combined for 30 kills on Tuesday to lead the University of Evansville volleyball team in a 3-1 loss at UT Martin.

Fisher recorded 16 kills while Jones added 14 kills and 12 digs. McKenzie Laubach and Ryan Scheu recorded seven kills apiece. Carsyn Kelley led the Purple Aces with 36 assists to go along with 10 digs. Kendall Agler led all players with 23 digs. Sophie Diouf and Carly Mueller paced the Skyhawks with 15 kills each.

Set 1 – UE 25, UT Martin 20

UT Martin opened the night scoring the opening three points before leading by a score of 5-1. Scheu and Fisher picked up kills to bring UE within a point at 8-6 before an error by UTM tied the score at 10-10. After the Skyhawks regained an 11-10 lead, UE turned the tables. A kill from Jones gave UE a 12-11 edge while Laubach added a kill to help the Aces take a 16-12 lead.

The Skyhawks stormed back to tie the set at 19-19, but Evansville overcame the rally to take the win. UE finished the set on a 6-1 run with Jones completing the set with four consecutive kills.

Set 2 – UT Martin 25, UE 21

With the score knotted at 5-5, UT Martin scored four in a row to go up 9-5. Their advantage reached five points at 17-12 when the Aces began to stage a comeback. Helped by a Jones kill and an ace from Kelley, the Aces cut the deficit to 18-17. The Skyhawks quickly answered, scoring the next three tallies before tying the match with a 25-21 win.

Set 3 – UT Martin 25, UE 23

In the early moments it was the Aces who had the momentum. Laubach registered an early kill to give her squad a 3-0 edge while Fisher picked up consecutive kills to make it a 9-3 game. Wren Jones capped the run with an ace. The lead for UE reached as many as seven when another Fisher kill made it a 14-7 game.

That is when the Skyhawks answered with four consecutive tallies before making it a 17-16 game. Fisher recorded a kill while Laubach added an ace to give UE a 19-16 advantage, however, UTM continued to rally scoring the next five points to go up 21-19. Evansville fought back to tie the set at 21-21 and the teams battled to a 23-23 tie. The Skyhawks picked up the final two points to finish the set and take a 2-1 lead.

Set 4 – UT Martin 25, UE 19

The Skyhawks jumped out to a 6-3 lead and never gave that advantage up as they would clinch the match. Evansville rallied on multiple occasions as another Laubach ace made it a 12-11 game. After UTM regained an 18-13 edge, the Aces fought back within two (19-17) on a Jones kill before the Skyhawks completed the match with a 25-19 decision.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF

YORKTOWN, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf tied for eighth this week at the Ball State University Brittany Kelly Classic at The Players Club at Woodland Trails in Yorktown, Indiana.

After a second-place finish at the Midwest Match Play Championship to open its 2026-27 schedule, USI Women’s Golf competed in its first stroke-play tournament of the year, making its first appearance at the Brittany Kelly Classic.

USI tied for eighth with a score of 931 (309-306-316) alongside Western Illinois University.  Host Ball State won the tournament, shooting a 6-under-par 858 (294-283-281).

Junior Brianna Kirsch was USI’s highest finisher, tying for 26th on the individual leaderboard with a score of 11-over 227 (79-74-74). The two rounds of 74 were one stroke off from the team low in the tournament.

In Monday’s opening round, junior Elizabeth Mercer set an early pace for the Screaming Eagles, carding a 1-over-par 73 for the team’s lowest round of the tournament and moving near the top of the individual leaderboard early on. Senior Tora Timinsky was not too far behind with a 77 in the first round.

The second round was USI’s best collective team round of the event, as Kirsch led the way with her first 74. Kirsch had only one blemish on the card, parring 17 of 18 holes. Sophomore McKenna Lowe improved her scoring by shooting just two strokes behind Kirsch with a 76, her best round of the tournament, after logging five birdies. Timinsky followed with another 77 that included a pair of birdies and an eagle.

Kirsch remained USI’s frontrunner in Tuesday’s third round with another 74, behind a pair of birdies and a 1-under-par 35 on the back nine. Timinsky was next with a 79 and also posted a 1-under-par 35 that came on the front nine.

The Screaming Eagles return to competition in two weeks, September 28-29, when USI makes a trip up to New York for the Hill Yeah! tournament hosted by Stonehill College at Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston, New York.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer played to a scoreless tie with cross-town rival University of Evansville Tuesday night at McCutchan Stadium.

The draw earns the Screaming Eagles (0-3-3) their first result in the Mayor’s Cup since 2022 and snaps a three-game skid.

USI turned away 19 UE shots, including eight in the final 21 minutes, to preserve the scoreless draw.

Sophomore goalkeeper Jacob English finished with five saves, including three during the final 21 minutes, to lead the Screaming Eagles’ defensive efforts. He now has an Ohio Valley Conference-leading 33 stops on the year.

Making USI’s defensive efforts more impressive was that the Purple Aces (1-4-2) had nine corner kicks on the night.

Offensively, sophomore midfielder Edin Cvorovic led USI with a pair of shots, including one on goal. Fellow classmate Jimmy Murphy and senior defender Ian Graham also had shots for the Screaming Eagles, who were limited to just four on the night.

USI returns to action Friday 6:30 p.m. when it travels to Nashville, Tennessee, to take on Belmont University. The Bruins are 2-3-1 on the season after falling to East Tennessee State University, 4-3, last Saturday. 

Team coverage for Friday night’s game will be available on X (USIMSOC) and Instagram (usi_msoc). Live stats and ESPN+ coverage can be accessed at USIScreamingEagles.com.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S GOLF

JACKSON, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf opened its 2026-27 schedule this week with a top-five finish at the University of Tennessee at Martin Grover Page Classic at the Jackson Country Club in Jackson, Tennessee.

The Screaming Eagles placed fifth out of 10 teams with a team score of 14-over-par 878 (294-286-298). Host UT Martin won the tournament with a score of 6-under-par 858 (289-281-288).

USI’s fifth-place finish is its best tournament finish since the 2024-25 campaign, when the Screaming Eagles placed third at the Tennessee State University Big Blue Intercollegiate in April 2024. It was also the Screaming Eagles’ best finish in three appearances at the Grover Page Classic.

Sophomore Ingtawan Wangrungwichaisri highlighted USI’s results on the individual leaderboard, tying for eighth place with a 1-under-par 215 (71-71-73). Not only was it a career-best finish for Wangrungwichaisri, but it also marks the best individual finish by a Screaming Eagle in a stroke-play tournament since Jason Bannister and Sam Vertanen placed inside the top five at the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Championship. Wangrungwichaisri also turned in the best individual performance by a Screaming Eagle at the Grover Page Classic since Bannister in 2024, who placed tied for fifth.

Another strong individual performer for USI Men’s Golf was freshman Loic Simard. Simard finished tied for 11th, shooting even par 216 (69-71-76). Simard’s T-11 finish is the best by a USI freshman in their debut not only in the Division I era but also since Nathan Hoss placed tied for 16th at the Lewis University Flyer Intercollegiate in October 2021.

Round one on Monday morning featured a blistering start for Simard, who shot a 3-under 69. The freshman shot 35 on the front nine and 34 on the back nine, carding four birdies in the round. Wangrungwichaisri was close behind in red numbers with a 1-under 71. The sophomore logged five birdies in the effort. The combination of their two opening rounds along with junior Chandler Ornelas’ 73 kept USI flirting with a top-five position after the first round.

In round two, USI Men’s Golf catapulted to third by the end of day one. Wangrungwichaisri, Simard, and graduate senior Jonas Arnstrom-Bakker each posted a 1-under 71 in round two. Arnstrom-Bakker, making his USI debut, improved his score from the first round thanks to shooting 32 on the first nine. Ornelas stayed steady with another 73 in the second round. Wangrungwichchaisri sat near the top of the leaderboard during the day, while Simard also found his way inside the top 10 by the end of day one.

Collectively, USI faced a tougher challenge in Tuesday’s final round. Arnstrom-Bakker shot the day’s low round for the Screaming Eagles, posting even par 72 with five birdies. Wangrungwichaisri was one stroke behind with a 73. Simard and Ornelas shot 76 and 77, respectively.

The Screaming Eagles resume action in two weeks, September 28-29, returning to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Derek Dolenc Invitational at Gateway National Golf Links in Madison, Illinois.

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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER

After a successful week on the pitch, the Valparaiso University soccer team netted a pair of weekly accolades from the Missouri Valley Conference on Tuesday as sophomore Kiara Desiderio (St. John, Ind. / Hanover) was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week and senior Daisy Boardman (Warrington, Cheshire, England / Bridgwater) was tabbed the league’s Defender of the Week.

Boardman played 170 of a possible 180 minutes at right back as Valpo gave up just one goal over two wins last week. She picked up an assist on a goal versus Oakland.

Desiderio had multiple goal involvements in both wins last week, netting a brace against Oakland and recording a goal and an assist versus Southern Indiana. She has now had multiple goal involvements in three matches this season and five for her career, including three career braces.

Desiderio was named the MVC Player of the Week for the second time in her career and earned her third career weekly honor, while Boardman achieved her first career honor.

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VALPO WOMEN’S GOLF

The Valparaiso University women’s golf team had its best score of the week in Tuesday’s third and final round of Ball State’s Brittany Kelly Classic, a riding tournament hosted at the par-72, 6294-yard Players Club at Woodland Trails on a beautiful weather day for golf. Sophomore Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) recorded the best round of the day for the Beacons.

