“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA SRN SPORTS SPOTLIGHT WITH COACH KEITH MEYERS:
THE IHSAA WEEKLY COMMISSIONERS REPORT:
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
ATTICA (1-3) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (1-3)
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (3-1) AT SEYMOUR (0-4)
BENTON CENTRAL (0-4) AT FRONTIER (4-0)
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (4-0) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (3-1)
BLUFFTON (4-0) AT JAY COUNTY (1-3)
BOONE GROVE (1-3) AT WHEELER (4-0)
BOONVILLE (3-1) AT LINTON (2-2)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (2-2) AT CALUMET (3-1)
BREBEUF JESUIT (0-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (3-1)
CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-3)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-4) AT HAGERSTOWN (2-2)
CARROLL (FLORA) (3-1) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (3-1)
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (1-3) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (2-2)
CASCADE (4-0) AT FRANKFORT (0-4)
CASTLE (3-1) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (2-2)
CASTON (1-3) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-4)
CENTER GROVE (4-0) AT TROTWOOD-MADISON (OHIO)
CENTRAL NOBLE (1-3) AT FREMONT (3-1)
CHURUBUSCO (2-2) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-4)
CLARKSVILLE (2-2) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (1-3)
CLINTON CENTRAL (2-2) AT TAYLOR (3-1)
CLINTON PRAIRIE (2-1) AT SHERIDAN (2-1)
COLUMBUS NORTH (3-1) AT CARMEL (3-1)
CONCORD (3-1) AT WARSAW (3-1)
CONNERSVILLE (3-1) AT RUSHVILLE (0-4)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (1-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-2)
CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-2) AT SOUTHMONT (4-0)
CROWN POINT (4-0) AT PORTAGE (0-4)
CULVER (1-3) AT NORTH JUDSON (3-1)
DANVILLE (2-2) AT TRI-WEST (3-1)
DECATUR CENTRAL (2-2) AT MOORESVILLE (3-1)
DEKALB (2-2) AT COLUMBIA CITY (3-1)
DELTA (1-3) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-4)
EAST CENTRAL (3-1) AT BATESVILLE (3-1)
EASTBROOK (4-0) AT BLACKFORD (0-4)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-4) AT EASTERN GREENE (1-3)
EDGEWOOD (4-0) AT WEST VIGO (0-4)
ELKHART (3-1) AT NEW PRAIRIE (0-4)
ELWOOD (2-2) AT MADISON-GRANT (3-1)
EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-4) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-2)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-4) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (4-0)
EVANSVILLE REITZ (3-1) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-3)
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-3) AT NORTH WHITE (1-3)
FISHERS (3-1) AT BROWNSBURG (4-0)
FLOYD CENTRAL (3-1) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (2-2)
FOREST PARK (2-2) AT SOUTH SPENCER (0-4)
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (1-3) AT SOUTH ADAMS (2-2)
FORT WAYNE NORTH (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (1-3)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (0-4)
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-4) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-4)
FRANKLIN (2-2) AT MARTINSVILLE (1-3)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (3-1) AT AVON (2-2)
FRANKLIN COUNTY (3-1) AT LAWRENCEBURG (3-1)
GARRETT (2-2) AT EASTSIDE (2-2)
GIBSON SOUTHERN (3-1) AT SOUTHRIDGE (1-3)
GOSHEN (1-3) AT MISHAWAKA (3-1)
GREENWOOD (1-3) AT PLAINFIELD (4-0)
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (1-3) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (2-2)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-3) AT WESTERN (3-1)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (0-4) AT CULVER ACADEMY (0-4)
HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) AT TELL CITY (3-1)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (2-2) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (1-3)
HERITAGE (3-1) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (4-0)
HIGHLAND (2-2) AT LOWELL (3-1)
HOBART (4-0) AT ANDREAN (3-1)
HOMESTEAD (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (3-1)
HUNTINGTON NORTH (1-3) AT BELLMONT (0-4)
INDIAN CREEK (4-0) AT LAPEL (4-0)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (2-2) AT SOUTHPORT (0-4)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (2-2)
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (2-2) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-1)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (1-2)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-3) AT MONROE CENTRAL (1-3)
IRVINGTON PREP (0-3) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-4)
JASPER (3-1) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (2-2)
JIMTOWN (1-3) AT BREMEN (2-2)
KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-4) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (1-3)
KNIGHTSTOWN (3-1) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (1-3)
KNOX (4-0) AT JOHN GLENN (2-2)
KOKOMO (0-4) AT ANDERSON (1-3)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (3-1) AT RICHMOND (1-3)
LAKE CENTRAL (2-2) AT LAPORTE (1-3)
LAKE STATION (3-1) AT WHITING (2-2)
LAKELAND (2-2) AT ANGOLA (2-2)
LAVILLE (2-2) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-2)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2-2) AT PIKE (1-3)
LAWRENCE NORTH (3-1) AT ARSENAL TECH (1-3)
LEO (4-0) AT EAST NOBLE (4-0)
LEWIS CASS (3-1) AT ROCHESTER (3-1)
LOGANSPORT (4-0) AT TWIN LAKES (4-0)
MADISON (0-4) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (1-3)
MCCUTCHEON (2-2) AT LEBANON (3-1)
MERRILLVILLE (2-2) AT MICHIGAN CITY (3-1)
MILAN (1-3) AT EDINBURGH (1-3)
MISSISSINEWA (4-0) AT ALEXANDRIA (3-1)
MITCHELL (0-4) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (3-1)
MONROVIA (1-3) AT BEECH GROVE (3-1)
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (3-1) AT PRINCETON (2-2)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-3) AT MARION (1-3)
MUNSTER (0-4) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-3)
NEW ALBANY (0-4) AT COLUMBUS EAST (2-2)
NEW CASTLE (1-3) AT YORKTOWN (3-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (2-2) AT NORTH KNOX (2-2)
NORTH DAVIESS (4-0) AT CLOVERDALE (2-2)
NORTH DECATUR (4-0) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (4-0)
NORTH HARRISON (1-3) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (4-0)
NORTH POSEY (3-1) AT PIKE CENTRAL (0-4)
NORTH PUTNAM (2-2) AT GREENCASTLE (1-3)
NORTHFIELD (0-4) AT MANCHESTER (2-2)
NORTHRIDGE (0-4) AT NORTHWOOD (2-2)
NORTHWESTERN (2-2) AT WHITKO (1-3)
NORWELL (1-3) AT NEW HAVEN (0-4)
OAK HILL (2-2) AT FRANKTON (0-4)
OWEN VALLEY (1-3) AT NORTHVIEW (4-0)
PENDLETON HEIGHTS (4-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (4-0)
PENN (4-0) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-2)
PERRY CENTRAL (0-4) AT TECUMSEH (1-3)
PERU (1-3) AT MACONAQUAH (4-0)
PIONEER (3-1) AT NORTH MIAMI (3-1)
PLYMOUTH (2-2) AT WAWASEE (1-3)
PROVIDENCE (3-1) AT CHARLESTOWN (3-1)
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (4-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (3-1)
RIVER FOREST (2-2) AT GRIFFITH (3-1)
RIVERTON PARKE (4-0) AT NORTH VERMILLION (0-4)
SEEGER (3-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (3-1)
SHELBYVILLE (3-1) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (2-2)
SHENANDOAH (2-2) AT PARK TUDOR (4-0)
SILVER CREEK (1-3) AT SCOTTSBURG (4-0)
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (4-0) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (2-2)
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (1-3) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-2)
SOUTH DEARBORN (3-1) AT GREENSBURG (0-4)
SOUTH DECATUR (1-3) AT BROWN COUNTY (1-3)
SOUTH NEWTON (1-3) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-4)
SOUTH VERMILLION (2-2) AT COVINGTON (3-1)
SOUTHWOOD (1-3) AT WABASH (0-4)
SPRINGS VALLEY (4-0) AT SALEM (1-3)
STRATFORD (TENN.) AT GARY WEST (2-1)
SULLIVAN (2-2) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (3-1)
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-4) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (1-3)
TIPTON (2-2) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (3-1)
TRI (3-1) AT CENTERVILLE (3-1)
TRITON CENTRAL (4-0) AT SPEEDWAY (0-4)
UNION CITY (0-4) AT NORTHEASTERN (4-0)
VALPARAISO (1-3) AT CHESTERTON (2-2)
WARREN CENTRAL (3-1) AT BEN DAVIS (1-3)
WASHINGTON (2-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (4-0)
WES-DEL (2-1) AT DELPHI (1-3)
WEST CENTRAL (4-0) AT NORTH NEWTON (3-1)
WEST LAFAYETTE (1-3) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-3)
WEST NOBLE (3-1) AT FAIRFIELD (3-1)
WEST WASHINGTON (2-2) AT PAOLI (2-2)
WESTERN BOONE (2-2) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-4)
WESTFIELD (3-1) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-1)
WHITELAND (2-2) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-2)
WINAMAC (1-3) AT TRITON (3-1)
WINCHESTER (3-1) AT UNION COUNTY (1-3)
WOODLAN (1-3) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (1-3)
ZIONSVILLE (1-3) AT NOBLESVILLE (1-3)
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES:+++
Z RATINGS: HTTPS://WWW.ZVOLLEYBALL.COM/IPV/INDIANA-HS-Z-RATINGS/Z-GIRLS-2025
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES:+++
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+++INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:+++
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF SCORES:+++
NEW CASTLE 199 DALEVILLE 207
SECTIONALS
1. VALPARAISO (8) | VALPARAISO COUNTRY CLUB | MON, 9 AM CT | RESULTS
BOONE GROVE, CHESTERTON, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND MORTON, HOBART, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO, WHEELER
2. LAKE CENTRAL (10) | PALMIRA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB | MON, 8 AM CT | RESULTS
ANDREAN, CALUMET, CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, HIGHLAND, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, LOWELL, MERRILLVILLE, MUNSTER
3. LAPORTE: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20GGo%20LaPorte%20Sectional.pdf
4. PENN (10) | KNOLLWOOD COUNTRY CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
ELKHART, JIMTOWN, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON, TRINITY AT GREENLAWN
5. LOGANSPORT (12) | DYKEMAN PARK GOLF COURSE | MON, 9:30 AM ET | RESULTS
CASTON, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, KANKAKEE VALLEY, LOGANSPORT, NORTH NEWTON, PIONEER, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WINAMAC COMMUNITY
6. NORTHRIDGE (10) | MEADOW VALLEY GOLF CLUB | FRI, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, CONCORD, EAST NOBLE, FAIRFIELD, LAKELAND, NORTHRIDGE, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE
7. ANGOLA (12) | ZOLLNER GOLF COURSE | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
ANGOLA, DEKALB, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, FREMONT, GARRETT, HAMILTON, LEO, WOODLAN
8. WARSAW COMMUNITY: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20GGo%20Warsaw%20Sectional.pdf
9. HOMESTEAD (11) | CHESTNUT HILLS GOLF CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, NEW HAVEN, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS
10. EASTBROOK (12) | ARBOR TRACE GOLF CLUB | SAT, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, EASTBROOK, HUNTINGTON NORTH, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORTHFIELD, OAK HILL, SOUTHERN WELLS, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH
11. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (11) | COYOTE CROSSING GOLF COURSE | MON, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
CARROLL (FLORA), CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, ROSSVILLE, WEST LAFAYETTE
12. WESTERN (10) | CHIPPENDALE GOLF COURSE | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, LEWIS CASS, MACONAQUAH, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, TAYLOR, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTERN
13. GUERIN CATHOLIC (9) | PEBBLE BROOK GOLF CLUB | MON, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, CARMEL, GUERIN CATHOLIC, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, LEBANON, PIKE, SPEEDWAY, UNIVERSITY, WESTFIELD
14. ATTICA (10) | HARRISON HILLS GOLF CLUB | SAT, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
ATTICA, BENTON CENTRAL, COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH PUTNAM, SEEGER, SOUTHMONT, WESTERN BOONE
15. BROWNSBURG (12) | WEST CHASE GOLF CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
AVON, BEN DAVIS, BROWNSBURG, CASCADE, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS), DANVILLE COMMUNITY, DECATUR CENTRAL, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, MOORESVILLE, PLAINFIELD, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS, ZIONSVILLE
16. NOBLESVILLE (11) | HARBOUR TREES GOLF CLUB | MON, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, ANDERSON, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FISHERS, FRANKTON, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LAPEL, NOBLESVILLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, TIPTON
17. MUNCIE CENTRAL (12) | CRESTVIEW GOLF COURSE | SAT, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
BLUE RIVER VALLEY, DALEVILLE, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, UNION CITY, WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN
18. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (11) | MAPLE CREEK GOLF COURSE | MON, 8 AM ET | RESULTS
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PARK TUDOR, WARREN CENTRAL
19. NEW PALESTINE (9) | THE LINKS GOLF COURSE | MON, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
EASTERN HANCOCK, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, KNIGHTSTOWN, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW PALESTINE, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SHENANDOAH, TRI, TRITON CENTRAL
20. RICHMOND (9) | ELKS LODGE AND COUNTRY CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, HAGERSTOWN, NEW CASTLE, NORTHEASTERN, RICHMOND, UNION (MODOC), UNION COUNTY
21. NORTHVIEW (13) | FOREST PARK GOLF COURSE | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, GREENCASTLE, MONROVIA, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTHVIEW, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO
22. JASPER (11) | BUFFALO TRACE GOLF COURSE | SAT, 10 AM ET | RESULTS
BOONVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, FOREST PARK, GIBSON SOUTHERN, HERITAGE HILLS, JASPER, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, SOUTH SPENCER, SOUTHRIDGE, TECUMSEH, TELL CITY
23. EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL (12) | THE FARM GOLF COURSE | SAT, 7 AM CT | RESULTS
CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, EVANSVILLE NORTH, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, SIGNATURE
24. NORTH KNOX (12) | HIGH POINTE COUNTRY CLUB | THURS, 10 AM ET | RESULTS
BARR-REEVE, LINTON-STOCKTON, NORTH DAVIESS, NORTH KNOX, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SHAKAMAK, SOUTH KNOX, SULLIVAN, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON
25. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (12) | OTIS PARK GOLF COURSE | SAT, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, EASTERN GREENE, MITCHELL, ORLEANS, PAOLI, SALEM, SEYMOUR, SPRINGS VALLEY, TRINITY LUTHERAN, WEST WASHINGTON, WHITE RIVER VALLEY
26. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (12) | CASCADES GC | MON, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
BLOOMFIELD, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EDGEWOOD, EDINBURGH, HAUSER, INDIAN CREEK, MARTINSVILLE, OWEN VALLEY
27. GREENSBURG (11) | GREENSBURG COUNTRY CLUB | SAT, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
BATESVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENSBURG, JAC-CEN-DEL, MILAN, NORTH DECATUR, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTH RIPLEY, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)
28. CENTER GROVE (10) | HICKORY STICK GOLF CLUB | MON, 10 AM ET | RESULTS
BEECH GROVE, CENTER GROVE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT, WHITELAND COMMUNITY
29. CORYDON CENTRAL (14) | OLD CAPITAL GOLF COURSE | SAT, 12:30 PM ET | RESULTS
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CROTHERSVILLE, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, JEFFERSONVILLE, LANESVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, SILVER CREEK, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)
30. MADISON CONSOLIDATED (10) | SUNRISE GOLF COURSE | SAT, 11 AM ET | RESULTS
AUSTIN, CHARLESTOWN, JENNINGS COUNTY, LAWRENCEBURG, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NEW WASHINGTON, SCOTTSBURG, SOUTH DEARBORN, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:+++
NATC MEET 4: https://in.milesplit.com/meets/699064-natc-meet-4-2025/results
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS SCORES:+++
BISHOP CHATARD 5 SCECINA 0
FRANKLIN 5 MARTINSVILLE 0
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL UNIFIED FLAG FOOTBALL+++
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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+++MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++
NY METS 6 SAN DIEGO 1
TAMPA BAY 4 TORONTO 0
CLEVELAND 3 DETROIT 1
LAS VEGAS 5 BOSTON 3
SEATTLE 2 KANSAS CITY 0
MIAMI 9 COLORADO 7
NY YANKEES 7 BALTIMORE 0
CINCINNATI 1 CHICAGO CUBS 0
MILWAUKEE 5 LA ANGELS 2
LA DODGERS 2 SAN FRANCISCO 1
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+++MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++
INDIANAPOLIS 6 GWINETT 3
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+++COLLEGE FOOTBALL+++
WEEK 4
RICE 28 CHARLOTTE 17
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
6 P.M. | COLUMBIA AT LAFAYETTE | ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | TULSA AT OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN
8 P.M. | IOWA AT RUTGERS | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
12 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT CLEMSON | ESPN
12 P.M. | SMU AT TCU | ESPN2
12 P.M. | MARYLAND AT WISCONSIN | NBC
12 P.M. | NO. 17 TEXAS TECH AT NO. 16 UTAH | FOX
12 P.M. | ARKANSAS AT MEMPHIS | ABC
12 P.M. | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN+
12 P.M. | WOFFORD AT VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN+/ACC EXTRA
12 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT LOUISVILLE | ACC NETWORK
12 P.M. | UNLV AT MIAMI (OHIO) | ESPNU
12 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT ARMY | CBSSN
12:45 P.M. | UAB AT NO. 15 TENNESSEE | SEC NETWORK
1 P.M. | WAGNER AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPN+
3 P.M.| OREGON STATE AT NO. 6 OREGON | BIG TEN NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | PURDUE AT NO. 24 NOTRE DAME | NBC/PEACOCK
3:30 P.M. | KENT STATE AT NO. 7 FLORIDA STATE | ACC NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | NO. 22 AUBURN AT NO. 11 OKLAHOMA | ABC
3:30 P.M. | TULANE AT NO. 13 OLE MISS | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | NO. 21 MICHIGAN AT NEBRASKA | CBS/PARAMOUNT+
3:30 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA AT UCF | FOX
3:30 P.M. | BALL STATE AT UCONN | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT LIBERTY | ESPNU
3:30 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | TROY AT BUFFALO | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | TOLEDO AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT OHIO | ESPN+
4 P.M. | NC STATE AT DUKE | ESPN2
4:15 P.M. | NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC NETWORK
4:30 P.M. | TEMPLE AT NO. 18 GEORGIA TECH | THE CW NETWORK
5 P.M. | IDAHO AT SAN JOSE STATE | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
6 P.M. | DELAWARE AT FIU | ESPN+
6 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT KENNESAW STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | DUQUESNE AT AKRON | ESPN+
6 P.M.| WEST VIRGINIA AT KANSAS | FS1
7 P.M. | SOUTH CAROLINA AT NO. 23 MISSOURI | ESPN
7 P.M. | MURRAY STATE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | MARSHALL AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | UT MARTIN AT MISSOURI STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NEVADA AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | BOISE STATE AT AIR FORCE | CBSSN
7 P.M. | MAINE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | COASTAL CAROLINA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | FLORIDA AT NO. 4 MIAMI (FLA.) | THE CW NETWORK
7:30 P.M. | NO. 9 ILLINOIS AT NO.19 INDIANA | NBC
7:30 P.M. | GEORGIA STATE AT NO. 20 VANDERBILT | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | ARIZONA STATE AT BAYLOR | FOX
7:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON AT WASHINGTON STATE | CBS
7:30 P.M. | STANFORD AT VIRGINIA | ACC NETWORK
7:30 P.M. | BYU AT EAST CAROLINA | ESPN2
7:30 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+
7:45 P.M. | SE LOUISIANA AT NO. 3 LSU | SEC NETWORK
8 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT NO. 8 TEXAS | ESPN+/SECN+
8 P.M. | NICHOLLS AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+
8 P.M.| MCNEESE AT UTAH STATE | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
9 P.M. | UL MONROE AT UTEP | ESPN+
9:30 P.M.| UTSA AT COLORADO STATE | FS1
10:15 P.M. | WYOMING AT COLORADO | ESPN
10:30 P.M. | CAL AT SAN DIEGO STATE | CBSSN
11 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT NO. 25 USC | FOX
11:59 P.M. | FRESNO STATE AT HAWAI’I | SPECTRUM SPORTS
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+++NFL WEEK 3 SCHEDULE+++
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
BUFFALO 31 MIAMI 21
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21
PITTSBURGH AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)
HOUSTON AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M. (CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS AT TENNESSEE
CINCINNATI AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NY JETS AT TAMPA BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)
GREEN BAY AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (FOX)
LAS VEGAS AT WASHINGTON, 1 P.M. (FOX)
ATLANTA AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
LA RAMS AT PHILADELPHIA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
NEW ORLEANS AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
DENVER AT LA CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
DALLAS AT CHICAGO, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
ARIZONA AT SAN FRANCISCO, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
KANSAS CITY AT NY GIANTS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 22
DETROIT AT BALTIMORE, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
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+++WNBA SCORES+++
PLAYOFFS
INDIANA 87 ATLANTA 85
LAS VEGAS 74 SEATTLE 73
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+++MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER+++
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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+++TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES+++
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QB HAYNES KING LEADS NO. 18 GEORGIA TECH INTO NATIONAL CONVERSATION WITH 3-0 START
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech sent shockwaves through the ACC with a 24-21 upset of Clemson, the runaway conference favorite at the start of the season. After knocking the Tigers out of the AP Top 25, newly ranked No. 18 Georgia Tech is working its way into national conversations.
It’s been a long time coming for Haynes King, the sixth-year senior quarterback leading the way after years of injuries and setbacks. In his final year of eligibility, he knows the window to prove himself is closing, and it his play shows it. On Saturday, King completed 20 of 28 passes for 211 yards and rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown.
“This kid’s been on a mission every time he’s gone out,” coach Brent Key said. “Any time you’re a starting quarterback and it’s your last go-around in college, there’s something else behind you, something motivating from a higher being.”
It’s Key’s fourth year as Georgia Tech’s head coach, and King has been the starting quarterback for all but one of them. His belief in his quarterback isn’t limited to his role on the roster. Key thinks he’s earned a spot in the Heisman Trophy conversation.
“The definition of what the Heisman is… I don’t know about the exact wording, but talk about the value to your team and doing it with integrity in ways others don’t,” Key said. “I mean, who else fits that definition? The grit, the toughness. I think it’s extremely undervalued and under-talked-about how he throws a football.”
The 6-foot-3 King, who is from Longview in East Texas, spent three seasons at Texas A&M. He played only two games in 2021 before going down with a season-ending broken leg. He came back to start the next season under coach Jimbo Fisher, but was benched after the team struggled and finished his career there playing in just 10 games, with 10 interceptions to go along with 10 touchdown throws and 1,579 yards on a completion percentage of just 56.6.
A year later, he was starting for Georgia Tech and the turnaround is startling: More than 5,300 passing yards, 41 touchdowns against 19 picks and a completion percentage of 66.5, even with an injury hampering him last season, including two missed games.
Georgia Tech opened the season at Colorado, where King faked a pitch and ran for a 45-yard touchdown with 1:07 remaining to secure a 27-20 win. Against Clemson, King extended plays with his legs and delivered accurate passes all afternoon, but it was his poise that impressed his coach the most.
