“THE SCOREBOARD” =========== INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD MONDAY’S SCHEDULE ALL TIMES EASTERN CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT CALUMET 8:00 PM CENTRAL NOBLE AT BETHANY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM CULVER AT WASHINGTON TWP. 8:00 PM EMINENCE AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM FORT WAYNE HAWKS AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:30 PM GRIFFITH AT WHITING 8:00 PM HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH AT MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 8:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT UNIVERSITY 7:30 PM INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT KIPP INDY LEGACY 7:30 PM INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED AT NORTHPOINT HOMESCHOOL 7:30 PM INTERNATIONAL AT INDIANA DEAF 6:00 PM LAKEWOOD PARK AT OAK FARM MONTESSORI 7:30 PM MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM NORTHVIEW AT EDGEWOOD 7:30 PM SHELBYVILLE AT JENNINGS COUNTY 7:30 PM ST. THOMAS MORE AT LALUMIERE REGIONAL 7:30 PM TECUMSEH AT CANNELTON 7:30 PM TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:30 PM =========== INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD =========== INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE MONDAY ALL TIMES EASTERN BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY AT KIPP INDY LEGACY 6:00 PM EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 7:00 PM GIBSON SOUTHERN AT NORTH KNOX 7:30 PM INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT INDIANA DEAF 5:30 PM MICHIGAN CITY AT GARY WEST 8:00 PM RED HILL (ILL.) AT WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 6:30 PM ST. THOMAS MORE AT LALUMIERE 6:00 PM TECUMSEH AT SOUTHRIDGE 8:00 PM ============ INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SCEHDULE TUESDAY SECTIONAL FIRST ROUND CLASS 4A MUNSTER HAMMOND MORTON VS. CROWN POINT 8:00 PM VALPARAISO CHESTERTON AT VALPARAISO 7:00 PM PENN MISHAWAKA VS. SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM GOSHEN ELKHART AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM FORT WAYNE SOUTH HOMESTEAD AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM CARMEL ZIONSVILLE VS. FISHERS 6:00 PM WESTFIELD VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:30 PM PENDLETON HEIGHTS MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 6:00 PM GREENFIELD-CENTRAL VS. MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:30 PM NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) LAWRENCE NORTH VS. WARREN CENTRAL 6:00 PM PLAINFIELD BEN DAVIS AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM CENTER GROVE MOORESVILLE VS. DECATUR CENTRAL 6:00 PM PERRY MERIDIAN AT CENTER GROVE 7:30 PM TERRE HAUTE NORTH BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 6:00 PM COLUMBUS EAST EAST CENTRAL AT COLUMBUS EAST 7:00 PM NEW ALBANY FLOYD CENTRAL VS. JEFFERSONVILLE 6:00 PM CASTLE EVANSVILLE NORTH AT CASTLE 8:00 PM ============= CLASS 3A CALUMET HIGHLAND AT CALUMET 7:00 PM GRIFFITH VS. GARY WEST 8:30 PM KANKAKEE VALLEY ILLIANA CHRISTIAN VS. LOWELL 7:30 PM MISHAWAKA MARIAN NEW PRAIRIE VS. CULVER ACADEMY 6:00 PM SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH VS. PLYMOUTH 7:30 PM TIPPECANOE VALLEY COLUMBIA CITY VS. WEST NOBLE 6:00 PM WAWASEE VS. FAIRFIELD 7:30 PM EAST NOBLE FORT WAYNE DWENGER VS. DEKALB 6:00 PM MISSISSINEWA NEW HAVEN VS. MARION 7:00 PM WESTERN TWIN LAKES AT WESTERN 7:00 PM YORKTOWN JAY COUNTY VS. NEW CASTLE 6:00 PM HAMILTON HEIGHTS VS. CONNERSVILLE 7:30 PM LEBANON GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS. INDIANAPOLIS HERRON 6:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM EDGEWOOD CASCADE VS. SPEEDWAY 6:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON VS. NORTHVIEW 7:30 PM RUSHVILLE INDIAN CREEK AT RUSHVILLE 7:00 PM FRANKLIN COUNTY LAWRENCEBURG AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 6:00 PM BATESVILLE VS. SOUTH DEARBORN 7:30 PM CHARLESTOWN SCOTTSBURG VS. SILVER CREEK 6:00 PM MADISON VS. CORYDON CENTRAL 7:30 PM VINCENNES LINCOLN JASPER VS. WASHINGTON 7:30 PM EVANSVILLE CENTRAL EVANSVILLE BOSSE VS. MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 6:30 PM HERITAGE HILLS AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 8:00 PM ============ CLASS 2A WHEELER WHITING VS. LAKE STATION 7:00 PM LAVILLE CAREER ACADEMY VS. WINAMAC 6:00 PM KNOX VS. JIMTOWN 7:30 PM LAKELAND PRAIRIE HEIGHTS VS. WESTVIEW 6:00 PM CENTRAL NOBLE VS. CHURUBUSCO 7:30 PM WOODLAN FORT WAYNE LUERS VS. SOUTH ADAMS 6:00 PM WHITKO AT WOODLAN 7:30 PM BENTON CENTRAL NORTH MONTGOMERY VS. SEEGER 6:00 PM WESTERN BOONE VS. DELPHI 7:30 PM WABASH ROCHESTER VS. MANCHESTER 6:00 PM EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT WABASH 7:30 PM LAPEL ELWOOD VS. FRANKTON 6:00 PM SHERIDAN AT LAPEL 7:30 PM WAPAHANI MUNCIE BURRIS VS. MADISON-GRANT 6:00 PM EASTBROOK AT WAPAHANI 7:30 PM SOUTH PUTNAM GREENCASTLE VS. NORTH PUTNAM 6:00 PM PARKE HERITAGE VS. SOUTHMONT 7:30 PM PARK TUDOR INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE AT PARK TUDOR 6:00 PM COVENANT CHRISTIAN VS. INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:30 PM HERITAGE CHRISTIAN KIPP INDY LEGACY AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM HAGERSTOWN NORTHEASTERN VS. UNION COUNTY 6:00 PM WINCHESTER VS. SHENANDOAH 7:30 PM AUSTIN SOUTH RIPLEY VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 6:00 PM SWITZERLAND COUNTY VS. BROWN COUNTY 7:30 PM EASTERN (PEKIN) CLARKSVILLE VS. MITCHELL 6:00 PM CRAWFORD COUNTY VS. LANESVILLE 7:30 PM EASTERN GREENE WEST VIGO AT EASTERN GREENE 6:00 PM SOUTH KNOX VS. SULLIVAN 7:30 PM TELL CITY NORTH POSEY AT TELL CITY 7:30 PM ============ CLASS 1A MORGAN TWP. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC VS. KOUTS 7:00 PM WESTVILLE AT MORGAN TWP. 8:30 PM NORTH WHITE CASTON AT NORTH WHITE 6:00 PM PIONEER VS. NORTH NEWTON 7:30 PM OREGON-DAVIS CULVER VS. SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 6:30 PM TRITON AT OREGON-DAVIS 8:00 PM FREMONT LAKELAND CHRISTIAN AT FREMONT 7:00 PM NORTH VERMILLION COVINGTON VS. ATTICA 7:00 PM BETHESDA CHRISTIAN CLINTON CENTRAL VS. ROSSVILLE 6:00 PM CARROLL (FLORA) VS. CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:30 PM SOUTHERN WELLS TRI-CENTRAL VS. NORTHFIELD 6:00 PM NORTH MIAMI VS. DALEVILLE 7:30 PM UNION CITY CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT UNION CITY 6:00 PM PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE AT PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 7:00 PM GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM CENTRAL CHRISTIAN VS. EMINENCE 7:30 PM WALDRON SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) VS. EDINBURGH 6:00 PM MORRISTOWN VS. KNIGHTSTOWN 7:30 PM JAC-CEN-DEL RISING SUN VS. MILAN 6:00 PM SHAWE MEMORIAL AT JAC-CEN-DEL 7:30 PM CLAY CITY BLOOMFIELD VS. WHITE RIVER VALLEY 6:00 PM DUGGER UNION VS. LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM NORTH DAVIESS ORLEANS VS. SHOALS 7:00 PM WEST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) VS. BORDEN 7:00 PM TECUMSEH CANNELTON VS. SPRINGS VALLEY 6:30 PM NORTHEAST DUBOIS VS. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM =========== INDIANA WRESTLING INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/ INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/ ============ MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #19 FLORIDA 100 #23 ALABAMA 77 #12 PURDUE 93 MARYLAND 63 #8 IOWA STATE 95 KANSAS STATE 61 #9 ILLINOIS 78 #5 NEBRASKA 69 WRIGHT STATE 83 GREEN BAY 75 PENN STATE 77 MINNESOTA 75 COLORADO 87 TCU 61 OAKLAND 76 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 65 CLEVELAND STATE 90 MILWAUKEE 88 TULANE 78 MEMPHIS 76 EAST CAROLINA 76 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 75 IOWA 84 OREGON 66 ========== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #20 DUKE 88 WAKE FOREST 44 #1 UCONN 96 #15 TENNESSEE 66 #6 LSU 103 #24 ALABAMA 63 #9 MICHIGAN 94 #13 MICHIGAN STATE 91 OT #22 WEST VIRGINIA 70 #14 BAYLOR 60 #7 LOUISVILLE 71 CALIFORNIA 59 #18 KENTUCKY 93 ARKANSAS 73 #21 TEXAS TECH 62 #12 TCU 60 #4 TEXAS 78 #10 OKLAHOMA 70 #5 VANDERBILT 82 FLORIDA 66 #2 UCLA 88 #8 IOWA 65 #11 OHIO STATE 90 NEBRASKA 71 HAWAII 67 LONG BEACH STATE 44 BALL STATE 101 KENT STATE 91 RICHMOND 77 VCU 65 ROBERT MORRIS 76 IU INDY 71 XAVIER 63 BUTLER 59 ST. JOSEPH’S 59 DAVIDSON 51 LIBERTY 16 MISSOURI STATE 52 UNC GREENSBORO 55 WESTERN CAROLINA 46 CHATTANOOGA 61 SAMFORD 48 GEORGIA TECH 70 BOSTON COLLEGE 60 SYRACUSE 65 MIAMI FLORIDA 60 VIRGINIA TECH 76 VIRGINIA 64 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 95 DETROIT MERCY 66 INDIANA 89 NORTHWESTERN 75 GEORGE WASHINGTON 66 DAYTON 54 MISSOURI 88 MISSISSIPPI STATE 80 MINNESOTA 88 PURDUE 55 CREIGHTON 72 SETON HALL 66 HOUSTON 72 CINCINNATI 70 COLORADO 69 KANSAS 66 OT ILLINOIS STATE 58 BRADLEY 54 OT NORTHERN IOWA 66 DRAKE 56 DELAWARE 51 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 48 NOTRE DAME 78 STANFORD 66 CLEMSON 77 FLORIDA STATE 58 OKLAHOMA STATE 88 ARIZONA 69 KANSAS STATE 74 ARIZONA STATE 67 INDIANA STATE 78 EVANSVILLE 75 USC 71 RUTGERS 39 ============ NFL NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE SUPER BOWL 60 FEB. 8 NEW ENGLAND VS. SEATTLE, 6:30 PM NBC ========== NBA BOSTON 107 MILWAUKEE 79 WASHINGTON 116 SACRAMENTO 112 TORONTO 107 UTAH 100 MIAMI 134 CHICAGO 91 DETROIT 130 BROOKLYN 77 NEW YORK 112 LA LAKERS 100 LA CLIPPERS 117 PHOENIX 93 SAN ANTONIO 112 ORLANDO 103 CLEVELAND 130 PORTLAND 111 OKLAHOMA CITY 121 DENVER 111 =========== NHL CAROLINA 3 LOS ANGELES 2 OT TAMPA BAY 6 BOSTON 5 ANAHEIM 4 VEGAS 3 =========== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL ATLANTA 3 SAN DIEGO 1 OMAHA 3 GRAND RAPIDS 1 ============ NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES NFL RAIDERS WORKING ON DEAL TO HIRE KLINT KUBIAK AS HEAD COACH, AP SOURCE SAYS The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no contract was in place and no announcement can be made until after next Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, California. Kubiak interviewed with the Raiders on Saturday for the second time and appeared in recent days to be their primary target. Kubiak, 38, would be the third coach in three seasons for the Raiders and fifth full-time leader since they moved to Las Vegas in 2020. He succeeds Pete Carroll, who went 3-14 in one season in Las Vegas after a storied run with Seattle that included two Super Bowl appearances and one championship. Kubiak likely will be counted on to mold Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to the national championship, into the franchise quarterback the organization has long sought. The Raiders own the top pick in this year’s draft, and they are expected to use that selection on the Heisman Trophy winner. The front office will have nearly $90 million in salary cap space to surround Mendoza with talent, the second-highest amount in the league, according to overthecap.com. It was Kubiak’s work with Sam Darnold that got the Raiders’ attention. Darnold, taken third overall by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL draft, had been considered a bust until leading Minnesota to a 14-win season in 2024. But the Vikings moved on from Darnold, and he proved that season was no fluke, winning 14 games in Seattle en route to making the Super Bowl against New England. Kubiak’s father, Gary, coached Denver to the Super Bowl title in the 2015 seasons, and he played quarterback for the Broncos from 1983-91. Gary and Klint Kubiak would be the 10th father-son pair to serve as NFL head coaches, including interim coaches. Kubiak also has two brothers who are on staffs of other NFL teams — Klay with San Francisco and Klein with Dallas. Klay Kubiak, the 49ers’ offensive coordinator, also interviewed with the Raiders. The Raiders have been searching for a path back to their glory days. Three Lombardi Trophies sit in the team’s facility, but the Raiders haven’t won a playoff game since their last Super Bowl appearance in the 2002 season. They have made the postseason just twice since then, most recently in the 2021 season. Owner Mark Davis, frustrated at the lack of success, put the search in the hands of minority owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek. Brady was notably complimentary of Kubiak while serving as the Fox Sports analyst during the NFC championship game last Sunday between the Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams NFC. Darnold completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns in Seattle’s 31-27 victory. Davis also made it clear that Brady and Spytek will oversee football operations even beyond the coaching search. The Raiders interviewed 15 candidates. CARDINALS HIRE RAMS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE LAFLEUR AS HEAD COACH TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach on Sunday, turning to a division rival’s offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise out of the bottom of the NFC West. The Cardinals’ announcement of the five-year deal brought an end to the nearly four-week hiring process. The 38-year-old Los Angeles Rams assistant replaces Jonathan Gannon, who was fired on Jan. 5 after a 15-36 record over three seasons, including 3-14 this past season. LaFleur — who is the younger brother of Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur — has been the Rams’ offensive coordinator for the past three seasons. “I couldn’t be more fired up to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and am beyond grateful to (owner) Michael (Bidwill) and (general manager) Monti (Ossenfort) for this opportunity,” LaFleur said in a statement. “Having competed against them in the NFC so many times in recent years, I know the type of talent and toughness the team has and cannot wait to get to Arizona to hit the ground running.” Los Angeles had the NFL’s top offense in 2025, averaging nearly 400 total yards and more than 30 points per game. The Rams fell one game short of the Super Bowl, losing to the Seattle Seahawks 31-27 in the NFC championship game. The Cardinals’ brass got a good look at LaFleur’s offense twice this past season when the Rams piled up a total of 82 points in a pair of lopsided wins. LaFleur also was the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets in 2021 and 2022 and worked under 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan for several years — including in Cleveland, Atlanta and San Francisco. Arizona’s hiring process was a quiet one, with no official team announcements for interviews. The Cardinals reportedly talked to several candidates, including Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris and Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. “We had the opportunity to speak with an outstanding group of candidates during this very thorough process and gathered tremendous insight from each of them,” Bidwill said. “At the end of that process, it was clear that Mike LaFleur possesses all the traits necessary to lead this team to success as its head coach.” LaFleur inherits some intriguing players on Arizona’s roster, including All-Pro tight end Trey McBride, receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. and veteran edge rusher Josh Sweat. Arizona also has the No. 3 overall pick in April’s draft. “In his career, Mike has been around some of the best and brightest coaches in football and has been a key contributor to highly successful teams,” Ossenfort said. “He understands what winning football looks like and what it takes to achieve it.” The biggest questions on the roster surround quarterback Kyler Murray, whose future with the franchise is in flux. The 28-year-old has played seven seasons in the desert since being selected with the No. 1 pick in 2019 but has been to the playoffs just once, losing in the wild-card round to the Rams in 2021. Ossenfort — who is returning for a fourth season — shed little light on Murray’s future after Gannon was fired. “As it pertains to Kyler, Kyler’s under contract,” Ossenfort said in January. “Jacoby (Brissett) is under contract. Kedon Slovis is under contract. We just came off the last game of the year. Less than 24 hours ago, we just left the field. There will be a time and a place for those discussions. “When you come off a season like we’ve had, all options are on the table.” Murray played in just five games last season because