“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
MONDAY
ALL TIMES EASTERN
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON AT LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM
CROTHERSVILLE AT TRINITY LUTHERAN 7:30 PM
EDINBURGH AT TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AT IRVINGTON PREP 7:30 PM
LAKE STATION AT NORTHWOOD 7:45 PM
TUESDAY
ALL TIMES EASTERN
BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY AT LEGACY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
BENTON CENTRAL AT MCCUTCHEON 7:30 PM
BETHANY CHRISTIAN AT JIMTOWN 7:30 PM
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN AT WAPAHANI 7:30 PM
BOONVILLE AT FOREST PARK 8:00 PM
BOWMAN ACADEMY AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
BREBEUF JESUIT AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
BREMEN AT FAIRFIELD 7:30 PM
CHESTERTON AT LOWELL 8:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT NORTH HARRISON 7:30 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT WEST VIGO 7:30 PM
CLOVERPORT (KY.) AT CANNELTON 6:00 PM
CONCORD AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:30 PM
CONNERSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT UNION COUNTY 7:30 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT KIPP INDY LEGACY 7:30 PM
CRAWFORD COUNTY AT BORDEN 7:30 PM
CULVER AT NORTH JUDSON 8:00 PM
CULVER ACADEMY AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM
DALEVILLE AT FRANKTON 7:30 PM
DEKALB AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:30 PM
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT GARY 21ST CENTURY 8:00 PM
EASTBROOK AT WABASH 7:30 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 7:30 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT BLUE RIVER VALLEY 7:30 PM
EASTSIDE AT WOODLAN 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL AT NORTHEAST DUBOIS 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:45 PM
FORT WAYNE LUERS AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT INDIANA DEAF 7:30 PM
FRONTIER AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
GARRETT AT CHURUBUSCO 7:30 PM
GARY LIGHTHOUSE AT CAREER ACADEMY 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT HIGHLAND 8:00 PM
HERITAGE AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:30 PM
HOMESTEAD AT EAST NOBLE 7:30 PM
INDIAN CREEK AT GREENCASTLE 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AT KOKOMO 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT ANDERSON 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:30 PM
KNIGHTSTOWN AT SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 7:30 PM
KNOX AT PLYMOUTH 7:45 PM
KOUTS AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
LAKELAND AT NORTHRIDGE 7:45 PM
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN AT NORTH MIAMI 7:30 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT PIKE 7:30 PM
LEWIS CASS AT CASTON 7:30 PM
LINTON AT CLAY CITY 7:30 PM
LOOGOOTEE JV AT WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 6:30 PM
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC AT ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:30 PM
MEDORA AT LANESVILLE 7:30 PM
MISHAWAKA AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:15 PM
MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT VICTORY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
MITCHELL AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
MOORESVILLE AT DANVILLE 7:30 PM
MTI KNOWLEDGE AT EMINENCE 7:30 PM
MUNCIE BURRIS AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:30 PM
MUNCIE CENTRAL AT YORKTOWN 7:30 PM
NEW CASTLE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT BLOOMFIELD 7:30 PM
NORTH MONTGOMERY AT CLINTON CENTRAL 7:30 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT SOUTH NEWTON 8:00 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT OWEN VALLEY 7:30 PM
NORTH VERMILLION AT NORTHVIEW 7:30 PM
NORTHFIELD AT MACONAQUAH 7:45 PM
NORTHPOINT HOMESCHOOL AT INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED 7:30 PM
OLDENBURG ACADEMY AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:30 PM
PAOLI AT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM
PARK TUDOR AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:30 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT LAKEWOOD PARK 7:30 PM
PROVIDENCE AT MADISON 7:30 PM
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN AT HAGERSTOWN 7:30 PM
ROCHESTER AT TRITON 7:30 PM
RUSHVILLE AT DELTA 7:30 PM
RYLE (OHIO) AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT TRINITY LUTHERAN 7:30 PM
SEYMOUR AT GREENSBURG 7:30 PM
SHENANDOAH AT UNION (MODOC) 6:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT BELLMONT 7:30 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT GOSHEN 7:30 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT ARGOS 7:45 PM
SOUTH KNOX AT VINCENNES RIVET 7:00 PM
SOUTH PUTNAM AT SOUTHMONT 7:30 PM
SOUTHPORT AT PLAINFIELD 7:30 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT ADAMS CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SPEEDWAY AT TRI-WEST 7:30 PM
ST. THOMAS MORE AT ANDREWS ACADEMY (MICH.) 7:00 PM
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN AT MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
TECUMSEH AT PRINCETON 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
TIPTON AT OAK HILL 7:30 PM
TRI AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:30 PM
TRI-COUNTY AT SEEGER 7:30 PM
TRINITY ACADEMY AT LAVILLE 7:30 PM
TRITON CENTRAL AT MONROVIA 7:30 PM
UNION CITY AT CENTERVILLE 7:30 PM
UNIVERSITY AT WESTFIELD 7:30 PM
VINCENNES LINCOLN AT CASTLE 8:00 PM
WALDRON AT MILAN 7:30 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT AVON 7:30 PM
WASHINGTON TWP. AT OREGON-DAVIS 8:00 PM
WAWASEE AT WESTVIEW 7:45 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WEST NOBLE AT ELKHART CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WEST WASHINGTON AT ORLEANS 7:30 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT SHERIDAN 7:30 PM
WHEELER AT NEW PRAIRIE 8:00 PM
WHITE RIVER VALLEY AT LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WINAMAC AT DELPHI 7:30 PM
WOOD MEMORIAL AT EVANSVILLE DAY 8:00 PM
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
LAPORTE
10 AM CT | G1: NORTHRIDGE (20-7) VS. MCCUTCHEON (22-5)
12 PM CT | G2: CROWN POINT (23-4) VS. NORWELL (23-4)
8 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
JASPER
10 AM ET | G1: FLOYD CENTRAL (23-3) VS. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (21-4)
12 PM ET | G2: CENTER GROVE (26-0) VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ (21-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A
LOGANSPORT
10 AM ET | G1: BELLMONT (22-3) VS. CULVER ACADEMIES (22-5)
12 PM ET | G2: CONNERSVILLE (20-7) VS. FAIRFIELD (20-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
SOUTHPORT
10 AM ET | G1: WASHINGTON (22-4) VS. JENNINGS COUNTY (19-6)
12 PM ET | G2: NORTHVIEW (20-6) VS. RONCALLI (25-3)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A
FRANKFORT
10 AM ET | G1: LAPEL (22-4) VS. BREMEN (23-2)
12 PM ET | G2: WHITKO (25-1) VS. OAK HILL (22-3)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
GREENCASTLE
10 AM ET | G1: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (19-8) VS. PARKE HERITAGE (19-7)
12 PM ET | G2: EASTERN (PEKIN) (18-7) VS. NORTH KNOX (19-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A
HUNTINGTON NORTH | TICKETS
10 AM ET | G1: NORTH MIAMI (18-8) VS. ELKHART CHRISTIAN (22-4)
12 PM ET | G2: FREMONT (26-2) VS. MONROE CENTRAL (21-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CHARLESTOWN
10 AM ET | G1: EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN (19-6) VS. BORDEN (22-4)
12 PM ET | G2: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (16-10) VS. TINDLEY (17-5)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
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INDIANA WRESTLING
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2026
SESSION 1
1:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
2:30 PM ET – PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
2:45 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
3 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 150 – 285
6 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 106 – 144
SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 2026
SESSION 2
8 AM ET – GATES OPEN
9 AM ET – QUARTERFINALS BEGIN WITH SEMIFINALS TO FOLLOW
FIELDHOUSE CLEARED OF ALL SPECTATORS FOLLOWING SEMIFINALS
SESSION 3
3:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
4:30 PM ET – CONSOLATION MATCHES
7 PM ET – INTRODUCTIONS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS
APPROX. 7:24 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
7:30 PM ET – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES BEGIN
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INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/
INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#8 ILLINOIS 71 INDIANA 51
CINCINNATI 69 UTAH 65
RUTGERS 68 MARYLAND 57
OMAHA 83 DENVER 76
TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 88 CHARLOTTE 79
DETROIT MERCY 76 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 70
LOYOLA MARYLAND 83 HOLY CROSS 73
ROBERT MORRIS 93 OAKLAND 69
PURDUE FORT WAYNE 83 IU INDY 78
WRIGHT STATE 102 CLEVELAND STATE 90
TULANE 55 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 54
SOUTH FLORIDA 83 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 81 OT
BRADLEY 70 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 60
VALPARAISO 76 INDIANA STATE 75
MILWAUKEE 75 GREEN BAY 72
NORTHERN IOWA 86 DRAKE 62
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 83 ILLINOIS STATE 56
NORTH ALABAMA 84 EASTERN KENTUCKY 78 OT
DAYTON 70 DAVIDSON 59
SETON HALL 63 BUTLER 56
CHARLESTOWN 62 CAMPBELL 57
BELMONT 87 MURRAY STATE 70
SAN FRANCISCO 92 SAN DIEGO 79
SEATTLE 60 OREGON STATE 50
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
GEORGIA 76 #5 VANDERBILT 74
#11 DUKE 72 #21 NORTH CAROLINA 68
#18 KENTUCKY 74 #14 OLE MISS 57
#20 MARYLAND 76 #8 OHIO STATE 75
#12 BAYLOR 93 CENTRAL FLORIDA 63
#4 TEXAS 65 #22 TENNESSEE 63
#2 UCLA 92 INDIANA 48
#10 OKLAHOMA 79 #23 ALABAMA 71
#7 MICHIGAN 86 #13 MICHIGAN STATE 65
#9 LOUISVILLE 88 FLORIDA STATE 65
#25 WASHINGTON 51 OREGON 43
#17 TCU 59 #19 WEST VIRGINIA 50
MIAMI FLORIDA 82 BOSTON COLLEGE 70
SMU 79 PITTSBURGH 78
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 69 IU INDY 65
VIRGINIA 75 STANFORD 69
SYRACUSE 68 CLEMSON 64
IOWA STATE 76 KANSAS STATE 72
FRESNO STATE 73 UTAH STATE 59
BELMONT 77 VALPARAISO 37
NOTRE DAME 79 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 67
PENN STATE 81 NORTHWESTERN 71
ILLINOIS STATE 88 EVANSVILLE 75
VIRGINIA TECH 68 CALIFORNIA 58
VILLANOVA 74 CREIGHTON 64
BRADLEY 56 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 53
TEXAS A&M 81 AUBURN 63
MINNESOTA 83 WISCONSIN 60
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES
#5 QUINNIPIAC 4 PRINCETON 1
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MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY 3 #11 OHIO STATE 2
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COLLEGE WRESTLING SCORES
OKLAHOMA STATE 19 VIRGINIA TECH 12
OHIO STATE 29 MARYLAND 16
NEBRASKA 34 INDIANA 5
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
OHIO STATE 9 SYRACUSE 0
UCLA 8 LSU 0
WISCONSIN 11 IOWA STATE 8
MICHIGAN 9 LAFAYETTE 0
NEW MEXICO STATE 5 MINNESOTA 3
NEVADA 4 INDIANA 2
TEXAS 7 OHIO STATE 4
WASHINGTON 6 SAN JOSE STATE 1
EAST CAROLINA 2 MARYLAND 1
PENN STATE 11 PITTSBURGH 2
TEXAS A&M 6 NORTHWESTERN 5
STANFORD 5 OREGON 4
NEBRASKA 8 TEXAS TECH 2
WASHINGTON 13 SANTA CLARA 0
PURDUE – LIBERTY CANCELED
IOWA – MERCER CANCELED
VIRGINIA TECH – MICHIGAN STATE CANCELED
RUTGERS – MURRAY STATE CANCELED
OREGON – CAL POLY CANCELED
IU INDY – RADFORD CANCELED
NOTRE DAME 4 BUFFALO 1
BALL STATE – EVANSVILLE CANCELED
SOUTHERN INDIANA – MEMPHIS CANCELED
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
NOTRE DAME 7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1
MINNESOTA 8 BALL STATE 0
SOUTH FLORIDA 11 ILLINOIS 10
RUTGERS 14 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 4
LOUISVILLE 9 MICHIGAN STATE 1
PURDUE 10 PORTLAND 7
KANSAS STATE 24 PENN STATE 5
NORTHWESTERN 17 RICE 6
IOWA 21 NORTHEASTERN 13
OREGON 11 GEORGE MASON 1
UC SAN DIEGO 8 UCLA 7
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 8 PEPPERDINE 5
MICHIGAN 4 ARIZONA 1
BOSTON COLLEGE 10 WASHINGTON 0
NEBRASKA 9 GRAND CANYON 1
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 11 SOUTHERN INDIANA 10
SOUTHERN INDIANA 14 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 8
WAKE FOREST 10 INDIANA STATE 1
EVANSVILLE – KENNESAW STATE CANCELED
BUTLER – TENNESSEE MARTIN CANCELED
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NBA SCORES
ALL-STAR GAMES
STARS 37 WORLD 35
STRIPES 42 STARS 40
STRIPES 48 WORLD 45
STARS 47 STRIPES 21
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NHL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED (OLYMPIC BREAK)
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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES
INDY IGNITE 3 SAN DIEGO 0
ORLANDO 3 ORLANDO 0
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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES
AUTO RACING
TYLER REDDICK CAPTURES DAYTONA 500 IN THRILLING FINISH
Tyler Reddick made NBA icon Michael Jordan a champion once again on Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest race.
Reddick passed leader Chase Elliott off the final turn to win the thrilling 68th Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Off Turn 2 on the final lap, the 23XI Racing driver was running third to Elliott. While Elliott received a push from Zane Smith, Reddick made up ground down the backstretch in his No. 45 Toyota owned by Jordan and Denny Hamlin.
The 30-year-old Corning, Calif., native then went high and swooped low off Turn 4 to beat Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 0.308 seconds as the lead group wrecked wildly before reaching the flagstand.
Joey Logano finished third, followed by Elliott and Brad Keselowski.
“Last year was really hard for us, hard for me,” said Reddick, who became the fourth Daytona 500 winner not to lead until the last lap. “When you’re a Cup driver and you get to this level and drive for Michael Jordan, you’re expected to win every single year.”
A lifelong racing fan and six-time champion with the Chicago Bulls, Jordan, who owns four cars, had to let the moment sink in.
