“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
CARDINALS 10, REDS 9
ANGELS 18, ASTROS 3
GUARDIANS 5, GIANTS 2
BLUE JAYS 5, RAYS 1
BRAVES 2, WHITE SOX 0
ROYALS 6, ATHLETICS 2
BREWERS 7, MARINERS 4
YANKEES 6, ORIOLES 1
RANGERS 2, NATIONALS 0
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
LOUISVILLE 7 INDIANAPOLIS 1
WEST MICHIGAN 5 SOUTH BEND 2
GREAT LAKES 7 FT. WAYNE 2
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
WINGS 91 FEVER 85
ACES 101 SUN 78
DREAM 124 SPARKS 88
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MLS SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/teams.htm#load
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
THURSDAY’S SCORES:
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=8/20/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
THURSDAY’S SCORES:
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=8/20/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=8/20/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
SCORES THURSDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=8/20/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
THE TOP GAMES TO WATCH FRIDAY BY CLASS/CROSSOVER
6A
#1 BROWNSBURG AT #6 LAWRENCE NORTH
#2 WESTFIELD AT #6 HOMESTEAD
#3 CARMEL VS. #11 FISHERS
#5 WARREN CENTRAL AT #6 CENTER GROVE
#8 FW CARROLL VS. #10 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
#12 MERRILLVILLE VS. 3A #1 ANDREAN
#13 BEN DAVIS VS. 5A #2 CATHEDRAL
#14 AVON AT #14 DECATUR CENTRAL
5A
#3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT #14 BLOOMINGTON NORTH
#4 LAFAYETTE JEFF VS. 4A #3 BISHOP CHATARD
#7 FW SNIDER AT #11 WARSAW
#8 CASTLE AT #12 EVANSVILLE NORTH
#9 PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT 4A #17 LEBANON
#10 FLOYD CENTRAL AT 3A #2 GIBSON SOUTHERN
4A
#1 RONCALLI AT #4 FW DWENGER
#2 EAST CENTRAL VS. 3A #4 LAWRENCEBURG
#7 EAST NOBLE VS. #19 FW NORTH
#10 FW LUERS VS. 3A #5 ADAM CENTRAL
#11 JASPER VS 3A #3 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
3A
#12 MACONAQUAH AT 1A #8 SHERIDAN
#15 HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT 2A #2 LAPEL
#16 SOUTHRIDGE VS. 2A #12 NORTH POSEY
2A
#6 LINTON VS. 1A #2 RIVERTON PARKE
#9 EASTSIDE VS. 1A #3 SOUTH ADAMS
#10 KNOX AT 1A #4 NORTH JUDSON
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 1
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
ANDREAN AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
ANGOLA AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM
ATTICA AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
AVON AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BATESVILLE AT TRITON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BELLMONT AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
BOONVILLE AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FLORA) AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
CASCADE AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
CASTON AT WHITKO 7:00 PM
CENTRAL NOBLE AT CULVER 7:30 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT FRONTIER 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT PARK TUDOR 7:00 PM
COVINGTON AT TRI-COUNTY 7:00 PM
CRAWFORDSVILLE AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:00 PM
DELPHI AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
DELTA AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
ELKHART AT CONCORD 7:00 PM
ELWOOD AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT JASPER 7:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT CALUMET 7:30 PM
FISHERS AT CARMEL 7:00 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTH AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT LEO 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM
FRANKTON AT TIPTON 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM
GARRETT AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
GARY WEST AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
GREENSBURG AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM
HENRYVILLE AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT SOUTH SPENCER 8:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
HOBART AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT BEN DAVIS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT EDINBURGH 7:00 PM
JAY COUNTY AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT PAOLI 7:00 PM
JOHN GLENN AT BOONE GROVE 7:30 PM
KNOX AT NORTH JUDSON 8:00 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT NEW PRAIRIE 8:00 PM
LAVILLE AT TRITON 7:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
LOGANSPORT AT PERU 7:00 PM
LOWELL AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
MARION AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
MICHIGAN CITY AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
MILAN AT RUSHVILLE 7:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
MUNSTER AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
NEW CASTLE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
NORTH DECATUR AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
NORTH HARRISON AT SALEM 7:00 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT WHITING 8:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT TAYLOR 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM
NORTHRIDGE AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT MANCHESTER 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM
NORWELL AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM
OSCEOLA GRACE AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 8:00 PM
PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT LEBANON 7:00 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT EASTERN GREENE 7:00 PM
PIONEER AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
PLYMOUTH AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM
PRINCETON AT TECUMSEH 8:00 PM
PROVIDENCE AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
RICHMOND AT CONNERSVILLE 7:00 PM
RIVER FOREST AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
RIVERTON PARKE VS. LINTON 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT MADISON 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT BLUFFTON 7:30 PM
SILVER CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN 7:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
SOUTH NEWTON AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
SOUTHMONT AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
SPEEDWAY AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT NORTH KNOX 7:00 PM
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
TELL CITY AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
TRI-CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM
TRINITY LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:00 PM
TWIN LAKES AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
UNION CITY AT TRI 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
VALPARAISO AT PENN 7:30 PM
WABASH AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
WALNUT HILLS (OHIO) AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
WAWASEE AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT WINAMAC 7:00 PM
WEST VIGO AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
WESTERN AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT TRI-WEST 7:00 PM
WESTFIELD AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
WHEATON ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM
WINCHESTER AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
ZIONSVILLE AT PIKE 7:00 PM
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
IDAHO AT CAL POLY | 10 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
TCU VS. NORTH CAROLINA (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
SAN JOSE STATE AT USC | 3 P.M. | NBC
ALABAMA STATE VS. SOUTHERN (LEGION FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPNU
NC STATE AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HAWAI’I AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK
EAST TEXAS A&M AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN
HOWARD VS. ALABAMA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TARLETON STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2
MEMPHIS AT UNLV | 10 P.M. | FOX
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK
IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+
LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN
FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC
OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN
COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1
BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+
RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+
AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1
NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
RAIDERS 22 TEXANS 20
49ERS 41 CHARGERS 17
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
N.Y. JETS AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
WASHINGTON AT DETROIT, NOON
BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND, 1:00
ATLANTA AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. RAMS, 4:00
N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI, 4:00
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00
KANSAS CITY AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
DALLAS AT ARIZONA, 10:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE (FOX), 8:00
WEEK 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO, 7:00
NEW ENGLAND AT CLEVELAND (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00
L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE, 6:00
HOUSTON AT CAROLINA, 7:00
ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS, 8:00
ARIZONA AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY, 8:00
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA (CBS), 8:00
MINNESOTA AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
DETROIT AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
CHICAGO AT TENNESSEE, 6:00
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)
WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)
WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING
1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS
2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
STATES POUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS INTO COLLEGE SPORTS AS ATHLETE PAY, SOARING COSTS SQUEEZE BUDGETS
Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college football season against Texas Christian University in a game played in Dublin. They will be among a small but growing number of athletic programs receiving taxpayer funding from their home states.
With universities competing to pay athletes millions of dollars, some states now are propping up their strained sports budgets in ways not previously seen. The state dollars aren’t going directly to star athletes. But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes.
The athletics program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for the first time, is receiving $3 million earmarked from state sports betting taxes. Wisconsin lawmakers approved $15 million for athletic costs at the University of Wisconsin. And Connecticut and Louisiana also are using tax dollars to support college athletics. Even more states have considered it.
Sports business analysts see an emerging trend.
“Once one state provides that kind of assistance, schools in competing states can argue that they are being placed at a competitive disadvantage, which could create additional pressure on legislatures to respond,” said Daniel McIntosh, faculty director of the sports business program at Arizona State University.
Legal cases have accelerated spending on college athletes
NCAA rules long barred college athletes from getting paid by schools and boosters. But under pressure from lawsuits and states, the NCAA cleared the way in 2021 for athletes to receive money from private entities for the use of their name, image or likeness (NIL). Then a legal settlement last year allowed higher education institutions to directly pay athletes a total of about $20.5 million annually — on top of any scholarships and other NIL deals they receive.
That cap rose to $21.3 million for this school year, and is set to rise again the following year.
Many mid-level programs cannot afford that much. But almost all NCAA Division I athletic programs are trying to generate more money to pay athletes in a bid to remain competitive with their peers. At the same time, schools have been incurring greater costs for facilities, coaches’ salaries and travel amid conference realignments that discarded old geographic-based rivalries.
Over the past four years, athletic operating expenses at public Division I institutions shot up by nearly a third — notably outpacing revenue and running up deficits, according to an Associated Press analysis using the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database.
That cap rose to $21.3 million for this school year, and is set to rise again the following year.
Many mid-level programs cannot afford that much. But almost all NCAA Division I athletic programs are trying to generate more money to pay athletes in a bid to remain competitive with their peers. At the same time, schools have been incurring greater costs for facilities, coaches’ salaries and travel amid conference realignments that discarded old geographic-based rivalries.
Over the past four years, athletic operating expenses at public Division I institutions shot up by nearly a third — notably outpacing revenue and running up deficits, according to an Associated Press analysis using the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database.
But the legislation contains no provision restraining increases in state and institutional funding for athletics, said Amy Privette Perko, CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.
“Without some restraint on the underlying spending competition, additional public funding could simply finance the next stage of the arms race,” McIntosh said.
States are routing money to schools in creative ways
When North Carolina launched online sports wagering in 2024, it earmarked part of the tax revenue for athletic departments at 13 public universities. But the two largest institutions — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — were excluded.
That changed in July under a new state budget that raises the sports betting tax. Those two schools now are projected to receive $3 million each this year and $5.8 million next year.
In the meantime, Louisiana also hiked its sports wagering tax and earmarked about $2.2 million to each of its 11 public universities in conferences with Division I football programs.
Seeking to drum up athletic revenue, Connecticut lawmakers authorized the University of Connecticut to issue vouchers for state tax credits equal to half the amount of donations, sponsorships and licensing endorsements. The program generated $1.7 million in its first four months, according to a university report.
New Jersey’s new budget allots $5 million for “events attraction and marketing” at Rutgers’ flagship campus. A university spokesperson declined to say if the money would be used for athletic programs.
Though not providing new state money, the governing board for Florida’s universities last year authorized institutions to transfer up to $22.5 million to athletics. Florida State University did so almost immediately, and other schools have since followed.
Lawmaker says a bad football team is bad for the state
The Wisconsin budget provides $14.6 million for athletic facility debt payments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and $200,000 each for the Milwaukee and Green Bay campuses.
“None of that state funds technically would go toward student athletes,” said Republican state Rep. Alex Dallman, who sponsored the legislation.
But with the state covering facility debt, the university could use its own funds “for other things, such as NIL, or just trying to compete,” said Dallman, who typically attends a couple Wisconsin football games each year.
“Having a bad football team, having uncompetitive college sports in general, would not be beneficial to our state, both culturally or economically,” Dallman said. “So we decided as a state we’d help out.”
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SEC DESPERATE TO END 3-YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT. WILL ALABAMA, GEORGIA, LSU OR TEXAS COME THROUGH?
Blame Alabama and Georgia. Point fingers at Auburn, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, too.
The Southeastern Conference, once the most dominant league in the land, lost its stranglehold on college football over the last three years. The organization that boasts a combined 19 national championships since 1990 hasn’t even made the title game since Georgia won it all in back-to-back years to close out the 2021-22 seasons.
It’s a drought the league desperately would like to end this season. But the path back to the top could be harder with the addition of a ninth conference game. Sure, it provides teams with an extra chance to prove they belong in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
It’s also another potential loss on postseason resumes.
“It creates, without question, the most demanding sets of football schedules in all of college football,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said last month. “No one has created the kind of weekly competition that exists in the Southeastern Conference. It’s competition that our fans will experience every week because we believe we’re the best conference in college football.”
The last three CFPs would say otherwise, especially when recalling no-shows by Alabama last year (against Indiana) and Tennessee (against Ohio State) the year before. The Big Ten has won three straight national titles.
The SEC is a combined 5-8 in the last three playoffs, with two of those victories coming against other league opponents.
SEC coaches were initially divided on a nine-game league slate but eventually agreed under the guise that the CFP would expand to 16 or 24 teams. It stayed at 12, and now league coaches are stuck with more daunting schedules and the same access to the lucrative postseason tournament.
“Like anything in this world, if you want to be really good at something, you got to take risk,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. “There’s calculated risks involved in life that you have to take. … Is the juice worth the squeeze or not?”
The league will have a better idea in four months.
Ultimately, though, SEC success will be decided in the CFP. After all, the league went 54-8 against non-conference opponents in the regular season last year — including winning records against the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 and the Big Ten — but ended up again watching the title game from afar.
Simply put, the SEC has been good but not great in recent years. Is the league lagging behind? Not even close. But the transfer portal and the ability to compensate players through revenue sharing as well as name, image and likeness deals have clearly minimized advantages the league enjoyed for decades.
“I think it’s great for the sport,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “I think having everybody competitive, more guys can be invited to the party and get to the party, mainly through the portal in a lot of ways. … It’s not a one-team dominant program. It’s really everybody.”
Chambliss, Manning and Stewart bring star power to the SEC
The SEC has plenty of star power, which provides hope of ending the Big Ten’s reign. Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, Texas quarterback Arch Manning and South Carolina stars LaNorris Sellers and Dylan Stewart are just a few of the guys who could make a difference.
Alabama receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy, Texas receivers Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo, Georgia defensive backs KJ Bolden and Ellis Robinson IV, and Auburn linebacker Xavier Atkins also are ones to watch.
Six new head coaches, including one familiar face, roam the sidelines
The league has six new coaches in 2026, the largest turnover in league history. Arkansas (Ryan Silverfield), Auburn (Alex Golesh), Florida (Jon Sumrall), Kentucky (Will Stein), LSU (Lane Kiffin) and Ole Miss ( Pete Golding ) have new guys in charge.
None of the changes caused as much of a stir as Kiffin’s move from Ole Miss to LSU. But all of them should provide compelling storylines.
Georgia, Texas, Alabama and LSU are favored to win the league
This is the first season since 2015 that no SEC team received a first-place vote in the AP Top 25 preseason poll. It’s an indication of how much parity there is in the league.
Nonetheless, Georgia (plus-280) and Texas (plus-300) are the betting favorites to win the SEC. Alabama (plus-850) and LSU (plus-850) are next, followed by Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Ole Miss at plus-1000.
Looking for a dark horse? Try Tennessee at plus-1800.
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VENABLES AGREES TO 2-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION AFTER LEADING OKLAHOMA TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables agreed Thursday to a two-year contract extension, after leading the Sooners to the College Football Playoff last season.
The deal adds two years to Venables’ previous contract and runs through Jan. 31, 2032. The extension, announced by athletics director Roger Denny, is pending approval by the OU Board of Regents, which meets next month.
“Since I arrived at Oklahoma, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Coach Venables, his staff and our student-athletes,” said Denny, who started as OU’s AD in February. “It didn’t take long to see how well suited he is to lead Oklahoma Football. Coach Venables is elite at building culture — not just in the locker room, but throughout the entire program. Our players are drawn to him. They trust him, they believe in him and he has a unique ability to connect with young men and bring out the best in them.
“What I hope this extension says to our players is that in an environment that changes every day, we’re investing in stability for our program. Amidst the disruption of college sports, Oklahoma will be a place where student-athletes will find consistency.”
Venables, 55, is entering his fifth season as Oklahoma’s head coach. He led the Sooners to a 10-3 record and their first College Football Playoff appearance since 2019. They were the No. 8 seed and hosted a first-round game, which they lost to Alabama, 34-24. It marked OU’s second 10-win regular season under Venables, who also won 10 games in 2023, and the 2026 team is ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25.
Oklahoma’s 2025 defense, under the direction of Venables as play-caller, was one of the nation’s best. The Sooners ranked sixth in the country in yards allowed per game (272.5) and seventh in points allowed per outing (15.5). They also led the nation in tackles for loss per game (9.4) and sacks per contest (3.5), and paced the SEC in seven defensive categories.
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NO. 10 OKLAHOMA HAS ANOTHER STOUT DEFENSE AND ITS QB BACK. THE RUN GAME IS A QUESTION MARK
No. 10 Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — 2025 record: 10-3
Expectations
The Sooners could challenge for the national championship if they can duplicate their dominance on defense, run the ball more effectively and survive a brutal stretch of early-season games on the road. Oklahoma reached the College Football Playoff last season only to lose in the first round to Alabama after blowing a 17-0 lead.
Defensive end Taylor Wein and linebackers Owen Heinecke and Kip Lewis lead a unit that figures to be solid up the middle once again with former five-star recruit David Stone stepping into a bigger role at tackle.
Starting quarterback John Mateer, leading receiver Isaiah Sategna and four starting offensive linemen return along with Lou Groza Award winner Tate Sandell, who made eight of nine kicks from 50-plus yards. For the Sooners to take the next step they’ll need to average more than 3.54 yards per carry to take some of the pressure off Mateer, the team’s second leading rusher who played through injury for much of the season.
Coach Brent Venables brought in Oakland Raiders running backs coach Deland McCullough and former NFL All-Pro tight end Jason Witten to help turn things around with a host of ranked teams on the schedule.
Strengths included the LB corps
Oklahoma gets a big boost with the return of Mateer and Lewis.
Matter passed for 2,885 yards and 14 touchdowns and ran for 431 yards and eight scores. A hand injury early in the season derailed momentum that had him among the favorites for the Heisman Trophy. Lewis led one of the nation’s best defensive units with 76 tackles, including 10.5 for loss. He and Heinecke (74 tackles, including 12 for a loss) should be among the top LB duos in the country.
Wein is also poised for a big season after seven sacks and 15 tackles for loss in eight starts to lead the team. The secondary is another area of strength with the return of playmakers Eli Bowen and Peyton Bowen and rising cover corner Courtland Guillory.
Weaknesses center around running game
Last season, Oklahoma finished 13th in the 16-team Southeastern Conference in rushing with an average of 118.5 yards per game. RBs struggled to create “explosive runs” that went for 12 yards or more, according to Witten, who seems intent on having the tight ends do more to help.
For the first time since 2020 someone other than DeMarco Murray is coaching the running backs. McCullough is looking for yards after contact from a position group that includes Tory Blaylock, the team’s leading rusher a season ago with 480 yards. McCullough has coached the likes of Ashton Jeanty in Las Vegas and Jeremiyah Love at Notre Dame, running backs who are tough to bring down at the point of contact.
New faces
TE Hayden Hansen (transfer from Florida), LB Cole Sullivan (transfer from Michigan), WR Parker Livingston (Transfer from Texas), WR Trell Harris (transfer from Virginia), TE Rocky Beers (transfer from Colorado State).
Key losses
DE R Mason Thomas (NFL), DT Gracen Halton (NFL), LB Kobie McKinzie (transferred to Northwestern), G Febechi Nwaiwu (NFL), WR Deion Burks (NFL).
Biggest games for the Sooners
At Michigan (Sept. 12), at Georgia (Sept. 26), vs. Texas in Dallas (Oct. 10), vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 14), vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 21).
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OKLAHOMA COACH BRETT VENABLES AGREES TO NEW 6-YEAR, $69M DEAL
Coming off a College Football Playoff appearance last season, Oklahoma announced a new six-year contract for football coach Brett Venables on Thursday, pending approval by Oklahoma’s Board of Regents.
The university didn’t disclose financial details. The deal adds two years to Venables’ existing contract and will run through Jan. 31, 2032. ESPN reported that he will make an average of $10.5 million per year, a $2 million-per-year raise from the $8.5 million average salary on the six-year contract extension he signed ahead of the 2024 season.
“It is truly an honor and a privilege to serve as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma and to represent a place with such a proud tradition, an incredibly passionate and loyal fan base and expectations that match our own,” Venables said in a press release.
“This opportunity and commitment reflect so many people. None of it would be possible without the tremendous investment, hard work and dedication of our players, coaches and staff. I’m incredibly thankful for each of them and for the belief they have in what we are building together.
“Most importantly, my family and I love Oklahoma. This is our home, and we are deeply grateful for the way the Oklahoma family has embraced and supported us.”
