“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
ADAMS CENTRAL 33 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 12
ALEXANDRIA 41 EASTBROOK 7
ANDREAN 51 KANKAKEE VALLEY 6
ANGOLA 7 FAIRFIELD 6
AVON 28 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7
BATESVILLE 48 SOUTH DEARBORN 0
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 42 JEFFERSONVILLE 35
BEECH GROVE 7 SHELBYVILLE 0
BEN DAVIS 21 PIKE 7
BLACKFORD 47 ELWOOD 14
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 46 MARTINSVILLE 20
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 77 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 0
BLUFFTON 50 SOUTH ADAMS 15
BOONVILLE 14 SOUTHRIDGE 7
BREBEUF JESUIT 49 INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 7
BREMEN 52 BOONE GROVE 7
BROWNSBURG 48 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 54 NEW ALBANY 0
CALUMET 42 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 12
CARROLL (FLORA) 42 TAYLOR 6
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 56 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7
CASCADE 52 NORTH PUTNAM 14
CASTLE 48 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 8
CASTON 28 NORTH MIAMI 14
CENTER GROVE 36 CARMEL 34
CHARLESTOWN 42 MADISON 28
CHESTERTON 28 MICHIGAN CITY 7
CINCINNATI ELDER (OHIO) 42 EAST CENTRAL 7
CLARKSVILLE 30 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 27
CLINTON PRAIRIE 27 CLINTON CENTRAL 0
CLOVERDALE 34 OWEN VALLEY 13
COLUMBIA CITY 76 BELLMONT 0
COLUMBUS EAST 42 SEYMOUR 7
COLUMBUS NORTH 56 MARION 8
CONCORD 48 WAWASEE 10
CORYDON CENTRAL 20 NORTH HARRISON 14
CROWN POINT 23 MERRILLVILLE 14
CULVER ACADEMY 35 KNOX 6
CULVER 34 TRITON 0
DANVILLE 53 ANDERSON 0
DEKALB 28 NEW HAVEN 14
DECATUR CENTRAL 35 WHITELAND 0
DELTA 28 NORTHEASTERN 14
EAST NOBLE 49 HUNTINGTON NORTH 28
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 52 DELPHI 7
EASTERN HANCOCK 40 CENTERVILLE 6
EASTSIDE 63 CENTRAL NOBLE 0
EDWARDSBURG (MICH.) 55 JIMTOWN 12
ELKHART 62 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 0
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 48 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7
EVANSVILLE NORTH 22 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 20
EVANSVILLE REITZ 56 JASPER 21
FLOYD CENTRAL 49 SILVER CREEK 14
FOREST PARK 18 WASHINGTON 15
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 27 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 0
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 26 FORT WAYNE NORTH 20
FORT WAYNE SNIDER 27 FORT WAYNE LUERS 2
FRANKLIN COUNTY 49 RUSHVILLE 20
FREMONT 40 CHURUBUSCO 25
FRONTIER 26 NORTH WHITE 14
GARY WEST 40 HAMMOND CENTRAL 13
GIBSON SOUTHERN 59 MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 19
GREENCASTLE 43 FRANKFORT 12
GREENSBURG 41 CONNERSVILLE 27
GRIFFITH 36 LOWELL 28
GUERIN CATHOLIC 56 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 0
HAGERSTOWN 61 UNION CITY 7
HAMMOND NOLL 19 WHITING 16
HANOVER CENTRAL 40 HIGHLAND 7
HERITAGE HILLS 63 PRINCETON 0
HERITAGE 33 WOODLAN 14
HOBART 63 MUNSTER 21
HOMESTEAD 30 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 13
INDIAN CREEK 35 GREENWOOD 14
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 30 CINCINNATI ST. XAVIER (OHIO) 21
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 42 INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 14
INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL 50 CHRISTEL HOUSE 30
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 42 LINTON 13
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 39 PROVIDENCE 36 2OT
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 48 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 14
JAY COUNTY 62 SOUTHERN WELLS 0
JENNINGS COUNTY 46 EASTERN (PEKIN) 8
KNIGHTSTOWN 59 UNION COUNTY 0
LAFAYETTE JEFF 28 MCCUTCHEON 7
LAKE CENTRAL 37 PORTAGE 19
LAKELAND 20 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 14
LAPEL 49 SHENANDOAH 13
LAWRENCE NORTH 42 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 0
LAWRENCEBURG 48 TAYLOR (OHIO) 14
LEO 30 NORWELL 7
LOGANSPORT 49 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 20
MACONAQUAH 47 NORTHFIELD 24
MADISON-GRANT 47 OAK HILL 19
MANCHESTER 35 BENTON CENTRAL 14
MILAN 56 NORTH DECATUR 7
MISHAWAKA 20 PLYMOUTH 13
MISSISSINEWA 38 FRANKTON 0
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 28 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7
MUNCIE CENTRAL 49 NEW CASTLE 14
NEW PALESTINE 42 YORKTOWN 28
NOBLESVILLE 21 FISHERS 19
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 44 PARK TUDOR 19
NORTH DAVIESS 39 EASTERN GREENE 14
NORTH JUDSON 63 SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 6
NORTH NEWTON 42 FAITH CHRISTIAN 0
NORTH POSEY 45 NORTH KNOX 7
NORTH VERMILLION 40 COVINGTON 26
NORTHRIDGE 55 GOSHEN 10
NORTHVIEW 49 SULLIVAN 7
PARKE HERITAGE 15 SOUTH VERMILLION 14
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 37 KOKOMO 12
PENN 49 SOUTH BEND RILEY 0
PERRY CENTRAL 33 CRAWFORD COUNTY 0
PERRY MERIDIAN 24 FRANKLIN 14
PERU 19 LEWIS CASS 0
PIONEER 50 WINAMAC 7
PLAINFIELD 27 MOORESVILLE 14
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 12 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 9
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 14 JOHN GLENN 0
RICHMOND 24 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 8
RIVERTON PARKE 41 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 20
ROCHESTER 46 WHITKO 6
SCOTTSBURG 13 SALEM 7
SEEGER 50 ATTICA 0
SHERIDAN 50 TRI-CENTRAL 0
SOUTH BEND ADAMS 41 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 0
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 46 NEW PRAIRIE 0
SOUTH DECATUR 36 EDINBURGH 0
SOUTH PUTNAM 42 EDGEWOOD 6
SOUTHMONT 41 NORTH MONTGOMERY 14
SOUTHPORT 36 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 6
SPEEDWAY 21 TRITON CENTRAL 20
SPRINGS VALLEY 48 PAOLI 13
TECUMSEH 48 SOUTH SPENCER 18
TELL CITY 67 PIKE CENTRAL 0
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 22 HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 20
TIPTON 28 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 21
TRI-WEST 41 MONROVIA 23
TRI 50 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0
TRINITY LUTHERAN 27 BROWN COUNTY 16
TWIN LAKES 40 WESTERN 0
VALPARAISO 39 LAPORTE 3
VINCENNES LINCOLN 63 WEST VIGO 0
WARREN CENTRAL 45 NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 42
WARSAW 27 NORTHWOOD 22
WES-DEL 32 FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7
WEST CENTRAL 49 TRI-COUNTY 0
WEST NOBLE 36 GARRETT 27
WEST WASHINGTON 73 MITCHELL 6
WESTERN BOONE 57 CRAWFORDSVILLE 24
WESTFIELD 42 ZIONSVILLE 7
WHEELER 41 RIVER FOREST 6
WINCHESTER 32 MONROE CENTRAL 8
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
FRIDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/4/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
FRIDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/4/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
FRIDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/4/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
NO SCORES REPORTED
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
GUARDIANS 7, TIGERS 6
GUARDIANS 4, TIGERS 3 (10)
DODGERS 5, NATIONALS 3
BREWERS 10, REDS 7
BRAVES 5, PHILLIES 2
WHITE SOX 4, TWINS 1
PIRATES 1, ANGELS 0
CUBS 6, MARLINS 1
RED SOX 1, ORIOLES 0
METS 10, GIANTS 6
ASTROS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 1
BLUE JAYS 9, ROYALS 2
CARDINALS 7, ROCKIES 6
PADRES 3, YANKEES 2 (10 INNINGS)
ATHLETICS 7, MARINERS 6
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANAPOLIS 6 TOLEDO 0
SOUTH BEND 14 CEDAR RAPIDS 3
FT. WAYNE 8 LANSING 6
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NY CITY 0 NASHVILLE 0
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV
WEEK 1
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
MIAMI 45 STANFORD 6
OKLAHOMA 51 UTEP 0
USC 39 FRESNO STATE 0
SAN JOSE STATE 27 EASTERN MICHIGAN 21
PURDUE 44 INDIANA STATE 13
GEORGIA STATE 59 NORTH CAROLINA 10
KANSAS 51 LONG ISLAND 6
MICHIGAN STATE 30 TOLEDO 20
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC
OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN
COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1
BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+
RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+
AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1
NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
PATRIOTS @ SEAHAWKS 8:20 PM NBC / PEACOCK LUMEN FIELD, SEATTLE
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
49ERS @ RAMS 8:35 PM NETFLIX MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
BEARS @ PANTHERS 1:00 PM FOX BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, CHARLOTTE
BUCCANEERS @ BENGALS 1:00 PM FOX PAYCOR STADIUM, CINCINNATI
SAINTS @ LIONS 1:00 PM FOX FORD FIELD, DETROIT
FALCONS @ STEELERS 1:00 PM FOX ACRISURE STADIUM, PITTSBURGH
BILLS @ TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS NRG STADIUM, HOUSTON
RAVENS @ COLTS 1:00 PM CBS LUCAS OIL STADIUM, INDIANAPOLIS
BROWNS @ JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS EVERBANK STADIUM, JACKSONVILLE
JETS @ TITANS 1:00 PM CBS NISSAN STADIUM, NASHVILLE
DOLPHINS @ RAIDERS 4:25 PM FOX ALLEGIANT STADIUM, LAS VEGAS
COMMANDERS @ EAGLES 4:25 PM FOX LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, PHILADELPHIA
CARDINALS @ CHARGERS 4:25 PM CBS SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD
PACKERS @ VIKINGS 4:25 PM CBS U.S. BANK STADIUM, MINNEAPOLIS
COWBOYS @ GIANTS 8:20 PM NBC / PEACOCK METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
BRONCOS @ CHIEFS 8:15 PM ESPN / ABC GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM, KANSAS CITY
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)
WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)
WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING
1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS
2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: MALACHI TONEY SETS RECEIVING RECORD FOR NO. 7 MIAMI
Darian Mensah threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns in his debut as the Hurricanes’ quarterback and Malachi Toney caught 12 passes for a school-record 234 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 7 Miami to a comfortable 45-6 victory at Stanford on Friday night.
Mensah completed 27 of 30 passes for Miami (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). He joined C.J. Stroud and Dillon Gabriel as the only quarterbacks since 2021 to complete 90% of their passes and throw for 400 or more yards and five or more touchdowns in a game.
Toney broke the old school mark of 220 receiving yards set by Eddie Brown in a 1984 loss to Boston College that is remembered for a game-ending Hail Mary touchdown pass by Eagles quarterback Doug Flutie.
The Cardinal (1-1, 0-1) were unable to follow up a season-opening win over Hawaii, giving up 549 total yards. Davis Warren completed 21 of 41 passes for 214 yards but was held without a touchdown.
No. 10 Oklahoma 51, UTEP 0
John Mateer threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead the Sooners to a win over the Miners in Norman, Okla.
Mateer completed 11 of 17 passes, with his touchdown passes all covering 34 yards or more. Isaiah Sategna III returned a punt 88 yards for a score and gained 76 yards on four catches for Oklahoma (1-0), which outgained UTEP 401-198.
Backup quarterback Raymond Moore III ran for a team-high 49 yards for the Miners (0-1), while starter EJ Colson Jr. threw for 52 yards and ran for 25.
No. 14 USC 39, Fresno State 0
Jayden Maiava completed 23 of 25 passes for 349 yards and threw all three of his touchdown passes in the first half as the Trojans routed the Bulldogs in Los Angeles.
The Trojans (2-0) scored 23 points in the second quarter to put the game away. Maiava connected with freshman Trent Mosley on 68- and 9-yard scores in the quarter. Mosley finished the game with 104 yards.
USC’s Kennedy Urlacher had two sacks, the first of which resulted in points. With Fresno State (0-1) backed up near its goal line, he bull-rushed his way through a blocker and shoved Bulldogs quarterback Jayden Mandal out of the back of the end zone for a safety to make it 16-0.
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REPORT: CLEMSON NOTIFIES LSU PLAYING FORMER PROS WOULD BREACH CONTRACT
Clemson became the latest voice to speak out against LSU’s attempt to get additional eligibility for players who spent this offseason on NFL rosters on Friday, according to a Yahoo Sports report.
Tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris — both of whom played for new LSU coach Lane Kiffin last season at Ole Miss and have stated their intention to join LSU’s roster for the 2026 season — were among 42 athletes who were deemed eligible in court Thursday due to a preliminary injunction ruling from Louisiana district court judge William Jorden.
The general counsel for Clemson, which is set to open the season Saturday at No. 11 LSU, sent an email to LSU’s general counsel Friday afternoon, stating that using these players, who participated in NFL training camps this summer before they were waived last month, may break “contractual obligations between the two parties” for Saturday’s game, per Yahoo.
Clemson made it clear in the message it still intends to travel to Baton Rouge, La., and play in Saturday’s game with the hope that LSU will choose not to add Wright and Harris to its roster. LSU must finalize its roster on Friday.
The Southeastern Conference and NCAA have spoken out against players who signed NFL contracts returning to college — the SEC filed a federal lawsuit against Kiffin and a host of LSU administrators earlier Thursday in Alabama in an attempt to prevent the players from returning — the injunction, as it currently stands, prevents the SEC or NCAA from penalizing LSU or any other school for adding the players included in this case to its roster.
The SEC passed a rule last week that permitted commissioner Greg Sankey to punish any school that added players who signed NFL contracts to its roster. A half-season suspension of the head coach and a fine of half of the school’s football athletic budget were the prescribed penalties.
The SEC passed the measure regarding the penalties by a 15-0 count, with LSU abstaining.
GAME OF THE WEEK: CLEMSON AT LSU
(CLEMSON NOTES)
Clemson will once again open the college football season in the national spotlight when the Tigers kick off their 2026 campaign in prime time at No. 11/13 LSU. Kickoff at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Saturday’s game further extends Clemson’s recent track record of opening seasons against marquee opponents. Clemson and Florida State were the only programs in the nation to open against an AP Top 10 opponent in three of the last five seasons. With this week’s game against AP No. 11 LSU, Clemson will become the only program in the nation to have faced four AP Top 11 opponents in season openers since 2021. Though the game will be the sixth all-time meeting between Clemson and LSU and the third game in the series in the state of Louisiana, Saturday’s contest will mark Clemson’s first visit to Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. Clemson will attempt to become the first team to earn victory in its first visit to Baton Rouge since UAB upset Nick Saban’s Tigers, 13-10, on Sept. 23, 2000. With a victory, Clemson would join UAB and 13 other programs to win their first all-time game at Tiger Stadium since the facility opened in 1924, including Tulane (1924), Alabama (1925), Tennessee (1926), Oregon (1932), Georgia Tech (1944), Kentucky (1949), Maryland (1951), Baylor (1960), Colorado (1971), USC (1979), Florida State (1979), Miami (Ohio) (1986) and Arkansas (1993). Saturday will carry the glitz of ESPN’s College GameDay and the panache of ABC’s Saturday Night Football, but often-loquacious Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney was succinct and direct in his description of his 2026 roster in fall camp. “Just a bunch of nobodies,” Swinney said. “We’ll see if anybody becomes somebody as we play some games.” Swinney dove deeper on his much-discussed assessment on ACC Network’s “ACC Huddle Road Trip Special” at Clemson later in camp. “Man, we just need to do the work, and that’s what we’ve been trying to do with these guys,” Swinney said. “We know we’ve got a bunch of good players, but we’ve just got to make sure that our mission is greater than any person or player, so we’re just focused on doing the work.”
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS SEASON – Clemson attempting to win its 29th overall conference championship. Clemson’s 28 all-time conference titles include four SIAA championships, two Southern Conference championships and 22 ACC titles. – Clemson attempting to become the first program to win 23 ACC titles. Since helping form the conference in 1953, Clemson leads the ACC with 22 titles all-time, including 21 outright. – Clemson (9-1) attempting to win its 10th ACC Championship Game. Alabama and Oklahoma are the only programs to win double-digit conference championship games since the advent of conference title games in 1992. – Clemson and Ohio State (seven each) attempting to join Alabama (nine) as the only schools to earn at least eight College Football Playoff berths since the institution of the postseason format in 2014. – Clemson attempting to win 10 games for the 14th time in 16 seasons. Clemson’s current 13 seasons with 10 or more wins since the start of the 2011 season are tied with Ohio State for the second-most in the nation. – Clemson attempting to win at least seven games for the 16th consecutive season. It would be the 20th such streak in FBS history. (Note: Georgia can also accomplish this streak this year.) – Clemson entering the season as one of four FBS teams to have posted a winning record in each of the last 15 years (Boise State, Alabama and Georgia). – Clemson entering 2026 on a 15-year streak of seasons in which the ACC champion has either A) been Clemson (nine seasons), or B) had to defeat Clemson in the regular season en route to the title (six seasons). The last season in which the ACC title did not go through Clemson in some capacity was in 2010 (Virginia Tech). – Clemson attempting to win a postseason game for the 16th time in Dabo Swinney’s 18 full seasons as Clemson’s head coach (including 2026). The only seasons in Swinney’s tenure to date in which Clemson hasn’t won at least one postseason game were 2010 and 2025. Clemson and Alabama enter 2026 tied for the national lead in most years with a postseason win since 2009 (15 each). – Clemson’s senior class (2024 ACC Champions) attempting to become the 33rd senior class in school history to win multiple conference titles in a four-year span (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 senior classes). – Clemson’s senior class (2024 ACC Champions) attempting to become the 11th consecutive Clemson senior class to win multiple conference championships over a four-year period. – Clemson facing at least 10 power conference opponents for the 25th consecutive year. Entering 2026, Clemson has played more games against power conference teams than any team in the nation since 2011 (176), and Clemson’s 139 wins against power conference teams in that span rank second nationally. – Clemson attempting to finish .500 or better in regular season conference play for the 28th consecutive season. Clemson and Boise State’s 27-year active streaks are the longest in the nation and tied for the fourth-longest in the FBS since 1966. – Clemson entering 2026 with a winning all-time record against seven of the 12 teams on its schedule, including Georgia Southern (1-0), North Carolina (41- 19), Charleston Southern (1-0), Virginia Tech (24-12-1), Syracuse (11-2), Duke (37-18-1) and South Carolina (74-44-4). Clemson can also even its record with Cal (0- 1) this season and take a lead in its series with Miami (7-7). – Clemson attempting to win four or more road games for the ninth time since 2015. Clemson, Ohio State and Boise State (eight each) are tied for the most seasons with four or more road wins in that span. – Clemson attempting to respond to losses in its most recent meeting with six of its 2026 opponents: LSU (2025), Cal (1991), Miami (2023), Syracuse (2025), Georgia Tech (2025) and Duke (2025). Clemson is 26- 12 under Dabo Swinney when he faces opponents against whom he lost his most recent meeting in the series. – Clemson entering the 2026 season having not lost to the same team in back-to-back years since 2014, the final year of a three-game series winning streak by Florida State. Clemson can keep that streak alive with wins in 2026 against LSU, Syracuse, Georgia Tech and Duke programs that defeated Clemson in 2025. – Clemson entering 2026 alongside Alabama, LSU and Georgia as one of four teams nationally to have a winning record against all four power conferences since 2009 (120-27 vs. the ACC, 3-0 vs. the Big 12, 3-2 vs. the Big Ten and 21-17 vs. the SEC). – Clemson playing three home games in the month of October, matching the combined number of October home games Clemson played over the previous three seasons. Clemson had only one October home game in each of the last three seasons from 2023-25. – Clemson facing four head coaches for the first time: LSU’s Lane Kiffin, Georgia Southern’s Clay Helton, Virginia Tech’s James Franklin and Cal’s Tosh Lupoi. Clemson is 172-77-3 since 1950 when facing an opposing head coach for the first time including a 55-11 mark since 2011. – Barring a postseason matchup with a team it has never previously faced, the 2026 season will be Clemson’s second straight year facing no new opponents. Prior to the 2025 and 2026 seasons, Clemson ended its 2024 campaign by facing two opponents for the first time in school history (SMU and Texas). Of the 110 different opponents Clemson has faced all-time, the Tigers carry an active unbeaten streak in 76 of those 110 series, and no opponent has an active winning streak against Clemson that exceeds three games. – Clemson facing multiple SEC opponents in a season for the 20th time in the last 21 years, dating to 2006. The lone exception came in 2020 when the SEC opted out of non-conference play amid the COVID-19 pandemic. – Clemson playing two Friday games in a single season for the first time since 1947, a season in which the Tigers played Friday road games against both Boston College and Georgia. – Clemson attempting to win multiple Friday games in a single season for the first time since 1932, when the Tigers went 2-1 in Friday games with wins against Presbyterian and Erskine. – Head Coach Dabo Swinney entering the season as the nation’s leader among active coaches in College Football Playoff berths (seven) and CFP wins (six). – Swinney entering the year as one of only four active coaches with an FBS national championship to his credit (Swinney, Kirby Smart, Ryan Day and Curt Cignetti) and one of only two with multiple FBS national championships (Swinney and Smart). – Swinney (187-53 entering his 19th season) sitting eight wins shy of Tom Osborne (195) for the most wins through 20 seasons in FBS history. – Swinney (187) needing 13 wins to become the 29th coach (minimum 10 years as an FBS head coach) to reach 200 career wins. – Swinney (187 wins in 240 career games). WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK – Clemson opening three consecutive seasons against an AP-ranked opponent for the first time in school history. – Clemson attempting to earn its 58th all-time win against an AP Top 15 opponent. – Clemson opening a season against an AP Top 15 team for the 12th time in school history. It is Clemson’s fourth such season opener in the last six years, the most in the nation. – Clemson attempting to defeat an AP Top 15 team in a season opener for the first time since 2013 when Clemson opened the year with a 38-35 win against No. 5 Georgia. – Clemson attempting to earn its highest-ranked true road win (per AP rankings) since defeating No. 11 Virginia Tech, 23-3, in 2011.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: LOUISVILLE AT OLE MISS
(LOUISVILLE NOTES)
›› The University of Louisville football team begins its 2026 campaign on Sunday night in the Music City Kickoff against No. 9/10 Ole Miss at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ABC. Radio coverage will be available on 93.9 The Ville and 970 WGTK. ›› Jeff Brohm leads the 24th-ranked Cardinals in his fourth season at the helm of his alma mater with a 28-12 record through three seasons. ›› Sunday night’s game marks the only ranked versus ranked matchup of Week 1. The Cardinals are 10-16 all-time in ranked matchups, most-recently dropping a 31-24 contest at Notre Dame in September of 2024. ›› Louisville is 9-29-1 all-time against Top 10 opponents, but 2-2 under Jeff Brohm including a 24-21 win at No. 2 Miami last year.
INSIDE THE SERIES ›› Louisville and Ole Miss are meeting for just the second time when they square off in Nashville. ›› The only previous meeting between the two programs came opening the 2021 campaign in Atlanta. ›› Ole Miss jumped out to a 26-0 lead at halftime on its way to a 43-24 victory. ›› Malik Cunningham threw for 191 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 79 yards and two more scores. LOUISVILLE-OLE MISS CONNECTIONS ›› Louisville defensive back T.J. Banks spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons at Ole Miss before transferring to UofL. Banks was a four-star recruit when he signed with the Rebels and played in 23 games in two years in Oxford. ›› Ole Miss defensive coordinator Bryan Brown served four seasons in the same capacity at UofL from 2019-22. Brown orchestrated one of the best defenses in the country in 2022 when the Cards led FBS in sacks while ranking top 15 nationally in takeaways, tackles for loss, scoring defense and interceptions. ›› Ole Miss Assistant Pass Game Coordinator Patrick Carter played wide receiver for the Cards in 2006 and 2007. Carter played in 20 games across his two seasons, hauling in 31 passes for 464 yards and five touchdowns. Carter was also a two-year member of the UofL track & field team, including part of the 2007 Big East Conference Championship squad. CAREER AGAINST OLE MISS ›› Louisville tight end Justyn Reid caught a 29-yard touchdown pass in Tulane’s loss against the Rebels in the opening round of the College Football Playoff last December. ›› Louisville defensive lineman Jerod Smith recorded three tackles in two career games against Ole Miss while playing for Kentucky. BROHM VERSUS THE SEC ›› While Jeff Brohm has never coaches against the Rebels, the Louisville head coach is 6-6 overall in 12 games against the SEC in his career. Brohm is 2-1 versus SEC opponents since his return to Louisville, all of which have been against Kentucky.
