THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

By troyderengowski61@gmail.com

September 21, 2026 107 Min Read

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA SRN FOOTBALL POLLS WEEK 6

BROWNSBURG 5-0
WESTFIELD 5-0
WARREN CENTRAL 5-0
CENTER GROVE 4-1
CROWN POINT 5-0
LAWRENCE NORTH 4-1
PENN 5-0
FW CARROLL 4-1
AVON 4-1
ZIONSVILLE 4-1

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 5-0
NEW PALESTINE 4-1
CATHEDRAL 3-2
WARSAW 5-0
FLOYD CENTRAL 5-0
PLAINFIELD 4-1
CASTLE 4-1
CONCORD 3-2
LAFAYETTE JEFF 3-2
FRANKLIN 4-1

BISHOP CHATARD 4-1
EAST CENTRAL 4-1
FW DWENGER 4-1
EAST NOBLE 5-0
SB ST. JOSEPH 5-0
EVANSVILLE REITZ 5-0
HOBART 4-1
RONCALLI 3-2
YORKTOWN 5-1
LOGANSPORT 5-0

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 5-0
LAWRENCEBURG 4-1
ANDREAN 4-1
GIBSON SOUTHERN 4-1
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 4-1
ADAMS CENTRAL 4-1
INDIAN CREEK 5-0
BLUFFTON 5-0
TWIN LAKES 5-0
GRIFFITH/MACONAQUAH

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 5-0
SOUTH PUTNAM 5-0
LUTHERAN 5-0
LAPEL 5-0
EASTSIDE 5-0
EASTERN GREENTOWN 5-0
NORTH POSEY 5-0
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 5-0
EASTERN HANCOCK 5-0
CASCADE 4-1

RIVERTON PARKE 5-0
PIONEER 5-0
NORTH JUDSON 5-0
NORTH DAVIESS 5-0
MADISON GRANT 5-0
MILAN 4-1
SPRINGS VALLEY 4-1
WES DEL 5-0
CARROLL FLORA 3-2
CASTON 4-1/TRI 4-1

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ADAMS CENTRAL AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:00 PM

ATTICA AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE AT JENNINGS COUNTY 7:00 PM

BENTON CENTRAL AT WESTERN 7:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:00 PM

BLUFFTON AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM

BOONE GROVE AT RIVER FOREST 8:00 PM

BOONVILLE AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM

BREMEN AT JOHN GLENN 7:00 PM

BROWN COUNTY AT MILAN 7:00 PM

CALUMET AT WHITING 8:00 PM

CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM

CARMEL AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:00 PM

CARROLL (FLORA) AT NORTH WHITE 7:00 PM

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

CASCADE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE 7:00 PM

CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM

CASTON AT CULVER 7:00 PM

CHARLESTOWN AT SCOTTSBURG 7:00 PM

CHURUBUSCO AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:00 PM

CLINTON CENTRAL AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 7:00 PM

CLINTON PRAIRIE AT DELPHI 7:00 PM

COLUMBUS EAST AT FLOYD CENTRAL 7:00 PM

COLUMBUS NORTH AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:00 PM

COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM

COVINGTON AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:00 PM

CROWN POINT AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM

DANVILLE AT YORKTOWN 7:30 PM

DECATUR CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM

DELTA AT NEW CASTLE 7:00 PM

EAST CENTRAL AT HARRISON (OHIO) 7:00 PM

EASTBROOK AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM

EASTERN (PEKIN) AT NORTH HARRISON 7:00 PM

EASTERN GREENE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM

EDGEWOOD AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM

EDINBURGH AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM

ELKHART AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM

EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 7:30 PM

EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT PROVIDENCE 7:30 PM

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM

FAIRFIELD AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM

FAITH CHRISTIAN AT TRI-COUNTY 7:00 PM

FISHERS AT AVON 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE NORTH AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT SEEGER 7:00 PM

FRANKLIN AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM

FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM

FRANKLIN COUNTY AT GREENSBURG 7:00 PM

FRANKTON AT ALEXANDRIA 7:00 PM

FREMONT AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7:00 PM

FRONTIER AT NORTH NEWTON 7:30 PM

GARRETT AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM

GARY WEST AT WHEELER 8:00 PM

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM

GOSHEN AT WARSAW 7:00 PM

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM

GRIFFITH AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM

GUERIN CATHOLIC AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM

HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:30 PM

HAMMOND CENTRAL AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 8:00 PM

HAMMOND MORTON AT STERLING (ILL.) 8:00 PM

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM

HERITAGE AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM

HIGHLAND AT ANDREAN 8:00 PM

HOBART AT LOWELL 8:00 PM

HOMESTEAD AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM

HUNTINGTON NORTH AT DEKALB 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT TROTWOOD-MADISON (OHIO) 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT CHRISTEL HOUSE 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM

JASPER AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM

JEFFERSONVILLE AT CONNERSVILLE 7:30 PM

KANKAKEE VALLEY AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:30 PM

KOKOMO AT MARION 7:00 PM

LAFAYETTE JEFF AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM

LAKE CENTRAL AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM

LAKE STATION AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM

LAKELAND AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM

LAVILLE AT KNOX 7:30 PM

LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM

LAWRENCEBURG AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM

LEBANON AT MCCUTCHEON 7:00 PM

LEO AT BELLMONT 7:00 PM

LEWIS CASS AT WHITKO 7:00 PM

LINTON AT NORTH DECATUR 7:30 PM

MADISON AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM

MERRILLVILLE AT LAPORTE 8:00 PM

MISHAWAKA AT CONCORD 7:00 PM

MISSISSINEWA AT ELWOOD 7:00 PM

MITCHELL AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM

MONROE CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM

MONROVIA AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM

MUNCIE CENTRAL AT RICHMOND 7:00 PM

MUNSTER AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM

NEW HAVEN AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM

NORTH JUDSON AT TRITON 7:30 PM

NORTH KNOX AT PRINCETON 7:30 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT GREENCASTLE 7:00 PM

NORTH POSEY AT SOUTH SPENCER 8:00 PM

NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTHMONT 7:00 PM

NORTHEASTERN AT LAPEL 7:00 PM

NORTHFIELD AT WABASH 7:00 PM

NORTHRIDGE AT PLYMOUTH 7:00 PM

NORTHWESTERN AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM

NORWELL AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM

OAK HILL AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM

OWEN VALLEY AT SULLIVAN 7:00 PM

PAOLI AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:30 PM

PARK TUDOR AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM

PENN AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM

PERRY CENTRAL AT CLARKSVILLE 7:30 PM

PERU AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT FOREST PARK 7:00 PM

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

PORTAGE AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM

PURDUE ENGLEWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 7:30 PM

RIVERTON PARKE AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM

RUSHVILLE AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM

SALEM AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM

SEYMOUR AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 7:00 PM

SHELBYVILLE AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM

SHENANDOAH AT HAGERSTOWN 7:00 PM

SILVER CREEK AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM

SOUTH BEND RILEY AT NEW PRAIRIE 7:30 PM

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM

SOUTH PUTNAM AT WEST VIGO 7:00 PM

SOUTHWOOD AT MANCHESTER 7:00 PM

SPRINGS VALLEY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM

TAYLOR AT SHERIDAN 7:00 PM

TELL CITY AT TECUMSEH 8:00 PM

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT NORTHVIEW 7:00 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM

TIPTON AT LOGANSPORT 7:00 PM

TRI AT WINCHESTER 7:00 PM

TRITON CENTRAL AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM

TRI-WEST AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM

UNION CITY AT UNION COUNTY 7:00 PM

WAWASEE AT NORTHWOOD 7:00 PM

WEST CENTRAL AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:00 PM

WEST LAFAYETTE AT TWIN LAKES 7:00 PM

WEST WASHINGTON AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:00 PM

WESTERN BOONE AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM

WESTFIELD AT BROWNSBURG 7:00 PM

WHITELAND AT MARTINSVILLE 7:00 PM

WINAMAC AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM

WOODLAN AT JAY COUNTY 7:00 PM

ZIONSVILLE AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:00 PM

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Z-RATINGS

FW CARROLL
WESTFIELD
YORKTOWN
HAMILTON SE
PENN
CHESTERTON
CARMEL
HARRISON
PLAINFIELD
CENTER GROVE

PROVIDENCE
HERITAGE
NORTHVIEW
GREENSBURG
CATHEDRAL
WEST NOBLE
ZIONSVILLE
BISHOP NOLL
FW CONCORDIA
TRI-WEST

SOUTHWOOD
PERRY CENTRAL
MUNCIE BURRIS
BENTON CENTRAL
SOUTH ADAMS
WINCHESTER
TRINITY LUTHERAN
LAPEL
ADAMS CENTRAL
TELL CITY

LUTHERAN
COVINGTON
TECUMSEH
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
MORGAN TOWNSHIP
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC
SOUTHERN WELLS
LOOGOOTEE
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN ADACEMY

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

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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

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

BRAVES 4, ASTROS 2

RAYS 5, RED SOX 1

PIRATES 4, ROYALS 3

PHILLIES 7, METS 2

CUBS 9, REDS 1

CARDINALS 5, NATIONALS 3

MARINERS 2, ROCKIES 1

BLUE JAYS 7, RANGERS 2

BREWERS 3, ORIOLES 0

DIAMONDBACKS 8, YANKEES 4

TWINS 8, ANGELS 0

GUARDIANS 1, ATHLETICS

DODGERS 3, GIANTS 1

PADRES 7, MARLINS 3

WHITE SOX 8, TIGERS 1

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

INDIANAPOLIS 9 GWINNETT 6

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

LYNX 101 SUN 89

LIBERTY 106 TEMPO 69

MYSTICS 93 FEVER 77

SPARKS 105 FIRE 84

ACES 98 STORM 77

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL AP TOP 25 POLL

TEXAS 3-0
GEORGIA 3-0
NOTRE DAME 3-0
OLE MISS 3-0
INDIANA 3-0
MIAMI FL 3-0
OHIO STATE 2-1
ALABAMA 3-0
BYU 3-0
LSU 2-1
TEXAS TECH 3-0
USC 4-0
PENN STATE 3-0
TENNESSEE 3-0
UTAH 3-0
LOUISVILLE 2-1
IOWA 3-0
MICHIGAN 3-0
MISSOURI 3-0
OREGON 2-1
FLORIDA 3-0
SMU 2-1
TEXAS A&M 2-1
MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-0
HOUSTON 2-1

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

WASHINGTON 107, KENTUCKY 98, WEST VIRGINIA 93, OKLAHOMA 91, OKLAHOMA STATE 50, BOISE STATE 48, VIRGINIA TECH 46, WESTERN MICHIGAN 27, DUKE 20, TULSA 18, ARIZONA 12, PITTSBURGH 10, UCLA 10, JAMES MADISON 7, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6, KANSAS STATE 3, NEBRASKA 2

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

LIBERTY AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25

ARMY AT TEMPLE | 4 P.M. | ESPN

HOWARD AT RUTGERS | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

NAVY AT UAB | 7 P.M. | ESPN

NORTHWESTERN AT INDIANA | 8 P.M. | FOX

CLEMSON AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

TEXAS AT TENNESSEE | 12 P.M. | ABC

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

SAM HOUSTON AT TEXAS TECH | 12 P.M. | TNT

WAKE FOREST AT LOUISVILLE | 12 P.M.

COLORADO AT BAYLOR | 12 P.M.

BUCKNELL AT PITT | 12 P.M. | ACCNX

VIRGINIA TECH AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M.

SAN DIEGO STATE AT TOLEDO | 12 P.M. | CBSSN

COLORADO STATE AT UTSA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU

UNLV AT AKRON | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

BALL STATE AT KENT STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTH ALABAMA AT KENTUCKY | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

LINDENWOOD AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

UCLA AT MARYLAND | 1:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

NOTRE DAME AT PURDUE | 2 P.M. | PEACOCK

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT GEORGIA STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT FLORIDA STATE | 3 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

HAWAI’I AT WYOMING | 3 P.M. | CW

OKLAHOMA AT GEORGIA | 3:30 P.M.

OLE MISS AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M.

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

IOWA AT MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | CBS

TCU AT UCF | 3:30 P.M.

WILLIAM & MARY AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACCNX

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

NEW MEXICO AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN

ROBERT MORRIS AT BUFFALO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

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

GARDNER-WEBB AT MARSHALL | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT EAST CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

VANDERBILT AT AUBURN | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

WISCONSIN AT PENN STATE | 5 P.M. | PEACOCK

NEBRASKA AT MICHIGAN STATE | 5 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

SOUTH FLORIDA AT BOWLING GREEN | 5 P.M. | ESPN+

DELAWARE AT VIRGINIA | 6 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

UIW AT TEXAS STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

JAMES MADISON AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 6:30 P.M. | CW

LOUISIANA AT CHARLOTTE | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTH CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN

KANSAS STATE AT CINCINNATI | 7 P.M. | ESPN2

OKLAHOMA STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 7 P.M.

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

KENNESAW STATE AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

MERCYHURST AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

TEXAS A&M AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

OREGON AT USC | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBS

TROY AT UTAH STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBSSN

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NORTH TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+

APPALACHIAN STATE AT NC STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU

MISSOURI AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

TULSA AT ARKANSAS | 8 P.M. | SECN+

FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT UL MONROE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

MISSOURI STATE AT SMU | 9 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

OREGON STATE AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | MW+

UMASS AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+

RICE AT FRESNO STATE | 10 P.M. | CW

GEORGIA TECH AT SANFORD | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN

AIR FORCE AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M.

MINNESOTA AT WASHINGTON | 11 P.M. | FOX

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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/SCORES

WEEK 2 SCORES

CAROLINA 34 ATLANTA 3

MINNESOTA 9 CHICAGO 3

PHILADELPHIA 24 TENNESSEE 20

NEW ENGLAND 20 PITTSBURGH 3

GREEN BAY 20 NY JETS 17 OT

NEW ORLEANS 24 BALTIMORE 17

CINCINNATI 20 HOUSTON 6

DENVER 20 JACKSONVILLE 13

LAS VEGAS 26 LA CHARGERS 14

DALLAS 37 WASHINGTON 20

SEATTLE 31 ARIZONA 7

SAN FRANCISCO 35 MIAMI 13

KANSAS CITY 33 INDIANAPOLIS 30 OT

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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

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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NFL ROUNDUP: DAK PRESCOTT STARS, JAYDEN DANIELS INJURED IN COWBOYS’ WIN

Dak Prescott became the Cowboys’ all-time leader in touchdown passes and Dallas posted a 37-20 victory over the Washington Commanders, who lost franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels to a dislocated left elbow on the final play of the first half on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

Prescott’s fourth TD pass of the game to CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter set the record for career TD passes, eclipsing Tony Romo’s mark of 248. Prescott completed 26 of 31 passes for 279 yards. Lamb had eight catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns for Dallas (1-1).

The Commanders (0-2) were at the Cowboys’ 1 with 3 seconds left in the first half and, down 17-10, went for a game-tying touchdown instead of a field-goal attempt. As the ball was snapped, Daniels was stepped on by left guard Chris Paul. Daniels put his left arm on the turf to avoid going down for a sack and his arm buckled under his body weight as he threw an incompletion.Order Sports Gear

Head coach Dan Quinn told reporters after the game that Daniels has a dislocated left below, that X-rays did not show a fracture and the quarterback will undergo more imaging tests on Monday. He had 69 yards rushing on seven carries and completed 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards and a TD before leaving the game.

Vikings 9, Bears 3

Carson Wentz passed for 143 yards, Aaron Jones Sr. rushed for 105 yards and visiting Minnesota escaped Chicago despite not scoring a touchdown.

Bears star quarterback Caleb Williams passed for 138 yards and rushed for 42 before he left the game in the fourth quarter because of a non-contact hamstring injury. Vikings pass rusher Dallas Turner later sacked Williams’ replacement, Tyson Bagent, as time expired to seal the victory.Stream Football Games

Will Reichard connected on field goals from 35, 49 and 39 yards to supply Minnesota’s nine points.

Eagles 24, Titans 20

Darius Cooper caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts with 9 seconds left and Philadelphia rallied past Tennessee in Nashville.

Hurts led a 65-yard drive after Joey Slye converted a 33-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining to give the Titans (0-2) a 20-17 edge. Hurts’ 19-yard completion to DeVonta Smith got the ball to the 3 with 14 seconds remaining, setting the stage for the game-winner for Philadelphia (2-0). Hurts completed 26 of 37 passes for 264 yards and two scores along with two interceptions, and Smith caught 10 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown.

Cam Ward rushed for two touchdowns for Tennessee and hit on 13 of 20 passes for 183 yards. He tied the game at 17 on a 1-yard run around the left side with 57 seconds left in the third quarter.

Panthers 34, Falcons 3

Bryce Young threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns to help lead visiting Carolina to a rout of Atlanta.

Devin Lloyd had two interceptions for the Panthers (1-1), including a pick-six, while Tetairoa McMillan had five catches for 101 yards and Darren Waller caught two touchdowns.

Cooper Rush started for the Falcons (0-2) and threw for 86 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble before he was benched in the third quarter for Jack Strand. The undrafted rookie out of Minnesota State-Moorhead was picked off and lost a fumble in his debut.

Bengals 20, Texans 6

Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes to Ja’Marr Chase and Cincinnati is off to its second straight 2-0 start after notching a road victory over Houston. Burrow completed 20 of 31 passes for 207 yards and Chase had seven receptions for 75 yards while posting his 14th career outing of two or more touchdown catches.

Evan McPherson kicked two field goals of over 50 yards, Tee Higgins had five catches for 95 yards and Chase Brown rushed for 80 yards on 20 carries for the Bengals.

C.J. Stroud was 30-of-55 passing for 353 yards for the Texans, who lost at home for the second straight week. Dalton Schultz established career bests of 12 catches for 140 yards for Houston, which lost despite registering five sacks.

Patriots 20, Steelers 3

Linebacker Elijah Ponder had a sack and also returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown to help New England defeat Pittsburgh at Foxborough, Mass.