Venables, 55, is entering his fifth season leading the Sooners after previously serving as their defensive coordinator from 1999-2011. He has a 32-20 record at Oklahoma, including a 16-10 (8-8 Southeastern Conference) mark since the school joined the SEC ahead of the 2024 season.
Last year’s team finished the regular season 10-2 (6-2 SEC) and earned the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff before losing a home first-round matchup 34-24 to No. 9 Alabama.
The Sooners open the 2026 season against UTEP on Sept. 4 as the No. 10 team in the preseason AP poll.
“Since I arrived at Oklahoma, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Coach Venables, his staff and our student-athletes,” vice president and director of athletics Roger Denny, who took the job in February, said in a press release. “It didn’t take long to see how well suited he is to lead Oklahoma Football. Coach Venables is elite at building culture — not just in the locker room, but throughout the entire program. Our players are drawn to him. They trust him, they believe in him and he has a unique ability to connect with young men and bring out the best in them.
“What I hope this extension says to our players is that in an environment that changes every day, we’re investing in stability for our program. Amidst the disruption of college sports, Oklahoma will be a place where student-athletes will find consistency.”
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NO. 8 TEXAS A&M EYES A BIGGER PLAYOFF FINISH WITH QB MARCEL REED BACK BEHIND A REBUILT LINE
No. 8 Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — 2025 record: 11-2
Expectations
Texas A&M made the College Football Playoff for the first time last year in coach Mike Elko’s second season and lost 10-3 in the first round to Miami. There is plenty of optimism the Aggies chase their first national title since 1939 despite a challenging schedule.
Quarterback Marcel Reed is ack for his third season as starter to lead an offense that also returns receiver Mario Craver and running back Rueben Owens II. The addition of big receiver Isaiah Horton, a transfer from Alabama, should help make up for the loss of K.C. Concepcion to the NFL.
Reed threw for 3,169 yards and 25 touchdowns while adding six rushing scores last season but will need to limit his turnovers after throwing a career-high 12 interceptions, including two apiece in Texas A&M’s two losses.
The defense lost consensus All-American defensive end Cashius Howell but returns veteran safety Dalton Brooks and defensive tackle DJ Hicks and added pass rusher Anto Saka, who had 12 sacks in three seasons at Northwestern.
The Aggies have new coordinators on offense (Holmon Wiggins) and defense (Lyle Hemphill), but they’ve both been with the program after Elko promoted from within.
Strengths including QB, RBs and WRs
Reed’s experience and leadership should provide a steady presence on a team that will have plenty of new faces. Owens is back after running for 639 yards and five touchdowns last season and the Aggies also return Jamarion Morrow, who showed promise in limited work last year.
Craver was second on the team with 919 yards receiving last year and Elko expects another big season from him.
“He’s one of the more explosive, dynamic slot receivers I’ve been able to be around,” Elko said. “I think he does a really, really good job of creating separation.”
Playing alongside him again will be Ashton Bethel-Roman, who had 503 yards receiving and five scores on just 24 catches in 2025. The 6-foot-4, 208-pound Horton comes to College Station after he had 511 yards receiving and eight scores for Alabama last season.
Weaknesses include offensive line
The biggest question mark on the team is a retooled offensive line after four of last year’s five starters moved on. The only returnee is center Mark Nabou Jr., who will have to help the newcomers mesh quickly.
The good news is that the Elko replaced the departures with a bevy of experienced transfers, led by RT Wilkin Formby, who played 27 games for Alabama. Other new additions are LT Tyree Adams (LSU), RG Trovon Baugh (South Carolina) and LG Coen Echols (LSU).
New faces
DE Anto Saka (transfer from Northwestern), OT Wilkin Formby (transfer from Alabama), CB Brandon Arrington (freshman), DL Bryce Perry-White (freshman), WR Isaiah Horton (transfer from Alabama).
Key losses
DE Cashius Howell (NFL), WR K.C. Concepcion (NFL), LT Trey Zuhn III (NFL), DT Albert Regis (NFL), LG Chase Bisontis (NFL).
Biggest games for the Aggies
At No. 11 LSU (Sept. 26), at No. 13 Alabama (Oct. 24), vs. No. 5 Texas (Nov. 27).
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CHAMBLISS, LACY ARE BACK TO LEAD A TALENTED ROSTER FOR NO. 9 MISSISSIPPI WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS
No. 9 Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — 2005 record: 13-2
Expectations
A first-year coach, revamped staff, nearly 40 new players and a difficult schedule have done little to dampen enthusiasm and expectations surrounding No. 9 Ole Miss.
With Pete Golding stepping up to the head coach role from Lane Kiffin prior to the 2025 College Football Playoff, the Rebels advanced to the semifinals with two wins, including a Sugar Bowl championship to cap a 13-2 season and a No. 3 finish in the final AP poll.
More importantly, the star power of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewon Lacy and receiver Deuce Alexander return after debut seasons that established them as elite players.
While there’s an accelerated pace to fitting together transfers and freshmen into depth charts, Golding asserts the Rebels have enough ability and versatility to field another contender. The Rebels have excelled in finding unheralded transfers from non-power programs –- such as Chambliss from Division II Ferris State –- and developing them into high-profile players.
Whether they jell quickly enough this year to perform in the clutch remains to be seen. The Rebels went 6-2 last year in games decided by eight or fewer points.
“What I don’t know yet is how we will respond to adversity,” Golding said. “Doesn’t matter how talented you are. How will we do when we get hit in the mouth? We’re preparing but you don’t know until it happens.”
The Rebels open the season in Nashville on Sept. 6 against No. 24 Louisville.
Strengths are spread across most position groups
Chambliss and Lacey benefit from an interior line that returns starters in Brycen Sanders at center with guards Delano Townsend and Patrick Kudas.
Less heralded are the defense and special teams, but Ole Miss has highly-regarded players on both units. Will Echoles and Kam Franklin combined for 10 sacks and 20 tackles for loss. Transfer tackle Jaheim Otis had 13 career starts at Alabama.
Senior linebacker Suntarine Perkins has been a big-play specialist since his freshman campaign and is coming off a season with 12 quarterback hurries, 12 1/2 tackles for loss, 4 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles.
Antonio Kite and Jaylon Braxton are established cornerbacks. Two transfers with top credentials are Edwin Joseph (Florida State) and Jay Crawford (Auburn).
Weaknesses could include depth in several areas
The Rebels need immediate production from a mostly unproven wide receiver corps. Graduation and transfer losses included six receivers, 185 receptions and 19 touchdowns.
Stabilizing both offensive tackle slots that were lost to graduation has been a fall practice priority. Holdovers Terez Davis and Connor Howes join transfers Tommy Kinsler IV (Miami),Enoch Wangoy (Florida) and Carius Curne (LSU) as the top contenders for the two starting spots.
Last season, a lack of overall depth led to late game struggles against the best opponents. A fall practice priority is to build depth.
New faces
DB Jay Crawford (Auburn), RB Makhi Frazier (Michigan State), LB Luke Ferrelli (Cal), LB Keaton Thomas (Baylor) and edge rusher Jonathan Maldonado (Nevada), a former high school quarterback.
Key losses
Kiffin, who also took eight coaches and support staff to LSU, including offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, Jr. and linebacker coach Chris Kiffin. WR De’Zhaun Stribling (NFL), QB Austin Simmons (Missouri), WR Caden Lee (Missouri), edge Prince Umanimielen (LSU), WR Winston Watkins (LSU) and LB T.J. Dottery (LSU).
Biggest games for the Rebels
vs. No. 11 LSU. (Sept. 19), at No. 5 Texas (Oct. 24), vs. No. 3 Georgia (Nov. 7) at No. 10 Oklahoma (Nov. 14).
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JOSH HEUPEL HOPING HIS ROCKY TOP RESET HELPS NO. 20 TENNESSEE MEET HIGH EXPECTATIONS
No. 20 Tennessee
2025 record: 8-5
Expectations
Josh Heupel didn’t wait for Tennessee’s underwhelming season to end with another disappointing loss in a bowl game to start making changes. Now it’s time to see if they work at a program where expectations are as high as the waiting list for season tickets.
Heupel fired his defensive coordinator after an ugly home loss to in-state rival Vanderbilt and replaced him with Jim Knowles, the guy whose Ohio State defense smothered Tennessee in the 2024 College Football Playoff. Hours after the national championship game, Heupel also hired Derek Owings away from Indiana as his new strength coach.
Offense isn’t a problem for Tennessee, and the Vols ranked sixth nationally scoring 39.8 points a game last season. Yet Heupel needs another new starting quarterback.
George MacIntyre, who threw nine passes as a freshman last season, is a slendert 6-foot-6 and 208 pounds. Faizon Brandon was the No. 3 ranked quarterback for 2026 by 247Sports who got to campus in January. Brandon also has the size at 6-4 and 225 pounds, but he just turned 18 in June.
“Somebody will go out there and earn it,” Heupel said.
The clock is ticking with the season opener Sept. 5 against Furman.
Strengths mean the Vols will lean heavily on the run
The Vols have five starters back on the offensive line led by guard Wendell Moe Jr. David Sanders Jr. has switched from right tackle where he started six games as a freshman to left tackle, and Heupel also landed lineman Ory Williams from LSU and fifth-year guard Donovan Haslam from West Virginia through the transfer portal.
That experience on the offensive line will only help an offense that averaged 173.5 yards a game led by DeSean Bishop who ran for 1,076 with 16 touchdowns.
Whoever starts at quarterback should benefit from facing Knowles’ defense. Offensive coordinator Joey Halzle compared that to grad school for quarterbacks facing an “elite schemer.” The quarterback also will benefit from having Mike Matthews and Braylon Staley leading a talented receiving corps.
Weaknesses could include spots on the defense
Learning Knowles’ defense traditionally has taken time at the coordinator’s previous stops. Heupel specifically made sure to bring in three assistant coaches along with players familiar with what Knowles wants. The Vols also lost their top edge rusher this offseason leaving them thin at that spot. Chaz Coleman, who followed Knowles from Penn State, was medically disqualified in June.
LB Arion Carter will miss the first two games suspended by the NCAA over an airplane ticket when testing out his NFL draft stock.
New faces
Brandon and WR TK Keys are freshmen who could play very early. Knowles and Owings have brought a boost to the coaching staff. Ryan Staub brings much-needed experience to the quarterbacks room from Colorado.
The portal also brought Williams, CB Kayin Lee from Auburn and a trio from Penn State led by DT Xavier Gilliam, LB Amare Campbell and S Dejuan Lane.
Key losses
Starting S Edrees Farooq (season-ending knee injury), OT Lance Heard (transferred to Kentucky), DE Jordan Ross (transferred to LSU), CB Rickey Gibson III (transferred to Texas A&M).
Biggest games for the Volunteers
Texas (Sept. 26), Auburn (Oct. 3), Alabama (Oct. 17). at Texas A&M (Nov. 14), LSU (Nov. 21), at Vanderbilt (Nov. 28).
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NO. 13 ALABAMA LOOKS TO RETURN TO THE CFP WITH A NEW STARTING QB, MACK OR RUSSELL
No. 13 Alabama
2025 record: 11-4
Expectations
The Crimson Tide look to make back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff under third-year coach Kalen DeBoer and potentially end the Southeastern Conference’s three-year national championship drought. The powerhouse league hasn’t even made the title game since Georgia won consecutive championships in 2022-23.
Alabama beat Oklahoma 34-24 in the opening round of the CFP last year and then got rolled by top-seeded and eventual national champ Indiana in the Rose Bowl, 38-3. DeBoer will turn to his third different starting QB in Tuscaloosa, with Austin Mack and Keelon Russell vying for the starting job. Whichever guy earns the spot will get to throw to one of the league’s top receivers, Ryan Coleman-Williams (1,654 yards receiving and 12 TDs in two seasons).
Strengths include a loaded secondary
All five starters in Alabama’s vaunted secondary played significant snaps last season, including CBs Zabien Brown and Dijon Lee Jr. as well as All-SEC SS Bray Hubbard. FS Keon Sabb and NB Red Morgan round out what should be the strength of the defense under coordinator Kane Wommack, who is back for a third year.
The Crimson Tide ranked third in the SEC in total defense and led the league in passing defense, averaging just under 170 yards a game through the air.
Weaknesses include inexperienced RB and QB play
The Tide want – and need – to run the ball better to have a chance in 2026. The team ranked 15th in the league in rushing offense in 2025, failing to find consistency all season and really struggling (48 total yards on the ground) in their final three games. The position group already is down one potential starter after AK Dear injured an ankle in camp, sidelining him for several games to start the regular season.
Daniel Hill and Kevin Riley saw action last year, but neither gained more than 300 yards. True freshmen Trae’shawn Brown and EJ Crowell should get chances to show what they can do. The ground game could be key to helping whoever starts at quarterback. Both Mark and Russell played sparingly behind Ty Simpson in 2025.
New faces
Edge Devan Thompkins (transferred from USC), DT Kedrick Bingley-Jones (transferred from Mississippi State), LB Caleb Woodson (transferred from Virginia Tech), C Racin Delgatty (transferred from Cal Poly), OL Jayvin Jones (transferred from Mississippi State).
Key losses
QB Simpson (NFL draft), WR Germie Bernard (NFL draft), LT Kadyn Proctor (NFL draft), LBs Deontae Lawson and Justin Jefferson.
Biggest games for the Crimson Tide
Vs. Florida State (Sept. 19), vs. Georgia (Oct. 10), at LSU (Nov. 7), vs. Auburn (Nov. 28).
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ARCH MANNING LEADS NO. 5 TEXAS AS LONGHORNS AIM TO RETURN TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
No. 5 Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 2025 record: 10-3
Expectations
Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns fell flat least season. Early national title talk ended with two early losses and Texas missed the College Football Playoff.
To get back to the CFP, coach Steve Sarkisian has loaded up the offense around his star quarterback. Transfer wide receiver Cam Coleman was arguably the catch of the offseason and the offensive line is more experienced and should be improved. Manning overcame last season’s slow start with a strong finish and could reignite a Heisman Trophy campaign if Texas can notch big wins early.
Beware more early losses that could derail Texas again. Top-ranked Ohio State comes to Austin in Week 2, and the Longhorns open SEC play at Tennessee on Sept. 26.
Strengths include wide receiver and pass rush
Manning passed for 26 touchdowns last season and has a wealth of targets in 2026. None is bigger than Coleman, who was one of the most coveted players in the portal and gives Texas a new elite deep threat to pair with Ryan Wingo. Wingo led Texas last season with 834 yards, and seven touchdowns and the kind of burst that threatens TD every time he touches the ball. Texas hopes those two can replicate what Xavier Worthy and A.D. Mitchell did in 2023 when Texas made it to the CFP semifinals.
Texas also upgraded at running back with transfers Raleek Brown from Arizona State and Hollywood Smothers from North Carolina State.
Edge rusher Colin Simmons is an elite game wrecker. He has 21 career sacks and may be the best defensive player in the SEC. An interior defensive line anchored by Hero Kanu can be disruptive. Transfer linebacker Rasheem Biles from Pitt had 100 total tackles and 4.5 sacks last year.
Weaknesses include secondary inexperience
The Texas secondary needs a rebuild after losing cover corner Malik Muhammad and All-American safety Michael Taaffe to the NFL draft. Texas also would like to develop a pass rush threat on the opposite side of Simmons. Scheming this up is new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, who came back to Texas from Kirby Smart’s staff at Georgia. Muschamp was the Texas defensive coordinator from 2008-2010, a stint that included playing in the 2009 national title game.
New faces
WR Cam Coleman (transfer from Auburn), LB Rasheem Biles (transfer from Pitt), RB Hollywood Smothers (transfer from North Carolina State), RB Raleek Brown (transfer from Arizona State).
Key losses
WR Parker Livingstone (transferred to Oklahoma), LB Anthony Hill (NFL draft), DB Malik Muhammed (NFL draft), DB Michael Taaffe (NFL draft), RB Quintrevion Wisner (transferred to Florida State).
Biggest games for the Longhorns
Ohio State (Sept. 12), at Tennessee (Sept. 26), vs. Oklahoma (Oct. 10), at LSU (Nov. 14), at Texas A&M (Nov. 27).
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NO. 25 MISSOURI FACES A BRUTAL SLATE AS QB AUSTIN SIMMONS ARRIVES AND RB AHMAD HARDY RECOVERS
No. 25 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — 2025 record: 8-5
Expectations
Missouri has gone to six bowl games in six seasons under Eli Drinkwitz, including an 11-2 finish in 2023 capped by a Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State. But other than that spectacular season, the Tigers have struggled to escape the middle tier of mediocrity in the SEC, twice under Drinkwitz finishing with losing records after bowl defeats.
If All-American running back Ahmad Hardy can return from a gunshot wound sustained earlier this year, and the defense under coordinator Corey Batoon can continue to be among the stingiest in the nation, perhaps the Tigers can excel against a schedule that shapes up to be one of the most difficult in the nation: The Tigers are the only team that will play five of the top 10 teams in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.
“For us, we have had the same mentality we’ve always had: STP, something to prove,” Drinkwitz said. “Everybody at the University of Missouri has something to prove every day, something to prove that we belong in the SEC, something to prove that we can win and at a high level, and something to prove that we want to do it this year.”
Strengths start with the offense
Austin Simmons backed up Jaxson Dart at Ole Miss before winning the starting job ahead of last season. When an ankle injury in Week 2 against Kentucky sent him to the sideline, Trinidad Chambliss took over and quickly became a star. Simmons played sparingly the rest of the season before transferring to Missouri as the replacement for Beau Pribula, who left for Virginia.
His big arm should upgrade the Tigers’ passing attack, especially with former Rebels teammate Cayden Lee and Minnesota transfer Caleb Goodie giving him a couple of promising targets to go with veteran tight end Brett Norfleet.
But the offense really hinges on the running game, where Hardy scampered for an SEC-best 1,649 yards and 16 scores in his first season with the Tigers. Missouri hopes he’ll be able to contribute at a similarly high level at some point in the season. In the meantime, Jamal Roberts (753 yards, six TDs last season) and Houston Christian transfer Xai’Shaun Edwards will help with the load.
Weaknesses surround questions on the defense
The Tigers will be almost completely new on defense, and the players that they lost from last season through graduation or the portal merely helped them finish eighth nationally last season allowing 277 yards per game.
Top pass rushers Damon Wilson II and Zion Young will have to be replaced after combining for 15 1/2 sacks last season; Wilson transferred to Miami while Young was a second-round pick of the Ravens. Their top tackler, Josiah Trotter, was a second-round pick of the Buccaneers. In the secondary, Marvin Burkes Jr. and Daylan Carnell are among those that will have to be replaced
New faces
QB Austin Simmons (transfer from Ole Miss), WR Cayden Lee (transfer from Ole Miss), RB Xai’Shaun Edwards (transfer from Houston Christian), LB Robert Woodyard Jr. (transfer from Auburn), CB Chris Graves Jr. (transfer from Ole Miss).
Key losses
DE Zion Young (second-round pick of Baltimore), LB Josiah Trotter (second-round pick of Tampa Bay), DT Chris McLellan (third-round pick of Green Bay), OT Keagan Trost (third-round pick of Green Bay), QB Beau Pribula (transfer to Virginia).
Biggest games for the Tigers
At Kansas (Sept. 11), vs. Texas (Nov. 7), at Georgia (Nov. 14).
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NO. 3 GEORGIA HAS QB GUNNER STOCKTON BACK TO LEAD PURSUIT OF SEC AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
No. 3 Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — 2025 record: 12-2
Expectations
Having a returning starting quarterback in Gunner Stockton and an experienced lead running back in Nate Frazier are good reasons for Georgia to again be considered a national championship contender. Having Kirby Smart back for his 11th season as coach is an even better reason.
Smart is 117-21 at Georgia with two national championships and four Southeastern Conference titles. The Bulldogs will try to extend a school-record streak of five seasons with at least 11 wins.
Even though it received no first-place votes in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, Georgia enters the season in the top five for the eighth straight year. Georgia was the choice of voters at the SEC’s annual media days to win yet another SEC title this season.
