“THE SCOREBOARD” ================================== INDIANA BASEBALL REGIONAL MATCH-UPS NORTH LAPORTECLASS 1A | 11 AM CT | KOUTS VS. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) CLASS 4A | 3 PM CT | PENN VS. VALPARAISO NORTHWOODCLASS 2A | 1 PM ET | BREMEN VS. BLUFFTON CLASS 3A | 5 PM ET | NORTHWOOD VS. HIGHLAND CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)CLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. CASTON CLASS 4A | 3 PM ET | FORT WAYNE SNIDER VS. HUNTINGTON NORTH SOUTH BEND ADAMS (PLAYED AT FOUR WINDS FIELD)CLASS 3A | 11 AM ET | NEW PRAIRIE VS. ANDREAN CLASS 4A | 2 PM ET | GOSHEN VS. LAKE CENTRAL OAK HILLCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | NORTH MIAMI VS. MONROE CENTRAL CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | NORWELL VS. DELTA LOGANSPORTCLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | HEBRON VS. LAKELAND CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | WESTERN VS. DEKALB KOKOMO (PLAYED AT KOKOMO MUNICIPAL STADIUM)CLASS 2A | 3 PM ET | EASTBROOK VS. EASTERN (GREENTOWN)CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | ZIONSVILLE VS. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (PLAYED AT LOEB STADIUM)CLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | RIVERTON PARKE VS. ROSSVILLE CLASS 2A | 3 PM ET | LAPEL VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC SOUTH CENTER GROVECLASS 4A | 11 AM ET | CENTER GROVE VS. RICHMOND CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS. SHELBYVILLE MOORESVILLECLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | GREENCASTLE VS. UNIVERSITY CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. NORTHVIEW JENNINGS COUNTYCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | HAUSER VS. NORTH DECATUR CLASS 4A | 3 PM ET | COLUMBUS NORTH VS. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH EVANSVILLE REITZ (PLAYED AT BOSSE FIELD)CLASS 3A | 10 AM CT | GIBSON SOUTHERN VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL CLASS 4A | 2 PM CT | JEFFERSONVILLE VS. EVANSVILLE NORTH JASPER (PLAYED AT RUXER FIELD)CLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | SULLIVAN VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL CLASS 1A | 3 PM ET | NORTHEAST DUBOIS VS. SHAKAMAK FLOYD CENTRALCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | NORTH DAVIESS VS. WEST WASHINGTON CLASS 3A | 3 PM ET | PROVIDENCE VS. BATESVILLE MITCHELLCLASS 1A | 11 AM ET | LIBERTY CHRISTIAN VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN CLASS 2A | 3 PM ET | SALEM VS. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI PLAINFIELDCLASS 2A | 11 AM ET | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. HAGERSTOWN CLASS 4A | 3 PM ET | NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) VS. AVON ================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL REGIONALS CLASS 4A HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) NO. 1 LAKE CENTRAL AT HOBART, 6 P.M. NO. 3 PENN AT ELKHART, 6 P.M. NO. 4 FORT WAYNE CARROLL AT HOMESTEAD, 6 P.M. WESTERN AT NO. 14 WESTFIELD, 6 P.M. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT LAWRENCE NORTH, 6 P.M. NO. 10 TERRE HAUTE NORTH AT FRANKLIN, 6 P.M. NO. 9 BROWNSBURG AT NO. 5 CENTER GROVE, 6 P.M. SEYMOUR AT NO. 13 CASTLE, 6 P.M. CLASS 3A TWIN LAKES NO. 12 GRIFFITH AT NO. 10 HANOVER CENTRAL, 6 P.M. NO. 2 LOGANSPORT AT NO. 1 YORKTOWN, 6 P.M. GLENN AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY, 6 P.M. EAST NOBLE AT MISSISSINEWA, 6 P.M. JASPER JENNINGS COUNTY AT NORTH HARRISON, 6 P.M. NO. 7 EDGEWOOD AT NO. 7 NEW PALESTINE, 7 P.M. NO. 12 DANVILLE AT NO. 3 CATHEDRAL, 6 P.M. GIBSON SOUTHERN AT NO. 14 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, 6 P.M. CLASS 2A KOKOMO WESTERN BOONE AT NO. 7 ROCHESTER, 6 P.M. CENTRAL NOBLE AT WOODLAN, 6 P.M. NO. 11 ANDREAN AT JIMTOWN, 6 P.M. NO. 9 FRANKTON AT NO. 1 ALEXANDRIA-MONROE, 6 P.M. FOREST PARK EASTERN HANCOCK AT NORTHEASTERN, 6 P.M. NO. 12 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SALEM, 6 P.M. NO. 10 SOUTHMONT AT MONROVIA, 6 P.M. NO. 8 SULLIVAN AT NO. 3 TECUMSEH, 6 P.M. CLASS A FRONTIER SOUTHWOOD AT UNION CITY, 6 P.M. NO. 10 RIVERTON PARKE AT CLINTON PRAIRIE, 6 P.M. NO. 8 SOUTH CENTRAL AT FREMONT, 6 P.M. KOUTS AT NO. 12 NORTH NEWTON, 6 P.M. BROWN COUNTY BLOOMFIELD AT NO. 1 BARR-REEVE, 6 P.M. COWAN AT NO. 2 LUTHERAN, 6 P.M. NO. 11 KNIGHTSTOWN AT NO. 3 MILAN, 6 P.M. NO. 5 WEST WASHINGTON AT WOOD MEMORIAL, 6 P.M. ===================================== INDIANA BOYS TRACK STATE FINALS-JUNE 6 Performance Lists | Heat Sheets | ORDER OF EVENTS 3:00 P.M. – POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISCUS 3:30 P.M. – HIGH JUMP; SHOT PUT 4:15 P.M. – 3200 M RELAY FINALS 5:00 P.M. – 100 M DASH TRIALS 5:15 P.M. – 110 M HIGH HURDLE TRIALS 5:40 P.M. – 200 M DASH TRIALS 6:10 P.M. – OPENING CEREMONIES 6:15 P.M. – 110 M HIGH HURDLES 6:25 P.M. – 100 M DASH 6:35 P.M. – 1600 M RUN 6:45 P.M. – 400 M RELAY 7:05 P.M. – 400 M DASH 7:20 P.M. – 300 M INT. HURDLES 7:45 P.M. – 800 M RUN 8:05 P.M. – 200 M DASH 8:15 P.M. – 3200 M RUN 8:30 P.M. – 1600 M RELAY ADVANCEMENT FROM STATE MEET TRIALS TO FINALS 1. 110 AND 100 HURDLES, 100; 200 A. 3 HEATS WITH 10 B. 1ST, 2ND FROM EACH HEAT PLUS NEXT 3 BEST TIMES. 2. 400 RELAY, 1600 RELAY, 400, 300 HURDLES A. NO TRIALS B. 3 SECTIONS TIMED; 10 PER SECTION 3. 3200 RELAY, 800 A. NO TRIALS B. 2 SECTIONS; 1 WITH 13, 1 WITH 14 4. 1600 AND 3200 A. NO TRIALS B. 1 RACE TIMED 5. FIELD EVENTS A. TOP 10 QUALIFY PLUS TIES =================================== INDIANA GIRLS TRACK STATE FINALS JUNE 5 Performance Lists | Heat Sheets ORDER OF EVENTS3:00 P.M. – POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISCUS3:30 P.M. – HIGH JUMP; SHOT PUT4:15 P.M. – 3200 M RELAY FINALS5:00 P.M. – 100 M DASH TRIALS5:15 P.M. – 100 M HIGH HURDLE TRIALS5:40 P.M. – 200 M DASH TRIALS6:10 P.M. – OPENING CEREMONIES6:15 P.M. – 100 M HIGH HURDLES6:25 P.M. – 100 M DASH6:35 P.M. – 1600 M RUN6:45 P.M. – 400 M RELAY7:05 P.M. – 400 M DASH7:20 P.M. – 300 M LOW HURDLES7:45 P.M. – 800 M RUN8:05 P.M. – 200 M DASH8:15 P.M. – 3200 M RUN8:30 P.M. – 1600 M RELAY ADVANCEMENT FROM STATE MEET TRIALS TO FINALS1. 110 AND 100 HURDLES, 100; 200 A. 3 HEATS WITH 10 B. 1ST, 2ND FROM EACH HEAT PLUS NEXT 3 BEST TIMES.2. 400 RELAY, 1600 RELAY, 400, 300 HURDLES A. NO TRIALS B. 3 SECTIONS TIMED; 10 PER SECTION3. 3200 RELAY, 800 A. NO TRIALS B. 2 SECTIONS; 1 WITH 13, 1 WITH 144. 1600 AND 3200 A. NO TRIALS B. 1 RACE TIMED5. FIELD EVENTS A. TOP 10 QUALIFY PLUS TIES =========================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS STATE FINALS QUARTERFINALSMATCH 1: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS. JASPER MATCH 2: NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL MATCH 3: CENTER GROVE VS. CARMEL MATCH 4: DELTA VS. MUNSTER TBD | SEMIFINALSMATCH 1: MATCH 1 WINNER VS. MATCH 2 WINNERMATCH 2: MATCH 3 WINNER VS. MATCH 4 WINNER TBD | STATE CHAMPIONSHIPMATCH 1: MATCH 5 WINNER VS. MATCH 6 WINNER ====================================== NBA PLAYOFFS 2026 NBA FINALS SAN ANTONIO VS. NEW YORK GAME 1: NEW YORK 105 SAN ANTONIO 95 JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 2 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 8: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 10: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 4 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 5 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 6 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 7 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* * = IF NECESSARY ==================================== NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1: VEGAS 5 CAROLINA 4 GAME 2: CAROLINA 4 VEGAS 3 OT GAME 3: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, SATURDAY, JUNE 6 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) GAME 4: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, JUNE 9 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 5: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, JUNE 11 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 6: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, JUNE 14 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 7: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) * – IF NECESSARY =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PHILADELPHIA 6 SAN DIEGO 4 BALTIMORE 8 BOSTON 2 NY YANKEES 2 CLEVELAND 1 SAN FRANCISCO 12 MILWAUKEE 9 TORONTO 7 ATLANTA 2 KANSAS CITY 8 MINNESOTA 6 CHICAGO CUBS 7 LAS VEGAS 6 PITTSBURGH 5 HOUSTON 1 ARIZONA 3 LA DODGERS 2 =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ST. PAUL 7 INDIANAPOLIS 4 QUAD CITIES 4 SOUTH BEND 3 LAKE COUNTY 10 FT. WAYNE 4 =================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS: FRIDAY, JUNE 5 TO MONDAY, JUNE 8 MORGANTOWN SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: NOON | NO. 16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. CAL POLY | ESPN2 JUNE 6 GAME 2: NOON | NO. 16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. CAL POLY | ESPN2 TROY SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: 5 P.M. | TROY VS. LITTLE ROCK | ESPNU JUNE 6 GAME 2: 3 P.M. | TROY VS. LITTLE ROCK | ESPN2 CHAPEL HILL SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: 3 P.M. | NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA VS. SOUTHERN CAL | ESPN2 JUNE 6 GAME 2: 2 P.M. | NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA VS. SOUTHERN CAL | ESPN AUBURN SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 5 GAME 1: 8 P.M. | NO. 4 AUBURN VS. OLE MISS | ESPN2 JUNE 6 GAME 2: 5 P.M. | NO. 4 AUBURN VS. OLE MISS | ESPN LAWRENCE SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 6 P.M. | NO. 15 KANSAS VS. OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 JUNE 7 GAME 2: 6 P.M. | NO. 15 KANSAS VS. OKLAHOMA | TBD TUSCALOOSA SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 9 P.M. | NO. 7 ALABAMA VS. ST. JOHN’S (NY) | ESPN2 JUNE 7 GAME 2: 3 P.M. | NO. 7 ALABAMA VS. ST. JOHN’S (NY) | ESPN2 AUSTIN SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 8 P.M. | NO. 6 TEXAS VS. NO. 11 OREGON | ESPN JUNE 7 GAME 2: 9 P.M. | NO. 6 TEXAS VS. NO. 11 OREGON | ESPN ATHENS SUPER REGIONAL JUNE 6 GAME 1: 11 A.M. | NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. NO. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN JUNE 7 GAME 2: NOON | NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. NO. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN ===== MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: FRIDAY, JUNE 12 – SUNDAY/MONDAY 21/22 | CHARLES SCHWAB FIELD IN OMAHA, NE GAME 1 | 2 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ON ESPN GAME 2 | 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ON ESPN GAME 3 | 3 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ON ESPN GAME 4 | 8 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ON ESPN GAME 5 | 2 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ON ESPN GAME 6 | 7 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ON ESPN GAME 7 | 2 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 15 ON ESPN GAME 8 | 7 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 15 ON ESPN GAME 9 | 2 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ON ESPN GAME 10 | 8 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ON ESPN GAME 11 | 2 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 ON ESPN GAME 12 | 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 ON ESPN BRACKET 1 | TBD THURSDAY, JUNE 18 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) BRACKET 2 | TBD THURSDAY, JUNE 18 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 1 | TBD SATURDAY, JUNE 20 ON ESPN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 2 | 2:30 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 21 ON ABC CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 3 | 7 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 22 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) =================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES TEXAS 4 TEXAS TECH 1 (TEXAS WINS SERIES 2-0) =================================== WNBA FEVER 83 DREAM 71 LYNX 87 VALKYRIES 84 =================================== UFL SCORES SEMI-FINALS SUNDAY JUNE 7 DEFENDERS AT STORM 3:00 KINGS AT BATTLEHAWKS 6:00 =============================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =============================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA FINALS TOWNS MORE THAN HELD HIS OWN AGAINST WEMBANYAMA, AND KNICKS LOOKING FOR MORE IN GAME 2 OF FINALS SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns’ first two baskets of the NBA Finals were like countless others in his career. The New York forward got the ball 30 feet from the basket, surveyed the scene, drove right past his defender and scored at the rim. These buckets, however, were not ordinary. They were against Victor Wembanyama. Towns helped set a tone for the Knicks in Game 1 on Wednesday night by going right at San Antonio’s best player — and the unanimous pick as Defensive Player of the Year — twice in the opening minutes. Towns didn’t get any more field goals against Wembanyama over the remainder of the game and didn’t have to, finishing with 18 points in New York’s 105-95 win. “You just trust your work and you trust your decision-making, and I always say about being aggressive in playmaking: It may not be for the shot or get someone else a shot or get the hockey assist going,” Towns said. “For me, when I go out there, I try to be aggressive in playmaking.” That holds true against the best defensive player on the planet. The Knicks did a lot right in Game 1, but perhaps tops on that list was not letting the 7-foor-4 Wembanyama take over the game or even get into a rhythm