“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES
LEWIS CASS 4 MARION 1
WAPAHANI 12 DALEVILLE 1
MONROE CENTRAL 11 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 1
COWAN 10 WES DEL 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 4 ALEXANDRIA MONROE 3
MT. VERNON 11 YORKTOWN 3
KNIGHTSTOWN 12 LINCOLN 2
SOUTHWESTERN 18 COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN 0
PURDUE POLY 8 HERRON 4
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 9 INDY LUTHERAN 0
LAWRENCE NORTH 3 BEN DAVIS 0
CONNERSVILLE 4 GREENSBURG 1
WINCHESTER 16 MUNCIE BURRIS 4
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3 IRVINGTON PREP 2
HAGERSTOWN 1 LAPEL 0
SHENANDOAH 15 EASTERN HANCOCK 0
BATESVILLE 7 SOUTH DEARBORN 0
LAFAYETTE JEFF 5 WEST LAFAYETTE 4
WESTFIELD 4 AVON 0
SEYMOUR 16 SOUTHWESTERN 2
DELTA 6 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 4
MADISON GRANT 6 MACONAQUAH 0
SHELBYVILLE 5 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 2
WHITELAND 6 MOORESVILLE 2
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 2 SOUTHPORT 0
INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 10 WARREN CENTRAL 0
CENTER GROVE 6 UNIVERSITY 0
KOKOMO 5 LEBANON 1
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 4 RONCALLI 1
PLAINFIELD 12 GREENWOOD 3
FISHERS 5 BROWNSBURG 4
TRITON CENTRAL 2 RITTER 0
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES
DALEVILLE 7 WAPAHANI 5
WES DEL 14 COWAN 8
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 9 FAITH CHRISTIAN 5
CHRISTEL HOUSE 15 PIKE 4
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 11 TIPTON 0
GREENSBURG 2 FRANKLIN COUNTY 1
MORRISTOWN 9 HAUSER 6
LEBANON 13 CRAWFORDSVILLE 3
FISHERS 11 ANDERSON 4
COLUMBUS NORTH 8 JENNINGS COUNTY 1
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 3 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 2
BROWNSBURG 9 RONCALLI 4
SHELBYVILLE 9 CATHEDRAL 7
BLUFFTON 6 WINCHESTER 4
TRITON CENTRAL 6 SPEEDWAY 0
SHENANDOAH 12 EASTERN HANCOCK 2
MARTINSVILLE 12 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7
LAWRENCEBURG 10 BATESVILLE 0
BEN DAVIS 5 LAWRENCE NORTH 4
WEST WASHINGTON 8 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 3
DELTA 14 ELWOOD 4
WESTFIELD 13 MCCUTCHEON 4
ORLEANS 7 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 4
CENTER GROVE 3 MT. VERNON 0
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 12 RIVERTON PARKE 1
TRI 5 NEW CASTLE 2
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SECTIONAL TRACK-THURSDAY
1. HIGHLAND (12) | 5 PM CT | RESULTS | TICKETS
21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOL – GARY, BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, CALUMET, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, GRIFFITH, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, HIGHLAND, LIGHTHOUSE CPC, MUNSTER
2. CROWN POINT (11) | 5 PM CT | RESULTS | TICKETS
ANDREAN, CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, HOBART, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, LAKE STATION EDISON, LOWELL, MERRILLVILLE, RIVER FOREST, WHEELER
3. PORTAGE (10) | 5 PM CT | RESULTS | TICKETS
CHESTERTON, LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE, PORTAGE, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), VALPARAISO, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WESTVILLE
4. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (14) | 4:45 PM CT | RESULTS | TICKETS
BOONE GROVE, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, HEBRON, KANKAKEE VALLEY, KNOX, KOUTS, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, NORTH NEWTON, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WEST CENTRAL, WINAMAC COMMUNITY
5. PENN (11) | 5:15 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
CAREER ACADEMY, GLENN, LAVILLE, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON, TRINITY SCHOOL AT GREENLAWN
6. PLYMOUTH (12) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BREMEN, CASTON, CULVER ACADEMIES, CULVER COMMUNITY, MANCHESTER, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHWOOD, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, TRITON, WHITKO
7. GOSHEN (11) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BETHANY CHRISTIAN, CONCORD, ELKHART, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, JIMTOWN, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NORTHRIDGE, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WAWASEE
8. ANGOLA (14) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
ANGOLA, CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, EASTSIDE, FREMONT, GARRETT, HAMILTON, LAKELAND, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE, WESTVIEW
9. FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE (10) | 5:45 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), COLUMBIA CITY, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, LEO, WOODLAN
10. NEW HAVEN (12) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, HUNTINGTON NORTH, NEW HAVEN, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS
11. MARION (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, EASTBROOK, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORTHFIELD, OAK HILL, SOUTHERN WELLS, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH
12. MUNCIE CENTRAL (13) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, COWAN, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, UNION CITY, WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN
13. KOKOMO (12) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, LEWIS CASS, LOGANSPORT, MACONAQUAH, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, PIONEER, TAYLOR, TIPTON, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTERN
14. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (11) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BENTON CENTRAL, CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FRONTIER, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), NORTH WHITE, ROSSVILLE, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST LAFAYETTE
15. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
ATTICA, CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, FRANKFORT, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH VERMILLION, SEEGER
16. FISHERS (11) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
CARMEL, FISHERS, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LAPEL, LEBANON, NOBLESVILLE, SHERIDAN, UNIVERSITY, WESTFIELD
17. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
GREENCASTLE, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTH PUTNAM, NORTHVIEW, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO
18. PLAINFIELD (11) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
AVON, BROWNSBURG, CASCADE, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, MONROVIA, MOORESVILLE, PLAINFIELD, TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN, TRIWEST HENDRICKS, WESTERN BOONE, ZIONSVILLE
19. BEN DAVIS (12) | 5:45 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BEN DAVIS, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS), DECATUR CENTRAL, HERRON, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY, PIKE, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY, RIVERSIDE, SOUTHPORT, SPEEDWAY
20. SHELBYVILLE (12) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
CENTER GROVE, EDINBURGH, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, PERRY MERIDIAN, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE), TRITON CENTRAL, WALDRON, WHITELAND COMMUNITY
21. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (16) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, KIPP INDY LEGACY, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PARK TUDOR, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – BROAD RIPPLE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN, TINDLEY
22. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (11) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
ANDERSON, ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, BLUE RIVER VALLEY, DALEVILLE, EASTERN HANCOCK, KNIGHTSTOWN, LAWRENCE NORTH, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW CASTLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, SHENANDOAH
23. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (12) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BEECH GROVE, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, CHRISTEL HOUSE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, IRVINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, NEW PALESTINE, RONCALLI, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP, WARREN CENTRAL
24. EAST CENTRAL (15) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BATESVILLE, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY, HAGERSTOWN, MORRISTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, RICHMOND, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SETON CATHOLIC, TRI, UNION COUNTY
25. COLUMBUS NORTH (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, GREENSBURG, HAUSER, JAC-CEN-DEL, JENNINGS COUNTY, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, NORTH DECATUR, RISING SUN, SOUTH DEARBORN, SOUTH DECATUR, SOUTH RIPLEY
26. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (15) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BLOOMFIELD, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, EASTERN GREENE, EDGEWOOD, EMINENCE, LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, LINTON-STOCKTON, MARTINSVILLE, OWEN VALLEY, SHAKAMAK, WHITE RIVER VALLEY
27. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (11) | 5:45 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, MEDORA, MITCHELL, ORLEANS, PAOLI, SALEM, SEYMOUR, SPRINGS VALLEY, TRINITY LUTHERAN, WEST WASHINGTON
28. MADISON CONSOLIDATED (13) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
AUSTIN, CHARLESTOWN, CROTHERSVILLE, HENRYVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NEW WASHINGTON, ROCK CREEK ACADEMY, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SILVER CREEK, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY
29. FLOYD CENTRAL (12) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, LANESVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)
30. JASPER (11) | 6:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BOONVILLE, FOREST PARK, HERITAGE HILLS, JASPER, LOOGOOTEE, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, PERRY CENTRAL, SHOALS, SOUTH SPENCER, SOUTHRIDGE, TELL CITY
31. PRINCETON COMMUNITY (13) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
BARR-REEVE, GIBSON SOUTHERN, NORTH DAVIESS, NORTH KNOX, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SOUTH KNOX, TECUMSEH, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC, WOOD MEMORIAL
32. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE DAY, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, SIGNATURE
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS SECTIONAL BRACKETS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%20GTe%20Sectional%20Brackets.pdf
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES
INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE
MAY 24
@ VALPARAISO
LAKE CENTRAL VS. BOONE GROVE 10:00
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP VS. PENN 12:00
@ CENTER GROVE
BISHOP CHATARD VS. HERRON 10:00
CATHEDRAL VS. CENTER GROVE 12:00
@ PERRY MERIDIAN
JEFFERSONVILLE VS. MARTINSVILLE 10:00
RONCALLI VS. FRANKLIN 12:00
@PERU
ZIONSVILLE VS. FISHERS 10:00
FW CARROLL VS. HOMESTEAD 12:00
FINALS MAY 24
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
MAY 24
1A PARK TUDOR VS. BISHOP CHATARD
2A WESTFIELD VS. HAMILTON SE
2A ZIONSVILLE VS. CATHEDRAL
1A NORTHRIDGE VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
CARMEL VS. BREBEUF
ZIONSVILLE VS. BISHOP CHATARD
GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. CENTER GROVE
HAMILTON SE VS CATHEDRAL
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANA 5 IOWA 0
COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS
ALL TIMES EDT
(BEST-OF-3; X-IF NECESSARY)
HOST SCHOOL IS HOME TEAM FOR GAME 1; VISITING SCHOOL IS HOME TEAM FOR GAME 2; COIN FLIP DETERMINES HOME TEAM FOR GAME 3
AT NORMAN, OKLA.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 2 OKLAHOMA (48-7) VS. NO. 15 ALABAMA (40-21), 5 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: OKLAHOMA VS. ALABAMA, 3 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: OKLAHOMA VS. ALABAMA, TBA
AT GAINESVILLE, FLA.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 3 FLORIDA (46-14) VS. GEORGIA (34-21), 11 A.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA, 11 A.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA, TBA
AT FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 4 ARKANSAS (43-12) VS. MISSISSIPPI (40-18), 8 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: ARKANSAS VS. MISSISSIPPI, 9 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: ARKANSAS VS. MISSISSIPPI, TBA
AT TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
THURSDAY, MAY 22: NO. 5 FLORIDA ST. (49-10) VS. NO. 12 TEXAS TECH (48-12), 7 P.M.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: FLORIDA ST. VS. TEXAS TECH, 3 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, MAY 24: FLORIDA ST. VS. TEXAS TECH, TBA
AT AUSTIN, TEXAS
THURSDAY, MAY 22: NO. 6 TEXAS (49-10) VS. NO. 11 CLEMSON (47-12), 9 P.M.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: TEXAS VS. CLEMSON, 9 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, MAY 24: TEXAS VS. CLEMSON, TBA
AT KNOXVILLE, TENN.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 7 TENNESSEE (43-14) VS. NEBRASKA (42-13), 7 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: TENNESSEE VS. NEBRASKA, 5 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: TENNESSEE VS. NEBRASKA, TBA
AT COLUMBIA, S.C.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (43-15) VS. NO. 9 UCLA (52-10), 1 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: SOUTH CAROLINA VS. UCLA, 1 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: SOUTH CAROLINA VS. UCLA, TBA
AT EUGENE, ORE.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 16 OREGON (51-8) VS. LIBERTY (50-13), 10 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: OREGON VS. LIBERTY, 7 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: OREGON VS. LIBERTY, TBA
NBA PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE
CONFERENCE FINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(3) NEW YORK KNICKS VS. (4) INDIANA PACERS
• GAME 1: INDIANA 138 NEW YORK 135 OT (PACERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: PACERS VS. KNICKS (FRI. MAY 23, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: KNICKS VS. PACERS (SUN. MAY 25, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: KNICKS VS. PACERS (TUE. MAY 27, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. KNICKS (THU. MAY 29, 8 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS VS. PACERS (SAT. MAY 31, 8 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. KNICKS (MON. JUNE 2, 8 ET, TNT)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(6) MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES VS. (1) OKLAHOMA CITY
• GAME 1: THUNDER 114 WOLVES 88 (THUNDER LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: THUNDER 118 WOLVES 103 (THUNDER LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (SAT. MAY 24, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (MON. MAY 26, 8:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 5: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (WED. MAY 28, 8:30 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 6: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (FRI. MAY 30, 8:30 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 7: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (SUN. JUNE 1, 8 ET, ESPN)*
* IF NECESSARY
WNBA SCORES
INDIANA 81 ATLANTA 76
NEW YORK 99 CHICAGO 74
NHL PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
GAME 1: PANTHERS 5 HURRICANES 2 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: PANTHERS 5 HURRICANES 0 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 4: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, MONDAY, MAY 26, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
* IF NECESSARY
COMPLETE PANTHERS-HURRICANES SERIES COVERAGE
WESTERN CONFERENCE
EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)
GAME 1: STARS 6 OILERS 3 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: OILERS AT STARS, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 3: STARS AT OILERS, SUNDAY, MAY 25, 3 P.M. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 4: STARS AT OILERS, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: OILERS AT STARS, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 6: STARS AT OILERS, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 8 P.M. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: OILERS AT STARS, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
* IF NECESSARY
COMPLETE OILERS-STARS SERIES COVERAGE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
NY YANKEES 1 TEXAS 0
TORONTO 7 SAN DIEGO 6 (11)
PHILADELPHIA 2 COLORADO 0
LA ANGELS 10 LAS VEGAS 5
CLEVELAND 7 DETROIT 0
MILWAUKEE 8 PITTSBURGH 5
WASHINGTON 8 ATLANTA 7 (10)
HOUSTON 9 SEATTLE 2
BALTIMORE AT BOSTON PPD
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
TOLEDO 2 INDIANAPOLIS 1
TOLEDO 5 INDIANAPOLIS 0
WISCONSIN 5 SOUTH BEND 2
CEDAR RAPIDS 3 FT. WAYNE 1
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA NEWS
GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER AND THUNDER OVERWHELM TIMBERWOLVES AGAIN, WIN 118-103 FOR 2-0 WEST FINALS LEAD
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA’s MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 21 field goals and 13 of 15 free throws after receiving his MVP trophy from Commissioner Adam Silver before the game.
