“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SCHEDULE
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
LAKE CENTRAL AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 2
PENN AT VALPARAISO 7:30 PM
PORTAGE AT ELKHART 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 3
FISHERS AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:00 PM
CARMEL AT WESTFIELD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 4
NOBLESVILLE AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 5
BEN DAVIS AT AVON 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT ZIONSVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 6
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT PIKE 7:00 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 7
DECATUR CENTRAL AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 8
JEFFERSONVILLE AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:00 PM
CENTER GROVE AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MUNSTER AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 8:00 PM
CHESTERTON AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 10
CONCORD AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM
GOSHEN AT LAPORTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 11
FORT WAYNE SOUTH AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 12
ANDERSON AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 13
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7:00 PM
NEW PALESTINE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 14
PLAINFIELD AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 15
FRANKLIN AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT SEYMOUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 16
NEW ALBANY AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT CASTLE 7:30 PM
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
LOWELL AT HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM
HOBART AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 18
NORTHRIDGE AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 19
DEKALB AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
COLUMBIA CITY AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 20
LOGANSPORT AT JAY COUNTY 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 21
BREBEUF JESUIT AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 22
MOORESVILLE AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
GREENWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 23
JENNINGS COUNTY AT EAST CENTRAL 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 24
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
BENTON CENTRAL AT ANDREAN 7:30 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT TWIN LAKES 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 26
JIMTOWN AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
ANGOLA AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 27
BLUFFTON AT NORWELL 7:00 PM
ADAMS CENTRAL AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 28
WESTERN AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
MACONAQUAH AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 29
WESTERN BOONE AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
TRI-WEST AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 30
GREENSBURG AT LAWRENCEBURG 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 31
INDIAN CREEK AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT SCOTTSBURG 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 32
GIBSON SOUTHERN AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
LAVILLE AT KNOX 7:30 PM
WHEELER AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 34
EASTSIDE AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 35
DELPHI AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
TIPTON AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 36
HAGERSTOWN AT SHENANDOAH 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 37
TRITON CENTRAL AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 38
NORTH PUTNAM AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 39
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SALEM 7:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 40
TELL CITY AT LINTON 7:30 PM
NORTH POSEY AT PAOLI 7:30 PM
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 41
NORTH NEWTON AT WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
WINAMAC AT NORTH JUDSON 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 42
TRI-COUNTY AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 43
PIONEER AT SHERIDAN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT CASTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTH ADAMS AT SOUTHWOOD 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT FREMONT 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 45
WES-DEL AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
TRI AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 46
EDINBURGH AT MILAN 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 47
RIVERTON PARKE AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT COVINGTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 48
NORTH KNOX AT FOREST PARK 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
GAME CAPSULES: https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/capsFri.htm#load
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
SEMI-STATE SCHEDULE
NORTH
1. NORTHWOOD
10:30 AM ET | M1: HERITAGE VS HANOVER CENTRAL
12:30 PM ET | M2: WEST LAFAYETTE VS WEST NOBLE
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
2. HUNTINGTON NORTH
10 AM ET | M1: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS PENN
12 PM ET | M2: WESTFIELD VS CROWN POINT
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
3. PERU
10 AM ET | M1: BENTON CENTRAL VS OAK HILL
12 PM ET M2: SOUTHWOOD VS LAKELAND
6 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
4. DELPHI COMMUNITY
10 AM ET | M1: FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS ROSSVILLE
12 PM ET | M2: NORTHFIELD VS SOUTH NEWTON
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
SOUTH
1. MARTINSVILLE
10:30 AM ET | M1: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VS EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
12:30 PM ET | M2: SHOALS VS INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
2. JASPER
10 AM ET | M1: JASPER VS TRI-WEST HENDRICKS
12 PM ET | M2: INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS BATESVILLE
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
3. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
10 AM ET | M1: INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL VS TRINITY LUTHERAN
12 PM ET | M2: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS NORTH POSEY
7 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
4. JENNINGS COUNTY
10 AM ET | M1: FLOYD CENTRAL VS YORKTOWN
12 PM ET | M2: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH VS CENTER GROVE
6 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: M1 WINNER VS M2 WINNER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS/GIRLS SOCCER
PREVIEW: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026-27%20Soccer%20Preview.pdf
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 2026
CLASS 1A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
6 PM ET | OLDENBURG (18-3) VS. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (18-0-2)
CLASS 1A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
8:30 PM ET | PROVIDENCE (13-5) VS. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (17-2-3)
SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2026
CLASS 2A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
11 AM ET | COVENANT CHRISTIAN (17-2) VS. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL (17-2-2)
CLASS 2A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
1:30 PM ET | EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (19-2-1) VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC (9-7-2)
CLASS 3A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
4 PM ET | CASTLE (19-2-1) VS. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (17-3-2)
CLASS 3A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
6:30 PM ET | CLASS 3A GIRLS | CENTER GROVE (17-2-2) VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (22-0)
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INDIANA CROSS COUNTY
BOYS/GIRLS STATE FINALS
OCTOBER 31
SITE: LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE, WABASH VALLEY FAMILY SPORTS CENTER, 599 S. TABORTOWN ROAD, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA SCOREBOARD
GRIZZLIES 124, BLAZERS 1-3
HAWKS 114, CAVALIERS 111
PELICANS 132, KINGS 120
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
DREAM 80 VALKYRIES 69
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NHL SCORES
MAMMOTH 4, PENGUINS 3
SABRES 7, DUCKS 6
KING 6, SENATORS 5 (OT)
HURRICANES 3, BLUE JACKETS 2
LIGHTNING 6, JETS 4
CAPITALS 4, PREDATORS 3
CANADIENS 5, STARS 2
ISLANDERS 4, WILD 3 (OT)
RED WINGS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1
SHARKS 3, CANUCKS 2
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 9
THURSDAY, OCT. 29
NORTH TEXAS 48 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 41
TROY 24 JAMES MADISON 21
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FRIDAY, OCT. 30
FBS
TULANE AT CHARLOTTE | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
BAYLOR AT UCF | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
KENT STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
FBS
NOTRE DAME VS. NAVY (FOXBOROUGH, MASS.) | 12 P.M.
ARIZONA AT TEXAS TECH | 12 P.M.
WISCONSIN AT IOWA | 12 P.M. | FOX
SMU AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
CAL AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOSTON COLLEGE AT DUKE | 12 P.M. | CW
ILLINOIS AT MARYLAND | 12 P.M. | FS1
UAB AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
BOWLING GREEN AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
MICHIGAN AT RUTGERS | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
AUBURN AT OLE MISS | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MARSHALL AT OLD DOMINION | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
KANSAS STATE AT COLORADO | 2 P.M. | TNT
COASTAL CAROLINA AT GEORGIA STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
UCONN AT AIR FORCE | 3 P.M. | MW+
TEMPLE AT EAST CAROLINA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA TECH AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
STANFORD AT LOUISVILLE | 3:15 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
ARIZONA STATE AT BYU | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA (IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
MINNESOTA AT INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
KANSAS AT TCU | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
COLORADO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 3:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UTEP AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | MW+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT LIBERTY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SOUTHERN MISS AT UL MONROE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UTAH AT CINCINNATI | 3:45 P.M.
VIRGINIA AT WAKE FOREST | 3:45 P.M.
NEW MEXICO AT SAN JOSE STATE | 4 P.M. | MW+
NEVADA AT UCLA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH CAROLINA AT OKLAHOMA | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
APPALACHIAN STATES AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT IOWA STATE | 7 P.M. | FS1
CLEMSON AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WASHINGTON STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
MIAMI AT NORTH CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M.
OHIO STATE AT USC | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT TEXAS | 7:30 P.M.
GEORGIA TECH AT PITT | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
MISSOURI AT ARKANSAS | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
WASHINGTON AT NEBRASKA | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ARMY AT MEMPHIS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TEXAS STATE AT BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | CW
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT UNLV | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
OREGON STATE AT FRESNO STATE | 11 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORTHWESTERN AT OREGON
PURDUE AT PENN STATE
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NFL SCOREBOARD
NFL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE/SCORES
THURSDAY
GREEN BAY 27 CAROLINA 19
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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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NFL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
CINCINNATI BENGALS VS ATLANTA FALCONS (MADRID) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A NFLN
DENVER BRONCOS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
HOUSTON TEXANS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC*
BUFFALO BILLS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (MON) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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NFL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS DETROIT LIONS (MUNICH) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
NFL
PACKERS RIDE JORDAN LOVE’S 3 TD TOSSES TO VICTORY OVER PANTHERS
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love passed for three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers turned back a fourth-quarter rally for a 27-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.
Carolina, which trailed 27-10 in the third quarter, rallied within 27-19 with 5:37 remaining in the game when Bryce Young hit Jalen Coker with a 26-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-3. The two-point conversion pass was incomplete.
The Panthers (3-4) got the ball back at their own 45 after a punt with 4:35 left, but Young’s fourth-down pass was incomplete. Carolina got a final possession starting at its own 20 with 22 seconds left, but Young was sacked once and Green Bay picked off a lateral on the final play.
Love completed 30 of 41 passes for 288 yards with one interception. Packers receiver Christian Watson, who left the stadium in an ambulance for testing after sustaining a first-half chest injury, returned to action in the third quarter and finished with eight catches for 113 yards.
Green Bay (5-3), which entered last in the NFL in rushing at 59.9 yards per game, managed just 66 yards on the ground. Josh Jacobs, in his second game since coming off the commissioner exempt list following an offseason incident, had 39 yards on 21 attempts (1.9 yards per carry).
According to the Amazon Prime broadcast, the Packers are the first team in NFL history to own a winning record through eight games while having less than 500 rushing yards on the season.
Young connected on 23 of 41 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Chuba Hubbard ran for 81 yards and a score on 22 carries.
Love had two touchdown passes in the first half to offset a pair of lost fumbles by Green Bay, helping the Packers take a 20-10 lead into the break.
Hubbard was stopped short on fourth-and-2 at midfield on the first possession of the second half, and the Packers marched 50 yards, going in front 27-10 on Love’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Jacobs.
Ryan Fitzgerald countered with a 50-yard field goal to make it 27-13.
Carolina recovered the opening kickoff fumble at the Green Bay 29 but had to settle for Fitzgerald’s 39-yard field goal.
Later in the opening quarter, Green Bay produced an eight-play, 56-yard drive, capped by Love’s 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tucker Kraft. But Trey Smack, who missed two field-goal attempts last week in the Packers’ 20-17 loss at Detroit, missed the extra point.
Carolina regained the lead on the ensuing possession when Hubbard scored on a 1-yard run on the opening play of the second quarter to finish a 65-yard drive, putting the Panthers up 10-6.
Love hit Watson with a 53-yard pass to key a 90-yard scoring drive. Jacobs’ 1-yard touchdown run put the Packers back in front 13-10 with 6:33 remaining in the half.
Love connected with Matthew Golden on a 24-yard scoring toss late in the half to extend the gap to 20-10.
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CHICAGO BEARS ACQUIRE DT JEFFERY SIMMONS IN PRICEY TRADE WITH THE TENNESSEE TITANS
CHICAGO (AP) — This new addition for the Monsters of the Midway certainly lives up to the nickname.
The Chicago Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster trade with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday.
The Bears sent their first-round picks in 2027 and 2028, along with a fourth-rounder in next year’s draft, to the Titans for Simmons and a fifth-round selection in 2028.
Led by Caleb Williams, Chicago has won two in a row to improve to 5-2 going into Monday night’s game at Seattle. It is chasing the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North, and the addition of Simmons bolsters what had been a questionable defensive line.
The Bears won the division last year for the first time since 2018, finishing with an 11-6 record in coach Ben Johnson’s first season in charge. They advanced in the playoffs by edging the Green Bay Packers in a wild-card game before losing to the Los Angeles Rams in overtime in the divisional round.
The pricey trade for Simmons is another signal that Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles think the team has what it takes to win the franchise’s first Super Bowl title since 1985.
Asked Wednesday about his role with the NFL trade deadline coming up on Nov. 10, Johnson said there was “a lot going on.”
“That’s certainly Ryan’s domain, and yet we have constant dialogue of what this team needs and where we can impact ourselves not just this year but years in the future as well,” Johnson said. “He’s turning over every stone that he possibly can to improve this football team just like he has ever since I’ve gotten in this building and I feel really good about our process. We’ll see what happens.”
Tennessee is 1-6 going into Sunday’s game at Cincinnati. It went 3-14 each of the previous two seasons, and it hasn’t posted a winning record since it went 12-5 in 2021.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SEC WEEK 9: FLORIDA-GEORGIA HEADLINES SEC SLATE AS PLAYOFF STAKES RISE
Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:
Game of the week
No. 17 Florida (5-2, 3-2 SEC) vs. No. 3 Georgia (6-1, 4-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party looks a little different this year as the Gators and Bulldogs meet in Atlanta in what is the first ranked-vs.-ranked matchup between the rivals since 2020.
Georgia has won eight of the last 10 against Florida, including the past five. The Bulldogs have found success in minimizing a Gators offense that has exceeded 30 points just twice in the last 15 meetings.
Both teams were idle after very different Week 7 outcomes. The Bulldogs fell to Auburn in a turnover-filled upset, and Florida delivered a momentum-building 27-24 win over Texas. Georgia is 9-0 after regular-season losses dating back to 2019.
A productive day for running back Jadan Baugh and holding Georgia’s defense on third downs will be key for a Florida team that can’t afford another loss if it wants to keep its playoff hopes alive. It’s the first of three consecutive ranked matchups for the Bulldogs, who have first-round bye hopes for the College Football Playoff.
Georgia is an 11.5-point favorite.
The undercard
Auburn (4-3, 2-3) at No. 12 Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
A bounceback game for both teams: The Rebels are coming off a 34-27 road loss to Texas while Auburn was humbled 38-17 by LSU after its upset of then-No. 1 Georgia.
The Rebels will try to keep its title and playoff hopes alive without star running back Kewan Lacy, who will be sidelined after dislocating his shoulder against Texas. Makhi Frazier will take on the bulk of snaps with Lacy out.
Auburn dual-threat quarterback Byrum Brown could prove to be a challenge for an Ole Miss defense that has allowed an SEC-high 161.1 rushing yards per game. LSU held Auburn’s rushing attack to 66 yards.
Ole Miss is a 13-point favorite.
Impact players
— Owen Heinecke: The sixth-year Oklahoma linebacker tied for a game-high 10 tackles vs. Mississippi State, which included a sack and two tackles for loss. He forced a fumble in the second quarter, which Oklahoma turned into a 96-yard touchdown drive.
— Sam Leavitt: The LSU quarterback had 432 total yards and four touchdowns in the win at Auburn. He completed 32 passes for 378 yards and three touchdowns while adding 54 rushing yards and a score.
— Jackson Harris: The LSU receiver connected with Leavitt for a career-high 178 yards and two touchdowns on nine catches against Auburn.
A look at the numbers
The SEC has nine ranked teams: No. 3 Georgia, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 10 Alabama, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 15 LSU, No. 16 Tennessee, No. 17 Florida, No. 23 Missouri. … Georgia and Kentucky are the only SEC teams with one loss. … Georgia maintains the highest-scoring offense, averaging 43 points per game while allowing the fewest points (15.86). … Tennessee leads the SEC with 35 sacks through eight games. … LSU averages a conference-high 510 yards of offense per game.
Injury updates
Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor will be out for the rest of the season with a surgery-requiring foot injury. Ole Miss will be without Lacy this week after the star Rebels running back suffered a dislocated shoulder vs. Texas.
Missouri standout running back Ahmad Hardy has returned to practice as a full participant after a long recovery from a gunshot wound in May.
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NO. 2 BUCKEYES VISIT USC AND NO. 25 WISCONSIN HEADS TO IOWA IN THIS WEEK’S BIG TEN SPOTLIGHT GAMES
Things to watch this weekend in the Big Ten:
Game of the week
No. 2 Ohio State (6-1, 4-0) at Southern California (6-2, 3-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Ohio State’s quarterback uncertainty adds intrigue to a matchup that otherwise lost a bit of shine once USC fell 24-7 at Wisconsin to drop out of the AP Top 25.
This will be the first full game the Buckeyes play without the injured Julian Sayin. Ohio State coach Ryan Day has said Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair are competing for the nod to start. Fahey took over after Sayin hurt his throwing arm in a 19-15 victory at No. 4 Indiana on Oct. 17.
The undercard
No. 25 Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1) at Iowa (5-2, 2-2), Saturday, noon ET (Fox)
Wisconsin is in the Top 25 for the first time since September 2023 and now must face an Iowa team that has outscored the Badgers 118-26 over the last four seasons.
Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) at No. 4 Indiana (7-1, 4-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Indiana will try to get its offense going, as the Hoosiers haven’t exceeded 20 points in any of their last three games.
No. 20 Northwestern (6-1, 3-1) at Oregon (4-3, 2-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Former Oregon coach Chip Kelly already faced the Ducks while coaching UCLA from 2018-23, but this is the first time he will be doing so as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator.
Impact players
— Wisconsin OLB Sebastian Cheeks recorded 2 ½ sacks against Southern California.
— Northwestern QB Aidan Chiles is the only Bowl Subdivision player to have two games this season with at least three touchdown passes and two touchdown runs. Chiles achieved that in victories over Colorado and Rutgers.
— UCLA LB Sammy Omosigho had 2 ½ sacks in a 28-10 win over Michigan State.
— Indiana DL Tobi Osunsanmi has at least one sack in seven straight games, which represents the longest such streak in school history. He recorded two sacks in the Hoosiers’ 13-6 overtime victory at Michigan.
Inside the numbers
The seven points USC produced in its loss to Wisconsin represented the lowest total for any team led by Lincoln Riley during his 10 seasons as a head coach. … Oregon had scored over 10 points in 61 straight games before losing 21-10 at Illinois last week. … Four of the top five FBS defenses in yards allowed per play are from the Big Ten. Michigan is first (4.10). Indiana and Wisconsin are tied for second (4.14). Ohio State is fifth (4.21). … UCLA coach Bob Chesney, who was at James Madison last year, has won his last 17 regular-season games. … Minnesota has its three primary rivalry trophies — Floyd of Rosedale (Iowa), the Little Brown Jug (Michigan) and Paul Bunyan’s Axe (Wisconsin) — at the same time for the first time since 1978. Minnesota will try to hold on to the Axe when it visits Wisconsin on Nov. 27.
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BIG 12 HAS TOP 25 MATCHUP WITH ARIZONA AT TEXAS TECH, CINCY SEEKS ANOTHER UPSET AGAINST UTAH
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:
Game of the week
No. 22 Arizona (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) at No. 13 Texas Tech (6-1, 3-1), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN)
The Wildcats have won five games in a row by an average margin of 24 points since a 33-27 double-overtime loss to No. 8 BYU. Their 6-1 record matches the school’s best start since 2014, a 10-win season with coach Rich Rodriguez in the Pac-12 Conference.
Texas Tech is coming off a 37-24 loss at Cincinnati. Just like last year, the first loss came in the seventh game, but the Red Raiders then had another six-game winning streak that included their first Big 12 championship to make the College Football Playoff.
The Red Raiders are back home, where their 11-game winning streak is one short of the school record set in 1942. They are 16-4 at home against Big 12 opponents in coach Joey McGuire’s five seasons.
Fourth-year Wildcats starting quarterback Noah Fifita has thrown for 2,064 yards this season with 18 touchdowns and four interceptions. He faces a Tech defense that has returned five interceptions for touchdowns in the last four games.
The undercard
No. 6 Utah (7-0, 4-0) at Cincinnati (5-2, 2-2), Saturday, 3:45 p.m. ET (ESPN)
A week after beating Texas Tech for their first home win over a top 10 team in 20 years, the Bearcats host another undefeated team at Nippert Stadium. No unranked Big 12 team has ever won back-to-back games against top-10 opponents.
The Utes are 7-0 for the first time since 2010 and have won 13 games in a row, the longest active FBS streak. They beat then-No. 14 Houston 21-13 last week for their ninth Big 12 victory in a row.
Impact players
— UCF quarterback Keyone Jenkins had a season-high 293 yards passing with three touchdowns, two in overtime, in the Knights’ 39-31 upset of previously undefeated and then-No. 2 BYU. He also ran for a score. UCF (4-3, 2-2) is home again Friday night to host Baylor (4-3, 2-2), playing its first game since Dave Aranda was fired and defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman took over as interim coach.
— Cincinnati’s Cole Tabb ran for 173 yards and a 58-yard touchdown in the win over Texas Tech, which hadn’t allowed a rushing TD this season or a 100-yard rusher since 2024. Utah is first in the Big 12 allowing only 88.3 yards rushing per game.
