“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SECTIONAL
SECTIONAL 7
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (3-6) AT SOUTHPORT (2-7)
SECTIONAL 13
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (2-7) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (5-4)
HAMMOND MORTON (5-4) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (6-3)
GARY WEST (4-4) AT LOWELL (6-3)
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (3-6) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-9)
HIGHLAND (2-7) AT HOBART (6-3)
SECTIONAL 18
MISHAWAKA (6-3) AT NORTHRIDGE (9-0)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (3-6) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (8-1)
PLYMOUTH (2-7) AT NORTHWOOD (5-4)
CULVER ACADEMY (5-4) AT NEW PRAIRIE (2-7)
SECTIONAL 19
NEW HAVEN (2-7) AT DEKALB (6-3)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (8-1) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (5-4)
COLUMBIA CITY (7-2) AT LEO (5-4)
EAST NOBLE (9-0) AT WAWASEE (1-8)
SECTIONAL 20
DELTA (4-5) AT LOGANSPORT (9-0)
MARION (1-8) AT JAY COUNTY (3-6)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (2-7) AT YORKTOWN (5-4)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (6-3) AT KOKOMO (4-5)
SECTIONAL 21
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (6-3) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (5-4)
DANVILLE (9-0) AT LEBANON (4-5)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (7-2) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-6)
FRANKFORT (0-9) AT NORTHVIEW (8-1)
SECTIONAL 22
MARTINSVILLE (0-9) AT MOORESVILLE (5-4)
BEECH GROVE (6-3) AT RICHMOND (3-6)
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (7-2) AT CONNERSVILLE (4-5)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (3-6) AT GREENWOOD (3-6)
SECTIONAL 23
MADISON (5-4) AT EAST CENTRAL (7-2)
CHARLESTOWN (7-1) AT COLUMBUS EAST (5-4)
SHELBYVILLE (6-3) AT SILVER CREEK (6-3)
SECTIONAL 24
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (6-3) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-8)
BOONVILLE (6-3) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (3-6)
EVANSVILLE REITZ (8-1) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-9)
HERITAGE HILLS (7-2) AT JASPER (5-4)
SECTIONAL 25
GRIFFITH (9-0) AT ANDREAN (8-1)
TWIN LAKES (6-3) AT RIVER FOREST (3-6)
CALUMET (5-4) AT HAMMOND NOLL (5-4)
SECTIONAL 26
TIPPECANOE VALLEY (8-1) AT JIMTOWN (6-3)
WEST NOBLE (8-1) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-9)
FAIRFIELD (5-4) AT JOHN GLENN (1-8)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (3-6) AT ANGOLA (6-3)
SECTIONAL 27
GARRETT (3-6) AT BLUFFTON (9-0)
WOODLAN (3-6) AT NORWELL (4-5)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (3-6) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (6-3)
BELLMONT (0-9) AT HERITAGE (6-3)
SECTIONAL 28
MISSISSINEWA (7-1) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (6-3)
WEST LAFAYETTE (2-7) AT NORTHWESTERN (5-4)
EASTBROOK (5-4) AT MACONAQUAH (9-0)
SECTIONAL 29
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (8-1) AT WESTERN BOONE (6-3)
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-6) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (3-6)
CRAWFORDSVILLE (3-6) AT TRI-WEST (7-2)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (0-9) AT SPEEDWAY (3-6)
SECTIONAL 30
LAWRENCEBURG (8-1) AT NEW CASTLE (3-6)
CENTERVILLE (4-5) AT GREENSBURG (5-4)
RUSHVILLE (0-9) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (5-4)
BATESVILLE (7-2) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (3-6)
SECTIONAL 31
EDGEWOOD (5-4) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (6-3)
OWEN VALLEY (4-5) AT SULLIVAN (4-5)
WASHINGTON (2-7) AT SCOTTSBURG (4-5)
SECTIONAL 32
SOUTHRIDGE (5-4) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (8-1)
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (9-0) AT NORTH HARRISON (1-8)
PRINCETON (1-8) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (7-2)
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (2-7) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (2-7)
SECTIONAL 33
WHITING (3-6) AT KNOX (3-6)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (7-2) AT LAKE STATION (1-8)
BOONE GROVE (4-5) AT WHEELER (8-1)
SECTIONAL 34
BREMEN (6-3) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (1-8)
LAKELAND (2-7) AT ROCHESTER (4-5)
MANCHESTER (3-6) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (1-8)
SECTIONAL 35
ELWOOD (2-5) AT DELPHI (4-5)
SEEGER (7-2) AT OAK HILL (4-5)
TIPTON (5-4) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (9-0)
LEWIS CASS (6-3) AT PERU (6-3)
SECTIONAL 36
FRANKTON (2-7) AT HAGERSTOWN (9-0)
SHENANDOAH (1-8) AT WINCHESTER (5-4)
ALEXANDRIA (6-3) AT NORTHEASTERN (4-5)
LAPEL (8-1) AT BLACKFORD (1-8)
SECTIONAL 37
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (1-8) AT TRITON CENTRAL (3-6)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (8-0) AT PARK TUDOR (5-4)
EASTERN HANCOCK (9-0) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (2-5)
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (4-5) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (7-2)
SECTIONAL 38
WEST VIGO (0-9) AT NORTH PUTNAM (6-3)
MONROVIA (3-6) AT SOUTHMONT (4-5)
GREENCASTLE (4-5) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (5-4)
SOUTH PUTNAM (9-0) AT CASCADE (8-1)
SECTIONAL 39
SALEM (5-4) AT BROWN COUNTY (1-8)
PROVIDENCE (1-6) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (9-0)
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-6) AT MITCHELL (1-8)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (2-7) AT CLARKSVILLE (6-3)
SECTIONAL 40
TELL CITY (6-3) AT SOUTH SPENCER (4-5)
LINTON (1-8) AT PIKE CENTRAL (0-9)
PERRY CENTRAL (2-7) AT NORTH POSEY (8-1)
PAOLI (6-3) AT EASTERN GREENE (3-6)
SECTIONAL 41
NORTH NEWTON (6-3) AT BOWMAN ACADEMY (5-3)
WEST CENTRAL (8-1) AT CULVER (3-6)
WINAMAC (6-3) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-9)
NORTH JUDSON (8-1) AT TRITON (1-8)
SECTIONAL 42
FRONTIER (3-6) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (3-6)
FAITH CHRISTIAN (2-7) AT NORTH WHITE (4-5)
CLINTON PRAIRIE (5-4) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (7-2)
SECTIONAL 43
TAYLOR (1-8) AT PIONEER (9-0)
NORTH MIAMI (3-6) AT SHERIDAN (5-4)
TRI-CENTRAL (0-9) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (4-5)
MADISON-GRANT (7-2) AT CASTON (7-2)
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTHWOOD (2-7) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (3-6)
CHURUBUSCO (3-6) AT SOUTH ADAMS (7-2)
WHITKO (0-8) AT NORTHFIELD (5-4)
SOUTHERN WELLS (1-8) AT FREMONT (6-3)
SECTIONAL 45
KNIGHTSTOWN (7-2) AT UNION CITY (2-7)
MONROE CENTRAL (3-4) AT TRI (4-5)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-9) AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (0-6)
SECTIONAL 46
MILAN (7-2) AT TRINITY LUTHERAN (2-3)
NORTH DECATUR (7-2) AT SOUTH DECATUR (5-4)
SECTIONAL 47
NORTH VERMILLION (2-7) AT RIVERTON PARKE (8-0)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (4-5) AT CLOVERDALE (6-3)
COVINGTON (2-7) AT ATTICA (1-7)
SECTIONAL 48
FOREST PARK (4-5) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-9)
TECUMSEH (8-1) AT NORTH DAVIESS (9-0)
SPRINGS VALLEY (6-3) AT WEST WASHINGTON (5-4)
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
REGIONALS
NORTH
LAPORTE
4 PM CT | CLASS 3A | HANOVER CENTRAL VS HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL
7 PM CT | CLASS 4A | PENN VS CHESTERTON
CULVER COMMUNITY
1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | SOUTH NEWTON VS MARQUETTE CATHOLIC
4 PM ET | CLASS 4A | WARSAW COMMUNITY VS CROWN POINT
NORTHWOOD
4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | BOONE GROVE VS LAKELAND
7 PM ET | CLASS 3A | WEST NOBLE VS MISHAWAKA MARIAN
HOMESTEAD
1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
4 PM ET | CLASS 4A | CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS HOMESTEAD
SOUTHWOOD
4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | LEO VS WEST LAFAYETTE
7 PM ET | CLASS 2A | SOUTHWOOD VS JIMTOWN
NORWELL
1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | BLUE RIVER VALLEY VS NORTHFIELD
4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | HERITAGE VS HAMILTON HEIGHTS
TWIN LAKES
4 PM ET | CLASS 1A | COVINGTON VS ROSSVILLE
7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) VS WESTFIELD
ELWOOD
1 PM ET | CLASS 2A | MUNCIE BURRIS VS BENTON CENTRAL
4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | LAPEL VS OAK HILL
SOUTH
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL
4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | WINCHESTER COMMUNITY VS INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL
7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | LAWRENCE NORTH VS YORKTOWN
CASCADE
1 PM ET | CLASS 3A | NORTHVIEW VS INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL
4 PM ET | CLASS 4A | BROWNSBURG VS CENTER GROVE
MONROVIA
4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS SOUTHMONT
7 PM ET | CLASS 3A | CONNERSVILLE VS TRI-WEST HENDRICKS
BLOOMINGTON NORTH
1 PM ET | CLASS 3A | BATESVILLE VS EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
4 PM ET | CLASS 4A | BLOOMINGTON SOUTH VS COLUMBUS EAST
LOOGOOTEE
4 PM ET | CLASS 1A | SHOALS VS SHAKAMAK
7 PM ET | CLASS 2A | SULLIVAN VS NORTH POSEY
MITCHELL
1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN VS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
4 PM ET | CLASS 4A | FLOYD CENTRAL VS EVANSVILLE NORTH
MORRISTOWN
4 PM ET | CLASS 1A | INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN VS INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
7 PM ET | CLASS 1A | GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VS OLDENBURG ACADEMY
CHARLESTOWN
1 PM ET | CLASS 2A | TRINITY LUTHERAN VS HENRYVILLE
4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | JASPER VS PROVIDENCE
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
3A
CASTLE VS. CARMEL
GOSHEN VS. FW CARROLL
2A
GIBSON SOUTHERN VS. COVENANT CHRISTIAN
HAMMOND NOLL VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC
1A
FW BLACKHAWK VS. FAITH CHRISTIAN
OLDENBURG ACADEMY VS. FOREST PARK
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
3A
CENTER GROVE VS. BROWNSBURG
CROWN POINT VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
2A
TRI-WEST VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ
SB ST. JOSEPH VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC
1A
SWITZERLAND COUNTY VS. PROVIDENCE
FW BLACKHAWK VS. OAK HILL
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INDIANA CROSS COUNTY
BOYS/GIRLS REGIONALS
OCTOBER 24
1. NEW PRAIRIE
TIME 11:15 AM CT
FEEDER SECTIONALS: HIGHLAND, CHESTERTON, NEW PRAIRIE, GOSHEN, RENSSELAER CENTRAL
2. MANCHESTER
TIME 11:15 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: MANCHESTER, WEST NOBLE, NEW HAVEN, DELTA, MARION
3. BROWNSBURG
TIME 11:15 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: LOGANSPORT, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, BEN DAVIS
4. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY (@ CERALAND SPORTS PARK, COLUMBUS)
TIME 11:15 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: NOBLESVILLE, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)
5. CRAWFORD COUNTY
TIME 11:15 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: BROWN COUNTY, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, JASPER, GIBSON SOUTHERN
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD/SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 1: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 2: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)
MONDAY, OCT. 26
BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 3: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)
TUESDAY, OCT. 27
BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 4: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28
*BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 5: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
*RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 6: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
*RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 7: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
*IF NECESSARY
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NBA SCOREBOARD
PHILADELPHIA 114 CLEVELAND 106
OKLAHOMA CITY 96 DENVER 84
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NHL SCORES
OILERS 6, HURRICANES 5
BRUINS 6, PREDATORS 0
PENGUINS 4, PANTHERS 0
MAPLE LEAFS 5, RANGERS 4
KINGS 3, ISLANDERS 2 (OT)
KRAKEN 5, MAMMOTH 3
STARS 3, JETS 2 (OT)
BLUES 6, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2
DEVILS 4, DUCKS 1
FLAMES 2, WILD 1
SHARKS 6, SENATORS 2
RED WINGS 5, CANUCKS 2
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 8
THURSDAY, OCT. 22
APPALACHAIN STATE 34 JAMES MADISON 31 OT
LIBERTY 34 KENNESAW STATE 6
MEMPHIS 41 EAST CAROLINA 34 OT
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FRIDAY, OCT. 23
FBS
DUKE AT VIRGINIA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
UMASS AT UCONN | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARMY AT TULSA | 8:30 P.M. | ESPN2
AIR FORCE AT WYOMING | 9 P.M. | CW
NC STATE AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
FCS
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT DELAWARE STATE | 5 P.M. | ESPN2
YALE AT PENN | 7 P.M. | ESPNU
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
FBS
PITT AT NO. 1 MIAMI (FLA.) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 6 INDIANA AT MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX
NO. 8 TEXAS TECH AT CINCINNATI | 12 P.M. | FS1
NO. 18 LSU AT AUBURN | 12 P.M. | ABC
CAL AT NO. 23 SMU | 12 P.M. | CW
RUTGERS AT NO. 24 NORTHWESTERN | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
WEST VIRGINIA AT TCU | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
RICE AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT TOLEDO | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
BAYLOR AT KANSAS | 1 P.M. | TNT
AKRON AT KENT STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MIAMI (OHIO) AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
OREGON AT ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NO. 2 BYU AT UCF | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
MICHIGAN STATE AT NO. 9 UCLA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
NO. 11 TENNESSEE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
TEXAS A&M AT NO. 13 ALABAMA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
NO. 15 IOWA AT MINNESOTA | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
OKLAHOMA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 3:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
BOSTON COLLEGE AT GEORGIA TECH | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
HAWAI’I AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | MW+
SACRAMENTO STATE AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
BOWLING GREEN AT BUFFALO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
KANSAS STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 3:45 P.M. | ESPN2
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT OHIO | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
UL MONROE AT TROY | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN JOSE STATE AT NEVADA | 5 P.M. | MW+
LOUISIANA AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
OLD DOMINION AT LOUISIANA TECH | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 21 BOISE STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
SAN DIEGO STATE AT COLORADO STATE | 6:30 P.M. | CW
COLORADO AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 7 P.M. | FS1
VIRGINIA TECH AT CLEMSON | 7 P.M. | ESPN
GEORGIA STATE AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 7 OLE MISS AT NO. 19 TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
VANDERBILT AT NO. 12 KENTUCKY | 7:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NO. 16 USC AT WISCONSIN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
IOWA STATE AT NO. 25 ARIZONA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SYRACUSE AT NORTH CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
UTAH STATE AT TEXAS STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTSA AT TULANE | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | CW
NO. 14 HOUSTON AT NO. 10 UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
FCS
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT MERRIMACK | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
CORNELL AT BROWN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
ST. THOMAS AT MARIST | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT HOLY CROSS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT FORDHAM | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUTLER AT DRAKE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
PRESBYTERIAN AT VALPARAISO | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DARTMOUTH AT COLUMBIA | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORFOLK STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT VMI | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
UNI AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT ROBERT MORRIS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
COLGATE AT RICHMOND | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
STETSON AT MOREHEAD STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD AT FURMAN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH AT THE CITADEL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT WESTERN CAROLINA | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CHICAGO STATE AT LINDENWOOD | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
PRINCETON AT HARVARD | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
HOWARD AT MORGAN STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
WEBER STATE AT MONTANA STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST FLORIDA AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGETOWN AT WILLIAM & MARY | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LEHIGH AT VILLANOVA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT TENNESSEE STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UT MARTIN AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT LAMAR | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
UTAH TECH AT CAL POLY | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT IDAHO | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
MCNEESE AT UIW | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT IDAHO STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SFA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
AUSTIN PEAY AT NORTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN COLORADO AT UC DAVIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT EAST TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
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NFL
THURSDAY
CHICAGO 30 NEW ENGLAND 24
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SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK GIANTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DENVER BRONCOS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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NFL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TENNESSEE TITANS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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BASEBALL: WORLD SERIES
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW: SURPRISING BREWERS-RAYS SHOWDOWN WILL OPEN JACOB MISIOROWSKI’S RECORD HEAT
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball’s biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.
Jacob Misiorowski brings his record-setting heat to the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night when he throws the first pitch of the best-of-seven championship against the Tampa Bay Rays, a matchup of modest-money marvels who bumped off glamorous rivals with a throwback base-to-base style.
“Forrest Gump, everyone,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Thursday, introducing his ace to the assembled media.
“I’m still fresh to this and have no idea what the hell is going on,” Misiorowski said a few minutes later.
Few predicted this pairing of pennant winners when the season opened March 25. The first World Series with robot umpires is the first since 1980 between teams seeking their first championship and also could be the first with a 104 mph pitch — thanks to Misiorowski — and the first to be played totally indoors.
“I’m excited to see two great teams that play the game a little differently than maybe it’s been played the last decade or so,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Milwaukee is in the Series for the second time after a 44-year absence — an appropriate number given that it was the jersey of the Cream City’s most famous baseball player, Hank Aaron, who became a star with the Milwaukee Braves in the 1950s and ended his career with the expansion Brewers in the 1970s.
Both teams fell short in previous Series trips, the Brewers losing to St. Louis in 1982 and the Rays to Philadelphia in 2008 and to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. Not since the Phillies beat Kansas City in 1980 have two teams met seeking their first title. The time before that was in 1920.
Misiorowski is likely to set a World Series velocity record
Misiorowski, a 24-year-old right-hander in his first full major league season, is a starting pitcher like no other. He threw 1,115 pitches of 100 mph or higher this year — shattering the old high of 673 since tracking began in 2008, by Jordan Hicks in 2018.
His fastest pitch was 105.5 mph to the Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong on June 27, and he appears likely to break the 101.1 mph record for a Series starter by the New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard in 2015 and possibly the overall Series high of 103.2 mph by Cubs reliever Aroldis Chapman to Cleveland’s Coco Crisp in Game 2 of 2016.
Misiorowski didn’t finish the fifth inning in either of his first two postseason starts this year. Batters have swung at 94 of his 182 postseason pitches and fouled off 51 — 28% of pitches and 54% of swings.
“He hasn’t been as crisp,” Murphy said. “They’re obviously looking at an area. They’re trying to exploit everything. He’s exposed, like all these guys get at some point.”
The Brewers and Rays have throwback offenses
In an age where power bats usually rule, Milwaukee scored a major league-low 32.1% of its runs on homers and Tampa Bay was second-lowest at 34.4%, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
“It’s cool that you don’t have to be that team to hit 170 home runs a game or whatever,” Misiorowski said. “You can win a baseball game so many different ways.”
Rays batters had the fewest strikeouts among the 30 teams and Tampa Bay’s 45 sacrifice bunts were the most among American League teams since 2015.
“I was a little discouraged for the last 10 or 15 years in the way the game had gone as far as relying on the home run, not worrying about strikeouts,” said Hall of Famer Robin Yount, a star of the ’82 Brewers. “The game today looks like they’re starting to really focus on playing baseball again.”
After back-to-back Dodgers titles, MLB will have a small-payroll champion
This marks the first time since 1991 that both Series teams are in the bottom half of payrolls: the Brewers were 19th as of Aug. 31 and the Rays 25th. Milwaukee, MLB’s smallest market, could become the first small-market champion since Kansas City in 2015. The Rays rank 15th in market size.
To reach the Series, the Brewers swept the deep-pocketed, two-time champion Dodgers in the NL Championship Series and the Rays swept the New York Yankees in an AL Division Series.
The highest-paid player in the Series, Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, was 44th overall in the majors on opening day. Yandy Díaz, who earns most among the Rays, ranked 154th.
Batters have succeeded on 63% of challenges during the postseason in the first year of the Automated Ball-Strike System, winning 40 of 63 appeals to the robot umps. That is up from 49% during the regular season.
Catchers’ 58% success rate in the playoffs (58 of 99) is down a tick from 59% during the regular season and pitchers are 1 for 1 — Tampa Bay’s Griffin Jax made the only challenge. The 60% overall rate is up from 54% in the regular season.
Tampa Bay’s batters have yet to make a postseason challenge. Milwaukee’s have won 4 of 7, including a perfect 2 for 2 by Jake Bauers.
Brewers catcher William Contreras has won 60% (12 of 20) and Rays catcher Liam Hicks 67% (8 of 12).
Rest vs rust: Extra time off hasn’t been helpful in recent years
Milwaukee will have had seven days off going into the opener.
While teams with less rest are 15-15 in the Series since Wild Card Era started in 1995, they are 12-4 since 2009.
Both teams are happy at home
Milwaukee and Tampa Bay tied for the best home record this year at 55-26.
Forced from Tropicana Field for 2025 after damage from Hurricane Milton, the Rays played across the bay at the Yankees’ spring training stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, and then returned to the refurbished Trop for 2026.
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TODD BENZINGER, A MEMBER OF THE CINCINNATI REDS’ 1990 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, DIES AT 63
CINCINNATI (AP) — Todd Benzinger, a member of the Cincinnati Reds’ 1990 World Series championship team, has died. He was 63.
In an announcement Thursday, the Reds said Benzinger died on Wednesday.
Benzinger played nine seasons in the major leagues, including with the Reds from 1989-91 that included that title run.
In its statement, the team said Benzinger “will be remembered with great affection and gratitude for his place in one of the most memorable chapters in Reds history.” It noted his regular participation in multiple functions such as the Reds Caravan, Reds Fantasy Camp, Reds Legends Remember program and Redsfest.
“Todd will forever be remembered by Reds fans for catching the final out of the 1990 World Series, but those of us who had the privilege of knowing him will remember so much more,” said Rick Walls, executive director of the Reds Hall of Fame Museum. “Todd remained close to the Cincinnati community and was a tremendous friend to the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, generously participating in our events and sharing his time with fans. We will miss his friendship, his kindness and his presence in our community.”
Benzinger made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1987 and also had stints with the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, his final season in the majors coming in 1995.
Benzinger also worked as manager of Class-A Dayton in 2009-10, and had remained active in youth baseball in New Richmond, Ohio, where he went to high school.
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NFL
CALEB WILLIAMS, LUTHER BURDEN III HELP BEARS END PATS’ WINNING STREAK
Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns on Thursday night, leading the Chicago Bears to a 30-24 victory over the visiting New England Patriots.
Chicago’s Luther Burden III caught four passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. Colston Loveland and D’Andre Swift scored the Bears’ other touchdowns, and Williams completed 22 of 33 passes.
The Bears (5-2) also received three field goals from Cairo Santos, who made a career-best 58-yarder to give Chicago a 30-21 lead with 1:34 to play.
New England cut its deficit to six points on Andy Borregales’ 47-yard field goal with 37 seconds left, but the Bears recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye produced 321 yards and two touchdowns on 24-of-31 passing. Maye, who was intercepted once, also ran for a touchdown.Buy Game Tickets
Rhamondre Stevenson and Eli Raridon had New England’s TD catches. Stevenson caught five passes for 93 yards.
The Patriots (4-3) entered the contest on a three-game winning streak.
The Bears jumped out to a 10-0 lead in ethe first quarter thanks to a Santos 43-yard field goal and Swift’s 4-yard touchdown run.
New England responded when Maye scored on a 7-yard run early in the second quarter, but Santos made a 31-yard field goal to give Chicago a 13-7 lead with 7:04 remaining in the period.
The teams traded touchdowns in the final 14 seconds of the half. After Williams connected with Burden for a 24-yard TD pass, New England scored on a 48-yard pass from Maye to Stevenson with no time remaining on the clock.
Stevenson caught the pass on the Chicago 47 and eluded several defenders on his way to the end zone. Borregales made the extra point, which pulled the Patriots within 20-14.
Chicago extended the margin to 27-14 when Loveland capped the second half’s opening drive with a 12-yard TD catch, but New England answered with a 30-yard scoring pass from Maye to Raridon on the ensuing drive.
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GAME OF THE WEEK #1
GREEN BAY PACKERS (4-2) AT DETROIT LIONS (3-2)
Regular Season: GB leads series, 106-78-7 (GB won past 2)
Last reg. season meeting: 11/27/25: GB 31 at DET 24
PACKERS NOTES:
QB JORDAN LOVE passed for 276 yards & TD & had rush TD in Week 6. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his past 6. Has 275+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4. Had 234 pass yards & 4 TD passes for 124.2 rating in last meeting & aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with TD pass. • RB MARSHAWN LLOYD has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) this season. • WR MATTHEW GOLDEN led team with 6 receptions for 104 yards & TD catch in Week 6. Has 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in 3 of his past 4. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON ranks 2nd with 6 TD receptions & 5th with 538 rec. yards this season. Had 80 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting & has 80+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. Det. • TE TUCKER KRAFT had TD reception in last game vs. Det. (9/7/25) & has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. Det. • LB LUKAS VAN NESS had sack in Week 6 & has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road. • LB ISAIAH MCDUFFIE had 12 tackles in last meeting & aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with 11+ tackles. • LB TY’RON HOPPER had PD in Week 6 & aims for 3rd in row with PD. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN has 8+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Had 13 tackles & sack in last game vs. Det. (11/24/24 w/ Ind.). • CB KEISEAN NIXON led team with 8 tackles in Week 6. Aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Had 7 tackles & TFL in last meeting & aims for 5th in row vs. Det. with 6+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. • CB BRANDON CISSE (rookie) had 1st-career INT & 2 PD in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. 1 of 2 rookies (Gabe Jacas) with 1.5 sacks & INT this season. • S EVAN WILLIAMS had 6 tackles & INT in Week 6. Has INT in 2 of his past 3. Aims for 7th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. • S JAVON BULLARD had 6 tackles & career-high 3 PD in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD & 6th in row with 6+ tackles.
