“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/5/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/5/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/5/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=9/5/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 2
DODGERS 6, NATIONALS 5
CUBS 6, MARLINS 5
GIANTS 9, METS 5
RED SOX 5, ORIOLES 0
TIGERS 6, GUARDIANS 0
ANGELS 6, PIRATES 1
REDS 5, BREWERS 3
TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 4
RAYS 6, RANGERS 3 (10 INNINGS)
BLUE JAYS 4, ROYALS 3
DIAMONDBACKS 4, ASTROS 3 (10 INNINGS)
YANKEES 5, PADRES 1
ROCKIES 10, CARDINALS 7
ATHLETICS 6, MARINERS 2
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
TOLEDO 5 INDIANAPOLIS 3
SOUTH BEND 7 CEDAR RAPIDS 4
FT. WAYNE 4 LANSING 1
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5
STETSON 45, WEBBER INT’L 10
NO. 6 INDIANA 52, NORTH TEXAS 16
NO. 13 ALABAMA 48, EAST CAROLINA 10
NO. 23 HOUSTON 33, OREGON STATE 20
WEST VIRGINIA 31, COASTAL CAROLINA 24
SYRACUSE 66, NEW HAMPSHIRE 3
NEBRASKA 49, OHIO 21
ARMY 59, BRYANT 3
TARLETON STATE 20, BOWLING GREEN 13
JAMES MADISON 20, LIBERTY 13
NO. 1 OHIO STATE 56, BALL STATE 3
PITT 59, MIAMI (OHIO) 14
LEHIGH 45, GEORGETOWN 14
SOUTH CAROLINA 57, KENT STATE 0
KENTUCKY 45, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 13
IOWA STATE 38, SE MISSOURI STATE 10
AIR FORCE 34, DUQUESNE 0
COLGATE 35, HOLY CROSS 10
WOFFORD 17, GARDENER-WEBB 13
TEMPLE 38, RHODE ISLAND 14
NO. 3 GEORGIA 63, TENNESSEE STATE 3
MONTANA 45, DRAKE 10
NO. 5 TEXAS 59, TEXAS STATE 7
NO. 2 OREGON 34, BOISE STATE 27
NO. 18 PENN STATE 45, MARSHALL 0
NO. 20 TENNESSEE 56, FURMAN 9
AUBURN 17, BAYLOR 16
CINCINNATI 34, BOSTON COLLEGE 15
DUKE 17, TULANE 3
THE CITADEL 43, CHARLOTTE 41
NAVY 42, TOWSON 15
UTSA 45, UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 16
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 38, FORDHAM 0
APPALACHIAN STATE 55, MAINE 3
TULSA 24, OKLAHOMA STATE 10
NO. 22 IOWA 40, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0
ARKANSAS 31, NORTH ALABAMA 14
SOUTHERN MISS 49, ALCORN STATE 3
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 48, TUSCULUM 14
COLORADO STATE 35, WYOMING 13
OLD DOMINION 31, NORFOLK STATE 10
ELON 38, DAVIDSON 0
WILLIAM & MARY 22, DELAWARE STATE 15
ROBERT MORRIS 29, WEST VIRGINIA STATE 9
VILLANOVA 17, BUCKNELL 16
MERCER 62, PRESBYTERIAN 3
TENNESSEE TECH 24, CHATTANOOGA 9
NO. 8 TEXAS A&M 50, MISSOURI STATE 0
NO. 12 TEXAS TECH 33, ABILENE CHRISTIAN 10
VANDERBILT 28, AUSTIN PEAY 9
KANSAS STATE 71, NICHOLLS 3
IDAHO STATE 29, UTAH STATE 17
MEMPHIS 42, ARKANSAS STATE 24
RICE 31, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 3
SOUTH FLORIDA 19, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 9
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 31, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 0
SOUTH ALABAMA 39, SE LOUISIANA 14
TROY 24, SAM HOUSTON 21
UT MARTIN 42, CHICAGO STATE 7
ILLINOIS STATE AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
WEST FLORIDA 42, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 14
EASTERN WASHINGTON 34, UNI 24
JACKSONVILLE STATE 49, EASTERN KENTUCKY 7
EDWARD WATERS AT JACKSON STATE | 7 P.M. | HBCU GO
MCNEESE 52, TEXAS WESLEYAN 0
CLEMSON AT NO. 11 LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NO. 16 MICHIGAN 13, WESTERN MICHIGAN 12
MISSISSIPPI STATE 62, UL MONROE 13
VIRGINIA TECH 73, VMI 3
LOUISIANA TECH 80, NORTHWESTERN STATE 6
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NO. 14 BYU 63, UTAH TECH 7
LOUISIANA 38 LAMAR 7
MARYLAND 62 HAMPTON 0
ARIZONA 35 NORTHERN ARIZONA 7
SAN DIEGO STATE 53 PORTLAND STATE 20
ARIZONA STATE 70 MORGAN STATE 7
UNLV 21 HAWAII 6
NEW MEXICO 38 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7
UCLA 45 CALIFORNIA 24
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
FLORIDA A&M AT MIAMI | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
VILLANOVA AT LOUISVILLE | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT VIRGINIA | 7 P.M. | ACCNX
RICHMOND AT NC STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPNU
RUTGERS AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
MISSOURI AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
OREGON AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN/DISNEY+
HOWARD AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 12 P.M. | ABC
OKLAHOMA AT MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX
PENN STATE AT TEMPLE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
WASHINGTON STATE AT KANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | TNT
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT NORTH CAROLINA | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
OLD DOMINION AT VIRGINIA TECH | 12 P.M. | CW
WAKE FOREST AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | FS1
SOUTH FLORIDA AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
APPALACHIAN STATE AT EAST CAROLINA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
WOFFORD AT KENT STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DICKINSON (PA) AT DAVIDSON | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
MARIST AT LAFAYETTE | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT GEORGIA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UT MARTIN AT WEST VIRGINIA | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
COLGATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
HOLY CROSS AT MIAMI (OHIO) | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT VMI | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
STONY BROOK AT BALL STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
WILLIAM & MARY AT LEHIGH | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
DRAKE AT UNI | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
UTAH TECH AT MONTANA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
RICE AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
ALABAMA AT KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ABC/DISNEY+
ARIZONA AT BYU | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
UTAH STATE AT WASHINGTON | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT MINNESOTA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
WEBER STATE AT COLORADO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UCF AT PITT | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN2
CAL AT SYRACUSE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
DUKE AT ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
MARYLAND AT UCONN | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTSA AT TEXAS STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CW
UL MONROE AT UAB | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
ROBERT MORRIS AT AKRON | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT TOLEDO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
SACRED HEART AT UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WAGNER AT JAMES MADISON | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UNLV AT NORTH TEXAS | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
UC DAVIS AT SMU | 4 P.M. | ACCNX
NORTHERN COLORADO AT WYOMING | 4 P.M. | MW+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. | MW+
ALABAMA STATE AT TROY | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR AT IDAHO | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE AT VANDERBILT | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MOREHEAD STATE AT AUSTIN PEAY | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
UIW AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
CAMPBELL AT FLORIDA | 5:30 P.M. | SECN+
MEMPHIS AT BOISE STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
BUFFALO AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT OHIO | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT LIBERTY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN DIEGO AT IDAHO STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT THE CITADEL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
FRANKLIN AT BUTLER | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
FURMAN AT MERCER | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MONMOUTH AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE AT GEORGIA TECH | 7 P.M. | ESPN
SOUTHERN AT HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 7 P.M. | SECN+
WESTERN CAROLINA AT CINCINNATI | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
BOWLING GREEN AT NEBRASKA | 7 P.M. | FS1
SOUTHERN UTAH AT COLORADO STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
TULSA AT SAM HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ILLINOIS STATE AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | MW+
SOUTH ALABAMA AT TULANE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA STATE AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT MARSHALL | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT MISSOURI STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT MURRAY STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH ALABAMA AT SE LOUISIANA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT MCNEESE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UT RIO GRAND VALLEY AT NICHOLLS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD AT TENNESSEE TECH | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT EAST TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS BAPTIST AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW HAVEN AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN DIEGO STATE AT UCLA | 7:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT WISCONSIN | 7:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
OHIO STATE AT TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
LOUISIANA TECH AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS TECH AT OREGON STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBS
IOWA STATE AT IOWA | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT CLEMSON | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NAVY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
FORDHAM AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLOTTE AT OLE MISS | 7:45 P.M. | ESPN2
SOUTHERN MISS AT AUBURN | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT BAYLOR | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
GRAMBLING AT TCU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | MW+
CAL POLY AT SAN JOSE STATE | 9 P.M. | MW+
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT AIR FORCE | 10 P.M. | FS1
NORTH DAKOTA AT PORTLAND STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS AT UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT FRESNO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
MONTANA STATE AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CW
LOUISIANA AT USC | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NEW MEXICO STATE AT HAWAI’I | 11:59 P.M. | MW+
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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
PATRIOTS @ SEAHAWKS 8:20 PM NBC / PEACOCK LUMEN FIELD, SEATTLE
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
49ERS @ RAMS 8:35 PM NETFLIX MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
BEARS @ PANTHERS 1:00 PM FOX BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, CHARLOTTE
BUCCANEERS @ BENGALS 1:00 PM FOX PAYCOR STADIUM, CINCINNATI
SAINTS @ LIONS 1:00 PM FOX FORD FIELD, DETROIT
FALCONS @ STEELERS 1:00 PM FOX ACRISURE STADIUM, PITTSBURGH
BILLS @ TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS NRG STADIUM, HOUSTON
RAVENS @ COLTS 1:00 PM CBS LUCAS OIL STADIUM, INDIANAPOLIS
BROWNS @ JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS EVERBANK STADIUM, JACKSONVILLE
JETS @ TITANS 1:00 PM CBS NISSAN STADIUM, NASHVILLE
DOLPHINS @ RAIDERS 4:25 PM FOX ALLEGIANT STADIUM, LAS VEGAS
COMMANDERS @ EAGLES 4:25 PM FOX LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, PHILADELPHIA
CARDINALS @ CHARGERS 4:25 PM CBS SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD
PACKERS @ VIKINGS 4:25 PM CBS U.S. BANK STADIUM, MINNEAPOLIS
COWBOYS @ GIANTS 8:20 PM NBC / PEACOCK METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
BRONCOS @ CHIEFS 8:15 PM ESPN / ABC GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM, KANSAS CITY
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)
WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)
WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING
1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS
2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
BIG TEN EXPLAINS TIMING, REVIEW PROCESS FOR MICHIGAN’S HAIL MARY WINNER
Hours after No. 16 Michigan’s last-second win over Western Michigan, the Big Ten Conference shared a statement on social media on Saturday night explaining the controversial decision that one second remained on the clock.
After the game initially was ruled over when quarterback Bryce Underwood’s Hail Mary flew out the back of the end zone, the call was changed after review, giving the Wolverines one final play which Underwood turned into a 47-yard completion to JJ Buchanan for a 13-12 victory.
While the Big Ten replay center’s audio discussion during the review was not shown on the broadcast, the Big Ten shared the audio and accompanying video feed of the review, which appears to show Western Michigan safety Micah Davis touching the ball while out of bounds with one second left on the clock.
“As shown in the provided video of what was viewed during the replay process, a side-by-side view of the play and the game clock, using a direct shot of the game clock in the stadium, was used to determine the final ruling,” the conference’s statement read.
Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher also released a statement in the wake of the stunning conclusion, stating that he reached out to the Big Ten for an explanation on behalf of Western Michigan and that he was satisfied by the response.
“I commend Western Michigan for an outstanding effort and a well-played game, and I offer my congratulations to Michigan,” Steinbrecher’s statement said. “I also appreciate the collaborative efforts of the Big Ten office and its prompt response in reviewing the play and providing the requested clarification.”
The Big Ten officiating crew that presided over Saturday’s season opener for both teams was not made available postgame to a pool reporter.
In the immediate aftermath, Western Michigan coach Lance Taylor, while admitting that he hadn’t yet seen the replay, said that multiple people had told him that “the game was over” before the Hail Mary.
“We can’t control whether there was a second left on the clock or not. We went out the first time, we defended perfectly the Hail Mary situation,” Taylor added. “I know when I looked up at the clock it was past zeros before we touched it. I knew they’d review it.
“I wasn’t worried about our guys defending it the second time.”
New Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham, after escaping what would have been a shocking loss in his debut, put it more bluntly.
“We got in the end zone on the first drive of the game and the last play of the game,” he said in his postgame interview on the NBC broadcast. “Not much in between. Not much good happening, but we’ll get better.”
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NO. 11 LSU ROLLS UP 644 YARDS IN LANE KIFFIN’S DEBUT, CLOBBERS CLEMSON
Sam Leavitt rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another, Dilin Jones rushed for two scores and No. 11 LSU’s defense dominated in a 51-10 whipping of Clemson in the season opener for both teams Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.
The game started nearly two hours late because of a weather delay, but once it got under way it didn’t take long for former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin’s debut at LSU to turn into a celebration. Leavitt, a transfer from Arizona State, passed for 230 yards in less than three quarters, and he and Jones each rushed for 113 yards as LSU totaled 309 yards on the ground.
Overall, LSU outgained Clemson 644-145 and gained a school-record 37 first downs in the most lopsided loss in Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s 19 seasons.
Christopher Vizzina began his fourth season at Clemson by making his second career start and passed for just 83 yards with an interception that Jordan Ross returned 30 yards for a touchdown. Freshman Tait Reynolds replaced Vizzina late in the second quarter and passed for 22 yards before Vizzina returned in the fourth quarter.
LSU’s first possession of the second half ended with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Leavitt to Winston Watkins Jr., who finished with seven catches for 110 yards, producing a 38-3 lead. Jones’ 12-yard scoring run on the hosts’ next possession pushed the lead to 44-3 at the end of the third quarter.
Landen Clark replaced Leavitt and threw a 30-yard scoring pass to Phillip Wright III. David Eziomume ran 11 yards for Clemson’s only touchdown to complete the scoring late in the fourth quarter.
Clemson’s Nolan Hauser and LSU’s Scott Starzyk matched 49-yard field goals early in the first quarter.
Jones rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and a 10-3 lead before Ross made his pick-six for a 17-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. Leavitt ran 8 yards for a touchdown and 13 yards for another as LSU built a 31-3 halftime lead.
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BEAR BACHMEIER, NO. 14 BYU THROTTLE UTAH TECH
Bear Bachmeier threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 14 BYU to a 63-7 victory over Utah Tech in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.
Bachmeier also ran for a touchdown while playing only the first half for the Cougars. BYU (1-0) faced little resistance from the Trailblazers in all three phases. The Cougars rolled up 521 total yards and averaged 7.7 yards per play. They also forced four turnovers and held Utah Tech to only 52 total yards in the first half.
BYU has not lost to a team outside the FBS ranks since 1960.
The Trailblazers (0-2) have been outscored 117-7 over their first two games and have allowed at least 50 points in back-to-back contests for the first time since 2024. .
CJ Tiller threw two interceptions before being benched early in the second quarter. Backup quarterback Bronson Barben threw for 115 yards and an interception.
Therrian Alexander III snagged an interception at the Utah Tech 32 on the game’s first play. His takeaway set up a 9-yard run from Legend Glasker off a fly sweep that put BYU on the board less than two minutes into the game.
It set the stage for a dominant half that followed.
BYU put the game away early in the second quarter after turning back-to-back turnovers into touchdowns.
