“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SCHEDULE
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
LAKE CENTRAL AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 2
PENN AT VALPARAISO 7:30 PM
PORTAGE AT ELKHART 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 3
FISHERS AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:00 PM
CARMEL AT WESTFIELD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 4
NOBLESVILLE AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 5
BEN DAVIS AT AVON 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT ZIONSVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 6
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT PIKE 7:00 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 7
DECATUR CENTRAL AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 8
JEFFERSONVILLE AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:00 PM
CENTER GROVE AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MUNSTER AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 8:00 PM
CHESTERTON AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 10
CONCORD AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM
GOSHEN AT LAPORTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 11
FORT WAYNE SOUTH AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 12
ANDERSON AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 13
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7:00 PM
NEW PALESTINE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 14
PLAINFIELD AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 15
FRANKLIN AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT SEYMOUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 16
NEW ALBANY AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT CASTLE 7:30 PM
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
LOWELL AT HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM
HOBART AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 18
NORTHRIDGE AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 19
DEKALB AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
COLUMBIA CITY AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 20
LOGANSPORT AT JAY COUNTY 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 21
BREBEUF JESUIT AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 22
MOORESVILLE AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
GREENWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 23
JENNINGS COUNTY AT EAST CENTRAL 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 24
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
BENTON CENTRAL AT ANDREAN 7:30 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT TWIN LAKES 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 26
JIMTOWN AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
ANGOLA AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 27
BLUFFTON AT NORWELL 7:00 PM
ADAMS CENTRAL AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 28
WESTERN AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
MACONAQUAH AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 29
WESTERN BOONE AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
TRI-WEST AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 30
GREENSBURG AT LAWRENCEBURG 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 31
INDIAN CREEK AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT SCOTTSBURG 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 32
GIBSON SOUTHERN AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
LAVILLE AT KNOX 7:30 PM
WHEELER AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
SECTIONAL 34
EASTSIDE AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 35
DELPHI AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
TIPTON AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 36
HAGERSTOWN AT SHENANDOAH 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 37
TRITON CENTRAL AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 38
NORTH PUTNAM AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 39
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SALEM 7:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 40
TELL CITY AT LINTON 7:30 PM
NORTH POSEY AT PAOLI 7:30 PM
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 41
NORTH NEWTON AT WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
WINAMAC AT NORTH JUDSON 7:30 PM
SECTIONAL 42
TRI-COUNTY AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 43
PIONEER AT SHERIDAN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT CASTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTH ADAMS AT SOUTHWOOD 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT FREMONT 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 45
WES-DEL AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
TRI AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 46
EDINBURGH AT MILAN 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 47
RIVERTON PARKE AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT COVINGTON 7:00 PM
SECTIONAL 48
NORTH KNOX AT FOREST PARK 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
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INDIANA CROSS COUNTY
BOYS/GIRLS REGIONALS
1. New Prairie
Time 11:15 am CT | Results
Feeder Sectionals: Highland, Chesterton, New Prairie, Goshen, Rensselaer Central
2. Manchester
Time 11:15 am ET | Results
Feeder Sectionals: Manchester, West Noble, New Haven, Delta, Marion
3. Brownsburg
Time 11:15 am ET | Results
Feeder Sectionals: Logansport, Harrison (West Lafayette), North Central (Indianapolis), Terre Haute North Vigo, Ben Davis
4. Franklin Community (@ CERAland Sports Park, Columbus)
Time 11:15 am ET | Results
Feeder Sectionals: Noblesville, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Rushville Consolidated, Shelbyville, Southwestern (Hanover)
5. Crawford County
Time 11:15 am ET |Results
Feeder Sectionals: Brown County, Bedford North Lawrence, Crawford County, Jasper, Gibson Southern
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD/SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
MILWAUKEE 3 TAMPA BAY 2 (BREWERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
MILWAUKEE 5 TAMPA BAY 4 (BREWERS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
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MONDAY, OCT. 26
BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 3: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)
TUESDAY, OCT. 27
BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 4: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28
*BREWERS @ RAYS, GAME 5: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
*RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 6: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
*RAYS @ BREWERS, GAME 7: 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX ONE/FOX DEPORTES)*
*IF NECESSARY
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NBA SCOREBOARD
NUGGETS 141, PELICANS 135
HORNETS 115, HEAT 110
CAVALIERS 125, NETS 121
76ERS 127, BUCKS 116
WIZARDS 124, BULLS 120
SUNS 131, WARRIORS 122
SPURS 122, MAVERICKS 106
ROCKETS 121, HAWKS 114
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
VALKYRIES 67 DREAM 62 (SERIES TIED 2-2)
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NHL SCORES
MAPLE LEAFS 7, OILERS 2
MAMMOTH 5, LIGHTNING 4 (OT)
BLUE JACKETS 2, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1 (OT)
PENGUINS 3, PREDATORS 2 (OT)
BRUINS 6, SHARKS 4
DUCKS 5, FLYERS 4
DEVILS 3, KINGS 1
SENATORS 7, RANGERS 4
HURRICANES 4, BLUES 0
WILD 5, KRAKEN 1
CAPITALS 4, SABRES 3
FLAMES 4, RED WINGS 1
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NASHVILLE 2 MONTREAL 0
COLUMBUS 4 TORONTO 2
NY RED BULL 2 MIAMI 0
CHICAGO 2 DC 0
ORLANDO 2 NY CITY 2
NEW ENGLAND 2 PHILADELPHIA 1
DALLAS 3 SAN JOSE 0
HOUSTON 0 MINNESOTA 0
AUSTIN 2 KANSAS CITY 1
COLORADO 1 VANCOUVER 0
SALT LAKE 3 ST. LOUIS 0
PORTLAND 3 CHARLOTTE 2
SAN DIEGO 2 SEATTLE 2
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES
FBS
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | CW
NO. 14 HOUSTON AT NO. 10 UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 1 MIAMI (FLA.) 52, PITT 23
UCF 39, NO. 2 BYU 31 (2OT)
NO. 6 INDIANA 13, MICHIGAN 6 (OT)
NO. 19 TEXAS 34, NO. 7 OLE MISS 27
CINCINNATI 37, NO. 8 TEXAS TECH 24
NO. 9 UCLA 28, MICHIGAN STATE 10
SOUTH CAROLINA 27, NO. 11 TENNESSEE 24
NO. 12 KENTUCKY 34, VANDERBILT 17
NO. 13 ALABAMA 31, TEXAS A&M 20
MINNESOTA 13, NO. 15 IOWA 10
WISCONSIN 24, NO. 16 USC 7
NO. 18 LSU 38, AUBURN 17
NO. 21 BOISE STATE 31, WASHINGTON STATE 10
NO. 23 SMU 59, CAL 20
NO. 24 NORTHWESTERN 42, RUTGERS 14
NO. 25 ARIZONA 39, IOWA STATE 3
WEST VIRGINIA 24, TCU 20
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 51, RICE 49
TOLEDO 45, WESTERN MICHIGAN 38
KANSAS 25, BAYLOR 24
KENT STATE 35, AKRON 20
MIAMI (OHIO) 28, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 27
ILLINOIS 21, OREGON 10
BALL STATE 34, SACRAMENTO STATE 17
BUFFALO 31, BOWLING GREEN 24
OKLAHOMA 23, MISSISSIPPI STATE 15
BOSTON COLLEGE 49, GEORGIA TECH 27
NORTH TEXAS 49, NAVY 39
HAWAI’I 56, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 21
ARIZONA STATE 28, KANSAS STATE 17
OHIO 24, EASTERN MICHIGAN 20
UL MONROE 21, TROY 14
NEVADA 28, SAN JOSE STATE 13
SOUTHERN MISS 35, LOUISIANA 31
LOUISIANA TECH 26, OLD DOMINION 0
COLORADO STATE 56, SAN DIEGO STATE 49
VIRGINIA TECH 20, CLEMSON 16
ARKANSAS STATE 38, GEORGIA STATE 32
OKLAHOMA STATE 57, COLORADO 24
SYRACUSE 31, NORTH CAROLINA 30
TEXAS STATE 20, UTAH STATE 17
UTSA 42, TULANE 19
FCS
ST. THOMAS 35, MARIST 13
MERRIMACK 24, NEW HAMPSHIRE 17
BROWN 38, CORNELL 31
HOLY CROSS 34, BUCKNELL 3
LAFAYETTE 31, FORDHAM 17
BUTLER 33, DRAKE 21
VALPARAISO 24, PRESBYTERIAN 7
DARTMOUTH 38, COLUMBIA 18
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 22, NORFOLK STATE 7
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 38, VMI 0
SOUTH DAKOTA 26, NORTH DAKOTA 23 (OT)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 20, UNI 17
ROBERT MORRIS 28, MERCYHURST 14
TARLETON STATE 49, WEST GEORGIA 6
MOREHEAD STATE 38, STETSON 31
SAMFORD 13, FURMAN 6
TENNESSEE TECH 28, THE CITADEL 13
CHATTANOOGA 41, WESTERN CAROLINA 18
RICHMOND 13, COLGATE 6
LINDENWOOD 44, CHICAGO STATE 9
HARVARD 35, PRINCETON 7
ILLINOIS STATE 17, INDIANA STATE 10
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 42, MURRAY STATE 9
HOWARD 26, MORGAN STATE 20
MONTANA STATE 38, WEBER STATE 33
EASTERN KENTUCKY 16, WEST FLORIDA 13
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 20, EASTERN ILLINOIS 10
NICHOLLS 31, NORTHWESTERN STATE 27
GEORGETOWN 28, WILLIAM & MARY 27
VILLANOVA 24, LEHIGH 18
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 20, TENNESSEE STATE 7
WESTERN ILLINOIS 55, UT MARTIN 24
LAMAR 35, HOUSTIN CHRISTIAN 10
IDAHO 31, SOUTHERN UTAH 28
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 30, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 27
UIW 38, MCNEESE 6
UTAH TECH 43, CAL POLY 26
IDAHO STATE 38, PORTLAND STATE 8
SFA 45, SE LOUISIANA 24
AUSTIN PEAY 27, NORTH ALABAMA 21
UC DAVIS 33, NORTHERN COLORADO 6
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 30, EAST TEXAS A&M 19
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NFL
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK GIANTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DENVER BRONCOS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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NFL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TENNESSEE TITANS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
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 HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
BASEBALL: WORLD SERIES
MILWAUKEE – ROOKIE SHORTSTOP COOPER PRATT MADE THE MOST OF HIS SECOND OPPORTUNITY.
Pratt singled in the go-ahead run to atone for a costly error and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a four-run deficit behind six scoreless innings from their lockdown bullpen for a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night and a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
The Brewers, who trailed 4-0 in the first inning, took their first lead of Game 2 in the seventh when Brice Turang doubled to open off Tyler Wells (0-2) and advanced on a flyout. Pratt greeted Kevin Kelly with an RBI single to right to put Milwaukee up 5-4.
“I need to be better defensively, but it’s always awesome when you have an opportunity to kind of redeem yourself and make up for it,” said the 22-year-old Pratt, inserted into the starting lineup after being called up from Triple-A Nashville in mid-June. “Probably wasn’t the best swing, but it did the job and gave us the opportunity to score a run. I’m not going to complain.”
The Rays stranded the tying run at third in the ninth for the second consecutive game. Jonny DeLuca doubled to open the ninth off Aaron Ashby, who got the final two outs in the eighth. Victor Mesa Jr. struck out and DeLuca advanced to third on a groundout, but Yandy Diaz struck out swinging on a 3-2 count.
“It’s tough for teams to come in here and play. Our fans are so incredible. It’s a tough environment to play in,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “Tampa Bay had us on the ropes every day. They had runners in scoring position when the game ended both days.”
Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Only 10 teams have overcome a 2-0 deficit to win the World Series, the last being the New York Yankees in 1996.
“These Milwaukee fans have been really loud. I know our fans are going to be really loud and excited to see us come back and kind of reset ourselves a little bit,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “We’ve got a really good pitcher going, as do they. A lot of confidence in this club to respond. They’ve done it all season long, and they’ll continue to do it.”
Brewers starter Logan Henderson allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits in three innings, but the bullpen picked up its eighth win in nine postseason victories. The eight wins match the 2015 Kansas City Royals for most wins by relievers in a single postseason.
JoJo Romero, Dustin May and DL Hall each followed Henderson with a scoreless inning. Abner Uribe (1-0) got four outs and Ashby finished for his third save. Ashby has not allowed a run in 15 2/3 innings over eight postseason appearances.
“Our bullpen doesn’t get enough credit,” Murphy said. “I guess it does get a lot of credit, but you can’t say enough great things about them. Six innings of shutout (work) again.”
Sal Frelick tied it at 4-all with a leadoff homer in the sixth off Ian Seymour. Frelick, who had four homers in 339 at-bats during the regular season, lined a 3-2 fastball 408 feet to center for his second career postseason homer.
Milwaukee cut its 4-0 deficit in half with two runs in the bottom of the first, then capitalized on an error to pull within 4-3 in the fourth.
Milwaukee threatened in the eighth, but Jackson Chourio was retired home trying to score from third on an infield bouncer on a close play that was upheld upon review.
The Brewers, whose only other World Series appearance was as the American League representative in a seven-game loss to St. Louis in 1982, also overcame a 4-0 deficit in the NLCS, rallying for a 6-4 victory over the Dodgers in Game 4 to complete the sweep.
Pratt’s game-opening error contributed to the Rays’ four-run first. Diaz continued to second on Pratt’s errant throw from short, then scored on Chandler Simpson’s one-out single. Simpson stole second and scored on Junior Caminero’s RBI single. Liam Hicks followed with his first postseason homer to put the Rays up 4-0.
The Brewers bunched four singles for two runs in the bottom half, including RBI singles by William Contreras and Garrett Mitchell.
Milwaukee pulled within 4-3 in the fourth. Pratt battled back from an 0-2 count to draw a one-out walk, advanced to third on Frelick’s single and scored on first baseman Jonathan Aranda’s fielding error.
Chourio prevented a run when his perfect throw home from left field nailed Hicks trying to score from second to end the sixth. That play was also upheld after a review.
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen, who was 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three previous starts this postseason, allowed three runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DEVON DAMPIER, NO. 10 UTAH SURGE PAST NO. 14 HOUSTON TO STAY UNBEATEN
Quarterback Devon Dampier ran for a season-high 150 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries to rally No. 10 Utah to a 21-13 victory over No. 14 Houston on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Dampier also threw for 204 yards and had two interceptions. The Utes (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) are one of three FBS teams that remain undefeated.
Conner Weigman threw for 282 yards to lead Houston. Amare Thomas racked up a season-high 133 yards on five catches for the Cougars.
Houston (6-2, 3-2) suffered its first loss in six games against the Utes after blowing a double-digit lead.
The Cougars scored their first touchdown on a 15-play, 75-yard drive that chewed 8:14 off the clock to open the third quarter. Makhi Hughes capped the lengthy drive by plowing across the goal line from 2 yards out to extend the Cougars’ lead to 10-0 with 6:46 remaining in the quarter.
Dampier finally got Utah on the board with 4:25 left in the third on a 22-yard scramble. He also had runs of 16 yards and 12 yards to power the scoring drive.
The Utes took their first lead at 14-13 with 11:57 left in the game on Wayshawn Parker’s 5-yard run off a direct snap.
Jackson Bennee forced a fumble on a strip sack of Weigman with 2:15 remaining, and Jireh Moe recovered the ball at the Houston 9-yard line. Dampier sprinted in for a touchdown one play later to seal the comeback victory.
Houston twice drove inside the Utah 10 before halftime and came away with only three points.
Amare Thomas took a short pass 56 yards on the Cougars’ second drive to get Houston into the red zone. The Cougars drove to the Utah 3 but came away empty when James Chenault Jr. broke up Weigman’s fourth-down pass in the end zone.
Utah drove to the Houston 27 after getting the fourth-down stop, aided by runs of 22 yards and 20 yards from Dampier. But Kentrell Webb picked off a pass from Dampier on the goal line to end the drive.
A 33-yard scramble by Weigman to the Utah 7 on Houston’s ensuing drive helped set up a 24-yard field goal from Jonathan Dimas with 3:44 left before halftime.
The Utes were shut out in the first half for the first time since a 13-7 loss to TCU in 2024.
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NO. 19 TEXAS BLOWS 21-POINT LEAD, SURVIVES NO. 7 OLE MISS
Arch Manning passed for 212 yards and accounted for three touchdowns and Raleek Brown amassed 157 rushing yards as No. 19 Texas outlasted seventh-ranked Ole Miss 34-27 on Saturday in a crucial Southeastern Conference clash in Austin, Texas.
Trailing 24-3 at halftime, the Rebels roared back to score three touchdowns and limit the Longhorns to just 19 yards of offense in the first 16:03 of the second half.
But Texas (5-2, 2-2 SEC) turned to its ground attack late to cement the victory, with Brown ripping off a 47-yard run to set the table for Manning’s 1-yard TD on a naked bootleg that put the Longhorns on top for good, snapping their two-game losing streak which dropped them from No. 1 in the AP poll.
Brown added a 28-yard run on Texas’ ensuing drive that allowed Gianni Spetic to give Texas a 34-24 lead on a 33-yard field goal with 2:25 to play.
Lucas Carneiro’s 39-yard field goal with 1:22 left brought the Rebels back to within seven points. Ole Miss then pounced on its onside kick to give itself one more chance but the drive stalled out just outside the red zone with Jelani McDonald coming away with an end zone interception on the final play of the game.
Trinidad Chambliss led Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2) with 250 yards passing. He threw two touchdowns to Horatio Fields but also produced a career-high three interceptions.
The teams traded early field goals, with Spetic hitting from 23 yards out at the 8:27 mark of the first quarter for Texas and the Rebels responding with a 46-yarder by Carneiro with 6:01 to play in the first.
Manning, who had two interceptions, put the Longhorns back on top with a 2-yard keeper with 55 seconds to play in the first, with the touchdown coming after a 43-yard catch-and-run by Ryan Wingo and a bruising 23-yard run by Brown. On Texas’ following possession, Manning delivered a 50-yard TD strike to Wingo, who caught seven passes for 111 yards, to push the Longhorns’ advantage to 17-3.
Michael Terry III expanded Texas’ lead to 24-3 with a 2-yard touchdown run at the 9:21 mark of the second quarter.
Ole Miss got back into the game on the opening possession of the third quarter when Blake Purchase forced a Manning fumble that was recovered by Kam Franklin in the end zone for a TD that cut the Rebels’ deficit to 24-10. Chambliss then hit Fields on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 6:46 to play in the third to make it a 24-17 game.
The Rebels evened things when Fields jumped over a Texas defender to complete a 27-yard scoring pass from Chambliss with 13:57 to play in the game.
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WISCONSIN’S DEFENSE STIFLES NO. 16 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S RUN GAME IN VICTORY
Bryan Jackson II scored the go-ahead touchdown Saturday night against his former team and host Wisconsin’s defense limited No. 16 Southern California to 241 total yards during a 24-7 victory in Madison.
Colton Joseph added a touchdown pass and tight end Ryan Schwendeman tacked on a game-sealing touchdown run as the Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten Conference) physically controlled most of the last three quarters.
Wisconsin outrushed the Trojans 142 yards to minus-17, forcing quarterback Jayden Maiava to basically go it alone. Maiava completed 31 of 50 passes for 258 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions but he was sacked five times.
Joseph hit 12 of 14 passes for only 58 yards but avoided turnovers. The Badgers converted six of 12 third downs and controlled the ball for 32:38, preventing USC (6-2, 3-2) from finding any rhythm.
Gavin Lahm gave Wisconsin a 3-0 edge with 7:20 left in the first quarter on a 33-yard field goal, set up by Bryce West’s 23-yard interception return to the Trojans’ 17.
USC took its only lead of the night at the 9:44 mark of the second quarter when Maiava flipped a 4-yard touchdown pass to Taniela Tupou, finishing off a 15-play drive.
