+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES:+++
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=10/4/2025
Z RATINGS: HTTPS://WWW.ZVOLLEYBALL.COM/IPV/INDIANA-HS-Z-RATINGS/Z-GIRLS-2025
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES:+++
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=10/4/2025
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:+++
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=10/4/2025
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF STATE FINALS
https://igf.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/igf25/event/igf25104/contest/5/leaderboard.htm
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:+++
https://in.milesplit.com/results
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS +++
SECTIONAL DATES: SEPTEMBER 30, OCT 1, 2, 3, 4
1. Avon (5) | Bracket
Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, Plainfield, Tri-West Hendricks.
2. Mooresville (4) | Bracket
Greencastle, Martinsville, Mooresville, South Putnam.
3. Terre Haute North (4) | Bracket
Northview, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo, West Vigo.
4. Bloomington South (5) | Bracket
Edgewood, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Brown County, Owen Valley.
5. Jasper (4) | Bracket
Forest Park, Jasper, Northeast Dubois, Southridge.
6. Linton-Stockton (4) | Bracket
Bloomfield, Linton-Stockton, Sullivan, White River Valley.
7. Vincennes Lincoln (4) | Bracket
South Knox, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington.
8. Loogootee (4) | Bracket
Barr-Reeve, Loogootee, North Daviess, Paoli.
9. Princeton Community (5) | Bracket
Gibson Southern, Pike Central, Princeton Community, Tecumseh, Wood Memorial.
10. Mt. Vernon (Posey) (5) | Bracket
Evansville Central, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz, Mt. Vernon (Posey), North Posey.
11. Evansville Bosse (Hosted @ Evansville North) (5) | Bracket
Evansville Bosse, Evansville Christian, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North.
12. Tell City (5) | Bracket
Boonville, Castle, Heritage Hills, South Spencer, Tell City.
13. Lanesville (5) | Bracket
Corydon Central, Crawford County, Lanesville, North Harrison, South Central (Elizabeth).
14. New Albany (5) | Bracket
Clarksville, Christian Academy of Indiana, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Providence.
15. Floyd Central (4) | Bracket
Borden, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Salem.
16. Silver Creek (4) | Bracket
Charlestown, Henryville, New Washington, Silver Creek.
17. Scottsburg (4) | Bracket
Austin, Madison Consolidated, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).
18. Bedford North Lawrence (5) | Bracket
Bedford North Lawrence, Brownstown Central, Jennings County, Seymour, Trinity Lutheran.
19. East Central (6) | Bracket
Batesville, East Central, Lawrenceburg, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, South Dearborn.
20. Columbus North (5) | Bracket
Columbus East, Columbus North, Edinburgh, Greensburg, Hauser
21. Perry Meridian (4) | Bracket
Decatur Central, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport.
22. Connersville (4) | Bracket
Connersville, Franklin County, Rushville Consolidated, Union County.
23. Center Grove (5) | Bracket
Center Grove, Frankin Community, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, Whiteland Community.
24. Shelbyville (5) | Bracket
Morristown, Shelbyville, Southwestern (Shelby), Triton Central, Waldron.
25. Ben Davis (4) | Bracket
Ben Davis, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Speedway.
26. North Central (Indpls.) (5) | Bracket
Herron, Indpls. Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indpls. Shortridge, North Central (Indpls.).
27. Lawrence North (5) | Bracket
Heritage Christian, Indpls. Arsenal Tech, Indpls. Cathedral, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North.
28. Franklin Central (5) | Bracket
Beech Grove, Franklin Central, Indpls. Lutheran, Indpls. Scecina Memorial, Warrren Central.
29. New Castle (5) | Bracket
Blue River Valley, Knightstown, New Castle, Shenandoah, Tri.
30. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (4) | Bracket
Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine.
31. Fishers (4) | Bracket
Anderson, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Pendleton Heights.
32. Richmond (5) | Bracket
Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Richmond.
33. Fountain Central (4) | Bracket
Covington, Fountain Central, Parke Heritage, South Vermillion.
34. Crawfordsville (5) | Bracket
Crawfordsville, Lebanon, North Montgomery, Southmont, Western Boone.
35. Carmel (4) | Bracket
Carmel, Guerin Catholic, University, Zionsville.
36. Park Tudor (4) | Bracket
Brebeuf Jesuit, Park Tudor, Pike, International School of Indiana.
37. South Bend St. Joseph (Hosted @ South Bend Adams) (4) | Bracket
Glenn, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph, South Bend Washington.
38. LaPorte (4) | Bracket
LaPorte, Marquette Catholic, Michigan City, New Prairie.
39. Valparaiso (4) | Bracket
Chesterton, Portage, Valparaiso, Wheeler.
40. Hobart (5) | Bracket
Andrean, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
41. Harrison (West Lafayette) (5) | Bracket
Benton Central, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jefferson, Rossville, West Lafayette.
42. Frankfort (5) | Bracket
Attica, Frankfort, Lafayette Central Catholic, McCutcheon, Seeger.
43. Logansport (5) | Bracket
Carroll (Flora), Delphi Community, Lewis Cass, Logansport, Twin Lakes.
44. Kokomo (4) | Bracket
Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Northwestern, Western.
45. Crown Point (5) | Bracket
Crown Point, Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, Rensselaer Central.
46. Highland (6) | Bracket
Calumet, Griffith, Highland, Illiana Christian, Lake Central, Munster.
47. East Chicago Central (4) | Bracket
East Chicago Central, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Central.
48. Culver Academies (5) | Bracket
Culver Academies, Knox, North Judson-San Piere, Plymouth, Triton.
49. Madison-Grant (5) | Bracket
Blackford, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Huntington North.
50. Norwell (5) | Bracket
Adams Central, Bellmont, Bluffton, Norwell, South Adams.
51. Homestead (5) | Bracket
FW Bishop Luers, FW Canterbury, FW South Side, FW Wayne, Homestead.
52. Peru (5) | Bracket
Maconaquah, Manchester, Peru, Rochester Community, Wabash.
53. Jay County (4) | Bracket
Jay County, Randolph Southern, Union City, Winchester Community.
54. Delta (4) | Bracket
Delta, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central, Yorktown.
55. Alexandria Monroe (4) | Bracket
Alexandria Monroe, Elwood, Frankton, Tipton.
56. Noblesville (4) | Bracket
Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Westfield.
57. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (5) | Bracket
FW Blackhawk Christian, FW Bishop Dwenger. FW Concordia Lutheran, FW North Side, New Haven.
58. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (5) | Bracket
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, FW Northrop, FW Snider, Leo.
59. DeKalb (4) | Bracket
Central Noble, East Noble, DeKalb, West Noble.
60. Angola (5) | Bracket
Angola, Fremont, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, Westview.
61. Warsaw (5) | Bracket
Columbia City, Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko, Warsaw Community, Wawasee.
62. Concord (4) | Bracket
Concord, Elkhart, Jimtown, Northridge.
63. NorthWood (5) | Bracket
Bethany Christian, Bremen, Fairfield, Goshen, NorthWood.
64. Penn (4) | Bracket
Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams
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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL UNIFIED FLAG FOOTBALL+++
BROWNSBURG 43 SOUTHPORT 18
PERRY MERIDIAN 60 BEN DAVIS 52
WAWASEE 75 GOSHEN 69
CARMEL 34 FISHERS 26
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 49 MANCHESTER 18
VALPARAISO 34 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 30
ELKHART 61 NORTHWOOD 31
MOORESVILLE 48 GREENWOOD 38
AVON 64 PERRY MERIDIAN 50
BROWNSBURG 36 INDIANAPOLIS TECH 12
WARREN CENTRAL 46 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 19
EAST NOBLE 27 WAWASEE 6
GRIFFITH 58 E. CHICAGO 54
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 25 NEW HAVEN 12
BROWNSBURG 38 AVON 7
CARMEL 44 NOBLESVILLE 31
MCCUTCHEON 64 BLACKFORD 24
VALPARAISO 59 GRIFFITH 0
DEKALB 49 E. NOBLE 19
HOMESTEAD 50 WARSAW 18
HOMESTEAD 39 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 12
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+++MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++
MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
++++NO. 1 TORONTO VS. NEW YORK
GAME 1: TORONTO 10 NEW YORK 1
GAME 2: SUNDAY, OCT. 5
GAME 3: TUESDAY, OCT. 7
GAME 4 (IF NECESSARY): WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): FRIDAY, OCT. 10
++++NO. 2 SEATTLE VS. DETROIT WINNER
GAME 1: DETROIT 3 SEATTLE 2 (11)
GAME 2: SUNDAY, OCT. 5
GAME 3: TUESDAY, OCT. 7
GAME 4 (IF NECESSARY): WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): FRIDAY, OCT. 10
++++NO. 1 MILWAUKEE VS. CHICAGO
GAME 1: MILWAUKEE 9 CHICAGO 3
GAME 2: MONDAY, OCT. 6
GAME 3: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8
GAME 4 (IF NECESSARY): THURSDAY, OCT. 9
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): SATURDAY, OCT. 11
++++NO. 2 PHILADELPHIA VS. NO 3. LOS ANGELES++++
GAME 1: LOS ANGELES 5 PHILADELPHIA 3
GAME 2: MONDAY, OCT. 6
GAME 3: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8
GAME 4 (IF NECESSARY): THURSDAY, OCT. 9
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): SATURDAY, OCT. 11
++++ALCS (HIGHER SEED HOSTS GAMES 1-2, 6-7, LOWER SEED HOSTS GAMES 3-5)
GAME 1: SUNDAY, OCT. 12
GAME 2: MONDAY, OCT. 13
GAME 3: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15
GAME 4: THURSDAY, OCT. 16
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): FRIDAY, OCT. 17
GAME 6 (IF NECESSARY): SUNDAY, OCT. 19
GAME 7 (IF NECESSARY): MONDAY, OCT. 20
++++NLCS (HIGHER SEED HOSTS GAMES 1-2, 6-7, LOWER SEED HOSTS GAMES 3-5)
GAME 1: MONDAY, OCT. 13
GAME 2: TUESDAY, OCT. 14
GAME 3: THURSDAY, OCT. 16
GAME 4: FRIDAY, OCT. 17
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): SATURDAY, OCT. 18
GAME 6 (IF NECESSARY): MONDAY, OCT. 20
GAME 7 (IF NECESSARY): TUESDAY, OCT. 21
++++WORLD SERIES (HIGHER SEED HOSTS GAMES 1-2, 6-7, LOWER SEED HOSTS GAMES 3-5)
GAME 1: FRIDAY, OCT. 24
GAME 2: SATURDAY, OCT. 25
GAME 3: MONDAY, OCT. 27
GAME 4: TUESDAY, OCT. 28
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY): WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
GAME 6 (IF NECESSARY): FRIDAY, OCT. 31
GAME 7 (IF NECESSARY): SATURDAY, NOV. 1
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+++COLLEGE FOOTBALL+++
WEEK 6
TOP 25
#20 MICHIGAN 24 WISCONSIN 10
#22 ILLINOIS 43 PURDUE 27
CINCINNATI 38 #14 IOWA STATE 30
#12 GEORGIA 35 KENTUCKY 14
#21 NOTRE DAME 28 BOISE STATE 7
UCLA 42 #7 PENN STATE 37
#24 VIRGINIA 30 LOUISVILLE 27 OT
#10 ALABAMA 30 #16 VANDERBILT 14
FLORIDA 29 #9 TEXAS 21
#5 OKLAHOMA 44 KENT STATE 0
#11 TEXAS TECH 35 HOUSTON 11
#3 MIAMI FLORIDA 28 #18 FLORIDA STATE 22
#1 OHIO STATE 42 MINNESOTA 3
#6 TEXAS A&M 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE 9
ELSEWHERE
WASHINGTON 24 MARYLAND 20
NEBRASKA 38 MICHIGAN STATE 27
BALL STATE 20 OHIO 14
DRAKE 41 VALPO 0
BUTLER 21 ST. THOMAS 14 OT
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+++NFL SCHEDULE+++
WEEK 5
SUNDAY, OCT. 5
MINNESOTA VS. CLEVELAND AT LONDON, 9:30 A.M. (NFLN)
NY GIANTS AT NEW ORLEANS, 1 P.M. (CBS)
DENVER AT PHILADELPHIA
HOUSTON AT BALTIMORE, 1 P.M. (CBS)
DALLAS AT NY JETS, 1 P.M. (FOX)
LAS VEGAS AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1 P.M. (FOX)
MIAMI AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
TENNESSEE AT ARIZONA, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
TAMPA BAY AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
WASHINGTON AT LA CHARGERS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
DETROIT AT CINCINNATI, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
NEW ENGLAND AT BUFFALO, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 6
KANSAS CITY AT JACKSONVILLE, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
BYES: ATLANTA, CHICAGO, GREEN BAY, PITTSBURGH
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NBA PRE-SEASON
NEW YORK 113 PHILADELPHIA 104
ORLANDO 126 MIAMI 118
BROOKLYN 123 HAPOEL JERUSALEM 88
MINNESOTA 126 DENVER 116
NEW ORLEANS 127 SE MELBOURNE 92
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+++WNBA SCORES+++
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
GAME ONE: LAS VEGAS 89 PHOENIX 86 (VEGAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: SUNDAY 3:00
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NHL PRE-SEASON
PHILADELPHIA 4 NEW JERSEY 3
BOSTON 4 NY RANGERS 1
NASHVILLE 3 CAROLINA 2 OT
LOS ANGELES 5 ANAHEIM 4 OT
DALLAS 3 COLORADO 2
DETROIT 6 TORONTO 5 OT
FLORIDA 7 TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 2 COLUMBUS 1
OTTAWA 3 MONTRÉAL 1
ST. LOUIS 4 CHICAGO 0
UTAH 6 SAN JOSE 4
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+++MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER+++
NASHVILLE 1 MONTRÉAL 1
CHARLOTTE 1 DC UNITED 0
DALLAS 2 LA GALAXY 1
PHILADELPHIA 1 NEW YORK CITY 0
ORLANDO CITY 1 COLUMBUS 1
CINCINNATI 1 NY RED BULLS
MIAMI 4 NEW ENGLAND 1
MINNESOTA 3 KANSAS CITY 0
TORONTO 2 CHICAGO 2
ST. LOUIS 3 AUSTIN 1
SAN DIEGO 4 HOUSTON 2
SALT LAKE 1 COLORADO 0
SEATTLE 1 PORTLAND 0
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+++TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES+++
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: UCLA EARNS 1ST WIN, STUNS NO. 7 PENN STATE
Nico Iamaleava accounted for five touchdowns as host UCLA stunned No. 7 Penn State 42-37 on Saturday to earn its first win of the season.
Iamaleava went 17 of 24 for 166 yards with two touchdowns and ran 16 times for 128 yards and three more scores. Kwazi Gilmer recorded team highs of five catches for 79 yards and a touchdown for the Bruins (1-4, 1-1 Big Ten).
Drew Allar threw a pair of touchdown passes and finished 19 of 26 for 200 yards as Penn State (3-2, 0-2) dropped its second straight game following a home overtime loss to then-No. 6 Oregon last week. The Nittany Lions nearly pulled off a 20-point comeback Saturday, but they came up short at the end.
With Penn State facing a fourth-and-2 from the UCLA 9 in the final minute, Allar kept it on a read option and was tackled by the Bruins’ defense. UCLA went nowhere offensively and took an intentional safety with 17 seconds remaining, but the Nittany Lions never found their rhythm on their final drive.
No. 1 Ohio State 42, Minnesota 3
Julian Sayin threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, and Carnell Tate set a career high with 183 receiving yards along with a touchdown, as the Buckeyes steamrolled the Golden Gophers in Columbus.
The victory gave Ryan Day a 75-10 record (88.2 percent), making him the all-time career winning percentage leader in major college history, surpassing Notre Dame’s Knute Rockne’s 88.1 percent from 1918-30.
Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey was 15 of 26 for 94 yards. The Golden Gophers had 162 total yards, with 66 coming on their first series.
No. 3 Miami 28, No. 18 Florida State 22
Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes and the Hurricanes held off a late charge from the Seminoles for an Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry win in Tallahassee, Fla.
Beck was a smooth operator, completing 20 of 27 passes for 240 yards. He led an offensive outburst that saw the Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0 in ACC) rattle off 28 straight points, gradually squeezing the life out of the Seminoles (3-2, 0-2).
After Florida State was held without a touchdown in the first three quarters, quarterback Tommy Castellanos threw a pair of fourth-quarter TD passes, finishing 25-of-45 passing for 272 yards, with two interceptions and a game-high 57 rushing yards.
No. 5 Oklahoma 44, Kent State 0
Michael Hawkins Jr. threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth score as the Sooners beat the Golden Flashes in Norman, Okla.
Isaiah Sategna finished with four catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns to lead Oklahoma (5-0). He also had 97 punt return yards. Freshman Tory Blaylock led the Sooners on the ground, running for 78 yards on 15 carries.
Devin Kargman made his first start since 2023, going 8 of 16 for 74 yards and an interception for Kent State (1-4). The Sooners outgained the Golden Flashes 355-135, holding Kent State to 17 rushing yards.
No. 6 Texas A&M 31, Mississippi State 9
Marcel Reed threw a pair of touchdown passes to KC Concepcion and ran for another touchdown as the host Aggies defeated the Bulldogs.
Reed passed for only 180 yards, but Texas A&M (5-0, 2-0 SEC) rushed for 299 yards, led by Rueben Owens II’s 142 yards on 21 attempts. The Aggies held Mississippi State to one first-down conversion on 10 third-down plays. A week earlier, in a 16-10 win against Auburn, the Aggies didn’t allow any conversions on 13 third-down and two fourth-down attempts.
Blake Shapen passed for just 142 yards with a touchdown and an interception as Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2) totaled just 219 yards. Shapen threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Brenen Thompson in the fourth quarter to account for the Bulldogs’ lone score.
Florida 29, No. 9 Texas 21
DJ Lagway passed for 298 yards and two touchdowns and Jadan Baugh ran for 107 yards and another score as the Gators held on to upset the visiting Longhorns.
Florida (2-3, 1-1 SEC) ruled the first half and took advantage of breakdowns in the Longhorns’ defense to snap a three-game losing streak and beat Texas for the first time in five all-time meetings. Dallas Wilson hauled in a game-high six passes for 111 yards and both of Lagway’s TDs as the Gators finished with a 457-341 edge in total yards.
The Longhorns (3-2, 0-1 SEC) trailed by 15 points before quarterback Arch Manning captained a 69-yard drive that ended with a 1-yard TD run by Quintrevion Wisner with 3:20 left to bring the Longhorns to within 29-21. Texas got the ball back with 55 seconds to play at its own 3, but could not make magic happen. Manning finished 16-of-29 passing for 263 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter and was sacked six times.
No. 10 Alabama 30, No. 16 Vanderbilt 14
Ty Simpson passed for 340 yards and two touchdowns to help the Crimson Tide notch a 30-14 victory over the Commodores in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jam Miller rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries, Conor Talty kicked three field goals and Keon Sabb nabbed a key interception for Alabama (4-1, 2-0), which recorded its fourth straight victory. Ryan Williams caught six passes for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Diego Pavia completed 21 of 35 passes for 198 yards, one touchdown and one interception while adding 58 rushing yards for Vanderbilt (5-1, 1-1), which built a 14-7 lead late in the second quarter but never scored again. Sedrick Alexander rushed for one touchdown and caught the other for the Commodores.
No. 11 Texas Tech 35, Houston 11
Behren Morton threw for 345 yards and a touchdown and the Red Raiders never trailed en route to a Big 12 Conference win at the Cougars in a matchup of unbeatens.
Morton hit 28 of 40 passes for the Red Raiders (5-0, 2-0), which also got a pair of touchdown runs and 107 yards rushing from J’Koby Williams. Texas Tech also got three field goals from Stone Harrington and two more from Upton Bellenfant.
The Cougars (4-1, 1-1) were forced to play two quarterbacks when starter Conner Weigman was knocked out late in the first half with an undisclosed upper-body injury after completing 5 of 12 passes for 71 yards and one interception. Houston managed only 267 total yards and 12 first downs, converting just 1 of 12 third downs.
No. 12 Georgia 35, Kentucky 14
Gunner Stockton completed 15 of 23 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 48 yards and two scores as the Bulldogs breezed past the Wildcats in Athens, Ga.
Dillon Bell had four catches for 68 yards and added two scores on the ground, while Chauncey Bowens had 70 rushing yards for Georgia (4-1, 2-1), which beat Kentucky (2-3, 0-3) for the 16th straight time.
Cutter Boley completed 25 of 41 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception, for the Wildcats, who dropped their eighth straight conference game since beating Ole Miss on Sept. 28, 2024.
Cincinnati 38, No. 14 Iowa State 30
Brendan Sorsby’s 82-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Goodie with 5:57 to play extended the host Bearcats’ lead to 16 points over the Cyclones, and Cincinnati held on for an eight-point victory in Big 12 play.
The Bearcats (4-1, 2-0) rushed for 260 yards and had 474 total yards. Evan Pryor led the ground attack with 111 yards and a pair of scores, while Sorsby added nine rushes for 64 yards and a touchdown in addition to 13-of-25 passing for 214 yards and two TDs.
Iowa State (5-1, 2-1) got 314 yards and two touchdowns through the air from quarterback Rocco Becht, who completed 30 of 48 passes. Brett Eskildsen caught eight passes for 105 yards and a score.
No. 20 Michigan 24, Wisconsin 10
Justice Haynes rushed for 117 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns as the Wolverines downed the visiting Badgers.
The Alabama transfer has reached 100 yards in each of Michigan’s first five games. Meanwhile, Bryce Underwood completed 19 of 28 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown, and Donaven McCulley made six receptions for 112 yards and a score for the Wolverines (4-1 overall, 2-0 B
Dilin Jones rushed for 63 yards and the lone touchdown for Wisconsin (2-3, 0-2). Hunter Simmons completed 18 of 29 passes for 177 yards, with Vinny Anthony II making nine receptions for 97 yards.
No. 21 Notre Dame 28, Boise State 7
Jeremiyah Love rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown while Jadarian Price added 83 yards and a score as the Fighting Irish smothered the Broncos in South Bend, Ind.
CJ Carr threw for 189 yards and two scores as Notre Dame (3-2) won its third in a row. Leonard Moore grabbed two of the Fighting Irish’s four interceptions.
Maddux Madsen hit 22 of 37 passes for 215 yards for Boise State (3-2). Madsen rushed a 1-yard score to give the Broncos a 7-6 lead late in the second quarter, but Love zipped for a 4-yard touchdown just before halftime and Carr clicked with Malachi Fields for a 6-yard score that made it 21-7 with 5:49 left in the third.
