++++++++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE++++++++++
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT (10-0) AT PENN (10-0)
SECTIONAL 2
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (8-2) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (7-3)
SECTIONAL 3
WESTFIELD (8-2) AT CARMEL (9-1)
SECTIONAL 4
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (6-4) AT FISHERS (7-3)
SECTIONAL 5
AVON (6-4) AT BROWNSBURG (10-0)
SECTIONAL 6
DECATUR CENTRAL (8-2) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL (5-5)
SECTIONAL 7
SOUTHPORT (2-8) AT WARREN CENTRAL (6-4)
SECTIONAL 8
CENTER GROVE (9-1) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (5-5)
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CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MUNSTER (4-6) AT MERRILLVILLE (8-2)
SECTIONAL 10
MICHIGAN CITY (7-3) AT LAPORTE (4-6)
SECTIONAL 11
CONCORD (9-1) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (6-4)
SECTIONAL 12
LAFAYETTE JEFF (9-1) AT KOKOMO (4-6)
SECTIONAL 13
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (7-3) AT NEW PALESTINE (10-0)
SECTIONAL 14
EAST CENTRAL (8-2) AT WHITELAND (9-2)
SECTIONAL 15
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (7-3) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (9-1)
SECTIONAL 16
EVANSVILLE NORTH (8-2) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (9-1)
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CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
LOWELL (9-2) AT HOBART (9-2)
SECTIONAL 18
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (10-1) AT MISHAWAKA (10-1)
SECTIONAL 19
EAST NOBLE (11-0) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (9-2)
SECTIONAL 20
LEBANON (9-2) AT LOGANSPORT (8-3)
SECTIONAL 21
YORKTOWN (8-2) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (10-1)
SECTIONAL 22
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (8-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (9-2)
SECTIONAL 23
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (8-3) AT MARTINSVILLE (5-6)
SECTIONAL 24
HERITAGE HILLS (10-1) AT JASPER (9-2)
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CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (4-7) AT KNOX (11-0)
SECTIONAL 26
GARRETT (6-5) AT ANGOLA (6-5)
SECTIONAL 27
TWIN LAKES (9-2) AT WESTERN (8-3)
SECTIONAL 28
FORT WAYNE LUERS (6-5) AT MISSISSINEWA (10-1)
SECTIONAL 29
GUERIN CATHOLIC (7-4) AT CASCADE (11-0)
SECTIONAL 30
LAWRENCEBURG (9-1) AT GREENSBURG (4-7)
SECTIONAL 31
SCOTTSBURG (9-2) AT INDIAN CREEK (7-3)
SECTIONAL 32
GIBSON SOUTHERN (10-1) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (6-5)
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CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
ANDREAN (9-1) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (9-2)
SECTIONAL 34
SOUTHMONT (10-1) AT LEWIS CASS (8-3)
SECTIONAL 35
EASTSIDE (9-2) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (11-0)
SECTIONAL 36
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (10-1) AT EASTBROOK (11-0)
SECTIONAL 37
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (10-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (7-4)
SECTIONAL 38
TRITON CENTRAL (10-1) AT LAPEL (11-0)
SECTIONAL 39
SULLIVAN (8-3) AT LINTON (8-3)
SECTIONAL 40
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (8-2) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (11-0)
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CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 41
WEST CENTRAL (10-1) AT LAVILLE (7-4)
SECTIONAL 42
PIONEER (10-1) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (7-3)
SECTIONAL 43
FREMONT (8-3) AT NORTH MIAMI (8-3)
SECTIONAL 44
HAGERSTOWN (5-6) AT SOUTH ADAMS (8-3)
SECTIONAL 45
SOUTH PUTNAM (9-2) AT RIVERTON PARKE (11-0)
SECTIONAL 46
CLOVERDALE (7-4) AT SHERIDAN (7-2)
SECTIONAL 47
NORTH DECATUR (8-2) AT MILAN (5-4)
SECTIONAL 48
PROVIDENCE (8-2) AT NORTH DAVIESS (10-1)
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+++++++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATE++++++++++
11 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FAITH CHRISTIAN (31-4) VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN (22-11)
1:30 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BENTON CENTRAL (27-5) VS. BARR-REEVE (32-5)
4:30 PM ET | CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER (20-8) VS. RONCALLI (32-5)
7 PM ET | CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (36-0) VS. PLAINFIELD (29-5)
STATE FINALS PREVIEW: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20Girls%20Volleyball%20Preview.pdf
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+++++++++++INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES+++++++++++
THURSDAY
ALEXANDRIA 64 SHENANDOAH 47
ANDERSON PREP 46 WES-DEL 34
ANDREAN 45 MERRILLVILLE 41
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 53 SULLIVAN 46
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 23 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 18
CASTLE 56 NORTH POSEY 45
CENTER GROVE 49 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 47
CHESTERTON 62 HIGHLAND 39
CLAY CITY 64 NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 14
CLINTON CENTRAL 69 FRONTIER 21
COLUMBIA CITY 54 CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 44
CULVER 38 SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 34
DANVILLE 63 PERRY MERIDIAN 50
DELTA 67 MUNCIE CENTRAL 22
EASTERN GREENE 47 BROWN COUNTY 36
EASTSIDE 52 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 31
EDGEWOOD 48 SOUTH PUTNAM 34
EMINENCE 60 INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE 1
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 63 GIBSON SOUTHERN 29
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 49 CLINTON PRAIRIE 22
FRANKLIN 43 MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 36
FREMONT 79 FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 22
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 49 MARTINSVILLE 42 OT
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 57 LAWRENCE NORTH 26
HERITAGE HILLS 45 CRAWFORD COUNTY 33
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 78 MOORESVILLE 42
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 50 SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 27
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 86 MTI KNOWLEDGE 19
JIMTOWN 42 ARGOS 36
LAPORTE 42 HOBART 32
LAKEWOOD PARK 41 CHURUBUSCO 27
LANESVILLE 44 ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 5
LAPEL 54 UNIVERSITY 33
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 67 CARMEL 49
LEO 50 HERITAGE 31
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 72 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 51
MICHIGAN CITY 32 HEBRON 24
NEW PALESTINE 43 BREBEUF JESUIT 41
NORTH DAVIESS 61 SHOALS 24
NORTHEAST DUBOIS 31 PAOLI 20
NORTHEASTERN 70 ADAMS CENTRAL 53
NORTHFIELD 54 MISSISSINEWA 29
NORTHVIEW 51 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 27
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 47 LAWRENCEBURG 35
OREGON-DAVIS 39 KNOX 28
PERRY CENTRAL 52 WOOD MEMORIAL 41
PIKE 75 AVON 38
PLYMOUTH 44 LAVILLE 37
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 82 PHALEN ACADEMY 16
ROCHESTER 50 NORTH JUDSON 27
SALEM 62 MITCHELL 35
SEEGER 60 CRAWFORDSVILLE 32
SHAKAMAK 37 WEST VIGO 35
SHAWE MEMORIAL 53 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 37
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 59 GOSHEN 48
SOUTHERN WELLS 71 COWAN 35
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 59 HENRYVILLE 43
SPEEDWAY 67 WESTERN BOONE 60
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 59 NORTHWESTERN 6
TRI-CENTRAL 40 FRANKTON 36
TRI-TOWNSHIP 50 TWIN LAKES 45
TRI 50 BLUE RIVER VALLEY 16
WEST CENTRAL 33 CASTON 30
WEST NOBLE 39 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 26
WESTVIEW 58 HAMILTON 4
WESTVILLE 77 NEW PRAIRIE 41
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++++++++++INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE++++++++++
FRIDAY
ALL TIMES EASTERN
AUSTIN AT SOUTH RIPLEY 7:30 PM
BEECH GROVE AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:30 PM
BLUFFTON AT NORWELL 7:30 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 6:00 PM
CROTHERSVILLE AT LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM
EDINBURGH AT HAUSER 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
FOREST PARK AT TELL CITY 8:00 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT 7:30 PM
GREENSBURG AT JAC-CEN-DEL 7:30 PM
GREENWOOD AT MONROVIA 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE AT GEO NEXT GENERATION 6:00 PM
KOKOMO AT ZIONSVILLE 7:30 PM
KOUTS AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
MUNCIE BURRIS AT DALEVILLE 7:00 PM
NEW CASTLE AT RUSHVILLE 7:30 PM
NEW WASHINGTON AT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON 6:30 PM
NORTH KNOX AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT CALUMET 7:00 PM
OAK HILL AT PERU 7:45 PM
RISING SUN AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:30 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM
TRITON AT MANCHESTER 7:30 PM
WABASH AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:30 PM
WHITING AT MORGAN TWP. 8:00 PM
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+++++++++++COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE+++++++++++
WEEK 11
THURSDAY, NOV. 6
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 25 APPALACHAIN STATE 23
SOUTH FLORIDA 55 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 23
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FRIDAY, NOV. 7
8 P.M. | HOUSTON AT UCF | FS1
9 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN AT NO. 20 SOUTHERN CAL | FOX
9 P.M. | TULANE AT NO. 22 MEMPHIS | ESPN
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
12 P.M. | NO. 5 GEORGIA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN
12 P.M. | NO. 8 BYU AT NO. 9 TEXAS TECH | ABC
12 P.M. | NO. 2 INDIANA AT PENN STATE | FOX
12 P.M. | SMU AT BOSTON COLLEGE | ACC NETWORK
12 P.M. | COLORADO AT WEST VIRGINIA | TNT/TRUTV
12 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT MARSHALL | ESPN2
12 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT ARKANSAS STATE | ESPNU
12 P.M. | TEMPLE AT ARMY | CBSSN
1 P.M. | NO. 1 OHIO STATE AT PURDUE | BIG TEN NETWORK
1 P.M. | THE CITADEL AT NO. 7 OLE MISS | SECN+
1 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT LIBERTY | ESPN+
1 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | UAB AT RICE | ESPN+
2:30 P.M. | MARYLAND AT RUTGERS | FS1
3 P.M. | LOUISIANA TECH AT DELAWARE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | JACKSONVILLE STATE AT UTEP | ESPN+
3 P.M. | CHARLOTTE AT EAST CAROLINA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | TULSA AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 6 OREGON AT IOWA | CBS
3:30 P.M. | NO. 3 TEXAS A&M AT NO. 19 MISSOURI | ABC
3:30 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT NO. 18 MIAMI (FLA.) | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | DUKE AT UCONN | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | KANSAS AT ARIZONA | ESPN2
3:30 P.M. | IOWA STATE AT TCU | FOX
4 P.M. | AUBURN AT NO. 15 VANDERBILT | SEC NETWORK
4 P.M. | KENNESAW STATE AT NEW MEXICO STATE | ESPN+
4 P.M. | GEORGIA STATE AT COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN+
4:30 P.M. | NO. 24 WASHINGTON AT WISCONSIN | BIG TEN NETWORK
4:30 P.M. | STANFORD AT NORTH CAROLINA | THE CW NETWORK
5 P.M. | TEXAS STATE AT LOUISIANA | ESPN+
6 P.M. | AIR FORCE AT SAN JOSE STATE | FS1
7 P.M. | WAKE FOREST AT NO. 12 VIRGINIA | ESPN
7 P.M. | CAL AT NO. 14 LOUISVILLE | ESPN2
7 P.M. | FLORIDA STATE AT CLEMSON | ACCN
7:30 P.M. | LSU AT NO. 4 ALABAMA | ABC
7:30 P.M. | NAVY AT NO. 10 NOTRE DAME | NBC/PEACOCK
7:30 P.M. | FLORIDA AT KENTUCKY | SEC NETWORK
7:30 P.M. | NEVADA AT UTAH STATE | CBSSN
9 P.M. | NEBRASKA AT UCLA | FOX
9:30 P.M. | UNLV AT COLORADO STATE | FS1
10 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT OREGON STATE | THE CW NETWORK
11 P.M. | SAN DIEGO STATE AT HAWAII | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
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++++++++++++MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL+++++++++++
TOP 25
#11 LOUISVILLE 106 JACKSON STATE 70
#3 FLORIDA 104 N. FLORIDA 64
#20 AUBURN 95 MERRIMACK 57
#16 IOWA STATE 102 GRAMBLING STATE 62
ELSEWHERE:
LONG ISLAND 94 IU INDY 90
BOWLING GREEN 120 BETHANY 65
INDIANA STATE 104 ILLINOIS TECH 73
BOSTON COLLEGE 76 CITADEL 47
MIAMI FLORIDA 101 BETHUNE COOKMAN 61
XAVIER 74 LEMOYNE 69
NORTHWOOD 85 WESTERN MICHIGAN 81
OHIO 72 ILLINOIS STATE 68
ROBERT MORRIS 81 DRAKE 79 OT
UC RIVERSIDE 74 NORTH DAKOTA 70
JACKSONVILLE 132 TRINITY 45
ST. LOUIS 108 CHICAGO STATE 86
SOUTHERN MISS 93 TOUAGLOO 57
TEXAS A&M 104 TEXAS SOUTHERN 70
TCU 104 ST. FRANCIS 63
CALIFORNIA 77 WRIGHT STATE 67
WASHINGTON 84 DENVER 70
PORTLAND 83 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 74
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++++++++++ WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL++++++++++
TOP 25
#3 UCLA 87 UC Santa Barbara 50
#17 TCU 82 North Carolina A&T 43
#10 Maryland 87 Maryland Baltimore County 54
#24 Kentucky 104 Monmouth 46
#11 North Carolina 71 Elon 37
#22 Oklahoma State 105 Langston 35
#5 LSU 115 SE. Louisiana 26
ELSEWHERE:
MIAMI FLORIDA 74 BETHUNE COOKMAN 41
GEORGIA TECH 82 RADFORD 36
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 71 EVANSVILLE 66
TROY 95 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 50
BOSTON COLLEGE 69 NEW HAMPSHIRE 57
SACRAMENTO STATE 65 NEVADA 45
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 73 ST. LOUIS 55
GREEN BAY 55 LOYOLA 46
FLORIDA 94 CHATTANOOGA 52
FLORIDA STATE 80 GEORGIA 772
MARSHALL 68 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 53
WAKE FOREST 78 PRESBYTERIAN 41
GEORGIA 91 FURMAN 45
CHARLOTTE 61 CAMPBELL 50
ALABAMA 64 MCNEESE STATE 44
TEXAS TECH 79 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 52
PURDUE 82 EASTERN ILLINOIS 67
CLEMSON 72 MERCER 51
NORTHWESTERN STATE 55 UTAH STATE 42
GEORGE MASON 72 JAMES MADISON 57
DAYTON 86 MERCYHURST 44
GEORGETOWN 90 STONEHILL 45
MISSOURI 77 TULANE 69
COLORADO 84 NEW MEXICO 59
ARIZONA 62 UC RIVERSIDE 59
STANFORD 79 SANTA CLARA 58
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+++++++++NFL SCHEDULE WEEK 10++++++++++
THURSDAY, NOV. 6
DENVER 10 LAS VEGAS 7
SUNDAY, NOV. 9
ATLANTA VS. INDIANAPOLIS AT BERLIN, 9:30 A.M. (NFLN)
JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M. (CBS)
BUFFALO AT MIAMI, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NEW ENGLAND AT TAMPA BAY CLEVELAND AT NY JETS, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NY GIANTS AT CHICAGO, 1 P.M. (FOX)
NEW ORLEANS AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
ARIZONA AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
LA RAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
DETROIT AT WASHINGTON, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
PITTSBURGH AT LA CHARGERS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 10
PHILADELPHIA AT GREEN BAY, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
BYES: CINCINNATI, DALLAS, KANSAS CITY, TENNESSEE
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++++++++NBA SCOREBOARD++++++++
PHOENIX 115 LA CLIPPERS 102
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++++++++NHL SCOREBOARD++++++++
ST. LOUIS 3 BUFFALO 0
CAROLINA 4 MINNESOTA 3
NEW JERSEY 4 MONTRÉAL 3 OT
BOSTON 3 OTTAWA 2 OT
PITTSBURGH 5 WASHINGTON 3
PHILADELPHIA 3 NASHVILLE 1
ANAHEIM 7 DALLAS 5
TAMPA BAY 6 VEGAS 3
FLORIDA 5 LOS ANGELES 2
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++++++++++MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS+++++++++++
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NOV. 22 – NOV. 23
EASTERN CONFERENCE: TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE: TBD
CONFERENCE FINAL
NOV. 29 – NOV. 30
SEMIFINAL WINNERS, TBD
CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, DEC. 6: CONFERENCE FINAL WINNERS, 2:30 P.M.
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+++++++++TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES+++++++++
++++++++++NFL NEWS+++++++++
BRONCOS DEFENSE SHUTS DOWN RAIDERS DESPITE OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES
Wil Lutz kicked a short field goal late in the third quarter and the Denver defense protected the lead as the Broncos squeezed out a 10-7 victory over the visiting Las Vegas Raiders to extend their winning streak to seven consecutive games.
JL Skinner’s blocked punt set up the tiebreaking field goal and Denver (8-2) racked up six sacks while beating their AFC West rivals. Bo Nix tossed a touchdown pass to Troy Franklin as the Broncos became the NFL’s first eight-win team this season.
Nik Bonitto had 1.5 sacks and Dondrea Tillman had an interception for the Broncos, who outgained the Raiders 220-188. Nix completed 16 of 28 passes for 150 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions and JK Dobbins rushed for 77 yards on 18 carries.
Las Vegas quarterback Geno Smith completed 16 of 26 passes for 143 yards and one interception and was hindered in the fourth quarter by a quadriceps injury.
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries and Kyu Blu Kelly had his first career interceptions for the Raiders (2-7). Las Vegas has dropped seven of its past eight games.
Skinner’s block came without his hands even touching the ball. AJ Cole’s punt hit Skinner in the facemask and the ball rolled toward the sideline and was recovered by teammate Tyler Badie at the Raiders’ 12 yard line with 1:29 left in the third quarter.
Denver was unable to take advantage of the short field and Lutz kicked a 32-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10-7 advantage with five seconds left in the quarter.
Kelly nabbed his second pick of the game when Nix’s throw bounced off the hands of Franklin and directly to him at the Denver 45 with 7:10 to play.
Smith was heavily limping during the drive and the first four plays were Jeanty runs. Then the Broncos forced Smith out of the pocket for a third-down throwaway. But Daniel Carlson’s ensuing 48-yard field goal was wide right to keep the Raiders behind by three.
The score was tied at 7 at halftime as both teams struggled to move the ball. The Broncos had 116 yards and the Raiders gained 112.
Las Vegas got on the board on Jeanty’s 4-yard run with 3:02 left in the first quarter.
Denver went three-and-out on each of its first four possessions before finally putting together a five-play, 53-yard touchdown drive. Nix teamed with Pat Bryant on a 43-yard play to the Raiders’ 5, and two plays later, Nix tossed a 7-yard scoring pass to Franklin.
COWBOYS’ MARSHAWN KNEELAND FOUND DEAD OF APPARENT SUICIDE AT 24 AFTER EVADING OFFICERS, POLICE SAY
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot.
Frisco police said Thursday they are investigating the possible suicide. They said Kneeland didn’t stop for Texas Department of Public Safety troopers over a traffic violation in a chase that was joined by Frisco police on Wednesday night.
Authorities lost sight of the vehicle before locating it crashed minutes later. During the search after Kneeland fled the crash site on foot, officers said they received word that Kneeland might be suicidal. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Thursday morning, about three hours after the crash. Police didn’t say where Kneeland’s body was found.
BACK FROM BYE, BUCCANEERS STILL UNLIKELY TO HAVE SEVERAL KEY STARTERS AGAINST PATRIOTS
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rested and refreshed after a bye week that came at the right time with several players dealing with injuries.
They still might not have a few key starters back against New England.
Running back Bucky Irving, wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. and edge rusher Haason Reddick didn’t practice Wednesday. Right guard Luke Goedeke was limited after the team opened his 21-day practice window earlier in the week.
Irving has missed the last four games with a foot and shoulder injury. Godwin has missed three straight with a fibula injury. Reddick sat out the last game with ankle and knee injuries. The team is without star wideout Mike Evans after he broke his clavicle on Oct. 20.
But the time off helped other players heal up, including quarterback Baker Mayfield. He’s been dealing with knee and oblique injuries.
“It definitely helps getting rest,” Mayfield said. “Still moving my body around a little bit, not letting yourself get too sore, but then also just the noncontact definitely helps.”
Mayfield played at an MVP level through the first six games but had a drop-off in performance after getting hurt.
“It is not really an excuse, you just (have) to get used to it, figure it out and go from there,” he said. “Some throws, I did not have my feet perfect, they were not going to be accurate. Normally, I can make up for it with how I change my arm angle and stuff like that. Some of it was different, but you just have to live and learn.”
When Goedeke returns, he’ll be a big boost for an offensive line that’s dealt with numerous injuries. Right guard Cody Mauch was lost for the season and backups Michael Jordan and Luke Haggard also got hurt. All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs missed the first three games.
“The team has been through a lot of stuff this year, off the field and on the field,” center Graham Barton said. “You just have to stick together. You guys are great, but sometimes you have to ignore the outside noise in the media and leave that to you guys, because it can be hard when you have the injuries that we have had and the rotation that we have had and guys coming in and out. You just have to stick together, you have to keep your heads down, and that is the beauty of football. You lean on your teammates and guys in the locker room, keep your head down, keep working and we will keep improving. We are ready to come out of this bye week and try to put together some good performances.”
