“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SCHEDULE
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 2
ELKHART AT PENN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 3
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT CARMEL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 4
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 5
BEN DAVIS AT BROWNSBURG 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 6
LAWRENCE NORTH AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 7
WARREN CENTRAL AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 8
COLUMBUS NORTH AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MUNSTER AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 10
LAPORTE AT CONCORD 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 11
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 12
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 13
NEW PALESTINE AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 14
PLAINFIELD AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 15
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 16
EVANSVILLE NORTH AT CASTLE 8:00 PM
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
HAMMOND MORTON AT HOBART 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 18
NORTHRIDGE AT NORTHWOOD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 19
FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 20
LOGANSPORT AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 21
DANVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 22
MOORESVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 23
EAST CENTRAL AT COLUMBUS EAST 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 24
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
ANDREAN AT TWIN LAKES 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 26
WEST NOBLE AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 27
HERITAGE AT BLUFFTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 28
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 29
WESTERN BOONE AT TRI-WEST 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 30
LAWRENCEBURG AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 31
INDIAN CREEK AT SULLIVAN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 32
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 8:00 PM
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
KNOX AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 34
EASTSIDE AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 35
OAK HILL AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 36
HAGERSTOWN AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 37
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 38
MONROVIA AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 39
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 40
LINTON AT NORTH POSEY 7:30 PM
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 41
WEST CENTRAL AT NORTH JUDSON 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 42
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 43
CASTON AT PIONEER 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 44
FREMONT AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 45
KNIGHTSTOWN AT TRI 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 46
MILAN AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 47
RIVERTON PARKE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 48
FOREST PARK AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:00 PM
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IBCA PRE-SEASON POLL
RANK SCHOOL (FPV) POINTS RECORD**
1 PENDLETON HEIGHTS (12) 402 22-4
2 HOMESTEAD (5) 367 24-3
3 FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2) 357 13-10
4 NORTHRIDGE 356 20-8
5 PIKE (1) 349 24-2
6 CENTER GROVE (1) 279 29-0
7 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 262 18-7
8 PLAINFIELD 259 21-6
9 PENN 239 24-4
10 BELLMONT 228 25-3
11 CROWN POINT 214 23-5
12 WESTFIELD 165 17-8
13 CARMEL 134 10-14
14 MCCUTCHEON 106 23-6
15 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 88 14-7
16 RONCALLI 72 27-4
17 EAST CENTRAL 68 21-4
18 WHITKO 54 25-2
T19 INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 52 20-7
T19 NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 52 10-13
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY): BEN DAVIS (11-12), BROWNSBURG (12-10), CHARLESTOWN (20-4), CHESTERTON (15-8), CULVER ACADEMY (22-6), EVANSVILLE REITZ (21-3), EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (20-5), FISHERS (11-11), FLOYD CENTRAL (23-4), FRANKLIN COMMUNITY (14-9), FREMONT (28-3), GIBSON SOUTHERN (17-7), GREENSBURG (19-7), HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (20-5), HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (19-9), JAY COUNTY (16-8), JENNINGS COUNTY (20-7), LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1) (22-5), MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (23-4), NORTHVIEW (20-7), NORWELL (25-5), OAK HILL (24-4), SILVER CREEK (19-6), SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH (19-5), SOUTH KNOX (18-4), VALPARAISO (23-3), WASHINGTON (22-5), ZIONSVILLE (12-12).
NOTE: ** RECORDS LISTED ARE 2025-26 FINAL RECORDS.
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATE FINALS
SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER 7
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
12 PM ET | INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (26-7) VS. ROSSVILLE (28-7)
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
2:30 PM ET | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (22-9) VS. BENTON CENTRAL (26-6)
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
5 PM ET | TRI-WEST HENDRICKS (30-6) VS. WEST NOBLE (32-3)
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
7:30 PM ET | CENTER GROVE (34-4) VS. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (35-1)
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NOTRE DAME 74 VILLANOVA 72
HIGH POINT 72 LIBERTY 57
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NOTRE DAME 99 VILLANOVA 75
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NBA SCOREBOARD
LAKERS 131, RAPTORS 125
CELTICS 108, MAGIC 97
WARRIORS 124, CLIPPERS 112
NETS 98, PACERS 90
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NHL SCORES
OILERS 4, RANGERS 1
HURRICANES 7, JETS 0
WILD 5, CAPITALS 1
FLYERS 6, MAMMOTH 3
DUCKS 6, SENATORS 3
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
VANCOUVER 5, SEATTLE 1
ATLANTA 3 TORONTO 1
NASHVILLE 3 NY RED BULLS 2
MIAMI 2 NEW ENGLAND 1
MINNESOTA 3 LAFC 1
PORTLAND 3 HOUSTON 1
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1. MIAMI (8-0)
2. GEORGIA (7-1)
3. UTAH (8-0)
4. NOTRE DAME (7-1)
5. UCLA (8-0)
6, INDIANA (8-1)
7. BYU (7-1)
8. KENTUCKY (7-1)
9. ALABAMA (6-2)
10. TEXAS (6-2)
11. OHIO STATE (6-2)
12. OLE MISS (6-2)
13. TEXAS TECH (7-1)
14. WAKE FOREST (7-1)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. TENNESSEE (6-2)
17. HOUSTON (6-2)
18. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (7-2)
19. MISSOURI (6-2)
20. BOISE STATE (7-1)
21. IOWA (6-2)
22. NEW MEXICO (7-1)
23. SOUTH CAROLINA (5-3)
24. ARIZONA (6-2)
25. FLORIDA (5-3)
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NFL SCOREBOARD
NFL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE/SCORES
BILLS 36, RAVENS 10
LIONS 19, VIKINGS 15
BUCCANEERS 16, FALCONS 0
BENGALS 43, TITANS 36 (OT)
CARDINALS 33, COWBOYS 30 (OT)
RAIDERS 38, JETS 33
STEELERS 27, BROWNS 6
JAGUARS 42, COLTS 7
BRONCOS 28, CHIEFS 24
RAMS 24, CHARGERS 9
PATRIOTS 24, DOLPHINS 19
COMMANDERS 27, EAGLES 10
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CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
CINCINNATI BENGALS VS ATLANTA FALCONS (MADRID) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A NFLN
DENVER BRONCOS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
HOUSTON TEXANS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC*
BUFFALO BILLS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (MON) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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NFL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS DETROIT LIONS (MUNICH) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK JETS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS VS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (MEXICO CITY) 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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NFL
NFL ROUNDUP: BILLS ROUT RAVENS, WHO LOSE LAMAR JACKSON (THUMB) TO IR
Josh Allen set the franchise record for career touchdown passes and also rushed for a score and the Buffalo Bills took advantage of multiple Baltimore quarterback injuries to notch a 36-10 victory over the Ravens on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Allen completed 21 of 34 for 289 yards, two touchdowns and one interception as the Bills (6-1) won their third straight. His 11-yard scoring pass to DJ Moore with 12:18 left was the 259th of his career including postseason play, which broke the record set by Hall of Famer Jim Kelly. James Cook III rushed for 80 yards and a score.
The Ravens (4-4) lost quarterbacks Lamar Jackson (right thumb) and Tyler “Snoop” Huntley (right toe) in the first half while dropping their third straight game. Ravens coach Jesse Minter said Jackson needs thumb surgery and will be placed on injured reserve.
Joe Fagnano, an undrafted rookie from UConn, played the rest of the game in his NFL debut. He completed 10 of 21 passes for 91 yards, one interception and one lost fumble as Baltimore finished with 144 yards of total offense.Buy Game Tickets
Lions 19, Vikings 15
Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown as host Detroit rallied to knock off the league’s last unbeaten team in an NFC North showdown.
Jared Goff connected with Jameson Williams on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 4:35 left for the go-ahead score. Goff hit 18 of 25 passes for 176 yards but also threw his first interception of the season. Williams caught four passes for 70 yards for the Lions (5-2).
Kyler Murray completed 17 of 29 for 210 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (6-1). T.J. Hockenson caught four passes for 58 yards and a touchdown while Justin Jefferson posted five receptions for 33 yards and a score.
Buccaneers 16, Falcons 0
Bucky Irving rushed for a career-high 170 yards and a touchdown as Tampa Bay became the first team in 52 years to win a game without completing a pass in a bizarre victory over visiting Atlanta.
Kenny Gainwell also set a career high with 140 rushing yards for Tampa Bay (3-5), which totaled a franchise-record 324 yards on the ground during a rain-soaked game. The Buccaneers won their second straight and pulled within a half-game of the Carolina Panthers for first place in the NFC South.
Baker Mayfield completed none of his three pass attempts, marking the first time that’s happened for a winning team since Buffalo’s Joe Ferguson went 0-for-2 against the New York Jets on Sept. 29, 1974. Michael Penix Jr. completed 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards and tossed four interceptions for the Falcons (3-5), who lost their third game in four tries.
Bengals 43, Titans 36 (OT)
Joe Burrow overcame three interceptions from Amani Hooker to throw five touchdowns and run in the game-winner in overtime as Cincinnati outlasted visiting Tennessee to win its third straight game.
Burrow finished 38-for-48 passing for 462 yards for the Bengals (5-2). He threw two touchdown passes to Tee Higgins, the latter of which tied the game with 1:17 left in regulation. Dexter Lawrence II then sacked Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward for a 13-yard loss to knock the Titans out of field goal range.
Ward completed 26 of 40 passes for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns for Tennessee (1-7). His 15-yard touchdown pass to Wan’Dale Robinson put Tennessee ahead 36-29 with 3:46 left. The Titans led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter before the Bengals surged ahead to take a 14-13 halftime lead. Hooker became the first NFL player with three interceptions in a game since Jordan Whitehead of the Jets against Bills on Sept. 11, 2023.
Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30 (OT)
Gardner Minshew rallied Arizona from a 14-point deficit to force overtime and Chad Ryland atoned for a missed extra point with a game-winning field goal to shock Dallas in Arlington, Texas.
Minshew, who entered with 1:35 left in the third quarter, led the Cardinals on four straight touchdown drives as he completed 17 of 23 passes for 188 yards and three scores. Backup running back Tyler Allgeier had a career-high 147 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and Michael Wilson caught eight passes for 111 yards for Arizona (3-5).
Dak Prescott completed 19 of 29 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown while rushing for another score for the Cowboys (3-5), who were outgained 467-261. CeeDee Lamb caught seven passes for 58 yards and Javonte Williams rushed 24 times for 56 yards.
Raiders 38, Jets 33
Kirk Cousins threw two of his three touchdown passes in the second half and ran for another score to lead Las Vegas to a comeback victory over New York in East Rutherford, N.J.
Cousins completed 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards as the Raiders stopped a four-game skid, erasing a pair of nine-point deficits by scoring 17 of the game’s final 20 points. Las Vegas ended a streak of 12 straight losses when trailing at halftime. Cousins threw two of his TDs to Brock Bowers.
The Jets scored on their first six possessions but frequently stalled in the red zone. Jason Sanders kicked three of his four field goals in the first half as New York held a 23-14 lead at halftime.
Steelers 27, Browns 6
Pittsburgh’s Jaylen Warren rushed for 143 yards on 17 carries and notched one of his team’s three rushing touchdowns, helping the Steelers move into sole possession of first place in the AFC North by throttling visiting Cleveland.
The Steelers (6-2) recorded their 23rd consecutive regular-season home victory over the Browns (5-3) by building a two-touchdown lead in the first half behind a strong running game and relentless pass rush.
Rico Dowdle had 56 yards on 15 carries and added a touchdown, and tight end Pat Freiermuth rushed for a score. Aaron Rodgers was 13-of-25 passing for 172 yards with an interception. Darnell Washington posted three catches for 94 yards. The Steelers’ defense sacked Cleveland QB Deshaun Watson eight times to negate his 324 passing yards.
Jaguars 42, Colts 7
Bhayshul Tuten rushed for a career-high 104 yards and scored two touchdowns, and Jacksonville returned from its bye week in strong form by beating down visiting Indianapolis.
Trevor Lawrence completed 10 of 14 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns — giving him 17 on the season — while Tuten had a 39-yard rushing score and 25-yard touchdown reception for the Jaguars (5-2), who lead the AFC South by three games. Rayuan Lane III returned an interception 92 yards for a score.
Daniel Jones was 19-of-28 passing for 144 yards, one TD and two interceptions for the Colts (2-6), who have lost four straight games. Star running back Jonathan Taylor was held to eight carries for 23 yards.
Broncos 28, Chiefs 24
Jonah Coleman scored a go-ahead touchdown with 1:56 remaining, and host Denver made a goal-line stand in the final seconds to beat Kansas City and take over first place in the AFC West.
Bo Nix threw two fourth-down touchdown passes, including one in the fourth quarter to Nate Adkins, as the Broncos (6-2) overcame a 24-13 deficit. Nix was 20-for-32 passing for 222 yards, Coleman had 104 total yards (41 rushing, 63 receiving) and Jaylen Waddle caught a touchdown pass for the Broncos, who have won four in a row.
After Coleman’s TD run from the 5, the Chiefs (5-2) drove to the Denver 1 with four seconds left. Malcolm Roach sacked Patrick Mahomes to end the game. Mahomes was 30-for-41 passing for 321 yards and three TDs.
Rams 24, Chargers 9
Matthew Stafford passed for 157 yards and a touchdown as the host Rams recovered from a slow start to defeat the winless Chargers in Inglewood, Calif.
Blake Corum and Kyren Williams each ran for a TD as the Rams (4-4) won consecutive games for the first time this season. Corum finished with a game-high 73 rushing yards. Stafford completed 17 of 25 passes with an interception as he guided the victory despite not leading the Rams to a first down over their first five offensive drives of the game.
Justin Herbert was 24-of-32 passing for 257 yards and two interceptions as the Chargers fell to 0-7 for the third time in franchise history, the first time since 2000. Oronde Gadsden II had five receptions for 52 yards, and Ladd McConkey had four receptions for 86 yards for the Chargers.
Patriots 24, Dolphins 19
Drake Maye completed 16 of 20 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and did most of his damage in the second half to lead New England to a comeback win over Miami in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Maye threw both of his touchdown passes in the second half, when he went 9 of 10 for 146 yards after the Patriots (5-3) fell behind 13-3 at halftime to the upset-minded Dolphins (1-6), who were looking to string together back-to-back AFC East wins. Maye’s 2-yard touchdown run with 59 seconds left in the third put the Patriots ahead 17-13 and they finished off the victory.
Malik Willis completed 21 of 32 passes for 211 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for the Dolphins. He was sacked five times in the first half. Ollie Gordon II had 69 yards on 19 carries for Miami.
Commanders 27, Eagles 10
Jayden Daniels passed for 217 yards and a touchdown and host Washington won for the first time since Week 3 as it routed Philadelphia in Landover, Md.
Drew Stevens kicked four field goals and Stefon Diggs caught a touchdown pass as the Commanders (2-4-1) erased an early 10-0 deficit and handed the Eagles (2-6) their sixth straight loss, Philadelphia’s longest skid since 2012. The Eagles are now last in the NFC East.
Saquon Barkley had a touchdown run for Philadelphia and Tanner McKee completed 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards in his first career road start. He also lost a fumble, threw an interception and was sacked five times.
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SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 8
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, November 1, the eighth week of the 2026 season.
With two games remaining in Week 8, there have been seven games decided by one score (eight points or less). This season, 71 games have been decided by one score (eight points or less), tied with 2022 for the most such games through Week 8 in NFL history.
Four teams – Arizona, Cincinnati, Denver and Detroit – recorded a game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this week.
There have been 38 games to feature a game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this season, tied with 2021 for the most such games through Week 8 in NFL history.
