THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY DECEMBER 20, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

THIS WEEK ON INDIANA SRN, WE’VE GOT FOUR EXCITING GAMES FOR YOU!

SATURDAY, 12/20 – DEPAUW VS. ROSE-HULMAN IN A MEN’S COLLEGE MATCHUP.

MONDAY, 12/22 – CHRIST THE KING VS. PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY (BOYS’ VARSITY).

TUESDAY, 12/23 – OLIVET UNIVERSITY VS. ROSE-HULMAN IN ANOTHER MEN’S COLLEGE GAME.

******MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT INDIANASRN!******

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR – WE’RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR SPORTS FAMILY. WISHING YOU JOY, PEACE, AND EXCITING GAMES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES

FRIDAY’S SCORES

ADAMS CENTRAL      57          WOODLAN     55         

ANDREAN        87          KANKAKEE VALLEY   50         

ARGOS              66          PIONEER          60         

BEN DAVIS      65          WARREN CENTRAL   41         

BLACKFORD  66          ELWOOD         38         

BLOOMFIELD               68          WHITE RIVER VALLEY             44         

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH       71          TERRE HAUTE NORTH           68          OT

BLUFFTON      58          SOUTHERN WELLS   25         

BOONE GROVE           66          TRI-TOWNSHIP           22         

BOONVILLE    58          EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN      48         

BREMEN           50          CASTON           32         

BROWNSBURG           67          AVON  57         

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL   66          NORTH HARRISON   50         

CANNELTON  70          SEVEN OAKS 41         

CARMEL           77          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)              39         

CARROLL (FLORA)    56          ROSSVILLE     55         

CENTER GROVE          55          WHITELAND  41         

CENTRAL NOBLE       39          WEST NOBLE 37         

CHESTERTON              72          HAMMOND MORTON             20         

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY           63          SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)        61         

CLINTON PRAIRIE     48          FRONTIER       42         

CLOVERDALE               72          BROWN COUNTY      39         

COLUMBIA CITY         64          EAST NOBLE  23         

COLUMBUS EAST      52          COLUMBUS NORTH 49          OT

CONNERSVILLE          55          SOUTH DEARBORN  54          OT

CORYDON CENTRAL              75          SCOTTSBURG              59         

COVENANT CHRISTIAN        76          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN  65         

CRAWFORDSVILLE  52          NORTH MONTGOMERY         42         

CROTHERSVILLE        73          SHAWE MEMORIAL  66         

CROWN POINT           87          MUNSTER        43         

CULVER ACADEMY   64          MARQUETTE CATHOLIC       41         

DALEVILLE      83          BLUE RIVER VALLEY 75         

DEKALB            55          NORWELL       40         

DECATUR CENTRAL 74          MOORESVILLE            62         

EAST CENTRAL            66          SWITZERLAND COUNTY      26         

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL   74          MERRILLVILLE             60         

EASTBROOK  52          ALEXANDRIA 39         

EASTERN GREENE     74          PIKE CENTRAL             45         

EASTERN HANCOCK              60          KNIGHTSTOWN          24         

EDGEWOOD  53          INDIAN CREEK            44         

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI       62          NORTH POSEY            48         

EVANSVILLE REITZ   62          CASTLE             53         

FISHERS          68          HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN             61         

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK               76          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY             30              

FORT WAYNE DWENGER     56          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA               53         

FORT WAYNE SNIDER            59          FORT WAYNE NORTH             57         

FORT WAYNE SOUTH             65          FORT WAYNE NORTHROP   49         

FORT WAYNE WAYNE             66          CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)     49         

GARY 21ST CENTURY             84          HAMMOND CENTRAL            47         

GIBSON SOUTHERN               72          SOUTH SPENCER      45         

GREENCASTLE            81          FRANKFORT   44         

GREENWOOD              79          SPEEDWAY     52         

GUERIN CATHOLIC  71          LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC   31         

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)        56          MCCUTCHEON           31         

HAUSER           73          EDINBURGH  43         

HENRYVILLE  48          LANESVILLE   38         

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN           55          INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 52         

HERITAGE HILLS        61          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL      47         

HERITAGE       68          SOUTH ADAMS           48         

HOBART           35          LOWELL           34         

HOMESTEAD 59          FORT WAYNE LUERS              47         

HUNTINGTON NORTH           55          LEO      30         

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 55          RIVER FOREST            43         

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH      67          INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON        63              

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS     55          JEFFERSONVILLE       54         

INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 88          CENTRAL CHRISTIAN            25         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  75          INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD   49         

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA     55          INDIANAPOLIS RITTER          53         

IRVINGTON PREP      73          PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 54         

JASPER             50          SOUTHRIDGE              44         

JAY COUNTY  36          DELTA 30         

KOKOMO         71          MARION           68         

KOUTS              66          WESTVILLE     16         

LAKELAND      69          EASTSIDE        33         

LEBANON        63          DANVILLE        58          OT

LEWIS CASS  55          WHITKO           52          OT

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN               72          ANDERSON PREP      36         

LINTON             68          SHAKAMAK    51         

LOOGOOTEE 53          WASHINGTON             41         

MISHAWAKA 44          CONCORD     43         

MISSISSINEWA           54          MADISON-GRANT     34         

MITCHELL       80          NORTH KNOX               66         

MONROE CENTRAL  57          RANDOLPH SOUTHERN       52         

MONROVIA     52          OWEN VALLEY             35         

MORGAN TWP.            64          HEBRON          54         

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)        60          SHELBYVILLE               57         

NEW HAVEN  75          BELLMONT      59         

NEW PALESTINE         51          NEW CASTLE 43         

NEW WASHINGTON 61          RISING SUN   42         

NOBLESVILLE              47          WESTFIELD    45         

NORTH DAVIESS        65          VINCENNES RIVET   35         

NORTH JUDSON         52          OREGON-DAVIS         37         

NORTH MIAMI              45          CULVER            38         

NORTH NEWTON       38          EMINENCE      36         

NORTH PUTNAM        53          CASCADE        50         

NORTHWOOD             48          PLYMOUTH    20         

NORTHEAST DUBOIS             67          CRAWFORD COUNTY            30         

NORTHVIEW  61          CLAY CITY       39         

NORTHWESTERN      51          ROCHESTER  37         

OAK HILL         56          FRANKTON     32         

OHIO COUNTY (KY.) 66          ROCK CREEK ACADEMY      46         

PAOLI  50          AUSTIN             49         

PARKE HERITAGE      64          SULLIVAN        50         

PENN  81          MICHIGAN CITY         66         

PLAINFIELD   80          PERRY MERIDIAN      44         

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS     72          CHURUBUSCO           40         

PRINCETON   62          VINCENNES LINCOLN           50         

PROVIDENCE               42          FLOYD CENTRAL        40         

PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE      72          VICTORY PREP            70         

RIVERTON PARKE      59          DUGGER UNION        26         

RUSHVILLE    54          LAWRENCEBURG      42         

SHENANDOAH            52          NORTHEASTERN        48         

SHERIDAN      80          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)     47         

SHOALS           67          MEDORA          57         

SOUTHPORT 52          BLOOMINGTON NORTH       44         

SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)         76          JAC-CEN-DEL               38         

SOUTHWOOD             58          MANCHESTER             50         

SPRINGS VALLEY       66          PERRY CENTRAL        59         

TAYLOR             77          DELPHI             66         

TECUMSEH    65          TELL CITY        54         

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH           59          SOUTH VERMILLION               32         

TIPPECANOE VALLEY             59          PERU   56         

TIPTON             55          LOGANSPORT              53         

TRI-CENTRAL               51          CLINTON CENTRAL  47         

TRI-COUNTY 60          NORTH WHITE            19         

TRI-WEST        66          LAFAYETTE JEFF         50         

TRI        61          COWAN            48         

TRINITY LUTHERAN  69          CLARKSVILLE              46         

TRITON CENTRAL      70          CHRISTEL HOUSE     36         

TRITON             54          WINAMAC       32         

UNION CITY   51          UNION (MODOC)       47         

WABASH          44          NORTHFIELD 21         

WAPAHANI     69          WES-DEL         30         

WAWASEE       42          WARSAW         33         

WEST LAFAYETTE       53          BENTON CENTRAL    32         

WEST VIGO    56          SOUTH PUTNAM        51         

WESTERN BOONE     73          SOUTHMONT               64         

WESTERN        53          HAMILTON HEIGHTS              48          OT

WESTVIEW     69          ANGOLA           53         

WINCHESTER              43          UNION COUNTY        24         

WOOD MEMORIAL    58          MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)  33         

YORKTOWN   51          GREENFIELD-CENTRAL         46         

ZIONSVILLE   60          FRANKLIN CENTRAL               35         

BI COUNTY TOURNAMENT

SEEGER            61          FOUNTAIN CENTRAL              43         

COVINGTON  62          ATTICA              49         

WASHINGTON COUNTY INVITATIONAL

WEST WASHINGTON              62          BORDEN          47         

SALEM               58          EASTERN (PEKIN)      38         

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SATURDAY’S BOYS SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ALEXANDRIA AT          WAPAHANI                    7:30 PM            

AVON  VS.        HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)                       7:45 PM            

BATESVILLE    AT          EAST CENTRAL                           7:30 PM            

BENTON HARBOR (MICH.)  VS.        SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON                          2:00 PM            

BERRIEN SPRINGS (MICH.)               VS.        CULVER ACADEMY                  8:00 AM              

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN         AT          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON                    12:00 PM              

BLACKFORD  AT          COWAN                           7:30 PM            

BLOOMFIELD               AT          OWEN VALLEY                            7:30 PM            

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH       AT          FLOYD CENTRAL                       7:30 PM            

BLUFFTON      AT          GARRETT                        7:30 PM            

BROWN COUNTY      AT          WEST VIGO                   5:30 PM            

BROWNSBURG           AT          BEN DAVIS                     7:30 PM            

CARROLL (FLORA)    AT          NORTH NEWTON                      7:30 PM            

CENTERVILLE               AT          KNIGHTSTOWN                         7:30 PM            

CHRISTEL HOUSE     VS.        LAWRENCEVILLE (ILL.)                        3:00 PM            

CHURUBUSCO           AT          WOODLAN                    1:30 PM            

CLOVERDALE               AT          RIVERTON PARKE                     7:30 PM            

DUGGER UNION        AT          TECUMSEH                   8:00 PM            

EASTERN (GREENTOWN)     AT          NORTHWESTERN                     7:30 PM            

EASTSIDE        AT          EDON (OHIO)                              4:30 PM            

ELKHART          AT          FORT WAYNE SNIDER                           7:45 PM            

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI       AT          NORTH DAVIESS                       7:30 PM            

FISHERS          AT          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE                         7:30 PM            

FOREST PARK              AT          NORTHEAST DUBOIS                            7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY             AT          CAREER ACADEMY                  3:00 PM              

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA               AT          NEW HAVEN                 7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE LUERS              VS.        BREBEUF JESUIT                       6:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP   AT          HERITAGE                      2:30 PM            

FRANKLIN       AT          BLOOMINGTON NORTH                      7:30 PM            

FREMONT        AT          ANGOLA                          7:30 PM            

GARY 21ST CENTURY             AT          EAST ST. LOUIS (ILL.)                             6:30 PM              

GREENCASTLE            AT          SOUTHMONT                              7:30 PM            

GREENSBURG             AT          FRANKLIN COUNTY                7:30 PM            

HAMILTON      AT          HILLTOP (OHIO)                        2:30 PM            

HAMILTON HEIGHTS              AT          WEST LAFAYETTE                      6:30 PM            

HAMMOND MORTON             AT          LAKE CENTRAL                          8:00 PM            

HANOVER CENTRAL               AT          LAPORTE                        8:00 PM            

HERITAGE HILLS        VS.        DAVIESS COUNTY (KY.)                        7:20 PM            

HOPE ACADEMY (ILL.)           VS.        HAMMOND CENTRAL                           TBA      

HUNTINGTON NORTH           AT          MARION                          7:30 PM            

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN AT          CHICAGO CHRISTIAN (ILL.)                             8:00 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS     AT          EVANSVILLE BOSSE                4:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL             AT          INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH                     7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  AT          BEECH GROVE                           7:30 PM            

JASPER             AT          CORYDON CENTRAL                             7:30 PM            

JEFFERSONVILLE       AT          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL                         8:30 PM            

JENNINGS COUNTY AT          SEYMOUR                      7:30 PM            

JIMTOWN        AT          FAIRFIELD                      7:30 PM            

KNOX  AT          HEBRON                         8:00 PM            

KOKOMO         AT          CARMEL                          7:30 PM            

LAFAYETTE JEFF         AT          BENTON CENTRAL                   7:30 PM            

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN         AT          BETHANY CHRISTIAN                           7:30 PM              

LAPEL AT          MISSISSINEWA                          7:30 PM            

LAVILLE            AT          NORTH JUDSON                        7:30 PM            

LAWRENCE CENTRAL            VS.        EVANSVILLE REITZ                  7:00 PM            

LEWIS CASS  AT          PERU                  7:30 PM            

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN               VS.        EVANSVILLE HARRISON                     2:30 PM              

LINCOLN PARK (ILL.)              VS.        GARY WEST                  TBA      

LINTON             AT          SOUTH KNOX                              7:30 PM            

LOOGOOTEE AT          SPRINGS VALLEY                      7:30 PM            

LOY NORRIX (MICH.)              VS.        SOUTH BEND ADAMS                           12:00 PM              

MACONAQUAH          AT          LOGANSPORT                             7:30 PM            

MADISON        AT          AUSTIN                            7:30 PM            

MITCHELL       AT          BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL                  7:30 PM            

MONROE CENTRAL  AT          HAGERSTOWN                          7:30 PM            

MONROVIA     AT          MARTINSVILLE                           7:30 PM            

MORRISTOWN            AT          BLUE RIVER VALLEY                3:00 PM            

MUNCIE CENTRAL    AT          DELTA                7:30 PM            

NEW ALBANY               AT          LAWRENCE NORTH                7:30 PM            

NEW PALESTINE         AT          FRANKLIN CENTRAL                              5:30 PM            

NILES (MICH.)             VS.        SOUTH BEND RILEY                4:00 PM            

NORTH PUTNAM        AT          NORTHVIEW                 7:30 PM            

NORTH VERMILLION              AT          SHAKAMAK                   6:30 PM            

NORTH WHITE            AT          TWIN LAKES                 7:30 PM            

NORTHRIDGE              AT          GOSHEN                         7:45 PM            

OLDENBURG ACADEMY       AT          RISING SUN                  7:30 PM            

ORLEANS        AT          NORTH HARRISON                  7:30 PM            

PAW PAW (MICH.)     VS.        SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH                  6:00 PM            

PENDLETON HEIGHTS          AT          LEBANON                       7:30 PM            

PLAINFIELD   AT          ZIONSVILLE                  7:30 PM            

PORTAGE         AT          KANKAKEE VALLEY                  8:00 PM            

PORTAGE CENTRAL (MICH.)             AT          MISHAWAKA MARIAN                           8:00 PM            

PRINCETON   VS.        CASTLE                            5:30 PM            

PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC                  11:30 AM              

PURDUE ENGLEWOOD         AT          UNIVERSITY                  8:00 PM            

RANDOLPH SOUTHERN       AT          CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN                            7:30 PM            

RICHMOND   AT          CONNERSVILLE                         7:30 PM            

RIDGEWOOD (OHIO)             AT          ADAMS CENTRAL                     7:30 PM            

ROSSVILLE     AT          LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC                  7:30 PM            

RUSHVILLE    AT          SETON CATHOLIC                    7:30 PM            

SCOTTSBURG              AT          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL                     3:30 PM            

SHELBYVILLE               AT          YORKTOWN                  7:30 PM            

SHERIDAN      AT          FRANKFORT                  7:30 PM            

SILVER CREEK             AT          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE                       7:30 PM              

SOUTH DECATUR      AT          SOUTH RIPLEY                           7:30 PM            

SOUTH HAVEN (MICH.)        VS.        NORTHWOOD                            10:00 AM         

SOUTH NEWTON       AT          FRONTIER                      7:30 PM            

SOUTH PUTNAM        AT          PARKE HERITAGE                     6:30 PM            

SOUTHERN WELLS   AT          SOUTHWOOD                            7:45 PM            

SOUTHRIDGE              AT          PERRY CENTRAL                       8:00 PM            

SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)         AT          CLARKSVILLE                             6:00 PM              