“I can’t even believe it,” said the five-time NBA Most Valuable Player. “We had four guys helping each other out … You just try to survive. I thought Riley (Herbst) did an unbelievable job by pushing at the end.”
Elliott settled for his second Top 5 finish in 11 starts at Daytona.
“This really sucks to be that close,” Elliott said, “come off Turn 4 with the lead and not finish it off.”
Bubba Wallace led a race-best 40 laps and finished 10th while Carson Hocevar, who was the leader at the white flag, wound up 19th.
After John Hunter Nemechek took the lead from polesitter Kyle Busch, BJ McLeod spun at the east end of the World Center of Racing on Lap 5. The nose of his No. 78 Chevy banged against the No. 24 of two-time defending champion William Byron, who was piloting a backup car.
Smith led Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney to Smith’s first stage win in the No. 38 on Lap 65, as the Ford drivers worked together to keep from making a second pit stop.
The Toyotas of Wallace and Hamlin led the field early in Stage 2, but Cody Ware, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain took off on a three-car Chevy breakaway on Lap 80 as skies darkened on the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
Trouble at the front occurred at the end of Lap 85 when rookie Connor Zilisch and Ty Gibbs made contact and spun down to the grass. Chase Briscoe slid all the way to pit road and was T-boned by Austin Dillon — both, ironically, sponsored by Bass Pro Shops.
Busch returned to the point on Lap 106, but the Big One unfolded under the flagstand as Hamlin tried to get by Justin Allgaier as Stage 2 neared its end.
Hamlin’s No. 11 was unable to make the pass, turned Allgaier’s No. 40 Chevrolet owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and 20 cars were soon involved in the mess on the frontstretch.
Wallace claimed the segment win under caution with Blaney and Nemechek right behind.
Wallace, Corey Heim and Christopher Bell led a Toyota sprint at the front with 40 laps left as every team tried to save fuel by racing cleanly to prepare for the final pit stop.
With nine laps remaining, Heim got Hamlin loose. The three-time Daytona 500 winner hit Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Bell for the fifth caution with Michael McDowell the only driver who had not pitted.
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NBA ALL-STAR GAMES
ANTHONY EDWARDS, YOUTHFUL USA STARS PREVAIL IN NEW ALL-STAR GAME FORMAT
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tyrese Maxey scored nine points and Anthony Edwards added eight as USA Stars came out on top during the All-Star Game on Sunday with an easy 47-21 championship victory over USA Stripes.
The three-team round-robin tournament of short 12-minute games also included Team World, made up of international stars, and was the latest incarnation of the ever-changing All-Star Game format that went with four teams in a tournament-style bracket last year.
Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder also scored eight points and Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons added six as the younger USA Stars avenged an earlier 42-40 defeat to the veteran USA Stripes in the three-game round robin.
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Maxey went 4 of 8 from the floor in the 12-minute title game and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Edwards went 3 of 5 with a pair of 3-pointers. Edwards scored 32 total points in his teams’ three games and was named MVP.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell scored six points and the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James added five for USA Stripes.
USA Stars took control early in the title game by grabbing an early 12-1 lead, with Maxey scoring seven of the points. Team Stripes was within 18-9 with 7:03 remaining after consecutive 3-pointers from James and Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, but USA Stars dominated from there.
A 15-0 run eliminated any potential drama as USA Stars led 33-9 with 4:19 remaining.
The Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard scored just one point in the title game, while going 0 of 4 from the floor. It came after he dominated the final round-robin game with 31 points in 12 minutes of a 48-45 victory over Team World to advance his side to the final.
In the opening game of the three-team round robin, USA Stars defeated Team World 37-35 in extra time on a 3-pointer from the Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes.
JAYLEN BROWN: BEVERLY HILLS PD’S ACCOUNT OF EVENT SHUTDOWN NOT TRUE
When Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown spoke with reporters after Sunday’s All-Star Game in Inglewood, Calif., the topic quickly went from basketball to an incident between Brown and the Beverly Hills Police Department a night earlier.
And Brown’s account of events stands in stark contrast to those of the Beverly Hills PD.
On Saturday night, police were called to a home where Brown was hosting what he called a “panel” — an event for his personal brand, 741, and Oakley, of which Brown says he is a brand partner.
But when police showed up, they said the event had to end because a permit for the event was previously denied.
“On Saturday, February 14, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) responded to an event taking place at a private residence in the Trousdale neighborhood of (Beverly Hills),” the BHPD told The Boston Globe in statement Sunday. “An event permit had been applied for and denied by the City due to previous violations associated with events at the address.
“Despite the fact that the permit was denied, organizers still chose to proceed with inviting hundreds of guests knowing that it was not allowed to occur. BHPD responded and shut down the unpermitted event.”
The claim about the permit was one of the issues that angered Brown.
“That was not true,” Brown told reporters. “We didn’t need a permit because the owner of the house, that was his space. We were family friends. He opened up the festivities to us so we didn’t have to. We never applied for one. … I didn’t have to pay for the house or anything. They just opened it up. I had to pay for the build-out, but it was hundreds of thousands of dollars wasted for an event that was supposed to be positive.”
Saturday night, a video showing Brown speaking with a police officer at the house was posted to social media. In the video, Brown is seen repeatedly asking why the event was being shut down, with the officer said “the City” was shutting down the event.
“(I’m) in LA, we’re just trying to have an event, a panel, talking about culture, talking about future, talking about leadership, and for whatever reason I feel like we’re being targeted,” Brown told the camera.
Back at the All-Star Game, Brown said the house belonged to Jim Jannard, the founder of Oakley, and that he did not have to pay to use the house for the event.
“I’m offended by Beverly Hills, by the statement they put out, like we applied for something and didn’t get it and we did it anyway,” Brown added. “Like we were insubordinate. I know how to follow the rules. … It just seemed like somebody, you know, didn’t want whatever we had going on, to go on. Because out of everyone to be doing something (in the neighborhood), I was the only one that gets shut down.”
During the interview, Brown repeated that several hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent setting up the event, and that the owner of the house is considering filing a lawsuit.
“It just leaves a bad taste in your mouth,” he added. “I don’t think the BPDH made the right call here. The statement they put out was not accurate.”
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO. 8 ILLINOIS STIFLES INDIANA FOR EASY WIN
David Mirkovic poured in 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 8 Illinois to a 71-51 Big Ten victory over Indiana on Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.
Keaton Wagler contributed 18 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 14 as the Illini (21-5, 12-3) snapped a two-game losing streak by turning 15 offensive rebounds into 17 second-chance points and committing a season-low two turnovers.
Kylan Boswell added nine points and seven rebounds as he returned to the Illinois lineup after missing seven games with a fractured right hand. Andrej Stojakovic sat out his second straight game with a high ankle sprain.
Lamar Wilkerson paced Indiana (17-9, 8-7) with 21 points, while Tucker DeVries posted 13 points and Sam Alexis added 11. However, the Hoosiers scored their fewest points since Dec. 3, 2022, at Rutgers as they hit 6 of 24 from 3-point range and lost the rebound battle by a 38-25 count.
Both teams’ key players showed up immediately. While Wilkerson and DeVries canned their first 3-point attempts for Indiana, Wagler produced seven points in the first five minutes to forge an 11-11 tie.
Then, Mirkovic asserted himself. He cashed a 3-pointer on a pick-and-pop with Wagler at the 11:17 mark to highlight a 10-0 run that gave the Illini a 24-15 lead with 9:46 remaining. After Indiana’s Jasai Miles and Wilkerson answered with 3-pointers, Mirkovic hit back-to-back 3-pointers and fed Ivisic for a layup to restore a 32-23 lead with 5:28 to go.
Mirkovic posted 15 points in the first half, and Wagler added 11 to offset Wilkerson’s 14 and give Illinois a 38-31 halftime lead.
Ivisic scored the first five points of the second half to produce the game’s first double-digit lead, but Wilkerson responded with five of his own. Then Illinois reeled off 11 points in a row — highlighted by a Wagler 25-footer and a Mirkovic running bank — to claim a 54-36 lead with 12:33 to play.
Wilkerson was the only Hoosier to score in the first 10 minutes of the second half as the rest of the squad went 0-for-6 from the field with four turnovers. Though Alexis finally broke through with a dunk at the 9:31 mark, Indiana never got closer than 12 the rest of the way.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 11 DUKE TOPS NO. 21 UNC FOR 16TH WIN IN A ROW
Ashlon Jackson and Taina Mair each scored 14 points and Riley Nelson provided 13 points as No. 11 Duke fended off No. 21 North Carolina for a 72-68 home victory Sunday in Durham, N.C., winning its 16th game in a row.
The Blue Devils (19-6, 14-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) went 17-for-21 on free throws, while North Carolina (21-6, 10-4) didn’t attempt a free throw as its eight-game winning streak ended. It marked only the third time this century an ACC team didn’t attempt a foul shot.
Duke ended the first half on a 13-0 run for a 41-33 lead at the break. The Blue Devils finished with 46 points in the paint in the rivals’ first meeting since Duke won last March in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
Ciera Toomey’s 14 points, Indya Nivar’s 12 points and 10 points apiece from Nyla Harris and Nyla Brooks paced the Tar Heels, who held a 42-34 rebounding advantage. That was Toomey’s most points in a game in more than a month.
No. 2 UCLA 92, Indiana 48
Kiki Rice’s 17 points and Lauren Betts’ 16 points led seven Bruins in double figures in their Big Ten Conference runaway over the Hoosiers in Los Angeles.
Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gianna Kneepkens each scored 12 points, Gabriela Jaquez had 11 points and Sienna Betts and Lena Bilic posted 10 points apiece for UCLA (25-1, 15-0 Big Ten). Betts pulled in 14 rebounds as part of the Bruins’ 51-24 edge on the boards.
Maya Makalusky had 13 points and Lenee Beaumont added 11 points for Indiana (14-13, 3-12), which was 4-for-20 on 3-point attempts.
No. 4 Texas 65, No. 22 Tennessee 63
Madison Booker scored 14 points and Jordan Lee and Rori Harmon both had 12 points as the Longhorns escaped with a Southeastern Conference victory in Knoxville, Tenn.
Texas (24-3, 9-3 SEC), which had a 10-point lead with 3 1/2 minutes remaining, went 0-for-6 on 3-point attempts. Tennessee hit three in a row, two by Talaysia Cooper, to cut the margin to one before Booker hit two key foul shots.
Cooper pumped in 29 points for Tennessee (16-7, 8-3), which was charged with 23 turnovers and was outscored by 17-5 at the free-throw line. Janiah Barker had 12 points and Nya Robertson added 11 points.
Georgia 76, No. 5 Vanderbilt 74
Trinity Turner scored the go-ahead basket with less than a minute remaining and Dani Carnegie racked up 29 points for the Bulldogs in the SEC upset in Athens, Ga.
After Turner’s basket, Carnegie added a free throw for the game’s final point. Mia Woolfolk had 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the floor and Rylie Theuerkauf added 10 points for Georgia (20-6, 6-6 SEC), which squandered a 14-point lead before recovering.
Mikayla Blakes poured in 27 points and Justine Pissott had 23 points for Vanderbilt (24-3, 10-3), which shot 20 of 22 on free throws but let a five-point lead in the fourth quarter get away.
No. 7 Michigan 86, No. 13 Michigan State 65
Syla Swords supplied 24 points and Olivia Olson collected 23 points and eight rebounds as the Wolverines won the in-state rivalry game over the Spartans in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Michigan (22-4, 13-2 Big Ten) used a 26-9 second-quarter edge to snatch a 41-30 halftime lead and began the third quarter on a roll. Mila Holloway had 15 points for the Wolverines.
Kennedy Blair had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Michigan State (20-6, 9-6), but the Spartans committed 24 turnovers and made only 15 of 23 free-throw attempts. Jalyn Brown had 11 points and Grace VanSlooten added 10.
No. 20 Maryland 76, No. 8 Ohio State 75
Oluchi Okananwa and Yarden Garzon both scored 17 points and the Terrapins came back from a 19-point deficit for the Big Ten victory in Columbus, Ohio.
Addi Mack had 14 points and Saylor Poffenbarger added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland (21-6, 9-6 Big Ten). Okananwa had 10 rebounds as the Terrapins enjoyed a plus-13 advantage on the glass.
Ohio State’s Kylee Kitts made one of two free throws with 10 seconds left to pull the Buckeyes within 76-75. Then Maryland’s Kyndal Walker missed two foul shots before Jaloni Cambridge missed the potential winning 3-point launch. Cambridge scored 29 points and teammate Chance Gray had 25 points, including five 3-point baskets.
No. 10 Oklahoma 79, No. 23 Alabama 71
Raegan Beers scored 21 points, Payton Verhulst notched 17 and the Sooners used a strong fourth quarter to topple the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Aaliyah Chavez added 15 points for Oklahoma (19-6, 7-5 SEC), which trailed 60-58 going to the fourth quarter. The Sooners shot 54.0% overall (including 8 for 13 in the fourth) to help overcome 19 turnovers. Beers’ nine rebounds helped Oklahoma to a 45-25 edge on the boards.
Ta’Mia Scott provided 17 points for Alabama (20-6, 6-6). Teammates Jessica Timmons and Ace Austin both had 11 points.
No. 12 Baylor 93, UCF 63
Taliah Scott’s 26 points paced the visiting Bears past the Knights in the Big 12 Conference romp in Orlando.
Scott shot 8-for-10 from the field and 7-for-7 on free throws. Kayla Nelms had 12 points and Bella Fontleroy notched 11 points for Baylor (22-5, 11-3 Big 12), which received a double-double from Jana Van Gytenbeek of 10 points and 11 assists.
Samari Bankhead’s 16 points and Kayanna Cox’s 13 led the Knights (10-15, 2-12), who didn’t benefit much from Baylor’s 17 turnovers.
No. 18 Kentucky 74, No. 14 Ole Miss 57
Clara Strack pumped in 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Wildcats rolled past the Rebels in Lexington, Ky.
Asia Boone added 15 points and Tonie Morgan posted 14 points and nine assists for Kentucky (20-7, 7-6 SEC), which shot 50.9% from the field.
Cotie McMahon’s 18 points and Latasha Lattimore’s 15 points and 11 boards led Ole Miss (20-6, 7-4), which held a 22-9 scoring edge on free throws but only made 3 of 15 3-pointers.