Ponder’s touchdown came after Christian Barmore stripped the ball from Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The TD gave the Patriots (1-1) the 17-point lead with 13:37 to play. TreVeyon Henderson (16 carries, 76 yards) scored New England’s other touchdown on a 39-yard run.

Pittsburgh (1-1) was limited to 235 yards of offense (3.5 yards per play) and was 2 of 12 on third downs. The Steelers’ offense has produced one touchdown in eight quarters this season. Rodgers was 23 of 39 for 187 yards and was intercepted once.

Packers 20, Jets 17 (OT)

Green Bay rookie Trey Smack kicked a game-winning 26-yard field goal with 5:23 remaining in overtime to defeat New York in rainy conditions at East Rutherford, N.J.

Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes for the Packers, who were only 1-for-9 on third down but erased a 17-7 fourth-quarter deficit thanks to their defense. Green Bay (1-1) had just 199 total yards but scored the final 13 points in the game in a sloppy defensive struggle that included 27 total penalties. The Packers fumbled five times but lost just one of them.

The Packers limited running back Breece Hall to 29 yards on 16 carries for the Jets (1-1). New York quarterback Geno Smith was 27-of-41 passing for 247 yards and a touchdown.

Saints 24, Ravens 17

Tyler Shough threw a touchdown pass and ran for a late tiebreaking touchdown, Daniel Carlson kicked three field goals and visiting New Orleans rallied to defeat Baltimore.

Shough completed 27 of 34 passes for 252 yards and threw a touchdown pass to Chris Olave, who finished with eight catches for 86 yards for the Saints (1-1). Shough capped a 16-play, 68-yard drive by squeezing across the goal line on fourth-and-goal at the 1 with 1:27 left.

Lamar Jackson passed for 235 yards and a touchdown, and Derrick Henry rushed for a touchdown but finished with just 68 yards on 16 carries for the Ravens (1-1), who led 14-3 in the second quarter but scored just three points in the second half.

Browns 23, Buccaneers 19

Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes and Cleveland’s defense came up big after a lengthy weather delay, giving the visitors an upset of Baker Mayfield and Tampa Bay.

Watson led the Browns (1-1) with 22 rushing yards along with his 238 passing yards. Cleveland grabbed the win over Mayfield, the Browns’ former No. 1 overall pick, with two Watson TD passes in the final 16:23 of regulation. He completed 24 of 30 passes, including his second TD in as many weeks to rookie Denzel Boston.

Mayfield was 21-of-34 passing for 182 yards, while Bucky Irving had 89 yards on 17 carries for the Buccaneers, who are 0-2 for the first time since 2014. Chase McLaughlin made four field goals for Tampa Bay.

Broncos 20, Jaguars 13

Jonah Coleman’s 3-yard touchdown run highlighted a dominant fourth quarter in which host Denver rallied past Jacksonville and avenged its only home regular-season loss last season to the Jaguars.

The Broncos (1-1) amassed 154 of their 392 yards of offense in the fourth quarter, during which they scored both of their touchdowns. Bo Nix completed 22 of 31 passes for 288 yards, a touchdown and an interception. After he had just one catch for 2 yards in his Denver debut, Jaylen Waddle had eight catches for 138 yards.

Trevor Lawrence completed 17 of 29 passes for 189 yards and one interception for Jacksonville (1-1), which scored its final points on the opening drive of the second half. Parker Washington had seven catches for 98 yards, while Bhayshul Tuten had 65 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Raiders 26, Chargers 14

Kirk Cousins passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns while the defense forced a key turnover with less than four minutes remaining as Las Vegas earned a victory over Los Angeles in Inglewood, Calif.

Tre Tucker caught five passes for 119 yards and a long first-half touchdown, while Cody White had two catches, both for touchdowns, as the Raiders (2-0) ended a five-game road losing streak against the Chargers and a seven-game road losing streak overall. Cousins became the first Raiders quarterback with at least three TD passes in each of the first two games of a season since Ken Stabler in 1976.

Justin Herbert was 15-of-27 passing for 192 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions as the Chargers (0-2) saw a four-game overall winning streak against the Raiders come to an end. Omarion Hampton gained 94 yards on 23 carries for Los Angeles but his late-game fumble near midfield allowed Las Vegas to seal the victory.

Seahawks 31, Cardinals 7

Drew Lock and Jaxon Smith-Njigba connected for three touchdowns as Seattle pulled away from Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.

Lock, starting for injured quarterback Sam Darnold (glute), completed 19 of 26 passes for 235 yards. Smith-Njigba, the NFL’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year, made nine receptions for 155 yards. Emanuel Wilson rushed for 92 yards on 21 carries for the Seahawks (2-0).

Jacoby Brissett was 17-of-28 passing for 95 yards with one touchdown and one interception for the Cardinals (1-1). Tight end Trey McBride made eight catches for 41 yards and a score.

49ers 35, Dolphins 13

Brock Purdy accounted for three touchdowns and Christian McCaffrey ran for two more, including the 100th of his career, to lead San Francisco over Miami at Santa Clara, Calif.

The 49ers (2-0) scored touchdowns on each of their first five drives. The Dolphins (0-2) finally stopped San Francisco’s offense and forced a punt on its sixth possession with 10:38 left in the fourth quarter and the 49ers ahead 35-6.

Purdy completed 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards and threw two touchdown passes without an interception. He finished with a 149.1 passer rating and also ran for 30 yards and a touchdown on three attempts. Malik Willis completed 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards for Miami, including a 77-yard TD pass to Ryan Miller with 2:30 left in the game. Teammate De’Von Achane ran for 74 yards on 20 carries.

Chiefs 33, Colts 30 (OT)

Harrison Butker kicked four field goals, including a 40-yard field goal as time expired in overtime, as host Kansas City beat Indianapolis.

Patrick Mahomes completed 32 of 47 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns for the Chiefs (2-0). Kenneth Walker III rushed for 117 yards on 24 carries and tacked on 61 more yards on six receptions. Travis Kelce caught nine passes for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Xavier Worthy and Jalen Royals also had scoring receptions for Kansas City.

Daniel Jones completed 22 of 31 passes for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Colts (0-2), who lost their ninth straight game dating back to last season. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and added 40 yards on four receptions. Tyler Warren had a scoring reception and Josh Downs caught seven passes for 72 yards for Indianapolis.

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SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 2

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, September 20, the second week of the 2026 season.

With two games remaining in Week 2, 23 teams have at least one win this season, including seven teams that are 2-0: Buffalo, Cincinnati and Las Vegas in the AFC and Minnesota, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle in the NFC. Kansas City (1-0) hosts Indianapolis (0-1) on Sunday Night Football while the New York Giants (1-0) visit the Los Angeles Rams (0-1) on Monday Night Football to conclude Week 2.

The Raiders are the first team in 12 seasons, since the 2014 Houston Texans, to begin 2-0 the season after winning three-or-fewer games the year prior.

With two games remaining in Week 2, seven games have been within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and six games have been decided by eight-or-fewer points.

Four teams – Cleveland, Green Bay, New Orleans and Philadelphia – recorded the game-winning score in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime while four teams – Cleveland, Denver, Green Bay and New Orleans – overcame 10-point second-half deficits to win.

Green Bay defeated the New York Jets, 20-17, in overtime and for the fifth time in the past six seasons, there has been an overtime game in each of the first two weeks.

San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy completed 20 of 22 pass attempts (90.9 percent) for 287 yards and two touchdowns for a 149.1 rating and added a rushing touchdown while running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for two touchdowns in the 49ers’ 35-13 win against Miami.

Purdy is the first player in NFL history to complete at least 90 percent of his pass attempts, pass for at least 285 yards and two touchdowns and have a rushing touchdown in the same game.

Purdy has eight career games with a passer rating of 140-or-higher, surpassing Ben Roethlisberger (seven games) and Pro Football Hall of Famers Roger Staubach (seven) and Kurt Warner (seven) for the most such games by player in his first five seasons in NFL history (minimum of 10 pass attempts in each game).

Purdy has 13 career games with a passer rating of 130-or-higher, surpassing Russell Wilson (12 games) for the most such games by player in his first five seasons in NFL history (minimum of 10 pass attempts in each game).

McCaffrey reached 100 career scrimmage touchdowns in his 114th career game and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (115 games) as the fourth-fastest player to reach 100 scrimmage touchdowns in the Super Bowl era. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (89 games) and Emmitt Smith (93) as well as Shaun Alexander (96) reached the mark in fewer games.

McCaffrey, who has 50 scrimmage touchdowns (32 rushing, 18 receiving) with San Francisco and 50 scrimmage touchdowns (32 rushing, 18 receiving) with Carolina, is the third player in NFL history to record 50 scrimmage touchdowns with multiple teams, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk (85 scrimmage touchdowns with the St. Louis Rams and 51 with Indianapolis) and Randy Moss (92 with Minnesota and 50 with New England).

The 49ers are the first team in NFL history to have six different players age 30 or older score a scrimmage touchdown over the first two weeks of a season – Mike Evans, Kyle Jusczcyk, George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel.

Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had seven receptions for 75 yards and two touchdowns in the Bengals’ 20-6 win at Houston.

Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow, who is 29 years old, and Chase, who is 26 years old, have connected for 50 touchdowns, one of four duos in NFL history to reach 50 touchdown passes by a quarterback and receiver both under the age of 30, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino and Mark Clayton (65 touchdowns), John Hadl and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (53) and Daunte Culpepper and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (53).

Per Next Gen Stats, Burrow completed all three of his deep passes (at least 20 air yards) to Chase for 73 yards and two touchdowns in Week 2 against the Texans. Burrow and Chase have connected for 20 touchdowns on deep passes since Chase was drafted in 2021, the most by a quarterback-wide receiver duo in that span.

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Chase has 56 touchdown receptions in his career, tied with Dez Bryant (56 touchdown receptions) for the fourth-most touchdown receptions by a player under the age of 27 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (77 touchdown receptions) and Larry Fitzgerald (59) as well as Rob Gronkowski (65) have more.

Chase has 14 games with multiple touchdown receptions, tied Rob Gronkowski (14 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (14) for the second-most games with multiple touchdown receptions by a player under the age of 27 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (17 games) has more.

Chase has 529 receptions in 80 career games, surpassing Amon-Ra St. Brown (524 receptions) for the second-most receptions by a player in their first 80 career games in NFL history, trailing only Michael Thomas (560).

Carolina quarterback Bryce Young passed for 287 yards and three touchdowns for a 116.3 rating while linebacker Devin Lloyd had nine tackles, three passes defensed, two tackles for loss, and two interceptions, including a 16-yard interception returned for a touchdown in the Panthers’ 34-3 win at Atlanta.

For the first time in franchise history, Carolina has scored at least 30 points in each of their first two games of a season.

Young, who passed for 361 yards and three touchdowns for a 110.3 rating in Week 1, is the second quarterback ever under the age of 26 with at least 285 passing yards, three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 110-or-higher in each of his team’s first two games of a season, joining Kyler Murray (2021 with Arizona).

Lloyd is the fifth linebacker with a sack and two interceptions, including an interception returned for a touchdown, in a game since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, joining Zach Brown (Dec. 30, 2012, with Tennessee), Karlos Dansby (Sept. 11, 2005, with Arizona), Robert Jones (Dec. 6., 1998, with Miami) and James Francis (Dec. 15, 1996, and Nov. 22, 1992, with Cincinnati).

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns for a 143.8 rating in the Cowboys’ 37-20 win over Washington.

Prescott has 249 career touchdown passes and surpassed Tony Romo (248) for the most touchdown passes in franchise history.

Prescott has 13 career games with at least four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 120-or-higher, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (13 games) and Russell Wilson (13) for the second-most such games by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (15 games, in 10th season) has more.

Prescott has won 20 consecutive home starts against NFC East opponents, tied with Tom Brady (20 consecutive wins against the AFC East from 2007-14 with New England) for the most consecutive home wins by a starting quarterback against their own division since 1970.

Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love passed for two touchdowns with no interceptions in the Packers’ 20-17 overtime win at the New York Jets.

Love, who started his 50th career game today, has 19 career starts with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions, surpassing Russell Wilson (18 starts) for the second-most such starts by a quarterback in his first 50 career starts. Only Patrick Mahomes (22 starts) had more.

Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba had nine receptions for 155 yards and three touchdowns in the Seahawks’ 31-7 win over Arizona.

Smith-Njigba, who had eight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown in Week 1, is the fifth wide receiver ever with at least eight catches, 120 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in each of his team’s first two games of a season, joining Stefon Diggs (2022 with Buffalo), Antonio Brown (2015 with Pittsburgh), Charley Hennigan (1962 with the Houston Oilers) and Andre Rison (1994 with Atlanta).

Additional notes from Sunday include:

Las Vegas quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns for a 113.1 rating in the Raiders’ 26-14 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Cousins, who is 38 years old and had three touchdowns in Week 1, became the third quarterback age 38-or-older with at least three touchdown passes in each of his team’s first two games of a season in NFL history, joining Tom Brady (2015 with New England and 2021 with Tampa Bay) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (2014 with Denver).

Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson had 55 receiving yards in the Vikings’ 9-3 win at Chicago.

Jefferson, who is 27 years old and has 8,627 career receiving yards, surpassed DeAndre Hopkins (8,602 receiving yards) for the second-most receiving yards by a player under the age of 28 in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (9,142).

Arizona tight end Trey McBride had eight catches for 41 yards and a touchdown against Seattle.

McBride, who had nine receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown in Week 1, is the fifth tight end in NFL history with at least eight receptions in each of his team’s first two games of a season, joining T.J. Hockenson (2021 with Detroit), Mark Andrews (2019 with Baltimore), Jimmy Graham (2014 with New Orleans) and Ben Coates (1994 with New England).

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

OLE MISS UP TO NO. 4 IN AP TOP 25 WITH WIN OVER LSU, TIGERS SLIP TO NO. 10, SEC HAS 10 TEAMS RANKED

Mississippi moved into the top five with its win over LSU, the Tigers stayed in the top 10, and Florida and Mississippi State cracked the rankings to give the Southeastern Conference 10 teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll released Sunday.

The Rebels, who held off Lane Kiffin and LSU 32-24 on Saturday night, jumped over the Tigers and three other teams to land at No. 4 for their first top-five ranking since they were No. 3 in the final poll last season. LSU slipped three spots to No. 10.

Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week and followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Indiana. Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, BYU and LSU completed the top 10.

The Longhorns followed up their win over Ohio State with a solid 30-6 victory over UTSA and topped the ballots of 58 of the 69 media members on the Top 25 voting panel. Indiana got four first-place votes, Georgia and Ole Miss three apiece and Miami one.

Louisville was the biggest gainer, rising seven spots to No. 16 after its 41-31 victory over SMU, which dropped six rungs to No. 22. Texas A&M took the biggest fall, going from No. 9 to No. 23 after its 31-21 home loss to unranked Kentucky.

This week’s Top 25 marked the seventh time in the poll’s history the SEC has had at least 10 teams ranked in a regular-season poll. The SEC had a record 11 ranked teams in back-to-back polls last September.

In and out

No. 21 Florida made its season debut in the rankings following a 44-39 road win over Auburn. The Gators are 3-0 for the first time since 2019 under first-year coach Jon Sumrall and in the Top 25 for the first time since Sept. 2, 2025.

No. 24 Mississippi State is in the Top 25 for the first time since 2022, when its coach was Mike Leach. That team was No. 20 in the final poll. Jeff Lebby’s Bulldogs, led by rising star quarterback Kamario Taylor, has won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2014, erasing a 16-point deficit to beat South Carolina 41-34.

Oklahoma struggled offensively for a second straight game in its 14-6 win over New Mexico and went from No. 24 to out of the Top 25. Virginia, which had been No. 25 two straight weeks, was knocked out after losing 38-27 to West Virginia.

Poll points

— No. 7 Ohio State has been ranked in 100 straight Top 25s, third among active streaks behind Alabama’s 299 and Georgia’s 152. The Buckeyes have their lowest ranking since Dec. 1, 2024.

— No. 9 BYU hadn’t been ranked in the top 10 so early in a season since 2009.

— No. 24 Mississippi State has its highest September ranking since it was No. 23 on Sept. 23, 2018. That doesn’t include a No. 16 ranking on Sept. 27, 2020, when the Big Ten was not yet playing because of the pandemic.

Conference call

SEC (10 ranked teams): No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Georgia, No. 4 Mississippi, No. 8 Alabama, No. 10 LSU, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 19 Missouri, No. 21 Florida, No. 23 Texas A&M, No. 24 Mississippi State.

Big Ten (7): No. 5 Indiana, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 12 USC, No. 13 Penn State, No. 17 Iowa, No. 18 Michigan, No. 20 Oregon.

Big 12 (4): No. 9 BYU, No. 11 Texas Tech, No. 15 Utah, No. 25 Houston.

ACC (3): No. 6 Miami, No. 16 Louisville, No. 22 SMU.

Independent (1): No. 3 Notre Dame.

Ranked vs. ranked

No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee: First meeting since the 1969 Cotton Bowl.

No. 4 Mississippi at No. 21 Florida: Kewan Lacy ran for 224 yards and three touchdowns in Rebels’ come-from-behind win last year. Will Lacy be health for this one?

No. 17 Iowa at No. 18 Michigan: Iowa’s 111 points through three games are its most since 2003.

No. 19 Missouri at No. 24 Mississippi State: Bulldogs go for their first 2-0 SEC start since 2014.

No. 20 Oregon at No. 12 Southern California: Ducks playing for a fifth straight win in the series.

No. 23 Texas A&M at No. 10 LSU: Aggies look to win two straight years at Death Valley.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

CUBS 3B ALEX BREGMAN SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR TESTS AFTER BEING HIT IN FACE BY FOUL BALL WHILE ON DECK

CINCINNATI (AP) — Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was taken to the hospital for tests after being struck in the face by a foul ball while standing in the grass several feet in front of the on-deck circle during Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.

There was no decision yet on whether Bregman, who was going for X-rays and CT scans, would travel with the team back to Chicago following its 9-1 win.

