“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SCHEDULE
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
LAKE CENTRAL AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 2
PENN AT VALPARAISO 7:30 PM
PORTAGE AT ELKHART 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 3
FISHERS AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:00 PM
CARMEL AT WESTFIELD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 4
NOBLESVILLE AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 5
BEN DAVIS AT AVON 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT ZIONSVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 6
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT PIKE 7:00 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 7
DECATUR CENTRAL AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 8
JEFFERSONVILLE AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:00 PM
CENTER GROVE AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MUNSTER AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 8:00 PM
CHESTERTON AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 10
CONCORD AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM
GOSHEN AT LAPORTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 11
FORT WAYNE SOUTH AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 12
ANDERSON AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 13
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7:00 PM
NEW PALESTINE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 14
PLAINFIELD AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 15
FRANKLIN AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT SEYMOUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 16
NEW ALBANY AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT CASTLE 7:30 PM
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
LOWELL AT HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM
HOBART AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 18
NORTHRIDGE AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 19
DEKALB AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
COLUMBIA CITY AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 20
LOGANSPORT AT JAY COUNTY 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 21
BREBEUF JESUIT AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 22
MOORESVILLE AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
GREENWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 23
JENNINGS COUNTY AT EAST CENTRAL 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 24
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
BENTON CENTRAL AT ANDREAN 7:30 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT TWIN LAKES 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 26
JIMTOWN AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
ANGOLA AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 27
BLUFFTON AT NORWELL 7:00 PM
ADAMS CENTRAL AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 28
WESTERN AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
MACONAQUAH AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 29
WESTERN BOONE AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
TRI-WEST AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 30
GREENSBURG AT LAWRENCEBURG 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 31
INDIAN CREEK AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT SCOTTSBURG 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 32
GIBSON SOUTHERN AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
LAVILLE AT KNOX 7:30 PM
WHEELER AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 34
EASTSIDE AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 35
DELPHI AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
TIPTON AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 36
HAGERSTOWN AT SHENANDOAH 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 37
TRITON CENTRAL AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 38
NORTH PUTNAM AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 39
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SALEM 7:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 40
TELL CITY AT LINTON 7:30 PM
NORTH POSEY AT PAOLI 7:30 PM
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 41
NORTH NEWTON AT WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
WINAMAC AT NORTH JUDSON 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 42
TRI-COUNTY AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 43
PIONEER AT SHERIDAN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT CASTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTH ADAMS AT SOUTHWOOD 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT FREMONT 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 45
WES-DEL AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
TRI AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 46
EDINBURGH AT MILAN 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 47
RIVERTON PARKE AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT COVINGTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 48
NORTH KNOX AT FOREST PARK 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
SEMI-STATE SCHEDULE
NORTH
1. NORTHWOOD
10:30 AM ET | M1: HERITAGE VS HANOVER CENTRAL
12:30 PM ET | M2: WEST LAFAYETTE VS WEST NOBLE
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
2. HUNTINGTON NORTH
10 AM ET | M1: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS PENN
12 PM ET | M2: WESTFIELD VS CROWN POINT
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
3. PERU
10 AM ET | M1: BENTON CENTRAL VS OAK HILL
12 PM ET M2: SOUTHWOOD VS LAKELAND
6 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
4. DELPHI COMMUNITY
10 AM ET | M1: FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS ROSSVILLE
12 PM ET | M2: NORTHFIELD VS SOUTH NEWTON
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
SOUTH
1. MARTINSVILLE
10:30 AM ET | M1: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VS EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
12:30 PM ET | M2: SHOALS VS INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
2. JASPER
10 AM ET | M1: JASPER VS TRI-WEST HENDRICKS
12 PM ET | M2: INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS BATESVILLE
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
3. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
10 AM ET | M1: INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL VS TRINITY LUTHERAN
12 PM ET | M2: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS NORTH POSEY
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
4. JENNINGS COUNTY
10 AM ET | M1: FLOYD CENTRAL VS YORKTOWN
12 PM ET | M2: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH VS CENTER GROVE
6 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS/GIRLS SOCCER
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 2026
CLASS 1A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
6 PM ET | OLDENBURG (18-3) VS. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (18-0-2)
CLASS 1A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
8:30 PM ET | PROVIDENCE (13-5) VS. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (17-2-3)
SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2026
CLASS 2A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
11 AM ET | COVENANT CHRISTIAN (17-2) VS. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL (17-2-2)
CLASS 2A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
1:30 PM ET | EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (19-2-1) VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC (9-7-2)
CLASS 3A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
4 PM ET | CASTLE (19-2-1) VS. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (17-3-2)
CLASS 3A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
6:30 PM ET | CLASS 3A GIRLS | CENTER GROVE (17-2-2) VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (22-0)
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INDIANA CROSS COUNTY
BOYS/GIRLS STATE FINALS
OCTOBER 31
SITE: LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE, WABASH VALLEY FAMILY SPORTS CENTER, 599 S. TABORTOWN ROAD, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD/SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
MILWAUKEE 3 TAMPA BAY 2 (BREWERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
MILWAUKEE 5 TAMPA BAY 4 (BREWERS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
MILWAUKEE 10 TAMPA BAY1 (BREWERS LEADS SERIES 3-0)
TAMPA BAY 4 MILWAUKEE 3 (BREWERS LEAD SERIES 3-1)
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28
*BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 5: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
*RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 6: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
*RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 7: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
*IF NECESSARY
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA SCOREBOARD
CELTICS 125, NETS 124
KNICKS 111, PISTONS 97
SPURS 130, KINGS 103
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NHL SCORES
DEVILS 5, STARS 1
CANUCKS 6, DUCKS 5 (OT)
ISLANDERS 4, PREDATORS 3 (SO)
BLUE JACKETS 4, FLYERS 3 (OT)
PANTHERS 5, JETS 1
BLACKHAWKS 2, KINGS 1
HURRICANES 2, BRUINS 1
CANADIENS 2, BLUES 0
WILD 3, MAMMOTH 1
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, SENATORS 1
SABRES 2, SHARKS 0
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 9
TUESDAY
DELAWARE 35 WESTERN KENTUCKY 21
MISSOURI STATE 24 SAM HOUSTON 3
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28
FBS
KENNESAW STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN2
THURSDAY, OCT. 29
FBS
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT NORTH TEXAS | 7:30 P.M.
TROY AT JAMES MADISON | 7:30 P.M.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
FBS
TULANE AT CHARLOTTE | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
BAYLOR AT UCF | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
KENT STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
FBS
NOTRE DAME VS. NAVY (FOXBOROUGH, MASS.) | 12 P.M.
ARIZONA AT TEXAS TECH | 12 P.M.
WISCONSIN AT IOWA | 12 P.M. | FOX
SMU AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
CAL AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOSTON COLLEGE AT DUKE | 12 P.M. | CW
ILLINOIS AT MARYLAND | 12 P.M. | FS1
UAB AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
BOWLING GREEN AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
MICHIGAN AT RUTGERS | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
AUBURN AT OLE MISS | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MARSHALL AT OLD DOMINION | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
KANSAS STATE AT COLORADO | 2 P.M. | TNT
COASTAL CAROLINA AT GEORGIA STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
UCONN AT AIR FORCE | 3 P.M. | MW+
TEMPLE AT EAST CAROLINA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA TECH AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
STANFORD AT LOUISVILLE | 3:15 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
ARIZONA STATE AT BYU | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA (IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
MINNESOTA AT INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
KANSAS AT TCU | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
COLORADO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 3:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UTEP AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | MW+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT LIBERTY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SOUTHERN MISS AT UL MONROE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UTAH AT CINCINNATI | 3:45 P.M.
VIRGINIA AT WAKE FOREST | 3:45 P.M.
NEW MEXICO AT SAN JOSE STATE | 4 P.M. | MW+
NEVADA AT UCLA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH CAROLINA AT OKLAHOMA | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
APPALACHIAN STATES AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT IOWA STATE | 7 P.M. | FS1
CLEMSON AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WASHINGTON STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
MIAMI AT NORTH CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M.
OHIO STATE AT USC | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT TEXAS | 7:30 P.M.
GEORGIA TECH AT PITT | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
MISSOURI AT ARKANSAS | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
WASHINGTON AT NEBRASKA | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ARMY AT MEMPHIS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TEXAS STATE AT BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | CW
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT UNLV | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
OREGON STATE AT FRESNO STATE | 11 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORTHWESTERN AT OREGON
PURDUE AT PENN STATE
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NFL SCOREBOARD
NFL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TENNESSEE TITANS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
CINCINNATI BENGALS VS ATLANTA FALCONS (MADRID) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A NFLN
DENVER BRONCOS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
HOUSTON TEXANS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC*
BUFFALO BILLS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (MON) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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NFL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS DETROIT LIONS (MUNICH) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
WORLD SERIES
RAYS RALLY FOR 2 IN 12TH INNING, EXTEND WORLD SERIES TO GAME 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pinch hitter Ben Williamson delivered a walk-off single in the 12th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday in Game 4 of the World Series.
The Brewers, who squandered a 12th-inning lead, still are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Game 5 is set for Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
After rookie Cooper Pratt capped his four-hit performance with a homer to lead off the top of the 12th, giving Milwaukee a 3-2 lead, Tampa Bay saved its season with an epic rally in the bottom of the inning.
Junior Caminero reached on a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz to open the 12th inning and chase Antonio Senzatela from the game.
Shane Drohan (0-1) relieved Senzatela and allowed a single to Liam Hicks to put runners on the corners. Jonny DeLuca’s single up the middle plated pinch runner Cedric Mullins to forge a 3-3 tie.
Chandler Simpson’s single loaded the bases before Williamson bounced a single into right field, knocking in pinch runner Nick Fortes to end the game.
Drohan permitted one run on four hits without retiring a batter.
Pratt, who also had an RBI double in the fourth inning, deposited a 2-2 sweeper from Ian Seymour (2-0) over the wall in left-center field in the top of the 12th. Seymour allowed one run on two hits in one inning.
Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio recorded two hits, boosting his total to 10 hits in the first four games of a World Series. The only other player to accomplish that feat was Babe Ruth in 1928.
The Brewers’ David Hamilton atoned for an earlier miscue by homering to lead off the fifth inning, tying the game 2-2.
Simpson ripped an RBI double in the second inning and made a leaping catch at the wall in the ninth for the Rays, who (at least temporarily) prevented the Brewers from capturing their first World Series title.
In the second, DeLuca reached on a fielder’s choice and hustled home on Simpson’s double into the right field corner to open the scoring.
Sal Frelick reached on two-out single and scampered home on Pratt’s double into the left field corner to forge a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning.
Tampa Bay answered in the bottom of the frame. Third baseman Hamilton’s throw toward first base sailed off the mark, allowing Caminero to score from second and giving the Rays a 2-1 lead.
In the fifth, Hamilton sent a 0-2 fastball from Griffin Jax over the wall in right center field to forge a 2-2 tie. The blast chased Jax from the game.
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WORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK: RAYS’ BEN WILLIAMSON FINALLY MAKES HIS MARK
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ben Williamson’s performance for the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series had been worse than modest: 0-for-7.
In the Rays’ Game 3 blowout defeat against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, Williamson had a foul ball bounce back to strike him in the helmet just before he lost a likely extra-base hit on a circus catch by right fielder Sal Frelick.
But there Williamson was as a pinch hitter in the 12th inning on Tuesday with the Rays down 3-0 in the series and 3-2 in the game, having waited in the shadows for about five innings, manager Kevin Cash joked, with his helmet on and ready.
Williamson finally made a World Series memory on Tuesday, chopping a ball through a drawn-up infield in a bases-loaded, no-out situation to give the Rays a 4-3 win that extended the American League champions’ season.
“I had confidence in all of us, all the guys, and I think with Ben, (Milwaukee’s Shane Drohan) is a tough left-hander, really tough on left-handed hitters, and Ben is elite at making contact,” Cash said. “Right there, we’re going to give ourselves the best chance by making contact, and he was ready to go for his pitch. Give Ben credit.”
FEED ME, SEYMOUR: The Rays’ 12th-inning dramatics, set up by an error by third baseman Joey Ortiz to open the frame, allowed reliever Ian Seymour to avoid what would have been an offseason of remorse.
After allowing a go-ahead solo homer to Cooper Pratt in the top of the 12th, the left-hander has surrendered five runs on 12 hits — including four homers — in nine postseason innings. He blew a save in Game 2 of the World Series.
MAY DAY: Brewers starter Dustin May allowed two runs on three hits with three strikeouts in three-plus innings. Thirty of his 39 pitches were strikes.
May left after allowing a leadoff single to Junior Caminero in the fourth inning. Caminero moved to second on a groundout and scored when third baseman David Hamilton fielded a Jonny DeLuca grounder, missed a tag on Caminero going to third, then threw wildly to first base.
VIDEO VICTIMS: Milwaukee unsuccessfully challenged the Caminero play, contending that Hamilton made the tag even as Caminero ran onto the infield grass to avoid him.
In the ninth inning, a Pratt stolen base was overturned by replay when it was ruled that Richie Palacios tagged him on his hand protector.
“We had a couple of things not go our way in terms of calls,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “But I’m not saying they were wrong. I’m just saying we had a couple of things.”