No. 22 Illinois 43, Purdue 27
Luke Altmyer passed for a career-best 390 yards and a touchdown and Kaden Feagin rushed for two scores, lifting the Illini over the host Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind.
Altmyer completed 19 of his 22 passes and David Olano kicked field goals of 35, 42, 45 and 40 yards for Illinois (5-1, 2-1). Hank Beatty surpassed his career high for receiving yards ahead of halftime with 137 on four catches and added another catch for 49 yards. Ca’Lil Valentine led the Illini rushing attack with 22 carries for 95 yards and a TD.
Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne was 30 of 50 for 302 yards and a touchdown while adding a 1-yard rushing TD to open the scoring. Michael Jackson III had 14 catches for 94 yards for the Boilermakers (2-3, 0-2) while Corey Smith contributed 83 yards on three receptions.
No. 24 Virginia 30, Louisville 27
J’Mari Taylor’s 2-yard touchdown run lifted the visiting Cavaliers to an overtime victory over the Cardinals in ACC action. Back in the rankings for the first time since 2019 after last week’s overtime upset of Florida State, Virginia (5-1, 3-0 ACC) is off to its best start since 2017.
After Louisville opened overtime with a 24-yard field goal, Cavaliers QB Chandler Morris was shaken up when he took a big hit trying to score at the 2-yard line. Taylor took the ball on a direct snap on the next play and plowed into the end zone for the game-winner. Morris passed for 149 yards and a touchdown and Taylor finished with 97 yards from scrimmage. Virginia had two defensive touchdowns
The Cardinals (4-1, 1-1) had a seven-game winning streak snapped, dating back to last season. Miller Moss threw for 329 yards with three TDs (two passing, one rushing), but his pick-six gave the Cavaliers the lead midway through the third quarter. Chris Bell set career highs in receptions (12), receiving yards (170) and touchdowns (two).
AP TOP 25 PREVIEW: PENN STATE COULD DROP OUT OF TOP 25 AFTER LOSS TO UCLA. TEXAS TEETERING, TOO
Not a good day for a couple blue bloods, especially Penn State.
The No. 7 Nittany Lions went to the West Coast a week after their crushing home loss to Oregon and got beat again, this time by a woebegone UCLA in what to date is the upset of the year in college football.
Penn State didn’t build up much equity with its light nonconference schedule, and the 42-37 loss to the Bruins could leave it on the outside looking in when The Associated Press Top 25 is released Sunday.
No. 9 Texas’ 29-21 loss to Florida could knock the Longhorns out of the rankings as well.
A week after three top-five teams lost, the three that played Saturday won. Ohio State rolled past Minnesota 42-3 and is on track to be No. 1 for the sixth straight week. No. 3 Miami, up 28-3 entering the fourth quarter, held off No. 18 Florida State 28-22 and No. 5 Oklahoma routed Kent State 44-0.
Look for them to move up
No. 10 Alabama has an opportunity to jump at least two spots because of the losses by Penn State and Texas. The Crimson Tide pulled away from No. 16 Vanderbilt 30-14.
No. 11 Texas Tech beat Houston 35-11 in a battle of unbeatens and should receive its highest ranking since 2013, when it reached No. 10, and possibly since it was No. 8 at the end of the 2008 regular season.
No. 12 Georgia, a 35-14 winner against Kentucky, also is poised to return to the top 10.
No. 20 Michigan took care of business for a 24-10 win against Wisconsin and should move up a little.
Look for them to drop
All depending on what the voters decide, but Penn State could tie 1959 Oklahoma for the second-biggest drop out of the rankings, not counting preseason polls or the 2020 pandemic season. The Nittany Lions would fall 19 spots, just as the Sooners did when they went from No. 2 to out of the Top 20 after losing their opener to Northwestern. The biggest drop all time was by 2007 Michigan, which dropped 21 spots from No. 5 to out of the rankings for losing its opener to Appalachian State.
Texas came into the season as the preseason No. 1 team and then lost its opener at Ohio State. Wins over San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston probably aren’t enough to keep a free fall from happening after the loss to Florida.
No. 14 Iowa State couldn’t dig itself out of a 24-point hole late in the second quarter and lost 38-30 at Cincinnati.
Wild cards
No. 22 Illinois’s 43-27 win at Purdue put its abysmal loss to Indiana farther back in the rear-view mirror and sets the stage for Ohio State’s visit to Champaign next week.
It will be interesting to see how the voters treat Vanderbilt, which still was within six points of Alabama in the middle of the fourth quarter.
No. 21 Notre Dame, which beat Boise State 28-7, probably merits a move up after holding Arkansas and the Broncos to a combined 20 points.
Knocking on the door
South Florida, out of the Top 25 the last three polls, was the first team outside the Top 25 last week and could re-enter. The Bulls rushed for a season-high 407 yards and finished with 631 total in a 54-26 rout of Charlotte.
Cincinnati has won four straight since its loss to Nebraska in the opener and outmuscled Iowa State while picking up yards in big chunks.
Memphis can make a case for a ranking. The Tigers hammered Tulsa 45-7 and are 6-0 for the first time since 2015.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
MLB ROUNDUP: TIGERS TOP MARINERS IN 11 INNINGS TO TAKE SERIES OPENER
Zach McKinstry’s broken-bat RBI single with two outs in the top of the 11th inning broke a tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Saturday night in the opener of their best-of-five American League Division Series.
Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who are set to send ace Tarik Skubal to the mound in Game 2 on Sunday.
Will Vest (1-0) pitched two innings of scoreless relief for the victory and Keider Montero worked the 11th for the first save of his career. Right-hander Troy Melton, a rookie making his fifth career start for Detroit, went four innings and gave up one run on two hits and one walk with four strikeouts.
Julio Rodriguez homered and had a run-scoring single for Seattle. Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh both went 3-for-5, but the rest of the lineup was 0-for-28.
Mariners starter George Kirby allowed two runs on six hits over five innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out eight.
Blue Jays 10, Yankees 1
Alejandro Kirk cracked two solo homers and host Toronto scored eight runs in its final two innings to turn a taut ALDS Game 1 into a convincing victory that marked its first postseason win since 2016.
Vladimir Guerrero added three hits, including his first postseason home run, for the Blue Jays while Nathan Lukes drove in three runs. Kevin Gausman (1-0) allowed four hits and one run over 5 2/3 innings while Louis Varland struck out Giancarlo Stanton with two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth to preserve a 2-1 edge.
Yankees starter Luis Gil (0-1) surrendered solo homers to Guerrero and Kirk before leaving with two outs in the third. New York loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth, but Gausman fanned Aaron Judge (2-for-4) on a full-count pitch out of the zone. Cody Bellinger walked to force in New York’s run, but Gausman induced an infield fly from Ben Rice before Varland entered and fanned Stanton.
Brewers 9, Cubs 3
Ace right-hander Freddy Peralta shook off a leadoff homer and pitched effectively into the sixth inning to pace Milwaukee to a big win over Chicago in the opener of their best-of-five National League Division Series.
Cubs starter Matthew Boyd (0-1) failed to get out of a six-run Milwaukee first inning. The Brewers added three runs in the second, batting around in both innings to go in front 9-1. Peralta (1-0), who led the NL with 17 victories during the regular season, allowed two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out nine and walking three in a 95-pitch outing.
He allowed the opening homer by Michael Busch and a two-out solo homer in the sixth by Ian Happ after Milwaukee had built a 9-1 lead. Helping that offensive effort were Jackson Chourio, who had three hits and three RBIs from the leadoff spot, and Caleb Durbin, who knocked in two runs in the Brewers’ big second inning.
Dodgers 5, Phillies 3
Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift visiting Los Angeles to a victory over Philadelphia in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani uncharacteristically allowed three runs on the mound and struck out four times, but Los Angeles rallied against left-hander Cristopher Sanchez and the Phillies.
Sanchez gave up two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings before David Robertson (0-1) and Matt Strahm combined to surrender the lead. Ohtani (1-0) allowed three runs and three hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out nine in his first career postseason start as a pitcher.
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NFL NEWS
NFL ANALYST MARK SANCHEZ ARRESTED WHILE HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH STAB WOUNDS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday after he was apparently stabbed in an overnight altercation in downtown Indianapolis.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to call Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game, was charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — all misdemeanors.
Indianapolis police said Sanchez was in a hospital and had not been booked into a detention center. He was in stable condition, according to Fox Sports.
Police said the Marion County prosecutor’s office would make the final charging decision. That office didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry from The Associated Press.
Indianapolis police said earlier in the day that they were investigating a confrontation that occurred around 12:30 a.m. Saturday between two men, one of whom was hospitalized with stab wounds. The other man received treatment for lacerations, police said.
Detectives had reviewed video footage of the confrontation, which police said occurred in the popular downtown nightlife Wholesale District next to the Indiana statehouse.
Police said neither man was a local resident and called it an “isolated incident between the two men and not a random act of violence.”
Few other details were available.
“We are deeply grateful to the medical team for their exceptional care and support. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark, and we ask that everyone please respect his and his family’s privacy during this time,” Fox Sports said.
Sanchez, 38, had a 10-year NFL career before retiring in 2019. He appeared on ABC and ESPN for two years before joining Fox Sports as a game analyst in 2021.
The Long Beach, California, native starred at Southern California before he was selected by the New York Jets with the fifth pick in the 2009 NFL draft.
He passed for 3,207 yards and 34 touchdowns while leading the Trojans to a 12-1 record during his junior year, which included a victory over Penn State in the 2009 Rose Bowl.
He spent four seasons with the Jets, starting each of his 62 games while throwing for 12,092 yards and 68 touchdowns with 69 interceptions. The Jets lost in the AFC championship in each of Sanchez’s first two years in the league.
Sanchez also appeared in games with Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington. He finished his playing career with 15,357 yards passing, 86 TD passes and 89 interceptions.
The Jets and several of Sanchez’s former teammates posted message of support on social media on Saturday.
“Sending our thoughts and love to Mark Sanchez and his family. Hoping for a speedy recovery, 6,” the Jets said, using Sanchez’s former jersey number.
“Send prayers up for my former teammate mark.. sucks so much to see this,” Kerry Rhodes wrote.
“So sad. Pray for his recovery,” Nick Mangold wrote.
NFL GAME CAPSULES
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-2) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-3)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Referee: Scott Novak
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: MIN leads series, 11-5 (away team won past 4)
Postseason: MIN leads series, 1-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/3/21: CLE 14 at MIN 7
Postseason: NFL-C 1/4/70: CLE 7 at MIN 27
VIKINGS NOTES:
VIKINGS are 1st team to play consecutive international games in different cities. Won previous 2 games at Tottenham (10/2/22 vs. NO; 10/6/24 vs. NYJ). • QB CARSON WENTZ passed for 350 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 6th-career game with 350+ pass yards. Aims for his 3rd international game in row with 285+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 2 TD passes in 2 of his 3 career starts vs. Cle. • RB JORDAN MASON had 72 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 15 rec.) in Dublin last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Had rush TD in his last game vs. Cle. (10/15/23 w/ SF). • RB ZAVIER SCOTT had career-high 6 catches & 1st-career TD catch last week. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 10 catches for 126 yards last week, his 35thcareer game with 100+ rec. yards, tied with Julio Jones for 2nd-most by player in 1st 6 seasons all-time. Has 6+ catches & 90+ rec. yards in each of his previous 3 international games. Aims for his 4th in row with 75+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 84 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 114 rec. yards in season debut last week, his 5thcareer 100-yard game, incl. 81-yard reception, longest play from scrimmage in an international game. Has 19 career rec. TDs. • WR JALEN NAILOR had 1st rec. TD of season last week. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had 8th-career FF in Week 4. • LB ERIC WILSON had 9 tackles & TFL last week & aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Has FF in 2 of his past 3. • LB IVAN PACE aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • DL JONATHAN ALLEN has sack in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Cle. • DL JALEN REDMOND had 1st-career 2 sack game in Week 4. Has 2 TFL in 2 of his past 3. • S JOSH METELLUS tied for team-lead with 9 tackles last week. • S HARRISON SMITH has TFL in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Cle.
BROWNS NOTES:
QB JOE FLACCO has 2+ TD passes in 2 of 4 career starts vs. Min. Seeking 1st-career win internationally (0-1 in previous lone start – 2017 in London vs. Jax., with Bal.). • RB QUINSHON JUDKINS led team with season-high 115 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 33 rec.) & had rush TD last week, 1st Cle. rookie with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in a game since Nick Chubb in 2018. Aims for 3rd in row with 95+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Can become 1st Cle. player ever with 70+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 career games. Ranks 3rd among rookies with 237 rush yards in 2025. • RB JEROME FORD has 4+ catches in 2 of past 3. • WR JERRY JEUDY had 48 rec. yards last week & has 45+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 5 catches for 58 yards in only career game vs. Min. (11/19/23 w/ Den.). Had TD catch in only career game in London (10/30/22 vs. Jax., w/ Den.). • WR ISAIAH BOND (rookie) led team with season-high 58 rec. yards in Week 4. • TE DAVID NJOKU has 4+ catches & 40 rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • DE MYLES GARRETT has TFL in 11 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & half sack in last meeting. Appearing in 1st-career international game. Leads NFL with 8 TFL in 2025. • DT MALIEK COLLINS aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. • LB CARON SCHWESINGER had 8 tackles last week & is only rookie in NFL with 8+ tackles in 3 games this season. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 29 tackles. • LB DEVIN BUSH has 7+ tackles in each of 1st 4 weeks of season. Had 8 tackles & 2 PD in only career game vs. Min. (12/8/21 w/ Pit.). • CB DENZEL WARD had 1st INT of season last week. Has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. Had PD & half sack in last meeting. • S RONNIE HICKMAN led team with career-high 9 tackles & had TFL in Week 4.
HOUSTON TEXANS (1-3) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-3)
M&T Bank Stadium | Referee: Land Clark
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: BAL leads series, 11-2 (BAL won 6 of past 7)
Postseason: BAL leads series, 2-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/25/24: BAL 31 at HOU 2
Postseason: AFC-D 1/20/24: HOU 10 at BAL 34
TEXANS NOTES:
TEXANS recorded 3rd shutout in franchise history last week & 1st since 2010. • QB C.J. STROUD completed 22 of 28 atts. (season-high 78.6 pct.) & set season highs in TD passes (2), pass yards (233) & rating (125.1) with 0 INTs last week, 4th-career game with 125+ rating. Has 95+ rating in 2 of past 3. • RB WOODY MARKS led team with career-high 119 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 50 rec.) & had 1st 2 career TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week, becoming 1st Texans rookie ever with 100+ scrimmage yards, rush TD & rec. TD in a game. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Ranks 5th among rookie RBs with 209 scrimmage yards (113 rush, 96 rec.) this season. • RB NICK CHUBB had 62 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 15 rec.) last week & has 60+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 107 scrimmage yards (91 rush, 16 rec.) & rush TD in his last game at Bal. (10/23/22 w/ Cle.). • WR NICO COLLINS led team with 79 rec. yards in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Has 55+ rec. yards in each of 3 career games vs. Bal., incl. playoffs. • WR CHRISTIAN KIRK had 114 rec. yards in only career game at Bal. (9/15/19 w/ Ari.). • WR JAYDEN HIGGINS (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch last week. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER had 2 sacks in Week 4 & is only player in NFL with 2 sacks in multiple games this season (also in Week 2). • DE WILL ANDERSON has sack in 3 of 4 games this season & in both road games. Aims for his 3rd in row in reg. season vs. Bal. with 0.5+ sacks. • LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR had PD last week. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Tied career high with 15 tackles in his last game vs. Bal. (10/15/23 w/ Ten.). • CB DEREK STINGLEY had 1st INT of season in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with PD. • CB KAMARI LASSITER had 2 PD last week. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
RAVENS NOTES:
QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 14 of 20 atts. (70 pct.) for 147 yards & TD & rushed for 48 yards last week. Has 27 TDs (26 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs with 127.7 rating in his past 10 home starts, with 90+ rating in each start & 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 9 of 10. Is 5-0 with 12 TDs (9 pass, 3 rush) vs. INT & 122.6 rating in 5 career starts vs. Hou., incl. playoffs. Leads qualified passers with 10 TD passes & 130.5 rating this season. • QB COOPER RUSH completed 9 of 13 atts. for 52 yards last week. Has TD pass in 12 of 14 career starts. • RB DERRICK HENRY has 55+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Rushed for 147 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 1,578 rush yards (105.2 per game) in 15 career games vs. Hou., most rush yards vs. any opponent in career. • RB JUSTICE HILL led team with career-high 117 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 31 rec.) last week & had 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.), incl. 71-yard rush TD, longest in NFL in 2025. Had career-high 2 rush TDs in his last game vs. Hou. (9/10/23). • WR ZAY FLOWERS had 7 catches for 74 yards in Week 4 & has 7 catches & 70+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 9 catches for 78 yards in last home meeting. • WR RASHOD BATEMAN has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 at home. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS ranks 2nd in Texans franchise history in catches (632), rec. yards (8,602), & rec. TDs (54). • TE MARK ANDREWS aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches. Has rec. TD in 5 of his past 6 at home. Had 68 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. • LB TAVIUS ROBINSON had sack & PD last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. • LB ODAFE OWEH had season-high 5 tackles in Week 5. Had sack in last meeting. • LB TEDDYE BUCHANAN (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • CB CHIBODE AWUZIE had 4 tackles & 1st PD of season last week. Had FF in his last game vs. Hou. (1/5/25 w/ Ten.). • S KYLE HAMILTON has 8+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Had INT in last meeting.
MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-3) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-3)
Bank of America Stadium | Referee: Clay Martin
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: MIA leads series, 6-2 (MIA won past 2)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/15/23: CAR 21 at MIA 42
Postseason: —
DOLPHINS NOTES:
QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 17 of 25 atts. (68 pct.) for 177 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 114.9 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes. Has 110+ rating in 2 of past 3. Is 2-0 with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.2 rating in 2 career starts vs. Car. Has 90+ rating & 0 INTs in 5 of his past 6 vs. NFC. • RB DE’VON ACHANE rushed for season-high 99 yards & TD last week. Is 1 of 5 RBs with 75+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 weeks of season. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 3 of 4 games this season. Has 816 scrimmage yards (102 per game) in 8 career games vs. NFC. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE had 48 rec. yards last week. Has 5 catches & rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has 7+ catches, 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of 2 career games vs. Car. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC South with TD catch. • TE DARREN WALLER had 2 TD catches in season & Mia. debut last week, 3rd-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Had 6 catches in only career game vs. Car. (9/13/20 w/ LV). • DT ZACH SIELER had 5 tackles & 1st 2 TFL of season in Week 4. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Had sack in last meeting. • LB JORDYN BROOKS had 18 tackles last week, most by any player in NFL in a game this season. Has 6+ tackles in 19 of his past 20. Had 8 tackles & TFL in his last game vs. Car. (9/24/23 w/ Sea.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 8+ tackles. • LB BRADLEY CHUBB has sack in 3 of 4 games this season, incl. both road games. Had 6 tackles, sack & FF in last meeting. • LB TYREL DODSON had 9 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & FF last week & is 1 of 2 in NFL (Devin White) with 9+ tackles in each of 1st 4 weeks of season. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. • CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 2 PD & 1st sack of season in Week 4. Has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 3 PD & INT in only career game at Car. (10/12/17 w/ Phi.). • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had PD & 6th-career FR last week.
PANTHERS NOTES:
QB BRYCE YOUNG passed for 150 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Has 0 INTs in 5 of his past 6 at home. Passed for 217 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in last meeting. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD led team with 69 scrimmage yards (49 rush, 20 rec.) in Week 4. Is 1 of 5 NFC RBs with 65+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 weeks of season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 75+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 88 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 818 scrimmage yards (90.9 per game) over his past 9 vs. AFC. • RB TREVOR ETIENNE (rookie) had season-high 33 rush yards last week. • WR TETAIROA MCMILLAN (rookie) led team with 62 rec. yards in Week 4. Is 1 of 2 rookie WRs (Emeka Egbuka) with 60+ rec. yards in 3 games this season. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 278 rec. yards & tied-2nd with 18 catches. • WR HUNTER RENFROW has 5 catches in each of his 3 career games vs. Mia. • TE TOMMY TREMBLE set season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (42) & had 1st TD catch of season last week. • TE MITCHELL EVANS (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch in Week 4. • DT TERSHAWN WHARTON had 5 tackles & 1st sack of season last week. Has sack in each of 2 career games vs. Mia. • DE A’SHAWN ROBINSON tied for team lead with 6 tackles last week. • LB CHRISTIAN ROZEBOOM has 7+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Had career-high 3 PD in his last game vs. Mia. (11/11/24 w/ LAR). • LB TREVIN WALLACE had 5 tackles & 1st PD of season last week. Has 5 tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TFL. • LB NIC SCOURTON (rookie) had 1st-career TFL in Week 4. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG has 6+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with 5+ tackles. • S NICK SCOTT tied for team lead with season-high 6 tackles last week.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (1-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-1)
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: Series tied, 10-10 (IND won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/31/23: LV 20 at IND 23
Postseason: AFC-D – 12/24/97: OAK 37 at BAL 31 (2OT)
RAIDERS NOTES:
QB GENO SMITH completed 14 of 21 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 117 yards & 2 TDs & had season-high 31 rush yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Is 5-1 with 10 TDs vs. INT & 113.5 rating over his past 6 road starts. • RB ASHTON JEANTY led team with season-high 155 scrimmage yards (138 rush, 17 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) last week, 4th-most rush yards ever by Raiders rookie & became 3rd rookie RB in NFL history with 100+ rush yards, rush TD & 2 rec. TDs in a game. Aims for 3rd in row with 60+ rush yards. Leads rookies with 282 rush yards & tied for lead with 4 TD (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 2025. • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT had 73 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 11 rec.) in season & LV debut last week. Had 50 rush yards in his last game vs. Ind. (10/20/24 w/ Mia.). • WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 4 catches in Week 4. Has 60+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 games this season & aims for his 6th in row on overall on road with 60+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in each of 3 career games vs. Ind. • WR TRE TUCKER aims for his 3rd in row on road with 50+ rec. yards. • TE BROCK BOWERS is 1 of 4 TEs with 5+ catches in 3+ games this season. Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. • DE MAXX CROSBY had 5 tackles, 3 PD, 10th-career FF & 1st-career INT last week, becoming 3rd DL since 2000 & 1st since 2013 with 3+ PD, INT & FF in single game. Aims for his 8th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with 2+ TFL. Aims for 3rd in row on road with sack. Had 6 tackles, TFL & FF in last meeting. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 7 TFL & leads all DL with 4 PD in 2025. • DE TYREE WILSON had 2nd sack of season in Week 4. • DT JONAH LAULU had 1st PD of season last week. Has TFL in 2 of past 3. • LB DEVIN WHITE is 1st player since 2020 (Blake Martinez) with 6+ tackles & TFL in each of his team’s 1st 4 games of season. • CB KYU BLU KELLY has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. • S JEREMY CHINN had season-high 7 tackles in Week 4.
