“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SCOREBOARD
CLASS 6A
1: CROWN POINT 43 MERRILLVILLE 33
LAKE CENTRAL 57 HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 40
2: PENN 41 VALPARAISO 14
ELKHART 38 PORTAGE 7
3: HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 23 FISHERS 14
CARMEL 48 WESTFIELD 45
4: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 35 NOBLESVILLE 0
HOMESTEAD 26 FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 14
5: BEN DAVIS 32 AVON 10
BROWNSBURG 48 ZIONSVILLE 10
6: NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 38 PIKE 28
LAWRENCE NORTH 17 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 13
7: WARREN CENTRAL 47 PERRY MERIDIAN 10
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 41 DECATUR CENTRAL 23
8: COLUMBUS NORTH 50 JEFFERSONVILLE 15
CENTER GROVE 48 WHITELAND 14
CLASS 5A
9: MUNSTER 35 HAMMOND CENTRAL 6
CHESTERTON 31 MICHIGAN CITY 13
10: CONCORD 54 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 28
LAPORTE 42 GOSHEN 13
11: FORT WAYNE SNIDER 37 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 14
WARSAW 44 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 0
12: LAFAYETTE JEFF 87 ANDERSON 0
HUNTINGTON NORTH 49 MCCUTCHEON 21
13: NEW PALESTINE 53 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 35
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 49 MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7
14: PLAINFIELD 57 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 0
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 49 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7
15: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 63 FRANKLIN 0
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 40 SEYMOUR 7
16: EVANSVILLE NORTH 45 NEW ALBANY 13
CASTLE 30 FLOYD CENTRAL 29
CLASS 4A
17: HAMMOND MORTON 20 LOWELL 7
HOBART 56 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 12
18: NORTHRIDGE 28 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 27
NORTHWOOD 54 CULVER ACADEMY 19
19: FORT WAYNE DWENGER 43 DEKALB 13
EAST NOBLE 53 COLUMBIA CITY 17
20: LOGANSPORT 49 JAY COUNTY 22
MUNCIE CENTRAL 28 YORKTOWN 27
21: DANVILLE 38 BREBEUF JESUIT 7
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 38 NORTHVIEW 31
22: MOORESVILLE 22 BEECH GROVE 17
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 56 GREENWOOD 13
23: EAST CENTRAL 68 JENNINGS COUNTY 7
COLUMBUS EAST 47 SHELBYVILLE 7
24: EVANSVILLE HARRISON 58 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 26
HERITAGE HILLS 42 EVANSVILLE REITZ 26
CLASS 3A
25: ANDREAN 49 BENTON CENTRAL 0
TWIN LAKES 63 HAMMOND NOLL 25
26: WEST NOBLE 50 JIMTOWN 15
ANGOLA 28 FAIRFIELD 7
27: BLUFFTON 54 NORWELL 14
HERITAGE 20 ADAMS CENTRAL 17 OT
28: HAMILTON HEIGHTS 30 WESTERN 6
WEST LAFAYETTE 54 MACONAQUAH 26
29: WESTERN BOONE 35 NORTH MONTGOMERY 0
TRI-WEST 43 SPEEDWAY 21
30: LAWRENCEBURG 57 GREENSBURG 23
BATESVILLE 35 FRANKLIN COUNTY 0
31: INDIAN CREEK 29 VINCENNES LINCOLN 0
SULLIVAN 56 SCOTTSBURG 42
32: EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 63 GIBSON SOUTHERN 28
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 35 MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 6
CLASS 2A
33: KNOX 51 LAVILLE 7
WHEELER 21 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0
34: EASTSIDE 41 BREMEN 13
ROCHESTER 36 CENTRAL NOBLE 13
35: OAK HILL 35 DELPHI 26
LEWIS CASS 50 TIPTON 19
36: HAGERSTOWN 33 SHENANDOAH 16
LAPEL 47 ALEXANDRIA 0
37: INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 35 TRITON CENTRAL 13
EASTERN HANCOCK 39 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 0
38: MONROVIA 42 NORTH PUTNAM 32
SOUTH PUTNAM 56 GREENCASTLE 0
39: BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 41 SALEM 7
SWITZERLAND COUNTY 49 CLARKSVILLE 41
40: LINTON 54 TELL CITY 37
NORTH POSEY 42 PAOLI 21
CLASS 1A
41: WEST CENTRAL 38 NORTH NEWTON 8
NORTH JUDSON 48 WINAMAC 20
42: LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 54 TRI-COUNTY 0
CLINTON PRAIRIE 47 NORTH WHITE 8
43: PIONEER 50 SHERIDAN 20
CASTON 55 CLINTON CENTRAL 22
44: SOUTH ADAMS 70 SOUTHWOOD 7
FREMONT 32 NORTHFIELD 26
45: KNIGHTSTOWN 22 WES-DEL 14
TRI 52 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 6
46: MILAN 68 EDINBURGH 10
NORTH DECATUR 43 UNION COUNTY 0
47: RIVERTON PARKE 42 NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7
CLOVERDALE 39 COVINGTON 6
48: FOREST PARK 41 NORTH KNOX 13
NORTH DAVIESS 41 WEST WASHINGTON 27
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
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
PREVIEW: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026-27%20Soccer%20Preview.pdf
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 2026
1A BOYS
FW BLACKHAWK 6 OLDENBURG ACADEMY 0
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1A GIRLS
PROVIDENCE 3 FW BLACKHAWK 0
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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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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA SCOREBOARD
SIXERS 98, KNICKS 93
WARRIORS 112, LAKERS 95
MAVERICKS 116, ROCKETS 111
CELTICS 125, BULLS 111
PISTONS 110, NETS 94
WIZARDS 95, HORNETS 79
MAGIC 121, RAPTORS 114
TIMBERWOLVES 127, CLIPPERS 101
HEAT 145, PACERS 125
NUGGETS 127, SUNS 120
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NHL SCORES
PANTHERS 5, JETS 2
DEVILS 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2
FLAMES 6, KRAKEN 2
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 9
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
TULANE 38 CHARLOTTE 31 OT
BAYLOR 41 CENTRAL FLORIDA 9
SACRAMENTO STATE 31 KENT STATE 10
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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/SCORES
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
NFL
GAME OF THE WEEK: BALTIMORE 4-3 AT BUFFALO 5-1
Regular Season: BAL leads series, 7-5 (BUF won 2 of past 3)
Last reg. season meeting: 9/7/25: BAL 40 at BUF 41
RAVENS NOTES:
QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 15 of 20 atts. (75 pct.) for 222 yards & 2 TDs with 144.2 rating in Week 4, his 43rd game with 100+ rating & 2+ TD passes, tied-4th most (Russell Wilson) all-time by player under age 30. Is 1 of 2 QBs (Joe Burrow) with 65+ comp. pct. & 120+ rating in 3 games this season. Completed 14 of 19 atts. (73.7 pct.) for 209 yards & 2 TDs with 144.4 rating & rushed for 70 yards & TD in last meeting. • QB TYLER HUNTLEY completed 23 of 34 atts. (67.6 pct.) for 298 yards & TD in Week 7. Aims for his 9th start in row with TD pass. • RB DERRICK HENRY needs TD to tie HOFer Marshall Faulk (136) for 4th-most TDs by RB all-time. Ranks 2nd among AFC RBs with 7 rush TDs in 2026. Has 85+ scrimmage yards & TD in 3 of his 4 road games this season. Has 2+ TDs in 4 of his past 5 vs. Buf. Had 182 scrimmage yards (169 rush, 13 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting. • WR ZAY FLOWERS led team with 8 receptions for 137 yards & had TD catch in Week 7. Leads AFC in receptions (40) & ranks 5th in NFL in rec. yards (608) in 2026. Is only AFC player with 8+ catches in 3 games this season. Aims for his 7th in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Had 7 receptions for 143 yards & TD in last meeting. • LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with 8 tackles last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. • LB TRENTON SIMPSON had 5 tackles in Week 7. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had TFL in last meeting. • LB MIKE GREEN had sack last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3. • S KYLE HAMILTON had TFL in Week 7. Leads DBs with 7 TFL this season. Has TFL in 5 of his past 6. Had 9 tackles, 2 PD & FF in last meeting. • CB NATE WIGGINS had PD last week. Had 5 tackles in last meeting. • CB MARLON HUMPHREY had PD in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
BILLS NOTES:
QB JOSH ALLEN completed 23 of 33 atts. (69.7 pct.) for 255 yards & 2 TDs with 112.6 rating in Week 6. Ranks tied-1st in NFL with 8 rush TDs this season. Needs 39 rush yards to become 5th QB all-time with 5,000+ rush yards. Has 245+ pass yards & TD pass in 2 of his 3 games at home this season. Has rush TD in 5 of his past 6. Completed 33 of 46 atts. (71.7 pct.) for 394 yards & 2 TDs with 112 rating & rushed for 30 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • RB JAMES COOK led team with 153 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 58 rec.) & had rush TD in Week 6. Ranks 2nd in AFC with 627 rush yards in 2026. Aims for his 6th in row with rush TD. Is 1 of 5 RBs this season with 115+ scrimmage yards in 4+ games (4). Had 102 scrimmage yards (58 rec., 44 rush) & rush TD in last meeting. • WR KEON COLEMAN had 59 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row with rec. TD. Had 8 receptions for 112 yards & TD in last meeting. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR had 1st TD catch of season in Week 6. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. Had 6 catches for 64 yards in last meeting. • TE DALTON KINCAID had 7 receptions in Week 6. Had TD catch in last meeting. • DL GREG GAINES had 1st TFL of season in Week 6. Had TFL in his last game vs. Bal. (10/21/24 w/ TB). • LB TERREL BERNARD led team with 9 tackles in Week 6. Aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles. Had TFL & FR in last meeting. • LB DORIAN WILLIAMS had 5 tackles & INT in Week 6. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. • S COLE BISHOP had 7 tackles & season-high 2 PD in Week 6. Aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles. • CB DAVISON IGBINOSUN (rookie) had career-high 3 PD in Week 6. Ranks tied1st among rookies with 7 PD in 2026. • CB CHRISTIAN BENFORD had 2 PD in Week 6. Has PD in 3 of his past 4.
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NFL GAME OF THE WEEK: MINNESOTA 6-0 AT DETROIT 4-2
Regular Season: MIN leads series, 82-45-2 (MIN won past 2)
Last reg. season meeting: 12/25/25: DET 10 at MIN 23
VIKINGS NOTES:
VIKINGS are 6-0 for 1st time since 2009. Can be 7-0 for 5th time in franchise history (1973, 1975, 1998 & 2000). Lead NFL in scoring defense (12.3 ppg) & turnover differential (+7) & rank tied-1st in sacks (21). • QB KYLER MURRAY aims for his 4th in row with 90+ rating. Has 250+ pass yards in 3 of his 4 career starts vs. Det. • RB JORDAN MASON led team with 68 rush yards last week & aims for his 3rd in row in 2026 with 50+ rush yards. • RB AARON JONES aims for his 4th in row on road in 2026 with 90+ scrimmage yards. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in each of his 4 games vs. Det. w/ Min. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 games at Det. overall. Had rush TD in last meeting. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON has 602 receptions for 8,782 yards & 45 TDs in 99 career games, 3rd-most rec. yards all-time by player in 1st 100 career games. Has 831 rec. yards (138.5 per game) & 3 TDs in 6 career games at Det. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 2nd rec. TD of season last week. Was selected No. 8 overall by Det. in 2019 Draft & had 186 catches for 2,068 yards & 15 TDs in 47 games (2019-22) with team. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN last week became 1st player since 2000 with 12 tackles, 4 PD & 2 sacks in single game. Is 1 of 2 (Zack Baun) with 50+ tackles (54), 5+ TFL (6) & 5+ PD (5) in 2026. Had 17 tackles & sack in last meeting. • LB DALLAS TURNER ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 6 sacks this season. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had 1.5 sacks & 2 FRs in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Det. with TFL. • LB KYLE VAN NOY has 7 TFL in his past 5. • DL JALEN REDMOND had FR in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with TFL. • S HARRISON SMITH is 1 of 3 (HOFers Ronde Barber & Charles Woodson) with 40+ INTs (40) & 20+ sacks (22) since 1982. Had 3 PD, 2 TFL, sack & INT in last meeting.
LIONS NOTES:
QB JARED GOFF had 38th career game with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes last week, 3rd-most by player in 1st 11 seasons all-time. Has 41,410 career pass yards, 3rd-most by player in 1st 11 seasons in NFL history. Can become 4th QB ever with 30+ pass attempts & 0 INTs in 7 straight games. Since 2024, has 45 TDs & 110.6 rating in 20 home starts. Aims for his 10th in row at home with 90+ rating. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS ranks tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (9) & 3rd in scrimmage yards (890) in 2026. Can become 3rd RB since 2000 with 10+ scrimmage TDs in each of his 1st 4 seasons. Has 28 TDs (22 rush, 6 rec.) in 20 career home games. Has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career games vs. Min. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 9 catches for season-high 153 yards in Week 7, his 5th-career game with 150+ rec. yards. Has 593 receptions in 89 career games & can become fastest player to 600 career receptions all-time. Has 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in each of his 10 career games vs. Min. Can become 5th player since 2000 with 50+ catches, 500+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 6 seasons. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had 5 catches for 91 yards & 2 rec. TDs last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ rec. TDs. Has TD catch in 2 of his 3 career home games vs. Min. • TE SAM LAPORTA has TD catch in 2 of his past 3. Had rec. TD in last meeting. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 5th sack of season last week, his 48th-career sack. Has 0.5+ sacks in 9 of his past 10. Has 6 sacks & 8 TFL in his past 5 vs. Min. • LB JACK CAMPBELL aims for his 4th in row with 11+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 28 straight games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL (Ernest Jones – 37). • LB DERRICK BARNES has 5+ tackles & TFL in 2 of his 3 home games in 2026. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had INT in season debut last week. Aims for his 5th in row at home with PD.
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NFL GAME OF THE WEEK: CLEVELAND 5-2 AT PITTSBURGH 5-2
Regular Season: PIT leads series, 81-65-1 (home team won past 10)
Last reg. season meeting: 10/1/26: PIT 24 at CLE 27
BROWNS NOTES:
BROWNS became 1st team to win consecutive games on FG with no time remaining in 4th quarter since Cardinals & Packers in Weeks 7-8 in 2024 & became 2nd team since 1970 to record GW score in final 4 minutes of regulation or in OT in each of 1st 5 wins of season, joining 2016 Lions. • QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 25 of 36 atts. (69.4 pct.) for 308 yards & had 1st rush TD of season in Week 7. Has 65+ comp. pct. & 205+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Has 230+ pass yards & TD pass in each of his 4 career starts vs. Pit. Completed 24 of 33 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 268 yards & TD pass in Week 4 meeting. • RB QUINSHON JUDKINS had 104 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 8 rec.) & 2 rush TDs last week. Had 96 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 43 rec.) & rush TD in Week 4 meeting. • WR KC CONCEPCION (rookie) led team with 152 scrimmage yards (129 rec., 23 rush) & had 8 receptions last week. Ranks 2nd among rookies in receptions (30) & 3rd in rec. yards (315) in 2026. Had 5 catches for 64 yards in Week 4 meeting. • WR DENZEL BOSTON leads rookies in TD catches (3), ranks 2nd in rec. yards (372) & 5th in receptions (20) in 2026. Had 89 rec. yards in Week 4 meeting. • TE HAROLD FANNIN had 6 catches for 91 yards in Week 7. Has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with rec. TD. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 10 tackles & season-high 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 6+ tackles & TFL. Had PD in Week 4 meeting. • LB CARSON SCHWESINGER had 8 tackles in Week 7. Has FF in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles. Had 9 tackles in Week 4 meeting. • CB DENZEL WARD had 3 PD & INT last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Had INT in Week 4 meeting, • S GRANT DELPIT had 6 tackles & PD in Week 7. Has 5+ tackles & PD in 3 of his past 4. Had 6 tackles & INT in Week 4 meeting. • S RONNIE HICKMAN had 10 tackles & FR last week. Had 5 tackles & PD in Week 4 meeting.
STEELERS NOTES:
QB AARON RODGERS completed 19 of 30 atts. (63.3 pct.) for 212 yards & TD in Week 7, his 540th reg. season TD pass, surpassing HOFer Peyton Manning (539) for 3rd-most reg. season TD passes in NFL history. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 220+ pass yards & TD pass. Passed for 299 yards & 3 TDs in Week 4 meeting. • RB JAYLEN WARREN led team with 137 scrimmage yards (101 rush, 36 rec.) last week. Has 125+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Had 126 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 33 rec.) in Week 4 meeting. • RB RICO DOWDLE had season-high 86 scrimmage yards (45 rec., 41 rush) & career-high 6 catches in Week 7. • WR DK METCALF had 56 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 55+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 115 yards in Week 4 meeting. • TE DARNELL WASHINGTON had 3rd TD catch of season in Week 7. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4. Had TD catch in Week 4 meeting. • LB T.J. WATT had sack last week. Leads NFL in FFs (37) & ranks 2nd in sacks (120.5) & TFL (143) since 2017. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 2 TFL, sack, FF, FR & PD in Week 4 meeting. • LB PATRICK QUEEN led team with 10 tackles & had sack & PD in Week 7. Aims for his 10th in row vs. Cle. with 5+ tackles. Had 5 tackles in Week 4 meeting. • LB PAYTON WILSON had 6 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 7 tackles & sack in Week 4 meeting. • DT KEEANU BENTON aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TFL & PD. • DE CAMERON HEYWARD had 5th PD of season in Week 7. Had 7 tackles & FF in Week 4 meeting. • CB JALEN RAMSEY had 7 tackles last week. • CB ASANTE SAMUEL had 7 tackles last week. Had PD in Week 4 meeting. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 7 tackles & FF in Week 7. Had PD in Week 4 meeting.