BYU’s Tausili Akana recovered a fumble at the Utah Tech 30 after Tiller mishandled a snap with 31 seconds left in the first quarter. Glasker found the end zone again two plays later, racing 26 yards for the score after reeling in a short pass. Evan Johnson then intercepted Tiller at the BYU 35 on Utah Tech’s ensuing drive. His takeaway set up a 9-yard scoring run from Preston Rex five plays later.
BYU eventually built its lead to 56-0 with 12:30 left in the third quarter. The Cougars scored on the opening play of the second half when Cannon DeVries returned a kickoff 100 yards for his team’s seventh touchdown of the game.
Utah Tech running back Ace Chatman ended the shutout with a 1 yard scoring run with 4:45 to go in the third.
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NO. 8 TEXAS A&M DOMINATES MISSOURI STATE IN EVERY ASPECT OF GAME
Marcel Reed went 21 for 30 for 233 yards, a trio of transfers had strong team debuts and No. 8 Texas A&M steamrolled Missouri State 50-0 on Saturday in College Station, Texas.
Reed threw touchdown passes to Isaiah Horton and Mario Craver and subbed out early in the fourth quarter with a 40-0 lead. Rueben Owens II led the Aggies (1-0) with 77 rushing yards on 17 attempts while teammates Terry Bussey, Jamarion Morrow and Carsyn Baker all scored rushing touchdowns.
Horton, a transfer from Alabama, finished with a game-high 76 receiving yards on four catches. Texas A&M outgained Missouri State 505-67.
The Aggies’ defense terrorized Skyler Locklear and the Bears (0-1), holding them to eight yards in the second half. Anto Saka (Northwestern) recovered a fumble in his Texas A&M debut and Ryan Henderson (San Diego State) added a fourth-down stuff and a strip sack.
Locklear completed 8 of 17 passes for 30 yards.
Horton’s first catch as an Aggie was a 15-yard touchdown to complete the hosts’ first drive of the season.
Later in the first quarter, Texas A&M punted from near midfield but Jmariyae Robinson muffed the ball, leading to a mad dash to the end zone. Navonn Barrett booted the ball out of bounds and prevented an Aggie touchdown, but his illegal kicking flag resulted in a safety.
After they settled for David Olano’s 28-yard field goal to make it 12-0, the Aggies capitalized on a fumbled pitch by Missouri State. Saka pounced on the ball, and five plays later, Reed found Craver for a 12-yard touchdown strike and a 19-0 halftime score.
Texas A&M rolled 70 yards in 11 plays on the opening drive of the second half, with Bussey taking a sweep left for a 10-yard TD run. The Aggies went 71 yards in 14 plays on the ensuing drive and Morrow plunged in from the 2.
It was 33-0 after three quarters, and freshman Baker tacked on another touchdown on his first career touch. Then Henderson forced Locklear to cough it up, and on the very next play, Brady Hart tossed a 15-yard score to a wide-open Aaron Gregory.
Freshman Asher Murray made a 47-yard field goal later on for the 50-point margin.
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WILL HAMMOND STEERS NO. 12 TEXAS TECH PAST ABILENE CHRISTIAN
Will Hammond threw for 298 yards and Texas Tech’s defense held visiting Abilene Christian to 194 total yards Saturday night in a season-opening 33-10 win in Lubbock, Texas.
Hammond completed 26 of 33 passes with a touchdown and an interception, enabling the 12th-ranked Red Raiders to gain 471 total yards. But it wasn’t a perfect performance for the offense, which settled for three field goals after getting inside the Wildcats’ 20-yard line three different times.
John David Black hit 18 of 32 passes for Abilene Christian for just 119 yards with an interception. Black absorbed three sacks, which helped limit the Wildcats (0-2) to only 75 rushing yards.
Texas Tech’s offense looked primed for a big game in the first quarter. It started the season with a crisp 75-yard drive that Quinten Joyner capped with a 14-yard touchdown run with 12:14 left in the quarter.
On their next possession, the Red Raiders churned out a 15-play, 87-yard march that chewed up more than seven minutes. J’Koby Williams finished it with a 5-yard scoring jaunt with 2:24 left and the lead was 14-0.
But Abilene Christian, an FCS opponent that lost its season opener at Lamar 21-14, stiffened up defensively for the game’s remainder. Texas Tech didn’t score again until Stone Harrington’s 23-yard field goal with 1:38 left in the half.
The Wildcats managed to get on the board with seven seconds remaining via a 41-yard field goal from Brandon Perez. That got them within 17-3 at halftime.
But Abilene Christian simply couldn’t sustain drives against a more athletic, deeper foe. The Red Raiders used Harrington’s leg to play add-on during the second half. He converted a 28-yarder at the 13:03 mark of the third quarter, four plays after Black tossed an interception.
Harrington kicked a 33-yarder with 7:36 left in the period to cap a 10-play drive and added a 45-yarder with 1:52 on the clock to make it 26-3.
Hammond connected with Malcolm Simmons on a 64-yard touchdown pass with 2:45 remaining in the game. Alex Broome returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for the Wildcats’ only touchdown.
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KAMARI MOULTON HAS CAREER DAY, NO. 22 IOWA RIPS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Kamari Moulton rushed for a career-best 183 yards and scored two touchdowns on just 11 carries to help No. 22 Iowa steamroll Northern Illinois 40-0 on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City in the season opener for both teams.
Hank Brown earned the start at quarterback and completed 12 of 20 passes for 129 yards and one touchdown for the Hawkeyes. Runner-up Jeremy Hecklinski was 7-of-16 passing for 76 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Evan James returned a punt for a touchdown for Iowa, which outgained Northern Illinois 507-120 and had a 27-7 edge in first downs. Tony Diaz had seven catches for 84 yards and one touchdown and Xavier Williams also had a scoring reception.
Jalen Macon started at quarterback for Northern Illinois and completed 4 of 10 passes for 17 yards. Taron Dickens also played for the Huskies and was 9-of-14 passing for 96 yards and one interception.
Yassine Falke had an interception in the end zone for NIU.
The Huskies recorded their initial first down of the contest when Iowa’s Rashad Godfrey Jr. was flagged for pass interference with 4:09 left in the third quarter.
The Hawkeyes kept the identity of their starting quarterback a mystery all week. Brown took the field for the game’s first drive and moved Iowa 75 yards on 10 plays. The touchdown came when Brown hit Diaz on a 6-yard pass.
Moulton took over for the next two scores. He ran through a big hole for a 50-yard touchdown with 6:46 left in the first and added a 37-yard scoring scamper to make it 20-0 with 4:10 left in the quarter.
Hecklinski was the quarterback when the Hawkeyes made it 27-0. He tossed an 8-yard scoring pass to Williams with 7:40 left in the second quarter.
Brown was back to drive the Hawkeyes to field goals of 45 and 34 yards from Caden Buhr to make it 33-0 at the half.
Iowa had a 372-24 edge in total offense at the break.
The Hawkeyes had a chance to push the lead to 40, but Hecklinski was intercepted in the end zone by Falke with 5:17 left in the third quarter.
Less than three minutes later, Iowa got that touchdown when James fielded a punt and navigated 77 yards to the end zone.
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NO. 2 OREGON RALLIES, AVOIDS UPSET BY BOISE STATE
Dante Moore threw three touchdown passes, including the tiebreaking scoring pass to Dakorien Moore, and No. 2 Oregon rallied from a 10-point deficit to record a 34-27 victory over Boise State on Saturday afternoon at Eugene, Ore., in the season opener for both teams.
Dante Moore completed 28 of 37 passes for a career-best 378 yards, while Jeremiah McClellan caught six passes for 150 yards and a touchdown for the Ducks. Dakorien Moore had six catches for 93 yards, including the go-ahead 62-yard score that put Oregon ahead with 7:51 left in the game.
Jordan Davison rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, Jamari Johnson caught a scoring pass and Evan Stewart had eight catches for 72 yards for Oregon.
Maddux Madsen was 15-of-29 passing for 181 yards and three touchdowns for Boise State. Cam Bates, Sire Gaines and Matt Wagner had scoring catches for the Broncos.
Oregon outgained Boise State 497-274 while running its home nonconference winning streak to 39 games. Kellen Moore-led Boise State in 2008 was the most recent nonconference road team to win at Autzen Stadium.
The winning Moore-to-Moore connection came when Dakorien caught the ball just around the Boise State 42-yard line. Two Broncos collided and he had an easy run down the field for the winning points.
Oregon struggled early, but scored a touchdown just before halftime and carried the momentum into the third quarter. Gage Hurych booted a 26-yard field goal to tie it at 17 with 11:30 left in the third.
Nearly six minutes later, the Ducks took their first lead at 24-17 as Dante Moore connected on an 8-yard scoring pass to McClellan to complete a crisp six-play, 87-yard drive.
The Broncos responded with an eight-play, 75-yard drive. On fourth-and-three from the Ducks’ 7, Madsen threaded a scoring pass to Wagner to tie the score with 1:20 remaining in the period.
Oregon moved back ahead when Hurych kicked a 43-yard field goal on the second play of the fourth quarter. But Boise State answered on Canaan Moore’s 35-yard field goal to tie it at 27 with 8:45 to play.
Earlier, Madsen tossed a 13-yard scoring pass to Bates as the Broncos traveled 75 yards on 11 plays on the first possession of the game.
Oregon knotted the score on Davison’s 1-yard scoring run with 11:17 left in the first half.
Stewart fumbled a punt less than a minute later and Arthur De Boachie recovered to give the Broncos a short field.
On the next play, Madsen tossed a short pass to Gaines, who broke a tackle at the 30 and raced down the left side to complete a 38-yard scoring play with 10:14 left in the half.
Boise State increased its lead to 17-7 when Canaan Moore booted a 29-yard field goal with 2:48 remaining.
Dante Moore tossed a 27-yard scoring pass to Johnson with 19 seconds left to move the Ducks within three.
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NO. 18 PENN STATE CRUSHES MARSHALL IN COACH MATT CAMPBELL’S DEBUT
Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns as No. 18 Penn State opened the Matt Campbell era with a 45-0 romp over Marshall on Saturday at University Park, Pa., in the teams’ season opener.
Becht, who arrived with Campbell from Iowa State, completed 13 of 18 passes without an interception, getting Penn State off to a quick start with touchdown passes on two of the Nittany Lions’ first three possessions.
Koby Howard caught six passes for 161 yards and a touchdown, while Iowa State transfers Brett Eskildsen, Ben Brahmer and Zay Robinson each caught scoring passes.
Quinton Martin and Cam Wallace contributed 6-yard touchdown carries in the second half for the Nittany Lions, who amassed 487 yards compared to 147 for the Thundering Herd.
After going 72-55 in 10 seasons at Iowa State, Campbell replaced 12-year head coach James Franklin, who was fired in the middle of a disappointing 7-6 season in 2025.
Marshall struggled to generate offense against a defense led by Caleb Bacon and Tony Rojas, who each had a sack and combined for five tackles for a loss.
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson completed 17 of 25 passes for 102 yards and rushed for 30 yards for Marshall. Toby Payne added eight catches for 55 yards.
Marshall’s deepest penetration was to the Penn State 34 and ended with a wide 52-yard field goal attempt to close the first half.
Penn State played a nearly flawless first quarter, taking a 17-0 lead before Marshall got a first down.
Ryan Barker put the Nittany Lions up with a 38-yard field goal to cap the opening possession, then Howard made it 10-0 when he scored on a crossing route that covered 42 yards.
Eskildsen followed, taking a wide receiver screen to the end zone on a 25-yard play that gave Penn State a 17-0 lead with 4:49 left in the first quarter.
The Nittany Lions used an 87-yard drive, highlighted by a 42-yard reception by Howard, to take a 24-0 lead. Brahmer, a 6-foot-7 tight end, capped the march with an 8-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone.
On Penn State’s first possession of the second half, Robinson scored on a 39-yard touchdown reception to boost the lead to 31-0.
With that, Campbell replaced Becht with another Iowa State import, Alex Manske, who completed passes on his first four snaps to fuel a 54-yard touchdown drive.
It was the teams’ third meeting and first since 1930.
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NO. 3 GEORGIA BREEZES PAST TENNESSEE STATE IN OPENER
ATHENS, Ga. — Gunner Stockton completed 15 of 16 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns to help lead No. 3 Georgia to a 63-3 rout of visiting Tennessee State on Saturday.
Stockton appeared in just five drives, leading Georgia (1-0) to touchdowns on each of them. Nate Frazier rushed for three touchdowns for the Bulldogs, who outgained the Tigers 660-109. Backup quarterback Ryan Puglisi threw for 109 yards and a touchdown as Georgia won its 13th consecutive season opener.
Daylin Lee threw for 62 yards for Tennessee State (0-2), which was paid $600,000 for the trip to Athens.
Frazier took the third play from scrimmage 48 yards for the game’s first touchdown, before the junior running back went untouched for a 14-yard rushing score on the next drive to double Georgia’s lead with 10:08 left in the first quarter.
After Tennessee State’s second three-and-out, Elyiss Williams stamped an efficient three-play drive with a 17-yard touchdown reception.
Stockton hit Talyn Taylor for an 11-yard touchdown to make it 28-0 with 2:08 remaining in the first.
PJ Dean’s sack of Lee on the final play of the first punctuated a quarter that saw Georgia outgain the Tigers 228-0.
Stockton’s 14-yard connection with Jaden Reddell extended the margin to 35. Taylor and Reddell’s touchdowns were the first of their respective college careers.
Puglisi relieved Stockton for the Bulldogs’ sixth drive.
Georgia’s lone mistake of the first half was being penalized for having two No. 51’s suit up for the same play. The flag wiped out Peyton Woodring’s 38-yard field goal. The snap was botched on the next attempt and the Tigers took over.
The turnover on downs helped Tennessee State compile its lone scoring drive, as Preston Hurless’ 37-yard field goal cut the deficit to 35-3 with 2:08 left in the half.
Frazier barreled in for his third score with 10:56 left in the third, pushing the lead to 39. On the next drive, Puglisi found freshman Kaiden Prothro for a 16-yard touchdown, giving Georgia a 49-3 advantage.
Third-stringer Ryan Montgomery floated a perfect 54-yard touchdown toss to Jeremy Bell, marking the Bulldogs’ eighth touchdown drive in 10 tries. Jae Lamar ran for an 11-yard score to help Georgia eclipse the 60-point mark for the first time since beating Florida State 63-3 in the 2023 Orange Bowl.
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MANNING TIES CAREER HIGH WITH FOUR TD PASSES AS NO. 5 TEXAS ROLLS PAST TEXAS STATE
Arch Manning threw for 305 yards and a career-high tying four touchdowns in two and a half quarters of action as No. 5 Texas rolled to a 59-7 win over Texas State on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas in the teams’ season opener.
Manning, making his 17th career start, connected on 20 of his 27 passes and suffered one interception as the Longhorns (1-0) dominated throughout to set the table for next week’s titanic clash against top-ranked Ohio State.
Texas’ running back tandem of Hollywood Smothers (70 yards on 10 carries) and Raleek Brown (34 yards on 11 carries with two TDs) combined for 104 yards on the ground, and wide receiver Ryan Wingo caught seven passes for 121 yards with a touchdown, all in the first half.
Quarterback Brad Jackson led the Bobcats (0-1) with 177 total yards, 150 of those on 15-of-23 passing.
The Longhorns drove 56 yards in seven plays on their opening possession to a 6-yard TD pass from Manning to Cam Coleman and then added to the lead on an 8-yard shovel pass for a touchdown from Manning to Wingo on the following drive.