HAMMERIN’ HAMILTON: Rays starter Griffin Jax was removed after allowing a game-tying leadoff homer to Hamilton in the fifth. Hamilton, Milwaukee’s No. 9 hitter, is batting .348 with two homers in the postseason after he hit .245 with four homers in the regular season.
SHUTDOWN: Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby worked a scoreless ninth, a shutout 10th and got one out in the 11th to become the all-time leader in consecutive scoreless innings (18) to open a postseason. He has three saves and a win over his nine appearances this month.
Ashby has not allowed a run in 23 consecutive innings dating back to the regular season.
GLOVE STORY: Rays players readily admitted that their defensive play had not been up to their lofty standard since the World Series began. First baseman Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson, a Gold Glove finalist in left field, had misplays in Game 2 and third baseman Caminero made a costly decision going for a forceout to cue an eight-run outburst in Game 3.
Tampa Bay’s defensive mastery returned in Game 4, particularly in the outfield, with center fielder Jonny DeLuca and Simpson both making sliding catches.
STATE LOVE: Murphy became the Brewers’ manager in 2024, but he didn’t realize until an offseason trek last year how much the team meant to the entire state of Wisconsin.
“We did this tour of stopping at different cities, staying over in Eau Claire, La Crosse, the Dells, Green Bay, Wausau, and we spoke at these theaters and met the fans and spoke,” he recalled. “Twelve hundred people show. I’m like, ‘Hey, is there a movie playing later? What do you guys show up for?’
“But they love the Brewers. We had a riot with it. It was really, really fun. I FaceTimed Sal almost every time, and I’d catch him off guard. He’d be somewhere, coming out of the shower or something, and it would be great. He’d have a towel around him. ‘Where are you at? Hey, a couple people want to say hi to you,’ and I’d turn it around.
“You realize in the state of Wisconsin, a lot of Brewers fans don’t get to come to the games all the time. To me, that’s incredible.”
WAIT CONTINUES: The Brewers, Rays, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners remain the only MLB franchises to have never won a World Series.
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NFL
WEEK 8 NFL PREVIEW
For the first time since 2002, there are two divisions – the AFC North and NFC North – in which every team has a winning record through Week 7. The four NFC North teams have combined for 19 wins this season, trailing only the 2022 NFC East (20) for the most wins by a division through Week 7 since 2002. This week, there are five matchups between teams each with four-or-more wins this season, the most in Week 8 of a season since 2006 (five).
Here’s a look at a few interesting storylines entering Week 8:
Minnesota (6-0) at Detroit (4-2) (1 p.m. ET, FOX): The Vikings, the last undefeated team in the NFL this season, can improve to 7-0 for the fifth time in franchise history (1973, 1975, 1998 and 2000). Detroit ranks second in scoring offense (30.7 points per game) while Minnesota leads the NFL in scoring defense (12.3 points per game against) entering Week 8. It will mark the first game in Week 8 or later since 2019 (Baltimore vs. New England in Week 9) between a team averaging 30-or-more points scored per game and a team allowing 13-or-fewer points per game.
In Week 7, the Vikings became the third team in the past 20 seasons (2007-26) to allow 13-or-fewer points and 225-or-fewer yards in three consecutive games within a single season, joining the 2019 San Francisco 49ers (Weeks 5-7) and 2009 New York Jets (Weeks 12-14).
Minnesota can become the fifth team since 2002 to allow 16-or-fewer points in 6 of their first 7 games of a season, joining the 2019 New England Patriots (first seven games), 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first seven games), 2013 Kansas City Chiefs (six of seven) and 2006 Chicago Bears (six of seven).
Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson – set to appear in his 100th career game – has 8,782 career receiving yards, the third-most receiving yards by a player in his first 100 career games in NFL history. Only Julio Jones (9,618 receiving yards) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (9,019) have more.
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has 1,788 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes and no interceptions entering Week 8. He can become the fourth player with at least 2,000 passing yards before his first interception to begin a season, joining Alex Smith (2,406 passing yards in 2017 with Kansas City), Bernie Kosar (2,040 in 1991 with Cleveland) and Patrick Mahomes (2,027 in 2019 with Kansas City).
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has 5,919 scrimmage yards and 58 scrimmage touchdowns since entering the NFL in 2023 and can become the third player in NFL history with at least 6,000 scrimmage yards and 60 scrimmage touchdowns in his first four career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis and LaDainian Tomlinson.
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has 593 receptions in 89 career games and can become the fastest player in NFL history to 600 career receptions, surpassing Keenan Allen (96 games), Antonio Brown (96) and Cooper Kupp (96).
Cleveland (5-2) at Pittsburgh (5-2) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): Cleveland and Pittsburgh enter Week 8 tied for first place in the AFC North. In Week 4, the Browns defeated the Steelers, 27-24, as kicker Andre Szmyt converted the game-winning 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining. Cleveland is one of two teams since 1970 to record a game-winning score in the final four minutes of regulation or in overtime in each of their first five wins of a season, joining the 2016 Detroit Lions.
With a win in Week 8, Cleveland can win each of their first three divisional games in a season for the first time since 1993.
Last week, in Pittsburgh’s Week 7 victory in Paris, quarterback Aaron Rodgers recorded his 540th career regular season touchdown pass and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (539 touchdown passes) for the third-most regular season touchdown passes in NFL history. Only Tom Brady (649 touchdown passes) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (571) have more.
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has 120.5 sacks since entering the NFL in 2017 and is one of five players since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least 120 in his first 10 seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (145 sacks), Jared Allen (128.5) and DeMarcus Ware (127), as well as Myles Garrett (125.5).
Kansas City (5-1) at Denver (5-2) (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): In Week 1, the Chiefs defeated Denver, 31-10, as running back Kenneth Walker totaled a career-high 191 scrimmage yards (173 rushing, 18 receiving) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving). Walker enters Week 8 ranked second in the NFL in rushing yards (701) and fifth in scrimmage yards (817) this season.
Last week, Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15,413 receiving yards) for the most receiving yards by a tight end, including the postseason, in NFL history and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison (1,102 receptions) for the fifth-most regular season receptions in NFL history.
In Week 7, Denver quarterback Bo Nix became the fifth player in NFL history with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard touchdown run in the same game, joining Justin Fields (Nov. 13, 2022 with Chicago), Lamar Jackson (Sept. 18, 2022 with Baltimore), Cam Newton (Dec. 9, 2012 with Carolina) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Ace Parker (Oct. 9, 1938 with the Brooklyn Dodgers).
Since entering the NFL in 2024, Nix has 29 regular-season wins, third-most among starting quarterbacks, trailing only Sam Darnold (31 wins) and Josh Allen (30).
Chicago (5-2) at Seattle (4-3) (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC): The Seahawks – who lead the NFL in passing defense (144.4 yards per game allowed) and rank sixth in rushing defense (89.4 yards per game allowed) – are the third team since 1990 to allow 150-or-fewer passing yards per game and 90-or-fewer rushing yards per game over their first seven games of a season, joining the 2019 New England Patriots and 1991 Philadelphia Eagles.
Chicago enters Week 8 leading the NFL in rushing offense (154.3 yards per game) and rank third in total offense (390.7 yards per game). Bears running back D’Andre Swift is one of two running backs, along with Baltimore’s Derrick Henry, with at least five rushing touchdowns in each of the past seven seasons.
Seattle wide receiver Jaxon-Smith Njigba leads the NFL with 867 receiving yards and eight touchdown receptions and ranks second with 58 receptions this season. He can become the third player since 1970 to lead or tie for the league-lead in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions through Week 8 of a season, joining Rod Smith (2001 with Denver) and Steve Smith Sr. (2005 with Carolina).
Smith-Njigba can become the sixth player ever with at least 1,000 receiving yards in his first eight games of a season, joining Charlie Hennigan (1,122 with the Houston Oilers in 1961), Pro Football Hall of Famer Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch (1,058 with the Los Angeles Rams in 1951), Wes Chandler (1,032 with Atlanta in 1982), Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Hutson (1,032 with Green Bay in 1942) and Tyreek Hill (1,104 with Miami in 2023).
Baltimore (4-3) at Buffalo (5-1) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Bills, who lead the NFL in scoring offense (32.8 points per game) and rank fourth in total offense (387.7 yards per game), can become the first team since the 2018 Kansas City Chiefs to score 24-or-more points and record 340-or-more total yards of offense in each of their first seven games of a season.
In the last meeting between the two clubs – Week 1 of the 2025 season – Buffalo overcame a 15-point deficit in the final 3:56 to defeat Baltimore, 41-40.
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 4,961 career rushing yards and can become the fifth quarterback all-time with at least 5,000 career rushing yards, joining Lamar Jackson (6,666, entering Week 8), Mike Vick (6,109), Cam Newton (5,628) and Russell Wilson (5,568).
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry, who has 135 career touchdowns, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 touchdowns) for the fourth-most touchdowns by a running back in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (145).
Additionally, Henry – who has eight scrimmage touchdowns this season – can become the third player in NFL history with at least 10 scrimmage touchdowns in nine consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (10 consecutive seasons from 1986-95) and LaDainian Tomlinson (nine from 2001-09).
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: JAYSON TATUM’S OT BUZZER-BEATER LIFTS CELTICS OVER NETS
Jayson Tatum made an elbow jumper as time expired in overtime to give the Boston Celtics a 125-124 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.
Tatum scored a game-high 40 points and hit a career-high 18 free throws on 22 attempts. Paul George added 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Boston, which won its third game in a row.
Michael Porter Jr. amassed 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who fell to 0-4. Julius Randle finished with 24 points and nine rebounds.
Brooklyn trailed 117-114 late in the fourth quarter, but Mikel Brown Jr. sent the game to overtime by making a 3-pointer with one second left.
Knicks 111, Pistons 97
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 13 of his game-high 27 points during a decisive third-quarter run as host New York rallied past Detroit for its first win of the season.
The Knicks outscored the Pistons 37-13 in the third and held off a fourth-quarter rally to avoid becoming the first defending NBA champion to open 0-4 since the Boston Celtics in 1969-70. Towns also pulled down a season-high 20 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson produced 23 points and seven assists.
Paul Reed had 22 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who were seeking their first 4-0 start since the 2018-19 season. Cade Cunningham totaled 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Spurs 130, Kings 103
Victor Wembanyama poured in 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in just 27 minutes, and Julian Champagnie canned eight first-half 3-pointers as host San Antonio steamrolled Sacramento.
San Antonio set league season highs for points (80), assists (23) and 3-pointers (13) in a half in a near-complete performance before the break. Champagnie finished with 26 points as the Spurs won their second game in a row.
De’Andre Hunter put up 24 points for the Kings, who dropped to 0-4 on the season. Zach LaVine added 22, and Domantas Sabonis amassed 20 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.
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NHL
NHL ROUNDUP: CONNOR HELLEBUYCK SHUTS DOWN STARS TO WIN DEVILS DEBUT
The Connor Hellebuyck era began with a win for the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, as the recently acquired star goaltender stopped 17 shots in a 5-1 victory over the host Dallas Stars.
Given his first start four days after being acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in a blockbuster trade, the three-time Vezina Trophy winner made his season debut after last playing on April 13.
New Jersey extended its winning streak to four games while snapping Dallas’ five-game winning run.
Captain Nico Hischier scored twice for New Jersey, while Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes each had a goal and an assist. Jesper Boqvist also tallied. Justin Hryckowian produced Dallas’ lone goal, and Casey DeSmith stopped 22 of 27 shots.
Canucks 6, Ducks 5 (OT)
Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored twice in the final three minutes of regulation and Filip Hronek scored on a two-man advantage with 10.4 seconds left in overtime as visiting Vancouver beat Anaheim to snap a 10-game losing streak (0-9-1).
Liam Ohgren, Brock Boeser and Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Canucks, who trailed 5-2 with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation. Boeser and Elias Pettersson each had two assists, and Leevi Merilainen made 18 saves.
A.J. Greer scored twice and Jackson LaCombe had three assists as the Ducks lost for the sixth time in seven games. Leo Carlsson and Jeff Malott each had a goal and an assist while Beckett Sennecke also scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal stopped 27 shots.
Islanders 4, Predators 3 (SO)
New York surrendered a three-goal, second-period lead but went on to win thanks to shootout goals from Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat, beating host Nashville.
Anthony Duclair, Brayden Schenn and Bo Horvat scored in regulation for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves, earning his first NHL victory since November 2024. He also poke-checked the puck away from Nashville’s Ryan O’Reilly to open the shootout.
Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist for the Predators, who earned at least a point in their third straight game (1-0-2). Alexander Kerfoot and O’Reilly also scored, and Juuse Saros stopped 25 shots.
Blue Jackets 4, Flyers 3 (OT)
Kent Johnson scored his second goal of the night 2:22 into overtime to lift visiting Columbus over Philadelphia.
Adam Fantilli and Denton Mateychuk scored the other goals for the Blue Jackets, who squandered a 3-0 lead before escaping with two points. Cam Talbot made 28 saves.
Jamie Drysdale tied the game with 11 seconds left in regulation, after Noah Cates and Trevor Zegras supplied the Flyers’ initial goals. Dan Vladar turned aside 11 shots.