The Buccaneers struggled on offense in their last two games before the bye. They managed just 212 yards in a 23-3 victory at New Orleans. The defense carried them against the Saints and even produced the first score of the game on Anthony Nelson’s interception return.
“It’s execution,” coach Todd Bowles said of the offense’s troubles. “I mean, we’ve got to coach it better, we’ve got to play it better. It’s execution, really. Everybody has seen some things — we’ve got to tweak a few things on both sides of the ball, special teams as well. We’ve got to grind out some points. There are going to be some days where we don’t score as many — we’ve got to grind them out. And there are going to be games where we score quite a bit of points. So, as long as we win them, that’s the key.”
ANTONIO BROWN ARRESTED ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE, EXTRADITED TO U.S.
Former NFL star Antonio Brown is back in the United States to face a second-degree attempted murder charge tied to a May 16 shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami.
Miami police said Brown, 37, was taken into custody in Dubai by U.S. Marshals and flown to Essex County, N.J., where he’s being held while authorities arrange his return to Florida. It wasn’t immediately clear why he was routed through New Jersey or how long he’d been abroad, though Brown has posted to social media from Dubai in recent months.
An arrest warrant, issued in June, alleges Brown grabbed a handgun from a security staffer after a post-fight melee and fired twice at a man he’d brawled with earlier, identified in records as Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu. Investigators said the victim reported a bullet grazed his neck and sought treatment. Court records do not list an attorney for Brown.
Police initially detained Brown at the scene as videos of the fracas and audible gunshots circulated online. He was released that night and addressed the incident the next day on social media.
“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” Brown wrote on X. “Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED. I will be talking to my legal council (sp) and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me.”
Second-degree attempted murder in Florida carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine upon conviction.
Brown’s playing career ended after a turbulent 12-year run that featured four first-team All-Pro selections and a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but was marred by off-field incidents.
He last appeared in an NFL game in 2021 and finished with 928 receptions for 12,291 yards and 83 touchdowns, with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2010-2018), New England Patriots (2019) and Tampa Bay (2020-21). Brown also had a short, tumultuous tenure with the then-Oakland Raiders during the 2019 offseason but never played a regular-season game for the team.
Thursday’s arrest adds the most serious count to a long list of legal issues that have followed Brown since his playing days, including prior civil and criminal matters. The case now shifts to Miami, where prosecutors will decide how to proceed once he’s in local custody.
FORMER FALCONS STAR JAMAL ANDERSON ARRESTED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGE
Former Atlanta Falcons star running back Jamal Anderson was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
Anderson reportedly was involved in a verbal exchange that turned physical at his home in the San Fernando Valley around 11 a.m. local time, Los Angeles police told KNBC-TV. Anderson allegedly strangled the victim, police told the station.
The victim reportedly declined treatment after paramedics arrived on the scene.
Anderson, 53, was released from custody on Thursday on $50,000 bond, according to Los Angeles County jail records.
He has a court date set for Dec. 3.
Anderson played eight NFL seasons (1994-2001) for the Falcons and was known for his “Dirty Bird” touchdown celebration, which became a national sensation during the 1998 season when he led Atlanta to the Super Bowl. The Falcons lost 34-19 to the John Elway-led Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Anderson rushed for 1,846 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 27 passes for 319 yards and two scores in his memorable season. He finished third in NFL MVP voting and earned his lone Pro Bowl nod.
Overall, Anderson rushed for 5,336 yards and 34 touchdowns and had 156 receptions for 1,645 yards and seven scores in 88 games (64 starts) with the Falcons. Anderson stands fifth on Atlanta’s career rushing-yardage list and third in career touchdowns.
Anderson played college football at Utah and was a seventh-round pick by the Falcons in the 1994 draft.
Wednesday wasn’t the first time Anderson has been arrested in his post-football days.
He was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession at a nightclub in 2009, on a drunk-driving charge in 2012 and for refusing to pay a limo driver in 2018. He also was banned from a store in Georgia in 2016 after allegedly exposing himself while appearing intoxicated.
INJURED GIANTS K GRAHAM GANO REVEALS FANS TOLD HIM TO ‘GET CANCER AND DIE’
Graham Gano is dealing with a neck injury that could keep him off the field and a torrent of abuse that too often follows him off it.
The Giants’ veteran kicker said Thursday he’s been diagnosed with a herniated disc that is pressing against his spinal cord.
“Had some nerve stuff going on,” Gano said. “Then went to the doctor and he said it was a herniated disc in my neck. … I had an injection yesterday on my spine. Hopefully that will start helping out.”
The 38-year-old said that he’s also been absorbing death threats from fans, with the Giants and NFL security having tracked threatening messages for over three years. He says the abuse spiked again after last Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Gano split two field-goal attempts in the game, missing from 45 yards shortly before halftime.
“I hear everyone else’s frustration, media, fans. I mean, shoot, ever since sports betting started happening, I get people telling me to kill myself every week,” Gano said. “Because I’ll hit a kick that loses them money. I’ll miss a kick, and it loses them money. It was the other day somebody told me to get cancer and die. I mean, that stuff’s part of it.”
The back issue flared after he kicked against San Francisco. He initially chalked up the discomfort to sleeping awkwardly, then aggravated it lifting on Monday. He received an injection and did not practice Wednesday or Thursday. If he can’t go against the Bears, veteran Younghoe Koo would handle kicks.
Health setbacks have piled up for Gano across three straight seasons, including an IR stint earlier this year for a groin injury. The run of misfortune has made him an easy target.
“I really don’t respond,” Gano said. “If I start seeing that stuff, I just shut it off… I’ve gotten thick skin over the years.”
Gano has made 9 of 10 field goal attempts in five games this season. For his career, he has connected on 342 of 408 field goals (83.8 percent) in 207 games.
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NO. 14 LOUISVILLE’S HOME GAME AGAINST CAL, NO. 12 VIRGINIA’S GAME AGAINST WAKE FOREST TOP ACC SLATE
Things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference:
Game of the week
California (5-4, 2-3 ACC) at No. 14 Louisville (7-1, 4-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
The ACC’s push for multiple College Football Playoff bids took a hit last week with then-No. 8 Georgia Tech and then-No. 10 Miami both losing. That leaves No. 12 Virginia as the lone unbeaten in the league standings, with the Cardinals among five one-loss teams behind them.
Louisville has won three straight since a home loss to Virginia, though coach Jeff Brohm said Isaac Brown, the league’s No. 2 rusher at 97.8 yards per game, will be out “for a while” due to injury.
California has lost two straight since getting within a win of becoming bowl eligible for the third straight season.
The undercard
Wake Forest (5-3, 2-3) at No. 12 Virginia (8-1, 5-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The Cavaliers’ lone loss came against league foe N.C. State, but didn’t count in the ACC race since the game was a nonconference matchup added outside the league’s scheduling model. Otherwise, the Cavs have had every answer, including three wins in overtime or double overtime. The Demon Deacons remain a win from bowl eligibility under first-year coach Jake Dickert after last week’s 42-7 loss at Florida State.
Florida State (4-4, 1-4) at Clemson (3-5, 2-4), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
What looked like a marquee game before the season is now an afterthought. The preseason league favorite Tigers have a fight ahead to become bowl eligible after losing at home to Duke. The Seminoles followed a two-win season in 2024 by starting 0-4 in the league this year.
Impact players
— Duke QB Darian Mensah, who has thrown 13 touchdown passes with no interceptions in the Blue Devils’ current 4-1 stretch entering Saturday’s trip to UConn.
— SMU QB Kevin Jennings, who enters Saturday’s game at Boston College coming off a career-best 365 yards passing in a win over Miami.
Inside the numbers
The league has four teams in the AP Top 25 poll with No. 12 Virginia, No. 14 Louisville, No. 16 Georgia Tech and No. 18 Miami. … The Hurricanes host Syracuse, which has lost five straight since winning at Clemson in a game that saw starting quarterback Steve Angeli lost to a season-ending injury. … After giving up at least 34 points in the first three games against power-conference foes, North Carolina has allowed 48 points in the three since. UNC hosts Stanford on Saturday looking for Bill Belichick’s second league win. … Georgia Tech, N.C. State, Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech have an open week.
BIG TEN SCHEDULE HAS NO. 6 OREGON PUTTING ITS 10-GAME ROAD WIN STREAK ON THE LINE AT IOWA
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference:
Game of the week
No. 6 Oregon (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) at Iowa (6-2, 4-1, No. 20 CFP), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Iowa still has a shot at a playoff berth by winning the rest of its regular-season games, and the Hawkeyes could make a big statement by beating Oregon. This starts a grueling November schedule for Oregon that also includes home games with Minnesota and No. 20 Southern California (No. 19 CFP) and a trip to No. 24 Washington (No. 23 CFP).
Oregon is a 6-point favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The undercard
No. 2 Indiana (9-0, 6-0, No. 2 CFP) at Penn State (3-5, 0-5), Saturday, noon ET (Fox)
This was a much more compelling matchup before Penn State’s five-game skid, but a fast start by the Nittany Lions could make this an interesting road challenge for an Indiana. The Hoosiers are 0-13 at Penn State.
Indiana has won its first nine games by an average margin of 35.7 points. BetMGM has the Hoosiers as 14 1/2-point favorites.
Impact players
— Iowa QB Mark Gronowski has 11 touchdown runs, already the most in a single season by any Iowa quarterback. By running for a touchdown in eight straight games, he also has the longest single-season streak by any Big Ten quarterback.
— Southern California RB King Miller rushed for 129 yards and a go-ahead touchdown in a 21-17 triumph at Nebraska. The walk-on has rushed for 357 yards over his last three games.
— Michigan edge rusher Greg Moore recorded two sacks and forced a fumble in a 21-16 victory over Purdue. Moore has recorded two sacks in three straight games and leads the Big Ten with 8 1/2 sacks this season.
— Ohio State LB Arvell Reese had 12 tackles – 2 1/2 for loss – and one sack in the top-ranked Buckeyes’ 38-14 win over Penn State.
Inside the numbers
Oregon has won its last 10 road games, the longest active road win streak in the Bowl Subdivision. Ohio State is second with five straight. … A loss to Indiana would give Penn State its first six-game skid since 2004. … The three active FBS head coaches with the best career winning percentages are all in the Big Ten: Ohio State’s Ryan Day (.894), Oregon’s Dan Lanning (.857) and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti (.848). … Indiana’s 55-10 blowout of Maryland was its most lopsided road victory since a 52-7 win at Purdue in 1988. … Illinois QB Luke Altmyer threw four touchdown passes and also ran for a touchdown in a 35-13 win over Rutgers. He’s the first Illinois player to account for five touchdowns in a game since Nathan Scheelhaase in 2013.
Get to know them
This has been a brutal season for Wisconsin, which has dropped six straight games and remains winless in Big Ten competition. But as the losses have piled up, the Badgers may have found a couple of building blocks for their defense.
Freshman linebackers Mason Posa and Cooper Catalano made their first career starts and were two of the Badgers’ top four tacklers in a 21-7 loss at Oregon on Oct. 25. Posa’s 13 tackles that night were the most in a single game by a Wisconsin true freshman since 2015.
Posa and Catalano will attempt to build off their Oregon performance when the Badgers host Washington on Saturday.
BIG 12 HAS FIRST TOP-10 MATCHUP SINCE ’21 WHEN NO. 8 BYU GOES TO NO. 9 TEXAS TECH
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:
Game of the week
No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12, No. 7 CFP) at No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1, 4-1, No. 8 CFP), Saturday, noon ET (ABC)
This is the first conference game in the Big 12 matching top 10 teams since 2021. The Cougars, with true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier and banged-up league rushing leader LJ Martin (98.6 yards per game), will try to get to 9-0 for the second year in a row.
Texas Tech has its highest AP Top 25 ranking since 2008, which was the last time that ESPN broadcast its “College GameDay” show from the Lubbock campus. Then sixth-ranked Tech upset No. 1 Texas 39-33 in that November game, part of the Red Raiders’ 10-0 start that season. Quarterback Behren Morton returned for Tech last week after missing two games with a right leg injury.
The undercard
Iowa State (5-4, 2-4) at TCU (6-2, 3-2), 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
TCU is coming off an open date after winning three of its four games in October. The closing stretch for the Horned Frogs starts with the game against slumping Iowa State before playing three ranked teams that are ahead of them in the Big 12 standings — BYU, No. 17 Utah and No. 25 Cincinnati. The Cyclones, who started 5-0, have lost four games in a row since defensive backs Jeremiah Cooper and Jontez Williams suffered season-ending knee injuries in September.
Impact players
— Kansas’ Jalon Daniels became the only active FBS quarterback to reach 10,000 yards of total offense at the same school when he threw for 110 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 28 yards in a win over Oklahoma State last week. He has 10,054 career yards (8,742 passing and 1,312 rushing) in 46 games over six seasons. The school record is Todd Reesing’s 11,840 total yards in 41 games from 2006-09. Daniels has thrown for 1,991 yards and 20 TDs this season, with only three interceptions.
— Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has a national-best seven forced fumbles, and is fourth in the Big 12 with 77 tackles.
— Bachmeier has six games this season with touchdowns passing and rushing. That is tied for the most in FBS.
Inside the numbers
Houston and BYU are the only FBS teams to play at least four road games this season and win them all. Houston (7-2, 4-2) plays at UCF (4-4, 1-4) on Friday night. The Knights are 4-1 at home. … Texas Tech’s eight wins by at least 23 points are the most in FBS this season, and match the most in the Big 12 since TCU’s eight in 2014. … A season-high six teams have open dates with Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Utah all off on Saturday. … Colorado plays at West Virginia in a matchup of 3-6 teams. The loser will be guaranteed a losing record in the regular season.
Top 10 matchups
The Big 12 had top-10 matchups on consecutive Saturdays in 2021. The last was when No. 9 Baylor beat No. 5 Oklahoma State in the league championship game Dec. 4, a week after the Cowboys’ win over No. 10 Oklahoma in the regular-season finale.
WISCONSIN AD: LUKE FICKELL TO RETURN AS COACH IN 2026
Despite a dreadful 2025 season featuring a six-game losing streak, Wisconsin will stick with coach Luke Fickell for next season, the university’s athletic director revealed Thursday.
Chris McIntosh gave an interview to ESPN before the school released a statement to several news outlets confirming the Badgers are behind Fickell.
“Luke Fickell is Wisconsin’s Head Football Coach, and he will continue to be beyond this season,” McIntosh’s statement said. “We all recognize that we have fallen short of expectations. I am disappointed and frustrated with how our season has gone, just like our players, coaches and fans.
“We have evaluated every aspect of the program, and we’re prepared to execute a plan that brings us back to meeting our goals, standards, and expectations. Chancellor (Jennifer) Mnookin and I are aligned on that plan and are committed to having Wisconsin Football compete at the highest level. We will get this right and will not shy away from making any necessary changes.”
The declaration comes two weeks after McIntosh said in a letter to football season ticket-holders that Wisconsin was preparing to elevate its financial investment in the sport.
Fickell is in his third full season at Wisconsin after gaining prominence at Cincinnati, where he helped the Bearcats become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff in 2021. Fickell’s record was 57-18 at Cincinnati but he has gone just 15-19 at Wisconsin.
The Badgers (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) are on the verge of two straight losing seasons for the first time since 1991-92. They still have to play No. 23 Washington this Saturday and are at No. 2 Indiana the week after.
The buyout in Fickell’s contract would have cost more than $25 million had he been fired after this season. And Wisconsin would have entered a crowded coaching carousel where Penn State, LSU, Florida, Arkansas, Auburn, UCLA and others will be vying for new head coaches.
ALABAMA LEGEND, NFL STANDOUT WOODROW LOWE DIES AT 71
College Football Hall of Famer Woodrow Lowe, a former Alabama All-American and standout NFL linebacker, died on Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 71.
Lowe’s younger brother Eddie, the mayor of Phenix City, Ala., confirmed the death to AL.com.
Woodrow Lowe was a three-time first-team All-American for the Crimson Tide during his playing career from 1972-75 and racked up 315 tackles, a then-school record that still ranks fourth in program history. He was a force on the school’s 1973 co-national championship team when he racked up 134 tackles, a school mark that still stands.
Lowe intercepted six passes during his tenure as Alabama went 43-5. He played for legendary Crimson Tide coach Bear Bryant.
Lowe was a fifth-round draft choice by the San Diego Chargers in 1976 and played in 168 games (151 starts) over 11 seasons with the team.
Lowe intercepted 21 passes and returned four for touchdowns. He twice returned picks for scores in 1979 when he nabbed a career-best five interceptions.
The Chargers twice went to the AFC Championship Game during Lowe’s stint, losing in the title games following the 1980 and 1981 regular seasons. Those “Air Coryell” Chargers were known more for offensive exploits while Lowe was a team captain and regularly one of the top defenders on the squad.
Lowe earned his lone Pro Bowl nod in 1981. He was named to the franchise’s 40th and 50th anniversary all-time teams.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: DESPITE BEING BANGED UP, NO. 11 LOUISVILLE ROLLS
Ryan Conwell scored 19 points as No. 11 Louisville cruised to a 106-70 victory over visiting Jackson State on Thursday.
The Cardinals (2-0) were without starter J’Vonne Hadley, who is in the concussion protocol, but they welcomed back Kasean Pryor, a 6-foot-10 senior who played seven games last season before suffering a torn ACL. He scored six points in 16 minutes.
Freshman Mikel Brown Jr. added 18 points and nine assists for Louisville. Khani Rooths contributed 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
Daeshun Ruffin led Jackson State (0-2) with 22 points. Jayme Mitchell Jr. added 20 while shooting 8-for-10, while Dorian McMillian finished with 18.
No. 3 Florida 104, North Florida 64
Alex Condon scored a game-high 25 points and did a little bit of everything as the Gators rebounded from a season-opening setback, grounding the visiting Ospreys in Gainesville, Fla.
The Gators (1-1), who went 15-1 at home last season, dominated the ASUN school after a slow opening five minutes following their national championship banner unfurling. Condon shot 8-of-12 from the field and 9-of-10 from the line. He had 10 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.
The nation’s leader last season in three-pointers attempted at 1,147 (35.8 per game), North Florida (0-1) was playing its first game under new coach Bobby Kennen. Leading returning scorer Kamrin Oriol had 19 points and Trey Cady totaled 13 points, five rebounds and two steals.
No. 16 Iowa State 102, Grambling 62
Joshua Jefferson scored 20 points and Jamarion Bateman, Milan Momcilovic and Killyan Toure had 11 apiece to lift the Cyclones to a victory against the Tigers in Ames, Iowa.
Tamin Lipsey and Dominick Nelson both had 10 points for the Cyclones (2-0), and Lipsey added six assists and five steals. Batemon and Momcilovic drilled three 3-pointers apiece. A Batemon trey put Iowa State in triple digits with 23 seconds to go.
Antonio Munoz was the lone Tiger to score in double figures, contributing 16 points to go with seven assists. Grambling (1-1) finished at 42.9% from the floor. Richard Amaefule scored eight points for Grambling, while Jimel Lane was the team’s top rebounder with five.
No. 20 Auburn 95, Merrimack 57
After escaping a monumental upset by the skin of their teeth in Monday’s season opener, the Tigers put forth a much more convincing effort in a win over the Warriors at the Neville Center in Auburn, Ala.
Journeyman transfer Keyshawn Hall led the Tigers in scoring for the second straight game to start the season, tallying a double-double with 25 points on 6-of-9 shooting in addition to 14 rebounds. The Tigers needed overtime to beat Bethune-Cookman 95-90 on Monday.
Ernest Shelton finished with 23 points on 6-of-12 shooting (5 of 10 from 3-point range) and was the only Warriors player to score more than five points and make more than two field goals. As a team, Merrimack finished the game 16 of 56 from the field (28.6%) and 8-for-32 (25%) from 3.
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JALEN GREEN MAKES IMPRESSIVE SEASON DEBUT, LEADS SUNS PAST CLIPPERS
Jalen Green scored 29 points and sank six 3-pointers in his season debut as the host Phoenix Suns beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 115-102 on Thursday.
Devin Booker added 24 points, Grayson Allen produced 18 points and four 3-pointers and Royce O’Neale had 17 points and five threes for the Suns, who made 19 treys, one short of a season high. Phoenix won for the third time in four games.
Ivica Zubac amassed a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, Cam Christie logged 17 points and John Collins had 13 for the Clippers, who took their third straight defeat.
Los Angeles played without leading scorers Kawhi Leonard and James Harden.
Leonard (24.3 points per game) missed his second straight game due to a sprained right knee. Harden (23.3) did not play for personal reasons, the Clippers announced.
Without them, the Clippers could not keep up after staying close for a half. They fell to 0-3 on the road.
The Suns blew the game open with a 33-11 run in the third quarter for an 84-64 lead. O’Neale made three 3-pointers in that spurt, and Booker sank two of his three threes.
The Suns outscored the Clippers 40-23 in the third and stretched their lead to as many as 25 points in the fourth. Los Angeles got within 11 with two minutes left but never pulled closer.
Green, who missed Phoenix’s first eight games because of a right hamstring strain, was on a time restriction and played 23 minutes.
Mark Williams wound up with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who won for the fourth time in five home games.