LIONS NOTES:
QB JARED GOFF completed 19 of 30 pass atts. (63.3 pct.) for 271 pass yards, 3 TDs & 0 INTs for 125.8 rating in Week 5 & became 4th player ever with 30+ games (30) with 3+ TD passes & 0 INTs in his 1st 11 seasons (Patrick Mahomes, HOFer Peyton Manning & Aaron Rodgers). Ranks 1st with 41,107 pass yards & 4th with 268 TD passes since 2016. Passed for 256 yards & 2 TDs for 132.9 rating in last meeting. Aims for 7th in row vs. GB with TD pass. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 207 scrimmage yards (151 rush, 56 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 5. Has 58 scrimmage TDs, most by player under age 25 in NFL history. Has 747 scrimmage yards & 9 TDs this season, 5th RB all-time with 700+ scrimmage yards & 9+ TDs in 1st 5 games of a season (HOFers Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson & Emmitt Smith & Priest Holmes). • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 584 career receptions, most by player in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD catch. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had career-high 2 TD catches in Week 5. Had 7 receptions for 144 yards & TD in last meeting. • TE SAM LAPORTA led team with 5 catches for 88 yards & had TD catch in Week 5. Had 6 catches for 79 yards in last game vs. GB (9/7/25). • LB JACK CAMPBELL led team with 11 tackles in Week 5. Aims for 3rd in row with 11+ tackles & 5th in row vs. GB with 8+ tackles. • LB DERRICK BARNES had sack in Week 5. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. GB. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 0.5 sacks in Week 5 & has 0.5+ sacks in 8 of his past 9. Has 47.0 sacks since 2022. • DE D.J. WONNUM had 2 sacks in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row with sack. • CB ROGER MCCREARY had 6 PD in Week 5, tied-most in single game since 2021. • CB D.J. REED had 7 tackles, 3 TFL & PD in Week 5. Had FF in last meeting. Has PD in 2 of his past 3.
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NFL GAME OF THE WEEK #2
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-0) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-3)
Regular Season: KC leads series, 34-19 (KC won 4 of past 5)
Last reg. season meeting: 12/24/22: SEA 10 at KC 24
CHIEFS NOTES:
HC ANDY REID became 3rd HC all-time to lead team to 5-0 start in 6 seasons, joining HOFers George Halas (10) & Paul Brown (6). • QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 23 of 30 atts. (76.7 pct.) for 272 yards in Week 6, 100th career reg. season win, becoming 3rd QB ever with 100 reg. season wins in 1st 10 seasons. Aims for his 5th in row with 225+ pass yards. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5 in primetime. Passed for 224 yards & 2 TDs with 106.8 rating & had rush TD in last meeting. • RB KENNETH WALKER led team with 139 scrimmage yards (128 rush, 11 rec.) & had 2 rush TDs last week, becoming 3rd player in SB era with 2+ TDs in 4 of his team’s 1st 5 games of a season. Became 6th player all-time with 750+ scrimmage yards & 8 scrimmage TDs in 1st 5 games of season. Spent 1st 4 seasons (2022-25) with Sea., totaling 4,560 scrimmage yards (3,555 rush, 1,005 rec.) & 31 TDs (29 rush, 2 rec.) in 58 games & was named MVP in SB LX. • WR XAVIER WORTHY led team with 7 receptions for 73 yards in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with 70+ rec. yards. • TE TRAVIS KELCE is 3rd TE all-time with 1,100 receptions. Needs 3 catches to surpass HOFer Marvin Harrison (1,102) for 5th-most receptions ever. Had 6 catches for 113 yards in last meeting. • DT CHRIS JONES had 0.5 sacks last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 2+ TFL & sack. Had 4 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in last meeting. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 PD & sack in Week 6. Aim for his 4th in row with TFL & PD. Had sack & PD in last meeting. • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 11 tackles last week. Has 11+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Had career-high 18 tackles in last meeting. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 7 tackles & 1st FR of season in Week 6. Aims for his 6th in row with 7+ tackles. Had 7 tackles in his only career game vs. Sea. (10/23/22 w/ LAC).
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 278 yards in Week 6. Has TD pass in 3 of his past 4. Has 210+ pass yards & TD pass in 4 of his past 5 in primetime at home. Passed for 330 yards & 4 TDs in last SNF game (11/2/25 vs. Was.). • RB GEORGE HOLANI had 1st rush TD of season in Week 6. • RB EMANUEL WILSON led team with 52 rush yards in Week 6. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of his past 3. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA led team with 12 receptions for 134 yards in Week 6. Leads NFL with 717 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs & ranks tied-1st with 49 receptions in 2026. Ranks 5th with 4,268 rec. yards & tied-5th with 27 TD catches since 2023. Has TD reception in 3 of his past 4 at home. Aims for 3rd in row in primetime with 120+ rec. yards. • WR RASHID SHAHEED had 86 rec. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. KC (10/7/24 w/ NO.) • LB ERNEST JONES led team with 9 tackles & had sack in Week 6. Aims for 7th consecutive game with 8+ tackles, tied-longest active streak this season. Aims for 4th in row with sack. Aims for 3rd in row in primetime with 9+ tackles. • LB TYRICE KNIGHT had 7 tackles in Week 6 & has 7+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. Had 10 tackles & TFL in last SNF game (11/2/25 vs. Was.). • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 6. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. Had 6 tackles, sack & FF in his last game vs. KC (11/1/21 w/ NYG). • DT BYRON MURPHY has sack in 2 of his past 3. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 5 tackles & 2 PD in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • S JULIAN LOVE had PD in Week 6 & aims for 6th in row with PD. • S NICK EMMANWORI had 7 tackles & sack in Week 6. Aims for 4th in row in primetime with 7+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SEC WEEK 8: NO. 7 OLE MISS HEADS TO NO. 19 TEXAS AS MANNING AND THE LONGHORNS TRY TO SAVE SEASON
Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:
Game of the week
No. 7 Mississippi (5-1, 3-1 SEC) at No. 19 Texas (4-2, 1-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
The Rebels are one of four SEC teams with just one loss this season and seem to have shaken off that rout by Florida a month ago. Texas is on a two-game skid and there were questions whether Arch Manning would give way to KJ Lacey or remain the Longhorns’ starting quarterback (coach Steve Sarkisian says he will).
Still, Texas with its 11th-ranked defense is a 3.5-point home favorite against an Ole Miss team whose offensive trio of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and receiver Deuce Alexander have accounted for a combined 2,725 yards this season.
With uncertainty in the passing game, Texas could look to embrace the run against an Ole Miss team that has allowed an SEC-high 153.5 rushing yards per game. That same defense may have newfound confidence after holding the conference’s leading rusher, Missouri’s Jamal Roberts, to just 39 yards last week.
The undercard
No. 18 LSU (5-2, 2-2) at Auburn (4-2, 2-2), Saturday, noon ET (ABC)
Can Auburn keep the momentum going after arguably the program’s biggest win since the 2013 Iron Bowl kick -6? Beating No. 1 Georgia in a massive road upset sets up the Tigers to do it again and really stir the waters or fall short against an LSU team coming off a 31-0 rout of Mississippi State.
LSU’s offense leads the conference in yards per game (540) and is second in points per game (40.4). Quarterback Sam Leavitt, amid an injury-filled season, also tops the conference with eight interceptions.
A win here would turn Auburn into a true contender, and a loss would deal a potentially fatal blow to either team’s College Football Playoff chances — a huge letdown in Kiffin’s first season leading the charge in Baton Rouge. LSU is a 7.5-point favorite.
Impact players
— Jordan Castell: The Kentucky defensive back had two interceptions — one being a pick-6 — a pass breakup and nine tackles in the win over Oklahoma. He leads the conference with four interceptions this season and ranks third with 57 tackles.
– LJ McCray: The Florida defensive lineman comes off a career day in a 27-24 win vs. Texas with four tackles, a career-high 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. He helped the Gators to a crucial defensive stop in the third quarter, setting Florida up for its first lead of the game.
– Tyree Weathersby: The Tennessee defensive end helped the Vols to a 26-10 win over Alabama with two sacks for a loss of 17 yards, 2.5 tackles for loss, four tackles and a first-quarter fumble recovery.
A look at the numbers
No unbeaten teams remain in the conference. Four teams have one loss: Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ole Miss. …The SEC has nine ranked teams: No. 5 Georgia, No. 7 Ole Miss, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 12 Kentucky, No. 13 Alabama, No. 18 LSU, No. 19 Texas, No. 20 Florida and No. 22 Missouri. Mississippi State dropped out of the rankings after its loss to LSU, leaving room for Florida to rejoin the rankings. … Georgia remains atop the SEC, averaging 43 points per game. …Arkansas is on the opposite side of the conference with 21 points per game. … Tennessee’s defense has held opponents to the fewest points (14.7), and Vanderbilt has allowed the most points (29.7).
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• Week eight of the 2026 college football season features six conference games, highlighted by the fight for Floyd of Rosedale when Iowa travels to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Washington will all enjoy a bye this week, with the complete schedule appearing to the right.
• Ten of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are mentioned in this week’s AP or US LBM Coaches Polls, announced on Sunday. The AP poll featured No. 3 Ohio State, No. 6 Indiana, No. 9 UCLA, No. 15 Iowa, No. 16 USC and No. 24 Northwestern, while Oregon received votes. At No. 2, Ohio State leads 10 Big Ten teams in the coaches’ poll (No. 6 Indiana, No. 10 UCLA, No. 14 Iowa, No. 15 USC, No. 23 Northwestern and No. 25 Oregon), Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin also earned votes.
• UCLA is one of six NCAA FBS teams to remain undefeated through seven weeks of the 2026 season. The Bruins defeated Wisconsin, 17-7, last weekend to stay perfect and become bowl eligible for the first time since the 2023 season.
• The Big Ten announced its Football Players of the Week on Monday, with Rutgers’ KJ Duff earning Offensive Player of the Week honors after posting nine receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-30 Big Ten road win at Maryland. The two receiving scores brought him to nine for the season, one shy of tying the single-season school record, and 17 for his career, tied for fifth most in program history.
• Michigan’s Chris Bracy claimed Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording the Wolverines’ sixth interception this season and his second interception of the year in a 21-18 victory against Penn State. The junior finished with eight total tackles, 1.0 sack, a forced fumble, an interception and a pass breakup.
• Oregon’s Gage Hurych won Special Teams Player of the Week by helping the Ducks to a 17-14 comeback win against Nebraska, going 3-for-3 on field goals with makes from 36, 36 and 37 yards. Hurych is one of seven FBS kickers still perfect on field goals with at least nine attempts.
• Ohio State’s Jay Timmons was tabbed as the Freshman of the Week, with seven tackles, two pass breakups and the forced fumble in Ohio State’s second ranked road win of the season against Indiana. His forced fumble in the third quarter marked the first fumble by the Indiana offense in 1,473 snaps, which was the longest streak in the FBS.
• Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith continued his standout season with four receptions, 68 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s 19-15 victory against Indiana. The junior wide receiver moved to ninth in Big Ten history for career receptions with 215, fourth in career receiving yards with 3,542 and is tied for first overall in career touchdowns with 39.
• The Floyd of Rosedale, a result of a bet between the governors of Iowa and Minnesota in 1935, is at stake Saturday as the Gophers look to win the trophy in Minneapolis for the first time since 2014. A win would also mark the first time since Oct. of 1978 that the Gophers had possession of Floyd of Rosedale, the Little Brown Jug and Paul Bunyan’s Axe at the same time. The trophy currently resides in Iowa City, with Iowa leading the series 46-43-2.
• Northwestern’s Robert Fitzgerald, Ohio State’s Carson Hinzman and Oregon’s Dante Moore were named finalists for the 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy on Oct. 21, with each of them receiving an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2026 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. Now in its 37th year, the Campbell Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete.
• The 2026 Discover Big Ten Championship Game will be played on Saturday, December 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and will be broadcast by FOX. The winner will represent the conference as the Automatic Qualifier (AQ) to the College Football Playoff.
• Abbott and the Big Ten Conference kicked off Season 3 of the We Give Blood drive on August 26. Donations are tracked in real-time until December 4. The school with the most donations at the end will be announced on December 5 at the 2026 Discover Big Ten Championship Game. Every donation can help save up to three lives — and someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. The leaderboard can be found on page 5.
• The Big Ten has claimed three consecutive College Football Playoff championships by three different universities (Indiana 2026, Ohio State 2025, Michigan 2024).
• With national championships in football and men’s and women’s basketball, the Big Ten became the second conference to sweep football and basketball national titles since 1981-82. The Big Ten is the only conference to achieve the feat with three different schools.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
DUKE, UCONN AND ARIZONA HIGHLIGHT MSG COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FEATURING 14 NCAA CHAMPS
NEW YORK (AP) — Duke, Arizona and Arkansas are among 14 men’s college basketball teams scheduled to play at Madison Square Garden this season that have won an NCAA championship.
Plus the UConn women, with 12 national titles all to themselves.
Visits by Virginia, Houston, Kansas and Kentucky also highlight a regular-season slate featuring 11 men’s programs in the preseason AP Top 25. Five schools ranked in the top 10, and seven in the top 13, will tip off inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”
No. 2 Duke, No. 4 UConn and of course, No. 13 St. John’s, are set to make multiple appearances well before the Big East Tournament and NCAA Tournament come to MSG in March.
It all begins Nov. 8 when St. John’s hosts Iona — where Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino revived his career before jumping to the Red Storm. A week later, the Johnnies welcome an old Big East rival in Syracuse — with new coach Gerry McNamara.
Hall of Fame coach John Calipari brings No. 12 Arkansas to The Garden to face Indiana on Nov. 17, then big man Motiejus Krivas and No. 5 Arizona arrive Dec. 5 to take on St. John’s.
Three days after that, the annual Jimmy V Classic to support cancer research and awareness opens with Duke against Georgia, followed by No. 10 Houston versus No. 20 Alabama.
The weekend before Christmas offers five games in three days, starting with a Saturday tripleheader.
No. 17 Kansas plays Ohio State, and No. 23 Kentucky takes on North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic beginning at noon on Dec. 19.
Clear out the building, restock concessions and open the gates again a few hours later as a new crowd arrives to watch St. John’s in its Big East opener against DePaul at 8:30 p.m.
The next afternoon, coach Dan Hurley and UConn, paced by senior guard Silas Demary Jr., meet No. 9 Virginia in the SentinelOne Showdown. And on Dec. 21, Duke returns to the Big Apple for a rematch with No. 19 Texas Tech — their third MSG date since 2018.
Last December, JT Toppin and the Red Raiders rallied from 17 points down in the second half to stun the third-ranked Blue Devils, 82-81.
St. John’s, coming off its first Sweet 16 trip in 27 years, is scheduled to play 13 regular-season home games at The Garden — its most since the 1950-51 season. The others are ticketed for Carnesecca Arena on campus in Queens.
In addition, the Johnnies will play all their conference home games at MSG for the first time. After back-to-back sweeps of the Big East regular-season and tournament titles the past two years, their next New York City showdown with rival UConn is Friday night, Jan. 29.
The women’s teams will head into Manhattan, too, when Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma and the second-ranked Huskies visit St. John’s at The Garden on Jan. 24.
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VILLANOVA SET TO EXIT PHILADELPHIA’S FAMED BIG 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SERIES AFTER THIS SEASON
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Big 5 is no more.
Well, at least not the incarnation most fans of the famed Philly basketball series remember from its heyday.
Villanova will leave the Big 5 at the end of the 2026-2027 season and the series will continue with five teams starting next season in a round-robin format. The Big 5 Classic tripleheader also will end after this season’s Dec. 5 event at the Xfinity Mobile Arena, the home of the 76ers.
Founding members Penn, La Salle, Temple and Saint Joseph’s will remain, as will Drexel, which was added ahead of the 2023 season making it a six team series.
“The resumption of a consistent round-robin format, featuring both home and away contests, will sustain traditional rivalries while providing valuable scheduling stability in an increasingly complex Division I environment,” the five remaining schools said in a joint statement.
The Big 5 — the name was coined by Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer Herb Good — was officially formed in 1954, and the schools started round-robin play for “City Series” bragging rights in 1955. The first game was 68 years ago when Saint Joseph’s beat Villanova 83-70 on Dec. 14, 1955, in front of 2,636 fans at the Palestra.
“In recent years, the evolving NCAA landscape has prompted institutions to evaluate how their athletics programs align with broader institutional priorities. Following thoughtful discussions and consideration of the interests and goals of all involved, the decision was made to move forward with the Men’s Philadelphia Big 5 championship format without Villanova’s participation,” the statement read.
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NO. 5 ARIZONA, NO. 22 UCLA SET TO TEST METTLE IN HALL OF FAME SERIES
Two of the premier programs in the West certainly won’t tip-toe into the season as No. 5 Arizona takes on No. 22 UCLA in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night in Las Vegas.
The Wildcats reached the Final Four last season before falling to eventual national champion Michigan, while the Bruins were eliminated by UConn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Former Pac-12 heavyweights Arizona and UCLA are playing for the third straight season since their exoduses from the conference. The Bruins won 57-54 in Phoenix during the 2024-25 season, and the Wildcats prevailed last season 69-65 at Inglewood, Calif.
Not surprisingly, Arizona (36-3 last year) is the preseason favorite to win the Big 12 and also boasts the preseason player of the year in 7-foot-2 center Motiejus Krivas.
“Preseason accolades don’t mean anything,” Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd said after Friday’s 82-67 home preseason victory over San Diego State. “We’re a program that’s way more based on the substance of what you do over the course of the season, and postseason awards. Those are the meaningful ones. So we haven’t even talked about it as a team, and we’re on our own journey right now, and we’re not defending anything.
“No one can take away from us what we did last year, and the only way you can go do something this year is you got to go do it. So we’re looking forward to that challenge of going out and competing for a Big 12 championship with a lot of really good teams. By no means do we think we’re a step ahead of anybody.”
Arizona lost key players such as Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries and Koa Peat from last season’s powerhouse squad.
But Krivas and forward Ivan Kharchenkov, both of whom averaged 10.4 points a game last season, are back to lead the way. Krivas (8.2 rebounds per game) said he isn’t all that pumped up about being called the Big 12’s best player in October.
“I wouldn’t say it’s anything,” he said. “Team awards and awards at the end of the year are more rewarding.”
The top newcomer is shooting guard Caleb Holt, a McDonald’s All-American billed to be among the first selections of the 2027 NBA Draft.
“He’s one of the best young off-ball defenders I’ve ever been around,” Lloyd said of Holt.
Meanwhile, UCLA (24-12 last year) is projected to finish fourth by the Big Ten media.
The Bruins return guard Trent Perry (12.6 points per game), swingman Eric Dailey Jr. (11.6) and big man Xavier Booker (7.3 ppg, 43 blocked shots). UCLA also added Texas Tech transfer guard Jalen Petty, who made 69 3-pointers while averaging 9.9 ppg last season.
“He’s a high-level player,” Bruins coach Mick Cronin said about Petty at Big Ten media festivities. “I would say he will be the guy that Big Ten fans, people don’t know. … They’ll be shocked.”
The Bruins lost big man Tyler Bilodeau and point guard Donovan Dent, but Dailey said he believes his team will be more than OK.
“We believe in our system. We believe in Coach,” Dailey said. “We believe in the program, and all the guys that stayed truly believe that. We’re here for a real reason, and we’re here to put on a show for UCLA and be the next wave of Bruins that makes something shake.”
Of course, Cronin and the Bruins have seen that the conference is a bona fide gauntlet.
“It’s just hard to win. You have really great players, great coaches and great road environments,” Cronin said. “The actual games are hard. The guys in this league play hard. It’s a bunch of big, strong and tough guys. It’s certainly not for the weak.”
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COMING OFF 28-WIN SEASON, NEBRASKA STRIVES FOR STRONG START VS. LE MOYNE
Fresh off its best season in program history, Nebraska will begin its bid to build on that success when it opens the 2026-27 schedule against Le Moyne on Nov. 2 in Lincoln, Neb.
The Cornhuskers reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history last March, finishing 28-7 after a school-record 20-0 start. Only one full-time starter will return: leading scorer Pryce Sandfort, who averaged 18.1 points a game and hit a school-record 129 3-pointers while shooting 41.6% from beyond the arc.
Nebraska also returns Braden Frager, Cale Jacobsen and Connor Essegian but otherwise will rely on newcomers. The most notable transfer pickup is former Boston College center Boden Kapke, while Jacob Lanier has a chance to be one of the most impactful freshmen in the Big Ten.
“There is a hunger, there is a fuel that our guys have going into this year,” Cornhuskers coach Fred Hoiberg said. “I’m excited to see what we have.”
While Nebraska had never won an NCAA Tournament game before last season, Le Moyne is just trying to get into the tourney for the first time. The Dolphins are entering their fourth season at the Division I level, going 15-17 a year ago with a fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference.
“I think (the NCAA Tournament is) definitely a goal of ours and something that we aspire to make,” said Le Moyne coach Nate Champion, who played for the school from 2010-14. “Everything we’re doing is progressing towards that goal.”
The Dolphins added nine transfers in the offseason, with former Sacramento State guard Jayden Teat scoring 27 points in an exhibition win over Canisius.
Like most low-major programs, Le Moyne will play several non-conference road games against power opponents. After Nebraska, the Dolphins will visit Creighton and also will play at Missouri, Clemson and Notre Dame.
Le Moyne is 0-9 against power-conference competition since moving to Division I.
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FLORY BIDUNGA, NO. 11 LOUISVILLE TAKE AIM AT CHATTANOOGA IN OPENER
Pat Kelsey has shown he can win at Louisville, going a combined 51-19 in his first two seasons, with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
Kelsey, however, has just one March Madness win, although he now might have the roster to change that.
The Cardinals, 11th in the preseason Associated Press poll and picked to finish third in the Atlantic Coast Conference behind Duke and Virginia, will open their season on Nov. 2 against visiting Chattanooga.
While many blue-blood basketball programs largely are built through high school recruiting, Louisville (24-11 last season) has committed hard to the transfer portal this offseason. Kelsey and his staff brought in just three freshmen compared with eight transfers.Basketball league coverage
That portal haul includes former Kansas center Flory Bidunga, the No. 1 player in this year’s portal class, per 247Sports; former Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad (No. 18); and North Carolina guard transfer Seth Trimble (No. 24), who last week got a temporary injunction that makes him eligible this season.
Bidunga is a preseason first-team All-ACC selection after averaging 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.6 blocks last season for the Jayhawks. He joins 7-foot-5 Southern California transfer Gabe Dynes and five-star 7-foot-2 freshman Obinna Ekezie Jr. to give Louisville some serious size, which Kelsey hopes will round out his team’s game.
“There’s no question that we are intentional this year as to how we built our roster, and there was an emphasis on defense and rebounding and improving our rim protection and our length and our overall physicality,” Kelsey said earlier this month at ACC media day.
“I think one of the hallmarks of our offensive teams the last two years is we’ve been elite shooting teams, and I think we still are a good, hopefully very good, shooting team. The length and athleticism that we added hopefully will make us an elite defensive and rebounding team as well.”
Shelstad, a second-team preseason All-ACC player, averaged at least 12.8 points in each of his three seasons at Oregon, along with a career-high 4.9 assists in 2025-26. He’ll be tasked with guiding an offense that replaces its top four scorers from last year, all of whom were guards.
Chattanooga enters the season looking for a bounce-back campaign after a surprising dip. The Mocs won 21 games in 2023-24 and a program-record-tying 29 — with an NIT championship — in 2024-25 before finishing last season with a 13-19 record, the program’s first losing season since 2018-19.
Mocs coach Dan Earl said injuries that sidelined four players for the entire season limited his team’s size and rebounding ability, but the problems went beyond that.
“The puzzle pieces didn’t fit last year,” Earl said during the Southern Conference’s media day. “We have to look in the mirror and figure out what we did wrong. We tried to correct it this year.”
Chattanooga was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
Tate Darner, a guard who was tasked with playing forward last season due to injuries, averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds a game as a freshman. He’s now back at his natural position and is the Mocs’ lone preseason All-SoCon player.
“Cerebral guy. Can make shots, crafty in getting downhill. Can read the defense, make the right play,” Earl said. “We’ve seen his confidence build, he’s gotten stronger, and we’re looking forward to him taking a big jump this year.”
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NBA
SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER’S RECORD 20-POINT STREAK ENDS IN THUNDER’S WIN OVER NUGGETS
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored just 17 points to snap an NBA-record streak but the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off the Denver Nuggets 96-84 at home Thursday.
Gilgeous-Alexander had scored 20 or more points in an NBA-record 141 consecutive games.
Gilgeous-Alexander hadn’t been held below 20 points in the regular season since Oct. 30, 2024.