Four teams – Arizona, Cincinnati, Denver and New England – overcame deficits of 10-or-more points to win this week.
There have been 24 games in which a team has overcome a deficit of 10-or-more points to win this season – only two seasons, 1987 (26 games) and 2020 (26), have had more such games through Week 8 all-time.
Denver overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Kansas City, 28-24, as quarterback Bo Nix recorded his 15th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or in overtime, surpassing Dak Prescott (14 games) for the most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime by a quarterback in his first three seasons since 1970.
Jacksonville defeated Indianapolis 42-7 and became the first team since 2004 (Kansas City on Dec. 13, 2004) with at least two touchdown passes of 25-or-more yards and at least two rushing touchdowns of 25-or-more yards in a single game.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who completed 10 of 14 attempts (71.4 percent) for 210 yards and three touchdowns with a 153.3 rating, became the third player in the Super Bowl era with at least 200 passing yards, three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 150-or-higher on 10-or-fewer completions in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach (Dec. 12, 1971 with Dallas) and Steve Tensi (Oct. 2, 1966 with the San Diego Chargers).
Tampa Bay defeated Atlanta, 16-0, as running backs Bucky Irving (27 attempts for 170 yards and one touchdown) and Kenny Gainwell (25 attempts for 140 yards) contributed to a franchise-record 324 rushing yards on Sunday.
The Buccaneers became the first team in 52 seasons (Buffalo on Sept. 29, 1974) to win a game with no pass completions and the first team in 20 years (Houston on Dec. 3, 2006) to win a game with zero-or-fewer net passing yards.
Irving and Gainwell became the first pair of teammates in 50 seasons and the fourth pair of teammates in NFL history each with at least 20 rushing attempts and 125 rushing yards in the same game, joining San Francisco’s Wilbur Jackson and Delvin Williams (Nov. 29, 1976), Cleveland’s Pro Football Hall of Fame duo of Jim Brown and Bobby Mitchell (Dec. 13, 1959) and the Los Angeles Rams’ Ron Waller and Tank Younger (Dec. 4, 1955).
Per Next Gen Stats, the Buccaneers called a designed run on 90.0% of plays against the Falcons, the highest rate in a single game since 2021 and the 2nd-highest rate in a game in the NGS era.
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Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen passed for 289 yards and had three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) and running back James Cook had 101 scrimmage yards (80 rushing, 21 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the Bills’ 36-10 win over Baltimore.
Allen has 102 wins, including the postseason, since entering the NFL in 2018, surpassing Tom Brady (101 wins) for the third-most wins by a quarterback in his first nine seasons, including the postseason, in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (112 wins) and Russell Wilson (107) have more.
Allen and Cook have each recorded a rushing touchdown in the same game on 16 occasions, surpassing Dallas’ Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott (15 games) for the most such games by a pair of teammates in NFL history.
The Bills have scored 233 points under first-year head coach Joe Brady, the second-most points by a team in their first seven games of a season with a first-year head coach in the Super Bowl era, trailing only the 2000 St. Louis Rams under Mike Martz (296 points).
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 462 yards and had six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing) while wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had 11 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown, wide receiver Tee Higgins had 10 receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns and tight end Mike Gesicki had four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown in the Bengals’ 43-36 overtime win over Tennessee.
Burrow is the second player in NFL history with at least 450 passing yards, five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Norm Van Brocklin (Sept. 28, 1951 with the Los Angeles Rams).
Burrow is the third quarterback with at least 400 passing yards and three touchdown passes in eight games within his first seven seasons in NFL history, joining Patrick Mahomes (nine games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (nine).
Burrow is the fourth quarterback all-time with at least four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 115-or-higher in three consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (2004 with Indianapolis), Matthew Stafford (2025 with the Los Angeles Rams) and Russell Wilson (2020 with Seattle).
Burrow has 33 career games with at least three touchdown passes since entering the NFL in 2020, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (32 games) for the third-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (42 games) and Patrick Mahomes (38) have more.
Burrow and Chase have connected for 54 career touchdowns, the second-most touchdown passes by a quarterback and receiver both under the age of 30 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino and Mark Clayton (65 touchdowns with Miami) have more.
Chase has 60 touchdown receptions in 85 career games and is the fourth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 60 touchdown receptions in his first 85 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (77 touchdown receptions) and Randy Moss (66) as well as Rob Gronkowski (67).
Chase has 12 games with at least 10 receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown catch, surpassing Michael Thomas (11 games) for the most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history.
Chase and Higgins are the seventh wide receiver duo all-time each with at least 10 receptions, 140 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in the same game, joining Miami’s Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle (Sept. 18, 2022), the New York Giants’ Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks (Sept. 16, 2012), Houston’s Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter (Sept. 19, 2010), Arizona’s Anquan Boldin and Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald (Nov. 16, 2008), Cincinnati’s T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson (Dec. 5, 2004) and Denver’s Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith (Nov. 19, 2000).
Gesicki is the third tight end all-time with a touchdown reception in six of his team’s first seven games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Antonio Gates (2010 with the San Diego Chargers) and Julius Thomas (2013 with Denver).
Las Vegas quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for 247 yards and had four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) while tight end Brock Bowers had seven receptions for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the Raiders’ 38-33 win over the New York Jets.
Cousins is the second quarterback age 38-or-older in NFL history with three touchdown passes, a rushing touchdown and a passer rating of 140-or-higher in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (Nov. 11, 2018 with New Orleans at 39 years and 300 days old).
Bowers is the first tight end in NFL history with at least 70 receiving yards in each of his first six games of a season.
Bowers has 217 career receptions since entering the NFL in 2024, surpassing George Kittle (216 receptions) for the second-most receptions by a tight end in their first three seasons in NFL history, trailing only Trey McBride (221 receptions).
Bowers has 11 career games with at least 90 receiving yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. (11 games) and Rob Gronkowski (11) for the second-most such games by a tight end in his first three seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (13 games) has more.
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had seven receptions for 46 yards while running back Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown in the Lions’ 19-15 win over Minnesota.
St. Brown, who has 600 receptions in 90 games, became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions, surpassing Keenan Allen (96 games), Antonio Brown (96) and Cooper Kupp (96).
St. Brown has 68 career games with at least five receptions, tied with CeeDee Lamb (68 games) for the most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history.
Gibbs has 59 career touchdowns since 2023, tied with Alvin Kamara (59 touchdowns) for the third-most touchdowns by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis (61 touchdowns) and LaDainian Tomlinson (60) have more.
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown in Week 8.
Henry has 89 career games with a touchdown, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton (88 games) and Adrian Peterson (88) for the fourth-most such games by a running back in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (124), Marcus Allen (106) and LaDainian Tomlinson (100).
Henry has 136 touchdowns, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 touchdowns) for the fourth-most touchdowns by a running back in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (145).
Henry, who has 130 rushing touchdowns, is the third player in NFL history to reach 130 career rushing touchdowns, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (164 rushing touchdowns) and LaDainian Tomlinson (145).
Arizona quarterback Gardner Minshew passed for 188 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions after entering the game in the third quarter while tight end Trey McBride had seven receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 33-30 overtime win at Dallas.
Minshew is the first non-starting quarterback in 33 seasons (Bobby Hebert on Sept. 12, 1993 with Atlanta) with at least 175 passing yards, three touchdown passes and no interceptions in the fourth quarter and overtime of a game they didn’t start.
McBride is the third player in NFL history with at least seven receptions in 10 consecutive games, joining Antonio Brown (14 consecutive games from 2014-15 with Pittsburgh) and Cooper Kupp (11 in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams).
McBride has 66 receptions this season, surpassing Zach Ertz (61 receptions in 2018 with Philadelphia) for the most by a tight end in his team’s first eight games of a season in NFL history.
McBride, who has 413 receptions and 4,019 receiving yards in 74 career games, joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. as the only tight ends in NFL history with at least 400 receptions and 4,000 receiving yards in their first 75 career games.
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Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns in Week 8.
Mahomes has 49 career games with at least three touchdown passes, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (48 games) and Dan Marino (48) for the most such games by a player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history.
Tennessee safety Amani Hooker had a career-high three interceptions and defensive end Jacob Martin had a career-high three sacks on Sunday against Cincinnati.
With Hooker and Martin, the Titans became the first team to have a player with three interceptions and a player with three sacks in the same game since Seattle in 2007 [Marcus Trufant (three interceptions) and Patrick Kerney (three sacks) on Dec. 9, 2007].
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua had 11 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ 24-9 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nacua has 4,756 receiving yards in 50 career games, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (4,729 receiving yards) for the second-most by a player in their first 50 career games in NFL history, behind only Justin Jefferson (4,825 receiving yards).
Nacua has 12 games with at least 10 receptions, surpassing Ja’Marr Chase (11 games) for the second-most games with at least 10 receptions by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history, trailing only Michael Thomas (18 games).
Nacua has 56 receptions in his first six games this season, tied with Cooper Kupp (56 receptions in 2022 with the Los Angeles Rams) for the second-most receptions by a player in their first six games of a season in NFL history, behind only Adam Thielen (58 in 2018 with Minnesota).
Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt had two sacks in the Steelers’ 27-6 win over Cleveland.
Watt has 28 career games with at least two sacks, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent (28 games) for the fifth-most such game by a player in their first 10 seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (38 games), Jared Allen (34), Lawrence Taylor (31), as well as Simeon Rice (33) have more.
Denver linebacker Alex Singleton had 14 tackles, a sack and a pass defensed in the Broncos’ 28-24 win over Kansas City.
Singleton has 101 tackles this season and is the second player since 2000 with at least 100 tackles in their team’s first eight games of a season, joining Zaire Franklin (102 tackles in 2023 with Indianapolis).
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NFL INJURY ROUNDUP: RAVENS IN QB PERIL AFTER LAMAR JACKSON, TYLER HUNTLEY HURT
The Baltimore Ravens suddenly have a quarterback emergency on their hands.
Lamar Jackson will be placed on injured reserve and undergo right thumb surgery after being hurt on the team’s first offensive play against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Backup QB Tyler Huntley also exited the 36-10 road loss to Buffalo with a right toe injury.
That left undrafted rookie third-stringer Joe Fagnano to finish out the game. He picked up an injury to his right foot but gutted it out.
Asked if Jackson’s injury might be season-ending, Ravens coach Jesse Minter said, “Potentially. We’ll see where it goes.”
The two-time NFL MVP threw an incomplete pass on his first play and his throwing hand hit the wrist of Buffalo pass rusher Greg Rousseau. Jackson grabbed his hand and immediately went to the sideline to display that his thumb was out of place. He then was whisked to the locker room and ruled out a short time later.
When Jackson returned to the sideline in the third quarter, he had a splint on the thumb. He had just come back from a three-game absence due to a left ankle injury.
The Ravens (4-4) lost their third straight game and have a short week to figure out their quarterback plans before hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.
–Lions linebacker Jack Campbell was taken to a local hospital after suffering a neck injury in the fourth quarter of Detroit’s 19-15 victory over the visiting Minnesota Vikings.
Campbell, a first-team All-Pro last season, was injured while tackling Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson as teammate Jimmy Rolder hit Hockenson from the other side with 14:48 remaining in the contest.
Campbell, 26, lay motionless facing the ground and was surrounded by medical personnel for nine minutes while being immobilized and strapped to a board. He did not signal to the Ford Field crowd as he was driven off on a cart toward the tunnel.
“Thoughts and prayers are with Jack and his family,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the contest, adding that the linebacker was “breathing” and alert when taken off the field.
Rolder picked up a hamstring injury in the game, while the Lions also lost center Cade Mays (ankle), edge rusher D.J. Wonnum (concussion), safety Brian Branch (concussion), cornerback D.J. Reed (hip) and backup running back Jacob Saylors (neck).
Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell said that quarterback Kyler Murray experienced hamstring tightness late in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ first loss of the season. He did not miss any portion of the game.
–Arizona and Dallas had multiple key players, including a first-round draft pick on each side, leave early from the Cardinals’ 33-30 road win in overtime against the Cowboys.
Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love, who was back after missing two games with a right ankle sprain, apparently reaggravated the injury and did not return after the first quarter. Love was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2026 draft.
Arizona No. 1 receiver Michael Wilson told reporters postgame that he is playing through two broken ribs. Wilson was instrumental in the Cardinals’ comeback win, with eight receptions for 111 yards and the game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals also lost running back Bam Knight to a concussion and receiver Kendrick Bourne to an ankle injury.
The Cowboys had three starters leave with injuries. Safety Caleb Downs, the 11th overall pick in April’s draft, entered concussion protocol. Tight end Jake Ferguson suffered an ankle injury, and cornerback Joey Porter Jr., acquired on Oct. 1 from the Pittsburgh Steelers, left early with an ankle ailment he has played through.
–The Los Angeles Rams lost starting cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson to injuries during a 24-9 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
McDuffie left with a back injury and Watson was dealing with a hurting shoulder. McDuffie said after the game he was “feeling good.” McDuffie, a former first-team All-Pro, is in his first season with the Rams following a trade from the Kansas City Chiefs. He had missed the past two games with a groin injury.
–Buffalo Bills wide receiver DJ Moore said he was “OK” after picking up an apparent knee injury during the win over the Ravens, but fellow receiver Josh Palmer left the game with a hamstring injury.
Palmer, in his second season in Buffalo, was downgraded from doubtful to out as the Bills ran away with the victory.
–The Jacksonville Jaguars blasted the visiting Indianapolis Colts 42-7 but lost defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton to a knee injury, defensive end Travon Walker to a rib injury and safety Eric Murray to an elbow injury.
The Jaguars did not need to rush back those defenders as they held a 28-0 lead at halftime and were rarely threatened by the Colts. Walker, a former No. 1 overall draft pick, had a sack before his exit.
–Running back Jeremy McNichols injured his left foot in the second half and didn’t return to the Washington Commanders’ 27-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. McNichols had five carries for 21 yards and one reception for 7 yards in his second game this season after coming off injured reserve (quad).
Eagles defensive back Michael Carter II didn’t return after suffering an abdominal injury.
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MIAMI REMAINS NO. 1 IN AP TOP 25 AFTER TIGHT WIN; OHIO STATE PLUMMETS
While Miami maintained the top spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, Ohio State plummeted nine spots to drop out of the top 10 on Sunday.
Miami’s stay in the top spot came after the Hurricanes pulled out a 38-35 victory over North Carolina on Saturday. Ohio State was not as fortunate, falling behind early in an eventual 30-18 loss at Southern California at Los Angeles.
Across the L.A. basin earlier Saturday, UCLA showed off its defensive prowess in a 27-0 nonconference victory over Nevada and rose two spots to No. 5. It is UCLA’s highest ranking since 2001 and has come after an 8-0 start under new head coach Bob Chesney.
Georgia took over the No. 2 spot from Ohio State after a 27-8 victory over Florida, while Utah moved up three spots to No. 3 following a 49-25 victory over Cincinnati. Notre Dame moved up a spot to No. 4 after a 35-13 victory over Navy.
Despite Indiana forcing overtime on a last-second field goal and pulling off a 23-16 victory over Minnesota, the Hoosiers dropped two spots to No. 6.
BYU, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas round out the top 10 in that order.
Not only do two of the top seven teams in the nation call the state of Utah home, Utah will play host to BYU on Saturday in a matchup of top teams.
No. 22 New Mexico moved into the Top 25 for the first time in program history after improving to 7-1 with a 21-16 victory at San Jose State.