Inside the numbers
The Big 12 has six Top 25 teams for the first time since 2012. … No. 8 BYU (6-1, 3-1) hasn’t lost consecutive games since late in the 2024 season. The Cougars are home against Arizona State (4-3, 2-2). … TCU (3-4, 1-3) has the Big 12’s top defense, allowing 13.9 points and 264 total yards per game. The Horned Frogs have four losses by a combined 24 points. They host Kansas (3-4, 1-3) … Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker has thrown for at least 300 yards with multiple passing TDs in six consecutive games, one short of tying the Big 12’s longest single-season streak. The No. 24 Cowboys (5-2, 3-1) play at Iowa State (3-4, 1-3). … Colorado (2-5, 0-4) takes a nine-game Big 12 losing streak into its home game against Kansas State (4-3, 1-3). … No. 18 Houston (6-2, 3-2) and West Virginia (5-3, 2-3) have the Big 12’s final open dates.
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NO. 1 MIAMI’S TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA HEADLINES ACC SLATE AND VIRGINIA VISITS NO. 14 WAKE FOREST
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference:
Game of the week
No. 1 Miami (7-0, 5-0 ACC) at North Carolina (4-3, 2-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
The Hurricanes continue to roll through the schedule, with a double-overtime win against Florida State and needing to come up with multiple fourth-quarter stops at now-No. 14 Wake Forest standing as the only non-blowout wins. Miami leads the Bowl Subdivision ranks in total offense (551.9) and scoring (49.0) behind a prolific Darian Mensah-to-Malachi Toney passing attack.
The Tar Heels had been on the rise in their second year under NFL coaching icon Bill Belichick before last week’s overtime home loss to a Syracuse team that was 0-4 in the league. Their defense has been the most reliable part of their game, while their offense has yet to score more than 27 points in regulation against any FBS opponent in Belichick’s tenure.
UNC is 0-11 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team.
The undercard
Virginia (4-4, 2-3) at No. 14 Wake Forest (6-1, 4-1), Saturday, 3:45 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
The Demon Deacons are coming off an open week as they look to stay well-positioned in the chase for a spot in the ACC title game, playing the first of two home games before they visit No. 19 SMU on Nov. 14. The Cavaliers have lost to SMU and Duke in the past two weeks after a 4-2 start.
Clemson (3-2, 2-2) at Florida State (3-4, 1-3), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
Despite a bumpy year, the Tigers were near the top of the league standings — then lost at home to Virginia Tech. Now they’re visiting the Seminoles in a matchup of marquee ACC brands that haven’t been playing to that stature. FSU had an open week after its 43-35 loss to Miami on Oct. 17.
Impact players
— N.C. State QB CJ Bailey. The Wolfpack will host California on Saturday for the first game since the midseason firing of longtime coach Dave Doeren. The third-year starting quarterback said this week he’s focused on doing the “next positive thing” he can for the team, and the spotlight will be on him and several of the Wolfpack’s top players to see how they respond under interim coach Todd Goebbel.
— Syracuse RB Ahmad Miller. Miller ran for 123 yards with a touchdown in a loss to Louisville then 125 yards and another score in the overtime win at UNC. He’s carried the ball 48 times in the past two games and got a boost with quarterback Steve Angeli playing well in his return to the starting lineup against UNC. Now the Orange will host SMU on Saturday.
Inside the numbers
Duke’s Nate Sheppard is no longer leading the country in rushing, but he’s still putting up huge performances all the same entering Saturday’s visit from Boston College. The running back flirted with 100-yard receiving games in losses to Georgia Tech and UNC, then threw the winning TD pass against Virginia last week. … All four of Stanford’s wins have come at home, including last week against N.C. State in an outcome that led to Doeren’s ouster. But they’ve managed a total of 17 points in three road losses as they enter Saturday’s trip to Louisville. … Pittsburgh hasn’t won since losing starting quarterback Mason Heintschel to a season-ending knee injury. The Panthers were 5-0 and ranked in the AP Top 25, but have lost three straight entering Saturday’s visit from Georgia Tech. … Virginia Tech is idle this week.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Big Ten Network’s 20th season covering Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tips off next week, featuring more than 220 games on BTN and more than 150 games streaming exclusively on B1G+. BTN’s slate includes 150 men’s basketball contests and a record-tying 71 women’s basketball games, including coverage of the 2027 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament and the 2027 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament.
BTN’s coverage of men’s basketball tips off with a tripleheader Monday, Nov. 2, beginning with defending champions No. 16 Michigan hosting Oakland at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Fairleigh Dickinson visiting Final Four participant No. 3 Illinois at 8 p.m. ET, and concluding with Oregon facing off with Montana from Eugene at 10 p.m. ET.
Additional non-conference highlights on BTN include Long Beach State traveling to face No. 22 UCLA at 10 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 16, Purdue hosting Oakland at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 20, and Iowa taking on South Dakota at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Conference play on BTN kicks off with a tripleheader Wednesday, Dec. 2, featuring Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Jeremy Fears Jr. and No. 6 Michigan State hosting Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Ohio State traveling to face Nebraska at 8:30 p.m. ET, and Washington battling No. 21 USC in Los Angeles at 10:30 p.m. ET. Other highlights of conference play on BTN include No. 16 Michigan hosting Minnesota on Tuesday, Jan. 12, a meeting between No. 21 USC and No. 3 Illinois from Champaign on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Nebraska traveling to take on Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 3.
BTN’s coverage of the regular season wraps up with a doubleheader on Sunday, March 7, with Maryland playing hosts to Northwestern at 1 p.m. ET, and a meeting between Rutgers and Penn State at 3 p.m. ET.
The 2027 TIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament featuring all 18 teams will take place at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., March 9-14. BTN will broadcast 10 games across the tournament, including two games during Wednesday’s second round and all eight games across the third round on Thursday and Friday’s quarterfinals.
Throughout the 2026-27 season, Dave Revsine, Mike Hall, Jeff Levering, Kevin Kugler, Jason Horowitz, Wayne Randazzo, A.J. Kanell, Chris Vosters, Jack Kizer, Jason Ross Jr., Cory Provus, Zach Mackey, Jack Rinaldi, Chris Sylvester and Daron Vaught will be among the play-by-play voices for men’s basketball on BTN. They will be joined by a veteran group of analysts including Robbie Hummel, Steve Smith, Rapheal Davis, Seth Davis, Bruce Weber, Mike DeCourcy, Christy Winters Scott, Jordan Taylor, Shon Morris, Jess Settles, Nick Bahe, Myles Dread, Brian Butch, Joey Lane, A.J. Guyton, Austin Johnson, Nik Stauskas and Parker Fox. Additionally, Andy Katz will provide updates and analysis from the sidelines throughout the season.
Joining BTN for the upcoming season are veteran college basketball analyst Miles Simon and two-time NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas. During his collegiate career, Simon helped lead Arizona to the 1997 National Championship where he was also named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Simon was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1998 NBA Draft and would go on to be a successful assistant coach for Arizona, the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. A two-time all-conference honoree at Washington, Thomas would go on to have a successful NBA career spanning 12 seasons. As a professional, Thomas earned All-NBA Second Team honors in 2017 and was named an NBA All-Star in 2016 and 2017.
Television coverage of Big Ten women’s basketball begins on BTN with Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year JuJu Watkins and No. 3 USC hosting Utah State in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. ET. On Thursday, Nov. 12, BTN will broadcast a doubleheader featuring Northern Iowa traveling to face No. 10 Iowa at 8:30 p.m. ET, followed by defending champions No. 11 UCLA hosting Arizona at 10:30 p.m. ET. Additional non-conference highlights include Baylor and No. 3 USC competing in the Hollywood Hardwood Classic at the Intuit Dome on Friday, Nov. 20, at 11 p.m. ET, and a pair of games from Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday, Dec. 20, beginning with Nebraska battling California at 6 p.m. ET, followed by No. 18 Ohio State facing Stanford at 8:30 p.m. ET.
BTN’s coverage of conference play starts with a tripleheader on Saturday, Dec. 5, featuring No. 18 Ohio State traveling to face Rutgers at noon ET, Indiana at Northwestern at 2 p.m. ET, and finishing with No. 10 Iowa hosting Nebraska at 6 p.m. ET.
BTN kicks off the new year with six conference matchups across two tripleheaders, beginning with No. 5 Michigan and Purdue facing off from West Lafayette on Friday, Jan. 1, at noon ET. No. 10 Iowa plays at Michigan State at 2 p.m. ET, followed by Penn State hosting Oregon at 4 p.m. ET, to round out the New Year’s Day tripleheader. Coverage continues Saturday, Jan. 2, with No. 20 Maryland traveling to play No. 18 Ohio State at 4 p.m. ET, No. 17 Minnesota hosting Indiana at 6 p.m. ET, and Nebraska facing off with No. 11 UCLA in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET.
The regular season concludes with a tripleheader on Sunday, Feb. 28, as Rutgers faces No. 20 Maryland at noon ET, No. 16 Washington hosts No. 11 UCLA at 2 p.m. ET, and No. 3 USC battles Oregon at 4 p.m. ET.
The 2027 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., March 3-7, with 10 games airing on BTN, including the semifinals on Saturday, March 6.
Play-by-play broadcasters for women’s basketball will include Elise Woodward, Kelsie Kasper, Sloane Martin, Ann Schatz, Hall, Mackey and Vosters. BTN’s lineup of analysts for women’s basketball features Lisa Bluder, Shimmy Miller, Alyssa Charlston-Smith, Autumn Johnson, Sydney Parrish, Tammy Blackburn, Brenda VanLengen and Winters Scott, among others.
More than 50 men’s basketball games and more than 100 women’s basketball contests will be available exclusively on B1G+, BTN’s subscription service for nearly 3,000 more live events, next-day on-demand archives, 24/7 school-specific channels and BTN’s library of classic games and original programming. Regular season coverage on B1G+ kicks off Monday, Nov. 2, with 20 games streaming exclusively on the platform, featuring 10 women’s basketball games and 10 men’s basketball contests. Fans can subscribe to B1G+ with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month.
In addition to game coverage, BTN’s longest-running original show, The Journey: Big Ten Basketball, returns for its 18th season this fall. The Emmy-nominated series will once again take viewers behind the scenes with compelling stories from an assortment of Big Ten men’s basketball personalities all season long. On The Court Presented by Allstate also returns for its fifth season as Big Ten Network’s sport-specific, multi-platform franchise taking fans behind the scenes of Big Ten women’s basketball.
Digital coverage will be available all season via the Big Ten Network’s X, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram platforms. Fans can keep up with Big Ten Men’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube, and can follow Big Ten Women’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube. All television programming on BTN can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices via FOX One, with a complete schedule below.
2026-27 Big Ten Network Men’s Basketball Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET):
| Date | Game | Location | Time (ET) |
| Monday, Nov. 2 | Oakland at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 6 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 2 | Montana at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 10 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 3 | Lipscomb at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 5 | UT-Chattanooga at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 6 | Valparaiso at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 6 | Eastern Illinois at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 6 | North Florida at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 9 | Marshall at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 6 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 9 | Boston U. at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 9 | Mississippi Valley State at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 10 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 10 | NJIT at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 10 | Fairfield at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 12 | Tennessee Tech at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 13 | Bryant at Rutgers^ | Piscataway, N.J. | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 13 | DePaul at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 8 or 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Nov. 15 | Boise State vs. Nebraska | Sioux Falls, S.D. | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, Nov. 15 | Coastal Carolina at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 8 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 16 | Alcorn State at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 6 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 16 | Western Illinois at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 8 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 16 | Long Beach State at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 17 | Lipscomb at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 18 | IU Indianapolis at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 18 | South Dakota at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 18 | Cal State Fullerton at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 19 | UMBC at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 19 | Oregon State vs. Oregon | Portland, Ore. | 9 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 19 | Tarleton State at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 11 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 20 | Oakland at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 20 | Eastern Illinois at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 9 p.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 21 | Detroit at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | Noon |
| Monday, Nov. 23 | Winthrop at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 25 | Southern U. at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 5 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 25 | Northeastern at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 7 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 27 | Bowling Green at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 27 | Northeastern at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 28 | California vs. Minnesota | Sioux Falls, S.D. | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, Nov. 29 | Lipscomb at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Nov. 29 | Norfolk State at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 1 | Mississippi Valley State at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Minnesota at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Ohio State at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Washington at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Dec. 3 | Western Illinois at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 5 | USC at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 6 | Maryland at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | Noon |
| Tuesday, Dec. 8 | Nebraska at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 8 | Southern Utah at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 10 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 9 | Michigan at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 9 | Michigan State at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 12 | Merrimack at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 12 | Indiana State at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 13 | Western Illinois at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 13 | UCLA at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | Stony Brook at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | Morgan State at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 16 | St. Peter’s at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 16 | Texas Southern at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 16 | Southern U. at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Dec. 17 | Mount St. Mary’s at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, Dec. 17 | Bethune-Cookman at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Army at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | Noon |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Alcorn State at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Fairleigh Dickinson at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, Dec. 21 | Detroit at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, Dec. 21 | California Baptist at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 22 | Mississippi Valley State at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 22 | Oakland at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 22 | Purdue-Fort Wayne at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 22 | Western Michigan at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 29 | Radford at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 29 | South Dakota at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | Toledo at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Noon |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | New Haven at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 2 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | Oregon at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 4 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | USC at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 6 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | Colorado State at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | Rutgers at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | Oregon at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 3 | Minnesota at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 5 | UCLA at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 5 | USC at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 6 | Northwestern at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 6 | Penn State at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 6 | Indiana at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 9 | Minnesota at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | Noon |
| Sunday, Jan. 10 | Northwestern at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | Noon |
| Sunday, Jan. 10 | Nebraska at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 12 | Minnesota at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 12 | Iowa at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 13 | Penn State at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 13 | Illinois at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 13 | Nebraska at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 16 | Rutgers at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 16 | Washington at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 17 | Penn State at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | Noon |
| Sunday, Jan. 17 | Purdue at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 2 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 19 | Rutgers at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 20 | Purdue at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 20 | Indiana at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 20 | Northwestern at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 23 | Minnesota at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 23 | Washington at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 23 | Penn State at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 26 | Penn State at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 26 | Washington at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 27 | Indiana at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 27 | USC at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 27 | Rutgers at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 30 | Maryland at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 30 | USC at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 30 | Rutgers at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 4 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 3 | Purdue at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 3 | Oregon at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 3 | Iowa at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 6 | Ohio State at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | Noon |
| Tuesday, Feb. 9 | Northwestern at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | Rutgers at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | Oregon at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | USC at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 13 | Wisconsin at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | Noon |
| Saturday, Feb. 13 | Oregon at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 2 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 16 | Rutgers at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 16 | Northwestern at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 17 | Washington at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 17 | Maryland at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 17 | Ohio State at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 24 | Minnesota at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 24 | UCLA at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 24 | Purdue at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 27 | Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 27 | Purdue at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 27 | Penn State at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 2 | Washington at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 2 | Penn State at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 3 | Illinois at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 3 | Nebraska at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 3 | UCLA at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 7 | Northwestern at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 7 | Rutgers at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 3 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 10 | B1G Tournament Second Round | Indianapolis, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 10 | B1G Tournament Second Round | Indianapolis, Ind. | 9 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 11 | B1G Tournament Third Round | Indianapolis, Ind. | Noon |
| Thursday, March 11 | B1G Tournament Third Round | Indianapolis, Ind. | 2:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 11 | B1G Tournament Third Round | Indianapolis, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 11 | B1G Tournament Third Round | Indianapolis, Ind. | 9 p.m. |
| Friday, March 12 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Indianapolis, Ind. | Noon |
| Friday, March 12 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Indianapolis, Ind. | 2:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 12 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Indianapolis, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 12 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Indianapolis, Ind. | 9 p.m. |
^BTN or B1G+
2026-27 Big Ten Network Women’s Basketball Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET):
| Date | Game | Location | Time (ET) |
| Sunday, Nov. 8 | Utah State at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 10 | Charleston at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 12 | Northern Iowa at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 12 | Arizona at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Nov. 15 | Princeton at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 20 | Baylor vs. USC | Inglewood, Calif. | 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 5 | Ohio State at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | Noon |
| Saturday, Dec. 5 | Indiana at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 5 | Nebraska at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 6 | Minnesota at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 6 | Penn State at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 6 | UCLA at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 8 | Seton Hall at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday, Dec. 10 | Missouri at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 12 | Texas A&M at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | Noon |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | California vs. Nebraska | San Francisco, Calif. | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Stanford vs. Ohio State | San Francisco, Calif. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, Jan. 1 | Michigan at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | Noon |
| Friday, Jan. 1 | Iowa at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 2 p.m. |
| Friday, Jan. 1 | Oregon at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | Maryland at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | Indiana at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | Nebraska at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 5 | Nebraska at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 7 | Michigan State at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 10 | Purdue at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 2:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 10 | Michigan State at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Monday, Jan. 11 | USC at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 12 | Minnesota at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 14 | Wisconsin at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 14 | Maryland at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 17 | Rutgers at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 17 | Indiana at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 6 p.m. |
| Monday, Jan. 18 | Penn State at USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 21 | Wisconsin at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 24 | UCLA at Maryland | College Park, Md. | Noon |
| Sunday, Jan. 24 | Minnesota at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 24 | Iowa at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 28 | Maryland at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 28 | Oregon at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 31 | Oregon at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 2 p.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 1 | Michigan State at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 4 | Maryland at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 4 | Penn State at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 4 | Washington at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 10 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 7 | Northwestern at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 7 | Indiana at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 11 | Purdue at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 11 | Minnesota at Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 14 | Nebraska at Maryland | College Park, Md. | Noon |
| Thursday, Feb. 18 | Iowa at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 18 | Ohio State at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 20 | Michigan at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 21 | Maryland at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 21 | Michigan State at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 3 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 25 | Penn State at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Feb. 25 | Oregon at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 27 | Nebraska at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | Noon |
| Sunday, Feb. 28 | Rutgers at Maryland | College Park, Md. | Noon |
| Sunday, Feb. 28 | UCLA at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 28 | USC at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 4 | B1G Tournament Second Round | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 4 | B1G Tournament Second Round | Las Vegas, Nev. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 4 | B1G Tournament Second Round | Las Vegas, Nev. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 4 | B1G Tournament Second Round | Las Vegas, Nev. | 11 p.m. |
| Friday, March 5 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2 p.m. |
| Friday, March 5 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 5 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 5 | B1G Tournament Quarterfinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 6 | B1G Tournament Semifinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 6 | B1G Tournament Semifinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 5:30 p.m. |
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: CAMERON BOOZER’S TRIPLE-DOUBLE KEEPS GRIZZLIES UNBEATEN
Rookie Cameron Boozer recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double as the Memphis Grizzlies remained unbeaten with a solid 124-103 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.
Reserve Isaiah Stewart posted 18 points and Cedric Coward registered 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals as Memphis improved to 5-0. The Grizzlies and Houston Rockets are the last two remaining unbeaten teams after Memphis handed Portland its first loss.
Deni Avdija had 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to pace the Trail Blazers, who were outscored 66-45 in the second half.
Portland’s Ja Morant had 14 points and three assists in 23 minutes before departing in the fourth quarter due to a left hamstring injury. Morant was playing against the Grizzlies for the first time since being traded in June. He spent seven seasons with Memphis.
Hawks 114, Cavaliers 111
Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker sank two crucial free throws with 15.3 seconds remaining as host Atlanta downed Cleveland.
Alexander-Walker put up 25 points while Aaron Wiggins added a season-high 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Hawks, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
The Cavaliers, whose three-game winning streak ended, got a season-high 24 points from James Harden. Donovan Mitchell, who logged 22 points, missed two potential tying 3-point attempts in the final seconds.
Pelicans 132, Kings 120
Jeremiah Fears flirted with his first career triple-double and New Orleans broke into the win column for the first time this season with a win over visiting Sacramento in a battle of teams who entered the evening winless.
Fears and Zion Williamson each scored 22 points for New Orleans, which was playing 24 hours after taking a fourth straight season-opening defeat, 104-91 at home against the Denver Nuggets.
Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. poured in a season-best 34 points for Sacramento, the first team in the league to lose five games this campaign.
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NHL ROUNDUP: MAMMOTH STUN PENGUINS IN OT AFTER LAST-SECOND GOAL
Pittsburgh native Logan Cooley scored with one second remaining in regulation to cap his fourth career hat trick, then Mikhail Sergachev tallied 3:27 into overtime to lift the visiting Utah Mammoth to a stunning 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Thursday.
With time winding down, Vincent Trocheck wired a shot from above the right circle, producing a rebound that an unmarked Cooley converted from the left doorstep. In overtime, Barrett Hayton initially was denied on a 3-on-1 rush before Sergachev converted from deep in the right circle to end the game.
Utah defenseman Andrew Peeke notched an assist in his 400th career NHL game and Sebastian Cossa turned aside 31 shots.
Pittsburgh’s Ben Kindel nearly played the hero by scoring the go-ahead goal with 23 seconds remaining in regulation. He also had an assist in his return to the ice after collapsing while aboard the team plane on Oct. 20.
Sabres 7, Ducks 6
Tage Thompson scored a natural hat trick and had two assists to help visiting Buffalo rally for a wild win against Anaheim.
