THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY JANUARY 24, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

ANGOLA           78          CHURUBUSCO            16         

AUSTIN              86          NEW WASHINGTON  31         

BARR-REEVE  66          WOOD MEMORIAL     52         

BATESVILLE    66          FRANKLIN COUNTY  54         

BLOOMFIELD 63          EASTERN GREENE      48         

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         60          CASTLE             46         

BLUFFTON       72          ADAMS CENTRAL       58         

BOONVILLE    65          EVANSVILLE MATER DEI         46         

BROWNSBURG            43          WESTFIELD     41         

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    80          GREENSBURG              51         

CANNELTON  67          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    54         

CARROLL (FLORA)      51          TRI-CENTRAL 50         

CASCADE        70          WESTERN BOONE      64         

CENTER GROVE          54          JEFFERSONVILLE        44         

CHARLESTOWN          68          EASTERN (PEKIN)        37         

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             31          ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        30         

COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN         59          TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN               51         

COLUMBUS EAST       76          SCOTTSBURG               68          OT

CORYDON CENTRAL 62          SALEM               51         

CRAWFORD COUNTY             67          TELL CITY         46         

EASTERN HANCOCK 79          MONROE CENTRAL   69         

EASTSIDE         48          CENTRAL NOBLE        29         

EDINBURGH   48          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     39         

ELKHART          62          SOUTH BEND ADAMS              53         

EVANSVILLE BOSSE  74          OWENSBORO (KY.)    62         

EVANSVILLE HARRISON         59          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        55         

EVANSVILLE NORTH 84          TERRE HAUTE SOUTH             46         

FISHERS            65          AVON  50         

FLOYD CENTRAL         45          JENNINGS COUNTY  44         

FORT WAYNE LUERS 82          FORT WAYNE DWENGER       74         

FORT WAYNE NORTH              72          HOMESTEAD  59         

FORT WAYNE SNIDER              69          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  52         

FORT WAYNE SOUTH              69          CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      55         

FORT WAYNE WAYNE              69          FORT WAYNE NORTHROP    46         

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 45          CRAWFORDSVILLE    43         

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 46          NOBLESVILLE               44         

FRANKTON      55          BLACKFORD   24         

GIBSON SOUTHERN 54          EVANSVILLE REITZ     46         

GREENCASTLE             69          SOUTH VERMILLION 20         

GREENWOOD              70          DECATUR CENTRAL  63         

GUERIN CATHOLIC   48          BREBEUF JESUIT         39         

HAGERSTOWN             68          BLUE RIVER VALLEY  44         

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 64          LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC      48         

HAUSER            82          WALDRON      55         

HERITAGE HILLS          63          SOUTHRIDGE 55         

HERITAGE        52          WOODLAN      40         

INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE    61          TAYLOR             53         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    43          NEW PALESTINE          40         

INTERNATIONAL         41          GEO NEXT GENERATION       20         

JASPER              51          FOREST PARK 44         

JAY COUNTY   53          SOUTH ADAMS            39         

KNIGHTSTOWN            60          RANDOLPH SOUTHERN        57         

KOKOMO         66          MUNCIE CENTRAL     59         

LAFAYETTE JEFF           81          MARION            64         

LAKELAND       61          ELKHART CHRISTIAN               41         

LAPEL 58          RUSHVILLE     45         

LAWRENCE CENTRAL             54          WARREN CENTRAL    49         

LAWRENCE NORTH  58          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 52         

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  75          PHALEN ACADEMY    55         

LINTON             67          NORTH DAVIESS          36         

LOOGOOTEE  50          SHOALS            33         

MANCHESTER              51          ROCHESTER   47         

MISSISSINEWA             70          ELWOOD          17         

MONROVIA     74          BROWN COUNTY       50         

MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   44          OWEN VALLEY             40         

MORRISTOWN             36          NORTH DECATUR       34         

MUNCIE BURRIS         61          COWAN            45         

MUNSTER        51          HOBART           49         

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              48          RIVERTON PARKE       38         

NORTH HARRISON    60          LANESVILLE    39         

NORTH KNOX 44          PIKE CENTRAL              40         

NORTH PUTNAM         40          NORTH MONTGOMERY          39         

NORTHWOOD             57          GOSHEN          49         

NORTHEAST DUBOIS              42          VINCENNES RIVET     23         

NORTHRIDGE               81          MISHAWAKA   40         

NORTHWESTERN       58          WABASH          57         

OAK HILL          60          ALEXANDRIA  44         

ORLEANS         60          PERRY CENTRAL         21         

PAOLI  62          SPRINGS VALLEY        27         

PARK TUDOR 47          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    37         

PARKE HERITAGE        75          NORTH VERMILLION 39         

PERRY MERIDIAN        64          MARTINSVILLE             53         

PIKE     61          CARMEL           55          OT

PLAINFIELD    69          MOORESVILLE             37         

PORTAGE         58          MERRILLVILLE              56         

PRINCETON    67          WASHINGTON              49         

PROVIDENCE 41          HENRYVILLE   39         

PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE        87          INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED        65         

RISING SUN    54          SWITZERLAND COUNTY        45         

SEEGER             61          ATTICA               37         

SEYMOUR        59          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          40         

SHAKAMAK     63          WHITE RIVER VALLEY              29         

SHENANDOAH             69          WES-DEL          39         

SHERIDAN       74          DELPHI              40         

SILVER CREEK              87          NEW ALBANY 70         

SOUTH DECATUR       67          SHAWE MEMORIAL   49         

SOUTH RIPLEY             82          MILAN 78         

SOUTH SPENCER       52          NORTH POSEY             46         

SOUTHMONT 57          COVINGTON  49         

SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           69          LAWRENCEBURG       67         

TERRE HAUTE NORTH             64          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          59         

TRI-WEST         67          MCCUTCHEON           47         

TRI        48          UNION COUNTY         43         

TRINITY LUTHERAN   66          OLDENBURG ACADEMY        42         

UNION CITY    62          CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 43        

VALPARAISO  40          LAKE CENTRAL            31         

VINCENNES LINCOLN            49          SOUTH KNOX 43         

WARSAW          56          CONCORD      51         

WAWASEE       57          PLYMOUTH     41         

WEST LAFAYETTE        62          FRANKFORT    36         

WEST NOBLE 70          FREMONT        30         

WEST WASHINGTON 61          MITCHELL        45         

WESTVIEW      66          FAIRFIELD        52         

WHITELAND   62          FRANKLIN        56         

YORKTOWN    45          NEW CASTLE 31         

ZIONSVILLE    58          HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 47       

BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT

CULVER            52          OREGON-DAVIS          42         

BREMEN           47          TRITON              42         

JOHN GLENN 61          ARGOS              41         

LAVILLE             56          NEW PRAIRIE 46         

CARMI (ILL.) CLASSIC

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)    49          FAIRFIELD (ILL.)           47         

CALUMET                        WHEELER                       PPD.

CASTON                          WINAMAC                       PPD., F24

CHESTERTON                              CROWN POINT                           PPD., J26

CLARKSVILLE                CROTHERSVILLE         7:30 PM

CLAY CITY                       CLOVERDALE                PPD., J24

CLINTON PRAIRIE                      EASTERN (GREENTOWN)                     PPD.

DELTA                PENDLETON HEIGHTS            PPD., F19

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL                    GARY 21ST CENTURY              PPD.

FRONTIER                       TRI-COUNTY                 PPD., J24

GRIFFITH                         RIVER FOREST              PPD.

HANOVER CENTRAL                ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   PPD.

HIGHLAND                     LAKE STATION              PPD.

LEWIS CASS                  SOUTHWOOD              PPD., F14

LIVING WATER HOMESCHOOL         MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   PPD.

LOGANSPORT                             TWIN LAKES    PPD., J31

MADISON-GRANT                     EASTBROOK   PPD.

MICHIGAN CITY                          LAPORTE          PPD., J26

MISHAWAKA MARIAN                             SOUTH BEND RILEY  PPD.

NORTH WHITE              NORTH NEWTON        PPD., F10

NORTHVIEW                 EDGEWOOD                 PPD., F2

PENN                 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     PPD., F10

WEST CENTRAL                          PIONEER          PPD.

WESTERN                       MACONAQUAH           PPD.

WHITKO                           NORTHFIELD                PPD.

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ADAMS CENTRAL       AT          MANCHESTER 2:30 PM         

ANDREAN        AT          HIGHLAND      8:00 PM            

BELLMONT      AT          HUNTINGTON NORTH            3:30 PM            

BLACKFORD   AT          MONROE CENTRAL                  5:30 PM            

BLOOMFIELD AT          LOOGOOTEE  PPD., F2           

BORDEN           AT          HENRYVILLE   PPD., F12        

BROWN COUNTY       AT          MORRISTOWN             PPD., F10        

CANNELTON  AT          LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     PPD., F7           

CARMEL           AT          BROWNSBURG                           PPD., F10        

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      AT          FISHERS            4:30 PM            

CASTLE             AT          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        8:00 PM            

CENTERVILLE AT          RICHMOND    7:30 PM            

CLAY CITY        AT          CLOVERDALE 7:30 PM           

CLINTON CENTRAL   AT          FRANKFORT    7:30 PM            

CLINTON PRAIRIE       AT          WEST CENTRAL           7:30 PM            

COLUMBIA CITY          AT          DEKALB                            1:30 PM            

COLUMBUS EAST       AT          JEFFERSONVILLE        PPD., F21        

CONNERSVILLE          AT          BATESVILLE                   12:30 PM         

CONNERSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT         UNION COUNTY 7:30 PM     

CRAWFORDSVILLE    AT          SOUTHMONT               5:30 PM            

CROTHERSVILLE         AT          MEDORA                         7:30 PM            

DALEVILLE       AT          LAPEL                1:30 PM            

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              AT          NORTH WHITE PPD., J27      

DUBOIS ACADEMY (KY.) AT   SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          7:30 PM            

EAST NOBLE   AT          LEO                     7:30 PM            

EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      AT          SOUTHERN WELLS    1:30 PM            

EASTERN GREENE      AT          SOUTH KNOX                7:30 PM            

EDGEWOOD  AT          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          PPD.   

EDINBURGH   AT          TRI                       PPD., F12        

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN        AT          SOUTHRIDGE PPD., F17       

EVANSVILLE REITZ     AT          NEW ALBANY                8:00 PM            

FAITH CHRISTIAN       AT          CARROLL (FLORA)      7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE HAWKS              AT          BLUFFTON       7:30 PM            

FRANKLIN        AT          NEW PALESTINE                         7:30 PM            

FRANKLIN COUNTY  AT          NORTHEASTERN         7:30 PM            

FRANKTON      VS.        WES-DEL          5:30 PM            

FRONTIER        AT          TRI-COUNTY  6:30 PM            

GARRETT          AT          WARSAW          2:30 PM            

GARY LIGHTHOUSE   AT          TIPPECANOE VALLEY              7:30 PM            

GARY WEST     AT          LAWRENCE CENTRAL             PPD.   

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          AT          SHELBYVILLE 2:30 PM           

HAMILTON       AT          BETHANY CHRISTIAN              7:30 PM            

HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT          MACONAQUAH           7:30 PM            

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)  7:30 PM            

HAUSER            AT          RISING SUN                   7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN   AT          TRITON CENTRAL       7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN       AT          WESTERN        3:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE             AT          PIKE     7:30 PM            

INTERNATIONAL         AT          UNION (MODOC)       PPD., F28        

JASPER              AT          EVANSVILLE HARRISON         PPD.   

KNIGHTSTOWN            AT          WINCHESTER 7:30 PM            

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC      AT          LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:30 PM      

LANESVILLE    AT          CLARKSVILLE                7:30 PM            

LAWRENCEBURG       AT          JAC-CEN-DEL 12:00 PM        

LEBANON        AT          COVINGTON                 11:30 AM         

LOWELL            AT          KANKAKEE VALLEY    8:00 PM            

MARTINSVILLE             AT          BLOOMINGTON SOUTH                        1:30 PM            

MERRILLVILLE              AT          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          7:30 PM            

MOORESVILLE             AT          GREENCASTLE             6:00 PM            

MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   AT          MONROVIA     2:30 PM            

MUNCIE BURRIS         AT          HAGERSTOWN             7:30 PM            

NEW HAVEN   AT          NORWELL                       7:30 PM            

NEW WASHINGTON  AT          MADISON                       7:30 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT        NORTH VERMILLION 1:30 PM           

NORTH DAVIESS          AT          BARR-REEVE  7:30 PM            

NORTH HARRISON    AT          SALEM               7:30 PM            

NORTH JUDSON         AT          KNOX   8:30 PM            

NORTH NEWTON        AT          ATTICA                              PPD., F21        

NORTH PUTNAM         AT          OWEN VALLEY             PPD.   

NORTHVIEW  AT          CASCADE                       7:30 PM            

OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.)          AT          EVANSVILLE DAY         7:00 PM            

PAOLI  AT          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             7:30 PM            

PARKE HERITAGE        AT          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            PPD.   

PENDLETON HEIGHTS            AT          TRI-WEST         4:00 PM            

PENN  AT          FORT WAYNE WAYNE                             3:30 PM            

PERRY MERIDIAN        AT          COLUMBUS NORTH  7:30 PM            

PIKE CENTRAL              AT          WASHINGTON              PPD., F17        

PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN AT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON 6:00 PM        

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       AT          WHITKO                           7:30 PM            

PROVIDENCE AT          INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI                   PPD., F14        

RANDOLPH SOUTHERN        AT          WAPAHANI                     4:30 PM            

RENSSELAER CENTRAL         AT          BENTON CENTRAL     8:00 PM            

SCOTTSBURG               AT          SEYMOUR        1:30 PM            

SEEGER             AT          ROSSVILLE                     7:30 PM            

SHENANDOAH             AT          EASTERN HANCOCK 7:30 PM           

SHOALS            AT          WOOD MEMORIAL     7:30 PM            

SMITH ACADEMY        AT          ANDERSON PREP                      6:30 PM            

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON             AT          JIMTOWN         7:30 PM            

SOUTH DECATUR       AT          GREENSBURG              7:30 PM            

SOUTH PUTNAM         AT          DUGGER UNION         7:30 PM            

SOUTHPORT  AT          TERRE HAUTE NORTH             2:30 PM            

SPRINGS VALLEY        AT          NORTHEAST DUBOIS              PPD.   

SWITZERLAND COUNTY        AT          SOUTH DEARBORN   7:30 PM            

TECUMSEH     AT          FOREST PARK               PPD.   

TELL CITY         AT          GIBSON SOUTHERN                8:00 PM            

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH             AT          BLOOMINGTON NORTH         PPD., F17        

TIPTON              AT          KOKOMO         7:30 PM            

TRI-CENTRAL AT          NORTH MIAMI               3:30 PM            

TRINITY ACADEMY     AT          MISHAWAKA   1:30 PM            

TRINITY LUTHERAN   AT          AUSTIN              PPD.   

VICTORY COLLEGE PREP      AT          NORTH MONTGOMERY                         1:30 PM              

WALDRON      AT          BETHESDA CHRISTIAN                          PPD., J27         

WARREN CENTRAL    AT          ZIONSVILLE    2:30 PM            

WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    AT          SEVEN OAKS                 PPD.   

WESTFIELD     AT          MUNCIE CENTRAL     3:30 PM            

WHITE RIVER VALLEY              AT          SULLIVAN        PPD., J30         

WHITING          AT          HAMMOND NOLL       8:00 PM            

WINAMAC        AT          DELPHI              7:30 PM            

BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT

CULVER            VS.        BREMEN           8:30 PM             1ST

CULVER ACADEMY TOURNAMENT

FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY AT          CULVER ACADEMY                   10:00 AM          R1

LAKE FOREST ACADEMY (ILL.)           VS.        CAREER ACADEMY                   12:00 PM               R1

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

WINNER GAME 2         VS.        WINNER GAME 1         4:00 PM             1ST

INDIANAPOLIS CITY TOURNAMENT

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER            VS.        INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 12:00 PM         SF

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       VS.        INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       2:00 PM             SF

PCC TOURNAMENT

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)    VS.        KOUTS 12:00 PM         SF

WASHINGTON TWP.  VS.        BOONE GROVE            1:30 PM             SF

WINNER GAME 5         VS.        WINNER GAME 6         9:00 PM             1ST

SSAC TOURNAMENT

ST. THOMAS MORE    VS.        TBA       1:30 PM             1ST

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

ANGOLA           70         CHURUBUSCO            36         

AVON  67          FISHERS            41         

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN           43          PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE        26         

BLOOMFIELD 48          EASTERN GREENE      46         

BLUE RIVER VALLEY  58          ANDERSON PREP       41         

BREBEUF JESUIT         37          GUERIN CATHOLIC   34          OT

BROWNSBURG            60          WESTFIELD     52         

CARROLL (FLORA)      51          TRI-CENTRAL 35         

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      51          FORT WAYNE SOUTH              37         

CASCADE        40          WESTERN BOONE      38         

COLUMBIA CITY          68          DEKALB             28         

COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN         53          TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN               14         

COLUMBUS NORTH  59          BLOOMINGTON NORTH         48         

CULVER ACADEMY    76          NOBLE-WHITLEY HOMESCHOOL    36         

DECATUR CENTRAL  71          GREENWOOD              31         

EAST NOBLE   55          LEO      42         

EASTSIDE         44          CENTRAL NOBLE        41         

EDINBURGH   49          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     19         

FAIRFIELD        48          WESTVIEW      28         

FORT WAYNE DWENGER       56          FORT WAYNE LUERS 48         

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP    68          FORT WAYNE WAYNE              41         

FORT WAYNE SNIDER              80          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  46         

FRANKTON      37          BLACKFORD   23         

GARRETT          70          WEST NOBLE 41         

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          45          MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          34         

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN              52          ZIONSVILLE    41         

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          50          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          45         

HOMESTEAD  103       FORT WAYNE NORTH              24         

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       66          SOUTHPORT  41         

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN   52          CENTRAL CHRISTIAN              17         

JASPER              55          EVANSVILLE HARRISON         45         

LAWRENCE CENTRAL             58          WARREN CENTRAL    29         

LAWRENCEBURG       65          SOUTH DEARBORN   25         

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     45          SHOALS            35         

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        50          ELKHART CHRISTIAN               39         

NEW CASTLE 54          YORKTOWN    40         

NORTH PUTNAM         56          NORTH MONTGOMERY          25         

NORTHRIDGE               63          MISHAWAKA   13         

PARK TUDOR 45          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    30         

PERRY MERIDIAN        53          MARTINSVILLE             51         

PIKE     70          CARMEL           65          OT

PLAINFIELD    68          MOORESVILLE             34         

PRINCETON    71          TECUMSEH     43         

RICHMOND    45          KOKOMO         41         

RIVERTON PARKE       51          NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              18         

SPEEDWAY     33          SOUTH PUTNAM         25         

SULLIVAN        42          CLOVERDALE 24         

TRINITY ACADEMY     33          BETHANY CHRISTIAN              26         

TRITON CENTRAL       63          OLDENBURG ACADEMY        53         

WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    35          CANNELTON  26         

HOOSIER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC      64          TIPTON              27         

PORTER COUNTY TOURNAMENT

MORGAN TWP.             50          WESTVILLE      46         

KOUTS 45          TRI-TOWNSHIP            29         

BLOOMINGTON HOMESCHOOL      MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   6:15 PM

CALUMET         WHEELER                       PPD.

CLINTON PRAIRIE                      EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      PPD., J31

HAMMOND NOLL                      WHITING                         PPD., J29

HUNTINGTON NORTH            BELLMONT                     PPD.

INDIANA DEAF             IRVINGTON PREP                      PPD.

MICHIGAN CITY           LAPORTE                         PPD., J26

MISSISSINEWA             SOUTHWOOD                             CCD.

NORTH WHITE              NORTH NEWTON                       PPD., J26

NORTHVIEW                 INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL               PPD.

ROSSVILLE                     CLINTON CENTRAL                  PPD., J24

TAYLOR                            PHALEN ACADEMY                   7:30 PM

TWIN LAKES                   LEBANON                       PPD.

WEST CENTRAL           PIONEER                         PPD., J31

WINCHESTER TRI                       7:30 PM

BENTON CENTRAL     WESTERN                       PPD., J28

RENSSELAER CENTRAL         HAMILTON HEIGHTS                PPD., J24

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GIRLS BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ANGOLA           AT          FORT WAYNE DWENGER                      7:30 PM            

BATESVILLE    AT          GREENSBURG                             1:30 PM            

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          AT          ORLEANS                        10:30 AM         

BEECH GROVE             AT          TRI-WEST                        1:00 PM            

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         AT          LINTON                            12:30 PM         

BLUFFTON       AT          HERITAGE                       7:30 PM            

BROWNSBURG            AT          SHAKAMAK                    1:30 PM            

CANNELTON  AT          LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN                    PPD., J30         

CARMEL           AT          HOMESTEAD                 1:30 PM            

CARROLL (FLORA)      AT          KOKOMO                        1:30 PM            

CENTER GROVE          AT          HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN                             3:30 PM              

CENTERVILLE AT         RICHMOND    6:00 PM            

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             AT          HAUSER            1:30 PM            

COLUMBUS EAST       AT          MADISON        4:30 PM            

CONCORD      AT          WARSAW          3:30 PM            

COWAN            AT          KNIGHTSTOWN            1:30 PM            

CRAWFORDSVILLE    AT          SOUTHMONT               4:00 PM            

DELTA AT          SHELBYVILLE                2:30 PM            

DUGGER UNION         AT          MARTINSVILLE (ILL.)  11:00 AM         

EASTERN (PEKIN)        AT          SILVER CREEK              10:00 AM         

EDGEWOOD  AT          PAOLI                 11:00 AM         

EMINENCE      AT          EASTERN GREENE                     12:30 PM         

FLOYD CENTRAL         AT          CORYDON CENTRAL 2:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  AT          LAKEWOOD PARK      4:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY AT          CLINTON CHRISTIAN               1:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE SOUTH              AT          ADAMS CENTRAL       7:30 PM            

FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT          NOBLESVILLE               2:30 PM            

FREMONT        AT          PRAIRIE HEIGHTS                      7:30 PM            

GOSHEN          AT          NORTHWOOD                            7:45 PM            

HAMILTON       AT          BETHANY CHRISTIAN              7:00 PM            

HAMMOND CENTRAL             AT          MORGAN PARK (ILL.)               2:30 PM            

HAMMOND NOLL       AT          WHEELER                       8:00 PM            

HERITAGE HILLS          AT          EVANSVILLE REITZ     PPD.   

HIGHLAND      AT          GARY WEST     CCD.  

HUNTINGTON NORTH            AT          INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL               PPD.   

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE             AT          GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          11:30 AM              

JASPER              AT          MARTINSVILLE             11:00 AM         

KANKAKEE VALLEY    AT          GRIFFITH          2:00 PM            

KIPP INDY LEGACY     AT          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        12:00 PM         

LAPORTE          AT          LOWELL                           3:30 PM            

LAWRENCE CENTRAL             AT          ELKHART          1:30 PM            

LAWRENCE NORTH  AT          BEN DAVIS                      1:30 PM            

LEBANON        AT          COVINGTON                 10:00 AM         

LOOGOOTEE  AT          CROTHERSVILLE                        1:00 PM            

MADISON-GRANT      AT          EASTBROOK                  4:00 PM            

MANCHESTER              AT          ROCHESTER                  7:45 PM            

MILAN AT          EDINBURGH                  2:00 PM            

MISSISSINEWA             AT          ELWOOD                         1:30 PM            

MONROE CENTRAL   AT          UNION COUNTY                        1:30 PM            

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          AT          EAST CENTRAL             PPD.   

NEW ALBANY AT          EVANSVILLE NORTH                PPD.   

NEW CASTLE AT          UNION CITY    1:30 PM           

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              AT          NORTH VERMILLION 12:00 PM              

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT          JENNINGS COUNTY  7:30 PM            

NORTH JUDSON         AT          KNOX                  7:00 PM            

NORTH KNOX AT          VINCENNES LINCOLN            11:30 AM         

NORTH PUTNAM         AT          OWEN VALLEY             PPD.   

NORTHEAST DUBOIS              AT          PERRY CENTRAL         PPD.   

NORTHFIELD AT          WHITKO            1:30 PM            

NORTHRIDGE               AT          FORT WAYNE SNIDER              7:00 PM            

NORTHWESTERN       AT          WABASH                         2:00 PM            

OAK HILL          AT          ALEXANDRIA                 PPD., J29         

OWENSBORO (KY.)    AT          EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL                       2:30 PM            

PENDLETON HEIGHTS            AT          HAMILTON HEIGHTS                PPD.   

PERU   AT          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)                     1:30 PM            

PLYMOUTH     AT          WAWASEE                      7:30 PM            

PORTAGE         AT          MERRILLVILLE                             6:30 PM            

RENSSELAER CENTRAL         AT          HANOVER CENTRAL PPD.   

RISING SUN    AT          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           1:30 PM            

ROSSVILLE      AT          CLINTON CENTRAL   1:00 PM            

RUSHVILLE     AT          CONNERSVILLE          12:30 PM         

SCHLARMAN (ILL.)     AT          ATTICA               PPD., J30         

SHERIDAN       AT          SEEGER                            PPD.   

SHOALS            AT          WOOD MEMORIAL                    6:00 PM            

SOUTH BEND RILEY  AT          MICHIGAN CITY           2:30 PM            

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     AT          ANDREAN        CCD.  

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON             AT          HAMMOND MORTON 5:00 PM          

SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          AT          NEW WASHINGTON                 2:30 PM              

SOUTH KNOX AT          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            1:30 PM            

SOUTH NEWTON        AT          RIVER FOREST              5:00 PM            

SOUTH RIPLEY             AT          SWITZERLAND COUNTY                       3:30 PM            

SOUTH VERMILLION AT          RIVERTON PARKE       12:30 PM         

SOUTHERN WELLS    AT          JAY COUNTY                  12:00 PM         

SOUTHWOOD              AT          LEWIS CASS                  12:30 PM         

SPEEDWAY     AT          MONROVIA                    1:00 PM            

TIPPECANOE VALLEY              AT          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              3:30 PM            

TRI-COUNTY  AT          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)                         1:00 PM            

TRINITY LUTHERAN   AT          SOUTH DECATUR                      1:30 PM            

WAPAHANI      AT          HAGERSTOWN                            1:30 PM            

WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    AT          SEVEN OAKS                 CCD.  