Panthers 5, Jets 1
Carter Verhaeghe scored two power-play goals and Matthew Tkachuk had four assists to lead the visiting Florida past Winnipeg.
Brady Tkachuk contributed a goal and two assists, Niko Mikkola had a goal and an assist and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who went 3-for-5 with the man advantage. Seth Jones collected three assists and Akira Schmid made 24 saves.
Adam Lowry got the lone goal for the Jets, who lost their sixth in a row (0-4-2). Clay Stevenson stopped 19 shots.
Blackhawks 2, Kings 1
Wyatt Kaiser and Roman Kantserov scored and Spencer Knight made 25 saves as host Chicago defeated Los Angeles to stop a three-game losing streak. The Kings ended a 3-2-0 road trip.
Kaiser tallied his first goal of the season at 7:17 of the third period to break a 1-1 tie.
Anton Forsberg made 25 saves for the Kings, who tallied a season-best six goals in a Monday victory against the New York Rangers. Samuel Helenius opened the scoring on Tuesday with his first goal of the season.
Hurricanes 2, Bruins 1
Sebastian Aho scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov extended his hot start as Carolina beat Boston.
In a matchup of Eastern Conference division leaders, Jackson Blake also scored for the Hurricanes, who returned from a 3-1-1 road trip to play their first home game in two weeks.
Kochetkov made 14 saves to improve to 8-0-0, tying the best start to a season in franchise history. The Bruins, who had won their previous two games and seven of their past eight, got a power-play goal from Pavel Zacha and 28 saves from Jeremy Swayman.
Canadiens 2, Blues 0
Jacob Fowler made a career-high 46 saves for the shutout as Montreal won at St. Louis. Fowler has two shutouts over the course of a six-game winning streak plus a .942 save percentage in his seven total games this season.
The Canadiens are on a three-game winning streak, all on the road, and are on a five-game (4-0-1) points streak.
Zack Bolduc and Florian Xhekaj scored for the Canadiens, who were outshot 46-20, including 24-3 in the third period. Blues goalie
Jordan Binnington registered 18 saves.
Wild 3, Mammoth 1
Kirill Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 14th goal and added an assist as Minnesota beat Utah in Salt Lake City.
Kaprizov scored for the third straight game, and Joel Eriksson Ek and Maxim Shabanov also tallied for the Central Division leaders, who won their third straight game to finish a 3-1-1 road trip. Quinn Hughes had two assists, and Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves.
Logan Cooley scored for the Mammoth, who have lost three of their past five games. Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves.
Golden Knights 4, Senators 1
Raphael Lavoie’s first NHL goal was the go-ahead tally midway through the third period as Vegas earned a victory over Ottawa in Las Vegas.
Braeden Bowman, William Karlsson and Jack Eichel also scored goals for Vegas, which snapped a season-high three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Adin Hill stopped 25 shots for the win.
Shane Pinto scored a goal and Jonas Johansson saved 25 of 27 shots for Ottawa, which was playing the first game of a five-game road trip. The Senators have alternated wins and losses for eight games.
Sabres 2, Sharks 0
Colten Ellis made 23 saves for Buffalo to earn his second career shutout in a win against host San Jose.
It was Ellis’ first appearance since getting pulled early in the second period on Oct. 12 against the Florida Panthers, when he gave up two goals on nine shots. Olen Zellweger and Zach Benson scored for the Sabres, who snapped a three-game skid (0-1-2). Owen Power assisted on both tallies.
Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves for the Sharks, who have lost two in a row.
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GOLF
GOLF GLANCE: PGA TOUR IN MEXICO, LPGA IN KUALA LUMPUR, CHAMPIONS CONTINUE PLAYOFFS
The PGA Tour begins the back half of the FedExCup Fall with the first of two events in Mexico, the LPGA Tour continues its Asian swing and the Champions Tour is coming down to the wire with the second of its three-event playoffs.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Vidanta Vallarta, Oct. 29-Nov. 1
Course: Vidanta Vallarta (Par 71, 7,337 Yards)
Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)
Defending Champion: Brian Campbell
FedExCup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday, 4-7 p.m. ET; Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @VidantaGolf
NOTES: This marks the fifth of eight events in the FedExCup Fall, which finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour season. Players who finish inside the top 100 of the standings become exempt for 2027. Players who finish Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings earn spots in the first two signature events next season. … The event, which was first played in 1944, shifts to the fall after the first four editions were held in the spring. … Campbell seeks to become the first player to successfully defend his title at the event. However, his best finish in 2026 has been a T24 at The Masters. … The field includes Aldrich Potgieter, who lost in a playoff last year after Campbell’s tee shot on the first extra hole ricocheted out of the trees and back into the fairway. Also playing is 2023 champion Tony Finau, who sits 104th in the FedExCup Fall standings. … John Daly II will make his second PGA Tour start of the season. He finished T37 at the Puerto Rico Open after turning professional.
BEST BETS: Wyndham Clark (+1300 at DraftKings) is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 5 and already has three wins in 2026, including the U.S. Open. … Benjamin James (+1850) finished No. 1 in the 2026 PGA Tour University ranking. He had a string of three consecutive top-five finishes snapped by a missed cut last week. … Tom Kim (+1900) has seven top-20 finishes in his past 10 starts, including a win at the Scottish Open. He also is teeing it up for the first time since winning gold at the Asian Games, which excuses him from mandatory military service in South Korea. … Ben Griffin (+2050) has struggled most of 2026 with three top-10 finishes against six missed cuts but did finish T4 here last year.
Last Tournament: Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Austin Smotherman)
Next Tournament: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 5-8
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 29-Nov. 1
Course: Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (Par 72, 6,536 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)
Defending Champion: Miyu Yamashita
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @MaybankChampionship
NOTES: This is the third of four events on the fall Asian swing and the fourth edition of the Maybank Championship. … Yamashita won a three-way playoff last year and enters this week ranked No. 4 in the world. … No. 3 Haeran Ryu, who is coming off a T2 last week, is the highest-ranked player in the field. … Korda is skipping the Asian swing for the third consecutive year. Ryu needs at least two wins and a finish of eighth place or better in her next three starts to pass Korda for Rolex Player of the Year. … Kuala Lumpur native Natasha Oon is one of 10 sponsor invites competing this week. … The top 60 players in the CME Globe standings will qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. This week’s field includes No. 58 Karis Davidson, No. 59 Soo Bin Joo, No. 60 Dewi Weber and No. 61 Ayaka Furue.
Last Tournament: BMW Ladies Championship (Yuri Yoshida)
Next Tournament: Toto Japan Classic, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan, Nov. 5-8
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Course: Pleasant Valley Country Club (Par 72, 7,101 Yards)
Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $365,000)
Defending Champion: Steven Alker
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. ET; Sunday: 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: The top 54 players in the standings qualified for the second leg of the three-event playoffs, although three did not commit to playing this week. The top 36 after this week will qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. … Cink holds a 503,882-point lead over Zach Johnson in the standings. Alker, who cruised to a seven-shot victory last year, is No. 3 in the standings, followed by Padraig Harrington. Alker and Harrington have combined to win four of the past five editions of the event, which is being held at Pleasant Valley for the first time.
Last Tournament: Stifel Charity Classic (Rory Sabbatini)
Next Tournament: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 12-15
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to Dubai Leader: Eugenio Chacarra
Last Tournament: Genesis Championship (Yuto Katsuragawa)
Next Tournament: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Nov. 5-8
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: Season Concluded
Season Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
THE ROAD TO STATE! IHSAA VOLLEYBALL SEMI-STATE TAKES CENTER STAGE OCTOBER 31!
Eight teams. Two championship locations. One dream — a trip to the IHSAA State Finals!
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The stakes couldn’t be higher as the 2026 IHSAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament reaches the Semi-State round on Saturday, October 31! Some of Indiana’s finest volleyball programs will battle for the opportunity to advance to the IHSAA State Championships on Saturday, November 7.
Months of preparation, countless hours in the gym, early morning practices, and unforgettable victories have brought these teams to this moment. Now, every serve, every dig, every block, and every point could make the difference between going home and playing for a state championship!
Fans across Indiana can watch the action LIVE on IHSAA TV, with the Martinsville and Jennings County Semi-State broadcasts powered by IndianaSRN.org!
MARTINSVILLE SEMI-STATE — CLASS 1A
Four outstanding programs arrive in Martinsville with one goal: survive and advance!
10:30 AM — Greenwood Christian Academy vs. Evansville Christian
Two talented Christian school programs square off in what promises to be an exciting opening semifinal. Both teams have earned their opportunity to compete on one of Indiana high school volleyball’s biggest stages. Expect energy, determination, and plenty of emotion as these programs battle for a championship berth.
12:30 PM — Shoals vs. Indianapolis Lutheran
Tradition, teamwork, and championship dreams collide in the second semifinal. Shoals and Indianapolis Lutheran know exactly what is at stake. With a trip to the evening championship match on the line, every point matters!
7:00 PM — Semi-State Championship
The winners of the morning and afternoon semifinals return to the court for the ultimate showdown. The winner earns a ticket to the Class 1A State Championship on November 7!
JENNINGS COUNTY SEMI-STATE — CLASS 4A
Some of Indiana’s biggest volleyball programs will take center stage at Jennings County, where the competition promises to be intense from the opening serve.
10:00 AM — Floyd Central vs. Yorktown
A tremendous matchup featuring two respected volleyball programs. Floyd Central brings the determination to make its mark, while Yorktown carries a proud volleyball tradition. This contest has all the ingredients of a postseason classic!
12:00 PM — Bloomington South vs. Center Grove
Two programs with passionate fan bases and high expectations collide in a must-watch semifinal. Bloomington South and Center Grove understand the importance of playing their best volleyball when it matters most.
The semifinal winners will advance to the Class 4A Semi-State Championship, with the opportunity to earn a place in the November 7 State Finals.
MORE THAN JUST VOLLEYBALL!
The IHSAA State Tournament represents everything special about high school athletics.
It’s about teammates who have worked together since summer workouts. It’s about coaches who have invested countless hours teaching, encouraging, and developing young athletes. It’s about parents, grandparents, classmates, and communities who have supported these teams throughout an incredible season.
For the seniors, Saturday could be one of the most memorable days of their high school careers.
For the underclassmen, it’s an opportunity to experience the pressure, excitement, and pride of championship volleyball.
And for the fans, it’s an opportunity to witness the very best of Indiana high school sports!
INDIANASRN PROUD TO POWER SEMI-STATE COVERAGE!
For 20 seasons, IndianaSRN has been committed to showcasing student-athletes, schools, and communities throughout Indiana.
That commitment continues Saturday as IndianaSRN provides broadcast production for the IHSAA TV coverage from Martinsville and Jennings County.
Our experienced broadcasters, directors, camera operators, and production personnel are excited to bring fans the sights, sounds, and excitement of championship volleyball.
At IndianaSRN, we believe every student-athlete deserves the opportunity to have their special moments shared with family, friends, and fans.
From the first serve to the final championship point, our team is ready to capture the action!
HOW TO WATCH
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Martinsville Semi-State: Class 1A — First match at 10:30 AM ET
Jennings County Semi-State: Class 4A — First match at 10:00 AM ET
Watch LIVE: IHSAA TV
Broadcast production: IndianaSRN.org
State Championships: Saturday, November 7, 2026
ONE MORE WIN. ONE MORE DREAM. ONE STEP CLOSER TO STATE!
Saturday is more than another day on the volleyball calendar. It’s a chance to make history, create lifelong memories, and represent a school and community on the biggest stage.
To all the student-athletes, coaches, and families competing this weekend, congratulations on an outstanding season and reaching the Semi-State round!
The road to the State Finals runs through Martinsville and Jennings County — and IndianaSRN is proud to be part of the journey!
DON’T MISS A POINT! WATCH LIVE ON IHSAA TV!
IndianaSRN — Celebrating 20 Seasons of Bringing Indiana High School Sports to Life!
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COLTS NEWS
COLTS TRADE ALL-PRO GUARD QUENTON NELSON TO SEAHAWKS, AP SOURCE SAYS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have traded All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The person requested anonymity because the deal had not been announced by either team and said the Colts would receive a third-round draft pick and a fifth-round pick in return for the eight-time Pro Bowler.
Nelson can become a free agent in March, but had not said much about what his future plans were because he was focused on finishing this season strong.
It’s the second major move in two weeks for Indy (2-5), which has lost three straight and 12 of its past 14 overall. The Colts fired general manager Chris Ballard last week following a loss to the previously winless Tennessee Titans at home. Assistant general manager Ed Dodds has replaced Ballard for now.
Nelson was the No. 6 overall pick in 2018 and joined linebacker Darius Leonard on the All-Pro team, making the duo the first rookie teammates to earn All-Pro honors since former Chicago Bears teammates Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus in 1965. Nelson was an All-Pro from 2018 to 2020.
The Colts visit Jacksonville (4-2) on Sunday while the Seahawks (4-3) host Chicago (5-2) on Monday night.
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COLTS ACQUIRE 2027 FOURTH-ROUND PICK IN EXCHANGE FOR DT DEFOREST BUCKNER IN TRADE WITH SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
The Colts on Tuesday acquired a 2027 fourth-round NFL Draft pick from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.