How It Happened

Estridge turned in a 3-over 75, the best round of her collegiate career so far. She teed off from Hole 9 and hit even par on each of her first seven holes of the day. She experienced a three-hole bogey string on 16-18, but quickly rebounded with birdies on Holes 1 and 2. Estridge outdid her previous personal best of 76 by one stroke. She finished the tournament at 236 (+20), second on the team and tied for 49th of 91 among all players.

Freshman Olivia Bailey (Rochester, Ind. / Rochester Community) had the team’s best 54-hole tournament score and was only a stroke behind Estridge in Round 3 with a 76 (+4). The rookie posted a 233 (+17) in her first collegiate tournament to lead the team and rank t-37 overall. She drained four birdies in Tuesday’s round.

Sophomore Nora Meek (Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek) was third on the team for the day with a 79, while fifth-year senior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) was third on the team for the tournament at 240.

Valpo bettered its team score by five strokes from Round 2 to Round 3 at 313 (+25), finishing the tournament in 14th place at 953 (+89). In relation to par, this week’s showing tied for the 10th-best 54-hole tournament score in program history. This was Valpo’s best 54-hole tournament team score in relation to par since the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic (+81).

Up Next

Valpo will return to the links on Monday, Sept. 28 to begin the NKU Invite at Belterra Golf Club in Florence, Ind. A link to live scoring will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.

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UINDY MEN’S GOLF

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The UIndy men’s golf team began its 2026-27 season this week, competing at the Midwest/Central Regional Preview. Held at The Meadows in Allendale, Mich.—site of the NCAA Regional this spring—the Greyhounds placed 12th among the 18-team field. Freshman Jacoby Schmidlapp led the way, finishing at +10 over 54 holes to share 34th place.

Schmidlapp carded score of 73-78-72 in his collegiate debut. He saved his best for last,  jumping up 18 spots on the leaderboard to close the week with a one-over 72 on the par-71 course.

Senior Alexander Nestun (+11) and freshman Noah Johnson (+12) followed, placing 44th and 47th, respectively. Nestun’s best effort came during a +2 second round, while Johnson’s second-round 68 marked the low score for a Greyhounds for the week.

Senior Joseph Armfield (+15) managed an eagle on the 526-yard fourth hole on Monday, while freshman Caden Matthias (+20) amassed five total birdies in his first collegiate event.

The 108-man tournament marked the first UIndy men’s event for new head coach Steve Simmons.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds host the UIndy Fall Invitational next week. The tournament will run Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 21-22 at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER

LIMA, OHIO – The Marian women’s soccer team captured their second ranked shutout win Monday afternoon against the University of Northwestern Ohio to close out their non-conference slate. Olivia Parmer led the way, recording her first hat trick of the season. 

Olivia Parmer opened up the match, recording the first shot of the day, which was saved by the Racers’ goalie at the five-minute mark. She quickly followed up a little over 10 minutes later with a goal off of a pass from Allie Tredway to take the early 1-0 lead. The Knights continued to maintain possession, allowing Parmer to get back on the board this time with a pass from Lauren Maresh to increase the lead to two. Northwestern Ohio was able to control possession, taking two shots but came up short against Lily Ames’ defense in goal and the Knights’ defensive line. Marian was able to take back control, with Maresh taking a shot a tad high and Sophia Dawson taking a shot that was saved by the goalie, ending the half with the 2-0 lead. 

Jordan Love opened up the second half with a shot wide right less than a minute in, but the Racers were able to quickly counter with a trio of shots, with one on target saved by Ames. Parmer was able to quickly regain control for the Knights, taking a shot wide right but was able to follow up with her third goal of the match. The middle part of the second half was very back and forth between teams, with each team only taking one shot. Before, Northwestern Ohio gained control in the final five minutes, recording three shots on goal, all saved by Ames. Maresh closed out the match with a shot in the remaining three minutes but it was a tad to the left, leaving the Knights to take the 3-0 win over Northwestern Ohio. 

Olivia Parmer led the way, recording five shots with four on target and one in goal while Lauren Maresh recorded three shots of her own. Maresh and Allie Tredway also recorded one assist each in the match. In goal, Lily Ames recorded her sixth win of the season and made five saves in the match.

Marian will be back in action on Wednesday, September 23rd, as they open up Crossroads League play and honor the 2026 senior class. Kickoff is set for 7 PM at Ascension St. Vincent Field.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S GOLF

PALM BEACH, FLA. – The Marian women’s golf team returned to action this week, traveling to Palm Beach, Florida, to compete in the Seahawks Shootout hosted by Keiser University. Miley Kennard and Jordan Adam led the Knights, and both finished in the top five.

Keiser won the tournament with a score of 887 (295-299-293) while Marian stayed close behind with an overall score of 891 (295-304-292). Indiana Wesleyan finished third with a score of 909, OUAZ came in fourth with a score of 916, and New College of Florida rounded out the top five with a score of 940. 

Freshman Miley Kennard led the way for Marian, finishing third overall finishing with an overall score of 220 (71-78-71). In round one, she recorded three birdies, finishing the round one stroke under par. Following up, Kennard recorded one birdie in round two and two in round three, finishing the tournament four strokes over par. Junior Jordan Adam followed up, finishing tied for fourth with an overall score of 221 (75-75-71). Adam opened up the tournament, shooting only three strokes over in round one, followed by recording four birdies in round two and three in round three, ending the tournament shooting five over par. Emma Weiler also hopped into the top-10, finishing tied for seventh with an overall score of 223 (74-73-76). Weiler recorded two birdies throughout the tournament, with one in round one and one in round two. Maria Kennard was the final Knight to finish in the top-10, finishing tied for ninth with a final score of 224 (74-75-75). Kennard recorded three birdies in round one, one in round two, and four in round three. 

Hailey Kirkland was the next to finish, tying for 23rd place with a final score of 231 (75-78-78). Kirkland tallied three birdies throughout the tournament with two in round one and one in round two. Freshman Alex Reschly was the final Knight to finish for the team, tying for 25th with a final score of 232 (76-82-74). Reschly captured three birdies in round one, one in round two, and four in round three. 

Individually, Sophie Richmond finished tied for 11th place with a total score of 225 (75-74-76). Richmond captured two birdies in round two and one in round three, finishing the tournament shooting nine over par. Addyson Weiler also competed as an individual, finishing tied for 27th with an overall score of 233 (78-80-75). Weiler recorded one birdie in both the first and second rounds and three in the third. 

Marian will be back in action in three weeks as they travel to Dalton, Ga. to compete in the 2026 Roadrunner Fall Invite on October 5th and 6th. This tournament will also serve as the NAIA Preview.

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TAYLOR MEN’S TENNIS

UPLAND, Ind. – The Taylor men’s tennis team rolled through the top half of its lineup Tuesday afternoon, and that was enough to hold off Trine for a 5-2 win at home, improving the Trojans to 2-0 on the season.

Graham Beukelman and Tyler Lane opened at No. 1 doubles with a 6-3 win over Drew Hackney and Landon Bassett, and Joseph Harper and Abel Prude followed with a 6-2 win at No. 2 to secure the doubles point. Joshua Clegg and Matthew Williams teamed up at the No. 3 doubles flight and fell in a 6-2 decision.

Prude and Beukelman carried the early momentum straight into singles play. Prude blanked Leyton Byler 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2, and Beukelman cruised to defeat Landon Bassett 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 3 singles slot.

Those quick points put the Trojans within reach, and it was Caleb Taflinger who delivered the clincher. The freshman controlled the No. 5 singles match, closing out Asher Monson 6-2, 6-2 to push TU to the four points needed to secure the match.

At the top of the lineup, Lane needed every bit of a third set to escape at No. 1 singles, dropping a 7-5 opening stanza to Hackney before rebounding to take the second 6-3 and outlasting him in a 10-8 match tiebreaker.

Trine notched a pair of points as Brodie Hershberger defeated Harper 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4, and Emmett Wirth outlasted Josh Dawson 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-4 in a match tiebreaker at No. 6 singles.

The positive result pushed TU to a combined 10-2 in singles play and 5-1 in doubles action through its first two matches of the season.

TU returns to action on Saturday against NCAA Division II foe Cedarville. First serve is set for 11 a.m. at the Taylor Tennis Complex.

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TAYLOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor claimed the doubles point for the first time this season and rode it to a 5-2 win over Trine on Tuesday afternoon, improving to 2-0 in the early fall campaign.

The Trojans took two of three doubles matchups to secure a 1-0 lead in the match.

Maddy Fuqua and Giselli Reschke opened with a 7-5 win over Emily Hatseras and Emma Beehler at No. 1, and Ellie Schaufelberger and Anna Stone closed it out with a clutch 7-6 (7-5) tiebreak win over Cali Mickley and Chloe Hilvers at No. 3.

Trine’s only answer came at No. 2, where Avery Elsworth and Addison Lockwood topped Jillian Darby and Liza Brouwer, 6-4.

Singles play added to the Trojans advantage as Reschke blanked Elsworth 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2, and Brouwer defeated Hatseras 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3.

Fuqua’s win at No. 1 featured a tightly contested opening set against Beehler, where she needed a tiebreak to gain momentum before closing it out with a 6-2 second set for a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 decision.

