“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
ADAMS CENTRAL (3-0) AT JAY COUNTY (1-2)
ALEXANDRIA (3-0) AT EASTBROOK (3-0)
ANDERSON (1-2) AT MCCUTCHEON (1-2)
ANDREAN (2-1) AT MUNSTER (0-3)
ANGOLA (2-1) AT WEST NOBLE (2-1)
ATTICA (1-2) AT PARKE HERITAGE (2-1)
BEECH GROVE (3-0) AT INDIAN CREEK (3-0)
BELLMONT (0-3) AT NORWELL (0-3)
BEN DAVIS (1-2) AT CENTER GROVE (3-0)
BENTON CENTRAL (0-3) AT LOGANSPORT (3-0)
BLACKFORD (0-3) AT ELWOOD (1-2)
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (1-2) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (3-0)
BLUFFTON (3-0) AT WOODLAN (1-2)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (2-1) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-3)
BREMEN (1-2) AT LAVILLE (2-1)
BROWNSBURG (3-0) AT AVON (2-1)
CALUMET (3-0) AT HIGHLAND (1-2)
CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT WHITING (1-2)
CARMEL (3-0) AT LOUISVILLE TRINITY (KY.)
CASTON (1-2) AT PIONEER (2-1)
CENTERVILLE (3-0) AT WINCHESTER (2-1)
CHARLESTOWN (2-1) AT NORTH HARRISON (1-2)
CLINTON CENTRAL (2-1) AT SHERIDAN (1-1)
COLUMBIA CITY (3-0) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (0-3)
COLUMBUS EAST (1-2) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (1-2)
COLUMBUS NORTH (3-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-2)
CONNERSVILLE (2-1) AT MADISON (0-3)
CROWN POINT (3-0) AT LAKE CENTRAL (2-1)
DANVILLE (1-2) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-2)
DELPHI (1-2) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (2-1)
EAST CENTRAL (2-1) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (3-0)
EAST NOBLE (3-0) AT DEKALB (2-1)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-3) AT SILVER CREEK (0-3)
EASTERN GREENE (0-3) AT MITCHELL (0-3)
EASTSIDE (2-1) AT CHURUBUSCO (1-2)
EDGEWOOD (3-0) AT OWEN VALLEY (1-2)
EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-3) AT JASPER (2-1)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-2) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-2)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-3) AT CASTLE (2-1)
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (2-1) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (3-0)
EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-1) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (2-1)
FAIRFIELD (2-1) AT CULVER ACADEMY (0-3)
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-2) AT FRONTIER (3-0)
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (1-2) AT SHENANDOAH (1-2)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (0-3) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (2-1)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (2-1) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (1-2)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-3) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-3)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (3-0) AT HOMESTEAD (2-1)
FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-3) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (1-2)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-3) AT COVINGTON (3-0)
FRANKFORT (0-3) AT SOUTHMONT (3-0)
FRANKTON (0-3) AT MISSISSINEWA (3-0)
GARRETT (1-2) AT LAKELAND (2-1)
GARY WEST (2-0) AT RIVER FOREST (1-2)
GOSHEN (1-2) AT PLYMOUTH (1-2)
GREENCASTLE (1-2) AT WESTERN BOONE (1-2)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (2-1) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (3-0)
GRIFFITH (2-1) AT BOONE GROVE (1-2)
GUERIN CATHOLIC (2-1) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (0-3)
HAGERSTOWN (1-2) AT UNION COUNTY (1-2)
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-0) AT FISHERS (2-1)
HAMMOND MORTON (2-1) AT BYRON CENTRAL (MICH.)
HENDERSON COUNTY (KY.) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (2-1)
HERITAGE (3-0) AT SOUTH ADAMS (1-2)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1-2) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (1-2)…INDIANA SRN BROADCAST 7:00
HOBART (3-0) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-3)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (2-1) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-3)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (3-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-2)….INDIANA SRN BROADCAST 7:00
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-2) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (1-2)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (2-1)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (0-3) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (0-3)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-2) AT ARSENAL TECH (0-3)
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (1-1) AT PARK TUDOR (3-0)
JEFFERSONVILLE (1-2) AT KOKOMO (0-3)
JOHN GLENN (1-2) AT JIMTOWN (1-2)
KNOX (3-0) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-1)
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-2) AT TWIN LAKES (3-0)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (2-1) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (2-1)
LAPEL (3-0) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-2)
LAPORTE (1-2) AT CHESTERTON (1-2)
LAWRENCE NORTH (2-1) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (1-2)
LAWRENCEBURG (2-1) AT GREENSBURG (0-3)
LEBANON (2-1) AT MARION (1-2)
LINTON (1-2) AT SULLIVAN (2-1)
LOWELL (2-1) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (1-2)
MADISON-GRANT (3-0) AT OAK HILL (1-2)
MANCHESTER (2-1) AT LEWIS CASS (2-1)
MARTINSVILLE (1-2) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (1-2)
MICHIGAN CITY (2-1) AT VALPARAISO (1-2)
MISHAWAKA (2-1) AT NORTHWOOD (2-1)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-1) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (3-0)
MONROE CENTRAL (1-2) AT TRI (2-1)
MONROVIA (1-2) AT TRITON CENTRAL (3-0)
MOORESVILLE (2-1) AT GREENWOOD (1-2)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-3) AT NEW PALESTINE (3-0)
NEW ALBANY (0-3) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (2-1)
NEW HAVEN (0-3) AT LEO (3-0)
NOBLESVILLE (1-2) AT WESTFIELD (2-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (2-1) AT CLOVERDALE (1-2)
NORTH DECATUR (3-0) AT BROWN COUNTY (1-2)
NORTH JUDSON (2-1) AT NORTH MIAMI (3-0)
NORTH KNOX (2-1) AT BOONVILLE (2-1)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-3) AT CASCADE (3-0)
NORTH NEWTON (2-1) AT SOUTH NEWTON (1-2)
NORTH PUTNAM (1-2) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-1)
NORTH VERMILLION (0-3) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (1-2)
NORTHEASTERN (3-0) AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-3)
NORTHFIELD (0-3) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-3)
NORTHRIDGE (0-3) AT CONCORD (2-1)
NORTHWESTERN (1-2) AT PERU (1-2)
OSCEOLA GRACE AT FREMONT (2-1)
PAOLI (1-2) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-3)
PENN (3-0) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (1-2)
PERRY MERIDIAN (2-1) AT PLAINFIELD (3-0)
PIKE (0-3) AT SOUTHPORT (0-3)
PIKE CENTRAL (0-3) AT NORTH DAVIESS (3-0)
PORTAGE (0-3) AT MERRILLVILLE (1-2)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-3) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-3)
PRINCETON (2-1) AT WASHINGTON (1-2)
PROVIDENCE (2-1) AT CLARKSVILLE (2-1)
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (3-0) AT NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (3-0) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (0-3)
RICHMOND (1-2) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (2-1)
RUSHVILLE (0-3) AT BATESVILLE (2-1)
SALEM (1-2) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (3-0)
SCOTTSBURG (3-0) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (1-2)
SEEGER (3-0) AT RIVERTON PARKE (3-0)
SEYMOUR (0-3) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (2-1)
SHELBYVILLE (2-1) AT NEW CASTLE (1-2)
SOUTH BEND ADAMS (1-2) AT NEW PRAIRIE (0-3)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-1) AT ELKHART (2-1)
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-3) AT TRITON (2-1)
SOUTH DECATUR (1-2) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (2-1)
SOUTH PUTNAM (2-1) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (1-2)
SOUTH SPENCER (0-3) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (2-1)
SOUTHRIDGE (1-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (3-0)
SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT EDINBURGH (0-3)
SPRINGS VALLEY (3-0) AT WEST WASHINGTON (2-1)
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-0) AT MILAN (1-2)
TAYLOR (2-1) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (3-0)
TECUMSEH (1-2) AT FOREST PARK (1-2)
TELL CITY (3-0) AT NORTH POSEY (2-1)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (2-1) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-3)
TIPTON (2-1) AT WESTERN (2-1)
TRI-COUNTY (0-3) AT NORTH WHITE (0-3)
TRI-WEST (2-1) AT SPEEDWAY (0-3)
UNION CITY (0-3) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (2-1)
WABASH (0-3) AT ROCHESTER (2-1)
WARREN CENTRAL (2-1) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2-1)
WAWASEE (1-2) AT WARSAW (2-1)
WES-DEL (1-1) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (1-2)
WEST CENTRAL (3-0) AT LAKE STATION (3-0)
WEST VIGO (0-3) AT NORTHVIEW (3-0)
WHEELER (3-0) AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-2)
WHITELAND (1-2) AT FRANKLIN (2-1)
WHITKO (1-2) AT MACONAQUAH (3-0)
WINAMAC (0-3) AT CULVER (1-2)
YORKTOWN (2-1) AT DELTA (1-2)
ZIONSVILLE (1-2) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-1)
SAGARIN RATINGS: https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/classrate.htm#load
INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POWER POLLS-WEEK 4
6A
- BROWNSBURG 3-0
- CENTER GROVE 3-0
- CARMEL 3-0
- CROWN POINT 3-0
- HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3-0
- COLUMBUS NORTH 3-0
- PENN 3-0
- WESTFIELD 2-1
- AVON 2-1
- LAWRENCE NORTH 2-1
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: FISHERS, WARREN CENTRAL, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, HOMESTEAD
5A
- NEW PALESTINE 3-0
- BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 3-0
- PLAINFIELD 3-0
- LAFAYETTE JEFF 2-1
- WARSAW 2-1
- EAST CENTRAL 2-1
- CASTLE 2-1
- CONCORD 2-1
- FT. WAYNE NORTH 2-1
- FLOYD CENTRAL 2-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: CATHEDRAL, FRANKLIN, WHITELAND, MERRILLVILLE, MICHIGAN CITY, VALPARAISO, EVANSVILLE NORTH, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH,
4A
- BISHOP CHATARD 3-0
- HERITAGE HILLS 3-0
- EAST NOBLE 3-0
- LEO 3-0
- COLUMBIA CITY 3-0
- PENDLETON HEIGHTS 3-0
- EVANSVILLE REITZ 2-1
- MISHAWAKA 2-1
- FW DWENGER 2-1
- BEECH GROVE 3-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: HOBART, NORTHVIEW, SB ST. JOSEPH, MOORESVILLE, YORKTOWN, LOGANSPORT, NORTHWOOD, LOWELL, LEBANON, JASPER
3A
- EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 3-0
- MISSISSINEWA 3-0
- CASCADE 3-0
- MACONAQUAH 3-0
- KNOX 3-0
- GIBSON SOUTHERN 2-1
- EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 2-1
- LAWRENCEBURG 2-1
- INDIAN CREEK 3-0
- FRANKLIN COUNTY 3-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: HERITAGE, WEST NOBLE, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, MT. VERNON POSEY, GRIFFITH, GUERIN CATHLOLIC, FAIRFIELD
2A
- ADAMS CENTRAL 3-0
- BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3-0
- LAPEL 3-0
- TRITON CENTRAL 3-0
- INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 2-1
- EASTBROOK 3-0
- ANDREAN 2-1
- EASTERN GREENTOWN 3-0
- BLUFFTON 3-0
- ALEXANDRIA 3-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: LINTON, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, SEEGER, NORTHEASTERN, CENTERVILLE, WHEELER, SCECINA
1A
- NORTH DECATUR 3-0
- MADISON-GRANT 3-0
- SPRINGS VALLEY 3-0
- SOUTH PUTNAM 2-1
- PROVIDENCE 2-1
- NORTH MIAMI 3-0
- NORTH JUDSON 2-1
- CARROLL FLORA 2-1
- FRONTIER 3-0
- RIVERTON PARKE 3-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MILAN, TAYLOR, PIONEER, LAVILLE, FREMONT, SOUTH ADAMS
WEEK 4:
BATTLE OF THE UNBEATENS THIS WEEK: JOHN HARRELL POINT SPREAD
ALEXANDRIA AT EASTBROOK (EASTBROOK BY 3)
BEECH GROVE AT INDIAN CREEK (BEECH GROVE BY 1)
SEEGER AT RIVERTON PARKE (RIVERTON PARKE BY 7)
WEST CENTRAL AT LAKE STATION (WEST CENTRAL BY 21)
BATTLE OF THE WINLESS: JOHN HARRELL POINT SPREAD
BELLMONT AT NORWELL (NORWELL BY 21)
EASTERN PEKIN AT SILVER CREEK (SILVER CREEK BY 25)
EASTERN GREENE AT MITCHELL (EASTERN GREENE BY 4)
FT. WAYNE LUERS AT FT. WAYNE SOUTH (LUERS BY 10)
SHORTRIDGE AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (HAMMOND BY 3)
NORTHFIELD AT CONCORD (CONCORD BY 18)
PIKE AT SOUTHPORT (PIKE BY 31)
TRI-COUNTY AT NORTH WHITE (TRI-COUNTY BY 1)
UNBEATEN VS. WINLESS (JOHN HARRELL POINT SPREAD)
BENTON CENTRAL 0-3 AT LOGANSPORT 3-0 (LOGANSPORT BY 42)
COLUMBIA CITY 3-0 AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 0-3 (COLUMBIA CITY BY 14)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 0-3 AT COVINGTON 3-0 (COVINGTON BY 7)
FRANKFORT 0-3 AT SOUTHMONT 3-0 (SOUTHMONT BY 35)
FRANKTON 0-3 AT MISSISSINEWA 3-0 (MISSISSINEWA BY 42)
HOBART 3-0 AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 0-3 (HOBART BY 21)
MT. VERNON AT NEW PALESTINE (NEW PAL BY 31)
NEW HAVEN 0-3 AT LEO 3-0 (LEO BY 31)
NORTH MONTGOMERY 0-3 AT CASCADE 3-0 (CASCADE BY 45)
NORTHEASTERN 3-0 AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0-3 (NORTHEASTERN BY 56)
PIKE CENTRAL 0-3 AT NORTH DAVIESS 3-0 (NORTH DAVIEES 35)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 3-0 AT WEST LAFAYETTE 0-3 (WEST LAFAYETTE BY 10)
WEST VIGO 0-3 AT NORTHVIEW 3-0 (NORTHVIEW BY 45)
CLOSET PREDICTIONS BY JOHN HARRELL (1-3 POINT SPREAD)
ALEXANDRIA OVER EASTBROOK BY 3
BEECH GROVE BY 1 OVER INDIAN CREEK
BLACKFORD BY 3 OVER ELWOOD
GUERIN CATHOLIC BY 3 OVER BREBEUF
HAMILTON SE OVER FISHERS BY 1
HERITAGE OVER SOUTH ADAMS BY 3
CATHEDRAL OVER BISHOP CHATARD BY 3
HAMMOND CENTRAL BY 3 OVER SHORTRIDGE
LEWIS CASS OVER MANCHESTER BY 3
MISHAWAKA OVER NORTHWOOD BY 3
CLOVERDALE BY 3 OVER NORTH CENTRAL FARMERSBURG
NORTHFIELD OVER SOUTHWOOD BY 1
NORTHWESTERN BY 1 OVER PERU
WESTERN OVER TIPTON BY 1
BIGGEST BLOWOUTS EXPECTED-JOHN HARRELL POINT SPREAD
LOGANSPORT OVER BENTON CENTRAL 42-0
FRONTIER OVER FAITH CHRISTIAN 63-10
MISSISSINEWA OVER FRANKTON 45-3
NORTH DECATUR OVER BROWN COUNTY 59-10
NORTHEASTERN OVER CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 66-10
PROVIDENCE OVER CLARKSVILLE 56-10
NORTHVIEW OVER WEST VIGO 52-7
WHEELER OVER HAMMOND NOLL 45-3
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF
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INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY
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INDIANA BOYS TENNIS
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INDIANA UNITED FLAG FOOTBALL
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WNBA SCORES
INDIANA 94 WASHINGTON 65
LOS ANGELES 91 DALLAS 77
LAS VEGAS 80 CHICAGO 66
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE 18 ATLANTA 2
CLEVELAND 2 TAMPA BAY 1
LA DODGERS 5 BALTIMORE 2
NY YANKEES 4 TORONTO 3
MILWAUKEE 10 PITTSBURGH 2
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 DETROIT 4
CINCINNATI 3 NY METS 2
MIAMI 5 PHILADELPHIA 4
MINNESOTA 5 KANSAS CITY 1
ST. LOUIS 4 SAN FRANCISCO 3
WASHINGTON 6 CHICAGO CUBS 3
TEXAS 4 HOUSTON 2
SAN DIEGO 8 COLORADO 1
LA ANGELS 4 LAS VEGAS 3
BOSTON 7 ARIZONA 4
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS 10 COLUMBUS 9
WEST MICHIGAN 5 FT. WAYNE 0
SOUTH BEND 5 WISCONSIN 1
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
- OHIO STATE
- PENN STATE
- LSU
- OREGON
- MIAMI FLORIDA
- GEORGIA
- TEXAS
- NOTRE DAME
- ILLINOIS
- FLORIDA STATE
- SOUTH CAROLINA
- CLEMSON
- OKLAHOMA
- IOWA STATE
- TENNESSEE
- TEXAS A&M
- OLE MISS
- SOUTH FLORIDA
- ALABAMA
- UTAH
- TEXAS TECH
- INDIANA
- MICHIGAN
- AUBURN
- MISSOURI
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
ARIZONA ST. 94, BYU 92, GEORGIA TECH 78, FLORIDA 70, SOUTHERN CAL 64, TCU 58, MISSISSIPPI ST. 52, LOUISVILLE 49, SMU 26, NEBRASKA 10, TULANE 9, BAYLOR 7, UNLV 5, PITTSBURGH 3, NAVY 2, MEMPHIS 1, VANDERBILT 1.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 TV SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11
7:30 P.M. | NC STATE AT WAKE FOREST | ESPN
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12
6:30 P.M. | INDIANA STATE AT NO. 22 INDIANA | BIG TEN NETWORK
7 P.M. | COLGATE AT SYRACUSE | ACC NETWORK
7:30 P.M. | COLORADO AT HOUSTON | ESPN
9 P.M. | KANSAS STATE AT ARIZONA | FOX
10 P.M. | NEW MEXICO AT UCLA | BIG TEN NETWORK
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
12 P.M. | NO. 4 OREGON AT NORTHWESTERN | FOX
12 P.M. | NO. 12 CLEMSON AT GEORGIA TECH
12 P.M. | CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NO. 23 MICHIGAN | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | NO. 13 OKLAHOMA AT TEMPLE | ESPN2
12 P.M. | WISCONSIN AT NO. 19 ALABAMA
12 P.M. | LEHIGH AT DUQUESNE | ESPN+
12 P.M. | HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NEBRASKA | FS1
12 P.M. | TOWSON AT MARYLAND | PEACOCK
12 P.M. | WILLIAM & MARY AT VIRGINIA | ACC NETWORK
12 P.M. | SAMFORD AT BAYLOR | ESPN+
12 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT TROY | ESPNU
12 P.M. | BUFFALO AT KENT STATE | CBSSN
12:45 P.M. | SOUTH ALABAMA AT NO. 24 AUBURN | SEC NETWORK
1 P.M. | DAVIDSON AT TENNESSEE TECH | ESPN+
1 P.M. | LAFAYETTE AT GEORGETOWN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | NEW HAMPSHIRE AT BALL STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | NORTHERN COLORADO AT SOUTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | RHODE ISLAND AT HOLY CROSS | ESPN+