SULLIVAN        AT          EDGEWOOD                 7:30 PM            

SWITZERLAND COUNTY      AT          PROVIDENCE                              7:30 PM            

TRI-CENTRAL               AT          MADISON-GRANT                    7:30 PM            

TRINITY GREENLAWN            AT          CULVER                           12:00 PM         

TRITON CENTRAL      AT          NORTH DECATUR                     7:30 PM            

TRI-WEST        VS.        EVANSVILLE NORTH                              4:45 PM            

UNION CITY   AT          TRI                       7:45 PM            

VALPARAISO  AT          HAMMOND NOLL                     8:00 PM            

VINCENNES LINCOLN           AT          BARR-REEVE                5:30 PM            

VINCENNES RIVET   AT          EASTERN GREENE                    7:30 PM            

WALDRON      AT          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)                 7:30 PM            

WARREN CENTRAL   AT          ANDERSON                   7:30 PM            

WARREN TWP. (ILL.) AT          EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL                  8:00 PM            

WARSAW         AT          CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)                    7:30 PM            

WASHINGTON TWP. AT          WEST CENTRAL                         8:00 PM            

WES-DEL         AT          DALEVILLE                     7:30 PM            

WHEELER        AT          JOHN GLENN                               2:30 PM            

WHITING         AT          TRI-TOWNSHIP                          8:00 PM            

BI COUNTY TOURNAMENT

LOSER GAME 1            VS.        LOSER GAME 2                           4:00 PM             3RD

WINNER GAME 1       VS.        WINNER GAME 2                      8:00 PM             1ST

WASHINGTON COUNTY INVITATIONAL

LOSER GAME 1            VS.        LOSER GAME 2                           6:00 PM             3RD

WINNER GAME 1       VS.        WINNER GAME 2                      7:30 PM             1ST

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES

FRIDAY’S GIRLS SCORES

ALEXANDRIA 73          EASTBROOK  28         

BATESVILLE    44          RICHMOND   32         

BLACKFORD  46          ELWOOD         42         

BLOOMINGTON NORTH       59          FRANKLIN       57          OT

BREBEUF JESUIT        43          PERRY MERIDIAN      36         

BROWNSBURG           74          AVON  44         

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)     64          FORT WAYNE WAYNE             44         

CASCADE        56          NORTH PUTNAM        41         

CENTER GROVE          42          WHITELAND  25         

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN            35          INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 28         

CENTRAL NOBLE       43          WEST NOBLE 40          OT

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY           58          SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)        36         

CLINTON CENTRAL  41          TRI-CENTRAL               25         

CLOVERDALE               60          BROWN COUNTY      22         

CONNERSVILLE          73          SOUTH DEARBORN  26         

COVENANT CHRISTIAN        57          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN  31         

CROWN POINT           46          LAKE CENTRAL           33         

CULVER            61          CAREER ACADEMY   13         

DANVILLE        48          LEBANON        30         

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN            50          NORTH NEWTON       28         

DECATUR CENTRAL 65          MOORESVILLE            43         

DELPHI             75          TAYLOR             15         

EASTERN HANCOCK              63          KNIGHTSTOWN          47         

EDGEWOOD  71          INDIAN CREEK            51         

EDINBURGH  47          HAUSER           41         

ELKHART CHRISTIAN             69          SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)  31         

ELKHART          51          SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH   34         

FAIRFIELD       61          CONCORD     31         

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK               65          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY             17              

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA               70          FORT WAYNE DWENGER     45         

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP   44          FORT WAYNE SOUTH             19         

FORT WAYNE SNIDER            74          FORT WAYNE NORTH             11         

GARY WEST   43          CALUMET        30         

GREENCASTLE            57          FRANKFORT   28         

GUERIN CATHOLIC  50          LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC   19         

HAGERSTOWN           65          CENTERVILLE               38         

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN             32          FISHERS          19         

HAMMOND NOLL      64          LAKE STATION             28         

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN           56          INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7           

HOMESTEAD 84          FORT WAYNE LUERS              27         

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER          52          INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA     26         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  54          INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD   40         

JASPER             54          SOUTHRIDGE              14         

KOKOMO         56          MARION           53         

LAPORTE         58          PORTAGE         55         

LAWRENCE NORTH 47          WARREN CENTRAL   35         

LINTON             32          SHAKAMAK    26         

MCCUTCHEON           69          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)        30         

MERRILLVILLE             70          MICHIGAN CITY         23         

MISHAWAKA MARIAN            56          SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON           52         

MORRISTOWN            46          MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 41         

NEW PRAIRIE               54          SOUTH BEND RILEY 51         

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)              62          CARMEL           43         

NORTH DECATUR      40          WALDRON      23         

NORTH MONTGOMERY         46          CRAWFORDSVILLE  40         

NORTHRIDGE              68          GOSHEN          5           

OLDENBURG ACADEMY       49          FRANKLIN COUNTY 40         

PARKE HERITAGE      49          SULLIVAN        34         

PENN  67          SOUTH BEND ADAMS            21         

PIKE     71          LAWRENCE CENTRAL            48         

PLAINFIELD   65          MARTINSVILLE            48         

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS     51          CHURUBUSCO           24         

ROSSVILLE     60          CARROLL (FLORA)    49         

SEVEN OAKS 47          CANNELTON  20         

SHERIDAN      54          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)     32         

SOUTH PUTNAM        47          WEST VIGO    34         

SOUTHMONT               58          WESTERN BOONE     23         

SOUTHWOOD             49          MANCHESTER             36         

SPEEDWAY     53          GREENWOOD              48          OT

TF SOUTH (ILL.)           60          MUNSTER        15         

TRI-TOWNSHIP           55          BOONE GROVE           27         

TRI        45          COWAN            18         

UNION CITY   51          CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN             11         

VALPARAISO  59          CHESTERTON              32         

VICTORY PREP            46          PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE      11         

WEST CENTRAL          53          WASHINGTON TWP. 26         

BI COUNTY TOURNAMENT

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL              40          SEEGER            32         

COVINGTON  43          ATTICA              38         

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SATURDAY’S GIRLS SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ADAMS CENTRAL      AT          BLUFFTON                     1:30 PM            

ANDERSON    AT          NORTHEASTERN                       7:30 PM            

ANDREAN        VS.        TBA                      TBA      

AUSTIN             AT          SWITZERLAND COUNTY                     12:30 PM         

BATESVILLE    AT          EAST CENTRAL                           6:00 PM            

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE        AT          OWEN VALLEY                            2:30 PM              

BEECH GROVE            AT          LEBANON                       6:00 PM            

BENTON CENTRAL    AT          KANKAKEE VALLEY                  3:00 PM            

BLACKFORD  AT          HAMILTON HEIGHTS                             1:30 PM            

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH       VS.        INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD                  12:00 PM              

BOONVILLE    VS.        EVANSVILLE NORTH                              6:30 PM            

BROWN COUNTY      AT          WEST VIGO                   4:00 PM            

CLARKSVILLE              VS.        PERRY CENTRAL                       3:00 PM            

CLOVERDALE               AT          SOUTH VERMILLION                              1:30 PM            

CORYDON CENTRAL              AT          CHARLESTOWN                        1:30 PM            

COVENANT CHRISTIAN        AT          SOUTH PUTNAM                       7:30 PM            

EAST NOBLE  AT          COLUMBIA CITY                        2:30 PM            

EASTERN HANCOCK              AT          RANDOLPH SOUTHERN                      7:30 PM              

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN      AT          NORTH DAVIESS                       1:30 PM            

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL      VS.        HERITAGE HILLS                       6:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY             AT          CAREER ACADEMY                  3:00 PM              

FORT WAYNE LUERS              AT          FORT WAYNE NORTH                            5:00 PM              

FRANKLIN COUNTY AT          JAC-CEN-DEL                              7:30 PM            

FRANKTON     AT          OAK HILL                        7:30 PM            

GARY WEST   AT          SOUTH BEND RILEY                5:00 PM            

GEORGETOWN-RIDGEFARM (ILL.)               AT          NORTH VERMILLION                             12:30 PM         

GIBSON SOUTHERN               AT          NORTH POSEY                           2:30 PM            

GOSHEN          AT          PENN                 7:30 PM            

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL         AT          DELTA                1:30 PM            

HAMMOND MORTON             AT          TF NORTH (ILL.)                         1:30 PM            

HAUSER           AT          CENTERVILLE                              1:30 PM            

HEBRON          AT          KOUTS                             1:00 PM            

HENRYVILLE  AT          SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)                       6:00 PM            

HOMESTEAD AT          HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN                            1:30 PM            

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN AT          BOWMAN ACADEMY                             3:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL             AT          HERITAGE CHRISTIAN                          2:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA     AT          CHRISTEL HOUSE                    12:00 PM         

JEFFERSONVILLE       AT          PIKE                    7:30 PM            

LAKELAND      AT          EASTSIDE                       7:00 PM            

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN         AT          BETHANY CHRISTIAN                           6:00 PM              

LANESVILLE   AT          NEW WASHINGTON               12:30 PM         

LAWRENCEBURG      AT          RUSHVILLE                   1:30 PM            

LEO      AT          HUNTINGTON NORTH                          7:30 PM            

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN   AT          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON                 4:00 PM            

LOOGOOTEE AT          SPRINGS VALLEY                      6:00 PM            

MACONAQUAH          AT          LOGANSPORT                             6:00 PM            

MADISON-GRANT     AT          MISSISSINEWA                          12:30 PM         

MCCUTCHEON           VS.        FLOYD CENTRAL                       2:00 PM            

MICHIGAN CITY         AT          HIGHLAND                    8:00 PM            

MISHAWAKA AT          CONCORD                    2:30 PM            

MONROVIA     AT          MARTINSVILLE                           6:00 PM            

MOUNT CARMEL (ILL.)          AT          EVANSVILLE REITZ                  1:30 PM            

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)  AT          WASHINGTON                            1:30 PM            

NEW HAVEN  AT          BELLMONT                     7:30 PM            

NOBLESVILLE              AT          WESTFIELD                   5:30 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)            AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC                  1:15 PM            

NORTH HARRISON   VS.        TELL CITY                       4:45 PM            

NORTH KNOX               AT          PARKE HERITAGE                     1:30 PM            

NORTH MIAMI              AT          LAVILLE                           7:30 PM            

NORTH PUTNAM        AT          NORTHVIEW                 6:00 PM            

NORTHWOOD             AT          PLYMOUTH                   7:45 PM            

NORWELL       AT          DEKALB                           7:30 PM            

ORLEANS        AT          EASTERN (PEKIN)                     1:30 PM            

PENDLETON HEIGHTS          AT          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)                             2:30 PM            

PURDUE ENGLEWOOD         AT          UNIVERSITY                  6:00 PM            

RICHMOND   AT          LAFAYETTE JEFF                        7:30 PM            

SHELBYVILLE               AT          FRANKLIN                      2:30 PM            

SILVER CREEK             AT          BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL                  1:30 PM            

SOUTH ADAMS           AT          JAY COUNTY                 7:30 PM            

SOUTH BEND ADAMS            AT          LAPORTE                        3:30 PM            

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON           AT          EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL                  3:30 PM            

SOUTH DEARBORN  AT          MILAN               3:30 PM            

SOUTH RIPLEY            AT          GREENSBURG                            3:30 PM            

TECUMSEH    AT          EVANSVILLE BOSSE                11:00 AM         

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH           AT          COLUMBUS NORTH                2:30 PM            

TIPPECANOE VALLEY             AT          BREMEN                          7:30 PM            

TRINITY (KY.) AT          SOUTH SPENCER                     8:15 PM            

TRITON             AT          PIONEER                         7:30 PM            

TRI-WEST        AT          LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC                  1:30 PM            

UNION CITY   AT          TRI                       7:30 PM            

UNION COUNTY        AT          WINCHESTER                             6:30 PM            

VINCENNES RIVET   AT          EASTERN GREENE                    TBA      

WABASH          AT          NORTHFIELD                7:45 PM            

WALDRON      AT          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)                 6:00 PM            

WATSEKA (ILL.)           AT          SOUTH NEWTON                      12:30 PM         

WES-DEL         AT          DALEVILLE                     6:00 PM            

WHITKO           AT          LEWIS CASS                 7:30 PM            

WINAMAC       AT          RENSSELAER CENTRAL                       7:30 PM            

WOODLAN     AT          HERITAGE                      7:00 PM            

ZIONSVILLE   AT          FRANKLIN CENTRAL                              1:30 PM            

BARR-REEVE CLASSIC

TRINITY LUTHERAN  AT          BARR-REEVE                10:00 AM         

VINCENNES LINCOLN           VS.        TRINITY LUTHERAN                 1:00 PM            

VINCENNES LINCOLN           AT          BARR-REEVE                4:00 PM            

BI COUNTY TOURNAMENT

LOSER GAME 1            VS.        LOSER GAME 2                           2:00 PM             3RD

WINNER GAME 1       VS.        WINNER GAME 2                      6:00 PM             1ST

ELKHART CLASSIC

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP   AT          ELKHART                         11:00 AM         

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC       VS.        FORT WAYNE NORTHROP                  1:00 PM              

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC       AT          ELKHART                         3:00 PM            

MITCHELL CLASSIC

EMINENCE      AT          MITCHELL                      10:00 AM         

EMINENCE      VS.        ROCK CREEK ACADEMY                     12:00 PM         

ROCK CREEK ACADEMY      AT          MITCHELL                      2:00 PM            

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING SCORES/RANKINGS/NEWS

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#10 BYU 85 ABILIENE CHRISTIAN 67

MILWAUKEE 88 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 87

NAVY 88 COPPIN STATE 55

SETON HALL 72 PROVIDENCE 67

FLORIDA STATE 96 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 49

AKRON 93 EASTERN MICHIGAN 72

TULSA 82 WESTERN KENTUCKY 81

VILLANOVA 76 WISCONSIN 66 OT

LSU 78 SE. LOUISIANA 65

BAYLOR 113 ALCORN STATE 56

BELMONT 84 UC IRVINE 58

UCLA 108 CAL POLY 87

CALIFORNIA 97 MORGAN STATE 50

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 91 N. ALABAMA 57

SAN DIEGO 82 UC SAN DIEGO 80

ST. MARY’S 88 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 75

SEATTLE 70 WASHINGTON 66

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#7 MARYLAND AND 98 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 30

#12 KENTUCKY 96 WRIGHT STATE 53

STANFORD 67 #22 WASHINGTON 62

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

FIRST ROUND

DEC. 19, 8 P.M. ET

#9 ALABAMA 34 #8 OKLAHOMA 24

DEC, 20, NOON ET
NO. 7 TEXAS A&M (11-1) VS. NO. 10 MIAMI (10-2) AT C

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

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DEC. 19

WESTERN MICHIGAN 41 KENNESAW STATE 6

NORTH CAROLINA STATE 31 MEMPHIS 7

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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 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 16

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

GREEN BAY AT CHICAGO, 4:30 P.M. OR 8 P.M. (FOX)

PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON, 4:30 P.M. OR 8 P.M. (FOX)

SUNDAY, DEC. 21

KANSAS CITY AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (CBS)

NY JETS AT NEW ORLEANS, 1 P.M. (CBS)

NEW ENGLAND AT BALTIMORE

BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)

TAMPA BAY AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

MINNESOTA AT NY GIANTS, 1 P.M. (FOX)

LA CHARGERS AT DALLAS, 1 P.M. (FOX)

ATLANTA AT ARIZONA, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

JACKSONVILLE AT DENVER, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

PITTSBURGH AT DETROIT, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

LAS VEGAS AT HOUSTON, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

CINCINNATI AT MIAMI, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, DEC. 22

SAN FRANCISCO AT INDIANAPOLIS, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)

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NBA SCORES

PHILADELPHIA 116 NEW YORK 107

BOSTON 129 MIAMI 116

SAN ANTONIO 126 ATLANTA 98

CHICAGO 136 CLEVELAND 125

MINNESOTA 112 OKLAHOMA CITY 107

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NHL SCORES

FLORIDA 4 CAROLINA 3

VANCOUVER 4 NY ISLANDERS 1

NEW JERSEY 2 UTAH 1

COLORADO 3 WINNIPEG 2

DALLAS 8 ANAHEIM 3

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP

SATURDAY DECEMBER 21

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TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

ALABAMA SHAKES OFF SLOW START, DOWNS OKLAHOMA IN CFP OPENER

Ty Simpson threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns to overcome a slow start and help No. 9 Alabama rally for a 34-24 win over No. 8 Oklahoma on Friday in Norman, Okla., in the College Football Playoff opener.