of a foot injury, throwing for 962 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s in the middle of a $230.5 million, five-year contract that could last through 2028. Brissett started the final 12 games of the season, throwing for 3,366 yards, 23 TDs and eight interceptions but winning just one game. He’s under contract next season. LaFleur has to rebuild the Cardinals in the NFC West, which was the best division in football this season. The Cardinals’ 14 losses last season were more than the Rams, Seahawks and 49ers had combined. All three of those teams made it to the division round of the playoffs; the Seahawks will play the Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8. ============ MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 19 FLORIDA STAYS HOT WITH BEATDOWN OF NO. 23 ALABAMA Alex Condon tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Thomas Haugh scored 22 points to help No. 19 Florida deliver a 100-77 beatdown of No. 23 Alabama on Sunday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla. Boogie Fland added 15 points, eight assists and a career-best eight steals for the Gators (16-6, 7-2 SEC), who won for the 11th time in the past 13 games. Florida committed just two turnovers and reached 100 points for the third time this season. Aden Holloway scored 19 points for Alabama (14-7, 4-4), which allowed its most points this season. Labaron Philon had 14 points and Aiden Sherrell scored 13 for the Crimson Tide. Alabama 7-footer Charles Bediako was limited to six points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots in 24 minutes before fouling out. The former pro is controversially playing because a Tuscaloosa (Ala.) judge recently granted him temporary eligibility; Gators coach Todd Golden recently ripped Alabama’s decision to roster Bediako, capping his statement with, “If he plays, we’ll beat them anyways.” No. 9 Illinois 78, No. 5 Nebraska 69 Keaton Wagler scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half as the Fighting Illini rallied for a victory over the Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Neb. Wagler canned 3 of 4 from 3-point range and 10 of 12 at the line in the second half for Illinois (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten), which won its 11th game in a row and pulled into a share of the Big Ten lead alongside No. 3 Michigan. Jake Davis scored 13 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points and eight rebounds. Braden Frager came off the bench to score 20 points in his return to action for Nebraska (20-2, 9-2), which dropped its second game in a row despite hitting 15 of 35 from 3-point range. The Illini took control of the game with a 10-0 run to open an 11-point lead with 6:45 to go. No. 8 Iowa State 95, Kansas State 61 Joshua Jefferson led five Iowa State players in double-figure scoring with 19 points, and the Cyclones crushed the Wildcats in Manhattan, Kan. Jefferson added eight rebounds as Iowa State outrebounded Kansas State 39-24. Milan Momcilovic poured in 18 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting, while Tamin Lipsey scored 16 with nine assists, Killyan Toure scored 13 and Nate Heise added 11 for the Cyclones, who secured their third 30-plus point win in four games. P.J. Haggerty, the nation’s fifth-leading scorer, led all scorers with 23 points and added nine rebounds for Kansas State (10-12, 1-8). David Castillo had 11 points. No. 12 Purdue 93, Maryland 63 Fletcher Loyer broke out of a shooting slump in a big way, scoring 29 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range to lead the Boilermakers over the Terrapins in College Park, Md. Braden Smith supplied 19 points and six assists and Gicarri Harris added 12 points off the bench for the Boilermakers (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten), who never trailed on their way to snapping a three-game losing streak. Andre Mills came off the bench to deliver 18 points and six rebounds for Maryland (8-13, 1-9), Darius Adams put up 17 points and Solomon Washington added 14 for the Terrapins, who have lost 10 of their last 12. =========== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 1 UCONN ROUTS NO. 15 TENNESSEE Azzi Fudd pumped in 27 points and Sarah Strong scored 26 points and No. 1 UConn pulled away from a halftime tie to beat No. 15 Tennessee 96-66 and remain undefeated Sunday at Hartford, Conn. UConn (23-0) has won 39 consecutive games since last season’s loss to Tennessee. The Huskies put together a 29-11 third-quarter edge. Fudd made five 3-pointers and shot 11-for-17 from the field. Strong was 10-for-18 with nine rebounds. Serah Williams tacked on 12 points and Ashlynn Shade and Allie Ziebell both had 10 points. Janiah Barker’s 16 points, Zee Spearman’s 14 points and Nya Robertson’s 11 points were tops for Tennessee (14-5), which was charged with 20 turnovers. No. 2 UCLA 88, No. 8 Iowa 65 Angela Dugalic propelled the Bruins to their 15th straight win with a team-high 22 points off the bench against the Hawkeyes in Los Angeles. Four UCLA starters also reached double-digit scoring metrics, as the Bruins made 37 total field goals compared to Iowa’s 23. Ava Heiden tallied 19 points for the Hawkeyes, along with 13 points and eight rebounds from Hannah Stuelke. UCLA (21-1, 11-0 Big Ten) won the battle in the paint, recording 56 points in the zone compared to 26 from Iowa (18-4, 9-2). No. 4 Texas 78, No. 10 Oklahoma 70 Madison Booker recorded 16 points, five assists and five rebounds and lifted the Longhorns to a Red River Rivalry victory over the Sooners in Austin, Texas. Justice Carlton tallied 16 points as well, paired with three other Longhorns (21-2, 6-2 SEC) in double-digit scoring figures. The Longhorns have now won three straight since falling to two ranked conference opponents in a row, and prepare to rematch No. 6 LSU, one of its two losses, on Thursday night. Oklahoma (17-5, 5-4) saw Payton Verhulst tally 18 points, alongside Raegan Beers’ 10-point, 11-rebound double-double. Zya Vann recorded 15 points, and Aaliyah Chavez added 11. No. 5 Vanderbilt 82, Florida 66 Sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes powered a second-half comeback victory for the Commodores with 30 points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals in Nashville, Tenn. The Gators had a nine-point lead at halftime, but a 32-12 third-quarter performance from the Commodores (21-2, 7-2 SEC) allowed them to play on cruise control for the remainder of the matchup. Vanderbilt shot 11 for 13 in that quarter. Commodore seniors Sacha Washington and Justine Pissott tallied 14 points apiece. For Florida (13-11, 1-8), Me’Arah O’Neal’s 22 points and Liv McGill’s 21 weren’t enough to overcome the Vanderbilt storm. No. 6 LSU 103, No. 23 Alabama 63 Jada Richard’s 16 points and the Tigers’ 56.1% shooting from the field came in the blowout Southeastern Conference game at Baton Rouge, La. Mikaylah Williams and ZaKiyah Johnson both notched 15 points and MiLaysia Fulwiley had 10 points for LSU (21-2, 7-2 SEC). The Tigers led 49-29 at halftime and kept pouring it on. Alabama (19-4, 5-4), which committed 17 turnovers, received 15 points from Jessica Timmons, 14 points from Diana Collins and 10 points from Karly Weathers. The Crimson Tide finished with a 43-28 rebounding deficit. No. 7 Louisville 71, California 59 Tajianna Roberts tallied 21 points as the Cardinals remained unscathed in the Atlantic Coast Conference by winning at Berkley, Calif. Elif Istanbulluoglu had 15 points and seven rebounds and Laura Ziegler added 14 points for Louisville, which clung to a 28-24 halftime lead. Gisella Maul led the Golden Bears (13-10, 4-6) with 19 points, while Mjracle Sheppard tacked on 13 points and Sakima Walker had 12 points. Cal shot 3-for-17 on 3-pointers. No. 13 Michigan State 94, No. 9 Michigan 91 (OT) Mila Holloway provided 26 points and Olivia Olson scored six of her 23 points in overtime as the visiting Wolverines pulled out a key Big Ten Conference result at East Lansing, Mich. Syla Swords added 15 points and Ashley Sofilkanich had 10 points for Michigan (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten), which overcame 20 turnovers. Swords put Michigan up 81-77 with 58 seconds left in regulation before the Spartans notched the next four points, including Blair’s basket with five seconds remaining, to force overtime. Kennedy Blair and Jalyn Brown both posted 21 points for Michigan State (19-3, 8-3). Ines Sotelo (15 points), Rashunda Jones (13), Grace VanSlooten (12) and also reached double figures. No. 11 Ohio State 90, Nebraska 71 Jaloni Cambridge dropped 30 points, six assists and four rebounds en route to the Buckeyes’ win over the Cornhuskers in Columbus, Ohio. Chance Gray recorded 21 points and Kennedy Cambridge had 12, while Ava Watson and Elsa Lemmila recorded 10 apiece. Ohio State (20-3, 9-2 Big Ten) was able to capitalize off the Cornhuskers’ (16-6, 5-6) mistakes, running away with 33 points off turnovers compared to Nebraska’s 11. Nebraska’s Amiah Hargrove finished the matchup with 24 points and six rebounds, alongside 12 points from Britt Prince and 11 from Logan Nissley. No. 21 Texas Tech 62, No. 12 TCU 60 Snudda Collins hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 32 seconds left and finished with 28 points off the bench as the Red Raiders prevailed in the Big 12 Conference game at Lubbock, Texas. Sidney Love had 10 points for Texas Tech (21-3, 8-3 Big 12), which went 13-for-17 on free throws for a big edge at the foul line. Marta Suarez and Olivia Miles both had 15 points for TCU (20-3, 8-2), which was 5-for-18 on 3-point attempts and 3-for-5 on free throws. Donovyn Hunter had tied the game at 55-55 with a 3-pointer for the Horned Frogs with just under a minute to play. No. 22 West Virginia 70, No. 14 Baylor 60 Kierra Wheeler and Jordan Harrison both scored 18 points for the Mountaineers in the Big 12 Conference at Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia (18-5, 8-3 Big 12) also received 14 points from Gia Cooke and 10 points from Sydney Shaw to help the team overcome a 14-6 deficit in bench scoring. Taliah Scott posted 18 points and Bella Fontleroy had 14 points for Baylor (19-4, 8-2), which shot 29.8% from the field and committed 30 turnovers. No. 18 Kentucky 93, Arkansas 73 Clara Strack poured in 33 points while grabbing 15 rebounds and the Wildcats used a 59-point second half to pull away in the Southeastern Conference game at Fayetteville, Ark. Kentucky (18-5, 5-4 SEC), which led 34-28 at halftime, also received 16 points from Amelia Hassett, 15 points and 10 rebounds from Teonni Key and 14 points and eight assists from Tonie Morgan. The Wildcats shot 48.5%. Emily Robinson’s 20 points, Taleyah Jones’ 19 points and Bonnie Deas’ 18 points led Arkansas (11-12, 0-8). Even with Ashlynn Chlarson’s 10 rebounds, the Razorbacks couldn’t overcome Kentucky’s 51-24 edge on the boards. No. 20 Duke 80, Wake Forest 44 Riley Nelson had 16 points to lead the host Blue Devils as they ran their winning streak to 13 games with the result against an in-state opponent at Durham, N.C. Toby Fournier (14 points, 11 rebounds), Arianna Roberson (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Delaney Thomas (11 points, eight rebounds, eight steals) also compiled strong numbers for Duke (16-6, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which owns its longest winning streak since the 2012-13 season. The Blue Devils scored the first eight points of the game and then held a 22-2 scoring edge in the second quarter for a 44-10 halftime advantage. Milan Brown’s 13-point, 17-rebound effort helped Wake Forest (12-11, 2-9), which shot 30.4% from the field and committed 31 turnovers. Illinois 75, No. 25 Washington 66 Freshman forward Cearah Parchment recorded a 23-point, 10 rebound double-double alongside 22 points from Berry Wallace to lift the Fighting Illini to an upset over the Huskies in Seattle. Maddie Webber added 13 points for the Illini (16-6, 6-5 Big Ten), as she saw 26 minutes off the bench. Illinois won the battle on the boards 33-24, coming away with nine more offensive rebounds, leading to 20 more second-chance points. Avery Howell and Sayvia Sellers each tallied 17 points for the Huskies (17-5, 7-4), and freshman forward Brynn McGaughy added 10 off the bench. =========== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: JARRETT ALLEN’S CAREER NIGHT CARRIES CAVS PAST BLAZERS Jarrett Allen scored a career-best 40 points, collected a season-high 17 rebounds and added five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 130-111 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Sam Merrill made six 3-pointers for the fifth time this season and scored 22 points, and Jaylon Tyson was 4-for-4 from 3-point range while recording 18 points and six assists for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell had 14 points and nine assists, and Nae’Qwan Tomlin had 12 points as Cleveland won for the sixth time in the past seven games. Caleb Love scored 21 points off the bench and Shaedon Sharpe had 20 points for Portland, which lost its fifth game in a row. Sidy Cissoko and Jerami Grant scored 15 points apiece, Toumani Camara had 12 points and reserve Robert Williams III had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Portland played without Deni Avdija (back), who was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve earlier Sunday. Avdija has missed six of the last 10 games after playing in each of the first 40. Cleveland remained without Darius Garland (right toe sprain) and Evan Mobley (left calf strain). Celtics 107, Bucks 79 Jaylen Brown returned after a one-game absence and had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead Boston to a triumph over visiting Milwaukee. Brown, who sat out Friday night’s 112-93 victory over Sacramento with a sore hamstring, made 12 of 20 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 6 shots from beyond the 3-point arc. His rebound total matched a season high.Anfernee Simons came off the bench and scored 27 points. Derrick White added 17 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Celtics, who wrapped up a four-game homestand with a 3-1 record. Ryan Rollins led Milwaukee with 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists. The Bucks received 16 points from Kyle Kuzma and eight points and 12 rebounds from Bobby Portis. Heat 134, Bulls 91 Bam Adebayo and Pelle Larsson scored 20 points apiece as host Miami routed Chicago. Miami point guard Davion Mitchell, who had been out with a shoulder injury, returned and provided 13 points and six assists. The Heat won convincingly despite still being without two starters in Tyler Herro (ribs) and Norman Powell (personal reasons). The Bulls were led by Coby White, who had 16 points. Miami outscored Chicago in the paint 72-44, shot 50.5% from the floor and made 14 of 38 3-pointers (36.8%). Chicago shot 32.2% from the floor and 6-for-41 from deep (14.6%). Thunder 121, Nuggets 111 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points and Oklahoma City beat host Denver. Gilgeous-Alexander has now scored 20 or more points in 120 straight games and got the better of Nikola Jokic in a matchup of the last two NBA MVPs. Wallace made a career-high seven 3-pointers, Chet Holmgren finished with 14 points and three blocks, and Aaron Wiggins also scored 14 points for Oklahoma City. Peyton Watson had 29 points and Jokic scored 16 points in his second game back from a left knee injury for the Nuggets. Jonas Valanciunas scored 13 points and Jamal Murray had 12 points and 12 assists hours after he was named as a first-time All-Star as a reserve for the All-Star Game on Feb. 15. Spurs 112, Magic 103 Victor Wembanyama filled up the stat sheet with 25 points, eight rebounds, four steals and five blocks to lead San Antonio to a win over visiting Orlando. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 3:12 p.m. CST but was delayed twice, first to 6 p.m. and finally to 8:12 local time, because of delays on the Spurs’ charter flight out of snowbound Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday and then a mechanical issue on Sunday morning. The Spurs did not arrive in San Antonio until 3:25 p.m. Sunday. The Spurs were none the worse for the wear in the second part of a road-home back-to-back that opened with a loss Saturday to the host Hornets. Devin Vassell contributed 16 points for San Antonio while Dylan Harper added 15 off the bench, Keldon Johnson and De’Aaron Fox hit for 14 points each and Julian Champagnie tallied 11; Desmond Bane led Orlando with 25 points. Paolo Banchero added 19 points and 10 rebounds. Clippers 117, Suns 93 Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, Ivica Zubac had 14 points and a season-high 20 rebounds, and Los Angeles continued its torrid run with a victory over host Phoenix. John Collins scored 16 points and had nine rebounds and reserve Jordan Miller scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half for the Clippers. Los Angeles guard James Harden missed the game for personal reasons. Grayson Allen scored 23 points, Dillon Brooks had 22 points and Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin had 12 points apiece for the Suns, who had a three-game winning streak broken. The Suns were without guards Devin Booker (ankle) and Jalen Green (hamstring, hip). Pistons 130, Nets 77 Jalen Duren, who was named an NBA All-Star for the first time prior to the game, had 21 points and 10 rebounds as host Detroit pounded Brooklyn. Fellow All-Star Cade Cunningham supplied 18 points, 12 assists and four steals for the Pistons, who have won eight of their last 10 games. Daniss Jenkins also scored 18 points in the opener of a four-game homestand. Tobias Harris added 11 points and Marcus Sasser chipped in 10 for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons. Cam Thomas and Drake Powell led the Nets with 12 points apiece. Nic Claxton added 10 for Brooklyn, which shot 32.9% from the field and committed 25 turnovers. Raptors 107, Jazz 100 RJ Barrett scored 21 points and Toronto beat visiting Utah to snap its two-game losing streak while extending the Jazz’s skid to six games. Sandro Mamukelashvili added 20 points, Scottie Barnes tallied 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots, Brandon Ingram scored 19 points and Immanuel Quickley contributed 17 points for the Raptors. Lauri Markkanen scored 27 points and added 11 rebounds for the Jazz. Jusuf Nurkic had 11 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, Isaiah Collier scored 19 points and Cody Williams added 10 points. Knicks 112, Lakers 100 OG Anunoby scored seven of his team-high 25 points during a decisive run to end the third quarter, and surging New York pulled away from visiting Los Angeles. Anunoby added eight rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Knicks, who have won six straight since a 2-9 skid. Karl-Anthony Towns (11 points, 13 rebounds) and Jalen Brunson (12 points, 13 assists) each recorded double-doubles while Landry Shamet scored 23 points off the bench. Starter Josh Hart added 20 points. Luka Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer, had 30 points and tied a season-high with 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who fell to 4-3 on their season-long eight-game Grammys road trip. LeBron James had 22 points, five rebounds and six assists while Deandre Ayton had 13 points. Wizards 116, Kings 112 Rookie Will Riley scored a season-high 18 points as Washington defeated visiting Sacramento. Riley, who hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and AJ Johnson, who added 17 points, led a sterling performance from Washington’s bench which outscored Sacramento’s 61-20. Zach LaVine scored 35 points and DeMar DeRozan posted 32 — including 24 in the second half — for the Kings, who suffered their ninth straight defeat. =========== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: LIGHTNING EDGE BRUINS IN MEMORABLE STADIUM SERIES GAME Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal and the host Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 Sunday night in a Stadium Series game played at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ football stadium. Guentzel, who had two assists, beat goaltender Jeremy Swayman (41 saves) for the go-ahead marker in the top of the third round, and netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy (29 saves) watched as David Pastrnak hit the post on Boston’s third try, giving Tampa Bay its largest comeback victory in franchise history. Nikita Kucherov scored and had three assists, and Brandon Hagel had a goal and two helpers. Darren Raddysh produced a power-play goal and an assist, and Oliver Bjorkstrand and Nick Paul netted on power plays to help the Lightning win their first home outdoor game in franchise history. Boston’s Morgan Geekie tallied twice in a three-point outing, and Alex Steeves, Viktor Arvidsson and Matthew Poitras hit the net. Charlie McAvoy posted two assists. Each club arrived in unique attire – the Lightning in the Buccaneers’ creamsicle orange original uniforms and the Bruins as patriots from the Revolutionary War – on a historically cold night with the temperature in the 30s for the 64,617 fans in attendance. Hurricanes 3, Kings 2 (OT) Sebastian Aho’s goal 1:25 into overtime rescued Carolina against Los Angeles after a late two-goal lead disappeared in Raleigh, N.C. Jordan Staal and Alexander Nikishin scored earlier for the Hurricanes, who pushed their points streak to eight games (6-0-2). Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists, including one on Aho’s winner. Brandon Bussi made 11 saves while improving his record to 21-3-1 during his rookie season. Samuel Helenius and Quinton Byfield scored in the final seven minutes of regulation after the Kings were in danger of being shut out for the first time this season. Los Angeles has collected at least one point in eight of its last nine games. Anton Forsberg made 31 saves. Ducks 4, Golden Knights 3 Chris Kreider scored two goals, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling each scored one and Anaheim got back to its winning ways with a victory over visiting Vegas. Troy Terry had two assists in his return from an 11-game absence because of an upper body injury and Lukas Dostal made 28 saves in the Ducks’ fourth consecutive home victory. Anaheim moved back into playoff position with the win. Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl scored goals and Adin Hill made 19 saves for the Golden Knights, who matched a season-high five-game losing streak (0-3-2). Vegas also is 1-5-2 since a seven-game winning streak that ended Jan. 19. =========== BASEBALL REPORT: SUÁREZ RETURNS TO REDS ON 1-YEAR, $15M DEAL The Cincinnati Reds and All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez agreed to a one-year, $15-million contract that includes a mutual option for the 2027 season, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN. Suárez is expected to serve as the Reds’ primary designated hitter in 2026, according to Passan. The 34-year-old’s option is worth $16 million, reports Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Suárez picked the Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were the other finalist, a source told MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. The Pirates offered Suárez the same average annual value he agreed to with the Reds and were willing to go higher, according to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. Pittsburgh was also open to a multi-year pact, adds Stumpf. The Boston Red Sox were rumored to be connected to the slugger throughout the offseason but never made an offer, a source told Cotillo. Suárez hit 189 homers with an .811 OPS over 916 games for the Reds between 2015 and 2021. Suárez went deep 49 times with 118 RBIs and an .824 OPS in 159 contests between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners in 2025. He became the 19th player in MLB history to record a four-homer game after accomplishing the feat last April with the D-Backs. =========== GOLF JUSTIN ROSE SETS SCORING RECORD AND BECOMES FIRST WIRE-TO-WIRE WINNER AT TORREY PINES SINCE 1955 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose became the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years, starting with a six-shot lead and never letting anyone get any closer to him Sunday as he closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open. Rose opened with a 62 on the North course at Torrey Pines and really never let up all week, playing even better on the South course that has hosted two U.S. Opens. He wound up breaking the 72-hole tournament record at 23-under 265, one better than Tiger Woods in 1999. George Burns also shot 266 in 1987. “Sorry, T-dub, if you’re watching,” Rose said. That was his only real challenge, smaller goals to keep him pushing — he wanted to increase his lead each day, and he was aware of the tournament record. He got both. Tommy Bolt in 1955 is the only other player to lead from start to finish without ties at Torrey Pines. The 45-year-old from England said he would not be complacent, and that much was evident when Rose went out in 33, holing a 35-foot birdie putt on the par-5 ninth that turned the back nine — all day, really — into what looked like a peaceful walk on the public course along the Pacific Ocean. The tournament had one of its best weeks of weather, even by San Diego standards. The only thing lacking was drama, which was just fine with Rose. This was little more than a battle for second and that was a tie. Si Woo Kim (69), Ryo Hisatsune (69) and Pierceson Coody (66) shared runner-up honors, a consolation prize worth $726,400. For Coody, it also is likely to get him into a pair of $20 million signature events to end the West Coast Swing. Brooks Koepka finished his return to the PGA Tour after defecting from LIV Golf with familiar cheers on the ninth green when he tapped in a birdie putt for a 70. There were some 300 people around the green, most of them shouting, “Welcome back, Brooks.” He headed to Phoenix later Sunday for the loudest event in golf. “I love the chaos,” Koepka said. Rose, who also won at Torrey Pines in 2019, now has 13 career titles on the PGA Tour. He moves to No. 4 in the world, his highest ranking in more than six years. Even for all he has accomplished, from a U.S. Open to an Olympic gold medal to seven Ryder Cup appearances, he has not stopped putting in the work to stay among the elite in golf. “I still believe there’s good stuff in front of me,” Rose said. He thought his performance at Torrey Pines in 2019 was among his best, and this was better. It might have been more meaningful, too. His longtime caddie, Mark Fulcher, was hospitalized with heart issues in 2019. “Now he’s got one for himself,” Rose said. NELLY KORDA ENDS DROUGHT, WINS WEATHER-SHORTENED LPGA OPENER What was more shocking than World No. 2 golfer Nelly Korda going winless in 2025 was below-freezing temperatures and nearly single-digit wind chills halting a tournament in Orlando, Fla. After a 14-month drought, Korda hoisted a champions’ trophy early Sunday afternoon after capturing the Tournament of Champions at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. Korda won for the 16th time without leaving the clubhouse or practice range on Sunday. The tournament was shortened to 54 holes and second-place finisher Amy Yang of South Korea could not make up three shots on two holes to tie Korda. Yang was one of eight players that took to the course on Sunday. Korda carded a stunning 8-under-par 64 in chilly conditions on Saturday, but was able to get into the clubhouse before the winds took full affect and caused tournament officials to halt play. She won for the first time since the 2024 Annika in November 2024. “It feels amazing. I’m just super proud of (caddie) Jason (McDede) and I yesterday for how we fought those conditions,” said Korda. “For my team. I wouldn’t be here without them. We’re all pieces of a puzzle. I wouldn’t be who I am without them. Just so grateful. “And to be able to do it here at Lake Nona, I mean, the conditions were so amazing. We have to thank the superintendent for making this golf course just so world class.” Korda posted rounds of 68-71-64 and topped Yang (-10) by three strokes. Canada’s Brooke M. Henderson carded a 6-under par 66 on Saturday and finished alone in third place at -7. Tournament officials hoped to start at 10:00 a.m. ET on Sunday and play 72 holes. But, as Ricki Lasky, the LPGA’s chief business and operations officer, explained, Mother Nature had other ideas. “What we found was when we got on site and talked to several of the players when they were warming up was that the grounds was really hard and it was changing the trajectory of their shots as they were practicing,” said Lasky. “The balls were releasing when they weren’t supposed to be so, so we pushed back. “We really tried to take as much time as we possibly could to get all 72 holes into play. We certainly did everything we could. We worked with the grounds crew, which again was impeccable. We had to make the really hard decision to call it at 54.” Yang, who resides in Orlando, was disappointed, but understood the bizarre circumstances. “I wish I played final round, you know, give myself a little chance,” said Yang. “But it was playing very cold out there. I got here early warming up for 10:00 a.m. resume, and the greens weren’t playable… so, yeah, I could understand that we couldn’t compete for the fourth round.” Korda plans to remain at home as many LPGA players head for the six-week Asian swing. “The first tournament of the season is always tough. You’re working on stuff and you kind of test it out, but at the end of the day like you’re going in for that trophy,” said Korda. “Mentally you’re here 100%, and you kind of have to let go of all the technique that you worked on and you have to just commit.” ========== TENNIS CARLOS ALCARAZ BEATS NOVAK DJOKOVIC TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST MAN TO COMPLETE A CAREER GRAND SLAM MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he’s the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia. The top-ranked Alcaraz dropped the first set of the Australian Open final in 33 minutes Sunday as Novak Djokovic went out hard in pursuit of an unprecedented 25th major title, but the young Spaniard dug deep to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. “Means the world to me,” Alcaraz said. “It is a dream come true for me.” Djokovic had won all 10 of his previous finals at Melbourne Park and, despite being 38, gave himself every chance of extending that streak to 11 when he needed only two sets to win. Alcaraz rose to the challenge. “Tennis can change on just one point. One point, one feeling, one shot can change the whole match completely,” he said. “I played well the first set, but you know, in front of me I had a great and inspired Novak, who was playing great, great shots.” A couple of unforced errors from Djokovic early in the second set gave Alcaraz the confidence. He scrambled to retrieve shots that usually would be winners for Djokovic, and he kept up intense pressure on the most decorated player in men’s tennis history. There were extended rallies where each player hit enough brilliant shots to usually win a game. Djokovic has made an artform of rallying from precarious positions. Despite trailing two sets to one, he went within the width of a ball in the fourth set’s ninth game of turning this final around. After fending off six break points in the set, he exhorted the crowd when he got to 30-30. The crowd responded with chants of “Nole, Nole, Nole!” When Djokovic earned a breakpoint chance — his first since the second set — he whipped up his supporters again. But when Djokovic sent a forehand long on the next point, Alcaraz took it as a reprieve. A short forehand winner, a mis-hit from Alcaraz, clipped the net and landed inside the line to give him game point. Then Djokovic hit another forehand long. Alcaraz responded with a roar, and sealed victory by taking two of the next three games. As he was leaving the court, Alcaraz signed the lens of the TV camera with a recognition: “Job finished. 