Strengths include the o-line and secondary
Tight end and the offensive line are strengths for an offense likely to feature Frazier, who rushed for 947 yards and six touchdowns a year ago.
The defense is led by defensive backs KJ Bolden and Ellis Robinson IV and linebacker Raylen Wilson. Robinson tied for the SEC lead with four interceptions at cornerback as a freshman. Bolden, a safety, ranked second on the team with 76 tackles and had two interceptions. Wilson, who had 74 tackles last season, and Chris Cole make inside linebacker another strength.
Georgia’s deepest position may be tight end, where senior Lawson Luckie has 14 career starts. Sophomore Elyiss Williams (6-7, 255) had seven catches as a freshman and has breakout potential while Ethan Barbour was a starter as a freshman before suffering an ankle injury. Jaden Raddell also has experience at the position.
Weaknesses including wide receiver
Georgia lost its top five receivers, including Zachariah Branch, a third-round NFL draft pick by Atlanta, and Colbie Young, a fourth-round pick by Cincinnati. The unit also lost Dillon Bell and Noah Thomas. The lack of experience is a big concern for an offense looking to become more explosive.
London Humphreys, who had 18 catches and three touchdowns but no starts last season, is the top returner.
Georgia ranked last in the SEC with 20 sacks last season and is looking for increased production from such players as Zayden Walker, who showed promise as a third-down pass rusher, and Chase Linton.
New faces
WR Isiah Canion (transfer from Georgia Tech), WR Ryan Mosley, CB Khalil Barnes (transfer from Clemson), CB Gentry Williams (transfer from Oklahoma), CB Braylon Conley (transfer from Southern California).
Key losses
RB Dante Dowdell, a transfer from Kentucky, was expected to play immediately before suffering serious injuries in an offseason ATV accident. Smart said Dowdell is “not with us” and the emphasis is on his ability to recover for daily functions instead of football. Edge rusher Amaris Williams, a transfer from Auburn, suffered a torn ACL in spring practice.
ILB CJ Allen (Indianapolis Colts), DL Christen Miller (New Orleans Saints), Branch (Falcons), TE Oscar Delp (Saints).
Biggest games for the Bulldogs
Vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 26), at Alabama (Oct. 10), at Mississippi (Nov. 7).
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A NEW COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON BRINGS CFP TWEAKS, NEW RULES AND JERSEY PATCHES AMONG THE CHANGES
A new college football season brings plenty of hopes, discussion and changes. Here are the most notable offseason developments to know about before the games begin:
Tweaks to the College Football Playoff
This happened in the dead of winter so in case you missed it: The CFP reiterated that automatic bids will go to the champions of the Power Four conferences — the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12.
The CFP’s highest-ranked team in the Group of Six will also get a spot, whether it’s a conference champion or not. Group of Six, you say? Yes! The Group of Five is now a plus one with the relaunched Pac-12 joining the American, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West and Sun Belt.
From there, the next seven-highest ranked teams, regardless of conference, will fill out the rest of the 12-team bracket.
But Notre Dame!
Another tweak to the 12-team CFP bracket: If Notre Dame finishes the season ranked in the top 12 by the CFP it will automatically secure a playoff berth.
It’s a more straightforward approach than last year, when Notre Dame fell short of the playoff despite being ranked No. 11 by the committee. Instead, Tulane and James Madison earned the final two spots as two of the five highest-ranked conference champions.
One last thing about the CFP: Discussions continue over whether to expand to 16 or even 24 teams.
A lighter consequence for targeting
Rule changes are to be expected in any offseason, and this year targeting was the headliner.
In 2026, a player’s first targeting offense will no longer impact their availability for the next game. If a player is disqualified for targeting a second time during the season, they will be held out for the first half of the following game. A third offense calls for a next-game suspension.
Conferences can initiate an appeals process after a player’s second offense, which would call for a video review facilitated by the NCAA national coordinator of football officials. If the appeal is successful, the player will be able to play the full game.
One of the more notable targeting penalties last season was on Miami DB Xavier Lucas in the fourth quarter of the Fiesta Bowl, causing Lucas to sit out for the first half of the national championship game loss to Indiana.
Another rule change fans will notice: Offensive pass interference is now a 10-yard penalty instead of 15.
A new scoring opportunity
Another rule change this offseason will allow teams to attempt a field goal after a fair catch. The kicker can choose to drop kick from where the returner caught the ball, or they can use a holder with no tee. Some fans may recall a recent NFL version, when Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker hit a 57-yarder before halftime against Denver in December 2024.
Do not adjust your sets
The NCAA cleared the way for schools to land new revenue by placing sponsored jersey patches on uniforms as of Aug. 1 and, boy, there are going to be a lot of those.
Ohio State and Notre Dame alone reportedly have patch deals worth a combined $30 million, but there are so many others — Tyson Foods (Arkansas), Axle Logistics (Tenneseee), SRM Concrete (Vanderbilt), Ripple XRP cryptocurrency (Kansas), even the Palmetto State Armory (The Citadel).
And while the NCAA approved on-field commercial logos for the 2024 season, the volume is picking up. Progressive insurance recently struck a deal to have its logo on the playing field of 13 different schools, including Oregon, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Georgia, USC and Colorado.
Two newcomers
Sacramento State and North Dakota State are the latest additions to the Bowl Subdivision, bumping its membership to 138 teams. The moves became official on July 1, with Sacramento State being the newest MAC member, and North Dakota State’s juggernaut FCS program joining the Mountain West.
Both teams will be eligible for bowl games immediately if they finish with at least six wins and can help fill one of their conference’s bowl slots.
Plenty of new coaches
Of the 138 FBS teams, 34 have new coaches.
The SEC led the way with six new coaches, and the American has five. The Big 12 and Big Ten each added four coaches. Three new coaches were added to the MAC, the ACC, the Sun Belt and the reconstructed Pac-12. The Mountain West, Conference USA and FBS independent UConn each hired a new coach.
Some major hires include former Penn State coach James Franklin, who was picked up by Virginia Tech after being fired midseason. Penn State hired Iowa State’s Matt Campbell as Franklin’s successor. Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU before the Rebels’ playoff run, and Ole Miss promoted Pete Golding from within. Oregon’s defensive and offensive coordinators left the Ducks (Tosh Lupoi headed to Cal and Will Stein to Kentucky).
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NFL NEWS
RAIDERS OVERCOME FERNANDO MENDOZA’S PICK-SIX, RALLY PAST TEXANS
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-six in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houston Texans on Thursday.
Aidan O’Connell drove the Raiders 96 yards in eight plays in the last two minutes, capping the march with a 1-yard touchdown run with 14 seconds remaining.
Mendoza, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, completed 8 of 15 passes for 86 yards and the one interception. He played the entire first half, which ended with Las Vegas trailing 20-3.
O’Connell, a four-year veteran with Las Vegas, wound up 15 of 24 for 166 yards as the Raiders (1-1) outscored the Texans 19-0 after the break.NFL updates
Las Vegas’ presumptive starting quarterback, Kirk Cousins, did not play.
Houston (0-2) drove 69 yards on the game’s first possession and jumped on top with a 20-yard touchdown run from Woody Marks.
On the ensuing drive, Wade Woodaz picked off a Mendoza pass intended for Mike Washington Jr. over the middle and returned it 80 yards for a 14-0 lead. Woodaz is a rookie fourth-round pick from Clemson.
Texans starting quarterback C.J. Stroud got his first action of the preseason, leading the opening TD drive. He connected on 4 of 6 passes for 27 yards. Marks finished with 37 yards on four carries.
Washington ran nine times for 56 yards to lead the Las Vegas ground game.
The Raiders outgained the Texans, 400-219.
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COWING RETURNS PUNT FOR TD TO SPARK THE 49ERS IN 41-17 PRESEASON WIN OVER THE CHARGERS
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Cowing let out a season’s worth of frustration with one electric play.
He returned a punt for an 83-yard touchdown in the San Francisco 49ers’ 41-17 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night.
Cowing showed off his speed and agility after the Chargers went 3-and-out with three minutes left in the second quarter. Chargers punter JK Scott kicked 52 yards to the 49ers’ 17-yard line, where Cowing fielded the ball. He dashed to the left and ran in for the score, giving San Francisco a 17-3 lead.
“It was a special moment,” Cowing said. “Huge shoutout to the guys that were on that field blocking for me and gave great effort. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have been in the house.”
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan called it “a big-time play.”
“He’s always shown us his talent since he’s been here and he’s been able to string together a couple healthy weeks,” Shanahan said.
Cowing missed all of last season after injuring his hamstring during the preseason. Now he’s healthy and battling for a roster spot at wide receiver.
“It was a lot going on last year, and a lot of mental warfare going on, and you know things happening over and over and over again, injury-wise,” Cowing said. “I’m happy that I was able to come out of the game healthy and put my name out there again.”
Eddy Pineiro kicked a pair of field goals and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy saw his first preseason action, going 4 of 6 for 29 yards in the first quarter.
“I thought it was good, just in terms of breaking the huddle, calling plays, feeling the pocket, getting hit, like throwing the ball,” Purdy said.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert played the opening series in his first appearance of the preseason. He was 1 of 2, hitting Charlie Kolar with a 9-yard pass as the team went 3-and-out.
The 49ers (1-1) got field goals of 48 and 45 yards from Pineiro in the second quarter and led 20-3 at halftime. Their other TDs came on a 7-yard run by Sincere McCormick and a 1-yard plunge by fourth-string running back Khalil Herbert.
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey didn’t play although he was on the field for pregame warmups. Shanahan has downplayed what he described as “tightness” for McCaffrey, saying the veteran would be practicing if it was the regular season.
The Chargers were stuck in neutral most of the game. They had eight punts, seven penalties and eight first downs. They scored late in the game on Jerand Bradley’s 28-yard TD catch from DJ Uiagalelei and Evan Svoboda’s 2-point conversion.
“We got outplayed and we beat ourselves in all three phases,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We have a lot of things to work on.”
Los Angeles (1-1) closed to 20-9 in the third. 49ers’ fourth-string QB Adrian Martinez’s pass for Cowing was intercepted by Junior Colson, who ran 16 yards for the score. Cameron Dicker’s extra point attempt went wide left. Dicker hit a 21-yard field goal for the Chargers’ first points of the game.
Martinez scored on a 9-yard keeper and then hit Jordan Watkins for a 17-yard TD in the fourth.
49ers backup QB Mac Jones took over on their second drive of the game. He was 6 of 13 for 89 yards.
Rookie De’Zhaun Stribling and KhaDarel Hodge led the 49ers’ receivers with four catches for 46 yards apiece. McCormick was their top rusher with 53 yards on six carries.
Chargers backup QB Trey Lance, a former top pick of the 49ers, was 10 of 16 for 73 yards.
Chargers left tackle Branson Taylor was hurt on a play in the second quarter and did not return.
Up next
49ers: At Las Vegas next Thursday in final preseason game.
Chargers: Host the Rams next Thursday to close preseason.
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GIANTS PASS RUSH DOMINATES DOLPHINS AS TEMPERS FLARE THROUGHOUT JOINT PRACTICE
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tempers flared several times throughout the joint practice between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants on Thursday.
It started during the one-on-one drills and went all the way through the final team period.
“It’s a violent game. In this sort of an environment, you have rules of engagement that aren’t really the rules of the game,” Giants coach John Harbaugh said. “If somebody perceives that another person goes over the line, somebody needs to protect them.”
It didn’t take long for those rules to be tested.
The first altercation that required players to be separated came during offensive line-defensive line one-on-ones, when Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter threw a punch at Dolphins offensive tackle Patrick Paul after the two became tangled following a rep.
The hostility followed into 11-on-11 work, when Dolphins right tackle Austin Jackson took a swipe at Kayvon Thibodeaux before the Giants pass rusher responded with a shove that promptly sent Jackson to the ground.
New York’s offense and Miami’s defense got into another scuffle that took nearly a minute to completely break apart. Giants backup quarterback Jameis Winston repeatedly inserted himself into the pile as players and coaches attempted to separate the two sides.
Giants pass rush overwhelms Miami
Much of Thursday’s extracurricular activity occurred in the trenches, where New York can be dominant.
Brian Burns was at the forefront, helping a Giants defense that had at least six would-be sacks during team periods.
On one rep, he powered through Dolphins offensive lineman Caedan Wallace for a sack. On another, Burns attacked Jackson inside before spinning back around him and getting to running back De’von Achane, knocking the ball free.
“Dominant,” Burns said when describing the unit. “We don’t wait to get punched in the mouth. … I don’t know how many sacks we had, but it was definitely more than six.”
Chauncey Golston, who appeared in 10 games for the Giants last season, had perhaps the most productive individual day of the group with three would-be sacks.
Two came when Golston tracked down Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis after play-action fakes, while another came after beating Dolphins guard Jonah Savaiinaea.
Willis was swarmed almost immediately after carrying out several play actions, including one rep in which Thibodeaux was waiting for him in the backfield before the quarterback could even reset.
ookie update
Giants rookie receiver Malachi Fields continues to develop encouraging chemistry with quarterback Jaxson Dart.
Fields, a third-round pick out of Notre Dame, hauled in a deep ball from Dart down the left sideline during a team period before being stopped near the goal line.
The connection resurfaced in the final hurry-up period, when Fields made another catch to help move New York into field-goal range.
Miami second-round pick Jacob Rodriguez broke up an intermediate pass intended for Giants receiver Calvin Austin III and also had a would-be sack earlier in practice.
“We’re coming out here and working with serious competition, and getting full-speed reps with a different look,” Rodriguez said. “Some of the issues that our offense presents every day is different for what the Giants present.”
The Dolphins and Giants will get another look at each other Saturday, when they meet at Hard Rock Stadium for a preseason matchup.
Injury report
Giants Pro Bowl receiver Malik Nabers did not participate in Thursday’s joint practice as he continues working his way back from the torn ACL he suffered last season.
Nabers had returned to full-speed team work while wearing a non-contact jersey, but New York kept him out against Miami.
Giants first-round pick Francis Mauigoa left practice after experiencing what Harbaugh described as a stinger.
Harbaugh said the issue was not believed to be serious.
Dolphins receiver A.J. Henning went down during special teams work while covering a punt. Henning attempted to split two blockers before being knocked to the ground and was attended to by members of Miami’s training staff.
Linebacker Tyrel Dodson also left practice and later returned to the field carrying his shoulder pads and without a helmet.
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COMMANDERS TO PLAY STARTERS IN PRESEASON GAME VS. DETROIT, UNSURE ABOUT JAYDEN DANIELS
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn revealed that “a good amount of starters” will play during Saturday’s preseason game against the Detroit Lions.
“A lot of the guys who sat out for Miami will get an opportunity to get some work for this week,” Quinn said. “All obviously different amounts.”
Almost all of Washington’s starters did not play during last week’s preseason victory over the Miami Dolphins. Rookie linebacker Sonny Styles was one of the few exceptions.
However, Quinn did not commit to playing starting quarterback Jayden Daniels. The Commanders are dealing with numerous injuries, particularly on the offensive line, which the head coach said will factor into his decision to play the quarterback.
The Commanders’ quarterback room is already without Marcus Mariota, who is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason after suffering an MCL strain in his right knee against the Dolphins.
Washington has not brought in another quarterback since Mariota’s injury. Daniels has been taking reps with both the first- and second-team offenses in practice this week. If Daniels is held out, the Commanders will split time between Sam Hartman and rookie Athan Kaliakmanis under center.
Center Nick Allegretti, who’s missed most of training camp with a calf injury, will not travel with the team. Allegretti briefly returned to practice on Wednesday but left early with calf tightness.
Quinn said the imaging came back clean, though, and the team will evaluate his status on Sunday before determining if he can play during next week’s joint practice with Baltimore.
“There is some (concern),” Quinn said on Allegretti. “Any time you are not getting a lot of reps for a whole training camp, that’s a big deal. Even for a player for as experienced as Nick is, you want time on task to go.”
Mariota and Allegretti are just two of several Commanders players sidelined. Cornerback Trey Amos (ankle), running backs Rachaad White (hamstring) and Jeremy McNichols (quad), linebackers Jordan Magee (shoulder), Odafe Oweh (calf) and K’Lavon Chaisson (knee) all missed Thursday’s practice.
That list doesn’t include left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who will miss significant time after undergoing surgery on a torn triceps, and defensive tackle Johnny Newton, whom Quinn confirmed will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a torn pectoral muscle.
Perhaps the healthiest position group on the Commanders roster is the wide receivers. It’s also the unit with the most internal competition — and what Quinn is specifically looking forward to watching on Saturday.
“I liked what I saw with some of the receivers from the opening game,” he said. “(Jaylin) Lane was somebody that in the first game I thought had some nice catches, some nice movements. Same with Van (Jefferson).”
Fun return to Detroit
Saturday’s preseason game will mark the first time the Commanders return to Detroit since knocking off the top-seeded Lions 45-31 in the divisional round of the 2024 playoffs.
It’s a memory many Washington players look back on fondly as they make their first trip to Ford Field since that game.
“I just remember that game was back and forth,” tight end John Bates said. “Our offense was hot; their offense was hot. It was one of those things where we felt like they couldn’t stop us. … Just a great memory (as we go) back to Detroit.”
Cornerback Mike Sainristil, who had two of Washington’s four interceptions in that game, believes that game showcased the Commanders’ potential to the rest of the league.
“We knew what the stakes were going in there,” Sainristil said. “The way we were able to come out and perform showed the type of team (we are), that we belong to be there.”
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NBA NEWS
JAMES HARDEN AGREES TO 3-YEAR, $97-MILLION CONTRACT TO REMAIN WITH CAVALIERS, AP SOURCES SAY
James Harden agreed to a three-year, $97 million contract to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers, two people close to the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. It includes a player option for the 2028-29 season as well as a trade kicker.
Harden declined his $42.3 million player option for the upcoming season, but he indicated after the Cavaliers were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals that he would like to return. He also wanted to wait until the Cavaliers were done making a couple moves before his new agreement was in place.
The 36-year-old Harden will be going into his 18th NBA season. He averaged 10.7 points and 1.7 turnovers for the Cavaliers in 26 regular-season games after being acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers for Darius Garland on Feb. 4.
Harden averaged 19.7 points in the postseason, but his turnovers also went up to 4.7 per game, including five or more in 10 of Cleveland’s 18 games. He also struggled on defense.
Cleveland’s starting lineup is likely to be Harden, All-Star Donovan Mitchell, 2025 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Peyton Watson, who was acquired in a four-team trade Wednesday night.
Harden was arrested on June 13 in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle. The charge was dismissed earlier this month in Harris County criminal court after he completed an alternative resolution program.
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BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: NINTH-INNING ERROR HELPS CARDINALS RALLY PAST REDS
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a grand slam with help from a crucial error in the top of the ninth inning, holding on for a 10-9 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
With St. Louis trailing 5-4 and down to its final out, JJ Wetherholt’s routine fly ball to left-center field hit off the glove of Reds center fielder Dane Myers, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score. The Cardinals then teed off on Reds reliever Brock Burke, who had trouble with command after the Myers gaffe. Burke (5-5) was charged with six unearned runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.
The Reds rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth to cut the Cardinals’ lead to one, but left the bases loaded when reliever Riley O’Brien got Matt McLain to line out to right field to end the game.
Jordan Walker homered for the Cardinals, who won the rubber match of the rare five-game series. McLain provided Cincinnati’s go-ahead grand slam in a five-run sixth, but the Reds have lost five of their last seven games.
Angels 18, Astros 3
Zach Neto paired a five-hit game with a career-best seven RBIs to pace visiting Los Angeles to a dismantling of Houston in the rubber match of a three-game intradivision series.
The Angels recorded 18 hits en route to a season-high run total. Neto finished 5-for-6, while Vaughn Grissom went 3-for-6 with three RBIs. Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez (4-5) allowed two unearned runs in the bottom of the first but cruised the rest of his outing, allowing five hits over seven innings.
Astros right-hander Peter Lambert (8-7) was saddled with nine runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He surrendered season highs in runs and hits while retiring a season-low 11 batters. The Astros have dropped consecutive series at home to opponents with losing records.