The Badgers grabbed the lead for good when Jackson capped a 75-yard march that lasted nearly eight minutes with a 5-yard scoring run up the middle. That allowed them to take a 10-7 advantage to halftime.
Wisconsin upped the lead to 10 with 9:21 remaining in the third quarter as Joseph and Chris Brooks Jr. connected for a 16-yard touchdown. The Badgers capitalized on a formation that left the Trojans outnumbered on the left side, with four receivers there and just two defenders were left to repel three blockers in front of Brooks.
Schwendeman sealed the outcome by taking a handoff as an up-back in a power formation and nudging the ball across the goal line from the 1 with 5:02 left in the game, polishing off a 13-play drive that chewed up 8:12.
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UCF SURVIVES GOAL-LINE STAND, BLOCKED FG TO BEAT NO. 2 BYU IN 2 OTS
Keyone Jenkins hit Grayson Brousseau with a 4-yard touchdown strike to open the second overtime and then passed to Tyren Hornes for a two-point conversion to give UCF a wild 39-31 win over mistake-prone No. 2 BYU on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference dustup in Orlando, Fla.
The Knights’ defense stopped BYU on fourth down on the Cougars’ possession in the second OT, with BYU’s Bear Bachmeier uncorking three straight incompletions after advancing to the UCF 4-yard line.
Earlier, Bachmeier connected with Legend Glasker for a 28-yard touchdown pass to begin the first overtime but that score was countered by Jenkins’s scrambling 25-yard TD hookup with Josh Derry on the Knights’ possession in the first extra period.
Jenkins passed for 293 yards and three TDs in the victory, and the Knights (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) beat their highest ranked opponent in program history. Hornes had six catches for 137 yards receiving.
Bachmeier finished with 257 yards and one touchdown through the air, with Kyler Kasper catching six passes for 129 yards for BYU (6-1, 3-1).
Overtime was necessitated when Jenkins was stopped short on a sneak from the BYU 1-yard line with 1:42 to play. The Knights had one more possession in regulation but a 46-yard FG attempt by Will Stone was blocked by Faletau Satuala to end the fourth quarter.
The Cougars started the game with a bang, finding the end zone on a 27-yard TD pass from Bachmeier to Kasper. UCF answered with a 2-yard scoring run by Chambers with 13:44 left in the second quarter.
The Knights jumped to the front via Stone’s 20-yard field goal on their ensuing possession. Bachmeier’s 1-yard touchdown burst with 3:47 left before halftime pushed BYU back to the lead at 14-10.
That was plenty of time for the Knights. UCF took over at their own 22 with 1:22 to play in the half and drove to Jenkins’ 6-yard TD pass to Chambers with four seconds remaining to give the Knights a 17-14 lead at the break.
BYU retook the lead on Sione Moa’s 1-yard touchdown plunge on its opening possession of the second half. Jenkins swung back, scoring on a 1-yard TD run with 3:06 to play in the third quarter.
The Cougars’ Matthias Dunn then tied the game at 24 with a 47-yard FG with 12:09 to play in regulation, setting the stage for the furious finish.
BYU star running back LJ Martin missed his third straight game due to a lower-leg injury.
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SOUTH CAROLINA STUNS NO. 11 TENNESSEE ON WALK-OFF FIELD GOAL
Malik Orsan kicked a 48-yard field goal on the game’s final play as South Carolina rallied to win its second straight conference game by edging No. 11 Tennessee 27-24 on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.
Tomiwa Durojaiye recovered a fumble following a sack in the final minute, setting up Orsan’s winning kick as the Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) overcame a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit.
LaNorris Sellers was 18 of 32 for 210 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also rushed for 96 yards on 18 attempts with two more scores. Mazeo Bennett Jr. had six catches for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Blasted 63-38 in its last visit to the South Carolina capital in 2022, Tennessee (6-2, 3-2) had 120 yards on 32 carries and a score from DeSean Bishop, who had his fourth straight 100-yard outing. Tight end DaSaahn Brame and wide receiver Mike Matthews rushed for scores. George MacIntyre was 16 of 23 passing for 136 yards.Breaking news alerts
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Sellers was sharp right away, completing 6 of 7 throws on the opening series and finishing with a 17-yard score to Bennett in the first five minutes.
The quarterback tacked on a fabulous touchdown run on the home side’s next possession, breaking the pocket and dashing away from defenders over 31 yards for a 14-0 lead at 8:17.
MacIntyre put his squad on the board by engineering a 75-yard, 18-play drive that took 9:05. Bishop’s 11th touchdown, a short run at 14:12 of the second quarter, capped the possession.
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TJ Metcalf’s interception of Sellers set Tennessee up for its second score, and Brame rushed in from the 1 on fourth down to knot it 14-all with 8:06 left in the half.
Orsan’s 22-yard field goal gave South Carolina a 17-14 lead with 1:44 remaining in the half, but Matthews scored on an 8-yard run off a direct snap to put Tennessee ahead 21-17 at halftime.
After Tennessee had a second touchdown called back on the day, Cooper Ranvier hit a 37-yard field goal at 11:46 of the fourth on the subsequent series for a seven-point lead.
Following a defensive stand by the Gamecocks with 3:35 left, Sellers scored from four yards on a keeper to tie it 24-all with 1:17 to go.
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MINNESOTA UPSETS NO. 15 IOWA ON LUKE DRZEWIECKI’S FIELD GOAL
Luke Drzewiecki drilled a 46-yard field goal as time expired to lift Minnesota to a 13-10 win over No. 15 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Minneapolis.
Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) shined on defense with three interceptions and a fumble recovery to beat a ranked opponent for the third time this season. Darius Taylor rushed for the Golden Gophers’ lone touchdown, and Drake Lindsey completed 14 of 26 passes for 137 yards and an interception.
Hank Brown completed 11 of 21 passes for 136 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for Iowa (5-2, 2-2). Brown replaced Jeremy Hecklinski, who completed nine of 16 passes for 62 yards and an interception.
Minnesota fans stormed the field after Drzewiecki’s kick sailed through the uprights for the rivalry win.
Neither team scored a touchdown until midway through the third quarter, when Minnesota finally punched in a touchdown to take a 10-3 lead.
Iowa’s defense made multiple goal-line stops and faced 4th-and-goal from inside the 1-yard line. Taylor took the snap out of the wildcat formation, found a sliver of an opening and sprinted into the end zone for his fifth rushing touchdown of the season and the 24th of his career.
The Hawkeyes pulled even at 10-all with 3:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. Brown connected with Reece Vander Zee across the middle for a 37-yard touchdown.
A standout special-teams play allowed the Golden Gophers to grab an early advantage. Linebacker Mason Carrier blocked a punt, and teammate Mekhai Smith recovered the ball at the Iowa 13-yard line to set up a short field.
The Golden Gophers could not find the end zone but took the lead when Drzewiecki drilled a 31-yard field goal to put Minnesota on top 3-0.
Iowa battled back thanks to its defense. Cornerback Deshaun Lee picked off a pass by Lindsey and returned it to the Minnesota 21-yard line, and a penalty on the Golden Gophers pushed the ball 10 yards closer to the goal line.
Like the Golden Gophers, the Hawkeyes could not turn a big play into a touchdown. They settled for a 32-yard field goal by Caden Buhr to even the score at 3-all with 6:49 left in the half.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: CINCINNATI SHOCKS NO. 8 TEXAS TECH; NO. 1 MIAMI ROLLS
Cincinnati quarterback JC French IV threw for four touchdowns and Cole Tabb ran for a career-high 173 yards and a score as the host Bearcats posted their biggest upset in nearly 20 years with a 37-24 Big 12 victory over No. 8 Texas Tech.
After squandering an opportunity to win last weekend at West Virginia, the Bearcats completed a 180-degree turn by dominating the Red Raiders to snap a two-game losing streak.
It marked the Bearcats’ largest win over a ranked foe since they beat No. 7 Rutgers 30-11 on Nov. 18, 2006. It also served as the fourth win over a Top 10 foe in school history.
French, who completed 19 of 30 passes for 172 yards, threw for three touchdowns in the final 7:48 of the first half to turn a 6-3 deficit into a 24-6 halftime lead. He connected with Tabb for a 4-yard score, Malachi Henry for a 5-yard touchdown and Lyviel Waters for 2 yards with five seconds left in the half.
Texas Tech tried to rally early in the third. Peyton Morgan picked off French and returned it 53 yards for a touchdown with 8:49 remaining in the quarter to cut the deficit to 24-15. Cincinnati responded with a nine-play, 80-yard drive that French capped with a 17-yard pass to Larenzo Fenner.
No. 1 Miami 52, Pittsburgh 23
Malachi Toney caught a school-record 16 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hurricanes to a comfortable Atlantic Coast Conference win at home against the Panthers.
Toney finished the first half with 11 catches for 147 yards to secure his sixth career double-digit catch game. The Hurricanes (7-0, 5-0 ACC) won their first game as the nation’s top-ranked team since 2002. Miami quarterback Darian Mensah was efficient once again, completing 31 of 37 passes for 387 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.
Pitt (5-3, 2-3) dropped its third consecutive game since losing quarterback Mason Heintschel for the season with a torn ACL. Holden Geriner made his second start in Pitt’s past three games. He completed 18 of 32 passes for 268 yards and one touchdown.
No. 6 Indiana 13, Michigan 6 (OT)
Josh Hoover scored on a 4-yard keeper in overtime to lift the Hoosiers to a Big Ten victory over Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Turbo Richard rushed 19 times for 68 yards and Lee Beebe Jr. added 56 yards on 12 carries for Indiana (7-1, 4-1), which had not won at Michigan since 1967. Hoover completed 8 of 18 passes for 81 yards and his first interception of the year while Nico Radicic booted two field goals.
Freshman quarterback Tommy Carr hit 20 of 32 passes for 167 yards in his first start for Michigan. JJ Buchanan caught six passes for 57 yards and Trey Butkowski kicked two field goals, including a 26-yarder on the final play of regulation.
No. 18 LSU, Auburn 17
Sam Leavitt threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as LSU routed host Auburn for an SEC win.
Leavitt completed 32 of 45 for a career-high 387 yards as LSU outgained Auburn 552-271. Jackson Harris caught nine passes for 178 yards and two scores for LSU (6-2, 3-2 SEC), which ended an eight-game losing streak in SEC road games dating to the 2024 season.
Byrum Brown passed for 160 yards and rushed for a team-high 21 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries for Auburn (4-3, 2-3), which never led one week after upsetting top-ranked Georgia.
No. 23 SMU 59, Cal 20
Kendrick Raphael rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns against his former team to help the Mustangs pull away from the Golden Bears for an ACC win in Dallas.
Raphael, who rushed for 943 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cal last season, also snared a touchdown pass from Kevin Jennings, who completed 16 of 23 attempts for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Christian Rhodes added two short touchdown runs for the Mustangs (6-1, 3-1 ACC), who outscored Cal 42-0 in the second half after trailing by three at halftime.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele completed 27 of 37 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown for the Golden Bears (3-5, 2-3), who scored first when they moved the ball 65 yards in seven plays on their opening drive. Sagapolutele capped the march with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chase Hendricks.
No. 24 Northwestern 42, Rutgers 14
Aidan Chiles threw three touchdowns and ran for two scores as the Wildcats raced out to a big lead in the first half and rolled to the Big Ten victory in Evanston, Ill.
Northwestern (6-1, 3-1) earned its fourth straight win as Chiles completed 19 of 25 passes for 219 yards and added 83 rushing yards. Caleb Komolafe rushed for 150 yards, which included a 33-yard score that put the Wildcats up 28-3 late in the first half. Griffin Wilde added nine catches for 133 yards and a score.
Antwan Raymond rushed for a season-high 150 yards and Clay Thevenin added 116 yards for Rutgers (2-5, 1-3), which lost its 46th consecutive game against a ranked opponent. Starting quarterback Dylan Lonergan played just three snaps before getting hurt on a scramble. Backup AJ Surace completed 7 of 18 passes for 64 yards.
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NFL
WEEK 7 PREVIEWS
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) vs. New Orleans Saints (2-4) in Saint-Denis, France
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Steelers -3; Total: 44.5
Series Rewind: The Saints won three of the last four clashes to take a 9-8 lead in the series. The Steelers scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 20-10 victory in the most recent meeting on Nov. 13, 2022, in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers are 1-1 and the Saints are 2-1 in international games heading into the first NFL regular-season game in Paris. With two touchdown passes, Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers can surpass Drew Brees (186) for the second-most games with multiple TD passes in NFL history (including the playoffs). Only Tom Brady (233) has more. Rodgers and New Orleans counterpart Tyler Shough enter Week 7 tied for fourth in the NFL with 12 TD passes. Steelers star T.J. Watt only has one sack in his last four games but anchors a defense that has allowed opponents to reach the red zone 10 times — fewest in the NFL. Both of New Orleans’ wins have come away from home. In last week’s road win against the Giants, Saints veteran Alvin Kamara became the sixth player in league history to reach 5,000 rushing and 5,000 receiving yards. Wideout Chris Olave is on pace for his fourth 1,000-yard season in five years and edge rusher Chase Young (5.5 sacks) is on track for his second straight season with double-digit sacks.
Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) at Baltimore Ravens (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel: Bengals -1.5; Total: 48.5
Series Rewind: Baltimore has won five of the past six meetings despite the teams splitting the pair last season. The Ravens blanked the Bengals 24-0 in Cincinnati in the second matchup. In the second meeting in 2024, Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase caught 11 passes for 264 yards and matched his career best of three touchdowns but host Baltimore won 35-34.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson could return to the field after missing the past two games with a left ankle injury. He’s moving in the right direction after being limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Jackson always thrives against the Bengals and holds an 11-2 starting mark against Cincinnati. The two-time NFL MVP has passed for 24 touchdowns against six interceptions against the Bengals. Baltimore split two contests with Tyler “Snoop” Huntley at quarterback, which includes last week’s 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Star running back Derrick Henry lost a big fumble in the fourth quarter that set up Cleveland for its lone touchdown. Henry ranks fourth in the NFL with 534 rushing yards. Cincinnati is coming off a bye and quarterback Joe Burrow said the Bengals are treating this matchup as a big game. Burrow has stayed injury-free so far this season while hitting a league-best 71.4% of his passes for 1,361 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. Tee Higgins has a team-best 423 yards and his 27 receptions for tied for the team leadership with Chase (289 yards). Chase and tight end Mike Gesecki share the team lead of four touchdown receptions. One intriguing aspect to the matchup is whether Baltimore pass rusher Trey Hendrickson can sack Burrow. Hendrickson made the Pro Bowl four times during his five seasons with Cincinnati before signing a four-year, $112 million deal with Baltimore as a free agent in the offseason. Hendrickson had 61 sacks and 12 forced fumbles in 72 games with the Bengals and was the runner-up for NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2024. He owns two sacks in four games for the Ravens.
San Francisco 49ers (6-0) at Atlanta Falcons (2-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: 49ers -2.5; Total: 49.5
Series Rewind: The 49ers came out on top 20-10 in their home matchup against the Falcons last season. They have won two of the last three meetings with the Falcons — all of which have been decided by 10-plus points — and lead the all-time series 49-33-1.
San Francisco is 6-0 for the fourth time in franchise history and off to its best start since winning its first eight games of the 2019 season. Quarterback Brock Purdy has been a big part of that success. His 14 passing touchdowns are tied with Kirk Cousins and Trevor Lawrence for most in the NFL, while his QBR of 83.0 is best in the league. However, for the 49ers’ first trip away from the West Coast since Week 1, he could have to operate without three of his top receivers with Mike Evans (Achilles) and Deebo Samuel (hamstring) questionable and Christian Kirk (calf) still on injured reserve. They’ll face an uneven Falcons team that has sandwiched two-game losing streaks on both sides of a two-game winning streak and wants to avoid an 0-3 homestand. Regardless of who’s available at receiver for San Francisco, Atlanta’s pass defense, which ranks 28th in the league allowing 252.0 yards per game, will be challenged this week. The 49ers, though, will be tasked with stopping Falcons star Bijan Robinson, who ranks second in the league with 641 rushing yards.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-5) at Carolina Panthers (3-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Panthers -2.5; Total: 44.5
Series Rewind: Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles is 6-3, including postseason, against the Panthers.
It’s a matchup of first and worst in the NFC South on Sunday, and Tampa Bay is putting on the glove in Charlotte. That’s one glove on the injured right hand of quarterback Baker Mayfield, who returns to the lineup for the Buccaneers after missing the past three games with a thumb injury. The Panthers know this foe well. Mayfield previously played for Carolina, while Panthers coach Dave Canales served as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator during the quarterback’s first season with the Bucs in 2023. Regardless of who has taken the snaps for the Buccaneers, running back Bucky Irving has been dependable. He has rushed for 452 yards and scored three total touchdowns, though he missed Wednesday’s practice due to illness. Panthers quarterback Bryce Young will make his 50th career NFL start. Reducing penalties has become a priority for Carolina after the Panthers struggled with discipline in their latest victory over Philadelphia. Tampa Bay has relied on a defense that ranks fourth in the NFL, allowing 299.5 yards per game.
New York Giants (3-2-1) at Houston Texans (2-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Texans -10.5; Total: 43.5
Series Rewind: Like the Winter Olympics, the Giants and Texans meet every four years. The Giants lost their first matchup with the Texans in 2002, but they have won the five since.
J.J. McCarthy gets the start after he replaced Jameis Winston with 11:25 left in the Giants’ loss to the Saints last week and promptly threw an interception. From there, he led three straight scoring drives and finished the game with 243 passing yards in limited time. Injuries have affected McCarthy’s development to date. He missed his rookie season after knee surgery in his first preseason and battled an ankle injury last September, but started 10 games in 2025. He’s 6-4 as a starter with a four-game winning streak entering Sunday and says he’s now more prepared to be a starter. The Texans are still searching for the same bite they had as a defense last season. Ryans has owned defensive playcalling the past two games and the Titans won both, but getting to the quarterback and setting the tone with a physical secondary are not the evident calling cards they were in 2025. Blending personnel has been a factor, too. Safety Jalen Pitre “is still week-to-week with his shoulder injury” according to Ryans but “getting better.” Houston’s offense has been humming. C.J. Stroud gets another receiver back in the lineup this week when Tank Dell returns for his first game since Dec. 2024.
Miami Dolphins (0-5) at New York Jets (2-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Jets -4.5; Total: 39.5
Series Rewind: The Dolphins have won six of the past seven meetings with the Jets and swept the season series in 2025.
The winless Miami Dolphins are trying to establish an identity under first-year coach Jeff Hafley, while the New York Jets hope to get healthy in time to salvage their season. The Jets could get starting running back Breece Hall back on the field. A right quadriceps injury has sidelined him since Week 3. The Jets are going for their first AFC East win in their first division game at home. New York’s defense could have an edge against the Dolphins’ passing game, which ranks second-worst in the NFL in yards (153.6 ypg) and tied for last in QBR (68.4). The Jets have allowed the league’s fourth-fewest passing yards (185.0 per game). The Jets will have to contend with Miami’s physical rushing attack, which has remained effective despite the loss of starter De’Von Achane in Week 3. Led by Ollie Gordon II’s 88 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, the Dolphins rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns in their 31-24 home loss to Cincinnati on Oct. 11. On the other side, Miami’s defense has allowed 3.7 yards per carry. That’s the eighth-lowest average in the NFL.
Cleveland Browns (4-2) at Tennessee Titans (1-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Browns -1.5; Total: 37.5
Series Rewind: Tennessee snapped a seven-game losing streak last season with a 31-29 road victory over the Browns in Week 14. Tony Pollard rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns to cut Cleveland’s lead in the all-time series to 37-32.