The Crimson Tide (11-3) will take on top-ranked Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

Alabama trailed Oklahoma (10-3) by 17 points in the first half but roared back to tie it then controlled the second half to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Crimson Tide became the first road team to win a CFP game on campus after all four home teams won in the opening round of last year’s inaugural 12-team field.

Alabama took the lead early in the third quarter when Simpson hit Lotzeir Brooks for a 30-yard touchdown to make it 24-17.

Brooks had five catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns.

After the Crimson Tide extended their lead to 10, Oklahoma answered, cutting the deficit to 27-24 on Deion Burks’ 37-yard touchdown catch from John Mateer two plays into the fourth quarter.

Alabama extended its lead, though, on Daniel Hill’s 6-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth. The score was set up by Germie Bernard’s 24-yard catch where he wrested the ball from the Sooners’ Jacobe Johnson at the Oklahoma 5.

Oklahoma’s Tate Sandell missed a pair of field goals late, barely pushing the first wide, then finishing just short on a 51-yard try with just more than a minute remaining, ending the Sooners’ chances of a comeback.

Mateer finished with 307 passing yards and two touchdowns while Burks finished with seven catches for 107 yards as Oklahoma outgained Alabama 362-260.

Mateer put Oklahoma on the board with an 8-yard touchdown run on the Sooners’ second drive, and Sandell’s 51-yard field goal made it 10-0 in the final minute of the first quarter.

Sandell, the Lou Groza Award winner as the nation’s top kicker, tied an FBS record with his eighth field goal of 50 of more yards on the season.

The Sooners extended their lead to 17-0 less than five minutes into the second quarter on Mateer’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Sategna III.

To that point, the Crimson Tide didn’t have a first down, going three-and-out on each of their first three possessions.

But then Alabama started turning the momentum.

Simpson led a 75-yard touchdown drive, putting the Crimson Tide on the board with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Brooks on fourth-and-2.

A blocked punt gave Alabama the ball at the Oklahoma 30, and the Crimson Tide made it a one-possession game with a 35-yard field goal by Conor Talty with just more than two minutes remaining in the half.

Alabama wasn’t done yet, as Zabien Brown picked off a Mateer pass to the flat and had plenty of clear space ahead of him, returning it 50 yards for a touchdown to tie the game heading into halftime.

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NFL NEWS

WEEK 16 NFL CAPSULES

Buffalo Bills (10-4) at Cleveland Browns (3-11)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Bills -10.5, Total 41.5
Series Rewind: The Browns have the 13-10 edge all-time (counting playoffs), but Buffalo has won three of the past four and five of seven in the series. However, it’s been since 2012 that the Bills won in Cleveland, falling short there in 2013 and 2019.

The Bills have at least 10 wins for the seventh straight season, the longest streak in franchise history. Next in their sights is seven straight years with a playoff trip; the Bills need one more win along with a loss by either Houston or Indianapolis in order to punch their ticket. Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen leads the league’s top rushing offense (158.5 yards per game) and third-best scoring offense (29.4 ppg), as he has totaled 37 touchdowns to this point, 25 passing and 12 rushing. Dawson Knox had two touchdown receptions in last week’s crucial win over AFC East leader New England, and he could see additional playing time if fellow tight end Dalton Kincaid is hindered by his knee injury. Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders will face a tall task in challenging the Bills, who boast the second-stingiest passing defense (169.5 yards per game) in the NFL. Sanders’ fifth career game and fourth start was his worst so far, with 177 yards and three picks in last week’s 31-3 loss at Chicago. The Browns are not playoff-bound, but one storyline worth watching is Myles Garrett’s shot at breaking the single-season sacks record. He collected 1.5 sacks last week to boost his season total to 21.5, one shy of the record shared by Michael Strahan (in 2001) and T.J. Watt (in 2021).

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-7) at Carolina Panthers (7-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Buccaneers -3, Total 48.5
Series Rewind: The Buccaneers walloped Carolina 48-14 last December and swept the 2024 season series to run their dominance in the series to nine wins in the past 10 games.

Since the start of the 2021 season, the Buccaneers can claim ownership of the South, holding at least a share of the division lead for 73 of the 87 weeks with four consecutive division titles. Carolina last won the division in 2015 but the Panthers share first place in the NFC South, matching Tampa Bay’s current 7-7 record with three weeks — and two games against the Buccaneers — left in the regular season. “We’re in the same position we’ve been in the past two or three years,” Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said of a tight race. “We have an opportunity. We still have everything right in front of us. … We’re playing meaningful games in December.” The Panthers might be early arrivals to the postseason conversation under second-year coach Dave Canales. Wins over NFC contenders — most recently beating the Los Angeles Rams, 31-28, on Nov. 30 — has helped shift the narrative. Canales and the Panthers are well aware of the final step necessary to realize a postseason goal: beat the division champs. The Buccaneers have won five consecutive meetings and during their 9-1 string over the past five years, Tampa outscored Carolina by 124 points (287-163). The Buccaneers have won only once since October, so their 1-5 record coming down the stretch has been troublesome. They’ve lost to NFC South rivals New Orleans and Atlanta in their past two games. Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield, a former Panther, was coached by Canales in Tampa before the Panthers hired him away in 2024. Mayfield should have a nice selection of weapons to work with after last week’s return of wide receiver Mike Evans. Coming back from a collarbone injury, Evans hauled in six catches for 132 yards in the Atlanta game and already had the Panthers’ full attention.

Los Angeles Chargers (10-4) at Dallas Cowboys (6-7-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Cowboys -1.5, Total 49.5
Series Rewind: The Chargers have won their past three road games in the series. Their last road loss against Dallas came in 1990 when the Cowboys played in Irving.

The Cowboys must win their three remaining regular-season games and have the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles lose all three of theirs to avoid missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The outlook isn’t looking good after Dallas allowed 78 total points while losing back-to-back games to the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Dak Prescott leads the NFL with 3,931 passing yards while closing in on his fourth career 4,000-yard campaign. Tony Romo is the only Cowboys quarterback currently with four such seasons. Prescott ranks third with 26 touchdown passes, and he has been intercepted 10 times. Wideout CeeDee Lamb is 24 yards shy of his fifth straight 1,000-yard season. The Chargers are red-hot with six wins in their past seven games. Los Angeles can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Cowboys along with some help from either the Las Vegas Raiders (against the Houston Texans) or San Francisco 49ers (vs. the Indianapolis Colts). The Chargers allowed just 239 yards in last week’s 16-13 road win over the Kansas City Chiefs. It marked the third straight game and sixth in the past seven that the Chargers gave up 20 or fewer points. Justin Herbert (3,191 yards) will play for the third straight week after undergoing left hand surgery.

Kansas City Chiefs (6-8) at Tennessee Titans (2-12)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Chiefs -3, Total 37.5
Series Rewind: Andy Reid is 3-9 all-time against the Titans. Tennessee interim head coach Mike McCoy is 2-6 all-time against the Chiefs.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid isn’t in a tinsel-tossing mood days after losing Patrick Mahomes to a season-ending knee injury last Sunday. While Mahomes gets busy attacking post-surgery rehabilitation with a goal of getting on the field in September, the Titans are eager for any advantage to help further rookie QB Cam Ward’s development. Tennessee has been outscored by a league-worst 169 points with 24 fewer touchdowns than its opponents. The Chiefs have a three-game losing streak and lug the emotional letdown of losing Mahomes and what was left of faint playoff hopes last week in a 16-13 heartbreaker to the Chargers. Gardner Minshew takes the reins for the Chiefs with questions around the formation due to injuries at the wide receiver position. He went to TE Travis Kelce consistently in his cameo subbing for Mahomes last week. Kelce is 203 yards shy of 1,000 yards for the season and 13 receptions away from hitting 80 for the 10th year in a row. The Titans have their highest two-game point total of the season — 55. Kansas City put up 23 total points the past two weeks and was held under 275 total yards by the Chargers and Texans.

Minnesota Vikings (6-8) at New York Giants (2-12)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Vikings -2.5, Total 43.5
Series Rewind: What a difference a year makes. Minnesota opened the 2024 season with a 28-6 win against the Giants at MetLife Stadium when the starting QBs were Sam Darnold (Vikings) and Daniel Jones (New York).

A couple of 22-year-old quarterbacks go head-to-head as Minnesota’s J.J. McCarthy makes his ninth NFL start and New York’s Jaxson Dart makes his 10th. The Vikings have followed up a four-game losing streak with two straight wins against the NFC East, with McCarthy throwing five touchdowns and just one interception in victories against the Commanders and Cowboys. The Giants have lost eight in a row and are 0-2 against the NFC North with losses to the Bears and Packers. Dart leads all rookie QBs in TD passes (13) and ranks second in passing yards (1,802). Vikings star Justin Jefferson hasn’t caught a touchdown pass since Week 9 and hasn’t topped 100 yards since Week 5. New York first-round pick LB Abdul Carter is coming off a monster game vs. Washington and is looking for his third straight game with a sack. Giants LB Brian Burns is second in the NFL with 13 sacks. McCarthy has been sacked 24 times in eight games.

Cincinnati Bengals (4-10) at Miami Dolphins (6-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Bengals -4.5, Total 47.5
Series Rewind: The Dolphins lead the all-time series 18-8, but the Bengals won the most recent game in the series (27-15 in 2022) and have won three of the past five over Miami.

While Cincinnati and Miami were both eliminated from playoff contention with their losses last week, they’re approaching that news in vastly different ways. The Dolphins are benching starting QB Tua Tagavailoa, who has a league-leading 15 interceptions and had just 65 passing yards through three quarters of Monday’s 28-15 loss at Pittsburgh. Quinn Ewers, a seventh-round pick in April’s draft, will make his first career start against the Bengals. He came off the bench to complete 5 of 8 passes for 53 yards in his first career appearance Oct. 19 at Cleveland. He’ll likely be helped by breakout running back De’Von Achane, who has 105-plus scrimmage yards in six straight games and a touchdown in 10 of his last 11 home games. The Bengals, on the other hand, are sticking with quarterback Joe Burrow despite not having any remaining postseason stakes. Cincinnati was shut out for the first time in a Burrow start last week, falling 24-0 at home to the Ravens. In his first three starts back from a toe injury that sidelined him for nine games, Burrow has 770 passing yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions. With 132 yards last week, receiver Ja’Marr Chase became just the second player in NFL history (along with Randy Moss) to amass 6,500 receiving yards and 50 touchdown catches in his first five seasons.

New York Jets (3-11) at New Orleans Saints (4-10)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Saints -5.5, Total 40.5
Series Rewind: These teams have faced off just five times in the past 20 years. New Orleans has won four of those games, including the past two, to claim an 8-6 lead in the all-time series.

While both New York and New Orleans are nearing the end of underwhelming seasons, they probably feel a bit differently about the rookie quarterbacks they’ll start in this week’s matchup. Saints second-round pick Tyler Shough enters coming off back-to-back wins over division opponents, the team’s first multiple-game winning streak of the season. After rushing for 55 yards and two scores Dec. 7 vs. Tampa Bay, Shough completed a career-high 75% of his passes for 272 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s 20-17 win over Carolina. New Orleans is 3-4 when Shough starts after it was 1-6 with Spencer Rattler at the helm. With 52 more receiving yards, Saints running back Alvin Kamara would become the fifth player in NFL history with 5,000 rushing and receiving yards in his career. Jets rookie QB Brady Cook has been forced into action due to injuries to Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields. He had a touchdown and three interceptions in his first career start last week vs. Jacksonville and has thrown 339 yards and five interceptions in his first two games. Jets coach Aaron Glenn fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks this week after the defense allowed 48 points in the loss to the Jaguars. New York is 30th in scoring defense (28.4 points per game) and last in takeaways (three), with no interceptions this season.

Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4) at Denver Broncos (12-2)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Broncos -3.5, Total 46.5
Series Rewind: The Broncos have won four of the past five games to take an 8-6 lead in the series. The road team has won the past four times Denver and Jacksonville faced off.

The Broncos became the first AFC team to punch their playoff ticket with last week’s 34-26 win over Green Bay, their 11th straight to tie the franchise record. Things don’t get easier from here with a Jacksonville team that has won five straight games coming to town this week. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw a career-high five touchdowns and ran for a sixth in last week’s 48-20 beatdown of the Jets. After he had 11 interceptions in the first 11 games of the season, Lawrence has nine TDs and no picks in the past three games. Jacksonville has scored 35-plus points in three of its last five games. While the Jaguars have a one-game cushion in the AFC South, Denver has a one-game cushion in the race for the AFC No. 1 seed with its win last week paired with New England’s loss to Buffalo. Broncos QB Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdowns last week, as Denver outscored the Packers 20-3 over the final 25 minutes of the game. The Broncos’ defense leads the league with 58 sacks, 10 more than any other team and just off the pace of breaking the Bears’ NFL record of 72 sacks in 1984. Jacksonville’s defense had three interceptions last week to bring its season tally to 18, second in the league.

Atlanta Falcons (5-9) at Arizona Cardinals (3-11)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Falcons -2.5, Total 47.5
Series Rewind: The Falcons are 1-9 in the desert, including a wild-card playoff loss in the 2008 season. Since the Cardinals left St. Louis in 1988, Atlanta’s lone win at Arizona was a 34-14 victory on Sept. 30, 2001.

Arizona is on a six-game losing streak and hasn’t won a home game since Week 2 against the Panthers. Atlanta has won two of its last three road games, including a 29-28 win at Tampa Bay in Week 15. Both teams are playing out the string with backup quarterbacks, with 37-year-old Kirk Cousins leading the Falcons against journeyman Jacoby Brissett and the Cardinals. Cousins turned back the clock with a season-high 373 yards and three TDs against the Bucs, while Brissett leads the NFL with 2,708 passing yards since replacing Kyler Murray in Week 6. Bijan Robinson has been a bright spot for Atlanta, leading the NFL with 1,858 yards from scrimmage, and TE Kyle Pitts is coming off an epic 11-catch, 166-yard, three-touchdown game at Tampa. Cardinals counterpart Trey McBride just became the first tight end in NFL history with back-to-back 100-catch seasons. Falcons edge James Pearce has recorded a sack in six straight games, two shy of the NFL rookie record (Jevon Kearse, 1999).

Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) at Houston Texans (9-5)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Texans -14.5, Total 37.5
Series Rewind: The Raiders routed Houston 38-20 in 2022 when they had Derek Carr (241 passing yards, one TD), Josh Jacobs (143 rushing yards, three TDs) and Davante Adams (eight catches, 95 yards) on the roster.

The Texans are currently in possession of the final AFC wild-card spot but have their eyes on overtaking the Jacksonville Jaguars and winning the AFC South. Houston has rattled off six straight wins and registered a season high for points last week with a 40-20 rout of the Arizona Cardinals. C.J. Stroud passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns with Nico Collins collecting two of the scoring receptions. The Texans also have allowed 20 or fewer points in five straight games behind the best all-around defense in the NFL. Defensive ends Danielle Hunter (12 sacks) and Will Anderson Jr. (10.5) are each enjoying big campaigns. The Raiders have been big disappointments in Pete Carroll’s first season as coach and are tied with the Tennessee Titans and New York Giants for the league’s worst record. Las Vegas has dropped eight consecutive games, twice losing 31-0, first to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 and to the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday. Kenny Pickett passed for just 64 yards and the Raiders had just 75 total yards and seven first downs. Rookie Ashton Jeanty has rushing outputs of 31, 30 and 35 yards over the past three games. Linebacker Devin White (149 tackles) and defensive end Maxx Crosby (10 sacks) have been shining standouts during the dismal campaign.

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) at Detroit Lions (8-6)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Lions -6.5, Total 51.5
Series Rewind: The Steelers have won five of the past six meetings, but the most recent game in 2021 went to overtime and ended in a 16-16 tie.

The rapid release of Rams veteran QB Matthew Stafford stunted the Lions’ pass rush last week, prompting similar concerns for head coach Dan Campbell as the Lions hit Week 16 knowing there’s only one possible way into the postseason: win three consecutive games and hope for chaos to strike the seven teams ahead of them in the NFC playoff picture. Both coaches referenced expectations for a physical game won in the trenches this week. The Lions put up 34 points in a loss to the Rams last week and there’s as much power as there is pomp in the Detroit scheme. Pittsburgh gears up for Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who has 1,100 rushing yards, 494 receiving yards and 16 total touchdowns in 2025. The Lions average 131.1 yards per game on the ground and the Steelers are giving up 120.9 rushing yards per game as part of the league’s 28th-ranked defense in total yards allowed (383.3 per game). Aaron Rodgers and his snappy delivery make pressuring the pocket a long day’s work but Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson leads the NFL in pressures. He’s getting help from a group he dubbed “castoffs,” which includes the team’s leader in catches, No. 2 running back Kenneth Gainwell. The Steelers are likely to emphasize Jaylen Warren and Gainwell due to the balance they can bring an inconsistent offense. Gainwell had 126 yards from scrimmage Monday in the Steelers’ win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday.