WEST CENTRAL           AT          FRONTIER                       12:00 PM         

WEST WASHINGTON AT          BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL                   12:00 PM         

WESTERN        AT          MCCUTCHEON                          1:30 PM            

WOODLAN      AT          SOUTH ADAMS                           7:00 PM            

BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT

JOHN GLENN VS.        BREMEN                          6:30 PM             1ST

HOOSIER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS

RENSSELAER CENTRAL         AT          HAMILTON HEIGHTS 1:00 PM            1ST

PORTER COUNTY TOURNAMENT

MORGAN TWP.             VS.        KOUTS               6:30 PM             1ST

SSAC TOURNAMENT

ST. THOMAS MORE    VS.        CALUMET CHRISTIAN              1:30 PM             1ST

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INDIANA WRESTLING

INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION: https://www.ihsgw.net/

INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#3 MICHIGAN 74 OHIO STATE 62

#24 ST. LOUIS 97 ST. BONAVENTURE 62

HAWAII 98 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 71

INDIANA 82 RUTGERS 59

UMASS 68 BUFFALO 67

AKRON 86 OHIO 65

CHARLOTTE 73 TULANE 70

BUTLER 87 MARQUETTE 76

SOUTHERN INDIANA 96 WESTERN ILLINOIS 64

UTAH STATE 65 COLORADO STATE 61

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

MEMPHIS 52 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 40

TULSA 57 N. TEXAS 53

MARSHALL 82 LOUISIANA MONROE 75

WESTERN ILLINOIS 72 SOUTHERN INDIANA 62

DRAKE 97 EVANSVILLE 82

BRADLEY 79 VALPARAISO 39

NORTHERN IOWA 89 MURRAY STATE 74

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 63 LIBERTY 54

DELAWARE 66 WESTERN KENTUCKY 55

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NFL

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE

JAN. 25

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, 3:00 ET, CBS

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP, 6:30 ET, FOX

SUPER BOWL 60 SCHEDULE

FEB. 8

AFC CHAMPION VS. NFC CHAMPION, 6:30 PM NBC

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NBA

HOUSTON 111 DETROIT 104

BOSTON 130 BROOKLYN 126 2OT

CLEVELAND 123 SACRAMENTO 118

ATLANTA 110 PHOENIX 103

NEW ORLEANS 133 MEMPHIS 127

INDIANA 117 OKLAHOMA CITY 114

DENVER 102 MILWAUKEE 100

TORONTO 110 PORTLAND 98

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NHL

VEGAS 6 TORONTO 3

TAMPA BAY 2 CHICAGO 1

DALLAS 3 ST. LOUIS 2

PHILADELPHIA 7 COLORADO 3

WASHINGTON 3 CALGARY 1

ANAHEIM 4 SEATTLE 2

NEW JERSEY 5 VANCOUVER 4

SAN JOSE 3 NY RANGERS 1

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL

GRAND RAPIDS 3 SAN DIEGO 1

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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TO REMAIN AT 12 TEAMS AFTER SEC AND BIG TEN FAIL TO AGREE ON EXPANSION

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams after the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten couldn’t come up with a compromise for expansion.

The CFP Management Committee announced Friday the 12-team format would stay the same for the 2026-27 season. The decision provides additional time for evaluation and discussion on the current format and potential changes in the future.

The CFP went from four teams to 12 teams for the 2024 season, and the two most powerful conferences favored further expansion but could not agree on a number.

The SEC pushed for 16 teams, with an emphasis on at-large bids — a format favored by the Power Four leagues other than the Big Ten and most of the smaller conferences that are hoping for access into whatever comes next.

The Big Ten has pushed for a bracket of up to 24 teams with multiple automatic qualifiers from each conference. It could do away with the need for conference title games and replace them with seeding games to determine, say, two or three of the automatic spots.

“After ongoing discussion about the 12-team playoff format, the decision was made to continue with the current structure,” CFP executive director Rich Clark said. “This will give the Management Committee additional time to review the 12-team format, so they can better assess the need for potential change. While they all agree the current format has brought more excitement to college football and has given more schools a real shot in the postseason, another year of evaluation will be helpful.”

The 2026-27 season’s format will feature 12 teams based on conference champions and final ranking by the CFP selection committee. First-round games will be played on campus sites, followed by quarterfinals and semifinals hosted by the CFP bowls, and the national championship game, which will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 25, 2027.

TEXAS QB ARCH MANNING HAS ‘MINOR’ FOOT SURGERY BUT SHOULD RETURN FOR SPRING PRACTICE

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas quarterback Arch Manning had foot surgery this week and will be limited in off-season workouts, the school announced Friday. He is expected to return for spring practice.

Texas officials called the procedure “minor” and said it was a “preventative measure to address a previous injury.” The school provided no other details.

Manning passed for 3,163 yards and 26 touchdowns and ran for 10 touchdowns last season, his first as the Longhorns’ full-time starter.

Texas was the preseason No. 1 and finished ranked No. 12. The Longhorns missed the College Football Playoff and went 10-3 with a Citrus Bowl win over Michigan that included Manning’s 60-yard game-clinching touchdown run.

FORMER TCU COACH GARY PATTERSON JOINS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS LINCOLN RILEY’S DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime TCU coach Gary Patterson has agreed to become Lincoln Riley’s defensive coordinator at Southern California.

USC announced the deal Friday with Patterson, who was part of the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 class announced this month, recognizing his four-decade coaching career highlighted by 22 seasons as the groundbreaking head coach of the Horned Frogs. He is one of just four coaches to win The Associated Press’ Coach of the Year award twice.

“As a Hall of Fame coach who is one of the game’s most highly regarded defensive minds, he brings a wealth of success and experience to our program,” Riley said in a statement. “His impact will be immediate, elevating our defense and strengthening the culture we’ve built.”

Patterson went 181-79 at TCU with 10 bowl victories, 11 double-digit victory seasons and two unbeaten regular seasons. The Horned Frogs won or shared titles in three different conferences during his tenure, and they earned a historic Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin on Jan. 1, 2011, to complete a 13-0 campaign with an eventual No. 2 final ranking behind national champion Auburn.

TCU finished inside the AP Top 10 in six seasons under Patterson, but he mutually agreed to part ways with the school in October 2021 after the Frogs got out to a 3-5 start following three straight mediocre seasons.

Patterson, who turns 66 next month, replaces D’Anton Lynn at USC. Lynn left the Trojans for his alma mater, Penn State, shortly before USC’s heartbreaking loss to TCU in the Alamo Bowl last month.

Lynn had spent the past two seasons at USC, and he restored competence to a unit that was mostly awful during Riley’s first two seasons with coordinator Alex Grinch, who followed Riley from Oklahoma to Los Angeles.

Patterson has always been a defense-minded coach, but he hasn’t been a coordinator since his first three seasons on staff at TCU under Dennis Franchione, moving up to head coach after Franchione left following the 2000 regular season.

Following his surprising departure from TCU, Patterson was an on-field analyst at Texas for former USC head coach Steve Sarkisian in 2022. Patterson didn’t coach in 2023, and he briefly served as a consultant at Baylor in 2024 before taking last year off as well.

Patterson could play a major role in determining Riley’s future at USC. The high-priced coach hasn’t produced the level of success expected with the Trojans, who haven’t even contended for a College Football Playoff spot or a conference title in the three years since Caleb Williams’ Heisman Trophy-winning performance in Riley’s debut season in 2022.

USC showed progress last season, improving to 9-4 with three road losses to ranked teams. The Trojans are returning for Riley’s fifth season in the fall with a talent-stacked roster from an elite recruiting class and another dip into the transfer portal.

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NFL

WR COOPER KUPP REMAINS INVALUABLE TO SEAHAWKS AHEAD OF NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST FORMER TEAM

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Perhaps it was because of his ever-growing playoff beard that veteran wide receiver Cooper Kupp felt inclined to comment on how hot it was inside the Seattle Seahawks’ meeting room Thursday.

On a balmy January day in the Emerald City, Kupp stood before a gaggle of reporters in a tank top after cracking wise, just as he has so often in his first season with the Seahawks. But for those who know him best, it’s hardly a facade that Kupp puts on in front of the press.

Rather, it’s an extension of who the 32-year-old Kupp, in his ninth NFL season, is and always has been ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship game between the Seahawks and his former team, the Los Angeles Rams. He is consistently optimistic.

“He’s the same person every day, and you can count on him,” said Seahawks running back Cam Akers, who was also Kupp’s teammate with the Rams. “You can count on him to be exactly where you need him to be at the right time every time. So, consistency, being a true leader without having to say much.”

Kupp’s play did plenty of talking, though, during eight prolific seasons with the Rams. He was not only the Super Bowl 56 MVP, but Kupp also won the 2021 AP Offensive Player of the Year award and the receiving triple crown during that championship season.

Injuries plagued Kupp over his last three seasons in Los Angeles and that contributed to his release by the Rams last year. This year in Seattle, Kupp’s practice repetitions were limited to help him get through a full season, which he nearly did while playing 16 out of 17 games and amassing the second-most yards receiving on the team with 593.

Coach Mike Macdonald has been appreciative not only of the standard Kupp has set for the other Seahawks’ receivers, but his availability.

“Are you surprised that the guy’s put himself in position to play great football? Not one bit,” Macdonald said. “We’ve had a plan for him. Probably earlier in his career, the amount of workload that he would put in on a daily basis, I think that made have taken a toll on him. But he’s been really smart.”

In return, Kupp has been integral not only to the Seahawks’ passing game, but also its rushing attack that finished the season tied for the 10th-most yards (2,096) in the league. Kupp drew rave reviews from offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and his fellow wide receivers for his willingness to block, which he said comes easily considering his teammates’ eagerness to do the same.

“He’s a phenomenal Hall of Fame brain, and a guy who’s made a lot of plays for us,” Kubiak said. “He gets a lot of credit for the way he blocks, and he should. But, he’s made some really big plays in the pass game, and we’re going to keep relying on him there.”

While he has been thrilled by the Seahawks’ success in a season in which they had the most regular-season wins (14) in franchise history, Kupp lamented racking up the second-fewest receiving yards of his career in a season.

“At the end of the day, I’m going to go out there and execute what’s asked of me,” Kupp said. “… As anyone would, everyone wants to come in here and have 1,500 yards in a year, everyone wants to score 10 touchdowns. It’s just, you want the ball in your hands.”

Even so, Kupp recognizes the “unbelievable storyline” that awaits him. If the Seahawks are to advance to the Super Bowl, they’ll first have to beat his previous team. As bubbly a personality as Kupp possesses, though, he isn’t one to bring attention to himself.

“We all have a story,” Kupp said. “All these guys that step on the field, they’ve all had a story to get them to this point. They’ve all had this journey of what this year has been for them, what the last few years has been to come to this point. Mine is just 1 of 53.”

And yet, Kupp’s story is one of resilience. It’s the daily grind of overcoming challenges that keeps bringing Kupp back to football, and simultaneously endears him to teammates like Akers, who called him probably one of the “best” he’s ever had.

As such, it’s little surprise Kupp keeps coming back for more football, more camaraderie — and more quips.

“I love every part of coming to work each day, no matter what the ask is,” Kupp said. “I love being around the guys that are here and working towards a common goal together. I love the adversity and the opportunity it presents to rise above things that everyone else says should put you down.”

AFTER APPLYING THE PRESSURE ALL SEASON, BRONCOS DEFENSE NOW PRODUCING TURNOVERS IN PLAYOFFS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Finally, all that pressure paid off for pass rusher Nik Bonitto and the Denver defense. Finally, the Broncos produced what’s been missing much of the season — takeaways.

It’s been a long time coming for a defense that’s been one of the best in the NFL. The Broncos forced five turnovers last weekend against the Buffalo Bills, four from Josh Allen, who hadn’t coughed up the ball in his previous six playoff games.

They may be under pressure to turn in a similar sort of turnover-fest against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday. That way, they can take the pressure off backup Jarrett Stidham, who’s taking over at QB with Bo Nix out with a broken ankle.

The Broncos led the league with 68 sacks but had only 14 takeaways.

“Everyone’s been saying it for the whole season, that it would eventually flip,” linebacker Alex Singleton said.

It did, and they needed every one of them to beat the Bills 33-30 in overtime on a field goal set up by Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception on a deep throw to Brandin Cooks.

The Broncos were one of the best teams at applying pressure in the regular season, but they only had 10 interceptions and four fumble recoveries to show for it.

“I just feel like the emphasis that we put on these last couple of weeks, on creating turnovers and just knowing that we have the guys to go do it, I feel like it’s been real good,” Bonitto said. “We’ve been seeing the turnovers and more attempts at the ball and stuff like that. It’s been real crucial.”

Bonitto forced two fumbles from Allen, in part because of something defensive coordinator Vance Joseph told him.

“He’s like, ‘You know, if you get the ball, you can still get a sack,” cracked Bonitto, who finished fifth in the league with 14 sacks. “We’ve been working on it.”

It’s a talented defense led by All-Pro defensive lineman Zach Allen, Bonitto and star cornerback Pat Surtain II. They ranked in the top 10 in total yards (second), yards rushing (second) and yards passing (seventh).

The Broncos finally started taking the ball away when they got to the postseason.

“It’s playoff football and turnovers are very critical,” Surtain explained. “I think turnovers are the key element to wins and losses, especially this time of the year. So, to be able to accumulate that many turnovers, it definitely helps us to win games.”

So far in the playoffs, Maye has thrown two picks and lost three fumbles but has still beaten the Texans and Chargers handily.

“We’ve got to find a way to eliminate the explosives on their side and find a way to contain them,” Surtain said. “Looking forward to the matchup.”

It was a big day of honors for the defense with Bonitto named a finalist for the AP defensive player of the year award and Joseph a finalist for AP’s coordinator of the year. Joseph also won the Professional Football Writers of America’s Assistant Coach of the Year honor.

Bonitto is in contention with Will Anderson Jr., Aidan Hutchinson, Micah Parsons and Myles Garrett for the AP Defensive Player of the Year award that went to Surtain last year. Garrett is a big favorite following a record-setting 23-sack season.

“I would not be mad at all. You break the record, I mean, you definitely deserve it,” Bonitto said. “Just the thought of me being up there is pretty cool.”

Joseph, who’s up for several head coaching vacancies this cycle, burnished his resume. He gave credit to his players and staff.

“When you win games in this league, more coaches get rewards, players obviously get rewards,” Joseph said. “It speaks to our team winning.”

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

YAXEL LENDEBORG BOOSTS NO. 3 MICHIGAN TO RIVALRY WIN OVER OHIO STATE

Yaxel Lendeborg scored 18 points and had nine rebounds when No. 3 Michigan pulled away for a 74-62 victory over Ohio State in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday.

The Wolverines (18-1, 8-1 Big Ten) trailed by six in the second half and led by only one, 52-51, with eight minutes left but dominated from there for their fourth straight win.

Trey McKenney scored 12, as did Morez Johnson Jr., who made 6 of 6 shots. Aday Mara chipped in with 11 points and four blocks.

John Mobley Jr. had 22 points for the Buckeyes (13-6, 5-4 Big Ten) and Christoph Tilly added 17 while team leading scorer Bruce Thornton (20.7 average) had 10.

Elliott Cadeau’s 3-pointer for his first points of the game with 7:52 to play gave the Wolverines a 55-51 lead. A pair of free throws by Mara and a second-chance 3-pointer from Cadeau made it 60-51.

Later, an emphatic dunk by Mara and a layup through the gut of the defense by Lendeborg on the break extended the lead to 66-56 with 4:52 left. That was part of a 9-0 run that pushed the margin to 71-56.

After Ohio State went up 40-34 early in the second half, the Wolverines reeled off 11 straight points for a 45-40 lead before Amare Bynum hit a 3-pointer from the top of the arc.

Earlier, Michigan overcame a six-point deficit with a 19-10 run to end the half to take a 33-30 lead.

It was tied at 30 with 45 seconds left when Mara made the first of two free throws. He missed the second but Lendeborg grabbed the rebound and L.J Cason scored on a goaltending call for the three-point margin.

The Wolverines at halftime raised the No. 3 jersey of 2013 national player of the year Trey Burke in the rafters, the sixth jersey to receive the honor.

The timing was no coincidence. Burke played at Columbus Northland High School, about 15 minutes from the Ohio State campus.

Donovan “Puff” Johnson had no points in five minutes in his Ohio State debut. The 25-year-old sixth-year forward received a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Jan. 16 allowing him eligibility to play for the Buckeyes this season.

He had previously been denied a medical hardship waiver after missing 54 games in his career at Penn State and North Carolina.

NO. 24 SAINT LOUIS THUMPS ST. BONAVENTURE TO MATCH BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY

Ishan Sharma scored 29 points and made 9 of 12 3-point attempts off the bench as No. 24 Saint Louis cruised to a 97-62 win over St. Bonaventure in an Atlantic 10 contest on Friday in Allegany, NY.

Trey Green racked up 15 points and Amari McCottry chipped in 12 points for Saint Louis (19-1, 7-0 A-10). The Billikens matched the 1993-94 team for the best start in the program’s 110-year history.

Dasonte Bowen led the Bonnies (12-8, 1-6) with 17 points and Darryl Simmons II pitched in 12 points.

The Billikens shot 64.7% from the field (22 of 34) in the first half and 72.2% from 3-point range (13 of 18) as they extended their winning streak to 13 games. St. Bonaventure shot 33.3% (10 of 30) on field goal attempts and just 1 of 8 from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes.

Saint Louis had first-half runs of 7-0, 9-0 and 13-0, building a commanding 58-26 halftime lead.

A McCottry layup capped the Billikens’ game-opening 7-0 run. After a Cayden Charles’ jumper got the Bonnies on the board, Saint Louis’ next five baskets were all threes. Sharma nailed consecutive treys for a 22-7 lead.

Sharma’s fourth 3-pointer of the first half gave Saint Louis a 31-11 lead with 10:17 remaining. One play later, Sharma’s steal led to an alley-oop dunk for Kellen Thames.

Sharma’s hot hand led the Billikens to a 46-12 advantage in bench points.

The Billikens’ lead swelled to 58-25 as Sharma again hit two straight threes. His 18 first-half points set a career high.

An 11-5 rally punctuated by a Simmons’ 3-pointer cut the Saint Louis’ lead to 63-37 early in the second half. It was the closest the Bonnies would get the rest of the way.

The Billikens shot 57.8% from the field (37 of 64) and 57.6% from three (19 of 33) for the game. The Bonnies’ struggles continued in the second half as they finished 34.4% (21 of 61) from the field and 18.2% (4 of 22) from long range.

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NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: ANDREW NEMBHARD, PACERS TOP THUNDER IN FINALS REMATCH

Andrew Nembhard produced 27 points and 11 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 117-114 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals.

Nembhard was one of three Pacers with 20 or more points as Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak. Jarace Walker added 26 and Pascal Siakam 21 as the Pacers improved to 3-19 on the road.

The Thunder fell for just the second time in nine games despite getting 47 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Chet Holmgren added 25 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma City.

The Pacers led by 10 with just over two minutes remaining before Gilgeous-Alexander sparked a 9-0 run. Isaiah Joe missed a potential game-tying 3-point attempt with three seconds remaining.

Nuggets 102, Bucks 100

Julian Strawther scored 20 points to lead Denver, down many key players, to a win at Milwaukee.

Tim Hardaway Jr. added 17 points for the Nuggets, who prevailed despite playing without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Christian Braun and Peyton Watson. They also lost Aaron Gordon (hamstring strain) after the first half.

The Bucks lost Giannis Antetokounmpo in the final minute of the game due to a right calf injury that he believes will keep him out for at least a month. He finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. Kyle Kuzma missed half-court heave at the buzzer.

Hawks 110, Suns 103

Jalen Johnson scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help Atlanta beat visiting Phoenix, which lost Devin Booker to an ankle injury.

Atlanta scored the final eight points of the game to win their second straight and end the Suns’ three-game winning streak. Johnson matched his career high with 18 rebounds for his 30th double-double and added nine assists. Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu scored 25 points and CJ McCollum added 21.

Phoenix was led by Booker with 31, but he did not play in the final quarter after hurting his right ankle late in the third period. Grayson Allen and Collin Gillespie each scored 16 for the Suns.

Celtics 130, Nets 126 (2OT)

Payton Pritchard scored 32 points and found rookie Amari Williams for the go-ahead basket with 3:30 left in double overtime as Boston outlasted host Brooklyn.

The Celtics lost a 10-point lead in the final 3:06 of regulation and overcame a five-point deficit in the final 7.9 seconds of overtime when rookie Hugo Gonzalez hit a corner 3 with four-tenths of a second left. Boston never trailed after Pritchard encountered multiple defenders and saw Williams cut to the hoop. Guarded by Ziaire Williams, Williams converted the difficult basket and finished off a 3-point play to snap a 120-120 tie for his only points of a game that saw 22 lead changes and 13 ties.

Pritchard’s big night was aided by Jaylen Brown’s fifth career triple-double (27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds). Hauser added 19 and combined with Pritchard to net 11 of Boston’s 22 made 3-pointers. Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points for the Nets.

Cavaliers 123, Kings 118

Donovan Mitchell had 33 points and eight assists and Evan Mobley collected a season-high-tying 29 points plus 13 rebounds and seven assists as Cleveland beat visiting Sacramento.

Jaylon Tyson added 17 points and Jarrett Allen had 15 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland, which has won nine of its past 13 games.

Domantas Sabonis paced the Kings with 24 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes off the bench. Dennis Schroder scored 21 points and DeMar DeRozan had 20 points for Sacramento, which has lost four straight and is 3-18 on the road.

Rockets 111, Pistons 104

Kevin Durant poured in 32 points and visiting Houston cooled off Detroit.

Alperen Sengun had 19 points and five assists, while Reed Sheppard supplied 18 points off the bench. Amen Thompson had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Jabari Smith Jr. added 11 points with 10 rebounds.

Jalen Duren had 18 points and seven rebounds, while Isaiah Stewart scored 16 points but Detroit’s four-game winning streak was snapped. Ronald Holland II had 13 points and Ausar Thompson, Amen’s brother, chipped in 12 with eight rebounds. All-Star starter Cade Cunningham, who sat out against New Orleans on Wednesday due to an illness and a left hip contusion, was held to 12 points with six turnovers.

Raptors 110, Trail Blazers 98

Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Immanuel Quickley recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help Toronto notch a victory over host Portland.

Brandon Ingram scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Scottie Barnes scored 11 of his 15 points in the final quarter and collected nine boards as Toronto won its third straight game.

Jrue Holiday recorded 21 points and seven assists and Shaedon Sharpe added 21 points and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who had a four-game winning streak halted. Portland standout Deni Avdija sat out with a lower back strain. He has missed four of Portland’s last six games.

Pelicans 133, Grizzlies 127

Saddiq Bey scored 19 of his season-high 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead visiting New Orleans to a victory over Memphis.

The Pelicans, who had lost 14 of their previous 16 games (and three straight), won on the road for just the fourth time. Trey Murphy III added 32 points and Zion Williamson contributed 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans, who had lost six consecutive games to the Grizzlies.

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis with 26 points and 12 rebounds and Jock Landale added 24 points and 11 boards. Cam Spencer also contributed a double-double with 21 points and 11 assists. GG Jackson finished with 15 points.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: VEGAS ROLLS IN MITCH MARNER’S RETURN TO TORONTO

Mark Stone had two goals and an assist Friday night as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 in Mitch Marner’s return to Toronto.

Jack Eichel recorded a goal and an assist. Keegan Kolesar, Pavel Dorofeyev and Braeden Bowman also scored for the Golden Knights, who rebounded from a 4-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday.

John Tavares, Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost the first three of a five-game homestand. Matthew Knies added two assists. Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz, who had been out with a nerve issue, played for the first time since Nov. 11 and made 25 saves.

Marner, who played for the Maple Leafs for nine years until this season, was booed on the opening shift of the game on his return to Toronto. Later in the first period, he received an ovation during a video tribute.

Sharks 3, Rangers 1

Macklin Celebrini scored twice, leading San Jose past visiting New York while making some history for himself.

Pavol Regenda also tallied while Will Smith and Collin Graf added a pair of assists each for the Sharks, who improved to 9-4-0 over their past 13 games and 14-9-3 on home ice this season. Sam Carrick scored the lone goal for the Rangers, who have lost 11 of 13 (2-9-2) and dropped to 16-12-2 on the road.

Celebrini opened the scoring at 1:09 of the first period on a power play, tapping in a cross-crease feed from Toffoli for his 25th of the season. At 19 years, 224 days, Celebrini became the second-youngest active player to notch 50 career goals, trailing only Sidney Crosby, who was 104 days younger. He reached 50 goals faster than any Shark ever, getting there in 120 games. The old mark of 135 games of was set by Logan Couture.

Lightning 2, Blackhawks 1 (SO)

Dominic James scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and regulation as Tampa Bay remained hot with a win in Chicago.

Tampa Bay has earned a point in 15 straight games, the third-longest streak in club history. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots in regulation and overtime while Blackhawks counterpart Arvid Soderblom had 30 saves on 31 shots.

Tampa Bay was unable to convert a series of chances in the closing moments of regulation. Chicago dictated the pace in overtime (four shots to one) but didn’t score. After Ilya Mikheyev forced a turnover, Andre Burakovsky couldn’t stuff a rebound into the net after the puck got behind Vasilevskiy in the crease. Nick Lardis sent a shot off the post less than a minute later.

Stars 3, Blues 2

Jason Robertson scored the winning goal with one minute remaining and earned an assist as Dallas edged visiting St. Louis.

Wyatt Johnston also had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who had lost four of their previous five games. Matt Duchene scored for Dallas, and Roope Hintz earned two assists. Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger made 20 saves.

Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who lost their third straight game. Dalibor Dvorsky also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington stopped 16 shots.

