THE INDIANA SRN SPORTSPAGE “THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES ============================================ INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES =========================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES ================================================ INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES ============================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES ===================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES NOTRE DAME 9 OAKLAND 3 XAVIER 9 BUTLER 2 PURDUE 11 INDIANA 8 BALL STATE 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5 MURRAY STATE 8 INDIANA STATE 7 EVANSVILLE 11 VALPARAISO 0 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 97 INDIANA 6 COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://D1BASEBALL.COM/SCORES/?DATE=20260510 ======================================= COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: https://d1softball.com/scores/?date=20260510 ====================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ====================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES NOTRE DAME 18 JACKSONVILLE 5 PRINCETON 17 MARIST 8 SYRACUSE 16 YALE 15 GEORGETOWN 14 VIRGINIA 10 ====================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES STONY BROOK 10 BOSTON COLLEGE 9 MARYLAND 11RUTGERS 8 NORTH CAROLINA 17 CLEMSON 6 JOHNS HOPKINS 21 ARMY 13 STANFORD 13 MICHIGAN 12 NAVY 11 SYRACUSE 10 OT NORTHWESTERN 17 JAMES MADISON 5 COLORADO 11 DENVER 9 ======================================= NBA SCORES/ NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (1) DETROIT VS. (4) CLEVELAND GAME 1: PISTONS 111, CAVALIERS 101 GAME 2: PISTONS 107, CAVALIERS 97 GAME 3: CAVALIERS 116, PISTONS 109 GAME 4: DETROIT AT CLEVELAND | MONDAY MAY 11 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 5: CLEVELAND AT DETROIT | WEDNESDAY MAY 13 GAME 6: DETROIT AT CLEVELAND | FRIDAY MAY 15* GAME 7: CLEVELAND AT DETROIT | SUNDAY MAY 17* PISTONS LEAD SERIES 2-1 ==== (2) NEW YORK VS. (7) PHILADELPHIA GAME 1: KNICKS 137, 76ERS 98 GAME 2: KNICKS 108, 76ERS 102 GAME 3: KNICKS 108, 76ERS 94 GAME 4: KNICKS 144 76ERS 114 KNICKS WIN SERIES 4-0 ==== (1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (4) LOS ANGELES GAME 1: THUNDER 108, LAKERS 90 GAME 2: THUNDER 125, LAKERS 107 GAME 3: THUNDER 131, LAKERS 108 GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY AT LOS ANGELES | MONDAY MAY 11 (10:30 ET, PRIME VIDEO) GAME 5: LOS ANGELES AT OKLAHOMA CITY | WEDNESDAY MAY 13* GAME 6: OKLAHOMA CITY AT LOS ANGELES | SATURDAY MAY 16* GAME 7: LOS ANGELES AT OKLAHOMA CITY | MONDAY MAY 18* THUNDER LEAD SERIES 3-0 ==== (2) SAN ANTONIO VS. (6) MINNESOTA GAME 1: TIMBERWOLVES 104, SPURS 102 GAME 2: SPURS 133, TIMBERWOLVES 95 GAME 3: SPURS 115, TIMBERWOLVES 108 GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES 114, SPURS 109 GAME 5: MINNESOTA AT SAN ANTONIO | TUESDAY MAY 12 GAME 6: SAN ANTONIO AT MINNESOTA | FRIDAY MAY 15* GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT SAN ANTONIO | SUNDAY MAY 17* SERIES EVEN 2-2 * = IF NECESSARY ============================================== NHL PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE MONTREAL CANADIENS (3A) VS. BUFFALO SABRES (1A) MONTREAL LEADS SERIES 2-1 GAME 1: BUFFALO 4, MONTREAL 2 GAME 2: MONTREAL 5, BUFFALO 1 GAME 3: MONTREAL 6 BUFFALO 2 GAME 4: BUFFALO AT MONTREAL — 7 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, MAY 12 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS) GAME 5: MONTREAL AT BUFFALO — TBA, THURSDAY, MAY 14 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX) * GAME 6: BUFFALO AT MONTREAL — TBA, SATURDAY, MAY 16 (ABC OR ESPN) * GAME 7: MONTREAL AT BUFFALO — TBA, MONDAY, MAY 18 (ESPN) * – IF NECESSARY ==== PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (3M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (1M) CAROLINA WINS SERIES 4-0 GAME 1: CAROLINA 3, PHILADELPHIA 0 GAME 2: CAROLINA 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 (OT) GAME 3: CAROLINA 4, PHILADELPHIA 1 GAME 4: CAROLINA 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 (OT) ==== WESTERN CONFERENCE MINNESOTA WILD (3C) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (1C) COLORADO LEADS SERIES 2-1 GAME 1: COLORADO 9, MINNESOTA 6 GAME 2: COLORADO 5, MINNESOTA 2 GAME 3: MINNESOTA 5, COLORADO 1 GAME 4: COLORADO AT MINNESOTA — 8 P.M. ET, MONDAY, MAY 11 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS) GAME 5: MINNESOTA AT COLORADO — 8 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS) * GAME 6: COLORADO AT MINNESOTA — 8 P.M. ET, FRIDAY, MAY 15 (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS) * GAME 7: MINNESOTA AT COLORADO — TBA, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX, SN CBC, TVAS) * – IF NECESSARY ==== ANAHEIM DUCKS (3P) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P) SERIES TIED 2-2 GAME 1: VEGAS 3, ANAHEIM 1 GAME 2: ANAHEIM 3, VEGAS 1 GAME 3: VEGAS 6, ANAHEIM 2 GAME 4: DUCKS 4, ANAHEIM 3 GAME 5: ANAHEIM AT VEGAS — 9:30 P.M. ET, TUESDAY, MAY 12 (ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS) * GAME 6: VEGAS AT ANAHEIM — TBA, THURSDAY, MAY 14 (TNT, TRUTV, HBO MAX) * GAME 7: ANAHEIM AT VEGAS — TBA, SATURDAY, MAY 16 (ABC OR ESPN) * – IF NECESSARY ============================================ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FLORIDA 5 WASHINGTON 2 TAMPA BAY 4 BOSTON 1 BALTIMORE 2 LAS VEGAS 1 PHILADELPHIA 6 COLORADO 0 LA ANGELS 6 TORONTO 1 CINCINNATI 5 HOUSTON 0 MINNESOTA 5 CLEVELAND 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2 SEATTLE 1 MILWAUKEE 4 NY YANKEES 3 TEXAS 3 CHICAGO CUBS 0 SAN FRANCISCO 7 PITTSBURGH 6 (12) SAN DIEGO 3 ST. LOUIS 2 (10) ATLANTA 7 LA DODGERS 2 ARIZONA 5 NY METS 1 DETROIT 6 KANSAS CITY 3 ============================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OMAHA 9 INDIANAPOLIS 0 BELOIT 9 FT. WAYNE 7 LANSING 8 SOUTH BEND 3 ===================================== WNBA STORM 89 SUN 82 LIBERTY 98 MYSTICS 93 OT ACES 105 SPARKS 78 VALKYRIES 95 MERCURY 79 ===================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ===================================== UFL SCORES RENEGADES 28 AVIATORS 23 BATTLEHAWKS 34 STALLIONS 30 =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NY CITY 3 COLUMBUS 0 AUSTIN 2 MINNESOTA 2 HOUSTON 4 LOS ANGELES 1 =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA LOTTERY JACKPOT: WIZARDS LAND NO. 1 OVERALL PICK IN NBA DRAFT The Washington Wizards traded for injured veterans Anthony Davis and Trae Young over the winter as part of a plan to turn around one of the league’s worst teams. Another crucial piece of the Wizards’ plan fell into place during Sunday’s NBA draft lottery when they won the first pick in a year when the draft features multiple potential stars. It marks the first time Washington owns the No. 1 overall pick since 2010 when it chose guard John Wall, who became a five-time All-Star. Wall flew to Chicago to represent the Wizards at the podium during the lottery presentation. The Utah Jazz landed the second pick, the Memphis Grizzlies got No. 3 and the Chicago Bulls jumped up to No. 4. The Wizards, Jazz and Grizzlies each had 14% chances to win the lottery. The Bulls had odds of just 4.5% but jumped five teams to reach the top four. Overall, it will be the fifth time Washington has owned the No. 1 pick. The Wizards posted the league’s worst showing this season (17-65), compiled a 50-196 record over the past three campaigns and have missed the playoffs five straight seasons. “Today is another encouraging day for Wizards fans and our entire organization,” team president Michael Winger said in a news release. “To choose first among this inspiring group of athletes is a welcomed opportunity, and challenge, for our group. We look forward to adding another high performing young player to our ascending team.” The NBA Draft will be held June 23-24 in New York. The top candidates to go No. 1 overall are BYU guard AJ Dybantsa and Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, a pair of 19-year-olds who spent just one year in school. The 6-foot-9 Dybantsa led the nation in scoring with 25.5 points per game and has the look of a player who will soon be among the top NBA scorers. The 6-6 Peterson was an injury-related enigma at Kansas, yet averaged 20.2 points and might have been the most gifted player in the college ranks. Moments before the results were announced, Dybantsa was thinking about the options. “Obviously, wanting to be the No. 1 pick, working to be the No. 1 pick, I’ll be excited,” Dybantsa said. “It’s a great opportunity.” Among other top candidates are Duke forward Cameron Boozer, North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff, Illinois guard Keaton Wagler and Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr. The Los Angeles Clippers landed the fifth pick, which came from the Indiana Pacers due to a trade deadline deal that moved Ivica Zubac to the Pacers and Bennedict Mathurin to the Clippers. The Pacers’ pick was protected only if it finished among the top four. The Brooklyn Nets will select sixth, following by the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks to round out the top 10. Atlanta ended up with the No. 8 pick, stemming from a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans on the night of the 2025 draft that moved Derik Queen to New Orleans. The Golden State Warriors have the 11th pick, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder with a pick obtained from the Clippers in the 2019 trade that sent Paul George to Los Angeles. The Thunder also obtained reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the deal. The Miami Heat will pick 13th and the Charlotte Hornets claimed the last lottery selection. ===== 2026 NBA MOCK DRAFT: AJ DYBANTSA BEST FIT FOR WIZARDS AT NO. 1 OVERALL After a much-maligned race to the bottom of the standings, the first round of the draft board is finally set. As the pre-draft process ramps up and NBA front offices get their ducks in a row, here is my initial post-lottery 2026 mock draft (assuming the lottery order is not beset by trades). The NBA draft will be held June 23-24 in New York. 1. Washington Wizards: AJ Dybantsa Forward, BYU, freshman, 6-foot-9, 210 pounds, 19 years old Washington signaled an intention to expedite their rebuild by buying low on Trae Young and Anthony Davis midway through the 2025-26 campaign, and their plea for lottery glory has finally come to bear. While the Darryn Peterson vs. AJ Dybantsa conversation depends on the eye of the beholder, Dybantsa slots in perfectly between the Wizards’ incumbent youngsters and acquired stars as the keystone for their future. Dybantsa is a swingman with high-end potential as a dribble penetrator and mid-post savant, commanding defensive attention in the middle of the floor. He is equally effective attacking closeouts and slashing into openings. Most importantly, he can be brought along at his own pace and avoid being overburdened in D.C. NBA news updates 2. Utah Jazz: Darryn Peterson Guard, Kansas, freshman, 6-5, 205, 19 The Jazz fell just short of first dibs on their hometown hero but wind up with a superb consolation prize in Peterson. After pushing several of their chips in for Jaren Jackson Jr., Utah is full steam ahead for a winning trajectory. Peterson can thrive at either guard spot because of his boundless off-ball movement and willingness to coexist with other primary creators. The Jazz have a colossal front-line to free him up off screens, a dependable lead ball carrier in Keyonte George, as well as a burgeoning wing stopper in Ace Bailey. Peterson’s frenetic zip, shot-making variety, and hybrid M.O. will allow coach Will Hardy to truly tap into his offensive ingenuity after a multi-year rebuild. 3. Memphis Grizzlies: Cameron Boozer Forward, Duke, freshman, 6-9, 250, 18 If the Grizzlies were hellbent on making it work with Ja Morant, Caleb Wilson would be the pick here to expand Memphis’ stout, rangy supporting cast two through five. But all indicators point to a break-up and subsequent clean slate. Boozer is a high-floor prospect with all the outlines of an offensive linchpin. His IQ, touch and floor game should provide offensive juice in the absence of a true first option, and the inside-outside nature of his skillset is compatible with Zach Edey — who Memphis has made clear is a pillar of their future. Boozer is the safest pick with projectable polish despite athletic limitations. 4. Chicago Bulls: Caleb Wilson Forward, North Carolina, freshman, 6-10, 215, 19 Chicago’s highest selection since 2020, there is a credible argument to pursue a lead-creator at this spot in Darius Acuff Jr. or Kingston Flemings — especially with spindly young forwards Matas Buzelis and Noa Essengue in tow. However, this is a prime opportunity to take the best player available. Wilson is a physical marvel with unmistakable all-defense potential. Bereft of a true interior force for more than a decade in the Windy City, Wilson blends interior ferocity, mid-range finesse and open floor dominance. His jump shot remains a lingering question, but he would serve as a valuable building block for a team in desperate need of competitive fervor. 5. Los Angeles Clippers: Keaton Wagler Guard, Illinois, freshman, 6-6, 185, 19 The Clippers waited with baited breath for a 48% chance at pillaging Indiana’s pick, a gamble that should pay immense dividends for a franchise that does not own its first-round pick until 2030. Drafting a lead guard in Darius Acuff Jr. or Kingston Flemings would clash with the presence of true point guard Darius Garland, rendering Illinois’ Wagler a cleaner fit. A late-blooming prospect that ascended as a freshman, Wagler is an off-guard that brings laser 3-point shooting and a refined off-the-dribble game. Despite his mid-tier athleticism and a slender build, Keaton profiles as an ideal secondary running mate to insert next to All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard and Garland. 6. Brooklyn Nets: Darius Acuff Jr. Guard, Arkansas, freshman, 6-3, 190, 19 On the outside looking in once again, Nets general manager Sean Marks must make-do with his options in the mid-lottery for back-to-back drafts. Luckily for him, this range is littered with lead-initiators that check a lot of the boxes on Brooklyn’s wish list. Chief among them is Acuff, a potent scorer and on-ball self-starter who notched ridiculous counting stats and sterling efficiency under Razorbacks coach John Calipari. The Nets have yearned for a go-to guy offensively since jettisoning Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Acuff just might be the answer as a three-level menace who can eviscerate the first line of defense — although his defensive drawbacks loom large. The 6-8 guard Egor Demin’s positional size would make for a fascinating dual-wield backcourt experiment for the Nets to build on going forward. 7. Sacramento Kings: Kingston Flemings Guard, Houston, freshman, 6-4, 190, 19 Death, taxes and lottery misery in Sac-Town. The Kings have lacked a gear-shifting guard presence since De’Aaron Fox forced his way out of town. Enter Flemings, a jitterbug lead-guard with the ball handling and creative dynamism to puncture halfcourt defenses as well as the defensive activity to remain viable on both sides of the ball. Sacramento needs to dig itself out of a monumental, albeit entirely self-inflicted, organizational rut. Taking a swing on Flemings’ all-around scoring and facilitative upside is about as good a lifeline as you can hope for at No. 7. 8. Atlanta Hawks (via New Orleans): Brayden Burries Guard, Arizona, freshman, 6-4, 205, 20 Atlanta’s hopes of nabbing a bona fide fortune-shifting prospect ran dry when it wound up outside the top four. While most draft evaluators may pencil in a primary creator like Acuff, Flemings or Mikel Brown Jr., Burries as an ideal fit given the Hawks’ trajectory. He boasts a largely ancillary skillset — spot-up shooting, straight-line driving, read-and-react playmaking — and, as such, theoretically has a lower ceiling. However, he makes perfect sense orbiting, and amplifying, Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels’ ever-growing facilitative qualities. Most importantly, Burries is a serial transition threat that could seamlessly weaponize Johnson’s affinity for early offense in a manner that few ever could. 