Zach Benson had a goal and two assists and Colten Ellis made 29 saves for the Sabres, who have won two in a row. Buffalo also got goals from Jack Quinn, Tyson Kozak and Noah Ostlund.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice for the Ducks, who have lost seven of eight (1-6-1). Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist, Mikael Granlund, Tristan Luneau and Roger McQueen also scored, and Ville Husso made 24 saves.
King 6, Senators 5 (OT)
Quinton Byfield snapped in a wrist shot from the top edge of the left circle at 3:37 of overtime as Los Angeles, despite blowing a four-goal lead in the third period, edged visiting Ottawa.
Artemi Panarin scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal to highlight a four-goal second period and also had an assist for Los Angeles, which won its first home game in four tries this season. Drew Doughty had three assists. Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the Kings, who improved to 32-13-5 all-time against Ottawa.
Dylan Cozens produced two goals and an assist, Drake Batherson had a goal and two assists and Tim Stutzle had three assists for the Senators. Jonas Johansson stopped 12 of 16 shots before departing midway through the second period. Ersson finished up with 20 saves.
Hurricanes 3, Blue Jackets 2
Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves and set the Carolina franchise record for goaltender victories to begin a season in a win over Columbus in Raleigh, N.C.
Jordan Martinook, Logan Stankoven and Mark Jankowski scored for Carolina, which has won three games in a row. Denton Mateychuk and Kent Johnson scored for the Blue Jackets after they fell into a 3-0 hole.
Kochetkov, now 9-0-0 on the season, broke the franchise record that he shared with former teammate Frederik Andersen, who won eight straight to begin a season five years ago.
Lightning 6, Jets 4
Pontus Holmberg recorded a goal and three assists for a career-high four points, Anthony Cirelli scored and collected his 200th career assist as part of a four-goal second period, and Tampa Bay defeated visiting Winnipeg.
The Lightning improved to 6-0-0 at home as Brandon Hagel matched Cirelli with a goal and two assists. John Carlson, Conor Geekie and Brayden Point also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves.
Winnipeg defenseman Neal Pionk scored twice in his 600th NHL game, and Dylan Samberg and Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist apiece. Mark Scheifele posted three assists and Cole Perfetti added a pair.
Capitals 4, Predators 3
Alex Tuch scored the go-ahead goal at 10:09 of the third period as Washington earned its third straight victory with a win in Nashville.
Tuch, who has 10 goals this season and five in his past three games, scored from the left circle on a pass from Jordan Kyrou after goalie Juuse Saros gave up a rebound on a point shot by Jakob Chychrun. Defenseman Cole Hutson recorded his first career two-goal game for Washington while captain Alex Ovechkin had three shots on goal in his final game at Bridgestone Arena.
Filip Forsberg scored two goals and Ross Colton also scored for the Predators, who fell to 1-1-1 on their five-game homestand. Roman Josi had three assists, and Saros made 25 saves.
Canadiens 5, Stars 2
Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook each scored two goals for Montreal, which capped a perfect four-game road trip with a win over Dallas.
Phillip Danault added a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who have earned points in six straight games (5-0-1). Noah Dobson recorded two assists, and Jakub Dobes set aside 17 shots to earn his second win in six starts this season and his first in a month.
Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who lost their second straight. Jamie Benn also scored, and Mikko Rantanen logged two assists. Jake Oettinger made 16 saves on 20 shots as his personal four-game winning streak ended.
Islanders 4, Wild 3 (OT)
Matthew Schaefer scored the winning goal 33 seconds into overtime to lift New York over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Schaefer finished with two goals and an assist for New York, which has won back-to-back games for the second time this season. Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech added one goal apiece. Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 25 shots to earn the victory.
Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist to lead Minnesota, which saw its three-game winning streak end. Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy each scored a goal. Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt allowed four goals on 26 shots.
Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1
Viktor Arvidsson recorded his sixth career hat trick and added an assist as host Detroit defeated Chicago.
Lucas Raymond scored a go-ahead power-play goal early in the third period, and Alex DeBrincat added two assists. John Gibson made 18 saves, including a penalty shot.
Connor Bedard scored for the Blackhawks, who are 0-5 on the road. Spencer Knight stopped 25 shots.
Blues 4, Bruins 1
Robert Thomas and Philip Broberg each had one-goal, two-assist performances to lead St. Louis Blues to a win over visiting Boston.
Broberg netted the eventual game-winner in the second period as the Blues overcame an early 1-0 deficit with the final four tallies. Jimmy Snuggerud and Jake Neighbours also scored and Joel Hofer made 31 saves in goal for St. Louis, including 14 in the final period.
James Hagens scored the lone Boston goal, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 of the 18 shots he faced.
Sharks 3, Canucks 2
Will Smith scored twice to spark a third-period comeback as host San Jose handed league-worst Vancouver its latest loss.
Mason Marchment tallied the winner and added an assist for the Sharks, who snapped a two-game losing skid thanks to three unanswered goals. San Jose goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves.
Drew O’Connor and Liam Ohgren scored for the Canucks, who have one win in their past 12 games (1-10-1) and sit at the bottom of the league standings. Vancouver goalie Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 shots.
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GOLF
KARL VILIPS FIRES CAREER-LOW 62, TAKES FIRST-ROUND LEAD AT MEXICO OPEN
Karl Vilips wrapped up a career-low 9-under-par 62 with four straight birdies and claimed the first-round lead at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open on Thursday in Vallarta, Mexico.
The Australian began his round on the back nine at Vidanta Vallarta and ran off five birdies in a row at Nos. 11-15. One bogey and one birdie later, he made the turn at 5-under 30. From there, it was all pars until his closing run, which featured a 4-foot birdie tap-in at the par-3 seventh before a 20-footer at No. 9.
Vilips, 25, holds a one-shot edge over Japan’s Kensei Hirata.
“I really like the Bermuda rough, played a lot on it in high school being in Florida,” Vilips said. “And then something about these greens, it’s really — I can just see the grain really well. Speed’s difficult, it’s not easy to make putts on these greens, I feel like, and it did help today (that) I hit them close a lot so I didn’t have to really stress too much.”
The tournament is part of the FedEx Cup Fall series, which helps determine eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour season. The top 100 players in points at the end of the fall retain full status on tour.
Vilips is exempt through 2027 because he won the 2025 Puerto Rico Open, but he would rocket from No. 141 in the standings to a projected 67th with a victory this week. The players who finish the fall at Nos. 51-60 qualify for the first two signature events of 2027.
Hirata, 25, is vying for his first PGA Tour title and the job security that comes with it. At No. 170 in the points race, it will be difficult for him to crack the top 100, but he fared well in the first two rounds of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship last week (65, 64) before a third-round 76 ended his chances of a victory. After his 63 Thursday, he was projected to move up to 113th.
“It’s really calm here, so it feels a lot easier than last week,” Hirata said after a bogey-free round. “Then heat-wise, I’m used to the heat. I had a really calm day and a good day.”
Ben Griffin had a roller-coaster second nine. He eagled the par-5 third hole and then followed that with a bogey, four straight birdies and one final bogey to finish at 7-under 64. He’s tied with Jeffrey Kang, Marco Penge of England, Garrick Higgo of South Africa and Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Belgium for third.
Griffin, who made the FedEx Cup playoffs top 50 and has a secure future on tour, wanted to get a competitive start in after some time off to receive injections to treat left knee tendinitis.
“This is my first time walking 18 since (the BMW Championship in August) so I’m just glad I made it through,” Griffin said. “It’s a flat golf course and I feel great.”
Max Homa is tied for 14th at 5-under 66 as he aims to maintain his place at No. 53 in the fall standings.
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HOT FINISH GIVES PAULINE ROUSSIN-BOUCHARD LEAD AT MAYBANK
France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard birdied her last three holes Thursday to seize a one-shot lead after the first round of the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Looking for her first LPGA Tour victory, Roussin-Bouchard carded a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
“Honestly, just some really, really good shots, great putting,” Roussin-Bouchard said after finishing with birdies at Nos. 16-18. “It was — yeah, my challenge today was just keep the inside voice pretty — not calm because I’m not a calm person — but just under control. Just not get ahead of myself in any situation.
“So I think I managed to do that pretty well, and I think that’s going to be pretty much the goal for the rest of the week. I will try to build on today, that’s for sure.”
Sophia Schubert is tied for second at 7-under with defending champion Miyu Yamashita of Japan, who won last year’s title in a three-way playoff. Schubert also played bogey-free golf while Yamashita posted eight birdies and one bogey to open the third event of the tour’s four-week Asian swing.
“So my ball striking was really consistent today and I putted really well,” Yamashita, who hit 12 of 14 fairways and 13 of 18 greens in regulation, said via a translator. “… And I’m really happy to have gotten off to such a good start.”
France’s Perrine Delacour and England’s Charley Hull are tied for fourth at 6-under. Six golfers are another shot back and tied for sixth place.
Hull is playing her first tour event since the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in late September.
“I feel like it’s been quite a busy year,” Hull said. “Even when he was at home for four weeks I had a lot of sponsor commitments to do so didn’t really feel at all like I was having four weeks off.”
Some hazards on the course this week will be unpredictable. Television cameras captured a 10-foot long monitor lizard eating a smaller animal near one of the layout’s lakes.
South Korea’s Haeran Ryu, a two-time major winner this season who finished second last week at the BMW Ladies Championship, withdrew before her round for undisclosed reasons. The World No. 3 had been the highest-ranked player in the field.
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
INDIANA’S TOP SECTIONAL GAMES THIS WEEK
6A
CROWN POINT 9-0 AT MERRILLVILLE 8-1…These two teams met on September 4 with Crown Point winning 23-14. Pirates QB Michael Hill (2,342 passing yards and 30 TD’s) will need a big performance as will RB Cameron Jordan (1,191 rushing yards) to keep the season alive. Both teams score at a high rate with Crown Point averaging 38.2ppg, and Merrillville at 37.56ppg, both in the top 10 in 6A. The Bulldogs are favored by 11 after holding their final three opponents to 12 total points.
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CARMEL 5-4 AT WESTFIELD 8-1…Another rematch from August won by Westfield at home 38-34. The Greyhounds were led by QB Jackson Treadway’s 239 yards and two TD’s. RB Mychael Lewis rushed for 105 yards and three scores. The Rocks rushed for 201 yards (Elliott Clevenger 118 yards and 2 TD’s), and QB Cooper Melvin passed for 206 yards and 2 scores. Carmel’s defense will have to step up (allowing 27.6ppg) if they plan on upsetting the Rocks. Westfield is the favorite by 10.
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5A
NEW PALESTINE 6-3 AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 8-1..The Dragons head into the playoffs with three losses, which is unheard of in New Pal. The Dragons have lost 2 of 3 to end the regular season, including a loss to national power IMG Academy 40-7. Don’t feel too sorry for the Dragons just yet. It’s state tournament time and they will respond. They have a balanced attack led by QB Ryhs Ragan (160.3 passing yards per game), and RB Logan Parks (151.6 rushing yards per game). New Pal beat Pendleton Heights back on September 18 (38-21), handing the Arabians their only loss this season. Pendleton Heights is on a roll offensively averaging over 40 points per game. QB Brandt Gray is having a great season with 1,457 passing yards and 19 TD’s. RB Joel Weaver leads the ground game with 1,233 yards and 18 scores. New Pal is the favorite by 14.
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4A
NORTHRIDGE 10-0 AT SB ST. JOSEPH 9-1…..The Raiders are rolling at 10-0 because of a high powered offense (46.4ppg) and a stingy defense. They are perhaps the most balanced team in 4A averaging 217.9 passing yards and 200.6 rushing yards. QB Jake Scholl completes 68% of his passes to go along with 2,177 passing yards and 25 TD’s. WR Keivontre Copeland is his main target (43 receptions, 751 yards, 10 TD’s). The Huskies suffered its lone loss at Penn on October 16 (38-7). Their defense is tough to score against allowing under nine points per game. On offense, watch for QB Sam Scicchitano (1,584 passing yards, 18 TD’s).
The Raiders lost to the Huskies in the sectional in 2025 (14-7), and don’t plan on a repeat performance. Northridge is favored by 14.
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DEKALB 7-3 AT FW DWENGER 0-1….At one point DeKalb was playing .500 football, then they ripped off four straight wins including two road victories. So playing at Dwenger won’t be anything news for the Barons. In two of their four straight wins DeKalb has scored 69 (vs. Bellmont) and 55 (vs. New Haven). The fans in Waterloo are counting on another balanced attack (155.9 yards passing, 196.5 rushing yards per game) will help them this Friday. Xavier Vice is a weapon rushing for over 1,100 yards this season. Dwenger’s lone loss came in week four against FW Carroll 49-29. Since that loss the Saints have had one close game at Homestead 17-14.
Like DeKalb, Dwenger has a balanced offensive attack averaging 141.8 passing yards, and 189.6 rushing yards per game. Senior QB Tommy Coffman has thrown for over 1,300 yards without an interception. Coffman is a dual threat with 544 rushing yards. The Saints are favored by 10.
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COLUMBIA CITY 8-2 AT EAST NOBLE 10-0…This game promises to be one of the best games of the night. The Eagles will run, run, and run some more. They average over 370 yards on the ground led by Jr. Noah Geiger (140.0 ypg), and Jr. Lukas Duncan (126.2 ypg.) The two have combined for 36 rushing TD’s. East Noble has pitched four shutouts this season including back-to-back wins at Bellmont (47-0 and Wawasee 41-0). The Knights are more balanced than Columbia City averaging 106 passing yards and 250.9 yards rushing per game. QB Easton Kline has passed for 1,061 yards with 12 TD’s. East Noble has four quality backs to choose from including Austin Phillips (921 yards), Aaron Perlich (713 yards), Ian Ramsey (401 yards), and Alex Phillips (346 yards). East Noble is favored by 1.
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EVANSVILLE REITZ 9-1 AT HERITAGE HILLS 8-2…The Panthers are 9-1 despite five straight road games to end the season, including the opening round section win against Bosse. Reitz averages 354.1 yards of total offense per game to go along with 41.7 ppg. QB Hunter Moers has 1,430 yards passing, 22 TD’s, and just 3 INT’s. RB Amyr Wilford is a stud at RB with 1,462 rushing yards and 19 TD’s. WR’s Elijah Darrett and Mason Bailey have a combined 16 TD receptions. The Patriots are giving up just 12.1 ppg so defense isn’t an issue. Heritage Hills beat a good Jasper team last week 21-14 at Jasper. QB Tyce Winchell has had a solid senior season with 1,734 passing yards with 26 TD’s. The running game is by committee led by Jackson Smith (500), and Karsen Pund (465). Winchell is a dual threat with 383 rushing yards and 12 TD’s. Heritage Hills is favored by 7.
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3A
GIBSON SOUTHERN 9-1 AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 10-0..This will be another nail biter. The Titans lost its opener to Floyd Central 31-24. Since then they have rolled every opponent including a 70-0 drubbing of Washington, and 49-0 at Princeton. The fans at Ft. Branch watched a strong running game led by Eli Foster (749 yards), and QB Caden Rochleau (597 yards). Foster has 14 rushing TD’s. Rochleau has thrown for 2,400 yards with 24 TD’s and just 2 INT’s. WR Peyton Johnson has had an incredible season with 80 receptions, 1,174 yards and 10 TD’s. Gibson Southern is favored by 4.
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JIMTOWN 7-3 AT WEST NOBLE 9-1…The Jimmies got by Tippecanoe Valley last week 15-14, handing the Vikings just its second loss of the season. By the way, Jimtown lost to T-Valley in week six 17-15. Jimtown has a narrow margin of victory of just three points. They will need every bit of that margin Friday at West Noble. The Chargers lost its opening game to Northridge 62-32. Since then they have had just two close games against Wawasee (26-16), and Angola (14-7). The Chargers love to run the football averaging 239.5 yards per game. Xymire Barnes-Bridges leads the ground attack with 1,174 yards and 17 TD’s. QB Jackson Christlieb can pass and run the football (1,362 passing yards, 690 rushing). Christlieb has a combined 23 touchdowns. West Noble is favored by 7.
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2A
WHEELER 9-1 AT RENSSELEAR CENTRAL 8-2….The Bearcats had their eight game winning streak snapped October 16th at Griffith 30-7. That loss helped propel them to a 42-7 win over Boone Grove in the sectional opener last week. Wheeler will count on RB Levi Murray who leads the team with 1,644 rushing yards and 35 TD’s. QB Logan Fox is solid with 1,080 passing yards and 9 TD’s. On the other side, the Bombers won its sectional opener at Lake Station 56-28. Central is balanced, averaging 144.7 passing yards, and 197.5 yards on the ground. QB Beck Drone leads the offense averaging over 17 yards per completion and 12 TD’s. RB Landen Musch averages 123.3 yards per game and has a team best 17 TD’s. Wheeler is favored by 14.
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1A
WES DEL 8-0 AT KNIGHTSTOWN 8-2….The Warriors can score (56.4ppg), and defend (10.4ppg). They average 410.3 yards of total offense per game (331.5 rushing) led by RB Rhyker Mauck (749 yards, 11 TD’s), Zach Gillam (573 yards, 9 TD’s, Eli Wright (404 yards, 8 TD’s), and Haiden Hassett (381 yards, 6 TD’s). The Warriors defense has 90.5 tackles for loss, and 15 QB sacks. The Panthers are equally good on both sides of the football averaging 48.4 ppg, allowing just 9.6. They have seven shutouts, including five straight. Their two losses came to 2A Hagerstown (34-14), and 2A Eastern Hancock (48-12). Hagerstown is ranked 10th, Eastern Hancock is 5th in 2A. QB Bryor Carmichael is having as good a season as anyone in Indiana completing 72% of his passes with 2,095 yards and 33 TD’s. WR Brody Willard has 47 receptions, and 11 TD’s. Knightstown is favored by 14.
OTHER GAMES TO KEEP AN EYE ON:
PENN 9-0 AT VALPARAISO 6-3
BROWNSBURG 9-0 AT ZIONSVILLE 7-2
FLOYD CENTRAL 8-1 AT CASTLE 5-4
LOWELL 7-3 AT HAMMOND MORTON 6-4
NORTHWOOD 6-4 AT CULVER ACADEMY 6-4
YORKTOWN 6-4 AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7-3
BREBEUF 6-4 AT DANVILLE 10-0
MOORESVILLE 6-4 AT BEECH GROVE 7-3
COLUMBUS EAST 6-4 AT SHELBYVILLE 7-3
HAMMOND NOLL 6-4 AT TWIN LAKES 7-3
ANGOLA 7-3 AT FAIRFIELD 6-4
ADAMS CENTRAL 7-3 AT HERITAGE 7-3
GREENSBURG 6-4 AT LAWRENCEBURG 9-1
FRANKLIN COUNTY 6-4 AT BATESVILLE 8-2
INDIAN CREEK 9-0 AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7-3
EASTSIDE 9-0 AT BREMAN 7-3
TIPTON 6-4 AT LEWIS CASS 7-3
ALEXANDRIA 7-3 AT LAPEL 9-1
WINAMAC 7-3 AT NORTH JUDSON 9-1
NORTH DAVIESS 10-0 AT WEST WASHINGTON 6-4
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COLTS
JONATHAN TAYLOR ON PLAYING FOR COLTS: ‘PROUD TO WEAR HORSESHOE’
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor told reporters Thursday that he has not requested a trade.
The question arose after the Colts made two major trades Tuesday, dealing eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers.
“I haven’t heard anything, and I can’t control that, obviously. You guys know that I’m always proud to wear the horseshoe, proud to be here,” Taylor said. “And similar to Quenton and Buck, they were proud to wear the horseshoe, proud to be here. But obviously, circumstances may cause otherwise. So, hopefully that day may not come. But I can’t control that.”
What Taylor can control is his focus on Sunday’s game against the host Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2).
“Obviously, it can maybe be tough to stay focused,” he said. “But that’s where you’ve got to be a true pro. You’ve got to be able to come into this building every single day and know that there are some non-controllables and there are controllables. And the best thing you can do is to control those controllables. And then if circumstances call for otherwise, then you take the next step, and control what you can control.”
Taylor, 27, has rushed for 587 yards and a league-leading eight touchdowns in seven games this season for the Colts (2-5).
A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Taylor has rushed for 8,185 yards and 77 TDs in 91 career games (85 starts) since the Colts drafted him in the second round in 2020 out of Wisconsin. He won a rushing title in 2021 (1,811 yards) and led the league in rushing touchdowns in 2021 (18) and 2025 (18).
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The Indianapolis Colts today signed free agent tackle Charlie Heck. The team also signed guard Joshua Gray to the practice squad and released linebacker Germaine Pratt from the practice squad.
Heck, 6-8, 311 pounds, has played in 67 career games (29 starts) in his time with the Miami Dolphins (2026), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2025), San Francisco 49ers (2024), Arizona Cardinals (2024) and Houston Texans (2020-24). He has also appeared in two postseason contests. Heck was originally selected by the Texans in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft out of North Carolina.
Gray, 6-5, 299 pounds, spent time on the Minnesota Vikings practice squad earlier this season. He participated in the Carolina Panthers’ 2026 offseason program and training camp. As a rookie in 2025, Gray spent time on the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. He was originally signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2025. Collegiately, Gray started a school-record 56 career games at Oregon State (2020-24).
