“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
SATURDAY
EVANSVILLE REITZ 55 TRI-WEST 27
GIBSON SOUTHERN 37 ST. PIUS (MO.) 21
HAMMOND NOLL 55 BOWMAN ACADEMY 32
RIVERTON PARKE 47 TRI 12
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
SATURDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=8/29/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
SATURDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=8/29/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
SATURDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=8/29/2026
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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
SATURDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=8/29/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
CUBS 17, REDS 5
RED SOX 6, YANKEES 0 (GAME 1)
YANKEES 9, RED SOX 2 (GAME 2)
METS 6, ASTROS 2
WHITE SOX 3, TWINS 2
TIGERS 2, DODGERS 1
NATIONALS 5, MARLINS 4 (10 INNINGS)
BRAVES 2, ROCKIES 1
BLUE JAYS 4, MARINERS 3
PIRATES 6, CARDINALS 2
DIAMONDBACKS 7, GIANTS 1 (GAME 1)
GIANTS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2 (GAME 2)
ROYALS 8, GUARDIANS 3
RAYS 7, PADRES 6
ORIOLES 5, ATHLETICS 3
BREWERS 5, RANGERS 3
PHILLIES 4, ANGELS 2 (10 INNINGS)
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
COLUMBUS 7 INDIANAPOLIS 4
DAYTON 7 FT. WAYNE 3
SOUTH BEND 7 WISCONSIN 6
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
LIBERTY 85 SKY 66
MERCURY 101 TEMPO 69
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
SEATTLE 2 CHICAGO 2
CHARLOTTE 2 ATLANTA 0
DC UNITED 0 LAFC 0
MIAMI 7 MONTREAL 1
PHILADELPHIA 3 NY RED BULLS 1
TORONTO 1 NY CITY 1
HOUSTON 0 SAN JOSE 0
ORLANDO CITY 3 MINNESOTA 3
NASHVILLE 4 CINCINNATI 0
VANCOUVER 3 KANSAS CITY 0
COLORADO 1 SALT LAKE 1
SAN DIEGO 3 LA GALAXY 1
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
NORTH CAROLINA 15, TCU 10 (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND)
DAYTON 43, FAIRMONT STATE 20
ROBERT MORRIS 28, WAGNER 7
ROOSEVELT 44, CHICAGO STATE 28
BUTLER 27, GEORGETOWN (KENTUCKY) 23
SOUTH DAKOTA 59, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 20
VALPARAISO 59, LAWRENCE TECH 13
NO. 14 USC 42, SAN JOSE STATE 26
SOUTHERN 30, ALABAMA STATE 17
UC DAVIS 31, PORTLAND STATE 24
VIRGINIA 34, NC STATE 8
LEHIGH 35, HOLY CROSS 10
RICHMOND 35, BUCKNELL 14
IDAHO STATE 38, VMI 10
WOFFORD 42, THE CITADEL 14
NORTHERN ARIZONA 34, EASTERN WASHINGTON 27
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 33, JACKSONVILLE STATE 7
CAMPBELL 49, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 37
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 23, INDIANA STATE 21
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 87, SAVANNAH STATE 0
EASTERN MICHIGAN 28, SACRAMENTO STATE 17
FLORIDA STATE 34, NEW MEXICO STATE 17
MERCER 23, EAST TEXAS A&M 15
TENNESSEE TECH 38, MONMOUTH 14
LAMAR 21, ABILENE CHRISTIAN 14
WESTERN CAROLINA 45, EASTERN KENTUCKY 21
NORTH ALABAMA 22, SAMFORD 10
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 38, MCNEESE 27
ILLINOIS STATE 76, ST. FRANCIS (IL) 0
STANFORD 37, HAWAI’I 27
HOWARD 31, ALABAMA A&M 24
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 44, UT PERMIAN BASIN 0
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WEEK 1
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK
IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+
LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN
FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX
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 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
LIONS 25 COLTS 16
BEARS 24 TITANS 15
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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
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG (3 HRS), CUBS OVERPOWER REDS
Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his first three-homer game and drove in six runs to power the host Chicago Cubs to a 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Crow-Armstrong increased his team-leading homer total to 36 with a solo shot in the first inning, a two-run blast in the second and a three-run homer in the seventh. Carson Kelly added a three-run homer and an RBI double for Chicago. Seiya Suzuki belted a two-run homer while Alex Bregman also went deep and added an RBI single as both players finished with three hits.
Tyrone Taylor matched Crow-Armstrong with four of the Cubs’ 19 hits and Nico Hoerner added an RBI single to help the team snap a three-game losing skid. The power display backed Kevin Gausman (8-11), who allowed five runs on six hits in five innings.
Cincinnati rookie Sal Stewart belted a two-run shot for his team-leading 30th homer of the season. Eugenio Suarez also had a two-run homer and JJ Bleday added a sacrifice fly for the Reds, who lost for the 10th time in 15 games.
Red Sox 6, Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Rookie Jake Bennett pitched six strong innings and visiting Boston piled on during a four-run ninth inning against New York.
Bennett (9-6) allowed three hits in his fourth career scoreless start. He struck out seven without a walk and has allowed one run on six hits in 12 1/3 innings during his two starts against the Yankees.
Wilyer Abreu homered in the first inning against New York starter Carlos Rodon (4-3), Adley Rutschman enjoyed his first three-hit game with the Red Sox and Andruw Monasterio added a two-run double to lead Boston.
Yankees 9, Red Sox 2 (Game 2)
Ben Rice capped New York’s five-run eighth inning with a two-run single during a three-RBI night as it evened the season series with a doubleheader split against visiting Boston.
The Yankees had seven hits in the eighth and 13 in the game after totaling just seven across the first two games of the series. New York actually took control during a three-run third inning off Brayan Bello (5-7). With the win, the Yankees moved three games ahead of the Red Sox for the American League’s top wild-card spot.
New York starter Max Fried held Boston to one run on three hits in 3 2/3 innings in his return from the injured list due to a bone bruise in his left elbow.
Mets 6, Astros 2
Nolan McLean tossed seven innings of two-hit ball and earned the win for host New York, which beat Houston in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series.
Juan Soto returned from the injured list after sitting out five weeks due to strained left calf and went 1-for-4 with the tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth for the Mets. Jared Young had three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run triple to close out the fifth-inning rally, as New York improved to 14-11 this month.
Yordan Alvarez homered and had a sacrifice fly for the American League West-leading Astros, who fell to 3-2 on their New York road trip.
White Sox 3, Twins 2
Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in Minneapolis as Chicago extended its win streak to four games.
Benintendi’s three hits marked the only hits of the day for the White Sox. Josh Bell and Walker Jenkins each went 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Twins and Luke Keaschall added a double.
Chicago right-hander Erick Fedde (7-8) earned the win after holding Minnesota to two runs on three hits in five innings. Jenkins notched his first career RBI on a groundout in the second inning.
Tigers 2, Dodgers 1
Kevin McGonigle delivered a bases-loaded single in the ninth to drive in the winning run as host Detroit edged Los Angeles to even their three-game series.
Javier Baez scored both runs for the Tigers, who had lost eight of their previous nine games. Gleyber Torres drove in the other run for Detroit. Kenley Jansen (4-5) picked up the win in relief. Starter Keider Montero gave up one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Freddie Freeman drove in the lone run as the Dodgers lost for the fourth time in five games. The loss spoiled a strong outing by starter Blake Snell, who gave up one run and three hits in five innings while striking out 10.
Nationals 5, Marlins 4 (10 innings)
Dylan Crews’ two-out bases-loaded single in the 10th lifted host Washington to its first walk-off win of the season.
Crews lined an 0-1 four-seam fastball from Michael Petersen (3-4) into right-center field for his first career walk-off hit. Heriberto Hernandez homered for Miami, which has lost four of its last five.
Nationals starter Cade Cavalli left the game after taking a liner off his right calf with two out in the fourth. He recovered to throw Javier Sanoja out at first to end the half inning but limped to the dugout.
Braves 2, Rockies 1
Michael Harris II laced a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to help streaking Atlanta top visiting Colorado for its sixth straight win.
Brent Suter (2-2) threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the Braves, while Jaden Hill (0-3) took the loss after allowing Harris’ double among three hits in his one-inning relief appearance.
Willi Castro plated the Rockies’ lone run on a two-out run-scoring single in the sixth. Colorado’s Ryan Feltner was scratched from his scheduled start due to illness.
Blue Jays 4, Mariners 3
Alejandro Kirk singled in the go-ahead run in a two-run sixth, Jose Soriano pitched seven effective innings and host Toronto defeated Seattle.
Soriano (11-7) allowed three runs, five hits and two walks while striking out six. Louis Varland pitched the ninth to earn his 31st save. Cal Raleigh hit a solo home run for the Mariners, who led 3-0 after four innings.
The Blue Jays took a 4-3 lead in the sixth against Jose Ferrer (4-3). Charles McAdoo and Myles Straw walked. Brett Bateman grounded an RBI single with two outs that found a hole through the left side of the infield. Kirk’s single to right scored the go-ahead run.
Pirates 6, Cardinals 2
Rookie slugger Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run home run for visiting Pittsburgh, which effectively used six pitchers in a bullpen game to beat St. Louis and even their three-game series.
Brandon Lowe added a solo homer in the first inning for the Pirates, who overcame three straight errors at one point in the game. Right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6) earned the victory by allowing an unearned run and one hit in 3 1/3 relief innings.
Jacob Gonzalez hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the fourth and Flores made it 5-1 with two outs in the fifth with his seventh homer of the season off left-hander Brycen Mautz (0-1).
Diamondbacks 7, Giants 1 (Game 1)
Merrill Kelly combined with two relievers on a four-hitter, Lars Nootbaar broke a scoreless deadlock with a seventh-inning, pinch-hit grand slam and Arizona beat San Francisco in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Kelly (9-12) called it a day after seven shutout innings in which he allowed just a pair of singles and four walks. The right-hander struck out seven. Brandyn Garcia wrapped up the Diamondbacks’ seventh win in their last 10 games with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Making his third big-league start, Giants rookie left-hander Matt Wilkinson (0-2) was charged with two of the runs. He limited Arizona to three hits in his six-plus innings, with two walks and four strikeouts.
Giants 7, Diamondbacks 2 (Game 2)
Bryce Eldridge matched career highs with four hits and four RBIs, Rafael Devers drove in two runs with a pair of singles, and host San Francisco salvaged a doubleheader split with Arizona in the nightcap.
Making his major league debut after a promotion from Double-A Richmond, Giants right-hander Yunior Marte worked 4 2/3 innings, limiting the Diamondbacks to one run and three hits. Reiver Sanmartin (2-0), who relieved Marte with two outs in the fifth with the game tied at 1-1, was credited with the win after facing just one batter, striking out Game 1 hero Lars Nootbaar.
Arizona rookie left-hander Mitch Bratt (1-3) was charged with three runs on three hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Royals 8, Guardians 3
Josh Rojas hit a two-run homer and tied his career high with four RBIs as surging Kansas City scored eight unanswered runs to beat host Cleveland and clinch a series win.
Rojas had a two-run single in the sixth inning and added a two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Royals to their 12th win in 13 games. Royals reliever Anthony Gose (1-0) retired all five batters he faced to collect his first victory since June 17, 2022, while pitching for the Guardians.
Cleveland reliever Colin Holderman (6-4) took the loss after recording only one out. He was charged with four runs (three earned) during Kansas City’s breakout sixth. Angel Martinez had a two-run homer off starter Daniel Lynch IV for the Guardians.
Rays 7, Padres 6
Chandler Simpson slashed a tiebreaking, two-out single to cap a four-run, seventh-inning rally, lifting Tampa Bay to a wild win and a series victory over San Diego in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays’ Jonathan Aranda hit a tape-measure home run, and Junior Caminero ripped his 36th to tie Houston’s Yordan Alvarez for the American League lead.
Starting pitcher Nick Martinez allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings with four strikeouts and no walks. Reliever Kevin Kelly (6-3) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, while Bryan Baker recorded his 39th save.
The Padres’ Dustin Harris had three hits, two runs and a stolen base. Ty France had two hits, including his 100th career homer. Manny Machado had two hits and two RBIs. Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3) allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk without retiring a batter.
Orioles 5, Athletics 3
Leody Taveras doubled twice and drove in three runs as Baltimore downed the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
Colton Cowser homered and scored two runs in the second game of the three-game series and Coby Mayo also scored twice for the Orioles. Right-hander Shane Baz (5-14) ended a five-start losing streak by limiting the Athletics to two runs and five hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three.
Seeking his second straight win, A’s starter Jack Perkins (3-10) limited Baltimore to two runs (one earned) and four hits over five innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked four. Carlos Cortes had two hits and an RBI, and Jeff McNeil had two hits and scored a run for the A’s.
Brewers 5, Rangers 3
Jackson Chourio and William Contreras each homered in the first inning and Shane Drohan tossed five solid innings for host Milwaukee, which beat Texas for its fourth straight win.
Drohan (7-5) allowed one run on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts for his first victory since July 31. Luis Lara had two hits and two RBIs for Milwaukee, which won its fourth straight.
Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer as part of a three-hit game for the Rangers, and teammate Cody Freeman went deep for the first time this season.
Phillies 4, Angels 2 (10 innings)
Kyle Schwarber drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop double and Trea Turner added a two-run single to highlight a three-run 10th inning and lead Philadelphia over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Alec Bohm went 2-for-4 with a run scored and Turner had two hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia, which won for the 12th time in its last 14 games. Jhoan Duran (2-4) picked up the win, allowing one unearned run in two innings of relief.
Zach Neto hit a home run for Los Angeles, which finished with just four hits while losing its sixth straight game. Right-hander Trevor Martin (0-1), making his Angels debut after being claimed on waivers from Tampa Bay on Aug. 15, picked up the loss.
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NFL NEWS
TYSON BAGENT, BEARS BLITZ TITANS, 24-15
Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent and wide receiver Zavion Thomas connected on a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago’s opening play and didn’t stop there in a 24-15 win over the Titans in Nashville on Saturday.
Thomas, a rookie third-round pick, made his preseason debut and racked up 140 yards on five receptions with a 39-yard punt return. Bagent was almost perfect as a passer — he completed 16 of 17 throws for 208 yards and two touchdowns — and the Bears (2-1) overcame his fumble on a busted run play in a game that featured mostly reserves in the closing preseason action for both clubs.
On first down from their own 3, Bagent dropped back into the end zone and locked onto Thomas split wide to his right. Thomas hesitated and the Titans’ secondary froze. With the pocket shrinking around him, Bagent let the ball go as Thomas, who was the third-fastest player timed at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, shifted gears. He came back for the underthrown pass, then burst into the open, sprinting down the sideline for the touchdown.
Bears wide receiver Maurice Alexander caught Bagent’s other TD toss and had a game-high seven receptions for 50 yards.
The Bears led 14-9 at halftime. Chicago added Roschon Johnson’s 3-yard touchdown run and a Cairo Santos field goal in the third quarter to push their lead to 24-9. Johnson had 15 carries for 52 yards.
With starting quarterback Cam Ward and backup Mitch Trubisky rested, quarterback Will Levis, fighting for a roster spot ahead of NFL cuts, started for the Titans. He played the entire first half and led three scoring drives (all field goals).
Running back D’Ernest Johnson scored Tennessee’s only touchdown on a 9-yard run with 3:50 to play and celebrated with the “Choppa City Juke,” an homage to former Titans running back Chris Johnson.
Titans kicker Joey Slye made all three of his field goal tries, including a 56-yarder, his fifth this preseason of at least 50 yards.
ALSO:
Offensive tackle Broderick Jones is being acquired by the Dallas Cowboys, who executed a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers in a swap that would also involve three total 2027 draft picks.
Jones, a 2023 first-round pick, has 38 career starts but was working with the reserves in Pittsburgh during the preseason. He played left tackle and right tackle in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers drafted Max Iheanachor at No. 21 overall in April to play right tackle. He’s been competing with Dylan Cook with 2024 first-round pick Troy Fautanu working at left tackle.
Former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, well-versed on the organization’s desire to overstock the offensive line, is entering his first season as Steelers coach.
ESPN reported the trade agreement in place, pending a physical, would send Jones and a 2027 fourth-round pick to the Cowboys for third- and sixth-round picks in the same draft.
Terence Steele was the primary right tackle for the Cowboys last season. Dallas has been pleased with 2024 first-round pick Tyler Guyton in the preseason.
If Jones winds up taking over at right tackle, Dallas could start four first-round picks around center Cooper Beebe.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are acquiring second-year quarterback Quinn Ewers from the Miami Dolphins, according to multiple reports.
The Jaguars are sending the Dolphins their sixth-round pick in 2028, per ESPN.
Ewers was the Dolphins’ seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Texas product went on to appear in four games for the Dolphins last season, including three starts, as he threw for 622 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions that netted an 85.5 passer rating.
The 23-year-old adds depth behind starter Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville. Veteran Nick Mullens, 31, owns a 5-15 record as a starter while Carter Bradley and Joey Aguilar have not taken a regular-season NFL snap.
The Dolphins have three quarterbacks left on their depth chart: offseason acquisition Malik Willis, Cam Miller and Mark Gronowski.
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The Baltimore Ravens are trading defensive tackle C.J. Okoye to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2028 seventh-round draft pick, NFL Network reported on Saturday.
The deal reunites the former NFL International Player Pathway participant with New York coach John Harbaugh, whom Okoye played for in Baltimore last season.
Okoye, 24, played in 13 games (no starts) with the Ravens in 2025, accumulating 15 tackles, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed in his first NFL campaign.
The 6-foot-6, 370-pound Okoye hails from Nigeria. He joined the Los Angeles Chargers through the IPPP in 2023 and spent two seasons on their practice squad.
Linebacker Bobby Okereke is signing a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.
Financial terms were not disclosed for Okereke, who was released by the New York Giants earlier this year in a cost-cutting move.
Okereke, 30, led New York in tackles in two of his three seasons with the team, including 143 stops in 2025 and 149 in 2023.
He added one sack, two interceptions and one fumble recovery in 17 games (all starts) for the Giants in 2025.