“He used his legs, used his arm, but most importantly, he used his head,” the coach said. “To be able to make sure everybody’s aligned, seeing the defense. With all the motion we do, making sure everyone’s set before the next guy goes. I mean, there are so many things that he does that are valuable, really invaluable, for our football team.”
King admitted he is on a mission, and it’s larger than just a 3-0 start and a win against Clemson.
“I really want to win and have this program back to where it was and how it’s supposed to be,” King said. “I’ve been on a mission since I’ve gotten here, just with this coaching staff and what we’ve done so far. We’re not done yet. We’re not anywhere close to where we need to be as well.”
After Georgia Tech’s biggest win in years, King was already on to the next one.
“As soon as the game was over, I started looking at Temple. I tried to flush that as fast as possible,” King said. “Everybody knows this is a big game for us. How do we respond to this? How do we respond to a big game? How are we going to come out and play and execute?”
As for the Heisman chatter? He’s heard it.
“It’s exciting, but you know, you don’t give the Heisman or personal trophies to losers,” he said. “As long as the team keeps winning, then things will handle itself.”
NEW COORDINATORS HARTLINE AND PATRICIA THRIVING AS TOP-RANKED OHIO STATE GETS SET FOR BIG TEN PLAY
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How two new coordinators would perform was among the biggest questions facing Ohio State entering the 2025 college football season.
Their demeanor this week as the top-ranked Buckeyes take a breather from the first month of the season probably said all anyone needed to know about how it’s going so far.
But if there was any doubt, offensive coordinator Brian Hartline and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia actually said it out loud, too.
“I think that it’s been awesome,” Hartline said. “I think I’ve really enjoyed it. I think I love the connection with the guys. I love the interaction I have across the board with the personnel.”
The team’s fulltime receivers coach since 2019, Hartline had the title of offensive coordinator for the past two years, but this is the first season he is calling plays. That was still head coach Ryan Day’s duty two years ago, and Chip Kelly handled it last season en route to a national title before leaving to become the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders.
“I think that every chance you’re in that situation or you get an opportunity to call a game, there’s an opportunity to learn and grow,” Hartline said. “And frankly, I do it daily with coach Day, but to be out there doing it live, there’s nothing like those kind of reps.”
The Buckeyes (3-0) maintained a conservative game plan for new starting quarterback Julian Sayin in a 14-7 win over then-No. 1 Texas to open the season before opening it up the last two weeks in comfortable wins over Grambling State and Ohio.
With no game this weekend, Hartline and crew and crew have an opportunity to look more closely about what has worked and what hasn’t.
“Let’s do a good job of being organized through that bye and then come out of the bye ready to haul until that next break we have,” Hartline said.
While Hartline has been back in Columbus since 2017, Patricia just arrived so he has had a crash course in getting to know the players on the roster.
So far, the long-time New England Patriots assistant and former head coach for the Detroit Lions likes what he has seen.
“These guys have been unbelievable to go into the meeting room,” said Patricia, who last coached in college at Syracuse in 2003. “And I think I’ve said this before, but it’s such a joy to be around these guys. There is that professionalism that you walk into the meeting room, they’re very serious. They take notes. They want to learn what the game plan is. They really want to learn about the opponent, but then there’s just that also joy of, like, they are young kids.
“They just have that youthful energy about them. They love the game for the game. It’s just all of that stuff being around younger players that just come out of them.”
With the Big Ten opener at Washington set for next Saturday, both coaches talked about the challenge of going on the road for the first time and playing in front of what has the potential to be a loud, hostile crowd, but they also described being more worried about continuing to develop their units.
“We’re going to keep building out our personnel packages to do different, vastly different things so you don’t get a bead on things, but it ultimately comes down to the players that make the things go,” Hartline said. “So they’ve done a really good job of that.”
Both have overseen a somewhat significant amount of change both in personnel and scheme.
On offense, Ohio State has a new starting quarterback, new starting tackles and new starting running backs, but more than that the Buckeyes have utilized multi-tight end sets more frequently than at any time in the past decade-plus.
Ohio State’s base defense is still a 4-2-5, but Patricia has utilized the roster — much larger than he was used to in the NFL — to craft multiple packages, including a new five-man “Penny” front with a true nose guard and athletic edge rushers in a two-point stance.
“It’s been fun having that many pieces, that much depth,” Patricia said. “And we have young guys in those positions, too, but being able to put out different sub packages or different base packages and put some of those guys in those positions has been really good. And I think those guys earned an opportunity to go play, so to be able to have that much opportunity to do that with those guys has been really good.”
NO. 3 LSU AIMS TO TUNE UP ITS OFFENSE AGAINST SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Had No. 3 LSU been lighting up the scoreboard in its first three victories, this weekend’s match-up with Southeastern Louisiana might have been an opportune time to rest offensive starters such as quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.
Instead, LSU’s top players on offense will work on demonstrating an ability to execute better than they have in their past two games, when they’ve combined to produce just three touchdowns.
“We’re going to get better on offense — more efficient,” LSU coach Brian Kelly promised this week as LSU (3-0) prepared to host the Lions (2-1), whose campus is about an hour’s drive east in Hammond, Louisiana.
In a 20-10 victory over Florida last week, LSU scored one offensive touchdown. They scored just two in a 23-7 victory on Sept. 6 over Louisiana Tech.
Still, LSU is favored by about 40 points over a Southeastern squad that bulldozed Mississippi Valley, 56-3, last week.
Southeastern coach Frank Scelfo said he and his staff see the game as a chance to sharpen their squad before Southland Conference play — in addition to being a major revenue generator (about $750,000) for the program.
“We don’t talk about winning and losing,” Scelfo said.
Nuss buss tune-up
Nussmeier, who passed for 4,052 yards last season and entered 2025 in the Heisman Trophy discussion, is averaging 230 yards passing per game so far this season, well behind last season’s pace (311.7).
Kelly hasn’t been too concerned about that yet because of a variety of factors that he said have limited the offense’s aggressiveness.
For one, Nussmeier had a torso injury this summer, causing staff to dial back his workload during August camp and earlier this season.
“The torso injury slowed him up and it slowed up, in some instances, the development of the offense because we needed to be very careful,” Kelly said before stressing that Nussmeier is now on “the other side” of the injury.
“This week is an opportunity for him,” Kelly said. “He’s doing some things in practice he hasn’t done in the last month. We’re pretty excited about what he could do this weekend.”
Meanwhile, Kelly said his staff’s recognition of how strong LSU’s defense is led them to follow a more conservative offensive plan — particularly against Clemson and Florida.
“We have a top-10 defense, I believe, in the country, and we need to play to that strength,” Kelly said. “So, sometimes, you have to pull back a little bit here and there.”
Blocking business
While Kelly would like to see the Tigers run the ball better, he has no complaints about pass protection.
Nussmeier was not sacked once by Florida last week, “and that is a really good defense,” Kelly said. “I’m pleased there. I mean, if we need to go out there and throw the ball 50 times, we’re capable of doing that.”
However, the Tigers’ rushing average of 111 yards per game ranks second to last among SEC teams.
Connections
Scelfo, a former offensive coordinator at Tulane who has coached at the college level since the mid-1990s, has longstanding relationships with several members of LSU’s staff — as well as one of their players.
LSU tight end Bauer Sharp, who transferred from Oklahoma, began his college career at Southeastern as a quarterback, but got noticed for his play on special teams.
“We just knew he was a great competitor,” Scelfo said of Sharp’s willingness to play on special teams. “He just jumped at it, proved himself on that and we just saw value in him as a player.”
Scelfo told Sharp that he would play on offense regularly if he switched positions to tight end, and the rest is history.
Meanwhile, LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker played for Tulane when Scelfo was on the Green Wave staff. Scelfo said he noticed Baker running down the sideline as Dashawn Spears returned an interception for a touchdown against Florida.
“Looks like he’s still got it,” Scelfo said. “He was just an amazing player for us. So productive, great leadership.”
Scelfo said he also has ties to LSU offensive coordinator Joe Sloan and receivers coach Cortez Hankton, and called LSU defensive backs coach Corey Raymond the “second-most famous person out of New Iberia besides me.”
NO. 4 MIAMI AND FLORIDA SET TO RENEW RIVALRY, WITH HURRICANES ROLLING AND GATORS SPUTTERING
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami is unbeaten, ranked No. 4 in the country, got first-place votes in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nearly eight years, has a Heisman Trophy frontrunner in Carson Beck and is coming off its biggest victory margin over a ranked opponent since 2001.
Florida is 1-2, sputtering and is about to face a top-5 team for the second straight week.
That would make it seem like the two programs are headed in very opposite directions. That’s exactly the sort of thinking that Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal is desperately trying to avoid going into a Saturday night matchup between the in-state rivals.
“The part that has to be respected most is their talent level,” Cristobal said of the Gators. “Their coaching, their size, speed, physicality. Schematically, they’re very challenging in a lot of different ways. They’ve been playing elite defense for several games dating back to last season, and offensively, they’ve been very close on several occasions to having some great performances.”
In other words, no, Miami does not expect this to be easy, even after the Hurricanes went into Gainesville last season and rolled to a 41-17 win.
The Gators are trying to avoid their first 1-3 start since 1986, and a loss this weekend would only further turn the heat up on coach Billy Napier — who is 20-21 in his time at Florida, 5-14 in games played in neutral sites or on the road, 4-15 against ranked opponents with the Gators and 0-12 when those games are played away from Gainesville.
“I think that they’re a group that knows how they’re that close,” Napier said. “All parts of our team have to go play at a high level, given who we’re playing. … A lot of our guys are doing a heck of a job. So, yeah, we’re close to being pretty dangerous, in my opinion.”
The state title
This will be the 35th year of Miami, Florida and Florida State all facing off in the same season. Miami plays Florida State in two weeks; the Seminoles and Gators play in November. It might not happen again for years, since Miami and Florida don’t have any future games scheduled.
“The state championship is always going to be one of the highest goals that we have,” Cristobal said. “These guys play against each other. The fan bases, alumni bases, they’re at it all offseason. There’s deep meaning to it.”
The quarterbacks
Beck leads the nation so far with a 79.3% completion percentage this season. Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is 23rd nationally with a 71% completion rate — which might seem surprising after his five-interception game against LSU last weekend.
Only 10 FBS quarterbacks have more completions entering this week than Lagway (71), despite the fact that his six interceptions so far tie for the second-most nationally.
The series
Miami leads the series 30-27 and has won eight of the last 10 meetings. This will be only the fourth time in the last 40 seasons that the Gators have played a true road game at Miami.
It usually doesn’t take a ton of points to win a Gators-Hurricanes game. Miami is 22-3 when scoring 17 points or more; Florida is 13-2 when scoring more than 21 points.
Also, don’t expect a close game just because it’s a rivalry: just over half of the past Gators-Hurricanes games (29 of the previous 57) have been decided by 10 or more points.
Against the state
Miami has won six consecutive games against in-state opponents, including each of the last two weeks against Bethune-Cookman and South Florida.
Florida is 2-4 in its last six games against in-state competition.
Offense vs. defense
The Gators have given up 20 points or less in each of their last seven games going back to last season, their longest such streak since a 12-game run spanning the end of the 2011 season and the first 11 games of 2012.
Miami has scored the second-most points in the country since the start of 2024 with 692, one less than Indiana. The Hurricanes also lead the country in that span with an average of 7.49 yards per play.
AUBURN’S JACKSON ARNOLD RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA IN SEC CLASH
What to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:
Game of the week
No. 22 Auburn (3-0) at No. 11 Oklahoma (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
A chance for a statement game in the sole ranked SEC matchup of the week. The two teams last met in Sept. 2024, when Oklahoma earned its first win its new conference thanks to an impressive fourth-quarter comeback.
Auburn entered the AP Top 25 after wins over Baylor and Ball State and improved to No. 23 after beating South Alabama 31-15. A win over then-No. 15 Michigan helped Oklahoma’s steady rise to their highest ranking since 2023.
The Sooners’ John Mateer is second in the nation in total offense (368.3 yards per game). He has already thrown for 944 yards, completing 68% of his passes while pushing himself into the Heisman Trophy conversation. Auburn QB Jackson Arnold spent the last two years at Oklahoma, starting 10 games in 2024, and is coming off his own three-TD performance last weekend.
The undercard
South Carolina (2-1) at No. 23 Missouri (3-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
South Carolina’s Week 3 matchup against Vanderbilt took a turn when quarterback LaNorris Sellers went down with a suspected concussion towards the end of the second quarter. Luke Doty subbed in at quarterback, but the Gamecocks failed to find the end zone and lost 31-7, falling out of the AP Top 25 the next day. Sellers’ Week 4 status was uncertain at midweek.
Beau Pribula has given Missouri’s offense new life, throwing for 791 yards and seven touchdowns.
Impact players
— QB Marcel Reed led Texas A&M to a 41-40 win at Notre Dame, completing 17 of 37 passes for 360 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Reed led an efficient 13-play, 74-yard drive in the final minutes of the game, hitting Nate Boerkircher for an 11-yard touchdown. The Aggies are off until next weekend against Auburn.
— Tennessee WR Chris Brazzell II is second in the SEC with 364 receiving yards and a league-best five TD catches. He is coming off his best game to date, catching five passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in Tennessee’s 44-41 overtime loss to Georgia. The Vols face UAB this weekend.
Inside the numbers
SEC teams went 12-4 in Week 3. All four losses came against SEC opponents. A record-high 11 teams remain in the AP Top 25. … Missouri leads the conference with 1,761 yards on offense, averaging 587 per game. … Oklahoma’s defense has held opponents to the fewest yards (181 per game).
Get to know him
Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy comes off the best game of his young career, rushing for 250 yards and three touchdowns against Louisiana-Lafayette. Hardy is a sophomore from Oma, Mississippi, who transferred to Missouri after spending his freshman year at Louisiana-Monroe, where he earned a long list of accolades. Hardy leads the SEC in rushing yards with 462 through three games.
NO. 16 UTAH HOSTS NO. 17 TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 OPENER AFTER BOTH PILED UP POINTS IN NONCONFERENCE
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:
Game of the week
No. 17 Texas Tech (3-0) at No. 16 Utah (3-0), Saturday, noon ET (Fox)
The first meeting in more than a half-century between Texas Tech and Utah will be a Big 12 opener and a matchup of the league’s only ranked teams that are playing this week. Behren Morton and the Red Raiders piled up a lot of points in nonconference play, as did the Utes. Tech is the nation’s highest-scoring team at 58 points a game and has outscored opponents 154-0 in the first three quarters. Morton has 923 yards passing with an FBS-high 11 touchdowns while playing only 6 1/2 quarters. Utah and new QB Devon Dampier have averaged 45.7 points a game while the Utes also ranked eighth nationally allowing only 8.3 points, including only two TDs.
Utah also went 3-0 in its nonconference games last season when a preseason favorite in its Big 12 debut before going 2-7 in league play. Texas Tech won season openers in 1972 and 1973 in the only previous meetings against Utah.
The undercard
Arizona State (2-1) at Baylor (2-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson is the only Big 12 quarterback already with more than 1,000 yards passing. His 1,070 yards are more than twice the 527 for Arizona State’s Sam Leavitt, the preseason Big 12 offensive player of the year. Robertson has thrown 10 touchdowns, and Leavitt five to go with a league-high three interceptions. Arizona State last season won the league title and made the College Football Playoff in its Big 12 debut. The only time Baylor and Arizona State played before was in a 1990 season opener won by the Bears.
Impact players
— TCU’s Jordan Dwyer, a league newcomer after three seasons at Idaho, leads the Big 12 with 112.5 yards receiving per game. He has 14 catches for 225 yards and two touchdowns for the Horned Frogs (2-0), who host former Southwest Conference rival SMU for maybe the last time on Saturday.
— LJ Martin has had consecutive 100-yard rushing games for BYU (2-0), and is the Big 12 leader with 120.5 yards per game.
— UCF running back Jaden Nixon had a 96-yard kickoff return for a game-opening touchdown and added TD runs of 87 and 66 when the Knights (2-0) won 68-7 over North Carolina A&T in their last game two weeks ago. They now host North Carolina (2-1), which lost in Bill Belichick’s debut 48-14 to TCU.
— West Virginia safety Darrian Lewis has interceptions in back-to-back games.
Inside the numbers
Kansas (2-1), which plays its Big 12 opener against West Virginia two weeks after losing to Missouri, has won its last four games after open dates. … Oklahoma State (1-1) takes a 10-game losing streak against FBS opponents into its game Friday night against instate foe Tulsa. The Cowboys’ last game was a 69-3 loss at No. 6 Oregon on Sept. 6. … Colorado (1-1) and Wyoming play for the first time in 16 years. This will be only the 27th meeting overall in a series that dates to 1900 for the schools only a 150-mile drive apart. … Five Big 12 teams have open dates, including undefeated teams No. 12 Iowa State (4-0), Arizona (3-0) and Houston (3-0). Cincinnati (2-1) and Kansas State (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) are also off this weekend.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS: AVERAGE WINNING MARGIN IN FBS AFTER WEEK 3 IS WIDEST SINCE AT LEAST 2000
If you think there have been a lot of lopsided games through the first three weeks of the season, you’re right.
Let us count the ways:
The average winning margin in the Football Bowl Subdivision is 25.5 points per game and 28.9 per game when one of the teams is from a power conference. A total of 53 games have been decided by at least 40 points. All those figures are the highest through a Week 3 since at least 2000, according to Sportradar.
There have been eight games where the winner amassed at least 70 points; the 25 games where the winner scored at least 60 are the most since 2018. Eight FBS teams are averaging at least 50 points per game, most at this point in a season since 2019.
Is the run of blowouts an aberration, a product of there being a record 126 FCS-FBS matchups this year or talent hording by programs that can pay the most? It’s anybody’s guess right now.
The picks for this week’s FBS vs. FBS games, with Associated Press Top 25 rankings and lines from BetMGM Sportsbook:
Florida at No. 4 Miami (minus 7 1/2)
Florida’s DJ Lagway is coming off his five-interception nightmare at LSU. Carson Beck is the most accurate passer in the country through Week 3. Beleaguered Gators coach Billy Napier said Monday, “We’re close to being pretty dangerous.” Miami already is.
Pick: Miami 27-17.
Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon (minus 35 1/2)
Oregon has blown out the Beavers two straight years in the Civil War and are fixing to do it again. The Ducks just have to resist looking ahead to next week’s game at Penn State. Beavers are 0-3 for first time since 2011.
Pick: Oregon 52-10.
Kent State at No. 7 Florida State (minus 45 1/2)
The Seminoles are only the fourth team since the Top 25 era began in 1989 to go from unranked in the preseason to the top 10 by Week 3. Kent State hasn’t beaten a team from a power conference since 2007.
Pick: Florida State 55-6.
Sam Houston (plus 39 1/2) at No. 8 Texas
Arch Manning’s struggle against UTEP last week is causing anxiety in Austin. How he fares against one of the worst pass defenses in the country will set the tone for the start of SEC play.
Pick: Texas 45-7.
No. 9 Illinois (plus 4 1/2) at No. 19 Indiana
Indiana gets an opportunity to show naysayers it wasn’t a one-hit wonder in 2024. Illinois is fighting the perception it’s overrated. If the Illini want to validate themselves as a College Football Playoff contender, this is as close to a must win as there is in September.
Pick: Illinois 31-24.
Auburn at No. 11 Oklahoma (minus 6 1/2)
It will be key for Auburn to get its run game going to keep the ball out of Oklahoma QB John Mateer’s hands. Tigers QB Jackson Arnold returns to Norman to face his old team. Auburn has allowed seven sacks, so expect the Sooners to come after him hard.
Pick: Oklahoma 30-21.
Tulane (plus 11 1/2) at No. 13 Mississippi
If QB Austin Simmons isn’t ready to go, the Rebels have confidence in Division II transfer Trinidad Chambliss after his impressive outing against Arkansas. Tulane goes for a third win against a power-conference opponent.
Pick: Mississippi 35-27.
UAB at No. 15 Tennessee (minus 39 1/2)
Volunteers will bounce back with a vengeance from their heartbreaking loss to Georgia. Tennessee’s offense averages 569 yards per game to rank sixth. UAB’s defense allows 473 per game to rank 131st.
Pick: Tennessee 56-10.
No. 17 Texas Tech (plus 3) at No. 16 Utah
These are the top two offenses in the Big 12. Tech’s Behren Morton is putting up prolific passing numbers to lead a unit averaging a nation-leading 58 points per game. The Utes lean on a run game averaging 290 yards per game.
Pick: Texas Tech 38-31.
Temple at No. 18 Georgia Tech (minus 23 1/2)
The Yellow Jackets must guard against an emotional hangover after their win over Clemson. Temple gave up 515 yards to Oklahoma last week and now goes against a Haynes King-led offense that’s just as good.
Pick: Georgia Tech 45-10.
Georgia State at No. 20 Vanderbilt (minus 26 1/2)
The priority for Vanderbilt the next two weeks against Georgia State and Utah State is to keep everybody healthy and to get the backups some work.
Pick: Vanderbilt 38-3.
No. 21 Michigan (minus 2 1/2) at Nebraska
If he can get comfortable in his first Big Ten game on the road, Bryce Underwood’s ability as a passer and runner will make him a tough matchup. Nebraska gave up 96 yards on the ground to Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby in its opener.
Pick: Michigan 28-24.
South Carolina (plus 11 1/2) at No. 23 Missouri
Gamecocks are desperate to bounce back from last week’s home loss to Vanderbilt and they’ll need QB LaNorris Sellers to do it. He entered the week recovering from a hit in the head. Missouri has won seven straight SEC home games.
Pick: Missouri 34-28.
Purdue (plus 24 1/2) at No. 24 Notre Dame
The Irish’s two losses are by a total of four points. They shouldn’t have to worry about this one being close. But Purdue, which lost 66-7 to Notre Dame at home last year, does look better under first-year coach Barry Odom.
Pick: Notre Dame 35-14.
Michigan State at No. 25 Southern California (minus 18 1/2)
USC’s Jayden Maiava is throwing for 330 yards per game and has the highest passer rating in the country. The Spartans give up a lot through the air.
Pick: Southern California 45-21.
AP predictions scorecard
Last week: Straight-up — 17-2; Against spread — 12-7.
Season: Straight-up — 42-6; Against spread — 25-23.
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NFL NEWS
JOSH ALLEN TOSSES 3 TDS AS BILLS TAKE CHARGE LATE TO BEAT DOLPHINS
Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes, James Cook rushed for 108 yards and a score and the Buffalo Bills took down the Miami Dolphins 31-21 Thursday night in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Allen completed 22 of 28 attempts for 213 yards, and his go-ahead strike to Khalil Shakir was the 200th regular-season TD pass of his career. Cook tied a franchise record by scoring a rushing touchdown for the seventh straight game dating to last season.
Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa to end a late scoring threat and help Buffalo (3-0) stay undefeated. The Bills have won 13 of the past 14 regular-season meetings with the Dolphins.
Tagovailoa was 22-of-34 passing for 146 yards and two touchdowns before the crucial error. Miami fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2019.
Cook’s 2-yard touchdown plunge made it 21-14 on the opening drive of the second half. The Bills had yet to punt at that point, but Miami finally forced punts on consecutive possessions before Tyreek Hill tied it with a 5-yard scoring grab.