Guardians 5, Giants 2
Gavin Williams fired 11 strikeouts and Patrick Bailey had two hits and an RBI against his former team, sparking host Cleveland past San Francisco.
Williams (12-7) went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits. It was the Guardians’ first home series victory since June 26-28 against the Seattle Mariners. Cade Smith walked two in the ninth before retiring Rafael Devers on a fly to center for the final out, earning his 32nd save.
Giants starter Landen Roupp (7-13) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He was charged with his final run when Sam Hentges gave up an RBI single to Steven Kwan.
Blue Jays 5, Rays 1
Kazuma Okamoto led a three-home-run attack, Shane Bieber topped Tampa Bay for the second time this season and visiting Toronto claimed a series win as the Blue Jays improved to 9-4 in their past 13 contests.
Okamoto went 2-for-5 with a double and his second homer of the series. Daz Cameron and Nathan Lukes added solo shots for the Blue Jays. Bieber (5-2) went seven innings and allowed a run on four hits.
Yandy Diaz was 2-for-4 and Chandler Simpson singled to extend their hitting streaks to 11 games apiece, but the American League’s top club managed just five hits and finished their seven-game homestand with a 2-5 record.
Braves 2, White Sox 0
Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs and Grant Holmes pitched six-plus innings to spark a combined one-hitter as visiting Atlanta defeated Chicago in a makeup game from June.
Holmes (8-5) took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before Andrew Benintendi lined an opposite-field single to left after a leadoff walk. Didier Fuentes entered and kept the Braves’ shutout intact with three straight strikeouts. Raisel Iglesias struck out two in a perfect ninth to earn his 26th save.
White Sox starter Anthony Kay (9-6) yielded two runs and five hits in six innings.
Royals 6, Athletics 2
Bobby Witt Jr. homered among his two hits and scored three times, while Salvador Perez and Michael Massey each had three hits to propel Kansas City to a four-game sweep of the visiting Athletics — the first time that’s happened since 1994.
Nick Loftin added an RBI triple in the Royals’ 12-hit attack. Starting pitcher Randy Dobnak scattered six hits across four scoreless innings. Left-hander Connor Thomas (1-1) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler had two hits for the A’s. Starting pitcher Gage Jump (5-8) allowed five runs on eight hits in four innings.
Brewers 7, Mariners 4
Garrett Mitchell had two doubles, a home run and three RBIs for host Milwaukee against Seattle in the rubber game of their three-game series.
Gary Sanchez drove in two runs and David Hamilton had two hits and an RBI for the Brewers, who have won four of five and own the best record in MLB at 79-49. Chad Patrick (7-4) and Aaron Ashby combined for 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before Trevor Megill pitched the ninth for his 23rd save of the season.
Mariners starter George Kirby (8-10) was roughed up for six runs, all in the first inning, and nine hits in 3 1/3 frames. Brendan Donovan had two hits and two RBIs for Seattle, which had won three of four.
Yankees 6, Orioles 1
Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings, Luis Garcia Jr. and Spencer Jones homered and New York completed a three-game sweep of host Baltimore and won its fourth straight contest — all on the road.
Cole (7-6) held the Orioles to one run on four hits while striking out eight. Reliever Ryan Yarbrough matched his longest outing of the season with three hitless innings to pick up his third save out of the Yankees’ bullpen. Garcia and Jones each posted three hits and two runs.
Dylan Beavers homered for the second game in a row, but Baltimore’s losing streak reached four games. Teammate Pete Alonso had two hits. Kyle Bradish (7-12) went 5 2/3 innings as the Orioles’ starter, with only three of the five runs charged as earned. He gave up eight hits.
Rangers 2, Nationals 0
Jacob deGrom recorded his 2,000th career strikeout while pitching six one-hit innings as Texas beat Washington in Arlington, Texas.
deGrom (9-8), who allowed just a one-out single by Brady House in the second inning, tied his season high with 10 strikeouts. Three relievers finished the combined one-hitter, with Jacob Latz pitching the ninth for his 25th save. deGrom reached 2,000 K’s by fanning the first two batters of the game, hitting the mark when Abimelec Ortiz went down swinging.
Washington starter Andrew Alvarez (2-5) gave up a run on four hits over five innings. House also walked twice for the Nationals, who have lost five of six. The Rangers have alternated losses and wins for six games.
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MIYU YAMASHITA CARDS 8-UNDER 62 AND LEADS BY 1 IN EDMONTON
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita and Nasa Hataoka made eight birdies apiece, but Yamashita’s round of 8-under-par 62 was one better than her countrywoman’s, and she took a one-stroke lead after the first round on Thursday at the CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton, Alberta, Can.
Hataoka got to 8-under with her second consecutive birdie at the par-4 8th hole (her 17th), but bogeyed No. 9 to finish at 7-under at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club.
Kiara Romero carded a 6-under round of 64 for solo third place, while four golfers, including two teenage Canadians, were at 5-under.
Japan’s Yuri Yoshida and China’s Ruoning Yin were part of that foursome, along with Canadians Anna Huang and Michelle Xing. Huang is 17, and Xing, 18, is an amateur.
Eighty of 156 players finished at even-par or better, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who shot a 3-under 67.
Yamashita, ranked No. 7 in the world, also started on the back nine and birdied four of her first six holes. She shot matching 31s on each side and needed only 25 putts on the day.
“So it’s been a while since I finished the first round in good position, so I was able to make some putts as well,” said Yamashita. “So I’m pretty happy with how I played.”
Yamashita won her third LPGA title at the Meijer LPGA Classic in June and seems refreshed now that the grind of the majors has ended.
“So I took two weeks off in Japan and I got really good feelings right now, so I want to keep like good rhythm for tomorrow,” she said.
The course gave up a lot of birdies, but was also plagued by swarms of bugs and mosquitoes. Hataoka hit 16 of 18 greens and had a good putting day, finishing with 27.
“Yeah, I hit so many fairways so that’s why I able to make so many birdie chances, and my putting feels really good so I’m happy with this result,” said Hataoka. “No wind today and so many mosquitoes, and — but fairway was not firm and green’s really good shape so I could make so many birdie chances today.”
Xing, who won the 2025 Canadian Women’s Amateur title, is headed for UCLA in a matter of days. She hails from Richmond Hill, Ontario.
“It means so much. I’m super grateful to be playing this tournament,” said Xing. “I got in pretty late so just to be here, I’m already very happy. And then to see all the support, it makes me like feel so warm.”
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AMID UNREST OVER LIV’S FUTURE, LAURIE CANTER LEADS IN INDIANAPOLIS
One day after LIV Golf’s CEO publicly addressed the league’s uncertain financial future, Laurie Canter attempted to put the focus back on the golf course as he fired an 8-under-par 62 to take the early lead at LIV Golf Indianapolis on Thursday in Westfield, Ind.
The Englishman finds himself one shot ahead of Australian Cam Smith and Canadian Richard T. Lee after the first round at The Club at Chatham Hills.
A massive knot at 6-under 64 features Dustin Johnson, Brendan Steele, Caleb Surratt, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia of Spain, Lee Westwood of England, Joaquin Niemann of Chile and Dean Burmester of South Africa. And Bryson DeChambeau sits alone at 5-under 65.
“I mean, I didn’t get off to the best of starts,” said Canter, who teed off on No. 6 and was 1 over after three holes. “I think I bogeyed 8, hit it in the right trap but it still got me going. I think I had three birdies off the back of that.
“Drove the ball great. I hit a lot of fairways, and kind of the way the golf course is playing with no wind and you have to take it at pretty much all the pins, I stayed aggressive for the day and made a lot of birdies.”
Canter is an interesting case who doubled down on LIV Golf after having an opportunity to join the PGA Tour. Part of the original group of players to join the Saudi-backed breakaway league in 2022, Canter soon found himself out of a roster spot and spent most of 2024 and all of 2025 on the DP World Tour.
He earned a PGA Tour card courtesy of his top-10 finish in the DP World Tour’s season-long standings last year, but he spurned that opportunity to re-sign with LIV Golf — which now must move forward without the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s financing.
“My experience of LIV has overwhelmingly been positive since 2022,” Canter said. “Coming back here, I knew what to expect. Things have changed. The team is like a ton more, I’m going to say, kind of professional, like the back outfit and the support we get has changed and evolved, and it really feels like a team. That’s kind of been my biggest — the thing I’ve noticed most.”
The league chose to cancel its season finale, LIV Golf Michigan, which would have served as the team championship. Instead, Indianapolis is serving as both the regular-season finale and the team championship this year.
Canter and Westwood have put Majesticks GC in a strong spot after one day, as at 17 under they lead the team standings by two shots over Ripper GC and Legion XIII.
“It would mean a lot” to win, Westwood said. “Our best finish and our only podium finish was in the very first event, a third, so we’d bookend that pretty well, wouldn’t we, with a win this week.
“Yeah, it’s a strange situation because we’ve not played great as a team throughout most of the year. Obviously we’ve just hit a bit of form recently. But to have a great chance to do something this week is obviously something we didn’t expect to happen.”
DeChambeau has been one of the most prominent advocates for the league to continue and was asked Thursday about how he compartmentalizes once he is out on the course. He brought up the “economic impact” he believes LIV has made in locations around the world.
“Look, it’s tough. It’s not easy. We definitely have a lot against us,” DeChambeau said. “But I think behind the scenes we’ve got a lot of people that are working hard to make this possible for not only all the players that are out here but all the fans that have come out to these events and the economic impact that we’ve made in all these places, whether it’s South Africa, here in Indy or Australia, numerous places across the world …
“I think we just have a bit of a responsibility to continue to show this. If it works, it works; awesome. If it doesn’t, we’ll figure things out. Time will move on, and I would say that time heals things. I hope people can see that we actually bring value to the game of golf. My wish is that people give us one more shot and be open-minded.”
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RORY MCILROY SHOOTS 64, PART OF FIVE-WAY TIE FOR LEAD AT BMW
Rory McIlroy shook off last week’s difficulties and birdied four of his final six holes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.
The six-time major champion from Northern Ireland signed for a 6-under-par 64, tied with Gary Woodland, Wyndham Clark, J.J. Spaun and Chris Gotterup at day’s end.
“It’s my style of golf course. I do well on these golf courses,” McIlroy said of Bellerive’s first time hosting professional golf since the 2018 PGA Championship. “They’re big, they’re long. You can get away with missing some tee shots at times. Yeah, definitely a course that sets up better for me than the one we played last week.”
Ryo Hisatsune of Japan and Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick were one stroke back at 5-under 65. Matt’s brother Alex Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Aberg of Sweden, Jacob Bridgeman and Michael Thorbjornsen carded 4-under 66.Sports news
The top 50 players in the points standings following the FedEx St. Jude Championship qualified for the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. McIlroy’s position was never in doubt as he began the playoffs in 12th, but he struggled mightily at the St. Jude and finished 8 over par, 66th out of 68 golfers.
He brushed that off with a bogey-free round Thursday that really heated up once he sank a 7-foot birdie putt at the par-3 13th. He stuck his approach at No. 15 inside 5 feet to convert another birdie, he two-putted for birdie at the par-5 17th and he curled in a right-to-left 10-footer at No. 18 to join the leading group.
“As I said yesterday, I went home and I worked on a few things and at least got myself back in a frame of mind where like I felt like I’m at least back on the right path of what I’m doing with my game and with my swing,” McIlroy said. “It’s certainly a work in progress. Days like this are encouraging, obviously. There’s still a lot of work to be done.”
Woodland is in the opposite position as McIlroy. At No. 31 in the standings to start this week, he has everything to play for, as only the top 30 after Sunday qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship next week.
After he made four birdies on the front nine, Woodland’s highlight was a hole-out eagle at the par-4 11th. He moved to 7 under at No. 17 but gave that stroke back with his only bogey of the day at No. 18.
“It was a sand wedge,” Woodland said of his eagle. “I had 102 yards, we were trying to hit is 105. I probably flew it one or two past where I wanted to, but it was nice to spin back there in the hole.”
Woodland added that St. Louis is 3 1/2 hours from his home area of Topeka, Kansas, “which is as close, 18 years on tour, this is as close as I’ll ever get to home. So this is special.”
Clark also posted a bogey-free round similar to McIlroy’s, as the U.S. Open champion birdied five of the final six holes. Spaun had seven birdies through 17 holes early in the day before a closing bogey, and Gotterup joined the group as play wrapped up after making three birdies on each side.
Notable players who are part of a large tie at 3-under 67 are Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas, who entered the week Nos. 43 and 44 in the points race, respectively. They’ll need a very high finish if not an outright win to advance to the Tour Championship.
“For someone who is really hard on themself and is pissed off that I’m even in this spot, and I feel like I should be in a lot better spot, I think I would even give myself some grace and take a lot of pride in that,” said Thomas, who had a late start to his season after recovering from back surgery. “Because it’s really hard to make it to Atlanta. It’s always been hard, but I feel like it’s even harder. And I missed some events that I play really, really well over the course of my career.”
World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler struggled to a 2-over 72 to open his week after winning the St. Jude by eight strokes on Sunday. Scheffler is tied for 44th out of 50. There is no 36-hole cut.
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TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES
COLTS NEWS
Indianapolis Colts tight end Tyler Warren is expected to miss approximately one week with a minor groin injury, NFL Network reported Thursday.
The injury is not expected to impact his availability for the Sept. 13 season opener against the visiting Baltimore Ravens, per the report.
Warren, 24, sustained the injury during 11-on-11 drills in Wednesday’s joint practice with the Atlanta Falcons.
Warren had 76 catches for 817 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games (12 starts) last season after being selected with the 14th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Penn State.
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WESTFIELD, Ind. – As the Colts close out training camp, head coach Shane Steichen is re-emphasizing CEO & Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s message she gave the team in late July: find a way.
“That’s our motto this year,” Steichen said after Thursday’s joint practice with the Atlanta Falcons. “And you got to find ways to win games in this league, and that’s putting those guys in pressure situations and practicing them.”
Veteran tight end Mo Alie-Cox, who just wrapped up his ninth NFL training camp, has seen growth from the team since July, especially in the last two days of joint practice.
“I think it was great progress. Going against a different opponent (who is) physical and fast,” Alie-Cox said. “I think yesterday we kind of struggled with it, but I think today we made improvements and saw some good yards in the run game. We protected better today also.”
Steichen believes he’s seen growth on both sides of the ball in the last month, especially from his rookie class.
“I’ve been pleased with a lot of the guys. A lot of them have stepped up and made big plays,” he said of the rookies. “A lot of guys have done a lot of good things, and obviously there’s going to be a progression to that with rookies going through a full season, but I’m excited.”
The defensive rookies have also made an impression on veteran defensive tackle Grover Stewart, who also just finished his ninth training camp.
“I was like, ‘I want you to be the best, man. I know you can be the best,'” Stewart said of the conversations he’s had with the rookie linebackers. “So, every day, dealing with the young guys, it’s a great feeling for me because I know they’re coming to work and they’re gonna do their thing.”
News & Notes from Thursday’s joint practice
Tight end Tyler Warren (groin), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (back) and wide receiver Anthony Gould (groin) did not participate.
Wide receiver Keenan Allen, who signed with the Colts Wednesday, took 10 reps in one-on-ones and one rep in 11-on-11 at the goal line.
Wide receivers Josh Downs, Laquon Treadwell and Ashton Dulin had touchdown wins in one-on-ones.
Quarterback Riley Leonard tossed touchdowns to wide receiver Deion Burks and tight end Will Mallory.
The Colts defense accounted for three interceptions: cornerback Jaylon Jones and linebacker Jaylon Carlies picked off quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in seven-on-seven, and cornerback intercepted quarterback Cooper Rush to end the Falcons’ two-minute drill.
Defensive end Laiatu Latu accounted for a sack in the first-team two-minute drill.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner beat Falcons wide receiver Drake London in one-on-ones, 2-1.
Kicker Spencer Shrader made both field goals in the Colts’ two-minute drills, with one from 48 yards and the second from 52.
COACH SHANE STEICHEN, TE MO ALIE-COX, DT GROVER STEWART: https://www.colts.com/news/training-camp-notebook-hc-shane-steichen-te-mo-alie-cox-dt-grover-stewart-reflect-on-2026-camp
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INDIANA FEVER
DALLAS (Aug. 20, 2026) — The Indiana Fever (24-13) suffered a 91-85 loss to the Dallas Wings in the team’s third of five road games. The Fever close out their five-game road stretch with a back-to-back beginning on Saturday, Aug. 22 at New York, followed by at the Chicago Sky on Sunday, Aug. 23.
A tightly-contested first quarter saw the Indiana Fever with a four-point lead thanks to nine points from Kelsey Mitchell. With 12 points in the second quarter, Mitchell set the WNBA record for most consecutive 20+ point games, but the Wings were able to close the gap, making it a tied, 42-42, game at the halftime break. Dallas outscored the Fever 24-19 in the third quarter to take a 66-61 lead and would hold onto that lead throughout the fourth quarter, securing the win for the home team.
Indiana Fever Notes:
With 21 points in the first half, Kelsey Mitchell set a new WNBA record for the most consecutive 20+ point games, extending her streak to 21 games, breaking the previous tie held with A’ja Wilson.
Kelsey Mitchell earned her 29th 20+ point game of the season, now tied with A’ja Wilson for the second most in a single season in WNBA history, five shy of the league record of 34 games with seven games still remaining.
Additionally, the game marked Kelsey Mitchell’s 139th career 20+ point game, setting a new franchise record for the most of said games in Indiana Fever history, passing Tamika Catchings (138). Mitchell’s 139 20+ point games ties Lauren Jackson (139) for the 10th most in WNBA history.
Kelsey Mitchell’s 37 points brings her season total to 912, tying A’ja Wilson for the fifth most in a single season in league history.
Additionally, Kelsey Mitchell’s 37 points helped her pass herself for the most points in a single season in franchise history, breaking her previous record of 890 points set in 2025, with seven games still remaining.
Finishing the night with 37 points, Mitchell became the fourth player in league history to score 900+ points in a single season, joining Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson.
Kelsey Mitchell scored in the double digits for the 52nd consecutive game, extending her lead for the longest of such streak in franchise history, while breaking her tie for the 13th longest in WNBA history.
Kelsey Mitchell’s 37 points mark the third most in a single game in franchise history, one shy of her career high of 38 points done twice, first in 2019 and then in 2025, both against Connecticut.
Makayla Timpson earned her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians’ lone run came in the third inning as they were defeated by the Louisville Bats, 7-1, on Thursday night at Victory Field.
Duce Gourson hit an RBI single in the third frame to put the Indians (29-19, 60-63) on the board. Ivan Johnson opened the scoring for the Bats (17-31, 56-65) in the second inning on a solo homer, his 11th of the campaign. Three more Louisville runs came across in the third, capped by a two-run blast from Juan Brito, who also logged his 11th long ball of the season. The club followed with three more runs in the fourth for a 7-1 advantage.
Noah Davis (L, 2-10) allowed all seven runs (6er) across 4.0 innings with seven strikeouts. Ben Wereski (W, 2-1) tossed 6.0 innings of one-run ball for the Bats.
Indianapolis and Louisville continue this week’s six-game series on Friday night at 7:05 PM ET. Both clubs are yet to name starting pitchers for the contest.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer (1-0-0, 0-0-0 B1G) made a mighty first impression on a crowd of 7,078 fans as well as the college soccer world Thursday night (Aug. 20), handling Notre Dame (0-1-0, 0-0-0 ACC) by a 3-1 score.
Third-year transfer Oliver Moller-Jensen debuted with two goals and one assist to lead IU in the opening night victory. Moller-Jensen bookended fellow third-year Easton Bogard’s contribution to the scoresheet.
Thursday night’s attendance marked the third-largest soccer crowd in Bill Armstrong Stadium history as well as its No. 1 opening day crowd, besting the 2025 season opener versus Clemson (6,395).