on either side of the court. Wembanyama scored 26 points — on 6-for-21 shooting from the floor — and got a text from former Spurs coach Gregg Popovich between the end of Game 1 and Thursday afternoon’s practice. The message from Pop? That “I’ve been bad and I’m better than this,” Wembanyama revealed. While that may be true, the Knicks believe Towns deserved a lot of credit for not letting Wembanyama become completely dominant in the series opener. “Wemby, man, obviously iconic player, you’re not going to stop him, you hope he misses,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said. “You’ve got to throw different people, different coverages at him. You got to try not to send him to the free-throw line. We sent him to the free-throw line 13 times, but KAT himself did a pretty decent job of trying to lead with his chest while being physical. Again, I think it’s all due to him wanting to do whatever he can to help the team while being present.” ===== SPURS KNOW THEY HAVE TO BE BETTER IN GAME 2 OF THE NBA FINALS, AND KNICKS FEEL THE SAME WAY SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs. They had — and lost — home-court advantage in Round 1 against Portland, before recovering to win the series. In Round 2 against Minnesota, the same thing happened. In the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City, they trailed 2-1 before finding a way to oust the defending champion Thunder in seven games. And now, the finals. They had home-court advantage and lost it in Game 1 against the New York Knicks. Adversity, hello again. “We’ve been consistent in that regard,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday as his team prepares for Game 2 on Friday night. “I think one thing we have learned in our three series is that series are long. Games are long. Things shift quickly, whether that’s health, who’s playing well or hot, quote-unquote, at the time. Teams at this stage typically have shown the ability to evolve on the fly and improve within a series.” That’s what will be required if the Spurs are going to head to New York with this series knotted at a game apiece. They shot poorly in Game 1 (36%), extremely poorly from 3-point range (26%, missing 32 of 43 tries), had 16 assists (nowhere near enough), got outscored in the paint 50-42 and couldn’t hold a 14-point third-quarter lead. The Knicks deserve credit for creating a whole lot of those issues, but the Spurs know they’re capable of much better play. ===== NEW YORK CITY IS IN A KNICKS FRENZY FOR ITS BELOVED TEAM’S 1ST NBA FINALS IN 27 YEARS NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson was wowed upon hearing how high the price had climbed on the secondary market for the cheapest ticket in New York for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs. What left the Knicks star nearly stumped was determining what he would deem worthy of spending $7,500 to go see. “That’s a good question,” Brunson said Thursday. He paused for a few seconds before delivering his answer: “A live Michael Jackson performance.” Thriller, indeed. From Bay Ridge to the Bronx and beyond, the Big Apple has gone nuts for the Knicks. The team is not only in the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years, New York is riding a 12-0 roll after rallying from a 14-point second-half deficit in a 105-95 win at San Antonio in Game 1 on Wednesday night. Game 2 is Friday night in San Antonio before the series shifts to New York on Monday. It seems as if the entire city is on board. There were the thousands who filled Madison Square Garden to watch the game on the big screen, only to be matched by the thousands more celebrating outside in the shadow of the Empire State Building lit up in the Knicks’ blue and orange. The MTA — the city’s transit authority — got into the spirit by painting several subway stops around the arena in Knicks colors. And Mayor Zohran Mamdani even signed an executive order temporarily lifting children’s bedtime hours. “Knicks in Four!” chants erupted shortly after midnight, as fans climbed light posts and even on an ambulance outside of MSG. Similar scenes were captured at a free watch party in Central Park, and across the five boroughs. At a bar in Brooklyn, fans spilled out onto the outside sidewalk to watch the game on the TV inside. At a pizzeria a few doors down, fans gathered around a flat screen TV someone erected in the trunk of a car. All of this for a chance to be a part of what could be history 53 years in the making, since Willis Reed and company last brought an NBA title to what was and evidently remains a basketball-mad metropolis. The buzz in the city has overwhelmed much talk of the World Cup, which opens in a week. “Honestly, I just feel grateful to be here and experience the New York Knicks, doing what we haven’t done in a long time,” Owen Odigie said, celebrating the Game 1 win inside Madison Square Garden. “It’s special. It’s beautiful.” Knicks forward Karl-Anthony Towns could feel the Big Apple energy some 1,800 miles away in San Antonio following Game 1. “You feel the energy in the city, the grit, the grind, the hard work you’ve got to put in to make it in the city,” said Towns, who hails from New Jersey. “I think we reflect all our fans … when we step on that court with a Knicks jersey.” Knicks fans even made their presence felt in San Antonio, beyond the familiar celebrities of Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller and more. The crowd in San Antonio was made up of an estimated 20% Knicks fans, some of whom made their voices heard in yelling, “Let’s go, Knicks,” during the national anthem. In reality, given the soaring prices at home, it was reasonably cheaper for Knicks fans to make the trip to San Antonio, even when taking into account flight and lodging costs. Tickets for Game 1 started at around $750 on the secondary market. Spurs guard Julian Champagnie — a native New Yorker — wasn’t surprised to see the Knicks contingent. “I kind of expected that,” Champagnie said. “I’m from New York. I know how New York fans travel and stuff like that, so I kind of expected that.” Towns said he couldn’t be more appreciative of the love being shown by Knicks fans. But he said he also prays for the New York police officers tasked with keeping people safe amid the frenzy. “All those men and women out there that are not only protecting everybody … they are huge fans of the Knicks and support the Knicks fans in their ability to show how much they love the Knicks and being as lenient as possible without causing chaos,” Towns said. “So, shout-out to the men and women of the NYPD.” ===== NBA BANS TWO FANS FOR LIFE AFTER ONE RUNS ONTO COURT DURING GAME 1, ATTEMPTS SELFIE WITH WEMBY SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA banned two people for life from its arenas on Thursday, after one of them was arrested shortly after running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals and appearing to take a selfie next to San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama. The incident occurred midway through the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game between the Spurs and New York Knicks. The NBA did not disclose what role the second banned person, who did not run onto the court, played in the incident. “The individual who entered the court area during Game 1 of The Finals was arrested and will be banned for life from all NBA arenas,” an NBA spokesman said in a news release. “A second individual will also receive a lifetime ban for his role in the incident.” The person who was arrested after running onto the court is a juvenile, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because that detail — first reported by the San Antonio Express-News — was not revealed publicly. That fan appeared to enter the court from the sideline opposite the team benches, starting from behind the play and running into San Antonio’s offensive end. The person was quickly pulled from the court by two security guards and it did not appear the person made any physical contact with Wembanyama or any New York players. Wembanyama did not appear bothered by the incident, either as it was happening or afterward. “I’ve never been in that situation,” Wembanyama said. “I didn’t know how to act.” He compared the moment to a game in January 2024 when a bat got into the Spurs’ arena and flew around the court, stopping a game against Minnesota for a couple of minutes. Play on Wednesday was stopped for 1 minute and 29 seconds before the game resumed with a jump ball. The fan who entered the play was taken out of the court area through a baseline tunnel. “I don’t think it was an event at all,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “I thought security got him out of there. I think everybody moved on to the next play.” Another incident involving fan behavior occurred in the final minute, when New York guard Jalen Brunson — who had a game-high 30 points in the Knicks’ come-from-behind win — appeared to be upset by something said to him by a patron in a courtside seat. A second person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because the NBA has not discussed the matter publicly, said the league is “looking into what happened” with the fan and what was said to Brunson. Fan behavior and conduct has been a point of emphasis for the NBA in recent years, and the league sent a memo to all 30 clubs at the start of this season saying it wants “consistent and vigilant enforcement of the NBA Fan Code of Conduct … to deter and address fan misconduct at NBA games and events.” The NBA, in that October memo, told teams that arena staff “must be trained to identify behavior that violates NBA rules and to respond proactively.” The NBA, like many leagues, also has a video detailing a code of conduct for fans played in every arena before each game. “It is critical that teams and arenas vigorously enforce the Code of Conduct and not tolerate any misconduct that impacts our players, fans, or otherwise disrupts the game,” the league said. ===== NFL PACKERS’ CHRISTIAN WATSON AGREES TO FOUR-YEAR, $110.5 MILLION EXTENSION, AP SOURCE SAYS Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson agreed to terms on a four-year, $110.5 million contract extension through 2030 with a $31 million signing bonus, according to a person with knowledge of the contract. The person spoke Thursday to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalized. ESPN first reported the extension. Watson, 27, tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in Green Bay’s 2024 regular-season finale, but came back last season to catch 35 passes for 611 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games. He tied for the team lead in touchdown catches and ranked second in yards receiving despite missing much of the season. He had been asked Wednesday about the possibility of an extension. “Yeah, that’s the hope,” Watson said amid the Packers’ organized team activities. “I mean, I kind of just put it all in my agent’s hands, and you know, when it’s getting to that point down the wire, he’ll obviously let me in on it. But for now, I’m just worried about what I can worry about, and just let him do his job.” While recovering from his torn ACL, Watson signed a one-year, $13.25 million extension last fall that enabled his contract to run through 2026. Now he has a longer-term commitment. Watson becomes the second Packers receiver to get an extension this offseason. Jayden Reed agreed in April to a three-year extension that includes $50.25 million in new money and $20 million guaranteed. Those two players are expected to lead a receiving unit that lost a couple of notable performers when Romeo Doubs signed with the New England Patriots and Dontayvion Wicks was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. “It was definitely tough to see those guys go because they’re great friends of mine, great teammates,” Watson said this week. “This thing always keeps on moving. I definitely think they’ll be a lot more opportunities for the guys who are out there this year, myself included. Just got to embrace that and continue to make plays when our numbers are called.” Watson, a 2022 second-round pick from North Dakota State, has been a quality deep threat for the Packers when available. Injuries have limited him to 48 games over his first four seasons. He spoke this week about how much he should benefit from having a full offseason in which he’s feeling healthy rather than recovering from an injury. “It makes a big difference between just finding a rhythm and building that confidence with the whole offense and personally just being able to work on my craft and get a feel for things,” Watson said. “It’s definitely a lot smoother of an offseason for me this year, being able to do everything.” Watson has 133 catches for 2,264 yards — an average of 17 yards per reception — and 20 touchdowns. He also has run for two touchdowns. Billy Howton and James Lofton are the only other players in Packers history to average at least 17 yards per catch while having at least 125 receptions in their first four seasons. ===== GEORGE PICKENS ISN’T WITH COWBOYS FOR VOLUNTARY WORK AS SCHOTTENHEIMER SAYS COMMUNICATION IS GOOD FRISCO, Texas (AP) — George Pickens isn’t with the Dallas Cowboys during the opening week of voluntary offseason practices, while coach Brian Schottenheimer says the receiver is “taking care of his business” and their communication has been good. Pickens signed his $27.3 million franchise tag a little more than a month ago but has stayed away from the team. The Pro Bowler isn’t required to show up until mandatory minicamp June 16-18. “Communicated with (Pickens) yesterday,” Schottenheimer said Thursday. “He’s got a football camp this weekend that he’s doing. So communication is good, and as you guys know it’s voluntary and he’s taking care of his business.” Pickens waited two months before signing the one-year contract that’s worth three times what the 25-year-old earned on his four-year rookie contract. Pickens told the Cowboys before the draft in April that he intended to sign the franchise tag, prompting speculation that Dallas might try to trade him. The Cowboys made it clear they had no such plans. He signed the tag about a week later. Acquired last year in a trade with Pittsburgh, Pickens thrived alongside CeeDee Lamb, finishing with career highs in catches (93), yards receiving (1,429) and touchdowns (nine) for one of the best offenses in the NFL last season. Lamb is going into the second year of a $136 million, four-year contract that ranks him fourth among NFL receivers with an average annual value of $34 million. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones has said the club has long-term plans for Pickens, who has spent time in the offseason with quarterback Dak Prescott. “I’m not sure exactly what they do,” Schottenheimer said. “You guys know Dak does a great job working with all the guys, whether they’re here, whether it’s this time of year, whether it is in the summer, they always go someplace. They’ll go someplace this summer and train and throw, and it’s a chance for them to develop their timing.” ===== STEELERS SIGN TE ROBERT TONYAN, LB JAMIN DAVIS TO CONTRACTS Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are reuniting with a familiar face from their Green Bay days. The Steelers announced former Packers tight end Robert Tonyan signed a one-year contract on Thursday, while linebacker Jamin Davis also was added on a one-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Steelers, who also released tight end Chamon Metayer. Tonyan, 32, tried out at Pittsburgh’s recent minicamp. The Packers signed Tonyan, who went undrafted out of Indiana State, to their practice squad in 2017. He made his debut the following season, appearing in 16 games (one start) during McCarthy’s final campaign in Pittsburgh. Tonyan’s best season came in 2020, when he caught 52 passes for 586 yards and 11 touchdowns, both career highs. He became a free agent after the 2022 season, then played single seasons with the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs. Tonyan has appeared in 107 career games (24 starts) and caught 149 passes for 1,550 yards and 17 touchdowns. Davis, 27, was selected by the Washington Commanders with the 19th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. He spent three full seasons with Washington before splitting the 2024 campaign between the Commanders and Vikings. He had three tackles in two games (one start) last season with the Las Vegas Raiders. ===== LIONS ROOKIE WR KENDRICK LAW OUT FOR SEASON WITH TORN ACL Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Kendrick Law is out for the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL in a non-contact drill during organized team activities. Law has the build of a running back at 5-11, 203 pounds, and was a fifth-round pick (168th overall) out of Kentucky in the April draft. He opened eyes and boosted his draft stock at the NFL Scouting Combine in February with a 42-inch vertical and 4.45-second 40-yard dash. Head coach Dan Campbell said losing Law, projected as the No. 5 receiver and primary kickoff returner, will be a setback. “The kid was doing a good job,” Campbell said Thursday. “But … it’s part of it. It’s a harsh reality. He’ll get it out of the way early, have his whole career in front of him.” Law spent his first three college seasons at Alabama as a Nick Saban recruit and played last season at Kentucky. He had 53 receptions for 540 yards and three touchdowns for the Wildcats after pulling in 33 total passes in three years with the Crimson Tide. The Lions signed Greg Dortch to return punts and work into the offense behind Isaac TeSlaa, Jameson Williams and No. 1 receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. ============================== NHL PLAYOFFS POWER-PLAY GOAL IN OT CAPS HURRICANES’ COMEBACK, EVENS FINALS 1-1 The longer the game goes, the tougher the Carolina Hurricanes are to beat. The Hurricanes won their sixth overtime game of this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs without a loss on Thursday evening. This time it was Seth Jarvis who scored on a power play at 3:56 of overtime, lifting the Hurricanes to a 4-3 comeback win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh, N.C. The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 heading to Game 3 on Saturday in Las Vegas. “You get a new shot of life,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said after the Hurricanes rallied from a two-goal deficit midway through the third period. “That’s what it feels like. It’s what we needed.” Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski and Jordan Staal netted three consecutive goals in the second half of the third period to give Carolina a brief lead before Mark Stone tied it for Vegas on a 6-on-5 goal with 1:21 left to force overtime. Less than a minute after Vegas forward Tomas Hertl was called for tripping in the extra session, Jarvis scored with a one-timer from the left faceoff circle. “That was the best feeling in the world,” Jarvis said. Shayne Gostisbehere logged two assists while Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for the Hurricanes. Brett Howden produced two more goals and Carter Hart finished with 22 saves for the Golden Knights, who had won seven straight playoff games. Vegas’ Mitch Marner notched two assists. “We’re fine,” Vegas defenseman Noah Hanifin said. “We’ve got a positive group. We did a lot of good things tonight. We’ve just got to improve on those mistakes, but we’re all good. We’re excited to go back to Vegas and take control of this again.” With Hart lifted for an extra skater, Andersen made a save on a shot from the high slot by Marner, but Stone was in position to sweep the rebound into the net with a backhand to tie it 3-3. “We did a great job controlling our emotions, never got too high, never got too low,” Jarvis said. “Just kept responding, and that’s what I love about this group is we always bounce back.” The Hurricanes took a 3-2 lead with 4:35 remaining in regulation shortly after an unsuccessful challenge by Vegas coach John Tortorella. The referees had negated a potential Golden Knights goal, ruling goalie interference occurred during a scramble in front of the crease with five minutes left. The interference ruling was upheld after a video review, putting the Hurricanes on the power play for delay of game. Staal scored on a deflection on the ensuing man advantage. “I saw a loose puck in front of Freddy, our player stabbed it, didn’t move the goalie, and it goes through and went to the other side,” Tortorella said. “I’d challenge it 10 out of 10 times.” Howden opened the scoring at 13:33 of the first period. Vegas was getting outshot 6-1 when Marner used his backhand to flip the puck high out of his zone. Howden skated under it and held off Carolina defenseman Sean Walker before shooting it under Andersen’s glove. The Hurricanes outshot the Golden Knights 8-2 in the opening period. Vegas had just killed Carolina’s second power play of the game when Howden scored again for a 2-0 lead at 7:23 of the second period. Ivan Barbashev fed Howden coming through the neutral zone with speed. Howden again used his strength and body positioning to hold off Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin before sliding the puck around Andersen and into the net. Howden has 13 goals in 18 games during this year’s postseason, one more than he scored in 58 regular-season games. Stankoven cut the margin to 2-1 at 10:20 of the third period. He stole the puck from Rasmus Andersson behind the Vegas net and then banked it off Vegas’ Jeremy Lauzon with a backhand, causing it to be redirected between Hart’s pads. That brought life to the crowd, and Jankowski tied it 2:26 later on another play that began with a long clearance through the air that William Carrier managed to nudge over to Jankowski as he was falling to the ice. Jankowski skated in and scored with a wrist shot from just above the left hashmarks to tie it 2-2. Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb did not return after he was hit in the face with a slap shot from Carolina forward Nikolaj Ehlers at 10:52 of the first period. McNabb was transported to a hospital for observation, ESPN reported. Tortorella did not have an update on McNabb immediately following the game. ===== KNIGHTS’ BRAYDEN MCNABB HOSPITALIZED AFTER TAKING PUCK TO FACE Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb, struck by the puck in the face in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday, was transported to a hospital for observation, ESPN reported. Carolina Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers sent an 87 mph shot toward the net in the first period at Raleigh, N.C. McNabb, standing in front of goalie Carter Hart, absorbed the puck off the visor of his helmet. He went down briefly, then held his face as he swiftly skated off the ice and directly to the locker room. McNabb, 35, exited with 9:08 to go in the opening period and didn’t return to action, leaving the Golden Knights down a defenseman. Vegas led 2-0 entering the third period but wound up losing 4-3 in overtime, leveling the best-of-seven series at one win apiece. McNabb, 35, has one goal and six assists through 17 games in Vegas’ current postseason run. He was averaging 20:53 of ice time in the playoffs prior to Thursday. After joining the Golden Knights in the 2017 expansion draft, McNabb was part of the team’s trek to the Stanley Cup Final in 2018 and their run to capturing the Cup in 2023. Over 14 NHL seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings and Vegas, McNabb has 38 goals, 153 assists and a plus-160 rating in 885 regular-season games. In the 2025-26 regular season, he had five goals (tying his career high) and seven assists in 63 games. ================================ COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES OKLAHOMA CITY — Two unearned runs in the fifth inning sparked Texas to a 4-1 win over Texas Tech on Thursday and a sweep of the Women’s College World Series’ best-of-three championship round. The Longhorns (53-12) added two insurance runs two innings later and Texas’ pitching made it hold up. The result was a repeat of the 2025 WCWS final series in which Texas defeated Texas Tech (61-10). It continued a trend of back-to-back winners at the event. Since its inception in 1982, the WCWS has seen teams earn at least two consecutive titles 10 times, including Texas’ rival Oklahoma winning the previous four in a row (2021-24) prior to the Longhorns’ current run. “This one felt harder for some reason,” Longhorns coach Mike White said, comparing this year’s run to the title vs. last year’s. “Just because we had so many ups and downs.” With her team leading by three going into the bottom of the seventh, Texas ace Teagan Kavan got a ground ball to short to start the inning, then struck out Mia Williams to move her team one out away from the title. Kavan then struck out Mihyia Davis to set off a celebration in the circle. Kavan fanned five in two innings to earn the save, her fifth of the season. “This is what you dream about. This is why you work hard,” said Kavan, who became the first pitcher with two shutouts and two saves in one WCWS and earned the most valuable player award. White said, “Teagan was lights out.” Texas Tech star NiJaree Canady (29-7) was in control through the first four innings, allowing just two hits with no walks. The Longhorns finally broke through in the fifth, putting together their first serious threat with back-to-back singles to start the inning. With two outs and runners at first and second, the Red Raiders opted to walk Katie Stewart to load the bases. Stewart had homered in four consecutive games. Viviana Martinez grounded to the right of shortstop Hailey Toney. Toney’s throw to third went wild, allowing two unearned runs to come across. That sequence came shortly after Texas Tech left the bases loaded in the top of the inning against starter Citlaly Gutierrez (11-3), who allowed one run on three hits in 4 1/3 innings. After Texas took the lead, the Longhorns (53-12) turned to Kavan in the circle. Kavan struck out the side in the sixth. The Longhorns then added a run in the seventh on Kayden Henry’s leadoff home run, then another on Leighann Goode’s RBI single to right. After the teams combined for six first-inning runs on Wednesday in the first game of the series, the pitching had much more success early in Game 2. Neither team broke through until the third, when Texas Tech (61-10) grabbed a slim advantage. Davis singled with one out, stole second, and then came around to score as Lauren Allred’s hard-hit ball bounced off Goode’s glove at second base and into shallow center field. The Longhorns won six games when facing elimination during the NCAA Tournament. “It’s very obvious that this team plays very good with our backs against the wall,” Texas leadoff hitter Kayden Henry said. “I think we lost the first game, but I don’t think that brought our confidence down any bit. I just think it helped us bond a little bit more together and just realize how tough we really are and how we really have done this brick by brick and we’ve built this team together off of straight passion and love and just let that carry us through the moments.” Canady’s career ended with four WCWS appearances but no titles. “I don’t think someone’s whole career is defined by a national championship,” Canady said. Red Raiders coach Gerry Glasco added, “You wanted to see the career of Nija Canady end with a championship. … She’s given so much to the sport and that’s going to be a great legacy that she’s impacted our sport in so many ways.” ======================================= MLB NEWS MLB ROUNDUP: CUBS RALLY FOR 4 IN NINTH INNING, STUN A’S Dansby Swanson delivered the tying single and Pete Crow-Armstrong followed with the game-winning hit as the Chicago Cubs scored four times in the bottom of the ninth inning to post a 7-6 victory over the visiting Athletics on Thursday. Crow-Armstrong also hit a solo homer and Ian Happ slammed a two-run blast and had three RBIs for the Cubs, who won for just the fourth time in their past 18 games. The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers hit two homers, including an inside-the-parker. Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim also went deep for the A’s, who were unable to sweep the three-game series. A’s reliever Joel Kuhnel (1-2) failed to protect a three-run lead in the ninth. Ryan Rolison (4-1) struck out three in 1 2/3 hitless innings for Chicago. Phillies 6, Padres 4 Zack Wheeler worked seven strong innings as host Philadelphia completed a season sweep of San Diego. After capturing all three matchups in San Diego last week, the Phillies took care of business at home. Wheeler (5-1) allowed two runs walks while striking out eight. Adolis Garcia homered for the Phillies, while Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm each collected two hits and an RBI. Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill each belted a two-run homer for the Padres, who have lost nine of 10. San Diego starter Lucas Giolito (2-1) allowed three runs (two earned) and six hits over four innings. Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2 Ketel Marte hit a 431-foot homer with one out in the ninth after Corbin Carroll homered in a two-run eighth as Arizona beat Los Angeles in Phoenix to gain a split of a four-game series. Carroll had three hits and Ryan Waldschmidt and Geraldo Perdomo had two apiece for Arizona. Diamondbacks reliever Paul Sewald (2-4) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth. The Dodgers’ Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings in a no-decision. The game was delayed for several minutes in the fifth after Los Angeles’ Max Muncy collided with Arizona’s Ildemaro Vargas while running out a single to deep first. Muncy was removed with shortness of breath and to rule out a concussion. Vargas was holding his left hip while on the ground and left under his own power. Orioles 8, Red Sox 2 Baltimore rolled to a six-run first inning and never looked back, scoring a comfortable win at Boston. The Orioles logged five of their 10 hits in the big inning, including Coby Mayo’s three-run double. Taylor Ward went 3-for-5, while Pete Alonso finished 2-for-4. Trevor Rogers pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, breaking an eight-game winless skid. Willson Contreras drove in both Red Sox runs on an RBI single in the sixth and a solo homer in the ninth. Brayan Bello (2-6) was tagged for eight runs on seven hits in five innings. Yankees 2, Guardians 1 Jazz Chisholm Jr. scored the tiebreaking run on Ryan McMahon’s two-out single in the seventh inning as New York prevented Cleveland from recording its first sweep at Yankee Stadium since August 2017. The Yankees played the three-game series without Aaron Judge (rib injury). New York left-hander Carlos Rodon allowed one run on two hits in six innings. Brent Headrick (4-1) stranded a runner in the seventh. David Bednar notched his 13th save in 15 chances by getting three groundouts in the ninth. The Guardians’ Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 after posting consecutive three-hit games. Ramirez finished the series 7-for-13 and scored on a single by Stuart Fairchild in the fourth. Codi Heuer (0-1), in relief of Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi, allowed the go-ahead run. Giants 12, Brewers 9 Eric Haase hit a grand slam and Jung Hoo Lee had four hits to extend the longest current hitting streak in the major leagues to 12 games as San Francisco outscored host Milwaukee. Casey Schmitt homered and Bryce Eldridge and Matt Chapman each had three hits as the Giants piled up 20 hits to salvage a split in the four-game series. Sam Hentges (1-0), in relief of starter Adrian Houser, pitched two-thirds of a scoreless inning, and Caleb Kilian earned his fourth save. Jackson Chourio hit two home runs, drove in four and scored four times while David Hamilton also homered for the Brewers. Milwaukee starter Coleman Crow (0-1) surrendered six runs on nine hits in 2 1/3 innings. Blue Jays 7, Braves 2 Myles Straw had a pair of hits and three RBIs, including a two-run single in Toronto’s three-run third inning, propelling the Blue Jays to a win at Atlanta. Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had three hits for the Blue Jays, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Tyler Heineman amassed two hits and two RBIs. Chad Dallas (1-0) threw 3 2/3 innings of one-run relief for the win in his major league debut. Mauricio Dubon homered and singled for the Braves, who had won the first two games of the three-game series. Chris Sale (8-4) gave up three runs on a season-high 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Royals 8, Twins 6 Pinch hitter Josh Rojas ripped a tiebreaking two-run single up the middle in the top of the ninth inning, and Kansas City held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis. Carter Jensen hit a two-run double for the Royals, who earned their third win in four games. Michael Massey finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Matt Strahm (2-1) tossed a scoreless inning of relief, and Alex Lange collected his second save with a scoreless ninth. Kody Clemens hit two solo shots for the Twins, who have lost seven of the past nine. Victor Caratini went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs, and Byron Buxton also went deep. Pirates 5, Astros 1 Ryan O’Hearn slugged a two-run homer as part of a four-run sixth inning and visiting Pittsburgh topped Houston to claim the rubber match of a three-game series. O’Hearn went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Pirates, who have won eight of 11 games. In just his second appearance since missing the 2025 season with an elbow injury, Pirates right-hander Jared Jones (1-0) worked five scoreless innings. Kai-Wei Teng (3-4) gave up a season-worst five runs (four earned) on a season-high seven hits over five innings for the Astros, who fell to 2-4 on their nine-game homestand. Isaac Paredes led off the sixth with his 100th career home run. ===== YANKEES STAR AARON JUDGE SIDELINED INDEFINITELY WITH A RIB STRESS FRACTURE NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will be sidelined indefinitely with a stress fracture of one of his ribs, the team announced Thursday night. The three-time AL MVP was out of the lineup earlier in the day for a third straight game and the Yankees were awaiting clarity about what they said was a bone bruise in one of the slugger’s right ribs that is causing right shoulder pain. The team later announced Judge was diagnosed with the stress fracture of the first rib on his right side and will need to rest and have limited activity. He’ll be re-evaluated after having additional imaging in about four to six weeks. The Yankees said in a statement that Judge is expected to return “at some point this season.” After avoiding a three-game sweep with a 2-1 victory over Cleveland on Thursday, manager Aaron Boone said the team was awaiting the findings of Dr. Gregory Pearl, a vascular surgery specialist in Dallas. “Look, it’s a lot of smart people in a specialized area and (the) guy’s several states aways,” Boone said. “We just got to be patient.” Judge underwent a CT scan on Thursday morning and had an MRI earlier in the week when he met with a specialist. The bruise was first revealed when Judge underwent testing on the team’s off day on Monday. “I’m obviously not a doctor, I don’t know how it all works, but there’s a lot of people involved in trying to make sure we get the right diagnosis,” Boone said Thursday morning. Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture in one of his right ribs in March 2020. The injury occurred when he dived for a ball in September 2019, but Judge didn’t miss any time because of the 2020 season being delayed by the pandemic. He is hitting .248 with 17 homers and 38 RBIs. But he has just one homer in his last 18 games since May 10 and ended an 11-game homer and RBI drought with a game-ending, two-run drive on May 24 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Judge entered the game against Tampa Bay in a 1-for-24 slump that dropped his batting average to .246. He was hitless in 15 at-bats before singling in the first inning. Judge won the batting title last season when he hit a career-high .331 with 53 homers and 114 RBIs in 152 games. He missed 10 games from July 26-Aug. 4 with a flexor strain in his right elbow that he sustained on a throw to home July 22 in Toronto. He underwent a plasma-rich injection and did not require offseason surgery. When Judge was hurt last season, Giancarlo Stanton played 17 games in the outfield. Stanton has been out since April 24 with a strained right calf and started taking live at-bats on the field Wednesday, though he was ruled out for New York’s upcoming road trip. José Caballero started the first two games against Cleveland and has made four starts in right field since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the July 31 trade deadline. Max Schuemann made his first career start in right field Thursday and made a diving catch on Steven Kwan in the second along with a leaping catch on Brayan Rocchio in the seventh. Judge had started 52 of New York’s first 59 games in right field. Rookie Spencer Jones made four starts in right field before getting sent down May 22 and Cody Bellinger has started two games. ====================================== GOLF NEWS JENNIFER KUPCHO SNAGS FIRST-ROUND LEAD AT U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN Jennifer Kupcho, four years removed from her lone major title, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open on Thursday in Los Angeles. Kupcho shot a 5-under-par 66 at Riviera Country Club, leaving her just ahead of South Korea’s Sei Young Kim. Japan’s Hinako Shibuno, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez and South Koreans Ina Yoon, Hyunjo Yoo and Minji Kang are tied for third at 3 under. Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit, South Korea’s Jiyai Shin, China’s Ruoning Yin, Japan’s Nasa Hataoka and Australians Minjee Lee and Karis Davidson share eighth place at 2 under. Kupcho didn’t enter the event in top form. She missed the cut last week at the ShopRite LPGA, and she has just one top-10 finish, a tie for eighth, in 11 tournaments this year. However, she opened her Thursday round with three consecutive birdies, then mixed in four more birdies and two bogeys the rest of the way. “Honestly, I kind of just felt at home,” Kupcho said. “I feel like I really like the golf course. It kind of just flies by. I don’t know, I feel like I just really, really like the golf course. “It’s kind of a ball-striker’s paradise, just hit it down the fairway, hit it on the green, and make the putts.” Asked about sitting atop the leaderboard at her national open, Kupcho said, “To be out here competing, be at the top is pretty cool. Obviously something I’ve never been able to say even after one round. So pretty cool to be able to say that.” Kupcho recorded her only major championship at the 2022 Chevron Championship. Kim also owns one major crown, the 2020 Women’s PGA Championship. She got off to a hot start on Thursday, too, beginning with back-to-back birdies to start the back nine. She made her lone bogey at the par-3 fourth hole, and she closed birdie-birdie-birdie-par. “The course is not easy. Like every hole is putting me to the test,” Kim said. “Yeah, I played it quite solid today, so I’m very happy with that. But we have three more days, and I look forward to the rest of the (tournament).” World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has three wins and three runner-up finishes in seven events this year, is tied for 57th at 2 over par. Also at 2 over par is world No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand. ===== WYNDHAM CLARK, J.J. SPAUN PART OF 4-WAY TIE FOR MEMORIAL LEAD Former U.S. Open winners Wyndham Clark and J.J. Spaun share the first-round lead of the Memorial Tournament with Ryan Gerard and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood after they each shot 5-under-par 67 on Thursday in Dublin, Ohio. Canada’s Nick Taylor is alone in fifth at 4-under 68, and Sam Burns and England’s Justin Rose are tied at 3-under 69. Tony Finau, Patrick Cantlay, J.T. Poston, Irishman Shane Lowry and New Zealand’s Ryan Fox are another shot back at 2-under 70. Two weeks out from the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Clark and Spaun showed where their games stood as they prepare to contend for a second major title. Clark won the U.S. Open in 2023 and Spaun is the reigning champion. Clark putted from off the green to convert a 45 1/2-foot eagle at the par-5 15th hole Thursday. That got him to 6 under par, but he bogeyed the penultimate hole at Muirfield Village Golf Club to drop back. Clark qualified for the signature event only after he won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson two weeks ago outside Dallas, Texas, which earned him enough points via the “Aon Swing 