Flyers 7, Avalanche 3

Owen Tippett had three goals for his second career hat trick and his first of the season, Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist, and Philadelphia beat Colorado in Denver.

Tippett added an assist for his second four-point game of the season for Philadelphia, which finished 2-0-1 on its three-game road trip. Denver Barkey had a goal and an assist, Bobby Brink also scored and Samuel Ersson turned away 32 shots for the Flyers.

With members of the 2001 Stanley Cup championship team in attendance, Colorado lost its second straight and finished 3-2-2 on its seven-game homestand after winning the first two. The Avalanche suffered their first two home losses in regulation in the past four games. Parker Kelly, Victor Olofsson and Cale Makar had goals, Nathan MacKinnon contributed two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 13 saves.

Capitals 3, Flames 1

Aliaksei Protas broke a third-period tie to spark Washington to comeback victory over host Calgary to snap a four-game skid.

Hendrix Lapierre scored his first goal in 22 months and Alex Ovechkin added an empty netter for the Capitals, who scored three unanswered goals to finally win a game on a six-game road trip after dropping the first two outings. Goalie Logan Thompson made 25 saves to claim the victory in his hometown.

Morgan Frost replied for the Flames, who are winless in three games and on a 3-7-1 slide. Goalie Devin Cooley stopped 35 shots. The Flames have been held to one goal in three consecutive games.

Ducks 4, Kraken 2

Cutter Gauthier and Pavel Mintyukov each had a goal and an assist as Anaheim defeated host Seattle for the Ducks’ sixth straight win.

Ryan Poehling and Chris Kreider also scored and goaltender Lukas Dostal made 20 saves in the win. The Ducks took a 2-0 lead in the first period while outshooting the Kraken 12-3 and led the rest of the way.

Jared McCann and Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle, which has lost seven of its past nine games. Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 of 30 shots.

Devils 5, Canucks 4

Cody Glass scored two goals and had an assist as New Jersey jumped out to a three-goal lead and then held on to edge host Vancouver. It was the second career three-point game for Glass, who produced a hat trick in March 2024.

Lenni Hameenaho and Nico Hischier each had a goal and an assist and Connor Brown also scored for New Jersey, which won its third straight game and prevailed for the fifth time in six games. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves for the Devils.

Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist and Teddy Blueger, Zeev Buium and Brock Boeser also scored goals for Vancouver, which lost for the 12th time in its last 13 games (1-10-2). Kevin Lankinen finished with 19 saves.

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AUTO RACING

ALEX PALOU ORDERED TO PAY MCLAREN RACING $12M IN BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou on Friday was ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in the breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team.

The Friday ruling from London’s High Court came after a five-week trial last year. McLaren initially sought almost $30 million in damages, but that number was reduced to $20.7 million as the racing juggernaut sought to reclaim money allegedly lost in sponsorship, driver salaries and performance earnings.

“I never wanted to end up in court. It’s not really how we do things at McLaren Racing and we tried hard to find a solution at the time,” McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown told The Associated Press at Daytona International Speedway.

“In the end Alex — supported by a large legal team — sadly left us no option, and they now have a very significant legal bill to show for it. I happen to believe that treating others with respect and staying true to your word matters a great deal both in life and in our sport, but as we have seen as this case evolved, that view wasn’t shared by all involved.”

McLaren added it is still seeking interest and reimbursement of its legal expenses — a judgement in favor of the team could push Palou’s total owed to more than $20 million. It is not clear if Chip Ganassi, the team owner Palou drives for in IndyCar, is covering any of the losses.

Palou was not ordered to pay anything related to Formula 1 losses McLaren said it suffered when Palou decided to remain with Chip Ganassi Racing rather than move to McLaren’s IndyCar team in 2024. All the damages awarded to McLaren were tied to losses the IndyCar team suffered by Palou’s change of mind.

“The court has dismissed in their entirety McLaren’s Formula 1 claims against me which once stood at almost $15 million,” Palou said in a statement. “The court’s decision shows the claims against me were completely overblown. It’s disappointing that so much time and cost was spent fighting these claims, some of which the Court found had no value, simply because I chose not to drive for McLaren after I learned they wouldn’t be able to give me an F1 drive.

“I’m disappointed that any damages have been awarded to McLaren. They have not suffered any loss because of what they have gained from the driver who replaced me. I am considering my options with my advisors and have no further comments to make at this stage.”

Palou has won three consecutive IndyCar titles and the Indianapolis 500 since this saga began midway through the 2022 season. He has four IndyCar titles in the last five seasons. Palou and Brown are both at Daytona International Speedway for this weekend’s Rolex 24 sports car endurance race: the Meyer Shank Racing team Palou is driving for will start from the pole Saturday, while Brown is competing in a support race earlier in the day.

The bulk of the damages awarded to McLaren were tied to loss of sponsorship. Palou was ordered to pay $5.3 million to cover the losses in the team’s agreement with NTT Data, $2.5 million in “other IndyCar sponsorship revenue” and $2 million in performance-based revenue.

IndyCar team owner Ganassi said Palou has his backing.

“Alex has our full support, now and always. We know the character of our driver and the strength of our team, and nothing changes that,” Ganassi said. “While we respect the legal process, our focus is exactly where it should be: on racing, on winning, and on doing what this organization has always done best, competing at the highest level.

“We’re locked in on chasing another championship and defending our 2025 Indianapolis 500 victory. That’s where our energy is, and that’s where Alex’s focus is, on the track, doing what he does best: winning.”

McLaren has won the last two constructor championships in F1 and Lando Norris last season won the driver championship.

Palou first signed with McLaren in 2022 to drive for its IndyCar team in 2023, but Ganassi pushed back and exercised an option on Palou for the 2023 season. The matter was decided through mediation, with McLaren covering Palou’s legal costs. Palou could not join McLaren until 2024 but was permitted to be the reserve and test driver for the F1 team in 2023.

When McLaren signed Oscar Piastri for its F1 team, and Palou’s performance with Ganassi in IndyCar was so dominant, the driver decided he did not want to move to McLaren’s IndyCar team and reneged on his contract.

Palou argued his contracts with McLaren were “based on lies,” and he’d never have a chance to race in F1. His counsel also accused Brown of destroying evidence by deleting WhatsApp messages related to the case.

McLaren contended it lost revenue when Palou backed out ahead of the 2024 season and the team had to scramble to find another driver. McLaren wanted Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, who had already committed to Andretti Global, so it instead used four different drivers that season.

Because none were as accomplished as Palou, McLaren argued both NTT Data and General Motors reduced their payouts to the team because McLaren did not field a driver of the caliber it had promised.

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GOLF

LIV GOLF RETURNS TO NEW YORK AREA WITH EVENT AT BEDMINSTER

LIV Golf is returning to the northeast this season, announcing on Friday the scheduling of LIV Golf New York to be held Aug. 6-9 at Trump National Golf Club in suburban Bedminster, N.J.

It will be the first LIV event at the course since 2023 and the third overall. Cameron Smith won the individual title that season, and his Ripper GC team captured the team championship.

“As we prepare for our biggest season yet, LIV Golf is excited to return to Trump National Bedminster and the bold, championship-caliber test its presents for our players,” said Ross Hallett, LIV Golf executive vice president and head of events. “Following two successful events in 2022 and 2023, we are thrilled to showcase elite golf, family focused activities, an immersive fan environment, and premium hospitality that has become synonymous with the LIV Golf experience.”

It is the fifth confirmed U.S. event for the 2026 season, joining a lineup that consists of Virginia (May 7-10), Louisiana (June 25-28), Indianapolis (Aug. 20-23), and Michigan (Aug. 27-30).

The season begins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the weekend of Feb. 4-7. Other overseas events will take LIV golfers to Adelaide, Australia (Feb. 12-15), Hong Kong (March 5-8), Singapore (March 12-15), South Africa (March 19-22), Mexico City (April 16-19), Andalucia in Spain (June 4-7) and the United Kingdom (July 23-26).

LIV will be adding one event to round out the 14-tournament schedule.

STEWART CINK, FREDDIE JACOBSON ATOP LEADERBOARD AT MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC

Stewart Cink fired a 9-under-par 63 and Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson carded a 64 on Friday to share the lead after two rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.

The event is the opener of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season.

Jacobson followed his first-round 65 with a bogey-free round at Hualalai Golf Course to get to 15-under 129. He eagled the par-5 No. 10 and after starting fast by recording birdies at Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 for 31 on the front nine. He also birdied the par-5 No. 14 on a comparatively quiet back nine.

“You can tell guys keep pressing the gas pedal around here, so I was happy to get off to a quick start and make some putts early — that always helps,” Jacobson said. “Yeah, around 10, making an eagle putt at that point, getting it going.

“The last few holes was a little tricky. It was a little tricky to get the putts to go in, but, overall, I think I hit pretty much all the fairways today and gave myself a lot of opportunities.”

Cink, who carded a first-round 66, shares the lead after making 10 birdies on Friday and just one blemish, a bogey at the par-4 No. 16.

“The wind was gentle out there, so there are scoring opportunities on this golf course,” Cink said on Friday. “But I said it yesterday, too, you still have to do it. You can’t just fall asleep out there and expect to make a whole bunch of birdies. You still have to be really dialed in.

“You are given the opportunity to hit the ball close and to take advantage of the par-5s, but you still have to do it,” Cink continued. “So that’s been a key for me the last couple days is just doing it. I haven’t been lackadaisical very often, I haven’t been relaxing and I’ve been focused when the time comes.”

Canada’s Stephen Ames, who led after the first round, slipped into a tie for third at 14 under with Argentina’s Angel Cabrera.

Cabrera carded the low round of the day with a 10-under 62, marked by just five pars. He made an eagle, on the par-5 No. 4, and 10 birdies — Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15 and 16. Cabrera lost strokes with bogeys at the par-4 No. 11 and the par-3 No. 17.

Ames had a less-adventurous 66 with seven birdies, one bogey and 10 pars.

Fred Couples is alone in fifth at 13 under after his 66. He made five consecutive birdies on Nos. 4-8 for a 31 on the front nine, birdied No. 10 and gave back a shot with a bogey at No. 12 before recording another birdie at No. 14.

The three-round tournament concludes Saturday.

BLADES BROWN’S COURSE RECORD HAS HIM TIED ATOP AMERICAN EXPRESS LEADERBOARD

Eighteen-year-old Blades Brown shot 12-under-par 60 Friday to surge into a tie for the lead with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler through two rounds of The American Express in La Quinta, Calif.

Brown, whose first PGA Tour event as a pro was last January at The American Express when he was 17, raced out to 8 under through seven holes on Friday. He shot the final 11 holes at 4 under, bogey-free, but failed to birdie any of the last three holes, one of which would have made him the youngest competitor in PGA Tour history to shoot 59.

Even still, Brown set a course record on the Nicklaus Tournament Course after shooting 5 under in Thursday’s opening round to enter the weekend tied with Scheffler atop the leaderboard at 17-under-par 127.

“I just really like this golf course. There’s something about the Nicklaus Course that I just really like,” Brown said after the round. “It’s so money. It’s so pure. Everything is just perfectly well kept. I love playing with no wind. So when you put all those things together it’s fun.”

This week’s field will play the first three rounds at three different courses, with one round at each: the Pete Dye Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club. The cut will occur Saturday after 54 holes, with the top 65 players and ties advancing to Sunday’s round at the Pete Dye Stadium Course.

Scheffler and Brown each played La Quinta on Thursday and will play at the stadium course Saturday and Sunday, barring major collapses.

Scheffler took a more consistent path to the top of the leaderboard through two rounds, following up a 9-under showing Thursday with 8 under in the second round. He also did it in opposing fashion to Brown, just 2 under through eight holes before carding four birdies in his final six holes.

Neither Brown nor Scheffler has scored a bogey or worse through 36 holes of competition.

“If you want to make a name for yourself, you got to put up some good scores,” Scheffler said of Brown.

South Korea’s Si Woo Kim shot 7 under at the Stadium Course to grab sole possession of third place at 16 under, one stroke back. S.H. Kim of South Korea and Matt McCarty also had good days on the Nicklaus course, following 9-under opening rounds with 6 unders on Friday to enter the weekend tied for fourth place at 15 under.

Brown didn’t have sole possession of the best round of the day. Andrew Putnam also put up a 12 under on La Quinta after finishing even par in Round 1 to move into a tie for 18th.

Min Woo Lee of Australia and Pierceson Coody each plummeted back to earth Friday after they were co-leaders at 10 under following Round 1. Playing the stadium course, Lee shot 71 to fall back to a tie for 26th while Coody shot 72 to drop to a tie for 35th.

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TENNIS

ITALIANS CONTINUE STRONG RUNS AT SCORCHING AUSTRALIAN OPEN

The extreme heat played havoc with the afternoon matches at the Australian Open on Saturday, causing the temporary suspension of two ATP matches.

Fortunately, three courts at Melbourne Park have retractable roofs, so play at Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena continued.

Fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti went the distance against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic and prevailed 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in a match that took 4 hours, 27 minutes. The majority of the contest was played in scorching conditions, but the roof was closed early in the deciding set.

Musetti, who leads the strong Italian contingent in Melbourne, has reached the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time.

Machac captured the fourth set with an apparent momentum-gaining break of serve. But Musetti responded, breaking his opponent at love to open the deciding set. Machac steadied himself and stayed within 3-2, but the Italian only lost three points in the final three games to advance.

Musetti will face the winner of the match between ninth-seeded Taylor Fritz and the 2014 champion, Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka. Earlier this week, Wawrinka, 40, became the second-oldest man to win a match at the Australian Open.

Musetti’s countryman, 22nd-ranked Luciano Darderi, was able to get through his match at Kia Arena and pulled off a minor upset of No. 15 Russian Karen Khachanov. Darderi prevailed 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round of a major championship for the first time in his brief career.

Darderi, who won 27 of his 32 first-service points in the last two sets, will face the winner of the match between two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and American Eliot Spizzirri.

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INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 117, THUNDER 114

Back in Oklahoma City for the first time since Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, the Pacers stunned the Thunder on their home floor on Friday night.

The defending champs had only just twice at home all season, while Indiana entered Friday with only two road wins. But the Pacers (11-35) led virtually the entire night, withstanding a late Oklahoma City (37-9) charge to hold on for a 117-114 win.

Andrew Nembhard led a balanced effort for Indiana, tallying a team-high 27 points and 11 assists, going 10-for-16 from the field and 4-for-7 from 3-point range while also grabbing seven rebounds.

Third-year forward Jarace Walker added a career-high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting (3-of-6 from beyond the arc) and made four clutch free throws in the final minute, while Pascal Siakam finished with 21 points, six boards, and seven assists.

Indiana led by as many as 17 points in the first half and by 12 with under five minutes remaining. Still, the Thunder didn’t pack it in and managed to claw back within striking distance, cutting the Pacers’ lead to 107-102 following Chet Holmgren’s three from left wing with 3:21 to play.

But after a timeout, Nembhard drove and kicked to Micah Potter in the right corner for a trey that provided a little extra breathing room. Nembhard added a stepback three of his own on Indiana’s next possession that looked like it might be the dagger, but the Thunder quickly reeled off seven straight points, capped by a three-point play from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that made it 113-110 with 1:12 remaining.

After Siakam missed two 3-point attempts on the other end Gilgeous-Alexander got to the rim to cut the deficit to one with 24.3 seconds remaining.

The Thunder fouled Walker, sending him to the line with 10.3 seconds remaining. Walker had missed four of his first seven free throw attempts on Friday, but calmly sank both foul shots in crunch time.

Up by three, Indiana elected to foul Gilgeous-Alexander with 7.8 seconds left and the reigning MVP made both free throws tomake it a one-point game once again.

Oklahoma City fouled Walker once more and he again made both free throws, this time with six seconds to play.

“Always got to trust yourself, trust the work you put in,” Walker told FanDuel Sports Network’s Jeremiah Johnson about his clutch free throws after the win. “That’s what I did.”

“This is an enormous moment for him in his young career,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of Walker. “He just showed all the things that he can do out there, from the shooting to the driving to the defense to the rebounding to passing. It was great to see that.”

After a timeout, the Thunder got a look for Isaiah Joe to tie the game from the left corner, but he couldn’t convert the shot and the Pacers held on for the victory.

Indiana won despite Gilgeous-Alexander dropping 47 points, going 17-for-28 from the field and a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line.

Aaron Nesmith had 17 points, five rebounds, and five assists for Indiana, while Potter recorded a double-double off the bench with 10 points and 10 boards.

The Pacers started Friday night hot, making seven of their first nine shots. Nembhard got the offense going, scoring eight points and dishing out three assists in the first seven minutes of the contest.

Walker then helped the Blue & Gold close the first quarter strong, hitting a pair of threes and scoring eight points during a 10-2 Indiana run that put the visitors up by 11. The Pacers took a 39-28 lead into the second quarter.

Nembhard made a long two and a pair of threes in the opening minutes of the ensuing frame to push the lead to 17. The Pacers maintained that margin until midway through the quarter.

The Thunder eventually mounted a charge by getting to the free throw line. Oklahoma City scored seven points from the charity stripe during a 14-2 run that whittled Indiana’s lead down to five.

That is where the margin remained entering halftime, as Indiana led 58-53 at the intermission.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 of Oklahoma City’s first 18 points in the second half. The Thunder briefly pulled within three, but the Pacers remained in front.

Another spurt from Walker — who scored seven points during a 9-2 Indiana run — helped the Pacers extend their lead back to double digits at 82-71. That forced a timeout by Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault.

The hosts made an immediate run after the stoppage. Chet Holmgren’s 3-pointer, Joe’s three-point play, and Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup on Oklahoma City’s next three possessions cut Indiana’s lead to 82-79 and forced a timeout from Carlisle.

Siakam scored on the first possession after the timeout, but the Thunder continued their run, pulling within one on Holmgren’s layup with 33.7 seconds left in the third quarter. Potter answered with a three on the other end, and Indiana took a four-point advantage into the final frame.

The margin hovered around that figure for several minutes in the fourth quarter before Nembhard and the Pacers strung together nine unanswered points, with the fourth-year point guard scoring six of those points and also connecting with a cutting Walker for a baseline slam.

Nesmith then punched home a right-hand slam over Holmgren with five minutes to play and the Pacers appeared on their way to a comfortable victory. The Thunder fought back to make it a more dramatic finish, but the Blue & Gold held on for the win.

“Very happy for the guys,” Carlisle said. “It’s been a difficult year, but it’s still been a fun year. It’s fun competing with these guys. We’re going to continue to have that kind of attitude about it.”

Holmgren finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Kenrich Williams tallied 12 points, seven boards, and four assists off the bench.

Friday’s win was the Pacers’ first in four tries on a five-game road trip that finishes on Monday in Atlanta. They will then return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to tip off a four-game homestand against Chicago on Wednesday.

Inside the Numbers

Nembhard recorded his sixth double-double of the season and his fourth in his last nine games. The Pacers outscored the Thunder by 16 points when Nembhard was on the floor.

Siakam has scored 20 or more points in six straight and 12 of his last 13 games. He has 35 games this season with 20+ points.

Potter recorded his second double-double as a Pacer and the third of his career on Friday.

Nesmith went 3-for-5 from 3-point range on Friday. He had failed to make a three in three of his previous four games, going just 2-for-26 from beyond the arc over that span.

The Pacers scored 39 points in the first quarter, matching their season high in the opening frame. They previously scored 39 in the first quarter in a home loss to the Celtics on Dec. 26.

The Pacers had a significant advantage from 3-point range on Friday, outscoring the Thunder by 33 points from beyond the arc. Indiana was 16-for-38 (42.1 percent), while Oklahoma City went just 7-for-26 (26.9 percent) from long distance.

Indiana won despite going just 11-for-20 (55 percent) from the free throw line. The Thunder were 27-for-30 (90 percent) from the charity stripe.

Gilgeous-Alexander’s two highest-scoring games this season have come against the Pacers. He had a career-high 55 points in a double-overtime win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Oct. 23 and then scored 47 on Friday.

You Can Quote Me On That

“It’s heartwarming to get a result like this. They’ve got some guys out, we’ve got some guys out. We were still an enormous underdog in this game. We just have a competitive grit. I thought that the game plan that our defensive [coaches] Jim [Boylen] and Jenny [Boucek] put together was really solid and it was based on physicality and trying to keep these guys off the free throw line.” -Carlisle on the victory

“Nembhard was spectacular. He kept tempo in the game, toughness, shotmaking, timely everything.” -Carlisle on Nembhard

“Potter played an enormous role in this game. He was physical. 10 points, 10 rebounds, huge three down the stretch.” -Carlisle on Potter’ contributions

“These kinds of moments are so meaningful for young players. When you’re a young player and you come through the way he came through tonight — not just at the end with free throws, but the whole game. His baseline drive and dunk, the building got quiet. That gave us a lot of momentum. There’s just a lot of plays he made. It’s going to give him even more confidence. He’s a confident kid. It’s going to give him even more confidence.” -Carlisle on Walker’s career night

Stat of the Night

Walker’s 26 points on Friday were five more than his previous career best of 21, set earlier this season against Detroit on Nov. 24.

Noteworthy

Walker surpassed 1,000 career points in the first quarter on Friday.

The Pacers started their 25th different starting lineup of the season on Friday, going small with Siakam at center, Walker and Johnny Furphy at forward, and Nembhard and Nesmith at guard.

Pacers two-way guard Quenton Jackson missed Friday’s game after spraining his right ankle in Wednesday’s loss in Boston.

The Pacers have won five of their last seven regular season games in Oklahoma City.

Up Next

The Pacers will wrap up their road trip in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 26 against Jalen Johnson and the Hawks at 7:30 PM ET.

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INDY FUEL

FUEL EARN POINT IN CLOSE OVERTIME BATTLE WITH KOMETS

FISHERS- The Indy Fuel hosted the Fort Wayne Komets on Friday night to kick off their three-game weekend. In their only home game of the weekend, the Fuel took it to overtime but fell to Fort Wayne, 2-1.

1ST PERIOD

Both teams put up a strong defensive battle in the first period with neither team scoring or taking a penalty.

The in-state rival teams did get a little feisty towards the end of the period but maintained control.

After one frame, the Komets were outshooting the Fuel, 7-5.

2ND PERIOD

Matt Petgrave opened the scoring at 15:00 of the second period with the help of Jesse Tucker and Owen Robinson.

The period ended soon after with minimal whistles in the second period.

The Fuel were outshooting the Komets, 17-13 through two frames.

3RD PERIOD

The Komets tied it up at 2:06 with a goal by Matt Copponi that was reviewed but ultimately called a good goal.

Indy’s Eric Martin took the game’s first penalty at 10:37 for tripping but Indy killed it off.

Neither team scored or took a penalty for the rest of the game, forcing overtime.

Through three periods, Indy outshot Fort Wayne, 24-17.

OVERTIME

28 seconds into the overtime period, Fort Wayne’s Dru Krebs scored to claim the 2-1 victory.

Indy heads to Bloomington for a two-game set to finish out the weekend.

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INDIANA  FOOTBALL

INDIANA QB FERNANDO MENDOZA OFFICIALLY DECLARES FOR THE NFL DRAFT AND COULD BE THE NO. 1 PICK

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Las Vegas Raiders are on the clock, and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is officially available.

Mendoza formally declared for the NFL draft Friday and could be headed to the Raiders with the No. 1 pick in April. Mendoza led Indiana to a 16-0 season and its first national championship with a 27-21 victory against Miami on Monday night.

“Let’s get to work,” Mendoza wrote in a social media post that included a highlight video. “I’m humbled to announce that I am officially declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft!”

The junior completed 72% of his passes this season for 3,535 yards, with 41 touchdowns and six interceptions. He also ran for seven scores. He played some of his best football in the College Football Playoff, with eight TD passes and no picks. He ran for a score against the Hurricanes, turning a fourth-and-4 play into a 12-yard scamper that proved to be a pivotal moment in the game. It extended Indiana’s lead to 24-14 in the fourth quarter.

Mendoza’s decision to turn pro was widely considered a mere formality. The Hoosiers seemingly tipped his NFL intentions when they signed TCU quarterback Josh Hoover during the open transfer portal window.

Mendoza is considered the clearcut top QB in the draft after Oregon’s Dante Moore announced he would return to school for the 2026 season. And the Raiders desperately need better quarterback play.

Las Vegas went 3-14 in 2025 and clinched the No. 1 overall pick with a loss to the New York Giants in Week 17. And the franchise will have a new coach after firing veteran Pete Carroll after one season.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

THREE SCORE 20 AS IU RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – This was the Nick Dorn coach Darian DeVries had talked about, the sharp-shooter who could take over games if given the chance.

Friday night at Rutgers, the junior guard got that chance. The Scarlet Knights paid a big price.

The 6-foot-7 Dorn, who scored 662 points with 134 made 3-pointers in two seasons at Elon before transferring to IU last spring, had 23 points in his first Indiana start, including a career-record tying six 3-pointers in an 82-59 victory.

The Hoosiers (13-7 overall, 4-5 in the Big Ten) snapped a four-game losing streak.

“I was proud of the guys,” coach Darian DeVries told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during the post-game radio show. “Big Ten road wins are hard to get. There are a lot of teams that have come in here and gotten beat.

“Our guys, from start to finish, really controlled the game. They set the tone with their effort and intentionality with some of the things we’d talked about. To see it break out and get a badly needed win was important. They’ve continued to fight. They’ve been great.”

Dorn was part of IU’s triple scoring threat Rutgers (9-11, 2-7) couldn’t contain. Forward Tucker DeVries had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Guard Lamar Wilkerson had 27 points and five rebounds. Then there was forward Sam Alexis, who had 10 rebounds and six blocks along with his four points.

Dorn started in place of Tayton Conerway, recovering from an ankle sprain suffered last Saturday against Iowa. Conerway came in and totaled six points, one rebound, and one assist in 16 minutes.

“We got some shot making going,” Darian DeVries told Fisher during the post-game radio show. “Tucker got going early, then Lamar got going, then Nick got going. Sam really covered a lot of ground. With his blocks, his activity, his motor, he was big tonight.

“It was a great effort by everybody.”