“He got hit in the left cheekbone essentially, under the eye,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “I don’t know anything more than that right now. He was bleeding from his nose a little. There’s some swelling. It’s a terrible, terrible accident. We hope he’s OK.”

In the fourth inning, left-handed batting Michael Busch checked his swing and fouled off a pitch from Reds right-hander Luis Mey that struck Bregman, who immediately jogged toward the Cubs’ dugout with his hand covering the left side of his face.

Bregman was escorted by a trainer down the dugout steps and into the clubhouse, with blood visible on his face. Matt Shaw replaced Bregman and drew a walk. He remained in the game to play second base, with Pedro Ramirez shifting to third.

“It just happens so fast,” Busch said. “(Mey)’s throwing the ball hard and it comes off hard. Any time it enters the head area, it’s always a scary thing. We try to focus on the game, but it’s tough. Hopefully he’s OK, first and foremost.”

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MLB ROUNDUP: BRAVES CLINCH NL EAST WITH WIN OVER ASTROS

Mike Yastrzemski capped a four-run sixth inning with a three-run homer, and the visiting Atlanta Braves clinched the National League East with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

The Braves swept the three-game interleague series and claimed their seventh division pennant over the last nine seasons. Yastrzemski was the last of four batters to reach safely against Astros left-handed reliever Bryan King (3-6), who didn’t record a single out and exited after allowing Yastrzemski’s 12th homer of the season.

Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz homered for the spiraling Astros, who will enter the final week of the regular season one game behind the Texas Rangers in the American League West.

Astros starter Hunter Brown allowed just three singles and two walks over five shutout innings. Braves starter Martin Perez navigated traffic, allowing just one run on six hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings.

Rays 5, Red Sox 1

Tampa Bay’s Jonny DeLuca and Chandler Simpson drove in two runs apiece during a four-run first inning, Victor Mesa Jr. homered and the Rays defeated visiting Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla.

With the win, the Rays completed their final regular-season homestand with an 8-1 record and wrapped their home schedule with a major league-best 55-26 mark.

Trevor Story homered, and Roman Anthony and Caleb Durbin each went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, who managed just six hits while losing their second straight game.

Pirates 4, Royals 3

Rafael Flores Jr. belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning to cap Pittsburgh’s three-game sweep over visiting Kansas City. With the win, the Pirates improved to 14-6 in their last 20 games.

Oneil Cruz went deep to lead off the fourth inning and Spencer Horwitz had an RBI single in the sixth for Pittsburgh. Carmen Mlodzinski earned the win after allowing two runs on three hits in three innings.

Vinnie Pasquantino had a pinch-hit two-run homer for the Royals, who have lost four in a row and seven of their past eight games.

Phillies 7, Mets 2

Cristopher Sanchez tossed 6 1/3 solid innings and earned the victory for visiting Philadelphia, which earned a much-needed win over New York.

Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with two RBIs for the Phillies. Justin Crawford provided insurance in the eighth with a bases-clearing triple off Kodai Senga. Sanchez (18-6) gave up two runs on six hits. Philadelphia sits four games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the final National League wild card.

Bo Bichette homered for the Mets, who dropped their home finale for the third time in four years, while Brett Baty had a pinch-hit run-scoring single in the seventh. Francisco Alvarez and A.J. Ewing each singled twice.

Cubs 9, Reds 1

Pete Crow-Armstrong tied the major league lead with his 45th home run, and David Peterson held host Cincinnati to one run on three hits in six innings in Chicago’s win.

Crow-Armstrong was 3-for-5 with two RBIs, three runs, his 30th double and his 38th stolen base. He matched Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber at 45 homers, and he became the first center fielder in history with 40 home runs, 30 doubles and 30 steals in a season.

Michael Conforto and Seiya Suzuki also homered for the Cubs. JJ Bleday hit a home run for the Reds, who have dropped three of four.

Cardinals 5, Nationals 3

Leo Bernal’s two-run home run capped a three-run eighth inning, and St. Louis rallied for a win against visiting Washington to salvage the finale of the three-game series.

Ivan Herrera tied it 3-3 with one out when he hit his second solo homer of the day. Luis Gastelum (5-3) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Jose Fermin had two hits for the Cardinals, who had lost four straight.

CJ Abrams homered, and Daylen Lile had a double and a single for Washington, which had won six of seven.

Mariners 2, Rockies 1

Kade Anderson threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits in the longest outing of his rookie season, and visiting Seattle stayed alive in the postseason race with a win over Colorado in Denver.

Dominic Canzone had two hits and two RBIs for Seattle, which gained a game on the Texas Rangers in the AL West. Closer Andres Munoz left the game in the ninth with an apparent right arm injury.

Hunter Goodman’s 39th home run of the season couldn’t prevent Colorado from moving within one loss of its fourth consecutive 100-loss season.

Blue Jays 7, Rangers 2

Nathan Lukes and Charles McAdoo each had two RBIs to lead Toronto to a win over Texas in Arlington, Texas.

Kazuma Okamoto broke a 2-2 deadlock with an RBI single in the fifth and gave the Blue Jays a lead they would never relinquish as they remained three games back of the final AL wild-card spot. Spencer Arrighetti (9-9) picked up the win, allowing two runs in 2 1/3 innings during a bullpen game.

Jake Burger delivered the Rangers’ lone runs on a game-tying two-run homer in the fourth. Jacob deGrom (11-10) had a shaky outing, giving up three runs with five hits in 4 1/3 innings for Texas, which maintained its one-game lead in the AL West despite the defeat.

Brewers 3, Orioles 0

Jacob Misiorowski set the tone with three shutout innings and Milwaukee blanked host Baltimore for the second game in a row to complete a three-game sweep and set a franchise record for regular-season victories.

William Contreras homered, and Cooper Pratt provided two run-scoring singles with two outs. Milwaukee is two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the National League. Misiorowski’s ERA dipped to 1.86.

The Orioles further damaged their fading playoff hopes, losing the first three games of the homestand to fall five games back of the Chicago White Sox for the final American League wild-card spot. Colton Cowser had two of Baltimore’s four hits. Orioles starter Brandon Young (9-5) was charged with two runs in six innings.

Diamondbacks 8, Yankees 4

Nolan Arenado hit his third grand slam of the season to cap a five-run fifth and Arizona kept its slim National League wild-card chances alive with a victory over New York in Phoenix.

Geraldo Perdomo had two hits and two RBIs and five Arizona relievers limited the Yankees to three hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings. The D-backs remained five games behind NL wild-card leaders Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres and four behind the Philadelphia Phillies with six to play.

Heliot Ramos, George Lombard Jr. and Spencer Jones homered for the Yankees, who fell six games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East. The Yankees lead the American League with 216 homers. Lombard had two hits.

Twins 8, Angels 0

Dean Kremer allowed one hit over six innings and Alan Roden went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs as Minnesota earned a split of its four-game series with Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Josh Bell had three hits, a walk, two RBIs and a run while Brooks Lee also had three hits and scored three times for Minnesota, which finished with 13 hits. Kremer (4-5) allowed just a fourth-inning leadoff single to Vaughn Grissom.

Ryan Johnson (5-9) suffered the loss for Los Angeles, which finished the 2026 season with a 34-47 home record.

Guardians 1, Athletics 0

Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings to lift Cleveland past the visiting Athletics.

Williams (14-8) gave up only three hits while throwing 63 of 89 pitches for strikes. Steven Kwan had three hits and Cade Smith earned his 39th save as the Guardians swept the series and remain atop the American League Central.

A’s starter Jack Perkins (3-12) gave up five hits and one run in six innings. Zack Gelof had two of the team’s six hits as the Athletics suffered their sixth straight loss

Dodgers 3, Giants 1

Emmet Sheehan pitched brilliantly in long relief, Enrique Hernandez broke a seventh-inning tie with a run-scoring double and Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep of visiting San Francisco.

Tommy Edman homered for the Dodgers, who trailed 1-0 after one inning before Sheehan took over to start the second and held the Giants to just one hit with nine strikeouts over the next 5 1/3 scoreless innings.

Jung Hoo Lee and Victor Bericoto singled for the only hits for the Giants, who completed their road schedule with a 28-53 record. Sam Hentges (1-7) allowed a pair of one-out singles in the seventh before Hernandez’s double for a 2-1 edge.

Padres 7, Marlins 3

Jake Cronenworth homered twice and knocked in a season-high five runs while Fernando Tatis Jr. also homered as host San Diego polished off a three-game sweep and finished 6-0 against Miami this season.

The Padres won their fifth straight game and are 13-1 in their last 14 games. Walker Buehler (9-6) worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and three runs.

Sandy Alcantara (13-11) absorbed the loss for the Marlins after permitting eight hits and four runs over six innings. Alcantara is winless in his last eight starts.

White Sox 8, Tigers 1

Chase Meidroth hit a two-run homer for Chicago and Sam Antonacci’s two-run double highlighted a 2-for-4 performance as the White Sox waited through a rain delay of nearly four hours and played in wet, blustery conditions to beat Detroit.

Five pitchers held the Tigers to six hits and five walks as Detroit was limited to a single run for the third time in the series. Huascar Brazoban (6-2), reinstated prior to the game from the 15-day injured list (left lat strain), pitched for the first time since Aug. 24. He allowed a hit in one inning to get his first victory with the White Sox.

Tigers starter Troy Melton (8-5) allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings, giving up four hits before exiting with a trainer. Detroit pitchers allowed eight walks, with White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas (1-for-2) drawing three of them. Eduardo Valencia went 3-for-4 for the Tigers, who were eliminated from postseason contention.

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GOLF NEWS

ZACH JOHNSON WINS AT PEBBLE BEACH FOR SIXTH VICTORY IN ROOKIE SEASON

Zach Johnson added Pebble Beach Golf Links to his list of victories at iconic courses by capturing the PURE Insurance Championship on Sunday in Monterey, Calif.

Johnson shot 7-under-par 65 to finish at 14-under 202 and win by two strokes at the tournament, which was split for the first two rounds between Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill Golf Course.

His sixth win in his 15th event of his rookie season followed a victory last week at the Sanford International in Sioux Falls, S.D. He broke a tie with Stewart Cink on Sunday for most wins this season.

The 50-year-old Iowa native’s instant success on the PGA Tour Champions followed a long PGA Tour career with 12 victories, including major titles at the 2007 Masters at Augusta National and the 2015 Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland.

“To add this majestic spot to the list of wins is, again, my dreams never got that far,” Johnson said. “Let’s just be blunt. I’ve got an attitude of gratitude right now. I never thought I’d ever amount to this, but that’s the beauty of this game and the beauty of, like I said, surrounding yourself around like-minded, good people. I’m a product of them. So Pebble Beach, it’s amazing. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d be here.”

Johnson eagled the par-5 No. 2 and collected birdies at Nos. 5, 6, 9, 11, 13 and 18 while giving one back with a lone bogey at the par-3 seventh hole.

He was 6 under for the day and 13 under for the tournament when he reached the final hole, the 533-yard, par-5 18th, with a one-stroke lead. Johnson drove the green in two shots, then two-putted from 35 feet with a 3-footer for birdie.

“I mean, obviously you never know, but I was extremely confident with the way I was swinging (the driver), certainly confident with the parameters with which we had,” Johnson said. “Obviously, I knew where I stood. At the same time, it’s probably my biggest weapon in my bag as far as attacking a golf course.”

Slovakia’s Rory Sabbatini and New Zealand’s Steven Alker tied with tour rookie Henrik Stenson of Sweden for second place at 12 under.

Sabbatini’s bogey-free 9-under 63 on Sunday, which moved him up 16 spots, was the low round of the tournament. He hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation and made nine birdies to lead the field in both categories.

Alker shot 5-under 67 on Sunday, with birdies at Nos. 4, 11, 13, 16 and 18 in a bogey-free round.

Stenson countered his bogey at the par-4 No. 8 with birdies at Nos. 5, 6, 10, 17 and 18.

South Korea’s Y.E. Yang, who led after the first round and shared the lead with Stenson and Ryan Armour after two, shot 71 and finished sixth at 9 under. Armour (70) was alone in fifth at 10 under.

Cink (67), the leader in the Charles Schwab Cup points standings, tied for ninth at 7 under.

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JACOB BRIDGEMAN FIRES 61 AT BILTMORE FOR SECOND WIN OF ’26

Jacob Bridgeman earned his first PGA Tour win at Tiger Woods’ tournament in Los Angeles. His second came much closer to home.

Bridgeman shot a torrid round of 61 to win the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville for his second title of the year Sunday in Asheville, N.C.

On a day ripe for low scores at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Bridgeman completed a 17-under-par weekend (rounds of 64 and 61) to finish at 26-under 258. He birdied four of his final six holes to notch a two-stroke win over Ben James, who also posted a 10-under 61.

Bridgeman earned his maiden title at the signature Genesis Invitational earlier this year. But there will always be special meaning imbued in this one for the native of Inman, S.C., less than an hour’s drive from Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

“I think we stressed the tournament a little bit with asking for tickets every day, trying to get more and more because we had so many people coming in,” said Bridgeman, 26.

“It was just awesome. I feel like I had all my family and friends out there cheering for me. Every time I made a putt, it was pretty loud. So super special. I told my parents last time when I won, I said I want them there for the next one, and they’re here for this one, so it’s pretty awesome.”

Bridgeman, whose standout season helped him earn a captain’s pick for the United States Presidents Cup team, began the day five off the pace but birdied three of his first four holes. His 10-foot putt for eagle at the par-5 eighth lifted him into a tie for the lead.

He went on to birdie Nos. 10, 13, 14, 15 and 17. Bridgeman finished the week leading the field in Strokes Gained Putting, a stat he leads the tour in this season.

“I was just seeing the lines great,” Bridgeman said. “Felt like all week over the putt I knew exactly what it was going to do, and it was just a matter if I read it correctly. It was just magical. I think the (par) putts I made on 11 and 12 were the ones that won me the tournament. Those were huge saves when I got some trouble.”

James racked up four birdies on each side of the card and eagled the par-5 third. The rookie earned his best finish on tour, beating his last start, when he finished third at the Wyndham Championship last month.

“I wasn’t really thinking about winning,” James said. “I knew that it would probably take something in the 50s, but I made a nice, probably 25-footer on 16 and I was like, ‘Oh, we could get close.’ Just kind of missed my eagle on 17. Probably knew I needed to make that.”

Neal Shipley, who led after the second and third rounds, fell short in his quest for his first PGA Tour win after shooting a 2-under 69. He tied for third at 23 under with Ricky Castillo (65).

The new tournament was the opener of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall series, which helps determine status for the following season. Bridgeman, who finished the season top 50 in the points race, was already safe and qualified for all signature events next year. But James is projected to jump from No. 108 to 66 and Castillo from No. 69 to 57.

Finishing in the top 100 guarantees a player will earn or keep his tour card, and finishing in the 51-60 range gets a player into the first two signature events of 2027.

Early in the day, J.T. Poston fired an 11-under 60 and missed a 26 1/2-foot birdie at his final hole that would have given him a 59. Poston charged into a tie for fifth at 21 under with Jackson Koivun (65), a rookie who’ll also compete for the U.S. in the Presidents Cup this coming week.

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COLTS FOOTBALL

MAHOMES AND WALKER SHINE, BUTKER HITS WINNING 40-YARDER AS CHIEFS BEAT COLTS 33-30 IN OT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had beaten the Indianapolis Colts on a bizarre fumble in overtime Sunday night.

The Colts ended up with a chance to win instead, yet chose to play for a tie.

And once again, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of his crew made an opposing team pay for giving them one last chance.

After the Chiefs and Colts traded field goals in the extra session, Mahomes followed a couple of strong runs by Kenneth Walker III by finding his running back for a long completion, setting up Harrison Butker’s 40-yard field goal as time expired and lifting the Chiefs to a 33-30 victory — the second straight year they’ve beaten Indianapolis on a field goal in overtime.

“I mean, I think guys were resilient, and we just strained to finish,” Mahomes said. “It wasn’t always pretty. There were times we didn’t execute at a high level. But guys continued to fight and continued to push and we found a way at the end.”

Mahomes finished with 382 yards passing and three touchdowns, Walker rumbled for 117 yards, and tight end Travis Kelce looked like a younger version of himself, catching nine balls for 101 yards and a score as the Chiefs improved to 2-0 on the season.

It took a little longer than they first thought.

Butker had kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime to give them the lead, and the Colts (0-2) responded on their possession by having Jones throw deep to Laquon Treadwell, who had beaten L’Jarius Snead. Treadwell appeared to be bobbling the ball as he hit the ground, got up after he had completed the catch, had the ball popped loose and watched as the Chiefs pounced on it.

The play was ruled a fumble on the field, but the officials reviewed it and determined Treadwell was down by contact. That gave the Colts a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown, but three plays left them facing fourth-and-8 and a decision.

“Had a play called. Had to love the look to run it there,” Colts coach Shane Steichen said. “We took the delay and kicked the field goal.”

Turned out to be the wrong decision.

The Chiefs still had 3:11 to play in the extra session when they got the ball back, and they handed off to Walker on three straight plays to reach midfield. As the Colts began to stack the line of scrimmage to stop him, Mahomes threw a nifty pass to his running back, and he turned it into a 22-yard gain that set up Butker’s winning kick.

“We had worked throughout the week dropping it over the top,” Mahomes said. “They were in a pressure look. We were able to change the play. You get the ball in his hands, Rashee (Rice) did a great job of blocking on the perimeter. That got us in field goal range.”

Got them the win, too.

“Overall we fought like crazy,” Steichen said, “but it wasn’t good enough. And then they find a way to make a play at the end.”

The Colts didn’t look a whole lot better on defense after a disastrous Week 1 performance against Baltimore that they had chalked up to communication problems. They tried to solve the issue by having linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither relay the plays rather than safety Cam Bynum, but the tweak didn’t seem to make a whole lot of difference as Kansas City marched up and down the field.

Each of the Chiefs’ first four drives would have produced points had Butker not missed a 51-yard field goal try.