›› Ole Miss Assistant Pass Game Coordinator Patrick Carter played wide receiver for the Cards in 2006 and 2007. Carter played in 20 games across his two seasons, hauling in 31 passes for 464 yards and five touchdowns. Carter was also a two-year member of the UofL track & field team, including part of the 2007 Big East Conference Championship squad. CAREER AGAINST OLE MISS ›› Louisville tight end Justyn Reid caught a 29-yard touchdown pass in Tulane’s loss against the Rebels in the opening round of the College Football Playoff last December. ›› Louisville defensive lineman Jerod Smith recorded three tackles in two career games against Ole Miss while playing for Kentucky. BROHM VERSUS THE SEC ›› While Jeff Brohm has never coaches against the Rebels, the Louisville head coach is 6-6 overall in 12 games against the SEC in his career. Brohm is 2-1 versus SEC opponents since his return to Louisville, all of which have been against Kentucky.
(OLE MISS NOTES)
• Pete Golding begins his first full season at Ole Miss as a head coach … Golding is 2-1 as a head coach and helped lead Ole Miss to the CFP semifinals last season. • As a coach, Golding has been on the sidelines for eight consecutive 10-win seasons, with his teams combining for a 96-14 (.873) record. • Ole Miss is coming off the program’s first-ever 13-win season and appearance in the College Football Playoff. • This marks the second meeting between Ole Miss and Louisville, with the other also being a season-opening, neutral site game … The Rebels defeated Louisville 43-24 in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta. • The Rebels have taken the field at Nissan Stadium three times before … Ole Miss knocked off Georgia Tech, 25-17, in the 2013 Music City Bowl … The Rebels toppled Vanderbilt 41-3 in their SEC opener on Sept. 6, 2014 … Ole Miss lost the 2000 Music City Bowl to West Virginia, 49-38. • The Rebels begin the season No. 9 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the Coaches poll … It’s the second time in the last three years that Ole Miss has debuted top-10 in the preseason. • Ole Miss has now cracked the national top-10 in each of the previous six seasons, the longest such streak since 1959-64. • The Rebels are 75-18 (.806) vs. non-conference opponents dating back to 1994 … Ole Miss is 121-41-6 (.740) all-time versus non-conference opponents during the month of September. • Of its 59 newcomers, Ole Miss welcomes in 33 new transfers as part of its No. 2 ranked transfer class. • QB Trinidad Chambliss and RB Kewan Lacy are both on the watch lists for the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award. • Preseason All-America DT Will Echoles led the Power Four in both pressures (39) and defensive stops (35) last year.
LOUISVILLE SCOUTING REPORT Louisville enters 2026 ranked No. 24 in the first AP Poll after posting back-to-back nine-win seasons. The Cardinals went 9-4 in 2025, highlighted by a 24-21 upset at No. 2 Miami, their first road win over an AP Top 10 opponent, before closing the season with a 27-22 victory over Toledo in the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl. Louisville returns a talented roster led by Ohio State transfer quarterback Lincoln Kienholz and Vanderbilt transfer wide receiver Tre Richardson, who headline a deep receiving corps. Defensively, the Cardinals return defensive lineman Clev Lubin to anchor a unit expected to be among the ACC’s strongest, while co-defensive coordinator Mark Ivey takes over as the team’s new defensive play-caller.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: GUARDIANS EARN TWO WALK-OFF WINS IN DH SWEEP OF TIGERS
Brayan Rocchio hit his second homer of the game, a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a come-from-behind 7-6 win over visiting the Detroit Tigers in the first half of a day-night doubleheader on Friday.
Rocchio belted a grand slam in the fourth inning off Keider Montero, then went deep against Drew Sommers (1-4) as the Guardians overcame a 6-1 deficit.
Cade Smith (4-1) pitched the ninth for the win, joining Craig Yoho and Erik Sabrowski in tossing a combined four scoreless innings.
Max Clark had three hits and two RBIs for the Tigers, and Spencer Torkelson homered and singled. Montero worked four innings, allowing six runs on eight hits.
Guardians 4, Tigers 3 (Game 2, 10 innings)
Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland its second walk-off win of the day over Detroit.
Hunter Gaddis (3-3) pitched two perfect innings for the Guardians, who had lost four of six entering the day. Bazzana hit a game-tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning as Cleveland overcame a 3-0 deficit.
Kevin McGonigle had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers, who fell for the 16th time in 20 games. Kenley Jansen (4-6) took the loss.
Dodgers 5, Nationals 3
Blake Snell delivered six scoreless innings, Kyle Tucker contributed a home run and Los Angeles topped visiting Washington.
Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run double, one game after hitting a two-run game-ending double. The Dodgers won their second consecutive game without Shohei Ohtani, who is dealing with a sore knee, biceps and neck. Snell (3-1) gave up five hits and struck out seven.
James Wood had two doubles and drove in a run for the Nationals, who lost their second consecutive game after winning five of six.
Brewers 10, Reds 7
Rookie Cooper Pratt ripped a bases-clearing triple and scored on a wild pitch during a five-run fifth inning, lifting Milwaukee past host Cincinnati.
David Hamilton had an RBI triple and William Contreras added a run-scoring double for the Brewers, who own the majors’ best record and have won seven of their last 10 games.
Entering the box to his new walk-up song, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless The USA,” Venezuela-born Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run homer for the Reds in his return from a two-game absence in order to take the U.S. naturalization test.
Braves 5, Phillies 2
Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sanchez in a battle of aces and Mauricio Dubon hit a late two-run homer as visiting Atlanta topped Philadelphia in a matchup of the National League East’s top two teams.
Sale (14-9) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. Sanchez (16-5) also tossed six innings, giving up three runs on five hits.
Ronald Acuna Jr. had an RBI single as part of a 3-for-5 night for the Braves, who earned their ninth win in 11 games. Alec Bohm produced a solo homer and an RBI double for the Phillies, who took their second straight loss. Bryce Harper had his career-high on-base streak end at 35 games.
White Sox 4, Twins 1
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer — one of three Chicago long balls — and the White Sox ended a two-game skid with a win over visiting Minnesota.
Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery each hit solo homers for the White Sox, while Tristan Peters collected two hits. Erick Fedde (8-8) defeated the Twins for the second time in less than a week, tossing five shutout innings.
Josh Bell went 2-for-3 and homered to plate Minnesota’s lone run. Kody Clemens finished 3-for-4 for the Twins, who have dropped back-to-back games after winning three in a row.
Pirates 1, Angels 0
Jared Jones matched his season high with nine strikeouts over six three-hit innings and Jake Mangum had an RBI double to lead Pittsburgh past visiting Los Angeles.
Bryan Reynolds had two hits for the Pirates, who won for the fifth time in the past six games. Konnor Griffin, activated off the 60-day injured list after missing 49 games with a finger injury, scored the lone run of the contest in the second inning.
Jones (3-6) walked one while snapping a seven-start winless drought, throwing a season-high 91 pitches, 63 for strikes. Angels starter Ryan Johnson (3-8) gave up one run on four hits in six innings.
Cubs 6, Marlins 1
Shota Imanaga outdueled Janson Junk to lead Chicago past host Miami as the Cubs won their second straight game and took over the top spot in the National League wild-card standings.
Imanaga (9-10) allowed one run on three hits over six-plus innings. Aaron Civale followed with three scoreless innings of one-hit ball to log his second save. Michael Busch homered, and Nico Hoerner had three hits and an RBI.
Junk (6-9) tossed five innings, giving up three hits and one run. Griffin Conine had half of the Marlins’ four hits and scored their lone run.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0
Ranger Suarez fired seven sharp innings and Mickey Gasper homered in the first, lifting Boston to a victory at Baltimore.
Suarez (6-4) limited the Orioles to five hits and one walk while striking out three across a 91-pitch effort. Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman (32nd save) each pitched an inning in relief to complete the shutout.
Shane Baz (5-15) lasted 6 1/3 innings, yielding one run on four hits as the Orioles lost their fourth in a row. Blaze Alexander registered three of Baltimore’s six hits, which were all singles.
Mets 10, Giants 6
Nolan McLean worked through six innings and won his third straight decision as host New York beat San Francisco.
Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer in the first to give the Mets a lead they never relinquished. Francisco Alvarez went deep twice while Bo Bichette and Francisco Lindor each had two-run homers to back McLean (11-8), who allowed two runs on six hits.
Rafael Devers went 3-for-4 with a two-RBI double and a three-run homer for the Giants, who have dropped three of four. Turner Hill finished 2-for-4 with a run-scoring single. Rookie Matt Wilkinson (0-3) yielded seven runs (four earned) in three innings.
Astros 3, Diamondbacks 1
Yainer Diaz homered, Cristian Javier matched his season high in strikeouts and Houston defeated visiting Arizona.
Javier (2-5) allowed one run on one hit with eight strikeouts in five innings as the Astros won for the seventh time in nine games. Josh Hader struck out the side in the ninth for his 23rd save, making him the 41st player in history to record 250 career saves.
The Diamondbacks took their fourth loss in five games as Merrill Kelly (9-13) worked six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. Gabriel Moreno hit a solo homer.
Blue Jays 9, Royals 2
Alejandro Kirk and Ernie Clement had two hits and a pair of RBIs apiece to help visiting Toronto post a victory over Kansas City.
After Blue Jays starter Jameson Taillon exited with elbow discomfort following two innings, four relievers combined to throw seven innings of one-run ball. George Springer also drove in two for the Blue Jays, who won their sixth game in seven tries.
Daniel Lynch IV (4-5) allowed five runs on seven hits across five innings for the Royals, who have lost four of their last five. Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino bookended the loss with solo homers for Kansas City.
Cardinals 7, Rockies 6
Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, and St. Louis rallied to beat Colorado in Denver.
The Cardinals trailed 6-4 when Thomas Saggese drew a leadoff walk from Jordan Romano (0-3) and stole second before Jose Fermin reached on a throwing error. Herrera hit a 1-2 slider 430 feet to center.
Cade Winquest (1-0) earned his first major league win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, and Riley O’Brien got the final three outs for his 36th save. Cole Carrigg hit an inside-the-park home run and tripled while TJ Rumfield also went deep, tripled and singled for Colorado.
Padres 3, Yankees 2 (10 innings)
Luis Campusano belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving San Diego a win over visiting New York.
Facing Paul Blackburn (7-3), Campusano belted a first-pitch sinker an estimated 394 feet to left field. Mason Miller (5-2) pitched two innings to earn the win despite allowing Spencer Jones’ RBI single in the top of the 10th that gave New York a short-lived 2-1 edge.
Max Fried threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball for the Yankees, who had won four of their previous five games. Ben Rice hit a solo homer among his three hits.
Athletics 7, Mariners 6
Max Muncy, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof homered in a five-run third inning and the Athletics held on for a victory at Seattle.
Brady Basso (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings of relief as the A’s won their third consecutive game. Hogan Harris worked the ninth for his 15th save.
Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners, who have dropped seven of the past nine. Logan Gilbert (11-9) was tagged for seven runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings, including all four homers, though he struck out 10.
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WNBA NEWS
WNBA COMMISSIONER CATHY ENGELBERT TO RETIRE AT END OF YEAR
Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of this year, ending her seven-year tenure as the WNBA’s first commissioner.
Engelbert, 61, has brokered two collective bargaining agreements and overseen increases in viewership and game attendance in the WNBA as well as growth in the league itself. The WNBA will expand to 18 teams by 2030.
However, her leadership publicly came into question over the last year — notably Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier labeling Engelbert as “negligent” and the WNBA having the “worst leadership in the world.”
Last month, outspoken Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said the WNBA needs a commissioner who is bold and confident and not focused on themselves during an exclusive interview with USA Today.
On Friday, Engelbert informed the league of her decision to retire in a statement provided by the WNBA.
“Cathy has presided over the WNBA through the most significant period of growth in the league’s 30-year history,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “We are grateful for Cathy’s leadership and unwavering commitment to the advancement of women’s basketball.”
Engelbert was appointed to the position in 2019 after serving as the CEO of Deloitte. Her contract expires after the 2026 season.
She introduced the in-season WNBA Commissioner’s Cup in 2021 and expanded the regular-season schedule to 44 games in 2025. That slate will grow to 50 games, starting in 2027.
“After more than seven years at the WNBA and more than 40 total years in business, I have made the decision to retire as WNBA commissioner,” Engelbert said in a statement. “In 2019, I had the privilege of being appointed the league’s first commissioner and to lead a league with enormous potential yet untapped awareness and significant undervaluation. Over the years, it has been amazing to watch WNBA players thrive and lead the massive cultural surge around women’s sports.
“I retire knowing we have built something bigger, stronger and more enduring than we could have imagined. I am grateful to the WNBA and NBA team owners and staff, players, investors, fans and the powerhouse league office staff, who believed in what this league could become. I retire with immense gratitude and tremendous optimism for the future of the WNBA, with the best yet to come.”
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TOP INDIANA PRESS RELEASES/HEADLINES
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
INDIANA SRN FRIDAY GAMES RE-CAP
Covenant Christian 9, Purdue Poly 12
Purdue Poly held off a determined Covenant Christian squad in a hard-fought 12-9 battle. The Warriors’ defense kept them within striking distance throughout the game, while the offense battled for every yard against a tough Purdue Poly defense. Covenant Christian showed plenty of fight and will look to build on the experience as the season continues.
Pendleton Heights 37, Kokomo 12
Pendleton Heights controlled the game from the start, earning a convincing 37-12 victory over Kokomo. The Arabians were able to move the football consistently and put pressure on the Kokomo defense throughout the night. Kokomo continued to compete and will look to bounce back with a strong effort in its next game.
Westfield 42, Zionsville 7
Westfield continued its impressive start to the season with a dominant 42-7 victory over Zionsville. The Rocks showcased a balanced attack and a defense that made it difficult for the Eagles to generate momentum. Westfield remains one of the teams to watch in Indiana as it continues its push toward another strong season.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
(COLTS RELEASE)
The Colts flew west over the Atlantic Ocean last November with an 8-2 record and the NFL’s best offense. They had a running back in the midst of a supernova, an ideal pairing between coach and quarterback, standout pass-catchers and a rock-solid offensive line.
This was a team that, on that flight from Berlin to Indianapolis, had the look of a Super Bowl contender.
A month later, Daniel Jones pounded the rain-soaked turf at EverBank Stadium as the realization set in that his season was over. Philip Rivers came out of retirement at the age of 44. The Colts narrowly lost a handful of games to a gauntlet of opponents, and ultimately crashed out of the playoffs with an 0-7 record.
But instead of blowing this operation up, the Colts saw those first half highs and worked to not just replicate, but build upon, them in 2026. Will the Colts’ offense score on a remarkable 57.6 percent of their possessions again, as they did in the first 10 games of the 2025 season? Maybe, maybe not (no team has scored on over 53 percent of their possessions in at least the last 20 seasons).
And, after an offseason filled with “what if” questions, we’re close to answering those with “what is.” But before we do, here’s one final look at five big reasons why the Colts believe they can once again find the success they enjoyed over that outstanding start to the 2025 season:
1. Daniel Jones and Shane Steichen’s relationship.
The surest path to success in the NFL is to have a playcaller and quarterback operating on the same wavelength, one that allows an offense to identify and execute solutions no matter the defense they’re facing.
The Colts, unequivocally, have that with Shane Steichen and Daniel Jones.
“I think that Shane and Daniel really align with the way our system works,” Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon said earlier this year. “… I love to see when players, especially on offense at the quarterback level — we might scheme up and install something, but then he might say ‘okay, well could we change this piece?'”
Steichen and Jones’ mind meld gives space for tweaks and ideas to put the other 10 players on the field in the best position to make plays – and to keep opposing defenses guessing. A lot of that work takes place behind the scenes between Monday morning and Saturday night of a given game week.
And on Sundays, because of that preparation, Steichen has the right menu for Jones, who goes from identifying how the opposing defense is playing into getting the Colts into the right call to be efficient and explosive after the snap.
“When we’re watching tape going against opponents, how to attack a coverage, little nuances — we can change a route here and there at the line of scrimmage or get to a run play, change a protection off certain looks that come up,” Steichen said. “You can’t get four play calls in the huddle — sometimes we give two or three — but he can always get to what he needs to get to given the situation and the right look.”
2. With Jones healthy, look for Jonathan Taylor to return to form, too.
Taylor powered the Colts’ 8-2 start with 1,139 yards on 189 carries (6.0 yards/attempt) with 17 total touchdowns over the first 10 weeks of the 2025 season. But over his final seven games, Taylor never rushed for more than 90 yards in a game and totaled just three touchdowns.
The Colts have no reason to doubt who Taylor is as a running back – he’s the NFL’s active leader in rushing yards per game (90.5), after all. But Steichen and his coaching staff spent significant time this offseason digging into the reasons behind Taylor’s decline in production, which, it should be noted, came against the NFL’s Nos. 1, 3, 4, 9 and 11 defenses by rushing yards per game.
Finding a way to generate production from Taylor regardless of circumstance or defense certainly is important, but one key circumstance will be different on Sept. 13: Taylor and a healthy Jones will be together again in the Colts’ backfield.
Defenses, now, will have to respect Jones’ ability to roll out on play action – less to run (which he can do, even after the Achilles’ injury) and more to dump a pass off to a wide-open receiver in the flat. It changes the math on how teams can defend the run. And it could very well benefit Taylor, who the Colts expect to be an engine of this offense again in 2026.
3. The wide receivers fit well together, again.
Colts assistant general manager Ed Dodds likened building a wide receiver room to building a basketball team, with each player bringing different physical builds, athletic traits and play strengths to an offense. In 2025, that analogy worked ideally, with Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr. and Josh Downs all complementing each other’s skillsets and strengths in an impressive way.
Pittman was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in March, but the Colts signed veteran Keenan Allen in August to help round out the basketball team in their receiver room. The 6-foot-2, 211 pound Allen, even at the age of 34, remains one of the most technically skilled route runners in the NFL.
The Colts’ offense needed reliability more than explosiveness – that’s Pierce’s wheelhouse – and believes it got that in Allen, who last year had nearly identical production to Pittman.
But before Allen signed, the Colts had spent time this offseason working on how to get Downs more involved in the offense after his production dipped in 2025. We’ll see how that looks come Week 1, but expect Downs’ short-area quickness, feel for space and acceleration to be weaponized quite a bit in this year’s offense.
4. Is there more for Tyler Warren?
Warren led the Colts with 112 targets in 2025 as part of a Pro Bowl rookie season, with the first-round pick catching 76 passes for 817 yards with five total touchdowns. His dogged physicality in the run game helped open lanes for Taylor and gave Steichen more flexibility to threaten defenses from 12 personnel (one back, two tight ends, two receivers) than in years past.
Warren appeared in all 17 games in 2025 but averaged just 3.7 receptions and 28.6 yards over the final seven games of the season; he averaged five catches for 61.7 yards over the first 10 games.
Steichen noted Warren came into camp in “great” shape and made strides getting in and out of his breaks on routes. For Warren, improving at the little things will set him up to have an even bigger impact in 2026.
“He’s just a tremendous player,” Steichen said. “He’s got a natural feel, a natural knack for the game on how to get open, how to run routes, and he makes plays.”
5. There’s deserved trust in the offensive line.
A year ago, it was understandable to question how the Colts’ offensive line would handle two first-time starters playing next to each other in center Tanor Bortolini and right guard Matt Goncalves, with Goncalves playing guard consistently for the first time in his football career.
The Colts’ offensive line in 2025 had Pro Football Focus’ fourth-highest overall grade at 81.1. Needless to say, those changes worked out just fine in isolation; holistically, going with Bortolini and Goncalves – fourth- and third-round picks in 2024, respectively – allowed the Colts the flexibility to sign safety Cam Bynum and cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. in free agency.
In 2026, the Colts let longtime right tackle Braden Smith sign with the Houston Texans in free agency and plugged in 2025 fourth-round pick Jalen Travis at right tackle. Travis impressed coaches behind the scenes until December of his rookie year, when he stepped in for Smith to start and held his own – including in games against the Seahawks and Texans, widely regarded as the NFL’s top two defenses last season.
The Colts enter 2026 not only confident in Travis, but in how offensive line coach Tony Sparano Jr. has helped prepare the Iowa State product for this moment. Sparano, certainly, has earned the benefit of the doubt – look no further than, again, the development of Bortolini and Goncalves.
COLTS QB DANIEL JONES: https://www.colts.com/news/5-colts-things-the-biggest-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-shane-steichen-daniel-jones-jonathan-taylor-colts-2026-offense
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INDY ELEVEN
Indy Eleven vs. Birmingham Legion FC
Sat., Sept. 5, 2026 | 7:00 pm ET
Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis
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Setting the Scene
Indy Eleven is 10-1-2 in USL Championship home matches at Carroll Stadium since September 1, 2025, and they will face the opponent that they began the stretch against, hosting Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday at 7 p.m. for Oktoberfest.
Indy Eleven USL-C Home Games since 9/1/25 (10-1-2)
2025 (3-0-0)
9/21 Birmingham Legion FC W, 2-1
9/27 FC Tulsa W, 2-1
10/18 Loudoun United FC W, 2-1
2026 (7-1-2)
3/21 Detroit City FC W, 2-1
4/4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC D, 1-1
4/11 Monterey Bay FC W, 3-1
5/9 Sporting JAX W, 2-1
5/23 Lexington SC W, 3-1
5/30 Rhode Island FC W, 1-0
7/4 Charleston Battery W, 2-0
7/25 Loudoun United L, 0-1
8/9 Hartford Athletic D, 1-1
8/22 Louisville City FC W, 2-1
Series
Indy Eleven leads 8-6-2 | GF 26, GA 21
Recent Meetings
Apr. 19, 2026 D, 2-2 Away
Sept. 21, 2025 W, 2-1 Home
June 28, 2025 T, 1-1 (7:6) Home (USL Cup)
June 4, 2025 W, 1-0 Away
Oct. 19, 2024 W, 3-2 Home
June 9, 2024 W, 1-0 Away
Aug. 9, 2023 W, 4-0 Home
April 19 at Birmingham
Edward Kizza’s cannonading volley into the upper 90 at BHM was the winner of the USL-C Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week.
The last Boys in Blue player to win this award was Cam Lindley in Week 16 of the 2023 season for his goal at Hartford Athletic.
Forward Bruno Rendon ran down a ball in the corner to start the sequence, playing it back to defender Makel Rasheed, who served it into the box, where Kizza volleyed it sharply into the top right corner to tie the match at 1-1.
It is Kizza’s 21st career goal in USL C play and the first Boys in Blue and USL-C assist for Rasheed, who played three seasons collegiately at UIndy. Rasheed tied for team-high honors with two chances created along with captain Aodhan Quinn.
Indy Eleven rallied with two second-half goals to extend its unbeaten streak to five (2-0-3) with a 2-2 road draw at Birmingham Legion FC. The five-match unbeaten run is the longest for the Boys in Blue since late in the 2024 campaign.
Goalkeeper Eric Dick made three saves, including a diving stop with his left hand in the 78th minute on a shot from inside the area by Gevork Diarbian to keep the match level.
In the 81st minute, Quinn started the sequence that gave Indy Eleven the lead with a perfect throw-in down the left sideline to sub Logan Neidlinger, who waited patiently to play a cross from inside the area that midfielder Josh O’Brien volleyed home with his right foot fully extended to give his team a 2-1 lead.
It is the 23-year-old O’Brien’s second goal in USL-C play for the Boys in Blue–he scored vs. Birmingham in the 2025 USL Cup. The assist is the first in 2026 and the second career one for the 20-year-old Neidlinger, who tied for team best with two tackles won.
USL Championship
Indy Eleven 2:2 Birmingham Legion FC
Sun., Apr. 19, 2026 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Protective Stadium | Birmingham, Ala.
Weather: Sunny, 65 degrees
Scoring Summary
BHM – Tyler Pasher (penalty) 39’
IND – Edward Kizza (Makel Rasheed) 68’
IND – Josh O’Brien (Logan Neidlinger) 81’
BHM – Samuel McIllhatton (Gevork Diarbian) 89’
Discipline Summary
BHM – Seth Antwi (caution) 51’
BHM – Samuel McIllhatton (caution) 54’
BHM – Dawson McCartney (caution) 71’
Indy Eleven Line-Up: Eric Dick, Aodhan Quinn (captain), Paco Craig, Anthony Herbert, Hayden White (Makel Rasheed 45’), Jack Blake, Cam Lindley, Josh O’Brien, Loïc Mesanvi (Edward Kizza 52’), Noble Okello (Logan Neidlinger 78’), Bruno Rendón (Hesron Barry 84’).
Indy Eleven Subs Not Used: Kian Williams, Dylan Sing, Reice Charles-Cook.
Birmingham Legion FC Line-Up: Jassem Koleilat, Dawson McCartney, Ramiz Hamouda, Phanuel Kavita (Bryce Washington 74’), Sebastian Tregarthen, Samuel McIllhatton, Seth Antwi, Gevork Diarbian, Tyler Pasher, Peter-Lee Vassell (Serge Ngoma 66’), Romario Williams (Ronaldo Damus 66’).
Birmingham Legion FC Subs Not Used: Leo Duru, Sebastian Saucedo, Kadeem Cole, Trevor McMullen.
Saturday at Phoenix
Indy Eleven came back once but could not do it a second time in their first loss in the month of August, 2-1 at Phoenix Rising FC.
Trailing 1-0 early, the Boys in Blue responded quickly by going from one end of the field to the other. Captain Aodhan Quinn started the sequence with a sliding interception inside his own six, steering it to Jack Blake. He took one touch and played it to Edward Kizza in the center circle. Kizza used the outside of his boot to play a long diagonal ball to the right side to Bruno Rendon. Rendon slipped but recovered quickly to play a cross toward Kizza at the edge of the six, but it was deflected in for an own goal to equalize at 1-1.