Gilgeous-Alexander had a chance to extend the streak but with less than two minutes remaining and Oklahoma City up by 16, Nuggets coach David Adelman emptied his bench following a timeout. The reigning two-time NBA Most Valuable Player didn’t wait for direction from Thunder coach Mark Daigneault, taking his place on the bench to officially end the streak.
To that point, Gilgeous-Alexander had been making a strong push toward keeping the streak alive with 10 fourth-quarter points.
Oklahoma City hadn’t led since going up 3-0 in the opening seconds until Ajay Mitchell’s transition layup with just more than two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
In the closing seconds of the third quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander raced up the court after a rebound from Jaylin Williams and drained a 3-pointer in transition to put the Thunder up by six.
Gilgeous-Alexander had been 0-for-7 from beyond the arc before hitting the shot.
Gilgeous-Alexander was initially called for a foul on Nikola Jokic’s 3-point heave as time expired, which would have given Jokic three free throws, but the play was challenged and the foul call was overturned.
Gilgeous-Alexander missed all seven shots he attempted in the first half and didn’t get on the board at all until a pair of free throws with less than two minutes remaining.
Gilgeous-Alexander quickly broke that stretch without a field goal in the third quarter, but it wasn’t until that 3-pointer late in the quarter that he found an offensive rhythm.
It didn’t matter, though, as the Thunder forced 13 second-half turnovers and turned them into 19 points.
Oklahoma City scored 14 of its 26 fourth-quarter points off turnovers.
Jalen Williams led Oklahoma City with 21 points while Chet Holmgren had 12 points and 17 rebounds.
The Thunder were just 11 of 43 from behind the 3-point line.
Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 20 points while Jokic had 13 points on 5-of-19 shooting.
Denver’s Cameron Johnson left with 3:30 remaining in the second quarter after suffering a right ankle sprain and did not return.
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76ERS RALLY FROM 29 DOWN TO STUN CAVALIERS
PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points as the Philadelphia 76ers erased a 29-point deficit in a wild 114-106 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
Joel Embiid added 24 points for Philadelphia, which dominated the second half for the second straight game after opening the season Tuesday with a road victory over the New York Knicks. This rally was even more emphatic, as the Sixers outscored the Cavaliers 69-37 after halftime.
Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time as 76ers, LeBron James scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
The result was the largest comeback by the 76ers in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97).
Cleveland fell short in its season opener despite Donovan Mitchell’s 32 points and 10 rebounds. Evan Mobley added 18 points for the Cavaliers, while James Harden had 16 and Jarrett Allen notched 14.
After trailing by 24 at halftime, Philadelphia needed only 78 seconds to cut the deficit to 13, as James found Embiid for a layup to make it 69-56.
Maxey’s layup with 5:42 left in the third quarter brought the Sixers back within 10. Philadelphia got as close as 84-82 before Mario Hezonja made two late bank shots, helping the Cavaliers carry a 90-82 lead into the fourth.
Embiid made a running floater with 7:24 left to draw the Sixers within 95-94. He knocked down a 15-footer on the next trip to give the hosts their first lead of the night.
Brown scored the next six points and Maxey added a bucket to cap a 15-0 push, giving the Sixers a 104-95 lead.
Cleveland got within 106-102 down the stretch, but Mitchell missed two free throws, and the momentum was squashed. Maxey and Brown scored on the next two trips to push the lead back to eight.
The Cavaliers stormed out of the gates, taking a 35-18 lead after 12 lopsided minutes. The Sixers shot 38.1% in the first quarter and committed nine turnovers.
Philadelphia committed six more turnovers in the second quarter en route to a 69-45 deficit at intermission.
Mobley scored 11 second-quarter points and Mitchell had 10 for Cleveland, which led by as many as 29 points in the period. Mitchell paced all scorers with 22 points at the break.
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NHL
FORMER NHL PLAYER RON DUGUAY DIES AFTER BOUT WITH CANCER
Ron Duguay, known for his flowing hair and celebrity lifestyle while playing the majority of his 12-season career with the New York Rangers, died Thursday at the age of 69.
The former forward announced in February that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer and had lost his appendix and gallbladder.
“The New York Rangers organization mourns the loss of Ron Duguay, one of the most popular players in franchise history,” the team said in a statement. “Ron’s signature skating style — with his hair flowing as he moved down the ice — captivated The Garden Faithful, and his skill, tenacity, and charisma earned him the admiration of all New Yorkers. We join the hockey community in sending our condolences to Ron’s friends, family, and loved ones during this difficult time.”
Duguay spent parts of eight of his 12 NHL seasons with the Rangers after being selected by the team with the No. 13 overall pick in the 1977 NHL Draft.
He was part of the 1978-79 Rangers team that lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final. He also scored a career-high 40 goals in 1981-82, earning his only All-Star selection.
Duguay totaled 620 points (274 goals, 346 assists) in 864 career games with the Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings from 1977-89.
“Ron lived life with an extraordinary passion, an infectious smile, and a heart that was truly larger than life,” the NHL Alumni Association said in a social media post. “Above all else, his deepest and most sincere love was for his family. They were his greatest pride, his greatest joy, and always closest to his heart.
“His dedication and passion for the game of hockey were unwavering. Hockey was more than a sport to Ron; it was a part of who he was, a lifelong love that he carried with pride and shared so generously with others. But perhaps what made Ron most special was his humanity. His genuine compassion, kindness, and willingness to help others always extended far beyond himself. He cared deeply, gave generously of his heart, and had a remarkable way of making everyone around him feel valued and appreciated.”
Duguay joined MSG Networks as a broadcaster in 2007 and remained with the company through the 2017-18 season.
Off the ice, Duguay dated former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
Per the New York Post, Duguay is survived by his daughters Shay Thomas and Amber Stavros, and son Noah Duguay, as well as five grandchildren.
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NHL ROUNDUP: RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS LIFTS OILERS PAST ‘CANES IN SHOOTOUT
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a shootout goal to complete a special return to the lineup as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 on Thursday night.
Nugent-Hopkins also notched a goal and an assist in regulation in his season debut, having recovered from a lower-body injury. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each provided two goals and three assists for the Oilers. McDavid has an NHL-record 23 assists across the first 10 games of the season.
Carolina’s Seth Jarvis scored in his first outing of the season, Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, and Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven and Juuso Valimaki also tallied. Jordan Martinook and Shayne Gostisbehere each posted two assists.
Oilers goalie Devon Levi stopped 22 shots. Brandon Bussi made 16 saves for Carolina.
Bruins 6, Predators 0
David Pastrnak notched two goals and two assists, and Michael DiPietro stopped all 28 shots he faced in his first career shutout as Boston beat visiting Nashville.
Boston, which is 6-0-1 in its past seven games, scored twice in each period to cruise to the win. Casey Mittelstadt netted the opening and eventual game-winning goal, while Elias Lindholm, JJ Peterka and Mark Kastelic also found the back of the net. Charlie McAvoy had four assists, and Pavel Zacha dished out two.
Justus Annunen made 25 saves in his first start of the season for the Predators, who have dropped four of five (1-2-2).
Penguins 4, Panthers 0
Nick Robertson scored two goals, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and host Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak with a shutout win against Florida.
Evgeni Malkin and Hendrix Lapierre each had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who were 1-6-1 in their previous eight games. Connor Dewar logged two assists, and Silovs earned his second shutout of the season.
Cooper Black made 17 saves in his NHL debut for the Panthers, who were shut out for the first time this season. At 6-foot-9, Black became the tallest goaltender in league history.
Maple Leafs 5, Rangers 4
Troy Stecher fired in the winning goal on a delayed penalty with 28 seconds left as Toronto edged visiting New York.
Brandon Duhaime had a goal and two assists, Teddy Blueger tallied a goal and an assist and Zack MacEwen had two helpers in a statement game from the Maple Leafs’ fourth line. Easton Cowan and Kirill Marchenko also scored as Toronto won its third game in a row. Maple Leafs goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves.
Adam Fox had four assists for the Rangers while Mika Zibanejad recorded a goal and an assist. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye and Alexis Lafreniere also scored and Dylan Garand turned away 30 shots as New York fell to 1-2-1 in its past four games.
Kings 3, Islanders 2 (OT)
Brandt Clarke scored with 2:17 left in overtime as Los Angeles pulled out a victory in Elmont, N.Y.
Artemi Panarin scored twice in the first period for the Kings, who have won two straight since opening the season 0-4-2. Goalie Darcy Kuemper made 41 saves and assisted on the winning goal. Clarke also registered an assist.
Victor Eklund and Matthew Schaefer scored for the Islanders, who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). Semyon Varlamov, seeking his first win since Nov. 14, 2024, recorded 24 saves.
Kraken 5, Mammoth 3
Mackie Samoskevich scored the tiebreaking goal at 14:35 of the third period and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as Seattle defeated visiting Utah.
Jordan Eberle and Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist apiece and Matty Beniers and Frederick Gaudreau also tallied for the Kraken, who improved to 5-1-1 in their past seven games.
Logan Cooley scored twice, Vincent Trocheck added a goal and Mikhail Sergachev had two assists for the Mammoth, who had won four of their previous five. Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 of 22 shots.
Stars 3, Jets 2 (OT)
Roope Hintz scored the tying goal with two minutes left in regulation, then struck at 3:47 of overtime, giving Dallas a victory over visiting Winnipeg.
Wyatt Johnston scored his first goal of the season and added an assist for the Stars, who have won four straight. Dallas’ Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists. Jake Oettinger stopped 17 shots for the victory.
Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, who were outshot 38-19 while falling to 0-2-2 in their past four games. Stuart Skinner made 35 saves.
Blues 6, Golden Knights 2
Justin Barron, who had never tallied more than two points in a game during his six NHL seasons, recorded a goal and three assists in St. Louis’ win over visiting Vegas.
Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist for the Blues, who are on a two-game winning streak. Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist while Mason McTavish and Pavel Buchnevich scored the Blues’ other goals. Joel Hofer stopped 27 shots for the victory.
Brett Howden and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost consecutive games for the first time this season. Adin Hill made 25 saves.
Devils 4, Ducks 1
Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the fourth straight game to help New Jersey pick up a win over Anaheim in Newark, N.J.
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Nico Hischier and Anthony Mantha also scored, and Jesper Bratt had two assists for the Devils, who have won four of five. New Jersey’s Nico Daws made 16 saves.
Tim Washe scored and Ville Husso turned away 25 shots for the Ducks, who have lost five in a row after a 4-1-0 start. Anaheim was outshot 11-2 in the first period.
Flames 2, Wild 1
Calgary scored a pair of power-play goals in the first period, and that proved to be all it needed in a win over visiting Minnesota.
Aydar Suniev and Joel Farabee scored a goal apiece for the Flames, who notched back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Calgary goaltender Devin Cooley stopped 36 of 37 shots.
Michael McCarron scored the lone goal for the Wild, who fell to 0-1-1 to start a five-game road trip. Jesper Wallstedt allowed two goals on 22 shots.
Sharks 6, Senators 2
Yaroslav Askarov set a career high with 41 saves as San Jose topped Ottawa for its second straight win.
Collin Graf and Jacob Trouba both finished with a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who won in regulation for the first time this season. Tyler Toffoli, Nolan Allan, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg also tallied, and Kiefer Sherwood recorded two assists.
Tim Stutzle and Jordan Spence scored for the Senators, who have alternated wins and losses for six games. Samuel Ersson made 22 saves.
Red Wings 5, Canucks 2
Lucas Raymond scored twice and added an assist, leading visiting Detroit to a win over Vancouver.
William Wallinder, Michael Rasmussen and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings, who have earned points in six straight games (3-0-3). Detroit goalie John Gibson made four saves on five shots through two periods but left the game with an upper-body injury. Michal Postava entered and stopped seven of eight shots in his NHL debut.
Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored and added an assist while Elias Pettersson also tallied for the Canucks, who are winless in nine straight (0-8-1) and dropped to 1-4-0 on home ice this season. Kevin Lankinen, who stopped 26 shots, fell to 1-7-0 on the season.
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GOLF NEWS
CHANDLER BLANCHET’S 2 EAGLES GIVE HIM NARROW FIRST-ROUND LEAD IN BERMUDA
Chandler Blanchet carded an eagle near the end of each nine to shoot 9-under-par 62 and take sole possession of the lead after the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton on Thursday.
Blanchet, 30, is near the end of his first full-time season on the PGA Tour after joining the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020. He’s looking for his first PGA win after coming close with a second-place finish in the Puerto Rico Open back in March.
Four players (Americans Ben Kohles and Danny Walker, and Canadians Ben Silverman and Corey Conners) are one stroke behind after each shooting 8 under at Port Royal Golf Course.
Blanchet began on the back nine and followed up birdies on Nos. 12 and 15 with his first eagle at the par-5 17th hole, sinking a 52-foot putt. After birdies at the first and second holes, he scored his lone bogey at No. 4 but immediately responded with consecutive birdies and then his second eagle at the par-5 seventh, this time needing to hit just a five-foot putt.
“Really solid day today. Hit it awesome, made some good putts,” Blanchet said after his round. “I kind of had everything going. Really took advantage of the par 5s so that made a big difference.”
For Blanchet, who has won two Korn Ferry events, it was a notable improvement from his first time at the Bermuda Championship, when he made his PGA debut in 2022 and missed the cut.
“It was great memories coming back here. Was really excited to play,” Blanchet said.
Kohles delivered 11 birdies in his opening round Thursday — including six straight from No. 5 through No. 10 — but cut into that with three bogeys, finishing with just four pars.
“We were expecting a lot of rain pretty much the whole day and it kind of cleared up, really didn’t get any rain until about the last hole and a half,” Kohles said. “It was nice to get off to a good start. Obviously having not much wind the first nine holes and being able to take advantage was nice to see.”
Conners, Silverman and Walker, on the other hand, all delivered bogey-free rounds. Conners and Silverman each had eight birdies, while Walker paired six birdies with an eagle on the 17th.
Adam Schenk, who won last year’s Bermuda Championship, is 119th out of 120 competitors after shooting 4 over in the first round.
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KARIS DAVIDSON RIDES BIRDIE BINGE TO SHARE OF LEAD AT BMW LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Australia’s Karis Davidson recorded six birdies during an eight-hole stretch to secure a tie for the lead after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday in Haenam-gun, South Korea.
After starting on the back nine, Davidson began her birdie binge on hole No. 1.
Overall, she shot a 6-under 66 to match Yuri Yoshida of Japan on a windy day at the Pine Beach Golf Links. Both golfers are seeking their first wins on the LPGA Tour.
“It was just kind of one of those perfect days with my irons and hybrids that I nearly had a hole-in-one on the first birdie on the front nine — which was pretty cool and then just hit a couple of really close shots,” Davidson said. “But yeah, it was overall a really solid day.”
Davidson, 28, isn’t getting ahead of herself with three rounds to go.
“Just trying to stay patient because I’m assuming it’s going to be really tough,” she said. “Some weather conditions aren’t looking too good. So just continuing to do that and try and keep up my good iron shots.”
World No. 3 Haeran Ryu collected five birdies during her bogey-free round of 67 to reside one stroke back of the leaders. The South Korean recorded birdies on holes Nos. 2, 5 and 6 to get off to a fast start and is tied with Lucy Li, Lauren Coughlin and Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain.
Ryu, who owns five LPGA Tour titles, captured two majors this season at the Women’s PGA Championship and The Amundi Evian Championship.
Lopez Ramirez highlighted her round with seven birdies, with five coming on the front nine.
“I think it’s very important out here to hit lots of fairways and lots of greens, and I think that’s going to give you the answer,” she said. “I think the most important thing I think right now is just keep having my fun and try to keep my mind in a really good place. I think that’s what keeps you out there and not just going down.”
Melanie Green sits alone in seventh place at 4-under, just ahead of 10 golfers at 3-under.
Defending champion Sei Young Kim of South Korea, who is ranked ninth in the world, shot an opening-round 72.
This is the second of four events on the fall Asian swing, followed by tournaments in Malaysia and Japan.
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INDIANA TOP HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
ARE BLOWOUTS COMING AGAIN FRIDAY?
The Indiana high school football state tournament kicks off this Friday, bringing with it a lot of excitement—and the potential for some blowouts. After covering high school football in Indiana for 37 years, I have certainly seen my share of both. It’s important to note that I am not in favor of the blind draw, nor do I support allowing all teams to enter the state tournament. You can call me whatever you want, but that’s how I feel. Indiana is one of the few states that uses a ping pong ball to determine the sectional brackets and also one of the few that allows every team to participate. To me, this seems outdated. However, I doubt most people care about my opinion, but I had to express it… once again. Now, let’s look ahead to the games scheduled for this Friday. Which matchup could turn out to be the best one according to the point spread published by Bill Harrell? That remains to be seen. I want to remind you that this isn’t a scientific analysis, but it’s always interesting to read Mr. Harrell’s insights on each and every game. Let’s start by highlighting some of the closer matchups to watch based on the point spread:
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL BY 3 OVER KANKAKEE VALLEY
MUNCIE CENTRAL OVER KOKOMO BY 7
HERITAGE HILLS BY 4 OVER JASPER
ANDREAN BY 3 OVER GRIFFITH
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7 OVER JIMTOWN
MISSISSINEWA BY 3 OVER HAMILTON HEIGHTS
CENTERVILLE BY 4 OVER GREENSBURG
MT. VERNON POSEY OVER CORYDON CENTRAL BY 4
LAKELAND BY 4 OVER ROCHESTER
MANCHESTER 1 BETTER THAN CENTRAL NOBLE
SHENANDOAH BY 1 OVER WINCHESTER
RITTER BY 4 OVER COVENANT CHRISTIAN
SOUTH SPENCER 7 OVER TELL CITY
NORTH NEWTON BY 1 OVER BOWMAN ACADEMY
MADISON-GRANT BY 4 OVER CASTON
LINCOLN 3 OVER TINDLEY
NORTH CENTRAL FARMERSBURG BY 3 OVER PARKE HERITAGE
NORTH DAVIESS BY 7 OVER TECUMSEH
NOW FOR THE PREDICTED BLOWOUTS:
EASTERN HANCOCK BY 91 OVER CHRISTEL HOUSE
MILAN BY 82 OVER TRINITY LUTHERAN
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL BY 70 OVER NORTH HARRISON
FRANKLIN CENTRAL OVER SOUTHPORT BY 51
HOBART BY 49 OVER HIGHLAND
EAST NOBLE 51 OVER WAWASEE
BREBEUF BY 49 OVER SHORTRIDGE
CHATARD 46 OVER GUERIN CATHOLIC
NORTHVIEW 49 OVER FRANKFORT
RONCALLI BY 51 OVER CONNERSVILLE
EAST CENTRAL 49 OVER MADISON
EVANSVILLE REITZ 59 OVER EVANSVILLE BOSSE
WEST NOBLE 61 OVER SB WASHINGTON
LAWRENCEBURG 46 OVER NEW CASTLE
BATESVILLE BY 49 OVER SOUTH DEARBORN
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 49 OVER PRINCETON
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 53 OVER LAKE STATION
LAPEL 62 OVER BLACKFORD
INDY LUTHERAN BY 53 OVER PARL TUDOR
SALEM 67 OVER BROWN COUNTY
LINTON BY 45 OVER PIKE CENTRAL
NORTH POSEY BY 52 OVER PERRY CENTRAL
WINANMAC 49 OVER SOUTH CENTRAL-UNION MILLS
NORTH JUDSON BY 55 OVER TRITON
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 49 OVER FRONTIER
PIONEER BY 51 OVER TAYLOR
NORTHFIELD 45 OVER WHITKO
KNIGHTSTOWN BY 61 OVER UNION CITY
FOREST PARK BY 53 OVER CRAWFORD COUNTY
Let the games begin!!!!
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY — THE ROAD TO STATE IS WIDE OPEN!
2026 IHSAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — GET READY, VOLLEYBALL FANS! The road to the IHSAA Girls Volleyball State Finals is heating up, and Regional Championship Saturday promises to be one of the most exciting days of the entire season! From the opening serve to the final championship point, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Teams across Indiana are chasing championship dreams, and this year’s tournament appears wider open than ever! There are powerhouse programs, rising contenders, talented underdogs, and schools ready to make history. One thing is certain: EVERY POINT MATTERS, EVERY SET COUNTS, AND EVERY TEAM IS FIGHTING TO SURVIVE AND ADVANCE!
🏆 A VOLLEYBALL SEASON LIKE NO OTHER!
What makes the 2026 season so special? BALANCE, BALANCE, AND MORE BALANCE! Across all four classifications, the competition has been tremendous. Traditional volleyball powers are facing serious challenges from programs that believe this is their year. No team can afford to overlook an opponent, and no championship is guaranteed. The talent, coaching, determination, and school spirit have made this season something special. With so many competitive matchups, don’t be surprised if Regional Championship Saturday produces some unforgettable finishes, thrilling five-set battles, and a few major surprises!
📍 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY — OCTOBER 24
Volleyball fans throughout Indiana will have plenty of exciting action to follow at regional locations:
These are just some of the championship matchups that make Saturday a must-follow day for Indiana high school volleyball fans. Expect tremendous rallies, outstanding defensive plays, powerful attacks, and championship-level intensity!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026 — COVERAGE BEGINS AT 10:00 AM!
THE ROAD TO THE STATE FINALS RUNS THROUGH INDIANASRN!
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Our experienced IndianaSRN broadcast teams will be ready to bring fans the excitement, emotion, and championship atmosphere of Semi-State Saturday. With talented play-by-play broadcasters, knowledgeable analysts, skilled camera operators, and experienced directors, IndianaSRN works to give every viewer a front-row seat to the action!
Whether you’re watching from home, cheering with family, following your favorite school, or supporting your community from miles away, IndianaSRN is proud to help bring these championship moments to you.
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM IS ALIVE!
For the players, this is what months of preparation, countless practices, long bus rides, and hard-fought matches have been about. For the coaches, it’s an opportunity to see dedication and teamwork rewarded. For the fans and school communities, it’s a chance to celebrate something truly special.
WHO WILL SURVIVE REGIONAL SATURDAY? WHO WILL MAKE IT TO SEMI-STATE? AND WHO WILL TAKE ONE MORE STEP TOWARD A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?
The answers are coming, and IndianaSRN will be there for the excitement!
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
INDIANASRN GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2026–2027!
40+ Games! Big Rivalries! Championship Dreams! One Incredible Season!
THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING — GIRLS BASKETBALL IS BACK ON INDIANASRN! Get ready, Indiana basketball fans, because the 2026–2027 season promises to be something SPECIAL! IndianaSRN, Indiana’s Family Sports Network, is gearing up to webcast more than 40 high school and college basketball games! For 20 years, IndianaSRN has been bringing communities together through outstanding sports coverage, promoting student-athletes, supporting schools, and celebrating the values of faith, family, teamwork, and sportsmanship. From November’s opening tip-offs to the excitement of March and the State Finals, our mission remains the same: give athletes the recognition they deserve and provide families, grandparents, alumni, and fans a FRONT ROW SEAT to the action! BIG GAMES! BIG MOMENTS! BIG-TIME BASKETBALL!
GREAT MATCHUPS, GREAT SCHOOLS, AND GREAT BASKETBALL! Every IndianaSRN assignment is an opportunity to showcase the incredible talent, dedication, and competitive spirit of girls varsity basketball. Our coverage will feature exciting matchups involving programs such as Cathedral, Heritage Christian, Mt. Vernon, Greenfield-Central, and other outstanding Indiana schools, along with college basketball action featuring talented student-athletes competing at the next level. Expect heated rivalries, thrilling fourth-quarter finishes, outstanding coaching, breakout stars, and unforgettable performances! Whether it’s a conference showdown, a battle between ranked teams, or a championship matchup, IndianaSRN is committed to making every assignment feel like the biggest game of the season. FROM THE FIRST TIP-OFF TO THE FINAL BUZZER, EVERY GAME HAS A STORY — AND WE’RE READY TO TELL IT!
THE DIFFERENCE IS OUR BROADCAST CREW — AND WHAT A CREW WE HAVE! IndianaSRN takes tremendous pride in the quality and professionalism of every webcast. Behind each game is a dedicated team of experienced directors, talented play-by-play broadcasters, knowledgeable color analysts, and skilled camera operators working together to bring fans an outstanding viewing experience. Our directors coordinate every camera angle, graphic, replay, and production detail. Our broadcasters deliver exciting play-by-play action, expert analysis, player highlights, and the stories behind the teams. Our camera operators capture the fast breaks, three-pointers, defensive stops, celebrations, and championship moments that make basketball unforgettable! With professional production, live scoreboards, multiple camera angles when available, and outstanding commentary, IndianaSRN doesn’t just show you the game — WE BRING THE EXCITEMENT OF THE GAME TO YOU! Our crew members are the heart of our success, and their passion for high school and college athletics makes every broadcast special.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
GAME CAPSULE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-4) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-0)
Regular Season: IND leads series, 17-9-1 (MIN won past 2)
Last reg. season meeting: 11/3/24: IND 13 at MIN 21
COLTS NOTES:
QB DANIEL JONES passed for season-high 269 yards & TD in Week 6. Has 210+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 starts. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with season-high 151 scrimmage yards (94 rush, 57 rec.) & had rush TD last week. Is 1 of 2 AFC RBs (Derrick Henry) with 7 rush TDs this season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 80+ scrimmage yards. Has 2+ rush TDs in 2 of his past 3 on road. Can become 4th player ever under age 28 with 20 games of 2+ rush TDs. • WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 8 receptions & 82 rec. yards in Week 6. Has 5+ receptions in 4 of his 5 games in 2026. Has 6+ receptions, 80+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Min. • WR JOSH DOWNS had 6 receptions for 60 yards in last meeting. • LB AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER led team with 9 tackles last week. Is 1 of 3 players with 7+ tackles in 6 games this season. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 on road. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had PD in Week 6. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 & PD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with sack. Had 6 tackles & sack in last meeting. • DT GROVER STEWART has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack. Had 4 tackles, 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. • DE JAYLAHN TUIMOLOAU had career-high 3 PD last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with PD. • CB SAUCE GARDNER has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with PD. • S CAM BYNUM had 1st INT of season in Week 6. Spent 1st 4 seasons (2021-24) with Min., totaling 337 tackles, 28 PD, 8 INTs, 5 TFL, 4 FRs, 3 FFs & 1.5 sacks. • S A.J. HAULCY (rookie) had 6 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3.