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NFL GAME OF THE WEEK: KANSAS CITY 5-1 AT DENVER 5-2
Regular Season: KC leads series, 74-58 (DEN won 3 of past 4)
Last reg. season meeting: 9/14/26: DEN 10 at KC 31
CHIEFS NOTES:
QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 165 yards in Week 7. Has 225+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 overall & has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 on road. Is 14-2 vs. Den. with 4,231 pass yards (264.4 yards/game) & 26 TDs (23 pass, 3 rush). Passed for 184 yards & 2 TDs & had rush TD in Week 1 meeting. • RB KENNETH WALKER led team with 57 scrimmage yards (36 rush, 21 rec.) last week. Leads AFC with 701 rush yards & ranks tied-1st in AFC with 8 scrimmage TDs in 2026. Is 1 of 4 in NFL with 125+ scrimmage yards in 4 games this season. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & 2+ TDs in 3 of his past 4. Had career-high 191 scrimmage yards (173 rush, 18 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 1 meeting. • RB EMMETT JOHNSON ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 171 scrimmage yards in 2026. • WR XAVIER WORTHY has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. • TE TRAVIS KELCE had 4 catches for 44 yards in Week 7, surpassing HOFer Tony Gonzalez (15,413) for most rec. yards by TE, incl. playoffs, in NFL history & surpassing HOFer Marvin Harrison (1,102) for 5th-most reg. season receptions all-time. Had 3 catches for 71 yards in Week 1 meeting. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL led team with season-high 12 tackles last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 7 tackles in Week 1 meeting. • LB NICK BOLTON had 11 tackles & TFL in Week 7. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with 11+ tackles in 4 games this season. Has 9+ tackles & TFL in 4 of his past 5 on road. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Den. with PD. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL & PD. • DB NOHL WILLIAMS had career-high 10 tackles, TFL & 1st-career INT in Week 7. Ranks tied-2nd in AFC with 7 PD this season. Had sack & PD in Week 1 meeting. • CB MANSOOR DELANE (rookie) had 5 tackles, career-high 2 PD & TFL last week. Had INT in Week 1 meeting. • CB CHRIS ROLAND-WALLACE had 5 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 7
BRONCOS NOTES:
QB BO NIX passed for 222 yards & TD & rushed for season-high 73 yards & had rush TD in Week 7, becoming 5th player ever with 50-yard TD pass & 50-yard rush TD in same game. Has TD pass in 6 of his 7 starts this season. Ranks 3rd in completions (893) & 5th in pass yards (8,977) since 2024. Is 17-3 at home with 4,853 pass yards (242.7 yards/game) & 43 TDs (37 pass, 6 rush). Completed 17 of 28 atts. (60.7 pct.) for 131 yards & TD in Week 1 meeting. • RB JONAH COLEMAN (rookie) had career-high 69 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 15 rec.) last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. • RB RJ HARVEY had 54 rec. yards & 1st rec. TD of season in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards & TD. • RB J.K. DOBBINS aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. • TE EVAN ENGRAM had TD catch in Week 1 meeting. • LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 19 tackles & had 1st sack of season in Week 7. Leads NFL with 87 tackles in 2026. Is only player with 13+ tackles in 4 games this season. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Had 16 tackles in Week 1 meeting. • LB NIK BONITTO has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3. • DT MALCOLM ROACH had sack & PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had PD in Week 1 meeting. • DE SAI’VION JONES had 1st-career sack in Week 7. • CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for his 3rd in row at home with 6+ tackles. • CB RILEY MOSS had PD in Week 7. Has PD in 5 of his past 6 at home. Had 6 tackles & PD in Week 1 meeting. • CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 5 tackles & 3 PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & 2+ PD. Had PD in Week 1 meeting. • S BRANDON JONES had 9 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Had 5 tackles & INT in Week 1 meeting.
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NFL GAME OF THE WEEK: CHICAGO 5-2 AT SEATTLE 4-3
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 12-6 (CHI won 2 of past 3)
Last reg. season meeting: 12/26/24: SEA 6 at CHI 3
BEARS NOTES:
QB CALEB WILLIAMS passed for 308 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.7 rating last week & aims for 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards & 110+ rating. Has TD pass & 0 INTs in each of his 3 career MNF starts. Aims for his 5th in row in primetime with 250+ pass yards, TD pass, 0 INTs & 95+ rating. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 7th rush TD of season last week, his 45th-career rush TD. Is 1 of 3 (Josh Allen & Derrick Henry) with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 7 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD & 8th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. Has 815 scrimmage yards (101.9 per game) in 8 career MNF games, incl. 65+ scrimmage yards in each game. • WR LUTHER BURDEN had 4 catches for team-high 130 yards & 4th-career rec. TD last week, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5. • WR ROME ODUNZE had 69 rec. yards last week. • TE COLSTON LOVELAND aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches, 65+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 primetime games. • DB KYLER GORDON had 4th sack of season last week. Can become 1st DB with sack in 3 straight games since 2023 (P.J. Locke). Can become 1st DB since 2000 with 2+ TFL in 3 straight games. Had FF & FR in last meeting. • DB MALIK MUHAMMAD (rookie) had 1st-career game with TFL & PD last week. • DB DILLON THIENEMAN (rookie) aims for his 4th in row on road with PD. Leads all rookie DBs with 43 tackles. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT has TFL in 6 of his 7 career MNF games. Had sack & FF in last meeting. • LB DEVIN BUSH aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with FR. • LB T.J. EDWARDS aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TFL. • LB D’MARCO JACKSON had 2nd-career INT last week.
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
SEAHAWKS lead NFL in total defense (233.9 yards per game against) & pass defense (144.4 yards per game against). • QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 257 yards & TD in Week 7. Is 11-3 with 98.5 rating in 14 career home starts with Sea., incl. playoffs. Has TD pass & 0 INTs in 2 of his 3 career starts vs. Chi. • RB EMANUEL WILSON had 115 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 15 rec.) & 10thcareer rush TD last week, his 3rd-career 100+ scrimmage yard game. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 4 & aims for his 5th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Chi. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 9 catches for 150 yards & NFL-leading 8th rec. TD of season last week. Is 4th player in SB era with 100+ rec. yards in 6 of his 1st 7 games of season. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 58 receptions & 867 rec. yards, 4th player all-time with 55+ catches & 800+ rec. yards in his team’s 1st 7 games of season. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with 8+ catches & 120+ rec. yards. Can become 6th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in his 1st 8 games of season & 1st since 2023 (Tyreek Hill). • LB ERNEST JONES ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 68 tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 37 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 5th in row on MNF with TFL. • LB TYRICE KNIGHT aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • LB DERICK HALL had 3rd sack of season & 3rd-career FF last week. • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has 8 TFL in his past 8 on MNF. Had 3 TFL & 2 sacks in last meeting. • DT BYRON MURPHY has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 3 TFL & sack in last meeting. • S NICK EMMANWORI has 7+ tackles & TFL in 2 of hips past 3 in primetime. • S TY OKADA had 2nd-career INT last week.
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NFL GAME CAPSULES
Cleveland Browns (5-2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Steelers -3.5, Total 39.5
Series Rewind: Cleveland has won the last two and four of the last six in the AFC North rivalry. However, the Browns haven’t won in Pittsburgh since 2003, losing their last 22 regular-season games there, and the Steelers comfortably lead the all-time series 83-66-1 (including 2-1 in the postseason).
One day after Halloween, the Cleveland Browns will enter their own version of a House of Horrors when they visit the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. They already have a win over Pittsburgh this season, though, 27-24 on a late Andre Szmyt field goal on Oct. 1 and have won five of their last six games to hold the tiebreaker atop the division. Deshaun Watson threw for a season-high 308 yards last week in a 27-24 win at the Titans, which also came on a game-winning kick from Szmyt, this one as time expired. That win improved Cleveland to 5-1 in one-score games this season, but Pittsburgh isn’t lagging far behind at 4-1 in one-score games. Aaron Rodgers, who threw for 299 yards, three touchdowns and two picks in the first Browns matchup, surpassed Peyton Manning with his 540th career touchdown pass (third all-time) in Pittsburgh’s 16-10 defeat of New Orleans last week in France. Rodgers has thrown 13 touchdowns this season along with five interceptions, already approaching the seven he had in his first season with the Steelers.
Atlanta Falcons (3-4) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Buccaneers -2.5, Total 44.5
Series Rewind: The all-time regular-season count between NFC South rivals stands at 33-32 in favor of the Falcons. Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles is 3-6 all-time against Atlanta.
Falcons running back Bijan Robinson was held largely in check by the Chicago Bears but has been a major headache in his career against the Bucs. He went for 175 total yards in the last meeting with Tampa in December 2025 and has more than 100 yards from scrimmage in three consecutive games vs. the Bucs. Tampa’s defense isn’t flawless, but newfound pressure off the edge was a big boost last week. Yaya Diaby had career-high 3.0 sacks last week in a 43-13 victory at Carolina, where Tampa found more balance. Quarterback Baker Mayfield has shaken off a thumb injury and running back Bucky Irving produced his first two-TD game in Week 7. Mayfield has 18 total touchdowns (17 passing) in seven career starts against the Falcons, with at least two TD passes in each of the past five meetings.
Tennessee Titans (1-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Bengals -12.5, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: The Bengals have won three of the past four meetings, most recently a 37-27 victory in 2024. Joe Burrow threw for 271 yards with three TD passes.
Joe Burrow leads NFL with a 71.7% completion rate, he’s second in passer rating (110.4), third in TD passes (15) and has the backing of a stubborn defense helping guide the team’s rebound from a disappointing 2025 finish. The Bengals’ defense is second in the league with 21 sacks. The Titans have spent most of this season in comeback mode, which puts quarterback Cam Ward under the gun all too often. Running back Tony Pollard had a huge effort with 129 yards rushing and three TD runs in a last-play loss to Cleveland in Week 7. Cincinnati’s running game might benefit from a surprise subtraction at the heart of the Tennessee defense. Jeffery Simmons, a havoc-wreaking interior pass rusher, was traded to the Bears midweek. He was the anchor on a Tennessee defense that is 26th in the NFL against the run (131.1 yards per game).
Indianapolis Colts (2-5) at Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Jaguars -9.5, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: Indianapolis leads the all-time series 28-22 but has lost five of the last six to the Jaguars and hasn’t won in Jacksonville since 2014.
The Colts, who have lost 11 straight games in Jacksonville, may be facing a Jaguars team that appears poised to run away with the AFC South at a bad time amidst Indianapolis’ current turmoil. A week after firing longtime general manager Chris Ballard, the Colts traded defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and guard Quenton Nelson this week, signaling a potential midseason fire sale. Leading receiver Josh Downs (team-high 307 yards this season) also reportedly requested a trade Wednesday, but Indianapolis coach Shane Steichen told reporters that star running back Jonathan Taylor hasn’t yet requested a trade. Indianapolis brings a three-game losing streak to Jacksonville, which is the only team in the division better than 2-5. The Jaguars are coming off a bye week refreshed after a 1-1 stint in London which included a win over the Eagles and a loss to the Texans, both on last-second field goals. Jacksonville has the look of a complete team, ranking third in the NFL in scoring defense (17.3 points allowed per game), tied for seventh in scoring offense (25.7 ppg) and tied for third in turnover margin (plus-5). Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has thrown for 14 touchdowns, tied for fifth in the league, with four of the five ahead of him having played more games.
Arizona Cardinals (2-5) at Dallas Cowboys (3-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Cowboys -6.5, Total 54.5
Series Rewind: The Cardinals have won four straight meetings and eight of nine since 2008. In Week 9 last season in Arlington, Arizona had three takeaways in a 27-17 victory on “Monday Night Football.”
The Cardinals are 0-5 when they allow 17 or more points this season and the Cowboys are coming off a season-high 38-point performance in Monday’s win at Philadelphia. Look for both teams to air it out, as Arizona’s Jacoby Brissett led the NFL with 282 pass attempts entering Week 8 and Dallas’ Dak Prescott was tied for third with 273. The Cowboys also proved they could run the ball with 204 yards on the ground against the Eagles, with a career-high 155 from Javonte Williams. Arizona’s Trey McBride became just the second tight end under the age of 27 to reach 400 career catches, joining Dallas legend Jason Witten. CeeDee Lamb had two TD grabs against Philly and needs one more to tie Hall of Famer Drew Pearson (48) for seventh place in Cowboys history. Dallas is on a shorter week but Arizona looks like the more banged-up team, starting the week with 15 players either not practicing or doing so on a limited basis on Wednesday.
Las Vegas Raiders (3-4) at New York Jets (2-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Jets -1.5, Total 45.5
Series Rewind: These teams combined for 28 points when they last played in 2023, a 16-12 win for the Raiders. Las Vegas has been victorious in four of the past five meetings.
If you had a matchup of 2012 fourth-rounder Kirk Cousins (Raiders) and former Raiders starter Geno Smith, a second-rounder in 2013, on your bingo card, hats off to you. The old guard is front and under center on Sunday and there is pressure mounting to produce. The Jets lost to the previous winless Dolphins last week and head coach Aaron Glenn is now 5-19 in two seasons in New York, where grace and patience aren’t known to be virtues of pro sports fans. After a 3-0 start, the Raiders are in a nosedive with four consecutive losses under first-year coach Klint Kubiak. Of course, Kubiak is likely to have more runway to get the Raiders pointed in the right direction. That’s not necessarily the case for Cousins, but the plotline of No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza debuting on Broadway was put to bed for now by the franchise this week. It’s difficult to place the losses on Cousins. He is tied for the league lead in TD passes (16) and is fourth in passing yards (1,877). Red-zone issues and continued indecisiveness from running back Ashton Jeanty are among the challenges facing the Raiders. The Jets can hardly pin their poor showings on Smith, either. He’s completed 70% of his passes for 1,623 yards with 10 TDs and two INTs. The lack of a ground game without Breece Hall has been a hindrance.
Minnesota Vikings (6-0) at Detroit Lions (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Lions -3.5, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: Last season, the Vikings swept the NFC North-rival Lions for the first time since the 2020 season. They won 27-24 in Detroit in Week 9 and 23-10 in Minneapolis on Christmas Day in Week 17.
The NFL’s last unbeaten team, the Vikings can improve to 7-0 for the fifth time in franchise history (1973, 1975, 1998 and 2000). It’s a matchup of Detroit’s No. 2 scoring offense (30.7 points per game) and Minnesota’s No. 1 scoring defense (12.3 per game). Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson enters his 100th game with 8,782 yards, trailing only Julio Jones (9,618) and Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (9,019) in NFL history to that point in a career. With 1,788 yards, Lions star Jared Goff could become only the fourth QB to reach 2,000 yards before throwing his first interception: Patrick Mahomes (2019), Alex Smith (2017), Bernie Kosar (1991). With 593 catches in 89 games, Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown is set to become the fastest to 600 catches in league history. Cooper Kupp, Keenan Allen and Antonio Brown are tied at 96 games. The Vikings rank No. 1 in the NFL in turnover margin (plus-seven) and the Lions have turned the ball over only three times this season.
Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Buffalo Bills (5-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel: Bills -3. Total: 54.5
Series Rewind: Buffalo has won four of the past five meetings with two of those coming in the postseason. One was the 27-25 victory in the divisional round on Jan. 19, 2025, a game best remembered for Baltimore’s Mark Andrews dropping a two-point conversion throw with 1:33 left. The Bills also scored a 17-3 win in a divisional-round matchup on Jan. 16, 2021 when Taron Johnson intercepted Lamar Jackson and took it 101 yards for a touchdown.
Jackson could return to the field after missing the past three games with a left ankle injury. If Baltimore has the two-time MVP, it could be another wild contest like the 2025 season opener between the teams when the Bills scored 16 unanswered points in the final 3:56 for a 41-40 victory. Bills quarterback Josh Allen, the 2024 MVP, passed for 394 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two scores. Jackson passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns and added 70 yards and one score on the ground. This season, Baltimore averaged 29 points during Jackson’s four starts and that number dipped to 17.7 during three starts with backup Tyler “Snoop” Huntley. The Ravens are 1-2 under Huntley, didn’t score a single second-half point over the past two games and gave up five second-half touchdowns during a 35-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last week. Baltimore star running back Derrick Henry (sixth in NFL with 579 rushing yards) pointed the finger at himself after rushing for just 45 yards on 17 carries against Cincinnati. He said he needs to pick up his leadership. Allen always earns high marks for leadership and he’ll look to keep the Bills churning after a bye week. Buffalo has topped 30 points four times and leads the NFL in scoring offense (32.8 points per game) and stands fourth in total offense (387.7 yards per game). Interestingly, Allen has thrown just nine touchdown passes this season and is tied for the NFL lead with eight rushing scores. James Cook III ranks third in rushing (627 yards) but leads all running backs with four fumbles.
Los Angeles Chargers (0-6) at Los Angeles Rams (3-4)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Rams -6.5, Total 45.5
Series Rewind: The Rams lead the all-time series 7-6. This will be just the second time they have faced off since both teams moved into SoFi Stadium (the Chargers won 31-10 in 2023) and the third matchup since both teams relocated back to Los Angeles.
The Super Bowl will return to the Los Angeles area in February, and if the current NFL standings are any indication, neither team that calls SoFi Stadium home is expected to be on hand for the festivities. The Rams at least have a smidge of momentum, coming off a season-high 35 points in their win over the Raiders to inch closer to .500. While quarterback Matthew Stafford’s 1,989 passing yards led the league entering Thursday, the two-headed running back monster of Kyren Williams (492 yards, five TDs) and Blake Corum (316 yards, two TDs) have added to the offensive outburst. Stafford, with his three touchdown passes last week, became the all-time Rams leader in touchdown passes (155) and is the first player to hold the franchise career passing TDs record for multiple teams (282 for the Lions). The Chargers have much less to celebrate. While on their bye week, Miami won last week, leaving the Chargers as the last winless NFL team. Quarterback Justin Herbert, not far removed from consideration as a rising star in the league, has struggled behind an offensive line which started four rookies in the team’s most recent 22-6 loss to the Chiefs. Herbert has thrown an interception in every game this season, with eight against five touchdowns. The Chargers are last in the NFL with 15.0 points per game. The defense that was so strong a year ago is allowing 123.8 rushing yards per contest (21st in the NFL) and 25.2 points (22nd).
Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) at Denver Broncos (5-2)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel: Chiefs -1.5. Total: 40.5
Series Rewind: Denver beat the Chiefs three consecutive times and four of five before getting drilled 31-10 on Monday Night Football to open the season. Before the Broncos’ recent success, Kansas City defeated Denver 16 straight times, a streak that began with the Chiefs bottling up Peyton Manning in a 29-13 victory over Nov. 15, 2015. Manning was 5-of-20 passing for 35 yards and four interceptions before being pulled in favor of Brock Osweiler.
The two longtime AFC West rivals are battling for first place in the division. The Chiefs took their first loss of the season last week when they fell 20-3 to the host Seattle Seahawks. That has given the Broncos the opportunity to move atop the division if they can win a fourth consecutive game. One of Denver’s victories during the stretch was a 17-14 home overtime decision against the Seahawks. Quarterback Bo Nix passed for 222 yards in last week’s 30-16 road victory over the Arizona Cardinals. It marks Nix’s second-highest yardage output of the season. Nix also scored on a 62-yard run, the longest scoring run by a quarterback in Broncos’ history. Denver wideout Jaylen Waddle (chest) reaggravated an injury late against the Cardinals and his status is something to watch. The Chiefs will try to bounce back from a performance in which they had just 213 yards. Patrick Mahomes passed for a season-worst 165 yards while running back Kenneth Walker III had a season-low 36 yards and 2.6 yards per carry. Walker topped 100 yards in four of Kansas City’s first five games. Mahomes has gone consecutive games without a touchdown pass after firing nine in the first four games of the season. The Chiefs have allowed 10 or fewer points in three of their victories and they would like to replicate their Week 1 effort. Kansas City held the Broncos to 176 yards with Nix throwing for 131 while being sacked four times. Walker rushed for 173 yards, including a 60-yard TD.
New England Patriots (4-3) at Miami Dolphins (1-5)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel: Patriots -7 Total: 43.5
Series Rewind: New England has won the past two meetings — both last season — after the Dolphins won eight of the previous nine. The Patriots scored more than 17 points just once in those eight setbacks. Things changed last season with New England putting up 38 and 33 points in the two wins.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has topped 300 yards in two of the past three games and has thrown 12 touchdown passes over the last four outings after having just one passing score over the first three games. He completed a season-high 77.4% of his passes in a 30-24 road loss to the Chicago Bears on Oct. 22.
New England won its previous three games when it averaged 33.3 points. Not a single Patriots player has 300 receiving yards but five have more than 200, led by tight end Hunter Henry (296). He had season-bests of seven catches and 71 yards against Chicago. New England linebacker Elijah Ponder is breaking out as a second-year pro and has a team-best 5.5 sacks. The Dolphins are fresh off their first victory of the season as they recorded a 28-25 road win over the New York Jets. Running back Ollie Gordon II had 103 yards for his second 100-yard rushing output in three games. He had 88 yards in the other contest. Gordon has 339 rushing yards with four touchdowns and has quickly softened the loss of De’Von Achane (season-ending ACL tear). Miami hasn’t been opportunistic as it has just five takeaways (four interceptions, one fumble) and it also has produced an NFL-low six sacks. Another ugly stat is that the Dolphins have allowed opponents to complete a stunning 76.6% of their passes. No other team has allowed 70%. On the offensive side, Miami ranks 30th in passing at 162.0 yards per game. Malik Willis has completed just 57.6% of his throws with four touchdowns against four interceptions.
Philadelphia Eagles (2-5) at Washington Commanders (1-4-1)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Commanders -5.5, Total 40.5
Series Rewind: The Eagles began 2026 with a 24-22 home win vs. the Commanders, with Jalen Hurts throwing three TD passes and Philadelphia stopping Washington’s two-point conversion with 1:01 to play.
The NFC East rivals were a combined 0-6-1 during the month of October. Washington is coming off a bye week and hasn’t won since Sept. 27. Philadelphia is coming off a Monday night loss at home against Dallas and hasn’t won since Sept. 20. The Eagles are trying to avoid their first six-game losing streak since an eight-game skid in Andy Reid’s final season as head coach in 2012. Both teams have dealt with defensive lapses. Only Arizona (29.7) is giving up more points per game than Washington (28.7). The Commanders also have the NFL’s worst red-zone defense, allowing TDs on 18 of their opponents’ 22 trips. Philadelphia is tied with Indianapolis for the fewest takeaways (three) and is the only team that hasn’t recovered a fumble. Only Miami (six) has fewer sacks than the Eagles (eight), and the Dolphins have played one fewer game. Three of Philadelphia’s biggest weapons on offense are dealing with injuries: Saquon Barkley, DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks all missed practice to begin the short week.
Chicago Bears (5-2) at Seattle Seahawks (4-3)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Seahawks -3, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: The Seahawks beat the Bears 6-3 on Dec. 26, 2024, and lead the all-time series 12-6.
All of a sudden one of the matchups of the game is left guard Quenton Nelson and defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. The Seahawks acquired Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts and plugged the 30-year-old into a line in need of a boost. Left tackle Charles Cross (Achilles) is hurting, and the critical factor for the offense has been limiting the heat on quarterback Sam Darnold. Nelson gets a chance to tangle with Simmons, acquired by the Bears from the Titans this week, a matchup he’s infinitely familiar with from their time in the AFC South. They squared off on Oct. 18 when the Titans beat the Colts, 26-20. The Bears have won their past two games since quarterback Caleb Williams returned from a hamstring injury. Williams went 30 of 36 for 305 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 victory Oct. 18 at Atlanta, and he was 22 of 33 for 308 yards and two TDs in a 30-24 win Oct. 22 over visiting New England. Williams and the Bears will be going up against a Seattle defense that didn’t allow quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs to reach the red zone last Sunday night. The Seahawks prevailed 20-3 to snap a two-game skid.
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: LEBRON JAMES DELIVERS LATE AS SIXERS GET BY KNICKS
LeBron James converted a key putback and finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Philadelphia 76ers edged the visiting New York Knicks 98-93 on Friday.
On a night when all NBA games were the teams’ openers in NBA Cup play, Philadelphia was without Jaylen Brown (knee), giving Anfernee Simons an opportunity to shine in an expanded role. Simons scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 27 points, while VJ Edgecombe hit a clutch 3-pointer and finished with 13 points. The Sixers have won five of their first six games.
New York, meanwhile, has lost four of its first six, including two defeats against Philadelphia. Jalen Brunson scored 24 points on 8-of-22 shooting, while Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks.
Brunson’s 3-pointer with 1:32 left gave New York a 90-89 lead. James answered with a tough fadeaway on the other end to put the Sixers back in front. Following a Brunson miss, Edgecombe beat the shot-clock buzzer with a 3-pointer to make it 94-90. Brunson split two free throws to make it a one-possession game before James put back Maxey’s airball with 11.9 seconds remaining.
Warriors 112, Lakers 95
Stephen Curry poured in 31 points, the bench chipped in 50 more, and Golden State exacted a measure of revenge for an opening-night loss with a triumph over Los Angeles in San Francisco.
Coming off a 44-point performance, Curry buried eight of his 14 attempts from 3-point range as the Warriors overcame a 25-point deficit. Brandin Podziemski finished with four 3-pointers and 21 points, while De’Anthony Melton (16 points) and George Niang (11) made key contributions off the bench as the Warriors won their third straight after an 0-3 start.
Luka Doncic, whose 21 first-quarter points ignited the Lakers’ fast start, connected on six 3-pointers en route to his game-high total of 37. He also had seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Austin Reaves added 21 points, while fellow starters Jake LaRavia, Walker Kessler and Matisse Thybulle each scored 10.
Mavericks 116, Rockets 111
Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg combined for 68 points, and Dallas erased an 11-point second-half deficit to beat visiting Houston.
Irving posted 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting and nine assists. Flagg scored 33 points on 13-for-19 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds. The tandem totaled 27 points in the fourth quarter, with Irving drilling two 3-pointers early before Flagg sank a floater and converted the three-point play with 1:40 left to play, giving the Mavericks a 105-100 lead.
Flagg sank a turnaround jumper with 24.3 seconds left after Amen Thompson missed two free throws that would have tied the game with 42 seconds to play. Jabari Smith Jr. pulled the Rockets to within 109-108 with a 3-pointer, but Daniel Gafford answered with two free throws. Kevin Durant led Houston with 28 points. Smith added 22.
Celtics 125, Bulls 111
Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 30 points off the bench, Jayson Tatum added 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Boston defeated visiting Chicago.
Paul George had 18 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Boston, which led by as many as 32 points in the second quarter and won its fourth straight game after opening the season with a road loss to the Detroit Pistons. Neemias Queta scored 13 points, and Mitchell Robinson chipped in 11.
Caleb Wilson led Chicago with 23 points, including six 3-pointers. Norman Powell scored 16 points, Matas Buzelis added 14 and Josh Giddey had 13. The Bulls lost their fourth straight game while shooting 37.6% from the field and 30% (15 of 50) from 3-point range.
Pistons 110, Nets 94
Reserve Ronald Holland II sparked a dominant third quarter with 12 of his season-high 18 points for Detroit, which took control en route to a victory over winless Brooklyn in an NBA Cup game at New York.
Cade Cunningham scored a game-high 20 points for the Pistons, who have won two in a row. Duncan Robinson added 17 points.
Moritz Wagner finished with 16 points for the Nets, who are off to their second straight 0-5 start. Brooklyn committed 24 turnovers that led to 27 points.
Wizards 95, Hornets 79
Anthony Davis poured in 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Washington whipped visiting Charlotte.
Trae Young racked up 21 points and 2026 No. 1 overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa, making his NBA home debut, provided 17 points for the Wizards, who avenged a Monday loss at Charlotte.
Brandon Miller scored 19 points for the Hornets, who didn’t protect an early 10-point lead. Charlotte took 29 more field-goal attempts than Washington but converted only 30 of 101 (29.7%). The Wizards’ 38.9% shooting proved sufficient.
Magic 121, Raptors 114
Desmond Bane scored 28 points and Franz Wagner finished with 26 points and 11 assists to lead Orlando to a bounce-back win at Toronto.
Wendell Carter Jr. had 20 points and seven rebounds while Anthony Black finished with 17 points and 10 assists for the Magic, who lost 129-99 at Toronto on Wednesday.
Scottie Barnes paced the Raptors with a career-high 41 points on 19-of-34 shooting, adding five rebounds and five assists before fouling out. Immanuel Quickley totaled 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Timberwolves 127, Clippers 101
LaMelo Ball scored 24 points and dished seven assists as Minnesota pulled away for a win over Los Angeles in Minneapolis.
Jaden McDaniels finished with 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid. Bones Hyland added 19 points off the bench.
Darius Garland scored 24 points on 10-for-22 shooting to lead Los Angeles, which took its fourth loss in a row. Brook Lopez scored 13 points off the bench.
Heat 145, Pacers 125
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists to help Miami cruise past visiting Indiana.
Bam Adebayo added 27 points and nine rebounds while Klay Thompson scored 25 points and sank seven 3-pointers in the Heat’s first home win of the season.
Quenton Jackson led the Pacers with 24 points off the bench, and Andrew Nembhard logged 22 points and nine assists. Indiana took its third straight defeat.
Nuggets 127, Suns 120
Jamal Murray scored 39 points and made seven 3-pointers, Christian Braun had 29 points and a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Denver won at Phoenix.
Nikola Jokic had 18 points and 10 assists and finished three rebounds short of his second consecutive triple-double for the Nuggets, who swept their two-game trip.
Miles Bridges scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Devin Booker added 20 points for the Suns, who have lost three of four. Phoenix’s Dillon Brooks put up 22 points before he was ejected in the third quarter for kicking Murray in the groin while attempting a shot.
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NHL
NHL ROUNDUP: ANTON LUNDELL’S FIRST HAT TRICK POWERS PANTHERS PAST JETS
Anton Lundell scored his first career hat trick and Seth Jones added one goal and two assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.
The Jets took their eighth loss in a row (0-6-2). The franchise record is 10, which has happened three times (2000, 1994 and 1980).
Sam Reinhart also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who have won three straight games, the past two against Winnipeg. Florida goalie Akira Schmid made 22 stops as he won his third consecutive start.
Kyle Connor and Morgan Barron scored for the Jets. Nico Daws, acquired last week from New Jersey, made his first start with Winnipeg and stopped 33 of 37 shots.
Devils 5, Golden Knights 2
Arseny Gritsyuk and Jack Hughes each scored twice as New Jersey defeated Vegas in Las Vegas.
Luke Hughes also scored for the Devils, who went 2-1-0 on a three-game road trip and have won five of their past six games (5-1-0). Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves while improving to 2-0-0 with the Devils since being acquired from the Jets on Oct. 23.
Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev scored 90 seconds apart late in the first period for the Golden Knights, who have lost four of their past five games (1-3-1). Adin Hill made 27 saves.
Flames 6, Kraken 2
Matt Coronato scored once in his first career four-point game, and Joel Farabee tallied a goal and two assists to lead host Calgary to a victory over Seattle.
Morgan Frost and Matvei Gridin each collected a goal and an assist while Aydar Suniev and Ryan Strome added single tallies for the Flames, who have won five of their past six games. Dustin Wolf made 20 saves.
Mackie Samoskevich had a goal and an assist, and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for the Kraken. Starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots. Joey Daccord stopped 11 of 13 shots in relief.
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GOLF
ANDREW NOVAK USES LATE RUN TO FORGE LEAD AT MEXICO OPEN
Andrew Novak went 5 under par over the final six holes on Friday to grab a three-shot lead halfway through the VidantaWorld Mexico Open in Vallarta, Mexico.
Novak posted a 10-under-par 61, the round of the tournament so far, to move to 14-under 128. Tied at 11 under are amateur Kihei Akina (second-round 64), Ben Griffin (67), Frenchman Matthieu Pavon (66), Belgium’s Adrien Dumont de Chassart (67) and Japan’s Kensei Hirata (68).
Gordon Sargent (65), Max Greyserman (67), Canadian Mackenzie Hughes (67) and Englishman Marco Penge (68) share seventh place at 10 under.
Novak was one of several players to eagle the par-4 13th hole, which played at just 296 yards Friday. He drove the green and converted a 12-foot eagle putt, then seized the lead from Griffin with three long birdie putts.
Novak drained a 17 1/2-footer at the par-3 15th, a 16 1/2-footer at No. 16 and a 21-footer at No. 18. Not too shabby for a player who has consistently ranked near the bottom of the PGA Tour in putting.
The 31-year-old said he has been using an old putter this fall after cycling through several newer options.
“I got very frustrated with that, every single week being told that there’s nothing wrong with my putting and then just being dead last,” said Novak, whose lone PGA Tour win came alongside Griffin at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event in 2025.
“So went in the closet and dug out a putter that I used for a long time back in the day. It’s rusted out, it’s old, but I know it works. I don’t know loft on it, I don’t know the lie on it, but for the last four tournaments I’ve done pretty well making putts. So I think maybe I was just overthinking some things and yeah, I’ve just gone back to hitting putts.”
Novak entered the tournament No. 89 in the FedEx Cup Fall points standings, and a win would vault him to a projected No. 53. The top 100 players at the end of the fall retain full status on tour, and finishing Nos. 51-60 grants players access to the first two signature events of 2027.
“Yeah, look, there’s a pretty bunched leaderboard,” Novak said. “I separated a little bit, but we’re halfway there, there’s so much golf to play. I’m going to have to go out and keep hitting a bunch of fairways. If I’m hitting my irons like this, I’m going to be able to give myself a lot of opportunities.”
Akina also eagled the short 13th hole with a 15-foot putt, and he drained another key putt from 28 1/2 feet away for birdie at No. 18.
Akina, 20, has gotten five starts on tour this season and made the cut at all five. Just this month, he placed ninth at the Bank of Utah Championship and tied for 17th at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
“I think I’m feeling more comfortable with each round played,” Akina said. “This is my first time going from an event to another event, so back to back, it’s a little bit different for me in that aspect. Yeah, I feel like every new tournament, every new round is a learning experience for me, and this one here was a really great experience for me so far.”
First-round leader Karl Vilips of Australia followed his red-hot round of 62 with a 3-over 74 to drop back to 6 under for the tournament, tied for 34th.
Defending champion Brian Campbell carded a 68 on Friday and is tied for 26th at 7 under.
Notable names in line to miss the 4-under-par cut line included Tony Finau (3 under), Canadian Taylor Pendrith (2 under), Wyndham Clark (even par) and Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard (even).
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ZACH JOHNSON, IN LINE FOR SCHWAB CUP PUSH, LEADS IN LITTLE ROCK
With two tournaments to go in the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs, Zach Johnson is making his move.
Johnson, second to Stewart Cink in the season-long standings, shot an 8-under-par 64 on Friday to take the first-round lead at the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Ark.
Johnson holds a one-shot lead over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, while tied for third at 6-under 66 are Michael Block, Australian Richard Green and New Zealand’s Steven Alker, the latter of whom is a two-time Schwab Cup champ and sits third in the current race.
Johnson, the former U.S. Ryder Cup captain and two-time major champ, finished birdie-birdie at Pleasant Valley Country Club to complete his bogey-free round. He rolled in a long putt at the par-3 17th and came close to holding his third shot at the par-5 18th, setting up a short birdie.
“I had 109 (yards to the) hole and I hit a 56-degree (wedge),” Johnson said of his approach at No. 18. “It was one of those where, I mean I can probably max out my 56 at about 112. Wind was right to left. If anything, maybe a pinch of help, but I’m like, this is perfect. So the number in my head was 110 and it flew 110 and it spun back to whatever, 4 feet, 5 feet maybe.”
With what’s at stake, Johnson was glad to have a straightforward day to kick off the tournament.