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OLYMPIC HOCKEY
AUSTON MATTHEWS, US TROUNCE GERMANY TO SWEEP GROUP C
Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist to help the United States win its pool with a 5-1 victory against Germany in its final preliminary-round game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday.
Tage Thompson, Zach Werenski and Brock Faber also scored, Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson each had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the U.S., which swept Group C after previously beating Latvia and Denmark.
Tim Stutzle scored and Maximilian Franzreb made 32 saves for Germany, which finished 1-2-0 in the preliminary round.
The U.S. was seeded second for the playoff bracket and will face the winner between Sweden and Latvia in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
The Americans took a 1-0 lead with 8.7 seconds left in the first period.
The Germans won a faceoff in their zone, but twice missed a chance to clear the puck before Matthews collected it along the wall and passed to Werenski entering the opposite circle. His shot from the right dot went through the legs of German defenseman Moritz Seider and into the net.
The U.S. outshot the Germans 15-8 in the opening period.
After the U.S. killed Germany’s first power play early in the second period, the Americans immediately went on their own man advantage and stretched the lead to 2-0 at 3:25. A shot by Quinn Hughes was saved by Franzreb, but the rebound went off the body of Matthews and slid across the goal line.
Faber made it 3-0 at 17:35 of the second when his shot from the right point went off the glove of Franzreb and across the goal line.
Thompson increased it to 4-0 at 1:55 of the third with a one-timer from above the circle.
Matthews tapped in the puck from the crease after Franzreb initially stopped his redirection to make it 5-0 at 6:46.
Stutzle broke up the shutout when he drove to the net and scored from the bottom of the left circle to cut it to 5-1 at 11:22.
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GOLF
ON TOUGH DAY, DAVID TOMS HANGS ON TO WIN CHUBB CLASSIC
David Toms survived a 1-over-par 73 by birdieing the final hole to win the Chubb Classic on Sunday in Naples, Fla.
Toms shot ahead thanks to Saturday’s sterling 9-under 63 that secured a 3-shot lead entering the final round. That gave him enough cushion to finish at 13-under 203 for the week at Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course — one ahead of Boo Weekley, Justin Leonard and Australian Michael Wright.
It marked Toms’ fifth win on the PGA Tour Champions, but his first in nearly three years.
“I started on the range this morning by far the best range session I had all week, pro-ams, whatever. Great,” Toms said. “But it was straight downwind. Get to the first tee and it was straight into the wind. Get over on No. 2, hit a good drive down there. My back goes out on the second shot. It was below my feet. So it impacted the rest of the day just flinching on it.
“You could see that with the driver. 7-iron down I was OK, wedge OK, but anything with a long club it was a tough day.”
Toms mixed two double bogeys and one bogey with three birdies on the front nine for a 2-over 37. He followed a birdie at No. 12 with a bogey at the next hole and Leonard and Weekley soon caught him at 12 under par.
At the par-4 17th, Toms hit a wayward drive and had to punch out of a native area to return to the fairway. His third shot landed on the green but a long way from the hole, yet he managed to sink the lengthy par putt.
“So to grind it out and, like you said, 17, that’s just a bonus. It was meant to be if I made par there for sure,” Toms said.
That allowed him to reach the par-5 18th tee with a fair chance at the victory. He landed his second shot in the greenside bunker, but nearly holed out from there. That left a tap-in for birdie.
Leonard, playing in the final group with him, also hit a bunker but could not get up and down for birdie to leave Toms with the title. Leonard shot a 70, Wright a 71 and Weekley a 67.
George McNeill (68) and Germany’s Alex Cejka (71) tied for fifth at 9 under.
COLLIN MORIKAWA BREAKS THROUGH AT PEBBLE BEACH FOR FIRST WIN SINCE ’23
After going nearly 2 1/2 years without winning on the PGA Tour, Collin Morikawa just wanted to return to winning form.
No better place to do that than Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Morikawa tapped in a birdie putt on the final hole after a nifty shot from the fringe to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday in Pebble Beach, Calif.
“Pebble Beach was always a course that you just wanted to come and play,” Morikawa said. “You wanted to come and play against the pros and the best in the world. … I’m going to enjoy this one for sure. We’re at Pebble Beach, so I’m going to enjoy this one.”
Morikawa completed a 5-under-par 67 to finish the tournament at 22-under 266, winning by one stroke on Australia’s Min Woo Lee and Austria’s Sepp Straka.
Morikawa’s seventh victory on the PGA Tour marked his first since the 2023 Zozo Championship.
“I’m hard on myself,” Morikawa said. “I’m just so thankful for the people around me. Believing in myself. I never let go of that.”
On another windy and chilly day during this tournament, it was an adventurous final stretch for Morikawa, who took the lead with birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 before dropping back with a bogey on the par-3 17th hole. He had a long wait after his tee shot on the par-5 18th hole as the group in front of him finished on the green.
His second shot was alongside the green, but he rolled the ball to within 1 1/2 feet and then finished the job.
“Just to be able to pull off those last two shots from the tee and into this green, it feels great,” Morikawa said.
Lee posted a 65, surging up the leaderboard by playing the last six holes in 4 under. Straka had 68 on Sunday.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot 63, featuring three eagles — the par-5 second, sixth and 18th holes — to finish tied for fourth at 20 under with England’s Tommy Fleetwood (66). He was in the clubhouse with a share of the lead before other golfers finished.
“These are the weeks when you look back, I’m very proud of sticking with it, not giving up even when I felt like things were going against me this week,” Scheffler said. “Just kept fighting, kept trying to hit shots, kept trying to execute.”
With two eagles and three birdies on the first seven holes and two more birdies to start the back nine, Scheffler surged toward the top of the leaderboard and within a shot of the lead. His bid appeared derailed with a couple of bogeys, but he hit an approach shot within 3 feet to set up an eagle putt on No. 18 and pull into a share of the lead.
“I had to do something special today to give myself a chance,” Scheffler said. “I felt like I needed to get to 21 or 22 under, so I was playing really aggressive, a big more aggressive than maybe I normally am.”
Scheffler began the round eight strokes off the lead. He was aiming for his largest final-round comeback in a victory. He became the first golfer to record three eagles in the same round at the Pebble Beach Golf Links tournament since 1983.
Akshay Bhatia, who was the second- and third-round leader, settled for a 72 to share sixth place with Sam Burns (67) at 19 under.
Jacob Bridgeman (70) and Burns were at the top of the leaderboard earlier in the final round.
Bridgeman joined Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune (67), Columbia’s Nico Echavarria (67), Ireland’s Shane Lowry (67), Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (69) and Jake Knapp (71) at 18 under to share eighth place.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland had his best round of the tournament with a bogey-free 64, putting him at 17 under and tied for 14th place. Patrick Cantlay (65), Tom Hoge (68) and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick (67) were also at 17 under.
The start of the round was pushed up because of weather-related concerns later in the day.
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
Hamilton Southeastern and United Soccer Coaches National High School Player of the Year Sloane May has flipped her commitment from Michigan to Indiana. May led HSE to the state title this past season with 15 goals and 17 assists.
“I’m excited to join IU because I appreciate relationships with my teammates and coaches, and I’m confident in the people that are there,” May told IndyStar on Friday. “They are genuine people, and that’s something I value. IU checked all the boxes of what I’m looking for in a school and I’m looking forward to being closer to home.”
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INDIANA PACERS
PASCAL SIAKAM COMPETES FOR WORLD TEAM IN 2026 NBA ALL-STAR GAME
Pacers forward Pascal Siakam took part in his fourth NBA All-Star Game on Sunday in Los Angeles, competing for the World team in the new three-team round-robin format the league unveiled for this year’s All-Star Game.
Siakam came off the bench for the World team in their first game against the USA Stars team, with the Cameroon native checking in with 6:55 remaining in the 12-minute contest and the World team trailing 15-12.
The internationals quickly strung together a run, with Karl-Anthony Towns scoring five points before Siakam got in on the act. The Pacers’ All-Star got to the rim for layups on consecutive possessions, then picked up his first assist to Deni Avdija. Towns then buried a deep three to cap a 14-2 run by the World team.
The Stars team rallied, however, ultimately tying the game at 32 on Anthony Edwards’ 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds remaining. Norman Powell a potential game-winner at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime.
Siakam stayed on the floor for the extra session, where the first team to score five points would win. Edwards converted a mid-range jumper to put the Stars on the board first. Victor Wembanyama answered with a 3-pointer on the other end, but Scottie Barnes then buried a trey to give the Stars a 37-35 victory.
Siakam finished the first game with four points on 2-of-4 shooting, one rebound, and one assist.
In the second game, the USA Stripes team led the Stars for virtually the entire contest, but five late points from Edwards put the Stars up late. De’Aaron Fox then buried a three just before the buzzer to lift the Stripes to a 42-40 victory.
Siakam got the start for the World team in their game against the Stripes. Wembanyama scored 11 of the World’s first 25 points before Siakam got into the action, throwing down a two-hand slam off a backboard pass from Avdija that put the World up 27-20.
After a timeout, Siakam added another layup. But Kawhi Leonard caught fire for the Stripes team, knocking down three straight 3-pointers and then converting a stepback jumper over Siakam on the baseline to put the Stripes up 31-29.
Siakam got to the rim for a third bucket that briefly tied the game, but Leonard scored four more points to keep the Stripes in front. Siakam subbed out with 2:42 remaining and the World team trailing 35-33.
The World team took a 41-40 lead on Wembanyama’s three with 1:10 remaining and extended the margin to three on a putback basket from Norman Powell. But Leonard got to the rim and converted a three-point play to tie the game with 52.5 seconds remaining. Siakam checked back in at that point.
LeBron James put the Stripes back in front with a putback dunk in transition with 31.2 seconds left, but then fouled Wembanyama with 25.8 seconds left. The 7-foot-4 Frenchman made both free throws to tie the game.
The Stripes then put the ball in Leonard’s hands, and the two-time NBA Finals MVP buried his sixth three of the game to put the Stripes up 48-45 with 3.5 seconds remaining.
After a timeout, the World team had a chance to force overtime, but Wembanyama missed a three and the World team was eliminated.
Siakam finished with six points on 3-of-3 shooting, three boards, and one assist in the game.
“I thought it was cool,” Siakam said of the new format. “I don’t know if it was the format if guys were just playing a little bit harder and guys were competing a little bit. I thought it was a good product.”
Leonard was spectacular, scoring 31 of the Stripes’ 48 points — including 23 of their final 28 — while going 11-for-13 from the field, 6-for-7 from 3-point range, and 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
The two American teams advanced to the championship game, which the Stars dominated 47-2. But Siakam had a great time representing both the Pacers and his native Cameroon.
“This is a blessing to be here, doing what I love,” Siakam said. “I’m just blessed to be here. Every opportunity that I get — no matter win, lose, good, bad — just know that it’s a blessing.”
INDY IGNITE
IGNITE SWEEP PAST MOJO BEHIND TEAM-WIDE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE
FISHERS, Ind. (February 16, 2026) – It was a Winter Games celebration today at Fishers Event Center, but the Indy Ignite were anything but cold. The Ignite lit it up all afternoon in a sweep of the visiting San Diego Mojo to win their fifth straight home match and bump their league-leading record to 8-2.
It was the definition of a team victory for the Ignite, who won by scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-17. A balanced attack led to four players scoring in double figures. Indy hit at a 41.1 percent clip with 26.2 percent efficiency, each the third-best numbers for the Ignite in a match this season. Defensively, Indy held San Diego to a paltry 10.3 percent efficiency behind 47 digs and 13 blocks.
The dominant triumph helped erase the bad taste of a four-set loss at San Diego less than a week ago.
“We definitely got it done, which we definitely wanted to do after six days ago in San Diego,” Ignite head coach Lauren Bertolacci said. “We wanted to just tactically improve a few things, execute a lot better, which I was really happy with. That put us in a good position, and as the game went on, we found our run and we found our groove and we were able to get away with it.”
Indy found its groove despite losing top scorer Azhani Tealer early in the first set with an apparent ankle injury. She remained in the match for another 10 points but was replaced at opposite hitter by Camryn Hannah with the score knotted at 8-8 in the opening set and didn’t return. Seeing extensive playing time for the third time this season, Hannah responded with her most complete match (seven kills, seven digs, four blocks).
“Always got to stay ready,” said Hannah, the second-year pro and NCAA champion at Penn State who joined the Ignite this season. “I think when I get out there, just be aggressive, and who cares about mistakes? Just go for it all the time, so I’m happy with it.
Bertolacci pointed to Hannah’s play as a shining example of the depth of this roster.
“Days like today happen,” she said. “Cam was in the last San Diego game and I think was probably grateful to be able to come in and turn it around this game as well. She really improved a lot of things and did a great job. Our depth is there and we’re going to have to use it just like every team throughout the season. That’s why we have the 15 players we have.”
That depth was also on display throughout the match, with numerous players contributing to the win. Indy rallied from trailing 19-18 in the first set to take it behind three Anna DeBeer kills along with two kills and a block from Blake Mohler. The second set was just as tight, the Ignite prevailing with three late kills – two from Leketor-Member Meneh and the third on a desperation left-hand reach from DeBeer that softly landed down the sideline.
Indy went on six- and four-point spurts midway through the third set to pull comfortably away to the set and match win.
In addition to Hannah’s contribution off the bench, the Ignite received stellar play from DeBeer (10 kills and four service aces to tie a franchise record in a match), Member-Meneh (13 kills, six digs), Mohler (eight kills, four blocks) and setter Mia Tuaniga (38 assists, eight digs, two kills, two blocks).
Throw in the typically astounding play of libero Elena Scott – who equaled her season best with 15 digs in just three sets, added two assists and made uncountable successful passes – and it added up to perhaps the best match of the season for the Ignite thus far.
“One thing that Lauren really talked about before the game was just playing free and being ourselves,” Scott said. “It was a quick turnaround from last time (playing the Mojo) and we really adjusted to them. I think we just played with a lot of fun.”
San Diego coach Alisha Childress was impressed, even after seeing her team’s three-match winning streak come to an end.
“They’re a really talented team,” Childress said of the Ignite. “I thought we snuck a win when we had them at our place. We knew that they’d come with guns blazing on their home turf and they’re home arena environment with all the fans behind them. We knew that it was going to be a really challenging match. … They’re a dangerous team and they’re No. 1 for a reason.”