The Hoosiers made 15 3-pointers, had 15 assists, and only five turnovers. They shot 50 percent from the field and won the rebound battle, 40-27. They held Rutgers to 36 percent shooting.

“We only had one turnover at halftime,” Darian DeVries told Fischer. “To finish with just five was great. Our guys did a great job of executing, not only sets, but break down into our free motion. They were very strong with the ball. Defensively, we got stops that led into transition opportunities. It was a great overall performance.”

Rebounding had been a problem during the losing streak, but not on Friday night.

“We wanted to be aggressive on the offensive glass,” Darian DeVries told Fisher. “We thought there would be some opportunities there. We had a goal of 15. We got 11. It was a good effort. “

Tucker DeVries extended the shooting accuracy he’d displayed in the second half at Michigan three days earlier. He scored 10 straight Hoosier points in the first half to help IU take leads as large as 17 points. He had plenty of help with Wilkerson and Dorn, who also reached double figures in scoring in the opening 20 minutes.

An 11-3 first-half run gave the Hoosiers early separation they never lost.

IU opened with a 5-0 lead on Tucker DeVries’ 3-pointer and Wilkerson’s basket. They paced the Hoosiers to leads of 20-11 and 24-14. A Tucker DeVries 3-pointer made it 33-19 with six minutes left in the first half.

Indiana kept up the pressure for a 47-32 halftime lead. Tucker DeVries had 16 points. Dorn had 14. Wilkerson had 13. The Hoosiers had eight assists, committed just one turnover and held Rutgers to 37 percent shooting. Their lead would have been bigger if not for the 21 points from the Scarlet Knights’ Tariq Francis.

In the first five second-half minutes, IU built a 60-40 lead and cruised from there.

The Hoosiers will host No. 4 Purdue Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

“I love the team mentality these guys have,” Darian DeVries told Fisher. “They continue to give us great effort.

“We have so many opportunities in the Big Ten. This was one. Now we have to get ready for another one at home. It will be a  big game for us. We’re excited to get home and get our prep ready.”

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INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING

NO. 3/9 HOOSIERS HOST PURDUE FOR SENIOR DAY

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 3/9 Indiana swimming and diving will host Purdue Saturday (Jan. 24) morning inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center as the Hoosiers celebrate Senior Day.

The dual meet will begin at 10 a.m. ET, and fans unable to attend can watch on the B1G+ digital platform. IU will celebrate its senior with a pre-meet ceremony, set to start at approximately 9:30 a.m.

The 2025-26 senior class includes 13 athletes: Mya DeWitt, Katie Forrester, Dash Glasberg, Lily Hann, MacKenna Lieske, Owen McDonald, Collin McKenzie, Kristina Paegle, Drew Reiter, Zalán Sárkány, Kai van Westering, Maxwell Weinrich and Chiok Sze Yeo. Combined, the class includes five Big Ten team championships, two Olympians, three NCAA medalists and seven All-Americans.

Saturday’s action features two of the top diving programs in the country, competing on the 1-meter springboard as well as platform.

MEET INFO

Saturday, Jan. 24 • 10 a.m. ET

Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center • Bloomington, Ind.

Opponent: Purdue

Live Results (Swimming): Meet Mobile (App)

Live Results (Diving): divemeets.com

Live Stream: B1G+

OF NOTE…

FRESHMAN HOOSIERS SHINE

Following the graduation of a legendary senior class, Indiana’s freshmen have helped the program reload with success in the first year of their collegiate careers.

Liberty Clark has had the most striking debut, winning six Big Ten weekly awards and setting program records in the 50-yard freestyle (21.54) and 100-yard freestyle (46.83).

Top recruit Alex Shackell joined Clark and the women’s team in January and made a sparkling debut at Michigan. In that meet, she broke the 200-yard butterfly program record (1:52.98) and won the 100-yard butterfly (50.98).

Thirteen Hoosier freshmen have won individual events this season – Clark, Shackell, Kaylee Bishop, Amelia Bray, Luci Gutierrez, Grace Hoeper, Josh Bey, Luke Ellis, David Kovacs, Andrew Shackell, Noah Cakir, Brandon Fleck and Josh Hedberg. Clark, Shackell and Hoeper made up three of the four Hoosiers to break the 400-yard freestyle program record (3:09.80) at Michigan.

HOOSIERS SPLIT AT MICHIGAN

The Indiana men remain unbeaten after a 187-113 victory over Michigan at the start of the month, while the women kept it close in a 154-146 defeat. Six Hoosiers won multiple individual events, and Indiana swept the diving competitions as well as the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Sárkány was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week following the meet after setting a U-M pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle (8:39.94) and pairing that win with a victory in the 500 free. Clark earned both Big Ten Co-Swimmer of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors, sweeping the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free.

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INDIANA WRESTLING

NO. 25 INDIANA FALLS AT NO. 1 PENN STATE

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.  ––– No. 25 Indiana fell in a difficult dual at No. 1 Penn State on Friday night in Rec Hall, losing the match, 48-0.

With the loss, Indiana is now 6-3 on the season and 1-2 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS

• Penn State opened the match with a pin and tech fall from No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (125) and No. 4 Marcus Blaze (133) to lead 11-0.

• No. 25 Henry Porter (141) opened up his match with No. 11 Braeden Davis with the first takedown for an early 3-0 lead before Davis pulled away with a major decision victory.

• Penn State built a 25-0 lead at intermission.

• Despite trailing by a lot early, No. 13 Sam Goin (184) earned two third period takedowns against No. 1 Rocco Welsh in a 15-9 decision.

NOTABLES

• The dual marked the first time that the two programs wrestled against one another since Jan. 14, 2024, at Rec Hall.

• It was seven Hoosier wrestlers’ first time competing in Happy Valley.

• Caleb Marzolino, a Waverly, Pa. native, wrestled in his home state.

MATCH RESULTS

125: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) def. No. 11 Jacob Moran (IU)        |Fall (4:20) |                Score: PSU up 6-0

133: No. 4 Marcus Blaze (PSU) def. Blaine Frazier (IU)                  |TF, 19-4 (5:44) |      Score: PSU up 11-0

141: No. 11 Braeden Davis (PSU) def. No. 25 Henry Porter (IU)    |MD, 24-10 |              Score: PSU up 15-0

149: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) def. Joey Buttler (IU)               |TF, 20-3 (6:45)          Score: PSU up 20-0

157: No. 3 PJ Duke (PSU) def. Bryce Lowery (IU)                          |TF, 21-5 (3:16)          Score: PSU up 25-0

165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) def. No. 19 Tyler Lillard (IU)  |Fall (4:01) |           Score: PSU up 31-0

174: No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) def. Orlando Cruz (IU)                     |TF, 17-1 (6:26) |      Score: PSU up 36-0

184: No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) def. No. 13 Sam Goin (IU)              |Dec. 15-9 |             Score: PSU up 39-0

197: No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) def. No. 15 Gabe Sollars (IU)               |MD, 14-6 |               Score: PSU up 43-0

285: No. 12 Cole Mirasola (PSU) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU)           |TF, 22-6 (2:46) |      Score: PSU up 48-0

FINAL TEAM SCORE:  No. 1 PENN STATE 48, No. 25 INDIANA 0

UP NEXT

• Indiana will be right back in action on Sunday (Jan. 23) at 2 p.m. to face Michigan State at home in Wilkinson Hall.

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INDIANA TRACK AND FIELD

HOOSIERS CLOSE FIRST DAY OF CROSSROADS INVITE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana track and field opened the Crossroads of America Invitational on Friday (January 23) inside the Fall Creek Pavilion with four different event winners and several personal bests on the opening day.

“Today was a great day for a lot of our men and women across the board,” said associate head coach Valerie Brown, “Had a lot of PRs and event winners from the field. It was great seeing some of our men and women making it back to the finals in the 60m and 60m hurdles is good to see. We’ll need more efforts like today as we continue to push deeper into the season.”

“I’m very happy for Trelee [Banks] as well. His hard work is paying off. It’s great to see him stamp his name in the record books once again. We’re proud of him.”

The jumps group got the day started for the Hoosiers. Taylor Schoonveld (1.78m/5-10) and Josie Page (1.78m/5-10) each recorded new personal bests in the high jump invitational. Their marks tie Sarah Maxson for fifth on the indoor all-time school record list.

In the long jump invitational, Alex Smith finished third with a mark of 7.15m/23-5.5.

The Hosiers saw wins in both men’s pole vault competitions. Lukas Brauc earned his first collegiate win with a personal best mark of 5.03m/16-6. Tyler Carrel followed in the invitational with a winning height of 5.27m/17-3.5

The throwers had a strong opening day. Hannah Alexander earned a fifth place finish in the women’s weight throw with a distance of 19.46m/63-10.25. Hunter Smith followed in the men’s invitational with a winning mark of 20.86m/67-10.25.

On the track, plenty of Hoosiers advanced to tomorrow’s finals. John Colquitt and Tyler Tarter will compete in the 60-meter hurdles. In the 60-meter finals, Indiana will see Aliyah Johnson and Lyric Steel in the women’s race along with Trelee Banks and Jasiah Rogers in the men’s final.

In the women’s 200-meter, Ava Olomajeye ran a personal best time of 24.29 to finish in the top 10. Her time also ranks 16th on the all-time record list.

The day finished with another Hoosier school record. Trelee Banks-Rose ran a 20.77 to win the men’s 200-meter, tying Kind Butler (2012) for the indoor school record. This is the fourth consecutive meet with a new broken record for the Hoosiers and second record for Banks.

Indiana will be back in action tomorrow when Kelly Moran opens competition with the women’s triple jump. The event is set to start at 10 am.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#4 PURDUE BATTLES #11 ILLINOIS IN SATURDAY SHOWDOWN AT MACKEY

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

[4 / 4] Purdue (17-2, 7-1) vs. [11 / 11] Illinois (16-3, 7-1)

Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 3 p.m. ET

West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)

TELEVISION: FOX (Kevin Kugler, Miles Simon)

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

THE SCENE SETTER

• No. 4-ranked Purdue plays its lone home game in a 23-day span on Saturday, when the No. 11-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini visit for a huge Saturday afternoon showdown. Both teams enter the contest with identical 7-1 Big Ten records and look to stay within one game of league-leader Nebraska as the halfway point of Big Ten Conference play looms.

• Following the Illinois game, Purdue hits the road again for two more games; Tuesday at Indiana and next Sunday at Maryland.

THE MATCHUP

• Purdue and Illinois will meet for the 199th time in a series that dates all the way back to 1906. The Boilermakers lead the series 107-91, including 66-37 since the 1967-68 season (Mackey Arena era).

• However, the series has been very even during its history. Purdue has scored 11,599 points to Illinois’ 11,548 points — a difference of just 51 points in the 199 games played (0.26 points per game).

• Six of the last seven games have been decided by single-digits.

• The Boilermakers have won nine of the last 13 meetings, including three straight games in Mackey Arena (total of 26 points).

• Purdue has scored at least 77 points in six straight games against Illinois.

• Purdue is 16-3 as a ranked team against Illinois in Mackey Arena. The last Purdue loss as a ranked team came on Dec. 30, 2008 (71-67 in overtime).

• This marks the third straight home game against Illinois where both teams were ranked in the AP top 15 at the time of the contest.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Saturday’s game is designated as the yearly Hammer Down Cancer game for the Boilermakers. Purdue will wear specially-designed jerseys accentuated by the Volt color used by the Purdue Center for Cancer Research to symbolize the celebration, recognition and honoring of everyone affected by cancer. The jerseys, shooting shirts and Nike Air Force 1’s (designed by kids at Riley’s Children Hospital) will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to both the Purdue Center for Cancer Research and Riley’s Children Hospital (shoes).

• To date, the Hammer Down Cancer games have raised about $275,000 for cancer research.

• Purdue is coming off a 69-67 loss to UCLA on Tuesday, as the Bruins ended the game on an 8-0 run capped by a 3-pointer with eight seconds left to complete the rally. It snapped a nine-game winning streak by the Boilermakers.

• Saturday’s game features the two most-efficient offenses in the country via KenPom. Illinois is ranked No. 1 in offensive efficiency (129.6), while Purdue is second (129.3).

• Purdue is in the midst of a gauntlet of playing six games in an eight-game stretch away from Mackey Arena (road games vs. USC, UCLA, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Iowa). This marks the fourth game of a five-game stretch against a Quad-1 opponent (Iowa, USC, UCLA, Illinois, Indiana). The two home games in that stretch are against No. 11 Illinois and Oregon.

• Purdue’s 15 wins in the first three quads are the second most nationally behind Michigan (16). Purdue has played just two quad-4 games and the Boilermakers’ six quad-1 wins are tied for second nationally with Arizona and Nebraska (Duke has 8).

• A win on Saturday would give Purdue an 18-2 start (or better) for the third time in the last four seasons (2022-23, 2023-24, 2025-26). Purdue has started 18-2 or better four times in school history.

• Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue owns the nation’s best winning percentage against teams ranked in the AP top 12, posting a 12-4 record (.750).

• Purdue ranks in the top 25 nationally in offensive efficiency (2nd), assist / turnover ratio (2nd), assists per game (3rd), field goal percentage (11th), turnovers per game (16th), scoring margin (19th), 3-point percentage (21st) and rebound margin (22nd).

• Braden Smith needs 19 assists to move into the top 10 on the NCAA career assists list.

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PURDUE FOOTBALL

PURDUE FINALIZES TOP 25 PORTAL CLASS WITH 32 NEW BOILERMAKERS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With spring classes already underway and practice set to begin in early March, head coach Barry Odom announced the addition of 32 Boilermakers joining Purdue Football from the portal. Strengthening the program entering his second year as Purdue’s head coach, Odom and his staff assembled a Top 25 portal class that ranks 24th nationally and fourth in the Big Ten, according to On3.

“Our staff attacked the portal and brought in a group of Boilermakers that will elevate our program,” said Odom. “Combined with our returners whose decision to continue building this program cannot be overstated, we have a team of hard-working student-athletes that love the game of football and want to help us win right away. The majority of the newcomers are already here, and we are excited to see them on the field when we start spring practice in March. Boiler Up!”

Twenty of the newest Boilermakers played at Power 4 schools at their last stop, including nine that have appeared in the Big Ten Conference.

Breaking down the portal class, 17 newcomers play defense, while 14 are on offense. Seven defensive backs were added to the secondary, while four linebackers, three defensive ends and a trio of defensive linemen round out that side of the ball. The offensive line and wide receiver rooms welcome five new Boilermakers apiece. Three running backs and Kylan Fox, a tight end from UCF, complete the portal additions on offense. Dylan Drennan, a Second Team All-MAC punter at Buffalo last season, is the lone specialist in the class.

The portal class brings the total number of new Boilermakers to 53, following the 21 (20 high school, 1 junior college) that signed in December. Sixteen of the December signees are already on campus to join Purdue for spring practice.

2026 Purdue Football Portal Class

Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown (Previous School)
Micah Banuelos	Jr.	OL	6-2	310	Auburn, Wash. (USC)
Keyshawn Burgos	Sr.	DE	6-5	253	Chesterfield, Va. (Virginia Tech)
Mister Clark	Jr.	DB	6-0	185	Opa-locka, Fla. (FIU)
Justin Denson Jr.	So.	DB	6-2	194	Providence, R.I. (Michigan State)
Dylan Drennan	So.	P	6-2	205	Dallas, Texas (Buffalo)
Kylan Fox	Jr.	TE	6-4	235	Valdosta, Ga. (UCF)
Jerrick Gibson	So.	RB	5-10	205	Gainesville, Fla. (Texas)
Ta’Vari Hampton	So.	DB	6-0	185	Sanford, Fla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)
Jojo Hayden	Jr.	LB	6-2	245	East St. Louis, Ill. (Illinois)
Jaylan Hornsby	So.	WR	6-3	215	Winslow Township, N.J. (Syracuse)
Fame Ijeboi	So.	RB	6-0	210	Folcroft, Pa. (Minnesota)
Jeremy Lewis	Jr.	DE	6-4	240	St. Louis, Mo. (Iowa Western)
Rodney Lora	Jr.	DL	6-3	300	North Arlington, N.J. (UCF)
Nuku Mafi	So.	OL	6-4	325	Rose Park, Utah (Oklahoma State)
Jaden Mangham	Sr.	DB	6-2	195	Birmingham, Mich. (Michigan)
Hudson Miller	Sr.	LB	6-0	235	Indianapolis, Ind. (Toledo)
Elo Modozie	Sr.	DE	6-4	248	St. Augustine, Fla. (Georgia)
Tre Moore	Sr.	LB	6-5	245	Chandler, Ariz. (San Diego)
Curt Neal	Sr.	DL	6-0	310	Cornelius, N.C. (Illinois)
Dee Newsome	Jr.	DB	6-3	170	Tuscumbia, Ala. (Samford)
Bisi Owens	Sr.	WR	6-4	215	Cooksville, Md. (Penn)
Makai Saina	So.	OL	6-3	270	Arlington, Texas (USC)
Ricky Sampson	Jr.	WR	6-4	210	Las Vegas, Nev. (Victor Valley)
Don Saunders	Sr.	DB	6-4	195	San Diego, Calif. (Utah)
Jatavius Shivers	Jr.	OL	6-6	315	Villa Rica, Ga. (South Carolina)
Wisdom Simms	Sr.	DL	6-4	315	Kannapolis, N.C. (NC Central)
John Slaughter	Sr.	DB	6-2	200	Clarksdale, Miss. (Colorado)
Anthony Speca	Jr.	LB	6-1	220	Bridgeville, Pa. (Penn State)
Boaz Stanley	Sr.	OL	6-4	310	Bogart, Ga. (South Carolina)
Travis Terrell Jr.	Jr.	RB	5-9	170	Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson State)
Xavier Townsend	Sr.	WR	5-11	195	Tampa, Fla. (Iowa State)
Asaad Waseem	Jr.	WR	5-11	175	Apopka, Fla. (FAU)

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PURDUE WRESTLING

#17 BOILERS HAMMER SPARTANS IN BIG TEN HOME OPENER

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Boilermaker wrestling team overpowered Michigan State in a 27-9 win to open Purdue’s Big Ten Conference home slate on Friday night.

Purdue (9-3, 2-2 B1G) took seven of 10 matches in Holloway Gymnasium, overcoming an early 9-4 deficit to win six straight and run away with the dual.

The Boilermakers outscored the Spartans (3-5, 0-3 B1G) 101-38 in match points and 20-3 in takedowns.

The Boilers wore their Nike Volt-colored Hammer Down Cancer singlets to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The match-worn uniforms are up for auction, and all proceeds will benefit the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.

The online auction will remain open until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET. To bid on a singlet or to donate to the cause, click here.

RESULTS

184 | #29 James Rowley def. Luke Vanadia – MD 17-4 | PUR 4-0

197 | #27 Kael Wisler def. #20 Ben Vanadia – Dec. 9-8 | PUR 4-3

285 | Josh Terrill def. Hayden Filipovich – Dec. 2-1 | MSU 6-4

125 | Nick Corday def. Ashton Jackson – Dec. 7-0 (SV-1) | MSU 9-4

133 | Blake Boarman def. Caleb Weiand – Dec. 5-0 | MSU 9-7

141 | Greyson Clark def. Sean Larkin – TF 15-0 (5:46) | PUR 12-9

149 | Gavin Brown def. Clayton Jones – Dec. 15-8 | PUR 15-9

157 | #24 Stoney Buell def. Darius Marines – Dec. 5-0 | PUR 18-9

165 | #4 Joey Blaze def. Jack Conley – TF 19-3 (3:21) | PUR 23-9

174 | #17 Brody Baumann def. Connor O’Neill – MD 16-5 | PUR 27-9

RECAP

Michigan State won the pre-dual coin flip and chose to start at 184 pounds, pitting No. 29 James Rowley against Luke Vanadia, the younger brother of Purdue starter Ben Vanadia.

Rowley went to work early, scoring two first-period takedowns and dictated the pace throughout. He ended with four takedowns and his team-high seventh reversal of the season, winning a 16-7 major decision.

The Boilermakers suffered losses at 197, 285 and 125 to find themselves in a 9-4 hole with one match to go before intermission. But Blake Boarman (133) snatched the momentum back, picking up his first Big Ten home win via 5-0 decision over Caleb Weiand.

Purdue went on to sweep the final five matches after the break, beginning with a 15-0 (5:46) statement technical fall by Greyson Clark (141) returning from injury. It was the junior’s first match in three weeks, and he looked anything but rusty.

Gavin Brown (149) nearly picked up bonus points with a 15-8 decision over Clayton Jones. Brown scored first takedown before Jones reversed and turned him for a four-point near-fall. But Brown battled back in the second frame, starting on top and recording three four-point near-falls to take the lead for good.

No. 24 Stoney Buell (157) grinded out a 5-0 decision against Darius Marines to put the dual nearly out of reach, building Purdue’s lead to 18-9. It was Buell’s third shutout of the season and 10th of his career.

No. 4 Joey Blaze (165) also made his return to the lineup and looked every bit as dominant as ever. The reigning national finalist scored five takedowns and a four-point near-fall to secure his sixth technical fall of the season, winning 19-3 (3:21).

Blaze, now 14-0, has a 47-0 takedown margin and 24-0 back point margin on the year.

No. 17 Brody Baumann (174) put a bow on the night with a 16-5 major decision. He used injury time to nurse what looked like a precarious leg injury, but he toughed out the match and finished strong, notching four takedowns, a reversal and a two-point turn.

UP NEXT

The Boilers will host Wisconsin next Sunday, Feb. 1, inside Mackey Arena at 1 p.m. ET. An annual tradition known as “Mackey Mania”, Purdue Wresling is set to take over the iconic home of Boilermaker Basketball and bring the mat to Keady Court.

Purdue fans turned out 3,504 strong for last year’s Mackey dual. Admission is once again free to all fans and students, but free tickets must be claimed online.

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PURDUE TRACK AND FIELD

PURDUE FINISHES OPENING DAY AT THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Purdue Track & Field had a light day at the track on Friday with just 10 Boilers in action on the first day of the Crossroads of America Invitational. Britannie Johnson led the way with the No. 5 weight throw in Purdue history.

Men’s Notes

• Zion Jackson ran a personal best 8.10 in the 60mH to finish seventh in the trials and advance to Saturday’s final at 10:30 a.m. ET. He has run a personal best in each of his first two meets at Purdue.

• Seamus Malaski (20.52m / 67-04.00) and Leo Maxwell (19.14m / 62-09.50) finished second and fifth, respectively, in the weight throw invitational. Maxwell’s throw was a personal best.

• Warner Papillion finished fifth in the long jump (6.78m / 22-03.00) and improved his mark by 0.47m. He is set for his first heptathlon as a Boilermaker next weekend in Kansas.

• Joel Gates finished fifth in the weight throw (16.69m / 54-09.25) in his first meet competing in the event.

Women’s Notes

• Johnson was the top collegiate finisher in the weight throw invitational with a personal best throw of 20.75m (68-01.00). The performance moved her up to No. 5 in school history. She has five personal bests in the weight throw through her first three competitions this season.

• Leena Pfister took sixth in the long jump (5.64m / 18-06.00). It was her first long jump competition as a Boilermaker as she prepares for her first pentathlon next weekend in Kansas.

• Jila Vaden took seventh in the long jump invitational (5.78m / 18-11.75) to round out Purdue’s night.

Next Up

Purdue has the final day of the Crossroads of America Invitational on Saturday starting at 9:45 a.m. ET.

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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

IRISH ANNOUNCE 2026 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Football has announced its schedule for the 2026 regular season, which will begin with the highly anticipated Shamrock Series game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field and will conclude in Syracuse, New York against the Orange. 

The Irish will face three Big Ten opponents and will take on six ACC members in addition to meetings with Navy, Rice, and the Big 12’s BYU. Notre Dame will play five games with rivalry trophies (Michigan State, Purdue, Navy, Boston College and Stanford).

The Irish will begin the season away from home for the sixth-consecutive year, the longest such stint in program history.

The 2026 season marks the third consecutive year in which the Irish have at least two regular-season games taking place in an NFL Stadium.

2026 Notre Dame Football Schedule

Date	Opponent	City	Stadium	Broadcast
9/6/26	Wisconsin (Shamrock Series)	Green Bay, WI	Lambeau Field	TBA
9/12/26	Rice	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame Stadium	TBA
9/19/26	Michigan State	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame Stadium	TBA
9/26/26	at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	Ross-Ade Stadium	TBA
10/3/26	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	Kenan Memorial Stadium	TBA
10/10/26	Stanford	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame Stadium	TBA
10/17/26	at BYU	Provo, UT	LaVell Edwards Stadium	TBA
Bye Week
10/31/26	at Navy	Foxborough, MA	Gillette Stadium	TBA
11/7/26	Miami	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame Stadium	TBA
11/14/26	Boston College	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame Stadium	TBA
11/21/26	SMU	Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame Stadium	TBA
11/28/26	at Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	JMA Wireless Dome	TBA

Notre Dame Football’s 2026 Shamrock Series game presented by Credit Union 1 will be played on Sunday, Sept. 6 against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. The game, which was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 and was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. It is the second installment of a two-game series with Wisconsin, the first of which was played at Soldier Field in 2021 and ended with a 41-13 Notre Dame win. It is just the second meeting against the Badgers since 1964.

The Irish host Rice for the first time since 2014 on Sept. 12. It will be the sixth time the Owls and Irish have faced off against each other. Notre Dame is 5-0 all-time against Rice and 3-0 at Notre Dame Stadium.

The Megaphone Trophy rivalry will be renewed for the first time in nearly 10 years, when Michigan State returns to Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 19. The Irish were victorious in the last meeting in 2017, 38-13 and hold a 49-29-1 advantage in the series.

The Shillelagh Trophy rivalry continues for the third straight season as the Irish travel to Ross-Ade Stadium to take on Purdue on Sept. 26. The last time these in-state rivals met in West Lafayette in 2024, Notre Dame took home a 66-7 win. The Irish are 61-26-2 all-time against Purdue and have won 10 straight against the Boilermakers.

The following week, Notre Dame will face North Carolina for the first time since 2022 in Chapel Hill, where the Irish won 45-32. The Irish are 21-2-0 all-time against the Tar Heels.