Okereke has recorded 805 tackles, 7.5 sacks, seven interceptions and 11 forced fumbles in 110 career games (95 starts) with the Colts (2019-22) and Giants. Indianapolis drafted him in the third round in 2019.
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The Buffalo Bills are releasing punter Mitch Wishnowsky and wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman Jr., ESPN reported Saturday.
Rookie Tommy Doman Jr., a seventh-round draft pick out of Florida, won the punter job in training camp.
Wishnowsky spent six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before his one season with Buffalo in 2025. He averaged 45.3 yards on 38 punts in 13 games.
Hardman won three Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He appeared in just two games for the Bills last season and returned two punts for 4 total yards and gained 61 yards on his one kickoff return.
The deadline for teams to reduce their roster to the 53-player maximum is 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
–The Miami Dolphins announced a dozen players were waived: cornerback Alex Austin; running backs Coleman Bennett and Donovan Edwards; tackle Kevin Cline; edge Seth Coleman-Lyles; tight end Ethan Conner, inside linebackers Stephen Dix Jr. and Jaheim Thomas; defensive linemen Alex Huntley and Cam Rice; safety Louis Moore; wide receiver Theo Wease Jr.
–The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are waiving quarterback Connor Bazelak, who spent part of last season with the team, NBC Sports reported. Also being waived are running back Barika Kpeenu, tight end Kenny Fletcher, guard Nash Hutmacher, defensive tackle Travis Shaw and linebacker John Bullock.
Veteran QB Jake Browning is on the Tampa Bay roster to back up starter Baker Mayfield.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
MICAH FORD, DAVIS WARREN LEAD STANFORD PAST HAWAII IN OPENER
Micah Ford rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, including the go-ahead scoring run with 1:41 remaining, as Stanford registered a 37-27 victory over visiting Hawaii on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Tevarua Tafiti tacked on a 31-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 1:12 left for the Cardinal, who blew a 16-point fourth-quarter lead before eventually leaving the field victorious in head coach Tavita Pritchard’s debut.
Michigan transfer Davis Warren passed for a career-high 310 yards in his Stanford debut. He completed 22 of 34 passes in his first game in nearly 20 months after tearing his right ACL in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl.
Warren tossed a touchdown pass to Atticus Joseph and Charlie Eckhardt blocked a punt for a safety for the Cardinal.
Micah Alejado completed 30 of 50 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns for Hawaii. DeVon Rice scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving), Tama Uiliata had one scoring reception, and Sitani Mikaele added one on the ground for the Rainbow Warriors.
Hawaii had just 122 yards through three quarters and trailed 23-7 in the fourth quarter before coming to life.
The Rainbow Warriors trimmed their deficit in half when Mikaele scored from the 5 to cap a 16-play, 80-yard drive and Uiliata scored the two-point conversion with a double reverse with 12:43 left in the game.
Just over three minutes later, Hawaii moved within two when Alejado tossed an 11-yard scoring pass to Uiliata. The two-point attempt was stymied when Uiliata caught a pass and was stopped short by Darrius Davis.
The next time the Rainbow Warriors had the ball, they moved 90 yards on nine plays. Rice scored on a 29-yard play, catching a short pass in the center of the field at the 25 and veering right and then down the sideline to give Hawaii a 27-23 lead with 4:06 left.
Warren then crisply moved Stanford 62 yards on seven plays with Ford getting in from the 2 to put the Cardinal back ahead. Just 29 seconds later, Tafiti picked up the ball and scored on the game’s lone takeaway after teammate Zach Rowell forced Alejado to fumble.
Earlier, Ford scored from the 2 with 8:37 left in the opening quarter for the first points of the contest.
The Rainbow Warriors tied the score in the second quarter when Rice tallied on a 3-yard jet sweep with 10:18 left in the first half.
Stanford regained the lead three-plus minutes later when Warren connected with Joseph on a 6-yard scoring pass.
Early in the third quarter, Gehrig Heil was standing in his own end zone to punt. Eckhardt broke in free and blocked the ball with his right hand and it bounced out the back of the end zone for the safety and a 16-7 advantage.
Ford’s 2-yard run made it a 16-point lead with 9:51 left in the third quarter.
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Ashton Daniels threw for 202 yards and a touchdown Saturday night while Ousmane Kromah added 115 rushing yards and a TD as Florida State opened its season with a 34-17 win over visiting New Mexico State in Tallahassee.
Daniels, an Auburn transfer, completed 17 of 27 passes with an interception for the Seminoles. They were favored by 31 1/2 points and never trailed but didn’t put the Aggies away until Kromah scored on a 1-yard run with 4:01 left in the game for a three-score lead.
Florida State earned a 419-319 advantage in total yardage.
Trey Hedden hit 26 of 42 passes for 272 yards and two scores for New Mexico State, leaning heavily on TK King and Brodie Malone-Bradford. King caught seven passes for 78 yards and one TD, while Malone-Bradford added six receptions for 96 yards and a score.
The Seminoles initiated scoring at the 3:05 mark of the first quarter on Gabe Panikowski’s 43-yard field goal. Daniels made it 10-0 just 45 seconds into the second quarter, capping a seven-play, 60-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run.
Hedden got the Aggies on the board with 10:49 left in the half, connecting with Malone-Bradford on a 33-yard scoring strike. Daniels took Florida State on a 58-yard drive late in the half, completing it by finding Samuel Singleton Jr. for a 4-yard touchdown pass to make it 17-7 at the break.
Ilya Uvaydov converted a 38-yard field goal with 7:36 left in the third quarter, pulling New Mexico State within 17-10. However, the Seminoles answered with a 51-yard touchdown drive that Singleton finished with a 2-yard run at the 2:09 mark.
Panikowski tacked on a 41-yard field goal with 10:41 remaining in the game for a three-score lead before Hedden and King hooked up for a 34-yard scoring strike with 7:42 on the clock that got the Aggies within 27-17.
New Mexico State couldn’t mount much of a rushing attack, managing just 47 yards on 23 carries. The Aggies also committed eight penalties for 68 yards, to seven for 65 for the Seminoles.
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Beau Pribula threw for two touchdowns and was the leading rusher in his Virginia debut as the Cavaliers opened the season with a 34-8 win over North Carolina State on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
Xavier Brown scored two first-half touchdowns and Will Bettridge booted two field goals of more than 40 yards.
Pribula, who played last year for Missouri, was 9-for-11 for 155 yards in the air and gained 110 yards on the ground on 15 carries.
NC State never got untracked in the Atlantic Coast Conference game, which was originally scheduled to be played in Brazil before organizational and logistical concerns prompted an early-June announcement that it would be relocated.
Despite veteran quarterback CJ Bailey at the helm, the Wolfpack struggled to move the ball. NC State totaled 168 yards of offense.
Bailey was 12-for-23 for 84 yards with an interception.
NC State scored on Will Wilson’s 1-yard run with 4:59 to play in the third quarter and added a two-point conversion to make it 24-8.
Virginia responded with a 23-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that consumed more than 12 minutes, with Xay Davis scoring from 1 yard out.
By halftime, Pribula threw for a touchdown and ran for 80 yards. Bailey completed only six of his 14 first-half passes and was intercepted once.
NC State reached the red zone in the second quarter, but Bailey fumbled on a run.
The scoring began with Bettridge’s 47-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Brown ran in from 1 yard out less than three minutes later, following Brandyn Hillman’s interception of Bailey, which set up the Cavaliers at the NC State 27.
The Cavaliers extended the lead to 17-0 on Pribula’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Brown in the second quarter. Pribula’s 47-yard touchdown pass to Da’Shawn Martin just three plays into the third quarter extended Virginia’s lead to 24-0.
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William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnett had a medical emergency on the sideline during the school’s season opener on Saturday and the school later announced his death.
Barnett, a junior, reportedly experienced seizure-like symptoms during the first quarter of the Division II contest against Fort Lewis College. The game was played on William Jewell’s campus in Liberty, Mo., about 20 miles northeast of Kansas City.
Barnett experienced the emergency at approximately 12:20 p.m. local time. Paramedics from the Liberty Fire Department took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The game was suspended after the medical episode and subsequently canceled.
“William Jewell College and the Liberty, Missouri, community mourn the passing of MicahJo Barnett, junior business administration major and member of Jewell Cardinal Football team and former Liberty North Eagle,” the school wrote on its website. “Our thoughts and prayers are with MicahJo’s family, our students, the Cardinal Football family, and the rest of our community during this time of loss.”
Officials planned a vigil Saturday night on the school’s quad to honor Barnett and his family.
“Our hearts are heavy, and we just appreciate all of the support that we have received from the greater community,” William Jewell interim president Dr. Drew Van Horn said Saturday afternoon.
“I want to say that we appreciate the response that we’ve received from the sheriff’s office, the police department, the EMS department, our school, the physician for the team. Everybody responded so quickly, so well,” Van Horn said.
The athletic department’s X account posted a photo of Barnett with the heading “Forever a Cardinal” and an illustration of a broken heart.
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NASCAR NEWS
RYAN PREECE ADVANCES TO PLAYOFFS ON FIRST CAREER CUP WIN
With Tom Cruise at Daytona International Speedway announcing a sequel to his 1990 stock car racing movie “Days of Thunder,” Ryan Preece proved he was the real top gun on Saturday night.
Needing a win to make the Chase playoffs, the RFK Racing driver outdueled Zane Smith in overtime and advanced to the postseason with a victory in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale, the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The two drivers lined up in Row 1 of the two-lap shootout, and Smith’s No. 38 Ford led at the white flag. However, Preece’s No. 60 took the top spot when Smith tried to block Tyler Reddick and spun, awarding Preece his first win under caution.
Preece, 35, led five laps and won in his 249th career start as Ford was victorious for the fourth straight 400 going back to 2023 at Daytona.
The Connecticut driver needed the 25-point bonus as the race winner to pass Shane van Gisbergen — who finished 27th — to take the 16th and final Chase spot.
He beat the road-racing star by 16 points.
“I’m speechless, but those guys in the 60 group are fighters, and when you put our back to wall, we swing hard,” said Preece. “Two years ago, a lot of keyboard warriors were saying I was nothing, but we kicked their butts tonight.”
Added SVG: “Obviously, you want to be in that Chase and (we) didn’t make it.”
Daniel Suarez, Reddick, Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five. Smith finished 32nd overall as the race went six laps past its slated 160-lap distance.
Racing with a full 40-car field, polesitter Ross Chastain led them to green for the regular-season finale in a 35-lap Stage 1 that marked the first time the drivers raced each other with the new aerodynamic package.
Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet paced the way for three circuits, but Austin Hill’s No. 33 Chevy — the same bowtie the late Kyle Busch put on the pole in February’s Daytona 500 — showed the way until Chris Buescher passed him coming to the white flag.
However, Buescher’s No. 17 crashed coming to the checkers in an incident that also involved Kyle Larson and Buescher’s RFK Racing teammate Preece, who entered the race in 17th, 31 points behind van Gisbergen.
New Zealand’s van Gisbergen won the Stage 1 segment followed by Ty Gibbs, Joey Logano, Erik Jones and Chase Briscoe.
In Stage 2’s 60 laps, the racing became tighter as the cars put more circuits on the tires than the first 35 times around the World Center of Racing. Chase Elliott took the point near the halfway mark of the run, drifting his No. 9 Chevrolet from bottom to top in the high-banked turns.
With 10 laps left, Team Penske’s Fords moved their way to the front with Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney swapping the lead and Logano closely behind. Elliott took the lead with five laps to go.
Yet Blaney passed the 2020 champ and held on to beat Preece. Smith finished third, William Byron fourth and Todd Gilliland fifth.
With only 20 laps remaining in the 160-lapper, Hendrick drivers Byron, Elliott and Larson ran 1-2-3, but they pitted with 18 to go and gave up crucial track position.
The third caution flew with five laps to go when Carson Hocevar turned hard left to make a low pass, spun by himself and wrecked with Jones at the east end of the famous track.
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INDYCAR NEWS
PLENTY OF ACTION ON TAP SUNDAY AFTER RAIN HALTS RACE ONE IN MILWAUKEE
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES could feature 410 laps of racing action Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile after rain Saturday afternoon forced a delay of the completion of the first race of the Snap-on INDYCAR Weekend doubleheader.
The red flag flew over the historic 1.015-mile oval due to rain after 90 of the scheduled 250 laps of the Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250, with Pato O’Ward leading in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. The race will resume at 9 a.m. ET and run the full 250-lap distance or until 10:25 a.m. ET, whichever comes first.
FS1, FOX One and the INDYCAR Radio Network will provide live coverage starting at 9 a.m. ET.
Live coverage of the second race of the doubleheader, the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250, will start as scheduled at 1 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX One and the INDYCAR Radio Network. Reigning and four-time series champion Alex Palou will start on the pole for that 250-lap race in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
The rain that forced the red flag ended, but INDYCAR and track officials determined there was not enough daylight remaining to completely dry the oval, pit lane and access lanes for competition.
The INDY NXT by Firestone race also will start as scheduled at 11 a.m. ET Sunday.
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GOLF NEWS
MICHAEL BLOCK CONTINUES HOT PLAY, GRABS LEAD AT ALLY CHALLENGE
Michael Block ripped an eagle on his opening hole and kept the pressure on Saturday, finishing 7-under-par 65 to grab a two-stroke lead at the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.
Block, perhaps most well known for his top-15 finish at the 2023 PGA Championship, is in pursuit of his first win on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, fresh off a top-five showing last week at the Rogers Charity Classic, another high mark in his career.
Competing on a sponsor exemption, Block knows that continuing to string together strong finishes is doubly important for him.
“Top-10 is huge for me,” Block said. “If I get a top-10, it gets me into the Sanford International in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which has been a huge goal of mine because if I do get that, it will be my seventh start and that would officially put me into the official Charles Schwab Cup money list, which would get me into the Playoffs, which would get me then into Norwood Hills and St. Louis, which is where I’m from … so there’s a lot going on.”
His eagle on the par-5, 563-yard No. 1 provided a splash, but following his big round that left him at 13 under, Block was quick to credit the steadying influence of his son, Ethan, who serves as his caddie.
“Great round, consistent round,” Block said. “My son Ethan, who’s on the bag, is the level-headed human out of my family. It’s a Godsend that he’s on my bag because I’m the least level-headed human being in the world. Glad to have Ethan on the bag, he got me through it.”
Block’s steady play at Warwick Hills was notable, resulting in a bogey-free round. He added birdies on Holes 5, 7, 9, 13 and 16.
To secure his first win, Block will have to hold off a field that includes Rogers-winner and current holder of second-place Steven Alker of New Zealand.
Alker shot a 7-under 65 to match Block, going bogey-free with seven birdies to get to 11 under.
“It was nice. I felt comfortable out there,” Alker said, acknowledging his momentum. “Just start building, start feeling better with my shots, starting to drive it a little bit better. Everything just feels like it’s getting a little bit better.”
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington is three back at 10 under after carding 69. He’s alone in third place.
Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez (69) and Vaughn Taylor (72) are tied for fourth at 9 under.
Four more golfers are tided for sixth at 8 under: Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee (65), Argentina’s Angel Cabrera (68), Chad Campbell (68) and Australia’s Greg Chalmers (69).
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A birdie. A lead. And an ice cream.
China’s Ruoning Yin chipped in a birdie on the final hole Saturday to take the lead at the FM Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.
In the process, she won an ice cream.
“My coach, he told me if I made birdie on the last hole, he will buy my ice cream, and I think we are on 10 right now,” Yin said. “Cookies and cream would be my go-to. Second one is going to be mint chocolate.”
Yin didn’t say which flavor her 4-under-par 68 netted her, but it did give her a one-stroke lead over the field at 12 under.
It also showed resilience. Yin shook off bogeys on Nos. 1 and 4 and countered with birdies on Nos. 2, 6, 9, 12, 16 and finally on 18.
The 23-year-old boasts five career wins, and she has a pair of second-place finishes this year.
“Patience,” Yin said. “I think my coach and I had a deep talk early this week, and I think we both knew that it’s coming. Just, yeah, all I need to do is just be patient and play my game and everything else will come.”
South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim, tied for the lead a day earlier, is now tied for second with fellow South Korean Sei Young Kim at 11 under. Sei Young Kim’s day included five birdies, an eagle and a double bogey as she carded 67. Hyo Joo Kim had four birdies and two bogeys as she recorded a 70.
Hyo Joo Kim lamented her putting while also acknowledging the opportunity still in front of her.
“I just want to make sure I’m getting on the green so I’m able to make those putts tomorrow,” she said.
Somi Lee, also of South Korea, shot a 70 to tie Jenny Bae (72) for fourth, four shots off the lead at 8 under.
Lee spoke about so many South Koreans competing at the top of the leaderboard.
“There are so many players that are good in Korea,” Lee said, “and my hope is that they’re able to come up to the LPGA and compete, and I want to be able to show how good the players in Korea are.”
Friday co-leader Allisen Corpuz had a rough day, shooting a 2-over 74 as she fell into a tie for sixth with five other golfers at 7 under. The other co-leader, Japan’s Miyu Yamashita, shot 75 and fell into a tie for 12th at 6 under.
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ATLANTA — Viktor Hovland and Ryan Gerard are not going away.
They are, however, being chased by some big names with major credentials. Names like Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are right on their heels.
Norway’s Hovland shot a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Gerard after three rounds of the Tour Championship, the finale of the FedEx Cup playoffs, at East Lake Golf Club. Hovland is 15-under 195, and Gerard is 14-under 196 for the tournament heading into Sunday. Hovland, the 2023 Tour Championship winner, holds a three-stroke lead over the remainder of the field.
“It’s pretty bunched up around 11- and 12-under par there,” Hovland said. “I mean, you’ve seen some 62s out there. You can take it low. So, it was nice to get a little bit of distance, especially from the group of guys that are around that number.”
Scheffler is in a group tied for third at 12 under. The four-time major champion and 2024 Tour Championship winner shot a steady 4 under. Australia’s Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg of Sweden and Chris Gotterup are also tied for third. Scott, who made 132 feet worth of putts, and Aberg each shot 5 under.
Scheffler was not concerned with the crowded leaderboard — or with the big names who fill it.
“I won’t think much past just getting in the fairway on the 1st hole and try and attack from there,” Scheffler said.
The stage is set for Sunday’s final round and a run at the $10 million first prize.