The Suns shot 44.6% from the floor and made 19 of 49 3-point attempts (38.8%).
The Clippers hit 44.3% from the field and were 10 of 31 (32.3%) from long distance.
Bradley Beal had five points on 2-of-14 shooting for the Clippers in his first game in Phoenix since being waived in the offseason. The Suns bought out the final two years and $11 million of Beal’s contract before he signed a two-year, $11 million deal with then Clippers.
The Clippers will face the Suns in the second game of a back-to-back on Saturday in Inglewood, Calif. The teams have split the first two games of their four-game season series.
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NHL ROUNDUP: HIGH-FLYING DUCKS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT
Chris Kreider scored two goals and the visiting Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 7-5 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.
Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier each had a goal and an assist to extend their point streaks to eight games each and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for the Ducks, who bounced back from a 2-0 deficit after the first period to win for the seventh time in their past eight games.
Anaheim has scored seven goals in back-to-back games and has hit the mark four times this season.
Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, Miro Heiskanen had four assists and Jake Oettinger made 18 saves for the Stars, who came in on a seven-game point streak (4-0-3).
Penguins 5, Capitals 3
Sidney Crosby scored two goals and Pittsburgh beat visiting Washington despite surrendering a three-goal second-period lead.
Bryan Rust had the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and had two assists for the Penguins. Pittsburgh’s Anthony Mantha and Connor Dewar also scored, Ben Kindel had two assists, and Arturs Silovs made 28 saves.
Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists and Tom Wilson scored his fourth goal in four games and Rasmus Sandin also tallied for the Capitals. Charlie Lindgren stopped 26 shots, and Alex Ovechkin had two assists one night after recording his 900th NHL goal.
Devils 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)
Jesper Bratt’s goal 1:33 into overtime gave host New Jersey a come-from-behind win over Montreal in Newark, the Devils’ second win in three games.
Cody Glass, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who are 2-3-0 since an eight-game winning streak that began with the second game of the season.
Kirby Dach, Jake Evans and Oliver Kapanen got the goals for the Canadiens, who played their fourth consecutive extra-time game (2-0-2) and have lost the last two. Defenseman Noah Dobson had two assists and Jakub Dobes stopped 24 shots.
Blues 3, Sabres 0
Joel Hofer made 28 saves for his third career shutout as St. Louis blanked host Buffalo, ending the Sabers’ seven-game point streak.
Mathieu Joseph had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist for St. Louis and Nick Bjugstad also scored.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed two goals on 16 shots for the Sabres, who entered the game 3-0-4 since Oct. 22. They surrendered a goal in each period and were shut out for the second time this season.
Bruins 3, Senators 2 (OT)
Pavel Zacha scored with 5.6 seconds left in overtime to propel Boston past visiting Ottawa. Zacha stuffed home a loose rebound in front of the crease after Charlie McAvoy’s hard net drive for the deciding goal, sending Boston to its fifth consecutive win and avenging a 7-2 loss to its Atlantic Division rival on Oct. 27.
Sean Kuraly and Morgan Geekie also scored, Andrew Peeke had two assists, and Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves for the Bruins.
Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist to lead Ottawa, which has gone four straight without a regulation win (1-1-2). Michael Amadio also scored his third goal in four games.
Hurricanes 4, Wild 3
Nikolaj Ehlers scored a tiebreaking goal in the first minute of the second period to cap a dizzying stretch and Carolina held on to defeat Minnesota night in Raleigh, N.C.
Jackson Blake and Sean Walker both had a goal and an assist and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, whose rotations took a hit when defenseman Jalen Chatfield left in the first period with an upper-body injury.
Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen, who allowed three goals in the first four Wild shots, finished with 21 saves. Matt Boldy scored twice and Brock Faber had the other goal for the Wild, who were trying to build on their first two-game winning streak of the season. Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots.
Flyers 3, Predators 1
Matvei Michkov and Noah Cates scored second-period goals, leading Philadelphia to a win over host Nashville.
Philadelphia’s Travis Konecny logged an assist and added an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining in the third period. Cam York picked up two assists. The Flyers have won back-to-back road games after starting the season 0-2-1 away from home. Dan Vladar made 23 saves to improve to 5-0-1 in six career appearances against Nashville
Ryan O’Reilly scored for the Predators, who have lost three in a row (0-1-2) and six of the past seven (1-4-2). Juuse Saros stopped 23 shots as Nashville dropped to 4-4-2 on home ice this season. Saros is now 5-5-1 in 11 career appearances against Philadelphia.
Panthers 5, Kings 2
Sam Reinhart celebrated his 30th birthday by scoring the game-winning goal in the second period and Brad Marchand tallied twice to give Florida a win in Los Angeles.
Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers, who claimed only their second road win of the season by scoring four unanswered goals. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.
Anze Kopitar and Corey Perry replied for the Kings, who have claimed only one victory in seven home games. Goalie Anton Forsberg stopped 19 shots in the loss.
Lightning 6, Golden Knights 3
Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel each scored two goals and an assist as Tampa Bay rallied from an early two-goal deficit to win in Las Vegas.
Dominic James scored his first NHL goal and also had two assists for Tampa Bay, which won for the sixth time in its last seven games. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves.
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had an assist and Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists for Vegas, which took its fourth loss in its past six games (2-3-1). Carl Lindbom stopped 21 of 26 shots in his third career NHL start.
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COLTS CB SAUCE GARDNER CLEARS CONCUSSION PROTOCOL AND IS EXPECTED TO PLAY AGAINST THE FALCONS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts said Thursday newly acquired cornerback Sauce Gardner has cleared the concussion protocol and is expected to play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin.
Coach Shane Steichen said Wednesday the plan was to get him on the field — if he was cleared to play. Gardner was acquired in a surprise blockbuster deal with the New York Jets just before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
He is expected to speak for the first time since the trade later Thursday.
Adding the two-time All-Pro bolsters an Indy secondary that has been playing short-handed most of this season because of injuries. Gardner will be paired with Pro Bowl slot cornerback Kenny Moore II and the Colts remain hopeful their other Pro Bowl cornerback, Charvarius Ward, will be cleared through the concussion protocol after their bye week, which follows the Berlin trip.
DEFOREST BUCKNER RULED OUT FOR COLTS’ WEEK 10 GAME VS. FALCONS IN BERLIN
The Colts on Thursday ruled out defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (neck) for their Week 10 game against the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin.
Buckner did not participate in Wednesday or Thursday’s practice and will not travel with the team to Berlin.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner cleared concussion protocol on Thursday and will make his Colts debut Sunday against the Falcons.
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NO. 2 INDIANA LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN IN HAPPY VALLEY AGAINST SINKING PENN STATE
Terry Smith wants to give the Penn State football program something to feel good about, but he knows he’s running out of chances.
The team’s interim coach will lead the Nittany Lions (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) as they try to snap a five-game losing streak against No. 2 Indiana (9-0, 6-0) on Saturday.
With the athletic department currently searching for a new coach, Smith has taken on extra responsibilities. At this point, those include re-recruiting players who chose to don the program’s plaintive white helmets in the first place.
“The reality is no one knows who is going to be here,” Smith said. “When the next head coach is hired, that person could wipe the whole building out. We just try to stay grounded, keep our feet on the ground, and be professionals. The young men in the locker room, they deserve that. They’re showing up to work every single day, so us as coaching and as a staff, we have to give our 110% for these guys.”
Since Smith took over after James Franklin’s firing on Oct. 12, Penn State has lost in two of the Big Ten’s toughest environments. The Nittany Lions let Iowa come back and win 25-24 at Kinnick Stadium before losing in Columbus to No. 1 Ohio State 38-14.
While Smith tries to change Penn State’s trajectory with just four games left, it’s taken Curt Cignetti just two seasons to completely change the image of Indiana football.
The Hoosiers won a school record 11 games and made their first playoff appearance last season. This year they’ve extended their school record home winning streak to 14. Now, they can achieve another milestone — winning for the first time in 14 tries in State College.
The Hoosiers have struggled mightily in this series, going just 2-25 overall. It’s not something Cignetti intends to talk much about.
“Everything in this game is earned, not given, and you’ve got to earn it every single day,” Cignetti said. “The game gives you nothing. You get out what you put in. We’ve got to really be sharp this week and have a great mindset.”
Injury report
Indiana’s offense will be without starting guard Drew Evans. The status of two other starters, preseason All-American linebacker Aiden Fisher and top receiver Elijah Sarratt, probably won’t be known until Saturday.
Evans missed last week’s game with an undisclosed injury and was replaced in the lineup by Zen Michalski, an Ohio State transfer who had primarily played offensive tackle. Fisher injured his left knee in the rout over UCLA two weeks ago and was a late scratch at Maryland. Sarratt left last weekend’s game in the first half with an injured hamstring and was held out as a precaution though Cignetti said Sarratt also was dealing with an additional undisclosed injury.
Sarratt is tied for second among FBS players with 10 touchdown catches this season.
Another change
Two weeks ago, the Hoosiers faced a UCLA team that made midseason changes with the head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. Back then, Cignetti said he wouldn’t look at the film from those prior to the changes.
That’s not necessarily the case this week against another conference school that made a midseason coaching change.
“The defensive coordinator is still in place, and obviously we faced him last season at Ohio State, so that part of it really hasn’t changed,” Cignetti said. “We put a little bit more weight, obviously, on some games than others in our breakdowns. Same with the offense. But in regards to our defensive preparation, there will be obviously a strong focus on their offense since this fella (Ethan Grunkemyer) has been playing quarterback. That doesn’t mean that we won’t look at all the other stuff because a lot of it is core to what they do.”
Fresh faces
Penn State has looked for ways to get its vertical passing game going.
Smith has committed to playing freshmen receivers Tyseer Denmark and Koby Howard, but both underclassmen barely saw the field at Iowa and Ohio State. Howard caught one pass for 26 yards in Columbus while Denmark hasn’t caught a ball since the season opener.
The Nittany Lions are 104th nationally with only 62 passes of 10 or more yards. They’ve completed only 16 passes for more than 20 yards.
“We keep saying that,” Smith said. “It’s my job to make sure it gets changed. It will get changed this week. I’m talking with the offensive staff. We’re going to push the ball a little bit further down the field.”
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INDIANA WELCOMES UIC IN FRIDAY NIGHT ACTION
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball is back in action on Friday night when it hosts UIC in a 7 p.m. ET tipoff at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (1-0) vs. UIC (0-1)
Friday, November 7, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
ABOUT THE FLAMES
UIC opened the season at home on Monday in a 78-63 loss to Robert Morris. Their team features 10 newcomers and five returners on its roster as senior Jessica Carrothers led the Flames with 28 points in the opener. Senior Amelia Strong turned in 13 points and junior guard Julia Coleman had seven points.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 4-1
LAST MEETING
12/31/12 – W, 81-59 (Bloomington, Ind.)
NOTES
The season opened up for the Cream and Crimson on Tuesday night in an 80-46 triumph over Lipscomb. Senior guard Shay Ciezki led the way with 22 points while sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen added a career-high 19 points in her debut.
In Tuesday’s win, 56 of IU’s 80 points were scored inside the paint thanks to Socka-Nguemen’s career high and
Freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey joined an elite rookie club as she made her first career start in her first game in an IU uniform. She becomes just the sixth freshman to enter the starting lineup in the season opener under head coach Teri Moren. The Warrenton, Mo. native scored nine points and had five rebounds in her debut.
Friday’s game is the second of a three-game homestand to kick off the 2025-26 season. The Hoosiers will host Marshall on Tuesday, Nov. 11 before heading out for its first true road game at ACC foe Florida State.
UP NEXT
IU’s homestand continues Tuesday, Nov. 11 in a matchup with Marshall at 7 p.m. ET.
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HOOSIERS HOST PIVOTAL BIG TEN FINALE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On the final day of the Big Ten regular season, two teams – Indiana and UCLA – are positioning for the fourth and final conference tournament berth.
Indiana men’s soccer (11-5-1, 4-5-0 B1G) hosts Rutgers (8-5-3, 3-4-2 B1G)Friday (Nov. 7) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. With a victory and a UCLA tie or loss at Washington, IU can clinch the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament.
Kickoff on Friday is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and the match is non-ticketed. Fans unable to attend can watch the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
IU athletics has also updated available parking for the match. Fans may park in the lot across from the St. Paul Catholic Center, at the Bell Tower or at Redbud Hill Apartments. $10 parking is also available at Gates 12 and 14.
KICKING OFF
• Indiana owns an 8-1-1 record on its home pitch this season. With a season attendance of 32,444, a crowd greater than 1,730 would break Indiana’s single-season attendance record.
• After a four-match win streak in October, IU has suffered consecutive road defeats over the last two weeks – at No. 4 Maryland (3-2) and at Northwestern (0-2).
• Senior Palmer Ault is the focal point of a high-powered Indiana attack as a frontrunner for the MAC Hermann Trophy, leading the NCAA in points (38) and co-leading in goals (15).
ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers comes in within mathematical range of Indiana and UCLA in the Big Ten standings but doesn’t hold the tiebreaks to clinch a Big Ten Tournament bid. Still, the Scarlet Knights currently sit No. 38 in the RPI and will want to continue to build their NCAA Tournament resume.
• Head coach Jim McElderry leads the Scarlet Knights in his seventh season, sporting a 49-45-20 record during his time in Piscataway as well as a 176-170-67 career record over 23 seasons as a head coach.
• Junior midfielder Joschi Schelb ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten in goals (7), points (18) and shots on goal (22).
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has won 13 of the 20 meetings with Rutgers as well as eight of 13 since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten.
• The Hoosiers have won the last two meetings. IU celebrated winning a share of the Big Ten regular season title in a 4-1 victory the last time Rutgers visited in 2023. Last season, Indiana opened conference play with a 1-0 road result thanks to an 87th-minute winner from Tommy Mihalic.
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PURDUE HOPING TO ADD NEW TWIST TO SURPRISINGLY SUCCESSFUL SERIES AGAINST NO. 1 OHIO STATE
Barry Odom has been getting a crash course in Purdue football history all season.
The first-year Boilermakers coach jumped right into the scheduling debate this summer by calling out the school’s biggest rival, Indiana. He learned the nuances of the Shillelagh Trophy game against Notre Dame and the Cannon Trophy game against Illinois, and this week he’s getting briefed on the Boilermakers surprising success against Ohio State.
Now Odom is using those courses as the teacher for a roster that has few players who have suited up against the Buckeyes.
“It’s such a big game for a number of reasons. You go back and look historically at some of the successes Purdue has had in this game and you want to be used in as many ways as you can for your program,” Odom said. “It’s our job to teach, to continue to work to those (goals) and to teach our team.”
The record shows Purdue has beaten a ranked Buckeyes team eight times — four times when they were in the Top Five. That includes an embarrassing 49-20 blowout loss in 2018, one of coach Urban Meyer’s worst at Ohio State. Twenty-five years ago, Purdue’s win over the Buckeyes helped propel them to a Big Ten title.
And on Saturday, in their first meeting against a top-ranked team since 1990, the Boilermakers have a chance to add a new chapter to the legacy — even if it would be the biggest surprise of the college football season.
While defending champion Ohio State (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten, No. 1 CFP) seems destined for another Big Ten title game, another playoff bid and maybe another national championship, the Boilermakers (2-7, 0-6) have lost seven straight overall and a school record 15 straight in conference play.
Yet Buckeyes coach Ryan Day remains wary and not just because of this series’ history. He just watched the Boilermakers tape from last week’s closer-than-expected 21-16 loss — at Michigan. So, naturally, Day expects Purdue’s best one more time.
“I was part of that ’18 team, so I know what that was like,” Day said. “They have a lot of pride in that program and I think Barry Odom is a very good coach. Those guys are well coached and he is a good man and a good football coach. So we put the film on and watched them play last week and we know we have to be even better this week.”
Quarterback cradle
Purdue carries the distinction as college football’s “Cradle of Quarterbacks.”
But lately, it’s the Buckeyes who have been sending quarterbacks to the NFL. Players such as Justin Fields, C.J. Stroud and Will Howard are all on NFL rosters, and Saturday’s game could feature the next high draft pick in Heisman Trophy candidate Julian Sayin.
Sayin has the top passer efficiency rating in the Football Bowl Subdivision at 189.1. Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne ranks 95th at 124.7. And the Boilermakers could be facing FBS’ second-most efficient passer, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza (185.2), later this month.
Mockobee out
Odom announced Monday that running back Devin Mockobee, a former walk-on who became an instant fan favorite in 2022, has played his final game for the Boilermakers after undergoing ankle surgery last week. He’ll finish his career No. 4 on Purdue’s career rushing list with 2,987 yards. Mockobee used his social media account to thank his supporters.
“For a kid like me, the career I’ve had was never supposed to be on the table,” he wrote. “An under recruited kid who didn’t get looked at very much and took a chance and walked on at a Division I program. Always told I was ‘too small,’ ‘not fast enough’ or I didn’t ‘look the part.’ Despite it all I just decided to work. I think that’s why I’m grateful I took that chance and played it the hard way.”
Reese’s pieces
One big challenge for Purdue will be slowing down Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese. Last week against Penn State, he recorded 12 tackles, 2 1/2 tackles for loss and one sack as a general menace against the Nittany Lions.
The rewards followed. He was named the Big Ten defensive player of the week and the Chuck Bednarik national defensive player of the week. Reese leads Ohio State with 54 tackles and is second with nine tackles for loss and 6 1/2 sacks.
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WOLLARD NAMED AVCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR SEMIFINALIST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Kenna Wollard of the Purdue women’s volleyball team was named one of 14 semifinalists for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year, presented by Nike.
Following a stellar start to the season, Wollard came onto the scene as an addition to the Watch List with teammate Taylor Anderson. Un-touted in preseason awards, the Dunlap, Illinois native made a statement immediately, leading Purdue and the Big Ten in kills to start the year. The Boilermaker, who played the last two seasons on the right side, returned to her natural playing position as an outside hitter for the 2025 season.
Wollard, who generated eight percent of Purdue’s total points last year, ranks in the top-15 in the nation in both kills (394) and kills per set (4.58), which is on track to rank No. 7 in Purdue single-season history.
This season, Wollard has posted seven 20+ kill matches, including 33 at No. 24 UCLA while hitting .369% in the reverse sweep victory and 26 kills at Michigan State. With the battle at UCLA, Wollard became just the fourth Boilermaker in history to produce as many kills in a match, joining Purdue greats Bev Krupa (1998), Aneska Arosarena (1998 & 1999) and Annie Drews (2014) to accomplish the feat. As a result of her performance, Wollard earned National Player of the Week and her second Big Ten Player of the Week award of the year.
The junior has led Purdue to second place in the Big Ten standings, a No. 9 national ranking, a program-record three reverse sweeps – two of which were against ranked opponents, one of its best starts in program history (19-3, 10-2 Big Ten record), an undefeated record in all road matches (10-0 away, 4-0 neutral site), six wins against ranked opponents this season, and a No. 6 RPI ranking, believed to be the best in program history, all while the Boilermakers were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Ten with no All-Big Ten preseason accolades.
The AVCA announced the first seven National Player of the Year semifinalists today, and will release its second group of seven tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET. Four finalists from the list will be selected on Monday, December 15 with the reveal of the National Player of the Year on Friday, December 19 during the AVCA Convention before the National Championship.
Wollard and the Boilermakers have just eight matches remaining in the regular season, with six taking place in West Lafayette. This weekend, Purdue will host the No. 25 Penn State tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. ET followed by Iowa on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.
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#1 PURDUE HOSTS OAKLAND TO CLOSE OUT HOMESTAND
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[1 / 1] Purdue (1-0) vs. Oakland (0-1)
Friday, November 7 | 7:00 p.m. ET
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TV: Peacock (Chris Vosters, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE SCENE SETTER
• The No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers close out their opening week of play on Friday night when Horizon Conference power Oakland visits Mackey Arena for a 7 p.m. ET, tipoff. Purdue is coming off an 82-51 win over Evansville in the season opener, while Oakland fell to Michigan. It marks the end of a brief two-game homestand to open the season before the Boilermakers travel to Alabama next week.
• The Boilermakers are looking to start 2-0 or better for the fifth consecutive year and for the 17th time in Matt Painter’s 21 seasons.
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue won its 13th straight season opener on Tuesday night. The last 12 wins have come by an average of 32.1 points per game.
• Purdue will play its 12th game all-time at Mackey Arena as the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. The Boilermakers are 10-1 with the lone loss coming to Rutgers on Jan. 2, 2023 (65-64). Purdue’s 10 wins at home when ranked No. 1 have come by an average of 25.9 points, with just two of the 10 games being decided by less than 14 points. Overall, Purdue is 17-6 overall as the nation’s No. 1-ranked team.
• In the win over Evansville, Purdue used runs of 10-0, 11-0 and 17-0 during the contest to break the game open.
• Fletcher Loyer’s 30 points in a season opener were the most since Carsen Edwards scored 30 against Fairfield on Nov. 6, 2018. His seven 3-pointers also tied the most in a season opener, also set by Edwards against Fairfield.
• In the last two games dating to last season, Braden Smith has 26 assists against four turnovers (15 vs. Houston, 11 vs. Evansville).
• Smith moved into third place on the Big Ten’s career assists list with 769 helpers. Next on the chart is Mateen Cleaves (816 assists).