Schaufelberger kept it rolling and added a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Hilvers at No. 5.

Fuqua, Reschke and Schaufelberger all improved to 2-0 in singles this season.

Trine’s other two points came at close matchups in No. 4 and 6 singles, where Mickley defeated Sydney Crisp 6-4, 6-3 and Lockwood topped Evy Danemayer 6-4, 6-3.

TU returns to action this weekend when it hosts NCAA Division II foe Cedarville at 11 a.m. Saturday morning.

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TAYLOR WOMEN’S GOLF

PRESTONBURG, Ky. – The young Taylor women’s golf lineup made strides in its second tournament of the 2026-2027 season, as the No. 20-ranked Trojans took second place at the Pikeville Collegiate.

TU shot rounds of 308, 302 and 302 to finish at 912 and 14 shots back of No. 15 Pikeville. Taylor cleared No. 17 Milligan by 22 shots in the team standings at the eight-team, 54-hole tournament.

The reigning Crossroads League Player of the Week, Eleanor Schuitema, led the charge once again, finishing in second place and three shots off the lead with a two-day total of 271. The score put Schuitema at one-over par for a second-straight event to open her junior season. The All-American opened with rounds of 73 and 76, before firing a 68 on Tuesday for a new career-best and the ninth sub-par round of her career.

Presley White was TU’s second-best finisher for the second-straight tournament to begin her collegiate career. The freshman finished in eighth place overall with a score of 228 and classmate Elyse Swanson turned in a strong performance to take 12th at 233.

Freshman Sophia Stanton and junior Sam Lemieux rounded out Taylor’s lineup by finishing in 16th and 24th on the leaderboard with scores of 235 and 249.

No. 20 Taylor is set to compete next on September 21 and 22 at the Battle at Stonehenge in Winona Lake, Indiana.

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PRESTONBURG, Ky. – Taylor’s strong start to its men’s golf fall season continued at the Pikeville Orange and Black Collegiate, as the Trojans secured a second-straight, second-place finish to open the year.

Taylor showed off its tremendous balance with all six of its competing athletes finishing inside the top-26 on the individual leaderboard at the 13-team event. The result had the Trojans at eight-under par and in the lead after Monday’s 36 holes of action, before a nine-over on Tuesday’s closing round pushed TU just off pace for the title.

The host Pikeville squad overtook Taylor during the final round to post a winning score of 862, with TU just back at 865 and one-over par as a team for the tournament. The Trojans posted successive rounds of 287, 281 and 297 over the two-day event, with the 281 second-round tally marking TU’s best single-round score since the 2021-22 season.

Aaron Fulda led the way for Taylor, tying for second place with a four-under par 212. Fulda posted rounds of 70, 68 and 74 to end just two strokes away from medalist honors.

Tanner Conklin joined Fulda in the top-10 and in sixth place at one-under par. Conklin carded rounds of 72, 71, 72 to end at 215.

Ben Oakley, Porter Dick, Davis Formsma and Hayden Fox added 12th, 19th, 25th and 26th-place finishes to round out TU’s lineup.

Taylor will continue its fall schedule on September 28 and 29 at the Battle at Blackthorn in South Bend, Indiana.

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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

903 – The Boston Americans whip Cleveland, scoring in each of the eight innings they bat to win, 14 – 7. Boston collects 23 hits to Cleveland’s 12.

1904 – The Giants sweep two from Brooklyn as Christy Mathewson wins the opener, 2 – 1, allowing just four hits. Two of the hits, a triple and homer, are by rookie Emil Batch. Joe McGinnity wins the nitecap, 5 – 3.

1905:

The Highlanders find themselves a little short on infielders so RF Willie Keeler, who is lefthanded, plays 2B in both games of a twin bill. The talented Keeler played two games at shortstop for New York in 1893.

At Boston, the leading Giants sweep two from the Beaneaters, winning 3 – 1 and 7 – 1. In the opener, Christy Mathewson wins his tenth straight, beating Irv Young, who allows just three hits. Boston notches eight off Matty.

1909:

The University of Wisconsin baseball team arrives in Tokyo to begin a series of games against Japanese schools.

President Taft attends a Cubs-Giants game in Chicago and players are introduced to him before the game. Giants ace Christy Mathewson then outdeals Chicago ace Three Finger Brown, 2 – 1, with each allowing seven hits. Taft downs popcorn and lemonade during the match, according to the Chicago Tribune.

1910 – Christy Mathewson stops the Bucs on five hits, as the Giants top Pittsburgh, 3 – 1, to move a half-game behind the second-place Pirates. Lefty Leifield takes the loss.

1911:

At Forbes Field, Rube Marquard, with relief from Christy Mathewson, beats the Pirates, 6 – 2. Before the game the Giants’ mascot, Victory Faust, strikes out Honus Wagner on three pitches, to the delight of the 20,000 fans.

For the second time in a week, an American League rookie debuts with a shutout; the Browns’ Elmer Brown stops the Senators, 6 – 0.

Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood and rookie Buck O’Brien toss back-to-back shutouts to beat Cleveland. Wood wins, 6 – 0, and O’Brien follows with a 3 – 0 win. O’Brien, who relieved in his last appearance, will finish all five of his starts, going 5-1.

1912:

The Reds shut out the Phillies in a twinbill, winning 6 – 0 and 1 – 0. Art Fromme allows four hits in the lid-lifter, while Rube Benton outduels Grover Cleveland Alexander, 1 – 0, in the nitecap. Benton allows five hits.

The Cubs riddle Christy Mathewson for ten hits to beat the Giants, 4 – 3. Jimmy Archer’s solo homer is the game winner.

The Pirates’ 2 – 1 win over Brooklyn is their 12th in a row; they will overtake the Cubs and finish second.

1915 – In the first game of an important four-game series at Fenway Park, the Tigers (90-48) and Red Sox (90-44) square off. Detroit knocks out starter Rube Foster, then rookie reliever Carl Mays keeps throwing at Ty Cobb till he hits the Tiger star on the wrist. Cobb slings his bat at Mays in retaliation, and the crowd reacts by throwing bottles at Cobb. The next inning, Cobb catches a fly ball for the final out and then needs a police escort to leave the field. The Tigers win, 6 – 1.

1916:

The Reds’ Fred Toney pitches 12 innings in the nitecap against Brooklyn before the game is called at 1 – 1 apiece. Zack Wheat goes hitless to end his hitting streak at 29 games. He’ll put together a streak of 26 in 1919.

At National League Park, Grover Cleveland Alexander is coasting with a two-hit, 6 – 0 lead in the 8th over the Cubs, when weak-hitting Steve Yerkes lines a single followed by manager Joe Tinker’s only hit of the year. On a double play grounder, 1B Fred Luderus pulls his foot off the bag and Chicago goes on to score three runs. Second-place Philadelphia wins, 6 – 3, to pull within one and a half games of Brooklyn.

1919 – Dutch Ruether beats the Giants, 4 – 3, to clinch the Reds’ first pennant since their American Association days.

1920:

Chicago’s Dickie Kerr tops the Yankees, 8 – 3, the loss dropping New York to second place behind Cleveland.

Duster Mails delivers for the Indians, canceling the Senators, 1 – 0, for his fourth win without a loss. Joe Sewell scores the lone run.

1922 – Pennant fever rages in St. Louis, as the Yankees come to town with a half-game lead. Bob Shawkey outpitches Urban Shocker, 2 – 1, as George Sisler ties Ty Cobb’s 1911 record by hitting in his 40th straight game. While chasing a fly ball in the 9th, New York OF Whitey Witt is hit in the head and knocked cold by a soda bottle thrown from the bleachers. Ban Johnson will initially offer a $1,000 reward for the name of the bottle-thrower. Then, to calm the crowds, the American League offers the theory that Witt stepped on the bottle and it flew up and hit him. The incident leads to a ban on the sale of bottled drinks in ballparks.

1923 – The Cubs lose, 10 – 6, to the Giants in Chicago, despite the hitting of Hack Miller who collects three doubles and a triple. A riot occurs in the 8th inning when umpire Charlie Moran makes an out call at second base on Sparky Adams, Moran is pelted by hundreds of pop bottles. Judge Landis, in attendance at the game, shakes his cane at the angry mob, and play is held up for 15 minutes. John McGraw and the umpires need a police escort at the conclusion.

1924 – Jim Bottomley goes 6 for 6, including two homers, and a record 12 RBIs as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 17 – 3. The previous mark of 11 RBIs in one game was established in 1892 by today’s opposing Dodger manager, Wilbert Robinson.

1925:

In the first of two games, Cubs veteran Grover Alexander wins 3 – 0 over Boston. Boston comes back to take the second game, 8 – 6.

John Bates of Nashville (Southern Association) goes hitless ending his 46-game hitting streak. He hit .371 during the streak.

1926:

The Giants clean house early, giving Heinie Groh his release and allowing Irish Meusel to buy out his. Irish will finish out his career with a season in Brooklyn.

En route to a 23 – 3 rout of the Phillies at the Baker Bowl, the Cardinals cross home plate 12 times during the 3rd inning. The dozen runs establishes a franchise record.