After an extended march by Texas State ended with a missed short field goal attempt, the Longhorns drove 80 yards in 13 plays with Brown producing a 13-yard TD run that expanded the margin to 21-0.
Texas’s defense got into the action when Graceson Littleton scooped up a fumble by the Bobcats’ Taji Atkinds and sprinted 59 yards for a score and a 28-0 lead with 5:56 to play before halftime.
Texas State ended the shutout when Davian Jackson ran four yards for a touchdown with 3:59 to play until halftime after a 32-yard scamper by Brad Jackson that set the table.
The third quarter belonged to the Longhorns. Manning passed 20 yards to Coleman for a score on their first possession and then 13 yards to Smothers for a second TD with 7:55 left that sent the majority of Texas’ starters to the bench. Brown added to the lead with a 21-yard touchdown run with 5 minutes still left in the quarter.
Texas’ Gianni Spetic had a 48-yard field goal and James Simon rumbled seven yards for a TD in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring in the runaway win.
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CONNER WEIGMAN, NO. 23 HOUSTON OUTLAST OREGON STATE
Conner Weigman threw for 305 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as No. 23 Houston held off visiting Oregon State 33-20 on Saturday in each team’s season opener.
Weigman hit 20 of 30 passes and tossed an interception as the Cougars rolled up 533 total yards. Amare Thomas caught a game-high eight passes for 133 yards and a score. Makhi Hughes added 98 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
Braden Atkinson helped keep the Beavers in contention, completing 29 of 48 passes for 376 yards and a score. He spread his completions among nine receivers, with freshman Jesse Legree catching five passes for 136 yards and a touchdown.
The Weigman-Thomas connection opened the scoring at the 8:13 mark of the first quarter. They hooked up for a 31-yard touchdown to cap Houston’s first drive of the season.
Oregon State, playing its first game under new coach JaMarcus Shephard, answered less than two minutes later when Atkinson scored on a 3-yard run and took a 7-6 lead following the extra point.
The Cougars took the lead for good on their next possession with a 42-yard field goal from Jonathan Dimas. They made it 16-7 with 6:27 remaining in the first half when Re’Shaun Sanford II peeled off a 56-yard touchdown run, then took a 19-7 advantage into the break when Dimas converted a 32-yard field goal with 35 seconds left.
Houston appeared to be on the verge of blowing it open when Hughes plunged in from the 1 for a 26-7 cushion with 6:40 left in the third quarter. But the Beavers worked their way back into contention behind Atkinson.
Atkinson capped an 89-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Legree that made it 26-13 with 44 seconds left in the third. Then Atkinson directed a 75-yard march that ended with a 4-yard scoring jaunt by AJ Newberry to trim the margin to six points with 9:02 remaining.
However, Weigman sealed the outcome with a 1-yard touchdown run at the 5:01 mark.
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JEREMIAH SMITH SNAGS 2 TDS AS NO. 1 OHIO STATE ROUTS BALL STATE
Julian Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair to Jeremiah Smith, as No. 1 Ohio State crushed Ball State 56-3 on Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Sayin completed 21 of 25 while adding a fourth touchdown on the ground. Smith caught eight passes for 151 yards while Devin McCuin added six catches for 97 yards and a score.
Ohio State (1-0) produced three scoring drives of 90-plus yards and another of 83 while limiting Ball State (0-1) to 165 total yards.
Keldric Luster hit 18 of 33 for 89 yards and one interception for the Cardinals while Brody Boehm booted a 54-yard field goal with 1:17 left in the first half to account for the visitors’ points.
In preparation for their showdown on Sept. 12 at No. 5 Texas, the Buckeyes displayed a potent passing game as expected. The running game took longer to show progress as Bo Jackson’s 65-yard touchdown run on the Buckeyes’ first drive of the third quarter, which made it 35-3, nearly doubled their first-half total of 35 rushing yards.
On the next series, Ja’Kobi Jackson (no relation) ran 49 yards for a 42-3 lead. Each Jackson contributed 83 yards on the ground.
The Buckeyes went three-and-out on their first possession of the season when Sayin, who completed 77.0% of his passes last season, misfired on his first two throws. After that, Sayin and Smith took over to build a 28-3 halftime lead.
Smith opened the scoring with a 48-yard catch at the goal line. McCuin followed with a 17-yard TD catch before Sayin tucked the ball under pressure and ran 3 yards to make it 21-0 with 12:08 left in the half.
Following the Ball State field goal, Sayin spotted Smith at the back of the end zone and he tapped both feet inbounds with 10 seconds left for the 28-3 lead at the half.
Five-star freshman receiver Chris Henry Jr. capped the scoring with a 15-yard catch from Tavien St. Clair with 1:55 left in the game.
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JOSH HOOVER THROWS 4 TDS IN DEBUT, NO. 6 INDIANA DEFEATS NORTH TEXAS
Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns in his Indiana debut as the No. 6 Hoosiers rolled to a 52-16 season-opening victory over North Texas on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.
The fifth-year transfer from TCU, who suffered a cut on his nose in the second quarter that had blood dripping down his face and chin strap, hit 13 of 16 passes directing Indiana’s surgical attack on a day when temperatures on the turf reached 155 degrees per Fox Sports.
Charlie Becker caught two touchdown passes and Turbo Richard rushed for two scores as the defending national champions improved to 28-2 during the Curt Cignetti era.
Tayven Jackson, who started six games for Indiana in 2023-24, completed 22 of 28 passes for 192 yards and one interception in Neal Brown’s debut as North Texas head coach. Jahiem White rushed for 61 yards and a score while catching seven passes.
Hoover needed just one throw to register his first touchdown pass as a Hoosier. Facing third-and-5 from the North Texas 15, he fired a back-shoulder pass to Nick Marsh that the Michigan State transfer caught with his right hand while falling to the turf. The officials ruled it an incomplete pass, but the call was reversed to give Indiana a 7-0 lead just 84 seconds into the season.
North Texas changed the game’s tempo by holding the ball for 7:44, but the Mean Green turned it over on downs at Indiana’s 38.
The Hoosiers transitioned to a more methodical approach, too, but made it pay off. Richard, a Boston College transfer, capped a 10-play drive with a 2-yard touchdown blast to push Indiana’s lead to 14-0 with 13 seconds left in the first quarter.
North Texas burned another 5:25 and came away with a 47-yard field goal by Dominic De Freitas.
Indiana responded with its third touchdown in as many possessions. Hoover closed a 51-yard drive by rifling a high slant that Becker skied to grab for a 9-yard score and a 21-3 lead with 6:46 to go in the half.
The Hoosiers carried a 24-6 lead into halftime even though the Mean Green owned the advantage in total yardage (173-153) and time of possession (19:22 to 10:38).
North Texas slashed its deficit to 24-13 on the second half’s opening drive as White broke tackles for a 9-yard touchdown run.
Indiana wasted little time answering as Hoover exploited man-to-man coverage against Becker, who flew down the right sideline and outfought the corner for a 35-yard touchdown pass to make it 31-13 Indiana at the 9:56 mark of the third.
After De Freitas booted his third field goal, Hoover fired deep over the middle to Davion Chandler for a 42-yard score to give Indiana a 38-16 advantage with 12:51 left. Richard added a 1-yard blast with 5:41 to go and backup quarterback Grant Wilson sprinted 43 yards for a score.
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NO. 13 ALABAMA LEANS INTO GROUND GAME, TOPS EAST CAROLINA 48-10
Daniel Hill accounted for two of Alabama’s five rushing touchdowns as the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide opened their season with a dominant 48-10 win over East Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Keelon Russell, EJ Crowell and Trae’Shawn Brown also added rushing scores for Alabama, which delivered a ground statement after finishing last season 125th nationally in rushing yards per game (104.1).
The Crimson Tide’s 227 rushing yards and five scores were more than they had in any game against an FBS opponent last season.
Russell, making his first career start, finished with a team-high 86 rushing yards. He also completed 17 of 29 passes for 249 yards. Ryan Coleman-Williams caught five passes for 130 yards, reaching 100 yards receiving for the first time since last September.News content provider
East Carolina quarterback Mitch Griffis completed 10 of 16 passes for 137 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jeremiah Melvin had four receptions for 60 yards, while Tyler Johnson had a 68-yard reception for the Pirates (0-1).
Alabama scored on all five of its first-half possessions while opening up a 38-7 lead by halftime. It held a 307-99 yardage advantage in the first half.
After the Crimson Tide settled for a field goal from Conor Talty on their opening drive, they led 17-0 just 12 seconds into the second quarter after rushing TDs by Crowell and Hill.
The Pirates got on the board on the following possession with Jeremiah Melvin’s 1-yard touchdown catch, set up by Johnson’s explosive play.
Alabama responded with Hill’s second touchdown and then made it 31-7 two plays later on Yhonzae Pierre’s 27-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The Crimson Tide put an exclamation point on their first half with Russell’s 3-yard scamper with 14 seconds left.
East Carolina scored the only points of the third quarter on a 34-yard Noah Perez field goal set up by a turnover.
Alabama scored on the opening play of the fourth quarter on Brown’s 2-yard run to open a 45-10 lead. Talty then closed the scoring with his second field goal with 6:15 left.
Alabama’s defense held the Pirates to 2 net rushing yards and didn’t allow a conversion on any of East Carolina’s eight third downs.
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MLB ROUNDUP: KYLE SCHWARBER HOMERS, PHILLIES BEAT EAST-LEADING BRAVES
Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday.
The Phillies evened the four-game series at one win apiece and moved within four games of the first-place Braves in the National League East.
Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine while allowing one run and three hits.
Atlanta, which had won nine of its last 11, managed only five hits, including solo homers from Ronald Acuna Jr. and Austin Riley. Braves starter Martin Perez (8-9) gave up four runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 6, Nationals 5
Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning as Los Angeles rallied to beat visiting Washington.
Teoscar Hernandez had an RBI single in the first inning as the Dodgers earned their third victory in three days without Shohei Ohtani. Edman was occupying Ohtani’s leadoff spot, while Hernandez replaced Ohtani as designated hitter.
Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow tied a season high by allowing four runs over six-plus innings but didn’t factor into the decision. Left-hander Alex Vesia (2-1) pitched one inning to earn the win and Tanner Scott pitched the ninth for his 21st save.
Cubs 6, Marlins 5
Ian Happ drove in two runs, and Michael Conforto slugged a solo homer as Chicago defeated host Miami. The Cubs will go for a three-game sweep of the Marlins on Sunday.
Ryan Zeferjahn got the final five outs without allowing a run to earn his first save with the Cubs and fifth of the season. Conforto’s homer was the major league-leading 200th of the season for the Cubs.
Griffin Conine led Miami with a two-run homer measured at 430 feet in the fifth inning. Kyle Stowers added the longest home run of his career, a 442-foot solo blast, in the seventh.
Giants 9, Mets 5
Christian Koss and Rafael Devers both hit two homers to help visiting San Francisco beat New York in the middle game of a three-game series.
Anthony Molina (3-0) and five relievers combined on a five-hitter for the Giants, who halted a two-game skid. Devers homered in the first and fifth innings, giving him six in the last six games, while Oslevis Basabe and Grant McCray each homered in the final two innings. Molina allowed just one hit over his five innings.
A.J. Ewing hit a two-run homer and Brett Baty had three RBIs for the Mets, whose two-game winning streak ended. Rookie Zac Thornton (3-5) was roughed up for six runs on seven hits in five innings.
Red Sox 5, Orioles 0
Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his major league-leading 17th win as Boston won its third straight against host Baltimore.
The Red Sox can sweep the four-game series Sunday. Gray (17-4), who was facing Baltimore for the first time this season, held the Orioles to three hits and three walks while striking out seven.
Baltimore finished with five hits, struck out 10 times and collected three doubles. Chris Bassitt (6-5) went 5 2/3 innings and was charged with three runs in the loss.
Tigers 6, Guardians 0
Riley Greene had four RBIs in his ninth career multi-homer game, and Framber Valdez (9-10) pitched a season-high-tying seven scoreless innings as visiting Detroit downed Cleveland.
All-Star rookie Parker Messick (11-9) had a career-high 12 strikeouts over six innings and allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks for the Guardians, who won both games of a doubleheader in walk-off fashion on Friday.
Ben Malgeri had three hits and an RBI, and Gleyber Torres and John Peck added two hits apiece for the Tigers, who outhit Cleveland 11-3.
Angels 6, Pirates 1
Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season and Josh Lowe hit a home run to lead Los Angeles over host Pittsburgh to end a three-game losing streak.
Wade Meckler doubled twice and had two RBIs, Zach Neto went 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Mike Trout added two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles. Making just his 10th start of the season after missing almost four months with left shoulder inflammation, Kikuchi (1-5) picked up his first win since Sept. 24, 2025.
Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk and Rafael Flores Jr. had two hits, including a double, for Pittsburgh. Braxton Ashcraft (14-6) took the loss.
Reds 5, Brewers 3
Matt McLain’s home run in the seventh inning broke a tie and host Cincinnati defeated Milwaukee following a rain delay of almost 2 1/2 hours in the fourth.
Elly De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson also homered for the Reds, who have won three of their last four. Tony Santillan (3-4) got the win despite giving up a run in his only inning and Emilio Pagan pitched the ninth for his 21st save.
William Contreras homered for the Brewers, who had won three of their previous four. Aaron Ashby (13-3), who gave up McLain’s home run, was the loser.
Twins 6, White Sox 4
Ryan Jeffers belted a three-run homer to push Minnesota to a win over host Chicago, leveling the three-game series at one win apiece.
Kaelen Culpepper went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI for the Twins, who also got RBIs from Kody Clemens and Brooks Lee. Minnesota right-hander Taj Bradley (11-6) allowed four runs on four hits in five innings. Right-hander Yoendrys Gomez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 21st save.
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer to lead the White Sox. Colson Montgomery added a solo home run, and Miguel Vargas drove in a run. Left-hander Anthony Kay (9-8) gave up five runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Rays 6, Rangers 3 (10 innings)
Jonathan Aranda blasted a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift Tampa Bay to a win against host Texas in Arlington.
Junior Caminero and Richie Palacios also homered to back starter Drew Rasmussen, who limited the Rangers to one run and three hits over seven innings. Tyler Wells (4-2) pitched a scoreless ninth and 10th to earn the win.
Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom allowed two runs and four hits over six innings. He struck out seven and walked one. Joc Pederson and Evan Carter homered for the Rangers, who have lost three of four. Closer Jacob Latz (3-2) took the loss.
Blue Jays 4, Royals 3
Kazuma Okamoto’s fourth hit of the night was a tiebreaking, seventh-inning RBI single, and Toronto made it hold to win their fourth straight, beating host Kansas City to move above .500 for the first time since early April.
Okamoto’s game-winning hit came after an error by Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. extended the inning. Okamoto drove in two runs and Lukes had three hits with an RBI while Mason Fluharty (6-1) threw a scoreless inning to get the win, which moved the Blue Jays (72-71) into a tie with the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League wild-card spot.
Salvador Perez had two hits with an RBI and John Rave homered for Kansas City, which has lost five of six. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo gave up three runs on eight hits over five innings, while Toronto’s Max Scherzer allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 4, Astros 3 (10 innings)
Gabriel Moreno stroked a one-out RBI single to center field in the top of the 10th inning and Arizona rallied to defeat host Houston.
The Diamondbacks squared the three-game interleague series after Moreno plated automatic runner Ildemaro Vargas with his single off Astros reliever Bryan King (2-4). Brandyn Garcia notched his fifth save. Starter Brandon Pfaadt allowed three runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings. Jonathan Loaisiga (7-3) pitched a scoreless ninth.