The Legends Trophy rivalry is renewed for the 39th time as Stanford returns to Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 10. This rivalry game has been played every year (excluding 2020) since 1997. The Irish lead the all-time series 24-14.

Notre Dame takes the trip to Provo, Utah, on Oct. 17, to face the BYU Cougars for just the 10th time ever. The last time the two teams met was in the 2022 Shamrock Series at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Notre Dame picked up the win over #16 BYU, 28-20.

This year’s Notre Dame-Navy game will mark the 99th time the two sides have met. For the 60th time, the game will take place at a neutral site. It will be the first time the rivalry contest will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It will also be Notre Dame’s first game inside Gillette Stadium. The Irish lead the longstanding rivalry 84-13-1.

On Nov. 7, Miami returns to Notre Dame Stadium for the first time in 10 years. Notre Dame defeated Miami in that contest, 30-27, back in 2016. The Irish lead the all-time series against the Hurricanes 18-8-1. This is the first time since 1976 that Miami will travel to Notre Dame in the month of November. This will be the third-latest date into the calendar year the two teams will meet, with the latest coming on Nov. 20 1976. 

The Irish take on Boston College for the 28th time on Nov. 14 for the latest installment of the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl rivalry. The Eagles return to Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 2022’s snow-covered 44-0 shutout victory by the Irish. Notre Dame is 19-9-0 against Boston College all-time and holds a 9-5-0 edge in home contests against the Eagles.

Notre Dame and SMU meet Nov. 21 for the first time since 1989 when Notre Dame defeated the Mustangs, 59-6. It will be the first time the Irish take on SMU since they joined the ACC.

For the second consecutive season, the Irish face Syracuse when Notre Dame takes on the Orange on Nov 28. The Irish lead the all-time series 8-3, and will be just the fourth time Notre Dame has played in  Syracuse, New York.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH HOST BOSTON COLLEGE IN SATURDAY NIGHT MATCHUP

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – On deck for Notre Dame men’s basketball – a pivotal matchup and what they hope will be a turning point. The Fighting Irish (10-9, 1-5) are looking to break a five-game skid when the Boston College (9-10, 2-4) roll into town. The Eagles started 0-4 in ACC play, but have since won two straight. It’s a rivalry matchup in Purcell Pavilion on Saturday, Jan. 24, tipping off at 6 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

Last season, the Irish knocked off the Eagles 78-60 at home, then delivered a 14-point comeback double OT win at Chestnut Hill, 97-94. Notre Dame completed a season sweep against Boston College for the first time since 2019.

New heroes will have to emerge in the rivalry matchup. The top-four ND scoring averages in the two BC games last year are all gone or not available: Markus Burton, Tae Davis, Matt Allocco, Kebba Njie. That foursome combined for 71 ppg against the Eagles out of the total of 87.5 ppg.

Notre Dame leads the overall series, 29-17. They own a 17-7 advantage once joining the ACC.

BC is led by sophomore guard Fred Payne, who is averaging 18.7 ppg on 42.4% shooting. He’s been lighting it up from three, converting 43.2%. He’s flanked by junior forward Boden Kapke (11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and junior guard Donald Hand Jr (10.2 ppg).

FRESHMAN STANDOUT JALEN HARALSON

Jalen is currently averaging 14.6 ppg, which ranks fifth amongst ACC freshmen. He’s registered double-digit points in 16 of his 18 games played. His scoring average during ACC play is just about the same at 14.5 ppg.

He converts 67.4% from within 4.5 feet and shoots 51.5% overall from two-point range. In addition, he leads the team in FT attempts, averaging 5.7 per game.

YES SIR

How about three straight games in double figures for sophomore guard Sir Mohammed – marking a career best. Mohammed has amassed 41 points in that span, shooting a combined 17-31 from the floor.

How has Sir been getting it done? He’s been thriving in the paint (51.6%) and midrange (53.8%), where he’s shooting over 50 percent in both.

Last time out, Sir led the Irish in scoring at North Carolina with 14 points.

FEELIN’ FROSTY

The temperatures in the South Bend area will be dipping well below zero as a frosty air blankets the town. We are hoping for the same inside Purcell Pavilion with Ryder Frost.

Last time out, Frost recorded his third game in double figures with 10 points, draining 3-4 from beyond the arc. In fact, over the two games last week, Frost went 5-9 from three to total 17 points.

KOEHLER AWARDED WITH FIRST START

Freshman Brady Koehler was awarded with his first career start at North Carolina, and it was properly deserved. The Indiana native was ND’s best player at Virginia Tech on Jan. 17, scoring 15 of his career high 17 points in the 2nd half. Overall, he was 5-7 from the field, plus 2-3 from three & 5-6 from the stripe – all were personal bests.

He’s shooting 48.6% from two-point range but has been at his best in the midrange, where he’s 53.8%.

But don’t let the 6-10 frame fool you, for Koehler can knock it down from three. He may own fewer three-point attempts than most of his Notre Dame teammates, but with that said, he boasts the 2nd best three-point shooting percentage at 41.7%.

Lastly, Koehler is averaging 7.0 points in ACC play on 48.4% shooting, plus 5-10 from three.

SHREWSBERRY LEADING FROM THREE

Braeden Shrewsberry is leading the ACC in three-point shooting percentage, knocking down 42.5%. That number also ranks 24th in the country. He’s converting 2.7 made threes per game, which ranks fourth in the league.

Shrewsberry’s sweet spot? The corner three – where he’s draining 52.9%.

Against Miami on Jan. 13, Braeden reached the 200 career made threes milestone, becoming the 14th Irish player all-time to do so.

His best performance from beyond the arc came against Evansville when Shrewsberry scored a career-high 26 points behind a career-high 8 three pointers, shooting 80% from three (8-10). His 8 made triples tied for the 7th most in a game all-time in program history.

NOTRE NOTABLES

The Irish are 12 wins away from 2,000 all-time. They would become the eighth program to achieve this feat.

Last 5 games for Cole Certa — 11.0 ppg. He’s converted the most free throws on the team in that span, making 17-19.

Certa is averaging the 2nd most points in ACC play at 10.0 ppg.

Braeden is coming off a career-high five-assist performance at UNC.

Garrett Sundra broke a 0-10 stretch from three by going 2-2 from deep at UNC.

Matt MacLellan, over the last 2 games, has recorded 9 points on 3-4 shooting, plus 6 rebounds.

Certa started the season 27-27 from the FT line, as the streak ended at Cal on Jan. 2. He’s now 95.7% (44-46) on the season.

NET is at 81 — 2-6 in Quad 1 // 1-2 in Quad 2// 2-0 in Quad 3 / 5-1 in Quad 4.

KenPom is at 81 — ORtg ranked 103 at 114.6 — DRtg ranked 69 at 104.2.

Notre Dame defense’s proximity allowed ranking according to Haslam Metrics is 6th in the country.

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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

IRISH HOCKEY DROPS HEARTBREAKER TO BUCKEYES

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The Irish hockey team dropped a last minute heartbreaker to the Ohio State Buckeyes Friday night, falling 4-2 in the final minutes of regulation behind a powerplay goal and empty netter from the visitors inside Compton Family Ice Arena.

Ohio State opened the scoring just 52 seconds into play Friday night when a centering pass beat the Irish defender and a shot sailed top shelf over the blocker of Nicholas Kempf.

After giving up the first goal of the night, the Irish continued to press the Buckeye zone registering a pair of shots on net before OSU was called for a too-many-men penalty with 12:43 to go in the frame. Danny Nelson had a look on net but his shot went just wide before the powerplay chance was negated by a cross-check just 1:09 later, making it four-on-four action for 51 seconds.

Both teams managed to kill off their shortened infractions as play resumed to full strength with just under 10 minutes to go in the opening period.

A boarding call against the Irish at 11:28 of the first period sent the Irish back to the kill in which OSU capitalized on just 12 seconds in to make it a 2-0 contest.

With 2:22 to play in the first period the Irish special teams unit returned to the ice following a boarding infraction and were tasked with killing off two minutes with the man-down. A pair of forwards in Danny Nelson and Carter Slaggert got the Irish near scoring position with a late rush up the ice shorthanded, creating an odd-man rush but the shot off Nelson’s stick sailed high and around the glass.

After killing off the remainder of the penalty with a couple of key saves from Kempf in the Irish crease, Notre Dame had a chance on net with 4.7 ticks left on the clock but Brennan Ali and Pano Fimis were both denied opportunities at the doorstep to keep it a 2-0 game in favor of the visitors.

Ohio State was called for the first infraction of the middle stanza, interference, and the Notre Dame powerplay unit returned to the ice for the second time of the night. With three seconds left on the man-advantage, Pano Fimis buried a pass from Brennan Ali to get the Irish on the board at 6:55 of the second period.

The Irish were back on the powerplay at 10:41 of the second period after a cross-checking call against the Buckeyes. Fimis and Brown connected on a shot approximately halfway through the man-advantage opportunity but Brown’s one-timer was denied by the pads of Sam Hillebrandt in the OSU net to keep it a one-goal game.

Despite pressure late from the Irish offense looking to tie things up heading into the third, Notre Dame was unable to find twine in the waning minutes and headed to the locker room down by one with 20 minutes to go in regulation.

The Irish came out strong in the third period, pressuring the Buckeye end early before drawing a hooking call against OSU to head back to the powerplay at 1:08 of the frame. Notre Dame could not convert on the early powerplay chance and continued their hunt for the game-tying goal in the opening minutes of the third.

The freshmen continued their scoring streak with a third period goal from Brown to knot things up at 9:40 of the frame to make it a 2-2 contest.

A holding call against the Irish at 11:30 of the third sent the penalty kill unit back out onto the ice in a knotted contest. Graduate forward Sutter Muzzatti, who has the lone Irish shorthanded goal of the season thus far, killed off a portion of time racing up the ice but was turned away by a Buckeye defender before getting a clean shot on net and play continued with the Irish down a man. The Irish managed to kill off the remainder of the penalty unscathed to keep it a 2-2 contest late in the game.

With 3:18 to go in regulation the Irish were whistled for a high-stick and were forced to sit for two minutes. The Buckeyes beat Kempf in the waning moments of their powerplay chance when a cross-ice pass gave OSU a wide open net as a sprawling Kempf leapt to make the save but the shot went just over his blocker.

As the Irish trailed by a goal with under two minutes to play, the Irish opted for the extra attacker and a 200-foot clearance put the puck right into the back of the empty net for the 4-2 final.

GOALS

Late on the powerplay, Pano Fimis picked up a centering pass through the paint from Brennan Ali to slice the OSU lead in half with his third goal of the season, and first since December against Wisconsin. Cole Brown registered the second assist on the tally for his 12th point of the season, which leads all rookies.  

After setting up the team’s first goal of the night, Brown net one of his own halfway through the third. Following a play from Werner who raced the puck into the offensive end, the freshman tapped the puck past the OSU netminder as bodies crashed in on net. Henry Nelson earned the second assist on the play, having found Werner near center ice before going for a change.

UP NEXT

The Irish and Buckeyes close out their first regular season series of the season Saturday night at 5pm, presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. Early arriving fans can pick up a team poster for the postgame autograph session following the conclusion of Saturday night’s game.

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BUTLER FOOTBALL

BUTLER FOOTBALL FINALIZES 2026 SCHEDULE WITH FOUR NON-CONFERENCE GAMES

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler football team will play four non-conference games at the start of the 2025 season with three of the four being played at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. The season Opener is set for Saturday, Aug. 29 with the Bulldogs hosting Georgetown (Ky.).

“I’m excited for the 2026 season. Our schedule is challenging and exciting, and our non-conference games will test us early and prepare us for the battles of PFL play,” said Head Coach Kevin Lynch.

After facing Georgetown (Ky.) on August 29, BU will travel to Bozeman Montana to take on the Bobcats. The Dawgs will then return to the Sellick Bowl for the final two non-conference games against Franklin (Sept. 11) and Chicago State (Sept. 19). Butler will then open PFL action at Valparaiso on Sept. 25.

Butler went 6–6 last season, including a 4–4 mark in PFL action.

8/29/26 – vs. Georgetown (KY)

9/5/26 – at Montana State

9/12/26 – vs. Franklin

9/19/26 – vs. Chicago State

9/26/26 – at Valparaiso

10/10/26 – vs. San Diego

10/17/26 – vs. Dayton

10/24/26 – at Drake

10/31/26 – at Presbyterian

11/7/26 – vs. St. Thomas

11/14/26 – at Marist

11/21/26 – vs. Morehead St.

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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BIZJACK ONCE AGAIN THE CATALYST AS BUTLER POSTS WIN OVER MARQUETTE

Finley Bizjack poured in 28 points, leading Butler to an 87-76 win over Marquette Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

It was Bizjack’s third consecutive game with at least 24 points, a streak that coincides with three straight wins for the Bulldogs.

Butler is now 13-7 (4-5 BIG EAST) on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Butler took a nine-point lead (13-4) less than five minutes into the game before Marquette used a 9-0 run to knot the game at 17-17 at the 11:04 mark of the first half.

The margin was slim for the remainder of the opening half before a quick spurt gave Butler a 41-36 halftime lead.

A Bizjack trifecta gave Butler its first double-digit lead (55-44) with 13:46 to play.

Marquette would not go away, clawing back within one point (66-65) with 6:04 to play.

A key stretch put the game out of reach as a Bizjack free throw, Bizjack transition lay-up, Bizjack steal on the inbounds pass, a Bizjack assist to Jamie Kaiser Jr. for a driving lay-up, and two Bizjack free throws after a defensive stop turned a 74-72 lead into an 81-72 cushion.

TIP-INS:

Bizjack’s 28 points are one off his season-high and two off his career-high. It is his third-best scoring output in a Butler uniform. He now has nine 20-point games so far this season.

Bizjack went 4-for-9 from three-point range and made 12 of his 13 free throws. He added a season-high five rebounds along with four assists.

Michael Ajayi scored 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds. He added five assists.

Both Drayton Jones and Kaiser scored 11 points.

Freshman Azavier Robinson had four assists and four steals along with his eight points.

Butler shot 51 percent from the field. The Bulldogs have shot 50 percent or better from the field in eight games this season.

After going 1-for-10 from three-point range in the first half, the Bulldogs hit five of their nine attempts from behind the arc in the second half.

Butler went 23-for-31 from the free throw line. Entering the game, Butler ranked 21st nationally in free throw attempts per game (26.3).

The Bulldogs held a slim 34-33 rebounding advantage. Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 20 opponents this season.

Chase Ross and Nigel James Jr. led Marquette with 15 points apiece. James had a game-high eight assists.

Marquette shot 49 percent from the field, but went only 5-for-27 from three-point range.

The Bulldogs scored 85 points or more for the tenth time this season (and fourth time in BIG EAST play).

The game served as the now annual collaboration with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Butler’s Checker Out Game.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to the road, traveling to the Big Apple to play St. John’s at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. The Red Storm are the first BIG EAST opponent that Butler will meet for a second time this season. Butler returns home Jan. 31 to host Georgetown.

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IU INDY SWIMMING AND DIVING

SWIM AND DIVE SPLITS FRIDAY NIGHT DUAL

The Jaguars men were dominant throughout the meet, beginning with a win in the 400-yard medley relay, as Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Hugo Arteaga, and Yassin Abdelghany touched first in 3:19.36. Distance swimming was a strength for IU Indy, led by Luke Parsons, who won the 1000 free in 9:28.42, with teammates Michael Esdon placing third (9:34.78) and Youssef Magdy fourth (9:43.53). Parsons later added a win in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:34.60, while Esdon finished third (4:41.64) and Magdy fourth (4:45.20).

IU Indy swept the backstroke events on the men’s side, as Abdelghany won the 100 backstroke in 49.52, followed by Tidwell in second (49.86). Tidwell later claimed first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:50.39. Logan Kelly continued his strong season with wins in the 100 breaststroke (53.52) and 200 breaststroke (2:00.49).

Butterfly events also favored the Jaguars, with Isaac Wilson winning the 200 butterfly in 1:52.45 and adding a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (50.00). The men closed the meet with solid relay efforts, placing second (1:23.50) and third (1:26.00) in the 200 freestyle relay.

The IU Indy women earned points throughout the meet, highlighted by strong diving performances. Arianna Pagel won the 3-meter dive with a score of 240.68, while Lindi Jenkins finished third (229.28). Earlier, Jenkins placed second on the 1-meter board (223.28).

In the pool, Chloe Yerkes won the 200 individual medley in 2:13.12. Luca McGee led the Jaguars in the sprints, finishing third in the 50 freestyle (24.82) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (54.14). Addy Hirsbrunner added a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100 (59.01) and 200 backstroke (2:09.06). Distance freestylers Kyrah Kittleson and Bella Tufts both placed in the top five of the 500 freestyle, finishing third (5:27.26) and fourth (5:27.29), respectively.

The Jaguars women closed the meet on a high note, winning the 200 freestyle relay, as McGee, Hirsbrunner, Grace Sharp, and Tufts combined for a time of 1:40.63.

The Jags will now return to Indy to host Wabash and Butler for senior day on Saturday, January 31.

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IU INDY MEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS FALLS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS, 5-2

DEKALB, Ill. –  The IU Indianapolis men’s tennis team dropped a 5–2 decision to Northern Illinois on Friday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill., as the Jaguars picked up two singles victories against the Huskies.

Northern Illinois claimed the early advantage by winning the doubles point. The Huskies earned a 6–1 victory at No. 1 doubles and also took the No. 3 position by the same score, giving NIU a 1–0 lead heading into singles play.

In singles action, IU Indianapolis earned wins at the No. 3 and No. 6 spots. Owen Nguyen delivered a strong performance at No. 3 singles, defeating Iker Velasco in straight sets, 7–6, 6–3. Jai Dutta followed with another straight-set victory at No. 6, topping Pratyaksh LNU 7–5, 6–2 to secure the Jaguars’ second point of the match.

Northern Illinois secured the remaining singles points at positions one, two, four, and five to clinch the match. The Huskies improved to 1–0 on the season, while IU Indianapolis moved to 0–2 overall.

The Jags will face Northwestern and Marian in a two-match day, tomorrow, January 24.

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IU INDY TRACK AND FIELD

JAGS NOTCH FIVE PERSONAL BESTS ON OPENING DAY OF CROSSROADS OF AMERICA INVITE

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s track and field team posted five new personal bests as the Jaguars competed on day one of the Crossroads of America Invitational at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Friday (Jan. 23). The distance crew primarily stole the show as three of the team’s five entries recorded new personal bests.

Four of Friday’s personal bests were registered by freshmen as the team’s newcomers continued to establish their presence at the start of the season.

The day started with junior Journey Howard just missing a new personal best in the 60m hurdles, clocking a time of 9.13 seconds in the prelims. Her time was the quickest by a Jaguar this season and missed a personal best by one-hundredth of a second. Later, sophomore Jahzara McAlister was the quickest Jaguar in the 60m dash, running a time of 7.92 seconds in the prelims while Skyler Sichting ran 8.40 seconds.

Freshman Jenna Twedt posted a new personal best in the 600m event with a time of 1:41.90 as the team’s lone entrant.

In the high jump, Howard had a best jump of 1.51m (4′ 11.5”) capping her busy day while senior Jada-Marie Davis cleared 1.47m (4′ 9.75”).

In the 3,000m event, freshman Riley Flynn made her uniform debut with a time of 10:48.83 and was runner-up in her heat. Senior Julynne Spidell popped a major personal best mark of 11:04.50, taking seven seconds off her prior best and classmate Carina Alanis returned from injury to run 11:09.07. Freshman AnnMarie Gibson ran a personal record time of 11:15.05 and Hannah Robbins finished at 11:15.12.

Freshman Sophia Palmer closed the night with a personal best effort of 26.44 in the 200m dash, taking two-hundredths of a second off her previous best.

The Jaguars will return to action on Saturday, beginning with the shotput at 9:45 a.m.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TWO UNDEFEATED #MACTION TEAMS COLLIDE AS WBB HOSTS MIAMI FOR REDBIRD RIVALRY GAME SATURDAY

– Saturday’s game against Miami will mark the 76th time in program history the two schools have met with the RedHawks leading the all-time series 41-34. Ball State has won its last eight meetings against Miami. Under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals are 15-1 against the RedHawks dating back to Sallee’s first season in 2012-13. The last time Ball State lost to Miami was on Jan. 19, 2019 in Oxford by a score of 60-57.

– The Cardinals won their last meeting against the RedHawks posting a 68-55 victory in Oxford on Jan. 1, 2025. Returnee Grace Kingery dropped in 18 points and game with five made 3-pointers.

– Ball State is looking for its 15th-straight victory over a league opponent dating back to last season. The Cardinals haven’t lost to a MAC squad since  Feb. 22, 2025.

– The Miami RedHawks are the closest Mid-American Conference opponent distance wise from the Cardinals. It takes approximately just a little over 71 miles from Oxford, Ohio to Muncie, Ind.

–  It may be cold outside but the Cardinals tend to get hot in the month of January under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Sallee owns an overall record of 82-29 (.728) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.

Strong Shooting Under Sallee:

Brady Sallee is known for developing his players into strong shooters,over the years. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have ranked in the top 75 nationally in offense. In 2023-24 the Cardinals were 53rd in offense averaging 72.7 points per game while in 2024-25 Ball State finished the year ranked 72nd averaging 72.5 points per game. This season the Cardinals rank in the nation: 31st in field goal percentage (46.0), 30th in field goal defense (36.3) and 49th in scoring margin (14.7).

Top Two in #MACtion:

Only two Mid-American Conference teams remain undefeated in league play; Ball State and league rival Miami both have started #MACtion off with a 7-0 ledger.

Last Game Highlights:

– The Ball State women’s basketball team put together an impressive second half showing to earn the 78-60 victory over UMass Wednesday night in Worthen Arena.

– Ball State’s second-half surge was characterized by stifling defense and a balanced offensive effort. UMass was held to a total of only 21 points in the entire second half, allowing Ball State to erase the halftime deficit and build a commanding lead.

– Five Cardinals ended the night in double-figures with both Gracey Kingery and Bree Salenbien leading the way with 14-points apiece. Karsyn Norman finished the game with 12 points while both Aniss Tagayi and Alba Caballero each scored 11 points.

7-0 in the MAC:

The Cardinals have opened their Mid-American Conference season with a 7-0 ledger for the third-straight season and the fifth time in program history.  Ball State has won 11-straight MAC regular season contests dating back to last year with its last lost coming against Kent State by a 60-54 decision on Feb. 22, 2025.

Scouting Miami:

– Since Nov. 29, the RedHawks have lost just one contest and have won 11 of their last 12 games, including eight-straight.

– Miami is currently third in the MAC in scoring (70.9) and first in defense (58.2), which results in a 12.7 point margin of victory, second-best in the conference. The RedHawks are second in the MAC in field goal percentage (.452), three-pointers made (155), and free throw percentage (77.5%). The RedHawks are first in turnover margin (5.8).

– Miami has four players averaging double-digits in scoring, led by Amber Tretter (13.7 ppg.). She is joined by Amber Scalia (13.5 ppg.), Ilse de Vries (11.9 ppg.) and Tamar Singer (10.3 ppg.). Singer has led Miami in scoring a team-high five times, while Tretter, de Vries and Scalia have done it four times each.

Why Ball State and Miami are Rivals:

The Ball State Cardinals and Miami RedHawks rivalry, officially known as the Red Bird Rivalry since 2017, stems from a combination of shared Mid-American Conference (MAC) membership, similar mascots, and close geographic proximity.

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BALL STATE SWIMMING

MEN’S S&D SHOW A STRONG PERFORMANCE VERSUS THE JAGUARS

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s swimming and diving program claimed five event wins inside the Lewellen Aquatic Center versus IU Indy Friday evening, but ultimately fell to the Jaguars 175-124.

AJ Friend made up two of those event wins, taking first in both the 50 freestyle (20.92) and 100 butterfly (49.55). Friend also led the winning 200 freestyle relay team, joining William Raches, George Patterson and Benjamin Clarkston to combine for a time of 1:23.27.

George Patterson captured the sixth win of his freshman campaign after seeing another victory in the 200 freestyle (1:41.67). Dominick Perkowski and Seth Blossom followed to give the Cardinals a 1-2-3 finish in the event, with Perkowski placing second (1:43.63) and Blossom earning third (1:44.77).

In the 100 freestyle relay, Raches took first with a time of 46.95, giving him his third win of the season.

Ball State saw a number of second place finishes throughout the meet, including two by Aidan Biddle in the 100 (55.76) and 200 (2:08.09) breaststrokes. Malcolm Slater placed second in both the 1000 (9:34.50) and 500 (4:35.76) freestyles, while Henry Ko earned second in the 200 butterfly (55.76) and Nathan Harper finished second in the 200 backstroke (1:54.71).

On the boards, Zach Shaddy finished second on both the 1-meter (332.48) and 3-meter (258.05). Mitchell Mauck earned his season-best on the 1-meter (271.73) and Emilio Perez earned his season-best on the 3-meter (250.88).

The men’s squad next compete at the Butler Invitational Feb. 1 with event slated to start at 5:30 p.m. ET.