Quinn became the seventh player in Indy Eleven franchise history to play in 100 matches in all competitions for the Boys in Blue.
In the 17th minute, Alejandro Mitrano earned a free kick that Cam Lindley played past the far post to Paco Craig, who headed it down, but it was saved by Phoenix goalkeeper Patrick Rakovsky.
After the hosts regained the lead in the 28th, the Boys in Blue again produced a quick response opportunity with Josh O’Brien playing a cross into the area to Blake for a header chance.
In the 50th, Lindley played a diagonal ball from midfield to Mitrano on the left side. Mitrano’s cross to the edge of the six was volleyed by Blake to O’Brien who flew in for a header opportunity.
Indy Eleven had a clever buildup in the 58th that led to a Quinn service into the box to Rendon, but again Rakovsky made the save.
USL Championship
Indy Eleven 1:2 Phoenix Rising FC
Sat., Aug. 29, 2026 – 10:30 p.m. ET
Phoenix Rising Stadium | Phoenix, Ariz.
Weather: Mostly Clear, 105 degrees
Attendance: 4,474
Scoring Summary
PHX – Dominique Badji (Ihsan Sacko) 5’
IND – Own Goal 7’
PHX – Daniel Flores 28’
Discipline Summary
PHX – Jean-Eric Moursou (caution) 24’
PHX – Collin Smith (caution) 46’
IND – Anthony Herbert (caution) 59’
IND – Cam Lindley (caution) 64’
PHX – Ihsan Sacko (caution) 87’
Indy Eleven Lineup: Eric Dick, Alejandro Mitrano (Makel Rasheed 70’), Paco Craig (Hesron Barry 88’), Anthony Herbert, Joe Hafferty, Jack Blake, Aodhan Quinn (captain), Cam Lindley, Josh O’Brien (Mohamed Omar 71’), Edward Kizza (Loïc Mesanvi 64’), Bruno Rendón (Malik Henry-Scott 70’).
Indy Eleven Subs not used: Dylan Sing, Reice Charles-Cook.
Indy Eleven Appearances (All Competitions)
1. Cam Lindley 139 2020, 2023-
2. Ayoze 126 2018-22
3. Jack Blake 121 2023-
6. Don Smart 101 2014-17
7. Aodhan Quinn 100 2023-
Indy Eleven Starts (All Competitions)
1. Cam Lindley 118 2020, 2023-
2. Jack Blake 109 2023-
3. Ayoze 106 2018-22
4. Karl Ouimette 101 2018-22
5. Aodhan Quinn 96 2023-
Indy Eleven Minutes (All Competitions)
1. Cam Lindley 10,272 2020, 2023-
2. Jack Blake 9,277 2023-
3. Ayoze 9,243 2018-22
4. Karl Ouimette 9,066 2018-22
5. Aodhan Quinn 8,562 2023-
Indy Eleven Goals (All Competitions)
1. Jack Blake 29 2023-
3. Tyler Pasher 24 2018-20
6. Aodhan Quinn 15 2023-
8. Bruno Rendon 13 2025-
Indy Eleven Assists (All Competitions)
1. Ayoze 22 2018-22
2. Aodhan Quinn 19 2023-
4. Solomon Asante 15 2018-22
5. Jack Blake 14 2023-
5. Cam Lindley 14 2020, 2023-
Most USLC Regular Seasons with 10 Assists
1. Aodhan Quinn – 3 (2018-OC, 2021-PHX, 2025-IND)
2. Kenardo Forbes – 2 (2022-PIT, 2023-PIT)
2. Antoine Hoppenot – 2 (2018-RNO; 2022-DET)
USL Championship Regular Season Goal Contributions
1. Enzo Martinez 131 (78 goals, 53 assists)
2. Dane Kelly 127 (106 goals, 21 assists)
3. Aodhan Quinn 122 (57 goals, 65 assists)
Aodhan Quinn USL Championship All-Time Rankings
Minutes Played | 25,757 | 1st
Games Started | 294 | 1st
Assists | 65 | 2nd
Appearances | 308 | 2nd
Tackles Won | 216 | T17th
Indy Eleven Chances Created (All Competitions)
1. Ayoze 215 2018-22
2. Cam Lindley 184 2020, 2023-
3. Aodhan Quinn 153 2023-
4. Jack Blake 118 2023-
Indy Eleven Fouls Won (All Competitions)
1. Ayoze 214 2018-22
2. Jack Blake 204 2023-
3. Cam Lindley 125 2020, 2023-
Paco Craig USL Championship All-Time Rankings
Aerial Duels Won | 772 | 1st
Clearances | 1,068 | 1st
Blocks | 179 | 3rd
Duels Won | 1,304 | 4th
Interceptions | 342 | 4th
Games Started | 243 | 11th
Minutes | 21,535 | 12th
USL Championship Regular Season Shutout % (min. 30)
6. Eric Dick 34.0% 35 Clean Sheets, 103 Games Played
2026 USL Championship Stats
Saves-Eric Dick 5th, 63
Shots on Target-Bruno Rendon T6th, 22
Duels Won-Bruno Rendon T8th, 122
Aerial Duels Won-Bruno Rendon T8th, 68, Paco Craig T12th, 63
Goals-Bruno Rendon T10th, 8
Chances Created-Aodhan Quinn 10th, 39, Cam Lindley 15th, 35
Crosses-Aodhan Quinn 10th, 108, Cam Lindley T14th, 95
Shots-Bruno Rendon T11th, 36, Jack Blake T16th, 34
Clearances-Paco Craig 12th, 115
Assists-Aodhan Quinn T14th, 4
Category Rank Total
Goals Conceded 9th, 24
Goals, 2nd Half T10th, 17
Team Leaders (USL Championship stats)
Goals-Bruno Rendon, 8
Assists-Aodhan Quinn 4
Shots-Bruno Rendon, 36
Shots on Target-Bruno Rendon, 22
Chances Created-Aodhan Quinn, 39
Crosses-Aodhan Quinn, 108
Duels Won-Bruno Rendon, 122
Tackles Won-Cam Lindley, Aodhan Quinn, 17
Aerial Duels Won-Bruno Rendon, 68
Clearances-Paco Craig, 115
Fouls Won-Jack Blake, 34
Blocks-Aodhan Quinn, 11
Interceptions-Cam Lindley, 22
Minutes-Eric Dick, Cam Lindley 1800
USL Career Regular Season Individual Rankings
Clean Sheets
15. Eric Dick – 35
Saves
17. Eric Dick – 309
Assists
2. Aodhan Quinn – 65
T20. Cam Lindley – 32
Goals
T23. Aodhan Quinn – 57
40 Goals
Jack Blake – 45
20 Goals
Edward Kizza – 22
Goals+Assists
3. Aodhan Quinn – 122 (57 goals, 65 assists)
20 Assists
Jack Blake – 28
70 Goals+Assists
Jack Blake – 73 (45 goals, 28 assists)
30 Goals+Assists
Cam Lindley – 37 (5 goals, 32 assists)
20 Goals+Assists
Edward Kizza – 26 (22 goals, 4 assists)
Penalties Converted (attempted)
1. Aodhan Quinn – 25 (28)
T5. Jack Blake – 15 (17)
20,000 Minutes
1. Aodhan Quinn – 25,757
12. Paco Craig – 21,535
15,000 Minutes
Cam Lindley – 15,942
Jack Blake – 15,812
200 Appearances
19. Paco Craig – 255
Jack Blake – 215
Cam Lindley – 208
100 Appearances
Edward Kizza – 124
Eric Dick – 103
Games Started
1. Aodhan Quinn – 294
11. Paco Craig – 243
150 Games Started
Jack Blake – 184
Cam Lindley – 181
Team Highs/Lows
Single-Match Highs
Shots: 26 | May 9 vs. JAX
SOT: 9 | May 9 vs. JAX, July 25 vs. LDN
Possession: 54.2% | May 9 vs. JAX
Corners: 12 | May 9 vs. JAX
Single-Match Lows
Shots: 7 | May 30 vs. RI
SOT: 2 | May 30 vs. RI, June 13 at PIT
Possession: 29% | Mar. 21 vs. DET
Corners: 2 | Mar. 28 at HFD, Apr. 4 vs. PIT, Apr. 19 at BHM, Aug. 9 vs. HFD, Aug. 22 vs. LOU
Opponent Highs
Shots: 26 | July 31 at SA
SOT: 8 | Apr. 4 vs. PIT, July 18 at DET, July 31 at SA, Aug. 22 vs. LOU
Possession: 71% | Mar. 21 vs. DET
Corners: 11 | Mar. 21 vs. DET, Aug. 22 vs. LOU
Opponent Lows
Shots: 5 | Aug. 15 at JAX
SOT: 1 | May 9 vs. JAX
Possession: 45.8% | May 9 vs. JAX
Corners: 1 | July 15 at MIA
Coach Sean McAuley
Sean McAuley is the longest-tenured coach in Indy Eleven history, coaching his 100th match vs. Hartford Athletic on August 9.
McAuley was named to the USL-C “Team of the Week” for Weeks 12 and 25 of 2026. His team was undefeated in league matches at Carroll Stadium from August 31, 2025 to July 24, 2026 (9-0-1).
McAuley earned USL-C “Coach of the Month” in May 2024 and was nominated for USL-C Midseason “Coach of the Year” after leading his team to a 12-match unbeaten streak (4/17-6/15).
The Sheffield, England, native led Indy Eleven to the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals with four straight victories, including a 2-1 triumph at MLS-side Atlanta United on July 9.
In 2025, Indy Eleven continued its run of Cup success under McAuley with a 4-0-3 record in cup play. The Boys in Blue won their U.S. Open Cup Third Round match vs. Miami FC on Hayden’s White’s stoppage-time goal from Cam Lindley.
ALL: 42-38-23 (.519) | USL Championship: 32-34-18 | US Open Cup: 6-2-1 | USL Cup: 4-1-4
2026 Roster Breakdown (8/28/26)
Goalkeepers (2): Reice Charles-Cook, Eric Dick
Defenders (10): Hesron Barry, Paco Craig, *Joe Hafferty, Anthony Herbert, Pat Hogan, Nabi Kibunguchy, Alejandro Mitrano, Josh O’Brien, Makel Rasheed, Hayden White
Midfielders (4): Jack Blake, Cam Lindley, Mohamed Omar, Aodhan Quinn
Forwards (7): *Malik Henry-Scott, Edward Kizza, Tyler Lowden, Loïc Mesanvi, Bruno Rendon, Charlie Sharp, Dylan Sing
On Loan (3): Allen Gavilanes, Logan Neidlinger, Kian Williams
Newcomers (16)
USL-C (8): Paco Craig (North Carolina), Eric Dick (Pittsburgh), Allen Gavilanes (Miami), Joe Hafferty (Lexington), Malik Henry-Scott (Lexington), Anthony Herbert (Las Vegas), Alejandro Mitrano (Miami), Mohamed Omar (San Antonio)
USL League One (1): Makel Rasheed (South Georgia Tormenta)
MLS NEXT Pro (4): Hesron Barry (New England), Loïc Mesanvi (Minnesota), Charlie Sharp (Toronto), Dylan Sing
(Charlotte)
Canadian Premier League (1): Kian Williams (Valour FC)
Singapore Premier League (1): Nabi Kibunguchy (Hougang United FC)
Indy Eleven Academy (1): Tyler Lowden
Player Transactions
Aug. 28, 2026: Loaned M Logan Neidlinger to Fort Wayne FC (USL1)
Aug. 21, 2026: Acquired D Joe Hafferty and F Malik Henry-Scott from Lexington (USL-C), transferred M Noble Okello to Lexington, loaned F Kian Williams to Detroit City.
Aug. 5, 2026: Recalled F Dylan Sing from Portland Hearts of Pine (USL1)
July 14, 2026: Signed D Nabi Kibunguchy from Hougang United FC
May 29, 2026: Signed F Tyler Lowden to USL Academy Contract.
May 15, 2026: Loaned M Allen Gavilanes to Union Omaha (USL1)
Apr. 9, 2026: Signed M Mo Omar from San Antonio FC (USL-C).
Mar. 16, 2026: Signed GK Ryan Hunsucker to Academy Contract
Mar. 12, 2026: Acquired D Mikah Thomas on loan from Charlotte
Mar. 2, 2026: Signed F Loïc Mesanvi from Minnesota United (MLS)
Jan. 21, 2026: Signed D Paco Craig from North Carolina (USL-C)
Jan. 20, 2026: Signed D Hesron Barry from New England (MLSN)
Jan. 15, 2026: Signed M Noble Okello from Phoenix (USL-C)
Jan. 12, 2026: Signed F Kian Williams from Valour FC (CPL)
Jan. 8, 2026: Signed D Alejandro Mitrano from Miami (USL-C)
Jan. 7, 2026: Signed D Anthony Herbert from Las Vegas (USL-C)
Dec. 18 2025: Signed M Allen Gavilanes from Miami (USL-C)
Dec. 11, 2025: Signed D Makel Rasheed from South Georgia Tormenta (USL League One)
Dec. 9, 2025: Signed GK Eric Dick from Pittsburgh (USL-C)
Dec. 4, 2025: Signed F Dylan Sing from Charlotte FC (MLS)
Dec. 2, 2025: Signed F Charlie Sharp from Toronto FC (MLS)
Nov. 26, 2025: Announced 10 players returning from 2025:
M Jack Blake, GK Reice Charles-Cook, D Pat Hogan, F Edward Kizza, M Cam Lindley, M Logan Neidlinger, D Josh O’Brien,
M Aodhan Quinn, F Bruno Rendon, and D Hayden White.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer (4-0-1, 0-0-0 B1G) remains unbeaten after defeating Cal Poly (1-1-3, 0-0-0 Big West) 2-0 Friday (Sept. 4) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Both teams entered the match undefeated, and the Hoosiers handed the Mustangs their first loss of the season thanks to a second-minute goal from Oliver Moller-Jensen and an insurance score from Wes Carnevale.
Indiana kept its third clean sheet in five matches, has not allowed a goal through open play this season and has outscored opponents 10-2. The Hoosiers have won each of their first four home matches as they get set to host Denver Monday in the finale of this weekend’s adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
KEY MOMENTS
• 2′ – GOAL! Clay Murador’s shot from the left side of the box was pushed away by the goalkeeper. The ball trickled to the back post, where Moller-Jensen was in the right place at the right time to fire it home. Indiana 1, Cal Poly 0
• 30′ – A great dribbling run gave Rylan Firouznam and the Mustangs numbers and space going downhill. Firouznam crossed to Roman Anast, whose sliding effort found the back of the net. However, the flag went up and marked off the near-equalizer.
• 31′ – GOAL! Alex Barger whipped in an inswinging corner kick from the right side. The ball sailed just over the outstretched arms of the Cal Poly keeper, and Carnevale met it with a header at the back post. Indiana 2, Cal Poly 0
• 44′ – Cal Poly had a flurry of chances right before the half, forcing a great save from IU goalkeeper Michal Mroz and a clearance off the line by Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Nick McHenry.
• 84′ – McHenry was inches away from his second goal in three games, meeting a free kick with a header that banged off the back post.
NOTABLES
• Oliver Moller-Jensen has sustained his early form, recording his fourth goal and sixth goal contribution through five matches.
• Wes Carnevale scored his first goal as a Hoosier with his 31st-minute header.
• Friday’s win gives Indiana the advantage in a young all-time series with Cal Poly, improving to 2-1-0 from the first meeting of the two programs since 2017.
• Murador earned his first goal contribution of the season with his assist to Moller-Jensen.
• Barger recorded his third assist of the season and has assisted in consecutive matches.
• Eleven different Hoosiers have contributed to 10 goals this season.
• Indiana has not allowed a goal from open play through five matches (450 minutes) this season, its lone concessions coming from a penalty and a free kick.
UP NEXT
Indiana will host Denver Monday (Sept. 7) in the second and final match of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. The match marks IU’s final test before opening Big Ten Conference play at Michigan next Friday (Sept. 11).
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The rapid start to the season for the 21st-ranked Indiana volleyball team (2-1, 0-0 B1G) will come to a close this weekend. The Hoosiers will play the final games in a five-game stretch away from home to start the year with contests in Nashville (No. 22 Tennessee) and Evansville (Southern Indiana). It will end a run of five games in four different cities across the Midwest since August 28th.
IU will be the Big Ten representative in the second-ever Sprouts Farmers Market Broadway Block Party at Bridgestone Arena. Its game against No. 22 Tennessee (3 p.m. ET – ESPN2) will be the second game of an elite doubleheader in Nashville. The two teams are playing for the first time since IU won a NCAA second round game against Tennessee in 2010.
Following a win over No. 12 Texas A&M on Wednesday at Mackey Arena, the Hoosiers will be looking to win consecutive ranked matchups for just the second time in program history. It’s the third-straight contest against an SEC team. Of the top six projected teams in the SEC preseason poll, IU will have played three of them by the end of this week.
Third-year opposite hitter Ella Boersema will look to continue her hot week. She had a career-high 21 kills in the win over Texas A&M and hit over .530 across seven sets at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge in West Lafayette. Her and second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager each had at least 12 kills in every game this week.
First serve from Nashville will come at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday (Sept. 6) afternoon. Following the game against Tennessee, IU will drive to Evansville to prepare for a Monday (Sept. 7) contest with Southern Indiana. That game against the OVC foe will be the last game away from home before opening the campaign at Wilkinson Hall against Cal Poly on September 10th.
Gameday Details
#21 Indiana (2-1) vs. #22 Tennessee (4-0)
Sunday, September 6th | 3 p.m. ET | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.)
TV: ESPN2 (Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak and Madison Fitzpatrick)
Live Video | Live Stats
#21 Indiana (2-1) at Southern Indiana (2-1)
Monday, September 7th, 2026 | 4 p.m. ET | Liberty Arena (Evansville, Ind.)
TV: ESPN+ (John Morris)
Live Video | Live Stats
A Win Would
TENNESSEE: Be the third-straight win over an SEC program to start the season and the second-consecutive win over a ranked team. It would also put IU in a great position for another at-large bid to the tournament.
SOUTHERN INDIANA: Be the third-straight win in the series since Southern Indiana transitioned to the division one level.
BOTH: Give IU at least four wins in the first five games for the second-straight year. It would put IU firmly in the top-20 of the national rankings.
Stats and Trends
• Indiana to feature as lone Big Ten representative in Broadway Block Party at Bridgestone Arena
• IU has finished .500 or better in each of the last four seasons – the program has won 79 games since 2022
• The win over No. 12 Texas A&M (Sept. 2, 2026) was the highest-ranked non-conference win in program history
Notable
TOUGH SLATE: This is the first time since 1987 that the Hoosiers will play at least three ranked opponents during the non-conference slate. It is also the first time in program history – excluding the Big Ten only 2020-21 season – that IU begins a year with four-straight power conference opponents in the non-conference.
BIG TIME BOERSEMA: Third-year opposite hitter Ella Boersema provided 33 combined kills in wins over Georgia and Texas A&M at the Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge. She averaged 3.67 kills per set in the win while hitting .538 over the two games. Her 21 kills against the Aggies were a career high.
SETTLING IN: Second-year libero Hannah Leftridge won the jersey this offseason and has quietly put up great numbers. She had a career high 17 digs in a win over Georgia and totaled 33 digs, eight assists and three aces in total in the Big Ten/SEC Challenge at Mackey Arena.
THE CONNECTION: Fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry spent four years at Tennessee where she earned her undergraduate degree. On the other side of the net, setter Mallory Matheny spent the spring semester with the Hoosiers as a prep recruit from Ohio.
AIRD’S BIG WINS: Head coach Steve Aird picked up his 10th ranked win as the Indiana coach on Wednesday against No. 12 Texas A&M. He is three ranked wins away from having the most by any coach in program history. He will get another shot on Sunday against No. 22 Tennessee in Nashville.
BIG BLOCK KIKI: Fifth-year senior Kiki Granberry has been the most potent blocker on the team this season. The veteran middle blocker has 14 blocks in three matches this season, led by seven in a big win over Texas A&M. She is averaging 1.42 kills per set and 1.17 blocks per set on the year.
HEAVY LOAD: Due to some player absences, second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager is taking on a big portion of the offensive load in the early goings. She is averaging 3.58 kills per set while playing all six rotations. She turned up with 19 kills in a big win over Georgia on Tuesday.
UNSUNG HERO: Everyone has to be ready on any given night. Third-year defensive specialist Emma Segal had three big aces in the win over Texas A&M on Wednesday night. At any point, Steve Aird will go to his bench to find difference makers from the service line.
Scouting the Opponent
#22 Tennessee (4-0, 0-0 SEC)
• Tennessee defended its home court in the Big Ten/SEC Challenge with a dominant win over Illinois on Tuesday evening. Sophomore outside hitter Kennedi Rogers is averaging 5.44 kills per set through the first four matches of the season. She is also digging 3.00 balls per set.
• Fifth-year senior All-American setter Caroline Kerr is the straw that stirs the drink. She averages 11.42 assists per set. On top of Rogers, Kerr loves to pick out senior opposite hitter Jalyn Stout (3.25 kills per set). Sophomore outside hitter Maggie Dostic provides 2.30 kills per set.
Southern Indiana (2-1, 0-0 OVC)
• The Screaming Eagles will play three games in Atlanta before returning home next Monday against the Hoosiers. Senior outside hitter Asby Willis leads the teams with 54 kills over three matches (4.91 kills per set). Sophomore right side Carley Wright has been dig with 44 kills in three matches.
• Sophomore setter Aysa Thomas became the team’s first OVC Freshman of the Year last year. She’s started off hot by averaging 10.27 assists per set in their opening weekend. She’s added in 39 digs, nine kills and three aces in the early part of the year.
Inside the Series
Tennessee
• The third of three contests against SEC opponents in the regular season pits the Hoosiers against the Volunteers. This game was last played in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010. Until last year, that was the last time IU advanced to the regional semifinals.
• Jordan Haverly produced 30 kills at a .333 hitting percentage to help the Hoosiers to a five-set victory at University Gym.
Southern Indiana
• IU began this series in 2023 when Southern Indiana transitioned to the division one level. The two sides played in 2023 and 2024 at the Indiana Invitational with sweeps for the Hoosiers on both occasions. Ava Vickers and Luca Fickell each made their collegiate debuts in the win three years ago.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer (3-0-1, 0-0-0 B1G) returns home its annual adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, kicking off Labor Day weekend hosting Cal Poly (1-3-0, 0-0-0 Big West) Monday (Sept. 3) on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and tickets are on sale here. IU staff, faculty and students get in free with a valid Crimson Card ID. Fans unable to attend can watch the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
IU Credit Union will give away Indiana Soccer t-shirts to the first 500 fans in attendance Friday. Additionally, fans who show their ticket for Saturday’s Indiana football game at the Armstrong Stadium ticket windows will receive a $5 ticket to the game.
KICKING OFF
• The Hoosiers remain unbeaten at 3-0-1 following a perfect three-match homestand to start the season and a 1-1 draw at Louisville on Monday.
• Indiana has not allowed a goal from open play through four matches (360 minutes) this season, its lone concessions coming from a penalty and a free kick. IU has earned clean sheets in two of its four matches, against Evansville and Butler.
• Nick McHenry represented the back line in this week’s Big Ten award cycle, earning his fourth-career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor.
• The adidas/IU Credit Union Classic matches represent Indiana’s last chances to get ready for Big Ten play. IU will open conference play next Friday, September 11, at Michigan.
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
• Cal Poly comes into Friday’s match unbeaten with one win and three draws. The Mustangs earned their first victory last Thursday (Aug. 27), crushing San Jose State 3-0.
• Oige Kennedy leads the Mustangs in his fourth season, carrying a 22-18-20 record during his time in San Luis Obispo. Kennedy owns a 124-55-29 career record over 11 seasons as a head coach between NCAA Division I and Division II.
• Nine different players have contributed to Cal Poly’s eight goals, matching IU’s scoring offense this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana and Cal Poly have split their limited all-time series, each program winning one of the two matches. Just as Thursday’s match will come within the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, the previous two meetings were part of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament hosted by Notre Dame.
• The programs first met during Todd Yeagley’s first season as head coach of IU. Cal Poly earned a 1-0 victory thanks to an 83rd-minute winner from Chris Bernardi.
• Seven years later, the Hoosiers evened the score with a 2-0 victory in the season opener. Andrew Gutman and Mason Toye scored the goals, and Indiana earned its first of an NCAA-best 18 clean sheets.
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INDIANA XC
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The men’s and women’s cross country teams posted strong starts to the season as each team finished second and first, respectively, at the Sam Bell Invitational on Friday morning.
The men ran the 6K race at the Sam Bell Cross Country Course led by Tony Provenzano in fourth with a time of 18:19.3.
Dominic Ellis (18:23.3), Alex Bruns (18:26.5), and Liam Bauschke (18:28.3) followed taking fifth, sixth, and seventh, respectively.
Ahmed Saleh rounded out the scoring finishes for the Hoosiers with a time of 18:44.3 to finish 12th.