AP Top 25
1. Miami (8-0)
2. Georgia (7-1)
3. Utah (8-0)
4. Notre Dame (7-1)
5. UCLA (8-0)
6, Indiana (8-1)
7. BYU (7-1)
8. Kentucky (7-1)
9. Alabama (6-2)
10. Texas (6-2)
11. Ohio State (6-2)
12. Ole Miss (6-2)
13. Texas Tech (7-1)
14. Wake Forest (7-1)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Tennessee (6-2)
17. Houston (6-2)
18. Southern California (7-2)
19. Missouri (6-2)
20. Boise State (7-1)
21. Iowa (6-2)
22. New Mexico (7-1)
23. South Carolina (5-3)
24. Arizona (6-2)
25. Florida (5-3)
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FLORIDA STATE FIRES MIKE NORVELL AFTER 6-PLUS SEASONS AND TAKES ON HIS NEARLY $50M BUYOUT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State fired coach Mike Norvell on Sunday, roughly 12 hours after a home loss to Clemson and despite a buyout of roughly $50 million that is among the largest in college football history.
Norvell and the Seminoles are 10-22 since the start of the 2024 season, and Norvell’s hand-picked quarterbacks — DJ Uiagalelei, Tommy Castellanos and Ashton Daniels — all struggled with accuracy.
“We have made the decision to change the leadership of our football program,” school president Richard McCullough said. “We thank Mike Norvell for his commitment and service to Florida State and wish him and his family the very best. We understand the deep passion of Seminole fans and share their high expectations for this program.”
Assistant coach Rick Stockstill was named interim head coach while a search for Norvell’s successor plays out.
Florida State is 1-5 against Power Four programs this fall, including Saturday’s 36-24 loss to Clemson in which the Seminoles were a 5-point favorite. The Seminoles have not defeated one of their main three rivals — Miami, Florida or Clemson — since the 2023 season.
Norvell went 41-39 in his six-plus seasons in Tallahassee, including stunning losses to then-lower-division Jacksonville State in 2021 and Memphis in 2024. Norvell was 24-30 in Atlantic Coast Conference games since 2020. His team’s incredible run three years ago to a 13-0 record — only to be left out of the College Football Playoff — seems long ago now.
His buyout is roughly $47 million, which is 85% of his remaining salary through the end of his contract that runs through the 2031 season. His contract does include offset language that would mitigate some of the buyout if he lands another job. Norvell was scheduled to make $10.3 million in 2026. Buying out his assistants would push the buyout far past $50 million.
The combined buyouts for Maryland’s Mike Locksley, N.C. State’s Dave Doeren and Baylor’s Dave Aranda are less than Norvell’s total. Florida State’s opening is now the fourth among Power Four schools.
Florida State (3-5, 1-4 ACC) plays at Boston College (4-4, 2-3) on Saturday.
Even with a competitive player-acquisition budget compared to ACC schools, Florida State won just five Power Four games in the last 2 1/2 seasons. The Seminoles suffered back-to-back losing seasons and are scrambling to become bowl eligible this fall with an interim head coach. The school fired athletic director Michael Alford in mid-September.
McCullough issued a statement last Tuesday acknowledging fans’ frustration.
“We are not asking you to ignore the results,” McCullough wrote. “We are committed to changing them. And we are not asking you to believe that everything is fine. We know it isn’t.”
Florida State has mostly struggled since 2015, going 44-49 under Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart and Norvell. The ‘Noles did win 19 consecutive games between the middle of the 2022 season and the ACC title game in December 2023, a stretch that landed Norvell a new contract.
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: LUKA DONCIC’S 45 POINTS BOOST LAKERS OVER RAPTORS
Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 131-125 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Walker Kessler scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Collin Sexton added 14 points as the Lakers bounced back from blowing a 25-point lead in a road loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Los Angeles led by as many as 26 points Sunday before surviving a late Toronto rally.
The Lakers shot 53.8% from the floor and 48.6% from 3-point range but committed 24 turnovers while improving to 3-1 at home. Doncic went 8-for-12 from long range to match his season high for 3-pointers made.
Scottie Barnes scored 29 points, and RJ Barrett added 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors fell to 1-3 since Kawhi Leonard sustained a knee injury. Jamison Battle scored 20 points, and Immanuel Quickley added 12 as Toronto lost in the opener of a four-game road trip.
Celtics 108, Magic 97
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 32 points to help visiting Boston defeat Orlando and extend its winning streak to five games.
Tatum was 8 of 19 from the field and made 15 of 17 free-throw attempts. The Magic made 15 free throws total on 19 attempts. Paul George had 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists for the Celtics.
Orlando got 23 points and 10 rebounds from Tristan da Silva and 23 points and eight rebounds from Anthony Black. Desmond Bane added 19 points.
Warriors 124, Clippers 112
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg drained six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 37 points, and Golden State, despite resting Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, recorded their fourth consecutive win, 124-112 over Los Angeles in San Francisco.
Playing on the same court where the Golden State Valkyries captured the WNBA championship 24 hours earlier, the Warriors got 21 points from De’Anthony Melton and 17 apiece from Brandon Williams and Brandin Podziemski on the front end of a back-to-back. Curry and Green are expected to return when Golden State hosts the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
Rui Hachimura hit four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 24 points for the Clippers, who dropped their fifth consecutive game. Darius Garland recorded a team-high seven assists to go with 15 points. Reserves Kobe Sanders and Nick Martinelli added 16 and 10 points, respectively.
Nets 98, Pacers 90
Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points to help Brooklyn notch its first win by beating Indiana in Indianapolis.
Julius Randle added 20 points and Nolan Traore scored 16 for the Nets, who opened the season 0-5. Day’Ron Sharpe collected 15 points and 13 rebounds and Moritz Wagner chipped in 14 points off the bench.
Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 23 points, followed by Pascal Siakam’s 17 and Quenton Jackson’s 12. Aaron Nesmith and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 11 apiece for Indiana, which dropped its fourth straight game.
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NHL ROUNDUP: CONNOR MCDAVID’S HISTORIC NIGHT LEADS OILERS PAST RANGERS
Connor McDavid scored on a coast-to-coast move in the opening minute and added an assist to extend a pair of personal streaks to 15 games as the Edmonton Oilers remained unbeaten on the road with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
McDavid scored his ninth goal 50 seconds into the contest and extended his season-opening point streak to 15 games for the second time in his career. He began the 2021-22 season with a 17-game point streak. He extended his season-opening assists streak to 15 games by recording the secondary assist on Evan Bouchard’s power-play goal 9:49 into the second period.
McDavid finished the game with 39 points and became the fastest player to reach 30 assists in an NHL season. Wayne Gretzky reached 30 assists in 16 games in 1984-85, when he finished with 73 goals and 208 points for the Oilers. Colton Dach scored twice for the Oilers, who matched the 1983-84 team for the best road start in franchise history at 7-0. Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl contributed two assists apiece.Professional sports content
Pavel Dorofeyev scored in the second for the Rangers, who dropped their fourth straight and fell to 1-5-1 in their past seven. Goaltender Matt Tomkins made 27 saves in his Edmonton debut. Tomkins made his seventh career NHL appearance and first since April 17, 2024. New York rookie Dylan Garand stopped 21 shots.
Hurricanes 7, Jets 0
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 26 shots to earn his 10th consecutive victory as Carolina routed Winnipeg in Raleigh, N.C.
Sean Walker scored twice and Juuso Valimaki, Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored as the Hurricanes rolled to their fourth consecutive win. Seth Jarvis, Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere and Stankoven each posted two assists.
Kochetkov matched the second-longest winning streak to begin a season in NHL history, tying Carey Price’s string 10 years ago for Montreal. The Jets dropped their ninth game in a row, going 0-7-2 during the stretch.
Wild 5, Capitals 1
Quinn Hughes and Michael McCarron scored in the first six minutes, and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Washington in Washington, D.C.
Maxim Shabanov, Kirill Kaprizov and Danila Yurov also scored for Minnesota. Joel Eriksson Ek and Bobby Brink notched two assists apiece and goaltender Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 27 shots.
Justin Sourdif scored the lone goal for the Capitals, whose three-game winning streak came to an end. Goaltender Logan Thompson allowed four goals on 28 shots.
Flyers 6, Mammoth 3
Travis Konecny registered a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup as host Philadelphia topped Utah.
Konecny missed the previous 10 games with a lower-body injury. He helped Philadelphia set a season high for goals and defeat Utah for the first time in five all-time meetings.
Christian Dvorak and Noah Cates each added a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the fourth time in 16 games this season.
Logan Cooley notched a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who have alternated wins and losses over their last eight games
Ducks 6, Senators 3
Cutter Gauthier had a hat trick and host Anaheim scored six unanswered goals to rally past Ottawa.
Judd Caulfield had two goals and an assist and Leo Carlsson had three assists for the Ducks, who won for the second time in nine games (2-6-1). Laurent Brossoit made 19 saves.
Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist and Jonas Johansson made 27 saves for the Senators, who have lost three of their past four games (1-2-1).
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ANDREW NOVAK CLAIMS MEXICO OPEN AS PGA TOUR’S FALL RACE HEATS UP
Andrew Novak cruised to his first solo victory on the PGA Tour on Sunday, posting a 2-under-par 69 to win the VidantaWorld Mexico Open by five strokes in Vallarta, Mexico.
Novak lifted his first PGA Tour trophy in tandem with Ben Griffin at the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event. This was the first time he got the job done on his own.
“It feels really good,” Novak said after finishing the week at 25-under 259. “I played well all week. Had to grind it out on Sunday. But I’ve been wanting a solo victory for a while now and it was really nice to get it here.”
He also jumped from No. 89 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings entering the week to a projected No. 53. Finishing the fall inside places Nos. 51-60 qualifies players for the first two signature events of 2027. The top 100 at the end of the fall retain their full-time status on tour.
The win also extends Novak’s exempt status through 2028, when the PGA Tour will shift to a new two-tiered schedule model.
“I should be confident, but I think the biggest thing for this is it’s going to give me opportunity,” Novak said. “I was obviously trying to stay in the moment but it’s hard not to think about what this could mean for 2028 with things changing with the PGA Tour. Obviously that could be massive for me.
“Yeah, there are massive implications for my career with this win. Obviously confidence coming from it is a part, but I think opportunity is now the biggest benefit.”
Novak entered the final round with a six-shot cushion after rounds of 61 and 62 Friday and Saturday. He was rarely threatened Sunday, despite opening his round with seven pars in a row and sitting at even for his round through 11 holes.
Novak sank three straight birdies starting at the par-5 12th, doubling his lead at the time from three shots to six once playing partner Doug Ghim finished up a bogey at No. 14.
Steven Fisk and Norway’s Kristoffer Ventura shot rounds of 63 to tie for second at 20 under. Ventura made meaningful progress in the FedEx Cup Fall race, moving from No. 108 to No. 76.
“I think honestly I stopped chasing the rankings. I kind of got tired of always looking at the leaderboard and the projected points,” Ventura said. “If that helped me I would have done it a lot more, but I made peace with maybe not keeping my card this year. I just said I’m going to do my process and if I fall short, I fall short, but at least I’m going to do my very best so that I can fall asleep content at the end of the day.”
Griffin shot a 67 and tied for fourth at 19 under with Canadian Mackenzie Hughes (66). Ghim double-bogeyed his final hole and dropped into a five-way tie for sixth at 18 under.
Hughes, a veteran player who hasn’t won since 2022, rose to No. 101 in the points race, the first player on the outside looking in with three tournaments to go — the World Wide Technology Championship, the Austin Championship and the RSM Classic.
“You get a text every week (with your standing) and you’re aware, it’s hard to hide from it,” Hughes said. “So I feel like I just want to know roughly where I’m at and what I need to do. I know I’ve got three in front of me. I still need to play some high-level golf down the stretch, but this certainly gives me some breathing room.”
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DARREN FICHARDT EAGLES NO. 18 TO SNAG FIRST CHAMPIONS WIN IN ARKANSAS
Darren Fichardt of South Africa sank a tournament-clinching eagle putt at No. 18 to win the Simmons Bank Championship for his first title on the PGA Tour Champions Sunday in Little Rock, Ark.
With the win, Fichardt vaulted from No. 46 to No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs after the second of three legs. He qualified for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship two weeks from now in Phoenix, where only the top 36 players in the points race will compete.
Fichardt’s eagle gave him a one-stroke victory over Zach Johnson, who remained second overall in the season-long race behind Stewart Cink. Johnson will head to the season finale as the main threat to catch Cink for the Cup.
Fichardt entered the day with a one-shot lead over Johnson after a sterling second-round 61 at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Both men shot 64s, but Fichardt needed a birdie-eagle finish to surpass Johnson and wrap his week at 22-under-par 194.
First, Fichardt made a short birdie putt at the par-3 17th to match Johnson at 20 under. At the par-5 18th, Johnson’s slow-rolling birdie putt dropped to set the lead at 21 under. Fichardt had two putts from the front of the green to force a playoff, or one to win in regulation.
The relatively straight putt curled in from the left side, and Fichardt gave himself a subtle fist pump before tossing his hat to the ground in celebration.
“That’s something fairytales are written about,” Fichardt said. “You know, one of my main concerns was to get into the playoffs and through nine holes I saw I had a bit of a gap, so just tried to free up a little bit and start making a few birdies and maybe have a chance at winning.”
Fichardt, 51, spent most of his playing career on the Sunshine Tour in Africa. But he also collected five European Tour titles and had won twice on the European Senior Tour before grabbing his first victory stateside.
“It means so much,” Fichardt said. “I won a lot around the world, but to win here on this tour, win my first one, I said to my wife walking down the last, I said, ‘This is it, this is the start of our senior journey now, now we can get going.’”
Jerry Kelly (67) was a distant third at 14 under, eight behind Fichardt.
Cink shot a 66 and tied for 10th at 11 under. After Cink and Johnson, New Zealand’s Steven Alker, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington and South Africa’s Retief Goosen round out the top five of the season-long standings.
David Toms slipped four spots to No. 36 but snuck in as the last man into the Charles Schwab Cup Championship field. Mario Tiziani, despite a fine T21 showing in Little Rock, dropped three places and was the first man to miss the playoff cut.
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MIYU YAMASHITA DEFENDS CHAMPIONSHIP AT MAYBANK
Miyu Yamashita of Japan shot a final-round 68 to capture her second consecutive winner’s trophy at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia.
It was her fifth career LPGA Tour title in just two seasons playing on the circuit.
A birdie on No. 18 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club cemented the win as she finished the tournament at 22-under par. In her final round, she combined five birdies and a bogey on the par-4 No. 9 to give her a two-stroke victory over Yan Liu of China.
“I’m just really happy to have won the title, and I honestly didn’t expect to be able to win this tournament two years in a row, so I just focused on playing all four days,” she said through a translator.
Liu entered the final round two strokes back, and she also fired a 68 to finish 20-under but unable to close the gap with Yamashita. The 28-year-old has played on the tour since 2023, and this was her highest finish. Her 72-hole total of 268 set a personal low.
She didn’t fall to the pressure of playing in the final group for the first time. She had three birdies, an eagle on the par-5 No. 5 hole and one bogey.
“I feel I play very good golf today,” Liu said after the round. “I pretty focus on my game. I think I do a pretty good job. I’m proud of myself.”
Amateur Marisa Tojai of Thailand (67 on Sunday) and France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (69) finished three shots back at 19-under and tied for third. Robyn Choi of Australia (69) stood alone in fifth place at 17-under.
For Tojai, it was her first LPGA event.
Achiraya Sriwong of Thailand turned in the day’s low round of 65, moving 12 spots up the leaderboard to finish sixth, six strokes behind the winner.
The Maybank Championship was the third of four LPGA events on the fall Asian swing. The run concludes beginning Thursday at the Toto Japan Classic at Taiheiyo Club Minori Course in Omitama, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka is the defending champion.
Yamashita said she is excited to play on home soil.