2:30 P.M. | ELON AT WESTERN CAROLINA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | UCONN AT DELAWARE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA AT MONTANA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | SAN DIEGO AT MONTANA STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | ILLINOIS STATE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
3 P.M. | BOWIE STATE AT DELAWARE STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | VILLANOVA AT NO. 2 PENN STATE | FS1
3:30 P.M. | NO. 6 GEORGIA AT NO. 15 TENNESSEE | ABC
3:30 P.M. | SMU AT MISSOURI STATE | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | OREGON STATE AT NO. 21 TEXAS TECH | FOX
3:30 P.M. | USC AT PURDUE | CBS/PARAMOUNT+
3:30 P.M. | NORFOLK STATE AT RUTGERS | BIG TEN NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE | BIG TEN NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT NORTH TEXAS | ESPNU
3:30 P.M. | PITT AT WEST VIRGINIA | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | RICHMOND AT NORTH CAROLINA | ACC NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN STATE AT CINCINNATI | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | UIW AT UTSA | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | MORGAN STATE AT TOLEDO | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | VMI AT BUCKNELL | ESPN+
4 P.M. | NO. 14 IOWA STATE AT ARKANSAS STATE | ESPN2
4 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT NO. 25 MISSOURI | ESPN+/SECN+
4 P.M. | UTAH TECH AT IDAHO | ESPN+
4 P.M. | LINDENWOOD AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | ESPN+
4:15 P.M. | UTEP AT NO. 7 TEXAS | SEC NETWORK
4:30 P.M. | NO. 18 SOUTH FLORIDA AT NO. 5 MIAMI (FLA.) | THE CW NETWORK
4:30 P.M. | ALABAMA A&M AT TENNESSEE STATE | ESPN+
5 P.M. | LIBERTY AT BOWLING GREEN | ESPN+
5 P.M. | MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT NEVADA | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
5 P.M. | EASTERN WASHINGTON AT UNI | ESPN+
6 P.M. | ALCORN STATE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN+/SECN+
6 P.M. | FAU AT FIU | ESPN+
6 P.M. | MERRIMACK AT KENNESAW STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | EASTERN KENTUCKY AT MARSHALL | ESPN+
6 P.M. | MONMOUTH AT CHARLOTTE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT WEST GEORGIA | ESPN+
6 P.M. | BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | FAYETTEVILLE STATE AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | ESPN+
6 P.M. | STETSON AT CHATTANOOGA | ESPN+
6 P.M. | WOFFORD AT MERCER | ESPN+
6 P.M. | WEST LIBERTY AT ROBERT MORRIS | ESPN+
6 P.M. | ARKANSAS AT NO. 17 OLE MISS | ESPN
7 P.M. | OHIO AT NO. 1 OHIO STATE | PEACOCK
7 P.M. | WESTERN MICHIGAN AT NO. 9 ILLINOIS | FS1
7 P.M. | OLD DOMINION AT VIRGINIA TECH | ACC NETWORK
7 P.M. | JACKSONVILLE STATE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | MURRAY STATE AT GEORGIA STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | APPALACHIAN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | ESPN+
7 P.M. | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT RICE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | WEBER STATE AT MCNEESE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | THE CITADEL AT GARDNER-WEBB | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT UT MARTIN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | VALPARAISO AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
7 P.M. | MOREHEAD STATE AT AUSTIN PEAY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTHEASTERN STATE AT NORTH ALABAMA | ESPN+
7 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SE LOUISIANA | ESPN+
7 P.M. | DRAKE AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | ERSKINE AT PRESBYTERIAN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTHERN AT FRESNO STATE | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
7:30 P.M. | FLORIDA AT NO. 3 LSU | ABC
7:30 P.M. | NO. 16 TEXAS A&M AT NO. 8 NOTRE DAME | NBC/PEACOCK
7:30 P.M. | EASTERN MICHIGAN AT KENTUCKY | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | UMASS AT IOWA | BIG TEN NETWORK
7:30 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN+
7:45 P.M. | VANDERBILT AT NO. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA | SEC NETWORK
8 P.M. | NO. 20 UTAH AT WYOMING | CBSSN
8 P.M. | DUKE AT TULANE | ESPN2
8 P.M. | ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TCU | ESPN+
8 P.M. | NAVY AT TULSA | ESPN+
8 P.M. | WESTERN OREGON AT CAL POLY | ESPN+
8 P.M. | SUL ROSS STATE AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | ESPN+
8 P.M. | LANGSTON AT UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY | ESPN+
8:30 P.M. | AKRON AT UAB | ESPN+
8:30 P.M. | NORTHERN ARIZONA AT SOUTHERN UTAH | ESPN+
9:45 P.M. | AIR FORCE AT UTAH STATE | FS1
10:30 P.M. | TEXAS STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | TNT/TRUTV/HBO MAX
10:30 P.M. | MINNESOTA AT CAL | ESPN
10:30 P.M. | BOSTON COLLEGE AT STANFORD | ACC NETWORK
11:59 P.M. | PORTLAND STATE AT HAWAI’I | SPECTRUM SPORT
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NFL WEEK ONE SCORES
TAMPA BAY 23 ATLANTA 20
PITTSBURGH 34 NY JETS 32
INDIANAPOLIS 33 MIAMI 8
JACKSONVILLE 26 CAROLINA 10
WASHINGTON 21 NY GIANTS 6
ARIZONA 20 NEW ORLEANS 13
CINCINNATI 17 CLEVELAND 16
LAS VEGAS 20 NEW ENGLAND 13
SAN FRANCISCO 17 SEATTLE 13
GREEN BAY 27 DETROIT 13
LA RAMS 14 HOUSTON 9
DENVER 20 TENNESSEE 12
BUFFALO 41 BALTIMORE 40
MONDAY, SEPT. 8
MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
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Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 60-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining for the seventh and final lead change as the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the New York Jets 34-32 in Sunday’s opener in East Rutherford, N.J.
The franchise-record boot made for a winning Steelers debut for Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 244 yards and four touchdowns while playing against his former teammates. Calvin Austin, Ben Skowronek, Jonnu Smith and Jaylen Warren caught the touchdown passes that pushed Rodgers’ career total to 507 — one behind Brett Favre for fourth on the NFL’s all-time list.
Justin Fields rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one in his Jets debut. Fields, who played for the Steelers last year, completed 16 of 22 passes for 218 yards and added 48 on the ground. His 1-yard bootleg gave the Jets a 32-31 edge with 7:01 to play.
Garrett Wilson caught seven passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, Braelon Allen rushed for a score and Breece Hall had 145 scrimmage yards (107 rushing, 38 receiving).
Buccaneers 23, Falcons 20
Baker Mayfield found rookie Emeka Egbuka for a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds left to propel visiting Tampa Bay over Atlanta.
Mayfield completed 17 of 32 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns while Egbuka had four catches for 67 yards and two scores to lead the Buccaneers to a season-opening win.
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 298 yards and a touchdown and Bijan Robinson had 100 receiving yards and a score in the loss. The Falcons had a chance to force overtime, but Younghoe Koo’s 44-yard field-goal attempt drifted right with two seconds to go.
Bengals 17, Browns 16
Joe Burrow was held to 113 yards passing, but two key Joe Flacco interceptions helped Cincinnati hold on for its first season-opening win in four years, over host Cleveland.
Burrow was just 14 of 23 for 113 yards and a touchdown while Flacco finished 31-of-45 for 290 yards with one touchdown and the pair of interceptions in an AFC North clash that the Browns had chances to win.
Evan McPherson had what would be the game-winning points with a 35-yard field goal with 2:48 to play in the third quarter. The kick was set up by a Jordan Battle interception that the safety returned to the Cleveland 29. Neither team scored the rest of the way.
Raiders 20, Patriots 13
New quarterback Geno Smith threw for 362 yards, rookie running back Ashton Jeanty scored the go-ahead touchdown, and visiting Las Vegas gave new coach Pete Carroll a win in his first game, stopping New England.
Smith completed 24 of 34 passes with a touchdown and an interception. Jeanty had just 38 yards on 19 carries, but one of them was a 3-yard run with 9:39 left in the third quarter that put the Raiders ahead for good.
Drake Maye hit 30 of 46 attempts for 287 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but it wasn’t enough to give Mike Vrabel a win in his first game as New England’s coach. Wasted in the loss were 2 1/2 sacks from Harold Landry and 103 receiving yards from Kayshon Boutte.
Colts 33, Dolphins 8
Daniel Jones threw one touchdown pass and ran for two more in his team debut to lead host Indianapolis to a comfortable victory over Miami.
Jones completed 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards. Receiver Michael Pittman led all Colts receivers with six catches for 80 yards and rookie tight end Tyler Warren had a stellar debut with seven catches for 76 yards. Jonathan Taylor ran for 71 yards on 18 carries for a Colts team which ran 70 plays on offense as opposed to Miami’s 46.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was responsible for three giveaways, throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble on a strip sack. Tagovailoa completed 14 of 23 passes for 114 yards and finished with a 51.7 passer rating.
Cardinals 20, Saints 13
Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes and visiting Arizona beat New Orleans, spoiling Kellen Moore’s debut as an NFL head coach.
Murray threw for just 163 yards while completing 21 of 29, but his scoring passes to Marvin Harrison Jr. (1 yard) and James Conner (4 yards) made the difference for the Cardinals.
Spencer Rattler finished 27 of 46 for 214 yards with no touchdowns for the Saints. Alvin Kamara rushed for 45 yards and a score.
Commanders 21, Giants 6
Jayden Daniels passed for 233 yards, rushed for 68 more and threw for one touchdown as Washington opened its season with a win over visiting New York.
Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel caught seven passes for 77 yards and ran for a 19-yard touchdown in his Washington debut. Daniels completed 19 of 30 passes, and rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 82 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries as Washington ran for 220 yards.
In his first game for the Giants, Russell Wilson was 17 of 37 passing for 168 yards and led the Giants with 44 rushing yards. Malik Nabers had five catches for 71 yards.
Jaguars 26, Panthers 10
Jacksonville scored on four of its five first-half possessions to win head coach Liam Coen’s debut versus visiting Carolina.
Linebacker Foye Oluokun racked up 10 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble as the Jaguars kept the Panthers out of the end zone until 4:47 remained. Trevor Lawrence hit 19 of 31 passes for 178 yards, one touchdown and one interception while Travis Etienne Jr. rushed for 143 yards.
The Panthers’ Bryce Young completed 18 of 35 for 154 yards and one score, but he tossed two interceptions and lost a fumble. Chuba Hubbard rushed for 57 yards and caught three passes for 32 yards and one score. First-round pick Tetairoa McMillan had five receptions for 68 yards.
49ers 17, Seahawks 13
Backup tight end Jake Tonges caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Brock Purdy with 1:34 remaining to help San Francisco rally to defeat host Seattle.
The Seahawks drove to San Francisco’s 9-yard line in the final minute before defensive end Nick Bosa pushed tackle Abraham Lucas into quarterback Sam Darnold, forcing a fumble. Bosa recovered the ball to clinch the victory. Darnold, making his first start for the Seahawks after being signed as a free agent in the offseason, was 16 of 23 for 150 yards.
Tonges, filling in for the injured George Kittle, made his first three career receptions on the deciding drive. On the last, Purdy scrambled and threw a jump ball into the back-right corner of the end zone, where Tonges took the ball away from cornerback Riq Woolen. Purdy, who signed a $265 million extension in the offseason, completed 26 of 35 passes for 277 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.
Packers 27, Lions 13
Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and host Green Bay kept Detroit’s potent offense out of the end zone until the final minute Sunday in a season opener between teams expected to challenge for the NFC North title.
Love completed 16 of 22 passes for 188 yards, spreading the ball to 10 different receivers. His two first-half touchdowns paced the Packers to a 17-3 halftime lead. Green Bay star edge rusher Micah Parsons recorded his first sack late in the fourth quarter after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with Dallas in late August.
Lions QB Jared Goff completed 31 of 39 passes for 225 yards with one interception and a 13-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Isaac TeSlaa with 55 seconds left.
Rams 14, Texans 9
Matthew Stafford passed for 245 yards and a touchdown, and a stifling defensive performance propelled Los Angeles to a victory over visiting Houston.
Puka Nacua led the Rams offensively with 10 catches for 130 yards. Kyren Williams had 18 carries for 66 yards and a score on the ground. The Rams sacked Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud three times and forced two turnovers, one to seal the win with less than two minutes to play.
Stroud passed for 188 yards and was intercepted once as the Rams collectively kept top receiver Nico Collins (three receptions, 25 yards) in check. Running back Nick Chubb led the Texans with 13 carries for 60 yards.
Broncos 20, Titans 12
Bo Nix threw for a touchdown, J.K. Dobbins ran for a score and the Denver defense made life miserable for rookie quarterback Cam Ward in a season-opening win over visiting Tennessee.
The Broncos overcame four turnovers, including two picks and a fumble by Nix, thanks to 133 rushing yards from rookie RJ Harvey (70) and Dobbins (63), whose fourth-quarter score provided some insurance.
Ward, the No. 1 overall pick in April’s NFL draft, completed only 12 of 28 passes for 112 yards while absorbing six sacks. All of the Titans’ scoring came on a quartet of field goals from Joey Slye.
SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – KICKOFF WEEKEND
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, September 7, the first week of the 2025 season.
- Three teams – Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Tampa Bay – recorded game-winning scores in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, the most on Kickoff Weekend since 2022 (five).
With two games remaining in Week 1, 10 games have been decided by one score or less (eight points) and 11 games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter.
Six teams that missed the postseason in 2024 won in Week 1: Arizona, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
- The Indianapolis Colts defeated Miami, 33-8, marking their first season-opening win since 2013. They scored on all seven of their offensive possessions, becoming the first team in at least 47 years (1978 season) to score on every offensive possession of a game.
Quarterback Daniel Jones totaled 298 yards (272 passing, 26 rushing) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) with no interceptions in the victory, while rookie tight end Tyler Warren recorded seven receptions for 76 yards in his NFL debut.
Jones is the first quarterback to record at least two rushing touchdowns, one touchdown pass and no interceptions in his first start with a team since Jones accomplished the feat in his first start with the Giants on Sept. 22, 2019.
Warren is the third tight end in NFL history with at least seven receptions in his first career game, joining Keith McKeller (nine receptions with Buffalo on Oct. 18, 1987) and Monty Stickles (eight with San Francisco on Sept. 25, 1960).
- In his Pittsburgh debut, quarterback Aaron Rodgers recorded four touchdown passes with no interceptions and a 136.7 passer rating, while kicker Chris Boswell kicked the game-winning 60-yard field with just over a minute remaining in the Steelers’ 34-32 victory over the Jets.
Rodgers has 28 career games with at least four touchdown passes and no interceptions, tied with Tom Brady for the most in NFL history.
Rodgers also has 35 games with at least four touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for the third-most in NFL history. Only Tom Brady (39 games) and Drew Brees (37) have more.
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Boswell is the tenth kicker all-time, and first since Tyler Bass on Nov. 3, 2024, with a game-winning field goal of 60-or-more yards in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime.
- In his NFL debut, Tampa Bay rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka recorded four receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns in the Buccaneers’ 23-20 victory over Atlanta, including the game-winning 25-yard touchdown reception with 59 seconds remaining.
Egbuka is the second player since the 1970 merger to record a game-winning touchdown reception in the final minute of regulation or overtime in his first career game, joining Ernest Wilford (with Jacksonville on Sept. 12, 2004).
- Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown in the Packers’ 27-13 victory over Detroit. Since Week 11 of the 2024 season, Jacobs has scored a rushing touchdown in 10 consecutive games, including the postseason.
He becomes the fourth player since 2000 to record a rushing touchdown in 10 consecutive games, including the postseason, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (12 straight games in 2004), Jonathan Taylor (11 in 2021) and Priest Holmes (11 in 2002).
- Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers recorded five receptions for 103 yards in the Raiders’ 20-13 victory over New England.
Bowers has 1,297 receiving yards in 18 career games and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. (1,275 receiving yards) for the second-most by a tight end in his first 20 career games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (1,411 receiving yards) has more.
- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passed for 245 yards and a touchdown while wide receiver Puka Nacua had 10 receptions for 130 yards in the Rams’ 14-9 victory against Houston.
Stafford has 60,054 passing yards in 223 career games, tying Matt Ryan (223 games) as the second-fastest player to reach 60,000 career passing yards all-time. Only Drew Brees (215 games) reached the mark in fewer games. Stafford is the 10th player in NFL history to pass for 60,000 yards.
Nacua, playing in his 29th career game, recorded his fifth game with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards, tied with Lionel Taylor (five games) for the most-ever by a player in his first 30 career games.
Nacua has 194 receptions, surpassing Michael Thomas (190) for the second-most ever by a player in his first 30 games, trailing only Odell Beckham Jr. (206).
Nacua has 2,606 receiving yards, surpassing Ja’Marr Chase (2,540) for the third-most by a player in his first 30 games in the Super Bowl era, trailing only Odell Beckham Jr. (3,035) and Justin Jefferson (2,735).
RAVENS QB LAMAR JACKSON RETALIATES AGAINST FAN FOR HELMET SLAP
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson shoved a fan who had slapped him and teammate DeAndre Hopkins on their helmets while they celebrated the wide receiver’s third-quarter touchdown during the Buffalo Bills’ 41-40 victory on Sunday night in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Hopkins, Jackson and teammates were in the end zone and near the front row of Highmark Stadium when the fan, wearing a red Bills jersey, hit Hopkins and then Jackson on the top of their helmets.
Jackson used both hands to push the fan, who fell backward. The fan was ejected from the game, which was the season opener for both teams.
“I seen him slap D-Hop …. and then he slapped me,” Jackson, 28, said at the post-game press conference. “He’s talking, so I just forgot where I was for a little bit. You got to think in those situations, we got security out there, let security handle it. I let my emotion get the best of me. Hopefully, it won’t happen again. I’ll learn from that.”
Hopkins’ TD put the Ravens ahead 34-19 with 1:09 left in the third quarter, but they wasted a 40-25 fourth-quarter advantage and Buffalo kicker Matt Prater made a 32-yard field goal as time expired.
“I’ve never seen our fans do that,” Jackson said of the helmet slapping. “So, I’ll probably do it again when we score a touchdown. It’s not nothing against the fans. I’m just celebrating when my teammates get a touchdown.”
Jackson was 14-for-19 passing for 209 yards and two touchdowns, including the 20-yarder to Hopkins. Jackson had six carries for 70 yards, including a 10-yard TD.
A three-time first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowl honoree, Jackson was the NFL MVP in 2019 and 2023.
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OREGON JUMPS TO NO. 4 IN AP TOP 25 BEHIND OHIO ST, PENN ST, LSU; ILLINOIS, FLORIDA STATE INTO TOP 10
Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, Oregon is back in the top five and South Florida is ranked for the first time in seven years.
There was some movement inside the top 10, but the biggest changes came from Nos. 11 to 25.
Ohio State, whose 70-0 win over Grambling was among a bevy of weekend blowouts, received 57 of the 65 first-place votes from the media panel. Penn State got five first-place votes and LSU two.
No. 4 Oregon, which thrashed Oklahoma State, received the other first place-vote and flip-flopped with Georgia. The Bulldogs’ uninspired win over FCS foe Austin Peay caused them to slip to No. 6 behind Miami.
Texas, Notre Dame, Illinois and Florida State round out the top 10, with the latter two teams in the top 10 for the first time this season.
Oklahoma earned a five-rung promotion to No. 13, its highest ranking in two years, after its win over Michigan. The Wolverines dropped to No. 23. Tennessee jumped seven spots to No. 15, and No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 17 each moved up three.
The biggest upward mover was No. 18 South Florida, which was eight spots out of the Top 25 last week. The Bulls pulled the upset of the day with their 18-16 win over then-No. 13 Florida. That followed their 34-7 home win over then-No. 25 Boise State.
In and out
No. 24 Auburn and No. 25 Missouri cracked the rankings along with USF.
Auburn followed a two-touchdown win at Baylor with an easy victory over Ball State and are in the Top 25 for the first time under third-year coach Hugh Freeze.
Missouri, which appeared in all but two polls last season, is back in after a win over Border War rival Kansas.
Arizona State (12), Florida (13) and SMU (17) are out.
The Sun Devils erased a 17-point deficit and led in the final minute before losing at Mississippi State. Florida’s loss put heat back on coach Billy Napier. SMU also blew a lead in the last minute and lost to Baylor in two overtimes.
Poll points
— The Bulls’ ascent under third-year coach Alex Golesh is more of a revival than breakthrough. They have their first ranking since 2018 under Charlie Strong. Jim Leavitt had the 2008 team as high as No. 10, and his 2007 team spent three straight weeks in the top 10 and was No. 2 after a 6-0 start.
— No. 10 Florida State, up four spots, has its highest ranking since it was No. 10 in the 2024 preseason poll.
— No. 9 Illinois has its first top-10 ranking since it was No. 7 in December 2001.
— Clemson, which trailed Troy 16-0 midway through the second quarter before winning 27-16, slipped from No. 8 to No. 12.
— Until Sunday, Alabama and Auburn had not appeared in the Top 25 at the same time since November 2021.
— The 16-team Southeastern Conference is the first league to have 11 teams in the Top 25.
Conference call
SEC — 11 ranked teams (Nos. 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 24, 25).
Big Ten — 6 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 9, 22, 23).
ACC — 3 (Nos. 5, 10, 12).
Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 14, 20, 21).
American — 1 (No. 18).
Independent — 1 (No. 8).
Ranked vs. ranked
No. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami: Bulls will try to become the fifth team, and first since Miami in 1987, to open a season with three wins over ranked opponents.
No. 6 Georgia at No. 15 Tennessee: First big test for Volunteers QB Joey Aguilar. Bulldogs go for ninth straight win in the series.
No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 8 Notre Dame: Irish out to avoid second 0-2 start in four years. Jeremiyah Love scored late tie-breaking touchdown for Notre Dame in last year’s season-opening meeting in College Station.
OREGON WOULD GIVE THE BIG TEN 3 OF THE TOP 4 SEEDS IN AP TOP 25-BASED CFP BRACKET
The Big Ten would claim three of the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on Sunday’s Associated Press Top 25 poll while Miami, Georgia, Texas and Notre Dame would host first-round games.
Ohio State and Penn State remain the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds on the projected bracket and conference mate Oregon would be No. 4. LSU would be the No. 3 seed. The top four receive first-round byes.
The Big Ten would have four teams in the 12-team field, the Southeastern Conference three, the Atlantic Coast Conference two and the Big 12 and American one each. South Florida would be in as the highest-ranked Group of Five conference champion. Notre Dame would be in as an independent.
Based on the AP Top 25, the CFP would open like this:
— No. 9 seed Illinois at No. 8 Notre Dame. Winner vs. No. 1 Ohio State.
— No. 12 seed South Florida at No. 5 seed Miami. Winner vs. No. 4 Oregon.
— No. 10 seed Florida State at No. 7 seed Texas. Winner vs. No. 2 Penn State.
— No. 11 seed Iowa State at No. 6 Georgia. Winner vs. No. 3 LSU.
The first three teams outside the bracket: South Carolina, Clemson, Oklahoma.
The Gamecocks are ranked No. 11 by the AP but would get bumped by automatically qualifying conference champions, in this case Iowa State of the Big 12 and South Florida of the American.
The five highest-ranked conference champions automatically qualify for the CFP, but no longer do the four highest-ranked champions receive a first-round bye. The 12-team bracket is now seeded directly based on the CFP’s final rankings in early December.
The top four seeds will be assigned to quarterfinals in ranking order and in consideration of current bowl relationships. This year, quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl and the Peach Bowl. The No. 1 seed would receive preferential placement based on geography.
Teams ranked Nos. 5-12 by the CFP will play in the first round, with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded school. First-round games are Dec. 19 and 20, quarterfinals Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, semifinals Jan. 8 and 9 and the championship game is Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The AP will publish brackets based on the weekly Top 25 until the CFP selection committee unveils its initial rankings Nov. 4.
FLORIDA COACH BILLY NAPIER BACK ON THE PROVERBIAL HOT SEAT AFTER MELTDOWN AGAINST USF
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier sounded more downtrodden than ever after losing to South Florida on Saturday. He was clearly stunned, especially after spending months telling everyone around him how disciplined, dedicated and different these Gators seemed heading into his fourth season.
Character. Camaraderie. Composure. Leadership. Talent. Napier felt he had something special in Gainesville.
Yet his 13th-ranked team melted down in nearly every way possible while losing 18-16 to the Bulls in the Swamp and putting the coach back on the proverbial hot seat.
No one should be surprised if that was Napier’s last game at Florida Field. After all, he dropped to 20-20 overall, including 14-7 at home, and has consecutive road games upcoming against No. 3 LSU and No. 5 Miami.
Lose both and why wouldn’t Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin make a change during the team’s first off week and before seventh-ranked Texas visits Gainesville for the first time since 1940? The one pause might be Napier’s nearly $20 million buyout.
“I think I’m more concerned with doing my job to help lead these young men,” Napier said when asked about whether he’s the right guy for the program. “That’s a big-picture question, and I think right now it’s more about today. It’s more about what we do tomorrow, and I think that’s what we’ve got to get consumed with.
“I think I’m consumed with doing the best job I can do for the players, leading the staff and getting the football fixed because ultimately that’s going to decide how far we go around here.”
Napier was confident the Gators would be in the mix for the College Football Playoff this season. That seems like a pipe dream now, after managing just 451 yards of offense against lower-division Long Island in the opener and then losing to South Florida.
Napier’s play-calling against the Bulls was more scrutinized than quarterback DJ Lagway’s rehabilitated throwing shoulder. The loudest complaint: Why would Napier call two pass plays, including a deep ball to freshman Vernell Brown III on third down, during Florida’s drive when the Gators needed to milk the clock?
Florida took roughly 30 seconds off the clock and gave USF the ball back with 2:25 to play. Adding insult to misery, the Gators were penalized twice on the next three plays: Dijon Johnson was flagged for pass interference, and Brendan Bett was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and ejected for spitting on offensive lineman Cole Skinner.
“It’s so out of character for us,” Lagway said. “Coach Napier, he’s built the foundation from Day 1 here. He knows and we know what’s the expectations (are) here, and we didn’t live up to that today.”
Throw in Napier settling for three field goals early and Florida’s defense giving up a 66-yard touchdown pass late because defenders were staring at coaches on the sideline when the ball was snapped, and it’s no wonder the home crowd booed him as he left the field.
“We created it. We deserve it,” Napier said. “If you play football like that, you’re going to be criticized. It comes with the territory, right? Only thing you can do is go get it fixed, and that’s what we’ll start working on (Sunday).”
Napier was under fire after a 1-2 start last year following home losses to Miami and Texas A&M. The Gators rallied down the stretch and won their final four games. But those came against a Tulane team playing without its starting quarterback, the worst Florida State team in 50 years, an LSU team arguing on the sidelines and an Ole Miss team that dropped roughly nine passes.
It covered up some Napier’s warts. But the former Sun Belt Conference coach of the year has been known more at Florida for his team’s slow starts, in-game disorganization and offensive malaise than his solid recruiting and the way he’s deftly navigated name, image and likeness as well as a salary-cap structure.
Equally troubling: He was urged to hire an offensive coordinator in the offseason and eventually declined while holding tight to play-calling duties.
Stricklin has been one of Napier’s staunchest supporters, but the AD recently got a three-year extension that keeps him under contract through 2030 and a five-year parachute after that to serve as the assistant to his successor.
With that kind of job security and with the university planning to begin searching for its next school president in 2026, Stricklin might change his tune on Napier sooner rather than later.
“The vibe in the locker room is we were definitely heartbroken, sad, mad,” Lagway said. “We could have played a lot better. We left a lot of points on the board. We did a lot of things that we should have cleaned up, yeah.”
UCLA QB PIERCE CLARKSON ARRESTED ON FELONY CHARGES, SUSPENDED FROM TEAM
UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson is facing unspecified felony charges after his arrest Friday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records, and has been suspended from the football team.
Clarkson, 21, has not played this season, his first with the Bruins (0-2) after two seasons at Louisville and spending the spring 2025 semester at Ole Miss.
He was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division, and bail was set at $30,000, per the department’s website. His first court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 3.
“We are aware of the charges against Pierce Clarkson,” a UCLA athletic department spokesperson said in a statement. “He has been indefinitely suspended from all team activity pending the outcome of the legal process. This situation will be evaluated by the UCLA Office of Student Conduct and any further action taken will be in accordance with that evaluation and University policy.”
Clarkson, the son of noted quarterback trainer Steve Clarkson, is listed as a redshirt sophomore from Bellflower, Calif., where he starred at St. John Bosco High School and was a four-star prospect by national recruiting websites.
He played three games at Louisville from 2023-24, totaling 18 yards on 4-for-6 passing. He also rushed five times for 9 yards.
He transferred to Ole Miss for the spring 2025 semester before signing with UCLA, where he became a backup to starter Nico Iamaleava.
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MLB ROUNDUP: MARINERS BASH 5 HOMERS IN 18-2 ROUT OF BRAVES
Seattle hit five home runs, including Cal Raleigh’s 53rd, and starter Luis Castillo broke a string of four poor outings to help the visiting Mariners overpower the Atlanta Braves 18-2 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.
The Mariners, who won 10-2 on Saturday, sent 12 men to the plate and scored eight runs in the third inning to take command. They batted around again in the ninth and scored seven more times. Seattle scored a season high for runs.
The Mariners got back-to-back homers for the ninth time this season. Jorge Polanco, with his 24th, and Josh Naylor, with his 18th, accomplished the feat in the third inning. Eugenio Suarez added two homers, the last one off position player Vidal Brujan, his 44th and 45th.
Raleigh hit a three-run homer that carried 426 feet in the ninth inning. It pulled him with one homer from tying Mickey Mantle for the most by a switch hitter in a single season. Mantle hit 54 for the New York Yankees in 1961.
Dodgers 5, Orioles 2
Shohei Ohtani homered twice and Los Angeles starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (10-2) took a shutout into the sixth inning and this time the Dodgers held on to avoid a series sweep by beating host Baltimore.
Mookie Betts also homered and drove in another run with a ninth-inning single. The Dodgers ended a 1-5 road trip and remained atop the National League West, one game up on the San Diego Padres.
The Orioles won with ninth-inning walk-off stunners in the first two games of the series. Tomoyuki Sugano (10-8) surrendered four runs on seven hits in three-plus innings. He lost a third straight decision while the Orioles saw their five-game winning streak end. Baltimore batters struck out 15 times.
Marlins 5, Phillies 4
Otto Lopez recorded his first career multi-homer game as Miami topped visiting Philadelphia.
Lopez, who came into the game without an RBI this month, went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in helping Miami salvage the finale of the weekend series. Troy Johnston added two hits for the Marlins. After scoring a total of five runs in the first two games of the series, Miami sent 10 batters to the plate during a four-run first inning against Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (4-8).
Brandon Marsh went 3-for-3 with an RBI for Philadelphia, which had its winning streak snapped at three games. Trea Turner homered before leaving with a hamstring strain.
Nationals 6, Cubs 3
Josh Bell hit a go-ahead three-run homer during Washington’s five-run ninth inning and the visiting Nationals rallied past Chicago in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Chicago led 3-1 in the ninth before closer Daniel Palencia (1-6) allowed Robert Hassell III’s leadoff homer. After the next two batters reached safely, Bell homered on Palencia’s first offering to put the Nationals ahead. Mason Thompson (1-0) earned the win and Jose Ferrer pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his seventh save. Lile had two hits for Washington, which won for the fifth time in its last six games.
Carson Kelly hit a pair of solo homers and Nico Hoerner had two hits for Chicago, which held the Nationals to three hits before the ninth-inning uprising.
Padres 8, Rockies 1
Jackson Merrill had three hits, including one of four home runs for San Diego, and the Padres beat Colorado in Denver.
Manny Machado homered and doubled, and Ramon Laureano and Gavin Sheets also went deep for San Diego. The Padres remained a game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Sheets, Jake Cronenworth and Freddy Fermin finished with two hits each for San Diego.
Warming Bernabel had two hits for Colorado. The Rockies, who have lost 100-plus games for three straight seasons, tied the franchise record for losses set in 2023 (103).
Guardians 2, Rays 1
Cleveland starting pitcher Parker Messick beat Tampa Bay for the second time in less than two weeks to claim the four-game series against the host.
Messick (2-0) allowed just one run over six innings in his fourth career start. He whiffed four without a walk. Angel Martinez came off the bench and was 2-for-3 with a run for the Guardians.
Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen fired five scoreless innings and allowed three hits. He struck out two, walked three and hit a batter. Carson Williams homered and Brandon Lowe was 2-for-4 with a double.
Brewers 10, Pirates 2
Andrew Vaughn had four hits with a double and an RBI to back up a quality start from rookie Jacob Misiorowski and lead Milwaukee to a rout of host Pittsburgh.
Misiorowski (5-2) struck out eight and allowed only one run on three hits over seven innings. Brice Turang and Jake Bauers each finished with two hits and two RBIs. Blake Perkins had two hits and one RBI while Joey Ortiz and Danny Jansen each added an RBI.