“I think it was just the course setup was extremely fair,” said Gerard, who made par saves at Nos. 14, 15 and 17. “It was kind of giving you pins that you could take on, but there was some risk. There were bogeys lurking if you mis-hit it to kind of some of these tucked pins.”
McIlroy shot himself into contention from near the back of the pack. He shot a 7-under 63 to move to 10 under and is tied for seventh, five strokes behind. The six-time major winner owns three Tour Championship titles (2016, 2019, 2022).
Three straight birdies, on Nos. 15-17, pulled McIlroy into a tie for first. After his approach to the par-5 18th landed in the 10th fairway, and McIlroy scrambled for par, he was a shot behind Gerard, Hovland and Gotterup, all at 11 under at the time. Not bad for someone who was in the fourth pairing out.
“It’s great to have another opportunity,” said McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who has won three FedEx Cup titles. “I played in the final group last week with Wyndham (Clark) and got myself in a really good position to try to win the tournament, and it didn’t quite happen. To shoot a good one today to get myself right back in there second week in a row to try to win a tournament, they’re good steps, positive steps, steps in the right direction.”
In keeping with the theme of going low while playing alone, Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre was first out Saturday and shot a 7-under 63. Cameron Young shot 8 under alone on Friday, and Australia’s Min Woo Lee shot 6 under over the final 13 holes after J.J. Spaun withdrew Thursday.
East Lake has been conducive to scoring. Of the 87 completed rounds over three days, only seven were over par, with more than half coming in Saturday’s third round.
“Yeah, it’s been just one of those weeks where I’ve been able to put it together every single day for three days,” Hovland said. “So that’s really cool. I think, even though the green complexes are different here, I do like — for some reason, it’s so opposite to what I’ve grown up playing in back home in Norway. You don’t ever get to see Bermuda greens rolling 13 on the Stimp.
“But for some reason, I do feel comfortable. I do feel like I’m reading the greens really well, and as soon as I find a read, I’m just super comfortable over the ball. Yeah, it’s been awesome.”
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COLTS FOOTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Dobbs and Luke Altmyer went into the Detroit Lions’ preseason finale on what appeared to be a level playing field in the battle to back up Jared Goff.
Now coach Dan Campbell has a decision to make.
Dobbs, the veteran who signed with the Lions after Teddy Bridgewater retired earlier this month, made his strongest case yet Saturday by throwing two touchdown passes and taking Detroit on a late TD drive in a 25-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
“I thought Dobbs really played well today,” Campbell said, refusing to tip his hand on who he would select as the No. 2 quarterback. “I thought he really showed out and I just love his composure and conviction. He knows what he wants and we scored.”
Incumbent starter Jared Goff did not throw a pass in Detroit’s three preseason games, allowing Dobbs and Altmyer to take center stage and essentially play to a draw through the first two preseason games.
But Dobbs closed the preseason with his most impressive performance.
He played the second and fourth quarters and finished 15 of 19 for 128 yards with no turnovers or sacks while executing the 2-minute drill perfectly at the end of the first half. He connected with Lucky Jackson on a 35-yard completion with 12 seconds left and found Tay Martin for a 2-yard score on the next play to give Detroit a 19-13 lead.
Altmyer played the first and third quarters, going 7 of 11 for 55 yards while taking the Lions on a 75-yard TD drive. He also threw an interception, lost a fumble and was sacked twice.
“The first one was not his fault,” Campbell said, referring to the ball cornerback Sauce Gardner snared. “We had a bust outside and if we did that right, that guy wouldn’t have even been there. I don’t blame that on Luke. There was just a couple of times where he held it too long and we’ve talked about that. I’m not discouraged by it.”
Anthony Richardson started along with the Colts’ starting offensive line and showed glimpses of what the Colts thought they were getting when they drafted with the No. 4 overall pick in 2023. He was largely on time and on point, going 7 of 10 for 80 yards with one sack while leading the Colts to two field goals for a 6-0 lead.
Riley Leonard, in his second season, struggled in the second quarter despite taking the Colts on their first TD drive since Week 1 of the preseason. He was 3 of 7 for 48 yards but cost Indy a scoring chance when he was intercepted at deep in Detroit territory.
“I thought Anthony had some good drives, for sure,” Steichen said. “I think made some good throws, did some good things. I think Riley did some good things as well, just, obviously, don’t want to turn it over there in the red zone. But I thought both of them did some good things.”
Detroit tied it with Traveyon Williams’ 1-yard TD run late in the first quarter. The Lions took a 13-6 lead on Dobbs’ 6-yard TD pass to Jackson Meeks midway through the second quarter.
DJ Giddens tied it again at 13 on a 6-yard TD run before Dobbs hooked up with Martin for the go-ahead score with 8 seconds left in the half.
Jacob Saylors carried 17 times for 100 yards for Detroit. Williams rushed nine times for 57 yards and added a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. But Williams lost a fumble, one of four Detroit turnovers.
Jackson finished with five receptions and 94 yards.
Easton Stick got his first action of the preseason for Indy in the second half, going 8 of 15 for 78 yards and took one sack.
Colts are kickin’ it with Shrader and Grupe
The Colts’ already close kicking competition between Spencer Shrader and Blake Grupe may have gotten even tighter as cutdown day arrives Sunday.
Grupe was a perfect 3 for 3, making field goals of 46 and 36 yards and an extra point in the first half.
Shrader made his only kick, a 60-yard field goal in the third quarter for Indy’s final score.
“I think there’s a lot of appreciation coming off of a (torn) ACL to be where he is to kick a 60-yarder was huge,” Steichen said, talking about Shrader. “I’m really pleased with where he’s at.”
Detroit’s Jake Bates missed two extra points and had an errant kickoff that allowed the Colts to start their TD drive at the 40-yard line. Campbell said he was not worried about the miscues.
Up next
Lions: Host the New Orleans Saints in their Sept. 13 season opener.
Colts: Will seek their second straight season-opening win Sept. 13 when they host Baltimore.
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The next time Keenan Allen catches a pass, DeForest Buckner makes a tackle and Sauce Gardner gets an interception, it’ll really count.
But that’s not to say the plays each Colts player made in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Detroit Lions didn’t matter. With head coach Shane Steichen opting to play most of his healthy starters for one series, those moments for Allen, Buckner and Gardner all were important markers with two weeks until the Colts’ 2026 regular season kicks off at Lucas Oil Stadium against the Baltimore Ravens.
The 34-year-old Allen, who signed with the Colts a week and a half ago, lobbied Steichen to get into Saturday’s game. On the second play of the game, Allen motioned to the field and worked back into space away from Lions cornerback Roger McCreary toward the boundary, where quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. ripped a strike to connect for a 24-yard gain.
Allen played two more snaps after that and exited the game once the Colts’ first drive ended with a Blake Grupe 36-yard field goal.
“It was good,” Allen said. “Get out there, get your feet wet, play against some competition other than your defense and just get back in the groove of things.”
Because Allen didn’t participate in all but one training camp practice, he wanted to play to get re-acclimated to game action – which still was important, even for a guy with 1,055 receptions over 171 regular season games in his career.
“You just want that game feel, the speed of the game and to feel the intensity of it and make sure your body’s ready,” Allen said.
For Buckner, the four snaps he played were meaningful for the 10-year veteran, who’s progressively increased his workload during training camp following neck surgery he underwent last New Year’s Eve. Buckner generated a pressure – and hustled downfield after – on his second play of the game; on his third play, he raced from the near hash to the sideline to tackle tight end Jackson Meeks.
“Felt good being able to be back out there with the fellas and everything and being back in live action,” Buckner said. “It was a great feeling.”
Gardner, too, only played four snaps, but that’s because he ended the Lions’ first drive with an interception. He jumped in front of a pass form quarterback Luke Altmyer with 10 minutes left in the first quarter and recorded his first interception since the 2024 season – a drought he chalked up to being asked to play almost exclusively man coverage, but a drought nonetheless.
“It’s definitely great to make that play right before the season,” Gardner said. “I think it was great to end the drought real quick going into the year. Preseason or not, that’s still a great play because they don’t come that often.”
And the Colts certainly expect plays from this critical trio of players to show up come Sept. 13 against the Baltimore Ravens.
COACH SHANE STEICHEN: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-2026-media-availability-press-conference-head-coach-shane-steichen
QB’S ANTHONY RICHARDSON AND RILEY LEONARD: https://www.colts.com/video/anthony-richardson-and-riley-leonard-colts-vs-lions-postgame
LOCKER TALK: https://www.colts.com/video/locker-talk-keenan-allen-and-sauce-gardner-indianapolis-colts-vs-detroit-lions-postgame
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Columbus Clippers scored five runs in the first two innings as they defeated the Indianapolis Indians, 7-4, on Saturday night at Victory Field. Robert Hassell III recorded three hits and Jack Brannigan reached base four times.
Columbus (27-27, 68-60) scored three runs in the first inning and tallied two in the second frame, tagging Indians’ (34-22, 65-66) starter Connor Wietgrefe (L, 4-5), for five runs, five hits and four walks.
Indy began chipping away as a sacrifice fly from Brannigan brought home Mitch Jebb in the bottom of the first, putting the score at 3-1. A two-run triple by Kody Huff extended the Clippers’ lead to 7-1 in the fourth. Hassell doubled home Brannigan in the bottom of the fourth and Nick Cimillo followed with an infield single, as Hassell scored on a throwing error from Milan Tolentino on the play. Hassell tacked on one more time in the sixth, again plating Brannigan with an RBI single to left field to cut the deficit to 7-4.
Wietgrefe’s outing lasted just 1.2 innings, his shortest appearance of the 2026 season between Indy and Double-A Altoona. Columbus’ Austin Peterson (W, 5-8) tossed 5.0 innings of three-run ball (2er) and Connor Brogdon (S, 1) entered with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, striking out Joshua Palacios to end the game.
Indianapolis and Columbus conclude this week’s six-game series at the Vic on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. RHP Thomas Harrington (2-6, 5.72) is scheduled to start for the Indians and RHP Trenton Denholm (9-5, 4.82) will take the hill for the Clippers.
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INDY ELEVEN
Phoenix, Ariz. – Indy Eleven came back once but could not do it a second time in their first loss in August, a 2-1 setback at Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday.
Trailing 1-0 early, the Boys in Blue responded quickly by going from one end 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 minute, 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.
The Boys in Blue host “Oktoberfest” on Saturday, September 5 at 7 p.m. vs. Birmingham Legion FC presented by the Central Indiana Ford Dealers. Mascots from Indy’s pro teams will be in the Fun Zone starting at 5:30 p.m. along with German band Indianapolis Liederkranz and free beer sampling with local craft brewers Field Brewing, Guggman Haus, Primeval, Sun King, and more for fans 21+. Indy Eleven will wear special Oktoberfest warm-up jerseys. Discounted tickets starting at $14 are available online and fans can add on an Oktoberfest knit scarf at checkout for $20.
Ticket options include the new Desnuda Tequila Deck, Family Four-Packs, and Flex Mini-Plans.
Located on the East Deck, the Desnuda Tequila Deck has an exclusive full-service bar and high-top seating providing panoramic pitch-side views for 50 people. It’s a social experience offering a wonderful place to hang out and take in the game! Desnuda Tequila Deck seats start at $59 and include one FREE cocktail and bottomless chips, salsa, and guac.
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INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY
LOUISVILLE, Ky.––– Indiana field hockey was defeated 2-1 on Saturday afternoon against Miami (Ohio). Despite the close fight for possession between both teams, the Hoosiers record falls to 0-1 as the season opens.
KEY MOMENTS
• Third year forward Charlotte Glasper attempted back-to-back shots in the first quarter to put the Hoosiers on the board but her attempts were denied before Miami took an early opportunity for a 1-0 advantage.
• The second quarter was a back-and-forth battle on the field as Indiana fought to equalize the score. First year goal keeper Isa Smulders saw action multiple times in the first half before Miami secured the 2-0 lead going into the second half.
•The Hoosiers had back-to-back penalty corner opportunities in the second quarter but were unable to get the ball past Miami defense.
• First year midfielder Gabriela Gayayo Aranceta put IU on the board at the 43rd minute, assisted by second year back Lily Freeman on a penalty corner.
• Despite chances to equalize in the final seconds, the RedHawks secured the 2-1 victory.
NOTABLES
•Glasper notched three shots on goal for the Hoosiers, returning for her third year with the team.
• The goal by Gayayo Aranceta marks her first of her collegiate career.
• Hoosier goalkeepers tallied eight total saves throughout the match, with third year Sadie Canelli and Smulders with the defensive effort.
•Garayo Aranceta and first year midfielder Berta Sáenz de Santa Maria both made their first career starts for IU.
•First year forward Augustina Garmonal, Smulders and first year midfielder Elle Obenour made their collegiate debuts with the Hoosiers on Saturday.
UP NEXT
• IU continues the weekend in Louisville as they gear up to face No.18 Louisville on August 30 at 2 p.m.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer looks to get back on track as they return home to face Saint Louis. The Hoosiers will host the Billikens on Sunday, August 30th from Bill Armstrong Stadium starting at 1 pm.
The Hoosiers return to Bloomington, Ind. looking to get back into the win column after a close defeat to Xavier.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (2-1-1, 0-0-0 B1G) vs. Saint louis
Sunday, August 30, 2026 • 1 p.m. ET
Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: B1G+
Radio: N/A
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | X | Instagram
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana Saint Louis
Josh Rife Katie Shields
Career Record: 55-45-28 (8th Season) Career Record: 184-66-25
Indiana Record: 7-7-7 (2nd Season) Saint Louis Record: Same (14th season)
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
Katie Shields leads Saint Louis in her 14th season with the program, looking to face the Hoosiers for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Billikens return come to Bloomington coming off their first draw of the season, tying 1-1 at Illinois. They currently hold a 2-1-1 record with wins against Lindenwood and at Missouri.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers return home after playing their first road contest at Xavier last Wednesday.
Xavier scored the first goal of the match in the seventh minute of action to take the early 1-0 lead.
The Musketeers followed in the 17th minute with a second goal to take a 2-0 lead into halftime.
The second half started in Xavier’s favor, adding a third goal in the 56th minute of play to take a 3-0 lead.
The Hoosiers continued to fight, scoring their first goal on the match in the 88th minute. Midfielder Maggie Ledwith cleaned up the pass in the box from forward Amaya Falzarano to make it a 3-1 contest.
Ledwith would later find midfielder Kennedy Neighbors for a second goal in a two minute span. but with only second remaining, there was not enough time for the Hoosiers to even the game back up.
HOOSIER STATS
Bella Haggerty, Ledwith, and Neighbors tie as the leading goal scorers, tallying two apiece through the first four matches. Aleyna Quinn and Piper Coffield follow each scoring one goal.
Ledwith and Neighbors lead the Hoosiers in total points with six and five, respectively. Haggerty follows behind with four along with Quinn and Coffield who has two each. Jenna Chatterton, Emma Ehret, Amaya Falzarano, Grace Hamm, and Ella Stanley also have one point apiece for the Hoosiers.
17 Hoosiers have recorded a shot this season. Ledwith leads the way with 14 shot attempts, followed by Neighbors and Hamm with eight each. Coffield, Quinn, Chatterton, and Stanley have added four shots apiece, with Haggerty, Murphy and Fishel each recording three.
UP NEXT
IUWS will play their first of back-to-back road matches to open September play. They first will travel to Athen, Ohio to face the University of Ohio to close the nonconference schedule. The match is set to start at 1 pm on Sunday, September 6th.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
Butler secured a 3-2 victory in its second match of the Big Orange Bash against host Clemson on Saturday evening. Sawyer Jones had another sensational night for Butler recording 14 kills and eight blocks.
Bulldog Bites
Jersey Loyer recorded 16 digs for the Bulldogs
Sawyer Jones led the squad with 14 kills. Three of those came in the beginning of the final set.
Raegan Durbin had 12 kills and nine digs; one of those kills closed the first set, along with the match-winning service ace
Elise Ward recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. Four of those kills came in the third set.
Maria Nix recorded seven kills and two blocks, one of those kills being the go-ahead point in the final set.
On the Record with Head Coach Kyle Shonell
“This is a statement win for Butler Volleyball; not just because it’s a quality ACC opponent, but because we won this match playing gritty volleyball, The Butler Way. Sawyer was hyper aggressive down the stretch and set the tone early in the fifth set. We outblocked a team far bigger than us and outdug a team that uses three or four DS’s; this was a tremendous defensive effort. So many great individual feats on the box score, but this was a clear team win, and 2-0 is the only stat that matters.”
Set 1 Butler (25-22)
The Bulldogs started the set off slow, going down three to zero to begin set one, but Maria settled things in with a kill, followed by Durbin with two service aces. The Bulldogs continued to trade points, and it was a back-and-forth battle until Sarah Kempf found both Nix and Carly Slusser on back-to-back kills, followed by an Ward kill that would put the Bulldogs up two. The Tigers would eventually respond, bringing things to within two points, but ultimately the Bulldogs would close things out with a kill from Jones and set point from Durbin.
Set 2 Butler (25-22)
Just like the end of set one, the Bulldogs continued to trade points back and forth, but two blocks from Carly Slusser, assisted by both Ward and Jones, would allow the Bulldogs to jump out to a four-point lead. The Tigers would begin to claw their way back, but a kill from Zoe McDonald and a service ace from Loyer would shift the momentum back to the Bulldogs. Both teams would continue to trade points until the end; however, a kill from Durbin would be the final point concluding set two.
Set 3 Clemson (25-22)
The Bulldogs start set three down three until Sarah Kempf found Durbin for a kill to spark the scoring for the Bulldogs. The Tigers would respond, but Kempf would quickly turn things around, finding Maria Nix for a kill, then Ward with back-to-back kills to put the Bulldogs up one. Eventually, the Tigers would tie things up, and both teams would trade points all the way till the end. Butler would end up making a run, but it was not enough, and the Tigers would go on to take set three.
Set 4 Clemson (30-28)
The Bulldogs open set four in a back-and-forth battle with the Tigers, both sides trading points. Until Clemson would go on a four-point run, Durbin would respond with a kill and a block assisted by McDonald, but the Bulldogs would still be down four. The Bulldogs would begin to close the distance in an all-around effort, starting with a kill from Nix followed by Jones and Ward. The Bulldogs would come back from down six points to tie the game and trade set point back and forth. Ultimately in the end the Tigers would go on to win set four.