• With Fletcher Loyer scoring 30 points in the opener, Purdue now has four active players with 30-point games (Smith, Cluff, Kaufman-Renn).
• After going 13-of-29 (.448) from 3-point range vs. Evansville, Purdue is now shooting 43.4 percent from 3-point range in home games since the start of the 2023-24 season.
• Purdue has won 33 straight non-conference home games, dating to Nov. 9, 2019 (Texas). It’s the longest streak in school history.
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Purdue’s 117 victories rank third nationally (Houston – 133; Duke – 122).
• Purdue will play its first game as the No. 1 team in the KenPom ratings since a 78-75 win over Marquette in Maui on Nov. 22, 2023.
• Purdue’s 14 weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP poll since the 2021-22 season are the most in the country (Auburn – 11; Houston 10; Gonzaga – 9).
• Purdue had four players (Smith, Loyer, Kaufman-Renn, Cluff) nominated by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for their position awards. Purdue is one-of-five schools to have at least four players nominated (UConn, Houston – 5; Purdue, Duke, Florida – 4).
• Braden Smith has been named as the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, while Trey Kaufman-Renn joined him on the first team.
• Braden Smith is already the only player in Big Ten conference history to amass 1,350 points, 750 assists, 500 rebounds and 175 steals in a career. He is one of 14 players in NCAA history to reach those marks.
• Purdue has had a consensus first- or second-team All-American in seven of the past nine seasons despite never enrolling a top-30 recruiting class or a top-30 prospect at any point during that span.
• Matt Painter ranks fourth on the Big Ten’s list for career wins with 472, trailing only Tom Izzo (738), Bob Knight (662) and Gene Keady (512) in Big Ten history. Painter has 497 career victories and with four more victories, Painter will become the seventh-fastest active coach to reach 500 wins (Few, Calipari, Self, Pitino, Izzo, Bennett).
• Purdue has sold out its ticket allotment for the upcoming season, stretching its sellout streak in Mackey Arena to 106 games by the time the March 7, game against Wisconsin rolls around. Purdue enters the season with 89 straight sellouts dating to Jan. 15, 2019 (Rutgers).
• Purdue basketball has had two coaches in 46 seasons (Gene Keady, Matt Painter), accounting for 984 wins and 11 Big Ten titles.
• Painter is the ninth-longest tenured head coach at one school in the country (Kampe, Izzo, Mark Few – Gonzaga, James Jones – Yale, Randy Bennett – Saint Mary’s, Scott Drew – Baylor, Bill Self – Kansas, Gary Manchel – Mercyhurst).
• Purdue became the first school in Big Ten history to have its players win three straight Player of the Year honors (Zach Edey – 2023, 2024; Braden Smith – 2025).
• With the win over Evansville, Purdue has now won 32 straight games when holding foes to 59 or fewer points, dating to a 58-54 loss at Miami, Fla., on Dec. 8, 2020. Purdue is 188-7 under Matt Painter when holding foes to 59 or fewer points.
• With the 31-point win over Evansville, Purdue has won 41 games by 30 or more points since the start of the 2015-16 season. The 41 wins are the fifth most nationally in that span (Gonzaga, Houston, Duke, Texas Tech).
• Smith ranks second in career scoring among players that have been in the Big Ten for their whole careers (1,381 points) behind Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton (1,513 points). Fletcher Loyer is third (1,311 points).
• Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer will tie a school record on Friday by making the 112th consecutive start (Bruce Parkinson – 112).
• A Purdue player has led the country in two-point field goals made in each of the last two seasons (2024 – Zach Edey; 2025 – Trey Kaufman-Renn).
• Dating to last season, Braden Smith has dished out 26 assists in the last two games. He had a turnover on Purdue’s first offensive possession on Tuesday night, but went the last 39:49 without a turnover, while dishing out 11 assists in that span.
• Over his last 33 games (start of last year), Oscar Cluff has 23 games of 10 or more rebounds, including against Evansville.
• In four season openers, Fletcher Loyer averaged 20.0 points per game, while shooting 19-of-33 (.576) from 3-point range.
• Fletcher Loyer is 145-of-321 (.452) from 3-point range since the start of his sophomore season. Among active players with 100 or more 3-pointers made, his percentage is second nationally (TCU’s Tyler Lundblade – .472; 108 made 3-ptrs.).
• Since the start of his sophomore year, Fletcher Loyer is shooting 52.7 percent (77-of-146) from 3-point range in Mackey Arena.
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PAINTER ADDED FOR 2026 SEASON
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue softball head coach Magali Frezzotti announced the addition of Haley Painter for the upcoming 2026 season. Painter comes to Purdue as a graduate transfer after spending one season at Cal State Fresno and three at the University of Nevada Reno.
Haley Painter
Position: Third Base
Hometown: Oakley, Calif.
Previous School(s): Cal State Fresno (2021), University of Nevada (2022-2025)
High School: Antioch High School
Intended Major: Graduate Healthcare Certificate
Career Accolades:
First-Team NFCA All-West Region (Nevada- ’24, ’25)
Second-Team All-Mountain West (Nevada- 2024)
Mary Nutter All-Tournament Team (Nevada- 2025)
Mountain West Regular Season Champion (Nevada- 2025)
Second in Nevada program-history in single-season home runs (16)
CSC Academic All-District ( ’24, ’25)
Dean’s List- Fresno State (2022), Nevada (’23, ’24, ’25)
Four-year softball Captain at Antioch High School
High School Academic All-League (’18, ’19, ’20, ’21)
Prior to Purdue:
Painter excelled during her undergraduate career at both Fresno State and Nevada. As a redshirt freshman at Nevada, Painter started in 40 games while recording 20 runs, 24 hits, seven doubles, and five home runs with 16 RBI.
During her redshirt sophomore season, she was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team after starting in all 57 games at third base. Painter ranks second in program history in single-season home runs with 16, and finished the season with a .365 batting, 45 RBI: including 15 doubles and four triples. Painter recorded a .764 SLG%, a .484 OB%, and earned 33 putouts at third base.
In her final season at Nevada, Painter made 55 appearances, while batting .311 with 14 doubles, one triple, and 15 home runs. She recorded 4 RBI, while scoring 33 runs for a .411 OB% and a .683 SLG%.
For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).
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KARSH DROPS 24 AS PURDUE DOWNS EIU
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In just her second collegiate game, Purdue freshman Hila Karsh dropped 24 points as the women’s basketball team pulled away to an 82-67 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2022-23.
Karsh went 9-of-14 from the field, 5-of-7 from behind the arc. She added seven rebounds and four assists. Karsh became the first Boilermaker freshman to score 20 points, five rebounds, and five three-pointers since Courtney Moses against Michigan on Jan. 6, 2011.
Kiki Smith posted her second straight game in double figures off the bench with 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Kendall Puryear tacked on 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Freshman Avery Gordon turned in a solid performance over 14 minutes with eight points and six rebounds.
The Boilermakers shot 51.7% from the field and knocked down nine 3-pointers. Purdue posted a plus-seven advantage on the glass and turned 10 offensive rebounds into 12 points.
After a slow start in the first quarter, Purdue scored 20 or more points in each of the final three frames. In the second half, Purdue shot over 50% from the floor and connected six times from behind the arc, finishing with assists on nine of the 17 made field goals in the final 20 minutes.
KEY MOMENTS
EIU (0-2) jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, taking advantage of five Purdue turnovers. After falling behind by as many as seven, Kendall Puryear knocked down a mid-range buzzer beater to make it a four-point deficit after one.
Purdue rolled off an 8-2 run to start the second with three points from both Tara Daye and Puryear. The freshman duo of Karsh and Gordon scored the next eight points for the Boilermakers, as the hosts opened a 33-27 lead. Purdue tallied 20 points in the second quarter at a 46.7% clip to take a 37-32 lead into the break.
Early in the third, Karsh knocked down her third 3-pointer of the night, starting a 10-2 run that opened up a 53-41 advantage with 3:24 to play. Taylor Feldman scored her first points as a Boilermaker to keep the hosts’ lead at double digits heading into the fourth.
Karsh laced another 3-pointer to start the final frame, before EIU chipped the gap down to seven. Smith went on her own nine-point run with a pair of 3-pointers, plus an and-one to put the game away. Madison Layden-Zay capped the night with her 209th career 3-pointer.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series against Eastern Illinois 7-3 with a 5-0 record at home. The Boilermakers have won five straight matchups with the Panthers, dating back to 1981.
• Purdue connected on seven or more 3-pointers for the 66th time under head coach Katie Gearlds.
• Purdue scored 80 or more points for the 21st time under coach Katie Gearlds, improving to a 20-1 record on such occurrences.
• The Boilermakers shot 43.3% from three, marking the 27th time the team shot 40% or higher from three under coach Gearlds.
• Layden-Zay moved to 33rd on the all-time Purdue scoring list with a total of 1,037 points.
• She also moved to 21st on the all-time assists list for Purdue with 293 and is one shy of entering the top 20.
• Katie Gearlds picked up her 291st win, pulling her win 300 for her career.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will have the weekend off before heading out on the road for the first time to Purdue Fort Wayne next Wednesday. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
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NO. 10 NOTRE DAME HOPING TO KEEP PLAYOFF DREAMS ALIVE BY AVOIDING NIGHTMARE AGAINST NAVY
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is well aware of the headaches Navy and its unusual, triple-option offense can cause. He got a first-hand glimpse of it when he was the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati.
He doesn’t want to see a repeat Saturday when the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish host the Midshipmen on the cusp of earning a second straight playoff berth.
So Freeman has spent this weekend making sure his players understand the nuances of one of college football’s most complex and challenging offenses.
“I feel we’ll have a good plan,” Freeman said Monday. “Our guys will play fast. We’ll be able to adapt and adjust. Our guys have experience, which is important.”
Freeman seems to have figured it out, too, going 2-0 in the series as Notre Dame’s coach, though he hasn’t forgotten about that embarrassing 42-32 loss to Navy in 2017 with the Bearcats.
The Fighting Irish (6-2, No. 10 CFP) have found their groove this season after a rocky start. Since losing their first two, both against top-20 teams, they’ve reeled off six straight wins, C.J. Carr has looked like one of the most promising young quarterbacks in the country and a stouter Irish defense is forcing turnovers.
It’s a combination that will be seriously challenged by Navy (7-1), which suffered its first loss last weekend — 31-17 at North Texas — and is one of six teams in the recently renamed American Conference with only one loss in league play.
“We’ve got a phenomenal opportunity in front of us,” said coach Brian Newberry, whose team leads the nation at 317 yards rushing per game.
Blake Horvath also leads the nation’s quarterbacks and ranks fifth overall with an average 115.8 yards.
Yet the Midshipmen faced a similar situation last season when Notre Dame couldn’t afford another loss if it wanted to make the playoff, and then-unbeaten Navy was trying to fight its way into the postseason conversation. The result: Navy had six turnovers and allowed 466 yards as Notre Dame rolled to a 51-14 victory at MetLife Stadium.
Now, Navy is looking to return the favor and its first win over a top-10 team since beating Houston 46-40 in 2016. It hasn’t beaten a top-10 team on the road since in 1974 when they won at Penn State 7-6. And if anyone at Notre Dame starts to underestimate Navy’s ground game, all Freeman needs to do is remind of what happened when we has with Cincinnati.
“The very first time I faced Navy, they might have ran for a record,” Freeman said, recalling the 569 yards rushing the Midshipmen piled up that day — three short of the school record. “I didn’t have any answer. They just kept running the ball, and we couldn’t stop it. It’s a rough feeling. It was a decision we all made as a coaching staff, but it was like, ‘We can’t let this happen again. We’ve got to dive deeper into it. We’ve got to figure out what they’re looking for, not just how to stop it.’”
The other side
Navy has its own concern in stopping one of college football’s top rushing duos — preseason All-American Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price.
Love has rushed for 11 touchdowns and is 106 yards away from his second straight 1,000-yard season. Price has 521 yards rushing, eight TD runs, one TD catch and two kickoff returns for scores — giving Notre Dame the distinction as the FBS’ only team with two players with 11 or more TDs.
“Both have home run capabilities,” Navy coach Brian Newberry said. “They can both go to the house from anywhere on the field. Obviously, it’s going to be a huge challenge for us, and they’re big and physical up front. We have to do a great job of tackling.”
Special rivalry
Although Notre Dame has dominated this rivalry with an 83-13-1 record that included a streak of 43 straight wins from 1966-2006, Freeman still sees the value in the series.
“I think this is a unique one, because it’s an every-year rivalry like USC,” Freeman said. “We know how big this game is for both teams. The history of this rivalry game means a lot.”
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IRISH DEFEAT DUKE 2-1 TO ADVANCE TO THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
CARY, N.C. – For the first time in program history, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s soccer team is heading to the ACC Championship. On Thursday evening, the No. 2-seed Irish (14-1-2, 8-1-1) secured their spot in the championship by defeating the No. 3-seed Duke Blue Devils (13-4-1, 7-3-0) in the ACC semifinals in a hard-fought 2-1 victory.
The sophomore duo of All-ACC First Team forwards, Izzy Engle and Annabelle Chukwu, each scored a goal in the win. Charlie Codd, Abby Mills, and Morgan Roy each dished out an assist for the Irish.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a battle from the start in Cary, but ultimately, the Irish would strike first and are now 11-0-1 this season when doing so.
The Irish had an opportunity in the 27th minute and who other than the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Izzy Engle, to put the Fighting Irish on the board first.
Codd sent Engle a beautiful ball through three Blue Devil defenders before Engle was able to shoot past a diving Duke goalkeeper to give the Irish the 1-0 advantage.
The Blue Devils continued to look for chances as they finally had an equalizer in the 41st minute to make it 1-all heading into halftime.
Looking to take their first lead of the night, Duke had another look early in the second half in the 53rd minute, but was called back on an offsides call.
In the 63rd minute, the Irish had a chance on a great shot from Engle, but it hit the crossbar to keep it at an even 1-1 slate.
In the final 15 minutes, Kasica had two big-time saves to keep the Irish in the game. After a save in the 77th minute, she followed with another huge save on a corner kick header in the 82nd minute.
With just under three minutes on the clock, the Irish had their final chance of the night to put themselves in front. Roy was on the attack as she sent it right past a defender to Chukwu who on a sliding kick, sent it past the goalkeeper to put the Irish up 2-1 in the closing minutes.
The Irish would hold the Blue Devils scoreless as the time expired and the Irish made history in the 2-1 win to give them a chance at the ACC Championship title on Sunday.
UP NEXT
The Irish will take on the winner of No. 1-seed Stanford and No. 5-seed Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 12 p.m. ET. The match will take place at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. and can be watched on ACC Network.
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PREVIEW: BUTLER TO END REGULAR SEASON AT ST. JOHN’S
The Butler men’s soccer team will play its final match of the regular season on the road, Friday, at St. John’s.
The Bulldogs (5-10-1, 2-4-1 BIG EAST) currently sit in third in the BIG EAST Midwest Division while the Red Storm (8-5-3, 3-3-1 BIG EAST) are fifth in the East Division.
Bulldog Bits
through games 11/4/25
- Aiden Benitez leads the BIG EAST (24th nationally) with 3 game-winning goals, and he is sixth with four assists.
- Aurie Briscoe ranks second in the BIG EAST (41st nationally) with 56 saves.
Butler at St. John’s
DATE/TIME: Friday, November 7 / 7PM
LOCATION: Queens, N.Y. / Belson Stadium
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
St. John’s has wins this season that include No. 19 Akron, Villanova, Providence, and Temple, and the Red Storm has ties with No. 2 Marshall, No. 5 Wake Forest, and Xavier. Losses include No. 23 Hofstra, Georgetown, Seton Hall, and UConn.
The Series: St. John’s leads the overall series, 9-4-2, and won last season in Indianapolis, 2-1.
Butler most recent win was in 2022 in Indianapolis.
St. John’s has the edge, 6-4-2, over the most recent string of 12 matches dating back
to 2012.
Prior to 2012, the teams met in 1996, 2000, and 2001.
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BUTLER HOSTS 2025 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM COLUMBIA IN FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Columbia on Friday, Nov. 7 at Hinkle Fieldhouse with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m. Butler opened the season with a 74-53 win over Wright State on Monday.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler opened the season with a 74-53 victory over Wright State on Monday in BU’s annual Kids Day game that saw over 1,000 local Indianapolis students attend the game.
Lily Zeinstra led the Bulldogs in scoring with 14 points on an efficient 5-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. Nevaeh Jackson followed closely behind with 13 points.
Saniya Jackson was spectacular on defense for BU against the Raiders recording six steals in the game. That is the most steals in a game from a Butler player since Kristen Spolyar had six on Feb. 9, 2020 against Villanova. Jackson was two steals short of her career-high, eight.
Freshman Addison Baxter stuffed the stat sheet on Monday earning eight assists to go with six points and six rebounds against WSU. Baxter’s eight assists in the contest are the most in a game from a Butler player since Nov. 23, 2021 when Zoe Jackson did it against SIUE.
Butler went 16-18 in 2024-25 posting an 11-6 record at Hinkle. BU finished 5-13 in conference play picking up wins over Georgetown, Marquette, Xavier and Providence.
The Bulldogs earned a berth in the 2025 WNIT Tournament and advanced to the second round after defeating UIC 61-54. Lily Zeinstra led the squad with 16 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. Zeinstra chipped in three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
The Bulldogs have earned back-to-back WNIT berths under head coach Austin Parkinson.
Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.
BU’s transfer class includes 2023-24 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Kennedy Langham (Samford), ESPN’s No. 60 recruit in the Class of 2024 McKenna Johnson (Minnesota), 2024-25 America East Conference Sixth Player of the Year Caroline Dotsey (Maine), twins Nevaeh Jackson and Saniya Jackson from Valparaiso, Mallory Miller (Arizona State), and Gabby Wilke (South Dakota).
Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons. The Kokomo, Indiana native earned his 266th career win against UIC in the WNIT last season.
Assistant Coach Chelsey Perry served on Taylor’s staff last season in an assistant role before joining the Bulldog staff this past summer. BU faced Taylor in an exhibition on Oct. 28 at Hinkle Fieldhouse that saw the Bulldogs cruise to a 95-63 victory.
SCOUTING COLUMBIA
Columbia posted a 24-7 record in 2024-25 boasting a 13-1 record in Ivy League action. The Lions won the Ivy League and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating No. 11 seeded Washington before falling to West Virginia in the Round of 32.
Riley Weiss was named to the 2026 Beck Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award watch list during the preseason. Weiss, a two-time Ivy League champion, is coming off a sophomore season that saw her average 18.8 points per game while shooting 37.6 percent from 3-point range. The junior was named a First Team All-Ivy League selection a year ago.
Columbia returns 10 players from last seasons’ NCAA Tournament team. The Lions return four of their top six scorers from a season ago headlined by Weiss and Perri Page who averaged 7.3 points per game.
Columbia was picked to finish second in the Ivy League Preseason Coaches’ Poll, earning three first-place votes behind Princeton who earned 17 first-place votes.
Megan Griffith enters her tenth season at the helm of the Lions as is the winningest coach in the history of Columbia women’s basketball. Griffith and her staff were named the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024-25 and boasts a career record of 146-91 at Columbia.
ALL-TIME SERIES
This will be the first meeting between the two sides in program history.
2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.
The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.
Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer’s tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 12 as BU hosts Central Michigan in a Wednesday night affair. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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BUTLER SET TO TRAVEL OUT EAST FOR FINAL ROAD MATCHES OF THE SEASON
Friday, Nov. 7- Butler and UConn will square off at 5:30 p.m. ET Watch Live Stats
Saturday No. 8- Butler will take on Providence at 4 p.m. ET Watch Live Stats
Butler Recently
Butler will head to the East Coast for its final road trip of the season this weekend. The Dawgs have won four of their past six matches and three of their last four. Last weekend at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler went 1-1, defeating Georgetown and falling to Villanova.
The Dawgs enter the weekend 5-7 in Big East play, sitting in eighth place in the current conference standings. They are two games back of Marquette, the No. 4 seed with four matches remaining and remain in contention for a Big East Tournament berth.
Bulldogs Bites
Alaleh Tolliver is third in the conference in kills (3.84 per set).
Tolliver is also fourth in the BIG EAST in points (4.53 per set).
Kaylee Finnegan is sixth in the conference in assists (8.23 per set)
Finnegan was named BIG EAST setter of the week on Sept. 2 after she posted 128 assists over the course of three matches.
Lauren Evans is third in the conference in digs (4.27 per set)
Elise Ward has tallied 259 kills on the season. Also, Ward is seventh in the conference in service aces (19).
Coach Kyle Shondell won his 100th career match as a collegiate women’s volleyball coach, Friday Oct. 24 against Seton Hall.
Scouting UConn
Butler and Connecticut will square off for the second time this season Friday evening. On Oct. 11, UConn got the best of the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Huskies sit at 6-6 in BIG EAST play and are the current No. 5 seed, on the outside looking in at the Big East Tournament. Emma Werkmeister leads UConn in kills, averaging 3.81 per set, which ranks fourth in the Big East. Setter Doga Kutlu runs the offense for the Huskies and ranks third in the conference in assists, averaging 9.20 per set.
Scouting Providence
The Dawgs and Friars previously met on Oct. 10, when Butler swept Providence. Butler now leads the all-time series against the Friars 22-0.
