“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
FRIDAY’S SCORES
ANGOLA 67 GARRETT 58 OT
AVON 64 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 56
BARR-REEVE 72 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 53
BATESVILLE 61 LAWRENCEBURG 40
BEECH GROVE 82 INDIAN CREEK 55
BLACKFORD 57 ALEXANDRIA 49
BOONE GROVE 72 WESTVILLE 33
BOONVILLE 64 TECUMSEH 53
BREBEUF JESUIT 59 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 56
BROWNSBURG 66 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 39
CARMEL 64 NOBLESVILLE 52
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 66 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 39
CASCADE 78 FRANKFORT 54
CASTON 63 CARROLL (FLORA) 52
CHESTERTON 75 WASHINGTON TWP. 30
CLAY CITY 56 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 41
COLUMBUS NORTH 70 GREENSBURG 59
CONNERSVILLE 58 INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN 54
COWAN 78 BLUE RIVER VALLEY 39
CRAWFORD COUNTY 75 EASTERN (PEKIN) 68
DELPHI 71 CLINTON PRAIRIE 65 2OT
DELTA 51 YORKTOWN 46
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 55 MUNSTER 54
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 59 TRI-CENTRAL 52
ELKHART CHRISTIAN 57 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 24
ELWOOD 44 MADISON-GRANT 43
EVANSVILLE HARRISON 50 CASTLE 47
EVANSVILLE NORTH 61 GIBSON SOUTHERN 47
EVANSVILLE REITZ 55 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 39
FOREST PARK 41 LOOGOOTEE 38
FORT WAYNE LUERS 84 FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 42
FORT WAYNE SNIDER 73 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 55
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 64 FORT WAYNE NORTH 60
FRANKLIN 67 GREENWOOD 57
FREMONT 64 HAMILTON 23
GARY WEST 56 HAMMOND CENTRAL 40
GRIFFITH 63 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 58
HAGERSTOWN 66 UNION COUNTY 43
HAMMOND NOLL 65 KANKAKEE VALLEY 58
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 77 DANVILLE 27
HAUSER 71 SOUTH RIPLEY 55
HEBRON 80 TRI-TOWNSHIP 36
HENRYVILLE 64 AUSTIN 52
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 61 INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 51
HERITAGE HILLS 60 NORTH POSEY 36
HOMESTEAD 67 FORT WAYNE DWENGER 41
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 77 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 50
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 71 VICTORY PREP 39
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 70 DECATUR CENTRAL 64
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 80 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 52
IRVINGTON PREP 59 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 41
JAC-CEN-DEL 76 SHAWE MEMORIAL 40
JEFFERSONVILLE 62 SEYMOUR 53
JENNINGS COUNTY 66 EAST CENTRAL 58 OT
JIMTOWN 57 NEW PRAIRIE 38
KOKOMO 55 MCCUTCHEON 40
KOUTS 64 SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 41
LAPORTE 51 LOWELL 28
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 84 COVINGTON 54
LAKE CENTRAL 62 CULVER ACADEMY 50
LAKE STATION 51 WHEELER 35
LAPEL 72 WAPAHANI 57
LOGANSPORT 66 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 61 OT
MARION 67 RICHMOND 55
MITCHELL 56 SPRINGS VALLEY 50
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 62 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 47
NEW ALBANY 55 FLOYD CENTRAL 45
NEW PALESTINE 84 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 70
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 75 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 73
NORTH DECATUR 51 EDINBURGH 37
NORTH VERMILLION 92 TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 20
OAK HILL 60 MISSISSINEWA 37
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 59 NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC (KY.) 54
ORLEANS 51 NORTHEAST DUBOIS 40
PAOLI 73 WEST WASHINGTON 38
PENN 83 CONCORD 44
PIKE 96 GARY 21ST CENTURY 76
PLAINFIELD 67 MARTINSVILLE 32
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 57 NORTH WHITE 46
RISING SUN 72 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 59
ROCHESTER 65 NORTH JUDSON 55
ROSSVILLE 58 FRONTIER 55
RUSHVILLE 54 FRANKLIN COUNTY 51
SCOTTSBURG 48 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 46
SEEGER 44 NORTH MONTGOMERY 43
SHELBYVILLE 62 NEW CASTLE 38
SHERIDAN 65 CLINTON CENTRAL 20
SILVER CREEK 76 NORTH HARRISON 24
SOUTH ADAMS 78 CHURUBUSCO 40
SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 84 BORDEN 77 OT
SOUTH DECATUR 83 MILAN 60
SOUTH SPENCER 45 WASHINGTON 41
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 75 NEW WASHINGTON 44
SOUTHWOOD 70 PERU 63
ST. THOMAS MORE 72 HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH 33
TAYLOR 57 NORTHWESTERN 13
TELL CITY 55 EVANSVILLE DAY 32
TRI-COUNTY 55 TWIN LAKES 52
TRINITY GREENLAWN 68 OREGON-DAVIS 52
TRITON CENTRAL 65 TRI-WEST 51
TRITON 68 PIONEER 35
VALPARAISO 59 HANOVER CENTRAL 43
WABASH 45 MACONAQUAH 41
WES-DEL 52 UNION (MODOC) 43
WEST CENTRAL 74 SOUTH NEWTON 42
WEST LAFAYETTE 78 CRAWFORDSVILLE 61
WESTERN 52 TIPTON 49
WESTFIELD 56 GUERIN CATHOLIC 51
WHITELAND 59 PERRY MERIDIAN 55
WINAMAC 57 ARGOS 23
WINCHESTER 42 UNION CITY 37
WOOD MEMORIAL 82 PERRY CENTRAL 75
ZIONSVILLE 48 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 44
UNREPORTED
BLOOMINGTON NORTH MOORESVILLE PPD.
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH SOUTHPORT PPD.
BROWN COUNTY OWEN VALLEY PPD.
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN KNIGHTSTOWN PPD., D30
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ROCK CREEK ACADEMY PPD., J23
COLUMBUS EAST BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE PPD., J9
EDGEWOOD BLOOMFIELD PPD.
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL JASPER PPD., D30
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL RIVERTON PARKE PPD., J13
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CROTHERSVILLE PPD.
NORTH DAVIESS NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) PPD.
NORTH KNOX SHAKAMAK PPD., J17
NORTH PUTNAM WESTERN BOONE PPD., D16
NORTHVIEW WEST VIGO PPD.
OPH (ILL.) DUGGER UNION PPD., J30
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD INDIANAPOLIS HERRON PPD.
SHENANDOAH TRI PPD.
SHOALS VINCENNES LINCOLN PPD., D17
SOUTH DEARBORN MADISON PPD.
SOUTH KNOX SOUTHRIDGE PPD.
SOUTH PUTNAM GREENCASTLE PPD.
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) KIPP INDY LEGACY PPD.
SPEEDWAY MONROVIA PPD.
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ALEXANDRIA AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:30 PM
ANDERSON VS. MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 2:00 PM
ANDERSON PREP AT SETON CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
BARR-REEVE AT VINCENNES RIVET 7:00 PM
BEECH GROVE AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:30 PM
BENTON CENTRAL AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM
BETHANY CHRISTIAN AT LAKELAND 7:30 PM
BLUE RIVER VALLEY AT SHENANDOAH 7:30 PM
BLUFFTON AT ELWOOD 11:00 AM
BROWNSBURG VS. NORTHRIDGE 5:30 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT MADISON 7:30 PM
CAREER ACADEMY AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 2:00 PM
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:30 PM
CASTLE AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM
CENTERVILLE VS. PARKE HERITAGE 12:30 PM
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN AT CLOVERDALE 7:30 PM
CHARLESTOWN AT SOUTHPORT PPD.
CHESTERTON VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER 2:00 PM
CINCINNATI ST. XAVIER (OHIO) AT CENTER GROVE 3:30 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT ATTICA PPD.
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT WEST LAFAYETTE 6:30 PM
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN AT PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN TBA
CONNERSVILLE AT WINCHESTER PPD., D15
CONNERSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT UNION COUNTY 7:30 PM
CORYDON CENTRAL AT AUSTIN 7:30 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN PPD., J6
COVINGTON AT NORTH MONTGOMERY PPD., J6
CROTHERSVILLE AT BORDEN 7:30 PM
CROWN POINT VS. CARMEL 6:30 PM
CULVER AT ELKHART CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
DALEVILLE AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:30 PM
DELTA AT LAPEL 7:30 PM
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN AT NORTH NEWTON 8:00 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT SOUTHWOOD 7:45 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT CLARKSVILLE 7:30 PM
ELKHART AT ANGOLA 7:30 PM
EMINENCE AT WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 5:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT NORTHWOOD 7:45 PM
FOREST PARK AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK AT WARSAW 3:45 PM
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY AT ADAMS CENTRAL 2:30 PM
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT NORWELL 7:30 PM
FRANKLIN AT COLUMBUS EAST 7:30 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH PPD.
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT SOUTH RIPLEY 7:30 PM
FRANKTON VS. EASTBROOK 1:00 PM
FRONTIER AT CASTON 7:30 PM
GEORGETOWN-RIDGEFARM (ILL.) AT SOUTH VERMILLION PPD.
GREENCASTLE AT SOUTHMONT 7:30 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT WAPAHANI PPD., J27
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT MICHIGAN CITY 4:00 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT TF NORTH 1:00 PM
HENRYVILLE AT MEDORA PPD., J2
HERITAGE AT BELLMONT 7:30 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT FLOYD CENTRAL 8:00 PM
HOMESTEAD VS. SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:15 PM
INDIANA DEAF AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN PPD., D15
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT JENNINGS COUNTY 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT PARK TUDOR PPD., F4
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT GARY 21ST CENTURY 3:30 PM
JAC-CEN-DEL AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:30 PM
JAY COUNTY AT NEW CASTLE 7:30 PM
JIMTOWN AT LAVILLE 7:30 PM
JOHN GLENN AT BREMEN 7:30 PM
KANKAKEE VALLEY AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM
KNIGHTSTOWN AT UNION CITY 7:45 PM
KNOX AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:30 PM
KOKOMO AT LEBANON PPD., D23
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:30 PM
LAKE STATION AT SOUTH NEWTON 8:00 PM
LAKEWOOD PARK AT FREMONT 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 6:30 PM
LOGANSPORT AT ROCHESTER 7:30 PM
LOOGOOTEE AT SHOALS PPD., J13
MADISON-GRANT AT LEWIS CASS 7:30 PM
MANCHESTER AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
MARION AT WABASH 7:30 PM
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC AT KOUTS 8:00 PM
MARSHALL (ILL.) VS. CRAWFORDSVILLE PPD.
MARTINSVILLE AT INDIAN CREEK PPD.
MARTINSVILLE (ILL.) VS. OWEN VALLEY PPD.
MERRILLVILLE AT ANDREAN 8:00 PM
MILAN AT EDINBURGH PPD., J13
MONROVIA AT CLAY CITY 7:30 PM
MOORESVILLE AT CASCADE PPD.
MTI KNOWLEDGE AT INTERNATIONAL 6:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 2:30 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 1:30 PM
NORTH DECATUR AT OLDENBURG ACADEMY 7:30 PM
NORTH JUDSON AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 8:00 PM
NORTH KNOX AT EASTERN GREENE PPD.
NORTH MIAMI AT PIONEER 7:30 PM
NORTH VERMILLION AT DUGGER UNION PPD.
NORTHEAST DUBOIS AT NORTH DAVIESS 4:30 PM
NORTHFIELD AT PERU 7:45 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT FRANKFORT 7:30 PM
OAK HILL AT MACONAQUAH 7:30 PM
PENN VS. FISHERS 8:30 PM
PERRY CENTRAL AT SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 8:00 PM
PORTAGE AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT EASTSIDE 7:30 PM
PRINCETON AT LAWRENCE NORTH PPD.
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE VS. MUNCIE BURRIS 6:00 PM
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT TWIN LAKES 7:30 PM
RICHMOND AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE PPD., F17
RIVER FOREST AT HOBART 8:00 PM
ROSSVILLE AT WESTERN 7:30 PM
SALEM AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM
SHELBYVILLE AT WHITELAND PPD.
SMITH ACADEMY AT CLINTON CHRISTIAN 1:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH VS. SILVER CREEK PPD.
SOUTH DEARBORN AT HARRISON (OHIO) PPD., J27
SOUTH PUTNAM AT RIVERTON PARKE PPD., D20
SOUTHRIDGE AT PIKE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) AT BATESVILLE PD.
SPRINGS VALLEY AT LANESVILLE 7:30 PM
TIPTON AT YORKTOWN PPD.
TRI-COUNTY AT SEEGER 6:30 PM
TRINITY LUTHERAN AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
TRI-TOWNSHIP AT NORTH WHITE 7:30 PM
UNIVERSITY AT LIBERTY CHRISTIAN PPD.
WARREN CENTRAL AT AVON 7:30 PM
WAWASEE AT WHITKO 7:45 PM
WES-DEL AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
WEST NOBLE AT CHURUBUSCO 7:30 PM
WESTFIELD AT BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WESTVIEW AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:30 PM
WHITE RIVER VALLEY AT WOOD MEMORIAL 7:30 PM
WOODLAN AT LEO 7:30 PM
LINTON CLASSIC
ROBINSON (ILL.) AT LINTON 1:00 PM
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY VS. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 2:45 PM
ROBINSON (ILL.) VS. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY AT LINTON 7:45 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES
ALEXANDRIA 52 BLACKFORD 20
BELLMONT 59 EAST NOBLE 37
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 20 EMAN 14
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 61 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 33
CASCADE 67 FRANKFORT 15
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 35 IRVINGTON PREP 19
CHESTERTON 61 PORTAGE 28
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 40 CLARKSVILLE 35
CORYDON CENTRAL 59 SALEM 39
COWAN 36 BLUE RIVER VALLEY 26
CULVER ACADEMY 48 CULVER 33
EAST CENTRAL 55 COLUMBUS NORTH 49
EASTSIDE 60 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 18
ELKHART 67 NEW PRAIRIE 39
ELWOOD 43 MADISON-GRANT 38
EVANSVILLE NORTH 65 GIBSON SOUTHERN 51
FAIRFIELD 53 LAKELAND 28
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 65 FORT WAYNE LUERS 27
FORT WAYNE SNIDER 57 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 14
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 53 FORT WAYNE NORTH 37
FRANKLIN 90 GREENWOOD 16
FRANKTON 44 EASTBROOK 27
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 57 INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 31
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 67 AVON 42
HOMESTEAD 77 FORT WAYNE DWENGER 16
HUNTINGTON NORTH 66 NEW HAVEN 39
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 54 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 47
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 38 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 35
JAY COUNTY 50 ADAMS CENTRAL 45
KANKAKEE VALLEY 60 HOBART 22
LAPORTE 43 MERRILLVILLE 39
LAVILLE 38 KNOX 25
LAKE CENTRAL 34 MICHIGAN CITY 24
LEO 56 DEKALB 49
LOWELL 50 MUNSTER 39
MCCUTCHEON 60 KOKOMO 13
NEW CASTLE 63 SHELBYVILLE 59 OT
NEW PALESTINE 41 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 24
NORTHWOOD 37 MISHAWAKA 36
NORTHFIELD 57 SOUTHWOOD 45
NORTHRIDGE 68 CONCORD 33
NORWELL 55 COLUMBIA CITY 43
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 51 NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC (KY.) 34
PENN 71 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 18
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 56 ANDERSON 48
SHENANDOAH 56 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 49 OT
SOUTH BEND RILEY 73 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 38
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 68 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 38
SOUTHERN WELLS 52 HERITAGE 27
TRI-CENTRAL 48 EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 37
TRI-TOWNSHIP 46 HEBRON 27
VALPARAISO 50 CROWN POINT 43
VICTORY PREP 52 INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 21
WARSAW 80 PLYMOUTH 17
WAWASEE 58 GOSHEN 16
WEST NOBLE 55 CHURUBUSCO 38
WESTFIELD 51 ZIONSVILLE 46
WESTVILLE 65 BOONE GROVE 51
WHEELER 76 LAKE STATION 40
WHITKO 73 MANCHESTER 45
WOODLAN 58 BLUFFTON 55
UNREPORTED
GARY LIGHTHOUSE TBA TBA
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS CHRISTEL HOUSE 6:00 PM
NORTH PUTNAM WESTERN BOONE PPD., D16
NORTHVIEW WEST VIGO CCD.
SPEEDWAY MONROVIA PPD.
TERRE HAUTE NORTH SULLIVAN PPD.
TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN ITOWN PREP 7:00 PM
WAPAHANI HAGERSTOWN PPD., J24
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ANDREAN AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
ANGOLA AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 1:30 PM
ATTICA AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL PPD.
BARR-REEVE AT BLOOMFIELD 11:00 AM
BENTON CENTRAL AT NORTHWESTERN 1:00 PM
BETHANY CHRISTIAN AT LAKELAND 6:00 PM
BLACKFORD AT LAKEWOOD PARK 2:30 PM
BREMEN VS. LAWTON (MICH.) 4:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT AUSTIN 1:30 PM
CENTERVILLE AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 4:00 PM
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN AT CLOVERDALE 6:00 PM
CHARLESTOWN AT RICHMOND PPD., J3
CLARKSVILLE AT LANESVILLE 1:30 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT LEBANON PPD.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN PPD., J6
CROTHERSVILLE AT ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 1:00 PM
CULVER AT NORTH MIAMI 6:00 PM
CULVER ACADEMY VS. SOUTH HAVEN (MICH.) 6:00 PM
DELPHI AT WEST CENTRAL 1:00 PM
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (DYER) 1:30 PM
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 2:30 PM
EDGEWOOD AT PAOLI PPD.
ELKHART CHRISTIAN AT TRITON 7:30 PM
EMINENCE AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 6:00 PM
EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT PIKE CENTRAL 1:30 PM
FAITH CHRISTIAN AT NORTH NEWTON 1:30 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT NORTH KNOX 12:30 PM
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 12:00 PM
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT CARMEL 1:30 PM
FRONTIER AT CARROLL (FLORA) 12:30 PM
GARY WEST AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM
GEORGETOWN-RIDGEFARM (ILL.) AT SOUTH VERMILLION PPD.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT WEST LAFAYETTE 1:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
HANOVER CENTRAL AT RIVER FOREST 1:00 PM
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH PPD.
HERITAGE HILLS AT FOREST PARK 12:30 PM
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT MARION 2:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT EASTERN HANCOCK 12:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT BETHESDA CHRISTIAN PPD., J12
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT GARY 21ST CENTURY 1:00 PM
JAC-CEN-DEL AT NEW WASHINGTON 1:30 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT COLUMBUS EAST 11:30 AM
KNIGHTSTOWN AT UNION CITY 7:30 PM
LAKE CENTRAL VS. PLAINWELL (MICH.) 2:00 PM
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN AT TRINITY GREENLAWN PPD.
LAPEL AT TIPTON 1:30 PM
LAVILLE VS. KALAMAZOO CENTRAL (MICH.) 12:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT CONNERSVILLE 7:30 PM
LAWRENCEVILLE (ILL.) VS. OWEN VALLEY PPD.
MADISON AT SEYMOUR 1:30 PM
MARSHALL (ILL.) VS. WEST VIGO PPD.
MARTINSVILLE AT WHITELAND PPD., J17
MCCUTCHEON AT VALPARAISO PPD.
MILAN AT EDINBURGH PPD., J17
MONROVIA AT TRI-WEST 11:00 AM
MOORESVILLE AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH PPD.