The Dolphins would have forced a third straight punt, but Zach Sieler was penalized for roughing the punter and the Bills got a new set of downs. Shakir soon put Buffalo ahead on a 15-yard catch-and-run down the left sideline with 7:17 left to play.
Miami gained three first downs and reached the Bills’ 21-yard line, but Tagovailoa forced a pass inside toward Waddle and Bernard snagged it with three minutes to play. The Bills ran down the clock and Matt Prater tacked on a 48-yard field goal in the final seconds.
D’Wayne Eskridge returned the opening kickoff 54 yards to hand the Dolphins good field position. An efficient drive concluded with rookie Ollie Gordon II’s first NFL touchdown, a 2-yard run.
The Bills rolled down the field on their first series. Tight end Dalton Kincaid hauled in a leaping catch, then rumbled in for a 20-yard touchdown to even things.
The Dolphins went three-and-out on their next two possessions and were fortunate not to fall behind by two scores.
A 10-play Buffalo drive resulted in a 5-yard shovel pass to rookie tight end Jackson Hawes, his first career TD. But the Bills’ third possession was cut short by a third-down sack by Bradley Chubb, and Prater missed a 39-yard field goal badly to the left.
Tagovailoa engineered a 16-play, 71-yard drive that used up the rest of the half. Hill caught three passes, all on third downs, and Waddle cashed in a 3-yard reception with eight seconds left for a 14-14 game at halftime.
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REPORT: STEELERS G MAX SCHARPING (TORN ACL) OUT FOR SEASON
Pittsburgh Steelers reserve guard Max Scharping suffered a season-ending torn ACL during practice on Wednesday, with the severity confirmed after an MRI, the NFL Network reported on Thursday.
Scharping, 29, is listed as the second-string right guard behind Mason McCormick on the Steelers’ depth chart. He was inactive for the first two games as Pittsburgh went 1-1.
He played in two games for the Steelers last season and had just seven offensive snaps. Scharping had spent time on the Washington Commanders practice squad before Pittsburgh claimed him on Oct. 1.
The Houston Texans selected Scharping in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Northern Illinois.
Scharping has played in 81 regular-season games for the Texans (2019-21), Cincinnati Bengals (2022-23) and Steelers, with all 33 starts with Houston. He also started five of six playoff games for Houston (two), Cincinnati (three) and Pittsburgh (none).
PACKERS TE TUCKER KRAFT (KNEE) UNCERTAIN FOR WEEK 3
Green Bay tight end Tucker Kraft has not missed a game since the Packers drafted him in the third round in 2023, but a knee injury may sideline the team’s leading receiver on Sunday against the host Cleveland Browns.
Kraft, 24, was added to the injury report after Thursday’s practice and was getting looked at to determine the extent of the injury, according to multiple media reports. Per the reports, the Packers believe that he will not miss significant time.
Green Bay (2-0) already is without a pair of wide receivers, leaving quarterback Jordan Love without key pieces of the passing game. Jayden Reed could return this season after breaking his collarbone last week against Washington and also undergoing foot surgery for a preseason injury. Christian Watson remains out after ACL surgery in January and is on the physically unable to perform list.
Kraft, who posted 50 receptions for 707 yards and seven touchdowns while playing all 17 regular-season games in 2024, leads Green Bay this season with eight grabs for 140 yards and a pair of scores. Last Thursday, he notched his first 100-yard game with six catches for 124 yards and a score in a 27-18 home win over the Commanders.
In his third NFL season, the native of Timber Lake, S.D., has compiled 89 receptions for 1,202 yards and 11 touchdowns in 36 regular-season games. Kraft also has 10 catches for 50 yards and one TD in three playoff games (all starts).
THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMP JIM FAHNHORST DIES
Three-time Super Bowl winner Jim Fahnhorst has died at the age of 66, the San Francisco 49ers announced on Thursday.
The team announced Fahnhorst passed away on Wednesday but did not divulge a cause of death.
Fahnhorst, a linebacker, played seven years with the 49ers from 1984-90, helping the club win Super Bowls XIX, XXIII and XXIV.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of former linebacker Jim Fahnhorst,” the team said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his family.”
Initially selected in the fourth round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Fahnhorst opted to play in the USFL before joining the 49ers in 1984.
Fahnhorst’s older brother, Keith, played as an offensive lineman with the 49ers from 1974-87. He died in 2018, also at the age of 66.
RAVENS’ LAMAR JACKSON HOPES TO CONTINUE MONDAY DOMINANCE VS. LIONS
The evidence displays that the worst time to play against Lamar Jackson is on a Monday night.
The Ravens’ starting quarterback has dazzled on Monday nights throughout his career and he looks to continue his excellence when Baltimore hosts the Detroit Lions on that stage in Week 3.
Jackson has 22 passing touchdowns without being intercepted in nine Monday night appearances. He has twice thrown five touchdown passes and also had four touchdowns through the air when he set the franchise record of 442 passing yards against the Indianapolis Colts in a 31-25 overtime victory in 2021.
He also has accumulated 644 rushing yards and three scores.
“I’ll say that probably the extra rest day, extra film, get a good feel for who we’re playing against and go from there,” Jackson told reporters Thursday of the success.
The Ravens (1-1) lead the NFL in scoring average (40.5) and have reached the 40-point mark in both of their games.
They face another high-scoring team in the Lions (1-1). Detroit ranks third in scoring (32.5) and is coming off a 52-21 whipping of the Chicago Bears in Week 2.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff matched his career best of five passing touchdowns while hitting 23 of 28 throws for 334 yards. Goff has six touchdown passes and one interception this season.
Detroit wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown has caught 13 passes for 160 yards and is tied for the NFL lead with three touchdown receptions.
“I feel like we were a lot better than we were (in week 1) from everything,” St. Brown said. “From the explosive plays, to the communication, to the details, the execution, to taking care of the football. Just the whole top to bottom. …
“But, anytime you put up 50 in this league is tough against any opponent.”
The showing was needed after Detroit struggled in Week 1 while falling 27-13 to the host Green Bay Packers.
Naturally, Goff liked seeing his team quadruple its point total.
“Felt like we were completing a lot of balls and getting down the field with a lot of explosives and the whole thing,” Goff said. “It really starts upfront. Those guys pass protect like that, it’s going to be tough to stop us. This Monday night, we’d like to throw it like that again.”
Baltimore scored 40 points in its season-opening loss to Buffalo, a game in which the Bills scored 16 points in the final four minutes to pull off the 41-40 win. Last week, the Ravens pounded the Cleveland Browns 41-17.
Jackson has six passing touchdowns and one rushing score through two games. He hasn’t been intercepted.
Despite the easy victory against the Browns, Baltimore rushed for just 45 yards. Derrick Henry had just 23 yards on 11 carries after rumbling for 169 yards and two scores on 18 carries against the Bills.
“They had a bunch of guys at the line of scrimmage, and they were triggering the run right away,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “When you get a run key, you’re hitting gaps, running through gaps. I would say they were blitzing the run. It wasn’t a blitz call, but it’s a blitz reaction to the run.”
Baltimore could have tight end Isaiah Likely (foot) for the first time this season. Likely, who broke his left foot early in training camp and later underwent surgery, was a limited practice participant on Thursday.
Standout outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy (hamstring) is expected to miss multiple games after being injured against the Browns. Star cornerback Marlon Humphrey (groin) was also injured against Cleveland but was a full practice participant.
In addition to Van Noy, fullback Patrick Ricard (calf), defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and cornerback Nate Wiggins (groin) also missed practice.
For Detroit, standout tackle Taylor Decker (shoulder) missed practice, as did linebacker Jack Campbell (ankle) and edge rusher Marcus Davenport (chest). Corner D.J. Reed (knee) and safety Kerby Joseph (knee) were limited.
Baltimore has beaten the Lions five straight times and six of seven overall.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: YANKEES CONTINUE CLIMB UP AL EAST STANDINGS
Max Fried struck out 13 batters across seven shutout innings and set a career high with his 18th win as the New York Yankees beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
The Yankees have won six of their last eight games as they continue to stay within striking distance of first-place Toronto in the American League East. With the Blue Jays losing earlier in the day, this win cut the division margin to three games with nine left to play.
Fried (18-5), who held the Orioles to three singles and one walk, struck out three batters in both the third and sixth innings. He has won five consecutive starts. Paul Blackburn pitched the final two innings to complete the shutout, adding two strikeouts.
Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells each had two hits for the Yankees, who have won three games in a row. New York racked up nine hits and eight walks.
Brewers 5, Angels 2
Christian Yelich doubled during a three-run rally for his 100th RBI as Milwaukee moved a step closer to the National League Central title by completing a three-game sweep of visiting Los Angeles.
The Brewers snapped a 2-2 tie with three runs in the seventh. Jackson Chourio opened with a ground-rule double off Luis Garcia (2-2), who came out of the bullpen to start the inning. Aaron Ashby (4-2) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Abner Uribe tossed a scoreless eighth and Jared Koenig finished for his second save, as the Angels dropped their seventh straight.
Milwaukee, which has clinched a playoff berth and has the best overall record in baseball, increased its division lead to six games over the Cubs, who lost 1-0 at Cincinnati earlier in the day. The Brewers reduced their magic number to four for their fourth division title in five seasons. Milwaukee moved three games ahead of idle Philadelphia for the best record in the National League.
Mets 6, Padres 1
Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo homered while rookie Jonah Tong pitched five solid innings for the win as New York stopped visiting San Diego.
Tong (2-2) allowed only four hits and an unearned run while walking none and fanning a career-high eight in his fourth MLB start. Four relievers closed the game out as the Mets upped its lead for the National League’s final wild-card spot to two games over Arizona.
Randy Vasquez (5-7) was charged with four hits and four runs over 2 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts as the Padres dropped 2 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West.
Guardians 3, Tigers 1
Jose Ramirez clubbed a tiebreaking, two-run homer and visiting Cleveland completed a three-game sweep of first-place Detroit by winning its seventh straight and 12 of its last 13 games to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Tigers in the American League Central.
Jhonkensy Noel supplied a solo home run for the Guardians. Colt Keith hit an RBI double for the Tigers, who have lost six of their last seven games. Keith departed in the third inning due to low back tightness.
The first six innings featured a pitchers’ duel between Detroit ace Tarik Skubal — who departed his previous start in the fourth inning due to left side tightness — and Tanner Bibee. Skubal gave up one run, seven hits and two walks while striking out nine on 102 pitches. Bibee (11-11) allowed one run on four hits with two walks and struck out eight on 100 pitches
Athletics 5, Red Sox 3
Brent Rooker homered during a three-run first inning that helped the Athletics defeat host Boston for their second win in the three-game series and sixth in their last seven games.
J.T. Ginn (4-6) pitched the first six innings to earn the win. He limited the Red Sox to two runs on two hits, struck out three and walked one. Hogan Harris earned his fourth save by pitching the final two innings. He gave up one run and struck out three.
Boston starter Brayan Bello (11-8) was pulled after four innings. He allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits. David Hamilton and Trevor Story each homered for Boston, but shortstop Story also committed two errors, each of which cost the Red Sox a run.
Rays 4, Blue Jays 0
Shane Baz crafted five scoreless innings, Chandler Simpson had his second straight three-hit game and Tampa Bay split a four-game series against visiting Toronto.
Baz allowed just two hits while whiffing four and walking one for the Rays (75-78). Simpson went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, Carson Williams was 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs and Jake Mangum produced two hits and a stolen base
The American League East-leading Blue Jays (89-64) got a hit apiece from Nathan Lukes, Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement (double) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Chris Bassitt (11-9) lasted just 4 1/3 innings and surrendered three runs on eight hits.
Mariners 2, Royals 0
Luis Castillo threw six stellar innings, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford each had RBI doubles and Seattle shut out host Kansas City for its 11th victory in 12 outings and tying the Houston Astros atop the American League West.
Castillo (10-8) allowed three hits in his scoreless outing, striking out three and walking none. Andres Munoz worked around Vinnie Pasquantino’s one-out double and a hit-by-pitch in the ninth by striking out Adam Frazier to earn his 36th save.
Stephen Kolek (5-6) threw 7 1/3 innings of two-run (one earned), two-hit ball, while striking out a career-high eight batters and walking one for the Royals, who have dropped eight of their last 11. Both teams finished with just five hits.
Marlins 9, Rockies 7
Liam Hicks homered, singled and drove in a career-high-tying four runs, Otto Lopez and Heriberto Hernandez also went deep and Miami held on to beat Colorado and sweep the three-game series in Denver.
Jakob Marsee and Agustin Ramirez also had two hits and Sandy Alcantara allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings for Miami, which has won seven of its last eight.
Blaine Crim hit two solo home runs and Yanquiel Fernandez also homered and doubled for Colorado. Tyler Freeman had two hits and Tanner Gordon (6-7) allowed four runs — three earned — on five hits in his six innings.
Reds 1, Cubs 0
Hunter Greene carried a no-hit bid through 6 2/3 innings and allowed just one hit en route to his second career complete game as host Cincinnati edged Chicago.
Will Benson ripped an RBI double in the fourth inning to provide Greene (7-4) with all the offense he needed and to maintain the flickering postseason aspirations of the Reds. Cincinnati, which has won two in a row and three of its last four games, remained two games behind the New York Mets for the final wild-card spot in the National League.
Fresh off clinching their postseason berth on Wednesday, the Cubs were unable to capitalize on Colin Rea’s 11-strikeout performance.
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WNBA PLAYOFFS
JACKIE YOUNG’S LATE PUTBACK HELPS ACES SURVIVE STORM, ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS
A’ja Wilson matched her career playoff high of 38 points and Jackie Young scored the decisive points on a putback as the Las Vegas Aces edged the visiting Seattle Storm 74-73 on Thursday night to win the best-of-three first-round series.
Young had 14 points and followed Wilson’s miss with a basket with 12.4 seconds left to help the second-seeded Aces escape in Game 3. Chelsea Gray added 12 points and eight assists for Las Vegas.
Erica Wheeler and Nneka Ogwumike scored 16 points apiece for the seventh-seeded Storm. Skylar Diggins added 13 points and six assists.
The Aces will face the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever in the best-of-five semifinals after the Fever stunned the No. 3 seed Atlanta Dream earlier in the night.
Wheeler had a chance to give Seattle a shocking upset but her 15-foot jumper missed with just over four seconds left. The Storm got the rebound and eventually the ball was passed to Gabby Williams in the corner but she didn’t get her jumper — which missed — off before time expired.
Wilson had three steals and made 14 of 26 shots and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line in her latest stellar effort. It marks her sixth career 30-point effort in the postseason.
Wheeler drove in transition, jumped inside the free-throw line and knocked down a jumper to give Seattle a 73-72 lead with 19.3 seconds remaining.
Wilson’s shot on the other end bounced off the rim but Young was in good position to make the key putback.
Ogwumike buried a 3-pointer with 2:40 remaining and Wheeler added two free throws 20 seconds later to knot the score at 66.
Young’s layup put the Aces back ahead with 2:05 remaining. Ogwumike knocked down two free throws 13 seconds later to tie it at 68.
Wilson made two free throws to give Las Vegas a 70-68 lead with 1:33 left. But Diggins made a wide-open trey to put Seattle ahead 18 seconds later, giving the Storm their first advantage since 24-23 in the second quarter.
Wilson’s inside basket put Las Vegas back ahead at 72-71 with 1:03 to go.
The Aces shot 45.9 percent from the field, including 3-of-12 from 3-point range.
The Storm connected on 40 percent of their attempts and were 7-of-18 from behind the arc.
Wilson’s basket capped a 5-0 run in the third quarter as Las Vegas opened up a 50-42 lead with 1:37 left.
Seattle pulled within 52-48 on Ezi Magbebor’s basket with 2.3 seconds remaining. Brittney Sykes opened the fourth quarter with a driving basket to pull the Storm within two points.
Sykes later converted a three-point play as Seattle crept within 58-57 with 6:50 to go.
Wilson scored 13 points in the first half as the Aces led 33-26 at the break.
Seattle shot just 29 percent (9 of 31) in the first half, including a woeful 2 of 13 while scoring just seven second-quarter points.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
COLTS LOOK TO EXTEND PAIR OF WINNING STREAKS AGAINST THE WINLESS TITANS
Indianapolis (2-0) at Tennessee (0-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS.
BetMGM NFL odds: Colts by 3 1/2.
Against the spread: Colts 2-0, Titans 1-1.
Series record: Colts lead 39-22.
Last meeting: Colts beat Titans 38-30 on Dec. 22 in Indianapolis
Last week: Colts beat Broncos 29-28 at home, Titans lost to Rams 33-19 at home
Colts offense: overall (2), rush (3), pass (T-3), scoring (4)
Colts defense: overall (5), rush (12), pass (7), scoring (11)
Titans offense: overall (32), rush (24), pass (32), scoring (30)
Titans defense: overall (27), rush (29), pass (20), scoring (T-23)
Turnover differential: Colts plus-4; Titans plus-2.
Colts player to watch
RB Jonathan Taylor. Tennessee knows all about the league’s current leading rusher. In their most recent matchup, he ran for 218 yards — his second-highest single game total — and three scores while averaging 7.5 yards per carry.
Titans player to watch
Cam Ward. The rookie showed why he was the No. 1 pick overall with his first NFL touchdown pass last week, scrambling to his right and throwing back across his body to the left. But he needs to find his checkdown options, get the ball out faster and show he can move the offense.
Key matchup
Colts QB Daniel Jones vs. Titans secondary. Indy’s new starter is off to a strong start, matching his victory total from last season in his first two games with the Colts. He’s made good reads, quick decisions and is a big reason the Colts have no turnovers. Can he keep it up on the road? While the Colts will likely run first this week, Tennessee’s secondary, statistically, appears to be its defensive strength with CB L’Jarius Sneed. If the Titans bother Jones, the Colts could be in trouble, too.
Key injuries
Indy already is without CB Jaylon Jones, who is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, and it’s unclear whether starting CB Charvarius Ward will clear the concussion protocol by Sunday. Starting DE Laiatu Latu is still dealing with a hamstring injury that kept out of last weekend’s game. … Titans RT JC Latham missed last week with an injured hip still keeping him out of practice. DT T’Vondre Sweat is trying to return from the injured ankle that kept him out last week. RG Kevin Zeitler is dealing with a bicep injury that kept him out of practice Wednesday. Sneed did not practice with a back issue.
Series notes
Indianapolis has completely turned this series by winning four straight against Tennessee and the past two in Nashville. … The Titans had won five straight and six of seven from 2019-2022. … These division rivals met once in the playoffs — before the AFC South was formed in 2002 — and Tennessee won that game 19-16 in the 1999 season. It was the first home playoff game ever played in Indy. … Both teams moved to their current cities from other places. Tennessee moved from Houston in 1997 while the Colts moved from Baltimore in 1984. … Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning spent his college career at the University of Tennessee before Indy selected him with the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1998.
Stats and stuff
Indianapolis has not won a division title since 2014, but is atop the AFC South two weeks into the season. … The Colts have scored on 14 of their 17 possessions and are the first team in the Super Bowl era to record zero punts through the first two games of a season. They’ve turned the ball over on downs twice and ended the half with the ball once. … Jones needs one more win to match his total over his final two seasons (16 starts) with the New York Giants. He has back-to-back games with 270 yards passing or more for the first time since the final two games in 2019. … Taylor has rushed for at least 70 yards in seven straight games, the league’s longest active streak. His five games with at least 200 scrimmage yards and one TD are tied with Hall of Famer Edgerrin James for the most in franchise history. … Rookie Tyler Warren has 11 receptions through two weeks, which is tied for the fourth-highest total through a tight end’s first two games in NFL history. … Indy has not had a turnover through the first two games. … New S Cam Bynum has intercepted one pass in each of his first two games with the Colts. … K Spencer Shrader has made all nine of his field-goal attempts this season, including last week’s 45-yard game winner with no time on the clock, and is 14 of 14 in his two-year career. … The Titans have lost eight straight going back to last season. … The Titans have forced five turnovers this season. … Cam Ward can join Marcus Mariota as the only rookie QBs to start his first three games for the Titans. Ward threw for 175 yards and his first TD last week. He is the first QB taken at No. 1 overall not to be intercepted in each of his first two starts. … Zeitler’s next start will be his 200th. … WR Elic Ayomanor had four catches for 56 yards and his first career TD catch last week. … LB Cody Barton had his sixth career interception last week. … S Amani Hooker had his first career sack last week. … K Joey Slye has made all eight of his field goals, a franchise record through the first two weeks of a season.
Fantasy tip
Taylor. He ran for 165 yards last week against Denver’s vaunted defense and had two catches for 50 yards including one TD. Expect Taylor to carry a heavy load in the Colts’ first road game against a Titans’ defense that has struggled to stop the run.
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INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: LATE RALLY LIFTS FEVER PAST DREAM, INTO WNBA SEMIFINALS
The resilient Indiana Fever are moving on to the WNBA Semifinals. Indiana outscored the Dream 7-0 over the final 2:05 on Thursday night in Atlanta to stun the third seed, 87-85, in a decisive Game 3 of their best-of-three first round series.
Trailing 85-80 following Rhyne Howard’s 3-pointer with 2:32 to play, the Fever got back within one possession after Kelsey Mitchell’s layup off a dish from Aliyah Boston. Lexie Hull’s basket with 43.1 seconds remaining made it a one-point game and after Howard missed a three on the other end, Odyssey Sims found Boston for the go-ahead bucket with 7.4 seconds remaining.
After two Atlanta timeouts, Hull came up with a steal on the ensuing inbound. Sims was fouled with 1.2 seconds remaining and hit one of two free throws and Brionna Jones missed a three at the buzzer.
“This group has been through every situation imaginable,” Fever head coach Stephanie White said of the team’s mindset down the stretch. “We knew just had to keep it tight, we knew we had to get stops…It just takes a couple breaks to go your way.”
Mitchell led all scorers with 24 points in the victory, 19 of them coming in the first half. Sims tallied 16 points and eight assists, while Boston added 14 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists.
Natasha Howard finished with 12 points and six boards, while Hull scored 10 points and had two steals.
Allisha Gray led the dream with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Jordin Canada also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists, while Rhyne Howard scored 16.
Despite losing five players to season-ending injuries, the Fever are in the WNBA Semifinals for the first time in 10 years.
“This group is just really special,” White said. “We say it pretty much ad nauseam, but the resilience, the flexibility, the welcome and inclusive nature of this team, their selflessness to pull for the we over the me, the ability to let each teammate be who they are and shine at their best and to lift them up in those moments, that’s good for 12 to 15 points. It is. And you couple that with some of the toughness, the resilience, the grit, the fight, the scrappiness, and you always give yourself a chance.
“I love riding with these guys. I love coaching them and I’m just so incredibly proud of them.”
The Fever will advance to face the winner of Tuesday’s other Game 3 between Las Vegas and Seattle. Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinals will be on Sunday afternoon.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
VELÁZQUEZ AND SULLIVAN DRIVE IN TWO AS INDIANS DEFEAT STRIPERS
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Indianapolis Indians utilized a two-run homer by Nelson Velázquez and two-run double by Brett Sullivan to defeat the Gwinnett Stripers on Thursday night at Coolray Field, 6-3.