“I feel like all my emotions were so high, but I was a little bit tired out there, especially at the start,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I was a little too juiced up. Special moment. I’m happy we won so I can really enjoy the last couple days and soak it up. That really helps.”
Jalen Williams had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Chet Holmgren added 22 points for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City’s Lu Dort was named first-team all defense and Williams was named second-team all-defense earlier in the day. They helped anchor a unit that held Minnesota to 41.4% shooting.
“When you win games, you do it together and you have fun out there, everything else — all the individual stuff you want — it comes with it,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points but it took him 26 shots to get them. Jaden McDaniels scored 22 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 17 for the Timberwolves.
Game 3 is Saturday in Minneapolis.
Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in the first half, then made a pair of free throws with 3 seconds remaining to help Oklahoma City take a 58-50 lead. He scored 19 points before the break.
“We didn’t close the half very well,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “I thought if we close the half better then we don’t put ourselves on such a razor edge in the third.”
In the third quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the paint and threw up a wild shot that went in as he was fouled by his cousin, Alexander-Walker. Gilgeous-Alexander made the free throw to give the Thunder a 73-64 lead.
A lob by Cason Wallace to Holmgren for a two-handed jam on a fast break put Oklahoma City up 82-65 late in the third quarter. The Thunder took a 93-71 advantage into the fourth.
Minnesota closed to within 10 in the final period, but Oklahoma City kept the Timberwolves at bay late. Now, Minnesota gets to go home, where it is 4-1 in the playoffs.
Finch remained optimistic.
“Every minute in a series is a chance to find something,” he said. “So we’re going to go back home. This is a good team at home. So we’re going to go home and fight for Game 3. Heads up, look at the tape and get ready for Game 3.”
NUGGETS PROMOTE ADELMAN TO HEAD COACH
The Denver Nuggets are removing the interim tag from David Adelman and making him their next head coach, the team announced Thursday.
Denver was reportedly impressed with Adelman’s work during his brief time as the full-time coach and moved swiftly to make him the permanent successor for Michael Malone, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Nuggets shockingly parted ways with Malone just before the postseason.
Adelman subsequently guided the team to a 3-0 mark in the regular season and was one victory away from helping the Nuggets reach their first Western Conference finals since capturing the NBA title in 2023.
After Denver’s season ended, Adelman received public support from multiple players, including three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and starting forward Aaron Gordon.
Adelman served as an assistant under Malone since 2017. The Oregon native also spent five years with the Minnesota Timberwolves as a player development coach and one campaign with the Orlando Magic on Frank Vogel’s staff.
Adelman’s father, David, was an NBA head coach for parts of 23 seasons with five different clubs.
NHL NEWS
SAM BENNETT, PANTHERS ROLL TO 2ND ROAD ROUT OF HURRICANES
Sam Bennett recorded two goals and an assist while leading the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.
Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe added three assists for the Panthers, who lead the series 2-0. Gustav Forsling and Aleksander Barkov also scored, and Aaron Ekblad and Evan Rodrigues each notched two assists.
Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for his third shutout of the postseason.
Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen allowed four goals on 16 shots before he was replaced by Pyotr Kochetkov to start the third period. Andersen yielded all of the Panthers’ goals in a 5-2 defeat on Tuesday.
Kochetkov turned aside four of the five shots he faced.
Game 3 of the best-of-seven series will be played Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.
Forsling gave Florida a 1-0 lead at 1:17 of the first period, taking a short feed from Tkachuk to the top of the slot and snapping it past Andersen’s glove.
Tkachuk made it 2-0 at 11:41 of the first. Verhaeghe retrieved a pass behind the net and cut out to the front to try to beat Bobrovsky, but his shot slid under Bobrovsky’s stick and across the crease to Tkachuk for the tip-in.
Bennett deflected Verhaeghe’s shot on a power play to push the margin to 3-0 at 15:50 of the first.
Sebastian Aho appeared to get Carolina on the board 51 seconds into the second period, but the Panthers challenged for offside, and the goal was overturned after a video review.
The Hurricanes had one of their few chances on a two-on-one with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the middle period, but Seth Jarvis’ pass attempt to William Carrier was denied by a diving stick block from Forsling.
That prompted repeated chants of “Shoot the puck” from the crowd, with Carolina stuck on seven shots on goal.
Bennett’s second of the night extended the gap to 4-0 with 39 seconds left in the second frame. Verhaeghe looped around the net and the puck rolled off his stick over to Bennett on the other side, where he put a snap shot past Andersen’s left skate.
Barkov deflected Ekblad’s shot past Kochetkov’s glove on a power play at 13:49 of the third period for the final tally.
Florida winger Sam Reinhart left the game in the first period after sustaining a lower-body injury on a hit from Aho.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: CARLOS RODON, YANKS BLANK RANGERS 1-0, SWEEP SERIES
Carlos Rodon earned his fifth straight win by pitching six solid innings as the host New York Yankees became the second team in the American League to reach 30 victories with a 1-0 victory over the struggling Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.
Rodon (6-3) fanned eight and walked two before giving way to Mark Leiter Jr., Devin Williams and Luke Weaver to close it out. Cody Bellinger went 0-for-4 to bring his career-high 15-game hitting streak to a close.
Vivas cracked his first big-league homer off Rangers starter Nate Eovaldi (4-3) leading off the fifth. Eovaldi gave up five hits over six innings. Sam Haggerty poked a double for the only extra-base hit among the Rangers’ four safeties.
Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 with a walk, dropping his average to .396, while Cody Bellinger was 0-for-4 to see his career-high 15-game hitting streak snapped.
Nationals 8, Braves 7 (10 innings)
Amed Rosario singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning and Washington beat visiting Atlanta to sweep their abbreviated two-game series.
James Wood had two hits and drove in three runs and Keibert Ruiz had two hits and two RBIs for Washington, which has won a season-high five straight. In his MLB debut, Hassell singled on the first pitch of his first at-bat and went 2-for-5 with two runs.
Matt Olson and Marcell Ozuna each had three hits, including a homer, for the Braves, who have lost three of their last four games.
Blue Jays 7, Padres 6 (11 innings)
Nathan Lukes’ RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted Toronto past visiting San Diego to complete a three-game sweep.
Daulton Varsho had tied the game with an RBI triple against reliever Jeremiah Estrada (1-3) after San Diego had taken a 6-5 lead on Gavin Sheets’ RBI single in the top of the 11th. The Padres have lost six games in a row.
Sheets tied the game in the ninth with his second two-run homer of the game. Toronto reliever Braydon Fisher (1-0) got the final out of the 11th, replacing Brendon Little. Both teams scored a run in the 10th before Lukes’ heroics in the 11th.
Phillies 2, Rockies 0
Ranger Suarez pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Bryce Harper and Max Kepler cracked RBI doubles as Philadelphia wrapped up a four-game sweep of Colorado in Denver.
Suarez (3-0) gave up six hits before leaving with two outs in the seventh after walking Ezequiel Tovar. Orion Kerkering, Matt Strahm and Jordan Romano (sixth save) closed it out on a day when the Phillies offense managed just four hits.
Brenton Doyle, Jordan Beck and Tovar had two hits each for Colorado, which dropped its fifth straight. Starter German Marquez allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits over seven innings.
Angels 10, Athletics 5
Taylor Ward hit a grand slam and Logan O’Hoppe added a solo homer in the seventh inning to spark Los Angeles to a come-from-behind win over host Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
The Angels swept the four-game series and have won seven straight. Ward was 3-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs scored. He stretched his hitting streak to eight games while Zach Neto went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Hunter Strickland (1-0) got the win in relief with 1 1/3 scoreless innings while Grant Holman (4-1), who gave up Ward’s slam and O’Hoppe’s solo shot, took the loss. It was the Athletics’ ninth loss in a row as Brent Rooker homered, was 3-for-4 and a triple short of the cycle.
Astros 9, Mariners 2
Jose Altuve produced his 12th career multi-homer game as Houston topped Seattle in the opener of a four-game series.
Altuve slugged a leadoff home run in the fifth inning before belting a two-run shot in the Astros’ three-run sixth. Lance McCullers Jr. gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings, then the bullpen kept Seattle scoreless the rest of the game.
Mariners right-hander George Kirby (0-1), who made his season debut after spending two months on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, allowed five runs on six hits over 3 2/3 innings. Dylan Moore hit a solo shot.
Brewers 8, Pirates 5
Christian Yelich hit a pair of home runs and finished with four RBIs to help Milwaukee open a four-game series with a win over host Pittsburgh.
Yelich’s three-run blast in the first inning off Pirates rookie starter Mike Burrows (0-1) set the tone for the Brewers’ fourth win in their past five games. Yelich delivered his second homer — a 415-foot, solo blast to right-center field off Isaac Mattson — in the sixth to extend Milwaukee’s lead to 5-2.
Pittsburgh’s Spencer Horwitz had two hits, including a leadoff homer in the fourth off Milwaukee starter Aaron Civale, who allowed two runs in four innings in his return from a hamstring injury. The game was delayed in the sixth for an hour and 50 minutes.
Guardians 7, Tigers 0
Tanner Bibee tossed seven impressive innings to help lead Cleveland past Detroit in the opener of a four-game series.
Bibee (4-4) struck out a season-high eight and allowed just three hits and a walk. Angel Martinez had a solo home run and a two-run double for Cleveland, which won its second straight game.
Tigers starter Jack Flaherty (2-6) gave up three runs on three hits in 6 2/3 innings. Javier Baez collected two of Detroit’s five hits.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
REPORT: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MOVING TO STRAIGHT SEEDING MODEL
The College Football Playoff is moving to a straight seeding model for the 2025 season, sources told Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger.
The new format will reportedly seed teams based on the selection committee’s ranking, awarding first-round byes to the top four programs regardless of whether they won their conference.
Conference champions will still receive an automatic bid into the playoff but will be seeded based entirely on their ranking, sources told Action Network’s Brett McMurphy.
For last season’s playoff, the first under the 12-team format, the top four seeds and accompanying byes were automatically given to the four highest-ranked conference champions.
As a result, ninth-ranked Boise State (Mountain West champion) earned the 3-seed, while No. 11 Arizona State (Big 12 winner) was the 4-seed in the tournament.
If the new format had been in place last season, non-conference winners Texas and Penn State would have received the first-round byes alongside Oregon and Georgia. Notre Dame, which is independent outside of the conferences, is now eligible to receive a bye in the playoff.
This will also be the final season of the 12-team playoff format, with the CFP expanding to either 14 or 16 teams starting in 2026, McMurphy adds.
GOLF NEWS
AUSTRALIA’S CAMERON PERCY SEIZES SENIOR PGA FIRST-ROUND LEAD
Cameron Percy didn’t get a full practice round before the Senior PGA Championship began, but he didn’t look as if he needed it during the opening round on Thursday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.
The 51-year-old Australian fired a 5-under-par 67 to claim a one-shot lead over South Africa’s Keith Horne. Another South African, Ernie Els, is among a quartet sitting two shots back.
Playing near the end of the day, Percy started on the back nine and was 2 under par at the turn. He tapped in a 2-foot putt for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole and then birdied No. 8 to clamber over Horne to the top of the leaderboard.
“In the weather we had today, I’m pretty happy with a 5 under,” Percy said. “It was nasty out there for a while there. I thought they were going to blow the siren, but no, just keep going, and it was pretty tough. You had a lot of water on your ball and all that stuff, so it was really hard to judge.”
Percy, who never won on the PGA Tour and failed to make the cut in either of the majors in which he played, didn’t get to play a practice round at Congressional due to consistent rain on Wednesday. In any case, he wasn’t in great shape to practice after hurting his back on Sunday.
“The physio said don’t play Monday or Tuesday,” Percy said. “We’re all old now, so (my back) is pretty stiff. On Sunday, it was so wet and I slipped on a rock and made a mess of myself.”
Horne, 53, benefited from a late-round eagle to jump to the top of the leaderboard in the morning. Horne, who started on the back nine, eagled the par-4 eighth by dropping a 109-yard gap wedge 25 feet beyond the pin and spinning it back into the cup.
“I was begging for it to get close,” Horne said. “I didn’t want any short birdie putts. Yeah, I was just chuffed when it went in.”
Els won the 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional — one of his four major victories — so he feels at home. His 3-under-par effort ties him with Mario Tiziani, South Africa’s Darren Fichardt and England’s Simon Khan. Tiziani is the brother-in-law and agent of Champions Tour giant Steve Stricker.
“You know, this one feels more like a major,” Els said. “Last week they called (the Regions Tradition) a major, but it’s just a nice big Champions Tour event. But this one has got more of that feel. It’s got a golf course with history, and it’s got some prestige here. So this one feels good. It feels big. It’s a good feeling to have on this course.”