New England Patriots (11-3) at Baltimore Ravens (7-7)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Ravens -3, Total 48.5
Series Rewind: The teams have split the past eight meetings after the Patriots won seven of the first eight (including playoffs).

The Patriots are 6-0 on the road this season and stand one game behind the Denver Broncos in the battle for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. New England will know when it takes the field Sunday night whether it can clinch a playoff spot with a win. Results involving the Indianapolis Colts (vs. San Francisco 49ers) and Houston Texans (vs. Las Vegas Raiders) are in play. Drake Maye passed for a season-low 155 yards in last week’s 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The setback ended a 10-game winning streak. Rookie TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 148 yards — one more than his previous high — and two touchdowns. Baltimore is two games behind the Texans in the wild-card chase so its best bet to reach the playoffs is overtaking the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North. Baltimore is one game behind but will play at Pittsburgh in the final week of the season. The Ravens halted a two-game losing streak with a strong 24-0 win over the Cincinnati Bengals last week. The Bengals had clobbered Baltimore 17 days earlier. Derrick Henry rushed for 100 yards on just 11 carries and ranks fifth in the NFL with 1,125 yards. Linebacker Roquan Smith racked up 14 tackles and leads the squad with 114.

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AJ DYBANTSA POWERS FOR CAREER-BEST 35 AS NO. 10 BYU DUMPS ABILENE CHRISTIAN

AJ Dybantsa scored a career high 35 points and collected six rebounds to lead No. 10 BYU to a 85-67 victory over Abilene Christian on Friday night.

Richie Saunders added 21 points and Rob Wright III chipped in 10 to lead the Cougars (11-1) to their eighth straight victory. BYU shot 59.5% from the field and went 29 of 40 from the free-throw line.

Cbo Newton led Abilene Christian with 23 points and Bradyn Hubbard added 12. The Wildcats (7-5) lost to their second consecutive Big 12 opponent (Arizona), even after forcing 18 turnovers.

After BYU trailed much of the first half, Dybantsa helped the Cougars take control after halftime. He scored BYU’s first five baskets coming out of the locker room — highlighted by a thunderous dunk off a steal that put the Cougars up 54-42.

Newton spurred a 10-0 run for Abilene Christian with a basket off a steal that cut the deficit to 54-52. The Wildcats drew no closer.

BYU held Abilene Christian scoreless for nearly five minutes and made five straight baskets, culminating in a layup from Wright that extended the Cougars’ lead to 66-52 with 7:55 left.

Khadim Mboup made his first career start for BYU after Keba Keita sat out with an undisclosed illness. The Cougars struggled to get going offensively without Keita in the post. BYU had 12 first-half turnovers.

Abilene Christian forced six turnovers through the first eight minutes and limited BYU to just two baskets. On the other end, Cbo Newton made three baskets and Joseph Venzant drained a 3-pointer to help the Wildcats take a 17-11 lead midway through the first half.

The Cougars erased the deficit behind an 8-0 run and took their first lead at 19-17 on a corner three from Rob Wright III. Later, Dybantsa threw down a pair of dunks to fuel another 10-3 spurt that put BYU up 43-36 at halftime.

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NO. 7 MARYLAND CRUSHES CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE

Yarden Garzon scored a season-high 25 points to lead No. 7 Maryland to a 98-30 rout of Central Connecticut State on Friday afternoon in College Park, Md.

Oluchi Okananwa added 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the unbeaten Terrapins (13-0), who held the winless Blue Devils (0-11) to fewer than 10 points in each of the last three quarters.

After building a 39-14 lead in the first quarter, Maryland outscored CCSU 18-2 in the second, 20-9 in the third and 21-5 in the fourth to reach the 90-point mark for the fifth consecutive game.

Addi Mack added 15 points and Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Terrapins, who are off until Big Ten play resumes on Dec. 29 against visiting Wisconsin.

Lucia Noin scored 12 points to lead the Blue Devils, who shot just 19.0% from the field (12 of 63) and committed 26 turnovers.

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NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: ANTHONY EDWARDS LEADS WOLVES’ RALLY PAST THUNDER

Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 112-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in Minneapolis.

Julius Randle added 19 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota, which closed the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run in the final minute. Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid scored 15 points apiece as the Timberwolves won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Oklahoma City led 107-104 with 1:09 remaining after Holmgren sank a pair of free throws. Randle cut the deficit to two when he made the first of two free-throw attempts with 53.1 seconds to go. DiVincenzo grabbed the rebound of a miss on the second foul shot, and Edwards put the Timberwolves on top for good when he drilled a step-back 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds to go.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and dished seven assists to lead the Thunder, who lost for only the third time in 28 games this season. Jalen Williams scored 17 points, and Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchell finished with 14 points apiece.

Spurs 126, Hawks 98

Victor Wembanyama had 26 points and 12 rebounds to help visiting San Antonio to a win over Atlanta.

The Spurs have won four straight against the Hawks and improved to 10-5 on the road. Wembanyama, in his fourth game back since missing 12 games with a calf strain, played only 21:28. Devin Vassell scored 18 points with seven rebounds, Stephon Castle had 17 points and seven assists and Keldon Johnson added 13 off the bench.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 23 points and Jalen Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his 18th double-double.

76ers 116, Knicks 107

VJ Edgecombe scored seven points down the stretch, guiding visiting Philadelphia to a victory over New York.

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 30 points and nine assists, while Edgecombe supplied 23 points. Andre Drummond chipped in with 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Sixers, who were outrebounded 57-36 without Joel Embiid (illness). Philadelphia won for the fifth time in seven games.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns provided 22 points apiece for the Knicks. New York had won its previous six games (in addition to the NBA Cup championship game, which doesn’t count toward the regular-season standings) and had been 13-1 at home this season. Mitchell Robinson set season highs with 21 points and 16 rebounds for New York.

Celtics 129, Heat 116

Derrick White made 9 of 14 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 33 points while leading Boston to a home victory over short-handed Miami.

Boston outscored Miami 37-27 in the fourth. The Celtics made 10 3-pointers in the final period, sinking each of their first six attempts from behind the arc. Jaylen Brown added 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Boston, which ended a two-game losing streak. Boston received a 15-point performance from Sam Hauser, who made 5 of 6 3-point attempts.

Kel’el Ware led the Heat with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Norman Powell scored 18 points, and Kasparas Jakucionis added 17.

Bulls 136, Cavaliers 125

Nikola Vucevic collected 24 points and 15 rebounds and Matas Buzelis scored 24 points as Chicago pulled away down the stretch for its second victory over host Cleveland in three nights.

Josh Giddey scored 17 points and Coby White had 13 points, six rebounds and a season-high nine assists for the Bulls, who won for the third time in their last 11 games.

With star guard Donovan Mitchell sidelined due to an illness, Darius Garland paced Cleveland with a season-high 35 points and added eight assists, while Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Cavaliers have dropped nine of their past 14 games and are 1-5 on their home court since Nov. 30.

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NHL ROUNDUP: PANTHERS RALLY LATE, TOP HURRICANES IN SHOOTOUT

Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout and Sergei Bobrovsky made three stops on four attempts, as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Florida trailed 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left and was down 3-1 with under three minutes remaining. Brad Marchand made it 3-1 with his 20th of the season, Sam Bennett got it to 3-2 and Reinhart tied the game with just 52 seconds remaining. Marchand extended an impressive run with his 13th straight 20-goal season.

Florida’s rally ruined a record-breaking attempt by Carolina rookie goalie Brandon Bussi, who had his nine-game win streak snapped despite making a career-high 38 saves. Bussi’s streak still ties Cam Ward (2008-2009) for the longest win streak by a Carolina goalie. Bobrovsky made 26 saves for his fifth straight victory.

Sebastian Aho scored twice and Jordan Staal had one for the Hurricanes, who also got two assists each from Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov and saw their five-game winning streak come to an end.

Avalanche 3, Jets 2

Brent Burns and Martin Necas scored goals in the first period, Parker Kelly had the eventual game-winner and Colorado beat Winnipeg in Denver.

Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves and Josh Manson had two assists for the Avalanche, who have won 12 straight home games, the second-longest streak in franchise history. Colorado is 14-0-2 at home this season and 20-1-4 overall in the past 25 games.

Morgan Barron and Mark Scheifele produced goals and Connor Hellebuyck turned away 23 shots for the Jets, who have lost six of their past seven games (1-5-1) and 12 of the past 15 (3-10-2).

Stars 8, Ducks 3

Oskar Back and Roope Hintz each scored in the opening five minutes of Dallas’ four-goal first period and the visiting Stars cruised to a victory over Anaheim.

Sam Steel and Thomas Harley also scored in the opening period as the Stars won their third consecutive game while matching their season high for goals in a game. Jason Robertson delivered two goals and an assist while Adam Erne and Ilya Lyubushkin also scored as Dallas improved to an NHL-best 13-2-4 on the road. Hintz and Harley each added an assist.

Ryan Poehling, Beckett Sennecke and Mikael Granlund each scored goals for the Ducks, who are 9-10-1 since opening the season 11-3-1. Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal stopped 3 of 7 shots before he was pulled in the first period in favor of Petr Mrazek, who turned aside 14 of 18 shots.

Canucks 4, Islanders 1

Kiefer Sherwood registered his third career hat trick, when Vancouver continued its surge following the Quinn Hughes trade by beating New York in Elmont, N.Y.

The hat trick was the second of the season for Sherwood. David Kampf opened the scoring in the first for the Canucks, who have won three straight — all on the road — since dealing Hughes, their captain and leading scorer, to the Minnesota Wild last Saturday. Goalie Thatcher Demko carried a shutout deep into the third and finished with 22 saves.

Anders Lee scored with 5:05 left for the Islanders, who have lost consecutive games for the first time since a three-game skid from Nov. 26-30. Goalie Ilya Sorokin recorded 26 saves.

Devils 2, Mammoth 1

Stefan Noesen scored the go-ahead goal at the 4:20 mark of the third period and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as New Jersey completed a sweep of its two-game western road trip with a victory over Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City.

Connor Brown also scored a goal and Nico Hischier had two assists for New Jersey, which moved into third place in the Metropolitan Division with the win.

Daniil But scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka stopped 20 of 22 shots for Utah, which lost for the second time in three games.

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ANTHONY JOSHUA DELIVERS 6TH-ROUND KO OF JAKE PAUL IN HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT

Despite the weight discrepancy between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua, it took six rounds before the heavyweight main event on Netflix was settled with a devastating finish.

A slow start from both men was erased by 1:31 into the sixth round when the 36-year-old Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) landed a clean right hand to the jaw of the 28-year-old Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) to close the deal via KO at the Kaseya Center in Miami Friday night.

Joshua out-landed Paul 48-16 with four knockdowns.

Joshua was not thrilled with the way he fought, admitting he should have finished Paul sooner. But he showed mutual respect to Paul following the fight, lifting his competitor’s arm and saying Paul “kept trying to find a way.”

“As I said, I need to give (Paul) a systematic breakdown,” Joshua said.

Joshua added he would entertain a fight with Tyson Fury, should he come out of retirement next year.

“If Tyson Fury is as serious as he thinks he is, and he wants to put down his Twitter fingers and put on some gloves and come and fight one of the realest fighters that will take on any challenge, step in the ring with me next if you’re a real bad boy,” Joshua said. ” … Let’s see you in the ring and talk with your fists.”

Paul said he felt fine overall after the loss, although he admitted that he believed he had sustained a broken jaw.

“We’re going to heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight, go for the cruiserweight title,” Paul said.

Round 1 saw an extremely slow start from both Paul and Joshua with only one meaningful jab thrown from Paul up until the final 25 seconds. Joshua nearly found the knockout shot before running out of time, as the broadcast team called it a “moral victory” for Paul to make it out of the opening round.

In the second round, Joshua became visibly frustrated as Paul continued to clinch up and stay away from Joshua’s right hand. Neither man found significant strikes as the round ended with both men beginning to show fatigue. A combined four punches were landed in the round.

Round 3 was more of a non-offensive affair as Paul continued to circle away from Joshua. Only 10 combined punches found a home for both men, with Paul’s jab continuing to get through. But, once again, no fight-ending sequences from either man.

Round 4 saw far more extracurricular activity from Paul (falling down, slipping to a knee, attempting to wrestle Joshua) than actual boxing. There was visible anger from Joshua as well as referee Chris Young, who called them together and told them, “The fans ain’t pay to see this crap.”

Round 5 may have been Joshua’s best round of the fight as he secured a knockdown on Paul, but couldn’t put Paul away entirely despite a second knockdown with under a minute left.

Round 6 saw the final chapter of Paul-Joshua, as a right hand made the difference in the KO for the former two-time unified heavyweight champion from England, delivering Joshua his first win in the United States.

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GAME REWIND: PACERS 113, KNICKS 114

The Pacers hosted the Knicks on Thursday in the first meeting between the two teams since Indiana’s Eastern Conference Finals win last season. The Knicks were rolling after an NBA Cup Championship on Tuesday, and Indiana was hungry for a win after a two-game losing streak.

The Pacers fell to the Knicks in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, 114-113, extending their losing streak to three games.

Two fouls in under three minutes sent OG Anunoby to New York’s bench early, and Indiana opened up an eight-point lead halfway through the first quarter. Indiana’s 21-4 run, highlighted by a Pascal Siakam alley-oop pass to a cutting Jay Huff, put the Pacers ahead by as many as 16 points.

Huff wasn’t the only Pacer to detonate on the Knicks – Isaiah Jackson threw down a demoralizing one-handed jam that forced a Knicks’ timeout with under two minutes to play in the opening frame.

A no-nonsense first quarter from Indiana set the tone for the contest, and the Pacers led after one, 36-25. Indiana’s 36 points in the opening period was just two points shy of its season-high mark of 38 set against the Hornets in November.

Tyler Kolek manufactured a run for the Knicks early in the second quarter in which New York cut the Pacers’ lead to just four points. Buckets from Isaiah Jackson and T.J. McConnell held off the Knicks, but Mikal Bridges hit a mid-range jump shot to bring them back within three points with just over six minutes before halftime.

Jalen Brunson’s production late in the second quarter kept New York afloat, and he entered the locker room with a game-high 18 points. Nembhard dueled Brunson down the stretch, and had 17 points at the halftime break. Siakam found a groove in the second period, and had 11 points at halftime – nine of which he scored in the second quarter.

The Pacers led the Knicks after the first half of play, 62-59.

The Blue and Gold led at halftime, but saw their shooting percentage dip in the second quarter. Indiana shot 70 percent from the field through the first period – 14-for-20 from the floor – but converted just 31 percent of its shots in the second.

That trend didn’t continue into the third. By the six-minute mark of the third quarter, Indiana was shooting 57 percent in the period and 49 percent overall. The Pacers continued to struggle from deep, but the mid-range was kind to them.

A 19-8 run put the Pacers up by 13 points with just over three minutes left in the third quarter when Nembhard drilled his third triple of the night to give Indiana a 16-point lead.

Another run by the Knicks – led this time by Bridges – cut that lead down to six points to close the third quarter. Indiana won the third, and held the lead heading into the fourth, 92-86.

New York opened the fourth quarter on a 11-2 run that obliterated Indiana’s lead. By the 8:19 mark of the final frame, the Knicks led by three points.

Siakam went on a personal 7-2 run, earning the lead back as he enforced his will on the Knicks. The Pacers were ahead, 101-99, with seven minutes left on the game clock.

Connections from deep for both Nembhard and Quenton Jackson had Indiana firmly in the driver’s seat with five minutes remaining as Indiana led, 109-102.

Anunoby’s 3-pointer with four minutes to go brought the Knicks within three, and Brunson hit a turnaround shot to make it a one-point game with three minutes to play, 109-108.

Tied at 111, Siakam worked Anunoby near the elbow. He rose, turned to the basket, and fired just to see his shot fall well short of the rim. He’d been hit on the arm, fouled by Anunoby, and earned a trip to the free throw line to put the Pacers up two points. He converted both shots, and Indiana led 113-111 with 16.9 seconds to play. 

Brunson danced around the 3-point line and launched a shot that ripped through the net, giving New York a single point lead with 4.4 seconds left. Indiana called a timeout, and returned to the floor for an attempt at a game-winning look.