4/4 Complete.” Teamwork After paying tribute at the trophy ceremony to Djokovic for being an inspiration, Alcaraz turned to his support team. He parted ways with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero at the end of last season and Samuel Lopez stepped up to head the team. “Nobody knows how hard I’ve been working to get this trophy. I just chased this moment so much,” Alcaraz said. “The pre-season was a bit of a rollercoaster emotionally. “You were pushing me every day to do all the right things,” he added. “I’m just really grateful for everyone I have in my corner right now.” Djokovic’s praise Djokovic joked about this showdown setting up a rivalry over the next 10 years with Alcaraz, but then said it was only right to hand the floor over to the new, 16 years his junior, champion. “What you’ve been doing, the best word to describe is historic, legendary,” he said. “So congratulations.” Both players were coming off grueling five-set semifinal wins — Alcaraz held off No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Friday; Djokovic’s win over two-time defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner ended after 1:30 a.m. Saturday — yet showed phenomenal fitness, athleticism and stamina for just over three hours in pursuit of their own historic achievements. Djokovic won the last of his 24 Grand Slam singles titles at the 2023 U.S. Open, his push for an unprecedented 25th has now been blocked by Alcaraz or Sinner for nine majors. Rafa in the house Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played some epic matches, including the longest match ever at the Australian Open that lasted almost six hours in 2012. Nadal was in the stands Sunday, and both players addressed the 22-time major winner. “He’s my idol, my role model,” Alcaraz said. To complete the career Slam “in front of him, it made even more special.” Djokovic, addressing Nadal directly as the “legendary Rafa,” joked that there were “too many Spanish legends” in Rod Laver. “It felt like it was two against one tonight,” he said. One for the ages At 22 years and 272 days, Alcaraz is the youngest man to complete a set of all four major singles titles. He broke the mark set by Don Budge in the 1938 French championships, when he was 22 years and 363 days. He’s the ninth man to achieve the career Grand Slam, a list that also includes Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer. Alcaraz now has seven major titles — his first in Australia along with two each at Wimbledon and the French and U.S. Opens. =========== INDIANA RELEASES GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS ROCKETS After a strong finish to January, the Indiana Pacers plan to keep the positive momentum going heading into the final two weeks of play before the All-Star break. Winners of back-to-back games and three of their last four contests, the Pacers (13-36) will host the Houston Rockets (30-17) on Monday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana posted a 7-8 record in January after going 6-28 over the first three injury-riddled months of the season. The Pacers are 2-0 midway through their current homestand and enter Monday’s matchup with the Rockets coming off a 129-124 win on Saturday over the Atlanta Hawks. Three Pacers scored at least 20 points in the victory. Andrew Nembhard logged 26 points, 10 assists and six rebounds — his fifth double-double of January and the 15th of his career — while Pascal Siakam had 24 points and six rebounds, and Aaron Nesmith scored 23 points. Jarace Walker continued his recent stretch of strong play with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while bench contributors Jay Huff (16 points, six rebounds) and Bennedict Mathurin (14 points) also had productive nights. The Pacers have found success with their current starting lineup of Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Walker, and Johnny Furphy. Indiana has used 25 different starting lineups this season, but Monday marked the first time the Pacers started the same five players for four consecutive games. Indiana’s star trio has played a large role in the Pacers’ recent success, as SIakam averaged a superb 24.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in January. Nembhard put up 18.5 points, 9.2 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game last month, while Nesmith averaged 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists during that span. The Rockets, currently fourth in the Western Conference standings, rank highly in several categories this season, including first in rebounds per game (49.2) and second in second-chance points per game (18.5). Houston is fifth in defensive rating (111.9) and has six players averaging double figures in scoring. Two-time NBA Finals MVP and future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant has fit in seamlessly with his new team this season, averaging 26.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. The 37-year-old scored 30 points in a 126-119 Rockets win over the Pacers on Dec. 29. Rockets center Alperen Sengun is also enjoying another strong season, averaging 21.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, while rising guard Amen Thompson is posting 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per night. The Rockets, winners of two straight games, come to Indianapolis after edging the Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Saturday. Thompson posted 21 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in the Rockets victory, Sengun recorded 12 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists, Jabari Smith Jr. had 19 points and Durant scored 13 points. Houston, which beat Indiana 126-119 on Dec. 29, has not swept the Pacers since the 2018-19 season. The Pacers are 8-2 against the Rockets in the last 10 meetings between the teams. Projected Starters Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard , G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Jarace Walker, F – Johnny Furphy, C – Pascal Siakam Rockets: G – Amen Thompson, G – Josh Okogie, F – Kevin Durant, F – Jamari Smith Jr., C – Alperen Sengun Injury Report Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture) Rockets: Steven Adams – out (left ankle surgery), Fred VanVleet – out (right knee ACL repair) Last Meeting Dec. 29, 2025: Rockets forward Kevin Durant scored 30 points in a 126-119 win over the Pacers at Toyota Center. The Rockets led by as many as 27 points early in the fourth quarter and did not surrender the lead in the final frame. Houston outshot Indiana 53 to 37 percent from the field, but the Pacers made 18 3-pointers compared to 10 for the Rockets. Houston outrebounded Indiana 50-29 and won the points-in-the-paint battle, 56-46. In addition to Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Amen Thompson added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 23 points, and Bennedict Mathurin and Aaron Nesmith scored 14 points apiece. Noteworthy The Pacers are 5-1 over their last six home games. Houston guard Aaron Holiday was drafted by Indiana with the 23rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft and played for the Pacers until 2021. Rockets guard Tristen Newton was selected by the Pacers 49th overall in the 2024 NBA draft. Newton is currently on a two-way contract with the Rockets and is playing with the G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Pacers forward Jarace Walker played college basketball at the University of Houston. Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>) TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host) Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host) =========== INDY FUEL FUEL FACE HEARTLANDERS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON CORALVILLE– The Fuel will take on the Iowa Heartlanders for the second day in a row to finish out their weekend in Coralville. Indy will look for two more points against their Central division rivals before heading home. LAST TIME OUT The last time these two teams met was last night when the Fuel and the Heartlanders went to a three-round shootout where Indy was victorious after one successful shootout goal from Eric Martin. Martin also had an important game tying goal in the third period, along with Brett Moravec who opened the scoring for Indy. SCOUTING REPORT Last night, special teams made an impact as the Heartlanders had the lone power play goal of the game to give them a lead early in the third period. The Fuel also had to kill off two penalties during the overtime period, giving Iowa a massive 4-on-3 advantage for a lot of time. Eliminating those crucial penalties will be big for Indy as they look to win this game in regulation today. ========== INDIANA WATER POLO NO. 8 IU DROPS PRINCETON INVITATIONAL FINALE TO NO. 13 HARVARD PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 8 Indiana battled it out with No. 13 Harvard in its Princeton Invitational finale as it fell 9-8 on Sunday morning. KEY MOMENTS Harvard posted a 3-0 lead in the first as Indiana closed the gap late in the frame with goals from freshmen Nikki Frazier and Audrina Kang. In the second, Iu would tie the game with 1:36 on the clock with a shot from sophomore Gwenyth Le but the Crimson struck right after and held the 5-4 advantage at halftime. The Hoosiers would tie the game up 40 seconds into the third quarter on a goal from senior Louisa Downes but Harvard continued to have answers and led 6-5 going into the fourth. Indiana took a brief lead in the fourth on back-to-back goals from Kang and Downes with 4:21 to go. Harvard had the equalizer at 4:01 and the difference maker with 46 seconds left. NOTES Indiana moved to 6-1 on the season. Kang and Le finished with a team-high two goals each. Senior goalie Jasmine Higgs played the whole game in the cage and had six saves and two steals. Senior Nicole Tyner finished with a goal, two steals and two drawn exclusions. UP NEXT Indiana is off for the week and resumes action at the Midwest Invite hosted by Michigan on Feb. 14-15 in Ann Arbor, Mich. =========== INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIRST QUARTER SPARKS INDIANA TO VICTORY OVER NORTHWESTERN BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana’s offense clicked in a big way on Sunday afternoon as it picked up an 89-75 win over Northwestern at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. KEY MOMENTS Indiana’s (12-11, 1-10 B1G) offense was churning in the first quarter as it went on a 30-0 run that spanned over nine minutes as it built a 30-3 lead after one. Redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont sparked the offense with 12 points and going 6-for-6 from the floor in the opening frame. It would go on to shoot 60.6 percent in the opening half, taking a 55-26 lead at the break. Freshman forward Maya Makalusky would ignite IU’s offense in the second, scoring 11 of her 21 points in the second. As they maintained a third quarter edge as well, 75-52, as Northwestern (8-14, 2-9 B1G) made a run late in the game. The Wildcats capitalized off turnovers in their press attack, coming within as few as 10 with 4:52 to play. Ciezki scored six of IU’s last 12 points to lead them to its first Big Ten win of the season. NOTABLE Indiana scored the most points in a first quarter this season with 30 and set a new season first half point total off 55 points. Ciezki finished with her fifth 30-plus point scoring game of the season with a team-high 33 points. The Buffalo, N.Y. native went 11-for-18 from the floor and 5-for-9 from the 3-point line. She also had a team-high eight boards and five assists in the win. Beaumont had a career-high 24 points as she finished with her fifth game of 20-points or more this season. Makalusky added 21 points, finishing a point shy of her season-high. Indiana wins its seventh straight game over Northwestern in the all-time series and leads 45-39 all-time. The Hoosiers connected on 10 3-pointers, its fifth time this season scoring 10 or more 3-pointers. They finished 45.5 percent on the day from beyond-the-arc. Indiana also won the battle on the boards, 37-28. UP NEXT The Hoosiers are on the road for a midweek matchup at Wisconsin on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET. =========== INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS INDIANA SHUTS OUT TOLEDO BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The Indiana men’s tennis team is back in the win column for the second time today as they defeated the Toledo Rockets, 4-0, at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, Ind. In doubles play, Facundo Yunis/Braeden Gelletich and Sam Landau/Matteo Antonescu both picked up 2-0 wins to give Indiana the doubles point. Sam Scherer/Jip van Assendelft’s game at doubles no. 1 went unfinished, with a score of 4-5 when play concluded. In singles, Aidan Atwood got the first point for the Hoosiers with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 straight-sets win. Shortly after, Ben Pomeranets and Karan Raghavendra picked up their own straight-set wins to clinch a 4-0 victory. The Hoosiers will continue their season on the road, with their next two matches being played at Dartmouth on Feb. 7 and Memphis on Feb. 15. The Hoosiers’ next home match will be on Feb. 20, when Indiana hosts Texas Tech. Indiana 4, Toledo 0 Singles competition 1. Facundo Yunis (IND) vs. Poonthong Komolpisut (TOL) 3-6, 3-0, unfinished 2. Braeden Gelletich (IND) vs. Lucas Britez (TOL) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished 3. Ben Pomeranets (IND) def. Cole Cozens (TOL) 6-0, 6-3 4. Aidan Atwood (IND) def. Charlie Snow (TOL) 6-0, 6-0 5. Aryan Badlani (IND) vs. Alejandro Gonzales (TOL) 6-4, 4-0, unfinished 6. Karan Raghavendra (IND) def. Joshua Mackey (TOL) 6-0, 6-2 Order of Finish: 4, 6, 3 Doubles competition 1. Sam Scherer/Jip van Assendelft (IND) vs. Cole Cozens/Charlie Snow (TOL) 4-5, unfinished 2. Facundo Yunis/Braeden Gelletich (IND) def. Poonthong Komolpisut/Lucas Britez (TOL) 6-2 3. Sam Landau/Matteo Antonescu (IND) def. AJ Sidoti/Pannawat Suttisomboo (TOL) 6-2 Order of Finish: 2, 3 ========== PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL #12 PURDUE BOUNCES BACK WITH ROUT OF MARYLAND [12] Purdue 93, Maryland 63 (Postgame Notes) 12-ranked Purdue stopped a three-game losing streak with a 93-63 win over Maryland at the Xfinity Center on Sunday afternoon. The win improves Purdue’s record to 18-4 overall and 8-3 in the Big Ten Conference. The 30-point victory was the largest margin of defeat for Maryland in the history of the Xfinity Center and marked the worst home loss since Jan. 3, 1998, vs. Duke (104-72). It was the fifth worst home loss in Maryland history. It was Purdue’s largest margin of victory in Big Ten play since defeating Michigan 99-67 (32 points) on Jan. 23, 2024. It was Purdue’s largest margin of victory in a Big Ten road game since an 81-47 (34 points) win at Minnesota on Jan. 13, 2018. It marked Purdue’s seventh win of 25 or more points this season, the fifth most in a season in school history. Purdue improved to 11-6 all-time against Maryland, having won three straight games and five of the last six meetings. Today’s margin marked the first time in series history that the game was decided by more than 14 points. Purdue has now won 133 straight games when scoring 90 or more points, dating to Nov. 24, 1987, vs. Iowa State. Purdue improved to 133-5 (.964) under Matt Painter when scoring at least 80 points and shooting 50.0 percent from the field. Purdue went 15-of-30 (.500) from long range, setting a season-high for 3-pointers in a game. Purdue has won 12 straight games when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. Fletcher Loyer scored 29 points, the second-highest total of his career, with three assists and two rebounds. He went 7-of-10 from the field, moving into second place on the school’s career 3-pointers made list with 252. Carsen Edwards is the career record holder with 281. Loyer’s seven made 3-pointers are tied for the second most in a road game in school history behind Carsen Edwards’ eight triples against Penn State on Jan. 31, 2019. Purdue improved to 21-0 during Fletcher Loyer’s career when he makes four or more 3-pointers in a game. Braden Smith added 19 points and six assists, his 11th straight game scoring in double-figures. Smith went 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from deep. In Big Ten play only, Smith is averaging 18.5 points, 8.