Isaac Paredes (three RBIs) singled in consecutive at-bats — the first to give the Astros a 2-0 lead in the third and the second to rebuild that two-run margin with a two-out hit in the fifth. Rookie starter Ethan Pecko gave up one run on five hits over 4 1/3 innings.
Yankees 5, Padres 1
Cody Bellinger’s two-run single capped a four-run second inning and Carlos Rodon threw five solid innings as visiting New York knocked off San Diego.
Rodon (5-3) allowed two hits and one run, walking three and tying a season high with seven strikeouts. Four relievers finished off the game for New York (81-61), which was anchored by Ben Rice’s three hits and two walks.
Padres starter Robbie Ray (11-8) was denied in his third try for his 100th career win, lasting only 2 1/3 innings and yielding five runs off five hits and four walks. It was the left-hander’s shortest start since August 2024. The Padres, who managed just three hits, scored their only run on Manny Machado’s 25th homer, making him the only player with 25-plus homers in each of the last 11 seasons (excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season).
Rockies 10, Cardinals 7
Cole Carrigg, Adael Amador and Ezequiel Tovar had two hits apiece and Colorado rallied to beat St. Louis in Denver.
Joshua Baez and Ivan Herrera homered and finished with two hits each for St. Louis, which lost ground in the National League wild-card chase. The Cardinals are four games behind Arizona for the final NL playoff spot.
Brennan Bernardino (4-3) got the win and Jordan Romano picked up his 15th save for Colorado. Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore (5-14) retired the first 10 batters before the Rockies scored six in the fifth inning.
Athletics 6, Mariners
Jeffrey Springs pitched seven scoreless innings to win for the first time since April 14 as the Athletics prevailed, further damaging host Seattle’s dwindling playoff hopes.
Max Muncy and Lawrence Butler homered for the A’s, who have won four in a row and will go for a sweep of the four-game series Sunday afternoon. Springs (4-13), who dropped 13 straight decisions after opening the season 3-0, allowed two hits, walked two and struck out six.
The Mariners lost their third in a row and are seven games behind division-leading Houston and six back in the chase for the AL’s third and final wild-card berth with 19 to play. Seattle starter George Kirby (9-11) gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings.
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INDYCAR NEWS
One goal down for Scott McLaughlin this weekend, one to go.
McLaughlin delivered Chevrolet its 250th INDYCAR SERIES pole position, taking the top spot for the season-ending Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey with a lap of 1 minute, 9.1363 seconds in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet.
SEE: Qualifying Results
Now, McLaughlin hopes that speed will help him win the race Sunday, ending a 36-race dry spell since his last NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory in August 2024 at the Milwaukee Mile. A good omen: The pole winner has driven to victory in this race in 18 of the 28 INDYCAR SERIES races held at this iconic Central California Coast road course.
“Since the thing left the hauler, this thing has been unreal,” McLaughlin said. “So stoked for Chevy to get the 250th pole, but I’ve got to try and transition this into a win. Really proud of everyone.
“We were a little bit lost there for a little bit, but to finally get back a little pace on road courses, which we’ve been a little bit lost, I’m really proud of Raul (Prados, race engineer) and the team.”
Live coverage of the 95-lap race starts at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One and INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls.
McLaughlin used his final lap in the Firestone Fast Six to earn his third NTT P1 Award of the season, as he won the pole for the season-opening race on the street circuit at St. Petersburg and last weekend on the Milwaukee Mile oval. This was his first pole on a road course since April 2024 at Barber Motorsports Park.
The impressive speed by McLaughlin, who also led practice this morning, was enough to dislodge five-time series champion and Laguna Seca dominator Alex Palou from the top spot.
Reigning series champion Palou ended up second at 1:09.1540 in the No. 10 DHL Lightning Bolt Honda of Chip Ganassi Racing. Palou has won this race three of the last four years, including in 2024 and 2025 from the pole.
Despite just missing his series-leading ninth pole of the season, Palou’s metronomic speed should serve him well in the race Sunday and send a shiver down the spines of his rivals. Palou led the first round of qualifying at 1:09.1398 and the Fast 12 round at 1:09.1496.
Just .0142 of a second separated Palou’s three best laps from each round of qualifying. He earned his 12th front-row qualifying position in 18 races this season.
“It’s not the race, so consistency doesn’t matter much,” Palou said. “But honestly, happy. We went for it. We tried to get the pole. Really happy with another front-row start. Scott did a great lap.”
Felix Rosenqvist also continued his consistent weekend by qualifying third at 1:09.1931 in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Honda. Rosenqvist was second in both practice sessions at this event preceding qualifying on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile circuit.
Alexander Rossi produced his best non-oval qualifying position of the season with ease, as he will join Rosenqvist in Row 2 Sunday after earning the fourth spot at 1:09.3247 in the No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet. Rossi’s previous best this year on a road or street circuit was eighth at Markham.
Christian Lundgaard qualified fifth at 1:10.2227 in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, but he will line up 11th Sunday due to a six-spot grid penalty for an unapproved engine change after the doubleheader last weekend at Milwaukee.
David Malukas rounded out the Firestone Fast Six at 1:12.8461 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet.
Lundgaard and Malukas are locked in a four-driver fight for second place. Lundgaard is second with Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global two points behind in third, Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren four points back in fourth and Malukas 23 points behind Lundgaard.
Kirkwood qualified seventh in the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda, while O’Ward was narrowly eliminated in the first round of qualifying and earned the 13th spot in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
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TENNIS NEWS
IVA JOVIC OUTLASTS ALEXANDRA EALA AT US OPEN, SETS UP COCO GAUFF SHOWDOWN
Iva Jovic battled from a break down in the third set to beat good friend Alexandra Eala in a third-round match that lasted more than three hours on Saturday night and set up a showdown against fellow American Coco Gauff.
The 14th-seeded Jovic won 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a primetime match on Arthur Ashe Court, ending the run of 17th-seeded Eala, the rising star from the Philippines who claimed her first WTA Tour event title at the DC Open in Washington last month.
“That felt like a marathon, and I felt like I lost my sanity five times over to win that match, but it’s really worth it for this feeling,” Jovic said in her on-court interview. “I’m usually not one that shows that many emotions, but this one really meant a lot to me, so it’s everything to have another match here at the U.S. Open.”
Jovic, 18, faced a break point while down 4-2 in the decisive third set. She rallied to hold serve and then had a match point while up 5-4. Eala, 21, saved that match point to push the set to 5-5. Jovic was able to convert a match point two games later.
“I just tried to take my time in those moments and feel the energy, feel the crowd, even though they weren’t always rooting for me,” Jovic said. “I love you guys, and you gave me so much, so much energy to just keep pushing and just leave absolutely everything on the court for the win.”
Jovic, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the French Open this year, is now one of five American women still remaining at the U.S. Open along with fourth-seeded Gauff, No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro and Taylor Townsend.
“I’m going to be more than happy to just bring this fight and this energy, and whatever happens, then I can leave with my head high,” Jovic said when asked about facing Gauff on Monday. “She’s playing some unbelievable tennis and a really great person, so it’s going to be an amazing match.”
Gauff defeated unseeded Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 earlier in the day to advance to the second week of the U.S. Open for the fifth consecutive year. Despite being only 22 years old, Gauff is seeking her second title at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title in her career, having won the French Open in 2025.
“I feel like I’m definitely used to getting the week twos now, because I feel like I woke up today and I was like, ‘Oh, we’re already in Round 3,’” Gauff said in her on-court interview. “So, I think that’s a good sign, just feeling like I’m not feeling tired.”
Gauff is also into the Round of 16 for the 11th time in the past 13 majors and has yet to drop a set at this year’s U.S. Open.
“Just enjoying the experiences out here,” she said. “Obviously, there’s a lot of pressure here as an American in trying to do well. Everybody wants to win this tournament, but I think for Americans it’s even more special.”
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TOP INDIANA PRESS RELEASES/HEADLINES
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Indianapolis Indians scored three runs in the top of the first inning, but Toledo responded with five unanswered runs to defeat Indy, 5-3, on Saturday night. Indians infielder Tyler Callihan singled to right field to score Ronny Simon for the first run of the game and Robert Hassell III doubled to right field as well to score Callihan and Enmanuel Valdez to take an early 3-0 lead.
Indians (35-27, 66-71) starter Noah Murdock only made it 0.2 innings to begin the game as Toledo (32-30, 66-70) responded with three runs in the bottom of the first, despite not recording a hit in the inning.
Brandon Neeck (L, 3-3) came in after Murdock to go 3.0 innings with five strikeouts and one earned run on two hits. Mud Hens infielder Trei Cruz singled off Neeck on a ground ball to right field to score Michael Siani and give Toledo the lead, 4-3.
CD Pelham entered for Indy next, went 1.1 innings with three strikeouts, but surrendered a solo home run to Toledo designated hitter Corey Julks in the fifth inning to extend Toledo’s lead to 5-3.
Michael Darrell-Hicks went 2.0 innings after Pelham with three strikeouts, while Evan Sisk went 1.0 inning to end the game for Indy.
Indians outfielders Mitch Jebb, Hassell III and Simon all went 2-for-4 at the plate on Saturday night.
For Toledo, Sawyer Gipson-Long (W, 3-6) went 5.0 innings, struck out four and gave up the three earned runs in the first inning on seven hits. Ty Madden and Nick Sandlin were credited with holds, while Jack Little (S, 5) wrapped up the game in the last inning for his fifth save of the season.
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INDY ELEVEN
Indy Eleven forward Dylan Sing scored a dramatic goal in the final minute of stoppage time to give the Boys in Blue a hard-fought 2-2 draw vs. Birmingham Legion FC at Carroll Stadium.
Captain Aodhan Quinn started the sequence in the 98th minute with a long service into the box. The ball deflected to Bruno Rendon, who deftly touched it from his left foot to his right to uncork a sharp-angled shot that hit the far post. Sing sprinted to use his right knee to volley the carom home for his third goal this season.
Sing and former Western Michigan University teammate Charlie Sharp provided energy off the bench after entering in the 76th minute with the Boys in Blue trailing 2-1. Indy Eleven had three potential tying goals negated by offsides and two foul calls prior to Sing’s equalizer.
The home team took a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute of the match with a buildup that led to an attempted clearance outside of the box corralled by defender Joe Hafferty. The Indy Eleven newcomer took a touch to his left and one dribble to create space to fire a long-range shot that deflected off a defender for his first Boys in Blue goal in his third game with the team on a loan from Lexington SC.
The Indy Eleven attack recorded 18 shots, nine shots on target, nine corner kicks, and 27 crosses in the match.
The Boys in Blue are now 10-1-3 in their last 14 USL Championship matches at Carroll Stadium, including a 7-1-3 mark this season.
With the draw, Indy Eleven stayed in seventh place in the Eastern Conference with nine games remaining. The top eight teams in the East at the end of the regular season on October 24 advance to the USL-C playoffs.
Indy Eleven travels to New Mexico United on Friday, September 11 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
The next home game for the Boys in Blue is “Small Business Night” on Tuesday, September 15 at 7 p.m. vs. Brooklyn FC presented by the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce. Gates open early at 5:30 pm for Happy Hour, with $5 drafts and $3 hot dogs and popcorn all game. Discounted tickets starting at $15 are available online, with a portion of ticket sales going to the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Sweltering heat (on-the-field heat index of 152), blazing sunshine, a bloodied quarterback, a sell-out crowd and a season-opener like no other in Indiana football history — celebrating a national championship — delivered Saturday’s 52-16 victory over North Texas at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium, a lesson in toughness and insights into future improvements.
“It’s very inspirational to see all the work and preparation pay off,” running back Turbo Richard said, “but we know there are things we can get better.”
Consider quarterback Josh Hoover, a heralded transfer from TCU who in his Hoosier debut, despite a hit that left him on his knees with a bloody face, completed 13-of-16 passes for 231 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions and a 285-quarterback rating. He wasn’t sacked.
“Josh Hoover was sharp,” head coach Curt Cignetti said. “He played well. He was 13-for-16, four touchdowns, no picks, no turnovers. We’ll take that every week.
“When you ask me why good players played good, I guess it’s because they’re good players.”
As for Hoover playing through the hit that bloodied him, Cignetti said, “He earned the respect of his teammates.”
After the game, Hoover, with a bandage on the bridge of his nose, downplayed it.
“It looked worse than it was. I’ve had my nose broken a couple of times. It happens.”
Still, it impressed the Hoosiers.
“Josh played great,” running back Lee Beebe Jr. said. “He went through all his reads and got past that little nose ding. He had blood on his face and came back like a true warrior. That tells us he’s going to push to the last bit of his energy. He’ll give 100 percent whether he’s dinged up or anything.”
Added Richard: “I was coming on the field after he got hit. I looked at him, saw the blood and asked, ‘Yo, you good?’ He said he was fine. He wasn’t coming out.
“He’s got that warrior spirit in him. It’s inspirational. If he’s playing with a bloody face, then I’ve got to do the same.”
Neither team punted until deep into the third quarter. IU had four touchdowns and a field goal in its first five possessions, then scored three touchdowns in its final three drives.
Hoover threw touchdowns to three different receivers – Charlier Becker (twice), Nick Marsh and Davion Chandler, and completed passes to seven different receivers,
“We’ve got a lot of weapons and guys who can really go,” Hoover said. “It’s been fun to watch their progression. That’s exciting because anybody who goes out there can make big plays. We’ve got to continue that and fine tune those details.”
Still, IU wants more, including from a running game that managed just 134 yards, 43 by backup quarterback Grant Wilson during a fourth-quarter touchdown run.
“There were things we could have done better,” Hoover said. “It’s never as good or as bad as you think. There will be opportunities to be more explosive and cleaner.
“Our goal was to execute our offense and the plays that were called. Just do our job, our one of 11 as Coach Cignetti says. That’s all I was trying to do. Give those guys a chance and they made plays.”
Still, North Texas finished with more total yards (367 yards to 365) and had a big edge in time of possession (37 minutes to IU’s 23). Former IU quarterback Tayven Jackson finished 22-for-28 for 192 yards and an interception.
“I didn’t think we played real well on defense,” Cignetti said. “It was poor tackling on the perimeter. When you play a first game, especially against a new (North Texas) staff, you’re not sure what you’re going to see. You get some looks you didn’t practice, and you’ve got to make some adjustments.”
Linebacker Isaiah Jones, who had a game-high 12 tackles, wasn’t pleased.
“You want to see more explosive defense, like TFLs, sacks. That’s what we preach — hustling to the ball. We have to correct that.
“When you have coaches like (Cignetti) and (defensive coordinator Bryant Haines) and all the defensive coaches, they’re not going to let that go light. In Monday’s practice, our leaders will make sure we’re flying to the ball and hitting ball carriers.”
As for the 152 heat index, Cignetti said, “I’ve never heard of that in my life.” He added that the conditions didn’t alter the way the Hoosier called the game offensively or defensively.
“It was tough out there, but we both had to deal with it.”
Added Richard: “We did a lot of hydrating, electrolytes, recovery, stretching so you’re not cramping. It’s important to do that before the game. It’s playing the game before the game.”
Victory wasn’t without concerns. IU lost starting cornerbacks A.J. Harris and Jamari Sharpe, plus tailback Khobie Martin in the first quarter. Ryland Gandy and Jaylen Bell replaced Harris and Sharpe. Cignetti said the cornerback injuries are “not long-term deals,” but Martin’s might be.