George Sisler of St. Louis becomes the first modern player (post-1900) to hit into three triple plays in his career. Sisler hits into the third triple killing of his career in a 5 – 1 loss to the A’s, the others occurring on September 14, 1921, and August 5, 1922. Sisler will remain tied with 19th Century players Joe Start and Deacon McGuire until August 6, 1967, when Brooks Robinson hits into his fourth triple play.

1930 – Brooklyn’s collapse begins. The Cardinals tie for first place when Bill Hallahan outduels Dazzy Vance, 1 – 0, in ten innings. After going missing for a day, Flint Rhem returns to the Cardinals with an improbable story that he was kidnapped by gamblers and forced to drink bootleg whiskey.

1931 – World Series tickets can now be printed as the St. Louis Cardinals repeat as National League champions. They beat the Phillies, 6 – 3, behind Bill Hallahan’s 18th win of the year, and prepare for a rematch of the 1930 World Series. Earlier in the day, The Reds clinched it for the Birds by sweeping the Giants, 7 – 3 and 4 – 3.

1933:

The Giants win two over the second-place Cubs, winning the first one, 2 – 1, behind Carl Hubbell’s 22nd win. New York takes the nitecap, 6 – 3.

In St. Louis, the Cardinals edge the Dodgers, 14 – 13, and pull off a triple steal in the 7th inning. The second game is called in the 5th with Brooklyn ahead, 4 – 2.

1934 – The largest turnout in Polo Grounds history, 62,573, suffers as the Deans take two from the Giants. Diz needs relief from Tex Carleton for a 5 – 3 opener, but Paul goes 11 innings for a 3 – 1 win in the nitecap.

1935:

Pittsburgh reliever Mace Brown pitches five innings of shutout relief to beat Boston, 5 – 3. Wally Berger’s third double of the game in the 9th is the only hit he allows. The Bucs’ Gus Suhr plays 1B in the last inning to run his streak of consecutive games played to 619, a new National League record. The old mark was set by Eddie Brown from 1924 to 1928.

In the opener of a critical four-game series in Chicago, the Giants lose, 8 – 3, to Lon Warneke. The Cubs have now won 12 straight.

1937 – Future Hall of Fame member Martin Dihigo pitches the first professional no-hit, no-run game on Mexican soil, a 4 – 0 victory against Nogales at Veracruz. In 1938, Dihigo will lead the Mexican League in four categories: ERA (0.90), wins (18-2), strikeouts (184), and batting (.387).

1939 – The New York Yankees clinch their fourth successive pennant with a win over Detroit.

1940:

A rhubarb at Ebbets Field results in a suspension and fine for Leo Durocher for “inciting a riot.” Perhaps better known from the game is the photo showing an obese Brooklyn fan astride George Magerkurth, pummeling the veteran umpire.

Called up from the Eastern League in August, Phillies rookie Danny Litwhiler singles in both games of 7 – 1 and 3 – 2 losses to St. Louis, extending his hitting streak to 21 straight games. He will be stopped tomorrow by Whitey Moore at Cincinnati. He will hit .345 in 36 games.

Rookie Johnny Lucadello of the St. Louis Browns hits homers from each side of the plate versus the New York Yankees in a 16 – 4 Browns win. Only Wally Schang, in 1916, had accomplished the same in the American League. Mickey Mantle in 1955 will be the next AL player to do it. These are the only home runs Lucadello will hit all year.

1944 – Jack Kramer’s one-hitter against the White Sox puts the Browns back into first place.

1948 – Joe DiMaggio hits his 300th career home run, joining Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, Rogers Hornsby, Chuck Klein and Hank Greenberg as the only major leaguers to reach this milestone.

1950:

At Ebbets Field, Reds rookie Ted Tappe pinch hits in the 8th and homers in his first major league at bat. The round-tripper, off Erv Palica, helps cement a 6 – 3 win over Brooklyn. Tappe will hit four more homers, all as a member of the Chicago Cubs.

Rookie Whitey Ford tosses a six-hitter to give the Yankees the rubber game in Detroit, 8 – 1, and move them back into first place. Joe DiMaggio hits his 30th homer and the Yanks score seven runs in the 9th as Ford drives to his seventh win without a loss. The Red Sox will follow the Yankees into Detroit and sweep three from the Tigers.

1951:

The visiting – and rampaging – Giants sweep the Pirates, 7 – 1 and 6 – 4. Larry Jansen wins his 19th and Sal Maglie collects his 23rd. It is Maglie’s 11th straight win over the Bucs. The Giants collect 29 hits in the two games, including six by Al Dark, in handing losses to Howie Pollet and reliever Murry Dickson. The Dodgers’ lead of four and a half games is their slimmest since July 4th.

At Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio’s long triple off Bob Feller scores two runs in the 5th and Allie Reynolds holds on for a 5 – 1 New York win. The Yanks take over first place for good by a margin of .003 points over Cleveland.

In Chicago, the Dodgers beat up on the Cubs, winning, 6 – 1, behind rookie Clem Labine. Rookie Bob Kelly takes the loss, allowing six hits, including Gil Hodges’ 38th homer.

1952 – Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento manager, former major league all-star second baseman Joe Gordon, pinch hits homers in both ends of a doubleheader. The first one, a grand slam, wins the game, 4 – 1.

1955 – Slugger Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring running out a bunt. He will make just two pinch-hit appearances in September, and he will go to bat in the World Series just ten times.

1957 – The Los Angeles City Council approves a 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for a ballpark for the Dodgers if the club will finance a public recreation area.

1958:

Former American League batting champion George Stirnweiss is killed in a train wreck in Red Bank, NJ.

Yankee killer Frank Lary is the third pitcher to beat them seven times in the same season, as the Tiger star defeats them, 4 – 2. Ed Walsh (9-1 in 1908) and Ed Cicotte (7-1 in 1916) were the others.

The Pirates keep their slim pennant hopes alive as they win a suspended game from the Cards, 2 – 1, then take the regular game, 3 – 1, behind Ron Kline. In the opener, young George Witt (9-2) picks up where he left off when the game was suspended six weeks ago, winning his eighth straight game. For Witt, plagued with arm troubles all year, it is his last appearance of the year, as he leaves on the 24th to finish his senior year at Long Beach State. Witt’s 1.61 ERA in 106 innings is the National League’s best. Alas, he’ll go 0-7 next season with a 6.96 ERA.

1960:

At the age of 39, Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter, beating the Phillies, 4 – 0. The crafty lefty sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts.

With Ty Cobb among the 49,055 fans in attendance at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle cracks a two-run homer, his 35th, off the O’s Chuck Estrada to give New York a 2 – 0 lead in the 1st. Yogi Berra adds a home run. In the last of the 8th, Bobby Richardson’s hit off Estrada’s glove drives in two runs for a 5 – 3 New York win.

1961:

At Detroit, Roger Maris connects for #57, off Frank Lary, to stay a game ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 home run pace. But Lary wins his 21st, 10 – 4, over Ralph Terry, with help from Norm Cash, who belts a homer, his 37th, and a triple. Al Kaline adds four hits and a sac fly.

The Senators acquire P Claude Osteen from the Reds for 1B Dave Sisler and cash.

1962 – Willie Mays celebrates his return to the lineup by cracking a three-run home run in the 8th inning, his 44th of the year, to tie the Pirates, 4 – 4. Pittsburgh tops the Giants in the 10th inning when Smoky Burgess hits a two-run home run.

1963 – The Dodgers and Cardinals begin a first-place showdown before 32,442 fans at Busch Stadium. Ron Perranoski saves a 3 – 1 win for Johnny Podres and the Dodgers.

1964:

The White Sox move into a first-place tie (88-61) with Baltimore by besting Detroit, 4 – 1, while the Orioles lose to Minnesota 2 – 1. The Yanks are one point behind.

Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning (17-4), starting on two days’ rest after pitching ten innings in Houston, loses to the Colt .45s, 6 – 5. Bunning had won eight in a row. Manager Gene Mauch will be highly criticized for his overuse of his top pitchers down the stretch as Philadelphia blows its season-long lead.

1965:

Claude Osteen launches a Dodgers winning streak as he shuts out the Cubs, 2 – 0. The Dodgers will win their next three, all by shutouts, in St. Louis.

Bobby Bolin’s 5 – 1 win at Houston gives the Giants 14 straight wins, the longest National League streak since 1951.

At Fenway Park, Red Sox Dave Morehead pitches a 2 – 0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.

1966 – The Mets (5) and Giants (3) tie a major-league record by using eight pinch hitters in the 9th inning as the Mets win, 5 – 4. Willie McCovey hits a 500-foot home run, judged the longest ever at Candlestick Park.

1967:

The Phils top the Dodgers, 8 – 4, in 11 innings, when Rick Joseph hits a pinch grand slam to end it.

Norm Cash drives in five runs and John Hiller goes the distance, enabling Detroit to take the American League lead with a 9 – 1 win over the Yankees.

1968:

One day after seeing their team mathematically eliminated, only 2,361 fans show up at Candlestick Park, the smallest crowd to see a game since the Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants win, 8 – 4, over Cincinnati, as the normally ever cheerful Willie Mays engages in a shouting match with two spectators.

Umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine are fired by American League President Joe Cronin. The men in blue claim the dismissals are due to their efforts organizing a union.

1969 – Juan Marichal blanks the Braves, 2 – 0, as the Giants regain first place.