The Indians (42-30, 84-62) took a lead four batters into the third contest of the six-game series and never looked back, never trailing in the contest. The two-run home run to jumpstart the scoring was Velázquez’s 10th of the season in Triple-A and fourth with Indy.
Gwinnett (34-38, 63-84) tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the first and RBI single by Jesús Bastidas in the second, respectively. Indianapolis retook the lead on a sacrifice fly off Austin Cox (L, 2-4) in the fourth before the teams traded runs in the fifth.
The top of the sixth added insurance runs for the visiting team when three of the first four batters reached base safely. Brett Sullivan anchored the run, lining a double into the right-center gap to score Sammy Siani and Jase Bowen.
Nick Dombkowski (W, 3-6) started the game for the Indians and allowed three runs (two earned) in 5.0 innings, exiting the game with his team leading. Eddy Yean and Ryan Harbin (S, 2) combined for 4.0 scoreless frames to complete the contest.
The series continues tomorrow at 7:05 PM at Coolray Field. RHP JR Ritchie (3-2, 2.98) will take the mound for Gwinnett while Indianapolis has yet to name a starter.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
FRIENDLY COACHES READY TO SQUARE OFF AS NO. 9 ILLINOIS AND NO. 19 INDIANA TRY TO STAY UNBEATEN
Bret Bielema and Curt Cignetti don’t have a long relationship but it is clear they admire each other’s work.
They sat together at last year’s Big Ten spring meetings, crisscross one another’s recruiting paths and have built budding powers in the Big Ten, Bielema at No. 9 Illinois and Cignetti at No. 19 Indiana. Both have 3-0 marks this season and top 20 teams heading into one of Saturday’s featured games.
“There’s very few plays where they have mental breakdowns,” Bielema said of Cignetti’s teams. “We always say more games are lost that won because of penalties, mental errors, turnovers — and they just don’t do those things. I think one of the tells is special teams. You can have a group that has a really good offensive unit, defensive unit, but when special teams fall in line with that, that’s something that kind of goes ding, ding, ding.”
It hasn’t been easy reaching this point for either team.
Last year, Cignetti broke the Hoosiers’ losing legacy with the school’s first College Football Playoff appearance. Illinois has followed a similar trek up the polls.
The Fighting Illini have their highest ranking since Dick Butkus’ final college season in 1964 and heads into this weekend seeking its first road win as a top 10 team since 1990. Indiana is looking for a signature win to put them back in the mix for another playoff trip.
How long has it been since the Illini and Hoosiers met with so much at stake? Try October 1950, when No. 12 Illinois beat No. 19 Indiana 20-0 in Champaign, Illinois. The 75th matchup in this series between border state rivals marks just the second time they’ve squared off as ranked foes.
Cignetti, like Bielema, understands the challenge.
“I’ve always had a lot of respect for him as a coach,” Cignetti said. “He was a head coach at a very young age and has really had some nice teams. He’s done a great job at Illinois. They’re very fundamental, and you can see the coaching show up on tape.”
The line
If anyone inside the Hoosiers locker room has inside information on Bielema, it’s run game coordinator Bob Bostad. He held the same title for six of the seven seasons Bielema was Wisconsin’s head coach. He’s also the lone holdover from the staff of former Indiana coach Tom Allen.
As Bielema watched the Indiana tape this week, he noted the Hoosiers ground game is efficient and effective even thought it’s a different style than he and Bostad ran with the Badgers.
“Bob Bostad is one of the best assistant coaches I’ve ever had,” Bielema said. “When we were together, not only with the coaching and development of our team, but he did an incredible job in recruiting and building that offensive line. Bob had a knack for taking a player with a certain skill set, we got him in our program and the way we built them led to a lot of success, obviously.”
Short-handed
Under Cignetti, the Hoosiers have typically rotated three running backs during games. They may be short-handed this week after Lee Beebe Jr. suffered a season-ending knee injury last weekend. Cignetti said it was a non-contact injury.
Beebe was second on the team with 209 yards rushing and led the team with 7.7 yards per carry. Without Beebe, the Hoosiers may give Kaelon Black or Roman Hemby a heavier workload. Or they may move Khobie Martin into the rotation. Martin has 115 yards and two TD runs.
Home, sweet, home
When Cignetti was introduced as Indiana’s coach in December 2023, he declared “I win” and challenged anyone who dared to contest that comment to Google him. Not only did he make good on that promise in his first season in Bloomington he’s still making good on it.
The Hoosiers are unbeaten entering conference play for the second straight year and are a perfect 11-0 at home under Cignetti as they play their first top 20 home game since 1987.
THIS ILLINOIS-INDIANA MATCHUP FEATURES MORE INTRIGUE THAN MOST OF THEIR PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten:
Game of the week
No. 9 Illinois (3-0) at No. 19 Indiana (3-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Although this will be the 75th matchup between these two border rivals, it’s only the second time both teams were in the Top 25 at the time they faced off. The other instance came in 1950, when No. 12 Illinois beat No. 19 Indiana 20-0.
Illinois has won seven straight games to match defending national champion Ohio State and Memphis for the longest active winning streaks of any Bowl Subdivision team.
BetMGM Sportsbook has Indiana as a 5 1/2-point favorite.
The undercard
No. 21 Michigan (2-1) at Nebraska (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Nebraska seeks to beat a Top 25 team for the first time in nine years when it puts its unbeaten record at stake against Michigan. The Cornhuskers have lost 27 straight games against Top 25 teams since beating No. 22 Oregon 35-32 on Sept. 17, 2016.
BetMGM has Michigan as a 2 1/2-point favorite.
Impact players
— UCLA LB Isaiah Chisom has 37 tackles, tying him for the most of any Bowl Subdivision player.
— Indiana WR Omar Cooper had 10 catches for 207 yards and four touchdowns in a 73-0 blowout of Indiana State.
— Michigan RB Justice Haynes is averaging 7.9 yards per carry and has rushed for over 100 yards in each of the first three games. His 388 yards rushing this season rank him fifth among all Bowl Subdivision players.
— Oregon LB Jerry Mixon had a 36-yard interception return to set up a touchdown in the sixth-ranked Ducks’ 34-14 victory at Northwestern. Mixon has picked off a pass in back-to-back games.
— Iowa WR Kaden Wetjen tied a Big Ten record by scoring on a 95-yard punt return in a 47-7 rout of UMass. The other 95-yard punt returns in Big Ten history came rom Michigan State’s Al Brenner in 1966 and Iowa’s Bill Happel in 1984. Wetjen had 216 total return yards (182 on punts and 34 on kickoffs).
Inside the numbers
Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz earned his 206th career win with the Hawkeyes on Saturday, enabling him to set the Big Ten record for coaching victories. Woody Hayes won 205 games with Ohio State from 1951-78. … Jamaal Jarrett’s 70-yard interception return in a 33-17 victory over Purdue made the 6-foot-45, 360-pound defensive tackle the largest Southern California player ever to score a touchdown. … The Big Ten has five of the top nine scoring offenses and five of the top seven scoring defenses. No. 25 USC ranks second nationally in scoring with 55 points per game. Oregon and Washington are tied for third with 54 points per game. Indiana (52.0) is seventh and Nebraska (49.0) is ninth. No. 1 Ohio State is allowing 5.3 points per game to rank second in scoring defense. No. 2 Penn State (5.7) is third. Illinois (7.3) ranks fifth, Indiana (7.7) is sixth and Nebraska (8.0) is seventh. … Rutgers already has blocked three punts this season. That’s the highest total for any FBS team.
Get to know him
Tim Skipper is UCLA’s interim head coach following the firing of DeShaun Foster. Skipper, who had been a special assistant on Foster’s staff, takes over a winless team that’s coming off a lopsided loss to New Mexico. This isn’t Skipper’s first stint as an interim head coach. When health concerns caused Jeff Tedford to step down as Fresno State’s coach in the summer of 2024, Skipper took over and went 6-7. Skipper announced Wednesday that UCLA has parted ways with defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe.
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INDIANA MEN’S GOLF
HOOSIERS TRAVEL TO FIGHTING ILLINI INVITATIONAL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Hoosiers men’s golf program will continue the fall schedule at the Fighting Illini Invitational at the Olympia Fields Country Club. The three-day, 54-hole event will begin on Friday, Sept. 19.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Fighting Illini Invitational • Olympia Fields, Ill.
Olympia Fields Country Club
Par 70 • 7,353 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
TEAMS COMPETING (15)
Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Illinois, INDIANA, Loyola Marymount, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
INDIANA LINEUP
1. Clay Merchent
2. Cole Starnes
3. Bradley Chill Jr
4. Nick Piesen
5. Alec Cesare
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Oklahoma State (No. 2), Arizona State (3), Texas (5), Florida (6), Florida State (10), Texas A&M (11), Illinois (13), Alabama (18), Texas Tech (21), Georgia Tech (23), Purdue (38), and Stanford (41) finished in the top 50 of the final Scoreboard team standings last season. The entire field, including Indiana (72), ranked in the top 100 of the final 2024-25 rankings.
• Indiana will be paired with Arizona State and Texas A&M for the opening round.
• The first two rounds of the event will begin with rolling tee times at 9 a.m. ET. The final round on Sunday will start with 8:30 a.m. ET rolling tee times.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
HOOSIER FALL 2-1 AT MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Indiana women’s soccer fell 2-1 to Maryland in their second Big Ten match of the season. The Hoosiers found the games’ opening goal but were unable to answer the Maryland offense.
With the loss, the cream and crimson have a 3-3-2 overall record including a 0-1-1 record in Big Ten play.
KEY MOMENTS
The Hoosiers opened the game looking to set the tone on defense. Maryland was only allowed five shot attempts in the first half.
In the 51st minute Senior midfielder Olivia Smith found freshman defender Grace Hamm on the right sideline. Hamm was able to float a shot over the Maryland goalkeeper to take the 1-0 lead.
Maryland answered with a goal from Kelsey Smith to tie the game in the 59th minute.
The Terrapins scored again in the 87th minute to take a 2-1 lead late.
Junior midfielder Kennedy Neighbors found space for a shot late but was saved, giving Maryland the 2-1 win.
NOTABLE
Hamm’s goal was her third of the season.
Four Hoosiers recorded a shot: Kennedy Neighbors 3, Marisa Grzesiak 2, Hamm, 2, Natasha Kim
Five of Indiana’s nine shots were on goal (56%)
IU scored their ninth goal this season in the second half.
UP NEXT
IUWS will complete their three-game road trip as they travel to Piscataway, N.J. to play Rutgers at Yurcak Field on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2025-26 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE RELEASED
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference unveiled the conference slate on Thursday afternoon, completing Indiana women’s basketball’s 2025-26 schedule.
Indiana is on the road for the second-straight season to open Big Ten play at Illinois on Dec. 6 before jumping back into league action on Dec. 29 at home against Minnesota. The new year will ring in for the Cream and Crimson on Jan. 1 when it hosts Michigan State before they hit the road at Maryland (Jan. 4) and Nebraska (Jan. 8).
The Hoosiers welcome Iowa (Jan. 11) and Washington (Jan. 14) before a trip to Columbus to face Ohio State (Jan. 22) and the Barn Burner Trophy game against Purdue (Jan. 25). Michigan (Jan. 29) and Northwestern (Feb. 1) come to town to start the back stretch of league play.
After a visit to Madison to take on Wisconsin (Feb. 4), IU hosts Purdue in its first of two games between its protected rival on Feb. 8. This year’s trip out west will take them to Los Angeles in a series at USC (Feb. 12) and UCLA (Feb. 15).
Two of the last three games of the season are at home with Oregon (Feb. 22), its final road game at Rutgers (Feb. 25) and Senior Day celebrations against Penn State (Feb. 28). The 2026 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Championship will be held in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Mar. 4-8.
The announcement of the Big Ten schedule completes the 2025-26 slate for Indiana women’s basketball. Its non-conference slate was previously announced and will include a trip to Florida State and eight home games. Season reserved and general admission tickets are still on-sale with adult reserved season tickets are $128, while reserved senior season tickets (65+) and youth season tickets (18-and-under) are $80. IU faculty and staff can purchase reserved season tickets for $112. Adult general admission season tickets are $96, while general admission youth and senior tickets are $80. Tickets can be purchased online through IUHoosiers.com, calling the IU Ticket office at 812-855-4006 or visiting the ticket office in the west lobby of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Single game tickets will go on-sale on Oct. 10.
All games times and TV designations will be announced at a later date.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. NOTRE DAME
After kicking off the Barry Odom era with three straight home games, Purdue Football hits the road for the first time under its new head coach. The Boilermakers make the 112-mile trip north to South Bend, Ind., to face No. 21 Notre Dame with the Shillelagh Trophy up for grabs. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. • The Boilermakers finished the homestand 2-1, winning the first two games before dropping the Big Ten opener against USC in a game that was delayed three hours and five minutes due to lightning. • Purdue and Notre Dame are meeting for the 89th time in a series that started in 1896 with a 28-22 Boilermaker victory. The two programs have battled for the Shillelagh since 1957. • Throughout history, the Boilermakers are 4-2 on September 20. That includes a four-game winning streak on that date. • Nearly 75 years ago (Oct. 7, 1950), an unranked Purdue upset No. 1 Notre Dame 28-14 at Notre Dame Stadium. It was the first of four Purdue victories throughout history when the Fighting Irish were ranked No. 1 in the country, all between 1950-1967. • Notre Dame is one of six current Top 25 teams on Purdue’s schedule this season. A year ago, the Boilermakers became the first team in history to face five College Football Playoff teams during the regular season. • The Purdue defense has not given up a touchdown in the second half this season. • Devin Mockobee is currently ranked in the program Top 10 in several career categories: 100-yard rushing games (4th), rushing yards (5th), rushing touchdowns (9th). • Quarterback Ryan Browne ranks fourth in the Big Ten in passing, averaging 262.0 yards per game. Browne has eclipsed 300 yards passing in two of the three games this season. • Browne’s 14.04 yards per completion ranks 15th in the nation. • Sophomore linebacker Charles Correa is one of two underclassmen in the country to have at least 20 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks this season (MarcAnthony Parker – Navy). • Three Boilermakers crack the nation’s Top 25 in solo tackles. Tahj Ra-El ranks 18th with 16 solo tackles (5.3 per game), while Correa and Myles Slusher are tied for 23rd with 15 solo tackles (5.0 per game). • Purdue is one of two teams (Kansas State) nationally to have three players with at least 15 solo tackles. • EJ Horton Jr. and Michael Jackson III led the Boilermakers with 70 receiving yards apiece last week. It marked the first time since Purdue’s victory in the 2023 Old Oaken Bucket Game that two Boilermakers recorded at least 70 receiving yards in the same game. • Jack McCallister is the first Purdue punter to average at least 50 yards per punt in a game (min. 3 punts) twice in a season since Jared Armstrong in 2006.
SUCCESS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS • Purdue has beaten seven ranked teams over the past seven seasons despite being the underdog in each one of those games. • Three of those wins were against Top 3 teams, while Purdue handed five of those ranked teams their first loss of the season. • The victories during the 2021 campaign (No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Michigan State) gave Purdue multiple wins over Top 5 teams in one season for the first time since 1960 (No. 3 Ohio State, No. 1 Minnesota). • Five of the seven wins have been by double digits, the biggest being a 29-point victory over No. 2 Ohio State in 2018. • Purdue has defeated a ranked Notre Dame team 16 times throughout history, including seven wins when the Fighting Irish cracked the Top 5 and four victories when Notre Dame was the No. 1 team in the country (1950, 1954, 1965, 1967)
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE • After giving up some record-breaking numbers last year, the Purdue defense has locked down under new head coach Barry Odom and defensive coordinator Mike Scherer. • The Boilermaker defense has not given up a touchdown in the second half this season. A 70-yard pick six by USC was the only touchdown scored by an opposing team after halftime. • Purdue’s defense has surrendered just nine second half points over the first three games. • The Boilermakers shut out Ball State in the season opener, one of 10 teams to start the year with a shutout, allowing only 203 yards of total offense. • In the final three quarters against SIU, Purdue only gave up three points and 130 yards, including just 66 yards in the second half.
IN-STATE OPPOSITION • A schedule rarity, Purdue has three opponents from the state of Indiana this season. • Purdue downed Ball State 31-0 to start the year. • The Boilermakers will square off with Notre Dame for the Shillelagh Trophy on Sept 20. • Purdue will close the regular season with the 100th Old Oaken Bucket Game against Indiana on Black Friday (Nov. 28) • It marks the second straight season the Boilermakers will face three in-state foes and just the fifth time in the last 25 years
WHAT CAN BROWNE DO FOR YOU • Quarterback Ryan Browne has thrown for 786 yards on 56- of-88 passing with five touchdowns. • Browne currently ranks 15th nationally and third in the Big Ten with 14.04 yards per completion this season. • Browne (15.0) joined Kyle Orton as the only two Purdue quarterbacks since 1995 to average 15.0 yards per completion through the first two games of the year (Kyle Orton 15.8 in 2004 and 15.0 in 2002). • He is the eighth Purdue quarterback since 1995 to record a pair of 300-yard passing games over the opening three games of the season, joining the likes of Drew Brees (1999, 2000), Kyle Orton (2004), Curtis Painter (2007) and Aidan O’Connell (2022) • Browne was named the starting quarterback by head coach Barry Odom in the last week of fall camp after a competition with Malachi Singleton, Bennett Meredith and Evans Chuba and Garyt Odom. • Browne served as a backup for the Boilermakers last year, making one start, before spending the spring semester under Bill Belichick at North Carolina. He transferred back to Purdue during the spring portal window.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
PURDUE FALLS TO #12 IOWA IN 90TH MINUTE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue soccer came up just short in its Big Ten home opener Thursday night, falling 2–1 to Iowa at Folk Field.
The Boilermakers battled back to equalize in the second half but conceded a heartbreaking game-winner in the final minute.
After a first half where Purdue managed only one shot, the Hawkeyes struck first in the 62nd on a strike from Price Loposer . Just three minutes later, Purdue answered. Megan Santa Cruz calmly buried a penalty kick in the 66th minute for her third goal of the season, pulling the Boilermakers level and swinging momentum back in their favor.
The two sides traded chances down the stretch, with Emily Edwards making several key saves to keep Purdue in the match. But with just 12 seconds remaining in regulation, Iowa’s Berkley Binggeli converted off an assist from Abby Skiff to hand Purdue a crushing defeat.
The Boilermakers were limited to four shots on the night, with Santa Cruz providing both shots on target. Edwards finished with six saves, while the Purdue back line—anchored by Zoe Cuneio, Margaux Chauvet, and Lauren Adam—fought hard against a Hawkeye attack that generated 20 shots and five corners.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN RELEASES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SLATE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team added another piece to the 2025-26 season, as the Big Ten Conference unveiled its 18-game slate on Thursday afternoon.
Purdue will play 17 regular-season games at Mackey Arena this season with eight non-conference dates and nine games in league action.
Head coach Katie Gearlds heads into her fifth season at the helm of her alma mater with a revamped roster of experienced veterans. The Boilermakers return a trio of impact players from a year ago in McKenna Layden, Kendall Puryear and Lana McCarthy. Fifth-year senior Madison Layden-Zay is back for her final season, needing 38 3-pointers to reach the Purdue career record of 244.
Gearlds and the staff hit the portal to welcome in six additions – Taylor Feldman (Northern Arizona), Tara Daye (St. John’s), Saige Stahl (Indiana State) Taylor Henderson (UNC Wilmington), Kiki Smith (Arkansas) and Nya Smith (UNC Greensboro).
The freshman class features 6-foot-7 Indiana All-Star Avery Gordon, Israeli guard Hila Karsh and hometown product Carley Barrett.
The Boilermakers open Big Ten action with a single game on the road before the holiday break with a Dec. 7 visit to Michigan.
Out of the holiday break, Purdue will host back-to-back games to close out 2025 against Illinois (Dec. 28) and a New Year’s Eve clash against Ohio State.
Purdue will hit the road for four of their first five games in January, heading to Nebraska and Wisconsin on Jan. 4 and Jan. 8, respectively. After Washington’s first visit to West Lafayette since 2006 on Jan. 11, Purdue will head out to Los Angeles to face USC (Jan. 18) and UCLA (Jan. 21).
Six of Purdue’s final 10 games will be at Mackey Arena, starting with the Barn Burner Trophy Game against Indiana on Jan. 25 and a visit from Michigan State on Jan. 29.
The Boilermakers’ February slate features four home games – Penn State (Feb. 4), Rutgers (Feb. 14), Iowa (Feb. 19), Oregon (Feb. 25) – and a trio of road dates – Minnesota (Feb. 1), Indiana (Feb. 8) and Maryland (Feb. 22).
The regular season wraps up on March 1 with a road trip to Northwestern.
The Big Ten Tournament returns to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis March 4-8.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2025-26 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2025-26 men’s basketball conference schedule, featuring a 20-game slate for the ninth straight season. The announcement completes Purdue’s schedule.
Times and TV designations will be released at a later date.
The Boilermakers will once again open Big Ten play prior to the holiday break. Purdue opens league play on the road for the third straight season when it heads to Piscataway, New Jersey, for the third straight year, to face Rutgers on Dec. 2. After a home game with Iowa State on Dec. 6, the Boilermakers finish the initial stretch by hosting Minnesota on Dec. 10.
In the previous eight years under the current format, Purdue started 2-0 just twice (2017-18; 2022-23).
Following their final three non-conference games against Marquette, Auburn and Kent State, the Boilermakers will then resume conference play, opening the new calendar year on Jan. 3, by traveling to Wisconsin. Following the trip to Madison, Purdue will host three straight home games against Washington (Jan. 7), Penn State (Jan. 10) and Iowa (Jan. 14).
Washington will visit Mackey Arena for the first time.
The Boilermakers then begin their most-difficult stretch of the conference season, going on the road for six of their next eight games, beginning with their first journey to the Los Angeles schools to face USC (Jan. 17) and UCLA (Jan. 20). Purdue will return home to face Illinois on Jan. 24, before going on the road to Indiana (Jan. 27) and Maryland (Feb. 1).
Oregon will visit Mackey Arena for the first time since Dec. 1987, when the Ducks visit on Feb. 7.
Purdue will close out the stretch at Nebraska on Feb. 10, and Iowa on Feb. 14.
Purdue returns home for a grueling three-game homestand by hosting Michigan on Feb. 17, Indiana on Feb. 20, and Michigan State on Feb. 26.
Purdue travels to Ohio State on March 1, and Northwestern on March 4, before hosting Wisconsin on Senior Day on March 7.
The Big Ten Tournament will be held at the United Center in Chicago, from March 11 to 15.
Mackey Arena has been sold out for 89 straight games dating to the 2018-19 season and the Boilermakers are 91-14 against Big Ten teams in Mackey Arena since the 2014-15 season.
Purdue is ranked in the top three of almost every “early” top-25 national polls, returning four starters and welcoming in several high-profile newcomers from last year’s team that went 24-12 overall and reached the Sweet 16.