Stewart Cink, Fiji’s Vijay Singh and defending champion Richard Bland of England are among the 17 golfers who finished at 2 under on Thursday. Justin Leonard, South Africa’s Retief Goosen, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington and England’s Lee Westwood are among the group at 1 under.
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TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
THE MOST DRAMATIC RIVALRY: KNICKS-PACERS ALWAYS DELIVERS
There are certain fundamental truths about playoff basketball. For example: Any matchup between the Knicks and Pacers is sure to produce an extraordinary moment or improbable finish worth revisiting for generations.
If they’re standing in each other’s way come May, the Knicks and Pacers somehow always find a way to deliver. The same was true Wednesday in Manhattan, though Knicks fans will tell you whatever their team did down the stretch of Game 1 sure as hell wasn’t “delivering.”
New York was cruising to a 1-0 series lead in its first conference finals appearance in 25 years. The Knicks extended their lead to 17 midway through the fourth quarter, held a 14-point advantage with 2:40 remaining, and were still comfortably nursing a three-possession lead with 35 seconds left. The Knicks were the 1,435th team to hold a lead of nine-plus points entering the final minute of a playoff game and none of the previous 1,434 managed to lose.
But this is Knicks-Pacers, so of course the clock couldn’t run out like a run-of-the-mill playoff game. After a handful of Pacers 3-pointers and a couple of Knicks turnovers, Tyrese Haliburton had a chance to tie or win the game for Indiana. We should’ve known what was coming, as Haliburton’s become as inevitable as this iconic postseason rivalry itself.
For the uninitiated, Haliburton’s choke sign was a nod to Miller directing the same gesture to the Madison Square Garden faithful (and Knicks superfan Spike Lee) during the 1994 East finals. Miller’s Pacers overcame a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit – and constant heckling from Lee – to steal Game 5 of that series. However, New York got the last laugh with wins in Game 6 and 7, with Knicks legend Patrick Ewing recording the series-winning dunk with 26.9 seconds left in the do-or-die game.
That was the second of three straight playoff matchups between Ewing’s Knicks and Miller’s Pacers, with New York and Indiana meeting six times in eight postseasons between 1993 and 2000. The 1995 East semis saw Miller famously score eight points in nine seconds to stun the Garden again in Game 1, with Ewing blowing the potential game-tying layup in the final moments of Game 7.
There was Miller’s shot to force OT in Game 4 of the 1998 East semis (which the Pacers won) and Larry Johnson’s unforgettable four-point play to help the Ewing-less Knicks past the heavily favored Pacers in the 1999 conference finals.
After briefly renewing hostilities in the second round of the 2013 playoffs, the rivalry entered the modern era last year, when Haliburton’s Pacers got the best of Jalen Brunson’s banged up squad. The lingering animosity from that matchup even led to flirtations with a professional wrestling feud.
Though most of the combatants in this year’s series weren’t born yet when the rivalry took root, all of that baggage served as the backdrop for this year’s Eastern Conference finals, which tipped off 30 years to the day after Ewing’s blown layup.
Unfortunately for Knicks fans, a new generation is now all too familiar with the drama, angst, and heartbreak this matchup often provides. The Pacers outscored the Knicks 20-6 over the final 2:39 of regulation, with Indiana’s 23 points over the final 3:14 the most scored by a playoff team in the play-by-play era (since 1997). Haliburton’s pop-up buzzer-beater will headline highlight reels for years, but it was forward Aaron Nesmith who exploded for 20 points over the final 4:45 of regulation.
History will also forget that the Knicks scored the first four points of overtime, with Indiana ultimately recording one of the most unfathomable victories in postseason history for the third time in the last three weeks.
New York had a 99.7% chance of winning Game 1 with under three minutes to play, according to ESPN’s win probability meter. That fact and many others will leave Knicks fans absolutely gutted, but this series is far from over. The Thunder let Game 1 slip away in their second-round series against Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets, only for Oklahoma City to now find itself three wins from the Finals. Back in 1994, the Knicks rebounded after Miller labeled them chokers.
Whether the 2025 Knicks are made of the same mettle remains to be seen, but don’t put anything past this matchup. There’s something about these two teams coming together at this time of year that makes anything feel possible.
Joseph Casciaro is theScore’s lead Raptors and NBA reporter.
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT KNICKS (GAME 2)
(PACERS RELEASE)
After pulling off a dramatic Game 1 win in hostile territory, the Indiana Pacers have a chance to steal another road victory before the Eastern Conference Finals shift back to the Circle City.
With homecourt advantage now in hand, the fourth-seeded Pacers can take a commanding 2-0 lead in their seven-game series when they face the No. 3 New York Knicks on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
Indiana has only ever started 2-0 in a conference finals once in its previous nine trips: in 2000, when the Pacers beat the Knicks in six games before facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.
As they have many times during their current postseason run, the Pacers staged an improbable comeback on Wednesday in a 138-135 overtime win.
In Game 1, Indiana scored 23 points in the final 3:14 of regulation to force overtime. Aaron Nesmith made six 3-pointers for 20 points in the the fourth quarter, which was capped by a step-back, game-tying shot by Tyrese Haliburton from 23 feet at the buzzer.
In overtime, Andrew Nembhard scored seven points and Obi Toppin threw down a pair of dunks, including one that put the Blue & Gold ahead 138-135 with 15 seconds left, as Indiana completed the comeback.
Overcoming large deficits is nothing new for this Pacers team, as they’ve erased four 17-point deficits this postseason – the most by any team in a single playoffs since 1998.
Haliburton finished with 31 points on 12-of-23 shooting and 11 assists. Nesmith recorded a career playoff-high 30 points, going 9-for-13 from the field and 8-for-9 from 3-point range, with 20 of those points coming in the fourth quarter. Pascal Siakam added 17 points, Nembhard had 15, Myles Turner chipped in 14, and T.J. McConnell provided 10 off the bench.
Nesmith’s eight made 3-pointers were a Pacers playoff record, and his six in the fourth quarter were the most ever by a player in the final period of a playoff game in NBA history. His previous postseason scoring high was 23.
Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 43 points on 15-of-25 shooting, including 12-for-14 from the free-throw line. Center Karl-Anthony Towns added 35 points and 12 rebounds, while OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges each scored 16.
Brunson has now scored 40 or more points twice this postseason, and his team is 1-1 when he hits the mark.
Both teams shot 51 percent from the field, but the Pacers made 15 3-pointers compared to the Knicks’ 11.
Indiana will look to improve its inside presence in Game 2, as New York outscored the Pacers 62-50 in the paint and held a 46-39 edge on the glass – including eight boards by Mitchell Robinson off the bench.
The Knicks also had the free throw advantage, going 28-for-40 compared to Indiana’s 21-for-28.
This postseason, the Pacers are an NBA-best 9-2 overall, including 5-1 on the road.
Probable Staters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Knicks: G – Jalen Brunson, G – Mikal Bridges, F – Josh Hart, F – OG Anunoby, C – Karl-Anthony Towns
Injury Report
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon)
Knicks: None
Last Meeting
May 21, 2025: Thanks to legendary fourth-quarter performance by Aaron Nesmith and an equally iconic buzzer-beating shot by Tyrese Haliburton that forced extra minutes, the Indiana Pacers pulled off a 138-135 overtime road win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden.
Nesmith made six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and a pair of free throws to help the Pacers overcome a 14-point deficit with less than five minutes remaining. On the final possession of regulation, Haliburton drilled a step-back shot to send it into overtime at the buzzer.
Andrew Nembhard scored seven points in overtime, Obi Toppin supplied four points, and as the Pacers held the Knicks to 3-for-8 shooting to secure the win.
Haliburton finished with 31 points and 11 assists, and Nesmith made a Pacers playoff record eight 3-pointers en route to 30 points. Other double-digit scorers for Indiana included Pascal Siakam (17), Nembhard (15), Myles Turner (14) and T.J. McConnell (10).
Knicks All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson finished with 43 points, Karl-Anthony Towns totaled 35 points and 12 rebounds, and OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges supplied 16 points apiece.
Noteworthy
Since 1996-97, teams that have trailed by seven or more points in the final 50 seconds of the fourth quarter or OT in the playoffs are 4-1,702. The Paces have three of those wins, and they’re all this year.
Indiana is 28-22 against the Knicks all-time in the postseason.
Myles Turner is one block away from passing Roy Hibbert (106 blocks) on the Pacers’ all-time playoffs blocked shots list.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: TNT – Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Reggie Miller (analyst), Stan Van Gundy (analyst), Allie LaForce (sideline reporter)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host)
INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: INDIANA FEVER EARN 81-76 ROAD WIN AT ATLANTA DREAM
ATLANTA (May 22, 2025) — The Indiana Fever (2-1) grinded out an 81-76 road win over the Atlanta Dream, spurred on by a 26-point performance from Natasha Howard and 17 points from Kelsey Mitchell.
After a slow offensive start for Indiana, eight points off the bench from Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull, along with strong defensive play from Damiris Dantas kept the Fever within striking distance to end the first quarter trailing 13-18. The Fever took their first lead of the night early in the second quarter, with a three-pointer from Dantas tying the score, while a deep field goal from Mitchell put Indiana out in front. Mitchell’s nine-point second quarter helped Indiana take the 37-34 lead into halftime.
Howard took over during the third quarter, scoring 13 points, including seven in the opening minutes, while also contributing defensively with several rebounds. Howard continued to find success inside the paint in the fourth quarter with four points. Trailing inside the two-minute mark, Mitchell sunk a clutch three-pointer to give Indiana back a narrow one-point lead. A layup from Aliyah Boston in the final minute, followed by Cunningham drawing an offensive foul and late free throws from Cunningham and Mitchell saw the Fever secure the 81-76 road victory.
Indiana Fever Notes:
- After missing the first two games of the season with an ankle injury, guard Sophie Cunningham made her regular season debut, entering the game at the 3:06 mark of the first quarter. Cunningham’s first points of the season came from a 25-foot three pointer.
- Natasha Howard scored a season-high 26 points, matching her career high of 12 field goals made, set in 2022 when she was a member of the New York Liberty.
- Lexie Hull matched a career high with her four assists.
- The Fever’s 41 rebounds bring the team’s total to 119 this season, currently the most in the WNBA.
Up Next: The Indiana Fever return home to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the defending WNBA Champion New York Liberty on Saturday, May 24 at 1 p.m. ET, broadcast live on CBS.
INDIANA BASEBALL
SEASON ENDS WITH SHUTOUT VICTORY
OMAHA, Neb. – The Indiana Baseball team (32-24) put together one of its best pitching performances of the season as the clock struck midnight on the 2025 campaign. The Hoosiers scattered just five hits as they blanked No. 3-seeded Iowa, 5-0, in the final game of Pool C at the Big Ten Tournament.
Graduate student pitchers Cole Gilley (W, 10-3) and Ben Grable (SV, 2) combined for nine shutout innings on Thursday (May 22) evening at Charles Schwab Field. The two veterans combined for seven strikeouts while walking just two batters. Gilley became just the sixth different pitcher in program history with at least 10 wins in a season.
Junior outfielder Devin Taylor – playing in his final collegiate game – did most of the scoring for IU. His three-run home run in the third inning was the 54th of his illustrious career. The Hoosiers added two more in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from sophomore infielder Jasen Oliver and a RBI single from Taylor.
Iowa got a runner to third base on just two occasions in the ballgame. Gilley stranded the bases loaded in the first inning while Grable kept the Hawkeyes off the board in the eighth inning. The two teams combined for just two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
IU won at least one game in the Big Ten Tournament for the fourth-straight season. Barring something unforeseen, the Hoosiers wrapped up the 2025 season with a victory in Omaha. IU ends the baseball campaign with a 32-24 (16-14 B1G) record.
Scoring Recap
Top Third
Devin Taylor got the Hoosiers on the board with a three-run home run.
Indiana 3, Iowa 0
Top Fourth
IU got two more in the fourth inning. Jasen Oliver had a RBI on a sacrifice fly before Taylor singled through the right side to score Tyler Cerny.
Indiana 5, Iowa 0
Top Hoosier Performers
#5 Taylor, Devin
3-4, HR, R, 4 RBI
#32 Gilley, Cole
6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
#17 Grable, Ben
3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 K
Inside the Box Score
• IU’s pitching staff gave up just five hits and only handed out three free passes.
• Iowa gave up nine walks and three hit-by-pitches to the Hoosiers.
• The game finished just after the stroke of midnight in Omaha.
• IU had just one extra-base hit – a solo home run in the third inning.
Notes to Know
• Graduate student pitcher Cole Gilley dealt six scoreless innings as part of a combined shutout for the Hoosiers on Thursday. He picked up his 10th win of the season in the process. Gilley is just the sixth player (seventh occasion) that an IU pitcher recorded at least 10 wins in a single campaign. The last to do it was Kyle Hart (10 – 2016) nearly 10 seasons ago.
• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor played his final game in an IU uniform against Iowa on Thursday. He wrapped up his collegiate career with 54 home runs (No. 1 in program history), 229 hits (No. 11 in program history), 179 RBIs (No. 7 in program history) and 191 runs scored (No. 7 in program history. He also slugged at a .672 clip over three seasons – the No. 2 mark all-time at IU.
• Freshmen Cooper Malamazian and Hogan Denny each had a base hit against the Hawkeyes. Those hits took the season tally to 220 for IU’s true freshman class – the most by any Power Four team at this point in the season. Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jake Hanley finished his debut campaign with 73 base knocks. Malamazian added 55.
• IU shutout Iowa, 5-0, to close out the 2025 season. It was the third shutout of the season and the first in the Big Ten Tournament since a win over Michigan in 2014. IU’s three shutouts were the most in a single year since blanking four opponents in 2021. Gilley pitched in all three shutouts in 2025.