Set 5 Butler (15-11)
The Bulldogs opened set five in a battle for who wants this win more as both teams traded points back-and-forth, not letting the other get the upper hand. That is until Kempf found Nix and Ward for back-to-back kills to put the Bulldogs up two. The Tigers would bring it within one point, but it was never enough, as a kill from Chase Lemming and a block from Zoe McDonald would stretch the lead. And a service ace from Durbin would capture the win for the Bulldogs.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be back in action Sunday, Aug. 30, against Charleston Southern at noon ET. Then the Bulldogs will return home, where you can see them for their home opener Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m against Youngstown State at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated the Georgetown College Tigers, 27-23, on Saturday afternoon in the season-opener for both teams. Gabe Passini was sensational for Butler, racking up a career-high 176 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go with 145 passing yards and a touchdown through the air.
ON THE RECORD WITH HEAD COACH KEVIN LYNCH
“It was a really good win today. We did not necessarily play our best and there are things we have to clean up on offense, defense and the kicking game. Like I told the guys, some of the mistakes that we made, to able to bounce back and find a way to win was great. I was proud of the way we kept kind of staying at it. You know, we were able to find ways down there, down the stretch, to make some plays to win. I really liked the way our defense played. On paper they may have given up some pass yards, but I thought they really hung in there. It was a hot day, and at times we needed to get some fresh legs in there probably, but we were able to get after the quarterback pretty good and affect him at times. To win the turnover battle 2-0 was great, and obviously we have to clean up the kicking game. I’m proud of what we were able to accomplish today. The goal is to keep getting a little bit better, and it’s always better to get better after a win. So excited and happy the way the guys stayed at it and competed like crazy to win that game.”
NOTEABLE STATS
Passini threw for 145 yards and a touchdown and added a career-high 176 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Nick Munson recorded 56 receiving yards.
Desmin Jackson scored a touchdown.
Chet Yardley racked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Beck Janki converted two field goals.
Jackson Stratton led the Butler defense with nine tackles.
Will Beesley tallied seven tackles and recorded his first interception as a Bulldog.
Luke Green recorded three tackles and a sack, which came on Georgetown’s final offensive snap of the contest.
Justice Burnam threw for 336 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers.
Clayton Davis led Georgetown College with 100 receiving yards.
TJ Buckman led the Tiger defense with nine tackles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both sides opened the game turning the ball over on downs. The Tigers were able to string together a drive after a fourth down stop in their own territory. Georgetown College drove down the field but the Butler defense stood tall limiting the Tigers to a field goal. After another turnover on downs for Butler, Georgetown College drove 47-yards down the field and found Clayton Davis for a 21-yard score, giving the visitors an early 10-0 lead.
Butler was able to string together an eight-play, 49-yard drive as Janki converted a 34-yard field goal for the Bulldogs, cutting the deficit to seven at the start of the second. On the ensuing kickoff, Butler forced a fumble and jumped on the ball on the Georgetown 26-yard line. The Tiger defense halted the Bulldogs momentum blocking a 32-yard field goal attempt. Javyn Martin snagged the ball out of the air and returned it 66-yards for a touchdown as the visitors lead grew to 14 (17-3). Butler responded with a nine-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a Yardley, 20-yard touchdown reception. After a three-and-out from the Tigers, Butler marched down the field behind a 37-yard rush from Passini. Jackson finished it off for the Bulldogs with a one-yard touchdown run leveling the score at 17-17 with just under two minutes left in the half. Georgetown College drove down the field and was able to convert a field goal with three seconds left as the Tigers took the 20-17 lead into the half.
After both sides opened the second half with punts, BU was able to generate momentum behind a 46-yard run from Passini. Butler was unable to put points on the board after Passini’s huge play as BU’s 35-yard field goal attempt narrowly missed to the left. The Tigers extended their lead after Butler’s missed field goal, with a 40-yard field goal of their own. The Bulldogs responded with a six-play, 77-yard drive that saw Passini scamper into the endzone. Passini’s score gave Butler its first lead of the day at 24-23 with 1:30 left in the third quarter.
Butler opened the fourth quarter with an interception from Beesley which gave the Bulldogs the ball just outside of the Tiger’s 30-yard line. Butler was able to put points on the board with a 27–yard field goal from Janki as the Bulldog lead grew to four (27-23). Georgetown College missed a 35-yard field goal with just under seven minutes left in the fourth, keeping the Butler lead at four. Butler was able to fend off the Tigers comeback efforts, securing the 27-23 victory.
UP NEXT
Butler will travel to Bozeman, Montana, to take on the reigning FCS National Champions, and No. 1 nationally-ranked Montana State. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. MT (8:30 p.m. ET), and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
SEATTLE — IU Indianapolis (1-1) defeated UC Irvine (0-2) in straight sets, winning 3-0 at Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday to earn their first win of the season. The Jags secured the match with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, and 28-26.
IU Indianapolis started the first set with a balanced team effort, quickly capitalizing on UC Irvine’s errors and building momentum. Notable contributions came from Bailey Sinish and Ninah Miranda, who each secured pivotal kills, keeping the score competitive. As the set progressed, the Jaguars mounted a significant comeback effort, propelled by Amanda Stephens’ crucial kills and Lexi Grissett’s service ace, which brought them to a 22-19 lead.
UC Irvine fought back to tie the score at 22-22, but the Jags responded with a Grace Purichia service ace. Stephens sealed the set with a final kill, concluding the first set at 25-23 in favor of the Jags.
IU Indy seized momentum midway through the second set, overcoming several service errors to tie the score at 13-13 with a service ace by Purichia. A series of strong plays, including kills by Stephens and Purichia, helped the Jags pull ahead to a 19-17 lead. Despite UC Irvine’s efforts to close the gap, IU Indy maintained its edge with decisive plays, including a block by Sinish and Lila Britt, to secure the set 25-21.
IU Indy opened the third set with a commanding seven-point run, marked by Purichia’s service ace and key offensive contributions from Sinish and Jillian Tippmann. The Jags quickly jumped out to a 16-6 advantage.
UC Irvine’s narrowed the gap and eventually tied the game at 24-24. Sinish and Tippmann then secured the final points with critical kills, ensuring a 28-26 victory for IU Indy in the final set.
Purichia made a significant impact with 25 assists and added five service aces. Britt was strong defensively, contributing five total blocks in the match. Stephens collected nine kills, maintaining a .438 hitting percentage while Sinish added 12 kills and three block assists.
IU Indy will close out the weekend against host Washington tomorrow, Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6:00 PM.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – – Four players reached double-digit kills and the Ball State women’s volleyball team hit .271 (64-19-166) as a team to top Xavier by a score of 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22-25-22) Saturday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion.
One day after topping in-state foe and ACC member Notre Dame in five, the Cardinals (2-0) remained perfect on the year by knocking off a Musketeers (0-2) squad which finished the 2025 season 27th in the NCAA RPI Rankings and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
“This weekend was a really strong start for our squad,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “We were tested in a lot of different ways and were able to find a way to stay tough! I love the resilience and mental toughness shown to stay the course and trust ourselves. That’s tough to do early and it’s definitely a good building point.”
Helping lead the charge for the Cardinals against Xavier was fifth-year senior Madison Buckley who smashed 11 kills, hit .566 (11-1-18) and threw in five block assists for good measure. It was Buckley’s first match in double digits since Nov. 23, 2024, as she missed the 2025 campaign due to injury.
Junior outsides Audrey Geer and Ava Smith added 13 kills apiece, with Geer also logging her first double-double of the season by chipping in 14 digs. It was the 14th double-double of Geer’s collegiate career, with the first 13 coming in her two seasons at Marshall.
Rounding out Ball State’s attackers in double figures was junior opposite Tiffany Snook with 11 and a .226 (11-4-31) rate of success. While they did not reach double figures, senior middles Camryn Wise and Gwen Crull smashed nine and seven kills, respectively. Crull hit .467 (7-0-15), and added a match-high six block assists, while Wise connected at a .333 (9-3-18) clip.
“Buckley and Snook really stepped up this match and gave us a huge offense lift,” Phillips said. “It’s crucial for us to have balance in order to beat strong teams.”
Ball State’s backcourt was once again led by junior libero Sophie Ledbetter who was credited with 23 digs. With the effort, Ledbetter raised her career digs total to 951 and is 49 shy of becoming the 22nd player in program history to reach 1,000 career digs.
“Sophie was really big for us all weekend,” Phillips added. “She was a steady presence and made some clutch game-saving plays that were huge on the weekend.”
The Cardinals’ setting duo of senior Lindsey Green and sophomore Reese Axness dished out a combined 53 assists, with 32 from Green and 21 from Axness. Green was also credited with 14 digs for her 11th career double-double.
Overall, the Cardinals limited the Musketeers offense to a .205 (55-22-161) attack percentage and held a 75-to-73 edge in digs and a 8.0-to-6.0 advantage in total blocks.
On the other side of the net, Charlotte Moriarty led the Xavier attack with 16 kills and added 11 digs for a double-double of her own. Kelsey Nieson led all players with 27 digs.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Thursday when it battles Western Kentucky at 6 p.m. in its first of three matches at Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational hosted by Wright State.
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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The Ball State field hockey team is officially in the win column for the 2026 season. After a heart-pounding, high-stakes battle on the road, the Cardinals secured a 3-2 victory over Sacred Heart today at Graham Field at Holmes Stadium, sealed by a dramatic game-winning penalty stroke goal from Jemimah Kriechelberg.
After a scoreless first quarter, Sacred Heart struck first at the 18:25 mark. Ball State answered less than a minute later when Isabela Fölster popped the ball over the Pioneers’ goalkeeper off an assist from Julia Verratti to knot the score at 1-1. The Cardinals then took a 2-1 edge into intermission after sophomore standout GiGi Ranoldo deflected a precision penalty corner insert into the post, assisted by Lauren Lewis.
Following the break, Sacred Heart tied the contest in the third stanza to make it a 2-2 ball game. Neither team could find the back of the cage in the final 15 minutes of regulation, sending the grueling match into extra time.
With the game locked up at the end of regulation, sudden-death overtime demanded absolute perfection. The Cardinals capitalized on a fluid counter-attack to draw the decisive penalty stroke, which Kriechelberg flawlessly converted to seal the triumphant victory.
In goal, Carleigh Hofelich faced 15 shots, racked up nine saves, and earned her first victory of the season. The Cardinals’ defensive unit played a massive role in the win, suffocating the Pioneers’ attack and limiting Sacred Heart to just three penalty corners on the day.
Ball State continues its four-game road stretch in Iowa City, Iowa, next weekend. The Cardinals will face Lehigh on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET before taking on Big Ten foe Iowa on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State was unable to ride the second half momentum past visiting RV/RV Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium as the Sycamores fell to the visiting Redhawks, 23-21.
Trailing 17-7 midway through the third quarter, the Sycamores (0-1) were backed up to their own 16-yard line following a penalty on the punt return. Indiana State quarterback Elijah Owens turned to freshman Jayden Reed for a 16-yard completion on 3rd-and-11 for the first first-down of the drive and then followed up with a pair of completions to Dane Pardridge, before uncorking a 43-yard completion to BJ Wuest down the Indiana State sideline to swing the ball deep into SEMO (1-0) territory.
A Redhawk penalty on the play moved the ball to the SEMO 12 and Ashton Hayes took over from there with three consecutive carries before finding the end zone from one-yard out for the touchdown with 1:51 left in the third quarter to cut the lead down to 17-14.
Following a SEMO field goal, the Sycamores again moved the ball down the field with Owens spotting tight end Jayden Johnson for a 32-yard completion over the middle, before connecting with Reed for the 25-yard touchdown pass over the defensive back in the back of the end zone to put Indiana State up 21-20 with 10:26 to play.
The Redhawks battled back, moving the ball down to the Indiana State 27 before Justin Keller converted a 45-yard field goal to put SEMO back ahead 23-21.
The Sycamores had a chance late, but their drive stalled at midfield, forcing an Indiana State punt with four minutes to play. SEMO was able to run out the clock on their ensuing drive to secure the season-opening win.
Owens, in his first game back from an injury suffered early in the 2025 season, was effective through the air as the redshirt junior was 23-of-32 for 288 yards and two touchdowns and an interception. The Jacksonville, Ill. native did a majority of his damage in the second half going 12-for-16 for 193 yards and a score, while adding 15 yards on a tough run in the fourth quarter in leading the Sycamore comeback.
Aaron Ball led the team’s rushing attack with 10 carries for 33 yards, while Ashton Hayes added seven carries for 11 yards and his first touchdown with the Sycamores.
KeShon Singleton led nine different Indiana State receivers with a catch in the game finishing with seven receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown. BJ Wuest added a career-high four receptions for 67 yards, while Jayden Reed added two catches for 41 yards and his first collegiate touchdown.
Nic Yatsko paced the Indiana State defense with 12 tackles in the game, while Braxton Sampson (10) and Xavian Andrews (10) both had double-digit stops. Peter Eyabi added his first sack of the season.
SEMO quarterback Braylen Ragland finished 26-of-36 for 274 yards and a touchdown in his first start with the Redhawks. Khyair Spain led the rushing attack with 17 carries for 66 yards and a score, while John Anthony had a team-high six catches for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, DJ Delmore led the way for the Redhawks with 13 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and a sack, while David Jones came up with a key interception in the third quarter to stop an Indiana State drive in the red zone.
How They Scored
Khyair Spain put SEMO on the board with an eight-yard touchdown run over the left side of the line to cap a seven-play, 29-yard drive to put the Redhawks up 7-0 with 3:13 left in the first quarter.
The Sycamores tied the game up in the second quarter as Elijah Owens found KeShon Singleton in the left flat for a four-yard touchdown pass to cap a nine-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by a 42-yard completion to Torey French to put Indiana State in striking distance.
SEMO took the 10-7 lead as the Justin Keller connected on a 42-yard field goal with 0:03 remaining in the first half.
The Redhawks took the opening possession of the second half down the field with Braylen Ragland connecting on an 18-yard touchdown pass to John Anthony to put SEMO up 17-7 with 12:16 left in the third quarter.
The Sycamores answered with 1:51 left in the third quarter as Ashton Hayes capped a 10-play, 84-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge up the middle to make it a 17-14 game. The drive was highlighted by a 43-yard pitch-and-catch from Elijah Owens to BJ Wuest with a 12-yard SEM0 penalty tacked on the end to put Indiana State inside the Redhawks’ 12-yard line.
Justin Keller connected on a 43-yard field goal with 12:30 left in the fourth quarter to put SEMO ahead 20-14.
Indiana State took its first lead with 10:26 left in the fourth quarter as Jayden Reed went up and over the cornerback in the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Owens to put the Sycamores ahead 21-20. The drive was highlighted by a 32-yard completion from Owens to Jaylan Johnson to move the ball to the SEMO 32.
Justin Keller put SEMO back in the lead with a 45-yard field goal with 7:04 remaining to cap an 11-play, 48-yard drive to provide the eventual final margin.
News & Notes
Elijah Owens recorded a career-high 288 passing yards, going 23-of-32 through the air, while targeting 10 different receivers on Saturday night.
The Sycamore quarterback was back on the field for the first time after nearly a year since suffering a season-ending injury on September 6, 2025, against Eastern Illinois.
The Jacksonville, Ill. native moved into 10th place all-time in the Indiana State career record books in total offensive yards with 3,467, surpassing David Wright (1992-94 – 3,252) in the process.
KeShon Singleton added a career-high seven receptions for 66 yards, while adding his third career receiving touchdown.
BJ Wuest set new marks in receptions (4), yards (67), and longest catch (43) in the game.
Dane Pardridge, Jaylan Johnson, Jayden Reed, Aaron Ball, Tyler Nansel, and Jacob Soley all recorded their first receptions as Sycamores in the contest.
Jayden Reed added his first collegiate receiving touchdown after a 25-yard score in the fourth quarter.
Ashton Hayes added his first rushing touchdown as a Sycamore in the contest.
Nic Yatsko recorded his third career double-digit tackling effort with a team-leading 12 stops on Saturday night.
Braxton Sampson and Xavian Andrews both added their second career double-digit tackling efforts with 10 stops apiece.
Peter Eyabi added his first sack as an Indiana State Sycamore.
Kaleb Harris (2) and Jayden Childers (1) were active on the defensive line combining for three pass breakups.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Indiana State volleyball beat Green Bay in straight sets on Saturday (31-29, 25-17, 25-18) moving to 2-0 in the Western Michigan Tournament
As a team, Indiana State hit .229 while holding the Phoenix to only a .129 hitting percentage. Ava Robart led Indiana State with 12 kills as the only Sycamore in double figures. Ella Scott followed with eight and Curry Kendall with six. Hadley Hardersen (17 assists) and Avery Hales (15) spearheaded the offensive attack, while Emmy Sher (17 digs) and Lily Mueller (six blocks) anchored the defense.
Set 1 | Indiana State 31, Green Bay 29
Indiana State got down early 7-2 before a timeout was called by the Sycamores. Indiana State went on a run and surpassed the Phoenix to take a 15-12 lead from the hands of Curry Kendall. Green Bay caught up and gave the Sycamores a battle the rest of the set – once the score hit 15-13, the lead never grew more than two in either direction until Indiana State claimed the 31-29 victory after two Green Bay errors.
Set 2 | Indiana State 25, Green Bay 17
The second set was also tight the whole first half of the set with the Sycamores leading 15-14 and the lead never going beyond three points. Indiana State went on to close the set on a 10-3 run with five different Sycamores finding a way to score.
Set 3 | Indiana State 25, Green Bay 18
Set three opened just like the rest of the match, as neither team could string together more than two points in a row until Indiana State took a 10-10 tie up to 15-11 at the media timeout with kills by Ella Scott and Ava Robart and two aces by Avery Hales. The Sycamores never let the Phoenix within four after that, leading to the sweep and 2-0 start to the Western Michigan Tournament.
News & Notes
The win marked the first 2-0 start since the 2018 season.
The Sycamores were perfect in serve receive for the first time since November 1, 2021 against Missouri State.
