“THE SCOREBOARD” ===================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/baseball/scores/?date=5/22/2026 ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES https://www.maxpreps.com/in/softball/scores/?date=5/22/2026 ======================================= INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES SATURDAY MAY 23 2A SEMI-STATE GAMES • 10:00AM – GUERIN CATHOLIC (HOME) VS CARMEL (AWAY) • 12:30PM – CHATARD (HOME) VS ZIONSVILLE (AWAY) SATURDAY MAY 23 1A SEMI-STATE GAMES • 3:00PM – BROWNSBURG (HOME) VS CASTLE (AWAY) • 5:30PM – CROWN POINT (HOME) VS FISHERS (AWAY) ====================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES SATURDAY MAY 23 BISHOP CHATARD VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN FT. WAYNE DWENGER VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC ZIONSVILLE VS. HAMILTON SE PARK TUDOR VS. SB ST. JOSEPHWESTFIELD VS. CATHEDRAL ===================================== INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS-MAY 23 BRACKET: https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/iicn7r5kgU-3v1IMYhl4FA/_i-ycQuwkkGeR7y-08CKJw/boys-volleyball-26/2025-26-ihsaa-boys-volleyball-state-tournament-state-championship.htm ======================================== INDIANA BOYS REGIONALS MAY 28 1. VALPARAISO 5 PM CT TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: MUNSTER, CROWN POINT, PORTAGE, KANKAKEE VALLEY 2. WARSAW COMMUNITY 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: PENN, PLYMOUTH, GOSHEN, EAST NOBLE 3. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, NEW HAVEN, MARION, MUNCIE CENTRAL 4. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: KOKOMO, WEST LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, FISHERS 5. PLAINFIELD 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, PLAINFIELD, SOUTHPORT, WHITELAND COMMUNITY 6. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: LAWRENCE CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, CONNERSVILLE 7. BLOOMINGTON NORTH 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: COLUMBUS NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, MADISON CONSOLIDATED 8. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 5:30 PM CT TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: FLOYD CENTRAL, JASPER, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL =================================== INDIANA GIRLS TRACK REGIONALS MAY 26 1. PORTAGE 5 PM CT TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: HIGHLAND, HOBART, CHESTERTON, KANKAKEE VALLEY 2. GOSHEN 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: MISHAWKA, BREMEN, WARSAW COMMUNITY, EAST NOBLE 3. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, NEW HAVEN, MARION, DELTA 4. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: KOKOMO, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5. BEN DAVIS 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, ZIONSVILLE, PIKE, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY 6. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: LAWRENCE CENTRAL, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, BATESVILLE 7. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 6 PM ET TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: COLUMBUS NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, SEYMOUR, MADISON CONSOLIDATED 8. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL5:30 PM CT TICKETS | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS SECTIONAL HOST: CORYDON CENTRAL, PERRY CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, MT. VERNON =========================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS SECTIONALS 1. AVON (4)BRACKET SCHOOLS: AVON, BROWNSBURG, DANVILLE, PLAINFIELD. 2. GREENCASTLE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: GREENCASTLE, MARTINSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, SOUTH PUTNAM. 3. TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: NORTHVIEW, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO. 4. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, EDGEWOOD, OWEN VALLEY. 5. JASPER (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: FOREST PARK, JASPER, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, SOUTHRIDGE. 6. LINTON-STOCKTON (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLOOMFIELD, LINTON-STOCKTON, SULLIVAN, WHITE RIVER VALLEY. 7. VINCENNES LINCOLN (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: SOUTH KNOX, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC. 8. LOOGOOTEE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BARR-REEVE, LOOGOOTEE, NORTH DAVIESS, PAOLI. 9. GIBSON SOUTHERN (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: GIBSON SOUTHERN, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, TECUMSEH, WOOD MEMORIAL. 10. MT. VERNON (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE REITZ, MT. VERNON (POSEY), NORTH POSEY. 11. EVANSVILLE BOSSE (PLAYED @ EVANSVILLE NORTH) (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE DAY, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, EVANSVILLE NORTH. 12. TELL CITY (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BOONVILLE, CASTLE, HERITAGE HILLS, SOUTH SPENCER, TELL CITY. 13. LANESVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, LANESVILLE, NORTH HARRISON, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH). 14. JEFFERSONVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CLARKSVILLE, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW ALBANY, PROVIDENCE. 15. FLOYD CENTRAL (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BORDEN, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, SALEM. 16. SILVER CREEK (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CHARLESTOWN, HENRYVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, SILVER CREEK. 17. SCOTTSBURG (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: AUSTIN, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER). 18. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, JENNINGS COUNTY, SEYMOUR, TRINITY LUTHERAN. 19. BATESVILLE (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BATESVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, SOUTH DEARBORN. 20. COLUMBUS NORTH (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EDINBURGH, GREENSBURG, HAUSER. 21. PERRY MERIDIAN (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: DECATUR CENTRAL, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT. 22. CONNERSVILLE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CONNERSVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, UNION COUNTY. 23. CENTER GROVE (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CENTER GROVE, FRANKIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, WHITELAND COMMUNITY. 24. SHELBYVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: MORRISTOWN, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY), TRITON CENTRAL, WALDRON. 25. BEN DAVIS (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BEN DAVIS, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDIANAPOLIS), INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, SPEEDWAY, TRI WEST HENDRICKS. 26. NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: HERRON, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS). 27. LAWRENCE NORTH (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH. 28. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BEECH GROVE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, WARREN CENTRAL. 29. NEW CASTLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLUE RIVER VALLEY, KNIGHTSTOWN, NEW CASTLE, SHENANDOAH, TRI. 30. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EASTERN HANCOCK, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW PALESTINE. 31. FISHERS (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ANDERSON, FISHERS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, PENDLETON HEIGHTS. 32. RICHMOND (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, HAGERSTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, RICHMOND, SETON CATHOLIC. 33. FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: COVINGTON, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, PARKE HERITAGE, SOUTH VERMILLION. 34. CRAWFORDSVILLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CRAWFORDSVILLE, LEBANON, NORTH MONTGOMERY, SOUTHMONT, WESTERN BOONE. 35. CARMEL (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CARMEL, GUERIN CATHOLIC, UNIVERSITY, ZIONSVILLE. 36. PARK TUDOR (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BREBEUF JESUIT, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, PARK TUDOR, PIKE. 37. SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH (PLAYED @ MISHAWAKA MARIAN) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: GLENN, LAVILLE, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON. 38. LAPORTE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE. 39. VALPARAISO (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BOONE GROVE, CHESTERTON, KOUTS, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO, WHEELER. 40. HOBART (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ANDREAN, HOBART, LAKE STATION EDISON, NORTH NEWTON, MERRILLVILLE, RIVER FOREST. 41. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BENTON CENTRAL, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, ROSSVILLE, WEST LAFAYETTE. 42. FRANKFORT (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ATTICA, CLINTON PRAIRIE, FRANKFORT, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, MCCUTCHEON, SEEGER. 43. LOGANSPORT (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, LEWIS CASS, LOGANSPORT, TWIN LAKES. 44. KOKOMO (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, NORTHWESTERN, TAYLOR, WESTERN. 45. CROWN POINT (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, KANKAKEE VALLEY, LOWELL, RENSSELAER CENTRAL. 46. HIGHLAND (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CALUMET, GRIFFITH, HIGHLAND, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, MUNSTER. 47. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, WHITING. 48. CULVER ACADEMIES (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CULVER ACADEMIES, KNOX, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERE, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TRITON. 49. MARION (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BLACKFORD, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, HUNTINGTON NORTH. 50. BLUFFTON (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, BLUFFTON, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS. 51. HOMESTEAD (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HOMESTEAD. 52. PERU (6) BRACKET SCHOOLS: MACONAQUAH, MANCHESTER, NORTHFIELD, PERU, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH. 53. JAY COUNTY (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: JAY COUNTY, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, UNION CITY, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY. 54. DELTA (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: DELTA, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, YORKTOWN. 55. ALEXANDRIA MONROE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ALEXANDRIA MONROE, ELWOOD, FRANKTON, TIPTON. 56. NOBLESVILLE (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: HAMILTON HEIGHTS, LAPEL, NOBLESVILLE, WESTFIELD. 57. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, NEW HAVEN. 58. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CHURUBUSCO, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, LEO. 59. EAST NOBLE (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CENTRAL NOBLE, EAST NOBLE, DEKALB, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN, WEST NOBLE. 60. ANGOLA (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: ANGOLA, FREMONT, LAKELAND, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WESTVIEW. 61. WARSAW COMMUNITY (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: COLUMBIA CITY, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, WHITKO, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WAWASEE. 62. CONCORD (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: CONCORD, ELKHART, JIMTOWN, NORTHRIDGE. 63. NORTHWOOD (5) BRACKET SCHOOLS: BETHANY CHRISTIAN, BREMEN, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, NORTHWOOD. 64. PENN (4) BRACKET SCHOOLS: MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS. ====================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES UCLA 4 PURDUE 3 LITTLE ROCK 7 SOUTHERN INDIANA 2 https://d1baseball.com/scores/?date=20260522 ======================================= COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES https://d1softball.com/scores/?date=20260522 TUSCALOOSA SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 1 ALABAMA VS. NO. 16 LSUGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 7 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 3 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) AUSTIN SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 2 TEXAS VS. ARIZONA STATEGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 9 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 7 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) NORMAN SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 3 OKLAHOMA VS. MISSISSIPPI STATEGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 1 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 1 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) LINCOLN SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 4 NEBRASKA VS. NO. 13 OKLAHOMA STATEGAME 1: THURSDAY, MAY 21 @ 9 PM ETGAME 2: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 5 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) FAYETTEVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 5 ARKANSAS VS. NO. 12 DUKEGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 12 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 5 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) GAINESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 6 FLORIDA VS. NO 11 TEXAS TECHGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 11 AM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 12:30 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) KNOXVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 7 TENNESSEE VS. NO. 10 GEORGIAGAME 1: THURSDAY, MAY 21 @ 7 PM ETGAME 2: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 3 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) LOS ANGELES SUPER REGIONAL: NO. 8 UCLA VS. UCFGAME 1: FRIDAY, MAY 22 @ 9 PM ETGAME 2: SATURDAY, MAY 23 @ 9 PM ETGAME 3: (IF NECESSARY) ====================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES SEMI-FINALS-SATURDAY PRINCETON 14-10 VS. DUKE 16-6 (NOON) SYRACUSE 13-11 VS. NOTRE DAME 15-9 (2:30) ====================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES SEMI-FINALS-FRIDAY NORTHWESTERN 16 VS. JOHNS HOPKINS 11 NORTH CAROLINA 16 MARYLAND 6 ======================================= NBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS EAST FINAL: (3) NEW YORK VS. (4) CLEVELAND GAME 1: NEW YORK 115, CLEVELAND 104 (NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: NEW YORK 109, CLEVELAND 93 (NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 2-0) GAME 3: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | SATURDAY MAY 23 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 4: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | MONDAY MAY 25 (8 ET, ESPN) GAME 5: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | WEDNESDAY MAY 27 (8 ET, ESPN)* GAME 6: NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND | FRIDAY MAY 29 (8 ET, ESPN)* GAME 7: CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK | SUNDAY MAY 31 (8 ET, ESPN)* WEST FINAL: (1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (2) SAN ANTONIO GAME 1: SAN ANOTNIO 122, OKLAHOMA CITY 115 (SPURS LEAD SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: OKLAHOMA CITY 122, SAN ANOTNIO 113 (SERIES EVEN 1-1) GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY 123 SAN ANTONIO 108 (THUNDER LEADS SERIES 2-1) GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | SUNDAY MAY 24 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK) GAME 5: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | TUESDAY MAY 26 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* GAME 6: OKLAHOMA CITY AT SAN ANTONIO | THURSDAY MAY 28 (8:30 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* GAME 7: SAN ANTONIO AT OKLAHOMA CITY | SATURDAY MAY 30 (8 ET, NBC/PEACOCK)* * = IF NECESSARY ===== 2026 NBA FINALS THE 2026 NBA FINALS WILL BE BEGIN ON JUNE 3, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER. JUNE 3: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 1 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 2 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 8: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 10: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 4 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 5 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 6 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 7 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* * = IF NECESSARY ==================================== NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL: #1 CAROLINA HURRICANES VS. #3 MONTREAL CANADIENS GAME 1: MONTREAL 6, CAROLINA 2 (MONTREAL LEADS SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: SAT, MAY 23 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 7 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 3: MON, MAY 25 – CAROLINA AT MONTREAL, 8 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 4: WED, MAY 27 – CAROLINA AT MONTREAL, 8 P.M. ET (TNT, SN, CBC) GAME 5:* FRI, MAY 29 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET (TNT) GAME 6:* SUN, MAY 31 – CAROLINA AT MONTREAL, TBD (TNT) GAME 7:* TUE, JUNE 2 – MONTREAL AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET (TNT) WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL: #1 COLORADO AVALANCHE VS. #1 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS GAME 1: VEGAS 4, COLORADO 2 (GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEAD SERIES 1-0) GAME 2: VEGAS 3, COLORADO 1 (GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEAD SERIES 2-0) GAME 3: SUN, MAY 24 – COLORADO AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) GAME 4: TUE, MAY 26 – COLORADO AT VEGAS, 9 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) GAME 5:* THU, MAY 28 – VEGAS AT COLORADO, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN) GAME 6:* SAT, MAY 30 – COLORADO AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET (ABC, SN, CBC) GAME 7:* MON, JUNE 1 – VEGAS AT COLORADO, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC) =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON 4 CHICAGO CUBS 2 CLEVELAND 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 TAMPA BAY 4 NY YANKEES 2 TORONTO 6 PITTSBURGH 2 MIAMI 2 NY METS 1 MINNESOTA 8 BOSTON 6 ATLANTA 5 WASHINGTON 4 (11) BALTIMORE 7 DETROIT 4 SEATTLE 2 KANSAS CITY 0 MILWAUKEE 5 LA DODGERS 1 LA ANGELS 9 TEXAS 6 SAN DIEGO 7 LAS VEGAS 3 COLORADO 3 ARIZONA 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 9 SAN FRANCISCO 4 ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI POSTPONED =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS 7 TOLEDO 3 SOUTH BEND 5 WEST MICHIGAN 4 FT. WAYNE 3 DAYTON 2 =================================== WNBA FEVER 90 VALKYRIES 82 DREAM 86 WINGS 69 STORM 77 SUN 59 =================================== UFL SCORES STORM 27 DEFENDERS 19 =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA BEHIND BIG BENCH CONTRIBUTIONS, THUNDER OVERTAKE SPURS IN GAME 3 Jaylin Williams sat on the floor and pumped his fists in celebration. His Oklahoma City Thunder teammate, Jared McCain, flexed over Williams while the San Antonio Spurs’ Luke Kornet walked away stunned. Kornet wasn’t the only one shocked. Williams, McCain and the Thunder bench were dominant once again as Oklahoma City beat the Spurs 123-108 on the road Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. “Those are huge momentum-shifters,” McCain said of Williams’ four-point play midway through the fourth quarter that put the Thunder up by 15. “Especially getting to quiet down the crowd. … Being able to get him the ball and him knocking it down and getting fouled, it’s an awesome momentum shift.” San Antonio scored the game’s first 15 points and seemed poised to run away. However, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault quickly dipped into his reserves and they responded, with Alex Caruso, McCain, Cason Wallace and Williams helping fuel a push that quickly settled things for the Thunder. “Being able to weather a storm, we talk about it a lot,” McCain said. “… Just being able to be calm, be poised in that situation and give each other confidence, give each other energy and know that we’re throwing another punch and it’s gonna come back.” The Oklahoma City bench set a franchise playoff record with 76 points, outscoring their San Antonio counterparts by 53. McCain, a trade-deadline acquisition from Philadelphia, scored 24 points, making 8 of 11 from inside the arc. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said McCain “oozes confidence.” “He doesn’t flinch,” Daigneault said of McCain. “He’s jumped right on the train. … He’s got playoff confidence, obviously. Playoff confidence isn’t always being able to perform well or anything like that, it’s being able to take your punches and keep throwing them, and he’s certainly shown the capacity to do that.” Williams scored 18, hitting five 3-pointers. So far in the series, the Thunder’s bench has outscored San Antonio’s 183-64. The bench was key in a 20-8 Oklahoma City run that helped the Thunder pull within three by late in the first quarter. “That wasn’t sustainable how we started,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “I thought we played very fast and I think that’s something that tapered off as the game went along.” Oklahoma City grabbed the lead for good with a 9-0 spree late in the second quarter. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a team-high 26 points on 6-of-17 shooting, adding 12 assists and just two turnovers. Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t score until early in the second quarter, but he put up 12 in Oklahoma City’s 37-point third quarter. “He was letting the game tell him what to do,” Daigneault said. “I don’t think he predetermines that stuff. It was kind of a muddy game at different points for us, and I thought we found some things to get him loose and the rest of the team loose offensively, but it wasn’t easy. “These games are long, and he’s just got a great ability to stay poised and stay present when the game gets muddy.” In the first two games of the series, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama averaged 20.5 rebounds. He had just four in Game 3 while finishing with 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Oklahoma City outrebounded San Antonio 41-37 and outscored the Spurs 22-17 on second-chance points and 42-40 in the paint. “Thought we could’ve done a much better job of crashing the glass tonight, make a more concerted effort,” Johnson said. “There were a lot of misses to go get, and we didn’t get enough of them.” Spurs point guard De’Aaron Fox returned to the starting lineup after missing the first two games of the series with an ankle sprain. Fox showed the effects of the injury, especially late, but fought through it and finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists. San Antonio’s Stephon Castle committed 20 turnovers over the first two games, but with Fox back, Castle had just one turnover in nearly 35 minutes. However, Castle made just 1 of 8 shots from the floor en route to 14 points. Wembanyama took blame for the loss. “I feel like I have trouble making my teammates better right now,” Wembanyama said. “… I need to be more of a team player.” It wasn’t all positive for the Thunder. They were playing without Jalen Williams, who aggravated a hamstring injury in Game 2, forcing Ajay Mitchell back into the starting lineup. Early in the third quarter, Mitchell fouled Castle under the basket on a breakaway. San Antonio’s Devin Vassell took exception, leading to a brief scuffle. After a review, Mitchell’s foul was upgraded to a flagrant foul, while Mitchell and Vassell were assessed technical fouls. Mitchell headed to the locker room after the collision and the altercation and didn’t return. ====================================== NHL GOLDEN KNIGHTS PUT AVALANCHE IN 0-2 HOLE WITH THIRD-PERIOD RALLY DENVER — It took just 2 minutes, 7 seconds, for the Vegas Golden Knights to grab control of the Western Conference finals. A pair of third-period goals in quick succession led Vegas to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, sending the Golden Knights home with a 2-0 series advantage. Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored the game-changing goals. Barbashev added a late empty-net tally, and Eichel and Barbashev each had an assist. Pavel Dorofeyev, a linemate of Eichel and Barbashev, logged two assists. “We’ve been a really good third-period team all season long,” Barbashev said. “We’ve had a lot of comebacks.” Carter Hart turned away 29 shots for the Golden Knights, who head home with a chance to close out the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Sunday night in Las Vegas, when the Golden Knights can move closer to their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in their nine-year existence. “I don’t have to say anything to them. They understand the situation,” Vegas coach John Tortorella said of his players. “I’m not sure where the series goes, I’m not sure where Game 3 goes, but I know I’m not going to have to worry about that, because they get it.” Ross Colton scored and Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for Colorado, which is in jeopardy of becoming the 13th straight Presidents’ Trophy winner to not win a Stanley Cup. “You’re not giving up on your season because all of a sudden you lost two games in the playoffs,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “There’s still lots of hockey to be played.” The Avalanche will try to accomplish what no team has done since the 1945 Detroit Red Wings — win a conference final after dropping the first two games at home. “Flip the script,” Wedgewood said of being down two games. “Win two there, come back, get home ice again. They did it to us, no reason we can’t do it to them.” The Golden Knights, who trailed since late in the first period, tied the game 1-1 at 9:15 of the third. Dorofeyev fed Eichel, who was skating down the right side into the circle. Eichel fired a wrister that beat Wedgewood to the far side. Minutes later, Colorado turned it over in its own end and Barbashev buried a shot from the slot at 11:22 to put Vegas ahead. “A short little lapse for two minutes and they score two goals,” Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog said. “I liked our game a lot. There’s not a whole lot of comfort in saying that after a loss this time of year, but at the end of the day, we’ll regroup and come out with the same effort in a couple of days.” Wedgewood came off for an extra skater with 2:58 left, and Barbashev scored into the empty net at 18:57 to seal it. Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb left the bench late in the first period, didn’t play in the second but returned in the third. Colorado defenseman Josh Manson went to the locker room late in the second period after going into the boards head first while trying to check Barbashev. Manson returned in the third. Vegas captain Mark Stone (lower body) and Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) were scratched for the second straight game. The Golden Knights got off to a quick start, putting six of the first seven shots on net, but Colorado struck first. Late in the period, Nazem Kadri sent a pass to Brent Burns at the point, and he put a shot to the net that was blocked by defenseman Kaeden Korczak. The puck bounced into the slot, and Colton buried it at 16:59. The Avalanche controlled much of the second period, holding Vegas to four shots, but neither team could score. “It was a real struggle in the second period, but we still enter the locker room just down 1-0,” Tortorella said. “I thought that was a key moment in the game, and we felt we were in a good spot going into the third down by a goal.” ==================================== BASEBALL MLB ROUNDUP: RAYS TOP RIVAL YANKEES TO SPOIL GERRIT COLE’S RETURN Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings during his return from reconstructive elbow surgery, but the Tampa Bay Rays scored four times in the eighth inning by capitalizing on shaky infield defense and closed out a 4-2 victory over the host New York Yankees on Friday night. The Rays scored four times in a span of six batters against Tim Hill and Camilo Doval to take a 4-1 lead. The Rays improved to 4-0 this season against the Yankees and opened a 5 1/2-game lead in the AL East. Tampa Bay also won its fifth straight and for the 22nd time in 26 games. Cole allowed two hits in his first appearance for the Yankees since Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 30, 2024. The right-hander struck out two and walked three. Braves 5, Nationals 4 (11 innings) Chadwick Tromp hit a game-tying single in the 10th inning and a walk-off single in the 11th, propelling Atlanta to a victory over visiting Washington. Tyler Kinley (4-2) tossed a perfect 11th as the Braves won their fourth game in a row. Austin Riley and Mauricio Dubon each had three hits. CJ Abrams and Curtis Mead homered for the Nationals, who have lost four of their past six games. Paxton Schultz (0-2) yielded Tromp’s decisive hit. Blue Jays 6, Pirates 2 Kevin Gausman struck out eight in 6 2/3 effective innings as Toronto defeated visiting Pittsburgh to push its win streak to three. Gausman (4-3) allowed one run on six hits while earning his first win in five starts. Louis Varland retired the final six batters to earn his seventh save. Yohendrick Pinango and George Springer hit two-run doubles, while Ernie Clement and Jesus Sanchez hit consecutive doubles in the eighth. The Pirates committed three errors, including two in the third that contributed to Toronto’s three-run frame. Bubba Chandler (1-6) fanned a career-best 11 while allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits in five innings. Brandon Lowe had two hits and two runs. Astros 4, Cubs 2 Christian Vazquez homered, singled and drove in two runs for visiting Houston in a win against Chicago in the opener of their three-game series. Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) allowed two hits over five shutout innings. The Astros had combined for six runs in their previous four games, losing three. Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon (2-4) allowed four runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered for the Cubs, who have lost six in a row and 10 of 12. Guardians 1, Phillies 0 Pinch hitter Kyle Manzardo hit a ninth-inning home run off Jhoan Duran to lift visiting Cleveland to its seventh straight win over Philadelphia. Gavin Williams (7-3) struck out 11 without a walk in eight innings, yielding just four hits. Cade Smith recorded his 17th save as the Guardians’ pitching made up for a Cleveland offense that only managed four hits against Cristopher Sanchez. Sanchez tossed eight scoreless innings to stretch his streak to 37 2/3 consecutive scoreless frames — the longest by a Phillies pitcher since at least 1920. However, Duran (1-2) gave up the game-ending homer to Manzardo. Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2 Chad Stevens delivered the tiebreaking single with one out in the top of the ninth to help Colorado notch a victory over Arizona in Phoenix. Stevens’ first hit of the season and third of his career plated Sterlin Thompson with the decisive run as the Rockies ended a three-game losing streak. Colorado’s TJ Rumfield came through with a tying double in the eighth. Diamondbacks left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two RBIs before he exited in the sixth due to left hamstring tightness. Arizona let a 2-0 lead get away to halt their season-best five-game winning streak. White Sox 9, Giants 4 Munetaka Murakami highlighted a nine-run fourth inning with a bases-clearing double, Davis Martin coasted to his fifth straight win and Chicago won at San Francisco. Andrew Benintendi had a two-run double and major league hit-by-pitch leader Sam Antonacci got plunked twice and scored twice in the same inning, helping the White Sox win for the ninth time in their past 12 games. Martin (7-1) permitted four runs in 5 2/3 innings. Trevor McDonald (2-1) was charged with seven runs in 3 2/3 innings as the Giants lost their fourth straight game. Luis Arraez had an RBI single among his two hits. Twins 8, Red Sox 6 Byron Buxton and Austin Martin hit two-run home runs in the seventh inning as visiting Minnesota came from behind for a win over Boston to begin a three-game series. The Twins rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 6-3 to win on the strength of the four-run frame, tagging Boston reliever Justin Slaten (0-2) for his first earned runs of the season. Buxton and Martin both went 2-for-5 and combined for five RBIs. Travis Adams (1-0) tossed two innings of relief. Wilyer Abreu (2-for-5) and Nick Sogard (2-for-3) both had multiple hits for the Red Sox. Orioles 7, Tigers 4 Jackson Holliday’s first hit in three games since making his season debut this week was a two-run go-ahead home run in the fourth inning, and Baltimore went on to beat visiting Detroit in the first game of a three-game series. Pete Alonso smashed a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs as the Orioles snapped a three-game skid to open a 10-game homestand. Gunnar Henderson racked up three hits and Holliday, Adley Rutschman and Leody Taveras all had two hits for Baltimore. Kevin McGonigle homered for the Tigers, who suffered their seventh consecutive defeat. Hao-Yu Lee had two hits and drove in two runs. Jack Flaherty (0-6) gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Marlins 2, Mets 1 Owen Caissie collected two RBIs and Jakob Marsee made a pair of impressive catches in center field for host Miami, who edged New York in the opener of a three-game series. Eury Perez (3-6) and three relievers combined on a three-hitter for the Marlins, who snapped a three-game losing streak. The Mets have lost three of their last four. Perez allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings. Juan Soto crushed a 449-foot homer to right-center in the first before singling in the fourth. Mets opener Tobias Myers gave up one hit in his first start of the season. Padres 7, Athletics 3 Ramon Laureano snapped a tie with a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as San Diego stopped the visiting Athletics in the opener of a three-game series. Laureano worked a full count against Jeffrey Springs (3-5) and then hammered a changeup an estimated 401 feet to left field for his sixth homer of the year. The clout made a winner of reliever Adrian Morejon (4-1), who worked 1 1/3 perfect innings and fanned three. Springs allowed only three hits — all homers — and four runs in 6 1/3 innings. San Diego starter Walker Buehler received a no-decision after yielding five hits and three runs in five innings. Mariners 2, Royals 0 Mitch Garver clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh inning, after Logan Gilbert was solid while pitching into the sixth, and visiting Seattle edged scuffling Kansas City. Gilbert allowed two hits and never faced any real danger over 5 2/3 innings. Kansas City starter Noah Cameron was just as stout as Gilbert, allowing four hits and matching a career high with eight strikeouts while throwing 96 pitches over six impressive innings. Seattle managed just five hits, but Garver and Julio Rodriguez posted two apiece. Gilbert, Eduard Bazardo (3-2), Matt Brash and Andres Munoz (nine saves) combined to allow just four hits and strike out 10 Royals, who have totaled 28 runs while losing 10 of the last 11. Brewers 5, Dodgers 1 William Contreras set the tone with an early three-run homer and Logan Henderson tossed five innings of two-hit ball to pace Milwaukee to victory over visiting Los Angeles in the opener of the series between division leaders. Milwaukee, coming off a sweep of the Cubs, has won 12 of its last 14 to climb atop the NL Central. The NL West-leading Dodgers had won five of their previous six on their current road trip. It was the first meeting since the Dodgers swept Milwaukee in the NLCS last season. Henderson (2-1) allowed two singles in five innings. The Dodgers, who managed just three hits, got on the board with an unearned run in the seventh on Shohei Ohtani’s sacrifice fly. The Brewers jumped on Justin Wrobleski (6-2) for four runs on six hits in a 10-batter, 38-pitch first inning. Angels 9, Rangers 6 Zach Neto hit two home runs and Anaheim native Wade Meckler hit a three-run homer in his first career Angels at-bat, leading Los Angeles to a victory over Texas in Anaheim, Calif. Oswald Peraza went 3-for-4 with a homer as the Angels snapped a three-game losing streak. Grayson Rodriguez (1-1) picked up his first win since 2024 after allowing four runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. Brandon Nimmo homered, doubled and drove in two runs and Danny Jansen also went deep for the Rangers, who had won three of their previous four. Jacob deGrom (3-4) was tagged for six runs on six hits in three innings. ======================================= GOLF SI WOO KIM’S 60 HELPS HIM MOVE 5 STROKES CLEAR AT CJ CUP BYRON NELSON Si Woo Kim flirted with a sub-60 round and surged well clear of the rest of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboard in the second round on Friday in McKinney, Texas. Kim’s only bogey came on the 18th hole, when he overshot the green on his approach and left his chip short, missing an 18 1/2-foot par putt. He birdied 12 of the first 17 holes, finishing at 11-under-par 60 to sit at 18-under 124, five strokes clear of the rest of the field after tying the best round of his career with the 60 he shot in the second round of the 2016 Wyndham Championship. The South Korea native is halfway to his first PGA Tour win since January of 2023 at the event approximately 30 miles outside of Dallas, where he now resides. Defending Byron Nelson champion Scottie Scheffler (63) is one of four players tied for second at 13 under, alongside Wyndham Clark (63), Japan’s Kensei Hirata (65) and South Korea’s Sungjae Im (61). Scheffler finished Friday’s round a bogey-free 8 under. Five of those gained strokes came on Nos. 11-14, where he birdied the 11th, 13th and 14th and bombed a 46-foot putt for eagle at No. 12. Round 1 leader Taylor Moore, who began the day at 9 under, followed it with a 2 under to land in a tie for 11th. Brooks Koepka, who was 8 under in Thursday’s round, also shot a 69 and is tied for 16th at 10 under. ===== CONSISTENT TOMMY GAINEY MOVES ATOP LEADERBOARD AT TROPHY HASSAN Tommy Gainey posted his second straight 6-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead through two rounds of the Trophy Hassan II on Friday in Rabat, Morocco. Gainey, who began the day a stroke out of the lead, paired eight birdies with two bogeys to improve to 12-under 134 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. He’s seeking his second PGA Tour Champions title since becoming eligible for the tour last August when he turned 50. He entered the week 11th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, but would surge into third if he holds on to win in the final round. After a 2-under front nine, Gainey started the back nine with three straight birdies on Nos. 10-12. He followed his lone back-nine bogey at the par-3 14th with consecutive birdies at the 16th and 17th before saving par on the final hole. “I’m hitting my driver really well,” Gainey said. “As I said yesterday, the only difference between today and yesterday was hit a couple bad shots with the irons. Yesterday was a lot more flush. “Today I hit a couple bad shots with the irons, but in saying that, the putter was just as good or better and the driver was just as good or better. So if I just keep hitting fairways, greens, make a few putts, I’ve got a chance.” Ganey is a stroke clear of South Africa’s Darren Fichardt (65) and Round 1 leader Scott Hend of Australia (69) at 11 under. Fichardt had the best round of the day, finishing a bogey-free front nine at 4 under before following his lone bogey at No. 11 with an eagle at the par-5 12th to make up that lost stroke and then some. Fichardt, 51, has won five European Tour events and one European Senior tour title, but is seeking his first Champions Tour victory after never winning on the PGA Tour. “I just played really, really solid. The greens are so severe, your second shots to the green, you just hope you have an easy enough putt. Luckily, I had a lot of opportunities,” Fichardt said. “I suppose this course is definitely one you play one shot at a time, not get ahead of yourself, not think too negative because if you get in a bad spot, it can catch you, you can make bogeys very quickly. So all in all, played really solid.” Jason Caron (67) and Australia’s Greg Chalmers (68) round out the top five at 8 under and 7 under, respectively. ======================================= SOCCER REPORT: OUT-OF-FORM GIO REYNA MAKES U.S. WORLD CUP ROSTER The biggest question leading up to the announcement of the United States’ World Cup roster apparently was answered on Friday when The Athletic reported that Gio Reyna made the squad. Reyna, 23, is a skillful playmaker, but his extensive injury history, lack of form at the club level and past attitude issues with the national team make him a controversial choice by coach Mauricio Pochettino. In the current season, Reyna made only four starts and appeared in just 19 games for Borussia Monchengladbach. He managed just one goal and no assists. He played the prior six seasons for Borussia Dortmund in Germany (along with a brief loan spell with Nottingham Forest in England). After starting 23 times and logging four goals and five assists for Dortmund in 2020-21, Reyna saw his playing time greatly limited due to injuries in ensuing years. Reyna has nine goals in 36 games for the U.S. men’s national team, but his greatest domestic fame might have come as a result of his lack of playing time at the 2022 World Cup. He reportedly was nearly kicked off the squad due to his reaction to being a reserve. The other big surprise regarding the reported U.S. roster is the absence of Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna. In 18 national-team appearances, the 22-year-old has four goals. He is known for his gritty approach, personified by him staying in a friendly last year against Costa Rica despite breaking his nose. Players who were on the bubble but did make the U.S. squad, according the report, were Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner, Toulouse (France) center back Mark McKenzie and Leeds United (England) winger Brenden Aaronson. Berhalter, 25, is the son of ex-USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter. Pochettino is scheduled to reveal the 26-man roster at a Tuesday event in New York. ==================================== INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES INDY 500 (INDYCAR RELEASE) He’s starting 23rd in the field of 33 drivers, but it’s hard to blame Josef Newgarden for being eager for Race Day for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday. Two-time “500” winner Newgarden led the final practice Friday for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” turning a top lap of 228.342 mph in the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet. Newgarden also led the rain-shortened post-qualifying practice Monday at 226.198. SEE: Practice Results “It feels OK, feels all right,” two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden said of his car. “But today is Friday. We’ve got to be good on Sunday. “I’m just ready to get to Sunday. Sunday is what’s going to matter with the Shell car. Team Chevy has done a great job for us this month, so I’m excited to go racing.” The last time a driver won the Indy 500 from a starting position of 23rd or lower was in 1974, when Johnny Rutherford started 25th and earned the first of his three “500” victories. Christian Rasmussen was second today with his best lap of 227.474 in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet of Ed Carpenter Racing. David Malukas matched his starting position by ending up third at 226.565 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Indiana native Conor Daly continued to show consistent speed by clocking in fourth at 226.341 in the No. 23 DRR KINGSPAN ARCO Chevrolet of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Two-time “500” winner Takuma Sato rounded out the top five at 226.244 in the No. 75 Amada Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Pole sitter and reigning “500” winner Alex Palou was sixth at 225.986 in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Four-time and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou is trying to become just the seventh driver to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in consecutive years. Dennis Hauger was the fastest of the four rookies on the 2.5-mile oval, 10th at 225.187 in the No. 19 Only Bulls Honda of Dale Coyne Racing. 