“I’m really looking forward to going back to Japan next week and then playing in front of all the Japanese fans,” she said. “The Toto course is different rather than like last year, so it’s a little bit tricky. There are so many nice Japanese players out there so next week I will do my best.”
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NASCAR
WILLIAM BYRON RULES XFINITY 500 AT MARTINSVILLE; KYLE LARSON DOES NOT CLINCH CHASE
William Byron had to wait 35 races to get his first win of 2026, but he left an impression on the field Sunday.
On a Sunday afternoon when the final four Chase contenders were average at best, the Hendrick Motorsports driver dominated the field and repeated as the winner of the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.
The 28-year-old Byron won for the fourth time on the half-mile short track. He led 362 laps and beat teammate Chase Elliott by 2.049 seconds.
“We’re always pretty good here,” said Byron, whose previous win was one year ago at the iconic Virginia track. “We’ve had our struggles, but today feels good. … We never quit, and there’s something to be said about that.”
Chevrolet recorded its third straight Martinsville victory and eighth in the past 13 starts there. Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry and Shane van Gisbergen completed the top five.
Points leader Kyle Larson finished ninth and could not clinch the championship. He will take a 67-point margin over Christopher Bell to Homestead for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race next Sunday.
Denny Hamlin, who started on the pole but came in sixth, is the only driver other than Larson and Bell able to win the title. He’ll enter the season finale trailing Larson by 70 points. Chase Briscoe’s 14th-place finish eliminated him from contention.
Bell suggested no thought of winning his first championship in South Florida.
“It’s just another race, another opportunity to fight for a win, but I think we know,” he said.
Hamlin’s team chose to stay out from his pole position in Stage 1 to capitalize on stage points, but the strategy backfired, sending him to the field’s middle and forcing him to play catch-up all day — never earning the bonus points.
“It really came down to Stage 1,” he said. “We ran the no-stop strategy and lost all of our track position there. When we got to the back, then you’ve got all those incidents and cautions.
“We just lost our track position, and it’s hard to drive back to the front.”
While much of the field came in for pit service at the midpoint of Stage 1’s 130 laps, every Chase contender except Bell chose to stay out.
Byron won Stage 1 with Gibbs, Ryan Preece, Bell and Berry next in line. Bell earned seven stage points and eight overall on the day, but Hamlin (17th) and Briscoe (21st) failed to take advantage of Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet finishing 23rd.
Midway through Stage 1, Bell’s No. 20 Toyota was running third to leader Byron and Preece with Larson one lap down in 10th and Hamlin heading to pit road. Carson Hocevar soon spun, though, and only six cars were left on the lead lap.
Also one lap down, Hamlin’s team decided to keep him out on tires that had seven laps on them. But Hamlin restarted in 13th, one spot ahead of Bell after the Oklahoma native’s untimely pit stop and a penalty despite staying on the lead lap. Larson restarted one lap down in 15th.
On Lap 216, Joey Logano charged hard into Turn 1 and started a wreck that sent Bell into Hamlin. Both Toyotas slid backward into the wall, which allowed Larson to get back on the lead lap as the third caution waved and lined up the three title chasers in order.
For nearly 200 laps, Hamlin and Larson ran one position apart while Bell managed to run a few spots ahead of the two.
Holding a five-second lead over Elliott, Byron pitted for the final time with about 80 laps left and sailed on to the win.
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
COLTS FOOTBALL
JAGS ROLL THE COLTS 42-7
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars’ latest home blowout gave them a three-game lead in the AFC South — and put them in a spot they haven’t been in since 1999.
Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, including one to recently benched receiver Brian Thomas Jr., and the Jaguars dominated the reeling Indianapolis Colts 42-7 in the rain Sunday to extend their home winning streak in the series to 12.
The latest one was essentially over at halftime and put Jacksonville (5-2) in firm control of the AFC South after eight weeks.
“Good teams don’t think about the division lead they have in November,” Lawrence said.
Lawrence directed a 98-yard touchdown drive on Jacksonville’s opening possession and never let up until he was watching the fourth quarter from the sideline.
“It’s embarrassing. It’s a butt whooping,” Colts running back Jonathan Taylor said. “Went down there and they kicked our teeth in. That was an old-fashioned butt whooping. That’s what’s going to show up on the film.”
Lawrence found Thomas alone in the back of the end zone for the first score. He also connected with Bhayshul Tuten on a screen in the third quarter and with rookie Nate Boerkircher on a 31-yarder in a first half filled with big plays for the Jaguars.
Tuten scored on a 39-yard scamper in which he broke three tackles, and Rayuan Lane returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown with 10 seconds to play in the second quarter to put the Jags up 28-0.
Tuten finished with 104 yards rushing and 55 yards receiving, both career highs.
“We knew it was going to rain,” Tuten said. “We knew we were going to run the ball, and we just went out and imposed our will.”
Jacksonville finished with 183 yards on the ground five days after the Colts (2-6) traded two of their best players, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and longtime guard Quenton Nelson, to kick-start a rebuilding effort.
Indianapolis also fired general manager Chris Ballard last month and is reportedly willing to part with Taylor.
Taylor was bottled up most of the day against Jacksonville, finishing with 23 yards on eight carries and getting saddled with a fumble on a botched trick play. He is the last player to top 100 yards rushing in a game against the Jaguars, accomplishing the feat in the 2024 regular-season finale.
Jacksonville’s run defense could get tested moving forward, though, because 335-pound nose DaVon Hamilton sustained what looked like a season-ending right knee injury in the second quarter. Players rushed to his side, and a team trainer called for a cart to take him to the locker room. He was ruled out minutes later.
“Extremely, extremely difficult,” coach Liam Coen said. “There’s not many better humans, better competitors, team guys. … I can’t say enough about him.”
Indianapolis last won at EverBank Stadium in 2014. The 12-game skid includes a trip to London in 2016. Even during some of the Jaguars’ worst years — a one-win campaign in 2020 and a pair of three-win seasons — they managed to beat the Colts at home.
This one was never in doubt.
Coming off a bye and wearing the franchise’s new “Bold City” rivalry uniforms, Lawrence completed 10 of 14 passes for 210 yards and the Jaguars won their seventh consecutive regular-season game at home. They have outscored opponents 271-75 in those games.
“The guys, I think they were knowing that there’s a little blood in the water, that we wanted to be able to jump on these guys at home,” Coen said. “We haven’t been home much. Wanted to be able to put on a show for our home fan base and give the people some excitement.”
Indianapolis has dropped four in a row and 13 of 15 dating to last season.
Daniel Jones completed 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, with a touchdown to Josh Downs and two interceptions. He was benched in the fourth quarter and replaced by Anthony Richardson.
“The guys, I think they were knowing that there’s a little blood in the water, that we wanted to be able to jump on these guys at home,” Coen said. “We haven’t been home much. Wanted to be able to put on a show for our home fan base and give the people some excitement.”
Indianapolis has dropped four in a row and 13 of 15 dating to last season.
Daniel Jones completed 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, with a touchdown to Josh Downs and two interceptions. He was benched in the fourth quarter and replaced by Anthony Richardson.
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INDIANA PACERS
Shooting struggles and slow starts lingered as the Pacers opened their November slate of games by hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Indiana couldn’t find its offensive groove, and fell to the Nets, 98-90.
Both teams seemed lethargic to start – by the seven-minute mark of the first quarter, the score was just 9-7 in favor of the Nets, and each team was shooting 3-for-10 from the field. Michael Porter Jr. knocked in two triples for the Nets in the initial five minutes of play, and got himself into rhythm early.
The Pacers, however, opened the game shooting 2-for-11 from 3-point range.
Pascal Siakam started to heat up down the stretch of the first quarter. He finished with seven points in the opening period, but five of those seven points came in less than a minute of game time. Indiana trailed after one, 20-19.
Brooklyn’s 20 points in the first quarter is the strongest defensive quarter Indiana has recorded this season, but the 19 points scored by the Pacers in the same frame also marked Indiana’s worst offensive quarter this season.
The second quarter was no less clunky, but Indiana started to navigate the chaos a little better.
Quenton Jackson connected on a 3-pointer with just over four minutes to play and gave the Pacers some life. Siakam knocked down a pair of free throws, a fast break layup, and kicked a pass to Jarace Walker for three, and suddenly Indiana’s momentum shifted.
Porter Jr.’s layup to beat the second quarter buzzer gave the Nets a three-point advantage at the half, 43-40.
The 43 points scored by the Nets in the first half again marked a season-best for the Indiana defense. However, the Pacers’ 40 points was, again, a season-low for the offense.
The Nets opened the second half with 10 unanswered points, and took their largest lead of the evening, 50-40. Back-to-back triples from Porter Jr. and Nolan Traore pushed Brooklyn ahead, and the Pacers needed a timeout to regroup.
The Nets’ advantage reached 12 points before Kelly Oubre Jr., Andrew Nembhard, and Jackson all knocked down critical 3-pointers as Indiana pushed to escape the double-digit deficit.
Although Indiana improved to 43 percent shooting from the field in the third quarter, the Pacers were still down nine points heading into the final period, 71-62. The Blue and Gold cut that deficit to three points just two and a half minutes into the fourth quarter. Nembhard scored seven points in that same time, and Larry Nance Jr. knocked down his first 3-pointer of the evening to breathe life back into Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Brooklyn answered with a five point run, and regained control with eight minutes to go, 82-74.
Indiana trailed by 10 points in the final five minutes when Nembhard struck from deep again. Traore matched his triple on the next trip down the floor, but the Pacers kept pushing as Nembhard set up Jackson for another corner 3-pointer. Indiana was down, 94-87, entering the final four minutes of play.
Under a minute remained on the game clock when Nembhard drove hard to the rim, elevated, and floated a shot toward the basket. A whistle stopped play, and an offensive foul was called on Nembhard. The Pacers couldn’t overcome the deficit in the remaining 52 seconds, and Indiana fell to Brooklyn, 98-90.
Nembhard’s 23 points, three rebounds, and four assists led the Pacers, while Porter Jr. led the Nets with 23 points. Siakam recorded 17 points, five rebounds, and five assists in the loss, and was Indiana’s only player with a positive plus/minus (+4).
The Pacers shot 40 percent from the floor, and 37 percent from 3-point range despite the slow start. Brooklyn shot 41 percent from the field and 33 percent from deep. Neither team could find a flow – the two teams committed a combined 33 turnovers. Despite the 33 turnovers, Indiana and Brooklyn managed just four total fast break points.
“We’re just asking our guys to go hard, to be unselfish, to be aggressive, [and] to shoot the shots that are there,” coach Rick Carlisle said postgame. “And look, we had some guys step in tonight and do some good things.”
Inside the Numbers
The Pacers lost the rebounding battle, 43-37.
The Pacers and Nets recorded a combined 33 turnovers. Indiana scored 17 points off Brooklyn’s 18 turnovers, and Brooklyn scored 11 points off Indiana’s 15 turnovers.
Each team recorded just two fastbreak points.
Indiana shot 20 percent from 3-point range in the first half, and shot 60 percent from deep in the second half.
You Can Quote Me on That
“We’re missing a lot of guys. That makes it hard…I thought we had quite a few good looks that just happened to not go down. From a process standpoint, you’ve just got to keep letting them fly.” – coach Rick Carlisle on Indiana’s offensive struggles
“There’s a lot of challenges right now, but that’s what this whole thing is about…It’s the NBA. Stuff is hard. We’ve all just got to work even harder at finding answers, finding ways.” – Carlisle on navigating lineup challenges with so many injuries
“The thing that we talked about before the game was the rebounds and ball security, and we lost the rebounds, and we were plus one on turnovers…The margins are slim for everybody, but when you’re down guys, they’re slimmer. So no excuses, this is part of it, and we’ve just got to figure out ways to do better.” – Carlisle on slim margins with players out
“The NBA moves quick. Flip the page tomorrow, come in and work…It’s very early. I think there’s still a lot of excitement about our group getting better and peaking at the right time.” – Andrew Nembhard on Indiana’s mentality during early season lulls
“I just think going forward, we just got to stick to the plan, stay process oriented. Keep shooting them. That’s the only way to get them to fall. Slow start, but you know it’s not about how you start; it’s about how you finish.” – Quenton Jackson on the Pacers outlook despite their slow start
Stat of the Night
Pascal Siakam was the only Pacer to have a positive plus/minus. Indiana outscored Brooklyn by four points in Siakam’s minutes.
Noteworthy
The Pacers are 118-86 against the Nets all-time.
Obi Toppin missed a second straight game with back soreness.
Andrew Nembhard recorded his second straight 20-point game on Sunday.
The Pacers debuted their ABA Classic court on Sunday against the Nets. The two teams also wore throwback ABA Classic jerseys.
Up Next
The Pacers will welcome Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM ET. F
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FUEL HOCKEY
FISHERS- The Indy Fuel finished the weekend at home, hosting the Fort Wayne Komets for the first time this season. The Komets scored four unanswered goals to claim a 4-3 OT victory.
1ST PERIOD
Fort Wayne’s Hunter Johannes took the game’s first penalty for holding at 4:20. This gave the Fuel a power play chance early, however the Komets killed it off.
At 13:14, Aaron Bohlinger took the game’s next penalty for holding. After some time with the delayed penalty advantage, he sat for two minutes as Fort Wayne did not score.
After some back-and-forth between these two Indiana teams, time expired with no score and the Komets outshooting the Fuel, 9-5.
2ND PERIOD
At 3:25, Cody Laskosky took a slashing penalty. This put the Komets back on the power play, however it was the Fuel who scored shorthanded. At 3:58, Kyler Kupka scored the game’s first goal. Bohlinger had the lone assist on the shorthanded goal.
Fort Wayne’s Cody Morgan was called for hooking at 8:59, putting the Fuel back on the power play but it was killed off.
Indy headed back to the penalty kill at 13:04 but the Komets could not score. It was Lachlan Getz who was called for holding.
After two frames, the Fuel still led 1-0 while being outshot 23-16.
3RD PERIOD
Owen Robinson scored on a breakaway less than two minutes into the period to put Indy up 2-0. Jacob Perreault and Getz claimed the assists.
Just about four minutes later, Josh Nixon scored to increase the Fuel’s lead to 3-0. Chase Dafoe had the lone assist on that goal.
At 6:39, Mitch Hults scored for Fort Wayne to break the shutout, making it 3-1 with the help of Arnaud Durandeau and Jack Kopacka. That same line scored together again just 1:01 later, but this time it was Durandeau scoring.
This made it 3-2 in favor of Indy with 9:12 left in the period.
Fort Wayne’s Josh Davies tied the game with a goal at 17:30 to force overtime after time expired with just a few good more chances from both teams.
OVERTIME
Jack Kopacka scored the game winner for the Komets at 1:45 in the overtime period.
With one shot a piece in overtime, Fort Wayne outshot the Fuel, 36-24.
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PURDUE WRESTLING
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue wrestling team opened its season with a 24-12 victory over Kent State on Sunday afternoon in Holloway Gymnasium.
It marked head coach Tony Ersland’s 100th career victory, moving him into a tie with Claude Reeck (1938-69) for the second-most wins in program history.
The Boilermakers (1-0, 0-0 B1G) took six of 10 matches against the Golden Flashes (0-1, 0-0 MAC), including four for bonus points.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
GAMEDAY INFORMATION — GAME 01
Purdue (0-0, 0-0 B1G) vs. [15] Gonzaga (0-0, 0-0 Pac 12)
Monday, November 2, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. PT
Las Vegas, Nevada | T-Mobile Arena (16,000)
TELEVISION: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max (Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, Allie LaForce)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE SCENE SETTER
• Season 129 of Purdue Basketball is here as the Boilermakers travel to Las Vegas to face No. 15-ranked Gonzaga in the TNT Sports Hall of Fame Opening Night at T-Mobile Arena. The Boilermakers have won 13 straight season openers, but undoubtedly faces their toughest task in a season opener in over 30 years against the country’s winningest program over the last 20 seasons.