400 Medley Relay – 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe and Chaye in 2024

 2nd – Colin Walrond, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, William Raches – 3:21.99

3rd – Ike Ruszkowski, Reeve Ferber, Henry Ko, Benjamin Clarkston – 3:28.33

5th – Max Kruglov, Mason Young, Luke Pryor, Zack Vervlied – 3:29.62

1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 9:24.01 by Malcolm Slater in 2025

 2nd – Malcolm Slater – 9:34. 50

5th – Tommy Brunner – 9:56.77

200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:35.98 by George Patterson in 2025

1st – George Patterson – 1:41.67

2nd – Dominick Perkowski – 1:43.63

3rd – Seth Blossom – 1:44.77

100 Backstroke | Program Record – 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021

 3rd – William Raches – 52.34

4th Colin Walrond – 52.53

5th – Nathan Harper – 52.87

100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024

 2nd – Aidan Biddle – 55.76

3rd – Reeve Ferber – 58.76

200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:46.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024

 2nd – Henry Ko – 1:52.54

4th – Luke Pryor – 1:56.43

6th – Kenny Reed – 2:01.77

50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.89 by Owen Chaye on Two Occasions

1st – AJ Friend – 20.92

4th – Benjamin Clarkston – 21.60

6th – Mason Young – 21.73

1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991

2nd – Zach Shaddy – 332.48

5th – Mitchell Mauck – 271.73

6th – Ryan Farmer – 267.45

100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023

1st – William Raches – 46.95

3rd – Zack Vervlied – 47.70

4th – Dominick Perkowski – 47.86

200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:47.38 by Ethan Pheifer in 2025

 2nd – Nathan Harper – 1:54.71

3rd – Max Kruglov – 1:55.60

200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024

 2nd – Aidan Biddle – 2:08.09

5th – Kenny Reed – 2:17.90

6th – Reeve Ferber – 2:20.50

500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2025

 2nd – Malcolm Slater – 4:35.76

5th – Seth Blossom – 4:49.14

6th – Luke Pryor – 4:53.72

100 Butterfly | Program Record – 47.84 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024

1st – AJ Friend – 49.55

5th – Henry Ko – 51.43

6th – Benjamin Clarkston – 52.04

3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023

2nd – Zach Shaddy – 258.05

3rd – Ryan Farmer – 324.68

6th – Mitchell Mauck – 252.98

7th – Emilio Perez – 250.88

400 IM | Program Record – 3:57.18 by Zach Zishka in 2023

4th – Tommy Brunner – 4:16.62

5th – Max Kruglov – 4:17.19

200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Pheifer in 2024

 1st – AJ Friend, William Raches, George Patterson, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:23.27

4th – Zack Vervlied, Dominick Perkowski, Colin Walrond, Mason Young – 1:27.09

5th – Nathan Harper, Reeve Ferber, Malcolm Slater, Aidan Biddle – 1:27.35

WOMEN’S S&D TOP THE JAGUARS ON SENIOR DAY

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women’s swimming and diving program claimed 13 event wins, on top of seven top three finishes versus IU Indy inside the Lewellen Aquatic Center Friday evening, topping the Jaguars 199-95.

Anna Keen and Payton Kelly once again earned two individual event wins each. Keen took top placement in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.39) and 100 butterfly (56.92), while Payton Kelly took both the 50 (23.25) and 100 (52.01) freestyles. After this evening, Kelly and Keen pace the Cardinals with 15 and 11 individual wins on the season.

The duo also contributed to the winning 400 medley relay team, joining Addie Beasley and Reagan Graves to combine for a time of (3:51.00). Ball State has claimed a total of 16 relay wins thus far this season.

Graves and Beasley also saw individual success versus the Jaguars, with Graves placing first in the 200 butterfly (2:05.95) and Beasley taking the 500 freestyle (5:13.51).

McKenna Pottiger claimed her second straight win in the 1000 freestyle (10:23.40), swimming her fastest win in the event this year.

Ava Butterfield and Alyssa Messenger aided in helping the women’s squad sweep the backstrokes, as Butterfield finished first in the 100 (57.09) and Messenger claiming the 200 (2:05.20).

Ball State completed a sweep of the freestyle and breaststroke events after Alexa Von Holtz saw a top placement in the 200 freestyle (1:55.10) and McDonald earned first in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.96).

On the boards, Ella Penny picked up her first win of the season, taking first on the 1-meter (237.23). Hannah Justice earned season-high scores of 215.93 on the 1-meter and 238.50 on the 3-meter. Penny and Pavich also saw season-high scores on the 3-meter, scoring 201.30 and 180.38, respectively.

The women are back in action tomorrow afternoon with a trip to Ypsilanti, Mich. to battle Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. ET.

400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:39.79 by Butterfield, McDonald, Keen, Kelly in 2025

1st – Payton Kelly, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Reagan Graves – 3:51.00

2nd – Alyssa Messenger, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Haley Sakbun – 3:52.75

3rd – Aubrey Simmons, Haley Johnson, Alexa Von Holtz, Kiran Stauffer – 3:56.93

1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 10:01.21 by Marcella Riberio in 2021

1st – McKenna Potteiger – 10:23.40

2nd – Milagros Amione – 10:51.77

200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025

1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:55.10

2nd – Addy Czarnecki – 1:57.52

3rd – Ella Sears – 1:58.06

100 Backstroke | Program Record – 52.86 by Payton Kelly in 2025

1st – Ava Butterfield – 57.09

2nd – Lauren Fecher – 57.37

6th – Kiran Stauffer – 1:02.47

100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013

1st – Anna Keen – 1:04.39

2nd – Addie Beasley – 1:05.17

3rd – Julia Ofman – 1:06.60

200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025

1st – Reagan Graves – 2:05.95

2nd – Haley Johnson – 2:07.09

50 Freestyle | Program Record – 22.23 by Payton Kelly in 2025

1st – Payton Kelly – 23.25

2nd – Haley Sakbun – 24.59

4th – Natalie Marshall – 24.93

1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021

1st – Ella Penny – 237.23

3rd – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 218.93

4th – Hannah Justice – 215.93

100 Freestyle | Program Record – 48.60 by Payton Kelly in 2025

1st – Payton Kelly – 52.01

2nd – Haley Sakbun – 53.47

3rd – Lauren Fecher – 54.05

200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025

1st – Alyssa Messenger – 2:05.20

2nd – Ella Sears – 2:07.28

3rd – McKenna Potteiger – 2:07.91

200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013

1st – Maya McDonald – 2:25.96

2nd – Kiley Zoeller – 2:27.11

3rd – Julia Ofman – 2:27.83

500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021

1st – Addie Beasley – 5:13.51

2nd – Reagan Graves – 5:13.69

100 Butterfly | Program Record – 53.03 by Anna Keen in 2025

1st – Anna Keen – 56.92

2nd – Milagros Amione – 57.46

3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 58.52

3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021

2nd – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 238.50

4th – Ella Penny – 201.30

5th – Ava Pavich – 180.38

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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES HOST DRAKE FOR SECOND MEETING OF SEASON ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball looks to snap a two-game losing streak when the Drake Bulldogs come to town on Saturday.

Last Time Out

Indiana State traveled to Des Moines on January 4 and fell 74-72.

Ian Scott paced five Sycamores in double figures with 16 points, pulling down six rebounds and recording three assists. Scott was a perfect 8-for-8 from the line. Jo Van Buggenhout scored 13 points making 4-of-8 from the field and 3-of-7 from deep, adding in four rebounds and four assists.

Drake shot 52.5% from the field vs. Indiana State’s 45.1%. From three, the Sycamores finished at 37% to Drake’s 34.8%. Indiana State also made 16-of-19 from the free throw line.

Series History

Indiana State and Illinois State are set for their 104th meeting between the programs and the second meeting of the season. Drake won the first battle in Des Moines, 74-72, on January 4. The Bulldogs lead the series 54-49 and have won four straight. Over the last 10 games, Indiana State has picked up two wins.

Quick Hits

Of the team’s 1,185 FGA, only 45 have come from midrange (not in paint, not three-pointers). Indiana State is 16-of-45 (35.5%).

Following the Bradley game, Indiana State is 6-1 when giving up 72 points or less, and 3-10 when allowing 73+ points.

Indiana State is 1-4 in the last five games.

In the last five games, Sterling Young is shooting 50% from the field and 52.9% from three (9-for-17).

From Last Game:

Indiana State finished the game shooting better than 50% for the second time in three games (51.9%)

With 16 assists tonight, the Sycamores have tied or finished with more assists than the opponents in each of the last seven games, averaging 17.9 assists per game on an average of just over 28 made field goals per game.

The Sycamores’ defense held Bradley to 34.9% shooting from the field (fifth lowest by an opponent this season) and 22.7% from three (sixth lowest).

Ian Scott recorded his sixth-straight game shooting better than 50% from the field – all six games of 2026 so far. In the stretch, he is 39-for-64 (61%) averaging 16.2 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Per the NCAA, Ian Scott is 17th in the nation in field goal percentage.

The Harding brothers: Hunter Harding recorded his first start of the season, playing 15 1/2 minutes going 1-for-2 from the field and recording three rebounds, an assist, and a block. Markus Harding returned to the floor after getting injured on December 7 against Southern Indiana.

The Sycamores in conference play moved to 2-7. In conference games alone, the average margin in -5.3. Since the start of 2026 (five games) the average margin is -3.3.

Gameday Promotion

January 24 is the Hall of Fame Game and the reunion for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 teams. Hall of Fame Inductees will be recognized throughout the game, and the two teams will be recognized at halftime.

It’s also Kids Club day, where pregame activities will be available on the concourse.

Up Next

Indiana State has a quick turnaround, traveling to UIC on Tuesday, January 27.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MBB HEADS TO IU INDY ON SUNDAY LOOKING FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A trip south to the Circle City is set for Sunday (Jan. 25) as the Mastodons play at IU Indy in The Jungle. The Mastodons are looking for their sixth consecutive victory and are a half game out of first place in the Horizon League. The Jaguars have two of their last three, with wins over Robert Morris and Oakland. 

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (13-8, 7-3 Horizon League) at IU Indy (6-16, 2-9 Horizon League) 
When: Sunday, January 25 | 2 PM ET 
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | The Jungle
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indy

Know Your Foe

IU Indy is led by first-year head coach Ben Howlett. Prior to taking over the Jags, Howlett took West Liberty (W.V.) to eight consecutive NCAA Division II Tournaments. Assistant coach John Peckinpaugh played and coached for Purdue Fort Wayne. Kyler D’Augustino leads the team with 18.8 points per game. he is shooting 40.2 percent from three. The Jaguars are averaging 86.9 points per game, and giving up 89.7.

Series History

IU Indy leads the all-time series 32-22. The Mastodons have won six of the last seven games.

‘Dons & Ends

// Corey Hadnot II is averaging 20.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals. He is one of four players in NCAA Division I men’s basketball averaging 20/4/3/1.5. The other three are: Nolan Minessale (St. Thomas), Cameron Boozer (Duke) and Daniel Freitag (Buffalo).

// The Mastodons have six games this season when they’ve trailed for more than 10 minutes and rallied back to win: Chicago State (largest deficit: 6, time trailed: 11:16), Northern Kentucky (15, 21:37), Detroit Mercy (8, 11:13), Cleveland State (16, 27:58), at Youngstown Sate (5, 14:25) and at Detroit Mercy (9, 13:41).

// The Mastodons have 13 wins despite their opponents shooting a blistering 79.5 percent from the free throw line against the Mastodons this season, second highest in the nation. Only Loyola Chicago’s opponents (80.0 percent) are shooting better at the free throw line than Mastodon opponents.

// In the Mastodons’ five-game win-streak, the ‘Dons are:

– shooting 41.3 percent from three, to the opponents’ 36.6 percent.

– averaging 8.8 turnovers per games, and own a +4.6 turnover margin.

– averaging 11.4 3-pointers per game, and allowing 9.8.

– outscoring opponents on average by 7.0 points per game.

// In December, Corey Hadnot II was named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List. The award recognizes the best player in NCAA Mid-Major Division I basketball. The award is given out at the end of the season.

// Purdue Fort Wayne’s 16-point comeback victory vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 4) was the second largest comeback in the program’s NCAA Division I era. The largest comeback victory in program history came in a win at North Dakota State (Jan. 20, 2011) when the ‘Dons rallied back from 18.

// The Mastodons have 11 games this season with single-digit turnovers, including just two vs. Detroit Mercy on Dec. 14.

// Including this season, the ‘Dons have had a winning streak of at least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 16-of-17 seasons.

// Mikale Stevenson’s 34 points against Milwaukee (Jan. 18) is the fifth best scoring performance in the league this season. The sixth and seven best scoring games in the league this season belong to Corey Hadnot II. He had 33 at Oakland (Dec. 3) and 32 at Western Michigan (Nov. 12).

// Through 10 league games, Corey Hadnot II is averaging 20.0 points per game in league play, second best in the league.

// Jon Coffman picked up his 200th career victory on Nov. 15 against Boyce. He is the program’s leader in victories.

// DeAndre Craig Jr. has scored double-digits 17-of-21 games this season. He has four games of exactly 18 points this year. He tied a career high with 22 points vs. Oakland.

// Darius Duffy has 102 rebounds on the season, 57 have been on the offensive glass.

// Over the last five games, all wins for the Mastodons, three of five starters are averaging over 14 points per game. Corey Hadnot II (18.4), Mikale Stevenson (20.4), DeAndre Craig Jr. (14.4). 

// DeAndre Craig Jr. is 12-of-26 (46.2 percent) from three in the last five games.

// In addition to his 20.4 points per game the last five games, Mikale Stevenson is averaging 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals in the five wins starting with the Cleveland State contest.

// Maximus Nelson owns 186 3-pointers as a Mastodon. He has reached 10th in program history in 3-point field goals made. He reached the top 10 in the Mastodons’ road game at Detroit Mercy (Jan. 21).

// How good has Corey Hadnot II been this year?

– Corey Hadnot II is 4th in the nation with 157 field goals. He has 419 points this season, 7th in the nation. He is 1st in the league at 20.0 points per game (37th in the nation). Hadnot is also 43rd in the nation in steals with 38.

– Hadnot is averaging 20.0 points per game, should he finish at that average, it would rank tie for 7th in Mastodon history for a single season.

– He has the second most field goals made (tied, 12 at Oakland) and second most field goals attempted (tied, 22 at WMU) by a Horizon League player this season.

– He has the fourth most steals in a game by a Horizon League player this season (6 at Ohio State).

– Through 20 games, Hadnot is on track to score 619 points in the regular season this year. This would rank 7th all time for points scored by a player in a single season in Mastodon history.

– Through 20 games, he is on track to have 56 steals in the regular season this year. This would rank 24th all time for steals by a player in a single season in Mastodon history.

– Hadnot’s scoring is up this year as is his shooting percentage. His field goal percentage has improved each sea son.  (Freshman: 40.9 -> Sophomore: 44.6 -> Junior: 53.4)

– Hadnot is second in the league in sports-reference’s usage percentage (28.0). He leads the league in points produced (387) and points produced per game (18.4). He is 3rd is player efficiency rating (24.8).

// In the nation, the ‘Dons are:

– 11th in turnover margin (5.0)

– 27th in fewest turnovers per game (9.9)

– 30th in steals per game (9.2)

– 38th in turnovers forced per game (14.81)

– 44th in 3-pointers per game (10.1)

– 50th assist/turnover ratio (1.51)

– 51st in fast break points per game (14.67)

// Weekly alumni spotlight:

– 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years.

Damian Chong Qui (2021-23) is playing in Hong Kong for HK Eastern. He had 10 points and four assists against Tochigi Brex in an 83-74 loss on Jan. 21.

// John Konchar to enter Mastodon Hall of Fame

– Former Mastodon John Konchar (2014-19) will be inducted into the Mastodon Hall of Fame on Jan. 31. Konchar, the seven-year NBA veteran with the Memphis Grizzlies, finished his collegiate career as the first student-athlete in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals.

// Red Coat honor

– In May 2025 head coach Jon Coffman was selected as a Red Coat recipient from the Mad Anthonys Foundation. Each year the Red Coat is given to an individual that has made a positive impact on the region and the state of Indiana. A few of the previous honorees include: Keith Busse, Chuck Surack, Brad Stevens, Bob Chase, Arnie Ball, Shelley Long, Matt Painter, Brian Kelly, Brad Stevens, Joe Tiller, Bob Knight and John Wooden. The Red Coat Gala began in 1958.

// No place like home

– The ‘Dons have won 28 consecutive regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson.  As the Mastodons are finished with non-league home games this season, the streak will continue to next season.

– The Mastodons have won 16 consecutive games at the Gates Sports Center dating back to the 2022-23 season. The last loss was a  71-64 setback to Robert Morris on Feb. 12, 2023. The streak started with a 77-75 win over Wright State on Feb. 19, 2023. That game is well remembered for Damian Chong Qui’s half court game-winning shot.

– The Mastodons are 9-1 at home this season. You can add in another win if you include the Mastodons exhibition win over Ball State.

– The Mastodons have recorded double-digit wins at home in 11 of the last 13 years. Last season the ‘Dons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program’s NCAA Division I history.

– The ‘Dons have 11 seasons of double-digit home wins since the start of the 2012-13 season.

// NCAA Rankings, Historically Speaking

– Top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years.

– Top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years.

– Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the ‘Dons are 7th in the nation in total made 3-pointers (3,581), 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (36.9 percent) and 24th in field goal percentage (46.6 percent).

// The ‘Dons have been top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years and top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years.

// Purdue Fort Wayne finished each of the last two seasons ranked fourth in the nation in turnover margin; in 2024-25 (5.3) and in 2023-24 (5.7).

// Quick hitters on the Detroit Mercy victory

– Maximus Nelson reached 10th in program history in 3-point field goals made with 186.

– Mikale Stevenson made six three-pointers for the second game in a row.

– The win put the Mastodons on a five-game win streak.

– Nine Mastodons recorded a rebound in the game.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HORIZON LEAGUE HOOPS FEATURES KEY MATCHUP WITH ‘DONS AND NORSE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – With both teams vying for a Horizon League Championship bye, the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team will visit Northern Kentucky on Saturday (Jan. 24). The game will tip at 1 p.m., five hours earlier than originally scheduled to avoid incoming winter weather.

Game Day Information
Who: Northern Kentucky Norse
When: Saturday, January 24 | 1 PM
Where: Highland Heights, Ky. | Truist Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Northern Kentucky | Horizon League

Know Your Foe

Northern Kentucky is 10-12 and 7-4 in Horizon League play. NKU’s overtime win over the Mastodons on December 29 sparked a seven-game win streak, but it was snapped in the last outing at IU Indy. Over the last eight games, freshman Karina Bystry is leading the team with 17.3 points per game. Fellow freshman Maddie Moody is averaging 12.1 points and 8.9 boards in that stretch.

Series History

Northern Kentucky leads the series 35-13. The Norse won the last game 88-85 in overtime in Fort Wayne earlier this season, but prior to that, the Mastodons had won five in a row. Alana Nelson had 21 points in the last meeting.

A Win Would…

• Give the Mastodons their third win in a row in Highland Heights

• Be the Mastodons’ fourth win away from home and third true road win

• Give Purdue Fort Wayne a 14-35 all-time record against the Norse

• Give Maria Marchesano her 54th Horizon League win and 86th win as Mastodon head coach

Lucky 7!

Purdue Fort Wayne hit its first seven shots in its win over Cleveland State. The Mastodons finished the first quarter of that game at 10-of-15 (66.7 percent).

50-50 Chance

The Mastodons have shot over 50 percent in four games this season. This ties for the fifth-most games in a season shooting 50 percent or more in the program’s Division I history. The ‘Dons shot over 50 percent in 11 games in 2010-11, 10 games in 2013-14, eight games in 2024-25 and five games in 2023-24.

Freshmen Shooters

In Horizon League play, freshmen Avery Wagner (3-of-7, 42.9 percent), Rylee Bess (21-of-54, 38.9 percent) and Destiny Macharia (10-of-26, 38.5 percent) are leading the team in 3-point percentage regardless of attempts.

It’s Just Destiny

After going 6-for-25 (24 percent) from 3-point range in the first 13 games of the season, Destiny Macharia has shot 10-for-22 (45.5 percent) from deep since.

3-Point Threat

Rylee Bess has the second-best season-long 3-point percentage by a freshman in program history. Her mark of 41.0 percent (41-of-100) is only bested by Jordan Zuppe (2007-08), who shot 43.3 percent (74-of-171) in her freshman season. Bess’ 41.0 percent is the seventh-best percentage by any player in the Mastodon Division I era and just outside the top-10 all-time.

3-Point Threat x2

Rylee Bess’ 41.0 3-point percentage is the third-best by any freshman in the country this season. Ella Ryan of Quinnipiac (43.3 percent) and Lena Girardi of Oklahoma State (42.3 percent) are the only two freshman with a better mark. Bess is 37th nationally among all players.

At Her Bess(t)

Over the last five games, Rylee Bess is averaging 13.6 points per game, shooting 51.1 percent from the floor and 47.2 percent from the 3-point line. She has scored in double-figures in each of those five games.

Triple Trouble

Purdue Fort Wayne has had the top 3-point shooter in the Horizon League in each of the last three seasons.

2025-26 – Alana Nelson – 41.3 percent

2024-25 – Lauren Ross – 47.6 percent

2023-24 – Shayla Sellers – 40.2 percent

Marchesano Mania

Maria Marchesano owns 53 Horizon League wins as the Mastodon head coach. She was the fastest to reach 50 league wins in program history. She needs three more to break into the top-20 in HL wins in league history.

More Maria Madness

Maria Marchesano’s 58.9 winning percentage (53-37) in Horizon League contests ranks 13th in league history with a minimum of three seasons. Cleveland State’s  Chris Kielsmeier is the only active coach with a better mark.

Chasing 2,000

Jordan Reid needs 149 points to reach 2,000 in her career between Purdue Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan.

League Leader

Alana Nelson leads the Horizon League this season in points (341), points per game (17.1), field goals (123), 3-point field goals (45), 3-point percentage (41.3) and minutes per game (34.8). She also leads the league in scoring in league games at 18.5 points per game.

Career Points Tracker

Let’s take a look at the career scoring numbers for the three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster regardless of level.

Alana Nelson – 2,610 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 341 at PFW)

Jordan Reid – 1,851 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 456 at PFW)

Lauren Lee – 1,709 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 79 at PFW)

Vetting Krasovec

Lili Krasovec has 24 free throw makes on her last 29 trips to the charity stripe (82.8 percent) dating back to December 7.

Lili Love

Lili Krasovec has scored in double-digits 11 times this season after doing so just twice at Boston College. She scored a career-high 19 points against Northern Kentucky (Dec. 29) after going 7-of-11 from the floor.

Lock In Lili

Lili Krasovec has scored 15+ points six times this season. In those games, she was a combined 34-for-54 (62.9 percent) from the floor and 23-of-26 (88.5 percent) from the free throw line.

Wicked Wagner

On limited attempts off the bench, the 6-foot-4 Avery Wagner is shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range (6-of-16).

3-Ball Fun

The Mastodons are 4-1 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano’s leadership, the ‘Dons have had 54 such games with a 42-12 record in those games.

Look at Lee!

Through 10 Horizon League games, Lauren Lee is second in the HL with 4.3 assists per game. She also has a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio, a league-best.

I’ll Take That

Jordan Reid is averaging 2.4 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-85 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be second-best in the program’s Division I era and sixth-best overall.

Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket

Lili Krasovec is shooting 61.0 percent from the floor this season (83-for-136), which ranks first in Mastodon history for a single season, topping Jazzlyn Linbo’s 58.3 from last year.

Home Sweet Gates

Purdue Fort Wayne is 51-22 (69.9 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 36-7 (83.7 percent) over the last three seasons.

Magic Numbers 70 and 80

Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 57-9 when they score 70 points or more and 27-3 when they hit 80.

Bench Mob

Purdue Fort Wayne’s bench is out-scoring its opponents’ benches 426-312 this season. The Mastodon bench led in bench points in 15 of its 20 games.

Last Time Out

The Mastodons went wire-to-wire in an 80-70 victory over Cleveland State for their first win over the Vikings in Fort Wayne. Alana Nelson led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting.

Next Time Up

Purdue Fort Wayne will return home for a revenge matchup with Robert Morris on Tuesday (Jan. 27). RMU won the game in Moon Township 74-64 earlier this season.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE TRACK AND FIELD

KALEB TUCKER BREAKS 60 METER HURDLES RECORD

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s track and field team completed day one at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds’ Crossroads of America meet on Friday (Jan. 23). The night was highlighted by the school’s 60 meter hurdles record being broken by freshman Kaleb Tucker.

After tying the previous 60 meter hurdles school record of 8.24 in both the preliminary and final round of the Mastodon Invitational (Jan. 17), Tucker ran a 8.04 in the preliminary round to qualify for the final tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.

Tucker also ran a personal record time in the 200 meter dash, finishing in 22.72. Noah Morris also completed the event, crossing the line a 22.19.

Jaylin Springer ran a 7.14 in the 60 meter dash preliminary round, but did not qualify for the finals.

Purdue Fort Wayne will compete tomorrow at the Notre Dame Invitational, with an entree list of: Andrew Arnos (Mile), Darius Atkins (60m, 200m), Josiah Bird (SP, WT), Tyler Bowman (SP), Ashton Brann (400m), Hunter Crew (WT), Michael Drohosky (HJ), Sam Dunnett (Mile, 3000m), Ambrose English (200m, 400m), Colin Gasson (800m), Colten Gasson (Mile, 3000m), Boden Genovese (Mile), Dalyn Givens (PV), Troy Golden (400m, 800m), Aaron Hoffer (800m), Denton Jacobs (SP, WT), Gregory James (200m, 400m), Owen Kaufman (WT), Braydn Livingston (800m, 1000m), Jack Mills (800m), Seth Mills (800m), Noah Morris (400m), Tristen Newsome (60m), Cainen Northington (200m, 400m), Max Parciak (SP), Marcus Ridge (Mile), Andrew Roman (PV), Joshua Roper (800m), Sawyer Ruminer (PV), Kale Seymour (800m, 1000m), Springer (60m) and Jack Strong (Mile, 3000m).

LILLIAN HURD BREAKS 200 METER DASH SCHOOL RECORD

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s track and field team completed day one at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds’ Crossroads of America meet on Friday (Jan. 23). The Mastodons night was highlighted by the school’s 200 meter dash record being broken by Lillian Hurd.

Hurd broke her second school record of the season, this time with a 24.56 second 200 meter dash. The sophomore previously broke the 300 meter dash time at the Blue-Gold Invitational (Dec. 5). Lena James (24.90) and Sanayah Ruffin (25.89) also ran personal record times in the event. Aniya Young ran a 25.20 and Madeline McClerren finished in 26.77.

Hurd also led the ‘Dons in the 60 meter dash preliminary round, finishing with a time of 7.82. Young ran a 7.84 and Johnson crossed the line a 8.00. None of the runners qualified for the final.