Siakam tripped coming towards the ball, and Anunoby overtook him, stealing the ball and running the length of the court as time expired. Indiana fell to New York, 114-113, led by Brunson’s 25 points. Nembhard led Indiana with 31, and Siakam contributed 26 points.

The Pacers are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7:00 PM ET as they travel to New Orleans for a matchup with the Pelicans.

Inside the Numbers

Both teams shot 46 percent from the field, but Indiana made 32 percent of its 3-pointers to New York’s 40 percent.

The Pacers committed 14 turnovers leading to 17 Knicks points, while the Knicks committed 16 leading to 23 Indiana points.

Indiana grabbed 52 rebounds to New York’s 46.

The Knicks reserves outscored the Pacers bench 42-24.

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INDY FUEL HOCKEY NEWS

FUEL TAKE HOME AN OVERTIME WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT

FORT WAYNE – The Indy Fuel traveled up I-69 on Friday night to take on their division rival, the Fort Wayne Komets. The game remained tied for much of the night, with Indy being outshot by Fort Wayne. In overtime, the Fuel capitalized on the extra hockey to secure the win.

1ST PERIOD

Nico Blachman took the first penalty of the night at 5:32 for roughing. The Fuel capitalized on the power play, with Harrison Israels tipping in a shot from Jesse Tucker.

Fort Wayne dominated the shot total after the first period, outshooting the Fuel 11–5.

2ND PERIOD

Nick Grima headed to the box at 3:56 for delay of game. Fort Wayne’s Austin Magera found the back of the net at 4:50 to put the Komets on the board.

Will Ennis and Brady Stonehouse were both assessed roughing minors at 9:30, resulting in four-on-four play for two minutes, but neither team found the back of the net.

The remainder of the second period stayed relatively calm. The Komets continued to control the pace, outshooting the Fuel 28–12.

3RD PERIOD

The Fuel were assessed a too-many-men bench minor early at 1:31, served by Sahil Panwar, but Fort Wayne was unable to generate on the power play.

Chris Cameron was later sent to the box at 4:54 for holding, and the Komets again failed to capitalize.

Fort Wayne led the shot count 32–18 through regulation.

OVERTIME

Indy controlled the extra period, keeping Fort Wayne off the scoreboard. Owen Robinson sealed the win with a breakaway goal at 1:13.

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NOBLESVILLE BOOM NEWS

BOOM OPENS REGULAR SEASON IN WINNING FASHION

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2025) – The Noblesville Boom (1-0), the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, began the regular season with a 112-99 victory against the Osceola Magic (0-1) on Friday at the G League Winter Showcase in Orlando, Florida.

Two-way player Taelon Peter recorded his second straight 30-point game to lead the Boom with a final stat line of 32 points and eight rebounds on 10-of-17 shooting from the field, including 7-of-13 from beyond the arc. Jalen Slawson filled up the stat sheet with 21 points and 16 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks. Au’Diese Toney provided a spark off the bench after finishing with 17 points and six rebounds, while Kam Jones, on assignment from the Pacers, added 14 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Reece Beekman led the Magic with 16 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals. Lester Quinones followed with a double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds), while three other Magic players finished with 13 points apiece.

After a tightly contested opening quarter, the Boom took control of the game in the second frame, using a 32-7 run late in the first half to take a 22-point advantage with 2:32 remaining. Taelon Peter led the charge, scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting with two made three-pointers in the frame. As a team, Noblesville connected on 61.9 percent of its shot attempts while holding Osceola to only 27.3 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from beyond the arc, outscoring the Magic by 22 points in the quarter to take a 63-44 lead at halftime.

The Boom seemed to be running away with the game after utilizing a 13-0 run early in the third quarter to extend their lead by 30 points, the largest lead of the game. The Magic came storming back late in the frame, slashing their deficit in half (81-66) heading into the fourth quarter. The Boom managed to fend off the late rally down the stretch after Taelon Peter scored 14 fourth-quarter points to help secure the victory.

NEXT UP

The Boom will conclude their appearance at the NBA G League Winter Showcase against the Santa Cruz Warriors on Sunday at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Coverage will be available on NBA TV, tipping off at 5 p.m. ET.

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PURDUE FOOTBALL NEWS

ODOM ANNOUNCES NEW COACHES AND STAFF CHANGES FOR 2026 SEASON

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football Head Coach Barry Odom has announced several staff changes as the Boilermakers look ahead to 2026. Kevin Kane returns to Purdue as the program’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, while Zach Crabtree joins the Boilermakers as the new offensive line coach. Cornell Ford and Bilal Marshall take on different roles with the program, while defensive backs coach Charles Clark has been elevated to defensive passing game coordinator in addition to mentoring the Purdue secondary.

Ford moves to the running backs room to coach the Purdue backfield, a position he has coached for nine seasons over his career. Marshall, a former Purdue receiver who returned to West Lafayette for the 2025 campaign as an offensive analyst under Odom, has been promoted to an assistant coach that will guide the Boilermaker wideouts. After coaching a secondary that made 35 pass breakups as a unit and included Tahj Ra-El tying for the team lead in tackles, Clark takes on a larger role with the overall pass defense heading into the 2026 season.

Kane is back in West Lafayette after spending the past season as the nickel and outside linebackers coach at Minnesota. During his time up north, the Golden Gophers ranked second in the Big Ten Conference in tackles-for-loss and sacks, while also ranking 11th and 13th in the country, respectively.

“We’re excited to have Coach Kane join our staff and add to our program in all areas,” said Odom “I’ve known Coach Kane as a player, coach and have always respected the way he performed. Over the years, we have shared ideas and philosophies, and I know what he can accomplish. In speaking with him about this opportunity, I could feel a great sense of hunger and excitement about leading the Purdue Defense. I’m excited for his wife Theresa and their kids to be part of our Boilermaker Family.”

Following a season as the offensive line coach at Fresno State, Crabtree reunites with offensive coordinator Josh Henson. Crabtree spent two seasons under Henson at USC as an assistant offensive line coach. He also played under Henson as a First Team All-Big 12 offensive lineman at Oklahoma State before going to the NFL and signing with the Los Angeles Chargers.

“I’m excited to have Coach Crabtree join our coaching staff, said Odom “I have watched his groups play at a high level over the past couple of years, and he will bring great value to our offensive line play as well as the overall program. I know he and his wife Megan are excited to be Boilermakers.”

As an offensive analyst in 2025, Marshall assisted in coaching the Purdue wide receivers. He helped guide the duo of Michael Jackson III and Nitro Tuggle, who combined for 1,070 yards to lead the Boilermaker receiving corps. Marshall returned to his alma mater, as he was a Purdue wide receiver from 2012-16.

“Coach Marshall has been an immediate impact for our players and organization,” said Odom. “He obviously has connections at Purdue that run deep with him being a former player, adding a great knowledge of the WR position as well as offensive football. I am excited for his influence to grow in our program. He, his wife Alexa and their son Ryder are proud Boilermakers.”

ABOUT KANE

Kane, Purdue defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, returns to Purdue under Odom after spending the 2025 campaign as the nickels and outside linebackers coach at Minnesota.

Following an All-Big 12 Conference career as a linebacker at Kansas (2002-05), Kane has spent two decades on the sidelines building some of the most formidable defenses in the nation at Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Kansas, SMU and Illinois.

In his brief stint at Minnesota before deciding to return to Purdue, Golden Gophers ranked second in the Big Ten in tackles-for-loss and sacks, while also ranking 11th and 13th in the country, respectively.

Kane served as Purdue’s defensive coordinator for two seasons (2023-24) before heading to Minnesota. In his first season in West Lafayette, the Purdue defense recorded 35 sacks, the most since 2004 and the third-most in program history. Individually, Dillon Thieneman became an All-American (Third Team – AP) and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after setting school records for interceptions (6) and solo tackles (74) by a freshman; both marks ranked third nationally by any defender in college football throughout the 2023 campaign. On the edges of the defense, the duo of Nic Scourton and Kydran Jenkins had more sacks and TFLs than any other teammates in the conference, as both Boilermakers cracked the Big Ten’s Top 3 in both categories. Scourton led the conference with 10 sacks, becoming the eighth Boilermaker in history to crack double digits and the first since 2010.

Kane led Illinois’ group of outside linebackers to new heights in 2022, as Seth Coleman and Gabe Jacas combined for the most quarterback hits in the nation among edge duos and both were named All-Big Ten Conference Honorable Mention. Jacas was a Freshman All-American after totaling 31 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, and 4.0 sacks, the second-most sacks by an Illini true freshman in program history. Coleman was sixth on the team in tackles with 41 and second in sacks with 4.5, as Illinois produced its best record in 15 years and earned a berth in the ReliaQuest Bowl, the Illini’s best bowl since the 2007 season.

Kane was a part of one of the best defensive turnarounds in the nation in 2021, helping Illinois to a 5-7 record and ranked wins over No. 7 Penn State and No. 20 Minnesota. Illinois’ scoring defense (31st from 97th), third down defense (31st from 89th), and total defense (52nd from 114th) all improved more than 50 spots in the national rankings from 2020. The Illini made massive gains in the Big Ten defensive rankings, as well, jumping nine-or-more spots in scoring defense (4th from 14th), touchdowns allowed (3rd from 14th), yards allowed per game (5th from 14th), and passing yards allowed per game (1st from 10th).

Prior to his two seasons at Illinois, Kane was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at SMU for three years. Kane joined the SMU staff in 2018 and in his first two seasons led the Mustangs to several national top 25 rankings, including the No. 1 ranking for sacks per game (3.92) and No. 3 ranking in tackles for loss (8.5 avg) in 2019.

He made the move to SMU after spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons as the defensive coordinator at Northern Illinois. That was his second stint at NIU, having served in multiple capacities for the Huskies from 2011-14. During the 2015 season, Kane coached linebackers at Kansas.

Kane helped lead the Huskies to three Mid-American Conference Championships and five bowl appearances during his time in DeKalb, including a win in the 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl over Arkansas State. The Huskies ranked 26th in the nation in total defense in 2017, leading the nation in tackles for loss (8.8) and ranking second in sacks (3.31) and fourth in defensive TDs (5). NIU ranked seventh nationally in yards per play allowed at just 4.52, trailing only Alabama, Clemson, Wisconsin, Washington, Ohio State and Michigan.

NIU also ranked in the top 20 in third down conversion percentage defense (11th), rushing defense (16th) and first downs allowed (19th). In 2016, NIU ranked 17th nationally and led the MAC in red zone defense.

Kane made the move to NIU after three seasons (2008-10) at Wisconsin, serving as a graduate assistant (2008-09) and quality control assistant (2010). While at Wisconsin, the Badgers earned berths to the 2008 and 2009 Champs Sports Bowls and 2011 Rose Bowl.

His coaching career began in 2006 at Kansas, where he spent two seasons as a student assistant for his alma mater. He helped the Jayhawks to the 2008 Orange Bowl under Mark Mangino.

A 2006 graduate of the University of Kansas, Kane played linebacker for the Jayhawks, earning All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades from the Associated Press as a junior and senior. He helped Kansas to a pair of bowl appearances, including a win in the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. Kane was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree and was named team captain as a senior. He graduated from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, where he helped lead the Hawklets to a Missouri state championship as a junior. Kane earned his master’s degree in education at the University of Wisconsin in 2010.

He and wife Theresa have two sons, Jack and Colin, and one daughter, Nora.

ABOUT CRABTREE

Crabtree joined the Boilermakers after spending the 2025 campaign as the offensive line coach at Fresno State.

Under Crabtree’s tutelage, Jacob Spomer became a Group of Five All-American (HERO Sports) and First Team All-Mountain West offensive lineman. According to Pro Football Focus, Spomer was the highest rated center overall in the Mountain West and had the highest pass blocking rating among Mountain West centers as well.

Crabtree arrived at Fresno State from USC, where he was with the Trojans for three years. Prior to the 2024 season, he was named assistant offensive line coach under offensive coordinator Josh Henson. Crabtree spent the 2023 and 2022 seasons as a graduate assistant.

In 2021, Crabtree mentored the offensive line as an analyst at Oklahoma State. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Baylor (2019-20), working with the offensive line.

To close out his playing career, Crabtree played for the Los Angeles Chargers from 2017-18 but had to retire due to a knee injury.

Crabtree had a stellar collegiate career as an offensive lineman at Oklahoma State for five seasons (2013-17), which included playing for Henson and starting 46 games at right tackle. As a senior in 2017, he earned First Team All-Big 12 (Coaches) and Second Team All-Big 12 (AP) honors. Crabtree was also honored by the Oklahoma State coaching staff with the Vernon Grant Award twice throughout his career, an accolade recognizing outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm. As a junior in 2016, he made the All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches). Off the field, he landed on the Big 12 All-Academic Second Team in 2014.

Crabtree received his bachelor’s degree in sports management from Oklahoma State in 2017. He prepped at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas.

ABOUT MARSHALL

Marshall returned to his alma mater prior to the 2025 season, joining Odom’s staff as an offensive analyst that worked with the wide receivers.

Prior to coming back to Purdue, Marshall spent two seasons as West Virginia’s wide receivers coach. In 2023, the Mountaineers had two players ranked in the nation Top 16 in yards per reception (Hudson Clement – third with 21.82 yards per reception and Devin Carter – 16th with 18.56 yards per reception). Clement led the team with 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns in his first career start against Duquesne, joining Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey as the only Mountaineers to reach 175 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in one game. West Virginia averaged 15.02 passing yards per completion, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 3 among Power 5 schools.

Marshall rejoined the Mountaineer Football coaching staff after serving as the wide receivers coach at VMI in 2022. While at VMI, his leading receiver, Chance Knox, had 58 catches for 535 yards and two touchdowns. He mentored Isaiah Lemmond, who earned All-Southern Conference Freshman honors after finishing second on the team with 29 catches for 453 receiving yards and a touchdown. Lemmond recorded two or more catches in the last six games, including six against No. 9 Chattanooga, Furman and No. 10 Samford.

Prior to VMI, Marshall was an offensive graduate assistant at West Virginia (2020-21), working with the wide receivers. In 2021, the Mountaineers had four receivers with 30 or more receptions, three with more than 500 yards receiving and four with multiple touchdowns. Two of his receivers, Winston Wright Jr. and Bryce Ford-Wheaton, were named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention performers.

In 2020, WVU had three receivers with 30 or more catches, three with 400 or more yards and five with multiple touchdowns. Wright earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors after collecting a team-high 47 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns.

Marshall began his coaching career at Champagnat High School in Miami, Florida, where he was the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for a team that won the Class 2A State Championship in 2019.

In 2017, Marshall played in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Red Blacks. He was a receiver for Purdue from 2012-16 and helped the Boilermakers reach the Heart of Dallas Bowl in 2012. As a senior, Marshall was the team’s second-leading receiver with 40 catches for 477 yards and three touchdowns.

Marshall, a native of Miami Gardens, Florida, earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue in 2016 in organizational leadership and his master’s degree in communications studies from West Virginia in 2021.

Marshall, and his wife, Alexa, have a son, Ryder.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

NO. 20 IRISH HOST BELLARMINE FOR HOOPS BEFORE HOLIDAY BREAK

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 20 Notre Dame (8-2, 1-0) will play one final game before heading home for the holiday break, as the Irish host Bellarmine (2-10) on Sunday evening at Purcell Pavilion. Conor Clingen and Notre Dame men’s basketball alum Luke Zeller will have the call on ACCNX at 7 p.m.

NOTES

Notre Dame is coming off of a 78-65 victory at JMU on Sunday over the Sun Belt favorites. Cassandre Prosper paced the group with 24 points, while Malaya Cowles (17) and Hannah Hidalgo (13) also scored in double-figures. It was Hidalgo’s 77th time scoring 10+ points in as many tries, a new Notre Dame record for consecutive double-figure scoring games. The standard was previously held by Katryna Gaither.

Cowles is playing her best basketball of the season over the last few contests. In addition to the 17 points on Sunday, she had a team-high five steals. Over the last four games, the forward is averaging 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Prosper’s 24-point performance against the Dukes was her third consecutive game with 20+ points. She has four such performances this year after entering her senior season with just one in her career. As a result of her showings against JMU and Morehead State last week, Prosper was named one of five USBWA National Players of the Week.

Hidalgo leads the nation with 5.4 steals per game and ranks fourth with 24.6 points per game. She is leading the ACC in the latter category.