Freshman Katy Zang shined in her first performance as a Hoosier. Her time of 12:36.2 earned first place and also set a Sam Bell 4k course record, finishing nearly a minute ahead of the competition.
Maddie Rocchio (13:46.1) and Lily Myers (13:48.9) each earned third and fourth place finishes, respectively. They were followed by newcomers Jasmine Martoglio (14:01.5; 6th) and Lucinda Rourke (14:05.0; 7th) to round out the top-five finishers for Indiana.
UP NEXT
Indiana will train for two weeks before heading to Terre Haute, Ind. for the John McNichols Invitational on Saturday, September 19th.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue football team opened its season with a runaway 44-19 victory over Indiana State on Friday night at Ross-Ade Stadium.
The Boilermakers amassed 523 yards of offense, finding the end zone four times while adding three field goals and a pick-six. Junior quarterback Ryan Browne completed 23-of-29 passes for 317 yards and three touchdowns, recording the fourth 300-yard passing game of his career.
It marked Purdue’s first 500-yard offensive performance since Browne’s first career start at Illinois on Oct. 12, 2024.
The Boilermakers put together three drives of 11 or more plays in the first half but settled for three field goals and a touchdown, taking a 16-6 lead into halftime. Purdue came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders, finding the end zone on each of its first three drives of the second half before Browne was pulled once the game was firmly in hand.
Senior defensive back Don Saunders added to the fun when he housed a 35-yard interception return, giving the Purdue defense its first pick-six since 2022.
A crowd of 49,019 braved the heat for Purdue’s hottest recorded night game at Ross-Ade Stadium since at least 2000. The on-field temperature reached 93 degrees, with a real feel of 103.
With the victory, head coach Barry Odom became the first Purdue head coach to win his first two season openers since Jim Colletto in 1991-92. The 44 points scored were the most of the Odom era to this point.
Offensive Eruption
Browne and fellow quarterback Evans Chuba connected with 11 different targets, dishing out touchdown passes to three receivers who scored their first points as Boilermakers.
Sophomore running back Fame Ijeboi churned out 87 yards and a one-yard rushing score on 11 carries, averaging 7.9 yards per carry in his Purdue debut. The Minnesota transfer found the end zone on a 1-yard wildcat carry in the third quarter.
Senior wide receiver Xavier Townsend led the team with seven receptions, his most in a game since his 2022 season at UCF.
Asaad Waseem, with 107 yards and a touchdown on six catches, became the first Purdue receiver to eclipse 100 yards in a game since Arhmad Branch in the 2025 season opener against Ball State.
Purdue capitalized on a plethora of big plays, totaling 11 passes of 15-plus yards and four carries of 10-plus yards, to open the year on a high note.
Defensive Standouts
The Boilermaker defense held Indiana State to 66 yards rushing, including just 10 yards on 11 carries for the Sycamore running backs. Juniors Jojo Hayden and Mister Clark tied for the team lead with five tackles apiece in their first appearances in the Old Gold & Black.
In Purdue’s dominant third quarter, Saunders made a great read on a 3rd-and-3 to pick off ISU quarterback Brady Allen, jumping a wheel route and returning it 35 yards for his first career touchdown. It was Purdue’s first pick-six since Cory Trice scored at Indiana in 2022.
The Boilers totaled three sacks and eight tackles-for-loss as a team. Mister Clark and Ian Jeffries each nabbed individual sacks while Tysen Smith and Rodney Lora combined for one together in the third quarter.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
Sunday night will mark the 18th meeting between Notre Dame and Wisconsin. Notre Dame leads the all-time series 9-6-2.
It is the first meeting between Marcus Freeman and Luke Fickell as head coaches. Freeman, Mike Denbrock, Gino Guidugli and Mike Brown all worked on Luke Fickell’s staff during his time as the head coach of Cincinnati. Chris Ash, Charlie Partridge and Joe Rudolph have coached at Wisconsin.
The Irish have two coaches who played at the University of Wisconsin. Joe Moore Offensive Line Coach Joe Rudolph was a captain and graduated in 1995. Co-Defensive Coordinator/Pat and Jana Eilers Defensive Backs Coach Aaron Henry was a defensive back and earned two All-Big Ten selections. Henry graduated in 2011.
This will mark the fifth time the two sides have met at a neutral site. The Irish are 2-2 against the Badgers in neutral settings.
This will be the ninth time Notre Dame will open the season in a neutral environment. The Irish are 7-1 in neutral-site season openers. Notre Dame has won six-straight neutral-site season openers dating back to 1989. The last time this happened was in 2023, when the Irish defeated Navy in Dublin, 42-3.
The last meeting between Notre Dame and Wisconsin came in 2021 in a Shamrock Series game. No. 12 Notre Dame took a 41-13 decision over No. 18 Wisconsin at Soldier Field in Chicago. After heading into the fourth quarter tied at 10, the Irish outscored the Badgers 31-3 in the final frame of the contest.
This will be just the second time the two sides have met since 1964.
Notre Dame is 319-170-22 against Big Ten teams and has gone 19-9-3 in Big Ten neutral site matchups.
SHAMROCK SERIES NOTES
Lambeau Field will become the ninth unique venue used for a Shamrock Series game, joining AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas; Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.; FedEx Field in Landover, Md.; Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.; Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.; Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill.; and Yankee Stadium in Bronx, N.Y.
Freeman is 2-0 in Shamrock Series games as head coach. The Irish defeated No. 16 BYU 28-20 in Allegiant Stadium in 2022. Then Notre Dame was victorious over Army 49-14 inside Yankee Stadium in 2024.
In the 12 Shamrock Series games to date (2009–2024), none have been Game one. They have typically fallen in weeks 2–5 of the season. The contest against Wisconsin will be the first Shamrock Series game to open an Irish season.
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – For the first time in the 2026 season, the Notre Dame volleyball team will hit the road, as the Irish take on Toledo at 4 p.m. Saturday in Ohio. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Notre Dame is 8-0 historically all-time against Toledo, four of those wins on the road. The Irish swept the Rockets in a road contest the last time the two teams faced off on September 17, 2023.
The 47th season of Notre Dame volleyball opened this past weekend, as the Irish dropped a pair of closely contested matchups against Ball State and Xavier.
After opening weekend, senior Sydney Helmers leads the team with 27 kills (3.00 kills per set) and two service aces. Freshman Isabella Sangha made an immediate impact in her collegiate debut, totaling 20 kills across the two opening matches of the season.
Defensively, junior Anna Bjork and sophomore Maya Evens have stood out early in the season. Bjork leads the team with 15 total blocks, including three solo, ranking seventh in the conference. Evens’ 4.22 digs per set are third in the ACC, while her 38 total digs lead the team. She posted 24 digs in the season opener against Ball State, one shy of her career high.
Toledo is 4-0 to start the season and has yet to drop a set. The Rockets have defeated Bradley, Binghamton, Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne at home. Toledo advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2025 after winning the MAC.
BY THE NUMBERS
1.64
Notre Dame’s 1.64 service aces per set were fourth in the ACC last year
2.57
Notre Dame’s 2.57 blocks per set were fifth in the ACC last year
7
7 newcomers for the Irish in 2026 (4 freshman, 3 transfers)
9
Notre Dame’s 9 wins in the ACC last season were the most under Rockwell
10
Isabella Sangha totaled 10 kills each against both Ball State and Xavier
28
Grace Langer was the only Irish player to start all 28 games last season
125
Career-high 125 blocks last season for Anna Bjork, which led the team. She averaged 1.23 blocks per set, 10th in the ACC last season
229
Sydney Helmers had 229 kills last season, the most by a returning player
364
Stella Adeyemi comes to Notre Dame with 364 kills in 49 matches played the last three seasons at Hawaii
549
Maya Baker returns for her sophomore season after 549 assists last year
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler men’s soccer team and Lindenwood were level at the half, but the visiting Lions (3-1-1) punched in two second-half goals and held off the Bulldogs (0-4-1) for a 2-0 final result.
On the Record with Head Coach Ian Sarachan
“I thought we had a pretty good first half; that was probably one of our best halves of the season. We got into their final third a lot, but our execution on chance creation wasn’t great. But, overall, I thought we did a good job. We got a lot of corner kicks. We made things difficult for them, and our pressing was quite good. Unfortunately, we came out in the second half a little flat. It was disappointing because I thought the game was there for us. We let them back in it and gave away two goals that I think were preventable. If we’re going to compete in the BIG EAST, we’ve got to put 90-minute performances together, and I don’t think we’ve done that yet…but we’re working towards it. Now we can focus on Western Michigan, but we’ll learn from this. Our group is growing together… into the group we are going to become. We’re not there yet, but all these are learning moments for us. We’ve got to take something out of it and continue to move forward.”
Key Moments
10′ | Butler earns the first of its five corner kicks. The service is bounced around until Hudson Sullivan gets a head on the ball, pushing it toward the goal. The Lions keeper is able to make the save.
40′ | Butler’s Anden Ellis takes a free kick from 33 yards and puts it on frame, but Lindenwood’s keeper denies the shot on one bounce.
— HALFTIME —
55′ | Lindenwood attacks down the right side, as Phillip Viberg Rasmussen plays forward to Ethan Wells. Wells carries and plays back to Rasmussen, who is open in the box and one-times the ball into the net from 15 yards out. The Lions take a 1-0 lead.
77′ | Luca Bartoni sends a Lindenwood free kick directly into the upper right corner of the goal from 24 yards out. The lead is 2-0.
Bulldog Bits
Sullivan’s shot on goal was his first as a Bulldog.
With a pair of saves in the match, Brooks Boersma now has 16 this season.
The Bulldogs have generated 11 corner kicks in the past two matches.
Up Next
Butler plays the first of four matches on the road, traveling to Western Michigan on Sept. 7. Kickoff for the Labor Day matchup is set for 3 p.m.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated the Akron Zips 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-19) on Friday evening in Butler’s second home game of the season. With the win, Butler improves to 4-1 on the season while Akron slides to 1-4.
Bulldog Bites
Jersey Loyer led the Bulldogs on defense with 12 digs and two assists; both came in the closing set.
Carly Slusser recorded eight kills, half of which came in set two; she also recorded three blocks.
Elise Ward tallied seven kills, four of which came in set one. She also tallied seven digs and two assists.
Maria Nix marked six kills spread evenly across the sets; she also recorded two blocks
Chase Lemming recorded five kills; four came in set three. She also recorded one dig.
On the Record with Head Coach Kyle Shonell
Very similar performance to last night. One, it’s not easy to sweep anybody, and Akron, I think, is a much better team than the record shows. Two, the resiliency of this team just continues to show over and over again. I don’t love the fact that we keep putting ourselves in a position to have to be resilient, but we always fight our way back. There’s so much fight and grit with this team. It’s a lot of fun to watch them play.
Set 1 Butler (25-23)
Both sides traded points in the opening set as the Bulldogs found themselves down one halfway through the first frame. The Bulldogs and the Zips continued to trade points throughout the first set, with the Bulldogs holding on to a narrow 22-19 lead. The Zips tried to crawl back, but the Bulldogs closed out set one 25-23.
Set 2 Butler (25-21)
Butler opened set two in a close battle with the Zips; the Bulldogs held on to a three-point lead halfway through set two. Butler went on a six-to-three run to create some separation from the Zips at 23-19. The Bulldogs closed set two 25-21.
Set 3 Butler (25-19)
The Bulldogs opened set three trailing the Zips by one halfway through the frame. Butler stormed out of the timeout with a seven-to-three lead, forcing the Zips to take a timeout at 22-18. The Zips scored one more point, and the Bulldogs eventually closed it out 25-19 for a match victory.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be in action again tomorrow, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m., for their final match of the weekend. They will be hosting Ohio University at Hinkle Fieldhouse. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Bulldogs will face Northwestern on the road at 7 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. CT
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS — The IU Indianapolis volleyball team lost to Marshall 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 22-25, 24-26) on Friday. The Jaguars recorded 62 kills and hit .296, but the Herd proved too much for IU Indy.
The Jags moved in front 10-8 with five straight points, including back-to-back Jillian Tippmann service aces and a Grace Purichia kill from Amanda Stephens. Marshall later scored seven straight points to stretch a 17-16 edge to 24-16, and the Jags dropped the opening set 25-18.
In the second set, the Jags turned it with a six-point run after trailing 10-9, getting three Bailey Sinish kills, a Purichia ace and a Chloe Macias and Sinish block in the push to 15-10. Marshall later pulled within 23-20, but the Jags finished the set 25-20 on a Tippmann kill from Purichia.
Purichia served the Jags to eight straight points to open the third set, getting two service aces, two Macias kills and a Sinish kill during the stretch. The Jags still led 22-18 late, but Marshall scored the final seven points to take the set 25-22.
Facing a 12-7 deficit, the Jags answered with six straight points, with Stephens scoring two kills and Tippmann and Sinish adding one apiece while Laura Roeder served the last five points of the run to move ahead 13-12. The set stayed tight from there, and Maia Long’s kill tied it at 24-24 before Marshall scored the final two points to take the set 26-24.
Tippmann led the Jags with 21 kills and 13 digs. Sinish finished with 17 kills on a .424 hitting percentage and eight digs. Purichia recorded 48 assists and added three service aces. Long scored nine kills with a .533 hitting percentage.
The Jags will now close out the Hampton Inn Invite when they host Akron on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM at The Jungle.
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IU INDY XC
DAYTON, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis women’s cross country team opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Invitational on Friday (Sept. 4) as freshmen accounted for the team’s top three finishers.
Ohio State cruised to the team title with 24 points while the Jaguars were a distant second with 69 points and collected early season wins over Horizon League foes Northern Kentucky, Wright State and Cleveland State.
“I’m really proud of how our group started the season. The goal was to finish second and they took care of business,” head coach Antonio McDaniel said. “Our freshmen did a great job of leading the way. That’s both a testament to them and their hard work, along with our returners, who’ve made them feel welcomed right away.”
Freshman Maren Wilson made her collegiate debut by placing seventh of 122 runners in a 5K time of 18:30.1. Classmate Elora Bliss was just behind her at 18:33.6 to finish eighth and Aftin Griffin was 13th overall at 18:49.6.
Sophomore Riley Flynn, who missed the bulk of cross country season in 2025 due to injury, was 16th at 18:59.0 and senior Grace Bragg rounded out the scoring five at 19:26.7, placing 25th.
Sophomores Kaylynn Bedel was 42nd at 19:53.1 and Emily Bruns placed 50th with a personal best time of 20:06.5. Sophomore Xavery Weisman ran her first race in uniform with a time of 20:16.6 and Jenna Twedt rounded out the entries with a time of 20:28.3.
NKU’s Grace Biddle won the race in a time of 17:57.4, just ahead of a trio of Ohio State runners.
The Jaguars will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 19 when they participate in the Rumble in the Fort.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
FAIRBORN, Ohio – – The Ball State women’s volleyball team hit a season-high .304 (47-13-112) to earn a 3-0 (25-19, 25-23 25-23) sweep of Dayton Friday afternoon in its second match of the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational hosted by Wright State at the Nutter Center.
“We put a big focus on starting strong and being very intentional about applying pressure early as we knew how dynamic Dayton is,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “I thought we did a great job of being the aggressor and that led to a good start.”
In sweeping the Atlantic 10 preseason favorite, the Cardinals (4-0) were led by another solid performance from junior outside Audrey Geer who collected 12 kills and 10 digs for her third consecutive double-double.
“Audrey has been a big-time playmaker for us,” Phillips continued. “She’s consistent, plays her butt off, and is so fun to watch. She’s just going to keep getting better too!”
It was the second straight match Ball State defeated a team receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll as the Flyers (3-1) earned 25 votes this past Monday.
While Geer was the only Cardinals attacker in double figures, junior opposite Tiffany Snook continued her solid start to the season with eight kills and a .368 (8-1-19) rate of success. Meanwhile, junior outside Ava Smith added nine kills, nine digs and BSU’s lone solo block of the outing.
While she only had five kills and a .364 (5-1-11) hitting mark, senior middle Gwen Crull provided a big lift for Ball State early, serving tough for the Cardinals in an 8-0 run in the opening set.
Dishing the rock were the setting duo of senior Lindsey Green and Reese Axness, who have led the Cardinals to .300-or-better hitting marks in back-to-back matches. Green led all players with 26 assists, while Axness added 16. Both would also collect seven digs, while Axness served up three aces, including one to end the second set.
“The setters got really tough today,” Phillips exclaimed! “I have really high expectations for them, and they keep rising to the challenge. You can see our setter-hitter connections continuing to develop and our ability to have three and four hitters consistently in rhythm puts a ton of pressure on opponents.”
Also putting pressure on opponents has been the defensive play of junior libero Sophie Ledbetter who collected a team-best 13 digs Friday. The effort raised her career total to 982, leaving her 18 shy of becoming the 22nd player in program history to reach 1,000 career digs.
More big performances in the backcourt came from Geer and Smith, as the duo were both perfect in serve receive on 24 attempts season. That helped limit the Flyers to two aces.
Looking at the other side of the net, the Dayton offense was paced by 16 kills from Sidney Sparda and 10 from Kamryn Hunt. Lily Barry finished with a match-high 16 digs.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team closes play in the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. match versus host Wright State. The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
Event: Island Resort Intercollegiate
Location: Harris, Mich.
Golf Course: Sage Run Golf Club
Tournament Course Details: Par 72 / 7,200 Yards
Live Scoring:https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/245129/scoring/team
Competing Teams:
Ball State, Boise State, Kansas City, Marquette, Miami (OH), Michigan, North Texas, South Dakota State (host), St. Mary’s (CA), UCF, VCU and West Virginia.
Tournament Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 6: Rounds 1 & 2 (Tee Times starting at 7:30 a.m., continuous play)
Monday, Sept. 7: Final Round (Tee Times starting at 7:30 a.m.)
Ball State Lineup:
No. 1 – Avery Mahoney (Sr.)
Career Low Round: 65 (-5) in Round 1 of the River Run Collegiate (Sept. 11-12, 2023)
Career Low 54 Holes: 210 (E) at the River Run Collegiate (Sept. 11-12, 2023)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 20
Career Scoring Average: 74.76
No. 2 – Luke Johnston (So.)
Career Low Round: 64 (-6) in Round 2 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (Sept. 20-21, 2025)
Career Low 54 Holes: 198 (-12) at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (Sept. 20-21, 2025)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 14
Career Scoring Average: 72.15
No. 3 – Happy Gilmore (Jr.)
Career Low Round: 67 (-3) in Round 2 of the Golfweek “Put Me In Coach” Invitational (Sept. 22-23, 2024)
Career Low 54 Holes: 210 (E) at the Golfweek “Put Me In Coach” Invitational (Sept. 22-23, 2024)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 10
Career Scoring Average: 74.46
No. 4 – Cameron Young (Sr.)
Career Low Round: 68 (-4) in Round 3 of the Bearcat Golf Classic (March 4-5, 2024), 68 (-4) in Round 3 of the Ken Partidge Invitational (April 6-8, 2025), 68 (-4) in Round 1 of the GLVC Championships (April 20-21, 2025) & 68 (-2) in Round 1 & Round 2 of the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (Sept. 20-21, 2025)
Career Low 54 Holes: 208 (-8) at the Ken Partidge Invitational (April 6-8, 2025) & 208 (-2) at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (Sept. 20-21, 2025)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 36
Career Scoring Average: 73.63
No. 5 – Brody Sorrell (So.)
Career Low Round: 65 (-7) in Round 2 at the Lake Jovita Invitational (Feb. 9-10, 2026)
Career Low 54 Holes: 208 (-8) at the Lake Jovita Invitational (Feb. 9-10, 2026)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 8
Career Scoring Average: 72.40
IND – Mattingly Upchurch (Fr.)
Career Low Round: N/A
Career Low 54 Holes: N/A
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: N/A
Career Scoring Average: N/A
HARRIS, Mich. – – The 2026-27 season is officially here for the Ball State men’s golf program, as the team hits the course for the 29th season under head coach Mike Fleck Sunday for the first two rounds of the Island Resort Invitational at the Sage Run Golf Club in Harris, Michigan.
It will be the second straight season the Cardinals open the year on the 7,200-yard course nestled in Michigan’s upper peninsula. Much like last year, it will also be another early test for Ball State as six of the 12 competing teams finished in the top 100 nationally in last season’s SCOREBOARD Powered by clippd rankings.
The good news, three of Ball State’s five golfers have experience on the course, with both sophomore Luke Johnston and senior Cameron Young carding rounds of -3 (69) and junior Happy Gilmore firing a -2 (70) in last season’s event.
Johnston will hold down the No. 2 spot in BSU’s lineup over the extended Labor Day weekend, while Gilmore will play at three and Young at four. Johnston led the squad with a 72.15 scoring average last season, including playing 14 rounds at-or-below par. Gilmore boasted a 74.69 average, while Young finished the year at 74.75.
Bookending Ball State’s lineup for the event are senior Avery Mahoney at No. 1 and sophomore Brody Sorrell at No. 5. While neither golfer played in the event last season, Mahoney finished the year with a 74.50 stroke average over 10 events, while Sorrell was second on the squad with a 72.40 average over seven events.
Cardinals’ fans will also get a look at highly touted freshman Mattingly Upchurch, who will be playing as an individual at the Island Resort Invitational.
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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
MUNCIE, Ind. — Following a resilient opening weekend on the road, the Ball State field hockey team heads to Iowa City, Iowa, for a highly anticipated two-game slate at Grant Field. The Cardinals will square off against Lehigh University on Saturday before closing out the weekend against host Iowa. Due to excessive heat in the area, Saturday’s contest will start at 11 a.m. ET while Sunday’s game will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Ball State enters the weekend with a 1-1 record after showcasing tremendous grit and adaptability during its opening road trip to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. After dropping a narrow, hard-fought 1-0 decision to Bucknell, the Cardinals bounced back beautifully less than 24 hours later. Displaying a potent and balanced attack, the squad secured an exciting 3-2 victory over Sacred Heart, proving its ability to close out tight games under pressure.
The Cardinals open the weekend against the Mountain Hawks, where Ball State’s attacking depth will be key to dictating the tempo early and building on the offensive rhythm found against Sacred Heart. Lehigh holds a narrow 3-2 edge in the modern all-time series, winning the last match-up 2-1 in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 8, 2018. The Mountain Hawks come into the weekend at 1-0 after defeating LIU 2-0 last Friday.
On Sunday, Ball State will face Iowa for the 26th time in program history. While the Hawkeyes own a 12-0 record over Ball State at Grant Field and have won the last eight meetings dating back to 2003, the Cardinals look to disrupt an Iowa team that enters the weekend 2-0 after picking up marquee wins over Wake Forest and North Carolina.
Following this weekend’s competition, the Cardinals return to the Briner Sports Complex for their home opener against Big Ten foe Indiana. The match doubles as the annual Ball State field hockey alumni game and is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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BALL STATE XC
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— A strong showing from a mixture of old and new faces paced the Cross Country Cardinals to a promising start to the new season at the Sam Bell Invitational.
Sophomores Emily Decker (14:27.2) and Kaitlyn Kauppila (14:29.8) led the way for Ball State in 15th and 16th place, separated by only two seconds. Freshman Carla Rodriguez (14:45.2) was the next Cardinal to cross the finish line in 21st with sophomore Sadey Seyferth (14:51.1) less than six seconds behind her in 22nd.
Freshman Abra Mills (15:13.1) rounded out the top five for Ball State in 26th place and was followed by fellow freshman Ava Dickenson (15:25.4) in 27th. Senior transfer Elaina Lahmers came home in 31st place and freshman Gemma Pusateri rounded out the Cardinals in 32nd, meaning each athlete finished just ahead or behind a teammate.
“Today was a good first step for our team,” said Coach Adrian Wheatley. “We established a baseline and gained valuable race experience. We’ll use what we learned as we prepare for Western Michigan, where we’ll compete on the same course that will host the conference championships.”
Next up for the Cardinals is the George Dales Invite in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Sep. 18.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Ball State soccer team will be at home on Sunday afternoon to host Eastern Illinois.
The match is set for 1 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (2-2-1) most recently picked up a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday. Annika Klauss scored her first goal of the season early in the second half against the Bearcats off of a Mary Jane Keller assist.
The Panthers (2-1-2) are coming off of a scoreless tie against Indiana State (Aug. 27) and a 3-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne last Sunday.
EIU is in its fourth season under the direction of head coach Dirk Bennett. The Panthers finished in fourth in the 10-team Ohio Valley Conference standings last year with a 8-8-3 (5-3-1 OVC) record.
Ball State’s next match after this weekend will be a road contest on Sept. 13 at Dayton.
KLAUSS PROPELS CARDINALS: Senior Annika Klauss scored a sliding goal in the 49th minute to grab the only goal of Sunday’s contest in Ball State’s 1-0 victory over Cincinnati. This marked the first Cardinal victory over the Bearcats in the series.
CONTINUING RECENT SUCCESS: Sunday’s match against Eastern Illinois will be the sixth in series history with the Panthers.
Ball State captured its fourth win in the series last year with a 4-0 victory on Aug. 24 in Charleston. The Cardinals will be looking for the third consecutive victory at Briner Sports Complex in 2026.
BALL STATE TO HONOR SIX SENIORS ON SUNDAY: Sunday’s contest will mark Senior Day for the Cardinals, who will honor the players for their contributions before the match. Ball State will honor Audrey Goodyear, Kylie Archer, Ainsley Schaufele, Annika Klauss, Kaelyn Valleau and Delaney Ahearn.