KEY MOMENTS
• 14′ – GOAL! As Notre Dame played a ball from outside and across the top of the box, Moller-Jensen pounced and stole the ball from a long touch-and-turn. Moller-Jensen quickly found his target and fired a low laser into the far side netting. Indiana 1, Notre Dame 0
• 37′ – GOAL! Nolan Kinsella side-stepped a defender on the right wing, passed to Moller-Jensen in space, and Moller-Jensen found Bogard centered just inside the box. Bogard took a touch to his right and fired into the top corner to double Indiana’s lead. Indiana 2, Notre Dame 0
• 57′ – GOAL! An Alex Barger shot banged off the right post and straight into the right boot of Moller-Jensen, who one-touched finished into the roof of goal. Indiana 3, Notre Dame 0
• 83′ – GOAL! The Fighting Irish spoiled the shutout, converting from the spot. IU goalkeeper Michal Mroz was charged for a challenge on Notre Dame’s Vlad Walent just inside the box as he attempted to clear. Walent stepped to the spot and scored the lone goal. Indiana 3, Notre Dame 1
NOTABLES
• Nine Hoosiers debuted in the season opener: starters Wes Carnevale, Alex Matthews, Nick McHenry, Oliver Moller-Jensen, Michal Mroz, Bennett Painter and substitutes Michael Adu-Gyamfi, Dempsey Resich and Owen Sloan.
• In what’s been a tight series in recent years, Thursday’s result marked the first multi-goal margin between Indiana and Notre Dame in 11 meetings going back to 2016. IU has not suffered a 90-minute defeat in those 10 years (7-0-4; lost penalty shoutout in 2023 NCAA Tournament).
• Indiana improved to 35-10-6 in the all-time series with the Fighting Irish.
UP NEXT
Indiana starts the season with a three-match homestand against in-state opponents, resuming with the second game Sunday (Aug. 23) against Evansville. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
NEW YORK – Purdue Football tight end George Burhenn has been named to the 2026 Comeback Player of the Year Watch List, announced Thursday afternoon (Aug. 20) by College Sports Communicators, The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Sports Foundation.
Since 2018, the award has recognized college football student-athletes for overcoming injury, illness, or other circumstances. At the conclusion of each season, in a vote by a panel of college football writers, editors, and sports information directors, three college football student-athletes are honored as Comeback Player of the Year Award winners at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
Burhenn is ready for his own comeback after the past two seasons were cut short due to injury. The McCordsville, Indiana, native played in 11 games as a true freshman during the 2023, but he was limited to only four games in both the 2024 and 2025 campaigns. A season ago, Burhenn caught nine passes for 94 yards before an injury at Notre Dame ended his year early.
Back for his fourth season in West Lafayette, the two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree is preparing to make an impact on the field all season long. Burhenn and the Boilermakers begin the 2026 campaign on a Friday night under the lights. Purdue hosts Indiana State at Ross-Ade Stadium with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET (Sept. 4).
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue erupted for seven goals, including five in a 14-minute span, to cruise past Chicago State, 7–0, Thursday night at Folk Field while setting a new attendance record at 4,111 fans.
The Boilermakers dominated from start to finish, outshooting the Cougars 53–3, a new single-game match record, and holding a 24–0 advantage in shots during the opening 45 minutes. Purdue also earned 14 corner kicks while limiting Chicago State to one.
Purdue opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Jaiden Anderson found the back of the net for her third goal of the season, later earning her second brace in back-to-back matches. The Boilermakers continued to pressure the Cougars throughout the opening half, before Rosa Maalouf doubled the lead in the 40th minute.
Maalouf struck again just after halftime, scoring in the 46th minute to complete her brace and push Purdue’s advantage to 3–0. Gabriela Angulo added another goal in the 52nd minute, on Purdue’s first penalty kick of the year, before the Boilers’ offense exploded for three goals in less than three minutes.
Megan Santa Cruz scored in the 58th minute, followed by Zoe Miles just 42 seconds later. Anderson then found the back of the net for the second time at the 59:31 mark, giving Purdue a 7–0 lead.
The Boilermakers continued to create opportunities throughout the remainder of the match, recording 29 second-half shots.
Purdue’s defense held the Cougars without a shot in the opening half and allowed just three attempts for the match. Chicago State did not record its first shot until the 61st minute.
The seven-goal performance marked a dominant offensive showing for the Boilermakers, and the first-time in program history that the Boilers scored seven goals in consecutive matches. The previous high was set in 2002, with four goals in victories over Buffalo and Oakland.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Fifth year offensive lineman Ashton Craig, senior wide receiver Jaden Greathouse, junior linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and junior running back Kedren Young have all been selected to the 2026 College Football Comeback Player of the Year Pre-Season Watch List.
Craig started the first six games of the year in 2025 before missing the rest of the season due to injury. He’s appeared in 17 games with 12 starts on the offensive line during his Irish career and was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List earlier this month.
He was part of an offensive line that helped Notre Dame average 5.69 yards per carry, tied for the third-best clip in the country and the second-highest yards per carry in a single season in program history. The Irish offense ranked sixth among Power 4 programs with 203.4 rushing yards per game while allowing just 1.00 sack per game, the eighth-lowest total in the country.
Greathouse appeared in the first four games of the season in 2025 before missing the rest of the season due to injury. He caught four passes for 73 yards prior to missing the rest of the season. In 2024, Greenhouse posted 592 receiving yards on 42 receptions, but broke out in the College Football Playoff Semifinal against Penn State and Championship game versus Ohio State, hauling in a combined 13 catches for 233 yards and three touchdowns in the final two games of the season.
Viliamu-Asa saw time in 11 games last year, making two starts before missing the final game of the season due to injury. The Inland Empire, California native finished fourth on the team with 48.0 total tackles. He notched 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks to go along with an interception, two pass breakups and five quarterback hurries during his sophomore season.
Young missed the entirety of the 2025 season due to injury. In 2024, he recorded 116 rushing yards on 21 attempts and found the endzone against Navy for his first career touchdown.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0-3) finished with a 1-1 draw in their first road match of the season against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0-2) on Thursday evening.
Ellie Hodsden scored her first goal of the season for the equalizer in Thursday night’s match. Senior goalkeeper Jackie Hollomon made her first career start as she tied her career-high with three saves on the night.
It was a slow start in Lincoln with a scoreless first 30 minutes of play. While the Irish had two shots on goal in search of the first goal of the evening, the Cornhuskers would ultimately take the 1-0 lead to start as they found the back of the net in the 33rd minute on the rebound of a Hollomon save.
The Irish however started to get some more looks in response to the Cornhusker goal as Notre Dame would be on offense for a majority of the remaining half. Hodsden remained aggressive as she battled for an opportunity on a header that resulted in another Nebraska save. The Irish finished the first half with six shots and three shots on goal.
Notre Dame had three shots in the first 25 minutes of the second half and while they still hadn’t found the back of the net yet, the Irish were persistent in their efforts.
And eventually, their relentless efforts paid off. In the 72nd minute, freshman Bristol Kersh fired a shot from the left side of the box. While the Nebraska goalkeeper made the save, the ball then immediately fell at the feet of Hodsden where she scored on the right side to tie it up at 1-all.
In search of a game-winning goal, Hodsden had another great look in the 88th minute. Charlie Codd sent the pass through a pair of defenders up ahead to Hodsden, but the shot on goal would fall right into the hands of the Cornhuskers goalie to keep it at a final 1-1 on the night.
UP NEXT
The Irish are back at home on Sunday, August 23 at 1:00 PM to host Murray State at Alumni Stadium.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1-0) fell 3-1 in their season opener on the road against the No. 22 Indiana Hoosiers (1-0-0) on Thursday night.
Senior goalkeeper Blake Kelly finished with five saves on the night. Fifth year defender Vlad Walent scored the first Irish goal of the season and his first goal in an Irish uniform.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hoosiers put the ball in the back of the net first in the 2026 season opener in Bloomington. Indiana took the 1-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of play, scoring in the 14th minute at the top of the box off a Notre Dame turnover.
While the Irish continued to battle defensively, the Hoosiers scored their second goal in the 37th minute as they fired it to the top right corner from the middle of the box.
Notre Dame had few looks as the Hoosiers outshot the Irish 11-4 in the first 45 minutes of play. The best scoring chance for the Irish came from Karson Baquero, who had an opportunity in the 25th minute on a shot from the top of the box that resulted in a Hoosier save.
While Nate Zimmermann was able to get a look in the 47th minute to start the half, another Hoosier save would keep the Irish off the board.
Ten minutes later, Indiana went on to extend their lead to 3-0 with another goal in the 57th minute.
On the counter attack, Michael Capretto had an opportunity in the 63rd minute. He attacked the left side of the box and fired his right-footed effort into the hands of the Hoosier goalkeeper.
Continuing to battle, another opportunity would arise for the Irish in the 83rd minute. After an official review, Walent drew a penalty on the Indiana goalkeeper where he then converted on the penalty kick for the first Irish goal of the season to make it 3-1.
The Irish would have one last shot from senior Jack Flanagan in the 85th minute, but the Irish would go on to fall 3-1 in the season opener.
McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE
On the match…
“We’re obviously disappointed with the result. I thought we started the game very well, but IU capitalized on a mistake and that shifted the momentum. We had a difficult time finding our way back into the game after that. Credit to IU—they played well and deserved the result tonight. We don’t play these games because they’re easy; we play them because they challenge us and make us better. We’ll learn from tonight, get back to work, and be ready for Sunday.”
UP NEXT
The Fighting Irish open at home this Sunday, August 23 as they host Northwestern at 7:30 PM at Alumni Stadium.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women’s soccer team hosted Ball State for its home opener on Thursday evening, and the final result was a 1-1 draw. The Cardinals (1-0-1), out of the Mid-American Conference, took the lead with a goal just after the break. The Bulldogs (0-1-1) responded late in the match, leveling the score in the 81st minute.
Chloe Brecht tallied her first goal of the season off an assist from Riley Gumm.
Key Moments
17′ | Kate Malin puts the first shot of the match on frame, forcing a Ball State save.
HALFTIME
47′ | A Butler defender passes from the left side into the middle of the field. Ball State’s Mary Jane Keller intercepts and hits the open goal from 28 yards out, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
81′ | On the left side of the field, Lola Pepper attempts to play forward to Sarah Monnin. Ball State intercepts the pass, and a second Cardinal touches the ball toward the middle of the field. Gumm is there to collect it, 25 yards out, and she plays a through ball to Brecht on a slant run. Brecht, at the twelve, uses her left foot to punch the ball past a defender and just inside the right post. The score is level at one.
Butler Points Summary
GOAL: Brecht
ASSIST: Gumm
Bulldog Bits
Brecht’s goal was the third of her career.
Gumm’s assist was her first this season and the second of her career.
Addison Ash made two saves in the match to preserve the draw.
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to the road for a match at Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, Aug. 23.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler men’s soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision Thursday evening to visiting Northern Illinois. The match served as the regular season opener for both programs.
The match was played at the Sellick Bowl on the Butler campus in Indianapolis.
Key Moments
8′ | Vance Sheffield headed in the first goal of the game off an assist from teammate Nico Angulo.
49′ | Tobias Crear gave the Huskies a two-goal advantage early in the second half.
Bulldog Bits
The teams combined for 15 shots with Butler holding a slim, 8-7, advantage; four of the Bulldogs’ eight attempts were on goal as NIU keeper Cayden Crawford posted four saves.
Ian Sarachan led the Bulldogs in his first regular season match as the head coach at Butler.
Five Bulldogs made the first start of their respective Butler careers as keeper Brooks Boersma, Evan Muckridge, Haato Efune, Anden Ellis, and Braden Benyr were part of the Butler Starting XI.
Hayden Neale, Jaden Hancock, Finn Moran and Hudson Sullivan came off the bench to make their respective Butler debuts.
Up Next
Butler hosts Bradley at the Sellick Bowl on Sunday, August 23. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
Butler senior Elise Ward has been selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team as announced by the conference office on Thursday, August 20.
The major awards and Preseason All-BIG EAST Team were voted on by the conference head coaches, who could not cast ballots for their own teams or student-athletes.
Ward played in all 29 matches during the 2025 season. She finished second on the team in kills, tallying 308. Ward also racked up 193 digs and recorded four double-doubles on the season. She earned All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors in 2023.
As a team, the Bulldogs landed in the ninth spot in the 2026 Big EAST Preseason Coaches Poll. Creighton led the conference with a unanimous 10 first-place votes and finished with 100 points. Villanova landed in second place with 86 points. Marquette finished third with 82 points. Xavier and DePaul rounded out the top five.
2026 BIG EAST Preseason Awards
1. Creighton (10) 100
2. Villanova 86
3. Marquette (1) 82
4. Xavier 75
5. DePaul 62
6. Georgetown 49
7. UConn 48
8. St. John’s 36
9. Butler 34
10. Providence 20
11. Seton Hall 13
Preseason BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Year:
Abby Harrell, Sr., OH, Villanova
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^
Elise Ward, Sr., OH, Butler
Abbey Hayes, So., OH, Creighton
Ayden Ames, Jr., MB, Creighton
Jaya Johnson, Sr., RS/MB, Creighton*
Kendall Timme, So., OH., DePaul*
Kamryn Lee-Caracci, Sr., MB, Georgetown
Carson Tyler, Jr., OH, Marquette
Rashanny Solano Smith, Sr., L, St. John’s
Abby Harrell, Sr., OH, Villanova
Campbell McKinnon, Jr., MB, Villanova*
Macy Hatkevich, Sr., S, Xavier*
Margot Kemp, RS-Jr., MB, Xavier
McKinley Boehm, RS-So., MB, Xavier
*Denotes unanimous selection
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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — IU Indianapolis (0-1-0) fell to the University of Louisville (1-0-0) in a tightly contested match, 2-1, on Thursday evening at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium. This match marked the first game of Head Coach Keegan Boom’s career, adding a layer of significance to the outing for IU Indy.
The Jaguars trailed 2-0 at the break and were held without a shot until early in the second half, but played the host Cardinals on more even footing as the match progressed. Senior Jose Antonio Herrera was chopped down on an attack in the 70th minute and later converted the ensuing penalty kick to account for the Jaguars’ offense.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The match commenced with Louisville applying early pressure, resulting in a goal by Giacomo Zizza in the sixth minute. The Jags’ defense faced challenges, as evidenced by Peter Field saving a shot from Zizza in the 19th minute and possession was problematic in the opening half. Zizza scored from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute as Louisville outshot the Jags 6-0 in the opening half with a 7-1 margin in corner kicks.
IU Indy finally put a shot on frame in the 52nd minute when rookie Micah Eldridge tested the Louisville keeper with a bicycle kick from 14 yards out.
Herrera finally broke the ice in the 70th minute with a PK after a short review from the officials confirmed the original call. Herrera just missed an equalizer in the 88th minute, redirecting a shot just wide of target.
The game saw 10 different Jags, including all six reserves, make their IU Indy debuts, showcasing the team’s fresh talent.
TOP PERFORMERS
Peter Field / four saves
Jose Antonio Herrera / PK goal, two shot attempts
Santiago Sanchez / 90 minutes, one shot attempt
QUOTABLE
“I think our response is something that we’re really happy about,” Boom said. “We were shell-shocked in the first few minutes. We reacted really well. Our reaction in the second half was brilliant.”
UP NEXT
Looking ahead, the Jags will host Lindenwood on Monday, Aug. 24, at 3 p.m. ET at Michael A. Carroll Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – Mary Jane Keller scored her first collegiate goal in the Ball State soccer team’s 1-1 draw at Butler on Thursday night at the Sellick Bowl.
The Cardinals (1-0-1) got on the board to start the scoring with a shot from outside the box by Keller early in the second half. The 47th-minute score gave the visitors a 1-0 edge but Chloe Brecht found the back of the net for the host Bulldogs (0-1-1) in the 81st minute to tie the game.
Kaelyn Valleau and Addie Chester also put shots on goal for Ball State, who tied Butler for the second straight year after a 2-2 draw in Muncie in 2025.
Starting goalkeeper Kate Pallante made three saves including a crucial one in the final five minutes to preserve the tie for the Cardinals.
Jordyn Klaasen and Ainsley Schaufele joined Pallante as Ball State student-athletes to go the full 90 minutes. Chester took two shots in her initial appearance in her return to the team for a fifth season of collegiate action.
The hosts outshot the Cardinals 12-4 and took two more corner kicks (4-2) while Ball State committed two more fouls (8-6) on the night in front of a crowd of 545 on the Butler campus.
Next up for the Cardinals is a Sunday afternoon match at Western Kentucky.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State put together another strong showing on Thursday night, rolling past St. Mary-of-the-Woods at Memorial Stadium to move to 2–1 on the season. The Sycamores controlled the match throughout, using steady pressure, sharp ball movement, and deep rotation to keep the tempo high from start to finish. It was a confident, complete performance that continues to build early-season momentum heading into Saturday’s match against Chicago State.
Indiana State’s attack found its rhythm early, converting chances and creating sustained pressure in the attacking third. The Sycamores generated opportunities from multiple lines. Defensively, Indiana State stayed organized and disciplined, limiting SMWC’s looks and protecting the clean sheet behind a composed goalkeeping rotation. Through three matches, the Sycamores have shown balance, depth, and a clear sense of identity as they settle into the 2026 season.
How They Scored
5′ — Indiana State: Addyson Warner finished a right-footed shot to the top left, assisted by Kaitlynn Long and Dominae Butler. (1–0)
7′ — Indiana State: Addyson Warner scored again, placing a right-footed shot into the top right off an assist from Ava Stevens. (2–0)
16′ — Indiana State: Kaitlynn Long finished low to the bottom right, assisted by Emely Lopez. (3–0)
20′ — Indiana State: Emely Lopez scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom center, assisted by Isabella Berta and Dasha Tuckova. (4–0)
22′ — Indiana State: Madison Ziebarth placed a shot into the bottom left, assisted by Addyson Warner. (5–0)
30′ — Indiana State: CharlieBleu Saunders scored with a right-footed shot to the top center, assisted by Elise McDonald. (6–0)
46′ — Indiana State: CharlieBleu Saunders added her second with a right-footed finish to the bottom center, assisted by Emely Lopez. (7–0)
49′ — Indiana State: Ashlyn Cohen scored with a right-footed shot to the top left, assisted by Emely Lopez. (8–0)
51′ — Indiana State: Emely Lopez scored her second with a right-footed shot to the top left. (9–0)
58′ — Indiana State: Dasha Tuckova finished low to the bottom right, assisted by Emely Lopez. (10–0)
66′ — Indiana State: Addyson Warner completed her hat trick with a right-footed shot to the top right. (11–0)
71′ — Indiana State: Elise McDonald scored with a right-footed shot to the top right, assisted by Kaitlynn Long. (12–0)
News & Notes
Elise McDonald scored her first goal as a Sycamore.
Emely Lopez assisted four goals of the game.
Addyson Warner was the top goal scorer of the night, registering three goals, eleven shots, with 6 on target.
Indiana State’s defensive unit limited SMWC to two shots on goal, including a save at 60:22.
Indiana State’s goalkeeping finishes with a clean sheet.
Up Next
Indiana State returns to Memorial Stadium this Saturday, celebrating Senior Day, where they will face Chicago State at 1 p.m. ET.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
CINCINNATI – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team fell at Xavier on Thursday (Aug. 20) evening 2-1 in the season opener for both clubs. Old Dominion transfer Jordan Rodgers scored for the Mastodons in the 85th minute. Antonio Tiscareno assisted on the goal.
Xavier took the lead in the 33rd minute on a tally by Nolan Brice, Alejandro Silvestrini had the assist. Xavier extended their lead to 2-0 in the 65th minute. Gerard Lorente scored and Ely Detty assisted.
Jozef Palushaj, Tiscareno, Trey Theard and Brandon Razo added shots on goal in the contest for the ‘Dons.
Purdue Fort Wayne held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks, with six in the second half. The Mastodons out-shot Xavier in the second half 5-4.
Xavier improves to 1-0. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 0-1. The Mastodons are back in action on Aug. 31 at Dayton.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team won their home opener Thursday night with a strong performance, picking up their first win of the season 2-0 over SEMO.
The Aces and SEMO held each other scoreless in the first half, with Evansville leading 7-2 in shots. Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind./Memorial HS) broke the scoreless tie in the 64th minute with a header off a corner kick from junior Brielle LaBerge (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central HS).