Hoosier the Bison zip-lined from atop the giant scoreboard to the field as part of a pre-game celebration of last season’s 16-0 national championship, an unprecedented accomplishment still reverberating throughout college football.
“In my lifetime,” FOX analyst and College Football Hall of Fame head coach Urban Meyer said, “I’ve never seen anything like what this team and staff did last year.”
Neither has fellow FOX analyst and former Notre Dame All-American quarterback Brady Quinn.
“I think we’re living in an alternate universe,” he said. “It’s so hard to put it into context. People who don’t follow college football don’t understand how big of a deal this was.”
For the record, until last season, IU had the most losses in major college football history.
“We go all over the country,” Quinn said, “and this is crazy to see what (Cignetti) was able to in just two years, just flip that switch. It’s the greatest story in sports to turn it around as fast as I’ve ever seen.”
An updated Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium includes a new “National Champions 2025” sign beneath the large scoreboard, with room to add more.
Meyer personally knows the difficulty of repeating as national champion. He won three national titles, two at Florida (2006, 2008) and one at Ohio State (2014).
“Coach Cignetti is going to deal with something that is really unchartered waters,” Meyer said. “The best thing he has going is the continuity of his staff. He’s one of the few who has done that. Every year after a national title, I always lost coordinators. With (offensive coordinator) Mike Shanahan and (defensive coordinator) Bryant Haines, I can’t believe they weren’t picked up as head coaches. The job they did on both sides of the ball was historic.
“Yes, it’s tough to repeat, but not many teams have as talented a coaching staff.”
Beebe Jr.’s 67-yard kickoff return set up Marsh’s one-handed back-shoulder TD catch from Hoover for a 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the game.
Hoover’s 39-yard pass to Richard set up Richard’s two-yard TD run for a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
After North Texas’s 47-yard field goal, Hoover hit Becker with a nine-yard touchdown pass for a 21-3 lead with 6:46 left in the first half. North Texas’s 33-yard field goal was negated by Nico Radicic’s career-long 49-yard effort for a 24-6 halftime score.
Hoover finished 7-for-8 (his only incompletion was a deliberate throw-away) for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Jones led with nine tackles. Defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker had a sack.
North Texas opened the second half with a touchdown. Hoover’s 25-yard, on-the-run completion to tight end Brock Schott was followed by his 35-yard back-shoulder touchdown pass to Becker for a 31-13 lead five minutes into the third quarter. A 38-yard Mean Green field goal made it 31-16 entering the fourth quarter.
Hoover’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Chandler made it 38-16 with 12:51 remaining. IU added touchdown runs of one yard by Richard and 43 yards by Wilson for the final 52-16 score.
“It’s a good win,” Cignetti said, “but there will be a lot of critiques for sure.”
Next up — Saturday’s home game against Howard.
“We’re 1-0,” Becker said, “and looking to go 2-0.”
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer looks to get back in the win column as they are set to take on Ohio. The match will be the second road contest for the Hoosiers, playing in Athens, Ohio on Sunday, September 6, at 1 pm.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (2-2-1, 0-0-0 B1G) at Ohio
Sunday, September 6, 2026 • 1 p.m. ET
Bill Armstrong Stadium • Athens, Ohio
Broadcast: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BOBCATS
Ohio comes into Sunday’s match following their second loss of the season to Pittsburgh. They hold a 2-2 overall record with wins against UIC, Mercyhurst. The Bobcats are led by Jaimason Brooker, Meaghan Cochrane, and Camille Francis with two goals scored apiece.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers previously returned home as they played host to Saint Louis last Sunday afternoon.
Indiana started the first half strong, holding the Billikens to two shot attempts and a 0-0 draw heading into the break.
In the 30th minute forward Emily Graham had a run out opportunity for the Hoosiers. her shot attempt was just wide of the left post, keeping the game tied at zero.
Saint Louis scored the first goal of the match by Leah Simpson in the 49th minute.
Shortly after, forward Amaya Falzarano made an attempt on the left side of the box, but was saved by the goalkeeper.
The Billikens followed with a second goal by 79th minute from Audrey Smith.
The Hoosiers were unable to respond, finishing the match in a 0-2 defeat.
HOOSIER STATS
Bella Haggerty, Maggie Ledwith, and Kennedy Neighbors tie as the leading goal scorers, tallying two apiece through the first four matches. Aleyna Quinn and Piper Coffield follow each scoring one goal.
Ledwith and Neighbors lead the Hoosiers in total points with six and five, respectively. Haggerty follows behind with four along with Quinn and Coffield who has two each. Jenna Chatterton, Emma Ehret, Amaya Falzarano, Grace Hamm, and Ella Stanley also have one point apiece for the Hoosiers.
17 Hoosiers have recorded a shot this season. Ledwith leads the way with 14 shot attempts, followed by Neighbors and Hamm with nine and eight, respectively. Haggerty, Coffield, Quinn, Chatterton, and Stanley have added four shots apiece, with Falzarano, Murphy, Graham and Fishel each recording three.
UP NEXT
IUWS will play their second of back-to-back road matches as they begin conference play on the road. They first start their conference slate at Nebraska on Thursday, September 10th before returning home the following weekend.
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
Sunday, September 6
#18 TCU (2-2) at #14 Purdue (2-1)
1 p.m. ET | Holloway Gymnasium
TV: BTN
MAMBU/TINDALL: LEADING THE BIG TEN
Purdue’s Addy Tindall (4.38) and Mimi Mambu (4.00) rank #2 and #3 in the league for kills/set. Purdue’s the only school with two players ranked in the top-10.
The pair combined for just three attack errors vs. Texas A&M in 58 attempts.
HISTORY MADE
With the first win of the 2026 season, head coach Dave Shondell will become the outright all-time winningest head coach in Purdue Athletics history, surpassing men’s basketball legend Gene Keady, earning 513 wins.
OUTSIDE LAMEEN “MIMI” MAMBU
Mambu set career-highs in kills in two of the first three matches: first in the season-opener (19 vs. #13 Creighton, with a team-high 58 attacks) and vs. Georgia (21)
In her first-ever match as a Boilermaker, Mambu set a career-high kills (19) while seeing a team-high 58 attacks in the match vs. #13 Creighton.
Then, in the match vs. Georgia, she bested her mark, totaling 21 kills and a court-leading, career-high two block solos (four total).
RYAN MCALEER: THE ANCHOR
McAleer nearly had a double-double, totaling 27 digs, 9 assists in the 3-2 win vs. Georgia.
McAleer is joined by Lola Schumacher (UCLA) as the only returning liberos/defensive specialists who averaged at least 14.00 digs per match last season.
Meanwhile, McAleer is the only returner in the Big Ten to average at least 14.00 digs per match and over four assists per match.
Shondell refers to McAleer as “the heart and soul of the team”.
BACK ROW STRENGTH
Three players posted double-digit digs in the match vs. #13 Creighton: freshman defensive specialist MaryKate Scheumann (13), junior libero Ryan McAleer (14) and senior setter Taylor Anderson (then-career-high 17).
Against Georgia, Purdue combined for 89 digs– the most by a Purdue team since 2021 (89 vs. Illinois on October 1, 2021). 27 of those digs were by Ryan McAleer, a career-high 18 by Taylor Anderson and 16 by Grace Heaney.
SPREADING THE OFFENSE
Finding their groove, Anderson dished out at least 35 balls to three different players vs. Georgia, leading the squad to three Boilers with at least 15 kills.
EXTRA POINTS
Purdue has gone to extra points in four of 13 sets so far, owning a 3-1 record in winning those games.
TAKING DOWN THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS
For the second straight year, the Boilers have taken down the defending national champions in West Lafayette – both in sweeping fashion: 2025 vs. Penn State and 2026 vs. Texas A&M.
A hostile environment by Boiler Nation has led to other defending national champs falling in Mackey Arena, the last coming December 4, 2019 as men’s basketball defeated #5 Virginia 69-40.
SCHEDULING TOUGH
The Boilermakers are set to start the season with three of its first four opponents ranked in the top 20 of the preseason poll.
Purdue’s start to the year includes three opponents in the first six days of the season (two of which are top-13 ranked teams).
#18 TCU AT A GLANCE
While Purdue picked up a five set win vs. Georgia, #18 TCU toppled #8 SMU in five on their home court (16-25, 25-22, 25-16, 26-28, 15-12). Becca Kelley, Evan Hendrix and Jalyn Gibson – Preseason All-Big 12 – all totaled double-digit kills, with Hendrix leading the group with a .351 clip and Kelley on a .311 clip.
Hendrix, an All-American a season ago, was tabbed to the AVCCA Player of the Year Watch List.
A program gaining momentum, TCU has reached 20 wins for each of the past two seasons, set a program record with six ranked wins last year, and includes Evan Hendrix, who led the Big 12 in 2025 with 4.96 kills per set in conference play.
The Horned Frogs have a gauntlet to start the season, playing Texas, SMU, Louisville and Purdue to start the year – that’s four top-14 ranked teams – and three in the top-8.
The squad is coming off a loss to #6 Louisville, however Reese Robins went nearly errorless on the attack with 12 kills, 1 error on 17 swings for a .647 hitting %.
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Notre Dame volleyball team secured win number one of the 2026 season, taking down Toledo 18-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16. Notre Dame improves to 9-0 all-time against Toledo.
Sydney Helmers had a monster day for the Irish, recording a career-high 22 kills on .326 hitting percentage. She stuffed the stat sheet with 16 digs, two service aces and two blocks.
Isabella Sangha added nine kills while Mae Kordas and Chichi Nnaji each added five apiece.
Defensively, Maya Evens finished with 15 digs, one behind Helmers. Grace Langer logged three blocks up front.
The Irish tallied 42 assists on the day, 19 from Lily Fenton and 16 from Maya Baker. Notre Dame converted 49 kills on the day.
A quick turnaround awaits the Irish as they head east on Tuesday for a clash at Georgia, part of the second annual ‘Showdown at the Net’, showcasing ACC and SEC volleyball teams in a cross-conference two-day event.
How it happened
Set 1:
In front of their home fans, the Rockets jumped out to a 5-0 run to force an Irish timeout
The Irish scored six of the next eight points with kills from Sydney Helmers and Isabella Sangha to get the Irish offense in a groove
Angie Desamours recorded her first kill of the game to tie the game up at 7-7
A 7-0 Toledo run later gave the Rockets a 15-9 lead at the technical timeout
Facing set point, the Irish rattled off four straight points to cut the Toledo lead to 24-17 and force a Rockets timeout
Toledo prevailed to win the set 25-18
Set 2:
After dropping the opening point, Notre Dame went on a 4-0 run – fueled by Rockets’ attack errors, to take a 4-1 lead
Back to back Helmers’ kills gave the Irish a 10-8 lead
Chloe Hooker dropped in an ace to make it 15-11 Irish at the technical timeout
Notre Dame extended its lead to 19-15 after a kill from Sangha pressured Toledo into a timeout
A 5-1 Rockets run forced an Irish timeout up 23-21
Anna Bjork claimed the second set for Irish with a kill to take the set 25-23. It was the first set Toledo has lost all season (won previous 13)
Through two sets, Helmers was up to 11 kills and eight digs
Set 3:
Both teams exchanged blows, even at eight early in the set
After Notre Dame went up 14-9, the Rockets answered with a 4-0 run to make it 14-13 Irish
An ace from Hooker paired with attack errors from Toledo pushed Notre Dame’s lead to 20-17
Notre Dame extended its run to five to make it 23-17
A Toledo service error sealed the set for the Irish, taking the swing set 25-19 and a 2-1 match advantage
Set 4:
Similar to the second set, Notre Dame jumped to a 4-0 run after losing the opening point, forcing a Rockets timeout early in the set
The Irish continued their momentum early, leading 10-4 after a kill from Mae Kordas
Helmers logged her 20th kill of the match to put Notre Dame up 15-11 at the technical timeout
The Irish kept piling on, going up 22-15 after a block from Helmers and Langer
With the Irish on match point, Toledo sent an attack long and out of bounds, giving Notre Dame a 25-16 set win and its first victory of the season
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
NOTRE DAME vs. MICHIGAN – Sunday, September 6 at 3:30 PM
Location: South Bend, IN | Alumni Stadium
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1-2) will take on the Michigan Wolverines (2-0-1) at Alumni Stadium at 3:30 PM on Sept. 6. The match will be brodcasted on ACC Network.
The Irish lead the overall series 17-4-5 and are 10-2-3 when facing the Wolverines at home. The Irish are 3-1-1 in the last five matchups with the last matchup at Alumni Stadium taking place on Oct. 8, 2024.
BY THE NUMBERS
25
NCAA Championship appearances earned by Notre Dame since 1988. Notre Dame has appeared in 21 of the last 25 tournaments.
14
Returning players that received playing time during the 2025 season.
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Seasons for McFarland Family Men’s Head Soccer Coach Chad Riley at the helm at Notre Dame, amassing a record of 80-5-26 during his tenure. He is the first coach to ever lead the Irish to two College Cups in program history.
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Freshmen added to the 2026 roster. The Irish welcome Eli Ackerman, Michael Capretto, Patrick Cuneo, Adrian Hrvojevic, Evan Lim, Maverick McCoy, Thaddeus Sawyer, Ethan Scala and Tristan Tropeano to the program.
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Assists from Nolan Spicer last season, leading the team during the 2025 campaign.
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Captains on the 2025 team – senior midfielder Nolan Spicer, junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly, and senior midfielder Leo Brummell.
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College Cup appearances in program history, including two in the last five seasons.
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Incoming transfers on this season’s squad as Noah Deitrich (Western Michigan), Lincoln Ulrich (Coastal Carolina) and Vlad Walent (Wake Forest) join the Fighting Irish for the 2026 season.
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The Irish are first in the ACC with 4.75 saves per game (19 saves so far on the season).
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goal scorers so far this season – Vlad Walent (2), Michael Capretto (2), Tristan Tropeano (1), and Stevie Dunphy (1) have each scored for the Irish.
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Goalkeeper Blake Kelly is tied for first in the ACC with 17 total saves and 4.25 saves per game so far this season.
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Notre Dame’s incoming freshman class is the top-ranked class in the country according to TopDrawerSoccer.com.
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Notre Dame men’s soccer national championship, earned by way of a 2-1 win over Maryland in the final game of the 2013 NCAA College Cup in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Notre Dame men’s soccer national championship, earned by way of a 2-1 win over Maryland in the final game of the 2013 NCAA College Cup in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
IRISH TAKE DOWN HARVARD IN 3-1 VICTORY
• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1-2) secured their first win of the season as they defeated the Harvard Crimson (1-1-0) in a 3-1 victory at Alumni Stadium on Monday evening.
• The Irish finished the night with three goal scorers as Michael Capretto, Vlad Walent, and Stevie Dunphy each recorded a goal in Monday night’s win. Nolan Spicer also recorded his first assist of the season and goalkeeper Blake Kelly finished the night with six saves.
• The Irish outshot the Crimson 19-8 and dominated possession, winning 10 corner kicks while holding Harvard to four. Both squads finished the night with six saves apiece.
IRISH BATTLE FOR 1-1 DRAW AGAINST #8 SAINT LOUIS WITH LATE EQUALIZER FROM TROPEANO
• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1-2) finished with a 1-1 draw against the No. 8 Saint Louis Billikens (1-1-1) at Alumni Stadium on Friday night.
• Despite trailing early, the Irish continued to battle as they found a late equalizer from freshman Tristan Tropeano for his first career goal. He was assisted by freshman Michael Capretto for his first career assist. Junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly finished the night with two saves.