Purdue Fort Wayne will compete tomorrow at the Notre Dame Invitational, with an entree list of: Faith Allen (3000m), Kynzlei Bassett (3000m), Francesca Carlo (WT), Emery Carrico (SP), Makenna Dommer (WT), Ava Genovese (Mile, 3000m), Tiara Gray (60m), McKayla Henry (WT), Haylee Hile (Mile, 3000m), Bella Hodges (800m), Diana Hodges (800m), James (400m), Ella Jenkins (200m, 60mH), Johnson (60m), Bethany Lockridge (800m), Amelie Mach (800m, 60mH), McClerren (400m), Faith Norris (Mile), Jaliyah Page (60mH), Kaymin Phillips (60mH), Kaylee Rogaczewski (TJ, LJ), Ali Sparks (SP, WT), Riley Tate (Mile, 3000m), Scout Warner (HJ), Amanda Williams (3000m), Martia Williams (LJ, TJ), Young (60m) and Ellie Zagel (SP, WT)

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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ACES PUT UP HIGHEST SCORING OUTPUT OF THE SEASON AT DRAKE

DES MOINES, IOWA – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team scored a season-high 82 points on Friday night, but came up short at Drake by a score of 97-82. Five different Aces scored in double figures, a season best.

Freshmen Georgia Ferguson (Waterloo, Ontario/Cairine Wilson Secondary School) and BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) recorded career-highs with 17 and 12 points, respectively. Fellow freshman Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) stayed hot with 14 points, including 4 three-point field goals, while Georgia Cox (Ballarat, Australia/Eastern Illinois) added a season-high 12 points and Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) contributed 12 as well while dishing out seven assists.

Drake jumped on Evansville early, opening a 14-2 lead in the first quarter. The Purple Aces cut it back down to eight at the 2:07 mark, but another torrid shooting stretch by the Bulldogs helped them take a 25-12 advantage at the end of the opening period.

In the second quarter, Drake continued to have their way offensively, extending their lead to 22 before ending the half with a 51-32 lead. Ward led the Aces in the first half with 11 points.

Coming out of the half, the Aces fought back, with Ferguson knocking down a jumper and converting an and-one opportunity on back-to-back possessions. Evansville continued to chip away, cutting the Bulldog lead to 12 at the 4:02 mark. However, Drake responded with a strong finish to the quarter, reclaiming a 17-point lead going into the fourth quarter.

Evansville showed resiliency once again in the final period, as a pair of triples by Huber helped the Aces bring it within 10 points with 6:59 remaining. Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) added a three of her own to cut it to nine, but that is as close as the Aces would get, as Drake closed out a 97-82 win.

Evansville remains in Iowa to take on Northern Iowa on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 2 PM.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S TENNIS

WTEN PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN OVC PRESEASON POLL

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis was predicted to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in the 2026 Predicted Order of Finish as voted on by head coaches.

After winning the 2025 OVC Championship, Bryant University claims the number one spot on the preseason poll, earning a total of 34 total votes, and four first-place votes. Last season marked Bryant’s first year as a member of the OVC, where it managed to upset the regular-season champions, Southeast Missouri State University, 4-2 in the final.

Bryant will not compete in any conference games during the 2026 regular season, but will compete in the conference championship, which takes place on April 17-19 at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Seeding for the tournament will be determined by the top two teams in the OVC standings, as determined by conference match winning percentage, who will earn the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds for the tournament. Seeds three through eight will be determined by ITA ranking.

Taking the second-place spot in the poll was Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with three first-place votes and 31 total. SEMO came in third place with 25 votes, followed by Western Illinois University with 24 points in fourth. Lindenwood University took fifth with 15 points, and USI came in sixth with 11 points. Tennessee State University rounded out the league with seven points in seventh place.

The Screaming Eagles are coming off a tough 2025 season, finishing 1-14 for the year. However, their victory over conference opponent Eastern Illinois University ensured their seven-seed slot in the OVC Championship Tournament.

USI returns one 2025 All-OVC Selection in junior Antonia Ferrarini, who has made a Second-Team selection in both of her seasons as an Eagle. She finished her 2025 season with three singles victories and five doubles wins. Fellow junior Sofia Davidoff was selected as USI’s Player to Watch on the preseason poll. Davidoff led the Eagles in singles wins and tied for the most doubles victories.

The Screaming Eagles kick off their spring season on January 30th, hosting Austin Peay State University at the Evansville Tennis Center at 2 p.m. For updates on the 2026 WTEN season, fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

SCREAMING EAGLES DOMINATE LEATHERNECKS, 96-64

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball had six players in double-digits and dominated Western Illinois University, 96-64, Friday evening at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles go to 5-15 overall and 2-8 in the OVC, while the Leathernecks are 4-17, 0-10 OVC.

USI exploded out of the gate and had a 20-8 lead before five minutes were gone in the first half. Senior guard/forward Steven Clay and senior guard Cardell Bailey combined for the 20 points with 11 points and nine points, respectively.

The Eagles would add to the lead over the next eight minutes and had an 18-point advantage with 8:07 to play in the half after an old-fashion three-point play by junior guard/forward Amaree Brown. USI would lead by as many as 20 twice before closing out the half with a 51-31 advantage.

Clay, Brown, and Bailey were dominating in the opening half. Clay led the way with 13 points, while Brown and Bailey had 11 points each.

USI started the second half by doubling its lead with a 30-15 run through the first 10 minutes to 81-49 with 9:50 left in the game. The Eagles were a blistering 70.5 percent (12-17) during the dash and were led by senior forward Ola Ajiboye’s eight points. Bailey and junior forward Tolu Samuels also added seven points each during the run.

USI sophomore guard Alem Fejzic led the charge on a 10-0 surge to push the lead to 42 points, 91-49, scoring half of the points of the run with 7:47 remaining in the contest.

The 42-point lead would be the largest of the game for USI as it cruised in the final four minutes to a 96-64 win.

In the scoring column, USI had six players reach double digits for the first time this season and was led by Bailey’s 22 points off the bench. Bailey was seven-of-13 from the field, four-of-nine from beyond the arc, and four-of-four from the stripe. He also tied Samuels for the team-high with seven rebounds. 

Clay added five points in the second half and finished a season-high16 points. Samuels doubled his point total in the second half to conclude his action with 14 points. The second half of the double-digit scorers included junior guard Sheridan Sharp, who had 14 points and a team-high eight assists; Brown, who finished with 13 points; and Ajiboye, who concluded with 10 points.

As a team, USI dished 18 assists, the second most for a game this season, and dominated the glass, 47-29.

Next Up For USI:

USI finishes the second half of the homestand with Homecoming Week, featuring Lindenwood Thursday and SIU Edwardsville Saturday for the Homecoming game. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tips.

Lindenwood (12-8, 6-3 OVC), which hosts Tennessee State Saturday, started OVC action by winning four-straight, but has stumbled in the last few weeks, going 2-3,

including an 89-68 loss to Tennessee Tech Thursday. USI leads the all-time series, 8-3, but has lost the last two meetings with Lindenwood, including the series opener this year, 83-80, in St. Charles.

SIUE (12-8, 5-4 OVC), which is hosting Tennessee Tech Saturday, has won its last two games and five of its last eight after posting a 74-66 win over TSU Thursday. USI leads the all-time series, 46-26 overall. The Eagles also hold a 24-8 lead in conference games (GLVC & OVC) since 1995.

The Cougars won the first meeting of the season on New Year’s Day, 59-55, in Edwardsville, Illinois.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

USI’S STREAK SNAPPED IN LOSS TO WESTERN ILLINOIS ON FRIDAY NIGHT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball fell 72-62 against Western Illinois University at Liberty Arena on Friday night, snapping the Screaming Eagles’ five-game winning streak and eight-game home winning streak.

Friday’s setback comes following a quick turnaround from Thursday’s win against Eastern Illinois University. Friday’s contest was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon but was moved up a day ahead of the inclement winter weather in the forecast throughout the weekend.

Friday’s game featured a battle of the top two teams in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. USI Women’s Basketball (14-5, 8-2 OVC) entered the day in sole possession of first place in the OVC standings and one game ahead of Western Illinois (16-3, 8-2). However, Friday’s result moved the Leathernecks into a first-place tie with USI.

USI was led in scoring by junior forward Chloe Gannon on Friday night following her 21-point outing on Thursday. Gannon scored 16 points with seven rebounds and four assists. Fellow junior forward Amiyah Buchanan tallied 12 points with a team-high 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and second career double-double. Senior guard Ali Saunders finished with 10 points.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles shot for over 36 percent (22-60) from the floor with five three-pointers and went 13-14 for nearly 93 percent at the free-throw line. USI outrebounded Western Illinois 39-30.

Western Illinois, which had four players finished in double figures, was over 50 percent shooting overall (29-57) with six triples and went 8-14 for 57 percent at the foul line.

After Western Illinois jumped out to an early 6-1 lead, USI responded quickly. Saunders drained a three-pointer to tie the game up at six nearly four minutes into the game. Saunders connected on another three a few minutes later to tie the game at 11. However, Western Illinois answered with five straight points to lead 16-11 at the end of the opening frame.

The Leathernecks built a 10-point advantage two minutes into the second quarter to lead 23-13. The Screaming Eagles battled back, as freshman guard Lily Graves swished in back-to-back triples before Buchanan converted down low to help bring USI within four, 27-23, with under five minutes to go in the first half. However, Western Illinois ended the first half outscoring USI 15-4 to take a 42-27 lead into halftime.

USI and Western Illinois exchanged baskets to start the second half, as the Leathernecks led 48-33 two minutes into the second half. The Eagles tried to trim the Leathernecks’ lead, but Western Illinois maintained a double-digit lead throughout the third quarter. Late in the third, junior forward Maddy Fay provided a boost off the bench with back-to-back inside looks. Western Illinois went on to lead 61-43 through three quarters of play.

The Screaming Eagles made some noise right away in the fourth quarter with a three-point play by Gannon. A few minutes later, with USI trailing by 18, junior guard Shannon Blacher knocked down a corner three and Buchanan scored inside to force Western Illinois into a timeout and bring USI within 13, 65-52, with 6:21 remaining in the fourth. The Eagles pulled back to within single digits with just over two minutes left but could not draw any closer, as the Leathernecks closed out the game.

The Screaming Eagles continue the homestand at Liberty Arena next Thursday at 5 p.m. against Lindenwood University. The game is presented by Banterra Bank. The game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM.

Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.

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UINDY WRESTLING

GREYHOUNDS EARN FIVE INDIVIDUAL WINS ON FRIDAY NIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy wrestling team dropped its second straight dual on Friday night, this time to the always formidable Upper Iowa team, 22-16.

Upper Iowa is 3-0 all time against UIndy, with tonight’s dual being the closest team result of the three. The team’s first meeting against each other came back in 2024 in the GLVC Tournament.

INS & OUTS

The Hounds were led by a raucous crowd tonight, in large part to tonight’s dual being the team’s Back The Pack event for the 2025-26 season. And that showed in the first two duals, with both Nathan Smith (125) and Aidan Sprague (133) picking up decision wins for UIndy to give the team a 6-0 lead.

The No. 12-ranked Smith battled his way to a 3-0 win over Jackson Heaston, while Sprague electrified the crowd with a late third period take down to take a 5-3 lead, but was matched with a reversal from Schmit. Sprague utilized his earned riding time to snatch the three points from Schmit in a 6-5 decision.

Upper Iowa found success in the middle portion of the dual, racking up five straight wins at the 141, 149, 157, 165, and 174 weight classes. Four of those resulted in major decision wins, including at 149, where No. 11-ranked Gavin Garcia faced off against a top-10 opponent for the second consecutive night.

Toby Billerman (141) wrestled up a weight class tonight from his normal 133 weight class, while Luke Robards (157), Mason Day (165), and Shane Bates (174) all competed and fell in their respective weight classes.

But with the Hounds down 22-9, things turned in favor of UIndy over the final three bouts. Christian Chavez (184) continued to show why he’s the real deal at 184, with an upset win over the No. 15-ranked Braxton Westendorf in sudden victory. While Noah Clouser (197) battled his way through a contentious match against Matthew Marcum with a 6-3 decision win.

No. 11 Cale Gray (285) wrapped things up in the heavyweight division with a comfortable 11-2 major decision win that included three take downs, and over two minutes of riding time to add four points to the Greyhounds’ team total.

Mason Cantu (165) wrestled in an extra match for the Greyhounds to end the night that didn’t count towards either team’s score, and fell in a closely contested 9-4 decision.

#25 UINDY 16, UPPER IOWA 22

125: No. 12 Nathan Smith over Jackson Heaston (Dec 3-0)

133: No. 10 Aidan Sprague over Dawson Schmit (Dec 6-5)

141: Tanner Arjes over Toby Billerman (MD 13-2)

149: No. 8 Ethan Doty over No. 11 Gavin Garcia (MD 8-0)

157: Preston Klostermann over Luke Robards (Fall 1:45)

165: Nick Mueller over Mason Day (MD 11-2)

174: Griffin Luke over Shane Bates (MD 10-0)

184: Christian Chavez over No. 15 Braxton Westendorf (SV-1 4-1)

197: Noah Clouser over Matthew Marcum (Dec 6-3)

285: No. 11 Cale Gray over Hunter Bye (MD 11-2)

165 Extra: Reily Dolan over Mason Cantu (Dec 9-4)

MORE NOTES

Derek Blubaugh was recognized at halftime of tonight’s dual for his 2025 National Championship winning performance.

UP NEXT

After tonight’s taxing GLVC dual, the Hounds will have eight days to recover before half the team heads to Wabash for the Wabash College Invitational, and the other half will compete against Maryville on Jan. 31.

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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS ROAD BATTLE AT DRURY

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The University of Indianapolis fell to Drury University 107-89 on Friday night at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Despite hitting 12 three-pointers, the Greyhounds were unable to overcome Drury’s dominant 46 points in the paint.

INS & OUTS

The game opened with the Greyhounds setting the pace as Nate Dudukovich sank a 3-pointer assisted by Tyler Parrish at 19:33. UIndy maintained momentum with a strong 10–3 stretch, highlighted by Carmelo Harris’s 3-pointer and two free throws after a technical foul at 17:12. Drury managed to close the gap in the later minutes, but Kelvin Amoako and Shaun Arnold combined to regain a narrow lead with crucial free throws and a steal in the final seconds. The half concluded with UIndy leading 45–44.

The Greyhounds began the second half with a strong start, as Dudukovich hit a three-pointer assisted by Arnold at 19:27, briefly putting UIndy ahead. However, Drury responded quickly, and despite UIndy’s efforts, including multiple contributions from Parrish, who scored consistently throughout the half, the visitors struggled to maintain momentum.

Drury capitalized on the Greyhounds’ fouls, extending their lead through efficient free-throw shooting. Despite UIndy’s attempts to close the gap with successful shots from beyond the arc by Parrish and others, Drury’s consistent scoring widened the margin. The game concluded with Drury securing a 107-89 victory, as the Greyhounds were unable to overcome the deficit.

INSIDE THE BOX

-The Hounds saw four double-digit scorers in, Parrish (22 pts), Dudukovich (19 pts), Harris (17 pts) and Amoako (14 pts).

-Redshirt Freshman Nate Orr recorded his first points in a UIndy uniform going 1-for-2 from the field and 1-for-2 from the charity stripe for four points.

-Dudukovich shot from a .625 clip from three-point range, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc.

-Harris shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe for his ninth game, going perfect at the line.

-Amoako recorded his fourth double-double of the season.

UP NEXT

The Hounds return to The Nic on Thursday, Jan 29 at 7:30 p.m. to face the ninth-ranked Missouri S&T Miners for Coaches vs. Cancer Night.

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UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DRURY’S LATE SCORING BARRAGE SNAPS HOUNDS’ THREE GAME WIN STREAK

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The UIndy women’s basketball team’s three game win streak was snapped on Friday night after a 70-58 loss to Drury. Tonight’s game was rescheduled due to incoming winter weather on Saturday which would impact travel for UIndy.

Patricia Chikamba had a game-high 21 points tonight along with nine boards in 31 minutes played, while Autumn Rucker and Graycie Poe notched nine points a piece. There were 12 lead changes and five ties in tonight’s contest, which set up for an exciting 40 minutes of action.

INS & OUTS

The first two quarters were almost dead even, with both teams knocking down exactly 12 field goals, two three-pointers, but Drury held a 28-26 lead after the first 20 minutes of action. Chikamba scored the Hounds’ first 10 points of the night, kick starting her 21 point performance.

Things remained even through the third quarter with once again identical stat lines from the field, and from downtown, with each team hitting six field goals and three triples in the third quarter. Jaelynne Murray connected on two of the Greyhounds’ three third quarter threes, while Ruby Garner was the recipient of the third triple. The Hounds trailed by one, 46-45, headed to the fourth.

But after things tightened up for Drury, they pulled away with a 22-7 run over the first 7:53 of the fourth to take a commanding 68-52 lead. Drury’s Kaylee King led the way in scoring over that run, with seven, while Sara Mendel and Sage Stratton notched six each. The Hounds’ late push wasn’t enough as they were only able to cut the lead to 12.

INSIDE THE BOX

– Kylah Lawson had a team season-high of four blocked shots, surpassing her previous season-high of three against Upper Iowa.

– Once again the Greyhounds found success from its bench pieces, just one game after combining for 32 against Southwest Baptist.

– Chikamba and Lawson led the way for UIndy with nine and six rebounds each, respectively.

– Garner earned her fifth straight start for the Greyhounds tonight.

UP NEXT

UIndy will return home for another doubleheader, first squaring off against Missouri S&T at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday Jan 29, for Coaches vs. Cancer Night at Nicoson Hall.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

On January 24 in …

1900 – Newcastle Badminton Club, world’s oldest, forms in England.

1901 – First games played in US baseball’s American League.

1930 – J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, New Zealand versus England, Wellington.

1930 – Stewie Dempster scores New Zealand’s first cricket Test century.

1939 – Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1947 – NFL adds fifth official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs.

1948 – Australia all out 674 versus India (Donald Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).

1950 – Jackie Robinson signs highest contract (US$35,000) in Brooklyn Dodgers’ history.

1952 – First NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans, formerly New York Yankees.

1954 – BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter.

1954 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women’s Golf Open.

1962 – Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

1964 – CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for US$28.2 million.

1970 – Third ABA All-Star Game: West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana.

1970 – Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 seconds).

1971 – NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6 (first Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger).

1973 – Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1976 – Cleveland Cavaliers’ biggest margin victory-43 points (beat Milwaukee Bucks 132-89).

1976 – George Foreman knocks out Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest.

1978 – 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (overtime) at Buffalo, New York.

1980 – Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon purchase the New York Mets for an estimated US$21.1 million. The price tag is the highest amount ever paid for a baseball franchise.

1981 – New York Islanders score five power play goals against Quebec Nordiques.

1981 – Kim Hughes scores 213 versus India at Adelaide.

1982 – Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21; Most Valuable Player: Joe Montana, Quarterback.

1984 – The ABC network agreed to pay a record US$386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

1986 – New York Islanders’ Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point.

1987 – 61st Australian Women’s Tennis: H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (7-5, 7-6).

1988 – 76th Australian Men’s Tennis: M Wilander beats P Cash (6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6).

1988 – Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.

1993 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis.

2006 – Outfielder Jay Gibbons and the Baltimore Orioles agree to a US$21.1 million, four-year deal.

2006 – Mario Lemieux announces his retirement from the National Hockey League.

2008 – The Board of Control for Cricket in India announces it has sold eight ten-year franchises in the Indian Premier League for a total of US$723 million.

2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Saint Louis Blues by score 7-1.

2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 2-0.

2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Montreal Canadiens by score 8-2.

2022 – At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Washington Capitals by score 1-0.

2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-1.

2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.

2022 – At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Boston Bruins by score 5-3.

Births of sports figures on January 24

1912 – Birth of Ken Weekes; cricket player (West Indies batsman versus England 1939, 137 at The Oval).

1916 – Birth of Vic Stollmeyer; cricket player (brother of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test innings).

1947 – Birth of Giorgio Chinaglia; soccer star (Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos).

1955 – Birth of James Montgomery; American 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1976).

1958 – Birth of Frank Ullrich in German Democratic Republic; world biathlon champion.

1962 – Birth of Sultan Zarawani; cricket player (United Arab Emirates captain 1996 World Cup).

1964 – Birth of Rob Dibble in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds).

1964 – Birth of Ronnie McCann in Evander, South Africa; Nike golfer (1993 Hawkeye-37th).

1965 – Birth of Ross MacDonald in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; star yachter (Olympics-1996).

1966 – Birth of Kim Saiki in Inglewood, California, USA; golfer (1994 Standard Register PING-13th).

1966 – Birth of Mike Forgeron in Main-A-Dieu, Nova Scotia, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).

1967 – Birth of Åsa Maria Sandell; Swedish journalist and professional super middleweight boxer.

1967 – Birth of Chris Warren; NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks).

1967 – Birth of Shannon Butler in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA; 10km runner.

1968 – Birth of Mark Burmester; cricket player (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in three Tests 1992).

1968 – Birth of Mary Lou Retton in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1984).

1968 – Birth of Ross Powell; US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros).

1968 – Birth of Scott Mercier in Harbor City, California, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).

1969 – Birth of Louise McPaul; Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).

1970 – Birth of Chris Bartolone; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998).

1971 – Birth of Cory Bailey; US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox).

1971 – Birth of Joe Panos; NFL guard/center (Philadelphia Eagles).

1971 – Birth of John Reece; WLAF/NFL cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys).

1972 – Birth of Jay Walker; quarterback (Minnesota Vikings).

1972 – Birth of Joe Garten; WLAF center (Frankfurt Galaxy).

1972 – Birth of Raphael Graetz; WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy).

1972 – Birth of Salima Davidson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996).

1972 – Birth of Shannon Garrett; Canadian Football League defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

1973 – Birth of Erik Gervais in Valleyfield, Québec, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-1996).

1973 – Birth of Chris Ferraro in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; NHL right wing (Olympics-1994, New York Rangers).

1973 – Birth of Peter Ferraro in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; NHL right wing (Olympics-1994, New York Rangers).

1973 – Birth of Richard Aimonetto; hockey forward (Team France 1998).

1974 – Birth of Kristy Sargeant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada).

1974 – Birth of Tim Biakabutuka; running back (Carolina Panthers).

1976 – Birth of Shae-Lynn Bourne in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; ice dancer (Bourne and Kraatz – 1995 World Champions-4th).

1977 – Birth of Lenka Cenkova in Trinec, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-Germany).

Deaths of sports figures on January 24

1957 – Daniel Taylor, cricket player (brother of Herbie, two Tests for South Africa 1914), dies.

1969 – Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at age 72.

1973 – Alan Lisette, cricket player (took three wickets in two Tests for New Zealand 1956), dies.

On January 25 in …

1894 – James J Corbett knocks out Charley Mitchell in three rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

1910 – First stumping by a 12th man in cricket Tests (N C Tufnell, South Africa versus England).

1924 – (to February 4) The first Olympic Winter Games are held in Chamonix, France.

1929 – Donald Bradman scores 340* for New South Wales versus Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours.

1932 – Donald Bradman scores 167 New South Wales versus Victoria, 224 minutes, 22 fours.

1939 – Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis in one round for heavyweight boxing title.

1945 – Dan Topping, Del Webb, and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for US$2.8 million.

1952 – Test debut of Richie Benaud, versus West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

1953 – Yuri Sergejev skates world record 500m in 40.9 seconds.

1955 – Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race.

1961 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

1972 – 25th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota.

1972 – 7-foot tall Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota.

1975 – 10th hat trick in New York Islanders’ history-Denis Potvin’s first.

1976 – Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut India versus New Zealand Auckland.

1978 – San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and US$125,000 to Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry (he wins 1978 Cy Young Award).

1980 – Dutch Government demands boycott of Olympics.

1981 – NFL Super Bowl XV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10; Most Valuable Player: Jim Plunkett, quarterback.

1985 – Test debut of Wasim Akram, versus New Zealand at Auckland (2-105).

1987 – 75th Australian Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats Pat Cash (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3).

1987 – NFL Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena, California; Most Valuable Player: Phil Simms, quarterback. This is the first NFL Championship for the Giants since 1956.

1988 – Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leafs history (15 games).

1989 – Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season.

1991 – Brett Hull is third NHL player to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49).

1991 – Mark Waugh scores ton in first Test Cricket innings, versus England Adelaide.

1991 – The New York Giants defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 15-13, in San Francisco. The Giants win despite not scoring a touchdown, prevailing on five field goals by Matt Bahr.

1992 – 66th Australian Women’s Tennis: Monica Seles beats M Fernandez (6-2, 6-3).

1992 – Dan Jansen skates world record 500m in 36.41 seconds.

1994 – Australia beats South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup.

1997 – 71st Australian Women’s Tennis: Martina Hingis beat Mary Pierce (6-2, 6-2).

1998 – Helen Alfredsson wins Office Depot LPGA tournament.

1998 – Super Bowl XXXII: The Denver Broncos become the first AFC team in 14 years to win the Super Bowl, as they defeat the Green Bay Packers, 31-24.

2002 – Thomas Junta kills junior coach Michael Costin during a fight at a junior hockey game in Massachusetts.

2005 – Carlos Delgado agrees to a four-year, US$52 million contract with the Florida Marlins.

2007 – Willie Randolph agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to manage the New York Mets through 2008.

2009 – In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the 57th NHL All-Star Game is held. The Eastern Conference team posts a 12-11 victory over their Western Conference counterparts.

2009 – In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Glenn Howard of Ontario defeats rival Kevin Martin of Alberta to win the Canadian Open Grand Slam curling event.

2020 – (to January 26) At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.

Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Renger vander Zande, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, and Kamui Kobayashi.

Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 9th overall is the DragonSpeed USA LLC #81 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Ben Hanley, Henrik Hedman, Colin Braun, and Harrison Newey.

Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the BMW Team RLL #24 BMW M8 GTE driven by Jesse Krohn, John Edwards, Chaz Mostert, and Augusto Farfus.

Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Paul Miller Racing #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Andrea Caldarelli, Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, and Corey Lewis.

2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-2.

2022 – At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-2.

2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Winnipeg Jets by score 5-3.