COLTS NOTES:
COLTS rank 3rd in NFL in total offense (397.3 yards/game) in 2025. • QB DANIEL JONES completed season-high 24 of 33 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 262 yards & TD last week. Has 105+ rating & 0 INTs in 3 of 4 games this season. Has 270+ pass yards, 0 INTs & 105+ rating in each of 2 home starts with Ind. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,078 pass yards in 2025. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with 96 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 20 rec.) last week & is 1 of 4 RBs with 95+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 weeks of season. Has 100+ rush yards & TD in 2 of past 3. Has 711 scrimmage yards (177.8 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec,) over his past 4 at home. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of 4 career games vs. LV. Leads NFL with 414 rush yards in 2025. • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN had 5 catches for 51 yards & TD in Week 4. Has TD catch in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for his 4th in row vs. LV with 5+ catches. • WR ADONAI MITCHELL led team with career-high 96 rec. yards last week. • TE TYLER WARREN (rookie) had 5 catches for 70 yards & rushed for 1stcareer TD in Week 4. Is only TE in NFL ith 70+ rec. yards in 3 games this season. Leads TEs with 263 rec. yards & leads rookies with 19 catches in 2025. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had season-high 8 tackles with 2 TFL last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had sack in last meeting & has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of 5 career games vs. Raiders. • DT ADETOMIWA ADEBAWORE had half sack & 1st-career FR last week. • DE LAIATU LATU had 1st sack of season in Week 4. Has PD in 2 of past 3. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & PD. • CB MEKHI BLACKMON had 1st-career sack last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • S NICK CROSS had half sack & led team with season-high 14 tackles in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with 7+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 at home. • S CAM BYNUM had season-best 7 tackles last week.
NEW YORK GIANTS (1-3) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-4)
Caesars Superdome | Referee: Alan Eck
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: NYG leads series, 17-16 (NO won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/8/24: NO 14 at NYG 11
Postseason: —
GIANTS NOTES:
GIANTS had 1st win of season in Week 4 & became 1st 0-3 team to defeat 3-0 team since 9/28/08 (KC 33, DEN 19). • QB JAXSON DART (rookie) had 165 yards (111 pass, 54 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 96 rating in 1st-career start last week & became 1st QB to win 1st-career start vs. team with 3-0 or better record since Marc Bulger (10/13/02). • RB CAM SKATTEBO (rookie) had 90 scrimmage yards (career-high 79 rush, 11 rec.) in Week 4. Has rush TD in 2 of his last 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR DARIUS SLAYTON led team with 44 rec. yards last week. Had 4 catches for 63 yards in last road meeting (12/17/23). • WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 4+ catches. Has 5+ catches in 8 of his past 9 on road & aims for his 5th in row on road with 6+ catches. • TE THEO JOHNSON had 2nd-career rec. TD last week. • LB BRIAN BURNS had 5th sack of season last week, his 7th-straight season with 5+ sacks. Is 1 of 2 (Byron Young) with sack in each of 1st 4 weeks. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 2 TFL. Had sack, 2 TFL & FF in last meeting & has 5 sacks & 6 TFL in 9 career games vs. NO. • LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX had sack last week. Has 0.5+ sacks & TFL in 5 of his past 6. Had sack & 2 TFL in last meeting. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE aims for his 3rd in row on road in 2025 with 10+ tackles. • LB DARIUS MUASAU led team with 6 tackles last week. • DT DEXTER LAWRENCE had TFL & 1st-career INT last week. • CB DRU PHILLIPS had career-high 4 PD & 2nd INT of season last week. Leads NFL with 8 PD & aims for his 4th in row with 2+ PD. • CB DEONTE BANKS aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
SAINTS NOTES:
QB SPENCER RATTLER had TD pass vs. 0 INTs & rushed for career-high 49 yards last week. Ranks 2nd in completions (98) in 2025. Aims for his 4th in row with TD pass. • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 4 catches & rushed for 70 yards last week. Has 586 career catches, tied with Tiki Barber for 6th-most ever by RB & can surpass HOFer Marcus Allen (587) for 5th-most all-time by RB. Aims for his 7th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 490 scrimmage yards (122.5 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. NYG, incl. 110+ scrimmage yards in both home meetings. • WR CHRIS OLAVE had 1st rec. TD of season last week. Ranks tied-6th in NFL with 26 receptions this season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home in 2025 with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. • WR RASHID SHAHEED led team with 47 rec. yards in Week 4. Has 4+ catches in each of 1st 4 weeks. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6, incl. each of his past 3 at home. Ranks 3rd among TEs in receptions (22) in 2025. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 7 tackles & 4th TFL of season last week. Has 8 TFL in his past 8. Had 2 PD & INT in last meeting. • DE CAMERON JORDAN had sack last week & ranks 2nd among active players with 124 career sacks. • DE CARL GRANDERSON had sack & 2 TFL last week. Has 6 TFL in 2025, his 5thstraight season with 5+ TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 1.5 sacks. • DT BRYAN BRESEE had 1st sack of season in Week 4, his 13th-career sack. Had sack & 2 PD in last meeting. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR aims for his 3rd in row at home with TFL. • CB KOOL-AID MCKINSTRY tied career high with 7 tackles in Week 4. • S JONAS SANKER (rookie) had 1st 3 career PD & 1st-career INT last week.
DALLAS COWBOYS (1-2-1) AT NEW YORK JETS (0-4)
MetLife Stadium | Referee: Alex Moore
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: DAL leads series, 8-5 (NYJ won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/7/23: NYJ 10 at DAL 30
Postseason: —
COWBOYS NOTES:
QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 319 yards & had 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 124.9 rating in Week 4, his 30th-career 300-yard game & his 30thcareer rush TD. Had 2 TD passes & 112.2 rating in last meeting. Can become 4th player since 2000 with 30+ completions in 4 straight games. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS rushed for 85 yards & tied his career high with his 4th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 75+ rush yards. Rushed for 77 yards in his only career game at NYJ (9/29/24 w/ Den.). • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 11 catches for 143 yards in last meeting. • WR GEORGE PICKENS tied his career high with 8 catches & had 134 yards & 2 rec. TDs last week, his 2nd-career 2 TD game. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in both of his career games vs. NYJ. • TE JAKE FERGUSON had 7 catches & 1st rec. TD of season last week. Leads all TEs & ranks 2nd in NFL with 34 catches in 2025 & is 1 of 2 TEs (Trey McBride) with 5+ catches in each of 1st 4 weeks. Had TD catch in last meeting. • LB JACK SANBORN led team with 11 tackles & had 1st PD of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Had career-high 14 tackles & 2 TFL in his only career game vs. NYJ (11/27/22 w/ Chi.). • LB KENNETH MURRAY aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Has 7+ tackles in each of his 3 career games vs. NYJ. • DE JAMES HOUSTON had sack, 2nd-career FF & 1st-career FR last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 & TFL in 3 of 4 games this season. Had sack in his only career game vs. NYJ (12/18/22 w/ Det.). • DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY aims for his 4th in row vs. NYJ with 0.5+ sacks. • CB DARON BLAND had 5th-career TFL last week. • CB TREVON DIGGS had INT in last meeting. • S DONOVAN WILSON aims for his 4th in row with 6+ tackles.
JETS NOTES:
QB JUSTIN FIELDS had 307 yards (226 pass, 81 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 111 rating in Week 4, his 14th-career game with both TD pass & rush TD. Ranks 2nd among QBs with 178 rush yards in 2025 & aims for his 4th in row with 45+ rush yards. Has 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 105.6 rating in 2 career starts vs. Dal. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 2+ TD passes. • RB BREECE HALL had 5 catches & 111 scrimmage yards (81 rush, 30 rec.) in Week 4, his 14th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 14 of his past 15 games, incl. 3 of 4 games this season. Needs 29 scrimmage yards to reach 4,000 career scrimmage yards. • WR GARRETT WILSON led team with 6 receptions for 82 yards & rec. TD last week & is 1 of 4 AFC WRs (Keenan Allen, Michael Pittman & Courtland Sutton) with 5+ catches & rec. TD in 3 games this season. Has 50+ rec. yards in 9 straight games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL (Puka Nacua – 12). Had 83 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. • TE MASON TAYLOR (rookie) set career highs with 5 catches & 65 rec. yards last week. • DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had 2nd FF of season last week, his 7th-career FF. Is 1 of 3 AFC DL (Maxx Crosby & Myles Garrett) with TFL in each of 1st 4 weeks. Has 8 TFL in his past 6 at home & aims for his 3rd in row at home with TFL. Had 2 TFL in last meeting. • EDGE WILL MCDONALD had 3rd TFL of season last week. Has 4.5 sacks & 6 TFL in his past 5 at home. • LB JAMIEN SHERWOOD led team with 10 tackles, his 9th-career 10-tackle game. Is only AFC player with 3 games of 10+ tackles in 2025 & aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. • CB SAUCE GARDNER had 5 PD in his past 4 at home. Had FF in last meeting. • S ANDRE CISCO aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles.
DENVER BRONCOS (2-2) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-0)
Lincoln Financial Field | Referee: Adrian Hill
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: PHI leads series, 9-5 (PHI won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/14/21: PHI 30 at DEN 13
Postseason: —
BRONCOS NOTES:
QB BO NIX completed 29 of 42 atts. (69 pct.) for career-high 326 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 97.9 rating & had rush TD last week. Had 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating in 5 of his past 6 on road. Aims for 5th in row vs. NFC with 0 INTs & 3rd in row vs. NFC with 3+ TD passes. • RB J.K. DOBBINS rushed for season-high 101 yards last week. Is 1 of 2 AFC RBs (James Cook) with rush TD in 3+ (3) games this season. Aims for 4th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. • RB RJ HARVEY (rookie) had season-high 98 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 40 rec.) & 1st-career TD catch last week. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 5 catches for 81 yards & TD last week & has 5+ catches, 60+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of 4 games this season. Hsa 50+ rec. yards in 6 of his past 7 on road. • WR MARVIN MIMS had season-high 6 catches for 69 yards & 1st-career rush TD in Week 4. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on road. • WR TROY FRANKLIN has 55+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • TE EVAN ENGRAM had season-high 4 catches last week. Had 5 catches in his last game vs. Phi. (11/3/24 w/ Jax.). • DE JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS aims for 3rd in row with sack. • LB NIK BONITTO had 1.5 sacks last week & has sack in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for 3rd in row with 1.5+ sacks. • LB ALEX SINGLETON aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles & 3rd in row with 11+ tackles. Spent 1st 3 career seasons (2019-21) with Phi. • LB JONATHON COOPER had PD & half sack last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • CB PAT SURTAIN II has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. Had TFL & PD in last meeting. • S BRANDON JONES aims for 4th in row with PD. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season & in each of his past 4 on road.
EAGLES NOTES:
PHILADELPHIA can begin 5-0 for 3rd time in past 4 seasons & become 8th reigning SB champ to begin 5-0 since 2000. • QB JALEN HURTS is 1st QB with 5 TD passes, 4 rush TDs & 0 INTs in his team’s 1st 4 games of season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 5 of his past 7 home starts. Aims for his 7th in row at home with rush TD. Had 2 TD passes & 103.2 rating in last meeting. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 74 scrimmage yards (43 rush, 31 rec.) & 51stcareer rush TD last week. Has rush TD in 3 of 4 games this season. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 20 reg. season games with Phi. since 2024. Needs 99 scrimmage yards to reach 10,000 career scrimmage yards. • WR A.J. BROWN has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 5 catches in his last game vs. Den. (9/14/20 w/ Ten.). • WR DEVONTA SMITH has 8 rec. TDs in his past 9 at home. Had 66 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT had 2nd career game with 2 rec. TDs last week & aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • LB ZACK BAUN had 1st sack of season & 6th-career FF last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home with PD. • LB JIHAAD CAMPBELL (rookie) had 1st-career INT last week. • LB JALYX HUNT had 2nd-career FF in Week 4. • DB COOPER DEJEAN led team with 9 tackles & had 3rd-career game with 2 PD last week. Aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • CB QUINYON MITCHELL had career-high 5 PD last week & has 18 PD in 20 career reg. season games. • CB KELEE RINGO had 1st-career FR last week. • S REED BLANKENSHIP aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
TENNESSEE TITANS (0-4) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-2)
State Farm Stadium | Referee: Shawn Smith
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: ARI leads series, 8-4 (ARI won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/12/21: ARI 38 at TEN 13
Postseason: —
TITANS NOTES:
QB CAM WARD (rookie) passed for 108 yards in Week 4. Has TD pass in 2 of his past 3. • RB TONY POLLARD led team with 76 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 12 rec.) last week. Aims for his 6th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 122 yards in his last game vs. Ari. (9/24/23 w/ Dal.). • WR CALVIN RIDLEY had TD catch in his last game vs. Ari. (10/13/19 w/ Atl.). • WR TYLER LOCKETT has 71 catches for 1,010 yards & 9 TDs in 12 career games vs. Ari. • WR ELIC AYOMANOR (rookie) led team with 44 rec. yards in Week 4. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3. • WR VAN JEFFERSON has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. Ari. • TE CHIG OKONKWO has 4+ catches in 2 of his past 3. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 5 tackles, 4 TFL & sack last week. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 5 tackles & sack in last meeting. • LB CODY BARTON had 9 tackles in Week 4. Aims for his 10th in row with 5+ tackles on road. Had 5 tackles in his last game vs. Ari. (9/10/23 w/ Was.). • LB CEDRIC GRAY led team with career-high 17 tackles & had 1st-career TFL last week. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. • LB ARDEN KEY had 1st sack of season in Week 4. Has sack in his last game vs. Ari. (11/7/21 w/ SF). • S AMANI HOOKER had 5 tackles last week & aims for his 9th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 6 tackles in last meeting. • S QUANDRE DIGGS had 5 tackles & 1st PD of season in Week 4. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 6 tackles & TFL in his last game vs. Ari. (1/7/24 w/ Sea.). • S XAVIER WOODS had 4 tackles last week. Had 6 tackles in his last game vs. Ari. (12/22/24 w/ Car.). • CB L’JARIUS SNEED had 8 tackles, sack & PD in his last game vs. Ari. (9/11/22 w/ KC).
CARDINALS NOTES:
QB KYLER MURRAY totaled 241 yards (200 pass, season-high 41 rush) & 2 pass TDs last week. Aims for his 8th in row with TD pass. Passed for 289 yards & had career-high 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 121 rating in last meeting, 1 of 3 career games with 4 TD passes. • RB EMARI DEMERCADO had 1st-career rec. TD last week. • RB TREY BENSON had career-high 5 catches & 54 scrimmage yards (35 rush, 19 rec.) in Week 4. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season. • TE TREY MCBRIDE had season-high 7 catches for 52 yards & aims for his 7th in row with 5+ catches. Aims for his 7th in row at home with 50+ rec. yards. Since 2023, leads all TEs in receptions (216) & & rec. yards (2,205). • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. had 6 catches for 66 yards & 2nd rec. TD of season last week, his 10th-career TD catch. Has 5+ catches, 60+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. • DL CALAIS CAMPBELL had sack & 2 TFL last week & aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack & 2 TFL. Has 13 TFL & 5.5 sacks in 10 career games vs. Ten. • DL DARIUS ROBINSON had career-high 2 TFL & 2nd-career sack last week. • LB JOSH SWEAT had 46th-career sack & 9th-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home & 4th in row overall with sack. Had 2 sacks in his only career game vs. Ten. (12/4/22 w/ Phi.). • LB MACK WILSON has 5 PD in his past 5. Aims for his 5th in row with 7+ tackles. • LB AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER had season-high 8 tackles & TFL last week. Had 12 tackles in his last game vs. Ten. (12/15/24 w/ Cin.). • CB MAX MELTON had 1st-career game with 2 PD last week. • S BUDDA BAKER has 5+ tackles in 22 straight games, longest active streak among DBs. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 7+ tackles & PD. • S JALEN THOMPSON led team with 9 tackles last week. Aims for his 6th in row at home & 10th in row overall with 6+ tackles.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-1) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-1)
Lumen Field | Referee: Craig Wrolstad
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 9-6 (home team has won 7 of past 8)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/13/22: SEA 16 at TB 21 (Munich)
Postseason: —
BUCS NOTES:
QB BAKER MAYFIELD passed for 289 yards & 2 TDs in Week 4. Has 2+ TD passes in each of his past 4 on road. Is 1 of 4 NFC QBs with 215+ pass yards in 3 games this season. Passed for 147 yards in his last game vs. Sea. (1/8/23 w/ LAR). • RB BUCKY IRVING led team with season-high 165 scrimmage yards (102 rec., 63 rush) & had TD catch last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of his past 3. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 46 scrimmage yards (29 rec., 17 rush) in Week 4. Has 45+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3. Rushed 22 times for career-high 105 yards in last meeting. • WR EMEKA EGBUKA leads all rookies with 282 rec. yards & 4 TD catches & tied 2nd-most catches (18) by rookie WR this season. Had 4 catches for career-high 101 yards & TD last week. Is only rookie with TD catch in 3 games this season. • WR CHRIS GODWIN had 3 catches for 26 yards in his first game since Week 7, 2024. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 6 catches for 71 yards & TD in last meeting. • DT VITA VEA had 5th-career game with 2 sacks in Week 4. Had 3 tackles in only career game at Sea. (11/3/19). • LB HAASON REDDICK had 4 tackles, TFL & 1st PD of season last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had TFL in his last game vs. Sea. (12/1/24 w/ NYJ). • LB ANTHONY NELSON had 6th-career FF in Week 4. Had FR in last meeting. • LB SIRVOCEA DENNIS had 8 tackles & TFL last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Has 10 tackles in 2 of his past 3 on road. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. had 4 tackles & TFL in Week 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has 4+ tackles in 17 of his past 18 on road. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • S TYKEE SMITH led team with 9 tackles & 2 PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of his past 4.
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 242 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 111.4 rating in Week 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Has 15 games with 100+ rating since 2024, 2nd-most in NFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 2+ TD passes. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 110 scrimmage yards (81 rush, 29 rec.) in Week 4. Had 6 catches & 72 scrimmage yards in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. • RB ZACH CHARBONNET had 2nd rush TD of season last week, his 11th-career rush TD. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 4 catches & 90 scrimmage yards (79 rec., 11 rush) in Week 4 & is 1 of 2 WRs (Puka Nacua) with 90+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 weeks. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 75+ rec. yards & 9th in row at home with 5+ catches. • WR COOPER KUPP needs 62 rec. yards to reach 8,000 career rec. yards. Has 46 catches (9.2 per game) for 672 yards (134.4 per game) & 5 rec. TDs in 5 career games, incl. playoffs, vs. TB, with 8+ catches & 95+ rec. yards in each game. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had 1.5 sacks last week & aims for his 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has sack in 2 of his 3 career games vs. TB. • LB ERNEST JONES had half sack & 6th-career INT last week. Aims for his 20th in row with 5+ tackles. • LB UCHENNA NWOSU had 1st 2 sacks of season last week, his 6th-career 2-sack game. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 9 tackles & half sack last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 8+ tackles. • CB RIQ WOOLEN had INT in last meeting. • CB JOSH JOBE had 1st-career half sack last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. • S COBY BRYANT had 5th-career INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row with PD. • S JULIAN LOVE aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
DETROIT LIONS (3-1) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-2)
Paycor Stadium | Referee: Carl Cheffers
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: CIN leads series, 10-3 (CIN won 10 of past 11)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/17/21: CIN 34 at DET 11
Postseason: —
LIONS NOTES:
DETROIT leads NFL in scoring offense (34.3 points per game) in 2025. • QB JARED GOFF had 2 TD passes last week & has 32 games with 2+ TD passes since 2022, 2nd-most in NFL. Leads NFC with 9 TD passes. Has 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 road starts. Has 70+ comp. pct. in 9 of his past 10 road starts. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 30th-career rush TD last week & became 7th RB in SB era with 30 rush TDs prior to 24th birthday. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5 on road. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY has 15 rush TDs in 16 road games with Det. since 2023, incl. rush TD in 3 of his past 4 road games. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 2 rec. TDs last week, his 5th-career game with 2+ TD catches. Leads NFL with 6 rec. TDs in 2025. Aims for his 4th in row with 7+ catches, 70+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8 road games. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS has 2nd-highest yards per reception (17.3) in NFL since 2022, min. 75 receptions. • WR KALIF RAYMOND had 3rd-career PR-TD last week. • DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 2 sacks & 6th-career FF last week, his 7th-career game with 2+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with FF & 4th in row with sack. • LB ALEX ANZALONE had 12th-career sack last week. • LB JACK CAMPBELL had 10 tackles last week, his 6th-career game with 10+ tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • CB D.J. REED had 3 PD & 7th-career INT last week. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had TFL & tied career high with 3 PD last week, his 9th game with TFL & PD, tied-most in NFL since 2023. • S KERBY JOSEPH had 19th-career INT last week, most in NFL since 2022. Can become 6th player since 2000 with 20 INTs in 1st 4 career seasons.