Cleveland, which got a win in Week 2 at Tampa Bay, goes for another road victory as it meets a Titans team coming off its first win. Despite throwing for just 164 yards against Baltimore and being held without a touchdown pass for the first time this season, quarterback Deshaun Watson sparked the Browns to a game-winning drive that set up Andre Szmyt’s 37-yard field goal as time expired. The Browns won 13-10 while playing without running backs Quinshon Judkins (ankle) and Dylan Sampson (knee). The Titans edged the host Indianapolis Colts 26-20 to stop a seven-game losing streak dating to last season. Titans quarterback Cam Ward, the top overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, was 11-for-22 passing for 102 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ward has thrown a pick in four straight games and knows he has been inconsistent, especially when it comes to getting wide receiver Calvin Ridley involved in the offense. He has played 178 snaps this season, but has just five catches on 10 targets. Cleveland shares second in the NFL with 19 sacks, one behind league-leading Detroit. Mason Graham leads the Browns with four sacks but has missed the past two games with knee and ankle injuries.
Indianapolis Colts (2-4) at Minnesota Vikings (5-0)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Vikings -6.5; Total: 41.5
Series Rewind: While Indianapolis holds an 18-9-1 lead in the all-time series, the Vikings have won the last two matchups: 21-13 in 2024 and 39-36 in overtime in 2022. This marks the third straight game of this series contested in Minneapolis.
Minnesota has managed to remain unbeaten despite a host of injuries to offensive starters. The Vikings appear set to be much healthier coming out of their bye week, with left tackle Christian Darrisaw, tight end T.J. Hockenson, wideout Jordan Addison and running back Jordan Mason all returning to full practice participation this week. The Vikings’ defense has been lights-out, allowing nearly four fewer points per game than any other team (12.8 ppg) and ranking second in total defense (259.8 yards per game). That could be enough on its own against a Colts team in flux. After Indianapolis helped AFC South foe Tennessee win its first game of the season last week, longtime general manager Chris Ballard was fired on Monday. Daniel Jones hasn’t carried over the momentum he had in his first season as the team’s starting QB, completing 59.6% of his passes for 1,290 yards, four touchdowns and six interceptions in his first six games back from the torn Achilles that ended his promising 2025 season. Indianapolis’ defense ranks 27th in scoring defense (27.3 ppg) and 24th in total defense (351.2 ypg).
Denver Broncos (4-2) at Arizona Cardinals (2-4)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
Fan Duel: Broncos -4.5; Total: 43.5
Series Rewind: In their first meeting, these teams played to a 17-17 tie in 1973 when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis. Since then, Denver has won 10 of 11. The only Arizona win was a 43-13 rout in 2010 when John Skelton quarterbacked the Cardinals and Kyle Orton was the signal-caller for Denver. The Broncos have won the last three by a combined 65 points.
The Broncos’ 17-14 overtime victory over the host Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 15 was the latest data point that Denver has been winning in spite of quarterback Bo Nix. Perhaps Nix’s surgically repaired right ankle bothers him more than he lets on, but he has thrown for less than 200 yards in four of Denver’s six games. He accumulated a season-low 107 yards against Seattle four days after passing for just 123 in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Nix is completing just 60.3% of his throws after completing 63.4% last season and 66.3% as a rookie in 2024. The Broncos rank 26th in scoring offense (19.0 ppg) and 31st in total offense (252.2 ypg). Denver linebacker Alex Singleton leads the NFL with 68 tackles. Broncos star cornerback Patrick Surtain (ankle) looks like he will return after missing the past two games. The Cardinals edged the host Los Angeles Rams 18-16 last weekend to halt a four-game slide. Chad Ryland kicked a career-best six field goals to account for all the Arizona points, including the winning 43-yarder as time expired. Jacoby Brissett has passed for 1,328 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions. The Cardinals have allowed an average of 15 points in their two victories, but surrendered 37.0 points per game during their four-game slide. Rookie running back Jeremiyah Love (high ankle sprain) will miss his second straight game. Backup Bam Knight fared well last week with 15 carries for 80 yards and will split the workload with Tyler Allgeier, who had 38 yards on 18 carries against the Rams.
Green Bay Packers (4-2) at Detroit Lions (3-2)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Lions -3, Total: 53.5
Series Rewind: The NFC North rivals will face off for the 194th time this weekend with the Packers holding a 106-78-7 advantage. The series has been one-sided of late with the Lions winning six of the last nine, but Green Bay won both games last season to keep Detroit out of the playoffs.
Detroit finally faces its first divisional opponent of the season while playing host to Green Bay. The Lions rank second to the Buffalo Bills in scoring offense (32.8 points per game) game) as they come off a season-high 45 points in their win over Arizona before their Week 6 bye. Detroit QB Jared Goff has been outstanding with 12 touchdown passes and no interceptions. First-year Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing could have something to prove against Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, who he worked under the previous three seasons as OC of the Cardinals. Gannon’s defense has rounded into form after a slow start, entering on a three-game winning streak that has seen the Packers allow a combined 34 points. Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love (11 TDs, 4 INTs) has been forced to carry the offense due to the team’s inability to run the ball. The Packers rank a distant last in the league at 59.8 rushing yards per game. That tune could change this week, though, with Josh Jacobs (2,258 yards, 28 TDs last two seasons for Green Bay) back at practice this week. He was removed from the NFL commissioner’s exempt list after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges stemming from a May incident.
Los Angeles Rams (2-4) at Las Vegas Raiders (3-3)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel: Rams -3.5; Total: 48.5
Series Rewind: The Rams have beaten the Raiders four straight times and six of the last seven. One of the victories during the stretch was a 52-0 beatdown in 2014 when the teams met in St. Louis. There were five meetings when both teams called Los Angeles home — and the Raiders won four of those from 1982-94.
The Raiders have lost three consecutive games, yet they still own more victories than the Rams. That’s not a good endorsement of Los Angeles’ Super Bowl aspirations. Last week’s 18-16 loss to the Cardinals saw the Rams lose without allowing a touchdown – and without notching any sacks. Another painful aspect of the setback was losing receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) for 6-10 weeks. Adams was off to a stellar start with 30 receptions for 480 yards and four touchdowns. That makes the health of Puka Nucua even more crucial. He has already missed two games this season and he injured a calf muscle in Thursday’s practice. He was listed as “questionable” after missing Friday’s practice and is regarded a game-time decision. Nacua has 37 receptions for 417 yards and one touchdown in just four games. Matthew Stafford, the reigning league MVP, leads the NFL with 1,794 passing yards but only three players have more than his six interceptions. Las Vegas has allowed an average of 36 points over its losing streak, which includes last week’s 33-30 loss to the visiting Buffalo Bills. Kirk Cousins passed for 313 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against the Bills, but the running game managed just 65 yards on 20 attempts. The Raiders rank 30th in the NFL at 79.2 rushing yards per game and second-year back Ashton Jeanty has 313 rushing yards and a lowly 3.2 average per carry. He finally scored his first rushing TD of the year last week. Wideout Tre Tucker caught two touchdown passes and narrowly missed his second 100-yard outing of the season with 97 yards on five receptions. Raiders cornerback Hezekiah Masses is the only rookie among the six players who share the NFL lead with three interceptions.
Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) at Seattle Seahawks (3-3)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Seahawks -2.5; Total: 42.5
Series Rewind: The Seahawks are the reigning champs and the Chiefs have played in five of the past seven Super Bowls, winning three. Kansas City has a 34-19 lead in the series but has not won in Seattle since the 2010 season. Then again, this is just the Chiefs’ second visit since 2010.
Kansas City arrives as the AFC’s last unbeaten team, trying to get to 6-0 for the fourth time in franchise history (2003, 2013 and 2024). Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker, who won Super Bowl LX MVP honors with Seattle last season, leads the NFL with 665 rushing yards. Travis Kelce needs 35 yards to pass Tony Gonzalez (15,413) and set the NFL record for most receiving yards by a tight end, which includes the postseason. Patrick Mahomes is 28-7 against NFC opponents in the regular season. Seahawks wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with 717 receiving yards and can become just the fourth player in the Super Bowl era with 100-plus receiving yards in six of his first seven games, joining Adam Thielen (2018), Marvin Harrison (2000) and Michael Irvin (1995). In his last appearance on “Sunday Night Football,” Darnold threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns against Washington in Week 9 last season. A loss would give Seattle its first three-game skid since Weeks 4-6 in head coach Mike Macdonald’s first season in 2024.
Dallas Cowboys (2-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-4)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Cowboys -4.5; Total: 44.5
Series Rewind: This is the 135th meeting of the NFC East rivals, including the playoffs. The Cowboys are 8-5 against the Eagles on “Monday Night Football.” Dallas has dropped its last four games and six of its last seven in Philadelphia.
Quarterback Tanner McKee makes his second straight start for the Eagles with Jalen Hurts set to miss the rest of the season due to deep vein thrombosis and blood clots in both lungs. Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley returns from a hamstring injury and should boost an offense that ranks 30th in the NFL with just 255.5 yards per game. The Eagles have lost four straight games for the first time since Nick Sirianni became the head coach in 2021. The Philadelphia defense has been giving up a ton of yards but has limited opponents to 13 touchdowns on 24 trips to the red zone. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who is 10-5 in his career against the Eagles, has thrown a total of four TD passes in the four games since he threw four in a Week 2 win against Washington. Javonte Williams has a rushing touchdown in four straight games. The Cowboys have turned the ball over five times in the last two games after posting only two turnovers in the first four contests.
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: NIKOLA JOKIC RECORDS 199TH TRIPLE-DOUBLE, NUGGETS TOP PELS
Nikola Jokic recorded 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray poured in 42 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 23-point deficit to top the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 in overtime on Saturday night.
Jokic has 199 career regular-season triple-doubles in 12 seasons, second to just-retired Russell Westbrook’s 209 in 18 seasons starting in 2008-09.
Trevon Brazile scored seven of his 17 points in overtime and hit a corner 3-pointer late in the extra period, Christian Braun had 15 points in the game and DeMar DeRozan added 12 points for the Nuggets.
Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 26 points, Dejounte Murray had 22, Zion Williamson and Derik Queen contributed 17 each, Saddiq Bey scored 14 and Jeremiah Fears added 10.
Hornets 115, Heat 110
Brandon Miller pumped in 34 points and Charlotte recovered from blowing a 23-point lead to beat visiting Miami.
Dennis Schroder added 25 points, Naz Reid scored 23 and Grayson Allen contributed 20. Miller was the only one of the Hornets’ top four scorers who played for the team last season.
Davion Mitchell’s 22 points and 10 assists paced the Heat, who remained winless through three games despite erasing a 23-point deficit to tie the score at 100. Bam Adebayo’s 20 points and eight rebounds gave Miami a lift, Pelle Larsson supplied 15 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson each had 14, and Bobby Portis scored 13.
Cavaliers 125, Nets 121
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and Jarrett Allen had 21 points and eight rebounds as Cleveland built a 22-point lead before holding on for a victory over visiting Brooklyn.
Evan Mobley added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Jaylon Tyson scored 15 points off the bench in the Cavaliers’ home opener. James Harden collected 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Cleveland picked up its first win.
Brooklyn, which trailed 104-82 with 9:29 remaining, pulled within 123-121 on Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left. Porter (28 points, nine rebounds) fouled out on the subsequent possession and Sam Merrill hit two free throws to put the Cavaliers up four with 5.2 seconds remaining. Julius Randle had 23 points for winless Brooklyn.
76ers 127, Bucks 116
Joel Embiid recorded his 10th career triple-double and Jaylen Brown scored 27 points on his 30th birthday to lead Philadelphia to a home win over Milwaukee.
Embiid finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the 76ers, who rested LeBron James (back/sciatica). James is expected to play Sunday against the Detroit Pistons, while Embiid will rest in the second half of a back-to-back. Tyrese Maxey pitched in with 26 points, while VJ Edgecombe delivered a 17-point, 13-rebound effort.
While Philadelphia is 3-0 on the young season, the Bucks fell to 0-3 despite eight players scoring in double figures. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led Milwaukee with 21 points, while Kel’el Ware had 19 points and 13 rebounds off the bench for the visitors.
Wizards 124, Bulls 120
Trae Young paired 25 points with nine assists and Kyshawn George added 22 points and nine rebounds as Washington downed host Chicago to open a three-game road trip.
The Wizards outscored the Bulls 40-20 in the third quarter. Anthony Davis and Young combined to go 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to hold onto the lead. Davis (19 points) and Tre Johnson (13) also scored in double figures for Washington, while Justin Champagnie had an 11-point, 14-rebound double-double.
Chicago rookie Caleb Wilson contributed 30 points and 14 rebounds for his first career double-double, and teammate Matas Buzelis scored 21 points. Norman Powell added 18, Jalen Smith had 14 and Tre Jones 10. Josh Giddey had nine points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Suns 131, Warriors 122
Devin Booker had 43 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and host Phoenix won to send Golden State to its worst start in almost two decades.
Miles Bridges scored 16 points and Dillon Brooks added 15 points for the Suns, who won their home opener. Booker set a franchise record for points in a home opener.
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had 26 points and nine rebounds and De’Anthony Melton scored 25 points for the Warriors, who fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2007-08. Golden State was without starters Stephen Curry (knee), Brandin Podziemski (back) and Draymond Green (back) and reserve Al Horford (back).
Spurs 122, Mavericks 106
Victor Wembanyama scored 23 points as visiting San Antonio earned its first win of the season by defeating short-handed Dallas in the second of a back-to-back for both teams.
Dylan Harper added 22 points, De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle scored 19 each, Julian Champagnie hit for 12 off the bench and Devin Vassell tallied 11 points for the Spurs. Wembanyama also posted seven rebounds and four blocks.
The Mavericks played without stars Cooper Flagg (shoulder) and Kyrie Irving, who was held out for left knee injury management. Flagg sprained his left shoulder in a win at Indiana on Friday and will be reevaluated next week. Rookie Sergio De Larrea’s 21 points led Dallas. Marcus Sasser, P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford scored 12 apiece.
Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Kevin Durant led seven double-figure scorers with 22 points as Houston topped host Atlanta to improve to 3-0.
The Rockets also got 19 points apiece from Tari Eason and Reed Sheppard, who started in place of Fred VanVleet (right knee load management). Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson each scored 17 points, with Sengun grabbing 10 rebounds and Thompson collecting 11.
The Hawks were led by Jalen Johnson, who fell just shy of a triple-double with 26 points, 16 assists and nine rebounds. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels scored 18 points apiece, and CJ McCollum added 17.
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NHL
NHL ROUNDUP: LEAFS ERUPT IN THIRD, ROUT OILERS FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN
William Nylander scored two of Toronto’s four third-period goals as the visiting Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four with a 7-2 drubbing of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
Jack Roslovic recorded a goal and an assist, while Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zack MacEwen and Vinni Lettieri also scored and Kirill Marchenko nabbed two assists. For Edmonton, Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard had two helpers each.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 shots for his fourth victory as Toronto posted its first four-game win streak since January. Tristan Jarry turned away 25 shots for the Oilers, who had won three in a row.
With his 11th and 12th goals of the season, Draisaitl shares the NHL lead with the Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov. Draisaitl is second in the league in scoring with 23 points — 10 shy of McDavid, who has eight goals and a league-leading 25 assists.
Mammoth 5, Lightning 4 (OT)
Dmitri Simashev scored his first NHL goal and also netted the game-winning tally in overtime, lifting Utah past Tampa Bay in Salt Lake City.
Simashev slipped in a pass from Barrett Hayton at 1:44 for his first career game-winner. Utah also received goals from Kailer Yamamoto, Dylan Guenther and Anders Lee. Vincent Trocheck had two assists. Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves and earned the secondary assist on Simashev’s winner.
Jake Guentzel, Pontus Holmberg, Brayden Point and Conor Geekie hit the net for the Lightning, and Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves. Nikita Kucherov collected an assist for his 1,138th career point, passing Steven Stamkos for the all-time franchise lead.
Blue Jackets 2, Golden Knights 1 (OT)
Adam Fantilli scored a power-play goal 59 seconds into overtime to lead Columbus to a victory over visiting Vegas.
It was Fantilli’s third goal of the season and snapped a 0-for-22 drought on the power play for the Blue Jackets. Denton Mateychuk also scored a goal, Kent Johnson added two assists and Cam Talbot finished with 26 saves.
Tomas Hertl scored for Vegas and Hart stopped 18 of 20 shots for Vegas, which saw its losing streak extended to a season-high three games. The Golden Knights have allowed a power-play goal in five straight games.
Penguins 3, Predators 2 (OT)
Ville Koivunen scored with 1:16 left in overtime for ailing Pittsburgh, which rallied to take down visiting Nashville.
Connor Dewar and Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins, who won their second straight game. Arturs Silovs finished with 24 saves, marking the first time the team has won consecutive games since starting the season 2-0.
Steven Stamkos scored his fifth of the season and Jayden Struble notched his first for the Predators, who are 0-4 in overtime and shootouts. Juuse Saros made a season-high 34 saves, but Rakell spoiled his bid for a victory by tying the game with 1:06 remaining in regulation.
Bruins 6, Sharks 4
Boston scored four third-period goals, including three in a row to erase a 3-2 deficit, to edge visiting San Jose and run its unbeaten streak to eight games.
David Pastrnak tied former teammate Patrice Bergeron for third on Boston’s all-time goals list (427) to kick off the late-game surge. Fraser Minten (game-winner), James Hagens and Casey Mittelstadt all had a goal and an assist, while Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka each dished out two assists, and Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves.
Michael Misa, Kiefer Sherwood, Dmitry Orlov and Will Smith each scored a goal, Jacob Trouba had two assists, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 shots for the Sharks, who were on a two-game win streak.
Ducks 5, Flyers 4
Tristan Luneau had a goal and two assists as visiting Anaheim snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Philadelphia.
Leo Carlsson chipped in with a goal and an assist against the team that signed him to a five-year, $90 million offer sheet over the summer. Anaheim ultimately matched the deal, making the 21-year-old the highest paid player in the league. Beckett Sennecke and A.J. Greer also scored and Lukas Dostal turned aside 28 shots.
Matvei Michkov scored his seventh and eighth goals for Philadelphia, which had won three straight since losing its first nine. Porter Martone had a goal and an assist and Tyson Foerster also scored, while Trevor Zegras recorded two assists against his former team. Joseph Woll finished with 21 saves.
Devils 3, Kings 1
Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the fifth straight game to help New Jersey seal a win against Los Angeles in Newark, N.J.
Anthony Mantha and Brett Pesce also scored, and Jake Allen made 12 saves for New Jersey, which has won three straight and five of the past six.
Scott Laughton scored and Anton Forsberg made 23 saves for the Kings, who had won two in a row following a 0-4-2 start to the season.
Senators 7, Rangers 4
Drake Batherson scored a hat trick and added an assist as Ottawa topped visiting New York.
Jake Sanderson tallied one goal and added two assists, while Dylan Cozens and Michael Amadio each scored and chipped in a helper. Tim Stutzle also found the back of the net as Ottawa improved to 5-2-0 on home ice. Jonas Johansson, making his Senators and season debut, made 24 saves.
J.T. Miller and Will Cuylle each scored and added an assist, and Alexis Lafreniere and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored for the Rangers, who are 1-3-1 in their last five. Adam Fox and Noah Laba each added a pair of helpers, and Dylan Garand stopped 17 shots.
Hurricanes 4, Blues 0
Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves to lead Carolina to a road victory over St. Louis.
Sean Walker, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Logan Stankoven, and Nikolaj Ehlers all lit the lamp as the Hurricanes closed out their five-game road trip with a victory and a 3-2-0 record.
Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis each picked up a pair of assists, while Joel Hofer finished with 35 saves in the losing effort.
Wild 5, Kraken 1
Kirill Kaprizov scored his 12th goal of the season — tying for the league lead — and added an assist as Minnesota dominated host Seattle.
Kaprizov, who is tied for first in goals with the Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl, opened the scoring on a breakaway just 26 seconds into the game. Blake Coleman scored twice, including an empty-netter with 3:36 remaining, while Joel Eriksson Ek added a goal and an assist and Olli Maatta also tallied. Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves.
Berkly Catton scored for the Kraken, who had won their previous two games. Joey Daccord stopped 31 of 35 shots.