The last time opponents hit .205 or worse in back-to-back games was on September 20, 2024 in a doubleheader against Saint Francis (.191) and Eastern Michigan (.178)
Lily Mueller recorded her career high in blocks (6).
Avery Hales tied her career high in aces (3).
Ava Robart has recorded an ace in four-straight games dating back to last season.
Kira Holland has finished with 10 or more digs per set in five of her last six matches dating back to last season.
Up Next
Indiana State battles the 2-0 Western Michigan Broncos in the Western Michigan Tournament finale on Sunday, August 30 at 3 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State heads south to Clarksville this weekend for a 2 p.m. ET matchup against Austin Peay on Sunday, carrying strong momentum from a productive stretch that has pushed the Sycamores to 3-1-1 on the season.
ISU enters the weekend confident and composed after a solid performance against Eastern Illinois this past week, continuing to build rhythm and identity as nonconference play moves forward.
Indiana State’s lone match this past week came on Thursday at Eastern Illinois, where the Sycamores battled to a scoreless draw on the road. ISU controlled long stretches of possession, moved the ball with confidence, and generated several promising chances in the attacking third, but the final touch never materialized. Defensively, the Sycamores were composed and disciplined throughout the full 90 minutes, limiting EIU’s opportunities and maintaining structure across the back line. The performance reflected Indiana State’s ability to dictate tempo, stay organized, and sustain intensity, adding another solid result to a strong start to the season.
Austin Peay enters Sunday’s matchup still searching for its first win of the year. APSU’s early schedule has tested them, and they will look to challenge a Sycamore group that has found its stride. For Indiana State, the trip to Clarksville offers another valuable road test and an opportunity to keep building momentum before heading deeper into the fall slate. With confidence growing and multiple players contributing across all lines, the Sycamores travel south intent on carrying their attacking efficiency forward and maintaining the defensive consistency that has anchored their recent performances.
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
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Despite a career-high 33 kills from Riley Rosneck and Becky Barrett eclipsing 1,000 digs in her career, Bellarmine defeated Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball 3-2 (27-25, 26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 17-15) on Saturday (Aug. 29).
Rosneck’s 33 kills were not only a career-high for the junior, but also the fourth-most in a match in Mastodon history. That mark ranks behind Mastodon Hall of Famers Laura Douglas and Fabiana Souza and All-American Panna Ratkai.
Barrett needed just 13 digs to reach the 1,000-dig mark in her career and she reached that number with her first dig in the third set. She finished with a match-high 25 digs.
Haiden Means and Lili Smith split the setting duties on Saturday, dishing out 40 and 16 assists, respectively. Smith added 11 digs for a double-double. While Rosneck was the star offensively, she also added 18 digs. Trinity Rye pitched in 13 kills from the right side.
From start to finish, the match was as tight as they come. There were 43 ties and 17 lead changes across the five-set behemoth.
The Mastodons were at their best in sets three and four, which rightly was when Rosneck was at her best. She had 16 kills and two errors to hit .378 over the two sets. As a team, the ‘Dons recorded 20 digs in the third and hit .324 in the fourth.
The Mastodons had a chance in the fifth, leading 13-10, but the pendulum swung the other way with a 4-0 run from the Knights.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 2-1 with the loss, while Bellarmine improved to 1-1. The Mastodons will head to Toledo on Tuesday (Sept. 1) for a 6 p.m. non-league matchup.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S GOLF
NASHPORT, Ohio – With two rounds in the books, Bryce Conlee paces the University of Evansville men’s golf team at the Virtues Intercollegiate at The Virtues Golf Club.
Conlee opened the day with a 1-over 73 before coming back strong in the second round. His 2-under 70 has him in 14th place with a 143. Second on the team and in a tie for 33rd on the leaderboard is Michael Rosman. Following an even 72 to open play, Rosman carded a 3-over 75 to wrap up the day with a 147.
Alberic Le Bos-Niclot stands third on the squad. He started the event with a 77 before posting an even 72 in the second 18. With a 149, he is tied for 42nd. Next up is Bobby Felicione, who is in a tie for 77th with a 161. Chris O’Donnell rounded out the squad with a 2-round score of 172. Individual Miguel Sobrado posted scores of 76 and 81 to complete the day with a 157.
Nilay Naik of Michigan holds the individual lead by one over Miami Ohio’s Bric Baird. Naik registered identical scores of 66. The Wolverines hold the team lead by five over the RedHawks. Evansville is in 10th place at 24-over. UE is five behind 9th place Loyola. Sunday marks the final round of the tournament.
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Day two of the Bellarmine Classic saw the University of Evansville volleyball team put up solid fights against Rutgers and Bellarmine. Saturday’s opener versus the Scarlet Knights saw the Purple Aces fall by a 3-1 final before dropping the second contest at Bellarmine in straight sets. UE now sets its sights on Tuesday’s home against SEMO.
MATCH 1 – Rutgers 3, UE 1
Three Rutgers players registered double digit kills as they picked up a 3-1 win over the Aces in Saturday’s opener. Lyla Fisher led all players with 15 kills while hitting an efficient .333. Ryan Scheu added nine kills while Wren Jones added eight. Kendall Agler recorded a match-best 16 digs while Carsyn Kelley posted 36 assists. Makenzie Miller got the job done defensively with four block assists and one solo.
Set 1 – Rutgers 25, UE 22
Each point was tied in the early moments leading to a 5-5 score. Kills from Fisher and Sabrina Ripple put UE in front at 8-5 before the Scarlet Knights countered to go up 12-10. Evansville continued to battle with another Fisher kill helping her squad tie the set at 17-17. With things tied at 19-19, Rutgers scored four in a row and would win by a 25-22 final.
Set 2 – UE 25, Rutgers 18
After falling behind by a 5-1 margin, the Purple Aces used a late surge to tie the match at 1-1. Trailing by four out of the gate, UE rallied to go up 7-6 thanks to a Brooke Herdes service ace. Evansville would not trail again. Up 14-12, the Aces scored five of the next seven to take a 19-14 advantage. Fisher picked up two more kills during the rally.
The Scarlet Knights closed within three points (20-17), but UE answered as a Scheu kill and service ace by Lexi Owen clinched the set.
Set 3 – Rutgers 25, UE 22
In a hard-fought frame from start to finish, it was Rutgers taking the 2-1 match lead. With the set tied at 3-3, Evansville scored four consecutive tallies to take a 7-3 lead. Makenzie Miller got it rolling with a kill. Wren Jones added a kill to solidify an 11-8 advantage. Three in a row by Rutgers tied the score while Ripple ended the stretch with a kill. The Scarlet Knights kept it rolling as they scored the next two to retake the lead. UE kept the Scarlet Knights within striking distance as they made it a 1-point game on multiple occasions before Rutgers took the set by three tallies.
Set 4 – Rutgers 25, UE 14
Scoring four of the first five points, Rutgers took control of game four. Another Ripple kill tied the score at 6-6, however, the Scarlet Knights scored the next three and would never look back. A 25-14 decision clinched the match.
MATCH 2 – Bellarmine 3, UE 0
As a team, Bellarmine hit .404 to defeat the Purple Aces in straight sets on Saturday evening. Lyla Fisher paced the team with 11 kills while McKenzie Laubach finished with five. Carsyn Kelley tallied 23 assists and Brooke Herdes finished with nine digs.
Set 1 – Bellarmine 25, UE 15
Bellarmine opened the match on a 3-1 run and continued to hold the advantage at 10-7. Two Fisher kills along with one by Ripple knotted the score at 10-10. Three in a row for the Knights set them up for a big run as they extended the advantage to eight points at 21-13 before taking the set by a 25-15 final.
Set 2 – Bellarmine 25, UE 15
A big start by the Knights saw them open a 9-2 advantage. Three consecutive Fisher kills cut the deficit to 10-6, however, Bellarmine answered to double up UE by a 14-7 score. Over the remainder of the set, Evansville got as close as five points before the Knights pulled away for the 25-15 victory.
Set 3 – Bellarmine 25, UE 17
With the set tied at 4-4, Bellarmine reeled off six points in a row to take control. UE fought back to cut the deficit from six points down to three at 11-8. McKenzie Laubach recorded a pair of kills to bring the Aces closer. The Knights would slowly add to the lead going back up by six at 18-12 before completed the match with the 25-17 win.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana finishes the opening weekend with a sweep over Northern Illinois University, ending the USI Invitational with a 2-1 record to start the season.
SET 1: USI 25, NIU 18
The Screaming Eagles took the court for the first set on Saturday for a strong start against the Huskies. Senior Ashby Willis added three kills and a team-leading six digs. Sophomore Carley Wright and freshman Aubrey Fair each contributed three kills to the USI offense. Sophomore Grace Bach added a strong defensive effort at the net with three blocks.
SET 2: USI 25, NIU 19
USI continued the set-one success with a strong second frame. Willis added eight kills to her tally and doubled her hitting efficiency (.280). From the middle position, Bach and sophomore Mackenzie Nettles added three kills together. Sophomore Aysa Thomas dished out a balanced offense, adding 11 assists.
SET 3: USI 25, NIU 19
Nettles and Bach each added kills from the middle in the final set. Willis tallied three more kills and two digs, while Wright added two kills and had a pivotal defensive performance, adding three digs.
Overall, the Screaming Eagles added five blocks as a team and 66 digs to keep the Huskies’ offense at a .153 average. Willis led the team with 17 kills and 17 digs, her second double-double of the weekend, along with a solo block. Wright trailed close behind with 12 kills and 12 digs.
Thomas tallied 34 assists, nine digs, and a kill. Junior Audrey Small rounded out USI’s back row action with 11 digs. Senior Aspen Jankowski came off the bench to add three aces tying her game-high from Friday night’s game against Eastern Michigan University.
Willis and Wright were named to the USI Invitational All-Tournament Team for their performances over the three games. Willis tallied 54 kills for 4.91 per set and 35 digs with a high of 19 kills in the Friday night game against EMU. Wright recorded 44 kills, 31 digs, and eight blocks for the weekend. Wright met her 2025 game high of 18 kills in the match against EMU and set a new career high with 12 digs in the sweep over NIU.
As the winner of the USI Invitational, EMU contributed three players to the All-Tournament Team: junior outside hitter Bianca Salvador Cargnino, senior libero Surabhi Srinivasan, and senior middle blocker Azra Eric.
NIU’s junior middle blocker Rylea Alvin and Murray State University’s sophomore outside hitter Anne Makowski make up the rest of the All-Tournament selections.
The Screaming Eagles hit the road for the first time of the 2026 season as they travel south to compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational, taking on the host team, Campbell University, and Xavier University on September 4th and 5th. For game updates on the upcoming road trip, fans can USI follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf tees off its 2026-27 campaign and fall season with a trip to the Midwest Match Play.
The event will be held at The Grande Club in Jackson, Michigan. The Grande Club is a par-72 course measuring 5,915 yards.
The format will be a round-robin among USI, host Purdue University Fort Wayne, the University of Detroit Mercy, and the University of Illinois Chicago. Each team consists of six players. Player lineup order will remain the same throughout the event. The first team to reach 3.5 points will win the head-to-head team match. In the individual matches, one point will be granted for a win, a half point for a halved match, and 0 points for a lost match. Each individual match will be played to completion, even if the team match has already been clinched. The championship will go to the team with the best win-loss record at the end of the event.
The Screaming Eagles start the event Monday morning at 8 a.m. against Illinois Chicago before facing off against Detroit Mercy in Monday’s afternoon swing starting at 2 p.m. USI’s final match against Purdue Fort Wayne will be Tuesday starting at 9 a.m.
Coming off a solid fourth-place finish at last season’s Ohio Valley Conference Championship, USI heads into the 2026-27 campaign with seven players on the roster, featuring five returners and two newcomers, under fourth-year head coach Ann Sullivan.
Senior Alexis Wymer returns for USI as the only Screaming Eagle who was on the squad when Sullivan arrived at the helm in the middle of the 2023-24 campaign. Despite entering 2026-27 with an injury, USI will lean on Wymer’s leadership and experience in the fall season. Wymer is only a couple of seasons removed from helping lead USI to its first head-to-head victory over the University of Evansville in 2024-25 when she sank the match-sealing putt in a playoff to complete USI’s comeback win.
Juniors Brianna Kirsch and Fernanda Vera are back for the Screaming Eagles. Both averaged just over 79 strokes per round last year. Kirsch competed in all 10 tournaments and 28 rounds in 2025-26, and she posted a personal and team season-best low-round score of 66 at last year’s OVC Championship. Vera competed in nine tournaments and played 25 rounds last year, posting a low-round best of 74 and recording multiple top-20 finishes.
Also returning for the Screaming Eagles are senior Tora Timinsky and sophomore McKenna Lowe. Timinsky is coming off her first year with USI after transferring in, competing in all 10 events and playing all 28 rounds while posting a per-round stroke average of just over 80. Her best single-round score last year was a 71, and she notched a top-5 finish at the Charles Braun Intercollegiate. Lowe heads into her second year after making strides to finish her freshman year in 2025-26. Lowe also competed in all 10 events and 28 rounds last year, averaging just above 82 strokes per round. Her single-best round last year was a 74, and she ended the year with a team-best 18th-place finish at the OVC Championship.
USI’s two newcomers are junior transfer Elizabeth Mercer and freshman Kaidyn Wardlaw. Mercer is a transfer from the University of Evansville, where she averaged 78 strokes per round in two years with the Purple Aces. Mercer’s career-best round at Evansville was a 72, and she recorded multiple top-10 finishes. Wardlaw was an all-conference and all-state selection at New Albany High School, where she was also the 2025 Hoosier Hills Conference champion and placed top 15 in the 2025 IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals.
USI will head to Michigan for the Midwest Match Play event with the lineup of Kirsch, Mercer, Wardlaw, Timinsky, Vera, and Lowe.
Coverage information is available on the USI Women’s Golf schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com and by following USI Women’s Golf on X and Instagram.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer returns to Strassweg Field on Sunday at 1 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles host Purdue University.
Admission to Sunday’s match is free thanks to ProRehab. Sunday’s theme is a whiteout, so USI fans should wear their white USI apparel to help white out Strassweg Field. Sunday’s match will also feature a rally towel giveaway to the first 100 fans, a BJ’s Restaurant free ‘Pizookie’ coupon giveaway, and a limited-edition USI Women’s Soccer player cards giveaway, all while supplies last. Following the game, fans are encouraged to stick around for postgame autographs.
Sunday’s contest marks the first all-time meeting between USI (0-2-2) and Purdue (4-0-1) and will be USI’s first time hosting a major-conference program in the regular season. It will be USI’s second time facing a Big Ten Conference opponent in the regular season after the Screaming Eagles traveled to the University of Nebraska to open the 2025 season.
USI will be playing its fourth home game in five matches on Sunday. The Screaming Eagles opened the regular season with three consecutive home matches, going 0-2-1 in the opening homestand. Five of USI’s first six matches this season are at home.
USI Women’s Soccer has bookended its first four matches so far with a pair of 0-0 draws, including last time out in its first road game of the season at Purdue University Fort Wayne last Sunday. USI also opened the season with a 0-0 tie against Wright State University.
While the Screaming Eagles still seek their first win of the 2026 season, the two draws so far give USI its best start through the first four matches since USI’s inaugural D-I season in 2022.
Last Sunday, the Screaming Eagles outshot the Mastodons 12-8 overall and 3-2 in shots on goal. Purdue Fort Wayne’s eight overall shot attempts and two on target were a season low for a USI opponent so far. Offensively, USI was led in shooting by junior forward Josie Pochocki, who tallied a team-high three shots, adding a shot on goal alongside freshmen forwards Sienna Respicio and Brylee Patterson. Graduate forward Payton Seymour and sophomore midfielder Anna Depenbrock each had two shots in the game.
This season, Pochocki and Seymour are tied for the team lead with nine shots taken. Pochocki is also tied with sophomore midfielder Olivia Hass with a team-high four shots on goal. Junior defender Emma Schut owns USI’s lone goal so far.
Following last Sunday’s shutout performance, USI’s defense is off to a solid start through four matches. Not only do the Screaming Eagles have two shutouts, but they have also limited the opposition to only four goals overall, with only one coming in the general run of play. The Screaming Eagles are tied for second among Ohio Valley Conference teams in each category while third in goals against average (1.00). Compared to the start of last year’s 2025 season, USI did not have a shutout and allowed 15 goals through the first four matches.
Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach has started all four matches, playing every minute in goal. Schwalbach has 13 saves on 41 shots faced with the two clean sheets.
Purdue is undefeated through five matches played, all coming at home in West Lafayette, Indiana, and enters Sunday’s tilt on a four-match winning streak. After opening the season with a 1-1 tie against the University of Evansville, the Boilermakers have wins against Purdue Fort Wayne, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, and Ball State University. Purdue has outscored its opposition 20-0 in the last three outings.
Purdue defeated Ball State 5-0 on Thursday, scoring all five goals in the first half, and four of the five coming from the penalty spot. As one of the top-scoring and shooting teams in the Big Ten Conference and in the nation, the Boilermakers posted 29 shots and 11 on goal against the Cardinals, who had only four shots and one on frame.
Overall, Purdue has scored 28 goals, averaging over five per game, on 184 shots this season. Jaiden Anderson paces the squad with 15 points off seven goals and an assist. Rosa Maalouf and Megan Santa Cruz each have four goals. In net, Krystina Wolf has seen most of the minutes for the Boilermakers with four starts. Wolf has a 0.28 GAA and only three saves.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
The Valparaiso University football team tied an FCS record with three punt-return touchdowns and also blocked a pair of punts, helping the Beacons roll to a 59-13 victory over Lawrence Tech on Saturday afternoon at Brown Field. Chris Gundy (Smithfield, Va. / Smithfield) picked up where he left off last season as a standout return specialist, taking two punts to the house to highlight the season-opening victory.
How It Happened
The Valpo defense had a pair of three-and-outs on the first two Lawrence Tech possessions. Valpo’s first two offensive drives resulted in a punt and a missed field goal, but the Beacons got on the board when Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) and Marty O’Keeffe (Orland Park, Ill. / Brother Rice) established the Keefe-O’Keeffe connection with a 4-yard touchdown reception to make it 7-0 with 3:48 left in the opening quarter.