Providence enters the weekend 2-10 in BIG EAST play after going 1-1 last weekend. Hadley Pride leads the BIG EAST in kills for the Friars, averaging 5.22 per set. On the defensive side, Sophie Adkins ranks sixth in the conference in kills, averaging 3.46 per set.
Up Next
The Dawgs will wrap up the regular season next weekend at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will face Marquette at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. The team will then celebrate Senior Day and take on DePaul at noon Sunday, Nov. 16.
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JAGUARS FALL IN 2025-26 HOME OPENER TO LIU, 94-90
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team fell just short against the Northeast Conference preseason favorites on Thursday night (Nov. 6) as the Jaguars fell at home to LIU, 94-90. Freshman Maguire Mitchell scored a team-high 22 points, including six treys, and fifth-year senior Matt Compas came off the bench with 20 points on 10-of-17 shooting.
Greg Gordon paced LIU (1-1) with 29 points and Mason Porter-Brown finished with 18 points.
The game featured 10 ties and 15 lead changes, the final coming when LIU scored six straight points after Jaxon Edwards had given the Jags an 88-87 advantage by tipping in his own miss with 3:11 to play. LIU countered with three straight buckets, all in the paint, aided by a pair of IU Indy (0-2) turnovers, to build a 93-88 lead with under a minute to play. Edwards made it a one-possession game with an emphatic two-handed dunk and the Jags had a chance to tie the game after forcing an LIU turnover. However, Mitchell missed a contested three from the left wing and the Jaguars were forced to foul to extend the game. Gordon split the pair to finish the night’s scoring.
“Frustrating,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “We just made some plays at the end of the game that are uncharacteristic. We kind of lost our heads a little bit. We felt good in the second half when we got up eight and then we turned the ball over and we just had hard time stopping them driving to the rim.
“They drove us to the rim and scored and when they didn’t score, they got the offensive rebounds and put it up and in. We’ve got to clean some stuff up.”
LIU shot 59 percent from the field with minimal degree of difficulty as the bulk of the attempts came inside the arc. The Sharks finished with 66 points in the paint while the Jaguars shot just 44 percent overall and 8-of-30 (26.7 percent) from three.
LIU led by as many as 10 in the first half before the Jaguars found their footing and eventually took a 53-46 lead into intermission. The Jaguars forced 17 first half turnovers, making the visiting Sharks uncomfortable the full 94 feet from the opening tip. The Jags pushed the lead to eight in the early stages of the second half on a Compas layup and either stayed even or in front until Gordon split a pair of free throws with 7:39 to play. Neither team led by more than two possessions over the final 11-plus minutes of the contest.
Edwards closed with 13 points, including a highlight reel three-point play in the second half and Woodward added 12 points, six assists and three rebounds. Kyler D’Augustino finished with 10 points, six rebounds and six assists. The Jaguars collected 16 steals and forced 23 LIU miscues, but only converted them into 24 points at the other end.
“It’s game two of 31 so we’ve just got to stay positive, regroup tomorrow and prepare for our next game and just come out with a lot of energy,” Compas said. “They were physical. They got to the offensive glass too much. We’ve got to do a better job of just boxing out, flying around faster and being smarter with the ball.”
The Jaguars will return to action on Saturday (Nov. 8) when they travel across town to face Butler at 5:00 p.m. inside Hinkle Fieldhouse at 5:00 p.m.
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MEN’S S&D SET TO HOST BELLARMINE SATURDAY
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s swimming and diving program competes at home for the first time this season as it joins the women to host Bellarmine inside the Lewellen Aquatic Center Nov. 8. Events for the meet are slated to begin at 1 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s competition versus Bellarmine will serve as a red out for the Cardinals, with fans encouraged to pack the Lewellen Aquatic Center to support the men’s and women’s squads as they battle the Knights.
The men come into the weekend after claiming 10 out of 16 event wins en route to defeat UIC 186-112 Oct. 24. Seven different Cardinals claimed individual victories, with Malcolm Slater leading the way with wins in the 500 (4:37.98) and 1000 (9:36.66) freestyles. Slater’s efforts that afternoon earned himself the Missouri Valley Conference’s Men’s Swimmer of the Week honor.
At Bellarmine last season, Ball State picked up wins in four of the 11 events contested but fell to the Knights 112-93. The meet saw individual success from Slater, who earned wins in the distance freestyle events, and Jacob Siewers, who took first in the 100 freestyle (46.59) and swam anchor for the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:07.99).
The Knights are coming off a successful performance at home, earning 18 podium finishes, including three podium sweeps, to see a 135-70 win over Southern Indiana Nov. 1.
Fans can follow the action during Saturday’s competitions via Meet Mobile.
IN THE MVC RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have 12 student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events heading into this weekend’s meets.
Men’s Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MVC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 7th – AJ Friend (20.72) / 8th – William Raches (20.76) / 13th – Benjamin Clarkston (21.03)
100 Freestyle: 4th – Jacob Siewers (44.79) / 10th – William Raches (45.67) / 13th – George Patterson (45.82) / 16th – AJ Friend (46.36)
200 Freestyle: 2nd – George Patterson (1:38.09) / 4th – Jacob Siewers (1:38.99) / 7th – Malcolm Slater (1:39.24)
500 Freestyle: 7th – Malcolm Slater (4:37.98)
1000 Freestyle: 6th – Malcolm Slater (9:36.66) / 11th – Tommy Brunner (9:48.34) / 13th – Seth Blossom (9:54.07)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: 4th – William Raches (49.62) / 12th – Ike Ruszkowski (50.76)
200 Backstroke: 16th – Ike Ruszkowski (1:53.53)
100 Breaststroke: 3rd – Aidan Biddle (54.66) / 12th – Reeve Ferber (57.05)
200 Breaststroke: N/A
100 Butterfly: 7th – AJ Friend (49.09) / 11th – Henry Ko (50.01) / 14th – Malcolm Slater (50.78) / 15th – Reeve Ferber (50.82) / 16th – Luke Pryor (50.86)
200 Butterfly: 14th – Henry Ko (1:53.59)
200 IM: N/A
400 IM: N/A
200 Freestyle Relay: 1st – Ball State (1:21.90)
400 Freestyle Relay: N/A
800 Freestyle Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: 4th – Ball State (1:31.75)
400 Medley Relay: 4th – Ball State (3:20.74)
FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Junior Zach Shaddy currently leads the Cardinals on the 1M board (293.33), while senior Porter Brovont leads the on the 3M board (322.35).
Ball State Divers Top Results in 2025-26
Porter Brovont (Sr.) – 286.88 on 1M / 322.35* on 3M
Zach Shaddy (Jr.) – 293.33 on 1M / 301.88 on 3M
Mitchell Mauck (So.) – 258.98 on 1M / 240.90 on 3M
Emilio Perez (So.) – 234.83 on 1M / 250.43 on 3M
NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Marks: 300 on 1M / 320 on 3M
EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 10 individual event wins, and three relay wins so far this season.
2025-26 Men’s Individual Event Winners (10)
2 – George Patterson (Fr.)
Oct. 11 at Indiana Intercollegiates: 200 Freestyle (1:38.09)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 200 Freestyle (1:41.64)
2 – Jacob Siewers (Sr.)
Oct. 11 at Indiana Intercollegiates: 100 Freestyle (44.79)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 100 Freestyle (45.28)
2 – Malcolm Slater (Jr.)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 1000 Freestyle (9:36.66) / 500 Freestyle (4:37.98)
1 – William Raches (Jr.)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 100 Backstroke (51.02)
1 – Aidan Biddle (Jr.)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 100 Breaststroke (56.06)
1 – Henry Ko (Fr.)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 200 Butterfly (1:53.59)
1 – Ike Ruszkowski (So.)
Oct. 24 at UIC: 200 Backstroke (1:53.53)
2025-26 Men’s Relay Winners (3)
2 – 200 Freestyle Relay
Oct. 11 at Indiana Intercollegiates: Clarkston, Siewers, Patterson and Friend (1:21.90)
Oct. 24 at UIC: Friend, Raches, Clarkston, Siewers (1:22.76)
1 – 400 Medley Relay
Oct. 24 at UIC: Raches, Biddle, Friend, Siewers (3:20.74)
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VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS EMU TO CLAIM AT LEAST A SHARE OF 2025 MAC TITLE
YPSILANTI, Mich. – – For the 11th time in program history, the Ball State women’s volleyball program is a Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champion.
The Cardinals (18-9; 14-1 MAC) earned at least a share of the 2025 MAC regular season title and the top seed in the upcoming MAC Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21) sweep of Eastern Michigan Thursday evening at the Gervin GameAbove Center.
“It’s definitely a great accomplishment and I’m extremely proud of our group for their perseverance and toughness so far this season,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips exclaimed! “The MAC is an incredibly talented league, and we’ve continued to work hard, continued to push ourselves to be better each week. I’m excited to see us continue to grow this season.”
Ball State, which also earned hosting rights to the 2026 MAC Volleyball Championship with the victory, will battle the Eagles (12-16; 4-11 MAC) again tomorrow at 6 p.m. looking to secure the regular season title outright.
“Our team is anything but satisfied right now,” Phillips added. “We know we have so much more we want to accomplish this season, so motivation this group is not a worry whatsoever. We have a determined group and are ready to keep grinding!”
In Thursday’s victory over of the Eagles (12-16; 4-11 MAC), the Cardinals jumped out to a hot start with an eight-point win in the opening set, hitting .342 along the way. Host EMU countered with a 7-2 start in the second stanza, before the Cardinals battled back to even the score at 9-9.
From there, the teams battled to a 14-14 stalemate before an Eagles service error sent sophomore outside Carson Tyler to the service line. Tyler would proceed to serve the next 10 points, including a pair of aces, to give Ball State a 25-14 victory in the frame.
The third set saw the teams battle to a 21-21 tie before a kill from junior middle Camryn Wise gave Tyler the serve once again. She proceeded to serve the final three points, starting with a kill from sophomore opposite Tiffany Snook followed by a pair of EMU errors, to give the Cardinals at least a share of the league’s regular season title.
Along with her strong serving, Tyler led all players with 12 kills and chipped in a match-high tying 11 digs for her 15th double-double of the season. She also tallied one of Ball State’s two solo blocks in the victory.
Wise continued her strong hitting, leading all players with .533 (8-0-15) attack percentage. The effort raised her MAC-leading season attack percentage to .394, including a .436 mark in league play.
Snook and junior middle Gwen Crull each added seven kills, while graduate outside Noelle VanOort registered six. Their efforts were aided by the setting of junior Lindsey Green and freshman Reese Axnesswho ran the offense at a .292 (44-13-106) clip. Axness dished out a match-high 18 assists and added six digs, while Green recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 16 assists and 10 digs.
Also collecting in double-figure digs was sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter, who tied Tyler for match-high honors with 11.
Ball State’s combined defensive effort limited EMU to a .123 (29-16-106) attack percentage in the match. Bri Struck led the Eagles with 10 kills, while AshleeKay Christensen earned a team-high 10 digs.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTING MANSFIELD FRIDAY NIGHT
The Ball State men’s basketball team is set to host Mansfield at 7 p.m., on Friday night at Worthen Arena in its second game of the season.
Links to the ESPN+ stream, radio broadcast, live stats and tickets can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State topped Louisiana 75-64 on Monday night to open the season with a win in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. The Cardinals were led by Davion Hill’s 16 points and eight rebounds, while Cam Denson added 14 points and Armoni Zeigler 13 points and five assists.
The Mansfield Mountaineers are a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference out of NCAA Division II. Head coach John Szentesy is in his eighth season leading the program.
Leading scorers from last season LJ Stansbury (13.9 points per game) and Sterling Scott (13.3) returned to the Mountaineers this year. This will be Mansfield’s first game of the season.
Ball State will next play its first road game of the regular season on Tuesday night at Wisconsin.
STRONG FINISH TO A STRONG START: Ball State closed strong in Monday’s season-opening 75-64 win against Louisiana, going on an 11-2 run after leading 58-56 with just under five minutes to play.
Four different Cardinals scored during the stretch including Mason Jones and Juwan Maxey who hit 3-pointers and Cam Denson an and-one. Armoni Zeigler capped the run with a field goal to give the hosts a 69-58 lead with 1:36 to play.
HILL FAMILY REUNION:Davion Hill will have an opportunity Friday night to face off with his brother David who is a junior guard at Mansfield.
Davion began his Ball State career with a bang Monday leading the team in points (16) and rebounds (eight) while adding four assists.
SUCCESS VS SUN BELT: Monday night’s win over Louisiana in the season opener was Ball State’s third in as many tries in home games of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
Ball State topped Old Dominion 73-68 on Nov. 11, 2023 and Southern Miss 77-76 on Feb. 8, 2025 in the two previous installments of the challenge at Worthen Arena.
I’VE SEEN YOU BEFORE: Senior guard Elmore James IV is no stranger to the Mid-American Conference having played three seasons at Ohio before coming to Ball State.
The Cleveland, Ohio native has made 24 starts in 50 career MAC games, scoring 339 points. James averaged 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds overall last season for the Bobcats while shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point range.
FAMILIAR NAME: Junior guard Armoni Zeigler, a transfer from Saint Peter’s, is the brother of former Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler.
Armoni averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Peacocks last season while leading the team in field goals made (114) and steals (43).
BIG GAME POTENTIAL: Guards Devon Barnes, Juwan Maxey and Davion Hill have shown the ability to put up big scoring games in their collegiate careers.
The senior Barnes put up 40 points in a game as a freshman at Triton Community College and 33 against California Baptist as a sophomore at Tarleton State. Fellow senior Maxey scored 29 points against Milwaukee last season when he went to Youngstown State and 23 points vs Robert Morris in the Horizon League championship game. Hill, a redshirt sophomore, tallied double
figures in points on 22 occasions including a season-high 38 points last season at Northwest Florida State College.
FLYING FISH: Redshirt sophomore forward Kayden Fish comes to Muncie with NCAA Tournament experience after scoring an and-one and registering a block and a steal last March in Iowa State’s first round win over Lipscomb.
The Kansas City, Mo., was awarded a medical redshirt his freshman year with the Cyclones and played in nine games last season before transferring to Ball State.
TV GAME AT WORTHEN ARENA: The game against Ohio originally scheduled for Jan. 17 in Muncie has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 due to it being aired on CBS Sports Network.
Ball State’s most recent home MAC game on a Friday was back on March 3, 2023 against Toledo in a game that was also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
WELCOME TO THE MAC: Ball State plays league newcomer UMass twice in the regular season in the first season in the league for the Minutemen.
The Cardinals play at UMass on Jan. 10 before hosting the Minutemen on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams have faced off only once prior, in an 89-86 Ball State win on Nov. 21, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADS SOUTH ON I-69 TO TAKE ON IU INDY SUNDAY
Preseason Notes:
– The Ball State women’s basketball team was picked fourth in the 2025-26 Mid-American Conference preseason poll. The Cardinals were also recognized as one of the favorites to win the tournament again this season.
– Ball State is coming off another historic season under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee. The Cardinals return four players from the 2024-25 MAC regular season and tournament title squad. Last year’s team made the programs second-ever appearance at the NCAA Tournament and ended the year with a 27-8 overall record.
– The Cardinals welcome back junior Tessa Towers, along with sophomores Zuri Ransom and Grace Kingery. All three logged minutes to help last year’s championship team achieve their goals. Junior Ashlynn Brooke will re-enter the lineup as well after recovering from an injury that occurred in 2024.
– The additions to this year’s team include transfers Karsyn Norman and Bree Salenbien. The Cardinals also bring in true freshmen Zhen Verburgt, Violeta Rojas, Alba Caballero, Giorgia Gorini, Brooke Winchester, Aniss Tagayi and Laura Martinez.
– Ball State was picked 11th in the College Insider Women’s Mid Major Top 25 poll. Only two teams from the Mid-American Conference made the top 25 the only other school was Kent State which was tabbed 10th.
Strong Schedule: Just like in years past, Brady Sallee and his staff have put together a challenging non-conference schedule which features four teams that competed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament; Arkansas State, Cincinnati, Louisville and South Dakota State.
It’s GAMEDAY:
– Ball State and IU Indy (IUPUI) have met 11 times, with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 9-2.
– The Cardinals have won their last four meetings including a victory in Muncie last year by a score of 89-63.
– You will see some familiar faces on the Jaguars’ roster Hailey and Olivia Smith along with Sydney Bolden who all transferred this year from BSU.
Sallee Strong: Brady Sallee is known for developing his players into strong shooters,over the years. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have ranked in the top 75 nationally in offense. In 2023-24 the Cardinals were 53rd in offense averaging 72.7 points per game while in 2024-25 Ball State finished the year ranked 72nd averaging 72.5 points per game.
Game WON:
– The Ball State women’s basketball team opened the 2025-26 season with a 68-66 victory at Arkansas State Monday night in First National Bank Arena.
– Ball State placed three in double-digit scoring led by Grace Kingery with 15 while Karsyn Norman chipped in 14 points and Zhen Verburgt tallied 13. Defensively, the Cardinals were led by Bree Salenbien with 12 rebounds.
– Ball State outrebounded Arkansas State, 52-39.
Scouting IU Indy:
The IU Indy women’s basketball team had an impressive showing against Big Ten foe Northwestern, narrowly falling 67–64 Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
– Five players scored in double figures E’Zaria Adams (13 pts), Destini Craig (13 pts), Sydney Bolden (11 pts) along with Hailey and Olivia Smith (10 pts piece.
– The Jaguars have two games already under their belt as they beat Indiana State on Nov. 3 by a 67-64 decision in The Jungle.
What’s Next:
The Cardinals return home for their first game in Worthen Arena on Wednesday when Ball State hosts Northern Kentucky at 6:30 pm ET. This marks the fourth meeting between Ball State and Northern Kentucky. Behind Grace Kingery’s 23-point performance, the Cardinals were able to bring home the 71-44 road victory last year on Dec. 15, 2024 against Northern Kentucky.
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INDIANA STATE PICKS UP FIRST WIN OF SEASON AGAINST ILLINOIS TECH
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball made its 2025-26 home debut one to remember for acting head coach Mark Slessinger, as the Sycamores rolled to a 104-73 victory over Illinois Tech on Thursday night inside the Hulman Center.
Sterling Young led the way with a 20-point performance as 11 different Sycamores (1-1) scored in the win. Enel St. Bernard (17), Ian Scott (13), Derek Vorst (12), and Markus Harding (11) all finished in double figures for Indiana State.
The Scarlet Hawks opened the game with the first two points before the Sycamores responded with a 7-0 run capped by a Sterling Young jumper to take an early lead. Illinois Tech briefly regained momentum to go up 14-12 at the 14:37 mark, but Indiana State answered with a 16-2 run over the next four minutes, fueled by baskets from Vorst, Zyair Greene, and Young, to reclaim control.
Indiana State carried that momentum into halftime, closing the first period on a 9-0 run highlighted by three-straight free throws from Bruno Alocen to take a 59-43 lead into the locker room. Harding and Vorst paced the Sycamores early with nine points apiece.
Illinois Tech’s Owen Walsh opened the second half with a bucket, but the Sycamores quickly extended their advantage behind a 13-0 run over 3:28, pushing the lead to 30 points following a Cooper Bean three-pointer with 9:02 to play.
The Scarlet Hawks tried to cut into the deficit with a 7-1 run late in the half, but St. Bernard’s second-chance dunk with 5:20 remaining reignited the Sycamore offense. Indiana State never looked back, closing the night with a dominant 31-point victory.
Young finished 6-for-11 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the line to reach a season-high 20 points. St. Bernard recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Xavier Hall tallied five assists and crossed the 1,000-point mark for his career. Young and Jayan Walker led the team defensively with three steals apiece as the Sycamores took 9 steals.
Indiana State shot 55% from inside the arc and 70.6% from the free throw line, dominating the paint on both ends.
News and Notes
The Sycamores outscored the Scarlet Hawks 60-30 in the paint, their most since Nov. 7, 2024.
Indiana State scored 26 points off turnovers, tying its most since Dec. 9, 2023.
Indiana State scored 23 second-chance points and held Illinois Tech to zero, allowing just four offensive rebounds.
Indiana State’s 52 bench points were its most since Dec. 21, 2024.
The Sycamores recorded 50 rebounds for the first time since Nov. 7, 2024.
Illinois Tech’s 21 rebounds marked the fewest by an opponent since Drake (21 on Feb. 14, 2015).
Five Sycamores reached double figures for the first time since Feb. 15, 2025.
Enel St. Bernard tied his career-high for points with 17.
He remains perfect on the season, going 9-for-9 through the first two games.
Recorded his first double-double of the season.
Sterling Young tied his career-high 3 steals.
Season-high 20 points.
Season highs in field goals (6), three-pointers (3), free throws (5), and rebounds (2).
Xavier Hall crossed the 1,000-point career mark, scoring 8 points in the game.
Tied his season-high 9 assists and went 3-for-3 from the field.
Derek Vorst recorded a season-high 7 rebounds.
Markus Harding posted a career-high 5 free throws made.
Cooper Bean tied his career high with 5 points and logged the most minutes of his career.
Jayan Walker set new career highs with 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 field goals made.
Ian Scott is shooting 14-for-17 on the season.
Caden Huttenlocker made his Sycamore debut, logging 3:14 of action.