Capitals 4, Sabres 3
Alex Tuch scored his second goal of the game at 3:42 of overtime to lift host Washington to victory over Buffalo, his former team.
Tuch, acquired by Washington in a sign-and-trade deal with Buffalo in June, was in the slot to take a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and beat a screened Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen inside the left post. Strome also scored twice, and Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals.
Jack Quinn, Josh Doan and Noah Ostlund scored for the Sabres, who built a 2-0 lead halfway through the first period. Luukkonen made 30 saves.
Flames 4, Red Wings 1
Joel Farabee scored a goal and added two assists as Calgary cruised past visiting Detroit, snapping the Red Wings’ eight-game winning streak in the series.
Matvei Gridin had a goal and an assist for the Flames, while Ryan Strome and Zayne Parekh also scored. Matt Coronato added two assists. Devin Cooley made 28 saves for Calgary, which has won three straight and four of their last five games after opening the season with five consecutive losses.
Andrew Copp scored the lone goal for Detroit, which had won three of its previous four games. John Gibson made 21 saves after leaving his previous start Thursday because of an eye issue.
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GOLF
MARIO TIZIANI, HENRIK STENSON SURGE TO TIE ATOP STIFEL LEADERBOARD
Mario Tiziani fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday to share the second-round lead at the Stifel Charity Classic in St. Louis.
Tiziani, competing in his 98th Champions Tour event, and Stenson, a Champions Tour rookie in his eighth event, are both at 9-under 133 entering Sunday, chasing what would be their first career Champions Tour titles.
The pair are both projected to make sizable leaps in the Charles Schwab Cup standings (Tiziani to 13th and Stenson to 16th) should either finish off the victory. Stenson entered the event two spots outside the top 54 who will advance to next week’s Simmons Bank Championship.
Tiziani, 56, surged from a tie for 31st with a bogey-free, 8-under 63 at Norwood Hills Country Club, setting a tournament record for the second round. He birdied three holes on the front nine and five more on the back nine, including Nos. 15, 16 and 18.
“I had a couple of key up-and-downs honestly that kept the round going, two of them that I can think of,” Tiziani said after his round. “I hit a number of good shots, some were really close. Yeah, it was just a good day, I kind of did everything well. I wouldn’t say it was unbelievable, but I had a lot of chances and I hit some close ones, too.”
Stenson, 50, began the day at 2 under before delivering a 7-under round, pairing eight birdies with one bogey. He followed up the one error on No. 4 with three birdies on the following four holes.
“I still feel like I leave some shots on the short game and the swing is not really where I want it to be at times, but it’s still good enough to hit a lot of good shots and keep it in play for the most part and don’t put myself in too much trouble,” said Stenson, a six-time PGA Tour winner who captured The Open Championship in 2016. “I feel like I’ve just been committing to my processes, and I’ve got no stress, I’ve got no pressure really on anything, so I just want to try and improve and get back closer to where I know I can be.”
Shane Bertsch (66) and Scott Parel (66) are tied for third, one stroke back at 8 under. New Zealand’s Steven Alker (67), Australia’s Mark Hensby (70) and Round 1 leader Darren Clarke (71) of Northern Ireland are tied for fifth at 7 under.
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AUSTIN SMOTHERMAN CONTINUES SURGE, TIES FOR LEAD IN BERMUDA
Austin Smotherman’s breakthrough October continued Saturday when he earned a share of the third-round lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship
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The 32-year-old Californian, who captured his first PGA Tour title earlier this month at the Bank of Utah Championship, shot a 5-under-par 66 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, to tie Ireland’s Seamus Power at 16-under 197.
Smotherman matched his 66 from Friday, while Power followed up his rounds of 66 and 64 with a 4-under 67 at the Port Royal Golf Course.
Taylor Moore and Canadians Corey Conners and Ben Silverman were two shots off the lead at 14 under, while five Americans — Tom Hoge, Chris Kirk, Chan Kim, Danny Walker and Chandler Blanchet — were three strokes off the pace set by Smotherman and Power.
Kim carded the day’s best round with a 7-under 64 and vaulted 27 places up the leaderboard.
Smotherman birdied Nos. 1, 3 and 5 before coming to the par-5 seventh hole. He laced his drive 351 yards down the right side of the fairway, hit a 9-iron approach within a few feet of a front left hole location and sank the putt for eagle.
“The par-5 7, that tee ball’s pretty fun downwind, trying to just ship it over that middle last bunker, stay fairway and a little pulled 9-iron right on the flag,” said Smotherman. “I thought it was going to be good, I didn’t think it’d be that close, but that was a second shot we’re just trying to hit middle of the green and just got lucky I pulled it.”
The California native produced two birdies and two bogeys over his final 11 holes.
Like Smotherman, Power got off to a solid start, birdieing the 1st and 3rd holes. He birdied the short (491 yards) par-5 17th to tie for the lead.
Sunday’s final round could be disrupted by worsening conditions, with strong winds and afternoon rain in the forecast.
Power knows it will be a challenge, but he is not shying away from it.
“I’m hoping it doesn’t get too, too bad where we can’t play, but if it does blow, I feel like the officials know it’s coming so they’ve been slowing down the greens,” said Power. “I saw some of the pins for tomorrow so I think it will be playable. It’s one of those days I think it’s going to be tough, and I’ve played this course in some wind before and been able to manage so I kind of have that to lean on a little bit.”
After his win in Utah, Smotherman debated whether to play in Bermuda or take some time off, but ultimately decided to make the trip.
“It’s a week I look forward to, so to come play the way we are is pretty nice,” said Smotherman. “I haven’t grinded overly hard this past week. A couple solid days with my coach and then got here, just enjoying the island conditions and go play a practice round, play a pro-am and go and here we are.”
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HAERAN RYU IN CONTROL AT BMW LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Haeran Ryu doubled her lead to four strokes with a 4-under 68 on Saturday in a windy and rainy third round of the BMW Ladies Championship in her home country.
This season’s double-major winner moved to 17-under 199 with birdies on her last three holes at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam-gun, South Korea. Ryu’s lone bogey at the par-3 15th hole was her first of the tournament.
“Today such a long day. We play over six hours,” said Ryu, who began the day with a two-shot lead. “So a little tired right now. But I just try to be more accurate with my shot because it’s a little windy out there and there’s a lot of rain today. So I got more distance. So more longer clubs, so I just want it more straighter. It works.”
Ryu, 25, is looking for her sixth title on the LPGA Tour. She won her first two majors this season at the Women’s PGA Championship and the Evian Championship.
Ryu’s compatriots Minji Park (65 on Saturday) and Hye Jin Choi (66) are tied for second place with Japan’s Yuri Yoshida (68) at 13-under. South Korea’s Minju Kim (69) and Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez (70) share fifth place at 12-under.
Choi climbed into contention by playing the front nine in 8-under 28, carding six birdies and an eagle at the par-5 sixth hole. She ran into trouble on the back nine, including a double bogey at No. 17.
“I had a really good score on the front nine,” Choi said. “I felt good about my ball-striking early on, so I was able to play confidently and make a lot of birdie putts.”
Park navigated the tough conditions with seven birdies in a bogey-free round, including three straight birdies to finish the day.
“Today, I kept trying to adjust my game and manage the course according to the conditions which really paid off,” Park said.
Four players are tied for seventh place at 11-under: South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim (67) and Minsun7 Kim (72), Thailand’s Chanettee Wannasaen (66) and American Lauren Coughlin (72).
Defending champion Sei Young Kim of South Korea plummeted 39 spots into a tie for 62nd place with a round of 77 that included three double bogeys, two bogeys, one birdie and an eagle at the par-5 17th.
This is the second of four events on the fall Asian swing, followed by tournaments in Malaysia and Japan.
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NASCAR
CHASE BRISCOE WINS POLE FOR CUP CHASE RACE AT TALLADEGA
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe will start from the same position he finished last year’s Talladega Superspeedway Fall classic — in front.
The 31-year-old driver of the No. 19 JGR Toyota earned the pole position for Sunday’s YellaWood 500 (2 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) with a fast lap of 186.065 mph around the famed 2.66-mile high banks during Saturday time trials. The mark is the fastest NASCAR Cup Series pole speed at the track — by a significant 3-mph — since 2021.
It is the first pole of 2026 for Briscoe and comes at a crucial point in the season for the Indiana native who sits third in the championship standings, only 24 points behind leader Kyle Larson with three races remaining to decide the season trophy.
Briscoe was next to last to take the track among the 10 second-round qualifiers — and he ultimately bested Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill’s No. 33 Chevrolet by a slight .032-second.
“Obviously have a great starting spot tomorrow for our Toyota, but who knows what to expect with the handling and obviously that first run is all about fuel saving, so we’ll probably have our blinker on pretty early to not have the lead, but we’ll see how it plays out,” said Briscoe, who has three victories this season including two of the last three races coming to Talladega (at Las Vegas and Charlotte).”
It’s Briscoe’s fourth straight top-four starting position and claiming pole position this weekend is particularly important for morale on his team.
“Definitely from a pride standpoint there’s a lot that goes into just all the little tiny details that add up,” said Briscoe, who earned seven poles last year and now has 10 in his career. “Stack enough of those together and just the pride that comes from that from the guys goes a long way, the confidence.”
Trackhouse Racing teammates Connor Zilisch and Shane Van Gisbergen will share the second row — third and fourth fastest in time trials. Championship-eligible drivers, Roush Fenway Keselowski’s Chris Buescher and JGR’s Christopher Bell will start fifth and sixth.
Hendrick’s Alex Bowman, and Chase drivers, JGR teammates Ty Gibbs and Denny Hamlin and Larson rounded out the top 10.
There have been 12 different race winners in the last 12 Talladega races. Hamlin is the last polesitter to win the race — doing so in October 2020. Since 2008, the pole winner has gone on to win in the NASCAR Cup Series at the track only twice.
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
COLTS
The Indianapolis Colts today elevated cornerback Kenneth Harris and linebacker Germaine Pratt to the active roster from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. The team also released punter Thomas Morstead from the practice squad.
Harris, 6-0, 192 pounds, was elevated in Week 1 vs. Baltimore and registered one solo tackle. He was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 31, 2026. Harris participated in training camp with the Colts after originally signing with the team as a free agent on August 26, 2026. He previously participated in the New England Patriots’ 2026 offseason program and training camp. Harris was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2026. Collegiately, he played in 59 career games (29 starts) at Oklahoma State (2023-25) and Arkansas State (2020-22) and compiled 113 tackles (92 solo), 61.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 28 passes defensed and three interceptions.
Pratt, 6-3, 250 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on October 13, 2026. He has started 104-of-112 career games in his time with the Colts (2025-26), Las Vegas Raiders (2025) and Cincinnati Bengals (2019-24) and has totaled 734 tackles (416 solo), 38.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 33 passes defensed, eight interceptions, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and eight special teams stops. Pratt has started seven postseason contests and has compiled 49 tackles (32 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, four passes defensed and one interception. In 2025, he started 12 games with Indianapolis and registered 101 tackles (57 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Pratt began last season with the Raiders, where he started four games and recorded 25 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and two passes defensed.
Morstead, 6-4, 225 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on October 20, 2026. He has played in 272 career games in his time with the Colts (2026), San Francisco 49ers (2025), New York Jets (2023-24, 2021), Miami Dolphins (2022), Atlanta Falcons (2021) and New Orleans Saints (2009-20). Morstead has registered 1,004 punts for 46,863 yards (46.7 avg./41.3 net avg.) with 374 pinned inside the 20-yard line. He has also totaled 263 touchbacks on kickoffs. Morstead has appeared in 18 postseason contests and has compiled 64 punts for 2,821 yards (44.1 avg./40.8 net avg.) with 22 pinned inside the 20-yard line. He has tallied 16 touchbacks on kickoffs.
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PACERS
The Pacers take their 1-1 season record to Brooklyn on Sunday where they face-off with Julius Randle and the Nets. Indiana will look to bounce back after a lopsided first half spoiled their home opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.
After allowing 66 first half points to New Orleans in their season opener, the Pacers allowed 77 points in Friday’s first half against the Mavericks.
“It just simply comes down to an attitude and a disposition,” coach Rick Carlisle said after Friday’s loss. “And two straight games we haven’t had it the way we need to have it in the first half…It’s not okay, and we all we all own it. Every single one of us. Start with me. I didn’t have these guys ready to play the way they needed to be ready to play.”
Despite the slow start, Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 23 points. Tyrese Haliburton notched 18 points, six rebounds, and seven assists in his return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and Ivica Zubac had nine points and 11 rebounds in 23 minutes.
Indiana will look to push in transition against the Nets. The Pacers scored just 10 fast break points against the Mavericks – partly due to Dallas’ 50 percent shooting night – and will aim to get back into a groove pace-wise in Brooklyn.
The Nets will host the Pacers on the second night of a back to back. Brooklyn plays the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Saturday, and will return to Barclays Center to clash with the Pacers on Sunday.
Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr. lead the Nets offense, and combined to score 59 points in their season opener against the Charlotte Hornets. They bring size and versatility to the forward positions as the Nets continue to retool their roster.
Brooklyn finished the 2025-26 season with a 20-62 record, and traded center Nic Claxton for Randle in the offseason. Porter and Randle are Brooklyn’s go-to players while the Nets develop younger players like Egor Demin, Day’Ron Sharpe, and Noah Clowney, who have all shown flashes of potential.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Jarace Walker, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Ivica Zubac
Nets: G – Egor Demin, G – Keon Ellis, F – Michael Porter Jr., F – Julius Randle, C – Day’Ron Sharpe
Injury Report
Pacers: Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL repair/surgery), T.J. McConnell – out (right hamstring strain), Ben Sheppard – out (left meniscus tear)
Nets: Tyler Bilodeau – out (right shoulder sprain)
Last Meeting
Apr. 9, 2026: Seven Pacers scored in double figures as Indiana snapped a three-game slide with a win over the Nets, 123-94.
Obi Toppin led the way for Indiana as he scored 26 points along with nine rebounds. Micah Potter, Jalen Slawson, Ethan Thompson, Jarace Walker, Quenton Jackson, and Jay Huff joined Toppin as double-digit scorers.
Brooklyn had six double figure scorers itself. E.J. Lidell led the way for the Nets as he notched 26 points and 10 rebounds, but Brooklyn struggled with the Pacers’ offensive efficiency. Indiana got off to a hot start as it outscored the Nets 31-14 in the first quarter, then took a 63-47 advantage into halftime. The Blue and Gold never looked back.
The Pacers were 52 percent from the field, but shot just 26 percent from deep. They didn’t need much from beyond the arc, however, as they outscored the Nets in the paint, 80-56.
The win in Brooklyn marked Indiana’s final win of the season.
Noteworthy
Both the Pacers and Nets will wear their Classic uniforms for Sunday’s game – a special edition dedicated to their ABA histories.
The Pacers are 117-85 against the Nets all-time.
The Pacers and Nets will play four times this season. The first time the Nets visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse is on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Ben Sheppard will “miss some time” per coach Rick Carlisle. The fourth-year guard sustained a meniscus tear in his left knee in Indiana’s season opener against the Pelicans.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: DAZN – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
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FUEL
FORT WAYNE- The Indy Fuel faced off with the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday night, in between two home games. After a four-goal second period for the Fuel, the Komets could not come back. Indy won 6-2 over the Komets in Fort Wayne.
1ST PERIOD
The Fuel hit the game sheet first when they took a too many men penalty at 3:43. Cody Laskosky served it but Indy killed it off regardless.
The game’s next penalty went to the Komets as Cole Hults sat for slashing at 6:21. Fort Wayne killed it off.
At 12:32, Chase Dafoe took a penalty for holding while Fort Wayne’s Jack Matier went alongside him for embellishment. One minute and one second later, Laskosky joined Dafoe in Indy’s penalty box when he served the team’s second too many men penalty.
Despite being shorthanded, Anthony Petruzzelli scored for Indy against his longtime former team. With the help of Dafoe, he put the Fuel up 1-0 at 14:39.
At 18:00 exactly, Tommy Budnick and Fort Wayne’s Jack Gorniak took offsetting slashing penalties that were killed off as time expired on the period.
After one, the Fuel were outshooting the Komets, 13-12.
2ND PERIOD
At 2:51, Indy earned a power play chance when John Gormley was sent to the penalty box for cross checking. That penalty was killed off.
Dustin Manz added to the Fuel’s lead with a goal assisted by Kyle Aucoin and Mike Brown at 5:59.
21 seconds later, the Fuel went back on the penalty kill after Lachlan Getz took a holding penalty.
Hults cut Fort Wayne’s lead in half when he scored for the Komets at 11:11. Exactly 40 seconds later, Manz scored his second of the game for Indy to put them back up by two.
At 14:09, Getz went back to the box for a roughing minor along with Alex Aleardi, the Fort Wayne captain. Aleardi was given a double minor, however.
Laskosky scored on the power play with the help of Mitchell Hoelscher and Budnick at 15:14. In the same second, Brady Stonehouse took a cross checking penalty to continue the power play for the Fuel.
At 17:57, a fight broke out that landed Jadon Joseph and Fort Wayne’s Arnaud Durandeau with ten minute misconduct penalties for continuing an altercation. The Fuel got two minutes on the power play though, due to Drake Rymsha also taking a cross checking minor.
Laskosky capitalized on the power play with his second consecutive goal at 19:48. Matt Petgrave and Mitchell Hoelscher claimed the assists.
Indy went to the locker room up 5-1, outshooting the Komets, 24-20.
3RD PERIOD
Indy went up 6-1 when Hoelscher scored at 1:57. Aucoin and Laskosky claimed the assists.
At 6:50, Jesse Tucker was sent to the box for slashing. After that was killed off, Getz returned to the penalty box at 12:25 for holding. Less than twenty seconds later, Jonny Tychonick was sent to the box for boarding.
Rymsha joined Tychonick in Fort Wayne’s penalty box at 13:49 when he took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Indy’s Kyler Kupka took an interference call at 14:10. Just 13 seconds later, Hunter Johannes scored for the Komets to make the score 6-2.
At 16:42, Getz and Tychonick exchanged ten minute misconduct penalties for continuing an altercation while Fort Wayne’s Nathan Dunkley was given a two-minute minor penalty for goaltender interference. This put the Fuel on the power play again.
They did not score again but neither did the Komets before time expired and Indy claimed the 6-2 victory. They outshot Fort Wayne, 33-29 through three.
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ELEVEN
Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Indy Eleven fought valiantly with a strategic attack at USL Championship Eastern Conference runner-up Charleston Battery, but the Boys in Blue had their playoff hopes end with a 1-0 setback.
Indy Eleven had 1.48 expected goals in the match with 13 shots, including 11 inside the box.
In the 31st minute, captain Aodhan Quinn started a good scoring chance with a free kick from near midfield. At the edge of the 18 with his back to the goal, defender Makel Rasheed flipped the ball up to head it inside the area to Nabi Kibunguchy, who created space and fired a shot low and hard toward the far post, but Charleston keeper Luis Zamudio punched it away.
In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Kibunguchy intercepted a pass and played it forward to Bruno Rendon, who made a long run and fired a hard shot that Zamudio stopped. The rebound came back to Rendon, who played it across to Quinn, but his shot was also saved.
The Boys in Blue had nine shots in the first half, including three on target, with 0.81 expected goals in the opening 45 minutes.
In the 56th minute, Joe Hafferty played a long cross into the corner of the six that Zamudio tried to punch out, but it deflected to Paco Craig, with his left-footed shot cleared off the line by Joey Akpunonu.
Indy Eleven had another scoring chance in the 64th minute off a Reice Charles-Cook goal kick. Rendon won an aerial duel to head it to Hafferty who played it quickly to Josh O’Brien. He chipped it to the left side back to Rendon for a shot from outside the six.
15-year-old Tyler Lowden became the youngest player in Boys in Blue franchise history to play in a USL-C match six days ahead of his 16th birthday.