The Beacons got their first takeaway of the day when Jason Salman (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson [Marietta]) made an interception, allowing Valpo to take over at the Lawrence Tech 21-yard line.
A keeper by Keefe for 19 yards put the ball on the fringe of the goal line, then Cedric Benning III (Baltimore, Md. / Episcopal [Dickinson]) did the rest as he plunged into the endzone from a yard out to make it 14-0 with 1:38 to go in the first.
The first big special teams play of the day occurred when Bertrand Berry II (Gilbert, Ariz. / Highland) blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a Valpo touchdown, extending the lead to 21-0 late in the first.
Early in the second quarter, Valpo’s defense again forced a punt after a sack for a loss of 15 by Alex Goworowski (Chicago, Ill. / Saint Patrick). Gundy returned the punt 59 yards for a touchdown, stretching the lead to 28-0.
Lawrence Tech got on the board with a 58-yard touchdown reception.
A 27-yard run by Ashton Allen (New Albany, Ohio / New Albany) followed by a 20-yard catch by Colin Hayes (Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington Central Catholic) set up first-and-goal for the Beacons, and Michael Rumoro (Geneva, Ill. / Genova Community) broke the plane from three yards out to extend the edge to 35-6 with 5:48 left in the opening half.
The Blue Devils scored on a 33-yard run to make it 35-13, but the Beacons tacked on a 27-yard field goal by Luke Scoma (Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue) to widen the gap to 38-13 at the break.
Valpo scored on its first possession of the second half thanks to a 56-yard pass from Keefe to Bryson Winbush (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) to make it 45-13.
On the next Lawrence Tech possession, the Blue Devils went for it on fourth-and-6 and a pass breakup by Antony Morris (Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier) forced a turnover on downs. The teams exchanged punts, and on the Lawrence Tech punt, Gundy went for his second punt-return score of the day, this one for 41 yards, to make it 52-13 through three quarters.
The Beacons tacked on another blocked punt, this time by Jayden Brogden (Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West), setting up first-and-goal at the 2. Quarterback Noah Ehrlich (Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point [Marietta]), who spelled Keefe for the fourth quarter with the game at hand, kept it for a 2-yard score to make it 59-13, which stood as the final.
Inside the Game
The Beacons had three punt-return touchdowns in Saturday’s game – two of the traditional variety by Gundy and one that was a blocked punt picked up in the endzone by Berry. Valpo became just the fourth team in the history of Division-I FCS with three punt-return touchdowns in a game and the first since Sept. 22, 2011, when Hampton did so against Virginia State.
Gundy became the first player in program history with multiple punt-return touchdowns in a SEASON, let alone in a single game.
This season’s Beacons already rank tied for second in program history in punt-return TDs in a season. This marks the first time since 2000 that Valpo has had three or more punt-return touchdowns in a season. This season is already tied for second in program history with the 2000 season, behind only four punt return TDs in 1993.
Gundy totaled 108 punt-return yards on three returns. For reference, that would have ranked fifth nationally in FCS for all of last season. Although Valpo had a prolific 2025 season in the return game, most of that was on kickoffs as opposed to punts. The Beacons have already surpassed their total punt return yards from the 2025 season (73). Valpo had one punt-return TD last season, Frank Bartell on Aug. 30, 2025 vs. Virginia Lynchburg.
Valpo’s 152 punt return yards on Saturday would have ranked second nationally in FCS all of last season.
Valpo had two blocked punts all of last season and already has two this season.
Sticking with special teams, freshman punter Will Orlando (Avon, Ind. / Bronsburg) averaged 41.3 yards per punt on three attempts in his collegiate debut, including a long of 50.
The Valpo defense recorded six sacks and eight tackles for loss.
Redshirt junior Max Samuel (Edina, Minn. / Edina) was the team’s leading tackler with seven stops including three solos and 1.5 tackles for loss.
Salman recorded the team’s first interception of the season and his first in a Valpo uniform. He also had one while playing for Marietta in 2024.
Valpo improved to 2-0 in season openers during the Andy Waddle heading coaching regime. The Brown & Gold have started the season in the win column in consecutive years for the first time since 2006 and 2007.
Keefe went 10-of-16 through the air for 133 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions before Ehrlich came in and went 4-for-6 for 27 yards plus two carries for 18 yards and a touchdown.
O’Keeffe had a team-high three receptions including his first collegiate touchdown. Winbush had two grabs for 58 yards with the bulk of his damage coming on a 56-yard TD, quite the play for his first collegiate catch.
Redshirt freshman Ashton Allen (New Albany, Ohio / New Albany) led the rushing attack with nine carries for 56 yards. Valpo had three rushing scores from three different players – Ehrlich, Rumoro and Benning. Ehrlich and Benning both scored in their Valpo debuts, while Rumoro enjoyed his first rushing touchdown as a Beacon as well. He did have one receiving score a year ago.
Valpo racked up 362 yards of total offense despite the special-teams scores that limited the Valpo possessions.
Postgame Press Conference
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Up Next
Valpo (1-0) will be off next week before playing at Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. CT.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
The Valpo volleyball team finished out the Chattanooga Classic on Saturday afternoon with ease, dispatching Tennessee State in straight sets (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) to finish the weekend undefeated and earn the tournament championship. This is the second straight season the Beacons have won a tournament on the season’s opening weekend.
How It Happened
Valpo trailed briefly in the opening set at 7-6 before responding with the next four points — including back-to-back service aces from Mia Liberti (Chicago, Ill./De La Salle Institute) — to take the lead for good. The Beacons later closed the set on a 7-1 run to claim the opener.
The second set was tied just past the halfway point at 13-13, but Valpo took four of the next five points to gain separation. TSU got no closer than three the rest of the way, and the Beacons finished the frame with three straight points to take the 2-0 lead in the match.
It was all Valpo from the get-go in set three, jumping out to an 8-2 lead which featured a pair of service aces by Danica Goch (Baroda, Mich./Lakeshore). The Tigers got no closer than four points the rest of the way, and fittingly for her part in starting the frame, Goch closed out the sweep with an ace.
Inside the Match
Valpo finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record to claim its 37th in-season tournament title in the last 25 years.
This is the second time Valpo has won the Chattanooga Classic, as it took the crown as well in its only previous visit in 2015.
This is the second consecutive year the Beacons have won a tournament on opening weekend, as they earned the title at the USI Invite last year. That championship came via a tiebreak, making this Valpo’s first 3-0 opening weekend since 2022 at the Youngstown Invitational.
This marks Valpo’s fourth tournament championship in its last five visits to the state of Tennessee for an in-season tournament, dating back to 2014.
With Valpo’s entire roster of healthy athletes seeing action on Saturday, it was a balanced box score, as no Beacon reached double figures in either kills or digs.
Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) led the way on the attack with eight kills on .350 hitting. One day after surpassing the 500-kill mark for her collegiate career, the junior recorded her 500th career dig Saturday.
All four of Valpo’s setters saw time on Saturday, with Olivia Wagner (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) dishing out a team-best 11 assists. Maddie Kmetz (St. John, Ind./Andrean [Western Michigan]) had nine helpers, while Mia McCall (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) tallied six assists and also had five digs.
After entering the third set of Saturday’s match with two service aces to her name in 21-plus collegiate matches, Goch more than doubled that with her three aces in the deciding set. She also set a career best with seven digs.
Keira Lucas (Brazil, Ind./Northview) paced the Beacons with nine digs in the back row, while Liberti added six digs as well.
Valpo held a 36-28 advantage in kills over the Tigers and hit at a .240 clip to TSU’s .102 clip.
The Beacons sided out at above a 70% mark in all three sets Saturday.
Next Up
Valpo (3-0) comes home to the ARC next weekend to host the Popcorn Classic, starting at 6 p.m. Friday evening against Cincinnati.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1900 – Matching Buck Freeman’s feat of five weeks ago, Brooklyn’s Bill Dahlen laces two triples in the 8th inning as his team beats Philadelphia, 14 – 3.
1904:
Christy Mathewson and the visiting Giants top the Reds, 3 – 1, beating Noodles Hahn. Matty drives in one of the three runs scored in the 8th with a single and improves his record to 28-9.
At Boston, the Americans rack up 18 hits to defeat Detroit, 13 – 0.
1905 – Making his major league debut, Ty Cobb doubles off Highlander Jack Chesbro in a 5 – 3 Tiger victory at Detroit’s Bennett Park.
1906:
Righthander Slow Joe Doyle of the Highlanders becomes the first 20th century player to start out with two shutouts when he beats the Washington Nationals, 5 – 0. Of his 23 lifetime victories, seven will be shutouts. He is nicknamed “Slow” because of his time-consuming pace on the mound. The Yanks take the nitecap as well, 9 – 8, to begin a sweep of five doubleheaders in six days. They’ll outscore their opponents 76 – 31.
At National League Park, the Phils and Giants swap shutouts. The Quakers win the opener, 2 – 0, when Tully Sparks allows just three hits to outpitch Christy Mathewson. Iron Joe McGinnity then blanks the hosts, 1 – 0, to hand Bill Duggleby the loss.
1908 – Chicago beats the Giants for their ninth straight win to tighten the National League race; Chicago finishes August a half-game out, with the Pirates a game out of first.
1909 – The Cubs and Giants swap shutouts in this Monday doubleheader. Chicago wins the opener, 2 – 0, in 11 innings, and Christy Mathewson outpitches Ed Reulbach in the nitecap to win, 5 – 0, on five hits.
1910:
For the second time in four days, a Red Sox pitcher throws a one-hitter as Ray Collins beats the visiting White Sox, 4 – 0. Paul Meloan’s single is the only hit.
The Giants beat Babe Adams and the Pirates, 5 – 2, to sweep the three-game series with Pittsburgh. The Bucs batter Christy Mathewson for 12 hits, but he wins his 22nd.
1912 – At Detroit’s Navin Field, Browns hurler Earl Hamilton no-hits the Tigers, 5 – 1.
1913 – The Giants score six runs against Grover Cleveland Alexander, but the Phillies come back from the 6 – 0 deficit to score eight against Christy Mathewson. With two outs in the top of the 9th, and the Phils leading 8 – 6 over New York, umpire Bill Brennan, acceding to a request by the wily John McGraw, orders Phils captain Mickey Doolan (Phils manager Red Dooin had been ejected during the six-run 6th) to have spectators removed from the center field bleachers, where they are waving hats, newspapers, and handkerchiefs to distract the batters. When Doolan refuses, Brennan forfeits the game, 9 – 0, to the Giants. Bedlam ensues and later, when the two umpires and Giants players try to board the train at the North Philadelphia Station, they are attacked by fans. The police draw their revolvers to control the crowd. The Phils protest the forfeit and National League president Thomas Lynch will reverse the umpire and rule the game an 8 – 6 Phils win. The Giants then appeal. NL directors say both Brennan and Lynch are wrong, and order the game completed from the point at which it was stopped. The game will be finished October 2nd, with the outcome the same.
1915 – Three-time 20-game winner Larry Cheney is traded by the Cubs to Brooklyn for OF Joe Schultz.
1916:
Dutch Leonard of the Red Sox no-hits the Browns at Fenway Park, 4 – 0.
On the last day of the North Carolina State League season, the Asheville Tourists and Winston-Salem Twins decide to advance the start of their afternoon game by a half hour to allow Winston-Salem to catch an early train home. They also play the game at breakneck speed, with players running to and from their positions on the field, pitchers lobbing the ball to the batters, who swing at every pitch and then run until tagged out. Winston-Salem wins the game, 2 – 1, in 31 minutes. The teams forget to advise the umpire of the change of time, and three innings have already been played by the time he shows up at the ballpark. The game only receives local coverage and will be completely forgotten until a researcher unearths an account a half-century later.
1918:
In just fifty-seven minutes, the Giants beat the Robins, 1 – 0.
Carl Mays of the Red Sox wins two games, 12 – 0 and 4 – 1 over the A’s to finish at 21-13 as the season is abbreviated because of World War I.
1921:
At Brooklyn, the Pirates win, 8 – 2, behind Whitey Glazner’s pitching. Whitey gets help from Dave Robertson, who hits for the cycle.
The Cubs and Braves each pull a triple play, but they do not help. The Cubs lose to the Giants, 5 – 3, and Boston falls to the Reds, 6 – 4.
1922 – After hitting home run number 28 in the 1st inning, Babe Ruth argues too strongly over a called strike in his next at bat, and he is thrown out of the game. He’ll be suspended for the fifth time of the year, and be out for three days.
1929 – At Pittsburgh, Pie Traynor is 5 for 5 to lead a 21-hit attack that sinks the Cubs, 15 – 0. It is the Pirates’ fourth win over the Cubs in three days.
1930:
Hack Wilson returns to the Cubs lineup and drives in six runs on his 45th and 46th homers of the year to lead Chicago over the Cardinals, 16 – 4. For August, Hack hits 13 homers and drives in 53 runs.
New York’s Carl Hubbell loses to Brooklyn, 1 – 0, giving up a run in the 9th. With a runner on third base, King Carl walks two intentionally and then walks in the winning run. Giant coach Dave Bancroft argues the call with umpire Lou Jorda so loudly that he is suspended for three games.
1931 – At Boston, Ben Chapman and Lou Gehrig each have four hits and together total nine RBIs as the Yanks roll over the Red Sox, 14 – 4. One of Gehrig’s hits is a homer, his 37th, and two of Chapman’s leave the park. Hal Rhyne has four hits for Boston.
1932 – Wes Ferrell is suspended ten days by the Indians for insubordination.
1939 – Yankee rookie Atley Donald pitches a baseball at 94.7 miles per hours to establish a new record for a fastball.
1941 – The Cardinals’ Lon Warneke no-hits the Cincinnati Reds, 2 – 0, with only three balls hit to the outfield. It is Warneke’s 15th victory of the season and, with the Dodgers’ doubleheader loss to the Giants, puts St. Louis in first place by two percentage points.
1942 – The Giants’ Mel Ott collects his 2,500th hit in a 5 – 5 tie in Chicago in the second game. In the opener, the Giants win, 8 – 6, as Ace Adams beats Hi Bithorn.
1945:
Stan Hack of the Cubs becomes No. 82 in the 2,000-hit club when he collects a 1st-inning single off Pirate pitcher Preacher Roe. Earlier in the season the Senators’ Joe Kuhel and Red Sox OF Bob Johnson made the list. Hack scores after his safety, but the Pirates win, 6 – 4, over the first-place Cubs.
Yankees rookie Bill Bevens, 28, retires the first 18 Red Sox batters before giving up a walk and a double to Bob Johnson, the only hit for the Sox. Bevens wins, 7 – 1, defeating Boo Ferriss who was trying for his 21st win.
1950:
The Tigers drop out of first place for the first time since June 10th when they split a pair with the Senators, losing 3 – 2 in 11 innings, then taking the nitecap, 10 – 8.
Eddie Stanky of the Giants walks twice in the 6th inning against the Pirates for a total of seven straight times over two games, tying the major-league record set by Billy Rogell and Mel Ott. The Giants win, 4 – 0, behind Sal Maglie.
1951:
The A’s topple the Indians, 6 – 2, beating Bob Feller and knocking the Tribe into second place, a half game behind the idle Yankees. Morrie Martin and Carl Scheib combine for the win.
The Giants move to an 8 – 1 lead after five inning over the Pirates behind two homers by Willie Mays. But George Spencer wilts in the heat and gives up homers to Frank Thomas – his first in the majors – and pinch hitter Gus Bell. After Pete Castiglione and Bill Rigney match homers, Ralph Kiner powers one in the 9th inning to give Pittsburgh a 10 – 9 victory. For Kiner, it is his 37th.
Brooklyn’s Preacher Roe, with relief help from Clyde King, stops the Reds, 3 – 1, for his 18th win.
1953:
Led by OF Jim Pendleton’s three home runs, the Braves tie the Yankees’ 1939 major-league record for the most homers in a game with eight in their 19 – 4 win over Pittsburgh in the first game of a doubleheader. Pendleton is only the second rookie in history to hit three home runs in one game. In the second game, the Braves hit four more long balls to win 11 – 5. The 12 homers in a doubleheader shatter the previous mark of nine. Eddie Mathews’s four dingers for the day give him a National League-leading 43; he will end the season with 47 home runs, 30 of them on the road, to set a major-league record.
The Dodgers rip St. Louis, 20 – 4, with the help of two big innings. Dodger Jackie Robinson fans twice in the 3rd inning, while Gil Hodges walks twice in the 6th. Roy Campanella’s five RBIs ties the National League season mark of most RBIs by a catcher (122).
1954:
The Indians complete an 11-home-game sweep of the Red Sox, the first such sweep since the Yankees blanked St. Louis Browns in 1927.
In beating St. Louis 4 – 1 on four hits, Johnny Antonelli becomes the first lefty to win 20 games for the Giants since Carl Hubbell and Cliff Melton in 1937.
1958 – The Orioles’ Dick Williams plays all three outfield positions without a single putout or assist in a 7 – 2 win against Boston.
1959:
Before 66,586 fans in Cleveland, the White Sox sweep a doubleheader with the Indians to move in front by 6 1/2 games. Former Indian Early Wynn, judged too old at 39, wins the opener, 6 – 3, then the Sox win the nitecap, 9 – 4. Another former Indian, Al Smith, scores from second base on a fly ball. The Sox will beat the Indians 15 out of 22 games this season.
In the second of two games, the Pirates, down 5 – 0, tie the Phillies in the 9th inning, then win in the 10th, 7 – 6. The victory goes to Elroy Face, even though he gives up a home run to Ed Bouchee in the top of the 10th. Face is now 17-0 and the Pirates are just four games in back of the leading Giants.
1960:
In Los Angeles, Roberto Clemente takes Sandy Koufax very, very deep, the ball carrying far beyond the 375-foot mark in right field. This puts Pittsburgh up, 4 – 0, bringing the pitcher’s evening to an early end, on their way to a 5 – 2 win.
At San Francisco, Sam Jones strikes out 14 Phillies and drives in the winning run in the 5th to beat Robin Roberts, 2 – 1.