First place in Major League Volleyball will be on the line again when the Ignite head to Dallas (7-3) in the first outing of a three-match road trip. Indy returns home March 1 to take on Omaha at 2 p.m. ET, with tickets available at IndyIgniteVB.com
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IU MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA STUMBLES AT NO. 8/7 ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There was no mystery in the aftermath of Indiana’s 71-51 loss at top-10 Illinois.
The Illini (21-5 overall, 12-3 in the Big Ten) controlled the rebounding, and then the game to snap a two-game losing streak and blunt Hoosier (17-9, 8-7) momentum.
“You could tell (Illinois) had a lot of purpose, especially in the rebound department,” coach Darian DeVries told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during Sunday’s post-game radio show. “They had talked about it. After their two losses, they had to get back to wining the offensive rebounding battle. Unfortunately, we just didn’t match that. That was the difference in the game, the 15 offensive rebounds we gave up.”
Illinois, the nation’s tallest team, had lost some of its offensive-rebounding dominance in overtime losses to Michigan State and Wisconsin. The Illini’s determination to fix that resulted in 15 offense rebounds and a 17-5 advantage in second-chance points. They had an overall 38-25 rebounding edge.
“(Offensive rebounds) had a huge impact on the game,” Darian DeVries told Fischer. “Even more than that, it was having to guard another possession. It didn’t allow us to play in transition against a broken floor.
“We did a pretty good job in the halfcourt (defense). (Illinois) didn’t get a ton of clean looks, but they shot 31 3-pointers, and that led to long rebounds. We weren’t able to corral enough of them.”
Guard Lamar Wilkerson scored 11 straight IU points to end the first half and start the second and finished with 21 points.
It wasn’t enough,
Forward Tucker DeVries added 13 points. Forward Sam Alexis had 11 points and eight rebounds.
In the second half, the Hoosiers, who had won five of their previous six games, had seven turnovers while shooting just 33.3% overall, including 2-for-11 from 3-point range. They finished just 6-for-24 (25.0%) from beyond the arc.
“We had some good (second-half shooting) opportunities that could have kept us within striking distance,” Darian DeVries told Fisher. “We had the guys we like shooting them. We didn’t convert them the way we needed to keep pace with what Illinois was doing on the other end.”
Standout Illinois guard Kylan Boswell was back after missing the previous six games with a broken hand. He finished with nine points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Forward David Mirkovic led with 25 points and seven rebounds.
The Illini were 7-for-31 on 3-pointers (22.6%).
Alexis started the Hoosiers with a dunk and an inside hook shot. Triples by Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries gave IU and early 11-9 lead. A 10-0 run boosted Illinois to a 24-15 lead before Jasai Miles hit a 3-pointer — just his fourth of the season — with nine minutes left in the half. Wilkerson followed with a 3-pointer for a 24-21 score. The Illini responded with consecutive 3-pointers. Reed Bailey countered with a power layup, but it wasn’t enough. Illinois reached halftime 38-31. IU, led by Wilkerson’s 14 points, shot 46.4% from the field with six assists and two turnovers. Illinois shot 45.5% with seven assists and one turnover.
IU committed three early turnovers and missed its first two shots to fall behind 43-31 three minutes into the second half. Five straight Wilkerson points cut the lead to seven. Six straight Illini points boosted them ahead 49-36 at the 14-minute mark. Freshman guard Keaton Wagler’s 3-pointer helped Illinois push ahead by 18 before a Wilkerson basket stopped the 11-0 run.
It was too little, too late.
The Hoosiers will get another break before playing at No. 13/12 Purdue (21-4, 11-3) Friday night.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOOSIERS BESTED BY NO. 2/2 UCLA
LOS ANGELES – No. 2/2 UCLA proved too much for Indiana women’s basketball as it fell 92-48 on Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavillion.
KEY MOMENTS
A 3-pointer from redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont ended a UCLA 8-0 run midway through the first quarter. Eight second chance points and a rebounding advantage put the Bruins up 17-10 after one.
Things would take a turn in the second as the Bruins (25-1, 15-0 B1G) scored 30 points and ran up a 47-20 lead at the break.
The Hoosiers combined to go 34 percent in the second half and made just eight shots after the break.
NOTABLE
Three finished in double figures behind freshman forward Maya Makalusky’s 13 points. Beaumont added 11 and Caffey had 10 points.
They shot just 31.3 percent on the night, including a 20 percent clip from the 3-point line.
UCLA improved to 4-1 in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will celebrate Senior Day for Shay Ciezki and Jerni Kiaku on Sunday, Feb. 22 against Oregon in a 1 p.m. ET game on Peacock.
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INDIANA SOFTBALL
INDIANA FALLS TO NEVADA IN LITTLEWOOD INVITATIONAL
TEMPE, Ariz. ––– On the final day of play in the Littlewood Invitational, Indiana lost in a close battle to Nevada, on Sunday (Feb. 15) in Farrington Stadium.
The Hoosiers went 3-2 on the weekend and are now 7-3 on the season.
NEVADA 4, INDIANA 2
KEY MOMENTS
• Nevada’s Hannah DiGenova homered to deep left field in the top of the first inning to put the Wolfpack up 1-0.
• They extended the lead to 2-0 when Madison Clark doubled and scored Karolyn Glover in the top of the second.
• Indiana worked to get the bases loaded thanks to walks drawn by Peyton Drummond and Avery Parker and a double from Aly VanBrandt in between in the bottom of the third. After that, Josie Bird walked to make it a 2-1 game in the bottom of the third.
• In the following inning, Ellie Goins hit an inside the park home run to tie the game at 2-2.
• Nevada took the lead on an error in the top of the fifth and then Haylee Engelbrecht hit a home run in the top of the sixth to get the lead back.
NOTABLES
• Goins’ home run was her second of the season.
• Bird’s season count for RBI is now at nine for the 2026 campaign.
• Indiana’s Jasmine Reyes, Ella Troutt and Aubree Hooks all spent time in the circle.
UP NEXT
Indiana will return to play in the USF Tournament in Tampa, Fla. next weekend from Feb. 20-23.
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PURDUE BASEBALL
BOYLE’S 4-HIT GAME, HOMERS FROM RICHMOND & MANIAS POWER PURDUE
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Westin Boyle posted the first four-hit game by a Purdue freshman since 2018 and Jackson Greer struck out the side in the ninth inning with the go-ahead run at the plate, leading the Boilermakers to a 10-7 series-clinching win vs. Portland on Sunday at Constellation Field.
CJ Richmond and Aaron Manias both hit solo homers as Purdue (2-1) scored in four consecutive frames early and six of its eight innings at the plate overall.
The Boilermakers trailed 1-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4 at various points in the day, but took the lead for good with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh. Purdue then blew it open with a four-spot in the following frame. It proved to be a key rally after Portland (1-2) loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth and rolled over its lineup with the game on the line.
Boyle’s opposite-field triple in the fifth inning and game-tying RBI double in the bottom of the seventh headlined his four-hit day. He also delivered a two-run single to cap the scoring in the Boilers’ four-run eighth. Ben Nisle was Purdue’s last freshman with a four-hit game, accomplishing the feat in an NCAA Regional win in June 2018. Friday, Boyle also joined Nisle as the Boilermakers’ last true freshman to start on Opening Day.
Greer entered the game after a bases-loaded walk cut Purdue’s lead to 10-6 with no outs in the ninth inning. He struck out the Pilots’ No. 2, 4 and 5 hitters to close out the victory.
As a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, Zach Zychowski delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded in his first at-bat as a Boilermaker. He joined Manias as Purdue players with a two-run pinch-hit single in the series.
SERIES LEADERS
• CJ Richmond: 5-for-9, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 HBP, 2 R, SB
• Westin Boyle: 6-for-11, 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R, Sac Bunt
• Aaron Manias: 4-for-9, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
• Sam Flores: 3-for-11, 2 RBI, HBP, SB
• Zach Erdman: 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
• Cole Van Assen: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
• Thomas Howard: 2 App, 3 IP, H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
• Jackson Greer: 2 App, 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
Moments after Portland had taken a 5-4 lead on a two-out RBI single, Dylan Drake led off the bottom half of the frame by hitting the first pitch to the wall in right center for a double. After a sacrifice bunt from pinch hitter Sergio DeCello, Boyle connected for a double into the left field corner to tie the game. Boyle scored the go-ahead run when the Portland shortstop was unable to make the play on a two-out ground ball.
Defensively, Boyle and Drake teamed up to turn inning-ending double plays in both the third and fourth innings. Jarvis Evans rolled up both twin killings in his first start as a Boilermaker. Evans conceded only four hits over five innings but all four went for extra bases, including a trio of home runs to right field on a day in which the wind was blowing out in that direction.
Eli Anderson beat out an infield single in the third inning to extend his hit streak to 15 consecutive games dating back to April 2025.
Richmond and Manias hit safely in all three games of the series. Richmond led off the second inning with a no-doubter to center field, connecting for Purdue’s first home run of the season. Manias went deep to right center with two outs in the fourth inning. Both veteran hitters singled in the bottom of the eighth as the Boilermakers opened the frame with six consecutive productive plate appearances. Zychowski took advantage of a drawn-in infield with a base hit back through the box.
Graham Kollen worked a scoreless sixth inning on just eight pitches in his Purdue debut, with catcher Ross Highfill throwing out a pinch runner trying to steal second to end the frame.
Jake Kramer rolled through the Pilots’ 4-5-6 hitters in 1-2-3 fashion in the top of the eighth, keeping the momentum in the third base dugout after the Boilermakers had taken their first lead since it was 2-1. Kramer returned to the mound for the ninth, but not before an extended break as Purdue sent nine men to the plate. Portland rallied with two singles and two walks, leading to Greer getting the call to nail down the save. The ball was not put in play over the five batters of the game (2 walks, 3 Ks).
The Boilermakers used 22 players in the victory.
Purdue improved to 16-3 all-time at Constellation Field, including 5-0 on Sundays. The Boilermakers have won each of their five series played at the Triple-A stadium dating back to 2022.
Purdue continues its season-opening seven-game road trip in Texas Wednesday with a midweek matchup at Rice. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m. ET live on ESPN+.
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PURDUE WRESTLING
BLAZE MAKES B1G STATEMENT AS #25 PURDUE FALLS TO #6 IOWA
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 25 Purdue Wrestling closed its 2025-26 home slate with a 32-6 loss to No. 6 Iowa on Sunday afternoon.
Eight Purdue seniors were honored before the dual, bidding farewell to the home crowd in Holloway Gymnasium. The announced attendance was 1,210, the most fans in Holloway for a wrestling dual this season.
Despite the team loss, Joey Blaze (No. 4 at 165 lbs) earned a massive victory in an upset over No. 3 Mikey Caliendo. Blaze defeated the three-time All-American in a 7-4 decision, electrifying the home crowd to stay undefeated this season.
In a battle between 2025 NCAA finalists (Blaze at 157, Caliendo at 165), the Boilermaker went on the attack early and appeared to score on the edge of the mat. The referee threw up a three-point signal, but immediately waved it off and the points stayed off the board after an unsuccessful challenge by head coach Tony Ersland.
After a scoreless first period, Blaze started the second frame on top and built his riding time over a minute before Caliendo escaped to go up 1-0. Right after the escape, Blaze shot for a single leg that he turned into a double-leg, circling around to score first takedown.
Up 3-1 in the third period, Blaze notched a reversal from bottom, then Caliendo scored a reversal of his own. Blaze escaped right away and maintained his riding time advantage, winning the 7-4 thriller.
With the win, Blaze controls his own destiny to own the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. He still needs to take care of business in the finale at Indiana on Friday, but Blaze is in great shape from a seeding perspective. He still has not surrendered a single takedown all season.
Closing senior day with a bang, Hayden Filipovich (285 lbs) took a 4-1 win in sudden-victory over Gage Marty.
It was Filipovich’s second Big Ten dual win this season; the Indianapolis native has gone through the wringer facing four wrestlers in the top-20 since Jan. 9.
Filipovich wrapped up high and muscled his way into a thunderous takedown in the extra frame, good for the 15th dual victory of his career.
True freshman Isaiah Schaefer also looked sharp in his match at 141 despite taking a 7-4 loss to Kale Petersen in sudden-victory.
Schaefer was an extremely tough out for the Hawkeyes’ team leader in wins, slithering out of what seemed like a sure takedown and getting a T3 of his own.
The future is bright for the Evansville, Ind., native, who’s 13-3 with two tournament wins and four years of eligibility remaining.
The Hawkeyes (12-5, 5-3 B1G) took three bonus wins including a pin at 197, a technical fall at 133 and an injury default at 174.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers (9-6, 2-5 B1G) will close their regular season at rival Indiana on Friday, Feb. 20. First match in Wilkinson Hall is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Fans can stream the matches live on B1G+.
RESULTS
125 | #6 Dean Peterson def. Ashton Jackson – Dec. 9-2 | IOWA 3-0
133 | #8 Drake Ayala def. Blake Boarman – TF 19-4 (5:54) | IOWA 8-0
141 | Kale Petersen def. Isaiah Schaefer – Dec. 7-4 (SV-1) | IOWA 11-0
149 | #19 Ryder Block def. #31 Gavin Brown – Dec. 5-0 | IOWA 14-0
157 | Victor Voinovich III def. #28 Stoney Buell – Dec. 5-0 | IOWA 17-0
165 | #4 Joey Blaze def. #3 Mikey Caliendo – Dec. 7-4 | IOWA 17-3
174 | #3 Patrick Kennedy def. Aidan Costello – Inj. Def. | IOWA 23-3
184 | Gabe Arnold def. #26 James Rowley – Dec. 4-1 | IOWA 26-3
197 | Harvey Ludington def. Noah Weaver – Fall (4:23) | IOWA 32-3
285 | Hayden Filipovich def. Gage Marty – Dec. 4-1 (SV-1) | IOWA 32-6
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NOTR DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH DOMINATE NC STATE IN 79-67 ACC VICTORY
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Fighting Irish turned in a complete performance in a commanding 79-67 win over NC State on Sunday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion in a game sponsored by Beacon Health System.
The victory improves Notre Dame’s record to 16-9 on the season and 8-6 in ACC play with four games remaining in the regular season.