2016 “500” winner Alexander Rossi was back in his No. 20 Java House Chevrolet of Ed Carpenter Racing after suffering injuries to a finger on his left hand and right ankle that required outpatient minor surgery due to a hard crash in practice Monday. Rossi, who is starting a “500” career-best second, was 31st today at 222.291 mph. All 33 drivers combined to turn 2,169 laps in the two-hour final session, which featured just one caution period for a loose right-rear wheel that forced 2022 “500” winner Marcus Ericsson to slow on course in the No. 28 Phoenix Investors Honda of Andretti Global. Six-time series champion and 2008 “500” winner Scott Dixon was the busiest driver, turning 96 laps in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. The next on-track action will take place on the big day, Race Day for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 24. Live coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET, FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls, with Academy Award-winning actor Brendan Fraser expected to wave the green flag at 12:45 p.m. ===== Alexander Rossi returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday for Indianapolis 500 Media Day. The annual media availability featured drivers seated together on couches rather than the traditional podium setup. “I spent a lot of time on couches the last few days, so I rate this one an eight out of 10,” Rossi joked. Rossi (photo, top) was cleared to drive in the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Thursday afternoon after he crashed heavily into the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier during Monday’s practice. His damaged car then sustained secondary contact when Pato O’Ward braked to avoid the incident and spun into Rossi in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Rossi suffered minor injuries to a finger on his left hand and his right ankle and underwent outpatient procedures Monday evening. By Thursday, the wraps and walking boot were gone as he confirmed he is ready to race in the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet for ECR in Sunday’s 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge (10 a.m. ET, FOX, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by Only Bulls). “I will have to be on crutches because it’s a non-weight-bearing injury,” Rossi said. “Fortunately, to drive a race car, you don’t have to bear weight. Range of motion is good. Pain is minimal. I’m good to go.” Rossi, who starts second in the race, explained the evaluation process required for medical clearance to practice the car during Friday’s Miller Lite Carb Day two-hour final practice session (11 a.m. ET, FS1, FOX One, INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls). “I had to drive in a sim,” he said. “Get in and out of the car in an appropriate amount of time. I had to show that I could react quickly enough with my right foot in the race car with the pedal and my boot on. That was done over several increments and durations with all of the stuff that will be on me. “As thorough as you can be without actually being on the racetrack.” ECR prepared a backup car that’s the same chassis Rossi drove in last year’s Indianapolis 500. He climbed from 12th to lead 14 laps before his car caught fire during the second pit stop on Lap 73. “This was truly going to be our race car until some other things shifted,” Rossi said. “This was built all offseason in preparation for this month to be my race car anyways.” O’Ward Comfortable in Backup Car O’Ward also moved to a backup car after Monday’s crash. He remains confident in his race-winning chances because the chassis is the same one he drove to victories last season at Iowa Speedway and on the streets of Toronto. “I think I’ve had a test here with it,” O’Ward said. “I don’t have any worries about it. I know it’s going to behave like it’s supposed to. “It’s a very good car. I really like this car. I don’t know why they actually removed it from me.” O’Ward starts sixth Sunday in his seventh Indianapolis 500 appearance. He finished runner-up in 2022 and 2024 and placed third last year. “Every car is different,” O’Ward said. “Every car has its little differences to one another regardless of the setup being the same or not. There are differences. “I’ve had a past with this car. I’m not worried. It’s been a great car to me. It’s been a great car for the team.” Kyle Kirkwood Kirkwood Not Focused on Points; Newgarden Is Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood each believe they have cars capable of charging through the field Sunday. Newgarden, the Indianapolis 500 winner in 2023 and 2024, starts 23rd in the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet. Kirkwood starts 25th in the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda for Andretti Global. Kirkwood (photo, above) enters Sunday second in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings, 27 points behind championship leader and defending Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou. Newgarden sits fifth, 75 points behind. That deficit does not include the 12 bonus points Palou earned for winning the NTT P1 Award in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. The top 12 qualifiers received points, with 12 awarded for first down to one for 12th. Kirkwood said he is not focused on points this weekend because the Indianapolis 500 carries greater importance. “Monday, we’ll focus on points,” Kirkwood said. Newgarden, a two-time series champion in 2017 and 2019, expressed frustration about the missed points opportunity. “I just hate losing out on the points,” Newgarden said. “That’s the toughest thing to me, that it’s 12 points up for grabs that we let wash away.” Newgarden believes his car can contend for a third Indianapolis 500 victory despite the starting position. He charged from 32nd to sixth last year before retiring on Lap 135 with a fuel-pressure issue. He won from 17th in 2023. “I think we’re in a similar position that we’ve been in the last couple of years here,” Newgarden said. “We’ve got a great team, as always, we’ve got a good car underneath us, and I feel really positive about what we have. Race Day is its own thing. That’s when the car has got to be at its best.” Kirkwood shares that confidence after opening the season with five top-five finishes in six races. “As the year’s gone on, I actually feel a little less pressure,” Kirkwood said. “Every event I’ve gone to, I felt like we could win. That means something for the championship.” Newgarden and Kirkwood finished 1-2 in the season’s lone oval race March 7 at Phoenix Raceway. Kirkwood said oval racing was a weakness for the team in prior seasons. Road courses also posed challenges, though Kirkwood finished fifth March 29 at Barber Motorsports Park. “We know we can still get there,” he said. “You’ve just got to be perfect the whole race. I do feel confident we can still win this race from the position we’re in.” Castroneves, Kirkwood Differ on Track Choosing Winners Helio Castroneves said the 2003 Indianapolis 500 shaped his belief that Indianapolis Motor Speedway chooses its winners. Castroneves won the 2001 and 2002 races in his first two “500” starts and nearly became the first driver to win three consecutive races. He started from pole, led 58 laps and finished second to teammate Gil de Ferran after traffic disrupted his momentum late in the race. “I had flawless speed, driving with one hand, the other on the side like a Sunday drive,” Castroneves said. “Because of a scenario that happens with the back marker, I end up losing that opportunity. I couldn’t pass him back again. “I realized that you can have the fastest equipment, everything. The year before, I was a lap down, ended up being a lap down and took a gamble and won the race. “That’s why I came up with that quote. It’s true. To this day, that’s exactly what I feel.” Castroneves starts 14th in the No. 06 Cleveland-Cliffs Honda for Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian. Kirkwood does not fully agree with that perspective. “There is some truth to that, but at the same time, I believe in making your own luck, too,” Kirkwood said. “Guys make their own luck in some way, shape or form. You’ve got to do all the things right, and then I think it chooses you.” Harvey Enjoying Every Moment Jack Harvey transitioned from the driver’s seat to pit reporting for FOX Sports’ INDYCAR broadcasts during the past two years. Harvey had no broadcasting experience before joining the network last year, but he never abandoned his driving ambitions. He competed in each of the past two Indianapolis 500s in the No. 24 DRR INVST Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. That perspective has made Harvey determined to enjoy every aspect of May before Sunday’s race. “It’s the biggest race in the world and the only one I’m scheduled to do,” Harvey said. “I actually don’t mind all the media stuff. Every sponsor event, every media event, every interview, I’ve been milking this month for as long as I can.” Harvey starts 33rd Sunday, marking the third time in his past four Indianapolis 500 starts that he has lined up on the last row. He climbed from 32nd to finish 24th in 2022 and from 32nd to 18th in 2023, both with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. He started 26th and finished 19th last year. Sting Ray Robb joins Harvey on the last row, starting 31st in the No. 77 Juncos Hollinger-Goodheart Chevrolet, the same spot he started in his 2023 rookie season. Rookie Caio Collet will start between them (32nd) in the No. 4 Combitrans Amazona Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Racing. The trio will attend the 54th annual Last Row Party on Thursday night at the Dallara IndyCar Factory in downtown Speedway, Indiana. “Unfortunately for Jack, the last time I was at a Last Row Party, it was together,” Robb said. “We’ve got to agree not to do this again.” “I don’t know if I’m the problem or you’re the problem,” Harvey said. Jacob Abel Abel Focused on Procedures Jacob Abel was the lone driver bumped from last year’s Indianapolis 500 field. He returned this year with family-owned Abel Motorsports for his rookie “500” start. The team last competed in the race in 2023 with R.C. Enerson, who started 28th and finished 32nd. Abel Motorsports has focused on INDY NXT by Firestone competition since 2022 and fields four cars this season. The organization expanded into the NTT INDYCAR SERIES for the Indianapolis 500 only. Abel (photo, above) starts 30th in the No. 51 Abel Construction Company Chevrolet. He said Friday’s Miller Lite Carb Day practice session will be critical for race procedures. “For us, it’s working together on pit stops, strategy and things like that,” Abel said. Abel also said he still needs more experience in traffic and on pit lane entry. “The pit lane entry here is unlike anything else,” he said. “The braking and all of that is really tricky. Trying to maximize that and working up to it as much as possible is important.” Artemis II Astronaut To Attend Race Weekend Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will attend race weekend as an honored guest of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hansen served as a mission specialist on NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission last month. The 10-day mission marked the first human trip into the vicinity of the moon in 54 years. Hansen will participate in several events during race weekend, including Carb Day, the 500 Festival Parade and Sunday’s race. He also will walk the red carpet on race morning and participate in media interviews. Borg-Weiner Trophy Odds and Ends Pole sitter Alex Palou received few questions during his media availability because the press conference format grouped drivers by row. Palou shared the front row with Rossi, who drew most of the attention during the allotted session. The IMS sign shop and facilities team completed all 33 pit-lane driver and team stencils, allowing Work United from United Rentals to install each in a record 21 minutes Thursday. Scott Dixon has led a race-record 677 laps in 23 starts. However, he has one Indianapolis 500 victory, coming in 2008. “I think it shows I’m pretty crap at leading the right lap,” Dixon said. He starts 10th in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Kyffin Simpson said he studies Palou’s data to understand what makes the two-time series champion successful. Simpson joined Chip Ganassi Racing in 2024 and has watched Palou win both championships and 15 of 40 races. “Man, it’s annoying sometimes, honestly,” Simpson said. “You look at his data, seeing it from up close, it’s frustrating sometimes. It’s nice to learn from.” O’Ward said his new car has a name, but he plans to reveal it only if he wins Sunday’s race. “If I win the race, I’ll share her name,” he said. The Borg-Wiener Trophy (photo, above) debuted Thursday and will be awarded at Friday’s Wienie 500 airing at 2 p.m. ET on FOX and FOX One. Covered with a polished metal casing, the trophy stands 2 feet, 3 inches tall — the equivalent of five hot dogs — and features 55 miniature Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles. By comparison, the Borg-Warner Trophy stands 5 feet, 9¾ inches tall and features the likeness of each Indianapolis 500 winner. ===================================== INDIANA FEVER INDIANAPOLIS (May 22, 2026) — The Indiana Fever earned a 90-82 win over the Golden State Valkyries on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Aliyah Boston recorded her 42nd career double-double to help lead the team to victory, while Caitlin Clark scored 22 points and Kelsey Mitchell added an additional 19 points. The Fever took a slight 19-18 lead in the first quarter, with Mitchell and Boston each recording six points and Clark contributing five points along with four assists. Despite Mitchell and Clark putting up five points apiece, Golden State outscored Indiana 26-18 in the second, giving the Valkyries the seven-point advantage going into the second half. Outscoring Golden State 29-17 in the third, Indiana took back the lead with Boston and Clark leading the charge, scoring seven and eight points, respectively. Six total rebounds – part of her career-high tying 16 on the night – and seven points from Boston helped close the Fever’s victory over the Valkyries, with Indiana finishing the night 90-82. POSTGAME NOTESBOX SCORE Indiana Fever Notes: Grace VanSlooten made her Indiana debut at 8:06 in the second quarter, appearing in her first Fever game the same day she signed a rest-of-season contract with the team. Aliyah Boston recorded her 42nd career double-double with 20 points and 16 rebounds, tying Elena Delle Donne for the 34th most in WNBA history, doing so in 129 games played. Boston already holds the second-most in Fever franchise history, behind only Tamika Catchings who recorded 96 in 457 games played. Boston’s 16 rebounds matched a career high, originally set on July 14, 2024, against Minnesota. Caitlin Clark scored 20+ points for the 28th time in her career, sitting in fifth