1970 – Clyde Wright joins Dean Chance (1964) as the Angels’ second twenty-game winner as he beats the Twins, 5 – 1. Bert Blyleven, 19-year-old rookie, ties an American League record by striking out the first six batters. He strikes out ten in 6 2/3 innings.

1971:

At Candlestick Park, George Foster hits an 8th-inning grand slam to pace the Reds to an 8 – 1 win over the Giants.

At New York, lefty Juan Pizarro of the Cubs shuts out the Mets and Tom Seaver, 1 – 0. Pizarro does it all, clubbing a solo homer to win his own game. It’s Pizarro’s second shutout in a row and Seaver’s first loss after seven straight wins. Tom’s last loss was August 1st, also to Pizarro.

1972:

Following the Reds-Padres game at Riverfront Stadium, “This is your Life” host Ralph Edwards surprises Johnny Bench as the catcher is the featured guest on the program. With cameras rolling, Bench’s family and friends appear as Edwards narrates the show.

Joe Coleman wins his 17th game and Dick McAuliffe clouts two home runs and drives in four to lead Detroit to a 6 – 2 win in Milwaukee. This is Detroit’s fifth win in a row and keeps them a percentage point behind Boston.

In an 18 – 5 victory over the Mets, Cub infielder Glenn Beckert goes 0 for 6 and sets a record by leaving 12 men on base.

Expo P Balor Moore extends his scoreless innings streak to 25 before serving up a 7th-inning three-run home run to lose to the Phillies, 3 – 1. The home run is the first for Phils rookie Mike Schmidt.

1975:

Rennie Stennett ties a major league mark established in 1892 going 7 for 7 in a nine-inning game. The Pirates’ second baseman gets two hits in one inning twice (in the 1st and 5th innings), helping make the game the most one-sided shutout since 1900, as the Bucs crush the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 22 – 0.

At Fenway Park, Luis Tiant shuts out the Orioles, 2 – 0, for the Red Sox. It’s the Señor’s first shutout of the year after leading the American League in 1974.

1977 – Seattle and Doc Medich beat Kansas City, 4 – 1, to end the Royals’ winning streak at 16 games – the longest in the majors in 24 years.

1978 – With 55,091 looking on, the Yankees snap a 2 – 2 tie with a 9th-inning triple by Willie Randolph and a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson to beat the Red Sox, 3 – 2. New York now leads Boston by three and a half games. The Yanks first score on a Reggie Jackson two-run blast in the 5th. Both starters, Catfish Hunter and Mike Torrez, go the distance.

1979:

At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers hold Catfish Hunter Day to honor their future Hall of Fame pitcher who will be retiring at the end of the season at the age of 33. A 20-year-old left-hander named Dave Righetti makes his major league debut for the hometown team.

Willie Wilson hits his fifth inside-the-park homer this season in a 6 – 3 loss to Seattle at Kansas City. It is the most inside-the-park homers hit in a season since Kiki Cuyler hit eight for the Pirates in 1925.

1983:

Minnesota’s Tim Teufel goes 5 for 5 with a triple and the first two home runs of his major league career in an 11 – 4 win over the Blue Jays.

Yutaka Fukumoto hits his 36th homer to lead off a game, setting a new world record. It will be broken by Rickey Henderson.

1985 – Detroit’s Nelson Simmons hits a home run from each side of the plate, the first Tiger to do so. But the Orioles answer with six homers of their own in overpowering the Tigers, 14 – 7. Cal Ripken hits his second homer of the game in the 8th, and Eddie Murray and Fred Lynn follow with successive homers. The three straight tie a Birds record.

1987:

In a 6 – 4 win, California’s Bob Boone catches his 1,919th major league game to break the record held by Hall of Fame member Al Lopez.

Cleveland’s Joe Carter joins the 30/30 club, stealing his 30th base of the season in a 5 – 3 loss to Seattle.

1988 – The Reds’ Tom Browning pitches a perfect game against the Dodgers, striking out eight and allowing only eight balls to be hit out of the infield in his 1 – 0 victory. Over three starts including the perfect game he retires 40 consecutive batters – one shy of a major league record.

1989 – Pirates ace John Smiley (12-7) scatters nine hits to top the Cubs’ Greg Maddux (17-12). The Bucs win, 8 – 6, but the Cubs still lead by five and a half games over the Mets and Cardinals.

1990 – Cleveland trades pending free agent Bud Black (11-10) to Toronto for Mauro Gozzo, Steve Cummings, and Alex Sanchez. Black will sign with the Giants on November 9th.

1991:

Kevin Tapani (15-8) becomes the Twins’ third 15-game winner, pitching a three-hitter for 7 2/3 inning against the Royals. The Twins win, 9 – 0, jumping on Mark Gubicza. Tapani is 13-2 since June 5th.

Atlanta OF Otis Nixon is suspended for 60 days for violating baseball’s drug policy. Nixon, who had been arrested on charges of cocaine possession in 1987, is currently leading the National League with 72 stolen bases. He will miss the postseason due to the suspension. Meanwhile, the Braves blow a three-run lead and lose to the Giants, 8 – 5, at Candlestick Park. Darren Lewis scores half the Giants’ runs.

Boneheaded baserunning almost costs the Dodgers a win over the Reds. With one out in the 11th, and the score 3 – 3, Los Angeles has Jose Offerman on third base, with Brett Butler on first. When Lenny Harris hits a ground ball, Offerman tries to score but fails to touch the plate and is tagged out on the throw. Harris is called out for passing Butler, who inexplicably stands watching the play. But the Dodgers rally with three runs in the 12th to win, 6 – 5. Eddie Murray hits his first triple of the year and Eric Karros has his first major league hit, a double, before Joey Hamilton’s game-winning single. L.A. sets a National League record in the 4 1/2-hour marathon by using 27 players, including nine pitchers. The Reds use 19.

Barry Bonds homers and drives in his 100th run for the second consecutive season, just the eighth Pirate to accomplish that. Pittsburgh beats the Cubs, 9 – 2.

1992:

The Cubs blow out the Phils, 14 – 9, to give Greg Maddux his 18th win. Maddux gives up three earned runs in six innings. Led by Andre Dawson’s four hits, the first four hitters collect 11 hits and 11 ribbies for the Cubs. Dave Hollins homers for the Phils, while Dawson, Ryne Sandberg and Rick Wilkins go deep for Chicago. Mark Grace makes an error, ending his streak of 102 errorless games at 1B; his streak began after two errors on May 18th vs. the Dodgers.

White Sox 1B Frank Thomas gets five hits, all singles, in Chicago’s 9 – 6 win over the Yankees. Rookie Sterling Hitchcock loses his first big league decision.

1993 – At the age of 41, the Twins’ Dave Winfield becomes the 19th major leaguer to collect 3000 hits as he singles to left off A’s ace Dennis Eckersley in a 5 – 1 home victory over Oakland.

1995 – San Diego beats the Cubs, 12 – 4, as Sammy Sosa and Ken Caminiti each pound a pair of homers. Caminiti collects one from each side of the plate. Tony Gwynn (.367) has three ribbies in going 3 for 5.

1996:

Steve Finley’s lead-off home run in the 11th gives the Padres a 2 – 1 win over the host Giants. San Francisco’s only run is Barry Bonds’ 40th homer, and he joins Hank Aaron and Jose Canseco as the only players with 40 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season.

A 5th-inning triple off Royals pitcher Jose Rosado gives the Twins’ Paul Molitor 3000 hits. He will become the first major leaguer to accomplish this milestone in a season in which he collects 200 hits. It is the first time a three-bagger is a career 3000th hit.

The Mariners stop the Rangers, 6 – 0, as Jamie Moyer pitches eight innings of hitless ball. Edgar Martinez collects his 50th double, just the fifth player this century to hit 50 doubles in two straight years.

Backed by two three-run homers from Tim Raines, celebrating his 37th birthday, Jimmy Key stops the Blue Jays, 10 – 0. Raines’ second home run, a 457-foot blast to center field, is the longest hit by a Yankee this year. The Yanks are now three games up in the American League East.

In their 5 – 2 loss to the Braves, Mets OF Lance Johnson hits his 20th triple. He’s the first National Leaguer to reach that plateau since Willie Mays in 1957.

1997:

For the second straight day, the Giants lose on a home run, as the Braves win, 6 – 4. Eddie Perez’s grand slam in the 6th gives the Braves a major league record-tying 11 slams for the year.

The Yankees sweep the Red Sox, winning 2 – 0 and 4 – 3. Andy Pettitte pitches eight innings in the opener, striking out a career-high 12. Willie Banks is the winner in the nitecap with 6 2/3 innings.

Phillies’ right-hander Curt Schilling whiffs nine Mets, becoming the thirteenth player in major league history since 1900 to record 300 strikeouts in a season.

In Miami, Florida’s Bobby Bonilla fouls off six two-strike pitches before blasting a grand slam with two outs in the 9th inning to give the Marlins a dramatic 9 – 6 win. For Bonilla, it is his eighth career slam. Larry Walker, Andres Galarraga, and Vinny Castilla homer for Colorado, which sets a National League record with 223 homers this year.

Jimmy Key, 0-7 in his last nine starts at Camden Yards, beats the Cleveland Indians, 7 – 2, to give the Orioles a split in a day-night doubleheader. Roberto Alomar has three hits and three RBIs and Brady Anderson and Rafael Palmeiro homer in the win. In the opener, Charles Nagy pitches five-hit ball into the 7th inning and Matt Williams drives home two runs to lead the Indians to a 4 – 2 victory.