Sophomore Izzie Ryan (Evansville, Ind./Castle HS) added to the Aces lead in the 85th minute, scoring her first career goal from long range. Freshman Mia Lancaster (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy) provided the assist in her first game as an Ace.
Evansville won the shot battle led by Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Reitz HS) with 4 shots on goal and Josie Seehafer (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan) with 2 shots on goal.
Emma Nathans (Toronto, Ontario/Havergal College) played all 90 minutes in goal for Evansville, making two saves to post her first collegiate shutout. This marks the first time the Aces have won their home opener in shutout fashion since 2021.
The result is Evansville’s second consecutive win against SEMO after beating the Redhawks 4-3 in Cape Girardeau to begin the regular season last year.
The Aces return to action next Thursday back at home, hosting Lindenwood at Arad McCutchan Stadium for Alumni Weekend. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
LOUISVILLE – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team fell in their season opener, dropping a 3-2 decision at Bellarmine on Thursday night.
Opening the season against the Knights for the sixth consecutive season, the Aces put up a pair of shots in the third minute but were unable to put a shot on target. In the eighth minute, Bellarmine opened the scoring with a header to take a 1-0 lead.
In the 14th minute, the Aces created a chance in the box and took advantage of a defensive miscue, with the Knights conceding an own goal to tie the game at 1-1.
The game remained tied for most of the first half, but in the 44th minute, Bellarmine retook the lead on a curling shot from the top of the box that tucked inside the far post, taking a 2-1 lead into halftime.
Evansville threatened early in the second half, putting up four shots in the first seven minutes of the period, but were turned away by the Bellarmine defense.
In the 75th minute, the Knights struck again on a set piece, taking advantage of a free kick in a dangerous position to set up a goal from inside the six-yard box.
Trailing 3-1 in the final minutes, the Aces were able to draw a penalty, which Pablo Calvete (Ponferrada, Spain/UNIR) took advantage of by burying the penalty kick to make it a one-goal game. However, that was as close as the Aces would get, as the Knights took a 3-2 win.
Evansville out-shot Bellarmine, 13-12. Devin Shepherd (Denver, Colo./Arapahoe) and Calvete led the way with three shots each, while Shepherd put two on target. Hugo Amo (Burgos, Spain/Casper CC) made four saves for the Aces.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer came up just short in a competitive 2-1 battle against the University of Akron at Strassweg Field on Thursday.
The Screaming Eagles (0-2-1) put together a solid performance on wet field conditions Thursday night. USI doubled Akron (2-0-0) in shot attempts, 18-9, while placing 10 shots on goal compared to the Zips’ six on target.
Sophomore midfielder Olivia Hass paced the Screaming Eagles with four shots and three on goal. Four others had multiple shot attempts. Junior defender Emma Schut scored her first goal of the season, converting from the spot in the second half. Schut and the rest of USI’s defensive backline, including sophomore defender Tierney Mullady, junior defender Ava Hess, and sophomore defender Paulina Campos, played every minute in the contest. Senior midfielder Kamryn Bea also recorded a full 90 minutes in a strong effort. Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach made four saves.
Thursday’s match finally kicked off after a lightning delay of one hour and 45 minutes from the original scheduled start time. After time to settle into the match and the wet field conditions, USI generated three shots in the first 20 minutes, two of which went off the goalposts. USI’s solid build-up play led to more chances in the rest of the first half, but the score remained 0-0 going into halftime.
Akron came out of halftime with a couple of shots that Schwalbach saved. USI continued to make good connections into the attacking half of the field. However, Akron ended up striking first with a goal off a quick, short corner in the 66th minute to take a 1-0 advantage. Then nearly two minutes later, the Screaming Eagles responded when Schut stepped up and converted from the penalty spot to knot the match back up at 1-1. Taking back the momentum, USI created a handful of shots in the ensuing minutes that Akron saved or blocked. After the tough luck for USI on the attacking end, Akron went the other way minutes later and scored the go-ahead goal off a corner kick in the 82nd minute to end up with the 2-1 result.
After concluding a season-opening three-match homestand on Thursday night, the Screaming Eagles will hit the road for the first time in the regular season on Sunday when USI visits Purdue University Fort Wayne. Kickoff is slated for Noon CT.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
MILWAUKEE – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer opened up the 2026 season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a 0-0 draw against the University of Milwaukee.
Thursday’s 0-0 tie was the first time that USI has gathered a season-opening result since 2018, even before joining the Division I ranks in 2022. It is the first-time a Screaming Eagles opponent has been shut out since August 26, 2025 (Rose Hulman Institute of Technology). It is the first time since October 13, 2024 (University of the Incarnate Word) that USI has shut out a Division I program.
The Screaming Eagles totaled 11 shots, five on goal. Senior defenders Ian Graham and Kris Martial and sophomore midfielder Oliver Church all tied with two shots, with one shot on goal. Junior midfielder Ahiro Nakamae and sophomore midfielder Nolan Stevens each added their own shot on goal.
In the defensive effort helping to post the team shutout, OVC Preseason Player to Watch senior midfielder Garrett Morris, sophomore defender Zach Naessens, and sophomore goalkeeper Jacob English all helped to keep the net clean on 16 shot attempts. English finished the day with six saves, the most in his career without giving up a goal in a single game.
USI came out prepared to defend their own goal with Naessens and Nakamae forcing a Milwaukee player to shoot a shot inside the box wide left in the first five minutes of play. The Screaming Eagles responded with a shot of their own coming from Stevens that was saved by Milwaukee’s goalkeeper. After that, it was all defense for USI the rest of the half. English gathered four saves, including a diving save at the 19th-minute mark. The Screaming Eagles were outshot 11 to three in the first half.
USI came out more aggressively in the second half. Oliver Church got too much of a header off of a corner kick that sailed just over the crossbar at the start of the second half. The Screaming Eagles were not done with their aggressive approach, however, adding three scoring chances in the next fourteen minutes, all of which were saved by Milwaukee’s goalkeeper.
With nine minutes remaining in the match, USI evaded a counter by the Panthers that led to a corner kick that sailed over the Screaming Eagles’ goal. English grabbed a save headed toward the goal off of a free kick. USI was not able to capitalize on the counter but managed to keep the Panthers on their own half for the rest of the match.
The Screaming Eagles will continue the away trip with a stop at Northern Kentucky University on Monday, August 24, before coming home for the home opener on September 2 against Indiana University Indianapolis.
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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Valpo soccer team made Thursday’s home opener at Brown Field a fun one, scoring twice in the opening 13 minutes and cruising to a 4-0 victory over Western Illinois.
How It Happened
The Beacons opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Alyssa Thomas (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee [Wright State]) looped a pass into the path of Ashley Trippeer (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) running down the right wing. Trippeer crossed it back into the box along the ground, where it made its way to Brylie Walos (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead), who was sprinting in from the left and found herself unmarked near the top of the six. The sophomore finished with her right foot to put Valpo on top.
Five minutes later, the advantage was doubled. The Beacons took a corner into the box, and after it pinged around a couple times, a WIU defender attempted to clear it. But Trippeer was crashing the six, and the clearance attempt ricocheted off the junior and into the back of the net.
Martha Goddard (London, England/Alleyns School) added a second-half brace to cap the scoring. The sophomore’s first goal came on a penalty in the 67th minute after a WIU handball in the box, and she added her second in the 75th minute, running onto a through ball between the Leathernecks’ center backs from Tripper and converting a 1-v-1 opportunity against the WIU keeper.
Inside the Match
Valpo’s four goals and its four-goal margin of victory were the program’s largest since a 5-1 win at Western Illinois last season.
The four-goal home win was the Beacons’ largest home win since downing Chicago State by a 5-1 final Aug. 31, 2023.
Trippeer stood out Thursday, as the junior was involved in three of the Beacons’ four goals, scoring the second and assisting on the first and fourth. She had entered the match with just one goal and no assists in the first 37 matches of her collegiate career.
Trippeer is the first Valpo player with a multi-assist match since Molly O’Rear did so at Western Illinois last year, and the first with three goal involvements in a match since O’Rear and Kiara Desiderio (St. John, Ind./Hanover Central) did so in the aforementioned match.
Goddard’s second-half brace was the first two-goal match of her collegiate career. The sophomore is now up to five career goals.
Walos’ goal, the match-winner, was the first of her collegiate career.
Thomas picked up the secondary assist on the match-winning tally, her second helper of the year. She now has three assists in her two seasons as a Beacon and four total for her collegiate career.
Valpo ended the night with a 19-8 advantage in shots over the Leathernecks, including an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal, and a 5-1 edge in corner kicks.
21 players saw action for the Beacons Thursday evening, including three Valpo debuts — Salange Bell (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy [Montclair State]) played the second half in goal, making one save, while Meja Blomkvist (Uppsala, Sweden/Celsiusskolan) and Payton Rofe (Heath, Texas/Los Alamitos {Calif.} [VCU]) came off the bench in the second half for their respective collegiate debuts.
Sofia Raco (Mississauga, Ont./Holy Name of Mary College School) earned her first collegiate start.
Next Up
Valpo (1-1-1) closes out the weekend at home Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. kickoff against former Horizon League rival Detroit Mercy.
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TAYLOR MEN’S SOCCER
UPLAND, Ind. – The Taylor University men’s soccer team (1-0-0) opened the 2026 campaign in impressive fashion Thursday evening, posting its largest shutout victory in nearly a decade as five different Trojans found the back of the net during a 6-0 victory over Defiance at Turner Stadium. The victory marked TU’s third straight win in a home opener and second consecutive season-opening triumph over the Yellow Jackets.
Senior transfer Dafe Akpoguma scored a pair of goals while freshman Roarke Watterson, making his collegiate debut, tallied an impressive six points on four assists and one goal to lead the scoring. Watterson’s six points are the most in one match by a TU men’s soccer player since the 2016 season, when former Trojans Andrew Johnson (3 goals) and Jeremiah Rader (4 assists) led TU during an 8-0 shutout over Saint Francis.
Junior Josh Byrd contributed a goal and one assist, while sophomore Luka Gole and freshman Nathan Taylor each recorded a second-half goal. The starting lineup for TU featured six newcomers including freshman trio Watterson, Arron Habecker and Naté Olubiyi, along with transfers Akpoguma, Ethan Harris and Lautaro Guerra Rodriguez.
The Trojans raced out to a 4-0 lead at intermission and outshot the Yellow Jackets 23-1 overall on the night, while overwhelming the visitors with 11 shots on target.
TU opened the early scoring barrage with three goals in a seven-minute span.
Akpoguma registered the first goal of the season in his Trojan debut off a feed from Watterson and Byrd in the 15th minute. Less than three minutes later, it was Byrd on the receiving end from Watterson to make it 2-0 Trojans. Akpoguma found the back of the net again to make it 3-0 halfway through the opening period, and shortly after, Watterson connected on his first career goal off an assist from senior Matt Yoder in the 30th minute.
Senior goalkeeper Bryce Medina drew his first career start between the posts and didn’t face a shot in nearly 62 minutes of action. Junior Connor Shaw helped preserve the combined shutout the rest of the way.
The Trojans will have a quick turnaround with less than 48 hours until the next match. TU will host IU East at 7 p.m. Saturday inside Turner Stadium.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1901:
At Washington, umpire John Haskell is involved in another violent incident during the Washington-White Sox game when Sox SS Frank Shugart punches him after a disputed ball four call, followed by a Nationals bases-loaded triple. Teammate Jack Katoll tries to add his two cents, and a fan jumps in punching Shugart. The police intervene and both players are arrested. Shugart will be expelled. Washington’s Win Mercer lives up to his name with an 8 – 0 win over Chicago.
In Baltimore, Orioles pitcher Joe McGinnity is tossed for spitting in the face of umpire Tom Connolly. When Detroit’s Kid Elberfeld intervenes, he is decked by Baltimore’s Mike Donlin. Bill Keister also gets involved, as do some fans, and the police, who arrest the players and a fan. Judge Harry Goldman, a part-owner of the O’s, releases the players and fines the fan $100.
1902:
Sam Leever hurls a two-hitter to give the first place Pirates a 2 – 0 win over the Giants and Christy Mathewson.
Philadelphia’s Rube Waddell allows three hits in edging the Tigers, 1 – 0, in the opener of a doubleheader. Waddell then pitches the nitecap as well, giving up eight hits before losing, 2 – 1.
1903:
In their second straight doubleheader, the Pirates and Giants again split, with the Bucs taking the opener, 5 – 0, behind Sam Leever. Christy Mathewson wins the nitecap for New York, 9 – 5, the eighth time he’s whipped Pittsburgh this year. Matty scatters ten singles and Ginger Beaumont’s double.
Ducky Holmes, White Stockings OF, has four assists in a game, tying the major league record. But his team still loses 11 – 3 to Cy Young and the Boston Americans.
1905 – The Giants run past the Pirates, 10 – 2, with Christy Mathewson defeating Deacon Phillippe. New York swipes five bases including a steal of home by Art Devlin.
1908:
Pittsburgh regains first place as Nick Maddox (15-5) beats Brooklyn, 2 – 1 for his eighth win in a row. Maddox drives in both runs as well. Maddox, who won his last five games of 1907, has now won 20 games in 30 appearances, the quickest twenty-game winner ever (This mark will be tied by Russ Ford, in 1910, Boo Ferriss in 1945, and Cal Eldred in 1993).
On the third try, Senator Gabby Street catches a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument. Scientists estimated the 555-foot drop the ball traveled had a force between 200 and 300 pounds.
1909:
The Giants edge the Reds, 1 – 0, with Christy Mathewson winning this one. Jack Rowan takes the loss when Larry Doyle walks in the 1st, goes to third base on a ground out and scores on another grounder.
Jack Taylor hurls two complete games in the Central League. On the mound for Grand Rapids, he shuts out Terre Haute on two hits to win, 4 – 0, in game one, then wins, 1 – 0, in 11 innings in the second game.
1912 – Thomas C. Noyes, president and part owner of the Senators, dies, opening the way for Clark Griffith to eventually become club owner.
1913 – The Giants increase their National League lead to ten games by smoking Eddie Stack and the Cubs, 8 – 2. Christy Mathewson rolls to his 22nd win, allowing eight hits. Johnny Evers collects three hits, including a homer in the 5th.
1914 – The Reds use a triple and double steal in the 1st inning to score three runs and beat New York ace Christy Mathewson, 3 – 2. Al Demaree relieves Matty in the 6th, but Big Six takes his fourth loss in a row.
1915 – Babe Ruth pitches Boston to a 4 – 1 win over the Browns. At bat, the Babe is hitless.
1916 – In Boston’s 4 – 0 win at Cleveland, Jack Barry has four sacrifices for the Sox, tying a major league record.
1917:
Reds rookie righthander Hod Eller fans the side on nine pitches in the 9th inning, beating the Giants 7 – 5, and breaking Slim Sallee’s ten-game winning streak.
Now with the Philadelphia Phils, Charles Bender, 34, pitches his third straight shutout, winning 6 – 0 over the Cubs. In his last active season, Bender will turn in four shutouts and win eight with two losses and a 1.67 ERA. His mound partner from the glory days of the A’s, Eddie Plank, will also close out his career, ending the season 5-6 for the St. Louis Browns with a 1.79 ERA.
1919 – Phillies catcher Bert Adams ties a National League record for backstops as he records seven assists in one game.
1921 – At St. Louis, the largest crowd of the season cheer as the Browns sweep a pair from the Yankees, winning 5 – 4 and 10 – 0.
1926:
White Sox hurler Ted Lyons pitches a no-hitter, beating the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 6 – 0.
Rabbit Maranville, hitting .235, is released by the Robins.
1929 – Cubs 1B Charlie Grimm is sidelined for the rest of the regular season with a hand injury, but he’ll be okay for the World Series.
1930 – Chick Hafey hits for the cycle, as the Cards beat the Phillies at St. Louis, 16 – 6.
1931 – Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs as the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11 – 7.
1932 – Wes Ferrell becomes the first 20th-century pitcher to win 20 or more games in each of his first four seasons, beating Washington, 11 – 5.
1933 – The Yankees and White Sox play an 18-inning game which ends in a 3 – 3 tie.
1936:
Babe Herman, who quit the Reds in a dispute over a bonus, rejoins the team on orders from Commissioner Landis.
Wes Ferrell, in a tantrum for what he considers shabby support, walks off the mound during a Yankees rally and is suspended and fined $1,000 by Boston manager Joe Cronin. It is the second time in five days he has walked off the mound, having done it in Boston the previous Sunday in a game against the Senators. Ferrell, furious when he hears about the fine, says he will not pay it. “They can suspend me or trade me, but they’re not getting any dough from me.” The Red Sox lift the suspension in four days and will trade Ferrell after the season.
1937 – Brooklyn OF Johnny Cooney ties the major-league record with four extra-base hits: three doubles and a triple.
1938 – The West wins the 1938 East-West Game, 5 – 4, when Neil Robinson hits a three-run inside-the-park homer between the legs of East CF Sammy Bankhead. Hilton Smith and Double Duty Radcliffe allow only one run in eight innings of relief for a struggling Sug Cornelius.
1940 – Rookie pitcher Charlie Frye belts a two-run pinch homer to give the Phils a win over the Cubs.
1947 – The first Little League World Series tournament is held in Williamsport, PA. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport, with a tourney batting average of .625, win the World Series, 16 – 7.
1948:
Cleveland’s streak of victories (8), shutouts (4) and scoreless innings (47) ends in the 9th inning when Bob Lemon walks Pat Seerey and yields home runs to Aaron Robinson and Dave Philley in a 3 – 2 loss to the White Sox.
Representatives of Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, meeting in Havana, agree to stage a four-country round-robin 12-game tournament to be known as the Serie del Caribe (Caribbean Series) and to be launched in Cuba during February 1949. The Dominican Republic and Mexico will also later participate on a regular basis.
1949 – A barrage of bottles from the Philadelphia stands as protest of a decision by umpire George Barr over a trapped fly ball results in the first forfeiture in the major leagues in seven years. The Giants, who receive this forfeit, gave one away in 1942 when hordes of youngsters invaded the field.
1951:
Bob Feller wins his 20th, stopping the Senators, 4 – 0, and keeping the Indians a game ahead of the Yankees. Feller is the American League’s first 20-game winner this season.
The Giants manage just one run in seven innings off Reds knuckleballer Willie Ramsdell, but the wheels come off “The Knuck” in the 8th: Eddie Stanky belts a leadoff homer, Whitey Lockman adds a two-run shot, and Wes Westrum finishes with a three-run roundtripper off reliever Frank Smith. George Spencer (9-4) wins in relief, 7 – 4.
Major General Emmett O’Donnell is selected by the owners to be the new commissioner, but President Harry Truman overrules the decision stating the officer is needed in Korea in his post as commander of bombers.
1953 – Major league player representatives Ralph Kiner (National League) and Allie Reynolds (American League) hire labor leader John Norman Lewis at $15,000 per annum to give legal advice to players in their negotiations with the owners.
1957 – Masaichi Kaneda throws the fourth perfect game in Nippon Pro Baseball history as the Kokutetsu Swallows defeat the Chunichi Dragons, 1 – 0.
1960 – In the 28th year of the Negro Leagues East-West Game, the last game at Chicago’s Comiskey Park is played before approximately 5,000 spectators and almost no media coverage. The West squad beats the East, 8 – 4. The game will be played for two more years in other cities before ending.
1961 – In their first appearance in Boston since moving to Milwaukee, the Braves defeat the Red Sox, 4 – 1. Warren Spahn pitches the 1st inning, striking out rookies Chuck Schilling and Carl Yastrzemski. The exhibition game is for the benefit of the Jimmy Fund.
1963:
In the Orioles sweep of the Angels, Orioles SS Luis Aparicio becomes the first major league player since George Case in 1945 to reach 300 career steals. The O’s win, 7 – 4 and 3 – 2.
Jerry Lynch’s major league-record 15th pinch-hit home run gives the Pirates a 7 – 6 win in Chicago.