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USL Championship
Indy Eleven 0:1 Charleston Battery
Sat., Oct. 24, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.
Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Weather: Partly sunny, 69 degrees
Attendance: 5,621
USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 9-14-7 (-6), 34 pts, #9 in Eastern Conference
Charleston Battery: 16-9-5 (21), 53 pts, #2 in Eastern Conference
Score 1 2 F
Indy Eleven 0 0 0
Charleston Battery 0 1 1
Scoring Summary
CHS – Colton Swan (Langston Blackstock) 78’
Discipline Summary
None
Indy Eleven Lineup: Reice Charles-Cook, Hesron Barry (Malik Henry-Scott 87’), Paco Craig, Anthony Herbert, Makel Rasheed (Tyler Lowden 87’), Aodhan Quinn (captain), Nabi Kibunguchy, Josh O’Brien, Joe Hafferty (Dylan Sing 81’), Loïc Mesanvi (Edward Kizza 77’), Bruno Rendón.
Indy Eleven Sub not used: Eric Dick.
Charleston Battery Lineup: Luis Zamudio, Nathan Messer (Nanan Houssou 72’), Joey Akpunonu, Graham Smith, Douglas Martínez, Chris Allan (Sean Suber 86’), Emilio Ycaza (captain), Jeremy Kelly, Miguel Berry (Alec Hughes 86’), Maalique Foster (Langston Blackstock 71’), Colton Swan (Laurent Kissiedou 81’).
Charleston Battery Subs not used: John Berner, Wilmer Cabrera.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Banged-up quarterback Josh Hoover dug deep. So did the Indiana Hoosiers. There was no choice with history against the No. 6/6 Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium, with the offense struggling and pressure growing on a sun-splashed Saturday afternoon.
Then, when it mattered most, in overtime with a crowd of 111,000 roaring, Hoover completed a 21-yard pass to seldom-used tight end Brock Schott and then ran 4 yards for the winning touchdown, sacrificing his beat-up body in the process.
“This was one of the hardest games of my life,” defensive tackle Mario Landino told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during a post-game radio interview, “and one of the most fun games of my life.”
Or, as head coach Curt Cignetti put it to Fischer, “Even in the bleakest moments, we found a way.”
IU (7-1 overall, 4-1 in the Big Ten) bounced back from the previous week’s Ohio State loss to win at Michigan Stadium for the first time since 1967.
“We knew what the challenge was,” Landino told Fischer, “and we had to meet it head on. The defensive buckled down and the offense did what it had to do.”
Yes, IU’s offense managed just 13 points and 212 yards, in part because Hoover wasn’t at his physical best after getting rocked against Ohio State. He was just 8-for-18 for 81 yards that included his first interception of the season. At one point, IU coaches considering going with back-up quarterback Grant Wilson.
“We knew Josh was going to play,” Cignetti told Fischer during another post-game radio interview, “but he wasn’t 100 percent all week.”
The defense refused to let it matter.
Huge sacks by linebacker Rolijah Hardy (minus-14 yards) and defensive lineman Tobi Osunsanmi (minus-13), and a pass deflection by cornerback A.J. Harris helped force Michigan (4-3, 1-3) punts. Then there was safety Amare Ferrell’s interception and linebacker Isaiah Jones’ fumble recovery, which led to a pair of Nico Radicic field goals.
In all, the Hoosiers had four sacks and 10 tackles for loss, and they held the Wolverines to 224 total yards. Hardy totaled nine tackles and two sacks. Osunsanmi had the other two sacks. Harris had two pass breakups.
“The defense kept us in it,” Cignetti told Fischer. “They kept stopping them and giving us opportunities and finally the offense chipped in a little bit.”
With Hoover limited (he only threw one second-half pass, an interception), IU went offensively conservative with its 6-0 halftime lead.
“I felt like if we didn’t screw it up on offense once we got the 6-0 lead,” Cignetti told Fischer, “that Michigan couldn’t beat us. But we almost screwed it up. You can only give a team so many opportunities before they’re going to get it down there.”
In the second half, IU went to its running game, which managed 131 hard-earned runs in 35 carries against one of the nation’s best run defenses. Turbo Richard had 68 yards on 19 carries. Lee Beebe Jr. had 56 on 12 carries.
“One thing about this group,” Cignetti told Fischer, “is that they’re tested and have been in moments like this before, and they respond.”
Michigan had turned to true freshman Tommy Carr at quarterback over the more heralded Bryce Underwood. The Hoosiers went after him. Could they shut down the Michigan run and force Carr to throw for Wolverine success?
In the first half, that meant one Carr fumble, one Carr interception and zero Michigan points. Carr finished 20-for-32 for 167 yards and that interception.
“We knew with a freshman quarterback,” Landino told Fischer, “they wanted to run the ball. We needed to stop the run and get to the pass, and that’s what we were able to do.”
IU set an instant defensive tone, holding Michigan to two punts, one fumble, and 42 first-quarter total yards.
The Hoosiers needed a couple of possessions to settle in. Two offensive penalties and a dropped pass helped end its first two drives with punts.
Jones recovered a Carr fumble on the Michigan 28-yard line that led to Radicic’s 22-yard field goal and a 3-0 first-quarter lead.
Ferrell’s third interception in three games — off a Harris pass deflection — gave the Hoosiers the ball on the Wolverine 21-yard line. The result – a 34-yard Radicic field goal and a 6-0 second-quarter lead.
Near the end of the first half, Michigan got into scoring range. Hardy’s 14-yard sack of Carr resulted in Michigan’s missed 53-yard field goal. IU’s Paddy McAteer’s 56-yard field goal attempt also missed for the 6-0 halftime score. Five penalties helped limit the Hoosiers to 138 total yards.
In the third quarter, Osunsanmi’s huge 13-yard sack of Carr forced the Wolverines into a 32-yard field goal attempt, which they missed. The 6-0 score remained.
Hoover’s first interception of the season resulted in a 29-yard Michigan field goal and a 6-3 late third-quarter score.
The Hoosiers turned to its running game, but it wasn’t enough. Michigan drove to within yards of a winning touchdown before another Hardy sack forced the Wolverines into a tying 26-yard field goal as time expired to send the game into overtime.
In the first extra possession, Hoover hit Schott with that 21-yard completion to set up his 4-yard TD run and a 13-6 lead. The defense held for the victory.
“It was a great call by (offensive coordinator) Mike Shanahan to run Josh,” Cignetti told Fischer. “I know they weren’t looking for that.”
“There was no pressure,” Landino told Fischer. “We knew we had to do our jobs.”
Next up — Saturday’s home game against Minnesota before the Hoosiers get a much-needed bye after playing for nine-straight weeks.
“The bye week looks good,” Landino told Fischer, “but there’s an opponent in the road. We have to do our jobs again next week. We’ve got to keep it going to be that championship-level squad.”
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 17 Notre Dame (7-1-6, 5-1-1) upset the No. 15 Florida State Seminoles (7-2-3, 3-1-2) on the road in a 2-0 victory on Saturday night. This would be the first loss that Florida State suffered at home this year and would be just the second time this season that the Seminoles were shutout.
Who other than 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Izzy Engle, to lead the Irish with two goals in the win over the 15th-ranked Seminoles. Engle would record six of Notre Dame’s eight shots of the night with the other two shots registered by junior Ellie Hodsden.
The junior forward’s brace now gives her a team-best seven goals so far this season, as Engle now ranks amongst the top ten in the ACC in goals scored this year. She was assisted by fellow juniors Lily Joseph and Grace Restovich.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished the night with three saves and recorded her fourth shutout of the season and 16th career shutout in the 2-0 win.
Notre Dame scored on their first shot of the night as the Irish were on the board in the 15th minute in Tallahassee. The Irish claimed the early 1-0 lead as the touch from Joseph found the feet of Engle attacking into the right side of the box. Her right-footed strike to the near post would find the back of the net for her sixth goal of the season.
Engle had another look in the 21st minute as her left-footed strike attacking from the left side of the box would land just high of the goal.
The Irish not only held the Seminoles scoreless, but kept them from registering a single shot in the first 45 minutes of play. Notre Dame outshot Florida State 5-0 with Engle recording four of Notre Dame’s five first-half shots.
Just 47 seconds into the half, Engle would do it again as her quick touch to the near post would roll past the diving Seminoles goalkeeper and into the back of the net for a brace. Her goal in the 46th minute would extend the Irish lead to 2-0.
The Seminoles followed shortly after with their first shot of the night, but it resulted in a save from Kasica.
Notre Dame’s next look on frame would come from Hodsden in the 67th minute, who fired it from the top of the box, but resulted in a stop from the Seminoles goalkeeper.
Florida State remained aggressive as they were looking to cut the two-goal deficit. Despite the Seminoles outshooting the Irish 6-3 in the second half, Florida State was unable to find the back of the net.
The Irish would continue to battle to keep the Seminoles off the board and in a successful effort, they closed it out to secure the 2-0 victory on the road.
UP NEXT
The Irish will head to the west coast as they take on Cal on Thursday, Oct. 29 and No. 7 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 1.
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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame dropped a 6-3 decision to No. 20/18 Merrimack on Saturday inside Compton Ice Arena.
The three Notre Dame goals came from Carter Slaggert, Brennan Ali and Danny Nelson.
The story of the game was the second period, as the Warriors outscored the Irish 3-0 over the 20 minutes of play, all coming on power-play goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish couldn’t have asked for a better start to Saturday’s matchup, scoring within the first three minutes to jump out to an early 1-0 lead. Leo Gruba intercepted the puck just inside the offensive zone and found Slaggert who carried to the top of the left circle before firing in his first of the season.
Notre Dame wasn’t done scoring in the opening period, as it doubled its lead at the 10:12 mark off a beautifully worked team goal. Danny Nelson centered a pass to Fischer, who drew a defender and the goaltender before sliding a pass across the crease to Ali, who found the back of the net for his first of the season to make it 2-0.
The Irish couldn’t capitalize on a golden opportunity to start the second period, as they were unable to convert on a 5-minute major penalty.
The Warriors managed to pull one back off a power play of their own, scoring on a redirect in front of the crease to cut the Irish lead in half at 2-1 at the 13:05 mark of the period.
With five minutes left in the period the Irish were whistled for both a five-minute major and a two-minute minor, giving the visitors a 5-on-3. Merrimack capitalized with two goals over the final five minutes of the period to take a 3-2 lead heading into the final 20 minutes of regulation.
Less than nine minutes into the third, the Irish found the equalizer courtesy of a Danny Nelson goal. Fischer fired a shot from the point that went wide and Nelson shot the rebound off the board off the goalie and into the net to tie the game at 3-3.
Unfortunately for the Irish the Warriors reclaimed the lead less than two minutes later, as the Irish goalie was screened on a shot from the point to put the visitors back on top at 4-3 with 10 minutes left in the third.
Merrimack added a fifth on a breakaway goal with less than three minutes left in the game before scoring an empty netter in the final minute of play to make the final score 6-3.
UP NEXT
The Irish open up Big Ten play on the road in Madison, Wisconsin, next weekend, taking on Wisconsin at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 30 and then at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 31. The games will be streamed on B1G+.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women’s soccer team knocked off one of the nation’s three undefeated teams on Saturday night, shutting out Villanova 1-0 in the Sellick Bowl. After a scoreless first half, freshman Elise May opened the scoring for the Bulldogs with an unassisted goal in the 70th minute off a goalkeeper’s deflection. The one-goal lead held through full time as the Butler defense rose to the occasion.
Butler improved to 7-4-4 on the season and 2-2-3 in BIG EAST action. The Wildcats fell to 9-1-5 and 4-1-2 in conference play.
Key Moments
23′ | Maren Dagenhart blocks a Villanova cross at the right corner flag and plays forward to Lola Pepper along the touchline. Pepper beats her defender one-on-one and continues racing up the sideline. After a series of passes in the midfield, Riley Gumm releases Chloe Brecht on the left side just outside the area. Brecht finds Gumm open at the penalty spot, but the keeper pushes her left-footed shot wide and away.
43′ | Villanova rattles off three shots from inside the area in just a 20-second span. Two are blocked and the third sails over the bar.
— HALFTIME —
70′ | Pepper blocks a Villanova clearance, which falls to Gumm. Gumm returns the ball to Pepper who is open down the left side. Pepper’s cross from just outside the box finds May in the middle of the goal area, four yards out. After initially being denied by a Villanova defender, May puts the ball in the back of the net with her right foot. The Bulldogs have a one-goal lead.
81′ | Villanova sends a ball into the area from the left side. The Wildcats produce a hard shot to the near post from 10 yards, but Addison Ash punches it out of play, making her sixth save of the evening.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: May
ASSISTS: (none)
Bulldog Bits
May’s goal was the first of her collegiate career.
Ash made seven saves to earn her sixth shutout of the season and the ninth of her career.
Villanova entered Saturday as one of three teams nationally that were still undefeated alongside No. 1 Vanderbilt and UNC-Wilmington.
Up Next
Butler plays the first of a pair of road matches, beginning with UConn on Wednesday. Kickoff for the contest in Storrs, Connecticut, is set for 6:30 p.m.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
DES MOINES, Iowa – Butler defeated the Drake Bulldogs 33-21 on Saturday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa. It is Butler’s first win against Drake since 2015, when BU secured the 20-13 in Indianapolis. It is the first time Butler has won in Des Moines since 1994. With the win, Butler improves to 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in PFL action while Drake slides to 2-6 overall and 2-3 in league play.
NOTEABLE STATS
Gabe Passini completed 6-of-16 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown. Passini added 87 yards on the ground on 19 carries and scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season.
Luke Snyder hauled in two catches for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Desmin Jackson had 17 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Nick Munson had three catches for 44 yards.
Michael Dellumo recorded 13 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Ashton Nawrocki had a strip sack in the contest.
Dantu Gardner Jr. recorded a fumble recovery to go with three tackles.
Andrew Lieske led the defense with eight total tackles.
Okemdi Eze had six tackles and one pass break up.
Will Beesley, Luke Green and Peyton Foley all recorded a sack.
Beck Janki converted both of his field goal attempts in the contest.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Drake opened the game with a nine-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 32-yard touchdown reception from Lincoln Delaere. Butler responded with a 10-play, 45-yard drive that ended with a 37-yard field goal from Janki. The home side was able to find the endzone once again as Butler trailed 14-3 with four minutes left in the first quarter. Butler answered on its next drive with a two-yard touchdown from Snyder as BU cut the deficit to four (14-10) heading into the second.
Drake opened the second quarter with a quick drive that was halted by the Butler defense. BU then put together an eight-play, 80-yard drive that was fueled by a 31-yard completion on a halfback toss from Dellumo to Goralski. Dellumo finished the drive off for BU, scampering into the endzone for a two-yard rushing touchdown. Drake was able to find the endzone one more time before the half as the home side took the 21-17 lead into the break.
Both sides traded possessions to start the third quarter. Butler faced a 2nd and 20 after a Drake sack, when Passini rattled off a 37-yard rush up the middle, giving BU the ball in Drake territory. Butler was able to drive into the red zone, but Drake was able to come up with an interception in the endzone, halting the Bulldogs’ momentum. The Butler defense responded on the next drive as Nawrocki recorded a strip sack that Gardner Jr. was able to jump on top of deep in Drake territory. BU was unable to find the endzone with the short field, but Janki converted on his second field goal of the day as Butler narrowly trailed 21-10.
Drake started the fourth quarter driving down the field. The Butler defense was able to come up with a huge stop on fourth and one giving the offense the ball at the Drake 35. BU was able to capitalize on the turnover on downs as Jackson found the endzone for his seventh touchdown of the season. On Drake’s ensuing drive, the quarterback rolled to his right and made a throw on the run, but Kelly jumped the pass and returned it to the Drake two-yard line. The Bulldog offense capitalized on the turnover with a two-yard rushing touchdown from Passini as the BU lead grew to 12 (33-21). Butler was able to fend off Drake’s comeback efforts as BU secured the 33-21 victory at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will once again be on the road next week as BU travels to Clinton, S.C. to take on Presbyterian on Saturday, Oct. 31. Kickoff in South Carolina is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
OMAHA, Neb. – The Butler men’s soccer team dropped a Saturday night match on the road at No. 8 Creighton, 5-1. The host Bluejays continued their undefeated season behind a pair of first-half goals and three more after the break.
The Bulldogs’ lone goal came in the 61st minute. Lou-Kent Bosc’s left-footed cross from just out-side the 18-yard box was cleared for a Butler corner. The delivery from the left flag by Nacho de Miguel was headed off the far post and into the back of the net by a leaping Kiel Higginson.
With tonight’s results, the Bulldogs moved to 1-8-3 on the season and 1-2-2 in BIG EAST play. The Bluejays are now 11-0-5, 3-0-3 in conference action.
Butler Points Summary
GOAL: Higginson
ASSIST: de Miguel
Bulldog Bits
· Higginson’s goal was the first of his collegiate career and also represented his first two points.
· de Miguel’s also tallied his first career point with his assist.
· Three additional Bulldogs – Luca Raso, Finn Moran and Chace Crismale – put a shot on frame in the match.
Up Next
Butler returns to Indianapolis to host DePaul next Saturday. Senior Night recognition will precede the 7 p.m. kick.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Butler Bulldogs fell to the Marquette Golden Eagles 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Bulldogs slide to 10-11 overall and 4-5 in BIG EAST action. The Golden Eagles improve to 13-6 overall and 8-1 in conference action.
Bulldog Bites
Sarah Kempf recorded 19 assists and one dig.
Chase Lemming registered 12 kills, including six in the third set. She also recorded three digs.
Raegan Durbin posted 10 digs and five kills.
Jersey Loyer tallied eight digs.
Elise Ward marked six kills, four blocks, and two digs.
Ellery Rees totaled six kills.
On the Record with Head Coach Kyle Shondell
“Playing close with the BIG EAST’s best team is promising, but when you’re a point or two away in every set until winning time, you expect a better result. Our program is getting better, but performing better in these matches is a must. I was thrilled with the effort we got from Ellery Rees on the right and happy to see Chase Lemming battle back in the third set after a few tough sets, but we’ve got to come out cleaner and more aggressive tomorrow.”
Set 1 Marquette (25-21)
Butler opened the first set trading points with Marquette in the early moments of the frame. The Golden Eagles took a 15-12 edge at the halfway mark of the first set. However, the Bulldogs went on a 6-1 run behind kills from Zoe McDonald and Durbin, along with defense at the net from Ward and McDonald. Butler continued to pressure Marquette in the late moments of the set, but the Golden Eagles took set one 25-21.
Set 2 Marquette (25-20)
The Golden Eagles opened the second set trading points with the Bulldogs, as the score was tied at 8-8 early in the frame. Butler took a two-point lead behind kills from Ward and Lemming. However, Marquette took a 15-11 edge at the midway point. The Bulldogs continued to fight in the late moments of the set, but the Golden Eagles took set two 25-20.
Set 3 Marquette (25-21)
Both sides traded points early in the third set. The Bulldogs continued to fight; however, the Golden Eagles pulled ahead to a 15-9 lead at the halfway point of the set. Butler strung together a 6-2 lead after the midway break behind kills from Lemming and Ward. Both sides traded points in the late moments of the set. However, Marquette fended off the Butler run and claimed the third set and overall match victory.
Up Next
Butler will make the short trip to Chicago to face DePaul on Sunday, Oct. 25. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT). The Bulldogs will then return home to face St. John’s at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday, Oct. 30. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
Butler travels to Ohio State for the Bulldogs’ third and final exhibition leading into the 2026-27 regular season. Thad Matta will be recognized at halftime of Sunday’s exhibition. He retired following the 2025-26 campaign with 502 career victories. His head coaching career included five seasons at Butler (his alma mater), 13 seasons at Ohio State, and three head coaching seasons with whereabouts unknown.