9. Dallas Mavericks: Mikel Brown Jr. Guard, Louisville, freshman, 6-5, 190, 20 Brown had glimpses that could have you falling head over heels for his long-term outlook. A 6-5 lead-guard with smooth shooting mechanics and shot-making fearlessness that is impossible to ignore, Brown’s draft stock is inherently divisive. On one hand, you have a tight handle, buoyant athleticism, instinctive passing chops and limitless 3-point range. On the other, you have reckless turnovers, iffy shot selection, and a wiry build. In a more streamlined role, Brown could blossom into one of the league’s premier dribble pull-up shooters with downhill punch to match. The Mavs could use a perimeter wild card to pair with Cooper Flagg and lighten the offensive load. 10. Milwaukee Bucks: Nate Ament Forward, Tennessee, freshman, 6-10, 207, 19 With their future in relative shambles, a swing for the fences feels apropos in light of the Bucks’ current standoff with franchise superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Not to mention this being their first lottery pick since Thon Maker in 2016. A 6-10 forward who can pass, dribble and shoot (at least in theory), Ament’s freshman season was a tale of two halves with his efficiency skyrocketing at the turn of the calendar. While his offensive game is glaringly unpolished and he has plenty of bulking up to do, there are clear outlines of a capable dribble attacker, movement shooter and auxiliary facilitator that, if they eventually bolden, could provide Milwaukee with a foundational piece in the post-Giannis era. 11. Golden State Warriors: Yaxel Lendeborg Forward, Michigan, senior, 6-9, 240, 23 Fresh off clinching the national championship, Lendeborg is finally primed and ready to make the NBA leap after years in the draft consciousness. After extending coach Steve Kerr, the Warriors are faced with a harsh duality — maximizing Stephen Curry’s twilight years while keeping an eye to the future. Despite turning 24 years old in September, Yaxel bridges that gap while addressing a positional need. He is a 6-10 (with shoes) forward that can scale up and down the positional spectrum defensively with his 7-4 wingspan and rock-steady base strength. Offensively, he can put the ball on the deck, set sturdy screens and improved his jump shooting to the tune of 37.2% as a super senior. Lendeborg is a seasoned, all-purpose, two-way force that can get in where he fits in for a well-traveled Warriors core. 12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Clippers): Karim Lopez Forward, Mexico/New Zealand Breakers, 6-9, 220, 19 With center Isaiah Hartenstein’s contract expiring in 2027, the stashing of 2025 first-round draft pick Thomas Sorber obviates an immediate need for frontcourt reinforcements. While Jayden Quaintance (Kentucky), Hannes Steinbach (Washington) or Aday Mara (Michigan) could each be a worthy successor, the Thunder’s rotation could use a combo-forward. Lopez spent the past two seasons in New Zealand honing his sensibilities as a supplementary 3-and-D wing. Thunder general manager Sam Presti is familiar with the New Zealand Breakers pipeline, trading up to No. 11 in 2022 to select Ousmane Dieng. Lopez’s role player experience in a professional setting may well put him ahead of the developmental curve. 13. Miami Heat: Labaron Philon Jr. Guard, Alabama, sophomore, 6-4, 185, 20 Stuck in basketball purgatory with options aplenty from a team building perspective, Miami once again finds itself in the mid-first round. It is difficult to identify a specific need for such a competent-but-not-elite roster, but Philon’s on-ball brilliance and massive sophomore leap makes him a frontrunner in this range. Philon is as shifty and surgical a ball handler as you’ll find in this class. He makes up for a lack of verticality with various dribble combinations, cunning tempo changes, and a trusty floater. If guard Tyler Herro is not long for Miami, Labaron is a great contingency plan in the backcourt who can theoretically play alongside Kasparas Jakucionis for a dual-creator look. 14. Charlotte Hornets: Hannes Steinbach Forward/center, Washington, freshman, 6-11, 220, 20 The Hornets flexed a competent defense for the first time in eons. Aday Mara presents an intriguing man-in-the-middle option to add to their center rotation of Moussa Diabate and Ryan Kalkbrenner, but Charlotte should prioritize optionality above all else. Accordingly, Steinbach stands out from the pack. A hybrid big that vacuums rebounds on both ends with physicality and inside positioning, Steinbach’s offensive upside is a major selling point. A sophisticated low-post repertoire, deft touch, elbow playmaking and, most notably, a hint of 3-point aptitude (18-for-53 at a 34% clip as a freshman) gives coach Charles Lee much-needed versatility to work with from the high post. If Steinbach’s 3-point range manifests, he could coexist with Diabate in unprecedented double-big lineup machinations. ===== WOLVES WIN AFTER SPURS’ VICTOR WEMBANYAMA EJECTED, EVEN SERIES Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of Victor Wembanyama’s ejection to post a 114-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night in Minneapolis, tying the Western Conference second-round series at two games apiece. Naz Reid contributed 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Minnesota. He also took an elbow from Wembanyama into his chin on the play in which the Spurs’ star was ejected in the second quarter. Jaden McDaniels scored 14 points, Julius Randle scored 12 and Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Ayo Dosunmu added 10 points for Minnesota. De’Aaron Fox and reserve Dylan Harper scored 24 points apiece and Stephon Castle added 20 for the Spurs. Devin Vassell tallied 14 points for San Antonio. Wembanyama had four points, four rebounds and no blocks in 12-plus minutes. “We never expected them just to go away,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “They won a game in the Portland series without Wembanyama, so they’re very good, very good team.” Game 5 is Tuesday in San Antonio. The Spurs trailed by seven before Harper made two free throws with 29.1 seconds left and Julian Champagnie hit two with 20.6 seconds remaining to bring San Antonio within 112-109. Dosunmu answered with two free throws with 9.8 seconds left as Minnesota closed it out. “Just small-time plays,” Edwards told reporters when asked how the Timberwolves won Game 4. “Small-time plays win big-time games. That’s what we needed. Diving on the floor, offensive rebounds and it was a great sub by Finchie for putting in Ayo for that last minute-and-a-half.” Earlier, Wembanyama grabbed a rebound and was trying to protect the ball from two Timberwolves when he turned and unleashed a vicious right elbow into the chin of Reid and was called for a foul with 8:39 left in the first half. The officiating crew studied views of the play before upgrading the foul to a flagrant 2, which is an automatic ejection. Crew chief Zach Zarba said, “There was windup, impact and follow-through above the neck of an opponent.” “I’m glad he (Wembanyama) took matters into his own hands,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “Not in terms of hitting Naz Reid, I want to be very clear about that. I’m glad Naz Reid is OK and I didn’t want him to elbow him. But [Wemby’s] going to have to protect himself if no one else does for him. And I think it’s disgusting.” Minnesota led 60-56 at the break. Edwards scored 18 in the half while Castle led San Antonio with 14 first-half points. Despite the loss of Wembanyama, the Spurs scored 20 of the first 28 points in the third quarter and led 76-68 after a basket by Vassell with 4:33 left in the period. “I thought offensively, we were really doing a lot of good things,” Finch said. “We lost our way a little bit, and gave them life.” San Antonio’s Keldon Johnson drove for a hoop with 21.9 seconds remaining for an 84-80 advantage entering the final stanza. Fox buried a 3-pointer to give San Antonio a 94-86 lead with 8:51 left in the contest before Edwards scored 12 points during the Timberwolves’ 14-5 run. “We had a chance to win,” Johnson said. “We didn’t close it out the way we wanted to. … Minnesota made some plays and finished the game.” Edwards started the burst with a jumper and he soon scored five consecutive points on a short floater and a long straightaway 3-pointer to cut the Minnesota deficit to three with 7:10 remaining. He later canned two free throws with 5:51 left to bring the Timberwolves within 97-95 before drilling a 3-pointer 39 seconds later to give Minnesota a one-point edge. Gobert later delivered a thunderous dunk to give the Timberwolves a 107-101 lead with 1:56 to play. Minnesota shot 44.7% from the field, including 10 of 27 from 3-point range. The Spurs made 47.7% of their attempts and hit just 6 of 26 from behind the arc. ===== REMARKABLE 3-POINT PERFORMANCE HELPS KNICKS ROUT 76ERS, COMPLETE SWEEP Closing out a playoff series is one of the toughest challenges in sports, but the red-hot New York Knicks are making it look easy. Miles McBride made 7 of 9 3-pointers for 25 points and Jalen Brunson scored 22 on 6-of-10 shooting from long range as the visiting Knicks throttled the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 in Game 4 on Sunday to sweep their second-round playoff series. Josh Hart (17 points) and Landry Shamet (12) each made four 3-pointers for New York, which started 11-of-12 from long distance on its way to tying NBA playoff records for most 3-pointers in a quarter (11), half (18) and game (25). “It’s the spacing,” said Knicks coach Mike Brown, whose team also dominated the decisive game of its first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks, 140-89. “(The Sixers) are so quick, they’re so athletic. … So, if you’re not spaced the right way, you’re not going to get great looks.” Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in 17 points and 10 assists for the third-seeded Knicks, who shot 56.8% from 3-point range (25 of 44) in advancing to their second straight Eastern Conference finals. New York will battle either the top-seeded Detroit Pistons or the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers for a spot in the NBA Finals. “One game at a time. One game at a time,” Brunson said of the two potential opponents in the conference finals. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” The Knicks’ offensive assault came despite the absence of second-leading scorer OG Anunoby (hamstring), who missed his second straight game. The seventh-seeded Sixers had oft-injured Joel Embiid for the second straight game, but his 24 points on 8-of-8 shooting didn’t make a dent in the lopsided result. Tyrese Maxey contributed 17 points for Philadelphia, which trailed by double figures for the final 43 minutes. “The energy obviously was a big gap, between their energy and our energy, I thought,” said Sixers coach Nick Nurse, “and we dug ourselves a big hole that we could never really get out of.” The Sixers have not reached the Eastern Conference finals since 2001. “We’ve haven’t won,” Embiid said, “but I’ve been doing this for a long time — it’s hard to win in this league. … Quite frankly, New York — they were just better than us, in everything.” The Knicks stormed out of the gates with 3-pointers by Brunson and Hart in the first three minutes. Shortly thereafter, McBride went 4-of-4 from 3-point range in less than 90 seconds as the lead quickly ballooned to 20-6. Even when the Sixers briefly got within 11, Brunson made a pair of 3-pointers to stretch the lead back to 35-18. Shamet then came off the bench and tacked on two more 3-pointers later in the quarter as New York led 43-24 after 12 minutes. “That’s what they do,” Brunson said of the key contributions from McBride and Shamet. “It just happened to be they were both locked in on the same day.” Shamet, Towns and McBride each made a 3-pointer early in the second quarter as the lead grew to 59-32. The Knicks missed their next five from long range, but Brunson and Hart connected on back-to-back triples to get the visitors back in a groove. In the final minute, McBride’s sixth 3-pointer of the half made it 78-52 and Hart added one more for good measure to help the Knicks go into the locker room ahead 81-57. Midway through the third quarter, McBride’s final 3-pointer stretched the lead to 30 for the first time. New York went on to lead 122-83 after three quarters and cruised to the finish line. “Just a heck of a game by our guys,” Brown said. “Their focus. Their attention to detail, while bringing energy and effort — not just tonight, but through the course of the series — was at a pretty high level.” ======================================= WNBA OFF TO IMPRESSIVE START, VALKYRIES PUT AWAY MERCURY Reserve Janelle Salaun scored eight of her game-high 21 points in a key late burst, Veronica Burton chipped in with a double-double and the Golden State Valkyries took down the visiting Phoenix Mercury 95-79 on Sunday night. In a battle of teams that won their season openers, the Mercury rallied from a 48-31 halftime deficit to get within 73-70 on an Alyssa Thomas hoop with 7:34 to play. Salaun countered with a 3-pointer, then followed a Laeticia Amihere layup with three free throws and a layup, completing a 10-0 flurry that opened a 13-point lead with 5:18 to go. Playing the second game of a road back-to-back, which included an impressive 99-66 thrashing of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Saturday, the Mercury got no closer than seven the rest of the way. Salaun’s 21 points came on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including 4-of-5 accuracy on 3-pointers. The Valkyries outscored the visitors 39-33 from beyond the arc. Burton’s double-double consisted of 13 points and a game-high 12 assists, while Kayla Thornton and Gabby Williams contributed 19 points apiece for the Valkyries. Amihere added 13 points and a team-high six rebounds along with five assists and three blocks for Golden State, which won at Seattle on Friday night to open its second season. Thomas had 19 points to lead Phoenix, getting almost half her points on 9 of 12 from the free throw line. She nearly posted a triple-double, finishing with 11 assists and nine rebounds, while committing six turnovers and playing through five fouls. Jovana Nogic drilled four 3-pointers in five attempts for a majority of her 16 points for the Mercury, while Natasha Mack and Kahleah Copper contributed 11 points apiece. Golden State’s 17-point halftime lead was the result of outscoring Phoenix 31-11 in the second quarter. The Valkyries had fallen behind 7-0 and 15-6 before dominating the final 14 minutes of the first half. Phoenix responded to the Valkyries’ big second quarter with a 31-point third to make it a tight game well into the final period. ===== ACES BOUNCE BACK FROM ROUGH OPENER, STEAMROLL SPARKS The Las Vegas Aces salvaged a split of their regular-season opening weekend, responding to a first-half comeback by the host Los Angeles Sparks and cruising in the second half of a 105-78 victory Sunday. The Aces (1-1) came out playing inspired basketball after Saturday’s 99-66 loss at home to Phoenix, pouncing on the Sparks with a 29-14 first quarter. Los Angeles (0-1), playing its opener of the 2026 WNBA season, rebounded from the sluggish start behind Nneka Ogwumike and former Ace Kelsey Plum. The duo scored 28 of the Sparks’ 41 first-half points, as Los Angeles stormed back from down as many 16 points in the second quarter to pull within one by intermission. Las Vegas locked down in the third quarter for good, breaking the game open with a 21-11 run in the latter portion of the period. Basketball training guides Chennedy Carter, a member of the Sparks in 2022, keyed the decisive spurt with seven of her team-high 22 points off the bench coming during the run. She capped the quarter with a jumper just before the buzzer. The Aces carried over the deluge in the fourth quarter thanks to a stifling defense. Las Vegas held Los Angeles to just 29-of-78 shooting from the floor (37.2%) and forced 19 turnovers. Carter and Brianna Turner each swiped a pair of steals, while Stephanie Talbot came away with three takeaways to go with eight points. Jackie Young went for 20 points, A’ja Wilson finished with 19 points, Chelsea Gray had 16 and NaLyssa Smith scored 12. Young’s nine assists powered an efficient Las Vegas offense that scored 28 of its 43 made field goals off of assists. Gray had five and Wilson and Talbot each doled out three. The ball movement helped the Aces to a 62.3% effort from the floor, including a torrid 36-of-49 from inside the arc. The Sparks’ Plum led all scorers with 27 points, shooting 10-of-18 from the floor. Ogwumike, making her return to Los Angeles — where she played from 2012-23 — scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting. The rest of the Sparks combined for only 12 made field goals. ===== MARINE JOHANNES LIFTS LIBERTY PAST MYSTICS IN OT Marine Johannes had a career-high 25 points and made two key plays in overtime as the visiting New York Liberty held off the Washington Mystics 98-93 Sunday afternoon. Johannes also tied a career high with six 3-pointers. Breanna Stewart had 23 points for the Liberty, who played without injured starters Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally. New York (2-0) has won 11 straight matchups against the Mystics, including playoff meetings. The game featured 11 lead changes and eight ties. There were 58 fouls called. Kiki Iriafen had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Washington (1-1). Sonia Citron had 17 points. Washington struggled at the free throw line, going 20-for-29, including 4-for-8 in the extra period. Johannes sank a big three from the corner with 1:58 left in overtime to put the Liberty up 90-86 and that seemed to be it, but Washington rallied with a 6-2 run to pull even at 92. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton made two free throws for New York with 29.6 seconds left after being fouled by Cassandre Prosper. On Washington’s next trip down, Johannes poked the ball away from Citron and the refs said the ball went off Citron. Pauline Astier made four free throws in the final seconds to seal it for New York. The Liberty surged to a 12-point lead in the third quarter, but the young Mystics refused to go away quietly. Georgia Amoore made a three to tie the game at 76 with 6:56 left in regulation. The game was tied at 81 when Johannes scored on a double-pump layup with 1:32 left to give New York the lead. Prosper scored on a nifty backdoor cut to tie it again for Washington. Stewart put New York back on top with a jumper in the lane, then Iriafen scored inside for Washington to make it 85 all with 15.7 seconds left. Johannes brought the ball into the frontcourt for New York and found Stewart in the lane, but her shot bounced off the rim at the buzzer and the game went to overtime. Washington’s first-round pick, Lauren Betts (No. 4 overall), played 18 minutes and scored the first points of her WNBA career, finishing with seven. ===== LEXIE BROWN’S 3-POINT SPREE SENDS STORM PAST SUN Lexie Brown scored 17 points off the bench and the Seattle Storm secured their first win of the season with an 89-82 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn. A former first-round pick of the Sun in 2018, Brown shot 5 of 6 from beyond the 3-point arc to lead Seattle (1-1). She scored 14 of her points after halftime as the Storm recovered from a five-point halftime deficit. Flau’jae Johnson added 16 points and six rebounds while Jade Melbourne tallied 15 points and six assists for the Storm, who started their three-game road swing on a high note. Natisha Hiedeman chipped in 11 points. Aneesha Morrow recorded 17 points and 16 rebounds off the bench to lead the Sun (0-2), who lost the home opener of their farewell season in Connecticut. Sports news website Brittany Griner and Diamond Miller finished with 16 and 13 points, respectively. Both players grabbed five rebounds. Kennedy Burke added 12 points and six rebounds. Connecticut led 49-44 at halftime but Brown drilled four consecutive 3-pointers as Seattle rallied. Brown tied the game at 54-54 with 4:57 left, then gave Seattle a 57-54 lead 20 seconds later. Her final 3-pointer extended the Storm lead to 63-54 with 3:20 to go. Hailey Van Lith scored her team’s final seven points of the period as the Sun closed the gap to 63-61, but they never regained the lead. The two teams were locked at 68-68 early in the final quarter before Melbourne drained a 3-pointer at the 7:55 mark. Griner’s two free throws with 5:59 left got the Sun within 76-74 and Burke’s shot from long range cut the Seattle lead to 80-79 at the 3:38 mark. The Storm made seven of its 10 attempts from the line in the final 3:12 to help seal the deal. The Storm led 29-24 at the end of one quarter and stretched the lead to 31-24 on a shot by Grace VanSlooten with 9:06 left in the half. Seattle led 38-30 with under seven minutes left before a 17-4 run by the Sun turned the tide. Burke highlighted it as she hit a shot from distance for a 43-42 lead with 2:33 left. Griner then made back-to-back layups as Connecticut extended its lead to 47-42 with 1:26 remaining. Johnson ended the run with a pair of free throws that cut the Sun’s lead to 47-44 with 44 seconds left. Van Lith’s pullup jumper with three seconds to go gave Connecticut a five-point lead at the half. ====================================== NHL DUCKS FIND POWER-PLAY SUCCESS, EDGE GOLDEN KNIGHTS TO EVEN SERIES Beckett Sennecke and Alex Killorn both netted one goal and one assist to pace the host Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night and even their Stanley Cup playoff series. Mikael Granlund and Ian Moore also scored for Anaheim, which tied the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal at 2-2. Goaltender Lukas Dostal made 18 saves and Cutter Gauthier collected three assists. “We’ve got momentum and things are going good as long as you can keep it,” Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said. “That’s better than chasing it.” Pavel Dorofeyev, Brett Howden and Tomas Hertl scored for the Golden Knights, who will host Game 5 on Tuesday. Goalie Carter Hart stopped 19 shots, Mitch Marner collected three assists and Jack Eichel contributed two assists. The score was tied 2-2 late in the second period when Killorn gave Anaheim its third lead with its second power-play tally of the tilt. Killorn gained the puck at the bottom of the right circle and squeezed a shot into the net with 2:02 remaining in the second period. The Ducks failed to score on the power play in the first three games of the series, blanked during 11 opportunities. Moore extended the Anaheim lead with his first career playoff goal. Shortly after Anaheim killed a penalty, Moore found the twine with a point shot at 3:43 of the third period. “Going down a couple of goals is always tough to come back,” Vegas forward Colton Sissons said. “We’ve done a pretty good job throughout the year and playoffs, too. Yeah, it’s tough.” Hertl snapped a 29-game goal drought dating back to early March by tucking into the cage a loose puck with 64 seconds remaining in regulation to make it a one-goal game, but the Golden Knights could not complete the comeback. After losing the last game, the Ducks were looking to have a strong early pushback and were rewarded when Sennecke opened the scoring by unloading a shot from the top of the right circle for the power-play goal at the 8:43 mark. “That was a big focus for us. … It was nice to see a couple of those go in and get our power play rolling again,” Sennecke said. Dorofeyev responded with a power-play goal of his own just past the period’s midway point. Dostal could not catch the point shot and Dorofeyev pounced on the loose puck. Granlund made it a 2-1 game five minutes later when a turnover resulted in him gaining the puck in the slot and his shot ricocheted off a defender’s stick and bounded past Hart. Vegas tied the game again when William Karlsson slipped a nifty pass to the front of the net for Howden, and it was easily converted at 4:04 of the second period. The Golden Knights were without captain Mark Stone, who suffered an undisclosed injury late in the first period of Game 3. Brandon Saad drew into the lineup. “I have zero worry about this team, as far as how we’re going to go about the next few games here,” Vegas coach John Tortorella said. “Wherever it goes to, I have total trust.” ===== CANADIENS CLOBBER SABRES IN GAME 3, GRAB SERIES LEAD Cole Caufield broke a five-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking power-play goal as the Montreal Canadiens throttled the visiting Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in Game 3, taking a 2-1 best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series lead on Sunday night. A 51-goal scorer in the regular season, Caufield, who also posted an assist, had not found the net since Game 5 of the first round against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Alex Newhook tallied twice and Juraj Slafkovsky notched his fourth postseason power-play goal. Zachary Bolduc and Kirby Dach also scored, Lane Hutson had two helpers and Jakub Dobes made 26 saves. “He does his job every night and every day,” Caufield said about Dobes in a Sportsnet interview. “I couldn’t be more proud of a guy like that. … Again, a special player.” The Sabres’ Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin produced a goal and an assist apiece. Alex Lyon stopped 31 shots. Referring to his Game 2 performance as an “absolute disaster,” Thompson quieted the crowd in the NHL’s largest arena when Dobes moved far out to meet Dahlin’s blast, which went wide and clanged off the end boards. Thompson corralled the puck on the hard rebound and potted an easy marker through the vacated crease just 53 seconds in. Newhook, who registered the Game 7 series-winner in Tampa, cashed in by bouncing one off Buffalo defenseman Conor Timmins at 15:31 to square the contest. Caufield missed a tap-in during an early second-period power play, but he found redemption after Hutson drove through the left circle on a power play and put the puck on Caufield’s stick for a 2-1 lead at 6:05. “We have to be smarter,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “We took five (offensive) zone penalties. Our discipline for that wasn’t good enough. You let them operate 5-on-4 and we end up with a broken stick. You give them that much time and they’re going to get opportunities.” The home side’s fourth line made it 3-1 when Joe Veleno fed a pass back to a trailing Bolduc, who beat Lyon at 10:43. After Buffalo’s Beck Malenstyn went off for a hard interference collision with Dobes, Hutson slipped a pass through the slot that clipped Slafkovsky for a second power-play goal at 12:17 to make it 4-1. Dahlin answered with his own man-advantage marker 16 seconds after Dach was penalized for holding Josh Doan’s stick at 14:30. The Sabres put together a furious push on a power play and followed it up in the third, but a Montreal 2-on-1 rush ended with Dach finding the puck and firing in his fourth goal of the playoffs for a 5-2 lead at 8:46. “Our puck play still isn’t to a level where I’d like it,” Ruff said. “… Montreal’s a good team. They made us pay for our mistakes.” Newhook put the match away with his fifth postseason marker when he was awarded one after being fouled on a breakaway toward an empty net at 15:14. ===================================== MLB MLB ROUNDUP: ROOKIE GAGE WORKMAN’S FIRST HR POWERS TIGERS PAST ROYALS Gage Workman was the hero in his Tigers debut, hitting his first major league home run, a tiebreaking, pinch-hit, two-run shot in the sixth inning, and Detroit snapped a five-game skid with a 6-3 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Sunday night. Workman, a rookie infielder with 12 previous games in the majors in 2025, was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday after Kerry Carpenter was placed on the injured list with a left shoulder sprain. Matt Vierling drove in two runs and Hao-Yu Lee and Wenceel Perez drove in one run apiece for the Tigers. Riley Greene reached base four times and scored a run. Enmanuel De Jesus (2-0) tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Kenley Jansen got the last three outs for his seventh save. Maikel Garcia had three hits, a run and an RBI to lead the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino added two hits and drove in a run and Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and scored a run. MLB team merchandise Orioles 2, Athletics 1 Dylan Beavers stroked a go-ahead single in the sixth and four Baltimore pitchers combined for a four-hitter to salvage the final game of their series against the visiting Athletics. Beavers and Gunnar Henderson notched two hits apiece for the Orioles. Chris Bassitt (3-2) struck out six and allowed one run over six innings. Rico Garcia earned the save. Athletics starter Luis Severino (2-4) allowed two runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings. First baseman Nick Kurtz drew an eighth-inning walk to extend his on-base streak to 34 games, the longest active mark in the majors. Marlins 5, Nationals 2 Heriberto Hernandez delivered a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth, allowing Miami to hold on for a win against visiting Washington in the rubber match of their three-game series. Sports Liam Hicks and Christopher Morel also had RBI singles for the Marlins, who got six strong innings from Sandy Alcantara before Josh Ekness recorded the final out for his first career save. Luis Garcia Jr. tripled, doubled, scored a run and drove in a run for the Nationals, who saw starter Cade Cavalli allow two runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings. Rays 4, Red Sox 1 Visiting Tampa Bay scored three runs in the first three innings and Nick Martinez threw one-run ball for 5 2/3 en route to a win over Boston in the finale of a shortened three-game series. Junior Caminero’s solo homer in the first opened the scoring, and a two-run second extended a lead that the Rays would not relinquish. Martinez (4-1) worked around seven hits and struck out three in the victory, which was Tampa Bay’s second of the weekend. The teams were rained out Saturday. New Hampshire native Mickey Gasper (3-for-4) recorded his first three hits of his Red Sox career, including a pair of doubles, and drove in Boston’s only run. Payton Tolle (1-2) gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings. Angels 6, Blue Jays 1 Jose Soriano retired 20 consecutive batters, Jo Adell homered twice with a double and visiting Los Angeles defeated Toronto to salvage one game from the weekend series. Soriano (6-2) allowed one run on five hits over 7 2/3 innings, Oswald Peraza added a two-run homer and Vaughn Grissom contributed a two-run double for the Angels, who exploded for six runs in the final five innings after managing one through the first 22 innings of the series. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 and scored the lone run for the Blue Jays, who got four scoreless innings from their first two pitchers before Eric Lauer (1-5) allowed six runs on five hits over five innings. Phillies 6, Rockies 0 Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, part of a two-homer day for Schwarber, and host Philadelphia beat Colorado. Schwarber finished with three hits and Brandon Marsh had four singles for the Phillies, who have won 10 of 13 games since Don Mattingly was named interim manager on April 28. Cristopher Sanchez (4-2) pitched seven strong innings to stretch his shutout streak to 21 1/3. He hasn’t allowed a run since the first inning against San Francisco on April 30. Ezequiel Tovar had two hits for the Rockies, who were held to six hits and have lost eight of their last 10 games. Reds 5, Astros 0 Andrew Abbott worked six three-hit innings, Elly De La Cruz recorded a three-hit game, and Cincinnati claimed the rubber match of a three-game interleague series against visiting Houston. The Reds broke open the scoring in the fourth against Kai-Wei Teng (1-3) on a two-run triple from JJ Bleday and an RBI single from Tyler Stephenson. Spencer Steer closed the scoring with his seventh homer to give Abbott (2-2) an easy victory. The Astros never had a runner reach scoring position, with slugger Yordan Alvarez going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Teng allowed three runs on five hits before Cody Bolton allowed two more runs over two innings. Twins 5, Guardians 4 Kody Clemens had three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice to spark visiting Minnesota to a win over Cleveland. Josh Bell and Austin Martin each had two hits and one RBI while Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the rubber game of the three-game set. Kendry Rojas (1-0) gave up one run in 3 1/3 innings of relief for his first major league win. Yoendrys Gomez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his second save. Brayan Rocchio was 4-for-4 with a double and two runs and Chase DeLauter went 2-for-5 with two RBIs for the Guardians, who dropped to .500 yet maintained first place in the AL Central. Gavin Williams (5-2) gave up 10 hits and five runs in six innings while fanning six. White Sox 2, Mariners 1 Randal Grichuk hit a tying home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and Chicago went on to defeat visiting Seattle. Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a home run that just cleared the left field wall. Drew Romo followed with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Sam Antonacci. The Mariners intentionally walked Munetaka Murakami, but Miguel Vargas thwarted that plan with a flyball. Randy Arozarena’s throw to the plate sailed over Cal Raleigh, allowing Romo to slide home safely with the go-ahead run. Mariners starter Logan Gilbert allowed one hit over six scoreless innings. Arozarena drove in Seattle’s only run. Brewers 4, Yankees 3 Brice Turang’s two-out homer in the ninth inning off New York closer David Bednar lifted host Milwaukee to a walk-off win and a sweep of the three-game series. Bednar (1-3) relieved to open the ninth and struck out the first two hitters before Turang lined the first pitch 411 feet to center for his sixth homer and first career walk-off. Abner Uribe (2-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth. Yankees starter Carlos Rodon, activated off the injured list Sunday for his season debut following surgery last October, allowed three runs on two hits with four strikeouts. But the left-hander walked five with a hit batter and wild pitch in a 78-pitch outing. Aaron Judge staked the Yankees to a 1-0 lead in the first with his league-leading 16th homer. Rangers 3, Cubs 0 Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings and Evan Carter belted a two-run homer, fueling Texas to its second straight shutout of Chicago in Arlington, Texas. deGrom (3-2) scattered three hits — two to Nico Hoerner — and did not walk a batter to record his 99th career win. Josh Jung collected three of the Rangers’ seven hits and scored two runs. Jameson Taillon (2-2) permitted one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Cubs, who have lost two straight after their second 10-game win streak of the season. Ian Happ went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts to see his career-best 30-game on-base streak come to a halt. Braves 7, Dodgers 2 Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to a NL-best 1.81 and Mauricio Dubon laced a three-run double to help visiting Atlanta post a series-clinching win over Los Angeles. Elder (4-1) allowed one hit while striking out eight and walking four for the Braves, who finished 6-3 on their road trip. Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson connected on solo home runs as Atlanta improved its MLB-leading record to 28-13. Justin Wrobleski (5-1) went 8 2/3 innings for the Dodgers, yielding seven runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking one. Max Muncy hit a two-run homer for Los Angeles, which managed just two hits and struck out 10 times. Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (10 innings) Manny Machado’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning capped a San Diego comeback in a win over visiting St. Louis. Ramon Laureano was placed on second base to start the bottom of the 10th and Jackson Merrill was intentionally walked. But Gordon Graceffo (2-1) unintentionally walked Fernando Tatis Jr. to fill the bases, setting the stage for Machado to win the game as the Padres split the four-game set. San Diego forced extra innings when Nick Castellanos, on a 3-2 pitch, belted a two-run homer off closer Riley O’Brien in the bottom of the ninth that scored Xander Bogaerts. Jordan Walker hit a two-run shot in the fourth, slugging it an estimated 425 feet into the third deck behind the left field wall for his 11th homer of the year. Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1 Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt had two hits and three RBIs in his second major league start, Eduardo Rodriguez did not allow a hit until the sixth inning and Arizona beat New York in the rubber game of a three-game series in Phoenix. Rodriguez (4-0) gave up one run and four hits in 8 1/3 innings, leaving two outs short of his first career complete game after Mark Vientos’ one-out single in the ninth. Ketel Marte capped off the scoring with a two-run triple to conclude the Diamondbacks’ three-run sixth. Luis Torrens had two of the Mets’ four hits and their lone RBI on a double after Carson Benge broke up the no-hitter with a one-out single in the sixth. Bulk reliever David Peterson gave up four hits and three runs (none earned) in five innings. Giants 7, Pirates 6 (12 innings) Jesus Rodriguez blooped a one-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 12th inning, allowing San Francisco, after rallying three times from two-run deficits, to walk off visiting Pittsburgh. After Ryan Borucki (1-1) stranded the potential go-ahead run at third base in both the 11th and 12th, the Giants finally ended the marathon affair after Pirates right fielder Ryan O’Hearn couldn’t track down Matt Chapman’s flyball for a double, allowing automatic runner Heliot Ramos to take third base with one out. After Drew Gilbert was walked intentionally to load the bases, rookie Rodriguez singled off Justin Lawrence. Willy Adames had three hits, while Rafael Devers, Jung Hoo Lee, Ramos and Chapman chipped in two apiece for San Francisco, which out-hit the visitors 13-7. Spencer Horwitz totaled three RBIs on his two doubles for Pittsburgh, which completed a 3-3 Western swing. ===================================== AUTO RACING SHANE VAN GISBERGEN PULLS OFF COMEBACK WIN AT WATKINS GLEN Shane van Gisbergen amazingly erased a 28-second deficit in the final 24 laps after a pit stop, chasing down leader Ty Gibbs and roaring away to win the NASCAR Cup Series’ Go Bowling At The Glen on Sunday at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. The New Zealand-born driver fell to 22nd after his last stop under green, but he set out to run down Gibbs and second-place teammate Connor Zilisch. He continued to chop off seconds each lap and passed Gibbs’ No. 54 Toyota with eight laps left. The No. 97 Chevrolet driver beat Michael McDowell by a massive 7.288 seconds, leading four times for 74 laps. van Gisbergen, who made up a 29.2-second gap after his final pit stop in 18 laps, notched his sixth victory in the past seven road races and secured his seventh career Cup win in just 62 starts. Gibbs, Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five. In 2026’s second race on a road course, van Gisbergen started from the point after winning the pole Saturday on his 37th birthday and sailed away from McDowell’s Chevy by over two seconds after eight times around the layout. As the only driver on pit road coming in after leading the first 18 laps, van Gisbergen managed to finish eighth and earn stage points. Trackhouse’s Ross Chastain was first in the segment win followed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney, but Chase Elliott decided not to pit and stayed out for points and ended up 12th. In the 30-lap Stage 2, two of the three Trackhouse drivers, van Gisbergen and Zilisch, checked out entirely, taking a healthy five-second lead over McDowell by Lap 38. Meanwhile, Chastain’s No. 1 fell back to 18th until flying debris — a black tent — landed on the track on Lap 40. Spire Motorsports teammates McDowell and Daniel Suarez started 1-2 with seven laps left in the stage, but the two Chevy drivers faded with two laps to go. van Gisbergen beat Reddick by less than a second followed by Gibbs, Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch to end Stage 2. Caution 3 flew on Lap 60 when Logano’s No. 22 Ford lost a left front tire. van Gisbergen and Reddick stayed out for track position, but the majority of the field pitted with the chance to make it to the end of fuel. ===================================== GOLF BRANDT SNEDEKER WINS MYRTLE BEACH CLASSIC, QUALIFIES FOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Brandt Snedeker won his first PGA Tour title in nearly eight years and punched a last-minute ticket to the PGA Championship by capturing the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic title on Sunday in South Carolina. Snedeker cruised through the week with two rounds of 67 and two 66s for an 18-under-par 266. His 5-under 66 Sunday nudged him past Mark Hubbard for a one-stroke victory, his 10th on the PGA Tour. Snedeker, 45, had moved into an elder statesman’s role on tour and will serve as captain of the United States team at the Presidents Cup this fall. He hadn’t qualified for a major since the 2021 Open Championship. But by winning this week’s alternate event at Dunes Golf and Beach Club opposite the Truist Championship, he booked a spot in the field this coming week at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia. “It’s been a roller coaster. I feel amazing,” Snedeker said. “I feel so lucky to still be out here still doing what I love to do, to have a chance to win a golf tournament at my age and to be able to pull it out is something super special. I’m just so pumped. I don’t know what else to say.” Hubbard began the day with a one-stroke lead with Snedeker three off the pace. Snedeker had two birdies and a string of pars through 11 holes before sticking a tee shot at the par-3 12th to 4 feet of the cup. That ignited him to four birdies in the next six holes. Hubbard chased two birdies with a pair of bogeys on the front nine Sunday, then birdied Nos. 12, 13 and 15 to get back on top, breaking a tie with Snedeker. When Snedeker made his lone bogey of the day at No. 18, it left Hubbard in front by one. But Hubbard hit a wayward tee shot at the par-4 16th and went on to bogey, then added a bogey at the last. “Super bummed. I definitely felt like it was going to be my day,” Hubbard said. “I felt like I played, you know, really solid all week. Had a few loose shots today overall, but I thought today (the course) played the toughest by far.” Beau Hossler (68) and Kevin Roy (69) tied for third at 16 under par. Englishman Aaron Rai (71) placed fifth at 15 under. Brooks Koepka, who did not qualify for the signature event at Quail Hollow Club, shot a 70 Sunday and tied for 11th at 12 under. ===== WORLD NO. 2 JEENO THITIKUL GOES BACK-TO-BACK AT MIZUHO AMERICAS Jeeno Thitikul finished a successful defense of her title at the Mizuho Americas Open, carding a final-round 3-under-par 69 to win by four strokes Sunday in West Caldwell, N.J. Thitikul, who topped the leaderboard for the final three days, won the tournament in back-to-back years on different courses. She won by four shots last May at Liberty National Golf Club in nearby Jersey City before repeating the feat this year at Mountain Ridge Country Club. The World No. 2 captured her second victory of 2026 after winning in her native Thailand in February. It marks her ninth win on the LPGA Tour and draws her closer to Nelly Korda, who regained the No. 1 ranking from Thitikul last month and took this week off following consecutive wins. “I think for me, world ranking or top players doesn’t really define what I’m doing,” Thitikul said after earning the $487,500 championship check. “I think I’m just trying to just do my best out there, trying to be consistency as I can, because I know it’s going to be a really tough competition in and out every week, on and off every week, and different courses.” Thitikul shot a 13-under 275 for the week, with China’s Ruoning Yin (69 on Sunday) alone in second at 9 under par. Yin gave chase with five birdies on the front nine, including four straight at Nos. 5-8, before she made two bogeys with zero birdies on the back. “I didn’t see the leaderboard at all and I didn’t know the situations at all,” Thitikul said. “I think I might know on like 12 or something, but accidentally, you know, because the hole is really close to each other, right? “And then, yeah, I knew she had a really good run on catching the leader, and then I think it’s just a normal day that definitely, you’re the leader and then definitely the players will need to catch up, and then they will have a really good run for Sunday to be able to win the tournaments anyway. But I just really stay on — in my bubble. I just really focus on my tempo, what I can control, and then it’s turn out to be good.” Thitikul made birdies at Nos. 2-3 before a string of nine pars was interrupted by a bogey at the par-5 13th. She still held a narrow lead before cementing it with birdies at the par-3 16th and par-4 18th. Yin said she was pleased with where her game is at despite coming up short on the leaderboard. “Yeah, I think this week will be my fifth runner-up in had 19 months, so I don’t know, I think it’s coming,” Yin said. “I just think something cool is going to happen. I just don’t know when.” Tied for third at 8 under were Jenny Bae (bogey-free 66), Alison Lee (69), Mexico’s Gaby Lopez (69) and South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi (71). Bae had the low round of the day, with four of her six birdies coming on the front nine. “I honestly didn’t expect to make no bogeys,” Bae said. “I actually came in thinking I have to make a lot of birdies in case I make mistakes, because out there it’s kind of inevitable. But luckily I was able to save everything, up and down when I needed to. I think everything was cruise control.” ===== LUCAS HERBERT GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE AT LIV GOLF VIRGINIA, EARNS U.S. OPEN SPOT Lucas Herbert has won golf tournaments around the world. He finally has his first title on LIV Golf. The Australian completed a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf Virginia by posting a final-round 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at Trump National DC in Potomac Falls, Va. Herbert went 24 under par for the week, four strokes better than runner-up Sergio Garcia of Spain (final-round 70). Bryson DeChambeau went 64-66 on the weekend to grab third place at 19 under before he plays the PGA Championship next week. Herbert built an insurmountable lead by opening the tournament with rounds of 64 and 63. Even a double bogey at the par-3 ninth hole Sunday did not harm his chances much, as he finished with eight birdies and three bogeys on the card. Herbert finished the week with 29 birdies plus one eagle. Asked what he learned about himself this week, Herbert replied, “Probably that I can perform pretty damn well when things aren’t perfect. “I was pretty sick all week, and I woke up this morning probably feeling worse than I did the last few days,” he said. “I had Sergio coming at me for 36 holes really hard, and he pushed me the whole way, made me earn that one. I didn’t doubt myself. I missed a few putts here and there and made it a contest late.” A weather delay briefly halted proceedings late in the round, with Herbert up two on Garcia with two holes to play. “After the rain delay, the way I played those eight shots, I’m so proud of that. I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone tonight,” Herbert said. Herbert, 30, will have even more to celebrate. The victory vaulted him into third place in the season standings, behind Spanish star Jon Rahm and DeChambeau, which earned Herbert a berth in the U.S. Open. Herbert, who had won on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Asian Tour before Sunday, was eligible for only two majors since the start of the 2024 season. “There was so many things that came with winning today. I just wanted to focus on what I was doing and then spend this moment now figuring out what comes with it,” he said. “That’s a nice added bonus.” Garcia’s day wasn’t done when he landed in second place. The team he captains, Fireballs GC, went to a playoff against 4Aces GC to decide the team title. Rather than choosing himself, Garcia used countrymen Josele Ballester — who shot a 12-under 60 on Saturday — and David Puig. 4Aces captain Dustin Johnson selected Anthony Kim and Belgium’s Thomas Detry. When they replayed the par-4 18th hole, everyone made par except for Puig, and 4Aces claimed the team victory. “They both played well today. I was a little tired,” Garcia said. “I would have loved to be there, but I was a little too tired. I thought playing from the back, it was a good hole for them. Unfortunately, David got a little unfortunate there on the second shot. He caught a little bit off a flier and couldn’t up-and-down, but it is what it is.” LIV Golf is scheduled to return May 28-31 with LIV Golf Korea — despite Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund planning to withdraw its financial backing after the 2026 season and the postponement of a June event in New Orleans. ===================================== INDIANA HEADLINES/RELEASES PREP BASEBALL INDIANA NEWS: https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/indiana ================================== INDIANA PACERS CHICAGO — The ping pong balls didn’t bounce the Pacers’ way on Sunday afternoon. Indiana entered the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery with a 52.1 percent chance of securing a top-four pick in next month’s NBA Draft. If the pick fell out of the top four, it would be conveyed to the Clippers as a condition of the Feb. 5 trade to acquire Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown. This year’s lottery was televised on ABC from a studio inside Navy Pier in Chicago. Up the stairs from the studio was a conference room where the actual lottery drawing was held roughly an hour before the telecast. Pacers EVP of Basketball Operations and Assistant GM Ted Wu was Indiana’s representative in that room. A former NBA employee, Wu is quite familiar with how the lottery works. 14 ping pong balls numbered 1-14 are placed in a drum and mixed up. Four ping pong balls are then removed from the drum at set intervals, resulting in a four-digit combination. The process is repeated to determine each of the first four picks. There are 1,001 possible four-digit combinations. Because the Pacers finished with the second-worst record last season, they entered the drawing with 140 combinations. The combinations were assigned sequentially, meaning Washington got the first 140 combinations and Indiana received the next 140. All of the Pacers’ combinations contained the number 1, so that number had to be drawn for the Pacers to have any chance of winning. Conversely, if the number 2 or 3 ever was drawn, the Pacers would not win, as all combinations containing both 1 and either of those digits belonged to Washington. The first drawing was for the first overall pick. The first ball drawn was numbered 4. Ten seconds later, the next ball drawn was 2. Just like that, Wu knew the Pacers wouldn’t have the No. 1 pick for the first time in franchise history. The third ball was numbered 1, but it didn’t matter. All combinations containing both 1 and 2 belonged to Washington, so the Wizards won the top pick. The next two drawings quickly turned against the Pacers. The second ping pong ball in the second drawing was 2, eliminating Indiana, as Utah ultimately secured the second pick. The first ball in the third draw was yet another 2. That four-digit combination wound up belonging to the Jazz again, so it was thrown out. The next two draws came down to the final ball. The Pacers needed a 1 both times to win, but it never materialized. The first time, it was a 6 that delivered the third pick to Memphis. The second time, an 8 gave the fourth pick to Chicago. Vlasta Moravkova, a partner from the accounting firm Ernst & Young, spent the next several minutes stuffing envelopes numbered 1-14 with team logos for the lottery telecast. Because the Pacers fell to fifth, a card with the Clippers logo was placed in the No. 5 envelope. The card with the Pacers logo went unused. While Moravkova delivered the cards to the studio downstairs, everyone else in the drawing room — Wu and the other team representatives, league officials, and 16 media members (including the author of this story) — were sequestered there without any phones or computers until the lottery results were revealed on television. Wu knew the Pacers’ fate, but could not relay the information to anyone else in the organization, including T.J. McConnell, who was Indiana’s on-stage representative for the telecast, and President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. The lottery telecast unfolded in the usual fashion, with Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum opening each envelope in order starting with 14 and counting down to 1. Watching from the crowd, Pritchard was on the edge of his seat as Tatum opened the envelopes for 6 and 5, which would determine whether or not the Pacers kept their pick. “My heart was beating like it was Game 7,” Pritchard admitted after the lottery. When Tatum pulled the Clippers logo out of the No. 5 envelope, Pritchard’s heart sank. But he also had been prepared for this outcome ever since he pulled the trigger on the trade back in February. ==================================== INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS The Indianapolis Indians were held to two hits and shut out by the Omaha Storm Chasers on Sunday afternoon at Victory Field, 9-0. Drew Waters led the charge for Omaha (17-21), going 3-for-4 with a run scored, double and five of nine runs driven in on an RBI single in the first, RBI double in the fifth, bases-loaded walk in the sixth and two-run homer in the eighth. He was joined by Kameron Misner, who went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, pair of doubles, a triple and three RBI. Former Indians (15-24) hurler Bailey Falter (W, 1-0) fanned five over 2.1 shutout innings in relief to earn the win. Wilber Dotel (L, 2-3) started on the mound for Indy and took the loss. The Indians have an off day on Monday before traveling to Louisville for the first of two consecutive road trips. Neither team has named a