place for the most in Fever franchise history. Coincidentally, Boston, who holds the fourth-most 20+ point games in Fever history, recorded her 30th 20+ scoring performance. Clark finished the night with nine assists, putting her three away from 500 career assists. Clark is looking to become the fastest player in WNBA history to record 1,000 points and 500 assists with Sue Bird currently holding the record at 82 games, Clark has played in 58 games. With the win, the Indiana Fever now hold a 4-2 start through their first six games for the first time since 2012. =================================== INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS TOLEDO, Ohio – A five-run seventh inning led the Indianapolis Indians to a 7-3 rain-shortened eight-inning win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Friday night at Fifth Third Field. Antwone Kelly struck out a career-high tying nine across 5.2 innings, logging the fastest pitch of his career at 101.3 mph. The Mud Hens (24-25) struck first when Detroit’s top prospect Max Clark hit an RBI triple in the first inning. A two-run double from Jace Jung in the sixth inning extended the lead to 3-0 before the Indians (20-29) mounted their comeback. Indy scored seven unanswered runs across the seventh and eighth innings to secure the win. Five scored in the seventh with Tyler Callihan starting the rally, driving in two with a bases-loaded single off the wall. Ronny Simon beat out an infield single to tie the game, Nick Yorke took an RBI walk for a 4-3 lead and Enmanuel Valdez plated the final run of the inning on a grounder that turned into a double play. Nick Cimillo drove in two more runs in the eighth inning for a 7-3 advantage. Antwone Kelly was brilliant in his 5.2 innings of work, logging nine punchouts and Isaac Mattson (W, 1-0) relieved him for his first win of the season. Following 5.0 shutout innings from Toledo starter Troy Watson, Zack Lee (L, 0-1), allowed five runs in his Triple-A debut. Indianapolis and Toledo continue their six-game series on Saturday night at 7:05 PM. RHP Jared Jones (0-1, 3.00) will continue his major league rehab assignment, rejoining Indy to make his second start with the club this season, and fifth start of his current assignment between Single-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona. RHP Carl Edwards Jr. (1-3, 6.11) will toe the rubber for the Mud Hens. ========================================= INDY ELEVEN Indy Eleven vs. Lexington SCSat., May 23, 2026 | 7:00 pmCarroll Stadium | Indianapolis Follow LiveWatch/Listen: MyINDY-TV 23, ESPN+, Greg Rakestraw & Brad RingIn-game updates: IndyElevenStats: #INDvLEX MatchCenter at USLChampionship.com 2026 USL Championship RecordsIndy Eleven: 3-2-3 (2), 12 pts, #8 in Eastern ConferenceLexington SC: 2-4-3 (-1), 9 pts, #10 in Western Conference Setting the SceneIndy Eleven returns to USL Championshp play with its first-ever home match vs. Lexington SC at Carroll Stadium on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. on MyINDY-TV 23 and ESPN+. Indy Eleven vs. Lexington SCSat., May 23, 2026 | 7:00 pmCarroll Stadium | Indianapolis Follow LiveWatch/Listen: MyINDY-TV 23, ESPN+, Greg Rakestraw & Brad RingIn-game updates: IndyElevenStats: #INDvLEX MatchCenter at USLChampionship.com 2026 USL Championship RecordsIndy Eleven: 3-2-3 (2), 12 pts, #8 in Eastern ConferenceLexington SC: 2-4-3 (-1), 9 pts, #10 in Western Conference Setting the SceneIndy Eleven returns to USL Championshp play with its first-ever home match vs. Lexington SC at Carroll Stadium on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. on MyINDY-TV 23 and ESPN+. ======================================== PURDUE BASEBALL OMAHA, Neb. – Thomas Howard posted five zeros on the mound in a heroic performance that doubled as his first start of the season, but No. 1 UCLA rallied for three runs over the final two innings to deal Purdue Baseball a 4-3 loss in walk-off fashion Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Boilermakers (37-20) held leads of 2-0 and 3-1 but could not close out a UCLA team that improved to 49-6 during its historic season. After its two wins at the Big Ten Tournament this week, Purdue posted 20 victories vs. Big Ten teams this year. The Boilers await a potential NCAA Regional berth as part of Monday’s annual NCAA Tournament Selection Show, which airs live at noon ET on ESPN2. Fellow Big Ten bubble team Michigan (34-24) also lost Friday, falling to Nebraska in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game that went final at 1:50 a.m. local time. Brandon Rogers hit a solo home run into the UCLA bullpen in left field in the seventh inning, extending Purdue’s lead to 3-1 after the Bruins had finally gotten on the board in the bottom of the sixth. It was the Boilermakers’ lone home run of the tournament. Purdue used only two pitchers for the second day in a row. Howard and Jake Kramer nearly followed the lead of Austin Klug and Jarvis Evans, who teamed up for nine innings of one-run ball in Thursday’s win vs. Iowa. But UCLA strung together four consecutive two-out hits to tie the game in the eighth inning. Mulivai Levu ignited the eighth inning rally with a single and delivered the game-winning RBI with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth. The Boilermakers were charged with consecutive errors on balls in play on the infield to open the bottom of the ninth, the latter coming on a sacrifice bunt. Another sac bunt followed as the lineup rolled over back to the top. With first base open, Purdue made the easy decision to intentionally walk two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Roch Cholowsky to set up a force out at the plate. Levu is also a multi-year first-team All-Big Ten performer and he hit a fly ball to deep right field for the game-winning sac fly. Roman Martin connected for a triple off the top of the center field wall to plate Levu in the bottom of the eighth. The blast was originally ruled a home run but overturned to a triple after a video review showed the ball carom off the top of the outfield wall and never hit the miniature fan retention fencing before returning to the field of play. As action resumed with Martin at third base, Payton Brennan hit a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a game-tying RBI single. Purdue lost in walk-off fashion for the second time this season, both defeats coming at neutral sites at the hands of conference champions that are in line to host Regionals. Sun Belt Conference champion Southern Miss bested the Boilermakers in the bottom of the ninth on Feb. 20 in Round Rock, Texas. Howard went 16 consecutive batters without surrendering a hit from the first inning through the end of the fifth. He worked a pair of 1-2-3 innings during that stretch, including setting down UCLA’s 1-2-3 hitters in order while facing them for the second time in the bottom of the third. He handed the ball off to Kramer after giving up a leadoff infield single to Cholowsky in the sixth inning. A walk, wild pitch and sac fly allowed Cholowsky to come around to score, making it a one-run game. Entering the night, Howard’s longest outing of the season was 3 2/3 innings (doing so twice). But he had made two appearances on a weekend nine times, taking the mound Friday and Sunday each time. He gave Purdue seven innings of one-run ball – surrendering just three hits – this week in Omaha while again pitching twice with a day off in between. Kramer’s 3 2/3 innings Friday matched his longest outing of the season. The closer threw a season-high 67 pitches. Rogers ignited Purdue’s third-inning rally with a leadoff single. After Avery Moore was hit by a pitch, Sam Flores hit a line-drive single into right field to open the scoring. Moore went first to third on the hit, allowing the Boilers to put Flores in motion in hopes of putting both runners into scoring position. Moore was able to score from third base when the catcher’s throw glanced off the glove of the second baseman covering the bag. However, Flores’ RBI single proved to be Purdue’s only hit of the night with runners on base (1-for-13) or runners in scoring position (1-for-7). The Boilermakers left the bases loaded in the second inning after CJ Richmond and Westin Boyle drew consecutive two-out walks. On a night in which it was 0-for-10 with two outs, Purdue also stranded runners in scoring position in the first, third and fourth innings. UCLA’s bullpen lived up to its billing as five relievers teamed up for 5 2/3 innings of one-hit relief. For the tournament, the Boilermakers were just 7-for-33 (.212) with runners in scoring position after batting well over .300 in run-scoring opportunities for the season. Purdue also had only four two-out hits over the four games; the opposition had 15. Led by Wednesday’s quality start from Zach Erdman and a strong week for the bullpen – two earned allowed and a .196 batting average against in 13 innings – Purdue pitching gave up just one earned run over a select span of 28 innings in Omaha. During that stretch, the staff posted a streak of 17 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. PURDUE’S TOURNAMENT LEADERS • Thomas Howard: 2 App, 7 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 4 K, .120 B/Avg • Jake Kramer: 2 App, 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .250 B/Avg • Bullpen: 13 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, .196 B/Avg • Dylan Drake: 5-for-13, 3B, 3 RBI, HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly • Brandon Rogers: 4-for-16, HR, 4 RBI, HBP, 2 R, 2 Sac Bunts • Westin Boyle: 2-for-8, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 2 R, Sac Fly, Sac Bunt, SB • Eli Anderson: 3-for-14, 2 RBI, BB, R • Sam Flores: 3-for-14, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB • Aaron Manias: 3-for-15, 2B, 2 RBI, BB ROAD TRIP LEADERS • Jarvis Evans: 2 App, 7 1/3 iP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K • Zach Erdman: 2 GS, 11 IP, 12 H, 5 R, BB, 5 K • Aaron Manias: 9-for-26, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 2 R • Brandon Rogers: 9-for-27, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 5 R, 2 Sac Bunts, SB • Dylan Drake: 7-for-19, 2 3B, 3 RBI, HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly • Trey Swiderski: 6-for-17, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP, 3 R • Avery Moore: 6-for-24, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, BB, 3 HBP, 3 R, Sac Fly • Westin Boyle: 5-for-18, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 2 HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly, Sac Bunt, SB • Jackson Bessette: 5-for-22, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 5 R ===================================== INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1868 – In a battle of the top two Cincinnati teams‚ the Red Stockings cut down the Buckeyes‚ 28 – 10. Asa Brainard‚ from the Excelsior Club‚ makes his first appearance with the Reds as a number of players have changed teams this year. Those who do so while having a valid contract with their original team are called “revolvers.” 1869 – The Mutuals of New York journey to Boston, MA on a three-day visit‚ during which time they will beat the Tri-Mountains (69 – 17)‚ the Harvards (43 – 11)‚ and the Lowells (26 – 21). 1877 – Hartford edges Cincinnati‚ 5 – 4‚ thanks to a grounder that goes through the legs of 2B Jimmy Hallinan‚ allowing three runs to score. 1882 – Cleveland wins dramatically in the bottom of the 10th with two outs‚ 4 – 3, as three Buffalo players collide chasing Mike Muldoon’s single. 1884 – Larry Corcoran limits Cleveland to one single in a 5 – 0 shutout for Chicago. Jim McCormick takes the loss. 1886 – St. Louis SS Bill Gleason makes six errors to give Brooklyn a 13 – 12 win in ten innings. 1889 – Lou Bierbauer carries the Athletics to a 9 – 8 win with a two-run homer and a grand slam‚ and scores the winning run after a 9th-inning single. 1890: Chicago’s 10 – 8‚ ten-inning win at Philadelphia is thrown out by National League directors when umpire Jack McQuaid admits he made an error in not allowing Philadelphia to send OF Bill Gray in as a substitute during the game. In a 17 – 10 New York victory‚ New York and Pittsburgh combine for a National League-record 20 stolen bases in a single game. New York swipes a record 17 against the battery of rookie Crazy Schmit and Doggie Miller. Joe Hornung gets six of the thefts. Crazy gives up 19 hits and 17 runs. 1895 – The Louisville Colonels drop a game to Brooklyn because they have run out of baseballs. The home team is responsible for supplying balls‚ but the game begins with just three baseballs on hand‚ two of them practice balls borrowed from Brooklyn. By the 3rd inning‚ the balls are worn out and a messenger sent for new ones does not arrive back in time. Louisville is forced to forfeit the game. 1897 – A “shoot the chutes” waterslide opens at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. With the Browns in last place at 5-20‚ owner Chris Von der Ahe is trying to draw customers with a variety of amusement park attractions. It doesn’t help today as the Browns lose their 21st‚ 14 – 6‚ to Louisville. 1898 – The Eastern League‚ struggling to stay alive‚ cuts all rosters to 15 players. 1901: Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics receives the ultimate sign of respect from an opposing team when he is intentionally walked with the bases loaded by the Chicago White Sox. The Cleveland Blues rally for nine runs with two outs in the 9th inning to post an amazing 14 – 13 victory over the Washington Senators. The Blues collect six singles, two doubles, a walk, and a hit batsman during the rally. 1902 – Cleveland financier Charles Somers‚ who is also the president of the Boston club‚ meets with Nap Lajoie in Philadelphia and guarantees him a four-year contract at $7‚000 per year no matter what the legal outcome of his case. Lajoie has played one game‚ then sat in the stands as the Phillies have filed an injuction to prevent him from playing in the American League. The Phillies will win their legal case, but the ruling will only apply to games played in Pennsylvania, which is why Lajoie will head for Cleveland. In 1903‚ Cleveland fans will vote to rename the club the Naps in honor of Lajoie. 1904 – Chicago’s Jake Weimer and Christy Mathewson duel for 11 innings before the game is a called a 1 – 1 tie. Umpire Bob Emslie calls the game at the West Side Grounds so the Giants can catch a train for New York. Matty allows six hits‚ one less than Weimer. 1905 – Paced by Bill Dahlen’s two home runs‚ the Giants scrub Orval Overall for a 7 – 0 win over the Reds. Christy Mathewson strikes out eight and allows just three singles for the win. 1906: With an off day‚ Chicago city officials close the gates at West Side Grounds in the middle of the series with the Giants. The reason is that city ordinances state that no fans are allowed to sit or stand in the aisles. In Oakland‚ the San Francisco Seals play the first Pacific Coast League game in the Bay Area since the earthquake‚ beating the Fresno Raisin Pickers‚ 4 – 3. A new ballpark will be ready for the Seals by the start of next season. 