Season tickets are sold out, but single-game tickets will go on sale in early, mid-October.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NO. 24 NOTRE DAME SEARCHING FOR CURE TO DEFENSIVE WOES BEFORE TAKING ON PURDUE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 24 Notre Dame faces a familiar predicament — two early-season losses has left no margin for error.
The circumstances have changed, though. This time, it’s the usually stout Fighting Irish defense searching for answers as it faces rival Purdue (2-1, 0-1 Big Ten) on Saturday. It wouldn’t be the first time Notre Dame has used this matchup as a springboard to change directions.
A year ago, after a stinging 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois at home, the Irish hit their stride by handing the Boilermakers what was then the worst loss in program history, 66-7. It was the first step on a 14-game winning streak that sent them to the national championship game.
Back then, though, Al Golden’s defense was the team’s heart and soul. Notre Dame led the nation with 33 takeaways, was third nationally with 38 sacks and finished in the top five in points allowed (15.5).
With Golden and six key players from that team off to the NFL, Chris Ash has taken over as defensive coordinator, and things have not started well. The Irish surrendered 68 points in losses to Miami and Texas A&M, compared with 70 in their first six games last year, and have one interception and one sack.
Worse, Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 360 yards in a 41-40 come-from-behind win. It was the most points allowed by Notre Dame since a 45-14 loss to Michigan in 2019.
Coach Marcus Freeman, a former linebacker and defensive coordinator, is spending this week trying to find solutions, and he indicated Monday he may get more involved than usual in the defensive meetings.
“It’s the execution of what we’re asking them to do,” he said. “If we’re asking them to do things they can’t execute, then we have to evaluate what we’re asking them to do. Like I said, it’s not a call, it’s not a scheme, there’s no perfect call, no perfect scheme. It’s the ability to execute.”
Whatever the explanation, the defensive stats have plummeted. The Irish rank 118th in points allowed (34.0), 113th in pass rush and 129th in pass coverage.
Freeman doesn’t blame the early-season woes on a new defensive system or so many new faces. Instead, he wants to see the Irish eliminate the big plays that allowed Texas A&M to rally.
“What we can’t do is let a bad play turn into an explosive play. (Texas A&M) had over 200 yards on six plays,” Freeman said. “What does a lack of execution come down to? It could be a lack of focus, a lack of proper technique, a lack of understanding what’s expected — a personnel issue where you’re asking somebody to do something that they can’t do consistently.”
Safety Adon Shuler believes it’s not a personnel issue, either.
Rather, he thinks the answer is better practices, which would lead to faster, more violent action on Saturdays.
The first test comes this weekend against a vastly improved Purdue team under first-year coach Barry Odom. The Boilermakers are coming off a 33-17 loss to Southern California in their Big Ten Conference opener but are averaging 391.3 total yards and 27.3 points per game, a substantial upgrade over their 15.8 ppg average last season.
And if Notre Dame doesn’t plug some holes fast, it could be staring at its first 0-3 start since 2008 — likely leaving it out of the playoff chase. But Shuler saw how the Irish responded to last year’s challenge and thinks they can do it again.
“(Coach Freeman said), ‘We could be here, like, oh, we’re five points away from being 2-0, but that doesn’t help us,’” he said. “The reality is, we’re 0-2, and we have to have that mindset and that grit to go get it.”
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
NOTRE DAME, MICHIGAN SET FOR 2025 SHAMROCK CLASSIC IN DETROIT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — With the Notre Dame women’s basketball season less than a month away, the Irish have announced the final piece of the 2025-26 slate.
On Nov. 15, Notre Dame and Michigan will take their gridiron rivalry to the basketball court for the fourth annual Shamrock Classic. The game will be played at Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit and air on NBC at 4 p.m. It is the fourth consecutive year Notre Dame women’s basketball has played on the national network.
The Wolverines and the Irish are very familiar with each other, as they faced off in the Round of 32 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Irish earned the victory in their home court, 76-55. Hannah Hidalgo paced Notre Dame with 21 points, going 8-14 from the floor.
As has been the case with previous iterations of the Shamrock Classic, there will be additional programming throughout the weekend, including a leadership luncheon with the teams on Friday. Sponsors of this year’s upcoming Shamrock Classic event include current Notre Dame Athletic partners: Gatorade, Invesco QQQ, Nissan, Under Armour and Verizon.
Notre Dame is 14-8 all-time against Michigan, and the Irish have faced the Wolverines just one other time on a neutral court (2001).
Tickets for the 2025 Shamrock Classic will go on sale to the public on Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. ET.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
MATCH 7 PREVIEW: #12 LOUISVILLE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame opens up the home portion of the ACC schedule with a showdown against No. 12 Louisville at Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 19. Admission to the match is free and it will be streamed on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. LOUISVILLE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Admission: FREE
Stream: ACCNX
Live Stats: Click Here
Twitter Updates: @NDMenSoccer
Game Notes: vs. Louisville
THE LOUISVILLE SERIES
• The Irish and Cardinals will meet on the pitch for the 27th time on Friday evening.
• Notre Dame leads Louisville in the all-time series at 14-10-2.
• The Irish have a record of 10-1-0 when playing Louisville in South Bend.
• Notre Dame won the most recent installment in the series, defeating the Cardinals by a score of 2-1 last season in Louisville.
DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE
• Through five matches the Irish have allowed just three goals this season, one each against Michigan, Indiana and Omaha.
• Notre Dame posted back-to-back shutouts against IU Indy and No. 14 Oregon State.
• The Irish then opened ACC play with a clean sheet in the win over Pitt in Pittsburgh. Notre Dame allowed just two shots on target over the 90 minutes of play, frustrating the Panther’s attack.
• The Irish enter Friday’s matchup ranked third in the ACC in goals allowed and 16th in the country in the statistical category (0.5).
BK THE GK
• Blake Kelly has gotten off to a great start to his sophomore season in goal for the Irish, posting three clean sheets and allowing just three goals over four matches.
• The shot stopper ranks third in the ACC in saves per game with a mark of 4.0 per outing.
• The sophomore has posted an incredible save percentage of .870 through the first six matches of the year, ranking third in the ACC and 24th in the country.
• Kelly started 12 matches for the Irish in 2024 and became the first true freshman goalie to start the season opener in the last 30 years for the program.
SET-PIECE SUCCESS
• The Fighting Irish have already scored four goals off set pieces to start the 2025 season.
• Two of the goals have come from free kicks, as center backs Mitch Ferguson and Diego Ochoa found the back of the net against Oregon State and Michigan, respectively.
• The third and fourth goals came off a corner as a Nolan Spicer volley was redirected in from Luke Burton for the opening goal in the win over Pitt and Martin Von Thun headed in a Nolan Spicer corner.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Five players have scored the seven goals for the Irish this season, as Luke Burton and Wyatt Borso have each scored twice while defenders Diego Ochoa, Mitch Ferguson and Martin Vont Thun each found the back of the net once.
• Ten returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 54 points from last year.
• Nine players that scored a goal during the 2024 campaign are back on this year’s team.
• Junior Jack Flanagan is the top returning goal scorer on the 2025 squad after firing in a career-high four goals during his sophomore campaign.
2025 CAPTAINS
• Mitch Ferguson and Wyatt Lewis will serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team and Blake Kelly will take on the role of assistant captain.
• Ferguson has appeared in 56 games over his Notre Dame career, scoring four goals and adding seven assists from the center back position.
• Lewis enters his third season with the Fighting Irish and has three goals and four assists as a holding midfielder.
• Kelly started 12 matches as a freshman in 2024, posting a record of 4-3-5 while recording 26 saves.
FRESH FACES
• The Irish welcome six freshman to the 2025 squad, totaling a 27-man roster.
• The six freshman are Karson Baquero (M), Luke Burton (F), Diego Green (M), Cole Kowalski (GK), Alex Rosin (D) and Ren Sylvester (F).
• Also joining the team are grad transfers Diego Ochoa (D) and Martin Von Thun (D). Ochoa joins the Irish from Boston College and Von Thun spent the last four seasons at Holy Cross (Ind.).
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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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
IRISH SET FOR HOME-AND-HOME SERIES WITH MICHIGAN
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Coming off back-to-back sweeps last weekend, the Notre Dame volleyball team is gearing up for a home-and-home series with Michigan this weekend. The Irish will host the Wolverines Friday night inside Purcell Pavilion at 6:00 p.m. before trekking to Ann Arbor on Sunday for a 3 p.m. clash. Friday’s game can be viewed on ACC Network Extra while Sunday’s road match will be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network.
During its first road trip of the season, Notre Dame stormed into Fort Collins, Colorado and came out with two victories, winning all six matches played. The Irish beat host Colorado State on Friday in straight sets in front of a crowd of over 7,700 in the second-largest crowd in Colorado State history before handling East Texas A&M in three sets on Saturday, moving Notre Dame’s early season record to 3-3.
The Irish found success serving in Colorado, including 13 aces in the win over East Texas A&M, the most in over a calendar year. Lucy Trump led the way with six in the match, and her 10 on the season leads the team.
The two-setter look has worked well for Notre Dame, as both Maya Baker (109) and Harmony Sample (101) have eclipsed the century mark in assists in just six matches.
Notre Dame has one player on the roster, Mallory Bohl, from Michigan. Bohl, a native of Saline, has eight kills in five sets played so far this season.
Friday’s match will be the “Cheer Her Name” match for the Irish, celebrating 50 years of Women’s Varsity Athletics at Notre Dame. The special weekend will be a celebration of many past student-athletes from the last five decades. The first 750 fans at the main entrance will receive a ‘Cheer Her Name’ t-shirt.
HISTORY VS. MICHIGAN
- This is the 19th all-time meeting between the two programs. The series is tied 9-9.
- The two teams faced off last season in Starkville, Mississippi. The Wolverines took the match in four sets. It was the first matchup in five years.
- The Irish haven’t had a home-and-home series against Michigan since the 2019 season. The teams split that season, with both home teams securing wins.
ALL EYES ON MORGAN GAERTE
- Morgan Gaerte is playing unlike anyone ever to wear the Blue and Gold has for the Irish to start a season
- The All-ACC Preseason Selection broke the school record for kills in a match last Friday against Illinois with 34. Kathy Cunningham’s record of 33 kills had stood for over 37 years. Those 34 kills are tied for the most in a single match so far this season in the country with
- She is the just the third player in Irish history to have three consecutive games of 20 or more kills. She has 115 kills this season, just 70 off her total all of last season.
- A 2025 Preseason All-ACC Selection, Gaerte is second in the conference and is 11th nationally with 4.79 kills per set. In points per set, she is also second in the ACC and 16th in the country with 5.27.
FRESH FACES
- The Irish welcome five freshmen to the team, bringing the Irish to a roster size of 20.
- The freshman class consists of Maya Baker (S), Maya Evens (DS/L), Mae Kordas (OH/O), Chichi Nnaji (OH), Sophia Thornburg (OH).
- Baker, who was a two-time Max Preps All-American, leads the team with 109 assists and is second on the team with 39 digs so far in 2025.
- The Irish pair a duo of former high school teammates in the incoming freshman class. Maya Evens and Mae Kordas both played together at Cathedral Catholic High School in Carlsbad, California. The duo was part of two Open State Championships (2022, 2024).
- Evens has played in every set for the Irish at libero and leads the team with 89 digs early in the season. She also has 25 assists.
- Chichi Nnaji and Sophia Thornburg were high school teammates in Dallas, Texas at the Ursuline Academy of Dallas. Thornburg was named to the Prep Volleyball Top 100 National List for the Class of 2025 while Nnaji spent time working with the USAV National Team Development Program.
- Nnaji has made an early impact in a short time. She is third on the team with 30 kills and has 20 total blocks for 40.5 points.
- The Irish added one player from the portal, outside hitter Sydney Helmers from Texas. She was a member of the 2023 National Champion team as a freshman for the Longhorns. The junior has 37 kills, 22 digs and is second on the team with six service aces this season.
KEY RETURNERS
- The Irish return 14 to the roster; 5 outside hitters, 3 defensive specialist/liberos, 3 middle blockers, 2 setters and 1 opposite.
- Notre Dame returns all three middle blockers; Mallory Bohl, Anna Bjork and Grace Langer for their sophomore seasons.
- Langer and Bjork have been a dominant presence in the middle for Notre Dame. Langer leads the team with 26 blocks with Bjork right behind her at 25. Offensively, Langer has 25 kills to Bjork’s 24.
- In a homecoming match at Colorado State, Langer tallied nine kills on a career-best .600 hitting percentage to go along with 4.0 blocks.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
#6 IRISH TAKE DOWN #3 DUKE IN 3-2 BATTLE AT ALUMNI
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – It was a top-10 matchup at Alumni Stadium on Thursday evening as the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0-1, 2-0) defeated the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (6-2-1, 1-2) in a 3-2 ACC victory.
Sophomore Izzy Engle, sophomore Annabelle Chukwu, and senior Laney Matriano each netted a goal for the Irish. Engle is tied for a conference-best eight goals so far on the year with Chukwu right behind her at seven goals.
The Irish defense held the Blue Devils to nine shots with just three shots on goal.
The last top-five win in the regular season for the Irish was Oct. 9 2022 as Notre Dame defeated No. 3 Florida State in a 4-0 shutout at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a physical battle between the top-10 programs to start, but who other than ACC goal leader Izzy Engle to put the Irish on the board first in the 24th minute of play.
A cross from Carolyn Calzada eventually fell at the feet of Chukwu in the box, who quickly tapped it just feet ahead where Engle found the back of the net on a sneaky right-footed shot to the bottom right corner of the net.
It was just three minutes later that Laney Matriano got in on the scoring action. The senior midfielder was able to get a shot off between a pair of Blue Devil defenders about 25 yards out with some shifty footwork for a beautiful goal to put Notre Dame up 2-0 in the 27th minute.
The Irish led 2-0 at the half, but knew the next 45 minutes were going to be a battle.
In the 64th minute, Engle found Charlie Codd at the top of the box, who then delivered the pass to Chukwu on the right wing. Chukwu’s crafty footwork allowed for the quick shot as she found the back left corner of the net for a 3-0 Irish advantage.
Duke wasn’t going anywhere as they responded with a quick goal to the top shelf in the 65th minute to make it 3-1.
Just 10 minutes later in the 75th minute, the Blue Devil offense would strike again on a go-ahead ball delivered from midfield to make it a one-goal game.
The Irish battled to the end, holding the No.3 Blue Devils scoreless in the last 15 minutes of play to secure the top-5 win at Alumni Stadium.
UP NEXT
The Irish are back in action next week as they host the No. 18 North Carolina Tar Heels at Alumni Stadium at 6 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on ACC Network.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
BULLDOGS HEAD WEST FOR SATURDAY NIGHT KICK AT WEBER STATE
GAME 4: Butler (2-1, 0-0 PFL) at Weber State (1-2)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 20
Time: 9PM ET / 7PM MT
Location: Ogden, Utah | Stewart Stadium
Watch: ESPN+
THE SERIES: This is the first meeting between the two programs. Butler’s only other game against a Big Sky opponent came in the 2023 season opener, a 35-20 road loss at Montana. Butler’s 2001 game at Southern Utah was the only other time the Bulldogs have played in the state of Utah.
LAST WEEK: A strong defensive effort and a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Ethan Loss propelled Butler to a 16-7 win over Hanover Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium in Hanover, Ind.
The Butler defense limited Hanover to 158 total yards on 57 total offensive plays, utilizing seven sacks to force punts on seven Hanover possessions while two others ended on downs.
BULLDOG BLITZ:
– Ethan Loss is the national FCS leader in all-purpose yards, averaging 170.7 per game. He returned a kick-off 90 yards for a touchdown Saturday at Hanover in addition to 68 yards receiving and another 27 on the ground. A week earlier (Sept. 6), Loss registered 106 receiving yards in the win over Truman State. It marked a career-high and the first 100-yard game of his Butler career.
– The Bulldogs have allowed only one sack through three games and are one of five teams sharing the national FCS lead by allowing only 0.33 sacks per game.
– Saturday’s win marked the first road victory for first-year Butler head coach Kevin Lynch. He was hired in December after serving as Ball State’s offensive play caller last year, and was the Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach for the Cardinals during the 2024 season.
– Butler quarterback Jarrin Alley, starting in place of Reagan Andrew who was injured in the Sept. 6 win over Truman State, threw for 178 yards by completing 17 of his 23 attempts Saturday against Hanover. He added 21 yards on three carries.
– Gabe Passini was under center as well for the Bulldogs against Hanover, totaling 55 yards on 10 carries, including the first touchdown of his career (a 10-yard scamper in the second quarter that gave Butler a 10-7 advantage).
– Ryan Short punted twice for the Bulldogs at Hanover, averaging 59.0 yards per punt. Both of his punts were over 50 yards including a 67-yard boomer in the second quarter.
– Butler redshirt sophomore Luke Green was named the Pioneer Football League (PFL) Special Teams Player of the Week after Green blocked two PATs in Butler’s 37-27 Sept. 6 victory over Truman State.
– Butler was picked fourth in the 2025 Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
– Jeremiah Jackson and Danny Orgler represent Butler on the 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team.
– Butler added 29 newcomers to the 2025 roster, including transfers from Ball State, Idaho, and Toledo, and Tulane.
SHOWCASING DISCIPLINE: The Bulldogs rank among the FCS Top 10 in fewest penalties committed and fewest penalty yards. Through three games, Butler has only been flagged a total of nine times. That average of only three accepted penalties per game is third nationally. Butler’s average of 33.3 penalty yards per game is seventh fewest nationally.
THE MONEY DOWN(S): Butler is converting 55.3 percent of its third downs so far during the 2025 season. That ranks fourth nationally. Butler’s defense is one of only three teams in FCS that has yet to allow a fourth-down conversion by an opposing offense. The Bulldogs’ defense has stopped the opposition on all three fourth-down opportunities.
CONTROLLING THE ROCK: Butler ranks third nationally in time of possession, averaging 34:55 per game.
HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE: Butler has now won five straight home openers. The Bulldogs are 16-4 when playing at the Sellick Bowl since the beginning of the 2022 season.
RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF: Reagan Andrew accounted for Butler’s first four touchdowns Sept. 6 against Truman State – two passing and two rushing – before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury. His shortened day ended with 156 passing yards on 14-for-17 throwing and 34 rushing yards. The dual-threat signal-caller ranked sixth in the PFL in total offense during the 2024 season, averaging 190.3 yards per game.
SCOUTING WEBER STATE: Weber State will play its first home game of the season when Butler travels West Saturday night. The Wildcats’ first three road games have included nearly 9,000 miles of travel. WSU is 1-2 on the season and coming off a thrilling 42-41 win at McNeese on Saturday.
UP NEXT: Butler returns to the Sellick Bowl Sept. 27 to host Marist. The game serves as the PFL opener for the Bulldogs and it will be Homecoming Weekend on the Butler campus.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
PREVIEW: BUTLER HOSTS GEORGETOWN TO KICK OFF BIG EAST COMPETITION
The Butler men’s soccer team will host Georgetown in the Sellick Bowl on Friday evening as BIG EAST play begins for all teams. The Bulldogs (2-5-0, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) most recently dropped a match to Ohio State last weekend.
The Hoyas (3-2-2, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) are currently on a two-match winning streak with victories over Rider and James Madison. The Hoyas also defeated Pitt earlier this season and tied Duke and Vermont. Losses have come to Maryland and High Point.
Butler vs. Georgetown
DATE/TIME: Friday, September 19 / 7PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
TICKETS: butlersports.com
Series: Georgetown leads the overall series, 10-1-1, and has won the most recent four matches. Last season, the Hoyas won, 5-0, in Washington D.C. In 2022 and 2019, the programs met in the postseason BIG EAST tournament. The Hoyas won (2-1, 2OT) in 2022. In 2019, the teams were tied, 2-2, after two overtime periods, and Georgetown advanced on PKs, 4-3. Butler’s only win in the series (2-0) was in 2016 in Indianapolis. The first-ever meeting between the two programs was in 2013.
Bulldog Bits
through 9/15/25
Aiden Benitez ranks second in the BIG EAST and 8th nationally with 2 game-winning goals. He is fourth (56th) with 2.83 shots per game.
Josemir Gomez ranks second in the BIG EAST and 36th nationally with 3 assists.
Josemir Gomez was chosen by BIG EAST coaches for a spot on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
JAGUARS RALLY PAST EASTERN MICHIGAN FOR FOUR-SET VICTORY
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy volleyball team bounced back from a slow start to earn a 3-1 victory (19–25, 26–24, 25–11, 25–19) over Eastern Michigan on Thursday night inside the Jungle. The win evened the Jaguars’ record at 5-5 on the season.
After dropping the opening set, IU Indy responded in a back-and-forth second frame. The Jaguars trailed late but used clutch swings from Maia Long and Morgan Ostrowski, along with a key block by Ostrowski, to edge out the Eagles, 26-24.
That momentum carried into the third set, where the Jaguars dominated from start to finish. Long’s serving run, highlighted by back-to-back aces, and a kill from freshman Chloe Macias sparked IU Indy’s 25-11 rout to grab a 2-1lead.
The fourth set stayed tight until midway through, when Ninah Miranda delivered a service ace and Long followed with a powerful kill to push the Jaguars in front. IU Indy closed the night on a high note, with Ostrowski’s 13 kills on .619 hitting and Long’s 18 kills and three aces sealing the 25-19 finish. Jillian Tippmann added 14 kills.
Setter Grace Purichia ran the offense efficiently with 45 assists and added 13 digs, while libero Laura Roeder anchored the defense with a team-best 23 digs. As a team, the Jaguars out-hit Eastern Michigan .215 to .095.
The Jags will next play crosstown rival, Butler at the Fishers Event Center, home of Indy’s professional volleyball team the Ignite. IU Indy and the Bulldogs go head-to-head at 7:00 PM tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 19.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: CARDINALS VISIT UCONN IN FINAL TUNEUP BEFORE MAC OPENER
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State rides momentum from its first win in 2025, a 34-29 home-opening win over New Hampshire, while traveling this week to battle the Connecticut Huskies for the fifth time since 2000. The Cardinals and Huskies meet in Ball State’s final non-conference matchup before opening their 51st season of play in the Mid-American Conference.
— Ball State used an aggressive defensive effort and its most productive run game in seven years to get past the Wildcats last Saturday. The Cardinals posted exactly five sacks and eight tackles for loss for the second straight week, and amassed 308 rushing yards — 243 on 15 carries by halftime. It was the Cardinals’ most rushing yards in a game since 2019.
— Just as the Cardinals managed five sacks and eight TFL at Auburn on Sept. 6, Ball State’s defensive surge produced the same numbers against New Hampshire, led by 2.5 sacks from Nathan Voorhis. Others joining the sack party were DeJuan Echoles Jr., Micah Wing, Darin Conley an Drew Hughes.
— Ball State’s 11 sacks through three games are tied for fourth among all FBS teams, with only Southern Cal (14), West Virginia (13) and Pitt (12) boasting more. Ironically, UConn (10) ranks right behind the Cardinals, with Ball State led by Voorhis (4.5) who played the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Huskies.
— The Cardinals defense allowed just two offensive touchdowns against New Hampshire. The Wildcats scored its other points by way of a blocked punt for touchdown, a safety and two field goals.