VIKINGS NOTES:
VIKINGS are 5-0 for 2nd time in past 3 seasons (2024). • QB KYLER MURRAY completed 24 of 30 pass atts. (80 pct) for 229 yards & TD for 109.6 rating & had 51 rush yards in Week 5. Ranks 4th among QBs with 3,286 rush yards since 2019. Has TD pass in 2 of his past 3. Had 245 pass yards & TD & rushed for 74 yards in last game vs. Ind. (12/25/21 w/ Ari.). • RB AARON JONES led team with 113 rush yards & had rush TD in Week 5. Aims for 5th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Had 82 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 18 rec.) in last meeting. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON led team with 6 receptions for 79 yards & TD catch in Week 5. Leads NFL with 8,738 rec. yards & ranks 3rd with 598 receptions since 2020, 2nd-most rec. yards under age 28 in NFL history. Had 7 catches for 137 yards in last meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON ranks 4th among TEs with 456 receptions & 4,642 rec. yards since 2019. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN led team with 9 tackles & had TFL in Week 5. Has 7+ tackles in 16 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. Had 13 tackles in last game vs. Ind. (1/6/24 w/ Hou.). • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had sack in Week 5 & has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5. • LB KYLE VAN NOY has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had sack & 2 TFL in last game vs. Ind. (12/26/22 w/ LAC). Has 6+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 vs. Ind. • LB DALLAS TURNER aims for 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Ranks tied-3rd with 5.5 sacks this season. Aims for 5th in row at home with FF. • CB BYRON MURPHY tied career-high with 2 INTs in Week 5. Ranks tied-1st with 3 INTs this season. Had INT in last meeting. • CB ISAIAH RODGERS had PD in Week 5 & aims for 5th in row with PD. Had 88 tackles, 10 PD, 2 TFL, FF, FR & 3 INTs in 45 games with IND (2020-22). • S JOSH METELLUS had 5 tackles in Week 5. Has PD in 3 of his past 4.
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Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on Thursday fielded questions from the media about the dismissal of general manager Chris Ballard and how each player is responding to the circumstances now facing their team. Both players also were asked for their feelings on the upcoming NFL trade deadline and how they’re staying focused on the task at hand in Sunday’s game against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings: https://www.colts.com/video/jonathan-taylor-deforest-buckner-colts-at-vikings-locker-talk-week-7
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COLTS RB JONATHAN TAYLOR HASN’T GIVEN POTENTIAL TRADE ‘ANY THOUGHT’
The Indianapolis Colts may be planning for a potential future without Jonathan Taylor, but the star running back isn’t considering that hypothetical.
Despite an ESPN report that Taylor could be dealt by the Colts (2-4) ahead of the trade deadline in November, he is focused on the task at hand, in this case Indianapolis’ road game against the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
“I haven’t given (it) any thought,” Taylor said Thursday regarding his future. “That’d be crazy right now, especially because we’ve got a great Minnesota Vikings team that we have to go against. I think it would be a discredit and a disservice to my teammates and this whole organization to think about what could, what should, what may be.”
Colts general manager Chris Ballard was fired on Monday, perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in Indianapolis. Taylor, who is the NFL’s active leader in rushing yards per game (89.9) is the team’s biggest bargaining chip.
The 27-year-old three-time Pro Bowler has rushed for 8,090 yards and 76 touchdowns in 90 career games (84 starts). Taylor, a second-round pick by the Colts in 2020 out of Wisconsin, has twice led the league in rushing touchdowns, including last season, when he amassed 18 scores on the ground.
Entering what would have been the final year of his contract, he signed a two-year, $44 million extension in August, locking him into his deal through the 2028 season.
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INDIANA PACERS
Game Preview: Pacers vs Mavericks
The 2026-27 Pacers season is officially underway after Indiana grabbed a down-to-the-wire win in New Orleans on Wednesday, 123-120, and returns to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for its home opener against Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, Oct. 23.
Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 30 points and eight rebounds in New Orleans, Ivica Zubac recorded his first double-double in Blue and Gold with 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Tyrese Haliburton returned to the court after 16 months of injury rehab. Haliburton also notched a double-double as he scored 23 points and dished out 12 assists in the win over the Pelicans.
“Tyrese played extremely well,” coach Rick Carlisle said after Wednesday’s game. “First time he’s played over 30 minutes in 16 and a half months…He made huge plays throughout the game, but particularly down the stretch…That kind of competitive presence, leadership, and belief is just something that just bleeds out to everyone. It’s huge to have him back.”
With Haliburton back at the helm, the Pacers are 1-0 heading into a clash with the reigning Rookie of the Year, Cooper Flagg, and the Dallas Mavericks.
Flagg averaged 21 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 70 games for the Mavericks last season. Dallas finished the season with a 26-56 record after battling injuries to key players.
Dallas lost its season opener to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday,128-110, but Flagg did not disappoint. The second year forward scored 32 points on 10-for-17 shooting in Houston, and was 11-for-13 from the free throw line. Indiana will look to limit his attempts from the charity stripe in Friday’s contest.
The Mavericks also roster Kyrie Irving, who returns this season following a torn ACL that cost him the entire 2025-26 season. Irving recorded 15 points in Dallas’ opener, and gives the Mavericks a true playmaker at the point guard position to complement Flagg’s point forward abilities.
Following the clash with the Mavericks, the Pacers embark on a two-game road trip. They’ll make stops in Brooklyn and Milwaukee before returning to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Oct. 28 to host LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Kelly Oubre Jr., F – Pascal Siakam, C – Ivica Zubac
Mavericks: G – Kyrie Irving, G – Max Christie, F – Cooper Flagg, F – P.J. Washington, C – Daniel Gafford
Injury Report
Pacers: Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL repair/surgery), T.J. McConnell – out (right hamstring strain), Aaron Nesmith – out (left hamstring strain)
Mavericks: Santi Aldama – questionable (right knee surgery), Tarik Biberovic – questionable (right heel bursitis), Jett Howard – questionable (right calf tightness), Caleb Martin – questionable (right thumb sprain), Dereck Lively II – out (right foot surgery)
Last Meeting
Feb. 22, 2026: Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 30 points, but the Pacers couldn’t overcome the Mavericks in Gainbridge Fieldhouse and fell to Dallas, 134-130.
Indiana made 20 3-pointers and shot 50 percent from the field in the matchup. Jarace Walker knocked down four of his six tries from deep, and four other Pacers made at least three triples. Dallas shot 54 percent from the field and dominated the paint although Indiana was dialed in from beyond the arc.
Khris Middleton scored 25 points to lead the Mavericks, and P.J. Washington notched 23 points. Siakam grabbed eight rebounds and recorded three assists alongside his 30-point outing, and Andrew Nembhard recorded a 22-point, 11-assist double-double.
Indiana tallied 37 assists on 50 made field goals, but committed a costly 16 turnovers. Dallas converted those turnovers into 19 points as the Mavericks stole a win in Indiana.
Noteworthy
The Pacers are 40-49 against the Mavericks all-time.
Indiana will play Dallas just twice this season. Once on Friday, and again in Dallas in November.
Rick Carlisle coached the Dallas Mavericks for 13 seasons (2008-2021). He led the 2011 Mavericks team that won the NBA title.
T.J. McConnell (hamstring) and Aaron Nesmith (hamstring) were both inactive for Wednesday’s season opener. Johnny Furphy continues to rehab a right ACL tear sustained in February.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: DAZN – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
Tickets
The Pacers will take the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the first time in the regular season when they host Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks for Opening Night presented by Kroger on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 PM ET.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Following a pair of Big Ten road contests, Indiana men’s soccer (12-1-2, 5-1-1 B1G) returns to its fortress at Bill Armstrong Stadium Friday night, hosting Northwestern (5-5-3, 2-3-2 B1G) late in conference play.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Fans unable to attend can watch the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
Friday’s match is IU faculty and staff appreciation night at Armstrong Stadium. The first 150 faculty/staff members at the match will receive an IU Soccer duffel bag.
KICKING OFF
• Tied atop the table with 16 points, the Hoosiers remain in control of their Big Ten destiny with three league games to play – against Northwestern Friday, at UCLA in a week (Oct. 30) and against co-leader Michigan State at home on Nov. 4. Washington also has a stake in the regular season title race with 13 points and a game in hand on IU and MSU. The Huskies and Spartans will face off concurrently Friday night.
• Indiana is coming off a Big Ten road win at Ohio State, as Easton Bogard’s 41st-minute goal made the difference in the 1-0 result. The Hoosiers earned their seventh clean sheet, and Michal Mroz made four saves in the match.
• IU has a 10-0-0 record at home this season, outscoring visitors 28-5 and earning five shutouts.
• Mroz was one of four Hoosiers featured in Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Top 100 list, which included Oliver Moller-Jensen (No. 5), Mroz (22), Maher (27), Njike (34).
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
• Northwestern is winless in its last four, with an 0-2-2 mark in that span. The Wildcats drew, 1-1, with No. 10 UCLA on Monday.
• Peter Riesz leads Northwestern with four goals and 11 points. Italo Addimandi has also scored four goals this season.
• Head coach Russell Payne leads Northwestern in his sixth season, carrying a 41-40-18 record during his time in Evanston as well as a 110-125-49 career record in 17 seasons as a head coach.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the series with Northwestern, winning 37 of the 49 meetings. The Hoosiers won the first 20 matchups between 1983-2003.
• In the last four seasons, the host has won the matchup – perhaps a good sign for Indiana, Friday’s home team. The Hoosiers have lost to Northwestern just once at home, boasting a 20-1-3 record in such matches.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer fell to No. 22 Purdue 5-0 on Thursday (Oct. 22) night from Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
With the loss, the Hoosiers hold a 4-10-2 record overall and 1-8-1 in conference play.
KEY MOMENTS
23′ – Cherry Yu played in a cross from the right wing, and Irene Campo headed it in to give Purdue a 1-0 lead.
27′ – Emilia Deppe sent in a corner kick from the left wing, and Jaiden Anderson’s header doubled Purdue’s lead.
37′ – Irene Campo’s right-footed finish was her second goal of the night, giving Purdue a 3-0 lead heading into halftime.
47′ – Megan Santa Cruz’s left-footed strike from the top of the box found the top right corner, extending the lead to 4-0.
74′ – Jaiden Anderson found the top right corner for her second goal of the match to extend the lead to 5-0.
NOTABLE
Goalkeeper Dani Jacobson recorded six saves in the match.
Two Hoosiers recorded a shot attempt.
Kendell Williams made her first appearance of the season.
The Indiana defense forced four offsides from Purdue.
Indiana forced 15 Purdue fouls in the match.
UP NEXT
IUWS returns to Bill Armstrong Stadium this Sunday (Oct. 25) afternoon as they take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the final home match of the season. Kickoff is set for 1 pm ET.
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INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– After falling to No. 2 Northwestern last weekend, No. 11 Indiana Field Hockey closes out its regular-season home slate at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, Ind. , against Penn State on Friday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. and No. 1 Maryland on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Noon.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
No. 13 IU Field Hockey and No. 19 Penn State will face off for the 33rd matchup in history of play. The record is 5-27 all-time, favoring Penn State.
The last time the pair met, the Hoosiers came home with a 3-1 in State College in 2025. Previously, IU had a 12-game losing streak against the Nittany Lions.
Ella Gaitan leads the offense for Penn State with 11 goals and two assists. The opponent has totaled 192 shots on the season with 105 being on goal.
Penn State is on a seven-game win streak, with the last loss being on Sep. 20 against No. 19 Monmouth. B1G wins include Rutgers (1-0), Michigan State (1-0), Ohio State (4-3, OT, PS) and Michigan (2-1).
Maryland has been the No. 1 ranked team for two weeks in a row and sits undefeated in conference play. On Thursday at 8 p.m., it will face off against No. 2 ranked Northwestern who handed IU a 4-1 loss last Sunday afternoon.
All-time, the Hoosiers are 1-12 against Maryland. The single win was added in the 2025 season in an away match where IU claimed the victory in a 2-1 shootout.
Maryland is led by Babs van Hest and Francisca Eschoyez. Van Hest has recorded eight goals and nine assists on the season and Eschoyez has totaled nine goals and two assists. Overall, the team has notched 49 goals and allowed opponents 10.
B1G UPDATES
Indiana and Penn State are currently tied for third in the Big Ten, both with a 4-1 record. Penn State’s lone loss was given to them by then No. 5 Maryland.
Maryland and Northwestern both lead the conference, tied for first place with a 5-0 record.
The match against Penn State will be Indiana’s sixth B1G game and seventh against a ranked opponent.
Molly Stutte sits at sixth overall in the conference in shots with 42 overall and a 3.23 average per game. She is also sixth in shots on goal with 27 overall.
Stutte and Celia Arroyo Cabezudo are tied for ninth in goals, both totaling eight. Mijntje Hagen is 19th in goals with five.
Arroyo Cabezudo is 13th overall in total shots with 30. Sitting close behind is Inés Garcia Prado at 14th with 29 shots. Arroyo Cabezudo is 11th for shots on goal with 20. Garcia Prado is 17th with 17. Charlotte Glasper also sits in the top-25 for shots on goal, taking the 22nd spot with 14.
Sadie Canelli is the third ranked goalie in the B1G with a .792 save percentage, saving 38 goals and allowing 10. She is also third in shutouts with five.
QUICK STATS
Molly Stutte and Celia Arroyo Cabezudo lead the team with eight-goals each. Stutte has totaled seven assists throughout the season and Arroyo Cabezudo has recorded four.
With nine total wins, Indiana looks to total the most wins since 2021 where it finished 10-10 on the season.
IU has recorded 34 total goals in the 2026 season and have held opponents to 13 goals, with three coming from the last game against Northwestern on Oct. 16.
The 4-1 record in the B1G is the best conference five-game start since 2015 when the Hoosiers finished 5-3, the best all-time conference record. It looks to continue conference success to tie or break the conference win record.
Sadie Canelli’s 10 goals allowed in 12 games is on track to be the least amount of goals she has allowed in a single season. In her first season with the Hoosiers, she allowed 18 goals in 15 games.
WEEKEND RECAP
The Hoosiers hosted No. 2 ranked Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 16 at Deborah Tobias Field.
After a short back-and-forth, Northwestern scored first to put them up 1-0 at the end of the first quarter. Indiana responded with Mintje Hagen putting the equalizer in the cage to make it 1-1.
The tie was short-lived as a penalty corner awarded to Northwestern would set them up to score a goal. As play ended in the first half, it was 2-1 Northwestern.
It was all Wildcat in the second half, as the remainder of their goals went unanswered to end the match 4-1.
In the third-quarter, goalkeeper Sadie Canelli made two critical saves to prevent more Northwestern goals.
The Hoosiers held Northwestern to just seven shots on goal, tying it for the second-lowest shot-on-goal stat on the scoresheet this season. They tie with Princeton, who defeated Northwestern the previous week in an overtime victory.
OVERTIME TIDBITS
Indiana’s Inés Garcia Prado, Molly Stutte and Mijntje Hagen were named to the Big Ten’s preseason Players to Watch list.
Inés Garcia Prado, Mijntje Hagen and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta were featured on the 2026 NFHCA Division I Players to Watch List.
Upperclassmen Mijntje Hagen, Javi Baeza, Inés Garcia Prado look to get the team to new heights this season as team captains.
Indiana’s roster bolsters a former high school duo who are once again playing together at the collegiate level. Javi Baeza and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio).
The Hoosiers further their international talent, expanding the number of countries represented on the team. Lily Freeman and Jessie Mauro came to Bloomington from England while Keke Sluiter, Isa Smulders and Mijntje Hagen traveled from the Netherlands. Agustina Gamonal is from Chile and Helen Grahe represents Germany. Spain boasts the highest representation with Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, Inés Garcia Prado, Berta Sáenz de Santa María and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta representing Spain in Bloomington.
First year Berta Sáenz de Santa María reunites on the field with second-year Celia Arroyo Cabezudo as the pair both attended Esclavas Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Alongside the duo, Gabriela Garayo Aranceta is also from Santander, Spain.
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PURDUE SWIMMING
MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Women at Iowa & vs. #23 UCLA
Friday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. ET / YouTube
Campus Recreation & Wellness Center / Iowa City, Iowa
Purdue Men & Women host the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Diving at 11 a.m. / Swimming at 12 p.m.
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Ind.
The Field: Ball State, Butler, IU Indy, Valparaiso, DePauw, Indiana Wesleyan, Manchester, Indiana State (Divers)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Saturday’s home opener at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center highlights weekend No. 2 of competition for the Purdue Swimming & Diving teams while also marking the first of five full co-ed meets for the Boilermakers this season.
The Purdue women open the weekend with a Big Ten triple dual at Iowa, a meet that will also feature No. 23 UCLA. Action is set for 4 p.m. ET at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City, which is also serving as the host site of the women’s Big Ten Championships in February. Friday will mark the first time the Boilermakers have competed against UCLA in dual meet action. Iowa and UCLA both no longer sponsor men’s programs – the Bruins discontinuing their men’s team in the spring of 1994 and the Hawkeyes doing likewise in the spring of 2021.
The Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate once again serves as Purdue’s home opener. Saturday’s schedule features diving starting at 11 a.m. and swimming getting underway at noon. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center in August 2001. Two months later, the Boilermakers hosted the annual Indiana Intercollegiate in-state showcase for the first time.
Admission is free for all meets at the Burke Aquatic Center except the Big Ten Championships, which the men are hosting the final week of February this season.
SATURDAY’S ORDER OF EVENTS
• 200 Medley Relay
• 200 Free
• 50 Free
• 200 IM
• 100 Fly
• 25 Shoot Out
• 100 Free
• 100 Back
• 100 Breast
• 500 Free Relay (10×50)
• 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Contested Concurrently (starting at 11 a.m.)
…Max 4 Events Per Swimmer (2 Individual)
…25 Shoot Out: Max 1 Entry Per Team, Per Gender
Iowa is among the eight different opponents the Purdue women have defeated during their current 11 consecutive dual meets victories during the fall semester, a streak which dates back to the 2023-24 season opener. The Boilermakers extended the streak with an Oct. 2 victory at Illinois. They have not visited Iowa City since the 2020 Big Ten Championships and have not competed in a dual at Iowa since sweeping Missouri State and the Hawkeyes in a co-ed triple dual in November 2016.
Excluding the seasons they served as the championship meet host in 2017 and 2024, the Purdue women have not competed at the site of the Big Ten Championships during the regular season since the 2014-15 campaign (Ohio State hosted).
Saturday in West Lafayette, Purdue, Ball State, IU Indy, Valparaiso, DePauw, Indiana Wesleyan and Manchester will all have co-ed representation at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate. They’ll be joined by the Butler women and Indiana State’s divers (women).
No breaks coupled with flyover starts typically allows the meet to wrap up by 3:30 p.m. Last year a 500 freestyle relay – featuring 10 swimmers per team all racing a 50-yard leg – replaced the traditional 500 free individual race. This year, that event will be held last in place of the 200 free relay.
A 25-yard shootout event will make its debut at the Indiana Intercollegiate this year – with one entry per team, per gender. The stroke (four traditional plus underwater) is randomly determined on the videoboard before each 25-yard leg of the event. The swimmer to finish last in each 25-yard leg is eliminated until it’s a 1-v-1 final. The Boilermakers previously competed in the event at the season-opening Be Better Invitational in Michigan the previous two seasons.
A notable name was added to Purdue’s first large meet of the season in the summer of 2023. The in-state showcase is now known as the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, with the moniker recognizing the longtime head coach of the Boilermakers who retired in June 2023 after 42 years as a staff member. Ross introduced the Indiana Intercollegiates meet for the 2001-02 season as the Boilermakers moved into the Burke Aquatic Center. For more than 20 years, Ross’ inclusive philosophy led to the meet annually featuring a bevy of Indiana-based teams of all sizes and divisions (NCAA and NAIA) competing alongside each other on an October Saturday at one of the state’s premier facilities.
Since its debut 25 years ago, the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate has been held every fall except 2020. It annually serves as the largest single-day home meet of the season for the Boilermakers. After last year’s Oct. 11 meet date was the earliest it had been held since 2009 (Oct. 10), the Oct. 24 date for the 25th anniversary of the meet marks the latest it has been held since 2013 (Oct. 26).
BOILERMAKERS TO WIN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS DURING SEASON-OPENING MEETS
Women at Illinois on Oct. 2, Men at Florida State on Oct. 9-10
MEN
• Tyler Wills – 1-Meter Diving
• Zach Welsh – 3-Meter Diving
• Jānis Dzirkalis – 50 Free
• Aran Bissett – 100 Free
• Evan Mackesy – 500 Free
• Blake Rowe – 200 Back
• Chris Bartmess – 50 Breast
• Tom Jhang – 100 Breast
WOMEN
• Caroline Mallard – 100 & 200 Fly
• Avery Worobel – 1-Meter Diving
• Alexia Jackson-Hansen – 3-Meter Diving
• Lara Phipps – 100 Free
• Adele Sands – 1000 Free
• Amie Perna – 100 Back
• Lancy Chen – 200 Breast
ACTIVE BOILERMAKERS TO WIN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT THE DAN ROSS MEET
• Max Miller – 1-Meter Diving in 2023, 2025
• Lara Phipps – 100 Free in 2024, 200 Free in 2025
• Zach Welsh – 3-Meter Diving in 2025
• Nathaniel Thomas – 100 Free in 2024
• Holden Higbie – 3-Meter Diving in 2023
• Kate Mouser – 200 Free in 2023
MORE 2025 HEAT WINNERS AT THE MEET
• Jānis Dzirkalis – 100 Back, 200 Free
• Blake Rowe – 100 Free, 100 Fly
• Evan Mackesy – 100 Free
• Adele Sands – 100 Free
• Susie Lee – 100 Back
• Biko Hooper-Haviland – 100 Fly
• Campbell Scofield – 100 Fly
• Sam White – 100 IM
OPPONENTS DURING WOMEN’S FALL SEMESTER DUAL MEET WIN STREAK
• Fall 2026: at Illinois
• Fall 2025: Missouri, vs Cincinnati, at Oakland, Iowa
• Fall 2024: at Missouri, at Rutgers
• Fall 2023: at Notre Dame, UIndy, Rutgers, Oakland
PURDUE’S RECENT TRIPLE DUALS
Excluding annual Big Ten Triple Duals/Quad vs. Minnesota, Northwestern/Wisconsin, Illinois/Iowa
• October 2025: Co-Ed vs. Oakland & Cincinnati in Rochester, Mich.
• January 2025: Women vs. Kentucky & Notre Dame (plus Men vs. Kentucky) at home
• January 2024: Women vs. Missouri & Illinois (plus Men vs. Missouri) at home
• November 2023: Women vs. Oakland & Rutgers (plus Men vs. Oakland) at home
• November 2021: Co-Ed vs. Michigan & Missouri at home
• February 2021: Co-Ed vs. Indiana & Ohio State (plus Rutgers Women) at home
• January 2021: Co-Ed vs. Minnesota & Wisconsin in Madison
• November 2018: Co-Ed vs. Tennessee & Wisconsin at home
• November 2016: Co-Ed vs. Iowa & Missouri State in Iowa City
• October 2016: Women vs. Miami, Notre Dame & Rutgers in South Bend (Men vs. UND only)
• October 2015: Women vs. Notre Dame & Ohio State (plus Men’s Divers) at home
• October 2015: Co-Ed vs. Michigan & Michigan State in East Lansing (Outdoors)
• October 2014: Women vs. Cincinnati & Ohio State in Columbus (plus Men’s Divers)
• November 2013: Co-Ed vs. Northwestern & Ohio State (plus Men vs. Iowa) at home
• November 2011: Men vs. Iowa & Ohio State in Iowa City (Women vs. Iowa only)
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 22 Purdue took down rival Indiana, 5-0, to bring the Golden Boot back to West Lafayette.
The Boilermakers moved to 13-2-2 overall and 7-2-1 in Big Ten play, clinching its spot in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Boilers now have 60 goals on the season, which moves the squad into sole possession of second place in the Purdue record book.
The Boilers opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with Irene Campo heading it in on the assist from Cherry Yu. Just four minutes later, Jaiden Anderson scored her 15th goal of the season, just one away from tying Purdue’s all-time single-season record.
With less than 10 minutes left in the first 45, Purdue scored its third goal of the half, a brace for Campo, on an assist from Tanna Schornstein.