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+++++++++++PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL+++++++++++
PURDUE FORT WAYNE VISITS XAVIER FOR WOMEN’S HOOPS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball will roll into its second game of the season on Friday (Nov. 7) with a trip to Xavier. The game will tip at 6:30 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: Xavier Musketeers
When: Friday, November 7 | 6:30 PM
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Xavier | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Xavier is 1-0 this season after topping New Haven 53-46 in the season opener. The Musketeers had a 7-24 mark a year ago. In their win over New Haven, Mariyah Noel and Savannah White combined for 24 points in 32 minutes each. As a team, Xavier was 1-for-14 from 3-point range, but was 16-for-18 from the charity stripe for 88.9 percent, which is good for ninth-best in the country.
Series History
Xavier leads the all-time series 3-0 and has won both games in Cincinnati. The last time these two teams met was the 2017-18 season. Anna Lappenküper led the way with 19 points for the Mastodons.
Bess Is Best
Rylee Bess had four steals at West Virginia, which was the first time a Mastodon freshman ever had four steals against a power conference opponent. Kayla Drake was the only other ‘Don to do so; she had four steals against Louisville in 2010. Drake was a redshirt-sophomore.
In the Polls
Purdue Fort Wayne is receiving votes in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. The Mastodons spent eight weeks in the Top 25 last season and received votes in all but the first poll of the 2024-25 season.
We Love Threes!
Over the last two seasons, Purdue Fort Wayne has hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 33 games, which ties for the third-most in Division I over that stretch.
Watch Out For Marchesano!
Purdue Fort Wayne head coach Maria Marchesano was selected for the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award Preseason Watch List. The 2025 Horizon League Coach of the Year is the only coach from the Horizon League and the only one from the state of Indiana to be named for the list of 20.
Exhibition? Check!
Five Mastodons scored in double-figures in their exhibition game against Manchester: Alana Nelson (15), Ella Riggs (12), Nika Lokica (10), Rylee Bess (10) and Hillary Offing (10).
Alums In Hoops
Four Mastodons from last year’s roster are still involved in basketball. Lauren Ross is an assistant coach for Purdue Fort Wayne, Amellia Bromenschenkel is an assistant coach for Northern Iowa and Audra Emmerson is an assistant coach for Western Michigan. Sydney Freeman signed a professional contract to play with Basket Slovanka in the Czech Republic.
All-Around All-Americans
The Mastodons have three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster: Jordan Reid (Third Team – 2023-24), Alana Nelson (Second Team – 2023-24, 2024-25, Honorable Mention – 2022-23) and Lauren Lee (First Team – 2023-24, 2024-25).
So Smart!
Purdue Fort Wayne had a cumulative team GPA of 3.66 in the spring 2025 semester.
So Much Winning
Purdue Fort Wayne had a 17-game winning streak from December 4, 2024 through February 8, 2025. This streak was the longest in program history, breaking the previous best of 14 in a row. At the time it was broken, it was the second-longest active streak in the country. The 15 league wins in a row was the seventh-longest league game winning streak in the nation at the time. In this stretch, Purdue Fort Wayne trailed for just 112:23 (16.5 percent of minutes) and won six games wire-to-wire.
Home Sweet Gates
Purdue Fort Wayne is 42-21 at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 27-6 over the last two years.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 49-8 when they score 70 points or more and 23-2 when they hit 80.
Landlord of the Year
In addition to her head coaching duties, Maria Marchesano is the landlord for Purdue Fort Wayne media services assistant Eli Jones and graduate assistant Tristen Bronaugh. She has a 1-0 record in garbage disposal replacements.
Replacing Production
The Mastodons that exhausted eligibility last season combined for 6,769 career points at the Division I level. Amellia Bromenschenkel (1,536), Audra Emmerson (985), Sydney Freeman (1,625), Sydney Graber (311), Jazzlyn Linbo (804) and Lauren Ross (1,508).
A Look Back at 2024-25
The 2024-25 season for Purdue Fort Wayne was the best in program history by many measures. Here’s some highlights:
∙ Program records in points (2,735), field goals (999), 3-point field goals (338), rebounds (1,271), steals (344), wins (27), consecutive wins (17), home wins (15), road wins (11), wins away from home (12) and games played (36)
∙ Earned a berth to the WNIT Great 8, the furthest postseason run in program history
∙ Undefeated in December and January
∙ Lauren Ross became the first player to lead the NCAA in 3-point percentage (47.6) and free throw percentage (94.8)
∙ Lauren Ross was one of 17 players in NCAA history to shoot 45/45/90
∙ Lauren Ross was named an Academic All-American
∙ Maria Marchesano was selected as the Horizon League Coach of the Year
∙ Lauren Ross was the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
∙ Jordan Reid was the Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year
∙ Jazzlyn Linbo was the Horizon League Sportsmanship Award winner
∙ Jazzlyn Linbo set a program record with a 58.3 season-long field goal percentage
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to West Virginia on the road 83-47. Destiny Macharia and Rylee Bess had nine points each off the bench, both of which hit three 3-pointers. Alana Nelson led the team with six rebounds.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will host the Purdue Boilermakers on November 12 at 7 p.m. with a Party in the Paint celebration pregame in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse.
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MEN’S HOOPS ON BTN ON FRIDAY AT OHIO STATE
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons and Buckeyes play on BTN on Friday (Nov. 7) evening. It will be the second game of the season for both squads.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (0-1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
When: Friday, November 7 | 6:30 PM ET
Where: Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: BTN (Jason Ross Jr. (PBP) | Joey Lane (analyst))
Listen: 1380 AM (Brett Rump (PBP))
Game Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne | Ohio State
Know Your Foe
Ohio State opened the season with 118-102 win over IU Indy on Monday. Three Buckeyes had 20+ points, including Christoph Tilly with 28.
Series History
Ohio State leads the all-time series 2-0 with wins in 2018 and 2019.
// A few notes on the exhibition win over Ball State
– Mikale Stevenson had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists
– Stevenson’s second half dunk was No. 3 on ESPN SportsCenter that evening.
– The ‘Dons led 17-0 in fast break points and 41-33 in rebounds.
– The ‘Dons held a 54-30 advantage in points in the paint. For comparison, the ‘Dons didn’t record more than 50 points in the paint against a Division I opponent all of last season.
// A couple tidbits from the opener vs. GCU
– All of DeAndre Craig Jr.’s game-high 18 points came in the second half.
– The ‘Dons out-scored the ‘Lopes 44-41 in the second half.
– Corey Hadnot II had a career-high six assists.
– The ‘Dons had 13 turnovers while forcing 15 GCU turnovers.
– Ebrahim Kaba (3), EJ Mosley (3) and Mason Shrout (2) each recorded their first collegiate points in the contest.
// Jon Coffman enters the season with 198 career coaching victories. He needs just two more to reach 200 for his career. He is already the program leader in wins.
// In May 2025 head coach Jon Coffman was selected as a Red Coat recipient from the Mad Anthonys Foundation. Each year the Red Coat is given to an individual that has made a positive impact on the region and the state of Indiana. A few of the previous honorees include: Keith Busse, Chuck Surack, Brad Stevens, Bob Chase, Arnie Ball, Shelley Long, Matt Painter, Brian Kelly, Brad Stevens, Joe Tiller, Bob Knight and John Wooden. The Red Coat Gala began in 1958.
// The first time the ‘Dons play in Fort Wayne will be for the 2025-26 home opener against Dominican on Nov. 9. Boyce College will come to Fort Wayne on Nov. 15. The Mastodons’ first game at the Coliseum is set for Nov. 25 against Chicago State.
// The Mastodons have recorded double-digit wins at home in 11 of the last 13 years. Last season the ‘Dons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program’s NCAA Division I history.
// The Horizon League released windows for possible ESPN2/ESPNU broadcasts. The games will be picked about two weeks before the date. The ‘Dons play in four of the windows.
Sunday, January 11 – 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2 – at Robert Morris
Wednesday, February 4 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU – vs. Youngstown State
Thursday, February 12 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 – at Green Bay
Sunday, February 22 – 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU – at Cleveland State
// The Mastodons were picked fifth in the 2025-26 Horizon League Preseason Poll. The ‘Dons got 287 points and one first place vote. Six different teams received at least one first place vote.
// Last season the ‘Dons:
– made 10 or more 3-pointers 18 times.
– forced 20 turnovers four times.
– recorded 19 or more assists five times.
– shot 50 percent or better 11 times.
– scored 50 points in a half eight times. Six times against a Division I opponent.
// 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years.
Alumni spotlight: Rasheed Bello (2023-25) led his Belgian team Windrose Giants Antwerp to a victory over Leeuwarden 122-73 in the BNXT League last Sunday. Bello scored 24 points, had six assists and three steals in 24 minutes. Bello is averaging 13.7 points and 6.8 assists in his first season with the team.
// The ‘Dons have won 24 consecutive regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson.
// The ‘Dons have been top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years and top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years.
// Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the ‘Dons are 7th in the nation in total made 3-pointers (4,401), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (37.0 percent) and 25th in field goal percentage (46.6 percent).
// Purdue Fort Wayne finished each of the last two seasons ranked fourth in the nation in turnover margin; in 2024-25 (5.3) and in 2023-24 (5.7).
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VOLLEYBALL SET FOR FINAL ROAD TRIP OF 2025
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its final road trip of the 2025 season, the University of Evansville volleyball team travels to Illinois State and Bradley this weekend. UE faces the Redbirds at 6 p.m. Friday before traveling to take on the Braves at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Recapping the Weekend
– Evansville dropped a pair of 3-0 contests to UIC and Valparaiso last weekend
– McKenzie Laubach led the team with 10 kills against the Flames while Brooke Herdes tallied 11 kills versus the Beacons
Hitting Her Stride
– Josdarilee Caraballo put together her top collegiate match at Murray State finishing with career marks in kills (19) and aces (6)
– Her 19 kills passed her previous mark of 13, which game against Georgia State
– She added eight digs in the contest and is averaging 2.29 per set
– Caraballo has 10 services aces over the last three matches and is averaging 2.81 kills per set over that time
Up to Seventh
– Ainoah Cruz has continued to establish herself as one of the nation’s top defensive players
– Completing last weekend with an average of 5.83 digs/set, Cruz improved her season average to 5.20, which is 2nd in the MVC and 7th in the country
– Her 1,315 career kills is ninth in Aces program history
– Cruz eclipsed the 1,000-dig mark earlier this season against UAB
Finishing Strong
– In a 3-match stretch that was highlighted by a career-high 18 kills, Brooke Herdes is averaging 3.27 kills per set
– Entering the road match at Murray State, she posted two or fewer kills in eight consecutive matches
– That streak came to a halt when the Herdes reset her career mark with 18 kills, besting her previous high of 17 versus PFW
– Herdes added 13 digs on the way to her third double-double of the season
Scouting the Opposition
– Illinois State enters Friday’s match with a 10-14 mark and sit at 5-7 in the MVC
– Caitlyn Little holds the team lead with 2.79 kills per set
– Bradley begins the weekend at 11-13 overall and 5-7 in the conference
– Tendai Titley holds the team lead with 2.84 kill per frame
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MEN’S BASKETBALL OPENS HOME SCHEDULE ON FRIDAY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Two home games in the next three days are on tap for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team who opens its 2025-26 home slate. UE welcomes Calumet College of St. Joseph on Friday at 11 a.m. before taking on Oakland City at 3 p.m. on Sunday inside the Ford Center. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast of both contests.
Last Time Out
– Evansville held a lead in the opening moments against the top-ranked Boilermakers before a 16-2 run in the first half helped Purdue lead by 19 at the break before winning by a final of 82-51
– Josh Hughes recorded the second double-double of his career with 15 points and 11 boards while AJ Casey finished the night with 14 points and 9 boards
Double-Double
– For the second time in his UE career, Josh Hughes registered a double-double
– Hughes opened his season with 15 points and a career-high 11 boards
– The first double-double of his career came in last season’s road win at Indiana State where he registered 15 points and 10 boards
– He was 6-of-12 from the field while knocking down three 3-pointers
– His double-double was Evansville’s first against a ranked opponent since Egidijus Mockevicius had 16 points and 12 caroms against Wichita State on Jan. 31, 2016
Great Start
-In his first game in an Aces uniform, AJ Casey had the top performance of his collegiate career
– Facing top-ranked Purdue, Casey set career highs in points (14), FG (6), attempts (13), rebounds (9), and minutes (28:45)
– Entering this season, Casey’s top scoring output was eight points, which came on two occasions
Doing His Job
-Trent Hundley chipped in nine points off the bench at Purdue
– Hundley knocked down three triples on the way to his top performance with the Evansville program
– His top game last season was a 6-point game against Brescia
Scouting the Opponent
– Calumet College of St. Joseph enters Friday’s game with a record of 0-3 following a 90-86 loss to Grace Christian (MI) on Tuesday
– The Crimson Wave are led by J. Caleb Slawinski’s 19.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game
– Slawinski recorded 22 points in two out of Calumet’s three games thus far
– Kyrin Dock checks in with an average of 10.7 PPG following a 17-point effort versus Grace Christian
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TIPS OFF USI BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER FRIDAY AGAINST RACERS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball continues its season-opening homestand at Liberty Arena against Murray State University on Friday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.
Friday’s game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM.
To celebrate the beginning of the 2025-26 season, a First Friday Tailgate for the USI community and Screaming Eagles fans will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, November 7, in Parking Lot P (behind the Screaming Eagles Complex). After the tailgate, USI Women’s and Men’s Basketball will tip off against Murray State and Virginia Military Institute, respectively. Women’s game starts at 5 p.m. with the men’s game beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Center for Campus Life, Housing and Residence Life, and the USI Foundation, the tailgate will feature food, music by DJ Brash, free giveaways, and activities including inflatables, putt-putt, games, and more. There will also be a beer garden for fans 21 years and older (ID required to enter; cash and card accepted).
Plus, there will be a Penn Station East Coast Subs free sandwich coupon giveaway to the first 2,500 fans through the doors of Liberty Arena.
USI Women’s Basketball (1-0) began the 2025-26 season on Monday with an 85-45 home victory against Franklin College. The contest was at 19 after the first quarter, but the Screaming Eagles pulled away in the second quarter after outscoring the Grizzlies 25-8 in the period. Collectively, USI shot over 50 percent from the floor and forced 34 turnovers that led to 46 points for the Eagles. USI also had 29 bench points in the contest.
On Monday, junior forward Chloe Gannon led four Screaming Eagles in double figures with 17 points, one off her career high. Junior guard Shannon Blacher made her USI debut with 15 points and seven steals, setting new career marks. Junior guard Sophia Loden tallied 11 points, six rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Junior forward Amiyah Buchanan netted 10 points and had a career-high four blocks.
Murray State is the reigning Missouri Valley Conference champion, winning the regular season and conference tournament titles in 2024-25. Murray State was projected to place second in the 2025-26 MVC preseason poll.
Friday’s game will be Murray State’s season opener. The Racers defeated Trevecca Nazarene University in a preseason exhibition on Monday, 102-61. Five Racers scored double digits in the exhibition. Junior guards and returning All-MVC Second-Team selections Haven Ford and Halli Poock notched 22 and 20 points, respectively, to pace the squad.
Head-to-head, Murray State leads the all-time series against USI, 5-2. The two sides are meeting for the fourth straight season. USI won last year’s matchup at Murray State, 82-75. The Screaming Eagles had six players finish in double figures in last year’s win in Murray, Kentucky. Senior guard Ali Saunders and Buchanan each tallied a dozen in the game.
Tickets for Friday and all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.
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++++++++++SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER++++++++++
USI WOMEN’S SOCCER’S HISTORIC SEASON ENDS IN OVC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer battled Tennessee Tech University to a scoreless match through 110 minutes of action in Thursday’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinal match, but the Screaming Eagles’ historic 2025 season came to an end in a penalty-kick shootout after the Golden Eagles advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3.
USI Women’s Soccer (9-7-5, 4-2-3 OVC), the fifth seed in the OVC Tournament, was making its first appearance in the semifinals of the conference tournament after recording its first-ever wins in the OVC Tournament last weekend. Meanwhile, top-seeded Tennessee Tech (6-6-8, 6-0-3 OVC) entered Thursday off a double-bye after winning its fourth consecutive OVC regular-season championship.
The first half saw both teams push into the attacking thirds, but the defenses held strong. USI’s backline made several blocks and stops on the Golden Eagles. Redshirt junior Anna Markland made four saves in the opening 45 minutes, including a pair of diving saves. Just past the 25th minute, a shot by Tennessee Tech was aimed and tried to dip inside the front post, but Markland dove and punched the threat away.
Tennessee Tech totaled six shots with four on goal in the first half. Sophomore defender Emma Schut was responsible for USI’s only shot attempt in the opening half.
After a couple of early looks by Tennessee Tech to start the second half, the game settled into a back-and-forth battle until the Screaming Eagles seemed to grab momentum past the 60-minute mark of the match. USI asserted its energy and put pressure on the Golden Eagles. The Screaming Eagles generated multiple shots down the stretch of regulation. One of USI’s best looks late came with under 10 minutes left, as senior forward Emerson Grafton had a shot from the left side of the penalty box aimed toward the top-right corner saved. Despite several shot attempts by USI in the waning minutes of regulation, the match went to extra time.
With fatigue starting to set in for both teams, the extra time sessions went scoreless to send the match into a penalty-kick shootout. USI notched a couple of shots in extra time, while limiting Tennessee Tech to only one shot.
Each side missed in the first round of penalty kicks, as Markland delivered a save for USI right off the bat. After a Tennessee Tech miss to begin round two, Schut cashed in to put the Screaming Eagles ahead by one through two rounds. The two teams matched with makes in round three. The shootout evened out in round four after a make by Tennessee Tech and a miss by USI. The two sides remained equal after both converted their kicks in round five. The match was decided in the sixth round of penalties when Tennessee Tech converted its kick and proceeded to save USI’s attempt to end the shootout and allowing the Golden Eagles to advance to the championship final on Sunday.
Overall, each team tallied 11 shots in the game. USI outshot Tennessee Tech 10-5 in the sessions after halftime. The Golden Eagles had five shots on goal, and the Screaming Eagles had two on target. Grafton and graduate midfielder Maggie Duggan led USI with three shots each. Markland finished with five saves.
For USI Women’s Soccer, the Screaming Eagles wrapped up a historic season and their best season of the program’s Division I era. USI recorded nine overall wins in 2025, the most for the program since 2021. Plus, USI’s 10-match unbeaten streak during the middle of the season was the program’s longest unbeaten stretch since 1998. The Screaming Eagles have made the OVC Tournament in each season of the D-I era, but 2025 saw the Screaming Eagles capture their first-ever wins in the OVC Tournament and make their deepest run since joining the OVC with a trip to the semifinals.
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++++++++++VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL++++++++++
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADS TO DETROIT MERCY SATURDAY
Valparaiso (0-1, 0-0 MVC)
Game #2 – November 8, 2025 – noon CT
at Detroit Mercy (0-0, 0-0 Horizon)
Calihan Hall (7,917) – Detroit, Mich.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valpo women’s basketball team continues a stretch of three consecutive road games to open the 2025-26 campaign on Saturday afternoon, as it takes on an old conference foe in Detroit Mercy.
Previously: The Beacons were within six points at halftime of their season opener Tuesday at DePaul, but the host Blue Demons pulled away in the second half for a 92-54 victory. Fiona Connolly paced Valpo with a career-best 12 points.
Following Valpo Basketball: Video: ESPN+
Links for live coverage: Available via ValpoAthletics.com
Head Coach Courtney Boyd (0-1 at Valpo, 1st season; 190-69 [.734] overall, 9th season): Courtney Boyd was named the ninth head coach of the Valparaiso University women’s basketball program on Friday, April 4, 2025. A national championship-winning head coach and player, an NAIA National Coach of the Year, and a two-time conference Coach of the Year, Boyd has won 20 or more games in seven of her first eight seasons as a head coach. She spent the last two seasons at the helm of the Quincy University program after six seasons as head coach at Clarke University, leading the latter program to the NAIA national title in 2022-23.
Series Notes: Detroit Mercy holds a 17-13 advantage in the all-time series, including a 9-6 lead in games played at Calihan Hall. The two programs matched up last season at the ARC and played 10 extra minutes, with the Titans eventually prevailing 79-71 in double overtime. The last time Valpo traveled to Calihan Hall, it came away with a 77-58 victory in December 2019.
@ValpoWBB…
…and @ValleyHoops
– Valpo is in its ninth season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
– Valpo was picked outside the top-four of the MVC preseason poll, as the Valley released only the top four selections.
– The Valley finished last season ranked seventh in the NET, matching the conference’s highest NET/RPI ranking in Valpo’s time as an MVC member (2020-21).
…looking back at last year
– Valpo finished last season with a 13-19 overall record and went 9-11 in MVC play to finish in eighth place.
– Among the Beacons’ 13 victories were a thrilling rally from a 20-point deficit for a home win over Drake which entered the game ranked 69th in NET, the program’s highest-ranked win since a win over #54 UNI in 2021-22.
– Leah Earnest was tabbed a First Team All-MVC honoree as she concluded a decorated career that saw her finish first in program history in career rebounds and third in career scoring.
– The 2024-25 Beacons hit 245 3-pointers, third-most in a single season in program history, and tallied 314 steals, seventh on the program’s single-season chart and the most since 2001-02.
…at DePaul
– Valpo led 8-6 just over three minutes into the game thanks to five early points from Mor Shabtai and a 3-pointer by Kayla Sullivan.