BENGALS NOTES:
QB JAKE BROWNING completed 14 of 25 atts. (56 pct.) for 125 yards with 0 INTs last week. Is 3-1 with 106.3 rating in 4 career home starts, with 95+ rating in each start & 2+ TD passes in each of past 3. • RB CHASE BROWN led team with season-high 71 scrimmage yards (40 rush 31 rec.) last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season & 65+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has 522 scrimmage yards (104.4 per game) over his past 5 at home. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. NFC. • WR JA’MARR CHASE aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 450 rec. yards (112.5 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in his past 4 at home, with 85+ rec. yards in each game & 100+ rec. yards in each of his past 2. Had 97 rec. yards in last meeting. • WR TEE HIGGINS aims for his 6th in row at home with 55+ rec. yards & TD catch. Had 44 rec. yards in last meeting. • TE MIKE GESICKI had TD catch in his last game vs. Det. (10/30/22 w/ Mia.). • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had season-high 4 tackles last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with sack. • DE JOSEPH OSSAI has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 at home. • DT B.J. HILL had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 4. • LB DEMETRIUS KNIGHT tied for team lead with 10 tackles & had 1st-career INT in Week 4, becoming 1st rookie since 2023 (Ivan Pace) with 10+ tackles & INT in a game. Leads all rookies with 31 tackles this season. • LB LOGAN WILSON has 5+ tackles in each of his past 28 games. • CB DAX HILL had 9 tackles & PD in Week 4. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season & PD in 2 of past 3. • CB DJ TURNER has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. • S GENO STONE led team with career-high 10 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Had INT in last meeting.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (2-2) AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (3-1)
SoFi Stadium | Referee: John Hussey
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: WAS leads series 7-5 (LAC won 5 of past 6)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/12/21: LAC 20 at WAS 16
Postseason: —
COMMANDERS NOTES:
QB JAYDEN DANIELS has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 6 road starts. Has 200+ pass yards in each of his 5 career starts vs. AFC, with 2+ pass TD in 3. • QB MARCUS MARIOTA passed for 156 yards & 2 TDs in Week 3. Has 2 TD passes in 3 of his past 4. Completed 24 of 32 atts. (75 pct.) for 237 yards & TD in only career start at LAC (10/21/18 w/ Ten.). • RB JACORY CROSKEY-MERRITT (rookie) had 57 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 10 rec.) last week. • RB CHRIS RODRIGUEZ led team with season-high 59 rush yards in Week 4. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 4 catches for 62 yards in last meeting. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL led team with 81 scrimmage yards (72 rec., 9 rush) with 6 catches & TD last week. Has TD in 5 of his past 6. Had 51 scrimmage yards (27 rush, 24 rec.) in only career game vs. LAC (11/13/22 w/ SF). • WR LUKE MCCAFFREY had 2nd-career TD catch in Week 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE ZACH ERTZ had 5 catches for 81 yards in his last game vs. LAC (10/1/17 w/ Phi.). • LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week. Is only player in NFL with 10+ tackles in each game this season. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Has 30 tackles (10 tackles per game) & 3 PD in 3 career games vs. LAC. • LB FRANKIE LUVU has 8 tackles & sack in Week 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. Had TFL in only career game vs. LAC (11/22/20 w/ NYJ). • DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 4 tackles & TFL last week. Has TFL in 7 of his past 8. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. • DT DARON PAYNE had TFL & FF in Week 4. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • CB MIKE SAINRISTIL had 6 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his 6 games vs. AFC. • CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had 6 tackles & TFL in Week 4. Had PD in his last game vs. LAC (10/27/24 w/ NO).
CHARGERS NOTES:
QB JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 203 yards & TD in Week 4, 7th-straight game 200+ pass yards, longest active streak in NFL. Aims for his 10th in row with TD pass. Completed 31 of 47 atts. (66 pct.) for 337 yards & TD in last meeting. • RB OMARION HAMPTON led rookies with 165 scrimmage yards (128 rush, 37 rec.) & had rush TD last week. Is only rookie with 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 125+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR KEENAN ALLEN had 5 catches in Week 4 & aims for his 5th in row with 5+ catches. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4. Has 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his career games vs. Was. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON led team with 8 catches for 98 yards & TD in Week 4. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Amon-Ra St. Brown & Garrett Wilson) with 70+ rec. yards & TD catch in 3 games this season. • WR LADD MCCONKEY has 5+ catches in 7 of his 9 career home games. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY had 9 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5. Has 10+ tackles in 6 of his past 7 at SoFi Stadium. • LB TROY DYE led team with season-high 12 tackles in Week 4. Aims for his 4th in row with 9+ tackles vs. NFC. • LB TULI TUIPULOTU led NFL with career-high 4 sacks & had 9 tackles & 4thcareer FF last week. • CB BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE played 1st 4 seasons (2021-24) with Was. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • CB TARHEEB STILL has PD in 2 of his past 3 at SoFi Stadium. • S DERWIN JAMES had 8 tackles & half sack last week. Is only DB with 8+ tackles & 0.5+ sacks in 2 games this season. Aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles at SoFi Stadium. Had 8 tackles & PD in last meeting. • S ALOHI GILMAN had 4 tackles & PD last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-2) AT BUFFALO BILLS (4-0)
Highmark Stadium | Referee: Shawn Hochuli
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: NE leads series, 78-50-1 (home team won past 5)
Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 1/5/25: BUF 16 at NE 23
Postseason: AFC-WC 1/15/22: NE 17 at BUF 47
PATRIOTS NOTES:
PATRIOTS scored 40+ points (42) last week for 1st time since 2021. • QB DRAKE MAYE completed 14 of 17 atts. (82.4 pct.) for 203 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with career-high 155.6 rating last week, becoming 3rd NE QB ever (Tom Brady & Steve Grogan) with 150+ rating in a game, min. 15 atts. Is 1st player 24-oryounger with 2+ TD passes & 75+ comp. pct. in 3 straight games, min. 15 atts. per game. Passed for 261 yards & 2 TDs with 90.2 rating in last road meeting. Leads qualified QBs with 74 comp. pct. in 2025. Making 1st-career start on SNF. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ scrimmage yards. Had 73 scrimmage yards (60 rush, 13 rec.) & rush TD in last road meeting & has 70+ scrimmage yards in each of 5 career games vs. Buf. • RB TREVEYON HENDERSON (rookie) rushed for 1st-career TD last week. • RB ANTONIO GIBSON rushed for 1st TD of season in Week 4. • WR STEFON DIGGS led team with 6 catches for season-high 101 yards last week, 1st 100- yard game since 10/15/23. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 on road. Had 6 catches for 82 yards in his last game vs. Buf. (10/6/24 w/ Hou.). Has 85+ rec. yards in of his past 5 on SNF. Had 445 catches, 5,372 rec. yards & 37 rec. TDs over 4 seasons (2020-2023) with Buf. • WR MACK HOLLINS has TD catch in 2 of past 3. • TE HUNTER HENRY aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. Had TD catch in last road meeting. • DE MILTON WILLIAMS has TFL in 3 of 4 games this season & 2 TFL in 2 of past 3. Had 2 sacks in his last game on SNF (11/24/24 vs. LAR, w/ Phi.). • LB K’LAVON CHAISSON had sack last week & has sack in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3. Had 14 tackles & sack in his last game vs. Buf. (9/17/23 w/ LV). • LB JACK GIBBENS had season-high 9 tackles last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. • CB MARCUS JONES had 87-yard PR-TD last week, 3rd-longest PR-TD in NE history.
BILLS NOTES:
BILLS can begin 5-0 for 4th time in franchise history & 1st since 1991. Are 4th team in NFL history to win 14 straight reg. season home games with 24+ pts. in each game. • QB JOSH ALLEN completed 16 of 22 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 209 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 113.6 rating & rushed for 45 yards & TD last week, 27th-career game with 2+ TD passes & rush TD, most in NFL history. Has 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating in 3 of 4 games this season. Has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 at home. Is 8-2 in 10 career starts on SNF. • RB JAMES COOK led team with 135 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 18 rec.) & had rush TD last week & is 6th player in SB era with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of team’s 1st 4 games of season. Aims for his 9th in row overall in reg. season & 3rd in row vs. NE with rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Leads NFL with 5 rush TDs & ranks 2nd with 401 rush yards in 2025. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR had 5 catches for season-high 69 yards & TD in Week 4. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. • WR KEON COLEMAN had 45 rec. yards last week. • TE DALTON KINCAID had TD catch in Week 4 & is only TE in NFL with rec. TD in 3 games this season. Has 5+ catches in 3 of 4 career games on SNF. • DE JOEY BOSA had sack & FF last week. Is 1st player since 2020 (Myles Garrett) with FF in 3 of team’s 1st 4 games of season. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Has 5 sacks in 8 career games on SNF. Leads NFL with 4 FFs in 2025. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU had FF in last home meeting. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on SNF. • DE A.J. EPENESA had 1st sack of season in Week 4. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 vs. NE. • DT DAQUAN JONES had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. • LB TERREL BERNARD aims for his 4th in row vs. NE with 10+ tackles. • CB TRE’AVIOUS WHITE led team with season-high 7 tackles last week. Has TFL in each of his 3 games this season & PD in 2 of 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with PD. • S COLE BISHOP had 5 tackles & 1st-career INT in Week 4.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-2) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (3-1)
EverBank Stadium | Referee: Brad Rogers
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: KC leads series, 9-6 (KC won past 7)
Postseason: KC leads series, 1-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/17/23: KC 17 at JAX 9
Postseason: AFC-D 1/21/23: JAX 20 at KC 27
CHIEFS NOTES:
QB PATRICK MAHOMES set season highs in completions (25), comp. pct. (67.6), pass yards (270) TD passes (4) & rating (124.8) with 0 INTs last week, 43rd-career game with 3+ TD passes, 2nd-most ever by QB in 1st 9 seasons. Has 0 INTs in 3 of 4 games this season & aims for his 6th in row on road with 0 INTs. Is 5-0 with 12 TDs (11 pass, 1 rush) vs. 4 INTs & 107.6 rating in 5 career starts vs. Jax. Has 252 career TD passes, becoming fastest QB ever (116 games) with 250+ TD passes. Has won 6 of his past 7 primetime starts. • RB ISIAH PACHECO had 1st TD catch of season last week. Has 70+ rush yards in each of 2 career games vs. Jax. • RB KAREEM HUNT has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. Jax. • TE TRAVIS KELCE had season-high 5 catches last week. Aims for 4th in row with 4+ catches. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 on road. Has 80+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. Jax. & TD catch in each of past 2. Aims for his 6th in row on MNF with 5+ catches. • WR XAVIER WORTHY had 5 catches for team-high 83 yards in Week 4. • WR TYQUAN THORNTON aims for 4th in row with rec. TD. • WRs HOLLYWOOD BROWN & JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER each had 1st TD catch of season last week & both have 4+ catches in 3 of 4 games this season. Brown had 6 catches for 98 yards in last meeting. • DT CHRIS JONES had TFL & PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with 1.5+ sacks. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had sack in Week 4 & has sack in 3 of 4 games this week. Aims for his 5th in row on road with sack. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. • DT JERRY TILLERY had 1st sack of season last week. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL led team with season-high 7 tackles & had 4th-career FR last week. Aims for his 10th in row with 5+ tackles. • LB LEO CHENAL had 1st-career INT in Week 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with TFL. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE has PD in 3 of 4 games this season.
JAGS NOTES:
JAGUARS have won 3 of 1st 4 games for 2nd time in last 15 years (2018). • QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 21 of 31 atts. (season-high 67.7 pct.) for 174 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with season-high 92.7 rating last week. Has 0 INTs in each of 2 career reg. season starts vs. KC. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE rushed for 124 yards & TD last week & is only player in NFL with 120+ rush yards in multiple games this season (also Week 1). Aims for 4th in row with TD. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 394 rush yards in 2025. • RB BHAYSHUL TUTEN (rookie) has TD in 2 of past 3. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. had season-high 5 catches for 49 yards last week. Aims for 4th in row with 45+ rec. yards. Has 55+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. • WR PARKER WASHINGTON had 87-yard PR-TD in Week 4, his 2nd-career PR-TD. • WR/DB TRAVIS HUNTER (rookie) had season-high 42 rec. yards last week. • TE BRENTON STRANGE aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches. Has 55+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Ranks tied-5th among TEs with 19 catches. • TE HUNTER LONG had 2nd TD catch of season in Week 4. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN had TFL last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 at home. • DT ARIK ARMSTEAD had sack & 4th-career FF last week, his 1st FF since 2019. Aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had sack in only career game vs. KC (9/23/18 w/ SF). • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 7 tackles, FF & FR last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 10 tackles & FR in last meeting. • LB DEVIN LLOYD had season-high 8 tackles, career-high 2 INTs & TFL in Week 8, 1 of 2 LBs (Tremaine Edmunds) with 2 INTs in a game this season. Had 11 tackles & 2 PD in last meeting. • CB TYSON CAMPBELL led team with season-best 9 tackles last week. • S ANDREW WINGARD had 5 tackles, FR & PD in Week 4.
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GOLF NEWS
YOUMIN HWANG RIDES BIRDIE RUN TO LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP, 1ST LPGA TOUR CROWN
South Korea’s Youmin Hwang birdied five of the last six holes, including four straight to finish the round and capture the Lotte Championship for her first LPGA Tour victory on Saturday in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Hwang carded a 5-under-par 67 to finish at 17-under 271, one stroke ahead of fellow South Korean Hyo Joo Kim, who birdied No. 18 and shot 68 on Saturday, and two ahead of Japan’s Minami Katsu (69).
The 22-year-old Hwang fired a career-best and course-record, 10-under 62 on Thursday to hold a three-shot lead after two rounds at Hoakalei Country Club. She followed that with a 3-over 75 on Friday to fall into an eight-way tie for second at 12 under.
Hwang had a flat front nine on Saturday, following one birdie at the par-3 No. 4 with a bogey at the par-5 No. 5 and otherwise settling for par. The back nine was a different story after three straight pars.
She birdied the par-4 No. 13 to get to 13 under for the tournament, made par at No. 14 and then ripped off consecutive birdies at Nos. 15-18 — the first hole a par-3 and the last a par-5.
“I actually didn’t believe in myself, but, yeah, my caddie, he supported me very well during the course,” Hwang said through a translator when asked about the tournament-ending birdie run. “He said we can make it, and he said some kind of support from him. Thanks to his support, I think I can be here the winner of today’s championship.”
With Hwang’s first LPGA Tour win, she can choose to become a tour member immediately or defer to 2026. Hwang also has two career victories on the LPGA of Korea Tour, and she won a Taiwan LPGA Tour event this year.
“I’m glad things went very well, just as I planned for this year as challenge,” Hwang said through a translator and also thanked Lotte, which invited her to the tournament as the sponsor.
World No. 2 Nelly Korda, seeking her first win in 2025, carded 69 for the third time in four rounds (the other a 67 on Thursday) to finish in a four-way tie for fourth at 14 under.
Korda birdied Nos. 1, 2, 10, 11 and 15, countered by bogeys at Nos. 9 and 16. She tied with Taiwan’s Peiyn Chien (70 on Saturday), third-round leader Akie Iwai of Japan (71) and American Jessica Porvasnik (70).
“I mean, my game plan, it’s pretty simple: It’s always to give everything 100 percent and concentrate in and dial in it,” Korda said. “If I’m doing what I can, then that’s kind of like the most that I can do. But it was nice to be in contention. The end goal, always, without saying, for everyone in this field, is to lift that trophy on Sunday. Falling a little bit short definitely motivated. Have some work to do and have a couple more events to end off the season.”
GARRICK HIGGO ADDS TO LEAD GOING INTO FINAL ROUND AT SANDERSON FARMS
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo shot a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday to expand his lead to two strokes after three rounds of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss.
Higgo, now at 18-under 198, had shared the lead with three others after a first-round 65, then was alone atop the leaderboard by one stroke after his 66 on Friday at the Country Club of Jackson.
He needed one more stroke on Saturday, when he carded six birdies (at Nos. 1, 2, 9, 11, 14 and 15) to more than make up for his lone bogey of the day (and fourth of the tournament) at the par-5 No. 5.
“I’d say it was quite a good fight,” said Higgo, 26, who has missed time due to a torn hip labrum. “I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. I mean, it’s never easy. Golf never really goes your way. I just stayed patient and tried to put good swings on it and tried to roll the ball as good as I can.”
The former UNLV standout earned his second PGA Tour victory earlier this year in mid-April at the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic. He was asked if having that win gives him the mindset on how to finish out a tournament with a victory.
“Yeah, I’ve obviously won in Europe a few times, too,” said Higgo, who notched his first PGA Tour win in June 2021 at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree. “Wherever you win, I don’t know, all of us love competing, so all of us (on Sunday) will go out and try our best. I’m going to play as if I’m behind (on Sunday) and be as aggressive as I can be and make as many birdies as I can.”
Steven Fisk and Danny Walker, two PGA Tour rookies seeking their first victory, are tied for second at 16-under 200. Fisk shot a bogey-free 65 with birdies at Nos. 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15 and 17. The 28-year-old’s best finish in 22 events is a tie for fourth at the Puerto Rico Open in March.
Walker, 30, has one top-10 finish in 21 events this year, a tie for sixth at The Players Championship in March. He had an adventurous third round for a 67, especially on the front nine when he went birdie-bogey-eagle at Nos. 3-4-5 and bogeyed Nos. 7 and 9 for an even-par 36. Walker was better (5 under) on the back nine despite a bogey at the par-3 No. 10, as he birdied Nos. 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 for a sizzling finish.
This is Walker’s first week with his new putter, and he couldn’t remember ever finishing a round with five consecutive birdies.
“Yeah, I’ve been making a lot of putts,” Walker said of his tournament so far. “I think going through a little adversity in the middle of the round, it helps knowing that my putting is strong where I don’t have to hit it super close, I don’t have to stuff it. I can just play a little more conservative and trust that I’m going to make some putts.”
Taylor Montgomery (69 on Saturday) is alone in fourth at 15 under, with fellow Americans Matt Kuchar (65), Frankie Capan III (68) and Vince Whaley (68) tied for fifth at 14 under.
Defending champion Kevin Yu of Taiwan is tied for 23rd at 10 under.
MATT GOGEL TAKES SECOND-ROUND LEAD AT FURYK & FRIENDS
Matt Gogel shot an 8-under-par 64 on Saturday to take the lead after two rounds of the Constellation Furyk & Friends tournament at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
Gogel, 54, has a 12-under 132 total and a three-shot lead over second-place Cameron Percy of Australia entering the final day of play. Gogel, who was tied for fourth place with a 68 after the first round, had one eagle, seven birdies and one bogey on Saturday.
Gogel’s 64 tied the tournament 18-hole scoring record after he got four birdies to start the second round and five birdies on his first six holes.
Of his fast start, Gogel said: “We’re trained to play one hole at a time, right? I made a birdie on 1, 2 and 3. And then 4 you don’t expect, that’s like a 210-yard par 3, tough to hit the green. I settled in, and really the key I think was the back nine. … So I’m in good shape.”
Gogel, who is looking for his first career Champions win, had his eagle on the back nine — on the par-5 13th — along with two birdies.
Percy, the first-round leader at 8-under 64, shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday and is at 9-under 135 after two rounds. He said the wind was his biggest challenge of the second round.
“Yesterday the wind was consistent; we knew where it was. Today it was everywhere,” Percy said Saturday. …”I had no control on my shots today; it kept going too far on me. I really struggled.”
Tommy Gainey shot a 67 on Saturday to share third place with Soren Kjeldsen (68) of Denmark at 8-under 136. David Duval, Chad Campbell and Vijay Singh of Fiji were tied for fifth at 137.
“Tough conditions around here,” said Duval, who had three birdies and the rest pars in the second round.
Singh has won five times on the senior tour, but only once since 2018.
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COLTS NEWS
COLTS SIGN CB CHRIS LAMMONS TO 53-MAN ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD; PLACE S DANIEL SCOTT ON INJURED RESERVE; ELEVATE RB AMEER ABDULLAH, CB MIKE HILTON TO ACTIVE ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD FOR WEEK 5; MAKE PRACTICE SQUAD ROSTER MOVE
Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed cornerback Chris Lammons to the 53-man roster from the practice squad, signed cornerback Cameron Mitchell to the practice squad and placed safety Daniel Scott on the Injured Reserve list. The team also elevated running back Ameer Abdullah and cornerback Mike Hilton to the active roster from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Lammons, 5-10, 190 pounds, was originally signed by Indianapolis as a free agent on July 27, 2023. He has played in 61 career games (two starts) in his time with the Colts (2023-25), Kansas City Chiefs (2019-22), Miami Dolphins (2018-19), New Orleans Saints (2018) and Atlanta Falcons (2018). Lammons has compiled 32 tackles (19 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, four passes defensed, one interception, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 13 special teams stops. He has also appeared in three postseason contests and has registered two special teams tackles. His last name is pronounced LUH-mawns.
Mitchell, 5-11, 191 pounds, played in 32 career games (four starts) in three seasons (2023-25) with the Cleveland Browns and compiled 41 tackles (31 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and two special teams stops. He also saw action in one postseason contest and registered one solo tackle. Mitchell was originally selected by the Browns in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Northwestern. In 2025, he appeared in two games and tallied one tackle and one forced fumble.
Scott, 6-1, 208 pounds, has played in all four games this season and has registered one solo tackle and one special teams stop. He spent the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons on the team’s Injured Reserve list. Scott was originally selected by the Colts in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of California.
Abdullah, 5-9, 203 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on September 8, 2025. He has played in 141 career games (26 starts) in his time with the Colts (2025), San Francisco 49ers (2025), Raiders (2022-24), Carolina Panthers (2021), Minnesota Vikings (2018-21) and Detroit Lions (2015-18). Abdullah has compiled 494 carries for 1,994 yards (4.0 avg.) and eight touchdowns. He has registered 203 receptions for 1,468 yards (7.2 avg.) and 11 touchdowns. Abdullah has totaled 151 kickoff returns for 3,783 yards (25.1 avg.) and 10 punt returns for 91 yards (9.1 avg.). He has appeared in two postseason contests and has recorded one carry for nine yards, one reception for seven yards and six kickoff returns for 151 yards (25.2 avg.). His name is pronounced uh-meer ab-dool-uh.
Hilton, 5-9, 184 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on September 23, 2025. He has played in 124 career games (57 starts) in his time with the Colts (2025), Miami Dolphins (2025), Cincinnati Bengals (2021-24), Pittsburgh Steelers (2016-20), New England Patriots (2016) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2016). Hilton has totaled 509 tackles (388 solo), 67.0 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, 56 passes defensed, 13 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and 14 special teams stops. He has appeared in nine postseason contests (four starts) and has registered 30 tackles (22 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, six passes defensed, one interception and two special teams stops.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
HOOSIER HEART ON FULL DISPLAY
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On just under 24 hours rest, the Indiana volleyball team (13-1, 4-0 B1G) worked in an impressive fourth-set comeback to complete one of the best road trips in program history. The Hoosiers pulled away late from No. 24 UCLA with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-21) win at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday (Oct. 4) evening.
It took an impressive effort from IU’s three pins to pick up a second-straight ranked victory. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles racked up 18 kills while senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum provided 17 kills at a .375 hitting clip. On the night, the Hoosiers outhit UCLA .262-.254 across the four sets.
The Hoosiers went down 9-2 in the fourth set and seemed to be losing momentum in its eighth set in two days. Freshman defensive specialist Avery Freeman had an 8-0 run from the service line late in the frame to hand IU a four-point lead. UCLA tried to close late but a massive block from sophomore middle blocker Ella Boersema and a kill from freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager helped close out the victory.
IU’s monster block came alive when Boersema was inserted into the match in the third set. She came into the match and had a game-high six blocks. The Hoosiers racked up 13 rejections in total. Tatum had four stuffs to pair with her 17 kills and five digs. Jager (11 kills, 10 digs) and freshman setter Teodora Kričković (44 assists, 10 digs) each had a double-double against the Bruins.
History was made by the IU program on Saturday night in Los Angeles. For the first time in school history, IU has won back-to-back regular season games against ranked opponents. The win over UCLA was the ninth ranked win away from home in program history. Head coach Steve Aird has led IU to more top-25 wins away from home (5) than any other volleyball coach at IU.