Purdue continued to put the hammer down right after the break as Megan Santa Cruz scored a banger to take the 4-0 lead. But it was Anderson in the 74th minute with the goal of the night to tie Sarah Griffith’s single-season goals record with her 16th, making it 5-0 with just over 15 minutes to play.
Grace Miller played all 90 minutes in goal for Purdue and made one save.
The Boilers will take on Northwestern on Sunday, Oct. 25 to close out the road-conference season for Purdue.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Boiler Notes
• Purdue won its second exhibition game of the season with a 92-62 win over Purdue Fort Wayne. The Boilermakers were playing in Fort Wayne for the first time since the 1963-64 season.
• Purdue’s win on the road was its first ever in an exhibition game away from Mackey Arena.
• Purdue is now 35-7 since the start of the 2016-17 season against in-state teams, if you include exhibition games.
• Purdue shot 58.7 percent from the field for the game, and shot 71.0 percent in the second half (22-of-31). The Boilermakers were 13-of-33 from long distance and won the battle of the glass by a 42-17 margin.
• During the first two exhibition games, Purdue has shot 30-of-73 (.411) from 3-point range, and has won the glass by a 86-48 (43.0 to 24.0 per game) margin.
• Purdue’s 13 made 3-pointers are the third most in an exhibition game in school history.
• C.J. Cox scored 13 points and in the first two exhibition games, is 11-of-17 (.647) from the field and 6-of-9 (.667) from long distance. He has 28 points in 38 minutes.
• Antione West Jr., had 16 points on 4-of-7 from long range.
• Daniel Jacobsen made his only 3-point attempt of the game and in six career exhibition games, is 4-of-4 from long distance.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Purdue shot 71.0 percent from the field in the second half and outscored Purdue Fort Wayne 73-43 over the last 27 minutes to cruise to a 92-62 win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the Boilers’ second exhibition contest.
Purdue was 37-of-63 (.587) from the field for the contest, including a sizzling 22-of-31 (.710) in the second half. The Boilermakers held the Mastodons to 29.6 percent shooting in the second half, outscoring Purdue Fort Wayne 50-31 in the final 20 minutes.
Purdue also outrebounded the Mastodons 42-17, but had 14 turnovers to Fort Wayne’s 10. Four of the turnovers, however, came in the final three minutes.
Antione West Jr., scored 16 points with three rebounds off the bench, making 4-of-7 from long distance. Omer Mayer added 15 points, four assists and two steals, shooting 6-of-9 from the field. C.J. Cox was also 6-of-9 from the field for 13 points and four rebounds and Daniel Jacobsen had 11 points with three assists and two rebounds. Jack Benter led the Boilermakers with 10 rebounds as 13 players found their way into the scoring column.
One game after going 17-of-40 from long range, Purdue went 13-of-33 from deep.
Purdue will close out its exhibition slate next Tuesday, when it faces No. 4-ranked UConn.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team is set for its lone exhibition ahead of the 2026-27 season with a 2 p.m. Saturday tip against Illinois-Chicago at Mackey Arena on B1G+.
Purdue has won 47 straight exhibition contests dating back to 1993. The Boilermakers own a 51-3 all-time record in preseason exhibitions. Purdue is 5-0 in preseason tuneups under Gearlds, averaging 102.4 points per contest and winning by an average of 48.8 points per game.
PROMOTIONS
• Postgame autographs on the concourse.
GAME NOTES
Head coach Katie Gearlds enters her sixth season at the helm of her alma mater with a new-look roster with 10 newcomers, featuring six transfers and four freshmen.
Purdue’s roster spans eight countries and seven languages, making it one of the most internationally represented teams in the nation. In addition to seven Americans on the roster, Purdue welcomed in Hannah Wickstrom from Australia, Jelena Bulajić from Montenegro, Katka Šedivá from Slovakia, Zoja Štirn from Slovenia, Anjela Minja from Tanzania, Maya Zilbershlag from Israel and Keona Douwstra from the Netherlands.
Hannah Wickstrom joined the Boilermakers after spending two seasons at UC Riverside. Last season, she finished fifth in the nation with 23.4 points per game. Wickstrom was the only player in the nation to average better than 20 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 2025-26.
The injury bug has already disrupted Purdue’s plans this season, as guards Aysia Proctor and Zoja Štirn are out for the year following knee injuries during the preseason.
Purdue is set to play 18 regular-season games at Mackey Arena, which will be tied for the most in program history and the first time since 2018-19.
Maya Zilbershlag missed summer workouts with the Boilermakers. The freshman led her native Israel to its best finish at the U20 Euros, finishing second, before guiding her country to the U18 B Euro title and earning MVP honors. She averaged 16.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists while knocking down 25 triples over her two 2026 summer events.
The Boilermakers added a pair of new assistant coaches to the staff Emily Ben-Jumbo, who oversees the recruiting strategy for the program, and Bojan Jankovic, who spent considerable time this summer developing Anjela Minja and Avery Gordon.
Purdue’s roster features players from eight different countries, its widest internationally represented team.
Purdue’s international group brought a winning culture into the program, winning more than 45 regional, national and European titles.
Senior guard McKenna Layden enters the year 13th on the program’s 3-point percentage list with a career clip of 35.5%.
YEAR 6 OF THE KG ERA
• Head coach Katie Gearlds is in her sixth season back at her alma mater after guiding the Boilermakers to the postseason in each of her first three seasons back home.
• Prior to 2024-25, Gearlds inked an extension that will keep her on the sidelines in West Lafayette through 2028-29.
• Before coming back to Purdue, the Boilermakers had endured a three-year postseason drought. After reaching the WNIT in her first campaign, the Boilermakers went back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017 with their 2023 bid.
• Gearlds guided Purdue to the WNIT Great 8 in 2024, the program’s deepest run in the postseason in 15 years.
• Gearlds took over the program 47 days before her first campaign in 2021-22 when Purdue was coming off a seven-win season and guided Purdue to a 17-15 mark.
• She became the fourth Purdue head coach to reach the postseason in each of her first three seasons, joining Lin Dunn, Kristy Curry and Sharon Versyp.
• Gearlds has racked up four ranked wins, including the program’s first true road AP top-5 victory against No. 2 Ohio State in 2022-23.
• She joined the 300-win club for her career with a Barn Burner Trophy victory over Indiana at Mackey Arena last season.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Purdue’s 2026-27 roster is the most internationally represented in program history with players from eight different nations.
• The seven internationals brought a winning culture into the program with more than 45 regional, national and European titles in their combined careers.
• Five nations are represented for the first time at Purdue – Montenegro, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia and Tanzania.
• Purdue now has 18 international players from 12 countries in program history.
• Hannah Wickstrom is the second Boilermaker to come from Australia, after Abbey Ellis (2022-24). Wickstrom arrived at Purdue after spending two years at UC Riverside, where she finished fifth in the nation in scoring last year.
• Maya Zilbershlag is the second Purdue player from Israel. She guided her country to runner-up honors at the 2026 U20 Euros and the championship of the U18 B EuroBasket.
• Katka Šedivá led her club Ružomberok to the Slovak Cup in 2026, earning Slovak Basketball’s Talent of the Year.
• Keona Douwstra was slated to join the roster in 2025-26, but delayed her freshman season a year, during which she took her Landslake Lions team to the championship series of the Dutch National League.
• Zoja Štirn signed for the Boilermakers over the summer out of Slovenia, where she won 15 titles at the senior level. She was slated to vie for minutes at the point guard position before a knee injury ruled her out for the year.
• Jelena Bulajić arrived at Purdue following a freshman season at South Florida. The first Montenegrin in school history led her country to the title at the 2024 U18 B EuroBasket.
• Anjela Minja is the fourth player in school history from Africa and the first from Tanzania. She played two years at Gulf Coast State, where former Boilermaker Fatou Diagne came from ahead of her three-year playing career at Purdue.
GONE PORTALING
• Head coach Katie Gearlds and her staff attacked the portal to welcome in six new faces out of the transfer portal.
• Redshirt senior Kyndall Hunter is the most experienced player on Purdue’s roster entering her sixth year of college hoops. The Houston native played for her hometown team last year, averaging 9.2 points per game, after spending two years each at Texas A&M and Texas.
• Hannah Wickstrom was a First Team All-Big West selection at UC Riverside after ranking fifth in the nation last year with 23.4 points per game. The Australian international did significant damage at the line, going 146-of-176 last season.
• Averi Aaron came to Purdue off a CUSA regular season title at Louisiana Tech, where she tallied 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. The native of Boerne, Texas, will stretch the floor from the post position and add a higher level of physicality.
• Jelena Bulajić spent her freshman year at South Florida, averaging 4.7 points per game. A gifted shooter, Bulajić helped guide Montenegro to the 2024 U18 B Euro title.
• Aysia Proctor garnered American All-Conference Second Team honors last season at North Texas, scoring 14.1 points per game to rank sixth in the league. She shot just a hair under 40% from distance last year. Her debut will be delayed for a year after suffering an injury that will keep her out of the season.
SPLASH ZONE
• A core mantra since Katie Gearlds returned to Purdue has been shoot before you turn it over, and the Boilermakers have never been shy when launching it from deep.
• Since her return, Purdue has posted four seasons with 200 or more 3-pointers. The Boilermakers had reached the mark just once in the first 46 years of the program’s history.
• The 2025-26 roster finished second in Purdue single-season history with 217 triples.
• Purdue has made seven or more triples 84 times since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
• Purdue has made 10 or more 3-pointers 23 times in the Katie Gearlds era.
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
Friday, October 23
7 p.m. ET | Holloway Gymnasium
#20 Minnesota (11-5, 5-3 B1G) at #12 Purdue (11-6, 4-4 B1G)
Hawaiian Night
WATCH: B1G+
Radio (streamed): purduesports.com/radio
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
Giveaway: Hawaiian shirt
Sunday, October 25
4 p.m. ET | Holloway Gymnasium
Northwestern (7-12, 0-8 B1G) at #12 Purdue (11-6, 4-4 B1G)
Golden Glam Day
WATCH: BTN
Radio (streamed): purduesports.com/radio
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
Giveaway: Purdue Volleyball hair clip
LOOKING AHEAD
Just four home matches and five away matches remain in the regular-season.
Five of Purdue’s final nine matches includes an opponent ranked or receiving votes in the latest poll.
Factoring future matches based on the current AVCA poll, the Boilers are predicted to finish the regular-season with 12 matches against ranked teams, tying last season as the most in 10 years.
A WIN VS MINNESOTA MEANS…
Purdue’s third ranked win of the season in West Lafayette and second in Holloway.
The fourth consecutive home win vs. Minnesota (last loss came in Spring 2021).
The Boilers owning a 6-4 record over the last 10 matches vs. the Gophers.
Purdue’s fourth top-25 win this season.
A 4-1 record over Purdue’s last five matches.
Snapping Minnesota’s winning streak (enters with four straight).
A LOOK-IN: SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHWESTERN
It’s been five consecutive matches without a sweep between the Boilers and ‘Cats (last sweep: Purdue W 3-10/27/21).
The last (and only) time Northwestern swept Purdue in over 34 years was Dave Shondell’s first match against the ‘Cats. Since then, Shondell has led Purdue to victory 27 times with just 11 losses.
NATIONAL RANKING: 152 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
The program’s been ranked for 152 consecutive weeks (since preseason 2017), the longest active streak in Purdue Athletics.
Since the 2021 spring season, Purdue has been ranked among the top-10 for 48 weeks.
The Boilermakers’ history of excellence includes 84 of the last 102 weeks ranked among the top-15 (81%).
Purdue has ranked in the top-15 for each and every poll release except for two weeks over the last three seasons (39 of 41).
STATS TO WATCH
Ryan McAleer is approaching her 1,000th career dig, just 17 digs away entering the week.
Taylor Anderson is approaching her 1,000th career dig, entering the week with 893. She will also move up to tie #6 in Purdue career assists history in 122 assists.
Addy Tindall is on track to enter Purdue’s top-5 for most kills by a freshman hitter. Tindall will surpass #5 Grace Cleveland (306 kills in 2018) in 74 kills.
LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE
The Boilermakers went 1-1, picking up a dominant 25-19, 25-18, 25-15 win at Iowa, hitting .388 in the match for the highest attack % against a Big Ten opponent since October 2025.
Addy Tindall had herself a week – at Iowa, she posted a career-high and first errorless match of her career with a .552 attack % on a Big Ten match-high of 16 kills. Then at #1 Nebraska, she also led all players with 16 kills.
The Boilers took a set from the Huskers – the first dropped by Nebraska in Big Ten play and fourth time this season. Meanwhile, Purdue held Nebraska to its second-lowest set hitting % this season (and lowest in Big Ten play) with a .118 hitting % in Set 2, out-performing the Huskers in nearly every statistical category in the set.
Purdue’s defense locked down on the nation’s leader in hitting % – holding her to a .067 clip.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Senior guard Hannah Hidalgo has been selected as a Preseason AP All-American, adding another honor to her decorated career.
Already named the Preseason ACC Player of the Year earlier this month, Hidalgo enters her senior season at Notre Dame as one of the nation’s premier players after putting together one of the most statistically dominant seasons in college basketball history a year ago. She led the ACC in scoring at 25.3 points per game and the nation in steals at 5.6 per game, while averaging 6.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest. She is the only men’s or women’s college basketball player this century to average at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals per game. Her 202 steals set an NCAA single-season record.
Hidalgo has also joined an exclusive group of four major-conference players this century to record at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists and 400 steals in a career: Alana Beard (Duke), Shernise Johnson (Miami) and Armintie Price (Ole Miss). Hidalgo is the first to reach those milestones before completing her junior season.
Notre Dame opens the season with an exhibition against Truman State on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. ET inside Purcell Pavilion before beginning the regular season against Villanova at noon ET on Nov. 1 at the Eternal City Tip-Off in Rome.
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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Fighting Irish hockey team is set to take on No. 18/20 Merrimack at Comptom Family Ice Arena this weekend in a non-conference series. Puck drop for Friday’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and Saturday’s start time is 5 p.m. ET. Both games will be streamed on Peacock.
GAME DETAILS
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena
Schedule: Friday, Oct. 23 – 7 p.m. ET | Saturday, Oct. 24 – 5 p.m. ET
Tickets: Click Here
Broadcast: Peacock
Live Stats: Friday | Saturday
Twitter Updates: @NDHockey
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
QUICK HITS
The Irish are in year two of the Brock Sheahan (‘08) era, as the alum took over as Catalino Family Head Hockey Coach of his alma mater prior to the 2025-26 season, becoming the fifth head coach in the program’s modern history.
Junior goaltender Nicholas Kempf was named the Big Ten Third Star of the Week on Oct. 13 following his impressive opening weekend performances in wins over Niagara.
The Irish opened the 2026-27 campaign with a sweep of Niagara to start the year before falling to No. 6 Western Michigan twice.
Thirteen Notre Dame players registered at least one point this season, with six already recording multiple points.
Evan Werner leads the Irish with four points off two goals and two assists.
For the second straight season Henry Nelson scored the first Fighting Irish goal of the year.
Sammy Nelson became the first Notre Dame true freshman to score a goal in the season opener since Hunter Strand did so to open the 2021 season against LIU.
The current Irish roster features nine NHL draft picks with Beckham Edwards’ selection by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft marking the 100th individual in program history to be drafted.
Other draftees include Brennan Ali (DET ‘22), Danny Nelson (NYI ‘23), Paul Fischer (STL/EDM ‘23), Cole Brown (NJD ‘23), David Klee (SJS ‘23), Nicholas Kempf (WSH ‘24) Hagen Burrows (TBL ‘24) and Will Belle (TOR ‘25).
NOTRE DAME vs. MERRIMACK
Notre Dame and Merrimack have met 15 times previously with the Irish holding a 9-5-1 record over the Warriors in the all-time series.
The Fighting Irish are 3-2-1 when playing Merrimack in South Bend, with the most recent game in Compton between the two sides coming during the 2015-16 season, ending in a Notre Dame sweep.
Current Assistant Coach Andrew Oglevie had two goals and an assist in game one of the series in the January 15, 2016 matchup.
The Irish were victorious in the most recent matchup between the two sides, coming last season in North Andover.
Notre Dame won by a score of 5-4 with four of the five goals coming from members of the current team. Cole Brown scored twice while Evan Werner and Danny Nelson each added a goal to help secure the victory.
RETURNING POINTS LEADER
Notre Dame’s top point producer from the 2025-26 season picked up right where he left off, as Evan Werner currently leads the Irish with four points off two goals and two assists this season.
Werner scored twice in game two against Niagara, which was his fourth multi-goal game with the Irish.
Last season Werner recorded a career-high 34 points last year to pace the Fighting Irish.
Werner posted career-highs in both goals and assists with 17 apiece.
The junior posted his first career hat trick in his first season with the Fighting Irish with three goals against Wisconsin.
Werner also finished the season with three games of four points (St. Lawrence – 10/16/25, Wisconsin – 2/6/26, Ohio State – 3/5/26).
The Texas native recorded multiple points in seven games during the 2025-26 campaign.
Werner has 79 career points off 34 goals and 45 assists in his collegiate career.
THE NELSON TRIO
Notre Dame features three brothers on this season’s team as Henry (oldest), Danny (middle) and Sammy Nelson (youngest) will all see plenty of ice for the Irish during the 2026-27 campaign.
Each of the three brothers recorded a point in the season-opening win over Niagara as Henry and Sammy scored while Danny picked up an assist.
The three brothers have combined for six points this season (Henry 1-0-1, Danny 1-2-3, Sammy 1-1-2).
Danny finished his junior season tied for second on the team in goals with 13 while adding 16 assists for 29 points.
Danny scored seven of his goals on the power play to rank 12th in the country for power play goals. He enters this season with 14 power play goals in his career which ties him for the fourth most in the country of active players at the DI level.
Henry played in all 37 games for the Fighting Irish during his junior season in South Bend.
The defenseman posted a career-high 13 points, coming from three goals and 10 assists.
Henry scored goals against Arizona State, St. Lawrence and Bowling Green.
Sammy is the most highly touted of the three brothers, as he is a projected first round pick in the 2027 NHL draft.
The freshman spent the last two seasons with the USNTDP, helping the US win two 5 Nations tournaments during his time in the program.
Sammy recorded 54 points over 58 games with the USNTDP U18 team during the 2025-26 season prior to joining the Irish.
KEMPF BACK IN GOAL
Junior shot stopper Nicholas Kempf is back between the pipes for Notre Dame in the 2026-27 campaign.
Kempf couldn’t have gotten off to a better start this season, picking up two wins over Niagara to open the season on the way to being named the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week (Oct. 13).
In the home sweep of Niagara the netminder combined to make 50 saves while allowing just one goal for a stellar save percentage of .980.
Kempf posted a shutout in game two against Niagara, making 26 saves to help secure the win.
The Illinois native logged just under 2,000 minutes in the crease last season for the Irish, playing in 34 games.
Kempf recorded 980 saves while posting a save percentage of .893 during the 2025-26 season.
Kempf was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 World Junior Championships.
The junior was selected in the fourth round, 114th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2024 NHL Draft.
FISCHER ANCHORS THE BLUE LINE
Senior Paul Fischer has been a mainstay for the Irish as a defenseman, logging 105 career games over his four years in South Bend.
Fischer found the back of the net in the season-opening win over Niagara for his first point of the 2026-27 season.
The blue liner has 61 career points off 11 goals and 50 assists.
Fischer ranks fifth among all active defensemen at the DI level.
Fifty of the 61 points come from assists, ranking fifth among all active defensemen for career assists heading into the 2026-27 campaign.
The senior is coming off his most productive season in South Bend, as he posted career highs in goals (6) and points (23) in the 2025-26 campaign.
2026-27 CAPTAINS
The Irish announced two leaders ahead of the 2026-27 season, featuring a captain and alternate captain.
Senior forward Danny Nelson serves as the captain for the second straight season.
Nelson becomes the first Fighting Irish skater to be named a captain in multiple seasons since Steven Fogarty in 2014-15 & 2015-16 and the 14th player in program history to be a captain multiple seasons.
Nelson produced a career-high 29 points during his junior season, totaling 13 goals and 16 assists. The forward was exceptional on the power play, scoring a team-best seven goals in the 2025-26 campaign.
Paul Fischer will assume the role as the alternate captain for the second consecutive season.
Fischer enjoyed his most productive season in 2025-26 for the Irish with a career-high 23 points off six goals and 17 assists.
The leadership group to don letters in 2026-27 have combined to skate in 209 games in their Irish careers and amassed 141 points.
FRESH FACES
The Fighting Irish welcome nine newcomers to this year’s squad, comprising of four freshmen and five transfers.
The freshman class consists of the Sammy Nelson (forward), Beckham Edwards (forward), Danny Klaers (defenseman) and Patrick Quinlan (goaltender).
Edwards was selected in the fifth round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.
Klaers served as alternate captain in Muskegon in 2025-26 where he registered 21 points in 43 games played (1-20-21).
Quinlan spent two seasons with the USNTDP from 2023-25 before spending the 2025-26 season in the OHL with the Sarnia Sting.
The five transfers added to the roster are Hagen Burrows (forward), Leo Gruba (defenseman), Toby Hopp (goaltender), David Klee (forward) and Michael Quinn (defenseman).
Burrows appeared in 82 games with Denver over the past two seasons, helping the Pioneers win the 2026 national title. He totaled 25 points off seven goals and 18 assists.
Gruba comes to the Irish after skating two seasons with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, appearing in 73 games and recording 10 points off three goals and seven assists.
Hopp spent the prior two seasons in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy before making his way to South Bend.
Klee began his collegiate career at the University of North Dakota, playing in 24 games for the Fighting Hawks while registering six points off three goals and three assists in his freshman season.
Michael Quinn spent two seasons with the Miami (OH) Redhawks, appearing in all 70 games for them between 2024-26.
NHL NOTES
When opening night rosters were submitted by all 32 NHL teams, the Irish were highlighted on six, including Anders Lee and Andrew Peeke both on the Utah Mammoth.
In total, nine former Irish student-athletes have appeared on NHL rosters during the 2026-27 season.
Those alumni include Bryan Rust (PIT), Ian Cole (CHI), Jake Evans (MTL), Dennis Gilbert (BUF), Cole Knuble (PHI), Anders Lee (UTA), Kyle Palmieri (NYI), Andrew Peeke (UTA) and Spencer Stastney (EDM).
The Irish had 18 alumni invited to NHL training camps in September, including three individuals from the 2025-26 roster.
Notre Dame’s co-captain a season ago, Michael Mastrodomenico made his training camp debut with the Los Angeles Kings last month after signing his first professional contract with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League.
Forward Cole Knuble made his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 19 after being called up by the organization. In his second game, Knuble scored the first two goals of his career and was named the First Star of the Game in a win over Buffalo.
Forward Sutter Muzzatti made his training camp debut with the Detroit Red Wings in September after signing an entry level contract with the organization in August.
The 18 Irish alums represent 15 different NHL teams, with the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks and Utah Mammoth all boasting multiple individuals with Irish ties.
FAMILY TIES
The 2026-27 Notre Dame roster features quite a few family connections to the program and hockey world. One set of brothers is currently on the roster, in Henry, Danny and Sammy Nelson, while one other current player had brothers suit up for the Irish in the past.
Carter Slaggert’s two older brothers Graham and Landon played their collegiate careers with the Irish and both now compete at the professional level.
The Irish have had 17 sets of brothers lace up their skates together for the Irish. Henry and Danny Nelson are in their fourth year as teammates at Notre Dame while Carter Slaggert appeared alongside his older brother Landon during his freshman season.
Slaggert joined the Irish in 2023-24, becoming the third Slaggert brother to appear in a game for the Irish. Oldest brother Graham currently plays in the Buffalo Sabres organization and skated two years alongside middle brother Landon before graduating. Landon was a 2024 graduate of Notre Dame and made his NHL debut for the Chicago Blackhawks in March 2024.
The Slaggerts are part of the fifth set of father-son combinations to suit up for the Irish, joining their father Andy Slaggert.
Senior Paul Fischer is the nephew of Mike Gearen, a member of the first varsity hockey team at Notre Dame. Fischer honors his uncle by wearing his number during his career with the Irish, No. 16.
Irish forward David Klee, a sophomore transfer in 2026-27, hails from NHL bloodline as his dad Ken Klee spent 14 seasons in the league while playing in 934 regular season games.
Klee’s brothers also played hockey at the collegiate level as Garrett played at Northern Michigan and Mason played at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Ohio State.
Maddox Fleming’s two sisters will lace up their skates this season for their respective NCAA Division I programs. Sister Delaney is a senior on the Cornell University women’s hockey team while Sawyer is a sophomore on the Princeton women’s hockey team.
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame volleyball team heads back on the road following a five-match homestand for a trip to Florida, taking on Miami on Friday, October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. before heading to Tallahassee to face Florida State on Sunday, October 25th at 1:00 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Friday marks the 24th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Miami. The Hurricanes lead the series 12-9 overall and have won the last five meetings. The Irish are looking for their first win against Miami since the 2020 season and their first win in Coral Gables since 2017. Miami is 8-9 overall this season, but 6-2 in ACC play, coming off a reverse sweep win over #5 SMU last Friday.
On Sunday, Notre Dame and Florida State will clash for the 23rd time, with the Seminoles winning 17 of those meetings. The last Irish win came on November 21, 2023 in a three game sweep in Tallahassee. Florida State is 10-8 on the year and 4-3 in the ACC.