At Wrigley Field, Kevin Tapani pitches a one-hitter for his first National League shutout and Sammy Sosa breaks a scoreless tie with a two-run, 6th-inning homer as Chicago beats Cincinnati, 5 – 0. Bret Boone’s leadoff single in the 6th is the only Reds hit.

Mark McGwire hits his 52nd home run hours after signing a three-year contract with the Cards for $28.5 million. But Cardinals closer Dennis Eckersley collapses in the 9th and the Dodgers come back to win, 7 – 6. McGwire’s 517-foot 1st-inning blast, the longest ever measured at Busch Stadium, ties him for the major league lead with Ken Griffey, Jr..

1998:

For only the 30th time in major league history and the 12th time it has been done consecutively, four batters strike out in one inning. Thanks to Randy Knorr’s passed ball, Marlin rookie Kirt Ojala accomplishes the feat in the 4th inning of the Marlins’ 3 – 2 defeat to the Expos.

Ken Griffey, Jr. steals his 20th base of the season in a 4 – 1 victory over Oakland. He becomes just the third player in history to record at least 50 home runs and at least 20 stolen bases in the same season. Willie Mays and Brady Anderson are the others.

Sammy Sosa’s grand slam in the 8th inning, his 63rd home run of the year, leads the Cubs to a 6 – 3 win over San Diego. He now has 154 RBIs for the season.

With homers in four straight at-bats and five in two games, Cleveland’s Manny Ramirez ties a major league record. The Indian right fielder, who homered in his final three at-bats last night, goes deep off Twin Bob Tewksbury in the 1st and takes 3-2 pitch to left in the 5th for his fifth homer in six at-bats.

Tom Gordon ties Jose Mesa’s major league single-season record with his 38th consecutive save and sets a Red Sox mark with his 41st save of the season as Boston defeats the Orioles, 4 – 3.

Detroit P Sean Runyan makes his 84th appearance of the season in the Tigers’ 2 – 1 loss to Toronto. He breaks Mike Myers’ rookie record of 83 set in 1996.

1999 – In a 7 – 1 Kansas City win over Anaheim, Carlos Beltran collects his 100th RBI. He’s the first rookie since Mark McGwire, in 1987, to reach that level.

2000:

Cub outfielder Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire (1997-1999) as the only major leaguer to hit 50 home runs three consecutive seasons.

Seattle’s Jamie Moyer (13-9) scatters three hits over seven scoreless innings to coast to his 11th straight win over the Orioles, winning 14 – 0. Alex Rodriguez hits his 37th home run in the 1st off Mike Mussina. Moyer, 11-1 against his old team, started his win streak on April 18, 1996, when he was with Boston.

2002 – Giant left fielder Barry Bonds walks three times breaking his own record for bases on balls in a season with 178. Approximately one-third of the free passes given to the San Francisco slugger have been intentional (60 out of 178).

2007:

Jim Thome hits his 500th home run, a two-run walk-off shot off Dustin Moseley that gives the White Sox a 9 – 7 victory over the Angels. Thome is the third player to reach the milestone this season, after Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez.

The Dutch national team wins the 2007 European Championship for their fifth straight title. This also clinches them a spot in the 2008 Olympics. In the finale, Roger Bernadina scores three times in the 6 – 1 win, while David Bergman carries a no-hitter into the 7th against Great Britain.

The Braves start three players with the same surname – 3B Chipper Jones, LF Brandon Jones and CF Andruw Jones. The last time a team had done that was the 1999 Pirates with Emil Brown, Adrian Brown and Brant Brown. The 2001 Pirates did not capitalize on the chance when they had Enrique Wilson, Jack Wilson and Craig Wilson.

Yasuhiko Yabuta plunks Greg LaRocca with a pitch. It is the 24th time this year LaRocca has been hit by a pitch, tying the Nippon Pro Baseball record, held for over 50 years by Yoshiyuki Iwamoto. LaRocca will break the record tomorrow.

2008 – In the last homestand at Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter passes Lou Gehrig for the most career hits at the storied ballpark. He collects his 1,270th hit in the venue, a single past Juan Uribe while facing Gavin Floyd. The Yanks still lose, 6 – 2, to the ChiSox.

2009:

Jorge de la Rosa, who started the season 0-6, pitches eight scoreless innings as the Rockies beat San Francisco, 4 – 3. De la Rosa registers his 15th win in outpitching Matt Cain and prevents Colorado from being swept in the three-game series, but the Rockies’ bullpen makes the game more exciting than need be. Franklin Morales starts the 9th by giving up three singles and a run; Rafael Betancourt comes to his rescue, but an error, a stolen base and an RBI groundout bring the Giants within 90 feet of tying the game before Nate Schierholtz strikes out to end it. Colorado leads S.F. by three and a half games in the wild card race.

Mark Reynolds strikes out four times to reach the 200 mark for the second consecutive year as his Diamondbacks lose, 6 – 5, in ten innings to San Diego. Reynolds set the all-time record with 204 strikeouts last year, but that is now under threat. Justin Upton collects five hits for the losers.

Peter Moylan pitches his 75th game of the season and still has not allowed a home run; this is a new record for most consecutive homerless outings to begin a season, breaking Chad Bradford’s two-year-old mark.

2012:

The Italian national team wins the 2012 European Championship, marking the first time since 1989-1991 that they have repeated as victors. After edging the Netherlands in their first meeting, they easily win today, 8 – 3. Former major leaguer Shairon Martis fails to last through the 3rd and prospect Juan Carlos Sulbaran is no better, as the two combine to allow eight runs in 3 2/3 IP before Tom Stuifbergen relieves and shuts down Italy the remainder of the way. Italy’s captain Mario Chiarini drives in three, while John Mariotti gets the win. Lorenzo Avagnina is the game’s big star, going 4 for 5 with a double, steal, two runs and two RBI and finishes as the MVP of these Euros.

The Orioles secure their first winning record since 1997 with a 9 – 5 win over the Athletics, giving them 82 wins on the year. Matt Wieters homers twice off Dan Straily to lead the offense, but the O’s can’t gain ground on the first-place Yankees, who beat the Rays, 6 – 4, behind Hiroki Kuroda and Rafael Soriano’s 40th save of the season. At the end of the day, New York leads by one game over Baltimore and five over the falling Rays.

2013:

Andrew Cashner makes a bid to become the first pitcher in Padres history to throw a no-hitter, but falls short, allowing a 7th-inning hit to Jose Tabata after retiring the first 18 batters. He settles for a one-hitter in beating the Pirates, 2 – 0, facing the minimum 27 batters. Pittsburgh remains tied with St. Louis, beaten 6 – 2 at Colorado, in the NL Central.

The Royals beat the Indians, 7 – 1, in a match with significant implications for the AL wild card race. James Shields strikes out a season-high ten batters as the Royals move within two and a half games of a postseason slot, with Cleveland two games ahead of them as a number of other teams are also still in contention.

2014:

Two more teams punch their tickets to the postseason. The Orioles are the AL East champions for the first time since 1997 after defeating the Blue Jays, 8 – 2, and the Nationals clinch the NL East crown for the second time in three years when they beat the Atlanta Braves, 3 – 0.

The Cubs’ Jake Arrieta throws a one-hitter in shutting out the Reds, 7 – 0. Brandon Phillips’ two-out double in the 8th is the only blemish as Arrieta strikes out 13.

2015:

Bryce Harper hits his 40th home run in Washington’s 12 – 2 win over the Phillies. Only six other players have hit 40 homers in a season before turning 23.

Rick van den Hurk goes eight shutout innings, allowing four hits and fanning ten, to beat the Orix Buffaloes, 2 – 0. The Softbank Hawks hurler improves to 9-0 to start his Nippon Pro Baseball career, breaking the NPB record for consecutive wins to begin a career; Kazuhisa Inao set the mark in 1956 and Hisashi Aikyo tied it from 2001-2006. Van den Hurk ties the record for most wins by a foreign player to start a season, following Gene Bacque (1964) and Tai-Yuan Kuo (1994). He will not get another decision in the regular season, then go 2-0 in the postseason.

2017 – In Sweden, the Sölvesborg Firehawks win their first Elitserien title, sweeping the Rättvik Butchers in three games.

2020 – Trailing the Blue Jays by half a game at the start of a three-game series at New Yankee Stadium, the Yankees leapfrog over their rivals with a pair of drubbings, 20 – 6 yesterday and 13 – 2 today, hitting a team-record 13 homers over the two games. Today, D.J. LeMahieu propels Tanner Roark’s first pitch of the game over the fence, and the Yanks will hit six more before the game ends, with LeMahieu hitting a second one, Kyle Higashioka having the first three-homer game of his career, and Luke Voit hitting his major league-leading 19th long ball. Gerrit Cole does not allow a hit over the first five innings before lifting his foot off the gas pedal and cruising to his sixth win of the year, and the 100th of his career.

2022 – Yordan Alvarez hits three home runs to lead Houston to a 5 – 0 win over the Athletics, clinching a postseason slot. Justin Verlander (17-3) is the winner in his return from a calf injury that has kept him out of action since the end of August.

2023 – Matt Waldron gives up two runs in 5 1/3 innings to lead the Padres to a 5 – 2 win over the A’s, picking up his first big league win. He is the first knuckleball pitcher to win a game in the majors since Steven Wright in September of 2018, keeping a dying art form alive.