— First-year head coach Mike Uremovich has preached a strong run game, and the Cardinals produced just that against New Hampshire. Transfer back Qua Ashley used a 72-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to spur a career-high 154 rushing yards. Quarterback Kiael Kelly added 101 rush yards of his own, and the Cardinals rushed for more yards, 308, than in any game last season.
WHAT A WIN MEANS:
— Ball State will win its fifth straight game against UConn.
— Ball State will win consecutive games for the first time since beating Northern Illinois and Kent State in November 2023.
— The Cardinals will finish the non-conference season at 2-2, winning a non-league road game for the first time since beating San Jose State in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl in 2020.
INSIDE THE SERIES: CONNECTICUT
— When the Cardinals met UConn for homecoming in 2022, it was a 25-21 win in Ball State’s favor at Scheumann Stadium. Current Kansas City Chiefs star Carson Steele rambled for 179 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Cardinals victory.
— As UConn transitioned from the I-AA ranks in 1999, the Cardinals and Huskies met in three consecutive seasons — 2000, 2001 and 2002 — before colliding again in 2022.
— Apart from their first contest in 2000, which saw Ball State on top in a shutout, 29-0, games between the Cardinals and Huskies have been decided by an average of four points.
— Ball State makes its first appearance at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. UConn began playing at the Rentschler Field site in 2003, a year after the Cardinals visited UConn in 2001 and 2002. The stadium officially took on its new name in 2015.
BACK-TO-BACK IN THE MAC FOR HUSKIES
— UConn hosts the Cardinals this week, and travels to Buffalo, next week, for matchups with Mid-American Conference schools in consecutive weeks.
FORMER HUSKIES
— Three current Cardinals spent at least two seasons recently at UConn. Alfred Chea and Nathan Voorhis both began their college careers at UConn. Both are tied as the Cardinals’ third-leading tacklers this season, with 12 stops apiece.
— Special teams coordinator Nick Fiacable was a special teams analyst with the Huskies the past two seasons, hired at Ball State immediately following UConn’s appearance in the 2024 Wasabi Fenway Bowl.
— Chea, a grad transfer linebacker at Ball State this year, spent five seasons with the Huskies, stemming to his redshirt campaign in 2020. He played 11 or more games with UConn in 2021, 2023 and 2024.
— Voorhis played 10 games with the Huskies in 2022 and 11 in 2023, prior to transferring to Bryant University in search of more playing time.
FIRST IN MAC, FOURTH IN FBS
— Ball State leads the Mid-American Conference and is fourth in the nation in total sacks, with 11. Connecticut, with 10 team sacks, is next.
INTO THE BACKFIELD
— The Ball State defense has generated exactly five sacks and eight TFL in consecutive games.
— The Cardinals defense thrived in the New Hampshire backfield on Sept. 13, allowing just two offensive touchdowns and forcing four field goal attempts.
— Despite allowing 42 points during a Sept. 6 visit to Auburn, the Cardinals got consistent pressure into the Tigers’ backfield. Ball State managed eight tackles for loss that totaled 41 yards. The Cardinals recorded five sacks and forced four fumbles.
VOORHIS LEADING DEFENSIVE LINE SURGE
— Nathan Voorhis (pronounced VORR-is) has had a sack in all three games. His 2.5 sacks last Saturday set a career-high and his 4.5 sacks through three games not only lead the team, but are ranked fourth nationally among all FBS players.
— Playing with Bryant University last year, he earned a streak of five straight games with a sack. He totaled 47 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, five sacks and a forced fumble.
— With UConn in 2022 and 2023, he recorded seven tackles over 21 games, without a sack.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
— Current sack leader Nathan Voorhis boasts 4.5 sacks on the year, already just one shy of last year’s leader, Riley Tolsma, who had 5.5.
STRONG IN RUN GAME IS UREMOVICH MANTRA
— Since hired last December, head coach Mike Uremovich has preached a strong run game.
— Ball State’s 308 rushing yards were the most Ball State rush yards since Nov. 23, 2019 when they ran for 330 at Kent State.
— The Cardinals had 243 yards on just 15 carries at halftime. It was just the 15th 300-yard rushing game in Ball State’s 101-year football history.
ASHLEY BURSTS FREE
— Qua Ashley’s 154 rushing yards were the most by a Ball State back since Marquez Cooper had 162 vs. Central Michigan in 2023.
— Ashley’s 72-yard TD run was Ball State’s longest run play since a 73-yard TD run by Walter Fletcher against Ohio in 2019.
— Ashley’s 72-yard TD run was the longest run of his career and the longest offensive play of Ball State’s season.
— It was the first 100-yard rushing game of Ashley’s career.
MORE RUSHING: 100 x 2
— Qua Ashley (154) and Kiael Kelly (101) both rushed for 100+ yards on Saturday.
— The last time two Ball State players had 100+ rushing yards in the same game was in Kelly’s last home start: Kelly and Marquez Cooper and both had 136 yards vs Miami (Nov 25, 2023). Kelly’s 136 rushing yards in that game are a career high.
RUSH AND PASS FOR 100
— Kiael (pronounced ky-ELL) Kelly is the first Ball State player with 100 yards rushing (101) and passing (105) since 2000.
— Since at least 1995, it was just the third time a Ball State player has rushed and passed for over 100 yards in the same game.
— In the midst of all the rushing numbers last Saturday, Kelly also tossed two passing TDs for the first time in his career.
CAREER RUSHING BY A CARDINALS QB
— Kiael Kelly is always a threat to gain yards with his legs, and he enters the Connecticut game 572 yards shy of the Cardinals’ career record for rushing yards by a quarterback. He is currently third in career rush yards by a QB.
— He tallied 83 yards in one game as a reserve in 2022. He rushed for 724 yards during a six-game stint as starter in 2023, and he compiled 91 lining up as a QB or wildcat last season.
— Those 724 yards over just six games in 2023 stand as a Ball State single-season record for a quarterback.
— He boasts 1,041 career rush yards overall through three weeks of the 2025 season.
Ball State Career Rushing Yards by a Quarterback
Player Yards Carries
1. Art Yaroch, 1973-76 1,613 421
2. Riley Neal, 2015-18 1,363 325
3. Kiael Kelly, 2022-present 1,041 228
4. Dave Wilson, 1976-79 693 320
5. Talmadge Hill, 2000-03 582 309
GAMES WITH 100 RUSHING YARDS BY A QB
— Kiael Kelly is just the second quarterback in Ball State history to rush for at least 100 yards in two different games. The other, Art Yaroch (pronounced yuh-ROW), quarterbacked the Cardinals from 1973-76 — in Ball State’s first season in the MAC in 1975, and in their first league championship season a year later.
KELLY AS QB1
— Kelly has appeared in 27 career games and been a starter in 12 games overall (twice at WR, once as utility QB).
— But in the nine games in which he has started as Ball State’s primary QB, Kelly has amassed 780 rushing yards on 153 carries, for an average of 86.7 yards per game.
— He has rushed for 90+ yards in five of his nine starts as QB1.
— Ball State finished 3-3 after Kelly took the quarterback reins in Week 7 of the 2023 season.
— With Kelly at the helm in 2023, Ball State averaged 235.3 rush yards over its last six games.
FIVE TIGHT ENDS
— Likely the Cardinals’ deepest position, five primary tight ends see regular action for Ball State — Kameron Anthony, Drew Cassens, Koby Gross, Maximus Webster and Tate Hoover.
— All five have already started at least one game.
— Anthony is a highly regarded redshirt freshman who caught his first career pass against New Hampshire, for a 10-yard touchdown. He is the biggest target of all of them.
— Cassens is a transfer from Butler where he played with Uremovich in 2024. He also logged two seasons at Northern Illinois.
— Gross is a transfer from Florida A&M who hails from San Ramon, California. He was All-SWAC for the Rattlers before arriving at Ball State.
— Webster, is the fastest of the tight end crew, and with good hands is a staple in the pass game.
— Hoover, a junior college transfer from Kansas, started the season’s first two games and also is active on special teams.
— So far this year, Gross has two catches, with one apiece by Anthony, Cassens and Webster.
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION
8 Wide receiver Eric Weatherly has caught a pass in 26 consecutive games, counting 23 over every game with Bucknell the past two seasons.
Only 12 receivers in the country have caught passes in more consecutive games.
BY THE NUMBERS
4.5 – Sacks this season by Nathan Voorhis, who spent two seasons at UConn. Last year’s Ball State sacks leader, Riley Tolsma, finished with 5.5.
100 – Kiael Kelly became the first Ball State player with over 100 rushing and passing yards since QB Talmadge Hill in 2000, vs. Central Michigan.
154 – Qua Ashley’s career-high rushing output vs. UNH was the most by a Cardinal since Marquez Cooper had 162 vs. Central Michigan in 2023.
1,000 – Career rushing yards for QB Kiael Kelly (1,041) are third-most by a quarterback in Ball State history.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
CALDWELL SCORES EARLY IN SOCCER’S DRAW WITH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State soccer team got off to an early 1-0 lead by way of a Delaney Caldwell goal in the eighth minute, but Central Michigan scored early in the second half to force a 1-1 draw on Thursday afternoon at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Cardinals (4-2-2, 1-0-1 Mid-American Conference) had their second tie in as many home games after a 2-2 outcome on Sept. 7 against Butler in the last match in Muncie. The Chippewas (0-7-1, 0-1-1 MAC) equalized the contest on a Melaina Troy goal in the 60th minute of play.
Addie Chester assisted on Caldwell’s score, which was her second of the season and 18th of her career. Chester’s assist extended her MAC lead in points to 15 so far this year.
Ball State generated 17 total shots, including 10 in the second half and eight overall on goal, but CMU goalkeeper Brylee Borgman collected seven saves to keep the Chippewas in the game.
Abby Jenkins saved four of the five shots on goal that Central Michigan attempted among seven total looks. One of those was in the 78th minute when Troy sailed a penalty kick over the crossbar.
Caldwell had seven shots with three of those being on target, while Tori Monaco attempted two shots for the Cardinals and one on goal.
Each team was whistled for 11 fouls in the game, while Central Michigan had more corner kicks (3-1). Ball State was flagged for eight offsides violations compared to six for the Chippewas.
The Cardinals remain home to host Kent State at 1 p.m. on Sunday in their next match.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
TYLER BLASTS CAREER-HIGH 28 KILLS VERSUS CINCINNATI
MUNCIE, Ind. – – In front of a Ball State women’s volleyball record crowd of 2,117 fans on Field Trip Day in Worthen Arena, sophomore outside Carson Tyler smashed a career-high 28 kills and collected 12 digs for her seventh double-double of the season.
Unfortunately, it was not enough to lift the Cardinals (4-6) to victory, as visiting Cincinnati rallied to win the final two sets and take the match 3-2 (18-25, 25-13, 17-25, 29-27, 15-10).
For Tyler, it was her second straight outing reaching a career high for kills, as she tallied 26 last Sunday against James Madison. It was also her fourth match with 20+kills this season and the 10th of her career.
Along with Tyler’s solid effort, graduate outside Noelle VanOort earned her sixth double-double of the season with 15 kills and a Ball State career-high 23 digs. It was three digs shy of her collegiate high 26 set Oct. 12, 2024, versus Northwestern Ohio during her senior season at Indiana Tech.
Junior middle Gwen Crull also had a strong outing versus the Bearcats (7-2), smashing 12 kills to go along with a career high four service aces and a team-high three total blocks.
Overall, the Ball State offense connected for a .249 (67-23-177) rate of success in the match, with junior setter Lindsey Green dishing out 31 assists and freshman setter Reese Axness adding 21.
Despite the setback, the Cardinals managed to hold an 8-to-4 edge in service aces, along with a 77-to-70 advantage in total digs. Three of those aces, along with nine digs, came from sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Tabeling. Sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter chipped in a team-high 23 digs, her third match with 20+digs this season.
On the other side of the net, Sydney Nolan led the UC offense with 26 kills and hit .368 (26-5-57). The effort helped the Bearcats hit .314 (68-14-172) as a team, quarterbacked by 44 assists from Andi Spies. UC’s Lilli Gillespie led all players with 27 digs.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Friday evening when it hosts 11th-ranked Purdue at 6 p.m. back inside Worthen Arena.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANA STATE OPENS CONFERENCE ACTION AGAINST NORTHERN IOWA
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Missouri Valley Conference play kicks off for Indiana State this weekend as the Sycamores travel to Northern Iowa on Saturday, September 20th, to face the UNI Panthers. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET, with live coverage available on ESPN+ and live stats through GoSycamores.com.
The Sycamores (4-3-3) enter league play following a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Lindenwood at Memorial Stadium last Sunday. Indiana State controlled long stretches of the match, creating scoring chances throughout, but ultimately couldn’t break through the Lions’ back line. Still, the clean sheet highlighted ISU’s defensive organization, as the Sycamores limited Lindenwood’s looks on goal and held firm in the closing minutes.
Through the non-conference portion of the schedule, Indiana State has shown steady progress on both ends of the field. The attack has been able to generate consistent pressure, recording strong shot totals, while the defense has posted multiple shutouts in recent weeks. The Sycamores now look to convert that form into results as the stakes rise with Valley play underway.
Northern Iowa (3-3-1) opens its conference slate with momentum of its own, entering Saturday’s matchup with several strong non-conference showings. The Panthers have been efficient in front of the goal and organized defensively, making them a challenging first test for the Sycamores in league competition.
Saturday’s contest provides Indiana State the chance to set the tone for MVC play. Building on the positives from their non-conference run, the Sycamores will look to combine defensive stability with sharper finishing as they take the field against a familiar Valley rival.
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
ACES DROP MATCH TO SCREAMING EAGLES
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman Brooke Herdes recorded 16 kills but a 24-kill performance by Ashby Willis helped USI take a 3-1 victory over the University of Evansville volleyball team on Thursday inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Hinsley Everett added 12 points for the Purple Aces while Chloe Cline finished with 11. Kora Ruff paced the team with 29 assists while Ainoah Cruz recorded 21 digs.
Game 1 – USI 25, UE 20
After USI opened the match with the early 5-3 lead, Chloe Cline brought the Aces back with consecutive kills to make it a 6-5 game. Cline and McKenzie Laubach assisted on a block that gave UE its largest lead at 12-9. The Screaming Eagles rallied to tie the score at 14-14 before Brooke Herdes’ second kill of the night saw UE retake the lead. USI continued to battle back as they retook the lead at 21-19 before winning by a final of 25-20
Game 2 – USI 25, UE 22
Kora Ruff opened the set with consecutive aces as Evansville took a 3-0 lead. Cline added a kill shortly after to push the advantage to 8-4. Just as they had in the opening game, the Screaming Eagles rallied. After tying the score at 10-10, they took their first lead of the set at 12-11. The lead reached as many as seven points at 24-20 before the Aces made a late push scoring five in a row. Maddie Hawkins registered an ace before Ryan Scheu and Sabrina Ripple assisted on a block to cut the deficit to just a pair. The rally came up just short when an error ended the set and gave USI a 2-0 lead.
Game 3 – UE 25, USI 23
USI scored three of the first four points to take the early lead while UE would fight back to tie the score at 8-8 on a kill from Ripple. Laubach helped the Aces go up by a 14-12 margin with a kill but the Screaming Eagles continued to fight back as they quickly tied the score at 14-14 before wrestling away a 20-18 edge.
Evansville made a late rally as a kill by Kora Ruff tied the game at 22-22 before Ryan Scheu had the winning kill to send the match to the fourth set.
Game 4 – USI 25, UE 20
Early kills by Scheu and Herdes set the Aces up with a 3-2 lead before the Screaming Eagles stormed back to go up 8-4 before extending the advantage to 11-6. Ripple and Hinsley Everett combined on a block while Ruff added an ace to cut the margin to 11-10. Just as they had throughout the match, USI had the answer, regaining a 17-14 lead. They would go on to clinch the match with a 25-20 decision.
On Saturday the squads will meet up at Liberty Arena for a 4 p.m. match.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
USI VOLLEYBALL WINS IN FOUR-SET THRILLER OVER PURPLE ACES
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- In a four-set thriller, University of Southern Indiana volleyball takes down crosstown rival University of Evansville to win its third straight between the two schools.
Set 1: USI 25, UE 20
The crosstown rivalry started in a back-and-forth fight between the Eagles and Aces, with 11 tie scores in the first set. Junior Ashby Willis led the court with six kills, followed by senior Bianca Anderson with four. The Screaming Eagles maintained a .371 hitting percentage in the first. In the back court, sophomore Audrey Small picked up six digs, followed by senior Keira Moore who had four.
Set 2: USI 25, UE 22
The Screaming Eagles took the lead by the 12th point and maintained it for the rest of the second set. Willis landed six more kills, followed by Anderson and junior Leah Coleman with three each. Freshman Aysa Thomas connected on 11 assists, adding to her 13 from set one. Small had her best set, picking up seven digs.
Set 3: UE 25, USI 23
The Aces started strong, making USI fight back from behind, with 13 tie scores for the third. Evansville took the final lead with two points left. Junior Leah Coleman had her most dominant set, putting down seven kills, while Willis found the court eight times.
Set 4: USI 25, UE 20
USI played their best defense to finish out the match in the fourth. The Eagles had 25 team digs, with everyone on the court picking up at least one, led by Small with five. At the net, USI’s defense put up four blocks, led by Anderson and Coleman, each with two. The offense put together the best hitting percentage of the match in the final set at .417, led by Thomas, who dished out 16 assists.
For the game, three Screaming Eagles finished in double-digit kills, Willis (24), Coleman (18), and Anderson (10). Willis and Coleman’s kills earned them new career highs. Thomas led her offense to a season-high hitting percentage at .349, recording a career-high 53 assists. In the back court, the Eagles out-dug the Aces 72-63, led by libero Small, who finished with 19.
Next up, the Screaming Eagles will take their turn to host Evansville in Liberty Arena on Saturday at 4 p.m. for the first annual “Battle for the Lloyd” match.
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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER OPENS MVC PLAY SATURDAY AT DRAKE
Valparaiso (3-4-1, 0-0-0 MVC)
Saturday, Sept. 20 – at Drake (3-3-3, 0-0-0 MVC) – 5 p.m.
Next Up in Valpo Soccer: The Valpo soccer team opens the MVC slate on Saturday evening as they make the trip to preseason conference favorite Drake.
Previously: Valpo closed out its nonconference schedule with a commanding 5-1 win at Western Illinois – a victory which featured four goals by the Beacons in the opening 20 minutes. The program’s scheduled nonconference finale versus Chicago State was canceled at the Cougars’ request.
Looking Ahead: Valpo returns home to Brown Field next Thursday as it hosts Illinois State before making the short trip to take on UIC next Sunday.
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s match will be carried on ESPN+. 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 18th season at the helm of the Valpo program, John Marovich holds a 139-135-50 (.506) 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 holds Valpo’s all-time records for both victories and winning percentage.
Series Notes: Drake holds the 8-3-2 advantage in the all-time series over Valpo, but it’s been a much tighter series recently. In fact, since the start of the spring 2021 campaign, Valpo has the 3-2-1 edge. The Beacons looked poised to earn the win in last season’s meeting on Brown Field as well, as a goal from Addy Joiner had them up 1-0 deep into the match, but the Bulldogs struck twice in the final six minutes to grab a 2-1 victory.
Scouting the Opposition: The favorites in the MVC preseason poll, Drake comes into Saturday’s match with a 3-3-3 record this year, including most recently a 1-1 draw with Butler last Sunday thanks to a goal with 30 seconds to play. Eve Blakey has scored five of Drake’s 14 goals this season, a mark which ties her for second in the Valley, and has assisted on two others as well. Addie Ford has seen the vast majority of playing time in goal and owns a 0.82 GAA and an .813 save percentage.
Opening Conference Play: This season marks the second time that Valpo will open MVC play against Drake, as the two sides kicked off conference action against each other on Brown Field in 2018. Since joining the Valley, Valpo owns a 3-3-2 in its first MVC match of the season.
A Lengthy Break: Due to the cancelation of Sunday’s match, it’ll be nine days between matches for the Beacons when they step on the field in Des Moines Saturday evening. Oddly enough, this is the second time in three years Valpo has had a long stretch without a match prior to its MVC opener – due to having a bye on the first match day of the 2023 conference slate, the Beacons went 11 days before their MVC opener that year, the longest stretch between regular season matches in program history.
A Big Win: The Beacons rolled to a 5-1 victory in their nonconference finale at Western Illinois, the five-goal output the program’s largest since winning by an identical 5-1 scoreline against Chicago State Aug. 31, 2023. It was the program’s largest road win since beating Youngstown State 6-0 Sept. 26, 2015.
Talk About a Quick Start: Of the five goals against the Leathernecks, four of them came in quick succession in the first half, as the Beacons found the back of the net in the sixth, eighth, 11th and 20th minutes to put four on the board inside a third of an hour. Valpo set a new program standard for the earliest into a match it has hit the back of the net four times, while it was the quickest Valpo has put three on the board since opening up with three goals in 6:02 at Green Bay Oct. 31, 2014.
Desiderio Does It Again: Eight matches into her collegiate career, and freshman forward Kiara Desiderio already has a pair of braces under her belt. Her most recent came last time out at Western Illinois, as she struck in the eighth minute with the eventual match-winner and the 11th minute for her second of the game. Desiderio also assisted on Valpo’s opening goal, giving her a five-point match as she had three goal involvements inside of 11 minutes. Desiderio’s five goals are tied for second among MVC players and are the most by a Valpo freshman since Vanesa Abad netted six in 2014. Earlier this year, Desiderio followed her brace against Purdue Fort Wayne with another goal veruss Eastern Illinois, becoming the first Valpo player with at least three goals in a two-match stretch since Addy Joiner netted four over a two-match span against Kentucky and Chicago State in August 2023.
Player of the Week: Desiderio was named MVC Player of the Week for her output against the Leathernecks, her second weekly award of the year from the conference office, as she was previously named MVC Freshman of the Week Aug. 26. She became the first Valpo freshman to earn one of the non-freshman weekly awards from the MVC since Nikki Coryell was a two-time Defensive Player of the Week in the spring of 2021 as a rookie.
Three For Molly: Desiderio wasn’t the only Beacon with three goal involvements at Western Illinois, as senior Molly O’Rear was part of three of the five goals as well. O’Rear assisted on Valpo’s second and fifth goals of the match, the first multi-assist game of her career, and successfully converted a penalty kick in the 20th minute as well. The senior has six goals and seven assists for her career.
Goals Goals Goals: Freshman Martha Goddard opened the scoring against Western Illinois with the second goal of her collegiate career, while junior Tatum Coleman capped the five-goal output with her first collegiate goal early in the second half.
A Helping Foot: Goddard, who is tied for team-high honors with three asists, tallied those assists in three consecutive matches Aug. 24-31. The three assists are the most by a Valpo freshman since Cierra Welch tallied three in 2019, while Goddard is the first Valpo player with a helper in three straight contests since Grace Rogers closed out the 2017 season with an assist in each of Valpo’s final three matches.
A Youthful Side: For the second straight season, the Beacons have the vast majority of minutes being played by underclassmen. Through the season’s first eight matches, 83.7% of the minutes played by field players have come from underclassmen, including 41.8% by Valpo’s freshman class.