Buckner returns to the 49ers, who selected him with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Colts acquired Buckner in exchange for a first-round pick in 2020.
Over his seven seasons with the Colts, Buckner totaled 47 sacks, 122 quarterback hits, 63 tackles for a loss, six forced fumbles and 20 passes batted down in 95 games (90 starts). He earned first-team AP All-Pro honors in 2020 and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2021 and 2023.
The 32-year-old Buckner returned from season-ending neck surgery on New Year’s Eve 2025 to notch four sacks over the first seven games of the 2026 season.
After trading Buckner and guard Quenton Nelson on Tuesday, the Colts now have the following selections in the next two NFL Drafts:
2027
Second round
Third round
Third round (from Seattle)
Fourth round
Fourth round (from San Francisco)
Fifth round
Seventh round
Seventh round (from Buffalo in the Sedrick Van Pran-Granger trade)
2028
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Fifth round (from Seattle)
Sixth round
Seventh round
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COLTS SIGN CB KENNETH HARRIS TO 53-MAN ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD; PLACE CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT ON INJURED RESERVE; SIGN 2 PLAYERS TO PRACTICE SQUAD
The Indianapolis Colts today signed cornerback Kenneth Harris to the 53-man roster from the practice squad and placed cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt on the Injured Reserve list. The team also signed cornerbacks Shemar Bartholomew and Natrone Brooks to the practice squad.
Harris, 6-0, 192 pounds, was elevated in Week 7 at Minnesota and Week 1 vs. Baltimore. He has registered three tackles (one solo) and one pass defensed this season. Harris was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 31, 2026. He participated in training camp with the Colts after originally signing with the team as a free agent on August 26, 2026. Harris previously participated in the New England Patriots’ 2026 offseason program and training camp. He was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2026. Collegiately, Harris played in 59 career games (29 starts) at Oklahoma State (2023-25) and Arkansas State (2020-22) and compiled 113 tackles (92 solo), 61.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 28 passes defensed and three interceptions.
Taylor-Britt, 5-11, 200 pounds, has played in six games this season and has registered seven tackles (three solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, two passes defensed and six special teams stops. He has appeared in 53 career games (40 starts) in his time with the Colts (2026) and Cincinnati Bengals (2022-25) and has compiled 210 tackles (154 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 40 passes defensed, seven interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), two forced fumbles and six special teams stops. Taylor-Britt was signed by Indianapolis as an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2026.
Bartholomew, 6-0, 200 pounds, spent time on the Tennessee Titans practice squad earlier this season. He has played in six career games in his time with the Titans (2026), Green Bay Packers (2025), Minnesota Vikings (2025), Carolina Panthers (2024-25) and New York Jets (2024). Bartholomew has totaled five tackles (four solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, two passes defensed and two special teams stops. He was originally signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2024, out of Georgia Southern.
Brooks, 5-11, 176 pounds, spent time on the practice squads of the Vikings and Detroit Lions earlier this season. He played in 26 games (one start) in two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons (2024-25) and totaled six tackles (three solo), three passes defensed and nine special teams stops. Brooks was originally signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 2023, out of Southern Mississippi. His first name is pronounced nay-tron.
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Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter shares what quarterback Daniel Jones needs to do to get back to the high level he played at in 2025. He then shares what he’s seen from rookie running back Seth McGowan, and what makes him such an effective runner. Cooter then dives into what makes Jacksonville a difficult place to play, but emphasizes that a “streak is a streak: https://www.colts.com/video/jim-bob-cooter-on-seth-mcgowan-and-playing-in-jacksonville-colts-at-jaguars-week-8
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Special teams coordinator Brian Mason recaps what went well for the Colts Sunday against the Vikings, and also the hiccups he saw. He highlights Grover Stewart’s blocked field goal, what the defensive tackle brings to the special teams unit and Cam Taylor-Britt’s effort: https://www.colts.com/video/brian-mason-hares-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-from-sunday-s-loss-against-minnesota-vikings-colts-at-jaguars-week-8
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COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 8 AT JACKSONVILLE
The Colts unofficial depth chart for Week 8 is no different than Week 7. Head coach Shane Steichen shared Monday that wide receiver Alec Pierce (heel) and defensive end Micheal Clemons (toe), who are both eligible to come off of IR, will not practice this week.
Onto the depth chart:
OFFENSE
WR: Laquon Treadwell
LT: Bernhard Raimann
LG: Dalton Tucker
C: Tanor Bortolini, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger
RG: Matt Goncalves, Jalen Farmer
RT: Jalen Travis, Luke Tenuta
TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory, Pharaoh Brown
WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
WR: Keenan Allen, Ashton Dulin, Deion Burks
QB: Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson Sr., Riley Leonard
RB: Jonathan Taylor, Seth McGowan, DJ Giddens
DEFENSE
DE: Jaylahn Tuimoloau, George Gumbs Jr.
DT: DeForest Buckner, Adetomiwa Adebawore
NT: Grover Stewart, Jerry Tillery, Tim Smith
DE: Laiatu Latu, Caden Curry
WLB: Jaylon Carlies, Bryce Boettcher, Tahj Chambers
MLB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, CJ Allen, Austin Ajiake
CB: Charvarius Ward Sr., Cam Taylor-Britt
FS: Cam Bynum, Jonathan Owens
SS: AJ Haulcy, Hunter Wohler
N: Justin Walley, Kapena Gushiken
CB: Sauce Gardner
SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Rigoberto Sanchez
PK: Spencer Shrader
H: Rigoberto Sanchez
LS: Luke Rhodes
KR: Ashton Dulin, Seth McGowan
PR: Anthony Gould, Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin
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INDIANA PACERS
After splitting a back-to-back set in Brooklyn and Milwaukee, the Pacers (2-2) return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the new-look Philadelphia 76ers (3-1) on Wednesday night.
The Pacers rolled to a 136-109 win on Sunday against the Nets, but then squandered an 11-point halftime lead in Monday’s 110-102 loss to the Bucks. Injuries had an impact on the latter result, as starting center Ivica Zubac missed Monday’s game after spraining his ankle in the first quarter on Sunday in Brooklyn and starting guard Andrew Nembhard did not play in Milwaukee due to a sore neck. Indiana is also without reserves T.J. McConnell, Ben Sheppard, and Johnny Furphy, while starting wing Aaron Nesmith is on a minutes restriction as he works his way back from a hamstring strain.
While the injury list is longer than the Pacers would like, the good news is that Tyrese Haliburton is healthy and looking like his old self. Haliburton missed 16 months after tearing his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, but has been outstanding to start the season, averaging 21.8 points and 9.5 assists over his first four games while shooting 51.6 percent from the field and 37 percent from 3-point range.
All-Star forward Pascal Siakam remains as consistent as ever. Siakam has scored 20 or more points in every game so far this season and is averaging a team-leading 23.5 points per game to go along with 7.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
The Sixers made the biggest moves of the offseason, acquiring five-time All-Star Jaylen Brown in a trade with Boston and then signing 41-year-old LeBron James in free agency. Those two join a loaded starting lineup that also includes former MVP Joel Embiid, two-time All-Star Tyrese Maxey, and 2025-26 first-team All-Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe.
Philadelphia got off to a strong start to the season, winning its first three games before falling to Detroit on Sunday on the second night of a back-to-back. So far, Maxey has been the team’s top scoring option, averaging 28.8 points per game. Embiid contributes 21.7 points and 9.7 rebounds, Brown averages 20.8 points and 5.8 boards, and James — playing his league-record 24th season — contributes 16.3 points and 7 boards. So far, the group is sharing the ball well, with all four All-Stars averaging between 4.8 and 5.7 assists per game.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Kelly Oubre Jr., F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff
76ers: G – Tyrese Maxey, G – VJ Edgecombe, F – Jaylen Brown, F – LeBron James, C – Joel Embiid
Injury Report
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith – probable (left hamstring strain), Andrew Nembhard – questionable (neck stiffness/soreness), Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL repair/surgery), T.J. McConnell – out (right hamstring strain), Ben Sheppard – out (left meniscus tear), Ivica Zubac – out (left ankle sprain)
76ers: TBA
Last Meeting
April 10, 2026: Playing their penultimate game of the 2025-26 season, the shorthanded Pacers hung tough with Philadelphia at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but ultimately fell, 103-91.
Jarace Walker led four Pacers in double figures with 17 points in the loss, going 4-for-7 from 3-point range. Quenton Jackson added 16 points and six assists, while Micah Potter recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Indiana had just 10 active players.
Sixers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 32 points, while former Pacer Paul George added 21.
Noteworthy
The Pacers will face the Sixers three times in their first 19 games this season. Indiana visits Philadelphia on Nov. 15 and then hosts the 76ers for an NBA Cup game on Nov. 27. The two teams will meet for a fourth and final time in Philadelphia on Jan. 19.
Philadelphia swept the season series with Indiana 4-0 last season. In the two previous seasons, the Pacers went 5-2 against the Sixers.
Haliburton and Maxey were both first-round picks in the 2020 NBA Draft and the first two players in NBA history named Tyrese. Both are now multi-time All-Stars and two other players named Tyrese have since made their NBA debuts: Tyrese Martin and Tyrese Proctor.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: ESPN — Mike Breen (play-by-play), Richard Jefferson (analyst), Tim Legler (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)
DAZN — Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan — Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
Tickets
The Pacers return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 28, to host LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers.
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INDY FUEL
FISHERS- The Fuel will start the week on Wednesday night in Cincinnati before two games against other divisional opponents over the weekend. Indy goes into the game on Wednesday night on a two-game win streak with back-to-back wins against the Komets and the Cyclones last week.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Indy will face the Cyclones for the third time this season. They have split the early season series, each winning a game a piece on Indy’s home ice. The Cyclones have outshot the Fuel in both games and are the only team to do so thus far.
Sahil Panwar, former Fuel forward, already has four points against Indy this season in those two games. He will be one to watch as the long season series continues.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
On Friday night, the Fuel will head to Bloomington to take on the Bison for the first time since the lone preseason game they played against each other. This will be the first meeting between these two teams for new Fuel head coach Jesse Messier, who is the former assistant coach for the Bison.
The Bison head into this game on a three-game win streak. They have started the season undefeated with wins over Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, and Cincinnati. Michael Milne leads the team in scoring with two goals and four assists in three games.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
The Fuel will host the Fort Wayne Komets for the first time on Sunday afternoon after a 6-2 victory over them last weekend. Their lone win of the season so far came in their first game against the Toledo Walleye, where they took a 6-3 win over the fish.
They lost 4-1 to Bloomington before falling to the Fuel at their home opener. They will see Toledo again along with Wheeling before Sunday against Indy.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA BEGINS 2026-27 TRYING TO TURN THE CORNER BY ENDING 3-YEAR NCAA TOURNAMENT DROUGHT
Indiana (18-14, 9-11 Big Ten)
Coach Darian DeVries begins his second season hopeful of making the NCAA Tournament after his last two teams — one at Indiana, one at West Virginia — were among the last schools left out. While tournament expansion could help end the drought, a few more wins wouldn’t hurt. The Hoosiers have undergone yet another major roster overhaul — nothing new in today’s college basketball landscape — and it’s unclear how long it will take to get everyone in sync.
Players to watch
Fourth-year guard Markus Burton was Indiana’s 2023 Mr. Basketball Award winner and an all-ACC choice at Notre Dame who played 10 games last season because of an ankle injury. In three seasons with the Irish he had 1,315 points, 232 rebounds, 259 assists, and 123 steals. … The Hoosiers also added 7-foot forward Aiden Sherrell, a McDonald’s All-American who had 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 34 starts last season at Alabama. … Third-year guard Darren Harris is in line for more action this year than the 9.6 minutes he had last year at Duke.
Departures and arrivals
DeVries lost his top three scorers — Lamar Wilkerson (20.9 points), his son Tucker (13.7 points) and Tayton Conerway (9.5 points). … The Hoosiers still could have No. 4 scorer Sam Alexis. He’s fighting for another year of eligibility in court. … Other newcomers include 6-6 shooting guard Jaeden Mustaf, a two-year starter at Georgia Tech; guard Bryce Lindsay, a 2024-25 all-Sun Belt pick at James Madison who scored 12.1 points for Villanova last season and 7-2 center Samet Yigitoglu, who averaged 10.7 points and 7.9 rebounds as a starter at SMU in 2025-26.
Top games
The Hoosiers played two exhibition games in Indianapolis, at Butler and against North Carolina in Gainbridge Fieldhouse before opening Nov. 2 against Eastern Illinois. Indiana has two more games in Indy — Nov. 9 against Syracuse, the schools that met for the 1987 NCAA title, and Nov. 20 against Kentucky at Lucas Oil Stadium. Indiana also faces Arkansas in New York on Nov. 17 and hosts Missouri on Dec. 18. Defending national champion Michigan visits Assembly Hall on Jan. 16 and they face rival Purdue twice — Feb. 16 in Bloomington and March 5 in West Lafayette.