MORGAN TWP. AT KOUTS 2:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT BOONVILLE 1:30 PM
NEW ALBANY AT JENNINGS COUNTY 1:30 PM
NORTH JUDSON VS. RED ARROW (MICH.) 10:00 AM
NORTH VERMILLION AT DUGGER UNION 2:00 PM
NORTHRIDGE VS. PORTAGE CENTRAL (MICH.) 8:00 PM
OAK HILL AT MISSISSINEWA 12:30 PM
PENN AT MERRILLVILLE 7:30 PM
PERU AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 2:30 PM
PIONEER AT LAPORTE 6:30 PM
PROVIDENCE AT NORTH HARRISON 2:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT WABASH 1:30 PM
ROSSVILLE AT TRI-COUNTY 11:00 AM
RUSHVILLE AT GREENSBURG PPD.
SCOTTSBURG AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 1:00 PM
SHENANDOAH VS. MUNCIE BURRIS 2:30 PM
SHOALS AT WHITE RIVER VALLEY PPD.
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON VS. HILLCREST (ILL.) 3:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) AT SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 12:00 PM
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) AT TRITON CENTRAL PPD., D17
SULLIVAN AT BROWN COUNTY PPD.
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT SHAWE MEMORIAL 6:00 PM
TRI AT MONROE CENTRAL PPD., J15
TRINITY LUTHERAN AT ORLEANS 1:30 PM
TRI-TOWNSHIP AT NORTH WHITE 6:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT SOUTH DECATUR 1:30 PM
UNIVERSITY AT MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN PPD.
VINCENNES LINCOLN AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON 1:30 PM
WASHINGTON AT TELL CITY 2:30 PM
WESTERN AT TWIN LAKES 12:00 PM
WESTVIEW AT CENTRAL NOBLE 6:00 PM
WINAMAC AT LOGANSPORT 1:30 PM
WINCHESTER AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN PPD., D27
YORKTOWN AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 10:30 AM
MARION COUNTY TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI VS. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 9:00 AM SF
PIKE VS. BREBEUF JESUIT 10:30 AM SF
SRC TOURNAMENT
SEVEN OAKS VS. LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN PPD. R1
CANNELTON VS. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON PPD. SF
WINNER GAME 1 VS. COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN PPD. SF
LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 PPD. 3RD
WINNER GAME 3 VS. WINNER GAME 2 PPD. 1ST
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING SCORES/RANKINGS/NEWS
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#5 UCONN 71 TEXAS 63
ARMY 63 MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY 60
XAVIER 75 MISSOURI STATE 57
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
FIRST ROUND
DEC. 19, 8 P.M. ET
NO. 8 OKLAHOMA (10-2) VS. NO. 9 ALABAMA (10-3) AT NORMAN, OKLA.
DEC, 20, NOON ET
NO. 7 TEXAS A&M (11-1) VS. NO. 10 MIAMI (10-2) AT COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
DEC. 20, 3:30 P.M. ET
NO. 6 OLE MISS (11-1) VS. NO. 11 TULANE (11-2) AT OXFORD, MISS.
DEC. 20, 7:30 P.M. ET
NO. 5 OREGON (11-1) VS. NO. 12 JAMES MADISON (12-1) AT EUGENE, ORE.
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QUARTERFINALS
DEC. 31, 7:30 P.M. ET
COTTON BOWL, ARLINGTON, TEXAS
NO. 2 OHIO STATE VS. WINNER OF TEXAS A&M-MIAMI
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JAN. 1, NOON ET
ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
NO. 4 TEXAS TECH VS. WINNER OF OREGON-JAMES MADISON
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JAN. 1, 4 P.M. ET
ROSE BOWL, PASADENA, CALIF.
NO. 1 INDIANA VS. WINNER OF OKLAHOMA-ALABAMA
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JAN. 1, 8 P.M. ET
SUGAR BOWL, NEW ORLEANS
NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. WINNER OF OLE MISS-TULANE
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SEMIFINALS
JAN. 8, 7:30 P.M. ET
FIESTA BOWL, GLENDALE, ARIZ.
WINNER OF COTTON BOWL VS. WINNER OF SUGAR BOWL
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JAN. 9, 7:30 P.M. ET
PEACH BOWL, ATLANTA
WINNER OF ORANGE BOWL VS. WINNER OF ROSE BOWL
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
JAN. 19, 7:30 P.M. ET
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
DEC. 13
CELEBRATION BOWL
ATLANTA
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, NOON (ABC)
LA BOWL
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
BOISE STATE VS. WASHINGTON, 8 P.M. (ABC)
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DEC. 16
SALUTE TO VETERANS BOWL
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
TROY VS. JACKSONVILLE STATE, 9 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 17
CURE BOWL
ORLANDO, FLA.
OLD DOMINION VS. SOUTH FLORIDA, 5 P.M. (ESPN)
68 VENTURES BOWL
MOBILE, ALA.
LOUISIANA VS. DELAWARE, 8:30 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 18
XBOX BOWL
FRISCO, TEXAS
ARKANSAS STATE VS. MISSOURI STATE, 9 P.M. (ESPN2)
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DEC. 19
MYRTLE BEACH BOWL
CONWAY, S.C.
KENNESAW STATE VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN, 11 A.M. (ESPN)
GASPARILLA BOWL
TAMPA, FLA.
MEMPHIS VS N.C. STATE, 2:30 P.M. (ESPN)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
FIRST ROUND
NO. 11 ALABAMA (10-3) AT NO. 8 OKLAHOMA (10-2), 8 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
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DEC. 20
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
FIRST ROUND
NO. 10 MIAMI (FLA.) (10-2) AT NO. 7 TEXAS A&M (11-1), NOON (ESPN/ABC)
NO. 17 TULANE (11-2) AT NO. 6 MISSISSIPPI (11-1), 3:30 P.M. (TNT/HBO MAX)
NO. 19 JAMES MADISON (12-1) AT NO. 5 OREGON (11-1), 7:30 P.M. (TNT/HBO MAX)
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DEC. 22
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
BOISE, IDAHO
UTAH ST. VS. WASHINGTON ST., 2 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 23
BOCA RATON BOWL
BOCA RATON, FLA.
LOUISVILLE VS. TOLEDO, 2 P.M. (ESPN)
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
NEW ORLEANS
WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. SOUTHERN MISS, 5:30 P.M. (ESPN)
FRISCO BOWL
FRISCO, TEXAS
OHIO VS. UNLV, 9 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 24
HAWAI’I BOWL
HONOLULU
CAL VS. HAWAII, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 26
GAMEABOVE SPORTS BOWL
DETROIT, MICH.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN VS. NORTHWESTERN, 1 P.M. (ESPN)
RATE BOWL
PHOENIX
NEW MEXICO VS. MINNESOTA, 4:30 P.M. (ESPN)
FIRST RESPONDER BOWL
DALLAS, TEXAS
FIU VS. UTSA, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 27
MILITARY BOWL
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
PITTSBURGH VS. EAST CAROLINA, 11 A.M. (ESPN)
PINSTRIPE BOWL
BRONX, N.Y.
CLEMSON VS. PENN ST., NOON (ABC)
FENWAY BOWL
BOSTON
UCONN VS. ARMY, 2:15 P.M. (ESPN)
POP-TARTS BOWL
ORLANDO, FLA.
NO. 12 BYU VS. NO. 24 GEORGIA TECH, 3:30 P.M. (ABC)
ARIZONA BOWL
TUCSON, ARIZ.
FRESNO ST. VS. MIAMI (OH), 4:30 P.M. (CW NETWORK)
NEW MEXICO BOWL
ALBUQUERQUE
NO. 23 NORTH TEXAS VS. SAN DIEGO ST., 5:45 P.M. (ESPN)
GATOR BOWL
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
NO. 25 MISSOURI VS. NO. 20 VIRGINIA, 7:30 P.M. (ABC)
TEXAS BOWL
HOUSTON
LSU VS. NO. 21 HOUSTON, 9:15 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 29
BIRMINGHAM BOWL
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS. APPALACHIAN STATE, 2 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 30
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
SHREVEPORT, LA.
COASTAL CAROLINA VS. LOUISIANA TECH, 2 P.M. (ESPN)
MUSIC CITY BOWL
NASHVILLE, TENN.
TENNESSEE VS. ILLINOIS, 5:30 P.M. (ESPN)
ALAMO BOWL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NO. 16 SOUTHERN CAL VS. TCU, 9 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 31
RELIAQUEST BOWL
TAMPA, FLA.
NO. 13 VANDERBILT VS. NO. 23 IOWA, NOON (ESPN)
SUN BOWL
EL PASO, TEXAS
ARIZONA ST. VS. DUKE, 2 P.M. (CBS)
CITRUS BOWL
ORLANDO, FLA.
NO. 14 TEXAS VS. NO. 18 MICHIGAN, 3 P.M. (ABC)
LAS VEGAS BOWL
LAS VEGAS
NO. 15 UTAH VS. NEBRASKA, 3:30 P.M. (ESPN)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
QUARTERFINALS
AT COTTON BOWL, ARLINGTON, TEXAS
MIAMI/TEXAS A&M WINNER AT NO. 3 OHIO ST., 7:30 P.M. (ESPN)
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JAN. 1
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
QUARTERFINALS
AT ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
JAMES MADISON/OREGON WINNER AT NO. 4 TEXAS TECH, NOON (ESPN)
AT ROSE BOWL, PASADENA, CALIF.
ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA WINNER AT NO. 1 INDIANA, 4 P.M. (ESPN)
AT SUGAR BOWL, NEW ORLEANS
TULANE/MISSISSIPPI WINNER AT NO. 2 GEORGIA, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
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JAN. 2
ARMED FORCES BOWL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
TEXAS STATE VS. RICE, 1 P.M. (ESPN)
LIBERTY BOWL
MEMPHIS, TENN.
NO. 22 NAVY VS. CINCINNATI, 4:30 P.M. (ESPN)
DUKE’S MAYO BOWL
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
MISSISSIPPI ST. VS. WAKE FOREST, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
HOLIDAY BOWL
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
NO. 21 ARIZONA VS. SMU, 8 P.M. (FOX)
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NFL
WEEK 15
SUNDAY, DEC. 14
LA CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY, 1 P.M. (CBS)
BUFFALO AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NY JETS AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M. (CBS)
BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI, 1 P.M. (CBS)
LAS VEGAS AT PHILADELPHIA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
ARIZONA AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M. (FOX)
WASHINGTON AT NY GIANTS, 1 P.M. (FOX)
CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO, 1 P.M. (FOX)
GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS AT SEATTLE, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
DETROIT AT LA RAMS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
TENNESSEE AT SAN FRANCISCO, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
CAROLINA AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
MINNESOTA AT DALLAS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 15
MIAMI AT PITTSBURGH, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)
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NBA SCORES
PHILADELPHIA 115 INDIANA 105
CLEVELAND 130 WASHINGTON 126
DETROIT 142 ATLANTA 115
CHICAGO 129 CHARLOTTE 126
UTAH 130 MEMPHIS 126
DALLAS 119 BROOKLYN 111
MINNESOTA 127 GOLDEN STATE 120
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NHL SCORES
ST. LOUIS 3 CHICAGO 2
UTAH 5 SEATTLE 3
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY’S SCORES
TEXAS 3 INDIANA 0
WISCONSIN 3 STANFORD 1
TEXAS A&M 3 LOUISVILLE 2
NEBRASKA 3 KANSAS 0
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
REGIONALS:
SATURDAY, DEC. 13
5 P.M. | NO. 1 KENTUCKY VS. NO. 3 CREIGHTON
7:30 P.M. | NO. 1 PITT VS. NO. 3 PURDUE
SUNDAY, DEC. 14
3:00 P.M. | NO. 1 NEBRASKA VS. NO. 3 TEXAS &M
7:30 P.M. | NO. 1 TEXAS VS. NO. 3 WISCONSIN
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MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT
SEMI-FINAL SCORES
NC STATE 2 ST. LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 3 FURMAN 1
FINALS: MONDAY, DEC. 15
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TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES
NFL NEWS
UNDRAFTED ROOKIE QUARTERBACK BRADY COOK TO MAKE FIRST NFL START FOR JETS AGAINST JAGUARS
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Undrafted rookie quarterback Brady Cook will make his first NFL start Sunday for the New York Jets against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.
Cook took the snaps with the starters this week and coach Aaron Glenn said on Friday that Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields were ruled out for the game. Neither practiced during the week while dealing with injuries.
Adrian Martinez, who was signed earlier this week, will serve as the backup to Cook.
Cook will become the 55th player to start at quarterback in franchise history, and the first undrafted rookie to do so for the Jets since J.J. Jones in 1975.
Taylor made his third straight start for the benched Fields last Sunday before injuring his groin late in the first quarter of the Jets’ 34-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Cook, who was Taylor’s backup because Fields was ruled out ahead of the game with knee soreness, came in and went 14 of 30 for 163 yards and two interceptions in his NFL regular-season debut.
Cook, who threw for 9,008 yards and 49 touchdowns with 15 interceptions in five seasons at Missouri, was signed to the active roster last Saturday. He was promoted from the practice squad for two previous games this season, but hadn’t played in the regular season.
Cook was 25 of 38 for 235 yards and a touchdown with one interception in three preseason games.
Glenn said tight end Mason Taylor (neck), linebacker Kiko Mauigoa (knee) and cornerback Azareye’h Thomas will also be out for the game.
Center extension
The Jets announced they signed center Josh Myers to a multiyear contract extension, keeping the leader of their offensive line in place through the 2027 season.
Myers was a bargain signing last offseason, joining the Jets on a one-year deal worth $3.5 million. The team didn’t announce terms of the extension, but ESPN reported it’s a two-year, $11 million contract.
Myers, who spent his first four NFL seasons in Green Bay, has started every game this season at center. Joe Tippmann, the Jets’ center most of the past two seasons, has been the starter at right guard after Alijah Vera-Tucker suffered a torn triceps just before the regular season.
WEEK 15 NFL CAPSULES
NEW YORK JETS (3-10) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (9-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Jaguars -13.5, Total 41.5
Series Rewind: The Jets have won two of the last three games over the Jaguars, including a 32-25 road win on Dec. 15, 2024. The all-time series is tied 9-9.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are riding high, entering the week on a four-game win streak and in sole possession of first place in the AFC South after last week’s 36-19 win over the Indianapolis Colts. QB Trevor Lawrence appears to have turned a corner when it comes to turnovers. After he had 11 interceptions in the team’s first 11 games this season, he’s been interception free the last two weeks, throwing for 473 passing yards and four touchdowns vs. the Colts and Titans. Lawrence (ankle) was limited in practice Wednesday, but returned to full participation Thursday. He faces a Jets defense still looking for its first interception of the season. It appears likely New York will start its third different quarterback this season on Sunday after Tyrod Taylor (groin) left early in last week’s game. Taylor and Justin Fields (knee) have both missed each of the first two practices of the week, likely lining up rookie Brady Cook for his first career start. Thrown into his first NFL action last week, Cook struggled as the Jets limped to a 34-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He completed 14 of 30 passes for 163 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. If Taylor and Fields are out, the Jets signed Adrian Martinez to the practice squad this week and he would step into the backup role.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (3-10) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (2-11)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Giants -2.5, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: With a 107-73-5 record all-time, the Giants own this storied division rivalry that dates to 1932. But the Commanders have won three straight meetings, including a 21-6 home victory back in Week 1.
Barring a tie, one of these teams will go home happy for the first time since early October, as Washington has dropped eight straight games — the longest active losing streak in the NFL — and New York has lost its last seven. The first matchup between young franchise quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart will have to wait. The Commanders have already ruled out the oft-injured Daniels, who fell hard on his previously dislocated left elbow and departed the 31-0 loss at Minnesota last Sunday. Instead, Marcus Mariota will make his seventh start of the season. Dart returned from a concussion in Week 13 and threw for 139 yards and a touchdown in a 33-15 loss to the Patriots. Despite similar records, New York and Washington have managed to lose in different ways. The Giants have lost five games in which they led in the fourth quarter while Washington’s defeats have tended to be more definitive. The Commanders have lost by more than 20 points five times, including last week, when their 30th-ranked defense gave up 25 first downs and 313 yards to a Vikings team that had been shut out the previous week. The Giants rank 31st in total defense and yielded 34 and 33 points in their past two losses to the Lions and Patriots.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (6-7) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Ravens -2.5, Total 51.5
Series Rewind: Cincinnati’s 18-point victory last month ended a four-game skid against the Ravens. Baltimore’s two victories last season were by a combined four points.
The Ravens have lost back-to-back games and fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-22 last week in the battle for the AFC North lead. Making the situation more dire is that Baltimore also stands two games out of the last AFC wild-card spot. The Ravens finish with three of four on the road, beginning with the visit to Cincinnati, where bone-chilling temperatures are in the forecast. The Bengals roughed up host Baltimore 32-14 on Thanksgiving as Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow returned from a toe injury to pass for 261 yards and two touchdowns. Ravens-killer Ja’Marr Chase had seven receptions for 110 yards and has 28 catches for 567 yards and five touchdowns in his last three games against Baltimore. If the Bengals lose, they will be eliminated from playoff contention. Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson passed for 246 yards and committed three turnovers (one interception, two fumbles) in the recent meeting with the Bengals. Jackson threw one TD pass against Pittsburgh after failing to throw one in three consecutive games. Assorted leg injuries this season also have prevented him from being a running force. He had 307 yards and two scores. Derrick Henry has 1,025 rushing yards, marking the seventh time he has topped 1,000 in his superb 10-year career. Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith has reached 100 tackles in all eight seasons of his career. Safety Jordan Battle leads the Bengals with three interceptions and 101 tackles.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-10) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (8-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Texans -9.5, Total 42.5
Series Rewind: The Texans and Cardinals have played just six times and are tied 3-3 in the series. Two of those games have been in the last four seasons, with Houston winning 21-16 at home in 2023 and Arizona cruising to a 31-5 home win in 2021.
No team may be hotter at the moment than the Houston Texans, who won their fifth straight game Sunday night at Kansas City to rise into the playoff picture as the No. 7 seed entering Week 15. They’re positioned at the moment to be just the seventh team in NFL history to make the playoffs after an 0-3 start. The Texans’ defense has played a huge part in this surge, ranking No. 1 in the NFL in scoring defense (16.0 points per game) and total defense (266.3 yards). And yet, it could be CJ Stroud and the offense who lead the charge this week against an Arizona defense which has allowed 40-plus points in three of the last five games. Houston could be without running back Nick Chubb (ribs) this week after he missed Wednesday and Thursday’s practices. The Cardinals have been eliminated from playoff contention since Nov. 30 and enter on a five-game losing streak fresh off a 45-17 home loss to the Rams. While the defense has been consistently gouged of late, QB Jacoby Brissett has been putting up numbers in place of Kyler Murray, who it was announced last week was done for the season with a foot injury. Brissett has passed for 2,459 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions in eight games as a starter. He has Trey McBride, who is tied for the NFL lead with 93 receptions and leads all tight ends with 937 yards. However, it appears Arizona will be without receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (heel) will miss another game this week after missing the first two practices.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-11) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Eagles -11.5, Total 38.5
Series Rewind: The teams have split the 14 previous meetings, including the Raiders’ 27-10 victory in Super Bowl XV. The Raiders haven’t won in Philadelphia since 2001.
Las Vegas brings a seven-game losing streak to Philadelphia to face an Eagles team trying to avoid a repeat of 2023. The last time the Eagles lost three in a row was in December two years ago, part of an epic 1-5 collapse following a 10-1 start. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts has turned the ball over seven times in his last two games, including a career-high four interceptions in Monday’s overtime loss to the Chargers. Eagles wideout A.J. Brown is tied for the longest active streak in the NFL with three straight 100-yard games. With Raiders signal-caller Geno Smith dealing with a right shoulder injury and Kenny Pickett gets the start against his former team. Pickett won a ring with the Eagles in February, got traded to Cleveland in March and got dealt again to Las Vegas in August. He was 14-10 as a starter for the Steelers from 2022-23 and 1-0 last season. Maxx Crosby needs one sack to reach double figures for the fourth time.