• Junior second baseman Tyler Cerny became the third player in program history (Logan Kaletha, 2018; Chris Hervey; 2008) to record 20 hit-by-pitches in one season. His efforts were part of a single-season hit-by-pitch record (92) by the entire IU team. Freshman third baseman Will Moore followed him with 17.
BUTLER TRACK
FOUR BULLDOG MEN QUALIFY FOR THE NCAA EAST FIRST ROUND
The Butler track and field team had four Bulldog men qualify for this year’s NCAA Outdoor East Championships First Round. The four-day event will be hosted by the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. from May 28-31.
The top 48 declared student-athletes were accepted into the first round competitions for each individual event.
Jesse Hamlin is back for more in the men’s 5,000 meters after earning NCAA Outdoor All-American honors last season. The graduate student placed third in the 5K last weekend at the BIG EAST Championships with a mark of 13:46.59. He will look to carry this success into the semifinals next Friday at 8:10pm ET.
Matthew Forrester posted the eighth best mark in the 5K this season at 13:30.40. The South African native earned the silver medal in the 10K at the conference championships last Thursday, but his mark was not enough to qualify in both events. He will plan to toe the line with Hamlin at the same time on Friday.
After claiming the NCAA Great Lakes Region Cross Country individual title in the fall, William Zegarski added to his accolades on the track by winning the BIG EAST title in the 10,000 meters. His time of 28:46.14 last weekend was the second fastest in conference championship history. Zegarski will look to carry the momentum into the 10K this weekend on Wednesday in the semifinals at 9:10pm ET.
Jack McMahon rounds out the Bulldog qualifiers in the 10K at NCAA East First Round. McMahon ran the fifth-fastest mark in program history at 28:36.07 earlier this season at the Raleigh Relays, which also ranked the second best in the BIG EAST. He is also set to compete on Wednesday night with Zegarski.
Bulldog fans can tune into the events on next Wednesday and Friday nights on the ESPN+ live stream or follow along with the live results. Both links are listed on the Butler track and field schedule page.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER TO TIP OFF SEASON HOSTING NOTRE DAME IN EXHIBITION AT HINKLE FIELDHOUSE
The first tip of Butler’s 2025-26 season will bring a historic opponent back to Hinkle Fieldhouse as the Bulldogs will host Notre Dame in an exhibition contest Friday, Oct. 17.
It starts a two-year agreement as Notre Dame will host an exhibition in South Bend between the two programs at the beginning of the 2026-27 season.
The tip time and television assignment for the Oct. 17 exhibition will be announced at a later date.
Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry spent four seasons (2007-11) as a member of Butler’s coaching staff, including the program’s runs to both the 2010 and 2011 national championship games.
Notes on the Butler-Notre Dame Series:
Butler and Notre Dame have played 103 times previously in the regular season and postseason.
The teams have not met since March 21, 2015 when Notre Dame posted a 67-64 overtime win in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32.
The teams have not played on campus since Feb. 15, 1995, which was a 76-60 Butler win at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The first game played at Hinkle Fieldhouse featured Butler hosting Notre Dame March 7, 1928 (a 21-13 overtime win by the Bulldogs).
Tony Hinkle’s final game as the head coach at Butler came against Notre Dame at Hinkle Fieldhouse Feb. 23, 1970 as a sold-out crowd of 15,000 fans were on hand. Austin Carr scored 50 points for the Fighting Irish in Notre Dame’s 121-114 win.
Butler and Notre Dame first met Jan. 27, 1909.
The only other meeting between the 1995 game at Hinkle and the 2015 NCAA Tournament game was a neutral-site contest as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off (Preseason NIT) at (then) Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis Nov. 13, 2006. Butler won that match-up, 71-69.
Butler’s 2025-26 non-conference schedule continues to come together. The Bulldogs will play in the Greenbrier Tip-Off (Nov. 21 and 23) and the Indy Classic (Dec. 20 vs. Northwestern at Gainbridge Fieldhouse). Butler will travel to SMU for a Nov. 15 tip in Dallas that concludes a home-and-home series that began at Hinkle Fieldhouse last season.
The Hinkle Fieldhouse portion of the non-conference schedule also includes dates against Southern Indiana (Nov. 5), IU Indy (Nov. 8), Chicago State (Nov. 11), and Eastern Michigan (Dec. 2).
Additional games on Butler’s non-conference schedule will be announced soon.
Butler enters the 2025-26 season off an appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Crown. Coach Thad Matta’s Bulldogs have added five impact transfers in Michael Ajayi (Gonzaga), Yame Butler (Drexel), Jalen Jackson (Purdue Fort Wayne), Drayton Jones (South Carolina State), and Yohan Traore (SMU). That group joins returners Finley Bizjack, who averaged 10.3 points per game for the Bulldogs last season; Jamie Kaiser Jr., who missed the entire 2024-25 season with an ankle injury; and Evan Haywood, who started both College Basketball Crown games. Butler also welcomes a Top 25 recruiting class.
Season tickets for the upcoming 2025-26 basketball season are on sale now. The Bulldogs will once again host all 10 BIG EAST rivals at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.
IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER
JAGUARS RELEASE 2025 MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer program and Head Coach Sid van Druenen announced its 2025 schedule on Thursday (May 22), highlighted by road matches against major conference foes including Notre Dame (Aug. 24) and Louisville (Aug. 29). The Jaguars will open the regular season at Bowling Green (Aug. 21) and will open the regular season home slate against future Horizon League foe Northern Illinois on Sept. 9.
2025 IU Indy Men’s Soccer Schedule
The Jaguars full non-conference slate includes road games at BGSU (Aug. 21), Notre Dame (Aug. 24), Louisville (Nov. 29), Butler (Sept. 1), Southern Indiana (Sept. 6) and Western Illinois (Sept. 16). Home non-conference matches include meetings with Northern Illinois (Sept. 9) and Bellarmine (Oct. 14). The preseason slate includes a home match with Northwestern (Aug. 9) and road matches at Johnson University (Aug. 12) and Dayton (Aug. 16).
The Jags will open Horizon League play against Wright State (Sept. 13) and cap league play at Oakland (Nov. 4). IU Indy will face reigning league champion RMU on the road on Oct. 4.
van Druenen’s team returns top scorers from a season ago in Jose Antonio Herrera (6 goals), Ethan Vermillion (2 goals, 2 assists) and Tyson Aschliman (2 goals, 1 assist) and defensive pillars Brady Horn, Gijs Velings and Jago Thompson-Roberts. Horn topped the team in minutes played with 1,341 from the defensive third while Velings was third on the squad with 1,202 in the midfield. Sophomore Bali Esquivel also returns in the midfield, having played more than 1,100 minutes last season and totaling a goal and an assist.
Two goalkeepers from last year’s group return in Declan Finnegan (5 appearances, 0.86 GAA) and Cameron Maung Maung (2 appearances, 3.00 GAA).
The group of newcomers includes midyear addition Luke Kalavitz and Coker University-transfer Youri Keijser. Other newcomers include true freshmen Luke Correia, Jordin Jones and Shawn Seymour. Other newcomers will be announced at a later date.
INDIANA STATE TRACK
SYCAMORES QUALIFY 15 ENTRIES FOR 2025 NCAA EAST FIRST ROUND
INDIANAPOLIS – NCAA Track and Field First Round declarations were announced Thursday afternoon, with Indiana State track and field qualifying an MVC-leading 15 entries and 13 student-athletes for the 2025 NCAA East First Round May 28-31 in Jacksonville, Florida.
To qualify, athletes must be among the top 48 in an individual event, or in the top 24 as a relay team. The top 12 finishers in each event at the East First Round will advance to the NCAA Outdoor National Championships. Each of Indiana State’s 15 entries for the 2025 NCAA East First Round are in individual events. The Sycamores have double-digit entries in the NCAA East First Round for the fourth straight year, the Sycamores’ best postseason stretch since a 10-year period from 2006-15 with double-digit qualifiers.
Among the Sycamore contingent selected to the NCAA East Preliminary Round, seven athletes have prior NCAA First Round experience, with Noah Bolt, Casey Hood Jr., Lillian Gibbs, Rachel Mehringer, Terrance O’Bannon, Wyatt Puff and Will Staggs all reaching the postseason for at least the second time in their careers. Six Sycamores – Niesha Anderson, Sloan Cox, Collin Forrest, Aliseonna Garnett, Ryan Handy and Kilan Macklin – will be making their NCAA East First Round debut. Forrest was an alternate for last year’s 4x100m relay team at the 2024 NCAA East First Round, while Macklin has NAIA and NCCAA National Championship experience from his time at Campbellsville.
Indiana State has a trio of entries ranked inside the top 20 in the NCAA East Region, led by Will Staggs ranking fourth in the pole vault (5.53m/18-1.75). Rachel Mehringer ranks 11th in the 100m hurdles (13.03), while Casey Hood Jr. is 14th in the 100m (10.08). Hood Jr. is one of two athletes who will compete in multiple events for the Blue and White at the NCAA East First Round. Staggs is very familiar with the pole vault runways at UNF, having qualified for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor National Championships at the same facility.
The Sycamores have two events which will feature two competitors, those being the men’s 100m and the men’s discus. Casey Hood Jr. is seeded 14th in the 100m (10.08), while Terrance O’Bannon is seeded 39th (10.23), with both making their individual event debut at the NCAA East First Round after previously reaching the postseason as part of the 4x100m relay. Hood Jr. will also compete in the 200m, where he is seeded 32nd (20.64).
Indiana State’s entries in the discus are no stranger to the NCAA East First Round, with Noah Bolt (23rd, 56/48m/185-4) making his second appearance and Wyatt Puff (33rd, 55.06m/180-8) making his third appearance in the postseason. Puff is also one of two Sycamore entries in the men’s shot put, where he is seeded 28th (18.47m/60-9.75), with Sloan Cox making his NCAA East First Round debut seeded 24th in the event after breaking the school record at the MVC Outdoor Championships (18.62m/61-1.25).
Two Sycamore throwers will be making their NCAA East First Round debut, with Niesha Anderson seeded 37th in the hammer throw (58.51m/191-11) and Aliseonna Garnett seeded 48th in the shot put (15.34m/50-4). The duo will be joined among the women’s throwers by Lillian Gibbs, who will be making her second appearance at the NCAA East First Round and is seeded 30th in the javelin (48.04m/157-7).
Indiana State has a pair of highly-ranked hurdles athletes set to compete at the NCAA East First Round, with two-time conference champions Rachel Mehringer 11th, 13.03) and Collin Forrest (30th, 13.84) representing the Blue and White on the track. The Trees have two additional men’s entries making their NCAA East First Round debut on the strength of strong closes to their seasons. Kilan Macklin is seeded 43rd in the long jump (7.56m/24-9.75) with his top six marks all coming in the back half of the season. Ryan Handy is ranked 44th in the steeplechase after his career-best time of 8:51.38 helped him win the MVC title in the event.
Heat sheets for each event will be made available prior to the start of the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
The 2025 NCAA East First Round is slated for May 28-31 at VisitJax Track at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, with the 2025 NCAA Outdoor National Championships scheduled for June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The top 12 in each event at the NCAA East First Round will advance to the NCAA Outdoor National Championships.
Indiana State 2025 NCAA First Round Qualifiers
Will Staggs – pole vault (fourth, 5.53m/18-1.75)
Rachel Mehringer – 100m hurdles (11th, 13.03)
Casey Hood Jr. – 100m (14th, 10.08), 200m (32nd, 20.64)
Sloan Cox – shot put (24th, 18.62m/61-1.25)
Noah Bolt – discus (23rd, 56.48m/185-4)
Wyatt Puff – shot put (28th 18.47m/60-9.75), discus (33rd, 55.06m/180-8)
Lillian Gibbs – javelin (30th, 48.04m/157-7)
Collin Forrest – 110m hurdles (30th, 13.84)
Niesha Anderson – hammer throw (37th, 58.51m/191-11)
Terrance O’Bannon – 100m (39th, 10.23)
Kilan Macklin – long jump (43rd, 7.56m/24-9.75)
Ryan Handy – 3000m steeplechase (44th, 8:51.38)
Aliseonna Garnett – shot put (48th, 15.34m/50-4)
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES THREE SIGNEES
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville head women’s basketball coach Robyn Scherr has announced the signing of three student-athletes to begin playing for the Purple Aces in the 2025-26 season.
Georgia Cox – 6-4 – Forward – Ballarat, Australia
After playing as a redshirt freshman at Eastern Illinois last season, Georgia Cox joins the Aces as a redshirt sophomore. Seeing action in 18 games off the bench last season, Cox averaged 2.3 points and 0.6 rebounds. Her top effort of the season came in a home Ohio Valley Conference win over Morehead State where she recorded 18 points while going a perfect 5-for-5 from long range.
Her first collegiate points came against No. 23 Illinois after redshirting at EIU in 2023-24. Prior to playing at the collegiate level in the United States, Cox played club basketball for Ballarat Rush in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. She helped lead the squad to country championships in all four of her seasons, something that had been done just three times on either the boys or girls side in the tournament, which dates back to the 1960’s.
In her last season, she finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and four assists per game while shooting 90% from the free throw line and 51% from the field. Cox was part of the elite junior state development program from U12 to U18 and made the Victorian State Team in both 2020 and 2021. Her 2021 squad earned a bronze finish at nationals.
Coach Scherr on Cox: “Georgia is such an intriguing player with unlimited potential! With her length and shooting ability as a stretch forward, we will have the opportunity to create advantages all over the floor. She’ll be great in pick and pop and pick and roll scenarios. I believe she has the ability to be a great threat and facilitator from the high post. And I am confident we can help her grow her game around the rim. I’m thrilled she will be an Ace!”