starter for the series opener on Tuesday. ========================================= INDIANA BASEBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A brief lead in the sixth inning was the lone bright spot in a disappointing end to a weekend sweep at the hands of in-state rival Purdue. The Indiana Baseball team (21-30, 7-20 B1G) dropped an 11-8 contest on Sunday (May 10) afternoon at Alexander Field. With the defeat, IU’s run of 12-straight Big Ten Tournament appearances comes to an end. It was IU that had to come from behind in the weekend finale. Freshman right fielder Owen ten Oever (two-run) and freshman second baseman Landen Fry (three-run) each hit home runs in the sixth inning as the visitors crawled out of an early hole. Fry and sophomore shortstop Cooper Malamazian each had multi-hit efforts in the contest. After using a majority of its bullpen arms in the first two games, Purdue jumped all over the IU pitching staff. Redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Vogel kept the game tight in the middle innings before coming out of the game in the bottom of the sixth. Gradaute student right-handed pitcher Kaden Jacobi (L, 1-2) would come in and allow the inherited runner, and one of his own, to score as Purdue took the lead back. A three spot in the seventh provided the Boilermakers all the support they would need. A tough weekend comes to a close with IU getting outscored by just six runs in the three losses. It’s the first time that IU has been swept by its rival since the 2011 campaign. The year will come to a conclusion next weekend in the regular season finale against Illinois (May 14-16). Scoring Recap Bottom First Avery Moore hit a two-run home run to left-center field. Jackson Bessette doubled off the wall as the scoring continued. Purdue 3, Indiana 0 Bottom Third Moore added to his hot day with an RBI double to the corner in left field. Bessette singled to center field to score Moore from second base. Purdue 5, Indiana 0 Top Fourth Cooper Malamazian singled to right field to open the scoring for the Hoosiers. Purdue 5, Indiana 1 Top Fifth Will Moore came around to score on a wild pitch. Purdue 5, Indiana 2 Bottom Fifth Moore launched his second home run of the day for the Boilermakers. Purdue 6, Indiana 2 Top Sixth IU got some big performances from freshmen to take a lead in the sixth. Owen ten Oever and Landen Fry hit two and three-run home runs respectively in a massive inning for the Hoosiers. Indiana 7, Purdue 6 Bottom Sixth Brandon Rogers delivered a two-run triple to retake the lead. Purdue 8, Indiana 7 Bottom Seventh Bessette singled to right field to extend the advantage. An RBI groundout from CJ Richmond got the Boilermakers to double digits on the scoreboard. Westin Boyle singled through the right side with the infield playing in to score an additional run. Purdue 11, Indiana 7 Top Eighth Moore chipped away at the lead with a sacrifice fly to left field. Purdue 11, Indiana 8 Top Hoosier Performers #26 ten Oever, Owen 1-4, HR, 2 RBI #25 Fry, Landen 2-4, HR, 3 RBI #15 Malamazian, Cooper 2-4, R, RBI Notes to Know • Freshman second baseman Landen Fry hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning of Sunday’s game. It was only his second home run of the year but both have been extremely impactful. He had a sixth inning home run in the Sunday contest at Nebraska that briefly tied the game. • Sophomore outfielder Cole Decker laced a double to right field to extend his hitting streak to seven-straight games. His streak is the longest active one on the team and is the second best in his young career (9 – April 5-18, 2026) this season. Up Next IU will wrap up the regular season next weekend (May 14-16) against Illinois. First pitch on Thursday comes at 6 p.m. ET from Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington. The game will be streamed on B1G+ and carried online at IUHoosiers.com/Audio. ===================================== INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the second time in three seasons, the Indiana women’s golf program was selected to an NCAA Regional. The Hoosiers are the eighth seed in the NCAA Simpsonville Regional to be played from May 11-13 at the University of Louisville Golf Club. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION NCAA Simpsonville Regional • Simpsonville, Ky. University of Louisville Golf Club Par 72 • 6384 yards Live Results: Scoreboard TEAMS COMPETING (12) Arkansas, Auburn, College of Charleston, Houston, INDIANA, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oakland, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, Xavier INDIANA LINEUP 1. Madison Dabagia 2. Sheridan Clancy 3. Maddie May 4. Katie Poots 5. Saia Rampersaud Sub. Cara Heisterkamp TOURNAMENT NOTES • Arkansas, the No. 6-ranked team nationally, headlines the regional. Auburn (No. 7), Iowa State (18), Ole Miss (19), Virginia Tech (37), and Kansas State (40) all rank inside the top 50 of the Scoreboard rankings. Indiana ranked No. 45 in the latest rankings, released on May 6. • Indiana will be paired with Kansas State and College of Charleston in the opening round. IU will tee off at 8:55 a.m. ET on Monday. • The Hoosiers advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the 18th time since the 1992-93 season and the second time in the last three seasons under head coach Brian May. Indiana has advanced to the NCAA Finals six times in that span with the most recent coming in 2019. • The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to play in the championships (May 22-27) at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. ================================= PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The quest to the NCAA Championships begins for Purdue Women’s Golf, as the Boilermakers travel to Florida to battle 11 other teams at Seminole Legacy Golf Club for the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13). The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site will advance to play in the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 22-27). TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Monday, May 11: Round 1 (Tee Times starting at 8:00 AM ET) Tuesday, May 12: Round 2 (Tee Times starting at 8:00 AM ET) Wednesday, May 13: Round 3 (Tee Times starting at 8:00 AM ET) THE LINEUP Samantha Brown – So. Ranked No. 119 in the nation Second Team All-Big Ten Playing in her team-leading 27th tournament for Purdue, including the 26th time in the lineup Paces Purdue with a 72.61 stroke average, as well as team-low rounds (16), birdies (100) and Top 10 finishes (5) Eighteen of her 33 rounds have been par-or-better, including a school-record six rounds in the 60s, leading the Boilermakers in both categories Has led Purdue in six of the team’s 12 tournaments and has finished in the Top 5 in four out of the past six events Last time out, placed 13th at the Big Ten Championships (71-72-72—215) Tied for fifth at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (72-76-69—217); her final round 69 (-3) was her sixth round in the 60s of the year to tie a Purdue single-season record Became Big Ten Golfer of the week after guiding Purdue to a victory at the 2025 Coach Mo Classic; tied for third with a 3-under 213 (75-66-72) for her best finish as a Boilermaker and her lowest 54-hole total Led the Coach Mo Classic field in par-4 scoring (-3) and ranked second in par-3 scoring (-1); her second round 66 (-6) was a personal best and matched the fifth-lowest round in program history Paced Purdue at the Briar’s Creek Invitational, tying for 16th with the 10th-best 36-hole total in school history (73-71—144); made nine birdies over the 36 holes, tied for the fourth-most in the field Placed fourth at the Shootout at Wachesaw and recorded the fourth-lowest 36-hole total in program history (70-71—141); paced the field in par-5 scoring (-2), while also ranking third in par-4 scoring (-2) Tied for fifth at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational with a 2-over 218 (71-76-71); ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-4) Paced the Boilermakers at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, tying for 18th with an even-par 216 (69-76-71); ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-6) and recorded her third career hole-in-one in the first round Started the season by leading Purdue at the Boilermaker Classic, tying for ninth by finishing even par (75-72-69—216) for her first career Top 10 performance Held a 75.76 stroke average a season ago, leading the team’s freshmen; led Purdue in eagles (4), including a pair of hole-in-ones, while ranking second on the team in pars (428) 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar Lauren Timpf – So. Ranked No. 141 in the nation Big Ten All-Championships Team Leads Purdue in pars (380), while ranking second in stroke average (72.97), team-low round (11), rounds in the 60s (3) and Top 20 finishes (7) Making her 25th appearance as a Boilermaker, including the 20th in the Purdue lineup Has paced the Boilermakers in four of the 12 tournaments this season Last time out, tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championships (74-67-72—213) to earn a spot on the Big Ten All-Championships Team; her 67 (-3) in the second round was a career low Her second-place performance at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (71-70-73—214) was a career best and the best finish by an individual Boilermaker this season; played the par 5s 5-under throughout the tournament, ranking third in the 94-player field Helped Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic by tying for 17th on the individual leaderboard (76-74-70—220) Paced the Boilermakers at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic (75-71-68—214) in which she ranked fourth in par-3 scoring (-3); her final round 68 (-4) was a career low in relation to par Led Purdue at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational with the 10th-best 36-hole total in program history (71-73—144); tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard and ranked third in par-4 scoring (-1) Played her best golf as a Boilermaker with a career-low 211 (70-69-72) to place third at the Wolverine Invitational; led the field in birdies (12) and par-5 scoring (-3), while ranking third in par-4 scoring (-2) Tied for 15th at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic with a 219 (69-76-74); ranked third in the field in par-3 scoring (-2) Produced a 75.94 stroke average a season ago Played her best golf of last season at the 2025 NCAA Lubbock Regional; her 14th-place finish, 54-hole total (73-76-70—219) and final round 70 (-2) were all season bests, and she ranked fourth in the field in par-5 scoring (-5) throughout the week 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar Luana Valero – Fr. Big Ten All-Freshman Big Ten All-Championships Team Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week Has been in the lineup in all 12 tournaments Ranks fourth on the team with a 73.79 stroke average Has recorded three rounds in the 60s and three Top 10 finishes, ranking third and fifth, respectively, by a freshman in Purdue history Leads the team with four eagles Last time out, led Purdue to a third-place finish while placing fourth (personal best) on the individual leaderboard at the Big Ten Championships (67-79-74—210) to earn a spot on the all-championships team; paced the B1G field with 12 birdies, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-1) throughout the week Her three-day total of 210 (67-69-74) at the B1G Championships was the second-lowest 54-hole tally by a Boilermaker competing in the conference tournament, and it was the lowest of her career; the opening round 67 (-3) was a personal best Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic, ranking second in par-3 scoring (-1) and making a team-high 12 birdies; her three-round total of 215 (74-72-69) was the first time she finished under par as a Boilermaker Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after setting the then-freshman school record for lowest (now second-lowest) 36-hole total (74-72—146) and tying for 10th at the Shootout at Wachesaw for her first career Top 10; made seven birdies to rank fourth in the field Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week to close out the fall, carding a 218 (71-73-74) at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Placed third at the 2025 Women’s Amateur Latin America Rose to No. 166 in the world in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and entered Purdue ranked No. 187 17 ranked prospect in the world, including No. 3 among players signed by Big Ten programs, according to Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine Won nine tournaments and racked up 32 Top 10 finishes over three years entering her Purdue career Ashley Kim – Jr. Has been in the lineup in all 12 tournaments Holds a 73.61 stroke average, ranking third on the team Ranks second on the team in birdies (94) and third in Top 20 finishes (6) Tied for 12th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (72-77-73—222), making a team-high 10 birdies and ranking third in the field in par-5 scoring (-5) Helped the Boilermakers win the Coach Mo Classic by finishing 13th on the individual leaderboard (74-74-71—219) Tied for 19th (74-76—150) at the Shootout at Wachesaw Led Purdue at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, tying for 14th (71-73-71—215) Tied for fifth at the Wolverine Invitational with a 216 (75-70-71), which included a second round 70 (-1); ranked third in the field in par-5 scoring (-2) In her Purdue debut, tied for 18th at the Boilermaker Classic (72-73-76—221) Transferred to Purdue after spending the past two seasons at Arkansas State and becoming one of the best golfers in program history Last season, set Arkansas State’s single-season school record for stroke average (71.70); shot par-or-better in 12 of her 20 rounds, the third most in a single season in program history Three-time Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week Claimed medalist honors and led Arkansas State to a victory at the Maverick Classic by matching the lowest 54-hole total in school history; fired a 12-under 204 (66-68-70), and her 6-under 66 in the opening round was the second-lowest round ever by an ASU golfer Made 88 birdies as a freshman at ASU, ranking second in program history Michaela Headlee – So. Playing in her 15th tournament as a Boilermaker, including her 10th this season Holds a 76.13 stroke average Placed ninth at the Boilermaker Spring Classic with a career-low 218 (73-72-73) for her first career Top 10 performance; played the par 5s 5-under to rank third in the field, while ranking fourth in the field with 10 birdies throughout the tournament Competing as an individual, carded a season-low 72 (E) in the final round of the Coach Mo Classic Tied for 29th in the Shootout at Wachesaw (74-78—152) Competed as an individual at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic and carded a 6-over 222 (76-73-73) Featuring in the lineup for the first time in her career, tied for 42nd (75-79-74—228) at the Boilermaker Classic Competed in six tournaments as a freshman, all as an individual Recorded a 78.47 stroke average during her freshman season Tied for 22nd at the Coach Mo Classic (70-80-76—226), which included a career-low 70 in the opening round Fired a season-low 225 (73-73-79) to place 28th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic Ida Lindqvist – Fr. (Sub) Playing in the 10th tournament of her freshman season Holds a 76.17 stroke average Tied for 12th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic, producing the lowest 54-hole total (74-72-76—222) and best finish of her career as well as cracking the Top 15 for the first time Helped Purdue win the Coach Mo Classic by leading the team with an opening round 73 (+1) Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after setting the school record for lowest 36-hole total by a freshman; competing as an individual, tied for 16th at the Briar’s Creek Invitational at even-par (70-74—144) While a freshman record, her two-day total at Briar’s Creek tied for the 10th-lowest individual 36-hole score in school history; only player in the field to make two eagles throughout the tournament, making back-to-back eagles in the opening round Ranked second in the Windy City Collegiate Classic field in par-3 scoring (-2); birdied three of the four par 3s in the final round Began the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a 1-under 71 Rose as high as No. 803 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking Led her school to a pair of national championships (2022, 2023) and a runner-up finish (2024) Recorded a 75.14 stroke average in 2024, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at the Swedish Juniortour Elite No. 6 tournament Was a member of the Swedish Girls National Team in 2023, competing internationally throughout Europe THE FIELD 1. #3 Florida 2. #9 Wake Forest 3. #15 UCLA 4. #25 Florida State (Host) 5. Eastern Michigan 6. Kentucky 7. Purdue 8. Clemson 9. ULM 10. North Florida 11. Little Rock 12. UTRGV THE COURSE Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida will play as a par 72 that will measure between 6,192-6,292 yards for the NCAA Tallahassee Regional. The golf course was originally designed by Bill Amick and opened to the public in 1962. The club recently completed a multi-million-dollar renovation by the Nicklaus Design company. POSTSEASON HISTORY The Boilermakers earned an NCAA Regional berth for the 28th time out of the 29 renditions of the NCAA Championships, including each of the past 11 years. Purdue advanced to the championships stage 20 of those times, including three of the past four seasons. Last year, Purdue entered the NCAA Lubbock Regional as the seventh seed before beating