“I put myself in the fairway a lot and just gave myself ample and really good opportunities,” said Johnson, a rookie on the PGA Tour Champions at 50. “… Just not a whole lot of stress if I’m going to be (honest) — which I like, low stress, especially the first day. I love a low-stress day.”
Fifty-four players qualified for the season’s penultimate event (51 are playing), but only the top 36 in points after Sunday will make the Charles Schwab Cup Championship two weeks from now in Phoenix.
Stenson, who began the week at No. 41 and is currently projected to jump to No. 20, is playing for more than just a spot in the finale. The former LIV Golf member, whose PGA Tour suspension expired earlier this year, is preparing himself to play a full-time schedule on the PGA Tour Champions in 2027.
“I was being realistic. I thought it was going to take some time to work on my game and get back in the groove of things,” Stenson said. “I just tried to stay with the processes. If you do enough good things over time, the results will come. And I’m not planning on changing anything just because I had a good round here and not because I had a good tournament last week. I’m just trying to keep on doing the things that I know and want to do.”
Alker had a strong round highlighted by an eagle at the par-5 10th, but he lost a stroke with a bogey 6 at No. 18.
“Coming in I still wasn’t quite hitting it how I wanted to and then bogey on the last,” he said. “But yeah, I just, I didn’t really have control of my ball today, which hasn’t really happened for a long time … My short game held me together and I was pleased with that.”
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DEFENDING CHAMP MIYU YAMASHITA TAKES MAYBANK LEAD
Defending champion Miyu Yamashita of Japan carded a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 in the second round Friday to take a two-shot lead at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia.
At 13-under 131, Yamashita is five shots ahead of the pace she set last year through two rounds at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club before prevailing in a three-way playoff.
“I’ve been playing some really good rounds this year especially,” Yamashita said. “My game is in better shape than last year, so my swing feels really good, too.”
Although Yamashita, 25, is not one of the circuit’s longest hitters, the four-time LPGA Tour winner has four birdies this week on the par-5 holes.
“The fairways are quite narrow on this course and then there is a lot of elevation changes,” she said. “My distance control has been good and I’ve been able to take advantage of the par-5s.”
First-round leader Pauline Roussin-Bouchard of France (69 on Friday) and Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez (66) are tied for second at 11-under. South Korea’s A Lim Kim is fourth at 10-under after shooting the low round of the day at 64.
Roussin-Bouchard enters the weekend with 11 birdies and zero bogeys.
“The few putts that I made were mostly for pars, so those were definitely clutch,” she said after her round. “I think it’s like trying to just do pretty much the same thing and maybe just roll a few more putts in. But no, same mindset. Keeping the thoughts in the right place and that’s pretty much it.”
Lopez Ramirez birdied three of her last four holes in humid conditions.
“Try to keep your mind cool and your body hydrated in these conditions,” Lopez Ramirez said of her plans for the weekend.
England’s Charley Hull birdied five of her first six holes to take the lead, but bogeys at Nos. 16 and 18 gave her a 69 and a share of fifth place at 9-under with Sweden’s Maja Stark (67), South Korea’s Amy Yang (67) and American Sophia Schubert (70).
Brooke Matthews delivered the highlight of Friday’s round by holing out for an ace at the par-3 fourth hole, using a 9-iron from 130 yards. It was just the second ace of her professional or amateur career.
“I hit a solid 9-iron right at it, and it just landed soft and rolled right in,” Matthews said following a round of 71 that left her tied for 65th place.
The LPGA Tour’s four-event Asian swing concludes next week with the Toto Japan Classic at Omitama outside Tokyo. Japan’s Nasa Hataoka is the defending champion.
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL SEMI-STATE PREVIEW
Eight locations. Four classes. Sixteen semifinal matches. Eight teams will punch their tickets to the IHSAA State Finals on November 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Indiana’s road to a state championship reaches its biggest weekend of the season. The top teams from across the state will compete Saturday morning and afternoon, with the winners advancing to the evening championship matches.
Here is a preview of all eight IHSAA Volleyball Semi-State sites, including matchups, records, rankings and storylines.
Class 4A – Two outstanding fields
Semi-State 2 – Huntington North
10:00 AM – No. 1 Fort Wayne Carroll (33-1) vs. No. 5 Penn (31-4)
12:00 PM – No. 2 Westfield (27-2) vs. Crown Point (21-13)
Preview: Carroll enters as the top-ranked team with only one loss. Penn has the experience to challenge the favorites. Westfield brings an impressive 27-2 record and will face a Crown Point team looking to pull off an upset.
Championship: 7:00 PM
Semi-State 8 – Jennings County
10:30 AM – No. 14 Floyd Central (29-5) vs. No. 3 Yorktown (29-2)
12:30 PM – Bloomington South (29-2) vs. Center Grove (32-4)
Preview: Yorktown and Floyd Central meet in a compelling opening match. Both have outstanding records, but Yorktown has been one of the state’s strongest programs. The second semifinal features two highly accomplished teams. Center Grove’s 32 wins make Bloomington South’s challenge especially interesting.
Championship: 6:30 PM
Class 3A – Four teams chasing a state championship
Semi-State 1 – NorthWood
10:30 AM – No. 19 Heritage (32-2) vs. Hanover Central (27-7)
12:30 PM – West Lafayette (21-12) vs. West Noble (30-3)
Preview: Heritage brings a remarkable 32-2 record into the semi-state. Hanover Central will have its hands full. West Noble also enters with 30 victories and faces a West Lafayette team looking to make a postseason statement.
Championship: 7:00 PM
Semi-State 7 – Jasper
10:00 AM – No. 25 Jasper (28-7) vs. No. 18 Tri-West (28-6)
12:00 PM – No. 24 Cathedral (24-10) vs. Batesville (28-7)
Preview: Jasper has home-court advantage and will face a very competitive Tri-West team. The second semifinal features Cathedral and Batesville. Both teams have the ability to make a deep tournament run. This site could produce a very competitive championship.
Championship: 7:00 PM
Class 2A – Opportunities for breakthrough performances
Semi-State 3 – Peru
10:00 AM – Benton Central (24-6) vs. Oak Hill (24-8)
12:00 PM – No. 12 Southwood (31-2) vs. Lakeland (26-6)
Preview: Southwood arrives with an impressive 31-2 record and will be a team to watch. Lakeland has 26 wins and will be looking to spoil that run. Benton Central and Oak Hill are evenly matched on paper, setting up an exciting opening semifinal.
Championship: 6:00 PM
Semi-State 6 – Bedford North Lawrence
10:00 AM – Scecina (17-14) vs. Trinity Lutheran (22-10)
12:00 PM – Heritage Christian (20-9) vs. North Posey (22-7)
Preview: Indianapolis-area fans will have an interest in this site with Scecina and Heritage Christian competing for a state-finals opportunity. Trinity Lutheran and North Posey both enter with winning records. Heritage Christian will face a strong North Posey squad in what could be a very entertaining match.
Championship: 7:00 PM
Class 1A – The smallest schools, the biggest dreams
Semi-State 4 – Delphi
10:00 AM – Fort Wayne Blackhawk (23-12) vs. Rossville (26-7)
12:00 PM – Northfield (19-12) vs. South Newton (25-9)
Preview: Rossville comes in with 26 victories and will look to advance past Blackhawk. South Newton has a strong 25-9 record and faces Northfield. Two competitive matchups make this a wide-open semi-state.
Championship: 7:00 PM
Semi-State 5 – Martinsville
10:30 AM – Greenwood Christian (24-8) vs. Evansville Christian (30-3)
12:30 PM – Shoals (27-3) vs. Indianapolis Lutheran (24-7)
Preview: This is an outstanding field. Evansville Christian enters with 30 victories and will face Greenwood Christian, a team that has proven it can compete with anyone. Shoals has an impressive 27-3 record and faces Indianapolis Lutheran, another dangerous postseason opponent.
Championship: 7:00 PM
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COLTS FOOTBALL PREVIEW: VS. JACKSONVILLE
Regular Season: IND leads series, 28-22 (JAX won 5 of past 6)
Last reg. season meeting: 12/28/25: JAX 23 at IND 17
COLTS NOTES:
QB DANIEL JONES passed for 108 yards in Week 7. Has 260+ pass yards in 2 of his past 3. Had 71.4 comp. pct. in his last start vs. Jax. (12/7/25). • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with 110 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 15 rec.) & had 77th-career rush TD last week. Surpassed Adrian Peterson (76) for 4th-most rush TDs by player under age 28 ever. Ranks tied-1st with 8 rush TDs in 2026. Aims for his 3rd in row with 110+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Had 84 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 14 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. • RB SETH MCGOWAN (rookie) rushed for career-high 46 yards in Week 7. • WR KEENAN ALLEN has 1,084 receptions, 9th-most all-time. Has 5+ receptions in 3 of his past 4. Had 4 receptions for 53 yards in his last game vs. Jax. (11/16/25 w/ LAC). • WR JOSH DOWNS aims for his 4th in row vs. division with 45+ scrimmage yards. • TE TYLER WARREN has 30 receptions, 213 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in 2026. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 5 catches for 43 yards in last meeting. • LB AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER had 7 tackles & TFL in Week 7. Has 7+ tackles & TFL in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 8th in row with 7+ tackles. Had 5 tackles & INT in his last game vs. Jax. (11/23/25 w/ Ari.). • DT ADETOMIWA ADEBAWORE had 5 tackles, career-high 2 sacks & PD in Week 7. Had sack in last meeting. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD had PD last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 4 tackles & 3 PD in his last game vs. Jax. (12/7/25). • CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT had PD & 1st sack of season in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 2 PD in his only career game vs. Jax. (9/14/25 w/ Cin.). • CB JUSTIN WALLEY had FF last week. Has FF in 2 of his past 3. • S CAM BYNUM has PD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Jax. • S A.J. HAULCY (rookie) led team with 9 tackles in Week 7.
JAGS NOTES:
QB TREVOR LAWRENCE passed for 306 yards & 4 TDs with 104.3 rating in Week 6. Aims for his 6th in row at EverBank Stadium with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating & his 4th in row overall with 225+ pass yards & TD pass. Completed 23 of 37 atts. (62.2 pct.) for 263 yards & had 2 rush TDs in last meeting. • RB BHAYSHUL TUTEN led team with 87 scrimmage yards (48 rec., 39 rush) & had career-high 2 rec. TDs in Week 6. Aims for his 5th in row with 85+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 3 of his past 4 at EverBank Stadium. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 5 receptions for season-high 83 yards in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row at EverBank Stadium with rec. TD. • WR PARKER WASHINGTON had 64 rec. yards in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row at EverBank Stadium with rec. TD. Had 8 receptions for 115 yards in last meeting. • WR/CB TRAVIS HUNTER had TD catch & INT in Week 6, becoming 3rd player since 1970 with rec. TD & INT in same game. • TE NATE BOERKIRCHER (rookie) had 1st-career rec. TD in Week 6. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN led team with 8 tackles in Week 6. Aims for his 6th in row with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 at EverBank Stadium. Had 13 tackles in last meeting. • DT ARIK ARMSTEAD had 1st PD of season in Week 6. • LB VENTRELL MILLER had 6 tackles & PD in Week 6. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row at EverBank Stadium with 7+ tackles. • S ANTONIO JOHNSON had 6 tackles & TFL in Week 6. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. Had INT in last meeting. • S KAEVON MERRIWEATHER had 7 tackles in Week 6. • CB JARRIAN JONES had 6 tackles & PD in Week 6. Has PD in 4 of his past 5 overall & 2 of his past 3 at EverBank Stadium. Has PD in 3 of his 4 career games vs. ind. Had INT in last meeting.
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INDIANA PACERS
NBA Cup group play commenced on Friday, and Indiana opened its slate against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Miami Heat. The Heat came into the matchup with a 1-4 record, hungry to get back in the win column, and defeated the Pacers, 145-125.
Indiana was severely undermanned – the Pacers had just 11 players available after Obi Toppin was a late scratch with back soreness. Toppin’s hustle and versatility was missed, but the Pacers had little trouble shifting their offense into gear.
Jay Huff scored a team-high 10 points in the first quarter. He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, and knocked in two 3-pointers in the opening 12 minutes. The Pacers have struggled from deep to open the season, but the 3-pointer was there for the Blue and Gold in the first half.
Andrew Nembhard was just 1-for-7 from 3-point range against the 76ers, but he opened Friday’s game with four triples in five tries. He closed the half with a team-high 17 points and five assists.
Three turnovers in the first three minutes of the third quarter spelled trouble for Indiana. The Heat led by 17 points with eight minutes to go in the third, 80-63, and the Pacers needed to find some momentum.
Klay Thompson erupted in the third. He knocked down five 3-pointers in the frame, and scored 15 points. The Heat ballooned their lead to as many as 23 points in the third quarter, but the Pacers dug in and fought back. Rookie Braden Smith’s first NBA point made the score 103-88, cutting the Heat lead to a manageable 15 points heading into the final frame.
Quenton Jackson was a steady source of momentum throughout the contest, but his scoring punch in the second half helped the Pacers cut into the Miami lead. Jackson scored a team-high 15 points in the second half, and finished with a team-high 24 points overall.
The Heat kept pushing, however, and led by 20 points with just under two minutes to play. Indiana tried to make a push, but the Heat held on to defeat the Pacers, 145-125.
Jackson’s 24 points led the Pacers, and Nembhard recorded his first 20-point game of the season with 22 points and nine assists. Antetokounmpo led the Heat with 31 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. He was followed by Adebayo with 27 points, and Thompson with 25.
Indiana dropped its first NBA Cup designated game, but has three remaining games in the group play stage. The Pacers will compete in NBA Cup play again on Friday, Nov. 13, when they host the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Inside the Numbers
The Pacers shot 48 percent from the field, and 46 percent from 3-point range.
Andrew Nembhard’s five made 3-pointers is a new career-high.
The Heat won the rebounding battle, 47-37.
Six of the 11 available Pacers scored in double figures on Friday – Quenton Jackson (24), Andrew Nembhard (22), Jarace Walker (14), Pascal Siakam (13), Jay Huff (13), and Kelly Oubre Jr. (10).
You Can Quote Me on That
“That’s going to be the strength of their team, and that’s going to be the challenge we have playing them…You’re trying to disrupt it a little bit. We went zone a couple times, and then we doubled a couple of times, and I don’t think he felt the double team, and that’s how some of the spray out threes happened.” – coach Lloyd Pierce on defending Giannis Antetokounmpo and shooters
“Our division is tough. I don’t know who won the Philly-New York game, but someone lost, right? And so we still have a chance, and it’s going to come down to the point differential. So we understand it. They understand it.” – Pierce on teams continuing to score late in the game due to NBA Cup tiebreakers
“We went to the finals of this thing the first year, and there was nothing easy about that. And so you know, if you’re going to have an opportunity, everything matters. Every possession matters. Every game matters. We’re going to have another one in a couple weeks…It matters. It’s important.” – Pierce on Indiana’s mindset in NBA Cup games
Stat of the Night
The Pacers recorded a season-high 42 points in the first quarter.
Noteworthy
Indiana is 0-1 in NBA Cup group play.
Coach Rick Carlisle missed Friday’s game to attend a memorial service for his father.
Obi Toppin was a late scratch in Miami with back soreness.
Rookie Braden Smith recorded his first NBA point in Friday’s matchup with the Heat.
Up Next
The Pacers will host Julius Randle and the Brooklyn Nets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5:00 PM ET.
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INDY FUEL
BLOOMINGTON- The Indy Fuel opened their Halloweekend in Bloomington, Illinois taking on the Bison. After each team exchanging a goal in the first period, Bloomington came up victorious in the end, 4-2 over the Fuel.
1ST PERIOD
Bloomington’s Grant Porter opened the scoring on Friday night. He put the Bison on the board at 9:57 with an unassisted goal.
Exactly twenty seconds later, Matt Petgrave and Killian Kiecker-Olson were both sent to the penalty box for holding and unsportsmanlike conduct respectively.
Those penalties were both killed off before Cody Laskosky evened the score at 1-1 with the help of Paul Ludwinski and Aaron Bohlinger at 16:44.
About a minute later, Laskosky took the game’s next penalty. He was called for slashing at 17:52. Tommy Budnick was called for high sticking just six seconds later, joining him in the box. The Fuel killed off both of those penalties.
After one period, Bloomington was outshooting Indy 10-5 despite the 1-1 tie.
2ND PERIOD
Petgrave took a high sticking minor penalty at 5:23, but Indy killed it off quickly.
At 12:35, Raivis Ansons scored for the Bison to make it 2-1. However, less than a minute later they headed to the penalty kill after Brenden Datema took a tripping penalty.
That is how the period ended, with the Bison up 2-1 after outshooting the Fuel, 19-12 through two.
3RD PERIOD
Michael Milne scored at 2:20 in the third period to extend the Bison’s lead to 3-1.
Less than three minutes later, Dean Loukus scored his first goal in a Fuel sweater to bring the score within one again.
With just over five minutes to go, it appeared Matt Petgrave scored to tie the game however after a review, the goal was called off.
The score returned to 3-2 in favor of the Bison before Indy pulled Adam Gajan from net in favor of the extra skater.
Vladislav Kamenev changed the score with an empty netter to put Bloomington up, 4-2. Time expired less than a minute later and Bloomington earned the victory, remaining undefeated so far in the 2026-27 season.
Bloomington outshot the Fuel, 25-21 in the game despite getting outshot by them 9-6 in the third period.
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IU MEN’S SOCCER
LOS ANGELES — Indiana men’s soccer (13-1-3, 6-1-2 B1G) remains tied atop the Big Ten Conference table going into Wednesday’s final match after Oliver Moller-Jensen led the Hoosiers to a 3-1 win at No. 17 UCLA Friday (Oct. 30) night.
Moller-Jensen took part in all three Hoosier goals, assisting Charlie Heuer’s opener before bagging his fourth brace of the season. The third-year forward put the match away with a long-distance chip from nearer to midfield than goal.
So, the Hoosiers sit in the driver’s seat ahead of Big Ten decision day. With 20 points, Indiana sits tied for first with Washington – a team it beat earlier in the slate. A win guarantees at least a share of its 20th Big Ten regular season championship as well as the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, though a myriad scenarios remain open on the way to another conference title.