Pratt, 6-3, 250 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on October 13, 2026. He has played in 113 career games (104 starts) in his time with the Colts (2025-26), Las Vegas Raiders (2025) and Cincinnati Bengals (2019-24) and has totaled 737 tackles (416 solo), 38.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 33 passes defensed, eight interceptions, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and eight special teams stops. Pratt has started seven postseason contests and has compiled 49 tackles (32 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, four passes defensed and one interception.
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The Colts on Thursday took the field to practice for the first time this week after conducting a walk through Wednesday.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner (calf), guard Matt Goncalves (ankle), wide receiver Anthony Gould (concussion) and defensive tackle Tim Smith (ankle) were all full participants Thursday after being limited Wednesday.
Linebacker Bryce Boettcher (groin) and cornerback Justin Walley (knee) were once again sidelined from practice Thursday. Boettcher hasn’t practiced for one week.
Tight ends Tyler Warren (groin) and Drew Ogletree (knee) were both limited participants again Thursday.
Linebackers CJ Allen (ankle) and Akeem Davis-Gaither (hand), as well as punter Rigoberto Sanchez (foot) were full participants.
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Colts running back Jonathan Taylor opens up about the recent trade speculation surrounding him, and how he has combatted the noise. Taylor and nose tackle Grover Stewart shares their thoughts on the recent trades of Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner, and how the Colts must move on and prepare for the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. Taylor then shares how he’s able to stay in the moment through all of the recent moves and stay focused on the task ahead. Stewart shares the impact of Buckner and standard he set for the locker room, and the role he embraces as a leader of the defense. Wide receiver Laquon Treadwell and rookie linebacker Bryce Boettcher describe the opportunity for the Colts in Jacksonville as they face the division-leading Jaguars: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-running-back-jonathan-taylor-grover-stewart-laquon-treadwell-bryce-boettcher-colts-at-jacksonville-jaguars-locker-talk-week-8-discuss-deforest-buckner-quenton-nelson-trade-seahawks-49ers
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INDIANA PACERS
The Pacers end their October slate of games in Miami on Friday as they travel to play the Heat. After Wednesday’s 114-109 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana is 2-3 this season. They’ll meet a 1-4 Heat team as both teams look to bolster their win columns.
Friday’s matchup also marks the start of NBA Cup group play. Each team will play four games against the other four teams in its group before group winners move on to the knockout round. The Knicks, Cavaliers, 76ers, and Heat make up Indiana’s group — East Group B.
The shorthanded Pacers are light on guards – both Tyrese Haliburton and T.J. McConnell remain sidelined due to hamstring injuries – and will rely on Andrew Nembhard’s playmaking at the point guard position while his teammates rehab their respective injuries.
Nembhard recorded his first double-double of the season on Wednesday as he notched 18 points and 14 assists.
“I thought he did well,” Pascal Siakam said. “Just continued to put us in position to be successful…His force downhill, he’s got to keep that going. And also today he had to guard [Tyrese] Maxey. He has a lot on him and I think he’s handling it well.”
Siakam had a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double himself on Wednesday. Indiana will need the same energy from both Siakam and Nembhard in Miami on Friday.
Miami had a busy offseason acquiring two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat sent Tyler Herro, former Indiana Hoosier Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and draft capital to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis. The Heat now pair Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo in the paint to anchor a strong defense.
The new-look Heat opened their season with four straight losses before a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Antetokounmpo recorded 24 points and 18 rebounds in the win, and Adebayo notched 24 points as well.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Kelly Oubre Jr., F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff
Heat: G – Davion Mitchell, G – Klay Thompson, F – Andrew Wiggins, F – Giannis Antetokounmpo, C – Bam Adebayo
Injury Report
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith – probable (left hamstring strain), Andrew Nembhard – questionable (neck stiffness/soreness), Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL repair/surgery), Tyrese Haliburton – out (left hamstring strain), T.J. McConnell – out (right hamstring strain), Ben Sheppard – out (left meniscus tear), Ivica Zubac – out (left ankle sprain)
Heat: TBA
Last Meeting
March 29, 2026: The Pacers snapped a two-game skid as Pascal Siakam’s 30 points lifted Indiana over the Miami Heat, 135-118.
The Pacers scored 79 points in the first half against the Heat, and shot 58 percent from the field in the win. The Blue and Gold caught a rhythm from deep as they knocked down 18 3-pointers at a 46 percent clip.
Micah Potter made five of his six attempts from 3-point range to tie a career-high mark. He finished with 21 points and five rebounds. Siakam led Indiana with his 30 points, and recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds. Andrew Nembhard also recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists.
Tyler Herro led all scorers with 31 points, and Bam Adebayo recorded a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double. Miami shot 46 percent from the field and 35 percent from deep, but couldn’t keep up with the pace that Indiana’s offense set.
The game was the third and final meeting between the Pacers and the Heat, and Indiana won the season series, 2-1.
Noteworthy
Friday’s matchup is the Pacers’ first NBA Cup game of the season.
The Pacers are 78-59 against the Heat all-time.
The Pacers are 25-44 against the Heat on the road all-time.
The Pacers will play the Heat three times this season. Two games will take place in Miami, and Indiana will host the Heat for the only time this season on Monday, Feb. 1.
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 (studio host)
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 20 watch-list candidates for the 2027 Karl Malone Award.
The annual Karl Malone Award, named after the Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, celebrates its 13th year by recognizing the top power forward in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball.
Included in the nominees is third-year forward Aiden Sherrell, a 2024 McDonald’s All-American, who averaged 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocks in 16.1 minutes per game in two seasons at Alabama. He compiled three career double-doubles, was on the floor for 53 wins, and advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament twice.
Sherrell enjoyed a breakout second season in Tuscaloosa. He started all 34 games played for the Crimson Tide and averaged 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game. The Detroit native scored in double figures on 19 occasions, reached the 20-point plateau four times, and posted three double-doubles. He ranked 13th nationally in blocked shots per game (2.2).
The Indiana Hoosiers will open the season at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 2, against Eastern Illinois at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
KARL MALONE POWER FORWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESEASON CANDIDATES*
Paulius Murauskas, Arizona State
Miikka Muurinen, Arkansas
Jaxon Kohler, BYU
Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, Duke
Alex Condon, Florida
Braden Huff, Gonzaga
Joseph Tugler, Houston
David Mirkovic, Illinois
Aiden Sherrell, Indiana
Keanu Dawes, Kansas
Malik Reneau, Miami
J.P. Estrella, Michigan
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Minnesota
Caden Pierce, Purdue
Keyshawn Hall, St. John’s
Xavier Edmonds, TCU
David Punch, Texas
JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Na’jai Hines, UConn
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia
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INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 1 VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
Opening Tip
• The Indiana Hoosiers will open the 2026-27 season against Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 2, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Ian Plaskoff (PxP), Ryan LaPedis (Analyst), and Kelsea Wilson (Sideline) will handle the B1G+ stream.
• Eastern Illinois is under the direction of 23rd-year head coach Marty Simmons, who enters his sixth season in Charleston, Ill. He has won 336 games in his coaching career that spans stops at Wartburg College (1996-97), SIUE (2002-07), Evansville (2007-18), and Eastern Illinois (2021-current).
• The Panthers lost all five starters from last season’s team that finished 13-20. The team returns three letterwinners: sophomore guard Markus Blackwell, fifth-year wing JT Elder, and senior forward Andrew Austin.
Game Information
Monday, Nov. 2 • 7 PM ET • Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: B1G+ – Ian Plaskoff (PxP), Ryan LaPedis (Analyst), Kelsea Wilson (Sideline)
Radio: IU Radio Network – Don Fischer (PxP) Errek Suhr (Analyst), John Herrick (Studio)
History: Indiana leads, 3-0
Last: IU 90, EIU 55 on Nov. 10, 2024 (Bloomington)
Series History
• Indiana has toppled Eastern Illinois in all three previous matchups in the series by an average margin of 37.7 points.
• The programs first met in the opening round of the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Indiana won the contest by a score of 94-55 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from All-American Alan Henderson.
• IU beat EIU twice in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The first came in an 88-49 result on Nov. 13, 2015, with the most recent a 90-55 triumph on Nov. 10, 2024.
The Hoosiers in Home Openers
• Indiana holds a 52-3 (.945) record in home openers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall since the facility opened for the 1971-72 season. The Hoosiers have won eight straight home openers.
• Head coach Darian DeVries enters the 2026-27 season with an unbeaten 8-0 career record in home openers. The Hoosiers defeated Alabama A&M by a score of 98-51 to open the 2025-26 season, the first game of the DeVries Era.
Hoops Hall Honors for the Hoosiers
• Fourth-year guard Markus Burton was named one of 20 watch-list candidates for the 2027 Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer, recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. He is joined by Big Ten guards Elliot Cadeau (Michigan) and Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State) on the preseason list.
• Third-year forward Aiden Sherrell was selected to the preseason top 20 watchlist for the 2027 Karl Malone Award, named after the Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, honors the top power forward in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball. Big Ten bigs David Mirkovic (Illinois), J.P. Estrella (Michigan), Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (Minnesota), and Caden Pierce (Purdue) were also on the list.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
NO. 4 INDIANA HOPING TO JUMP START ITS SLUGGISH OFFENSE WHEN IT HOSTS SURPRISING MINNESOTA
The Indiana Hoosiers offense has suddenly stalled.
At Nebraska, a stagnant ground game produced only 65 yards. Against Ohio State, the inability to finish drives with touchdowns resulted in a 19-15 loss. And last week, at Michigan, Josh Hoover completed just eight passes for 81 yards before running for a 4-yard touchdown in overtime to the give Hoosiers a 13-6 victory.
So with a November run looming and the defending national champs hoping to make a third straight playoff appearance, the fourth-ranked Hoosiers want to find a solution Saturday when they face Minnesota and coach P.J. Fleck, who sees few flaws in his next foe.
“They’re two of the best (receivers) in the country on one team,” Fleck said. “That’s a luxury that they have, that they use, and they’re very good in the run game, too, which I don’t think they get enough credit for — how well and how hard (the receivers) block on the perimeter, which allows all their dynamic backs to come shooting out on the second level and finish runs.”
There are plenty of explanations for Indiana’s recent struggles.
Hoover injured his right arm in the loss to Ohio State and played through the pain against Michigan. The weary Hoosiers certainly can use next week’s bye after playing nine straight weeks, and perhaps fans have come to expect more from the typically high-scoring Hoosiers (7-1, 5-1 Big Ten) after the past two seasons.
But Indiana’s last three opponents also rely on strong, physical defenses, capable of making opponents one dimensional. Two-time Associated Press Coach of the Year Curt Cignetti believes Minnesota’s defense can play the same way.
“They get to the ball, they can play man, they can play zone, they can load the box on you if they have to,” Cignetti said. “They’ve got five-man pressures and six-man pressures, that’s where they try to keep you off balance. So they’re really good, and you’ve got to earn every yard, and you’ve got to earn every score.”
The result: Surprising Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) has won four of its last five and has already beaten three ranked foes this season. Can the Gophers produce similar results against Hoover — who Cignetti believes will be healthier and better this week — and against a foe looking for a midseason jump start?
“I think tempo, picking up the pace as fast as we can, really eliminating mistakes, eliminating the clutter so we can play at full speed out there and be fully decisive on the field,” Indiana offensive lineman Bray Lynch said, explaining what still needs to improve. “I think from Week 1 to now, you definitely see improvement there — even though we still need to make improvements (in those areas).”
Trophy season
The Gophers beat No. 15 Iowa last week, giving them simultaneous possession of rivalry trophies with the Hawkeyes, Michigan and Wisconsin for the first time since 1978.
“Just seeing the joy of all the fans, it was one of the best environments I’ve seen since I’ve been here,” quarterback Drake Lindsey said. “It was rocking. Just bringing home Floyd for the state of Minnesota and all the fans, it was an awesome feeling.”
Minnesota doesn’t have time to revel in the victory, though. In addition to Indiana, the Gophers host No. 7 UCLA and still have November matchups with No. 20 Northwestern and No. 25 Wisconsin, plus a trip to Penn State.
Numbers game
Indiana managed to avoid the first back-to-back losses of Cignetti’s three-year tenure by winning at Michigan for the first time since 1967. Now they return home where they came within a foot of extending their home winning streak to 20 against the Buckeyes.
Ohio State remains the only Big Ten team to beat Cignetti’s Hoosiers. Can the Gophers change that storyline in their first contest against Indiana since 2021 and just the third since 2008? Perhaps.
Holding the line
The key to last week’s win was the defense forcing four turnovers and an excellent performance by the defensive line against Iowa’s usually stout offensive line. Defensive end Anthony Smith, one of the team’s top NFL prospects, had his best game of the season, according to Fleck.
“I thought they got after it,” Fleck said. “When our d-line’s at their best, they’re active, they’re strong, they’re dominating their gap, they’re violent, disengaging, making plays, and then freeing up those backers. We’re going to need that this week.”
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INDIANA XC
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men’s and women’s cross country teams begin post season competition as they travel to Madison, Wisc. for the 2026 Big Ten Championship. The races are set to begin with the women’s 6K (11:35 EST) followed by the men’s 8K (12:35 EST) to determine this year’s conference champions.
MEET INFO.
Venue: Zimmerman Championship Course
Watch: Big Ten Network
Coverage: Follow Indiana T&F at iuhoosiers.com and on social media at @IndianaXCTF
UP NEXT
IUXC will close conference competition and prepare for the Great Lake Regional meet on Friday (Nov. 13) morning from East Lansing, Mich.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer prepares for their final match of the season on Friday (Oct. 30) night as they travel to University Park, Pa. to face off against No. 23 Penn State. The match is set to start at 7 pm ET from Jeffery Field.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (4-11-2, 1-9-1 B1G) at #23 Penn State
Friday, October 30, 2026 • 7 p.m. ET
Jeffery Field • University Park, Pa.
Broadcast: B1G+
Radio: N/A
ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
Penn State sits firmly in the Big Ten Tournament field with a 6-2-3 conference record. The Nittany lions hold conference wins over then No. 5 Michigan State, Rutgers, Oregon, USC, Maryland, and Minnesota. They are led by Aubrey Kulpa and Paige Kalal in scoring with eight and six goals, respectively.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers enter their final match of the season after suffering a loss to Rutgers.
Rutgers score twice in the first half with goals from Reilly McGlinn and Tommi Valente to take a 2-0 lead into halftime.
Lilia Calvert and McGlinn found second half goals for the Scarlet Knights to finish the game with a 4-0 defeat for the Hoosiers.
HOOSIER STATS
Maggie Ledwith and Bella Haggerty lead all Hoosiers with five and three goals scored, respectively, this season. Kennedy Neighbors, Piper Coffield, and Jenna Chatterton tie with two goals apiece, followed by Aleyna Quinn, Grace Hamm, and Amaya Falzarano with one goal each.
10 Hoosiers have recorded an assist this season, led by Kennedy neighbors with three. Ledwith, Chatterton, Grace Hamm, and Haden Vlcek follow with two assists each. Coffield earned her first assist on the year in the previous match. Emily Graham, Bella Haggerty, Paige Droner, Emma Ehret, Amaya Falzarano, and Ella Stanley have also added assists.
Ledwith and leads the Hoosiers in total points with 12 followed by Haggerty and Neighbors with seven each. Chatterton follows behind with six along with Coffield with five and Hamm with four points. Falazarano trails with three points while Aleyna Quinn, Grace, and Vlcek each have two points. Droner, Ehret, Stanley, and Graham round out the point total with one point apiece for the Hoosiers.
18 Hoosiers have recorded a shot this season. Ledwith leads the way with 33 shot attempts, followed by Hamm and Neighbors with 21 and 18, respectively. Droner follows behind with 14 while Graham and Coffield have tallied 12 each. Chatterton and Stanley have added 10 shots apiece, followed by Haggerty and Quinn with eight each and Ehret with seven.
The Hoosiers have seven field players that have crossed the 1,000 minute mark this season, lead by Neighbors and Coffield with nearly 1,500 minutes each. Satterfield has also logged over 1,300 minutes with starts in all 17 matches.
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INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– After wrapping up its home slate with a pair of losses to No. 19 Penn State and No. 1 Maryland, No. 15 Indiana Field Hockey will conclude its regular season in a road matchup against No.18 Rutgers at the Bauer Complex in Picastaway, N.J.
WEEKEND RECAP
Last weekend, the Hoosiers recorded back-to-back 1-0 losses against No. 19 Penn State and No. 1 Maryland.
On Friday afternoon against the Nittany Lions, Indiana held its opponent to no shots in the first quarter of play. The first half ended scoreless after strong defensive play on both ends of the field.
Penn State scored the first goal of the game in the third quarter. IU was unable to respond through the remainder of the contest, ending the match 1-0.
Sunday’s game against Maryland was the second time in the 2026 season that the Hoosiers have played a No. 1 ranked opponent. In similar fashion to Friday, it was a scoreless game going into the break.
After Maryland scored early in the third, Indiana was unable to find the momentum to knock the equalizer in the cage.
THE FINAL STRETCH
As the regular season concludes on Friday afternoon Indiana looks to improve on its 9-6 overall record and 4-3 conference record. With a win against Rutgers, a 5-win conference record will tie the 2015 season for the best B1G record all-time.
The Hoosiers have spent seven consecutive weeks ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Poll through the season, climbing up to a high-point of No. 11.
The regular season was highlighted by a 3-1 win against No. 2 ranked Iowa on the road to secure its ranking in the poll. After taking the next game against the Hawkeyes to a shootout, The Hoosiers came home to start a four-game win streak, including three conference wins.
Additionally, the game against Cornell was Indiana’s second time playing an Ivy League all-time. It secured the win to stay undefeated in play against the conference.
Indiana has secured a spot in the Big Ten Tournament next weekend in Columbus Ohio, with seeding and opponent dependent on B1G play through the weekend. They are tied sixth overall with Rutgers.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Indiana holds a 4-12 record against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in its all-time series history. The two last met in 2025 in Bloomington, where the Hoosiers fell 0-4. All IU wins have been at home, with the first two being back-to-back in 2015 (2-0) and 2016 (3-2). It didn’t see another win until 2022 (2-0) and again in 2024 (4-3.)
Rutgers is 4-3 in conference play in its 2026 campaign. The Scarlet Knights last faced off against No. 2 Northwestern on Oct. 25, where they got defeated 2-1. They also recorded losses against No. 2 Maryland (3-0) and Penn State (1-0.)
Three of its wins against conference opponents were taken into overtime play. They notched victories against Ohio State in a shootout (3-2) and took No. 18 Michigan (3-2) and Iowa (4-3) into extra minutes. Rutgers also defeated Michigan State (4-0.)
The Scarlet Knights’ offense is led by Olivia Fraticelli who has totaled 13 goals on the season with one assist.
Goalkeeper Emily Nicholls has allowed 30 goals and has notched 77 saves , playing in 17 total games.
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 15 goals, with three coming from the game against Northwestern on Oct. 16.
Inés Garcia Prado leads the team with eight total assists.
Indiana sits at 241 total shots, with 140 being on goal.
Indiana is ranked fifth in the B1G. Stutte sits at sixth in the conference for total shots and for total shots on goal. Stutte and Arroyo Cabezudo are 10th and 11th, respectively, for total goals scored. Garcia Prado is ranked seventh for total assists.
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 travelled 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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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It’s closing time. The Big Ten regular season is down to two matches, and Indiana men’s soccer (12-1-3, 5-1-2 B1G) controls its destiny going into its final conference road match Friday (Oct. 28) night at UCLA (8-2-5, 3-2-3 B1G). But Washington and Michigan State remain in the hunt, tied with IU at 17 points atop the league table.
Kickoff is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET from Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Fans can watch the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
KICKING OFF
• After a 13-match unbeaten run to start the season, Indiana hit a middling run of form the last couple of weeks, going 1-1-1 in its last three matches: a 1-0 defeat at Rutgers, a bounce back 1-0 win at Ohio State and a 0-0 draw versus Northwestern last Friday. Still, IU has remained consistent defensively with consecutive clean sheets. The Hoosiers have yet to allow multiple goals in a match this season.
• Friday’s match marks Indiana’s fourth ranked matchup of the season. The Hoosiers come in unbeaten against Top 25 opponents at 2-0-1, having defeated No. 16 Washington (1-0) and No. 4 Maryland (3-1) and tied at No. 12 Wisconsin (1-1) earlier this season. As both teams have high RPI ratings, this match promises consequences beyond the Big Ten table, as teams try to bolster their NCAA resumes ahead of the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, Nov. 16.
• Indiana’s only chance to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title on Friday requires a win, plus losses from both Washington and Michigan State.
ABOUT THE BRUINS
• UCLA is coming off a 3-1 victory against San Diego on Sunday. However, the Bruins also tied Northwestern, 0-0, in their last Big Ten match.
• The Bruins remain unbeaten at home, defending Wallis Annenberg Stadium with a 6-0-2 mark this season.