How it Happened
• To finish off the Bruins, IU needed gutsy efforts from its whole team late in sets. After conceding a five-point lead in set three, the Hoosiers closed on a 3-0 run to win the frame. IU immediately trailed 9-2 in set four but orchestrated a 23-12 run to finish off the victory.
• Service pressure and a big block made all the difference. IU had an advantage in aces (5-2) and blocks (13-5) on Saturday evening. As well, the Hoosiers finished with more kills (57-56) and a higher hitting percentage (.262-.254).
Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
18 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks
#13 Tatum, Avry
17 kills, .375 hitting percentage, 5 digs, 4 blocks
#10 Kričković, Teodora
44 assists, 10 digs, 3 blocks, 2 aces
Notes to Know
• The win over No. 24 UCLA was the ninth top-25 road victory in program history. Two of those come in back-to-back contests after beating No. 17 USC on Friday evening in Los Angeles. Since 2022, the Hoosiers have won five top-25 matches under head coach Steve Aird.
• For the first time in program history, IU has won back-to-back regular season matches over top-25 teams. In the first four games of conference play, the Hoosiers have won three games against west coast programs. IU has also won back-to-back games over UCLA (2024 – W, 3-0 + 2025 – W, 3-1).
• Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum recorded 17 kills in the win over her home state school – UCLA. It’s the 11th match this year that she’s hit at least .350. In 10 of those games, she had a double-digit kill effort as well. The veteran hitter is closing in on a massive milestone. She’s now just 35 kills away from 1,000 for her career.
• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had one of her finest matches of the season on Saturday evening. She recorded 18 kills on a .313 hitting percentage. Following the weekend, Alonso-Corcelles moved into the top-15 in program history in career kills (1,160).
• Sophomore middle blocker Ella Boersema came off the bench and racked up six blocks. On the night, the Hoosiers picked up 13 total stuffs. It’s the seventh time this season that the team has recorded at least 10 blocks in a contest.
• The Hoosiers continue to add to what has been a special beginning to the season. For the first time in 40 years (1985), IU is off to a 4-0 start in Big Ten play. It is one of just three undefeated teams in conference play and one of two (Nebraska) at 4-0 through the first two weeks of league play.
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
SWEEP AT #17 USC
LOS ANGELES – The No. 13 Purdue volleyball squad picked up their second top-25 win in two days as Purdue took down #17 USC on its home court, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-21). Putting on a defensive clinic, Purdue out-blocked USC 11-5 and out-dug the team, 48-35, which included 20 digs in Set 2 alone.
With the win, the Boilermakers improve to 12-2 (3-1 Big Ten) while the Trojans drop to 10-4 (1-3 Big Ten).
Up next, Purdue will continue its road stretch, heading to Columbus for another midweek matchup. The Boilermakers will take on Ohio State on Thursday and will air on FS1. The match will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
Boiler Notes
Over the last five seasons (Spring 2021-present), the program has earned 25 wins vs. ranked opponents.
Purdue improves to 4-1 record against ranked opponents this season, already tying last season’s win total.
The Boilers led the Women of Troy in virtually every category in the first set, including 3-1 in blocks and 13-10 in digs.
Purdue improves to 4-1 vs. ranked opponents this season,
It was Purdue’s second-ever appearance at USC and the win was the first for the program away in the series history.
Three Boilermakers reached double-digit kills, with Kenna Wollard (16 kills, .263%), Grace Heaney (12 kills, one error, .379 attack %) and Akasha Anderson (10 kills, .333%) reaching the benchmark.
Defensively, Ryan McAleer led the back row with 17 digs followed by Julia Kane with 10.
Taylor Anderson totaled 32 assists, an errorless five kills on a .625 attack % and four digs.
Middle Dior Charles led the blocking effort with four blocks.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
BOILERS FALL TO #22 ILLINOIS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Football fell 43-27 to No. 22 Illinois on Saturday afternoon in Ross-Ade Stadium.
The Boilermakers (2-3, 0-2 B1G) struck first with a 10-play, 62-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown rush by quarterback Ryan Browne. However, the Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1 B1G) responded with 24 unanswered points to pull ahead for good, retaining the Cannon Trophy.
The Purdue offense racked up 453 total yards thanks to another 300-yard game by Browne to go along with 151 yards on the ground.
Browne completed 30-of-50 passes for 302 yards and one touchdown in addition to his rushing touchdown on six carries for 22 yards.
Near the end of the first half, Browne found sophomore receiver Corey Smith wide open down the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown. A transfer from Tulsa, Smith hauled in his first touchdown as a Boilermaker and third of his young career.
Antonio Harris broke free midway through the third quarter with a career-long 41-yard run, scoring his first collegiate touchdown to bring the Boilers within nine. He led Purdue with 69 yards on four carries. Devin Mockobee also had an efficient day with 11 attempts for 58 yards and a touchdown, averaging 5.3 yards per carry. His 23rd career touchdown came on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Michael Jackson III set a new personal best of his own, logging 14 receptions for 94 yards to lead the aerial attack. The fifth-year receiver and first-year Boilermaker has already surpassed his most productive season with USC in 2022; he has 302 receiving yards through the first five games of 2025.
Charles Correa and Mani Powell had their most impactful games yet, pacing the defense with 15 and 14 tackles respectively. Correa is the first Boilermaker since at least 1995 to record 10 or more tackles in four of the first five games and the 14th Big Ten player to do so in that span. He has 49 tackles through his first five Purdue games
With four double-digit tackle efforts so far this year, Correa is already tied for seventh-most in a season at Purdue since 1995.
Purdue totaled two sacks on the day, one from CJ Nunnally IV and another split by Demeco Kennedy and Ryan Turner.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers head to the Twin Cities next Saturday for a night game at Minnesota. The 7:30 p.m. ET game at Huntington Bank Stadium will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
IRISH RUN AWAY FROM BOISE STATE, 28-7
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame football team (3-2) rolled off 22 consecutive points to earn a 28-7 over Boise State (3-2) on a very warm and sunny early-fall day in Notre Dame Stadium.
The Fighting Irish run game keyed the victory with Jeremiyah Love pacing the way with 103 yards and a four-yard scoring run while Jadarian Price added 83 yards on eight carries and a 49-yard touchdown.
The game featured an uneven flow as the teams were whistled for a combined 24 penalties. The Irish defense persevered through the challenges, however, recording four sacks and holding the Broncos without points over the game’s final 35 minutes. Over those final 35 minutes the Irish defense intercepted four passes and recorded a fourth-down stop.
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa led the Irish with eight tackles, 0.5 sacks and a key pass break up one of Notre Dame’s fourth-down stops. Leonard Moore, back in the Notre Dame lineup after missing the past two games with an injury, intercepted two of the four passes by the defense. Luke Talich and Tae Johnson notched the other interceptions.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame quickly marched down the field on its first possession with 24 combined passing yards to Jordan Faison and Will Pauling. Jeremiyah Love battled to the one-yard line on second down but starting right tackle Aamil Wagner was injured on the play. On the next play after the injury break Notre Dame shifted to a direct snap to Love. The Irish were called for a false start, however, and it ended up at third and goal from the five-yard line.
CJ Carr found Eli Raridon in the right flat where he was pushed out of bounds at the one-yard line. The Irish decided to go for it and went back to the direct snap to Love which was stopped for a loss of one and a turnover on downs.
Boise State’s first possession turned into a penalty fest. The Broncos were called for holding and an illegal snap, while the Irish were whistled for defensive holding and encroachment. In the end, solid defense on a third down pass by DeVonta Smith provided the Irish with the ball back after a 50-yard punt at their own 36.
Love burst through the middle for 36 yards on the second play of the drive and gained seven yards on second and 10. He was shaken up on the play and left the game, replaced by Jadarian Price who rushed for four yards on the third down conversion. The next play, Carr watched Pauling beat his one-on-one defender off the line and placed a pass perfectly on his outside shoulder for a 19-yard touchdown pass. BSU blocked the PAT attempt and the Irish lead was 6-0.
A third-down sack from Drayk Bowen ended Boise State’s next drive and a Faison 23-yard return looked to get the Irish in good position, but negative plays and penalties led to James Rendell’s first punt in over two games.
The Irish defense stopped the Broncos quickly and again, Notre Dame looked to have momentum when Carr faked a pass and ran for 28 yards. The drive stalled, however and on fourth and eight Carr adjusted his protection perfectly and had Pauling wide open in the end zone. The pass was wide and incomplete. The Notre Dame offense, which at this point in the game owned a 150-yard advantage on the stat sheet, had earned just a 6-0 lead.
The Broncos took advantage of the situation and drove down the field to take a 7-6 lead. The Irish had Boise State in jeopardy at third and 10 at midfield, but the Broncos converted, then hit a 28-yard pass that ended with a late hit out of bounds. The visiting team was suddenly at the Irish 10-yard line.
Notre Dame held on the first two plays inside the five. On third down, Boise executed a perfect fake run naked bootleg by the quarterback for an easy touchdown.
The lead did not last long. Notre Dame quickly scored through the hands of Malachi Fields, Carr and the legs of Love.
Fields picked up 22 yards on a catch and run on the first play. Love then ran for 14, caught an 11-yard pass and tacked on another five-yard rush. Carr then threw a frozen rope to Fields for a first down at the Boise State 16-yard line.
Love battled through several tackles to get eight yards. Carr looked to Pauling on a slant which drew a defensive holding call and placed the ball at the four-yard line. Love strolled into the end zone untouched one play later with a solid turnout block by center Ashton Craig.
The Irish then decided to get their blocked PAT point back and converted a two-point conversion when Carr rolled right and found Pauling wide open in the end zone.
Boise State would not go quietly in the first half. Aided by a roughing the passer penalty, the Broncos moved into Notre Dame territory before Tae Johnson intercepted an overthrown pass to end the scoring threat and the first 30 minutes.
Yet another penalty aided Notre Dame’s defensive stop to start the second half. Boise State looked like they moved deep into Irish territory but an illegal blind side block set the Broncos back toward midfield. Jaylen Sneed then sacked the quarterback on second down and Bryce Young provided pressure to force an errant pass and Boise was forced to punt. Notre Dame took over on its own 21-yard line after a short 20-yard boot.
The game action called for a methodical scoring drive for the Irish and that is exactly what they delivered. Faison caught a slant pass on third and five and fought back to the outside for eight yards. The Irish quickly snapped on the next play and Faison earned 11 more yards which was followed by a 14-yard run by Price and yet another first down catch by Faison.
Carr then looked to the right pylon for Fields, who was tackled by the defender to draw a flag and made a spectacular juggling catch. Unfortunately, right before Field was able to secure the ball his leg touched out of bounds. The defensive pass interference was assessed, the ball placed at the four yard line and Carr went right back to Fields for a six-yard touchdown on the fade pattern.
Boise State picked up a couple first downs on their next drive before Leonard Moore stepped in front of a receiver coming across the field to record Notre Dame’s second interception of the game.
Notre Dame’s next drive was doomed by back-to-back penalties including a holding call and a dubious offensive pass interference flag. Saddled with second and 37 the Irish would eventually punt it back to Boise State.
The Broncos drive was practically a carbon copy of Notre Dame’s penalty-ridden drive. BSU was called for an offensive pass interference call then a false start to bring up 1st and 30. Notre Dame intercepted a pass on the drive but it was negated by another questionable call, this time on a quarterback pressure that was called roughing the passer. The penalty gave the Broncos a first down.
The Irish defense refused to relent. Boise State moved just over midfield but was faced with fourth and two. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa broke up a pass across the middle to end the Bronco scoring threat.
Searching for an insurance score Notre Dame received one by Jadarian Price. On the second play from scrimmage, Price burst through the middle, cut to his left and broke four tackles on his way to the end zone for a 49-yard score.
Notre Dame’s offense was unable to run out the clock but Moore closed the door with his second interception of the game – and fourth by the Irish – to put Notre Dame in victory formation at the end of the game.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
ANDREW’S THIRD RUSHING TOUCHDOWN GIVES BULLDOGS OVERTIME WIN AT ST. THOMAS
Three Reagan Andrew rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, gave the Bulldogs a 21-14 road win at St. Thomas Saturday afternoon.
In the overtime session, Butler got the ball first and Andrew scored from one-yard out to give Butler the 21-14 advantage, one play after St. Thomas was called off-side following a fumble recovery they ran back for a score that would have ended the game. Butler’s defense then overcame an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and flag for a face mask to turn the Tommies away on four straight snaps beginning First-And-Goal from the 3.
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in Pioneer Football League play. St. Thomas is 2-3 (0-2 PFL).
LINES OF SCRIMMAGE:
In addition to his 68 yards rushing, Andrew completed 16 of his 21 attempts for 141 yards.
Butler converted seven of 11 third-down conversions Saturday.
The Bulldogs had the ball for 32:34 of the contest after entering the game averaging 33:26 of possession per game so far this season, which ranked seventh in FCS entering the weekend.
Steven Stephany, who had two interceptions in last season’s home win over St. Thomas, also had a pick Saturday.
Will Mason also had an interception for the Bulldogs. He had a team-best 10 tackles.
St. Thomas quarterback Andy Peters passed for 193 yards. He had one touchdown through the air and one on the ground.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to the Sellick Bowl to host Presbyterian Saturday, Oct. 11; that contest is part of Family Weekend on the Butler campus. Presbyterian, which has a bye this weekend, is 5-0 and currently ranked in both FCS national polls (at No. 23 and No. 24, respectively).
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
BUTLER FALLS TO GEORGETOWN IN FOUR SETS
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Butler Bulldogs 3-1 on Saturday evening in the nation’s capital. With the loss, the Bulldogs dropped to 7-10 overall and 0-4 in BIG EAST play.
Bulldog Bites
Elise Ward led the Dawgs in kills tonight (15).
Kaylee Finnegan quarterbacked the Butler offense, she finished the match with 30 assists.
Lauren Evans led the Dawgs in digs with 8.
Zoe McDonald scored 10 kills tonight
Set 1 Georgetown (25-20)
The Dawgs and Hoyas began the match trading points back and forth. Multiple kills for Zoe McDonald as well as kills from Elise Ward and Alaleh Tolliver helped Butler tie the set at 16 apiece. Georgetown was able to hold off a Butler run and scored five straight points to win the set.
Set 2 Butler (25-19)
A block by Zoe McDonald followed by a kill from Kaylee Finnegan helped Butler open the set strong. The teams were tied at 10 before Elise Ward delivered three service aces in a four-point stretch. Two more kills later in the set from Ward helped Butler maintain its lead. A kill by McDonald sealed the Set 2 win for the Bulldogs.
Set 3 Georgetown (25-19)
Kills from Kaylee Finnegan and Sawyer Jones early in Set 3 gave Butler a three-point lead. Georgetown responded with a run and built an 18-12 advantage. The Bulldogs didn’t go away quietly, a kill and service ace from Alaleh Tolliver made the set 3 margin six.
Set 4 Georgetown (25-17)
Set 4 belonged to Georgetown. The Hoyas built a 10-6 lead before Carly Slusser and Zoe McDonald recorded kills, helping Butler score five of the next six points to tie the set at 11. Georgetown regained the lead and maintained it for the remainder of the set. The Hoyas won Set 4, 25-17, and took the match 3-1.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to Hinkle Fieldhouse next weekend. They will face Providence on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., and UConn on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m.
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IU INDY SWIMMING
SWIM AND DIVE COMPLETE STRONG SHOWING AT IU INDY INVITE
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy swim and dive team nearly swept the competition at the IU Indy Invite on Saturday afternoon. The men’s team defeated Xavier, St. Louis and Bellarmine while the women’s team took down Bellarmine, St. Louis, Xavier and Butler while falling to Bowling Green.
On the men’s side, the Jags totaled 14 first-place finishes with Grayson Tidwell, Nathan Rariden, Logan Kelly, Sebastian Otero, Hugo Arteaga all earned two top finishes each.
Rariden earned wins in the 200 free (1:42.24) and the 500 free (4:41.28). Luke Parsons finished shortly behind Rariden in the 500 while Youssef Magdy took third and Michael Esdon earned fourth. Tidwell took first-place finishes in the 50 back (23.17) and the 100 back (50.93).
Kelly also earned two wins, touching first in the 50 breast (25.20) and the 100 breast (54.65). Arteaga took first in two events with wins in the 100 fly (49.69) and the 50 fly (22.01). Freshman Noah Van Zuidam took second in the 100 fly while Isaac Wilson took third. Zach Drotar earned the win in the 200 IM (1:53.05) while Magdy took first in the 1000 free (9:23.31).
The Jags also earned two relay wins. Tidwell, Kelly, Arteaga and Rariden earned the win in the 400 medley relay with a total time of 3:19.74 while Keaton Barwick, David Niemiec, Arteaga and Shane Tebeest took the win in the 200 free relay (1:23.37).
On the women’s side, the Jags took three first-place finishes. Chloe Yerkes took first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.07 while Luca McGee took second in the 50 free (24.20).
On the diving boards, Sebastian Otero swept the men’s competition with a score of 341.90 in the 1-meter and 338.80 in the 3-meter. Alaina Heyde took both wins for the women’s team with a score of 276.90 in the 3-meter and the 259.10 in the 1-meter.
The Jags will next travel to West Lafayette for the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiates hosted by Purdue on Saturday, October 11.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP OF MILWAUKEE, 3-0
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis volleyball team put on an offensive show against Milwaukee on Saturday (Oct. 4), hitting .318 on the day in cruising to a 3-0 win (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) over the Panthers inside a pink clad Jungle. The Jaguars wore pink in support of the Karen Wellington Foundation, while also distributing pink towels to fans in attendance. The crowd was treated to an offensive barrage from the outset on a day that the Jaguars extended their winning streak to three-in-a-row.
“I think we really got into a good rhythm,” head coach Andrew Kroger said. “Our offense was putting a lot of pressure on what they were doing. We also settled in from the service line and that was a big point of emphasis for us. If we can get them uncomfortable by putting pressure on them, both serving and attacking and not giving them easy balls, it’s really tough to keep up your level of execution.
“We were able to challenge them and they’re a really good team. That really accumulated and led to a good result at the end.”
Freshman Jillian Tippmann led the Jaguars with 15 kills and Ninah Miranda delivered 12 kills while hitting .476. Senior Morgan Ostrowski finished with 10 kills and junior Grace Purichia had 45 assists and 14 digs. Freshman Laura Roeder had a team-high 15 digs from her libero spot.
The Jags (9-8, 3-2 HL) never trailed in the opening set, getting three straight points to push an 11 all tie into a 14-11 advantage. Senior Jordyn Pax contributed an ace ahead of a Purichia kill to prompt a Milwaukee timeout. The Panthers crept back within two at 17-15 before Elle Patterson responded with a kill. Later, back-to-back Tippmann kills pushed the lead out to five before the Jags finished off a 25-19 opening set victory.
Like the first set, the Jags never trailed in set two and built a 9-4 lead, sparked by an Ostrowski solo block and a Patterson kill. Things got tight at 13-10 before Miranda and Tippmann sandwiched kills around a Laura Roeder service ace to extend the lead to six. The lead grew to 21-13 when Chloe Macias and Patterson combined on a block on a heels of a Milwaukee service error. The Panthers made things interesting by getting it to 23-20 before a Tippmann kill ended the guests’ momentum and a Milwaukee (3-15, 3-2 HL) attack error ended the set.
The third set was nip-and-tuck early before the Jags rattled off four straight points with Purichia on the service line. The lead grew to 17-10 on back-to-back Milwaukee attack errors, giving the Jags more than enough cushion to ultimately claim a 25-21 final set victory. Fittingly, Tippmann put down the winner, capping another double-digit kill effort.
“It feels really awesome. This is a very good team in our conference and we’ve just been working in practice on focusing and starting off strong, so I feel like that’s something we really implemented today and yesterday and we were just focusing on the little things. Trying to make every play perfect and I feel like we really did that,” Purichia said of Saturday’s win.
Bella Lipski led Milwaukee with 12 kills, hitting .647 for the match, and Kara Erdmann had a team-high 13 digs.
The Jaguars will return to action for a two-game trip to RMU next weekend when they face the Colonials on Friday (Oct. 10) and Saturday (Oct. 11). Both matches are scheduled to air on ESPN+.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS BEST OHIO AT HOME TO OPEN MAC PLAY
MUNCIE, Ind. – Qian Magwood’s 43-yard reception at just under the one-minute mark in the fourth quarter awarded Ball State a 18-14 lead against Ohio. Redshirt freshman Donovan Hamilton’s grab on a successful two-point conversion sealed the victory for the Cardinals, opening Mid-American Conference play with a win over the defending conference champions, 20-14.
The Cardinals’ (2-3, 1-0 MAC) comeback began in the third quarter, limiting the Bobcats (3-3, 1-1 MAC) to a scoreless quarter on just 22 totals yards. Quarterback Kiael Kelly’s 13-yard rush into the endzone and a 22-yard field goal from Carson Holmer shrunk the deficit to four after giving up two scores to Ohio in the first half.
Defensive veteran Nathan Voorhis led the suffocating Ball State defense, capturing a career-high 3.5 sacks, along with eight tackles. His season total of 6.5 sacks has already eclipsed Ball State’s 2024 sack leader Riley Tolsma who recorded 5.5. The Ball State defense tallied six tackles for loss and three pass breakups on the afternoon. The defensive unit’s relentless pressure contributed to big plays down the stretch, including a safety in the fourth which brought the game to 14-12.
While Ohio’s offense led the charge in the contest’s first two quarters, securing two touchdowns on 262 yards, Ball State’s defense limited the Bobcats to just 95 yards in the second half of play.
Magwood recorded catches of 35 and 43 yards on his way to lead Ball State’s receiving unit, totaling 92 yards on four grabs. Nine different Ball State targets were found throughout the game.
On the ground, Kelly ran 96 yards on 21 attempts and broke through on multiple occasions to advance the Cardinals down the field.
The Cardinals out-rushed the Bobcats, and nearly out-passed them, while Kelly matched his career-high 17 completions, which he first recorded at Connecticut two weeks ago.
Ball State looks to continue its conference success when it travels to Western Michigan for action Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES RUSH FOR 322 YARDS IN MVFC OPENING LOSS AT NO. 10/11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Nick Osho broke loose for the first 200-yard rushing game of his collegiate career highlighting a 322-yard rushing attack for the Indiana State offense in the Sycamores’ 55-27 Missouri Valley Football loss to No. 10/11 Southern Illinois on Saturday night in Saluki Stadium.