BUFFALO BILLS (9-4) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Bills -1.5, Total 49.6
Series Rewind: New England beat Buffalo 23-20 on Oct. 5 and eyes its first season sweep of the Bills since 2019, when Tom Brady was the team’s quarterback.
The Patriots can win their first AFC East title this decade by taking down the Bills, who have won the division five consecutive years. New England is seeking its 11th straight victory and is gunning to be the No. 1 seed for the AFC postseason. The Patriots were just 4-13 last season but have enjoyed a memorable campaign in coach Mike Vrabel’s first season and quarterback Drake Maye’s second with the club. Maye has emerged as an NFL MVP candidate. The 23-year-old has completed a league-best 71.5 percent of his passes and is on track to break Brady’s franchise record of 68.9 percent set in 2007. Maye has thrown for 3,412 yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. Of course, the reigning MVP is employed by the Bills. Josh Allen has passed for 3,083 yards and 22 touchdowns against 10 interceptions, while completing 70.1 percent of his throws. He also has rushed for 12 scores. In the first meeting, Maye passed for 273 yards while Allen threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and was intercepted once. Buffalo has won five of its past seven games but a loss will leave the team battling for a wild-card berth. Bills running back James Cook (1,308) is second in rushing yardage but was held to 49 yards on 17 carries by the Patriots in the first meeting.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-10) AT CHICAGO BEARS (9-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: -7.5, Total 38.5
Series Rewind: This is the teams’ 19th meeting. Cleveland leads the all-time series 11-7, and the home team has won 10 of the past 11 games. In the most recent meeting, the Browns eked out a 20-17 home win on Dec. 17, 2023.
The forecast calls for single-digit temperatures along the shores of Lake Michigan. The Bears lost at Green Bay and forfeited the top spot in the NFC North last week. Cleveland has lost two straight and five of its past six, but the recent play of rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has given the franchise reason for optimism. Sanders passed for 364 yards, three touchdowns and one interception last week in a 31-29 home loss against the Tennessee Titans. The Browns hope to see defensive end Myles Garrett make history. He enters the weekend with a league-high 20 sacks in 13 games. He is 2.5 sacks shy of the NFL’s single-season record of 22 1/2, which Michael Strahan set in 2001 and T.J. Watt matched in 2021. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams knows that Garrett will be tough to stop. Williams wants no part of becoming the answer to a trivia question: Which quarterback did Garrett take down to break the sack record? “I’m going to try and make sure that he doesn’t get the sack record on us and on me,” Williams said. “… As a game plan … everything is not allowing them to wreck the game.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (9-4) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (6-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Chiefs -5.5, Total 41.5
Series Rewind: The Chargers beat the Chiefs in Brazil in Week 1, their first win in the past eight games in the series. Kansas City leads the all-time series 71-58-1.
A decade-long streak of playoff appearances is in dire jeopardy for the Chiefs will try to ignite their long-shot postseason chances when they play host to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. The last time Kansas City was not a playoff participant was 2014, when Alex Smith was the quarterback. Patrick Mahomes has led each of the past seven playoff runs and not only has helped win three Super Bowls, but he has also never missed an AFC Championship Game as a starting QB. The Chiefs are on the outside of the playoff field, two games behind the Houston Texans, who hold the third and final AFC wild-card spot. The Chargers are playoff eligible as a wild-card qualifier. While Kansas City’s defense was much better over the second half last week, dropped passes held Mahomes to a paltry 160 yards through the air while completing just 14 of his 33 throws in the Chiefs’ third consecutive loss. Quarterback Justin Herbert had just 139 yards passing Monday and rookie first-round running back Omarion Hampton returned to the lineup.
GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-3-1) AT DENVER BRONCOS (11-2)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Packers -2.5, Total 42.5
Series Rewind: The home team has won nine of the past 10 meetings.
The Packers pack for Denver after plucking away the NFC North division lead from the Bears in Week 14. The Broncos are baffled that they are still considered to be on proving ground as underdogs in Sunday’s home game. With a 10-game winning streak and two-game lead in the division the Broncos are still eyeing the top seed in the AFC. The Broncos (11-2) are two wins clear of the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West and can clinch a playoff berth with a win. The Packers have won four in a row, the last two against NFC North rivals Detroit and Chicago. Bo Nix has kept the Broncos on the right side of eight-one score victories this season. He has completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 2,954 yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He is also third on the team in rushing (244 yards). The Broncos have leaned on their strong defense in more than a supporting role. Denver ranks fourth in the NFL in points allowed per game (18.1), second in rushing (89 yards), third in total yards per game (282) and first in total sacks (55). Green Bay can win a game with quarterback Jordan Love’s deep and talented groups of wide receivers. The Packers also can throw a knockout punch defensively. They rank sixth in points allowed (19 per game) and fifth in total yards per game (287.2). Micah Parson leads the team with 12.5 sacks and Rashan Gary has 7.5. Love, in his third year as Green Bay’s starter, has a career-high 67.1 completion percentage and has thrown 22 TD passes while only being intercepted four times. He has been sacked 18 times. Injuries the first two months of the season were a setback to strong protection, but not many blocking schemes are built to stonewall Denver’s pressure defense. Nik Bonitto has a team-best 12.5 sacks but the Broncos’ other three starters up front have 19 more combined, led by Jonathon Cooper (7.5).
TENNESSEE TITANS (2-11) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (9-4)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: 49ers -12.5, Total 44.5
Series Rewind: The 49ers hold a 9-6 lead in the series, including a 4-3 record at home. Eight of the last 10 meetings dating back to 1987 have been one-score games.
The last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft goes head-to-head with the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft when Brock Purdy and the 49ers host rookie Cam Ward and the Titans. Purdy won three straight starts before San Francisco’s bye last week and has thrown at least one TD pass in all five games this season. Teammate Christian McCaffrey is on pace for his second season with 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards with 849 and 806, respectively, while 49ers WR Jauan Jennings has touchdowns in four of his last five games. Ward leads all first-year QBs in passing yards (2,468) and had his first game with multiple TD passes in last week’s win at Cleveland. The Titans rank last in the NFL in total offense (246.2 yards per game) and 31st in scoring (15.5 points per game). Tennessee DT Jeffery Simmons will try to slow down a 49ers offense that ranks No. 2 in third-down conversions (48.2%).
CAROLINA PANTHERS (7-6) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-10)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Panthers -2.5, Total 40.5
Series Rewind: New Orleans earned its second win of the season and snapped a four-game losing streak with a surprising 17-7 win at Carolina on Nov. 9. The Saints have won four of the last five over the Panthers to lead the all-time series 33-29.
The Panthers benefited greatly during their bye week, watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lose to New Orleans to fall into a tie atop the NFC South at 7-6. Seeing that may have caused some deja vu for Carolina’s players and staff after the Saints stunningly upset the Panthers back in Week 10. Avenging that loss on the road this time feels close to essential for Carolina’s chances at snapping the franchise’s seven-year playoff drought as the NFC South co-leaders are two games back of a wild-card spot. The Panthers’ last five games have been hard to get a read on, with wins at Green Bay and over the Rams last time out, but also with that home loss to New Orleans. Carolina comes out of the bye exceptionally healthy, with every active player fully participating in Thursday’s practice. All that’s left for New Orleans this season is the chance to play spoiler and continue to build for 2026 under rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. The Carolina game was Shough’s second start and first win and saw him throw for what remains a career-high 282 yards and two touchdowns. In last week’s win at Tampa Bay, Shough completed just 13 of 20 passes for 144 yards and an interception. However, he ran the ball seven times for 55 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns. Shough may be without one or two of his top running backs this week. Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle) appears poised to miss his third straight game after not practicing Wednesday or Thursday while rookie RB Devin Neal (abdomen) has been limited this week due to an injury he sustained in last week’s game.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-5) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (10-3)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Seahawks -13.5, Total 42.5
Series Rewind: The Seahawks can even the all-time series at 7-7 by registering a third straight win against the Colts, who haven’t won a game in Seattle since the 2000 season. One of the big stories in the NFL this week was the Colts’ signing of 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers after Daniel Jones’ season-ending Achilles injury. Sixth-round rookie Riley Leonard replaced Jones in last weekend’s loss at Jacksonville and could be in line for his first career start if Rivers isn’t ready for his first game since Jan. 9, 2021. Indy’s Jonathan Taylor leads the NFL in rushing yards (1,356) and TDs from scrimmage (18) but faces a Seattle defense that ranks No. 4 against the run. The game also features the NFL’s No. 1 receiver in Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1,428 yards). Two of Seattle’s three losses have come at home this season, but the team pitched a 26-0 shutout against the Vikings in their most recent game at Lumen Field in Week 13.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-8) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (6-6-1)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Cowboys -5.5, Total 48.5
Series Rewind: The Cowboys have won five of the past six meetings with Minnesota, including a 40-3 road victory in 2022 in the most recent matchup.
Both the Cowboys and Vikings face long playoff odds and a loss will eliminate Minnesota. Dallas has been receiving help from the NFC East-rival Philadelphia Eagles, who have lost three straight games to keep Dallas in the mix in the division race. The Cowboys have won three of their past four games as they ride the arm of Dak Prescott, the NFL leader with 3,637 passing yards. He also is tied for second with 26 passing touchdowns. Prescott has outputs of 354, 320 and 376 yards over the past three games. Standout receiver CeeDee Lamb (865 receiving yards) hasn’t cleared concussion protocol but should do so by Sunday night. Cowboys running back Javonte Williams has career highs of 1,022 yards and nine touchdowns in his first season with the club. The Vikings staved off elimination last weekend with a 31-0 shellacking of the Washington Commanders but can’t lose again and needs help from other teams to make the playoff field. J.J. McCarthy threw a career-high three touchdown passes against Washington and didn’t throw an interception for the first time in his seven NFL starts. Star receiver Justin Jefferson had just two catches for 11 yards against the Commanders one week after having two receptions for 4 yards in a 26-0 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
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NO. 5 UCONN HOLDS TEXAS AT BAY IN 6TH STRAIGHT WIN
Alex Karaban scored 18 points, including a crucial 3-pointer in the final minutes, as No. 5 UConn defeated Texas 71-63 on Friday in Hartford, Conn.
The Huskies (10-1), who have won six in a row, led by nine at halftime. The Longhorns (7-4) got to within 61-56 on a pair of free throws by Matas Vokietaitis with 4:30 left but Solo Ball and Karaban canned 3-pointers on successive possessions, the latter with 3:23 to play, to push UConn’s advantage to 11.
Texas trimmed its deficit to 69-63 after a layup by Tramon Mark with 34 seconds left. A dunk by Jaylin Stewart with 29 seconds remaining stoked UConn’s lead back to eight and all but sealed the win.
Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points, six rebounds and five assists for UConn while Braylon Mullins and Stewart finished with 10 points apiece.
Jordan Pope and Mark led the Longhorns with 15 points each. Texas shot just 37.7% from the field while allowing UConn to shoot 54.7%.
The Huskies led 13-7 after a Ball dunk at the 15:27 mark capped an 8-2 run. Texas answered, making it 16-13 when Pope canned a 3-pointer with 13:16 left in the first half, but UConn swung back, rebuilding its advantage to 25-16 on a layup by Reed with 10:22 to play until halftime.
After the Huskies pushed the lead to 12 on a dunk by Stewart with 7:05 left, Texas reeled off nine of the next 10 points, clawing back to 33-29 on a Simeon Wilcher steal and dunk. The Longhorns pulled to within two on Pope’s second-chance layup with 2:54 left but UConn finished the half on an 8-1 run to carry a 43-34 lead into the break.
Karaban led all scorers with 11 points before halftime while Mullins and Reed added eight each for the Huskies. UConn shot 68% from the floor in the half and scored 24 of its points in the paint.
Pope paced Texas with nine points but the Longhorns went the final 2:54 of the half without a field goal, shooting 43.3% over the first 20 minutes.
The Longhorns pulled to within six on two occasions early in the second half and to 51-44 after a free throw by Lassina Traore with 14:35 remaining.
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NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: TIMBERWOLVES SPOIL STEPHEN CURRY’S 39-POINT RETURN
Donte DiVincenzo buried a pair of late 3-pointers, Julius Randle led the way in the absence of Anthony Edwards with 27 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Stephen Curry’s 39-point return by defeating the Golden State Warriors 127-120 in San Francisco on Friday night.
Rudy Gobert had two dunks in a 17-0 fourth-quarter flurry and finished with a 24-point, 14-rebound double-double for the Timberwolves, who won for the sixth time in their last seven games despite playing without Edwards (foot) and backcourt mate Mike Conley (Achilles).
In action for the first time since suffering a strained left quad on Nov. 26, Curry was 14 of 28 from the field, including 6 of 15 from 3-point range, for the Warriors, who also were missing two key players in Draymond Green (personal) and Al Horford (back).
Seeking a third straight win, the Warriors led 96-91 after a layup by Moses Moody in the second minute of the fourth period. The Timberwolves then seized control by scoring 17 straight points while the hosts were missing eight straight shots and mixing in a pair of turnovers.
Cavaliers 130, Wizards 126
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 48 points to help Cleveland rally for a win over host Washington.
Mitchell hit eight 3-pointers, while Evan Mobley added 23 points and 13 rebounds and Darius Garland chipped in 18 points for the Cavaliers, who trailed by 17 points late in the third quarter. De’Andre Hunter scored 15 and Jaylon Tyson had 13 for Cleveland, which outscored Washington 45-26 in the fourth.
CJ McCollum and Bub Carrington led Washington with 27 points apiece. Marvin Bagley III finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds in the Wizards’ fourth straight loss.
Mavericks 119, Nets 111
Anthony Davis recorded 24 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots to help host Dallas beat Brooklyn for the Mavericks’ fifth win in six games.
Cooper Flagg had 22 points and eight assists for the Mavericks, while Naji Marshall scored 17 points, Max Christie had 15 off the bench and P.J. Washington added 13 for Dallas.
Michael Porter Jr. poured in 34 points and was 6 of 10 from 3-point range for the Nets. The output gave Porter a career-best four consecutive 30-point outings and he has reached that mark nine times overall this season. Brooklyn had won three of its previous four games.
Pistons 142, Hawks 115
Isaiah Stewart amassed 17 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced attack as Eastern Conference-leading Detroit overwhelmed visiting Atlanta.
Eight Pistons recorded double figures in scoring and two others tallied nine points. Cade Cunningham and Duncan Robinson contributed 15 points apiece, while Jalen Duren supplied 14 points and seven rebounds. Ronald Holland and Ausar Thompson added 12 points apiece, and Caris LeVert chipped in 10 points with eight assists.
Atlanta’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker led all scorers with 22 points. Jalen Johnson recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Dyson Daniels added 18 points with 10 rebounds and five assists. The Hawks have dropped four of their last five games.
Jazz 130, Grizzlies 126
Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points, Lauri Markkanen added 26 and Kevin Love had a season-best 20 to lead Utah past host Memphis in Ja Morant’s return to the Grizzlies.
Santi Aldama led the Grizzlies with 22 points and Morant contributed 21 points and 10 assists after missing 10 games with a calf strain. Cam Spencer added 20 points off the bench and went 6-for-6 from beyond the arc.
George dominated in the opening half. He made eight of his 13 field-goal attempts, including four of his six 3-pointers, and had 27 points at the break. George was held scoreless in the third quarter, but had 12 points in the fourth, including Utah’s final six points.
Bulls 129, Hornets 126
Josh Giddey scored 26 points, including six in the final 90 seconds, as Chicago came back to beat host Charlotte to end a seven-game losing streak.
Coby White poured in 20 points and reserves Zach Collins and Patrick Williams each scored 16 points for the Bulls, who avenged a loss in the same building from two weeks earlier. Giddey added 11 assists and seven rebounds in an all-around effort.
Kon Knueppel racked up 33 points and nine assists and Miles Bridges scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half for the Hornets, who’ve lost four of their last five games. Brandon Miller added 18 points as Charlotte remained without LaMelo Ball because of an ankle injury. Team rebounding leader Moussa Diabate was back for Charlotte, though he had only two points and three rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench.
76ers 115, Pacers 105
Joel Embiid scored a season-high 39 points as Philadelphia topped visiting Indiana. Playing in just his 10th game of the season, Embiid surpassed his previous high of 29 points while getting help from Paul George (season-high 23 points) and VJ Edgecombe (22 points).
Indiana, which was aiming to win a third straight game for the first time this season, was led by Pascal Siakam’s 20 points. Andrew Nembhard contributed 18 points and seven assists for the Pacers, while former Sixer T.J. McConnell chipped in with 15 points off the bench.
The game was tied at 102-102 with under four minutes left when George found Dominick Barlow (10 pts.) for the go-ahead layup. George had a driving layup of his own down the stretch, while Embiid knocked down a jumper shortly thereafter to help Philadelphia create some separation.
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NHL NEWS
OILERS ACQUIRE G TRISTAN JARRY IN BLOCKBUSTER TRADE WITH PENGUINS
The Edmonton Oilers acquired Tristan Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins for fellow goaltender Stuart Skinner as part of a blockbuster trade on Friday morning.
Edmonton also received minor-league forward Samuel Poulin in the deal from Pittsburgh, which picked up defenseman Brett Kulak and a second-round selection in the 2029 NHL Draft.
The Oilers also made another trade Friday, acquiring defenseman Spencer Stastney from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.
Edmonton has been plagued by inconsistent goaltending during its respective runs to the Stanley Cup Final in each of the last two seasons. This season, the Oilers own the second-worst team save percentage (.873) in the NHL.
Jarry, 30, is 9-3-1 with one shutout, a 2.66 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 14 games (13 starts) this season. He is playing in the third season of a five-year, $26.875 million contract.
Jarry is 161-100-32 with 22 shutouts, a 2.74 GAA and .909 save percentage in 307 career games (294 starts) since being selected by the Penguins in the second round of the 2013 NHL Draft.
Skinner, 27, is 11-8-4 with two shutouts, a 2.83 GAA and .891 save percentage in 23 games (all starts) this season. The Edmonton native is playing in the final campaign of a three-year, $7.8 million contract and can become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Skinner owns a 109-62-18 record with nine shutouts with a 2.74 GAA and .904 save percentage in 197 career games (191 starts) since being selected by the Oilers in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft.
Poulin, 24, has been held off the scoresheet in two games with Pittsburgh this season.
He has two assists in 15 career games with the Penguins since being selected by the club with the 21st overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Kulak, 31, has two assists in 31 games this season.
The Edmonton native has 127 points (28 goals, 99 assists) in 611 career games with the Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Oilers. He was selected by Calgary in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Draft.
Stastney, 25, has recorded nine points (one goal, eight assists) in 30 games this season.
He has 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in 81 career games with the Predators.
MAILLOUX, LUFF GET FIRST GOALS OF SEASON AS BLUES BEAT RIVAL BLACKHAWKS 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored his first goal of the season, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.
Justin Faulk also scored and Robert Thomas had two assists for the Blues, who won for the third time in five games. Joel Hofer stopped 27 shots.
Wyatt Kaiser and Andre Burakovsky scored for Chicago, and Connor Bedard had two assists. Spencer Knight finished with 23 saves as the Blackhawks lost for the third time in four games.
Mailloux opened the scoring with a wrister 3:41 into the game, and later engaged in his first NHL fight, exchanging punches with Colton Dach.
With Hofer pulled because of a delayed Chicago penalty, Mailloux received a pass from Thomas in the left circle and beat Knight on his glove side. It was the third career goal for the defenseman acquired in an offseason trade.
Chicago’s Connor Murphy also tangled with the Blues’ Dylan Holloway in the second meeting this season of the longtime rivals.
Luff, an offseason signing who was recalled from the minors last week, scored from the slot for a 2-0 lead with 8:12 remaining in the first.