Maya Evens has shined for Notre Dame during her sophomore season, leading the ACC with 4.46 digs per set. Her 281 digs on the season are second in the conference. On Sunday against Duke, the San Diego, California native posted a career-high 26, tied for the third-most by an ACC player in a game this season.
The duo of Sydney Helmers and Mae Kordas lead the way offensively for Notre Dame. Helmers leads the team with 184 kills and is fifth in the conference in attacks per set. Kordas is right behind her at 173 kills on the year, 61 more than she had a season ago during her freshman year. She’s had double figure kills in nine of the last 12 Irish matches.
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NOTRE DAME SWIMMING
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame swimming and diving opened its 2026-27 home slate on Thursday, as the Irish hosted No. 12/8 Louisville. The Louisville men won their meet 188-111, while the Louisville women earned a 213-83 victory.
Notre Dame won five events on the afternoon, including a pair of first-place finishes from reigning ACC Diver of the Week, Daniel Knapp. The fifth-year won the 1-meter with a score of 368.48 and the 3-meter with a score of 396.75. He also won both events against No. 22 Wisconsin on Saturday.
The men notched two additional victories against the Cardinals. Freshman James Darcy touched first in the 1000 free with a time of 8:59.82, which now ranks third in program history.
Marcus Reyes-Gentry, an All-American and Mexican record holder, won the 100 back for the second time in as many attempts this year, hitting the wall first with a final time of 45.51. The time automatically qualifies him for the 2027 NCAA Championships.
On the women’s side, senior Lainey Mullins notched a victory in the 200 fly with a time of 1:58.49.
While she finished second in the event, All-American and junior Carli Cronk finished the 100 fly with a time of 52.84, which now ranks eighth in program history. Similarly, the 400 free relay finished second, but junior Sailor Whowell led off the A relay with a time of 48.52, which ranks third in school history. She is just the third women’s swimmer to crack the 49-mark, and she is now qualified for the 2027 NCAA Championships.
Up next, Notre Dame heads to Evanston to take on Northwestern on Friday. The meet begins at 3 p.m. ET and will be streamed here.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
Butler (1-7-3, 1-1-2 BIG EAST) at No. 8 Creighton (10-0-5, 2-0-3 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 24
Time: 8PM ET | 7PM CT
Location: Omaha, Neb. | Morrison Stadium
Live Stats: butlersports.com (Statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+
The Butler men’s soccer team travels to Creighton on Saturday to face the No. 8 Bluejays. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-1 win over Villanova while Creighton, which leads the BIG EAST Midwest Division, most recently drew with No. 21 Xavier, 1-1.
Bulldog Bits
· Finn Moran was named both BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after scoring two goals in Butler’s 2-1 win over Villanova.
Friday (10/16) vs. Villanova
· The Bulldogs picked up their first BIG EAST win of the season.
· Butler scored both of its goals in the first half, but the Wildcats closed the gap with a goal in the 63rd minute.
· Moran’s offensive performance included his first collegiate goal, his first brace, and his first game-winning goal.
· The two assists for Lou-Kent Bosc were his first of the season, and he now has five for his career.
· Luca Raso’s two assists were his first this season, giving him three in his career.
(as of Monday, 10/19/26)
· Brooks Boersma ranks seventh in the BIG EAST with 3.27 saves per match.
· Brendan Cunningham is eighth in the conference with 2.20 shots per match.
· With three shutouts, the Bulldogs are 98th nationally with a .273 shutout percentage.
· Boersma and Kiel Higginson have each started all eleven matches this season.
· Butler head coach Ian Sarachan was an assistant coach on Creighton’s staff for five seasons, from 2019-2023.
Butler This Season
Goals: 5 (0.45 per match)
Assists: 7
Shots on Goal: 37-90 (.411)
Points Leader: Moran Finn 5 (2g, 1a)
GK Saves: 36 (.655 SV%)
Looking at No. 8 Creighton
Head Coach: Johnny Torres (Eighth Season)
Goals: 42 (2.80 per match)
Assists: 47
Shots on Goal: 106-214 (.495)
Points Leader: Matthew Reed 24 (11g, 2a)
GK Saves: 56 (.767 SV%)
Series: Creighton leads, 13-4-2
Streak: Creighton, W2
Most Recent: Oct. 25, 2025 (Indianapolis) Creighton 3, Butler 1
· Creighton is 4-0-1 in the most recent five matches.
· Butler’s most recent win (3-2) was in spring 2021.
· Butler defeated Creighton, 2-1, in the 2016 BIG EAST championship game and went 4-3 in seven matches from that point through April 2021.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
GAME 7: Butler (5-2, 2-1 PFL) at Drake (2-5, 2-2 PFL)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 24
Time: 1PM ET / 12PM CT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa / Drake Stadium
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Live Stream: ESPN+
The Butler football team will travel to Des Moines, Iowa to take on the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday. This will be Butler’s fourth PFL game of the season as BU is currently 2-1 in league action.
Last week, Butler suffered its first league loss of the season falling to Dayton, 19-9. Nick Munson had a solid day on offense for BU hauling in five catches for 80 yards and a touchdown. Madden Beriault had another good week recording a game-high 15 tackles.
THE SERIES: Drake leads the all-time series, 26-8-1. The first time the two programs met was in 1932 in Indianapolis and the game ended in a 0-0 tie. Butler’s last win in the all-time series was a 20-13 victory during the 2015 season.
BULLDOG BLITZ:
Butler leads the nation in turnover margin (+12), with a + 1.71 turnover margin per game. BU has forced 15 turnovers in six games (seven interceptions, eight fumble recoveries). Butler’s eight fumble recoveries rank third nationally in FCS and first in the PFL. BU committed its first turnovers of the season against Dayton.
Butler’s offense ranks 24th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 33.3 points per game.
The Bulldogs rank 26th nationally in FCS in time of possession (31:46).
BU ranks 15th nationally and is second in the PFL in third-down conversion percentage, converting 45.3-percent of their third-down attempts.
On defense, Butler ranks third nationally in fourth-down defense, holding opponents to a 21.1-percent conversion rate.
Butler has been strong in the run game and stout against it; their rushing defense ranks second in the FCS, allowing only 91.3 yards per game, and their rushing offense ranks 14th nationally, averaging 205.1 yards per game.
Steven Stephany is tied for second nationally in the FCS in forced fumbles with three to his credit.
Madden Beriault is tied for fifth nationally in fumble recoveries. The sophomore defensive back has two recoveries to his credit this season, while intercepting two passes, both of which came against San Diego (Oct. 10).
Okemdi Eze ranks 21st nationally and second in the PFL in sacks with five.
Munson is tied for eighth nationally in receiving touchdowns. The Bulldogs’ top target has hauled in seven touchdown passes.
Gabe Passini is ranked 42nd nationally and fourth in the PFL in completion percentage, completing 61.8 percent of his passes. The junior quarterback is also 33rd nationally in passing touchdowns with 11.
Michael Dellumo ranks 31st nationally in average kickoff return yardage, averaging 22.4 yards per return.
SCOUTING DRAKE
Drake enters Saturday’s matchup with a 2-5 overall record after falling to PFL opponent Marist 27-22 last weekend in Des Moines.
The Bulldogs are 2-2 in PFL action with losses to Valparaiso and Marist and wins over Dayton and Davidson.
Riley Warzynski leads the Drake offense with 2,279 passing yards and 14 touchdown passes this season. The signal caller has completed 59.3-percent of his passes (201-of-339) and has thrown 10 interceptions on the season.
Kevaughn Clark leads the rushing attack for Drake with 173 yards and two touchdowns. Willis Nofsinger leads the offense in receiving yards with 569 to his credit. Nofsinger had three touchdowns and 28 catches on the year.
J.R. Flood paces the Drake defense with 64 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
Matt Walker is in his first season at the helm of the Bulldogs. He spent the last 15 seasons leading the Wisconsin-River Falls program after serving on Butler’s staff for a single season as the tight ends coach in 2010.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will once again be on the road next week as BU travels to Clinton, S.C. to take on Presbyterian on Saturday, Oct. 31. Kickoff in South Carolina is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The first opportunity for Butler fans to see the 2026-27 edition of the women’s basketball team will be Saturday (Oct. 24) as the Bulldogs host Ball State for an open scrimmage.
Tip-off is scheduled for noon at Hinkle Fieldhouse and admission is free.
Maria Marchesano, a 2005 Butler alum, returned in April and was named the 10th head coach in program history. Marchesano’s 14-year head coaching career includes 234 wins across stops at Purdue Fort Wayne (five seasons), Mount St. Mary’s (four seasons), Walsh (three seasons), and Urbana (two seasons).
The Bulldog roster for the 2026-27 season features 13 student-athletes hailing from five different states and five different countries. Saniya Jackson returns for BU after leading the team in both rebounding and steals (in addition to finishing second on the team in scoring) a season ago. Her twin sister, Nevaeh, is also back for the Bulldogs.
Karina Bystry, a Horizon League All-Freshman selection from Northern Kentucky, and Tamar Singer, a MAC All-Defensive team selection from Miami (Ohio), will look to make an immediate impact for the Bulldogs.
Lili Krasovec followed Marchesano from Purdue Fort Wayne, where she averaged double figures last season. Destiny Macharia also followed Marchesano and her staff from PFW to Indianapolis.
The Bulldogs also added three more transfers in Judit Valero (FIU), Taya Ellis (Bowling Green) and Jacy Weisbrod (Northern Michigan).
Laniah Wills, Olivia Hastings, Lexi Baer and Sage Miskel comprised Butler’s 2025-26 signing class and are the four freshmen on the roster. Miskel is the daughter of former Butler men’s basketball academic all-american, Chris Miskel.
Marchesano and the Bulldogs will host Franklin for an exhibition on Wednesday, Oct. 28 with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. BU will then open the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2 as Tennessee Tech comes to Hinkle Fieldhouse for Butler’s annual Kids Day Game that will tip off at 11 a.m.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
Butler (1-7-3, 1-1-2 BIG EAST) at No. 8 Creighton (10-0-5, 2-0-3 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 24
Time: 8PM ET | 7PM CT
Location: Omaha, Neb. | Morrison Stadium
Live Stats: butlersports.com (Statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+
The Butler men’s soccer team travels to Creighton on Saturday to face the No. 8 Bluejays. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-1 win over Villanova while Creighton, which leads the BIG EAST Midwest Division, most recently drew with No. 21 Xavier, 1-1.
Bulldog Bits
· Finn Moran was named both BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after scoring two goals in Butler’s 2-1 win over Villanova.
Friday (10/16) vs. Villanova
· The Bulldogs picked up their first BIG EAST win of the season.
· Butler scored both of its goals in the first half, but the Wildcats closed the gap with a goal in the 63rd minute.
· Moran’s offensive performance included his first collegiate goal, his first brace, and his first game-winning goal.
· The two assists for Lou-Kent Bosc were his first of the season, and he now has five for his career.
· Luca Raso’s two assists were his first this season, giving him three in his career.
(as of Monday, 10/19/26)
· Brooks Boersma ranks seventh in the BIG EAST with 3.27 saves per match.
· Brendan Cunningham is eighth in the conference with 2.20 shots per match.
· With three shutouts, the Bulldogs are 98th nationally with a .273 shutout percentage.
· Boersma and Kiel Higginson have each started all eleven matches this season.
· Butler head coach Ian Sarachan was an assistant coach on Creighton’s staff for five seasons, from 2019-2023.
Butler This Season
Goals: 5 (0.45 per match)
Assists: 7
Shots on Goal: 37-90 (.411)
Points Leader: Moran Finn 5 (2g, 1a)
GK Saves: 36 (.655 SV%)
Looking at No. 8 Creighton
Head Coach: Johnny Torres (Eighth Season)
Goals: 42 (2.80 per match)
Assists: 47
Shots on Goal: 106-214 (.495)
Points Leader: Matthew Reed 24 (11g, 2a)
GK Saves: 56 (.767 SV%)
Series: Creighton leads, 13-4-2
Streak: Creighton, W2
Most Recent: Oct. 25, 2025 (Indianapolis) Creighton 3, Butler 1
· Creighton is 4-0-1 in the most recent five matches.
· Butler’s most recent win (3-2) was in spring 2021.
· Butler defeated Creighton, 2-1, in the 2016 BIG EAST championship game and went 4-3 in seven matches from that point through April 2021.
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IU INDY SWIMMING
INDIANAPOLIS — The IU Indianapolis men’s swimming and diving team defeated Ball State 210–160, while the Jaguar women fell 235–132 in Thursday’s dual meet at the IU Natatorium. The men won 10 events, including the final relay, and the women picked up two individual victories.
Yassin Abdelghany led the men with three wins in the sprint events. He touched first in the 50-yard freestyle in 19.50 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 43.34 before adding the 100 butterfly in 47.40. The Jaguars also took both men’s distance freestyle events: Luke Parsons won the 1,000 in 9:23.64, and Nathan Rariden won the 500 in 4:31.24. Parsons placed second behind Rariden in the 500 with a time of 4:33.63 while Colton Poe took third.
Jack Gallob won the 200 backstroke in 1:48.85, and Gavin Tran claimed the 200 breaststroke in 1:58.07. Logan Poswinski led a Jaguar sweep of the top three places in the 400 individual medley, winning in 3:58.09 ahead of Tran (3:59.98), Zach Drotar (4:02.17). On the boards, Kirby Danglade won the 3-meter diving event with 354.23 points.
IU Indy finished the meet with a win in the men’s 200 freestyle relay. Shane Tebeest, David Niemiec, Ben Rocks and Rariden combined for a time of 1:20.88, edging Ball State’s second-place relay by one-tenth of a second.
For the women, Marina Ibarra won the 200 freestyle in 1:49.86, and Luca McGee took the 50 freestyle in 23.21. Both added top-three finishes in the 100 freestyle, where McGee placed second in 50.58 and Ibarra finished third in 51.37. Vicky Surdyka earned runner-up finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.26) and 200 breaststroke (2:21.06), while Lindi Jenkins placed second in both diving events, scoring 240.30 on the 1-meter board and 234.30 on the 3-meter board. The women’s 200 freestyle relay team of McGee, Ibarra, Baleigh Miller and Grace Sharp closed the meet in second place with a time of 1:34.36.
The Jaguars will next travel to West Lafayette, Indiana, for the Indiana Intercollegiates at Purdue on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team put up its most emphatic performance in league play this season with a 4-0 road trouncing of Robert Morris on Thursday (Oct. 22). Head coach Angela Berry White’s team got goals from four different sources while sophomore Shannon Phillips had a pair of assists from her defensive spot.
The defense earned just its second shutout of the season and first since late-August in the win. It was a third straight triumph for the Jaguars and fourth victory in the past five games as IU Indy continued to ascend the Horizon League standings.
“I’m really proud of our team for coming away with a big road win,” senior Elle Blessinger said. “Getting a win, a clean sheet and a goal makes it even more rewarding. At this point in the season, every game matters and being able to get a result like this on the road is huge for us.
“I’m proud of the way we fought as a team and I’m excited to keep building on this momentum.”
The Jaguars (7-8-2, 5-4 HL) dominated play from the opening kickoff, controlling the attack throughout the opening half. Senior Caroline Kelley snuck a rolling shot just inside the post for the eventual winner in the 20th minute. Phillips setup the play with a cross from the left side for her first of two assists before Maci Sammons wrestled the ball in the direction of Kelley. Kelley was able to settle and sneak home her 18th career tally and third in the past two contests.
Senior Lilly Ma doubled the lead in the 35th minute when she smashed home a score off a nifty turn and cross from Hannah Roberson. Phillips played Roberson into danger before the sixth year standout delivered a beautiful pass to Ma. The Jaguars’ first half damage could’ve been worse as Sammons had a corner kick ring off the crossbar and Megan Swift bodied a shot off the right post almost immediately after coming on the field in the 30th minute.
RMU (5-8-3, 2-5-2 HL) put some pressure on the Jaguars to start the second half, but the Jaguars weathered the storm and eventually turned the tables and doubled the lead.
The advantage grew to 3-0 in the 72nd minute when Bethany Hartigan freed up Muldrow with a long lead pass up the middle of the field. The speedy Muldrow was able to compose and chip a shot over the charging RMU keeper for her team-high eighth score of the season.
Blessinger capped the scoring by blasting a rebound into the empty net after Swift had earned a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. The tandem of Ella Green and Lauren Henry each earned assists on the play as Blessinger netted her first collegiate goal in her 39th career appearance. White was able to clear the bench for the final 10-plus minutes, as 21 different players saw action.
Sophomores Isabel Oferosky and Gwen Eiler shared a shutout in goal with the former registering four saves in nearly 80 minutes of work. Offensively, IU Indy finished with a 15-8 shot advantage and 8-4 gap in shots on goal.
Phillips attempted three shots while Kelley and Madeline Chappa tried two each.
The Jaguars will conclude the trip at Youngstown State on Sunday (Oct. 25) on ESPN+.
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BALL STATE TENNIS
MUNCIE, Ind. — Championship tennis is coming to Muncie as the Ball State men’s tennis team prepares to host the highly anticipated Mid-American Conference (MAC) Indoors tournament for the first time under dynamic second-year head coach Gene Orlando.
The high-stakes, three-day event will storm into town from Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25. The battle for conference supremacy will take place entirely at First Serve Muncie, located on Chadam Lane.
From Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, all seven MAC teams will compete for individual conference titles. Players are vying for a coveted spot in the ITA Masters Championships (Rome, GA, Nov. 5–8), which serves as the direct qualifier for the NCAA Individual Championships (Athens, GA, Nov. 17–22).
This year’s tournament marks the dawn of an exciting new era for the conference, showcasing an expanded seven-team field that features some massive changes. Tennis fans will get their first look at brand-new affiliate members Omaha and Drake as they make their official tournament debuts.
The additions completely shake up the landscape, joining a powerhouse lineup that includes host Ball State, Illinois-Chicago (UIC), Toledo, Western Michigan, and Buffalo.
The action promises to be fast, furious, and relentless from the very first point. Every single day of the tournament kicks off with a sharp 9:00 a.m. first serve, bringing elite collegiate tennis right to Muncie’s backyard.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL: The Ball State women’s volleyball team will look to rebound from Tuesday’s loss at Miami when it hosts Akron Friday evening at 6 p.m. in Worthen Arena for its annual Alumni Night.
THIS WEEK’S PROMOTIONS:
Friday, Oct. 23 – Alumni Night: The Cardinals will celebrate all alumni in attendance, including on-court recognition between sets two and three, in addition to a post-match alumni reception … Friday’s match will also feature the team’s third limited edition poster and a spirit pack raffle.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Friday’s match versus Akron will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Voice of the Cardinals Mick Tidrow calling the action … Avarie Powell, who played collegiately at MAC rival Miami from 2017-2020, will join the broadcast as analyst while Matt Clark from the Ball State Sports Network will serve as the sideline reporter … For those unable to tune in or join in person, live stats will be available for the match courtesy of Ball State Athletics … Score updates will also be provided on Ball State volleyball’s X feed and Instagram story: @BallStateWVB.
BALL STATE ALL-TIME: Ball State enters the weekend with a 1069-674-2 (.613) all-time record in women’s volleyball … Ball State became the 44th program in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball history to reach 1,000 wins with a sweep of Central Michigan on Sept. 22, 2023 … All-time, the Cardinals have captured 12 Mid-American Conference West Division Championships, 11 MAC Regular Season Championships and eight MAC Volleyball Championship titles … Ball State has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three of the last six seasons … The Cardinals have also earned two bids into the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
BALL STATE IN THE MAC: With a 5-4 Mid-American Conference record so far this season, Ball State maintains its status as the winningest program in league play with a 481-230 (.677) all-time MAC mark … Western Michigan is second on the list, five-and-a-half matches behind the Cardinals at 475-235 (.669) … Akron is currently eighth at 220-365 (.376).
WHEN IN WORTHEN: With a 3-1 record to start home #MACtion this season, the Cardinals boast a 336-106 (.760) all-time record inside Worthen Arena, including an 85-42 (.669) mark against non-conference foes and a 251-64 (.797) ledger versus Mid-American Conference rivals … No MAC opponent owns a winning record inside Worthen Arena, as the Cardinals have at least a .630 winning percentage against all league schools on its current home floor.
SCOUTING BALL STATE:
• The Ball State women’s volleyball team enters Friday’s match versus Akron with a 14-6 (5-4 MAC) record after being swept at Miami Tuesday … The Cardinals entered the week ranked 50th in the latest run of the NCAA Division I RPI Rankings … Ball State was 32nd in the first release (Oct. 4) and 53rd in the second (Oct. 11).
• A four-time MAC Defensive Player of the Week and two-time MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week so far this season, Ball State junior libero Sophie Ledbetter enters the week ranked first in the MAC and 11th nationally with a 4.91 digs-per-set average … Her 344 total digs, including a career-high 29 digs vs. Miami (Oct. 6), are also first among all MAC players and 25th nationally.
• Thanks in part to Sophie Ledbetter’s strong play in the backcourt, the Ball State defense enters the weekend ranked second in the MAC and sixth nationally with a 16.99 digs-per-set average … The Cardinals have out-dug opponents in 15 of its 20 matches so far this season and have five starters averaging at least 2.00 digs-per-set.
• Ball State has also been able to translate those digs into kills, ranking fourth the nation in assists per set (13.31) and seventh nationally in kills per set (14.21) … Led by senior setter Lindsey Green and sophomore setter Reese Axness, the Cardinals also rank 39th nationally with a .259 hitting percentage … All three marks also lead the Mid-American Conference.
• Looking at the offensive numbers, the Cardinals are doing it with a very balanced attack as six players have collected at least 109 kills through the first 20 matches of the season … Five of those attackers have reached double-digit kills in at least three matches, led by junior outside Ava Smith with double figures in 15 … Junior opposite Tiffany Snook is not far behind with double-digit kills in 11 matches.
• Senior middle Camryn Wise enters the weekend ranked first in the MAC and 13th nationally with a .423 hitting percentage, including 11 matches above .400 so far this season … In fact, Wise hit a program record .889 (16-0-18), for a player with at least 15 attempts in a match, in the Sept. 26 win over Western Michigan.
• Ball State served up a season-high 13 total aces in the Oct. 10 win over Central Michigan, including a career-high six from freshman outside Mallory Pike … Pike’s six aces were the most for Cardinals player since the semifinals of the 2025 MAC Volleyball Championship when Carson Tyler blasted seven versus Toledo (Nov. 22, 2025) … As a team, the 13 aces were the most since Sept. 24, 2022, when Ball State also served up 13 aces versus the Chippewas … The last time Ball State surpassed the total as a team was with 14 aces on Sept. 19, 2009, in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-18) sweep at Towson.
BALL STATE QUICK HITS:
• Sophie Ledbetter enters Friday’s match versus Akron ranked 13th in program history with 1,246 career digs … The total is 47 digs shy of moving her into the top 10 in program history, with Natalie Risi (2019-22) currently holding the 10th spot with 1,293 career digs … In addition, Ledbetter has collected double-digit digs 19 times this season and in 70 matches over her career, with her career total ranking seventh on Ball State’s all-time list.
• With her 20 digs in the Oct. 17 sweep at Ohio, Sophie Ledbetter has collected 20-or-more digs in 20 career matches … The total, which includes seven matches this season, ranks as the eighth-most in program history.
• Junior outside Ava Smith has shined in her first season with the Cardinals, leading the squad and ranking fifth in the MAC with a 3.53 kills-per-set average … She has smashed double-digit kills in 15 matches so far this season, paced by a career-best 19 kills vs. Western Kentucky (Sept. 3), against Northwestern (Sept. 17) and in the MAC opener versus Western Michigan (Sept. 25) … Including her two seasons at FGCU, Smith has 455 career kills with double digits in 21 career matches.
• Ava Smith has also been a solid addition in the backcourt, ranking fifth on the squad with 134 digs for a 1.92 digs-per-set average … The effort includes her first three career kill/dig double-doubles … Including her 48 digs in two seasons at FGCU, Smith has 182 career digs.
• For her effort on both offense and defense, Ava Smith has been named to both the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Classic and Fairfield Inn & Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational All-Tournament teams … She is the lone Ball State player to earn all-tournament honors at both events.
• Audrey Geer was named the MVP of the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Classic after posting kill/dig double-doubles in all three matches, raising her season total to four … She tied for team-high honors with a 4.10 kills-per-set average, while ranking second on the squad with a 3.70 digs-per-set average … Entering Friday’s match versus Akron, Geer is third on the squad with a 2.46 kills-per-set average and ranks second on the team with a 2.86 digs-per-set average.
• Including her two seasons at Marshall, Audrey Geer has smashed 537 career kills … She has notched double-digit kills in 29 collegiate matches and owns a career high of 17 kills versus Appalachian State on Nov. 11, 2024 … In addition, she has collected double-digit digs in 27 matches as a collegiate player and has amassed 544 career digs … Together, she has tallied 17 career kill/dig double-doubles, including four this season.
• Lindsey Green and Reese Axness continue to split setting duties, combining to lead the Ball State offense to a .259 hitting percentage, which is first in the MAC and 39th nationally … Their efforts have also helped the Cardinals rank fourth in the nation in assists-per-set average (13.31) and seventh in kills-per-set average (14.21) … Green leads the duo and ranks sixth in the MAC with a 6.84 assists-per-set average, while Axness comes in at 5.34 assists per set … In addition, the pair have combined for nine assist/dig double-doubles, with six from Green and three from Axness.