Daniela Llavero Sanchez – 5-5 – Guard – Malaga, Spain
Bringing a wealth of experience from her time career in her native Spain, Daniela Llavero Sanchez played for multiple teams and levels as her career evolved. In 2019, she began playing Club Minibasket level with second place finishes in Malaga and Andalusia. Two years later in Infantil, Llavero’s squads were second in Malaga and fourth in Andalusia.
She played Cadet level in 2022 and 2023, earning three second-place league finishes including two in Malaga and another in Andalusia. She played at the Junior level beginning in 2023 and took second place in Malaga while finishing first in the Canary Islands in 2025.
Llavero has played for the National Team, taking first place in their group in 2023 and another #1 finish in 2025 at the Canary Islands. She will be a freshman at UE in the fall of 2025.
Coach Scherr on Llavero: “Daniela is a playmaker! She has the ability as a point guard to get out and run and push our transition game. She sees the floor well and creates a lot of offensive advantages. She has great court vision, shoots it well, and can score at the rim if needed. She compliments our guard group well in that she brings a different set of strengths that enables her to play well in any lineup. She’s got the heart and desire to succeed and I can’t wait to coach her!”
Jelena Savic – 5-11 – Guard/Forward – Melbourne, Australia
Another native of Australia – Jelena Savic makes the trek to Evansville as a freshman in the fall. Some of her top performances came in the most important moments. In the CBL semi-final, she tallied 26 points and 11 rebounds before totaling 12 points and 10 caroms in the championship game versus Ballarine.
Her club team – the Keilor Thunder – won the Victorian Youth League Championship in 2022. One year later, the Thunder won the Victorian Championship Reserve for Under 18 Juniors. Savis was the DMC Tournament MVP in 2024 while earning Bacchus March Lions Country Basketball Team MVP as well.
Coach Scherr on Savic: “Jelena is a guard/forward that can really shoot the ball and with range! She’s a blue collar worker – a great teammate who will do whatever the team needs. She has a knack for finding the ball. She’ll bring us some much-needed rebounding! I am excited to coach her. She has tremendous potential to keep growing her game. She brings us some length and the ability to guard bigger guards and forwards.”
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
USI SIGNS CLAY FOR 2025-26
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball announced the signing of guard Steven Clay for the 2025-26 season.
“Steven is a talented and experienced guard that gives us versatility both on both sides of the ball, as well as his veteran leadership,” USI Head Coach Stan Gouard. “He has played for some great coaches throughout his college career, so he has an understanding of what it takes to compete at the highest level. We are thrilled to have him join our USI family.”
Clay is transferring to USI after spending last season at Morehead State University. He appeared in 22 games last year for the MSU Eagles, averaging 6.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. The senior guard scored a season-high 16 points versus Kentucky Christian University.
Clay started his career at the University of Illinois-Chicago, averaging 3.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 58 games over two seasons. He scored a UIC two-year best 4.5 points during his sophomore campaign. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native scored a UIC two-year best 18 points against Middle Tennessee State University in 2023-24.
Prior to his collegiate career, Clay was a three-star recruit and the number six player in the state of Wisconsin. He led Menomonee Falls High School to a 25-4 record and an appearance in the WIAA Division I State semifinals as a senior, averaging 19.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
The USI Screaming Eagles are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference and will be NCAA Tournament eligible in 2025-26 following the completion of the accelerated transition from Division II. USI has reached the OVC Championship in two of the first three seasons of Division I action.
VALPO WOMEN’S TENNIS
MADI ROGERS TO JOIN VALPO TENNIS PROGRAM
The Valparaiso University tennis program and head coach Bob Modesto has announced the addition of Madi Rogers (Clearwater, Fla. / Florida Virtual [Bradley]), who will join the program as a senior transfer for the 2025-26 season.
Rogers, who was part of the Missouri Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week on April 16 of this season, had the third-best record in Flight 1 Doubles in the MVC while playing for the Braves this year. She has earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors on three occasions and won the Illinois State Redbird Invitational Flight 4 Doubles Championship.
“Madi Rogers comes highly recommended from Coach Tyler from Bradley University,” Modesto said. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Tyler. We are looking for great things from Madi. From the time that I spoke with her to the time that I met her, I was instantly excited about the potential that she brings to the table.”
Prior to arriving at Bradley as a freshman in 2022-23, Rogers graduated summa cum laude from Florida Virtual Full Time High School in May 2022. She began her high school career at Tarpon Springs High School, where she played varsity tennis as a freshman in 2018-19. She won individual district and regional championships at both No. 1 Singles and No. 1 Doubles while helping Tarpon Springs to the team titles.
The treasurer elect of AED Pre-Professional Honor Society, Rogers is the founder and president of Bradley’s Pre-Physician Assistant Club. In her spare time, she enjoys escape rooms and fishing. She was previously a figure skater and participated in musical theater for six years.
“I’m so excited to be a part of Valpo women’s tennis,” Rogers said. “Thank you to Coach Modesto for this amazing opportunity to further my athletic and academic career at a place as distinguished as Valpo. I also want to thank admissions for being so helpful and supportive throughout this process. I can’t wait to contribute to the team, and upon graduating, further my education in the Physician Assistant program. Go Beacons!”
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 23
1901 — The Cleveland Blues, later known as the Indians, scored nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Senators 14-13.
1910 — In the top of the ninth inning in a game against Boston, Cincinnati’s Dode Paskert stole second base, third base and home plate. The theft gave the Reds a 6-5 win.
1924 — Washington’s Walter Johnson struck out 14 in a 4-0 one-hitter over the Chicago White Sox for his 103rd shutout.
1925 — Cincinnati pitcher Pete Donohue had five hits — four singles and a homer — in beating the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2.
1935 — The first major league night game, scheduled for Cincinnati, was postponed because of rain.
1948 — Joe DiMaggio hit three consecutive home runs, the first two off Bob Feller, to lead the New York Yankees to 6-5 win over Cleveland.
1962 — New York’s Joe Pepitone hit two homers in the nine-run eighth inning of the Yankees’ 13-7 triumph over Kansas City.
1970 — The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants battled for 15 innings, with the Padres winning 17-16. Nate Colbert led San Diego with five hits and four RBIs.
1984 — The Detroit Tigers won their 16th consecutive road game, 4-2 at California, tying an AL record.
1991 — Tommy Greene, making the 15th start of his major league career, pitched a no-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Montreal 2-0.
2000 — The Orioles defeat the Mariners‚ 4-2. Seattle’s Rickey Henderson draws his 2‚000th career walk in the 9th inning‚ making him the third player to reach that level‚ after Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
2002 — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green became the 14th man in major league history to homer four times in a game and set a big league record with 19 total bases. He went 6-for-6, scoring six times with seven RBIs in a 16-3 win at Milwaukee.
2003 — Jeremi Gonzalez earned his first major league victory in nearly five years as Tampa Bay beat Anaheim 3-1. Gonzalez won for the first time since June 28, 1998, while with the Chicago Cubs. He had elbow surgery in 1998 and ’99 before the Cubs released him in 2001.
2005 — Lefthander Mark Mulder of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes just the 12th National League pitcher since 1976 to throw a complete game shutout of 10 innings or more when he blanks the Houston Astros, 1-0, in 10 innings. Greg Maddux posted the last extra-inning shutout in the National League in 1988.
2009 — Jason Giambi hit his 400th homer in the Oakland Athletics’ 8-7 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming the 44th player to reach the milestone.
2011 — Corey Hart hit his first three home runs this season and drove in seven to tie both club records, lifting Milwaukee to an 11-3 win over Washington.
2018 — The Seattle Mariners sign a new 25-year lease to continue playing at Safeco Field. The lease will take effect at the expiration of the current 20-year lease at the end of the season, a lease which was signed when the ballpark opened in 1999.
2023 — Gerrit Cole records the 2,000th strikeout of his career when he fans Jorge Mateo of the Orioles in the 2nd inning, becoming the third-fastest pitcher to the mark in terms of both games pitched (278) and innings pitched (1,714 2/3).
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May 24
1918 — Cleveland’s Stan Coveleski pitched 19 innings in the Indians’ 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Former pitcher Joe Wood hit a home run for the win.
1935 — In the first major league night game in Cincinnati, the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 before 25,000.
1936 — Tony Lazzeri, batting eighth for the New York Yankees, drove in 11 runs with a triple and three home runs — two of them grand slams — in a 25-2 rout of the Philadelphia A’s.
1940 — The New York Giants beat the Boston Bees 8-1 before 22,260 in the first night game at the Polo Grounds.
1940 — The Cleveland Indians edged the Browns 3-2 in the first night game at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. The crowd of 24827 was the largest in attendance since 1922.
1947 — Brooklyn’s Carl Furillo batted for Gene Hermanski — in the first inning — and hit a three-run homer. Why the move? Phillies manager Ben Chapman started righty Al Jurisch just to pitch to Brooklyn’s first two hitters: Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. Reese struck out and Robinson walked. Lefty Oscar Judd, warming up from the start, came in to pitch to the next three lefty hitters: Pete Reiser, Dixie Walker, and Hermanski. Reiser walked and Walker popped out. Furillo came in for Hermanski and connected to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. The Dodgers lost to Philadelphia 4-3 in 10 innings.
1964 — Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit the longest home run in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, a 471-foot shot to left-center off right-hander Milt Pappas.
1984 — Jack Morris led the Tigers to their 17th straight road win, setting an AL record. Morris allowed four hits and Detroit beat the California Angels 5-1.
1990 — Chicago’s Andre Dawson was walked intentionally five times by the Cincinnati Reds to break the record shared by Roger Maris and Garry Templeton.
1992 — The Braves’ John Smoltz sets a franchise record by striking out 15 batters in a 2-1 win over the Expos.
1994 — The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by stranding 16 runners without scoring, losing to David West and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers 4-0.
1995 — Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley became the sixth pitcher with 300 saves in a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
1998 — Freshman Matt Diaz hit four homers, tying a school and regional record, and drove in seven runs as Florida State routed Oklahoma 23-2 to advance to the NCAA Atlantic II Regional final.
2000 — For the third time in major league history a team blew a seven-run lead twice in a week. The Houston Astros lost a 7-0 lead at home against Philadelphia after blowing a 9-2 lead in the ninth inning at Milwaukee two days earlier.
2001 — Jon Lieber of the Chicago Cubs threw a 79-pitch, one-hit shutout in a 3-0 blanking of the Reds. It was the first shutout of the Reds in an NL-record 208 games.
2006 — Adam Wainwright homered in his first major league at-bat and pitched three innings of relief to earn the win in St. Louis’ 10-4 victory over San Francisco. Wainwright, who had no batting practice since spring training, hit the first pitch he saw out to left in the fifth for a solo homer.
2007 — John Smoltz of Atlanta pitched seven shutout innings and became baseball’s first pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves with a 2-1 win over the New York Mets.
2007 — Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-6 with a homer in his 1,000th major league game. Suzuki compiled 1,414 hits in those games — the second most by a player in his first 1,000 games since 1900. Hall of Famer Al Simmons (1924-44) had 1,443 hits in that span.
2009 — Milwaukee’s Mike Cameron homered in the Brewers’ 6-3 loss at Minnesota, becoming the 20th player in major league history to have 250 home runs and 250 steals. He has 291 career steals.
2010 — Omar Vizquel, who already owns the record for most games played at shortstop, reaches another mark, tying Luis Aparicio’s total for second-most hits at the position, 2,764.
2011 — Chicago’s Carlos Quentin hit three home runs to lead the White Sox to an 8-6 win over Texas. The game was delayed nearly 3 hours by heavy rain and hail. Quentin’s third homer — a solo shot off Dave Bush in the ninth — made it 8-6.
2013 — Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota’s Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over the Twins.
2015 — On the day they retire Bernie Williams’ number 51 and unveil a plaque in his honor in Monument Park, the Yankees suffer their 10th loss in 11 games to fall to .500. The Rangers’ 5-2 win completes a three-game sweep, as a two-run homer by Adam Rosales off Chris Capuano, and two RBIs by Prince Fielder, account for the bulk of the damage.
2019 — Trevor Story of the Rockies becomes the fastest shortstop to the 100-homer mark when he connects off Shawn Armstrong of the Orioles in the 7th inning. It comes in his 448th game, whereas Alex Rodriguez had needed 470.
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May 25
1906 — Jesse Tannehill’s 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox snapped a 20-game losing streak — 19 at home — for the Boston Red Sox.
1935 — Babe Ruth, winding up his career with the Boston Braves, hit three homers and a single at Pittsburgh, but the Pirates won 11-7. Ruth connected once off Red Lucas and twice off Guy Bush.
1941 — Boston’s Ted Williams raised his batting average over .400 for the first time during the season. Williams finished the season batting. 406.
1951 — Willie Mays, a highly touted rookie for the Giants, went 0-for-5 in his debut against the Philadelphia Phillies.
1982 — Ferguson Jenkins became the seventh pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 loss at San Diego. Jenkins reached the milestone by striking out Garry Templeton in the third inning.
2001 — Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs allowed one hit and struck out 14 in a 1-0 win over the Brewers. Wood took a no-hit bid into the seventh before giving up a leadoff single to Mark Loretta.
2001 — Hideo Nomo of the Boston Red Sox tossed a one-hitter and struck out 14 in a 4-0 win over Toronto. Nomo faced one batter over the minimum of 27, giving up a leadoff double in the fourth to Shannon Stewart.
2002 — Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers homered twice in a 10-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, setting a major league record with seven homers in his last three games.
2005 — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, in 12 innings, as manager Tony La Russa wins his 823rd game with the Cardinals, passing Whitey Herzog for second place on the franchise list. La Russa is 218 victories behind Cardinals leader Red Schoendienst.