Kaiser cut the deficit to 2-1 with 4:10 to go in the opening period. Bedard brought the puck into the zone and drew the attention of three defenders as he headed to the front of the net, making room for Kaiser to unload his shot.
Faulk, a defenseman, answered with his seventh goal of the season at 8:57 of the second as he pinched in and found himself unguarded against Knight as the goalie knelt to protect the near post. Faulk banked the puck in off Knight for a two-goal lead.
Burakovsky pulled the Blackhawks back within one with 5:52 left in the third, but that was as close as they got.
Knight was pulled for an extra skater with just over 2 minutes remaining, but Chicago could not get a shot on goal in the closing stretch.
Up next
Blackhawks: Host Detroit on Saturday.
Blues: Host Nashville on Saturday.
GUENTHER SCORES TIEBREAKING GOAL IN 3RD PERIOD AS MAMMOTH BEAT KRAKEN 5-3 TO END THREE-GAME SKID
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, and Kailer Yamamoto, JJ Peterka, and Lawson Crouse also scored for the Mammoth. Kevin Stenlund had three assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 32 shots.
Mason Marchment had two goals and Ben Meyers also scored for the Kraken in their seventh loss in eight games. Phillipp Grubauer had 26 saves.
After a scoreless first period, Marchment put Seattle on the board with a backhand shot at 3:35 of the second.
Schmaltz tied it at 8:09 with an unassisted goal. He attacked off a breakaway and chipped the puck over Grubauer’s shoulder from close range.
Yamamoto then gave Utah its first lead with 6:36 left in the middle period.
Seattle had several shots at an equalizer during a two-man advantage lasting nearly two minutes, but the Kraken came up empty.
Marchment then got his second goal of the night and fourth of the season at 7:50 of the third, slapping the puck home from long distance to tie it.
Guenther gave Utah a 3-2 lead with 7:05 remaining, successfully converting a power play.
Peterka and Crouse added empty netters over the final three minutes, and Meyers scored for Seattle with 43 seconds to go for the final margin.
Up next
Kraken: Host Buffalo on Sunday.
Mammoth: At Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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COLTS RULE OUT CB SAUCE GARDNER, WR ANTHONY GOULD, T BRADEN SMITH FOR WEEK 15 GAME VS. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
The Colts on Friday ruled out cornerback Sauce Gardner (calf), wide receiver Anthony Gould (foot) and tackle Braden Smith (concussion, neck) for their Week 15 game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field, head coach Shane Steichen said. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner will not be activated from injured reserve this week, Steichen said.
Gardner will miss his second consecutive game with the injury he sustained early in the first quarter of the Colts’ Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans.
Smith exited the Colts’ Week 14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars after being evaluated for a concussion. Without Smith, expect fourth-round rookie Jalen Travis to make his first NFL start at right tackle on Sunday against the Seahawks.
Gould sustained a foot injury in the Colts’ Week 14 loss to the Jaguars. With Gould out and wide receiver Ashton Dulin on injured reserve, the Colts’ are down their two primary kick returners; Gould is the Colts’ main punt returner, too. Wide receiver Josh Downs returned punts when Gould was sidelined in Weeks 9 and 10.
The Colts earlier this week placed cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. on injured reserve following his third concussion of the season, which will sideline him for at least the final four games of the regular season. On Wednesday, the Colts opened Buckner’s 21-day window to begin practicing while on injured reserve; Buckner (neck) was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday and Thursday’s practices. Buckner can be activated off injured reserve any time in the next three weeks, though he will not play Sunday against the Seahawks.
COLTS-SEAHAWKS PREVIEW: PHILIP RIVERS ISN’T HERE TO SAVE THE SEASON. BUT WILL HE PLAY IN WEEK 15?
The narrative around the 2025 Colts on Sunday night was bleak: How could this team pull out of a three-game losing skid, one which knocked them down to the AFC No. 8 seed, without its starting quarterback?
Less than 48 hours later, the narrative had completely shifted. The Colts were at the center of the NFL universe. And it was because they were going to figure out if the old guy could still sling it.
Yes, Philip Rivers is here in Indianapolis, donning a helmet and shoulder pads in practice for the first time in nearly five years. Yes, he’s 44. Yes, the year is 2025, just to double-check.
Long snapper Luke Rhodes, at 33, was the oldest player on the Colts; he no longer holds that designation because of Rivers, who’s over a decade his senior.
But through the press conference yuks, the excitement permeating the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center locker room and the trillion-watt spotlight on the Colts this week, there’s a game to play on Sunday.
And will Rivers be behind center when the Colts take the field against a 10-3 Seattle Seahawks team that boasts one of the very best defenses in the NFL?
“We’re going to work through that right now,” head coach Shane Steichen said Friday afternoon. “We literally just got off the practice field, but he had a good week of work, and we’ll have those discussions here in the next couple hours.”
Steichen said he liked what he saw from Rivers this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – just like he saw from Rivers during the near-decade they spent together with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers (2011-2012, 2014-2019)
“He’s got great command in the huddle, he was throwing it well,” Steichen said. “So yeah, we’re excited for it. I mean, he’s fired up for the challenge. Obviously, getting back into it, getting back into the fold, feeling the pass rush. Got some good work in that, just moving around, seeing the defense – it was good.”
“… (He’s) aguy that hasn’t been out there in five years, to go and practice the way he did this week was pretty impressive to watch. So like I said, we’ll have those conversations here in the next couple hours and we’ll make a decision.”
Procedurally, the Colts will either need to elevate Rivers to their active roster from the practice squad, or sign Rivers to the 53-man roster from the practice squad, for him to play Sunday. If that move happens, it’ll be on Saturday.
But if it does happens, Rivers wants one thing to be clear: He didn’t sign up for this to be a savior for a team that’s 8-5 and has lost three games in a row.
“I’m not here to stinking save the year or be a hero by any means,” Rivers said. “We’ve got to stinking run the crap out of the football and play defense and do all those things. So, if that comes to be and I’m the one that’s out there, that’s going to – I’m not here to try to save the day.”
Steichen shares the same expectation for Rivers. If he plays, he’ll slide in as a part of a Colts’ offense which, collectively, needs to turn things around.
“He’s not here to save the season,” Steichen said. “He’s here to be a great leader, a great teammate, go out there, operate the offense, get us in and out of the right plays. And that’s the process, and that’s the way he’s taken it and flowing with it one day at a time, and going through his process.”
But Rivers, this week, has been working with the hope of being ready to play on Sunday.
“If that’s where it goes, I’ll be ready to go,” Rivers said Wednesday. “I mean, I’m preparing like that. I’m going to prepare and push for that – I don’t mean push (Steichen) for that, I mean push myself to get there. And if that’s what we feel, they feel, we collectively feel is the best decision, then we’ll go.”
If Rivers does play on Sunday, though, he’ll do so against a surging Seahawks team that’s vying for the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
Mike McDonald’s Seahawks have been a defensive juggernaut in 2025. They’re second in points per game (17.4) and yards per play (4.5). They’re extremely difficult to throw the ball against, with the NFL’s lowest yards per play allowed on passes (5.4); they’re third in passer rating allowed (77.3), second in interceptions (15) and fourth in sacks (41). And if you want to run the ball, Seattle is second in yards allowed per rush (3.8); they’ve allowed only 22 rushes of 10 or more yards this year, second only to the Denver Broncos.
All that has led to opponents scoring on just 27.6 percent of their possessions, second-lowest in the NFL. And they haven’t allowed a touchdown since Week 12.
But the Seahawks are not your classic stifling-defense-middling-offense group. They’ve blown out several opponents this season (five of their 10 wins have been by 22 or more points), with wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba leading the NFL with 1,428 yards over 13 games, good for an average of 109.8 yards per game. Veteran Cooper Kupp and rookie Tory Horton have had plenty of moments as secondary receivers opposite Smith-Njigba, and tight end A.J. Barner has been a reliable target as well.
Quarterback Sam Darnold leads the NFL in averaging 8.9 yards per pass attempt; he’s completing 68.1 percent of his passes with 22 touchdowns and a passer rating of 103.8. Running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet have combined for 12 touchdowns, too.
Seattle has scored on 47.5 percent of their offensive possessions (third in NFL) and is second in points per game (29.8).
“They’ve got some firepower over there,” defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo said. “(Smith-Njigba’s) a great player. They move him around a ton. So, they’ve done a great job setting things up over there and (offensive coordinator) Klint Kubiak does a heck of a job overall with their offense. But he’s a special player and they’ve done a great job offensively all year.”
So that’s the backdrop against which Rivers may make his return. We’ll find out this weekend if he actually will.
“Can’t back down from those kind of challenges,” Rivers said.
Rivers already hasn’t backed down from the first challenge, which was weighing all the doubt that comes from five years away from the NFL and saying “dadgummit, let’s freaking go.” The next challenge is actually going out and playing again.
And we’ll find out Sunday what this all looks like.
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INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL NEWS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 105, 76ERS 115
The Indiana Pacers rolled into Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday night prepared to tack a third game onto their two-game winning streak. The Philadelphia 76ers sought to protect home court and bounce back from a home loss to the Lakers on Sunday. The 76ers had five days to ruminate on that loss while Indiana had four days to rest in preparation for Friday’s contest. The 76ers led by five points at halftime, and extended that lead by the conclusion of regulation to defeat the Pacers, 115-105.
Ethan Thompson was the engine for Indiana in the opening minutes as he recorded seven points on 75 percent shooting, including the Pacers’ initial five points. T.J. McConnell was another boost off the Pacers’ bench as he and Thompson combined to score 15 of Indiana’s 31 points in the first period.
Philadelphia rookie VJ Edgecombe found a rhythm early to counter Indiana’s backcourt – he notched 14 points in the first quarter, helping the 76ers to a 34-31 lead after the opening frame. The 76ers leaned heavily on Edgecombe in the absence of Tyrese Maxey, who was out with an illness.
Thompson continued his stretch of productive play through the second quarter as he became the first Pacer to hit double digits, knocking down a 3-pointer to put Indiana up three points early in the frame.
The 76ers were strong throughout the second quarter. Edgecombe’s aggression led Philadelphia to a 14-6 run early in the period, and the 76ers led by as many as five points in the quarter.
Thompson and McConnell kept the Pacers alive through the first half of play – Thompson recorded 10 points and three assists, while McConnell led Indiana with 13 points. Edgecombe finished the first half with 18 points for Philadelphia, though Joel Embiid came to life in the second quarter, and finished the opening half with 19 points.
Embiid kept that train rolling through the third quarter and had a game-high 33 points heading into the fourth.
But as Embiid began to heat up, so did the Pacers. Andrew Nembhard found a groove as he knocked down four of his seven shots en route to an 11-point third period. He entered the fourth quarter as Indiana’s leading scorer with 18 total points.
Indiana kept Edgecombe under control in the third frame – he was scoreless until the final minute of the period when he knocked down two free throws.
The Blue and Gold showed a determined edge in the third period. Indiana scored 32 points in the quarter, and tied the game at 90 points heading into the fourth.
The Pacers maintained that pace as they went up by five points early in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers stormed back, and the game was knotted again at 100 points with under five minutes remaining. Thompson rose for a corner 3-pointer, but was fouled and earned a trip to the free throw line, where he made two of his three shots to give Indiana a 102-100 lead.
A furious 14-2 run by Philadelphia had the Sixers ahead by six points with just over two minutes left on the game clock. Jay Huff’s pump fake had his defender in the air as he took a dribble, lined up his shot, and drilled a 3-pointer.
Philadelphia outlasted the Pacers late push to defeat Indiana, 1115-105.
Embiid finished with a game-high 39 points and nine rebounds. Edgecombe scored just four points in the second half, and finished with 22. Siakam led the Pacers with 20 points, and Nembhard followed with 18 points, five rebounds, and seven assists.
The Pacers scored just 15 points in the final quarter.
Indiana shot just 39 percent from the field to Philadelphia’s 44 percent, and committed just seven turnovers to the 76ers 13. It wasn’t enough to overcome Embiid’s massive scoring output, and the Pacers fell to the Sixers on the road.
Inside the Numbers
Indiana scored just 15 points in the fourth quarter to Philadelphia’s 25.
The Pacers recorded another sub-40 percent shooting night (39.6 percent) – their fifth such game of the year.
Indiana committed just seven turnovers leading to five Philadelphia points. The 76ers committed 13 turnovers leading to 15 Pacers points.
Indiana’s bench outscored Philadelphia’s bench 35-11.
The Pacers shot 19 free throws to the 76ers’ 43.
You Can Quote Me On That
“Even when we’re at full strength, we have to be a sum of its parts group. We got a lot of really good contributions. You know, T.J. McConnell was great. Matthews did a lot of good things off the bench.” – coach Rick Carlisle on bench production
“The guys have come together better. You know, we’re consistently fighting at a very good level, and NBA games are hard, so tonight is great experience. We’ve got to take it and make corrections that are necessary and build on it.” – Carlisle on Indiana’s fight and togetherness
Stat of the Night
Andrew Nembhard recorded 18 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and went 5-for-5 from the free throw line. His five attempts from the stripe accounted for 26 percent of Indiana’s total free throw attempts.
Noteworthy
Indiana is 89-112 against the 76ers all-time.
The Pacers will play Philadelphia three more times this season – twice at home and once more on the road.
Ben Sheppard missed his third straight contest with a calf strain.
Coach Rick Carlisle is just one win shy of becoming the 11th coach all-time to record 1,000 career wins.
Up Next
The Pacers return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host CJ McCollum and the Washington Wizards on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3:00 PM ET.
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS WIZARDS
After having a two-game win streak snapped on Friday night in Philadelphia, the Pacers (6-19) will look to bounce back on Sunday afternoon when they welcome the Washington Wizards (3-20) to Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Indiana led 102-100 with under 4:30 to play in Philly, but the 76ers outscored the Pacers 15-2 the rest of the way en route to a 115-105 victory. Pascal Siakam scored 20 points in the loss, Andrew Nembhard added 18 points and seven assists, while T.J. McConnell was excellent off the bench with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting and five assists in 17 minutes.
But the Blue & Gold struggled to slow down Sixers center Joel Embiid. The former MVP scored a season-high 39 points on Friday, going 12-for-23 from the field and 13-for-18 from the free throw line.
The loss does mean that Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle has a chance to make history at home on Sunday. Carlisle has 999 career wins and will become just the 11th coach in NBA history to amass 1,000 career victories with his next win.
The other coaches in the 1,000 win club include Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan, Pat Riley, George Karl, Doc Rivers, Phil Jackson, Larry Brown, and Rick Adelman. All except Rivers (who is still active and currently coaching Milwaukee) are in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
It’s been a rough season for the Wizards, who have only won three times in their first 23 games and are currently without their leading scorer, second-year center Alex Sarr, as well as three other key members of their rotation.
But the shorthanded Wizards very nearly knocked off Cleveland on Friday night in Washington. The Wizards led by as many as 17 points and didn’t give up the lead until the final minute, with the Cavs needing 48 points from All-NBA guard Donovan Mitchell to survive, 130-126.
CJ McCollum and Bub Carrington each scored 27 points and combined to make eight 3-pointers on Friday, with Carrington also dishing out eight assists. Marvin Bagley III — starting at center for Sarr — recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Ethan Thompson, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff
Wizards: G – Bub Carrington, G – CJ McCollum, F – Kyshawn George, F – Justin Champagnie, C – Marvin Bagley III
Injury Report
Pacers: Quenton Jackson – questionable (right hamstring strain), Kam Jones – questionable (lower back stress reaction), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Aaron Nesmith – out (left knee MCL sprain), Ben Sheppard – out (left calf strain), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture)
Wizards: Malaki Branham – out (right thumb sprain), Bilal Coulibaly – out (right oblique strain), Corey Kispert – out (right thumb distal phalanx fracture), Khris Middleton – out (sore right knee), Alex Sarr – out (right adductor strain)
Last Meeting
Nov. 28, 2025: The Pacers tipped off a four-game homestand by rolling to a 119-86 victory over the Washington Wizards at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Six players scored in double figures for Indiana, with All-Star forward Pascal Siakam leading the way with an efficient 24-point, 11-rebound double-double. Siakam went 11-for-20 from the field and logged just 26 minutes in the runaway victory.
“He decided that we were not going to lose this game tonight,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of Siakam. “He was ultra-aggressive, but within our system…He was tremendous. I thought as good as he was on offense, he was equally good and maybe better defensively and rebounding the ball.”
Bennedict Mathurin added 20 points and four assists, going 8-for-16 from the field and 3-for-5 from 3-point range. T.J. McConnell chipped in 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight assists in just 19 minutes off the bench.
Alex Sarr led Washington with 24 points and eight rebounds. CJ McCollum, who scored 46 points and made 10 3-pointers as the Wizards snapped a 14-game losing streak three nights earlier against Atlanta, scored 11 and went 1-for-5 from beyond the arc against Indiana.
Noteworthy
Pacers rookie guard Kam Jones was active for the first time this season on Friday but did not play after missing the first 24 games of the season with a lower back stress reaction. Two-way guard Quenton Jackson was also active but did not see action in Philadelphia. Jackson has not played in an NBA game since Nov. 3 due to a right hamstring strain.
The Pacers have won their last six overall games against Washington and six straight games against the Wizards at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers’ last loss to the Wizards was in Washington on Dec. 15, 2023. Their last home loss to the Wizards was on Oct. 19, 2022.
The Pacers will wear their 2025-26 Nike City Edition uniforms on Sunday.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
Tickets
The Pacers return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host CJ McCollum and the Washington Wizards on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3:00 PM ET.
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INDY FUEL NEWS
FUEL FALL 6-3 TO BISON IN BLOOMINGTON ON FRIDAY
FISHERS – The Indy Fuel headed to Bloomington to take on the Bison on Friday night before returning home for their annual Teddy Bear Toss game on Saturday. After going down 3-0 early, the Fuel could not mount a comeback in time and ultimately fell 6-3.
1ST PERIOD
Brenden Datema scored first for the Bloomington Bison at 4:36 to make it 1-0. Less than a minute later, after a collision in the Fuel’s goal, Owen Flores was replaced by Mitchell Weeks in net.
Bloomington captain Eddie Matsushima scored next, at 7:08, to make it 2-0 for the Bison.
Fifty seconds later, Indy’s Jordan Martin was sent to the penalty box for high sticking, giving the Bison the first power play opportunity of the game.
Ayden MacDonald capitalized at 9:23, scoring a power play goal to put Bloomington up 3-0 after Flores returned to net for the Fuel.
The Bison went back on the power play at 10:50 when Indy’s Michael Marchesan was called for hooking.
At 12:17, Nikita Sedov took Bloomington’s first penalty of the game for cross checking. The Bison were able to kill off the penalty.
Indy’s Kevin Lombardi put the Fuel on the board with a goal at 16:04. Tyson Feist and Harrison Israels had the assists on that goal to make it 3-1.
The next penalty in the game was a hooking minor assessed to Jacob Leguerrier at 18:35 that would carry over into the second period as the Bison did not score before time expired.
At the end of the first frame, Bloomington was outshooting Indy 13-10.
2ND PERIOD
The Fuel killed off the penalty to Leguerrier before Lombardi scored his second goal of the night to make it 3-2. He scored at 5:34 with the help of Feist and Israels yet again.
At 9:41, Jordan Martin and Bloomington’s Parker Gavlas were each given five minutes for fighting after dropping the gloves in front of the Bison goaltender.
About a minute later, Zakary Karpa extended the Bison’s lead to 4-2.
The Fuel earned another power play chance at 13:45 when Brett Budgell headed to the penalty box for hooking. Bloomington was able to kill it off.
At 18:06, Jesse Tucker and Cullen Ferguson exchanged roughing penalties to force 4-on-4 play that would last into the third period.