• Along with their solid setting numbers, Lindsey Green and Reese Axness have played a large role in the Cardinals ranking sixth nationally in digs-per-set average at 16.99 … Green is third on the team with a 2.48 digs per set average, while Axness is fourth at 2.00 … Green has posted double-digit digs in six matches this season, while Axness has achieved the mark in three outings.
• Junior opposite Tiffany Snook has been a solid attacking option for the Ball State offense this season, ranking second on the squad with a 2.58 kills-per-set average … In fact, Snook is second on the squad in both total kills (178) and matches with double-digit kills (11) … The effort includes her career-high tying 17 kills in the sweep at Campbell (Sept. 11) … The 17 kills tie as the fourth best in a three-set match by a MAC player this season, two-behind Ava Smith’s career-high tying 19 kills in the sweep of Western Michigan (Sept. 25).
• In addition, Tiffany Snook hit a career-best .696 (17-1-23) in the win over Campbell (Sept. 11) which is the fourth-best attack percentage in a three-set match by a MAC player this season.
• The highest hitting percentage by a MAC player in a match this season came courtesy of a record-setting performance from senior middle Camryn Wise … Wise turned in the best hitting percentage in a match in program history (for a player with at least 15 attempts) versus Western Michigan (Sept. 26) by blasting a career-high 16 kills on 18 swings with no errors for a .889 rate of success … Wise enters Friday’s match versus Akron with 530 career kills and a .377 career hitting percentage which would be first in program history … Marie Plitt (2019-23) currently holds the program’s attack percentage record at .362, while Julie Zylka (1998-2001) is second at .360.
• Camryn Wise enters the match versus Akron as Ball State’s active career blocking leader with 265 total blocks … Over 95 career matches, Wise has accumulated 39 solo blocks and 226 block assists, for a 0.83 career blocks-per-set average … So far this season, she leads the team with eight solo blocks, while chipping in 28 block assists.
• Senior middle Gwen Crull became the sixth different Ball State player to reach 100 kills this season with her four blasts in last Friday’s sweep at Ohio … She has added nine more over the last two matches to raise her season total to 111 … Ava Smith leads the way with 240, followed by Tiffany Snook (178), Audrey Geer (123), Camryn Wise (120), Crull and fifth-year opposite Madison Buckley (109).
• Gwen Crull is currently fourth in the MAC and 64th nationally with a .365 attack percentage … She hit a season-best .727 (8-0-11) at Toledo (Oct. 2) and has accumulated at least eight kills in seven matches, paced by a season-high 10 versus Western Michigan (Sept. 26) … Crull also currently leads the team with 45 total blocks and a 0.69 blocks-per-set average … She has been credited with at least one block in 15 matches, including a season-high 6.0 in the four-set win over Xavier (Aug. 29).
• Over the last four matches, freshman opposite Merritt Sliwa has been an offensive force for the Cardinals, tying for second on the squad with 28 kills for a 2.55 kills-per-set average … She registered a career-high nine kills in the Oct. 17 sweep at Ohio, while hitting a career-best .417 (7-2-12) in the Oct. 10 sweep of Central Michigan … She is also tied for the team lead with six total blocks during the span.
• The Cardinals have been able to rely on a very deep bench on its march to a 14-6 record … All 17 players have seen action, including 16 in sweeps of Stetson (Sept. 11) and Campbell (Sept. 11) … Of the group, all 17 players have at least three digs and 14 have at least one kill.
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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Ball State field hockey team returns to the Briner Sports Complex this weekend to close out the home portion of its 2026 regular season schedule. The Cardinals will battle Mid-American Conference (MAC) rival Ohio University on Friday, Oct. 23, followed by a non-conference matchup and Senior Day celebration against Queens University of Charlotte on Sunday, Oct. 25. Both games are scheduled for a noon ET start.
Weekend Schedule Overview
Friday, Oct. 23 (12:00 PM ET): Ball State vs. Ohio University (MAC Match)
Sunday, Oct. 25 (12:00 PM ET): Ball State vs. Queens University (Senior Day Celebration)
Scouting the Cardinals
Head coach Caitlin Walsh and her squad look to maximize home-turf advantage during this final doubleheader stretch in Muncie. Driven by key veteran leadership, Ball State aims to rebound fiercely from its recent homestand and build decisive momentum for the tail end of October. Sunday’s finale will serve as the official platform to honor the graduating class for their years of dedication and contribution to the program.
The Matchups & All-Time Series History
Friday’s meeting with the Bobcats carries heavy conference weight as both teams fight to secure vital standing points in the MAC race. Ohio University holds a 23-7 advantage over Ball State dating back to 2007, though the historical rivalry has been incredibly close over recent decades. The Cardinals have won three of the last four contests. Ohio won the last meeting on Oct. 10, 2025, in Athens by a score of 1-0. However, the Cardinals defeated the Bobcats the last time the two squads squared off in Muncie, securing a 2-1 overtime decision on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
Ball State will then shift its focus to Sunday’s clash against the Royals. The all-time series between Ball State and Queens University sits deadlocked at 1-1. The Cardinals captured a dominant 7-0 victory in their initial meeting on Oct. 22, 2023, while Queens responded with a tight 3-2 overtime decision in Charlotte.
After this weekend, the Ball State field hockey team will play two contests in Louisville, Kentucky where they will face Bellarmine for its last MAC contest of the season on Thursday before ending the regular season with a a neutral site contest against Saint Louis on Friday. Both games are slated to begin at 3 pm ET.
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BALL STATE MEN’S SWIMMING
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ball State men’s swimming & diving program opened the 2026-27 season Thursday afternoon, capturing six event wins and 18 top-three placements, but ultimately fell to IU Indy, 210-160, inside the IU Natatorium.
The Cardinals started the afternoon with a top placement in the 400 medley relay, as the team of William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend and George Patterson combined for a winning time of 3:14.64.
All four men were also responsible for four of the five individual event wins, as Raches took first in the 100 backstroke (49.38), Patterson placed atop the 200 freestyle (1:38.33), Biddle claimed victory in the 100 breaststroke (54.56) and Friend finished on top of the 200 butterfly (1:48.94).
On the diving boards, Zach Shaddy picked up his first win of the season on the 1-meter board, scoring 347.85. Shaddy also turned in a second-place performance on the 3-meter board with a score of 336.30. Ryan Farmer followed on 3M, placing third with a score of 324.98. On 1M, Emilio Perez finished third with a score of 273.08, earning a career best.
In the 100 butterfly, Friend finished second with a time of 47.91 – only 0.8 shy of his program-record time of 47.11, which he set at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships last season (Feb. 26).
Also contributing second-place performances were Malcolm Slater in the 1000 freestyle (9:27.33), Raches in the 100 freestyle (44.62) and Anthony Korchnak in the 200 backstroke (1:49.43). Korchnak’s time in the backstroke put him seventh on the program’s top-10 list.
To close the day, Friend, Patterson, Leo Gustavsson and Raches rallied to place second in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 1:20.98.
Up next for the Cardinals is a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., as the squad competes at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue. Competition Saturday begins at noon. Live swimming results can be found here, and diving results will be available on DiveMeets.
BALL STATE RESULTS AT IU INDY
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2024
1st – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson – 3:14.64
5th – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, Henry Ko, Leo Gustavsson – 3:21.30
6th – Anthony Korchnak, Brogan Wilson, Luke Pryor, Zack Vervlied – 3:23.36
7th – Kade Opsal, Reeve Ferber, Braden Fuller, Diesel Molin – 3:25.08
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 9:24.01 by Malcolm Slater in 2025
2nd – Malcolm Slater – 9:27.33
5th – Seth Blossom – 9:45.55
6th – Tommy Brunner – 9:55.18
200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:34.79 by George Patterson in 2026
1st – George Patterson – 1:38.33
4th – Lochlan Huerth – 1:41.97
6th – Nathan Harper – 1:42.40
7th – Dominick Perkowski – 1:42.47
100 Backstroke | Program Record – 47.88 by William Raches in 2026
1st – William Raches – 49.38
3rd – Anthony Korchnak – 50.05 – Tied 10th in program history
5th – Kade Opsal – 50.45
6th – Colin Walrond – 50.74
100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
1st – Aidan Biddle – 54.56
5th – Ike Ruszkowski – 56.73
7th – Reeve Ferber – 58.14
8th – Brogan Wilson – 58.67
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:46.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
1st – AJ Friend – 1:48.94
3rd – Henry Ko – 1:49.89
4th – Luke Pryor – 1:52.90
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.87 AJ Friend in 2026
3rd – Leo Gustavsson – 20.70
6th – Zack Vervlied – 21.08
7th – Braden Fuller – 21.18
8th – Diesel Molin – 21.44
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 365.70 by Zach Shaddy in 2026
2nd – Zach Shaddy – 336.30
3rd – Ryan Farmer – 324.98
4th – Emilio Perez – 295.13
7th – Mitchell Mauck – 242.40
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
2nd – William Raches – 44.62
3rd – George Patterson – 44.98
6th – Zack Vervlied – 45.98
7th – Leo Gustavsson – 46.34
EXH – Diesel Molin – 46.83
EXH – Kade Opsal – 47.70
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:46.43 by Ike Ruszkowski in 2026
2nd – Anthony Korchnak – 1:49.43 – 7th in program history
3rd – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:50.74
6th – Nathan Harper – 1:54.41
8th – Colin Walrond – 1:54.58
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
4th – Aidan Biddle – 2:03.66
6th – Brogan Wilson – 2:08.55
7th – Jaron Schwartz – 2:08.91
8th – Reeve Ferber – 2:13.88
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2025
5th – Malcolm Slater – 4:39.94
6th – Seth Blossom – 4:47.34
7th – Dominick Perkowski – 4:51.63
8th – Lochlan Huerth – 4:54.04
100 Butterfly | Program Record – 47.11 by AJ Friend in 2026
2nd – AJ Friend – 47.91
6th – Henry Ko – 50.87
7th – Braden Fuller – 51.09
8th – Luke Pryor – 51.10
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 360.15 by Zach Shaddy in 2026
1st – Zach Shaddy – 347.85
3rd – Emilio Perez – 273.08
4th – Mitchell Mauck – 266.63
6th – Ryan Farmer – 252.08
400 IM | Program Record – 3:57.18 by Zach Zishka in 2023
5th – Ike Ruszkowski – 4:13.48
6th – Jaron Schwartz – 4:15.35
7th – Tommy Brunner – 4:19.78
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Pheifer in 2024
2nd – AJ Friend, George Patterson, Leo Gustavsson, William Raches – 1:20.98 – 7th in program history
5th – Zack Vervlied, Kade Opsal, Diesel Molin, Braden Fuller – 1:24.11
6th – Colin Walrond, Lochlan Huerth, Dominick Perkowski, Henry Ko – 1:25.01
8th – Aidan Biddle, Jaron Schwartz, Malcolm Slater, Nathan Harper – 1:27.40
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SWIMMING
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ball State women’s swimming & diving program captured 14 event wins, including 31 top-three finishes, to open its 2026-27 campaign at IU Indy Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals earned their first win of the season with a score of 235-132 over the Jaguars.
Anna Keen led individually with two wins in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.76) and 100 freestyle (50.35). Keen also swam on the first-place 400 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. In the 400 medley relay, Keen was alongside Naomi Haines, Addie Beasley and Ava Butterfield, combining for a time of 3:42.64. In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Kiley Zoeller, Grace Oertle, Haines and Keen banded together for a time of 1:32.90.
Ball State swept the top three positions of the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley, with Haley Johnson leading the 200 fly (2:04.54) and Milagros Amione leading the medley (4:21.90). Johnson claimed the first win of her collegiate career, while Amione’s finish put her second in the program’s top 10 times list.
In the 200 fly, Johnson was followed by Reagan Graves (2:05.21) and first year Addy Matern (2:08.74). In the 400 IM, Amione was joined in the top three by Alexa Von Holtz (4:27.61) and McKenna Potteiger (4:30.23).
In the first collegiate meet of their careers, Haines and Eryn McMahon stamped their first individual wins as Haines took the top prize in the 100 butterfly (55.19) and McMahon claimed the 1-meter board (258.23). Haines also turned in a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.70.
On the 3-meter board, Leelah Fettig picked up her first win of the season, topping the event with a score of 249.23.
In the longest event of the afternoon, Addy Czarnecki cruised to the top position of the 1000 freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 10:03.39 – nearly 16 seconds ahead of Potteiger who placed second (10:19.06). Czarnecki also placed fifth in the 100 freestyle (52.43).
Also earning individual wins at the IU Natatorium were Ava Butterfield in the 500 freestyle (5:02.63), Aubrey Simmons in the 100 backstroke (55.60), Olivia Owens in the 200 backstroke (2:01.33) and Addie Beasley in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.04).
Up next for the Cardinals is a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday as the squad competes at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue. Competition begins at noon, with live swimming results available here and diving results available on DiveMeets.
BALL STATE RESULTS AT IU INDY
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:37.07 by Butterfield, Beasley, Keen, Kelly in 2026
1st – Naomi Haines, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield – 3:42.64 – 7th in program history
4th – Lauren Fecher, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Kiley Zoeller – 3:48.37
5th – Olivia Owens, Julia Ofman, Addy Matern, Reagan Graves – 3:48.55
6th – Aubrey Simmons, Polina Sopova, Alexa Von Holtz, Ella Sears – 3:52.48
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 10:01.21 by Marcella Riberio in 2021
1st – Addy Czarnecki – 10:03.39
2nd – McKenna Potteiger – 10:19.06
200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Ava Butterfield – 1:51.96
3rd – Milagros Amione – 1:52.61
4th – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:52.87
5th – Addie Beasley – 1:53.00
EXH – Magdalena Lechowska – 1:55.94
100 Backstroke | Program Record – 52.07 by Payton Kelly in 2026
1st – Aubrey Simmons – 55.60
2nd – Olivia Owens – 56.01
4th – Lauren Fecher – 56.77
7th – Savannah Farlee – 1:01.42
100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:00.43 by Addie Beasley in 2026
1st – Anna Keen – 1:02.76
3rd – Maya McDonald – 1:04.14
4th – Kiley Zoeller – 1:04.59
5th – Polina Sopova – 1:07.50
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
1st – Haley Johnson – 2:04.54
2nd – Reagan Graves – 2:05.21
3rd – Addy Matern – 2:08.74
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 21.18 by Payton Kelly in 2026
2nd – Naomi Haines – 23.70
3rd – Natalie Marshall – 24.28
5th – Grace Oertle – 24.32
8th – Ella Sears – 24.61
EXH – Julia Ofman – 25.89
1M Diving | Program Record – 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Eryn McMahon – 258.23
3rd – Leelah Fettig – 220.73
4th – Tommy-Anne Marriott – 217.35
7th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 207.98
8th – Ella Penny – 196.13
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 48.58 by Payton Kelly in 2026
1st – Anna Keen – 50.35
4th – Kiley Zoeller – 52.33
5th – Addy Czarnecki – 52.43
6th – Lauren Fecher – 53.03
EXH – Grace Oertle – 52.95
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:56.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2026
1st – Olivia Owens – 2:01.33
3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 2:04.18
4th – Ella Sears – 2:08.00
7th – Ava Butterfield – 2:11.34
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Addie Beasley – 2:20.04
3rd – Maya McDonald – 2:21.14
4th – Polina Sopova – 2:22.98
5th – Julia Ofman – 2:25.88
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Ava Butterfield – 5:02.63
3rd – Reagan Graves – 5:06.83
100 Butterfly | Program Record – 52.22 by Anna Keen in 2026
1st – Naomi Haines – 55.19 – 6th in program history
3rd – Addy Matern – 56.57
4th – Haley Johnson – 56.72
6th – Savannah Farlee – 59.90
EXH – Natalie Marshall – 59.98
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Leelah Fettig – 249.23
4th – Eryn McMahon – 228.60
5th – Tommy-Anne Marriott – 219.68
7th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 207.98
8th – Ella Penny – 185.10
400 IM | Program Record – 4:19.33 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2026
1st – Milagros Amione – 4:21.90 – 2nd in program history
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 4:27.61
3rd – McKenna Potteiger – 4:30.23
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:30.42 by Keen, Zoeller, Butterfield, Kelly in 2026
1st – Kiley Zoeller, Grace Oertle, Naomi Haines, Anna Keen – 1:32.90 – 9th in program history
3rd – Natalie Marshall, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons, Addie Beasley – 1:36.23
5th – Maya McDonald, Addy Matern, Reagan Graves, Lauren Fecher – 1:37.71
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INDIANA STATE SWIMMING
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State divers head to West Lafayette, Ind. and the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center for the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate this weekend as the Sycamores take on the field on Saturday, October 24.
The trio of Jecza Lopez, Alessandra Mittelstadt, and Sofia Dansereau will take on the field in both the 1M Springboard and the 3M Springboard over the course of Saturday starting at 11 a.m. ET. Full results will be available on DiveMeets.com.
Lopez has claimed back-to-back MVC Diver of the Week honors and has already qualified for the NCAA Zone C Qualifiers in the 1M Springboard following her score of 280.85 against Illinois State. She added her top score in the 3M also against Illinois State with a score of 276.50. Both scores are the tops in the Valley entering the weekend.
Mittelstadt currently sits ninth overall in the Valley in the 1M Springboard scoring following her 225.65 against Illinois State, while her score of 251.50 in the 3M puts her fourth overall in the conference through her first two meets.
Dansereau is eighth overall in the MVC in the 1M with a score of 225.80 against the Redbirds, while her 3M score is seventh at 235.10.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball makes its debut inside Hulman Center on Saturday, October 24, as the Sycamores close out the 2026-27 exhibition slate against Rose-Hulman. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s exhibition will not be streamed live, will not be on 105.5 The Legend, and live stats will not be provided for the contest.
Recapping Butler
The Sycamores cut a 12-point second half deficit down to within a one-possession game with 7:15 to play in the contest as Indiana State rallied behind a strong performance from Karmani Gregory, before falling to host Butler on October 18 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Gregory scored 16 of his team-high 22 points over the second half as Indiana State cut a 55-43 Butler lead down to 65-63 with 7:15 to play thanks in part to a three-point barrage from Gregory (2), EJ McQuillan (2), and Maguire Mitchell over a three-minute stretch. The Sycamores kept the game close over the next two minutes, before the Bulldogs took the ball back inside the paint with baskets from both Treyson Anderson and Jalen Jackson to stretch the Butler lead back to double-digits in the eventual 81-74 win.
Gregory led all players with a game-high 22 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-8 from the three-point line and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Cooper (12) and Mitchell (10) both scored double-digit points in the contest, while six different Sycamores converted three-pointers in the contest. Chance Puryear added five points, eight rebounds, and three assists off the bench.
About the Opponent
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has yet to release their men’s basketball preseason poll at the time of this writing, but Rose-Hulman is expected to be high up in the ranks after posting a 17-10 record, 13-5 mark in the HCAC in 2025-26. The Fightin’ Engineers closed out their season in the HCAC semifinal round falling to Anderson, 74-73.
Rose-Hulman returns veteran presence to the court including leading returning their top four scorers from the floor. Joey Schmitz (15.2), Cole Pride (12.9), Evan Gentile (10.6), and Daniel Savovic (10.0) all averaged double digits to lead the RHIT offense with Schmitz (43.3%) and Gentile (39.0%) both sharp-shooters from behind the arc.
Rose-Hulman did lose leading rebounder Christian Torres (6.8), but return eight of their top 10 players in minutes played under fifth-year head coach Nick Sales. RHIT has reached double-digit wins and conference wins in each of Sales’ first four years at the helm.
Last Time Against the Engineers
Indiana State men’s basketball last played Rose-Hulman in an exhibition back on Nov. 4, 2021, when the Sycamores hosted the Engineers inside Hulman Center.
Five Sycamores scored in double-digits led by Cooper Neese who dropped in 16 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Xavier Bledson fell an assist short of a double-double with a 15 point and nine-assist performance. Forwards Kailex Stephens and Dearon Tucker chipped in 12 points each while true freshman Cameron Crawford added 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting in his first start.
New Look Roster
It’s a new-look Indiana State roster on the floor under head coach Matthew Graves as the Sycamore head coach heads into his third season at the helm of the program. The Sycamores returned just redshirt freshman Martin Kaupanger to the floor from the 2025-26 squad, while welcoming nine transfers, five freshmen, and international big man Alessio Calamita to the roster this year.
Preseason MVC Poll, Watch List
The Sycamores were not listed among the top six teams receiving votes in the 2026-27 preseason MVC men’s basketball poll but did feature two players on the preseason All-Conference Watch List heading into the year.
Guard Karmani Gregory and forward Jackson Cooper were among the list of players recognized among the tops in the conference heading into the season and the players represented Indiana State at the two-day media day event held inside the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. over October 13-14.
Gregory is a former All-Conference guard transferring in from USC Upstate where he finished among the Big South’s scoring leaders, while adding team-highs in assists (91) and steals (33). Cooper, an All-American forward, transferred in from NAIA Oregon Tech where averaged a team-high 17.7 points per game, while finishing seventh overall in NAIA with 174 total assists.
All-Americans on Roster
Indiana State men’s basketball added two players that bring All-American status to the program with Jackson Cooper and EJ McQuillan both joining the roster in 2026-27. Cooper earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors following a standout 2025-26 campaign at Oregon Tech where he led the team in scoring (17.7), rebounds per game (7.7), and assists per game (5.8) while finishing seventh in the NAIA with 174 total assists.
McQuillan earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors following a standout 2025-26 campaign at LSU Alexandria where he averaged 20.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.5% from the three-point line. He highlighted his year by tying the LSUA single-game points record with 41 against Texas Wesleyan on October 31.
Power 4 Experience
Indiana State welcomes redshirt sophomore guard Chance Puryear to the roster this season as the Dallas, Texas native joined the team by way of Atlantic Coast Conference institution SMU. Puryear lined up in 14 games for the Mustangs over his redshirt freshman season adding a three-pointer in a contest against Boston College.
A former McDonald’s All-American Game Southwest Nominee, Puryear earned TABC 4A All-State honors and District 13-4A Player of the Year recognition at Carter High School. He was a three-star signee ranked as high as No. 12 overall in the state of Texas and 34th nationally at his position coming out of high school.
They Can Score
Indiana State men’s basketball features four 1,000-point scorers heading into the 2026-27 season with another closing in on the mark. EJ McQuillan, Karmani Gregory, Meechie White, and Jackson Cooper have already achieved 1,000 career collegiate points heading into the year, while Greyson Pritzl sits at 860 points following his three years playing at Saint Leo and Lander.
Sycamore 1,000 Point Scorers
• 1,322 – EJ McQuillan (LSU Alexandria)
• 1,130 – Meechie White (Three Rivers C.C./EIU)
• 1,026 – Karmani Gregory (USC Upstate/Florida SouthWestern)
• 1,019– Jackson Cooper (Oregon Tech)
• 860 – Greyson Pritzl (Saint Leo/Lander)
Season Tickets Remain On Sale, Upper Level-Single Game Tickets Available
Season tickets remain on sale for the entirety of the 2026-27 slate.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball heads north for a two-match weekend road trip starting with a Friday night contest at UIC in the Windy City. The Sycamores will also face Valparaiso Saturday evening.
Both matches are set for a 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) first serve and will be aired on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
Kira Holland became the 13th player in Indiana State history to eclipse 1,000 career kills Saturday evening, but visiting Illinois State spoiled the celebrations by defeating the Sycamores in four sets (25-15, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18) inside ISU Arena. Holland led the Sycamores with 13 kills on the evening, giving her 1,001 for her career. She became just the third player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills while playing in the 25-point rally scoring era, and the first to accomplish the feat since 2016. Lily Mueller and Curry Kendall added eight kills each for the Trees, with Mueller hitting an efficient .500 for the match. Macy Lengacher added 17 digs from the libero spot, while Ella Scott tallied a match-high five blocks.
Ava Robart led all players with 14 kills Thursday evening, but Bradley rallied in each of the last two sets to slip past Indiana State in four sets (25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17) inside Renaissance Coliseum. Kira Holland inched closer to 1,000 career kills, finishing with 12 kills and 14 digs, with the Sycamore senior pulling within 12 kills of the milestone mark. Avery Hales dished out 41 assists and added 11 digs for a double-double, while Macy Lengacher led the Blue and White with 17 digs.
Welcome To The Club
Indiana State senior outside hitter Kira Holland made program history in the Sycamores’ last match against Illinois State, becoming the 13th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career kills. Holland became the first Sycamore since 2016 to reach 1,000 career kills, and just the third Indiana State player during the 25-point rally scoring era to accomplish the feat.
Holland has a strong chance of cracking the top 10 in program history for career kills, as the Medina, Ohio, native currently sits 13 kills shy of reaching Julie Kovacs (1987-90), who ranks 10th all-time with 1,014 kills. Holland has tallied double-digit kills in each of the Sycamores’ last seven matches and 12 of the last 14 contests for the Trees.
Block Party
Indiana State senior middle blocker Ella Scott became the 10th player in program history to reach 300 career blocks during the Sycamores’ last conference weekend against Bradley and Illinois State, with the Plainfield, Indiana, native currently sitting on 309 total blocks for her career. Scott also climbed to seventh in program history with 269 block assists for her career.
Similar to Holland, Scott also has a possibility of moving further up the program ranks during the Sycamores’ upcoming road trip. She needs six block assists to crack the top five in program history, and six total blocks to move up to ninth in program history.