1964 – Reds reliever Billy McCool pitches 6 2/3 innings of stellar relief to beat the Dodgers, 3 – 2. McCool allows one hit and strikes out nine.
1966 – Houston’s Dave Giusti does it all today as he blanks to Reds, 11 – 0, and drives in six runs on two bases-loaded doubles.
1967:
Charlie Finley releases Ken Harrelson after a public argument between the two, making Harrelson baseball’s first free agent. Harrelson is quoted as calling Finley a menace to baseball.
Jim Maloney, who gave up nine hits on the 16th, allows just two hits, as the Reds beat the Giants, 2 – 0. Maloney pitches hitless ball over the last seven innings.
1968 – Monte Irvin is named special assistant to Commissioner William Eckert.
1969 – Jim Merritt pitches Cincinnati back into the National League West lead with a 5 – 3 win at St. Louis.
1971:
Mickey Lolich allows six hits as Detroit beats the Brewers, 7 – 2. It is Lolich’s 20th win of the year.
Pitching in relief, the Reds’ Jim Merritt (1-11) records his only win of the year. A 20-game winner last season, Merritt, started the year with 11 straight losses, one short of the National League record.
For the second time in ten days, Dave Roberts of the Padres and Tom Seaver of the Mets lock up in a pitchers duel, but this time, Seaver comes out on top, 2 – 1. Ed Spiezio hits a solo homer for San Diego in the 3rd, then Cleon Jones triples and comes in to tie the score on a sacrifice fly for the Mets in the 7th. Jones then ends the game with a walk-off home run with two outs on the bottom of the 9th, only the third hit allowed by Roberts. Seaver and Roberts will finish first and second respectively in the National League ERA race.
1972:
On his birthday, Jim Beauchamp of the New York Mets hits his first two home runs of the season. The second one comes in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Houston Astros.
Phil Niekro and the Braves beat the Phillies, 2 – 1, in 11 innings, to snap Steve Carlton’s 15-game winning streak. After retiring 19 batters in a row, Carlton (20-7) puts two runners on in the 11th, before Mike Lum singles home the winner.
1973:
Cleveland’s Walt Williams singles with two outs in the 9th, breaking up Stan Bahnsen’s no-hitter. Bahnsen completes the one-hit shutout and the White Sox win, 4 – 0.
Rick Wise hits the second grand slam of his career, off Roric Harrison, as the Cards score seven runs in the 3rd inning. But the Braves score six runs in the 6th to win, 11 – 7.
1974 – Red Sox pitcher Roger Moret earns a new contract from Tom Yawkey today by tossing a one-hitter against the visiting White Sox, to win, 4 – 0. Dick Allen’s 7th-inning single is the lone hit as Moret strikes out 12.
1975 – The Reuschel brothers of the Cubs join forces to blank the Dodgers, 6 – 0. Rick goes 6 1/3 innings and Paul finishes the game for the first combined shutout thrown by siblings.
1977:
Pittsburgh’s Rennie Stennett, batting .336 for the season, breaks his right leg sliding into second base during a 5 – 4 loss to San Francisco. He will be out for the year, falling 12 plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title, won by teammate Dave Parker at .338. Stennett will never again hit higher than .244.
Graig Nettles’ home run and double account for both Yankee runs in a 2 – 1 win over Texas. Ron Guidry picks up his tenth win of the year and the Yankees cut the Red Sox’s lead to one-half game.
Rick Dempsey returns to active duty for the Baltimore Orioles after breaking his finger, and Brooks Robinson goes on the voluntary retired list, ending his illustrious 23-year career, all with the Orioles.
Tom Seaver makes his first appearance in Shea Stadium as a member of the Reds, and pitches a six-hitter to beat the Mets, 5 – 1. Tom Terrific strikes out 11, has a double at the plate and scores twice.
1978 – Ken Griffey drives in six runs, on two homers and a single, but it is not enough as his Reds lose, 14 – 9 to St. Louis.
1979 – The Mets win a protested game against the Astros, 5 – 0. With two outs in the 9th inning, Houston’s Jeffrey Leonard flies to CF to apparently end the game. Umpire Doug Harvey rules that time had been called, and orders Leonard back to the plate. He then singles to left. The Mets were without a first baseman, however, so the umps order Leonard to bat once more. He flies to LF to end the game.
1980 – Rob Wilfong’s 1st-inning single is the only hit off Jack Morris. The Tiger ace beats the Twins, 4 – 2.
1981 – In a Pioneer League game at Helena, Lethbridge’s Sid Fernandez strikes out 21 Phillies batters. El Sid wins, 6 – 0.
1982 – Brewer reliever Rollie Fingers become the first player in major league history to record 300 career saves as Milwaukee defeat the Mariners, 3 – 2.
1983 – On the same day, two minor leaguers, Vince Coleman and Donell Nixon, break Rickey Henderson’s single-season record by stealing their 131st base of the season.
1984:
Red Sox rookie Roger Clemens strikes out 15 and walks none as Boston whips Kansas City, 11 – 1.
At Detroit, Lance Parrish cracks a 1st-inning grand slam off Lary Sorensen, and the Tigers drive by the A’s, 12 – 6. Milt Wilcox goes six innings for the win.
1985 – Manager Stan Wasiak of Vero Beach (Florida State League) becomes the first minor league manager to record 2,500 wins as Vero Beach wins 3 – 2 over Miami. The win comes less then a week after Wasiak set the record for most wins. He has managed for 36 consecutive seasons.
1986 – Spike Owen becomes the first major leaguer in 40 years to score six runs in a game as the Red Sox rout the Indians, 24 – 5.
1987:
Dale Murphy hits his 300th career home run as Atlanta beats Pittsburgh, 5 – 4. He stroked his 1,500th hit on August 5th.
Andre Dawson belts his 39th and 40th home runs of the season and Lee Smith picks up his 30th save in Chicago’s 7 – 5 win over the Astros.
1989 – Cubs rookie OF Jerome Walton goes 0 for 4 in a 6 – 5, 10-inning loss to the Reds, ending his hitting streak at 30 consecutive games.
1990:
For the last time this century, two rookie pitchers debut against each other as Paul Abbott of the Twins squares off against Jim Campbell of the Royals. Abbott is the loser as the Royals win, 8 – 7. He’ll do better in his next outing, allowing three Texas hits in eight innings.
Trailing 11 – 1 after seven innings, the Phillies score two in the 8th and nine more in the 9th inning to beat the Dodgers, 12 – 11.
Billy Hatcher ties a major-league record with four doubles to pace the Reds to an 8 – 1 win over the Cubs. Rick Mahler beats Mike Harkey. The only score for Chicago is Ryne Sandberg’s 29th homer. Reds manager Lou Piniella argues with umpire Dutch Rennert after Barry Larkin is called out at first at the end of the 5th inning. After throwing his hat down, Piniella is ejected; in response, Piniella rips first base out of the ground and throws it twice toward right field.
1991:
The Helena Brewers beat Idaho Falls, 28 – 0 in the Pioneer League. Helena has 27 hits, including six homers, but sets no records. The good news for Idaho Falls is no errors, and their last pitcher is 1B Loren Gress. He outpitches the real pitchers, giving up no runs and a hit in 1 1/3 innings.
After nearly two months off with a chronic backache, David Justice rejoins the Atlanta Braves in time for tonight’s twinbill with the Reds. Even without him, the Braves are just two games behind the Dodgers in the National League West.
Toronto manager Cito Gaston is hospitalized with a herniated disk and Gene Tenace takes over on an interim basis. He’ll be 13-6 in his first 19 games to keep Toronto on top.
Yankees OF Bernie Williams fans five consecutive times in a 7 – 4 loss to the Royals to tie the major league mark for a nine-inning game. He’s consoled by Yankee hitting coach Frank Howard, one of the 28 batters who share the mark.
1993:
The Tigers trade OF Rob Deer to the Red Sox for a player to be named. Deer will homer tomorrow in his first at bat for the Sox in a 3 – 2 loss to the Indians.
After allowing a homer in a 3 – 2 loss to Houston, Phils pitcher Terry Mulholland breaks his right hand punching a water cooler. “It’s stupid, but it really would’ve been stupid if I had hit it with my left hand,” responds the southpaw.
1996:
Derek Jeter hits a home run off Jason Dickson’s first major league pitch, but that’s all the scoring for the slumping Yankees as the Angels’ rookie wins, 7 – 1. Chili Davis has a pair of homers, the first off loser Jimmy Key (9-10).
The Rockies end Andy Benes’s ten-game win streak, beating the Cardinals, 10 – 2. The Rocks also claim Giants C Steve Decker, while the Giants claim the Rocks’ Trenidad Hubbard, essentially trading both waived players for one another.
Phils ace Curt Schilling faces 28 batters in a two-hit, 6 – 0 win over the Dodgers. Schilling strikes out 12. Rookie Scott Rolen hits his first two major league homers, both off Hideo Nomo.
Cal Ripken is 4 for 5, including a homer, to lead the surging Orioles to a 10 – 5 win over the Mariners. The O’s overcome a pair of homers by Alex Rodriguez to win their 16th in 22 games.
1999:
In their current four-game series against the Giants, the Dodgers start pitchers from four different countries – none of them Americans, something they have done before, but this time, the Dodgers have three continents covered. In yesterday’s 6 – 5 win it was Eric Gagné of Canada; In today’s 9 – 4 win it is Jeff Williams of Australia; In tomorrow’s 5 – 4 loss, it will be Ismael Valdes of Mexico; and the next day it will be Chan Ho Park from South Korea, in a 5 – 3 win.
Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson becomes only the third player in major league history to lead off both games of a doubleheader with a home run. It doesn’t help as the White Sox sweep the twin bill.
2000:
Devil Rays P Bryan Rekar is arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery.
Potomac’s Esix Snead breaks Lenny Dykstra’s Carolina League record of 105 steals by swiping his 106th. Snead has a batting average of .242 and OBA of .338. It’s the tenth time in the last 20 years that a minor leaguer has stolen 100 or more bases in a season.
The Brewers defeat the Diamondbacks, 16 – 8, scoring eight runs in a 2nd inning which features three home runs.
2001 – The International League’s Triple-A game between Rochester (Orioles) and Ottawa (Expos) features Tim Raines and his son Tim Jr. as opponents. It is believed to be the first contest involving a dad and his son facing each other during the regular season on the professional level. The two will briefly be teammates with the Orioles at the end of the season.
2002:
The Athletics win their eighth straight game behind Cory Lidle’s one-hitter, beating Cleveland by a score of 6 – 0. Lidle gives up a two-out single to Ellis Burks in the 1st inning, walks the next batter, then retires the last 25 batters. It is the fourth straight start for Lidle in which he’s been part of a shutout, but it is the only one he’s completed.
The Astros obtain RP Tom Gordon from the Cubs in exchange for minor league P Russ Rohlicek and two players to be named.
In the longest game ever played in Little League World Series history, Louisville, KY beats Fort Worth, TX in the US semifinal in 11 innings, 2 – 1. A record-setting 49 strikeouts are recorded as Fort Worth’s Walker Kelly strikes out 21 in nine two-hit innings and Louisville’s Aaron Alvey fans 19 batters over nine no-hit inning.
The Expos’ first selection in the amateur draft (fifth overall), Clint Everts, signs a deal with Montreal which gives him a $2.5 million signing bonus. The Houston Cypress Falls High School’s right-hander, along with teammate left-hander Scott Kazmir (Mets), are only the fourth pair of high school teammates selected in the first round of the same draft.
The Cardinals defeat the Pirates, 4 – 1, for Tony LaRussa’s 1,887th career win as a manager, moving him into tenth place on the all-time list.
2003:
Miguel Tejada starts his 559th consecutive game to establish a team record. The A’s shortstop, who has the longest active streak in the majors, last missed a game on May 1, 2000.
Much to the delight of the 34,844 fans at Fenway Park and the embarrassment of the team’s first baseman, the “Rally Karaoke Guy” makes his debut as a video of Kevin Millar as a Los Angeles City College freshman doing an impersonation of Bruce Springsteen singing “Born in the USA,” is shown on the scoreboard prior to the start of the 6th inning. The video, which was played at a clubhouse meeting in Texas as a prank by a college friend of Millar’s who is now a FBI agent, appears to be Boston’s answer to the Rally Monkey of Anaheim as the Red Sox win their first game in a week, beating the A’s, 14 – 5.
At Dodger Stadium, Vladimir Guerrero hits his 226th career home run breaking Andre Dawson’s club record. The Expos right fielder hits his milestone round-tripper off Odalis Perez, a 454-foot shot over the left field wall.
2005:
Florida suspends its bat boy for six games after the 11-year-old accepts former Marlin and current Dodger hurler Brad Penny’s $500 dare to drink a gallon of milk in less than an hour without throwing up. The sixth grader, who is able to drink the quantity in the allotted time but cannot keep it down, will be offered by the Milk Processor Education Program a promise to pay off the dare and will cover the lost wages resulting from the suspension if he agrees to drink three glasses every 24 hours.
Using teammate Cliff Floyd’s bat, Mike Jacobs hits a three-run home run in his first major league at-bat, pinch-hitting in the 5th inning. The left-handed hitting backstop becomes the fourth Mets rookie to go deep in his big league debut, joining Benny Ayala, Mike Fitzgerald and Kazuo Matsui.
2007:
Rookie Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds strikes out for the ninth straight plate appearance, tying the major league record for position players. David Bush is the opposing hurler; in Reynolds’ next appearance, Bush hits him with a pitch to end the streak. Reynolds ties the mark held by Adolfo Phillips (1966), Steve Balboni (1984), Eric Davis (1987), Reggie Jackson (1987) and Bo Jackson (1988). During the streak, Reynolds became the batter who enabled John Smoltz to become the Atlanta Braves career strikeout leader.
Garret Anderson drives in ten runs, setting a Angels franchise record. Anderson doubles in Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera in the 1st against Mike Mussina. In the 2nd, he doubles home Vladimir Guerrero. In the 3rd, he cracks a three-run homer against Edwar Ramirez. In the 6th, he hits a grand slam, this one off Sean Henn. The Angels top the Yankees, 18 – 9.
Esteban Yan of the Hanshin Tigers commits his 12th balk of the season, setting a new Nippon Pro Baseball record. He follows by intentionally hitting the next batter, earning him an ejection.
Undrafted Zach Peterson of the Idaho Falls Chukars sets a Pioneer League record with 11 straight strikeouts in a game. Jeff Montgomery had once whiffed 11 straight, but over three contests.
2009:
Hideki Matsui hits a pair of three-run homers and drives in seven as the Yankees destroy the Red Sox, 20 – 11, at Fenway Park. The only highlight for the Sox comes when Jacoby Ellsbury steals his 54th base of the season in the 1st, breaking the franchise record held by Tommy Harper.
The Twins defeat Kansas City, 5 – 4, in a sloppy game that sees both teams’ closers falter. The Twins score three in the 6th thanks to a throwing error, a wild pitch, and a blooper reel play by RF Josh Anderson that allows Denard Span to race around the bases. Coming in to close a 4 – 3 lead in the 9th, Minnesota’s Joe Nathan gives up a two-out home run to pinch-hitter Brayan Pena to send the game into extra innings. The Royals’ Joakim Soria then gives up a single to Alexi Casilla and a triple to Orlando Cabrera to put the Twins back on top and give Nathan another chance to close. But the Royals put two more men on before Mark Teahen finally lines out to right field to end the game.
2010:
Josh Bell hits the first two homers of his major league career, and teammates Ty Wigginton and Luke Scott join him in going yard, as the Orioles rough up Texas’s Cliff Lee, 8 – 6. It is the first time this season Lee fails to complete six innings, being chased after pitching 5 2/3 innings.
Rookie Peter Bourjos also hits his first career homer, for the Angels against the Twins. He adds a triple and drives in four in his team’s 9 – 3 win. Losing P Kevin Slowey is placed on the disabled list after the game with a strained right forearm, as is reliever Ron Mahay, who hurts his shoulder while fielding a ground ball.
Matt Stairs hits the record-breaking 21st pinch home run of his career. It is a two-run shot off Kameron Loe in the 8th inning of the Padres’ 6 – 5 loss to Milwaukee.
Casey Kotchman goes 3 for 4 in a 9 – 5 Mariners loss to the Yankees, but makes his first error in 275 games. The previous major league record for errorless games at first base had been held by Kevin Youkilis.
2011:
The Tigers score seven runs off Cleveland’s Ubaldo Jimenez in the 3rd, including homers from Delmon Young and Victor Martinez, but the Indians slowly claw back. In the 4th, both benches are warned when Tigers starter Rick Porcello throws a pitch behind Asdrubal Cabrera shortly before being chased from the game. In the 6th, Tigers manager Jim Leyland is ejected by third base umpire Alan Porter for arguing a tag play at the base on Wilson Betemit. Detroit closer José Valverde then pitches the 9th with a one-run lead, but puts the first two men he faces on base courtesy of a walk and a hit-by-pitch. After Jack Hannahan’s successful sacrifice bunt, he gets pinch-hitter Matt LaPorta to fly to short center field; CF Austin Jackson unloads a superb throw to the plate that nails Kosuke Fukudome trying to score from third base, for a spectacular game-ending double play. Detroit completes a three-game sweep with the 8 – 7 win and Valverde has now been perfect in all 37 of his save opportunities this year.
In his first major league start, the Blue Jays’ Luis Pérez holds the Athletics to one hit and a pair of walks in six innings. Jose Bautista then leads off the 7th with his 36th homer off Guillermo Moscoso to give Toronto a 1 – 0 lead, and reliever Casey Janssen makes it hold with three hitless innings to complete the combined one-hitter.
With 3B Alex Rodriguez back in the line-up for the first time since July 7th, the Yankees shut out the Twins, 3 – 0. Curtis Granderson, who has had no problem hitting the ball out of the park all year, keeps his 7th-inning hit within the confines, but races around the bases for an inside-the-park homer that doubles the Yankees’ lead. Mark Teixeira follows with a more conventional home run and Ivan Nova improves to 13-4 on the year. A-Rod and Jim Thome become the first members of the 600 home run club to appear in the same contest since Willie Mays and Hank Aaron 38 years prior.
The Padres retire uniform number 51 worn by reliever Trevor Hoffman during his stellar career before their game with the Florida Marlins, then Will Venable caps off the day with a game-winning single off Edward Mujica against a five-man infield for a 4 – 3 win. Hoffman’s successor as the Padres’ closer, Heath Bell, gives up a homer to Mike Cameron with two outs in the top of the 9th for a blown save, but earns the win instead.
2012:
SS Billy Hamilton of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos steals his 146th base of the season, beating the all-time minor league record set by Vince Coleman in 1983.
In his first start since pitching a perfect game, Felix Hernandez of the Mariners surrenders a base hit to Indians lead-off hitter Jason Kipnis, but wins the game, 5 – 1, thanks to Jesus Montero’s three-run homer in the 7th. It is Seattle’s seventh straight win.
Corendon Kinheim completes a stunning sweep of DOOR Neptunus in the 2012 Holland Series with a 9 – 2 pounding, thanks to home runs by Dirk van ‘t Klooster and Bryan Engelhardt and a 13-strikeout gem by Series MVP David Bergman. Kinheim had fired head coach Eelco Jansen in the first round of the playoffs but rallies under replacement Hans Lemmink to win it all.
2013 – With a 1st-inning single off Toronto’s R.A. Dickey, Ichiro Suzuki gets his 4,000 hit between Japan (1,278) and the United States (2,722). He is only the third player to reach the milestone at such a high level, following Ty Cobb and Pete Rose, who both collected all their hits in the United States major leagues. Only one other Japanese player, Isao Harimoto, had 3,000 hits.
2014:
The Angels complete a four-game sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Park to consolidate their position as the best team in the majors at this point. Rookie Matt Shoemaker improves to 12-4 as he keeps the Sox hitless through 6 2/3 innings before Will Middlebrooks hits a double for Boston’s only safety in a 2 – 0 loss. Earlier today, the Angels get bad news when they learn that P Garrett Richards, who injured his knee the day before, is out for the season. They call up veteran Wade LeBlanc from AAA to take Richards’ place and acquire 2B Gordon Beckham from the White Sox to add some infield depth in anticipation of the postseason.