Despite being down 4-2, Indy massively outshot Bloomington in the second period. Through two frames, the Fuel outshot the Bison 29-20.
3RD PERIOD
Just two minutes into the third period, Bison goaltender Callum Tung left the game after a play left him in discomfort. Hugo Ollas replaced him in net.
At 4:31, Jadon Joseph was called for hooking while Bloomington’s Budgell was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. This forced more 4-on-4 hockey until Lombardi joined Joseph in the box 53 seconds later for a slashing call.
Matsushima scored his second goal of the game on the power play at 6:25 to make it 5-2 after Tung returned to net for the Bison.
Israels scored at 9:06 to make it 5-3. With the assists going to Lombardi and Feist, those three officially connected for three points each on the night.
Indy kept the pressure on but Tung stood strong in net. With just under three minutes to go in the third period, the Fuel pulled Flores from net in favor of the extra skater but Lou-Félix Denis scored on the empty net at 17:47 to make it 6-3.
That is how the game would end, but not before Mikael Robidoux and Marchesan each earned two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct with less than thirty seconds to go in the game after dropping the gloves but not fully engaging in a fight.
With a final score of 6-3, the Fuel outshot Bloomington 38-27 and will return to Indy to face the Cincinnati Cyclones tomorrow night.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL NEWS
FERNANDO MENDOZA LOOKING TO ADD A HISTORIC HEISMAN TROPHY WIN FOR INDIANA TO HIS COLLEGE RIDE
The first time Fernando Mendoza put his hands on a Heisman Trophy, he did it as a whim on a recruiting trip to Yale.
On Saturday, he’ll be on stage for the real deal.
Mendoza enters this weekend having won the Associated Press Player of the Year Award and as the the favorite to win college football’s most prestigious individual award. He would be the first winner from Indiana University and the third with Hispanic roots — titles not lost on the once lightly recruited Miami native who started contemplating this storybook ending a few months ago.
“At the beginning of the year, I saw the list of the top 10 Heisman contenders and evidently (my name) wasn’t there,” he said. “I was like, ‘Wow, I want to make a goal for myself.’ I prayed about, like, if I could make it to the ceremony, how cool that would be. Now that it’s come to fruition, I’m able to share that moment with people who appreciate it. It’s such a cool moment.”
For Mendoza, his first and likely only season in Bloomington has been filled with memories.
As fans watched him throw winning touchdown passes late in games against Iowa, Oregon and Penn State what he did behind the scenes — forcing bonds with new teammates, embracing family time and savoring all those special celebrations — helped deliver program-changing victories like Saturday’s 13-10 victory over No. 1 Ohio State that gave Indiana its first Big Ten title since 1967, a 13-0 mark and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.
Along the way, Mendoza cherished his time studying film with his younger brother, Alberto, meeting with coaches and hearing students serenade him with chants of “HeisMendoza.”
The funny thing is Fernando Mendoza never sought the spotlight. He just wanted to win.
“He’s just the ultimate professional and a wonderful teammate,” starting center Pat Coogan said. “He prepares like no one I’ve ever seen. He works his butt off like no one I’ve ever seen. He’s just an awesome locker room guy on top of that.”
Head of the class
When Mendoza entered the transfer portal last winter, he could have gone essentially anywhere. He chose Indiana because he knew coach Curt Cignetti would push him hard to improve.
Mendoza knew of Cignetti’s reputation for developing quarterbacks.
At North Carolina State, Cignetti worked with Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist Philip Rivers and helped recruit Super Bowl champ Russell Wilson. Then as Cignetti guided the most successful transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision he helped three quarterbacks win conference player of the year awards in five seasons.
Last year, his first at Indiana, Cignetti brought in 2023 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Kurtis Rourke, who led the Hoosiers to a school record 11 victories and their first playoff bid while earning second-team all-Big Ten honors. Rourke finished ninth in the Heisman voting.
When Cignetti did his homework on Mendoza, he saw something different from the late-bloomer.
“Being the film junkie I am, and making all the different cutups, occasionally I’d see plays from Fernando at Cal,” Cignetti said. “When he went in the portal, obviously we watched a lot of game tape on him and just really liked his stuff — the quick release, the arm, the mobility. He’s a great person. He really prepares. He’s really smart, and he’s developed quite a bit since he’s been here.”
Mendoza’s mobility might not have been as evident in 2024 when he was sacked 41 times.
But Cignetti embraced taking a two-year starter from a Power Four school with a rich tradition of producing quarterbacks. He was impressed by Mendoza’s crafty work ethic, selfless leadership style and his inspirational journey from grandson of Cuban immigrants to one of America’s best college quarterbacks all while watching his mother battle multiple sclerosis.
The adversity has helped Mendoza maintain a positive approach with the kind of real-life perspective rarely found in a 22-year-old with the spotlight shining so brightly on him.
“I’ve been lucky enough to have such a great team that I’ve always been in a good position to win games,” Mendoza said. “That’s what’s helped elevate me to the position I’ll be in Saturday night.”
Heismendoza
It didn’t take Mendoza long to win the hearts of Hoosiers fans, who have waited decades to cheer a legitimate Heisman contender.
The last time was 2001 when quarterback Antwaan Randle El finished sixth in the voting. The best finish by an Indiana player was 1989 when running back Anthony Thompson finished second.
But Mendoza didn’t impress immediately. His breakout game came in Week 4, a rout over then-No. 8 Illinois when he threw five TD passes for the second straight week. Suddenly, to his surprise, friends began touting him as a Heisman contender.
One week later, at Iowa, he beat a blitz to find Elijah Sarratt for a 49-yard touchdown with 88 seconds to go. But the play that showed his teammates what Mendoza was all about came when he took a big hit on a run out of bounds that ignited a sideline shoving match.
“I told him we had his back. I said ‘Go out there and just sling it, we have all the confidence in the world in you,’” linebacker Aiden Fisher said. “That dude’s got some confidence, too. He’s got some swagger. He looked at me and said, ‘I got us. don’t even worry about it.’”
He showed his resilience again at No. 3 Oregon with a tiebreaking 8-yard TD pass to Sarratt after throwing the Pick-6 that tied the score at 20. He did it again in the final minute at Penn State and again in the third quarter against the Buckeyes, putting him here on the cusp of hoisting his own Heisman Trophy.
“The (other finalists) are fantastic players. I think everybody, when you’re a finalist, you’ve got to prepare a speech because anything could happen,” Mendoza said before discussing the Heisman being a goal. “I thought of it, but it was a little bit more of a dream and a long-range goal or a goal you reach a little farther than you think you could reach.”
It could be right in his hands Saturday night.
REPORTS: INDIANA DC BRYANT HAINES LANDS LUCRATIVE DEAL
Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines was rewarded for overseeing the country’s No. 2 scoring defense, landing one of the biggest contracts among assistant coaches, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.
Haines, 40, whose defense ranked sixth in the country in yards allowed this season, reportedly agreed to a new-three deal, his second contract since he and head coach Curt Cignetti joined the Hoosiers’ staff from James Madison in 2024.
A 2024 finalist for the Broyles Award given to the country’s top assistant, Haines has also coached alongside Cignetti — who received a new contract this fall and is one of the nation’s top-paid head coaches — at Elon and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Indiana (13-0), the Big Ten champion and No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, awaits the winner of next Friday’s Oklahoma-Alabama semifinal in a quarterfinal matchup on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS
HISTORIC SEASON COMES TO CLOSE
AUSTIN, Texas. – The greatest season in program history came to an end on Friday (Dec. 12) afternoon at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin. Top-seeded Texas earned a tight sweep of the fourth-seeded Indiana volleyball team (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) to advance to the regional finals on Sunday. IU’s season comes to a close with a single-season program record 25 wins (in the NCAA era).
In one of the premier volleyball arenas in the country, the Hoosiers went blow-for-blow with the four-time national champions. IU lost by just a combined 11 points and reached the red zone (20+) in all three sets. Head coach Steve Aird’s group recorded more kills (48-45) but couldn’t find a defensive answer for Texas’ All-American outside hitter Torrey Stafford.
Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles recorded 13 kills in her final game with the Hoosiers. It was the 74th time in her college tenure that she recorded a match with at least 10 kills. IU found great success in the middle with seven kills (.778) from senior middle blocker Madi Sell and eight kills (.700) from freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray.
Contributions from freshmen were felt from every part of the court. Freshman setter Teodora Krickovic dished out 38 assists while freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager contributed eight kills. Freshman outside hitter Charlotte Vinson had an ace and picked up her first career kill for the Hoosiers. Six of IU’s 10 players on the court were true freshmen on Friday.
In totality, IU’s 2025 team will go down as the greatest in program history. The Hoosiers broke single-season program records in the NCAA era for wins (25), regular season wins (23), Big Ten wins (14), road wins (9), ranked road wins (3). IU advanced to its second NCAA regional semifinal in school history.
How it Happened
• The defensive effort made the difference for Texas on Friday afternoon. The Longhorns racked up 10 more blocks than the Hoosiers (12.0-2.0). IU dug 38 balls but struggled to find points in transition. Texas had an answer for every IU swing in the match.
• Texas’ All-American outside hitter Torrey Stafford was virtually unstoppable on Friday. She picked up 19 kills on zero errors for a .679 hitting percentage. She dug eight balls and had a hand in four blocks as well. IU had more kills (48-46) but had 23 attacking errors.
Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
13 kills, 10 digs
#10 Krickovic, Teodora
38 assists, 7 digs, 2 kills
#23 Gray, Victoria
8 kills, .700 hitting percentage
Notes to Know
• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles played her final career game for the Hoosiers. She provided 13 kills in the match, the 74th time that she’s had double-digit kills in a contest. She ends her career eighth in program history in kills (1,386). She’s the first IU player since Jordan Haverly (2009, 2010) with consecutive seasons of 400+ kills.
• The Hoosiers ended the 2025 season hitting .281 as a team. That is a new single-season program record, obliterating the previous IU standard (.246) from 1989. All three of IU’s pin hitters and all three middle blockers that played regular time finished with a hitting efficiency of .240 or better on the year.
• For players with at least 300 attempts in a season, freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray finished the season hitting .378 with 152 kills. That mark puts her second in a single season in program history while smashing the previous single-season freshman hitting percentage record.
• Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum finished her IU career with a collective hitting percentage of .273 with 936 kills on more than 2,000 swings. Among all pin hitters in program history, no IU player hit at a better efficiency (min. 1,000 attempts) than Tatum did in her three seasons in Bloomington.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER NEWS
AULT HAULS IN ALL-AMERICA HONOR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer senior forward and Hoosier State native Palmer Ault has earned United Soccer Coaches All-America status. United Soccer Coaches announced its All-America teams on Friday (Dec. 12), and the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year featured in the second team.
Indiana has produced an All-American in each of the last 12 seasons – the nation’s longest active streak – as well as 15 of the last 16 seasons. During the 12-year run, 14 different Hoosiers have combined for 20 All-America honors. Ault is the 52nd Indiana player to earn All-America status, with those 52 players having totaled 82 honors over 53 seasons.
Ault recorded 16 goals and 10 assists in 19 matches, becoming the first Big Ten player since 2001 to record 15 goals and 10 assists in a single season. His 42 points rank tied for first in NCAA Division I.
Ault hit a new level during his lone season in Bloomington. Coming into the year, Ault had totaled 54 points at Butler before producing single-year career highs in goals, assists and points in 2025. The Noblesville, Indiana, ends his collegiate career with 96 points – the second-most among active players – after playing his entire soccer career in his home state.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 11 AT KENTUCKY
Opening Tip
• Indiana University renews one of college basketball’s best rivalries with a non-conference showdown against Kentucky on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Rupp Arena. Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, and Charles Barkley are scheduled to be on the call.
• Kentucky (6-4) is under the direction of second-year head coach Mark Pope, a captain on the 1996 NCAA Champion UK team. The Wildcats boast a deep lineup with 11 players that average at least 16.0 minutes per night and five that provide at least 10.0 points per outing.
• Preseason All-American and senior guard Otega Oweh has put up 14.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game. Senior guard Denzel Aberdeen (12.4 points), junior forward Mouhamed Dioubate (11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds), sophomore guard Collin Chandler (11.2 points, 23 made 3-pointers), and freshman center Malachi Moreno (10.1 points, 7.1 rebounds) all score in double figures.
• Kentucky has scored 85.5 points per game, grabbed 42.1 boards per night, and out-rebounded its opponents by an average of 8.8 per outing.
Game Information
Dec. 13, 2025 • 7:30 PM ET
Rupp Arena (20,500) • Lexington, Ky.
TV: ESPN (Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Charles Barkley)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 25-32
Last Meeting: IU 73, UK 67 on March 19, 2016, in Des Moines
Series History
• Indiana trails the all-time series with Kentucky, 25-32. The Hoosiers are 3-8 against the Wildcats in Lexington. The last IU win at UK came in a 75-52 game on Dec. 20, 1988. Big Ten Player of the Year Jay Edwards paced the Hoosier offense with 21 points.
• The Hoosiers and Wildcats both rank inside the top 12 historically in victories, NCAA Tournament bids, NCAA Tournament wins, Sweet Sixteen appearances, and Final Four berths. IU and UK are two of the six programs that have won at least five NCAA Division I men’s basketball championships.
• The two sides have not met on either of the campus sites since the infamous Christian Watford buzzer beater on Dec. 10, 2011. IU’s last trip to Lexington came on Dec. 11, 2010.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (8-2, 1-1 B1G) put on an offensive clinic against Penn State in a 113-72 victory at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The 113 points were the most scored against a Big Ten foe since dropping 118 in a win over Iowa on Feb. 17, 1990.
• IU scored 1.57 points per possession, shot 42-of-61 (68.9%) from the floor, 17-of-31 (54.8%) from behind the arc, and 12-of-15 (80.0%) from the free throw line. The game was one of seven this season in which a Division I team scored 100-plus points on .600/.500/.800 shooting splits against another Division I team.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson provided a night for the ages with a career-high 44 points, a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall single-game record. He knocked down a program-record 10-of-15 3-pointers. He also added four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in just 24 minutes of run.
• Senior forward Reed Bailey added 18 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the floor in his first game off the bench for the Hoosiers. Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway provided 17 points and seven assists, while junior guard Nick Dorn (13 points) and redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (12) each added double-figure scoring outputs.
Lamar’s Legendary Night in the Hall
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson torched the nets for a career-high 44 points, a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record, on a program-record 10 made 3-pointers.
• Per OptaSTATS, Wilkerson is the only Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to score 40-plus points and make 10-plus 3-pointers in a game while playing less than 25 minutes.
• His scoring outburst marked the most by a Hoosier against a Big Ten opponent since Mike Woodson scored 48 points at Illinois on March 3, 1979, and the most in a Big Ten home game since Jimmy Rayl posted 44 points against Wisconsin on Feb. 12, 1962. He is the first Big Ten player since Luka Garza (44 on Dec. 6, 2019) to score at least 44 points in a single game.
• Wilkerson is one of eight players to score 40-plus points in a game this season and the only one to do so in less than 25 minutes. In the last 30 seasons of Division I men’s college basketball only 10 players have scored 40-plus points in under 25 minutes on the court.
• The school-record 10 made 3-pointers are the most by a Big Ten player since Jordan Bohannon (10) against Maryland on Feb. 10, 2022.
Hitting the Century Mark
• Indiana has scored 100 points or more in four games this season: vs. Marquette (100-77) on Nov. 9, vs. Milwaukee (101-70) on Nov. 19, vs. Bethune-Cookman (100-56) on Nov. 29, and vs. Penn State (113-72) on Dec. 9. The stretch of 100-point games marks the most in a single season since 2016-17 (5 games).
• IU has scored 100-plus points in at least four games during 12 seasons: 1964-65 (7 times), 1990-91 (6), 1974-75 (6), 1963-64 (6), 2016-17 (5), 1992-93 (5), 1970-71 (5), 2025-26 (4), 2015-16 (4), 1975-76 (4), 1962-63 (4), and 1961-62 (4).
• The Hoosiers back-to-back triple-digit offensive outputs against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12) marked the first time the program has scored at least 100 points in consecutive regulation games since Nov. 21-26, 2005. IU was the first team to put up 100 points on a Shaka Smart coached program.
Long-Distance Calls
• Indiana has averaged 11.0 made 3-pointers per game, third in the Big Ten and tied for 24th nationally. The Hoosiers have buried 10 or more triples in seven games. In those contests, IU holds a record of 6-1 and has averaged 96.6 points per game.
• The Hoosiers buried 14 triples in consecutive games against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12), the first time an IU team converted at least 14 3-point field goals in consecutive games since November of 2005.
• Indiana canned 17 3-pointers against Penn State (Dec. 9), the most in a game since 2016 (19). The Hoosiers have made 17-plus triples in five games in program history.
• Fifth-year senior Lamar Wilkerson and redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries are tied at the top of the Big Ten standings and 15th nationally in made 3-pointers per game at 3.5.
• Junior guard Nick Dorn (1.6) ranks 29th in the conference. The Elon transfer has made 11-of-17 attempts from long range over his last four outings.
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INDIANA WRESTLING NEWS
NO. 24 INDIANA TO HOST NO. 27 ARMY ON SATURDAY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– No. 24 Indiana Wrestling will have its third home match of the year and first in Wilkinson Hall on Saturday at 2 p.m. when it hosts No. 27 Army.
The Hoosiers enter the weekend at 4-1 after winning two duals last weekend. The Black Knights are 0-2 and seeking their first dual win of the season.
CMU & LITTLE ROCK REWIND:
-Indiana went 2-0 in its dual matches last weekend, defeating Central Michigan at home, 33-7 and winning at No. 22 Little Rock, 25-16.
-Against Central Michigan, Indiana won eight of the 10 bouts with five matches won in bonus-point style.
-Joey Buttler (149) earned his first career ranked victory in his 6-1 decision win over No. 30 Jimmy Nugent.
-Indiana got its first ranked dual win of the season in the victory at No. 22 Little Rock in the first meeting between the two programs.
-Freshman Matt Kowalski bumped up to heavyweight and earned his first career dual victory in an 8-4 decision over Michael Gasper.
-No. 14 Jacob Moran had two wins across the duals to stay undefeated at 8-0 on the season.
ARMY PREVIEW:
-Indiana and Army will face off on Saturday for the first time since 1930. Indiana defeated Army, 26-6, on Jan. 18, 1930 in their only dual meeting.
-Both teams are ranked as Indiana is No. 24 and Army is No. 27 in the latest dual rankings.
-Army has five ranked wrestlers. There are potential ranked matchups at 141, 157 and 197 lbs.
-The Black Knights are 0-2 so far this season with losses to No. 2 Nebraska and No. 27 Wisconsin.
-They also had four champions at the Princeton Open, three flight winners at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and hosted tournaments in back-to-back weekends. They had a total of four champions in their home tournaments.
RANKINGS REFRESH:
-Across the latest national rankings, Indiana has seven Hoosier wrestlers ranked in the top-33 at their weight class.
-This matches the most ranked wrestlers Indiana had at any point in last season’s campaign, too.
-Indiana’s ranked wrestlers include No. 14 Jacob Moran (125), No. 23 Henry Porter (141), No. 33 Bryce Lowery (157), No. 23 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 30 Derek Gilcher (174), No. 14 Sam Goin (184) and No. 13 Gabe Sollars (197).
-Prior to the recent set of rankings, Logan Frazier was ranked No. 33 at 133 lbs. by both InterMat and FloWrestling.
-As a team, Indiana ranks No. 24 with the best dual lineup according to InterMat.
HIGH-LEVEL NON-CON:
-The Big Ten Conference always provides high level competition in Indiana’s dual schedule, but the Hoosiers have their toughest non-conference dual schedule in years on deck.
-In addition to matches against Lock Haven, Columbia and Central Michigan, Indiana will face three ranked opponents in the non-conference slate.