No. 19 Texas A&M (fourth seed) in a 5-on-5 playoff to secure a trip to the national championships. The Boilermakers have advanced to nationals in each of the past two seasons. With the men’s team making the NCAA Championships as well, Purdue is the only Big Ten school and one of only seven programs nationally to send both men’s and women’s teams to the national stage the past two years. In 2010, the Boilermakers captured the national championship with the second-lowest four-round team score in NCAA Championships history. REGULAR SEASON REVIEW The Boilermakers earned a trip to the postseason after a strong 2025-26 campaign that featured the Old Gold and Black playing their best golf at the right time. Purdue has finished in the Top 3 in each of the last three tournaments, starting with a title defense at the Coach Mo Classic. Winning the Coach Mo for the second straight year marked the sixth victory under Zack Byrd and assistant coach Lauren Guiao, the most in a four-year span since winning 10 from 2011-14. Purdue followed up the win with a runner-up performance at the Boilermaker Spring Classic before finishing third at the Big Ten Championships. The third-place showing was the Boilermakers’ best finish at the conference tournament since 2019. Three Boilermakers cracked the lineup in all 12 tournaments: Ashley Kim, Lauren Timpf and Luana Valero. Valero (All-Freshman) and Samantha Brown (Second Team) earned honors from the Big Ten heading into NCAA postseason play. ALL-B1G BOILERS Continuing the program’s tradition of success, Purdue has at least one Boilermaker on the All-Big Ten teams for the 30th consecutive season. Following a vote from the league’s coaches, sophomore Samantha Brown was named Second Team All-Big Ten to earn all-league honors for the first time in her career, while Luana Valero earned a spot on the conference’s inaugural all-freshman team. Since the conference went to two All-Big Ten teams in 2003, 63 Boilermakers have earned all-league distinction. Purdue has had an All-Big Ten golfer on its team every season since the 1996-97 campaign. Brown has led the Boilermakers throughout the season in several categories: stroke average (72.61), team-low rounds (18) Top 10 finishes (5), rounds of par-or-better (18), birdies (100) and rounds in the 60s (6). Her six rounds in the 60s are tied for a single-season school record. The sophomore has played her best golf in the spring, racking up four Top 5 finishes over the past six tournaments. Brown earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors after guiding the Boilermakers to a victory at the 2025 Coach Mo Classic. She tied for third with a 3-under 213 (75-66-72) for her best finish as a Boilermaker and her lowest 54-hole total. Her second round 66 (-6) was a personal best and matched the fifth-lowest round in program history. Valero proved to be not only one of the best freshmen in the conference, but one of the best golfers in the Big Ten by placing fourth at last week’s B1G Championships. Her three-day total of 210 (67-69-74) was the second-lowest 54-hole tally by a Boilermaker competing in the conference tournament, and it was the lowest of her career. Valero led the B1G field with 12 birdies, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-1) throughout the week. Cracking the lineup in all 12 tournaments as a freshman, she holds a 73.79 stroke average that currently ranks as the fourth-best by a freshman in program history. Valero’s three rounds in the 60s and three Top 10 finishes rank third and fifth, respectively, by Purdue freshmen all-time. She also was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times this season. For her positive interactions with her playing competitors throughout the year, junior Ashley Kim was selected as Purdue’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. The Arkansas State transfer has been in the lineup in all 12 tournaments this season, recording a 73.61 stroke average to rank third on the team. LAST YEAR AT REGIONALS A season ago, for the second time in the past four NCAA Regionals, Purdue needed to win a playoff to advance to the NCAA Championships. Just like the 2022 NCAA Stanford Regional, the Boilermakers came through in clutch time to win the playoff and earn a berth to the national stage. After a final round 285 (-3) to jump into the Top 5, Purdue took down No. 19 Texas A&M in a 5-on-5 playoff to book a spot to next week’s national championships. Following 54 holes of stroke play, the Boilermakers and Aggies were tied for the fifth at 25-over par to set up the playoff. The two teams went to the par-5 ninth and were split into two fivesomes with all five scores counting to determine a winner. The freshmen went out first, as the duo of Samantha Brown and Lauren Timpf set the tone. Brown made par, while Timpf found herself pin high just off the green in two to get up and down for birdie. Texas A&M’s trio made one birdie, one par and one bogey, putting Purdue ahead by one stroke with the final group back in the fairway. The senior trio of Jocelyn Bruch, Natasha Kiel and Momo Sugiyama closed out the playoff. With Bruch and Sugiyama short of the green in two, Kiel blasted a 225-yard 3-iron to 12 feet for a chance at eagle. Stepping up to the putt with two Aggies closer for birdie, Kiel drained the clutch eagle to the roar of the Purdue crowd in attendance and on the team’s Instagram Live. The Boilermakers improved to 3-under, forcing the Aggies to make their birdie putts to have a chance at pushing the playoff to a second hole. Both Texas A&M golfers missed, and the Aggies finished even par compared to Purdue’s 2-under score as a team, booking the Boilermakers a return trip to the national championships. In the biggest tournament of her young career, Timpf played her best golf. The freshman carded a final round 70 (-2), a season low. She finished the NCAA Regional with a 3-over 219 (73-76-70), her lowest 54-hole score of the year, and tied for 14th individually. Timpf played the par 5s 5-under throughout the week, ranking fourth in the field. B1G RECAP Purdue placed third at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, the program’s best performance at the conference tournament since 2019. Entering the tournament as the seventh seed, the Boilermakers (+23) played some of their best golf of the season and recorded their second-lowest 54-hole total ever at the B1G Championships (284-283-296—863). The Boilermakers led the field with 40 birdies throughout the week, securing the third straight Top 3 finish before heading into NCAA postseason play. Freshman Luana Valero (E) and sophomore Lauren Timpf (+3) cracked the Top 5 to earn their sports on the B1G All-Championships Team, placing fourth and fifth, respectively. The two were the first Boilermakers to land on the all-tournament team since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri in 2019. Valero’s three-day total of 210 (67-69-74) was the second-lowest 54-hole tally by a Boilermaker competing in the conference tournament, and it was the lowest of her career. Her fourth-place finish was also a personal best, claiming her third Top 10 of the season. Valero led the B1G field with 12 birdies, while ranking second in par-4 scoring (-1) throughout the week. Her opening round 67 (-3) was a career low, and she was the only player to record rounds in the 60s in each of the first two days of the tournament. Timpf was closely behind her teammate, as she paced Purdue for the second straight day with a final round 72 (+2) to secure her third Top 5 performance of the year. Following a career-low 67 (-3) in the second round, the sophomore caught fire to begin her final round with birdies on four of the first seven holes. COACH MO CHAMPS Firing a final round 282 (-6) as a team, the lowest round of the day, Purdue surged to the top of the leaderboard to win the 2026 Coach Mo Classic at St. John’s Golf and Country Club (March 30-31). The Boilermakers (E) secured a 4-shot victory over No. 16 Florida State, claiming the tournament title for the second straight season. Throughout program history, the Coach Mo Classic became the 17th event that the Boilermakers have won multiple times. Defeating 15 other teams, including a pair ranked in the Top 25, the Boilermakers claimed their crown by leading the field in par-3 scoring (E), par-4 scoring (+24) and birdies (45). Purdue also played the par 5s 7-under, ranking third in the field, and made the fewest big numbers (double bogeys or worse) with seven. Sophomore Samantha Brown led the Boilermakers to victory, tying for third on the individual leaderboard at 3-under, just one shot back of co-medalists Sophia Fullbrook (Florida State) and Pimpisa Sisutham (UCF). Brown finished a 54-hole tournament under par for the first time in her career with a career-low 213 (75-66-72) that featured a personal-best 66 (-6) in the second round. Brown’s third-place performance was also her best finish as a Boilermaker, as she led the field in par-4 scoring (-3) and ranked second in par-3 scoring (-1). Leading Purdue in the final round with a career-low 69 (-3), Luana Valero vaulted up the leaderboard and placed eighth at 1-under par. Valero’s three-round total of 215 (74-72-69) was the first time she finished under par as a Boilermaker. She ranked second in par-3 scoring (-1) alongside Brown and made a team-high 12 birdies throughout the tournament. Ashley Kim (74-74-71—219) and Lauren Timpf (76-74-70—220) cracked the Top 20, finishing 13th and 17th, respectively. In her return to the lineup, freshman Ida Lindqvist led the Boilermakers with an opening round 73 (+1) to contribute to the win, the first time she paced Purdue in a round this season. BOILERS SWEEP B1G AWARDS After Purdue won the Coach Mo Classic, the Boilermakers swept the Big Ten Conference’s weekly awards. Samantha Brown was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week, and Luana Valero was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the league office announced (April 2). Brown earned the weekly accolade for the first time in her career. A Purdue Boilermaker has become B1G Freshman of the Week four times this season (three by Valero, one by Ida Lindqvist). WINNING WITH BYRD AND GUIAO Purdue Women’s Golf is in its fourth season under the leadership of head coach Zack Byrd and assistant coach Lauren Guiao. In four years, the dynamic duo has brought the winning tradition back to West Lafayette. Purdue has won six tournaments under Byrd and Guiao, the most in a four-year span since winning 10 from 2011-14. Following the title defense at the 2026 Coach Mo Classic, the Boilermakers have won at least one tournament in four straight seasons for the first time since a streak of nine consecutive years from 2006-14. After starting off the 2024-25 season with a win at the Boilermaker Classic, a victory at the Coach Mo Classic gave the Boilermakers multiple tournament wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since a six-year stretch from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011. Purdue has also claimed victories at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic, the 2023 Tulane Classic and the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational with Byrd at the helm. The Boilermakers have advanced to nationals in each of the past two seasons. With the men’s team making the NCAA Championships as well, Purdue is the only Big Ten school and one of only seven programs nationally to send both men’s and women’s teams to the national stage the past two years. Purdue collected just five tournament wins over nine seasons prior to Byrd’s arrival, including only one in the final five years before he made the move to West Lafayette. ====================================== NOTRE DAME MEN’S COLLEGE LAX SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The No. 2 Fighting Irish turned in one of their most dominant performances of the season on both ends of the field on Sunday, defeating Jacksonville by a score of 18-5 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Arlotta Stadium. Notre Dame will take on Johns Hopkins in Hempstead, New York on Saturday, May 16 with a Championship Weekend spot on the line. The game will air on ESPNU. The victory improves Notre Dame’s record to 11-2 on the season and closes out the home portion of the schedule with an unblemished mark of 6-0 Thomas Ricciardelli was remarkable in goal for the Fighting Irish defense, making 18 saves while allowing just three goals to post a save percentage of 84.2 on the afternoon. Luke Miller was equally as impressive on the offensive end, tying the program record for goals in an NCAA Tournament game with five to go along with an assist for a career-high six point display. Matt Jeffery also had a career performance, notching a personal-best five points off two goals and a career-high three assists. Teddy Lally finished with three goals, marking his second career hat trick. Brock Behrman and Gavin Lynch added two goals apiece in the offensive eruption for the Fighting Irish. HOW IT HAPPENED The Fighting Irish defense withstood an early offensive flurry from the Dolphins in the opening minutes of play, as Ricciardelli was on his game with four saves. The Irish then scored the opener, as Lally found the back of the net in perfect transition offense to increase the Notre Dame lead with his first of the season and then Miller added his first of the day to make it 3-0. The Dolphins responded with their first score of the game but the Irish were able to tack on two more goals in the final 2 minutes of play courtesy of Miller and Jeffery to put the Irish on top 5-1 after the opening 15 minutes of play. Notre Dame took complete control of the contest in the second quarter as the defense blanked the visitors in the second quarter while the attack struck for four goals coming from Josh Yago, Jeffery, Lally and Miller to give the Irish a 9-1 lead at the half. After Jacksonville opened the scoring in the third quarter to cut the Irish lead to seven at 9-2 the Irish responded with a 7-0 run over the next 15 minutes of action to put the game out of reach at 16-2. The Fighting Irish scored twice more while the Dolphins added three late goals to make the final score 18-5, advancing Notre Dame to the quarterfinals. STAT OF THE GAME Notre Dame tied its program record for margin of victory in an NCAA Tournament game with the 13-goal win, which also occurred in the 2023 first round win over Utah. The five goals allowed are tied for the fewest given up in an NCAA Tournament game in Notre Dame history and the 18 goals scored rank second in program history. NOTRE DAME NOTES With the win, Notre Dame improves to 12-3 in NCAA Tournament games played in South Bend. Notre Dame improves to 31-26 in NCAA Championships history, including a record of 26-12 over the last 15 tournament appearances. The Irish have now won 10 of their last 11 NCAA Tournament games. Notre Dame has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship in 14 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. The Irish improved to 2-0 against Jacksonville in the all-time series. Notre Dame finishes the season undefeated at home, posting a record of 6-0. The victory gives the Fighting Irish a record of 31-9 against ranked opponents since the beginning of the 2023 season. The Irish have now won 55 straight games when holding their opponent to less than 10 goals in a game, a streak that dates back to the 2019 season. Nine different players scored a goal in the win for the Irish. The Fighting Irish finished with just seven turnovers, their second fewest in a game this season. Fourteen of Notre Dame’s 18 goals were assisted, setting the program record for assists in an NCAA Tournament game. Porell’s goal was the first of his career. UP NEXT The Irish advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals at James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York to take on Johns Hopkins for a chance to go to Championship Weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. The game will be played on Saturday, May 16 and it will air on ESPNU. ===================================== NOTRE DAME BASEBALL SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team secured the series sweep with a 9-3 win over Oakland on Sunday in the team’s final home series of the regular season. The Irish turned a double play to end the top of the first unscathed. Drew Berkland drew a lead-off walk, and Bino Watters hit a double to center field to put two runners into scoring position. A fielder’s choice by Mark Quatrani drove in Berkland for the first run of the game. Noah Coy and Jayce Lee each drew a walk. Dylan Passo lofted a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Watters. A walk by Andrew Graham loaded the bases again, and Mason Barth was hit by a pitch to drive in another run for the 3-0 lead through one complete. The Golden Grizzlies plated a run in the top of the second to make it a 3-1 game. Drew Berkland led off the bottom of the second with a double down the left field line. Bino Watters added a double to right field as Berkland came around to score. Caden Crowell dialed up a strikeout, induced a line-out to Noah Coy and got another strikeout to retire the side in order in the top of the third. Andrew Graham and Mason Barth each drew a walk, and Drew Berkland added a two-out walk to load the bases. Bino Watters hit another double – this time a ground-rule double – to plate Graham and Barth for a 6-1 advantage. Mark Quatrani added a walk to load the bases again, and Noah Coy drew a full-count walk to plate Berkland to make it 7-1. Crowell posted his second three-up, three-down inning in the top of the fourth with a pair of strikeouts and a pop up. Oakland plated a pair in the top of the fifth to make it a 7-3 game. The Golden Grizzlies threatened in the top of the sixth before Xavier Hirsch came