5” pathway. After Clark shot 30 under par at the Byron Nelson, playing Muirfield Village is almost like playing a different sport altogether. “The golf course is so demanding,” Clark said. “I think I made three saves by chipping out and having a hundred yards in. Yeah, that’s what happens at this golf course. You hit it in the rough and you really can’t advance it, so you got to be patient and take your medicine and hope you get up-and-down from a hundred yards, and I did that a couple times.” Spaun birdied his final hole to get to 5 under, while Fleetwood posted the only bogey-free card among the leaders. Spaun also made up for consecutive bogeys at Nos. 11-12 with birdies at Nos. 13 and 14. “I thought I did well between the ears today,” Spaun said. “The game’s felt really good for a while now, so I would say kind of when I gave some back on 11 and 12, I could have probably let that round go. But just kind of hung in there.” Fleetwood led the field in scrambling — a whopping 11-for-11, including three sand saves — making his bogey-free card that much more impressive. “I think it’s always good to have a test like this. I think embrace the challenge for what it is,” Fleetwood said. “And, yeah, it’s like the ultimate test of your game. I think you have to look forward to those and go in with a good mindset and enjoy it as much as you can, for sure.” Gerard had a much wilder afternoon and finished with only five pars on his card. He went out in even-par 36 with two bogeys, two bounce-back birdies, then an eagle and a double bogey at Nos. 7 and 8. But he caught fire on the back nine with six birdies, including five straight at Nos. 12-16, before a bogey at No. 17 knocked him back to 5 under. “I don’t think we aimed at a flag stick on the back nine and shot 5 under,” said Gerard, who also shared the first-round lead last week at the Charles Schwab Challenge before tying for 10th. “… So just really trusting our targets, wind direction, knowing that the ball’s going to bounce out and just try and leave ourselves a lot of good looks, especially ones that you can get underneath the hole.” Two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler had a number of mistakes on the back nine, including a tee shot into the water at the par-3 16th that led to a double bogey. The World No. 1 settled for a 1-over 73 and isn’t a lock to make Friday’s 36-hole cut (top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead). Scheffler agreed with the assessment that he was hitting quality shots but not getting the ideal results. “There’s a lot you got to think about,” he said, “and I think it gets even more challenging when the greens are this firm and the wind is unpredictable, especially on a day where the wind felt like it was going to be lighter and it was for most of the day, which is — I think it just shows kind of how tough the golf course is.” World No. 2 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, seeking his first victory at Jack Nicklaus’ tournament, opened with a 1-under 71. =================================== INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES INDIANA SRN CELEBRATES 8 YEARS OF BRINGING FANS A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SPORTS For eight incredible years, IndianaSRN has proudly served sports fans across Indiana by delivering outstanding coverage of high school and college athletics. 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IndianaSRN — Where You Always Have a Front-Row Seat. =========================== INDIANA FEVER INDIANAPOLIS (June 4, 2026) — The Indiana Fever took down the Atlanta Dream, 83-71, in its first game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. On the defensive end, Atlanta’s 71 points marks the least amount of points allowed by the Fever since Sept. 7, 2025. Indiana and Atlanta kept the score close in the first quarter, entering the second quarter tied at 15 apiece, with Mitchell leading the Fever with five points. Outscoring the Dream 23-14 in the second quarter, thanks to an additional nine points from Mitchell along with five each from Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, the Fever secured a nine-point advantage, 38-29, going into the second half. Atlanta’s 29-point performance in the first two quarters is the fewest number of points allowed by the Fever in a half this season. With 5:28 left in the third quarter, Indiana went on an 11-0 run to bring the score to 53-43. Fueled by Mitchell’s 11 points, Indiana expanded its lead to 62-51 going into the final quarter. Boston’s seven points in the fourth quarter, in tandem with five points from both Clark and Cunningham, helped secure the 83-71 Fever win. POSTGAME NOTESBOX SCORE Indiana Fever Notes: Kelsey Mitchell surpassed 5,000 career points with a three pointer at 2:30 in the third quarter, becoming just the second Indiana Fever player to ever do so and the 30th in WNBA history. With her 25 points, Mitchell passed Maya Moore for the 30th most points in WNBA history, having scored 5,003 across her career, thus far. Mitchell’s scoring performance marked her 47th career 25+ point scoring game, the most in Indiana Fever history, and tied with Seimone Augustus for the 15th most in WNBA history. With her three-pointer made at 5:09 in the third quarter, Caitlin Clark passed Victoria Vivians for the sixth most three-pointers in Indiana Fever history. Aliyah Boston set a new career high with three made three-pointers in a single game. Additionally, her three three-pointers bring her season total to nine, passing her previous season best of seven in 2024, doing so in just eight games. ================================== INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS ST. PAUL, Minn. – Davis Wendzel left the yard for the second time in the series in the first inning, but three home runs from St. Paul Saints outfielder Matt Wallner brought down the Indianapolis Indians, 7-4, on Thursday night at CHS Field. The Indians (24-36) opened the game with three runs in the top of the first inning. Following a double from Dominic Fletcher, Esmerlyn Valdez later singled him home before Wendzel hit his long ball for a 3-0 advantage. St. Paul (32-27) battled right back as Matt Wallner answered with a three-run blast in the bottom half of the frame. Tanner Schobel later brought in a double for a 4-3 Saints lead after one. Wallner hit a solo shot in the third and St. Paul added another insurance run in the fifth for a 6-3 lead. Rafael Flores Jr. scored on a balk in the seventh frame for Indy’s final run. Wallner capped the scoring in the bottom of the seventh with his third homer of the game. Noah Davis (L, 1-5) started for Indianapolis and allowed six runs (5er) across 5.0 innings. Austin Voth started for St. Paul and gave up three runs across 4.2. Marco Raya (W, 4-4) relieved him retiring all four batters he faced and Trent Baker (S, 2) shut out the Indians across the final 2.0 innings. The six-game series in St. Paul continues Friday night at 8:07 PM ET. RHP José Urquidy (2-3, 4.78) will take the mound for Indianapolis while RHP Ricky Castro (0-0, 4.32) will start for the Saints. ================================== INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL (IU RELEASE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Versatility matters in 21st Century basketball. The best teams, the title winning teams, have big guys who play like guards and guards who own the paint, with everybody a 3-point threat. These Indiana Hoosiers, the second under coach Darian DeVries, have all of that on their 16-player roster. “The No. 1 thing about this roster,” DeVries says, “is there’s just a lot of versatility to it. Every night there can be a different way that we can attack you. “We can get in the paint a little bit more (than last season) so we can kick out spray. We can post mismatches a little bit more. We have some more size in the interior for rebounding at both ends of the floor. “On paper, I’m excited about the way it all came together.” Excited is highlighted by guard Markus Burton from Notre Dame, 6-foot-11 forward Aiden Sherrell from Alabama and 7-foot-2 Samet Yigitoglu. They are part of one of the nation’s best transfer portal classes. The Hoosiers also have sophomore forward Trent Sisley, the only returner from last season’s 18-14 team. It’s a roster well suited to DeVries’ spread-the-floor approach. “I don’t think the philosophy changes (from last year),” he says. “You utilize your components and try to play to their strengths, but we’re still going to spread the floor and do all those things. We just have more versatility in what we’re able to do and focus on. “We’ll still be heavy on 3s, but now we have more guys that can get paint touches, more guys that we can put in the post. So, you can mix up the way you can attack defenses a lot more. It gives you a chance to not only rely on 3s. A lot of nights that caught up to us last year. The versatility overall and the way that we can score is going to be something we’re excited about.” ***** With the upcoming Peru trip in sight, DeVries and his staff have a summer practice plan that began Monday with player workouts. DeVries says coaches have the structure “pretty well mapped out.” “It would be working out in small groups and individual groups and then coming together with some team workouts. It allows us so much more practice time, even film sessions and things where you can really take your time, be a little more detailed in everything you do because you’re not just up against the clock all the time. I’m excited about what that does for us here in the summer.” As far as implementing the offense and defense on a roster that includes 12 new players, DeVries adds that, “when you have so many new guys, some of that’s just seeing how quickly they can pick things up. If they can pick stuff up fast, you can put more stuff in. If it’s not, maybe you slow it down. “Again, being able to have more time to be able to do that stuff is exciting for us to get this summer in. Then you’ve got obviously the whole fall to finish up the rest of it.” ****** IU boosted its backcourt with six college transfer guards, including Bryce Lindsay and Jaeden Mustaf. The 6-foot-3 Lindsay played 72 games at Texas A&M, James Madison, and Villanova, averaging 11.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Last season at Villanova, he averaged 2.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists for a team that reached the NCAA tourney. The 6-foot-6 Mustaf started two years at Georgia Tech, averaging 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. Last season, he averaged 10.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. He shot 38.9% from 3-point range. “I think the number one thing is they’re both uber competitive,” DeVries says. “That’s the thing that I think stands out the most when you talk to them. I think you’ll see it. Then, they’re very confident but humble in what they do. They’ve both been very productive. They have high aspirations for what they want to accomplish. “They’re both different players in what they do. They give us some good firepower at both ends of the floor. We’re really excited about them.” ****** Curt Cignetti’s unprecedented football turnaround success at Indiana — a 27-2 two-year record with Big Ten and national championships — has turned up the heat on every coach in every sport in America. For DeVries, it’s all good. “Our goal is to win every game we play, so that’s what we want it to be,” he says. “Every time we line up and play, we expect to win. We are going to do everything we can to put ourselves in that position. “Like I’ve always said, at the end of the year, you hope those wins are what you want them to be. You hope you’re winning a national championship. Only one team gets to do that a year. That’s something that I think every school is striving to do and we’re no different.” =================================== BUTLER VOLLEYBALL The Butler volleyball team released its 2026 schedule, which features 29 matches. Highlights for the upcoming season include two tournaments hosted inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, an exhibition match-up at Purdue, and a tough BIG EAST schedule that culminates with a Senior Day match against Creighton on Nov. 8. Head coach Kyle Shondell is set to enter his fourth season at the helm. “We want to continue giving people reasons to come to Hinkle and watch volleyball,” Shondell said. “We scheduled some signature match-ups, but are also bringing in new and exciting ones to help us build our home court into one of the best environments in the BIG EAST.” The first serve of the 2026 campaign is scheduled with an exhibition match against Purdue in West Lafayette on Aug. 21. The match will feature the second Shondell Showdown of Butler head coach Kyle Shondell up against his father and Purdue head coach Dave Shondell. Dave and the Boilermakers are coming off a 2025 season that included a 27-7 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance, falling in the quarterfinals to No. 1 seed Pittsburgh. Butler will then travel to Clemson for a tournament with matches against Western Carolina, Clemson, and Charleston Southern Aug. 28-30 to begin regular season. Butler will host the first of their two home tournaments Sept. 3-5. The Indy Invite will include opponents Akron, Youngstown State, and Ohio at Hinkle. The Bulldogs will face IU Indianapolis on Sept. 16 for a 317 showdown downtown at the home of the Jaguars. The Butler Invitational will wrap up non-conference play on campus from Sept. 18-20. The tournament field will be made up of Duke and Long Island. BIG EAST play will kick off with two home matches for the Bulldogs starting with Villanova on Sept. 25 and