Osho, who scored on 39-yard and 66-yard rushing touchdowns on the evening, totaled new career-highs in carries (28) and rushing yards (211), while adding his second consecutive multi-touchdown rushing effort to lead the Indiana State (2-3, 0-1 MVFC) offense. Keegan Patterson and Brock Riddle both added quarterback keeper touchdown runs on the game as all four Indiana State scores came on the ground.
Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-0 MVFC) jumped ahead 21-0 in the first quarter as DJ Williams targeted Jay Jones for a 20-yard touchdown pass, while Chandler Chapman added a 39-yard score on the first two SIU possessions. Williams took it himself on a one-yard touchdown plunge to give SIU the three-touchdown lead eight minutes into the game.
The Sycamores fought back on Patterson’s nine-yard rushing touchdown on an 11-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by a 20-yard Osho carry, while Patterson found Bryan Domino for an 18-yard reception near midfield. Osho added his first touchdown run late midway through the second quarter on a 39-yard run answering an 83-yard touchdown pass from SIU’s Williams to Vinson Davis III.
Southern Illinois went up 38-14 just before the halftime break on Williams’ second rushing touchdown of the game. Osho and Riddle added touchdowns for the Sycamores in the second half, but Indiana State was unable to mount a comeback in the Missouri Valley Football opener loss.
Angelo St. Louis added a career-high 10 carries for 54 yards, while Patterson finished with four carries for 27 yard and a score. Riddle added six carries for 21 yards and his first collegiate rushing touchdown for the offense. Zack Drawdy Jr. (four catches, 58 yards) and Domino (four catches, 34 yards) both posted new career-highs on the evening.
Nic Yatsko recorded the first double-digit tackling effort of his collegiate career with a team-high 10 stops, including 1.0 tackles-for-loss on the day. Kimal Clark added nine tackles, a forced fumble, and fumble recovery, while Alex Rose had eight tackles on the day. Kaden Gajewski added his first forced fumble of the season, while Shane Bennett added a fumble recovery defensively.
DJ Williams directed the SIU offense to 656 total offensive yards as the quarterback finished 19-of-31 for 226 yards and two touchdowns through the air, while adding five carries for 70 yards and a pair of scores on the ground.
Eddie Robinson led SIU’s rushing efforts with nine carries for 124 yards and a rushing touchdown, while Chapman finished with eight carries for 93 yards and two scores. Davis III was the receiving leader with seven catches for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Ben Fiegel and Shug Walker both finished with a game-high 12 tackles.
News & Notes
The Sycamores recorded a season-high 322 rushing yards, marking the most by the Indiana State offense since 2019 when the Sycamores recorded 325 rushing yards back on November 23, 2019, at Missouri State.
Osho’s 211 rushing yards marked a new career-high for the Sycamore running back and the first 200-yard rushing game most by an Indiana State player since Plez Lawrence rushed for 203 yards on September 30, 2023, at Murray State.
Osho’s back-to-back 100-yard rushing games after following up a 134-yard effort at Montana (Sept. 20) with his 211 yards on Saturday at SIU, marked the first Indiana State running back to post back-to-back 100-yard games since Justin Dinka finished with 156 against North Dakota State and 159 at Youngstown State in back-to-back games over October 8-15, 2022.
Osho’s back-to-back multi-touchdown rushing games marked the first by an Indiana State running back since Ja’Quan Keys recorded at least two rushing touchdowns in three consecutive games in 2018 coming against South Dakota State, Missouri State, and Southern Illinois over October 6-20, 2018.
Up Next
Indiana State returns home for their 2025 Homecoming Game on Saturday, October 11, as the Sycamores welcome South Dakota to Memorial Stadium. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Coyotes is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
SYCAMORE VOLLEYBALL FALLS AT EVANSVILLE, SPLITS WEEKEND ROAD TRIP
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball fell at Evansville on Saturday evening 3-1 (17-25, 16-25, 25-11, 20-25), falling back to an even 8-8 on the season and 2-2 in Missouri Valley play.
Kira Holland led the Sycamores with 16 kills, adding in nine digs and a pair of blocks. Hadley Hardersen finished with a double-double of 11 kills and 16 digs. Emily Weber recorded 29 assists, while Chloe Gilley led the defensive effort with 24 digs. Ella Scott joined Holland with two block assists.
Set 1 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 17
Evansville jumped out to an early 7-2 lead and never looked back. Later in the set, Indiana State closed the gap to three points with a pair of three-point runs, highlighted by kills from Kimora Whetstone and Hardersen, but Evansville closed the set on a 7-2 run to take the opening set.
Set 2 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 16
It was more of the same in the second same, but it took some time to get there. The Trees and Aces were tied three different times until eventually the game was at 10 apiece. Evansville took control of the set on a 12-3 run with seven kills in the stretch to lead 22-13. Indiana State scored only one point of their own, a kill by Holland, while the other two points came from service errors by UE. The Aces took the set 25-16.
Set 3 | Indiana State 25, Evansville 11
The third set seemed like a whole different match. The Sycamores took control from the start via a Hardersen service ace and never trailed in the set. The Trees jumped out to 10-4 lead, then to a 16-5 lead midway through the set; the run ended at 12-3 as Weber recorded a service run of 10 straight while Scott, Holland, and Hardersen all tallied at least a skill in the streak. Weber executed a setter dump to record the 24th point, then an attack error by UE gave Indiana State the set victory.
Evansville hit -.135 in the set as Indiana State forced 10 attack errors and notched six blocks.
Set 4 | Evansville 25, Indiana State
Indiana State looked to force a fifth set early on, holding a 7-3 lead after Holland scored four straight points for the Trees via kills. Evansville stiffened up and swing the momentum in their favor off a 13-6 scoring stretch, taking a 17-14 lead towards the end of the set. The set ended fairly evenly – both teams finishing rallies with kills but seemingly going hand-in-hand in both service and attack errors. A pair of kills couldn’t turn the tide for the Sycamores, and Evansville hung onto the five-point lead to win the set 25-20 and cap the evening with a 3-1 match victory.
The fourth set was the Sycamores’ best set in terms of hitting percentage, but Evansville topped the Trees in the set with their best set of the evening, swinging at a .405 clip.
News & Notes
The Sycamores finished with 79 total digs, the second-best effort of the season behind only the 91-dig match against Chattanooga on September 19. Both that match and the third-best match (71 digs on August 29) were five-setters.
Junior middle blocker Ella Scott surpassed 500 career kills. She also recorded a career-best eight digs.
Sophomore Chloe Gilley recorded a career-high 24 digs, breaking her previous best of 21.
Freshman Hadley Hardersen notched back-to-back double-doubles with 11 kills and 16 digs this evening. It marks her third-straight double-digit kill match and her sixth double-digit dig match.
Freshman Corinne Knapp made her collegiate debut in the fourth set.
Indiana State recorded 42 kills in a four-set match, the fewest number of kills since tallying 34 in the win over Merrimack (which was a three-set match) on September 6. It is the lowest this season in four-set matches.
The Sycamores committed 25 attack errors for the second-straight night. Indiana State also recorded 25 one day ago at Southern Illinois in a four-setter. Twenty five attack errors ties for the second most this season (27 twice, both on September 5 against SIUE and NIU.
Indiana State scored 49 total points (third lowest of the season, no matter the number of sets played).
Up Next
Indiana State will travel to Murray State on Friday, October 10 and Belmont on Saturday, October 11. Murray State’s match will begin at 7 p.m. ET, and at Belmont the match time is set for 6 p.m. ET.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
‘DONS BEAT THE BAY IN BECKY BARRETT BIRTHDAY BASH
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Becky Barrett had a career-high 27 digs, six assists, an ace and a kill on her birthday (Saturday, Oct. 4) to help Purdue Fort Wayne beat Green Bay 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 29-27, 25-16) on the Arnie Ball Court.
Barrett’s day was highlighted at the 13-11 mark in the fourth set, when she dug out a Phoenix attack and her dig clipped the net and trickled over for a kill. It was the second kill of her career.
While Barrett led the way defensively for the Mastodons, Riley Rosneck was a huge threat offensively. She finished with a career-high 25 kills on an efficient .333 hitting percentage. She had seven of her kills in the first and fourth sets each, six in the second and five in the third. Trinity Rye and Mya Plemons were good second and third options, finishing with 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Haiden Means dished out 48 assists and had 14 digs for a double-double.
There were 38 total ties and 22 lead changes in the four-set match.
Green Bay jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the first frame, but the Mastodons chipped away, eventually putting together a 10-2 run to lead 18-15. Green Bay answered with a run of its own to go up 21-19, but Rosneck started a 6-1 run to win the set.
Like the first set, Green Bay and the Mastodons traded significant runs, but the Phoenix had a 3-1 push at the end to even the match.
In the third, the familiar runs appeared again, with a 7-1 stretch by the ‘Dons being what got them to 20 first. From there though, Green Bay had a 6-1 run to go up 23-22. After that, both teams had at two set point chances, but the ‘Dons had a 3-0 run with a kill then ace from Means, and a kill from Plemons to win the set.
After an 11-10 lead for GB in the fourth, the home team had a 5-0 run to take a lead they never yielded. It was later supplemented by a 9-2 finishing run.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 3-13, 1-4 Horizon League while Green Bay fell to 4-12, 3-2. The Mastodons will head to Oakland next weekend (Oct. 10-11) for a pair of Horizon League contests.
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EVANSVILLE SWIMMING
UE COMPLETES SEASON OPENER IN ILLINOIS
O’FALLON, Ill. – Saturday marked the season opener for the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams as they competed against McKendree University. The Bearcats, one of the top programs at the Division II level, both finished inside the top 20 in the nation last season.
UE’s men fell by a final of 168.50-90.50 with the women dropping a 135-106 decision.
Chris Rector picked up a win for the men in the 200-IM. Posting a 2:00.85, he defeated teammate Joao Guiherme by close to five seconds. Rector was second in the 200-breaststroke (2:11.20) and added a third-place finish in the 100-breaststroke with his time of 1:044.14. The group of Michael Pruett, Alex Willis, Brendan Ulewicz, and Sammy McCall won the 400 free relay. They combined for a time of 3:11.62.
Willis took second place in the 50-free. Swimming a 21.76, he was 0.23 off the top time. He added a third place run in the 100-fly, finishing in 52.34. Ulewicz was fourth in the race. Pruett picked up a second-place finish in the 100-free race. He swam a 47.07.
Joseph Capo registered a pair of top three efforts. His 9:59.06 saw him take third in the 1000-free before a 4:52.40 in the 500-free gave him another finish of 3rd. With a 1:47.06, Michael Pruett came in third place in the 200-free event. Boris Tavrovsky added third-place runs in the 100-backstroke (54.25) and 200-backstroke (2:01.58) race.
Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody opened the day with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay. Their time of 1:47.26 was just over a second on top of second place. Making her debut with the Purple Aces, Moody continued her solid day with a victory in the 100-free. Her time of 52.50 was just 0.20 away from one of the top ten times in program history. She was the runner-up in the 50-free race, finishing in 24.38, just 0.01 off the winning time. Jadyn Dauphinais was third, finishing in 25.41.
Claire Mewbourne took the victory in the 200-IM. With a time of 2:12.27, she came in just under two seconds in front of her nearest competition. She posted runner-up finishes in the 100-breaststroke recording a time of 1:06.18 before adding another second in the 200-breaststroke (2:23.17).
Madina was the runner-up in a pair of backstroke events. With a 2:11.62 in the 200, she took second place while her 1:00.01 in the 100 gave her another second-place finish.
Taking third in the 1000-free race was Audrey Wandling. Her time checked in at 11:17.88. She followed that up with a second in the 500-free, posting a time of 5:30.67. Evelyn Chin posted a solid run in the 100-fly, taking second place by under a second registering a 58.10.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
ACES DOWN WESTERN MICHIGAN FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team moved to 2-0 in MVC play for the first time since 2016 on Saturday night, taking down Western Michigan by a score of 2-0. With the win, the Aces extend their unbeaten streak to six and their winning streak to three. The streak marks Evansville’s first unbeaten streak of six matches in the single season since 2009.
Evansville struck early for the second match in a row, with Tancredi Fadda (Monza, Italy/University of Milan) finding the back of the net with a rocket in the fourth minute for his second goal of the season. The goal came off assists from Nacho Diaz-Caneja (Coruña, Spain/Oregon State) and Andres Escudero (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro).
Fadda was active throughout the remainder of the first half, tallying two more shots, but the score remained 1-0 going into halftime.
The Purple Aces struck again shortly after the halftime intermission, when Nate Roberts (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS) earned a penalty by drawing a foul in the box in the 50th minute. Martin Wurschmidt (Stavern, Norway/Thor Heyerdahl VGS) stepped to the spot and buried a shot past a diving Broncos keeper to make it 2-0. The penalty goal was Wurschmidt’s second of the season.
From there, the Evansville defense held strong to post their fourth shutout of the season. Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) made five saves in the final 20 minutes of action to tie his season-high and record his third shutout in a row. Over the last five matches, Mroz has allowed just one goal.
“Obviously, getting an early goal really helps,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver. “It allowed us to settle into the game a little bit. I don’t remember the last time that we were 2-0 in conference, so that puts us in a really good position to achieve the goal of making the MVC Tournament. That’s the way we are going to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, we have to do that first. To have six points after two games is massive for us.”
“Nothing is done for this season, we need to keep going.”
With the win, Evansville moves to 4-2-5 overall and 2-0 in MVC play, marking the first time the Aces have opened conference play with shutouts of 2-0 or better. Evansville currently sits in first place in the MVC standings as the only team with two wins. UE returns to action on Tuesday for a non-conference match-up at Northwestern. Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
USI VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS SERIES WITH EIU
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball sweeps its first Ohio Valley Conference home series against Eastern Illinois University to move to 2-2 in conference play.
Set 1: USI 25, EIU 19
The Screaming Eagles continued the streak from the first game to take the first set of game two in the series. As a team, USI hit a .412 hitting percentage with 16 kills on just two errors. Freshman setter Aysa Thomas led a balanced offense, so four different Eagles landed at least three kills, led by Leah Coleman, who had four.
Set 2: USI 27, EIU 25
USI maintained the lead for most of the set, but the Panthers came back at the 23rd point, forcing the Eagles to battle back and forth to close out the win. Junior Ashby Willis tallied five kills to lead the court in the second set. Freshman Carley Wright doubled her kill total with another three. Sophomore Kerigan Fehr recorded her best set, picking up six digs to help keep the Panthers to their worst hitting percentage of the game.
Set 3: USI 25, EIU 21
In a rocky start, the Panthers forced as much as a five-point lead before serving runs from senior Keira Moore and Willis allowed the Eagles to retake control of the game. Thomas added three kills on her own, while dishing out 11 assists to get three Eagles to at least three kills. Sophomore libero Audrey Small led the back court with 10 digs in the final set.
For the game, Thomas tallied 31 assists, 10 digs, five kills, and two blocks to mark a double-double and a career-high in kills. Willis recorded 11 kills, 12 digs, and two solo blocks to mark her sixth double-double of 2025. Coleman tied with Willis to lead the team with 11 kills.
This series marks the first time a USI team has not dropped a set to an OVC opponent in a two-game series.
Next up, the Screaming Eagles hit the road for an OVC series with Southeast Missouri State University on October 9th and 10th in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL PREVAILS IN FIVE SETS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT
Going the distance for the second straight night, the Valpo volleyball team again came together with a strong fifth set and completed its sweep of the central Illinois road trip with a 3-2 (25-22, 14-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-8) win at Bradley Saturday evening.
The Beacons completed their third consecutive sweep of the Illinois State/Bradley swing, but had to work for it, with both matches going the full five sets. It also marks the fifth time in Valpo’s last six meetings with Bradley the match has gone five sets, with Valpo emerging victorious in all five cases.
A full recap of Saturday’s match will be available later. Valpo (12-5, 3-1 MVC) continues conference play and its current road swing Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at UIC.
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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER FALLS AT HOME TO UNI SATURDAY
The Valpo soccer team struck first against visiting UNI on Saturday evening at Brown Field, as Molly O’Rear (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) found the back of the net in the 20th minute, but the Panthers struck for the equalizer late in the first half and then the eventual match-winner in the 73rd minute to emerge 2-1 victors.
How It Happened
O’Rear put the Beacons on top Saturday inside of 20 minutes. Positioned just outside the top of the box in the center of the park, the senior took a pass from the left flank from Tatum Coleman (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern), turned and fired a left-footed shot inside the right post. UNI goalkeeper Thordis Melsted got hands to the effort, but was unable to keep it out as Valpo took the 1-0 lead.
A defensive miscue gave UNI’s Haylee Braun a 1-v-1 effort with Valpo goalkeeper Kate Sheridan (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) in the 37th minute, and Braun was able to convert to level the match at 1-1, where it stayed at halftime.
Braun was on the spot for the match-winner in the 73rd minute, making a back-post run and knocking home a pass from Kylie Knief for the decisive goal.
Inside the Match
O’Rear’s goal was her fourth of the year, matching her total from her freshman season. It was the 15th goal involvement of the senior’s career (8g, 7a).
Coleman’s assist ties her for team-high honors this year, as it was her third helper.
UNI held an 11-10 advantage in shots and put seven of its efforts on goal to Valpo’s four. Sheridan made five saves in net for the Beacons.
Next Up
Valpo (3-6-3, 0-2-2 MVC) goes back on the road for its next two fixtures, starting next Sunday afternoon, Oct. 12, at noon CT at Indiana State.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
LENDINO’S BIG FIRST HALF A HIGHLIGHT IN ROAD LOSS TO DEFENDING PFL CHAMPION DRAKE
The Valparaiso University football program incurred a 41-0 defeat on Saturday, starting the Pioneer Football League portion of the season against two-time defending conference champion Drake. Redshirt sophomore defensive back Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) was a major bright spot for the Beacons, racking up a team-high 12 tackles plus an interception.
How It Happened
The Valpo defense started the game by forcing a three-and-out, and then a short Drake punt set up the Beacons with favorable field position as they started their opening drive at the 40-yard line of the Bulldogs.
A 10-yard completion to Micah Mackay (Zionsville, Ind. / Lutheran) had Valpo knocking on the door of the red zone, but an interception brought the drive to a halt.
The Bulldogs went 70 yards on seven plays on the drive that followed the pick, culminating with a 34-yard field goal by Harry Balke to start the scoring. A key pass breakup from Connor Cervantes (Griffith, Ind. / Griffith) on 3rd-and-3 from the Valpo 16 helped keep the Bulldogs out of the end zone.
Defense ruled the day for the remainder of the first quarter. After the field goal, Drake had two more first-quarter drives, and both resulted in punts, the last one after a three-and-out from the Valpo D. Lendino accrued six tackles in the first quarter alone.
The Valpo defense started the second quarter with its back against the wall after a blocked punt. The Bulldogs took advantage of the short field, scoring on a 2-yard TD run by Woodson to make it 10-0 with 10:39 on the second-quarter clock.
It stayed 10-0 until Balke made his second field goal, this one from 38, to build the Drake lead to 13-0 at the 1:39 mark of the second quarter.
Lendino capped his stellar first half by making an interception at midfield with eight seconds on the clock, snuffing out Drake’s effort to add more before the half. The Beacons took over, but after a sack they elected to head into the locker room to regroup with the deficit at 13. Lendino had 11 tackles including eight solos and a pick in the first half.
Drake added on when Jacob Auen scored on a nine-yard pick six early in the third quarter to make it 20-0.
Drake’s Nick Herman found paydirt on a one-yard touchdown plunge with 3:36 left in the third to extend the lead to 27-0. Herman added a 27-yard TD dash late in the third quarter, then Foley had a 25-yard grab from Inagawa for another score to make it 41-0 with 3:32 left in the fourth, which stood as the final.
Inside the Game
Lendino’s 12 tackles marked a career high, eclipsing his previous mark of 10 on Sept. 28, 2024 at Morehead State.
Lendino’s interception was his second of the season and the fourth of his collegiate career.
Redshirt junior Devin Yeats (Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire) had a team-high four catches for 34 yards.
Freshman Micah Markley (West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West) turned in six tackles, as did junior Mark Johnson (Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb).
The pressure applied by Drake’s defensive front was a big factor as the Beacons were sacked seven times and threw three interceptions.
Drake improved to 19-1 in its last 20 PFL games.
Valpo was shut out for the first time since Nov. 19, 2022, also against Drake, that one a 24-0 defeat.
Up Next
Valpo (1-4, 0-1 PFL) will host Dayton at 1 p.m. at Brown Field on Saturday. For ticket information, visit tickets.valpoathletics.com.
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UINDY FOOTBALL
HOUNDS OVERWHELM CARDINALS, 63-17
INDIANAPOLIS – The 19th-ranked UIndy football team rolled to a 63-17 win over William Jewell Saturday night at Key Stadium. Senior quarterback Gavin Sukup delivered a special performance—even to his standards. The two-time reigning GLVC Player of the Year racked up 379 total yards and six touchdown passes in the one-sided win.
The Greyhounds scored early and often Saturday, jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first seven minutes on the way to a 42-point first half. By the time the dust settled, UIndy lit up the scoreboard for 63 points, its highest total since it hung 70 points on Quincy in October of 2021.
Individually, Sukup put up some historic numbers in front of the Key Stadium faithful. He matched the school record for touchdown passes in a game (6), became just the third UIndy quarterback in recorded history with 100-plus rushing yards in a game (105), and also joined a club of only four Greyhounds all-time with 7,000 career passing yards.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Five Greyhounds touchdowns came from at least 19 yards out, including a 35-yard TD catch by Taylor Clark in the first quarter—his first career score.
– Jusesters Fataki had a standout game out of the backfield, amassing a game-high 132 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the evening.
He has compiled more than 300 rushing yards in the last two games combined.
– Ten Greyhounds had at least one reception, with Colton Wilkie corralling five balls and Alonzo Derrick generating 61 receiving yards and two TDs.
– Freshman safety Nashon Johnson earned his first career interception.
– Linebacker Jalen Wilson topped the team with nine tackles. He was also one of seven Hounds credited with a tackle for a loss.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds are back on the road next week. They’ll head to Rolla, Mo., to battle the Miners of Missouri S&T on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Swim/Dive Sweeps Quad Meet Competition
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MARIAN FOOTBALL
NO. 14 KNIGHTS DOMINATE ROAD VICTORY AT MADONNA
Livonia, Mich. – After a deadlock score of 7-7 in the first quarter, the 14th-ranked Marian football team flexed their muscle and scored on nine consecutive drives in a runaway 58-7 victory against Madonna on Saturday afternoon. Marian’s road victory improves the team’s record to 4-1 overall on the season.
The Knights got off to a slow start, going three and out on their first series of the game before fumbling away their second possession of the game. The defense picked up the offense and forced two quick punts, and on the third drive, Marian got it rolling as Tristan Polk capped a 96-yard scoring drive with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Coverstone.