Prosper is the only played in the ACC averaging 15+ points per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor. She sits at 15.8 points and 57.8 field goal percentage, both career highs by a wide margin.

Sunday’s game will be the first ever meeting between Notre Dame and Bellarmine.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

BUTLER DOWNS XAVIER 64-58 BEHIND A SEASON-HIGH 25 POINTS FROM CAROLINE DOTSEY

INDIANAPOLIS – Behind a season-high 25 points from Caroline Dotsey, Butler secured an 64-58 victory over the Xavier Musketeers on Friday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse. With the win, Butler improves to 7-6 on the season and 1-2 in BIG EAST action while Xavier slides to 8-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Dotsey led all scorers with 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the floor. Dotsey was five points shy of her career-high 30. Dotsey chipped in eight rebounds and two assists.

Mallory Miller (11) and Lily Zeinstra (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.

Zeinstra and Addison Baxter paced the offense with three assists apiece.

Dotsey led the squad on the glass with eight rebounds.

Butler won the rebounding battle 37-30.

BU shot 21-for-46 from the floor (45.7%).

Butler forced XX Xavier turnovers, marking the 15th time in the last 16 games that BU has forced its opponents to commit double-digit turnovers.

XAVIER HIGHLIGHTS

Vivien Nejašmić led Xavier with 24 points on an efficient 10-for-17 shooting performance from the floor.

Mariyah Noel led XU on the glass with eight rebounds in the contest.

Meri Kanerva paced the XU offense with eight assists.

Xavier forced 20 Butler turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first frame opened with both sides trading buckets as Butler held a narrow 8-6 lead at the first media timeout. The Bulldogs and Musketeers continued to go back and forth in the first, as Butler took the 15-14 lead into the second frame.

Butler opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run fueled by back-to-back buckets from Miller and Dotsey before a Zeinstra 3-pointer forced the Musketeers to take a timeout. Butler held Xavier without a bucket for two minutes in the quarter as the Bulldog lead ballooned to as many as 12 (34-22). Xavier staged a 6-0 run at the end of the quarter as the Bulldog lead was cut to six, heading into the half.

Xavier held Butler scoreless for over two and half minutes in the third, while forcing four Bulldog turnovers, as the Butler lead was cut to six with two minutes left in the quarter. Butler narrowly outscored XU in the third, 14-12, as BU took the 48-40 lead into the final quarter of action.

XU started the fourth with a 5-0 run in under 30 seconds forcing Butler to take a timeout. Butler continued to fight as Xavier cut the BU advantage to two, with two minutes left in the fourth. Behind stellar defense from the Dawgs, BU was able to fend off the Musketeers comeback efforts securing the 64-58 victory at the final whistle.

UP NEXT

Butler will return to action on Dec. 28, as the No. 1 UConn Huskies visit Hinkle Fieldhouse for a conference matchup. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on TNT & truTV.

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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

BUTLER HEADS DOWNTOWN FOR SATURDAY INDY CLASSIC TIP AGAINST NORTHWESTERN

Butler Bulldogs (8-3) vs. Northwestern (7-4)

Saturday, Dec. 20 • 4PM

Indy Classic

Gainbridge Fieldhouse; Indianapolis

Follow Along

TV/Stream: Peacock & NBC Sports Network • Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel & Cayleigh Griffin

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Banter for your Short Drive downtown to Gainbridge Fieldhouse

• The Bulldogs are 12-8 all-time in games played at Gainbridge (formerly known as both Conseco and Bankers Life Fieldhouse).

• The Bulldogs defeated Northwestern last season in the semifinals of the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe. Butler won, 71-69.

• Of Butler’s current roster, only Finley Bizjack played in last season’s contest against Northwestern. Four Wildcats on this season’s roster saw minutes in that game.

• Butler has won seven straight match-ups against Northwestern. Prior to the 2024 tip, the teams last played in 2016.

• Michael Ajayi enters Saturday’s tip with 971 career points in just under 2.5 seasons of Division I basketball.

• Butler dropped a 79-60 decision on the road at No. 5 UConn Tuesday night in the team’s most recent outing.

• The 60 points were a season-low for Butler, which also shot a season-worst 29.5 percent from the field.

• Drayton Jones led the Bulldogs in scoring (13) for the first time in his Butler career.

• The Bulldogs went 19-for-24 from the free throw line at UConn Tuesday. The 79.2 percentage marked a season-best.

• On the season, Butler is averaging 28.4 free throw attempts per game, which is 11th nationally.

• UConn became only the second opponent to out-rebound Butler this season. The Bulldogs rank 21st nationally at 42.1 rebounds per game and the team’s +7.0 rebounding margin is 52nd in the NCAA.

• The Bulldogs only had six games last season with a rebounding margin of +10 or better but have accomplished the feat six times already this season.

• Butler ranks 17th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage according to KenPom, collecting 39.1 percent of their misses. 

• Butler has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in each of the last four games.

• Butler opened the BIG EAST season Saturday (Dec. 13) with a 113-110 double-overtime win over Providence.

• Michael Ajayi led the Bulldogs with season-highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Providence.

• His performance against Providence earned Ajayi BIG EAST Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (also Nov. 24 following the Greenbrier Tip-Off). He is the first Bulldog to win the BIG EAST weekly honor twice in one season since Kamar Baldwin (2019-20).

• Ajayi has eight double-doubles in Butler’s 11 games this season. 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).

• Ajayi is fourth nationally, averaging 11.5 rebounds per game.

• Evan Haywood scored a career-high 18 points in the win over Providence. His fourth three-pointer of the game (which tied his career-high) was the game-winner with 35 seconds remaining in the second overtime period. The 18 points were the most by a Bulldog off the bench this season.

• Bizjack is second in the BIG EAST in both scoring (17.7 points per game) and three-point makes (2.64 per game). His 37.7-percent accuracy from three-point range is third in the conference.

• Ajayi ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 16.5 points per game.

• Eight different Bulldogs have at least three double-figure scoring games for Butler.

Return Performance

• Jalen Jackson will have season-ending left ankle surgery later this month.

• Jackson has announced that he will return to Butler next season.

• In six games for the Bulldogs, he averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game on 51-percent shooting. He last played Nov. 23 in the Greenbrier Tip-Off.

Notable About Northwestern

• Northwestern is 7-4 on the season and has lost both of its Big Ten games (at Wisconsin, vs. Ohio State).

• The Wildcats were also at the Greenbrier Tip-Off with Butler. Northwestern lost to Virginia, 83-78, and defeated South Carolina, 79-77.

• Nick Martinelli leads the Wildcats, averaging 21.9 points per game. He, Arrinten Page and Jayden Reid combine for 48.9 points per game.

• The Wildcats are fifth nationally with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.93 and are shooting 50.5 percent from the field (27th in NCAA).

The Series: Northwestern leads, 16-12

Streak: Butler, W7

On Neutral Court: Tied, 1-1

First Meeting: 1934-35 Season; NU, 41-36

Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2024; Butler, 71-69 (at Arizona Tip-Off)

Up Next

The Bulldogs close out the non-conference portion of their schedule Monday, hosting NJIT at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Remembering Daryl Mason

• The Bulldogs have added “Rebound 22” to their shooting shirts as a tribute to Butler Hall of Famer Daryl Mason, who passed away in November after a battle with cancer.

• He was a three-time all-conference selection (1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74).

• Mason is Butler’s leader in rebounds for a career (961 in three seasons), single season (354) and an individual game (26).

IMS Checker Out Game Set for Jan. 23

• Butler Athletics and Indianapolis Motor Speedway will collaborate on the third annual IMS Checker Out Game Friday, Jan. 23 when the Bulldog men’s basketball team hosts Marquette at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

• Fans are asked to “checker out” Hinkle Fieldhouse by wearing a white or dark shirt based on the section of their tickets.

• A significant INDYCAR and IMS presence will be at Hinkle.

Hinkle to Host Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships as part of Final Four Weekend in Indianapolis

• Hinkle Fieldhouse will serve as the host venue for the 37th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, set for Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m. ET.

• The contest will be broadcast nationally at Noon on Sunday, April 5 on ESPN.

• This marks the fourth time the competition will be staged inside the storied home of the Butler Bulldogs.

One for the Record Books

• Butler topped Providence, 113-110, in double-overtime at Hinkle Fieldhouse Dec. 13.

• The game had 30 lead changes and 20 ties.

• It’s the second-highest combined point total in a BIG EAST conference game (223). On Feb. 9, 2002, Notre Dame (116) and Georgetown (111) combined for 227 in a four-overtime contest.

• It marked the eighth time overall that two league teams scored 100 in a BIG EAST game and the first since Jan. 9, 2019 (Marquette 106, Creighton 104).

• It’s the first Butler game where both teams scored at least 100 points since Evansville defeated the Bulldogs, 136-128, in double-overtime Feb. 9, 1991.

• It’s the fifth-most points scored by Butler in a game in program history (the Bulldogs’ 112 points in the Nov. 8 win over IU Indy are sixth in program history).

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WELCOMES EMU SATURDAY TO WORTHEN ARENA FOR #MACTION OPENER

Return of the MAC:

– The Cardinals are 8-5 in their Mid-American Conference openers under 14th year head coach Brady Sallee.

– Saturday’s game against Eastern Michigan will mark the 94th time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series record, 48-45. Head coach Brady Sallee holds an overall record of 19-9 against Eastern Michigan from 2012-13 to present.

– Ball State swept the league series against EMU and their first-year head coach Sahar Nusseibeh last season posting a 101-69 mark in Muncie on Jan. 8, 2025 and then earned a 74-69 decision in Ypsilanti on Feb. 15, 2025.

– Ball State head coach Brady Sallee is the longest tenured coach in the Mid-American Conference for women’s basketball. Sallee begins his 14th season in the MAC and owns a 159-76 (.676) overall record in league action.

Where we Rank in the MAC:

Ball State currently leads the league in combined team rebounds (47.6), team defensive rebounds (32.6) and assists (18.58). The Cardinals are second in offense (75.3) and opponent field goal percentage (0.351) while placing third in scoring margin (11.9). Transfer Bree Salenbien ranks second in the MAC in scoring (16.4 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (9.2) while Tessa Towers is fifth (8.8).

Community Day:

Saturday’s game against Eastern Michigan is “Community Day” and if you have a ticket for the men’s basketball game at 2 pm ET against Miami it will get you in the door for the women’s basketball at 11 am ET Saturday versus Eastern Michigan. We can’t wait for you to come support the Cardinals for some holiday giveaways from local businesses including Amazing Joes, Adam Street Chophouse, Gaddis, T-nails, Pizza King, Endless Beauty by Wendy and Albany Golf Course along with some Ball State gear.

International Success:

The Cardinals have had plenty of international success under 14th year head coach Brady Sallee. We all remember Nathalie Fontaine the 6-2 guard from Stockholm, Sweden became Ball State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,166 points. The 2016 MAC Player of the Year and AP honorable mention averaged 21.0 points per game and 10.2 rebounds while making over 50 percent of her shots. After Fontaine was Carmen Grande a native from Madrid, Spain who held onto the all-time assists record with 697 until Ally Becki surpassed her last season with 721 and we also cannot forget Thelma Dis Agustsdottir from Keflavik, Iceland who holds the all-time 3-point record with 325 treys. Agustsdottir also competed at the Celsius 3-point championship at the NCAA Tournament.

Scouting Eastern Michigan:

– Prior to the Eagles loss to Big Ten foe IU (67-74) on Sunday, Dec. 14, EMU had won four-straight. EMU comes to Ball State with a 6-4 ledger.

– Eastern is entering the second year of the Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh era. The Eagles surpassed their 2024-25 win total (two) just six games into the 2025-26 season, earning their third win over Robert Morris, 64-54, Nov. 26. EMU posted a 2-27 (1-17 MAC) record in 2024-25. Nusseibeh is familiar with the MAC as she used to be an assistant coach at Bowling Green from 2013-16.

– Senior Sisi Eleko is the only MAC player averaging a double-double this season as she is one of 20 players to do so nationally this season. She is averaging 17.5 points per game and 11.2 rebounds.

– Eastern has nine international players on the roster, tying for the fourth-most in the nation and most in the MAC. Wagner has the most with 13.

Home Sweet Home:

John E. Worthen has been good to Brady Sallee and the Cardinals. Sallee has guided Ball State women’s basketball to a 137-58 (.703) record in the last 14 seasons at home with its best showing being in 2022-23 with a 15-1 ledger

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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

CARDINALS HOSTING UNDEFEATED MIAMI ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN MAC OPENER

The Ball State men’s basketball team is set to begin Mid-American Conference play on Saturday afternoon against undefeated Miami at Worthen Arena.

The game will be the second of the day, as the Ball State women play Eastern Michigan at 11 a.m., followed by the men’s contest at 2 p.m. Saturday’s promotion is Community Day at Worthen Arena, which features free parking and giveaways throughout the day.

Mick Tidrow and David Eha are on the ESPN+ broadcast, while Mark Foerster and Scot Bunnell handle the radio call on WMUN 92.5 FM / 1340 AM and on the WMUN app. Links to both broadcasts, tickets and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.

Ball State (3-8) led 62-60 with under two minutes to play on Sunday afternoon at Campbell but fell 69-64. Joey Hart paced the Cardinals in scoring (15 points) for the second straight game in just his third contest of the season.

Miami (11-0) topped Wright State 83-76 in Dayton on Tuesday night and set a new program record for the best start to the season. The RedHawks are two wins clear of Buffalo (9-2) and Kent State (9-2) as the league enters conference play. Miami received four votes in this week’s AP poll.

Travis Steele is in his fourth season leading the RedHawks, who were picked second in the MAC preseason poll. The 2024-25 team went 25-9 (14-4 MAC) and fell 76-74 in the MAC Tournament Championship game to top seed Akron.

Miami runs an efficient offense to the tune of MAC highs in field goal percentage (52.8, No. 6 in NCAA Division I), 3-point percentage (40.5, No. 8), effective field goal percentage (61.8, No. 3) and scoring margin (+22.6 points per game, No. 8).

Four RedHawks average at least 12 points per game, led by junior guard Evan Ipsaro (14.8). Ipsaro has the fourth-best field goal percentage (57.3) among MAC qualifiers. Miami’s backcourt features three of the top six assist-to-turnover ratios in the MAC: sophomore Luke Skaljac (3.31), Ipsaro (3.0) and senior Peter Suder (2.92).

Ball State hosts Earlham on Monday, Dec. 29 in its final game of the 2025 calendar year.

MACTION VS MIAMI: Ball State gets the RedHawks for its home conference opener for the second consecutive season after the programs faced off on Jan. 7, 2025 at Worthen Arena.

This will be the first MAC opener against Miami since Dec. 4, 2004. Saturday’s game will also be the earliest on conference game on a schedule by date since that 2004 contest vs the RedHawks.

FISH FINDING HIS WAY: Redshirt sophomore Kayden Fish has posted double digit points in three games in a row to begin the month of December.

The forward had 10 points at Evansville (Dec. 3), 12 points and nine rebounds vs South Dakota State (Dec. 9) and 11 points, four rebounds and four steals at Campbell (Dec. 14).

HART AND HUSTLE: Junior Joey Hart posted a team-best in points for the second straight game when he had 15 on Sunday at Campbell after scoring a game-high 18 points on Dec. 9 against South Dakota State in his first start of the season.

The guard needed only nine field goal attempts against the Jackrabbits to reach the 18 points and also contributed three rebounds and an assist in his home season debut. Hart played eight minutes at Evansville the previous Wednesday in his season debut.

DOUBLE DIGIT STEALS: Ball State collected 10 steals on Dec. 9 against South Dakota State, making it the fourth time this season the Cardinals have had 10+ steals in a game.

Ball State also had double figures in that category against Mansfield (11) and Little Rock (10) in November and on Dec. 3 at Evansville. This is the first time since the 2019-20 season that the Cardinals have had four non-conference games with 10+ steals.

COPELAND CAN REBOUND: Freshman Preston Copeland tallied 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in only 19 minutes at Campbell on Sunday in a return to his home state of North Carolina.

The forward grabbed 16 rebounds against Le Moyne on Nov. 30 to go along with 10 points for his first collegiate double-double. He became only the second freshman at Ball State since at least the 2009-10 season to record 15+ rebounds in a game (Payton Sparks with 16 on Jan. 14, 2022 vs Buffalo).

BIG GAME FROM MAXEY: Senior guard Juwan Maxey went 7-for-14 on 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 27 points in Ball State’s 96-85 win over Le Moyne at the Lafayette Classic.