Yet the Colts were able to match Mahomes and Co. blow-for-blow over the first 30 minutes. Tyler Warren had three catches and a touchdown, Josh Downs picked apart a secondary missing safety Chamarri Conner for a second straight game, and Taylor had 75 of his rushing yards — the highlight a 24-yard touchdown scamper that gave Indianapolis a 20-17 lead at the break.

The Chiefs allowed Denver to run for just 61 yards total in their 31-10 win last week.

“We did some good things. Thought the run game was good. Moved the ball. I thought we were pushing,” Jones said.

Kansas City finally slowed the Colts’ offense by refusing to give them the ball. The Chiefs held it for all but 2:22 of the third quarter, getting a go-ahead TD pass to Jalen Royals and setting up Butker’s field goal to start the fourth.

Indianapolis answered with an 8 1/2-minute drive that Taylor finished with his second TD run to tie it at 27l with 5:37 to go.

Neither offense could produce points down the stretch, though, leaving the game to be decided in overtime.

“It was great that the guys competed for four quarters,” Reid said. “You’re going to have this. The parity in this league is crazy. You’re going to have some once-score games. You have to bear down and and our guys did that.”

Injuries

Colts: WR Alex Pierce was carted to the locker room with a left heel injury early in the second quarter. … DE Michael Clemons left late in the first half with a toe injury. … CB Charvarius Ward hurt his groin early in the second half.

Chiefs: RT Jaylon Moore left briefly in the third quarter but was able to finish the game.

Up next

Colts: Host the Texans next Sunday.

Chiefs: Visit the Dolphins next Sunday.

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COLTS COACH SHANE STEICHEN: https://www.colts.com/video/shane-steichen-colts-at-chiefs-postgame-x1904

COLTS QB DANIEL JONES: https://www.colts.com/video/daniel-jones-colts-at-chiefs-postgame-x2611

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INDIANA FEVER

The Fever’s three-game winning streak came to a close on Sunday afternoon as the Washington Mystics visited Gainbridge Fieldhouse for a weekend matinee and left within one game of Indiana in the WNBA’s overall standings.

The Mystics couldn’t miss to open the contest – Washington started the game shooting 6-for-8 from the floor, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range. Their hot start gave them an 11-point lead with three minutes and change remaining in the first quarter. Indiana was eager to punch back, but its shots weren’t falling.

“I think when you give a team that type of confidence early in the game, you’re just digging yourself a huge hole, and a hole we could never climb out of,” Caitlin Clark said postgame. “I thought we were just sloppy.”

Clark finally struck from range late in the first quarter after starting 0-for-3 from deep, and Kelsey Mitchell sent her defender staggering before hitting an elbow jumper. Indiana’s elite backcourt started to find some rhythm as the first quarter expired, but the Fever still trailed, 34-19.

Washington kept the pressure on the Fever after establishing an early lead. Indiana created good looks, but their shots refused to fall. The Fever entered the locker room at halftime in a 21-point hole, 51-30. Clark and Mitchell were a combined 7-for-23 in the first half, but scored 24 of Indiana’s 30 points.

“We missed a lot of shots we usually make,” coach Stephanie White said. “I think that sometimes that affects a group that relies so heavily on their offense…We [weren’t] putting a lot of pressure on them to defend multiple actions.”

Indiana’s defense followed its offense, and the Fever started to allow the Mystics easy buckets and easy scoring runs after Washington’s initial streak of hot shooting.

Makayla Timpson and Raven Johnson entered the second half determined to change the course of the game for the Fever. Timpson delivered seven points and four rebounds in the third quarter as Indiana pushed to make a comeback. Johnson was a pest on defense – she forced multiple pickups and created a handful of loose balls that helped the Fever’s repeated attempts to shrink the lead.

Johnson recorded a season-high 26 minutes on Sunday. She scored six points, gathered four rebounds, and was Indiana’s only plus in the plus/minus statistical category. Coach Stephanie White elected to go with Johnson after she noticed a slip in the Fever’s defensive tenacity throughout the first half.

“Her energy defensively, her ability to put heat on the ball, her activity level, her ability to – even if she didn’t get rebounds – get in there and mix it up, you know, I thought her effort [was good],” White said of Johnson. “I mean, she’s the only one on our team with a positive plus/minus. I thought her effort on the defensive end was really good, and we needed that…I’m proud of her for staying ready.”

Despite Johnson’s impact on Sunday’s game, the Fever still fell to the Mystics, 93-77. Two games remain in Indiana’s regular season, and both are against the league-leading Minnesota Lynx. With just one practice day before Tuesday’s clash with the Lynx, the Fever look to learn what they can from a painful Mystics loss and rally against Minnesota.

“At this time of the year, it’s not meant to be pretty basketball,” White said on Sunday. “It’s meant to be gritty basketball.”

The Fever will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday, September 22, ready to gun for a gritty win as the race for playoff positioning continues to play out.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Mitch Jebb smacked an RBI single into right field for the lead in the ninth inning and Duce Gourson later followed with a two-run home run as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Gwinnett Stripers, 9-6, on Sunday afternoon at Gwinnett Field. Indy finished the season with a 75-75 record. Jebb collected two stolen bases to surpass 100 in his career.

Derek Berg doubled to open the ninth for the Indians (44-31, 75-75) and Mike Jarvis moved him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Jebb then tomahawked a high pitch over the infield for a 7-6 lead. Jebb stole second, got thrown out trying to steal third and Jesus Castillo drew a walk. Gourson then launched his sixth homer of the campaign for a 9-6 lead at Gwinnett (38-37, 76-73).

The Stripers scored first with one run in the first inning and Indy countered with a three-run second frame to take the lead. Berg drove in two with a double and Jebb singled to bring home a third run. Jebb hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth for a 4-1 lead. Jhostynxon Garcia extended the lead to 5-1 with a moonshot in the fifth, hitting a solo homer 443 feet for the farthest-tracked ball of his career. An RBI groundout from Berg in the sixth tacked on one more for Indy.

The Stripers began their comeback and scored five unanswered runs to tie the game, 6-6, before the Indians made their mark in the ninth.

Hunter Barco tossed 5.0 innings of one-run ball (0er) for Indianapolis, giving way to the bullpen. Brandon Neeck (W, 4-3) authored a scoreless eighth inning and Justin Meis (S, 2) retired all three batters he faced to end the contest. James Karinchak (L, 4-4) allowed the final three Indy runs on the hill for Gwinnett.

The Indianapolis Indians will host SWING at Victory Field presented by Krieg DeVault, on Friday, September 25. The annual fundraiser will treat guests to a dazzling blend of live music, elevated local cuisine, craft cocktails, and one-of-a-kind experiences—all set against the iconic backdrop of downtown Indianapolis. For more information or to RSVP, please email rstevens@indyindians.com.

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INDY ELEVEN

Indianapolis – The Indy Eleven offense generated 17 shots (13 inside the box, seven shots on target), seven corners won, 17 fouls won, and 1.73 Expected Goals, but Oakland Roots SC goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh made five saves to lead his team to a 1-0 win at Carroll Stadium. It is the first loss for the Boys in Blue this month and just the second since August 1.

In the sixth minute Cam Lindley started a scoring chance at midfield with an interception and a left-footed ball to the right side to Bruno Rendon. The Boys in Blue forward made a great run and played a cross to Jack Blake near the penalty spot, but his shot was blocked. Defender Joe Hafferty got the rebound, took a quick touch, and fired a laser toward the upper 90, but it was saved.

Defender Alejandro Mitrano started another opportunity in the 27th minute with a steal at midfield. After an Indy Eleven buildup, Mitrano played a cross to Edward Kizza inside the 18 and he played a quick touch to Josh O’Brien for a shot.

Captain Aodhan Quinn, in his 100th start for the Boys in Blue in all competitions, played a free kick in the 43rd minute that McIntosh punched out. Blake got the rebound and quickly shot toward the far post, but it was deflected wide.

In the final minute of first half stoppage, Quinn took a free kick from a dangerous spot and shot in between two walls of Oakland players, but McIntosh again made a diving save.

Indy Eleven continued its attack at the start of the second half in the 47th minute when Kizza uncorked a one-touch shot just under the crossbar that was punched away by McIntosh.

After Oakland took the lead, the Boys in Blue responded immediately with Blake winning a 50/50 ball and playing it inside the 18 to O’Brien, who took a touch to his right to create space and fired it to the upper 90 near post, but McIntosh punched it over the bar.

In the 73rd, center back Anthony Herbert won an aerial duel inside the 18 and headed it to Malik Henry-Scott at the edge of the six and he blasted it on target, but McIntosh again parried it away.

Indy Eleven produced another buildup in the 89th minute with Mohamed Omar running into space and playing a diagonal ball to Loïc Mesanvi just outside the box left side. He played a quick ball to Henry-Scott who took a dribble and touched it out to Omar who curled a shot just over the crossbar.

The three-game Boys in Blue homestand concludes with “Honoring our Heroes Night” recognizing First Responders & Military Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Mike presented by F.A. Wilhelm Construction. Wilhelm will be providing free Military Dog Tags to the first 250 fans. Wilhelm will also have its Pump and Vac trucks, and IMPD and Heartland Ambulance will be bringing vehicles to the Fun Zone. Fans can purchase two tickets online for $25 with a portion going to the American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation.

Ticket options include the new Desnuda Tequila Deck, Family Four-Packs, and Flex Mini-Plans.

Located on the East Deck, the Desnuda Tequila Deck has an exclusive full-service bar and high-top seating providing panoramic pitch-side views for 50 people. It’s a social experience offering a wonderful place to hang out and take in the game! Desnuda Tequila Deck seats start at $59 and include one FREE cocktail and bottomless chips, salsa, and guac.

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

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

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

USL Championship

Indy Eleven 0:1 Oakland Roots SC

Sun., Sept. 20, 2026 – 5:00 p.m. ET

Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis

Weather: Partly sunny, 84 degrees

Attendance: 7,331

USL Championship Records

Indy Eleven: 9-9-6 (+3), 33 pts, #7 in Eastern Conference

Oakland Roots SC: 7-9-9 (-5), 30 pts, #11 in Western Conference

Score 1 2 F

Indy Eleven 0 0 0

Oakland Roots SC 0 1 1

Scoring Summary

OAK – Peter Wilson (Wolfgang Prentice) 59’

Discipline Summary

OAK – David García (caution) 42’

IND – Nabi Kibunguchy (caution) 67’

OAK – Kendall McIntosh (caution) 90’

Indy Eleven Lineup: Eric Dick, Alejandro Mitrano (Makel Rasheed 84’), Anthony Herbert, Nabi Kibunguchy, Joe Hafferty, Cam Lindley (Mohamed Omar 54’), Aodhan Quinn (captain) (Dylan Sing 63’),Josh O’Brien (Malik Henry-Scott 62’), Jack Blake, Edward Kizza (Loïc Mesanvi 55’), Bruno Rendón.

Indy Eleven Subs not used: Reice Charles-Cook, Paco Craig.

Oakland Roots SC Lineup: Kendall McIntosh, Jesús de Vicente (Julian Bravo 76’), David García, Michael Edwards, Mark Fisher, Wolfgang Prentice (captain) (Keegan Tingey 91’), Bruno Lapa (Danny Trejo 76’), Bobosi Byaruhanga, Bertin Jacquesson (Tucker Lepley 91’), Peter Wilson, Florian Valot (Tyler Gibson 26’).

Oakland Roots SC not used: Neveal Hackshaw, Julian Escobar.

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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

MADISON, Wisc. – Indiana women’s soccer fell int heir second straight ranked matchup on Sunday afternoon. The Hoosiers fell 2-0 to No. 14 Wisconsin on the road.

With the loss, the Hoosiers hold a 4-4-1 record overall and 1-2 in conference play.

KEY MOMENTS

Wisconsin took the early lead scoring in the first minute of the match. KK Panella was credited the goal and was assisted by Izy Traub.

The Badgers scored their second goal in the 20th minute by Erin Connolly. She was assisted by Halley Baumann to take the 2-0 lead into halftime.

The Hoosiers continued to make things difficult for Wisconsin but were never able to find their rhythm offensively. Indiana forced the Wisconsin keeper to make two saves but were never able to find the back of the net.

NOTABLE

Five Hoosiers recorded a shot attempt [Ehret 2, Droner, Hamm, Coffield, Quinn]

IU forced eight Ohio State fouls.

The Hoosiers held Wisconsin to three shots on goal.

UP NEXT

IUWS will be back home this week as they take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday, September 24th at 7:30 pm.

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INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Indiana Men’s Tennis team completed its opening event of the fall season Sunday at the UT Hidden Duals, hosted at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

The Hoosiers competed against players from Memphis, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, and host Tennessee throughout the three-day event, finishing the weekend with 10 singles victories and 5 doubles victories.

Sam Scherer led Indiana with an undefeated 3-0 singles record, while Matteo Antonescu and Ariel Zauber each collected two singles victories and went unbeaten in doubles. Scherer, Antonescu, and Zauber each finished the weekend with a 5-1 overall record.

The Hoosiers will continue play through Sept. 27 at the ITA All-American Championships, where Aidan Atwood, Ben Pomeranets, Braeden Gelletich, and Sam Landau will look to make deep runs against some of the nation’s top competition.

UT HIDDEN DUALS RESULTS

Day One

Doubles:

1) Loan Lestir/Benjamin Martin (MEM) def. Sam Scherer/Aryan Badlani (IU), 6-3

2) Ariel Zauber/Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Sean O Nuallain/Aflie King (MEM), 7-6 (7-5)

Singles:

1) Zavier Augustine (IU) def. Sean O Nuallain (MEM), 6-1, 6-4

2) Sam Scherer (IU) def. Alfie King (MEM), 6-3, 6-2

3) Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Theodor-Matei Ene (MEM), 6-1, 6-4

4) Benjamin Martin (MEM) def. Ariel Zauber (IU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

5) Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Loan Lestir (MEM), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Day Two:

Doubles:

1) Matteo Antonescu/Zavier Augustin (IU) def. Hamza El Amine/Lucas Bazin (UL), 6-2

2) Sam Scherer/Ariel Zauber (IU) def. Russell Lokko/Jerald Carroll (UL), 7-5

Singles:

1) Russell Lokko (UL) def. Zavier Augustin (IU), 6-3, 7-6 (1)

2) Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Artem Dmytrenko (UL), 6-3, 6-3

3) Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Jerald Carroll (UL), 0-6, 6-4, 6-3

4) Maksim Hristov (UL) def. Preston Taylor (UL), 6-4, 6-4

5) Sam Scherer (IU) def. Hamza El Amine (UL), 6-3, 5-7, 7-5

6) Ariel Zauber (IU) def. Lucas Bazin (UL), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Day Three:

Doubles:

1) Sam Scherer/Ariel Zauber (IU) def. Martin Doskocil/Woodson McMillin (UT), 6-2

2) Matteo Antonescu/Zavier Augustin (IU) def. Clement Mayoral/ John Patrick Popowich (MTSU), 6-4

Singles:

1) Sam Scherer (IU) def. Clement Mayoral (MTSU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

2) Shion Itsusaki (UT) def. Aryan Badlani (IU), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5)

3) Ariel Zauber (IU) def. John Patrick Popowich (MTSU), 7-5, 6-2

4) Aryan Saleh (MTSU) def. Matteo Antonescu (IU), 6-2, 6-2

5) Eric Crivei (MTSU) def. Zavier Augustin (IU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

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INDIANA WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY

IOWA CITY, Iowa ––– Indiana field hockey fell in a close match against No.2 Iowa on Sunday afternoon at Grant Field in Iowa City, Iowa. It is now 5-3 overall and 1-0 in B1G play.

The game remained scoreless until the fourth quarter, when both teams scored a goal to make the score 1-1 at the end of regulation. The contest was forced to a shootout, where IU made three out of six attempts before falling 3-4 to Iowa.

KEY MOMENTS

• It was a slow start for both teams who found themselves in a back-and-forth battle on the defensive end. The Hoosiers were allotted two penalty corners in the first quarter. To close out the first, first year forward Agustina Garmonal found an opportunity in the circle, but it was blocked by Iowa goalkeeper Julia Claessens.

• Garmonal attempted the only shot in the second quarter, but her strike went wide. The half closed out with Iowa not being allowed a single shot, whereas Indiana was able to find four.

• The Hawkeyes picked up the pace in their offense after the break. In three shot attempts and two on goal, they were unable to add to the score. Third year goalkeeper Sadie Canelli put effort in the cage to add a save and prevent Iowa from knocking one in.

• The Hoosiers stayed busy in Iowa territory in the final minutes of the game. Second year midfielder Sydney Meltzer tried for two penalty corners. In the first penalty corner, fourth year midfielder Inés Garcia Prado had back-to-back blocked shots, giving Meltzer the opportunity to strike. Her attempt was saved by Iowa’s goalkeeper. In the second Penalty Corner, second year forward/midfielder Molly Stutte had a chance at a shot that went wide.

• After a penalty corner opportunity was given to Iowa, they added the first goal of the day to get the 1-0 advantage in the 53rd minute.

• With Canelli now in the field, IU hustled in the end of the fourth to try and equalize the score. In the 57th minute, fourth year forward/midfielder Theresa Ricci did just that as she put one in the top of the net with the help of Stutte. At the end of regulation, the score was 1-1.

• With no team finding luck in the overtime period, the contest went to a shootout. Second year forward Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, third year forward Mintje Hagen and Stutte were successful in getting shots in for IU. Iowa ultimately took the advantage getting four shots in, making the final score 2-1 (4-3 PS.)

NOTABLES

• The last time Indiana had a contest go to a shootout was against Maryland in 2025, where it won 2-1 (2-0 PS.)

• Canelli had a season high of five saves, with two being in the penalty shot period.

• Despite playing a conference opponent, the match-up was non-conference due to an agreement between the two teams.

• Indiana totaled 12 shots throughout the game, with four being on goal. Garcia Prado had the most shots for the Hoosiers, adding three to the scoresheet.

UP NEXT

• IU is back home on Saturday, September 26 to continue B1G play against No. 13 Michigan. The pair will play at noon at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, Ind.

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PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Purdue Women’s Golf finished strong, firing the lowest round of the day to crack the Top 5 at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Competing against a stacked field that featured five Top 25 teams, the Boilermakers carded a final round 280 (-4) to move up the leaderboard and claim fifth place.