Facts and figures
Indiana didn’t just add from the transfer portal. Their incoming high school class — forwards Trevor Manhertz and Vaughn Karvala, guard Prince Alexander Moody and center Clemens Sokolov — was ranked No. 21. … Indiana has only two NCAA Tournament appearances in nine years. … Kentucky and Indiana meet for the second straight year after agreeing to a four-game deal. The next two games will be played on the respective campuses rather than neutral courts.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball will hold its only public exhibition of the season when it welcomes NAIA national champions Marian to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday night. The game will be free admission and free parking for all fans.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana vs. Marian (exhibition)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: B1G+
Radio: B97 (Austin Render)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | X | Instagram
Admission and Parking: Free
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana Marian
Teri Moren Suntana Anderson
Indiana Record: 261-126 (13th Season Marian Record: 62-10 (2nd Season)
Career Record: 460-255 (23rd Season) Career Record: Same
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
The reigning NAIA champion Marian University will be the Hoosiers only public exhibition for the 2026-27 season. The Knights went 35-2 last year and return 10 players from last season. Highlighting this season’s roster will be a pair of preseason All-Crossroads League first team selections in senior guard Taylor Dobule and junior guard Madisyn Bailey.
NOTES
Fourth year guard Lenée Beaumont had a breakout year for the Hoosiers in 2025-26 and returns as the team’s best scorer from a year ago with her 13.3 points per game. She started all 32 games and shot 43.1 percent from the floor. The Lisle, Ill. native scored in double figures 25 times and averaged 4.8 rebounds along with 3.0 assists per game while shooting a 86.3 percent clip at the free throw line.
Third year forward Zania Socka-Nguemen is back at full strength after missing a majority of the 2025-26 season with a lower leg injury. In her 11 appearances, Socka-Nguemen averaged 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds and finished with a team-high six double-doubles.
Second year forward Maya Makalusky returns as a staple in IU’s lineup after earning a place on the Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2025-26. The Fishers, Ind. native averaged 9.7 points in her rookie season while draining 64 3-pointers, which was third-most by a freshman in school history. Makalusky started in 22 games and scored in double figures 14 times.
The Hoosiers brought in four transfers in the offseason with the addition of fifth year guard Kenzie Hare (Iowa State), fifth year forward Alisa Williams (Iowa State), fourth year forward Malia Samuels (USC) and fourth year forward Jess Petrie (Nebraska). All four played at Power 4 institutions last season and all advanced to the NCAA Tournament with their respective teams. The quartet brings in a combined 378 games played and 139 career games started.
Indiana brought in its first-ever Top 10 recruiting class in 2026. IU is the eighth-best class in the nation, according to ESPN, and third-best in the Big Ten. Forward Addy Nyemchek became the first high school recruit to play in the McDonald’s All-American game and is rated No. 25 in the class. Guard GiGi Battle (No. 29) was a Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-American and guard Ashlinn James (No. 66) was Kentucky Ms. Basketball in 2026.
UP NEXT
The regular season begins on Tuesday, Nov. 3 as the Hoosiers host FGCU to begin a seven-game homestand.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
Amare Ferrell Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88ErWICt1LA
Bray Lynch Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szzfWqFaGok
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MATT PAINTER AGREES TO ANOTHER CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH PURDUE THAT RUNS THROUGH 2030-31
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter will begin the college basketball season with a contract extension, the university announced Tuesday.
The 56-year-old Painter agreed to a deal that will keep him through 2030-31. School officials announced Painter will receive a pay raise and be eligible for enhanced performance bonuses but that other financial details will not be available until the deal is approved by the board of trustees.
Painter has 501 wins in 21 seasons with the Boilermakers, and he needs 12 more to pass Gene Keady as the school’s career leader. Painter played for Keady and spent one season on Keady’s staff as the head coach-in-waiting before replacing him in 2005-06.
Painter has won five Big Ten Coach of the Year Awards, has been selected The Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year twice, was named National Association of Basketball Coaches national coach of the year in 2018-19 and last year received the John Wooden Legends of Coaching Award.
“Purdue is a very special place for me, and it’s an honor to continue to be the head basketball coach at my alma mater,” Painter said. “I’m humbled the Purdue administration continues to put their faith in me to lead this program and am excited to continue to elevate our program with class and strive to reach all of our goals on and off the court.”
Painter and Keady have been Purdue’s only coaches since 1980-81, and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is the only current Big Ten coach with a longer tenure than Painter.
Purdue’s 117 wins since 2022-23 rank fourth nationally, and the Boilermakers also have the fourth-longest active streak of reaching consecutive NCAA Tournaments, 11.
Only seven coaches have won more Big Ten regular-season titles than Painter’s five. The Boilermakers also have won three conference tournament crowns, including last year under Painter.
And, with two-time national player of the year Zach Edey leading the way in 2023-24, Purdue reached its first Final Four since 1979-80. Purdue lost to UConn in the national championship game three years ago, matching the 1968-69 team for the best NCAA Tournament finish in school history.
The Boilermakers begin a new era of basketball as they try to replace three four-year starters — NCAA career assists leader Braden Smith; Fletcher Loyer, the school’s career leader in 3-pointers made; and all-conference forward Trey Kaufmann-Renn, who will play for Kansas after winning a court battle to get an extra year of eligibility.
The Boilermakers open the season Monday night against No. 15 Gonzaga in Las Vegas.
“Under Matt Painter’s leadership, Purdue men’s basketball has established itself as one of the nation’s premier programs through its success on the court and commitment to excellence in all areas,” athletic director Tommy McClelland said in a statement. “The culture Matt has built, grounded in a shared pursuit of excellence, is reflected in the program’s 106-game sellout streak at Mackey Arena and the tremendous support Boilermaker fans and donors provide at away and neutral-site games across the country. We are proud to have Matt leading our program now and into the future.”
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PURDUE BEGINS ITS NEW ERA WITH A FAMILIAR GOAL — WINNING ANOTHER BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Purdue (30-7, 11-7 Big Ten)
The Boilermakers are entering a new era under longtime coach Matt Painter. Three four-year starters — guards Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer and forward Trey Kaufman-Renn — have departed. Kaufman-Renn is fighting a legal battle to regain one year of eligibility but he’s already said he won’t be with Purdue. Painter has overcome major turnovers before, and the Boilermakers rarely lose ground. They should still have enough talent, big men and perimeter shooters to be a Big Ten title contender.
Players to watch
Despite the losses of the big three, the Boilermakers have experienced guards C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris and Omer Meyer, all of whom have logged major minutes since arriving at Purdue. … Daniel Jacobsen, the 7-foot-4 center, showed promise during his second season with the Boilermakers. He needs to take another step this season. … Caden Pierce started 89 games at Princeton before redshirting last year. He’s the only significant transfer this year.
Departures and arrivals
Painter is selective when it comes to the transfer portal. Pierce, the younger brother of Indianapolis Colts receiver Alec Pierce, and Jack Lusk are the only ones on the roster. Lusk spent one season at Millikin before following his father, assistant coach Paul Lusk, to Purdue two years ago. … The program’s next big project could be Sinan Huan, a first-year, 7-1 center from China. … What exactly will Purdue be missing with the graduations? Smith set the NCAA’s career record for assists (1,103). Loyer is the school’s career leader in 3-pointers (309), and Kaufman-Renn is 17th in school history in scoring (1,655) and 11th all-time in rebounds (762).
Top games
After an exhibition game at national runner-up UConn, they open the season against Gonzaga on Nov. 2. The Boilermakers also face Oklahoma on a neutral court Nov 26, play at Iowa State on Dec. 5, host Tennessee on Dec. 11 and face Colorado in Indianapolis on Dec. 19. They open Big Ten play at home Dec. 1 against Iowa, play at Michigan on Jan. 8 and face rival Indiana on the road Feb. 16 while hosting the Hoosiers on March 5.
Facts and figures
Pierce played a key role on Princeton’s Sweet 16 team in 2022-23. The next season, he was chosen the Ivy League Player of the Year with averages of 16.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists. … Painter’s 501 career wins at Purdue rank third all-time in Big Ten history. He needs 12 wins to pass his coach, Gene Keady. Only Tom Izzo (764) and the late Bob Knight (659) have more wins with conference teams. … Center Oscar Cluff (10.6 points) also has departed, leaving Cox as the top returning scorer at 8.5 points per game.
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No. 4-ranked UConn defeated Purdue 76-53 on Tuesday night in Hartford, in Purdue’s final exhibition tuneup before the regular season starts next Monday.
Purdue lost its fourth straight exhibition game, spanning four seasons, against high-major opponents (Arkansas in Oct. 2023, Creigton in Oct. 2024, Kentucky in Oct. 2025, UConn in Oct. 2026). All four games have been on the road and against teams ranked in the top 15 of the AP poll.
Purdue entered the UConn game, making 30-of-73 (.411) from long range in the two exhibition games, but went just 2-of-25 (.080) against the Huskies.
C.J. Cox scored 18 points and in the three exhibition games, averaged 15.5 points per game on 18-of-31 (.581) shooting in 24.0 minutes per game.
Daniel Jacobsen added seven points and four blocked shots and blocked 10 shots in the three exhibition games in just 54 minutes.
HARTFORD, Conn. – No. 4 Uconn scored 41 second-half points to hand Purdue a 76-53 loss at PeoplesBank Arena on Tuesday night.
The Huskies completed their perfect three-win preseason slate with the win over the Boilers, who fell to 2-1 this year and 73-11 overall in all-time exhibitions.
The Boilermakers had 13 turnovers to the Huskies’ 11, while also being outrebounded 40-34. Purdue shot just 2-of-25 (0.08) from 3-point range, 32.8 percent from the field and went 11-of-16 from the free throw line.
C.J. Cox led Purdue with 18 points and seven rebounds, while going 7-of-14 from the field. Daniel Jacobsen added seven points, three rebounds and an assist (3-of-7 FGs) while Jack Benter added eight bench points (3-of-4 FGs).
The Boilermakers will head to Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 2, to take on No. 15 Gonzaga in their season opener.
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PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
LAHAINA, Hawai’i – The Purdue men’s golf team overcome a slow start, surging up the leaderboard in the final two rounds to place seventh at the Ka’Anapali Classic in Lahaina, Hawai’i.
The Boilermakers shot a 1-under par 851 to finish seventh behind six other top-40 teams at the Royal Ka’Anapali Golf Course. Georgia won the event at 23-under par, and was followed by Clemson (-22), TCU (-16), Oklahoma (-6), Kansas (-4) and Colorado (-3).
The Boilermakers recorded rounds of 299-278-274, after a wind-swept first day. Purdue’s total of 16-under par over the last two rounds was fourth among all teams in the field.
Jenson Forrester led the Boilermakers with his third top-five finish of the season at 7-under par 206 (69-69-68). Forrester finished tied for fifth, four shots off the lead.
Micah Sheffer had an outstanding final two rounds, finishing tied for 37th at 3-over par 216. Sheffer recorded rounds of 80-71-65 – a career-best, 18-hole score in his final round.
Will Harvey also tied for 37th at 3-over par 216 with rounds of 77-68-71.
Sam Easterbrook was tied for 70th at 8-over par 221 (76-70-75). Andre Zhu was tied for 77th at 10-over par 223 (77-76-70). Playing as an individual, Supapon Amornchaichan finished tied for 47th at 4-over par 217 (79-68-70).
The tournament concludes the fall season for the Boilermakers.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
MICAH SHREWSBERRY GETS A FRESH START WITH 10 NEW PLAYERS ON THIS SEASON’S ROSTER AT NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame (13-18, 4-14 ACC)
Nobody should be more ecstatic about a new season than coach Micah Shrewsberry. After losing his top player to injury in Game 10, enduring two five-game losing streaks, missing the ACC tourney, apologizing for charging after an official and tearing an Achilles tendon, Shrewsberry was due for a fresh start. He has 10 new players, more experience and a first-of-its-kind Nov. 1 opener against Villanova in Rome. Shrewsberry hopes a trip to the famed Trevi Fountain provides some better luck. If Pope Leo XIV’s beloved White Sox can rebound from three straight 100-loss seasons to make baseball’s playoffs, maybe he can help the Fighting Irish, too.
Players to watch
Basketball fans in the Hoosier State will see another 6-foot senior point guard named Braeden Smith — just not the NCAA’s career assists leader. This one is a transfer from Gonzaga who may help Notre Dame solve its turnover woes. … Logan Duncomb, a 6-foot-10 center, returns to the state where he started his college career (Indiana). He could be the program’s top post player in years. … Shrewsberry also has two sons on the team. Braeden is the team’s top returning scorer at 11.9 points who has topped the 1,000-point mark. Nick was a 2026 Indiana prep All-Star.
Departures and arrivals
In addition to Smith and Duncomb, the transfer portal also landed all-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team guard Devin Brown, who started 27 games last season at Davidson and Ethan Roberts, a 6-5 swingman, who scored 16.9 and earned second team all-Ivy League honors last season on Penn’s NCAA Tourney team. … The top freshmen are the younger Shrewsberry and prep school teammates Jonathan Sanderson, a 6-3 guard, and Gan-Erdene Solongo, a 7-foot center. … The Irish lost their top three scorers — guards Markus Burton (18.5 points), Jalen Haralson (16.2 points) and Cole Certa (12.8) — in the transfer portal.