• Jaime Amaro (6 goals, 5 assists), Diego Castano (7 goals, 1 assist) and Shakir Nixon (5 goals, 2 assists) have accounted for a majority of UCLA’s production this season. The Bruins average 2.3 goals per game, compared to a 1.3 goals against average.
• Head coach Ryan Jorden leads UCLA in his eighth season, carrying a 64-48-28 record during his time in Westwood as well as a 166-121-45 career record in 18 seasons as a head coach.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has won seven of the last eight meetings in the series with UCLA, including their first two meetings as Big Ten rivals each of the last two seasons.
• Last season, the two teams put on a six-goal thriller. ending in a 4-2 Indiana home victory. Clay Murador had a career night with a goal and two assists. Easton Bogard had a goal, and Alex Barger an assist in the match.
• Josh Maher assisted Indiana’s first goal in IU’s 2024 2-1 road victory that kicked off the Big Ten series. His brother, Jack Maher, delivered a 104th-minute golden goal in 2019.
• Indiana’s two greatest attendance marks have come for matches against UCLA – A record 7,720 fans on September 1, 2013, that leaped the crowd of 7,423 from September 2, 2007.
• Indiana and UCLA have met in the NCAA Tournament four times; three times in the semifinals (1994, 1997 1999) and once in the quarterfinals (2003). IU won three of those matches, twice on its way to national championships (1999, 2003).
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INDIANA MEN’S SWIMMING
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Van is the standard.
Indiana swimming and diving alum, director operations and pro athlete Van Mathias broke the 100-meter breaststroke world record Thursday (Oct. 29) night at USA Swimming Short Course World Championship Trials inside the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, California.
Mathias touched in 55.14 and eclipsed Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich’s previous world record of 55.28 from 2021. In prelims Thursday morning, Mathias set the American and U.S. Open records with a time of 55.48 and has now set the national standard in both the short course and long course 100m breaststroke events. Between Mathias and former IU swimmer Lilly King, Hoosiers own eight American records in breaststroke events.
It’s Mathias’ first individual world record, second overall. He helped the United States set the world standard in the 4×100-meter medley relay (3:36.70) this summer at the Pan Pacific Championships.
With Friday night’s winning performance, Mathias will represent the United States at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) 2026, December 1-6 in Beijing.
Mathias was an All-American swimmer at IU from 2018-23 before becoming the program’s director of operations ahead of its 2024-25 collegiate season. He returned to competitive swimming during the summer of 2025 and has set two world records and five American records since.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue senior forward Caden Pierce is 1-of-20 players selected to the Karl Malone Award watch list, announced today by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and given annually to the nation’s top power forward.
Pierce is one of five Big Ten players named on the list, joined by Minnesota’s Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Michigan’s J.P. Estrella, Illinois’ David Mirkovic and Indiana’s Aiden Sherrell.
This marks the second year that Pierce has been on the Malone Award watch list, after being on the list in 2025, while at Princeton.
Pierce arrived at Purdue as one of the most sought-after transfers in the country after starting 89 of 90 career games for the Tigers. As a sophomore during the 2023-24 season, Pierce was selected as the Ivy League Player of the Year after averaging 16.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 54.6 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from 3-point range, leading the Tigers to a 24-5 record and an Ivy League regular-season title. He was one of just six underclassmen in the last 40 years to average at least 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the field.
Pierce was named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year watch list before the 2024-25 season and was the USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Week in Dec. 2024 after leading the Tigers to an 83-82 win over Rutgers with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
As a freshman in 2022-23, Pierce played a vital role in the Tigers advancing to the Sweet 16, averaging 8.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game en route to Ivy League Rookie of the Year accolades. In a round of 32 triumph over Missouri, Pierce had nine points and 16 rebounds to help move the Tigers into the second weekend.
Pierce was selected as a six-time Ivy League Player of the Week and four-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week. He was one of five players in Princeton history to tally at least 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in a career, and is the only active player in the country to have at least 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 200 career assists in under 100 games.
Pierce and the Boilermakers will open the 2026-27 season on Monday against Gonzaga in Las Vegas.
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers (14-6, 7-4 Big Ten) rounded out a perfect three-match homestand with a victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-13, 1-10 Big Ten) in Holloway Gymnasium 25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 25-14.
Coming off a week of leading the Big Ten in aces/set, Purdue posted nine service aces, tying the most for the program in conference play this year. Sienna Foster’s tough serving led Purdue on a scoring run, posting 12 consecutive serves in the final frame for Purdue to pull away from a score of 8-8 to 19-8. In the run, Foster registered two aces, tying Anderson and Schara for the lead.
Kate Hansen stuffed the stat sheet in the victory, hitting an errorless six-for-nine at a .667% clip, a performance which extended her existing errorless streak to eight consecutive sets, dating back to 10/23 vs. #20 Minnesota. The senior added a Big Ten-high and team-leading six blocks, along with five digs and one service ace to the night.
Taylor Anderson moved up two spots on the Purdue Top-10 career assists list, passing Annette Bauer (4,568 assists, 1981-84) and Taryn Catlin (4,584 assists, 1996-99) to land in the No. 4 spot. The setter added 36 assists to her career total of 4,596, while also recording four kills and six digs.
Three Boilermakers reached double-digit kills in the showing, Lameen Mambu (13), Grace Heaney (11), Addy Tindall (10). Heaney added 10 digs to register her fifth double-double and seventh time having 10+ digs in a match this season.
Elle Schara has recorded at least one service ace in five of the last six matches. The freshman finished the match against the Scarlet Knights with two service aces and nine digs.
The Purdue defense tallied 10 blocks against Rutgers, with five stuffs coming in the final frame, holding the Scarlet Knights to a .154% clip for the match. Six different Boilermakers (Hansen, Mambu, Heaney, Dior Charles, Anderson, and Tindall) had a hand in the Boiler-block effort.
With the win, Purdue has won six of its last seven matches, with the lone loss coming to undefeated No. 1 Nebraska. The match also marked just the second four-setter of the season, and first win in four frames.
UP NEXT
The No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers head east to take on the No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions in a Halloween matchup. The match is set to be played at 12:30 p.m. ET on October 31 in University Park, Pennsylvania and available for streaming on B1G+.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers (14-2-2, 8-2-1 Big Ten) will play their final match of the regular-season against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-4-10, 1-3-7 Big Ten) on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at Folk Field.
The Boilermakers are coming off two rivalry wins on last week’s road trip at Indiana and Northwestern. Jaiden Anderson was honored as Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts, scoring three goals on the week en route to breaking the Purdue single-season goals record (17).
Purdue is in the Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) national rankings for the third-straight week, receiving their highest ranking of the season at No. 18. The Boilermakers also checked in at No. 10 in the TopDrawer Soccer poll. This is Purdue’s highest ranking since the 2021 season.
A win on Friday would set a program record with nine regular season conference wins on the year. The previous record was set in the 2007 season and tied in the 2021 season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Nebraska holds a 1-3-7 record in conference play this season. They are coming off a 1-2 loss to No. 10 UCLA and five consecutive scoreless draws prior to that game. The Cornhuskers’ last win came against No. 20 Michigan in a 1-0 win at Ann Arbor. Nebraska is tied for third in the Big Ten for goals allowed, with just eight goals allowed in their 11 conference games this season, trailing only No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 UCLA with five goals allowed each.
SERIES HISTORY
The Boilermakers have faced Nebraska 16 times in their history with a 5-10-1 overall record including a 3-3-1 record in West Lafayette. Purdue is searching for their first win in the series since 2021 when the Boilermakers won 3-1 in Lincoln. Friday will mark the second time that Purdue has entered the match ranked. The first matchup with a ranked Purdue came in the first ever meeting between the two teams, when No. 24 Purdue lost 4-1 against a No. 3 ranked Nebraska in 2000.
PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE
Join Purdue for a Halloween celebration with a costume contest and free popcorn boxes for early-arriving fans while supplies last. There will also be trick-or-treating with the team after the match. Fans are reminded that costumes with masks and weaponry are not permitted.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NO. 5 NOTRE DAME SEEKS A RESET AGAINST NAVY AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL LOSS AT BYU
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Notre Dame spent its bye last week recovering from the sting of losing its first game of the season to then-No. 8 BYU in controversial fashion.
After slipping to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, the Fighting Irish (6-1) are hoping to get back on track Saturday when they continue their long-running series with Navy (2-5) in a neutral site matchup at Gillette Stadium, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots.
Notre Dame has won eight consecutive games in the series, with Navy’s last win coming in 2016.
Irish coach Marcus Freeman said this week isn’t simply about turning the page about what went wrong in Utah.
“It was important that we had to own our mistakes, our shortcomings, own our performance, and not just move on,” Freeman said. “I reminded our guys, sometimes you’ve got to lose to win. There are lessons in losing that if you learn from them, it’ll help you be better prepared for the next opportunity that presents itself.”
It’s why the Irish aren’t at all looking past a Midshipmen team that has struggled, but presents a difficult option-spread style that can be difficult for those who haven’t seen it. Navy comes in ranked third in the nation in rushing, averaging 307.7 yards per game.
“I’m just making sure all the younger guys are ready, making sure all the older guys are on their stuff,” fifth-year linebacker Jaylen Sneed said. “It’s about eyes alignment and technique. That’s a big thing that we focus on for Navy.”
After posting seasons of 11 and 10 wins under fourth-year coach Brian Newberry, Navy is coming off back-to-back American Conference losses to Texas-San Antonio and North Texas.
In last week’s setback to the Mean Green, the Midshipmen yielded four scores of 50-plus yards, including a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 63-yard fumble return for another score.
Newberry said Navy’s current losing streak to the Irish isn’t a topic that would be brought up much this week.
“You hate to put that kind of pressure on our guys,” Newberry said. “The message that I’m going to give to our team (this week) is, let’s go try to win one play at a time. Each play is a life of its own and let’s go try to win that play, then move on to the next. … We’re going to have to play extremely well and hopefully catch some breaks and the ball bounces our way a couple of times.”
Navy’s last win over a ranked Notre Dame team has been even longer
The last time the Midshipmen beat a ranked Fighting Irish team was on Nov. 7, 2009, when they defeated 19th-ranked Notre Dame 23-21 in South Bend, Indiana.
Traore’s lesson
Notre Dame’s defense took a big hit early when Fighting Irish sack leader Boubacar Traore was ejected for targeting five plays into the BYU game, which ended up being a 28-24 loss for Notre Dame.
“Boubacar is a playmaker,” Freeman said of the 6-foot-5, 253-pound senior who is getting plenty of attention from NFL scouts. “Losing him … I told him I think he’s worth seven points at least. Him not being on the field, it hurts our team. And in my mind, like if he’s on the field, there’s at least one less touchdown being scored.”
Freeman said the lesson of losing playing time has been learned.
“There’s no need to yell and scream at him,” Freeman said. “It’s, ‘Hey Boubacar, do you ever want to sit out another game like that?’ ‘No.’ Let’s make sure we learn from that play. Hit him in the strike zone, and that’s the greatest thing about pulling playing time is that he’s going to do whatever it takes to make sure he doesn’t miss another play.”
Tackling improvement
Sneed said he was haunted by his 3.6 missed tackle rate from the 2025 season.
“That was my biggest thing coming into the season,” Sneed said. “I’ve gotten a couple of NFL draft grades back, and that was probably one of the biggest things that I saw on there, like, ‘he misses too many tackles.’
“That just hit me somewhere in my heart, because I’m a linebacker at the end of the day. I worked on getting better. I worked on my with my trainer at home on how to tackle in space. This year I just want to show the world that I can do it.”
Sneed made seven tackles at BYU and has 28 for the season (second on the team). He has 135 career tackles.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ATLANTA – Senior guard Hannah Hidalgo has been named to the 2026-27 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watch List, adding to her growing list of preseason honors ahead of her senior campaign.
The Merchantville, New Jersey native has already been named the ACC Preseason Player of the Year, an AP Preseason All-American and to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List so far this month.
Hidalgo, who was the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year last year, put 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 against Villanova at noon ET on Nov. 1 at the Eternal City Tip-Off in Rome, Italy.
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame volleyball returns to Purcell Pavilion this weekend for a pair of ACC matchups, taking on Georgia Tech Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET before a Sunday clash against Clemson at 1:00 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Friday marks the 17th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have won the previous four matchups. Notre Dame’s last win over Georgia Tech was on October 1, 2021, but haven’t beat the Yellow Jackets in South Bend since October 6, 2019.
The 19th matchup between Notre Dame and Clemson will take place Sunday. The Irish lead the series 12-6, including a 10-5 record in ACC play. Notre Dame has won the last two meetings, including last year’s five set win on November 21, 2025. Lily Fenton had 22 assists in that win while Mae Kordas and Anna Bjork both tallied eight kills each.
Friday night’s game will feature a Notre Dame volleyball Halloween t-shirt giveaway, as well as a trick or treating opportunity following the game with select Irish players. Sunday marks the third edition of this season’s poster series, with postgame autographs following the match.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
The ninth-ranked University of Notre Dame women’s soccer team (8-1-6, 6-1-1) continued its late-season surge and began a two-game road swing in California with a 2-1 victory over California (4-7-5, 1-5-2) at Edwards Stadium in Berkley, California, Thursday night.
The Irish earned their fourth-straight victory and are 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
Notre Dame started the goal scoring at 23:53 when Bristol Kersch gathered a ball outside the 18-yard box, circled toward the middle of the field and looked to either shoot or center the ball toward the Cal goal box. The shot glanced off a Bear defender and ended up in the back of the net.
Izzy Engle provided the game-winning goal when she earned a penalty kick at 56:33 and buried the chance past the goalkeeper.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame maintained heavy ball pressure throughout the match and earned its first scoring opportunity around the 11-minute mark. Morgan Roy, who controlled the early part of the match on the right side of the field, played a great pass through to Engle who just missed wide left.
Nine minutes later a Notre Dame throw-in found Charlie Codd at the top of the box and her shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
The own-goal from Cal was forced by pressure from Kirsch down the left side. She centered the ball and Engle just missed a shot attempt with her back heel. Kirsch chased the ball down in the corner, moved back toward midfield and her shot or pass glanced off a Cal defender into the net.
Just before halftime, Reese Canada took a throw-in, moved up the right side, then cut back to the middle and unleashed a shot at the top of the box that was just to the right of the post.
Cal’s lone scoring chance of the first half was a short and soft header that Sonoma Kasica easily controlled at her line.
The home team came out aggressive in the second half and controlled possession for the first few minutes after the break. The Irish were able to move the ball into scoring position when LIly Joseph played a short pass through to Engle. The Irish forward fought off three Cal defenders, then was sandwiched just inside the penalty area by two Bear players. The quick call for a penalty kick was reviewed, upheld and Engle drove home an unsavable shot in the left side of the goal.
The junior forward now has a team-best eight goals so far this season (in just 10 matches played) and cards her fourth-straight match with a goal.
Notre Dame continued to pressure in the second half. An Abby Mills header needed a save at 68:12 and a few minutes later a Joseph shot from just outside the six-yard box was blocked clear.
Cal’s goal came at 82:10 when Reese Doherty earned a free kick outside the 18-yard box on the left sideline. She laid the ball into the scoring area and Cal Van More was able to barely get her head on it, adjust the flight of the ball and find the back of the net.
The Irish would control possession in the game’s final five minutes to claim the victory.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’ SOCCER
NOTRE DAME vs. DUKE – Friday, October 30 at 7:00 PM
Location: South Bend, IN | Alumni Stadium
WATCH ON ACCNX
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-5-3, 3-4-0) are set to host the Duke Blue Devils (7-8-1, 1-5-1) on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 PM for the final regular season match this year.
The Irish are 3-0-2 in their last five matches at home against the Blue Devils. Their last win over Duke was at Alumni Stadium on Oct. 7, 2023, where the Irish claimed a 1-0 victory.
The Irish and Blue Devils did not face each other last season.
The Irish lead the overall series against the Blue Devils with a record of 11-6-2 and are 7-0-2 when playing them at home at Alumni Stadium.
TROPEANO AND CAPRETTO – THE FRESHMAN DUO
• Freshmen forwards Tristan Tropeano and Michael Capretto have combined for eight of Notre Dame’s 21 goals this season.
• Tropeano leads the Irish with five goals, while Capretto has scored three goals so far this season.
• They’ve combined for 22 of Notre Dame’s 59 points.
IN THE LAST MATCH AT ALUMNI
• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Boston College Eagles in a 2-0 victory in their last match at Alumni Stadium.
• Sophomores Ren Sylvester and Luke Burton each recorded their first goals of the season in the win and freshman Michael Capretto finished with a career-high two assists on the night.
• Freshman Tristan Tropeano also recorded an assist as he continues to lead the Irish in scoring with five goals and 11 points.
• Junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly recorded his third clean sheet of the season and ninth career shutout.
#20 IRISH TAKE DOWN #1 STANFORD ON THE ROAD
• The No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish battled to a gritty 3-1 victory at No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Irish advanced to a perfect 2-0 in the ACC with impressive wins at No. 17 Clemson and at No. 1 Stanford to start conference play.
• This is just Notre Dame’s third win over a top-ranked team in program history.
• This was Coach Riley’s first win over a No. 1 (he was 0-1 vs. the top team, a 2020 ACC Semifinal loss to Pitt).
2026 CAPTAINS
• McFarland Family Men’s Head Soccer Coach Chad Riley announced that senior midfielder Nolan Spicer, junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly, and senior midfielder Leo Brummell will serve as captains of the 2026 Notre Dame men’s soccer program this year.
• Spicer was a 2025 All-ACC Third Team honoree as the midfielder led the Irish in assists with seven (career high) and was tied for seventh in the ACC in total assists last season. He was also second on the team in points (11) off two goals and seven assists.
• Kelly started in all 20 matches for the Irish last season where he totaled 71 saves, allowing 25 goals for a .740 save percentage on the season. He finished the season with six clean sheets and recorded five or more saves in seven matches.
• Brummell is a senior midfielder, joining the Irish roster in the spring of 2025 as he now serves a captain in the 2026 season.
THE CHAD RILEY ERA
• McFarland Family Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chad Riley is in his eighth season in charge of the Notre Dame men’s soccer program in 2025.
• Riley became the first head coach in program history to lead the Fighting Irish to two College Cup appearances, coming during the 2021 and 2023 seasons.
• Notre Dame has captured both an ACC regular season and tournament title under his direction, both firsts in program history.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
Butler (1-8-3, 1-2-2 BIG EAST) vs. DePaul (5-4-5, 2-2-2 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 31
Time: 7PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: butlersports.com (statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+
The Butler men’s soccer team hosts DePaul for a Saturday evening match at the Sellick Bowl. The Bulldogs are coming off a loss to No. 8 Creighton, while the Blue Demons most recently defeated Seton Hall 3-1 on the road.
Prior to the match, Butler will honor seven individuals as part of senior recognition ceremonies. Lou-Kent Bosc and Manolo Ferreres were presented formally earlier this season when family and friends were able to be present. On Saturday, Brooks Boersma, Luca Raso, Nikolas Juarez, Jameson Metz and Sami Marcu (manager) along with their family members will be recognized.
· Bulldog Bits
(as of Wednesday, 10/28/26)
· Brooks Boersma ranks fifth in the BIG EAST and 84th nationally with 3.50 saves per match. His 42 saves rank seventh in the conference.
· Brendan Cunningham is seventh in the conference with 2.20 shots per match.
Saturday (10/24) at No. 8 Creighton
· The Bulldogs’ lone goal came off a corner kick in the 61st minute. The delivery from the left flag by Nacho de Miguel was headed off the far post and into the back of the net by a leaping Kiel Higginson.
· Higginson’s goal was the first of his collegiate career and represented his first two points.
· de Miguel also tallied his first career point with his assist.
· Three additional Bulldogs – Luca Raso, Finn Moran and Chace Crismale – put a shot on frame in the match.
· Boersma and Higginson have each started all 12 matches this season.
Butler This Season
Goals: 6 (0.50 per match)
Assists: 8
Shots on Goal: 41-97 (.423)
Points Leader: Finn Moran 5 (2g, 1a)
GK Saves: 42 (.636 SV%)
Looking at DePaul
Head Coach: Mark Plotkin (Ninth Season)
Goals: 25 (1.79 per match)
Assists: 36
Shots on Goal: 68-221 (.321)
Points Leader: Noeh Hernandez 19 (6g, 7a)
GK Saves: 55 (.663 SV%)
Series: Butler leads, 9-3-6
Streak: Butler, W1
Most Recent: Oct. 3, 2025 (Chicago) Butler 4, DePaul 0
· DePaul won the 2024 match 5-3 in Indianapolis.
· The teams tied three times from 2021-2023.
· Butler leads 5-1-4 in the most recent 10 contests and 6-3-5 in BIG EAST competition dating to 2013.
· Butler held the edge 2-0-2 in matches from 1989-2009.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
Butler opens the 2026-27 regular season and the Ronald Nored Era officially Monday night, hosting Lafayette at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler is 88-6 in their last 94 home games against non-conference teams.