BACKLINE IS BACK: The Cardinals bring back plenty of experience in its back line as senior defenders Delaney Ahearn (41 starts at Ball State) and Audrey Goodyear (46) and sophomores Jordyn Klaasen (25) and Grier Isaacson (22) have been mainstays in the defensive backfield. Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante returns after being the primary goalie in 2025.
BEATING EXPECTATIONS: Ball State was picked sixth in this year’s MAC preseason coaches poll but significantly outperformed its preseason prognostication in 2025, finishing fourth in the final MAC standings after being picked 11th leading up to the campaign.
TEN TIMES: Last year’s Ball State soccer team reached 10 wins for the program’s first 10-win season since 2019.
That season’s Cardinals went 15-5 and posted a 9-2 record in the Mid-American Conference.
ROAD RUNNERS: Ball State went 8-2 in road contests in 2025.
The Cardinals concluded the season as the only team in the MAC with more than six wins in away games on the year.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. — For the first time in more than three decades, Ball State football will make four trips to the state of Ohio during the same season.
The Cardinals’ 2026 schedule features road contests against Ohio State on Sept. 5, Kent State on Sept. 26, Bowling Green on Oct. 17 and Ohio on Nov. 17. The four trips will account for roughly 787 miles of travel from Muncie to the four Ohio destinations.
It marks the first time since 1995 that Ball State will play four games in Ohio during one season and just the sixth time the Cardinals have done so in program history.
Ball State found success during its last four-game tour through the Buckeye State. The Cardinals went 3-1 in Ohio in 1995, earning wins at Miami (OH), Ohio and Kent State while suffering its lone loss at Toledo. Ball State also made four trips to Ohio in 1975, 1983, 1989 and 1994, compiling an 11-8-1 record across those five seasons.
Ohio has long been familiar territory for the Cardinals. Ball State has faced 13 programs from the state throughout its history.
The Cardinals have also produced several memorable individual and team performances on Ohio soil.
Most recently, Ball State recorded seven sacks in a 37-35 victory at Kent State on Oct. 12, 2024, which also stands as the Cardinals’ most recent win in Ohio. In 2020 at Miami, Justin Hall recorded 124 receiving yards and Antwan Davis added 110, marking the last time two Ball State receivers surpassed 100 yards in the same game. Sean Baker’s three interceptions at Akron on Sept. 13, 2008, remain the most recent three-interception performance by a Cardinal.
Recent road success has varied among Ball State’s Mid-American Conference opponents in Ohio. The Cardinals’ last victory at Bowling Green came in a 41-24 win on Nov. 28, 2014, while their most recent victory at Ohio was a 23-20 decision on Oct. 15, 2011. Ball State has also recorded road wins at Akron in 2021 and Toledo in 2020.
Ball State is 16-26 in games played in Ohio since 2000 and 4-14 over the past 10 seasons.
The Cardinals will begin their four-trip venture through Ohio on Sept. 5 at Ohio State. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. ET, on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also listen live on the Gainbridge Radio Network (WLBC 104.1 FM).
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue outscored Indiana State 21-0 in the pivotal third quarter as the Boilermakers pulled away from the Sycamores with the 44-19 win at Ross-Ade Stadium on Friday night in West Lafayette.
The Sycamores (0-2) battled Purdue (1-0) evenly over a majority of the first half with Indiana State marching down the field twice against the Boilermaker starting defensive front as quarterback Elijah Owens engineered a pair of first-half scoring drives.
Sebastian Lopez’s 28-yard field goal in the first quarter came at the end of the opening drive after Owens’ found BJ Wuest (17 yards) and Jayden Reed (24 yards) for completions to move the ball into Purdue territory, before the drive stalled inside the red zone on a dropped pass inside the red zone.
The Sycamores added Lopez’s second field goal, a 47-yard conversion, following a 41-yard completion from Owens to Tyler Nansel on 3rd-and-9 to move the ball down to the Purdue 21. A holding penalty later in the drive halted the momentum and ended the drive with the Lopez kick to make it a 13-6 game.
Purdue broke the game open with their first two drives of the second half as Fame Ijeboi scored on a one-yard touchdown run, while Boilermaker quarterback Ryan Browne connected on a seven-yard pass to Tra’Mar Harris to push a 16-6 lead to a 30-6 advantage with 8:28 remaining in the third quarter.
The Sycamores moved the ball down the field again in the third quarter as Owens split the defense, breaking several tackles on his way to a 26-yard gain on 3rd-and-11 to put the ball at the Purdue 25. However, the Purdue defense broke through with a pair of sacks to push Indiana State back out of kicking range and forcing the punt.
Purdue added Browne’s third passing touchdown, this one to Asaad Waseem, on an 18-yard scoring toss with 21 seconds left in the third quarter, while Don Saunders returned a Brady Allen pass for a 35-yard pick six to put the score at 44-6 with 14:48 to play in the contest.
The Sycamores were able to add a pair of late touchdowns as Allen found Jayden Reed for a 45-yard touchdown connection, while Max McCool carried the ball in for a one-yard touchdown run to provide the final 44-19 scoring margin.
Owens finished 9-of-17 through the air for 101 yards and added 11 carries for a team-high 60 rushing yards as the dual threat quarterback continued to battle on the field. Jayden Reed was the favorite target for the Sycamore quarterbacks on the day with five catches for 73 yards and a score, while Thomas Amankwaa (55 yards) and Tyler Nansel (41) both recorded catches of 40-plus yards.
Nic Yatsko led the Indiana State defense with a team-high nine tackles as the redshirt sophomore safety was the tackling leader for the second consecutive week. Micah McNair added 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack among his three stops, while Robert Beasley added a sack in the contest.
How They Scored
Purdue scored first on a Jacobo Lozano 39-yard field goal on the Boilermakers’ opening drive to give the home team the early 3-0 lead with 11:06 remaining in the first quarter.
The Sycamores responded with a nine-play, 65-yard drive highlighted by a pair of Elijah Owens runs, while the quarterback completed passes to BJ Wuest (17 yards) and Jayden Reed (24 yards) before settling for a field goal following a dropped pass at the goal line as Sebastian Lopez drilled a 28-yard attempt through the uprights to even the score at 3-3 with 7:08 left in the first quarter.
The Boilermakers went up 10-3 with four seconds remaining in the first quarter as Chauncy Magwood hauled in the six-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Browne to cap a 12-play, 75-yard drive that spanned 7:04 on the clock.
Purdue added to the lead on Lozano’s second field goal of the day, this one a 25-yard attempt, to go up 13-3 with 9:16 remaining in the second quarter.
The Sycamores answered with the long pass on their end as Elijah Owens scrambled right and then found Tyler Nansel across the middle for a 41-yard reception to move the ball into Purdue territory. After a penalty negated a play that put the ball inside the Purdue 15, Indiana State was forced to settle for a 47-yard Lopez field goal to make it a 13-6 score with 5:09 remaining in the first half.
Purdue tacked on a third Lozano field goal in the first half as the Boilermaker placekicker converted from 23 yards out to put the halftime margin at 16-6.
Purdue went up 23-6 with 10:50 remaining in the third quarter as Fame Ijeboi took the direct snap and went over the goal-line with the one-yard touchdown plunge for the score.
The Boilermakers added to the lead as Browne found Tra’Mar Harris for a seven-yard touchdown pass with 8:28 remaining in the third quarter to go up 30-6.
Asaad Waseem found the end zone on an 18-yard reception from Browne with 21 seconds remaining in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 37-6.
Purdue’s defense got into the scoring in the fourth quarter as Don Saunders stepped in front of a Brady Allen pass and returned it 35 yards for the pick-six interception to put the score at 44-6 with 14:48 remaining in the game.
Indiana State took advantage of the Purdue secondary late in the game with Allen finding Jayden Reed for a 45-yard touchdown reception to cut the margin down to 44-12 with 12:44 to play.
Allen again connected on the deep ball with a 55-yard pass to Thomas Amankwaa, before Max McCool went over the goal-line for a one-yard touchdown rush to make it a 44-19 game with 4:05 to play for the final score of the contest.
News & Notes
Elijah Owens continued to climb in the Sycamore record books after finishing the game with 3,628 career total offensive yards. He moved into the Top 10 all-time in the Indiana State record books following last week’s contest against SEMO.
Owens also nearly entered Indiana State’s all-time career passing Top 10 list after finishing Friday night’s game with 101 yards through the air. He currently has 2,733 passing yards, sitting just eight behind Blayne Baggett (2,741 – 2005) to sit 11th all-time in the Sycamore record book.
Indiana State’s 19 points on Friday night marked the most points scored by the Sycamores against the Boilermakers since 2006 when Indiana State fell to Purdue, 60-35.
Sebastian Lopez’s 28-yard field goal in the first quarter snapped a nine-quarter scoreless streak by the Indiana State team against Purdue dating back to 2015.
Freshman wide receiver Jayden Reed continues to impress early as the St. Louis, Mo. native hauled in a season-high five receptions for 73 yards and a score. He has scored one touchdown in each of the two games played to date in the 2026 season.
Wide receiver Thomas Amankwaa hauled in his first reception as a Sycamore after recording a 55-yard catch in the fourth quarter.
Linebacker Micah McNair recorded his first multi-TFL game as a Sycamore and also recorded his first sack after a quarterback takedown in the fourth quarter.
Defensive lineman Robert Beasley added his career sack after a stop in the second quarter that limited a Purdue offensive drive to a field goal.
Quarterback Brady Allen made his Indiana State debut on the field in the fourth quarter, bouncing back from an early pick-six to complete a 45-yard touchdown reception to Jayden Reed and a 55-yard completion to Thomas Amankwaa setting up Max McCool’s touchdown rush.
Allen’s passing touchdown marked his first passing touchdown with the Sycamores and his second collegiate touchdown, while his 117 passing yards are a new single-game high for the redshirt junior.
Max McCool recorded his first collegiate touchdown as the redshirt freshman scored on a play that included his helmet being pulled off as he crossed the goal-line. He finished the game with five carried for 10 yards and a score to lead the Indiana State running backs.
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INDIANA STATE XC
SAVOY, Ill. – Brittney Burak broke the Indiana State program record in the 4k for a second consecutive year Friday evening, leading the way for the Sycamores at the season-opening Fighting Illini Invitational.
Burak ran a time of 13:33.3 to finish fifth in the field, breaking her own program record that she set in last season’s Fighting Illini Invitational by more than 10 seconds. It also marked the third straight season that Indiana State’s 4k program record fell in the season opener, as Emma Gresham also accomplished the feat in 2024. Indiana State finished third as a team, with the Sycamores’ entire top five placing in the top 20 in the field.
Halle Miller followed with the second-fastest time for Indiana State, as her 14:04.1 placed her 15th overall and moved her into the top five in program history in the event. Katy Green cracked the top 10 in program history in her collegiate debut with her time of 14:05.5, while Hadley Gradolf (14:05.7) and Eve Schurr (14:09.7) also moved up the program top-10 ranks with their performances, as all three placed in the top 20 in the field.
Emersyn Bland and Lily Rollings ran program top-20 times of 14:24.4 and 14:24.9, respectively, with Rollings’ time coming in her collegiate debut. Gnister Grant placed in the top 30 with her time of 14:37.9, while the trio of Robyn Schemel (15:00.8), Kamilla Gibson (15:08.0) and Hallie Mimbela (15:09.2) all carded top-40 finishes.
A pair of underclassmen led the way for the Blue and White in the men’s 6k, as Mason Nobles clocked a time of 18:35.0 to finish 16th and Andrew Straley crossed the line in 18:44.0 to finish 19th in his collegiate debut. The Sycamores finished fifth as a team, with Indiana State’s top five all finishing in the top 25.
Ryan York and Henry McMurry were the next two Trees across the lines with times of 18:49.4 and 18:50.8, respectively, while Ryan Handy added a top-25 finish at 18:52.7. Chris Angeles (19:04.3) and Brandon Mueller (19:04.6) carded top-30 finishes for the Sycamores, as did Emerson Fayman with his time of 19:11.6. Xander Fackler (19:29.1), Parker Mimbela (19:31.3), Alex Alvarez (19:57.5) and Jcim Grant (20:28.1) rounded out the Sycamore contingent in Friday’s opener.
Illinois claimed the team titles on both sides, finishing with 28 points on the women’s side and 20 points on the men’s side. Saint Louis’ Oliwia Wawrzyniak placed first in the women’s 4k, while Illinois’ Wilson Georges took home the top spot in the men’s 6k.
Indiana State Results (Men’s 6K/Women’s 4K)
WOMEN: 3rd of 5 teams (4-12-13-14-17-(21)-(22)) – 60 points
5. Brittney Burak – 13:33.3 (program record)
15. Halle Miller – 14:04.1 (fifth in program history)
16. Katy Green – 14:05.5 (sixth in program history)
17. Hadley Gradolf – 14:05.7 (seventh in program history)
20. Eve Schurr – 14:09.7 (ninth in program history)
24. Emersyn Bland – 14:24.4 (12th in program history
25. Lily Rollings – 14:24.9 (13th in program history)
29. Gnister Grant – 14:37.9
37. Robyn Schemel – 15:00.8
38. Kamilla Gibson – 15:08.0
39. Hallie Mimbela – 15:09.2
MEN: 5th of 5 teams (16-19-22-23-25-(27)-(28)) – 105 points
16. Mason Nobles – 18:35.0
19. Andrew Straley – 18:44.0
22. Ryan York – 18:49.4
23. Henry McMurry – 18:50.8
25. Ryan Handy – 18:52.7
27. Chris Angeles – 19:04.3
28. Brandon Mueller – 19:04.6
30. Emerson Fayman – 19:11.6
34. Xander Fackler – 19:29.1
35. Parker Mimbela – 19:31.3
38. Alex Alvarez – 19:57.5
40. Jcim Grant – 20:28.1
Up Next
Indiana State plays host to the first of three regular season meets at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course September 19, welcoming some of the top talent in the nation for the John McNichols Invitational.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Indiana State volleyball split the first two matches of the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational, hosted by Missouri State. Indiana State defeated Northwestern State 3-2 in the opener before falling to Little Rock 3-2.
Match 1 | Indiana State 3, Northwestern State 2
(26-24, 23-25, 22-25, 25-9, 25-5)
Three Sycamores finished with 15+ kills each, led by Kira Holland with a double-double of 17 kills and 16 digs. Ava Robart followed by 16 kills, six digs, and three aces. Curry Kendall was the third with 15 kills, adding in three blocks.
Other contributions came from Ella Scott with nine kills, four digs, three aces and two blocks; Avery Hales with 29 assists and 11 digs; Hadley Hardersen with 24 assists and nine digs; and Emmy Sher with 19 digs.
Set 1 | Indiana State 26, Northwestern State 24
Northwestern State took a small early lead 6-2, but Indiana State battled and kept the rest of the set tight the rest of the set. The Demons held a 14-9 lead before Indiana State went on a 5-0 run at the service hand of Ava Robart. The set was tied at 15 each and saw four more ties before Indiana State eventually took the set.
Set 2 | Northwestern State 25, Indiana State 23
The second set remained a tight battle, as neither team held more than a two-point lead until Northwestern State went up 10-7. The Demons controlled the scoreboard for most of the set after a 13-13 tie. Despite leading 23-21 from back-to-back kills by Kira Holland, two aces and an error gave Northwestern State the set.
Set 3 | Indiana State 25, Northwestern State 22
Once again, the Sycamores and Demons fought neck-and-neck for the whole third set. Through the first half of the set, both teams would record two-to-three points before the other would counter with their own. A kill and Ace by Ella Scott was followed by a kill from Holland to give Indiana State a 20-17 lead, but it would be three kills, an error, and a block that would push the Demons ahead for the set victory.
Set 4 | Indiana State 25, Northwestern State 9
The set where Indiana State came alive. The Sycamores opened 7-1 and grew the lead all the way to 15-4 at the break. Indiana State hit .500 as a team in the set, picking up 15 kills and four blocks – holding the Demons to a .000 percentage.
Set 5 | Indiana State 15, Northwestern State 5
Controlling the set from the start, Indiana State jumped to a 7-2 lead before closing the set on an 8-3 run. The Sycamores topped their percentage from the previous set, hitting .625 as a team.
Match 2 | Little Rock 3, Indiana State 2
(24-26, 25-20, 13-15, 25-22, 7-15)
Curry Kendall led the Sycamores in kills with 11, followed by Ava Robart with 10 kills and a pair of blocks. Four different Sycamores finished with eight kills each: Hadley Hardersen, Taylor Knuth, Lily Mueller, and Kira Holland.
Hardersen finished with a line of eight kills, 26 assists, and 14 digs – two kills shy of a triple-double. Knuth had her best game as a Sycamore, hitting .583 (8-1-12) with a dig. Mueller recorded the same line (8-1-12) with three blocks. Holland’s eight kills came with 12 digs. Ella Scott chipped in four kills and three blocks. Corinne Knapp saw her first action of the season and recorded three kills, three digs, and a block.
Set 1 | Little Rock 26, Indiana State 24
The Sycamores found themselves down midway through the set, 15-9, before battling all the way back to gain a 22-20 lead. Four kills by the Trojans helped closed the opening set.
Set 2 | Indiana State 25, Little Rock 20
The Sycamores took an early lead in the set, 8-3 and held a consistent lead of 3-6 points through the midpoint of the set where the Trees led 15-9. The Trojans battled back into the set, closing the deficit and eventually tied the set at 19-19. A kill by Hadley Hardersen sparked a 6-1 run to close out the second set.
Set 3 | Little Rock 25, Indiana State 13
Set three was dominated by Little Rock, as they held Indiana State to a hitting percentage of zero and racking up seven blocks in the set. An early 6-0 run to bring the set to 8-2 was followed by the Trojans holding a 15-7 lead at the break. Little Rock outside the Sycamores about two-to-one to close the set.
Set 4 | Indiana State 25, Little Rock 22
The fourth set wasn’t controlled by either team, with the game staying close the entire set. The largest lead more than two points came at the 20-17 mark when Indiana State took control from a Taylor Knuth kill. The Sycamores held on to force the deciding fifth set for the second time in the day.
Set 5 | Little Rock 15, Indiana State 7
The Trojans controlled the final set of the match, leading early 4-1 and holding at least a four-point lead the rest of the way before closing the set and taking the match victory.
Combined News & Notes
Indiana State held Northwestern State to nine points in the fourth set, the last time to hold a team under 10 (excluding fifth sets) since September 3, 2021 against Alcorn State.
The 3-1 start to the season is the first time since 2018.
Since the start of the 2022 season, Indiana State was 2-36 when trailing in a match 2-1. Indiana State was down 2-1 in the Northwestern State match before coming back to get the victory. The last time Indiana State won a match when trailing 2-1 was October 7, 2021 against Missouri State.
The Northwestern State match saw three Sycamores with 15+ kills each. It was the first time that happened in exactly 11 years (September 4, 2015).
The team’s .285 hitting percentage in the Northwestern State was the best in the last 17 matches, dating back to September 27 of last year versus Belmont (.313).
Kira Holland got her third and fourth double-doubles of the season. Her season high came in the Northwestern State match with 17 kills. She is up to 43 in her career.
Curry Kendall finished the Northwestern State in sets four and five a combined 10-1-12 (.750) to help will the Sycamores to the victory. She recorded her season high of 15 kills in the match, tying her season high from last year in kills (15 on November 14 against Southern Illinois).
Emmy Sher recorded her career high in digs in the Little Rock match with 21.
Taylor Knuth saw her most action as a Sycamore in the Northwestern State match, playing in four sets.
Between both matches on the day, Knuth hit .692 (12-1-17) including her Sycamore high of eight kills against Little Rock. She recorded her two blocks against Northwestern State.
Avery Hales matched her season highs from the season opener with 29 assists and 11 digs.
Hadley Hardersen continues to be a dynamic player for Indiana State: fifth in total kills, second in assists, third in digs per set, and third in blocks per set.
Up Next
Indiana State closes the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational on Saturday afternoon, playing Missouri State at 4pm ET.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Due to expected temperatures affecting the field conditions and concerns about player safety and welfare, the Sunday afternoon match between Indiana State and SIUE has been adjusted to a morning start.
Kickoff is now set for 11 a.m. ET. Live stats for Sunday’s match will be available on gosycamores.com, and the game will stream live on ESPN, giving fans multiple ways to follow along as Indiana State looks to continue its strong start to the 2026 campaign.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
OXFORD, Ohio – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team split its first day at the Miami/Best Western Invitational on Friday (Sept. 4), falling 3-1 (17-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16) to Kansas City before picking up a 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-13) victory over Evansville.
Purdue Fort Wayne 1, Kansas City 3 (17-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16)
The Mastodon defense stifled Kansas City in the first set, as the ‘Dons held the Roos to a -.033 hitting percentage. Meanwhile offensively, Trinity Rye and Riley Rosneck were cooking, recording six and five kills each. The ‘Dons had a 5-0 run to go up 1-0, which included two kills from Rye and one from Miona Dimitric.
From there though, Kansas City figured out the Mastodons’ strategies to hit positive the rest of the match and held the ‘Dons under .115.
In the third set, the Mastodons put together a 4-0 run to tie the frame at 22 with a block from Mya Plemons and Avery Parris, but the Roos were able to take the next three points. In the fourth, Kansas City jumped out to a 10-3 lead and never looked back.
Rosneck finished with a team-high 12 kills. Rye and Dimitric added 11 each. Becky Barrett had a match-high 17 digs.
Kansas City improved to 3-1.
Purdue Fort Wayne 3, Evansville 0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-13)
The afternoon match was the Rye show. She put together a 19-kill performance with nine in the first set alone.
The ‘Dons hit .351, their highest of the season. Lili Smith dished out 45 assists as the primary setter in the match.
After the ‘Dons went up 12-7 in the first set with kills from Rosneck and Bella DiBuono, Evansville chipped away at that lead and eventually tied it at 17. The ‘Dons pushed back with a 4-0 run, but the Purple Aces clawed back to tie it at 23 and 24. Dimitric’s kill and an attack error from Makenzie Miller gave the ‘Dons an early lead.
In the second, another early lead got the Mastodons on the right foot. They went up 10-4 on a kill from Plemons. Like in the first, Evansville brought it back within one at 16-15, but Plemons and Rosneck combined for four kills in the next five points. The ‘Dons held the Purple Aces to a .000 hitting clip in the second set.
The third set was all Mastodons. Dimitric had a kill and ace midway through the set to snag a 13-4 advantage. There was no fight left in Evansville, and Dimitric won the match on an ace that clipped the net to drop into the court. The ‘Dons hit a scorching .459 in the final frame.
Rye racked up 19 kills and Rosneck added 11. Rosneck had 10 digs too for a double-double. Barrett added 15 digs.
Evansville fell to 0-6. With the split, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 3-3.
The Mastodons will play the host Miami (OH) squad on Saturday (Sept. 5) at 3 p.m.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw against Kentucky on Friday night, earning its first result of the 2026 season.
Kentucky created its first opportunity just 50 seconds into the match, but Hugo Amo (Burgos, Spain/Casper CC) came up with the save to keep the Wildcats off the scoreboard. Kentucky continued to apply pressure early, recording four shots in the opening four minutes of the game.
Evansville opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Alejandro Fernandez (Madrid, Spain/Alfonso X El Sabio University) found the back of the net for his first career goal. Fernandez received the ball just outside the top of the box before firing a right-footed shot into the bottom-right corner to give the Aces a 1-0 advantage. The goal came in Fernandez’s second appearance for Evansville.
Fernandez nearly doubled the lead in the 20th minute, finding himself with another opportunity from a similar position. This time, however, the Kentucky goalkeeper made the save to keep the Wildcats within one.
Kentucky continued to hold an advantage in possession and chances throughout the remainder of the opening half, but Evansville’s defense limited the Wildcats to shots that failed to find the target. Despite Kentucky holding a 10-3 advantage in shots, the Aces carried a 1-0 lead into halftime.
The second half remained tightly contested through the opening 15 minutes, with neither team able to create any significant scoring opportunities.
Evansville came close to extending its lead in the 66th minute when Izán Redondo (Arroyomolinos, Spain/Universidad Complutense de Madrid) took a shot from the top of the box, but his attempt went just wide of the left post.
The Wildcats found the equalizer in the 74th minute, scoring on a header to bring the match level at 1-1.
The final 15 minutes of action featured an intense back-and-forth battle as both teams looked for a game-winning goal. Evansville had another strong scoring opportunity in the 87th minute when Devin Shepherd (Denver, Colo./Arapahoe HS) delivered a cross into the box, but a header from Rodrigo Zambrana (Vigo, Spain/Universidad de Vigo) was sent off target. Alex Tura (Barcelona, Spain/UNIR) and Benjie Koziura (Evanston, Ill./Helios Valencia HS) each recorded shots in the closing minutes, but neither found the back of the net as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Defender Etienne Ravelli (Milan, Italy/Creighton) played all 90 minutes for the Aces, helping anchor an Evansville defense that recorded five blocked shots. Amo finished the night with two saves in goal.