No. 22 Mississippi State (-2) won the tournament, while No. 7 Florida and No. 15 Arizona State were one shot back of the Bulldogs. No. 9 Vanderbilt followed (+1), while Purdue (+10) rounded out the Top 5. The Boilermakers were under par in two of the three rounds, as a difficult second round prevented the Old Gold and Black from competing for the team title.

Purdue’s final round 280 was the 12th-lowest round in program history. The 54-hole total of 862 (281-301-862) cracked the Top 20 all-time and was the Boilermakers’ lowest tournament score since their school-record 837 at the 2023 Schooner Fall Classic.

Samantha Brown fired her second 68 (-3) of the tournament on Sunday, finishing with a 2-under 211 (68-75-68) to place seventh on the individual leaderboard. The junior got her round going with back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes before adding three more birdies on the back nine. The two rounds in the 60s helped Brown secure the sixth Top 10 of her career.

Sophomore Luana Valero carded her first round in the 60s of the season, posting a 69 (-2) to move up nearly 30 spots and into the Top 25. She made four birdies of her own on Sunday, while playing the final seven holes bogey free and 2-under par to lock up her low round.

Tied alongside Valero at 5-over was Lauren Timpf, who posted a pair of even-par 71s in between her second round 76. Timpf also finished strong on the back nine, draining two birdies and not making a bogey over her last eight holes.

Olivia Hemmila added a 72 (+1) for her best round of the tournament. The senior matched Brown with a team-high five birdies, including four on the back side. The 72 was the Oakland transfer’s lowest round as a Boilermaker.

Next weekend, the Boilermakers travel north for the Fighting Irish Classic in South Bend, Indiana (Sept. 26-27).

BOILERMAKERS

7. Samantha Brown: 68-75-68—211 (-2)

T-25. Lauren Timpf: 71-76-71—218 (+5)

T-25. Luana Valero: 74-75-69—218 (+5)

T-34. Ashley Kim: 68-79-73—220 (+7)

T-54: Olivia Hemmila: 78-75-72—225 (+12)

*T-54: Michaela Headlee: 75-76-74—225 (+12)

*Competing as an individual

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. #22 Mississippi State: 284-279-287—850 (-2)

T-2. #7 Florida: 278-282-291—851 (-1)

T-2. #15 Arizona State: 283-285-283—851 (-1)

4. #9 Vanderbilt: 282-286-285—853 (+1)

5. Purdue: 281-301-280—862 (+10)

6. Georgia Southern: 290-289-287—866 (+14)

7. Louisville: 285-296-291—872 (+20)

8. #26 North Carolina: 294-289-291—874 (+22)

9. #25 Northwestern: 285-298-292—875 (+23)

10. Clemson: 291-299-293—883 (+31)

T-11. Charleston: 292-296-302—890 (+38)

T-11. Western Kentucky: 293-296-301—890 (+38)

13. Long Beach State: 310-300-304—914 (+62)

14. FAU: 293-309-313—915 (+63)

15. Middle Tennessee: 299-316-309—924 (+72)

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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL

CHARLESTON, Ill. – For the second-straight match, the Notre Dame volleyball team swept Eastern Illinois, this time on the road, 25-13, 25-22, 30-28. The Irish improved to 3-6 on the year heading into conference play.

Notre Dame was dominant at the net, led by 10 blocks (1 solo) from Anna Bjork, tying her career high. The junior is up to a team-best 36 total blocks on the season.

On the day, Notre Dame posted 16.0 total team blocks, a season-best, in just three sets.

Mae Kordas led the Irish in kills yet again, posting 10 in three sets. It’s the fourth-straight game with double figure kills for the sophomore. She added six blocks and two service aces to her line.

Maya Evens posted 20 digs in three sets, her fourth career game with 20 or more digs. Evens came into the game fourth in the ACC in digs per set (4.10 entering the weekend). She’s up to 155 digs this season.

The setting duo of Lily Fenton and Maya Baker combined for 29 assists as the Irish totaled 40 kills, 16 of them in the third set.

After closing out non-conference play this weekend, Notre Dame opens up ACC play Friday, 25th at Boston College. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1-2, 2-0-0) battled to a gritty 3-1 victory at No. 1 Stanford (7-1-1, 0-1-1) on Sunday evening. The Irish advanced to a perfect 2-0 in the ACC with impressive wins at No. 17 Clemson and at No. 1 Stanford to start conference play.

This is just Notre Dame’s third win over a top-ranked team in program history, as the Irish did it in impressive fashion on the road late Sunday night.

Notre Dame’s three goals at Stanford is the first time the Cardinal have allowed three goals in a match since losing 3-1 to UCLA on September 28, 2023. It is also the first regular-season loss at home for Stanford since Nov. 1, 2024.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Nolan Spicer, senior Nico Bartlett, and freshman Tristan Tropeano each scored a goal for the Irish as senior Jack Flanagan and junior Stevie Dunphy each recorded an assist in the win.

Junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly finished with a stellar performance against the top-ranked Cardinal as he recorded a career-best 10 saves, including a crucial save on a Stanford penalty kick.

While both teams had some early chances in the first half, one of the better first looks from the Irish came on a header from Will Schroeder in the 9th minute. The Notre Dame free kick set up the header, but Schroeder’s shot would land wide of the goal.

The Cardinal were persistent in their attack, but Kelly had some huge stops as the junior goalkeeper recorded three saves on three straight Stanford shots across a four minute span.

With both programs in search of their goal of the night, the Irish would ultimately strike first as Notre Dame put a goal on the board in the 29th minute.

Flanagan attacked through the midfield as he found Tropeano, but Tropeano would send it back to Flanagan for a shot from the top of the box. Flanagan’s shot resulted in a Cardinal save, but Spicer’s right-footed strike on the rebound would put the Irish up 1-0 with his first goal of the season.

Stanford responded with the equalizer just before halftime as they put it away in the 43rd minute to make it an even 1-all coming out of halftime.

Less than a minute into the second half, the Irish would do it again, but this time from Bartlett.

On a Notre Dame free kick just 31 seconds into the half, the Irish would have three shot opportunities, but Dunphy’s shot would hit the far post. Bartlett was on the backside as his right-footed touch sent the ball into the back of the net to put the Irish in front 2-1 in the 46th minute.

Looking to extend their lead, the Irish had another opportunity in the 60th minute as Tropeano had a shot from the top of the box, but missed wide. Shortly after in the 63rd, Flanagan’s strike in the box resulted in a Stanford save to keep it within one.

After a Notre Dame foul in the box in the 70th minute, Stanford would have an opportunity to level the score with a penalty kick. Firing it to the left side of the goal, Kelly was the difference maker as he denied the opportunity with his eighth save of the night.

Kelly’s big-time save on the penalty kick would keep the Irish in front 2-1.

However, it soon became a 3-1 lead for Notre Dame as Tropeano was able to put it away in the 78th minute.

Tropeano’s pass was deflected by Stanford and as the goalkeeper came off his line, Tropeano was able to score his own deflected pass to extend the Irish lead. The freshman forward now leads the Irish with four goals this season.

The Cardinal continued to search for their second goal of the night and in the 82nd minute, Stanford found the back of the net. However, the goal was overturned after a review for a foul that occurred prior to the goal, so the score would remain at 3-1 in favor of the Irish.

After a gritty performance on the road, the Irish would go on to close it out and take down the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal in a 3-1 victory.

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

On the match…

“Obviously, I’m incredibly proud of the team tonight. What a group of tough competitors. They embraced the challenge from the opening whistle and got the job done. Stanford is clearly a top team, and they made us earn everything tonight. We scored some fantastic goals, and Blake’s save on the penalty was an incredible moment at a vital point in the game. More than anything, I’m proud of the toughness, belief, and togetherness our guys showed tonight.”

UP NEXT

The Irish are back in action at Alumni Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25 as they host the Syracuse Orange at 7:00 p.m.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women’s soccer team had no trouble finding the back of the net in a 7-1 homecoming weekend win over Western Illinois.

Four first-half goals were scored in the short span of 4 minutes and 18 seconds, all within the first 13 minutes of the game. The Bulldogs notched the first two, about two minutes apart, but the Leathernecks quickly responded to draw within one. Butler then returned the favor, and the 3-1 lead for the Bulldogs held until the break. In the second half, Butler (5-2-1) added four goals, and this time WIU (1-10-0) was unable to respond.

Riley Gumm and Chloe Brecht each had a brace in the contest which was played a Victory Field. Gumm added an assist, leading all Bulldogs in points in what was the final non-conference contest of the regular season.

Key Moments

8′ | Alyssa Carlson pressures the Western Illinois keeper who quickly plays a ball out. Sarah Monin intercepts the ball and plays across to Gumm. Gumm’s shots back to the left post avoiding the keeper who is set up on the right. It’s 1-0 Dawgs.

11′ | Cecelia Simion takes a corner kick from the right side. The service is headed directly into the goal by a leaping Sarah Beth Sizemore. The near-post strike puts the Bulldogs up two.

12′ | In just over sixty seconds, Western Illinois strikes back. A long service from Sammy Hunt in the defensive line finds Callie McMurtrey in the right corner. McMurtrey’s cross is headed directly into the goal by Rita Moran from the six. Butler’s lead is cut to 2-1.

13′ | Another quick one, as the Bulldogs again go up by two. Carlson takes a deflection and shoots from 20 yards, and the deflection off the WIU defender goes to the feet of Brecht. Brecht punches the ball in from 10 yards out, and Butler again leads by two.

— HALFTIME —

57′ | A Leathernecks’ goal kick is headed a couple of times at midfield. Cecelia Simion heads it forward to Gumm, and she plays forward to Carlson on the left side of the box. Carlson shoots from 15 and gives Butler a 4-1 lead.

59′ | Gemma Gillespie passes forward out of the defensive line and continue to run. Lily Kiliski collects the ball in the right corner and plays back to Emma Hamelmann at the corner of the area. Hamelmann serves to the far post, where Gillespie has continued her run. Gillespie heads the ball in for the Bulldogs’ fifth goal of the day.

69′ | On the left side, Carlson plays out to Isabella Ayau who continues the ball on to Gumm on the left touch line. Gumm angles in and shoots from the corner of the area. He goal is Butler’s sixth of the match.

84′ | Elsa Maurer plays forward out of the back line, finding Kylie Secoda at midfield. Secoda settles, turns, and plays forward to Brecht on the right side. Brecht has beaten her defender and slides the ball under the charging keeper, giving the Bulldogs a 7-1 advantage.

Butler Points Summary

GOALS: Gumm (2), Brecht (2), Sizemore, Carlson, Gillespie

ASSISTS: Simion (2), Carlson (2), Monnin, Gumm, Hamelmann, Kiliski, Ayau, Secoda, Maurer

Bulldog Bits

Gumm’s goals were her third and fourth this season, and the assist was her third this season and the fourth of her career. It was her first career brace.

Brecht now has six goals this season and eight in her career. She also had a brace, nine days ago at IU Indy.

Sizemore’s goal was a career first.

Carlson’s goal was her third this season and her third in as many games. It was the sixth of her career. Her two assists were her first this season and give her three for her career.

Gillespie’s goal was her first this season and the second of her career.

Simion’s two assists were the first of her career.

Kiliski’s assist was her second this season.

Ayau’s assist was her first at Butler and the fourth of her career.

Monnin, Hamelmann, Secoda, and Maurer each tallied their first career assist.

Julia Lorenzi and Alexi Mumford each made her first collegiate appearance in goal.

The seven goals scored by Butler were the most since the 2022 season when the Bulldogs beat Wright State, 7-0.

The four-game winning streak for Butler is its longest since the 2021 season when the Bulldogs rattled off nine straight.

Up Next

Butler opens BIG EAST competition hosting Marquette on Saturday, Sept. 26. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Sellick Bowl.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – LG Moncrief scored her first goal of the season in Ball State soccer team’s 1-1 draw at Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals (3-4-2, 0-1-1 MAC) only generated four shots, but Moncrief booted in the goal off an assist by Kaelyn Valleau in the 89th minute for the draw. Annika Klauss was also credited with a shot on goal in the contest.

The host Broncos (3-2-4, 1-0-1 MAC) scored in the 31st minute for their lone goal. Camryn Huhn found the back of the net off an assist by Meredith Vance.

Goalkeeper Kate Pallante made four saves for Ball State, including a crucial one in the final minute to preserve the tie. Along with Pallante, five other Cardinals registered the full 90 minutes in the contest.

Western Michigan outshot the Cardinals 17-4 and led in corners (9-1), while also being whistled for more fouls (7-6).

The Cardinals will travel to Oxford, Ohio on Sunday to take on Miami at 1 p.m.

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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY

MUNCIE, Ind. — The Ball State field hockey team (2-5) put on a masterclass in defensive resilience Sunday afternoon at the Briner Sports Complex, ultimately suffering a hard-fought 4-1 defeat against visiting Big Ten foe Michigan State (4-4).

Despite a spectacular effort on the backline and key individual milestones, a pivotal video reversal in the second half halted the Cardinals’ bid to upend the Spartans.

The story of the match was undeniably Ball State’s defensive grit. Faced with a relentless Spartan offense that forced a multitude of penalty corners, the Cardinals’ defensive unit stood tall. Rushing the shooters and executing precise clears, Ball State repeatedly frustrated Michigan State’s set pieces, holding the Spartans scoreless in both the first and third quarters.

Michigan State managed to strike first, netting goals in the first and second frames to establish a 2-0 lead. Refusing to back down, senior leader Julia Verratti found the back of the cage just before intermission, breathing new life into the Cardinals and cutting the deficit to 2-1 heading into the break.

Ball State nearly found the equalizer late in the third quarter—a moment that could have completely shifted the trajectory of the contest. The Cardinals appeared to catch the explosive spark they desperately needed when Braiden Scheffler drove the ball into the back of the cage to seemingly knot the score at 2-2. However, following a lengthy official review, the goal was overturned, deflating the home crowd and preserving Michigan State’s narrow advantage.

Spurred by the defensive reprieve, Michigan State reasserted control in the final frame. Despite a persistent offensive push from the Cardinals, the Spartans capitalized on their opportunities, tacking on two late scores in the final 15 minutes to seal the victory.

Defensively, senior goalkeeper Carleigh Hofelich anchored the Cardinals under heavy pressure. Hofelich faced 18 total shots, 10 penalty corners, and a penalty stroke, turning away eight saves on the day in a valiant individual effort.

The Ball State field hockey team returns to #MACtion on Friday, Sept. 25 when they play at Central Michigan. The game is slated to begin at 1 pm ET

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State opened Missouri Valley Conference play with authority on Sunday afternoon, earning a 2–0 win over UNI at Memorial Stadium behind a composed, energetic, and complete performance.

The Sycamores controlled the match from the opening whistle, generating early chances through Hailey Morgan, Meagyn Riffle, and Quinn Urquhart while keeping UNI pinned deep with repeated attacking pressure. Morgan set the tone immediately with two shots in the first three minutes, and Indiana State continued to build momentum with corners, sustained possession, and sharp movement through the midfield.

Indiana State’s breakthrough came in the 71st minute when Alex Lehnert finished a right-footed shot to the bottom center, rewarding a stretch of second-half pressure that included chances from Tori Angelo and Riffle. The Sycamores continued to push, and just seven minutes later, Madison Ziebarth doubled the lead with a clean left-footed strike to the bottom right off a well-built sequence involving Kaylin Klutcharch and Quinn Urquhart. Indiana State closed the match with confidence, generating late corners and additional looks from Morgan and Angelo while controlling the final minutes with maturity.

How They Scored

71′ — Indiana State: Alex Lehnert finished a right-footed shot to the bottom center. (1–0)

78′ — Indiana State: Madison Ziebarth scored with a left-footed shot to the bottom right, assisted by Kaylin Klutcharch and Quinn Urquhart. (2–0)

News & Notes

Indiana State generated double-digit shot attempts, with strong looks from Hailey Morgan, Meagyn Riffle, Quinn Urquhart, Tori Angelo, Alex Lehnert, and Madison Ziebarth.

The Sycamores earned six corners, including multiple first-half opportunities that helped sustain pressure.

Sofie Hansen recorded five saves, including key stops on UNI’s top-center and bottom-center shots.

The Sycamores controlled possession for long stretches, especially in the second half, and managed UNI’s late pushes with composure.

Indiana State opens MVC play at 1–0 and continues to build momentum with another strong performance at home.

Up Next

The Sycamores will now prepare to face Valparaiso next Sunday, September 27, to continue conference play. Kickoff is set for 2 PM ET.

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EVANSVILEVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team travels to Washington, DC on Monday, taking on Georgetown, the 9th ranked team in the country. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT.

Evansville vs No. 9 Georgetown | Monday, September 21 | 6 PM CT

Site | Location Shaw Field | Washington, DC

Links 6 PM CT: Live Stats | TV: ESPN+

Series History

Monday marks the first all-time meeting between Evansville and Georgetown.

Scouting Georgetown

No. 9 Georgetown brings a 6-1-1 record into Monday’s match. The Hoyas most recently defeated Marquette, 3-0, on Friday at home.

2025 All-American Mitchell Baker leads Georgetown with seven goals this season, which ranks tied for third nationally.

Last Time Out

Evansville 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. The Aces created several opportunities throughout the opening half, recording nine shots to the Screaming Eagles three shots.

Evansville continued to control play in the second half, with Devin Shepherd creating multiple scoring chances in the 59th and 60th minutes. Pablo Calvete nearly broke the deadlock in the 70th minute, but his shot at the top of the net was deflected by the Southern Indiana goalkeeper.

The Aces continued to pressure in the closing minutes, recording seven shots over the final 20 minutes while holding Southern Indiana without a shot. Evansville finished with a 19-4 advantage in shots and earned nine corner kicks to Southern Indiana’s two.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer concluded its non-conference schedule with a tough 2-0 loss against Xavier University on Sunday at Strassweg Field.