Game 3 of the 2014 Italian Series goes down to the final batter. With ASD Rimini trailing Fortitudo Bologna, 2 – 1, in the bottom of the 9th and two outs, Adolfo Gomez singles off Raul Rivero and Giuseppe Spinelli walks. Filippo Crepaldi relieves Rivero but gives up a game-ending, two-run single to Riccardo Bertagnon.
2015:
Mike Fiers of the Astros pitches the fifth no-hitter of the season, defeating the Dodgers, 3 – 0, in an interleague contest. He strikes out 11 and retires the last 21 batters in a row. It is the first time in his career that he reaches the 9th inning in a game he has started.
Trading deadline acquisition Yoenis Cespedes continues to make his presence felt in the Mets line-up as he homers three times, including a grand slam, and collects seven RBIs in a 14 – 9 win over the Rockies. He also has two other hits and drives a ball to the warning track in the 9th inning. Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Conforto also homer for New York.
2016:
Unipol Bologna beats Rimini in the 2016 Italian Series, four games to two. Game 6, which had been delayed by rain, is marked by two rain delays before finally being called after six innings. Bologna’s Ryan Searle and Rimini’s Ricardo Hernández pitch fine games, but Alessandro Vaglio doubles in two runs off Hernández in the 4th for all the game’s runs. Searle and Raul Rivero combine on a one-hitter. Osman Marval is named Series MVP after hitting .464 with five doubles.
In the Czech Republic, Draci Brno routs defending champion Kotlářka Praha, 21 – 9, with a ten-run 8th inning in Game 5 of the Extraliga finals. Brno thus takes the Extraliga title, three games to two. Martin Schneider has four hits and seven RBI and is one of four players to go deep for Draci Brno, which wins its 20th title in 22 years. Jason Jarvis and Michal Ondráček each have four hits, four RBI and a homer in the romp. Radim Chroust gets the win. Lukáš Ercoli is handed the loss; Ercoli and four relievers combine to allow 19 hits and seven walks while the team makes five errors.
The Gateway Grizzlies trail the Joliet Slammers, 3 – 0, in the bottom of the 2nd, when Brandon Thomas hits a grand slam off Spencer Medick as his team rallies for a 17 – 6 win. Thomas’ homer makes the news, though, because it breaks the window of his car, which was sitting in the parking lot at the time of the big blast.
2017 – The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Northwest League begin their game against the Hillsboro Hops at 9:35 am on a Monday. It is no mistake, as this is timed precisely to allow fans to view a rare total eclipse of the sun, whose band of total darkness passes precisely over the Willamette Valley of Oregon around 10:17 a.m. Fans are invited to the ballpark for breakfast starting at 6:00 a.m. and are issued eclipse-viewing glasses, while the home team wears special uniforms for the occasion. An “eclipse delay” is called a half-hour into the game to allow fans to view the celestial phenomenon before play resumes.
2018:
The Nationals have apparently thrown in the towel on a season in which they were prohibitive preseason favorites to win a third straight division title. Today, playing below .500, they dispatch two veterans, 2B Daniel Murphy, who heads to the Cubs in return for a minor leaguer, and 1B Matt Adams, who returns to the Cardinals after being claimed off waivers. They also place their highest-profile player, OF Bryce Harper, on waivers, but pull him back when the Dodgers claim him but are only willing to pay his remaining salary and not offer any players in return.
The Baseball Australia Hall of Fame announces its class of 2018: 1940s and 1950s shortstop Ben Shom, 1970s and 1980s pitcher Greg Elkson, 1980s and 1990s star Brett Ward and 1990s and 2000s pitcher Mark Ettles, the second Australian to win a game in the majors.
2019:
In spite of pitching a two-hitter against his former team, the Tigers, Houston’s Justin Verlander ends up on the losing end of a 2 – 1 decision as both hits are solo homers, by John Hicks and Ronny Rodriguez. Hicks’s blast to lead off the 9th breaks a 1 – 1 tie while four pitchers limit the Astros to a single run. The game ends as Robinson Chirinos, trying to complete a cycle, is gunned down at third base attempting to stretch a double into a triple.
With over a month left to go in the season, Orioles pitchers tie a major league record when Aaron Brooks allows a 3rd-inning homer to Whit Merrifield of the Royals, the 258th long ball allowed by Orioles pitchers this year, tying the 2016 Cincinnati Reds. Tonight’s homer is of little concern to the Birds, however, as they hit four of their own on their way to an easy 8 – 1 win.
2020 – With their bullpen sporting an ungodly ERA of 8.07, the Phillies make a couple of moves, acquiring David Hale from the Yankees for a prospect and Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree from the Red Sox for Nick Pivetta and another prospect. As a group, Phillies relievers have recorded two saves but five blown saves in 21 games.
2022:
The annual Little League Classic is staged to coincide with the holding of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. The Orioles, who are the home team, continue their impressive run of late on a national stage as they defeat the Red Sox, 5 – 3. Jorge Mateo has the key hit, a bases-loaded double in the 8th that breaks a 2 – 2 tie.
The Rouen Huskies repeat as French Division I champions, beating the Savigny Lions in four games in the finals. In the clincher, Todd Van Steensel saves Esteban Prioul’s 6 – 3 win, Louis Brainville scoring three and Bastien Dagneau driving in three.
2023 – With a 14 – 2 smackdown of the White Sox, the Mariners win their seventh straight. They score five times in the 1st inning and go on from there, padding their lead with back-to-back homers by Cal Raleigh and Teoscar Hernández in the 6th. Raleigh adds another long ball in 8th and finishes with six RBIs while Hernández has three. With the win streak, Seattle has vaulted past Toronto for the final wild card slot in the AL.
Births[edit]
1847 – Charlie Gould, infielder, manager (d. 1917)
1855 – Charlie Householder, infielder (d. 1913)
1866 – Cannonball Titcomb, pitcher (d. 1950)
1870 – John Otten, catcher (d. 1905)
1875 – Frank Isbell, infielder (d. 1941)
1876 – Robert Ives, minor league pitcher (d. 1902)
1879 – Ollie Johns, pitcher (d. 1961)
1882 – Henry Hannon, manager (d. 1958)
1883 – Owen Wilson, outfielder (d. 1954)
1890 – Cullen Thomas, college coach (d. 1973)
1891 – Jim Eschen, outfielder (d. 1960)
1891 – Dick Gossett, catcher (d. 1962)
1901 – Wes Schulmerich, outfielder (d. 1985)
1905 – George Branigan, pitcher (d. 1966)
1905 – Cobe Jones, infielder (d. 1969)
1905 – Jim Mosolf, outfielder (d. 1979)
1905 – Frank Waddey, outfielder (d. 1990)
1907 – Wally Hebert, pitcher (d. 1999)
1909 – Ed Stone, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1983)
1911 – Tom Cafego, outfielder (d. 1961)
1911 – Walt Calhoun, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1976)
1912 – Woody Williams, infielder (d. 1995)
1915 – Andy Hornsby, minor league player (d. 2014)
1916 – Murry Dickson, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1989)
1916 – Shogo Hashimoto, NPB pitcher (d. ????)
1917 – Kay Heim, AAGPBL catcher (d. 2015)
1918 – Frank Williams, outfielder (d. ????)
1919 – Dalmiro Finol, minor league outfielder (d. 1994)
1920 – Ben Cardoni, pitcher (d. 1969)
1920 – Whitey Platt, outfielder (d. 1970)
1920 – John Raczka, minor league infielder (d. 2014)
1920 – Gerry Staley, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2008)
1921 – Lou Knerr, pitcher (d. 1980)
1921 – Vince Pesky, minor league pitcher (d. 2021)
1923 – Andrew Dravecky, minor league catcher (d. 1994)
1923 – Hilly Flitcraft, pitcher (d. 2003)
1925 – Vern Fear, pitcher (d. 1976)
1928 – Ron Orlandi, minor league catcher (d. 2017)
1928 – Anthony Simone, minor league executive (d. 2015)
1929 – Clarence Zieser, minor league pitcher (d. 2012)
1933 – Ron Bottler, NPB catcher/infielder/pitcher
1934 – Shirley Crites, AAGPBL infielder (d. 1990)
1936 – Manabu Kawai, NPB infielder
1937 – Jack Damaska, infielder/outfielder
1938 – Shinji Kurataka, NPB infielder
1939 – Jim Beauchamp, infielder (d. 2007)
1943 – Kimio Gomyo, Japanese national team coach (d. 2019)
1943 – Felix Millan, infielder; All-Star
1943 – Susumu Satomi, NPB catcher
1945 – Jerry Davanon, infielder
1946 – Barry Axelrod, agent
1946 – Byung-chul Kang, KBO manager
1947 – Yoshiya Morita, NPB outfielder
1948 – John Ellis, infielder (d. 2022)
1948 – Craig Robinson, infielder
1949 – Grant Everard, Canadian national team pitcher
1951 – John Stearns, catcher; All-Star (d. 2022)
1952 – Mike Ibarguen, minor league pitcher (d. 2017)
1952 – Chip Lang, pitcher
1954 – Bruce Berenyi, pitcher
1956 – John Henry Johnson, pitcher
1957 – Steve Eddy, pitcher
1957 – Masakazu Mitsui, NPB infielder
1957 – Frank Pastore, pitcher (d. 2012)
1958 – Masahiro Fujikawa, Japanese national team pitcher
1963 – Ken Jackson, infielder
1963 – Bean Stringfellow, minor league pitcher, agent
1964 – Shawn Hillegas, pitcher
1965 – Jim Bullinger, pitcher
1966 – Tim Doherty, scout
1966 – Masakatsu Shirai, NPB pitcher
1966 – John Wetteland, pitcher; All-Star
1967 – Scott Erwin, minor league pitcher
1968 – Mike Misuraca, pitcher
1968 – Karl Rhodes, outfielder
1969 – Dave England, minor league pitcher
1969 – Barry Johnson, minor league pitcher (d. 2023)
1970 – Craig Counsell, infielder, manager
1971 – Lou Pote, pitcher
1971 – Rob Mummau, minor league infielder
1972 – Dean Crow, pitcher
1973 – Mike Bovee, pitcher
1973 – Lou Collier, infielder
1973 – Chris Lemonis, minor league infielder
1973 – Ben Mann, Australian national team pitcher
1973 – Ismael Valdez, pitcher
1974 – Ethan Faggett, minor league outfielder
1974 – John Hessler, minor league pitcher
1975 – Akili Smith, minor league player
1976 – Derrin Ebert, pitcher
1976 – Ramon Vazquez, infielder
1976 – Brett Weber, coach
1977 – Jason Johnson, minor league outfielder
1977 – Satoshi Kobayashi, NPB pitcher
1977 – Souji Tanaka, NPB pitcher
1978 – Jason Marquis, pitcher; All-Star
1978 – Lee Gronkiewicz, pitcher
1979 – Bryan Edwards, minor league pitcher
1980 – Akihiro Higashide, NPB infielder
1981 – Dante Brinkley, minor league outfielder
1981 – Roger Guzmán, Bolivian national team player
1981 – Dae-soo Lee, KBO infielder
1981 – Mike Reeves, minor league pitcher and manager
1982 – Justin Barnes, minor league pitcher
1982 – Masashi Sajikihara, NPB pitcher
1983 – Jesse Chavez, pitcher
1983 – Jeff Clement, catcher
1984 – Daniel Lyons, minor league infielder
1984 – Dustin Molleken, pitcher
1984 – B.J. Upton, infielder
1985 – Sean Gleason, minor league pitcher
1985 – Brian Parker, minor league pitcher
1986 – Erik Hamren, pitcher
1986 – Tatsuya Kajimoto, NPB pitcher
1986 – Jesse Sultanik, Israeli national team outfielder
1987 – J.D. Martinez, outfielder; All-Star
1987 – Dimitar Nassapov, Bundesliga pitcher
1988 – Garett Claypool, minor league pitcher
1988 – Koshi Inoue, NPB pitcher
1988 – Liacnis Rodriguez, Cuban women’s national team pitcher
1989 – Ehire Adrianza, infielder
1989 – Tim Collins, pitcher
1989 – Max Javate, Philippines national team pitcher
1989 – Terance Marin, minor league pitcher
1989 – Elliot Soto, infielder
1990 – Chris Nichols, minor league pitcher
1990 – Christian Vazquez, catcher
1991 – Fernando Flores, minor league catcher
1991 – Brad Haynal, minor league catcher
1991 – Sergio Mendez, minor league pitcher
1991 – Mason Williams, outfielder
1992 – Brandon Drury, infielder
1992 – Emilio Guerrero, minor league infielder
1992 – Daiki Yoshikawa, NPB infielder
1993 – Brady Conlan, Philippines national team infielder
1993 – Derek Fisher, outfielder
1993 – Luke Weaver, pitcher
1994 – Chase Vallot, minor league catcher
1995 – Ryan Dorow, infielder
1995 – Elio Silva, minor league pitcher
1997 – Damon King, South African national team pitcher
1997 – Leonardo Oliveira, Brazilian national team pitcher
1997 – Eric Orze, pitcher
1997 – Ryan Pepiot, pitcher
1997 – Alan Rangel, pitcher
1998 – Ricardo Vélez, minor league pitcher
1998 – Amos Willingham, pitcher
2000 – Corbin Carroll, outfielder; All-Star
2001 – Luinder Avila, pitcher
2001 – Lucas Braun, minor league pitcher
2001 – Da-min Jeon, KBO outfielder
2002 – George Anthanasiadis, Bundesliga catcher
2003 – Sze-Yue Chan, Hong Kong national team infielder
2003 – Giaconino Lasaracina, Serie A1 catcher
2003 – Taisei Yanagawa, NPB pitcher
Deaths[edit]
1882 – Jim Britt, pitcher (b. 1849)
1903 – Andy Leonard, outfielder (b. 1846)
1912 – Thomas C. Noyes, owner (b. 1868)
1915 – Blaine Thomas, pitcher (b. 1888)
1919 – Bob Clark, catcher (b. 1863)
1928 – Joe Mulvey, infielder (b. 1858)
1934 – Carl Lundgren, pitcher (b. 1880)
1937 – George Wright, infielder, manager, Hall of Famer (b. 1847)
1939 – Jiro Kuji, amateur catcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1898)
1940 – Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author (b. 1863)
1944 – Lew Post, outfielder (b. 1875)
1947 – King Brady, pitcher (b. 1881)
1947 – Henry Fox, pitcher (b. 1878)
1949 – Ernest Gatewood, catcher (b. 1890)
1952 – Jack Ryan, catcher (b. 1868)
1957 – Harry Damrau, infielder (b. 1890)
1960 – John Kelleher, infielder (b. 1893)
1963 – Tom Asmussen, catcher (b. 1876)
1964 – Dom Mullaney, umpire (b. 1873)
1965 – Bill Harris, pitcher (b. 1900)
1967 – Slim McGrew, pitcher (b. 1899)
1972 – Eddie Kenna, catcher (b. 1897)
1973 – Ira Hutchinson, pitcher (b. 1910)
1975 – Ed McLane, outfielder (b. 1881)
1976 – Ray Rudisill, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1916)
1984 – Rufus Smith, pitcher (b. 1905)
1985 – Roy Luebbe, catcher (b. 1900)
1987 – Frank Callaway, infielder (b. 1898)
1989 – Ted Wilks, pitcher (b. 1915)
1990 – Bill Lasley, pitcher (b. 1902)
1990 – Bob Uhl, pitcher (b. 1913)
1993 – Felix Evans, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1910)
1994 – Luis Villodas, catcher (b. 1918)
1997 – Guillermo Molina, pitcher (b. 1909)
1999 – Nap Gulley, pitcher (b. 1924)
2000 – Russ Kerns, pinch hitter (b. 1920)
2003 – Ken Coleman, broadcaster (b. 1925)
2004 – Maddy English, AAGPBL infielder (b. 1925)
2004 – Bill Powell, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1919)
2009 – Greg Montalbano, minor league pitcher (b. 1977)
2010 – Satch Davidson, umpire (b. 1936)
2014 – Peter Handrinos, author (b. 1972)
2014 – Andy Hornsby, minor league player (b. 1915)
2015 – René Picota, scout (b. 1933)
2017 – Felo Ramírez, broadcaster (b. 1923)
2018 – Dean Stone, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1930)
2020 – Duane Rochford, minor league pitcher (b. 1975)
2021 – Billy Bowman, minor league pitcher (b. 1930)
2024 – Nick Mileti, owner (b. 1931)
2025 – Paul Adomites, author (b. 1948)
2025 – Ron Kabbes, minor league infielder (b. 1938)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Friday, Aug. 21
AUTO RACING
6:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
10:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
6 a.m. (Saturday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — TBA
11 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
9 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Second Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
10 a.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Second Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
Noon
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: AdventHealth Championship, Second Round, Blue Hills Country Club, Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Second Round, The Club at Chatham Hills, Westfield, Ind.
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Second Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, Second Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic, First Round, Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (taped)
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
7 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
7:15 p.m.
APPLE TV — Tampa Bay at Baltimore
8:15 p.m.
APPLE TV — L.A. Angels at Texas
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh
10 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Green Bay at Denver ((joined in progress) (9 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Coventry City at Arsenal
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — TBA
10 p.m.
ION — Portland at Toronto
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Saturday, Aug. 22
AUTO RACING
6 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
9 a.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Washington, Washington
10 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
1 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Washington, Washington
1:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Dollar Tree 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
5 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Streets of Washington, Washington
BIG3 BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Week 10: All-Star Game and Championship – TBD, Charlotte, N.C.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
SECN — TBA
7 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
FOX — Louisville at Wisconsin
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Third Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
11 a.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Third Round, The Club at Chatham Hills, Westfield, Ind.
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Third Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
3 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Third Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: AdventHealth Championship, Third Round, Blue Hills Country Club, Kansas City, Mo.
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic, Second Round, Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, Third Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 p.m.
GOLF — USGA: U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, Third Round, Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor, Mich. (taped)
6:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Final Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
1:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
HORSE RACING
6 p.m.
FOX — The Alabama Stakes: From Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
7 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
9 p.m.
ESPN — PFL: Main Card, Tampa, Fla.
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
FS1 — Washington at Miami (4:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers (7:15 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Boston (7:15 p.m.)
9:30 p.m.
FOX — Chicago Cubs at Seattle (9:40 p.m.)
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Buffalo at Cleveland
4 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: N.Y. Giants at Miami
10 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Dallas at Arizona
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Hull City
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Leeds United at Nottingham Forest
USA — English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Everton
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Brentford FC
2:30 p.m.
USA — German Supercup: Bayern Munich at Borussia Dortmund, Final
3:30 p.m.
ABC — La Liga: TBA
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Indiana at New York
9 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Connecticut at Los Angeles
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Sunday, Aug. 23
AUTO RACING
9 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Streets of Washington, Washington
Noon
NBC — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, Va.
1 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., Streets of Washington, Washington
3 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Dollar Tree 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
9 a.m.
SECN — TBA
1 p.m.
ACCN — TBA
2 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
4 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
6:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Final Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Noon
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Final Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
2 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Final Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: AdventHealth Championship, Final Round, Blue Hills Country Club, Kansas City, Mo.
3:30 p.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Final Round, The Club at Chatham Hills, Westfield, Ind.
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic, Final Round, Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, Final Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 p.m.
GOLF — USGA: U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, Final Round, Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor, Mich. (taped)
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
9 a.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
11 a.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
1 p.m.
ABC — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
2 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
3 p.m.
NBC — San Francisco at Boston (3:10 p.m.)
PEACOCK — San Francisco at Boston (3:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
NBCSN — Cincinnati at Arizona (4:15 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Cincinnati at Arizona (4:15 p.m.)
7 p.m.
ESPN — Atlanta vs. Milwaukee, Williamsport, Pa.
NFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — Preseason: Seattle at Tennessee
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Brighton & Hove Albion
USA — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Manchester City
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
ESPN2 — NWSL: Orlando at Washington
SOFTBALL
8 p.m.
MLBN — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
NBATV — Seattle at Dallas
7 p.m.
NBC — Indiana at Chicago
PEACOCK — Indiana at Chicago
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