2009 — Jim Thome passes Mike Schmidt for 13th on the all-time home run list, as the White Sox thump the Angels, 17-3.
2009 — Cleveland rallied from a 10-0 deficit in the fourth as Victor Martinez’s two-out, two-run single in the ninth capped a seven-run inning and lifted the Indians to an 11-10 victory over Tampa Bay. The Indians became the first team in the majors to win after trailing by 10 runs since the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 16-15 on May 8, 2004.
2011 — Andruw Jones hit a pair of two-run homers, Mark Teixeira also hit a two-run shot and Mariano Rivera made a milestone appearance in New York’s 7-3 victory over Toronto. Rivera pitched the ninth inning in a non-save situation, the 1,000th game he’s played for the Yankees. The 11-time All-Star closer became the first player in major league history to reach the plateau for one team and the 15th to make it overall. Jones homered in the second inning and Teixeira in the third off Jo-Jo Reyes, who matched a major league record by making his 28th consecutive start without a win.
2011 — Infielder Wilson Valdez wound up as the winning pitcher when the Philadelphia Phillies needed 19 innings to outlast the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Valdez threw a hitless 19th inning in his first professional pitching appearance. He became the first position player to become a winning pitcher since Colorado catcher Brent Mayne on Aug. 22, 2000.
2012 — Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam and tied his career high with eight RBIs, Josh Hamilton hit his 19th home run of the season and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3. Cruz’s grand slam came in the seventh inning and gave Texas a 14-1 lead. He also had a three-run double in the first and an RBI single in the sixth.
2013 — Angel Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Giants a 6-5 victory over Colorado. The last major leaguer to hit an inside-the-park home run that ended a game was Rey Sanchez for Tampa Bay on June 11, 2004 — also in a 10-inning victory over Colorado.
2014 — Josh Beckett of the Dodgers records the first no-hitter of the year by blanking the Phillies, 6-0. It is the first no-hitter by a Dodgers pitcher since Hideo Nomo pitched one in 1996, and the first nine-inning no-hitter by an opposing pitcher in Philadelphia since Bill Stoneman of the Montreal Expos back in 1969.
2019 — The Padres set a franchise record with 7 homers in a 19-4 win over the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe hit two each while Austin Hedges blasts a grand slam off Edwin Jackson. Cal Quantrill is the beneficiary of this power display as he records his first career victory a short distance from his hometown of Port Hope, ON, while another local boy, Josh Naylor from Mississauga, ON, collects his first three big league hits for the Padres in the game.
2021 — By working home plate in a game between the Cardinals and White Sox, Joe West sets a new career record with 5,376 games as an umpire, passing Bill Klem, whose last game was in 1941.
2022 — Anaheim City Council votes unanimously to cancel the sale of Angel Stadium and surrounding land to Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno, following the resignation of Mayor Bill Sidhu on corruption charges a few days earlier. The $350 million sale had been agreed in December 2019 but not yet finalized, and was at the center of an FBI investigation that led to accusations that Sidhu had provided insider information to the team and in return demanded kickbacks in the form of campaign contributions. The city councillors are now no longer convinced that the proposed deal reflects the city’s best interests, and are willing to risk a breach of contract lawsuit from Moreno in order to examine a potential deal again, starting from scratch.
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May 26
1916 — Benny Kauff of the Giants was picked off first base three times by Boston’s Lefty Tyler. The miscues didn’t hurt as New York won its 14th consecutive road victory beating the Braves, 12-1.
1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139.
1929 — Pinch-hitters Pat Crawford of the Giants and Les Bell of the Boston Braves hit grand slams in New York’s 15-9 victory.
1930 — Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians, who fanned only three times in 353 at-bats during the season, was struck out twice in the same game by Pat Caraway of the White Sox.
1937 — Billy Sullivan and Bruce Campbell appeared for the Cleveland Indians as pinch hitters. Each hit a home run, making this the first time two American League pinch hitters hit home runs in the same game. The Indians beat the Athletics, 8-6.
1956 — Cincinnati Reds pitchers John Klippstein, Hershell Freeman and Joe Black combined for 9 2-3 hitless innings, but lost 2-1 in 11 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies.
1959 — Harvey Haddix of Pittsburgh pitched 12 perfect innings before losing to Milwaukee 1-0 in the 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Adcock’s double.
1962 — Sandy Koufax struck out 16 Phillies to lead the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory.
1969 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 500th career double, becoming only the third major leaguer to reach 500 doubles and 500 home runs.
1995 — Southern California and Fresno State combined for an NCAA postseason baseball record of 39 runs in the Trojans’ 22-17 win in the West Regional. USC scored three runs in the top of the ninth to break the record of 37 set by the Trojans and Houston in 1990.
1996 — The Chicago White Sox became the 16th team in AL history to hit four homers in one inning in their 12-1 win over Milwaukee. Frank Thomas, Harold Baines and Robin Ventura hit consecutive homers and Chad Kreuter added another in Chicago’s seven-run eighth.
1997 — Chicago’s Sammy Sosa and the Pirates’ Tony Womack hit inside-the-park homers in the sixth inning of the Cubs’ 2-1 win. It was the first time two inside-the-park homers had been hit in the same inning in 20 years.
2004 — Daryle Ward hit for the cycle and tied his career best with six RBIs in Pittsburgh’s 11-8 win over St. Louis.
2006 — Derek Jeter gets his 2,000th career hit, becoming the eighth player in Yankees history to reach the milestone.
2008 — Chase Utley tied the National League lead with his 16th homer and drove in six runs as Philadelphia routed Colorado 20-5. The Phillies batted around three times and had season-highs in hits (19) and runs.
2011 — The hot-hitting Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game. The Red Sox, who beat Cleveland 14-2 the previous day, scored at least 14 runs in back-to-back games for the first time since 1998.
2016 — Major League Baseball hands out a suspension of 82 games to Braves OF Hector Olivera, following a domestic violence incident in April. It is by far the most severe penalty yet handed out under baseball’s new domestic violence policy.
2018 — Mike Trout has the first five-hit game of his career and drives in 4 runs to lead the Angels to an 11-4 win over the Yankees.
2021 — Commissioner Rob Manfred issues his ruling following the completion of the investigation of allegations of improper behavior towards a number of women against former manager and coach Mickey Callaway. Callaway is found guilty of violating Major League Baseball policies and is declared ineligible for the remainder of this season and all of 2022, after which he may apply for reinstatement. For their part, the Angels fire him from his position of pitching coach, from which he has been suspended since the allegations surfaced in February, and the Indians, who were Callaway’s employer when some of the offensive incidents took place, state that they will take steps to ensure a more respectful environment in which employees feel empowered to denounce workplace harassement in the future.
2023 — Craig Kimbrel becomes the eighth pitcher to record 400 career saves in Philadelphia’s 6 – 4 win over the Braves, barely two weeks after Kenley Jansen became the seventh.
May 27
1904 — Dennis McGann of the New York Giants stole five bases in one game to set a major league record.
1937 — Carl Hubbell, working in relief for the New York Giants, won his 24th straight game over two seasons. Hubbell pitched two innings and Mel Ott hit a ninth-inning home run to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. Hubbell’s string started July 17, 1936.
1955 — Norm Zauchin of the Boston Red Sox knocked in 10 runs with three home runs and a double in the first five innings of a 16-0 victory over the Washington Senators.
1960 — Baltimore catcher Clint Courtney used the “big mitt” for the first time to catch knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm. The mitt, designed by Paul Richards, was 50 percent larger than the standard. Nothing got by Courtney as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2.
1968 — Montreal and San Diego were awarded National League franchises as the league expanded for the first time in seven years.
1974 — Pittsburgh’s Ken Brett beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 with a two-hitter and in the second game of the doubleheader, hit a pinch-hit triple to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory.
1981 — Seattle’s Lenny Randle dropped to his hands and knees in an attempt to “encourage” Amos Otis’ slow roller to go foul. Umpire Larry McCoy accused the Mariner third baseman of blowing the ball foul and gave the Kansas City outfielder the single. Randle explained he was merely yelling at the ball not to stay fair. The Royals won 8-5.
1986 — At Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox were leading the Indians, 2-0, in the sixth inning when the game was delayed then called on account of fog.
1995 — Oakland’s Steve Ontiveros pitched 3-0 one-hitter against the New York Yankees. Luis Polonia got the only hit for New York.
1997 — Seattle’s Ken Griffey Jr. broke his own major league record for home runs hit through May by connecting for his 23rd of the season in an 11-10 loss to Minnesota. Griffey’s homer broke the mark he set in 1994.
2004 — Carlos Pena was 6-for-6 with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs in Detroit’s 17-7 victory over Kansas City.
2009 — Daisuke Matsuzaka and the rest of Boston’s pitchers tied a modern-day record with six wild pitches. Matsuzaka tied a franchise record set 80 years ago with four, while relievers Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson also sent catcher George Kottaras scrambling. It was just the fifth time since 1900 that a team threw six wild pitches in a game.
2010 — Florida International’s Garrett Wittels extended his hitting streak to 50 games, after a third-inning single against Western Kentucky. Wittels moved within eight games of matching the NCAA Division I record of 58, set by Oklahoma State’s Robin Ventura in 1987.
2012 — Taylor Sewitt threw 11 shutout innings of relief, entering the game with no outs in the first, to help Manhattan College beat Canisius 3-2, for the school’s second straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title.
2012 — Paul Konerko hit a tiebreaking three-run homer — his 400th with the White Sox — and Chicago routed the Cleveland Indians 12-6. The offensive outburst gave Chicago nine or more runs in four consecutive games. The White Sox last accomplished that feat June 27-30, 1938.
2015 — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester sets a new record for most hitless at bats to begin a career with 58 at bats without a hit.
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May 28
1918 — Boston’s Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch. It occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit and run.
1939 — Philadelphia pitcher Robert Joyce was victimized two straight days by New York’s George Selkirk. Joyce gave up two homers to Selkirk a day earlier. Joyce came on in relief on this day and gave up two more homers to Selkirk. Selkirk ended with four homers in four at-bats against the same pitcher over two successive games. The Yankees won 9-5.
1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium. The first ball was thrown out by General Electric president Charles E. Wilson.
1951 — After going 0-for-12 in his first three major league games, Willie Mays of the New York Giants hit a home run off Warren Spahn in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves.
1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a major league record. Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.
1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions. The East division will consist of Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington. California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle will make up the West.
1979 — George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit for the cycle and added another home run to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 16 innings.
1986 — Joe Cowley of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record by striking out the first seven batters he faced. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers.
1995 — The White Sox and Tigers set a major league record with 12 homers, and combined for an American League-record 21 extra-base hits in Chicago’s 14-12 victory in Detroit.
1998 — Arizona manager Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7.
2003 — Atlanta became the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers in its 15-3 win over the Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs off Jeff Austin in the bottom of the first. The Padres did it against the Giants on April 13, 1987.
2006 — Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.
2007 — Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, as Seattle pounded the Los Angeles Angels 12-5.
2010 — Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera hit three homers in a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Oakland’s Ben Sheets gave up three runs — on Cabrera’s first two homers — worked seven innings in his longest start of the season.
2012 — The Cubs end a twelve-game losing streak, their longest since 1997, with an 11-7 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field.
2010 — Matt Cain pitched a one-hitter to match a career best, giving up only a two-out double in the second to Mark Reynolds, and San Francisco beat Arizona 5-0.
2013 — The Mets honor Yankees great Mariano Rivera, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams from the Big Apple at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco acting as his catcher for the occasion.
2016 — In the 3rd inning of a game against the Dodgers, Mets P Noah Syndergaard is ejected for throwing at Chase Utley, in apparent retaliation for Utley’s aggressive slide which injured Mets SS Ruben Tejada in last year’s NLDS. Umpire Adam Hamari also tosses Mets manager Terry Collins for arguing his decision, then Utley gets his revenge when he opens the score with a solo homer off Logan Verrett in the 6th and adds a grand slam off Hansel Robles in the 7th. The Dodgers hit five homers in total as they win the game, 9-1.
2019 — Derek Dietrich continues his unlikely homer binge as he hits three, all two-run shots, in leading the Reds to an 11-6 win over the Pirates. With 17 homers this year, he has already topped his career high, and 12 of his last 17 hits have gone over the fence. For the Pirates, rookie Kevin Newman hits his first career homer, a grand slam off Lucas Sims.
2023 — Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11 – 4 win over the Phillies. Last year, Strider set the record for the fastest pitcher to reach 200 Ks in a season.
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May 29
1916 — Christy Mathewson defeated the Boston Braves 3-0 for the New York Giants’ 17th consecutive road win.
1922 — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled organized baseball was primarily a sport and not a business, and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations. The suit had been brought by the Federal League’s Baltimore franchise.
1928 — Bill Terry hit for the cycle to lead the New York Giants to a 12-5 win over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. Terry became the first player in major league history to include a grand slam as part of the cycle.
1942 — New York’s Lefty Gomez, self-described as the worst-hitting pitcher in baseball, banged out four hits while pitching a 16-1 four-hitter against Washington.
1946 — In a reverse integration role, Edward Klep became the first white to play in the Negro leagues in a game played in Grand Rapids. Klep pitched seven innings for the Cleveland Buckeyes against the American Giants in his debut with the Negro American League team.
1956 — Dale Long went hitless for the Pirates, ending his major league record streak of home runs in eight consecutive games. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh, 10-1.
1965 — Philadelphia’s Richie Allen hit a 529-foot home run over the roof of Connie Mack Stadium off Chicago’s Larry Jackson in the Phillies’ 4-2 victory.
1976 — Houston’s Joe Niekro was the winning pitcher and hit a home run off his brother, Phil Niekro. The Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1. It was the only home run hit by Joe in his 22-year major league career.