Boston 2B Pete Runnels goes 6 for 7, as the Red Sox edge the Tigers in the 15-inning opener of a twin bill. His 15th-inning double brings Frank Malzone home with the winning run to win, 5 – 4. Runnels has three more hits in the nightcap victory, 3 – 2 in ten innings. His six hits are the most in an American League game since July 8, 1955. With 9 for 11 in the doubleheader, Runnels ties the major league record.
1961 – Mickey Mantle connects for home run number 47, off the Twins’ Jim Kaat, as the Yanks win, 4 – 0.
1962 – San Francisco’s 3 – 2 win over the Braves ties a major league record, as all five runs score on home runs.
1963:
Ken Boyer’s three-run homer leads the Cardinals to an 11 – 6 win over host Philadelphia, and starts the Birds on a nine-game win streak. St. Louis will win 19 out of 20 to end up a game behind the Dodgers.
The Twins’ power continues in a 5 – 3 win over the White Sox. Minnesota has 19 home runs in its last five games, tying the major-league record set by the Giants in 1954.
1964 – Milwaukee (8) and San Francisco (7) combine to use a major league-record 15 pinch hitters in two nine-inning games. The Giants win the opening marathon, 15 – 10, then win, 7 – 4. The Milwaukee refreshment stands, down to $13 in pennies, drop their prices; beer goes from 31 cents to 30 cents, hot dogs from 26 cents to 25 cents, hot sandwiches from 62 cents to 60 cents.
1965 – Following his doctor’s advice, Casey Stengel announces his retirement as manager of the Mets. He will head up Mets scouting in California. Stengel ends a 25-year managerial career that included ten pennants with the Yankees, followed by a dismal 175-404 record with the expansion Mets. The 75-year-old Stengel has been in professional baseball since 1910.
1966 – Pete Rose becomes the 12th player in major league history to hit home runs left- and righthanded in one game, as the Reds win 6 – 4 over the Cards.
1968 – In the showdown in Detroit, 53,575 fans cheer as P Earl Wilson pitches a four-hit 9 – 1 victory over second-place Baltimore. Wilson adds four RBIs on two hits, including his fifth home run of the year.
1969:
Washington 2B Tim Cullen ties a major-league record with three consecutive errors in the 8th inning, but the Senators beat Oakland, 11 – 3. Frank Howard leads the offense with four hits, including his 41st home run, and his first stolen base in three years.
Merv Rettenmund drives in three runs to lead the Orioles to a 6 – 3 win over the Angels. The O’s score their last run on a single by Brooks Robinson in the 7th and three consecutive passed balls by Joe Azcue which ties the American League record. He is the first backstop on the 20th Century list not to be catching Hoyt Wilhelm, though Wilhelm comes in to relief Vern Geishert in the 8th.
1970 – In the first of two at Chicago, the Red Sox roll to a 22 – 11 win over the White Sox. This is the tenth time in history that the Red Sox have scored 20 or more runs. Ken Brett is the victor.
1972 – In Pittsburgh, announcer Bob Prince turns the mike over to Harold Arlin. On August 5, 1921, Arlin was the first announcer to broadcast a live play-by-play game, on KDKA. Today he calls a few innings while his grandson, Steve, is on the mound for San Diego against the Pirates.
1973:
After a ten-inning, 1 – 0, loss to Cardinals, the last-place Mets drop to 61-71. They’ll finish at 82-79 and make it to first place in the National League East.
Yutaka Enatsu not only throws an 11-inning no-hitter for the Hanshin Tigers against the Chunichi Dragons, but he hits a homer in the bottom of the 11th for the game’s lone run.
1974 – The Rangers’ Dave Nelson steals second, third base, and home in the 1st inning, only the third such performance in the major leagues since 1928, but it’s not enough as Texas loses to Cleveland, 7 – 3.
1975 – The Braves fire skipper Clyde King, naming Connie Ryan as interim manager.
1976:
At Fenway Park, Jim Rice clouts a 5th-inning home run against Texas, the 100th homer this year for the Sox. They now have hit 100 homers or more for 31 straight years.
The A’s purchase veteran Willie McCovey from the Padres.
1977 – Against the Yankees, the Mariners tie the score, 5 – 5, in the 8th inning, then lose in the 11th, 6 – 5, when Mickey Rivers leads off the inning with a home run.
1978:
The Reds are rained out at Riverfront Stadium for the first time since the Stadium opened in 1970. The second half of a twinbill was rained out on July 18, 1971, but no rain checks were issued.
Sadaharu Oh hits his 34th home run of the season and the 800th of his career. The ball lands in the shoe of a fan who had removed it to feel more comfortable.
1980 – Houston veteran Vern Ruhle improves his record to 8 – 3 by shutting out the Cubs.
1982:
In an effort to bolster its pitching staff for the pennant race, Milwaukee trades minor leaguers Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros for veteran starter Don Sutton. Sutton has won 13 games for Houston this year. The Brewers are 4 1/2 games ahead of the Red Sox.
In a slugfest featuring seven homers – two by Dwight Evans – Oakland beats Boston, 9 – 7.
The Phillies split a pair with the Braves, winning 6 – 1 on Dick Ruthven’s three-hitter, before losing the second game, 11 – 9. Dale Murphy’s home run is Atlanta’s only score in the opener. Mike Schmidt has an inside-the-park home run in the second game, the second of three he’ll hit.
1984:
Jim Rice grounds into his 33rd double play of the season, establishing a new major league mark. The Red Sox outfielder breaks a 1954 record set by another Boston flycatcher, Jackie Jensen. Rice will finish the season with 36 double play grounders hit into.
Bill Virdon is fired as manager of the Expos and will be replaced by Jim Fanning.
1986:
Roger Clemens becomes the major leagues’ first 20-game winner this season, striking out 11 Indians in a 7 – 3 victory to raise his record to 20-4.
Yankee hurlers Tommy John (43) and Joe Niekro (41) become the first 40+ pitchers since 1933 to start both ends of a doubleheader. John loses, 1 – 0, and Niekro pitches five innings for a 3 – 0 victory over the Mariners.
1988:
At Chicago, the Pirates nip the Cubs, 10 – 9, in ten innings. Scott Medvin is the winner over Rich Gossage.
Kent Tekulve becomes the second pitcher in major league history after Hoyt Wilhelm to appear in 1,000 games by pitching two innings in Philadelphia’s 7 – 5 win over San Francisco.
1989:
The Yankees send veteran slugger Ken Phelps, hitting .249, to Oakland for minor league P Scott Holcomb.
St. Louis leaves 16 runners on base in a 2 – 0, 13-inning loss to the Reds, setting a major-league record for runners left on base in a shutout.
1990:
Minnesota CF John Moses misplays a long drive by Ron Karkovice, and the White Sox catcher ends up with an inside-the-park grand slam. That’s all the scoring Jack McDowell needs as the Sox win, 4 – 3.
Boston’s Roger Clemens reaches 20 wins for the third time in five years by beating Cleveland, 9 – 2. Rocket strikes out nine and walks none.
1991 – The Rangers trade 3B Steve Buechele to the Pirates in exchange for prospect Kurt Miller and a player to be named later. The “later named” is another pitching prospect, Hector Fajardo.
1992:
Trailing 3 – 1 to the Reds in the 9th, Bobby Bonilla hits a dramatic three-run homer off Rob Dibble to give the Mets a 4 – 3 win.
Boston 1B Scott Cooper records five hits in the Red Sox’s 4 – 2, ten-inning win over the Angels.
Cubs rookie P Jim Bullinger tosses a one-hitter against the Giants in his third big league start, defeating San Francisco, 3 – 1. The only hit he allows is Kirt Manwaring’s home run in the 8th inning.
The Red Sox send P Jeff Reardon to the Braves in exchange for minor leaguers Nate Minchey and Sean Ross.
1993 – Oakland P Rich Gossage breaks his right wrist when he trips over a ball bag prior to the Athletics’ game with Toronto. The Blue Jays beat Oakland, 4 – 2.
1995:
Tiger teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell tie an American League record by playing in their 1,914th game together, a 10 – 7 loss to the White Sox. The record was set by Kansas City’s George Brett and Frank White.
Angels power prospect Todd Greene hits his 40th home run as Vancouver (Pacific Coast League) beats Salt Lake City, 14 – 5. Greene is the first minor leaguer to reach 40 dingers since Danny Tartabull for Calgary in 1985.
1996:
Adding their eighth new player this month, the Yankees reacquire 3B Charlie Hayes from the Pirates in exchange for a player to be named. This makes Wade Boggs a platoon player and he angrily states, “I’ll get my 3,000 hits somewhere.”
Eddie Murray clouts his 499th homer and newly-acquired Pete Incaviglia adds a grand slam as the Orioles beat the Mariners, 5 – 2. The O’s are four back of the Yankees, down from 12 games on July 29th.
Mark McGwire pounds his 45th homer and drives in three runs as the A’s beat the Red Sox, 7 – 0. The loss snaps the Sox’s five-game win streak. The third-place Sox have been the American League’s hottest team since the All-Star break, going 33-17; on August 1st, Boston was 17 games out of first place, and since then have gained 11 games. A’s pitchers will record shutouts in their next two games as well.
The Padres’ Scott Sanders pitches one-hit ball over eight innings and strikes out ten to beat the Expos, 6 – 0. David Segui has the only hit for Montreal.
1997:
Behind Alex Fernandez, the Marlins solidify their hold on the National League wild card position with a 4 – 1 victory over the Blue Jays. OF Shawn Green has all three of Toronto’s hits.
Yankee P David Wells threatens to punch out owner George Steinbrenner during a clubhouse argument.
The Brewers acquire OF Darrin Jackson from the Twins in exchange for a player to be named.
Boston SS Nomar Garciaparra goes hitless as the Red Sox fall to the Braves, 15 – 2. The collar brings to an end his 30-game hitting streak (July 26-August 29: .383 : 54/141), the longest streak ever for an American League rookie.
1998:
Curt Schilling throws his major league-leading 13th complete game, stopping the Giants, 5 – 4. Schilling is helped by a triple play as he raises his strikeout total to a National League-high 258. Barry Bonds hits homers #29 and #30, the seventh straight year he’s had 30 homers and the eighth year he’s reached 100 RBIs.
The Cardinals honor Jack Buck with a new statue in Buck’s likeness. The Hall of Fame broadcaster began announcing Cardinals games in 1954.
Toms River, NJ becomes the first American team since 1993 to win the Little League World Series as Chris Cardone hits home runs in consecutive at-bats, including a game-deciding two-run shot beating Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan, 12 – 9.
Mark McGwire’s 55th home run leads the Cardinals to an 8 – 7 victory over the Braves.
Sammy Sosa’s 54th homer leads the Cubs to a 4 – 3 win over Colorado.
Roger Clemens racks up his third straight shutout, extending his scoreless inning streak to 29, as Toronto tops the Twins, 6 – 0. The Rocket is unbeaten in his last 17 starts.
1999:
In an article in the New York Times, former major league OF Billy Bean reveals his fears as a gay man in the world of major league baseball. Former Dodger Glenn Burke, who died of AIDS in 1995, is the only other ex-player to have acknowledged his homosexuality.
Barry Bonds clubs a pair of homers, including a two-run no-out game-winner in the 10th, to give the Giants a 6 – 4 win over the Phillies. The win goes to Rich Rodriguez, who has won seven straight since last losing on June 13, 1997. The second-place Giants have now won 10 of 12.
The Mets roll over the Astros, 17 – 1, as 2B Edgardo Alfonzo goes 6 for 6, a club record, with a double, three homers, five RBI, and six runs scored. The six runs scored ties the modern major league mark. Alfonzo is the only the fifth player ever to hit three home runs while going 6 for 6.
2000:
As the Braves come to bat in the bottom of the 9th inning trailing the Reds, 4 – 2, a power spike causes most of the lights to go out at Turner Field causing a 12-minute delay. As the Atlanta crowd waits for play to resume it is treated to a rendition of the song, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”. Earning his 1,600th victory, manager Bobby Cox passes former Los Angeles Dodgers skipper, Tommy Lasorda, on the career list for most managerial victories and puts him 14th on the all-time list.
On a night when every player in the Astros’ starting lineup gets a hit, reserve catcher Tony Eusebio’s hitting streak ends at 24 games establishing a new Houston team record.
2001:
3B Bill Mueller’s walk-off home run gives the Cubs a 5 – 4 victory over the Marlins. 1B Fred McGriff hits a three-run home run as he reaches 80 RBIs for the 14th straight season, becoming only the second player in major league history to do so. Hank Aaron holds the record with 17 straight years.
The Little League forfeits all games won by the Bronx World Series entry after it is discovered that star pitcher Danny Almonte is 14. Sports Illustrated first broke the story with evidence of two birth registrations, the second, which took two years off, made just weeks before the boy entered the United States. Continued protests of racism against Dominicans prompts further investigations which will show that Almonte and others did not even attend school in the Bronx, did not play the requisite number of games with their Bronx team, that their coach had been banned from Caribbean Little League play in 1988 for using overage players, and that Danny’s older brother was 14 when he played last year.
Led by Eric Chavez, who drives home eight runs, the A’s defeat the Orioles, 15 – 0.
The Mariners defeat the Devil Rays, 4 – 0, giving them a major-league record 27 consecutive regular-season road series without losing a series. The old record of 26 road series without a loss was set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs.
2002 – After marathon negotiation sessions to avoid a players’ strike just hours away, Bud Selig announces the players union and owners have reached a settlement on a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement without the need for a work stoppage. The new agreement, called “historic” by the Commissioner, gives the owners the economic restraints they wanted as the players are assured no teams will be contracted until the 2007 season, with a revenue sharing plan to be gradually implemented during the span of the contract.
2005 – In the long tradition of the Bronx Bombers, Alex Rodriguez becomes only the second right-handed batter in Yankees history to hit 40 homers in a season. The Yankees’ third baseman joins Joe DiMaggio, who hit 46 homers in 1937, the only time “Joltin’ Joe” reached the 40 mark.
2008 – A bad year off the field for the Clemens clan continues. While Roger Clemens has faced claims of adultery and steroid use, son Koby Clemens and Salem Avalanche teammates Mark Ori and Jimmy Goethals are arrested for their role in a restaurant fight. The charges of disorderly conduct will later be dropped.
2009:
Chula Vista, CA wins the 2009 Little League World Series, defeating Taoyuan County of Taiwan, 6 – 3, in the finals.
The Heidenheim Heideköpfe win a doubleheader from the Mannheim Tornados to take their first German Bundesliga title, three games to two in the finals. Simon Gühring makes his return from a leg fracture with three home runs and eight RBI on the day, while Peter Dankerl wins the finale.
Edgar Renteria hits a grand slam in the 7th inning as San Francisco defeats Colorado, 9 – 5, completing a three-game sweep that puts the two teams in a tie in the National League wild card race.
Zack Greinke pitches a one-hitter to beat Seattle, 3 – 0. The Royals hurler allows only a 2nd-inning single by Kenji Johjima.
Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants collects 150 hits for the eighth straight season, setting a new Nippon Pro Baseball record; Kazuo Matsui had held the mark prior to Ramirez.
2010:
Mike Moustakas of Omaha (Pacific Coast League) hits two homers and drives in five runs in the 3rd inning of a game with Round Rock, but he’s far from done. He adds a three-run double in the 4th and a three-run homer in the 7th to finish with a franchise-record 11 RBI as Omaha wins, 23 – 5. Moustakas is also named the Texas League Player of the Year today after hitting .341 with 21 homers and 76 RBI for Northwest Arkansas prior to his promotion to AAA Omaha. He now leads all minor league players with 34 homers.
Carlos Zambrano becomes the first major league pitcher to homer in eight straight seasons since Gary Peters (1963-1971), launching one in a 14 – 2 Cubs rout of Pittsburgh.
2011:
CC Sabathia finally defeats the Red Sox this season, after going 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA in his previous efforts against them this year. The Yankees win, 5 – 2, at Fenway Park to move to within a half-game of the lead in the AL East. In a moment typical of the tense rivalry between the two teams, Francisco Cervelli hits only the third home run of his career for the Yanks in the 5th, then is plunked by Sox starter John Lackey in his next at-bat, leading to both benches clearing and the ejection of New York pitching coach Larry Rothschild.
Rookie Mike Trout hits two homers as the Angels whip the Mariners, 13 – 6. The 20-year-old drives in five runs and the Angels score eight in the 5th inning to give Jerome Williams his second victory in a week, after he had gone six years between wins.
2012:
The Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the Indians with a 12 – 7 win at Progressive Field, their eighth victory in their last nine games. As a result, they remain one game ahead of Baltimore in the race for the second wild card. The Indians continue their free fall, with a record of 5-27 since July 27th. Things start well for Cleveland, as Jason Kipnis hits a lead-off homer off Jarrod Parker, but the A’s tee off on Justin Masterson for three homers and eight runs in four innings. George Kottaras and Josh Reddick drive in three runs apiece, while Coco Crisp and Cliff Pennington hit two-run homers
In a battle of Italian teams, Fortitudo Bologna beats Caffe Danesi Nettuno, 4 – 3, to win the 2012 European Cup, their second European Cup in three years. Nick Pugliese gets the win. Carlos Richetti takes the loss by allowing the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the 9th, as Leonardo De Donno doubles in Claudio Liverziani. In the Bronze Medal Game, the Amsterdam Pirates survive a late rally to top the Rouen Huskies, 8 – 7, pounding Owen Ozanich for 15 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Roelie Henrique and Percy Isenia both get three hits for the winners, while Maxime Lefevre gets four hits and three RBI for the French powerhouse.
2013:
The Pirates tie the Cardinals atop the NL Central again, winning, 5 – 0, behind four RBI from Garrett Jones and two-hit pitching over eight innings from Francisco Liriano. Pittsburgh continues to pound Shelby Miller this year.
Several teams make moves shortly before the playoff roster deadline, as the Indians get Jason Kubel for a player to be named later or cash from the Diamondbacks, St. Louis picks up John Axford from the Brewers for a player to be named, and Baltimore gets Michael Morse from Seattle for Xavier Avery.
The Latino Baseball Hall of Fame announces its 15 newest members, namely Teddy Higuera, Mike Cuellar, Tony Armas, Juan Gonzalez, Matty Alou, Tony Fernandez, Silvio Garcia, Vic Davalillo, Vic Power, Felipe Montemayor, Santos Amaro, Julian Javier, Humberto Robinson, Cookie Rojas and Rennie Stennett.