Milestone Watch
Indiana State has plenty of athletes nearing career milestones entering conference play. In addition to moving up the ranks for career blocks, Ella Scott is currently five aces shy of reaching 100 for her career, while sitting 12 aces shy of reaching the top 10 in program history.
Macy Lengacher is also nearing 1,000 digs for her career, as the senior enters the weekend with 952. Lengacher’s dig totals have steadily increased in recent weeks, as she has averaged just shy of three digs per set since the start of conference play. Should she accomplish the feat, Lengacher would become the 12th Sycamore to reach 1,000 career digs.
Avery Hales could also join the list of Sycamores to reach major milestones during the 2026 season, with the senior setter amassing 1,684 assists for her career through the opening weekend of conference play. Hales needs 316 assists to become the 11th player in program history with 2,000 career assists, and the first Sycamore in nearly a decade to surpass 2,000 career assists. Similar to Lengacher, her numbers have picked up in conference play, where she ranks fourth with 9.00 assists per set.
Crunch Time
At the halfway point of the conference schedule, Indiana State sits three games out of a conference tournament spot. The positive sign for the Sycamores comes in the fact that they have played the majority of their matches against the top teams in the conference thus far.
Of Indiana State’s eight remaining matches, six come against teams that are currently outside of the conference tournament field, while one additional match is against the team currently occupying the final spot in the field.
This Weekend’s Opponents At A Glance
UIC enters Friday’s match at 8-12 overall and 4-4 in conference play. The Flames had won four straight before falling to Northern Iowa in their last match. Three different Flames – Emma Colombari, Gabi Peter and Tamara Kisic – average more than two kills per set, while Robyn Ward and Maryam Hussein both average more than one block per set.
Valparaiso enters the weekend at 11-9 overall and 3-5 in conference play after back-to-back losses on the road to Northern Iowa and Drake. Ava Helming and Jordyn Gove lead the Beacon attack, with both averaging more than three kills per set and ranking in the top five in the MVC in kills. Maggie Uhwat also ranks among the conference leaders with 32 aces this season.
Series History vs. This Weekend’s Opponents
Indiana State is 3-9 all-time against UIC, with the Flames winning four of the five matchups since joining the MVC. The Sycamores’ last win in the series came in 2023, while the Trees have never beaten UIC on the road.
Indiana State is 17-20 against Valparaiso, though the Beacons have controlled the series in recent years by winning 11 of the last 12. The Sycamores are 7-9 all-time in Valparaiso, with the Trees’ last win in the series coming in 2021.
Up Next
Indiana State begins a four-match homestand Tuesday evening with its Blackout Cancer match against Evansville. The Sycamores also play host to Northern Iowa for their Volloween match October 30.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – In front of a crowd of over 10,000, the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team played host to the Purdue Boilermakers in an exhibition contest at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Thursday (Oct. 22).
The crowd of 10,141 was the second-best crowd for a Mastodon game in program history, best-ever in an exhibition contest. Purdue topped the Mastodons 92-62.
Purdue Fort Wayne played the game all Mastodon fans already know. The ‘Dons shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, taking 14 attempts from 3-point range. They converted on five of those deep balls. The ‘Dons finished with eight 3-pointers by the final horn.
The Mastodons held close with the Boilermakers through the first 16 minutes, but Purdue had an 8-0 run that put them up 11 heading into the halftime break.
Purdue took advantage of a size discrepancy that allowed the Boilermakers to shoot 71.0 percent in the second half and ultimately pulled away.
Sophomore EJ Mosley was the leading scorer for the Mastodons with 16 points. Carl Thompson III added 10 points and four rebounds in his collegiate debut.
Both the Mastodons and the Boilermakers remain 0-0 after the exhibition game.
Purdue Fort Wayne will head to Muncie on Wednesday (Oct. 28) for their second and final tuneup of the preseason at Ball State.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S GOLF
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville golf teams competed against USI in the Battle of the Expressway on Thursday. The Screaming Eagles defeated the Purple Aces 9 ½ – 4 ½ at Western Hills Country Club.
RESULTS
Kirsch 3&2 Frankie Leigh Nicholes
Mercer 2&1 Mia McGraw
Jane Grankina 2&1 Wardlaw
Timinski 1 up Adeline Wittmer
Lowe 3&1 Trinity Dubbs
Bakker 1 up Michael Rosman
Ardwell 4&3 Denzel Rai
Wang 3&1 Chris O’Donnell
Alberic Le Bos-Niclot 1 up Simard
Julian Kiessling halved Stroud
Reynolds 4&2 Miguel Sobrado
Bryce Conlee 2up Peck
Andres Rodriguez 6&5 Hardy
Ornelas 1up Luke Price
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – This weekend, the University of Evansville volleyball team makes the trek through Iowa with matches at UNI and Drake. The Purple Aces open the weekend at 6 p.m. Friday against the Panthers before traveling to Des Moines for a 5 p.m. match versus the Bulldogs on Saturday.
Last Time Out
– Evansville fell to Illinois State and Belmont in a pair of 4-set contests last weekend at Meeks Family Fieldhouse
– Wren Jones had 13 kills and nine digs against the Redbirds while Savannah Gogel registered a career-high eight block assists in the match versus the Bruins
In a Zone
– Wren Jones has been on a roll as of late recording double digit kills in each of the last four matches and five of the last six
– Jones is averaging 2.88 kills per set over the last four and had her top MVC outing with 13 kills at UIC
– With a season average of 2.50 kills per set, Jones is 17th in the MVC
– She picked up her second double-double of the season at UT Martin finishing with 14 kills and 12 digs
– In the road win at Tennessee State, Jones set her career mark with 16 kills to go along with 10 digs
Building Blocks
– In the home match versus Belmont, Savannah Gogel reset her career high with eight block assists
– The performance elevated her season average to 1.14 per set, third in the Valley
– Gogel is 7th in the conference hitting .323 while ranking 23rd in kills (2.37/set)
– Averaging 1.27 blocks and 2.55 kills per set in her first week, Gogel was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 22
Back in Double Figures
– For the third time this season, McKenzie Laubach reached double figures in kills with 12 versus Belmont
– She has recorded at least seven kills in six consecutive contests and is averaging 2.56 kills/set over that span
– Laubach is 5th in the MVC hitting .331 and ranks 15th in the league with 0.77 blocks per set
Scouting the Opponent
– UNI opens the weekend at 14-5 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the MVC
– Cassidy Hartman and Lily Dykstra pace the league with 4.24 and 4.15 kills per set, respectively
– Drake stands at 9-11 overall and 4-4 in conference play
– They are led by Lisa Melenciano’s average of 3.00 kills per set
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball is set to host the Western Illinois University Leathernecks inside Liberty Arena on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24.
Friday’s match, which is set for first serve at 6 p.m., is Professor Appreciation Night. Saturday’s match, at 2 p.m., USI will honor its four seniors, Aspen Jankowski, Maeve Moonan, Jillian Moonan, Leah Coleman, and student manager Connell Moonan.
Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ for those with a subscription. Admission to both matches and all USI Volleyball home games this season will be free, courtesy of ProRehab.
The Screaming Eagles are coming off a tough road series against Lindenwood University, where they dropped both matches to the top-standing Ohio Valley Conference team.
For her performance against the Lions, Audrey Small earned the first OVC weekly award of her career as Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The libero tallied 30 digs for 4.29/set, recording 15 digs in each match against LU.
Outside hitter Ashby Willis led the offense in the LU series, landing 30 kills across the two games, averaging 4.29/set, as freshman Aubrey Fair followed close behind as she stayed a consistent force for the offense with 22 kills (3.14/set) in the series.
In the series last weekend, Willis tallied her 1,000th kill in a USI uniform, as she sets her eyes on becoming the sixth Screaming Eagle to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. With 911 digs so far, 222 so far this season, she needs just 89 more this season.
Scouting the Opponent:
Western Illinois is 2-14 overall this season, and 2-4 in OVC play, picking up a series win over Tennessee State. The Leathernecks sit just below the Screaming Eagles in conference standings at number eight. The series history is tied between the two programs, after USI swept the series on the road last season. The last meeting, however, was a five-set thriller, where USI broke its program single-game digs record with 130 as a team.
This season, WIU’s offense is led by senior Kennedy Adair, who has tallied 147 kills for 2.77/set. Adair also leads the team in digs with 121 (2.28/set) and is second on the team with 16 blocks this season. The Leathernecks run a 6-2 offense, led primarily by sophomore Jaleah Bauss, who has dished out 246 assists for 4.73/set this season.
For game updates on the Screaming Eagles’ Senior Day series, fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF
MT. VERNON, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Golf topped the University of Evansville in the head-to-head Battle of the Expressway Thursday, winning 9.5-4.5 in match play at Western Hills Country Club in Mt. Vernon, Indiana.
The Screaming Eagles won the Battle of the Expressway championship belt for the first time since the fall match-play event debuted in October 2024.
In the 14 singles matchups between USI and Evansville, the Screaming Eagles led the women’s matches 4.0-1.0 (four wins, one loss) and the men’s matches 5.5-3.5 (five wins, three losses, one tie).
USI Women’s Golf built its three-point advantage with wins by junior Brianna Kirsch (3&2), junior Elizabeth Mercer (2&1), senior Tora Timinsky (1 up), and sophomore McKenna Lowe (3&1).
Kirsch started 2-up through the first two holes before hitting a tough stretch that let Evansville’s Frankie Leigh Nicholas take a 1-up lead through six. After being all square through 10 holes, Kirsch took back control by winning holes 11 and 14 before clinching on 16.
Mercer, facing her former squad, also jumped out to a quick lead and went up by three through six holes. After UE’s Mia McGraw battled back to even on hole 14, Mercer sealed the match by winning two of the last three holes played.
Following a tight start, Timinsky found a groove in the middle of her match, taking a 3-up advantage after 10 holes with back-to-back birdies. Timinsky maintained the three-hole lead through 13 holes, but the Purple Aces’ Adeline Wittmer rallied over the next three holes to tie the match. Taking the match to hole 18, Timinsky delivered a solid par to win by one.
Lowe also found a 3-up lead after sinking a birdie putt on the ninth hole. Evansville’s Trinity Dubbs cut the deficit to two multiple times on the back nine, but Lowe always had a quick answer to get back to 3-up. The sophomore sank a par putt on 17 to clinch her head-to-head match and the Battle of the Expressway victory nearly simultaneously as Timinsky closed out her singles win on 18.
USI Men’s Golf created its two-point edge behind wins from graduate senior Jonas Arnstrom-Bakker (1 up), freshman Branson Adwell (4&3), sophomore Ingtawan Wangrungwichaisri (3&1), senior Hunter Reynolds (4&2), and junior Chandler Ornelas (1 up). Junior Jairen Stroud tied his match to halve the points.
Arnstrom-Bakker got his first taste of the crosstown battle in a tight match against Evansville’s Michael Rosman. Their singles match never went more than one hole apart. Trailing by one on the ninth hole, Arnstrom-Bakker eagled the par-5 to bring the match back to all square. With the match even going into 16, Arnstrom-Bakker won the hole and never relinquished the lead.
Adwell, also making his debut in the crosstown battle, rushed out to a 4-up lead after a birdie on hole 7. Despite giving up a couple of holes to UE’s Denzel Rai before the turn, Adwell regrouped to regain a four-shot lead and clinched the win on the 15th hole.
Following a common theme for the day, Wangrungwichaisri got off to a fast start by winning the first two holes. The sophomore extended his lead to 3-up with a birdie on the par-5 ninth. The Purple Aces’ Chris O’Donnell got one back to cut the deficit to two on a couple of occasions on the back nine, but Wangrungwichaisri closed out his three-hole victory with a birdie on hole 17.
Reynolds built a two-hole lead before he and UE’s Miguel Sobrado traded blows down the stretch of the first nine, with Reynolds leading by one at the turn. Once they got to the back nine, Reynolds did not drop another hole. He doubled his lead to 2-up with a birdie on 12, 3-up with a par on 14, and clinched a 4-up victory with another birdie on the 16th hole.
Ornelas also went 2-up after the first two holes, but Evansville’s Luke Price battled back, and the match eventually got back to all square after Ornelas won the ninth hole. The junior then took a second straight hole with a birdie on 10 to go 1-up. Price answered by taking the next three holes and going 2-up through 13. Then Ornelas took charge, winning holes 15 and 16 to even the match. Although USI had already clinched the overall match when Ornelas reached hole 18 against Price, Ornelas finished the deal by winning the final hole to give the Screaming Eagles another singles victory.
Thursday’s Battle of the Expressway match concluded the fall schedules for both USI Men’s and Women’s Golf. The Screaming Eagles will get back to competition in the spring season, starting in late February for the women and mid-March for the men. USI and Evansville will meet up again in match play in March, when UE hosts at Fendrich Golf Course in Evansville.
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VALPO BASKETBALL
The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics has announced start times and broadcast information for the 2026-2027 basketball season.
All six regular-season men’s basketball nonconference home games will air on ESPN+. The Nov. 6 game at Purdue will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network at 5:30 p.m. CT / 6:30 p.m. ET. The Nov. 11 game at South Dakota State will air on Midco Sports Plus, the Dec. 5 game at UNCW will stream on FloCollege and the Pensacola Invitational multi-team event is expected to stream its games on YouTube.
Five Valpo men’s games have been selected for regional television distribution on the MVC-TV Network through Gray Media – Dec. 22 vs. Evansville (8 p.m.), Dec. 29 at Bradley (8 p.m.), Jan. 5 at UNI (6 p.m.), Feb. 13 at Indiana State (noon) and Feb. 24 at Belmont (6 p.m.). Eight other conference games are under consideration for national or regional television distribution, as the conference and its television partners will utilize a wildcard selection process for those dates, with television designations and start times being announced two weeks prior to the contest.
For the first time, the Valpo women have been selected for a regional television broadcast on the MVC-TV Network. That game will be on Tuesday, Jan. 19 vs. Drake (6 p.m.). This year, the conference has shifted to using school-assigned broadcast talent for the MVC-TV Network package, so for Valpo home men’s and women’s games that air on the MVC-TV Network, fans can enjoy the usual Valpo-assigned television talent.
All men’s and women’s conference games, both home and road, that do not air on linear television will air on ESPN+.
Full information on start times and broadcast details can be found for men’s games by clicking here and for women’s games by clicking here. For “wildcard” men’s games, the start time and broadcast information will not be finalized until two weeks prior to the contest.
WVUR student radio broadcasters, led by Eli Conklin and Grayson Merchant, will handle the radio play-by-play for women’s games and home men’s games. Todd Ickow and Brandon Vickrey will have the hometown radio call for road men’s games again this season. Ickow and Jamie Stangel will call all home men’s games that air on ESPN+ or the MVC-TV Network, while Brian Jennings and Renee’ Turpa return to call home women’s games on ESPN+ or the MVC-TV Network. The production team for home basketball games on ESPN+ is led by Corwin Leverich.
The home exhibition games for both men and women will not be streamed but will have radio broadcasts available.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
Valpo volleyball middle hitter Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) became the 16th player in program history to hit the 300-block milestone for her career as the Beacons suffered a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 28-26) defeat Thursday evening to UIC in Chicago.
How It Happened
The first sustained run for either team in the first set came by the Flames, as UIC turned an 8-8 tie into a 12-8 lead with four straight points. The Beacons got within two points at 16-14, but the hosts scored four of the next five points on their way to claiming the opener.
Set two featured 13 ties and five lead changes, with Valpo holding a lead as late as 17-16 before UIC scored five of the next six to go ahead 21-18. Valpo pulled back to within 23-22, but back-to-back kills for the Flames gave them a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set three was even tighter than the second frame, as there were 17 ties and eight lead changes. The first three-point lead for either side in the set came when the Beacons claimed a 22-19 lead on a kill from Maggie Uhwat (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton Community [Central Michigan]).
The teams traded points to move Valpo within two points of extending the match, and it was the Beacons who earned set point at 24-22 on a block from Pickett and Sarah Pippin (Niles, Mich./Edwardsburg).
UIC turned the tables by scoring three in a row to reach match point at 25-24. The Flames had two opportunities to close the match extinguished thanks to kills from Pippin and Kyla Bellich (Thomson, Ill./Prince of Peace Catholic), but converted on their third chance to finish the contest.
Inside the Match
Pickett entered the match just three away from reaching the 300-block mark for her career and hit the milestone rejection at 13-13 of the second set with a solo stuff.
Pickett ended the night with a team-best five blocks and was strong on the attack as well, racking up seven kills on just 11 swings for a .636 hitting percentage.
Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) paced the Beacons on the attack with 12 kills, reaching double figures in the category for the 17th time this season and for the ninth straight match.
Pippin tied her season high for the third consecutive match with nine kills.
Maddie Kmetz (St. John, Ind./Andrean [Western Michigan]) led the Beacons for the first time this season in the assist department, racking up a season-best 16 assists.
Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) picked up a match-high 15 digs, reaching double figures in that category for the 14th time this year.
The Beacons hit at a .190 clip with 41 kills, while UIC finished the night hitting .263 with 46 kills.
Next Up
Valpo (11-10, 3-6 MVC) returns home to the ARC Saturday night for its lone home match in over a month’s span as the Beacons take on Indiana State. First serve is slated for 6 p.m.
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UINDY WRESTLING
MANHEIM, Pa. – The University of Indianapolis men’s wrestling earned a top-10 ranking in the NWCA Division II Men’s Wrestling Coaches Association preseason rankings.
The Hounds’ No. 10 preseason ranking is the highest since the Greyhounds ranked fifth in the 2024-25 preseason poll. The Greyhounds are coming off a 5-8 campaign where they placed fourth in the GLVC and Midwest Region before finding a 24th place finish at the national championships.
The Greyhounds bring back a strong group of returners with six Greyhounds ranking in the top-15 of their weight class in the preseason poll, the most since the 2022-23 poll when the Greyhounds had seven.
The ranked individuals and their weight classes include: No. 12 Nathan Smith (125), No. 7 ranked Aidan Sprague (133), No. 4 Gavin Garcia (149), No. 9 Michael Ortega (165), No. 12 Logan Farnell (174) and No. 4 Ethan Farnell (197).
The Hounds will be back in competition when they make the trip to Glenville, West Virginia for the Pioneer Open Sunday, November 1st.
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UINDY MEN’S TRACK
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis was voted first in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) men’s indoor track and field preseason coaches’ poll presented by Primo Designs, the conference office announced Thursday.
The preseason poll is selected by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.
No. 1 Indianapolis
Received seven first-place votes and 138 total points.
Finished first in the GLVC Championship last year, claiming their seventh indoor conference title.
Sent four athletes to NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships.
Director of Track & Field Brad Robinson enters his second season with the Greyhounds.
Return senior two-time national champion and All-American Alex Meyer.
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UINDY WOMEN’S TRACK
INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis was voted second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) women’s indoor track and field preseason coaches’ poll presented by Primo Designs, the conference office announced Thursday.
The preseason poll is selected by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.
No. 2 Indianapolis
Received five first-place votes and 156 total points.
Finished first in the GLVC Championship last year, the second time in program history.
Sent two athletes to nationals.
Director of Track & Field Brad Robinson enters his second season with the Greyhounds.
Return junior national qualifier and All-American Vivian Osagie.
Return 2026 GLVC Indoor Freshman of the Year Amiah Rhodes
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
FRIDAY
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 a.m.
FS2 — AFL: Geelong at Richmond
1 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Western
3 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Brisbane
5 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Port Adelaide
AUTO RACING
4 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
12:30 a.m. (Saturday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
4 a.m. (Saturday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
4 p.m.
BTN — Indiana at Michigan St.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Liberty at Delaware
ESPN — Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech
8 p.m.
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10:30 p.m.
ESPN — Montana St. at Idaho
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
BTN — Maryland at Indiana
8 p.m.
ACCN — Virginia Tech at Virginia
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ACCN — Notre Dame at North Carolina
7 p.m.
ESPNU — South Carolina at Mississippi St.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Oklahoma at South Carolina
9 p.m.
BTN — Purdue at Oregon
11 p.m.
BTN — Michigan at Southern Cal
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Second Round, The Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Noon
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic, First Round, Lehigh Country Club, Allentown Pa.
3 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Compliance Solutions Championship, Second Round, The Patriot Golf Club, Owasso, Okla.
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Bank of Utah Championship, Second Round, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah
8 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei, Second Round, Hoakalei Country Club, Oahu, Hawaii
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)
7 p.m.
NBATV — Calvary Christian Academy vs. CP Next Level Academy
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
4 p.m.
NBCSN — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: From Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Ky.
NHL HOCKEY
6:30 p.m.
TNT — N.Y. Rangers at Detroit
TRUTV — N.Y. Rangers at Detroit
9 p.m.
TNT — St. Louis at Dallas
TRUTV — St. Louis at Dallas
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Anaheim at Vegas
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9:50 a.m.
FS2 — UEFA Nations League Group Stage: Kazakhstan vs, Moldova, Group C, Astana, Kazakhstan
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — UEFA Nations League Group Stage: France vs. Italy, Group A, Saint-Denis, France
5:50 p.m.
FS2 — CONCACAF Nations League Group Stage: Suriname vs. Guatemala, Group B, Paramaribo, Suriname
7:50 p.m.
FS2 — CONCACAF Nations League Group Stage: Martinique vs. Honduras, Group B, Fort-de-France, Martinique
9:50 p.m.
FS2 — CONCACAF Nations League Group Stage: El Salvador vs. Jamaica, Group B, San Salvador, El Salvador
TENNIS
6 a.m.
TENNIS CHANNEL — Beijing-ATP/WTA & Tokyo-ATP 2nd Round
10 p.m.
TENNIS CHANNEL — Beijing-ATP/WTA & Tokyo-ATP 2nd Round
6 a.m. (Saturday)
TENNIS CHANNEL — Beijing-ATP/WTA & Tokyo-ATP 2nd Round
WNBA BASKETBALL
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — Playoffs: Dallas at Golden State, First Round – Game 3
SATURDAY
AUTO RACING
1:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, The Circuit of Americas, Austin, Texas
3:30 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: The Progress Group 250 – The Chase, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
5 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, The Circuit of Americas, Austin, Texas
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
ACCN — Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
CBSSN — W. Michigan at Toledo
CW — California at SMU
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — West Virginia at TCU
ESPNU — Rice at FAU
FOX — TBA
SECN — LSU at Alabama (SKyCast+)
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Texas A&M at Alabama
ACCN — Boston College at Georgia Tech
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — North Texas at Navy
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — TBA
NBCSN — TBA
4 p.m.
ESPNU — E. Michigan at Ohio
4:15 p.m.
SECN — TBA
6 p.m.
USA — Boise St. at Washington St.
6:30 p.m.
CW — San Diego St. at Colorado St.
7 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Mississippi at Texas
ACCN — Syracuse at North Carolina
CBSSN — Utah St. at Texas St.
NBC — TBA
7:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
8 p.m.
ESPNU — UTSA at Tulane
10 p.m.
CW — N. Dakota St. at New Mexico
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
8 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Genesis Championship, Third Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Third Round, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Stifel Charity Classic, Second Round, Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis
10 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: BMW Ladies Championship, Final Round, Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea
GYMNASTICS
12:30 p.m.
NBCSN — 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: From From Rotterdam, Netherlands
MLB BASEBALL
TBA
FOX — World Series: TBD, Game 2
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
NBATV — Milwaukee at Philadelphia
10 p.m.
NBATV — Golden State at Phoenix
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Anaheim at Philadelphia
7 p.m.
NHLN — N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester City at Aston Villa
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Fulham at Coventry City
USA — English Premier League: Everton at Arsenal
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Chelsea
USA — Bundesliga: Frankfurt at Borussia Dortmund
WNBA BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m.
NBC — WNBA Finals: Golden State at Atlanta, Game 4
PEACOCK — WNBA Finals: Golden State at Atlanta, Game 4
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SUNDAY
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: YellaWood 500 – The Chase, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
4 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2026, The Circuit of Americas, Austin, Texas
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Noon
ACCN — California at Syracuse
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
2 p.m.
ESPNU — Clemson at Virginia Tech
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ESPNU — Dartmouth at Princeton
3 p.m.
SECN — Mississippi St. at LSU
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
SECN — Vanderbilt at Tennessee
1:30 p.m.
ACCN — SMU at Georgia Tech
3 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas at Baylor
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at Miami
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Stanford at North Carolina
FIGURE SKATING
8 a.m.
NBCSN — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Genesis Championship, Final Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Final Round, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Stifel Charity Classic, Final Round, Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis
GYMNASTICS
Noon
NBC — 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: From From Rotterdam, Netherlands
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Toronto at Minnesota
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans, Saint-Denis, France
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Tennessee, Indianapolis at Minnesota Miami at N.Y. Jets OR Cincinnati at Baltimore
FOX — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at Atlanta, Tampa Bay at Carolina OR N.Y. Giants at Houston
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Denver at Arizona
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Green Bay at Detroit OR L.A. Rams at Las Vegas
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Kansas City at Seattle
PEACOCK — Kansas City at Seattle
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
TNT — Montreal vs. Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
TRUTV — Montreal vs. Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SOCCER (MEN’S)
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Manchester United
USA — English Premier League: Newcastle United at Crystal Palace
12:30 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Leeds United at Sunderland
3 p.m.
ABC — La Liga: Real Madrid at Barcelona
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Washington at Kansas City
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