IU will host Michigan State – currently three points short of the Hoosiers – in Wednesday’s ultimate match on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and fans can purchase tickets here.
KEY MOMENTS
• 17′ – GOAL! The opening goal sequence began with IU defender Nick McHenry running down a Bruin at midfield and dispossessing him. The ball came to Wes Carnevale, who passed to Moller-Jensen on the right wing. Moller-Jensen dribbled into the box, backed down a defender and passed across the six-yard box to Heuer, who slid in front of his marker and put it in. Indiana 1, UCLA 0
• 32′ – GOAL! As he attempted to score a rebounded shot, Moller-Jensen was pushed from behind in the box and won a penalty kick. Moller-Jensen stepped to the spot, sent the keeper the wrong way and finished into the right side of the goal to double IU’s lead. Indiana 2, UCLA 0
• 34′ – GOAL! UCLA responded minutes later from a free throw, as the ball came to Adrian Aguilar in the box. The Bruin midfielder wriggled in the box and fired a left-footed finish through the Hoosier defense. Indiana 2, UCLA 1
• 63′ – Indiana goalkeeper Michal Mroz added to his catalogue of great saves in preserving the one-goal lead. Josh Maher ended up on the floor from a 50-50 challenge, giving the UCLA forward a one-on-one chance with Mroz. Mroz got off his line well and made a sliding clearance as the Bruin took his shot.
• 72′ – GOAL! Off a UCLA sub and throw-in, Moller-Jensen quickly dispossessed the Bruins in their own half. Moller-Jensen tried to play Easton Bogard ahead of him, but the ball went through as he kept running. So, Moller-Jensen played himself through. With the keeper way off his line, the Hoosier forward fired a long chip from the right side of the field, and the ball sailed over the keeper and tucked into the far side of goal. Indiana 3, UCLA 1
NOTABLES
• Indiana improved to 3-0-1 against Top 25 opponents this season, with victories against No. 16 Washington (1-0), No. 4 Maryland and now at No. 17 UCLA (3-1) plus a draw at Wisconsin (1-1). Todd Yeagley improved to 64-39-21 against ranked opponents as IU head coach.
• Through 17 matches, Indiana has not allowed multiple goals in a game.
• Oliver Moller-Jensen improved his season totals to 12 goals, five assists and 29 points. His 12 goals double his previous career-high from his 2025 junior season at FAU.
• Moller-Jensen’s second goal marked his milestone 20th career goal. He now has 20 goals, 17 assists and 57 points for his career.
• Friday night was Moller-Jensen’s fourth multi-goal performance, having bagged braces against Notre Dame, Penn State, Kentucky and, now, at UCLA.
• Heuer scored his third goal of the season and eighth of his career. It came as his first since October 2 against No. 4 Maryland.
• Indiana delivered UCLA’s first defeat at home this season, as the Bruins moved to 6-1-2 in Los Angeles.
UP NEXT
Indiana will host Michigan State in the final match of the regular season, Wednesday, November 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET
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IU VOLLEYBALL
EAST LANSING, Mich. – There’s so much fight in this program.
Even with its backs against the wall, after a disastrous second set, the Indiana volleyball team (13-7, 6-5 Big Ten) turned around one of the best comebacks in recent memory to pick up a massive road victory. The Hoosiers rattled off the final three sets in dominant fashion to close out a reverse sweep (19-25, 15-25, 25-15, 25-19, 15-7) of 25th-ranked Michigan State on Friday (Oct. 30) evening at the Breslin Center.
IU’s comeback win is the third ranked win of the season and the seventh in the last two years. The reverse sweep was the first since last year’s season opener and the first over a ranked team in program history. After losing two five-set matches in Big Ten play this year, IU finally came out on the other end of one. It’s the 18th reverse sweep by the Hoosiers in school history.
Service pressure rose to a whole new level following the intermission. Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic had a record night from the end line, providing eight service aces. Those eight aces are the most by an IU player in the rally-scoring era and tied for the second most in a single match in program history. She dished out 44 assists and grabbed nine digs while setting the team to a .277 hitting percentage (55-19-130).
Nothing could have happened in East Lansing if not for a gritty defensive effort from the Hoosiers. IU won the blocking battle (12.0-9.0) behind a season high nine rejections from fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry. She added 10 kills and finished just shy of her second career double-double. Second-year libero Audrey Jackson shifted back into the libero jersey and had a career high 16 digs.
Fifth-year opposite hitter Avry Tatum helped spark a resurgent offensive effort in the latter half of the match. She had 15 kills, one of three Hoosiers in double figures. Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager responded from a slow start to turn in 14 kills. All five primary attackers had at least six kills.
Head coach Steve Aird matched a program record with his 12th ranked win as the head coach of the Hoosiers . His eight ranked road wins are far and away a program record already. IU will look to complete a 2-0 weekend tomorrow night (Oct. 31) in Ann Arbor against Michigan. First serve is set for 7 p.m. on B1G+.
How it Happened
• An offensive explosion got the ball rolling in IU’s comeback victory. After hitting under .200 in the opening two sets, IU responded by hitting .320 or better in the final three frames. That includes a blistering .438 (8-1-16) fifth set where IU sided out at 71 percent.
• A tough defensive effort was big for the Hoosiers on Friday evening. IU had an advantage in digs (49-47) and blocks (12.0-9.0) while winning the long rallies. Fifth-year opposite hitter Avry Tatum (15 kills, 6 blocks, 6 digs) and fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry (10 kills, 9 blocks) stepped up late for the Hoosiers.
Top Hoosier Performers
#13 Tatum, Avry
15 kills, 6 blocks, 6 digs
#12 Krickovic, Teodora
44 assists, 9 digs, 8 aces, 2 blocks, 2 kills
#77 Granberry, Kiki
10 kills, .412 hitting percentage, 9 blocks, 3 digs
Notes to Know
• IU pulled off a reverse sweep of No. 25 Michigan State on Friday (Oct. 30) evening after winning the final three sets of the match. It’s the first time IU has done so since beating Miami (Fla.) to begin the 2025 campaign last year. It’s the first reverse sweep of a Big Ten opponent since 2011 (vs. Iowa – Nov. 12, 2011) and the first against a ranked opponent in program history.
• Head coach Steve Aird guided his team to a 12th ranked win during his tenure in Bloomington. The win matches a program record for ranked wins by a head coach. His eight ranked road wins are by far the most by any head coach in IU history. Over the last two seasons, IU has won seven top 25 matches, the most in a two-year span in program history.
• Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic recorded eight aces in the win over the Spartans, by far a career high during her time in college. The eight aces are the most by any IU player in a rally-scoring era (since 2001) and are tied for the second most ever in a match in program history. Ironically, the single-match record is held by Jill Kerkhoff in a match against Michigan State (9 – Nov. 28, 1992).
• The Hoosiers scored points in a number of ways, including at the net and at the end line. For the first time this year, and second time in the past three years, IU recorded double-digit blocks (12.0) and aces (11) in the same match. The last time IU did that in a road match was also in East Lansing (Nov. 24, 2023). IU’s 11 aces are the most in a Big Ten match since that same contest against the Spartans (14 – Nov. 24, 2023).
• Second-year libero Audrey Jackson moved back into the jersey for the first time this season and made a big difference. She recorded a career high 16 digs and added four assists. Four different players had at least six digs in the win for the Hoosiers.
• Since the beginning of the 25-point rally-scoring era (2008), IU’s seven points allowed in set five are the fewest in a full-length match. The Hoosiers have played four five-set matches this season (2-2). In all of them, the losing team has failed to reach 10 points in the final frame.
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IU WOMEN’S SOCCER
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Indiana women’s soccer closed the 2026 regular season falling to No. 23 Penn State 4-0 on Friday (Oct. 30) night.
With the loss, the Hoosiers finish the season with a 4-12-2 record overall and 1-10-1 in conference play.
KEY MOMENTS
12′ – Penn State scored the first goal of the match off the left foot of Emma Johnson. She was assisted by Paige Kalal and Paige Pasinski.
23′ – Penn State extended their lead to 2-0 with a left footed goal from Ellie Kocher. She was assisted by Kalal and Audrey Kulpa on the play.
31′ – Miscommunication from the backline led to an own goal by the Hoosiers, growing the Penn State lead to 3-0 at halftime.
71′ – Defender Bella Haggerty creates a scoring opportunity, crossing the ball into the box finding midfielder Kennedy Neighbors for the shots attempt. Her shot is saved by the Nittany Lion goalkeeper.
79′ – Penn State scored their fourth goal of the match by Kaelyn Wolfe. She was assisted by Brooklyn Antonucci.
NOTABLE
Kendell Williams recorded three saves through the second half.
Four Hoosiers recorded a shot attempt [Neighbors 3, Graham 2, Chatterton, Satterfield]
IU forced five Penn State fouls.
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IU FIELD HOCKEY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Field Hockey will be the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and is set to take on No. 4 Seed Rutgers in their first round game of the tournament at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio.
The winner of the matchup will face No. 1 Seed Northwestern in the semifinals.
The entire tournament will be hosted by Ohio State with all quarterfinals matches taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with the semifinals following on Friday, Nov. 6 and the Big Ten Tournament final happening on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Indiana finished the regular season with a 9-7 record and a 4-4 mark in the Big Ten.
The Hoosiers have reached the Big Ten Tournament for three-straight seasons.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue scored twice in the final 28 minutes to rally past Nebraska, 2-1, on Friday night at Folk Field to close out the regular-season with a victory.
The Boilers broke the single-season record for goals set in 2007 with their 66th, en route to earning their ninth Big Ten victory on the season, the most in program history. The Boilermakers improved to 15-2-2 overall and 9-2-1 in Big Ten play with the win, tying their most wins in a single-season since 2021.
After a scoreless first half, Nebraska took a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick by Ella Guyott in the 54th minute. Purdue responded with a penalty kick of its own when Irene Campo converted in the 63rd minute to even the score at 1-1. The goal was Campo’s ninth of the season, becoming the third Boiler to have nine or more goals on the season.
The Boilermakers continued to press for the go-ahead goal, with Jaiden Anderson putting several shots up in the second half. Purdue broke through in the 86th minute when Anderson finished a pass from Rosa Maalouf in the 86th minute, scoring her 18th goal of the season and giving the Boilermakers a 2-1 advantage.
Purdue held Nebraska without another goal over the closing minutes to secure the comeback victory. Miller played all 90 minutes and made three saves.
The Boilers will await the finish of the other matches around the Big Ten to find out their seed for the upcoming Big Ten tournament.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: GAME NOTES VS. NAVY
GAME DAY AT A GLANCE
Saturday afternoon in New England will mark the 99th Notre Dame-Navy meeting. The series stands with an 84-13-1 Notre Dame advantage all-time.
It is the fourth meeting between Marcus Freeman and Brian Newberry as head coaches. Under Freeman, the Irish are 4-0 against the Midshipmen overall and 3-0 against Newberry-led Navy squads.
The Irish and Midshipmen met a season ago; it was the first true home game at Notre Dame Stadium against Navy in the Freeman Era. No. 10 Notre Dame won 49-10.
The last time the two teams met at a neutral site, it was a clash of top 25 opponents; No. 12 Notre Dame claimed a 51-14 win at MetLife Stadium over No. 24 Navy on October 26, 2024.
The Irish are 142-23-5 against American Athletic Conference opponents all-time.
Notre Dame is 6-0 against AAC members under Freeman.
The Notre Dame-Navy series (99) is the most-played series in program history.
The two sides have faced one another every year since 1927 with the exception of the 2020 season.
The teams play for the Rip Miller Trophy. An unconventional rivalry trophy, the Rip Miller Trophy is composed of two symmetric halves. Each program maintains possession of its half and is inscribed with the names of the team’s captains for each year. The two pieces are reunited whenever possible for the weekend of the annual rivalry contest.
The Rip Miller Trophy is named after NFF Hall of Fame inductee Edgar “Rip” Miller. He was a member of the Notre Dame football team from 1922-24 and was one of the Seven Mules on the offensive line who blocked for the legendary Four Horsemen. He went on to coach at Navy before serving as assistant director of athletics at Navy until 1974 for 48 years of service at the Naval Academy.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE • Jordan Faison extended his reception streak to 28 games at BYU, moving into sole possession of second place in program history. He leads the Irish with 34 catches, 451 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions this season, with 132 career catches for 1,769 yards. • Matt Jeffery is a two-sport athlete at Notre Dame with 23 career football appearances and 25 lacrosse appearances. He totaled 19 goals and 12 assists in 2026. On the football field, Jeffery blocked a punt against Michigan State and caught his first career touchdown pass at Purdue. • Jaden Greathouse caught a career-high eight passes for 125 yards at BYU. Greathouse has 19 receptions for 263 yards and two touchdowns this season, with 83 career catches for 1,193 yards and 11 touchdowns. • Mylan Graham has five receptions for 37 yards in seven appearances this season. His eightyard reception against Michigan State capped a highlight play in which CJ Carr rolled over a defender to avoid a sack, got up and completed the pass for a first down. • Will Black has started all seven games at left tackle in 2026 after making his first career start in the season opener against Wisconsin. He helped Notre Dame rush for a season-high 361 yards against Stanford, and the Irish did not allow a sack at BYU. • Anthonie Knapp has started all 34 games of his career. After 27 starts at left tackle, Knapp has started all seven games at left guard in 2026, helping the Irish produce season highs of 361 rushing yards and 598 total yards against Stanford. • Ashton Craig made his 19th career start at BYU and is 15-4 as Notre Dame’s starting center. All 15 victories have come by double digits, including the 58-7 win over Stanford in which the Irish rushed for a season-high 361 yards. • Joe Otting went 6-0 as Notre Dame’s starting center to close 2025, with all six victories coming by double digits. • Guerby Lambert has started 19 consecutive games for Notre Dame, including all seven games at right tackle in 2026. He helped the Irish rush for a season-high 361 yards against Stanford, and Notre Dame did not allow a sack at BYU. • Sullivan Absher made his sixth consecutive start of the season at BYU and has started 11 of Notre Dame’s last 12 games at right guard. The Irish have won 10 of those 11 starts, with each victory coming by double digits. • Cooper Flanagan has six catches for 48 yards and two touchdowns in six appearances this season. He caught a two-yard touchdown pass and added a season-long 27-yard reception at Purdue. • James Flanigan has five receptions for 22 yards in seven appearances this season. He scored his first career touchdown in Week 1 at Lambeau Field, where his father and grandfather both played for the Packers. • Jack Larsen caught a career-high four passes for 23 yards at BYU. He has six receptions for 44 yards in seven appearances this season. • Micah Gilbert has 22 receptions for 409 yards and two touchdowns through seven games. His career-high 170 receiving yards against Michigan State were the most by an Irish player since Chase Claypool’s 180 against Wake Forest on Nov. 4, 2017. • CJ Carr completed 27 passes for 261 yards at BYU. He is 129-for-193 passing (.668) for 1,639 yards and 16 touchdowns against one interception this season. His 40 career touchdown passes tie Rick Mirer for eighth in program history. • Noah Grubbs has completed 14 of 22 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown without an interception in three appearances this season. He completed five of seven passes for 56 yards against Stanford. • Aneyas Williams has 302 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, plus nine catches for 109 yards and a score this season. His career-long 70-yard touchdown reception against Stanford was the longest by an Irish running back since Chris Tyree’s 76-yard score against Central Michigan in 2023. • Nolan James Jr. rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries at BYU, adding three receptions for 18 yards. James has 412 rushing yards and 105 receiving yards this season and leads the Irish with nine touchdowns — six rushing and three receiving. • Jonaz Walton scored a three-yard rushing touchdown and added a two-point conversion at BYU. He leads the Irish with 426 rushing yards on 57 carries, averaging 7.5 yards per attempt, and has three rushing touchdowns. His 181 yards against Stanford set a Notre Dame true freshman record.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE • Boubacar Traore recorded a sack that forced a fumble and his second career interception against Stanford, becoming the first Irish player since at least 1998 with both in the same game. He has 18 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and eight quarterback hurries this season, with 21.5 career tackles for loss. • Loghan Thomas has 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks through seven games this season. Thomas recorded sacks against Michigan State and Purdue and posted four tackles against Stanford. • Rodney Dunham has nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery through seven games in his freshman season. Dunham recorded his first career sack at Purdue. • Armel Mukam made his third consecutive start at BYU after returning to the starting lineup at North Carolina. He has 11 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack through seven games this season. • Jason Onye has four tackles in two appearances this season. He started the season opener against Wisconsin, marking his 10th career start for the Irish. Onye had three total tackles in his return against BYU. • Francis Brewu made his sixth consecutive start at BYU and has 16 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks this season. Brewu recorded Notre Dame’s only sack at North Carolina, a seven-yard loss. • Elijah Hughes has appeared in all seven games in 2026 and recorded three tackles, all in the win over Rice. Hughes has 36 career tackles, including 24 in 19 appearances for Notre Dame. • Tionne Gray recorded two tackles at BYU and has appeared in all seven games this season, making starts against Michigan State and Purdue. He has 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in 2026. • Bryce Young recorded a career-high five tackles at BYU, bringing his season total to 21. He shares Notre Dame’s team lead with 5.5 tackles for loss and has three sacks, including two at Purdue. • Keon Keeley recorded two tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry at BYU. He has appeared in all seven games in his first season with the Irish, totaling eight tackles and two pass breakups. • Jaiden Ausberry has 20 tackles and a tackle for loss through seven games this season, with 132 career tackles in 40 appearances for the Irish. His recovery on Stanford’s opening play was his second fumble recovery of the season and fourth of his career. • Jaylen Sneed recorded seven tackles in his 52nd career appearance at BYU. Sneed ranks second on the Irish with 28 tackles this season and has 135 career tackles. • Drayk Bowen shared the team lead with eight tackles at BYU and leads the Irish with 38 this season. Bowen has 197 career tackles in 47 appearances and scored his first career touchdown on a 15-yard fumble return at Purdue. • Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa reached 100 career tackles with two stops at BYU. He has 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery in five appearances this season. His third career interception came at North Carolina, where he returned it 14 yards to set up an Irish touchdown. • Madden Faraimo has appeared in all seven games in 2026, recording three tackles. He made his first tackle of the season against Michigan State and has 19 career tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks. • Christian Gray recorded three solo tackles at BYU and has 10 tackles and a pass breakup through seven games this season. Gray has six interceptions and 23 pass breakups in his career. • Leonard Moore recorded five tackles and a pass breakup at BYU. He has 13 tackles and five pass breakups in six appearances this season, with seven career interceptions and 23 career pass breakups. • Adon Shuler recorded three tackles at BYU, bringing his career total to 144. He has 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a forced fumble through seven games this season, with six career interceptions. • Luke Talich recorded a career-high eight tackles, including a tackle for loss, at BYU. He has 27 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a team-high two interceptions in six appearances this season. Talich recorded his sixth career interception and blocked a PAT at North Carolina. • Joey O’Brien recorded a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at BYU. He has 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack through seven games in his freshman season. O’Brien made his first career start at Purdue, recording five tackles and a half-sack. • DJ McKinney has started all seven games in his first season with Notre Dame, recording nine tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and two pass breakups. His 55-yard interception return for a touchdown came in the season opener against Wisconsin. • Jayden Sanders recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter at BYU. He has six tackles and shares the team lead with Leonard Moore at five pass breakups through seven appearances in his first season with the Irish.