in to record a strikeout to force the visitors into stranding runners on first and second. In the bottom of the seventh, Drew Berkland gave the Irish a jolt with a two-out solo home run to left field to make it 8-3. Xavier Hirsch struck out a pair and hung a zero on the scoreboard in the top of the eighth. Dylan Passo hit a two-out single, and Shane Miranda hit a pinch-hit single to keep the inning going. Mason Barth drew a walk, and a balk brought Passo in to score for the 9-3 lead. Noah Rooney then came in and closed out the win by retiring the side in order to preserve the 9-3 victory. Bino Watters went 3-for-4 at the plate with three doubles, three RBI and a run. Drew Berkland was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, three walks, an RBI and four runs. Noah Coy added a 2-for-3 effort with a double, an RBI and a run. Dylan Passo tallied a hit, a run and an RBI. Shane Miranda posted a hit, and Andrew Graham and Mason Barth each scored once. As a team, the Irish drew 11 walks in the win with Coy, Graham and Barth each walking twice. DJ Helwig went 2.0 in his third start of the year with a strikeout. Caden Crowell went 2.0 and did not allow a hit or a walk while striking out four and earning the win in relief. Chase Van Ameyde picked up a strikeout, and Oisin Lee went 1.1 on the hill. Xavier Hirsch posted 2.1 innings of shutout work with four strikeouts. Noah Rooney closed out the final 1.0 on the mound and struck out one while facing the minimum. The Irish (27-20) travel to Ohio to face Dayton on Tuesday at Prasco Park. The game is set to start at 6:00 p.m. ET. ====================================== BUTLER BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS – Butler dropped game three of its series against Xavier, 9-2. With the loss, Butler slides to 19-31 overall and 8-10 in conference action while Xavier improves to 25-27 overall and 13-5 in BIG EAST play. BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS Danny Gavin recorded a hit, two walks and a hit by pitch. David Ayers tallied two hits. Aidan Thaxton was 2-for-3. Logan Crock recorded a double, a run scored, two RBIs and a walk. Will Burgess recorded a hit. HOW IT HAPPENED Xavier scored first in the contest, plating one run in the top of the first with an RBI single. Xavier added two more runs on two hits in the second, jumping out to an early 3-0 lead. The Dawgs got on the board in the bottom of the third on a sac fly from Gilmore. The fourth was scoreless for both sides as the visitors took the 3-1 lead into the fifth. After a scoreless fifth, the Xavier offense exploded for six runs on six hits and one error as the Musketeers’ lead grew to eight (9-1). Butler plated one in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI double from Crock as XU took the 9-2 lead into the seventh. The eighth was scoreless for both sides. Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the final inning, dropping the contest 9-2. UP NEXT The Bulldogs will conclude the regular season next weekend in New York City as the Dawgs take on St. John’s. Game one of the series is scheduled for Thursday, May 14. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com. ================================= BALL STATE BASEBALL DEKALB, Ill. – The Ball State baseball team tallied five runs in the first inning and expanded on the lead from there in a 17-5 win on Sunday afternoon over Northern Illinois at Ralph McKinzie Field. The Cardinals (22-28, 15-15 Mid-American Conference) got an RBI double by Brady Davidson, two-run double from Brett Griffiths and RBI singles from Kenskey Thomas and Taber Stokes to take the early 5-0 edge. Northern Illinois (31-14, 21-9 MAC) scored once in the bottom half of the frame to make it a 5-1 score. No runners crossed home plate in the next four innings, but Gavin Balius cleared the bases in the sixth on a triple to increase the visitors’ advantage to 8-1. Griffiths blasted a solo homer in the seventh to tack on another insurance run for the Cardinals. After the Huskies hit a two-run home run in the eighth, Ball State rallied for eight runs in the ninth to cruise to the winning decision in the series finale. Griffiths went 4-for-5 with two doubles, one home run, five RBI and four runs scored to lead a Ball State offense that had 11 batters collect hits including six with multiple knocks on the afternoon. Max Kalk came off the bench to reach base four times on three singles and a hit by pitch. John Chambers (5-5) put in 6.0 innings of work out of the bullpen and struck out four while allowing two runs to earn the win. The Cardinals need one win against Bowling Green in the final series of the season, which starts Thursday in Muncie, to clinch a spot in the upcoming MAC Tournament. “Our boys played a solid game today with good hitting, pitching, and defense,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “Much-needed victory.” Mason Orton (0-1) started for NIU and allowed six runs while getting only two outs to be hit with the loss. Ball State is set to host Purdue at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. ==================================== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL MURRAY, Ky. – Murray State won a back-and-forth game on Sunday afternoon with Anthony Perritano’s walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning as Indiana State fell in the series finale at Johnny Reagan Field, 8-7. Indiana State (28-23, 14-7) struck first with Colin Sander’s RBI sacrifice bunt in the top of the second inning, while Murray State (28-24, 13-8) countered with Connor Chisolm (two-run) and Kainen Jorge (solo) home runs in the third to take the lead. The Sycamores tied the game up in the fifth as Nomar Garcia (RBI grounder) and Mason Roell (RBI single) made it a 3-3 contest, before Connor Chisolm homered for the second time with a two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the Racers back up 5-3. Nick Sutherlin answered for the Sycamores with a two-run home run to left field in the top of the sixth to even the game back up at 5-5. The Racers scored twice in the bottom of the seventh on Kainen Jorge’s RBI double and Daylan Pena’s RBI single, while Indiana State answered on Emil Estrella’s RBI single and Weston Fulk’s RBI groundout to make it a 7-7 game. Colby Morse (4-2) entered the game in the bottom of the eighth and shut down the Murray State offense in both the eighth and ninth innings, retiring six in a row before running into trouble in the bottom of the 10th. Connor Cunningham reached on a one-out single in the bottom of the 10th. Cunningham was able to advance to second on Kris Hokenson’s grounder, before coming around to score on Anthony Perritano’s walk-off RBI single to left field to secure the series finale win for the Racers. Caden Miller and Nick Sutherlin both recorded two-hit games for the Sycamores on Sunday afternoon with Sutherlin connecting on his ninth home run of the 2026 season. Weston Fulk added a double in the loss. Colby Morse took the loss on the mound allowing three hits and a run while striking out three over 2.2 innings of relief work. Spencer Johnsen worked the first 5.0 innings in the Sunday start, while Owen Roberts pitched 2.0 innings in relief. How They Scored Indiana State took the early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning as Colin Sander connected on a sacrifice bunt scoring Caden Miller on the play. Murray State went up 3-1 in the bottom of the third as Connor Chisolm connected on a two-run home run to right field and Kainen Jorge added a solo home run down the right field line to put the Racers up. The Sycamores tied the game up in the top of the fifth as Nomar Garcia connected on an RBI grounder scoring Weston Fulk, while Mason Roell followed with an RBI single scoring Colin Sander to make it a 3-3 game. Connor Chisolm connected on a two-run home run down the right field line in the bottom of the fifth inning to swing the advantage back to the Racers at 5-3. The Sycamores tied it back up in the top of the sixth as Nick Sutherlin connected on a two-run home run to left field scoring Caden Miller to make it a 5-5 game. Murray State scored two more runs in the bottom of the seventh as Kainen Jorge doubled home Connor Chisolm and Daylan Pena singled home Jorge to go up 7-5. The Sycamores evened it back up in the bottom of the eighth as Emil Estrella singled home Carter Beck and then Estrella came around to score on Weston Fulk’s RBI grounder to make it a 7-7 game. Anthony Perritano connected on the walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning driving in Connor Cunningham to secure the 8-7 Murray State win. News and Notes Carter Beck extended his on-base streak to 35 consecutive games following his 1-for-5 day at the plate with a run scored. Nick Sutherlin connected on his ninth home run of the 2026 season and first since April 17 at Wright State with his two-run shot in the sixth inning. Indiana State won its seventh consecutive Missouri Valley Conference weekend series with a 2-1 record after taking the first two against Murray State prior to Sunday’s loss. The Sycamores have already clinched their spot in the 2026 Missouri Valley Baseball Championships and will return to Murray, Ky. and Johnny Reagan Field over May 20-23. Up Next Indiana State returns home to start a four-game home stand with a Tuesday night contest against Lindenwood. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. ET at Bob Warn Field and will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend. ==================================== EVANSVILLE BASEBALL VALPARAISO, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team secured their fifth MVC series win of the season on Sunday afternoon, shutting out the Valparaiso Beacons 11-0 at Emory G. Bauer Field. Making his first start of the season, Chris McCormack (Naperville, Ill./Iowa Central CC) was dominant on the mound, firing seven scoreless innings while limiting the Beacons to just three hits. Evansville banged out 13 hits on the day and scored nine runs in the final two innings to break the game open. Five Aces had multi-hit games, including 3-hit performances from Spike Magill (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) and Cooper Rhodes (Jackson, Mo./Jackson). Of Evansville’s 11 RBIs, eight came from the six through nine spots in the lineup. HOW IT HAPPENED Evansville struck first in the top of the second, with Mason McCue (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bishop McNamara) taking a 3-0 pitch to the left center field gap for a double, driving in two. Valpo threatened in their half of the second, loading the bases, but McCormack came up with a big strikeout to keep the Aces in front 2-0. For the next several innings, McCormack and Valpo starter Nick Baffa traded zeroes as the game remained 2-0. Valpo threatened again in the seventh inning, but Reid Haire (Hudson, N.C./Charlotte) delivered his second game-changing defensive play in as many games, catching a fly ball in center and throwing out a runner at home to complete an inning-ending double play. Evansville took advantage of the momentum in their next at-bats, scoring six runs on five hits to break the game open. The six runs tied for the highest total by the Aces in an inning this season. After Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) provided a zero in relief in the bottom of the eighth, the Evansville continued to pour it on in the top of the ninth, scoring three more times to extend the lead to 11. In the bottom of the ninth, Roberts closed the door on the win, inducing a double play to clinch the series victory. UP NEXT Evansville will host Murray State next weekend for the final series of the regular season. First pitch for Thursday’s series opener is set for 6 p.m. ======================================== VALPO BASEBALL The Valparaiso University baseball team celebrated its 16-member senior class in a pregame Senior Day ceremony before Sunday’s home finale at Emory G. Bauer Field. The game appeared destined for a third straight nail-biter for the first seven innings, but Evansville poured on six in the eighth and three in the ninth to turn what had been a 2-0 lead into an 11-0 victory. The senior class included four-year student manager Brady Glisic; six graduate transfers who played their final collegiate season at Valpo this year – Eli Riley, George Betevis, Gavin Bennett, Justin Bultemeier, Dalton Swinehart and Dylan Immel; two players who spent two years in the program – Austin Amburgey and Hunter Frost; three three-year members of the program – Spencer Boynton, Joe Seiber and Ryan Kruse; two four-year members of the program –Thomas Cooper and Adam Guazzo – and two five-year members of the program – Christian Hack and Connor Lockwood. How It Happened Evansville got on the board on a two-out, two-run double by Mason McCue in the bottom of the second to start the game’s scoring. McCue was out trying to advance to third on the throw home, but both runners had crossed the plate to make it 2-0 in favor of the guests. After permitting two runs in the second, Valpo starting pitcher Nick Baffa settled in, eventually logging seven innings of two-run ball while scattering six hits, walking two and striking out seven. The Beacons made two key outs on the bases on somewhat unlucky plays – first in the bottom of the fourth by over-sliding the bag after going first-to-third on a single to right and then in the bottom of the seventh when a Valpo runner was out at the plate trying to tag and score on a line drive to center. The play was challenged, but the umpires ruled that there was not enough evidence to overturn the call of out at the plate. That double play ended an inning that got off to a promising start as Valpo had two on with nobody out and runners at second and third with one away. The Valpo bullpen struggled, as Evansville pulled away with six runs in the eighth and three in the ninth. Inside the Game Baffa took the tough-luck defeat on a day where the bullpen and offense did him no favors, as Valpo was outhit 13-3. His seven innings tied a career high and his seven strikeouts marked an outright personal best. Valpo was outhit 13-3, with junior Brayden Pleau accounting for two of the three knocks. Up Next The Beacons (11-36, 4-17 MVC) will finish the season with four games on the road this week, starting with Tuesday’s nonconference finale at Central Michigan at 2 p.m. CT in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The game will air on Chippewas All-Access. ============================================ HCAC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP KOKOMO, IN — Transylvania University claimed the 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship on Sunday with an 11-2 win over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Kokomo. The Pioneers punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament behind a strong offensive performance that included 12 hits and three home runs. Ethan Dillon hit a two-run homer in the third inning, while Chris Hedinger added two home runs and finished with four runs scored and two RBIs. Transylvania broke the game open with three runs in the fourth inning and added two more in both the sixth and eighth innings. Trevor Watkins recorded two hits and two RBIs, while Brenton Alcorn finished with two doubles and two RBIs. Henry Craig earned the win on the mound after tossing eight innings and allowing just one earned run with two strikeouts. Luke Patton pitched the ninth inning in relief. Drew Bowles and Brenton Alcorn were named to the All-Tournament Team, while Chris Hedinger was named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Transylvania advances to the NCAA Tournament – they will learn their seeding on the NCAA Selection Show, airing Monday. Stay tuned to TransySports.com for further updates. Transylvania University is a proud member of the NCAA Division III and the HCAC. To keep up to date with all of the Transylvania Athletics, check out our website at transysports.com and follow @TransySports on Instagram. ===================================== HCAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP KOKOMO, Ind. – The Earlham College softball team won the 2026 HCAC Championship with a walk-off single by Malaya Tanglao in the bottom of the seventh inning in game two of the Championship series. On the day, Morgan Cooksey pitched 9.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts. Cooksey was named Tournament MVP after going 3-1 with three complete games, a 1.22 ERA and six strikeouts. Shelby Messer started game two, and tossed 4.1 innings with one earned run and two strikeouts. The Pioneers won game one on the day, scoring two runs on three hits in the top of the third inning. As a team, the Quakers tallied just two hits, with a single by Ashley Lewis in the fifth and a double by Shelby Hill in the sixth. Jade Green went 3-4 in game two, with an RBI. The freshman also scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Hill scored two hits, with a double and three RBI. Mack Harvey went 3-3 with a double. After two hits in the bottom of the first inning, the Quakers left two runners on base with a strikeout. The Pioneers recorded their first hit of the game with a leadoff single in the top of the third inning, and scored two runs after a fielding error. In the bottom of the third, Cierra James reached on a leadoff bunt, and advanced on a double by Harvey. Bo Shelton earned a one-out walk to load the bases for Hill, who cleared the bases with a double to the center field fence. Green then brought Hill home with a single down the right field line for a 4-2 Quaker lead, chasing away the Pioneer starter. Transylvania struck back in the top of the fifth, scoring two runs on three hits and an error to tie the game back up at four. A pair of hits in the top of the sixth gave the Pioneers the lead 5-4. After Hill ended the top of the seventh inning catching the Pioneers trying to steal second, Earlham took its final opportunity to bat trailing by one. Down to her last strike, Emmerie Stump hit a two-out single through the left side to represent the tying run. Green singled to put the winning run on base, and Lewis earned a walk to load the bases for Tanglao with two outs. The junior second baseman laced a single into right field just under the Transylvania outfielder’s glove, bringing in two runs, and winning the conference tournament for the Quakers in just their third season of competition. Following the game, Cooksey was named tournament MVP, while Hill and Macie Ferguson placed on the all-tournament team. The Quakers will take the automatic qualification into the NCAA Tournament, and play next weekend at a Regional event. The NCAA Selection Show tomorrow at 11 am will tell the Quakers where they will continue their season. The selection show can be found on NCAA.com ============================================== 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 BASEBALL HISTORY 1904 After tossing 23 innings of no-hit baseball, Cy Young’s streak ends. The stretch includes six innings today, two innings on April 25, six on April 30, and the perfect game against the A’s on May 5. 