Pirates top prospect Bubba Chandler (2-1), who made his first career start, gave up nine runs on nine hits over 2 2/3 innings. Liover Peguero and Cam Devanney drove in the Pirates’ only two runs.
Reds 3, Mets 2
Hunter Greene (6-4) dazzled in a crucial game for Cincinnati, allowing just a run and a hit while striking out 12 in a victory over visiting New York.
Greene, who missed more than two months of the season because of a groin injury, pitched seven innings for the first time since April, matching his season high in strikeouts. Austin Hays had two RBIs for the Reds.
Mets starter Brandon Sproat (0-1) no-hit the Reds through the first 5 1/3 innings of his big-league debut. They got home runs from Brett Baty and Juan Soto, and put the go-ahead run on base in the ninth before an inning-ending double play.
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3
Max Fried continued his turnaround from a rough stretch by pitching seven innings and earning his fourth straight victory as host New York inched closer to Toronto in the American League East race with a victory
The Yankees pulled within two games of the Blue Jays. Fried (16-5) allowed three runs on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts. He has a 1.67 ERA in his past four outings after posting a 6.80 ERA in his previous eight starts from July 1-Aug. 16.
Toronto starter Max Scherzer (5-3), who was pushed back a day to give his tight back another day to heal, allowed four runs on three hits in 4 1/3 innings, including Ben Rice’s three-run homer in the first inning and Cody Bellinger’s tiebreaking RBI double in the third.
Red Sox 7, Diamondback 4
Pinch hitter Nick Sogard hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in a three-run ninth and Boston beat Arizona to salvage the final contest of a three-game series in Phoenix.
Romy Gonzalez hit a one-out single in the ninth before Taylor Rashi (0-1) walked Nate Eaton and got Ceddanne Rafaela on a flyout. Sogard found the gap in left-center to drive in two, and pinch hitter Carlos Narvaez singled him in. Closer Aroldis Chapman struck out four in the ninth — one reached on a wild pitch — for his 29th save in 31 chances. It was his franchise-record 17th consecutive hitless appearance, the third-longest such streak in the modern era (since 1901).
Gabriel Moreno had two hits and an RBI, and Blaze Alexander and Jordan Lawlar had RBI singles for the Diamondbacks.
White Sox 6, Tigers 4
Lenyn Sosa homered, provided the go-ahead single in the eighth inning and drove in three runs as Chicago again beat Deroit, winning for the seventh time in its last eight games.
Chase Meidroth and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back singles for the White Sox in the eighth. A walk loaded the bases before Sosa’s two-run single gave Chicago a 6-4 lead. Grant Taylor (2-4) picked up the win in relief, while Mike Vasil recorded his fourth save.
Detroit starter Charlie Morton lasted just three innings. He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks while throwing 72 pitches. Tommy Kahnle (1-4) took the loss after allowing the two runners that Sosa knocked in to reach base.
Twins 5, Royals 1
Bailey Ober (5-7) earned his first victory since May 3 by allowing one run over 5 1/3 innings while Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens homered in visiting Minnesota’s win over Kansas City.
Buxton led off the game with his 30th homer, joining late Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett as the only Twins with 30 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a season before leaving the game after being hit in the knee by a pitch.
Michael Lorenzen (5-10) was charged with four runs while allowing seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Vinnie Pasquantino’s RBI single in the sixth was the only run managed by Kansas City, which left the bases loaded in the eighth and ninth.
Cardinals 4, Giants 3
Lars Nootbaar drove in one run and scored to complement Sonny Gray’s strong start as St. Louis edged visiting San Franciso.
The Cardinals won for the fourth time in five games while the Giants suffered just their third loss in 14 games. Gray (13-8) allowed three runs on two hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He retired the first 11 batters he faced and did not give up a hit until the sixth inning.
Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng (2-4) allowed four runs on three hits and five walks in four innings. He struck out eight.
Rangers 4, Astros 2
Jake Burger’s two-run, two-out home run in the sixth inning produced the winning runs as Texas beat Houston in the rubber match of a key three-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.
Burger’s opposite-field homer off Framber Valdez just reached the first row of the seats in right field barely out of the reach of outfielder Cam Smith. Phil Maton (3-5) was the beneficiary of Burger’s round-tripper after allowing a run on one hit and striking out two in 1 1/3 innings of work in relief.
Valdez (12-9) went seven innings, surrendering four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk in seven innings while striking out five.
Angels 4, Athletics 3
Travis d’Arnaud drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a ground-rule double as Los Angeles salvaged the final game of its three-game series with the Athletics with a win in Anaheim, Calif.
d’Arnaud, who entered the game an inning earlier after starting catcher Logan O’Hoppe was hit in the jaw with a backswing by Jacob Wilson, lined a double into the gap in right-center off reliever Osvaldo Bido (2-5) to drive in Chris Taylor, who had walked and advanced to second when Oswald Peraza was hit by a pitch. It was a franchise-record fifth Angel to get hit by a pitch in the game.
Jo Adell hit a home run and Yoan Moncada reached base four times in the win. Reid Detmers (5-3) picked up the win in relief and Kenley Jansen pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 26th save and the 473rd of his career.
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WNBA NEWS
A’JA WILSON (31 POINTS) CARRIES ACES PAST SKY FOR 14TH STRAIGHT WIN
A’ja Wilson dropped her 10th 30-point, 10-rebound performance of the season and the Las Vegas Aces extended their winning streak to 14 games by defeating the visiting Chicago Sky 80-66 on Sunday night.
Vying for her fourth WNBA Most Valuable Player award in eight seasons, Wilson posted a final line of 31 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocks as she continued to propel the white-hot Aces (28-14). Wilson scored 12 straight Las Vegas points during the third quarter to help break the game open.
Jackie Young had 20 points with nine assists, Chelsea Gray scored 13 and the Aces converted 19 Chicago turnovers into 22 points.
After the Sky suspended Angel Reese for one half of the Aces game due to comments they deemed detrimental to the team, Reese did not enter in the second half. The Sky then announced that she wouldn’t play due to a back injury.
All five starters for the Sky (10-32) scored in double figures: 12 for Michaela Onyenwere and Rachel Banham, and 10 apiece for Kamilla Cardoso, Elizabeth Williams and Sevgi Uzun. Cardoso added 15 rebounds, seven on offense.
The Aces scored the first 11 points of the game before the Sky started catching up. Cardoso made consecutive 2-pointers to trim the margin to 16-10, but Wilson answered with a pair of buckets. Dana Evans drove for a layup with 24.2 seconds left to make it 24-15 Aces after one period.
Wilson had a three-point play and Gray hit a triple as the Aces grew their lead to 16 points before Onyenwere’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds left brought it to 43-30 at halftime.
Cardoso already had notched her double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) by that point, while Wilson had racked up 15 points and four steals for Las Vegas.
Wilson continued to dominate in the third quarter. She drilled two 3-pointers assisted by Young, the latter making it 53-38 with 5:37 left. Wilson added another four points before Gray and Jewell Loyd hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 65-40 margin. Young got in on the act with a driving layup and a 3-pointer of her own.
Las Vegas led 70-50 after the third and cruised from there.
SPARKS GET NEEDED WIN AGAINST WOEFUL WINGS
The Los Angeles Sparks used a 16-0 fourth-quarter run to keep their WNBA playoff hopes alive and overwhelm the visiting Dallas Wings 91-77 on Sunday.
Rae Burrell, one of six Los Angeles scorers in double-figures, scored 11 of her 13 points off the bench during the pivotal spurt. Burrell kicked off the surge with a 3-pointer, knocked down a second, and successfully converted an and-one as part of the blitz.
The Sparks (20-22) held Dallas scoreless for 4:30, with the Wings finally stopping the bleeding on a Maddy Siegrist bucket at the 5:30 mark. By that point, however, Los Angeles had built an 18-point lead that proved insurmountable for the last-place Wings (9-34) on their way to a 10th consecutive loss.
Julie Allemand led the balance Sparks attack with 21 points for her first double-figure scoring performance since posting 12 in an Aug. 15 defeat of Dallas.
Allemand shot a perfect 8 of 8 from the floor, including 3-for-3 from 3-point, and was 2 of 2 at the free-throw line. She also helped fuel the Los Angeles defense with five steals — the last of which led to Burrell’s and-one layup during the defining run.
Azura Stevens recorded a double-double in the win with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Dearica Hamby added 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Kelsey Plum and Rickea Jackson chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Cameron Brink came off the bench to grab nine rebounds and score six points.
With the win, Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games behind the Seattle Storm for eighth place and the final spot in the WNBA postseason. Both teams play on Tuesday, with Seattle hosting Golden State and the Sparks visiting Phoenix.
Los Angeles concludes its regular season on Thursday at home against the Las Vegas Aces.
Sunday featured another standout individual performance for Dallas rookie star Paige Bueckers, who finished with 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Myisha Hines-Allen posted a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double, and Siegrist scored 13 points in the loss.
FEVER TAKE DOWN MYSTICS TO SEW UP PLAYOFF BERTH
The Indiana Fever forced 22 turnovers and scored 27 points off them in a 94-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore.
Indiana (23-20) clinched a playoff berth with the win, marking its first time qualifying for the postseason in consecutive seasons since a 12-year run from 2005-16.
The matchup was moved to a larger arena due to Caitlin Clark’s popularity, though Clark announced Thursday that a right groin injury would sideline her for the rest of the season.
Indiana’s frontcourt of Natasha Howard and Aliyah Boston controlled the paint, combining for 29 points and 15 rebounds. Howard led the Fever with 17 points and Boston posted a double-double (12 points, 11 boards). Aerial Powers and Shey Peddy supplied 15 and 13 points off the bench.
After scoring only three points in the first half, Indiana’s leading scorer Kelsey Mitchell (20.5 points per game) ended with 10.
Rookie All-Star Sonia Citron scored 17 points, growing her season total to 644 to break Washington’s single-season scoring record. Forward Kiki Iriafen and center Shakira Austin notched 11 points apiece for the Mystics (16-27).
Washington’s turnovers were tied for its second-most this season, while the Fever kept the ball safe, only conceding seven turnovers.
The Mystics entered the second quarter with a 20-19 lead, but Indiana reclaimed the lead at 29-27 with a Lexie Hull midrange jumper at the 6:07 mark of the second.
The Fever outscored Washington 16-11 from that point, ending the first half with a 45-38 advantage.
Indiana took an 11-point lead on a Mitchell layup with 6:16 remaining in the third quarter. In Washington’s two possessions after, Iriafen was fouled on consecutive made layups. The All-Star converted the first free throw but missed the second, narrowing Indiana’s lead to 51-45.
The Fever then rattled off an 11-2 run to end the quarter. Mystics guard Sug Sutton had a would-be buzzer-beating floater overturned on review.
The Fever outpaced Washington 32-18 in the final frame and stretched its lead to as many as 33.
Neither offense could catch its rhythm early on, with the Mystics committing six early turnovers and the Fever shooting 8-of-21 from the field in the first frame.
Washington managed to string together clean possessions and shoot 50 percent (6-for-12) from the field in the first quarter, headed by a perfect 3-for-3 from Citron.
Howard led Indiana with seven points in the first.
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FORMULA ONE RACING
MAX VERSTAPPEN CLAIMS DOMINANT VICTORY AT ITALIAN GRAND PRIX FOR 1ST WIN SINCE MAY
MONZA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of McLaren’s title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, after a dramatic start and end to the race at Monza.
It was a first win since May for Verstappen – and only his third of the season — and capped a memorable weekend at Monza for Red Bull’s four-time world champion, who had posted the fastest lap in Formula 1 history at the track on Saturday to claim pole position.
“That was unbelievable guys! Well done everyone,” Verstappen said on team radio. “We executed that really well. What an unbelievable weekend. We can be really proud of that.”
Norris was second, nearly 20 seconds behind Verstappen, to trim the gap to Piastri in the title race to 31 points, with eight races remaining. He had started the day 34 points behind the Australian driver, who was not happy after he was ordered to let his teammate past toward the end of the race.
The switch came after Norris had a slow pit stop, which appeared to put his title chances further in jeopardy when he came out behind his teammate but McLaren ordered Piastri to let the British driver past, which he did despite grumbling about the decision on team radio.
“I felt like I was there for quite a long time,” Norris said. “Every now and then we make mistakes as a team and this was one of them.”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton had solid performances at the team’s home race. Cheered on by the passionate, red-clad tifosi, Leclerc finished fourth while Hamilton surged through the field at the start to cross the line in sixth — after starting from 10th following a five-place grid penalty.
Norris was desperate to rebound from a disastrous Dutch GP where he retired with a rare engine problem. Starting from second at Monza, he tussled with Verstappen from the start and was forced off into the grass at the first corner.
“I always know it is going to be a good fight with Max and it was,” Norris said. “One of those weekends where we are a bit slower but a good fight and I enjoyed it.”
Verstappen was told to give the place back and duly did so but the Red Bull driver reclaimed the lead at the start of lap four, diving past Norris into turn one.
From there, it was almost a procession to victory for Verstappen.
“It was a great day for us. Of course lap 1 was a bit unlucky, but after that we were flying and that was for me really enjoyable,” said Verstappen, who is third in the standings but 94 points behind Piastri and will almost certainly see his run of four straight titles ended this year.
“Fantastic execution by everyone from the whole team. I think the whole weekend we were on it and it’s super enjoyable to win here … We’ll go step by step, race by race, but for us this of course was an unbelievable weekend.”
Verstappen briefly found himself behind the McLarens after pitting on lap 38 but retook the lead when Piastri was brought in on lap 46, followed by Norris a lap later.
“We went so long so the soft tires seemed like a good tire to put on,” Piastri said. “We were staying out for safety cars if we got any. A little incident at the end but it’s okay.”
Hamilton was just behind his former Mercedes teammate George Russell, with Alex Albon, Gabriel Bortoleto, Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar rounding out the top 10.
Antonelli had crossed the line in eighth but the Italian teenager dropped a place because of a five-second penalty for contact with Albon.
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NASCAR NEWS
DENNY HAMLIN WINS ENJOY ILLINOIS 300 FOR FIFTH CUP VICTORY OF SEASON
Denny Hamlin had a brief chat with grand marshal Bill Murray before Sunday’s race, and the conversation worked out in the Toyota driver’s favor.
The Joe Gibbs Racing standout started from the pole and claimed the second race in the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 16 playoffs, beating teammate Chase Briscoe in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill.
Hamlin and Briscoe wound up second and third behind leader Brad Keselowski on the final restart with 24 laps to go.
Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota, which led a race-high 75 laps, easily passed Keselowski’s No. 6 Ford on old tires and beat Briscoe by 1.620 seconds for Hamlin’s series-best fifth win and 59th of his career.
“I just told (Murray) to talk to the guys behind me and make sure they stay behind me the rest of the race, so we made that happen,” Hamlin joked after the actor sidled up near the window and spoke with the No. 11 driver for a moment.
After walking to the flagstand to a mixture of cheers and boos, the 44-year-old native of Chesterfield, Va., took a slight jab at the crowd at the track near St. Louis.
“Y’all can boo me, but you can either get on the bandwagon or you can get run over by it,” he chided. “Bring (the boos). Bring ‘em on.”
Incredibly, Briscoe finished second despite an on-track incident and issues on his pit stops.
“Our strength was our speed,” Briscoe said. “Our weakness was just the sloppiness — whether it was me behind the wheel or obviously pit road.”
Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano rounded out the top five in the 10-caution race that featured 15 lead changes and 52 caution laps.
JGR Toyotas have won the first two races of the playoffs. Toyota also won for the 200th time.
Hungry for a win after last tasting victory on May 11 at Kansas, Kyle Larson swept by Hamlin on Lap 8 and drove off from the Toyota.
Kyle Busch, who last won two years ago in Illinois, looped his No. 8 Chevrolet by himself on Lap 27 for the first caution, bringing Larson and most of the cars to pit road.
With 10 laps remaining, No. 21 driver Josh Berry — 16th in the playoff standings — wrecked in Turn 2 after contact with Elliott and damaged his Wood Brothers Ford terminally.
Leading with four laps to go in Stage 1, Briscoe and Larson raced each other as if it were the final circuit of the 240-lap, 300-mile race. Briscoe held on to grab the 10 points followed by Larson, Hamlin, William Byron and Blaney.
However, Briscoe locked up his right-front tire down the frontstretch and punted Daniel Suarez’s No. 99 Chevrolet into the wall. To compound matters, Briscoe’s No. 19 crew had a left-rear hang-up on the pit stop.
Wallace grabbed the point early, less than halfway through 95-lap Stage 2, and paced the way for Logano and Christopher Bell, both just under three seconds behind as the segment neared its end.
Following a spin of Blaney by Larson, Bubba Wallace’s 23XI Racing Toyota, which led a total of 73 laps, scored a win in the one-lap shootout to end the stage. Keselowski, Logano, Larson and Bell were the top five. Playoff driver Austin Dillon stayed out on old tires and finished sixth.
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GOLF NEWS
THOMAS BJORN BEATS CAMERON PERCY IN PLAYOFF FOR STIFEL CHARITY TITLE
Thomas Bjorn of Denmark drained a long birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the Stifel Charity Classic on Sunday in St. Louis.
Bjorn defeated Australia’s Cameron Percy after both finished 12-under-par 201 through 54 holes at Norwood Hills Country Club. When they replayed the par-4 18th hole, Bjorn landed his drive in a fairway bunker and wound up farther from the hole than Percy after their second shots.
But Bjorn’s putt tracked perfectly into the hole, and Percy could not match him to extend the playoff.