• Following its season opener against Gonzaga, the Boilermakers will return home for five straight games against strong mid-major programs before heading to the Fort Myers Tip-off in Fort Myers, Florida, during Thanksgiving.
BOILER NOTES
• Purdue owns a 107-21 record in season openers, including a 20-1 mark under head coach Matt Painter. The Boilermakers have won 13 straight openers by an average of 29.7 points per game.
• Purdue is college basketball’s 10th-winningest program in the country, entering the season with an “official” NCAA all-time record of 1,983 – 1,101 (.643).
• Purdue will battle a ranked team in the season opener for just the sixth time in school history, last facing No. 12 Memphis in the 1995-96 opener (L, 91-75). Other games against ranked teams came in Nov. 1992 (W, 73-69 vs. #16 Connecticut), Nov. 1976 (L, 97-80 to #13 Alabama), Nov. 1968 (L, 94-82 to #1 UCLA) and Dec. 1967 (L, 73-71 to #1 UCLA).
• Purdue hasn’t been on the road in a season opener since the 2020-21 CoVid season, when it defeated Liberty, 77-64, in the Space Coast Classic in Melbourne, Florida. This will mark just the second time Purdue has been away from Mackey Arena in an opener under Matt Painter.
• For the first time since the 2014-15 season, Purdue did not have a player voted to the preseason All-Big Ten Team.
• Matt Painter (501) is just 12 wins from passing his mentor and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Gene Keady (512) on the school’s all-time wins list. The earliest that Painter could pass Keady would be Dec. 11, vs. Tennessee.
• With Painter reaching 500 wins last season against Miami, Fla., in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Purdue became the second school in NCAA history to have two coaches with 500 victories (Kansas – Bill Self, Phog Allen).
• Painter and Mark Few have combined for 1,298 victories, 44 NCAA Tournament berths, 22 Sweet 16 appearances and 34, 25-win seasons.
• If the exhibition games are any indication on the starting lineup, Purdue could start a lineup that does not feature a player from the state of Indiana. The last time that happened came on Feb. 11, 1982, vs. Ohio State (Joe Gampfer – Ohio; Mike Scearce – Kentucky; Russell Cross – Illinois; Keith Edmonson – Texas; Kevin Stallings – Illinois). More research is needed, but it appears that season is the only year since 1959-60 that didn’t have an Indiana standout in the starting lineup.
• Caden Pierce will have a mini-reunion in Las Vegas. Pierce and Gonzaga’s Braden Huff were high school classmates (as well as Minnesota’s Bobby Durkin) at Glenbard West High (Ill.), leading the Hilltoppers to the 2022 Illinois Class 4A state title with a 37-1 record (lone loss: California’s Sierra Canyon, 67-64). Pierce was also a teammate at Princeton with Gonzaga guard Xaivian Lee, helping the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2023. The pair were teammates during the 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, guiding the Tigers to a 66-25 record.
• Purdue has had a consensus first- or second-team All-American in eight of the past 10 seasons despite never enrolling a top-30 recruiting class and just one top-30 prospect during that span. This year’s freshmen class broke the trend, ranked in the top 15 nationally.
• Purdue has sold out its ticket allotment for the upcoming season, with the exception of the Cal Baptist (Dec. 21) and USC (Dec. 30) games. Purdue enters the year with the fourth-longest sellout streak in America at 106 games.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team is set to open the 2026-27 campaign at Mackey Arena on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. on B1G+ against IU Indy.
Featuring a roster of 10 newcomers, the Boilermakers picked up a 55-52 win in their lone exhibition ahead of the season on Oct. 24 over UIC. Hannah Wickstrom led the way for Purdue with 20 points, while Kyndall Hunter chipped in 16 points.
The Nov. 2 start is the earliest in program history.
PROMOTIONS
• Halftime Performance: Purdue Twirlers
GAME NOTES
• Head coach Katie Gearlds enters her sixth season at the helm of her alma mater with a new-look roster with 10 newcomers, featuring six transfers and four freshmen.
• Monday’s matchup opens a four-game homestand for the Boilermakers with nine of their first 11 being played at Mackey Arena. The home slate features 18 games to tie the 2010-11, 2016-17 and 2018-19 seasons for the most in program history.
• Purdue’s roster spans eight countries and seven languages, making it one of the most internationally represented teams in the nation. In addition to seven Americans on the roster, Purdue welcomed in Hannah Wickstrom from Australia, Jelena Bulajić from Montenegro, Katka Šedivá from Slovakia, Zoja Štirn from Slovenia, Anjela Minja from Tanzania, Maya Zilbershlag from Israel and Keona Douwstra from the Netherlands.
• Hannah Wickstrom joined the Boilermakers after spending two seasons at UC Riverside. Last season, she finished fifth in the nation with 23.4 points per game. Wickstrom was the only player in the nation to average better than 20 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 2025-26.
• Maya Zilbershlag missed summer workouts with the Boilermakers. The freshman led her native Israel to its best finish at the U20 Euros, finishing second, before guiding her country to the U18 B Euro title and earning MVP honors. She averaged 16.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists while knocking down 25 triples over her two 2026 summer events.
• Redshirt junior Taylor Henderson will make her debut for the Boilermakers after missing last year with an injury, capping a 599-day layoff from her final game at UNC Wilmington in 2024-25.
• Purdue’s roster features players from eight different countries, its widest internationally represented team.
• Purdue’s international group brought a winning culture into the program, winning more than 45 regional, national and European titles.
• Senior guard McKenna Layden enters the year 13th on the program’s 3-point percentage list with a career clip of 35.5%.
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame volleyball team is back in the win column after a gritty five-set victory over Clemson, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 17-25, 15-10 inside Purcell Pavilion Sunday afternoon.
Notre Dame’s defense at the net was the story of the game. The Irish tallied 21.0 total blocks, a season-best and the most since the 21.0 blocks last season against October 17, 2025 against #6 Pitt. Those 21 blocks are the most by an ACC team this season against a conference opponent.
Portia Zeidler was a menace at the net, logging 12 blocks. Those 12 blocks are the most by an Irish player this season and the most since Lauren Tarnoff on October 22, 2021. Anna Bjork also chipped in eight blocks herself, extending her team-lead to 77 on the year.
Sydney Helmers logged a massive game, posting a career-high 24 kills to go along with nine digs and three blocks. It was the third game this season Helmers has accumulated 20 or more kills. Chichi Nnaji also came up huge for Notre Dame, logging 12 kills and hitting .500 to go along with eight blocks and three digs.
Maya Baker finished with 25 assists. In the fourth set, the San Jose, California native notched her 1,000 career assist.
Already one of the best defensive liberos in the ACC, Maya Evens helped set up the Irish offense as well Sunday, registering a career-high 11 assists to go along with 20 digs, her first career double-double. Evens came into the weekend leading the conference with 310 digs and 4.43 digs per set.
The Irish hit the road this upcoming weekend, facing Virginia Tech on Friday at 6:00 p.m. ET before trekking to Charlottesville to take on Virginia Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1:
Notre Dame was the first to five points, as Mae Kordas delivered an ace to go up 5-2 early
Clemson took the lead at the technical timeout, up 15-14
Sydney Helmers flushed her second kill of the set to tie it up at 17
With the score knotted at 19, the Tigers ripped off a 4-0 run to take a 23-19 lead
Notre Dame responded with a 3-0 run of its own to close the gap to one
Clemson prevailed, taking the first set 25-23
Kordas posted six kills in the opening set, hitting .308 early
Set 2:
The Tigers jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead to open the set
Consecutive Clemson kills forced an Irish timeout up 9-5
Notre Dame ripped off a 5-0 run, highlighted by kills from Helmers and Chichi Nnaji, to take the lead at 11-10
The offensive assault continued as the Irish took a 15-11 lead into the technical timeout
Clemson called their final timeout of the set after a Mia Radeff kill to make it 18-12 Irish
The Tigers went on a 3-0 run to cut the lead to 19-16 before an Irish 3-0 run made it 22-16
Notre Dame closed out the set, 25-18, after back-to-back Tigers attack errors to even the match 1-1
The Irish hit .361 in the set, converting 15 kills
Set 3:
Notre Dame jumped out to a 5-1 lead, as Portia Zeidler racked up a pair of blocks
Clemson stormed back to tie the set at seven
Kailyn Greene Gordon sparked a 6-0 Irish run with a kill and two blocks, helping Notre Dame reclaim the lead at 13-7
Chloe Hooker first ace of the contest pushed the Irish lead to 19-13
Maya Evens dished out her 10th assist of the game as Helmers clubbed her 12th kill of the match to give Notre Dame set point, 24-14
A Clemson attack error gave the Irish the set, 25-15, and a 2-1 lead
Notre Dame totaled eight blocks in the third set, as seven different Irish had accumulated at least one block in the game
Set 4:
Both teams went back and forth, with the score tied up at five to begin the fourth set
The Tigers broke off a 3-0 run to take a 9-6 lead
Back to back Irish attack errors forced a Notre Dame timeout, down 11-7
The four point lead stayed consistent at the technical timeout, with the Tigers up 15-11
Clemson continued to distance itself, leading 20-14 after a service ace
The Tigers forced a fifth set with a 25-17 win
Set 5:
Notre Dame jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the set after consecutive blocks
Kordas and Zeidler sent back a Clemson attack, giving the Irish a 10-7 lead and force a Tigers timeout
Two more Irish points forced Clemson’s second timeout of the set, with Notre Dame up 12-7
Helmers career-best 23rd kill and 24th kill put Notre Dame up 14-10 before Nnaji clinched the win with her 12th kill of the game
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
ROME – Notre Dame men’s basketball erased a second-half 10-point deficit, utilizing a 14-4 scoring run down the final 3:37 to topple the Villanova Wildcats 74-72. The final stretch saw a little of everything: a Brady Koehler poster dunk, clutch Braeden Smith free throws, or how about Logan Duncomb’s first career three-pointer when the Irish needed it most.
The Fighting Irish starting five combined for all but 16 of the team’s 74 points. Braeden Smith and Brady Koehler tied for the team lead in scoring with 16 points each. Smith was excellent from the free-throw line, converting 10-for-11. Koehler was 6-of-13 from the field and recorded a team-best eight rebounds.
Braeden Shrewsberry was next with 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting to go with his six boards and three assists. Ethan Roberts tallied 11 points on 3-of-8 from the floor. Then there was Duncomb, who netted nine points on 4-of-7, plus three rebounds and a team-best four assists.
The Irish defense forced 20 Villanova turnovers, which they converted into 20 points. The Blue & Gold also notched 14 steals. They also dominated the offensive glass, winning that 18-10, and converting into 16 second-chance points.
“We talked at the under-eight media; let’s take a deep breath and settle, and I thought we played our best basketball down the final stretch,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The game started fast and furious, with both Notre Dame and Villanova draining three triples each before the first media timeout. Four of the Irish starters recorded buckets at the 15:08 timeout, as ND trailed just 13-11.
Braeden Shrewsberry scored five straight points out of the timeout, but Villanova countered with a 9-0 run to take a 22-16 lead. The Wildcat run consisted of a successful three-pointer into an upgraded foul that resulted in two made free throws; then Villanova executed on the ensuing possession.
Next, Brady Koehler recorded a steal and converted on the breakaway, but Nova countered with a three, extending their offensive flurry into a 12-2 scoring run, which put the Irish down 25-18. Villanova started the game 5-for-8 from three-point range.
Notre Dame’s offense stalled as they couldn’t get shots to fall, recording a 3-for-13 stretch from 12:50-7:30. The Irish hung around with some tough defense, already recording nine steals in the game. In addition, they held the Wildcats without a field goal for a 3:26 stretch.
With 3:34 remaining in the half, the Irish trailed 33-26, netting just 10 points in the last eight minutes.
With a pair of free throws from Ethan Roberts and a tough finish at the rim from Tommy Ahneman, the Irish brought it within two to make it 33-31 with just under 40 seconds left in the half.
Villanova would close it out with a made jump shot and a stop on the defensive end to make it 35-31 at halftime.
Notre Dame shot 11-of-32 (34.4%) in the half compared to Villanova’s 12-of-26 (46.2%). The Irish forced a total of 15 Wildcat turnovers, which they converted into 12 points. The Irish also tallied 10 steals.
Brady Koehler and Logan Duncomb picked up their third fouls in the opening minutes of the second half, while Villanova’s Tyler Perkins caught fire with three triples. The Wildcats ultimately built a 10-point lead at the 16:23 mark.
Braeden Smith and Braeden Shrewsberry combined for a quick five-point flurry before the under-12 media timeout, but Villanova’s Jake Fiegen traded punch for punch with five points of his own, as ND trailed 54-45 with 11:46 left.
For the next four minutes, the Irish never allowed the deficit to grow more than 10 but couldn’t cut it below six either.
Fast forward to the 7:26 mark and Brady Koehler connected on a huge three to inch closer at 62-58. The Irish were getting stops, but couldn’t take advantage as Koehler’s bucket was in the middle of a 1-for-9 shooting stretch.
With just under five minutes remaining, Braeden Smith went to the line and made both free throws, making it a one-possession game, down 62-60.
Next, Villanova’s Elijah Crawford silenced the Notre Dame fans on their feet with back-to-back driving layups, extending the Wildcat lead back to six.
Out of the final media timeout, Smith would sink three straight free throws to make it a 66-63 ballgame. Bringing the Irish crowd back to their feet, Roberts’ finish at the rim made it just a one-point game at 66-65.
Villanova responded with a pair of made free throws, extending their lead to three, but it would be one again. Looking to score in transition, Koehler slammed it down with 1:36 left on the clock as his dunk made it 68-67.
Forcing the turnover, Smith’s steal at the defensive end immediately led to a made three from Duncomb. Notre Dame claimed a 70-68 lead in the process.
On the defensive end, Koehler recorded a block on a corner three-point attempt as Smith collected the rebound and called a timeout. Soon after, Smith went to the line and made both, making it a 7-0 run and a four-point Irish lead.
Next, Nova got fouled and converted both, moving the score to 72-70 with 19.1 seconds left.
Shrewsberry then got fouled three seconds into the next possession and went to the line, missing the front end of the 1-and-1. Villanova pushed it quickly down the court but missed its mid-range jumper, as Koehler reeled in the rebound.
Immediately fouled, Koehler converted the game-clinching free throws. The Wildcats were held without a field goal over the final 3:37 until their buzzer-beater, as the Irish took it 74-72.
UP NEXT
The 1-0 Fighting Irish make the long journey back to South Bend to get ready for its home opener against Mercyhurst on Thursday, November 5. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. ET inside Purcell Pavilion.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ROME — The No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) opened their season with a 99-75 victory against the Villanova Wildcats (0-1) in a historic one-of-a-kind game in Italy on Sunday.
Three-time All-American Hannah Hidalgo led all players with 32 points on 11-19 shooting from the floor, along with seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
Sophomore Leah Macy also had herself a day in her first official game for the Irish. The forward poured in 27 points on an impressive 11-14 shooting performance and grabbed 14 rebounds, including 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Fifth-year and Princeton transfer Madison St. Rose recorded 17 points in her debut with Notre Dame, followed by freshman Jenica Lewis with 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
As for game flow, Hidalgo had the first two buckets of the game for the Irish before a balanced scoring attack emerged. Macy followed with a layup, St. Rose with a free throw and Lewis with a triple. All six players who played during the first quarter recorded a rebound, and Hidalgo, Macy and St. Rose each nabbed a steal.