Butler Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) at rv/rv Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
Sunday, October 25 | 2PM | Exhibition
Schottenstein Center // Columbus, Ohio
TV/Stream: B1G+ • Gabe Eaker, Joey Brunk, Evan Mlachak & Danielle Joseph
Radio/Audio: Fuego 92.7FM, Butler Sports App & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
The Series: Ohio State leads, 31-11
Streak: Butler, W2
First Meeting: Dec. 31, 1924; OSU, 34-25
Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2017; Butler, 67-66 (OT) – PK80; Portland, Ore.
NOT TO BE ‘IG-NORED’
• Butler assistant coach Jon Diebler scored 1,536 career points at Ohio State (2007-11), playing for Matta. His 374 career three-pointers are second in Big Ten history (Jon is too humble to mention this, but Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon utilized five full seasons — and part of a sixth — to break his record).
• Jon’s brother, Jake, is currently the head coach at Ohio State.
• Butler and Ohio State last played as part of the PK80 event in 2017 with the Bulldogs taking a 67-66 win in overtime, erasing a 15-point deficit over the final 3:46 of regulation. Kelan Martin led the Bulldogs with 24 points. Chris Holtmann, who had led Butler to the 2017 Sweet 16, was in his first season as the head coach at Ohio State.
• The last time Butler and Ohio State played on campus was Dec. 12, 2009 at Hinkle Fieldhouse with the Bulldogs taking a 74-66 win. Current Butler head coach Ronald Nored had eight points in the contest for the Bulldogs, one better than Diebler’s seven-point game for the Buckeyes. The Bulldogs would make the first of back-to-back runs to the national championship game later that season; Ohio State was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament in a 29-8 season that ended in the Sweet 16.
• Butler enters Sunday’s exhibition off an 81-74 win over Indiana State, which is coached by Butler alum Matthew Graves.
• The Bulldogs held a 46-20 advantage in points in the paint and out-rebounded the visiting Sycamores, 44-29.
• Jalen Jackson led Butler with 19 points and seven assists in the exhibition win over Indiana State; he has led the Bulldogs in scoring in both of the team’s exhibitions.
• Jackson left the game in the final minutes due to a left leg injury. He is considered day-to-day and is questionable for the Ohio State exhibition.
• Samu Adler has been fully cleared for all practice activities after dealing with a broken finger on his left hand. He did not play in Butler’s first two exhibitions and is questionable for the Ohio State match-up.
• In Butler’s first exhibition Oct. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse, visiting Indiana pulled away in the second half, taking a 96-68 exhibition win over the Bulldogs.
• A decisive 24-3 run midway through the second half turned a 54-53 game into a 78-56 Indiana lead with 7:29 remaining in the contest.
• No Butler starter played after the 8:30 mark of the second half.
• Jackson led Butler with 17 points and Jordan Ellerbee added 16 points for the Bulldogs against Indiana.
• Nored was hired in March at his alma mater after spending the last decade on NBA coaching staffs.
• Butler’s roster has four players from Indiana, five players from five other states, and a total of six international players from five different countries.
• The Bulldogs return five players from last season’s roster, headlined by Drayton Jones and Jackson.
• Butler’s 10 newcomers include five NCAA transfers, three international players who have yet to play NCAA basketball, and two domestic freshmen.
• Butler’s non-conference regular season schedule includes five power conference opponents: on the road at North Carolina and Boise State, on a neutral court against Nebraska and Georgia Tech, and at home against Pittsburgh.
• Butler’s regular season schedule currently includes 10 games against teams in the AP Top 25 or receiving votes in the poll (in addition to exhibition opponents Ohio State and Indiana, who are both receiving votes)
• Butler is 88-6 in their last 94 home games against non-conference teams.
• Butler will play 20 BIG EAST games, facing all 10 conference opponents both at Hinkle Fieldhouse and on the road.
• Jones was one of two Bulldogs to start all 32 games during the 2025-26 season. He led the team by shooting 59 percent from the field last season.
• Jackson led the Bulldogs to a 5-1 start in 2025-26 before his season was ended due to surgery on his left ankle.
• Asim Djulovic starred for Mega Superbet in the AdmiralBet ABA and KLS leagues in his native Serbia. He averaged 12.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Adler led his Salon Vilpas team to the Korisliiga league title in his native Finland, earning Player of the Year honors while also being named Finals MVP. He averaged 16.3 points per game during the season.
• Adler played on the Finland National Team in both Feb./March and July, 2026 in qualifying rounds for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
• Three of the team’s incoming transfers averaged double figures last season: Treyson Anderson at North Dakota State, Jordan Ellerbee at Florida Gulf Coast, and Christian Moore at The Citadel; the other two transfers arrive from power conference programs: Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) and Samis Calderon (Kansas).
• Anderson shot 36 percent from three-point range and was third in the Summit League in blocked shots during the 2025-26 campaign at NDSU.
• Ellerbee set the freshman season scoring record at FGCU (446 points), which included a 42-point game against Kennesaw State Nov. 26, 2025.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will open the 2026-27 regular season at home, hosting Lafayette Monday, Nov. 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. That tip is part of a three-game week that also includes a home game against FDU Wednesday, Nov. 4 and a road contest at Boise State Sunday, Nov. 8.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
GREEN BAY, Wisc. – The IU Indianapolis volleyball team snapped its three-game skid on Saturday (Oct. 24) with an impressive road reverse sweep at Green Bay to win 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10). Freshman Bailey Sinish finished with 21 kills and sophomore Jillian Tippmann chimed in with 18.
Senior setter Grace Purichia delivered 52 assists and 13 digs while sophomore Laura Roeder finished with 30 digs from her libero spot.
Green Bay (14-7, 7-3 HL) hit .302 for the match, but cooled as the day went on while the Jaguars warmed up over the final three sets to finish at .261 for the day.
The first set saw Green Bay go wire-to-wire, building a quick 9-3 lead and staving off the Jaguars late. IU Indy cut the lead back to two on multiple occasions, only to see the Phoenix escape with a 25-22 victory. Kayla Birmingham led Green Bay with four kills in the opening set while Sinish had five in set one for the Jags.
The Jags led the bulk of the second set before finally succumbing the advantage at 17-16 after Green Bay scored three straight. The stanza was tied at 19, 20 and 21 all before back-to-back Alexa Hernandez kills gave the hosts the lead for good on way to a 25-23 victory. Sinish put down six kills in the second set while Kirsten Fish had five for Green Bay.
The Jaguars dominated the third set, coasting to a 20-11 lead that allowed them to digest a late 5-0 Green Bay run that cut the advantage back to 22-17. Senior Ninah Miranda helped seal the set and finished with a team-high four kills while sophomore Amanda Stephens stepped up with a pair of critical kills.
Sinish and Tippmann helped control the fourth set, which was nip-and-tuck throughout. IU Indy led by three early and three late, marking the largest margins of the set. Tippmann provided a key kill at 23-22 to get the Jaguars to set point and Stephens followed with the punctuation mark to send the match to a fifth set. Sinish and Tippmann had six kills apiece and neither made an error, combining to hit .480 for the set.
Green Bay seized an early lead in the fifth set at 5-2, but essentially got stuck on six as the Jaguars went in front 7-6. Tippmann had an attack go just wide of the line at 8-8, leading to an unsuccessful challenge. On the next point, an angry Tippmann rifled home a kill, sparking a 4-0 run with Elle Patterson on the service line. The Jags put the set away with Lauren White on the service line, thanks to kills from Sinish and Chloe Macias.
Miranda finished with 10 kills and Macias added eight.
The Jaguars will return to action on Thursday, Oct. 29 when they host Northern Kentucky inside James T. Morris Arena at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER
GREEN BAY, Wisc. – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team fell on the road at Green Bay on Saturday (Oct. 24) by a 2-1 score. Relegated to spoiler duty at this point, the Jaguars fell short in trying to hinder host Green Bay’s postseason chances.
The Phoenix (4-7-4, 3-3-3 HL) scored the game’s first goal from the penalty spot in the 18th minute and got the game-winner on a Noah Lechelt free kick in the 66th minute. The IU Indy (3-8-3, 0-6-2 HL) offense came from a Jayden Quezada strike in the 31st minute off a Cobe Hamler assist.
“Today is another really good performance from the boys,” head coach Keegan Boom said. “We have hit the posts multiple times and are very close to getting a positive result. We are learning tough lessons in every game, but the group remains optimistic with the ability we continue to show.
“Next up is a good Wright State side that we will be excited to play against.”
Green Bay came out firing, putting the Jaguars under immediate duress, piling up four shots on goal and five corner kicks in the opening 10 minutes. However, the hosts didn’t get on the board until they were awarded a PK in the 18th minute, leading to an Oscar Arroyo conversion.
The Jaguars countered in the 31st minute on a build up the right side of the field leading into service into Green Bay territory. The ball came out beyond the 18-yard box, where Quezada angled a brilliant ball just inside the far post for his first tally of the season.
Things stayed level until the 66th minute when Lechelt hit a fantastic restart past Peter Field for his fifth score of the year. Green Bay was awarded a free kick just beyond the 18-yard box and the Green Bay striker converted, bending a shot just over the four-man wall and inside the upper right-hand corner, freezing Field on the play.
The Jaguars battled for an equalizer down the stretch, playing nearly the final 10 minutes exclusively in the Phoenix half of the field after Green Bay’s Ty Perkins was sent off in the 84th minute with a red card.
Freshman Thomas Weinrich had a shot ring off the right post and the Jaguars nearly struck paydirt on a free kick in the 71st minute, but were unable to get a shot over the endline from point blank range.
Weinrich led IU Indy with four shot attempts and Santiago Sanchez and Quezada had two each. Field finished with eight saves in the loss.
The Jaguars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 30 when they travel to Wright State for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State football team returned to Scheumann Stadium for its 2026 homecoming celebration, battling Sacramento State to a 34-17 victory in front of a crowd of 12,518 – the largest home crowd since 15,318 during homecoming in 2024.
The Cardinals (3-5, 2-1 MAC) earned their second straight win in a traditional seven-day span for the first time since homecoming in 2022 versus Connecticut (Oct. 22). Ball State also recorded its fifth consecutive homecoming win, and its sixth in seven games since 2019.
TJ Horton ran in his conference-leading ninth rushing touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, his second touchdown of the afternoon, to seal the Ball State win over the Hornets (1-7, 0-5 MAC). Horton has collected a pair of rushing touchdowns in back-to-back weeks. His first of the day was a one-yard rush in the closing seconds of the first half, which gave Ball State a 20-10 advantage going into halftime.
Horton finished the day with 33 yards on nine attempts. Jalen Bonds led the Cardinals’ rushing efforts, totaling 77 yards on 17 attempts.
Keldric Luster led Ball State’s offense to total 417 net yards, eclipsing Sacrament State’s 266. By himself, Luster had 302 yards of total offense, tallying over 300 yards in consecutive weeks to become the first Cardinal with that accomplishment since QB John Paddock in 2022. Along with 234 passing yards on 14 completions and two touchdowns, the primary signal caller gained 68 yards on the ground, including a six-yard touchdown at the end of Ball State’s early in the second half.
Luster showed off the power of his arm in the first half versus the Hornets. In the second quarter, at the beginning of a back-and-forth scoring battle with Sacramento State, Luster connected with Isaiah Thacker for a 65-yard touchdown. After the Hornets matched with a 65-yard touchdown on the other end on the responding drive, Luster found Jamarion McDougle for a 55-yard answer to give Ball State another six points.
Although the Cardinals lost two interceptions in the game, including one inside the red zone during the third quarter, Ball State’s defense managed to create opportunities that turned into points. A strip sack caused by Kaleb Stewart was recovered by Ben Marsh with just over 30 seconds left in the first half, leading to Horton’s one-yard score three plays later. The Cardinals also managed a trio of sacks and pass breakups, along with four tackles for loss. Chris Jackson, a transfer from Colorado State, made his first start on Ball State’s defensive unit and led team with five tackles along with Mikeah Webster and Ameir Glenn.
The Cardinals enjoy a bye week before entering MACtion with a road contest at UMass. Kickoff on Nov. 4 is scheduled for 7 or 7:30 p.m., with broadcast available on ESPN+ and WLBC 104.1 FM.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Saturday’s in-state showdown between Indiana State and Valparaiso turned into a marathon inside the Athletics-Recreation Center, with the Sycamores coming from behind to prevail over the Beacons in five sets (25-22, 4-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13).
The win was the second in conference play for the Sycamores, both of which have been five-set road contests featuring a comeback from the Blue and White. Indiana State overcame dropping the second set by a lopsided 25-4 margin to snap its five-match losing streak.
Kira Holland led the Sycamores with 15 kills and 13 digs, notching her fifth straight double-double while tying for the most kills among players from either team. Taylor Knuth added 10 kills, her most in a conference match, while Hadley Hardersen dished out a career-high 37 assists.
Set 1 | Indiana State 25, Valparaiso 22
Indiana State jumped out to an early lead with Ella Scott asserting herself at the net. Kills from Holland and Knuth kept the Trees in front, with Indiana State extending its lead to 12-9 following a Corinne Knapp kill. Valpo rallied back to claim the lead at the media timeout, but the Sycamores countered with an 8-2 run to go back ahead, with Lily Mueller tallying two kills and a block during the span. Valpo cut the Sycamore lead down to one, but Knuth capped off the set with a kill to give the Trees a 25-22 win in the opener.
Set 2 | Valparaiso 25, Indiana State 4
Kills from Mueller and Holland had the Sycamores ahead 3-2 early in the second set, but that was all the positive momentum Indiana State had in the frame. Valparaiso won 23 of the next 24 points to win the second in a 25-4 landslide.
Set 3 | Valparaiso 25, Indiana State 23
Knapp got things going with an early ace in the third, with Knuth and Scott putting down kills to give the Trees a 4-1 advantage. Indiana State remaind in front with kills from Mueller and Knapp, while Hardersen dropped in an ace to make it 10-7 in favor of the Trees. Knuth added another ace moments later for the Blue and White, as the visitors took a 15-11 lead at the media timeout, but Valpo came rallying back. The Beacons went on a 6-0 run to go in front, but Mueller came right back with a pair of kills and a block assist with Hardersen to level the set. Valparaiso ultimately prevailed by taking the last two points to win the third 25-23.
Set 4 | Indiana State 25, Valparaiso 21
Indiana State continued its trend of starting strong to begin sets, as Scott put down a pair of kills and Knapp tacked on an ace to make it 4-1. Valpo came back to tie the set, but the Sycamores reclaimed their lead thanks in part to errors from the home side midway through. An ace from Holland made it 12-7 in favor of the Trees, while Knapp and Scott teamed up for a block to extend the advantage to seven. Another ace from Knapp, along with a kill from Scott, kept the Trees ahead, but Valpo cut its deficit down to four with a late run. Knapp thwarted the Beacon rally with a pair of kills, and a Valpo service error sealed a 25-21 fourth set win for the Sycamores.
Set 5 | Indiana State 15, Valparaiso 13
Indiana State jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start set five, with a kill from Holland and another Knapp ace headlining the run. The Sycamores remained ahead with two kills from Holland and a block assists from Mueller and Holland, making it 8-4 in favor of the Trees midway through. Indiana State kept its advantage with kills from Holland and Hardersen, but Valpo rallied back with a five-point run to tie the set at 12. Scott and Knuth teamed up for a crucial block late in the set, with Scott later running the tip drill off the slide to clinch a 15-13 win for the Sycamores in the deciding set.
News and Notes
Indiana State improved to 5-2 in five-set matches this season with Saturday’s victory, with both of the Sycamores’ conference wins coming in five sets.
This season marked the first time that the Sycamores claimed multiple five-set wins in conference play since 2021.
Indiana State snapped a five-match losing streak against Valparaiso, with the Sycamores’ last win over the Beacons prior to Saturday coming on Oct. 30, 2021 in Terre Haute.
Indiana State’s last win at Valparaiso came on March 22, 2021.
Taylor Knuth’s 10 kills in Saturday’s match were her most against an MVC foe and marked her second match of the season with double-digit kills.
Hadley Hardersen dished out a career-high 37 assists in Saturday’s win, surpassing the 30-assist threshold in a match for the first time in her collegiate career.
Corinne Knapp continued her stellar season from the service line with four aces in Saturday’s match, with the Sycamore sophomore ranking second in the MVC in aces per set and fifth in the conference with 26 total aces.
Kira Holland passed Julie Kovacs (1987-90, 1,014 kills) to move into sole possession of 10th place in program history in career kills. Holland closed Saturday’s match with 1,029 career kills, with the Sycamore senior outside hitter just 10 kills shy of ninth place on the all-time list (Kristin Widmar, 2001-04, 1,039 kills).
Indiana State won Saturday’s match despite hitting just .117 overall, a mark over 100 points less that Valparaiso (.223).
The Sycamores shut down Valparaiso’s attack in their three sets won, with the Beacons hitting .111 (10-6-36) in the first set, .103 (10-7-29) in the fourth set and .045 (7-6-22) in the fifth set.
Indiana State’s four points scored in set two were the fewest in a set during a match the Sycamores won during the rally scoring era.
Up Next
Indiana State begins a four-match homestand Tuesday night with its Blackout Cancer match against Evansville. First serve in the in-state showdown is slated for 6 p.m.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball topped Rose-Hulman in Saturday’s exhibition at the Hulman center, 81-59.
All 15 Sycamores on the roster saw action on the court with 13 scoring in the contest. The Sycamores ended the first half on an 8-0 run and utilized the momentum to build a double-digit second half lead on their way to closing out the exhibition season with the win over the Fightin’ Engineers.
Jackson Cooper led all scorers with 22 points, while adding seven rebounds and three assists. Maguire Mitchell added a game-high four three-pointers on his way to a 19-point, three-assist game. Chance Puryear added three points and a game-high seven rebounds, while Meechie White scored eight points in his Sycamore preseason debut.
Up Next
Indiana State opens the 2026-27 regular season on Monday, November 2, as the Sycamores host Charlotte inside the Hulman Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and the game will be carried on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
NORMAL, Ill. – Indiana State had its chances against No. 10/10 Illinois State, but turnovers proved costly for the Sycamores as the Redbirds held on to claim the 17-10 victory at Hancock Stadium.
The Sycamores (2-6, 0-4) trailed 17-7 at the halftime break following a Key Crowell pick-six for Illinois State that swung the momentum of a back-and-forth first-half to the Redbirds. Indiana State scored first on the Jayden Reed eight-yard touchdown reception from Brady Allen, while Illinois State answered with a Michael Constantino 22-yard field goal and a Victor Dawson three-yard touchdown run before the Crowell interception.
Indiana State came out of the halftime break looking to take back the momentum on the ground behind Max McCool as the redshirt freshman took the Sycamores’ first offense snap 17 yards to midfield. After the Sycamores moved the ball to the Illinois State 35 on Allen completions to Tyler Stewart and KeShon Singleton, McCool took the ball up the middle and broke loose in the Redbird secondary. However, the Sycamore running back lost the ball and it touched the pylon before rolling out of bounds for the touchback and Illinois State ball.
Indiana State moved the ball into the Illinois State red zone on their next possession in the third quarter but turned the ball over on downs. Another Sycamore possession started at midfield on Nic Yatsko’s second interception of the game, but the Indiana State offense stalled at the Redbird 5-yard line and settled for the Sebastian Lopez 23-yard field goal.
The Sycamores had one final possession late in the contest, moving the ball from their own 13 all the way to the Illinois State 20. A Redbird pass interference call kept the Sycamore drive alive, while KeShon Singleton hauled in a pass at his shoelaces for a 22-yard completion on a 3rd-and-2 near midfield. Indiana State was unable to score the tying touchdown as the drive ended with a pair of incompletions for the turnover on downs to give possession back to the Redbirds for the final kneeldowns.
Brady Allen was 25-of-45 for 279 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the game. Jayden Reed was the favorite target with nine catches for 98 yards and a score, while KeShon Singleton added six receptions for 81 yards. Max McCool finished with 19 carries for a career-high 84 yards on the ground.
Braxton Sampson had a career-high 16 tackles and added 1.0 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks to lead the Sycamore defense. Nic Yatsko recorded his first multi-interception game, while Xavier McIntyre and Zach Coleman both had eight tackles overall.