“Well, it broke a little bit more right to left than I thought, but missing all them putts all day long, a bit yesterday as well, it was a good time to hole a long one,” Bjorn said. “Playoffs are funny, I was kind of very tense the last four or five holes about everything, but when you get in a playoff it’s almost like, well, that’s it, you can just let it go.”
That gave the 54-year-old Dane his first individual title on the PGA Tour Champions, three months after he teamed with Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke to win the American Family Insurance Championship team event.
“I played so well this year,” Bjorn said. “I got close in a few of the majors and I think when you’re in those senior major championships where you’re going up against some really strong guys that eventually you’re going to get over the line, eventually something’s going to go your way.”
After starting the day one shot off the lead held by Alex Cejka of Germany and Stewart Cink, Bjorn posted a 4-under 67 for his final round. He had a busy front nine with four birdies and two bogeys, but birdies at the par-3 10th and par-5 15th helped push him to 12 under.
Meanwhile, Percy had the round of the day, a 7-under 64, to rocket up the leaderboard. He eagled the par-5 second hole and had a run of three birdies at Nos. 7-9.
He added four more birdies in the final seven holes, sinking a putt at No. 18 to get in the clubhouse at 12 under.
“I felt really good going out, played really nicely,” Percy said. “I made one at 16 that was pretty lucky, I missed a short one on 17, then made one on 18 to force a playoff.
“Then I was a bit conservative I guess with a wedge shot. I just thought, ‘The ball’s by my feet, it might go a bit left,’ and it didn’t. Then Thomas holed a nice putt and I didn’t, so he’s the winner.”
Cejka missed a chance to be in the playoff. He made birdie at No. 17 but gave it back with a bogey at No. 18, settling for a round of 69 and a third-place finish at 11 under.
Heath Slocum (66) and Paul Stankowski (69) tied for fourth at 10 under. Cink struggled to a 72 and finished alone in eighth at 8 under.
NURIA ITURRIOZ RIDES LATE SURGE TO WIN ARAMCO HOUSTON CHAMPIONSHIP
Nuria Iturrioz captured her fifth Ladies European Tour title when she outlasted Charley Hull and Carlota Ciganda to win the Aramco Houston Championship on Sunday in Pearland, Texas.
Iturrioz, a 29-year-old Spaniard, started the day one behind leader and countrywoman Ciganda. Iturrioz made three birdies over her final five holes en route to a 4-under-par 68 at Golfcrest Country Club and a final score of 13-under 203.
She cleared Ciganda (71) by two shots. Hull posted a bogey-free 67 to climb to 11 under and tie Ciganda for second.
The tournament was part of the Ladies European Tour’s PIF Global Series. It featured a 36-hole team competition, won Saturday by Team Kouskova, alongside 54 holes of individual stroke-play competition.
“I was really looking forward to winning one of these PIF Global Series events,” Iturrioz said. “I have won as part of the team before. It’s really special to do it here in the U.S. knowing I have been trying to get to the LPGA, and knowing I can play these courses well is good.”
Iturrioz was just 1 under for her round when she left the 13th hole with a bogey. That was when she made her late push, breaking away from veterans like Ciganda and Hull.
“Anyone here can go low. You know you have to keep going on your own game and try to do your best because if you miss, someone is going to get it,” Iturrioz said. “I tried to make as many birdies as I could.”
Iturrioz also credited caddie David Floyd for helping her take some pressure off herself.
“Dave is like my brother. He is here because we are like family,” she said. “This means a lot for him and he’s been working a lot with the caddies and my coach and getting to know me on the course. This is the most emotional part of the victory.”
Ciganda, 35, was looking to add to her 12 professional titles across LPGA and European competitions. She took a double bogey at the ninth hole, where she lost her ball, but got those strokes back with birdies at Nos. 10 and 11. From there, she only managed a birdie and a bogey the rest of the way.
“Nuria is very competitive and a great player and has that fire like all Spanish do,” Ciganda said. “I’m happy for her, it’s always nice when you win.”
Shannon Tan of Singapore fired an 8-under 64 — matching Ciganda’s second round for the low score of the week — and placed fourth at 10 under. Three French players tied for fifth at 9 under after posting 69s: Celine Boutier, Perrine Delacour and Nastasia Nadaud.
RORY MCILROY WINS IRISH OPEN FOR SECOND TIME
Northern Ireland star Rory McIlroy defeated Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren on the third playoff hole to win the Amgen Irish Open on Sunday at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.
It marked McIlroy’s first victory since the Masters in April, when he broke a 10-year-plus major championship drought and completed the career Grand Slam.
It was also McIlroy’s second time winning Ireland’s national open, following the 2016 edition that also was held at The K Club.
“I just feel so lucky that I get to do this in front of these people, the support has been amazing all week,” McIlroy said. “So happy I could play the way I did this week and get the win.”
McIlroy, 36, and Lagregen started the day four shots behind France’s Adrien Saddler, but McIlroy and Lagregen were part of a five-way tie for first heading into the back nine on Sunday. Lagergren took pole position by eagling the par-5 16th hole to shoot a round of 66 and turn in a four-round score of 17-under-par 271.
McIlroy answered by making a 28-foot eagle putt at No. 18 to tie Lagergren with a 66 of his own.
They replayed No. 18 and turned in matching birdies the first two times through. On the third go, Lagergren landed a shot in the water while McIlroy barely cleared the danger, setting himself up for two putts to win the playoff and the title.
“To do what I did earlier in the year and then to come home and win my national open, no matter what happens for the rest of the year, that’s a pretty cool year — 2025’s going to be one of the best, if not the best, of my career,” McIlroy said.
McIlroy has played on the DP World Tour since the PGA Tour season ended, with an eye on staying in form for the Ryder Cup later this month at Bethpage Black. He will try to help Team Europe win back-to-back Cups over the Americans.
Spaniards Rafa Cabrera Bello (67) and Angel Hidalgo (71) tied for third at 15 under. Angel Ayora of Spain (67) and Saddier (74) tied for fifth at 13 under.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
DANIEL JONES SHINES AS COLTS SNAP 11-GAME OPENING-DAY WINLESS STREAK, BEATING DOLPHINS 33-8
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones delivered the perfect start.
He was sharp, effective and consistent, and he helped the Colts snap the NFL’s longest active opening-day winless streak at 11. Now he needs to show he can repeat that performance.
Jones ran for two scores, threw for another and led the Colts to a 33-8 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday for their first 1-0 start since 2013.
“It felt good to get a win, for sure,” Jones said after his Indy debut. “I think we played well as a team. It’s a good start. I think we feel good about the start. But I think everyone on our team is mature enough to know we have to continue to grow and improve, and I think that’s the mindset of our team now.”
Jones aced his first major test since beating out Anthony Richardson for the starting job nearly three weeks ago. He completed 22 of 29 throws for 272 yards — including a career-high 197 yards in the first half — scored twice on 1-yard runs, made all the right calls at the line of scrimmage and had no turnovers while taking only one sack.
The result: He earned his first win as a starting QB since last Oct. 6 for the New York Giants, the team that cast him aside later that year.
Jones wasn’t the only Colt making a strong first impression.
New defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo came within 6 1/2 minutes of calling Indy’s first shutout since December 2021.
Rookie tight end Tyler Warren had seven receptions for 76 yards and a first-down conversion on his only run of the game.
New safety Cam Bynum intercepted a pass, new cornerback Xavien Howard recovered a fumble against his former team, new kicker Spencer Shrader made all four of his field goals and new team co-owners Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson each received game balls. They took over for their late father, Jim Irsay, who died in May.
“I just kind of talked about what their dad meant to this organization and then him raising those three daughters and doing it the right way, setting them up for a moment to take over the team,” coach Shane Steichen said. “I thought it was just really special and really fitting for them.”
For Miami, nothing went well as its four-game Week 1 winning streak ended.
While the Dolphins had 43 total yards in the first half, Indy ran 43 plays. Miami finished with just 211 total yards and needed De’Von Achane’s strong effort on a screen pass on fourth-and-goal from the Colts 11-yard line with 6:21 left to avoid its first shutout in four years. A 2-point conversion pass made it 30-8.
That was it for the Dolphins.
Tua Tagovailoa went 14 of 23 for 114 yards with two interceptions and lost a fumble on one of his three sacks. The Dolphins ran for 78 yards, and Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle combined for eight catches and 70 yards.
“When you lose the turnover game (minus-3), you turn the ball over on downs, you run into the kicker, you have 12 guys in the huddle, and you only have 20 minutes with the ball in your possession, that’s a formula for failure and nothing else,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. “We have one direction to go from here —and it’s the opposite direction of what this effort produced.”
Michael Pittman Jr. had eight catches for 60 yards and a score, and Jonathan Taylor ran 18 times for 71 yards for the Colts.
Irsay honored
The Colts honored Irsay by inducting him into the team’s Ring of Honor.
Twelve of the previous 18 inductees attended the ceremony, including Hall of Famers Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin James. Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy provided a video tribute.
Manning spoke before Irsay’s daughters were introduced, noting Irsay always provided whatever the team needed to win. Irsay took over as owner following the death of his father, Robert, in 1997. Under Jim Irsay’s leadership, Indy won two AFC titles and the Super Bowl following the 2006 season.
“We miss you Dad, we honor you, we wish you were here,” Irsay-Gordon said before the Beatles song “Here Comes the Sun” played.
Injuries
Dolphins: Right guard James Daniels left with a pectoral muscle injury on Miami’s third offensive play and cornerback Storm Duck went to the locker room on a cart late in the first half with a left ankle injury. Both were ruled out and McDaniel provided no postgame updates.
Colts: Cornerback Jaylon Jones suffered a non-contact injury to his left hamstring in the first half and did not return. Taylor didn’t play much in the second half. Steichen said Taylor was “fine” when asked if he was hurt.
Up next
Dolphins: Play their home opener next Sunday against New England.
Colts: Host Denver next Sunday.
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INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: FEVER BLOW OUT MYSTICS TO CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH
The Indiana Fever are returning to the playoffs for the second straight season. Indiana (23-20) defeated the Washington Mystics (16-27) on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, 94-65, to clinch a spot in the postseason.
The Fever took a 45-38 lead into halftime on Sunday, then limited Washington just nine points in the third quarter to open up a double-digit lead. They extended the margin to as high as 33 points en route to victory.
Natasha Howard scored a team-high 17 points in the win, going 6-for-10 from the field and 5-for-7 from the free throw line. Aerial Powers added 15 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals off the bench, fellow reserve Shey Peddy scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting (3-of-3 from 3-point range), and Aliyah Boston recorded a double-double with 12 points, 11 boards, and five assists.
Rookie forward Sonia Citron had 17 points for Washington, but also had six of the Mystics’ 22 turnovers. Indiana scored 27 points off those giveaways, while the Fever committed only six turnovers themselves.
With the win, the Fever have secured at least the seventh seed in the playoffs. They could move up to sixth if they win their regular season finale against Minnesota on Tuesday and Golden State loses its final two games.
The first round of the playoffs will be on Sunday, Sept. 14. The first round is a best-of-three series and the Fever will open on the road. They would host Game 2 on either Tuesday, Sept. 16 or Wednesday, Sept. 17.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
PAIR OF SEVENTH INNING HOMERS PROVIDE INDIANS WIN IN SERIES FINALE
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A five-run seventh inning propelled the Indianapolis Indians to a 10-9 win over the Columbus Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Huntington Park. Jase Bowen hit a three-run home run to tie the game and Shawn Ross hit a two-run homer for the lead.
Nick Solak singled to start the seventh inning and Rafael Flores was hit by a pitch to put two on. After Nelson Velázquez flew out for the first out, Bowen smashed a 433-foot home run to tie the game, 8-8. Anthony Prato singled and stole second to put the go-ahead run in scoring position. Tsung-Che Cheng grounded out for the second out, then Shawn Ross blasted the game’s decisive blow for a 10-8 lead.
Ross opened the scoring for Indianapolis (36-27, 78-59), posting a two-run double in the second inning. Velázquez extended the lead to 3-0 with a solo homer in the fourth frame.
With the Indians leading 5-1 in the fifth inning, Jonathan Rodríguez hit a three-run blast to put the Clippers (22-39, 56-77) within one run. Christian Cairo later tied it with an RBI single.
That gave way to the home run barrage by Indianapolis in the seventh.
Opener Jarod Bayless tossed 3.0 scoreless innings to bridge to the bullpen, with Jack Little (W, 2-0) tossing a scoreless sixth and seventh innings en route to the win. Beau Burrows (S, 3) blanked Columbus across the final 2.0 innings.
Clippers starter John Means allowed five runs in 4.1 innings. Reliever Trevor Stephan (L, 1-2) allowed all five runs via the longball when Indy claimed the late lead.
The Indians have an off day on Monday before hosting a six-game series with the Iowa Cubs, beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6:35 PM. It is the final homestand at Victory Field in 2025.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
NO. 3 INDIANA SHUTTERS NOTRE DAME FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 3-ranked Indiana men’s soccer (5-0-1) made it five consecutive victories and six games unbeaten, defeating Notre Dame (1-1-2) 1-0 in its first road contest Sunday (Sept. 7) night at Alumni Stadium.
For the second straight match a goal from junior forward Collins Oduro made the difference as Indiana claimed the clean sheet in a third consecutive match.
KEY MOMENTS
• 35′ – GOAL! Senior forward Palmer Ault beat two Notre Dame defenders to a ball on the left wing. His ball across missed sophomore forward Easton Bogard but leaked to an unmarked Oduro, who first-touch slammed it home. Indiana 1, Notre Dame 0
• 38′ – Indiana nearly doubled its lead three minutes later as a great bit of combination play between senior Jack Wagoner and Bogard gave Wagoner a one-on-one chance with the keeper. The keeper came off his line just in time and pushed it away.
• 71′ – The referee went to VAR to check for a Notre Dame penalty after Fighting Irish junior midfielder Nico Bartlett wriggled into and went down in the box. After review, the man in the middle upheld his no-call.
• 75′ – A long ball found Ault free up field. Ault tried to bend his attempt around the Notre Dame sophomore Blake Kelly, but the Irish goalkeeper made himself big and pushed it away.
NOTABLES
• IU’s 5-0-1 start marks its best since 1997 (6-0-0). The Hoosiers have won their last five since an opening night draw with No. 9 Clemson.
• Indiana earned its third consecutive clean sheet. IU has kept its opponents scoreless in its last 358 minutes of regulation. Brown improved to 5-0-0.
• In the 50th matchup between the teams, Indiana improved to 34-10-6 against the Fighting Irish all-time.
• Oduro’s goal was his second in two games. The junior has record six points this season from two goals and two assists. Saturday’s match marked Oduro’s 50th appearance for the Cream and Crimson.
• Junior forward Clay Murador made his season debut after missing the first five matches to injury. Murador played 26 minutes Sunday night.
UP NEXT
Indiana opens Big Ten Conference play Saturday (Sept. 13) night hosting Michigan on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
HOOSIERS WIN 1-0 SHUTOUT ON SENIOR DAY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer completed their non-conference schedule with a 1-0 victory over Ohio on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Indiana has a 3-2-1 record heading into conference play next week.
KEY MOMENTS
Three Hoosier seniors helped put away the games only goal in the 37th minute. Olivia Albert played a free kick to Sarah Sirdah in the box. Abbey Iler cleaned up the initial touch to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
Indiana applied pressure through the second half, taking 19 of their 23 shots in the final 45 minutes.
Graduate goalkeeper Sally Rainey continued to make things difficult for opposing offenses. In the second half, Rainey recorded five saves on nine shot attempts from the Bobcats.
NOTABLE
The Hoosiers finish the non-conference undefeated at home with a 3-0-1 record.
Iler’s goal was her second of the season and her career. Her goal came off her only shot attempt.
IU led the game in shot attempts (23-12).
10 Hoosiers recorded a shot: Ledwith 5, Neighbors 4, Grzesiak 3, Sirdah 3, Vlcek 2, Hamm 2, Smith, Rush, Stanley, Iler
UP NEXT
IUWS will have the week to train before hitting the road to face Illinois on Friday, September 12. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff from Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
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INDIANA MEN’S GOLF
IU EARNS BRONZE FINISH AT THE ROD MYERS INVITATIONAL
DURHAM, N.C. – The Indiana men’s golf team shot an 858 (286-285-287; -6) over 54 holes at the Rod Myers Invitational and finished third at the Duke University Golf Club.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Rod Myers Invitational • Durham, N.C.
Duke University Golf Club
Par 72 • 7,154 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
Team Standings: 3rd/10 – 858 (286-285-287; -6)
Top Indiana Player: Bradley Chill Jr. – 210 (70-70-70; -6)
CHIP-INS
• Sophomore Bradley Chill Jr. posted the low Hoosier score with three-straight rounds under par. He tied for third overall at 210 (70-70-70; -6), the second-lowest 54-hole score of his collegiate career. His finish marked his first career top-10 result and third top-20 individual outcome.
• Chill Jr. completed the tournament with a team-best 15 birdies.
• Junior Cole Starnes tied for eighth overall with a scorecard of 212 (73-69-70; -4) to go along with 11 birdies. Starnes has finished inside the top-10 five times in his career.
• Junior Nick Piesen, playing as an individual, shot a 2-under 212 (67-71-74; -4) with 10 birdies. Six of his birdie conversions came in his opening round 67 (-5), his ninth career round in the 60s.
• Redshirt senior Clay Merchent finished t-23rd and shot a 217 (72-73-72; +1). He added nine birdies to the Indiana tally.
• Freshman Caleb Schnarr shot a 224 (72-77-75; +8) in his debut tournament with the Hoosiers. He converted 10 birdies throughout the event.