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from 3-point range and 88.0 percent from the free throw line. Smith became the fifth player in NCAA history with 1,700 points (1,711) and 950 assists (954) in his career, joining Bobby Hurley, Keith Jennings, Greg Anthony and Sherman Douglas. He is the only one of the five to have at least 500 rebounds and he has 615. Smith also moved into ninth place on the NCAA career assists list with 954. He is tied with Kansas’ Aaron Miles (2002-05) and passed Greg Anthony in today’s game. He also moved past Glenn Robinson into 13th place on the school’s career scoring list. COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith gave No. 12 Purdue a commanding lead with an early 3-point barrage, and the Boilermakers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 93-63 victory over Maryland on Sunday. Loyer scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half, when he Smith went a combined 9 of 12 from beyond the arc. The Boilermakers (18-4, 8-3) led 49-28 at halftime. Smith finished with 19 points. He needs one more to become the first player in Big Ten history to reach 1,000 career points and 500 assists in conference games. Andre Mills scored 18 points for Maryland (8-13, 1-9), which continues to struggle under new coach Buzz Williams. This was the most lopsided defeat for the Terrapins in this arena, where they started playing in 2002. Purdue was ranked No. 4 in the country before losing in succession to UCLA, Illinois and rival Indiana. But the schedule eased a bit with this game against Maryland and a matchup next weekend with an Oregon team that’s also near the bottom of the Big Ten. Purdue raced out to a 10-2 lead against the Terps, with Loyer making two 3-pointers. Then Smith made a couple of 3s during an 11-0 spurt that made it 25-7. Loyer added three more 3s and a free throw in an 11-2 run that pushed Purdue’s lead to 25 shortly before halftime. This was by far the most lopsided result of the series, which didn’t begin until 2015 after Maryland joined the Big Ten. Purdue is 11-6 against the Terrapins, but this was only the second double-digit victory by the Boilermakers. =========== PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BOILERS FALL ON THE ROAD AT MINNESOTA WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team fell 88-55 on the road to Minnesota on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena. The Boilermakers (11-11, 3-8) put three players in double figures. Kiki Smith led the attack with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, matching her career high with four 3-pointers. Kendall Puryear notched her third game in double figures this season to finish with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 2-of-2 at the line. Tara Daye added 10 points to go with a team-high six rebounds. The Boilermakers shot 37.3% for the game and 7-of-22 from distance. Madison Layden-Zay dished out a team-high four assists out of Purdue’s 11 on 22 made field goals. The Golden Gophers (15-7, 6-5) shot 60.3% from the floor and 6-of-12 from behind the arc. Amaya Battle paced Minnesota with 17 points. UP NEXT Purdue returns to Mackey Arena on Wednesday night to square off with Penn State for a 7 p.m. tip on B1G+. =========== PURDUE WRESTLING #18 BOILERS FALL TO WISCONSIN IN MACKEY MANIA WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Wrestling fell in its annual dual inside Mackey Arena on Sunday, 30-12 to Wisconsin. Purdue fans turned out 2,568 strong to create a great atmosphere for wrestling. The Boilermakers (9-4, 2-3 B1G) won three of 10 matches with stars Joey Blaze (No. 4 at 165 lbs), Greyson Clark (No. 33 at 141) and James Rowley (No. 26 at 184) earning individual victories. The Badgers (11-3, 3-3 B1G), ranked No. 25 in the InterMat dual rankings, notched three technical falls, three decisions and a pin. In Clark’s second match back from injury, the Wisconsin native picked up where he left off last week to the tune of a 14-2 major decision over Peter Tomazevic. Clark notched three takedowns and 1:10 of riding time. The two-time NCAA qualifier has won his last two matches by a combined score of 29-2. Blaze improved to 15-0 this season with just his latest clinic over a nationally ranked wrestler, No. 24 Cody Goebel. Blaze, the 2025 national runner-up, has been too slippery to give up even a single takedown yet this season and he continued his streak on Sunday. Blaze added four takedowns, a four-point near-fall and a reversal to his season tally, winning an 18-3 tech. fall at the 6:35 mark. His season takedown margin sits at 51-0 heading into two top-10 bouts in the next couple of weeks. Rowley set a new career high with 11 wins this season, securing a 5-1 decision over Matthew Jens. Rowley scored a takedown halfway through the first period and ended with 2:25 of riding time and an escape point. Rowley, who spent his redshirt season at Wisconsin, is a winner in three of his last four Big Ten matches by a combined score of 39-14. UP NEXT The Boilers return to their standard home venue in Holloway Gymnasium on Sunday, Feb. 8. Purdue will battle a talented Illinois team that’s ranked No. 10 in the dual rankings. First match is set for 1 p.m. ET with the broadcast on B1G+. RESULTS 125 | #16 Nicolar Rivera def. Isaiah Quintero – TF 15-0 (3:53) | UW 5-0 133 | #11 Zan Fugitt def. Blake Boarman – Dec. 2-0 | UW 8-0 141 | #33 Greyson Clark def. Peter Tomazevic – MD 14-2 | UW 8-4 149 | #15 Joseph Zargo def. #31 Gavin Brown – Dec. 10-8 | UW 11-4 157 | #26 Luke Mechler def. #24 Stoney Buell – Dec. 10-3 | UW 14-4 165 | #4 Joey Blaze def. #24 Cody Goebel – TF 18-3 (6:36) | UW 14-9 174 | Luke Condon def. Aidan Costello – Fall 6:01 | UW 20-9 184 | #26 James Rowley def. Matthew Jens – Dec. 5-1 | UW 20-12 197 | #28 Wyatt Ingham def. #24 Ben Vanadia – TF 17-1 (5:04) | UW 25-12 285 | #9 Braxton Amos def. Hayden Filipovich – TF 18-2 (5:47) | UW 30-12 ========== PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF SAMANTHA BROWN GOES LOW IN PUERTO RICO RIO GRANDE, P.R. – Sophomore Samantha Brown started the spring with a career-low 68 (-4) and followed that with an even-par 72 (E) to lead Purdue Women’s Golf on the first day of the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic. Originally scheduled for 18 holes each day, Sunday featured the first two rounds as heavy rain lingers in the island’s forecast on Monday and Tuesday. Eighteen teams played under sunny skies with temperatures in the 80s, and after 36 holes, the Boilermakers (-2) find themselves in 10th among a stacked field that features five Top 25 programs. Purdue shot 1-under in both rounds, thanks in large part to ranking second in the field in par-5 scoring (-11). No. 4 Arkansas (-22) holds a one-shot clubhouse lead over No. 14 North Carolina (-21) heading into the final round. Brown carded her best round as a Boilermaker by making six birdies and only two bogeys to start the day. After a par on her opening hole, she tallied three birdies through the next four holes to help Purdue jump to the top of the leaderboard early in the tournament. Following bogeys at the ninth and 11th, the sophomore played her final nine holes of the morning bogey free and 3-under par to secure the lowest round of her collegiate career. Brown countered three bogeys with three birdies in the afternoon for her team-leading ninth par-or-better round of the season. She played the par 5s 4-under on the day to rank second in the field in par-5 scoring, and at 4-under par for the tournament, Brown sits tied for 12th on the individual leaderboard. Juniors Ashley Kim and Ella Weber were consistent, as both Boilermakers fired 72s in both the first and second rounds. Lauren Timpf produced Purdue’s best round of the afternoon with a 1-under 71, a four-stroke improvement from her morning round. While three inches of rain is expected on Monday and Tuesday, the 18 teams will try to complete the tournament on Monday morning with a 7:30 a.m. AST (6:30 a.m. ET) shotgun start. The Boilermakers will be paired alongside North Texas (-3), North Florida (-1) and Iowa State (+3). For updates throughout tomorrow’s final round, follow Purdue Women’s Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf. BOILERMAKERS T-12. Samantha Brown: 68-72—140 (-4) T-41. Ashley Kim: 72-72—144 (E) T-41. Ella Weber: 72-72—144 (E) T-57. Lauren Timpf: 75-71—146 (+2) T-76. Luana Valero: 76-73—149 (+5) *T-76: Michaela Headlee: 76-73—149 (+5) *83. Ida Lindqvist: 75-76—151 (+7) *Competing as an individual TEAM LEADERBOARD 1.#4 Arkansas: 279-275—554 (-22) 2. #14 North Carolina: 276-279—555 (-21) 3. LSU: 283-279—562 (-14) 4. #20 Northwestern: 281-284—565 (-11) 5. #15 Ole Miss: 285-281—566 (-10) T6. Michigan State: 283-284—567 (-9) T6. Kansas State: 283-284—567 (-9) 8. #10 Vanderbilt: 288-280—568 (-8) 9. North Texas: 286-287—573 (-3) 10. Purdue: 287-287—574 (-2) 11. North Florida: 285-290—575 (-1) T12. Iowa: 286-293—579 (+3) T12. Iowa State: 287-292—579 (+3) T14. Minnesota: 289-291—580 (+4) T14. UNCW: 290-290—580 (+4) 16. Michigan: 291-293—584 (+8) 17. Furman: 293-295—588 (+12) 18. Georgia Southern: 294-296—590 (+14) ============ NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HIDALGO ERUPTS FOR 37 IN WIN OVER STANFORD PALO ALTO, Calif. – Hannah Hidalgo wrote another chapter in her already historic Notre Dame career, posting the sixth highest scoring game in program history, third highest on the road, with 37 points to lead the Irish to a 78-66 win over Stanford inside Maples Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. With 37 points, Hidalgo passed Notre Dame legend Ruth Riley (2,072) for fifth most career points in program history as Hidalgo now has (2,108). Hidalgo’s 37 points were the most by a Notre Dame player on the road since Jewell Loyd scored 41 at DePaul on Dec. 10, 2014. The junior also added nine rebounds, four steals and three assists to complete her remarkable performance. Caasndre Prosper also had a notable game, finishing with 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting, eight rebounds and two blocks. Teammate Malaya Cowles also flirted with a double-double, scoring nine points and grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds. HOW IT HAPPENED The Irish jumped out to a seven-point lead with 1 minute remaining in the first frame with the score 20-13. Stanford finished the quarter with five straight to make the score 20-18 at the end of the first 10 minutes of play. Hidalgo scored 12 of Notre Dame’s 20 points in the first quarter. The two sides played an even second quarter, with both teams scoring 12 points to move the score to 32-30 in favor of the Irish at the halftime break. A steal and breakaway layup by Hidalgo with 30 seconds left in the half gave the Irish a five-point lead but Stanford hit a corner three right before the buzzer to cut it to two. With 18 points, Hidalgo has scored 15 or more points in the first half on 10 occasions this season. Stanford took their first lead since the very early stages of the game with 5:35 left in the third at 44-43. Hidalgo answered with a personal 5-0 run in the span of 20 seconds to put Notre Dame back on top by four. The score moved to 56-52 before Hidalgo hit a dramatic jumper falling towards the sideline at the third quarter buzzer to put the Irish up by six heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation. The Irish were locked in to begin the fourth, scoring the first six points to take their first double-digit lead of the afternoon at 64-52. Notre Dame kept the Cardinal at arms reach the rest of the way, never letting the hosts get closer than nine points for the remainder of the contest, as the Irish came away with a 78-66 victory. NOTRE DAME STAT OF THE GAME Notre Dame dominated inside, outscoring Stanford 50-28 in the paint. NOTRE DAME NOTES Notre Dame has now won three straight matchups against the Cardinal and have evened the all-time series at 4-4. The Irish outrebounded Stanford by a mark of 45-35. With 37 points, Hidalgo has scored 30+ points in seven games this season and 16 games in her career, a program record. Hidalgo tied Arike Ogunbowale’s record for most 30+ point games in a season with seven. Hidalgo has finished in double figures in the scoring column in all 89 games of her career, the longest streak in program history. Cowles recorded double-digit rebounds for the second time this season and seventh time in her career. UP NEXT The Fighting Irish return to Purcell Pavilion for a midweek ACC matchup against Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 5. The game will be streamed on ACCNX. =========== BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BULLDOGS DROP CLOSE ROAD BATTLE AT XAVIER 63-59 CINCINNATI, Ohio – Butler fell to the Xavier Musketeers 63-59 on Sunday afternoon at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the loss, Butler slides to 9-13 on the season and 3-9 in BIG EAST play while Xavier improves to 11-11 overall and 4-9 in conference action. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Caroline Dotsey led the Bulldogs in the contest with 14 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. McKenna Johnson rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures with 10 points in the contest. Saniya Jackson led the squad on the glass, pulling down five rebounds. Addison Baxter paced the offense, dishing out four helpers in the contest. Butler shot 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the floor and shot 8-for-28 (28.6%) from behind the arc. Butler forced 23 Xavier turnovers, marking the 22nd time in the last 25 games that the Dawgs have forced their opponents to commit double digit turnovers. XAVIER HIGHLIGHTS Vivien Nejasmic and MacKenzie Givens led the Musketeers with 19 and 18 points, respectively. Mariyah Noel rounded out the Musketeers in double figures chipping in 11 points in the contest. Savannah White led XU on the glass pulling down eight rebounds in the contest. Nejasmic paced the offense with five assists. Xavier shot 26-for-53 (49.1%) from the floor and shot 6-for-16 (37.5%) from beyond the arc. XU outrebounded Butler 32-29. HOW IT HAPPENED Neither side was able to generate much offense early in the contest, as the Musketeers held a narrow 5-3 advantage at the media timeout of the first quarter. The Xavier lead ballooned to as many as nine (14-5) at the end of the first, as the Musketeers finished the quarter on a 9-2 run. Butler was able to generate more offense in the second quarter, scoring nine points in the first five and a half minutes of action. The Musketeer offense did not waver, as the home side responded to every Bulldog bucket with a score of their own. XU took the 30-19 advantage into the break. Both sides traded buckets to start the third quarter as Butler was unable to close the gap early in the frame. BU was able to generate some stops down the stretch, cutting the XU lead to seven with just under three minutes left in the quarter. Xavier took the 47-35 lead into the final quarter of action. Both sides traded buckets at the start of the fourth, but the Dawgs were unable to get the stops they needed as the Xavier lead stood at 14 with just over six minutes left. BU put Xavier under immense pressure over the final six minutes, as the Dawgs cut the deficit to six (56-50) with just under two minutes left in the game. Butler was within five with under a minute left, but was unable to finish the comeback, dropping the contest, 63-59. UP NEXT The Bulldogs will be back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 4 as the Villanova Wildcats will visit Hinkle Fieldhouse for a midweek showdown. Tip-off at Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Kelsie Kasper and Alexis Ayala on the call. ============= BUTLER WOMEN’S SWIMMING BUTLER DEFEATS VALPARAISO ON SENIOR DAY Butler defeated Valparaiso 141-120 in the 17th annual Butler Invite on Sunday afternoon. The event was held at the Fishers High School Natatorium in Fishers, Indiana. Butler also honored its 10 seniors — Sadie Brown, Ava McGonigle, Olivia McKee, Elizabeth Naylor, Sophie Resner, Kate Schilling, Olivia Stotts, Megan VanValkenburgh, Cotter Welch and Caroline Zimner — and their contributions to the program over the past four seasons. Final Results Butler University: 141 points Valparaiso University: 120 points “Today’s meet was extremely exciting and heartwarming as we honored our 10 seniors on the team,” assistant coach Hannah Cressman said. “On top of a win in our final dual meet of the season, it was especially gratifying to reflect on the legacy this senior class has left on Butler swimming.” “They have changed our team’s culture, our team’s record board and our belief in what we are capable of both individually and as a team. In recognition of all they have contributed to the program, the coaches named the entire class the swimmer of the meet.” Notable