Georgetown on Sept. 26. The final home match of the 2026 season doubles as Senior Day for the Bulldogs Nov. 8 against Creighton. The Bulldogs will finish out the regular season with two games on the road facing Providence on Nov. 13 and UConn on Nov. 14. The BIG EAST Tournament, which features the top four finishers in the conference regular season standings, will be held Nov. 21-22 in Omaha, Neb. The Butler Fall Sports Pass provides admission to every Butler home contest for men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball for only $65. Fans can also upgrade to the Fall Sports Pass Plus to receive additional access to all seven Butler home games (in addition to men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball) for only $125. For only $45, the Junior Dawg Pound provides kids sixth grade and younger with admission to all Butler home volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, AND women’s basketball games. Another option for the 2026-27 season is to upgrade to a Junior Dawg Pound MVP membership, which includes all of the benefits of a Junior Dawg Pound membership AS WELL AS admission to all Butler home football games. MVP memberships are only $75. ================================ INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball head coach Matthew Graves has released the 2026-27 non-conference schedule. The schedule features a 12-game slate with two exhibitions, six home games (plus one home exhibition), and a three-game MTE. All official times will be released at a later date. The first of two exhibition contests will be played inside Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second-straight season against Butler, playing on Saturday, October 10. Two weeks later will be the first chance to see the 2026-27 Sycamores in Hulman Center as Indiana State hosts Rose-Hulman on Saturday, October 24. Indiana State kicks off the regular season in Hulman Center with Charlotte paying a visit for a return game after last year’s opener in North Carolina. The season will officially begin against the 49ers on Monday, November 2. The Trees travel for the first time in the season on Friday, November 6 to in-state rival Ball State, and will be off until the following Wednesday, November 11 when Milwaukee pays a return visit to Hulman Center. Indiana State will host the Earlham Quakers on Saturday, November 14 inside Hulman Center. The Sycamores will then take flight to the U.S. Virgin Islands in St. Thomas for the 2026 Paradise Jam. This will be the second trip for the Sycamores to the U.S. Virgin Islands, as the team played in the Paradise Jam in the 2015-16 season. The tournament is being played in St. Thomas at the University of the Virgin Islands – Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports & Fitness Center from November 20-23. The official bracket has not yet been released by the tournament. The Trees return to Terre Haute for a three-game home stretch following the trip, beginning with IU Columbus on Saturday, November 28. To open December, SIUE will visit on Wednesday, December 2, and the Sycamores will play Southern Indiana on Sunday, December 6 to close the homestand. The last two games on the non-conference schedule include two power schools, first the University of Oregon. Indiana State will play at Oregon on Saturday, December 12 in Eugene, and 10 days later will play on Tuesday, December 22 at Kansas. The game in Eugene will be the second meeting between Indiana State and Oregon, where the Sycamores were victorious over the Ducks in the lone meeting in Oregon, winning 66-48 in 1946. The game against the Jayhawks will be the first contest between the two programs. Season Tickets Season tickets are on sale and ready for renewal. Follow this link for more information and to renew. Individual Game Tickets Tickets for individual home games for the 2026-27 season will be on sale at a later date. ================================ PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball head coach Steve Florio announced that Ava Tester (Fishers, Ind.) will be joining the Mastodon roster for the 2026 season. “Ava is a very welcome addition to our team,” Florio said. “She is a dynamic setter and defender with a cool and controlled court demeanor. Her athleticism, versatility and great attitude will be helpful to us this season. Further, she is a fantastic person that will positively contribute to our culture. We’re very excited to have Ava joining us.” Tester comes to Purdue Fort Wayne after earning four varsity letters at Fishers High School. The 5-foot-8 setter was a Second Team All-Conference selection in 2026 while excelling in the classroom. She was a Cum Laude student and a two-time Academic All-State athlete. In her career, Tester dished out over 1,000 assists and racked up 490 digs and 132 aces. She earned the 2024 Mental Attitude Award and the 2025 Leadership Award for her team. Tester played club volleyball for the Munciana Indy and Boiler Juniors. She was on the JVA Watch List multiple times and was an All-Tournament Honorable Mention at the 2024 Central Zone Invitational. She led her squad to third place at the 2023 AAU Nationals and helped them win the 2025 Show Me Qualifier. In addition to her volleyball and academic success, Tester is a first-degree black belt in taekwondo. ================================ INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1871 – The eagerly awaited series opens between the White Stockings and the Mutuals before 10‚000 at the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, NY. Five of the old Eckfords play for Chicago while five of last year’s Atlantics play for the Mutuals. Fielding decides the game‚ as Chicago makes 19 errors to 7 for the Mutuals. New York wins, 8 – 5. 1900 – Pirates first baseman Duff Cooley has only two putouts in a 6 – 5 loss to the Phillies at National League Park in Philadelphia, PA. The left-handed swinging Texan patrols mostly in the outfield, but will play all positions except pitcher during his career, becoming one of baseball’s first utility players. 1916 – In Cleveland, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox shuts out the Indians, 5 – 0, on five hits, and has now thrown 24 straight scoreless innings. He is 2 for 3 at the plate. 1920 – Citing the abolition of the spitball as the reason for the dramatic increase in home runs, Tom Shibe denies the baseballs are livelier this season. The A’s vice president is also a member of the company which makes the baseballs. 1935 – Chicago White Sox rookie pitcher John Whitehead, who had won his first eight starts, loses to the St. Louis Browns, 2 – 0. He will lose his next five decisions as well and finish the season at 13-13. 1936 – Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,700th consecutive game, as the Yankees beat the Indians, 4 – 3. 1937 – The St. Louis Cardinals sign 16-year-old Stan Musial to his first professional contract; he is still a pitcher at this point of his career. 1948 – Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies hits safely for the 23rd straight game in a Phillies 6 – 5 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field, setting a 20th century National League record for a rookie. Benito Santiago will hold the record by century’s end. 1949 – Commissioner Happy Chandler lifts the ban on all players who jumped to the Mexican League starting in 1946. Only Sal Maglie will make a significant mark after the exile. Lou Klein will be the first jumper to make a major-league box score, successfully pinch-hitting on June 16th. 1954 – Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams catches pneumonia, sidelining him for three weeks. 1957 – In Jersey City, Don Drysdale pitches the first of his 49 major-league shutouts, as the Dodgers win, 4 – 0, over the Cubs. 1958 – At Yankee Stadium, New York routs White Sox starter Early Wynn for a 12 – 5 victory. In the 3rd inning, Mickey Mantle legs out his third inside-the-park home run in a month. 1959 – In a 10 – 5 loss to the Cubs, Pittsburgh’s Dick Stuart becomes the first player in the 50-year history of Forbes Field to ride a ball over its centerfield fence, something that had previously only been achieved by Negro League great Josh Gibson, who did it twice. The ball hit off Glen Hobbie disappears over the 457-foot mark near the flag pole. 1961 – Robin Roberts, who will finish his career playing with three other clubs, wins his last game for the Phillies, beating the Giants at Candlestick Park, 3 – 2. The future Hall of Famer’s lone victory this season, a complete-game six-hitter, is his 234th win for Philadelphia, the most by a right-hander in franchise history. 1963 – At Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, Mickey Mantle fractures a bone in his left foot and suffers ligament and cartilage damage to the left knee running into the chain link fence chasing down a Brooks Robinson drive. Mantle will be out for 61 games. Whitey Ford beats Milt Pappas and the Orioles, 4 – 3, as the Yankees return to first place. 1966: In a 10 – 5 Pittsburgh win over the Astros, Willie Stargell goes 5 for 5, giving him nine consecutive hits in two days, while Roberto Clemente hits his second 500-foot home run of the year. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Leo Cardenas hits four home runs in a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. 1969: Joe Morgan goes 4-for-4, including a home run and four runs scored, to pace the Astros past St. Louis, 11 – 6, at the Astrodome. Dooley Womack, the last of six Houston pitchers, gets the victory. The Washington Senators name Jeff Burroughs the number one pick in the amateur draft. Houston chooses pitcher James Rodney Richard of Ruston, LA as the second pick; Richard has a 21-0 mark in his three years at Ruston High School. Cincinnati picks Ken Griffey in the 29th round, while the Kansas City Royals, with a record 90 picks, take Al Cowens with their 84th choice. 1974 – Oakland’s Reggie Jackson and Billy North engage in a clubhouse fight at Detroit. Jackson injures his shoulder, and Ray Fosse, attempting to separate the combatants, suffers a crushed disk in his neck. Fosse will spend 12 weeks on the disabled list, virtually ending his season. 1977 – The Dodgers retire former manager Walter Alston’s uniform number, 24, on Old-Timers Day. 1979 – Seattle’s Willie Horton hits a towering fly ball in the 8th inning of a game in the Kingdome. The drive, off Detroit’s John Hiller, hits a speaker in left field and becomes a single. If it had not encountered an obstacle in its path, it would have been Horton’s 300th home run, which will come tomorrow off Jack Morris. 1981 – Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as major leagues’ all-time walks leader, walking two batters in a 3 – 0 win over the Mets to raise his total to 1,777. Ryan also strikes out ten batters while pitching a five-hitter. 1982: The “Brew Crew” connect for three consecutive home runs, by Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper and Ben Oglivie in the 7th inning, as Milwaukee pounds Oakland, 11 – 3. Ted Simmons and Gorman Thomas also homer to back Bob McClure’s third victory. It is the second time in a week that Milwaukee sluggers have hit three consecutive homers. Cal Ripken’s span of 8,243 consecutive innings begins with the Orioles’ 3 – 1 victory over Minnesota at the Metrodome. The infielder’s record streak, which will last for 904 games, will end when he is lifted in the 8th inning for a pinch runner during an 18 – 3 September loss to the Blue Jays in 1987. 1983 – Chili Davis is first Giants switch-hitter to hit homers from both sides of the plate in the same game. However, the Giants still lose, 12 – 9, to the Expos. 1985 – Retiring the last 16 Angels batters he faces, Orioles hurler Dennis Martinez tosses a one-hitter, beating California at Memorial Stadium, 4 – 0. Jerry Narron’s 3rd-inning single spoils the no-hit bid as “El Presidente” notches his 100th career victory. 1989 – The Toronto SkyDome opens, but the Blue Jays lose, 5 – 3, to the Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball’s newest and most modern stadium features a $100 million fully retractable roof, a hotel with some rooms having a view of the playing field, the world’s largest video display board, and a Hard Rock Cafe. 1992 – Jeff Bagwell tags Jeff Brantley with a two-run homer in the 9th to stun the Giants, 5 – 4. Xavier Hernandez is the surprise winner with Doug Jones notching his 14th save. 1994 – In Detroit, the Twins’ Chuck Knoblauch leads off the game with a homer off Mike Moore, then adds a second long ball in the 7th. Not to be outdone, the Tigers’ lead-off hitter, Tony Phillips goes deep against Scott Erickson in his first at-bat, and also adds a second homer, in the 8th inning. It is the first time in major league history this has happened, and the feat won’t be repeated until August 13, 2013, when Brad Miller and Ben Zobrist are the two protagonists. Detroit wins the game, 5 – 3. 1995 – Craig Biggio blasts a three-run shot off Robb Nen with two away in the bottom of the 9th to shock Florida, 6 – 5. Greg Swindell helps his own cause with a run-scoring double but Dave Veres gets the win for Houston. 1997 – Bill Spiers draws his sixth consecutive walk (over three games) setting a franchise record during a 6 – 5 Astros loss at Cincinnati. He is one short of the major league record. Spiers’ streak is broken when he is hit by a pitch from Mike Remlinger. He will walk in his next plate appearance, four days from now. His consecutive on-base streak will end at 13 on June 11th, one shy of the NL mark in that category. 