The Irish featured a balanced offensive attack in the win, with four players scoring 13 or more points. Hannah Hidalgo led the way with 19 points to go along with eight rebounds, six steals and six assists. Cassandre Prosper and Iyana Moore each scored 14 and Malaya Cowles added 13.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish never trailed in the first frame and led by as many as eight at 10-2 just 4 minutes into the contest before holding a three-point advantage with the score 17-14 following the opening 10 minutes of play. Hidalgo led Notre Dame with seven points in the quarter.
NC State made a layup to start the second quarter to cut the Irish lead to one but Notre Dame roared back by scoring eight straight to push the advantage to nine at 25-16. Gisela Sanchez connected on two shots from beyond the arc to spur the run.
The Wolfpack connected on a jumper to trim the Irish advantage to seven and then Notre Dame took complete control of the rest of the half. The Irish outscored NC State 22-9 over the remaining 7:30 of play to take a commanding 47-27 lead into the halftime break.
All seven Notre Dame players that saw the court scored in the second stanza scored, led by Sanchez and Prosper who each recorded six points.
The Irish shot the ball well over the first 20 minutes of play, going 16-for-31 from the field and 7-of-12 from three-point range.
Notre Dame didn’t allow NC State to make a run to get back in the game coming out of the half, as it outscored the visitors 18-15 in the third quarter to take a 65-42 lead into the final 10 minutes of action.
NC State managed to score 25 points in the final frame but it was not enough, as the Irish cruised to the 79-67 victory.
NOTRE DAME STAT OF THE GAME
Notre Dame’s defense was everywhere and gave the Wolfpack fits, causing 22 in the win, which marks the most turnovers by NC State this season. The Irish capitalized by outscoring NC State 24-2 in points off turnovers.
NOTRE DAME NOTES
- Notre Dame improves to 11-6 against NC State in the all-time series.
- The 30-point second quarter marks ND’s sixth 30-point quarter of the season and first in ACC play.
- The Irish handed NC State its worst loss of the season on Sunday in the 12-point victory.
- Notre Dame finished with 17 steals, marking the 19th time the team has recorded double-digit steals in a game this season.
- The Irish never trailed for the duration of the 40 minutes.
- Hidalgo has finished in double figures in the scoring column in all 92 games of her career, the longest streak in program history.
- Sunday marked the 12th game this season that Hidalgo finished with five or more steals.
- Prosper finished with five steals, her second highest output of the season.
UP NEXT
The Fighting Irish hit the road for a midweek matchup against Wake Forest at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 19 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The game will be streamed on ACCNX.
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NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH TAKE SERIES AGAINST OWLS
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Notre Dame baseball team took a 7-1 win over FAU on Sunday to capture the series against the Owls.
Both sides had chances to break into the scoring column through the first four innings of play but the game remained scoreless through four complete.
In the top of the fifth, the Irish struck first. Mason Barth reached on an error, and Drew Berkland notched a single to put a pair on base. Bino Watters punched a single through the infield to drive in Barth from second base for the first run of the game. Mark Quatrani then used a sacrifice fly deep to the outfield to plate Berkland for the 2-0 advantage.
The Owls put a runner on base in the bottom half of the fifth with a two-out single, but Mark Quatrani cut down the runner trying to steal second to end the inning. FAU put another runner on base in the bottom of the sixth before Eli Thurmond struck out the next batter to maintain the two-run lead for the Irish.
Dylan Singleton forced the Owls into stranding a runner on second by inducing a fly ball to left field to end the seventh.
Mark Quatrani was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the eighth, and Parker Brzustewicz delivered a clutch RBI single to right-center field to put the Irish ahead 3-0. Jayce Lee added a single to left field, and Noah Coy had a bunt single which led to a throwing error as Brzustewicz came in to score on the play. A wild pitch allowed Lee to come in to score, and Mason Barth hit a single to the 5-6 hole to drive in Coy for a 6-0 Irish lead.
In the top of the ninth, Bino Watters notched his third hit of the game with a lead-off single. Three batters later, Caleb Ricks – who came in to run for Watters – scored on a wild pitch for a 7-0 advantage. FAU plated a run in the bottom half of the ninth before Oisin Lee closed out the game with a strikeout.
Bino Watters went 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and a run. Mark Quatrani and Parker Brzustewicz each collected two hits, a run and an RBI for the Irish. Noah Coy posted a pair of hits with a run. Mason Barth had a hit, a run and an RBI, and Jayce Lee and Drew Berkland posted a hit and a run each. Chase Van Ameyde registered the first hit of his collegiate career with a single in his first at-bat.
Ty Uber went 4.0 innings in his first Notre Dame start, scattering two hits with a strikeout while picking up the win. Eli Thurmond struck out a pair in 2.0 innings of work in his Irish debut, and Dylan Singleton added 2.0 innings of shutout work in his first collegiate appearance on the bump. Oisin Lee went the final 1.0 on the mound and struck out the final batter of the game.
The Irish (2-1) will return to the Sunshine State next weekend when they take part in the Live Like Lou Jax College Baseball Classic. Notre Dame opens the weekend on Friday with a 6:00 p.m. ET contest against UCF at VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville, Fla.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX
IRISH DEFEAT #25 HARVARD, OPENING SEASON 4-0
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0, 1-0) remain undefeated to start the 2026 season as they downed the No. 25 Harvard Crimson (0-1) on the road Sunday afternoon in a 10-7 victory. The Irish picked up their second road win and their third ranked win of the season.
Junior Kate Timarky had herself a day, matching her career-high of five goals in the win. Timarky had a hat trick in the second quarter alone, scoring three straight goals for the Irish.
Maura Irish, Charley Bacigalupo, Franny O’Brien, Grace Maroney, and Madison Rassas all scored a goal in the win.
M. Irish also dished out three assists, recording a career-high four points, career-high four caused turnovers, and a career-high four ground balls. She was followed by Maroney with two assists, tying her career-high.
Abby Lyons and Franny O’Brien each caused three turnovers apiece, with O’Brien also recording a career-high five ground balls. Goalkeeper Ceci Patterson finished the day with four saves and picked up her fourth win of the season.
Harvard had the hot hand to start as they aggressively looked to score in their season opener. The Crimson posted a 4-0 lead at the end of the first period, with their run extending into the second period as they led 6-0 at 7:56 in the second quarter.
The momentum would soon shift to the Irish, where they would eventually go on to score 10 unanswered goals. Notre Dame countered Harvard’s 6-0 start with a run of their own with Timarky leading the offensive charge in the remainder of the first half.
The Irish closed out the second period with three straight goals from Timarky to make it 3-6 at halftime. Notre Dame held the Crimson scoreless in the third period, extending their 3-0 run from the second quarter to an 8-0 run after the third as they scored five more goals in the period.
M. Irish opened the third with a man-up goal and was followed by Timarky to bring it within one. Maroney’s goal at 4:16 would tie it up at 9-all before Timarky’s fifth goal gave Notre Dame their first lead of the game at 2:08. Bacigalupo would close out the period as her goal made it 8-6 heading into the fourth.
Franny O’Brien scored the first goal of the fourth, taking it coast-to-coast for her first goal of the season. Rassas would score the final Irish goal of the day to make it 10 straight Notre Dame goals for a 10-6 advantage over the Crimson.
Still looking to close the gap, Harvard would net one last goal, which would be their only goal of the second half as they had last scored at 7:56 in the second period.
The Irish would close out the win, 10-7, for an undefeated 4-0 start to the year as they picked up their second road win.
UP NEXT
The Irish resume ACC play on Feb. 22 as they host No. 12 Virginia at Arlotta. The game will be broadcast on ACCN at 4 p.m.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
STRONG DEFENSIVE EFFORT LEADS SETON HALL TO 63-56 WIN OVER BUTLER
Seton Hall locked down on defense to pick up a 63-56 win over Butler Sunday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Pirates limited Butler to 30-percent shooting on the evening.
With the result, Seton Hall is now 18-8 on the season and 8-7 in BIG EAST play. Butler falls to 13-13 (4-11 BIG EAST).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
A 13-2 Butler run gave the Bulldogs a 24-18 lead with 2:35 remaining in the first half.
Despite shooting only 7-for-25 from the field in the first half, Butler led 24-23 after 20 minutes.
Butler scored the first six points of the second half to take their largest lead of the game at 30-23.
With the game tied at 53-53 with 4:49 to play, Butler missed eight of their final nine attempts from the field.
TIP-INS:
Seton Hall shot 49 percent from the field, including 58 percent in the second half.
Michael Ajayi had a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season.
A.J. Staton-McCray was one of two Pirates in double figures with 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Butler shot only 5-for-21 from three-point range.
Butler had only nine turnovers and assisted on 16 of the team’s 19 makes.
Seton Hall held a slight 41-38 rebounding advantage.
Butler was without leading scorer Finley Bizjack, who sustained a left wrist injury Wednesday against UConn.
This was the second meeting between the two teams after Butler picked up a 77-66 road win over (then) No. 25 Seton Hall Jan. 17 in Newark, N.J.
The Pirates’ defense entered the game ranked in the Top 25 nationally in several statistics: points allowed (65.4 per game; 17th), steals (9.6 per game, 11th), blocks (5.4 per game, 13th), and turnovers forced per game (15.1; 19th).
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs travel to the nation’s capital for a Wednesday night tip at Georgetown before returning to Hinkle to host Xavier Saturday (Feb. 21).
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IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BACK-AND-FORTH BATTLE SLIPS AWAY LATE FOR IU INDY
INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indy battled back from an early deficit and erased a halftime gap, but Youngstown State used late free throws to secure a 69-65 decision Saturday afternoon inside The Jungle. Nevaeh Foster led all scorers with 20 points with Destini Craig recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Youngstown State came out firing, shooting 84.6 percent from the floor in the opening period to build a 26-18 advantage after one. The Penguins connected on 11-of-13 shots in the frame, countering a strong start from IU Indy that featured an early three from Hailey Smith and paint production from Julia Hall.
The Jaguars responded with one of their best offensive quarters, shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and knocking down three triples to outscore Youngstown State 24-13 in the second period. IU Indy turned defense into offense during the stretch, forcing turnovers and converting at the free throw line to take a 42-39 lead into halftime.
Both teams traded runs coming out of the locker room in a tightly contested third. IU Indy shot 35.7 percent in the frame, while the Penguins answered with timely buckets to edge the Jaguars 13-11 in the quarter to cut the Jags lead to one heading into the final period.
The final 10 minutes featured six lead changes as the teams went back-and-forth down the stretch. IU Indy battled to tie the game at 65-65 with just over a minute remaining, but Youngstown State converted key free throws in the closing seconds to seal the 69-65 result.
Foster led all scorers with 20 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. She added three rebounds and played 34 minutes in the effort. Craig recorded a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while adding one assist and two steals. Olivia Smith and Hailey Smith each chipped in 11 points, with Olivia Smith contributing three assists and three steals and Hailey Smith adding four rebounds.
As a team, IU Indy shot 41.5 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from three-point range, while scoring 30 points in the paint.
The Jaguars move to 11-14 overall and 7-9 in Horizon League play. IU Indy will now go on the road for one at Cleveland State on Thursday, February 19 before returning to the Jungle for senior day on Sunday, February 22.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL COMEBACK BID FALLS SHORT AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team had a huge comeback fall just short as the Jaguars fell just short at Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 15), 83-78. The Jaguars trailed the host Mastodons 66-45 with 12:25 to play before ultimately cutting it to a one-possession game in the final minute. Freshman Maguire Mitchell had a potential game-tying corner three fall awry before Purdue Fort Wayne eventually held on for the victory.
Sophomore Micah Davis had a team-high 23 points, including five treys, and senior Jaxon Edwards registered his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and a season-high 14 rebounds. Junior Kyler D’Augustino had 15 points and four assists and Mitchell finished with 13 points.
Corey Hadnot II had a game-high 31 points on 14-of-20 shooting, repeatedly finding space in the teeth of the IU Indy defense and finishing in close. Mikale Stevenson added 12 points for the victors.
“We got in way too big of a hole,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “It’s nearly impossible to come back from 20 down on the road. I liked our fight the last 10 minutes and our response, but we shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position to begin with.
“We missed some shots that we normally don’t miss and I liked our gameplan overall, but we didn’t always execute or made some careless plays in some key situations.”
The Jaguars started hot from beyond the arc, starting the game 6-of-13 to build an eight-point lead midway through the first half. However, the Jags missed their final eight three-point attempts of the half as Purdue Fort Wayne (15-12, 9-7 HL) flipped the momentum and took a 42-36 halftime advantage.
The Mastodons were the aggressors at the start of the second half, seizing full control of the contest by hitting 10-of-11 shots to start the half to build a 66-45 lead. Davis began shouldering the offensive load with an array of regulars benched for an extended period. Back-to-back drives after an Aiden Miller three shaved seven quick points off the Mastodon lead. The Jags finally got the lead under 10 when Woodward scored in close with 4:00 remaining.
After Hadnot pushed the lead back to 11 on a drive, the Jags countered with nine straight points and held the Mastodons scoreless for over three minutes. D’Augustino hit a wing three, followed by an Edwards layup off a Woodward assist. Moments later, Davis picked off a pass near midcourt and raced the opposite direction for a one-handed dunk. After another defensive stand, D’Augustino got free for a layup off the left side with 32 seconds to play.
Stevenson left the door open with a missed free throw, but Mitchell’s three rimmed out, ending a frustrating shooting performance for the standout rookie. Mitchell finished just 1-of-11 from three as the Jags shot a collective 10-of-35 (28.6 percent) from deep.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished at 54 percent overall and 5-of-11 (45.5 percent) from three and outscoring the Jaguars 52-32 in the paint. IU Indy closed at 42 percent overall, but was decisive on the boards, 43-31.
The loss was a third straight for the Jags while Purdue Fort Wayne snapped a three-game skid.
IU Indy will play its final road regular season contest on Thursday (Feb. 19) when it treks to Wright State for a 7:00 p.m. tip.
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BALL STATE BASEBALL
BASEBALL FALLS TO MINNESOTA IN FLORIDA FINALE; FINISHES OPENING WEEKEND 3-1
DeLAND, Fla. – The Ball State baseball team couldn’t get the offense going in an 8-0 loss to Minnesota on Sunday morning in its final game of the weekend at Melching Field.
Jack Bakus, Gavin Balius, Tommy Landsnes and Maalik Perkins hit one single each for the Cardinals on the day. Ball State finished the opening weekend of the season 3-1 after wins over St. John’s on Friday and Saturday afternoon and host Stetson on Saturday night.