2024 – After 141 consecutive plate appearances without being K’ed, Luis Arraez goes down on strikes at the conclusion of a nine-pitch battle with Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti. It is the longest such streak since Juan Pierre went 147 plate appearances without striking out in 2004. Arraez gets a hit in his next two at-bats, raising his NL-leading batting average to .323 and leading the Padres to a 3 – 1 win.

2025 – Cal Raleigh keeps on setting records. By hitting two more homers in today’s 12 – 5 win by Seattle over Kansas City, he has now hit 56 this season, setting a new all-time mark for a switch-hitter (Mickey Mantle was the previous record holder with 54) and ties the Mariners record for most in a season (Ken Griffey Jr. had hit 56 twice). By homering in his 18th different ballpark, he ties four other players for the all-time mark in that category. His performance completely eclipses that of teammate Dominic Canzone, who goes 5-for-5 with three homers of his own.

Births[edit]

1849 – Rit Harrison, catcher/infielder (d. 1888)

1850 – William Crane, infielder (d. 1897)

1857 – Bill Henderson, manager (d. 1929)

1859 – Bill Irwin, pitcher (d. 1933)

1864 – Henry Easterday, infielder (d. 1895)

1865 – George McVey, catcher/infielder (d. 1896)

1867 – Spider Clark, outfielder (d. 1892)

1869 – Gus McGinnis, pitcher (d. 1904)

1870 – Sam Moran, pitcher (d. 1897)

1877 – George McConnell, pitcher (d. 1964)

1887 – Jim Galloway, infielder (d. 1950)

1891 – Henry Blackmon, infielder (d. 1924)

1891 – George Orme, outfielder (d. 1962)

1894 – Rogelio Crespo, infielder (d. 1985)

1896 – Mack Eggleston, catcher; manager (d. 1980)

1898 – Al Lefevre, infielder (d. 1982)

1899 – Heinie Mueller, outfielder (d. 1975)

1901 – Ken Ash, pitcher (d. 1979)

1901 – Larry Brown, catcher, manager; All-Star (d. 1972)

1904 – Edgar Barnhart, pitcher (d. 1984)

1905 – Dinny McNamara, outfielder (d. 1963)

1905 – Joe Vance, pitcher (d. 1978)

1908 – Buster Mills, outfielder, manager (d. 1991)

1911 – Mex Johnson, infielder; All-Star (d. 2005)

1911 – John Lyles, infielder; All-Star (d. 1954)

1912 – Emil Bildilli, pitcher (d. 1946)

1916 – Kazuaki Otomo, NPB outfielder and pitcher (d. ????)

1916 – Michio Shigematsu, NPB pitcher (d. 1979)

1918 – John Betz, owner (d. 1990)

1919 – Bruce Konopka, infielder (d. 1996)

1919 – Penny O’Brian, AAGPBL outfielder (d. 2010)

1922 – Con Dempsey, pitcher (d. 2006)

1924 – Hank Peters, General Manager (d. 2015)

1926 – Kurt Krieger, pitcher (d. 1970)

1926 – Rogers McKee, pitcher (d. 2014)

1927 – Kenji Hirano, NPB infielder

1928 – Vito Valentinetti, pitcher (d. 2021)

1929 – Maxine Kline, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2022)

1929 – Masao Konishi, NPB pitcher

1930 – Ron Mrozinski, pitcher (d. 2005)

1931 – Ollie Brantley, minor league pitcher (d. 2020)

1931 – Jerry Schypinski, infielder (d. 2019)

1932 – Germán Doria, Venezuelan national team pitcher

1934 – Doug Gassaway, scout (d. 2017)

1935 – Kazuomi Nakamura, NPB pitcher (d. 2025)

1937 – Vince Naimoli, owner (d. 2019)

1938 – Arley Kangas, minor league player (d. 2022)

1940 – Takashi Yagi, NPB pitcher

1941 – Masahiro Yasuoka, NPB pitcher

1944 – Chuck Brinkman, catcher

1944 – George Pena, minor league catcher (d. 2021)

1945 – Bob Chlupsa, pitcher (d. 2024)

1945 – Shoji Eda, NPB infielder

1945 – Ed Sprague, pitcher (d. 2020)

1945 – Hector Torres, infielder

1947 – Gary Ross, pitcher

1949 – Mike Garman, pitcher

1949 – Roger Moret, pitcher (d. 2020)

1951 – Juan Germosén, Dominican national team infielder (d. 2025)

1953 – Chris Knapp, pitcher

1954 – Alonso Alleyne, minor league infielder

1954 – Masaharu Mitsui, NPB pitcher

1955 – Joe Edelen, pitcher

1955 – John Higgins, umpire (d. 2020)

1955 – Robin Yount, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer

1958 – Bill Hamilton, college coach

1958 – Orel Hershiser, pitcher; All-Star

1959 – Tim Raines, outfielder; All-Star

1959 – Rick Stromer, minor league infielder

1959 – Chieh-Jen Yang, CPBL pitcher

1960 – Mel Hall, outfielder

1960 – Dan Jennings, manager

1960 – Mickey Tettleton, catcher; All-Star

1961 – Dan Cataline, minor league outfielder

1961 – Scott Medvin, pitcher

1961 – Mark Parent, catcher

1961 – Chris Pittaro, infielder

1963 – Bobby Bell, minor league catcher

1965 – Kuo-Chong Lo, CPBL infielder and manager

1965 – Juan Padilla, Cuban league infielder and manager

1966 – Ricky Strebeck, minor league pitcher

1967 – Mitch Hannahs, minor league second baseman and college coach

1967 – Rafaelito Mercedes, CPBL infielder (d. 2002)

1968 – Mark Acre, pitcher

1970 – Giorge Díaz, Cuban league pitcher

1970 – Bronswell Patrick, pitcher

1970 – Paul Shuey, pitcher

1971 – Kazuya Ono, NPB outfielder

1971 – Scott Pace, minor league pitcher

1972 – Jose Mateo, Puerto Rican national team pitcher

1972 – Brian Tollberg, pitcher

1973 – Desi Relaford, infielder

1974 – Brian Whitlock, minor league player

1975 – Billy Eppler, General Manager

1975 – Ryan Sienko, coach

1976 – Chad Whitaker, minor league player

1976 – Chad Harville, pitcher

1976 – Takashi Kawai, NPB pitcher

1979 – Chris George, pitcher

1979 – Bobby Korecky, pitcher

1979 – Logan Stout, college coach

1980 – Jean-Baptiste Breton, Division Elite utility man

1980 – Joo-youn Han, South Korean women’s national team pitcher

1980 – Mats Jones, Elitserien infielder-pitcher

1981 – Mike Rozema, minor league infielder

1982 – Chris Carter, outfielder

1982 – Michael Martinez, outfielder

1982 – Jonash Ponce, Philippines national team outfielder

1982 – Ramon Ramirez, pitcher

1983 – Jeremy Hall, minor league pitcher

1983 – Brandon Moss, outfielder; All-Star

1983 – Hiromitsu Takagi, NPB pitcher

1985 – Jonathan Greene, minor league player

1985 – Matt Harrison, pitcher; All-Star

1985 – Jim Murphy, minor league infielder

1985 – Nick Nosti, Serie A1 outfielder

1985 – Ludwin Obispo, minor league infielder

1985 – Chorye Spoone, minor league pitcher

1986 – Gordon Beckham, infielder

1986 – Eliezer Zambrano, minor league catcher

1987 – Zvonimir Ivančan, Croatian national team infielder

1987 – Rafael Revollo, Bolivian national team catcher

1988 – Jilton Calderon, Nicaraguan national team outfielder

1988 – Brett Kennedy, minor league pitcher and manager

1989 – Robbie Grossman, outfielder

1989 – Chris Stout, minor league pitcher and manager

1990 – Mike Reeves, minor league catcher

1991 – Christian Christopoulos, Greek national team catcher

1991 – Young-pyo Ko, KBO pitcher

1992 – Dylan De Meyer, minor league pitcher

1992 – Tyler Hollick, minor league outfielder

1992 – Jose Javier, coach

1992 – Jakob Junis, pitcher

1992 – Hunter Lockwood, minor league outfielder

1992 – Eric Tenorio, Northern Mariana Islands national team utility man

1993 – Peter Maris, minor league infielder

1993 – Austin Schotts, minor league outfielder

1994 – Brandon Gold, minor league pitcher

1994 – Lincoln Hochmuth, college coach

1995 – Travis Seabrooke, minor league pitcher

1996 – Dylan Coleman, pitcher

1996 – Hiroki Fukunaga, NPB infielder

1996 – Yukina Izumi, Japanese women’s national team catcher

1996 – Matt Vierling, outfielder

1996 – Fuyang Zhao, China Baseball League pitcher

1997 – Ángel Padrón, minor league pitcher

1998 – Chin-Hao Yang, CPBL infielder

1999 – Jan Figueroa, minor league pitcher

1999 – Tucupita Marcano, infielder

1999 – Joshua Pineda, Philippines national team pitcher

1999 – Rodney Theophile, minor league pitcher

2000 – Quinn Priester, pitcher

2000 – Omar Shublaq, Palestinian national team catcher

2001 – Darryl Collins, minor league outfielder

2001 – Hyeong-jun So, KBO pitcher

2002 – Koshiro Hiroike, NPB pitcher

2003 – Devin Flühmann, Swiss national team outfielder

2003 – Tzu-Yu Tseng, CPBL infielder

Deaths[edit]