2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-3. Flyers’ defenceman Kith Yandle plays his 965th consecutive NHL game, breaking the record held by Doug Jarvis.

2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-3.

2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Arizona Coyotes by score 6-3.

2022 – At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-1.

2022 – At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-0.

Births of sports figures on January 25

1908 – Birth of W H V “Hopper” Levett; cricket keeper (England in one Test in Calcutta).

1924 – Birth of Lou “The Toe” Groza; AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleveland Browns).

1925 – Birth of Eric Dempster; cricket player (New Zealand slow bowl of mid-1950s, bowling average 109.5).

1937 – Birth of Don Maynard; NFL receiver (New York Jets), #13.

1951 – Birth of Steve Prefontaine in Coos Bay, Oregon, USA; 5km distance runner (Olympics-4th-1972) (dies 1975).

1954 – Birth of Condredge Holloway in Alabama, USA; Canadian Football League quarterback (Ottawa Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts).

1957 – Birth of Jeff Gossett; NFL punter (Oakland Raiders).

1958 – Birth of Harti Weirather; Austrian alpine skier.

1962 – Birth of Chris Chelios in Chicago, Illinois, USA; NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA).

1963 – Birth of Joe Lloyd in Highland Park, Illinois, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Space Coast).

1964 – Birth of Bob Sweeney in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (New York Islanders, Calgary Flames).

1964 – Birth of William Thomas Andrade in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; PGA golfer (1991 Kemper Open).

1965 – Birth of Brian Holman in Winfield, Kansas, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners).

1965 – Birth of Esa Tikkanen in Helsinki, Finland; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Olympics-Bronze-1998).

1966 – Birth of John [Vo] Velyvis in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).

1966 – Birth of Mark Schlereth; NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).

1966 – Birth of Paul Ranheim in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers).

1966 – Birth of Pavel Torgaev in Nizhny, Novgorod, USSR; NHL left wing (Calgary Flames).

1966 – Birth of Richie Lewis; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).

1967 – Birth of Mario Brunetta; hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998).

1967 – Birth of Marty Calder in Saint Catharine, Ontario, Canada; 62kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-12-1992,1996).

1967 – Birth of Randy Mckay in Montréal, Québec, Canada; NHL right wing (New Jersey Devils).

1968 – Birth of Lynette Brooky in New Zealand; golfer (New Zealand Open 1993/94).

1968 – Birth of Roosevelt Collins; WLAF defensive line (Amsterdam Admirals).

1968 – Birth of Tim De Leede; cricket player (Holland batsman 1996 World Cup).

1969 – Birth of Nolan Harrison; NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers).

1969 – Birth of Penny Moore; WNBA guard/forward (Charlotte Sting).

1970 – Birth of Chris Mills; NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks).

1970 – Birth of Milt Stegall; Canadian Football League receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

1970 – Birth of Pau Coll; WLAF kicker/safety (Barcelona Dragons).

1970 – Birth of Scott Hendrickson; Canadian Football League guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders).

1971 – Birth of Herman Smith; NFL/WLAF defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, London Monarchs).

1971 – Birth of Jordan Young in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Purdue).

1971 – Birth of Kerry Taylor; US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres).

1971 – Birth of Kevin Williams; receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys).

1971 – Birth of Konstantin Matoussevich in Israel; men’s high jump (Olympics-7th-1996).

1971 – Birth of Tommie Jones; WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals).

1971 – Birth of Vincent Brisby; NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots).

1973 – Birth of Anthony Harris; linebacker (Miami Dolphins).

1973 – Birth of Marco Battaglia; tight end (Cincinnati Bengals).

1973 – Birth of Rodney Young; NFL safety (New York Giants).

1973 – Birth of Terrell Wade in Rembert, South Carolina, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).

1974 – Birth of Adam Meadows; offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).

1974 – Birth of Daniel Sproule; Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-1996).

1975 – Birth of John Piersma; American 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-4th-1996).

1976 – Birth of Tara Fleming in North York, Ontario, Canada; LPGA golfer (1992 LPGA Corning-10th).

1980 – Birth of Xavi; Spanish soccer player.

1980 – Birth of Michelle McCool-Alexander; American professional wrestler.

1984 – Birth of Robson de Souza, Real Madrid football player.

Deaths of sports figures on January 25

1917 – Edwin Tyler, cricket player (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies.

1986 – Horace Smith, cricket player (one Test New Zealand versus England 1933, one wicket at 113), dies.

On January 26 in …

1871 – British Rugby Union forms.

1913 – Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a professional player.

1921 – Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms.

1921 – Hockey’s Toronto Saints’ Pat Corb Denneny scores six goals versus Hamilton Tigers.

1924 – Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes first Winter Olympics gold medal.

1934 – Donald Bradman scores 128 New South Wales versus Victoria, 96 minutes, 17 fours 4 sixes.

1951 – Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1956 – (to February 5) The VII Olympic Winter Games are held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

1956 – Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1957 – Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as president of Milwaukee Braves.

1958 – Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational.

1960 – Danny Heater scores 135 points in basketball game (Boys’ High School).

1960 – Oakland enters the AFL.

1960 – Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on the 23rd ballot.

1963 – Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone.

1966 – Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2).

1976 – 6th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20.

1977 – Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are first to perform a quadruple twist lift, in Helsinki, Finland.

1980 – Mary Decker runs a mile in under 4.5 minutes.

1980 – New York Islanders and Hartford Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game.

1981 – Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 versus Australia at Adelaide Oval.

1982 – New York Islanders score four goals within 1:38, five within 2:37 versus Pittsburgh Penguins.

1984 – Quebec Nordiques’ Michel Goulet scores on 9th penalty shot against New York Islanders.

1986 – Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ.

1986 – Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Most Valuable Player: Richard Dent, Defensive End.

1986 – Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic.

1989 – Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

1989 – Madison Square Gardens sports arena in New York announces two-year US$100 million renovation plan.

1989 – Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia versus West Indies, Sydney.

1990 – Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as assistant general manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office).

1991 – 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (5-7, 6-3, 6-1).

1991 – Houston Rockets’ guard Vernon Maxwell is fourth NBA player to score 30 points in a quarter.

1991 – Jan Stenerud becomes first pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame.

1992 – 80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2).

1992 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI football at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1993 – West Indies defeats Australia by one run in fourth Test at Adelaide.

1997 – 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (6-2, 6-3, 6-3).

1997 – Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant.

1997 – The Green Bay Packers win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1967, defeating the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2003 – Super Bowl XXXVII: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Oakland Raiders 48-21.

2009 – Kansas City Royals’ pitcher Zack Greinke agrees to a four-year contract worth US$38 million.

2019 – (to January 27) At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florisa, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.

Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Renger VanDer Zande, Jordan Taylor, and Fernando Alonso.

Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 6th overall is the DragonSpeed #18 ORECA LMP2 driven by Pastor Maldonado, Sebastian Saavedra, Ryan Cullen, and Roberto Gonzalez.

Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the BMW Team RLL #25 BMW M8 GTE driven by Colton Herta, Auguste Farfus, Connor De Phillippi, and Philipp Eng.

Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 17th overall is the GEAR Racing #11 Lanborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Mirko Bortolotti, Christian Engelhart, Rik Breukes, and Rolf Ineichen.

2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Boston Bruins by score 4-3.

2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Detroit Red Wings by score 8-5.

2022 – At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 6-0.

2022 – At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Washington Capitals by score 4-1.

2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3.

Births of sports figures on January 26

1878 – Birth of A W “Dave” Nourse; cricket player (“Grand Old Man” of South African cricket).

1907 – Birth of Henry Cotton; English golfer (British Open winner 1934, 1937, 1948).

1919 – Birth of Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim; cricket player (batted in four Tests India versus West Indies 1948-49).

1925 – Birth of Paul Newman in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler).

1930 – Birth of Harry “Buddy” Melges Junior in Wisconsin, USA; yachter (Olympics-gold/bronze-1964, 1972).

1935 – Birth of Bob Uecker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; baseball catcher, actor (Mr Belvedere).

1935 – Birth of Henry Jordan in Emporia, Virginia, USA; NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).

1945 – Birth of Mick Hill; cricket player (New South Wales all-rounder 1964-75).

1951 – Birth of Jarmila Kratochvilova in Czechoslovakia; 400m/800m runner (women’s world record holder, Olympics-silver-1980).

1952 – Birth of Thomas Edward Henderson in Newberry, South Carolina, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972).

1954 – Birth of Kimberly J “Kim” Hughes; cricket player (brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84).

1957 – Birth of Ashok Malhotra; cricket player (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84).

1957 – Birth of Shivlal Yadav; cricket player (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87).

1958 – Birth of Dave Rummells in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; Nike golfer (1993 Buick-second).

1960 – Birth of Gary Plummer; NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers).

1960 – Birth of Jeanette Bolden in Los Angeles, California, USA; 4x100m runner (Olympics-gold-1984).

1961 – Birth of Wayne Gretzky in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; Edmonton Oilers/Los Angeles Kings/New York Rangers (NHL Most Valuable Player 1980-1987), The Great One.

1962 – Birth of Roshan Guneratne; cricket player (wicketless in only Test SL versus Australia 1983).

1962 – Birth of Tim May; cricket player (Australian off-spinner 1987-95).

1963 – Birth of Simon O’Donnell, cricket player (Deniliquin New South Wales ODI all-rounder 1985-90).

1965 – Birth of Lou Frazier; US baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos).

1965 – Birth of Tim McDonald; safety (San Francisco 49ers).

1967 – Birth of Jeff Branson; US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds).

1967 – Birth of Katie Peterson-Parker in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th).

1967 – Birth of Tim Pugh in Lake Tahoe, California, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals).

1968 – Birth of Eric Davis; NFL cornerback (San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers).

1968 – Birth of Reggie Jordan; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).

1970 – Birth of Dan Carlson; US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants).

1970 – Birth of Dean Malkoc in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks).

1970 – Birth of Ronald Moore; NFL running back (New York Jets, Saint Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals).

1971 – Birth of Jon Heidenreich; WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy).

1971 – Birth of Lamar Mills; WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals).

1971 – Birth of Lee Naylor; Australian 400m runner (Olympics-1996).

1971 – Birth of Min Tang in Hunan, China; tennis star (1995 Futures-Canberra Australia).

1972 – Birth of Harrison Houston; NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears).

1973 – Birth of Mark Brook; WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).

1973 – Birth of Tatsuki Katayama; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998).

1973 – Birth of Tony Ramirez; tackle (Detroit Lions).

1976 – Birth of Paul Byrne; Australian 800m runner (Olympics-1996).

1977 – Birth of Justin Gimelstob in New Jersey; tennis star (1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield).

1989 – Birth of Emily Hughes, American figure skater.

Deaths of sports figures on January 26

1932 – William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies.

1961 – Morris Nichols, cricket player (41 wickets in 14 Tests for England 1930-39), dies.

1983 – Death of Paul “Bear” Bryant, American college football coach, at age 69 in Alabama (born 1913).

1995 – Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at age 79.

1996 – Death of David Schultz, shot by US millionaire John Du Pont at Foxcatcher estate in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA; wrestler (Olympics-Gold-1984).

2007 – Death of Gump Worsley, Canadian hockey player (born 1929).

2020 – Death of Kobe Bryant at age 41 in a helicopter crash; basketball player (shooting guard – Los Angeles Lakers, five NBA championship rings).

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TV SPORTS

Saturday, 1/24/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers	2:00pm	ABC ESPN+
Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves	5:30pm	ABC ESPN+
Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets	6:00pm	MNMT FanDuel Sports CHA
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports Ohio FanDuel Sports FL
Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls	8:00pm	NBCS-BOS CHSN
Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks	8:30pm	ABC ESPN+
Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz	9:30pm	KJZZ FanDuel Sports Sun
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders	1:00pm	MSGSN MSG-BUF
Utah Mammoth vs Nashville Predators	3:30pm	Utah16 FanDuel Sports NSH
Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins	7:00pm	NESN SN
Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators	7:00pm	SN FanDuel Sports South
Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports DET SN
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports Sun FanDuel Sports Ohio
Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports West FanDuel Sports MW
Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild	9:00pm	Scripps FanDuel Sports North
Washington Capitals vs Edmonton Oilers	10:00pm	ESPN+ MNMT
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Maryland at Michigan State	12:00pm	CBS
Ole Miss at Kentucky	12:00pm	ESPN
NC State at Pitt	12:00pm	ESPN2
Nebraska at Minnesota	12:00pm	FS1
Clemson at Georgia Tech	12:00pm	ACCN
Niagara at Sacred Heart	12:00pm	ESPN+
Vermont at Bryant	12:00pm	ESPN+
Villanova vs. UConn	12:30pm	FOX
Georgetown at Providence	12:30pm	TNT
Georgia at Texas	1:00pm	SECN
Mercer at Wofford	1:00pm	Nexstar
ULM at App State	1:00pm	ESPN+
UMass Lowell at UMBC	1:00pm	ESPN+
Quinnipiac at Marist	1:00pm	ESPN+
Drake at Indiana State	1:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Miss at Coastal Carolina	1:00pm	ESPN+
Army West Point at Navy	1:30pm	CBSSN
West Virginia at Arizona	2:00pm	CBS
North Carolina at Virginia	2:00pm	ESPN
Oklahoma at Missouri	2:00pm	ESPN2
Yale at Penn	2:00pm	ESPNU
Miami (FL) at Syracuse	2:00pm	ACCN
Duquesne at Loyola Chicago	2:00pm	MARQ
Hofstra at William & Mary	2:00pm	MASN
Northeastern at Drexel	2:00pm	ESPN+
Brown at Princeton	2:00pm	NBCS-PHI
George Mason at Rhode Island	2:00pm	WLNE-DT5
Green Bay at Robert Morris	2:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Ball State	2:00pm	ESPN+
USC Upstate at Gardner-Webb	2:00pm	ESPN+
Milwaukee at Youngstown State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Columbia at Dartmouth	2:00pm	ESPN+
Boston University at Colgate	2:00pm	ESPN+
UAlbany at New Hampshire	2:00pm	ESPN+
Temple at UTSA	2:00pm	ESPN+
Binghamton at Maine	2:00pm	ESPN+
Bellarmine at North Florida	2:00pm	ESPN+
American at Holy Cross	2:00pm	ESPN+
FIU at NM State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Cornell at Harvard	2:00pm	ESPN+
Arkansas State at Georgia State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Towson at North Carolina A&T	2:00pm	FloCollege
St. Thomas at South Dakota	2:00pm	Summit
St. John’s at Xavier	2:30pm	TNT
UNCW at Hampton	2:30pm	MNMT
High Point at Radford	2:30pm	ESPN+
Illinois at Purdue	3:00pm	FOX
Richmond at George Washington	3:00pm	USA
Saint Peter’s at Merrimack	3:00pm	NESN
Oakland at Detroit Mercy	3:00pm	ESPN+
UCF at Colorado	3:00pm	ESPN+
Troy at Georgia Southern	3:00pm	ESPN+
Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech	3:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville	3:00pm	ESPN+
Virginia Tech at Louisville	3:30pm	CW
South Carolina at Texas A&M	3:30pm	SECN
VMI at Western Carolina	3:30pm	ESPN+
WKU at Sam Houston	3:30pm	ESPN+
Kent State at Eastern Michigan	3:30pm	ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Morehead State	3:30pm	ESPN+
Alabama A&M at Texas Southern	3:30pm	HBCU Go
San Diego State at UNLV	4:00pm	CBS
Memphis at Wichita State	4:00pm	ESPN2
Jackson State at Bethune-Cookman	4:00pm	ESPNU
Florida State at SMU	4:00pm	ACCN
Murray State at UNI	4:00pm	CBSSN
Monmouth at Campbell	4:00pm	WRAL-DT2
San Jose State at Wyoming	4:00pm	MWN
Air Force at Boise State	4:00pm	MWN
Iowa State at Oklahoma State	4:00pm	Peacock
The Citadel at ETSU	4:00pm	ESPN+
Texas State at James Madison	4:00pm	ESPN+
Missouri State at UTEP	4:00pm	ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Longwood	4:00pm	ESPN+
Coppin State at Norfolk State	4:00pm	ESPN+
South Alabama at Marshall	4:00pm	ESPN+
North Dakota at Denver	4:00pm	Summit
Delaware State at North Carolina Central	4:30pm	ESPN+
Tennessee State at Lindenwood	4:30pm	ESPN+
Queens at West Georgia	4:30pm	ESPN+
Winthrop at Presbyterian	4:30pm	ESPN+
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana	4:30pm	ESPN+
Western Illinois at Southern Indiana	4:30pm	ESPN+
UTRGV at Houston Christian	4:30pm	ESPN+
Little Rock at UT Martin	4:30pm	ESPN+
East Texas A&M at Northwestern State	4:30pm	ESPN+
VCU at Davidson	5:00pm	USA
Seton Hall at DePaul	5:00pm	truTV
Tennessee Tech at SIUE	5:00pm	Gray Media
Elon at Charleston	5:00pm	WCBD
Mississippi Valley State at Grambling State	5:00pm	SWAC TV
Bucknell at Loyola Maryland	5:00pm	ESPN+
New Orleans at McNeese	5:00pm	ESPN+
Stetson at Austin Peay	5:00pm	ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Rider at Mount St. Mary’s	5:00pm	ESPN+
A&M-Corpus Christi at UIW	5:00pm	ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Tarleton	5:00pm	ESPN+
Sacramento State at Eastern Washington	5:00pm	ESPN+
Furman at UNCG	5:00pm	ESPN+
FGCU at Lipscomb	5:00pm	ESPN+
Portland State at Idaho	5:00pm	ESPN+
UC Riverside at UC Davis	5:00pm	ESPN+
Bowling Green at Toledo	5:00pm	ESPN+
Utah at BYU	5:30pm	FOX
Alabama State at Prairie View A&M	5:30pm	SWAC TV
Wake Forest at Duke	5:45pm	CW
TCU at Baylor	6:00pm	ESPN2
Northwestern at UCLA	6:00pm	FS1
Morgan State at Howard	6:00pm	ESPNU
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State	6:00pm	SECN
Boston College at Notre Dame	6:00pm	ACCN
Dayton at Saint Joseph’s	6:00pm	CBSSN
UAPB at Southern	6:00pm	SWAC TV
East Carolina at North Texas	6:00pm	ESPN+
Idaho State at Montana	6:00pm	ESPN+
Central Michigan at Western Michigan	6:00pm	ESPN+
Delaware at Liberty	6:00pm	ESPN+
Pepperdine at Washington State	6:00pm	ESPN+
Houston at Texas Tech	6:30pm	ESPN
Seattle U at Pacific	7:00pm	ESPN+
Louisiana at Old Dominion	7:00pm	ESPN+
Central Arkansas at North Alabama	7:00pm	ESPN+
Lafayette at Lehigh	7:00pm	ESPN+
Manhattan at Iona	7:00pm	ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin at Lamar	7:00pm	ESPN+
Canisius at Fairfield	7:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Kentucky at Wright State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton at Cal Poly	7:00pm	ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Kansas at Kansas State	8:00pm	FOX
Nevada at New Mexico	8:00pm	FS1
Chattanooga at Samford	8:00pm	ESPNU
California at Stanford	8:00pm	ACCN
San Francisco at Gonzaga	8:00pm	CBSSN
Weber State at Montana State	8:00pm	Scripps
Saint Mary’s at Portland	8:00pm	KUNP
UIC at Bradley	8:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona	8:00pm	ESPN+
Utah Valley at California Baptist	8:00pm	ESPN+
Omaha at Kansas City	8:00pm	Summit
Tennessee at Alabama	8:30pm	ESPN
LSU at Arkansas	8:30pm	SECN
Southern Utah at Utah Tech	9:00pm	ESPN+
Santa Clara at San Diego	9:30pm	ESPN+
Cincinnati at Arizona State	10:00pm	CBSSN
UC Irvine at UC San Diego	10:00pm	ESPN+
CSUN at Hawai’i	11:59pm	Spectrum
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: The American Express	4:00pm	GOLF
Champions Tour: Mitsubishi Electric Championship	7:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
EPL: West Ham United vs Sunderland	7:30am	USA Peacock
La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna	8:00am	ESPN+
Serie A: Como vs Torino	9:00am	Paramount+
Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Bayern München vs Augsburg	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Heidenheim vs RB Leipzig	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen	9:30am	ESPN+
EPL: Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion	10:00am	Peacock
EPL: Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur	10:00am	Peacock
EPL: Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers	10:00am	Peacock
La Liga: Valencia vs Espanyol	10:15am	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Rennes vs Lorient	11:00am	beIN Sports fuboTV
Serie A: Fiorentina vs Cagliari	12:00pm	Paramount+
Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund	12:30pm	ESPN+
La Liga: Sevilla vs Athletic Club	12:30pm	ESPN+
EPL: AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool	12:30pm	Peacock
Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Monaco	1:00pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
Serie A: Lecce vs Lazio	2:45pm	Paramount+
La Liga: Villarreal vs Real Madrid	3:00pm	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille vs Lens	3:05pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
Women’s Friendly: USA vs Paraguay	5:30pm	TNT Peacock
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Australian Open	3:00am	ESPN2
Australian Open	8:00am	ESPN2

Sunday, 1/25/26

NFL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
AFC Championship Playoff: New England Patriots at Denver Broncos	3:00pm	CBS Paramount++
NFC Championship Playoff: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks	6:30pm	FOX
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons	3:00pm	NBCS-CA FanDuel Sports DET
Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies	3:30pm	ALT2 FanDuel Sports MEM
Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks	7:00pm	KFAA FanDuel Sports MIL
Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder	7:00pm	TSN FanDuel Sports OKC
New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports SW GCSN
Miami Heat vs Phoenix Suns	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports Sun AFSN
Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Clippers	9:00pm	YES FanDuel Sports SoCal
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs	1:30 pm	ALT TSN
New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken	4:00pm	KONG MSGSN
Vegas Golden Knights vs Ottawa Senators	5:00pm	Scripps SN
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks	6:00pm	ATTSN-PIT TSN
Florida Panthers vs Chicago Blackhawks	7:00pm	Scripps CHSN
Anaheim Ducks vs Calgary Flames	8:00pm	SN Victory+
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Le Moyne at Fairleigh Dickinson	12:00pm	YES
Florida Atlantic at South Florida	1:00pm	ESPN2
Saint Francis U at New Haven	1:00pm	NESN
Central Connecticut at Stonehill	2:00pm	NESN+
Purdue Fort Wayne at IU Indianapolis	2:00pm	WNDY
Chicago State at Mercyhurst	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
Tulane at Charlotte	2:00pm	ESPN+
Wagner at LIU	3:00pm	NEC Front Row
Oregon at Washington	3:00pm	Peacock
Illinois State at Belmont	3:00pm	ESPN+
Tulsa at Rice	4:00pm	ESPNU
USC at Wisconsin	4:00pm	Peacock
Southern Illinois at Evansville	4:00pm	ESPN+
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: The American Express	4:00pm	GOLF
Champions Tour: Mitsubishi Electric Championship	7:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Serie A: Sassuolo vs Cremonese	6:30am	CBSSN Paramount+
La Liga: Atlético Madrid vs Mallorca	8:00am	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Metz	9:00am	beIN Sports fuboTV
Serie A: Atalanta vs Parma	9:00am	Paramount+
Serie A: Genoa vs Bologna	9:00am	Paramount+
EPL: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea	9:00am	Peacock
EPL: Newcastle United vs Aston Villa	9:00am	Peacock
EPL: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest	9:00am	Peacock
Ligue 1: Nantes vs Nice	9:00am	Peacock
Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs Stuttgart	9:30am	ESPN+
La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Oviedo	10:15am	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Brest vs Toulouse	11:15am	beIN Sports fuboTV
Ligue 1: Paris vs Angers SCO	11:15am	beIN Sports fuboTV
Ligue 1: Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais	11:15am	beIN Sports fuboTV
EPL: Arsenal vs Manchester United	11:30am	Peacock
Bundesliga: Freiburg vs Köln	11:30am	ESPN+
Serie A: Juventus vs Napoli	12:00pm	Paramount+
La Liga: Real Sociedad vs Celta de Vigo	12:30pm	ESPN+
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM vs León	1:00pm	VIX
Serie A: Roma vs Milan	2:45pm	Paramount+
Ligue 1: Lille vs Strasbourg	2:45pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Australian Open	3:00am	ESPN2
Australian Open	8:00pm	ESPN2

Monday, 1/26/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets	7:00pm	NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports CHA
Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers	7:00pm	Peacock FanDuel Sports FL FanDuel Sports Ohio
Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports IND FanDuel Sports ATL
Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls	8:00pm	Spectrum CHSN
Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports MEM SCHN
Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics	8:00pm	NBCS-BOS Rip City
Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics	9:30pm	Peacock
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports West FanDuel Sports Ohio
Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers	7:00pm	NESN MSG
New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers	7:00pm	ATTSN-PIT NBCS-PHI
Utah Mammoth vs Tampa Bay Lightning	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports Sun Utah16
Anaheim Ducks vs Edmonton Oilers	8:30pm	ESPN+ Victory+
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Louisville at Duke	7:00pm	ESPN
Penn State at Ohio State	7:00pm	FS1
Bucknell at Lafayette	7:00pm	CBSSN
Alabama A&M at Prairie View A&M	7:00pm	SWAC TV
Maryland Eastern Shore at North Carolina Central	7:00pm	ESPN+
McNeese at Southeastern Louisiana	7:00pm	ESPN+
Howard at Coppin State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Morgan State at Norfolk State	7:00pm	ESPN+
East Texas A&M at Lamar	7:00pm	ESPN+
UAPB at Grambling State	7:30pm	SWAC TV
New Orleans at Nicholls	7:30pm	ESPN+
UTRGV at A&M-Corpus Christi	8:00pm	ESPN+
UIW at Houston Christian	8:00pm	ESPN+
Arizona at BYU	9:00pm	ESPN
Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin	9:00pm	CBSSN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Serie A: Verona vs Udinese	2:45pm	Paramount+
EPL: Everton vs Leeds United	3:00pm	Peacock
La Liga: Girona vs Getafe	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV

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