Minnesota plated single tallies in the first and third innings before scoring three times in the fourth and twice in the fifth frame to build a 7-0 lead. The Golden Gophers added an insurance run in the eighth to help the team improve to 3-0 on the season.
Zach Leduc (0-1) started on the mound for the Cardinals and allowed one run in 1.1 innings to suffer the loss. Nate Bartlett, Zach Kwasny and Joe Lafkas had scoreless outings out of the bullpen later in the game for Ball State.
Marcus Kruzan (1-0) struck out five in 5.0 shutout innings to get the win, while Adam Urban followed with five strikeouts in 3.0 shutout frames to lead the Minnesota pitching staff. The Golden Gophers were led offensively by designated hitter Charlie Sutherland who hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning to start the scoring and a two-run triple in the fourth to put them ahead 4-0.
“We had a good weekend,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “We beat some quality teams, got a lot of guys playing time, saw a lot of positives and some things we need to work on.”
Ball State will next play in the Swig & Swine College Classic in Charleston, S.C., starting on Friday against Merrimack.
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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES CLOSE OUT PUERTO RICO BASEBALL CHALLENGE WITH LOSS TO NO. 21 WAKE FOREST
PONCE, Puerto Rico – No. 21 Wake Forest took advantage of a trio of Indiana State errors and key hitting on Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores fell to the Demon Deacons inside the Estadio Paquito Montaner, 10-1.
Indiana State (1-2) struck first in the bottom of the first inning as Carter Beck was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a stolen base, and then took third on an errant throw. Caden Miller made the Deacons (2-1) pay with an RBI double down the left field line to put the Sycamores ahead early.
Wake Forest took advantage of a trio of Indiana State errors, as well as nine walks issued in the game, on their way to rebounding back and outscoring the Sycamores 10-0 the rest of the way. Dalton Wentz and Jimmy Keenan both connected on doubles, while Kade Lewis connected on a two-run home run in the third inning to power the Deacons to the win.
Emil Estrella and Caden Miller both doubled for the Sycamores in the loss, while Carter Beck added his first stolen base of the season. Beck (twice), Estrella, and Andrew Ortiz were all hit by pitches in the game. Eddie Alonso, Caleb Niehaus, Estrella, and Beck added singles in the loss.
Grant Parson (0-1) took the loss on Sunday afternoon as the junior right-hander worked the first 3.0 innings in the contest allowing three hits and five runs (four earned), while walking three and striking out two. Ryan Karst, Jack Armstrong, Owen Roberts, Carson Seeman, and Trevor Fenters combined to go the rest of the way in relief outings.
Jackson Miller had two of Wake Forest’s 10 hits overall in the contest and added a team-high three RBIs in the Deacons’ win. Javar Williams added two of WFU’s five stolen bases in the game.
Matthew Dallas (1-0) picked up the win on the mound for Wake Forest, going the first 4.0 innings allowing three hits and a run while striking out seven. Duncan Marsten went 4.0 innings of shutout relief allowing two hits while striking out six, before Nate Whysong and Ryan Bosch worked a scoreless ninth in the win.
How They Scored
Indiana State took the early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Carter Beck was hit by a pitch, stole second, went to third on an error, and then scored on Caden Miller’s double down the left field line to put the Sycamores ahead.
Wake Forest responded with two runs in the top of the second inning as Jackson Miller singled home Jimmy Keenan and Dalton Wentz to put the Demon Deacons ahead 2-1.
Wake Forest added three runs in the top of the third inning as the Deacons took advantage of an Indiana State error allowing Javar Williams to score, while Kade Lewis connected on a two-run home run to make it a 5-1 lead.
The Deacons pushed two more runs across in the fifth inning as Keenan doubled home Matt Conte and Miller singled in Keenan as Wake Forest took advantage of another Indiana State error in the inning to go up 7-1.
Wake Forest went up 8-1 in the seventh inning as an Indiana State wild pitch moved runners to second and third base, before Williams connected on an RBI grounder scoring Blake Schaaf.
The Deacons added to the lead with another run in the eighth as Wentz scored on an errant throw on a pickoff attempt to first base to make it a 9-1 game.
Wake Forest capped the scoring in the top of the ninth inning on Ryan Preisano’s RBI single to left field driving home Jordan Serrano to provide the final 10-1 margin.
News and Notes
Indiana State freshmen Owen Roberts and Trevor Fenters both made their Sycamore debuts on the mound on Sunday afternoon.
Jorge Cartagena’s 13-game on-base streak came to an end on Sunday as the senior outfielder went hitless over his four at-bats.
Carter Beck was hit by pitches twice on Sunday afternoon, giving him three HBPs over the opening weekend of the season.
The Sycamores were hit by four pitches overall on the day, marking the first time Indiana State batters were hit four times in a single game since April 4, 2025, against Belmont.
Emil Estrella recorded hits in all three games on the weekend and has doubled in consecutive games.
Caden Miller has driven in at least one RBI in all three games in the 2026 season.
Owen Roberts went 2.0 innings allowing one run while striking out two in his Indiana State debut on the mound.
Trevor Fenters worked 1.0 innings allowing three hits and a run in his Indiana State debut.
Indiana State falls to 0-2 all-time against Wake Forest.
The Sycamores close out the Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge with a 1-2 record overall.
Up Next
Indiana State heads to Miami, Fla. and Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field as the Sycamores travel to take on Miami (Fla.) on Wednesday, February 18th. First pitch between the Sycamores and the Hurricanes is set for 6 p.m. ET and will be carried on the ACC Network Extra.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORES FALL TO GAME-WINNER ON SUNDAY A VALPARAISO
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball dropped their Sunday afternoon matchup at Valparaiso, 76-75.
The Sycamores finished with five in double-digit scoring, led by Sterling Young with 16 on 6-for-11 shooting, adding in four rebounds. Xavier Hall scored 14 on 5-of-9 shooting, adding five assists and no turnovers in 34 minutes of action. Ian Scott finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
Markus Harding scored 11 points on a 5-for-7 shooting day, and Bruno Alocen wrapped up the five Sycamores with 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, and no turnovers.
After a few offensive miscues, Indiana State scored on three-straight possessions leading into the first media timeout at the 15:49, tying the game at 7-7. Xavier Hall scored the first basket on a driving layup, followed by a Markus Harding slam and a Sterling Young triple.
There would be seven lead changes and a pair of ties to get the game to the next media timeout, where Valpo led 20-18 with 11:27 remaining in the half.
After a Harding hookshot fell through, Valpo scored on back-to-back threes forcing a Sycamore timeout at the 8:58 mark.
The Beacons built to a 30-22 advantage, but the Sycamores battled back to bring the game with four points, 32-28, which ended with a pair of Hall layups. Both teams were shooting better than 60% from the field through this point in the game at the 6:39 mark before the timeout.
The first half ended nearly even but still in favor or Valpo, 17-15, in the last six-and-a-half minutes. Valpo made 6-of-7 to close the half in the stretch opposed to the Sycamores’ 5-of-10. The Beacons took a 49-43 lead into the break. The Sycamores committed only five turnovers in the half.
Valparaiso opened the second half with a three, followed by a dunk from Ian Scott and another from the Beacons. A minute into the half, Valpo held a 10-point, 55-45 lead.
That’s when the Sycamores kicked it up a notch. Indiana State came back to bring the game within a point over the next three-and-a-half minutes with a 13-4 run, shooting perfect in the stretch: 5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line. The score was 59-58, Beacons, with 14:10 on the ticker.
A couple game minutes pass before Valpo knocked in back-to-back three-pointers. The Beacons built to a 70-62 lead before the Sycamores’ defensed forced Valpo to a scoreless period and took a 71-70 lead. It was short-lived as Valpo led 72-71 at the final media timeout with 3:50 on the clock.
Both teams would go cold from the field – Valparaiso made only 1-of-6 from the field in the remainder of the game versus Indiana State making 2-of-5 and 0-of-1 from the line. Valpo’s pair of free throws would hold them in the game long enough to grab three offensive rebounds in the final 13 seconds of the game and make a short jumper with only seconds left, escaping with the one-point, 76-75 victory.
News & Notes
Indiana State shot 54.4% from the field (31-for-57), the sixth-best effort this season and the best percentage in a loss.
The 64.3% (27-for-42) two-point percentage is the best since making 66.7% at UIC on January 27.
The Sycamores scored 54 points in the paint Sunday afternoon, the best effort all season against Division I opponents (60 against Illinois Tech). It’s the most in a game for the Sycamores since last season when the team played at Valparaiso, scoring 56 in the paint on January 8 in a 98-95 overtime loss.
Eight turnovers are the second-lowest mark of the season (six vs. Illinois State on January 14).
This was the slowest-paced game for Indiana State this season – each team only had 61 possessions in the game. Indiana State averaged just under 70 possession per game entering Sunday.
Xavier Hall with 14 points recorded back-to-back double-digit games; hasn’t done so since a streak of four straight from December 7-21 (four games).
Hall now has five assists in four-straight games, and five assists in five of the six games.
In the last six games, he is shooting 20-for-38 (52.8%) from the field, better than his season average entering the game (42.7%).
Markus Harding after shooting 5-for-7 today is shooting 63.6% in his last free games.
Since coming back from injury (seven games), Harding is shooting at a 56.4% (22-for-39) clip from the field and 47.1% (8-for-17) mark from deep.
With six rebounds in today’s game, Enel St. Bernard has eight games in the last 10 with six or more rebounds. He has 6+ in each of the last five games.
He swatted three shots today, recording at least one block in five of the last six games. It’s his seventh multi-block game this season. He moved into the team lead in total blocks this season with 25 total (Ian Scott 23).
Sterling Young’s 16 points are his most in MVC play this season.
Four made three-pointers is the lowest of the season.
Valpo’s 51.8% shooting from the field is the first time a team finished better than 50% since Illinois State on January 14 (55.4%, 10 games).
Their 42.1% (8-of-19) mark from deep is the best since Illinois State shot 42.9% (9-of-21) on January 14.
Their 15 offensive rebounds ties for the fifth most by an opponent this season.
The Sycamores allowed 12 offensive rebounds in the second half alone, leading to 14 second-chance points. Valparaiso shot only 37.9% (11-for-29) from the field in the half and 22.2% (2-for-9) from the line.
The Sycamores’ have played in close games in nearly every conference game.
December 18 (Bradley) – loss – tied at end of regulation
December 29 (Belmont) – win – tied at end of regulation
January 1 (Northern Iowa) – loss – within three points with 2:17 left
January 4 (Drake) – loss by two
January 10 (Evansville) – loss by three
January 17 (Murray State – loss by four – within two with :19 left
January 21 (Bradley) – loss – within three with :17 left
January 27 (UIC) – loss by two
January 31 (Valparaiso) – loss by four – tied at end of regulation
February 12 (Murray State) – loss by 2
February 15 (Valparaiso) – loss by 1 – led with less than 10 seconds left
In 2026 so far, the average scoring margin is -2.8.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
HADNOT SCORES 31 IN SENIOR DAY WIN OVER IU INDY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Corey Hadnot II finished with 31 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 83-78 victory over IU Indianapolis on Sunday (Feb. 15) afternoon. It is Hadnot’s third 30-point game of the season.
Hadnot was 14-of-20 and 2-of-3 from three. All 17 of Hadnot’s attempts from inside the arc were in the paint. Multiple times he finished on coast-to-coast baskets as the Mastodons broke the Jaguars’ full court pressure.
The Mastodons made 5-of-11 3-pointers in the contest. It is their fewest attempts from beyond the arc since going 5-of-10 in a win at Green Bay on Jan. 5, 2023.
Yuval Levin came off the bench for two of the Mastodons’ 3-pointers. He finished with 11 points, his career high against a Division I team. Levin added four rebounds and two steals on the day.
Mikale Stevenson totaled 12 points. Stevenson, Darius Duffy, Maximus Nelson and Deangelo Elisee were honored prior to the game for Senior Day. Elisee (8), Duffy (6) and Nelson (5) all scored in the contest.
Micah Davis led IU Indy with 23 points.
The Mastodons led for more than 30 minutes of the contest thanks to a 10-0 run with about six minutes left in the first half that put the ‘Dons up 35-32. Hadnot had six of the points.
The ‘Dons built their lead to as many as 21 until the Jaguars rallied late.
Purdue Fort Wayne shot 54.2 percent (32-of-59). IU Indianapolis finished at 41.8 percent (28-of-67).
The Mastodons improve to 15-12 (9-7 Horizon League). IU Indy falls to 7-21 (3-14 Horizon League). The Mastodons are at Northern Kentucky on Wednesday (Feb. 18).
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
RUNNER LEADS ACES IN LOSS TO ILLINOIS STATE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) became the first player in the MVC to post 26 points, eight assists and three steals in a game this season, but the University of Evansville women’s basketball team fell to Illinois State on Sunday at Meeks Family Fieldhouse by a score of 88-75.
Runner scored 25-plus points for the fifth time the season, making her one of three players in the MVC with five such games this season. Georgia Cox (Ballarat, Australia/Eastern Illinois) scored in double figures for the seventh time in the last 11 games with 15 points. BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) also added 12 points for her fifth double digit scoring effort in her last eight outings.
Evansville was red-hot from distance to begin the game, going 4-for-6 from three. Cox and Jelena Savic (Melbourne, Australia/Kurunjang Secondary College) sunk the first two threes of the quarter to put the Aces up 14-12 before Syndey Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) knocked down a pair of triples to help give Evansville a 26-18 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Illinois State responded, however, taking a 31-30 lead at the 6:37 mark of the second quarter. With the Redbirds holding a 35-32 lead with 5:08 to play in the half, Ward kickstarted an Aces run with layups on consecutive possessions. Following a basket by Runner, Huber buried a three and Savic made a layup to make it an 11-0 run. Illinois State responded with a pair of baskets to end the quarter, and the Aces went into halftime with a 43-40 lead.
Evansville pushed the lead to six early in the third quarter on a triple by Runner, but Illinois State would regain the lead at 51-50 with 4:13 to play in the quarter. After Evansville regained the lead at 56-51, Illinois State closed the period with an 8-0 run, giving the Redbirds a 59-56 advantage.
Illinois State remained red-hot early in the fourth quarter, connecting on four three-pointers in the first three and a half minutes of the period to take their largest lead of the day at 13. From there, the Redbirds controlled the game, taking an 88-75 win.