Weekly Awards: Valpo already has three MVC weekly award winners this year, as Desiderio’s pair of honors are joined by Goddard’s Freshman of the Week award Sept. 2. It is the first time Valpo has had multiple different players named MVC Freshman of the Week in the same season since Abby White, Dana Fish and Addy Joiner earned the honor once apiece during the 2021 season – that trio would go on to be instrumental in the 2022 MVC regular season championship side and the 2023 MVC Tournament championship team.
First Timers: With Tatum Coleman scoring in the win at Western Illinois, that makes five of the Beacons’ six goal scorers who have netted their first collegiate goal this year. Molly O’Rear is Valpo’s only goal scorer this season who came into the year with a collegiate goal to her credit.
Valley Adjustments: The round-robin Missouri Valley Conference slate has been shortened by one match this season, as with the departure of Missouri State, the MVC has a nine-game conference schedule for its 10 teams. In addition, the conference tournament will feature the top-six teams in the regular season standings, an adjustment from what was previously an eight-team field.
Preseason Honoree: Senior Molly O’Rear represented the Beacons as she earned preseason First Team All-MVC accolades. O’Rear has been a constant presence in the midfield for Valpo over her first three seasons, appearing in 56 matches and making 49 starts while playing a total of 3,579 minutes. She was an MVC All-Freshman Team selection as a rookie in 2022, when she scored four goals and tallied a pair of assists. O’Rear was a vital component of the program’s MVC regular season title in 2022 and the team’s MVC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023.
Who’s Back: 13 position players and one goalkeeper who saw action in 2024 for Valpo return in 2025, including seven regular starters.
Who’s Gone: The Beacons will need to replace nearly half of their minutes played from last season, most notably the departure of graduate Addy Joiner, who finished her decorated career among the program’s all-time leading goal scorers.
Who’s New: Chomping at the bit to be the next group of Beacons to get Valpo back to among the MVC’s best are 11 newcomers to the roster in 2025. The group of first-year players on Union Street include seven true freshmen and four transfers – three from other Division I programs and one from junior college.
Looking Back at Last Year: The Beacons finished the 2024 campaign with a 4-13-1 overall record, including a win over eventual Horizon League regular season and tournament champion Milwaukee. Beset by injuries, Valpo had 41% of its field minutes played by freshmen during the 2024 season – only one other MVC program had more than 25% of its field player minutes played by freshmen.
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UINDY FOOTBALL
HOMECOMING, CONFERENCE OPENER ON TAP FOR UINDY FOOTBALL
GAME 4
vs. McKendree Bearcats (0-2, 0-0 GLVC)
Homecoming at Key Stadium
Saturday // September 20 // 6 p.m.
UIndy officially begins its GLVC title defense this weekend when it welcomes the McKendree Bearcats to Key Stadium for Homecoming 2025. The Greyhounds are 16-2 in Homecoming games since 2006 and 12-1 all-time versus McKendree. Additionally, fans can enjoy a number of festivities on game day, including the President’s Pep Rally at 2 p.m. in the Schwitzer Student Center, followed by the Walk of Athletes and Homecoming Block Party leading up to kickoff.
The Hounds entered the season as the conference favorite by topping the GLVC Preseason Coaches Poll. The reigning champs have grabbed 10 of the 13 GLVC championship trophies handed out since the league’s inaugural season in 2012, including each of the last three. UIndy owns an impressive 33-4 (.892) mark versus GLVC opponents in the Chris Keevers era, part of an all-time 82-8 (.902) record in conference play since 2012. Coach Keevers and his ’25 club are looking to join the 2012-15 Greyhounds as the only teams to win four consecutive GLVC football trophies.
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+++TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY+++
Sept. 19
1925 — Ted Lyons lost his bid for a no-hitter when Bobby Veach singled with two outs in the ninth inning. The Chicago White Sox routed the Washington Senators 17-0.
1926 — The St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Philadelphia Phillies 23-3 in the first game of a doubleheader and beat them again in the nightcap, 10-2.
1949 — Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first NL player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.
1955 — Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the season in a 12-inning, 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1968 — Denny McLain won his 31st game, the most in the AL since Lefty Grove’s 31 in 1931. The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6-2 while Mickey Mantle hit his 535th and next-to-last career homer.
1972 — Minnesota’s Cesar Tovar completed the cycle with a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Twins a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.
1973 — Frank Robinson hit his first home run in Arlington Stadium, as a member of the California Angels. It was the 32nd major league ballpark in which he had homered.
1984 — Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year, an all-time record. He also tied the NL record for doubles with 725 as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2.
1986 — Chicago’s Joe Crowley pitch a no-hitter to lead the White Sox to a 7-1 win over the California Angels.
1995 — San Diego’s Ken Caminiti became the first player in major league history to homer from both sides of the plate three times in a season as he went 4-for-4 with a career-high eight RBIs in a 15-4 win over Colorado.
1998 — Seattle’s Alex Rodriguez hit his 40th homer to become the third player in baseball history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.
2001 — Roger Clemens became the first pitcher in major league history to go 20-1, pitching the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
2001 — Albert Pujols set a National League rookie RBI record as St. Louis beat Milwaukee 8-2. Pujols drove in three runs to give him 120 RBIs, breaking the mark of 119 set by Wally Berger in 1930 for the Boston Braves.
2008 — Baseball’s instant replay system produced its first reversal when Tampa Bay’s Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota.
2008 — Greg Maddox pitches his 5,000th inning against the San Francisco Giants.
2011 — Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd save, closing out the New York Yankees’ 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.
2017 — A new MLB record for the most home runs in a season, 5,694, is set when Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals homers.
2024 — Shohei Ohtani kicks down the door of a brand new club of which he is the only member – the 50-50 club. Today, he gets his first six-hit game, and three of his hits are homers, giving him 51 on the season. He also steals two bases, also reaching (and going past) the 50 mark, all the while driving in ten runs in a 20 – 4 demolition of the Marlins by the Dodgers. Less than a month ago he became only the sixth member of the 40-40 club, but he now stands all alone in this new level of otherworldly excellence, and incidentally has set a new Dodgers single-season record for home runs (breaking Shawn Green’s mark).
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Sept. 20
1902 — Chicago’s Jim Callaghan tossed the White Sox’s first no-hitter, beating Detroit 2-0.
1907 — Pittsburgh’s Nicholas Maddox became the first Pirates pitcher to throw a no-hitter by defeating the Brooklyn Superbas, 2-1, at Exposition Park. Pirates player-manager Fred Clarke had the only two hits of the game, both off Elmer Stricklett. All three runs in the game were unearned. Brooklyn scored its run in the fourth, thanks to errors by Maddox and shortstop Honus Wagner. Maddox made a high throw over first baseman Harry Swacina’s head, allowing Emil Batch to reach base. Batch scored when Wagner threw away Al Burch’s ground ball.
1908 — Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox threw his second career no-hitter for a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1912 — The Detroit Tigers snapped Joe Wood’s 16-game win streak with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox.
1924 — Grover Cleveland Alexander won his 300th game as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings.
1958 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees at Memorial Stadium, with the only run coming on a home run by Gus Triandos.
1968 — Mickey Mantle hit his last home run in the major leagues, a solo shot against Boston’s Jim Lonborg. Mantle had 536 homers.
1969 — Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
1988 — Wade Boggs became the first player this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons as the Boston Red Sox pounded Toronto 13-2. Boggs also joined Lou Gehrig as the only players to get 200 hits and 100 walks in three consecutive years.
1992 — Philadelphia second baseman Mickey Morandini made the first unassisted triple play in the National League in 65 years, the ninth in major league history, in the Phillies’ 3-2, 13-inning loss to Pittsburgh.
1998 — Cal Ripken took himself out of the starting lineup and did not play in the Baltimore Orioles’ loss to the New York Yankees, ending his consecutive-game streak at 2,632 games. After nearly 16 years, Ripken said he decided the time was right to end the streak, which began on May 30, 1982.
2008 — Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 60th save in Los Angeles’ 7-3 victory over Texas.
2012 — The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nation’s capital for the first time since 1933, earning a playoff spot with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The city of Washington was last in the postseason 79 years ago, when player-manager Joe Cronin and the Senators lost to the New York Giants in five games in the World Series.
2013 — Alex Rodriguez set a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, passing Lou Gehrig with a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning that sent New York Yankees to a 5-1 victory over San Francisco.
2017 — Chris Sale struck out 13 to become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to reach the 300 mark, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-0.
2018 — Justin Smoak homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 9-8 comeback victory over Tampa Bay. Trailing 8-2 to begin the bottom of the ninth, the Blue Jays roared back. Rowdy Tellez hit an RBI double and Danny Jansen chased Jamie Schultz with a three-run homer. Sergio Romo came on and struck out Richard Urena, but pinch hitter Kendrys Morales reached on a bloop single and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied it with a two-run homer to left. Smoak followed with a first pitch drive to right, Toronto’s fourth homer of the game.
2021 — Jon Lester, St. Louis Cardinals, records his 200th win of his career with a 5-2 win over the Brewers.
2022 — Aaron Judge becomes just the sixth player in major league history to have a 60-homer season as he belts one in the 9th inning of a 9 – 8 Yankees win over Pittsburgh.
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Sept. 21
1934 — Daffy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers for 3-0 victory in the second game of an Ebbets Field doubleheader. Daffy’s brother Dizzy, held Brooklyn hitless until the eighth inning in the opener and won 13-0.
1947 — Boston’s Johnny Pesky had two hits in each game of a doubleheader and finished the day with 202 hits. Pesky surpassed the 200-hit mark for the third time in as many major league seasons. He is the only player to lead a league in hits in his first three seasons in the game.
1964 — Manager Gene Mauch’s first-place Phillies lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds on Chico Ruiz’s steal of home in the sixth inning. It was Philadelphia’s first of 10 straight losses, a streak that cost them the NL pennant.
1970 — Oakland’s Vida Blue pitched a no-hitter in his eighth major league start, beating Minnesota 6-0.
1995 — Colorado’s John Vander Wal set a major league record with his 26th pinch-hit of the season with a home run in the seventh inning against San Francisco.
2000 — Colorado’s Jeff Cirillo doubled twice in a 13-4 win over San Diego, giving him 51 doubles for the year. Cirillo and Todd Helton (57) became the seventh pair of teammates in major league history to reach 50 doubles in the same season.
2001 — Albert Pujols hit a grand slam and doubled in a run in St. Louis’ 9-5 win over Pittsburgh. The slam gave him the major league record for extra base hits by a rookie (83), one more than Johnny Frederick’s total for Brooklyn in 1929.
2001 — Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez hits his 47th home run tying the major league record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. Cubs legend Ernie Banks established the record in 1958.
2006 — David Ortiz hit his 51st and 52nd homers, breaking the Red Sox record for most homers in a season of 50 set in 1938 by Jimmie Foxx. The homers also set the major league record by a designated hitter at 45, two more than he hit when he set the record last season.
2008 — Baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, the home of baseball’s most famous team. What began with a Babe Ruth home run on an April afternoon in 1923 ended with Mariano Rivera retiring Brian Roberts on a grounder to first baseman Cody Ransom, completing a 7-3 victory over Baltimore.
2013 — Matt Carpenter broke Stan Musial’s team record for doubles by a left-handed batter in a season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2. Carpenter’s fifth-inning double was his 54th of the season, one more than Musial’s total in 1953.
2016 — Rookie Gary Sanchez hit two more homers and drove in five runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 11-5 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays. Sanchez homered in his fourth straight game. The catcher hit a three-run shot in a four-run second off Alex Cobb and added his 19th homer in 43 games this season on a solo drive in the sixth against Justin Marks. Including two games last season, Sanchez became the first player in major league history to hit 19 homers in his first 45 games. Wally Berger, with the Boston Braves in 1930, went deep 19 times in his first 51 games.
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Sept. 22
1911 — Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major league victory.
1936 — The Detroit Tigers swept the St. Louis Browns 12-0 and 14-0 to record the biggest double shutout in major league history.
1954 — Karl Spooner of Brooklyn became the first pitcher in the majors to strike out 15 in his first game as the Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3-0.
1966 — The Baltimore Orioles clinched their first AL pennant in 22 years with a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City A’s. Their last pennant came in 1944 when they were the St. Louis Browns.
1968 — Cesar Tovar played one inning at each position for the Minnesota Twins, becoming the second major leaguer in history to do it. Bert Campaneris of the Oakland A’s was the other.
1969 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants became the second player to hit 600 career home runs — joining Babe Ruth. The two-run shot off San Diego’s Mike Corkins in the seventh inning, gave the Giants a 4-2 win.
1973 — Baltimore’s Al Bumbry tied the major-league record with three triples as the Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 and clinched the American League East title.
1977 — Bert Blyleven tossed a 6-0 no-hitter for Texas against the Angels at Anaheim Stadium.
1986 — Fernando Valenzuela of Los Angeles became the first Mexican to win 20 games, beating the Houston Astros 9-2 while allowing two hits.
1990 — Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs stole his 300th base in an 11-5 loss to the New York Mets, to become the second player with 300 homers, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other.
1993 — Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faced three Seattle batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan finished his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters.
2000 — Houston’s Jose Lima set an NL single-season record by allowing his 47th homer in the Astros’ 12-5 loss to Cincinnati. The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50, set by Minnesota’s Bert Blyleven in 1986.
2003 — Detroit set an AL record with its 118th loss, falling 12-6 to Kansas City. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117) set the record.
2003 — Second baseman Alfonso Soriano broke a major league record by hitting his 13th leadoff homer of the year in the New York Yankees’ 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox.
2006 — Alfonso Soriano became baseball’s first 40-40-40 player in Washington’s 3-2 win over the New York Mets. Soriano hit his 40th double and stole his 41st base. With 45 homers, he already was only the fourth major league player with 40 homers and 40 steals in a season.
2018 — The Atlanta Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first NL East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves surged back into the playoffs.
2023 — By hitting his 40th homer of the season, Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes just the fifth member of the exclusive 40-40 club consisting pf players whp have hit 40 homers and stolen 40 bases in the same season. He already has over 60 steals, the first player to ever combine the two totals, and has a chance to reach 70. The Braves defeat the Nationals, 9 – 6. For the second time in a month, Aaron Judge hits three homers in a game to lead the Yankees to a 7 – 1 lead over the Diamondbacks. Judge had never had such a game before this year, and becomes the first player in Yankees history to have two in one season.
Sept. 23
1908 — In a crucial game with the Chicago Cubs, Fred Merkle of the New York Giants failed to touch second base as the apparent winning run crossed home plate. This resulted in a great dispute and the game was eventually declared a tie and played over on Oct. 8 when the Cubs and Giants ended the season in a tie.
1939 — Brooklyn’s Cookie Lavagetto went 6-for-6 to lead the Dodgers’ 27-hit attack in a 22-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Lovagetto had four singles, a double and a triple and scored four runs. He was the only Dodger without an RBI. Dixie Walker, Gene Moore and Johnny Hudson each drive in three runs.
1952 — The Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the NL title, the first time since 1948 that the pennant wasn’t decided in the season’s final game.
1957 — Hank Aaron’s 11th-inning homer gave the Milwaukee Braves a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and the NL pennant. It was the first time since 1950 that a New York team hadn’t finished first.
1979 — Lou Brock stole base No. 938, breaking Billy Hamilton’s record, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Mets 7-4 in 10 innings.
1983 — Steve Carlton of Philadelphia recorded his 300th career victory with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
1984 — The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 4-1, making Sparky Anderson the first manager to win more than 100 games in each league.
1986 — Rookie left-hander Jim Deshaies set a major league record by striking out eight batters to start the game and finished with a two-hitter and 10 strikeouts to lead the Houston Astros past of the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0.
1987 — Albert Hall of the Atlanta Braves hit for the cycle in 5-4 win over the Houston Astros.
1988 — Jose Canseco became the first major leaguer to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in one season as the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-8 in 14 innings.
1992 — Bip Roberts tied the NL record with his 10th consecutive hit, then grounded out against Pedro Astacio to end his streak in the Cincinnati Reds’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1998 — Houston’s Craig Biggio became the second player this century to have 50 steals and 50 doubles in a season, joining Hall of Famer Tris Speaker.
2001 — Sammy Sosa became the first player to hit three home runs in a game three times in a season, but Moises Alou’s two-run shot rallied Houston to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2008 — The New York Yankees’ streak of postseason appearances ended. Boston beat Cleveland 5-4, minutes before the Yankees’ win. The Red Sox victory clinched at least the AL wild card and eliminated New York, which had made 13 straight postseason appearances.
2013 — Alex Rios of Texas hit for the cycle in a 12-0 rout of Houston. Rios finished off the cycle with a triple to right-center field in the sixth inning.
2016 — David Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the first inning to set the RBIs record for a player in his final season, and the AL East-leading Boston beat Tampa Bay 2-1 for its ninth straight victory. Ortiz’s 37th homer came off Chris Archer and raised his RBIs total to 124, one more than Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1920. The 40-year-old’s 540th homer, his 300th on the road, struck an overhanging catwalk above the right-field seats.
2022 — Albert Pujols, who has announced his retirement at the end of the season no matter what happened, becomes the fourth player to reach the 700-home run mark – after Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. He does so by going deep twice, first off Andrew Heaney in the 3rd inning and then off Phil Bickford in the 4th for #700. The Cardinals win handily, 11 – 0, over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
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Sept. 24
1940 — Jimmie Foxx of the Red Sox hit his 500th career home run off Philadelphia’s George Caster in the first game of a doubleheader at Shibe Park. Foxx’s homer came in the sixth inning after Ted Williams homered. Joe Cronin followed with a homer and, later in the inning, Jim Tabor also homered. The four homers in the inning were a first in the AL.
1969 — The New York Mets clinched the NL East title, with Gary Gentry pitching a four-hitter in a 6-0 victory over St. Louis.
1974 — Detroit’s Al Kaline doubled down the right-field line off Dave McNally of Baltimore for his 3,000th career hit. The Orioles beat the Tigers 5-4 at Memorial Stadium.
1977 — Jack Brohamer of the Chicago White Sox had four extra base hits and hit for the cycle in an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners at the Kingdome.
1984 — Rick Sutcliffe threw a two-hitter and led the Chicago Cubs to their first league title since 1945 with a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh.
1988 — Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays, one strike from a no-hitter, gave up a bad-hop single to Julio Franco. Stieb settled for a 1-0, one-hit victory over Cleveland.
1998 — Boston’s Tom Gordon set a major league record for most consecutive saves with his 42nd to preserve the Red Sox’ 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
2004 — The Atlanta Braves clinched their 13th consecutive division title, winning the NL East with an 8-7 victory over the Florida Marlins. The Braves’ record streak of division championships began with the 1991 NL West title and excludes the 1994 strike-shortened season.
2006 — Trevor Hoffman became baseball’s career saves leader, earning No. 479 to pass Lee Smith and help NL West-leading San Diego beat Pittsburgh 2-1. It was his NL-leading 43rd save in 48 chances.
2008 — Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners to end the season with a major league record 62 saves.
2014 — The New York Yankees were eliminated from postseason contention after losing to the AL East champion Orioles 9-5. The Yankees missed the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time since 1992 and ’93.
2016 — Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-0 to send New York to its third consecutive shutout defeat — the first time that has happened to New York since 1975.
2022 — The Braves’ Kyle Wright, who had only won two regular season games in four seasons, becomes the first 20-game winner in the majors this year with a 6 – 3 win over Philadelphia. The win moves Atlanta within one and a half games of the Mets, holders of first place in the NL East.
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Sept. 25
1941 — Pete Reiser’s homer and Whitlow Wyatt’s five-hitter helped Brooklyn beat the Boston Braves 6-0 and clinch the Dodgers’ first pennant in 21 years.
1955 — Detroit’s Al Kaline, at the age of 20, became the youngest player to win a batting title, finishing his second season with a .340 average. Ty Cobb was one day older when he won the crown, batting .350 in 1907, also playing for Detroit.
1956 — Sal Maglie of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
1960 — The New York Yankees clinched manager Casey Stengel’s 10th and last American League pennant with a 4-3 victory over Boston.
1965 — Satchel Paige, at 60, became the oldest player in the majors, taking the mound for Kansas City and pitching three scoreless innings over the Boston Red Sox. He gave up one hit, to Carl Yastrzemski.
1965 — Willie Mays, who hit 51 home runs in 1955, joined Ralph Kiner as only the National Leaguers to have more than one 50-home run season.
1974 — Dr. Frank Jobe transplanted a tendon from Tommy John’s right wrist to the Dodger pitcher’s left elbow. The revolutionary ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction allowed John to win an additional 164 games, more than half of his career total of 288 victories.
1980 — Oakland’s Brian Kingman lost his 20th game when the A’s were defeated by the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Kingman was the first pitcher to lose 20 games with a winning team since Dolf Luque went 13-23 for the 1922 Cincinnati Reds.
1984 — Rusty Staub of the Mets became the second player to hit homers as a teenager and past his 40th birthday. Staub’s game-winning home run off Larry Anderson to give the Mets a 6-4 victory over Philadelphia at Shea Stadium. Ty Cobb was the other major leaguer to accomplish the feat.
1987 — San Diego’s Benito Santiago set a modern major league record for rookies by hitting safely in his 27th consecutive game in a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1998 — The New York Yankees set the AL record for wins with their 112th, beating Tampa Bay 6-1 to break the victory mark held by the 1954 Cleveland Indians.
2001 — Richie Sexson and Jeromy Burnitz became the first teammates to hit three home runs apiece in a game as Milwaukee defeated Arizona 9-4.
2003 — Toronto’s Carlos Delgado became the sixth player to homer in four straight at-bats in one game as the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-8 at SkyDome. Delgado tied the game at 8-8 in the eighth with his fourth homer, a solo shot off Lance Carter.
2007 — Prince Fielder, at 23 years, 139 days old, became the youngest major league player to hit 50 home runs in a season, connecting twice in Milwaukee’s 9-1 rout of St. Louis.
2013 — The New York Yankees failed to make the playoffs for only the second time in 19 years, getting mathematically eliminated during their 8-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
2016 — Jose Fernandez, 24, ace right-hander for the Miami Marlins, was killed in a boating accident.
2017 — Aaron Judge broke Mark McGwire’s major league record for home runs by a rookie, hitting a pair for the second straight day to raise his total to 50 and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 11-3.
2018 — Max Scherzer became the 17th pitcher since 1900 to strike out 300 batters in a season, reaching that milestone by fanning 10 in seven innings during Washington’s 9-4 win over Miami.
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Sept. 19
1925 — Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. Open tennis championship with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston. Tilden wins 4-6, 11-9, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Tilden beats Johnston in the final.
1942 — Alsab, runner-up in the 1942 Kentucky Derby, beats 3-10 favorite Whirlaway, the 1941 Triple Crown champion, by a nose in a $25,000 match race at Narragansett Park. Alsab and Whirlaway meet twice more in 1942, with Whirlaway winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct.3, and Alsab taking the New York Handicap on Oct. 10.
1948 — Pancho Gonzales, 20, wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a 6-2, 6-3, 14-12 victory over Eric Sturgess.