How They Scored
Jayden Reed hauled in the eight-yard touchdown pass from Brady Alley to put the Sycamores ahead 7-0 with 9:11 left in the first quarter to cap a 10-play, 77-yard drive. The drive was highlighted by a 16-yard completion to KeShon Singleton, a 22-yard connection to Reed, and another 11-yard pass to Singleton as Indiana State moved the ball through the air.
Illinois State answered with a Michael Consentino 22-yard field goal with 3:30 left in the first quarter as the Sycamore defense came through on Micah McNair’s stop behind the line of scrimmage on 3rd-and-4 to put the score at 7-3.
The Redbirds went up 10-7 with 10:04 left in the second quarter as Victor Dawson scored on a three-yard touchdown plunge to cap a 15-play, 83-yard drive that spanned 6:48 and was aided by two Indiana State penalties.
The Redbirds made it a 17-7 game with 8:13 remaining in the first half as Key Crowell stepped in front of a Brady Allen pass and returned it 48 yards for a pick-six.
Indiana State capped the scoring in the game on Sebastian Lopez’s 23-yard field goal with 7:47 remaining in the fourth quarter to provide the final 17-10 margin.
News & Notes
Jayden Reed continues his tear through the 2026 season as the freshman set a career-high with nine receptions, while narrowly missing out on his third 100-yard receiving effort with 98 yards.
Max McCool set a new career-high in both carries (19) and rushing yards (84) in Saturday’s contest.
Braxton Sampson tied his career-high with 16 tackles in the game, equaling his personal-best mark set back on Oct. 18, 2025, against North Dakota State.
Nic Yatsko became the first Sycamore to post two interceptions in the same game since Rylan Cole achieved the feat against North Alabama back on September 1, 2022.
The Sycamores outgained the Redbirds in total offensive yardage (359-285) in the contest, marking the fourth time in the 2026 season Indiana State has accomplished the feat.
Up Next
Indiana State remains on the road this upcoming week as the Sycamores travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa and Northern Iowa on Saturday, October 31. Kickoff at the UNI Dome is set for 2 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team picked up a point in Horizon League play with a 0-0 draw at Milwaukee on Saturday (Oct. 24).
The Mastodons created chances early, as Jonny Hernandez and Christian Agyekum put back-to-back shots on goal in the fifth minute, forcing two saves from the Panther goalkeeper. Purdue Fort Wayne outshot Milwaukee 9-5 in the first half.
Tegan Gumbs made a save on Milwaukee’s first shot on goal of the second half at the 45:53 mark. The Mastodons continued to generate chances after halftime, outshooting the Panthers 13-7 in the second half.
Daven Arias led Purdue Fort Wayne with eight shots, including four on goal. The Mastodons finished with 22 shots and 10 shots on goal, compared to 12 shots and five on goal for Milwaukee. Gumbs recorded five saves to earn the clean sheet.
Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 5-4-3 overall and 3-2-3 in Horizon League play. Milwaukee is now 5-4-6 overall and 3-1-4 in league action.
The Mastodons host Northern Illinois in their final regular-season home game on Friday (Oct. 30) at 7 p.m.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MILWAUKEE – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball fell to Milwaukee 25-17, 25-22, 25-22 in a Horizon League match on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 24).
Riley Rosneck led the ‘Dons with 16 kills on a .306 hitting percentage, while Mya Plemons and Avery Parris each added seven kills.
The Mastodons led 12-10 in set one after a kill from Rosneck, but Milwaukee had a 9-1 run that put them up six. From there, the home team out-scored the ‘Dons 6-4 to take the first frame.
The Panthers had a 3-0 run early in set two to go up 7-4 and never trailed from there. The ‘Dons, however, hung with the Panthers until a 22-22 stymie after a kill from Rosneck. She had six of her 16 kills in the second set. MKE picked up the last three of the set to go up 2-0.
Neither team put together much of a scoring run in set three, but MKE had 17 kills with a .375 hitting clip to take the match. The Panthers hit .400 on the afternoon.
With the loss, Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 11-12, 5-5 in Horizon League action. Milwaukee improved to 10-12, 5-5. The Mastodons return to the Summit City for a match against Wright State, who is unbeaten in league play, on Tuesday (Oct. 27).
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
CHICAGO, Ill. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team bounced back in Missouri Valley Conference play with a 3-1 road victory over UIC on Saturday night, scoring three unanswered goals to earn its third conference win of the season.
The Aces nearly struck early in the fourth minute when Patrik Fagan appeared to find the back of the net, but a VAR review overturned the goal. Fagan created another opportunity in the 11th minute, sending his shot wide left while Hugo Amo made two saves in the opening 15 minutes to keep the match scoreless.
UIC broke through in the 26th minute to take a 1-0 lead, but Evansville quickly looked for an answer. In the 27th minute, Will Bencic sent a cross toward Fagan, whose shot narrowly missed wide right. The Aces found their equalizer in the 38th minute when Devin Shepherd delivered a corner kick that Etienne Ravelli headed into the net. The goal marked Ravelli’s second of the season, while Shepherd recorded his eighth point to lead the team. The match remained tied 1-1 at halftime.
Evansville wasted little time taking control in the second half. In the 50th minute, Carlos Iglesias sent a cross into the box that deflected off the UIC goalkeeper before Ben Zec finished from close range with his knee to give the Aces a 2-1 advantage. The goal marked the first of Zec’s career, while Iglesias recorded an assist for the second consecutive match.
Amo continued to anchor the Evansville defense, making another save in the 57th minute as the Aces maintained their advantage. Evansville added an insurance goal in the 68th minute following another corner kick. After a series of headers and attempts in the box, Izán Redondo found the back of the net to extend the lead to 3-1. The goal was the first of Redondo’s career.
The Aces maintained their two-goal advantage over the final 20 minutes, recording three shots while allowing five from the Flames. Amo added another save to finish with six saves on the night as Evansville secured its third MVC win of the season.
With the win, Evansville improves to 4-8-2 overall and 3-1-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Aces return to Arad McCutchan Stadium Tuesday to host Lipscomb.
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
DES MOINES, Iowa – Lyla Fisher set her career-high with 21 kills as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell just short in a 5-set loss at Drake on Saturday evening.
Fisher hit a stellar .528 while racking up her 21 kills. It passed her previous high of 18 kills, which came at UIC earlier in the month. Wren Jones picked up 13 kills while Ryan Scheu had 11. Carsyn Kelley had a career-best 50 assists to go along with 11 digs. Brooke Herdes led the way with 17 digs while Savannah Gogel posted 8 kills and 5 blocks. Shay McMillen paced the Bulldogs with 22 kills.
Set 1 – UE 25, Drake 16
Carsyn Kelly picked up an early kill as the Purple Aces jumped out to a 3-1 lead. The teams swapped the lead over the next stretch with the Bulldogs taking an 8-6 edge. Kendall Agler picked up an ace and Wren Jones had a kill as UE scored four in a row to regain a 10-8 advantage.
Lexi Owen recorded an ace to push the lead to 14-10, and the Aces would continue to add to it. Up 20-17, Evansville scored the final five tallies to clinch the set. Savannah Gogel had a block and kill during the final stretch.
Set 2 – Drake 25, UE 14
Another nice start by the Aces set them up with a 3-1 lead. Drake quickly tied the score at 3-3 before taking a 10-7 lead. Three in a row by UE knotted the score once against with Fisher registering a kill and Ryan Scheu and McKenzie Laubach combining for a block. With things still tied at 10, the Bulldogs made their move. A 6-1 stretch gave them a 16-11 lead, and the rally continued as they tied the match with a 25-14 decision.
Set 3 – Drake 25, UE 20
Wren Jones opened the set with a kill helping Evansville go up 2-0, but the Bulldogs countered with four in a row. They doubled up the Aces at 10-5 before UE fought back to get within two on kills by Fisher and Laubach. Drake answered once again, taking their largest lead at 17-11. Just when it looked like they were primed to pull away for the win, the Aces stormed back. Two Scheu kills made it a 20-19 game, however, DU had one final answer as they posted the final four tallies to take the set.
Set 4 – UE 25, Drake 23
Looking for send the match to a fifth set, the Purple Aces jumped out to a 4-0 advantage with Fisher taking control. Following three kills in the opening stretch, Fisher had six kills to lead her squad to an 8-3 lead. The Bulldogs came back with seven in a row to take their first lead of the frame at 10-8.
In a back-and-forth set, the Aces regained a 15-11 lead with Scheu picking up two more kills. UE continued to hold the advantage and had set point up 24-21. The Bulldogs made it interesting picking up two tallies, but it was Fisher providing the clinching kill to send it to a decisive set.
Set 5 – Drake 15, UE 9
Fisher, Scheu, and Jones had early kills leading to a 4-4 tie before Drake took control. They scored the next seven points and finished the match with a 15-9 win.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer fell 3-1 to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday night at Strassweg Field after three SIUE first-half goals.
Despite outshooting the Cougars (7-6-2, 5-2-1 OVC) 8 to 6 in the second half, the Screaming Eagles (2-9-4, 2-5-1 OVC) could not overcome an early 3-0 deficit.
SIUE got started early, finding the back of the net three times after five corner kicks and 12 shots, giving the Cougars a 3-0 lead after 41 minutes. The Screaming Eagles managed two shots, but the Cougars would go into halftime with a 3-0 lead.
The Screaming Eagles got things going early in the second half when freshman midfielder Christian Rotundo found junior midfielder Ahiro Nakamae for his first goal of the season and USI’s first of the match. USI’s defense held strong over the next 15 minutes, blocking two shots, and senior goalkeeper Kael McGowan making two key saves to prevent further damage. The Screaming Eagles had six more scoring opportunities but were unable to cut into the lead to close out the match.
USI will hit the road one final time, taking on Eastern Illinois University at 2 p.m. on October 29. USI fell 6-2 in the last matchup with sophomore midfielder Nolan Stevens scoring a brace.
Team coverage for Thursday’s match will be available on X (USIMSOC) and Instagram (usi_msoc). Live stats and ESPN+ coverage can be accessed at USIScreamingEagles.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball tallied the sweep over Western Illinois University on Senior Day.
USI honored its seniors, Aspen Jankowski, Maeve Moonan, Jillian Moonan, Leah Coleman, and student manager Connell Moonan following the match. The Screaming Eagles move to 4-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play, and 9-11 overall for the season.
SET 1: USI 25, WIU 23
The Screaming Eagles kicked off Senior Day with a kill from J. Moonan on the right side. Both USI middles, freshman Vita Sensenbrenner and sophomore Mackenzie Nettles, added two kills each, hitting error-free. Right side Carley Wright led the team with three kills. Sophomore Aysa Thomas split setting duties with senior Jankowski as they combined for 10 assists.
SET 2: USI 25, WIU 23
Moonan tallied the opening point in the second set as well, as the Screaming Eagles managed to come back from a seven-point deficit to take a two-set advantage. Senior Coleman led USI with five kills, hitting error-free for a .500 efficiency. Libero Audrey Small added two aces and three digs.
SET 3: USI 25, WIU 16
The Screaming Eagles maintained control of the final set’s score through the end. Senior Ashby Willis led the court with four kills on no errors, hitting .500. Thomas and Jankowski each dished out four assists. Jankowski also led the defensive effort, tallying five digs, followed by Small and Kerigan Fehr with four each.
For the match, the team tallied nine aces, as they continue to lead the conference in the category this season. Jankowski had her best game as a Screaming Eagle, with 12 assists and nine digs. Small and Fehr each added 10 digs to lead the team. Coleman added nine kills, followed by Willis with eight, and Wright with seven.
Up next, the Screaming Eagles continue their homestand next week as they host the University of Tennessee Martin inside Liberty Arena on October 29 and 30, with both matches starting at 6 p.m. For updates on the next OVC series, fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
Fifth-year senior Alex Goworowski (Chicago, Ill. / Saint Patrick) and redshirt junior Max Samuel (Edina, Minn. / Edina) each blocked punts and had big days on defense to propel the Valparaiso University football team to a 24-7 victory over Presbyterian on Saturday afternoon at Brown Field. Goworowski secured a team-high 11 tackles, while Samuel continued to be a force in the backfield.
How It Happened
The Valpo defense forced a quick three-and-out on the game’s opening possession. After a sack by Samuel on third down, Goworowski blocked the Presbyterian punt and Valpo took over at the PC 15-yard line.
The Beacons took advantage of the short field, as Cedric Benning III (Baltimore, Md. / Episcopal [Dickinson]) capped the opening drive by plunging into the end zone from a yard out, putting Valpo ahead 7-0 early.
The teams exchanged punts for the remainder of the opening quarter. Early in the second quarter, Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) found Isaac Tran (Bothell, Wash. / Bothell [University of Puget Sound]) for a 59-yard pitch-and-catch, and that drive culminated with a 10-yard TD dash by Russell Tye (Cleveland, Ohio / Orange) to make it 14-0 with 12:19 left in the second quarter.
Goworowski notched a sack on third down, and then PC went for it on fourth-and-14 from the Valpo 19, and the pass was incomplete, resulting in a turnover on downs.
Valpo moved the ball into the red zone on that drive thanks in large part to a 69-yard hookup between Keefe and Ashton Allen (New Albany, Ohio / New Albany). However, Presbyterian notched a strip sack on 2nd-and-10 from the PC 10, and the Blue Hose recovered to get the takeaway.
The Blue Hose took advantage, marching all the way downfield to score on the ensuing drive with QB Max Holtzclaw keeping it for a 2-yard run with 56 seconds left in the half.
Keefe had a series of five straight quick completions on the next drive, moving the ball well to within field goal range, but the field goal try as the first-half clock expired was wide left, and Valpo went into the locker room leading by only seven at 14-7.
Still holding a seven-point edge, Valpo lost a fumble with 5:54 left in the third quarter and Presbyterian took over at midfield. However, the Beacons responded with a takeaway of their own as Micah Markley (West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West) made an interception and returned it 25 yards to the 50.
Valpo turned it over on downs on the ensuing drive, but the defense forced a Presbyterian punt, and the Beacons came up with yet another big play on special teams. Samuel blocked the punt, and Valpo set up shop at the PC 14.
The Beacons took advantage of the good field position, as Keefe kept it for a 1-yard TD run to cap off that drive, extending the lead to 21-7.
Presbyterian put together an extended drive, but Samuel and Jason Salman (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson [Marietta]) combined for a sack on 3rd-and-14 from the Valpo 21, dropping the QB for an eight-yard loss compounded by a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Blue Hose. Presbyterian went for it on 4th-and-37 from the Valpo 44, and turned it over on downs.
Kicker Luke Scoma (Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue) drilled a 48-yard field goal on the next Valpo possession, stretching the lead to 24-7 with 5:37 to play.
PC had a long drive but eventually turned it over on downs, and the Beacons ticked off the remainder of the clock.
Inside the Game
The blocked kicks were Valpo’s sixth and seventh of the season, moving the Beacons into a tie for the FCS lead. The only other team nationally in FCS with seven is fellow Pioneer Football League member Marist.
With the team’s seventh blocked kick of the season, Valpo moves into a tie for third in program history with the 2002 season.
In terms of blocked punts specifically, the two on Saturday bring the team’s season total to five, taking over the outright national lead in FCS.
Valpo improved to 3-1 at home this season, the first time the program has been 3-1 or better through four home games since 2017. This guarantees that Valpo will at least tie for its highest home win total since 2017 (4-1), matching several other recent seasons where the Beacons had three Brown-Field victories.
The Beacons knocked off a Presbyterian team that entered Saturday with a three-game winning streak and 3-1 PFL mark. The Blue Hose went 10-2 overall last season and tied for second in the PFL.
Presbyterian entered the game ranked 25th nationally in passing offense at 250.7 yards per game. The Beacons held the Blue Hose to 131 yards through the air.
Keefe had 20 or more completions for the fourth time this season and the first time in the last four games, finishing 21-of-29 for 275 yards. The 275 passing yards marked a career high, surpassing 249 from earlier this season at Murray State. Keefe’s output on Saturday helped him eclipse the 1,500-yard mark for his career.
The 69-yard pass from Keefe to Allen represented Valpo’s longest completion of the season. That marked Valpo’s longest play through the air since Chris Duncan found Griffin Norberg for 75 yards on Nov. 10, 2018 vs. Jacksonville.
Valpo’s 275 passing yards marked the team’s highest total since Oct. 29, 2022 at Dayton (323).
Valpo’s 379 yards of total offense represented the team’s second-highest total of the season, narrowly behind 389 at Morehead State.
The Valpo defense has shut out the opponent in the second half in three of the last four games. Morehead State, Drake and Presbyterian were all held scoreless after the intermission.
Redshirt junior Marty O’Keeffe (Orland Park, Ill. / Brother Rice) hauled in a team-high five receptions for 44 yards on a day where Keefe’s 21 completions went to 10 different players. O’Keeffe’s five grabs represented a career high.
Goworowski notched his fourth career blocked kick and first this season. His 11 tackles marked a career high.
Samuel’s two sacks lifted his season total to 8.5 to go along with 17.0 tackles for loss. Samuel has recorded a sack in five straight games and seven of eight overall this season. He entered this week already ranked among the national leaders in both sacks and tackles for loss.
Samuel’s blocked kick was the fourth of his career and first since 2023.
Scoma’s 48-yard field goal was the longest of his career. This marked Valpo’s longest field goal since Ryan Hawk’s 50 yarder on Nov. 23, 2024 vs. Davidson.
Senior offensive lineman Noah Kline (Loveland, Ohio / Loveland) made his 40th consecutive start, extending a streak that dates back to his collegiate debut on Sept. 23, 2023 vs. Marist.
Benning scored his fourth touchdown of the season. He has found paydirt in three of the last four games.
Tye scored the first TD of his collegiate career.
Keefe’s rushing touchdown was his fourth of the season and the seventh of his collegiate career.
Markley’s interception was the first of his collegiate career.
Valpo held Presbyterian to just 2-of-14 on third down.
The Beacons have doubled their win total from last season and secured their highest PFL win total since 2022.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
Making its sole appearance at the ARC in a stretch of seven out of eight matches on the road, the Valpo volleyball team dropped a five-set match (25-22, 4-25, 25-23, 21-25, 13-15) to visiting Indiana State Saturday evening.
How It Happened
Indiana State jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the decisive fifth set. The Beacons scored the next three to cut the deficit to one, but the Sycamores responded by scoring four of the next five points and led by as many as five points, the latest coming at 12-7.
Valpo wasn’t done yet, scoring five in a row to even the set at 12-12. The run started with a Keira Lucas (Brazil, Ind./Northview) libero kill on a scramble point, featured a block from Kyla Bellich (Thomson, Ill./Prince of Peace Catholic) and Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) and was capped by a Gove kill as the entire match became a run to three.
The next point proved key, as Valpo was originally awarded the point on a net violation by Indiana State. The Sycamores challenged the point, and upon review, the call was overturned to a Beacon net violation. Indiana State scored the next point as well to earn match point at 14-12, and while Gove came through with a kill to keep hope alive, the Sycamores got a kill of their own on their second match point.
Valpo’s lone lead of the opening set came after a mid-set run put it ahead 15-14 at the media timeout. ISU scored the next three to regain the lead and extended its lead out to 22-17, and while the Beacons closed to within 23-22 late, the Sycamores came up with back-to-back points to take the opener.
The second set was all Valpo, as the Beacons racked up 11 kills on just 14 swings and had five service aces while the Sycamores committed nine attack errors. Trailing 3-2, Valpo went on a 6-0 run on the serve of Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston), and after an ISU sideout, closed out the set on a 17-0 run on the serve of Maggie Uhwat (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton Community [Central Michigan]).
ISU led throughout the first half of the third set, with Valpo’s first advantage coming after a 5-0 run gave it an 18-16 lead. The Beacons were unable to pull away, and the Sycamores tied the frame up at 23-23 late. But an ISU service error gave Valpo set point, and Helming combined with Maddie Steele (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin) on a block to give the Beacons the 2-1 lead in the match.