Evansville continues their homestand on Friday, welcoming UNI to Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 5 PM.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI EARNS A DH SPLIT SUNDAY
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball split a doubleheader with Cal State Bakersfield to finish a four-game series Sunday afternoon in Bakersfield, California. USI, which is 2-2 to start the season, took game one, 14-8, and lost in the nightcap, 11-10.
Game 1:
USI slugged its way to a 14-8 victory in the opening game of the doubleheader. The Screaming Eagles scored six in the second, one in the third and fourth, four in the seventh, and one in the eighth and ninth.
USI senior first baseman Patrick McLellan led the way for the Screaming Eagles with six hits, five RBIs, and a home run. Junior third baseman Parker Martin followed with three RBIs, a home run, and two runs scored.
On the mound, junior right-hander Trey O’Neil posted his first win of the year in relief. O’Neal threw a third of an inning, walking one.
Game 2:
The Screaming Eagles rallied, but left the bases loaded in the ninth in losing the nightcap, 11-10. USI trailed by 11-5 after seven innings and fell short after scoring five times in the eighth and ninth before Bakersfield closed out the 11-10 final.
USI senior shortstop Clayton Slack provided the offense for the Screaming Eagles in the nightcap, going two-for-three with two runs scored, four RBIs, and a two-run blast to left center.
On the bump, junior right-hander Jared Eckstein stared and took the loss for USI. Eckstein allowed five runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out one in two-thirds of an inning.
Up Next for the Screaming Eagles:
The Screaming Eagles open the 2026 home schedule February 20 when they start a four-game series with Oakland at the USI Baseball Field. Oakland started the season by going 1-2 against Lamar after salvaging the last game of the series, 3-2, Sunday.
Oakland leads the all-time series with USI, 3-2, after taking two of three from the Screaming Eagles in 2023.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL
USI’S LATE RALLY AGAINST EVANSVILLE FALLS SHORT; REMAINING WEEKEND SCHEDULE WASHED OUT
MEMPHIS – University of Southern Indiana Softball fought back from a six-run deficit against crosstown foe University of Evansville on Saturday, but the Screaming Eagles’ late rally came up just short in a 6-4 loss in the second day of the University of Memphis 901 Classic.
USI (1-6) and Evansville (4-4) met for the first time since 2023 on Saturday, despite being in a neutral-site tournament. The two sides battled to a scoreless contest through the first three innings in an early pitcher’s duel.
Evansville broke the deadlock with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning and added another two in the top of the fifth to take a 4-0 lead. Then, in the top of the seventh inning, a two-run home run gave the Purple Aces a 6-0 advantage.
The Screaming Eagles charged back in the bottom half of the seventh. Freshman pitcher Anna Kemp delivered an RBI knock to get USI on the board. A few batters later, after USI made it a 6-2 ballgame, senior outfielder Caroline Stapleton tripled in a run, as the Eagles had cut the deficit in half to 6-3. In the next at-bat, freshman outfielder Katelyn Marx came through with a second consecutive two-out RBI hit to bring the Screaming Eagles within two, 6-4. However, the comeback effort came to a halt with Evansville getting the final out.
USI had seven hits in the contest, with junior infielder Sydney Long recording two hits at the plate.
Kemp (1-2) took a hard-luck loss after tossing a complete game with seven strikeouts and six runs – five earned – allowed.
Evansville sophomore pitcher Kate Ridgway (3-1) got the win with 6.1 innings of work, giving up two runs and striking out 10.
Following Saturday’s early game against Evansville, USI Softball’s second scheduled game against Miami University (Ohio) was canceled due to rain, as well as Sunday’s weekend finale against the University of Memphis due to more rain in the weather forecast.
USI’s next set of games will be next weekend at the Florida Atlantic University Joan Joyce Classic in Boca Raton, Florida. The Screaming Eagles will play five games between Friday and Sunday (February 20-22), starting Friday at 4 p.m. against the University of Kansas.
Coverage information and links are available on the USI Softball schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
WHITAKER HITS GAME WINNER AS VALPO BEATS INDIANA STATE ON PHOTO FINISH
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team is winning the close games.
That is everything in the Missouri Valley Conference, a league where parity reigns supreme and most games go down to the wire.
On Sunday afternoon, the Beacons had a chance for the go-ahead shot late and missed. Then they missed again. And again. But the grit and resilience of the team showed through as after each miss, Valpo secured the offensive rebound. With 8.8 seconds left, senior Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / University of Indianapolis [Marian]) drained a jumper from near the free-throw line, putting Valpo ahead 76-75. The Beacons came up with the final stop in the closing seconds, holding on for a stressful but exhilarating one-point win.
Early in the game, senior Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]) reached the 1,000-point milestone for his collegiate career.
How It Happened
The Beacons raced out to the lead with the first five points including an early 3 from Whitaker.
After that, the game went back-and-forth as a one-possession battle for the next stretch of play. After a 22-22 deadlock with 10:39 left in the half, Dease hit a 3 to put the Beacons ahead 25-22, and then Whitaker swished one from distance as part of an 8-0 run that put Valpo ahead 30-22 with 8:17 left in the opening half.
A dunk by Sader Servilus (Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Fort Erie International Academy) got the lead back to eight a moment later.
Indiana State fought to within three at 36-33 with 5:41 on the first-half clock, but a setback jumper by Justus McNair (Joliet, Ill. / Joliet West) boosted the lead back to eight at the 3:32 mark.
The Beacons went into halftime leading 49-43 after shooting at a red-hot 67 percent clip over the opening 20 minutes including 5-of-7 from 3. The Sycamores shot at a high clip as well, holding a field-goal percentage of 56.7 at the intermission. Dease (13) and McNair (12) combined for 25 first-half points.
Whitaker hit two 3s early in the second half, building the Valpo advantage to double figures at 55-45. Indiana State got back within four at the 15:31 mark and one at the 14:10 mark.
Whitaker drained another 3 with 9:18 to play that stretched the lead to six, then a second-chance bucket by JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) made it a 70-62 game with 8:21 to go.
The Sycamores used a 9-0 run to surge ahead 71-70 with 4:31 remaining. A basket by Shon Tupuola (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg [Saint Mary-of-the-Woods]) made it 72-71 in favor of the hosts, but Indiana State retook the lead with a dunk at the 3:01 mark. A tip-in by Ian Scott put the Sycamores up 75-72 with 2:17 to go.
After a missed 3 by the Beacons, Pettigrew hauled in the offensive rebound, and made both ends of a one-and-one to slim the Sycamore lead to one with 2:01 remaining. After an Indiana State shot clock violation, a missed layup by the Beacons gave Indiana State the lead and the ball with a minute to go.
The Sycamores misfired on a 3 to beat the shot clock with 36 seconds remaining, and then the frantic sequence to close the game ensued, with Valpo securing three offensive rebounds before the fourth shot of the possession went through the net with Whitaker giving Valpo the late lead. A shot and a tip-try to beat the buzzer were both off the mark for the Sycamores.
Inside the Game
Dease’s milestone basket came on a 3-pointer with 9:39 left in the first half, pushing into four figures in scoring for his collegiate career. He became the first player to score his 1000th collegiate point in a Valpo uniform since Kobe King in January 2023. Dease finished the day with 1,007 points including 362 this season at Valpo. The rest came over three years at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
This marked the 100th meeting between Valpo and Indiana State, making the Sycamores just the third opponent that Valpo has played 100 times, joining Evansville and Butler.
Whitaker finished with 21 points, surpassing his previous season high of 19 set on Jan. 10 at Murray State. The veteran drained five 3s on Sunday, setting a season high and tying a career high.
Whitaker has scored at least 13 points in each of his last three games.
Pettigrew finished with 13 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a team-high six assists. He has secured at least eight rebounds in four straight games and has scored at least 14 points in three straight contests.
With his eight rebounds on Sunday, Pettigrew is up to 179 for his career, surpassing Lubos Barton (1998-99, 178) for the second most by a freshman in program history. Pettigrew needs five to tie and six pass Raitis Grafs (1999-00, 184) for the freshman rebounding record.
Pettigrew’s six assists doubled his previous career high of three. He became the first Valpo player with a 14-point, eight-rebound, six-assist game since Ryan Broekhoff on Nov. 20, 2011 vs. Duquesne. Pettigrew became just the 20th freshman nationally to post that stat line this season. Prior to this year, no MVC freshman had a 14-8-6 game since 2017, but this season it’s happened three times – Evansville’s Leiff Moeller twice and Pettigrew on Sunday.
Dease tallied 13 points, his fifth double-figure scoring output in his last six games.
McNair made it four Beacons in double figures with 12 points on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting. He drained two of his three 3-point attempts on his way to reaching double figures for the fourth time in his last six games.
Tupuola corralled seven rebounds, his 12th time this season with at least seven.
Both teams shot at a high clip with Valpo at 51.8 percent and Indiana State at 54.4 percent. Valpo made eight 3s to Indiana State’s four, but the Beacons were just 10-of-21 at the free throw line.
The rebounding battle was significant, as Valpo owned a 32-28 edge on the glass including 15-9 on the offensive boards, leading to a 15-11 edge on second-chance points.
Valpo’s bench outscored Indiana State’s bench 21-11.
The game featured five ties and 10 lead changes.
All five Indiana State starters scored in double figures and nine total players in the game reached double figures.
Valpo’s last five wins have all been by seven points or fewer including two games against Indiana State that were both one-possession games. Sunday marked Valpo’s first win by the slimmest of margins this season, as the Beacons fell 78-77 vs. Belmont in the only other one-point game this year. Valpo’s last one-point win was March 7, 2025 in the MVC quarterfinal vs. UNI.
Valpo owns a .500 record through exactly 16 Missouri Valley Conference games for the first time since also holding an 8-8 mark through 16 Valley games in 2019-2020.
Valpo has clinched its second-highest league win total since joining the MVC and moved to within one win of matching the 2019-2020 conference win total for Valpo’s most since joining the league.
Valpo picked up its 14th regular-season victory, surpassing last season’s regular-season win total and moving to within one of tying last season’s overall win total (including two wins at the conference tournament).
The Beacons have clinched their highest regular-season win total (not counting league tournament games) since 2019-2020 (16).
Valpo now has 11 home wins, surpassing last season’s home win total and representing the team’s highest win total at the ARC since the 2019-2020 season (12).
Valpo improved to 3-0 against instate conference foes this season with one game remaining (at Evansville).
Whitaker hit Valpo’s first game winner in the final 10 seconds of a game since All Wright on Feb. 19, 2025 vs. Missouri State.
Up Next
Valpo (14-13, 8-8 MVC) will host Bradley on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Note the earlier start time for the game, which will be televised regionally on the MVC TV Network through Gray Media, airing on Fox Chicago+ in the Chicago market. For ticket information, visit tickets.valpoathletics.com.
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VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BEACONS FALL AT BELMONT SUNDAY
The Valpo women’s basketball team closed its weekend road trip with a 77-37 loss at Belmont Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
How It Happened
The Bruins got out to a 19-2 lead less than seven minutes into the ballgame.
Valpo scored eight in a row on a 3-pointer by Mor Shabtai (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet) and five points from Milana Nenadic (Kitchener, Ontario/Cameron Heights [Idaho State/Maine]) before Belmont scored in the final seconds to lead 21-10 at the end of one quarter.
A 3-pointer from Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) on Valpo’s second possession of the second quarter made it a single-digit game, and it was still an eight-point deficit at 23-15 with 7:25 to play in the half on a drive and finish by von Schlegell.
Belmont ended the half on a 16-3 run to take a 39-18 advantage into halftime.
Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) hit all four of her field-goal attempts for 10 points in the third quarter, but the Bruins extended their lead to 62-32 with 10 minutes to play.
Inside the Game
Connolly scored a team-best 11 points, her 14th double-figure effort of the season. She also matched her career high with nine rebounds, sharing team-high honors with Nenadic, and tallied three steals to tie for a game high.
Mikayla Huffine (Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran [Quincy/Iowa Western C.C.]) grabbed five rebounds and handed out four assists while committing just one turnover.
The Beacons shot just 19.4% from the field Sunday and were 6-for-33 from 3-point range, while the Bruins hit at a 36.5% clip and were 14-for-40 from deep.
Valpo grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, its highest total since recording 22 at Missouri State Feb. 18, 2018. The Beacons held a 10-9 advantage in second-chance points over the Bruins, who had 18 offensive boards of their own.
Next Up
Valpo (0-26, 0-15 MVC) continues its road stretch Thursday evening at Drake with a 6 p.m. tip.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
On February 16 in …
1899 – Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England versus South Africa Johannesburg).
1900 – Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3 games to 1.
1915 – Frank “Home Run” Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack; he sits out 1915 season.
1923 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
1923 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.
1933 – England regains the Ashes, thanks to bodyline tactics.
1936 – IV Olympic Winter Games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
1950 – Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
1952 – Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, age 77, retires; Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1952 – Ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record).
1958 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
1962 – US Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win.
1966 – Bob Cowper makes 307 versus England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 727 minute s, 20 fours.
1966 – End of Wally Grout’s Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK.
1967 – Red Ruffing selected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1970 – Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown.
1972 – Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe West Indies versus New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100.
1972 – First NBA player to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games).
1973 – West Indies versus Australia at Kingston, first time since 1955 without Sobers.
1975 – Washington Capitals’ first NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0.
1980 – Eric Heiden skates 5km in 7:02.29 (Olympic record).
1984 – Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold.
1984 – New Jersey Devils’ first overtime goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5.
1985 – Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons.
1985 – Livingston Bramble defeats Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini to win WBA champion.
1985 – New Jersey Devils score their fastest hat trick: 42 seconds.
1986 – Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14).
1989 – Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox pitcher signs record US$7.5 million, three-year contract.
1991 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding.
1992 – Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson’s #32 uniform.
1993 – Sandra Völker swims world record 50 metre backstroke (28.33 seconds).
1994 – Johann Olav Koss skates world record 1500 metre (1:51.29).
1996 – Gary Kirsten scores 188 for South Africa versus United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi.
1997 – At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history.
1997 – Paul Stankowski wins Hawaiian Golf Open.
1997 – Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Los Angeles Women’s Championship.
2005 – The National Hockey League cancels its 2004-2005 season, becoming the first North American professional league to cancel a season due to a labour dispute.
2022 – At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 2-0.