– An 8-0 run gave the Blue Demons the lead for good, but the Beacons closed to within 22-20 at the end of the first quarter.
– DePaul reeled off nine straight points over the opening 2:30 of the second quarter to extend its lead to double figures, but Valpo eventually erased most of that deficit and only trailed 38-32 at halftime.
– DePaul scored eight points within one minute on its first three trips of the third quarter to push its lead to 46-32. The margin remained right around that 14-point mark for most of the period, until the Blue Demons scored the final eight points of the period to make it 63-41 with 10 minutes to play.
– While the Beacons scored on each of their first three trips of the fourth quarter, DePaul connected on its first six shots of the period to prevent Valpo from cutting into the lead.
– Valpo shot just 36.7% (18-of-49) from the field, while DePaul hit at a 44.3% (39-of-88) clip. The Blue Demons grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and were a +25 in the turnover department, committing just 10 miscues while forcing 35 Valpo turnovers.
– Fiona Connolly paced Valpo with 12 points.
– Eight of Valpo’s newcomers saw action in the season’s first game, with Mikayla Huffine and Kamryn Winch debuting in the starting five – the latter grabbing a team-best 11 rebounds.
– Sophomore Kylie Waytashek also made her first start in a Beacon uniform.
…looking ahead
– Valpo stays on the road as the season gets going, traveling to take on a nationally-ranked Iowa State team Nov. 12.
– The Beacons’ first home game is Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. against Milwaukee.
…on the road
– Tuesday’s game is the second of six nonconference true road games for the Beacons, who will play 10 road games in MVC play as well.
– Valpo is currently 0-1 in true road games.
– Valpo will play 18 games in all away from home, as it has a pair of neutral-site games in Cleveland.
– Last season’s squad posted a 3-11 mark in true road games.
@Detroit_WBB
– Saturday will be Detroit Mercy’s first regular season game.
– The Titans posted a 15-15 overall record last season and went 8-12 in Horizon League play.
– UDM was picked to finish seventh in the Horizon League preseason poll this year, while Alliyah McQueen – who averaged 13.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game a season ago – was a Preseason First Team All-HL selection.
Career Bests
– Of Valpo’s five players with previous D-I experience who played in the season opener Tuesday, three of them set career highs in the scoring department.
– Leading the way was Fiona Connolly with a team-high 12 points, topping her previous best of 10 points last season against Illinois State.
– With eight points, Mor Shabtai edged past her previous best of seven points last season against Goshen.
– Milana Nenadic doubled her previous career best of four points, coming off the bench with eight points.
– Nenadic also tripled her previous career best in the rebounding department by grabbing six boards, while Kamryn Winch also set a career high with a team-best 11 boards.
Old Friend Alert
– Saturday marks one of four matchups for Valpo in nonconference play against a former league opponent, as it shared membership in the Horizon League with Detroit Mercy from 2007-17.
– The Beacons opened the season against DePaul, which they shared conference affiliation in the North Star Conference with from 1987-91.
– Later in the nonconference slate, Valpo will host Milwaukee and play at Cleveland State, both of which were in the Horizon League for the entirety of Valpo’s 10-year tenure as a league member.
Matchup of First-Year Coaches
– Saturday will be the second straight game to open the season that first-year head coach Courtney Boyd is coaching against a counterpart in their first year as head coach as well, as Kiefer Haffey is in his first season heading the UDM program.
– DePaul head coach Jill Pizzotti coached her first game as permanent head coach against the Beacons on Tuesday, although she led the Blue Demons as interim head coach for the entire 2024-25 campaign.
– Later in the nonconference, Boyd and the Beacons face off against Western Michigan and their first-year head coach, Kate Achter – notably, Achter took the WMU job after spending the previous three years heading the UDM program.
Who’s Back
– The Beacons return seven players from their 2024-25 squad for the 2025-26 campaign.
– While seven players are back for another season in the Brown and Gold, Valpo has to replace its four leading scorers as it lost 73.8% of its scoring and 66.9% of its rebounding from last season’s team.
– A pair of seniors who played big roles as incoming transfers last season highlight the group of returnees: Maci Rhoades and Fiona Connolly.
– Raeven Raye-Redmond, Mor Shabtai, Kayla Preston, Kylie Waytashek and Bella Swedlund round out the returning group.
Who’s New
– Boyd is blending a diverse group of nine newcomers with the seven returnees to fill out the 16-player roster.
– The group of newcomers includes four true freshmen and five transfers – one Division I, two Division II and two junior college.
– Senior Mikayla Huffine spent the last two years playing under Boyd’s tutelage at Quincy.
– A pair of redshirt junior posts enter their first season as Beacons: Milana Nenadic (Idaho State/Maine) and Kamryn Winch (Maryville).
– Valpo also brings in junior college transfers Kayla Sullivan (State Fair C.C.) and Kennedy Sproule (Bay College).
– Four freshmen will be getting their first taste of college basketball this year: Isabella Anderson, Nuala Connolly, Autumn Dibb and Allia von Schlegell.
International Flavor
– Valpo has a trio of international players on its 2025-26 roster: sophomore Mor Shabtai (Israel) and transfers Milana Nenadic (Ontario, Canada) and Kennedy Sproule (Manitoba, Canada).
– Prior to Shabtai’s arrival last year, the Valpo program hadn’t had an international player since Sharon Karungi (Uganda) roamed the paint from 2013-15.
Sister Act
– For the third straight season, the Beacons have a pair of sisters on their roster, as freshman Nuala Connolly joins senior sister Fiona on this year’s squad.
– The last two years featured identical twins Nevaeh and Saniya Jackson.
– Before that, the last set of sisters to suit up together in the Brown and Gold were the trio of Hamlet sisters: Annemarie (2013-16) overlapped with both older sister Elizabeth (2013-14) and younger sister Meredith (2015-19).
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+++++++++VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL+++++++++
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADS TO DETROIT MERCY SATURDAY
alparaiso (0-1, 0-0 MVC)
Game #2 – November 8, 2025 – noon CT
at Detroit Mercy (0-0, 0-0 Horizon)
Calihan Hall (7,917) – Detroit, Mich.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valpo women’s basketball team continues a stretch of three consecutive road games to open the 2025-26 campaign on Saturday afternoon, as it takes on an old conference foe in Detroit Mercy.
Previously: The Beacons were within six points at halftime of their season opener Tuesday at DePaul, but the host Blue Demons pulled away in the second half for a 92-54 victory. Fiona Connolly paced Valpo with a career-best 12 points.
Following Valpo Basketball: Video: ESPN+
Links for live coverage: Available via ValpoAthletics.com
Head Coach Courtney Boyd (0-1 at Valpo, 1st season; 190-69 [.734] overall, 9th season): Courtney Boyd was named the ninth head coach of the Valparaiso University women’s basketball program on Friday, April 4, 2025. A national championship-winning head coach and player, an NAIA National Coach of the Year, and a two-time conference Coach of the Year, Boyd has won 20 or more games in seven of her first eight seasons as a head coach. She spent the last two seasons at the helm of the Quincy University program after six seasons as head coach at Clarke University, leading the latter program to the NAIA national title in 2022-23.
Series Notes: Detroit Mercy holds a 17-13 advantage in the all-time series, including a 9-6 lead in games played at Calihan Hall. The two programs matched up last season at the ARC and played 10 extra minutes, with the Titans eventually prevailing 79-71 in double overtime. The last time Valpo traveled to Calihan Hall, it came away with a 77-58 victory in December 2019.
@ValpoWBB…
…and @ValleyHoops
– Valpo is in its ninth season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
– Valpo was picked outside the top-four of the MVC preseason poll, as the Valley released only the top four selections.
– The Valley finished last season ranked seventh in the NET, matching the conference’s highest NET/RPI ranking in Valpo’s time as an MVC member (2020-21).
…looking back at last year
– Valpo finished last season with a 13-19 overall record and went 9-11 in MVC play to finish in eighth place.
– Among the Beacons’ 13 victories were a thrilling rally from a 20-point deficit for a home win over Drake which entered the game ranked 69th in NET, the program’s highest-ranked win since a win over #54 UNI in 2021-22.
– Leah Earnest was tabbed a First Team All-MVC honoree as she concluded a decorated career that saw her finish first in program history in career rebounds and third in career scoring.
– The 2024-25 Beacons hit 245 3-pointers, third-most in a single season in program history, and tallied 314 steals, seventh on the program’s single-season chart and the most since 2001-02.
…at DePaul
– Valpo led 8-6 just over three minutes into the game thanks to five early points from Mor Shabtai and a 3-pointer by Kayla Sullivan.
– An 8-0 run gave the Blue Demons the lead for good, but the Beacons closed to within 22-20 at the end of the first quarter.
– DePaul reeled off nine straight points over the opening 2:30 of the second quarter to extend its lead to double figures, but Valpo eventually erased most of that deficit and only trailed 38-32 at halftime.
– DePaul scored eight points within one minute on its first three trips of the third quarter to push its lead to 46-32. The margin remained right around that 14-point mark for most of the period, until the Blue Demons scored the final eight points of the period to make it 63-41 with 10 minutes to play.
– While the Beacons scored on each of their first three trips of the fourth quarter, DePaul connected on its first six shots of the period to prevent Valpo from cutting into the lead.
– Valpo shot just 36.7% (18-of-49) from the field, while DePaul hit at a 44.3% (39-of-88) clip. The Blue Demons grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and were a +25 in the turnover department, committing just 10 miscues while forcing 35 Valpo turnovers.
– Fiona Connolly paced Valpo with 12 points.
– Eight of Valpo’s newcomers saw action in the season’s first game, with Mikayla Huffine and Kamryn Winch debuting in the starting five – the latter grabbing a team-best 11 rebounds.
– Sophomore Kylie Waytashek also made her first start in a Beacon uniform.
…looking ahead
– Valpo stays on the road as the season gets going, traveling to take on a nationally-ranked Iowa State team Nov. 12.
– The Beacons’ first home game is Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. against Milwaukee.
…on the road
– Tuesday’s game is the second of six nonconference true road games for the Beacons, who will play 10 road games in MVC play as well.
– Valpo is currently 0-1 in true road games.
– Valpo will play 18 games in all away from home, as it has a pair of neutral-site games in Cleveland.
– Last season’s squad posted a 3-11 mark in true road games.
@Detroit_WBB
– Saturday will be Detroit Mercy’s first regular season game.
– The Titans posted a 15-15 overall record last season and went 8-12 in Horizon League play.
– UDM was picked to finish seventh in the Horizon League preseason poll this year, while Alliyah McQueen – who averaged 13.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game a season ago – was a Preseason First Team All-HL selection.
Career Bests
– Of Valpo’s five players with previous D-I experience who played in the season opener Tuesday, three of them set career highs in the scoring department.
– Leading the way was Fiona Connolly with a team-high 12 points, topping her previous best of 10 points last season against Illinois State.
– With eight points, Mor Shabtai edged past her previous best of seven points last season against Goshen.
– Milana Nenadic doubled her previous career best of four points, coming off the bench with eight points.
– Nenadic also tripled her previous career best in the rebounding department by grabbing six boards, while Kamryn Winch also set a career high with a team-best 11 boards.
Old Friend Alert
– Saturday marks one of four matchups for Valpo in nonconference play against a former league opponent, as it shared membership in the Horizon League with Detroit Mercy from 2007-17.
– The Beacons opened the season against DePaul, which they shared conference affiliation in the North Star Conference with from 1987-91.
– Later in the nonconference slate, Valpo will host Milwaukee and play at Cleveland State, both of which were in the Horizon League for the entirety of Valpo’s 10-year tenure as a league member.
Matchup of First-Year Coaches
– Saturday will be the second straight game to open the season that first-year head coach Courtney Boyd is coaching against a counterpart in their first year as head coach as well, as Kiefer Haffey is in his first season heading the UDM program.
– DePaul head coach Jill Pizzotti coached her first game as permanent head coach against the Beacons on Tuesday, although she led the Blue Demons as interim head coach for the entire 2024-25 campaign.
– Later in the nonconference, Boyd and the Beacons face off against Western Michigan and their first-year head coach, Kate Achter – notably, Achter took the WMU job after spending the previous three years heading the UDM program.
Who’s Back
– The Beacons return seven players from their 2024-25 squad for the 2025-26 campaign.
– While seven players are back for another season in the Brown and Gold, Valpo has to replace its four leading scorers as it lost 73.8% of its scoring and 66.9% of its rebounding from last season’s team.
– A pair of seniors who played big roles as incoming transfers last season highlight the group of returnees: Maci Rhoades and Fiona Connolly.
– Raeven Raye-Redmond, Mor Shabtai, Kayla Preston, Kylie Waytashek and Bella Swedlund round out the returning group.
Who’s New
– Boyd is blending a diverse group of nine newcomers with the seven returnees to fill out the 16-player roster.
– The group of newcomers includes four true freshmen and five transfers – one Division I, two Division II and two junior college.
– Senior Mikayla Huffine spent the last two years playing under Boyd’s tutelage at Quincy.
– A pair of redshirt junior posts enter their first season as Beacons: Milana Nenadic (Idaho State/Maine) and Kamryn Winch (Maryville).
– Valpo also brings in junior college transfers Kayla Sullivan (State Fair C.C.) and Kennedy Sproule (Bay College).
– Four freshmen will be getting their first taste of college basketball this year: Isabella Anderson, Nuala Connolly, Autumn Dibb and Allia von Schlegell.
International Flavor
– Valpo has a trio of international players on its 2025-26 roster: sophomore Mor Shabtai (Israel) and transfers Milana Nenadic (Ontario, Canada) and Kennedy Sproule (Manitoba, Canada).
– Prior to Shabtai’s arrival last year, the Valpo program hadn’t had an international player since Sharon Karungi (Uganda) roamed the paint from 2013-15.
Sister Act
– For the third straight season, the Beacons have a pair of sisters on their roster, as freshman Nuala Connolly joins senior sister Fiona on this year’s squad.
– The last two years featured identical twins Nevaeh and Saniya Jackson.
– Before that, the last set of sisters to suit up together in the Brown and Gold were the trio of Hamlet sisters: Annemarie (2013-16) overlapped with both older sister Elizabeth (2013-14) and younger sister Meredith (2015-19).
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++++++++++UNINDY FOOTBALL+++++++++
FINAL REGULAR-SEASON ROAD TRIP ON TAP FOR UINDY FOOTBALL
GAME 10
at Southwest Baptist Bearcats (3-5, 2-4 GLVC)
Saturday // November 8
2 p.m. ET // Bolivar, Mo.
In its final road game of the regular season, the 12th-ranked UIndy Greyhounds will head to Bolivar, Mo., this Saturday to take on the Bearcats of Southwest Baptist University. UIndy has won nine of the 10 all-time meetings with SBU, including each of the last seven. UIndy hopes to further strengthen its playoff resume after coming in at No. 3 in the latest Super Region 3 rankings.
Behind the leadership of senior quarterback and Harlon Hill candidate Gavin Sukup, the Greyhounds find themselves on an historic run of late. The Hounds’ 230 points scored since Oct. 4 represent the highest in program history over any four-game span. The average final score in UIndy’s previous four contests comes in at an eye-opening 58-10.
GAME NOTES: https://athletics.uindy.edu/documents/2025/11/6/GAME_10_at_SBU__web_.pdf
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++++++++++MARIAN FOOTBALL+++++++++
GAMEDAY GUIDE: NO. 7 MARIAN HOSTS JUDSON ON SENIOR DAY
INDIANAPOLIS – The regular season home finale is upon the Marian football team, as the Knights are set to host Judson University this Saturday in the team’s senior day game. Kickoff for this Saturday, November 8, is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. from Ascension St. Vincent Field.
THE SERIES
Marian has had the upper hand in the short-lived series with Judson, holding a 2-0 record against the Eagles. Marian won last year’s meeting 76-6, and won the first-ever meeting in 2023 by a 40-6 score.
Keagan La Belle and Jake Reichard each scored a pair of touchdowns in the contest a year ago, while Logan Carrington and Yassine Falke each had a pick-six. Tristan Polk threw three touchdown passes in last season’s meeting, and the defense racked up five sacks one year ago.
LAST TIME OUT
Marian grinded out a 28-11 win over St. Francis (Ill.) last Saturday, defeating the Fighting Saints to move to 8-1 on the season and 3-0 in the Mid-States Football Association. The Knights scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to finish off the win, getting 100-yard performances on the ground by Keagan La Belle and through the air by Aidan Wanner.
Marian recorded three interceptions one week ago, bringing their team total to 17 this season.
Marian ranks in the top-five in the NAIA in both sacks and interceptions, while the offense remains a top-10 team in the NAIA in scoring rushing yards.
RECORD SETTER
Last Saturday, Keagan La Belle broke the Marian single season rushing touchdown record, finding the end zone on the ground for the 19th time this season. La Belle broke a mark set previously by Tevin Lake and Charles Salary, who each had an 18-touchdown season. Lake scored 18 times on the ground twice, doing so in the 2011 and 2012 seasons, while Salary achieved his mark in the 2019 season. Both Lake and Salary used postseason games to accomplish the mark, while La Belle broke the mark in eight regular season games. His 20 total touchdowns this season trail only Krishawn Hogan for the most total touchdowns scored in a regular season, as Hogan holds the mark with 25 scored during the 2016 campaign.
WATCH AND FOLLOW ALONG
Those fans unable to attend Saturday’s game can watch live on the ISC Sports Network, as Scott McCauley and Zach Graves have the call. This week’s home game is televised with three camera angles, and single-game live stream passes cost $9.99. Fans can also purchase a season pass of Marian football at a discounted price on a per-game basis, running at $24.99. Passes for this weekend’s game can be purchased now, while the season pass is live. All home games of the 2025 season can be viewed with the season pass purchase. Live statistics will be available at marianstats.com, and updates of the game will be posted on the Marian Knights and Marian Football Instagram and X pages. Fans can follow at @MUKnights and @MarianUFootball.
TICKETS
Tickets for Saturday’s home-opening game are on sale now, with general admission ticket pricing starting at $10. Be sure to get your ticket ahead of the game to avoid lines entering the stadium.
TAILGATING
Tailgate spots are filling fast for this weekend. Be sure to grab your spot! For any questions, reach out to Nick Torres on the Marian advancement team. Cash parking is available for $10. Lots open at 10:00 a.m.
POSTGAME EVENTS
Following Saturday’s game, the Marian women’s soccer team will host the Crossroads League Tournament Semifinals against No. 4 seed Spring Arbor. The game will be aired, pay-per-view, on the ISC Sports Network, with Jon Natale leading the coverage. The match begins at 6:00 p.m.
Marian hosts Judson in their regular season home finale this Saturday at 1:05 p.m.
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+++++++SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES+++++++
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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++++++++SPORTS EXTRA+++++++++
+++++++++TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY++++++++++
Nov. 7
1943 — The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL.
1968 — Red Berenson scores six goals, including four in the second period, to lead the St. Louis Blues to an 8-0 victory over Philadelphia.
1974 — South Africa is awarded the Davis Cup against India. India refuses to play in the final because of its opponent’s apartheid policy. It’s the first time the final is not played.
1985 — Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the former middleweight boxer convicted twice of a triple murder in 1966 and the hero of a Bob Dylan song, is released after 19 years in prison. Carter, 48, is freed after a federal judge rules the boxer and a co-defendant were denied their civil rights by prosecutors during trials in 1967 and 1976.
1991 — Magic Johnson, who helped the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships, announces he has tested positive for the AIDS virus and is retiring.
1998 — Awesome Again steals Skip Away’s thunder and the $5.12 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs with a three-quarter length victory over Silver Charm. Skip Away finishes sixth and misses becoming the first horse to earn $10 million.
1999 — Tiger Woods becomes the first player since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four straight tournaments, capturing the American Express Championship.
2003 — The defending champion U.S. baseball team fails to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics, losing to Mexico 2-1 in the quarterfinals of a qualifying tournament in Panama City, Panama.
2008 — Jerry Sloan is the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with one team when his Utah Jazz beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 104-97. Sloan, 1,000-596 with the Jazz, has an overall coaching record of 1,094-717 with the Jazz and Chicago Bulls.
2009 — Zenyatta comes from last after a poor start and fights off Gio Ponti in the stretch to win the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. The 5-year-old mare, ridden by Mike Smith, beats a loaded field of 11 males and becomes the first female to win the race in its 26-year history.
2010 — Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning starts his 200th consecutive game, a 26-24 loss at Philadelphia. Manning joins Brett Favre as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to start 200 consecutive games.
2016 — Stephen Curry sets an NBA record with 13 3-pointers — one game after missing all his long-range attempts for the first time in two years — and the Golden State Warriors beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans 116-106. Curry finishes with 46 points, three days after his league-record streak of 157 games with at least one 3 was snapped.
2018 — For the second straight year, France wins the Six Nations Rugby Championship on points difference from Ireland.
2021 — Kyle Larson holds off Martin Trues Jr. in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway to earn his 10th win of the season and claim his first Cup Series championship.
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Nov. 8
1942 — Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions against the Green Bay Packers.
1952 — Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the NHL’s leading career goal scorer with his 325th in a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1959 — Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 64 points against the Boston Celtics.
1970 — Tom Dempsey of New Orleans kicks an NFL-record 63-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Saints a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions.