1907 – Before a packed house of 23‚000‚ John McGraw uses his entire pitching staff of six against the Cubs‚ but Chicago still wins‚ 5 – 2, to move into first place over New York. Hooks Wiltse lasts just one inning‚ giving up two Chicago runs. Jimmy Sheckard’s three-run homer in the 5th off Christy Mathewson‚ pitching on a day’s rest‚ seals the win for Chicago. 1908: Giants 3B Art Devlin ties a record by handling 13 total chances as the Cards beat New York, 6 – 2. Two errors cost him a new record. Chicago Cubs pitcher Carl Lundgren beats the Boston Nationals‚ 6 – 4‚ his tenth straight win over them in four years. Lundgren will post an 18-7 record this year‚ allowing no homers. 1910 – The Reds’ Dode Paskert steals second base‚ third base‚ and home in the 1st inning against the Boston Doves. Dode’s score is the difference as the Reds win‚ 6 – 5. 1911: Detroit beats Washington’s Walter Johnson‚ 9 – 8. Detroit loads the bases in the 8th inning for Ty Cobb‚ already 3 for 4 with three stolen bases‚ and Johnson‚ in relief of Dolly Gray‚ walks him to force in what will be the winning run. New York’s Christy Mathewson continues his mastery of the Reds‚ beating them‚ 7 – 2‚ for the 18th straight time. 1912 – The Reds defeat the visiting Pirates‚ 12 – 1, stealing seven bases against the Bucs. Bob Bescher has three and Rube Benton‚ the winning pitcher‚ adds a steal of home. 1914 – At St. Louis‚ Slim Sallee stops the Giants to preserve the Cards’ lead‚ and the Birds win‚ 4 – 3‚ over Christy Mathewson. 1915 – The Chicago Tribune announces a contest with an unusual prize: the three winners will join one of Chicago’s three major league teams – the Cubs, the White Sox and the Whales of the Federal League – for a road trip at the end of the season. The contest is open to all local amateur players under the age of 21 and will help launch the major league careers of Henry Rasmussen and Charlie Pechous. 1916 – In Cincinnati‚ Rube Benton pitches the Giants to a 4 – 3 win over the Reds‚ New York’s 12th win in a row on the road. Benton needs relief help from Jeff Tesreau and Christy Mathewson in the 9th to win. 1917 – Grover Alexander of the Phils allows the Reds only two hits; he collects three himself‚ including a home run and a sacrifice‚ and wins‚ 5 – 1‚ over Fred Toney. 1918 – The Giants win, 6 – 4, in St. Louis‚ no thanks to outfielder Benny Kauff who strikes out five times. The five K’s ties the major league record. 1919: It’s Hank Gowdy Day in Boston‚ the catcher’s first game after returning from the Army. He hits the first pitch he sees from Dolf Luque for a single‚ but the Reds prevail over the Braves‚ 10 – 4. Phillie slugger Gavvy Cravath treats his old teammate Pete Alexander unkindly‚ collecting three hits and five RBIs to lead the Phillies to a 7 – 2 win over the Cubs. The winning pitcher is George Smith‚ just acquired from the Giants for P Joe Oeschger. Oeschger will be bundled to the Braves in August for Art Nehf. Eddie Cicotte overwhelms the Yankees as the White Sox win‚ 5 – 0. 1920: The Braves beat the Reds‚ 7 – 0‚ behind Jack Scott’s three-hitter. Boston chases Jimmy Ring in the 3rd inning and goes on to tally 12 hits. After a week in bed with illness‚ Babe Ruth returns to belt a two-run homer in the 6th‚ off Carl Weilman‚ to give the Yankees a 3 – 2 win over the visiting Browns. Baby Doll Jacobson’s two-run homer in the 4th is the only Browns scoring off Bob Shawkey. 1922 – George Sisler and Frank Baker match homers as the Browns and Yankees go into the 7th tied, 3 – 3. Ken Williams hits his 12th home run of the year‚ with two on‚ giving St. Louis a 6 – 3 lead‚ and the Browns add five more runs off reliever Lefty O’Doul to win‚ 11 – 3. Urban Shocker is the winner. 1923 – Pittsburgh sends 2B Cotton Tierney and P Whitey Glazner to the Phils for 2B Johnny Rawlings and P Lee Meadows. Meadows will win 85 games over the next five years as Glazner’s replacement in the Pittsburgh rotation. 1924 – Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators strikes out 14 in a 4 – 0, one-hit win over the Chicago White Sox for his 103rd major league career shutout. 1925: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Pete Donohue hit a home run and four singles to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 11 – 2. The Cardinals trade C Mike Gonzalez and infielder Howard Freigau to the Cubs for catcher Bob O’Farrell. O’Farrell‚ who suffered a fractured skull from a foul tip‚ played just 71 games in 1924 and lost his job to Gabby Hartnett. But O’Farrell will have a banner year for the Cards‚ hitting .293 and catching 146 games‚ and then take over as manager in 1927. Freigau will hit .307 for the year. 1926: Hack Wilson smacks a 5th-inning home run‚ a rare blast off the Wrigley Field scoreboard‚ situated at ground level‚ to start a rout of the Braves. The Cubs score seven runs in the 8th inning to win, 14 – 8. Sparky Adams contributes four hits for Chicago. Later that night‚ Wilson and a few others are arrested at a friend’s apartment for drinking beer in violation of the Prohibition Act. The scoreboard will be moved to the left field corner in 1937‚ before one will be built atop the newly-built bleachers in centerfield, where it still resides. In Washington‚ Al Simmons hits a solo homer‚ off Walter Johnson‚ into the center field stands. The A’s beat the “Big Train”‚ 5 – 3‚ behind the pitching of Slim Harriss. 1927 – Despite 1st-inning back-to-back home runs by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig off Sloppy Thurston‚ the Senators edge the Yankees‚ 3 – 2. 1928: Jack Slattery quits as manager of the last-place Braves. Owner Emil Fuchs announces that “after much persuasion” Rogers Hornsby has consented to take over as manager. Cleveland left fielder Charlie Jamieson starts a triple play against the White Sox in a 4 – 3 loss. Today’s triple killing occurs when Bud Clancy is out on a short fly to Jamieson‚ who then throws out Johnny Mann‚ the runner on third who tries to score. The relay from C Luke Sewell to his brother Joe at second base catches Ray Schalk off base‚ and he is tagged at third base. Jamieson will start another triple play against the Yankees on June 9th. 1929: In Philadelphia‚ the A’s win a pair from the Senators by 9 – 8 scores. In the first game‚ they spot the Senators eight runs in the first two innings and then come back to win. The win goes to Howard Ehmke‚ the A’s fourth pitcher. Rube Walberg goes all the way to win the nitecap. Ossie Bluege has a homer in each game for the Nationals. The first-place A’s will sweep the series with the Nats. The Browns split a pair with the Indians‚ losing the opener, 5 – 4, in 12 innings‚ and taking the nitecap‚ 7 – 5. Oscar Melillo paces the second game offense by hitting for the cycle. 1930 – Despite a homer by Bill Terry in the 8th and a three-run shot by Mel Ott in the 9th‚ Carl Hubbell loses to the Phillies, 9 – 8. Philadelphia bangs out 17 hits‚ including a home run by Pinky Whitney against “King Carl.” 1931 – Cleveland’s Earl Averill cracks three doubles and a home run in a 10 – 5 win over Chicago. Averill is the second Indian this year to hit four extra-base hits in a game. Joe Vosmik‚ who did it earlier‚ has a pair of doubles today. 1934 – Boston’s Lefty Grove allows five early runs‚ then settles down to beat the Indians‚ 7 – 5. Down 5 – 4 in the 9th‚ Grove hits for himself and singles. Grove will lose his next four. 1935 – Cleveland has an internal problem between manager Walter Johnson and two veterans‚ 3B Willie Kamm and Glenn Myatt. Judge Landis refuses to intervene‚ and Kamm is eventually made a scout while Myatt is released. Johnson continues his shaky tenure‚ which will not last the season. 1936: At Crosley Field‚ following a single by Lee Handley‚ and two pinch-hitters reaching base‚ Sammy Byrd hits a pinch ultimate grand slam in the bottom of the 9th to give the Reds a 4 – 3 win over Pittsburgh. Bucs starter Bill Swift loads the bases and reliever Cy Blanton serves up just one pitch to Byrd who lets it fly. Byrd will hit one more homer this year and then retire next March 10th to play professional golf. The three pinch-hitters scoring ties the National League record. Tony Lazzeri hits three home runs‚ two in the nitecap‚ good for four RBI as the visiting Yankees pound the Athletics‚ 12 – 6 and 15 – 1. The crowd of 24‚240‚ one of the largest in several seasons‚ pelts the field with cushions‚ bottles and other articles‚ making play difficult. Bill Dickey‚ Ben Chapman‚ Red Rolfe‚ and Frank Crosetti also homer for New York. 1938 – The Cubs’ Bill Lee tops the Bees‚ 4 – 1‚ as the Bees score their only tally in the 4th when pitcher Lou Fette drives in the run. This is the only run that Lee will allow in 47 innings going back to the 19th‚ when he tossed a shutout. He will shut out Pirates‚ 5 – 0‚ on May 27th‚ the Reds‚ 3 – 0 on May 30th‚ and the Bees‚ 4 – 0‚ on June 3rd. 1939 – P Boots Poffenberger is suspended by the Dodgers and fined $400 for breaking training rules. Brooklyn acquired Boots over the winter. 1940 – In front of just 793 paid customers in St. Louis‚ the Browns trip the Senators‚ 8 – 7‚ in 12 innings. Jimmy Bloodworth’s two-run homer gives the Nats the lead in the top of the 12th‚ but the George McQuinn’s second homer of the day‚ a single‚ and a triple by Rip Radcliff‚ who scores on a sac fly, gives St. Louis the win over Sid Hudson. 1944: Wartime restrictions are eased‚ and Ebbets Field is the scene of the first night game in metro New York since 1941. The Giants’ Bill Voiselle loses a 2 – 1‚ 9th-inning lead because an apparent last-out fly ball is dropped by CF Johnny Rucker when Charlie Mead runs into him. Two runners score and the Dodgers win, 3 – 2. In other cities‚ there was no restriction on night play‚ but games could be interrupted at any time by test blackouts. Milwaukee defeats Toledo, 28 – 0, in an American Association game. 1945 – Mort Cooper is traded by the Cardinals to the Braves. The three-time twenty-game winner has twice jumped the club in a salary hassle. Threatening to run out again unless his contract is increased from $12‚000 to $15‚000‚ Cooper is swapped by owner Sam Breadon to the newly-affluent Braves for Red Barrett and $60‚000 cash. Cooper will develop arm trouble while Barrett‚ 9-16 in 1944‚ will win 21 games for the Cards this season. 1948 – Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits three consecutive home runs in a 6 – 5 victory over the Cleveland Indians Two of his homers come off Bob Feller. 1950 – Pittsburgh’s first bonus baby, Bill MacDonald, who went 13-11 at New Orleans in 1949, makes his first major league start and shuts out the Phillies‚ 6 – 0. MacDonald will finish the season at 8-10 for the last-place Bucs before going into the service in 1951. He’ll win just one more major league game after that. 1951: Mel Parnell gives up four hits in shutting out the Browns‚ while stroking four hits himself. Ted Williams walks five times in the 12 – 0 win. Vern Stephens sets an assist record for a third baseman‚ with an assist from SS Johnny Pesky. On the last out of the game‚ a grounder to Pesky‚ he flips to Stephens‚ who fires to 1B to set the record at ten assists. Frank Malzone will equal the record in 1957 and Ken McMullen will top it in 1966. The Reds’ Connie Ryan clouts an 11th-inning grand slam to beat the Cardinals‚ 5 – 1‚ in St. Louis. 1952: The Dodgers jar the Phils‚ 5 – 1‚ as Roy Campanella drives in all five runs. Campy has two homers (the 99th and 100th of his career) in his first two at bats‚ including a grand slam. In his final at bat yesterday against the Reds‚ Campy also homered. Ben Wade wins over Karl Drews. Sal Maglie wins his eighth without a loss‚ stopping the Braves‚ 5 – 3. Maglie tires in the 9th‚ giving up three hits‚ including a two-run homer by Ebba St. Claire. Al Dark’s two-run homer in the five-run 4th is the big blow for the Giants‚ who stay a half-game in back of the Dodgers. The Phillies send P Bubba Church‚ 15-11 last year‚ to Cincinnati for OF Johnny Wyrostek‚ an All-Star the past two years‚ and P Kent Peterson. 1954: At New York‚ Mickey Mantle’s three-run homer in the 3rd ties the game‚ but Mickey strikes out for the final out of the game‚ and Boston wins‚ 10 – 9. The White Sox send SS Grady Hatton and $100‚000 to the Red Sox for 3B George Kell. 1956 – The Kansas City Athletics score two runs in the 9th to tie the Washington Senators at 5 apiece, then score another two runs in the 17th to win, 7 – 6. The tying run scores on a wild pitch by Camilo Pascual and the winner comes on a Jim Finigan homer. 1957 – At Ebbets Field‚ the Yanks top the Dodgers‚ 10 – 7‚ in the Mayor’s Trophy Game. Al Cicotte allows two hits in six innings‚ and smacks two himself. Mickey Mantle is 4 for 5. 1959 – The Athletics’ Bud Daley beats the White Sox, 16 – 0‚ keeping Chicago a half-game behind Cleveland‚ a loser to Detroit, 6 – 4. 1961: Norm Cash‚ Steve Boros‚ and Dick Brown hit consecutive homers for the Tigers in a 5 – 2 win over Minnesota. At Chicago‚ Ernie Banks makes his debut in left field and goes 1 for 4 with no errors. But the Cubs lose‚ 2 – 1‚ in ten innings to the Phillies. 1962 – Joe Pepitone of the New York Yankees hits two home runs in the nine-run 8th-inning of the Yankees’ 13 – 7 triumph over the Kansas City Athletics. 1963: Baltimore veteran Robin Roberts two-hits the Senators to win, 6 – 0. Both hits are by weak-hitting Eddie Brinkman. Pittsburgh trades OF Bob Skinner to the Reds for OF Jerry Lynch. 1964 – At New York‚ the Angels score four in the 1st‚ and the Yankees counter with five in the bottom of the inning off Bo Belinsky. That’s all the scoring for the pinstripers as the Angels win, 9 – 5. This is only the second time this season that the injury-plagued Yanks have started their regular outfield of Mickey Mantle‚ Roger Maris and Tom Tresh. Mantle will pull a muscle on the 26th‚ keeping him out of the lineup for two weeks. 1965: The Dodgers score two in the 1st off Bob Buhl‚ but then are shut out for the next 15 innings by Cubs pitching. Chicago scores in the 6th and 9th and finally in the 16th on a bases-loaded walk to George Altman. Dick Ellsworth is the winner over Howie Reed in the longest game of the year. The Braves trade OF Lee Maye to the Astros for P Ken Johnson and OF Jim Beauchamp. 1969 Mickey Lolich sets a Detroit record with 16 strikeouts while defeating Andy Messersmith and the Angels, 6 – 3. Mickey Stanley’s grand slam is the difference. Lolich’s mark breaks the record of 15 set by Paul Foytack in 1956. Pittsburgh’s rookie 1B Al Oliver ties the major league record with three errors in one inning‚ and the Bucs lose, 3 – 0, at San Francisco. 1970: The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants battle for 15 innings, with San Diego winning, 17 – 16. Nate Colbert leads the Padres with five hits and four runs batted in. A 15th-inning home run by Steve Huntz‚ one of nine homers in the game‚ ends the 5:29 affair. Giants manager Clyde King is fired following the loss; Charlie Fox is named as the new skipper. Dick Allen belts two homers to drive in all the runs as the Cardinals beat the Phillies‚ 3 – 1. Bob Gibson allows four hits and strikes out 16. 