COMPLETE NOTES: https://fightingirish.com/documents/9a8108e9-7641-4ac3-89a8-8ca804beaf98.pdf
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NAVY NOTES:
Opening Kick
• Navy (2-5) and #5/6 Notre Dame (6-1) will meet on the gridiron for the 99th time in series history when the two square off on ABC on Saturday (12 noon) at Gillette Stadium (65,878) in Foxborough, Mass. Saturday’s game is presented by Navy Federal and Navy Mutual Aid Association.
• The Navy-Notre Dame game was the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in college football until COVID canceled the game in 2020.
• Without Navy, Notre Dame may not still exist. Notre Dame fell on hard times in World War II. The school’s population dwindled to a depression era number of 2,623 students in 1943 and a 20 percent reduction in 5 years led to stark financial problems for the school. Then the Navy came to Notre Dame’s rescue.
• According to then Notre Dame president Hugh O’Donnell, the school “offered all of the facilities of this institution to the government. In April of 1943, the V-7 Indoctrination School was created and the first group of 900 men, all college graduates enlisted for one month as apprentice seamen.”
• The late Notre Dame Vice President Father Edmund Joyce also shared the same sentiments of Navy’s importance to the school. “All I can say is without the Navy during the war, this institution would have gotten down to a few hundred students. Instead of that, we were almost twice our normal size during the war, and we were able to contribute something to the Navy.”
• Notre Dame has never forgotten Navy’s kindness and support in its time of dire need. In fact, in the 1950s and 60s when colleges across the country en masse were ending their ROTC programs, Notre Dame stood by Navy and allowed its University to serve as a base for college naval recruits.
• Navy athletics will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its only football national championship this weekend, honoring a remarkable 1926 team that finished 9-0-1 and captured a share of the national title. The Mids will wear a commemorative uniform with a special patch for the Notre Dame game in recognition of a team whose accomplishments remain one of the great chapters in Navy football history.
• The jersey is a modern interpretation of the iconic “Chevron Stripe” uniform worn by Navy during the 1926 championship season. It features nine stripes across the upper body—four on the front and five on the back—symbolizing the nine victories recorded by the Midshipmen that season.
• The uniform features Navy’s traditional blue-and-gold color palette and pays tribute to the Naval Academy alma mater, “Navy Blue and Gold.” The song was first performed publicly in its current form on April 24, 1926, and was officially designated as the Academy’s alma mater in 1927. The words “Navy Blue and Gold” are inscribed on the interior collar of the jersey.
• The 1926 season also produced a remarkable connection between Navy and Notre Dame.
• Notre Dame entered its Nov. 27 game against Carnegie Tech undefeated at 8-0 and had surrendered only one touchdown all season. The Fighting Irish appeared to be headed toward a possible national championship before Carnegie Tech stunned Notre Dame, 19-0, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
• Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne wasn’t there to see it. Confident his team would defeat Carnegie Tech, Rockne instead traveled to Chicago to watch the Army-Navy game at Soldier Field. While Rockne watched Navy preserve its undefeated season with a 21-21 tie against Army, Carnegie Tech was handing Notre Dame its only loss of the season. Notre Dame would finish 9-1.
• One hundred years later, that unusual intersection of Navy and Notre Dame history provides another connection as the Midshipmen honor the team that delivered the program’s only national championship.
• The 1926 team remains one of the great chapters in Navy football history—a team coming off two difficult seasons, led by a first-year head coach, that went undefeated, defeated Michigan, battled Army to a tie before more than 110,000 fans and finished the season as a national champion.
• Navy last beat Notre Dame in 2016 when the Mids won in Jacksonville 28-27. Navy won three of the four contests from 2007-10.
• Three of the last 4 times Navy has beaten Notre Dame, the Mids were coming off a loss. In 2007, Navy was coming off a 59-52 loss to Delaware, in 2009 Navy was coming off a 27-24 loss to Temple and in 2016 Navy was coming off a 52-45 loss at USF.
• Navy’s last win over a ranked opponent was on Nov. 15, 2025 when it defeated #25 South Florida 41-38.
• The last time Navy beat a ranked Notre Dame team was on Nov. 7, 2009 when the Mids defeated the 19th/21st-ranked Irish 23-21 in South Bend.
• The last time Navy beat a top-10 opponent was Oct. 8, 2016, when the Mids stunned No. 6 Houston 46-40 in Annapolis.
• The last time Navy beat a top-5 opponent was Nov. 17, 1984, when the Mids upset No. 2 South Carolina 38-21 in Annapolis.
• The last time Navy beat a Notre Dame team ranked in the top 10 was Nov. 2, 1957, when the Mids won in South Bend over No. 5 Notre Dame 20-6.
• Not only are the Mids facing their toughest opponent in Notre Dame, they also have midterm exams this week.
• Notre Dame enters Saturday’s game with a 6-1 record. The Irish are coming off a 28-24 loss to BYU. Next week the Irish play host to No. 1 Miami at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame is considered a near lock to make the College Football Playoff.
• Navy’s 19 first-time collegiate starters (at any level collegiately) are the most in the country.
• Navy is an extremely young team, ranking 134th out of 138 FBS teams in career snaps played entering the 2026 season.
• This will be Navy’s fifth game in the last seven away from home. The Mids have played one of the least favorable schedules in the country.
• This will be the fourth-consecutive game Navy has played an opponent that had more rest than it did. Both Tulsa and UTSA played Thursday night games the week before Navy, while North Texas and Notre Dame had two weeks to prepare for the Mids.
• Navy and Eastern Michigan are the only teams in the FBS to play four road games in a five-game span. Three of those road games for Navy were night games with the Mids not returning to Annapolis before 5 am for any of them.
• Navy is one of five schools in the country that will play or have played three-consecutive road games in 2026, joining Western Kentucky, Syracuse, UNLV and Cal.
• This year is the first time Navy has played three of its first-four games of the season on the road (not including neutral site games) since 1997, when the Mids played at San Diego State (L, 45-31), home vs. Rutgers (W, 36-7), at SMU (W, 46-16) and at Duke (L, 26-17). That team finished 7-4, which included a 39-7 win over Army, but did not go to a bowl game because two of those seven wins were against FCS teams.
• The Mids are in the midst of playing seven-consecutive games without a bye (gm 6) which started Sept. 25 at UAB. It is the most games Navy has played without a bye since 2022 when it played nine-consecutive games without a bye. That team finished 4-8.
• Navy had played five-consecutive one-score games (1-4) before losing by 10 to North Texas. Last year, Navy went 5-0 in one-score games.
• It is the first time Navy played five-consecutive one-score games since 2005 when the Mids started the year playing five-consecutive one-score games (3-2).
• Despite the 2-5 record, Navy is outscoring its opposition 208-204. Navy has given up 143 points in the first half this year and 61 points in the second.
• Navy and Jacksonville State are the only teams in the FBS that have not recovered a fumble this fall.
• The five teams that have beaten Navy this year are a combined 26-10 (.722) – FAU (5-2), Air Force (5-2), UAB (4-3), UTSA (7-1) and North Texas (5-2). Navy has not played an FBS team with a losing record this year.
• Navy will have to win its next four games against Notre Dame, Temple, Memphis and Charlotte to become bowl eligible (Army game is played after the bowl bids are announced).
• The Mids are 12-2 (.857) at home since 2024.
• Navy has won 79-consecutive games at home when leading after 3 quarters, tied with Ohion University for the nation’s longest streak. The last time Navy lost at home when leading after 3 quarters was Oct. 23, 1999, when the Mids led Akron 29-13 and lost 35-29.
• Under Newberry, Navy is 16-4 (.800) at home and 12-13 (.480) away from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (8-10 on the road, 4-3 in neutral site games).
• Navy is No. 1 in the country in passing yards per completion, averaging 20.5 yards per reception.
• Navy is No. 3 in the nation in rushing this fall, averaging 307.7 rushing yards per game.
• Navy is averaging 5.72 yards per carry this season, which is No. 8 nationally.
• Navy is averaging 53.9 rushing attempts per game, which is No. 4 nationally.
• The Notre Dame defense is ranked No. 1 in the country in total defense (235 yds/gm), No. 3 in rushing defense (67.3 yds/gm), No. 4 in scoring defense (13.4) and No. 5 in turnovers gained (16).
• Since 2000, Navy has had 10 different quarterbacks rush for over 200 yards in a game a total of 20 times, which is more than triple any other FBS program.
• Jackson Gutierrez (Jr. / QB) joined that list in Navy’s home game on Oct. 10 against Tulsa when he rushed for a career-high 232 yards and three touchdowns on 41 carries.
• The 232 yards rushing are the most by a Navy player since 2019 when Malcolm Perry ran for 304 yards against Army.
• The 232 yards are the third most in the FBS this year in a single game and the second-most by a quarterback.
• The 41 rushing attempts were the most by a Navy player since Ricky Dobbs carried the ball 42 times against SMU in 2008. Dobbs finished with 224 yards and four touchdowns in that game, as the Mids did not attempt a pass.
• His 41 carries are the most by any player this year and the sixth most in school history. Gutierrez also had 34 carries against UAB, tied for the fourth most in the FBS this year.
• Gutierrez’s 12 rushing touchdowns this fall are tied for the fourth most in the FBS, while his 124.6 rushing yards per game stands fourth nationally and first among quarterbacks.
• His 92-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Jordan Collins (So. / TE) against UTSA is the longest pass play in school history. The previous long was an 87-yard pass from Chris McCoy to Matt Scornavacchi against Tulane in 1995.
• Collins had two receptions for a career-high 117 yards and a career-high two touchdowns against UTSA. He is the first Navy player to catch two passes in a game, both going for touchdowns, since Brandon Turner did it on Nov. 3, 2012, against FAU in a 24-17 win.
• Collins is the first tight end in the FBS to have no more than two catches in a game with 100+ receiving yards and two touchdowns since David Njoku of Miami (Fla.) in 2016.
• Gutierrez (232 yds, 41 carries) and Michael Barrow (Jr. / Snipe / 107 yds, 14 carries) became Navy’s first 100-yard rushing pair (vs. Tulsa) since Alex Tecza (126 yds) and Braxton Woodson (103 yds) did it against South Florida on Nov. 15, 2025. It was a career-high rushing yards for both Gutierrez and Barrow.
• Gutierrez carried the ball 26 times for 228 yards and three touchdowns, while completing seven of his 10 attempts for 133 yards and a touchdown against North Texas.
• He is the seventh different Navy player with multiple 200-yard rushing games in a career and his two games are tied for the fifth most in program history
• His two 200-yard rushing games this year (232 vs. Tulsa, 228 vs. North Texas) are tied for the second most in a Navy season. The record is three by Malcolm Perry in 2019.
• He is the first Navy player with 200 yards rushing and 100 yards passing in a game since Blake Horvath rushed for 211 yards and passed for 192 against Memphis on Sept. 21, 2024
• Gutierrez is the first Navy player with three-consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Blake Horvath has six in a row in 2025 (Tulsa, Rice, Air Force, Temple, FAU, North Texas)
• Navy is the only team in the FBS to have three 200-yard rushing games this year (Braxton Woodson, 200 yds vs. Towson, Jackson Gutierrez 232 vs. Tulsa and 228 vs. North Texas). Gutierrez and Torrance Burgess Jr. of Texas State are the only players that have two 200-yard rushing days in 2026.
• Gutierrez is the first Navy player since Brian Madden in 2000 to have 800 or more rushing yards and 700 or more passing yards in the first seven games of the season.
• Gutierrez got his first-career start at quarterback against UAB, rushing for 134 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries, while completing four of his 13 pass attempts for 104 yards. He is the first Navy quarterback to rush for 100 yards in his first-collegiate start since Ricky Dobbs did it at Northern Illinois on Nov. 25, 2008. Dobbs carried the ball 25 times for 125 yards rushing and a touchdown in Navy’s 16-0 win.
• Truman Brasfield (Fr. / WR) became the first Navy player since Ryan Read in 1998 to catch touchdown passes of 50 yards or more in consecutive games (54 yds vs. Colgate and 78 yds at Boston College) when he caught a 68-yard touchdown against Air Force on Oct. 3 and followed up with a 58-yarder at home against Tulsa last Saturday. The 68-yard touchdown reception at Air Force was his first-collegiate touchdown and the longest reception of his career.
• The last six times Navy has won its season opener, it has gone on to play in a bowl game. The Mids won their season opener this year 42-15 over Towson.
• Navy has gone to a bowl game in 12 of the last 13 years it has won its season opener.
• Navy owns a 761-610-57 (.553) record over 146 seasons. The 761 wins are the 23rd most in the FBS and the most of any team not in the autonomy four.
• Since his arrival in 2019, Brian Newberry has challenged the defense to “Get 6” in every game. What does Get 6 mean? It’s a combined total of six three-and-outs, fourth down stops and turnovers. A missed field goal counts as a fourth down stop.If that turnover is returned for a score, it counts as an extra point towards the goal of six.
• In Newberry’s eight years at Navy, the Mids are 29-5 (.853) and have won 12 in a row when they “Get 6” and 21-37 (.362) when they don’t.The Navy defense has not gotten “Six” this year.
• Brian Newberry started his head coaching career at Navy with a 20-10 record, which is the best 30-game start by a Navy head coach since Wayne Hardin went 20-9-1 from 1959-61. Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest head coach in school history, started his first-30 games at Navy with a 19-11 record.
• Newberry was 27-13 (.675) over his first 40 games, which tied him with Niumatalolo for the second best start in school history after 40 games. Bill Ingram owns the best start for a Navy coach after 40 games, starting 27-9-4 (.725) from 1926-30.
• Newberry is currently 28-17 (.622) as a head coach.
• Navy’s senior class has put together a 28-17 (.622) record over four seasons, including a 18-11 (.621) mark in the American Conference.
• Hoke Smith II (Sr. / OG) has the honor of wearing jersey No. 68 this season in memory of former Navy offensive lineman David Forney. Forney, who was a senior offensive lineman on the 2019 team, died on Feb. 20, 2020, after being found unresponsive in Bancroft Hall. He was 22 years old. Forney was a 3-year varsity letter winner for the Mids and played in 39-consecutive games over his final 3 seasons.
• Navy’s roster represents 31 different states. Georgia (28), Texas (27), Florida (23) and Maryland (22) have produced the most players on the Navy roster in 2026.
• The Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) and USAA have extended their historic partnership for an additional 10 years, continuing a longstanding relationship built on shared values of service, leadership and commitment to those who serve. As part of the expanded partnership, USAA has been named the Anchor Partner of Navy Athletics, the highest level of corporate partnership within the Naval Academy Athletic Association. Beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, the USAA logo will appear on jerseys for 30 Navy varsity sports, providing a visible representation of the continued collaboration between two organizations with deep connections to the military community.
• Navy currently has four players on the active NFL rosters. 2nd Lt. Eli Heidenreich (RB / WR, Pittsburgh Steelers) and 2nd Lt. Landon Robinson (DL, Cincinnati Bengals) are both rookies, while 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane (S, Jacksonville Jaguars) is in his second year. Joe Cardona (LS, Los Angeles Rams) is in his 12th NFL season, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach for the longest NFL career by a former Navy football player. Staubach played 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 through 1979.
• Navy’s four players on active 53-man NFL rosters are believed to be the most from a service academy at one time in NFL history (does not count practice squad players).
Game Day Timeline
11:41 AM – March-on of the Brigade of Midshipmen (approximately 700 Mids will be in attendance)
11:46:30 pm – National Anthem, Flyover
12:03:20 pm – Teams Take the Field
Navy will run out first, followed by Notre Dame
12:07 pm – Kickoff
1st/2nd Qtr Break –
Navy Mutual Outstanding Employee recognition
Halftime
Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform
3rd/4th Qtr Break – Recognition of pilots from flyover
Postgame – Navy Blue & Gold and Notre Dame alma mater
Navy’s alma mater, Navy Blue & Gold, and the Notre Dame alma mater will be played postgame as both teams stand at attention in front of the Brigade of Midshipmen and in front of the Notre Dame fans. The losing team will sing first, followed by the winning team.
Broadcast Coverage
• ABC will carry Saturday’s game with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) on the call.
• The Navy Football Pregame Show with Joe Miller, Mike James, Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff will get underway at 11 am on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 12 noon.
• Following the contest, Miller, James, Mills and Wykoff will recap the day’s events on the Navy postgame show.