2001: The Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 4 – 3, in 18 innings on Shea Hillenbrand’s home run over the Green Monster. Tim Wakefield, with a scoreless inning, is the winner. Boston DH Manny Ramirez receives four intentional walks, tying the American League mark set by Roger Maris, on May 22, 1962. Maris did it in a 12-inning game. The major league record is five, set by Andre Dawson, in a 16-inning game, on May 22, 1990. At Coors Field, Colorado Rockies pitcher Mike Hampton beats the Houston Astros, 9 – 4, and hits a pair of home runs. Hampton, who came into the season homerless, now has four homers. The Mets, Hampton’s team last year, have a combined five homers from their outfielders. 2002 – Rangers designated hitter Juan Gonzalez becomes the 34th major leaguer, and the first from Puerto Rico, to hit 400 career home runs. Juan Gone’s milestone is hit off Anaheim hurler Jarrod Washburn’s first pitch in the 2nd inning during a 7 – 5 extra-inning loss to the Angels. 2003 – Tony Clark changes his uniform number from 00 to 52. The Mets reserve player wants to give back to the team’s mascot, Mr. Met, his identity, as he and the congenial baseball-headed character shared double-digit ought. 2005 – For the first time since 1933, a big league team representing Washington, D.C. finds itself in first place at this point into the season when the Nationals take the top spot in the National League East. With the team playing so well, it takes the recently transplanted Nats only 32 games to attract 1,056,642 fans to RFK Stadium, breaking the District’s attendance mark of 1,027,216 that was set in 1946 by the original Senators at Griffith Stadium. 2006: Jason Giambi and Andy Phillips each hit a three-run home run in a seven-run 2nd inning, and the host New York Yankees rough up old nemesis Josh Beckett in a 13 – 5 rout of the Boston Red Sox. New York has 11 hits, making this the 12th consecutive game with at least ten, breaking the franchise record of 11 straight games set in May 1937. Carlos Zambrano holds the Houston Astros hitless for 7 1/3 innings before Preston Wilson hits a single, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8 – 0 victory at Minute Maid Park. Zambrano strikes out eight and helps himself with the bat, hitting a home run with four runs batted in. Eric Gregg, a former National League umpire, dies in Philadelphia, at the age of 55. Known for his big personality, extra-wide strike zone and oversized frame, Gregg worked the 1989 World Series, four NL Championship Series, two NL Division Series and one All-Star Game. 2008: The 2008 amateur draft is held. The Tampa Bay Rays, picking first overall for the third time in four years, select high school shortstop Tim Beckham. The Pittsburgh Pirates take Pedro Alvarez of Vanderbilt University second, the first college player taken. The first pitcher selected is Brian Matusz, going fourth, to the Orioles. Chipper Jones hits his 400th career home run, becoming the third switch-hitter to reach this level, after Eddie Murray and Mickey Mantle. Ricky Nolasco gives up the homer. Jones has a four-hit game to move his average to .418, the top mark in the majors at this point of the season. The Braves top the Marlins, 7 – 5. 2010: Rookie pitcher Mike Leake allows only an unearned run in seven innings as the Reds defeat the Nationals, 5 – 1. Leake, who is now 5-0, is the first starting pitcher in team history to go undefeated in his first 11 starts, and the first since Santo Alcala in 1976 to win his first five decisions. The surprising Blue Jays keep giving their main rivals trouble. In tonight’s game against the Yankees, the Jays’ bullpen pitches six scoreless innings and Aaron Hill drives in Edwin Encarnacion with a single against Chad Gaudin in the 14th inning for a 3 – 2 win. Vernon Wells and Alex Gonzalez hit solo homers, bringing Toronto’s major league-leading home run total to 96. For the Yankees, the struggling Mark Teixeira goes 0 for 6 with five strikeouts to see his batting average fall to .215. 2011: For the second straight game, Albert Pujols hits a walk-off home run in extra innings as the Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 3 – 2. Pujols hits a solo shot off Rodrigo Lopez in the 10th, after doing the same off Jeff Samardzija in the 12th inning of yesterday’s 5 – 4 win. Ryan Theriot sets the stage for Pujols’ heroics by driving in pinch-runner Tony Cruz from first base with a two-out, 9th-inning double off Carlos Marmol, also extending his hitting streak to 19 games in the process. No National Leaguer had hit walk-off homers in consecutive extra-inning games since Ron Santo in 1966. The Nationals beat the Diamondbacks, 9 – 4, in 11 innings in a wild game at Chase Field. The Nats score five runs off Joe Paterson in the 11th to win the game, highlighted by Michael Morse’s grand slam which follows a bases-loaded walk to Rick Ankiel. But before that, the game features four batters hit by pitches, and as many ejections. Nats starter Jason Marquis and manager Jim Riggleman are the first to be tossed after Marquis plucks Justin Upton in the 6th; warnings had been issued by home plate umpire Rob Drake when D-Backs starter Ian Kennedy had hit Jayson Werth the previous inning. In the 8th, Arizona’s Esmerling Vasquez hits Danny Espinosa and is also sent off, as is his manager, Kirk Gibson. The Nationals take a 4 – 0 lead after that, thanks to a three-run homer by Wilson Ramos, but Kelly Johnson hits a solo shot off Tyler Clippard in the bottom of the 8th, and closer Drew Storen fails to record an out in trying to save the game in the 9th, allowing all four batters he faces to reach base; three of them score, sending the game into extra innings. 2012: Ryan Dempster wins his first game since August 16th of last year, a streak of 18 winless starts, as the struggling Cubs defeat the Brewers, 10 – 0. Dempster retires the first 15 batters of the game and leaves after having given up three hits over seven innings. The Cubs had lost their last 11 road games before the win. Ian Desmond drives in the tying run in the 8th, then does it again in the 10th and once more in the 12th for good measure, as his Nationals finally beat the Mets, 7 – 6. The Elias Sports Bureau reports he is the first player since Art Shamsky (1966) to have three game-tying or go-ahead RBI from the 8th inning on in the same game. 2013: The White Sox and Mariners engage in a 16-inning contest, which is the longest home game in terms of time in M’s history, at 5 hours, 42 minutes. The game is scoreless through 13 innings, until the ChiSox post five runs in the 14th. With the score 5 – 1 in the bottom of the inning, Kyle Seager ties the game with his first career grand slam. This is the first game-tying extra-inning grand slam in Major League history. It also marks the first time that both teams have scored five or more runs after being shut out in regulation innings. In addition, it is the first time that any team has come back from five or more runs down in the 14th inning or later. An RBI single by Alejandro De Aza in the 16th inning puts the Pale Hose ahead, and he later scores an insurance run on another single by Alex Rios. Chicago wins, 7 – 5, snapping an eight-game losing streak the hard way. The Rockies slam six homers, three of them by Carlos Gonzalez and two by Troy Tulowitzki, in beating the Reds, 12 – 4. Todd Helton hits the other long ball, while Nolan Arenado has four of the team’s 20 hits. 2014 – The Houston Astros have the first pick in the amateur draft for the third straight year and select high school left-handed pitcher Brady Aiken. The Marlins follow with high school righthander Tyler Kolek, who has opened eyes by regularly touching 100 mph on the radar gun. Both young pitchers will turn out to be complete busts, however. The first position player selected is catcher Kyle Schwarber, by the Cubs with the 4th pick, while SS Nick Gordon, son of Tom Gordon and brother of Dee Gordon is picked 5th, by the Twins. 2015 – Pat Venditte becomes the first ambidextrous pitcher of the 21st century when he makes his debut for the Athletics against the Red Sox. In the 7th inning, he pitches lefthanded to get Brock Holt to ground out for the first out, then switches to the right hand to allow a single to Hanley Ramirez and force Mike Napoli to ground into a double play to end the inning. He then follows with a perfect 8th inning. However, the Sox’s 4 – 2 win is marred when a female fan is hit by Brett Lawrie’s broken bat in the 2nd inning and has to be wheeled away from Fenway Park on a stretcher with what are described by police as life-threatening injuries. 2016 – Jake Arrieta of the Cubs loses to the Diamondbacks, 3 – 2. It’s his first loss after 20 straight wins dating back to July 25, 2015, when he was on the losing end of Cole Hamels’ no-hitter; it’s the third longest winning streak since 1913, tied with Roger Clemens and trailing only Roy Face (22) and Carl Hubbell (24). 2018 – Andrew Heaney celebrates his 27th birthday by pitching a one-hitter to defeat the Royals, 1 – 0. It is the first career complete game and shutout for the Angels righthander who demonstrates he is back in full health following Tommy John surgery that cost him almost two full seasons. The only hit is a 5th-inning single by Hunter Dozier. 2019 – It seems like former All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel has finally found a home. A free agent since the end of the World Series, he remained unsigned due to his insistence on obtaining a multi-year contract, and because signing him earlier would have entailed compensation in the form of a top draft pick in the 2019 amateur draft. With the draft now out of the way, the Cubs prove ready to bite on a longer-term deal, offering Kimbrel a three-year contract worth $43 million. 2021: Team USA locks up a spot in the Tokyo Olympics, the fifth team to qualify, by winning the Americas Olympic Qualifier, sweeping all five games. In the decisive finale, they beat Venezuela, 4 – 2. David Robertson saves Edwin Jackson’s win over Aníbal Sánchez. Todd Frazier is the star of the day, going 4-for-4 with a double, homer, steal, two runs and two RBI, while Eric Filia’s two-run shot puts the US ahead for good. Venezuela still has a reasonable shot at Tokyo as they move to the Final Olympic Qualifier alongside Australia, the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic. The Dominicans win the last spot in the Final Qualifier with a comeback, 6 – 5, win over Team Canada. Daniel Pinero homers twice and drives in four for Canada, but über-prospect Julio Rodríguez singles off John Axford in the bottom of the 8th to bring in Gustavo Núñez with the last run of the game. Jairo Asencio strikes out the side in the 9th to save it for Jumbo Díaz. 2022: With the Phillies trailing 6 – 2 with two outs in the 8th, Bryce Harper hits a game-tying grand slam off closer Raisel Iglesias, then, after the Angels score the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th, Bryson Stott hits a three-run walk-off homer off Jimmy Herget to give Philly a 9 – 7 win. The Phils have won all three games since replacing manager Joe Girardi with Rob Thomson, while the Angels, who started the season playing very well, have now lost 11 in a row to fall below .500. Leading 6 – 4 heading into the 9th, Harold Chirino of the Southern League’s Biloxi Shuckers fails to close out the win in excruciating fashion. The first batter he faces reaches on an error; this is followed by a walk and four consecutive hit batsmen, the last three each forcing in a run. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos win the game, 7 – 6. 2023 – The DSL Guardians Blue open their season in the Dominican Summer League with quite the offensive outburst, crushing their organizational rivals, the DSL Guardians Red, 28 – 5. The win includes innings of five, seven and 13 runs, the latter in the 6th. 2024 – John Garcia of the Asheville Tourists hits five doubles in an 18 – 8 win over Bowling Green in the South Atlantic League. No one has ever accomplished the feat in the majors, and no one has done it in the minors since at least 2005, the earliest date since when complete game records are available. 2025 – The Diamondbacks stage a tremendous comeback to defeat the Braves after they trail 10 – 4 with one out in the top of the 9th, and their win probability is estimated 0.1%. Their rally features a solo homer by Lourdes Gurriel, a two-run shot by Alek Thomas and run-scoring singles by Ketel Marte and Ildemaro Vargas. This brings up Eugenio Suarez, who struck out as the first batter of the inning, and he hits a two-run double to put Arizona in front, 11 – 10, which will be the final score. In franchise history, the D-Backs had been 0-419 when trailing by six or more runs in the 9th before today’s game, while Atlanta had won its last 766 games in that situation, their last loss having occurred in 1973. Births[edit] 1849 – Jim Britt, pitcher (d. 1882) 1852 – John Dyler, outfielder; umpire (d. 1916) 1865 – Jim Andrews, outfielder (d. 1907) 1869 – George Ulrich, outfielder (d. 1918) 1870 – Fred Zahner, catcher (d. 1900) 1872 – Al Munro Elias, statistician (d. 1939) 1874 – Jack Chesbro, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1931) 1874 – Frank Huelsman, outfielder (d. 1959) 1874 – George Yeager, catcher (d. 1940) 1876 – Offa Neal, infielder (d. 1950) 1878 – Billy Maloney, outfielder (d. 1960) 1878 – Fred Mitchell, pitcher, manager (d. 1970) 1881 – Beany Jacobson, pitcher (d. 1933) 1887 – Allan Collamore, pitcher (d. 1980) 1889 – Truck Hannah, catcher (d. 1982) 1890 – Larry Douglas, pitcher (d. 1949) 1890 – Gene Madden, pinch hitter (d. 1949) 1891 – Irvin Brooks, outfielder (d. 1966) 1891 – Russell Holmes, minor league catcher (d. 1993) 1893 – Herb Hall, pitcher (d. 1970) 1895 – Ray Rohwer, outfielder (d. 1988) 1895 – Sandy Thompson, outfielder (d. 1965) 1896 – Wade Lefler, outfielder (d. 1981) 1900 – John Cavanaugh, infielder (d. 1961) 1902 – Charlie Gooch, infielder (d. 1982) 1903 – John Barnes, catcher (d. 1972) 1903 – Billy Urbanski, infielder (d. 1973) 1905 – Heliodoro Díaz, pitcher (d. 1989) 1905 – Harry Williams, infielder, manager (d. 1964) 1912 – Ginnosuke Suzuki, NPB infielder (d. ????) 