1919 Reds’ right-hander Hod Eller throws a no-hitter, defeating the Cardinals, 6-0. The ace of the eventual world champs strikes out eight while walking three batters on a cold day at Cincinnati’s Redland Field. 1923 Establishing several Pacific Coast League marks, Pete Schneider hits five home runs and a double, driving in 14 runs as Vernon routs Salt Lake City, 35-11. 1946 The Red Sox’s early-season winning streak ends at 15 consecutive victories when right-hander Tiny Bonham, giving up just two hits in the Yankee Stadium contest, blanks the team, 2-0. Boston, which will easily capture the AL pennant, started the season 21-3 before today’s loss against New York. 1946 Boston loses to the Giants, 5-1, in the first night game played at Braves Field. The 37,407 fans, the largest crowd in thirteen years, are surprised when their hometown heroes take the field wearing shiny satin uniforms designed to reflect the light generated by the electricity used for the evening contest. 1949 The White Sox beat the Red Sox, 12-8, scoring in every inning of the Comiskey Park contest. A team tallying in every frame has occurred only five times in American League history. 1950 Although traveling by air is still a rarity in the major leagues, a train strike forces many clubs to fly to their next scheduled games. By the mid to late 50s, teams will begin flying regularly, coinciding with franchises moving further west and an increasing number of night games. 1950 Connecticut Senator Abe Ribicoff introduces legislation designating June 26 as National Baseball Day, honoring the birthday of Major General Abner Doubleday, once promoted as the inventor of the national pastime. The bill, which did not pass, would authorize the President to issue an annual proclamation urging citizens to celebrate the day with special events and ceremonies. 1955 At Wrigley Field, with the help of an Ernie Banks first-inning grand slam off Russ Meyer, Chicago snaps Brooklyn’s 11-game winning streak, 10-8. The bases-filled homer will be Mr. Cub’s first of five this season. 1956 The Cardinals and Phillies swap hurlers, with St. Louis sending Harvey Haddix, Stu Miller, and Ben Flowers to Philadelphia in exchange for Herman Wehmeier, Murry Dickson, and a player to be named. The trade is completed and expanded a few days later when infielder Solly Hemus is sent to the ‘City of Brotherly of Love’ for Redbird utility player Bobby Morgan. 1956 In the bottom of the ninth inning at Forbes Field, 25-year-old rookie Danny Kravitz’s walk-off grand slam off Jack Meyer erases a three-run deficit, giving the Pirates a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Phillies. The backup backstop’s round-tripper is the first of his career. 1962 Minnie Minoso suffers a fractured skull and breaks his wrist when he runs into the left-field wall chasing Duke Snider’s triple in the Cardinals’ 8-5 loss to L.A. at Busch Stadium. In mid-July, the St. Louis outfielder will return to the lineup, only to have a bone in his forearm broken with a pitch thrown by Craig Anderson of the Mets a month later. 1963 Sandy Koufax takes a perfect game into the eighth inning before walking Ed Bailey on a 3-and-2 pitch but will finish the Dodger Stadium contest with the second of four career no-hitters, blanking the Giants, 8-0. The Los Angeles southpaw beats San Francisco ace Juan Marichal, who will also author a no-hitter next month. 1971 In front of a sparse crowd of 2,992 at Cleveland Stadium, Indians starter Steve Dunning hits a second-inning grand slam off A’s right-hander Diego Segui in Cleveland’s 7-5 victory over Oakland. It will take another 37 years before another American League hurler goes deep with the bases loaded when Felix Hernandez of the Mariners accomplishes the feat against the Mets in 2008. 1972 After promising the club would never trade him, the cash-strapped Giants send Willie Mays, the only remaining player who moved to the West Coast with the team, to New York, the city where he began his Hall of Fame career in 1951, for right-hander Charlie Williams and $50,000 cash. Horace Stoneham, unable to guarantee his aging superstar an income when the outfielder retired, extracts a promise from the Mets that they will pay the ‘Say Hey Kid’ $50,000 annually for ten years after the future Hall of Famer stops playing. 1977 Trying to snap the Braves’ 16-game losing streak, Ted Turner, the team’s owner, takes over as field manager. The skid continues as the Pirates defeat Atlanta, 2-1, and National League president Chub Feeney informs the new skipper he cannot manage again because a rule prohibits a manager from owning a financial stake in the club. 1980 In the top of the seventh inning, Phillies’ leadoff batter Pete Rose steals home after swiping second and third base to become the first National League player in 52 years to complete the stolen base cycle in one frame. In 1928, Brooklyn’s Harvey Hendrick accomplished the feat in the eighth inning of an Ebbets Field contest against Chicago. 1991 After a heckler calls him ‘Joey,’ a name he dislikes, and references his problems with alcohol, Albert Belle responds by picking up a foul ball and nailing the offensive offender in the chest from 15 feet away. Although the fans supported his action, the Indian outfielder was fined and suspended for one week. 1993 In the top of the seventh of a tied game at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, Jay Bell leads off the inning by grounding out to Phillies’ shortstop Juan Bell. Of course, umpire Wally Bell rings up the Pirate infielder at first base. 1994 At Shea Stadium, en route to a two-inning save in Montreal’s 4-3 victory over the Mets, Expo right-hander Mel Rojas strikes out the side in the top of the ninth, needing just nine pitches to end the game. The 28-year-old reliever fans David Segui, Todd Hundley, and Jeff McKnight to complete his immaculate inning, each swinging at strike three. 1996 Al Leiter pitches the first no-hitter in the Marlins’ brief existence, beating the Rockies, 11-0. The news earlier of the ValuJet crash in the Everglades tempers the celebration at Miami’s Joe Robbie Stadium. 1996 On ‘John Franco Day,’ the New York veteran reliever and eight other players are ejected from the game due to participating in a fifth-inning bench-clearing brawl at Shea Stadium. After the team celebrated his 300th career save, the closer’s unavailability in the ninth resulted in three hurlers combining to give up the tying runs in the team’s eventual 7-6 walk-off win over Chicago. 1998 Striking out 13 Diamondbacks, Cubs’ Kerry Wood sets a major league record for strikeouts in consecutive games with 33 in two games. Luis Tiant (1968 – Indians), Nolan Ryan (1974 – Angels), Dwight Gooden (1984 – Mets), and Randy Johnson (1997 – Mariners) shared the previous record for strikeouts (32) in two starts. 1999 For the first time this century, two opposing starting major league pitchers with the same name face one another. The Rockies’ southpaw Bobby M. Jones bests right-hander Bobby J. Jones and the Mets in the Coors Field contest, 8-5. 2000 Aaron and Bret Boone, sons of former major league catcher Bob and the grandsons of Ray, also a former big leaguer, hit home runs in the same game for the second time in their careers. Bret’s pair of two-run homers, a shot in the top of the first and an inside-the-parker in the sixth, is offset by his younger sibling’s walk-off round-tripper in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Reds an 11-9 victory over the Padres at Cinergy Field. 2000 The Brewers beat the Cubs, 14-8, at Wrigley Field in four hours and twenty-two minutes. The length of the contest breaks the National League record and ties the mark set by the Orioles and Yankees on September 5, 1997, for the longest non-extra-inning game ever played. 2000 Manny Ramirez tags a first-inning grand slam and adds a two-run homer in the sixth, leading the Indians to a 16-0 rout of the Royals. The victory, stopping Kansas City’s winning streak at five games, is Cleveland’s most lopsided shutout in 45 years when the Tribe beat the Red Sox 19-0. 2000 At 37, Joe Strong becomes the oldest player to make his big-league debut since pitcher Diomedes Olivo played for the Pirates in 1960 as a 41-year-old. The ‘seasoned’ rookie throws 1hitless inning. 2001 In the sixth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Mariners, Carlos Delgado surpasses Joe Carter as the Blue Jays’ all-time home run leader as he hits his 204th homer with the team. The Toronto first baseman, the current American League leader with 14 round-trippers, acknowledges the standing ovation from the SkyDome crowd with a curtain call. 2001 The Cardinals send Rick Ankiel (1-2, 7.13), who threw five wild pitches to the backstop yesterday, to their Triple-A club in Memphis to work on overcoming his unexplainable lack of control. The young left-handed fireballer has walked 25 batters in 24 innings this season. 2002 At Citizens Bank Park in the bottom of the eighth, Arizona reliever Byung-Hyun Kim strikes out the side on nine pitches, whiffing Scott Rolen and Mike Lieberthal swinging, and then fans Pat Burrell, taking a third strike to complete his immaculate inning. The Diamondback right-hander blows a save in the next frame but picks up a win when the team scores a run in the tenth for an eventual 6-5 victory over the Phillies. 2002 The Devil Rays snap their 15-game losing streak, a franchise record, thanks to Randy Winn’s three-run walk-off homer. The right fielder’s ninth-inning two-out blast comes off Jorge Julio, giving Tampa Bay a 6-4 victory over Baltimore at Tropicana Field. 2003 In his last at-bat on the current homestand, 38-year-old first baseman Rafael Palmeiro drives a 3-2 fastball thrown by Indian hurler David Elder to become the second player this season and 19th overall to hit his 500th career home run. The 370-foot shot over the right-field wall at The Ballpark in Arlington makes Raffy the first native of Cuba to reach the coveted milestone. 2003 Six games under .500, the Marlins dismiss Jeff Torborg after he was criticized for his pitching staff’s poor performance due to a rash of recent injuries to the team’s young arms. Veteran 72-year-old skipper Jack McKeon becomes the franchise’s sixth manager, posting a 75-49 record for the remainder of the season en route to winning the National League pennant and beating the Yankees in six games to become World Champions. 2004 Playing for the St. Paul Saints, Marc Turndorf pops up a $5,601 pitch in an auctioned at-bat. The Los Angeles man had the winning eBay bid for the opportunity to hit for the Northern League team. 2004 After missing yesterday’s game to become an American citizen, Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez, much to the delight of the Fenway faithful, leads his teammates out of the dugout, waving an American flag to celebrate his first day as a citizen of the United States. As the 31-year-old native of the Dominican Republic comes to bat, the PA system plays Neil Diamond’s song America. 2004 Pittsfield city officials and historians release a 1791 document they believe is the earliest written reference to baseball. The 213-year-old bylaw, used to protect the windows of the town’s new meeting house by prohibiting anyone from playing baseball within 80 yards of the building, was uncovered by baseball historian John Thorn while researching the origins of baseball. 2005 The Red Sox end a game for the second consecutive day by hitting a walk-off home run off the same pitcher, a feat accomplished only five previous times in major league history. A’s closer Octavio Dotel, who also gave up Kevin Millar’s decisive blast yesterday, is victimized today by Boston backstop Jason Varitek, who goes deep in the ninth to beat Oakland, 6-5. 2006 After he breaks his left wrist while attempting to make a diving catch, Hideki Matsui’s streak of playing in every game since starting his MLB career in 2003 ends at 518 games. The 31-year-old Yankees’ left fielder established the big-league record for consecutive games to start a career, surpassing Hall of Fame infielder Ernie Banks, who played in 424 contests at the start of his playing days with the Cubs from 1953 to 1956. 2008 At Shea Stadium, a 13-minute delay occurs at the beginning of the ninth inning of the Mets’ 8-3 victory over the Reds when David Ross bats out of order, making an out in Corey Patterson’s place in the lineup. The confused umpires eventually make the correct call, telling Ross to bat again, now with one out, without his teammate having an opportunity to come to the plate. 2009 In a 13-5 loss to the Reds at Chase Field, Josh Wilson keeps his career ERA at 0.00 by hurling a scoreless ninth inning to become the fifth Diamondbacks position player to pitch for the team. The Diamondbacks’ infielder also threw one inning for the Devil Rays in 2007. 2009 At AT&T Park, Randy Johnson records his 298th career victory when the Giants beat the Nationals, 11-7, in a game that featured pitchers with a combined height of 163 inches, making the matchup the tallest in baseball history. The 6-foot-10′ Unit’ and 6’9″ Daniel Cabrera reached new heights by an inch, surpassing the previous mark established in 2004 by Cabrera and Mark Hendrickson, a southpaw who is 81 inches tall. 2012 The Mets play their 8,000th game in franchise history, dropping a 6-5 decision in Miami when closer Frank Francisco allows the tying and winning runs to score in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Amazins have compiled a 515-485 record during the thousand-game span, with third baseman David Wright being the team’s top home run hitter and run producer with 143 round-trippers and 595 RBIs. 2014 In his first appearance of the season, Aroldis Chapman strikes out three consecutive batters after issuing a leadoff walk and records a save in the Reds’ 4-1 victory over Colorado. During a spring training game in March against Kansas City, the Cincinnati All-Star closer was struck in the head by a line drive, which resulted in surgery to repair fractures near his nose and left eye. 2016 Max Scherzer ties a major league mark when he strikes out 20 batters in a nine-inning game, joining Roger Clemens (1986, 1996 Red Sox), Kerry Wood (1998 Cubs), and Randy Johnson (2001 Diamondbacks). The 31-year-old right-hander, who goes the distance in Washington’s 3-2 victory over the Tigers at Nationals Park, has an opportunity to establish a new record with two out in the ninth, but James McCann grounds into a force out at second base, ending the contest. 2022 With his triple in the ninth inning, Christian Yelich completes his third career cycle, hitting a ground-rule double in the first inning, a two-run homer in the third, and a single in the fifth in the Brewers’ 14-11 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park. The Milwaukee outfielder becomes the sixth major leaguer to accomplish the feat, joining Trea Turner, Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman, Bob Meusel, and John Reilly. 2024 The Cubs score six of their seven runs in the fifth inning thanks to six bases-loaded walks in the team’s eventual 10-9 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park. The number of free passes in one frame is the most in 65 years, when the White Sox drew eight in a 1959 contest against the A’s. ========================================================= TV SPORTS TODAY Monday, 5/11/26 MLB REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVLos Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Guardians6:10pmFanDuel Sports WestCleGuardians.TVNew York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles6:35pmYESMASNTampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays7:07pmRays.TVSNArizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers8:05pmDBacks.TVRSNSeattle Mariners vs Houston Astros8:10pmFS1Mariners.TVSCHNSan Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers7:40pmMLBNSNLANBCS-BAYNBA PLAYOFFSTIME ETTVConference Semifinals Game 4: Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers8:00pmNBCPeacockConference Semifinals Game 4: Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers10:30pmPrimeNHL PLAYOFFSTIME ETTVWestern Conference Semifinals Game 4: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild8:00pmESPNSOCCERTIME ETTVSerie A: Napoli vs Bologna2:45pmParamount+EPL: Tottenham Hotspur vs Leeds United3:00pmPeacockLa Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Girona3:00pmESPN+fuboTV About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” APRIL 30 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MAY 11