The draw gives Evansville its first result of the season, moving the Aces to 0-3-1 overall. Evansville returns home on Tuesday, welcoming Louisville to Arad McCutchan Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
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EVANSVILLE XC
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville cross country squads opened the 2026 season on Friday evening at the Stegemoller Screagle Invite at the USI Cross Country Course.
Things got started with a 4K women’s race with the Purple Aces taking third place in the team standings. USI took top honors with Western Kentucky taking second. Ellie Hall of the Screaming Eagles was the individual winner with a time of 13:54.1.
Leading the way for UE was Avery Stephens who earned a top ten finish. Her time of 14:23.0 saw her finish in 7th place. Kyleigh Wolf picked up a top 20 finish as her 14:48.2 was good for 18th.
UE Women’s Results
Avery Stephens – 7th – 14:23.0
Kyleigh Wolf – 18th – 14:48.2
Kyndall Anthis – 26th – 15:04.6
Josie Lynch – 33rd – 15:43.1
Amick McClelland – 35th – 15:46.4
Elaina Massey – 37th – 16:03.0
Elizabeth Applewhite – 42nd – 17:11.1
On the men’s side, the Screaming Eagles earned the team victory with Western Kentucky, Bellarmine, and UE rounding out the top four. Jackson Nolan of USI was the winner with a time of 18:25.0 as his squad swept the top three positions.
Evansville was led by Nathan Whitehead who came home in 28th with a time of 19:25.9. Woody Burrell was second on the team with a finish of 19:54.8.
UE Men’s Results
Nathan Whitehead – 28th – 19:25.9
Woody Burrell – 40th – 19:54.8
Nathan Campbell – 41st – 19:55.0
Nicholas Hirsch – 43rd – 19:58.7
Tanner Spencer – 45th – 20:01.9
Andrew Potter – 47th – 20:12.3
Jack Minor – 49th – 20:16.6
Tommaso Losma – 52nd – 20:28.5
Micah Jablonski – 54th – 20:45.7
Oliver Wilgocki – 58th – 20:58.4
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
OXFORD, Ohio – Day one of the Miami/Best Western Invitational saw the University of Evansville volleyball team put forth a pair of tough battles against Miami Ohio and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Purple Aces complete the event when they face Kansas City at 10 a.m. CST on Saturday morning.
MATCH 1 – Miami 3, UE 1
Makenzie Miller registered a career-high nine kills in Friday’s opener with Miami Ohio taking a 3-1 win. Miller surpassed her previous high of eight kills while adding two block assists. Lyla Fisher matched Miller’s tally with nine kills. Lexi Owen paced the team with 14 digs and Carsyn Kelley had 29 assists. Lauren Coyne posted 12 kills to lead the RedHawks.
Set 1 – Miami 25, UE 10
Miami scored the opening four points of the match before Evansville made its way back. Kills from Sabrina Ripple, Ryan Scheu, and Lyla Fisher cut the deficit to one point at 7-6. The RedHawks countered with a 4-0 run to go back up 11-6 and would pull away to take the set by a final score of 25-10.
Set 2 – UE 25, Miami 18
Another quick start saw MU score the first three points with Evansville answering to tie the score at 6-6. Two kills apiece from Wren Jones and Makenzie Miller saw the Aces score the next six points. Ripple stepped up with two kills in the next stretch that extended the lead to ten points – 19-9. The RedHawks staged a late rally, making it a 22-18 game, but UE was able to regroup to fend off the challenge. Fisher got Evansville back on track with a kill as the Aces knotted the match with a 25-18 win.
Set 3 – Miami 25, UE 6
For the third time in as many sets, the RedHawks got the early jump. After taking a 3-0 lead, they pushed the advantage to 8-1 and would cruise to the 25-6 victory to go up 2-1 in the match.
Set 4 – Miami 25, UE 18
Fisher recorded a kill to lift the Aces to a 3-0 advantage to open the frame. The RedHawks jumped in front at 8-5 on the strength of a 5-0 rally and would add to the advantage with an ace helping them take a 13-7 edge. McKenzie Laubach helped her squad get back within three when a kill and block assists cut the MU lead to 14-11.
Two kills by Scheu along with an ace by Laubach got UE even closer at 16-15. The RedHawks countered with two quick points and would slowly pull away to clinch the match.
MATCH 2 – PFW 3, UE 0
Trinity Rye of Purdue Fort Wayne tallied 19 kills to lead the Mastodons to a 3-0 win over the Purple Aces on Friday afternoon. Wren Jones led UE with nine kills while Kendall Agler had 13 digs and three assists. Carsyn Kelley led the way with 22 helpers.
Set 1 – PFW 26, UE 24
With the frame knotted at 6-6, Purdue Fort Wayne scored four in a row to go up 10-6 and their 4-point lead would continue to hold strong at 17-13. That is when UE made it run. Following a kill from Lyla Fisher, Ryan Scheu added one of her own to tie the score at 17-17. The Mastodons quickly countered posting the next four points, however, the Aces were not done.
Trailing 23-19, Evansville rallied. Lexi Owen’s ace capped a 3-0 stretch while Wren Jones notched a kill that tied the score at 23-23. With the score tied at 24-24, PFW scored the final two points to take the set.
Set 2 – PFW 25, UE 20
Wren Jones’ kill saw UE make it a 4-3 game in favor of the Mastodons. PFW reeled off the next five to go up by a score of 9-3. A nice defensive play by Kendall Agler led to a Fisher kill that made it a 10-6 game before Purdue Fort Wayne was able to match its largest advantage at 13-7.
Just as they had in the first set, the Purple Aces made their way back with Makenzie Miller picking up consecutive kills to get her team back within a point at 16-15. PFW would regain the advantage to go up 23-17 before winning by a final tally of 25-20.
Set 3 – PFW 25, UE 13
Looking to finish strong, the Mastodons scored the first three points and would extend the advantage to 9-3. They would finish off the match as they cruised to the 25-13 win.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S XC
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country got a one-two-three finish en route to a dominating victory at the season-opening Stegemoller Screagle Twilight Friday night at the USI Cross Country Course.
Sophomore Jackson Nolan and senior Alex Nolan crossed the finish line nearly simultaneously, with the younger Nolan edging out his older brother by two tenths of a second.
Jackson Nolan finished the six-kilometer course in 18 minutes, 25.0 seconds to finish first out of 61 runners and claim his first career collegiate victory on the grass. Alex Nolan, the reigning Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Year, crossed in 18:25.2, while sophomore Ben Perulfi finished third with a time of 18:25.9.
The Screaming Eagles placed four runners in the top six and seven in the top 10 as they finished with 20 points, 28 better than second-place Western Kentucky University. Bellarmine University was third with 69 points, while the University of Evansville rounded out the four-team field with 119 points.
Junior Layden Wagoner and freshman Brayden Kloeppel finished sixth and eighth, respectively, to round out the Screaming Eagles top five finishers, while sophomore Jadon Muncy and junior Griffen Wheeler were ninth and 10th, respectively, to complete the Screaming Eagles’ scorers.
USI returns to action next Friday when the Screaming Eagles travel to East Lansing, Michigan, to take part in the Spartan Invitational. The women’s 6k is slated for an 8 a.m. (CDT) start, while the men’s 8k follows at 8:30 a.m.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S XC
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country raced to a first-place finish out of four teams at the season-opening Stegemoller Screagle Twilight Friday night at the USI Cross Country Course.
Senior Ellie Hall completed the four-kilometer course in 13 minutes, 54.1 seconds to finish first out of 44 runners, while junior Addison Applegate was second with a time of 14:03.7.
The Screaming Eagles finished with 26 team points, defeating second-place Western Kentucky University by 15. The University of Evansville was third with 80 points, while Bellarmine University finished fourth with 97 points.
Graduate transfer Sierra Parks was USI’s No. 3 finisher as she was sixth with a time of 14:22.3, while sophomore Lilyanna Blais and junior Cordelia Hoover rounded out the Screaming Eagles’ top five with respective placements of eighth and ninth.
Junior Abrielle Richard and senior Zoe Seward were 10th and 11th, respectively, to round out USI’s top seven.
USI returns to action next Friday when the Screaming Eagles travel to East Lansing, Michigan, to take part in the Spartan Invitational. The women’s 6k is slated for an 8 a.m. (CDT) start, while the men’s 8k follows at 8:30 a.m.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
ATLANTA, Ga.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball dropped a pair of matches to the Georgia Institute of Technology and Campbell University to open 2026’s road matches at the Georgia Tech Classic.
To start the day, USI fell to Georgia Tech in three sets and wrapped up the night with a tough four-set battle against Campbell. The Screaming Eagles move to 2-3 for the season.
Georgia Tech was one spot out in the NCAA top 25 poll, as the Yellow Jackets received 126 votes. The match marks the first of four 2025 NCAA Tournament teams the Screaming Eagles will face over Labor Day weekend.
MATCH 1 vs. (RV) Georgia Tech
Set 1: GT 25, USI 19
The Screaming Eagles came out strong in the first set against GT, falling just short of claiming the set. Senior Leah Coleman led the team’s offense, adding four kills off nine swings for a .444 hitting percentage. Sophomore Mackenzie Nettles made her presence known defending the USI net, adding three blocks.
Set 2: GT 25, USI 20
USI built off the first set, battling hard in the second frame. Coleman doubled her kills from the first set, tallying four more. Setter Aysa Thomas snuck two kills over, keeping the Yellow Jacket defense on their toes. Senior Ashby Willis led the USI back row, picking up five digs
Set 3: GT 26, USI 24
Maintaining hold of the lead up until the final two points, the Screaming Eagles fought hard the entirety of the final set. Junior Kerigan Fehr dropped two aces on the Yellow Jackets to help turn the tide in pivotal moments. Thomas dished out a balanced offense with 10 assists and giving kills to five different Screaming Eagles, along with tallying two more herself. Thomas and Nettles also stayed active on the net, adding two blocks each to the team’s total.
Overall, USI competed well with its first Power-Four matchup of the season, out-blocking the Yellow Jackets 7-6 and hitting a .168 team hitting percentage.
Coleman led the team with her season-high 10 kills, along with two blocks. Thomas dished out a total of 24 assists, along with six digs and a season-high five kills. Nettles led the court with a career-high six blocks, along with three kills.
MATCH 2 vs. Campbell
SET 1: CU 25, USI 21
Sophomore Carley Wright started the game against the Campbells strong, landing five kills on nine swings and no errors. Willis closely followed her with four kills, while Thomas worked to dish out the offense with 10 assists and a team-high six digs.
SET 2: USI 25, CU 22
The Screaming Eagles and the Camels went point-for-point in the second frame, as USI pulled ahead to win it in the final three points. Wright continued her set one performance, adding another six kills on ten swings with zero errors, hitting a game-high .600 percent. Thomas added another 10 assists and three digs.
SET 3: CU 25, USI 21
Willis led the court in the third frame with six kills, while Wright followed close behind with three. The USI block slowed the Camels down as Willis and Nettles combined for two blocks. Fehr, Willis, and Wright all landed an ace each, and six different Screaming Eagles tallied at least two digs.
SET 4: CU 25, USI 23
Wright had her best set of the game, battling until the very end for a win. She landed eight kills on 13 swings with just one error, hitting .538. Libero Audrey Small picked up seven digs, and Willis and Thomas added four each. Thomas tallied 14 assists, balancing the offense between Wright and Willis, who added six kills. With 20 kills and just eight errors, the USI offense had its most efficient frame of the day, recording a .273 hitting percentage.
Overall, Wright recorded a career-high 22 kills, and with just three errors, she recorded the most efficient game of her career at .463. The sophomore also tallied 10 digs, to mark one of three players with double-doubles in the match.
Willis finished with a season-high 20 kills and tied for a team-high 16 digs along with four blocks. Thomas dished out a season-high 44 assists with 16 digs.
The Screaming Eagles are back in action tomorrow afternoon to take on Xavier University at 12 p.m. CT to close out the first road trip of the season at the Georgia Tech Classic. For game updates on tomorrow’s match and as USI preps to host No. 21 Indiana University on Monday, September 7th, fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
The Valpo volleyball team kicked off the 2026 iteration of the Popcorn Classic at the ARC Friday evening, falling in straight sets to visiting Cincinnati (25-21, 25-13, 26-24). Junior Maggie Uhwat (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton Community [Central Michigan]) posted a career high with 12 kills to lead the Beacons.
How It Happened
It was a slow start for the Beacons, as the Bearcats scored eight of the match’s first nine points. A 7-2 Valpo run helped erase much of the deficit, with Uhwat contributing three kills and two service aces during the spurt.
Valpo was still within 14-10 before Cincinnati reeled off six straight points to pull ahead by double figures. The Beacons did not go down without a fight, forcing a Cincinnati timeout at 24-21 after saving two set points, but out of the break, the visitors closed out the opening frame.
A 10-1 run early in set two proved decisive as the Bearcats went on to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
The third set was the tightest of the match, featuring a whopping 13 tie scores. Cincinnati looked to pull away approaching the halfway mark, stretching out to a 12-8 lead before the Beacons came back with three in a row to tighten things up.
The Bearcats again pulled out to a four-point edge at 21-17, but this time, Valpo responded with four straight — including a kill and a block from Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) to tie the frame at 21 apiece.
Five consecutive sideouts ensued, giving Cincinnati match point at 24-23. A sideout on a kill by Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) held off the match point and extended the frame, but UC got a kill of its own to earn another match point and closed out the match on a Valpo attack error.
Inside the Match
Cincinnati is the first current Power Four team to play Valpo at the ARC since Iowa was part of the 2013 Popcorn Classic.
Combined with Michigan being part of this weekend’s event, it will be the first time Valpo has hosted two current Power Four programs at the ARC since Syracuse and Purdue both came to town in 2001.
Uhwat led the Beacons and was one off match-high honors with a career-best 12 kills while also adding a pair of service aces. The junior has reached double figures in kills in three of the season’s first four matches.
Other team highs included 12 assists from Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy), eight digs by Gove and three blocks out of the middle from Maddie Steele (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin).
Cincinnati held a 48-34 advantage in the kills department and hit at a .295 clip to Valpo’s .159 hitting percentage. The Beacons did hold a slight 4-3 edge in the blocks department.
Next Up
Valpo (3-1) continues tournament hosting duties on Saturday. Michigan and Cincinnati will face off at 1 p.m., with the Beacons taking on Oakland at 6 p.m.
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VALPO XC
The patience of the Valparaiso University cross country team is being tested a little extra to start the 2026 season.
Anticipation for the first race of the season is high, but temperatures are even higher, so the team will have to wait a little bit longer to get the 2026 campaign underway as Friday’s season-opening home meet was called off due to excessive heat. However, the season will get underway soon enough when Valpo heads to Minneapolis for the Roy Griak Invite on Friday, Sept. 18.
When the season is finally off and running, sophomore Samantha Rowley (Barrington, Ill. / Barrington) will try to build on a strong freshman campaign. She turned in a personal-best 6k at the Bradley Pink Classic that allowed her to crack the program record book at sixth in program history. During the track & field season, she clocked the third-fastest indoor 5000 in program history and fastest since 2009 and had the program’s fourth-fastest 3000 and fastest since 2007. After moving outdoors, she posted the program’s second-fastest 10,000 of all time and fastest since 1999.
“Samantha Rowley came out of the gates swinging early in her cross career,” Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Vincent Walker said. “She picked up some big momentum in the 10k and had a good 5k indoors. She built that confidence of being an athlete at the collegiate level. She came from a high school that was really established and had a lot of success. The individualized attention and training that she’s gotten here has helped her. She’s a really hungry individual and has really big goals for herself.”
Redshirt junior Laetitia Raoult (Guingamp, France [Florida International]) burst onto the scene as a freshman by running the ninth-fastest 5k in program history and the second-fastest 6k in program history. She arrived late due to visa issues last season before also battling some injuries, but is poised for a strong junior season.
“The way she’s carrying herself now, working out and training is a day-and-night difference,” Walker said. “She’s excited to get back to where she’s at. Her workouts have been incredible.”
Kelly O’Connor (Kankakee, Ill. / Herscher) has a chance to make an immediate impact as a freshman. Redshirt senior Alina Worzella (Martinsville, Ind. / Martinsville) is coming off the best and healthier year of her career. Vivian Rahmel (Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin) has moved up workout groups after an incredible summer of training and will be a strong top-5 runner this season.
“As a whole, this is probably the deepest our women’s team has ever been,” Walker said. “We’ve always had a strong 1-2 or 1-2-3 punch, but this is the first time since I’ve been here where we go as deep as 6-7-8. That’s exciting knowing if someone has a tough day, someone else is going to rise to the occasion. We’re coming off our best regional finish and our first big jump in the conference, but that wasn’t necessarily enough for this group. We’re aiming for our best all-time finish at the regional and our best conference finish since joining the MVC.”
On the men’s side, a pair of sophomores are coming off strong rookie campaigns. Braden Hoff (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central) posted the second-fastest outdoor 1500 in program history at the MVC Championships in May. Joey Yaros (Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community) was a point-scorer at the MVC Indoor Championships by finishing eighth in the mile.
“Joey jumped up in mileage this summer,” Walker said. “He seems more confident and mature. He’s no longer that freshman who feels like he has to prove everything. The way he is training is day-and-night different. He will be a guy to really watch out for this season. He has really big goals of trying to be all-conference. Last cross country season, Braden struggled at first adjusting to the 8k and 10k, but started coming into his own during the track season. He trained in Colorado all summer in elevation. The way he’s training right now, he’s kind of like a caged lion, waiting for that opportunity to race.”
Junior Tyler Swartz (Warsaw, Ind. / Warsaw Community) could be an x-factor for the Beacons as he is fully healthy going into this season after beginning his 2025 season coming off an injury. Junior Tim Jochum (Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South) is eager to get back on grass after redshirting during the track season. Freshman Nick Dul (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West) is doing a good job of adapting to the higher mileage at the collegiate level.
Last season, the Beacon men were ranked 15th in the final Great Lakes Region U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings, marking just the second time in program history and first since 2019 that the program was regionally ranked.
“Our men have goals of not being satisfied with being regionally ranked and not being satisfied with top 15,” Walker said. “If Tyler can be there with Braden and Joey, that is going to make our team finish really jump up. He is really confident right now, and when his confidence is there, he can be dangerous. Tim is running almost 25 miles per week more than he was running his freshman year. Nick Dul is going to surprise a lot of people and also surprise himself this season.”
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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
Parkville, Mo. — The Marian University volleyball team rolled past Central Baptist, but fell in a hardfought five-set matchup with host Park to split the final doubleheader of the regular season on Friday in day one of the Park Labor Day Classic.
MATCH ONE | Marian 3, Central Baptist 0
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian recorded 35 kills to Central Baptist’s 18
– The Knights picked up 13 aces to two for the Mustangs
– MU had two of three blocks in the match
– Marian registered 38 digs to CBC’s 29
– The Knights hit .389, while keeping the Mustangs to a .000 hitting percentage
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Chloe Cook picked up a team-high eight kills on just 16 swings with three aces
– Evie Dart added six kills on eight swings
– Mya Cunningham assisted on 27 of the Knights’ 35 kills along with seven digs
– Adrian Williams picked up four kills in her one set of action
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
– Cook’s kill started a three-point Marian run that caused a Central Baptist timeout with the Knights leading 17-9
– Meilani York entered the match and immediately recorded two aces before Danielle Schade closed the opening set with a pair of kills
SECOND SET
– Autumn Wohler picked up two aces in a four-point service run that saw the Knights grow its early lead to 11-3
– Ava Tindall logged three straight kills near the tail end of a set where the Knights had 14 kills at a .407 clip
THIRD SET
– A York ace and two Williams kills led a six-point Marian run in the third, leading 13-5
– Two kills from Khori Dryden and a Callaway Marsh ace buoyed a Knights run that helped put the match away
MATCH TWO | Park 3, Marian 2
TEAM STATISTICS
– Park recorded 63 kills to 55 for Marian
– The Pirates had 10 aces to the Knights’ eight
– Park held the edge in blocks, 15-11
– Both teams registered 67 digs
– The Pirates hit .231; MU recorded a .166 hitting percentage
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Cook recorded a team-leading 16 kills
– Schade hit .297 with 14 kills
– Dryden was the third Knight with double-figure kills with 13
– Cunningham dished out a career-high 49 assists
– Ashlynn Turner had four blocks
– Lexa Zimmerman led the team defensively with 15 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
– The teams traded points in the early going before Park took eight of nine rallies to take a 19-13 lead
– The Knights were able to pull within three points at four different points the rest of the set, but could not get any closer as the Pirates took the opening frame
SECOND SET
– Park led 11-3 early on in the second set
– Two kills from Schade in a four-point Marian run helped cut the deficit to 12-8
– The Pirates led 21-12 on their way to taking the second set
THIRD SET
– The Knights rattled off eight straight points on Emerson Evans’ service, which included two aces to lead 13-5 in the third
– Park scored four straight on Marian’s set point, but Cook put an end to the Pirates’ run with a kill
FOURTH SET
– Marian jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the fourth before Park tied the fourth set at 6
– Dart and Schade combined on kills to lead 15-9, but a run of five straight Pirate points forced a Marian timeout
– Cook came up with kills when the set was tied at 21-21 and 22-22 to keep the Knights in front
– A service error sent the match to a decisive fifth set
FIFTH SET
– Park took an early 4-1 lead in the fifth, but a Dryden kill and a Wohler ace helped tie the final set at 5
– Park’s Kennedy Altic recorded three straight kills to give the Pirates a cushion, but a Cook kill and a pair of errors got Marian right back in it, trailing 11-10
– A pair of Schade kills and another kill from Dryden kept the Knights within striking distance, but Park clinched the match on a service error
UP NEXT
– Marian closes non-conference play in the regular season on Saturday, when it wraps up its three-game weekend in Missouri with a matchup with Mission University at 9 a.m. CT / 10 a.m. ET.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
WHEELING, W.Va.— UIndy had a strong showing on the opening day of the Wheeling Volleyball Hall of Fame-Alumni Tournament, securing victories over California (PA) and Ursuline, both with a score of 3-0.
UIndy 3, California (PA) 0
In their match against California (PA), the Greyhounds dominated with scores of 25-15, 25-17, and 25-17. UIndy amassed 51 kills and boasted a .276 hitting percentage while limiting California (PA) to just 24 kills and a .063 mark.
Maddie Lynch proved pivotal, opening the first set with four early kills, including one that broke a 4-4 tie. The Greyhounds surged ahead with a Carly Fonda service ace and consecutive Allison Jansen kills to lead 8-4. Although California (PA) closed the gap to 10-8 with two attack errors, UIndy responded with a California (PA) attack error and a Grace Portwood kill to re-establish a 12-8 lead. The Greyhounds continued to build on their lead, scoring five of the final six points, culminating in a service ace from Portwood to seal the first set at 25-15.
In the second set, Amaree Haralson’s serve propelled UIndy to a 5-0 lead, with Laine contributing two kills and Lynch and Portwood adding one each. California (PA) attempted a comeback, narrowing the score to 10-7, but the Greyhounds responded emphatically, with Lynch leading the charge to extend the lead to 18-11. Although California (PA) pulled to within 21-17, UIndy closed out the set with a final push, winning 25-17 on a series of errors and blocks.
The third set saw UIndy trailing 5-2 early on, but a series of strong plays, including a kill from Jansen and a string of five unanswered points, gave the Greyhounds a 14-8 advantage. Despite California (PA) trimming the score to 19-15, UIndy maintained control, with Portwood and Jansen adding late kills to close out the match at 25-17.
UIndy 3, Ursuline 0
Against Ursuline, UIndy continued their winning streak with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, and 25-14, hitting an impressive .347 with 47 kills while holding Ursuline to a mere .021 attack percentage.
The Greyhounds quickly responded to Ursuline’s opening point with a series of plays from Lynch, Pflederer, and Bruton, moving to a 4-1 lead. UIndy maintained their lead, reaching 15-10 before Ursuline battled back to 15-13. The Greyhounds then rebuilt their margin with a flurry of kills and closed the first set 25-16, thanks to a strong service effort from Haralson.
In set two, Ursuline initially led 3-0, but UIndy rallied back with Lynch scoring three consecutive kills to tie it at 3-3. Following a back-and-forth battle, the Greyhounds pulled away with a six-point run, including contributions from Eisenmann and McKenney. UIndy won the set decisively at 25-13, with Bowling delivering the finishing blow.
The third set began tightly at 3-3 until UIndy pulled ahead with a 10-4 run, extending their lead to 13-7. After Ursuline cut the lead to 13-10, UIndy answered with a series of powerful plays, ultimately closing out the set and match 25-14.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Lynch led both matches in kills, opening with 15 against the Vulcans, before notching 10 against the Arrows
-Against California (PA), Bruton was just one dig shy of the program record in digs in a three-set match, scooping up a career-high 28.
-In the kills collumn the Hounds outperformed their opponents 98-48, only allowing each team 24.
UP NEXT
The Hounds return to the Alma Grace McDonough Center for day two of the Wheeling Volleyball Hall of Fame- Alumni Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5, facing Point Park at 2 p.m. before capping off their weekend against Wheeling at 6 p.m.
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ROSE HULMAN MEN’S SOCCER
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Fightin’ Engineers recorded their second consecutive shutout to start the season, taking down the Spalding Golden Eagles by a score of 2-0.