• Expanding upon an aggressive Navy-related programming lineup; WNAV (1430 AM) will broadcast the Sing Second Sports Podcast followed by an encore airing of the Navy Sports Magazine five hours prior to kickoff (7:00 am)
• The Anchors Aweigh and Navy Football Podcasts will air four (8:00 am) and three hours (9:00 am) prior to kickoff, respectively each week.
• The WNAV Navy Tailgate Show will bring fans a live program from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium two hours (10:00 am) prior to kickoff for each home game and from the studio when the Mids are on the road.
• WNAV will then join the national pregame show with Wykoff, Miller, James and Mills for all the exciting action on the Navy Football Radio Network.
Navy Radio Network
• WBAL 1090 AM and 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
• WFED 1500 AM (Washington, D.C.)
• WFED 104.5 FM (W. Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
• WNAV 1430 AM (Annapolis)
• KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego)
• WGH 1310 AM / 100.9 FM (Norfolk)
• WJGM 105.7 FM (Jacksonville, Fla.)
• KIKI 990 AM (Honolulu, Hawai’i)
• Satellite:
Navy Broadcast –
SiriusXM (Channel 167) and the SXM App (Channel 967)
• Apps: Audacy (WNAV and KWFN) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Scouting Notre Dame
6-1 Overall | Independent
Head Coach: Marcus Freeman
• Notre Dame is off to a 6-1 start and ranked fifth in the AP poll and sixth in the coaches poll. The Irish are undoubtedly one of the best teams in the country and a top contender to win the national championship.
• Notre Dame owns an impressive 41-13 victory over Wisconsin and a 37-26 win over North Carolina. The Irish have also defeated Rice (52-0), Michigan State (27-10), Purdue (49-10) and Stanford (58-7). Their only loss was to BYU (28-24) in a game that ended in controversial fashion.
• The Irish are a rare program that take very few transfers. Notre Dame has just nine transfers on its roster, all from Power 4 schools.
• The Notre Dame offense is led by junior quarterback CJ Carr, who has completed 129 of his 193 pass attempts for 1,639 yards with 16 touchdowns and incredibly has thrown just one interception. Carr is projected to go seventh in the 2027 NFL Draft by ESPN’s Field Yates.
• Carr’s favorite targets are the electric senior wide receiver Jordan Faison (34 catches for 451 yds and 4 touchdowns) and junior wide receiver Micah Gilbert (22 catches for 429 yds and 2 touchdowns). Faison is also eighth in the country in punt returns (15.2 yds/return).
• The Notre Dame rushing attack is paced by freshman sensation Jonaz Walton (57 carries for 426 yds and 3 touchdowns) and sophomore Nolan James Jr. (81 carries for 412 yds and 6 touchdowns).
• The Notre Dame offense has lost just one fumble all year and thrown just one interception. The two total turnovers are the fewest in the FBS.
• The Irish are averaging 41.1 points per game, which is sixth in the country. A big part of that is an offense line that is No. 1 in the FBS in sacks allowed (0.3) and second in tackles for loss allowed (2.3).
• As good as the Notre Dame offense is, the defense is even better. The Irish are ranked No. 1 in the country in total defense (235 yds/gm), No. 3 in rushing defense (67.3 yds/gm), No. 4 in scoring defense (13.4) and fifth in turnovers gained (16).
• The Irish defense is led by senior linebacker Drayk Bowen (38 tackles, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery) and fifth-year senior linebacker Jaylen Sneed (28 tackles).
• Junior cornerback Leonard Moore is one of the best players in the country at any position. ESPN’s Field Yates projects him to go third in the 2027 NFL Draft.
• The Irish are an extremely disciplined team, ranking first in the country in penalties (3.1) and penalty yards per game (29.4).
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5-3, 4-4-0) dominated the Duke Blue Devils (5-6-3, 1-6-0) in a 3-0 win at Alumni Stadium on Friday night to close out the regular season.
Three different Irish players scored goals on the evening, with senior Nolan Spicer, fifth year Vlad Walent and junior Stevie Dunphy all finding the back of the net. Spicer also added an assist, as well as sophomore Karson Baquero. Junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly recorded three saves in his fourth clean sheet of the season, and 10th of his career.
Notre Dame finishes the regular season with a 5-2-2 home record.
The Irish lead the overall series against the Blue Devils with a record of 12-6-2 and are 8-0-2 when playing them at home at Alumni Stadium.
The match kicked off in the rain, and both sides battled for possession throughout the opening minutes, trading limited shots off target. Possession was split between the Irish and the Blue Devils until Duke found an opening 11 minutes into the match, rattling off three-consecutive shots in the box, all blocked by Notre Dame defenders.
As both sides settled in, Notre Dame began to take control, earning possession and setting up what would be a takeover. Notre Dame earned a free kick from Ian Shaul, setting up their first opportunity, but the shot was left wide to keep the score at zero.
The Irish continued to gain momentum throughout the first half, and in the 31st minute, the momentum paid off. With an aggressive setup by Notre Dame, Baquero broke the defensive line in the box to find Spicer, who delivered a low shot off his left foot that wrapped around the near post for the first goal of the night.
Just minutes later, Notre Dame earned a penalty kick, and Walent converted with a shot to the bottom left corner of the net to put the Irish up 2-0.
Notre Dame continued control through the end of the half, keeping their 2-0 advantage heading into the break.
In the second half, the Irish didn’t take long to challenge again. In the 53rd minute, Dunphy delivered a brilliant touch to a high ball in order to settle and turn to Spicer. Later, Spicer took care of the service to Dunphy, and Dunphy capitalized with Notre Dame’s third goal of the evening.
The Irish did not let up, continuing to control the game throughout the second half. Duke earned chances, including a free kick that resulted in a shot outside the box, but Notre Dame defended the shutout.
McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE
On the match…
“I’m very proud of the team tonight. We put together an excellent performance against a dangerous Duke team, handled the pressure of the night exceptionally well, and did a great job scoring goals and earning the shutout.”
UP NEXT
WIth the regular season complete, the Irish await their assignment for the 2026 ACC Men’s Soccer Tournament, set to commence on Nov. 4 at campus sites.
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame volleyball battled to the end against Georgia Tech, but couldn’t hold off the Yellow Jackets in a five-set thriller, 25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 19-25, 15-17 inside Purcell Pavilion.
Three Irish were in double figures in kills, led by 16 from Mae Kordas, 14 from Sydney Helmers and 11 from Chichi Nnaji. Helmers added 16 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
Lily Fenton posted her third double-double of the season, tallying 17 assists and 11 digs on the night. Fellow setter Maya Baker posted 28 assists and eight digs, and is now just 21 assists away from 1,000 in her career.
Notre Dame was solid at the net, posting 14.0 team blocks, led by a career-high seven from Kailyn Greene-Gordon. The Irish forced 32 Yellow Jackets attack errors and held them to just .199 hitting.
The Irish will look to flip the page on Sunday against Clemson at 1:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. Admission is free, and the game marks the third edition of this season’s poster series, with postgame autographs following the match.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler Bulldogs fell to the St. John’s Red Storm 3-2 on Friday evening. With the loss, the Bulldogs slide to 10-13 overall and 4-7 in the BIG EAST. The Red Storm improve to 17-7 overall and 7-4 in conference.
Bulldog Bites
Sarah Kempf recorded 42 assists, five blocks, five digs, and two kills.
Jersey Loyer registered 27 digs and two assists.
Chase Lemming posted 15 kills, including four in the second set. She also collected two blocks.
Raegan Durbin tallied 14 kills, including five in the third set. She also posted 14 digs and a block.
Karen Dutro totaled 10 kills and four blocks.
On the Record with Head Coach Kyle Shondell
“Unbelievable, instant classic match in Hinkle Fieldhouse tonight. We’ve had a stretch of volleyball for our program where we haven’t played up to our own standards, and that wasn’t the case tonight. We played well enough to compete with anybody in our league tonight, and nobody deserved to lose that match. Unfortunately, we happened to do so. Absolutely thrilled with our serving performance. Beyond pleased with Jersey Loyer’s effort tonight. I thought she was absolutely terrific, playing up against one of the best liberos in the BIG EAST Conference. I thought she raised her level. It was excellent for us. Chase, who continues to battle some injuries and challenges with her health, came in ready to go, and she played really, really well. Raegan Durbin was a star. So as mad as I am, it’s tough for me to be upset at my players because we played great tonight.”
Set 1 St. John’s (25-23)
Both teams opened the match trading points back and forth. The Bulldogs went on a 5-2 run driven by kills from Dutro and Elise Ward, which put them in the lead, 15-14, over the Red Storm at the halfway point of the set. Both teams continued to trade points back and forth, with Butler tying the score 23-23. However, St. John’s went on to score two more to take set one 25-23.
Set 2 Butler (25-23)
Both teams began the second set in similar fashion to the first, keeping the score close with St. John’s and Butler tied at 12-12. The Red Storm went on a 3-0 run to take the lead 15-12 at the midway point of the set. Butler continued to pressure St. John’s in the late moments of the frame behind a 5-2 run with kills from Durbin, which put the Red Storm up three. Then Butler went on an outstanding 5-0 run behind kills from Dutro, Durbin and a set-winning ace from Sarah Kempf.
Set 3 Butler (25-23)
The Bulldogs began the third set trading points with the Red Storm. Butler went on a 5-1 run driven by kills from Lemming and Zoe McDonald and an ace from Marin Thaxton to allow the Bulldogs to take a 15-11 edge at the halfway point. St. John’s continued to pressure Butler in the late moments of the set. However, the Bulldogs claimed set three 25-23.
Set 4 St. John’s (Score)
St. John’s began the fourth set trading points with Butler in the early moments of the frame. The Red Storm took a 15-11 edge over the Bulldogs at the midway point of the fourth set. Butler responded with a 7-2 run behind three consecutive kills from McDonald, along with kills from Lemming and Kempf. St. John’s answered with a 7-0 run of its own and claimed set four 25-21.
Set 5 St. John’s (20-18)
Butler jumped out to a 7-4 lead over St. John’s behind an ace from Aesha Vogt and a kill from Kempf to begin the fifth and final set of the night. The Red Storm crawled back into the match and tied the score 9-9. Butler then went on a 3-1 run driven by two kills from Dutro that put the Bulldogs up one. St. John’s went ahead and tied the match at 12-12. Both teams began to trade points back and forth, tying the fifth set score at both 15 and 18. Butler fought hard in the late moments of the set, but it was St. John’s who took set five 20-18 and the overall match victory.
Up Next
Butler returns to action Saturday, hosting Seton Hall at Hinkle Fieldhouse. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Bulldogs will then travel to Cincinnati, Ohio, to match up against Xavier on Wednesday, Nov. 4. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The Butler women’s basketball team will open the 2026-27 season on Monday morning as Tennessee Tech visits Hinkle Fieldhouse for the Bulldogs’ season opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. as BU hosts its annual Kids Day Game, with local Indianapolis schools in attendance. In partnership with the NCAA, this game will serve as our annual Readers Become Leaders event. Close to 3,500 Indianapolis students and their teachers will be in attendance as the program encourages young students to continue reading in school.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Brendan King and Eva Hallman on the call. Bulldog fans can now also listen to the live audio broadcast of the game on the Butler Sports App or the Butler Athletics MIXLR page with John Nolan and Owen Priscott on the call.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
Time: 11 AM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Butler Sports App & Butler Athletics MIXLR
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
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.
The Bulldogs’ preseason included two exhibitions, both wins against Ball State and Franklin College.
Against Franklin, seven Bulldogs scored in double figures, with Taya Ellis (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Laniah Wills (11 points, 10 rebounds) both recording double-doubles in the game.
Saniya and Nevaeh Jackson are the lone returners for Butler. BU added 11 new players this offseason with four freshmen and seven transfers joining the squad.
Saniya Jackson averaged 5.5 rebounds per game and 1.9 steals per game last year, both marks led the squad. The redshirt-junior started all 31 games for BU and averaged 9.2 points per game while playing 30.4 minutes per game.
BU’s transfer class includes 2025-26 MAC All-Defensive selection Tamar Singer (Miami Ohio), Horizon League All-Freshman selection Karina Bystry (Northern Kentucky), Lili Krasovec (Purdue Fort Wayne), Destiny Macharia (Purdue Fort Wayne), Judit Valero (FIU), Ellis (Bowling Green) and Jacy Weisbrod (Northern Michigan). Both Krasovec and Macharia followed Marchesano from Purdue Fort Wayne to Indianapolis.
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’s roster has players from five different states (Indiana, Wisconsin, Maryland, Tennessee, Illinois) and five different countries (Israel, Spain, Hungary, Canada, Australia).
The Bulldogs will play 20 BIG EAST games, facing all 10 conference opponents both at Hinkle Fieldhouse and on the road.
Butler went 12-19 in 2025-26, posting a 9-8 record at Hinkle. BU finished 6-14 in BIG EAST play and did not play in the postseason.
SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH
The Golden Eagles posted a 15-14 record last season with an 8-12 record in SoCon action.
Tennessee Tech had three players average double figures last season in Chloe Larry (13.6 ppg), Reghan Grimes (13.5 ppg) and Reagan Hurst (12.0 ppg). None of the trio return in 2026.
Tennessee Tech will look for transfers Savannah Davis (Middle Tennessee) and Morgan Sieper (Southern Miss) to contribute heavily on offense.
Kim Rosamond enters her 11th season at the helm of the Golden Eagles. She has led the program to eight consecutive winning seasons and will look to replicate that success during the 2026-27 season.
ABOUT THE SERIES
This will be the second all-time meeting between the two programs.
The last time the two sides met was the 1989-90 season. Tennessee Tech won that contest.
2026-27 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Fans will be able to purchase single-game tickets online at ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets or in person at the Butler Athletics Ticket Office at Hinkle Fieldhouse (which is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.). Season tickets for the 2026-27 basketball season are still on sale at butlersports.com/seasontickets. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Thursday, Nov. 5 as Lipscomb visits Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Greg Rakestraw and Dante Lang on the call. Fans can also listen live on the Butler Sports App or the Butler Athletics MIXLR page. More information about the game can be found on Butlersports.com.
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IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team closed the regular season with a fourth win in five games and punched a ticket to the Horizon League Tournament with a 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on Friday (Oct. 30). Junior Bethany Hartigan ripped a free kick from 30 yards out for the game’s only score in the 63rd minute and sophomore Isabel Oferosky delivered a shutout in net.
“It feels great, but you know, job isn’t done. That’s what we said. We treated this game like a playoff game. We knew that if we had it in our own hands, we controlled our destiny, all those cliches that you want to put into it, but we played an outstanding game,” head coach Angela Berry White said. “I mean, we had what, 25 shots. We converted it finally on a set piece. Just to have those opportunities and to keep creating, that was very important. Not to get away from our game plan and to try really just put the pressure on them. I can’t say enough about this team.”
Needing a win to ensure a spot in the upcoming six-team Horizon League Tournament, the Jaguars were on the accelerator for much of the day, including earning a penalty kick in the game’s third minute when Lindsey Castillo was pulled down inside the 18-yard box going to goal. Unfortunately, senior Caroline Kelley was unable to convert as NIU goalkeeper Alexandra Devory made a diving stop to her left to keep the Jags off the scoreboard. IU Indy kept the heat on, largely behind the holding play of Kelley and speedy Keilah Muldrow continually getting into space against the NIU backs.
The Jags outshot NIU 12-7 in the opening half and earned seven first half corner kicks to no avail.
While each minute made things more tense, the Jaguars continued to build chances and stave off NIU opportunities.
Hartigan finally lit the lamp with a 30-yard bullet that tucked in just inside the upper 90 after JoJo Murphy had drawn a foul, setting up the restart.
“I think we really deserve to get the win today and make the tournament. It was one of our best games we played recently,” Hartigan said. “I think we just stuck to the game plan and everyone was really behind each other. I think it’s really deserved. I’m just happy for everyone.”
It marked her second goal of her career, both coming this season. Defensively, Hartigan helped anchor a back line that was brilliant all day long in front of Oferosky.
White had to patchwork the defensive quilt all day long as the Jaguars were without starters Katie Hoog and Annaliese Black due to injury. Muldrow and Kelley had four shots apiece as IU Indy finished with 25 shots and nine on target. NIU closed with 15 shots and put eight on frame as Oferosky finished with eight stops.
The Jaguars will learn their postseason fate on Saturday with the conclusion of the regular season matches.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – – The Ball State women’s volleyball team held leads late in all four sets Friday evening but ultimately could not stop Bowling Green’s Mid-American Conference-leading seven-match winning streak, suffering a 3-1 (27-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-22) setback in Worthen Arena.
Despite the setback, there were plenty of bright spots for the Cardinals (15-7; 6-5 MAC), starting with a career-high 20 kills from junior outside Ava Smith. In addition, Smith hit the mark by hitting a match-best .500 (20-1-38) on the night, with just one attack error.
In the backcourt, junior outside Audrey Geer also turned in a solid performance, tying for team-high honors with a career-high 18 digs. She also added seven kills on the offensive front.
Speaking of career nights, freshman outside Mallory Pike also hit a pair of career marks, blasting 11 kills and collecting 16 digs.
Also collecting double digit kills for the Cardinals was junior opposite Tiffany Snook, with 13 markers and a .316 (13-1-38) hitting mark.
The backcourt saw senior setter Lindsey Green add 12 digs, who go along with 22 kills for her eighth double-double of the season. Sophomore setter Reese Axness added a team-high 25 assists and nine digs, while the Cardinals offense operated at a .257 (60-16-171) clip.
The MAC-leading Falcons (18-4; 10-1 MAC) were led offensively by 19 kills from Anastasija Bozic and defensively with a match-high 32 digs from Sydnie Hernandez.
BGSU hit .263 (65-19-175) for the match and held an 8-to-4 edge in service aces.
The teams will meet again Saturday afternoon for Chirp or Treat. Youth fans can receive free admission to the match with a paid adult ticket and enjoy trick-or-treating around the Worthen Arena concourse starting at 2 p.m.