Top games
The Irish host Mercyhurst in their home opener Nov. 5 and open ACC play by hosting Stanford on Dec. 30. In between, they play three games in Las Vegas, opening against Florida. Notre Dame also has a school record nine consecutive home games, a stretch that includes games Dec. 2 against Vanderbilt, Dec. 5 against TCU and Dec. 12 against Ohio State. They visit Duke on Jan. 23 and host North Carolina on Feb. 2.
Facts and figures
Shrewsberry is 41-56 in three seasons with the Irish after going 37-31 in two seasons at Penn State. … Duncomb was the 2025-26 Big South Player of the Year. The Winthrop star was third in the league in scoring (18.9) and second in rebounding (8.9) … Tommy Ahneman, a 6-10 center, is expected to play this year after missing all of last season, his first in college, with a left knee injury.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior cornerback Leonard Moore has been named a semifinalist for the 2026 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, recognizing the best defensive back in college football based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character.
Moore, a finalist for the award last season, is one of 15 players selected as semifinalists. He’s been targeted just 16 times this season according to PFF, breaking up five passes. On the season, Moore has 13 tackles (ten solo) on the season.
As a unit, the Notre Dame defense leads the country in total defense through the first half of the season, allowing just 235 yards per game, more than 15 fewer than the next closest team. The Irish have given up 67.3 rushing yards a game this season, the third-fewest in the FBS, while allowing just 13.4 points per game in 2026, tied for the fourth lowest in the country.
The Irish return to action Saturday on Oct. 31 against Navy at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts at noon ET on ABC.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The Butler women’s basketball team will host the Franklin College Grizzlies for an exhibition on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Tipoff at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. This will be the last preseason matchup before the regular season tips off on Monday, Nov. 2.
Maria Marchesano, a 2005 Butler alum, returned in April and was named the 10th head coach in program history. Marchesano’s 14-year head-coaching career includes 234 wins across stops at Purdue Fort Wayne (five seasons), Mount St. Mary’s (four seasons), Walsh (three seasons), and Urbana (two seasons).
The Bulldog roster for the 2026-27 season features 13 student-athletes hailing from five different states and five different countries. Saniya Jackson returns for BU after leading the team in both rebounding and steals (in addition to finishing second on the team in scoring) a season ago. Her twin sister, Nevaeh, is also back for the Bulldogs.
Karina Bystry, a Horizon League All-Freshman selection from Northern Kentucky, and Tamar Singer, a MAC All-Defensive team selection from Miami (Ohio), will look to make an immediate impact for the Bulldogs.
Lili Krasovec followed Marchesano from Purdue Fort Wayne, where she averaged double figures last season. Destiny Macharia also followed Marchesano and her staff from PFW to Indianapolis.
The Bulldogs also added three more transfers in Judit Valero (FIU), Taya Ellis (Bowling Green) and Jacy Weisbrod (Northern Michigan).
Laniah Wills, Olivia Hastings, Lexi Baer and Sage Miskel comprised Butler’s 2025-26 signing class and are the four freshmen on the roster. Miskel is the daughter of former Butler men’s basketball Academic All-American, Chris Miskel.
Butler will open the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2 as Tennessee Tech visits Hinkle Fieldhouse for Butler’s annual Kids Day Game that will tip off at 11 a.m.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team fell one possession shy of a road win in exhibition play at Austin Peay on Tuesday night (Oct. 27), falling to the Govs 96-94. Gus Etchison paced four Jaguars in double-digits with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting and Reece Hagy added 16 points and five boards.
Markus Pastorcic-Straun made his Jaguar debut with 14 points off the bench and Jason Clarke Jr. finished with 11. Zyree Collins had a game-high 32 points for APSU and Rashaud Marshall added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the victors.
“We’re disappointed. We want to win every time we go out there,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “We’ve got some things to clean up and work on between now and next week when the regular season begins.
“We didn’t shoot it very well tonight and made some careless turnovers, but we’ll continue to work and get better.”
Neither team led by more than seven points in a game that featured 17 ties and 20 lead changes. Austin Peay led 93-88 with 2:14 to play before the Jaguars scored layups on their next three possessions, the last of which came from Etchison to tie the game at 94 all with 41 seconds remaining.
Marshall drew a foul in close on Austin Peay’s offensive trip with 10 seconds to play, resulting in splitting a pair of free throws. The Jags had the ball on the sideline with a chance to get a go-ahead attempt, but were unsuccessful in getting a shot attempt on two different inbounds opportunities. Etchison tried to find Kameron Tinsley in the corner on the initial play and after then stumbled trying to receive a pass on a second sideline out of bounds opportunity.
In true October college basketball fashion, the teams combined on 38 turnovers and 53 personal fouls, leading to 60 free throw attempts. APSU went 28-of-39 (71.8 percent) from the line while the Jaguars were 14-of-21 (66.7 percent).
Precious Idiaru, Peyton Heiss and Manasseh Stackhouse all fouled out for the Jaguars, combining to score nine points among them. Stackhouse’s lone bucket was a critical layup with just more than a minute remaining in regulation.
Tinsley closed with nine points and a team-high seven rebounds and Idiaru and Billy Smith tallied five points apiece. Austin Peay, which won 22 games a season ago, shot 50 percent overall and 43 percent from three in the win.
The Jaguars will open the regular season on Monday (Nov. 2) when they host Miami-Middletown at 11:00 a.m. inside the brand new James T. Morris Arena on the IU Indy campus. Monday’s game will be the annual NCAA ‘Readers Become Leaders’ game with more than 3,500 third-graders from across Central Indiana expected to be in attendance.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Ball State men’s basketball team hosts Purdue Fort Wayne for an exhibition at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the final tune-up before the start of the regular season.
There will be a radio broadcast on WMUN 92.5 FM /1340 AM with Mick Tidrow and David Eha on the call but no video stream. Links to the broadcast and tickets can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State is entering its first season under the direction of head coach Chris Capko, who was hired in March after most recently being the associate head coach at SMU. The Cardinals fell 87-55 at Purdue back on Sunday, Oct. 18 in the first exhibition game of the preseason.
Purdue Fort Wayne went 17-15 (11-9 Horizon League) last season in head coach Jon Coffman’s 12th leading the program. The Mastodons fell 92-62 to Purdue at home last Thursday night in their first exhibition matchup.
The contest is a rematch of sorts as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Ball State 84-70 in an exhibition in Fort Wayne on Oct. 27, 2025. The Mastodons were picked eighth a few weeks ago in the 12-team Horizon League preseason poll.
Ball State begins the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2 at Georgia Southern.
CAPKO’S CARDINALS: Chris Capko was named the 21st head coach in Ball State men’s basketball history back in March after most recently serving as associate head coach on Andy Enfield’s staff at SMU.
The Florida native spent a total of 12 seasons on Enfield’s staffs at USC and SMU including the most recent five as the associate head coach.
EDGE ON EXPERIENCE: The Ball State men’s basketball roster features 12 players in their junior year or later along with freshmen Kamden McGilveary and Kai McGrew.
A total of seven Cardinals are in at least their fourth year of college.
FINE WITH COMING HOME: Junior guard Aaron Fine attended many Ball State basketball games growing up in Muncie before moving to Noblesville for high school.
Fine’s first contest in a Ball State uniform was also be a homecoming of sorts, as he was at Purdue for his first two collegiate seasons.
I KNOW YOU: Capko has known UMass transfer guard K’Jei Parker his entire life.
Both Florida natives, Capko is good friends with Parker’s dad Kevis and even held K’Jei when he was a baby.
BACK FOR MORE: Senior Mason Jones has played the third-most minutes at a MAC school among players on 2026-27 season rosters entering the campaign.
The 2,192 career minutes trail only Ohio forward Javan Simmons and UMass guard/forward Jayden Ndijigue. Simmons transferred from Toledo after two seasons, and UMass has only been in the MAC for one season, so Jones has played the most minutes at the same MAC school among players on active rosters.
MEETING THE MASTODONS: Ball State’s exhibition with Purdue Fort Wayne will be the second in as many years, as the Cardinals played the Mastodons on Oct. 27, 2025 in Fort Wayne.
The most recent meeting between Ball State and Purdue Fort Wayne in Muncie was on Dec. 31, 2007 when the Cardinals won 69-62 in the New Year’s Eve contest.
In-State Rivalries: Wednesday’s exhibition vs Purdue Fort Wayne is the second of five scheduled contests this season against teams from the state of Indiana for the Cardinals.
In addition to the Oct. 18 exhibition at Purdue, Ball State also has regular season games against Indiana State (Nov. 6) and Evansville (Dec. 8) at home and USI (Nov. 28) on the road.
MORE MACTION: The Mid-American Conference slate jumped from 18 to 22 games in advance of the 2026-27 season.
The MAC is at 12 teams after Northern Illinois left for the Horizon League, and each team will play a true double round robin with home and away games against every other team.
CANADA CONNECTION: Sean Blake, Babatunde Durodola and assistant coach Manny Dosanjh are all from the Toronto area.
Blake and Durodola will be Ball State’s first Canadian players since Ben Hendriks (2019-25). Both Blake and Hendriks have the same hometown of Mississauga.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State football continues on the road this weekend as the Sycamores head to RV Northern Iowa to continue Missouri Valley Football play on Saturday, October 31. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Football at RV Northern Iowa
Date Saturday, October 31 | 2:02 p.m. ET
Location | Venue | Weather Cedar Falls, Iowa | UNI-Dome (Capacity 16,324) | Weather | Radar
Preview Information Indiana State Notes
Watch | Listen ESPN+ | WVIG 105.5
Gates Gates Open 90 minutes prior to Kickoff
Series History 41th Meeting All-Time (UNI leads series 34-6)
Social Media @IndStFB | @IndStAthletics
Game Preview
About the Matchup
Saturday afternoon’s game features the 41st meeting all-time between Indiana State and Northern Iowa in the two programs’ respective histories dating back to the inaugural contest in 1983. Northern Iowa leads the all-time series, 34-6, and enters the weekend on an eight-game winning streak in the series dating back to 2015.
The Sycamores have picked up two wins in Cedar Falls in the all-time series against the Panthers coming in both the 1988 and the 2002 seasons. The Sycamores and UNI are back on each other’s schedule following a hiatus last season due to the MVFC schedule. The teams both went back on the 2026 schedule following North Dakota State’s departure to the Mountain West Conference in football.
Last Five Contests
Nov. 20, 2021 – at Illinois State (W, 15-10)
Oct. 22, 2022 – Illinois State (L, 27-21)
Oct. 14, 2023 – at Illinois State (L, 44-7)
Nov. 16, 2024 – Illinois State (L, 31-19)
Nov. 8, 2025 – Illinois State (L, 52-20)
Last Time They Met
The last time these two teams met, the Sycamores fell on the road inside the UNI Dome on November 23, 2024, 41-34, in an explosive back-and-forth offensive game.
The Sycamores trailed UNI 34-17 midway through the third quarter as Northern Iowa took advantage of Tye Edwards’ 229 rushing yards and three Sergio Morancy touchdowns to build the lead in the MVFC season finale for both squads. A lucky bounce on an Elijah Owens throw near midfield ended in the hands of Kevin Barnett for a 73-yard touchdown completion, while Shen Butler-Lawson scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to narrow the gap to 34-31 with under five minutes to play.
UNI scored late on a Sergio Morancy touchdown reception to stretch the lead back out and the Panthers’ offense utilized a late Indiana State penalty to run out the clock in the conference win.
Elijah Owens finished 14-of-20 through the air for 168 yards and a touchdown. He added his third 100-yard rushing contest of the season with 107 yards and two scores on 20 carries to lead an Indiana State offense that posted 273 total rushing yards.
Geoffrey Brown led all players with a game-high 10 tackles to go with 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sacks. JP Osafo added eight stops and a career-high 1.5 TFLs, while Maddix Blackwell and Kaleal Davis both had seven tackles.
Against the Missouri Valley Football Conference
Indiana State enters the weekend with an 87-162-2 all-time record against current members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference heading into the Saturday matchup against Northern Iowa.
Against Ranked Opponents
Indiana State heads into the gauntlet of their season as the Sycamores are in game four of a five-game stretch featuring games against teams that are either ranked or receiving votes in the two major FCS polls (STATS FCS, AFCA).
The Sycamores are 1-9 in their last 10 games against ranked opponents dating back to just last season after facing eight ranked opponents in 2025. Indiana State’s last win against a ranked FCS opponent came on Nov. 1, 2025, as the Sycamores topped then-No. 4/5 South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D., 24-12.
Ranked Opponents on Schedule
Sept. 26 – vs. No. 8/7 North Dakota (L, 42-35)
Oct. 3 – at No. 16/13 South Dakota (L, 44-14)
Oct. 10 – vs. No. 9/8 Youngstown State (L, 57-24)
Oct. 24 – at No. 10/10 Illinois State (L, 17-10)
Oct. 31 – at RV Northern Iowa
Nov. 21 – at No. 5/5 South Dakota State
Sycamores in the FCS Top 30 Statistical Leaderboards
Through the first nine weeks of the 2026 season, the Sycamores are making their mark on the NCAA FCS statistical standings sitting inside the Top 30 in multiple team and Top 35 in multiple individual categories.