Butler Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Lafayette Leopards (0-0, 0-0 Patriot)
Monday, Nov. 2 • 7PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.
TV/Stream: ESPN+ • Anthony Mazzini & Joey Brunk
Radio/Audio: Fuego 92.7FM, Butler Sports App, SiriusXM App 985 & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
The Series: First Meeting
• When Butler won the 2006 NIT Season Tip-Off, the Bulldogs and Lafayette were both assigned to the Indianapolis pod. Butler defeated Notre Dame and Indiana to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden without playing the Leopards.
• Monday will be Butler’s first match-up against Lafayette but the Bulldogs are 7-2 all-time against current members of the Patriot League. That dates back to a win over Boston U during the 1937-38 season and the most recent tip came against Bucknell in 2016 (a win at Hinkle Fieldhouse).
Not to be ‘Ig-NORED’
• Butler’s preseason included three exhibitions, a win over Indiana State and losses to Indiana and Ohio State.
• Jalen Jackson scored a total of 63 points in 82 combined minutes during the preseason, making 23 of his 42 attempts from the field (55 percent).
• Jackson scored a game-high 27 points at Ohio State Oct. 25 in the team’s final exhibition tip. The graduate student scored at least 17 points in each of the three preseason games.
• Jackson was one of five Bulldogs to reach double figures in at least one of the exhibitions, joining Jordan Ellerbee (twice), Drayton Jones, Treyson Anderson, and Eduardo Klafke.
• Utilizing 19 offensive rebounds, Butler held a 42-33 advantage on the boards over Ohio State Oct. 25; seven Bulldogs had four or more rebounds, led by Jones with seven.
• Jones had a game-high nine rebounds in the Oct. 18 exhibition win over Indiana State; he averaged 6.3 rebounds per game during the three preseason games. Anderson and Klafke also averaged more than 5.0 rebounds per game during exhibition play.
• The Bulldogs held a 46-20 advantage in points in the paint and out-rebounded visiting Indiana State, 44-29, in the Oct. 18 win.
• Samu Adler missed four weeks (and the team’s first two exhibitions) with a broken finger on his left hand. He made his Butler debut in the Oct. 25 exhibition at Ohio State, handing out a game-high five assists to go along with four rebounds.
• Ellerbee scored 16 points in the exhibition opener against Indiana Oct. 11 and followed that with 14 points in the Oct. 18 exhibition win over Indiana State.
• Nored was hired in March at his alma mater after spending the last decade on NBA coaching staffs.
• Butler’s roster has four players from Indiana, five players from five other states, and a total of six international players from five different countries.
• The Bulldogs return five players from last season’s roster, headlined by Jones and Jackson.
• Jones was one of two Bulldogs to start all 32 games during the 2025-26 season. He led the team by shooting 59 percent from the field last season.
• Jackson led the Bulldogs to a 5-1 start in 2025-26 before his season was ended due to surgery on his left ankle.
• Butler’s 10 newcomers include five NCAA transfers, three international players who have yet to play NCAA basketball, and two domestic freshmen.
• Butler’s non-conference regular season schedule includes five power conference opponents: on the road at North Carolina and Boise State, on a neutral court against Nebraska and Georgia Tech, and at home against Pittsburgh.
• Butler’s regular season schedule currently includes 10 games against teams in the AP Top 25 or receiving votes in the preseason poll (in addition to exhibition opponents Ohio State and Indiana, who are both receiving votes)
• Butler will play 20 BIG EAST games, facing all 10 conference opponents both at Hinkle Fieldhouse and on the road.
• Asim Djulovic starred for Mega Superbet in the AdmiralBet ABA and KLS leagues in his native Serbia. He averaged 12.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Adler led his Salon Vilpas team to the Korisliiga league title in his native Finland, earning Player of the Year honors while also being named Finals MVP. He averaged 16.3 points per game during the season.
• Adler played on the Finland National Team in both Feb./March and July, 2026 in qualifying rounds for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
• Three of the team’s incoming transfers averaged double figures last season: Treyson Anderson at North Dakota State, Jordan Ellerbee at Florida Gulf Coast, and Christian Moore at The Citadel; the other two transfers arrive from power conference programs: Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) and Samis Calderon (Kansas).
• Anderson shot 36 percent from three-point range and was third in the Summit League in blocked shots during the 2025-26 campaign at NDSU.
• Ellerbee set the freshman season scoring record at FGCU (446 points), which included a 42-point game against Kennesaw State Nov. 26, 2025.
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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER
DAYTON, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team will hit the road one final time for the 2026 season on Friday (Oct. 30) when the Jaguars trek to Wright State (6-7-2, 4-3-1 HL) for a 7:00 p.m. kick on ESPN+. Wright State had its three-game winning streak snapped with a 1-0 road loss at Robert Morris last week while the Jaguars are coming off a tough 2-1 road loss at Green Bay.
Head coach Keegan Boom’s team tried to play road spoiler at Green Bay and pulled even on a Jayden Quezada goal in the game’s 31st minute before yielding the game-winning free kick in the 66th minute. Quezada netted his first score of the year off an assist from rookie Cobe Hamler. Senior Jose Antonio Herrera leads the team in goals with five while Santiago Sanchez and Hamler have a team-high two assists. Rookie goalkeeper Peter Field has been the team’s No. 1 keeper with a 1.56 goals against average and .756 save percentage.
Herrera, Sanchez and junior midfielder Jai Dindiyal are the only three Jaguars to have started all 14 matches while three others – Jago Thompson-Roberts, Luke Gonda and Noah Kummrow – have started 13 times along the back line. Herrera, Sanchez and Thomas Weinrich pace the IU Indy attack, each having attempted at least 20 shots on the season.
QUOTABLE
“Today is another really good performance from the boys. We have hit the posts multiple times and are very close to getting a positive result. We are learning tough lessons in every game, but the group remains optimistic with the ability we continue to show. Next up is a good Wright State side that we will be excited to play against,” Boom said following the 2-1 loss at Green Bay.
KNOW YOUR FOE
Wright State is 6-7-2 overall and 4-3-1 in Horizon League play. The Raiders are 3-2-1 in six home games with wins over Green Bay, Cleveland State and Ohio Northern. For the season, Wright State has 25 goals scored with 17 different players having at least one. Cairo Duarte and Gabe Gotting have three apiece and Djafar Albadawi has a team-high four assists. In goal, Alex Normandeau has started 11 times and owns a 1.36 goals against average and 5-4-2 record.
SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is 8-19-1 all-time against Wright State in soccer, but 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings. IU Indy won last year’s matchup by a 2-1 score in Indy, including a game-winning tally from Jago Thompson-Roberts.
UP NEXT
The Jags will close out the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 3 when they host Detroit Mercy at Carroll Stadium at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS — IU Indy volleyball made history at James T. Morris Arena on Thursday night, earning its first victory in the venue with a four-set win over Northern Kentucky. The Jaguars defeated the Norse 25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21 to improve to 11-13 overall and 6-5 in Horizon League play.
IU Indy set the tone in the opening set, hitting .289 and limiting Northern Kentucky to a .079 attack percentage in a 25-18 win. The Norse responded in the second, taking a 25-21 set to even the match.
The Jaguars regained the lead with a pivotal 25-23 win in the third. They then delivered their most efficient offensive performance of the night in the fourth set, recording 21 kills with just two errors on 42 attempts. IU Indy hit .452 in the set to close out the match, 25-21.
In the fourth, Amanda Stephens came through with key kills during IU Indy’s closing push. Grace Purichia set Stephens for the match-ending kill, sealing the 25-21 set and the Jaguars’ first win at James T. Morris Arena.
Bailey Sinish paced the Jaguars with 20 kills and 20 points. Jillian Tippmann added 16 kills and three block assists, while Stephens contributed 14 kills, hit .448 and recorded four blocks, including one solo block. Chloe Macias also made an impact at the net, finishing with two solo blocks and two block assists.
Laura Roeder led IU Indy with 21 digs, and setter Grace Purichia distributed 55 assists. The Jaguars finished with 62 kills and a .266 team attack percentage, holding Northern Kentucky to a .179 mark.
IU Indy will return to the road Saturday, October 31, to face Purdue Fort Wayne.
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BALL STATE SWIMMING
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s swimming & diving team opens Missouri Valley Conference action on Oct. 30 as the squad welcomes Miami (OH) to Lewellen Aquatic Center. Competition is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Strong Opening Week for the Cardinals
Multiple Cardinals turned in strong performances as Ball State opened the 2026-27 campaign on Oct. 22 at IU Indy. Despite falling 210-160, the Cardinals earned six event victories and 18 top-three finishes before placing third overall with 424.5 points at the Indiana Intercollegiate two days later.
William Raches, George Patterson, Aidan Biddle and AJ Friend each earned individual victories against the Jaguars, while also combining to win the 400 medley relay (3:14.64). Raches claimed the 100 backstroke (49.38), Patterson won the 200 freestyle (1:38.33), Biddle took the 100 breaststroke (54.56) and Friend placed atop the 200 butterfly (1:48.94).
Raches and Patterson continued their strong starts at the Indiana Intercollegiate, with Raches placing second in the 100 freestyle (44.35) and Patterson finishing third in the 200 freestyle (1:37.78) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (44.75). Friend added a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle (20.38), while Biddle placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (54.50).
Ball State also received a record-breaking performance on the diving boards from Zach Shaddy. After winning the 1-meter competition at IU Indy with a score of 347.85, Shaddy scored 394.75 on 3-meter at the Indiana Intercollegiate to place third and shatter his previous program record of 365.70. Shaddy also placed second on 3-meter (336.30) against the Jaguars, while Ryan Farmer added a pair of top-five finishes on 3-meter over the opening week.
Following the strong opening to the campaign, Ball State swept the MVC’s weekly awards, as Shaddy was named MVC Diver of the Week and Raches earned MVC Swimmer of the Week.
History Versus the RedHawks
Ball State and Miami (OH) have met in 22 documented dual meets dating back to 2002, with the RedHawks holding a 21-1 advantage in the all-time series. The Cardinals’ lone victory came in the first documented meeting on Nov. 2, 2002, when Ball State earned a 146-97 win in Muncie. The two programs most recently met on Jan. 16, 2026, in Oxford, with Miami earning a 163.5-135.5 victory.
Live results for Friday’s meet are available on Meet Mobile.
In the MVC Rankings
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have 17 student-athletes ranked in scoring positions in their respective events heading into this weekend’s meets.
Men’s Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MVC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 3rd – AJ Friend (20.38), 6th – Leo Gustavsson (20.70), 15th – Zack Vervlied (21.08), 16th – Kade Opsal (21.13)
100 Freestyle: 1st – William Raches (44.35), 5th – George Patterson (44.75), 12th – Zack Vervlied (45.98), 14th – Lochlan Huerth (46.15, 16th – Leo Gustavsson (46.20)
200 Freestyle: 2nd – George Patterson (1:37.78), 8th – Malcolm Slater (1:40.26), 12th – William Raches (1:41.32), 15th – Anthony Korchnak (1:41.69)
500 Freestyle: 15th – Malcolm Slater (4:39.94)
1000 Freestyle: 7th – Malcolm Slater (9:27.33), 14th – Seth Blossom (9:45.55)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: 6th – William Raches (49.38), 13th – Anthony Korchnak (50.05), 14th – Colin Walrond (50.16)
200 Backstroke: 9th – Anthony Korchnak (1:49.43), 13th – Ike Ruszkowski (1:50.74)
100 Breaststroke: 3rd – Aidan Biddle (54.50), 10th – Ike Ruszkowski (56.73), 16th – Brogan Wilson (57.43)
200 Breaststroke: 5th – Aidan Biddle (2:03.66)
100 Butterfly: 3rd – AJ Friend (47.91), 13th – Henry Ko (50.23)
200 Butterfly: 5th – AJ Friend (1:49.89), 6th – Henry Ko (1:49.89), 12th Luke Pryor (1:52.90)
200 IM: 6th – Ike Ruszkowski (1:53.11), 11th – Nathan Harper (1:55.24)
400 IM: 13th – Ike Ruszkowski (4:13.48)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1st – Ball State (1:20.98)
400 Freestyle Relay: N/A
800 Freestyle Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: 3rd – Ball State (1:28.03)
400 Medley Relay: 2nd – Ball State (3:14.64)
From the Diving Boards
Fourth year Zach Shaddy currently leads the Cardinals on the 1M board (347.85) and 3M board (394.75).
Zach Shaddy (4th) – 347.85* on 1M / 394.75* on 3M
Ryan Farmer (2nd) – 254.60 on 1M / 337.75* on 3M
Emilio Perez (3rd) – 273.08 on 1M / 295.13 on 3M
Mitchell Mauck (3rd) – 266.63 on 1M / 242.40 on 3M
NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Marks: 300 on 1M / 320 on 3M
EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up five individual event wins, and one relay win so far this season.
2026-27 Men’s Individual Event Winners (5)
1 – George Patterson (2nd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 200 Freestyle (1:38.33)
1 – William Raches (4th)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 100 Backstroke (48.38)
1 – Aidan Biddle (4th)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 100 Breaststroke (54.56)
1 – AJ Friend (3rd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 200 Butterfly (1:48.94)
1 – Zach Shaddy (4th)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 1-Meter Diving (347.85)
2026-27 Men’s Relay Winners (1)
1 – 400 Medley Relay
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: Raches, Biddle, Friend, Patterson (3:14.64)
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MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women’s swimming & diving team opens Mid-American Conference action as the squad welcomes Miami (OH) to Lewellen Aquatic Center on Oct. 30. Competition is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Hot Start to the 2026-27 Season
Several Cardinals turned in standout performances as Ball State opened the 2026-27 campaign on Oct. 22 with a victory at IU Indy (235-132) before placing second with 507 points at the Indiana Intercollegiate two days later. Anna Keen led the Cardinals with three individual event wins over the two meets, while also contributing to a pair of relay victories. Naomi Haines, Haley Johnson and Eryn McMahon earned their first collegiate individual victories, with Haines claiming the 100 butterfly (55.19), Johnson winning the 200 butterfly (2:04.54) and McMahon placing atop the 1-meter board (258.23) against the Jaguars. Four other Cardinals added individual victories at IU Indy, helping Ball State secure the season-opening win.
Addy Czarnecki’s winning time in the 1000 freestyle (10:03.39) and Milagros Amione’s event-topping time in the 400 IM (4:21.90) currently lead the conference in their respective events.
Ball State also received strong performances on the diving boards last week, as Leelah Fettig captured the 3-meter title at IU Indy (249.23), along with McMahon’s win on 1M. Fettig and McMahon continued their strong starts at the Indiana Intercollegiate, with Fettig placing third on 3-meter (269.45) and McMahon finishing fourth on 1-meter (244.90).
History Versus the RedHawks
Ball State and Miami (OH) have met in 18 dual meets dating back to 2002, with the RedHawks holding a 17-1 advantage in the series. The Cardinals’ lone victory came on Feb. 9, 2008, when Ball State earned a 176-124 win in Muncie. The two programs most recently met on Oct. 18, 2024, in Oxford, with the RedHawks earning a 164-134 victory.
Live results for Friday’s events are available on Meet Mobile.
Women’s Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 4th – Anna Keen (22.86), 16th – Kiley Zoeller (23.68)
100 Freestyle: 6th – Anna Keen (50.35), 15th – Ava Butterfield (51.38)
200 Freestyle: 7th – Addy Czarnecki (1:51.38), 10th – Ava Butterfield (1:51.96), 12th – Reagan Graves (1:52.38), 14th – Milagros Amione (1:52.61)
500 Freestyle: 10th – Ava Butterfield (5:02.63)
1000 Freestyle: 1st – Addy Czarnecki (10:03.39), 3rd – McKenna Potteiger (10:19.06)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: 7th – Naomi Haines (54.87), 10th – Aubrey Simmons (55.60), 11th – Lauren Fecher (55.76), 12th – Olivia Owens (55.86), 16th – Alexa Von Holtz (56.69)
200 Backstroke: 7th – Olivia Owens (2:01.33), 15th – Aubrey Simmons (2:04.19)
100 Breaststroke: 4th – Addie Beasley (1:02.61), 5th – Anna Keen (1:02.76), 7th – Maya McDonald (1:03.36), 9th – Kiley Zoeller (1:04.33), 15th – Julia Ofman (1:05.45)
200 Breaststroke: 6th – Addie Beasley (2:20.04), 9th – Maya McDonald (2:21.14), 15th – Polina Sopova (2:22.98)
100 Butterfly: 5th – Naomi Haines (55.19), 9th – Ava Butterfield (55.59), 10th – Alexa Von Holtz (55.64)
200 Butterfly: 7th – Haley Johnson (2:04.54), 10th – Reagan Graves (2:05.21)
200 IM: 5th – Milagros Amione (2:04.14), 10th – Addie Beasley (2:06.21)
400 IM: 1st – Milagros Amione (4:21.90), 3rd – Alexa Von Holtz (4:27.61), 7th – McKenna Potteiger (4:30.23), Polina Sopova (4:37.73)
200 Freestyle Relay: 4th – Ball State (1:32.90)
400 Freestyle Relay: N/A
800 Freestyle Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: 2nd – Ball State (1:39.98)
400 Medley Relay: 3rd – Ball State (3:42.64)
From the Diving Boards
First year Eryn McMahon currently leads the Cardinals on the 1M board (258.23) while third year Leelah Fettig leads the 3M board (269.45).
Ball State Divers Top Results in 2026-27
Eryn McMahon (1st) – 258.23 on 1M / 231.15 on 3M
Leelah Fettig (3rd) – 242.90 on 1M / 269.45 on 3M
Tommy-Anne Marriott (3rd) – 217.35 on 1M / 219.68 on 3M
Eeva-Liisa Gibson (2nd) – 207.98 on 1M / 210.85 on 3M
Ella Penny (4th) – 196.13 on 1M / 185.10 on 3M
Ava Pavich (4th) – 138.70 on 1M
NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Marks: 265 on 1M / 280 on 3M
Event Winners:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 32 individual event wins and eight relay victories so far this season.
2026-27 Women’s Individual Event Winners (13)
3 – Anna Keen (4th)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 100 Breaststroke (1:02.76) / 100 Freestyle (50.35)
Oct. 24 at Indiana Intercollegiate: 50 Freestyle (22.86)
1- Addy Czarnecki (2nd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 1000 Freestyle (10:03.39)
1 – Aubrey Simmons (2nd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 100 Backstroke (55.60)
1 – Haley Johnson (2nd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 200 Butterfly (2:04.54)
1 – Eryn McMahon (1st)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 1-Meter Diving (258.23)
1 – Olivia Owens (3rd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 200 Backstroke (2:01.33)
1 – Addie Beasley (2nd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 200 Breaststroke (2:20.04)
1 – Ava Butterfield (3rd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 500 Freestyle (5:02.63)
1– Naomi Haines (1st)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 100 Butterfly (55.19)
1 – Leelah Fettig (3rd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 3-Meter Diving (249.23)
1 – Milagros Amione (2nd)
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: 400 IM (4:21.90)
2026-27 Women’s Relay Winners (2)
1 – 400 Medley Relay
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: Haines, Beasley, Keen, Butterfield (3:42.64)
1 – 200 Freestyle Relay
Oct. 22 at IU Indy: Zoeller, Oertle, Haines, Keen (1:32.90)
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee has been named to the 20-person preseason watch list for the 2027 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award. The national honor, presented annually by Her Hoop Stats, recognizes the most outstanding mid-major head coach in NCAA Division I women’s basketball.
Now in its fourth season, the award is named in honor of legendary former Harvard head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, who compiled 630 career victories. The watch list highlights coaches from across the nation’s 26 mid-major conferences who have demonstrated excellence on the sideline.
Sallee, the winningest coach in Ball State program history, continues to elevate the Cardinals on the national stage. Under his guidance, Ball State has seen historic success, including a school-record 28 wins during the 2023–24 campaign and a dominant 2024–25 season where the Cardinals captured both the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season and Tournament Championships to secure an NCAA Tournament berth. Sallee, who was honored as the 2025 MAC Coach of the Year, reached his 400th career victory during that championship run.
To be eligible for the award, coaches must compete in one of the 26 conferences deemed to be “mid-major” by Her Hoop Stats, which excludes the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, and SEC.
A midseason watch list featuring 10 coaches will be announced in January, followed by the narrowing of finalists in March. The winner of the 2027 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award will be officially revealed in early April.
2027 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award
Brady Sallee, Ball St.
Ryun Williams, Colorado St.
Megan Griffith, Columbia
Carly Thibault-DuDonis, Fairfield
Neil Harrow, Fordham
Vanessa Blair-Lewis, George Mason
Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
Carrie Moore, Harvard
Sean O’Regan, James Madison
Brooke Stoehr, Louisiana Tech
Tricia Binford, Montana St.
Rechelle Turner, Murray St.
Amy Eagan, New Mexico
Jory Collins, North Dakota St.
Lindsay Edmonds, Rice
Alisa Kresge, Richmond
Stacie Terry-Hutson, San Diego St.
Loree Payne, Santa Clara
Aaron Johnston, South Dakota St.