Hidalgo’s unrelenting ball pressure was disrupting Villanova from the start and allowed the Irish to post an 8-0 run toward the end of the first frame. The Wildcats countered with a layup at the buzzer, and the game was 20-13 in favor of the Irish after one quarter.
The hot hand for Hidalgo continued, opening the quarter with back-to-back treys to extend the Irish lead to 26-13 and force the Wildcats’ timeout.
The two squads would trade buckets until a St. Rose triple sparked a 5-0 run to make it a 16-point Irish lead. While the two teams exchanged buckets to keep it within 16, the Irish started to pull away in the closing minutes of the half.
The trio of St. Rose, Macy, and Hidalgo would score seven straight points for the Irish over the course of 1:17 to make it a 45-24 ballgame, but Villanova would score one last basket to close out the half.
Leading 45-26 at halftime, Hidalgo led all players with 18 points on 6-10 shooting in the first 20 minutes of play. St. Rose followed with 11 points on 4-6 for the Irish.
While Villanova opened the second half with a 6-2 run in the first minute, Notre Dame countered with four straight points from Macy. This would lead to an 8-3 run in response as Jacy Abii and St. Rose chipped in a pair of finishes at the rim to give the Irish largest lead of the night thus far as they led by 20 at 55-35.
The Irish and Wildcats were going basket-for-basket for the next five minutes as Notre Dame never led by more than 20 and never fewer than 17 points. That was the case until Lewis knocked down her third triple of the night for a 21-point lead to make it 70-49.
With a 70-53 lead to start the fourth quarter, it was a scoring frenzy from Macy and Hidalgo in the final 10 minutes of action. The duo combined for 25 of Notre Dame’s 29 points as the Irish outscored Villanova 29-22 in the final period.
Macy poured in 15, Hidalgo followed with 10, and Abii chipped in the additional four points in the fourth quarter.
In total, five Irish players finished with at least 11 points, including rookies Lewis (11) and Abii (10). Abii also used her size, notching eight boards and three blocks.
Up next, Notre Dame hosts Stonehill for its home opener on Nov. 6. The game tips off at 7 p.m. ET.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
The ninth-ranked University of Notre Dame (9-1-6, 7-1-1) women’s soccer team completed a clean sweep of its California road trip and earned a second top-15 victory on the road with a 2-1 victory over No. 13 Stanford (10-4-2, 4-4-1) on a sunny and pleasant first day of November at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California
The victory is the first for Notre Dame in eight attempts at Stanford and extended the team’s overall win streak to five matches. The Fighting Irish are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games.
The Irish scored two goals in the first nine minutes of the game to seize control of the match, then played steady defense and kept their composure when Stanford cut the lead to one with 35 minutes left.
Izzy Engle scored the first goal just 42 seconds into the game and Lily Joseph took Notre Dame’s second shot of the match and scored at 8:22.
The win also provides a bit of redemption for the Irish who lost the ACC Championship game. The two goals scored are the most for a Stanford opponent at home this season, who had only given up three total goals in Cagan Stadium in 2026.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
It took just 42 seconds for Notre Dame to strike the first blow. Charlie Codd fought for a loose ball and tapped it out on the right side to Morgan Roy. Roy had plenty of room to work and sent a perfect cross into the box to connect with Engle on a well-timed run. Engle made one touch and pushed a shot past the goalkeeper for the first goal of the game and ninth goal of the season for the junior All-American. It also marked her fifth-straight match with a goal.
Notre Dame’s second shot came about seven minutes later. Codd pushed up from the midfield and was able to knock a ball away from a Stanford defender and it found Joseph at the top of the 18-yard box. Joseph moved to her left, feigned a move to the right, touched it twice with her left foot then rocketed a shot to the upper right corner of the net.
The lead was 2-0 Notre Dame just over eight minutes into the match.
Stanford would record its first shot of the game at 16:17 and draw the first save from Irish goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica at 19:40.
Around five minutes later Joseph worked her way down the right side and centered the ball to Engle, who was able to reach it but her shot was blocked at the six-yard box.
The Cardinal’s first and only real scoring chance of the first half came at 29:23 on its first corner kick of the game. The offering fell right into the scoring zone and found a head, but Kasica was right there to punch the chance over the cross bar.
Notre Dame’s final scoring chance of the first half came at 40:00 when Ellie Hodsden received a pass from Codd down the left side, moved toward the center and took a shot that was just wide to the right of the Stanford goal.
Stanford would cut into the lead just over 10 minutes into the second half. The home team held ball control for about two minutes eventually probing Notre Dame down the right side. Charlotte Kohler crossed to the middle and found the head of Mia Bhuta who drove the ball past Kasica.
Notre Dame’s first scoring chance of the second half on a saved shot from Codd from 20 yards out. A great opportunity came a few minutes later when Bristol Kersh received a pass from Chayse Ying down the right side. Kersh popped it over a defender, then to the middle and found Engle whose shot just missed at the near post.
Engle threatened again at 67:19 when she beat three defenders (one was even pulling her jersey) and forced a diving save at the left post.
It seemed that Notre Dame was determined to get a third goal and at 68:12, it seemed like Engle delivered. She accepted a long pass, got past the final defenders and found the back of the net but the flag went up. After review, the offsides call was upheld.
Stanford shifted into desperation attack mode with two good scoring chances. The first looked like a break away, but the Irish defense recovered and forced a shot wide of the goal. With 6:35 left, Kasica made her biggest save of the match on a shot taken straight on from 15 yards out.
The Irish defense clamped down from that point on, however, and earned a victory in the final home game of the year for Stanford.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will officially open the 2026-2027 season on Monday (Nov. 2) when it hosts Miami Middletown for an 11:00 a.m. tip-off for the annual NCAA ‘Readers Become Leaders’ game. The game is an expected sellout with more than 3,000 third-graders from across Central Indiana expected to attend the grand opening of the brand new James T. Morris Arena.
The Jaguars dropped their lone exhibition primer, falling on the road at Austin Peay last Tuesday (Oct. 27), 96-94. Gus Etchison scored a team-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting and Reece Hagy chipped in 16 points and five rebounds. Markus Pastorcic-Straun added 14 points and three steals off the bench and Jason Clarke Jr. finished with 11 points. The game came down to the final possession, but the Jaguars were unable to get an end-of-game look for the win.
Head coach Ben Howlett boasts a nearly entirely new roster for the upcoming season as Hagy and junior Kameron Tinsley are the only holdovers from a season ago. Etchison, a sixth-year veteran, brings a ton of experience to the backcourt and fifth-year forward Precious Idiaru possesses much needed size and experience to the frontcourt.
PROMOTIONS
Monday’s game is the annual NCAA ‘Readers Become Leaders’ game as elementary school kids from across Indianapolis will attend as part of a field trip. In addition, the Pacers Power Pack is scheduled to perform at halftime of Monday’s game.
QUOTABLE
“We’re disappointed. We want to win every time we go out there. We’ve got some things to clean up and work on between now and next week when the regular season begins. We didn’t shoot it very well tonight and made some careless turnovers, but we’ll continue to work and get better,” Howlett said following last Tuesday’s exhibition loss at Austin Peay.
SCOUTING MIAMI MIDDLETOWN
Miami Middletown opened its season on the road at Hocking College on Saturday (Oct. 31). The Middletown roster is keyed by junior Jakari Parker and senior Alex Mullins. Parker scored 22 points against the Jaguars last season while Mullins had five points and nine rebounds. Another returner, Ramy Ahmed, had 15 points in just 16 minutes against the Jaguars.
INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is 3-2 all-time against Miami Middletown following last season’s 126-73 win over the ThunderHawks. Previously, the two schools met four times between 1973-1975, splitting those four matchups.
UP NEXT
The Jaguars will host UT Martin on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 5:00 p.m. inside James T. Morris Arena. Saturday’s game will be broadcast on MyINDY-TV 23.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Opening Tip:
– Season Opener at Worthen Arena:
The Cardinals officially tip off the 2026–27 regular season at home on Monday, November 2, at 6:30 PM ET against Arkansas State.
– MAC-SBC Challenge:
This matchup serves as the first of two games for Ball State in the annual Mid-American Conference against Sun Belt Conference challenge.
– Preseason Favorites:
Ball State enters the season with high expectations after topping the 2026–27 MAC Preseason Coaches Poll, being picked to win both the regular-season crown and the MAC Tournament Championship.
– Championship Pedigree:
Head coach Brady Sallee, entering his 15th season as the program’s winningest coach, leads a squad coming off back-to-back MAC regular-season championships.
– Preseason All-MAC Honors:
The Cardinals’ starting lineup features elite star power, anchored by senior center Tessa Towers (Preseason First Team All-MAC) and sharpshooter Grace Kingery (Preseason Second Team All-MAC).
– Razor-Thin Margins:
Both games in the series have been decided by exactly two points.
– The 2025 Thriller: In last year’s season opener, Ball State secured its first-ever win against the Red Wolves. The Cardinals fought through a highly physical game in Jonesboro, relying heavily on a massive 52–39 rebounding advantage to pull out the 68–66 road victory.
– Monday’s Significance: Monday’s game at Worthen Arena will mark the first time Arkansas State has ever played a road game in Muncie against Ball State.
– The Ultimate “Short” Bench: Brady Sallee’s 2026–27 squad holds a unique distinction: they feature the smallest roster in the entire Mid-American Conference (MAC) with only 10 active players. Every other team in the conference has at least 13.
– Global Pipeline: Ball State has built a reputation for recruiting heavily across Europe. Their rotations regularly feature elite international talents, with recent standout freshmen hailing from France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Ball State men’s basketball team begins the 2026-27 regular season with a Monday night game at Georgia Southern.
The 7 p.m. contest in Statesboro will be streamed on ESPN+ with Danny Waugh and Blane Baiallargeon on the call, while Mick Tidrow and David Eha handle the radio broadcast on WMUN 92.5 FM /1340 AM. Links to both broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State played exhibitions at Purdue and at home vs Purdue Fort Wayne leading up to Monday’s opener. Georgia Southern had exhibition matchups at Furman and vs Winthrop in October.
The two teams have recent history playing in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, with the home team winning each time. Ball State claimed a 58-54 win on Dec. 21, 2022 in Muncie after an 82-71 Georgia Southern decision on Nov. 9, 2021 in Statesboro.
The Eagles enter their fourth season under the direction of head coach Charlie Henry. Georgia Southern was picked ninth in the recently released 14-team Sun Belt Conference preseason poll after going 21-16 (8-10 SBC) last season. The Eagles won five games as the No. 10 seed in the SBC Tournament in making a run to the title game before falling to No. 1 seed Troy.
Guard Dallas Gardner was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team after transferring in from UNC-Pembroke following the 2024-25 season.
Ball State’s home regular season opener is set for Friday night against Indiana State at Worthen Arena.
CAPKO’S CARDINALS: Chris Capko was named the 21st head coach in Ball State men’s basketball history back in March after most recently serving as associate head coach on Andy Enfield’s staff at SMU.
The Florida native spent a total of 12 seasons on Enfield’s staffs at USC and SMU including the most recent five as the associate head coach.
EDGE ON EXPERIENCE: The Ball State men’s basketball roster features 12 players in their junior year or later along with freshmen Kamden McGilveary and Kai McGrew.
A total of seven Cardinals are in at least their fourth year of college.
FINE WITH COMING HOME: Junior guard Aaron Fine attended many Ball State basketball games growing up in Muncie before moving to Noblesville for high school.
Fine’s first contest in a Ball State uniform, an exhibition at Purdue on Oct. 18, was also be a homecoming of sorts, as he was at Purdue for his first two collegiate seasons.
I KNOW YOU: Capko has known UMass transfer guard K’Jei Parker his entire life.
Both Florida natives, Capko is good friends with Parker’s dad Kevis and even held K’Jei when he was a baby.
BACK FOR MORE: Senior Mason Jones has played the third-most minutes at a MAC school among players on 2026-27 season rosters entering the campaign.
The 2,192 career minutes trail only Ohio forward Javan Simmons and UMass guard/forward Jayden Ndijigue. Simmons transferred from Toledo after two seasons, and UMass has only been in the MAC for one season, so Jones has played the most minutes at the same MAC school among players on active rosters.
CARDINALS HEADING DOWN TO GEORGIA: Monday’s game at Georgia Southern will be the second contest in the Peach State in the last three seasons for Ball State, as the 2024-25 team began the season playing at Georgia State.
The matchup with the Eagles begins the fourth season of the MAC-SBC Challenge, which features battles between Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt Conference teams. Ball State is 4-2 in the series including a 2-0 mark last season after beating both Louisiana and Louisiana Monroe. The contest in Statesboro will be the fourth road game in the series for the Cardinals after previously playing at Louisiana Monroe (Feb. 7, 2026), Georgia State (Nov. 4, 2024) and Texas State (Feb. 10, 2024).
In-State Rivalries: Wednesday’s exhibition vs Purdue Fort Wayne was the second of five scheduled contests this season against teams from the state of Indiana for the Cardinals.
In addition to the Oct. 18 exhibition at Purdue, Ball State also has regular season games against Indiana State (Nov. 6) and Evansville (Dec. 8) at home and USI (Nov. 28) on the road.
MORE MACTION: The Mid-American Conference slate jumped from 18 to 22 games in advance of the 2026-27 season.
The MAC is at 12 teams after Northern Illinois left for the Horizon League, and each team will play a true double round robin with home and away games against every other team.
CANADA CONNECTION: Sean Blake, Babatunde Durodola and assistant coach Manny Dosanjh are all from the Toronto area.
Blake and Durodola will be Ball State’s first Canadian players since Ben Hendriks (2019-25). Both Blake and Hendriks have the same hometown of Mississauga.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State soccer team fell to Buffalo 2-0 on Sunday afternoon in the regular-season finale at the Briner Sports Complex.
Ball State (7-6-5, 4-3-4 Mid-American Conference) registered four shots in the contest behind three from LG Moncrief and one from Caiya Clemons.
The visiting Bulls (5-7-6, 2-5-4 MAC) scored both goals in the second half of the match. Eva Blatz found the back of the net off an assist by Mae Hunt in the 62nd minute. Sofia Mastracci scored a goal in the 79th minute off assists from Maddy Murphy and Maya Galko.
Goalkeeper Kate Pallante made three saves in the match for the defense. Audrey Goodyear, Ainsley Schaufele, Grier Isaacson and Jordyn Klaasen joined Pallante as Ball State student-athletes to go the full 90 minutes.
The Bulls outshot the Cardinals (9-4) and led in corners (6-4). Buffalo was also whistled for more fouls in the match (9-7).
Ball State has clinched a spot in the 2026 MAC Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The sixth-seeded Cardinals will play in the quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. against third-seeded Kent State at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State controlled much of the action on Sunday afternoon, outshooting Belmont and earning twice as many corner kicks, but ultimately fell 1–0 to the Bruins at Memorial Stadium. Despite the result, the Sycamores continued to show the defensive organization and competitive spirit that have defined their conference campaign, limiting Belmont to just four shots while creating several quality opportunities of their own.
After Belmont found an early breakthrough in the eighth minute, Indiana State settled into the match and began to create consistent pressure. Meagyn Riffle registered one of the Sycamores’ first dangerous chances in the sixth minute, forcing a save from Belmont’s goalkeeper. Indiana State continued to push throughout the opening half, earning back-to-back corner kicks and generating additional opportunities from Peyton Wetzel, Hailey Morgan, and Quinn Urquhart. The Sycamores nearly found an equalizer before halftime when Urquhart’s shot on target was turned away in the 42nd minute.