1980 — Dave Wilson of Illinois sets an NCAA record with 621 yards passing in a 49-42 victory over Ohio State.
1981 — Don Shula records his 200th NFL victory when the Miami Dolphins edge the New England Patriots 30-27 in overtime.
1986 — Tulsa’s Steve Gage is the first quarterback to rush and pass for 200 yards in a game. Gage rushes for 212 and passes for 209 in a 34-27 triumph over New Mexico.
1987 — The St. Louis Cardinals score 28 points — three TD passes by Neil Lomax and a fumble recovery by Niko Noga — to overcome a 28-3 deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-28.
1997 — Phil Housley becomes the second U.S.-born player in NHL history to score 1,000 points, tallying an assist as the Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1.
2003 — John Gagliardi becomes college football’s career victory leader when St. John’s rallies to beat Bethel 29-26. Gagliardi, in his 55th season and his 51st at the Minnesota school, gets his 409th victory, passing Eddie Robinson, who retired in 1997 after winning 408 games at Grambling.
2005 — Pierre Turgeon becomes the 34th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring in the third period of Colorado’s 5-2 win over San Jose.
2009 — Indianapolis becomes the fourth team in league history with 17 consecutive regular-season wins with a 20-17 victory over Houston. New England did it twice — winning a record 21 straight from 2006-08 and 18 in a row from 2003-04. Chicago won 17 straight from 1933-34.
2014 — Northern Iowa keeps three-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State out of the end zone and hands the Bison their first loss, 23-3. The loss snaps North Dakota State’s 33-game winning streak, the longest in Football Championship Subdivision history.
2017 — Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks the world record for surfing the biggest-ever wave at 24.4m at Nazara, Portugal.
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Nov. 9
1912 — The lateral pass is used as an offensive weapon for the first time by Worcester Tech coach William F. Carney. Carney’s team beats Amherst 14-13.
1946 — Second-ranked Notre Dame fights to a 0-0 tie with No. 1 Army at Yankee Stadium to snap the Cadets’ 25-game winning streak. The Irish defense holds Army’s running backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis to a combined 79 yards.
1953 — The U.S. Supreme Court rules 7-2 that baseball is not subject to antitrust laws, maintaining the game is a sport, not a business.
1972 — John Bucyk of the Boston Bruins scores his 1,000th point with a goal in an 8-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
1984 — Larry Holmes scores a 12th-round technical knockout of Bonecrusher Smith to retain the IBF heavyweight title in Las Vegas. 1989 — The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Seattle SuperSonics 155-154 in five overtimes, matching the second-longest game in NBA history. The game is the longest game since the advent of the 24-second shot clock in 1954.
1991 — Marshall Faulk of San Diego State returns after missing three games due to injury and breaks the NCAA record for touchdowns by a freshman with his 20th in a 42-32 win over Colorado State.
1991 — Houston’s Roman Anderson becomes the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points by kicking a 32-yard field goal in the Cougars’ 23-14 victory over Texas.
1996 — Evander Holyfield pounds Mike Tyson into submission at 37 seconds of the 11th round to win the WBA heavyweight title in Las Vegas. Holyfield, a 7-1 underdog, becomes the second man to hold a piece of the heavyweight title three times.
2001 — Detroit’s Luc Robitaille scores in the first period against Anaheim, becoming the 13th player in NHL history to reach 600 career goals.
2005 — Carolina’s Erik Cole is the first player in NHL history to be awarded two penalty shots in one game. He scores on the first, helping the Hurricanes defeat Buffalo 5-3.
2011 — Joe Paterno is fired by the Penn State board of trustees despite saying he would retire as coach after the football season ended. Paterno is brought down by the growing furor over the handling of child sex abuse allegations against assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State President Graham Spanier is also ousted.
2014 — Aaron Rodgers throws six touchdown passes to tie the Green Bay game record and match the NFL record for a half in a 55-14 rout of the Chicago Bears. Rodgers ties the NFL mark for TD passes in a half set by Oakland’s Daryle Lamonica in 1969.
2014 — Landon Donovan scores three goals and sets up Robbie Keane’s goal, propelling the LA Galaxy into the Western Conference finals with a 5-0 victory over Real Salt Lake.
2016 — Golden State makes 17-of-33 three-pointers in a 116-95 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks, with teammates Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green all making four apiece. The Warriors are the first team to have four players hit four three-point shots.
2021 — 105 year-old Julia Hawkins sets a world record as the first woman and first American her age to run 100 meters in the Louisiana Senior Olympic Games.
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Nov. 10
1940 — The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 7-3 in a penalty free game at Forbes Field. Philadelphia’s George Somers hits a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter. Coley McDonough of the Steelers scores on a one-yard rush in the third quarter.
1945 — Top-ranked Army shuts out No. 2 Notre Dame 48-0 at Yankee Stadium. Glenn Davis scores three touchdowns and Doc Blanchard scores two, while the Cadets roll up 441 yards to the Irish’s 184.
1963 — Don Meredith of the Dallas Cowboys passes for 460 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1963 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe becomes the leading career goal scorer in the NHL with his 545th in a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
1974 — Hernri Richard and Gut Lafleur score two goals apiece to lead the Montreal Canadiens to an 11-1 over the Washington Capitals. Jack Egers gets the Capitals only goal.
1978 — Larry Holmes knocks out Alfredo Evangelista in the seventh round to retain the WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
1984 — Wyoming’s Kevin Lowe rushes for 302 yards, and Rick Wegher of South Dakota State rushes for 231 to set an NCAA record for most yards gained by two opposing players. Wyoming wins 45-29.
1984 — Wild Again holds off Slew O’ Gold and Gate Dancer to capture the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup at Hollywood Park.
1984 — Maryland completes the biggest comeback in NCAA history, overcoming a 31-0 halftime deficit to beating Miami 42-40 in the Orange Bowl. Led by back-up quarterback Frank Reich, the Terrapins score on six consecutive drives in the second half and stop Hurricane running back Melvin Bratton’s two-point conversion attempt on the goal line late in the fourth quarter.
1990 — The Phoenix Suns shatter the NBA record with 107 points in the first half of a 173-143 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
1991 — Martina Navratilova beats Monica Seles for the California Virginia Slims tournament, her 157th title, equaling Chris Evert’s record for career victories.
1996 — Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino surpasses 50,000 career yards passing in a 37-13 win over Indianapolis. Marino also reaches 4,000 completions, another NFL first, with his 10th completion of the game.
2001 — San Jose State beats Nevada 64-45, setting an NCAA single-game record for total offense with 1,640 yards. San Jose State has 849 yards to Nevada’s 791, eclipsing the previous record of 1,563 yards set by Houston and TCU on Nov. 3, 1990.
2007 — San Jose center Jeremy Roenick scores his 500th NHL goal at the expense of his former team in a 4-1 win over Phoenix.
2007 — Navy and North Texas set a major-college record by combining for 136 points in the Midshipmen’s 74-62 win. The previous record for college football’s top tier of competition was 133 points in San Jose State’s 70-63 win over Rice on Oct. 2, 2004.
2007 — Notre Dame loses for the ninth time this season, a school-record, falling 41-24 to Air Force. The last time the Irish lost to two military academies in the same season was 1944.
2012 — Ka’Deem Carey of Arizona rushes for a Pac-12 record 366 yards and ties the conference record with five TDs in the Wildcats’ 56-31 rout of Colorado.
2013 — Marc Marquez becomes the first rookie in 35 years to win the MotoGP championship after protecting his points lead in the Valencia Grand Prix. Needing a top-four finish to secure the title, the 20-year-old Marquez finishes third on his Honda behind race winner and defending champion Jorge Lorenzo. The last rookie to win the title was American Kenny Roberts in 1978.
2017 — John Carlson and T.J. Oshie score rare home power-play goals, and Braden Holtby becomes the second-fastest goalie in NHL history to 200 victories in Washington’s 4-1 win over Pittsburgh. Holtby stops 27 of the 28 shots he faces to pick up victory No. 200 in his 319th game, second only to Hall of Famer and six-time Stanley Cup winner Ken Dryden, who did it in 311.
Nov. 11
1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge, Mass. Thorpe scores all the points for Carlisle, a touchdown, extra point and four field goals.
1939 — Texas Tech and Centenary (La.) play to a 0-0 tie in a torrential downpour in Shreveport, La. There are an NCAA-record 77 punts in the game (39 by Tech and 38 by Centenary).
1944 — The New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 to end their NHL record of 25 straight games without a win (0-21-4) over two seasons.
1978 — Eddie Lee Ivery rushes for 356 yards to lead Georgia Tech to a 42-21 victory over Air Force.
1981 — The Minnesota North Stars score eight goals in the second period of a 15-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
1981 — LA Dodgers starter Fernando Valenzuela becomes first MLB rookie to win a Cy Young Award; Milwaukee Brewers’ Rollie Fingers takes AL Award.
1995 — Eddie George rushes for a school-record 314 yards on 36 carries and scores three TDs as Ohio State routs Illinois 41-3.
2001 — In his sixth career start, Shaun Alexander has 266 yards rushing on 35 carries and an 88-yard touchdown run as Seattle beats AFC West-leading Oakland 34-27.
2002 — The Oakland Raiders, behind record-setting performances, beat the Denver Broncos 34-10. Rich Gannon completes 21 straight passes and Jerry Rice becomes the first player to score 200 career touchdowns.
2004 — Earl Boykins, at 5-foot-5, becomes the smallest player in NBA history to reach 30 points, scoring a career-high 32 in Denver’s 117-109 victory over Detroit.
2006 — Wake Forest beats Florida State 30-0 to become the first team to shutout the Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium in Bobby Bowden’s 31 seasons as coach.
2007 — Brett Favre joins Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to throw for 60,000 yards in a career during the second quarter of Green Bay’s 34-0 win over Minnesota.
2008 — Jockey Julien Leparoux has a record-tying day at Churchill Downs. The 25-year-old Frenchman ties Hall of Famer Pat Day’s track record with seven wins. Day set the record on June 20, 1984.
2011 — Faulkner defeats Union (Ky.) 95-89 in triple overtime to set an NAIA football record. The 184 combined points, smashes the previous mark of 141 set in 1994 when Southwestern (Kan.) defeated Sterling (Kan.) 79-62.
2012 — Antron Brown becomes the first black champion in any NHRA pro series when he wins the Top Fuel title at the season-ending event.
2012 — Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez catches the 100th TD pass of his career, a 2-yarder from Matt Ryan in the Falcons 31-27 loss at New Orleans. He adds another score on a 6-yard pass and becomes the first tight end with 100 TD receptions.
2013 — Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England.
2017 — Lamar Jackson accounts for four touchdowns and 342 yards while establishing an NCAA milestone in beating Virginia 38-21. Jackson, the Heisman Trophy winner, becomes the first player in NCAA history to post two seasons with 1,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards passing.
2017 — Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski becomes the first men’s Division I basketball coach to win 1,000 games at one school, when his top-ranked Blue Devils beat Utah Valley 99-69.
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Nov. 12
1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Heffelfinger doesn’t disappoint his bosses, returning a fumble for a touchdown to give Allegheny a 4-0 victory.
1920 — Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is hired as baseball’s first commissioner.
1931 — Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto, with the Chicago Black Hawks winning 2-1 before 13,233 fans.
1967 — Travis Williams of Green Bay returns two kickoffs for touchdowns against Cleveland, and the Packers beat the Browns 55-7. The Packers score 45 points in the first half, 35 in the opening quarter.
1972 — Richard Petty wins a record fourth NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National championship after finishing third in the Texas 500.
1972 — Don Shula becomes the first NFL coach to win 100 regular-season games in 10 seasons when the Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots 52-0.
1994 — Prairie View loses 52-7 to Jackson State, breaking an NCAA Division I-AA record with 45 straight losses. Columbia lost 44 straight from 1983-88.
1995 — Miami’s Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton’s NFL career record of 47,003 yards passing with a 9-yard pass to Irving Fryar during the Dolphins’ 34-17 loss to the New England Patriots.
2006 — Indianapolis edges Buffalo 17-16 to become the first team to have consecutive 9-0 records.
2007 — Top-ranked Roger Federer loses consecutive matches for the first time in 4 1/2 years, falling to No. 7 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 at the Masters Cup.
2010 — Minnesota’s Kevin Love grabs a franchise-record 31 rebounds and scores 31 points, the NBA’s first 30-30 game in 28 years. Love grabs 15 rebounds in the third quarter alone, and the Timberwolves rally from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to stun the New York Knicks 112-103. Moses Malone was the last player to have a 30-30 game — 32 points, 38 rebounds for Houston against Seattle in 1982.
2013 — Keith Dawson tips in a miss with less than six seconds left to give No. 2 Michigan State a 78-74 victory over top-ranked Kentucky. It’s the earliest meeting of 1 vs. 2 in AP poll history and the first since 2008.
2016 — Anthony Moeglin throws a 24-yard touchdown pass to William Woods with 39 seconds left to lift John Carroll to a 31-28 win over Mount Union. The loss ends the Purple Raiders’ NCAA-record 112-game regular-season winning streak. The Division III powerhouse hadn’t lost since Oct. 22, 2005.
2017 — Brittany Force becomes the NHRA’s first female Top Fuel season champion since Shirley Muldowney in 1982 in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals. Force is the daughter of 16-time Funny Car champion John Force.
2019 — Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike FIERS reveals the team secretly “stole signs” via camera from visiting teams.
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Nov. 13
1934 — Ralph Bowman of the St. Louis Eagles scores the first penalty-shot goal in NHL history. Bowman’s goal comes on the second penalty shot attempt in league history and is the only goal for the Eagles, who lose to the Montreal Maroons 2-1.
1949 — Chicago’s Bob Nussbaumer intercepts four passes, and the Cardinals set an NFL record for points in a regular-season game with a 65-20 victory over the New York Bulldogs.
1955 — Goalies Glenn Hall and Terry Sawchuk play to a 0-0 tie at Boston Garden. Hall, a rookie goalie with the Detroit Red Wings, and Terry Sawchuk of the Bruins, played to a 0-0 tie on Oct. 22 at the Olympia in Detroit. The shutout is the 61st for Sawchuk and the fourth for Hall.
1964 — St. Louis Hawks forward Bob Pettit becomes the first NBA player to score 20,000 points, with 29 in a 123-106 loss to the Cincinnati Royals.
1971 — Colorado’s Charlie Davis sets an NCAA record for a sophomore by rushing for 342 yards in a 40-6 victory over Oklahoma State.
1982 — Southern Miss beats Alabama 38-29 for the Tide’s first loss in Tuscaloosa since 1963, breaking a 57-game winning streak in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
1982 — Chicago’s Tony Esposito becomes the fourth NHL goaltender with 400 victories. Esposito makes 34 saves to help the Black Hawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena.
1984 — Bernie Nicholls of Los Angles becomes the first NHL player to get a goal in all four periods of a game. Nicholls scores once in each period and again at 2:57 of overtime to give the Kings a 5-4 victory over the Quebec Nordiques.
1992 — Riddick Bowe wins the world heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield.
1993 — No. 2 Notre Dame runs out to a 17-point lead and hangs on to beat top-ranked Florida State 31-24 when Charlie Ward’s desperation pass is knocked down on the goal line as time expires.
1999 — Lennox Lewis becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas.
2005 — In the longest play in NFL history, Chicago defensive back Nathan Vasher returns a missed field goal 108 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half in a 17-9 win against the 49ers.
2009 — McKendree basketball coach Harry Statham wins his 1,000th game with a 79-49 victory over East-West University. The 72-year-old Statham is 1,000-381 at the NAIA school.
2015 — Candance Brown makes a layup with 1.2 seconds left and Gardner-Webb rallies to shock No. 22 North Carolina 66-65 in the opener for both teams. Gardner-Webb had trailed by 15 points entering the fourth quarter.
2015 — Russia’s track federation is suspended by the sport’s international governing body and its athletes are barred from international competition for a widespread and state-sanctioned doping program. It’s the first time the IAAF bans a country for doping.
2018 — Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer becomes the fifth Division I women’s basketball coach to win 1,000 games when the Scarlet Knights beat Central Connecticut State 73-44. Stringer joins Pat Summitt, Geno Auriemma, Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell.
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+++++++++TV SPORTS+++++++++
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR BLACKOUTS
Friday, Nov. 7
AUTO RACING
9:25 a.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sap Paulo
1:25 p.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sap Paulo
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
CBSSN — Tulsa at Rhode Island
FS1 — Georgetown at Maryland
PEACOCK — Boston U. at Northwestern
6:30 p.m.
BTN — Fort Wayne at Ohio St.
7 p.m.
ACCN — Gardner-Webb at Clemson
ESPN — Kansas at North Carolina
PEACOCK — Oakland at Purdue
7:30 p.m.
PEACOCK — Mass.-Lowell at UConn
8:30 p.m.
BTN — N. Illinois at Wisconsin
CBSSN — Yale at Navy
PEACOCK — FGCU at Illinois
9 p.m.
ACCN — UAB at NC State
TNT — Utah Tech at Arizona
TRUTV — Utah Tech at Arizona
10:30 p.m.
BTN — Pepperdine at UCLA
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
1 p.m.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Bloomington, Ind.
3 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Louisville, Ky.
4 p.m.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Bloomington, Ind.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
8 p.m.
FS1 — Houston at UCF
9 p.m.
ESPN — Tulane at Memphis
FOX — Northwestern at Southern Cal
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Texas at Florida
GOLF
8 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The World Wide Technlogy Championship, Second Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The TOTO Japan Classic, Third Round, Seta Golf Course, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan
2 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Third Round, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Houston at San Antonio
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Golden State at Denver
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
NHLN — N.Y. Rangers at Detroit
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Saturday, Nov. 8
AUTO RACING
8:25 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sap Paulo
12:25 p.m.
ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sap Paulo
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Noon
FS1 — Alabama at St. John’s
PEACOCK — Alcorn St. at Minnesota
1:30 p.m.
CW — Western Carolina at Duke
PEACOCK — South Florida at George Washington
4 p.m.
PEACOCK — Providence at Virginia Tech
7 p.m.
FOX — Arkansas at Michigan St.
10:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Oklahoma at Gonzaga
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
ACCN — SMU at Boston College
CBSSN — Temple at Army
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
ESPNU — TBA
SECN — Georgia at Mississippi St. (SkyCast)
TNT — Colorado at West Virginia
TRUTV — Colorado at West Virginia
1 p.m.
BTN — Ohio St. at Purdue
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — Maryland at Rutgers
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Texas A&M at Missouri
ACCN — Syracuse at Miami (Command Center)
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — Duke at UConn
ESPN — Syracuse at Miami
ESPN2 — Kansas at Arizona
FOX — Iowa St. at TCU
4 p.m.
ESPNU — S. Dakota St. at S. Dakota
SECN — Auburn at Vanderbilt
4:30 p.m.
BTN — TBA
CW — Stanford at North Carolina
6 p.m.
FS1 — Air Force at San Jose St.
7 p.m.
ACCN — TBA
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
7:30 p.m.
ABC — LSU at Alabama
CBSSN — Nevada at Utah St.
ESPNU — LSU at Alabama (SkyCast)
NBC — Navy at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Navy at Notre Dame
SECN — Florida at Kentucky
9:30 p.m.
FS1 — UNLV at Colorado St.
10 p.m.
CW — Sam Houston St. at Oregon St.
GOLF
8 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The World Wide Technlogy Championship, Third Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Mexico
9 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The TOTO Japan Classic, Final Round, Seta Golf Course, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan
1:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Final Round, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
NBATV — L.A. Lakers at Atlanta
10:40 p.m.
ESPN — Phoenix at L.A. Clippers
SOCCER (MEN’S)
10 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Fulham at Everton
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Wolverhampton at Chelsea
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
CBS — NWSL Playoff: TBD, Quarterfinal
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Sunday, Nov. 9
AUTO RACING
11:55 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: The MSC Cruises Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sap Paulo
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN — Marquette at Indiana
2 p.m.
ESPN2 — Texas A&M at Oklahoma St.
4:30 p.m.
SECN — VMI at Missouri
6:30 p.m.
SECN — Southern Miss. at South Carolina
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Washington at Baylor
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
ESPN — NC State at Southern Cal
4:30 p.m.
FS1 — Florida St. at UConn
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Noon
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Bloomington, Ind.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ESPNU — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Cary, N.C.
2 p.m.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, St. Louis
ESPNU — American Athletic Tournament: TBD, Championship, Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
2:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Pensacola, Fla.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Virginia at Pittsburgh
4:30 p.m.
BTN — Penn St. at Illinois
ESPN2 — Utah at Baylor
5 p.m.
ESPN — Tennessee at Kentucky
FIGURE SKATING
2 p.m.
NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The 2025 NHL Trophy, Osaka, Japan
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The World Wide Technlogy Championship, Final Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Mexico
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Atlanta vs. Indianapolis, Berlin
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Buffalo at Miami, Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, New England at Tampa Bay, Jacksonville at Houston
FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Giants at Chicago, Baltimore at Minnesota, New Orleans at Carolina
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Arizona at Seattle
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Rams at San Francisco OR Detroit at Washington
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Pittsburgh at L.A. Chargers
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Chicago at Detroit
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Aston Villa
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Liverpool at Manchester City
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
ABC — NWSL Playoff: TBD, Quarterfinal
3 p.m.
ABC — NWSL Playoff: TBD, Quarterfinal