1913 – Joe Ware, outfielder (d. 1994) 1916 – Eddie Joost, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 2011) 1916 – Danny Menendez, minor league infielder (d. 1995) 1916 – Paul Zaby, minor league outfielder (d. 2009) 1918 – Al Javery, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1977) 1918 – Dave Odom, pitcher (d. 1987) 1922 – Lilio Marcucci, minor league catcher and manager (d. 2000) 1922 – Leander Tugerson, Negro League and minor league pitcher (d. 1985) 1923 – Masatake Nagatomi, NPB infielder (d. 2000) 1923 – Bill Prentice, college coach (d. 2008) 1924 – Lou Brissie, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2013) 1924 – Humberto Evangelista, Dominican national team pitcher 1929 – Ray Kirchoff, minor league pitcher (d. 2007) 1931 – Jean-Paul Goulet, minor league catcher and outfielder 1931 – Ray Novak, minor league player (d. 2015) 1932 – Rino Zangheri, Italian Baseball League executive; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2019) 1937 – Noboru Makino, NPB pitcher and umpire 1941 – Duke Sims, catcher 1943 – Brad Driesen, college coach (d. 2011) 1945 – Chip Coulter, infielder 1945 – Tadashi Ninomiya, NPB infielder 1946 – Don Denbow, minor league infielder 1947 – Teruo Aida, NPB pitcher 1947 – Yukitsura Matsumoto, NPB pitcher 1948 – Mark Schaeffer, pitcher (d. 2022) 1949 – Sachio Tsujihara, NPB pitcher 1951 – Randy Elliott, outfielder 1951 – Darryl Jones, designated hitter 1952 – Kazushi Saeki, NPB pitcher 1953 – Paul Siebert, pitcher 1954 – Dennis Blair, pitcher 1955 – Yong-un Kim, KBO catcher (d. 2005) 1955 – Liang-Kuei Shieh, Taiwan national team player and international umpire 1956 – Ray Paiement, Canadian national team pitcher 1957 – Bob Mariano, minor league infielder and manager 1958 – Rolando Menendez, minor league pitcher 1959 – Hiroyuki Miura, NPB pitcher 1964 – Eric Pilkington, minor league pitcher 1964 – Mike Senne, minor league outfielder 1966 – Greg Prusia, minor league outfielder 1966 – Bill Spiers, infielder 1967 – Ray Lankford, outfielder; All-Star 1968 – Kazuya Saito, Japanese national team outfielder 1969 – Hiroomi Ishinuki, NPB pitcher 1970 – Mike Hostetler, minor league pitcher 1970 – Gene Schall, infielder 1972 – Mike Coolbaugh, infielder (d. 2007) 1972 – Troy Fullwood, umpire 1972 – Zheng Wei, Chinese national team pitcher 1973 – Chris Briones, minor league catcher 1973 – Ryu Hanekawa, NPB pitcher 1973 – Sylvain Hervieux, French national team outfielder 1973 – Won-ki Hong, KBO infielder and manager 1973 – Raúl Pérez, Division Honor infielder 1974 – Craig Cusbert, Australian national team pitcher 1974 – Russ Ortiz, pitcher; All-Star 1975 – Jason Green, pitcher 1976 – Martin Picard, Division Elite player and coach 1977 – Shunsuke Sugiyama, NPB catcher 1978 – Travis Chapman, infielder 1980 – Taketoshi Goto, NPB infielder 1980 – Dan J. Kolb, minor league pitcher 1980 – Corey Myers, minor league player 1981 – Toyoji Matsumura, NPB pitcher 1981 – Arley Sánchez, Cuban leagues pitcher 1981 – Kenichi Yokoyama, Japanese national team infielder 1983 – Bill Bray, pitcher 1983 – Sam Carter, minor league outfielder 1983 – Alberto Garcia, minor league infielder 1983 – Jake Smith, minor league catcher 1983 – Chien-Jung Su, CPBL outfielder 1984 – Moritz Buttgereit, Bundesliga outfielder 1984 – Robinson Chirinos, catcher 1984 – Tomoya Inzen, NPB outfielder 1985 – Petr Stříbrcký, minor league coach 1986 – Trent Lockwood, minor league infielder 1986 – Cody Overbeck, minor league infielder 1986 – Zahrul Shafiq Zahar, Malaysian national team outfielder 1987 – Shannon Ekermans, South African national team player 1987 – Shuhei Kojima, NPB outfielder 1987 – Manny Pina, catcher 1987 – Kevin Winn, minor league infielder 1988 – Jake Petricka, pitcher 1988 – Andre Rienzo, pitcher 1988 – Dakota Robinson, minor league pitcher 1989 – Jimmy Nelson, pitcher 1989 – Layne Somsen, pitcher 1990 – Sho Arima, NPB pitcher 1991 – Andrew Heaney, pitcher 1991 – Arsalan Jamshed, Pakistani national team infielder 1991 – Yaisel Sierra, minor league pitcher 1991 – Hirotoshi Takanashi, NPB pitcher 1992 – Yulisa Barbán, Cuban women’s national team outfielder 1992 – Michael O’Neal, minor league pitcher 1992 – Dereck Rodriguez, pitcher 1993 – Vaughn Bryan, minor league outfielder 1993 – Anthony Buonaiuto, Bundesliga infielder 1993 – Bryan Muniz, minor league infielder 1995 – Rusber Estrada, minor league catcher 1995 – Makoto Kemna, NPB pitcher 1995 – Chan-ho Park, KBO infielder 1995 – Luis Ramos, minor league pitcher 1995 – Phoenix Sanders, pitcher 1995 – Kevin Van Meensel, Bundesliga outfielder 1996 – Dedniel Núñez, pitcher 1996 – Joe Ryan, pitcher; All-Star 1997 – Konstanti Athanasiou, Greek national team outfielder 1997 – Hunter Feduccia, catcher 1997 – Pakaysith Phommassee, Laotian national team outfielder 1998 – Chris Murphy, pitcher 1999 – Steward Berroa, outfielder 1999 – Royce Lewis, infielder 2000 – Jack Neely, pitcher 2000 – Felipe Rodríguez, Dominican national team pitcher 2001 – Andre Demetral, Greek national team infielder 2001 – Logan Evans, pitcher 2001 – Himasha Dilrukshi Karunarathna Weerasinghe Dewayalage, Sri Lankan women’s national team pitcher 2001 – Min Park, KBO infielder Deaths[edit] 1915 – Bull Perrine, umpire (b. 1877) 1919 – John McCloskey, pitcher (b. 1882) 1921 – George Rettger, pitcher (b. 1868) 1924 – Bill Reynolds, catcher (b. 1884) 1924 – John Sullivan, catcher (b. 1873) 1925 – Sam Trott, catcher, manager (b. 1857) 1930 – Lou Say, infielder (b. 1854) 1933 – Sam LaRoque, infielder (b. 1863) 1936 – Jack Ryder, writer (b. 1871) 1941 – Bill Coyle, pitcher (b. 1871) 1944 – Phil Knell, pitcher (b. 1865) 1945 – Fred Lewis, outfielder (b. 1858) 1948 – Jack McCarthy, outfielder (b. 1869) 1952 – Bruno Haas, pitcher (b. 1891) 1957 – Pete Wilson, pitcher (b. 1884) 1960 – Rip Jordan, pitcher (b. 1889) 1961 – Syd Smith, catcher (b. 1883) 1967 – Walter Cariss, minor league outfielder (b. 1883) 1974 – Hajime Tomie, NPB outfielder (b. 1941) 1975 – Drew Rader, pitcher (b. 1901) 1976 – Otis Lambeth, pitcher (b. 1890) 1980 – Johnny Jones, pitcher (b. 1892) 1980 – Jimmie Keenan, pitcher (b. 1898) 1986 – Joe Mulligan, pitcher (b. 1913) 1986 – Jesse Winters, pitcher (b. 1893) 1988 – Daniel Webster, pitcher (b. 1912) 1991 – Luis Suarez, infielder (b. 1916) 1998 – Frosty Kennedy, minor league star (b. 1926) 1997 – Larry Lassalle, minor league pitcher (b. 1930) 2000 – Joe Fortin, minor league outfielder (b. 1923) 2000 – Don Liddle, pitcher (b. 1925) 2004 – Paul Mutch, minor league pitcher (b. 1983) 2005 – Yong-un Kim, KBO catcher (b. 1955) 2005 – Clyde Williams, pitcher (b. 1920) 2006 – Eric Gregg, umpire (b. 1951) 2009 – Richard Jacobs, owner (b. 1925) 2012 – Hal Keller, catcher, General Manager (b. 1927) 2015 – Ray Hyde, minor league pitcher (b. 1932) 2015 – Monroe Ingram, college coach (b. 1937) 2015 – Pedro Moret, minor league player (b. 1936) 2016 – Noel Areas, Nicaraguan national team manager (b. 1941) 2017 – Hector Wagner, pitcher (b. 1968) 2018 – Chuck Taylor, pitcher (b. 1942) 2019 – Aubrey Gatewood, pitcher (b. 1938) 2020 – John Miller, pitcher (b. 1941) 2023 – Luis Gaviria, Colombian national team infielder (b. ????) 2024 – Tetsuya Tsuji, NPB player (b. 1949) 2025 – John Shulock, umpire (b. 1947) ============================================== TV SPORTS TODAY (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, June 5 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 11 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 6:30 a.m. (Saturday) APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series Finals: TBD, Game 3, Oklahoma City, Okla. (if necessary) GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Second Round, The International, Amsterdam 9 a.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, Second Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. 2 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Second Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio USA — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Second Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 6 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship, First Round, TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. NBCSN — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Second Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Detroit (6:40 p.m.) OR Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (6:40 p.m.) 8:05 p.m. APPLE TV — Cleveland at Texas 8:10 p.m. APPLE TV — Kansas City at Minnesota 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Washington at Arizona (9:40 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — NBA Finals: New York vs. TBD, Game 2 WNBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ION — Connecticut at Chicago 10 p.m. ION — TBA _____ Saturday, June 6 AUTO RACING 6:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 10 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 12:30 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 1:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Michigan, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. 3 p.m. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 4:30 p.m. FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 6 p.m. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 8 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: High Line Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 9 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Final Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. COLLEGE BASEBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional Noon ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 2 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 8 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Third Round, The International, Amsterdam 12:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Third Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio 2:30 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Third Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship, Second Round, TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 5 p.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, Third Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. USA — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Third Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 7 p.m. NBC — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Third Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 6:30 a.m. (Sunday) GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Final Round, The International, Amsterdam HORSE RACING 6:30 p.m. FOX — 158th Belmont Stakes: From Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Seattle at Detroit (1:10 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Atlanta (4:10 p.m.) OR Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (4:05 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: Boston at N.Y. Yankees (7:35 p.m.) OR Cleveland at Texas (7:35 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR N.Y. Mets at San Diego (10:10 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ABC — Stanley Cup Final: TBD, Game 2 WNBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Seattle at Minnesota 3 p.m. ABC — Golden State at Las Vegas 8 p.m. CBS — Indiana at New York _____ Sunday, June 7 AUTO RACING 9 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 3 p.m. FOX — NHRA: NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto, New England Dragway, Epping, N.H. PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. 5:30 p.m. FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Indy NXT Firestone, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. 9 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Bommarito Automotive Group 500, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ACCN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 6 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 6:30 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: KLM Open, Final Round, The International, Amsterdam 12:30 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Final Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio 2:30 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Final Round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship, Final Round, TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 3 p.m. NBCSN — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Final Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 5 p.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, Final Round, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. NBC — LPGA Tour: U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, Final Round, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. MLB BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (1:35 p.m.) OR Baltimore at Toronto (1:37 p.m.) 3:15 p.m. PEACOCK — Washington at Arizona 8:30 p.m. NBC — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs PEACOCK — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs UFL FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ABC — UFL Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal 6 p.m. FOX — UFL Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal WNBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. NBATV — Portland at Los Angeles About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2026