Kristy Curry, South Fla.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Behind the first goal of Caiya Clemons’ career, the Ball State soccer team grabbed a 1-0 win at Central Michigan on Thursday night in Mid-American Conference action.
The Cardinals (7-5-5, 4-2-4 MAC) secured the victory over the Chippewas (2-10-5, 0-6-4 MAC) in the 85th minute of the contest. Clemons booted a ball in the back of the net off an assist by Kaelyn Valleau for the winning decision.
Valleau also notched five shots on goal for the Cardinals offense. LG Moncrief and Clemons added two shots each with Moncrief including another shot on goal.
Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante kept a clean sheet with five saves on the day to earn the win. Moncrief, Audrey Goodyear, Ainsley Schaufele, Grier Isaacson, Jordyn Klaasen and Valleau all joined Pallante as Cardinals playing the full 90 minutes.
Ball State led in shots on goal (7-5) and generated more corner kicks on the day (6-3). The team was also whistled for more fouls in the match (13-11).
The Cardinals will host Buffalo on Sunday at Briner Sports Complex at 1 p.m. for their regular season finale.
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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In a high-stakes, heart-stopping Mid-American Conference battle, the Ball State field hockey team (6-11, 3-6 MAC) extended its winning streak to three with a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory against MAC rival Bellarmine University (3-14, 3-6 MAC) today at Trager Stadium.
Showing incredible resilience, the Cardinals outlasted a gritty defensive stand from the Knights to claw out a massive conference victory on the road. Senior leader Julia Verratti blasted home the game-winner off a brilliant assist from Isabella Fölster at the 64-minute mark.
From the opening whistle, this match was a physical, defensive heavyweight fight. While the first half ended deadlocked at 0-0, Ball State dictated the tempo, unleashing an aggressive offensive barrage with six shots (four on goal) and three penalty corners. Despite controlling the turf, the Cardinals just couldn’t find the back of the cage in the opening 30 minutes.
The second half cranked up the intensity, turning into an absolute clinic in goalkeeping and defensive grit. After withstanding a heavy wave of pressure from the Cardinals’ frontline, Bellarmine broke the ice with a quick strike early in the third quarter. The Knights protected that fragile 1-0 lead all the way into the final minutes of regulation.
But the Cardinals refuse to quit. With the clock ticking down and the game on the line, playmaker Jade Vandevoorde did what she has done all season—delivering the perfect pass at the perfect moment. At the 55:17 mark, Vandevoorde found Ella Miller, who buried the equalizer to knot the game 1-1 and send the contest into a sudden-death extra period.
In overtime, Verratti’s senior leadership took over to seal the epic comeback. On the defensive end, goalkeeper Carleigh Hofelich was an absolute wall, anchoring the Cardinals with a stellar eight-save performance.
The Cardinals will look to carry this roaring momentum into tomorrow afternoon, as they wrap up their regular-season schedule right here in Louisville with a neutral-site showdown against Saint Louis University.
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BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State men’s volleyball has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2027 season. The campaign consists of 27 matches, including 12 home dates inside Worthen Arena.
The defending Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) champions begin the new campaign on the road, opening the season against Roberts Wesleyan on Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. ET at Penn State. Ball State then faces the host Nittany Lions the following evening at 6 p.m. ET before continuing its road swing with a Jan. 13 matchup at Long Beach State.
Ball State stays on the West Coast with a trip to Anaheim, California, for a pair of matches as part of the First Point Collegiate Challenge. The Cardinals face UCLA Jan. 16 before taking on Stanford Jan. 17. Both matches will take place at 7 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals open their home slate Jan. 22 against Pacific University at 6 p.m. ET, beginning a stretch of six consecutive matches inside Worthen Arena. Ball State welcomes George Mason Jan. 23 and Tusculum Jan. 29 before opening February with home matches against Rockhurst on Feb. 4 and North Greenville on Feb. 5. The team then opens conference play the following week inside Worthen versus Ohio State (Feb. 10) and Northern Kentucky (Feb. 11).
Ball State returns to the road for an extended stretch beginning Feb. 18 at McKendree. The Cardinals face Lindenwood the following night before traveling to in-state rival Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 26. Ball State then heads out west again for back-to-back matches at BYU on March 4 and March 6.
Road play continues with matches at Lewis (March 11), Loyola Chicago (March 13) and Queens (March 19-20) before the Cardinals return to Muncie for the final five home matches of the regular season.
Ball State welcomes Lindenwood on March 25 and McKendree on March 27 before opening April against Loyola Chicago on April 1. The Cardinals then host Lewis on April 3 before closing their home schedule against Purdue Fort Wayne on April 9.
The Cardinals wrap up the regular season on the road with a trip to Northern Kentucky on April 15 before closing the campaign at Ohio State on April 17.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball continues its four-match homestand Friday night when it faces Northern Iowa for a 6 p.m. first serve inside ISU Arena, with the match between the Sycamores and Panthers also airing on ESPN+.
Friday’s match is Volloween, with all fans encouraged to come dressed in costumes. A costume contest will take place between the second and third sets, with the winner receiving a $50 gift card for The Terminal, Copper Bar, Ladybird Café or Charlie’s. In addition, the Sycamores are offering $1 beers at the match while supplies last.
Last Time Out
Indiana State picked up its second consecutive win over an in-state foe Tuesday evening, dispatching of visiting Evansville in three sets (25-16, 25-17, 25-23) inside ISU Arena.
The Sycamores’ sweep was their first home win of the season, and also gave head coach Ted Kopacz his first home win at the helm of the program. Indiana State also snapped a two-match losing streak to Evansville in the process.
Kira Holland led the Sycamore attack with nine kills and eight digs, while both middle blockers went error-free on the evening as Lily Mueller added nine kills and Ella Scott tacked on seven. Scott added five blocks for the Blue and White, while Macy Lengacher led all players with 13 digs. Hadley Hardersen dished out 31 assists in the win.
Break Out The Brooms
Indiana State’s second straight conference win over an in-state foe also featured the Sycamores’ second sweep of the season, as the Blue and White downed Evansville in three sets. The Sycamores hit a season-best .363 while shutting down the Purple Aces, limiting the visitors to a .129 hitting percentage across the match.
The Sycamores’ sweep was their first over a conference foe since October 21, 2024, which also came in a home win over Evansville. The back-to-back wins were Indiana State’s first in conference play since September 27 and October 3, 2025 wins over Belmont and Southern Illinois.
Milestone Watch
Indiana State senior defensive specialist/libero Macy Lengacher is nearing program history, as the Wakarusa, Indiana, native enters Friday’s match 18 digs shy of reaching 1,000 for her career.
Should she accomplish the feat, Lengacher would become the 12th player in program history to record 1,000 career digs and the first to reach the milestone mark since the 2020-21 season. Lengacher’s numbers have seen a significant uptick in conference play, as the Sycamore senior ranks in the top 15 in the MVC at 3.12 digs per set against Valley foes.
Down The Middle
Indiana State’s middle blockers combined to have their most efficient night of the season from an attacking standpoint in the Sycamores’ last match against Evansville. The duo of Ella Scott and Lily Mueller went error-free on the evening and hit a combined .667 to lead the Blue and White to a sweep of the Purple Aces.
Scott tallied seven kills on nine attempts for a .778 hitting percentage, while also adding a match-high five blocks. Mueller matched her season high of nine kills while hitting .600 on 15 attempts.
Killing It
Indiana State’s attack has been effective all season, with the Sycamores ranking among the best in the nation in kills, assists and attempts.
The Trees lead the Missouri Valley Conference in total kills (1,144), assists (1,073) and attacks (3,181), ranking in the top 30 nationally in all three statistics. Indiana State also owns a top-60 national ranking with 139 service aces.
Long Haul
Indiana State is no stranger to going the distance in 2026, with the Sycamores already playing in seven five-set matches this season. The Trees have fared well in those five-setters, going 5-2 in matches that have required the winner-take-all set, with Indiana State’s five five-set wins this season tied with Drake for the most in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Sycamores have become accustomed to comeback wins in five sets this season, with four of their five five-set wins coming after facing a 2-1 deficit. Indiana State is also nearing its 2013 program record for five-set matches in a season during the rally scoring era, when the Trees played in 10 five-setters.
Northern Iowa At A Glance
Northern Iowa enters the weekend at 16-5 overall and a perfect 10-0 in conference play. The Panthers have dropped just one set since the start of conference play and have won 70 straight matches (regular season and postseason) against Valley foes, the longest active conference win streak in the NCAA.
Cassidy Hartman and Lily Dykstra both average more than four kills per set for the Panthers, with Reese Booth dishing out more than 10 assists per set. Jadyn Petersen averages nearly five digs per set, with Grace Hannam and Maryn Bixby both recording more than one block per set.
Series History vs. Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa leads the all-time series 72-6 and has won the last six meetings in the series. Indiana State’s last win over the Panthers came in the 2021 season, when the Sycamores claimed a five-set victory in Terre Haute.
Up Next
Indiana State remains at home for matches November 6-7 against Valparaiso and Murray State. The Sycamores face Valparaiso for Senior Night November 6 inside Hulman Center, while squaring off with Murray State November 7 at 1 p.m. inside ISU Arena.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team hosts Northern Illinois in the Mastodons’ final regular season home game on Friday (Oct. 30).
Game Day Information
Who: Northern Illinois Huskies
When: Friday, October 30 | 7 PM
Where: Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Know Your Foe
Northern Illinois has an 8-4-2 overall record and a 5-1-2 record in league play entering Friday’s match. The Huskies have scored 25 goals on 71 shots on goal, while allowing 19 goals and recording 54 saves.
Series History
Friday marks the seventh meeting between the two teams. Northern Illinois leads the all-time series 6-0.
Senior Day
Max Titterington, Aidan Antcliff, Sep Habibi and Marko Martsinkovsky will be honored prior to the start of Friday’s match.
No. 1 on SportsCenter
Max Aquino’s bicycle kick goal against Cleveland State was named the No. 1 play on SportsCenter Top 10 on Oct. 8.
Goal Razo
Brandon Razo scored in six consecutive games for the ‘Dons this season, which was the longest active scoring streak in the country at the time.
Poll
Purdue Fort Wayne was picked to finish fourth in the 2026 Horizon League Preseason Poll. The ‘Dons were edged by Cleveland State (111), Green Bay (95) and Northern Illinois (92).
Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team picked up a point in Horizon League play with a 0-0 draw at Milwaukee on Saturday (Oct. 24).
Coming Up
The Mastodons close out the regular season at Northern Kentucky Tuesday (Nov. 3).
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three players scored in double figures on Thursday evening as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team completed its exhibition slate with a 73-41 win over Wabash at the Ford Center.
Makuei Riek led the Purple Aces with 13 points with three triples. Caden Symons posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Junior Kemm finished with 11 points. James Dyson-Merwe had eight points and nine caroms while Bryce Quinet scored eight points.
Dyson-Merwe grabbed an offensive board and scored on the opening possession of the game. The Little Giants countered with an 8-0 run including a pair of 3-pointers that set them up with an 8-2 lead at the 17:41 mark. Evansville responded with nine in a row to take its first lead at 11-8. UE converted three field goals in a row including a triple by Makuei Riek.
Another 3-pointer by Riek made it a 16-11 game with just under 15 minutes left in the period. Wabash scored the next four points to get back within one before Evansville had another big run, scoring 12 consecutive points to go up 28-15 with seven minutes left in the half. Caden Symons had it going scoring nine of those points. The defense held the Little Giants to eight consecutive missed field goal tries.
A quick spurt by Wabash saw them get back within eight points at 28-20 before the Aces took their largest lead at 35-20 inside of two minutes remaining. Wabash scored the final basket to make it a 35-22 game at the break. Symons led all players with nine first half points while Dyson-Merwe and Bryce Quinet had eight in the opening 20 minutes.
Triples from AJ Casey, Symons, and Riek saw UE open a 48-23 advantage in the opening five minutes of the second half. Evansville led by as many as 32 points, which would be the final deficit in the 73-41 win. Jake Genschaw saw the floor for the first time in the final minutes and scored five points.
Evansville shot 51.9% on the night while holding Wabash to 25.0%. UE also had a 41-31 rebounding advantage. Colton Stowers was the top scorer for the Little Giants with eight points.
UE opens the regular season on Monday night against IU Kokomo at 7 p.m. inside the Ford Center.
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EVANSVILLE XC
Des Moines, IA – The Aces are gearing up for the 2026 MVC Cross Country Championship at A.H. Blank Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa.
The event, hosted by Drake University, begins at 10:30 AM CT with the women’s 6K. The men’s 8K starts at 11:30 AM and is followed by the awards ceremony.
Last Time Out
The women opened the morning in the Women’s White 6K, placing 25th out of 26 teams in a competitive field featuring No. 1 NC State and No. 2 BYU. BYU’s Tessa Buswell claimed the individual title with a time of 20:27.5.
Stephens paced Evansville with a time of 22:14.2, finishing 97th and improving her previous personal best by 18.7 seconds. Her performance ranks eighth in program history and marks her fourth consecutive meet with a personal-best time this season. Sidney Charles also recorded a new personal best, clocking 26:37.1 to improve her previous mark by 11.9 seconds.
In the Men’s White 8K, Evansville finished 14th out of 16 teams, finishing one spot ahead of Missouri Valley Conference opponent Murray State. No. 15 Notre Dame claimed the team title with 50 points, while Villanova’s Ben Thomas won the individual race with a time of 24:23.6.
Nathan Campbell led the men’s team, finishing 68th in 25:35.3, followed by Nathan Whitehead in 100th with a time of 25:57.3. Andrew Potter recorded a new personal best, finishing in 26:12.9 and lowering his previous mark by 15.4 seconds.
Meet Information
Races kick off at 10:30 AM CT with the Women’s 6K. The men follow at 11:30 AM CT in the men’s 8K which is followed by the awards ceremony.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer travels to Peoria, Ill. on Friday for its next Missouri Valley Conference match on Friday against Bradley. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT.
Evansville vs. Bradley | Friday, October 30 | 6 PM CT
Site | Location Shea Stadium | Peoria, Ill.
Links | ESPN+
Series History
Friday marks the 41st all-time meeting between Evansville and Bradley. The Braves lead the series 21-14-5, including an 11-8-0 record in matches played in Peoria. The teams last met in 2025, playing to a 1-1 draw.
Scouting Bradley
Bradley enters Friday’s match with a 3-5-6 record and a 1-3-0 mark in MVC play. The Braves are coming off a 1-0 victory over Drake on Sunday for their first conference win of the season.
Senior forward Mitch Coughlon leads the Braves with seven goals this season, ranking second in the MVC.
Last Time Out
Evansville earned a 2-1 victory over Lipscomb on Tuesday night at Arad McCutchan Stadium, scoring the game-winning goal in the 86th minute. The Aces opened the scoring in the 48th minute when Chase Ricker finished a cross from Ben Zec for his first goal of the season. Lipscomb answered less than a minute later to even the match at 1-1.
The Aces found the game-winner in the 86th minute when Lionel Williams headed home a corner kick from Devin Shepherd, securing the 2-1 victory.
Evansville recorded seven shots with seven different Aces contributing an attempt. Hugo Amo finished with two saves as the Aces earned their second consecutive win.
Follow Along
The match will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball opens series hosting the University of Tennessee at Martin with a challenging five-set loss (3-2) on Thursday evening inside Liberty Arena.
With the loss, the Screaming Eagles move to an overall record of 9-13 and 4-6 in Ohio Valley Conference play.
SET 1: USI 25, UTM 21
The Screaming Eagles came out strong in the opening set against the Skyhawks. Senior Ashby Willis led the team with five kills, followed by the middles Vita Sensenbrenner and Mackenzie Nettles, who each added three. Junior libero Audrey Small picked up six digs to lead the back row efforts.
SET 2: USI 25, UTM 20
USI took a comfortable lead early in the set to claim a two-set advantage. Sophomore Aysa Thomas dished out 11 assists, snuck two kills over, and picked up five digs to tie with Small in the back row efforts. Outsides Willis and Aubrey Fair added four kills each to make up the USI offense.
SET 3: UTM 25, USI 22
The Skyhawks bounced back in the third, taking control of a back-and-forth score late in the set. Senior Jillian Moonan ramped up her offense, hitting five kills on no errors for a .625 hitting efficiency to lead the team. Thomas dished out a total of 14 assists, and Small tallied another five digs.
SET 4: UTM 25, USI 21
UT Martin took an early lead, leaving USI to trail for the duration of the frame. Willis landed six kills, and Fair trailed with five on no errors. The two outsides combined for the team’s best hitting percentage of .297 of the match.
SET 5: UTM 15, USI 13
In the tiebreaker set, the Screaming Eagles and the Skyhawks battled point for point with five tie scores and three lead changes. Fair completed her career-high night, adding four more kills to her 15 total for the match. Small picked up six digs, followed by Thomas with three.
For the match, defending OVC Defensive Player of the Week, Small recorded a season-high 25 digs. Moonan marked a career-high with nine kills, and she hit a .471 hitting efficiency.
Leading the USI offense was Thomas, who dished out 53 kills, connecting with Willis for 19 kills, Fair for 15, and Nettles for seven.
The series against the Skyhawks will continue tomorrow at 6 p.m. back inside Liberty Arena, fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com for updates on the match and the rest of the 2026 season.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
CHARLESTON, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer secured a 2-1 victory at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday afternoon, setting a new Division I program mark for wins in a season.
USI’s (3-9-4, 3-5-1 OVC) win over EIU (4-9-3, 3-5-1 OVC) was the first program win at EIU since 2022, and provided a key three points in the Ohio Valley Conference standings as the Screaming Eagles sit in 6th place with only one match remaining.
The Panthers got things started in the match, scoring a goal in the 13th minute to give EIU a 1-0 lead. USI managed four shots, but EIU kept possession of the ball for much of the first half. In the 44th minute of the first half freshman midfielder Christian Rotundo was awarded a penalty kick to tie things up at 1 apiece going into halftime.
The Screaming Eagles picked up where they left off in the first half. In the 58th minute, sophomore midfielder Tony Murphy found Rotundo for his second goal of the match, giving USI a 2-1 lead. The Screaming Eagles were forced into their defensive third for much of the remainder of the match, but senior goalkeeper Kael McGowan made three key saves to preserve the 2-1 victory over the Panthers.
Rotundo’s brace marked his third and fourth goals of the season. Murphy’s sixth assist of the season moved him into a tie for the conference lead.
USI will conclude its regular season Sunday at 3 p.m. at Strassweg Field. The match will also serve as Alumni Day and Senior Day.
Team coverage for Sunday’s match will be available on X (@USIMSOC) and Instagram (@usi_msoc). Live stats and ESPN+ coverage can be accessed at USIScreamingEagles.com.
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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
Valparaiso (0-0, 0-0 MVC)
vs. Western Illinois (0-0, 0-0 OVC)
Game No. 1 – Monday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. CT
Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: If there’s one way to summarize what the Valparaiso University men’s basketball program has accomplished over the first three seasons under head coach Roger Powell Jr., it would be this: The bar has been raised. Expectations and anticipation for this season are heightened as the Beacons tip off Year 4 of the Powell Era on Monday night by hosting Western Illinois at the Athletics-Recreation Center. It’s an unofficial holiday for those who celebrate as Monday marks the opening night of the college basketball season all across the country.
Last Time Out: Valpo has played five preseason games leading into Monday’s regular-season opener. The Beacons went 2-0 against Canadian competition as part of the Baha Mar Summer League in Nassau, The Bahamas in August, beating defending national champion Carleton 66-54 and Dalhousie 90-70. The team played two tightly-contested closed scrimmages against Division-I competition, then beat Olivet Nazarene 85-48 in an exhibition game in front of fans this past Tuesday at the ARC.
Glancing Ahead: The Beacons will face an early-season test on Friday as they visit RV/No. 24 Purdue at 5:30 p.m. CT / 6:30 p.m. ET in West Lafayette for a game that will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network. The Boilermakers are receiving votes (unofficially No. 28) in the AP Preseason Top 25 and are No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. They are rated No. 24 by KenPom as well. Purdue, which snapped a 79-week consecutive ranking streak in the AP poll, went to the Elite Eight last season.
Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Jamie Stangel (analyst)
Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Grayson Merchant and Eli Conklin
X updates – @ValpoBasketball
Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (40-59) is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career. In the second season of the Powell Era in 2024-2025, Valpo over doubled its overall win total from the previous season and doubled its conference win output before earning a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. The Beacons finished with 15 wins, the team’s highest total since 2019-20 before upping that to 18 in his third season in 2025-2026. That season saw Valpo achieve its highest Missouri Valley Conference win total since joining the league. After leading the Valpo surge in 2025-2026, Powell was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award and finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year voting.
Series Notes: The Beacons and Leathernecks got together in Roger Powell Jr.’s first season at the helm, a game Valpo won 73-66 on Nov. 21, 2023. That is the lone meeting between these two old foes since Valpo left the Mid-Continent Conference after the 2006-07 season. The Beacons own a 35-23 edge in the all-time series. Valpo has won five straight head-to-head matchups and has an eight-game home winning streak over the Leathernecks that dates back to Jan. 22, 2000. Valpo is 15-1 in the last 16 matchups between these two teams, who shared conference affiliation from 1982-2007.