1990 — Oakland’s Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb’s 62-year-old American League stolen base record, but the Toronto Blue Jays still beat the Athletics 2-1. Henderson’s 893rd steal came in the sixth inning.
2000 — Oakland second baseman Randy Velarde turned the 10th unassisted triple play in regular-season history during a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees. With runners on first and second in motion, Shane Spencer hit a line drive to Velarde who caught the ball, tagged out Jorge Posada (running from first) and stepped on second to beat Tino Martinez.
2002 — Roger Clemens recorded the 100th double-digit strikeout game of his career, fanning 11 in seven innings against Chicago. Nolan Ryan (215) and Randy Johnson (175) were the others to have 100 double-digit strikeout games.
2002 — In an article in Sports Illustrated former NL MVP Ken Caminiti stated that about 50 percent of current major league players used some form of steroids.
2003 — Colorado, behind Todd Helton’s three home runs and Ron Belliard’s five hits beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 12-5. Helton added a single and drove in six runs.
2010 — Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0. It was the first time in the modern era that there were a pair of perfect games in the same season. Halladay faced three Marlins pinch-hitters in the ninth. Mike Lamb led off with a long fly ball, Wes Helms struck out, and Ronny Paulino to hit a grounder to third for the 27th out. Halladay struck out 11 and went to either 3-1 or 3-2 counts seven times, twice in the game’s first three batters alone.
2013 — Chris Davis went 4 for 4 with two home runs, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame three homers by Ryan Zimmerman to beat the Washington Nationals 9-6.
2013 — Dioner Navarro had the first three-homer game of his career, connecting from both sides of the plate at Wrigley Field to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Navarro drove in a career-high six runs and scored four times.
2014 — Diamondbacks pitcher Josh Collmenter faces the minimum 27 batters in spite of allowing three hits in a complete game shutout defeat of the Cincinnati Reds. The three Reds baserunners were erased on double plays.
2015 — Lewis-Clark State wins their 17th NAIA baseball title.
2021 — The Twin’s Josh Donaldson scored the two-millionth run in major league history.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
May 23
1876 — Joe Borden of Boston pitches the first no-hitter in NL history.
1884 — Knight of Ellersie, ridden by S. Fischer, wins the two-horse Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Welcher.
1901 — The Cleveland Indians score nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Senators 14-13.
1922 — Future World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney suffers his only professional defeat in 15-round unanimous points decision against Harry Greb at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.
1935 — The first major league night game, scheduled for Cincinnati, is postponed because of rain.
1936 — Rushaway, ridden by John Longden, wins his second derby in as many days, taking the 1 1/4-mile Latonia Derby at Latonia in Covington, Ky. Rushaway had won the 1 1/8-mile Illinois Derby, run at Aurora, Ill., the previous day.
1941 — In his 20th World Heavyweight Boxing title defense Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in round 1 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1953 — Native Dancer, ridden by Eric Guerin, avenges the loss in the Kentucky Derby by edging Jamie K. by a neck to win the Preakness Stakes.
1962 — Joe Pepitone 2nd NY Yankee to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio).
1964 — Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45).
1968 — AC Milan of Italy win 8th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Hamburger SV of West Germany 2-0 in Rotterdam.
1976 — Boston center Dave Cowens dominates the opener of the NBA Finals against Phoenix with a 25-point, 21-rebound performance and the Celtics defeat the Suns, 98-87.
1981 — Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benítez (22) becomes the youngest 3-division world champion in history by knocking out WBC World Super Welterweight champion Maurice Hope in 12 rounds in Las Vegas.
1991 — Paul Dougherty scores two goals and adds two assists to help the San Diego Sockers win their fourth consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League championship with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Crunch.
1997 — In the first all-freshman singles final in NCAA history, Stanford’s Lilia Osterloh beats Florida’s M.C. White 6-1, 6-1 to win the women’s singles tennis championship.
2001 — 9th UEFA Champions League Final: Bayern Munich beats Valencia (1-1, 5-4 on penalties) at Milan.
2002 — Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger Shawn Green becomes the 14th man in major league history to homer four times in a game and sets a big league record with 19 total bases. He is 6-for-6, scoring six times with seven RBIs in a 16-3 win at Milwaukee.
2005 — Anastasia Myskina is the first defending champion at the French Open to be eliminated in the opening round, losing to Spain’s Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
2007 — UEFA Champions League Final, Athens: Filippo Inzaghi scores twice as AC Milan beats Liverpool, 2-1 for 7th title.
2009 — Alabama sophomore Kelsi Dunne becomes the first player to throw back-to-back no-hitters in NCAA postseason play. Dunne holds Jacksonville State hitless for the second straight day in a 9-0 softball victory. The two no-hitters tie the NCAA postseason record. It’s Dunne’s fourth of the season and a school-record six for her career.
2013 — Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups.
2018 — NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations.
2021 — Phil Mickelson wins the 2021 PGA Championship by two strokes to become the oldest major winner (50) in PGA history.
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May 24
1905 — Harry Payne Whitney’s Tanya becomes the second filly to win the Belmont Stakes. Ruthless was the first filly to win the Belmont, in 1867. Whitney would also win the Kentucky Derby with a filly, Regret, in 1915.
1926 — Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi sets world 3000m record (8:25.4) in Berlin, Germany.
1935 — In the first major league night game, the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 before 25,000 fans in Cincinnati.
1936 — Tony Lazzeri of the New York Yankees drives in 11 runs with a triple and three home runs — two of them grand slams — in a 25-2 rout of the Philadelphia A’s.
1967 — The AFL grants a franchise to the Cincinnati Bengals.
1976 — Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title in Munich.
1980 — Bobby Nystrom’s overtime goal gives the New York Islanders a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 for their first Stanley Cup title.
1981 — The Indianapolis 500 ends in controversy when Mario Andretti, who finished second to Bobby Unser, is declared the winner because Unser broke a rule during a slowdown period near the end of the race. The decision is later reversed, giving Unser credit for the victory, but he is fined $40,000.
1986 — The Montreal Canadiens win their 23rd Stanley Cup, beating the Calgary Flames 4-3 in five games.
1987 — Indianapolis 500: 47 year-old, now part-time driver Al Unser Sr. wins his record-tying 4th Indy title in a huge upset.
1987 — LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: American Jane Geddes wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up American Betsy King.
1988 — The fourth game of the Stanley Cup finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins is postponed with the score tied 3-3 and 3:23 left in the second period when a power failure hits Boston Garden.
1989 — 33rd European Cup: Milan beats Steaua Bucuresti 4-0 at Barcelona.
1990 — The Edmonton Oilers win their fifth Stanley Cup in seven seasons by beating the Bruins 4-1 in Game 5. Goalie Bill Ranford, who limited Boston to eight goals in the series, wins the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player in the playoffs.
1992 — Al Unser Jr. wins the closest finish at the Indianapolis 500, beating Scott Goodyear by 43-thousandths of a second, barely half a car length. Lyn St. James, the second woman to race at Indy, finishes 11th.
1995 — Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley becomes the sixth pitcher to record 300 saves, in a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
1995 — 3rd UEFA Champions League Final: Ajax beats Milan 1-0 at Vienna.
1998 — Indianapolis 500: American ex-Formula One driver Eddie Cheever Jr finishes 3 seconds ahead of 1996 winner Buddy Lazier; first Indy fully sanctioned by the IRL.
2000 — 8th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Valencia 3-0 at Saint-Denis.
2001 — John Lieber of the Chicago Cubs tosses a 79-pitch, one-hit shutout in a 3-0 blanking of the Reds. It’s the first shutout of the Reds in an NL-record 208 games.
2009 — Brazil’s Helio Castroneves becomes the ninth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three times. Castroneves pulls away over the final laps to beat Dan Wheldon of England and Danica Patrick, who eclipsed her fourth-place finish as a rookie in 2005 by crossing the strip of bricks in third.
2009 — Manchester United wins 1-0 at Hull City Stadium to win English Premier League title for 3rd consecutive season, for a second time; equals Liverpool’s record of 18 league titles.
2010 — Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beats American Michael Yani in a 71-game match that ties for the most in the French Open since tiebreakers were instituted in 1973. Lacko wins 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a first-round match that takes two days to complete.
2014 — UEFA Champions League Final, Lisbon: Real Madrid beats cross town rivals Atlético Madrid, 4-1 after extra time; scores locked at 1-1 in regulation; Los Blancos record 10th title.
2015 — Senior PGA Championship, French Lick Resort: Defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins by 4 strokes from Mexican Esteban Toledo.
2017 — Manchester United defeated Ajax, 2-0, to win the 2017 UEFA League.
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May 25
1935 — Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates.
1935 — Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan; remembered as “the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport”.
1948 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship, beating Mike Turnesa in the final round, 7 and 6.
1951 — NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5).
1965 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston a minute into the first round in the controversial rematch for Ali’s heavyweight title. Listed as the fastest knockout in a heavyweight title bout, Liston goes down on a short right-hand punch.
1967 — European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup.
1972 — Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander.
1975 — The Golden State Warriors become the third team to sweep the NBA finals, beating the Washington Bullets 96-95 on Butch Beard’s foul shot with 9 seconds remaining.
1977 — 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome.
1978 — The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 for their third straight Stanley Cup.
1980 — Johnny Rutherford wins his third Indianapolis 500 in seven years and becomes the first driver to win twice from the pole position.
1983 — 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0 at Athens.
1986 — KC Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit.
1987 — Herve Filion becomes the first harness racing driver to win 10,000 races. Filion reaches the milestone driving Commander Bond to victory in the third race at Yonkers Raceway.
1988 — 32nd European Cup: PSV Eindhoven beats Benfica (0-0, 6-5 on penalties) at Stuttgart.
1989 — Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to win series 4 games to 2; Flames’ first SC title.
1991 — The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by Mario Lemieux, win the Stanley Cup for the first time with an 8-0 rout of the Minnesota North Stars.
1998 — Princeton punctuates its claim as one of college lacrosse’s great programs by beating Maryland 15-5 for its third straight NCAA Division I title and fifth in seven years.
2002 — Boston sets an NBA record, overcoming a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit in a 94-90 win over New Jersey. The Celtics outscore the Nets 41-16 in the quarter.
2003 — Juli Inkster shoots a 10-under 62 — tying the lowest final-round score by a winner in LPGA Tour history — to beat Lorie Kane by four strokes in the LPGA Corning Classic.
2005 — 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties).
2007 — Bjarne Riis is the first Tour de France winner to admit using performance-enhancing drugs to win the sport’s premier race, further eroding cycling’s credibility after a series of doping confessions. His admission means the top three finishers in the 1996 Tour are linked to doping — with two admitting to cheating.
2008 — Seven crashes and spinouts mar the first Indianapolis 500 since the two warring open-wheel series (CART and IRL) came together under the IndyCar banner. Scott Dixon stays ahead of the trouble to win the race.
2008 — Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: Jay Haas wins his second title in the event by 1 stroke from Germany’s Bernhard Langer.
2009 — Syracuse rallies from a three-goal deficit in the final 3:37 of regulation to beat Cornell 10-9 and win its second straight and unprecedented 11th NCAA lacrosse title.
2013 — UEFA Champions League Final, London: Arjen Robben scores twice as Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in first all-German final.
2014 — Senior PGA Championship, GC at Shore Harbor: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 4 strokes from Tom Watson.
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May 26
1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb becomes the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139.
1959 — Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings before losing to the Milwaukee Braves, 1-0 in the 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Adcock’s double.
1963 — French Championships Men’s Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
1963 — French Championships Women’s Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner wins the first of 2 French titles; beats England’s Ann Jones 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
1972 — Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.
1982 — 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam.
1983 — LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws.
1985 — Danny Sullivan misses almost certain disaster and holds off Mario Andretti and the rest of the fastest field in auto racing to win the Indianapolis 500. On the 119th lap, Sullivan spins his racer 360 degrees, narrowly avoiding both the wall and Andretti.
1987 — Boston’s Larry Bird steals an inbounds pass from Detroit’s Isiah Thomas and feeds over his shoulder to a cutting Dennis Johnson for the winning basket as the Celtics pulls out an improbable 108-107 win over Detroit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
1988 — The Edmonton Oilers, with MVP Wayne Gretzky leading the way, beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 to complete a four-game sweep and win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
1991 — Rick Mears passes Michael Andretti with 12 laps to go and wins his fourth Indianapolis 500, by 3.1 seconds. Mears joins A.J. Foyt and Al Unser as the only four-time winners.
1993 — In Major League Baseball, Carlos Martinez famously hits a ball off Jose Canseco’s head for a home run.
1993 — 1st UEFA Champions League Final: Marseille beats Milan 1-0 at Munich.
1994 — Haiti’s Ronald Agenor wins the longest match since the French Open adopted the tiebreaker. Agenor takes the 71st and final game of a second-round match with David Prinosil of Germany. His five-hour, 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4, 14-12 victory involves the most games in a French Open match since 1973.
1999 — 7th UEFA Champions League Final: Manchester United beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Barcelona.
2000 — New Jersey finishes the greatest comeback in a conference final when the Devils win the last three games of the series, beating the Flyers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. Patrik Elias scores his second goal of the game with 2:32 to play for the win.
2004 — Andy Roddick loses at the French Open — to Frenchman Olivier Mutis, who is ranked 125th. With the five-set loss, Roddick joins Andre Agassi and eight other compatriots on the way home, making it the first Grand Slam tournament in more than 30 years without a U.S. man in the third round.
2005 — Americans Andy Roddick, James Blake and Vince Spadea fail to make it through the opening week at the French Open. For the second year in a row — and the second time at a Grand Slam event in more than 30 years — no American man makes it out of the second round.