Freshman Benjamin Murphy recorded the opening shot of the game in the 15th minute, which was saved down the right side. Just one minute later, junior Ryan Shapiro scored the opening goal to give RHIT the lead. He has now scored three goals in just two games, which is tied for the most in the HCAC.
Neither team would record a shot on goal for the rest of the half, as Rose-Hulman concluded the period with a 1-0 lead.
The Fightin’ Engineers were awarded a 55th-minute corner kick, and they would nearly extend their lead with graduate student Wil Bell’s shot being saved. Senior Oliver Fila and Murphy added shots on goal in the 73rd and 75th minutes, which were both saved by Spalding keeper Arthur Rudolphi.
After recording an assist in the season opener, sophomore Pace Morel scored his first goal of the season in the 84th minute on an assist from Fila. The goal would secure the 2-0 victory for the Fightin’ Engineers, who did not allow a single shot on goal.
Rose-Hulman will stay in Louisville, Ky., for a neutral-site match against Centre College. The game will kick off on Sunday, September 6 at 5 PM.
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ROSE HULMAN VOLLEYBALL
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Rose-Hulman women’s volleyball team traveled to face UChicago on Friday night to kick off the Rosalie Resch Invitational. The Fightin’ Engineers suffered a loss to the Maroons in straight sets with scores of 15-25, 14-25, and 24-26.
Greta Carlson led the team with nine kills in the match. Kaia Schroeder was another productive hitter with eight kills on the night.
Kennedy Otwell was the standout on defense, totaling a team-high 16 digs. Keira Ohse was a force at the net, leading the team with two solo blocks and one block assist.
After dropping the first two sets, Rose-Hulman had a strong performance in the third.
The Fightin’ Engineers trailed the Maroons 17-10 before putting together a 12-2 run to take the lead 22-19. UChicago ended the set on a 7-2 run to hold off the Fightin’ Engineers’ comeback attempt and hand the team their first loss of the season.
Rose-Hulman will continue the Rosalie Resch Invitational tomorrow, Saturday, September 5, facing Concordia Wisconsin and Edgewood at 11 AM CT and 5 PM CT.
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WABASH FOOTBALL
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Wabash College opens its 139th season of football Saturday when the Little Giants welcome Hampden-Sydney College to Frank Navarro Field at Little Giant Stadium for the fifth edition of the Gentlemen’s Classic. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.
Wabash returns six offensive starters and five defensive starters from a team that finished 9-2 overall and 6-2 in North Coast Athletic Conference play in 2025. The Little Giants closed the season with a 32-31 victory over Ohio Northern in the ForeverLawn Bowl. Hampden-Sydney finished 7-3 overall and 5-3 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference last season.
Senior quarterback Brand Campbell returns to direct a Wabash offense that averaged 36.6 points and 410.4 yards per game last season. Campbell threw for 2,121 yards and 21 touchdowns while completing 61.7% of his passes. He added 260 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Wide receiver Luke Adams led the Little Giants with 904 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches. Wabash ranked 27th nationally in passing offense at 275.4 yards per game and 34th in scoring offense.
Campbell enters Saturday’s game on the verge of moving into the top 10 in Wabash career passing yards. He begins the season ranked 11th with 4,054 yards, needing 55 to tie Dave Harvey for 10th place and 62 to move past both Harvey and Dustin Huff into ninth.
The Little Giants were equally productive on defense last season, particularly against the run. Wabash limited opponents to 80.7 rushing yards per game, 21st in Division III, and ranked 24th nationally with 2.82 sacks per contest. The Little Giants allowed 303.2 yards of total offense per game.
Special teams also played a significant role in Wabash’s success. Under special teams coordinator Tom Ferner, the Little Giants blocked 13 kicks in 2025, the most by any NCAA team across all three divisions, and led Division III with seven blocked punts. Samuel Poriah, who returns on the defensive line, tied for the team lead with three blocked kicks and returned a blocked punt 22 yards for a touchdown at Kenyon.
Hampden-Sydney presents an immediate challenge after producing one of Division III’s most explosive offenses last season. The Tigers averaged 485.5 yards and 43.9 points per game, ranking eighth nationally in total offense and 12th in scoring. They also ranked 11th in rushing offense at 230.8 yards per game and scored 62 touchdowns while averaging 6.8 yards per play.
Senior running back Terry Hicks leads the returning Hampden-Sydney offense after rushing for 1,020 yards and 14 touchdowns on 195 carries last season. Junior Wendell Thompson is listed atop the Tigers’ quarterback depth chart, with Connor Creech also among the options. Hampden-Sydney brings back an experienced receiving group that includes seniors Tyler Hendley, Jordan Epps, Aaron Chaney and James Bishop along with junior tight end Kam Mahoney.
The Tigers allowed 21.5 points and 335.8 yards per game defensively last season and ranked 26th nationally in passing defense at 160 yards allowed per contest. Junior linebacker Frank Brewer returns after tying for the team lead with 69 tackles. Safety Mitch Ladamus recorded 66 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass breakups, while cornerback Parks Cromwell contributed 44 tackles, two interceptions and three forced fumbles.
Saturday’s meeting continues a series Wabash has controlled since the two all-male colleges first met in 2014. The Little Giants are 4-0 against the Tigers, including victories of 34-21 in 2014 and 35-3 in 2015. Wabash won a 52-48 shootout at Little Giant Stadium in 2022 before earning a dramatic 29-28 road victory in 2023. In that game, Wabash scored with 3:11 remaining and converted a two-point conversion on a pass from wide receiver Jacob Riddle to quarterback Liam Thompson to secure the victory.
Wabash also brings an extended run of success in season openers into Saturday’s contest. The Little Giants own an 83-46-9 all-time record in opening games and have won their past four, including a 55-21 victory at St. Norbert to begin the 2025 season. Wabash has not lost a home opener since 2012, and its last loss when the home opener also served as the season opener came against Ohio Northern on Sept. 11, 1999.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1900 – While riding on the steps of a crowded streetcar in Philadelphia, Phils 3B Harry Wolverton is struck in the head by a pole beside the tracks, suffering a possible skull fracture. He recovers and finishes his major league career as a player-manager for the Highlanders in 1912.
1901 – In the first of two in Detroit, Tiger ace Roscoe Miller puts on a disgraceful exhibition against the A’s, lobbing in the ball, grinning as the A’s batters hit it, and throwing a bunt into the stands to allow three runs to score. Miller settles down in the last three innings, allowing only a single, but the Tigers lose, 11 – 9. His performance is explained by writers in that he is in one of his sulks. The A’s light up rookie Frank Owen in the second game to win, 9 – 3.
1903:
In a game stopped by rain after five innings, Christy Mathewson beats Brooklyn’s Bill Reidy, 3 – 1, allowing just one hit and striking out five. The only Superbas score comes in the 4th when RF George Browne makes two errors.
At Boston, the Americans trounce the Athletics, 12 – 1, in eight innings. Patsy Dougherty leads the way with three triples and two singles.
1904 – In front of 37,000 fans the Giants sweep the Beaneaters, beating Boston, 6 – 1 and 4 – 3. Christy Mathewson wins the opener, beating Kaiser Wilhelm, and is not scored upon until the 9th when Jim Delahanty and Tom Needham triple. Red Ames wins the nitecap. Following the Giant sweep, excited fans hoist John McGraw up to carry him to the Polo Grounds field house. But McGraw gets dropped during the excitement, sustaining a sprained ankle.
1905 – When Boston beats the Athletics, 3 – 2, in 13 innings, they score the first runs off Rube Waddell in 44 innings. Waddell strikes out 17.
1908:
At Brooklyn’s Washington Park, Nap Rucker of the Superbas strikes out 14 Doves en route to no-hitting Boston, 6 – 0.
The Giants roll over the Phils, 5 – 1, for their seventh straight win. Christy Mathewson is the winner over George McQuillan.
Washington and Walter Johnson top the Highlanders, 6 – 0, as the New Yorkers manage just four hits.
Ed Reulbach allows just four Pittsburgh hits as Chicago romps, 11 – 0.
1910 – Jack Coombs begins a streak of 53 shutout innings, topping Doc White’s 46 of 1904. Three years later Walter Johnson will top Coombs.
1913 – The Phils score the only run this afternoon in a doubleheader in Boston. The visitors win the opener, 1 – 0, then the two play ten innings of scoreless baseball before the game is called. Grover Cleveland Alexander misses his 20th win, but will reach the mark in three days.
1914 – Pitching for visiting Providence (International League) 19-year-old Babe Ruth beats Toronto, 9 – 0, with a one-hitter, and hits his only minor league home run, a three-run blast off Ellis Johnson.
1915 – In the first game of a doubleheader versus the Tigers, the Browns’ George Sisler tosses nine innings and gives up six runs, to lose, 6 – 5. Sisler clubs a home run in the loss.
1918 – At Comiskey Park, Babe Ruth of the Red Sox six-hits the Cubs in the opening game of the World Series, 1 – 0. The Fall Classic game, which starts almost a month earlier than usual due to World War I, is played at the White Sox home field rather than Weeghman Park (to be renamed Wrigley Field in 1926) due to the larger seating capacity. During the 7th-inning stretch, a military band plays “The Star Spangled Banner” and Fred Thomas, on leave from the Navy, snaps to attention.
1921:
Walter Johnson breaks Cy Young’s career strikeout mark by fanning seven Yankees to run his total to 2,287.
The Angels (Pacific Coast League) win a pair from Portland, 8 – 4 and 9 – 3. The teams complete a 13-game series in seven days, with the Angels taking the last seven games in a row to win the series 10-3. The Angels outscore the Beavers in the series 72-36. The series started the day after the purchase of the Angels by William Wrigley, Jr.
In the Labor Day afternoon game at Boston, won by the Red Sox, 8 – 2, the Yankees outfield makes an American League-record five assists, four by Bob Meusel. Meusel, with one of the strongest arms, will lead the AL in assists in 1921 and 1922.
Browns pitcher Urban Shocker takes his first loss after winning nine in a row. Elmer Smith’s two home runs pace a 10 – 5 Indians win in a morning game to back Guy Morton’s pitching. In the afternoon game, a 12 – 8 St. Louis win, Smith starts off with another homer. Having hit one in Detroit the day before, Smith has seven straight extra-base hits in three games – a major league record – for 22 total bases (three doubles and four home runs, in addition to two walks). Earl Sheely, in 1926, will have seven long hits in just two games, but he will sandwich those around a sacrifice fly.
1922 – The Browns take over first place by beating the Indians, 10 – 9, as Urban Shocker wins his 23rd, in relief. He’ll win no more. Ken Williams hits his 34th homer, a grand slam.
1924 – In Philadelphia, the Giants sweep two from the Phils, winning 6 – 5 and 15 – 3. Harry Baldwin and Hugh McQuillan are the winners. Travis Jackson hits a grand slam in the rout in the second game.
1926 – At Baltimore, the minor league Orioles embarrass the Yankees, 18 – 9, in an exhibition game. Babe Ruth is 0 for 5 and tangles with Mark Koenig in the dugout after the 8th inning. Ruth yells at Koenig, accusing him of loafing on several plays.
1928 – Boston sweeps today’s twinbill with Brooklyn winning the opener, 9 – 2. The Robins collect 13 hits in the loss, but make eight errors. The Braves are paced by George Sisler’s four hits. Bob Smith pitches a two-hitter to win the nitecap.
1931:
At Boston, George Earnshaw loses a no-hitter in the 8th inning when Marty McManus’s roller gets away from SS Dib Williams. Earnshaw ends with a 8 – 0 one-hitter. The A’s lose the nitecap, 6 – 3, to Wilcy Moore.
The Cardinals lead drops to 5 1/2 as the second-place Giants whip Brooklyn, 5 – 1 and 10 – 1. New York’s Fred Fitzsimmons wins the opener, pitching seven innings, giving up three hits and stroking a home run. In the 7th inning, Fitzsimmons is struck on the head by a pitch from Cy Moore, which ruptures a blood vessel and keeps the knuckleballer from making his next start.
In Cincinnati, the Cubs lose, 4 – 3, in ten innings. Hack Wilson, in the Cubs doghouse for drinking and not hitting, is left in the bullpen to warm up pitchers when manager Rogers Hornsby, short of outfielders, inserts pitcher Bud Teachout in left field. On the train back to Chicago that night, Wilson starts arguing with two writers. When Pat Malone wanders by, he joins in the argument and, with his encouragement, Wilson punches out both writers. Malone will be fined $500 for his actions while club president Bill L. Veeck will suspend Wilson without pay for the rest of the season. In 112 games, Wilson hit just .261 with 13 home runs, and the Cubs will send the slumping slugger to St. Louis over the winter.
1935:
Rookie Terry Moore of the Cardinals goes 6 for 6 and the rest of the Cards add another 12 hits to paste the Braves, 15 – 3.
The Cubs keep the pressure on by edging the Phils in 11 innings, 3 – 2, on Frank Demaree’s single. Charlie Root picks up the win.
Trailing the St. Louis Browns, 5 – 1, Lefty Grove is lifted for pinch-hitter Wes Ferrell who hits an RBI single as the Red Sox score six runs in the 6th inning en route to 9 – 5 win. Grove is the winning pitcher.
1938 – C Babe Phelps of the Dodgers breaks a bone in his throwing hand for the third time this season.
1948 – Amarillo (West Texas-New Mexico League) OF Bob Crues hits two home runs against Lubbock to give him 69 for the season, tying Joe Hauser’s 1933 mark at Minneapolis. He sets an organized baseball record with 254 RBI in 140 games, and hits a record eight grand slams while batting .404.
1950:
Phils lefty Curt Simmons is the first player inducted into the Army as a result of the Korean conflict. He will get one more start before reporting and will miss the World Series.
Purdue University Athletic Director Red Mackey criticizes the Yankees for signing his 19-year-old star P/SS Bill Skowron, who was also expected to be the starting right halfback on the Boilermakers’ football squad.
The Yankees acquire 1B Johnny Hopp, who is second in the National League in hitting with a .340 mark, from the Pirates for an undisclosed amount of cash. The Yanks believe Hopp will provide late-season pennant insurance.
1951:
Ralph Branca, despite twinges in his arm, pitches the Dodgers to a 5 – 2 win over the Phillies. Gil Hodges drives home four runs on a grand slam off Ken Johnson. It is Gil’s 37th homer of year, setting a new Dodger record.
After a day off, the Giants sweep two games in Boston, winning 3 – 2 and 9 – 1. In the opener, Sheldon Jones scatters six hits to beat Warren Spahn. Spahn allows just five hits in his attempt to become the National League’s first 19-game winner. The Giants tally 13 hits in the second game to help Sal Maglie win his first-ever victory against Boston.
The A’s Ferris Fain goes 5 for 5 in the second game of a doubleheader with Washington, as the A’s sweep a pair, 4 – 1 and 9 – 7. Fain is 6 for 9 and is hitting .341.
Masaichi Kaneda throws the second no-hitter in Central League history as the Kokutetsu Swallows defeat the Osaka Tigers, 1 – 0.
1952 – Raul Sánchez of the Senators pitches a 2 – 0 whitewash against the Red Sox in the first start of his career.
1954:
Hank Aaron goes 4 for 4 in a 9 – 7 triumph over the Cubs, but breaks his ankle in the second game of a doubleheader and is lost for the remainder of the season.
Joe Bauman, of Roswell (Class C Longhorn League) hits three home runs in a twin bill win over Artesia, giving him an all-time season record of 72 round trippers.
1955 – In an 11 – 4 win over the Phillies, Dodger pitcher Don Newcombe hits his seventh homer establishing a National League record for home runs by a pitcher in a season. The victory is Newk’s 20th of the season.
1956 – The Red Sox wallop the Senators, 16 – 0, in the second game after taking the opener, 7 – 5. In the nightcap, the Sox bang out 20 safeties with every starter getting a hit.
1958:
At St. Louis, the Dodgers manage only three hits but bunch the safeties in the 2nd inning off Vinegar Bend Mizell to win, 2 – 1. In the 8th with two outs, Junior Gilliam tries to steal steal home on a 3-1 pitch to Gil Hodges, but he is tagged out on what is called a ball: Hodges, though he is credited with a walk, never goes to first base.
At Pittsburgh, Bill Virdon hits a 10th-inning home run to break up a brilliant pitching duel between the Braves’ Carl Willey and George Witt. The Pirates win, 1 – 0.
1959 – Jim Lemon of Washington knocks in six runs in the 3rd inning, on two home runs, tying two major league records. Washington scores ten runs in the inning to triumph over Cleveland, 14 – 2.
1960 – The first-place Pirates split with the Braves, winning, 9 – 7, before losing, 7 – 1. The Bucs rout Warren Spahn in the opener scoring seven runs in the 4th after the Braves have knocked out starter Bob Friend. Bob Buhl is the winner in the nitecap, scattering seven hits. Chuck Cottier has three doubles and three RBIs to back Buhl. Harvey Haddix is the loser and gives way to Diomedes Olivo, who makes his major league debut in relief. At age 41, or thereabouts, Olivo is the oldest rookie in major league history except for Satchel Paige. The International League MVP pitches two runless innings.
1961:
Los Angeles’s Lee Thomas ties the major-league record with nine hits in a doubleheader, five in the first game and four, including three home runs, in the second. Thomas ties the American League record with 19 total bases in a doubleheader. But Kansas City wins both games from the Angels, 7 – 3 and 13 – 12.
The Yanks top Washington, 6 – 1, sending the Senators to their 20th defeat in their last 21 games. Mickey Mantle’s homers for his 51st. The Yanks win, coupled with a Detroit doubleheader loss, puts New York ahead by 7 1/2 games.
1962:
Washington’s John Kennedy pinch hits against the Twins and becomes the ninth American League player to debut with a home run in his first at bat. His blow breaks up a no-hit bid by Dick Stigman, and the Nats rally to tie the game at 7 – 7 in the 9th. The Twins win, 9 – 7 in 11 frames, then drop the nitecap, 3 – 0, as Claude Osteen fires a three-hitter. The split leaves the Twins 2 1/2 games behind the Yankees.
Ken Hubbs of the Cubs sets major league records at 2B for consecutive games without an error (78) and consecutive chances accepted (418) without an error. His streak ends with a 4th-inning throwing error as Cincinnati beats Chicago, 4 – 1.
1964:
Ernie Banks belts a double and homer in the same inning, and the Cubs use the big score to beat the Cards, 8 – 5. Mike Cuellar takes the loss against Larry Jackson.
The Yanks acquire veteran P Pedro Ramos from the Indians. The Indians get two players to be named later: Ralph Terry on October 12th, and Bud Daley on November 27th. Ramos’s greast pitching in relief will be key to the Yankees securing the pennant, but he will not be eligible for the World Series.
John Odom, later to be known as “Blue Moon”, makes his major league debut, and Mickey Mantle greets him with a three-run opposite-field homer in the 1st inning. New York hangs on to win, again by a 9 – 7 score.
1965 – The Reds edge the Phillies, 10 – 9, despite the slugging of Phils first sacker Dick Stuart. Stuart clouts a grand slam, the ninth of his career, in the 1st inning, then hits a two-run homer in the 7th.
1968 – Gene Mauch is named manager of the new Montreal National League club, which is officially named the Expos.
1969 – Billy Williams has all four of Chicago’s hits, as the Cubs lose a 9 – 2 decision to Steve Blass and the Pirates. There’s nothing cheap about Billy’s hits – two doubles and two homers – as he sets a National League record for most hits in a game with no other hits, tying the major-league record of Kid Elberfeld (August 1, 1903). Blass helps his own cause with his only major league homer, a three-run blast, off Ken Holtzman, and three singles. The win is Pittsburgh’s first at Wrigley Field since July 5, 1968, a string of 13 losses. They’ll win the next two to sweep the series and drop the Cubs lead to two and a half games.
1971:
Astros pitcher J.R. Richard makes his major league debut, striking out 15 Giants in a 5 – 3 win.
Cardinal pitcher Jerry Reuss is a winner, 12 – 5, in a duel with Chicago’s Fergie Jenkins. Jenkins gives up home run to Matty Alou in the contest and now all three Alou brothers have hit dingers off him.
The Tigers tie a major-league record by using six pinch hitters in the 7th inning, but lose, 6 – 5, to the Yankees anyway.
1972 – Felix Millan is 5 for 5 in the Braves’ 5 – 3 win over the Astros.
1974 – Milwaukee hands Boston its seventh straight loss as rookie Gorman Thomas hits a two-run shot in the 9th inning. It is Thomas’s first game of the year for Milwaukee after hitting 51 homers for Sacramento (Pacific Coast League) this year. Billy Champion (10-3) picks up the win for the fifth-place Brewers.
1975:
Mets C Jerry Grote ties the modern major-league record by reaching base on errors three times during a 5 – 2 win over the Cardinals.
Montreal and Pittsburgh use a major-league record 15 pinch hitters in their doubleheader split. The Expos take the opener, 4 – 3 in ten innings, and Pittsburgh wins the nitecap, 5 – 2, behind Jim Rooker.
1976 – Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson belts two homers and pitches a 3 – 1 win over the Mets. Mickey Lolich is the losing pitcher.
1977 – The Indians break an eighteen-game losing streak by sweeping a twin bill , 4 – 3 and 5 – 4, from the Yankees.
1978:
The Expos beat the Cubs, 10 – 8, in a nine-inning game that sees a major-league record 45 players participate.
The Twins’ Dan Ford costs his team a run during a 4 – 3 loss to the White Sox. On third base when a teammate singles, Ford backpedals homeward, signaling to José Morales to follow him home. Morales arrives there ahead of Ford, who is out for being passed on the bases.
1979 – Matt Keough of the A’s beats the Brewers 6 – 1 for his first victory after 14 straight losses. He ended 1978 with four defeats and barely avoids tying the American League record of 19 consecutive losses.
1980 – Brewers manager George Bamberger announces he will step down as skipper after tomorrow’s game. “Bambi” will be replaced by Buck Rodgers.
1981 – Milwaukee’s Jim Slaton pitches a no-hitter for eight innings, then is knocked out of the box in the 9th without retiring a batter. Two singles and a home run cut the Brewers’ lead to 5 – 3, but Rollie Fingers retires the final three batters for his 22nd save.
1982 – Despite managing just one hit – Al Oliver’s solo home run in the 2nd inning – the Expos beat the Braves, 2 – 1, on Rafael Ramirez’s error in the bottom of the 9th.
1983 – Reds rookie Jeff Russell loses his no-hitter in the 8th inning at Candlestick Park before losing, 3 – 2, on Joel Youngblood’s double and Dave Bergman’s home run.
1984:
Cal Ripken’s 1st-inning error lets in a score, and that’s it as the Tigers beat Baltimore, 1 – 0. Juan Berenguer is the winner with Willie Hernandez picking up his 28th save. Mike Flanagan goes all the way in the loss. Detroit’s magic number is now 15.
At San Francisco, Nolan Ryan pitches eight innings, striking out eight in beating the Giants, 4 – 1. Ryan strikes out the Giants’ Chili Davis to nudge ahead of Steve Carlton in all-time strikeouts.
1985 – Boston’s first two batters – Dwight Evans and Wade Boggs – crack homers off Cleveland’s Neal Heaton in Boston’s 13 – 6 win in the first game. Evans adds another home run to back Oil Can Boyd’s first win in seven weeks. Cleveland wins the nitecap, 9 – 5.
1987 – Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson, but the White Sox lose to the Royals, 4 – 2.
1989 – Deion Sanders, the fifth player selected overall in the 1989 NFL Draft, hits a home run as the Bronx Bombers rout the Mariners at the Kingdome, 12 – 2. Five days later, in his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons, the Yankee rookie will return a punt 68 yards for a touchdown.
1990 – The Pirates beat the Mets, 1 – 0 and 3 – 1, to open a two-and-a-half-game lead over New York in the National League East. Zane Smith pitches a one-hitter in the opener for the Bucs, who have swept all five of their doubleheaders this season.
1993 – Philadelphia 1B John Kruk walks in his first at bat in the Phils’ 5 – 3 win over Cincinnati, giving him 100 free passes for the season. He is the third Phillie to reach the mark this year, making them the first National League team ever to have such a trio.
1995:
Cal Ripken ties Lou Gehrig’s all-time mark by appearing in his 2,130th consecutive game. The Orioles shut out the Angels behind Scott Erickson by a score of 8 – 0.
The Astros defeat the Reds, 10 – 1, in a game marked by a bench-clearing brawl that will lead to suspensions for Xavier Hernandez (8 games), Doug Drabek (5), Pat Borders (5), Ron Gant (4), Davey Johnson (2), and Terry Collins (2). Intentional walks backfire twice for Cincy. Ahead 1 – 0, they walk Jeff Bagwell in the 3rd (with Craig Biggio on second base and one out) and Mike Simms homers. Undeterred, the Reds give a free pass to pinch-hitter Dave Magadan in the 7th (with men on second and third base and one out) and the score just 4 – 1. Derrick May then hits a grand slam.
1997 – OF Deion Sanders leaves the Reds to join the Dallas Cowboys for the remainder of the season. Sanders is leading the National League in stolen bases with 56, but will be overtaken by Pittsburgh’s Tony Womack.
1998:
Giants outfielder Barry Bonds sets a new National League mark reaching base in 15 consecutive plate appearances. His five singles, two doubles, two homers and six walks during the streak breaks Dodger Pedro Guerrero’s mark of 14 established in 1983. Armando Rios hits home runs for his first two major league hits. Expos’ third baseman Shane Andrews accomplished the same feat on April 27 and 28 in 1995.