The Detroit native had the 16th game by a Ball State men’s basketball player with at least seven triples. Maxey also added five assists in the contest.

PUTTING UP THE POINTS: The 96 points the Cardinals scored against Le Moyne were the most in a single game since the 2023-24 season opener against Goshen (101).

The offensive output was the highest for Ball State against an NCAA Division I opponent since a 97-75 victory over Indiana State on Nov. 27, 2021.

BALANCED BOX SCORES: Ball State has eight players averaging between 6 and 12 points per game: Hart (12.0), Davion Hill (11.2), Armoni Zeigler (10.2), Devon Barnes (7.6), Maxey (7.5), Elmore James IV (6.6), Cam Denson (6.3) and Fish (6.2).

Five Cardinals are between 4 and 5 rebounds per contest: Copeland (5.0), Zeigler (4.7), Mason Jones (4.7), Cam Denson (4.3), and Hill (4.1).

CARDINALS CLAMPING DOWN ON DEFENSE: Ball State is second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense (69.4 points per game), third in fewest fouls committed per game (16.2) and fifth in 3-point percentage defense (32.5) through the season’s first 11 contests.

Junior forward Mason Jones is third in the league in total steals (21) and steals per game (1.9).

CAREER HIGHS FOR JONES: Mason Jones set career bests in 3-pointers made (three) and steals (four) on Nov. 11 at Wisconsin.

The Valparaiso, Ind., native tallied three of those steals in the first half and went 3-for-3 from distance in the second period. Jones followed that up with another four-steal performance on Nov. 22 at Indiana State.

TV GAME AT WORTHEN ARENA: The game against Ohio originally scheduled for Jan. 17 in Muncie has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 due to it being aired on CBS Sports Network.

Ball State’s most recent home MAC game on a Friday was back on March 3, 2023 against Toledo in a game that was also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

WELCOME TO THE MAC: Ball State plays league newcomer UMass twice in the regular season in the first season in the league for the Minutemen.

The Cardinals play at UMass on Jan. 10 before hosting the Minutemen on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams have faced off only once prior, in an 89-86 Ball State win on Nov. 21, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

RIGGS MATCHES PROGRAM RECORD IN WIN OVER AQUINAS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Ella Riggs matched the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball field goal percentage record on Friday (Dec. 19) with a 10-for-11 performance in a 104-31 victory over NAIA foe Aquinas.

While Riggs matched the record, Alana Nelson also had just one miss on her 11 attempts, which put her in a tie for the third-best single-game performance of all time. Nelson finished 9-for-10 and 6-for-7 from the 3-point line, the latter of which is fourth-best in Mastodon history. Riggs set a new career-high with 24 points and Nelson matched her season-high with 26.

The Mastodons never trailed against the Saints, putting together a 35-9 first quarter. Their 35 points were the most in a quarter since putting up 39 against Great Lakes Christian in 2023. The Mastodons were at their best in the fourth quarter when they went on a 21-0 scoring run that lasted 6:27 and saw eight different players score.

The 104 points are the 12th-most a Mastodon team has scored in a game and Friday marked the sixth time in the Maria Marchesano era her team scored 100 or more. The Mastodons hit 14 3-pointers, just one shy of a top-10 single-game performance. The ‘Dons shot 59.2 percent (42-of-71) from the floor, taking 10th on the program’s all-time list for field goal percentage.

The Mastodons forced 28 turnovers and converted them into 44 points. The ‘Dons also dominated in the paint, scoring 56 there. The Mastodon bench scored 46 of the 104.

Purdue Fort Wayne held Aquinas to just 21.2 percent from the floor and 14.3 percent from 3-point land.

Jordan Reid rounded out those in double-figures with 14 points, while adding five steals and three rebounds. Nine of the 10 players that played recorded at least three points. Freshman Avery Wagner had seven points and seven rebounds. Hillary Offing had seven rebounds and six points.

Purdue Fort Wayne moved to 9-4 and has won its last five in a row. Aquinas remained 6-6 after playing Friday’s game as an exhibition. The Mastodons are now 7-0 at home this season. They will look to defend that perfect record when Northern Kentucky comes to town for a December 29 resumption of Horizon League action.

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

BEACONS TO TIP OFF LEAGUE PLAY ON SUNDAY AT ARC

Valparaiso (6-5, 0-0 MVC)

vs. Murray State (9-3, 1-0 MVC)

Game No. 12 – Sunday, Dec. 21, 1 p.m. CT

Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.

Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will lift the lid on Missouri Valley Conference competition on Sunday afternoon as Murray State visits the Athletics-Recreation Center for the final game before seven days away from game action for the Christmas holiday. Speaking of Christmas, Sunday is “Deck the ARC” and fans will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus as part of a festive atmosphere. In addition, Valparaiso University President José Padilla will be recognized in an on-court presentation during the first media timeout, celebrating his upcoming retirement and thanking him for five years of service to the institution.

Last Time Out: Valpo outscored Big Ten foe Northwestern 33-25 over the final 12:23, but the host Wildcats prevailed 86-70 on Tuesday night in the nonconference finale. The Beacons played with the Wildcats for long stretches, but NU used big runs to start both halves that proved to be the difference. Valpo utilized 11 players, 10 of whom scored in a balanced effort that saw three tally double figures, led by JT Pettigrew’s 13 points and six rebounds.

Glancing Ahead: The Beacons will hit the road for the first time in league play for a post-Christmas date with UNI on Monday, Dec. 29 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Entering their nonconference finale on Monday at Saint Mary’s, UNI is 9-2 on the season including a conference-opening 60-54 win at UIC.

Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Jamie Stangel (analyst)

Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Leo Staudacher

X updates – @ValpoBasketball

Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.

Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (28-49) is in his third season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career. In the second season of the Powell Era in 2024-2025, Valpo over doubled its overall win total from the previous season and doubled its conference win output before earning a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. The Beacons finished with 15 wins, the team’s highest total since 2019-20.

Series Notes: Valpo is 3-7 all-time against Murray State in a series that began in 1999-2000. The Beacons will look to capture their first Missouri Valley Conference victory over the Racers as Murray State has won all six matchups since joining the MVC prior to the 2022-2023 campaign.

Scouting the Racers

Picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll (behind Illinois State and UNI).

Finished the nonconference docket with an 8-3 mark before opening league play at home against Drake on Thursday.

Led in scoring by Javon Jackson at 16.5 points per game.

Under the direction of first-year head coach Ryan Miller, who previously served as the associate head coach at Creighton.

Started league play with an 81-72 victory over Drake on Thursday.

Valpo in Conference Openers

Valpo is 1-7 in league openers since joining the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Beacons have dropped the last six MVC openers after a half-court buzzer-beater by Markus Golder helped Valpo start the 2018-19 conference campaign with a 58-56 win over Illinois State.

This will continue a trend of Valpo facing a tough test in its first Valley game, as the Beacons opened MVC play against Drake in three of the last four seasons.

This will mark Valpo’s latest league opener since starting Valley play on Jan. 9, 2021 vs. Missouri State.

Over the last four years, the MVC used a scheduling model where each team played one or two games the week after Thanksgiving, but this year Valpo’s schedule featured continuous nonconference play followed by continuous conference activity.

With the league down to 11 teams, it’s a full double round robin this year, with every squad playing every other team twice each to comprise a 20-game slate.

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UINDY FOOTBALL NEWS

SUKUP FINISHES RUNNER-UP IN HARLON HILL VOTING

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Touchdown Club announced the voting results of the Harlon Hill Trophy, given annually to the Division II College Football Player of the Year. UIndy student-athlete Gavin Sukup finished tied for second behind only Curtis Allen of Virginia Union.

Allen, a running back, received 193 total points, followed by both Sukup and Harding running back Andrew Miller at 101 points. Minnesota State Moorhead quarterback Jack Strand rounded out the top four with 76 points.

Division II Sports Information Directors act as the voting electorate for the award. A total of 104 SIDs participated in the final voting. The point system of three points for a first place vote, two for second and one for third determined the point total.

Sukup became UIndy’s first-ever Harlon Hill finalist after leading the Greyhounds to their first DII playoff victory since 2018. His 195.6 pass efficiency ranks as the fifth-best in Division II history and as the top mark in 20 years. He led DII with a 72.3 percent completion percentage. He ranked second in the country with 46 total touchdowns.

The Hill Trophy is named for the late Harlon Hill – the former University of North Alabama standout – who excelled with the Lions from 1950-53 before going on to fame in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

NO. 5 MARIAN MOVES TO 12-0, BLOWING PAST NO. 17 ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE 71-46

Glendale, Ariz. – After a forgettable first quarter in which Marian mustered five points in a neutral matchup with No. 17 Rocky Mountain College, the Knights turned up their scoring in the final three quarters as they ran away with a 71-46 victory. The win is Marian’s third over a team featured in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll by a margin of 25 points or more, as they improve to 12-0 on the season.

The first quarter proved as one to forget for the Knights, as things never clicked offensively after Kenna Kirby scored a putback basket for the game’s first points. The early duece would be one of just two made Marian field goals in the quarter, as shooting woes plagued the traveling Knights, who ended up shooting 2-21 from the field in the period. While the offense started slow, the defense played tenaciously, forcing seven turnovers and holding the Battlin’ Bears to a 3-12 shooting effort.

After the low-scoring 7-5 quarter that saw Rocky Mountain lead after one, Marian ramped it up in the second quarter, shooting 50 percent from the field with three made three-point field goals, pouring in 22 points in total in the quarter. Rocky Mountain too found a rhythm scoring 14 points, but the defense of the Knights continued to be too tough, as they forced another six turnovers in the quarter.

The Battlin’ Bears offense came early as they pushed their two-point lead to eight within the first 3:20, but a surge from Abbey and Kiley McNally helped chip the lead to two points over the next three minutes. Back-to-back three-point makes from Madisyn Bailey saw the Knights push in front 23-19, allowing them to maintain the lead entering the break. Abbey McNally scored the final four points of the quarter, with Marian leading 27-21.

Rocky Mountain made their adjustments at halftime and used the first three minutes to tie the game at 31-31, but a three-point dagger from Taylor Double halted their momentum and allowed Marian to keep the upper hand. Eva Fisher followed with a three-ball of her own, as the Knights found a groove and raced to a 12-0 run, taking a 43-31 edge. Despite seeing the run stop, Marian continued to be aggressive on the offensive end, with Bailey and Double pacing the attack. Olivia Faust beat the third quarter buzzer with a jumper in the paint, capping an electric quarter with Marian on top 52-36.

In the final stanza, Marian continued to flex their attack, never relenting while keeping their lead above 14 points. Kiley McNally and Zoe Wheeler both played a strong role in the fourth quarter finishing run, as a three from Wheeler with 4:04 to play pushed the advantage to 20. A pair of baskets from Bailey in the waning minutes would seal Marian’s 20-point lead over Rocky Mountain, as the Knights finished strong with their 71-46 victory.

Marian recovered after its slow start, finishing the game shooting 43.5 percent from the floor, knocking down six three pointers in the win. Madisyn Bailey paced the scoring with a game-high 18 points and seven assists, while Abbey McNally had a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double. Kiley McNally picked up 11 points and five steals off the bench, while Zoe Wheeler scored seven to go with her two steals and three boards.

Marian’s win allows them to move to the 10th NAIA team to reach 12 victories this season, while they are one of eight remaining undefeated teams in the nation.

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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

KNIGHTS TAKE WIN AT HOME OVER SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS

Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian men’s basketball team wrapped up 2025 with a 70-65 win over Saint Mary of the Woods on Friday night. With the win, the Knights move to 4-10 overall on the season.

Saint Mary of the Woods struck first with a layup, but Marian was able to quickly counter with a trio of baskets from Aidan Franks, Josiah Gustin, and Ron Rutland III to take the early 6-2 lead. The Pomeroy’s benefited from a foul to fire off three free throws, but the Knights were able to maintain their lead with another trio of baskets from Rutland III, Gustin, and Humphrey Jr., drawing a media timeout. Out of the media timeout, Saint Mary of the Woods chipped away at Marian’s lead with a pair of baskets, bringing the score 12-11 in favor of Marian. Each team traded off a pair of layups, with Dylan Moles recording the basket for the Knights to maintain their lead.

The Knights went on a 13-point run with Blake Russell, Franks, and Luke Lindeman each recording baskets in the run to increase their lead to 26-13. With five and a half minutes remaining, the Pomeroy’s pushed back with a three-pointer, but Joshua Renfro, Russell, and Franks were able to quickly counter, increasing the lead to 17. Each team traded off baskets with Franks tallying the points for Marian with a dunk. The visitors fired off the final basket, bringing the score 35-21 in favor of the Knights.

Franks opened the half with a layup before the visitors fired off a layup in defense. Gustin and Humphrey Jr. extended the Knights’ lead to 18 with a pair of layups. The Pomeroy’s continued to push at the lead with a trio of baskets, bringing the score 41-30 and drawing a media timeout. Saint Mary of the Woods continued their stretch with a pair of baskets, but Moles was able to end the run with a jumper to maintain the 43-34 lead.

Each side traded off free throws with Rutland III recording the baskets for the Knights. Saint Mary of the Woods fired off a layup, but Gustin was quick to counter with a pair of free throws to maintain the nine-point lead. The visitors continued to push at Marian’s lead with a pair of layups but Moles was able to decrease the blow with a jumper, bringing the score 49-42 with under eight minutes remaining. The Knights benefited from a pair of fouls, with Franks knocking down a free throw and Gustin firing off two. Each team fired off a pair of baskets with Franks and Humphrey Jr. recording the baskets for Marian, maintaining the 10-point lead. Saint Mary of the Woods fired off a pair of free throws, but Humphrey Jr. countered with two and a jumper. The Pomeroy’s fired off a layup, but Moles fired back with a pair of free throws to bring the score 62-50. The visitors continued to make their final push with a pair of baskets, but Marian was able to benefit from a pair of fouls with Franks firing off a trio of free throws. Each team traded free throws in the final minute, with Rutland III and Moles tallying the baskets. Saint Mary of the Woods closed out the game with a three-pointer, bringing the score 70-65 in favor of Marian.

Aidan Franks led the way with 17 points and four assists, while Ron Rutland III, Josiah Gustin, and Aaron Humphrey Jr. all recorded 10 points. Gustin led the way in rebounds with eight, while both Humphrey Jr. and Luke Carroll recorded seven each.

The Knights will be back in action after the holidays as they travel to Upland, Ind., to take on Taylor University at 3 pm on January 3rd.

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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

ON DECEMBER 20 IN …

1894 – DAY SIX 1T AUSTRALIA VERSUS ENGLAND; AUSTRALIA NEED 177 TO WIN, ALL OUT 166.

1894 – ENGLAND BEATS AUSTRALIA BY TEN RUNS IN THE FIRST SIX-DAY TEST CRICKET.

1920 – BERT COLLINS SCORES 104 ON TEST CRICKET DEBUT VERSUS ENGLAND AT SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND.

1921 – AMERICAN LEAGUE VOTES TO RETURN TO BEST-OF-7 WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL, WHILE NATIONAL LEAGUE VOTES BEST-OF-9. JUDGE KENESAW MOUNTAIN LANDIS CASTS DECIDING VOTE FOR BEST-OF-7.

1926 – SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS TRADE ROGER HORNSBY TO NEW YORK GIANTS FOR FRANKIE FRISCH AND JIMMY RING.

1929 – HEINIE WAGNER REPLACES BILL CARRIGAN AS BOSTON RED SOX MANAGER.

1930 – LEARIE CONSTANTINE CRICKET 100 IN 52 MINUTES WEST INDIES VERSUS TASMANIA (10X4, 1X6, 1X5).

1932 – QUEENSLAND ALL OUT 74 VERSUS VICTORIA, BERT IRONMONGER (AGE 50) 7-13.

1937 – BILL O’REILLY TAKES 9-41 FOR NEW SOUTH WALES IN CRICKET AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

1940 – CONNIE MACK ACQUIRES CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS FOR US$42,000.

1959 – JASU PATEL TAKES 9-69, INDIA VERSUS AUSTRALIA AT KANPUR.

1966 – NBA AWARDS SEATTLE SUPERSONICS A FRANCHISE FOR 1967-68 SEASON.

1973 – AMERICAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT JOE CRONIN REFUSES TO ALLOW DICK WILLIAMS TO MANAGE NEW YORK YANKEES.

1973 – MONTREAL CANADIENS’ HENRI RICHARD SCORES HIS 1,000TH NHL POINT.