Swims 200 Medley Relay Butler’s B relay placed first with a time of 1:48.00 – Backstroke: Caroline Zimner (27.76) – Breaststroke: Lydia Eberlein (30.27) – Butterfly: Kate Schilling (24.93) – Freestyle: Elizabeth Naylor (25.04) 1,650 Freestyle • Kayla Wright won the event with a time of 17:50.22 200 Freestyle • Kate Schilling won the event in 1:52.54 • Caitlin Herring placed third in 1:58.09 100 Backstroke • Sadie Brown won the event in 1:01.63, less than 0.10 seconds off her career-best time • Ashlyn Canale placed third in 1:02.33 100 Breaststroke • Lydia Eberlein won the event in 1:05.85 • Caroline Zimner placed second with a career-best time of 1:07.43 200 Butterfly • Caitlin Herring placed second in 2:13.17 • Emma Ciesla placed third in 2:13.28 50 Freestyle • Sadie Brown posted a career-best time of 25.61 to place fourth 100 Freestyle • Megan VanValkenburgh placed second in 54.97 • Elizabeth Naylor placed third in 55.81 200 Backstroke • Sarah Jones won the event in 2:08.33 • Kate Schilling placed third with a career-best time of 2:10.73 100 Butterfly • Ashlyn Canale won the event in 1:00.30 • Meghan Voelker and Emma Ciesla tied for third in 1:02.25 400 Individual Medley • Sadie Brown won the event in 4:36.92 • Caroline Zimner placed second in 4:39.99 400 Freestyle Relay Butler’s A relay — comprised entirely of seniors — finished in 3:36.91 to narrowly win the event by less than a second, highlighted by a strong anchor leg from Kate Schilling. – Elizabeth Naylor (55.32) – Caroline Zimner (55.78) – Megan VanValkenburgh (55.36) – Kate Schilling (50.45) =========== IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL JAGUARS COME UP SHORT IN LOSS TO ROBERT MORRIS, 76-71 INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy Jaguars put together a gritty, physical battle but ultimately fell just short in a 76–71 loss to Robert Morris on Sunday afternoon at The Jungle. The game featured 13 ties and 23 lead changes, with the outcome not decided until the final seconds. Hailey Smith led the Jags with 17 points. IU Indy came out aggressive, attacking in transition and generating early looks in the paint. The Jaguars traded baskets throughout the opening period and forced multiple turnovers, but Robert Morris closed the quarter on a small run to take a 17–15 edge after one. The Jaguars found an offensive rhythm in the second, knocking down timely shots and getting to the free-throw line. IU Indy outscored Robert Morris 18–15 in the quarter, taking a narrow 33–32 lead into halftime. Both teams turned up the intensity coming out of the break. IU Indy continued to battle inside and capitalized at the foul line, but Robert Morris matched each push, tying the game at 54-54 heading into the final quarter. The fourth quarter was tightly contested from start to finish. IU Indy grabbed several late leads and tied the game at 71 with just over a minute remaining, but Robert Morris converted key free throws down the stretch. Despite multiple defensive stops and a final push, the Jaguars were unable to close the gap in the final seconds. Hailey Smith led IU Indy with 17 points while also contributing five rebounds and five steals, anchoring the Jaguars on both ends of the floor. Nevaeh Foster added 13 points and four rebounds, while Olivia Smith chipped in 11 points and five steals. Off the bench, Sydney Bolden sparked the offense with 14 points, including three three-pointers, and helped keep the Jaguars within striking distance late. IU Indy falls to 8-13 on the season with a 4-8 mark in Horizon League play. They will next host Cleveland State on Wednesday, February 4. ========== IU INDY SWIMMING AND DIVING SWIM AND DIVE SWEEPS SENIOR DAY INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s and women’s swim and dive teams turned in commanding performances Saturday at the IU Natatorium, earning team victories on both sides of the meet. The Jaguar men defeated Wabash, 232–128, while the women edged Butler, 187–164. IU Indy opened the meet with relay victories on both sides. The women’s 200-yard medley relay team of Addy Hirsbrunner, Vicky Surdyka, Dani Stemper and Luca McGee touched first in 1:43.04, while the men’s quartet of Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Hugo Arteaga and Yassin Abdelghany won the 200 medley relay in 1:28.27. Distance events followed suit as Bella Tufts claimed the women’s 1000 freestyle in 10:15.19, and Michael Esdon captured the men’s 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:18.84. Sprint success highlighted the middle of the meet for the Jaguars. Dani Stemper won the women’s 50 butterfly in 25.42, while Isaac Wilson earned the men’s 50 butterfly title in 21.62. Hirsbrunner added another victory by taking the women’s 200 freestyle in 1:52.97, and Jack Gallob led a Jaguar sweep in the men’s 200 freestyle with a winning time of 1:39.51. Backstroke and breaststroke events continued to favor IU Indy, as Aubrey Hollis won the women’s 100 backstroke in 55.17, and Anthony Braun took the men’s 100 backstroke in 50.01. Vicky Surdyka followed with a win in the women’s 100 breaststroke at 1:03.84, while Shane Tebeest secured the men’s 100 breaststroke in 56.28. The Jaguars stayed in control through the latter half of the meet. Grayson Tidwell captured the men’s 200 butterfly in 1:48.67, and Luca McGee led a sweep of the women’s 50 freestyle, winning in 24.15. David Niemiec followed with a men’s 50 freestyle victory at 20.62, while McGee returned to the top by winning the women’s 50 breaststroke in 29.24. IU Indy closed out the swimming events with additional wins from Addy Hirsbrunner in the women’s 100 freestyle (51.91), Yassin Abdelghany in the men’s 100 freestyle (43.76), Bella Tufts in the women’s 200 backstroke (2:03.32), Youssef Magdy in the men’s 500 freestyle (4:32.33), Dani Stemper in the women’s 100 butterfly (57.08) and Abdelghany again in the men’s 100 butterfly (47.53). On the diving boards, Sebastian Otero capped off the meet with a dominant performance in the men’s 1-meter dive, winning with a score of 384.30, while Blake VanderJeugdt finished second with 348.68 to further secure the Jaguars’ team victory. The sweep capped off the regular season for the Jags as they now prepare for the Horizon League Championships on February 18-21. The Championships will be hosted by IU Indy in the IU Natatorium. =========== BALL STATE MEN’S TENNIS SHIRLEY CLINCHES BUTLER’S FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON The Butler Men’s Tennis team picked up their first win of the season on Sunday morning, thanks to some late heroics from Nicholas Shirley. Shirley delivered the winning point with a three-set victory on court five. After winning the first set 6-4 and dropping the second set 1-6, he came back to win the final set in a thrilling tiebreaker, 7-6 (2). The other three points for Butler came courtesy of singles victories from Nicolas Arts, Rahulniket Konakanchi, and Siddhartha Lama, each winning in straight sets. The Bulldogs move to 1-4 on the season. They’ll make the short trip to Marian University for their next match on Friday, February 6th. BUTLER 4, TOLEDO 3 Singles Poonthong Komolpisut (TOL) def. Riccardo Baldi (BUT), 6-4, 7-6 (1) Nicolas Arts (BUT) def. Lucas Britez (TOL), 7-5, 6-3 Cole Cozens (TOL) def. Ronin Kasday (BUT), 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT) def. Charlie Snow (TOL), 6-4, 6-4 Nicholas Shirley (BUT) def. Alejandro Gonzalez (TOL), 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (2) Siddharth Lama (BUT) def. Joshua Mackey (TOL), 6-2, 6-2 Doubles Cole Cozens / Charlie Snow (TOL) def. Riccardo Baldi / Arnesh Singh (BUT), 6-2 Poonthong Komolpisut / Lucas Britez (TOL) vs. Nicolas Arts / Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT), 5-4, Unfinished Joshua Mackey / Alejandro Gonzalez (TOL) def. Siddharth Lama / Nicholas Balthazor (BUT), 6-3 =========== BALL STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS RANA CLAIMS MATCH POINT AS WOMEN’S TENNIS BRINGS HOME IMPRESSIVE 6-1 VICTORY OVER NAVY SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Ball State women’s tennis team (1-1) secured their first victory of the 2026 spring season Sunday afternoon (4-2) with a dominant 6-1 performance against Navy at the Eck Tennis Pavilion in South Bend. The Cardinals opened the doubles competition with aggressive net play that led to the Cardinals jumping out to an early 1-0 advantage after clinching the doubles point. The Cardinals’ top tandem of Sarah Shahbaz and Isabel Tanjuatco, who entered the spring following a historic 13-1 fall campaign, provided the critical anchor needed for the early advantage. The duo breezed through their top court victory with a 6-2 defeat over Olivia Fermo and Nicole FU. Although, the No. 3 doubles tandem of Asia Fontana and Sydney Hrehor competition was closer the duo pulled through with the 6-4 win to claim the early team point. It was a good way for Hrehor to re-enter the lineup after recently recovering from an injury. The Cardinals continued their momentum into singles play, winning five of the six available matches. Freshman Priyanka Rana, an Ahmedabad, India native who joined the program this year with international doubles titles already to her name, delivered the match-clinching point. Competing at No. 3 singles, Rana handled her Navy opponent to secure the fourth team point, effectively sealing the first victory of the 2026 season for Ball State. Alan Bristow along with teammate Shahbaz each earned victories in straight sets on courts one and two, respectively while Rana won her three-set thriller at the No. 3 slot. Asia Fontana and Tanjuatco rounded out today’s singles success each winning in a two-set super tiebreak at the No. 4 and 5 positions. The Ball State women’s tennis team will host in-state rival Butler Friday for its home opener. The match is set to begin at 3 pm ET at the First Serve Muncie Tennis Center. ========== BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TRIO OF 20-POINT SCORERS POWER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO ROAD WIN AT KENT STATE KENT, Ohio – In a high-display of resilience and offensive fire in front of a national televised audience on CBS Sports Network, the Ball State women’s basketball team secured a dominant 101–91 victory on the road against Kent State this afternoon at the M.A.C Center. Following a challenging stretch, the Cardinals demonstrated their ability to bounce back quickly, silencing the crowd with a relentless scoring attack and superior post presence that led to BSU improving its overall record to 17-5 and 9-1 in league play while Kent State dropped to 9-12 and 4-6 in the MAC. The victory was anchored by the Cardinals’ interior game that has become a hallmark of Ball State’s recent success. The Cardinals consistently exploited matchups in the paint, creating second-chance opportunities and drawing fouls to keep the pressure on the Golden Flashes’ defense throughout today’s contest. After a close first half that saw Ball State taking a slight 46-43 edge over Kent State at intermission, the Cardinals were able to pull away from the Golden Flashes in the third quarter. Ball State outpaced Kent State 31-22 in the third frame which was led in part by Tessa Towers scoring 12 of her career-best 29 points. The scoring surge allowed the Cardinals to carry a 12-point (77-65) advantage over the Golden Flashes into the final 10 minutes of action. The Cardinals capitalized on their league-leading passing game (18.4 assists per game) to find open shooters and maintain efficient scoring under pressure in the final frame while also limiting Kent State’s second-chance scoring opportunities in the closing minutes. Ball State on court pose ultimately led to the Cardinals sealing their victory today. Towers led the Cardinals’ offense scoring a career best 29 points while also recording 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. Bree Salenbien chipped in 24 points while Grace Kingery finished the day scoring 22 points. Rounding out the double figure scoring was Aniss Tagayi with 11. For the game, the Cardinals outscored the Golden Flashes 50-26 in the paint while out-rebounding them, 41-30. ============ INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TREES OUTLAST PURPLE ACES TO COMPLETE UNDEFEATED ROAD TRIP EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Clemisha Prackett scored a career-high 20 points Sunday evening, leading Indiana State to a 78-75 win over Evansville inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Tierney Kelsey and Amerie Flowers added 14 points apiece, while Jayci Allen also finished in double-figures with 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Prackett tacked on seven rebounds for the Trees, while Da’Naria Washington dished out five assists in the win. Indiana State led for nearly the entirety of the contest, as the Sycamores got 11 first quarter points between Flowers and Prackett to lead by six after the opening frame. Flowers had all 14 of her points in the first half as the Trees took a three-point lead at the break. Prackett came alive for 13 points in the third quarter to keep the Sycamores in control despite a push from the home side. Evansville rallied to tie the game late in the fourth, but a 6-0 Sycamore run ignited by Kennedy Claybrooks assured the Blue and White of its second straight road win. First Half Evansville took its only lead of the game at 2-0, before four early points from Flowers and a layup from Washington put the Blue and White in front. Washington and Allen tacked on baskets midway through, but a pair of treys from the home side saw the teams deadlocked just past the midway point. Prackett and Kelsey put the Trees back in front with layups, with the latter adding a three-ball to make it 20-14 with just over two minutes left in the period. A three -point play from Prackett and two free throws inside the final minute from Samiyah Briggs had the Sycamores ahead 25-19 after one. Allen extended the Indiana State lead to nine with an early trey, before a 5-0 run from the home side cut into the lead. Two more baskets from Flowers, including a three-point play, pushed the lead back out to 33-26 midway through the frame, and Briggs put the Trees up by double-digits with a pair of free throws. Evansville once again cut into the Sycamores’ lead, only for Kelsey to knock down a three to put the Trees ahead 39-32. Flowers hit another late jumper for the Trees with just over a minute remaining, as the Sycamores took a 41-38 lead to the intermission, Second Half After a back and forth start to the third quarter, Prackett went to work with three straight baskets to give Indiana State a 50-43 lead. Kelsey and Washington added buckets to keep the Blue and White in front, before an 8-1 Purple Ace run leveled the score at 53-all. Prackett put the Sycamores back ahead with a three-point play, while the Sycamores made a habit of getting to the free throw line down the stretch in the third. Indiana State’s persistent work at the charity stripe had the Blue and White ahead 62-59 entering the fourth. Claybrooks and Allen converted layups as Indiana State increased its lead to 67-61 early in the fourth, with two more free throws from Prackett extending the advantage to seven. Evansville countered with a 7-0 run to tie the score at 70 with less than three minutes remaining, but the home side never pulled ahead. Two free throws and a layup from Claybrooks put the Trees ahead for good, with Kelsey adding four free throws in the final minute to keep the Trees in front. Evansville had a chance to tie the game at the end, but a 3-point attempt at the buzzer missed the mark to seal a 78-75 victory for the Sycamores. News and Notes Indiana State won its eighth game of the season Sunday, doubling the Sycamores’ 2024-25 win total. The Sycamores’ four conference wins also doubled last year’s total. Indiana State completed its first 2-0 conference road trip since January 5-7, 2023 with Sunday’s win over Evansville. The Sycamores trailed for 53 seconds out of the 80 minutes played during their 2-0 road trip. Indiana State completed a perfect 4-0 record against the in-state MVC schools for the second time in the last three seasons, as the Trees also accomplished the feat in the 2023-24 campaign. Clemisha Prackett became the third different Sycamore to record a 20-point game this season, joining Tierney Kelsey and