• Junior Alec Cesare played a 226 (72-73-81; +10) with six birdies over the weekend.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-3. Bradley Chill Jr. – 210 (70-70-70; -6)
t-8. Cole Starnes – 212 (73-69-70; -4)
t-23. Clay Merchent – 217 (72-73-72; +1)
t-44. Caleb Schnarr – 224 (72-77-75; +8)
t-53. Alec Cesare – 226 (72-73-81; +10)
INDIVIDUALS IN THE STANDINGS
t-8. Nick Piesen – 212 (67-71-74; -4)
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will return to action for the Fighting Illini Invitational from Sept. 19-21 at the Olympia Fields North in Olympia Fields, Ill.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SINGARELLA’S HAT TRICK POWER PURDUE PAST WESTERN ILLINOIS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue soccer returned home in fashion Sunday afternoon, rolling past Western Illinois 4–0 at Folk Field.
The Boilermakers dominated every phase of the match, improving to 3–3–2 on the season, while Chiara Singarella earned her second-career hat trick on her Senior Day. Singarella became the first-ever Purdue player to record two hat tricks.
Senior, Margaux Chauvet, also scored her first-career goal.
From the opening whistle, Purdue piled on the pressure, firing 19 shots in the first half alone. The breakthrough came in the 28th minute when Singarella slotted home her fourth goal of the year, assisted by Zoe Cuneio and goalkeeper Emily Edwards. Despite chance after chance, the score remained 1–0 at halftime thanks to Leathernecks goalkeeper Ariel Bernard, who finished with 10 saves.
The floodgates opened in the second half. In the 75th minute, Singarella struck again, finishing off a sequence created by Cherry Yu and Emilia Deppe. Just three minutes later, she completed her hat trick—her second in a Purdue uniform—off an assist from Katrina Chong. The Boilermakers weren’t done yet: in the 82nd minute, defender Chauvet capped the rout with her first career goal, a strike that sealed the 4–0 win.
In total, Purdue outshot Western Illinois 37–2, with 14 shots on target and 11 corner kicks. Edwards and Ally Lynch combined for the clean sheet without needing to record a save, as the back line kept Western Illinois entirely quiet in the attacking third.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
UNDER-PAR ROUNDS PUT TIMPF IN CONTENTION
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Returning to her home state, sophomore Lauren Timpf fired a pair of under-par rounds to lead Purdue Women’s Golf on the first day of the Wolverine Invitational. The Macomb, Michigan, native began the day with a 70 (-1) before carding a career-low 69 (-2) to sit three shots back in third place (-3) heading into Monday’s final round.
As a team, the Boilermakers (+17) are in fourth place. Purdue held the lead following the first round with a 7-over 291. Kent State (+6), Iowa State (+8) and Virginia (+13) all shot par-or-better as a team in the afternoon to leapfrog the Old Gold and Black.
Timpf made eight birdies through the first two rounds on the par 71 University of Michigan Golf Course. She birdied four of the six par 5s throughout the day, playing the lengthy holes 4-under to lead the field in par-5 scoring. The sophomore also played the par 4s under par (-1) to rank third in the field.
Starting her tournament 3-over after three holes, Timpf settled in and did not make a bogey for the rest of her morning round. She made four birdies along the way to move into red figures heading into the afternoon. Timpf birdied all three par 5s in the second round, helping her shoot 69 for the second time this season.
Ashley Kim found herself in the Top 10 after 36 holes, tied for ninth following rounds of 75 (+4) and 70 (-1). Her second round was her first under-par round as a Boilermaker, making four birdies to help shave five strokes off her first round total. Kim ended the day by playing her last nine holes bogey free, adding a trio of birdies down the stretch.
Samantha Brown carded an even-par 71 in the first round, balancing four birdies with four bogeys. The afternoon proved to be difficult for the sophomore, finding only one birdie on her way to a 78 (+7).
Luana Valero contributed to the team score in the first round with a 75 (+4), as she matched Brown and Timpf for a team-high four birdies. Michaela Headlee’s 77 (+6) counted in the afternoon.
The Boilermakers look to finish the tournament strong and move up the leaderboard, while Timpf goes after medalist honors. Purdue is paired with Big Ten foes Illinois (+19) and Michigan (+23) for Monday’s final round, which begins with an 8:45 a.m. ET shotgun start.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
IRISH SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT OF SEASON AGAINST #4 INDIANA, 1-0
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Fighting Irish men’s soccer team battled No. 4 Indiana for 90 minutes but came up just short, falling to the Hoosiers by a final of 1-0. The loss is Notre Dame’s first defeat of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish started brightly against Hoosiers, putting early pressure on the Indiana back line with three shots in the opening 10 minutes of play.
The Hoosiers then settled into the contest and scored the breakthrough goal in the 35th minute off a shot from Collins Oduro to take a 1-0 lead to the intermission.
Notre Dame went toe-to-toe with the Hoosiers over the final 45 minutes of the match, controlling play for large stretches of the action, nearly leveling the score on numerous occasions.
KK Baffour unleashed a strike from well outside the area in the 48th minute but the effort fizzed just wide of the far post.
Then in the 71st minute the Irish nearly earned a penalty, as Nico Bartlett went down in the box, prompting a second look from VAR but the ref deemed the contact to not be the level of a penalty.
Seven minutes later a Nolan Spicer effort was blocked to the feet of Sebastian Green, who sent his shot just wide of the far post.
The last great chance for Notre Dame came in the 82nd minute. Spicer was fouled at the top of the box setting up a dangerous free kick for the Irish. Mitch Ferguson tried to bend his effort inside the far post but his shot went just wide, allowing the Hoosiers to escape with the 1-0 win.
McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE
On the match…
“Overall I think there were more positives than negatives. We always want to come away with a victory when we play very well. We had maybe one mistake in the first half that they were able to capitalize on and we created a couple of decent looks in the first half. Then in the second half we were excellent and should have brought the game back level and made it interesting.”
UP NEXT
The Irish head east to take on Pitt, as they open up ACC play at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 12. The match will air on ACCN.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
DODD HOLDS 36-HOLE LEAD AT REDBIRD FALL INVITATIONAL; BULLDOGS STAND SECOND
Butler sophomore Treva Dodd holds the 36-hole lead after the opening day of the 2025 Redbird Fall Invitational. Her performance Sunday sparked the Bulldogs to the No. 2 spot on the 16-team leaderboard.
The first day of the 2025-26 season featured an even-par 72 in the morning round followed by a two-under 70 in the afternoon session for Dodd. Her 142 total is two shots ahead of Northern Illinois’s Alexa Ouellet and Eastern Kentucky’s Karra Tucker.
The tournament’s final 18 holes are scheduled for Monday with an 8:30 a.m. (Central) shotgun start.
Dodd’s second round included four birdies on the 6,093-yard Weibring Golf Club in Normal, Ill. She was two-over through her first six holes of the day but shot four-under over her final 30 holes.
As the team, the Bulldogs are second entering the final round. With rounds of 300 and 289, Butler stands at 13-over 589. That trails only South Dakota (585) among the 16 teams in the field. The Bulldogs are one shot ahead of Bowling Green for third.
Senior Cybil Stillson is tied for 11th at 147 (+3) after 36 holes. Freshman Addi Kooi, making her Butler debut, is tied for 23rd at 150 (+6). Both players shot an even-par 72 in the afternoon round Sunday.
THE BULLDOGS:
1) Treva Dodd, 72-70—142 (-2)
T11) Cybil Stillson, 75-72—147 (+3)
T23) Addi Kooi, 78-72—150 (+6)
T32) Sophie McGinnis, 77-75—152 (+8)
T52) Ashley Freitas, 76-81—157 (+13)
T61) Kelli Scheck (playing as an individual), 84-75—159 (+15)
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
BUTLER ERASES TWO-GOAL DEFICIT TO DRAW WITH BALL STATE
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Butler women’s soccer team finished a three-game road trip at Ball State and came away with a 2-2 draw. The host Cardinals (3-2-0), out of the MAC, scored twice in the first period and held the lead through 78 minutes. The Bulldogs (2-2-1) netted two goals in 89 seconds to level the score with 10 minutes on the clock.
Key Moments
10′ | An errant pass in the Butler defensive line provides an opportunity for Ball State, and Addie Chester capitalizes from 25 yards out. Ball State takes the early, 1-0, lead.
14′ | Léa Larouche sends a cross from the left side that finds Norah Jacomen sprinting up the middle. Jacomen is one-on-one with the keeper, but the save is made.
35′ | The Ball State defensive line sends a long service forward. Chester has broken through again and gives the Cardinals a two-goal lead.
HALFTIME
58′ | Alyssa Carlson sends a ball from the right side into the penalty area. Larouche meets it at the spot and gets a shot on goal, but the save is made.
79′ | Chloe Brecht takes a deflection off a defender and slots it forward, between two defenders, to Jacomen. Jacomen strikes from 18 and puts the ball just inside the far post. The Dawgs are within one, at 2-1.
80′ | After a Ball State shot, the ball is cleared out of the box to Talia Sommer. Sommer runs the length of the field, unchallenged, and launches at the top of the arc. The shot slides just under the crossbar, and the score is level at two.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Norah Jacomen, Talia Sommer
ASSISTS: Chloe Brecht
Bulldog Bits
Norah Jacomen’s goal was her second of the season and the 12th of her career.
Talia Sommer’s goal was her third this season and the 25th of her career.
Chloe Brecht’s assist was her third this season.
The Bulldogs outshot the Cardinals, 17-4.
Up Next
Butler returns home to host matches vs. IU Indy (Sept. 11) and Drake (Sept. 14) which will complete the non-conference portion of the schedule.
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IU INDY MEN’S GOLF
MEN’S GOLF FINISHES OFF SEASON-OPENING BRYAN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. – The IU Indianapolis men’s golf team finished off play at the season-opening Bryan National Collegiate on Sunday (Sept. 7), posting rounds of 306 and 304. The Jaguars closed the 54-hole event at 910 (300-306-304), finishing 12th of 14 teams competing.
Redshirt freshman Keaton Parmley led the Jaguars in both rounds on Sunday with rounds of 75 and 73, finishing the tournament at 10-over 226 (78-75-73) for the weekend. He racked up 12 pars and a pair of birdies in round two and followed with three birdies in round three, shooting 2-under 34 on his first nine of his final round.
“It was a good first experience to get under my belt,” Parmley said of his collegiate debut. “I struggled yesterday with my driver, which was unusual. I played much better today and hit it pretty good the entire weekend. Lots to build on for the rest of the season.”
Behind him, junior Titus Boswell closed tied for 26th overall at 6-over 222 (70-76-76) and classmate Brady Schier ended the event at 230 (76-76-78). Senior Noah Kirsch was countable in round three with a 77 as part of his 233 (76-80-77) and fellow senior Preston Broce was countable in round two as part of his 243 (82-79-82).
Freshman Jack Scudder closed his collegiate debut at 232 (75-84-73) while playing as an individual.
Boswell struggled to score on Sunday, making just one birdie in two rounds, but made 26 pars over 36 holes. Kirsch and Schier made three birdies during round two while Broce’s day was highlighted by an eagle on the par-4, No. 16 during his second round.
Wake Forest cruised to the team title at 840, defeating second-place Wofford by 25 shots. Wake Forest Nicholas Prieto earned medalist honors at 203 and his teammate Jakob Melin was runner-up at 205.
The Jaguars will return to action on Sept. 13-14 when they compete in the Golden Grizzlies Intercollegiate in Rochester, Mich.
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IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF
ROLSTON PACES WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM ON DAY ONE OF REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
NORMAL, Ill. – Senior Yanah Rolston led the way as the IU Indianapolis women’s golf team opened the 2025-2026 season at the Redbird Invitational at Weibring Golf Club on Sunday (Sept. 7). Rolston registered rounds of 76 and 75 and is tied for 27th among the 92-player field heading into Monday’s finale.
Collectively, the Jags notched rounds of 323 and 325 on the tournament’s first day.
The Jaguars were forced to play four-count-four as sophomore Cassidy Ayres suffered an injury late in her opening round, forcing her to withdraw. Rolston shot 4-over 76 in the morning round while sophomore Lexi Stuart followed at 6-over 78. A pair of true freshmen made their collegiate debuts to round out the lineup as Emma Frauhiger and Olivia Aronhalt carded rounds of 83 and 86, respectively.
Aronhalt had a nightmarish time on her first collegiate hole, but immediately responded with back-to-back birdies on her second and third holes of her career.
Rolston had four birdies in her second round 75 and Aronhalt was next in line at 80 with three birdies. Stuart shot 83 and Frauhiger chimed in at 87, making birdie on her final hole of the day.
“I played pretty consistent today,” Rolston said. “The course definitely makes you think about where to place the ball. Putting and tee shots were my most constant throughout the day.”
Senior Reagan Sohn posted rounds of 84 and 80, including an eagle to kickoff round two, while playing as an individual.
South Dakota leads the field at 9-over 585 with 18 holes to play. Butler’s Treva Dodd is atop the individual leaderboard at 2-under 142 and two others are tied at 144.
Monday’s final round is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.
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BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
FRESHMAN HARRIS EMERGES AMONG TOURNAMENT LEADERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. — Ball State freshman Samuel Harris fired five birdies over his fourth college round of golf on Sunday, to lead the Cardinals in the Golfweek Fall Challenge and emerge among tournament leaders. Harris’ 4-under-par 68 is two strokes ahead of Cameron Young and three strokes better than Luke Johnston, his Cardinals teammates who all finished the opening round under par. The tournament is conducted at True Blue Golf Club.
Harris, from Charlestown, Indiana and playing out of the team’s No. 4 lineup position, sits in a fourth-place tie, two shots behind Western Carolina’s Tyler Jones (66). He birdied his first hole on Sunday morning and was 2-under par after his first nine holes, despite a bogey on the ninth. He collected two more birdies on the back nine to sit among the leaders.
Young and Johnston both overcame a pair of bogeys — Young with four birdies and Johnston three, as the three newcomers finished atop the Cardinals’ scoreboard. Senior Carter Smith was fourth on Ball State’s scoring ladder, and Happy Gilmore fifth, as Ball State sits in eighth place out of 13 teams, when first-round play concluded.
Play resumes with second-round tees scheduled for 7:30 a.m., Monday.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SYCAMORES DOMINATE IN 5-0 WIN OVER REDHAWKS
TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Indiana State delivered a commanding 5-0 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, as five different Sycamores found the back of the net in the team’s most complete performance of the season.
The Sycamores wasted no time putting SEMO on the defensive, recording four shots in the opening minutes before breaking through in the 7th. At 6:41, Tori Angelo finished in the bottom left corner off a setup from Alex Lehnert, giving ISU the early advantage. Lehnert doubled the lead at 20:15, slotting a right-footed shot to the bottom left off an assist from Anna Chor.
SEMO looked for a quick answer midway through the first half, but goalkeeper Alicia Perez made a diving stop at 15:23, while the Sycamore back line cleared away the rebound to keep the Redhawks off the board. Indiana State continued to press with 14 first-half shots and carried a 2-0 advantage into the break.
Indiana State stormed out of the locker room with two goals inside the first four minutes of the second half. At 47:26, Quinn Urquhart headed home a Brooklyn Woods cross, and less than a minute later at 48:10, Isabella Berta fired to the top right corner off a feed from Lehnert to stretch the lead to 4-0. Ashlyn Cohen completed the scoring at 57:08, finishing to the bottom right corner from another Woods assist.
SEMO’s best period of pressure in the second was in the 74th minute, when Delaney Timmons stopped a shot from Klinkhardt before the defense turned aside a follow-up from Markovic. From there, the Sycamores controlled possession and saw out the result with a back line that allowed just four shots on goal all afternoon.
Indiana State finished with 21 total shots, forcing SEMO goalkeepers Koerner and Hockett into eight combined saves. Perez and Timmons split time in the net for ISU, combining for the team’s second straight shutout.
How They Scored
7′ – Indiana State 1–0: Tori Angelo opened the scoring with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner, assisted by Alex Lehnert.
21′ – Indiana State 2–0: Alex Lehnert doubled the lead with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner, assisted by Anna Chor.
48′ – Indiana State 3–0: Quinn Urquhart extended the advantage with a header to the bottom right corner, assisted by Brooklyn Woods.
49′ – Indiana State 4–0: Isabella Berta added to the tally with a right-footed finish to the top right corner, assisted by Lehnert.
58′ – Indiana State 5–0: Ashlyn Cohen recorded her first career goal with a strike to the bottom right corner, assisted by Woods.
News & Notes
Ashlyn Cohen scored her first career goal as a Sycamore.
Tori Angelo recorded a career-high five shots and four shots on goal.
Indiana State outshot SEMO 21-7 overall, 14-3 in the first half.
Alicia Perez and Delaney Timmons combined for the shutout, with Timmons making two second-half saves.
Up Next
Indiana State continues its 2025 regular season on Thursday, September 11, traveling to Green Bay. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER TIES BRADLEY TO STAY UNDEFEATED
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Iann Topete netted a goal for the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team in the 82nd minute to lift the Mastodons to a 1-1 tie with Bradley on Sunday (Sept. 7) afternoon.
The Mastodons stayed undefeated on the season with the result and are now 1-0-3.
Bradley’s only goal of the game came in the 34th minute. Michael Switala scored off an assist from Nokkvi Hjorvarsson. Hjorvarsson had an initial shot, gathered the rebound, and got the ball to Switala for the tally.
The stats showed a fairly even content. The ‘Dons led 15-12 in shots but both clubs had three corner kicks and four shots on goal.
Topete’s equalizer came in the 82nd minute. It was set up on a strike by Christian Leon that Bradley’s keeper couldn’t control. Topete was right there to finish for the goal. Topete now has three goals on the season. Shane Anderson nearly gave the Mastodons the win a few minutes later when he hit the crossbar in the 84th minute.