1971 – With 53‚337 on hand, Mickey Lolich and Les Cain‚ with three innings from Joe Niekro‚ notch shutouts as the Tigers sweep a doubleheader from the Senators, 5 – 0 and 11 – 0. The loser in the opener is Denny McLain‚ making his first appearance in Detroit since being traded. Al Kaline and Norm Cash each hit two-run homers off Denny‚ with Cash adding another pair‚ one with the sacks full‚ in the nitecap. 1978: The American League approves the transfer of the Boston Red Sox to a group headed by Jean R. Yawkey, Buddy LeRoux, and Haywood Sullivan. The purchase price is estimated at $15 million. Sullivan had a seven-year career as a catcher for the Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics, while LeRoux was the Boston trainer for eight years. With Oakland leading the AL Western Division with a surprising 24-15 record‚ manager Bobby Winkles walks off the job. Jack McKeon takes over. 1979: The Rangers’ Al Oliver hits three home runs in a 7 – 2 win over the Twins at Texas. The Yankees trade pitchers with the Cubs‚ sending Dick Tidrow to Chicago for Ray Burris. Tidrow will regain his form in the Windy City‚ while Burris will be just 1-3 in pinstripes before being banished to the Mets. 1980: Five hours after the midnight deadline, Major League players and owners avert a strike by announcing a new four-year basic agreement. The new deal raises the minimum salary from $21,000 to $30,000 and increases the clubs’ contributions to the players’ pension fund, but the major issue of free agent compensation remains unresolved and will lead to a much more damaging strike in 1981. Ferguson Jenkins of the Rangers wins his 250th career game‚ a 3 – 1 two-hitter versus Oakland. 1981 – Minnesota and Kansas City go 14 innings without scoring before Willie Wilson’s RBI single in the 15th ends it‚ 1 – 0. Paul Splittorff goes 11 innings while Roger Erickson goes 9 1/3 innings. 1984: At Anaheim‚ 41‚205 watch as Dan Petry and the Tigers clip the Angels‚ 4 – 2‚ to run Detroit’s record to 34-5. Detroit has now won 16 straight on the road to tie the American League record of the 1912 Senators. The win goes to Petry. The losing pitcher is reliever Frank LaCorte‚ who takes his last major league loss when he gives up a two-run homer in the 7th to Lance Parrish. LaCorte will beat the Yankees’ Phil Niekro on the 29th for his last win. In a rematch against Steve Carlton‚ who hit a grand slam off him on May 16th‚ Fernando Valenzuela strikes out 15 Phillies while pitching the Dodgers to a three-hit, 1 – 0 victory. 1986 – The Phoenix Firebirds of the Pacific Coast League get doused by Hawaii‚ 31 – 5. 1987 – At Wrigley Field‚ the Cubs outlast the Braves to win‚ 7 – 6‚ in 16 innings. Ryne Sandberg greets new reliever Jim Acker with a single and Jerry Mumphrey doubles him home. Dale Murphy is 2 for 3 and is walked five times for the second time in his career. Teammate Ozzie Virgil strikes out five times. The Braves garner 14 walks – six off winning pitcher Jamie Moyer‚ who allows no runs in 4 1/3 innings – and strand 17 runners. 1988: Braves manager Chuck Tanner is fired and replaced by Russ Nixon. The Braves were 12-27 under Tanner‚ last in the NL West. Danny Tartabull‚ who hit an inside-the-park home run against Bert Blyleven last October‚ does it again in the Metrodome. The Twins hang on for a 7 – 5 win over Kansas City. Bert also served up a pair of inside-the-parkers to Dick Allen at Metropolitan Stadium in 1972‚ his only other such homers at Minnesota. 1989: The Cleveland Indians lose to the Detroit Tigers, 7 – 2, to drop their record to 21-22, but remain in first place in the AL East by percentage points. It marks the latest point in a season a sub-.500 team has been in first place. Bo Jackson of the Kansas City Royals hits a monstrous 461-foot home run against Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers. Jackson had struggled in his previous matchups against Ryan, striking out the last six times in succession. 1991 – Tommy Greene of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches a 2 – 0 no-hitter over the Montreal Expos. 1995: Houston OF Derek Bell strokes five hits‚ including a pair of doubles‚ but the Astros still lose to the Reds by a score of 10 – 5. Pitchers Kevin Foster of the Chicago Cubs and Marvin Freeman of the Colorado Rockies each hit home runs off each other in a 7 – 6 Chicago victory at Coors Field. Foster and Freeman became just the tenth duo in the 20th century to hit and throw homers against each other. 1996: In the Red Sox’s 11 – 4 sinking of the Mariners‚ Roger Clemens tosses a complete game win and bounces his first major league hit‚ and the first by a Sox pitcher since 1972. Clemens gets to bat when DH Jose Canseco moves to LF in the 8th inning. David Howard steals home‚ the second Royal to do it in two days – Bob Hamelin also swiped home against the Tigers – and Kevin Appier pitches 7 2/3 strong innings to give the Royals their fourth straight win‚ 4 – 2. San Diego tops Philadelphia by a score of 7 – 5‚ as OF Steve Finley strokes five hits for the Padres‚ including a double and homer. 1997: The Twins fall to Oakland‚ 8 – 4‚ despite getting five hits from Paul Molitor‚ including a double. The Rockies sell Darnell Coles to the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League. Coles‚ who hit 29 homers and .302 for Chunichi last year‚ will replace Mike Greenwell‚ who suffered a broken leg after just seven games with Hanshin. 1999: Down 4 – 1 going into the 8th inning‚ the Milwaukee Brewers score five runs in the 8th and seven runs in the 9th to defeat the Expos‚ 13 – 4. The Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays‚ 10 – 8‚ as Tom Gordon extends his major league record to 50 consecutive saves in 50 chances. Tampa Bay rookie P Ryan Rupe holds the Angels to one hit in nine innings‚ but leaves the game in a scoreless tie. Anaheim scores four runs in the 10th off Roberto Hernández to win the game, 4 – 0. Chuck Finley hurls nine scoreless frames for Anaheim as Troy Percival gets the win in relief. The Orioles defeat the Rangers‚ 15 – 6‚ scoring ten runs in the 1st inning. Baltimore OF Brady Anderson is hit by a pitch twice in the 1st to set an American League record, and tie the major league record. Anderson joins Willard Schmidt (1959) and Frank Thomas (1961) as the only batters hit by a pitch twice in one inning. Kansas City 1B Jeff King announces his retirement‚ suggesting that his heart is no longer in the game. The Mets rally for five runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Phillies and Curt Schilling‚ 5 – 4. 2000 – The Orioles defeat the Mariners‚ 4 – 2. Seattle’s Rickey Henderson draws his 2‚000th career walk in the 9th inning‚ making him the third player to reach that level‚ after Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. 2001 – The Yankees defeat the Red Sox‚ 7 – 3 as SS Derek Jeter gets five hits‚ including a double and home run. David Cone takes the loss‚ going five innings and giving up three runs. Andy Pettitte is the winner. 2002: At Miller Park, Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the 14th man in major league history to hit four home runs in a game and also sets a big league record with 19 total bases. Green goes 6 for 6, scores six runs (both franchise records), and has seven RBI in a 16 – 3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Green is the second player this year to hit four home runs in a game, after Mike Cameron did it on May 2nd. He also surpasses Joe Adcock’s former mark of 18 total bases, set in 1954. Green also is the first major league player to collect six hits while hitting four homers, and his four homers plus a double tie the National League mark for extra-base hits. The Dodgers hit eight homers in the game, another franchise record. Before today’s power display, Green had gone 0 for 15, and had been benched on May 18th. Marlins 2B Luis Castillo hits his first home run from the left side of the plate in his 600th major league game‚ pacing Florida to an 8 – 4 win over Cincinnati. 2003: Jeremi Gonzalez earns his first major league victory in nearly five years as the Devil Rays beat the Angels, 3 – 1, at Anaheim Stadium. Gonzalez wins for the first time since June 28, 1998, when he was with the Chicago Cubs. He had elbow surgery that year and in 1999 before the Cubs released him in 2001. The Phillies edge the Expos‚ 4 – 2‚ as Philadelphia’s Jose Mesa becomes the tenth player in history to reach 100 saves with two different teams. He also reached the century mark with the Cleveland Indians. The Cardinals rally from a 7 – 2 deficit to pull out a 10 – 8‚ ten-inning win over the Pirates. Albert Pujols strokes five hits for St. Louis‚ including a pair of doubles‚ to pace their 17-hit attack. In a Class A South Atlantic League game in Lakewood, NJ‚ between the BlueClaws and Kannapolis‚ a groundskeeper is ejected from the game. Buddy Biancalana’s Lakewood team is leading 3 – 0‚ when it starts raining hard. Bill Butler‚ who wanted to protect the field with a tarpaulin‚ walks on the field‚ but the umpires want to stop him and the dispute turns heated and he is ejected. He is a three-time Groundskeeper of the Year in the minors and is working his 13th season in the business. He says he told umpires Brandon Cooney and Steve Cummings it was time to cover the field. 2004: The Mets down the Rockies‚ 4 – 0‚ as Tom Glavine hurls a one-hitter. Glavine loses his no-hitter with two outs in the 8th inning as Kit Pellow doubles. Kaz Matsui leads off the game with a homer for New York‚ the fifth time he has done so this year to tie Chili Davis for the most leadoff homers for a National League rookie. He hit one yesterday as well. Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks defeat the Marlins‚ 4 – 3. Johnson sets down the first six Florida batters he faces‚ giving him a streak of 39 in a row over three starts‚ two shy of Jim Barr’s major league record. Eelco Jansen wins his 100th game in Hoofdklasse, the tenth pitcher to reach that level. The Neptunus hurler beats ADO, 1 – 0, in the contest, striking out nine. Tom Becker closes it up for the save. Jansen will retire later this year but will win Pitcher of the Year honors for the second time in his career. 2005 – Lefthander Mark Mulder of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes just the 12th National League pitcher since 1976 to throw a complete game shutout of ten innings or more when he blanks the Houston Astros, 1 – 0, in ten innings. Greg Maddux posted the last extra-inning shutout in the National League in 1988. 2006: Ramón Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles goes 3 for 5 with two home runs, including a three-run shot and a grand slam, in the Orioles’ 14 – 4 victory over Seattle. Carlos Beltran hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the 16th inning that gives the Mets a 9 – 8 victory over Philadelphia. The game lasts 5 hours, 22 minutes, has 522 pitches and is the longest for the Mets since 1995. Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his major-league leading 23rd home run in the Cardinals’ 8 – 5 victory over San Francisco. 2007 – Kimiyasu Kudoh of the Yokohama BayStars beats his former club, the Seibu Lions. It marks his 23rd consecutive season with at least one win, a Nippon Pro Baseball record. The old mark of 22 was held by Tetsuya Yoneda. Kudoh moves to 15th all-time with his 216th victory. 2009 – In the German Bundesliga, the Buchbinder Legionäre beat the Saarlouis Hornets, 5 – 0. Eddie Aucoin tosses a no-hitter and walks none but hits two batters, both of whom are erased on double plays. 2010: The Mets win their first subway series against the crosstown Yankees since 1998 with a 6 – 4 victory. Jason Bay homers twice – only his second and third long balls of the year – against CC Sabathia. Johan Santana is the winner and Francisco Rodriguez picks up the save by striking out Alex Rodriguez with two men on to end the game. 43-year-old Tim Wakefield gives up no runs in eight innings as he picks up his first win in almost a year when Boston defeats Philadelphia, 8 – 3. Kevin Youkilis triples, homers and scores three runs for Boston. 2011: The Rangers get two mainstays of their offense back as Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz both homer in their return from the disabled list to lead them to a 4 – 0 win over the White Sox. Alexi Ogando is the winner in his first career shutout. Corey Hart hits his first three homers of the year and has seven RBI to power Milwaukee past Washington, 11 – 3. The second of the three blasts is the 100th of his career. Brian Fuentes of the A’s falls to 1-7, dropping his fourth straight decision. He becomes the third reliever (since at least 1920) to lose seven times in his team’s first 50 games – Gene Garber and Jim Kern had previously done so. 2012 – The Red Sox use a power outburst from their scrubs to defeat the surprising first-place Orioles, 6 – 5, and reach .500 for the first time this year. Back-up C Kelly Shoppach and OFs Scott Podsednik and Daniel Nava, both recently called up from the minors because of a rash of injuries, all homer from the bottom three spots in the starting line-up. 2013: The Angels hit four home runs – by Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Chris Iannetta and Mark Trumbo – as they defeat Kansas City, 5 – 4, for their fifth straight win. Joe Blanton wins for the first time this season after seven straight losses, while Robert Coello picks up his first career save after closer Ernesto Frieri falters by giving up two runs in the 9th. The Indians trounce Boston, 12 – 3, in a game that marks Terry Francona’s return to Fenway Park, where he last managed in 2011. Drew Stubbs, Mark Reynolds and Michael Bourn combine for nine hits and eight RBIs to lead the Tribe’s offence. 2014 – The Red Sox lose their eighth straight, bowing 1 – 0 to the Rays on a pinch-hit double by Cole Figueroa in the bottom of the 9th, Figueroa’s first career RBI. The Sox also lose RF Shane Victorino, who leaves the game in the top of the 9th after aggravating a pulled hamstring. 2015: Brian Matusz becomes the second pitcher this week to be ejected for having a foreign substance on him, after Will Smith. The Orioles’ lefty is tossed in the 12th inning of what is then a scoreless game against the Marlins. Miami scores on a bases-loaded single by Martin Prado in the bottom of the 13th for Dan Jennings’ first win as a manager, 1 – 0. Like Smith, Matusz will receive an eight-game suspension for his action. Neptunus beats UVV, 10 – 0, with the 44th no-hitter in Hoofdklasse history. It is the first combined no-hitter, though, as Orlando Yntema (5 IP), Jorian van Acker (1 IP) and Loek van Mil (1 IP) team up on the whitewash, walking three. Jim Ploeger takes the loss, while Benjamin Dille scores three and drives in two for the victors. 2016 – The family of late Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn files a wrongful death lawsuit against the tobacco industry. Gwynn died in 2014 at age 44 of salivary gland cancer caused by using smokeless tobacco for over three decades. 