-As it currently stands in the latest InterMat rankings, Indiana traveled to No. 15 Oklahoma (Nov. 23) to No. 22 Little Rock (Dec. 7) and will host No. 27 Army (Dec. 13).
-As a result to the stronger dual schedule, Indiana will wrestle in fewer tournaments on their main schedule.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
#6 PURDUE WRAPS UP HOMESTAND SATURDAY VS. MARQUETTE
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[6 / 6] Purdue (9-1, 2-0) vs. Marquette (5-5, 0-0)
Saturday, December 13 | 2:00 PM ET
West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TV: Peacock, NBCSN (John Fanta, Jess Settles)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE SCENE SETTER
• Stepping back into non-conference play after a successful two-game stint into Big Ten play, the No. 6-ranked Purdue Boilermakers host regional rival Marquette to Mackey Arena for a Saturday afternoon tilt. Saturday’s contest will complete a two-game, home-and-home series and actually marks the sixth time in the last nine seasons that the teams have faced off, after not having played previously since 1969.
• Following the Marquette contest, Purdue will take a week off before battling No. 21-ranked Auburn in the Indy Classic on Dec. 20.
THE MATCHUP
• Meeting for the 14th time in school history, Purdue and Marquette will face off for the third straight season after meeting as ranked foes in each of the previous two campaigns.
• No. 15 Marquette defeated the sixth-ranked Boilermakers a year ago on Nov. 19, in Milwaukee, 76-58, handing the Boilermakers their first non-conference loss since the 2020-21 season (had won 39 straight reg.-season, non-con games).
• The two teams met in a memorable contest in the Maui Invitational in Nov. 2023, as the No. 2-ranked Boilermakers topped No. 4 Marquette, 78-75, on a late tip-in by National Player of the Year Zach Edey.
• Purdue won the first nine games between the two teams in series history from 1932 to 2017.
• The lone meeting in Mackey Arena history was Braden Smith’s coming-out party as a freshman during the 2022-23 season, scoring 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting with three assists in a 75-70 win.
• Purdue faced Marquette in three of its five appearances in the Gavitt Games, coming in the 2017, 2019 and 2022 events.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Purdue is coming off a bounceback performance in an 85-57 win over Minnesota, the Boilermakers’ fourth win this season by 25 or more points.
• After a slow start, Purdue outscored Minnesota 29-2 right out of halftime to cruise to the win in the second half.
• The Boilermakers are now 9-1 (or better) for the seventh time under Matt Painter, including four times in the last five seasons (2010, 2011, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026).
• Purdue is also 2-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since the 2022-23 season and for just the seventh time in Matt Painter’s 21-year tenure.
• Purdue is one-of-14 schools in the country to rank in the top 30 nationally in both offensive (1st) and defensive (26th) efficiency, via KenPom.
• Purdue is also 10th nationally in assist rate (A / FGM), assisting on 65.2 percent of all its made field goals.
• Oscar Cluff (3rd) and Trey Kaufman-Renn (7th) rank in the top 10 in offensive rebound percentage, via KenPom.
• On the NCAA team leaderboards, Purdue ranks third in assist / turnover ratio (2.04), sixth in assists per game (20.4), 10th in 3-point percentage (.403), 11th in rebound margin (+11.7) and 34th in field goal percentage (.502).
• On the NCAA individual leaderboards, Braden Smith is second in assists per game (9.1), Trey Kaufman-Renn is 10th in rebounds per game (10.6) and Daniel Jacobsen is 22nd in blocks per game (2.40).
• Purdue has won its first two Big Ten games by a combined 44 points, its highest combined margin of victory in its first two Big Ten games since the 1943-44 season (62 combined points).
• Purdue is just 12-of-37 (.324) from long range and 21-of-36 (.583) from the free throw line in the last two games.
• Purdue hasn’t had a starter score 20 points in a game since the Nov. 20, contest against Memphis, six games ago.
• Purdue players have recorded 10 double-doubles in 10 games this season. A year ago, Purdue had 14 double-doubles in 36 games. The school record for double-doubles in a season is 38 (2023-24).
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL NEWS
BOILERS PRIMED FOR REGIONAL FINALS
NCAA Regional Finals | Saturday, Dec. 13 | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM
#1 Pitt vs. #3 Purdue
NCAA Regional Semifinals Results | Thursday, Dec. 11
#1 seed Pittsburgh def. #4 seed Minnesota 3-0
#3 seed Purdue def. #2 seed SMU 3-1
THE RETURN TO THE REGIONAL FINALS
The Boilers return to the regional Finals for the third time in the last six years, facing a re-match of the the 2021 Finals with taking on No. 1 seeded Pittsburgh on its home floor.
Dave Shondell has led Purdue to five NCAA Regional Finals over his 23 seasons with the team.
The Boilers will be looking for their first-ever appearance to the National Semifinals (final four).
The team reaches 28 wins – marking the second-most victories ever under HC Shondell (record: 29 in 2011). It will be the second-most wins for Purdue in 39 years (last: 34 in 1985).
THE WIN VS. SMU MEANT…
Purdue has set a program record for wins vs. ranked opponents in a single season (10) and the second top-10 win of the year (last: also vs. SMU in non-con).
With the win, Dave Shondell tied Purdue men’s basketball legend Gene Keady as the winningest head coach in Purdue Athletics history (512 wins).
The 100th ranked win for an opponent during Dave Shondell’s tenure at Purdue.
Kenna Wollard has jumped into Purdue’s single-season top-10 list with her NCAA tournament play, owning 562 kills heading into the Regional Finals, ranking seventh in Purdue history – a feat that’s only been accomplished two other times this century. With four more kills, she’ll take sixth-place, with five more kills, she’ll take fifth, and with six more kills, she’ll jump to fourth in Purdue single-season history.
PURDUE IN THE 2025 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Over the last three matches, Purdue is averaging a .349 attack % while holding opponents to .259%.
Kenna Wollard is averaging 4.91 kills per set on a .448 clip and 2.91 digs per set.
Taylor Anderosn is averaging 12.09 assists per set and has led the team to eight sets (11 total sets have been played) hitting at least .330% and four over .400%.
In the back row, Ryan McAleer is averaging 4.91 digs per set and came two digs shy vs. SMU to tie the Purdue in an NCAA tournament match record for digs (McAleer had 23, record is 25 by Maddie Schermerhorn in 2023).
Purdue’s serve and pass has been stellar, out-acing opponents 21-7 in the tournament.
DEFYING EXPECTATIONS
From zero preseason All-Big Ten honorees to matching the 1987 program record of five All-Big Ten selections, this Purdue squad has out-performed all expectations.
Of the 33 teams recognized in the AVCA poll (ranked or receiving votes), Purdue is joined by Indiana as the only teams to not have a single player recognized in its preseason all-conference teams.
Picked to finish #7 in the league in the preseason poll, Purdue finished third in the Big Ten, the second-best finish during the Shondell Era.
The team started Big Ten play with a 12-2 Big Ten record– the best start under Dave Shondell and the overall best since the ’80s.
After returning just one starter, Purdue’s offense is the second-most efficient team in its 50+ year history, averaging a .291 attack % (record: 2017 w/ .301).
The Boilermakers returned just 7.5% of its offense from a year ago (Wollard: 150 kills and Taylor Anderson: 74 kills).
The squad posted its best non-con record since 2022 with a 9-1 record.
The team’s 24 wins are the third-most ever recorded during the regular season.
The 10 wins vs. ranked opponents set a program record.
SPARK OFF THE BENCH: BIANKA LULIC
Middle Bianka Lulic was the spark for Purdue vs. SMU in the Regional Semifinals, coming off the bench in Set 3 and immediately making an impact. Tied 17-17, she entered the match and went on to post three block assists in the next five Purdue points, helping swing momentum to Purdue’s side as the Boilers went on to win the set, 25-22.
Lulic was the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
PURDUE TO DEBUT NEW UNIFORMS VS. DAYTON ON SUNDAY
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team is set for its second of five straight games at Mackey Arena with its penultimate non-conference contest against Dayton on Sunday at noon on B1G+.
Rob Blackman and Jane Schott will call all the action on 95.3 BOB FM and the Purdue Global Radio Network.
On Thursday, the Boilermakers posted their largest win of the Katie Gearlds era with an 88-45 victory over Lipscomb. Four Boilermakers reached double figures, led by Tara Daye’s team-best third double-double of the year of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Saige Stahl turned in an all-around performance in 16 minutes on the floor with six points, five rebounds and a career-high six steals. The 45 points allowed were the fewest a Purdue team has given up since the Boilermakers held Chatanooga 34 in a 66-34 victory early in the 2019 season.
PROMOTIONS
• Retro Day
• Free arcade in the J. Nine Club
• Retro Coaster Giveaway
• New Uniform Debut
• Golden Ticket Game
GAME NOTES
• Purdue trails the all-time series with Dayton 6-8. The two clubs met eight times between 1979 and 1988, mostly Dayton victories. The two clubs have split the last six years in russia
• Purdue will debut a fourth jersey of the year with the Retros, paying homage to looks from the late 80s and early 90s.
• Purdue knocked down 10 3-pointers in the win over the Bisons, marking its third game this season with double-digit triples. Seven different Boilermakers connected from the outside, the most by a Purdue squad in the last 30 years.
• Daye leads the program in scoring (11.3 PPG) and rebounding (6.7 RPG) this season. The Newark, N.J., native is one of five guards in the Big Ten to average more than 11 points and 6.5 rebounds per night.
• Purdue has scored 83.2 points per game at home, while holding opponents to 56.5 points. Offensively, Purdue has shot 51.9% and nearly 40% from behind the arc with a rebounding margin if 17.3 boards per game.
• Hila Karsh jumped back into double figures for the first time in seven games with a 10-point outing against Lipscomb. Karsh sits fifth in the Big Ten and 16th among power conference in freshmen scoring at 9.7 points per game.
• Purdue is playing its third of six straight contests that tip at 12:30 p.m. or earlier. Purdue is 3-1 on the year in games that start before 1 p.m.
• Purdue has dished out 20 or more assists three times this year, already matching last year’s total.
• The Boilermakers are 24-1 under head coach Katie Gearlds when notching 20 dimes in a game.
• Kiki Smith has been one of Purdue’s primary facilitators recently, recording 20 assists over the last five games, giving her a team-leading 25 dimes. The junior has also lit it up from the outside with 17 made triples on the year to rank second on the team.
• On the glass, Purdue ranks ninth nationally and leads the Big Ten in defensive rebounding percentage, grabbing 77.9% of missed shots on the defensive end. The Boilermakers are holding opponents to just 6.7 second chance points per game.
• Madison Layden-Zay is now 37 rebounds away from becoming the seventh player in Big Ten history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 3-pointers and 50 blocks. She would be the second player to join the club this season, alongside Maryland guard Yarden Garzon.
• Layden-Zay is ninth in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage with a 42.6% clip on 20 made 3-pointers, a career best. The fifth year also ranks 13th in the Big Ten with 31.2 minutes per game.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
EVANSVILLE | IN-STATE BATTLE SLATED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) are looking to extend their three-game winning streak and remain undefeated at home as the Irish have posted a 6-0 record inside of Purcell so far this season.
The Evansville Aces (4-6) come to South Bend for the sixth time in program history on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. ET on ACCN.
Notre Dame leads the overall series 6-4 as the Irish are perfect 5-0 at home against the Aces. The last two match ups have been played in Purcell Pavilion, but the last time the two programs have faced each other was in 2012, where the Irish won 58-49. Before that, the last matchup was 20 years prior in 1992 where the Irish won 76-70 at home.
WEDNESDAY’S WIN
The (RV) Notre Dame men’s basketball team (8-3) has won three-straight games as they defeated the Idaho Vandals (6-4) in an 80-65 battle inside of Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday night.
The Fighting Irish shot a blistering 61.3 percent in the second half, where they outscored Idaho 47-32. Cole Certa, Jalen Haralson and Braeden Shrewsberry all recorded double-digit points in the second half alone.
Haralson led the offensive charge with second 20-point performance in a row, followed by Towt with 19, Certa with 15, and Shrewsberry with 14.
Eleven games into the season and the Irish sit at 8-3 and look to make it four wins in a row when they host Evansville on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. ET on ACCN.
The Fighting Irish will play three consecutive games inside Purcell Pavilion before departing for the Christmas break and gearing up for ACC play.
HEADBAND TOWT
Carson Towt continues to be rebounding force for the Irish and he did it again on Wednesday night in the win over Idaho – and he did in fashion. Sporting the headband for the first time this season, Towt recorded his third double-double of the season.
He finished with an impressive season-high 19 points on 9-12 shooting while also grabbing 15 rebounds. Towt is now 15-18 from the floor over the past two games.
MARK ZACKERY IV ADDED TO MBB ROSTER
Glenn & Stacey Murphy Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry announced the roster addition of Mark Zackery IV on Thursday afternoon.
Zackery IV is fresh off his freshman football season at Notre Dame, but is no stranger to the game of basketball. The former Indiana Class 4A state champion and Indiana All-Star will provide immediate depth to the point guard position.
“I think that Mark will be a great addition to our program,” Shrewsberry stated. “I have seen him play many times throughout his high school career. Whether competing with Team Teague, Indiana Elite, or Ben Davis High School, he always does things that help lead to winning. He will be an asset for us with his ball handling, playmaking, and defensive abilities. More importantly, he is a great young man that will add more value to our locker room and culture.”
WHAT A WEEK
A home win and SEC Challenge victory over Mizzou … then a Quad 1 win at TCU in a hostile environment, in overtime no less … with two stellar back-to-back wins, the Irish jumped from 86 in the NET to 69 and that’s not all.
They received votes in the A.P. poll for the first time in the Coach Shrews Era. They appeared at No. 25 in Andy Katz’s Power37 and No. 41 in Jon Rothstein’s 45.
In both games, they defied a stigma about finishing out close games. A Certa three from deep to come up clutch or a Haralson fadeaway to send it to OT. They stayed together and competed; they believed. As Coach Shrewsberry stated, it was a culmination of all their games played, specifically the three losses this year.
In fact, not only did they close, but they battled back. The Irish were down 12 to Missouri (7 at the half) and 11 to TCU (9 at the half). The last time Notre Dame came back to win after being down 9+ at halftime was a 13-point deficit to Virginia Tech in the ACC Tourney on March 7, 2018.
“Our guys have a lot of belief,” Coach Shrewsberry said. “In order to keep that belief, something good has to happen for them. They earned the right for something good to happen to them. Our guys earned it by doing things the right way. We needed to win a close game. We needed to go through these tough moments and come out on the right side.”
It was done by playing team basketball – making the extra pass and hitting clutch shots.
Notre Dame produced 16 assists on 25 made field goals against Mizzou. Then recorded 27 assists on 33 made field goals at TCU. The latter marked the most assists in a game since at Syracuse on Jan. 4, 2020.
That’s 43 assists on 58 made field goals over the two games. The Irish collectively shot 50.9 percent from the floor and converted 23 three-pointers.
NEXT MAN UP
The Fighting Irish will be without their floor general, Markus Burton, for the forseeable future. On Wednesday, Dec. 10, he had surgery performed on his left ankle, an injury he incurred at TCU.
Burton was averaging a team best 18.5 points per game and was coming off one of his most complete games of his career after dropping his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 assists vs. Missouri. He had six points and five assists in 10 minutes at TCU.Burton had a phenomenal start of the season, becoming just 1-of-3 Notre Dame plaeyrs over the past 30 years to total 180+ points, 30+ assists and 15+ steals over the first 10 games, joining Jerian Grant (2013-14, 2014-15) & Chris Thomas (2002-03).
HARALSON IN THE CLUTCH
Adding on to the Next Man Up mantra was guard Jalen Haralson at TCU. Down two with three seconds remaining, Haralson hit a step-back fadeaway jumper as the freshman tied it up 76-all to take it into overtime.
Haralson finished the night shooting 8-12 from the floor to record a career best 20 points, push a career high 9 assists.
Other ND greats over the last three decades to match Jalen’s stat line of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block: Jerian Grant in 2015 / Chris Thomas x3 (twice in
2002 and once in 2005).
“The thing that I told Jalen, right before we went out after halftime, I said, ‘You’ve got to be the best player on the floor with no doubt of who that is,’” Coach Shrewsberry said. “I thought he did that in the second half.”
CERTA-FIED
Speaking of great weeks, ladies and gentlemen, Cole Certa. The sophomore sharpshooter flashed it in the season opener when he dropped 22 points on a career best 6-9 night from three-point range. He flashed it last season in the win over Stanford when he drained a corner three with 18 seconds left for the 56-54 win.
Then the Illinois native delivered in a major way in the win over Missouri, recording the game-winning three with 17 seconds left. In fact, Certa converted three triples in the final 4:35 of the game, ultimately finishing with 14 points.
Next, Certa went NBA Jam fire mode in the second half at TCU, where he drained four triples in a row. He ultimately converted five in the half and six in the game to finish with 20 points. It marked the second game this season in which Certa came off the bench and drained 5+ threes.
Most recently, Certa shot an impressive 75% from deep, knocking down 3-of-4 from behind the arc in the win over Idaho.
For Notre Dame – most games off the bench w/ 5+ three pointers made since 1996-97 (Single Seasons Only):
2025-26 Cole Certa 2
2016-17 Matt Ryan 2
2003-04 Chris Quinn 2
PROTECT PURCELL
The Fighting Irish have done just that and have protected Purcell with a 6-0 start. The Irish are averaging 10 more points per game at home, where they are shooting a hot 50.9 percent from the field. They are also averaging 10.7 made threes per game at home.
Individually speaking, four Irish are averaging double figures inside Purcell: Markus Burton (20.2), Jalen Haralson (14.0), Braeden Shrewsberry (11.8), Cole Certa (11.5).
The Irish are looking for a 7-0 start at home for the first time since the 2022-23 season. If they closed out the non-con perfect at home, that would mark the first time since 2021-22.
WHO’S HOT
Jalen Haralson, who gives this Notre Dame offense a new look and feel. He’s another ball handler who can attack the paint, or post up or get to the front of the rim. He also provides length on the defensive end.
He’s been Mr. Dependable – nine straight games in double figures (includes Kansas, Houston, Missouri, TCU) – averaging 15.7
points in that span on 54.6% shooting.
More specifically, last week in the wins over Mizzou and TCU, Haralson averaged 16.5 points on 68.4% shooting, plus 4.5 rpg & 5.5 apg.
He’s getting to the rim at will, where he converts a whopping 75.0 percent – that’s 12.4 percent above the D1 average.
However, the hottest shooter from last week award goes to Cole Certa. The sophomore averaged a team best 17.0 points on a blazing 10-19 (.526) from three.
He’s currently 40.6 percent from three on the season. His sweet spot has been the corner three, where he’s 10-22 (.455). In addition, he’s averaging 2.4 made threes per game.
Lastly, Carson Towt is coming off a big performance in the win over Idaho, posting his third double-double of a season-high 19 points and 15 rebounds.
In the win over TCU in the game prior, the graduate poured in 13 points on a perfect 6-6 from the floor. Towt also recorded nine boards & four assists.
REBOUNDING TRANSLATES
Coach on Towt: “He’s energy personified. There have been a ton of transfers that transferred up and there scoring output doesn’t necessarily follow. Rebounding translates at every level. It’s heart and it’s effort. That’s what he does. Carson is just max effort, man. He just plays really hard. His effort on the glass on both ends, his physicality. He’s a big brother to these dudes. He’s feeding their belief because of the energy and the confidence that he gives them.”
Last year’s NCAA rebounding leader Carson Towt has been a high-level impact transfer from Northern Arizona. To start, he tied his career-high 19 rebounds in the season opener, which also set a new record for an Irish debut. He produced two double-doubles in the first five games. He then became the first Irish player in the conference era (1995-present) to start the season with six straight games with double-digit rebounds.