2026 CAPTAINS
• McFarland Family Men’s Head Soccer Coach Chad Riley announced that senior midfielder Nolan Spicer, junior goalkeeper Blake Kelly, and senior midfielder Leo Brummell will serve as captains of the 2026 Notre Dame men’s soccer program this year.
• Spicer was a 2025 All-ACC Third Team honoree as the midfielder led the Irish in assists with seven (career high) and was tied for seventh in the ACC in total assists last season. He was also second on the team in points (11) off two goals and seven assists.
• Kelly started in all 20 matches for the Irish last season where he totaled 71 saves, allowing 25 goals for a .740 save percentage on the season. He finished the season with six clean sheets and recorded five or more saves in seven matches.
• Brummell is a senior midfielder, joining the Irish roster in the spring of 2025 as he now serves a captain in the 2026 season.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Ten returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 54 points from last year.
• Nine players that scored a goal during the 2024 campaign are back on this year’s team.
• Junior Jack Flanagan is the top returning goal scorer on the 2025 squad after firing in a career-high four goals during his sophomore campaign.
THE CHAD RILEY ERA
• McFarland Family Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chad Riley is in his eighth season in charge of the Notre Dame men’s soccer program in 2025.
• Riley became the first head coach in program history to lead the Fighting Irish to two College Cup appearances, coming during the 2021 and 2023 seasons.
• Notre Dame has captured both an ACC regular season and tournament title under his direction, both firsts in program history.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Butler fell to the No. 1 Montana State Bobcats 51-24 on Saturday evening in Bozeman, Mont. in front of a record crowd at Bobcat Stadium, with 22,277 fans in attendance. With the loss, Butler slides to 1-1 on the season while MSU improves to 2-0.
NOTEABLE STATS
Gabe Passini threw for 140 yards and a touchdown and added 22 yards on the ground.
Chet Yardley hauled in three catches for 55 yards.
Beck Janki made a 35-yard field goal and three extra points.
Nick Munson had three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Desmin Jackson scored a touchdown.
Jarrin Alley rushed for a touchdown.
Michael Dellumo had 10 carries for 23 yards.
Tommy Diamond led the defense with seven tackles.
Tristan Johnson recorded an interception.
Justin Lamson threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 15 of his 20 attempts.
Taco Dowler hauled in five catches for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Adam Jones carried the ball 13 times for 77 yards and a touchdown.
ON THE RECORD WITH HEAD COACH KEVIN LYNCH
“Well, I thought our guys really did a good job coming out and competing. We didn’t execute there for about eight minutes in the second quarter, and when you play a team like this, they will take every advantage they can and will find a way to get the number up. Second half, I mean, we played toe-to-toe, and I was happy with the way we finished. It was really a game that I felt like early in the first quarter, the whole first quarter, was going right to script of how we wanted to play the game, and then it got away from us a little bit there in the second quarter. I do think, looking at this one, we can build off this. That’s a great football team and a great environment, and to do some of the things that we did, I know that we’re going to be better for playing this game for sure.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Bulldogs’ opening drive stalled, BU pinned the Bobcats on their own one-yard line. Montana State drove down the field but the Butler defense stood tall, limiting the home side to a field goal on their opening drive. The Bulldogs responded with a 10-play, 58-yard drive that was fueled by a 27-yard connection from Passini to Yardley. Janki converted the 34-yard field goal, evening the score at 3-3. Montana State returned the ensuing kickoff for a 100-yard score, giving the Bobcats the 10-3 advantage heading into the second quarter.
After stalling out on the first drive of the second quarter, the Butler defense was able to stand tall, forcing a turnover on downs for the Bobcats. MSU forced Butler to punt and then strung together a seven-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown rush from Adam Jones. The Bobcats were able to add two more scores in the quarter as the Bobcats took the 30-3 lead into the half.
Montana State opened the second half with a four-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a Bobcat touchdown. Butler responded with a 12-play, 65-yard drive that saw Munson find the end zone on a three-yard pass from Passini. On the Bobcats’ ensuing drive, Johnson picked off Patrick Duchien, marking his first interception of the season. The Bulldogs were able to find the end zone on a two-play drive as Jackson scored his second touchdown in as many games, bringing the score to 37-17.
MSU started the fourth with a score as the Bobcat lead grew to 44-17. The Bobcats scored a 35-yard touchdown on their next drive, extending their lead. Butler scored a late touchdown on a one-yard rush by Alley. The Bobcats secured the 51-24 victory at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to Indianapolis and host Franklin College on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated the Ohio Bobcats 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-10) on Saturday evening in Butler’s third home game of the season. With this win, Butler improves to 5-1 on the season while Ohio slides to 4-2
Bulldog Bites
Jersey Loyer directed the defense with 13 digs.
Sawyer Jones led the squad with seven kills, four recorded in the opening set. She also tallied five blocks and one assist.
Zoe McDonald recorded six kills spread evenly across three sets; she also recorded five blocks and four digs.
Maria Nix tallied six kills, three coming in the third set; she also recorded one block.
Carly Slusser recorded two kills; she also tallied five blocks. Slusser was also named Co-MVP for the Indy Invitational.
On the Record with Head Coach Kyle Shonell
The Ohio team, with a 4-1 record and top-five offensive efficiency in the country, faced Butler, who also had a 4-1 record. Butler delivered an impressive defensive performance, holding the Ohio team to a negative offensive efficiency (-0.030), a significant achievement in Butler volleyball history. The team excelled in blocking and serving, showcasing a high level of focus and effort throughout the match, which I considered one of the most impressive defensive displays in Butler’s history.
Set 1 Butler (25-22)
Both sides opened set one trading points back and forth as the Bulldogs took a one-point lead (15-14) at the halfway point. The Bulldogs continued to trade points with the Bobcats throughout the set. The Bulldogs took set one with a three-point swing to close it out 25-22.
Set 2 Butler (25-14)
The Bulldogs opened the second set on an 11-4 run behind two kills from Nix. The Bulldogs led 15-9 at the halfway point of the second frame. The Bulldogs went on a ten-to-five run to close out the second set 25-14.
Set 3 Butler (25-10)
The Bulldogs carried the momentum from set two, leading 15-6 at the halfway point in set three. Bulldogs continued to put pressure on the Bobcats. Butler came out on fire, with another ten-to-three run to close out set three for a Butler match victory.
Indy Invitational Awards
Co- MVP
Marshall – Beatrice Ceccarelli
Butler University – Carly Slusser
All Tournament
Akron – Delaney Gash
Youngstown State – Kylie Surratt
Marshall – Beatrice Ceccarelli
IU Indianapolis – Jillian Tippman
Ohio University – Bailey Blair
Butler University – Carly Slusser
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be in action Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m.| 6 p.m. CT, on the road, where they will face Northwestern. After that, the Bulldogs will return home and face Bellarmine on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Butler women’s soccer team used a late goal to secure a 2-1 win over St. Thomas on Saturday. The victory also represented the 200th win for Co-Head Coach Tari St. John, both at Butler and in her career.
The Tommies (0-4-1) jumped on top with a goal in the 10th minute, but the Bulldogs (2-2-1) responded less than a minute later, leveling the score at one. In the waning minutes, Butler’s Riley Gumm punched in the game winner, and the Bulldogs’ defense denied any shots for the final three-and-a-half minutes.
Key Moments
10′ | Izzy McEwan puts the Tommies on the scoreboard with an early goal.
11′ | Butler responds immediately. Chloe Brecht sets up Lola Pepper who levels the score with a shot into the upper left corner of the net.
— HALFTIME —
62′-63′ | Butler’s Addison Ash makes two saves separated by just 90 seconds to keep the score level at one.
79′ | Lily Kiliski produces a shot, just inside the left post, that is saved by the St. Thomas keeper.
86′ | Gumm gives the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead with an unassisted goal scored in the upper left corner of the net.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Pepper, Gumm
ASSISTS: Brecht
Bulldog Bits
Pepper’s goal was the first of her career.
Gumm’s goal was also a career first.
Brecht’s assist was her first this season and the fifth of her career.
Co-Head Coach St. John’s 200th win came in her 398th contest, part-way through her 21st season.
Up Next
Butler remains on the road but will not have to travel far, facing IU Indy in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday, Sept. 10.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS — The IU Indy volleyball closed out the Hampton Inn Invite with a thrilling five set win over Akron 3-2 (25-14, 16-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12) on Saturday. The Jaguars moved from down 10-11 in the fifth set to a 15-12 set win to finish the match. Sophomore Jillian Tippmann was named to the Hampton Inn All-Tournament team following the three-match weekend.
In the first set, the Jaguars won seven of eight rallies to move from an 11-8 lead to an 18-9 advantage, with Grace Purichia and Bailey Sinish serving aces during the stretch. Maia Long closed the set with a service ace as the Jaguars finished off a 25-14 win.
After Akron moved ahead 15-10 in the second set, the Jaguars’ clearest push came as Sinish and Lila Britt kills, a Laura Roeder ace and a Long kill helped trim the deficit to 17-15. Akron answered by scoring the next five points and finished the set 25-16.
The Jaguars got back on top after closing the third set by scoring four of the final five points from a 21-21 tie to win 25-22, with kills by Purichia, Jillian Tippmann and Long before Tippmann’s service ace ended it.
Roeder’s serve helped the Jaguars turn a 7-5 deficit into an 8-7 lead, getting an ace from Roeder and two Akron attack errors during the fourth set. The teams were later tied at 11 after kills from Elle Patterson and Sinish, but Akron answered with three straight points and kept the Jaguars chasing. Roeder added another ace and Tippmann followed with a kill to make it 20-17, before Akron scored the final five points to take the set 25-17.
In the fifth set, the Jaguars answered Akron’s late 11-10 lead by taking four of the final five points, with Sinish tying the set on a kill and putting the Jaguars ahead 12-11 with a service ace. Sinish had five kills in the set, including the Jaguars’ first three points. Tippmann finished the fifth set with a kill from Purichia for a 15-12 Jags win.
Sinish led the Jags recording 19 kills, two service aces and three blocks. The freshman also added seven digs. Tippmann matched the team high with 19 kills, hitting .341 and adding two blocks. Purichia finished with 50 assists, 11 digs and two blocks. Roeder posted team highs with five service aces and 18 digs.
After the Jags’ win, Tippmann pointed to the demands of the weekend and the way both teams responded, saying, “We’ve had a lot of volleyball this weekend, and I think it really showed for both teams. I feel like we both fought really well and definitely had some ups and downs, but I feel like that’s really what goes to show what team can really keep pushing. Overall, I think we did good this weekend.”
The Jags improve to 3-3 on the season and will now travel to West Lafayette to face the Purdue Boilermakers on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 PM.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ball State football team made its first-ever visit to Ohio Stadium Saturday afternoon, falling in its season opener to Ohio State, 56-3.
The Cardinals (0-1, 0-0 MAC) got on the board in the second quarter after Brody Boehm’s first career field goal attempt was good from 54 yards, tying the third-longest field goal in program history. The last 54-yarder by a Ball State player was made by Scott Secor versus Central Michigan in 2014.
Ball State’s defense came up with a pair of sacks against the Buckeyes (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten), recorded by newcomers Jared Badie and Anthony Pinnace. Pinnace was credited with two tackles for loss, along with a pass breakup. Third-year transfer Cedric Franklin II tallied his first interception as a Cardinal, interrupting an OSU drive midway through the third quarter.
In the first collegiate start of his career, fourth-year quarterback Keldric Luster more than quadrupled his career completion total, converting 18 passes.
Tate Hoover led Ball State’s receiving, grabbing five total catches — four more than his total at the end of the 2025 campaign.
The Cardinals begin their 2026 home slate Sept. 12 when they host Stony Brook inside Scheumann Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, with broadcast available on ESPN+ and WLBC 104.1.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
FAIRBORN, Ohio – – After prevailing in a ferocious battle in the opening set, the Ball State women’s volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (32-30, 25-16, 25-12) victory over Wright State to close play in the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Nutter Center.
“Wright State came out on fire, and we did a really good job of just taking it a point at a time,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “Then we had a few people step up and take big swings to finish off the set. Sometimes you must win a set by gutting it out and that’s how I felt about set one.”
In taking down the Horizon League preseason favorite, the Cardinals hit a season-best .366 (53-12-112) and saw three attackers once again reach double figures. Junior outside Audrey Geer led the way, earning her fourth consecutive double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs.
Junior outside Ava Smith was not far behind, collecting her third double-double of the season, and second of the weekend, with 13 kills and 10 digs. Rounding out Ball State’s trio in double digits was fifth-year senior middle Madison Buckley who made the most of her first start this season with 10 kills and three blocks.
The win over the Raiders (2-3) Saturday was Ball State’s third over a conference preseason favorite this weekend, as it topped Western Kentucky from Conference USA Thursday and Dayton out of the Atlantic 10 Conference Friday.
“I am super proud of this team,” Phillips added. “We had to fight tooth and nail for every point this weekend and the mental toughness and resilience shown all the way to the end was really fun to be a part of!”
In addition, both WKU and UD received votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The combined effort was led by the dynamic setting duo of senior Lindsey Green and sophomore Reese Axness who had the Cardinals operating at peak form. Saturday would see Axness lead the duo with 28 assists, while Green tallied 10. Both would also collect seven digs, while Axness served up two aces and Green one.
Led by Saturday’s effort, the pair guided the Cardinals to a .322 (155-39-360) attack percentage for the weekend, with all three matches above .300.
In the backcourt, junior libero Sophie Ledbetter continued her charge to 1,000 career digs, corralling a team-high 13 to raise her career total to 995.
Other key contributors in Saturday’s win over the Raiders were senior middle Gwen Crull with four kills and a match-high four blocks, junior opposite Tiffany Snook with five kills and two digs, and freshman middle Leah Pike with five kills and a .625 (5-0-8) attack percentage in her first collegiate start.
“Leah has been a consistent presence both offensively and defensively,” Phillips said. “I liked the match up she gave us and she did a great job in there tonight.”
On the defensive end, Ball State limited Wright State to a .169 (41-20-124) attack percentage with Katie Sowko earning a team-high eight kills. Taygan Corstange led WSU with 16 digs and had the team’s lone service ace.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Friday, when it opens play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational with matches versus Stetson (11 a.m.) and the host Camels (6 p.m.).
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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An explosive fourth-quarter offensive surge lifted the Ball State field hockey team to a thrilling 5-4 victory over Lehigh University in a high-scoring, neutral-site battle at Grant Field on Saturday.
The Cardinals (2-1) outlasted the Mountain Hawks (1-1) in a seesaw matchup that featured nine total goals, ultimately decided by Ball State’s ability to ignite its attack when it mattered most.
Lehigh wasted no time setting the pace, capitalizing on early offensive opportunities to jump out to a quick 2-1 lead in the opening quarter. Ball State adjusted in the second frame, tightening its defensive posture to stifle Lehigh’s pressure. The tactical shift paid off on the other end of the pitch when Emalene Harter found the back of the cage off an assist from Martina Pratt , sending both teams into halftime deadlocked at 2-2.
The battle intensified after the break. Lehigh managed to reclaim the upper hand in the third quarter, breaking the tie to carry a narrow 3-2 advantage into the final 15 minutes of play.
The fourth quarter, however, belonged entirely to the Cardinals. Ball State’s offense erupted for three unanswered goals to completely shift the momentum. Jemimah Kriechelberg sparked the comeback by converting a crucial penalty stroke—her second of the young season—to tie the game. Shortly after, Lauren Lewis delivered the go-ahead score, assisted by Vandevoorde and Julia Verratti, to put the Cardinals firmly in control.