2014:
The Angels use eight different pitchers – a team record for a nine-inning game – in shutting out the A’s, 2 – 0. Reliever Cory Rasmus gets things going by pitching the first three innings, and a different pitcher is used for each of the last five innings. In the 4th, Michael Roth gets himself in a bases loaded, one-out jam, but Yoslan Herrera induces Jonny Gomes to hit into an inning-ending double play and is the one who ends up with credit for the win. Ironically, for the A’s, Jeff Samardzija throws a complete game but loses, a loss that increases the Angels’ lead in the AL West to four games.
Jake Peavy pitches no-hit ball for the Giants until one out in the 8th, before Mark Reynolds of the Brewers breaks up his bid for immortality with a single. Peavy also records the 2,000th strikeout of his career in the 3 – 1 win.
Unipol Bologna wins the 2014 Italian Series in seven games. Down three games to two, they take the last two on the road. Today, manager Marco Nanni turns to Raul Rivero, usually the closer and one who struggled in Games 1 and 3 but starred in Game 4. The move turns out superbly as Rivero allows only two hits and two walks while fanning 12 in a shutout 4 – 0 win. Claudio Liverziani drives in Juan Carlos Infante with a 1st-inning run to hand Roberto Corradini the loss. Guillermo Rodriguez later homers and singles in a run and is named series MVP with a .379/.455/.621 batting line and ten RBI in seven games.
The Templiers de Sénart win their first French Division I title after finishing second four times in the prior seven years. They sweep the Paris Université Club in three games and become the first team other than the Rouen Huskies to win since 2004. The Templiers rely heavily on Cuban players as long-time Templiers backstop Ernesto Martínez goes 3 for 5 with a homer in the finale to give him a French title to go with his Cuban Serie Nacional one. Ciro Silvino Licea (finals MVP) gets the win and Raudelin Legra the save. Jacques Boucheron goes 3 for 4 with a run and a RBI as the top native French threat in the 5 – 4 win in the finale.
2015:
The team from Tokyo wins the 2015 Little League World Series, defeating Lewisberry, PA, 18 – 11, in the final game. Lewisberry scores ten runs in the 1st and leads 10 – 2, but their Japanese opponents come back. The teams combine for a championship-record 30 hits and 29 runs.
The Dodgers fall victim to a no-hitter for the second time in ten days as Jake Arrieta of the Cubs pulls the trick with a 2 – 0 shutout in which he strikes out 12. It is his major league-leading 17th win of the year and he is helped by the official scorer charging SS Starlin Castro with an error on a close play on Kiké Hernandez’s ground ball in the 3rd. Having also been handcuffed by Mike Fiers of the Astros on August 21st, it is the first time in their long history that the Dodgers have been victims of two no-hitters in one season.
2019:
The autopsy results for Tyler Skaggs, who was found dead in his hotel room a suburb of Dallas, TX on July 1st, are released. They reveal that the death was the result of an overdose of opioids, something which has become an epidemic in North America in recent years. Another shocking development is that Skaggs’s family alleges that an employee of the Angels was involved in supplying the drugs, something which police will investigate. The investigation will eventually lead to a team employee being arrested, charged and convicted.
Ten-year minor league veteran Chace Numata is seriously injured in a skateboarding accident in Erie, PA, where he was concluding his season as a catcher with the Erie SeaWolves. He is found unconscious and bleeding from the head in the small hours of the morning by a passing motorist and will die in hospital two days later. According to security footage, his motorized skateboard stopped suddenly and sent him falling forward.
2020:
For the first time in major league history, all three of a team’s starting outfielders homer twice as the Cubs defeat the Reds, 10 – 1. Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Jason Heyward are the record-setting flychasers.
It’s a busy day on the transactions front with the trading deadline moved to August 31st. The Padres pull off the biggest deal, obtaining C Austin Nola, P Dan Altavilla and P Austin Adams from the Mariners in return for IF Ty France, OF Taylor Trammell, P Andres Munoz and C Luis Torrens. Looking to make the postseason for the first time in 14 years, the Padres also acquire another catcher, Jason Castro, from the Angels for P Gerardo Reyes and 1B/DH Mitch Moreland from Boston for prospects Hudson Potts and Jeisson Rosario. This follows the acquisition of relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal a day earlier.
2021 – The Heidenheim Heideköpfe pull off a three-peat by beating the Bonn Capitals, three games to one, in the finals of Germany’s Bundesliga-1. Game 4 is an 11 – 2 romp as finals MVP Enorbel Marquez goes the distance with 13 K at age 46, while Drew Janssen scores four and Simon Gühring three. Ludwig Glaser drives in three and wins his eighth Bundesliga title.
2022 – James Outman, who hit .462 in his first major league stint with the Dodgers earlier this month, hits for the cycle for the second time in four games for Oklahoma City (Pacific Coast League), having also done so on August 26th. He pulls off the feat in a 17 – 8 win over Round Rock thanks to a 9th-inning single, after drawing a walk in both the 7th and 8th innings.
2025 – The 2025 Holland Series begins with a pitching duel as HCAW’s Lars Huijer goes 10 innings and throws 135 pitches to win a 3-1 duel with Tom de Blok and Ryan Huntington of Neptunus. Jair van Borkulo’s two-run triple in the 10th is the big hit.
Births[edit]
1850 – Cal McVey, infielder, manager (d. 1926)
1857 – James Meagher, umpire (d. 1928)
1859 – Jim Powell, infielder (d. 1929)
1863 – John Rudderham, outfielder (d. 1942)
1864 – Pete Weckbecker, catcher (d. 1935)
1866 – Frank Pears, pitcher; umpire (d. 1923)
1870 – Will Thompson, pitcher (d. 1962)
1872 – Davey Dunkle, pitcher (d. 1941)
1878 – Carlos Smith, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 1955)
1878 – Charlie Starr, infielder (d. 1937)
1879 – Peaches O’Neill, catcher (d. 1955)
1880 – Charlie Armbruster, catcher (d. 1964)
1883 – Bill Brinker, infielder/outfielder (d. 1965)
1883 – Sam Edmonston, pitcher (d. 1979)
1884 – Andy Sullivan, infielder (d. 1920)
1886 – Wib Smith, catcher (d. 1959)
1886 – Bert Tooley, infielder (d. 1976)
1887 – Tom Seaton, pitcher (d. 1940)
1891 – Howard Millard, minor league executive (d. 1961)
1891 – Steve Partenheimer, infielder (d. 1971)
1891 – Pol Perritt, pitcher (d. 1947)
1893 – Ralph Head, pitcher (d. 1962)
1894 – Bing Miller, outfielder (d. 1966)
1898 – Kiki Cuyler, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1950)
1902 – Pete Cote, pinch hitter (d. 1987)
1906 – Bob Friedrichs, pitcher (d. 1997)
1911 – Stan Watts, college coach (d. 2000)
1914 – Buddy Hancken, catcher (d. 2007)
1916 – Johnny Lindell, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1985)
1917 – Red Embree, pitcher (d. 1996)
1918 – Billy Johnson, infielder; All-Star (d. 2006)
1918 – Ted Williams, outfielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2002)
1920 – Eduardo Green, minor league outfielder (d. 1980)
1922 – Martha Rommelaere, AAGPBL outfielder (d. 2011)
1923 – Irwin Castille, Negro League infielder (d. 1982)
1924 – Frank Sacka, catcher (d. 1994)
1926 – Hiroji Matsukawa, NPB pitcher (d. 2007)
1927 – Gordon Goldsberry, infielder (d. 1996)
1928 – Doris Neal, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2012)
1929 – Ralph Albers, minor league pitcher (d. 2008)
1933 – Hisafumi Kawamura, NPB pitcher (d. 2005)
1935 – Al Forthmann, minor league infielder and manager
1935 – Frank Funk, pitcher
1941 – Carmen Fanzone, infielder
1941 – Archie Moore, outfielder
1943 – Koichiro Sasaki, NPB pitcher (d. 1989)
1944 – Tug McGraw, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2004)
1945 – Tommy Dean, infielder
1947 – Bonifacio Morán, Ecuadorian national team player
1948 – Steve Simpson, pitcher (d. 1989)
1950 – Dave Chalk, infielder; All-Star
1950 – Mike McQueen, pitcher (d. 2017)
1950 – Andy Merchant, catcher
1952 – Kenichi Kajima, NPB pitcher
1955 – Renie Martin, pitcher
1955 – Yutaka Ono, NPB pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
1956 – Steve Baker, pitcher
1956 – Scott Brown, pitcher (d. 2026)
1956 – Roger Erickson, pitcher
1956 – Willie Mueller, pitcher
1957 – Tim Mooney, college coach
1957 – Junji Ogawa, NPB outfielder and manager
1957 – Takashi Osanai, NPB infielder
1957 – Dave Smith, pitcher
1957 – Thomas Wesley, college coach (b. 2009)
1959 – Yukiichi Komazaki, NPB outfielder
1959 – Shigefumi Tanabe, NPB pitcher
1959 – Jun-Lang Wang, CPBL outfielder and manager
1960 – Randy O’Neal, pitcher
1960 – Ricky Seilheimer, catcher
1962 – Shigeru Shimada, NPB infielder
1963 – Gun-woo Kim, KBO pitcher and infielder
1963 – Masao Koyama, NPB pitcher
1965 – Keiji Kimura, NPB pitcher
1967 – Andy Cook, pitcher
1967 – Randy Kotchman, minor league infielder
1970 – Gustavo Martínez, minor league pitcher
1970 – Ricky Ward, minor league infielder
1971 – Cliff Shanks, minor league infielder (d. 2013)
1971 – Jun Yamada, NPB outfielder
1972 – Jose Herrera, outfielder
1972 – Yasuyuki Saigo, Japanese national team infielder
1974 – Dave Becker, minor league catcher
1974 – Gianluca Cibati, Serie A1 outfielder
1974 – Christophe Dassy, First Division infielder and manager
1974 – Kris Foster, pitcher
1975 – Joey Espada, manager
1975 – Bucky Jacobsen, infielder
1975 – Kazuyuki Maeda, NPB pitcher
1976 – Mike Koplove, pitcher
1976 – Brian Shackelford, pitcher
1977 – Jon Adkins, pitcher
1977 – Rich Austin, minor league outfielder and manager
1977 – Marlon Byrd, outfielder; All-Star
1977 – Shunsuke Hara, NPB catcher
1977 – Akira Matsumoto, NPB pitcher
1978 – Cliff Lee, pitcher; All-Star
1978 – Todd Wellemeyer, pitcher
1979 – Scott Richmond, pitcher
1979 – Luis Rivas, infielder
1980 – Russ Adams, infielder
1980 – Roberto Hernandez, pitcher; All-Star
1980 – Bobby Kingsbury, minor league outfielder
1981 – Adam Wainwright, pitcher; All-Star
1982 – Brian Marshall, minor league pitcher
1982 – Sean Marshall, pitcher
1983 – Roberto Alvarez, minor league player
1983 – Michael Ekstrom, pitcher
1983 – Chris Getz, infielder
1983 – Taro Murayama, NPB umpire
1983 – Yevhenii Tkachenko, Ukrainian national team pitcher
1984 – Hunter Mense, coach
1984 – Neil Minowa, Brazilian national team pitcher
1984 – Steven Wright, pitcher; All-Star
1986 – Matt Sheely, minor league outfielder
1987 – Tyler Cannon, minor league infielder
1988 – Fred Orchard, college coach
1989 – Hilde Bosker, Dutch women’s national team infielder
1989 – Billy Burns, outfielder
1989 – DJ Johnson, pitcher
1989 – Anthony Renteria, minor league outfielder
1990 – Mark Montgomery, minor league pitcher
1990 – Stosh Wawrzasek, minor league pitcher
1991 – Shane Carle, pitcher
1991 – Matt Hockenberry, minor league pitcher
1992 – Leuma Fualefau, American Samoa national team outfielder
1993 – Edwin Fierro, minor league pitcher
1993 – Soo-haeng Jo, KBO outfielder
1993 – Jen-Lei Liao, minor league pitcher
1994 – Taylor Hearn, pitcher
1994 – Daniel Robert, pitcher
1994 – Eduardo Rochac, Salvadoran national team player
1995 – Harumi Iida, Singaporean national team coach
1995 – Sean Reid-Foley, pitcher
1996 – José Caballero, infielder
1996 – Yukiya Ito, NPB infielder
1997 – Ángel Felipe, pitcher
1997 – Nolan Soliveres, French Division I catcher
1999 – Woo-jin An, KBO pitcher
1999 – Hunter Dobbins, pitcher
1999 – Nao Fukuda, New Zealand national team pitcher
1999 – Christian Montes De Oca, pitcher
2000 – Luke Little, pitcher
2000 – Kai Yokogawa, NPB pitcher
2001 – Hayden Birdsong, pitcher
2001 – Yuki Ishihara, NPB pitcher
2001 – Kazuki Miyazaki, NPB outfielder
2002 – Samaria Benítez, Mexican women’s national team infielder
2002 – Andrew Sears, pitcher
2002 – Shunsuke Urata, NPB infielder
Deaths[edit]
1884 – Gus Ruhl, umpire (b. 1858)
1902 – Rome Chambers, pitcher (b. 1875)
1915 – William Coon, outfielder (b. 1855)
1931 – Tinsley Ginn, outfielder (b. 1891)
1935 – Leo Smith, infielder (b. 1859)
1938 – Gene Moore, pitcher (b. 1885)
1943 – Charles Van Sickle, umpire (b. 1876)
1944 – Bill Duggleby, pitcher (b. 1874)
1952 – Arky Vaughan, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1912)
1958 – Frank Demaree, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1910)
1964 – Bob Jones, infielder (b. 1889)
1965 – Frank Papish, pitcher (b. 1917)
1969 – Stew Bolen, pitcher (b. 1902)
1969 – Tim McKeithan, pitcher (b. 1906)
1972 – Hank Garrity, college coach (b. 1900)
1972 – Henry Miller, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1917)
1977 – Leo Hannibal, pitcher (b. 1911)
1978 – Ed Sicking, infielder (b. 1897)
1983 – Julian Acosta, minor league pitcher/infielder (b. 1919)
1986 – Bill Higdon, outfielder (b. 1924)
1987 – Dick Young, writer (b. 1917)
1989 – Buddy Burbage, outfielder (b. 1907)
1989 – Joe Collins, infielder (b. 1922)
1990 – Lou Garland, pitcher (b. 1905)
1992 – Masao Date, amateur player; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1911)
1994 – Edward Sobczak, minor league player, college coach (b. 1921)
1999 – Warren Huston, infielder (b. 1913)
2003 – Claude Passeau, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1909)
2005 – Eli Hodkey, pitcher (b. 1917)
2007 – Hal Jeffcoat, outfielder/pitcher (b. 1924)
2009 – Jack Phillips, infielder (b. 1921)
2012 – Nat Peeples, catcher (b. 1926)
2017 – Harold Stout, college coach (b. 1933)
2018 – Pete Spasoff, minor league pitcher (b. 1933)
2020 – Keith Lampard, outfielder (b. 1945)
2021 – Darrell Blevins, college coach (b. 1967)
2021 – Kuang-Huei Wang, CPBL infielder and manager (b. 1954)
2022 – Larry Womack, minor league pitcher (b. 1946)
2024 – Tony Attanasio, minor league infielder; scout (b. 1939)
2025 – Terry Ley, pitcher (b. 1947)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Sunday, Aug. 30
AUTO RACING
7:30 a.m.
FS2 — FIM MotoGP: 2026 Aragon Grand Prix, Alcañiz, Spain
11 a.m.
FS1 — Indy NXT Series: INDY NXT by Firestone at Milwaukee Mile, Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.
1 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 – Race 2, Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.
CFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — BC at Ottawa
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — West Alabama vs. Tuskegee, Montgomery, Ala.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
11 a.m.
BTN — Colorado at Michigan St.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ESPN — Opening Spike Classic: Wisconsin at Pittsburgh
1 p.m.
BTN — 2026 State Farm Showcase: Creighton vs. Southern Cal, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2:30 p.m.
ESPN — Opening Spike Classic: Kansas vs. Stanford, Pittsburgh
3:30 p.m.
FOX — Inaugural Players Era Showcase: Texas vs. Nebraska, Las Vegas
6 p.m.
FS1 — Inaugural Players Era Showcase: UNLV vs. TCU, Las Vegas
FISHING
8 a.m.
FS1 — Bassmaster Elite Series: 2026 Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, Clayton. N.Y.
GOLF
7 a.m.
CNBC — DP World Tour: Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, Final Round, The Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield, England
GOLF — DP World Tour: Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, Final Round, The Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield, England
Noon
GOLF — PGA Tour: TOUR Championship, Final Round, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
1:30 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: TOUR Championship, Final Round, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
GOLF — LPGA Tour: FM Championship, Final Round, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Ally Challenge, Final Round, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Mich.
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
FS1 — Saratoga Live
6 p.m.
FS2 — Saratoga Live
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
10 a.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Consolation Third-Place Game, South Williamsport, Pa.
3 p.m.
ABC — Little League World Series: TBD, Championship, South Williamsport, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
Noon
NBCSN — Miami at Washington (12:15 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Miami at Washington (12:15 p.m.)
1:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m.) OR Seattle at Toronto (1:37 p.m.)
3 p.m.
NBC — Houston at N.Y. Mets (3:10 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Houston at N.Y. Mets (3:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
NBC — Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (7:20 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (7:20 p.m.)
RUGBY (WOMEN’S)
4:10 a.m.
FS2 — NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown at Wests
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion at Chelsea
USA — English Premier League: Brentford FC at Leeds United
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Ipswich Town at Manchester United
12:25 p.m.
CBSSN — Serie A: Como 1907 at Napoli
2:40 p.m.
CBSSN — Serie A: Genoa at Lazio
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — NWSL: Bay at Washington
SOFTBALL
8 p.m.
MLBN — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: Team Kilfoyl vs. Team Klinger, Rosemont, Ill.
TENNIS
Noon
ABC — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, First Round, New York
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, First Round, New York
4:30 p.m.
ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, First Round, New York
7 p.m.
ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, First Round, New York
WNBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m.
NBATV — Minnesota at Atlanta
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