Towt’s current rebounding rankings:
10.5 rpg ranks 13th nationally, 2nd in the ACC
3.45 offensive rpg – 2nd in the ACC
7.1 defensive rpg – 13th nationally, 2nd in the ACC
1,194 career rebounds – leads all active players
NOTRE NOTABLES
The Irish are 14 wins away from 2,000 all-time. They would become the eighth program to achieve this feat.
Certa is a perfect 20-20 from the FT line. In terms of D1 players who remain perfect from the stripe, Certa has converted the fifth most.
For the first time since the 2016-17 season, the Fighting Irish opened the season with three straight 20+ point victories.
The Irish are ranked 36th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 43.7% of their attempts from those locations vs. Average Oppnent.
Notre Dame does a fantastic job to prevent opposing teams from capitalizing on chances from offensive rebounds. The squad allows the Average Opponent to convert only 3.3% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked eighth in the NCAA), and with a rating of 10.27, they’re 13th in potential points allowed off of the offensive glass as well.
Kenpom Rating: Offense 114.6 (72nd) & Defense 101.0 (64th).
Overall KenPom sits at 60.
Current NET rating of 67.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
BULLDOGS OPEN BIG EAST PLAY SATURDAY, HOSTING PROVIDENCE FOR AFTERNOON TIP
Butler opens BIG EAST play Saturday, hosting Providence for an afternoon tip. The game is also the first BIG EAST conference game of the 2025-26 season; no other teams play a conference game until Tuesday.
Bulldogs (7-2) vs. Providence (7-4)
Saturday, Dec. 13 • 2PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.
TV/Stream: TNT & truTV • Spero Dedes, Robbie Hummel & Lauren Jbara
Radio/Audio: 93.5 & 107.5FM, SiriusXM 388, Sirius XM App, Butler Sports App & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
Late-Night Reading Material if the Thought of PC Mascot Friar Dom Keeps You Awake
• The Bulldogs won two of the three match-ups against Providence last season with each team winning on their home court and Butler taking a BIG EAST Tournament first round game against the Friars.
• Following Saturday’s tip against Providence, the Bulldogs will travel to UConn Tuesday. Butler has two non-conference games remaining: vs. Northwestern Dec. 20 and vs. NJIT Dec. 22.
• Butler enters Saturday’s game off a 77-68 loss to Boise State one week ago.
• Michael Ajayi led the Bulldogs with 16 points and eight rebounds; he has double-doubles in seven of the team’s nine games and has pulled down at least eight rebounds in every game so far this season.
• Ajayi is third nationally, averaging 11.6 rebounds per game.
• Boise State was the first Butler opponent to out-rebound the Bulldogs in a game this season.
• The team’s rebounding margin of +10.0 per game ranks 25th nationally.
• The Bulldogs only had six games last season with a rebounding margin of +10 or better but have accomplished the feat in six of nine games so far this season.
• Butler ranks 13th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage according to KenPom, tracking down 40.2 percent of their own misses.
• The Bulldogs average 87.6 points per game this season, which is 41st nationally.
• On the season, Butler is hitting 39.4 percent of their long-range attempts, which is 21st nationally.
• The Bulldogs have shot 40 percent or better from three-point range in six of the team’s nine games, highlighted by a season-best 55 percent (11-for-20) in the Dec. 2 win over Eastern Michigan.
• Finley Bizjack scored 29 points in the Dec. 2 win over Eastern Michigan. The output was one point shy of his career-high.
• Bizjack went 6-for-10 from three-point range against Eastern Michigan, with the six three-pointers matching his career-high.
• Bizjack is second in the BIG EAST in scoring (18.0 points per game; 86th nationally) and third in the BIG EAST in three-point percentage (41.9 percent; 72nd nationally).
• Butler shot 52 percent from the field Dec. 2 against Eastern Michigan, the team’s fourth game this season making at least half their attempts. On the season, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.6 percent from the field. That is tops in the BIG EAST and 43rd nationally.
• On the season, Butler is averaging 27.8 free throw attempts per game, which is 17th in the country.
• Ajayi began the season with six consecutive double-doubles. The last Bulldog to have five or more consecutive double-doubles was Gordon Hayward (with five between Feb. 11-March 6, 2010).
• The Bulldogs picked up wins over South Carolina and Virginia to win the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off.
• Ajayi earned both BIG EAST Player of the Week and USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors Nov. 24 after averaging 16.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in Butler’s two wins at the Greenbrier.
• Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor made his Butler regular season debut Dec. 2 against Eastern Michigan after injuring his ankle in the Oct. 29 exhibition against Notre Dame.
• Butler scored 65 second-half points in the Nov. 28 win over Wright State (94-69). The Raiders held a 32-29 halftime lead, Butler’s first time trailing after 20 minutes this season. The 65 points were Butler’s largest output in a half since scoring 71 and 73 in the Nov. 14, 2015 win over The Citadel (144-71).
• Butler received votes in both the Dec. 1 and Nov. 24 national coaches polls, the first votes for the Bulldogs this season.
• Butler’s defense has guarded the arc well this season; only two of the Bulldogs’ nine opponents have shot better than 32 percent from three-point range.
• Butler is averaging 16.0 fast-break points per game, which is 42nd nationally.
• Yohan Traore scored a season-best 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field in the Nov. 28 win over Wright State. Traore and fellow Butler center Drayton Jones combined for 24 points, making all 10 of their attempts from the field.
• In addition to Ajayi’s 14 rebounds in the Nov. 23 win against Virginia (which tied his season-high), Jamie Kaiser Jr. matched his career-high with 10 rebounds and Jones set a season-high with nine boards.
• Six different Bulldogs have at least two double-figure scoring games for Butler through seven contests; that includes both Traore and Robinson off the Butler bench. Evan Haywood has one double-figure scoring performance this season, which also came off the bench.
• In Butler’s two wins at the Greenbrier Tip-Off, Kaiser registered more steals (seven over two games) than misses (four over two games – combined 6-for-8 from the field and 6-for-8 from the free throw line).
Fun Facts on the Friars
• Providence is averaging 90.0 points per game, which is 18th nationally.
• Jason Edwards is tied with Finley Bizjack for second in the BIG EAST, scoring 18.0 points per game. Edwards is one of six Friars averaging 9.0 or more points per game.
• Oswin Erhunmwunse ranks second nationally at 3.36 blocks per game.
The Past with Providence
• All 28 match-ups between Butler and PC have come since the 2013-14 season when the Bulldogs joined the BIG EAST.
The Series: PC leads, 20-8
Streak: Butler, W2
At Hinkle: PC leads, 7-5
First Meeting: Jan. 21, 2014; PC, 65-56 (at PC)
Last Meeting: March 12, 2025; Butler, 75-69 (BIG EAST Tournament; MSG)
Up Next
The Bulldogs continue BIG EAST play Tuesday, heading on the road for a game at UConn in Hartford, Conn.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
MEN’S BASKETBALL SLATED FOR FINAL NON-CON AGAINST MILWAUKEE ON SUNDAY
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Indiana State men’s basketball is back in action on Sunday, December 14, heading north to play Milwaukee in the Sycamores’ final non-conference game of the season.
Last Time Out
Indiana State men’s basketball earned a 77-55 victory over Southern Indiana on Sunday, December 7.
Ian Scott led the Sycamores with 16 points, followed by Camp Wagner with 15. Xavier Hall added 11 points, while Enel St. Bernard chipped in 10. Scott also contributed eight rebounds and six assists, and St. Bernard recorded eight rebounds and two steals.
Series History
This will be the ninth meeting between the two programs, but only the second since the start of the 2000s. The Sycamores and Panthers met in 2002 and in 2009, where Indiana State won the 2009 matchup, 76-63, in Baton Rouge in the LSU Regional of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tipoff.
The 2009-10 team featured names like Harry Marshall, Rashad Reed, Jake Kelly, and Dwayne Lathan.
Quick Notes
Camp Wagner has started the season 19-of-19 from the free throw line. He has made his last 28 straight dating back into last season (16 total games).
Indiana State recorded back-to-back 20+ assist games. This happened twice last year (Nov. 16 & 22, Feb. 1 & 5).
Xavier Hall first 5 games of the season: 4.8 PPG, 4.8 FGA/G, 7.5 APG
Xavier Hall last 5 games of the season: 11.6 PPG, 8.2 FGA/G, 3.4 APG
Jo Van Buggenhout made his season debut in the 5th game (vs. Louisiana Tech)
Ian Scott: 2nd in rebounds per game (7.9), 4th in FG% (68.0%), 9th in points per game (13.6), T7 in steals per game (1.7), 14th in assists per game (2.7) 15th in free throw percentage (75.7%)
9th in the nation in field goal percentage
Xavier Hall: 2nd in assists per game (5.4), 3rd in Ast/TO Ratio (2.35)
Enel St. Bernard: 13th in rebounds per game (5.6)
Camp Wagner: 3rd in threes made (28), 19th in points per game (11.9), 21st in three-point percentage (30.9%)
Up Next
Indiana State is set to take on the Missouri Valley for the rest of the season, beginning at home on Thursday, December 18 against Bradley.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
NIU VISITS MASTODON WBB FOR HORIZON LEAGUE PREVIEW
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball fans will get a preview of next year’s Horizon League newcomer when Northern Illinois comes to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday (Dec. 14) for a 2 p.m. contest.
The game will be the first of a doubleheader with the men’s program, which will play Horizon League foe Detroit Mercy.
Game Day Information
Who: Northern Illinois Huskies
When: Sunday, December 14 | 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio:WELT 95.7
Tickets:Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Northern Illinois | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Northern Illinois is 2-7 this season with wins over SIUE and Chicago State. NIU is coming off a 105-52 loss at No. 10 Iowa State. The Huskies are on a tough shooting stretch, ranking in the bottom 40 in field goal percentage and bottom 10 in 3-point shooting nationally. In a Horizon League preview, NIU fell to Milwaukee 76-65 despite 26 points from Nadechka Laccen, the Huskies’ leading scorer. Navaeh Wingate matches her at 12.1 points per contest.
Series History
The Mastodons are 0-2 against NIU in the series. The third game will be the last non-league matchup between the two for the foreseeable future, as NIU is joining the Horizon League for the 2026-27 season.
3-0 Starts
The Mastodons are 3-0 to start Horizon League play. There have only been seven other Mastodon teams to start 3-0 in league play, three of which were under Maria Marchesano: 2024-25 (Horizon), 2023-24 (Horizon), 2021-22 (Horizon), 2009-10 (Summit), 1995-96 (GLVC), 1993-94 (GLVC) and 1989-90 (GLVC).
3-Ball Fun
The Mastodons are 2-0 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano’s leadership, the ‘Dons have had 51 such games with a 40-11 record in those games.
20-20-20 Vision
Alana Nelson scored 20+ points in three games in a row (IU Indy, Wright State and Milwaukee). She joins an elite group of Mastodons to do so in the Division I era.
Amy Gearlds (twice) – 2002-03, 2003-04
Johnna Lewis-Carlisle – 2005-06
Ashley Johnson – 2006-07
Stephanie Rosado – 2011-12
Amanda Hyde (five times) – 2012-13, 2013-14
Lauren Ross – 2024-25
A Week of Alana
Alana Nelson was selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week on December 8. After the first week of league play, Nelson averaged 24.5 points per game, which led the league by 7.0 points per game. She had 23 points at IU Indy, then followed it up with 26 against Wright State.
Career Points Tracker
Let’s take a look at the career scoring numbers for the three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster regardless of level.
Alana Nelson – 2,453 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 184 at PFW)
Jordan Reid – 1,778 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 383 at PFW)
Lauren Lee – 1,659 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 29 at PFW)
All Signs Point to Nelson
Of all players currently at the Division I level, Alana Nelson has the most career points when counting all levels of play. She owns 2,453 points in her six years of college basketball at Northwood (2), Spring Arbor (3) and Purdue Fort Wayne (1).
3-Point Threat
Rylee Bess is off to the best start by a freshman in terms of 3-point shooting since Jordan Zuppe in 2007-08. Zuppe shot 43.3 percent on 74 makes in her freshman season. Bess is at 43.5 percent with 20 makes.
They’re Playing a Lot, Huh?
Alana Nelson (35.2) and Jordan Reid (33.4) lead the Horizon League in minutes played per game.
Look at Lee!
Through three Horizon League games, Lauren Lee leads the HL with 5.0 assists per game. She also has a 3.8 assist to turnover ratio, which is second-best.
In the HL
Alana Nelson’s 16.7 points per game leads the Horizon League and her 50.0 field goal percentage ranks second in the league. Her 39.3 3-point percentage is fourth. In a small sample size of league play, she leads the league with 23.0 points per game.
Reid About Jordan
Jordan Reid is the only player in the Horizon League in the top-five in both rebounding (6.5) and steals (2.5) per game.
I’ll Take That
Jordan Reid is averaging 2.5 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-70 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be second-best in the program’s Division I era and fourth-best overall.
Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket
Lili Krasovec is shooting 64.6 percent from the floor this season (42-for-65). If she qualified for the leaderboard with enough attempts, she would lead the Horizon League in the field goal percentage category. Once she reaches 75 made baskets, she would qualify for the season mark in Mastodon history. Her 64.6 percent would rank first, topping Jazzlyn Linbo’s 58.3 from last season.
Home Sweet Gates
Purdue Fort Wayne is 47-21 (69.1 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 32-6 (84.2 percent) over the last three seasons.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 53-8 when they score 70 points or more and 24-2 when they hit 80.
Bench Mob
Purdue Fort Wayne’s bench is out-scoring its opponents’ benches 214-185 this season. The Mastodon bench has led in bench points in seven of its 11 games.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Milwaukee 70-60 on December 10 behind 20 points from Alana Nelson. Nika Lokica had a season-high 16 points to back up Nelson.
Next Time Up
Before a 10-day holiday break, Purdue Fort Wayne will welcome Aquinas on December 19 at 2 p.m. at the Gates Sports Center.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
MASTODONS WELCOME DETROIT MERCY ON SUNDAY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons host Detroit Mercy on Sunday (Dec. 14) in the Mastodons’ third league game of the season. The Mastodon women host Northern Illinois at 2 p.m. prior to the men’s game with Detroit-Mercy. Only one ticket is needed to watch both games.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-6, 1-1 Horizon League) vs. Detroit Mercy (4-6, 2-0 Horizon League)
When: Sunday, December 14 | 5 PM ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit Mercy
Know Your Foe
The Titans opened league play with wins over Cleveland State and IU Indy. TJ Nadeau leads the team at 12.5 points per game. The Titans are shooting 26.7. percent from three.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 7-6. The ‘Dons have won the last two games against the Titans in Fort Wayne, Ind.
‘Dons & Ends
// The top two scoring games in the league this season belong to Corey Hadnot II. He had 33 at Oakland (Dec. 3) and 32 at Western Michigan (Nov. 12). Mikale Stevenson’s 29 against Chicago State (Nov. 25) is the fourth best scoring performance in the league this season.
// Through two league games, Corey Hadnot II is averaging 29.0 points per game and shooting 60.6 percent from the floor.
// Jon Coffman picked up his 200th career victory on Nov. 15 against Boyce. He is the program’s leader in victories.
// DeAndre Craig Jr. has scored double-digits 11-of-12 games this season. He has four games of exactly 18 points this year. The only game under 10 points was a seven-point outing vs. Chicago State (Nov. 25). He tied a career high with 22 points vs. Oakland.
// Darius Duffy ranks 42nd in the nation in blocks with 19.
// Darius Duffy has 64 rebounds on the season, 36 have been on the offensive glass.
// Redshirt freshman Ebrahim Kaba has shown early results from beyond the arc, hitting 15-of-36 (41.7 percent) from three.
// DeAndre Craig Jr. has demonstrated an ability to fill up the box score. Not only does he have 10+ points in all but one game this season, he has two games with six or more rebounds, two games with six or more assists and two games with three steals; all while turning the ball over only 12 times in 272 minutes.
// How good has Corey Hadnot II been this year?
– Corey Hadnot II is 1st in the nation with 95 field goals. He has 248 points this season, 2nd in the nation. He is 1st in the league at 20.7 points per game. Hadnot is also 8th in the nation in steals with 30.
– Hadnot is averaging 20.7 points per game, should he finish at that average, it would rank 6th in Mastodon history for a single season.
– He has the most field goals made (12 at Oakland) and most field goals attempted (22 at WMU) by a Horizon League player this season.
– He has the second most steals in a game by a Horizon League player this season (6 at Ohio State).
– Through 12 games, Hadnot is on track to score 641 points in the regular season this year. This would rank 3rd all time for points scored by a player in a single season in Mastodon history.
– Through 12 games, he is on track to have 78 steals in the regular season this year. This would rank 4th all time for steals by a player in a single season in Mastodon history.
– At 20.7 points per game, Hadnot’s scoring is up this year as is his shooting percentage. He is shooting 57.9 percent from the floor. He shot 44.6 percent last year.
// In the nation, the ‘Dons are:
– 12th in steals per game (10.8)
– 17th in turnover margin (5.0)
– 25th in fast break points per game (17.7)
– 32nd in turnovers forced per game (16.08)
Weekly alumni spotlight:
// 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years.
Damian Chong Qui (2021-23) is playing for the Macau Black Bears in Macau, China. On Dec. 6 against Ilagan City, he had 25 points, nine assists and four rebounds in a victory.
// The Mastodons have won 15 consecutive games at the Gates Sports Center dating back to the 2022-23 season. The last loss was a 71-64 setback to Robert Morris on Feb. 12, 2023. The streak started with a 77-75 win over Wright State on Feb. 19, 2023. That game is well remembered for Damian Chong Qui’s half court game-winning shot.
// The Mastodons are 6-0 at home this season. You can add in another win if you include the Mastodons exhibition win over Ball State.
// The ‘Dons lead the league in effective field goal percentage (56.9 percent) this season. The stat adjusts for a 3-point field goal being worth more than a two-point attempt
// NCAA Rankings
– Top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years.
– Top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years.
– Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the ‘Dons are 7th in the nation in total made 3-pointers (3,510), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (37.0 percent) and 25th in field goal percentage (46.6 percent).
// Highlight a Cause
– If a Mastodon player is wearing highlighter shoes throughout the year, they have met the following criteria:
3.0 Cumulative GPA or Higher, Or; 3.2 GPA in the previous full-time semester,
Or; 12 additional hours of community service hours.
– Sunday is Highlight a Cause Night. These groups have received free tickets and will be in attendance for the contest.
Big Brother Big Sister
Bloom Project, Inc
Cameron Health
Center for Nonviolence
Character and Skills Basketball Academy INC
Community Foundation DeKalb County
Fairview Missionary Church
First Presbyterian Church
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir
Fort Wayne Guard
Fort Wayne Hawks
Healthy Families
Hope Missionary Church
Humane Fort Wayne – Pet Food Pantry
Iris Family Support Center
Lifehouse Church
Little River Wetlands Project
McMillen Health
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Redemption Bible Church
St Charles Borromeo Church and school
St Joe Community Church
Terrance Miles Youth Initiative
Woodburn Missionary Church
// Bullet points from the Eastern Michigan win:
– The ‘Dons made a season-high 19 free throws.
– The Mastodons shot exactly 50 percent from the field (28-of-56).
– The Mastodons shot 5-of-14 from three, their fewest attempts from beyond the arc since going 7-of-14 from three against SEMO on Dec. 9, 2023.