2017 – Ervin Santana tosses a two-hit shutout to lead the surprising Twins to a 2 – 0 win over the Orioles, maintaining their one-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central. Santana improves to 7-2 with an ERA of 1.80 on the year. 2018 – The Seattle Mariners sign a new 25-year lease to continue playing at Safeco Field. The lease will take effect at the expiration of the current 20-year lease at the end of the season, a lease which was signed when the ballpark opened in 1999. 2021 – There are two very hot teams in the majors right now. In the American League, the Rays win their tenth straight, 6 – 4 over the Blue Jays, when they rally for four runs in the top of the 9th thanks to the generosity of Tyler Chatwood and Travis Bergen, who walk three consecutive batters with the bases loaded. In the National League, the Padres win their ninth straight, completing a perfect homestand, with Fernando Tatis Jr. leading the charge with two homers, including a grand slam, and six RBIs, in a 9 – 2 win over the Mariners. 2023: Gerrit Cole records the 2,000th strikeout of his career when he fans Jorge Mateo of the Orioles in the 2nd inning, becoming the third-fastest pitcher to the mark in terms of both games pitched (278) and innings pitched (1,714 2/3). It’s not his best start, however, as he gives up five runs in as many innings, and is briefly overshadowed by a courageous squirrel that captures the fans’ attention at New Yankee Stadium by running along the top of the outfield fence before taking an epic fall into the playing area (the squirrel is unhurt). Trailing 5 – 4 entering the bottom of the 9th, the Yankees tie the game on a homer by Aaron Judge off closer Felix Bautista, and win it in the 10th, 6 – 5, on a sacrifice fly by rookie Anthony Volpe. The Blue Jays, who had lost eight of their last nine entering the game, hand the major league-leading Rays a rare beating at home with a 20 – 1 win. Ten of the runs come against two position players, Luke Raley and Christian Bethancourt, including nine in the 9th when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belts a grand slam and Matt Chapman and Danny Jansen also go deep. The Jays, who had been struggling to get hits with runners in scoring position of late, collect 27 base knocks during the game, two shy of the franchise record. George Springer leads the way by going 4 for 5. 2024 – By defeating the Rangers, 5 – 2, behind the pitching of Zack Wheeler, the Phillies complete a three-game sweep and have now gone 29-6 over their last 35 games. The last time in franchise history that the Phillies won that many games over a 35-game stretch was back in 1892. 2025 – Ronald Acuña Jr. doesn’t waste any time reminding fans how much the Braves have missed him in his return from a torn ACL suffered almost exactly a year ago. He blasts the first pitch thrown to him by Nick Pivetta of the Padres 467 feet into left-center field for a solo homer. Alas, it is Atlanta’s only run in a 2 – 1 loss to San Diego. Births[edit] 1856 – Al Bradley, outfielder (d. 1937) 1859 – Elias Peak, infielder (d. 1916) 1862 – Billy Hoy, outfielder (d. 1961) 1864 – Jack McGeachy, outfielder (d. 1930) 1868 – Tom Murray, infielder (d. 1939) 1869 – Algie McBride, outfielder (d. 1956) 1872 – Deacon Phillippe, pitcher (d. 1952) 1873 – Jack Taylor, pitcher (d. 1900) 1874 – Nap Shea, catcher (d. 1968) 1879 – Bill Miller, outfielder (d. 1957) 1881 – Frosty Thomas, pitcher (d. 1970) 1885 – Hugh Bradley, infielder (d. 1949) 1885 – Ralph McLaurin, outfielder (d. 1943) 1888 – Zack Wheat, outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1972) 1890 – George Payne, pitcher (d. 1959) 1892 – Pop-Boy Smith, pitcher (d. 1924) 1892 – Luke Stuart, infielder (d. 1947) 1893 – Elmer Leifer, infielder/outfielder (d. 1948) 1894 – Lee McElwee, infielder (d. 1957) 1898 – Halsey Hall, broadcaster (d. 1977) 1899 – Frank Kelliher, pinch hitter (d. 1956) 1899 – Charlie Niebergall, catcher (d. 1982) 1900 – Herb Brett, pitcher (d. 1974) 1901 – Arch McDonald, announcer (d. 1960) 1903 – Charlie Sullivan, pitcher (d. 1935) 1905 – Harry Child, pitcher (d. 1972) 1906 – Pat Creeden, infielder (d. 1992) 1906 – Willis Hudlin, pitcher (d. 2002) 1909 – Chile Gomez, infielder (d. 1992) 1910 – Earl Huckleberry, pitcher (d. 1999) 1912 – Augie Galan, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1993) 1918 – Kazuo Hattori, NPB outfielder (d. 2000) 1918 – Frank Mancuso, catcher (d. 2007) 1918 – Lennie Pearson, infielder; All-Star (d. 1980) 1919 – Nobuo Yasuda, NPB catcher (d. 2009) 1920 – Pancho Pepe Cróquer, announcer (d. 1955) 1921 – Bill Drescher, catcher (d. 1968) 1921 – Roland LeBlanc, scout (d. 1995) 1922 – Bill Krueger, scout (d. 1961) 1922 – Lawrence Ritter, author (d. 2004) 1923 – Jerry McCarthy, infielder (d. 1965) 1923 – John Netcher, college coach (d. 2013) 1924 – Clyde King, pitcher, manager (d. 2010) 1925 – Fumio Maruyama, NPB pitcher (d. 2006) 1927 – Don Schirmer, umpire (d. 2020) 1928 – Wes Gibson, minor league outfielder 1929 – Spider Wilhelm, infielder (d. 1992) 1934 – Kiyoshi Seno, NPB infielder (d. 2008) 1936 – Mikihiro Yamamura, NPB infielder 1937 – Ta-Chuan Kuan, Taiwan national team infielder; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2006) 1938 – Skip Bertman, college coach 1944 – Joe Ferris, college pitcher 1945 – Tom Penders, minor league infielder 1948 – Reggie Cleveland, pitcher 1948 – Tsutomu Osawa, NPB catcher (d. 2024) 1952 – Pepe Mangual, outfielder 1952 – Butch Metzger, pitcher 1956 – Buck Showalter, manager 1958 – Mitch Albom, writer 1958 – Nelson Norman, infielder 1960 – Hideaki Sato, NPB pitcher (d. 2007) 1961 – Kevin Romine, outfielder 1962 – Munenao Ogawa, NPB pitcher 1962 – Yoshio Nakato, NPB infielder 1963 – Tom Ricketts, owner 1964 – Gino Minutelli, pitcher 1965 – Mike Soper, minor league infielder 1966 – Randy Mazey, college coach 1967 – Neder Horta, minor league infielder and manager 1968 – Masanori Sugiura, Japanese national team pitcher 1969 – Ramon Caraballo, infielder 1969 – Arnoldo Castro, minor league infielder 1969 – Raul Catedral, CPBL pitcher 1969 – Gi-tae Kim, KBO DH and manager 1969 – Yuichi Kiyohara, NPB pitcher 1969 – Shingo Matsukubo, NPB outfielder 1970 – Ricky Gutierrez, infielder 1971 – Marshall Boze, pitcher 1972 – Lamar Cherry, minor league infielder 1972 – Pat Rigsby, minor league catcher and manager 1972 – Casey Whitten, minor league pitcher 1973 – Ramon Ortiz, pitcher 1973 – Mike Stoner, minor league player 1974 – Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki, NPB infielder 1974 – Hiroshi Shibahara, NPB outfielder 1975 – Maria Lopez, Venezuelan womens’ national team pitcher 1975 – Fumihiro Suzuki, NPB catcher 1976 – Jake Robbins, pitcher 1976 – Mario Santana, minor league catcher 1976 – Jacob Whitney, minor league pitcher 1977 – Omar Moraga, minor league player 1978 – Scott Dunn, pitcher 1978 – Mike Gonzalez, pitcher 1979 – Cesar Crespo, infielder 1979 – Kirk Saarloos, pitcher 1979 – Chris Sampson, pitcher 1979 – Wei-Hsun Wang, TML pitcher 1979 – John Webb, pitcher 1980 – Yuya Kubo, NPB pitcher 1982 – Petr Pacas, Extraliga pitcher 1982 – Chindy Patria Yudharana, Indonesian national team player 1983 – Matt Devins, minor league infielder 1983 – Dustin Kelly, coach 1983 – Matt Rusch, minor league pitcher and manager 1984 – Alexandre Sochon, Division Elite pitcher 1984 – Óscar Vera, Guatemalan national team infielder 1985 – Mike Dunn, pitcher 1985 – Matt McBride, infielder 1986 – Austin Hyatt, minor league pitcher 1986 – Yuki Inoue, Japanese national team catcher 1986 – Luca Scalera, Italian Baseball League infielder 1986 – Jordan Zimmermann, pitcher; All-Star 1987 – Mike Cisco, minor league pitcher 1987 – Roman Vinicio, minor league player 1987 – Cole Rohrbough, minor league pitcher 1988 – Vic Black, pitcher 1988 – Renato Imperiali, Italian Baseball League infielder 1988 – Matt North, minor league pitcher (d. 2014) 1990 – Kyle Barraclough, pitcher 1990 – Teo Gutierrez, minor league pitcher 1990 – César Hernández, infielder 1990 – Luis Mateo, minor league infielder 1991 – Spencer Medick, minor league pitcher 1993 – Tyler Beede, pitcher 1993 – Victor Liriano, minor league outfielder (d. 2015) 1993 – Gabriel Ramos, Panamanian national team pitcher 1993 – Jaider Rocha, minor league pitcher 1995 – Karl Ellison, minor league catcher 1995 – Randolph Gassaway, scout 1995 – Tsz-Him Yan, Hong Kong national team pitcher 1996 – Michael Helman, outfielder 1996 – Robert Mullen, minor league catcher 1996 – Chandler Seagle, catcher 1997 – Logan Allen, pitcher 1997 – Sakai Phraechai, Thai national team pitcher 1997 – Davis Wendzel, infielder 1997 – Chia-Chi Yeh, CPBL pitcher 1998 – Jonathan Aranda, infielder; All-Star 1998 – Luis Frías, pitcher 2000 – Juan Crisp, minor league catcher 2000 – Paul Gervase, pitcher 2000 – Ethan Hankins, minor league pitcher 2000 – Rixon Wingrove, minor league infielder 2000 – Yu-Hsiang Yao, CPBL infielder 2001 – Syuto Naruse, NPB infielder 2002 – Javier Araya, Chilean national team pitcher 2002 – Jonatan Clase, outfielder 2002 – Seiya Yoshida, NPB pitcher Deaths[edit] 1920 – Doc Kennedy, catcher (b. 1853) 1923 – Willard Mains, pitcher (b. 1868) 1931 – Bob Miller, pitcher (b. 1868) 1932 – Doug Neff, infielder (b. 1891) 1936 – Ted Lewis, pitcher (b. 1872) 1937 – Danny Clark, infielder (b. 1894) 1941 – Jack Clements, catcher, manager (b. 1864) 1946 – Johnny Grabowski, catcher (b. 1900) 1947 – Harry Bemis, catcher (b. 1874) 1947 – Goat Cochran, pitcher (b. 1890) 1950 – Ernie Groth, pitcher (b. 1884) 1952 – Bill McGilvray, pinch-hitter (b. 1883) 1953 – William Chandler, college coach (b. 1895) 1954 – Bill Davidson, outfielder (b. 1884) 1957 – Les Haserot, minor league infielder (b. 1904) 1962 – Rip Radcliff, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1906) 1963 – Gavvy Cravath, outfielder, manager (b. 1881) 1964 – Ernie Wolf, pitcher (b. 1889) 1965 – Clarence Brooks, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1888) 1965 – Earl Webb, outfielder (b. 1897) 1968 – Hubert Lockhart, pitcher (b. 1899) 1973 – Neil Mahoney, scout (b. 1906) 1974 – Rolla Daringer, infielder (b. 1888) 1976 – Pete Falsey, pinch hitter (b. 1891) 1976 – Shigeru Tokuami, NPB catcher (b. 1924) 1977 – Sam Bohne, infielder (b. 1896) 1979 – Bob Chesnes, pitcher (b. 1921) 1979 – Hiroshi Oshita, NPB outfielder and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1922) 1981 – Gene Green, outfielder (b. 1933) 1981 – Toshihide Hatafuku, NPB pitcher (b. 1913) 1982 – Philip Brideoake, Australian Baseball Hall of Fame player (b. 1917) 1985 – Whitey Wilshere, pitcher (b. 1912) 1986 – Carlos Galina, minor league infielder; Salon de la Fama (b. 1920) 1986 – Hugh McMullen, catcher (b. 1901) 1990 – Seiichi Hayashi, NPB outfielder (b. 1915) 1990 – Charlie Keller, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1916) 1995 – Ab Wright, outfielder (b. 1905) 1996 – Masao Yoshida, amateur pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1914) 2000 – Tom Johnson, owner (b. 1914) 2000 – Art Reichle, college coach (b. 1914) 2004 – Frank Calacurcio, minor league infielder (b. 1931) 2007 – John Floras, umpire (b. 1952) 2007 – Doug McMillan, scout (b. 1947) 2008 – Bob Ferguson, pitcher (b. 1919) 2009 – Hajime Nishigaki, NPB pitcher (b. 1935) 2010 – José Lima, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1972) 2011 – Stanley Derry, minor league outfielder (b. 1934) 2012 – Terutoshi Okiyama, NPB outfielder (b. 1933) 2013 – Epy Guerrero, coach (b. 1942) 2013 – Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan national team pitcher (b. 1922) 2014 – Francisco Galindo, scout (b. 1950) 2014 – Andy Olsen, umpire (b. 1931) 2018 – Kyeong-nam Kim, KBO utility man (b. 1959) 2022 – Joe Pignatano, catcher (b. 1929) 2023 – Cotton Nash, infielder (b. 1942) ============================================== TV SPORTS TODAY (All times Eastern) Saturday, May 23 AUTO RACING 5 p.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Charbroil 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Hoover, Ala. 3 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Omaha, Neb. 4 p.m. ESPNU — West Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Scottsdale, Ariz. 5 p.m. SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Hoover, Ala. 7 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Omaha, Neb. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Surprise, Ariz. ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Greenville, S.C. COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) Noon ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal COLLEGE SOFTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 12:30 p.m. ABC — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 1 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 7 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 9 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Third Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 9 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, Final Round, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Third Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Third Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — Seattle at Kansas City (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (7:15 p.m.) OR St. Louis at Cincinnati (7:15 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at L.A. Angels (10:05 p.m.) OR Colorado at Arizona (10:10 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — Conference Final: TBD UFL FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ABC — Birmingham at Columbus WNBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Minnesota at Chicago 8 p.m. CBS — Los Angeles at Las Vegas _____ Sunday, May 24 AUTO RACING 10 a.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Pre-Race, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 12:30 p.m. FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 6 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. ABC — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Hoover, Ala. 3 p.m. BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) Noon ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 4 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional ESPNU — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Women’s College World Series: TBD, Super Regional GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: Soudal Open, Final Round, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Final Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Final Round, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas MLB BASEBALL Noon NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Toronto (12:15 p.m.) PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Toronto (12:15 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at Atlanta (4:10 p.m.) OR Colorado at Arizona (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. Noon NBCSN — Texas at L.A. Angels (7:20 p.m.) PEACOCK — Texas at L.A. Angels (7:20 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ESPN — Conference Final: TBD SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 1 p.m. CBS — NWSL: Portland at Kansas City UFL FOOTBALL 4 p.m. FOX — Dallas at Louisville 7 p.m. ESPN2 — St. Louis at Houston WNBA BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. NBC — Dallas at New York PEACOCK — Dallas at New York About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” FRIDAY MAY 22, 2026