Scouting the Leathernecks
Went 5-26 overall and 1-19 in Summit League play last season.
Rated 363 in the preseason KenPom ratings.
Picked ninth of nine in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll.
Under the direction of head coach Chad Boudreau, who is in his fourth season at the helm after three years as associate head coach.
Valpo in Season Openers
Valpo holds a 10-4 record in season openers over the last 14 years.
Valpo is 2-1 in season openers under head coach Roger Powell Jr.
The program is 20-1 in its last 21 home openers, with 17 of those home-opening victories coming by double-figure margins.
The team is 3-0 in home openers in the Roger Powell Jr. Era.
Raising the Bar
After being picked to finish last and far exceeding expectations last season, Valpo was voted fifth in this year’s Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.
That marked Valpo’s highest preseason projection since joining the Missouri Valley Conference prior to the 2017-18 season.
Preseason accolades from a variety of sources poured in for the Beacons, who placed JT Pettigrew, Rakim Chaney, Justus McNair and Carter Hopoi on the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Players to Watch List.
Pettigrew was also named to the Preseason All-MVC First Team by Blue Ribbon Magazine, Basket Under Review and Lindy’s.
Chaney was named to Lindy’s Preseason All-MVC Second Team and the Basket Under Review Preseason All-MVC Third Team.
The Field of 68 listed Rajan Roberts as its preseason Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year prediction.
2026-27 MVC Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorites (Top 6)
Murray State (32)… 517
Illinois State (7)… 471
UIC (6)… 466
Belmont (1)… 353
Valparaiso (1)… 343
Bradley (1)… 313
Valpo MVC Preseason Poll History
Year Preseason Projection
2026-27 5th/11
2025-26 11th/11
2024-23 10th/12
2023-24 12th/12
2022-23 9th/12
2021-22 7th/10
2020-21 8th/10
2019-20 9th/10
2018-19 7th/10
2017-18 6th/10
KenPom Progress
Prior to the season, Valpo was rated 140th nationally and fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference, according to KenPom metrics.
Last season, Valpo had a preseason KenPom rating of 284. The 144-place jump from the beginning of last season to the beginning of this season ranks fifth nationally in terms of largest improvement in Preseason KenPom rating.
Valpo’s preseason KenPom rating of 140 was the program’s highest preseason rating since 2018-19 (132).
2026-27 MVC Preseason KenPom Ratings
MVC Rating Team
1 97 Murray State
2 106 UIC
3 127 Illinois State
4 138 Belmont
5 140 Valpo
6 142 UNI
7 146 Drake
8 170 Bradley
9 184 Southern Illinois
10 195 Indiana State
11 260 Evansville
Largest KenPom Improvement, Preseason 2025-26 to Preseason 2026-27
Rank Jump Team
1 172 Central Arkansas
2 154 Texas State
3 150 Buffalo
4 149 Penn
5 144 Valpo
Who’s Back?
At a time when retaining talented players is a challenge for mid-majors, Valpo brought back the majority of its key players who had eligibility remaining following last season.
Among players with eligibility remaining, 70 percent of last season’s minutes and 77 percent of last season’s scoring returned.
Last season’s five-member freshman class all returned this season – one redshirt and four key contributors from last season including two starters.
Junior Justus McNair is the program’s longest-tenured player, as he is back for his third season sporting the brown and gold.
Valpo did lose three starters from last season, two of whom were graduation losses with no eligibility remaining.
Quotes from Valpo’s Returners
JT Pettigrew: “One of the biggest things for me is that I believe in what Coach Powell is building. Last year throughout the season, the support grew and Valpo Basketball became bigger. My story with Valpo wasn’t finished. We still have more to do. The Valpo community is very special and they’ve made me feel very welcome. Last season, the group that we had was very special – it was probably the closest group of guys that I’ve played with. Seeing others come back means something; we have a special group that can do something this year.”
Rakim Chaney: “It’s very special for us to come back together; Valpo hasn’t had that in the past few years. I feel like now that we have that, the fan base and community feel like they can trust us and believe in us a lot more. You look at the Northern Iowa team that won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship last year, and a lot of them stuck through it with each other. I love the people here at Valpo. There’s not a dollar amount in this universe that is worth more than the relationships that I have on campus and with the fans, and the memories and bonds that I’ve been making at Valpo. There’s not a price that can be any bigger than that.”
Justus McNair: “One thing that made me stay is valuing the memories and winning and the people around you more than the money. I believe the ‘bag’ or more money will come later down the line in my career because I trust in God. We believe winning this year is crucial for us. We love being around each other and battling for each other, and we believe in staying with each other and coming back and winning this year. The memories and the winning are more valuable than any amount of money you could have.”
Sader Servilus: “I really love the fans and the support they give us each game. I want to help make Valpo great again. The fact that we were fighting for each other, playing for each other and we get along led me to return. After practice, we talk about our lives in the locker room. I like my teammates. I know for a fact that we are going to be good and make a run this year.”
Carter Hopoi: “I really like our team; I think we had a good connection last season, especially us freshmen. Seeing the announcements of the other freshmen coming back made me excited to come back. We got a glimpse of what we could do last year, and now having a full offseason and a previous season together, it looks good for what we can accomplish this season.”
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VALPO XC
Men’s Cross Country 10/29/2026 9:59:00 AM
Preview: Valpo Cross Country Set to Race at MVC Championships
Championship week is here for the Valparaiso University men’s and women’s cross country teams as the Beacons prepare for Friday’s Missouri Valley Conference Championships, which will be hosted by Drake at A.H. Blank Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. The women’s 6k is slated to begin at 10:30 a.m. before the men’s 8k begins at 11:30.
“This course is interesting because this is not a course that they run throughout the regular year, so only a handful of coaches in the league have actually coached at this course before,” Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Vincent Walker said. “From what I understand, it should be pretty flat and pretty fast. We’ve got some nasty rain that is expected to come in, and to me, that is exciting, because some of our best meets have been on rainy, cold and muddy days. I know that we’re a team that handles adversity well. We know that here at Valpo, we have to be Midwest tough because we have to deal with running outside in the heat, wind, cold and rain.”
The Beacons started the season with a stellar day at Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invite, as six runners posted program all-time top-10 times – two women and four men. Sophomores Samantha Rowley (Barrington, Ill. / Barrington) and Joey Yaros (Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community) swept the Missouri Valley Conference weekly awards following the season-opening meet.
“Joey and I both agree that he’s a guy who deserves to be in the top 10 of the conference,” Walker said. “He’s backed that up at Griak, Pre-Nats and Notre Dame, showing that he can be in the top half of any field that he’s in. He’s hungry to go out there and back that up at conference. He’s worked really hard to get to where he’s at, and he’s fearless to stand on the line with anyone.”
Yaros’ 8k time of 24:20.6 ranks third in program history, while Rowley turned in a 6k of 20:52.2 in the season’s first meet. Tim Jochum (Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South), Braden Hoff (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central) and Nick Dul (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West) also turned in program all-time top-10 times for the men, while Alina Worzella (Martinsville, Ind. / Martinsville) also recorded a top-10 time for the women.
At Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invite, Rowley delivered the program’s fastest women’s 5k in 12 years.
“Sam had a really phenomenal freshman year and has continued that this season,” Walker said. “She was someone who was overlooked out of high school, and just needed someone to really believe in her and give her a little bit more of that college structure. Since she’s been here, she’s been lights out with everything she has done. She’s taken a big jump in mileage this year and put a lot of emphasis on the little things like hydrating, fueling, sleeping and recovery.”
Walker praised the depth of both the men’s and women’s teams this season.
“We haven’t really shown our full cards all year with some people being injured or sick through the middle part of the season,” Walker said. “One of our goals at the beginning of the year was to fit into the middle or top half of the standings at conference. Can we walk away being a top-5 team? That’s something that has eluded us the last couple of years. We’ve come close, and that’s something we’re continuing to chase. I really believe in what we’re building here, and our athletes believe in it.”
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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
Valpo (6-8-2, 2-4-1 MVC)
Sunday, Nov. 1 – UIC (2-10-3, 1-5-1 MVC) – 1 p.m.
Next Up in Valpo Soccer: The final home match of the 2026 regular season for the Valpo soccer team is a big one, as the Beacons fight for a spot in the top-six and a berth in the MVC Tournament when they take the field against UIC.
Previously: The Beacons fell by a 3-0 final in MVC action at Belmont last Saturday afternoon. The Bruins scored goals in the 45th, 50th and 57th minutes.
Looking Ahead: Valpo closes out the regular season next Thursday, Nov. 5 at Illinois State.
Following the Beacons: Sunday’s match will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com. All home matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as part of The Valley on ESPN, while select road fixtures will also have live video available.
Head Coach John Marovich: In his 19th season at the helm of the Valpo program, John Marovich holds a 147-147-55 (.500) record both overall and at Valpo as a head coach. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and the head of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, Marovich is Valpo’s all-time leader in victories.
Series Notes: Valpo holds a slim 4-3-2 advantage in the all-time series against the Flames. Last season’s matchup in Chicago saw Kiara Desiderio score in the fourth minute to give the Beacons an early lead, but UIC got the goal back in the 61st minute of an eventual 1-1 draw.
Scouting the Opposition: UIC enters Sunday’s showdown with a 2-10-3 overall record and a 1-5-1 mark in MVC play, but that one win came last time out for the Flames – a 3-1 win over UNI. That three-goal performance snapped a stretch of five straight matches being shut out. Grace Lisota has scored a team-best three goals this season, while in goal, Sidney Lazenby has played the majority of the minutes and owns a 1.09 GAA and a .769 save percentage.
A Look at the Table: With just two match days left in the regular season, every point is vital as teams battle for a spot in the six-team MVC Tournament. If the season were to end today, the Beacons would be in the tournament field as the sixth seed, as they’re level on points with Evansville and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
To Score or Not to Score: It’s been pretty simple most of the season for the Beacons – if they score, they’re in good shape for a result. They have scored at least one goal in nine of their 16 matches and own a 6-1-2 record in those matches. On the other hand, they’ve been held scoreless on seven occasions, resulting in seven of their eight defeats.
Five-Spot: Valpo put five goals in the back of the net against Evansville in the 5-1 win, a season best for the Beacons, besting a pair of four-goal outputs earlier in the year. It was the first time Valpo has had at least three matches in a season with four or more goals since 2006. It was the Beacons’ highest goal total and largest margin of victory since an identical 5-1 score line last season at Western Illinois.
Big Conference Output: The four-goal win matches the program’s largest margin of victory in a conference match since joining the MVC, tying a 4-0 win over UIC in 2022 and a 5-1 win over Indiana State in 2018. It was just the second time in program history Valpo has scored at least five goals in a conference match that ended 11-v-11, joining a 6-2 win at Youngstown State in 2000. The aforementioned 5-1 2018 triumph over Indiana State saw Valpo score four goals after the Sycamores picked up a red card in the 74th minute, while a 6-0 win at Youngstown State in 2015 was aided by a YSU red card in the 44th minute, after which Valpo scored four of its goals.
Martha on the Mark: Sophomore Martha Goddard continued her stellar second season with the Beacons in the win over Evansville with a brace, evening the match in the 23rd minute before adding an insurance tally from the penalty spot in the 64th minute. Goddard has now scored nine goals this season, second among MVC players and good for 49th nationally. The sophomore cracked Valpo’s single-season top-10 chart with her first goal of the match and now sits in a tie for seventh-most goals in a season in program history, while also moving onto the single-season points chart with 19 points.
Brace Brace Brace: The effort from Goddard versus Evansville was her third multi-goal match of the season, as she had previously scored twice in wins over Western Illinois and Oakland. She became the first Valpo player since Kendall Brown in 2005 to record three braces in the same season. That brace against Oakland came alongside a brace from classmate Kiara Desiderio as well, which was the first time since October 2006 Valpo has had two players scored multiple goals.
Ki With the Key Goal: For the fourth time this season, Goddard and Desiderio scored in the same match, as Desiderio delivered what would be the match-winning goal against Evansville in the 33rd minute. With seven goals this year, Desiderio is now just one shy of cracking the single-season top-10, while her 14 career goals are just one away from the program’s career top-10 as well.
Seven Up: With her goal against the Purple Aces, Desiderio currently sits in a tie for fourth among the conference leaders with her seven goals. Combined with netting seven goals last season, Desiderio became just the fifth player in program history to score seven or more goals in back-to-back seasons, joining Lori Moore, April Cronin, Cory Griffith and Addy Joiner. Of that group, Desiderio is the only one to do so in her freshman and sophomore seasons.
Rock On, Raco: Freshman Sofia Raco found the back of the net for the second time in a three-match stretch in the win over Evansville with a stellar solo strike in the 51st minute. The rookie is third on the team with eight points, as she also scored the match-winner at Purdue Fort Wayne and converted against UNI as well to go with two assists. Raco has also been seeing much more playing time as the season has gone on, as after averaging 51.2 minutes/match in the season’s first six matches, she’s played 72 minutes/match in the last ten, including the first 90-minute effort of her career last time out at Belmont.
Off the Mark: Raco wasn’t the only member of Valpo’s freshman class to score against Evansville, as Ivy Barba finished off the win with an 83rd-minute goal for her first collegiate goal. The two freshmen are two of four Valpo players to score their first collegiate goal this season, as senior Daisy Boardman did so at SIUE and sophomore Brylie Walos opened the scoring in the win over Western Illinois.
Some Love for the Helpers: The Beacons tallied four assists in their win over the Purple Aces. Daisy Boardman’s assist on the opener was her second of the season and the fourth of her career. Alyssa Thomas delivered the assist on the eventual match-winner, her team-best fourth helper of the season. She has five assists in her two seasons with the Beacons and six total for her collegiate career. Lily Printz had the primary assist on the final goal of the day, her second of the year, while Brylie Walos’ secondary assist was her third assist of the season and fourth of her career.
Two Goal Scorers: This season is one of just four in program history in which Valpo has had a pair of players score seven or more goals. In 2016, April Cronin tallied eight goals and Cory Griffith seven; the 2009 squad saw both Rachel Hoaglin and Jackie Kondratko find the back of the net seven times; and the 2005 team featured Emily King’s 11 goals and Kendall Brown’s 10 goals.
First-Time Honoree: While Desiderio earned her third career weekly honor from the MVC office with her Player of the Week accolade Sept. 14 after her three-goal, one-assist week, senior Daisy Boardman earned a weekly award for the first time as she was recognized as the MVC Defender of the Week. Boardman played 170 of a possible 180 minutes at right back as the Beacons surrendered just one goal over their final two nonconference wins, while adding her first assist of the season on the attack versus Oakland. Boardman was just the third Valpo player to be honored as Defender of the Week since the Valley broke goalkeeper and defender into two separate weekly awards starting in 2023.
Multiple Weekly Winners: Desiderio and Boardman teamed up to mark the seventh time multiple Valpo players have earned MVC weekly accolades in the same week since Valpo joined the Valley. It was the first such instance since Sept. 26, 2022, when Addy Joiner, Nikki Coryell and Nicole Norfolk swept the player, goalkeeper and defender weekly honors.
Nonconference Success: With wins in each of their final two nonconference fixtures, the Beacons closed out their nonconference slate at .500 with a 4-4-1 record. This is the fifth time in the last seven seasons that Valpo has finished .500 or better in the nonconference schedule.
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UINDY FOOTBALL
GAME 9
vs. Quincy Hawks (2-5, 1-3 GLVC)
Black Out Game
Saturday // October 31 // 2 p.m.
Coming off a bye week, the well-rested UIndy football team looks to up its win streak to four and stay in the GLVC title hunt when it hosts Quincy University on Halloween afternoon. The Greyhounds have put up no less than 45 points in each of the last three contests, outpacing their opponents by an average final score of 47-13 over that span.
UIndy has won 12 of the 13 all-time meetings with Quincy, including each of the last nine. Last season, the Greyhounds ripped off a 49-3 road victory against QU, with the Hawks’ point total ultimately good for a season low for a UIndy opponent. The Hounds used a 21-point third quarter to pull away, with the running back duo of Garrett Sherrell and Juseters Fataki combining for 172 rushing yards and four TDs.
COMPLETE NOTES: https://athletics.uindy.edu/documents/2026/10/29/GAME_9_vs_Quincy.pdf
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
Friday, Oct. 30
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
6 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase Race at Martinsville – The Chase, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
10 a.m.
ACCN — 2026 ACC Cross Country Championships: From Blacksburg, Va.
11 a.m.
SECN — 2026 SEC Cross Country Championships: From Columbia, Mo.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
6 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Duke
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Tulane at Charlotte
ESPNU — Harvard at Dartmouth
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Baylor at UCF
10:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Kent St. at Sacramento St.
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at SMU
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPNU — Princeton at Cornell
7 p.m.
SECN — Oklahoma at Arkansas
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Second Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Bank Championship, First Round, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Ark.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Second Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship, Third Round, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Third Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
USA — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic: From Keeneland, Lexington, Ky.
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — World Series: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee, Game 6 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — New York at Philadelphia
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — L.A. Lakers at Golden State
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m.
NHLN — New Jersey at Vegas
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Saturday, Oct. 31
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
4 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase Race at Martinsville – The Chase, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.
6 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
ACCN — California at NC State
CBSSN — Bowling Green at W. Michigan
CW — Boston College at Duke
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — SMU at Syracuse
ESPNU — UAB at South Florida
FOX — TBA
FS1 — Illinois at Maryland
12:45 p.m.
SECN — Auburn at Mississippi
2 p.m.
TNT — Kansas St. at Colorado
3:15 p.m.
ACCN — Stanford at Louisville
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Florida at Georgia
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — FIU at Liberty
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — Arizona St. at BYU
FS1 — Kansas at TCU
NBCSN — TBA
PEACOCK — TBA
USA — Colorado St. at Utah St.
4 p.m.
ESPNU — S. Dakota at S. Dakota St.
4:15 p.m.
SECN — South Carolina at Oklahoma
7 p.m.
ACCN — Clemson at Florida St.
CBSSN — Washington St. at San Diego St.
ESPN — TBA
FS1 — Oklahoma St. at Iowa St.
7:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ESPN2 — Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
NBC — TBA
PEACOCK — TBA
7:45 p.m.
SECN — Missouri at Arkansas
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Army at Memphis
10 p.m.
CW — Texas St. at Boise St.
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — N. Illinois at UNLV
ESPN — TBA
11 p.m.
USA — Oregon St. at Fresno St.
FIGURE SKATING
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kelowna, British Columbia
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Third Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Bank Championship, Second Round, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Ark.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Third Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship, Final Round, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 a.m. (Sunday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Final Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
USA — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic: From Keeneland, Lexington, Ky.
3:30 p.m.
NBC — 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic: From Keeneland, Lexington, Ky.
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — World Series: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee, Game 7 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
NBATV — Philadelphia at Charlotte
8:30 p.m.
NBATV — Oklahoma City at Houston
SOCCER (MEN’S)
8:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Chelsea
11 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion at Manchester City
USA — English Premier League: Nottingham Forest at Brentford FC
1 p.m.
CBS — Serie A: AS Roma at Udinese
1:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
CNBC — WNBA Finals: Atlanta at Golden State, Game 7 (if necessary)
PEACOCK — WNBA Finals: Atlanta at Golden State, Game 7 (if necessary)
USA — WNBA Finals: Atlanta at Golden State, Game 7 (if necessary)
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Sunday, Nov. 1
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: Xfinity 500 – The Chase, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va.
3 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2026, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPNU — Arkansas at Kentucky
SECN — Mississippi at Texas A&M
4 p.m.
ACCN — Florida St. at Miami
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Georgia Tech at Louisville
1 p.m.
ABC — Texas A&M at Texas
2 p.m.
ACCN — Boston COllege at North Carolina
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Tennessee at Missouri
SECN — Oklahoma at Auburn
5 p.m.
SECN — Mississippi St. at Alabama
FIGURE SKATING
Noon
NBC — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kelowna, British Columbia
3 p.m.
NBCSN — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kelowna, British Columbia
GOLF
3 a.m.
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Final Round, Te Arai Links, Tomarata, New Zealand
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Bank Championship, Final Round, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Ark.
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Final Round, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico
MARATHON
8 a.m.
ESPN2 — 2026 TCS New York City Marathon: From New York
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Buffalo, Tennessee at Cincinnati, Cleveland at Pittsburgh OR Indianapolis at Jacksonville
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Dallas, Minnesota at Detroit, Las Vegas at N.Y. Jets OR Atlanta at Tampa Bay
4:05 p.m.
FOX — L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at Denver OR New England at Miami
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Philadelphia at Washington
PEACOCK — Philadelphia at Washington
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Winnipeg at Carolina
6 p.m.
NHLN — Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers
SOCCER (MEN’S)
11:30 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Arsenal at Liverpool
USA — Bundesliga: Hamburger SV at Frankfurt
3 p.m.
ESPN — La Liga: TBA
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: TBA
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