1951 — Ford C. Frick, president of the National League, is elected baseball commissioner by the team owners.
1985 — Minnesota’s Tommy Kramer passes for 436 yards and three touchdowns in the Vikings’ 33-24 loss to the Chicago Bears.
1988 — U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board at the Seoul Olympics. Louganis hits the board on his ninth dive. He has four temporary stitches put in the top of his head so that he could come back and perform his last two dives. Less than 30 minutes later, he completes a reverse 1 1/2 somersault with 3 1/2 twists and, in the final round, a reverse 3 1/2 somersault in tuck position to secure his place in the medal round.
1992 — Sergei Bubka raises the world record in the pole vault, his 32nd world record, clearing 20 feet, 1½ inches in the Toto International at Tokyo.
1992 — Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson & Ron Gant as having (2) 30-HR/30-steal MLB seasons.
1993 — Nigel Mansell overpowers the field in the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix to become the first rookie to win the Indy car PPG Cup championship.
2000 — In the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. softball team strands a staggering 20 baserunners in an 11-inning, 2-1 loss to Japan, which ends a 112-game winning streak. It’s the first loss for the Americans since the 1998 world championships.
2000 — Ken Griffey Jr. pinch-hits his 400th home run becoming the first major league player to reach the mark as a pinch-hitter.
2001 — Roger Clemens becomes the first pitcher in major league history to go 20-1, pitching the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
2004 — Jerry Rice’s run of 274 straight games with a catch is ended in the Oakland Raiders’ 13-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The last time Rice didn’t catch a pass was Dec. 1, 1985, at Washington.
2008 — Greg Maddox pitches his 5,000th career inning against the San Francisco Giants.
2009 — Texas College of the NAIA is trounced 75-6 by Texas Southern, a week after losing 92-0 to Stephen F. Austin. The Steers fall to 0-4 and have been outscored 300-12.
2010 — Matt Schaub is 38 of 52 for a franchise-record 497 yards with three touchdowns in Houston’s 30-27 overtime win over Washington. Donovan McNabb of the Redskins is 28 of 38 for 426 yards. It’s the first time two quarterbacks throw for 400 yards in an NFL game since 1994.
2015 — Greyson Lambert of Georgia throws for 330 yards, three touchdowns and sets an NCAA record by completing all but one of his 25 passes to lead the to a 52-20 victory over South Carolina. Lambert posts the highest percentage (96.0) in FBS history for a minimum of 20 completions, breaking the mark of 95.8 (23 of 24) shared by Tennessee’s Tee Martin and West Virginia’s Geno Smith.
2015 — Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma, sets a school record with 572 total yards, throws four TD passes and runs for two more scores in the Sooners’ 52-38 victory over Tulsa.
2017 — A new MLB record for the most home runs in a season as number 5,694 is hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals.
2024 — Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season; slugs 3 home runs in a 10-RBI game as the L.A. Dodgers rout the Miami Marlins 20-4 in Miami.
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Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1924 — Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 300th game as the Chicago Cubs defeat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings.
1939 — Joe Louis knocks out Bob Pastor in the 11th round at Briggs Stadium in Detroit to retain the world heavyweight title.
1973 — Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes and the $100,000 winner-take-all purse at Houston’s Astrodome.
1980 — Spectacular Bid wins the Woodward Stakes in the world’s richest walkover. Before a crowd of 23,000 spectators, the 4-year-old covers the 1¼ miles at Belmont Park in 2:02.4. It’s the last race of his career and he finishes the year undefeated in nine races and is named American Horse of the Year. There had not been a walkover in a major U.S. stakes race since Coaltown won the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949.
1982 — The NFL Players Association announces a strike at the completion of the Green Bay-New York Giants Monday Night game.
1987 — Chicago’s Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s NFL record with his 107th rushing touchdown as the Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-3.
1988 — Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving, one day after hitting his head on the diving board in the preliminary round. Louganis, who needed five stitches, is solid throughout the 11-dive program. His 730.80 points wins the gold, beating China’s Tan Liangde. Tan, who finishes with 704.88 points, also finished second to Louganis in the 1984 Olympic Games.
1992 — Raymond Floyd makes PGA Tour history, becoming the first player to win tournaments on the regular and Senior PGA tours in the same year. Floyd birdies five of his last seven holes to win the GTE North Classic after winning the Doral-Ryder Open in March on the regular tour.
2003 — Rashaun Woods of Oklahoma State, catches seven touchdown passes to set an NCAA Division I-A record in the Cowboys’ 52-6 win over SMU. Woods breaks the mark of six set by San Diego State’s Tim Delaney in a 1969 game against New Mexico State. Woods finishes with 13 catches for 232 yards.
2007 — Floyd Landis loses his expensive and explosive case when two of three arbitrators uphold the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory. Landis forfeits his Tour title.
2009 — The first game at the Cowboys Stadium sets an NFL regular-season attendance record with a crowd of 105,121, and most of them go home disappointed after the Giants win 33-31.
2009 — Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre sets an NFL record with his 271st straight start in a 27-13 win over the Detroit Lions. Defensive end Jim Marshall had the previous mark for consecutive starts, 270 games in a row for Minnesota from 1961-1979.
2013 — Alex Rodriquez sets new MLB record with 24 Grand Slam home runs for the New York Yankees.
2015 — The United States beats Europe with the biggest comeback in Solheim Cup history. Paula Creamer beats Germany’s Sandra Gal 4 and 3 to complete the 14 1/2-13 1/2 victory. Europe had a four-point lead entering the 12 singles matches, which the United States win 8 1/2 to 3 1/2 in those matches.
2018 — The World Anti-Doping Agency reinstates Russia, ending a nearly three-year suspension caused by state-sponsored doping.
2021 — Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals, hits his 46th home run to break Hall of Famers Johnny Bench’s MLB record for most home runs in a season by a catcher.
2022 — Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own world record for the marathon in 2 hours 1 minute 9 seconds in Berlin (previous record 2:01:39).
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Sept. 21
1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
1955 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.
1980 — Richard Todd of the New York Jets completes an NFL record 42 passes and throws for 447 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-27 loss to San Francisco.
1982 — NFL players begin a 57 day strike.
1985 — Michael Spinks wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Larry Holmes Las Vegas to win the world heavyweight title.
1985 — Montana State’s David Pandt catches 21 passes for 169 yards against Eastern Washington to set an NCAA record.
1986 — Ken O’Brien’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Walker at 2:35 in overtime ends one of the highest scoring games in NFL history as the New York Jets defeat the Miami Dolphins 51-45. O’Brien passes for 479 yards and four touchdowns, all to Walker. Miami’s Dan Marino passes for 448 yards and three touchdowns as both quarterbacks set a record with 884 combined yards passing.
1991 — U.S. Basketball announces “Dream Team” for the 1992 Olympics.
1994 — The North Carolina women’s soccer team wins its 89th straight game, setting the unofficial record for the longest winning streak in college sports. The 5-1 victory over rival N.C. State broke the mark of 88 in a row set by the UCLA men’s basketball team during the early 1970s.
1997 — The Buffalo Bills stage the third-biggest comeback in NFL history, overcoming a 26-0 deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 37-35. The Bills made the greatest comeback in the 1992 AFC playoffs, wiping out a 35-3 deficit to beat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime.
2003 — Sam Hornish Jr. wins the fastest open-wheel race in history at California Speedway. Hornish’s Chevrolet-powered Dallara averages 207.151 mph in the Toyota Indy 400 — breaking the previous closed course race record of 197.995, set here last year by Jimmy Vasser in a CART Champ Car event.
2008 — The United States take back the Ryder Cup with a 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory over Europe. It’s the largest margin of victory for the Americans since 1981.
2008 — Baseball says farewell to Yankee Stadium, the home of baseball’s most famous team.
2008 — Miami wins for just the second time in 22 games, ending New England’s NFL record 21 straight regular-season wins with a 38-13 win over the Patriots. Ronnie Brown scores a Miami-record four rushing touchdowns and passes for another. The 25-point loss is New England’s biggest in seven seasons at Gillette Stadium.
2014 — Tom Brady passes for 234 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 16-9 win over Oakland. The win is Brady’s 150th career victory as a starting quarterback, joining Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (169) as the only quarterbacks to accomplish the feat.
2018 — English golfer Oliver Fisher shoots the first round of 59 in the 46-year history of the European Tour. Fisher makes an eagle and 10 birdies on a par-71 course in the second round of the Portugal Masters held at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Club in Vilamoura.
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Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total at the Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Mass.
1927 — Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10-round decision over Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. The fight is marred by a long 10-count in the seventh round. Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat, but Dempsey doesn’t go to a neutral corner. The referee doesn’t start counting until four or five seconds after Tunney is down. Tunney regains his feet and goes on to win.
1969 — Willie Mays becomes the second major league player to hit 600 homers with a two-run shot off Mike Corkins, giving the San Francisco Giants a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
1974 — The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos are the first teams to play to a tie, 35-35, with the new overtime rule in effect.
1984 — Mississippi Valley State’s Willie Totten passes for 526 yards in a 49-32 victory over Jackson State. Wide receiver Jerry Rice has 285 yards receiving.
1986 — LA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games.
1987 — The 1,585-member NFL Players Association goes on strike after the New England-New York Jets Monday night game. The strike lasts 24 days.
1990 — Illinois’ Howard Griffith sets an NCAA record when he scores eight rushing touchdowns in a 56-21 rout of Southern Illinois. Griffith gets touchdowns on three consecutive carries in the second quarter and ties an NCAA record with four touchdowns in the third quarter. Griffith doesn’t play in the fourth quarter. It’s the most points scored in an NCAA game by a player other than a kicker.
1990 — Andre Dawson steals his 300th base & is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 HRs, 300 steals & 2,000 hits.
1991 — Miami coach Don Shula gets his 300th career victory in the Dolphins’ 16-13 win over Green Bay.
1993 — Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game.
2002 — New England’s Tom Brady completes 39 of 54 passes for 410 yards and throws touchdown passes to four different receivers, leading the Patriots to a 41-38 overtime victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
2007 — Graham Harrell of Texas Tech completes 46 of 67 passes for 646 yards, the fourth-best total in major college history, in a 49-45 loss to Oklahoma State.
2007 — Kentucky’s Andre Woodson sets a major college record for consecutive passes without an interception, breaking the mark of 271 held by Fresno State’s Trent Dilfer.
2012 — Cobi Hamilton of Arkansas has 10 catches for a Southeastern Conference record 303 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-26 to Rutgers.
2012 — Old Dominion’s Taylor Heinicke smashes NCAA Division I records by throwing for 730 yards. He completes 55 of 79 attempts without being intercepted and leads the Monarchs back from a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to a 64-61 victory against New Hampshire.
2018 — Anthony Joshua retains his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles by stopping Alexander Povetkin in the seventh round at Wembley Stadium.
2018 — Jess McDonald scores two goals and the North Carolina Courage win the National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 3-0 victory over the Portland Thorns.
Sept. 23
1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title.
1952 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1979 — St. Louis’ Lou Brock steals his 938th base to break Billy Hamilton’s record as the Cardinals beat New York Mets 7-4 in 10 innings.
1979 — The Houston Oilers overcome a 24-0 deficit to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 in overtime.
1983 — Gerry Coetzee knocks out Michael Dokes in the 10th round to win the WBA heavyweight title in Richfield, Ohio.
1988 — Jose Canseco is the first player to steal 40 base and hit 40 home runs in the same season.
1992 — Manon Rheaume becomes the first woman to play in one of the four major pro sports leagues when she takes the ice in the first period for the NHL expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition game. The 20-year-old goalie faces nine shots and allows two goals in St. Louis’ 6-4 victory.
2000 — Ben Matthews ties an NCAA record with five interceptions as Bethel beat Gustavus 14-13. Matthews ties the all-division record shared by eight players.
2007 — For the first time in NFL history, two players have 200-plus yards receiving in the same game — whether they were opponents or teammates — in Philadelphia’s 56-21 rout of Detroit. Philadelphia’s Kevin Curtis has 11 receptions for 221 yards and Detroit’s Roy Williams catches 9 passes for 204. Detroit’s Jon Kitna sets a franchise record with 446 yards passing.
2012 — The Tennessee Titans become the first team in NFL history to score five touchdowns of at least 60 yards in a game in their 44-41 overtime win over Detroit. The scorers are Tommie Campbell with a 65-yard punt-return; Jared Cook’s 61-yard reception from Jake Locker; Darius Reynaud’s 105-yard kick-return; Nate Washington’s 71-yard reception from Locker; and Alterraun Verner’s 72-yard fumble-return. The Lions also become the first team in NFL history to score two touchdowns in the final 18 seconds of regulation to either take the lead or force overtime.
2012 — Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles rushes for 233 yards, including a 91-yard TD run in the Chiefs’ 27-24 overtime win over New Orleans. Ryan Succop kicks six field goals, one to force overtime in the final seconds and a 31-yarder in overtime for the Chiefs.
2017 — The St. John’s-St. Thomas rivalry game obliterates the NCAA Division III attendance record with a crowd of 37,355. The Tommies use a stingy defense to hang on for a 20-17 win over the Johnnies at Target Field, the home of the Minnesota Twins. The previous mark was set on Oct. 8, 2016, with 17,535 fans watching Wisconsin-Oshkosh play at Wisconsin-Whitewater.
2017 — Juwan Johnson catches a seven-yard TD pass as time expires and fourth-ranked Penn State rallies to stun Iowa 21-19 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Saquon Barkley has 211 yards rushing and 94 yards receiving for the Nittany Lions, who outgain Iowa 579-273 but nearly blew the game. With the Hawkeyes leading 19-15, Penn State goes 80 yards on 12 plays to close out the game, and Trace McSorley finds Johnson in a crowded end zone on fourth down.
2017 — U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws invitation to the White House for NBA champions Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn’t want to attend.
2018 — Tiger Woods caps off one of the most remarkable comebacks in golf history. Woods ends his comeback season with a dominant victory at the Tour Championship. He taps in for par and a 1-over 71 for a two-shot victory over Billy Horschel. It’s the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years.
2018 — Drew Brees sets the NFL record for career completions while passing for 396 yards and three touchdowns and running for two scores to lift New Orleans past Atlanta 43-37 in overtime. Brees breaks the record of 6,300 career completions set by Brett Favre.
2022 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits 2 home runs with 5 RBI in 11-0 win over Dodgers in LA; becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs.
2022 — Tennis great Roger Federer plays his final professional match during Laver Cup in London; teams with friend and rival Rafael Nadal but loses 6–4, 6–7 (9–11) to Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
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Sept. 24
1930 — The Portsmouth Spartans beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-0 in the first NFL game played under floodlights. More than 6,000 fans turn out on an unseasonably warm evening to watch the game at the new University Stadium.
1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago quarterback Jim Hardy sets an NFL record by throwing eight interceptions.
1953 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Rolando La Starza in the 11th round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.
1967 — Jim Bakken of St. Louis Cardinals kicks an NFL-record seven field goals to give the Cardinals a 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. His longest field goal is 33 yards.
1971 — The World Hockey Association announces its formation with 12 teams to start play in October 1972.
1974 — Detroit’s Al Kaline doubles down the right-field line off Dave McNally of Baltimore in the fourth inning for his 3,000th career hit. The Orioles beat the Tigers 5-4 at Memorial Stadium.
1988 — American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; East Germans Sabine John & Anke Behmer take the minor medals.
1988 — American swimmer Matt Biondi sets world record 22.14 to win the 50m freestyle gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; his 4th of 5 gold medals for the Games.
1988 — Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks his own 100m world record with a time of 9.79 at the Seoul Olympics; disqualified 3 days later for use of drug stanozolol; Carl Lewis awarded gold and world record 9.92.
1993 — Juniata’s women’s volleyball team beats Washington of St. Louis to end Washington’s NCAA-record winning streak at 59 matches.
1994 — Washington ends Miami’s NCAA-record home winning streak at 58 with a 38-20 victory against the Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl.
1995 — On the final day of competition, Europe rallies past the U.S. to win the Ryder Cup 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y. Europe takes seven singles matches to win its first Ryder Cup since 1989.
2001 — Green Bay’s 37-0 shutout of Washington ends the Redskins’ NFL record of scoring in 231 consecutive road games.
2006 — The Europeans turn the Ryder Cup into another rout, winning 18 1/2-9 1/2 and becoming the first European team to win three straight times.
2006 — Washington’s Mark Brunell breaks the NFL record for most consecutive passes completed in a game when he connects on his first 22 throws in a 31-15 win over the Houston Texans.
2011 — Dwayne De Rosario scores the quickest hat trick in MLS history, leading D.C. United to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.
2012 — Russell Wilson throws a disputed 24-yard touchdown to Golden Tate on the final play of the game, and the Seattle Seahawks rally to beat the Green Bay Packers 14-12.
2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and defending champion Oracle Team USA extend their winning streak to seven to force a winner-take-all America’s Cup finale against Emirates Team New Zealand.
2016 — Daniel Carlson kicks six field goals and Auburn beats No. 18 LSU 18-13 after a ruling that Danny Etling’s apparent last-gasp scoring pass comes after time expired.
2017 — Peter Sagan of Slovakia becomes the first man to win three straight road race titles after holding off Norway’s Alexander Kristoff at the World Cycling Championships.
2017 — Diego Valeri scores twice to extend his MLS-record scoring streak to nine straight games and Portland beats Orlando City 3-0. Valeri moves in front of NYCFC’s David Villa for most goals this season with 20.
2017 — Jake Elliott kicks a 61-yard field goal as time expires to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 27-24 victory over the New York Giants. It is the longest by a rookie in NFL history.
2017 — Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, Prague: Roger Federer is unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World, 15-9 in the inaugural teams event.
2018 — Real Madrid midfielder & Croatian World Cup captain Luka Modrić is named world’s best male player at the FIFA Awards in London; Brazil & Orlando Pride forward Marta best female player; France’s Didier Deschamps best men’s coach.
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Sept. 25
1866 — Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the British racing system, also establishes the American Jockey Club, precursor to the present Jockey Club, formed in 1894.
1920 — Molly Bjurstedt Mallory wins her fifth title in six years with a two-set victory over Marion Zinderstein in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.
1926 — Walter Hagen wins his third straight and fourth overall PGA Championship. Hagen beats Leo Diegel 4 and 3 in the championship match at Salisbury Golf Links in Westbury, N.Y.
1949 — Louise Suggs wins the U.S. Women’s Open by 14 strokes over Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
1962 — Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of the first round at Comiskey Park in Chicago to win the world heavyweight title.
1966 — Gloria Ehret wins the LPGA Championship by three strokes over four-time champion Micke Wright.
1982 — Ricky Edwards rushes for 177 yards and four touchdowns to help Northwestern end its 34-game losing streak in a 31-6 victory over Northern Illinois.
1988 — Americans sweep the medals in the long jump at the Seoul Olympics; Carl Lewis wins his second gold of the Games with leap of 8.72m ahead of teammates Mike Powell & Larry Myricks.
1988 — Super swimmer Matt Biondi wins his 5th gold medal of the Seoul Olympics anchoring the victorious American 4 x 100m medley relay team.
1994 — Oliver McCall scores a major upset by stopping Lennox Lewis 31 seconds into the second round to capture the WBC heavyweight title in London.
1995 — Jerry Rice has 181 yards receiving in San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to Detroit. It’s his 51st 100-yard game, which breaks Don Maynard’s NFL record.
1997 — WNBA announces it will add Detroit & Washington, D.C. franchises.
2000 — American basketball player Vince Carter jumps over 7 foot 2 Frédéric Weis in 2000 Summer Olympics, known in France as “le dunk de la mort” (the dunk of death).
2004 — Bobby Seck of Hofstra throws eight touchdown passes to tie an Atlantic 10 mark and set a school record in the Pride’s 62-43 victory over Rhode Island.
2005 — Fernando Alonso becomes Formula One’s youngest champion by finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Alonso, 24, a six-time winner in his third full season in Formula One, ends Michael Schumacher’s five-year hold on the title.
2010 — Collingwood and St. Kilda plays to a 68-68 tie, the first in an Australian Rules football grand final since 1977, setting up a rematch to decide the league title.
2011 — The Detroit Lions snap a 13-game losing streak with a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions, who won in the Metrodome for the first time since 1997, are 3-0 for the first time since 1980.
2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA win the America’s Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history to keep the oldest trophy in international sports in the United States. Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay. All but defeated a week ago, the 34-year-old Australian and his international crew twice rallies from seven-point deficits to win 9-8.
2016 — Rory McIlroy rallies to enter a three-man playoff and win the FedEx Cup. After trailing by three shots with three holes to play in the Tour Championship, McIlroy holes a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to win the playoff and claim the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.
2022 — Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, London: Team World sweeps final day for 13-8 victory over Team Europe; tournament marks retirement of Roger Federer.
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+++TV SPORTS+++
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Friday, Sept. 19
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)
5:35 a.m.
FS2 — AFL Postseason: Geelong vs. Hawthorn, Preliminary Final, Richmond, Australia
3:10 a.m. (Saturday)
FS1 — AFL Postseason: Brisbane at Collingwood, Preliminary Final
AUTO RACING
4:25 a.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
7:55 a.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
4:05 p.m.
FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Practice, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
5:10 p.m.
FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Qualifying, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
4:25 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
4 p.m.
BTN — Iowa at Indiana
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Tulsa at Oklahoma St.
8 p.m.
FOX — Iowa at Rutgers
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
ACCN — Wake Forest at Virginia
BTN — Pittsburgh at Maryland
9 p.m.
BTN — Wisconsin at UCLA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
FS1 — Florida at Marquette
SECN — Baylor at Texas
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The FedEx Open de France, Second Round, Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche, Paris
1 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Second Round, The Ohio State University Golf Club, Upper Arlington, Ohio
4 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, First Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.
6 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The PURE Insurance Championship, First Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula, Calif.
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
8 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
9 p.m.
FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
MLB BASEBALL
6:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (6:40 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Detroit (6:40 p.m.)
7:40 p.m.
APPLE TV+ — Toronto at Kansas City
9:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Arizona (9:40 p.m.) OR Milwaukee at St. Louis (8:15 p.m.)
10:10 p.m.
APPLE TV+ — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
RUGBY (MEN’S)
5:45 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — NRL Postseason: Cronulla-Sutherland at Canberra, Semifinal
RUGBY (WOMEN’S)
1:55 p.m.
CBSSN — 2025 World Cup: New Zealand vs. Canada, Semifinal, Bristol, England
12:25 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — NRL: Gold Coast at Newcastle
2:10 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 — NRL: Cronulla-Sutherland at North Queensland
TENNIS
4 p.m.
TENNIS — Laver Cup: Day 1 Day Session
10 p.m.
TENNIS — Laver Cup: Day 1 Night Session
2 a.m. (Saturday)
TENNIS — BJK Cup Finals: Semifinal 2; Seoul – WTA Semifinals; Chengdu – ATP Early Rounds
TRACK AND FIELD
7 a.m.
USA — World Athletics Championships: Day 7, Tokyo
6 a.m. (Saturday)
CNBC — World Athletics Championships: Day 8, Tokyo (Taped)
WNBA BASKETBALL
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — Playoffs: New York at Phoenix, Game 3