Indiana State maintained that momentum after the break, controlling possession and keeping play in the attacking half for long stretches. The Sycamores earned four second-half corner kicks and continued to challenge the Belmont back line through Riffle, Urquhart, Kaylin Klutcharch, and Elise McDonald. Urquhart produced one of Indiana State’s best chances of the afternoon in the 88th minute, placing a shot on target that required another save. Defensively, Sofie Hansen recorded three saves and helped limit Belmont’s opportunities throughout the final 82 minutes of play. While the breakthrough never came, Indiana State’s effort reflected a team that remained aggressive until the final whistle and never stopped searching for the equalizer.
How They Scored
8′ — Belmont: Belmont was awarded a team goal in the 8th minute. (0–1)
News & Notes
Indiana State outshot Belmont, 8–4.
The Sycamores placed three shots on goal, led by Quinn Urquhart with two and Meagyn Riffle with one.
Indiana State earned six corner kicks.
Sofie Hansen recorded three saves in goal for the Sycamores.
The Sycamore defense limited Belmont to just four total shots and three shots on goal.
Up Next
The Sycamores will now prepare for their final MVC Matchup against SIU next Thursday, November 5th, at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opens the 2026-27 season – its third under head coach Marc Mitchell – Monday night when the Sycamores travel to Northern Illinois.
The opening night matchup with the Huskies, which tips at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT), begins a three-game road trip for the Sycamores to start the season. Matt Rodewald (play-by-play) and Mark Lindo (analyst) will have the call on ESPN+.
Indiana State Women’s Basketball at Northern Illinois
Date Monday, November 2 | 7 p.m. ET
Location // Venue DeKalb, Ill. // Convocation Center (9,100)
Watch ESPN+
Map It Out
Indiana State’s 2026-27 roster spans both coasts, with 11 different states represented on the Sycamore squad. The 2026-27 Sycamores feature athletes from Alabama, Arizona, California, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Texas and Wisconsin.
Four different states – Alabama (Kristen McMillan and Ariana Peagler), California (Allison McGill and Aaliyah Youngblood), Indiana (Jayci Allen and Karsen Marshall) and Illinois (Amerie Flowers and Jazelle Young) – are represented by multiple athletes on the squad.
Road Trippin’
Indiana State will be a well-traveled group in the first week of the 2026-27 season, as the Sycamores embark on a three-game road trip to start the new campaign. Two of the three opponents on the season-opening road trip will be first-time foes for the Sycamores, as Indiana State has never faced Seton Hall or Rutgers prior to the Trees’ opening week trip to the Garden State.
Indiana State’s season-opening opponent is a familiar face to the Blue and White, with the Sycamores facing Northern Illinois for the fourth straight season. The Trees are seeking their second straight win over Northern Illinois after defeating the Huskies last season in Terre Haute, and their first season-opening win since the 2023-24 campaign.
Topping The Charts
Indiana State’s 2026-27 roster features multiple athletes who have earned conference honors at previous collegiate stops, as nine current Sycamores have previously earned all-conference honors and seven have earned conference specialty awards.
Saroiya Ajomale, Jayci Allen, Eanae Dagons, Karsen Marshall, Crystal Schultz, Heaven Shockley Ashley Singhateh, Jazelle Young and Aaliyah Youngblood have all received conference honors in their collegiate careers.
Ajomale: Two-time ACCAC First Team All-Region (2024-25, 2025-26), 2024-25 ACCAC Player of the Year, 2024-25 ACCAC Freshman of the Year
Allen: 2024-25 WHAC Newcomer of the Year, 2024-25 First Team All-WHAC and All-Defensive Team, 2022-23 First Team All-MCCAA, MCCAA All-Freshman Team and MCCAA All-Defensive Team
Dagons: 2025-26 NJCAA All-Tournament Team, 2024-25 ACCAC First Team All-Region, 2025-26 ACCAC Second Team All-Region
Marshall: 2025-26 IEAC Player of the Year, First Team All-IEAC and First Team All-State
Schultz: 2025-26 Second Team All-SWAC, 2024-25 SWAC Freshman of the Year
Shockley: 2025-26 KCAC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-KCAC and KCAC All-Defensive Team, 2024-25 First Team All-AMC, AMC All-Defensive Team and AMC All-Tournament Team
Singhateh: Two-time First Team All-KJCCC (2024-25, 2025-26), 2025-26 NJCAA Region 6 All-Tournament Team, 2024-25 KJCCC Freshman of the Year
Young: 2024-25 Second Team All-Conference at Eastern Florida State College
Youngblood: Two-time First Team All-Big 8 (2024-25, 2025-26), 2025-26 First Team All-State and 3C2A Tournament MVP
Championship Pedigree
Indiana State has not won a conference title since claiming the 2013-14 MVC regular season crown, but the 2026-27 Sycamores bring a wealth of championship experience into the new season.
Eanae Dagons was the starting point guard on Eastern Arizona College’s 2025-26 NJCAA National Championship team, while Aaliyah Youngblood started on San Joaquin Delta College’s 2025-26 3C2A State Championship team. Ashley Singhateh won a conference regular season and tournament title at Butler CC last year.
Heaven Shockley provides a plethora of championship experience in the Sycamore frontcourt, having won conference titles at each of her two previous stops (2025-26 at Evangel, 2024-25 at Mission).
Among The Best
Indiana State’s newcomer class features plenty of high-end talent, as five Sycamore newcomers have previously earned All-America accolades in their collegiate careers.
Three of the five – Saroiya Ajomale, Eanae Dagons and Aaliyah Youngblood – earned All-America honors at the junior college level. Ajomale was a WBCA Two-Year College All-American and NJCAA Second Team All-American in the 2024-25 season, while Dagons was an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American that same season. Youngblood was the most recent of the junior college bunch to earn national recognition, as she was a WBCA Two-Year College All-American in the 2025-26 campaign.
Heaven Shockley, the lone addition from the NAIA ranks this season, is coming off a 2025-26 season which saw her named a WBCA NAIA All-American and an NAIA Third Team All-American. Crystal Schultz, one of three Division I transfers among this year’s newcomers, was a BOXTOROW Second Team HBCU All-American in the 2025-26 season.
The All-America totals do not factor in Youngblood and Karsen Marshall’s 3C2A First Team All-State accolades in the 2025-26 campaign. Youngblood and Marshall both came from California junior colleges, which are not a part of the NJCAA.
Straight Off The Bench
Indiana State featured one of the top reserve units in the nation last season, a trend that the Sycamores will look to continue in the 2026-27 season. The Trees ranked third nationally in bench scoring last season at 31.8 points per game, a mark which trailed only LSU and Louisville.
Indiana State’s top three scorers from last season primarily came off the bench, including one of the two Sycamore returners in Jayci Allen. Of the eight Sycamores who averaged double-digit scoring at their previous stops last season, five are projected to start the season coming off the bench.
Charity Work
Indiana State was one of the top teams in the nation last season when it came to generating free throw opportunities, ranking fourth in Division I in free throws made (17.2) and attempted (23.9). The Trees shot just under 72 percent from the charity stripe as a team, with four Sycamores shooting above 75 percent from the line
The Sycamores’ ability to get to the free throw line will likely be on full display once again in the 2026-27 season. Indiana State attempted at least 30 free throws in each of its three preseason scrimmages while shooting 77.3 percent (92-for-119) in their three October tune-ups. The Sycamores took 46 more free throw attempts than their opponents during the scrimmages.
Northern Illinois At A Glance
Northern Illinois finished the 2025-26 season at 7-23 overall and 4-14 in Mid-American Conference play. The Huskies will have a new conference to call home this season, after officially moving to the Horizon League in July.
Nevaeh Wingate and Emilie Sorensen return for the Huskies after starting nearly every game last season, with Wingate leading the team in scoring and rebounding at 13.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Sorensen added 9.8 points per game and shot 38 percent from behind the arc, while Sa’Mahn Johnson added 7.1 points per game off the bench, including a career-high 19 points against the Sycamores.
Jacey Brooks enters her second season as head coach at Northern Illinois and owns an 86-55 career record as a head coach. Brooks previously led Cortland to three seasons with 20-plus wins.
Series History Against Northern Illinois
Indiana State is 3-5 all-time against Northern Illinois, though the Sycamores won last year’s meeting 69-61 in Terre Haute. The Sycamores have never won in DeKalb (0-2).
Monday’s season opener marks the fourth straight season that the Sycamores and Huskies face off on the hardwood, all of which have come at different locations.
Last Meeting Against Northern Illinois (Dec. 3, 2025)
Indiana State picked up its fourth win of the season, using a high-scoring first quarter to outlast Northern Illinois 69-61 inside Hulman Center.
Tierney Kelsey led the Sycamores with 22 points, with Amerie Flowers posting 15 points and 10 rebounds to secure her second double-double of the season. Kennedy Claybrooks contributed 11 points and four assists, while Samiyah Briggs paced the defensive effort with a game-high four steals.
Indiana State controlled the pace early, using a 16-0 first-quarter run to build a double-digit lead behind strong starts from Briggs and Kelsey. NIU battled back in the second and third periods, trimming the margin to single digits, but the Sycamores responded each time with steady scoring from Kelsey, key defensive stops, and timely baskets from Flowers. After the Huskies briefly took the lead in the fourth, Indiana State closed with clutch shots from Flowers and Claybrooks and sealed the game at the free-throw line, securing a hard-fought home win.
Up Next
Indiana State’s three-game road trip heads to the east coast, as the Sycamores travel to New Jersey for games against Seton Hall (Friday) and Rutgers (Nov. 8).
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With three exhibition contests in the books, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team is set to open the regular season Monday against IU Kokomo. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at the Ford Center.
Game Information
UE vs. IU Kokomo Monday, November 2 | 7 p.m. CST | Ford Center | Evansville, Ind.
Game Coverage ESPN+ |
On Thursday evening the Purple Aces faced Wabash in the final preseason game earning a 73-41 victory. The defense held the Little Giants to just 25.0% shooting overall and 19.2% from long range. Offensively, UE finished at a solid 51.9%. Three players finished in double figures as Makuei Riek led the way with 13 points including three triples. Caden Symons posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Junior Kemm finished with 11 points. James Dyson-Merwe had eight points and nine caroms while Bryce Quinet scored eight points.
UE opened its exhibition slate against Austin Peay on Oct. 11 with Bryce Quinet leading the way with 25 points on a 9-of-19 shooting day. Max Langenfeld wrapped up the opener with 11 points while James Dyson-Merwe had 10.
In the second exhibition contest, Evansville took on Southeast Missouri State at the Ford Center on Oct. 21. Makuei Riek aced the squad with 20 points in the contest while Quinet scored 19.
IU Kokomo opened their season on Oct. 28 versus the University of Michigan-Dearborn taking a 106-80 victory. They were 24-8 last season.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball begins the new season on Monday night against Belmont University for a 6:30 p.m. tip-off at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Game Information
USI (0-0) at Belmont (0-0)
Date/Time: November 2, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Curb Event Center | Nashville, Tenn.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 97.7 FM WREF
Series History: Series is tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: USI 83, Belmont 74 on January 17, 1984 (Nashville, Tenn.)
The Screaming Eagles are looking to bounce back from a tough 2025-26 season, earning just seven victories. USI will have an almost entirely new roster, returning just three players from a year ago. However, the program picked up 11 players from the transfer portal this offseason, with eight coming from NCAA Division I institutions.
A big piece returning for USI is senior Kaden Brown, who was averaging 11 points per game before suffering a season-ending injury in January. Now fully recovered, Brown will make his probable comeback on Monday. The hometown kid Josiah Dunham enters his third season with USI after leading the team with a stellar 35.8 percent mark from beyond the arc in 2025-26. The Ohio Valley Conference acknowledged Brown and junior Ari Gooch as Preseason Players to Watch in later October.
Head Coach Stan Gouard enters his seventh season at the helm and 19th season as a head coach. Gouard has accumulated 299 victories in 18 years and searches for career win number 300.
Belmont, who is led by first-year head coach and Belmont alum Evan Bradds, is ranked 22nd by the College Insider Mid-Major Preseason Poll. Last season, the Bruins propelled to a 26-6 overall record and a 16-4 league split. Belmont faced No. 2 Duke University in an exhibition matchup on October 8, falling to the Blue Devils, 102-62.
For more information, visit our website at USIScreamingEagles.com or follow USI on social media at USIAthletics.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
MOREHEAD, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer concluded the regular season Sunday with a 1-0 road victory at Morehead State University to secure a first-round home match in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament later this week.
USI Women’s Soccer (3-9-6, 2-2-3 OVC) earned the three points to move to nine points in the conference standings and be the No. 6 seed in the upcoming OVC Tournament.
The Screaming Eagles got the job done on the road Sunday behind a game-winning goal by junior forward Josie Pochocki in the 65th minute, her first of the season, off a corner kick served in by freshman midfielder Shea Krakowski for her second assist of the season.
Overall, USI fired 12 shots and placed seven on goal, while Morehead State took 18 shots with nine on target. Pochocki led USI in shots, placing all three of her attempts on frame. USI sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach recorded nine saves, once again setting a new career best for the Screaming Eagles’ netminder.
Both sides were kept off the scoreboard in the first half, with neither getting many quality looks at the goal. Pochocki had USI’s lone shot on goal in the first half in the early opening minutes. After an initial save just over a minute into the contest by Schwalbach, the sophomore made two key lunging saves inside the final 10 minutes of the opening half to keep the game tied at zero going into halftime.
Following an exchange of shots in the first 20 minutes of the second half, USI kept its pressure on through a series of corner kicks. The Screaming Eagles capitalized on their set-piece opportunity just past the 64-minute mark when Pochocki redirected Krakowski’s service to put USI ahead 1-0. USI nearly doubled its lead with a couple of chances over the next few minutes, but Morehead State’s goalkeeper saved both. While the Screaming Eagles had a few more shots the rest of the second half, Morehead State ramped up its attack down the stretch. Schwalbach tallied five saves in the final 15 minutes, and USI’s defense blocked Morehead State’s final shot attempt in the final seconds to seal the road victory.
With USI Women’s Soccer grabbing the sixth seed and the postseason bracket set, the Screaming Eagles will host seventh-seeded Western Illinois University Thursday at 7 p.m. from Strassweg Field in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament. Admission will be free courtesy of ProRehab. All tournament games will stream on ESPN+ with additional coverage on USIScreamingEagles.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer had its season come to a close after a 2-1 loss to Western Illinois University at Strassweg Field on Sunday afternoon after the Leathernecks rallied in the second half.
Going into Sunday’s match, USI (3-10-4, 3-6-1 OVC) needed a win or tie over WIU (6-9-3, 4-5-1 OVC) to keep its season alive and advance to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
USI opened in its defensive third with the Leathernecks earning three corner kicks in the opening five minutes of the contest. In the fifteenth minute, sophomore midfielder Edin Cvorovic found freshman midfielder Christian Rotundo for his fifth goal of the season on a sliding kick. WIU tied things up in the 36th minute from a shot inside the penalty area. USI entered halftime tied after being outshot 10 to 3, with WIU leading the corner battle 7 to 1 as well.
Both teams opened the second half at a stalemate with neither team recording a shot until the 53rd minute. The Leathernecks took a 2-1 advantage over the Screaming Eagles after a goal in the 61st minute. After the goal, the Screaming Eagle defense held the Leathernecks without a shot the rest of the match. USI managed 2 final shots over the next 25 minutes but were unable to find the equalizing goal.
After the first year under head coach Mads Kaiser, Kaiser and the Screaming Eagles will look towards preparing for the 2027 season.
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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
It wasn’t for a lack of trying, as the Valpo soccer team and visiting opponent UIC combined for 33 shot attempts Sunday afternoon at Brown Field, but neither side was able to find the back of the net as the match hit full time deadlocked 0-0.