Jayci Allen. Indiana State had three double-digit scorers off the bench and outscored Evansville 44-9 in bench points in Sunday’s game. Indiana State was 29-for-39 from the free throw line in Sunday’s game, with the Sycamores’ 29 free throws made and 39 free throws attempted representing season-high marks. Amerie Flowers scored all of her 14 points in the first half and scored in double-figures for the second straight game. Indiana State held its third straight opponent below 40 percent from the field, with Evansville shooting just 38.1 percent from the floor and 25.0 percent from behind the arc. The Sycamores had a 42-40 advantage on the boards, including 14 offensive rebounds. Indiana State finished with 14 second chance points in Sunday’s win. The Sycamores took full advantage of 17 Evansville turnovers, capitalizing those into 20 points on the other end. Up Next Indiana State begins a two-game homestand Thursday night when it faces league-leading Murray State for a 7 p.m. tip inside Hulman Center. =========== PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MASTODONS BURY TITANS 95-66 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team blew out Detroit Mercy 95-66 on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 1) thanks to the 11th-best shooting performance of the Division I era. The Mastodons shot 57.1 percent from the floor, the seventh-best against a Division I foe. The Mastodons also made 14 triples while shooting 50 percent from deep, the ninth time in the DI era to do so. With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 15-8 and 9-4 in Horizon League play and moved back into a tie with Youngstown State for second in the league standings. It was also head coach Maria Marchesano’s 56th Horizon League victory, which moved her into the top-20 in Horizon League history. Alana Nelson led the way with 25 points with five 3-pointers. Lili Krasovec added 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds. Rylee Bess scored 17 points, also netting five triples. The Mastodons were at their best in the opening moments of the game, which saw Purdue Fort Wayne go on a 9-0 run to start and force the Titans into a timeout. Krasovec had six of the opening nine points and Nelson had the other three. The second half started in much the same way, an 8-0 run for the ‘Dons that resulted in a Titan timeout. This gave the bench some extended run, with the starters playing no more than 28 minutes each. All eleven Mastodons that played contributed at least two points or two rebounds. As a group, the Mastodons out-rebounded Detroit Mercy 33-31. The ‘Dons also feasted on turnovers, turning 16 Detroit Mercy miscues into 31 points. The Mastodons led for 39:37 and the game was only tied for the 23 seconds it took to score the first bucket of the game. Detroit Mercy fell to 4-18 and 2-11 in league play after its 11th loss in a row. The Mastodons will take their 9-4 league mark on the road this week with a trip to Wright State on Thursday (Feb. 5) with a 7 p.m. tip. =========== INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ACES DROP TIGHT BATTLE TO INDIANA STATE EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team went down to the wire with their opponent for the third consecutive game on Sunday afternoon, but fell short in a 78-75 loss to Indiana State. BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) had a career game for the Aces, leading the team with a season-high 22 points. Ward also notched season-highs with 34 minutes played, eight rebounds, three blocks, and four steals, becoming the second freshman since the 2009-10 season to post that stat line in 34 minutes or less. Three other Aces scored in double figures, matching a season best. Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) scored 19 points with seven rebounds, while Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) scored 13 with a season-high six assists and Georgia Cox (Ballarat, Australia/Eastern Illinois) scored 10 points for her third double-digit scoring effort in the last four games. The game was tight from the start, with Indiana State grabbing an early four-point lead before a three-pointer by Jelena Savic (Melbourne, Australia/Kurunjang Secondary College) tied things up at 12. However, the Sycamores controlled things for the remainder of the quarter to take a 25-19 lead. Indiana State stayed in front in the second quarter, stretching the lead to 10 at the 4:16 mark in the period. However, the Aces made a run to end the quarter, outscoring the Sycamores 6-2 in the final two minutes to cut the deficit to three at halftime. Ward got hot coming out of halftime, opening the third quarter with a triple to tie things up at 41 before scoring seven more points in the period. The Aces tied it up again with 7:43 to go in the period, and the game remained close throughout the quarter, including another tie at 53 apiece. Evansville would not get over the hump, however, as Indiana State remained in front by three heading into the fourth. The Sycamores extended their lead back up to seven early in the fourth quarter, but a 7-0 Evansville run, led by five points from Ward, made it a 70-70 game with 2:45 left. Indiana State responded, though, using a 6-0 run of their own to take a 76-70 lead in the final minute. Huber was able to cut the deficit to three with a three-pointer with 20 seconds left, before a technical foul on Indiana State following two Sycamore free throws allowed Runner to make a pair of free throws and give her team the ball down three with 13 seconds left. On the final possession of the game, Runner looked as if she would force overtime, but a three-pointer rimmed out and the Sycamores escaped with a 78-75 win. Evansville goes back on the road next week, traveling north to take on Valparaiso and UIC. Tip-off at Valpo on Thursday is set for 6 PM. =========== VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL VALPO SEEKS TO MAKE IT BACK-TO-BACK ROAD WINS ON TUESDAY Valparaiso (11-11, 5-6 MVC) at Bradley (15-8, 8-4 MVC) Game No. 23 – Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. CT Carver Arena (11,060) – Peoria, Ill. Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will look to make it back-to-back road victories and earn its fourth win in the last five games on Tuesday night as the Beacons head to Peoria, Ill. to take on Bradley in a 2025 Missouri Valley Conference semifinal rematch. Valpo has a chance to get above .500 overall, up to the break even mark in league play and secure its first ever win in Peoria. Last Time Out: Valpo rallied from down 10 at halftime to beat Indiana State 76-72 in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute. Carter Hopoi led the way throughout the second half and the extra session, finishing with a career-high 14 points while also matching a personal best with seven rebounds. All 14 of his points and six of his seven rebounds came after halftime. Five Beacons tallied double figures, including JT Pettigrew, who recorded a game-high 17 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double. Valpo held a 44-33 rebounding advantage and won the turnover battle 12-9. In overtime, the Beacons made two of their three field-goal attempts and five of their six free throws, while Indiana State went 1-of-8 from the floor and 1-of-5 from 3 in the extra session. Glancing Ahead: Valpo will return home to host Evansville on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Athletics-Recreation Center as part of Video Game Night at the ARC. The game is sponsored by Sour Punch and the men’s basketball national championship trophy will be in the building. Coached by former Valpo assistant coach David Ragland, the Purple Aces are 5-17 overall and 1-10 in league play entering Tuesday’s game against Indiana State. Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Brian Bedo (play-by-play) and Kristof Kendrick (analyst) Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (analyst) X updates – @ValpoBasketball Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com. Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (34-53) is in his third season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career. In the second season of the Powell Era in 2024-2025, Valpo over doubled its overall win total from the previous season and doubled its conference win output before earning a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. The Beacons finished with 15 wins, the team’s highest total since 2019-20. Series Notes: The Beacons dropped all three matchups with the Braves last season including a season-ending 70-65 defeat in the quarterfinal round of Arch Madness. Bradley leads the all-time series 15-5 and has rattled off nine straight head-to-head wins. Valpo’s last triumph came 91-85 in double overtime on Jan. 28, 2021 at the ARC. Bradley won 81-75 in double OT last season in Peoria, extending its run of home dominance against the Beacons. Carver Arena has been a true House of Horrors for the Beacons, who are 0-8 all-time when visiting the Braves. Scouting the Braves Part of a three-way tie for second in the Missouri Valley Conference alongside Murray State and UIC, two games behind league-leading Belmont. Seventh of 11 in the league in KenPom (136) and fifth in NET (120). Picked to finish fourth in the MVC preseason poll. Coming off an 87-73 victory at Drake on Saturday. Led in scoring by Jaquan Johnson at 16.7 points per game. Under the direction of veteran head coach Brian Wardle, who has been in charge of the Bradley program since the 2015-16 season. ========== UINDY BASEBALL #21 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE EDGES UINDY IN BOTH GAMES OF SUNDAY DOUBLEHEADER CLINTON, Miss. – UIndy dropped both contests of Sunday’s doubleheader to No. 21 Mississippi College, dropping game one on a 2-3 walk-off bases loaded walk, and falling 5-6 in game two to the Choctaws. For the second time this weekend the Greyhounds lost on a bases loaded walk-off walk, the first one in game one of this weekend’s four-game series, and once today. Two Greyhound offseason additions showed why they were brought in today, Carter Thomas knocked in the lone RBI for the Hounds in game one, while Garrett Rusch went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the second game. This weekend is the first time the Greyhounds and Choctaws have faced off in the history of the two programs. GAME 1 | UIndy 2, Mississippi College 3 The first game of the Sunday doubleheader started and ended similarly to Friday’s first game, with the Hounds taking an early 1-0 lead before the game ended in a walk-off bases loaded walk. Chase Mason got the scoring started today on a double steal that saw Mason steal home, to put UIndy ahead 1-0 after two. Mason added another steal to his career total of 14 in two seasons with the Hounds. The Choctaws and Greyhounds traded a pair of RBI singles in the second and fifth innings, respectively, with Thomas garnering his first career RBI for the Greyhounds in the fifth to give UIndy a 2-1 lead after five innings. After Ayden Tran’s career debut for UIndy where he pitched four innings, only allowing one run, and striking out one, the Hounds made two pitching changes in Drake Downing and Aidan Pearson. Both Downing one run in the bottom of the sixth before Pearson made his appearance. Mississippi College recorded a single, double, and an intentional walk, consecutively, in the final half inning before Pearson walked Will Langston with the bases loaded to give the Choctaws the 3-2 win. GAME 2 | UIndy 5, Mississippi College 6 After the Choctaws took a 1-0 lead after two innings, Austin Bode and Rusch capped off a big fourth inning for UIndy with three runs. Rusch hammered the first home run of the season for the Hounds, adding to his career total home runs of nine. While with runners on first and second, Bode drove home Solen Munson on an RBI single to give UIndy a 3-1 lead after the top of the fourth. Mississippi College scored four of the game’s next five runs to take a 6-4 lead into the seventh frame. The Hounds were able to get one run back on a Rusch bases loaded RBI single, his third RBI of the day, to cut the lead to 6-5 with one out. The Choctaws made a pitching change, bringing in Blake Gollett in relief for Carter Wells, and with one out Gollett was able to get out of a jam with two straight strikeouts to give Mississippi College the 6-5 win, and the win in the four-game weekend series. UP NEXT The Greyhounds will now have next weekend off before heading to Joplin, MO for a round robin against Minnesota State and Missouri Southern on Feb. 13-15. =========== UINDY MEN’S TENNIS HOUNDS BEST BULLDOGS IN SEASON OPENER INDIANAPOLIS — In a rematch of the 2025 Midwest Regional Final, the UIndy men’s tennis team defeated Ferris State University 5-2 in their season opener at the USTA Midwest Section. The Hounds secured the doubles point with victories on the first two courts, and clinched the match with four singles wins. INS AND OUTS Tadeo Gaggiofatto and Zaid Shelbaya got the momentum started for UIndy, posting a 6-2 win at #2 doubles against Andrew Vincler and Praneel Pichika. Asier Ayllon Prado and Matthieu Derache gave UIndy the doubles point with a 6-4 win against Erik Kovacs and Kevin Kovacs at #1 doubles. Ferris State managed a victory at No. 3 doubles, where Jose Perez and Kacper Pasielak edged out Lorenzo Di Cursi and Jovan Matovic, 7-6. In singles, UIndy led off with No. 20 Asier Ayllon Prado defeating No. 37 Kevin Kovacs 6-3, 7-5. Vincler responded well for FSU, with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Di Cursi. Derache, ranked 18th regionally, added the Hounds’ 3rd point with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Felipe Iser at No. 3 singles. Vlad Gorbatenko delivered for the Hounds with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Erik Kovacs at No. 4 singles. Jovan Matovic then secured a straight-set victory against Pichika, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. UP NEXT UIndy will face Tiffin this Friday, Feb. 6th, with the location yet to be determined. =========== MARIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS ALINQUANT’S CLINCH EARNS MARIAN FIRST WIN OF SEASON Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian Women’s Tennis team earned its first win of the season against Holy Cross on Sunday afternoon. After the win, the Knights move to 1-1 early in the season. Liliane Alinquant and Ana Barbosa Fernandez opened up the afternoon with a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles, putting the Knights ahead. The Saints were able to fight back with a tiebreaker win at No. 2 doubles against Michelle Irigoyen and Jimena Rivera Flores with a final score of 7-6 (6-4). In a tough battle at No. 3 doubles, Holy Cross was able to defeat Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Lopez Torres 7-6 (7-4), earning the 1-0 lead over the Knights. In singles action, Marian was quickly able to level the score with a pair of 6-2 wins at No. 1 singles for Imamniyazova. The Saints were able to take the lead back with a pair of 6-2 wins at No. 2 over Irigoyen. With the score 2-1 in favor of Holy Cross, Rivera Flores was able to tie the match up once more with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles. With the match at a bottleneck, Lopez Torres was able to take the lead for Marian at No. 3 singles with her 6-0, 3-6, 0-4 win due to Martinez from Holy Cross retiring the match. With the Knights in the lead, Alinquant was able to clinch the 4-2 win for Marian with her 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles. Paloma Caceres Villalba’s match went unfinished at No. 6 with Paloma in the lead 6-0, 4-1. The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, February 14th, as they travel to Valparaiso University with doubles action starting at 3 PM. ========== SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index =========== “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On February 2 in … 1876 – Baseball’s National League officially forms in the USA with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and Saint Louis. 1892 – Johnny Briggs takes a hat-trick, England versus Australia Sydney Cricket Ground. 1892 – Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby. 1925 – National League holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where National League began. 