Facing a Big East Conference team for the second straight match to wrap up the non-conference slate, USI Women’s Soccer (1-7-3) went toe-to-toe with Xavier (6-2-0) and battled hard in what was a one-goal game for 70-plus minutes in the middle of the match.

USI totaled six shots in the contest, two on goal, with graduate forward Payton Seymour leading the team with two attempts. Sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach matched her career high with six saves while facing 23 total shots and eight on goal from the Musketeers. Xavier also earned eight corner kicks.

Sunday’s match kicked off earlier than usual at Strassweg Field to beat the extreme heat forecast for the afternoon. After kickoff, Xavier strung together a handful of shots in the early minutes, but USI’s defense thwarted them. However, the Musketeers broke through to take a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute on a rebound attempt. Schwalbach and the Screaming Eagles’ defense made multiple stops in the rest of the first half to keep the deficit at 1-0 going into halftime.

Schwalbach and the USI defense were nails again to begin the second half, with multiple blocks and saves. The Screaming Eagles’ offense got a pair of decent looks inside the box in the 60th minute, with shots by Seymour and freshman midfielder Shea Krakowski that were blocked as USI sought an equalizer. USI had another pair of chances later in the half, with shots by junior forward Josie Pochocki and sophomore midfielder Olivia Hass, but Xavier’s sophomore goalkeeper Sami Lipcon saved them. Despite USI’s push and efforts to find the equalizer, Xavier doubled its lead to 2-0 on a penalty kick in the 87th minute.

Next up, following a week of recovery and preparation, the Screaming Eagles open Ohio Valley Conference play back at Strassweg Field next Sunday, September 27, at 1 p.m. against the University of Tennessee at Martin.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1889 – Four St. Louis errors in the 9th inning give the Red Stockings four runs, enabling Cincinnati to win, 5 – 4.

1892 – At Cleveland’s League Park, John Clarkson of the Spiders beats the Pirates, 3 – 2, to become the fifth pitcher in major league history to win 300 games. The 31-year old right-hander will compile a 328-178 record games during his 12-year Hall of Fame career in the big leagues.

1896 – Connie Mack announces he will leave Pittsburgh to manage Milwaukee in the Western League.

1901:

Tom Hughes of Chicago and Boston Beaneater Bill Dinneen pitch 16 scoreless innings before the Orphans score in the 17th on an error, hit batter, force out, and a single by Clarence Childs. Each pitcher gives up eight singles. This will stand as the longest shutout ever by a Cub pitcher. Hughes fans 13 in 17 frames. The 17 innings sets the major-league record for the longest game (at a pitching distance of 60′ 6″). The record will later be broken a number of times.

An American League record that still stands is set when Cleveland and Washington make 22 errors in a doubleheader, 16 by Cleveland. Washington wins both games, 18 – 7 and 11 – 3.

In Cincinnati, Christy Mathewson allows just three hits in beating the Reds, 5 – 1. It is Matty’s 20th win.

1903 – Christy Mathewson, pitching for the third time in four games, keeps the Giants in second place by beating Chicago’s Clarence Currie, 8 – 3. For Matty, it is his 30th win of the year.

1904 – The Reds sweep the Giants, winning 6 – 4 and 2 – 0, to stall the Giants’ clinching of the flag. The Reds rough up Christy Mathewson in the opener and Jack Harper scatters five hits for the shutout. New York has lost three in a row for the first time this season.

1906 – At Chicago, the White Sox lose a pair to New York before 20,000, their largest Friday afternoon crowd. Hal Chase has 22 putouts at 1B in the first game, tying the major league record.

1907 – Against the Reds, New York jumps to a 6 – 0 lead against Charlie Smith, and Christy Mathewson coasts to a 6 – 2 win. Fred Merkle makes his first appearance for the Giants, playing 2B.

1908:

In New York, Christy Mathewson allows just three hits – all in the 3rd inning – and no walks, but the Pirates win, 2 – 1. Vic Willis goes one better, allowing just two New York hits for the victory.

Cleveland takes the American League lead, beating New York, while Detroit takes two at St. Louis. With two weeks to go, three and a half games separate four teams.

1909 – Rest seems to have cured Walter Johnson’s sore arm, as the Nats’ ace shuts out Detroit, 2 – 0, in his first appearance since August 29th. He will finish the season at 13-25, ten of the losses coming in shutouts. Five of the shutout losses are to the White Sox.

1910 – At Atlanta, Mobile and Atlanta break the “world’s time record” for a nine-inning game, completing the match in 32 minutes. Mobile wins, 2 – 1. Both teams run in after each inning, hitters usually swing at the first pitch, though there is one walk and four stolen bases in the game.

1911:

In St. Louis, Hooks Wiltse wins the opener to extend the Giants’ win streak to 12 games. The Cards stop the skein in the second game with an 8 – 7 win.

In Chicago, the Phils’ Grover Alexander fires his fourth straight shutout, beating the Cubs’ Ed Reulbach, 4 – 0. Alex also had shutouts on the 7th, 13th, and 17th.

1912 – Boston 3B Larry Gardner breaks his finger. He will be out until October 5th, then will play in the World Series.

1914 – The White Sox score in the 4th inning on a Walter Johnson wild pitch, one of four that Johnson uncorks in the game. But he strikes out 12 batters in 13 innings as the Nats finally break through against Chicago’s Red Faber for a 6 – 1 win. The record book gives Johnson all four wild pitches in the 4th inning, but it appears that Eddie Collins, who opened with a single, stole second and advanced on a grounder to third, scored the Pale Hose’s only tally on just one wild pitch.

1916 – Tris Speaker goes 4 for 6 and drives in a run as Cleveland edges Washington and Walter Johnson, 3 – 2.

1917 – In Boston, the White Sox clinch the pennant with a 2 – 1 win in ten innings. Pinch-hitting in the bottom of the 10th, Babe Ruth grounds into a game-ending double play.

1919 – The Cubs beat the Braves, 3 – 0, in 58 minutes. It takes the Robins 55 minutes to beat the Reds, 3 – 1. Slim Sallee throws 65 pitches, topping Christy Mathewson’s 69-pitch complete game. One week later the Giants will close the season beating the Phils, 6 – 1, in a record 51 minutes.

1920 – First-place Cleveland routs the Red Sox, 12 – 1, and have a day off before meeting the second-place White Sox, winners of their last six games.

1922 – The American League reinstates the MVP award, last given in 1914, appointing a committee of one writer from each city, headed by I.E. Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune. As a player-manager, Ty Cobb is not eligible, and the trophy goes to George Sisler. The National League will pick up the idea two years later.

1923 – Babe Ruth is the unanimous choice of the American League committee of baseball writers for the MVP award.

1925 – Pittsburgh OF Kiki Cuyler ties the National League record by getting his tenth consecutive hit, singling in his first two at bats, off Art Decatur and Dutch Ulrich, before he fouls out in his third at bat, against the Phils’ Decatur. The Pirates win the opener, 9 – 7. In the nitecap, a 14 – 4 Pirates win, Cuyler has his third 4-for-4 game in his last four outings. He clouts two homers to back Ray Kremer’s pitching. Phils utility player Bernie Friberg catches the 8th inning in the game, thus playing every position during the year; he will be featured in a Ripley’s Believe it or Not cartoon.

1928 – At St. Louis, Boston’s Red Ruffing smashes a three-run homer in the 7th and pitches the Sox to a 5 – 3 win over the Browns.

1932 – Jimmie Foxx slugs home run #54 to lead the A’s to an 8 – 4 win over the visiting Yankees. Al Simmons and Eric McNair also homer off Red Ruffing as Sugar Cain is able to win.

1933 – With lefty Walter Stewart pitching, Washington eliminates the Yankees and clinches the American League pennant in a 2 – 1 home win over St. Louis.

1934 – The Deans shut out the Dodgers. After Dizzy gives up just three hits in a 13 – 0 victory, allowing no hits until the 8th, Paul wins a no-hitter, 3 – 0. Diz says: “If’n Paul had told me he was gonna pitch a no-hitter, I’d of throwed one, too.”

1935:

The Reds knock Paul Dean out of the game and beat the Cards, 9 – 7. It is the Reds’ first win in St. Louis this year after eight losses. The Cards now trail the Cubs by three and a half games.

The Detroit Tigers clinch the pennant with a double win over the St. Louis Browns, 6 – 2 and 2 – 0. Elden Auker wins the nitecap with a complete game shutout, while Tommy Bridges takes the opener. The Tigers will coast the rest of the way, going 1-6, while the Yankees go 6-1.

At Wrigley Field, lefty Roy Henshaw edges the Pirates, 4 – 3, to the delight of 39,000 fans.

Hal Trosky powers his 24th homer to lead the Indians to a 7 – 3 win over the White Sox. Joe Vosmik is 1 for 2 and continues to hold a slight lead at .348 in the American League batting race. After the Washington-Philadelphia twinbill today, Buddy Myer (0 for 4 today) is second at .342 and Jimmie Foxx (0 for 9 today) is at .340, ending his 18-game hitting streak.

1939 – The National League announces that for the first time in the 20th century, games will be transferred from one city to another. The Dodgers’ doubleheader in Philadelphia will be moved to Brooklyn in an effort to top one million paid attendance.

1940 – With the Tigers, Indians, and Yankees neck-and-neck, the Tigers boost their lead to two games, as Schoolboy Rowe shuts out Cleveland, 5 – 0. Rowe, seemingly washed up after anchoring the staff through Tiger championships in the mid-1930s, will finish at 16-3.

1944:

The Cardinals finally clinch the National League flag with a 5 – 4 win over Boston. Twenty games ahead on September 1st, the Cards then blew 15 of the next 20 games. They will finish with 105 victories and their third title under Billy Southworth, whose clubs have won 316 games in three years. Pittsburgh finishes 14 1/2 games behind.

Reds OF Dain Clay has no chances in a 21-inning doubleheader.

1947 – The Braves’ Warren Spahn delays the Dodgers’ clinching the pennant by shutting them out, 4 – 0, for his 20th win.

1950 – Warren Spahn of the Braves wins his 21st game, hurling a two-hit, 5 – 0 win over the Cards.

1951:

Rookie P Jackie Collum of the Cardinals hurls a 6 – 0 two-hitter against the Cubs in his first start.

In Brooklyn, the Dodgers keep a woozy Roy Campanella on the bench, preferring to rest him for the World Series. Rookie Clem Labine ignores Charlie Dressen’s orders to take a full windup, preferring to pitch out of the stretch with the bases jammed in the 1st. Phils 3B Willie Jones then hits a grand slam and Labine ends up in Dressen’s doghouse. The Phils win, 9 – 6, behind Robin Roberts.

1952 – The Braves play their last game in Boston’s Braves Field, losing to Brooklyn’s Joe Black 8 – 2. The Braves will announce they are moving to Milwaukee, WI just before the start of next season. The crowd of 8,822 is the Braves’ second largest of the season. With the win, the Dodgers clinch a tie for the pennant; catcher Roy Campanella hits the last home run ever in Braves Field.

1954 – Rookie pitcher Bob Grim wins his 20th game as the Yankees defeat the Senators, 3 – 1.

1956 – 1B Bill Skowron has five hits, but the Yankees strand a record 20 base runners in losing to the Red Sox in Boston, 13 – 9. Mickey Mantle sends a 480-foot home run into the center field bleachers that lands a foot from the top. His three hits raise his average to .352, four points behind Ted Williams.

1957:

Gail Harris is the last player to hit a home run as a member of the New York Giants, as they beat the Pirates, 9 – 5, in the second game of a doubleheader. Ruben Gomez gains the team’s last victory while representing New York.

The Cardinals tie a record by using eight pitchers in one game, but lose, 9 – 8, in ten innings to the Redlegs and slip five games off the pace. Jerry Lynch’s 8th-inning homer ties the game; the Redlegs set the National League mark with their 11th pinch-hit home run of the year.

1958:

The Braves clinch their second straight pennant, beating the Redlegs, 6 – 5. Warren Spahn wins his 21st.

At Fenway Park, the Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Senators, all by 2 – 0 shutouts pitched, respectively, by Tom Brewer, Frank Sullivan and Ike Delock. Today’s win, however, is marred when Ted Williams, after striking out looking with two aboard to end the 3rd inning, flings his bat aside in a fit of anger. Unfortunately, the bat flies into the stands and strikes, of all people, Boston GM Joe Cronin’s 69-year-old housekeeper, Gladys Heffernan, in the head. “I didn’t mean to throw the bat that way,” explains the distraught Williams. “I started to flip it along the ground but the sticky stuff on my hands stuck to it and it left my hands on the fly instead. I was sick.” Mercifully Heffernan is not badly hurt, but Williams is greeted with a thunderous chorus of catcalls when he takes the field in the 4th. Cronin, for his part, hastily announces a one-year contract extension for manager Mike Higgins in what is widely regarded as an attempt to distract attention from Ted’s near-tragic tantrum. Nonetheless, American League President Will Harridge will impose a modest $50-dollar fine for the incident.

The Cubs’ 1B Dale Long, a lefty, catches the 9th inning in a 2 – 1 loss to the Dodgers. This time he wears a lefty catcher’s mitt, not a first baseman’s glove. The Cubs strand 15 runners as Sandy Koufax tops Bob Anderson; each pitch seven innings before being relieved.

1959 – The Braves’ Warren Spahn notches his 20th win, 8 – 6, and his 266th National League victory to tie Eppa Rixey of the Phillies and Reds for the career-high in wins by a lefthander. The Braves and the Dodgers are now tied for the lead in the three-team pennant race.

1960 – Masaichi Kaneda strikes out his 3,000th batter, the first pitcher in Nippon Pro Baseball history to whiff that many.

1961 – At New York, Roger Maris is held hitless in four at bats, as the Orioles win, 5 – 3, behind Jack Fisher’s three-hitter. All the runs off him are unearned. Maris is the only Yankee regular to play the entire game.

1963:

Kansas City beats New York, 5 – 3, despite homers by Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle. For Yogi, it is his 358th and last home run.

Minnesota’s Harmon Killebrew ties an American League record with four home runs in a doubleheader, a split with the Red Sox. Minnesota loses, 11 – 2, after winning the opener 13 – 4. The Killer has three homers in the lid lifter.

1964 – John Tsitouris hurls a 1 – 0 shutout for the Reds over Art Mahaffey and the first-place Phillies, launching a ten-game Phils’ losing streak. Rookie Chico Ruiz scores the only run when, with Frank Robinson at bat, he steals home with two out in the 6th inning.

1966 – The players almost outnumber the fans at Wrigley Field, as the Cubs draw just 440 for a game with the Reds. Chicago wins, 9 – 3, behind Ken Holtzman, with Sammy Ellis taking the loss.

1967 – Gary Bell beats his old team, Cleveland, to give Boston a 6 – 5 win.

1968

At Yankee Stadium, Red Sox pitcher Ray Culp fires his third successive shutout, stopping the Yankees on one hit, 2 – 0. Roy White’s single in the 7th is the only hit. It’s Culp’s 15th win of the year.

Pittsburgh’s Dock Ellis pitches a complete game win over the Cubs, winning 5 – 1. Joe Niekro allows four runs to take the loss. Cubs reliever Jophery Brown goes two innings, allowing the other run, in his only major league appearance. His next appearance will be in the opening scene of the movie Jurassic Park when he is eaten by a raptor. Brown tossed two no-hitters in the minors, losing them both.

1970:

The Braves trade veteran Hoyt Wilhelm to the Cubs. In December the Cubs will trade him back to Atlanta.

The A’s Vida Blue no-hits the Twins, 6 – 0, becoming the youngest pitcher to perform the feat since Paul Dean, 36 years ago to the day. The only baserunner against Blue is Harmon Killebrew, who walks in the 4th inning. Bert Campaneris, who helps Blue with a leaping catch on George Mitterwald in the 5th, adds a triple and home run. An Oakland crowd of only 4,284 watches Blue’s second major league start.

1971 – Dave McNally shuts out the Yankees, 5 – 0, for his 20th win. It is the fourth straight 20-win year for the Oriole ace.

1972:

The American League East is in a virtual tie as Detroit’s Joe Coleman posts his 18th win, a critical 10 – 3 defeat of first-place Boston. Coleman strikes out ten and knocks in three runs.

The Pirates clinch the National League East title with a 6 – 2 victory over the Mets.

1973:

Jim Rice’s three-run home run is the key blow as Pawtucket (International League) defeats Tulsa (American Association), 5 – 2, to win the Junior World Series.

At Los Angeles, Tony Perez has five hits to lead the Reds to a 4 – 1 win over the Dodgers. Tony’s last hit is a three-run homer in the 10th.

The Mets complete an amazing climb from last place to first, as a 10 – 2 win over the Pirates raises their record to a modest 77-77. They will finish 82-79, one and a half games ahead of St. Louis, and two and a half ahead of Pittsburgh.

1975 – During a 6 – 5 win over Detroit, Boston rookie star Jim Rice breaks his arm, sidelining the rookie sensation for the rest of the year, including the World Series. The Red Sox maintain their three-and-a-half-game lead over the Orioles.

1976 – In Los Angeles, the Reds clinch the National League West title with a 9 – 1 pasting of the Dodgers.

1978 – The Cubs tie a National League record by using 27 players during a 14-inning 3 – 2 loss to the Pirates. Pittsburgh’s margin comes when Rennie Stennett walks in the 14th and pinch runner Matt Alexander steals second. When C Dave Rader’s throw goes into center field, Alexander heads for third where the CF’s throw hits him in the back, allowing him to score. The Pirates are now one and a half games behind the Phils.

1979 – Royal infielder U.L. Washington homers from both sides of the plate during a 13 – 4 win over the A’s. These are the first homers of Washington’s three-year career.

1981 – Steve Carlton fans 12 Expos in ten innings to break Bob Gibson’s National League strikeout record (Carlton now has 3,128), but the Phillies lose to the Expos, 1 – 0 in 17 innings. Montreal’s Bryn Smith retires just one batter, but picks up his first major league victory.

1982 – Playing against the Royals at Anaheim Stadium, outfielders Fred Lynn and Brian Downing crash through the left field fence while trying to catch a fly ball. Lynn makes the catch and it is ruled an out, the umpires reason that it is the same as if he had tumbled into the seats. California wins, 2 – 1, when Daryl Sconiers singles home the winner in the 9th.