2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Anaheim Ducks by score 6-2.
2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 3-2.
2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-3.
Births of sports figures on February 16
1858 – Birth of Laurence “Lon” Myers; US track star (top US miler).
1866 – Birth of William “Sliding Billy” Hamilton in New Jersey, USA; hall of fame baseball player.
1886 – Birth of Andrew Ducat; cricket player (Test for England 1921 (3 and 2) Soccer International).
1904 – Birth of Ellis Achong; cricket player (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests).
1931 – Birth of Gamini Goonesena; cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts).
1934 – Birth of Marlene Bauer Hagge in Eureka, South Dakota, USA; LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete of the Year).
1941 – Birth of Vitali Kuznetsov in USSR; judo (Olympics-silver-1972).
1946 – Birth of Aleksandr Shaparenko in USSR; 1000m kayak (Olympics-gold-1972).
1953 – Birth of George Martin; NFL defensive back (New York Giants).
1953 – Birth of Mike Ford in New York City, New York, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1976 Port Jefferson Open).
1954 – Birth of Michael Holding; cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death- Awesome for West Indies).
1958 – Birth of Herb Williams; NBA center (Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks).
1958 – Birth of John Paul Morse in Marshall, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1995 United Airlines).
1959 – Birth of John P McEnroe; tennis player (US Open 1979-81, 1984, Wimbledon 1981, 1983, 1984).
1959 – Birth of Kelly Tripuka in Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, USA; NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz).
1964 – Birth of Mark Price; NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers).
1966 – Birth of Eric Uptagrafft in Spokane, Washington, USA; prone rifle (Olympics-1996).
1967 – Birth of Robert Massey; NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions).
1968 – Birth of Cecil Gray; NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals).
1968 – Birth of Erik Regtop; Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen).
1969 – Birth of Claude Lambert in Montréal, Québec, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996).
1969 – Birth of Fermin Cacho in Barcelona, Spain; 1500 metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1992, 1996).
1969 – Birth of Tim Costo; US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
1971 – Birth of Anthony Abrams; NFL defensive tackle (Kansas City Chiefs).
1971 – Birth of Chi Kredell in Long Beach, California, USA; water polo driver (Olympics-1996).
1971 – Birth of Larry Jones; NFL running back (Washington Redskins).
1971 – Birth of Marco Sas; Dutch soccer player (NAC).
1971 – Birth of Mike Hubbard in Lynchburg, Virginia; catcher (Chicago Cubs).
1971 – Birth of Van Tuinei; defensive end (San Diego Chargers).
1972 – Birth of Jerome Bettis; running back (Pittsburgh Steelers).
1973 – Birth of Cathy Freeman in Mackay, Australia; 100 metre/200 metre/400 metre (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
1973 – Birth of James Young; Australian water polo player (Olympics-1996).
1974 – Birth of Jevon Langford; defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals).
1974 – Birth of Kathy McCormack; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-silver-1998).
1975 – Birth of Casey Barrett in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 200 metre Butterfly (Olympics-1996).
1975 – Birth of Marty Murray Deloraine; NHL center (Calgary Flames).
1977 – Birth of Alexei Morozov; NHL forward (Team Russia Olympics-silver-1998, Pittsburgh Penguins).
1977 – Birth of Trina Jackson; 4X200 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
1978 – Birth of Caroline Hunt in Chicago, Illinois; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 16
1933 – Archie Jackson, cricket player (of TB, Australia bat too briefly average 47.4), dies.
1936 – Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted.
1945 – Billy Frank, cricket player (Test South Africa versus England 1896, 5 and 2, 1-52), dies.
1950 – David Denton, cricket player (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies.
1973 – Pieter Van der Bijl cricket player (outstanding South African bat in 1938-39), dies.
2017 – Death of Bengt Gustavsson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1928).
On February 17 in …
1882 – First Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground.
1923 – Ottawa Senators’ Cy Denneny becomes NHL’s all-time high scorer (143 goals).
1924 – Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds).
1926 – Tennis star Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills in their only match, at Cannes, France.
1931 – First telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball).
1931 – Hockey’s Hershey Bears (now with AHL) play first game.
1940 – Donald Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for South Africa versus West Australia.
1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1949 – Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Andrea Kékessy/Ede Király of Hungary.
1949 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of Czechoslovakia.
1949 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button of USA.
1955 – Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy of Great Britain.
1955 – Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of Canada.
1955 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright os the USA.
1955 – Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257.
1956 – Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas of Great Britain.
1956 – Ice Pairs Championship at Garmisch won by Schwarz and Oppelt of Austria.
1956 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by Carol Heiss of the USA.
1956 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by H A Jenkins of the USA.
1957 – Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points versus Saint Louis Hawks.
1963 – Toru Terasawa runs world record marathon (2:15:15.8).
1964 – 101st member elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame (Luke Appling).
1965 – US-Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute.
1968 – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
1971 – England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win.
1973 – Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut versus Pakistan, his only Test Cricket.
1974 – 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt.
1974 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
1976 – New Zealand scores their first innings win in Test Cricket, versus India.
1976 – Richard Hadlee takes 7-23 versus India, his first match-winning spell.
1979 – Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000 metre (1:14.99).
1980 – Dot Germain wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
1980 – Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph).
1982 – Commencement of Sri Lanka’s first Test Cricket match, versus England.
1983 – Bob Bourne fails on 8th New York Islanders’ penalty shot.
1985 – First day/night game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia versus England.
1985 – Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater.
1985 – Laffit Pincay Junior is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita.
1987 – New York Yankees’ first baseman Don Mattingly wins his US$1.975 million arbitration case breaking the record for the largest amount ever awarded to a player set by Jack Morris just four days ago.
1989 – Former baseball player/manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash.
1989 – Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record US$7.9 million, three-year contract.
1991 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge.
1993 – Mark Foster swims world record 50 metre free style (21.60 seconds).
1995 – Detroit Tigers’ manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike.
1996 – First full ODI for the Netherlands versus New Zealand, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47.
2003 – The Atlanta Braves and Greg Maddux agree the largest one-year contract in major league baseball history: US$14.75 million.
2008 – In Daytona, Florida, the 50th NASCAR Daytona 500 race is held. Winner is Ryan Newman of Penske Racing.
2022 – At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-4.
2022 – At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Anaheim Ducks by score 7-3.
2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 7-4.
2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-3.
2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Boston Bruins by score 4-1.
2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-1.
2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2.
2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-1.
2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-3.
2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats New York Rangers by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on February 17
1898 – Birth of Tom Lowry; cricket player (New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their first Test captain).
1908 – Birth of Walter L “Red” Barber in Mississippi, USA; sports announcer (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees).
1909 – Birth of Joseph “Poeske” Scherens; Belgian cyclist (champion sprinter 1932-37).
1916 – Birth of Don Tallon; cricket player (perhaps Australia’s greatest wicket-keeper).
1919 – Birth of Joseph R Hunt; tennis champion (US Open-1943).
1934 – Birth of Buddy Ryan; NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals).
1936 – Birth of Barry Jarman; cricket player (Australian wicket-keeper in 1960s).
1936 – Birth of Jim Brown in Georgia, USA; NFL full back (Cleveland Browns), actor (The Dirty Dozen).
1936 – Birth of Peter Walker; cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan did little for England 1960).
1940 – Birth of Dennis Gamsy; cricket player (South African bat in two Tests versus Australia 1970).
1941 – Birth of Heidi Biebi in Germany; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1960).
1946 – Birth of Valdemar Bandolowski in Denmark; yachting (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
1952 – Birth of Guillermo Vilas; tennis player (1977 US Open).
1952 – Birth of Insook Bhushan in Seoul, Korea; American table tennis player (Olympics-1992).
1958 – Birth of Karen Lende O’Connor in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-1996).
1959 – Birth of Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines; American 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984).
1959 – Birth of Daniel Ray “Danny” Ainge; basketball and football star.
1961 – Birth of Deb[ra] Richardson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
1961 – Birth of Guy McIntyre; NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles).
1962 – Birth of Hennie Meijer; soccer player (Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen).
1962 – Birth of Tony Blain; cricket player (New Zealand Test wicket-keeper).
1963 – Birth of Michael “Air” Jordan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls).
1964 – Birth of Mike Campbell in Seattle, Washington, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
1965 – Birth of Jim Bowie; Japanese/US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics).
1966 – Birth of Luc Robitaille in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL left wing (New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins).
1967 – Birth of Gary Shuchuk in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL center (Los Angeles Kings).
1968 – Birth of Bryan Cox; NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears).
1968 – Birth of Celita Schutz in Riverdale, New Jersey, USA; half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
1969 – Birth of David Klingler; NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals).
1969 – Birth of Joel Steed; NFL nose tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers).
1969 – Birth of Levon Kirkland; NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
1970 – Birth of Tommy Moe in Anchorage, Alaska, USA; nordic skier (Olympics-gold/silver-1994).
1972 – Birth of Lloy Ball in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Richard MacQuire in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Stephen Robinson in Arlington, Virginia, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Tony Lawson in NSA Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Vladimir Vujtek; NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Tampa Bay Lightning).
1972 – Birth of William Floyd; full back (San Francisco 49ers).
1973 – Birth of Chris Robinson; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies).
1973 – Birth of Drew Barry; NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).
1973 – Birth of Frank Sanders; NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals).
1973 – Birth of Raymond Jackson; NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills).
1975 – Birth of Sung-Hee Park in Pusan, Korea; tennis star (1993 Futures-Seoul).
1975 – Birth of Todd Harvey Hamilton; NHL center (Dallas Stars).
1975 – Birth of Vaclav Prospal; NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Philadelphia Flyers).
1980 – Birth of Shanyn MacEachern in Brampton, Ontario, Canada; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
1981 – Birth of Donielle Thompson in Wheatridge, Colorado; gymnast (World-bronze-1995, Olympics-1996).
1981 – Birth of Lisa Skinner in Queensland, Australia; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
1982 – Birth of Adriano Leite Ribeiro; Brazilian football player (soccer player).
Deaths of sports figures on February 17
1929 – John Read, cricket player (batted in 17 Tests for England for 463 runs), dies.
1959 – Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL’s New York Giants, dies.
1989 – Lefty Gomez, New York Yankees pitching great, dies at age 80.
1993 – Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (England in four Tests 1930-34), dies.
2003 – Death of 23-year old Steve Belcher of multi-organ failure, possibly linked to use of ephedra; Belcher was an American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
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Monday, 2/16/26
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Women’s Curling | 3:05am | Peacock |
| Alpine Skiing: Men’s Slalom | 4:00am | USA Peacock |
| Snowboarding: Women’s Slopestyle | 4:30am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Short Track | 5:00am | Peacock |
| Alpine Skiing: Men’s Slalom | 7:30am | USA Peacock |
| Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle | 8:00am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Curling | 8:05am | Peacock |
| Women’s Hockey Semifinals | 10:40am | NBC Peacock |
| Men’s Ski Jumping | 1:00pm | Peacock |
| Women’s Curling | 1:05pm | Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Big Air Final | 1:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Pairs’ Free Skate | 2:00pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Hockey Semifinals | 3:10pm | USA Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Pairs’ Free Skate | 3:55pm | NBC Peacock |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Southeastern Louisiana at East Texas A&M | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Colgate at Boston University | 6:00pm | CBSSN |
| New Orleans at UIW | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Syracuse at Duke | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Grambling State at Prairie View A&M | 7:00pm | SWAC TV |
| Wagner at LIU | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| South Alabama at Marshall | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Coppin State at South Carolina State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana at Old Dominion | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Morgan State at North Carolina Central | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Lamar at UTRGV | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| McNeese at Northwestern State | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Drexel at Stony Brook | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| UAPB at Alabama A&M | 8:00pm | SWAC TV |
| Nicholls at Houston Christian | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Abilene Christian at Tarleton | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stephen F. Austin at A&M-Corpus Christi | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Houston at Iowa State | 9:00pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| FA Cup: Macclesfield vs Brentford | 2:30pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Serie A: Cagliari vs Lecce | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Girona vs Barcelona | 3:00pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
Tuesday, 2/17/26
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Nordic Combined | 3:00am | Peacock |
| Men’s Curling | 3:05am | Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Aerials | 4:45am | USA Peacock |
| Men’sHockey | 6:10am | Peacock |
| Snowboarding: Women’s Slopestyle Final | 7:00am | USA Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials | 7:30am | Peacock |
| Nordic Combined | 7:45am | Peacock |
| Women’s Curling | 8:00am | Peacock |
| Biathlon, Speed Skating: Men’s, Women’s Team Pursuit Finals | 8:30am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey | 10:40am | USA Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Women’s Short Program | 12:45pm | USA Peacock |
| Bobsled: Men’s Doubles | 1:00pm | Peacock |
| Men’s Curling | 1:05pm | Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Big Air Final | 1:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Women’s Short Program | 2:40pm | NBC Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey | 3:10pm | NBC Peacock |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston College at Florida State | 6:00pm | ACCN |
| Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Villanova at Xavier | 6:30pm | FS1 |
| Michigan at Purdue | 6:30pm | Peacock |
| Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Illinois at Buffalo | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisville at SMU | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Carolina at NC State | 7:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| South Carolina at Florida | 7:00pm | SECN |
| Saint Louis at Rhode Island | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Miami (OH) at UMass | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| TCU at UCF | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Akron at Western Michigan | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ball State at Ohio | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Kent State at Bowling Green | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Virginia Tech at Miami (FL) | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| George Washington at VCU | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| Wisconsin at Ohio State | 8:30pm | FS1 |
| Fresno State at Wyoming | 8:30pm | MWN |
| UCLA at Michigan State | 8:30pm | Peacock |
| Southeast Missouri at UT Martin | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Baylor at Kansas State | 9:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Georgia at Kentucky | 9:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Nebraska at Iowa | 9:00pm | BTN |
| LSU at Texas | 9:00pm | SECN |
| Air Force at New Mexico | 9:00pm | ALT |
| Grand Canyon at San Diego State | 10:00pm | CBSSN |
| Nevada at San Jose State | 10:00pm | MWN |
| Minnesota at Oregon | 10:30pm | FS1 |
| Texas Tech at Arizona State | 11:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Galatasaray vs Juventus | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Benfica vs Real Madrid | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Monaco vs PSG | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Atlético Ottawa vs Nashville SC | 8:00pm | FS2 fuboTV |
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