1932 – Clarrie Grimmett takes 14 wickets versus South Africa (7-116 and 7-83). 1943 – Chicago Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest. 1944 – Major League Baseball officials meet in New York City, New York to discuss postwar action. 1949 – Golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident. 1954 – Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 points in basketball game. 1958 – Fay Crocker win LPGA Havana Biltmore Golf Open. 1959 – Vince Lombardi signs a five-year contract to coach the Green Bay Packers. 1962 – First pole vault over 16 feet (4.88 metre) (John Uelses – 16.25 feet, Milrose Games). 1964 – Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame. 1964 – Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating. 1967 – Formation of the American Basketball Association is announced. 1969 – Stan Coveleski and Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame. 1970 – Pete Maravich becomes first to score 3,000 college basketball points. 1972 – Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Baseball Hall of Fame. 1973 – Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, New Zealand versus Pakistan, Wellington. 1974 – Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena, Ohio (1641 – Cleveland Cavaliers versus Golden State Warriors). 1975 – Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Burdine’s Golf Invitational. 1975 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill. 1975 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Junior. 1976 – Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom and umpire Cal Hubbard elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. Umpire Cal Hubbard is the first person to be elected to both the baseball and football Halls of Fame. 1977 – Toronto Maple Leafs’ Ian Turnbull scores five goals in one game; NHL record for a defenseman. 1985 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano. 1986 – Ayako Okamoto win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. 1986 – NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 28-24. 1987 – Kansas City Royals’ pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires. 1988 – David Boon’s 6th Test Cricket century, 184 versus England at Sydney. 1991 – Aravinda De Silva scores 267 versus New Zealand at Wellington. 1991 – New Hampshire snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56. 1992 – Colleen Walker wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. 1992 – Danny Everett runs world record 400 metre indoor (45.02 seconds). 1992 – David Boon’s 13 Test Cricket century, 107 versus India at Perth. 1992 – Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500 metre freestyle (14 minutes 32.40 seconds). 1992 – NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-15. 1993 – Irina Privalova runs world record 50 metre indoor (6.05 seconds). 1995 – Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket. 1997 – Mark O’Meara wins Pebble Beach National Golf Pro-am. 1997 – NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-23 (overtime). 2022 – The name of the Washington Redskins NFL Football team is changed to the Washington Commanders. 2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-2. 2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 5-0. 2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-3. 2022 – At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Washington Capitals by score 5-3. 2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats New York Islanders by score 3-0. Births of sports figures on February 2 1881 – Birth of Karl Frederick; pistol champion (Olympics-gold-1920). 1891 – Birth of Frank Foyston; NHL Hall of Famer (Seattle). 1895 – Birth of George S Halas AKA Papa Bear; end/coach (Chicago Bears), co-founder NFL. 1900 – Birth of Asa Smith Bushnell Junior in Springfield, Ohio, USA; Secretary of US Olympics (1945-65). 1919 – Birth of Allie Reynolds; New York Yankees pitcher (1952 American League ERA leader (2.07)). 1923 – Birth of Al “Red” Schoendienst; baseball manager/second baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals). 1947 – Birth of Aleksandr Medved in the USSR; wrestler (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972). 1954 – Birth of Jayantha Amerasinghe; cricket player (two Tests for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1983). 1958 – Birth of Dexter Manley; NFL player (Washington Redskins). 1960 – Birth of Lee Chill in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1977 Ohio Junior). 1961 – Birth of Joey Benjamin; cricket pace bowler (in Saint Kitts England in 1994). 1965 – Birth of Harry Swayne; NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32). 1966 – Birth of Bob Alan Estes in Graham, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Texas Open). 1966 – Birth of Tony Plourde in Chibougamau, Québec, Canada; sabre (Olympics-1996). 1966 – Birth of Victor Muhammad; WLAF running back (London Monarchs). 1968 – Birth of Paul McKenzie; Australian Finn class yachter (Olympics-1996). 1968 – Birth of Sari Krooks; ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics-1998). 1968 – Birth of Scott Erickson in Long Beach, California, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles). 1968 – Birth of Sean Elliott; NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs). 1968 – Birth of Steve Henson; NBA guard (Detroit Pistons). 1968 – Birth of Ventson Donelson; Canadian Football League cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1969 – Birth of Ijaz Ahmed Junior; cricket player (one Test Pakistan versus Sri Lanka 1995). 1969 – Birth of Jeff Christy; corner (Minnesota Vikings). 1969 – Birth of Jody Hull in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Florida Panthers). 1970 – Birth of Chris Luneburg; WLAF tackle (London Monarchs). 1970 – Birth of Diego Martos; WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons). 1970 – Birth of Erik ten Hag; soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht). 1970 – Birth of Ivan Vukov; soccer player (FC Volendam). 1971 – Birth of Ken Dilger; NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts). 1971 – Birth of Tony Miller in Mount Pleasant, Texas, USA; 400 metre runner. 1972 – Birth of Charlie Williams; NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys). 1972 – Birth of Ivan Droppa Liptovsky in Mikulas, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Chicago). 1972 – Birth of Lance Brown; NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals). 1973 – Birth of Dan Brandenburg; linebacker (Buffalo Bills). 1973 – Birth of Jose White; WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy). 1973 – Birth of Patrick Jeffers; NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32). 1973 – Birth of Radka Bobkova in Prague, Czechoslovakian Republic; tennis star (quarter Bournemouth). 1973 – Birth of Tim Denton; NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons). 1974 – Birth of David Buck in Honolulu, Hawaii; kayak (alternate-Olympics-1996). 1974 – Birth of J R Conrad; offensive tackle/guard (New York Jets). 1974 – Birth of Jeff Cassar; soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-gold-1996). 1975 – Birth of Macey Brooks; wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys). 1975 – Birth of Todd Bertuzzi in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (New York Islanders). 1976 – Birth of Steven Dewick in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996). 1978 – Birth of Annabel Ellwood in Canberra, Australia; tennis star (1995 Futures NC). 1979 – Birth of Lindsay Langston in Modesto, California; archer (Olympics-1996). 1979 – Birth of Petra Cada in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Canadian table tennis player (Olympics-1996). 1982 – Birth of Kelly Mazzante; American basketball player. 1983 – Birth of Carolina Klüft; Swedish athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. 1985 – Birth of Fontel Mines; National Football League tight end. Deaths of sports figures on February 2 1918 – Heavyweight boxing champion John L Sullivan of Massachusetts, USA, dies at age 59. 1959 – Frank DeCaires, cricket player (West Indies bat versus England 1930, three Tests 232 runs), dies. 1976 – Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies. 1979 – Jim Burke, cricket player (Australian opener), commits suicide. 1983 – Bryan Valentine, cricket player (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies. 1990 – Death of Joe Erskine, former British heavyweight boxing champion (born 1934). 1995 – Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at age 85 (born 1909). On February 3 in … 1876 – Albert Spalding with US$800 starts sporting goods company in the USA, manufacturing first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football. 1895 – Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 metre (46.8 seconds). 1900 – Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 1937 – Donald Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket versus England. 1942 – Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942. 1947 – Donald Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in fourth Test Cricket. 1948 – Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US. 1951 – Largest purse to date in horse racing, US$144,323, won by Great Circle. 1954 – Jeen van den Berg win Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32). 1956 – Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the three alpine events. 1957 – Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open. 1962 – John Uelses pole vaults record 489cm. 1963 – Mickey Wright win LPGA Sea Island Women’s Golf Invitational. 1965 – Milwaukee Braves offer Milwaukee US$500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier; the proposal is turned down. 1972 – (to February 13) The XI Olympic Winter Games are held in Sapporo, Japan. 1974 – Sandra Palmer win LPGA Burdine’s Golf Invitational. 1975 – Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1976 – 26th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-109 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1977 – Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1978 – Australia beats India 3-2 on 6th day of final test. 1979 – Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California Angels for four players. 1979 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne. 1979 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner. 1980 – 30th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 144-136 (overtime) at Washington. 1980 – Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in six rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1981 – Australia beats New Zealand 3-1 to win World Series Cup. 1983 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners. 1985 – Joanne Carner win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. 1987 – Montreal Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton. 1989 – Start first Test Cricket, New Zealand versus Pakistan, washed out. 1990 – Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58) retires after 40,350 horse races. 1990 – New York Mets’ Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for alcohol rehabilitation. 1991 – Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. 1991 – NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21. 1993 – Cincinnati Reds’ owner Marge Schott suspended for one year due to racist comments. 1998 – Florida Panthers’ player Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHL player to score 600 career goals. 1998 – New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman. 2002 – The New England Patriots beat the Saint Louis Rams 20-17, in NFL Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans. 2008 – In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL’s Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants’ Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983. Births of sports figures on February 3 1851 – Birth of Lord Harris; cricket player (four Tests for England MCC big-wig). 1895 – Birth of Izak Buys; cricket player (one Test for South Africa 1922, 0 and 4, 0-52). 1899 – Birth of Forrest “Red” DeBernardi; basketball hall of famer (elected 1961). 1908 – Birth of Oddbjörn Hagen in Norway; cross country jumper (Olympics-gold-1936). 1918 – Birth of Helen Stephens; US 100 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1936). 1920 – Birth of Stan Ockers; Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1955, 1956). 1926 – Birth of Arthur Arfons; auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH). 1928 – Birth of C V Gadkari; cricket player (Indian batsman in six Tests 1953-55). 1932 – Birth of J P “Pom-Pom” Felloes-Smith; cricket player (South Africa batsman versus England 1960). 1932 – Birth of Maria Itkina in USSR; sprinter (nine world records). 1936 – Birth of Robert Simpson; Australian cricket player/manager (great Australian batsman/captain/coach/slip). 1939 – Birth of Deszö Nowak in Hungary; soccer player (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968). 1940 – Birth of Fran Tarkenton in Richmond, Virginia, USA; NFL quarterback (New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings). 1941 – Birth of Carol Mann in Buffalo, New York, USA; golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open). 1941 – Birth of Gary Bartlett; cricket pace bowler (New Zealand in ten Tests in the 1960s). 1945 – Birth of Bob Griese; NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year). 1947 – Birth of Joe Coleman; baseball pitcher (Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers). 1951 – Birth of Felipe Munoz in México; 200 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1968). 1952 – Birth of Fred Lynn in Chicago, Illinois, USA; baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles). 1959 – Birth of Molly Killingbeck in Jamaica; 4X400 metre relayer (Olympics-silver-1984). 1962 – Birth of Joe Handle; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins). 1965 – Birth of Dorcas Wonsavage in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994). 1966 – Birth of Danny Morrison; cricket pace bowler (New Zealand since 1987). 1966 – Birth of Sean Patrick Wade in Houston, Texas, USA; New Zealand marathon runner (Olympics-1996). 1967 – Birth of Aurelio Vidmar; soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord). 1967 – Birth of Jason Morris in Scotia, New York, USA; half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996). 1967 – Birth of Natalie Hunter; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996). 1968 – Birth of Frantisek Kucera in Prague, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks, Olympics-gold-1998). 1968 – Birth of Leroy Thompson; NFL running back (Kansas City Chiefs). 1968 – Birth of Vlade Divac in Yugoslavia; NBA center (Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers). 1969 – Birth of Casey Weldon; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1969 – Birth of Jeff Christy; NFL center (Minnesota Vikings). 1969 – Birth of Robert Pack; NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks). 1969 – Birth of Terry Bradshaw; US baseball outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals). 1970 – Birth of Alonza Barnett; WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals). 1970 – Birth of Eric Curry; NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1970 – Birth of Jason Muzzatti in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers). 1970 – Birth of Keith Carney in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US). 1971 – Birth of Eric Owens in Danville, Virginia, USA; outfielder (Cincinnati Reds). 1971 – Birth of Marcus Buckley; NFL linebacker (New York Giants). 1971 – Birth of Roman Cechmanek; NHL goaltender (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998). 1971 – Birth of Sean Dawkins; NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts). 1972 – Birth of Jermaine Smith; NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31). 1972 – Birth of Keith Elias; NFL running back (New York Giants). 1972 – Birth of Tyrone Poole; NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers). 1973 – Birth of Jim Campbell in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks). 1973 – Birth of Kyle Richardson; WLAF punter (Rhein Fire). 1976 – Birth of Dwayne Rudd; linebacker (Minnesota Vikings). 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