The Braves are now 1-2-2. The Mastodons stay home and host Manchester on Wednesday at. 7 p.m. in the annual Party at the Pitch contest, presented by Army ROTC.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF
JANG MATCHES MASTODON WG 18-HOLE RECORD, TAKES FOURTH AT BUCKNELL INVITATIONAL
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team has a new entry in the 18-hole record. Olivia Jang shot a 69 in the final round of the Bucknell Invitational to become the fourth Mastodon to ever shoot in the 60s.
Jang was 3-under on the back nine, including an eagle on 18, a 376-yard par-4, which she knocked in from around 70 yards out. She started her day with a birdie, and rattled off eight bogey-free holes from 6-13. This included a birdie on 12. After a bogey on 14, Jang birdied the following hole to go back under par, the finished with two more pars and her eagle.
Jang was the only player in the 107-player field to shoot in the 60s in the event thanks to her 1-under effort on Sunday (Sept. 7). The junior tied for fourth after the three-day tournament with a 75-79-69-223. This is Jang’s ninth top-10 and seventh top-5 in her career, both of which lead the program’s leaderboard.
Jang led the Mastodons to a third-place finish in the 19-team field with a three-round total of 921. Bucknell won its own event with an 885. Joelle Johnson and Katherine Vice, both from Bucknell, tied for the medalist honor at 220.
Lillian Gottman turned in a 74-74-81-229 to tie for 12th. Her 81 featured five pars and a pair of birdies on holes three and six.
Hunar Mittal tied for 30th with a 79-76-80-235. She had seven pars and two birdies in a three-hole stretch on 13 and 15.
Emily Gottman tied for 53rd in her first collegiate tournament with a 76-81-84-241. She had seven pars in round three.
Louise Ekesall rounded out the lineup with an 84-75-84-242 to tie for 55th. The sophomore turned in 10 pars, including three in a row on holes three, four and five.
Natalie Papa played as an individual, shooting 84-77-78-239 for 48th place.
The Mastodons are back in action on September 22 at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational in Boardman, Ohio.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
PETROVA LEADS WOMEN AT REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
NORMAL, Ill. – With the opening two rounds of the Redbird Invitational in the books, Kate Petrova leads the University of Evansville women’s golf team at Weibring Golf Course.
Tournament Standings
After shooting a 1-under 71 in Sunday’s first round, Petrova finished at 3-over in the second 18 holes. Her 146 is tied for 8th place. Second on the team was Jane Grankina. She made a huge jump between rounds. Grankina opened the day with an 84 before finishing with a 1-over 73 in rounds two. Her 157 is tied for 52nd.
One behind her was Elizabeth Mercer. Her opening round checked in at 6-over-par before an 80 in the second round gave her a 158 on the day. She is tied for 56th. Louise Standtke was fourth on the squad. She began the day with an 80 in the first round before carding an 81 in the second 18. Her 161 is tied for 68th. Haley Hughes rounded out the Purple Aces performers in the first 36 holes with scores of 88 and 82.
Treva Dodd of Butler holds the individual lead sitting at 2-under. Dodd posted a 72 to begin the tournament before completing the second round with a 2-under 70. She is two strokes ahead of the competition. South Dakota holds the top spot in the team standings, sitting at 9-over. Butler is four behind while Bowling Green is five off the lead in third place.
Evansville is in 13th place but sit just five strokes outside of 9th place. Monday features the final round of the tournament.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
USI VOLLEYBALL TAKES A SET FROM MICHIGAN TO WRAP UP FIRST ROAD TRIP
ANN ARBOR, Mich.- University of Southern Indiana lost in a four-set battle against University of Michigan in the finale of the Michigan Invitational.
The Screaming Eagles were the only team in the invitational that took a set from the Wolverines, winning the third set 25-21.
Set 1: Michigan 25, USI 11
The Screaming Eagles put up a hard fight against Michigan, senior Bianca Anderson and junior Ashby Willis led the team with two kills each. Senior Jordan Troutman tallied three digs, leading the team.
Set 2: UM 25, USI 16
USI started to turn the momentum in the second; Willis tallied five more kills and five digs. Troutman tallied her first ace of the season that forced a Michigan timeout midway through the set.
Set 3: USI 25, UM 21
The Eagles managed to keep the lead for the entire third set. Anderson and junior Leah Coleman led the offense with three kills each. Junior McKenzie Murphy along with Willis each put up a solo block that kept pressure on the Michigan offense. Setters Troutman and Aysa Thomas picked up two digs each, which helped keep the Wolverines to their lowest hitting percentage of the game at .073.
Set 4: UM 25, USI 14
Willis tallied five kills on 10 attempts with no errors in the fourth for a .500 percentage. Thomas dished out five more assists, bringing her game total to 17.
For the game, Troutman set a new career-high nine digs and a season-high 10 assists. Murphy set a season-high five kills, followed by three more Eagles with over five kills, including Willis, who hit a weekend high of 14 kills for the team against the Wolverines.
Next up the Screaming Eagles will travel to the Miami/Best Western Invitational in Miami, Ohio to take on the host, Duquesne, and Middle Tennessee State on September 12th and 13th.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA SOCCER
EAGLES EARN THIRD CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT WITH SCORELESS RESULT AT BELLARMINE
LOUISVILLE – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer claimed a third consecutive result on the road Sunday afternoon, battling Bellarmine University to a 0-0 draw.
With the scoreless draw, USI Women’s Soccer (2-5-1) also posted its third straight shutout after recording a pair of 2-0 wins earlier in the week against Southern Illinois University and Valparaiso University. Meanwhile, Bellarmine (4-0-2) also maintained its unblemished record.
On Sunday, USI and Bellarmine added another chapter to the head-to-head history between the two programs, which dates to when both schools were in NCAA Division II and in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The USI defense stood tall in the early going when Bellarmine fired three shots in the first four minutes. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Anna Markland made an early save, and the defense blocked a pair of shots.
The Eagles’ first shot came near the 24-minute mark when sophomore defender Emma Schut launched a shot off a corner kick that just missed. Another good chance for USI was just before the 36-minute mark when a shot by graduate midfielder Maggie Duggan went off the crossbar, keeping the game a scoreless deadlock going into halftime.
Bellarmine came out with some early pressure on the attacking end again to begin the second half, but USI’s defense remained strong and turned away the Knights with a few more blocked shots. Markland also snagged another save.
Around the 70-minute mark, junior forward Grace Bamber had a pair of shots on goal saved by the Bellarmine goalkeeper. Down the stretch, redshirt sophomore forward Eva Boer had an attempt just miss high, while the defense continued to stay solid to take the 0-0 score into the final whistle.
While Bellarmine had 21 shots, the Screaming Eagles limited the Knights to only four shots on goal, all of which were saved by Markland. Plus, the USI defense blocked 11 shots on Sunday. Markland and the Eagles’ defense have held opponents scoreless for the last 286 minutes of action through Sunday’s game at Bellarmine.
Offensively, USI totaled seven shots with two on goal. Schut and Bamber tied for a team-high two shots, with Bamber leading with both shot attempts on target.
The Screaming Eagles will be back in action next Sunday, September 14, returning home to Strassweg Field against Purdue University Fort Wayne for Alumni Weekend. Admission to next Sunday’s match is free courtesy of ProRehab and can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+.
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VALPO WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S GOLF TEES OFF 2025-26 SEASON
The Valparaiso University women’s golf team began the 2025-2026 season on Sunday, as the Beacons played the first two rounds of the 54-hole Redbird Invitational, hosted at the par-72, 6169-yard Weibring Golf Club in Normal, Ill.
How It Happened
Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) tied for the team lead on the first day of her collegiate career, posting a 36-hole score of 170. She stroked an 86 in Round 1 and improved to an 84 in Round 2.
Senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) tied for the team lead with Estridge. She opened the season with an 88, but bounced back to shoot an 82 in the afternoon round.
Freshmen Nora Meek (Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek) and Maddie Soffin (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) also made their collegiate debuts on Sunday.
The Beacons are 16th on the team leaderboard at 697. The team improved from 354 in Round 1 to 343 in Round 2.
South Dakota holds the top spot on the team leaderboard at 585, while Butler’s Treva Dodd is shooting a 2-under 142 through 36 holes to lead all players.
Up Next
The third and final round will take place on Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. A link to live scoring via Clippd will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.
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VALPO MEN’S GOLF
LEE, SANDER SHARE TEAM LEAD IN ROUND 2 OF BRYAN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
The Valparaiso University men’s golf team played the second round of the Bryan National Collegiate, which concluded at the par-72, 7175-yard Bryan Park GC in Browns Summit, N.C. on Sunday. Owen Sander (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) and Elliot Lee (Tillamook, Ore. / Tillamook) shared the best score by a Beacon in Round 2.
How It Happened
Golfing as an individual, Lee posted a 36-hole score of 147 to lead the team, including a 76 (+4) in Sunday’s round.
Sander had the best round among counting scores for the Beacons on Sunday, tying Lee with a 76. Sander made a seven-stroke improvement from Round 1 to Round 2.
The next-best score came from sophomore Rob Politza (Lemont, Ill. / Lemont Township), who turned in a 77 (+5) on Sunday.
The second round was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, but inclement weather created a 36-hole plan for Sunday. Due to travel considerations, Valpo withdrew prior to the completion of the third round.
Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring
“There’s always excitement and anticipation to start our competitive season. The guys are all playing during the summer in a lot of quality tournaments. It’s still different to play D1 regular and postseason tournaments, since those are team competitions and there’s much more accountability to your teammates and coaches. While it was good to get our season started, we still had a lot of rust to kick off. One of the best attributes of competition is that it tells us exactly what we need to work on to improve.”
“The Champions Course at Bryan Park is a terrific golf course and it was a good test for us. We have to improve our accuracy off the tee and hitting more fairways. That’s going to allow us to hit more greens and give us more birdie opportunities. We also need to improve our wedge accuracy and proximity to the hole. We’re still missing too many greens in reg even from the fairway. Lastly, our putting speed has to get much better. We can read the putts well and still miss short putts and accuracy, when our speed is poor. We have a lot to work on prior to our next event and we will get after it.”
Up Next
The Beacons will play in the Badger Invitational hosted by Wisconsin at TPC Wisconsin in Madison beginning on Monday, Sept. 22.
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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
HOUNDS DRAW IN ROAD OPENER AGAINST LAKE ERIE
PAINESVILLE, OH – The UIndy men’s soccer team picked up a hard earned 2-1 win over Lincoln Memorial on Thursday night with goals from Alvaro Snachez and Colin Elder.
Today’s result is the first 0-0 draw between these two teams in six meetings dating back to 2019.
HOW IT HAPPENED
There was nothing to separate these two sides in the first half, as there were only seven shots total between the Hounds and the Storm, three for UIndy, four for Lake Erie.
Keerti Unnamatla was the star of the first half for UIndy, coming up with critical saves in the 32nd, 38th and 42nd minutes to keep the game deadlocked at zero. Lucas Bedleg almost snagged the lead for UIndy in the dying seconds of the first half, but his attempt was saved by David Ruiz Ospina.
The second half was not short of chances for the Hounds, as the team combined for eight shots from seven different players.
August Abrahamsen, Bedleg and Colin Elder all forced saves out of Lake Erie in the second, two from Ruiz Ospina and one from a Storm defender. Alvaro Sanchez, Brayden Doll, Gio Terlizzi, and Victor Mayrink combined to produce the other five chances for UIndy in the second half.
The Storm created one opportunity late in the 88th minute that was blocked to secure the hard-fought draw for the Hounds.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Doll and Niklas Stalzer both made their Greyhound debuts today.
– Today was the seventh scoreless draw in head coach Gabe Hall’s four seasons under the helm
– Unnamatla has grabbed six saves through two games with the Greyhounds.
– Sanchez recorded double-digit shots in one game for the ninth time in his career.
UP NEXT
UIndy will look to remain unbeaten on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Key Stadium against Findlay.
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UINDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER BEGINS SEASON WITH SCORELESS DRAW
BIG RAPIDS, MI – The UIndy women’s soccer team battled their way to a 0-0 draw on Sunday afternoon against Ferris State, after a strong performance in goal from senior Kendall Ellis who recorded four saves on 16 shots.
Today’s 0-0 draw is the first non-conference game that ended goalless in head coach Kelli Beheler’s three-year tenure with the Greyhounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Momentum was hard to come by for these two teams in the first half, with not many chances being created from either team. The Hounds lone chance came on a shot from Karoline Bachelder in the 13th minute, but ended up wide of the frame.
Ellis kept the game square with two big saves to end the half, and send the teams to the locker room tied 0-0.
Ferris State began the second half on the front foot with three shots in a two minute span, one of which forced Ellis to make her third save of the match in the 52nd minute.
The Bulldogs created a total of 10 chances in the second half before the Hounds produced their only two shots of the second half. Kendal Waugerman and Zy’Aire Parker both had off target shots in the final three minutes, which were only the Hounds’ second and third shots of the entire game.
Even with the late push of chances from both sides this one ended up a 0-0 draw, which marks the first scoreless draw in the last five meetings between these sides.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Four Greyhounds made their debuts today; Ali Dobbs, Ella Higbie, Frances Poulos, and Izzie Wallace.
– Ellis’ notched the fifth complete game shutout in her career.
– Bachelder recorded her second career shot today, with the only other shot of her career coming against Quincy (9/20/24).
– Rochelle Maxson played a full 90 minutes for the 32nd time in her career.
UP NEXT
UIndy will look to find their first win of the season on Wednesday Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. on the road against Thomas More.
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SMALL COLLEGE 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”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Sept. 8
1905 — The Pittsburgh Pirates stranded 18 runners in an 8-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds to set a National League record for men left on base.
1939 — With his 12-1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, 20-year-old Bob Feller became the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games.
1940 — Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle in a 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox.
1940 — Johnny Mize of St. Louis hit three homers and drove in six runs in a 16-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader. Mize became the first player to hit three homers in one game four times in a career.
1955 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 10-2 to clinch the National League pennant with a 17-game lead.
1958 — Roberto Clemente tied a major league record by hitting three triples in a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1965 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s played all nine positions but had to leave after a ninth-inning collision with Ed Kirkpatrick of the Angels. The Angels won 5-3 in 13 innings.
1972 — Ferguson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3, for his 20th victory of the season. It marked the sixth straight year Jenkins had won 20 or more games.
1985 — Cincinnati’s Pete Rose inserted himself into the lineup when the Chicago Cubs named right-hander Reggie Patterson as the starting pitcher. Rose singled in the first inning and again in the fifth inning to tie Ty Cobb with 4,191 career hits. Rose was retired in his other at-bats and the game was called because of darkness after nine innings with the score tied 5-5.
1988 — National League president Bart Giamatti was unanimously elected to succeed Peter Ueberroth as the commissioner of baseball.
1992 — New York’s Danny Tartabull drove in nine runs as the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 16-4. Tartabull went 5-for-5 with two homers and a double.
1993 — Darryl Kile pitched baseball’s second no-hitter in five days, leading the Houston Astros to a 7-1 win over the New York Mets. Kile struck out nine and walked one.
1996 — Todd Hundley of the New York Mets became the ninth player to hit 40 home runs this season, breaking the major league record set in 1961.
1998 — Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, lining historic No. 62 just over the wall in left field with two outs in the fourth inning. McGwire’s shot off the Chicago Cubs’ Steve Trachsel set off a wild celebration in Busch Stadium.
2008 — Pinch hitting for Houston, Mark Saccomanno homered on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues to help the Astros beat Pittsburgh. Saccomanno hit a solo shot in the fifth inning.
2015 — Alex Rodriguez ties Hank Aaron record of 15 seasons with 30 or more home runs.
2022 — By making their 324th start as a battery, P Adam Wainwright and C Yadier Molina of the Cardinals tie the all-time mark set by Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan of the Tigers in the 1960s and 1970s. Molina marks the occasion by going deep twice – his first long balls since May – but the Cards lose to the Nationals, 11 – 6. The pair will set the new record on the 14th.
Sept. 9
1914 — George Davis of the Boston Braves pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader. Davis’ no-hitter was the first thrown at Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox.
1922 — Baby Doll Jacobson hit three triples to lead the St. Louis Browns to a 16-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1936 — The New York Yankees clinched their eighth American League pennant with a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Indians, 11-3 and 12-9. The Yankees finished 19½ games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the largest margin in team history.
1945 — Dick Fowler of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in the second game of a doubleheader.
1948 — Rex Barney of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 2-0 no-hit victory against the New York Giants on a rainy day at the Polo Grounds. He walked two and struck out four.
1965 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers tossed his fourth no-hitter, a perfect game, against the Chicago Cubs. Koufax fanned 14 in the 1-0 victory while Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley allowed one hit — a double by Lou Johnson.
1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
1988 — Atlanta’s Bruce Sutter joined Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the only pitchers to save 300 games as the Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 5-4 in 11 innings.
1992 — Robin Yount became the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Yount singled to right center off Cleveland’s Jose Mesa in the seventh inning.
1998 — The New York Yankees officially clinched the AL East title, the earliest in AL history, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-5. The Yankees improved to 102-41 — 20½ games ahead of second-place Boston.
2001 — Barry Bonds hit three home runs to give him 63 for the season. The third homer was a three-run shot in the 11th inning lifting San Francisco over the Colorado Rockies 9-4. Bonds broke Roger Maris’ record of 61 for most homers in a season by a left-handed hitter.
2004 — Joe Randa had six hits and tied a major league record with six runs, and Alex Berroa hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs in Kansas City’s 26-5 victory over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader. Randa became the first AL player to have six hits and six runs in the same nine-inning game.