Team Rankings
11th – Passing Yards Per Completion (13.90)
14th – Fewest Penalties per Game (5.00)
18th – Passing Offense 9265.8)
22nd – Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (44.75)
23rd – Blocked Kicks (2)
23rd – Fewest Penalties (40)
25th – Fewest Penalty Yards (358)
27th – Team Passing Efficiency (142.61)
29th – Net Punting (38.17)
Individual Rankings
4th – Punting (Spencer Conrad – 46.2)
11th – Passing Yards Per Completion (Brady Allen – 14.24)
14th – Yards Per Pass Attempt (Brady Allen – 8.47)
21st – Rush Yards Per Carry (Aaron Ball – 6.10)
29th – Passing Efficiency (Brady Allen – 142.2)
31st – Total Tackles (Braxton Sampson – 8.6)
33rd – Receiving Yards (Jayden Reed – 558)
33rd – Yards Per Reception (BJ Wuest – 17.17)
34th – Receiving Touchdowns (Jayden Reed – 5)
Valley Players of the Week
Indiana State football continues to receive weekly recognition from the Missouri Valley Football office as the Sycamores claimed their seventh weekly honor of the season. Jayden Reed recorded his second MVFC Newcomer of the Week nod following his performance against Illinois State.
Sycamore MVFC Players of the Week
September 14 – Griffin Hile, OL (Offensive Line)
September 21 – Alex Rose, LB (Defensive); Aaron Ball, RB (Newcomer), Andy Hertlein, OL (Offensive Line)
September 28 – Jayden Reed, WR (Newcomer)
October 12 – Spencer Conrad (Co-Special Teams)
October 26 – Jayden Reed, WR (Newcomer)
Big Play Receiving Threats
Eight games into the season and the big play potential from the Indiana State offense has never been more apparent with eight different Sycamores have recorded a catch of at least 40 yards this year.
Indiana State’s eight different receivers with a 40-plus yard reception surpasses last season’s mark of six players with 40-yard catches. The Sycamores currently have posted 12 receptions of 40 or more yards in the 2026 season after recording 13 catches of the length in 2025.
Freshman Jayden Reed has been the primary beneficiary of the deep ball this year with a team-high four receptions of 40 or more yards, while Torey French (2) and BJ Wuest (2) have also posted multiple catches with the distance.
40-plus yard receptions in 2026
63 yards (TD) – Torey French (3rd Quarter at South Dakota)
63 yards – Manny Ellis (2nd Quarter vs. Valparaiso)
55 yards – Thomas Amankwaa (4th Quarter at Purdue)
55 yards – Jayden Reed (1st Quarter vs. Youngstown State)
50 yards – Jayden Reed (4th Quarter at South Dakota)
49 yards – Jayden Reed (3rd Quarter vs. North Dakota)
45 yards (TD) – Jayden Reed (4th Quarter at Purdue)
43 yards – BJ Wuest (3rd Quarter vs. SEMO)
43 yards – KeShon Singleton (2nd Quarter vs. North Dakota)
42 yards – Torey French (1st Quarter vs. SEMO)
42 yards (TD) – BJ Wuest (3rd Quarter at EIU)
41 yards – Tyler Nansel (2nd Quarter vs. Purdue)
Consecutive Games with Passing Touchdowns
Indiana State has continued to find a way to score through the air in the 2026 season and enters the weekend against Illinois State with at least one passing touchdown in each of the last 14 games. The Sycamores recording passing scores in each of the first seven games of the 2025 season, while adding touchdowns in the first seven games of 2026.
Overall, four different Sycamore quarterbacks have been involved in the streak with Keegan Patterson and Brock Riddle (2025) and Elijah Owens and Brady Allen (2026) finding a receiver in the end zone.
The 14 consecutive games with a passing touchdown is the longest streak by the Sycamores since 2014-15 when Indiana State recorded passing scores in 12 consecutive contests spanning Nov. 29, 2014, to Nov. 14, 2015.
First Starts in 2026
Over the first eight games of the 2026 season, Indiana State has featured multiple players making their initial starts in the Sycamore Blue and White.
First Start Against SEMO – Andy Hertlein (OL), BJ Wuest (WR), Dane Pardridge (WR), Devin Johnson (DB), Mason Keifer (DL), Prinz Guitian (OL), Ashton Hayes (RB), Tyler Nansel (TE), Anthony Walk Jr. (DB).
First Start Against Purdue – Aaron Ball (RB), Jayden Reed (WR), Justice Musser (OL), Micah McNair (LB)
First Start Against Valparaiso – Jacob Soley (TE)
First Start Against North Dakota – Brady Allen (QB)
First Start against Youngstown State – Max McCool (RB), Jacek Blaszynski (OL), Xavier McIntyre (S)
First Start Against Illinois State – Zach Coleman (DB), Arison Walker (S)
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State picked up its second consecutive win over an in-state foe Tuesday evening, dispatching of visiting Evansville in three sets (25-16, 25-17, 25-23) inside ISU Arena.
The Sycamores’ sweep was their first home win of the season, and also gave head coach Ted Kopacz his first home win at the helm of the program. Indiana State also snapped a two-match losing streak to Evansville in the process.
Kira Holland led the Sycamore attack with nine kills and eight digs, while both middle blockers went error-free on the evening as Lily Mueller added nine kills and Ella Scott tacked on seven. Scott added five blocks for the Blue and White, while Macy Lengacher led all players with 13 digs. Hadley Hardersen dished out 31 assists in the win.
Set 1 | Indiana State 25, Evansville 16
Indiana State wasted no time jumping out to a lead, with kills from Scott, Knuth and Mueller powering an early run for the Sycamores. Three straight errors from the visitors, the last coming courtesy of a block from Hardersen and Scott, extended the Sycamore lead to 11-4, with Corinne Knapp tacking on an ace to add to Indiana State’s significant lead. Kills from Knuth and Hardersen pushed the advantage to double-digits, while the Trees took advantage of Evansville errors to close out a 25-16 opening set win.
Set 2 | Indiana State 25, Evansville 17
After a back-and-forth start to set two, the Sycamores finally broke through near the midway point. Knapp put down two kills and an ace, while teaming up with Scott for a block as the Trees went on a 6-2 run to pull ahead 13-9. The Purple Aces pulled back within a pair, but two quick kills from Mueller and one from Hardersen widened the Sycamore lead back to four. Similar to the first set, errors plagued Evansville down the stretch, as the Purple Aces committed three attack errors and a service error in a six-point span to increase Indiana State’s advantage to 22-14. Kills from Hardersen and Holland finished off a 25-17 second set win for the Sycamores.
Set 3 | Indiana State 25, Evansville 23
Kills from Knapp and Taylor Knuth, along with an ace from Hardersen, got things started for the Sycamores in the third set. Mueller continued her strong outing with a pair of kills, while Holland and Knapp added to the attacking onslaught as Indiana State pulled ahead by a pair. Another ace from Hardersen, paired with a kill and a block from Scott, put Indiana State ahead 15-11 at the midway point, but Evansville battled back. The Purple Aces pulled within two, but kills from Holland, Knapp and Hardersen kept the home side in front down the stretch. Evansville fended off a pair of set points, but Holland sent the Sycamore faithful home victorious with a kill to seal a 25-23 third set win.
News and Notes
Indiana State’s sweep was its first during conference play since Oct. 21, 2024, also against Evansville at home. The Trees’ last three-set win overall came August 29 against Green Bay.
Indiana State snapped a two-match losing streak to Evansville, while also improving to 50-39 all-time against the Purple Aces.
Ted Kopacz also picked up his first home win as Indiana State head coach.
Indiana State won earned back-to-back conference wins for the first time since Sept. 27 and Oct. 3, 2025, when the Sycamores defeated Belmont and Southern Illinois.
Indiana State’s middle blocker tandem combined to hit an error-free .667 (16-0-24) for the match, with Lily Mueller hitting .600 (9-0-15) and Ella Scott hitting .778 (7-0-9).
Indiana State limited Evansville to a .129 hitting percentage (28-17-85) in Tuesday’s match, tied with Green Bay for the lowest mark by a Sycamore opponent this season.
The Sycamores also hit a season-best .363 (44-11-91), hitting above .300 in a match for the first time since Sept. 27, 2025 against Belmont.
The .363 hitting percentage is Indiana State’s best in a match since hitting .431 at Tennessee State on Sept. 18, 2025. It also marks the Sycamores’ best hitting percentage in a conference match since Oct. 17, 2015, when the Trees hit .387 against Evansville.
Indiana State’s 11 attack errors are also a season low for a match, and the fewest by the Sycamores since Sept. 18, 2025 at Tennessee State.
Evansville’s 28 kills are the fewest by a Sycamore opponent since Tennessee State tallied just 25 kills on Sept. 18 2025.
Macy Lengacher’s 13 digs in Tuesday’s match put her at 982 for her career. The senior libero currently sits 18 digs shy of becoming the 12th player in program history to record 1,000 career digs, and the first since the 2020-21 season.
Indiana State finished with a statistical advantage in kills (44-28), assists (39-28), digs (33-31), aces (6-4) and blocks (5-3) in Tuesday’s match.
Tuesday’s win was the Sycamores’ first this season that did not come on a Friday or Saturday.
Up Next
Indiana State’s four-match homestand continues Friday night, as the Sycamores play host to league-leading Northern Iowa for a 6 p.m. first serve inside ISU Arena. Friday’s match is Volloween, with fans highly encouraged to come dressed in costumes for a chance to win a $50 gift card.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball ended up on the wrong side of a 25-15, 25-15, 25-23 contest against Wright State on Tuesday night (Oct. 27) in Horizon League action.
Purdue Fort Wayne’s Trinity Rye had 13 kills, the most in a Mastodon uniform. She was also efficient with a .400 hitting percentage. Mya Plemons (.462) and Riley Rosneck (.188) both added eight kills for the ‘Dons.
Wright State’s offense rolled throughout the match, as the Raiders hit .357, .583 and .355 in each of the sets. The Mastodons were effective themselves in the third set, creeping up to .312 (13-3-32) in the frame. The ‘Dons were at their best in the last, which saw Rye have six of her 13 kills on nine errorless swings. Riley Rosneck also had two of her three aces in the third.
Wright State got 16 kills out of Katie Sowko, a match-high. Lauren Yacobucci dished out 41 assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne moved to 11-13, 5-6 in the Horizon League. Wright State improved to 16-5 and remained unbeaten in league play with an 11-0 mark.
The Mastodons will be at home again on Halloween (Saturday, Oct. 31) for a 4 p.m. matchup with IU Indy. Prior to the match, the ‘Dons will have their second annual Track or Treat event in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball will play its final exhibition of the 2026-27 season on Wednesday (Oct. 28) with a quick trip to Ball State for a 7 p.m. tip.
Game Day Information
Who: Ball State Cardinals
When: Wednesday, October 28 | 7 PM
Where: Muncie, Ind. | Worthen Arena
Live Stats: None
Watch: None
Listen: 1380 AM
Game Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Ball State was 12-19 a year ago, but the Cardinals are led by first-year head coach Chris Capko for the 2026-27 season. Mason Jones is the leading returning scorer for BSU at 4.2 points per game. Twelve of the 14 Cardinals are juniors or older.
Series History
The Mastodons and Cardinals have met five times in the regular season, with Ball State owning a 4-1 edge. The Mastodons won the last regular season meeting 88-80 in the 2017 CIT. The ‘Dons beat the Cardinals 84-70 in an exhibition last season.
Hello, Fort Wayne!
For the Mastodons’ exhibition game against Purdue on October 22, there was an announced crowd of 10,141, the second-most for the Purdue Fort Wayne event in program history. The most was the 11,076 that came to the Mastodons’ 71-68 overtime win over No. 3 Indiana in 2016.
DeAndre Deep Dive
Senior DeAndre Craig averaged 14.0 points per game last season and is the second-leading returning scorer in the Horizon League, second to Wright State’s C.J. O’Hara. Craig was selected to the All-Horizon League Preseason First Team for the 2026-27 season. He scored in double-figures in 25 games last season.
Going Streaking
Purdue Fort Wayne has a winning streak of at least four games in 16 of the last 17 seasons. The only exception was the 2017-18 season, which still saw the Mastodons win 18 games.
Let Coffman Cook
Jon Coffman is the all-time winningest coach in Mastodon history with 215 wins. He earned win 200 on November 15, 2025 against Boyce.
No Place Like Home
The ‘Dons have won 28 consecutive regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson. The Mastodons have recorded double-digit wins at home in 12 of the last 14 years, including last season.
Lineup Love
The Mastodons used just two unique starting lineups all of last season.
Comeback ‘Dons
Purdue Fort Wayne’s 16-point comeback victory vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 4, 2026) was the second largest comeback in the program’s NCAA Division I era. The largest comeback victory in program history came in a win at North Dakota State (Jan. 20, 2011) when the ‘Dons rallied back from 18.
Get to Know The Transfers
Purdue Fort Wayne welcomes five transfers for the 2026-27 season: Ashton Williamson (FIU), Anthony Isaac Jr. (Manhattan), DeAndre Lewis (East Mississippi CC), Tamaje Izuagbe (Oklahoma Wesleyan), Edir Ortiz (Seton Hill).
• Williamson started 25 games at FIU and averaged 7.7 points per game.