1984 – Rookie Jim Traber makes his debut in Baltimore, first by singing the national anthem before the Red Sox game, then by DHing. The Red Sox are unimpressed, clipping the Orioles, 8 – 0. Traber had sung the national anthem a number of times before minor league games.

1985 – In a Boston 7 – 6 win over Detroit, Wade Boggs ties Tris Speaker’s club mark of 222 hits with a single in the 2nd inning. His 5th-inning single, his 185th, sets a new American League record for singles, breaking the mark set by Willie Wilson in 1980. Wade will end with 187, a mark that will stand until 2001.

1986:

In his major league debut, San Diego’s Jimmy Jones pitches a one-hitter against the Astros, allowing only a 3rd-inning triple to opposing pitcher Bob Knepper on the way to a 5 – 0 win. He’s the first National League pitcher to debut with a one-hitter since Juan Marichal.

Another rookie, the Phils’ Marvin Freeman wins his first big league game, beating the Mets in New York, 7 – 1. Marvin has another cause for celebration: his daughter Paris is born today.

1987 – With two stolen bases against the Cubs, Darryl Strawberry joins teammate Howard Johnson as a member of the 30/30 club. It is the first time in major league history players on the same team have hit 30 homers and have stolen 30 bases in the same year. The losing pitcher is Doc Gooden, who had his ten-game win streak over Chicago snapped in August; however, today’s win will start him on another 12-game win streak over the Cubs.

1990 – The Padres fire Jack McKeon, who has been the team’s general manager for ten years.

1992 – Oakland P Dennis Eckersley becomes the second pitcher in history to record 50 saves in a season as he preserves the Athletics’ 6 – 5 win over Chicago. The White Sox’ Bobby Thigpen had 57 saves in 1990.

1993:

The Rockies win their 63rd game of the year, beating the Padres, 15 – 4. Colorado (63-90) is now slightly ahead of the expansion Marlins (62-89). Andres Galarraga is 4 for 6 to raise his average to .381 but must get 502 plate appearances to beat the idle Tony Gwynn for the batting title.

At Montreal, the Braves swamp the red-hot Expos by a score of 18 – 5 as the two teams combine to use a record 13 pinch hitters. The Expos, winners of 19 of their last 22 games, and fighting to catch the Phils, use four pinch batters, the Braves a record nine. In the 7th, Bobby Cox decides to rest his regulars and sends a record six pinch hitters to the plate, including the first five batters, another record.

1996:

The International Baseball Association approves the participation of professional baseball players in the summer Olympic Games to be held in the year 2000.

Christie’s Fine Art Auctioneers sell a 1910 T-206 Honus Wagner baseball card to an anonymous buyer for $640,000, including the $60,500 auction house fee.

1997:

The Cubs beat the Phils, 11 – 3, but Curt Schilling racks up eight strikeouts to match J.R. Richard for the most Ks by a National League righty (313). He’ll finish with 319 strikeouts. Ryne Sandberg, in his final game at Wrigley Field, is 2 for 3 before leaving for a pinch runner in the 5th. He makes a curtain call in the 7th when Harry Caray sings “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”. Kevin Tapani wins his sixth straight start.

The Expos put a dent in Denny Neagle’s possible Cy Young Award as they twice unload back-to-back homers to beat the Braves, 7 – 1. Neagle retires the first 12 batters before giving up a single, then homers to Rondell White and Hensley Meulens. In the 6th David Segui and White hit consecutive homers.

Brad Radke goes ten innings to win his 20th as the Twins beat the Brewers, 2 – 1.

The first-place Giants top the Padres, 8 – 5 when Stan Javier snaps a 9th-inning tie with a two-run triple. In the 4th, Barry Bonds legs out an inside-the-park homer when his fly ball in the sun bounces off Greg Vaughn’s knee.

1998:

Jim Abbott (4-0) continues his comeback with the White Sox, beating the Twins, 7 – 1, with six innings of pitching.

Tony Tarasco clubs a pinch grand slam in the 7th to lift the Reds to a 8 – 5 win over the Phils.

Pittsburgh C Jason Kendall steals his 26th base of the season to set a new National League record for catchers. The previous mark was set by John Stearns in 1978. The Pirates lose to the Giants, however, 8 – 1.

1999 – The Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 3 – 0, as Pedro Martinez fans 12 for his 22nd win. He joins Randy Johnson as the only pitchers to strike out at least 300 in both leagues, and breaks Roger Clemens’ club mark of 291 strikeouts.

2000:

In a 10 – 3 victory over the Marlins, Expo right fielder Vladimir Guerrero establishes a franchise single-season home run record by hitting his 43rd round tripper.

The Giants edge the Diamondbacks, 8 – 7, to clinch the NL West division title.

The Blue Jays defeat the Yankees, 3 – 1, as former Yankee David Wells becomes the majors’ first 20-game winner.

2001:

Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez hits his 47th home run tying the major league record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. Cubs legend Ernie Banks established the record in 1958.

A crowd of 41,235 at Shea Stadium witness the return of baseball to New York City for the first time since the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Uplifting ceremonies before and during the game, which include singers Diana Ross, Marc Anthony and Liza Minnelli as well as bagpipers, pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. Mike Piazza’s 8th-inning home run gives the Mets a dramatic 3 – 2 victory over the Braves.

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera blows a save, giving up a two-run single to Jerry Hairston and the Orioles prevail, 7 – 6.

The Brewers fall to the Reds, 5 – 2. In the process, they set a new major-league record for most strikeouts in a season with 1,272. The old mark of 1,268 was set by the Detroit Tigers in 1996.

The Cardinals defeat the Pirates, 9 – 5, as Albert Pujols hits his first career grand slam. The homer gives him a new major league rookie record for extra base hits in a season with 83. The old mark of 82 was set by Brooklyn’s Johnny Frederick in 1929.

2002:

Florida’s Brad Penny goes to 3-0 this year against the Braves, winning 6 – 4. Kevin Millar, whose 25-game hitting streak was stopped the previous day, has an RBI in the 8th.

The Rockies collect 20 hits and crush the Diamondbacks, 15 – 8, as OF Juan Pierre strokes five base hits. The Snakes blow a five-run lead, but need just one win to clinch the National League West. They also lose P Brian Anderson, who is forced to leave the game after suffering a broken foot when he is hit by a line drive off the bat of Ben Petrick in the 3rd.

The Yankees beat the Tigers, 3 – 2, to clinch the American League East title for the fifth straight year.

Behind Wade Miller’s 12th straight win, Houston beats the Cardinals, 6 – 3. Miller’s streak ties a club record. Lance Berkman has a double and homer, driving in three runs, and Eli Marrero hits a home run for the third straight game. Miller’s batterymate, Brad Ausmus, collects his 1,000th career hit, but also ties the National League record with his 30th GIDP of the season. Ernie Lombardi had 30 GIDP to set the mark.

2005 – At Shea Stadium, Mudcat Grant and Al Downing welcome Marlins’ southpaw Dontrelle Willis to the “Black Aces”, a fraternity of African-Americans who have won 20 games in a big league season. Beating the Nationals earlier in the month, the D-Train became the 13th black pitcher to accomplish the feat and will join the Aces’ foundation to help in promoting baseball in the African-American community.

2007 – Lance Berkman hits a home run for the seventh straight September 21st. This is a record for a single date; Lou Gehrig had homered on June 8th six years in a row.

2008:

In the last game ever played at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees defeat Baltimore, 7 – 3. Andy Pettitte earns his 14th win of the season, while Johnny Damon and José Molina hit home runs. Mariano Rivera closes out the game with a perfect 9th inning, forcing Brian Roberts to ground out to 1B Cody Ransom for the last out. New York thus avoids being eliminated from the playoffs in their final game at the historic stadium.

The Yomiuri Giants win their tenth straight, 9 – 5, beating the Hanshin Tigers to tie Hanshin for first in the Central League. Alex Ramirez collects his 1,338th hit in Japan (off Scott Atchison) to break Wally Yonamine’s record for hits by a foreign hitter in NPB; Yonamine had held the record for over five decades.

2009:

The USA wins, 4 – 3, over Australia on a walk-off homer by Trevor Plouffe in the 2009 Baseball World Cup. Justin Smoak hits his ninth home run of the Cup, breaking the 31-year-old record held by Cuban legend Antonio Muñoz. Smoak’s record will not last through the Cup as Cuba’s Alfredo Despaigne will pass him five days from now.

Houston fires manager Cecil Cooper after falling to 70-79. The Astros were on the edge of the playoff race until early August, when a surge by the Cardinals sent them down to fourth place in the NL Central. Coach Dave Clark replaces Cooper on an interim basis and loses his first game at the helm, 7 – 3 to the Cards, for Houston’s eighth straight loss.

For the second straight night, the Yankees fail to become the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot. After the Mariners yesterday, it’s the Angels’ turn to spoil the Yankee celebration, with a 5 – 2 win over New York, thanks to a strong performance by P Joe Saunders.

21-year-old Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman, who pitched in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and is said to possess a 100 mph fastball, has established residence in the tiny European principalty of Andorra after defecting in July. This allows him to bypass the amateur draft and offer his services to all major league teams as a free agent. Bidding is expected to be fierce.

Angel Villalona, a top prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization, is charged with murder in the death of a man at a bar in La Romana, in the Dominican Republic. The 19-year-old 1B faces up to 20 years in jail if found guilty.

2010 – The Columbus Clippers beat the Tacoma Rainiers, 12 – 6, in the Triple-A National Championship. Jerad Head wins MVP honors after going 3 for 4 with two doubles and four RBI. Jason Kipnis, who had never played at AAA before the postseason, falls a single shy of the cycle and scores three. Columbus raps out 19 hits. David Huff gets the win.

2011 – Leo Nunez pitches for the Marlins in their 4 – 0 win over the Braves, then is placed by the team on the restricted list for the remainder of the season. It is revealed that Nunez has been playing under an assumed identity since being signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh in 2000 and is in reality named Juan Carlos Oviedo and one year older than his listed birthdate of August 14, 1983. Nunez is sent back to the Dominican Republic where he will need to sort out his issues with U.S. immigration authorities.

2012:

In the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Regensburg, host Germany opens with a bang, crushing the Czech Republic, 16 – 1, in a game ended in the 6th inning by the mercy rule. Matt Weaver hits a grand slam in an eight-run 5th inning as Mike Bolsenbroek is the winner. In the other qualifying group, playing in Jupiter, FL, Israel wins again as 1B Nate Freiman hits a pair of homers for the second straight game and drives in all of Israel’s runs in a 4 – 2 win over Spain. The win places Israel in the group finals, while Spain must play the winner of today’s other game, in which South Africa and France are tied, 2 – 2, after nine innings when play is stopped by rain.

Suspended Giants OF Melky Cabrera asks that his name be taken out of consideration for the National League batting crown. Cabrera was hitting .346 while one plate appearance short of qualifying for the batting title when he was suspended for PED use on August 15th. In an agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association that ends a budding controversy, Cabrera agrees that rule 10.22 (a) which allows additional hitless plate appearances to be added to a player who falls just short of meeting the qualifying minimum, will not be applied to him this year, thus making him ineligible for the prestigious honor. Andrew McCutchen is currently leading the batting race with a .339 average, well behind Cabrera’s immutable number.

The Yankees win their sixth straight game, 2 – 1, on Russell Martin’s walk-off homer off Oakland’s Sean Doolittle in the 10th inning. However, the surprising Orioles continue to keep pace, with a 4 – 2 win over the Red Sox, staying one game behind. Matt Wieters drives in three runs and Jim Johnson saves his 46th game of the year, passing Randy Myers for the team record.

2013:

The Pirates defeat the Reds, 4 – 2, behind A.J. Burnett’s 12-strikeout performance. Jason Grilli records his first save since going on the disabled list in late July to put the Bucs one game ahead of the Reds.

DOOR Neptunus beats the Vaessen Pioniers, 4 – 3, in Game 7 of the Holland Series, for their 14th Dutch Hoofdklasse title. Neptunus scores three runs in the first two innings off Eddie Aucoin but then stalls, while the Pioniers slowly come back against Orlando Yntema and Brendan Wise, tying the score in the 9th. In the 10th, Raily Legito doubles home Gianison Boekhoudt with the winning Neptunus run and Wise tosses a scoreless bottom of the 10th for the win. Neptunus 2B Benjamin Dille wins Series MVP, having done so four years earlier. It is the second straight Holland Series to be won by a rookie manager, this time Evert-Jan ‘t Hoen.

The Argentinian national team wins the 2013 South American Championship for their third straight win in the tournament, their best stretch ever. The finale is a nail-biter; they trail unbeaten Brazil, 1 – 0, entering the 9th in a pitching duel between Argentina’s Ezequiel Cufré and Brazil’s Rômulo Shindo. One strike away from a loss, Argentina rallies. Lucas Nakandakare gets aboard and Exequiel Talevi pinch-runs and steals second. Tourney MVP Martín Mondino singles in the tying run. In the 10th, Jean Tomé comes in for Brazil and allows runs to Juan Pablo Angrisano and Juan Martín for the loss.

2014:

Brett Gardner hits the 15,000th home run in Yankees history off Toronto’s Drew Hutchison in the 5th inning of a 5 – 2 New York win. The total dates back to the team’s first season in the Big Apple in 1903 and is the most of any major league franchise. Masahiro Tanaka is the winner in his return to the mound after a ten-week layoff.

The Pirates shut out the Brewers, 1 – 0, behind the pitching of Vance Worley and an RBI single by Russell Martin. The Bucs are now four and a half games ahead of Milwaukee for the second wild card spot in the National League

The Dutch national team wins the 2014 European Championship, their first title in seven years but their 21st overall. Curt Smith and Kalian Sams homer twice each and Randolph Oduber goes deep once as the Netherlands win, 6 – 3, over defending champion Italy. Rob Cordemans, limited by injury last month, fans six in four shutout innings and Tom Stuifbergen (out with injury almost all year) tosses 2 2/3 hitless innings for the win over Mike Colla. Smith is named European Championship MVP and thus becomes the first person to win both that honor and Baseball World Cup MVP.

2015:

Jeff Samardzija pitches a one-hitter against the Tigers in the opening game as the White Sox sweep a doubleheader, 2 – 0 and 3 – 2. Erik Johnson is the winner in the second game. The losses guarantee that the Tigers will finish with a losing record for the first time since 2008.

All-Star Shelby Miller loses his 15th straight decision for the Braves, 4 – 0 to the Mets. It is the 23rd consecutive start without a win for Miller, who has been a victim of poor run support all season and falls to 5-16 on the year. Jonathon Niese is the winner

The Stockholm Monarchs complete a three-game sweep of the Sölvesborg Firehawks to win their third straight Swedish Elitserien title and sixth overall, putting them third all-time. Jakob Claesson gets credit for the 13 – 3 win today over Paul Waterman, while SS Matt Merrifield is named finals MVP after going 8 for 11 with 13 total bases, 3 runs and 4 RBI.

2016 – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders become the first International League team to win the Triple-A National Championship in five years. Chris Parmelee’s three-run dinger off Walker Lockett in the 1st gives them all their runs for the day and wins Parmelee game MVP. Jordan Montgomery and three relievers hold the El Paso Chihuahuas to one run, with Giovanny Gallegos getting the save.

2018:

Mired in last place in the AL West, the Rangers fire manager Jeff Banister and replace him with bench coach Don Wakamatsu, who will guide the team for the remainder of the season.

The Gurriel brothers become the first set of brothers to have multiple-homer games on the same day. Lourdes Gurriel of the Blue Jays goes deep in the 1st and 4th innings in an 11 – 3 loss to the Rays, and older brother Yuli Gurriel hits a grand slam in the 1st and has a two-run shot in the 3rd as Houston defeats the Angels, 11 – 3, to clinch a postseason slot.

2019:

The Padres fire manager Andy Green with eight games left to play and replace him on an interim basis by coach Rod Barajas. The young team was at .500 at the All-Star break, but went on a steep downhill slide soon after and is now assured of finishing with a losing record for the ninth straight year. Green is the first manager to be fired this season.

Italy’s hopes for the 2020 Olympics come to an end as they lose, 4 – 3, to Spain in a game marred by a brawl at the end. Israel falls to Czechia, 7 – 4, with a three-run homer by Martin Červenka the key blow; had they won, they would have clinched an Olympic spot. In the other game today, the Netherlands routs South Africa, 7 – 1, with a combined two-hitter.

2022:

The Czech national team wraps up a spot in the World Basbeall Classic for the first time. Facing a Spanish national team with several former major leaguers that had scored 21 runs against them earlier in the Qualifiers, they turn in a 3 – 1 win. Martin Schneider and Marek Minařík contain the Spanish offense while Martin Mužík’s two-run homer off Ronald Medrano in the 2nd puts the Czechs ahead for good. Marek Chlup also goes deep.

The Mets set a modern record for most batters hit by pitch in a season when three more of their hitters are plunked in a 6 – 0 loss to the Brewers today. Mark Canha is hit twice and Luis Guillorme once to give them 106 for the season. Canha leads the majors with 24, and five teammates are in double figures. This seems to be a recent trend, as the three highest HBP totals have occured over the last two years, including the previous record of 105 by the 2021 Cincinnati Reds. The all-time record of 160, set by the 1898 Baltimore Orioles, appears to be safe for now, however.

2023 – The Tigers announce the appointment of Jeff Greenberg as General Manager, while acting GM Scott Harris will concentrate on his role as the team’s President of Baseball Operations. Greenberg leaves his current job of Assistant GM for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, but worked for many years in major league front offices before that career detour.

2024:

With a 6 – 2 defeat at the hands of the Padres, the White Sox tie the 2003 Detroit Tigers for most losses in a season by an American League team, with 119. With a week of games left, they are almost certain to not only set a new AL record, but to also eclipse the major league mark of 120 losses by the 1962 New York Mets.