1894 – Terry Larkin, pitcher (b. 1856)

1909 – Herman Long, infielder (b. 1866)

1913 – Ollie Gfroerer, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1875)

1915 – Wally Goldsmith, infielder (b. 1848)

1933 – George Gore, outfielder, manager (b. 1854)

1936 – Henry Lampe, pitcher (b. 1872)

1944 – Farmer Steelman, catcher (b. 1875)

1946 – Emil Bildilli, pitcher (b. 1912)

1952 – Earl Sheely, infielder (b. 1893)

1955 – George Brown, outfielder (b. 1885)

1955 – Dan Sherman, pitcher (b. 1890)

1959 – Willis Chamness, minor league pitcher (b. 1923)

1963 – Johnny Niggeling, pitcher (b. 1903)

1963 – Ollie Waldon, outfielder (b. 1911)

1964 – Herb Conyers, infielder (b. 1921)

1965 – Kazuharu Murakami, NPB infielder (b. 1917)

1967 – Lee King, outfielder (b. 1892)

1968 – Henry Bostick, infielder (b. 1895)

1970 – Minoru Kasamatsu, NPB pitcher (b. 1916)

1970 – Ray Shook, pinch runner (b. 1889)

1972 – Eddie Waitkus, infielder; All-Star (b. 1919)

1973 – Tom Long, pitcher (b. 1898)

1974 – Frank Walker, outfielder (b. 1894)

1975 – Takeshi Hibino, NPB catcher (b. 1920)

1977 – Luis Cabrera, pitcher (b. 1919)

1978 – Bill Foster, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Fame (b. 1904)

1979 – Charlie Deal, infielder (b. 1891)

1987 – Kermit Wahl, infielder (b. 1922)

1988 – Bob Trice, pitcher (b. 1926)

1993 – Ray Faust, minor league pitcher (b. 1928)

1993 – Max Marshall, outfielder (b. 1913)

1994 – Harry Chozen, catcher (b. 1915)

1994 – Shirley Stovroff, AAGPBL catcher (b. 1931)

1997 – Michinori Tsubouchi, NPB outfielder and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1914)

1999 – Paul Gregory, pitcher (b. 1908)

1999 – Doug Hansen, pinch runner (b. 1928)

1999 – Ace Williams, pitcher (b. 1917)

1999 – Hyogo Yamamoto, NPB pitcher (b. 1938)

2000 – Teruo Tabe, NPB infielder (b. 1916)

2005 – Lou Almada, minor league outfielder (b. 1907)

2008 – Fujio Kitakado, NPB pitcher (b. 1947)

2010 – Wayne Twitchell, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1948)

2012 – Masatoshi Mifune, NPB pitcher (b. 1931)

2012 – Hsiang-Mu Wu, CPBL manager (b. 1942)

2013 – Heiji Arihara, NPB infielder (b. 1936)

2013 – Joaquín Portobanco, Nicaraguan national team pitcher (b. 1934)

2016 – W.P. Kinsella, writer (b. 1935)

2020 – Timothy Banner, college coach (b. 1956)

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(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Wednesday, Sept. 16

COLLEGE GOLF

4 p.m.

GOLF — 2026 Jackson T. Stephens Cup: Third Round, Fields Ranch East, Frisco, Texas

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN — Chicago White Sox at Cleveland

7 p.m.

ESPN — Baltimore at N.Y. Mets

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Thursday, Sept. 17

AUTO RACING

8 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics – The Chase, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Syracuse at Pittsburgh

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — SMU at NC State

8 p.m.

ACCN — Duke at North Carolina

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, First Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

1 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, First Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, First Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.

MLB BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati (12:40 p.m.) OR Athletics at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (7:15 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Houston (7:15 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Minnesota at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m.)

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Detroit at Buffalo

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

USA — Los Angeles at Dallas

10 p.m.

CNBC — Las Vegas at Seattle

USA — Las Vegas at Seattle

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Friday, Sept. 18

AUTO RACING

7:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Food City 300 – The Chase, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Miami at Wake Forest

8 p.m.

FOX — Houston at Texas Tech

10:30 p.m.

BTN — Portland St. at Oregon

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 p.m.

ACCN — NC State at SMU

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ACCN — Florida at Florida St.

8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Creighton

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, Second Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

1 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Second Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Second Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.

6 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: PURE Insurance Championship, First Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (joined in progress) (6:40 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Pittsburgh (joined in progress) (6:40 p.m.)

7:10 p.m.

APPLE TV — Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Arizona (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.) OR Miami at San Diego (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)

10:10 p.m.

APPLE TV — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Brentford FC

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — TBA

10 p.m.

ION — Portland at Golden State

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Saturday, Sept. 19

AUTO RACING

7:30 p.m.

USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Bass Pro Shops Night Race – The Chase, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

11:30 a.m.

CBSSN — Coast Carolina at Delaware

Noon

ABC — Georgia at Arkansas

ACCN — Mercer at Georgia Tech

BTN — Regional Coverage: Akron at Minnesota OR Buffalo at Penn St.

ESPN — North Carolina at Clemson

ESPN2 — Tulane at Kansas St.

ESPNU — Bowling Green at Iowa St.

FOX — Kent St. at Ohio St.

FS1 — Arizona St. at Kansas

USA — North Texas at Texas St.

12:30 p.m.

NBCSN — E. Michigan at Wisconsin

PEACOCK — E. Michigan at Wisconsin

12:45 p.m.

SECN — NC State at Vanderbilt

2 p.m.

PEACOCK — S. Illinois at Illinois

3 p.m.

CBSSN — Temple at Toledo

3:30 p.m.

ABC — Florida St. at Alabama

ACCN — Wagner at California

BTN — UTEP at Michigan

CBS — Southern Cal at Rutgers

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

FOX — Utah St. at Utah

USA — Duquesne at Washington St.

4 p.m.

CW — Stanford at Duke

ESPNU — Louisiana Tech at Baylor

FS1 — N. Iowa at Iowa

NBCSN — W. Kentucky at Indiana

PEACOCK — W. Kentucky at Indiana

4:15 p.m.

SECN — Mississippi St. at South Carolina

6:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Marshal at Missouri

7 p.m.

ESPN — Florida at Auburn

7:15 p.m.

BTN — Regional Coverage: E. Washington at Washington OR N. Dakota at Nebraska

7:30 p.m.

ABC — LSU at Mississippi

ACCN — West Virginia at Virginia

CBS — BYU at Colorado St.

ESPN2 — New Mexico at Oklahoma

NBC — Michigan St. at Notre Dame

PEACOCK — Michigan St. at Notre Dame

7:45 p.m.

SECN — Kennesaw St. at Tennessee

8 p.m.

ESPNU — Arkansas St. at TCU

10 p.m.

CBSSN — S. Dakota at Boise St.

CW — James Madison at San Diego St.

10:30 p.m.

ESPN — N. Dakota St. at Sacramento St.

TNT — N. Illinois at Arizona

11 p.m.

BTN — Purdue at UCLA

FS1 — Fresno St. at San Jose St.

USA — Montana at Oregon St.

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, Third Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Third Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.

4 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Third Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio

6 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: PURE Insurance Championship, Second Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.

MLB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — Milwaukee at Baltimore (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Houston (7:10 p.m.) OR Detroit at Chicago White Sox (7:10 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (joined in progress) (9:10 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur

10 a.m.

NBCSN — English Premier League: Hull City at Newcastle United

USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Brighton & Hove Albion

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Coventry City at Nottingham Forest

WNBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Phoenix at Dallas

7 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Chicago at Atlanta

9 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Seattle at Golden State

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Sunday, Sept. 20

AUTO RACING

3 p.m.

NBC — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

Noon

ACCN — Virginia at North Carolina

ESPN — Virginia at North Carolina

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

ABC — Louisville at Kentucky

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, Final Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Final Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.

4 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Final Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio

6 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: PURE Insurance Championship, Final Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

12:30 p.m.

ABC — PLL Playoffs: Denver vs. Philadelphia, Championship, Harrison, N.J.

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (1:10 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y Yankees at Arizona (4:10 p.m.) OR San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

NBCSN — Milwaukee at Baltimore

PEACOCK — Milwaukee at Baltimore

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at New England, Cleveland at Tampa Bay, New Orleans at Baltimore OR Cincinnati at Houston

FOX — Regional Coverage: Carolina at Atlanta, Minnesota at Chicago, Philadelphia at Tennessee OR Green Bay at N.Y. Jets

4:05 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Jacksonville at Denver OR Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers

4:25 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Washington at Dallas, Seattle at Arizona OR Miami at San Francisco

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Indianapolis at Kansas City

PEACOCK — Indianapolis at Kansas City

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

NBCSN — English Premier League: Sunderland at Manchester City

USA — English Premier League: Liverpool at AFC Bournemouth

11:30 a.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Manchester United at Fulham

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — USL Championship: San Antonio at Sacramento

WNBA BASKETBALL

4 p.m.

NBATV — Washington at Indiana

7 p.m.

USA — Portland at Los Angeles

9 p.m.

CNBC — Seattle at Las Vegas

USA — Seattle at Las Vegas

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