Madonna would immediately answer and put Marian in a bind as Kwame Miller squirted through the line on the next play from scrimmage, rushing 70 yards for a touchdown.
The score snapped Marian into a new groove, as the Knights found a new gear and generated five consecutive scoring drives to end the first half. Keagan La Belle finished off the first of three first-half touchdowns with a 10-yard rush near the end of the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Hunter Newman plowed in from six yards out for his second score of the season to make it a 20-7 lead.
Marian’s final three scores of the half came within the final four minutes of the half, with the first coming on a 29-yard field goal from Kenny Curry. The defense got the ball back with under two minutes to play, and the offense executed a two-minute drill that saw La Belle haul a 12-yard touchdown pass from Polk. A Cade Houseman interception on the next play of scrimmage put the Marian offense immediately back on the field. The Knights capped the 33-yard drive with La Belle’s third touchdown of the half, finishing a 30-point run to end the half with the lead surging to 37-7.
The second half started much as the first ended, with the defense forcing a punt as the unit led by Clay Emmrich halted the Crusader attack. Another scoring drive followed for Marian to extend their run, as Polk tossed his third touchdown of the game to Jake Reichard.
Reichard’s score came with 7:21 to play in the third quarter, and he logged his 100th career reception, becoming the 10th player at Marian to record 100 catches. Reichard’s score also moved him into 10th all-time in career receiving touchdowns at Marian.
Marian’s reserves came on and capped nine consecutive scoring drives with two fourth quarter touchdowns, under the direction of quarterback Ben Schoster. Uriah Buchanan scored the first of two fourth quarter touchdowns on a five-yard scamper, while with 6:21 remaining, the backup quarterback connected with Zarik Chmielewski on a 34-yard touchdown, finalizing the scoring in the 58-7 final score.
The Knights owned nearly every aspect of the final box score, out-gaining the Crusaders 543-159. Marian threw for 304 yards as a team, while running for another 239 yards.
Polk finished the game with 253 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Schoster threw for 51 yards and one score. Alijah Price led the running backs with 12 carries for 81 yards, while La Belle had 11 carries for 70 and two touchdowns. The senior back had over 100 all-purpose yards, catching another three balls for 44 yards and a touchdown. Jameson Coverstone had a team-high 79 receiving yards, and Reichard had 33 yards and one touchdown on four catches.
Defensively, Reis Walker led the team in tackles with four, while Zion Woods was one of several Knights with three total stops. Houseman and Downey each had interceptions in the win, and Tylen Cunningham and Logan Carrington each had one sack.
Marian will finish their non-conference play next weekend, traveling to (RV) Taylor for a 7:00 p.m. matchup with the Trojans.
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1888 At Swampoodle Grounds in Washington (DC), James Francis Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys becomes baseball’s first pitcher to record his 300th victory when he defeats the hometown Senators, 5-1.The 31-year-old ‘Pud,’ a workhorse who will win 20 games in ten of the 14 seasons he plays in the big leagues, will end his career with 361 victories.
1905 The Beaneaters suffer their 100th loss of the season when they drop the first game of a Washington Park doubleheader, 11-5, to the Superbas, a team that has already lost 103 games. It is the first occurrence in major league history that two teams with triple-digit losses have been opponents.
1906 Henry, Christy Matthew’s younger brother, sets a National League record when he issues 14 base-on-balls in the Giants’ 7-1 loss to the Braves. The 19-year-old’s defeat in the season finale at the Polo Grounds proves to be the only decision of his brief career.
1908 Defeating Detroit, 6-1, Ed Walsh wins his 40th game, establishing a White Sox single-season mark. ‘Big Ed,’ a right-hander from Meriden (CT), finishes his 14-year Hall of Fame tenure with a 195-126 record and sets the all-time career ERA mark with an earned run average of 1.82.
1912 During the Highlanders’ last game played at Hilltop Park, Homer Thompson appears in his first and final game in the majors. Although the New York backstop doesn’t come to bat, his debut is memorable when he catches his younger brother, Tommy, making the siblings the first brothers to form a battery in American League history.
1914 In the eighth, Robins reliever Pat Ragan throws an immaculate inning when he strikes out the first three batters he faces on nine pitches. Unfortunately, the right-handed will give up five runs in the next frame, taking the loss in the team’s 9-5 defeat to the Braves at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.
1918 Eddie Grant, a captain attached to the 307th Infantry in World War l, becomes the first major leaguer killed in action in service to his country. A shell hits the former Giants’ third baseman while leading a unit to rescue the Lost Battalion, a contingent of roughly 554 soldiers of the United States 77th Division isolated by the German forces after an American attack in the Argonne Forest.
1929 On the season’s next-to-last day, Reds reliever Rube Ehrhardt wins his first and only start, allowing five hits and issuing one walk when he blanks the first-place Cubs at Redland Field, 9-0. The shutout, which takes 75 minutes to complete, will be the 34-year-old right-hander’s final major league appearance.
1941 In the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and two strikes in Game 4 of the World Series, Tommy Henrich appears struck out, ending the game, but ‘Old Reliable’ reaches first base on Mickey Owen’s passed ball. The catcher’s blunder turns a sure 4-3 Brooklyn win into a heart-breaking 7-4 loss to the Yankees.
1942 At Yankee Stadium, the Cardinals stun the baseball world by beating the defending World Champions, 2-1, to capture the World Series in five games. Rookie right-hander Johnny Beazley (21-6) goes the distance, limiting the Bronx Bombers to seven hits to post his second complete-game victory of the Fall Classic.
1947 Al Gionfriddo, inserted in left field for defensive purposes, makes one of the most memorable catches in World Series history when he robs Joe DiMaggio of an extra-base hit with two men on base in the sixth inning. The outfielder’s heroics preserve an 8-5 Dodger victory in Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the 25-year-old’s last game in the major leagues.
1949 Dodger right-hander Don Newcombe, becoming the first black to start a World Series contest, allows only four hits in Game 1, including Tommy Henrich’s home run leading off the bottom of the ninth, giving the Yankees a 1-0 walk-off victory in the Bronx ballpark. ‘Old Reliable’s shot to right field, the first game-ending home run in the history of the Fall Classic, gives Allie Reynolds the complete-game win, and it is Casey Stengel’s first postseason victory
1951 Mickey Mantle’s season ends after severely injuring his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap in Game 2 of the World Series. Joe DiMaggio’s abrupt call for Willie Mays’ fly ball in center field in the Yankee Stadium contest leads many to believe that the last-minute decision contributed to the torn cartilage suffered by the 19-year-old rookie right fielder.
1953 In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6, the Yankees win their record fifth consecutive World Series when Billy Martin singles, scoring Hank Bauer to give New York a dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory over the Dodgers. The Bronx Bombers’ second baseman, named the Series MVP, bats .500 in the six contests, collecting a record-tying 12 hits to equal Babe Ruth’s mark, and compiles 23 total bases, the most in Fall Classic history.
1956 U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower indicates he doesn’t favor the Washington Senators shifting their franchise to another city and would like to see the District of Columbia get a new baseball stadium, a proposal the Congress has been working on for the past decade. According to Cal Griffith, who has acknowledged his willingness to stay in the nation’s capital if a new stadium plan is approved, other municipalities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Louisville, have made attractive offers to attract his team.
1957 In the first World Series game ever played in Milwaukee, native son Tony Kubek hits two home runs in the 12-3 rout of the hometown Braves, putting his Bronx Bombers ahead two games to one in the Fall classic. The Yankee shortstop becomes the second rookie to hit two round-trippers in a Fall Classic game, a feat first accomplished by Charlie Keller, who blasted a pair of homers in Game 3 in 1939.
1960 At Forbes Field, Roger Maris becomes the seventh major leaguer to homer in his first World Series at-bat. The right fielder’s first-inning round-tripper off Vernon Law gets the Yankees off to a good start, but the Pirates win Game 1 of the Fall Classic, 6-4.
1960 In Game 1 of the World Series, Bill Mazeroski’s two-run fifth-inning home run off Jim Coates proves to be the difference when the Pirates beat the Yankees at Forbes Field, 6-4. The victory marks Pittsburgh’s first Fall Classic win since 1925 when the Bucs became the World Champions by taking Game 7 from the Senators.
1963 In Game 4, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth’s record with his 15th World Series home run. In the seventh inning, the Yankees slugger turns around a Sandy Koufax fastball to tie the score, but the blast isn’t enough to stave off the Dodgers’ Fall Classic sweep of the Bronx Bombers.
1966 Reliever Moe Drabowsky ties a World Series record by striking out six consecutive batters in the Orioles’ 5-2 Game 1 victory at Dodger Stadium. Brooks and Frank Robinson hit back-to-back homers in the first inning.
1977 Glenn Burke greets Dusty Baker on the dugout steps to congratulate his Dodger teammate for hitting a grand slam against the Phillies in Game 2 of the 1977 NLCS. The greeting, consisting of the two players extending their right arms above their heads and slapping their hands to make a resounding clap, is considered the first ‘high five’ in baseball history.
1980 The Yankees break the American League regular-season attendance record when 35,879 fans watch the team beat the Tigers, 2-1, in the season finale, bringing the final total to 2,627,417. The 1948 Indians set the mark when 2,620,627 fans turned turnstiles to watch their Tribe capture the Junior Circuit’s pennant.
1980 Reaching first on a fielder’s choice in the top of the seventh in the 4-0 win over the Twins, Royals’ leadoff hitter Willie Wilson establishes a major league record for the most at-bats in a season with 705. The Kansas City outfielder will collect 230 hits and score 133 runs for the division-winning club.
1980 Brewers’ outfielder Ben Ogilvie becomes the first non-American-born player to lead the American League in home runs. On the last day of the season, the 31-year-old Panamanian goes deep off Oakland’s Rick Langford for his 41st homer, which ties Reggie Jackson for the most round-trippers in the Junior Circuit.
1980 In a duel between two 19-game winners on the last day of the season, Scott McGregor enters the 20-win circle for the first and only time when he bests Len Barker in the Orioles’ 7-1 victory over the Indians. The Cleveland right-hander, who gives up six runs in five innings to finish the campaign with a 19-12 record, will never again come close to being a 20-game winner.
1991 On the next-to-last day of the season, the fourth-place Mariners whitewash the White Sox, 10-0, for their 83rd win of the campaign. The Kingdome victory assures the team of their first winning season in the 14-year history of the franchise.
1991 Twenty-three-year-old right-hander Scott Erickson becomes a 20-game winner in his sophomore season when he hurls six scoreless innings in the Twins’ 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays at the Metrodome. The Prince of Darkness, a nickname for using a black glove and wearing dark socks on the days he pitches, compiles a 20–8 record and a 3.18 ERA for the eventual World Champs.
1993 Bob Watson replaces Bill Wood as the Astros’ general manager, making the former Houston player the first black GM in baseball history. Bill Lucas had performed similar duties for the Braves in the late 1970s but never officially held the title.
1999 Randy Johnson suffers his sixth consecutive loss in postseason play when the Mets beat the Diamondbacks, 8-4, in Game 1 of NLDS. Edgardo Alfonzo, who had gone deep earlier in the Bank One Ballpark contest, blasts an eventual game-winning grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, sealing the future Hall of Fame southpaw’s fate.
2000 In Game 2 of the NLDS, the Mets rebound from J.T. Snow’s pinch-hit three-run game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth, when Jay Payton’s tenth-inning base hit drives in the eventual winning run to beat the Giants, 5-4. After giving up the devastating blow, New York closer Armando Benitez gets credit for the Pacific Bell Park victory.
2001 Arizona’s Albie Lopez hurls a three-hit shutout to beat the Brewers at Miller Park, 5-0. The Diamondback victory clinches a tie for the NL West flag, and with the win, the 30-year-old right-hander avoids becoming the first 20-game loser since Brian Kingman accomplished the feat in 1980.
2001 The Seattle Mariners record their 115th victory when they beat Texas, 6-2, at Safeco Field, breaking the 1998 Yankee record for most wins in an American League season. The team will tie the 1906 Cubs for the major league record of 116 wins when they add their final victory tomorrow in the next-to-last contest of the campaign.
2001 In the longest nine-inning game in major league history, Barry Bonds breaks and then extends the mark for home runs in a season during the 4 hours and 27 minutes, 11-10 loss to the Dodgers at Pac Bell Park. The Giant outfielder connects off Dodger starter Chan Ho Park to break Mark McGwire’s 1998 record of 70 and then homers again in his next at-bat to extend his record to 72.
2001 The Braves maul the Marlins, 20-3, to clinch the National League East title and become the first team in professional sports to win ten consecutive division titles. The Boston Celtics (1957-65) and Los Angeles Lakers (1982-90) won nine in a row.
2001 On the last day of the season, 38-year-old Jamie Moyer (20-6) becomes the oldest first-time 20-game winner when the Mariners beat Texas at Safeco Field, 6-2. The Seattle southpaw will also compile a 21-7 record in 2003.
2002 The Angels win a playoff series for the first time in its 42-year-old history when they beat the Yankees, 9-5, to take the ALDS 3 games to 1. The postseason appearance is the first for the Halos since 1986 when, after being a strike away in Game 5 of the ALCS from advancing to the World Series, the team lost to the Red Sox in seven games.
2005 According to his uncle and a witness, Nomar Garciaparra, the former Red Sox shortstop jumped into Boston Harbor, pulling two women in danger from the water. The two-time American League batting champ responded when he heard the splashes and cries for help in his Charlestown condominium.
2006 At Game 2 of the NLCS played at Petco Park, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman, who recently became baseball’s all-time saves leader, catches the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Lee Smith, the reliever he surpassed with his 479th save. The two ‘firemen’ exchange autographed baseballs after the toss.
2009 The Indians, with six games left on the schedule, announce they have dismissed Eric Wedge, their manager for the past seven years. The Cleveland skipper, whose firing was no surprise, asks to remain in the dugout to manage the fifth-place Tribe for the remainder of the season.
2010 Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton breaks Ichiro’s Japanese record for the most hits in a single season when he strokes his 211th hit of the year, a two-run single in a game against the Yakult Swallows. The 29-year-old former major leaguer, a 2003 first-round draft pick of the Red Sox who became part of a trade to the Cubs in a four-team deal that included Nomar Garciaparra, also played with the A’s before being released by the Rockies last season.
2011 During the fifth inning of Game 4 of the NLDS against the Cardinals, a squirrel runs across home plate just as Phillies’ right-hander Roy Oswalt delivers a pitch to Skip Schumaker. Umpire Angel Hernandez calls a ball, much to the chagrin of the right-hander and Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel, who believes that “no pitch” should be the call due to the distraction caused by the grey rodent, immortalized by the Redbirds fans as the “rally squirrel.”
2012 In the first NL one-game winner-take-all wild-card playoff, the Cardinals beat the hometown Braves, 6-3, in a game best remembered for a disputed infield fly rule call in the eighth inning. The irate Turner Field fans show their displeasure with the umpires’ decision on what appears to be a critical Redbird error on a dropped pop fly in the outfield by littering the playing field with debris, causing a 19-minute delay when the ground crew cleans up the assorted trash.
2014 The Royals complete a three-game sweep of the ALDS, beating the Angels at Kauffman Stadium, 8-3. The victory advances Kansas City to the league championship series for the first time since the team played in the postseason en route to winning a world championship in 1985.
2016 Giants southpaw Madison Bumgarner goes the distance, throwing a 3-0 shutout against the Mets in the winner-take-all National League Wild Card Game. Conor Gillaspie’s three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the top of the ninth breaks a scoreless tie, wasting a great start by Noah Syndergaard, who had matched zeros with the San Francisco postseason legend for the first seven innings of the Citi Field contest.
2020 In the ALDS, Shane McClanahan takes the mound against the Yankees, becoming the first pitcher and fifth player to make his major league debut in the postseason. The Rays’ 23-year-old southpaw follows Bug Holliday (10/17/1885), Mark Kiger (10/13/2013), Adalbert Mondesi (10/30/2015), and Alex Kirilloff (9/30/2020).
2022 On the season’s final day, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman goes 3-for-4, falling one percentage point shy of capturing the National League batting crown. Jeff McNeil of the Mets, who sat out the season finale, finishes first with a .326 batting average.
+++TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY+++
Oct. 4
1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in Newport, R.I.
1927 — John Longden rides the first official winner of his career, named Hugo K. Asher, in Salt Lake City.
1940 — Fritzie Zivic scores a 15-round decision over Henry Armstrong to win the world welterweight title in New York. Armstrong had 20 successful title defenses.
1964 — Mary Wills captures the LPGA championship with a two-stroke victory over Mickey Wright.
1964 — Kansas City’s Bobby Hunt ties an AFL record with four interceptions as the Chiefs post a 28-7 victory over the Houston Oilers.
1969 — Mississippi’s Archie Manning becomes the first player in college football history to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game as the Rebels fall short in a 33-32 loss at Alabama. Manning passes for 436 yards and two touchdowns while adding 104 yards rushing yards and three touchdowns.
1980 — Alabama’s 45-0 win over Kentucky at Legion Field gives coach Paul “Bear” Bryant his 300th career coaching victory.
1987 — The NFL continues the regular-season schedule with replacement players while the players’ association strikes. Average attendance is 16,947, down from 57,205 the first week and 59,824 the second week.
1991 — Edmonton Oilers trade captain Mark Messier (on the team for all 5 Stanley Cups) to the NY Rangers in exchange for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice & Louie DeBrusk; Messier leads Rangers to Cup 2 seasons later.
1991 — The San Jose Sharks surrender 52 shots and lose 4-3 to the Vancouver Canucks in their first NHL regular-season game.
1998 — Atlanta scores three touchdowns in a 48-second span of the third quarter — the quickest trio of TDs since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 — and routs Carolina 51-23.
2001 — SF Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits his 70th home run in 10-2 win v Houston; ties Mark McGwire for the most MLB home runs in a single season.
2003 — B.J. Symons of Texas Tech tosses a Big 12-record eight touchdown passes and tops 500 yards passing for the third straight game when the Red Raiders beat Texas A&M 59-28.
2010 — The Europeans reclaim the Ryder Cup winning 14½-13½. The Americans rally from a three-point deficit to tie the score, but Graeme McDowell beats Hunter Mahan in the final singles match.
2012 — The NHL cancels the first two weeks of the regular season, the second time games had been lost because of a lockout in seven years. Unable to work out how to split $3 billion in hockey-related revenues with the players’ association, the NHL wipes out 82 games from Oct. 11-24.
2014 — Jared Goff throws for 527 yards and five touchdowns as California holds on to beat Washington State 60-59. WSU quarterback Connor Halliday breaks the NCAA passing record with 734 yards and six touchdowns for Washington State and sets the NCAA passing yardage record for all levels, breaking the mark of 716 set by David Klingler of Houston in 1990.
2015 — Drew Brees hits C.J. Spiller with a short pass that the running back turns into an 80-yard touchdown — the 400th of the Saints quarterback’s career — on the second play of overtime, and New Orleans won for the first time this season, 26-20 over the Dallas Cowboys.
2015 — Adam Vinatieri makes a 27-yard field goal in overtime to lift Indianapolis to a 16-13 victory over Jacksonville. Vinatieri converts all three field-goal attempts and one PAT to become the first player in NFL history to score at least 1,000 points with two different teams.
2017 — Sylvia Fowles scores 17 points and breaks her own WNBA Finals record by grabbing 20 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Lynx to their fourth championship in seven years with an 85-76 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 5.
2018 — Tom Brady becomes the 3rd NFL quarterback to record 500 career touchdown passes.
2022 — NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris’s A.L. single season HR record when he slams his 62nd homer in a 3-2 loss against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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Oct. 5
1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a 313 total at the Chicago Golf Club.
1985 — Eddie Robinson becomes college football’s winningest coach as Grambling beats Prairie View A&M 27-7. It’s Robinson’s 324th career victory, one more than Paul “Bear” Bryant had before he retired from Alabama after the 1982 season.
1991 — Fresno State ties an NCAA record for most points in a quarter, with 49 in the second period as it pounds New Mexico 94-17. Fresno State’s Derek Mahoney ties an NCAA record with 13 extra points.
1994 — The NBA shortens the 3-point distance to a uniform 22 feet.
1996 — Byron Hanspard rushes for 287 yards, his fifth straight 200-yard game this season, to lead Texas Tech to a 45-24 win over Baylor.
2001 — Barry Bonds sets a new mark for home runs in a single season, hitting Nos. 71 and 72, but San Francisco is eliminated from the playoffs with an 11-10 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2001 — The Mariners win their 115th game of the year to become the winningest team in American League history, passing the record the Yankees set three years earlier.
2004 — 7-time All-Star and 6-time NBA Champion forward Scottie Pippen announces his retirement from the NBA and the Chicago Bulls.
2005 — Daniel Alfredsson scores twice in the final 6 minutes of regulation and once during the first shootout in NHL history, leading Ottawa to a 3-2 win over Toronto.
2006 — Brendan Shanahan of the New York Rangers becomes the 15th player with 600 goals in the NHL when he scores twice in a 5-2 win over Washington.
2008 — Peyton Manning turns a colossal collapse by the Houston Texans into a stunning victory for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts score 21 points in a late span of 2:10 — two touchdowns thanks to fumbles by Sage Rosenfels — then intercepts Rosenfels’ last-ditch comeback attempt for a 31-27 win.
2013 — Eighth-ranked Florida State stays undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 63-0 victory over No. 25 Maryland. Maryland matches the largest losing margin by a ranked team. UCLA beat No. 11 Texas 66-3, on Sept. 13, 1997.
2013 — Marcus Mariota throws five touchdown passes and runs for two scores as No. 2 Oregon routs Colorado 57-16. The Ducks reach the 50-point plateau for a school record fifth straight time. Oregon have scored at least 55 points in all of its games under first-year coach Mark Helfrich.
2014 — Brian Hoyer’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:09 left rallies the Cleveland Browns from a 25-point deficit to beat the Tennessee Titans 29-28. It’s the largest comeback in league history by a road team.
2014 — Denver’s Peyton Manning was 31 of 47 for a career-high 479 yards with four TDs, including the 500th of his career, along with two interceptions to help the Broncos beat Arizona 41-20.
2015 — San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres is hit with the longest suspension in NHL history when the league banned him for the first 41 games of the season for an illegal check to the head of Anaheim’s Jakob Silfverberg during an Oct. 3 preseason game.
2017 — Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Simmonds and Brandon Saad each record a hat trick in his team’s season opener. It’s the first time four different players score at least three goals in his season opener in 100 years, since the NHL’s first two games back in 1917.
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Oct. 6
1926 — Babe Ruth becomes first MLB player to hit 3 home runs in a World Series game as NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 10-5 in Game 4.
1928 — Leo Diegel wins the PGA championship, beating Al Espinosa 6 and 5.