– Corey Hadnot II had 28 points, his seventh time scoring 20+ points this season.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
UE TRAVELS TO NOTRE DAME FOR NON-CONFERENCE FINALE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Set for its final road non-conference game of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Notre Dame for a 1 p.m. CST game on Saturday inside Purcell Pavilion. The ACC Network and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
December 13, 1977
– Saturday marks the 48th anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of 29 people including members of the Purple Aces men’s basketball team, coaching staff, support staff, boosters, and flight crew
Looking Back
– Saturday marks the first meeting between UE and Notre Dame since Nov. 10, 2012 when the Fighting Irish took a 58-49 victory
– Evansville’s second-leading career scorer Colt Ryan led UE with 15 points while the top scorer in program history – D.J. Balentine – made his collegiate debut and scored nine points in 17 minutes of work
Last Time Out
– Evansville battled to the final whistle before coming up just one point short in an 80-79 setback at Western Kentucky on Saturday
– Trailing by as many as 16 in the second half, UE had a chance to tie in its final possession
– Connor Turnbull set the single game UE mark with nine blocks on top of 19 points and eight rebounds
– Leif Moeller led the way with a career-high 21 points while Alex Hemenway scored 14
Record-Breaking Performance
– Connor Turnbull set the UE program record with nine blocked shots at WKU
– His total broke the previous Aces mark of eight, which happened on three occasions, and was the most by an MVC player since Ehimen Orukpe of Wichita State had nine against Southern Illinois on Jan. 9, 2013
– Turnbull added 19 points and 8 boards
– On Monday, he was named the MVC Player of the Week after posting 20 points, 9 boards, and 7 blocks against WKU and BSU
– In the win over Ball State, he posted season highs in points (21) and boards (5) on the way to his second collegiate double-double
– With 17 blocks in his last three games, Turnbull paces the MVC and is 7th in the nation with 2.89 per game; his total of 26 blocks is 9th in the NCAA
Triple Play
– Entering the second half of Saturday’s game at WKU, Leif Moeller had two points and was shooting just 21.2% (7-for-33) from long range for the season
– Out of the break, Moeller hit his first five outside attempts on his way to a career-high 21 points with 19 coming in the final half
– It passed his previous high of 14 points, which came in the win over Oregon State
– Moeller averaged 4.5 PPG over his first four games but has turned it on over the last six contests, averaging 9.33 PPG
– He is tied for 3rd in the conference with 4.0 assists per contest; he finished with eight helpers versus Calumet and OCU
Scouting the Opponent
– Notre Dame enters Saturday’s game with a record of 8-3 and is a perfect 6-0 inside Purcell Pavilion
– The Fighting Irish have won three in a row including home victories over Missouri (76-71) and Idaho (80-65) along with an 87-85 overtime road win at TCU
– Markus Burton, who leads UND with 18.5 PPG, is out due to an injury that was announced earlier in the week
– Jalen Haralson has averaged 14.5 points per game and is coming off a 20-point outing in Wednesday’s victory against Idaho
– Braeden Shrewsberry also averages double figures and enters the game at 10.8 PPG
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
EAGLES RETURN HOME AGAINST BLUE RAIDERS ON SUNDAY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball returns home to Liberty Arena and begins a three-game homestand on Sunday at 2 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles host Middle Tennessee State University.
Sunday’s game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM.
USI (5-2) returns to Liberty Arena on Sunday for the first time since November 25. The Screaming Eagles currently own a 3-1 home record this season.
Sunday’s game against Middle Tennessee (4-5) is USI’s final tune-up contest before the start of Ohio Valley Conference play next week. The Eagles will open their OVC schedule on Thursday, December 18, against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock before hosting Morehead State University on Saturday, December 20. Both OVC games are at Liberty Arena.
The Screaming Eagles are coming off a solid road win at East Tennessee State University last Saturday, winning 56-41. Following a low-scoring first half, the Eagles came from behind at halftime and pulled away with a strong second half by outscoring the Buccaneers 35-15 after the intermission. The 41 points allowed were the fourth fewest that USI’s defense has surrendered against a D-I opponent since USI moved up to Division I in 2022.
Individually, against East Tennessee State, junior forward Chloe Gannon led USI with a career-high 22 points, setting a new career mark for the second consecutive game. Junior guard Sophia Loden logged her third double-double in a row, posting 10 points with 13 rebounds. The last time a USI player posted at least three consecutive double-doubles was the 2017-18 season, when Morgan Dahlstrom registered four double-doubles in a row. Also noteworthy from last Saturday’s road game at East Tennessee State, senior guard Ali Saunders, who notched eight points in the contest, surpassed 1,000 career points.
Through seven games, Gannon leads USI in scoring at 14.7 points per game. Loden is right behind with 14.3 points per outing while topping the squad with nine rebounds per contest. Saunders is third on the team in scoring with 12.8 points per game. As a team, USI is averaging 77 points while holding the opposition to 49.1 points per game, ranking as one of the top-five scoring defenses in the nation.
Middle Tennessee heads into Sunday’s game against USI coming off a 60-51 home win against the University of Memphis last Sunday. The Blue Raiders have already played four common opponents to the Screaming Eagles, including two OVC teams. Middle Tennessee opened its season with a 59-53 win against Tennessee State University and fell 63-54 against Tennessee Tech University on November 11. The other common opponents came in a 73-55 win at Saint Louis University on November 6 and an 85-41 loss against ranked University of Tennessee on November 20. The Screaming Eagles travel to face Tennessee on December 22 after the opening week of OVC play.
The Blue Raiders are led by freshman guard Blair Baugus, who leads the team in points (13.4), rebounds (9.3), assists (1.8), steals (2.4), blocks (1.1), and minutes (35.9). Baugus recorded her fourth double-double of the season against Memphis, tallying 19 points and 14 rebounds. Senior guard Alayna Contreras is second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per outing.
Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series, 2-0, as the two programs meet for the first time since the 1993 season.
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VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
BEACONS FALL TO SIUE FRIDAY EVENING
Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) scored a career-best 18 points to lead all scorers as five Beacons scored at least eight points, but it wasn’t enough Friday evening at the ARC as visiting SIUE came away with the 76-69 victory.
How It Happened
The Beacons found themselves in an early hole, as the Cougars opened the game on a 10-2 run over the first four minutes.
Valpo responded with an 11-2 run featuring points from five different players, and when Milana Nenadic (Kitchener, Ontario/Cameron Heights [Idaho State/Maine]) hit a jumper with 2:18 to play in the opening period, the Beacons led 13-12.
SIUE held a 15-13 edge when the clock expired on the first quarter.
The Cougars’ lead was six approaching the midway point of the second period before von Schlegell and Kennedy Sproule (Niverville, Manitoba/Churchill [Bay College]) hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, forcing SIUE to call a timeout with the score tied at 21 and 5:19 remaining in the half.
Out of the stoppage, SIUE went on a 10-2 run over the next three-plus minutes to regain control. The Cougars’ lead was 36-30 at halftime.
The story of the third quarter was close but no cigar for the Beacons. Six separate times, Valpo cut the SIUE advantage to a one-possession game, but was never able to tie or take the lead.
A 3-point play from Autumn Dibb (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and a pair of free throws from von Schlegell brought Valpo within 51-50 with 1:59 to play in the third period, but SIUE scored the final four points of the quarter to lead 55-50 with 10 minutes to play.
Back-to-back triples for the Cougars blew a five-point lead up to 11, forcing a Valpo timeout with 6:02 remaining in the game. The Beacons battled back from as much as a 12-point deficit to get to within five late, but were unable to get any closer.
Inside the Game
von Schlegell finished with a game-high 18 points, outdoing her previous best of 15 from earlier this season at Milwaukee. It was her fourth double-figure scoring effort of the season.
Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) joined her in double figures with 13 points, hitting double digits for the seventh time this year. Connolly also dished out a team-best four assists while not committing a turnover.
Sproule came off the bench to hit 3-of-5 from 3-point range for nine points, while Nenadic and Kamryn Winch (Bonne Terre, Mo./North County [Maryville]) added eight points apiece.
Valpo did a lot of its offensive damage at the foul line Friday, where it was a +14 over SIUE. The Beacons hit 20-of-24 from the stripe, their first time hitting at least 20 free throws while shooting at least 80% since doing so last December against Southern Illinois.
The Beacons held the edge in the rebounding department for the third time in their last five games, finishing with a 38-33 advantage. A balanced team effort on the glass was led by six boards from Dibb.
Valpo finished with a season-low 12 turnovers.
Click Here for Post-Game Press Conference with Head Coach Courtney Boyd and Fiona Connolly
Next Up
Valpo (0-10) faces a quick turnaround, as it makes the short trip to Kalamazoo, Mich. for a noon CT tip at Western Michigan Sunday afternoon.
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UINDY WRESTLING NEWS
GREYHOUNDS SET TO HOST 46TH ANNUAL MIDWEST CLASSIC
INDIANAPOLIS – The Greyhounds are set to host the 46th Annual Midwest Classic this weekend in Nicoson Hall and the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center. This year’s edition will feature a staggering 21 nationally ranked teams, with 47 total teams set to compete in this weekend’s event.
UIndy comes into this event unranked as a team, but continues to showcase its talent at different weight classes, with four wrestlers ranked inside the Top-20 of the latest The Open Mat rankings; Cale Gray (285), Gavin Garcia (149), Logan Farnell (165), and Nathan Smith (125).
The team is slated to throw some of its best guys out this weekend, reflecting what its lineup looked like against Ashland early this season. The likes of Farnell and Gray have garnered two ranked wins this season, with Gray beating Ashland’s No. 9-ranked Wyatt Bailey at the Findlay Open, and Farnell picking up a win against Ashland’s No. 5-ranked Nate Barnett.
Garcia has also been off to a strong start, and will look to continue that momentum this weekend. He earned a win in his first showing of the season at the Pioneer Open. Smith has also shined at the Findlay Open with a 5-1 weekend, including a win over Ohio State’s Vinny Kilkeary who touts a career 22-7 record for the Buckeyes.
Aidan Sprague (133), Zach Haughton (141), Bryce Doss (157), Shane Bates (165), Christian Chavez (184), and Ethan Farnell (197) will all return to action this weekend as well for the Greyhounds, as they look to best the 28th place team finish from last season’s Midwest Classic.
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UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SET FOR SATURDAY BOUT AGAINST PURDUE NORTHWEST
vs. Purdue Northwest (1-7)
Saturday // December 13
2 p.m. ET // Hammond, IN
Watch | Live Stats | Listen | Tickets
After a two game home stand against Maryville and UMSL, the Greyhounds will get back on the road for its final road contest of the 2025 calendar year, with a match up against GLIAC opponent Purdue Northwest on Saturday Dec. 13, with tip set for 2 p.m. at John Friend Court. The Greyhounds and Pride faced off last season in a battle of first year coaches, Jama Sharp and Jesse Ford, with UIndy coming out on top 62-61, and earning Jama Sharp her first career win for the Crimson and Grey.
The Greyhounds continue to find success through their guard play this season, as Patricia Chikamba and Autumn Rucker continue to lead the way for the Greyhounds in scoring, as the two are No. 1 and 2 in scoring averages this season for the team. Chikamba is coming off a 14 point outing against UMSL, and a 21 point scoring barrage against Lewis, while Rucker has notched her way into double figures in six of eight games this year.
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MARIAN WRESTLING NEWS
KNIGHTS TRAMPLE SIENA HEIGHTS 35-9 IN HOME OPENER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian wrestling team blitzed the Siena Heights Saints on Friday night in the PE Center, rolling to a 35-9 victory as Marian earned wins in seven of ten matches. Marian moves to 5-0 in the conference season with the win.
The Knights started the evening strong with a 20-4 win by Anthony Hughes at 125, with the senior wrestling down a weight class for the first time in the season. Hughes scored five early points with his tech fall win, providing a quick 5-0 lead. Landon Bertsch put up a fight in the ensuing match at 133, but fell by a 7-5 decision to Randy Frailey.
Marian would go on to score wins in each of the next five matches, beginning with a swift 31-second win by fall from Logan Wagner at 141. Marlin Williams scored a win by forfeit at 149, and in the 157 match, Christian Arberry hammered Austen Murphy in a 19-3 tech fall that was decided in 5:34. Braden Getz also won by tech fall, taking a win at 165 in the full seven minutes. Getz held a riding time advantage of over four minutes.
Anthony Rinehart closed out the winning run, landing a 15-0 victory in 2:30 at the 174 weight class. Siena Height would earn three points in each of the 184 and 197-pound matches with Peter Sells and Josh McKelvin losing by decision, but Michael Yerian finished the night strong, taking a 9-2 win by decision to seal Marian’s 35-9 victory.
Marian next wrestles on December 19, traveling south to compete in the Bluegrass Invite.
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SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Dec. 13
1942 — The Washington Redskins win the NFL Championship with a 14-6 victory over the Chicago Bears.
1958 — Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores his 400th NHL goal in a 2-2 tie against the Montreal Canadiens.
1981 — John McEnroe and Roscoe Tanner lead the United States to a 3-1 victory over Argentina in the Davis Cup final.
1983 — Detroit beats Denver 186-184 in triple overtime in the highest-scoring game in NBA history. Isiah Thomas scores 47 and John Long adds 41 for the Pistons. Denver’s Kiki Vandeweghe had 51 points.
1992 — Manon Rheaume becomes the first woman to play in a regular-season professional game when she appears in the Atlanta Knights’ 4-1 loss to Salt Lake City in the International Hockey League.
1995 — Detroit’s Paul Coffey becomes the first NHL defenseman to reach 1,000 career assists, setting up Igor Larionov’s first-period goal in the Red Wings’ 3-1 victory over Chicago.
1997 — Michigan’s Charles Woodson is named the first predominantly defensive player to receive the Heisman Trophy in the 63 years of the award. Woodson and the Wolverines go on to defeat Washington State in the 1998 Rose Bowl, claiming a perfect 12-0 season and a share of the National Championship.
1998 — Gary Anderson kicks six field goals, setting the NFL record with 34 straight without a miss, in Minnesota’s 38-28 victory over Baltimore.
2003 — Mount Union breaks its own NCAA record by winning its 55th consecutive game, beating Bridgewater 66-0 in the NCAA Division III semifinals.
2004 — In Sestriere, Italy, World Cup leader Bode Miller wins a slalom to join Marc Girardelli as the only men to win races in all four disciplines in a season. Miller has won slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill races in a span of 16 days.
2007 — Major League Baseball’s Mitchell Report is released, identifying 85 names to differing degrees in the 409-page document. The biggest name linked by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to illegal use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens.
2010 — Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre, 41, is sidelined by a throwing shoulder too damaged for even him to overcome. The injury ends of one of the greatest individual streaks in all of sports. Favre had made 297 consecutive starts over 19 seasons.
2014 — Marcus Mariota wins the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Oregon player to earn college football’s top individual honor. Mariota accounts for a Pac-12-record 53 touchdowns (38 passing, 14 rushing and one receiving) while directing the Ducks’ warp-speed spread offense, and leading Oregon to a spot in the first College Football Playoff.
2015 – Irishman Conor McGregor knocks out Brazilian Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to win his 1st featherweight title in Las Vegas.
2018 — Dirk Nowitzki takes the court for his record 21st NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s 20 seasons with the LA Lakers.
2022 — Washington Capitals center Alex Ovechkin scores a hat trick in 7-3 away win over Chicago Blackhawks to join Wayne Gretzky & Gordie Howe as the only players in NHL history to score 800 goals.
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TV SPORTS TODAY
Saturday, Dec. 13
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — UMass at Florida St.
BTN — Michigan St. at Penn St.
ESPN2 — Arkansas vs. Texas Tech, Dallas
ESPNU — DePaul at Wichita St.
TNT — Iona at St. John’s
12:30 p.m.
USA — Old Dominion at George Mason
1 p.m.
FOX — Oklahoma St. at Oklahoma
2 p.m.
ACCN — Evansville at Notre Dame
BTN — Jackson St. at Northwestern
CW — SC-Upstate at North Carolina
ESPNU — Cincinnati at Georgia
PEACOCK — Marquette at Purdue
TNT — Providence at Butler
2:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — George Washington vs. Florida, Sunrise, Fla.
3 p.m.
FOX — Kansas St. at Creighton
3:30 p.m.
ESPN — Memphis at Louisville
4 p.m.
ACCN — Hofstra at Syracuse
BTN — UC Davis at Oregon
PEACOCK — Nebraska at Illinois
4:30 p.m.
TNT — Pittsburgh at Villanova
SECN — Chattanooga at Auburn
5:30 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas at NC State
6 p.m.
BTN — S. Utah at Washington
6:30 p.m.
SECN — Cent. Arkansas at Vanderbilt
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Stanford at San Jose St.
TNT — Arizona St. at Santa Clara
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Indiana at Kentucky
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Ohio St. vs. West Virginia, Cleveland
FOX — Michigan at Maryland
FS1 — Rutgers at Seton Hall
8:30 p.m.
SECN — SMU at LSU
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — Arizona at Alabama
10 p.m.
ESPNU — Mississippi St. at Utah
11:30 p.m.
ESPN — UCLA vs. Gonzaga, Seattle
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
ESPNU — Oklahoma at Oklahoma St.
5:30 p.m.
FOX — UConn at Southern Cal
6 p.m.
ESPNU — Louisiana Tech at LSU
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — Cricket Celebration Bowl: TBD, Atlanta
ESPN — FCS Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal
3 p.m.
CBS — Army vs. Navy, Baltimore
3:30 p.m.
ABC — FCS Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal
7 p.m.
ABC — Heisman Trophy Celebration: From New York
8 p.m.
ABC — Bucked up L.A. Bowl: TBD, Los Angeles
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Regional Final
7:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Regional Final
GOLF
4:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Alfred Dunhill Championship, Third Round, Royal Johannesburg Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.
3 p.m.
NBC — PGA Tour: The Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.
4:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Alfred Dunhill Championship, Final Round, Royal Johannesburg Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
9:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — UFC Fight Night Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Las Vegas
10 p.m.
ESPN2 — UFC Fight Night Main Card: Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape (Flyweights), Las Vegas
NHL HOCKEY
12:30 p.m.
NHLN — Anaheim at New Jersey
SOCCER (MEN’S)
10 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Everton at Chelsea
Noon
CBS — Serie A: Lazio at Parma
12:30 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Fulham at Burnley
3 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Wolverhampton Wanderers at Arsenal
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Sunday, Dec. 14
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
BTN — Texas Southern at Minnesota
2 p.m.
SECN — Bethune-Cookman at Missouri
3 p.m.
BTN — W. Michigan at Iowa
ESPN2 — Troy at UAB
7 p.m.
SECN — Jacksonville St. at Texas A&M
7:30 p.m.
FS1 — Washington St. at Southern Cal
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ABC — Texas vs. Baylor, Fort Worth, Texas
3:30 p.m.
ESPN — Penn St. at South Carolina
FS1 — Kansas St. at Creighton
4 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at North Carolina
SECN — Jackson St. at Alabama
5:30 p.m.
FS1 — Michigan St. at DePaul
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
ABC — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Regional Final
5 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Division II Tournament: TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, S.D.
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Regional Final
GOLF
4:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Alfred Dunhill Championship, Final Round, Royal Johannesburg Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.
2 p.m.
NBC — PGA Tour: The Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — NLL: Rochester at San Diego
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Cincinnati, L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, Buffalo at New England, N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville
FOX — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Chicago, Washington at N.Y. Giants, Las Vegas at Philadelphia, Arizona at Houston
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Green Bay at Denver OR Indianapolis at Seattle
FOX — Regional Coverage: Detroit at L.A. Rams, Carolina at New Orleans, Tennessee at San Francisco
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Minnesota at Dallas
PEACOCK — Minnesota at Dallas
NHL HOCKEY
12:30 p.m.
NHLN — Vancouver at New Jersey
7 p.m.
NHLN — Edmonton at Montreal
SNOWBOARDING
4 p.m.
NBC — FIS: World Cup, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Newcastle United at Sunderland
11:30 a.m.USA — English Premier League: Leeds United at Brentford
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