A five-point run in set four turned a 7-7 tie into a 12-7 Indiana State lead, and the Sycamores held the edge the rest of the way to force the decisive fifth set.
Inside the Match
Helming registered 15 kills, reaching double figures for the 18th time this season and for the 10th straight match. The junior also had three service aces.
Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) set a career best with 14 kills and hit at a stellar .522 clip while also pacing the Beacons at the net with four blocks.
Gove finished with 10 kills and tied for match-high honors with 14 digs for her 13th double-double of the season.
Uhwat delivered four service aces, one shy of her carer best, to push her season total to 36 — fifth-most by a Valpo player in the 25-point era.
Olivia Wagner (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) racked up 30 assists and posted a .484 setting percentage.
Lucas matched Gove with 14 digs to lead all players, while Rylee Bumgardner (Danville, Ind./Danville) hit double digits in the category for the 12th time this year with 10 digs.
While the teams both racked up 53 kills, Valpo ended the night with a .223-.117 advantage in hitting percentage. The Beacons also led in the digs column, 65-57.
The four points Valpo surrendered in the second set was the fewest the program has given up in a single frame (outside the fifth set) since the move to 25-point scoring. Uhwat served 16 consecutive points to close that set, a mark which according to the NCAA Record Book is tied for 10th-most consecutive points served in D-I history.
Next Up
Valpo (11-11, 3-7 MVC) returns to the road life next week, making the trip to central Illinois beginning on Friday evening at Illinois State.
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UINDY VOLLEYBALL
ST. LOUIS — The University of Indianapolis volleyball team earned two crucial conference wins over the weekend, sweeping McKendree on Friday night before earning a 3-1 win over Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday.
Saturday’s win in the Mark Twain Building is UIndy’s first regular-season victory over the Tritons in over a decade, and ends UMSL’s 26-game win streak over GLVC teams in regular-season matches.
UINDY 3, MCKENDREE 0
UIndy broke a 1-1 tie in the opening set with kills from Riley Laine, Maddie Lynch and Carly Fonda before Macy Bruton’s ace made it 5-1. The Greyhounds later closed the 25-10 win with back-to-back blocks involving Laine and Makenzie Pflederer and a Lynch kill. UIndy moved ahead 8-5 in the second set behind three straight points with Mya Trammell serving and won 25-15, then used Paige Boettcher’s service turn to score five consecutive points during the 25-9 third set.
Maddie Berger had a team-high 10 kills and hit .600 against McKendree, while Laine recorded a team-high six blocks and hit .714 with five kills. Amaree Haralson finished with a team-high 14 assists, and Bruton had a team-high 11 digs.
UINDY 3, UMSL1
The Greyhounds totaled 65 kills and hit .295, including 21 kills and a .395 attack percentage in the fourth set against the Tritons.
UIndy trailed 21-19 in the first set before kills from Pflederer and Allison Jansen tied the score. Haralson and Berger followed with kills for a 23-21 lead, and a M.-St. Louis attack error ended the set. The Greyhounds built a 15-10 advantage in the second set and won it on Pflederer’s kill from Haralson.
After UMSL took the third set, UIndy trailed 8-4 in the fourth before tying the score at 9-9 on an attack error and moving ahead 11-9 on kills by Grace Portwood and Berger. Mo.-St. Louis pulled within 23-20, but Berger put the Greyhounds at set point and Pflederer finished the 25-21 win with a kill.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Berger led her squad in the sweep, hitting from a .600 clip with 10 kills.
-Laine recorded 11 blocks between the two matches
-Pflederer recorded her eighth double-double of the season in Saturday’s win with 12 kills and 11 digs.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds host William Jewell on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.
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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s soccer team won a thrilling 3-2 game on Senior Day against the Truman State Bulldogs.
The win marks head coach Gabe Hall’s 50th win at UIndy as a head coach.
Early on the offense challenged the Bulldogs, but saw a response soon after from the visitors. The two teams traded offensive chances through the first 20 minutes before Truman scored the opening goal off of a penalty kick in the 26th minute.
Truman then followed up that goal with another just five minutes later, putting UIndy in their biggest first half deficit of the season and scoring the most goals against UIndy in a game all of October.
After the goal the duo of Tobias Herrera V and Brendan French came into the game and proved to be major difference makers as the game progressed
Almost immediately after halftime those two combined with Shayne Abrams to create a beautiful tapestry of passes for French to then score off of to bring the Greyhounds within one in the 50th minute.
The Hounds continued to rally, pressuring the Bulldog backline before Rick Lammerts came up with a save to keep the score at 2-1. Immediately after the Lammerts save Brendan French then earned an assist, setting up Alexander Veridiano for the equalizer.
Again, the Bulldogs attempted to race back down the field, but Lammerts found another timely save and the offense reset once more. Then the Greyhounds found their third goal in 11 minutes and nine seconds of in-game action with a precisely placed shot by Brendan French off a Sam Siegel assist gave the Greyhounds the lead.
Their three goals in 11 minutes and nine seconds is the fewest time between three goals since they scored three goals in seven minutes and 18 seconds in their 4-2 win over Upper Iowa on September 19th last season.
After the third UIndy goal it became a battle for possession over the final 20 minutes of the game where each team traded possession while UIndy looked to find their fourth goal of the game and the Bulldogs yearned for their own equalizer.
A number of stoppages for fouls, corner kicks and goal kicks cycled in during those final 20 minutes, but the Greyhounds continued to bend, but not break, to win the game 3-2.
The last time the Greyhounds came back to win a game after going down by two points at half was in the opening round of the Midwest Regional when they scored three goals in the second half to beat the McKendree Bearcats 4-3 and make the second round of the regional.
The Greyhounds will return to action when they host the opening round of the GLVC tournament on Sunday, Nov. 1. More information about the matchup will be released in the coming week.
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UINDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s soccer team fell 1-0 at home against the Truman State Bulldogs.
The matchup saw the Bulldogs control possession throughout with the visitors finding seven corner kicks between the 10th and 25th minutes of action.
Samaya Hogg in her first start since September helped keep the Greyhounds close with a pair of saves in the first half.
Nicole Schroeder was the first UIndy player to find a shot on goal as she fired one on target with a minute left in the first half.
The second half was a similar story with Truman coming out with a number of shots and corner kicks in the opening 30 minutes of the half before they found the back of the net in the 74th minute.
In the final minutes of the game, senior Emily DeWitt eclipsed 2,000 minutes played at UIndy in her career. Samaya Hogg also saved eight shots in her start, the second most saves in her career.
The final whistle concluded the game at 1-0 after the Truman goal, marking the last game of the 2026 season for the women’s soccer team.
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MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian men’s soccer team draw a tie with No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday evening. The Knights were led by Rafael Zambrano and Lazar Milosavljevic who each scored a goal in the match. Marian moves to 12-3-2 overall on the season and 5-1-2 in the Crossroads League.
The Knights opened up the match with a shot from Joao Antonio Rocha that was blocked by the Wildcats’ defense. Indiana Wesleyan quickly followed up with a shot that was blocked by the Knights, as well as one high, one wide, and one that hit the crossbar. Marian continued to strike with a pair of back-to-back shots from Josh Wesseling and Joao Antonio Rocha, but both went wide. The Wildcats struck again with a shot but came up short to Edwards’ defense in goal. One minute later, Indiana Wesleyan followed up with another strike reaching the back of the net, taking the 1-0 lead. Marian was quick to counter with a goal from Rafael Zambrano to tie up the match 1-1.
Indiana Wesleyan opened up the second half, benefiting from a foul by the Knights in the box to set up a penalty kick. Tristan Edwards made the game-changing play, saving the kick from going into the net and maintaining the 1-1 tie. The Wildcats continued to strike with a pair of shots high before Wesseling and Lazar Milosavljevic were able to counter with a pair of shots. Indiana Wesleyan took another shot before finding the back of the net once again to take the one-goal lead with nine minutes remaining in the game. Milosavljevic was quick to follow up with a goal four minutes later and tie the match up to two goals apiece. Each team fired off one more shot but came up short, ending the game with a 2-2 draw.
Lazar Milosavljevic led the Knights with a trio of shots all on target and one goal. Rafael Zambrano was close behind with one shot which ended in the net. Josh Wesseling, Joao Antonio Rocha, and Samuel Wehaus all recorded a pair of shots as well in the match. In goal Tristan Edwards played all 90 minutes recording six saves and moving his record to 11-2-2 on the season.
The Knights close out the regular season on Wednesday, October 28th as they travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to take on Saint Francis at 7 PM.
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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
Henderson, Tenn. — The Marian University Men’s Basketball team played in its first regular season game under first-year head coach Steve Drabyn on Saturday, taking defending NAIA national champion and second-ranked Freed-Hardeman to the final buzzer.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian was 25-for-52 (48 percent) from the field, while Freed-Hardeman went 26-of-65 (40 percent) from the floor
– The Lions made eight of its 30 (27 percent) three-point attempts; the Knights were 5-for-21 (24 percent) from deep
– FHU went 16-for-25 (64 percent) from the charity stripe, while MU was 20-of-33 (61 percent) at the foul line
– Marian out-rebounded Freed-Hardeman 44-33; the Knights turned nine offensive rebounds into seven second-chance points
– FHU had 15 assists to 10 turnovers, while MU had 10 assists to 20 turnovers; the Lions led 18-9 in points off turnovers
– The Knights recorded six of seven blocks in the opener
– Marian led 38-34 in points in the paint, but FHU led in fastbreak points (15-10) and bench points (27-8)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Peyton Byrd recorded a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds in his Marian debut, making eight of his 11 shots
– Kody Clancy scored 21 points with two steals in his first game as a Knight
– Jack Edelen added 18 points in his first game in blue and gold with a team-best five assists
– Josiah Gustin grabbed a team-leading 11 rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
– Back-to-back Edelen three-pointers turned a tie game into a six-point Marian lead before the first media timeout
– A 9-0 Marian run allowed the Knights’ lead to grow to 22-9 near the 12-minute mark
– The Lions answered with a 19-3 run to take the lead
– Marian led before a FHU triple in the final seconds of the opening half gave the hosts the 37-35 lead at the break
SECOND HALF
– Byrd went on a personal 8-0 early in the second half to give the lead back to the Knights
– Byrd’s run would go on, as he scored the Knights’ first 10 points of the second half
– FHU opened up a six-point lead, but a Byrd three-pointer and a Gustin dunk got the Knights right back within a single possession
– Byrd’s layup near the five-minute mark broke a 63-all tie
– Tied at 74 under the final minute, Byrd made the second end of a trip to the foul line to take the lead
– FHU was fouled and made both free throws to lead, 76-75, with 23 seconds to go
– Clancy’s jumper at the top of the key rimmed out; FHU missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Marian’s half-court heave missed
UP NEXT
– Marian plays in its home opener on Tuesday, Nov. 3, hosting IU Southeast at 6:30 p.m.
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MARIAN FOOTBALL
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. — The eighth-ranked Marian University football team found the end zone ten times in a dominant 73-6 win at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Saturday for the Knights’ seventh straight win.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian out-gained Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 450-109
– The Knights held a 235-28 lead in rushing yards
– MU led 215-81 in passing yards
– Marian gained 29 first downs, while holding SMWC to eight first downs
– The Marian defense forced seven takeaways in the game – three interceptions and four fumbles
– MU dominated time of possession, 37:45 to 22:15
– Marian converted nine of 13 first downs, while holding the Pomeroys to 1-for-12
– The Knights recorded all three sacks in the game
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Jake Dunn was a precise 12-for-14 for 174 yards and two touchdowns
– Uriah Buchanan rushed for three touchdowns on just four carries
– Ryan Thembulembu, CJ Harris, Alex Leugers and Hunter Newman scored touchdowns on the ground
– Charles Vaden and Demario Spence caught the touchdown passes
– Cade Houseman had a team-high six tackles and his second pick-six of the season
– Darian Dixon recorded a sack and an interception
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER
– Saint Mary-of-the-Woods recovered an onside kick on the opening kickoff
– The Pomeroys fumbled after reaching Marian territory; Jeivyair Horton returned the fumble 39 yards all the way into deep SMWC territory
– Dunn hit Vaden for a quick 24-yard completion; Buchanan punched it in from three yards out for the game’s first touchdown
– The Knights forced a punt and struck on the first play of the next drive on a 55-yard touchdown to Vaden to lead 14-0 less than five minutes in
– SMWC scored on a 20-yard touchdown, but their try for two points was stopped, making it 14-6
– The Knights scored again on a Buchanan rush from 25 yards out to lead 21-6
– Dixon intercepted a pass on the next SMWC drive and returned it to the five-yard line; Buchanan scored his third touchdown of the quarter on the first play to push the lead to 28-6
– Houseman intercepted a pass on the next drive and returned it 23 yards for a Marian touchdown
– Donovan Rhodes tallied Marian’s fourth takeaway of the quarter on an interception
SECOND QUARTER
– On fourth down, Harris ran for an eight-yard touchdown to push MU’s lead to 42-6 early in the second quarter
– After the Knights’ defense forced a three-and-out, Marian tacked on a 34-yard field goal to lead 45-6
– Marian recovered a fumble on a bad snap on a punt to set up shop in the SMWC red zone
– Dunn found Spence for a one-yard touchdown connection to put Marian ahead 52-6 at the half
THIRD QUARTER
– Ben Schoster took over as signal caller to start the second half; his 30-yard completion to Spence set up Newman’s two-yard touchdown run, as Marian led 59-6
– The Knights forced another punt; their ensuing drive ended in a three-yard Thembulembu touchdown run to go up 66-6
FOURTH QUARTER
– The Marian defense stepped up for a fourth down stop before missing a 26-yard field goal
– A sack fumble got the ball back to the Knights; Leugers’ nine-yard touchdown run gave Marian its 73-6 advantage
UP NEXT
– Marian travels to University of Saint Francis in Illinois for a Halloween matchup with the Saints at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET
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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
Indianapolis —- The Marian University volleyball team earned a critical win in Crossroads League play on Saturday, topping Spring Arbor in four sets.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian has 59 kills to 48 for Spring Arbor
– The Cougars tallied 11 aces; the Knights had seven aces
– SAU held the edge in blocks, 9-8
– Marian led Spring Arbor in digs, 70-63
– The Knights hit .313 for the match; SAU hit .179
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Chloe Cook had a team-high 18 kills, while hitting .533
– Danielle Schade added 12 kills, hitting 313
– Ava Tindall chipped in 11 kills
– Sami Luttel and Mya Cunningham both dished out 22 assists
– Luttel logged a team-best 15 digs
– Emerson Evans landed a team-best three service aces
– Evie Dart recorded six solo blocks
– Addie Phillips and Lexa Zimmerman had 13 and 11 digs, respectively
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
– An attack error pushed Marian’s early lead to 5-2 in the opening set
– Kills from Dart and Cook followed by an ace extended the Knights’ lead to 10-4
– A 10-3 Cougar run allowed Spring Arbor to take a lead, 17-15
– Two Cook aces gave Marian a slim 22-20 advantage
– The Cougars earned five of the final six points to steal the opening set
SECOND SET
– An attack error opened up a 5-3 lead for Marian early in the second set
– Cook and Tindall kills extended the MU lead to 10-6
– A five-point Marian run made it a 15-8 lead for the Knights
– SAU took five of six points to cut their deficit to 19-15
– Tindall closed the frame out with a kill to even up the match at 1
THIRD SET
– Marian came roaring out of the gates in the third set with a 10-3 lead after two more Cook kills
– The Cougars responded with five of six points to pull within 11-8
– Four straight points from the Knights pushed the lead back to 15-8
– Seven straight points from the Cougars flipped the lead in their favor, 17-16
– The Knights rattled off six of the final seven points to take the set, capped by Schade’s kill
FOURTH SET
– Schade’s kill made it a 6-3 lead for Marian early on in the fourth
– An attack error pushed the Knights’ lead to 12-8
– Spring Arbor cut their deficit to a single point after Keely Hinzman’s kill
– Cook’s kill capped a three-point run to force a Marian timeout
– An attack error clinched the big win for the Knights
UP NEXT
– Marian travels to league-leader and 12th-ranked Taylor on Wednesday, with first serve set for 7 p.m.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
Marion, Ind. – The Marian women’s soccer team closed out the week in a 2-2 draw with Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. Olivia Parmer and Jordan Love led the way each recording one goal in the match. Marian moves to 10-2-3 overall on the season and 4-2-2 in the Crossroads League after the draw.
Indiana Wesleyan opened the scoring with two shots in the opening 10 minutes, but Marian quickly countered with a goal from Olivia Parmer on an assist from Lauren Maresh to take a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats pushed back with a shot that was a tad high, then followed up two minutes later with a goal to level the game 1-1. Sophia Dawson and Allie Tredway fired off a couple of shots, with Dawson tallying two. Jordan Love was able to follow up, reaching the back of the net off of a pass from Liz Fischer to take back the one-goal lead over the Wildcats. The Knights continued to attempt to extend their lead, firing off six more shots but falling short against Indiana Wesleyan’s goalie. The Wildcats fired off one more strike in the final minute of the first half, reaching the back of the net and bringing the match to a 2-2 draw going into halftime.
Indiana Wesleyan opened up the second half with a trio of shots before Marian was able to maintain control. The Knights followed up with a shot from Erin Kelly that hit the crossbar and a shot from Love that was blocked by Indiana Wesleyan’s defense. Sammie King took a strike a minute later but went a tad to the left of the goal. The half continued to go back and forth, with Ava Sivadat’s shot being saved by the Wildcat’s goalie and Indiana Wesleyan’s shot going just high off the goal. In the final 15 minutes of play, Marian took five more attempts at a goal, with Kelly’s shot being saved by the goalie, Allie Tredway, and Love’s shots being blocked, and a pair wide from Parmer ending the match with a 2-2 draw.
Olivia Parmer led the way with five shots and one goal while Jordan Love recorded four shots and one goal. Erin Kelly, Sophia Dawson, and Ava Sivadat each had two shots on the day with Sivadat’s both being on target. Off the bench Allie Tredway also recorded four shots in the match up. Lauren Maresh and Liz Fischer each recorded one assist in the match as well. In goal Lily Ames played all 90 minutes recording one save in the match.
Marian will be back in action next Wednesday, October 28th as they close out the regular season and host Saint Francis at 7 PM at Ascension St. Vincent Field.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
SUNDAY
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: YellaWood 500 – The Chase, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
4 p.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2026, The Circuit of Americas, Austin, Texas
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Noon
ACCN — California at Syracuse
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
2 p.m.
ESPNU — Clemson at Virginia Tech
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ESPNU — Dartmouth at Princeton
3 p.m.
SECN — Mississippi St. at LSU
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
SECN — Vanderbilt at Tennessee
1:30 p.m.
ACCN — SMU at Georgia Tech
3 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas at Baylor
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at Miami
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Stanford at North Carolina
FIGURE SKATING
8 a.m.
NBCSN — ISU: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Genesis Championship, Final Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Final Round, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Stifel Charity Classic, Final Round, Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis
GYMNASTICS
Noon
NBC — 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: From From Rotterdam, Netherlands
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Toronto at Minnesota
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans, Saint-Denis, France
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Tennessee, Indianapolis at Minnesota Miami at N.Y. Jets OR Cincinnati at Baltimore
FOX — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at Atlanta, Tampa Bay at Carolina OR N.Y. Giants at Houston
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Denver at Arizona
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Green Bay at Detroit OR L.A. Rams at Las Vegas
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Kansas City at Seattle
PEACOCK — Kansas City at Seattle
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
TNT — Montreal vs. Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
TRUTV — Montreal vs. Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SOCCER (MEN’S)
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Manchester United
USA — English Premier League: Newcastle United at Crystal Palace
12:30 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Leeds United at Sunderland
3 p.m.
ABC — La Liga: Real Madrid at Barcelona
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Washington at Kansas City
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