Lehigh managed a late goal to cut into the deficit and keep the pressure on in the final minutes, but the Ball State defense held firm, successfully running out the clock to secure the hard-fought win.
Cardinals’ goalkeeper Carleigh Hofelich earned her second victory of the season in the cage. Hofelich anchored the defense against a persistent Lehigh attack, facing 10 shots and two penalty corners while recording three critical saves.
Ball State will have a short turnaround to celebrate the victory. The Cardinals are scheduled to return to Grant Field on Sunday to face Big Ten opponent Iowa, with pass-back set for 12:30 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Indiana State volleyball moved to an even 3-3 on the young season following a loss to Missouri State on Saturday, 3-1, to conclude the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational.
Hadley Hardersen led the team with a triple-double of 11 kills on a .429 hitting percentage, 15 assists, and 13 digs. Kira Holland was the other Sycamore in double-digit kills with 10, adding in eight digs. Ava Robart and Curry Kendall each finished with eight kills, as Robart recorded 11 digs.
Lily Mueller hit .700 with seven kills and a block, and fellow middle blocker Ella Scott finished with four blocks. Avery Hales led the offense with 26 assists and added in 11 digs.
Set 1 | Indiana State 25, Missouri State 14
Indiana State commanded the lead in the opening set, going up 9-3 before holding a 15-7 lead at the break. Hadley Hardersen recorded three-straight kills early in the set to help the Trees go up on top. The Sycamores grew to a 20-9 lead which includes a pair of kills and an ace by Ava Robart before closing the set with an 11-point set win. The Sycamores hit .538 in the set earning the win from 16 team kills.
Set 2 | Missouri State 25, Indiana State 23
Set two was much tighter, with Missouri State taking a three-point lead right before the break, 15-12. It was tied at 20 before Hardersen and Kira Holland finished off kills, but the Bears went on a 5-1 run to take the second set.
Set 3 | Missouri State 25, Indiana State 14
The Bears held the early lead, but Indiana State hung tight, trailing only 11-10. That’s when Missouri State took command of the set outscoring the Sycamores 10-2 to go up 21-12 before the Bears closed the set with an 11-point advantage.
Set 4 | Missouri State 25, Indiana State 17
The combination of hitting .050 as a team for recording six service errors by the Sycamores didn’t bode well, but Indiana State continued to battle the entire set. The Trees found themselves down five before the midpoint, but the Bears committed a serving error allowing Corinne Knapp to serve up a pair of aces that was sandwiched by block from Ella Scott and Taylor Knuth to force a timeout. But it would be the Bears to outscore the Sycamores 10-6 to take the set and match win.
News & Notes
Hadley Hardersen recorded her second triple-double of her career. This gives her the only two triple-doubles in the program since 2007.
Lily Mueller was named to the All-Tournament Team – her first selection as a Sycamore. On the weekend, she hit .429 with 18 kills and recorded eight blocks.
Avery Hales in the match tied two season highs in aces (3) and digs (11).
Taylor Knuth saw her most action on the court as a Sycamore, playing in nine sets over the weekend to hit .458 with 13 kills and picked up three blocks.
Following the weekend, Ava Robart sits second in the league in total aces with 12. Three Sycamores sit inside the top six in total aces
Robart – second – 12
Ella Scott – fifth – 9
Avery Hales sixth – 8
The Sycamores committed 18 service errors against Missouri State, the most in any match dating back at least through the 2006 season*.
*The 2008 season’s stats were unavailable.
Up Next
Indiana State opens the home slate this week with matches on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11, both against Milwaukee.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team heads to Illinois State for a non-league match against the Redbirds on Sunday (Sept. 6).
Game Day Information
Who: Illinois State Redbirds
When: Sunday, September 6 | 2 PM ET
Where: Normal, Ill.
Know Your Foe
Illinois State enters Sunday’s game with a 2-1-3 overall record. The Redbirds opened their season with wins over Northern Illinois and Lindenwood before tying UT Martin, Northwestern and Saint Louis. Illinois State’s loss came against Loyola Chicago. The Redbirds have scored six goals on 60 shots while allowing six goals and making 20 saves this season.
Series History
The last meeting between the Mastodons and Redbirds ended in a scoreless tie in 2024 at the Hefner Soccer Complex. Illinois State leads the series 4-0-1.
Sister, Sister
According to a survey of SIDs conducted by Duke, at least 55 NCAA women’s soccer programs reported having at least one set of sisters, either as players or as a player and coach. Purdue Fort Wayne is one of those programs, with freshman Lexi Toporcer and redshirt sophomore Maci Toporcer. In addition, 32 programs feature a set of twins, including Illinois State sophomores Rowann and Rylann Law.
A Record-Setting Party
The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s and women’s soccer teams drew a combined record crowd of 1,229 fans to the Hefner Soccer Complex for the annual Party at the Pitch on Thursday (Sept. 3). The crowd set a new home record for the programs.
Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team fell 2-0 against Valparaiso during Party at the Pitch. Audriana Rhyner recorded the Mastodons’ first shot of the match in the ninth minute against the Beacons. Amanda Leonard led Purdue Fort Wayne with two shots, including one on goal. Paige Radel, Cyann Retzloff, Mary McArdle and Madelyn Bravata also recorded shots for the Mastodons.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will close out non-league action at NAIA Saint Xavier on Sunday (Sept. 13).
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
OXFORD, Ohio – Wren Jones and Ryan Scheu were the top performers for the University of Evansville softball team in a 3-1 loss to Kansas City in the final contest of the Miami Best Western Invitational.
Jones led the way with 14 kills while Scheu added 10. Kendall Agler registered a career-high 22 digs while Carsyn Kelley added 11 digs to go along with 40 assists. Ryanne Wattree led the Kangaroos with 19 kills.
Set 1 – Kansas City 26, UE 24
After jumping out to a 4-1 advantage, the Kangaroos continued their strong start going up 10-4. The Purple Aces worked their way back and took the lead on the strength of a 5-0 run. Trailing 13-9, Wren Jones picked up a pair of kills that gave her team a 14-13 lead. Kansas City regained a 22-19 lead but another Evansville run tied the score with Lyla Fisher picking up an ace and Jones notching another kill. With the set tied at 24-24, KC added the final two points to take the set.
Set 2 – UE 25, Kansas City 23
The teams swapped the lead on multiple occasions before Kansas City grabbed an 11-9 lead. Back-to-back kills by Makenzie Miller capped a 3-0 stretch that gave the Aces a 12-11 advantage. Two KC errors solidified a 16-14 UE lead before the Kangaroos jumped back in front at 17-16. Back-and-forth action continued with the Aces taking their largest lead at 22-17 with Jones picking up two more kills. Carsyn Kelley picked up an ace while Ryan Scheu and Sabrina Ripple posted kills during the stretch. It was a kill by Scheu that clinched the set to tie the match at 1-1.
Set 3 – Kansas City 25, UE 15
In the early moments, the teams battled to a 4-4 tie before Kansas City scored three in a row to take the lead for good. After opening a 14-6 advantage, the Kangaroos took a 2-1 match lead with a 25-15 decision.
Set 4 – Kansas City 25, UE 19
Kansas City scored the opening six points on the way to clinching the match. Evansville did its best to stage a late rally as they trimmed a 21-12 deficit down to 24-19 on a Brooke Herdes ace. The Kangaroos were able to score the final point to win by a 25-19 final.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
ATLANTA, Ga.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball dropped the final match at the Georgia Tech Classic to Xavier University in a four-set battle on Saturday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles move to 2-4 for the 2026 season after the first weekend on the road.
Xavier University earns its third win of the season (3-2), after a successful 2025 season where the team earned an at-large bid into the 2025 NCAA Tournament as an eight seed.
SET 1: XU 25, USI 18
The Screaming Eagles started strong against the Musketeers, going point for point until Xavier pushed ahead in the final six points. Sophomore Carley Wright fed off the success from her career-high last night by leading the team with three kills and six digs. Setter Aysa Thomas added two kills of her own, taking on her sister, Xavier senior Quinci Thomas, for the first time in their college careers.
SET 2: XU 25, USI 23
USI built on the first set performance, falling short in the final few points to take the frame. Senior Ashby Willis added 10 kills to lead the USI offense, marking her fifth double-digit game of the season after just two sets. Wright dropped two aces from the service line and led the team with eight digs. Sophomore Grace Bach tallied the first solo block of her career. Thomas had her best set of the day, with 11 assists, and led the team with six digs, and snuck two more kills over the net.
SET 3: USI 25, XU 17
The Screaming Eagles came out strong in the third set, starting with a five-point scoring run. Willis landed another four kills to lead the court in the set, and with just one error, she hit a .429 hitting percentage. Thomas kept the USI back row alive with four digs, helping to keep the Xavier offense at a match-low team hitting percentage. Willis put up two blocks to help shut down the Musketeer offense too. Fifth-year Aspen Jankowski came of the bench as one of four USI players to end the set with an ace.
SET 4: XU 25, USI 18
Libero Audrey Small had her best set of the match, picking up six digs. Willis landed another three kills, but the USI offense struggled to find the floor as the Xavier defense tallied its most digs of the game (20).
For the game, Thomas finished with a double-double with 28 assists and 14 digs, and met her season-high with five kills. Willis led the court with 18 kills, her fifth match so far this season with double-digit kills.
The Screaming Eagles return home to wrap up Labor Day weekend, hosting No. 21 Indiana University inside Liberty Arena at 3 p.m., marking the first ranked team that USI has hosted in the DI era across all sports.
For updates on Monday’s game and throughout the season, fans can follow USI Athletics and usivolleyball on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer begins its longest road stretch of the season on Sunday, when the Screaming Eagles travel to Eastern Michigan University for a Noon CT kickoff in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
USI Women’s Soccer (0-4-2) kicks off a four-game road stretch against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Sunday. USI started its season with five of its first six games at home. USI earned its second tie of the season in its first and only road match so far, back on August 23 at Purdue University Fort Wayne, in a 0-0 draw.
The Screaming Eagles are looking to take advantage of the road opportunity and get on track following back-to-back home losses, including a narrow 1-0 loss on Thursday against Arkansas State University.
In Thursday’s contest against the Red Wolves, Arkansas State scored the game’s only goal nearly four minutes in. USI then held Arkansas State scoreless for the last 86-plus minutes of the match. The Screaming Eagles had multiple chances in front of the goal, but could not get the ball to bounce their way into the net. The Screaming Eagles outshot the Red Wolves 15-12 overall, with each team tallying six shots on goal.
Senior forward Eva Boer led USI with three shots and matched graduate forward Payton Seymour with two shots on goal. Six Screaming Eagles recorded two or more shots on Thursday. Sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach snagged five saves for the third time this season and for the second game in a row.
On the season, Seymour leads the team with 11 shots. Junior forward Josie Pochocki and freshman midfielder Shea Krakowski are tied for second with 10 shots. Pochocki leads with five shots on goal. In goal, Schwalbach has a 1.33 GAA with 23 saves and two clean sheets.
Eastern Michigan (1-1-2), playing only its second home game of the season, is coming off back-to-back 0-0 ties on the road, including at No. 3 Michigan State University on August 27. The Eagles most recently drew with Robert Morris University last Sunday.
Eastern Michigan has scored only three goals while allowing only two goals through four matches. Three Eagles have split the goal scoring so far. Meanwhile, senior forward Olivia Sipsock is the leading shot taker with 11 shots this season. Senior goalkeeper Ella Holland has played every minute in goal, surrendering only two goals toward a 0.50 GAA with 11 saves on 40 shots faced and two shutouts.
Sunday’s match is only the second all-time meeting between the two programs, as Eastern Michigan won at USI 3-1 last season.
Sunday’s match can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats and additional coverage are available at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
Combine a setter taking full advantage of playing in a 5-1 for the first time in her collegiate career and two attackers racking up kill after kill, and you have the ingredients for one of the top offensive performances in recent history for the Valpo volleyball team, which continued Popcorn Classic action Saturday with a 3-1 (25-20, 26-28, 25-16, 25-17) victory over Oakland.
How It Happened
Valpo was in front for most of the opening set and enjoyed a six-point lead on a pair of occasions, the later at 17-11. Oakland rallied to within 19-18 before Maggie Uhwat (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton Community [Central Michigan]) came up with consecutive kills to give the Beacons some breathing room, and eventually, Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) and Maddie Steele (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin) combined on a block on the first set point chance to give Valpo the opener.
The Beacons held as much as a four-point lead in the first half of the second set, but the Golden Grizzlies used a 4-0 run just past the midway mark to take a 17-16 lead and set up a back-and-forth remainder of the frame.
Valpo had a pair of set points at 24-23 and 25-24, but was unable to convert on either. Oakland’s first set point at 26-25 was thwarted by an Uhwat kill, but the Grizzlies came back with back-to-back points to level the match at one set apiece.
The story of the third set was the play of Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall), who needed just 12 swings to rack up nine kills in a frame which Valpo led nearly the entire way. It was only a two-point edge at 16-14, however, before a four-point spurt which included two Gove kills made it 20-14. That kicked off a larger 9-2 run to end the set, fittingly capped by another Gove kill to put Valpo up 2-1 in the match.
The Beacons took the lead for good early in the fourth set despite resistance from Oakland, as the Grizzlies made a pair of runs throughout the set to close to within two after Valpo had gained a significant edge. The latter, which cut Valpo’s lead to 19-17, was halted by a Gove kill, and Helming stepped back to the service line and served out the match.
Inside the Match
It was simply a standout performance from the setter position for Olivia Wagner (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) on Saturday evening. The sophomore dished out 57 assists, tied for second-most in a four-set match by a Valpo player in the 25-point era and just one shy of the record.
With Valpo playing almost exclusively a 6-2 in recent years, Wagner’s assist total was the program’s highest since Victoria Bulmahn tallied 57 assists at Drake March 1, 2021.
It wasn’t just her assist total, it was Wagner’s efficiency – she ended the night with a setting percentage (assists divided by total set attempts) of .514. Any match over .500 in the setting percentage category is stellar.
Wagner’s 57 assists on Saturday more than doubled her collegiate career total, as she entered the night with 55 assists to her name.
Playing all the way around, Wagner recorded a career-high 10 digs to finish with her first collegiate double-double. She also picked up a pair of kills and was in on two blocks, including a solo stuff to end the match.
On the other end of Wagner’s sets more often than not were Helming and Gove, and both juniors took full advantage. Helming posted a career-high 24 kills, surpassing her previous best set last weekend — the fifth effort of at least 20 kills of her career. 16 of Helming’s 24 terminations came in the first two sets.
Helming’s 24 kills just missed the program’s top-five chart for a four-set match in the 25-point era. It also marked the most by a Valpo player in any length match since Gretchen Kuckkan put up 25 kills against Northern Illinois Sept. 3, 2022 — ironically, also part of that year’s Popcorn Classic.
Not far behind Helming was Gove, who also went past a career high set last weekend as she hit .340 with 22 kills.
Helming and Gove became the first pair of Valpo players to each hit 20 kills in the same match since Feb. 14, 2021 against Southern Illinois, when Jaclyn Bulmahn notched 23 kills and Jillie Grant 22.
Playing all six rotations is old hat for Gove, whose 12 digs gave her the 10th double-double of her career. But it’s something Helming hasn’t done to date in her collegiate career, and in doing so on Saturday, she registered 12 digs — resulting not only in the first double-double of her career, but doubling her previous career best in the category.
Uhwat added 10 kills on just 21 swings to reach double digits in kills for the fourth time this season in five matches.