The Rättvik Butchers win their third straight Elitserien title, beating the Stockholm Monarchs in the Swedish Series. In today’s finale, they win 9 – 5 as Oskar Jerfsten scores three, Albin Käck drives in three and Joel Johnson raps three hits. Sam Börjes wins over Jakob Claesson.

2025 – As part of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra’s birth, the Yogi Berra Museum organizes a huge game of catch at Yogi Berra Stadium on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. 1,179 pairs of participants toss a ball back and forth for five minutes to set a new Guinness world record. Announcer Bob Costas serves as the emcee for the occasion, and a number of former big leaguers, including Ron Guidry, who was a close friend of Yogi’s, are among the participants.

Births[edit]

1849 – Al Thake, outfielder (d. 1872)

1856 – Frank Bishop, infielder (d. 1929)

1858 – Dick Buckley, catcher (d. 1929)

1860 – Tom Brown, outfielder, manager (d. 1927)

1863 – Jack Horner, pitcher (d. 1910)

1864 – George Vanderbeck, minor league owner (d. 1938)

1865 – Charlie Hoover, catcher (d. 1905)

1868 – Joe Daly, outfielder (d. 1943)

1869 – George Blackburn, pitcher (d. 1938)

1869 – Jim Garry, pitcher (d. 1917)

1876 – Joseph Creamer, trainer (d. 1918)

1878 – Bill Klepper, minor league owner (d. 1959)

1882 – Tad Quinn, pitcher (d. 1946)

1883 – Bris Lord, outfielder (d. 1964)

1886 – Art Bader, outfielder (d. 1957)

1889 – Joe Kernan, minor league player and manager; scout (d. 1968)

1890 – Johnson Hill, infielder (d. 1960)

1891 – Gil Britton, infielder (d. 1983)

1891 – Pete Shields, infielder (d. 1961)

1892 – Elmer Smith, outfielder (d. 1984)

1895 – Ad Swigler, pitcher (d. 1975)

1896 – Herschel Bennett, outfielder (d. 1964)

1899 – Del Lundgren, pitcher (d. 1984)

1900 – John Bogart, pitcher (d. 1986)

1902 – Cicero Weaver, minor league pitcher (d. 1976)

1903 – Tom Meany, writer (d. 1964)

1904 – Carl Howard, pitcher (d. 1980)

1909 – Al Blanche, pitcher (d. 1997)

1910 – Elden Auker, pitcher (d. 2006)

1910 – Max Butcher, pitcher (d. 1957)

1910 – Susumu Nakane, NPB outfielder and umpire (d. ????)

1916 – Ewing Kauffman, owner (d. 1993)

1917 – Joe Haynes, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1967)

1918 – Ed Walczak, infielder (d. 1998)

1920 – Harley Oyloe, minor league pitcher (d. 2026)

1921 – Charles England, pitcher (d. 1999)

1921 – John McHale, infielder; general manager (d. 2008)

1921 – Harry Pilarski, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)

1924 – Daam Hoogendijk, Hoofdklasse pitcher (d. 2019)

1926 – Al Ronning, minor league catcher; scout (d. 2013)

1927 – Jim Clark, infielder (d. 1990)

1928 – James Miller, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)

1929 – Toots Ferrell, pitcher (d. 2002)

1930 – Agnes Allen, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2012)

1930 – Hajime Asada, NPB pitcher

1930 – Billy Muffett, pitcher (d. 2008)

1931 – Gertrude Alderfer, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2018)

1931 – Gloria Cordes, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2018)

1932 – Bob E. Stephenson, minor league figure (d. 2018)

1934 – Yoshizumi Hino, NPB infielder

1934 – Jerry Zimmerman, catcher (d. 1998)

1936 – Gene Cory, Canadian national team utility man

1938 – Lynn Aase, minor league pitcher (d. 2021)

1940 – Jerry Fosnow, pitcher

1942 – Sam McDowell, pitcher; All-Star

1942 – Bill Wilson, pitcher (d. 1993)

1946 – Toshiyuki Yamada, Japanese national team outfielder

1947 – Jim Todd, pitcher (d. 2025)

1948 – Gary Lance, pitcher

1948 – Aurelio Lopez, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1992)

1951 – Mark Cresse, minor league catcher

1951 – Steve Peterson, college coach (d. 2020)

1952 – Art Gardner, outfielder

1952 – Gary Gray, infielder (d. 2025)

1953 – Takumi Hanano, Japanese national team infielder

1954 – Frank MacCormack, pitcher

1954 – Noboru Machii, NPB outfielder

1957 – Yong-cheol Kim, KBO infielder and manager

1959 – Robbie Allen, minor league infielder

1959 – Danny Cox, pitcher

1960 – Rick Rodriguez, pitcher

1961 – Eiji Kiyokawa, NPB pitcher (d. 2024)

1961 – Tatsuya Yamamura, NPB pitcher and umpire

1962 – Rene Gayo, scout

1963 – Troy Afenir, catcher

1963 – Cecil Fielder, infielder; All-Star

1963 – Hiroki Katsuragi, Japanese national team infielder

1965 – Gary Blouin, minor league pitcher

1965 – Koichi Morita, NPB pitcher

1965 – D.J. Dozier, outfielder

1966 – John Cohen, college coach

1966 – Anthony Willows, South African national team outfielder

1967 – Tom Hardgrove, minor league infielder

1967 – Yui Tomori, minor league pitcher

1968 – Mike Grahovac, college coach

1969 – Jason Christiansen, pitcher

1969 – Geoffrey Kohl, Hoofdklasse pitcher

1969 – John Kupsey, minor league infielder

1969 – Ben Shelton, outfielder

1970 – Rob Kell, minor league pitcher

1970 – Chris Norton, minor league infielder

1971 – Yosvani Madera, Cuban league catcher

1972 – Keith Heberling, minor league pitcher

1972 – Scott Spiezio, infielder

1972 – Shannon Withem, pitcher

1973 – Tom Bergan, minor league pitcher; college coach

1974 – Manuel Barrios, pitcher

1974 – Dennis Konrady, minor league player

1974 – Toshikazu Sawazaki, NPB pitcher

1975 – Doug Davis, pitcher

1976 – Lukman Kurnia Ramdhoni, Indonesian national team pitcher

1976 – Pedro Santana, infielder

1977 – Kazuhiro Sato, NPB pitcher

1977 – Brian Tallet, pitcher

1978 – Kevin Olore, minor league pitcher

1979 – Ging Aaron, minor league infielder

1979 – Josh Karp, minor league pitcher

1979 – Martin Malpica, minor league infielder

1979 – Juei Ushiromatsu, minor league pitcher

1980 – Chia-Yuan Chang, CPBL infielder

1980 – Kremlin Martinez, minor league pitcher

1980 – Jeff Passan, writer

1980 – Mizuki Tanaka, NPB infielder

1980 – Kenji Yano, NPB outfielder

1981 – Billy Sadler, pitcher

1981 – Scott Rice, pitcher

1982 – Greg Burke, pitcher

1983 – Chris Brown, minor league infielder

1984 – Joaquin Arias, infielder

1984 – Taiki Nakago, NPB pitcher

1984 – Carlos Rosa, pitcher

1984 – Harold Rumion, Division Honor pitcher

1984 – Keith Weiser, minor league pitcher

1985 – Antonio Bastardo, pitcher

1985 – Eddie Burns, minor league pitcher

1985 – Eduardo Nunez, minor league infielder and manager

1986 – Jordan Crystal, minor league pitcher

1986 – Sean McSheffery, college coach

1986 – Zach Phillips, pitcher

1986 – T.J. Steele, minor league outfielder

1986 – Kazunao Yamamoto, NPB infielder

1987 – Daniel Camou, French national team pitcher

1987 – Glenn Gibson, minor league pitcher

1987 – Jeremy Jeffress, pitcher; All-Star

1988 – Kyle DiMartino, minor league pitcher

1988 – Craig Driver, coach

1988 – Drew Gagnier, minor league pitcher

1988 – Che-Hsuan Lin, outfielder

1988 – Max Russell, minor league pitcher

1989 – Rafael Feliz, minor league pitcher and coach

1989 – John Ruettiger, minor league outfielder

1989 – Joaquin Santamaria, minor league pitcher

1990 – Danny Hayes, minor league infielder

1991 – Dean Jacobs, South African national team pitcher

1991 – Carlos Martinez, pitcher; All-Star

1993 – Aaron Bummer, pitcher

1993 – Luis Ortega, Colombian national team pitcher

1993 – Yuki Tsutsumi, NPB infielder

1993 – Tyler Wolfe, minor league infielder

1994 – Devin Williams, pitcher; All-Star

1995 – Jerry Rachman, Indonesian national team catcher

1995 – Yeralf Torres, minor league pitcher (d. 2015)

1996 – Jaron Chong, Singaporean national team infielder

1996 – Elys Escobar, minor league catcher

1996 – Hei-Ting Lau, Hong Kong women’s national team utility woman

1997 – Morgan McSweeney, minor league pitcher

1998 – Yainer Díaz, catcher

1998 – Shoma Fujihira, NPB pitcher

1998 – Masami Ishigaki, NPB infielder

1998 – Namoh Iyang, CPBL infielder

1998 – Ju-chan Lee, KBO infielder

1999 – Henry Davis, catcher/outfielder

1999 – Kyler Fedko, outfielder

1999 – Fumimaru Taura, NPB pitcher

2000 – Ryuhei Obata, NPB infielder

2000 – Chiharu Tanaka, NPB pitcher

2000 – Yutaro Watanabe, NPB pitcher

2001 – Ticara Geldenhuis, Australian women’s national team outfielder

2001 – Guan-Yu Lu, CPBL pitcher

2002 – Kanta Aiba, Japanese national team infielder

2002 – Dean Olsson, Swedish national team pitcher

2002 – Jamal Zalm, minor league infielder

Deaths[edit]

1883 – Dan Collins, outfielder (b. 1853)

1898 – Bill Tierney, infielder/outfielder (b. 1858)

1907 – Claude Gouzzie, infielder (b. 1873)

1914 – Elmo Leonhardt, minor league player (b. 1888)

1916 – Hezekiah Allen, catcher (b. 1863)

1925 – Charlie Irwin, infielder (b. 1869)

1926 – Jim Keenan, catcher (b. 1856)

1931 – Walter Byrne, umpire (b. 1849)

1935 – Herm McFarland, outfielder (b. 1870)

1935 – Henry Yaik, catcher/outfielder (b. 1864)

1940 – Billy Otterson, infielder (b. 1862)

1945 – Bert Humphries, pitcher (b. 1880)

1950 – Bill Kenworthy, infielder (b. 1886)

1951 – Joe Devine, scout (b. 1895)

1954 – Herbie Moran, outfielder (b. 1884)

1956 – Roy Snyder, minor league infielder (b. 1881)

1962 – Joe Green, outfielder, manager and owner (b. 1878)

1965 – Socks Seibold, pitcher (b. 1896)

1967 – Eddie Hooper, college coach (b. 1885)

1970 – Biggs Wehde, pitcher (b. 1906)

1977 – Joe Connell, pinch hitter (b. 1902)

1979 – Al Preston, pitcher (b. 1926)

1985 – George Jefferson, pitcher (b. 1922)

1987 – Jimmy Johnson, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1918)

1989 – Murry Dickson, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1916)

1993 – John Goodell, pitcher (b. 1907)

1995 – Tony Cuccinello, infielder; All-Star (b. 1907)

1999 – Erma Keyes, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1926)

2008 – Mary Garber, writer (b. 1916)

2009 – Purnal Goldy, outfielder (b. 1937)

2009 – Al Purduski, umpire (b. 1920)

2010 – Aaron Peel, minor league outfielder (b. 1983)

2011 – Bill Boudreau, minor league infielder (b. 1921)

2011 – Richard Rose, minor league outfielder (b. 1940)

2012 – Tom Umphlett, outfielder (b. 1931)

2013 – Chester Moody, Negro League player (b. 1935)

2013 – Rene Solis, minor league pitcher (b. 1925)

2014 – Concepción Cruz, minor league pitcher (b. 1941)

2014 – Todd Welborn, minor league pitcher (b. 1963)

2017 – Bill Spaeter, minor league infielder (b. 1924)

2018 – Lee Stange, pitcher (b. 1936)

2019 – Wim van der Poel, Hoofdklasse executive (b. 1926)

2021 – Cheong-ok Kim, KBO coach (b. ????)

2021 – Ron McKee, minor league executive (b. 1945)

2025 – Bob Oldis, catcher (b. 1928)

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(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Monday, Sept. 21

MLB BASEBALL

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Minnesota at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.)

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

ABC — N.Y. Giants at L.A. Rams

ESPN — N.Y. Giants at L.A. Rams

ESPN2 — N.Y. Giants at L.A. Rams (MNF with Peyton and Eli)

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBCSN — Atlanta at New York

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PEACOCK — Atlanta at New York

10 p.m.

USA — Dallas at Phoenix

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Tuesday, Sept. 22

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

ESPN — Minnesota at Indiana

10 p.m.

ESPN — Los Angeles at Las Vegas

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Wednesday, Sept. 23

AUTO RACING

4:30 a.m. (Thursday)

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ACCN — Miami at Florida St.

SECN — South Carolina at Georgia

9 p.m.

SECN — Kentucky at Vanderbilt

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Cleveland at Boston

10 p.m.

ESPN — Houston at Seattle

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

USA — Atlanta at New York

10 p.m.

CNBC — Dallas at Seattle

USA — Dallas at Seattle

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Thursday, Sept. 24

AUTO RACING

4:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

8 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

4:30 a.m. (Friday)

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Liberty at Coastal Carolina

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ESPNU — Memphis at South Florida

7 p.m.

ACCN — Notre Dame at Duke

SECN — Kentucky at South Carolina

8 p.m.

ESPNU — Mississippi St. at Tennessee

GOLF

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, First Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

12:30 p.m.

GOLF — 2026 Presidents Cup: First Round, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.

MLB BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

MLBN — St Louis at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m.)

3:30 p.m.

MLBN — Arizona at Colorado (3:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

FS1 — Cincinnati at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Houston at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Atlanta at Green Bay

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

NBATV — Toronto at Connecticut

8 p.m.

USA — Indiana at Minnesota

10 p.m.

CNBC — Las Vegas at Phoenix

USA — Las Vegas at Phoenix

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Friday, Sept. 25

AUTO RACING

4:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

8 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

4 p.m.

ESPN — Army at Temple

7 p.m.

BTN — Howard at Rutgers

ESPN — Navy at UAB

ESPN2 — Harvard at Brown

8 p.m.

FOX — Northwestern at Indiana

10:30 p.m.

ESPN — Clemson at California

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

ACCN — Wake Forest at NC State

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

SECN — Texas at Tennessee

9 p.m.

ACCN — Stanford at SMU

GOLF

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Second Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

11 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, First Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.

2 p.m.

GOLF — 2026 Presidents Cup: Second Round, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Miami (7:10 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Diego (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.) OR Houston at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)

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Saturday, Sept. 26

AUTO RACING

7 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

1 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Race to Stop Suicide 200 – The Chase, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.

7 p.m.

NBCSN — Supermotocross World Championships: Final, Ridgedale, Mo.

GOLF

9 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Third Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

NBC — 2026 Presidents Cup: Third and Fourth Rounds, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.

11:30 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Second Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Final Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — Texas at Tennessee

ACCN — TBA

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — Colorado St. at UTSA

FOX — TBA

NBCSN — TBA

12:45 p.m.

SECN — S. Alabama at Kentucky

3 p.m.

ACCN — Cent. Arkansas at Florida St.

NBCSN — TBA

3:30 p.m.

ABC — TBA

CBS — TBA

CBSSN — New Mexico at New Mexico St.

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

FOX — TBA

4 p.m.

ESPNU — TBA

4:15 p.m.

SECN — Vanderbilt at Auburn

6 p.m.

ACCN — Delaware at Virginia

USA — Incarnate Word at Texas St.

6:30 p.m.

CW — Cent. Michigan at Miami

7 p.m.

ESPN — South Carolina at Alabama

ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Cincinnati

7:30 p.m.

ABC — Texas A&M at LSU

CBS — Arizona at Washington St.

CBSSN — Troy at Utah St.

ESPNU — Appalachian St. at NC State

NBC — TBA

7:45 p.m.

SECN — Missouri at Mississippi St.

9 p.m.

ACCN — Missouri St. at SMU

10 p.m.

CW — Rice at Fresno St.

10:30 p.m.

ESPN — Georgia Tech at Stanford

ESPN2 — N. Arizona at Montana St.

MILB BASEBALL

10 p.m.

MLBN — Triple-A National Championship: TBD, Las Vegas

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Pittsburgh at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Miami (4:10 p.m.) OR Texas at Minnesota (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees (7:15 p.m.) OR Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (7:15 p.m.)

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

12:30 p.m.

CBS — NWSL: Denver at Kansas City

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Sunday, Sept. 27

AUTO RACING

3 p.m.

USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Hollywood Casino 400 – The Chase, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — Florida St. at Louisville

ESPNU — Vanderbilt at Tennessee

1 p.m.

SECN — Alabama at Oklahoma

2 p.m.

ESPNU — Colorado at Texas Tech

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN — Texas at Kentucky

2 p.m.

ACCN — California at SMU

3 p.m.

SECN — Mississippi at Alabama

4 p.m.

ACCN — North Carolina at Wake Forest

8:30 p.m.

ESPN — Stanford at Pittsburgh

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Final Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

11:30 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Final Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.

Noon

NBC — 2026 Presidents Cup: Final Round, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Houston at Indianapolis, Kansas City at Miami, Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh OR New England at Jacksonville

FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, Carolina at Cleveland, N.Y. Jets at Detroit OR Seattle at Washington

4:05 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Francisco OR Minnesota at Tampa Bay

4:25 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Dallas OR Las Vegas at New Orleans

8:20 p.m.

NBC — L.A. Rams at Denver

PEACOCK — L.A. Rams at Denver

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — USL League One: Westchester at Knoxville

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

ESPN — NWSL: Orlando at Bay FC

WNBA BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

ABC — Playoffs: TBD

4 p.m.

ABC — Playoffs: TBD

9 p.m.

USA — Playoffs: TBD

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