Mark McGwire slugs his 60th home run of the season to become the third player in history to reach the milestone, after Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. The 1st-inning blast off lefty Dennys Reyes helps the Cards on their way to a 7 – 0 blanking of the Reds.
Sammy Sosa hits home run #58 in Chicago’s 8 – 4 win over the Pirates, as the Cubs maintain their lead in the race for the wild card spot.
1999 – The Reds, by hitting five home runs in a 9 – 7 victory over the Phillies, establish a major league record homering 14 times in two games.
2002:
Texas pounds Baltimore, 11 – 2, as SS Alex Rodriguez homers twice to give him 50 for the year. He becomes the fifth player in history to record successive 50-home run seasons.
Anaheim beats Tampa Bay, 10 – 1, as OF Garret Anderson homers twice and drives home seven runs.
2007 – The Reds beat the Mets, 7 – 0. Brandon Phillips hits his 28th home run of the year, coming in the 1st inning against John Maine with Alex Gonzalez aboard. This gives him the record for a Cincinnati Reds second baseman, surpassing Joe Morgan’s 27 in 1976. In his third major league start, Tom Shearn tosses six scoreless frames for the win, while Reds 1B Joey Votto homers in his first major league start.
2008:
Derek Lowe and Chan-ho Park combine on a two-hit shutout of the Diamondbacks to move Los Angeles within a half-game of first place in the NL West. Andre Ethier goes 5 for 5 with five RBI in the 7 – 0 win.
Brandon Morrow of the Mariners does not allow a hit until two outs in the 8th in his major league debut. Wilson Betemit spoils the no-hit bid as Morrow tops the Yankees, 3 – 1.
2009 – A great start by Ross Ohlendorf goes to waste as Pittsburgh loses to St. Louis, 2 – 1, in ten innings. Ohlendorf strikes out the side on 9 pitches in the 7th and allows only an unearned run in eight innings of work. Albert Pujols ends the game with a homer off Matt Capps, only the second pinch homer of his career.
2010:
The Blue Jays end the Yankees’ eight-game winning streak with a 7 – 3 win at New Yankee Stadium. Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill hit two-run homers to give the Jays an early lead and Brett Cecil outpitches Phil Hughes for the win. But the Rays can’t take advantage of the rare loss, as they lose, 8 – 7, to Baltimore in spite of four homers, including a two-run pinch homer by Rocco Baldelli in his return to his original team.
The Rangers see a potential game-winning rally ended by a rare call of coach’s interference in the 9th inning of their game against the Twins. Trailing by four entering the inning, Texas rallies for three runs, but Michael Young is called out at third base to end the game by umpire Alfonso Marquez, who rules that coach Dave Anderson touched Young in ordering him to stop at the bag on Vladimir Guerrero’s infield single. Without the ruling, slugger Nelson Cruz would have batted with the bases loaded, but instead the Twins walk away with a 6 – 5 win after the Rangers argue the call to no avail.
The Padres fall, 4 – 2, to the Rockies. They become the second team to lose ten straight games while in first place the whole time, following the 1932 Pirates.
In the Carolina League, Kinston P Marty Popham takes a perfect game into the 7th inning and combines with two relievers on a ten-inning 1 – 0 no-hitter over the Potomac Nationals. Popham strikes out six consecutive batters at one point, before a walk ends the perfect game bid. Chris Jones pitches two hitless innings to earn the win, and after Kinston scores a run in the top of the 10th, Cory Burns records his league-leading 30th save with a perfect inning.
At age 63, Bill Lee is the winner, giving up two runs in 5 1/3 innings in a one-game comeback for the Brockton Rox, who prevail, 7 – 3, over the Worcester Tornadoes in the Can-Am Association. The “Spaceman” is likely the oldest pitcher to win a professional game; he had never ceased pitching in amateur and semi-pro leagues after retiring from the major leagues in 1982.
2011:
Rookie Zach Stewart takes a perfect game into the 8th inning against the Twins, before Danny Valencia leads off the frame with a double. Stewart allows no other baserunner, settling for a complete game one-hit shutout win, 4 – 0, for the White Sox to complete a doubleheader sweep. The Pale Hose win the opener, 2 – 1, behind the pitching of Philip Humber, who tosses seven scoreless innings.
Joey Terdoslavich hits his 52nd double of the season, off Jake Petricka, in a 4 – 3 Lynchburg Hillcats win over the Winston-Salem Dash. Terdoslavich breaks Woody Fair’s 65-year-old record for doubles in a Carolina League season.
Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee records his sixth shutout of the season in beating Atlanta, 9 – 0. Lee also reaches 200 strikeouts for the first time of his career as he strikes out six and walks none.
2012:
Gio Gonzalez wins his 18th game of the year when the Nationals hit six homers for a second consecutive game, although he does not need such generosity, hurling seven scoreless innings. The Nats beat the Cubs, 9 – 1. The Mets’ R.A. Dickey also picks up his 18th win in beating the Cardinals, 6 -2. The two pitchers are tied for the major league lead in wins.
P Brandon McCarthy of the A’s is hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Angels’ Erick Aybar in the 4th inning. He walks off the mound under his own power, but suffers a fractured skull and will undergo successful surgery for an epidural hemorrhage, a potentially life-threatening condition.
2013 – The Red Sox win a wild 9 – 8 game over the Yankees. Trailing 7 – 2 in the 7th, the Yankees take the lead with a six-run inning, but Boston ties the game in the top of the 9th when Mike Napoli starts a rally with two out and nobody on against Mariano Rivera. Quintin Berry is inserted as a pinch-runner and promptly steals second and moves to third on C Austin Romine’s wild throw, before Stephen Drew’s single drives him in to tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, Alfonso Soriano is thrown out in an ill-fated steal attempt. Jacoby Ellsbury singles and steals second in the 10th before Shane Victorino drives him in for the deciding run. Craig Breslow is the winner over Joba Chamberlain.
2014:
Rangers manager Ron Washington announces he is stepping down for the remainder of the season in order to attend to a personal matter. Bench coach Tim Bogar takes over on an interim basis. The Rangers have the worst record in the majors and have already set a record for most players and pitchers used in a season.
The Diamondbacks fire General Manager Kevin Towers after four years on the job.
Masahiro Yamamoto becomes the oldest player to start a game, pitch in a game, bat in a game and strike out a batter in Nippon Pro Baseball history. At age 49 years and 25 days, the Chunichi Dragons veteran pitches five shutout innings with five hits and one walk before being pinch-hit for by Takeru Furumoto, who was born after Yamamoto had won 24 NPB games and 13 US minor league games over five years. Yamamoto and four relievers combine to blank the Hanshin Tigers, 6 – 0.
2016 – Having finished in the top three in the first six Women’s Baseball World Cups, the US fails to make the top-six round of the 2016 Women’s Baseball World Cup. They drop a 10 – 2 game to Australia as 17-year-old Abbey Kelly allows two hits in 6 1/3 IP and Jacinda Barclay closes it out; Tammy McMillan drives in four and Tahnee Lovering has three hits, two runs and a RBI. The US, Australia and Taiwan finish tied atop their pool at 2-1, but the US loses the run differential tie-breaker; they only needed to avoid losing by more than four runs to advance. Instead, they move to the consolation round. The US tries several of its top pitchers, including two with experience in the male independent leagues (Kelsie Whitmore and 2015 Pan American Games ace Stacy Piagno) and opening game winner Meggie Meidlinger; only Jade Gortarez (1 R in 3 IP) is able to slow Australia’s offense.
2017:
The New York Times reports that the Red Sox are being investigated for possible sign-stealing during a series against their eternal rivals the Yankees last month. The team’s assistant athletic trainer is suspected of having used a smart watch to capture signs and relay them to players on the field. While trying to decode the other team’s signs is a long-standing tradition in baseball, using any type of electronic equipment to do so is strictly prohibited. It will later be revealed that the Astros are using an even-more sophisticated system to do the same thing.
Taiwan crushes South Korea, 17 – 0, at the 2017 Women’s Baseball Asian Cup as Chiao-Yun Huang and Min-Hua Chen throw a four-inning mercy rule perfect game. Hsing-Yeh Tsai and Chien-Fan Chen each drive in three and both Chen and Chia-Hui Yang score three.
Dennis Sarfate sets a new Nippon Pro Baseball record for saves when the Softbank Hawks closer notches his 47th of the year. Already having set the Pacific League record and broken it twice, he tops the record shared by Hitoki Iwase and Kyuji Fujikawa.
2018:
Trevor Story of the Rockies hits three homers in a 5 – 3 win over the Giants. His second long ball, off Andrew Suarez in the 4th, travels an estimated 505 feet, making it the longest homer measured since the introduction of Statcast.
Unipolsai Bologna wins the 2018 Italian Series, three games to one, over Parmaclima; it is no surprise after a 26-2 regular season and 3-0 sweep in the semifinals for Bologna. Osman Marval wins Series MVP for the second time in three years. This game is close, as Parma rallies from a 2 – 0 deficit in the 8th and 3 – 1 in the 9th. In the 11th, Giuseppe Mazzanti singles off Ulfrido García to score Kevin Moesquit with the winner. Murilo Gouvea gets the win.
2019 – Ten-year minor league veteran Brian Moran makes his debut for the Marlins against the Pirates, entering the game with his team trailing 5 – 2 in the 4th. The second batter he faces is his brother Colin, and he catches him looking at strike three with a full count for his first major league strikeout. He pitches a scoreless inning and the Marlins rally for four runs in the top of the 5th, so he ends up being credited for the 10 – 7 win as the lead lasts until the end of the game.
2021 – Trailing 5 – 2 in the bottom of the 9th against the Cardinals, the Brewers end up 6 – 5 winners thanks to a walk-off grand slam by Daniel Vogelbach off closer Alex Reyes.
2022 – On a rainy afternoon at Camden Yards, the Blue Jays sweep the Orioles in a Labor Day doubleheader, 7 – 3 and 8 – 4, to increase their lead for the final postseason berth in the AL to four and half games over Baltimore. Bo Bichette is the hero of the day, with three hits in the opener and his first career three-homer game in the nitecap, driving in a total of seven runs over the two games.
2023:
Giancarlo Stanton hits the 400th home run of his career off José Cisnero in the 6th inning to break a 1 – 1 tie and lead the Yankees to a 5 – 1 win over the Tigers. Having needed 1,520 games to reach the mark makes him the fourth fastest in history following Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez.
José Altuve clubs three home runs in the first three innings to lead Houston to a 14 – 1 demolition of Texas, a performance that also gives him five long balls over the last two games, tying the major league record. Having gone deep in the 9th inning of yesterday’s game, he is the first player since at least 1961 to homer in four consecutive innings
Births[edit]
1856 – Jimmy Knowles, infielder (d. 1912)
1856 – Tug Thompson, outfielder (d. 1938)
1857 – Henry Lucas, owner (d. 1910)
1859 – Gene Vadeboncoeur, catcher (d. 1893)
1861 – Jim Davis, infielder (d. 1921)
1864 – Billy Palmer, pitcher (d. 1933)
1869 – Ed Stein, pitcher (d. 1928)
1872 – Al Orth, pitcher (d. 1948)
1873 – Bill Carrick, pitcher (d. 1932)
1874 – Andy Boswell, pitcher (d. 1936)
1874 – Nap Lajoie, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1959)
1876 – Pete LePine, outfielder (d. 1949)
1882 – Jules Kustus, outfielder (d. 1916)
1883 – Lefty Leifield, pitcher (d. 1970)
1886 – Ody Abbott, outfielder (d. 1933)
1889 – Bill Chambers, pitcher (d. 1962)
1889 – Bingo DeMoss, infielder; manager (d. 1965)
1892 – Cap Crowell, pitcher (d. 1962)
1893 – Don Rader, infielder (d. 1983)
1895 – Ted Jourdan, infielder (d. 1961)
1896 – Gil Gallagher, infielder (d. 1957)
1898 – Admiral Walker, pitcher (d. 2001)
1899 – Max Bishop, infielder (d. 1962)
1900 – Ike Kamp, pitcher (d. 1955)
1900 – Merv Shea, catcher (d. 1953)
1905 – Danny Musser, infielder (d. 2000)
1908 – Bill McGhee, infielder (d. 1984)
1909 – Red Porter, minor league player (d. ????)
1911 – Buddy Hassett, infielder (d. 1997)
1915 – Bob Maier, infielder (d. 1993)
1915 – Leon Stewart, pitcher (d. 1969)
1916 – Ernie White, pitcher (d. 1974)
1919 – Ray Goolsby, outfielder (d. 1999)
1919 – Tom Jordan, catcher (d. 2019)
1920 – Gene Bearden, pitcher (d. 2004)
1920 – Kuniyoshi Niidome, NPB outfielder
1921 – Vince Shupe, infielder (d. 1962)
1922 – Ann Cindric, AAGPBL player (d. 2010)
1926 – Leonard Shecter, writer (b. 1974)
1929 – Billy Ray Haggins, Negro League outfielder
1930 – Wayne Belardi, infielder (d. 1993)
1934 – Kazuo Katsuramoto, NPB outfielder
1935 – Tom Patton, catcher (d. 2025)
1935 – Jim Walton, coach (d. 2023)
1936 – Bill Mazeroski, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2026)
1937 – Karl Kuehl, , manager (d. 2008)
1938 – Shunichi Sakaguchi, NPB pitcher
1940 – Fujio Danno, NPB pitcher
1942 – Reiji Iishii, NPB outfielder
1943 – Dave Morehead, pitcher (d. 2025)
1946 – Teruo Suzuki, NPB outfielder
1955 – Gil Patterson, pitcher
1956 – Tom Hallion, umpire
1956 – Art Miles, minor league infielder
1959 – Don Berti, minor league catcher
1959 – Jamie Nelson, catcher
1960 – Warren Bachmann, minor league infielder (d. 2003)
1960 – Tim Birtsas, pitcher
1960 – John Christensen, outfielder
1960 – Chris Green, pitcher
1960 – Candy Maldonado, outfielder
1961 – Tom Dozier, pitcher
1961 – Kevin Ford, Bahamas national team player
1962 – Hsuan-Chi Chen, CPBL pitcher
1963 – Jeff Brantley, pitcher; All-Star
1964 – Ron Rightnowar, pitcher
1965 – Jeff Baldwin, outfielder
1965 – Rob Richie, outfielder
1970 – Fernando Oda, Brazilian national team pitcher
1970 – Mike Potts, pitcher
1971 – Brian Bevil, pitcher
1971 – Lorenzo De La Cruz, minor league outfielder
1971 – Nelson Lara, minor league pitcher
1972 – Jimmy Haynes, pitcher
1973 – Justin Atchley, pitcher
1973 – Ruslan Deykun, Ukrainian national team infielder
1974 – Andy Barkett, outfielder
1974 – Calvin Maduro, pitcher
1975 – Rod Barajas, catcher, manager
1975 – Randy Choate, pitcher
1975 – Corey Hart, minor league infielder
1975 – Wen-Mao Liu, CPBL pitcher
1977 – Jason Hart, outfielder
1977 – Tydus Meadows, minor league outfielder
1978 – Matt Watson, outfielder
1978 – Rob Pugmire, minor league player
1979 – Cliff Bartosh, pitcher
1979 – Kei Hashimoto, minor league pitcher
1979 – Tommy Marx, minor league pitcher
1979 – Mike Nicolas, minor league pitcher
1979 – Ryan Spilborghs, outfielder
1980 – Delvis Candelario, Dominican national team pitcher
1980 – Bo Hall, minor league pitcher
1980 – Chin-Fu Hu, CPBL infielder
1981 – Travis Ezi, minor league outfielder
1982 – Jino Gonzalez, minor league pitcher
1983 – Maikel Cáceres, Cuban league infielder
1983 – Chris Young, outfielder; All-Star
1984 – Thomas Incaviglia, minor league outfielder
1985 – Tyler Colvin, outfielder
1985 – Danny Lehmann, coach
1985 – Blake Ochoa, minor league catcher
1986 – Eric Gonzalez, minor league pitcher
1986 – Guochen Hao, China Baseball League catcher
1986 – Yusuke Inoue, NPB pitcher
1987 – Scott Barnes, pitcher
1987 – Masato Fukae, NPB outfielder
1987 – Michael Mehlich, minor league pitcher
1987 – Kyle Smith, minor league pitcher
1988 – Anderson Hidalgo, minor league infielder
1988 – Kisho Kagami, NPB pitcher
1988 – Nick McCully, minor league pitcher
1989 – Nick Maronde, pitcher
1989 – Kyosuke Takagi, NPB pitcher
1989 – Zach Walters, infielder
1990 – Robbe De Jongh, First Division pitcher
1990 – Reed Gragnani, minor league infielder
1991 – Yuta Iwasada, NPB pitcher
1991 – Michael Peoples, minor league pitcher
1991 – Muhammad Rauf-Ur-Raheem, Pakistani national team catcher
1993 – Kaukun Aoyama, Thai national team player
1993 – Kiengkai Aoyama, Thai national team player
1993 – Pablo Reyes, outfielder
1993 – Gian Rizzo, minor league pitcher
1993 – Blake Trahan, infielder
1994 – Luis Miranda, minor league pitcher
1995 – Po-Wei Lai, Taiwan national team pitcher
1995 – Jason Martin, outfielder
1995 – Jake Rosenberg, Israeli national team outfielder
1996 – Jarren Duran, outfielder; All-Star
1996 – Shogo Furusawa, scout
1996 – Ruar Verkerk, minor league infielder
1997 – Andrés Angulo, minor league catcher
1997 – Steven Kwan, outfielder; All-Star
1998 – Logan Allen, pitcher
1998 – Blake Dunn, outfielder
1998 – Ryuhei Kuki, NPB catcher
1999 – Randy Rodríguez, pitcher; All-Star
2000 – Anthony García, NPB outfielder
2000 – Rece Hinds, outfielder
2001 – Chih-Hsuan Wang, CPBL pitcher
Deaths[edit]
1895 – Daniel Stansbury, pre-MLB player (b. ~1826)
1909 – Bill Popp, pitcher (b. 1877)
1912 – Tug Arundel, catcher (b. 1862)
1918 – Fred Erby, umpire (b. 1845)
1920 – Jerry Turbidy, infielder (b. 1852)
1923 – Dots Miller, infielder (b. 1886)
1925 – Emil Huhn, infielder (b. 1892)
1933 – Tom Finley, infielder (b. 1903)
1946 – J.J. Lane, minor league pitcher (b. 1888)
1943 – George Ferguson, pitcher (b. 1883)
1947 – Bill Ludwig, catcher (b. 1882)
1950 – George Dalrymple, minor league outfielder (b. 1872)
1951 – Jim Keesey, infielder (b. 1902)
1953 – Home Run Johnson, Negro League infielder and manager (b. 1872)
1954 – Maurice Archdeacon, outfielder (b. 1897)
1962 – Carl Kott, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1908)
1962 – Knotty Lee, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1887)
1962 – John Potts, outfielder (b. 1887)
1964 – Fred Stem, infielder (b. 1885)
1966 – Frank Withrow, catcher (b. 1891)
1967 – Jack Tising, pitcher (b. 1903)
1968 – Cecil Grigg, college coach (b. 1891)
1969 – Harry O’Neill, pitcher (b. 1897)
1973 – Chick Davies, pitcher (b. 1892)
1973 – Jack Fournier, infielder (b. 1892)
1976 – Jim O’Neill, infielder (b. 1893)
1982 – Tom Hurd, pitcher (b. 1924)
1983 – Sam Woods, pitcher (b. 1920)
1987 – Takeo Akuta, NPB manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1903)
1991 – Loyd Christopher, outfielder (b. 1919)
1992 – Ron Davis, outfielder (b. 1941)
1992 – Billy Herman, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1909)
1994 – Hank Aguirre, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1931)
1997 – Mike Diebolt, minor league pitcher (b. 1974)
2000 – Zanvyl Krieger, owner (b. 1906)
2003 – Harley Grossman, pitcher (b. 1930)
2008 – John DiMartino, minor league pitcher (b. 1932)
2009 – Stan Hyman, college coach (b. ~1959)
2013 – Maurice Lerner, minor league infielder (b. 1935)
2014 – Ken Shepard, minor league executive (b. ~1965)
2017 – Jerome Mileur, minor league owner (b. 1934)
2017 – Tom Wright, outfielder (b. 1923)
2018 – Dick Lane, outfielder (b. 1927)
2019 – Frank Alfano, minor league infielder (b. 1948)
2019 – Tom Phoebus, pitcher (b. 1942)
2019 – Mary Rini, AAGPBL pitcher (b. 1925)
2019 – Wally Westlake, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1920)
2020 – José Baldiris, Colombian national team outfielder (b. 1930)
2021 – Paul Kirsch, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1956)
2022 – Mark Littell, pitcher (b. 1953)
2025 – Davey Johnson, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1943)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Saturday, Sept. 5
AUTO RACING
6:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza Italy
10 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza Italy
1 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
3 p.m.
FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Qualifying, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
4:30 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
6:30 p.m.
FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Monterey – Race 1, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
7:30 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Fleetio 200 – The Chase, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.
8 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Final Practice, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — East Carolina at Alabama
ACCN — New Hampshire at Syracuse
CBSSN — Bryant at Army
ESPN — Oregon St. at Houston
ESPNU — Liberty at James Madison
FOX — North Texas at Indiana
FS1 — Ohio at Nebraska
TNT — Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
12:30 p.m.
CW — Miami (Ohio) at Pittsburgh
12:45 p.m.
SECN — Kent St. at South Carolina
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Baylor vs. Auburn, Atlanta
ACCN — Tulane at Duke
CBS — Boise St. at Oregon
CBSSN — Towson at Navy
ESPN — Texas St. at Texas
FOX — Boston College at Cincinnati
FS1 — Marshall at Penn St.
3:45 p.m.
ESPNU — Oklahoma St. at Tulsa
4:15 p.m.
BTN — N. Illinois at Iowa
SECN — N. Alabama at Arkansas
6 p.m.
USA — Wyoming at Colorado St.
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Idaho St. at Utah St.
ESPN — Missouri St. at Texas A&M
FS1 — Abilene Christian at Texas Tech
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Clemson at LSU
ACCN — VMI at Virginia Tech
ESPNU — Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi St.
NBC — W. Michigan at Michigan
PEACOCK — W. Michigan at Michigan
7:45 p.m.
SECN — FAU at Florida
8 p.m.
BTN — Regional Coverage: Hampton at Maryland OR S. Dakota St. at Northwestern
9:30 p.m.
USA — Portland St. at San Diego St.
10 p.m.
CW — UNLV at Hawaii
FS1 — Cent. Michigan at New Mexico
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — W. Kentucky at Nevada
ESPN — UCLA at California
GOLF
3:30 a.m.
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
9 a.m.
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
4 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Omega European Masters, Third Round, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland (taped)
3 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
HORSE RACING
4 p.m.
NBC — TBA
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
MLBN — TBA
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Houston (7:15 p.m.) OR N.Y. Yankees at San Diego (7:15 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Newcastle United
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Nottingham Forest
USA — English Premier League: Coventry City at Manchester City
Noon
CBS — Serie A: TBA
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Hull City
USA — Bundesliga: Bayern Munich at Schalke 04
7 a.m.
ESPN2 — Bundesliga: TBA
TENNIS
11 a.m.
ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Third Round, New York
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Third Round, New York
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Sunday, Sept. 6
AUTO RACING
9 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Pirelli Gran Premio d’Italia 2026, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza Italy
12:30 p.m.
FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Monterey – Race 2, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
2:30 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: INDYCAR Grand Prix of Monterey, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
5 p.m.
USA — Nascar Cup Series: Cook Out Southern 500 – The Chase, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
12:30 p.m.
ACCN — Princeton at North Carolina
2 p.m.
ACCN — Northwestern at Boston College
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ESPN2 — Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M
3 p.m.
ESPN — SC State at Florida A&M
4 p.m.
NBC — Washington St. at Washington
NFLN — Albany St. (Ga.) vs. Johnson C. Smith, Canton, Ohio
PEACOCK — Washington St. at Washington
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Louisville vs. Mississippi, Nashville, Tenn.
NBC — Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, Green Bay, Wis.
PEACOCK — Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, Green Bay, Wis.
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — Michigan at Notre Dame
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
ESPNU — Stanford at Santa Clara
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ABC — Louisville at Texas
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Indiana at Tennessee
7 p.m.
FOX — Kentucky vs. Penn St., Chicago
9 p.m.
FOX — Missouri vs. Nebraska, Chicago
CYCLING
8:30 a.m.
NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 15
GOLF
3 a.m.
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
8:30 a.m.
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
3 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Omega European Masters, Final Round, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland (taped)
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
NBC — Atlanta at Philadelphia (1:10 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Atlanta at Philadelphia (1:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — TBA
6 p.m.
NBCSN — Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (6:20 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (6:20 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: TBA
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Arsenal
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
2 p.m.
CBS — NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham at Denver
4 p.m.
CBS — NWSL: Washington at Portland
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — NWSL: San Diego at Seattle
TENNIS
11 a.m.
ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Round of 16, New York
3 p.m.
ABC — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Round of 16, New York
7 p.m.
ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Round of 16, New York
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