2008 — Syracuse wins its 10th NCAA men’s lacrosse championship, beating defending champion Johns Hopkins 13-10 behind three goals from Dan Hardy. The crowd of 48,970 at Foxborough, Mass., is the largest to see an NCAA championship outdoors in any sport — the BCS football championship game isn’t an NCAA event.
2009 — NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0.
2012 — Toronto FC ends its MLS record nine-game losing streak to open a season with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on a late goal by Danny Koevermans.
2013 — Tony Kanaan ends years of frustration by finally winning the Indianapolis 500. Kanaan drives past Ryan Hunter-Reay on a restart with three laps to go, then coasts across the finish line under yellow when defending race winner Dario Franchitti crashes far back in the field. The Brazilian finished second in 2004 and twice finished third.
2013 — Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry.
2015 — Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference.
2018 — UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles.
2019 — Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi for Team Penske’s record-extending 18th victory in the event.
2019 — Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: American Ken Tanigawa wins his first career major title by 1 stroke ahead of Scott McCarron.
May 27
1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long Island, N.Y. American Eclipse wins in two-of-three heats, after his original jockey, William Crafts, is replaced by Samuel Purdy before the second heat. The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event.
1873 — Survivor is the winner of the first Preakness Stakes.
1882 — Trainer Robert Walden wins his fifth consecutive Preakness Stakes, with Vanguard. Walden would win a total of seven Preaknesses, a record for a trainer.
1961 — Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner’s Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg).
1964 — European Cup Final, Praterstadion, Vienna: Internazionale beats Real Madrid, 3-1 for their first title.
1965 — 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0.
1968 — “Papa Bear” George Halas retires as head coach of the Chicago Bears.
1972 — Mark Donohue wins the Indianapolis 500 over two-time defending champion Al Unser with a record average speed of 162.962 mph.
1975 — The Philadelphia Flyers win their second straight Stanley Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6.
1981 — Willie Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race and then three more. Shoemaker gets the milestone on top of War Allied in the first race at Hollywood Park.
1981 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers is named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, making him the only player to win MVP honors in both the NBA and the ABA.
1981 — 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris.
1982 — The Los Angeles Lakers, despite an 11-day layoff, beat Philadelphia 124-117 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals for their ninth consecutive victory. The nine straight wins sets the NBA record for consecutive wins during one postseason.
1984 — Rick Mears wins the Indianapolis 500 by the largest margin in 17 years with a record-setting 163.612 mph. Mears beats Roberto Guerrero and Al Unser by two laps. Fifteen of the 33 drivers are eliminated during two crashes.
1985 — Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Los Angeles Lakers 148-114 in Game 1. Boston’s 148 points and 62 field goals are NBA Finals records.
1987 — 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna.
1990 — Arie Luyendyk wins the fastest Indianapolis 500 by overpowering former winner Bobby Rahal over the final 33 laps, for his first Indy car victory in 76 races. His average speed of 185.984 mph breaks Rahal’s record of 170.722 in 1986. Luyendyk becomes the first to finish the race in under three hours.
1998 — In one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam history, Pete Sampras is ousted at the French Open by 21-year-old Ramon Delgado of Paraguay, ranked 97th in the world, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-4.
2001 — Hicham El Guerrouj runs the fastest outdoor mile ever in the United States, and high school sensation Alan Webb breaks four minutes outdoors. El Guerrouj wins in a sizzling 3 minutes, 49.92 seconds, shattering the U.S. all-comers’ record of 3:50.86. Webb, the 18-year-old from Reston, Va., puts on a brilliant last-lap burst and finishes fifth at 3:53.43, smashing the high school record of 3:55.3 set by Jim Ryun in 1965.
2001 — Senior PGA Championship, Ridgewood CC, NJ: 5-time British Open champion Tom Watson wins first of 6 Champions Tour major titles with a 1 stroke win over Jim Thorpe.
2004 — Brad Richards’ goal in Tampa Bay’s 4-1 victory over Calgary is the game-winner — his record-tying sixth of the postseason.
2007 — Dario Franchitti gambles on the rain and wins the Indy 500. Franchitti inherits the lead by staying on the track when the leaders pit for fuel and then drives slowly to the checkered flag in a downpour when the race is stopped 10 laps later after 415 of the scheduled 500 miles.
2007 — Senior PGA Championship, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course: Denis Watson of Zimbabwe wins his lone major title by a 2 stroke margin from Eduardo Romero of Argentina.
2009 — UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League.
2011 — Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki loses to Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the French Open. It marks the first time in the Open era that the top two seeded women fail to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament. Kim Clijsters, the No. 2 seed, lost on May 26.
2012 — Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis for the third time, taking advantage when Takuma Sato crashes on the final lap.
2012 — Manu Ginobili scores 26 points and San Antonio wins its 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs. The Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals.
2014 — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater becomes the only school in NCAA history to win championships in football, men’s basketball and baseball ni the same school year.
2017 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-1; Aaron Ramsey scores 79′ winner as Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title.
2018 — Chris Frome wins the Giro d’Italia to join cycling greats Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault with his third consecutive Grand Tour victory.
2018 — Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Paul Broadhurst wins by 4 strokes from American Tim Petrovic.
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May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S.
1904 — Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan.
1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium.
1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game for a major league record. Long connects off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.
1957 — NL approves baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers’ & NY Giants’ move to the US west coast.
1958 — European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos.
1969 — European Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri.
1975 — 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris.
1978 — Al Unser wins his third Indianapolis 500, the fifth driver to do so, edging Tom Sneva by 8.19 seconds.
1980 — 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid.
1985 — The San Diego Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 5-3 to win the MISL title in five games.
1994 — Twin’s Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054).
1995 — Jacques Villeneuve overcomes one penalty and wins by another in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.
1997 — 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich.
2000 — Dutch swimming star Inge de Bruijn sets her third world record in three days, adding the 100 freestyle mark to the 50 and 100 butterfly marks she set previously at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix. De Bruijn becomes the first swimmer to finish under 54.00 in the 100 freestyle at 53.80 seconds.
2003 — Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL.
2003 — 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester.
2006 — Sam Hornish Jr. overcomes a disastrous mistake in the pits and a pair of Andrettis — Marco and father Michael — to win the second-closest Indianapolis 500 ever, by .0635 seconds.
2006 — Barry Bonds hits his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.
2007 — Duke has an almost unfathomable comeback fall short in a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA lacrosse championship game. The Blue Devils never finished their 2006 season, and then make it all the way back to the title game.
2011 — Novak Djokovic extends his perfect start to the season at the French Open, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight victory this year. Djokovic’s 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening streak in the Open era, which started in 1968.
2011 — UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça.
2020 — The Boston Marathon canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. The race had originally been scheduled for April 20 before being postponed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
2022 — UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0.
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May 29
1922 — The Supreme Court rules organized baseball is primarily a sport and not a business and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations.
1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight. They’re flown from New York to Inglewood, Calif., by the American Air Express Corp., a 2,446-mile trip that lasts 20 hours due to bad weather.
1968 — European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Bobby Charlton scores twice as Manchester United beats Benfica, 4-1; first English club to win the trophy.
1971 — Al Unser wins his second straight Indianapolis 500 with a record mark of 157.735 mph and finishes 22 seconds ahead of Peter Revson. The pace car, ridden by Eldon Palmer, crashes into the portable bleachers and injures 20 people.
1977 — A.J. Foyt becomes the first driver to win four Indianapolis 500s and Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman in the race. Guthrie is forced to drop out after 27 laps with mechanical problems.
1977 — Australian Sue Prell first female golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one; 13th and 14th holes at Chatswood Golf Club, Sydney.
1980 — Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year.
1983 — After three second-place finishes, Tom Sneva wins the Indianapolis 500 by 11 seconds over three-time champion Al Unser.
1985 — 29th European Cup: Juventus beats Liverpool 1-0 at Brussels.
1988 — Rick Mears overcomes an early one-lap deficit, then overpowers the rest of the field on the way to his third Indianapolis 500 victory. Mears gives team-owner Roger Penske an unprecedented seventh victory and fourth in five years.
1989 — Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39.
1990 — Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker, the top two seeds, are bounced in the first round of the French Open by two European teenagers, the first time the top two men’s seeds are eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament. Edberg is swept easily in straight sets by 19-year-old Sergi Bruguera of Spain, and Becker loses to 18-year-old Yugoslav Goran Ivanisevic.
1990 — Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb’s record.
1991 — 35th European Cup: Red Star Belgrade beats Marseille (0-0, 5-3 on penalties) at Bari.
1993 — Wayne Gretzky’s overtime goal gives the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference finals. The Kings become the first NHL team to play the full 21 games in the first three rounds.
1998 — Eighteen-year-old Marat Safin, ranked 116th in the world and playing in his first Grand Slam tournament, beats defending champion Gustavo Kuerten, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the French Open.
2002 — Roger Clemens records the 100th double-digit strikeout game of his career, fanning 11 in seven innings against Chicago. Only Nolan Ryan (215) and Randy Johnson (175) have more games with 10 or more strikeouts.
2005 — Dan Wheldon wins the Indianapolis 500 when Danica Patrick’s electrifying run falls short. Patrick is the first woman to lead at Indy, getting out front three separate times for a total of 19 laps. But Wheldon passes her with seven of the 200 laps to go and easily holds on.
2006 — Rafael Nadal passes Guillermo Vilas as the King of the clay courts and begins his pursuit of a second successive French Open trophy. Nadal earns his 54th consecutive win on clay, breaking the Open era record he shared with Vilas by beating Robin Soderling in straight sets in the first round at Roland Garros.
2010 — Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay pitches the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0. Halladay strikes out 11 and goes to either 3-1 or 3-2 counts seven times, twice in the game’s first three batters alone.
2011 — JR Hildebrand, one turn from winning the Indianapolis 500, skids high into the wall on the final turn and Dan Wheldon drives past to claim an improbable second Indy 500 win in his first race of the year.
2011 — Roger Federer sets another record by reaching the French Open quarterfinals, and Novak Djokovic closes in on a pair of his own. Federer extends his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka. Djokovic maintains his perfect season to 41-0 and stretches his overall winning streak to 43 matches by beating Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
2012 — Serena Williams loses in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the French Open. Williams enters the day with a 46-0 record in first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments.
2016 — Alexander Rossi wins the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
2017 — Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida.
2021 — UEFA Champions League Final, Porto: Kai Havertz scores just before halftime to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester City in an all-English final; Blues’ second CL title.
TV SPORTS FRIDAY
By The Associated Press
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Friday, May 23
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)
10:30 p.m.
FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Carlton
2 a.m. (Saturday)
FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Hawthorn
6 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Fremantle
AUTO RACING
7:25 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco
10:55 a.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco
11 a.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Carb Day Final Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Pit Stop Competition, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
3:35 p.m.
FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Practice, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
4:40 p.m.
FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Qualifying, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
6 p.m.
FS1 — Arca Menards Series: The General Tire 150, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
8:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
6:25 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
8 p.m.
CBSSN — AVP League: Week 1, Palm Beach, Fla.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
11 a.m.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Southern Cal vs. Washington, Pool Play, Omaha, Neb.
3 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Duke vs. Florida St., Quarterfinal, Durham, N.C.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Iowa vs. Indiana, Pool Play, Omaha, Neb.
4 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: Mississippi vs. Arkansas, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala.
7 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Boston College vs. North Carolina, Quarterfinal, Durham, N.C.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Oregon vs. Nebraska, Pool Play, Omaha, Neb.
7:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD vs. LSU, Quarterfinal, Hoover, Ala.
COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Florida vs. North Carolina, Semifinal, Foxborough, Mass.
5:30 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Northwestern vs. Boston College, Semifinal, Foxborough, Mass.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
11 a.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Georgia at Florida, Gainesville Super Regional, Game 1
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: UCLA at South Carolina, Columbia Super Regional, Game 1
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Florida St. vs. Texas Tech, Tallahassee Super Regional, Game 2, Tallahassee, Fla.
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Alabama at Oklahoma, Norman Super Regional, Game 1
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Nebraska at Tennessee, Knoxville Super Regional, Game 1
8 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Mississippi at Arkansas, Fayetteville Super Regional, Game 1
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Texas vs. Clemson, Austin Super Regional, Game 2, Austin, Texas
10 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Liberty at Oregon, Eugene Super Regional, Game 1
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Soudal Open, Second Round, Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde, Antwerpen, Belgium
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, Second Round, El Camaleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Senior PGA Championship, Second Round, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Charles Schwab Challenge, Second Round, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
HOCKEY (MEN’S)
8 p.m.
NHLN — The Memorial Cup: Medicine Hat vs. Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
MLB BASEBALL
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) OR Baltimore at Boston (7:10 p.m.)
7:10 p.m.
APPLE TV+ — L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets
8:15 p.m.
APPLE TV+ — Arizona at St. Louis
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Athletics (10:05 p.m.) OR Miami at L.A. Angels (9:35 p.m.)
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
TNT — Eastern Conference Final: Indiana at New York, Game 2
TRUTV — Eastern Conference Final: Indiana at New York, Game 2
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m.
ESPN — Western Conference Final: Edmonton at Dallas, Game 2
RUGBY (MEN’S)
5:55 a.m.
FS2 — NRL: Manly-Warringah at Parramatta
11:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Pacific Four Series: New Zealand vs. U.S., Auckland, New Zealand
TENNIS
8 a.m.
TENNIS — Hamburg-ATP, Geneva-ATP, Strasbourg-WTA, Rabat-WTA Semifinals
UFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — St. Louis at San Antonio
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — Connecticut at Minnesota
10 p.m.
ION — Phoenix at Seattle