• Isaac Jr. averaged 9.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in 23.2 minutes per game at Manhattan.
• Lewis was a Second Team All-League honoree at EMCC.
• Izuagbe was an NAIA First Team All-American at Oklahoma Wesleyan.
• Ortiz started 21 games and shot 44.8 percent from 3-point range at Seton Hill.
Don’t Forget the Freshmen!
Purdue Fort Wayne also has four true freshmen on the roster for the 2026-27 season: Carl Thompson III, Jaiden Arnold, Luke Balanis and Adam Walker.
• Thompson III was a Michigan All-State selection at Grand Rapids Christian.
• Arnold was the OHSBCA Division 3 Player of the Year at Cincinnati Aiken.
• Balanis averaged 13.0 points per game at Glenelg.
• Walker finished second in the Nike EYBL Circuit in 2025 with over 2.0 blocks per game.
NCAA Stats, Historically Speaking
The Mastodons are:
• Top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 11 seasons
• Top 35 in the nation in points per game in eight of the last 13 seasons
• Seventh in the nation in total made 3-pointers, 11th in 3-point field goal percentage and 26th in field goal percentage since the start of the 2014-15 season.
• The ‘Dons have been top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years and top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years.
• Purdue Fort Wayne finished each of the last three seasons ranked in the top-10 in the nation in turnover margin: 2025-26 (3.9), 2024-25 (5.3) and in 2023-24 (5.7).
Some Notre Dame Notes
In the Mastodons’ 72-69 win at Notre Dame last season, there were only four Mastodons that scored. DeAndre Craig Jr. was one of them. That the first time in the Division I era of the program that saw only four Mastodons score. It was also the Mastodons’s first win over an ACC foe and fourth against a major conference team (Indiana – 2016, 2017; DePaul – 2023).
A Lot To Live Up To
Purdue Fort Wayne had the leading scorer in the Horizon League in each of the last two seasons. Corey Hadnot II averaged 20.4 points per game last season and Jalen Jackson averaged 19.2 points per game in 2024-25.
Red Coat
In May 2025, head coach Jon Coffman was selected as a Red Coat recipient from the Mad Anthonys Foundation. Each year the Red Coat is given to an individual that has made a positive impact on the region and the state of Indiana. A few of the previous honorees include: Keith Busse, Chuck Surack, Brad Stevens, Bob Chase, Arnie Ball, Shelley Long, Matt Painter, Brian Kelly, Joe Tiller, Bob Knight and John Wooden. The Red Coat Gala began in 1958.
Konchar The Hall of Famer
Former Mastodon John Konchar (2014-19) was inducted into the Mastodon Hall of Fame on January 31, 2026. Konchar, who played eight years in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz, finished his collegiate career with the Mastodons as the first student-athlete in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals. He currently plays with Olympiacos B.C. in Athens, Greece.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne hosted Purdue in an exhibition contest in front of 10,141 fans, the second-most in program history.
Next Time Up
The ‘Dons will open the regular season with a trip to Pittsburgh for a game at Duquesne on November 3 at 7 p.m. The Mastodons will return home for a game against Albion on November 7.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Fueled by a goal inside the game’s final five minutes, the University of Evansville men’s soccer team slipped past Lipscomb, 2-1, in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday evening at Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville, Ind.
UE recorded seven shots on the evening with seven different Aces getting involved in the action. Between the posts, senior Hugo Amo made a pair of saves as the Spaniard eclipsed 1,300 minutes in goal for the Aces this season.
The opening half featured much of the possession in the midfield as the Aces and Bisons struggled to mount attacks early on. Through the game’s opening 45 minutes, the two sides combined to record just four shots with the Aces recording three in the first half. Neither team put a shot on frame, but Evansville’s best opportunity came in the 39th minute as senior Kyle Kimberling crossed a ball into the box that freshman Christian Nyatanga rose up and headed, sending it just over the crossbar.
Coming out of the half, it was clear both sides turned up the intensity of their attacks. It was Evansville who struck first, doing so in the 48th minute. Sophomore Ben Zec dispossessed a Bisons defender of the ball just at the edge of the box and quickly dribbled into the box, crossing it in front of goal and finding a streaking Ace in fellow sophomore Chase Ricker who clipped the ball into the back of the net. The Aces joy would not last long as the Bisons answered less than one minute later after a ball crossed into the box deflected and popped up to Jorge Morjob who volleyed it home to tie the match.
An exciting final stanza saw both sides create further chances to take the lead, but it was Evansville who capitalized on their chance late in the match. In the 86th minute, UE earned a corner kick and sophomore Devin Shepherd whipped in a cross that found a soaring Lionel Williams who smashed a header past the keeper and earned what would prove to be the game-winning goal for the Aces.
Evansville returns to Missouri Valley Conference play with a road contest at Bradley in Peoria, Illinois at 6 PM on Friday.
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State hit .363 while holding the University of Evansville volleyball team to a .129 tally to pick up a 3-0 win on Tuesday at ISU Arena.
Savannah Gogel and Wren Jones led the Purple Aces with six kills while Lyla Fisher had five. Kendall Agler paced the team with seven digs while Carsyn Kelley had 20 assists. Kira Holland and Lily Mueller had nine kills apiece to lead the Sycamores.
Set 1 – Indiana State 25, UE 16
Indiana State set the tone early taking a 5-1 lead out of the gate. McKenzie Laubach ended the stretch with a kill, however, the Sycamores continued to roll pushing the lead to 11-4. From there, they cruised to a 25-16 decision.
Set 2 – Indiana State 25, UE 17
Things were much closer early in the second set as Carsyn Kelley’s kill gave UE a 2-1 edge. Another Laubach kill, coupled with a pair of ISU errors, set Evansville up with a 6-4 lead. The Sycamores Rallied back to go up 13-9 before the Aces battled back within two (15-13). From there, Indiana State would pull away to take a 25-17 win and a 2-0 match lead.
Set 3 – Indiana State 25, UE 23
Following six early ties, ISU gained an 8-6 lead and pushed the advantage to 13-9. UE kept things close, making it a 2-point game at 15-13 on a Gogel kill. The Sycamores looked to have a grasp on the set taking a 24-20 lead, but UE had a final rally as kills from Gogel and Jones along with a Ryan Scheu ace made it a 24-23 game. Unfortunately, the Sycamores rebounded to score the final point and clinch the match.
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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
GLVC TOURNAMENT –
vs. (5) Quincy (6-4-7, 5-4-6 GLVC)
Sunday, November 1, 2:30 p.m. ET
The UIndy men’s soccer team prepares for postseason play this week with the start of the 2026 GLVC Championship Tournament Sunday at Key Stadium on the campus of the University of Indianapolis.
This is the eight consecutive season the Greyhounds are hosting in the opening round of the tournament, marking the longest active streak in the GLVC. UIndy earned the No. 4 seed in the eight-team, single-elimination bracket and are scheduled to open versus fifth-seeded Quincy Hawks on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The Greyhounds enter the matchup 14-10-4 all-time against Quincy, earlier this year the two teams tied in a 1-1 at Quincy. The last time these teams met at Key Stadium the Greyhounds won 2-1 last season.
Each of the four quarterfinal winners will advance to the GLVC Championship Tournament semifinals, which will be hosted at Cooper Sports Complex in Springfield, Mo. The two semifinal contests will be played on Friday, Nov. 6, while the final will take place Sunday, Nov. 8.
All GLVC Championship Tournament action will be streamed live behind a paywall on GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. All other details and results can be found on the official tournament homepage.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
Wednesday, Oct. 28
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
SECN — Exhibition: TBA
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Kennesaw St. at MTSU
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Jacksonville St. at New Mexico St.
COLLEGE GOLF
3 p.m.
GOLF — 2026 East Lake Cup: Third Round, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
8 p.m.
SECN — Georgia at Texas
GOLF
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship, First Round, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 a.m. (Thursday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: First Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — World Series: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay, Game 5 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
7:10 p.m.
ESPN — Philadelphia at Indiana
9:35 p.m.
ESPN — Oklahoma City at Dallas
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Philadelphia at Washington
TRUTV — Philadelphia at Washington
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Thursday, Oct. 29
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Exhibition: UCF at Kentucky
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — SC State at Morgan St.
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at Virginia
8 p.m.
ACCN — Duke at Florida St.
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: First Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, First Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship, Second Round, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 a.m. (Friday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Second Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Cleveland at Atlanta
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Carolina at Green Bay
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
CNBC — WNBA Finals: Golden State at Atlanta, Game 6 (if necessary)
PEACOCK — WNBA Finals: Golden State at Atlanta, Game 6 (if necessary)
USA — WNBA Finals: Golden State at Atlanta, Game 6 (if necessary)
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Friday, Oct. 30
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
6 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase Race at Martinsville – The Chase, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
10 a.m.
ACCN — 2026 ACC Cross Country Championships: From Blacksburg, Va.
11 a.m.
SECN — 2026 SEC Cross Country Championships: From Columbia, Mo.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
6 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Duke
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Tulane at Charlotte
ESPNU — Harvard at Dartmouth
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Baylor at UCF
10:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Kent St. at Sacramento St.
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at SMU
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPNU — Princeton at Cornell
7 p.m.
SECN — Oklahoma at Arkansas
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Second Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Bank Championship, First Round, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Ark.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Second Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship, Third Round, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Third Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
USA — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic: From Keeneland, Lexington, Ky.
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — World Series: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee, Game 6 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — New York at Philadelphia
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — L.A. Lakers at Golden State
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m.
NHLN — New Jersey at Vegas
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Saturday, Oct. 31
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
4 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase Race at Martinsville – The Chase, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.
6 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
ACCN — California at NC State
CBSSN — Bowling Green at W. Michigan
CW — Boston College at Duke
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — SMU at Syracuse
ESPNU — UAB at South Florida
FOX — TBA
FS1 — Illinois at Maryland
12:45 p.m.
SECN — Auburn at Mississippi
2 p.m.
TNT — Kansas St. at Colorado
3:15 p.m.
ACCN — Stanford at Louisville
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Florida at Georgia
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — FIU at Liberty
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — Arizona St. at BYU
FS1 — Kansas at TCU
NBCSN — TBA
PEACOCK — TBA
USA — Colorado St. at Utah St.
4 p.m.
ESPNU — S. Dakota at S. Dakota St.
4:15 p.m.
SECN — South Carolina at Oklahoma
7 p.m.
ACCN — Clemson at Florida St.
CBSSN — Washington St. at San Diego St.
ESPN — TBA
FS1 — Oklahoma St. at Iowa St.
7:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ESPN2 — Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
NBC — TBA
PEACOCK — TBA
7:45 p.m.
SECN — Missouri at Arkansas
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Army at Memphis
10 p.m.
CW — Texas St. at Boise St.
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — N. Illinois at UNLV
ESPN — TBA
11 p.m.
USA — Oregon St. at Fresno St.
FIGURE SKATING
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kelowna, British Columbia
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Third Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Bank Championship, Second Round, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Ark.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Third Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship, Final Round, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 a.m. (Sunday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Final Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
USA — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic: From Keeneland, Lexington, Ky.
3:30 p.m.
NBC — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic: From Keeneland, Lexington, Ky.
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — World Series: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee, Game 7 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
NBATV — Philadelphia at Charlotte
8:30 p.m.
NBATV — Oklahoma City at Houston
SOCCER (MEN’S)
8:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Chelsea
11 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion at Manchester City
USA — English Premier League: Nottingham Forest at Brentford FC
1 p.m.
CBS — Serie A: AS Roma at Udinese
1:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
CNBC — WNBA Finals: Atlanta at Golden State, Game 7 (if necessary)
PEACOCK — WNBA Finals: Atlanta at Golden State, Game 7 (if necessary)
USA — WNBA Finals: Atlanta at Golden State, Game 7 (if necessary)
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Sunday, Nov. 1
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: Xfinity 500 – The Chase, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.
3 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2026, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPNU — Arkansas at Kentucky
SECN — Mississippi at Texas A&M
4 p.m.
ACCN — Florida St. at Miami
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Georgia Tech at Louisville
1 p.m.
ABC — Texas A&M at Texas
2 p.m.
ACCN — Boston COllege at North Carolina
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Tennessee at Missouri
SECN — Oklahoma at Auburn
5 p.m.
SECN — Mississippi St. at Alabama
FIGURE SKATING
Noon
NBC — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kelowna, British Columbia
3 p.m.
NBCSN — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kelowna, British Columbia
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Final Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Bank Championship, Final Round, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Ark.
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Final Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
MARATHON
8 a.m.
ESPN2 — 2026 TCS New York City Marathon: From New York
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Buffalo, Tennessee at Cincinnati, Cleveland at Pittsburgh OR Indianapolis at Jacksonville
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Dallas, Minnesota at Detroit, Las Vegas at N.Y. Jets OR Atlanta at Tampa Bay
4:05 p.m.
FOX — L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at Denver OR New England at Miami
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Philadelphia at Washington
PEACOCK — Philadelphia at Washington
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Winnipeg at Carolina
6 p.m.
NHLN — Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers
SOCCER (MEN’S)
11:30 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Arsenal at Liverpool
USA — Bundesliga: Hamburger SV at Frankfurt
3 p.m.
ESPN — La Liga: TBA
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: TBA
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