2007 — Milwaukee became the third team in major league history to open a game with three straight home runs when Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun connected off Cincinnati’s Phil Dumatrait in a 10-5 victory. Weeks and Braun each hit two home runs and J.J. Hardy homered and hit two doubles — all in the first four innings.
2017 — Jose Abreu became the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle in 17 years in Chicago’s 13-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants.
2020 — At the urging of Roberto Clemente’s family, Major League Baseball pays tribute to its first Latin American superstar by allowing Puerto Rican players and others to wear his uniform number, 21, in his honor, on this day. This is akin to the wearing of #42 on Jackie Robinson Day. In addition, all members of the Pirates, Clemente’s former team, wear the number, the first time it has been worn by a team member since Clemente’s passing 48 years earlier.
2022 — Major League Baseball announces the adoption of a number of changes to the rules to be introduced at the start of the 2023 season. They include a pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts, and larger bases. All of these changes have already been successfully tested in minor league games and aim to improve pace of play, reduce injuries and create more in-game action.
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Sept. 10
1919 — Cleveland’s Ray Caldwell pitched a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, a 3-0 victory by the Indians in the opening game of a doubleheader.
1950 — Joe DiMaggio became the first player to hit three home runs in one game at Griffith Stadium, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 8-1.
1967 — Joe Horlen of the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers with a 6-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader.
1969 — The New York Mets swept Montreal in a doubleheader at Shea Stadium, 3-2 in 12 innings and 7-1. The victories moved the Mets into first place in the NL East for their first time on top.
1974 — Lou Brock tied Maury Wills’ single-season stolen base record in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. He broke the record with steal No. 105 in the seventh inning.
1977 — Roy Howell hit two home runs, two doubles and a single and drove in nine runs, powering Toronto past the New York Yankees 19-3.
1980 — Bill Gullickson struck out 18 — the most by a rookie — to lead the Montreal Expos past the Chicago Cubs 4-2.
1997 — Mark McGwire joined Babe Ruth as the only players in major league history with consecutive 50-homer seasons by hitting a 446-foot shot off Shawn Estes in the third inning of St. Louis’ game against at San Francisco. McGwire, who hit a major league-leading 52 homers for Oakland last season, became the first player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons since Ruth did it in 1927 and 1928.
2000 — Arizona’s Randy Johnson became the 12th player to reach 3,000 strikeouts, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings in the Diamondbacks’ 4-3 loss to Florida in 12 innings.
2003 — St. Louis’ Tony La Russa became the eighth manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cardinals beat Colorado 10-2. La Russa is 2,000-1,782 in 25 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland and St. Louis.
2007 — Kurt Suzuki and Dan Johnson hit grand slams to power Oakland past Seattle 9-3.
2013 — Mark Trumbo matched a team record with four extra-base hits, including back-to-back home runs with Josh Hamilton, and Los Angeles beat Toronto 12-6.
2017 — Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice in New York’s 16-7 rout of the Texas Rangers 16-7.
2002 — 42-year-old Albert Pujols, who has stated many times that he will retire at the end of the season, hits his 17th homer of the year and #696 of his career off J.T. Brubaker of the Pirates in the 6th inning of a 7 – 5 Cardinals win to tie Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the all-time list.
2024 — By leading off the bottom of the 1st with a homer off Taj Bradley at Citizens Bank Park, Kyle Schwarber sets a new record with his 14th leadoff homer of the season. The Phillies go on to defeat the Rays, 9 – 4. The previous record holder was Alfonso Soriano, who had hit 13 such long balls for the 2003 Yankees.
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Sept. 11
1912 — Eddie Collins set a major league record with six stolen bases for the Philadelphia Athletics in a 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers. Collins stole six more in a game on Sept. 22.
1918 — The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 behind the three-hit pitching of Carl Mays to win the World Series in six games. This was Boston’s third championship in a four-year stretch — 1915, 1916 and this season.
1936 — Hod Lisenbee of the Philadelphia A’s tied a major league record for hits allowed, giving up 26 in a 17-2 rout by the Chicago White Sox.
1949 — The New York Yankees sent 18 men to the plate in the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader against Washington. In the 50-minute half-inning the Senators walked a major-league record 11 batters as the Yankees went on to a 20-5 win. New York won the second game 2-1 in one hour and 22 minutes.
1959 — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4, putting an end to reliever Roy Face’s 22-game winning streak. It was his only loss of the season as he finished with an 18-1 record.
1974 — It took the St. Louis Cardinals 25 innings — seven hours, four minutes — to beat the New York Mets. A record 202 batters went to the plate, Felix Millan and John Milner had 12 appearances apiece.
1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds became the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit to break Ty Cobb’s record. Rose lined a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field for a single in the first inning. It was the 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb’s last game in the majors.
1987 — New York Mets third baseman Howard Johnson, with 34 homers, became the first National League infielder to reach 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season. His 30th stolen base came in the fourth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1996 — San Diego’s Ken Caminiti broke his own major league record by homering from both sides of the plate in a game for the fourth time this season. In a 6-5 win over Pittsburgh, Caminiti homered left-handed in the fifth inning, hitting a two-run shot. Batting right-handed in the seventh, he hit a solo shot to break his record set last year.
2008 — Albert Pujols drove in his 100th run with a sixth-inning double in the Cardinals’ 3-2 loss to the Cubs, becoming only the third player in major league history to reach the milestone in his first eight seasons. Pujols also extended his major league-record streak of reaching 30 homers and 100 RBIs in his first eight seasons, two more than any player in history.
2014 — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton sustained multiple facial fractures, dental damage and cuts that needed stitches after being hit in the face by a pitch. Stanton was hit under the left eye by a fastball from Milwaukee’s Mike Fiers in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss.
2021 — Corbin Burns and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 8
1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown.
1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2. Australia’s Malcolm Anderson defeats countryman Ashley Cooper in three sets to become the first unseeded player to win the U.S. Open.
1968 — Virginia Wade wins the first official U.S. Open (formerly known as U.S National Championships). Wade upsets Billie Jean King, 6-4, 6-2 and Arthur Ashe beats Tom Okker, 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for the men’s title.
1969 — Australia Rod Laver wins the U.S. Open and the grand slam of tennis for the second time in his career with a four-set victory over Tony Roche. Laver wins 7-9, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
1973 — Australia’s Margaret Court Smith wins the U.S. Open for the fifth time with a 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Evonne Goolagong.
1974 — Billie Jean King wins her fourth U.S. Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Evonne Goolagong.
1985 — Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits.
1985 — Ivan Lendl wins his first U.S. Open title defeating John McEnroe 7-6, 6-3, 6-4.
1990 — Gabriela Sabatini prevents Steffi Graf from winning her third consecutive Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) victory in the U.S. Open.
1991 — Stefan Edberg wins his first U.S. Open men’s singles title with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Jim Courier.
1996 — Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf win the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, in the last U.S. Open championship matches played in Louis Armstrong Stadium.
1998 — Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, lining historic No. 62 just over the wall in left field with two outs in the fourth inning. McGwire’s shot off the Chicago Cubs’ Steve Trachsel sets off a wild celebration in Busch Stadium.
2001 — Venus Williams wins her second consecutive U.S. Open title by beating her sister, Serena, 6-2, 6-4 in the first prime-time women’s Grand Slam final. The match is the 10th between sisters in a Grand Slam match during the Open era, with the older sister winning every time.
2002 — Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to win his 14th Grand Slam title and the U.S. Open for the fifth time. At 31, Sampras is the Open’s oldest champion since 1970.
2002 — Rookie quarterback David Carr throws for 2 TDs as the Houston Texans beat Dallas Cowboys 19-10 to become only the 2nd expansion team (1961 Minnesota Vikings) to win their inaugural game.
2008 — Roger Federer salvages the 2008 season by easily beating Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 13th major title overall.
2013 — Riquna Williams sets a WNBA record with 51 points to help the Tulsa Shock rout the San Antonio Silver Stars 98-65. The second-year guard surpasses the previous record of 47 points set by Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi and matched by Seattle’s Lauren Jackson.
2013 — Top-seeded Serena Williams wins her fifth U.S. Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating No. 2 Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 in a windy final.
2017 — David Benavidez becomes boxing’s youngest world champion and the youngest ever in the super middleweight division with a split decision victory over Ronald Gavril at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. At 20 years, 9 months old, Benavidez (19-0, 17 KOs) won the vacant WBC super middleweight title over the 31-year-old Gavril (18-2, 14 KOs).
2018 — Naomi Osaka becomes the first Japanese female to win a Grand Slam singles title as she defeats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 at the US Open.
2019 — U.S. Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win his 19th Grand Slam singles title, and 4th U.S. crown.
Sept. 9
1909 — Jack Johnson retains his heavyweight boxing title when he fights Al Kaufman to a no decision in 10 rounds at Coffroth’s Arena, San Francisco, California.
1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her third straight title with a two-set triumph over Helen Jacobs.
1956 — Australia’s Ken Rosewall wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set victory over Lewis Hoad. Shirley Fry beats Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for the women’s title.
1960 — The Denver Broncos beat the Boston Patriots 13-10 in the American Football League’s first regular-season game. The game is played on a Friday night at Boston University’s Nickerson Field.
1965 — Sandy Koufax throws his 4th career no-hitter and first perfect game in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1968 — Arthur Ashe wins the U.S. Open by beating Tom Okker 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ashe is the first African-American male to win a Grand Slam tournament. As an amateur, Ashe is ineligible to receive the $14,000 winner’s prize, but collects $280 in expenses for the two-week tournament.
1972 — UCLA’s Efren Herrera kicks a 20-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining to beat preseason No. 1 Nebraska 20-17 at the Memorial Coliseum.
1974 — Jimmy Connors romps to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Ken Rosewall to win the U.S. Open.
1978 — Chris Evert beats 16-year-old Pam Shriver 7-5, 6-4 to win her fourth straight U.S. Open.
1979 — In an all-New Yorker U.S. Open men’s final, John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Tracy Austin, at 16 years, 8 months and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open women’s singles champion, ending Chris Evert’s 31-match win streak at the Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win.
1984 — John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to win his fourth U.S. Open.
1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
1990 — Pete Sampras, at the age of 19 years and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open men’s singles champion, defeating Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
1992 — Robin Yount becomes the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
2000 — Venus Williams wins her first U.S. Open singles title, defeating Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 7-5.
2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State tightens its hold on the No. 1 spot after beating the No. 2 ranked and defending champion Texas Longhorns 24-7 in Austin, Texas.
2007 — Asafa Powell sets another world record in the 100 meters, winning a heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in 9.74 seconds. The world’s fastest man improves his record by 0.03 seconds, having run 9.77 three times.
2012 — Serena Williams, two points from defeat, suddenly regains her composure and her game, coming back to win the last four games and beat No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 for her fourth U.S. Open championship and 15th Grand Slam title overall.
2015 — Japan’s Saori Yoshida wins her 16th world or Olympic freestyle title at the world wrestling championships. The most decorated athlete in wrestling history, the 32-year-old Yoshida wins her 13th title at worlds — to go with three Olympic golds in as many tries.
2017 — Sloane Stephens dominates Madison Keys in the U.S. Open final and wins 6-3, 6-0 for her first Grand Slam title. The 83rd-ranked Stephens is the second unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era, which began in 1968.
2018 — Alabama strengthens its hold on No. 1 over No. 2 Clemson. The Crimson Tide made its 106th overall appearance at the top of the AP football rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most by any school.
2018 — Green Bay Packers start 100th season with historic 24-23 comeback win over Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field; first ever Packer recovery from 17+ points deficit at 3/4 time (20-3).
2018 — Cleveland ends its 17-game losing streak with a 21-21 tie against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2021 — Tom Brady becomes the first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games. Brady and the Buccaneers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 on opening day of the 2021 season.
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Sept. 10
1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford.
1937 — The Cleveland Rams play their first NFL game and lose 28-0 to the Detroit Lions.
1962 — Rod Laver becomes the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam beating Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, at the U.S. Open. Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the U.S. Open with a 9-7, 6-4 win over Darlene Hard.
1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world heavyweight title.
1967 — John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Billie Jean King wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships.
1972 — The United States men’s basketball team loses its first game in Olympic competition. The Soviet Union wins 51-50 with the help of a controversial ending. Dr. William Jones, secretary general of the International Amateur Basketball Federation, tells the referees to have the players replay the final three seconds and the Soviets score a last-second bucket. The Americans, who had the lead when the buzzer sounded the first time, protest in vain. The U.S. team later refuses to accept the silver medal.
1972 — Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Italian Grand Prix to become the youngest to win a Formula I championship. Fittipaldi, 25, wins his fifth race of the season and clinches the title with two races remaining.
1978 — Jimmy Connors becomes the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bjorn Borg. Connors wins the first men’s final played on the Deco Turf II courts at the new USTA National Tennis Center. Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.
1983 — Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.
1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third women to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.
1989 — Five days after hitting a HR for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, MLB and NFL player Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, his first.
1989 — Indianapolis running back Eric Dickerson rushes for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to top the 10,000 yard plateau; 91st career game.
1993 — Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez fight to a majority draw. Two judges score the fight 115-115 and the third scores the fight 115-113 for Whitaker. It’s the first blemish on Chavez’s record who was 87-0 entering the bout.
1995 — Pete Sampras wins his third U.S. Open men’s singles title, taking down the No. 1 seed and defending champion Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
1995 — Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row.
2000 — Arizona’s Randy Johnson becomes the 12th player to reach the 3,000 strikeout plateau, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lost to Florida 4-3 in 12 innings.
2004 — Zippy Chippy, thoroughbred racing’s lovable loser, makes it 0-for-100 when he finishes last in an eight-horse field at the Three-County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass.
2006 — Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open final for his third major championship this year and ninth of his career. Federer becomes the first man ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns for three straight years.
2006 — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts make fewer mistakes than Eli Manning and the New York Giants in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback. Big brother Peyton is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants 26-21.
2012 — Andy Murray wins the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament.
2017 — Rafael Nadal wins his 16th Grand Slam title by sweeping Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open final.
2017 — The Los Angeles Rams rout the Indianapolis Colts 46-9 in 31-year-old Sean McVay’s impressive debut as the youngest head coach in modern league history.
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Sept. 11
1886 — The Mayflower defends the America’s Cup by beating Britain’s Galatea in two straight heats.
1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men’s singles title. Budge wins 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.
1964 — ABC television cancels Fight of the Week, ending 18 years of regularly scheduled prime-time boxing on U.S. broadcast network television.
1976 — In the third race at Latonia, jockey John Oldham and his wife, Suzanne Picou, become the first husband and wife riding team to compete in a parimutuel race. Oldham finishes second aboard Harvey’s Hope and Picou rides My Girl Carla to an 11th-place finish.
1977 — In the last U.S. Open match played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0, for the men’s singles title
1982 — Chris Evert wins her sixth U.S. Open singles title, defeating Hana Mandlikova, 6-3, 6-1.
1982 — In a 23-16 loss to Illinois, Rolf Mojsiejunko of Michigan State kicks a 61-yard field goal in his first collegiate attempt.
1983 — Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris runs for 118 yards in Steelers 25-21 win at Green Bay to become the only the third player in NFL history to rush for 11,000 yards.
1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb’s record. Rose lines a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field for a single in the first inning. It’s the 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb’s last game in the majors.
1988 — Mats Wilander wins the longest men’s final in U.S. Open history, edging Ivan Lendl, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
1994 — Andre Agassi wins the U.S. Open with a three-set victory over Michael Stich and becomes the first unseeded player to beat five seeded players in a Grand Slam and the first unseeded champion since Fred Stolle in 1966. Andre wins 6-1, 7-6, 7-5.
1999 — U.S. Open Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title; beats World #1 Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6.
2001 — Sports comes to a standstill after terrorism in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, with major league baseball postponing a full schedule of regular-season games for the first time since D-Day in 1944.
2010 — James Madison, a top team in the Football Championship Subdivision, beats No. 13 Virginia Tech 21-16. The last time Virginia Tech lost to a I-AA team was 1985, when Richmond beat the Hokies 24-14 at Lane Stadium.
2010 — The Penn State women’s volleyball team has its record winning streak ends at 109 matches with a 28-26, 25-12, 25-18 loss to Stanford in a tournament at Florida. Penn State’s streak is the second-longest in Division I team sports, behind the 137 straight wins by the Miami men’s tennis program from 1957-1964.
2011 — Carolina’s Cam Newton becomes the first rookie to throw for more than 400 yards in his NFL opener in a 28-21 loss to Arizona. Newton, the No. 1 draft pick playing on the same field where he led Auburn to the BCS championship in January, completes 24 of 37 passes for 422 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
2015 — Roberta Vinci stuns Serena Williams to end her Grand Slam bid in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. The 43rd-ranked Italian wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open semifinals.
2021 — Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.
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TV SPORTS
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Monday, Sept. 8
COLLEGE GOLF
9:30 a.m.
GOLF — 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate: First Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.
4:30 p.m.
GOLF — 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate: First Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.
MLB BASEBALL
6:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia (6:45 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Cleveland (6:40 p.m.)
9:30 p.m.
FS1 — Arizona at San Francisco
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
ABC — Minnesota at Chicago
ESPN — Minnesota at Chicago
ESPN2 — Minnesota at Chicago (MNF with Peyton and Eli)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
2:30 p.m.
FS2 — 2026 UEFA World Cup Qualifier Group Stage: Israel vs. Italy, Group I, Debrecen, Hungary
9:30 p.m.
CBSSN — 2026 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier Group Stage: Panama vs. Guatemala, Group A, Panama City
TENNIS
Noon
TENNIS — Guadalajara-WTA & Sao Paulo-WTA Early Rounds