1956 — Oklahoma blanks Kansas 66-0 to set a modern college football winning streak of 32 straight. The Sooners had the previous record of 31 set 1948-50. The victory is also a conference record of 54 straight wins.
1963 — Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers edge NY Yankees, 2-1 at Dodger Stadium for 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax.
1973 — Washington’s Chris Rowland ties an NCAA record with four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, but still loses to California, 54-49.
1976 — Roland Erickson of the Minnesota North Stars has four assists in his first NHL game, a 6-5 loss to the New York Rangers.
1980 — Marvin Hagler wins the world middleweight title, beating Alan Minter in three rounds at Wembley Arena in London.
1985 — San Francisco’s Joe Montana passes for 429 yards and five touchdowns and sets an NFL record with 57 passes attempted and no interceptions in a 38-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
1990 — Stacey Robinson sets an NCAA quarterback rushing record with 308 yards and scores five touchdowns to lead Northern Illinois to a 73-18 victory over Fresno State.
1993 — Michael Jordan announces his retirement after nine seasons in the NBA.
2000 — Marty McSorley is found guilty of assault with a weapon for his two-fisted stick attack on an opponent by a Canadian court. McSorley is convicted for the Feb. 21 blow that sent Vancouver Canucks forward Donald Brashear sprawling to the ice.
2001 — Maurice Hicks runs for a record 416 yards and four touchdowns, but it isn’t enough as Morgan State defeats N. Carolina A&T 52-42. Hicks breaks the Division I-AA single-game rushing record of 409 yards set by Charles Roberts of Sacramento State in a 1999 game against Idaho State.
2001 — Middle Tennessee State beats Idaho 70-58 as the teams set a Division I record for total points scored in a game. The teams combine for 1,445 yards of offense.
2001 — Michigan’s victory, combined with Yale’s 32-27 loss to Dartmouth, gives the Wolverines the record for all-time wins in all divisions at 809.
2003 — Indianapolis, led by Peyton Manning, becomes the first team in NFL history to win after trailing by 21 or more points with less than 4 minutes left in regulation. Mike Vanderjagt’s 29-yard field goal with 3:47 left in the extra period gives the Colts a 38-35 victory over Tampa Bay.
2007 — Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree sets the NCAA record for touchdown receptions by a freshman with a 32-yard scoring catch in a 42-17 win over Iowa State. Crabtree scores three times against the Cyclones, giving him 17 for the season.
2010 — Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series.
2013 — Tiger Woods beats Richard Sterne, 1 up, to give the Americans the 18 points they need to win the Presidents Cup for the fifth straight time. It’s the third straight Presidents Cup that Woods wins the cup-clinching match.
2013 — Matt Prater kicks a 28-yard field goal as time expires and Peyton Manning and Denver overcome the first 500-yard passing game in Dallas history for a 51-48 victory over the Cowboys. Tony Romo throws for 506 yards and five touchdowns for Dallas, but he is intercepted by Danny Trevanthan inside the Dallas 30 to set up Prater’s winning kick. It’s the second-highest scoring game in regulation since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. Manning finishes with 414 yards and four scores for Denver.
2017 — The Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Dallas Stars 2-1 in franchise’s inaugural season opener. James Neal scores both of the Knight goals in the third period and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stops 45 of 46 shots for the win.
2023 — American Simone Biles wins all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, – becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals.
Oct. 7
1904 — Jack Chesbro registers his 41st victory of the season as New York defeats Boston 3-2.
1916 — Georgia Tech, coached by John Heisman, beats Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in history.
1933 — Baseball World Series: NY Giants beat Washington Senators, 4-3 at Griffith Stadium to clinch 4 games to 1 series victory.
1935 — Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4-3 at Navin Field for 4 games to 2 series win; Tigers win first championship in 5 WS appearances.
1945 — The Green Bay Packers score 41 points in the first quarter in a 57-21 win against the Detroit Lions.
1950 — Baseball World Series: New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2 at Yankee Stadium to sweep series, 4-0 for 13th WS title in team history; MVP: NY 2B Jerry Coleman.
1952 — Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2 at Ebbets Field in Game 7 to tie own record 4th straight WS; MVP: NY 1B Johnny Mize.
1962 — Judy Kimball wins the LPGA championship with a four-stroke victory over Shirley Spork.
1967 — Tulsa wide receivers Ricky Eber and Harry Wood have the best day by a receiving duo in college football history. Eber has 20 receptions for 322 yards and three touchdowns, while Wood grabs 13 passes for 318 yards and three scores in Tulsa’s 58-0 win over Idaho State.
1970 — Willie Shoemaker wins his 6,033rd race to pass Johnny Longden as the winningest jockey. His first race was won on April 20, 1949.
1984 — Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s career rushing mark of 12,312 yards and Brown’s career mark of 58 100-yard rushing games in a 20-7 victory over New Orleans. Payton breaks the record on Chicago’s second play from scrimmage in the second half.
1985 — Lynette Woodard, captain of the women’s basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, is chosen to be the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
1995 — Coach Eddie Robinson gets his 400th victory as Grambling beats Mississippi Valley State 42-6.
2000 — Zamir Amin of Menlo College sets an NCAA all-divisions record, passing for 731 yards in the Division III school’s 37-32 loss to Cal Lutheran. Amin, 39-of-66 with four TDs and three interceptions, breaks the mark of 716 set by David Klingler of Division I-A Houston against Arizona State on Dec. 2, 1990.
2001 — San Diego’s Rickey Henderson becomes the 25th player with 3,000 hits with a bloop double in a 14-5 loss to Colorado.
2001 — Barry Bonds wraps up his record-breaking season with his 73rd homer and shatters the slugging percentage record that Babe Ruth had owned for 81 years. He finishes with a slugging percentage of .863, easily surpassing the mark of .847 that Ruth set in 1920.
2006 — Denis Hopovac’s fifth field goal of the game, in an NCAA record-tying seventh overtime, gives North Texas a 25-22 victory over Florida International. The other two seven-overtime games involved Arkansas — against Mississippi in 2001 and Kentucky in 2003.
2011 — Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 73-67 to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA championship series.
2012 — Drew Brees finishes 29 for 45 for 370 yards with four TD passes and an interception in New Orleans’ 31-24 win over San Diego. Brees breaks the NFL record by throwing a touchdown pass in his 48th straight game. His 40-yard pass to Devery Henderson eclipses the mark of 47 consecutive games set by Johnny Unitas from 1956-60.
2017 — Jarvion Franklin runs in from the 12 to give Western Michigan a 71-68 victory over Buffalo in a record-tying seven overtimes with a record-breaking 139 total points.
2017 — Backup Khalil Tate rushes for 327 yards, an FBS record for a quarterback, and accounts for five touchdowns to help Arizona hold off Colorado 45-42.
2017 — Alex Ovechkin scores four goals to become the first player in 100 years with back-to-back hat tricks to open a season, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1.
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Oct. 8
1933 — Cliff Battles of the Boston Redskins becomes the first NFL player to gain more than 200 yards rushing with 215 yards in a 21-20 win over the New York Giants.
1949 — Walt Pastuszak has five of Brown’s 11 interceptions in a 46-0 rout of Rhode Island.
1950 — Bill Grimes of the Green Bay Packers gains 167 yards on 10 carries in a 44-31 loss to the New York Yankees.
1956 — Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history, a 2-0 triumph over Brooklyn.
1966 — Jerry DePoyster of Wyoming becomes the first player in college football to make three field goals of 50 yards or more in a game. DePoyster connects on two 54-yard tries and a 52-yarder in the Cowboys’ 40-7 rout of Utah.
1961 — Paul Hornung scores 33 points, with four touchdowns, six extra points and a field goal, to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 45-7 romp over the Baltimore Colts.
1977 — No. 7 Alabama beats No. 1 Southern California 21-20 in Los Angeles. USC fullback Lynn Cain scores with 38 seconds remaining but the 2-point attempt fails.
1992 — Doug Smail scores two goals and the expansion Ottawa Senators rock the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 — the first regular-season NHL game by an Ottawa franchise in 58 years.
1993 — The Anaheim Mighty Ducks, before 17,174 at the Arrowhead Pond, lose 7-2 to the Detroit Red Wings in their first NHL game.
1995 — Dolphin’s Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton’s NFL career completions record.
1997 — Adam Oates reaches 1,000 points with three goals and two assists as the Washington Capitals post a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders.
2005 — Baylor wins a Big 12 road game for the first time in the league’s 10-year history, beating Iowa State 23-13. The Bears had been 0-37 on the road in the Big 12 Conference.
2006 — Randy Moss’ 22-yard TD catch between two defenders 51 seconds before halftime is the Oakland receiver’s 100th touchdown reception. He’s becomes the seventh receiver in NFL history with 100 TD catches.
2011 — Howard scores all its points in the fourth quarter, including 16 in the final 1:27 to beat 29-28 Florida A&M. Parker Munoz caps the improbable comeback by hitting a 21-yard field goal with 4 seconds left following FAMU’s Damien Fleming fumble on the 28-yard line.
2015 — Tampa Bay’s Jason Garrison scores his second goal of the game at 2:17 of the extra period to lead the Lightning past the Philadelphia Flyers in the first 3-on-3 overtime game in NHL history. T
2016 — Will Worth and Navy stuns No. 6 Houston, romping to a 46-40 victory. Worth runs for 115 yards and throws two scoring passes for the Midshipmen. Navy hadn’t beaten a top 10 team since 1984, when it topped then-No. 2 South Carolina in Annapolis.
2017 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in another thriller nine months after the Packers’ divisional playoff victory on the same field.
2018 — Drew Brees’ 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie Tre’Quan Smith makes him the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing and sends the New Orleans Saints well on their way to a 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins. Brees enters the game needing 201 yards to eclipse Peyton Manning’s previous mark of 71,940 yards. He finishes 26 of 29 for 363 yards and three touchdowns.
2018 — Red Sox utility Brock Holt becomes the first MLB player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game.
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Oct. 9
1928 — Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3 at Sportsman’s Park to become first to sweep consecutive World Series; Babe Ruth hits smashes 3 HRs for Yanks.
1934 — Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals rout Detroit Tigers, 11-0 at Navin Field to clinch 4 games to 3 series victory and 3rd championship.
1943 — Bob Hoernschemeyer throws six touchdown passes, an NCAA record for a freshman, to lead Indiana past Nebraska 54-13.
1965 — The United States wins the Ryder Cup 19½-12½ at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Arnold Palmer clinches the title, beating Peter Butler 2 up. It’s the 13th victory for the Americans in this event, which began in 1927. Britain, a three-time winner, last won in 1957.
1966 — Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles claim first championship in franchise history; edge LA Dodgers, 1-0 at Memorial Stadium for 4-0 sweep; MVP: Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson.
1974 — The Washington Capitals lose their first NHL game, 6-3 to the Rangers at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1982 — Al Del Greco kicks six field goals for all of Auburn’s points in an 18-3 triumph over Kentucky.
1983 — Buffalo’s Joe Ferguson passes for 419 yards and five touchdowns in an 38-35 overtime win against Miami. Uwe Von Schamann of the Dolphins misses two field goals in the overtime and Joe Danelo ends the game with a 36-yard field goal.
1988 — Dennis Eckersley saves all four games in a championship series.
1991 — The San Jose Sharks gain their first NHL victory, defeating the Calgary Flames 4-3.
1993 — Minnesota’s Scott Eckers passes for 402 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in his first college start, sending the Gophers past Purdue 59-56.
1993 — Carey Bender rushes 33 times for 417 yards, setting an NCAA all-division single-game rushing record, in Coe’s 69-7 Division III victory over Grinnell.
2004 — Texas Tech beats Nebraska 70-10, the worst lost in the Cornhuskers’ storied 114-year history.
2004 — Texas loses to Oklahoma 12-0, getting shut out for the first time in 282 games and ending the longest streak in the country.
2005 — Chris Burke hits a home run in the bottom of the 18th inning and Roger Clemens pitches three scoreless innings of relief in Houston’s 7-6, series-ending victory over Atlanta in the NLDS. The longest postseason game in history takes 5 hours, 50 minutes.
2010 — Mike Brinkley passes for six touchdowns and Armond Smith runs for five scores to lead Union (Ky.) to an 84-55 victory over Bethel (Tenn.) in an NAIA game.
2010 — Derek Stepan becomes the fourth player to score three times in his NHL debut to lead the New York Rangers to a season-opening 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
2011 — Sebastian Janikowski kicks four field goals, including three from at least 50 yards (54, 55, 50), in Oakland’s 25-20 win over Houston. Houston’s Matt Schaub throws for 416 yards and two touchdowns.
2011 — The NHL returns to Winnipeg, but Carey Price stops 30 shots and the Montreal Canadiens dampen a city celebration with a 5-1 victory over the Jets.
2012 — Jerry Sandusky is sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that shamed Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno’s downfall.
2015 — Sepp Blatter, hoping to return to power as FIFA president, is banned for 90 days, essentially ending his 17-year reign as the leader of soccer’s governing body. UEFA President Michel Platini also gets a 90-day ban following an investigation of financial misconduct at FIFA in a Swiss criminal case.
2016 — Tom Brady returns from his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, passing for 406 yards and three touchdowns to Martellus Bennett in the New England Patriots’ 33-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
2022 — Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen secures his second consecutive World F1 Drivers C’ship after finishing in front of Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc in the Japanese GP at Suzuka.
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+++TV SPORTS+++
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR BLACKOUTS
Saturday, Oct. 4
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)
3 a.m.
FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast
5 a.m.
FS2 — AFL: Western at Port Adelaide
AUTO RACING
5:25 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore
8:55 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore
2 p.m.
TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, N.C.
3:10 p.m.
TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, N.C.
4 p.m.
FS2 — ARCA Menards Series: The Owens Corning 200, Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio
5 p.m.
CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Blue Cross NC 250, Playoffs – Round of 12, Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, N.C.
2:30 a.m. (Sunday)
FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Indonesia Grand Prix, Tenggara, Indonesia
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — Kentucky at Georgia
ACCN — Boston College at Pittsburgh
BTN — Illinois at Purdue
CBS — Air Force at Navy
CBSSN — Ohio at Ball St.
ESPN — Clemson at North Carolina
ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Cincinnati
ESPNU — Army at UAB
FOX — Wisconsin at Michigan
SECN — Kentucky at Georgia (SkyCast)
1 p.m.
CW — Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
3 p.m.
TNT — Oklahoma St. at Arizona
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Vanderbilt at Alabama
ACCN — Syracuse at SMU
BTN — Regional Coverage: Washington at Maryland OR Louisiana-Monroe at Northwestern
CBS — Penn St. at UCLA
CBSSN — FIU at UConn
ESPN — Texas at Florida
ESPN2 — Virginia at Louisville
NBC — Boise St. at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Boise St. at Notre Dame
4 p.m.
ESPNU — Texas St. at Arkansas St.
FS1 — Michigan St. at Nebraska
SECN — Kent St. at Oklahoma
7 p.m.
CBSSN — UNLV at Wyoming
ESPN — Texas Tech at Houston
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Miami at Florida St.
ACCN — Miami at Florida St. (Field Pass)
ESPN2 — Kansas at UCF
FOX — Colorado at TCU
NBC — Minnesota at Ohio St.
PEACOCK — Minnesota at Ohio St.
SECN — Mississippi St. at Texas A&M
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Tulsa at Memphis
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Nevada at Fresno St.
ESPN — Duke at California
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
BTN — Iowa at Washington
9:30 p.m.
BTN — Purdue at Southern Cal
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Third Round, The Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Noon
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The Compliance Solutions Championship, Third Round, The Patriot Golf Club, Owasso, Okla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Second Round, Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Fla.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Sanderson Farms Championship, Third Round, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Miss.
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei, Final Round, Hoakalei Country Club, Oahu, Hawaii
6:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Final Round, The Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)
2:30 p.m.
NBATV — The Border League: Prolific Prep (Fla.) vs. Mega Mis (Belgrade, Serbia), Las Vegas
4 p.m.
NBATV — The Border League: Notre Dame (Calif.) vs. Blair Academy (N.J.), Las Vegas
HORSE RACING
Noon
FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
4 p.m.
CNBC — Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes, Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, Ky.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
3 p.m.
FX — UFC 320 Early Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Las Vegas
5 p.m.
FX — UFC 320 Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Las Vegas
8 p.m.
ESPNEWS — UFC 320 Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Las Vegas
MLB BASEBALL
2:05 p.m.
TBS— N.L. Division Series: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, Game 1
4:05 p.m.
FOX — A.L. Division Series: N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, Game 1
6:35
TBS — N.L. Division Series: L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, Game 1
TRUTV — N.L. Division Series: L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, Game 1
8:35 p.m.
FS1 — A.L. Division Series: Detroit at Seattle, Game 1
NBA BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
NBATV — Preseason: New York vs. Philadelphia, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
8 p.m.
NBATV — Preseason: Orlando at Miami
11 p.m.
NBATV — Preseason: Melbourne United vs. New Orleans, Melbourne, Australia
NHL HOCKEY
2 p.m.
NHLN — Preseason: N.Y. Rangers at Boston
RODEO
8 p.m.
CW — PBR: Camping World Team Series – Day 2, Kansas City, Mo.
RUGBY (MEN’S)
4:25 a.m. (Sunday)
FS2 — NRL Postseason: Brisbane at Melbourne, Grand Final
RUGBY (WOMEN’S)
12:50 a.m. (Sunday)
FS2 — NRL Postseason: Brisbane at Sydney, Grand Final
SAILING
9:30 a.m.
CBSSN — Sail GP: Event 11 – Day 1, Andalucia-Cadiz, Spain
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:25 a.m.
CBSSN — English League Championship: Stoke City at Blackburn
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Leeds United
10 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Sunderland at Manchester United
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Liverpool at Chelsea
6:45 p.m.
FS2 — 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group Stage: Argentina vs. Italy, Group D, Valparaiso, Chile
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
ION — NWSL: Louisville at North Carolina
10 p.m.
ION — NWSL: Bay at Portland
TENNIS
6 a.m.
TENNIS — Beijing-WTA Semifinals; Shanghai-ATP 2nd Round
12:30 a.m. (Sunday)
TENNIS — Beijing-WTA Final; Shanghai-ATP 3rd Round
6 a.m. (Sunday)
TENNIS — Beijing-WTA Final; Shanghai-ATP 3rd Round
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV.
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Sunday, Oct. 5
AUTO RACING
7:55 a.m.
ESPN — Formula 1: The Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore
ESPNU — Formula 1: The Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore (F1 Kids)
1 p.m.
CBSSN — FIM Motocross: Motocross of Nations – Race 1, Crawfordsville, Ind.
2:30 p.m.
CBSSN — FIM Motocross: Motocross of Nations – Race 2, Crawfordsville, Ind.
4 p.m.
CBSSN — FIM Motocross: Motocross of Nations – Race 3, Crawfordsville, Ind.
3 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: The Bank of America ROVAL 400, Playoffs – Round of 12, Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, N.C.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Noon
BTN — Rutgers at Michigan
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
ACCN — Virginia at NC State
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
2 p.m.
ACCN — California at SMU
BTN — Ohio St. at Michigan St.
3 p.m.
SECN — Alabama at Missouri
4 p.m.
ACCN — Pittsburgh at North Carolina
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
1 p.m.
SECN — Georgia at South Carolina
4 p.m.
BTN — Penn St. at Maryland
5 p.m.
ESPN — Louisville at Stanford
GOLF
6:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Final Round, The Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Noon
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Final Round, Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Fla.
3:30 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Sanderson Farms Championship, Final Round, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Miss.
7:30
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The Compliance Solutions Championship, Final Round, The Patriot Golf Club, Owasso, Okla. (Taped)
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)
Noon
NBATV — The Border League: Dream City (Ariz.) vs. Sierra Canyon (Calif.), Las Vegas
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — The Border League: OC Knights (Calif.) vs. The St. James Academy (Va.), Las Vegas
5 p.m.
ESPNU — The Border League: New York Crusaders (N.Y.) vs. Explorers (Fla.), Las Vegas
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — The Border League: Prolific Prep (Fla.) vs. The Tribe (Calif.), Las Vegas
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — The Border League: Dynamic Prep (Texas) vs. Blue Knights (Calif.), Las Vegas
HORSE RACING
9:30 a.m.
FS1 — 2025 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: From Longchamp Racecourse, Paris
1 p.m.
FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
3:30 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
4 p.m.
NBC — Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: The Falls Star Sunday, Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, Ky.
MLB BASEBALL
4:05 p.m.
FS1 — A.L. Division Series: N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, Game 2
8 p.m.
FS1 — A.L. Division Series: Detroit at Seattle, Game 2
NBA BASETBALL
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Preseason: L.A. Lakers at Golden State
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Minnesota vs. Cleveland, London
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, Denver at Philadelphia, Houston at Baltimore
FOX — Regional Coverage: Las Vegas at Indianapolis, Dallas at N.Y. Jets, Miami at Carolina
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Tennessee at Arizona OR Tampa Bay at Seattle
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Detroit at Cincinnati OR Washington at L.A. Chargers
8:20 p.m.
NBC — New England at Buffalo
RODEO
12:30 p.m.
CW — PBR: Camping World Team Series – Day 3, Kansas City, Mo.
5 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: PBR: Camping World Team Series, Kansas City, Mo. (Taped)
RUGBY (MEN’S)
4:25 a.m.
FS2 — NRL Postseason: Brisbane at Melbourne, Grand Final
SAILING
9:30 a.m.
CBSSN — Sail GP: Event 11 – Day 2, Andalucia-Cadiz, Spain
SOCCER (MEN’S)
6:55 a.m.
CBSSN — English League Championship: Norwich City at Ipswich Town
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Nottingham Forest at Newcastle United
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester City at Brentford
3:45 p.m.
FS2 — 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group Stage: South Africa vs. U.S., Group F, Rancagua, Chile
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — USL Championship: Las Vegas at Rhode Island
6:45 p.m.
FS2 — 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group Stage: Nigeria vs. Colombia, Group E, Talca, Maule, Chile
9 p.m.
CBSSN — Liga MX: Guadalajara at Pumas UNAM
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: San Diego at Washington
TENNIS
6 a.m.
TENNIS — Beijing-WTA Final; Shanghai-ATP 3rd Round
11 p.m.
TENNIS — Shanghai-ATP 3rd Round; Wuhan-WTA 1st Round
6 a.m. (Monday)
TENNIS — Shanghai-ATP 3rd Round; Wuhan-WTA 1st Round
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
6:30 p.m.
ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Hentz vs. Team De la Cruz-Mejia, Ralston, Neb.
9 p.m.
ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Kingdon Rishel vs. Team Abercrombie, Ralston, Neb.
WNBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m.
ABC — WNBA Finals: Phoenix at Las Vegas, Game 2