How It Happened
Valpo controlled the possession in the first half and had the best chance of the opening 45 minutes late in the half, as Brylie Walos (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) ripped a shot from the top-left corner of the 18-yard box that looked on target for the top-right corner of the goal before UIC keeper Sidney Lazenby laid out to her left to push it away.
The visitors had more of the match in the second half than they did the first half, but the Valpo defense and goalkeeper Salange Bell (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy [Montclair State]) did well to snuff out any dangerous situations from the Flames.
The Beacons had a pair of strong chances late in the second half. Kiara Desiderio (St. John, Ind./Hanover Central) had a shot from the center of the box that went just over the crossbar in the 80th minute. Then, with under three minutes to play, Alyssa Thomas (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee [Wright State]) had an effort from the edge of the six which actually beat Lazenby, but a UIC defender was back to clear it off the line.
Inside the Match
Sunday’s result, combined with the other MVC results, puts Valpo in seventh place entering the final match day of the season Thursday afternoon. To qualify for the six-team MVC Tournament, the Beacons need a win over Illinois State and need one of either Belmont or Indiana State to drop points in their respective final matches.
Sunday was the Beacons’ first scoreless draw of the season and their first 0-0 final since a scoreless draw versus Illinois State on Sept. 25 of last year.
Dating back to 2022, each of Valpo’s last four 0-0 ties have come in Valley play.
Sunday also wrapped up the 2026 home slate at Brown Field, unless the Beacons enter the MVC Tournament as the fifth seed and host the sixth seed in a championship match. Valpo ended the year with a 5-3-1 record on its home turf, matching its second-best home record in the last nine seasons.
UIC finished the afternoon with an 18-15 edge in the shots department, but Valpo put six of its efforts on goal to UIC’s five. The Beacons also enjoyed an 8-4 advantage in corner kicks.
Bell stopped all five of the Flames’ shots on goal to earn her third shutout of the season and her first within MVC play.
Thoughts From Coach Marovich
“We had a really strong start to the match and created lots of service into the box. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get an early goal.”
“I’m really proud of how hard our team fought and the energy level they competed with today. Brylie had a chance turned away by a really good save by the UIC keeper. Alyssa had her shot saved off the line and Kiara had a volley which went over the crossbar. We had several flurries in the box that were turned away.”
“We are still alive in the conference tournament race and Thursday gives us an opportunity to get our seniors another game, So now we just go into everything this week with the idea that we’re going to try and earn ourselves another game.”
Next Up
Valpo (6-8-3, 2-4-2 MVC) has it all to play for on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Illinois State.
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UINDY WRESTLING
Glenville, W. Va. – The No. 10 UIndy wrestling team finished with two champions and four additional podium finishes at the Pioneer Open. Christian Chavez won the 184 weight class with Michael Ortega taking home the 165 weight class.
Toby Billerman (141), Phineas Merrill (149), Levi Abbott (174) and Armen Koltookian (197) claimed top-3 finishes in their respective weight classes.
“This was a decent start to the season,” head coach Jason Warthan said. “We had a slow start to the day, but bounced back and got some quality wins later in the day.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
Christian Chavez dominated from the jump, averaging 13 points per match from the opening championship round through the quarter final. He then won the Semifinal 11-4 before grinding out the first place match against the No. 10 ranked Fletcher Rose with a 4-2 decision.
The other weight class champion, Michael Ortega saw similar dominance early as he won 39 more points than his opponents through the first three matches before he too was tested. In the semifinal Ortega won 7-5 before finding a 4-2 decision victory over No. 10 Carson Freeman.
With the win Ortega took the 165 weight class crown for the second consecutive year at the Pioneer Open after being named co-champion with Logan Farnell last season.
Both champions had a perfect 5-0 record on the day.
“It was an impressive start for Christian and Ortega, they both had ranked opponents in the finals.” Warthan said, “Both also scored takedowns with about 30 seconds in the third period to get the win.”
Merrill found the next highest finish as he came in second in the 149 weight class bracket. Merrill was tested once he hit the quarterfinal round winning the round with a 11-9 decision before punching his ticket to the final with a 6-5 decision in the semifinal. Merrill then fell to Moses Eads of Fairmont State in the final 9-2 by decision.
Warthan said, “Merrill showed had some gritty wins to reach the final today.”
Toby Billerman was one of a trio of Greyhounds to finish third in their weight class. Billerman won by fall in the first round in a minute and 21 seconds and followed it up by doing so in a minute and 16 seconds in the quarterfinal. He then suffered the same fate, losing by fall in the semifinal.
Levi Abbott opened his weight class with a bye before winning in round by major decision. In both round three and the quarterfinal he won by a 4-1 decision in each before falling in the semifinal. Abbott then rallied in the consolation semifinal, winning by fall before doing so again in the third place match against his teammate Logan Farnell.
Armen Koltookian then rounded out the top-3 finishes. The senior opened with a bye before picking up a win in round two by a 9-3 decision and a 3-1 decision in tiebreaker one. Koltookian then struggled in the semifinal and was forced to battle in the consolation semifinal, winning 11-2 by major decision and eventually in the third place match due to a medical forfeit.
Logan Farnell placed fourth in the 174 weight class and Hartley Hoover placed fifth in the 285 weight class in the Pioneer Open as well.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds return to the mat Saturday, November 7th for the Ohio Showcase in Athens, OH for a dual against No. 12 Ashland.
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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s soccer team delivered in the clutch to punch their ticket to the GLVC Championships with a 2-1 win in the second overtime period against the Quincy Hawks.
Early on the two high powered offenses looked to attack the others with backline, leading to the Greyhounds picking up two offside calls before their first shot in the 12th minute from Hugo Paturel.
The visitors challenged the hosts early with three shots in the opening 20 minutes, including the opening goal of the game in the 20th minute.
After the goal Quincy continued to fire in shots and control possession, but when UIndy mixed up their on field lineup with substitutes they started to regain more control of possession and the game.
One of those subs was Alejandro Zuniga who sent in a shot right after coming onto the field which was soon followed by a shot on goal from Sam Siegel who initiated offense while shutting down the offense of Quincy throughout.
The Greyhounds came out of half swinging with a trio coming their way in the opening 10 minutes of the second half, but no shots on goal following.
The physical battle between the two schools continued with three cards being awarded between the two teams in the following 10 minutes before Siegel willed his team back even with a decisive strike in the 69th minute for his second goal of the season.
The Greyhounds continued their efforts to end the match in regulation as they raced forward with their midfield and eventually gained a man up advantage because of a second yellow being awarded to a Quincy defender.
The foul set up a set piece from just outside the Quincy box which Zuniga took and ricocheted off the crossbar in the 87th minute.
Then, with the contest being a postseason matchup, the teams headed to overtime. GLVC tournament rules state that there are two 10 minute “sudden death” overtime periods, meaning that the first goal to be scored in those periods ends the game.
The two teams then headed to the first of two overtime periods with the Greyhounds starting with the ball which they controlled for the majority of the first overtime period.
The Hounds found a number of opportunities, but none more promising than their chance in the 97th minute which was saved again by Quincy.
The second overtime went similarly with UIndy controlling the ball throughout, but the Greyhounds found the golden goal off the right foot of Zuniga who was assisted by Joey Longo. The goal secured the Greyhounds’ spot in the GLVC semifinal against No. 1 seeded Lincoln, who the Greyhounds tied 1-1 at home earlier this season.
The win marked the first overtime win in GLVC tournament play for UIndy since their 3-2 win over Drury in 2013.
The Greyhounds will make the trip to Springfield, Missouri to take on the No. 1 seeded, and No. 8 nationally, Lincoln Blue Tigers at the Cooper Sports Complex at 4:00 p.m. Central Time.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
Monday, Nov. 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
BTN — Oakland at Michigan
ESPN2 — Miami vs. Florida, Tampa, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
ESPNU — Army at Duke
7 p.m.
ACCN — Western Carolina at North Carolina
CBSSN — Jackson St. at Texas Tech
FS1 — Memphis at Iowa St.
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Gonzaga vs. Purdue, Las Vegas
TRUTV — Gonzaga vs. Purdue, Las Vegas
8 p.m.
BTN — Fairleigh Dickinson at Illinois
8:30 p.m.
ESPNU — Florida A&M vs. Florida St., Tampa, Fla.
9 p.m.
ACCN — Chattanooga at Louisville
CBSSN — La Salle at Houston
FS1 — Ohio St. vs. BYU, Salt Lake City
PEACOCK — Gardner-Webb at UConn
SECN — Chicago St. at Texas
10 p.m.
BTN — Montana at Oregon
TNT — Arizona vs. UCLA, Las Vegas
TRUTV — Arizona vs. UCLA, Las Vegas
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ESPN — Maryland vs. South Carolina, Paris
2:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Oklahoma vs. North Carolina, Paris
7 p.m.
SECN — SE Louisiana at LSU
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Oklahoma City at Cleveland
PEACOCK — Oklahoma City at Cleveland
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
ESPN — Chicago at Seattle
ESPN2 — Chicago at Seattle (MNF with Peyton and Eli)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Everton at Newcastle United
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Tuesday, Nov. 3
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
SECN — Wofford at Tennessee
7:30 p.m.
ACCN — Drexel at Virginia
8 p.m.
BTN — Lipscomb at Iowa
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
10 a.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Chapel Hill, N.C.
12:30 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Chapel Hill, N.C.
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Chapel Hill, N.C.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — College Football Playoff: Top 25
ESPN2 — TBA
8 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
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Wednesday, Nov. 4
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ACCN — Campbell at NC State
8 p.m.
ACCN — Stetson at Louisville
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
1 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Chapel Hill, N.C.
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Chapel Hill, N.C.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Arkansas at LSU
GOLF
9 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: TOTO Japan Classic, First Round, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
2 a.m. (Thursday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, First Round, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
7:10 p.m.
ESPN — Philadelphia at Detroit
9:25 p.m.
ESPN — Dallas at San Antonio
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Chicago at Florida
TRUTV — Chicago at Florida
10 p.m.
TNT — San Jose at Los Angeles
TRUTV — San Jose at Los Angeles
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Thursday, Nov. 5
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
BTN — Chattanooga at Penn St.
ESPN2 — Wake Forest at Vanderbilt
NBCSN — Bellarmine at Indiana
PEACOCK — Bellarmine at Indiana
6:30 p.m.
TRUTV — LIU at Seton Hall
8 p.m.
ACCN — Coastal Carolina at Duke
NBCSN — Toledo at Michigan St.
PEACOCK — Toledo at Michigan St.
8:30 p.m.
FS1 — Penn at Illinois
TRUTV — South Florida at DePaul
10:30 p.m.
TRUTV — Cal Poly at Arizona
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Winthrop at Georgia
9 p.m.
SECN — Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas A&M
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPNU — SC State at Howard
8 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPNU — Clemson at Wake Forest
6 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Louisville
GOLF
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship, First Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
9 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: TOTO Japan Classic, Second Round, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
2 a.m. (Friday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Second Round, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
10 p.m.
NBATV — Miami at Golden State
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Jacksonville at Baltimore
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Friday, Nov. 6
AUTO RACING
3:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
7 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
7:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race – The Chase, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
5 p.m.
ACCN — Northeastern at Virginia
6:30 p.m.
BTN — Valparaiso at Purdue
7 p.m.
ACCN — Wofford at North Carolina
ESPNU — Saint Louis at Missouri
SECN — James Madison at Kentucky
8 p.m.
NBCSN — St. Thomas at Minnesota
PEACOCK — St. Thomas at Minnesota
TNT — UConn vs. Michigan, Boston
TRUTV — UConn vs. Michigan, Boston
8:30 p.m.
BTN — E. Illinois at Iowa
9 p.m.
ACCN — Wagner at Miami
ESPNU — MTSU at Kansas
10:30 p.m.
BTN — North Florida at UCLA
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
3 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Chapel Hill, N.C.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Virginia Tech at SMU
7:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — South Florida at East Carolina
8 p.m.
FOX — Nebraska at Illinois
9 p.m.
CBSSN — New Mexico at Nevada
10:15 p.m.
ESPN — TCU at Arizona
COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING
5 p.m.
ESPNU — College Swimming League: TBD, Championship, Indianapolis
GOLF
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship, Second Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: TOTO Japan Classic, Third Round, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
2 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Third Round, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Philadelphia at Cleveland
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Portland at L.A. Lakers
SOCCER (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Coventry City at Everton
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Saturday, Nov. 7
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
5 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race – The Chase, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.
6 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
3:30 p.m.
USA — TBA
7 p.m.
FS1 — Providence vs. Nebraska, Uncasville, Conn.
7:30 p.m.
PEACOCK — Maryland at Georgetown
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
ACCN — TBA
CBSSN — North Carolina at UConn
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — Clemson at Syracuse
ESPNU — Tulsa at Tulane
FOX — TBA
12:30 p.m.
BTN — Regional Coverage: Maryland at Purdue OR Rutgers at Wisconsin
CW — Duke at NC State
12:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Alabama at LSU
ACCN — TBA
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — Temple at Navy
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
ESPNU — TBA
FOX — TBA
4:15 p.m.
SECN — TBA
6 p.m.
USA — Boise St at Colorado St.
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Sam Houston St. at Jacksonville St.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
ESPNU — TBA
NBCSN — TBA
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Georgia at Mississippi
ACCN — TBA
CBS — Air Force at Army
FOX — TBA
NBC — Miami at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Miami at Notre Dame
7:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
9:30 p.m.
FS1 — Hawaii at UTEP
USA — Fresno St. at Utah St.
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Wyoming at UNLV
CW — Texas St. at Oregon St.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship, Third Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
9 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: TOTO Japan Classic, Final Round, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
1:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Final Round, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
NBATV — Denver at Indiana
8 p.m.
NBATV — New York at Cleveland
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Leeds United
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Hull City at Arsenal
USA — English Premier League: Newcastle United at Fulham
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: TBA
USA — Bundesliga: Werder Bremen at VfB Stuttgart
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
CBS — NWSL: TBA
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Sunday, Nov. 8
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race – The Chase, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.
5 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: MSC Cruises Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2026, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
BOXING
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — MVPW-07: Main Card, Arlington, Texas
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Noon
NBCSN — Iona at St. John’s
PEACOCK — Iona at St. John’s
1 p.m.
ESPN — Arkansas vs. Virginia, Washington
2 p.m.
USA — TBA
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Penn St. vs. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — Alabama at Tulane
2 p.m.
ESPNU — Duke vs. North Texas, Dallas
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Kentucky vs. NC State, Charlotte, N.C.
5:30 p.m.
ESPN — South Carolina vs. North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C.
8 p.m.
BTN — Utah St. at Southern Cal
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal
2 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal
4 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal
6 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ESPNU — TBA
12:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Pensacola, Fla.
3 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Pensacola, Fla.
5:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Pensacola, Fla.
8 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, First Round
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Pensacola, Fla.
GOLF
3 p.m.
ESPN — WTGL: Los Angeles Golf Club vs. New York Golf Club
GOLF — PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship, Final Round, El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
NBATV — L.A. Lakers at Detroit
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Cincinnati vs. Atlanta, Madrid
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, Cleveland at New Orleans OR Denver at Carolina
FOX — Regional Coverage: Dallas at Indianapolis, Detroit at Miami, N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia OR L.A. Rams at Washington
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Houston at L.A. Chargers OR Las Vegas at San Francisco
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Green Bay at New England OR Arizona at Seattle
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Tampa Bay at Chicago
PEACOCK — Tampa Bay at Chicago
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Liverpool at Crystal Palace
USA — English Premier League: TBA
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: TBA
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
ABC — NWSL: TBA
3 p.m.
ABC — NWSL: TBA
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