A majority of Ball State’s other athletics teams will be on hand passing out candy, along with the University’s spirit squads.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State gave four-time defending MVC Champion Northern Iowa its toughest test of the 2026 conference slate Friday night inside ISU Arena, but the visiting Panthers ultimately prevailed over the Sycamores in four sets (25-9, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19).
Iowa native Hadley Hardersen led the Sycamores with 13 kills and 21 assists while hitting .455 for the match, as the sophomore setter also finished three digs shy of a triple-double. Curry Kendall tallied a team-high 14 kills while hitting .444, while Kira Holland tacked on eight kills and eight digs..
Set 1 | Northern Iowa 25, Indiana State 9
The visitors jumped out to an early lead, but kills from Taylor Knuth and Lily Mueller pulled the Trees within a point at 5-4. A 9-0 run for the Panthers followed, though, as UNI’s lead pushed into double-digits. A kill from Kendall and an ace from Lengacher gave the Trees positive signs, but Northern Iowa closed on a 9-1 run to take the first set 25-9.
Set 2 | Indiana State 25, Northern Iowa 21
Northern Iowa continued its momentum from the first set, jumping out to a 9-4 lead in the second. Unlike the opening set, the Sycamores came roaring back. Kills from Holland and Kendall, along with an ace from Corinne Knapp, kept the Trees within range midway through the set, and the Sycamores made their run down the stretch. Two kills from Holland and another from Mueller pulled the Trees within a point, and Hardersen later put the Sycamores in front with an ace. Kills from Ella Scott and Knapp put the Trees on the brink of a set win, and a UNI error closed out a 9-1 Sycamore run to give Indiana State a 25-21 set two win.
Set 3 | Northern Iowa 25, Indiana State 22
Indiana State showed it wasn’t going away early in the third, with Scott and Kendall teaming up for a block and Kendall and Hardersen putting down kills to level the set at 9-all. Northern Iowa went on a run to take a four-point lead, but the Sycamores followed suit with a run of their own. An ace from Knapp, along with a kill from Kendall and a block assist from Scott and Knapp, helped the Trees go in front 16-15, and the Sycamores remained on level terms with the Panthers following a Mueller kill. UNI went on another run to break through, though, and claimed a 25-22 win in the third despite late kills from Kendall and Hardersen.
Set 4 | Northern Iowa 25, Indiana State 19
Two early kills from Hardersen had the Sycamores on the right foot to start the fourth set, with Kendall tacking on a pair of kills to keep things knotted up. Hardersen and Kendall kept things going with kills to keep the Sycamores on level footing midway through the set, but the Panthers finally pulled away late. Hardersen put down another kill late in the set, but Northern Iowa won seven of the last 10 points to clinch a 25-19 fourth set win, fending off a valiant Sycamore effort.
News and Notes
Indiana State became just the second MVC team to win a set against Northern Iowa this season by taking the second set in Friday’s match.
Prior to Friday, the Sycamores’ last set won against Northern Iowa came on November 3, 2023 in Cedar Falls.
Hadley Hardersen’s 13 kills in Friday’s match were her most in a conference match in her career, while her .455 hitting percentage was her best this season.
Indiana State continued its strong trend from the service line, finishing with five aces against a Northern Iowa team that allows less than one ace per set this season.
The Sycamores’ five aces in Friday’s match are tied for the most against Northern Iowa in a conference match this season.
Indiana State’s .161 hitting percentage is the best against Northern Iowa among any MVC team this season, with the Sycamores being the only team to hit above .130 against the Panthers.
Macy Lengacher tallied seven digs in Friday’s match, giving her 989 for her career. The senior defensive specialist sits 11 away from becoming the 12th player in program history to reach 1,000 career digs.
Kira Holland registered eight kills in Friday’s match, as the senior outside hitter moved into a tie for eighth in program history with 1,046 career kills. Holland passed Kristin Widmar (2001-04, 1,039 kills) on the all-time list and is now tied with Stacy Stanton (1991-94, 1,046 kills).
Up Next
Indiana State remains at home for its next two matches, starting with its November 6 Senior Night match against Valparaiso at 6 p.m. inside Hulman Center.
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INDIANA STATE XC
DES MOINES, Iowa – Indiana State’s top five women’s runners all placed in the top 25 Friday, leading the Sycamores to a third-place finish at the 2026 MVC Cross Country Championships.
Brittney Burak and Hadley Gradolf claimed top-15 finishes to lead the way for the Blue and White at A.H. Blank Golf Course, earning all-conference accolades in the process. Halle Miller, Peyton Smith and Eve Schurr all placed in the top 25 for the Trees. Emerson Fayman and Ryan Handy carded top-30 finishes for the Blue and White on the men’s side, as the Sycamores placed sixth and were just one point off the top five.
Burak earned First Team All-MVC honors for the second straight year, placing sixth with a time of 20:28.6 to give Indiana State its fourth top-10 individual finish in the last three conference championships. Gradolf placed 14th with a time of 20:46.1 to earn her first career all-conference accolade, being named Second Team All-MVC. Miller was right behind at 20:47.1 to finish 16th, just three-tenths of a second off a top-15 finish.
Smith and Schurr rounded out the Sycamores’ scoring in 24th and 25th, running times of 21:13.3 and 21:15.3, respectively. Katy Green crossed the line in 21:28.2 to finish 32nd in her first MVC Championship. Gnister Grant ran a time of 21:42.0 to place just outside the top 40, while Emersyn Bland and Lily Rollings closed out the Indiana State contingent with times of 22:31.0 and 22:31.3, respectively.
Fayman was the first Sycamore to cross the line on the men’s side, coming in 23rd with a time of 24:33.9 to match his best finish at an MVC Championship. Handy followed in 28th at 24:38.3, his best finish at the conference meet, with Ryan York placing 31st by crossing the line in 24:40.8
Xander Fackler made a late charge to record his best finish at a conference championship, stopping the clock in 24:50.8 to place 36th. Brandon Mueller finished 41st in 24:58.5 to round out the Sycamores’ top five, while Chris Angeles was 55th with a time of 25:28.0. Henry McMurry (25:45.6), Alex Alvarez (26:05.4) and Parker Mimbela (26:32.6) closed out the Indiana State contingent.
Bradley won both team titles, while the Braves’ Noelle Steines (19:55.2) and Jayde Rosselee (23:00.3) claimed the individual titles.
Indiana State Results (Men’s 8K/Women’s 6K)
WOMEN’S 6K: 3rd of 11 teams (6-14-16-23-24-(31)-(40))– 83 points
6. Brittney Burak – 20:28.6 (First Team All-MVC, second in program history)
14. Hadley Gradolf – 20:46.1 (Second Team All-MVC, fourth in program history)
16. Halle Miller – 20:47.1 (fifth in program history)
24. Peyton Smith – 21:13.3 (12th in program history)
25. Eve Schurr – 21:15.3 (13th in program history)
32. Katy Green – 21:28.2 (15th in program history)
41. Gnister Grant – 21:42.0
67. Emersyn Bland – 22:31.0
68. Lily Rollings – 22:31.3
MEN’S 8K: 6th of 11 teams (21-26-29-34-39-(50)-(57))– 149 points
23. Emerson Fayman – 24:33.9
28. Ryan Handy – 24:38.3
31. Ryan York – 24:40.8
36. Xander Fackler – 24:50.8
41. Brandon Mueller – 24:58.5
54. Chris Angeles – 25:28.0
62. Henry McMurry – 25:45.6
73. Alex Alvarez – 26:05.4
80. Parker Mimbela – 26:32.6
Up Next
Indiana State returns to action November 13 for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in East Lansing, Michigan.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team knocked off Horizon League-leading Northern Illinois 1-0 during Senior Night at the Hefner Soccer Complex on Friday (Oct. 30).
Prior to the contest, Purdue Fort Wayne honored Sep Habibi, Aidan Antcliff, Max Titterington and Marko Martsinkovsky during the Mastodons’ Senior Night celebration.
The Mastodons dominated the first half, holding an 8-0 advantage in shots. Despite the offensive pressure, the score remained tied 0-0 at halftime.
Jackson Liley broke the scoreless tie in the 57th minute, knocking the ball into the net to put the Mastodons ahead 1-0. The Mastodons held Northern Illinois to just two shots the rest of the way to secure the victory.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished with a 14-4 advantage in shots, including a 4-1 edge in shots on goal. Jozef Palushaj led the ‘Dons with three shots, including one on goal. Antcliff, Titterington, Max Aquino and Daven Arias each added two shots. Tegan Gumbs made a save to record the shutout.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 6-4-3 overall and 4-2-3 in Horizon League play. Northern Illinois falls to 8-5-2 overall and 5-2-2 in league action.
The Mastodons close out the regular season at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday (Nov. 3).
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
PEORIA, Ill. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team won its third consecutive match on Friday night, defeating Bradley 3-0 to improve to 4-1-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
The Aces generated several early opportunities, including a chance from Devin Shepherd in the 11th minute that was turned away by Bradley’s goalkeeper and a shot from Alejandro Fernandez two minutes later that sailed just wide.
Evansville broke through in the 13th minute when Izán Redondo found Shepherd in space just outside the top of the box. Shepherd sent a long-range shot toward goal, bending into the upper-left corner to give the Aces a 1-0 lead. The goal marked Shepherd’s fourth of the season as he continued his impressive stretch of play following his recent selection as MVC Player of the Week.
Fernandez doubled the lead in the 26th minute with a great setup by Redondo and Shepherd. After receiving the ball inside the box with a defender and goalkeeper in front of him, Fernandez maneuvered past the defender before placing his shot beyond the reach of the goalkeeper to make it 2-0. The goal marked Fernandez’s fourth of the season, tying Shepherd for the team lead. Redondo and Shepherd were credited with assists.
Marc Martin added to the Aces’ lead in the 34th minute, capitalizing on a Bradley defensive clearance. Ben Zec initiated the scoring chance by sending a ball into the box, where Etienne Ravelli redirected it with a header. A Bradley defender attempted to clear the ball, but it was sent directly toward Martin, who finished from close range for his first goal of the season and a 3-0 Evansville lead.
The Aces’ defense limited Bradley to just four shots in the first half, while Hugo Amo recorded three saves to help carry the three-goal advantage into halftime.
Evansville continued to apply pressure early in the second half, with Fernandez sending a shot just wide in the 53rd minute. The two sides settled into a defensive battle over the next 15 minutes, with Evansville recording both shots of the stretch.
Bradley found its footing in the closing minutes, matching Evansville with five shots over the final 20 minutes. Amo made three saves during the stretch, while the Braves’ goalkeeper recorded four saves to prevent the Aces from extending their lead.
Amo finished the night with six saves, helping Evansville secure its fifth clean sheet of the season. After tonight’s match, the two-time MVC Goalkeeper of the Week ranks tied for first in the conference with five shutouts and fourth with 62 saves.
With the victory, Evansville improves to 6-8-2 overall and 4-1-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Aces will close out the regular season Wednesday against Belmont at Arad McCutchan Stadium, with a chance to compete for the MVC regular season title. Evansville currently sits tied with Bowling Green at the top of the conference standings, with both teams holding 4-1-0 records.
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EVANSVILLE XC
Des Moines, IA – Evansville Cross Country made their mark on the Evansville record books at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship earlier today.
The event, hosted by Drake University, began at 10:30 AM with the Women’s 6K and followed by the Men’s 8K at 11:30 AM.
The women’s team started the day spectacular by setting two 6K times inside the top 10 in program history. Senior Avery Stephens finished with a 21:19.9 6K time which ranks 2nd in program history. In her last meet she also earned a top 10 time in program history and now holds both the second and tenth best 6K time in UE women’s cross-country history. Sophomore Kyleigh Wolf joined by adding a 22:08.9 6K time which ranks 9th all time in program history. The record breaking continued throughout the women’s race in which each contestant earned a new personal best.
Women’s 6K: (All are Personal Bests)
Avery Stephens: 21:19.9, 28th (2nd best all time at UE)
Kyleigh Wolf: 22:08.9, 52nd (9th best all time at UE)
Amick McClelland: 22:49.7, 76th
Kyndall Anthis: 23:19.3, 85th
Josie Lynch: 23:36.8, 87th
Lauren Bradley: 23:43.3, 88th
Elaina Massey: 23:58.9 91st
Veronica Wilgocki: 24:12.5, 92nd
The men finished 10th out of 11 teams and were led by Nathan Campbell with a 25:09.6 which earned him 47th place. Senior Tanner Spence earned a personal best 25:41.1 in the 8K beating his previous best by 41.4 seconds. Fellow Senior Woody Burrell earned a season best 25:49.5. Below are the full times.
Men’s 8K:
Nathan Campbell: 25:09.6, 47th place
Tanner Spence: 25:41.1, 61st place PB
Andrew Potter: 25:46.9, 64th place
Woody Burrell: 25:49.5, 66th place SB
Nathan Whitehead: 25:53.4, 68th place
Nicholas Hirsch: 25:56.9, 69th place
Oliver Wilgocki: 26:29.6, 79th place
Jack Minor: 27:08.4, 84th place
Micah Jablonski: 29:09.6, 90th place
Cross Country returns on November 13th for the Great Lakes Regional East.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball earned a series split with the University of Tennessee at Martin after a hard-fought five-set battle Friday night (3-2).
USI moves to 5-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference, 10-12 overall, and pushes into a third place in the league standings, tied with Morehead State University.
SET 1: USI 25, UTM 18
The Screaming Eagles took a confident start to Friday’s finale match against the Skyhawks. Freshman Vita Sensenbrenner added four kills on zero errors to lead the USI offense. Senior Ashby Willis added three kills on no errors, along with three digs.
SET 2: UTM 25, USI 23
In a competitive back-and-forth set that saw 15 tie scores, the Screaming Eagles were inched out by the Skyhawks in the final five points. Sensenbrenner added three kills to her tally, along with two solo blocks. Freshman Aubrey Fair recorded five kills on one error in the set to lead the Screaming Eagles.
SET 3: UTM 25, USI 20
The Skyhawks kept control of the lead after the first couple of points and kept USI to a match-low hitting efficiency (.103). Willis added five kills and five digs, leading the Screaming Eagles. Sophomore setter Aysa Thomas dished out 10 assists and went two-for-two for kills.
SET 4: USI 25, UTM 16
It took 15 points for the Screaming Eagles to take control of the lead in the must-win fourth set, launched ahead by a five-point serving run from Aspen Jankowski that added two aces to her tally. Along with Jankowski, junior Audrey Small added two aces too, for a team total of five, putting pressure on the Skyhawks from the service line. Sensenbrenner and Willis totaled five kills on no errors together, led by Fair with four to round out the USI offense.
SET 5: USI 18, UTM 16
As the Screaming Eagles and Skyhawks battled in the tiebreaker fifth set, going to extra points in the end. Willis tallied four kills, followed by Mackenzie Nettles and Jillian Moonan with two each. Thomas and Small covered the back row, picking up three digs each. Nettles and Thomas kept up the defense at the net with two blocks together.
For the match, Willis recorded a double-double, leading the team with 18 kills and 13 digs. Sensenbrenner had a consistent match with 10 kills and nine blocks as she hit a .400 efficiency. USI’s setter, Thomas, dished out 49 assists, 14 digs, and six kills, hitting .600.
As a team, the Screaming Eagles tallied nine aces, led by OVC’s Defensive Player of the Week, Small, who added five, along with her 11 digs. Sensenbrenner tallied a career-high two aces, and Jankowski added two as well.
Next up for the Screaming Eagles is a trip south to Nashville to take on Tennessee State University on November 6 & 7. Fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com for updates on the next series and the rest of the 2026 season.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
Despite impressive performances on the attack Friday from Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) and Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel), the Valpo volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-23) decision at Illinois State Friday evening.
How It Happened
Valpo only trailed once in the opening set, and that was just a one-point deficit at 5-4. But the Beacons only pushed their lead to as many as four points as the Redbirds stayed within striking distance.
Illinois State rallied to tie the score on three occasions late, at points 21, 22 and 23 — the latter creating a race to two. Valpo earned set point thanks to a kill by Helming, and took the 1-0 lead in the match as Maggie Uhwat (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton Community [Central Michigan]) recorded a kill.
The Beacons found themselves behind the eight-ball in the second set, as the Redbirds scored the first six points of the set. Valpo got no closer than four points the rest of the way as the match was evened at one set apiece.
It was a 4-0 start for the Beacons in set three, but Illinois State rallied to take a 7-6 lead — setting up a frame which featured 10 ties and five lead changes. It looked like Valpo was about to take control of the match when it earned set point at 24-22 before the Redbirds scored three in a row to turn the tables, and while the Beacons held off one ISU set point, the Redbirds took the next two points to win the set.
The first two-point lead in the fourth set, which contained 17 ties and eight lead changes, came as Illinois State turned a 17-16 Valpo lead into a 22-18 deficit. The Beacons responded with five of the next six points, a stretch which included two kills by Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) and capped by a kill from Kyla Bellich (Thomson, Ill./Prince of Peace Catholic), to make it a race to two at 23-23, but the Redbirds scored the next two to close out the match.
Inside the Match
Helming led the Beacons’ attack with 17 kills on 30 swings, committing just one attack error as she hit at a .533 clip. She added 11 digs as well for her eighth double-double of the year.
The junior tallied the 200th block of her collegiate career during Friday’s match and ended the contest just 12 kills away from becoming the 21st player in program history with 1,000 career kills.
For the second straight match, Pickett set a career best in the kills column, finishing Friday’s contest with 15 kills on just 28 swings, hitting at a .429 clip.
Gove notched 14 kills and 11 digs for her 14th double-double of the season.
Mia McCall (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) dished out a season-best 30 assists and posted a .545 setting percentage, while Olivia Wagner (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) tallied 28 assists.
Valpo dropped Friday’s match despite holding narrow edges of 62-60 in kills and .276-.270 in hitting percentage over the Redbirds. The Beacons have posted two of their three highest hitting percentages of the year in the two matches against ISU, but have lost both contests.
Next Up
Valpo (11-12, 3-8 MVC) closes out its swing through central Illinois with a 5 p.m. match Saturday at Bradley.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
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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