1978 – DON BLASINGAME BECOMES THE FIRST AMERICAN NOT OF JAPANESE DESCENT TO BE NAMED AS A MANAGER OF A JAPANESE TEAM. THE FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE SECOND BASEMAN WILL PILOT THE HANSHIN TIGERS.

1980 – NBC BROADCASTS NEW YORK JETS’ 24-17 WIN OVER MIAMI DOLPHINS WITHOUT AUDIO.

1981 – CLEVELAND BROWNS SET TEAM RECORDS FOR MOST FUMBLES (9) AND MOST TURNOVERS (10).

1981 – DOUG SMALL (WINNIPEG JETS) TIES NHL RECORD SCORING AT 5 SECOND MARK.

1982 – SUPER BOWL XX IS AWARDED TO THE LOUISIANA SUPERDOME IN NEW ORLEANS.

1983 – GUY LAFLEUR, MONTREAL CANADIANS, BECOMES 10TH NHL PLAYER TO SCORE 500 GOALS.

1983 – NEW YORK ISLANDERS SCORE THEIR MOST GOALS (11) VERSUS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS.

1985 – DENIS POTVIN PASSES BOBBY ORR AS NHL DEFENSEMAN SCORER (916 POINTS).

1985 – HOWARD COSELL RETIRES FROM TELEVISION SPORTS AFTER 20 YEARS WITH ABC.

1987 – 76TH DAVIS CUP: SWEDEN BEATS INDIA IN GOTHENBURG (5-0).

1987 – NANCY LOPEZ/MILLER BARBER WIN LPGA MAZDA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

1990 – ROBERT F X SILLERMAN PURCHASES WAFL NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY KNIGHTS FOR $11 MILLION.

1991 – NHL GRANTS PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP TO TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AND OTTAWA SENATORS.

BIRTHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 20

1881 – BIRTH OF BRANCH RICKEY; BASEBALL EXECUTIVE (BROOKLYN DODGERS).

1886 – BIRTH OF HAZEL HOTCHKISS WIGHTMAN IN CALIFORNIA, USA; TENNIS PLAYER (US OPEN 1909-11).

1900 – BIRTH OF GABBY HARNETT; AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYER, NATIONAL LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 1935.

1905 – BIRTH OF “TIGER” BILL O’REILLY; CRICKET PLAYER (MIGHTY AUSTRALIAN LEG-SPINNER).

1928 – BIRTH OF JACK CHRISTIANSEN IN KANSAS, USA; NFL HALL OF FAMER DEFENSIVE BACK (DETROIT LIONS).

1933 – BIRTH OF RIK VAN LOOY; BELGIAN CYCLIST (WORLD CHAMPION, 1961).

1935 – BIRTH OF KHALID “BILLY” IBADULLA; CRICKET PLAYER (166 ON DEBUT PAKISTAN VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1964).

1942 – BIRTH OF ROBERT L HAYES IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA; 100 METRE/4X100 METRE RUNNER (OLYMPICS-2 GOLD-1964).

1959 – BIRTH OF DAVID LUTZ; NFL GUARD/TACKLE (DETROIT LIONS).

1960 – BIRTH OF PIET KEUR; DUTCH SOCCER PLAYER/TRAINER, (SC HEERENVEEN).

1961 – BIRTH OF GALE GILBERT; NFL QUARTERBACK (SAN DIEGO CHARGERS).

1961 – BIRTH OF NATE NEWTON; NFL GUARD (DALLAS COWBOYS).

1962 – BIRTH OF THOMAS NEWBERRY; NFL GUARD (PITTSBURGH STEELERS).

1963 – BIRTH OF PAM CASALE IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, USA; TENNIS PLAYER (MARCO ISLAND FINALS 1985).

1966 – BIRTH OF ED DE GOEY; DUTCH SOCCER GOALIE (FEYENOORD).

1966 – BIRTH OF TIM HAUCK; NFL SAFETY (DENVER BRONCOS, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS).

1967 – BIRTH OF DUNCAN KENNEDY IN BURLINGTON, CALIFORNIA, USA; LUGER (OLYMPICS-1994).

1969 – BIRTH OF BOBBY PHILLS; NBA GUARD (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS, CHARLOTTE HORNETS).

1970 – BIRTH OF DINO FELICETTI; HOCKEY FORWARD (TEAM ITALY 1998).

1970 – BIRTH OF GRANT FLOWER; CRICKET PLAYER (BROTHER OF ANDY ZIMBABWE TEST OPENING BATSMAN).

1970 – BIRTH OF JASON SIMMONS; CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE/WLAF DEFENSIVE TACKLE (SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS, SCOTTISH CLAYMORES).

1970 – BIRTH OF SCOTT SLUTZKER; TIGHT END (INDIANAPOLIS COLTS).

1970 – BIRTH OF TONY SEMPLE; NFL GUARD (DETROIT LIONS).

1970 – BIRTH OF TRAVIS GREEN IN CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA; NHL CENTER (NEW YORK ISLANDERS).

1971 – BIRTH OF JERRY ELLISON; NFL RUNNING BACK (TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS).

1972 – BIRTH OF JAN CALOUN; HOCKEY FORWARD (TEAM CZECHOSLOVAKIA OLYMPICS-GOLD-1998).

1972 – BIRTH OF JONATHAN WYATT IN LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND; 5000 METRE (OLYMPICS-1996).

1973 – BIRTH OF BARRY STOKES; WLAF OFFENSIVE LINESMAN (RHEIN FIRE).

1973 – BIRTH OF CORY STILLMAN IN PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO, CANADA; NHL CENTER (CALGARY FLAMES).

1973 – BIRTH OF JENNY BOUCEK; WNBA GUARD (CLEVELAND ROCKERS).

1973 – BIRTH OF MUADIANVITA KAZADI; LINEBACKER (SAINT LOUIS RAMS).

1974 – BIRTH OF AUGIE OJEDA IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA; BASEBALL INFIELDER (OLYMPICS-BRONZE-1996).

1980 – BIRTH OF ASHLEY COLE; ENGLISH FOOTBALL PLAYER.

1980 – BIRTH OF FITZ HALL; ENGLISH FOOTBALL PLAYER.

1982 – BIRTH OF DAVID WRIGHT; NEW YORK METS THIRD BASEMAN.

DEATHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 20

1945 – CHARLES EADY, CRICKET PLAYER (TASMANIAN PLAYER FOR AUSTRALIA 1896-1901), DIES.

1948 – LADHA RAMJI, CRICKET PLAYER (BROTHER OF AMAR SINGH, TEST INDIA 1933-34), DIES.

2022 – DEATH OF FRANCO HARRIS AT AGE 72 AT HOME IN SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, USA; FOOTBALL PLAYER (NFL, RUNNING BACK, PITTSBURGH STEELERS, FOUR SUPER BOWL WINS).

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TV SPORTS

SATURDAY, 12/20/25

NFL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS	5:00 PM	FOX
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS	8:20PM	FOX
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
HOUSTON ROCKETS VS DENVER NUGGETS	5:00 PM	NBATV SCHN ALT
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	7:00PM	KFAA NBCS-PHI
BOSTON CELTICS VS TORONTO RAPTORS	7:00PM	NBCS-BOS TSN
INDIANA PACERS VS NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	7:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS IND GCSN
CHARLOTTE HORNETS VS DETROIT PISTONS	7:30PM	NBATV FANDUEL SPORTS CHA FANDUEL SPORTS DET
WASHINGTON WIZARDS VS MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	8:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS MEM MNMT
PHOENIX SUNS VS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	8:30PM	AFSN NBCS-BAY
ORLANDO MAGIC VS UTAH JAZZ	9:30PM	FANDUEL SPORTS FL KJZZ
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS SACRAMENTO KINGS	10:00PM	NBCS-CA RIP CITY
LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	10:30PM	NBATV SPECTRUM FANDUEL SPORTS SOCAL
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS VS NEW YORK RANGERS	12:30PM	NBCS-PHI MSG
DETROIT RED WINGS VS WASHINGTON CAPITALS	12:30PM	FANDUEL SPORTS DET MNMT
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS VS OTTAWA SENATORS	3:00PM	CHSN SN
EDMONTON OILERS VS MINNESOTA WILD	3:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS NORTH SN
NEW YORK ISLANDERS VS BUFFALO SABRES	5:00PM	MSGSN MSG-BUF
ST. LOUIS BLUES VS FLORIDA PANTHERS	6:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS MW SCRIPPS
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VS NASHVILLE PREDATORS	7:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS NSH SN
CAROLINA HURRICANES VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING	7:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS SOUTH FANDUEL SPORTS SUN
VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS BOSTON BRUINS	7:00PM	NESN SN
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS VS MONTREAL CANADIENS	7:00PM	ATTSN-PIT SN
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS CALGARY FLAMES	10:00PM	SCRIPPS SN
SEATTLE KRAKEN VS SAN JOSE SHARKS	10:00PM	KONG NBCS-CA
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS VS ANAHEIM DUCKS	10:00PM	FANDUEL SPORTS OHIO VICTORY+
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	TIME ET	TV
CFB PLAYOFF FIRST ROUND: 10 MIAMI (FL) VS. 7 TEXAS A&M	12:00PM	ABC ESPN
CFB PLAYOFF FIRST ROUND: 11 TULANE VS. 6 OLE MISS	4:00PM	TNT MAX
CFB PLAYOFF FIRST ROUND: 12 JAMES MADISON VS. 5 OREGON	8:00PM	TNT MAX
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
OAKLAND VS. MICHIGAN STATE	12:00PM	BTN
MONTANA AT LOUISVILLE	12:00PM	ACCN
SOUTH DAKOTA AT KANSAS STATE	12:00PM	ESPN+
LOURDES AT TOLEDO	12:00PM	ESPN+
ST. JOHN’S VS. KENTUCKY	12:30PM	CBS
LIBERTY AT DAYTON	12:30PM	USA
LE MOYNE AT ST. BONAVENTURE	1:00PM	YES
ROBERT MORRIS AT SAINT FRANCIS U	1:00PM	NEC FRONT ROW
SIENA HEIGHTS AT DETROIT MERCY	1:00PM	ESPN+
BUFFALO AT WESTERN MICHIGAN	1:00PM	ESPN+
USC UPSTATE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE	1:00PM	ESPN+
HOUGHTON AT NIAGARA	1:00PM	ESPN+
GEORGIA STATE AT APP STATE	1:00PM	ESPN+
CHICAGO STATE AT INDIANA	1:00PM	BTN+
ELON AT VIRGINIA TECH	2:00PM	ESPN+
HARRIS-STOWE STATE AT LINDENWOOD	2:00PM	ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT GEORGIA TECH	2:00PM	ACCN
MARSHALL AT TROY	2:00PM	ESPN+
COLORADO STATE AT UTAH STATE	2:00PM	CBSSN
HOLY CROSS AT HARVARD	2:00PM	NESN
HOWARD AT UNCW	2:00PM	WWAY-DT3
BINGHAMTON AT MERCYHURST	2:00PM	NEC FRONT ROW
PAUL QUINN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M	2:00PM	SWAC TV
COASTAL CAROLINA AT OLD DOMINION	2:00PM	ESPN+
MIAMI (OH) AT BALL STATE	2:00PM	ESPN+
KENT STATE AT UMASS	2:00PM	ESPN+
BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN AT LIPSCOMB	2:00PM	ESPN+
IONA AT VERMONT	2:00PM	ESPN+
SOUTHERN-NEW ORLEANS AT NORTHWESTERN STATE	2:00PM	ESPN+
LONGWOOD AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL	2:00PM	ESPN+
OHIO STATE VS. NORTH CAROLINA	3:00PM	CBS
BIBLICAL STUDIES AT UTRGV	3:00PM	ESPN+
DENVER AT NORTHERN COLORADO	3:00PM	ESPN+
LOUISIANA AT ULM	3:00PM	ESPN+
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS	3:00PM	ESPN+
SOUTH ALABAMA AT TEXAS STATE	3:30PM	ESPN+
MEMPHIS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE	4:00PM	ESPN
NORTHEASTERN AT SYRACUSE	4:00PM	ACCN
GRAND CANYON AT WYOMING	4:00PM	MWN
NORTHWESTERN VS. BUTLER	4:00PM	PEACOCK
BOWLING GREEN AT OHIO	4:00PM	ESPN+
BETHESDA AT UTAH VALLEY	4:00PM	ESPN+
UT MARTIN AT TENNESSEE TECH	4:00PM	ESPN+
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT ETSU	4:00PM	ESPN+
MID-ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T	4:30PM	WMYV
ARKANSAS STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS	4:30PM	ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AT TENNESSEE STATE	4:30PM	ESPN+
MOREHEAD STATE AT SOUTHERN INDIANA	4:30PM	ESPN+
JAMES MADISON AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN	5:00PM	ESPN+
FGCU AT UCF	5:00PM	ESPN+
MERCER AT WASHINGTON STATE	5:00PM	ESPN+
LIU AT FIU	5:00PM	ESPN+
LOYOLA CHICAGO VS. SANTA CLARA	5:00PM	BALLERTV
ARKANSAS VS. HOUSTON	5:30PM	CBS
MARYLAND AT VIRGINIA	6:00PM	ESPN
BUCKNELL VS. IOWA	6:00PM	BTN
THE CITADEL AT RICHMOND	6:00PM	MASN
AUBURN VS. PURDUE	6:00PM	PEACOCK
FRESNO STATE AT UNLV	7:00PM	ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON AT UTAH	7:00PM	ESPN+
OMAHA AT LAMAR	7:00PM	ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT TULANE	7:30PM	ESPN+
TEXAS TECH VS. DUKE	8:00PM	ESPN
PENN AT RUTGERS	8:00PM	BTN
STANFORD VS. COLORADO	8:00PM	ESPNU
SACRAMENTO STATE AT CALIFORNIA BAPTIST	8:00PM	ESPN+
UC RIVERSIDE AT ST. THOMAS	8:00PM	SUMMIT
MARQUETTE AT CREIGHTON	8:30PM	PEACOCK
XAVIER AT GEORGETOWN	8:30PM	FS1
SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST AT A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI	8:30PM	ESPN+
SAN JOSE STATE AT NEW MEXICO	9:00PM	ALT
RICE AT PEPPERDINE	9:00PM	ESPN+
UTAH TECH AT WEBER STATE	9:00PM	ESPN+
BOISE STATE AT NEVADA	10:00PM	KNSN
SAN DIEGO STATE VS. ARIZONA	10:30PM	ESPN2
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBBALL	TIME ET	TV
TENNESSEE VS. LOUISVILLE	11:00AM	FOX
IOWA VS. UCONN	1:30PM	FOX
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
EPL: NEWCASTLE UNITED VS CHELSEA	7:30AM	USA PEACOCK
LA LIGA: REAL OVIEDO VS CELTA DE VIGO	8:00AM	ESPN+ FUBOTV
SERIE A: TORINO VS CREMONESE	9:00AM	PARAMOUNT+
BUNDESLIGA: KÖLN VS UNION BERLIN	9:30AM	ESPN+
BUNDESLIGA: WOLFSBURG VS FREIBURG	9:30AM	ESPN+
BUNDESLIGA: AUGSBURG VS WERDER BREMEN	9:30AM	ESPN+
BUNDESLIGA: HAMBURGER SV VS EINTRACHT FRANKFURT	9:30AM	ESPN+
BUNDESLIGA: STUTTGART VS HOFFENHEIM	9:30AM	ESPN+
EPL: MANCHESTER CITY VS WEST HAM UNITED	10:00AM	USA PEACOCK
EPL: WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS VS BRENTFORD	10:00AM	PEACOCK
EPL: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS SUNDERLAND	10:00AM	PEACOCK
EPL: AFC BOURNEMOUTH VS BURNLEY	10:00AM	PEACOCK
LA LIGA: LEVANTE VS REAL SOCIEDAD	10:15AM	ESPN+ FUBOTV
SERIE A: LAZIO VS CREMONESE	12:00PM	PARAMOUNT+
EPL: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS LIVERPOOL	12:30PM	NBC PEACOCK
LA LIGA: OSASUNA VS DEPORTIVO ALAVÉS	12:30PM	ESPN+ FUBOTV
BUNDESLIGA: RB LEIPZIG VS BAYER LEVERKUSEN	12:30PM	ESPN+
SERIE A: JUVENTUS VS ROMA	2:45PM	PARAMOUNT+
EPL: EVERTON VS ARSENAL	3:00PM	PEACOCK
EPL: LEEDS UNITED VS CRYSTAL PALACE	3:00PM	USA PEACOCK
LA LIGA: REAL MADRID VS SEVILLA	3:00PM	ESPN+ FUBOTV

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