Danica Goch (Baroda, Mich./Lakeshore) also set a career best in the digs column with 10, surpassing her previous high of seven, while Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) paced the Beacons with four blocks.
As a team, Valpo hit .320 with 70 kills — both marks cracking top-five charts. The kill total is tied for second in a four-set match by Valpo in the 25-point era, ironically matching a total against Oakland back on Nov. 21, 2015, while the hitting percentage ranks fourth in a four-set match in the 25-point era.
Valpo outkilled Oakland by a 70-38 margin, the program’s biggest advantage in that department since being +33 (76-43) in a win over Wake Forest Sept. 6, 2008.
The Beacons’ .320 hitting percentage was the fifth-best in program history when compiling at least 70 kills.
Valpo improved to 24-7 in its all-time series against Oakland and has won both matches against the Golden Grizzlies since joining the MVC in 2017.
Saturday’s tournament matches, which also included a Michigan sweep of Cincinnati, were played at Washington Township H.S. due to court conditions at the ARC thanks to this week’s heat wave.
Next Up
Valpo (4-1) closes out the Popcorn Classic on Sunday with its B1Ggest challenge of the weekend, facing Michigan at 4 p.m., with Cincinnati and Oakland due to face off prior to that at noon. Should the matches be played at the ARC, there will be live ESPN+ and radio feeds.
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MARIAN FOOTBALL
Defiance, Ohio — The 12th-ranked Marian University football team rode a 30-point second quarter to victory in its 53-0 win at Defiance on Saturday, the team’s first win of the 2026 season.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian out-gained Defiance 524-175
– The Knights rushed for 310 yards to Defiance’s 113 rush yards
– MU threw for 214 yards, while holding the Yellow Jackets to 62 yards passing
– Marian gained 20 first downs; DC picked up 15
– The Knights led the time-of-possession battle 32:39 to 27:21
– MU was 4-for-12 (33 percent) on third down, while keeping Defiance to 4-of-13 (31 percent)
– The Knights picked up three sacks in the ball game, while not allowing any on the other side
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Ben Schoster was 13-of-19 for 195 yards and two touchdowns in his first action of the season
– Alex Leugers led the team with 86 rushing yards with a touchdown
– Uriah Buchanan added 83 rush yards and a touchdown on a team-leading 10 carries
– Charles Vaden caught two passes for 62 yards and a touchdown
– Montasi Clay totaled 135 all-purpose yards
– Wyatt Woodall logged six tackles with 2.5 for loss and a forced fumble
– Cade Houseman had five tackles and a 37-yard pick-six
– CJ Harris returned a kick 77 yards for a touchdown
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER
– Marian took the opening kickoff and went 87 yards in 10 plays, capped by Buchanan’s one-yard TD plunge to go up 7-0
– The teams traded punts on the next two drives; Defiance drove the ball into Marian territory on its next possession, but Houseman and Luke Swartz teamed up to drop the Yellow Jackets for a loss on third and short and the Knights were able to stop Defiance on fourth down to take the ball over
SECOND QUARTER
– Clay’s 31-yard grab on 3rd &14 allowed the Marian drive to continue; on 3rd & goal, Schoster’s pass found Zander Bernecker for the touchdown to lead 14-0
– Defiance’s Jordan Southall was intercepted by Houseman on the ensuing drive and the junior returned it 37 yards to the house to 21-0
– After a short Defiance return left the Yellow Jackets inside their own 10-yard line, Woodall and Solomon Parker sacked Southall in his own end zone for a safety, tacking on two points to Marian’s lead
– Harris returned the free kick from the safety 77 yards for a touchdown to lead 30-0; the Knights scored 23 points in less than a three-minute span
– Defiance punted on its next drive and both teams failed to convert a fourth down on its following drives
– A 34-yard pass to Demario Spence set up the Knights in Defiance territory, scoring on Vaden’s 22-yard touchdown catch to go up 37-0 at the half
THIRD QUARTER
– Marian forced a Defiance punt on its opening possession of the second half before a 66-yard Clay rush set up the Knights with first and goal
– Harris scored his second touchdown of the day on a three-yard score to extend the lead to 44-0
– After the Knights forced a Yellow Jackets punt, Leugers took the first play 85 yards, as MU led 51-0 at the 5:51 mark in the third quarter
– Back-to-back Marian sacks by Lucas Hines and Parker & Alex Bailey pushed Defiance to 4th & 25 in Marian territory; Marian forced an incomplete pass to turn the ball over on downs once again
FOURTH QUARTER
– With the reserves taking over, Logan Blincoe dropped a 53-yard punt to Defiance’s one-yard line at the 3:26 mark
– Devon Brenner and Jacarei Markey combined for a TFL for the Knights’ second safety of the afternoon
GAME NOTES
– Marian moves to 2-0 all-time versus Defiance; the Knights defeated the Yellow Jackets 69-14 in their first-ever meeting last season
– The Knights’ third shutout win in the last two seasons
– First career touchdowns for Bernecker, Houseman and Leugers
UP NEXT
– The Knights wrap up their season-opening three-game road trip next week with the Franciscan Bowl, taking on Saint Francis (Ind.) in Fort Wayne at 7 p.m.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
Chicago, Ill. – The Marian women’s soccer team’s dominant first half led the Knights to a 5-1 win over Saint Xavier on the road. Five different Knights got on the board, with three earning a goal and an assist.
Marian opened up the match in a frenzy, recording a pair of shots as well as a goal in the opening minute of play. Sophia Dawson was first to get on the board for Marian with an assist from Olivia Parmer. Quickly after, Allie Tredway extended the lead with an assist from Dawson in the third minute of play. Each team fired off shots, but Marian was able to maintain control, recording five shots compared to two from Saint Xavier. Parmer continued to put the Knights ahead with a goal in the 16th minute of play. Marian continued to fire off shots, with Sammie King taking one a tad to the right before Kaitlyn Lavezzi took advantage of a penalty and reached the back of the net to extend the lead to four. Less than two minutes later, Erin Kelly recorded her first goal of the season to extend the lead to five. Marian fired off five more shots, with three on target, but came up short, ending the half with the 5-0 lead.
Out of halftime, Saint Xavier struck, getting on the board five minutes after half and decreasing the lead to four. For the rest of the half, Marian controlled the rest of the match, firing off 10 more shots while Saint Xavier took no other shots in the match. In the 10 shots, six were on target, and all were saved by the Cougars’ goalie.
Erin Kelly and Sophia Dawson led the Knights with a pair of shots, both on target, one goal, and one assist. Allie Tredway recorded four shots while Olivia Parmer recorded three. Off the bench, Sophia Lewis recorded a pair of shots, both on target. Lily Ames earned the start, taking the win and recording one save in the first half. Cassidy Nowlan came in as relief playing the entire second half.
Marian moves to 4-0-1 overall this season after the win. The Knights continue their Illinois weekend, taking on Olivet Nazarene on Monday, September 7th at 6 PM CT.
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MARIAN RUGBY
Indianapolis — The seventh-ranked Marian University rugby team held on to a late lead to top the University of Kentucky in the team’s season opener in front of a packed Kuntz Stadium on Saturday night.
A long-range kick and chase led to Marian’s first try and conversion, leading 7-0. The Knights added another try and conversion, taking a commanding 14-0 lead.
The Wildcats tacked on a drop goal for their first points of the match before a Kentucky player intercepted a pass and returned it for a try. The conversion cut Marian’s lead to 14-10. Kentucky tacked on another drop goal at the end of the half, with Marian leading 14-13 at the break.
A pair of drop goals from the Knights extended their lead to seven. Casey Graybill’s breakaway try and the ensuing conversion pushed the lead to 27-13.
Kentucky answered with a try and conversion to cut MU’s lead back to a single score. The Wildcats possessed the ball with a chance to tie the game, but the Knights came up with the stops to secure the victory.
UP NEXT
– Marian head to New York in its next matchup, facing defending National Collegiate Rugby national champion and top-ranked St. Bonaventure on Saturday, Sept. 12
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MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian Men’s soccer team continues its home stand with a 2-0 win over Judson Saturday afternoon. Samuel Wehaus led the charge with a goal and an assist.
The Knights took charge early with two shots in the opening minute. The Eagles countered, making their stride with a shot on goal but couldn’t get past Tristan Edwards’ defense in goal. Leonard Assouan got Marian on the board with an assist from Samuel Wehaus to take the 1-0 lead in the 13th minute of play. Each team traded off a pair of shots, but Marian was able to come out on top of the second shot, with Wehaus striking off a pass from Taha Souiri to extend the lead to two. Each side took two more shots before the end of the half, but Marian was able to maintain their 2-0 lead going into the half.
Out of halftime, both teams’ defenses kept the game close; neither side allowed a shot until the 60th minute, when Marian struck four times but came up short having three of the four shots blocked. In the 67th minute, Marian earned the upper hand after an Eagle was taken out of the game due to his second yellow card of the game. Playing a man up, Dani Rojas and Lazar Milosavljevic each took shots but were blocked by Judson’s defense. Each team took one more shot, but both ended up shooting too high, ending the match with a 2-0 win for Marian.
Samuel Wehaus led the team with three shots and two on target, with one goal and one assist in the match. Rafael Zambrano led the team in shots with four, while Leonard Assousan recorded two. Off the bench, Lazar Milosavljevic recorded two shots. In goal, Tristan Edwards gained the start, improving his record to 4-0 on the season and tallying three saves.
After the win, the Knights move to 5-1 overall this season. Marian will be back in action on Monday, September 7th, as they host Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with kickoff set for 7 PM.
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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
Parkville, Mo. — The Marian University volleyball team cruised to a three-set sweep over Mission University in its final match of the Park Labor Day Classic on Saturday.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian recorded 38 kills to Mission’s 16
– The Knights had nine aces to four for the Patriots
– MU led the blocks category, 6-3
– Marian registered 47 digs to Mission’s 26
– The Knights hit .351, while keeping the Patriots to a -.012 hitting percentage, the lowest by a Marian opponent this season
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Khori Dryden recorded nine kills on just 13 swings, hitting .615
– Lainey Brauman registered a season-high eight kills
– Isabel Echaniz had six kills on eight swings
– Mya Cunningham picked up 33 assists and a team-best four aces
– Ashlynn Turner added three blocks
– Emerson Evans led the way defensively with 10 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
– Three straight Dryden kills put Marian ahead 14-3
– A Mission attack error made the Knights’ advantage 23-6
– Ava Tindall’s kill clinched the set for MU
SECOND SET
– Marian jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the second after Meilani York’s ace
– The Patriots hung around, trailing just 16-10 before the Knights ripped off nine consecutive points to take the second set
THIRD SET
– Mission led 9-7 in the third before the Knights flipped the lead, going ahead 19-13
– The Patriots trailed 20-17, but two Evie Dart kills surrounding an Autumn Wohler kill pushed MU to match point
– Dart finished off the match with a kill, her sixth of the match
UP NEXT
– Marian returns to Crossroads League play on Wednesday, facing sixth-ranked Indiana Wesleyan on the road at 7 p.m.
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UINDY VOLLEYBALL
WHEELING, W.Va.— It was a successful homecoming for UIndy head coach Haley Case as she coached the Hounds to a perfect weekend in her return to Wheeling for her alma mater’s Hall of Fame- Alumni Tournament.
UIndy swept Saturday’s opponents, Point Park and Wheeling, to move to 8-0 and extend their win streak to 23 straight sets.
Case and Graduate Assistant Riley Kindall, were two of five former Cardinals who returned to Wheeling as coaches in the Hall of Fame- Alumni Tournament. Case and Wheeling’s 2015 National Championship team were inducted into the Wheeling Athletics Hall of Fame.
UIndy 3, Point Park 0
In the match against Point Park, the Greyhounds dominated with set scores of 25-8, 25-15, and 25-11. UIndy hit an impressive .400 for the match, jumping ahead early with nine consecutive service points in the first set to lead 11-3. Despite an initial lead from Point Park, the Greyhounds quickly recovered, with Carly Fonda serving through a nine-point run that included kills from Makenzie Pflederer and Allison Jansen. The Greyhounds continued to build their lead with a variety of scoring plays, including aces and timely kills, closing the first set decisively at 25-8.
The second set saw a closer battle early on, tied at 7-7 before UIndy gained momentum with an Amaree Haralson service ace. The Greyhounds extended their lead to 20-10, with contributions from kills by Laine and McKenney, ultimately closing the set 25-15. The final set followed a similar pattern; after an early tie at 3-3, UIndy surged ahead with strong offensive plays to finish the set and match with a score of 25-11.
UIndy 3, Wheeling 0
In their following match against Wheeling, UIndy secured another 3-0 victory with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, and 25-17. The Greyhounds showcased their offensive prowess with 55 total kills and a .350 hitting percentage, compared to Wheeling’s 29 kills at .108.
UIndy started the first set strong with consecutive kills from Maddie Lynch and a block from Allison Jansen and Lynch, leading 3-0. After a brief setback, the Greyhounds responded with a six-point run featuring efforts from Pflederer and Jansen, taking a 16-12 lead. Despite a late push from Wheeling, UIndy held firm and finished the set 25-20.
The second set was marked by UIndy’s control, pulling ahead with a series of kills and a strong serving run from Macy Bruton that propelled the team to a 19-8 lead. They closed out the set 25-14, continuing their commanding performance.
In the third set, after an initial tie, the Greyhounds built a lead through a combination of kills and blocks, reaching 20-11 before sealing the match with a final score of 25-17.
INSIDE THE BOX
-The Hounds had a three-way tie for game-high kills against Wheeling with Jansen, Lynch and Pflederer at 16 kills each.
-UIndy earned its first win over Wheeling since 2005, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Cardinals.
-The Hounds’ 8-0 start is the program’s best start since 2009, where UIndy opened the season with a 14-game win streak and made a run to the Elite Eight.
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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s soccer team fell on the road 2-1 to the Rockhurst University Hawks in their first game of in-conference play.
The Greyhounds came out swinging finding the first shot of the game in just the 2nd minute, the earliest attempt of their season.
Rockhurst attempted to respond with a pair of shots around the 10 minute mark, but the Greyhound backline blocked a shot before Rick Lammerts saved another Rockhurst attempt from the ensuing corner kick.
Head coach Gabe Hall opted for fresh legs early on in the first half with multiple substitutions in the opening 25 minutes of action.
After the second wave of substitutes the Greyhounds notched their first shot on goal of the contest, and only of the first half, courtesy of Sam Siegel which was stopped in the 29th minute by the Hawks.
The UIndy attack attempted to ramp up pressure finding corner kicks in the 34th and 35th minutes before a barrage of shots soared in from the Hawks late in the first half, however both teams remained even at zero entering the halftime whistle.
Once the second half whistle rang, so did the sound of a Greyhound goal in the 48th minute as Joey Longo scored his first of the season thanks to an excellent cross that Owen Parrish sent in from outside the box.
Sam Siegel looked to continue the fun with another shot in the 54th minute, but the ball found its way just off target. As the second half progressed so did the Greyhounds’ control of possession, securing the vast majority of the first 30 minutes of the second half with the ball at their feet.
When the possession battle moved back even the Hawks found their first corner kick since the first half just after the 70th minute of play. Rockhurst volleyed a shot on target off the corner which was saved out of play by Lammerts, but on the second attempt from the corner flag the hosts would not be denied, slotting the ball into the back of the net to return even with UIndy.
Rockhurst controlled possession, frequently pushing towards the Greyhound goalline in the final 10 minutes of the game and the repeated attempts ultimately led to the lead-taking goal in the 86th minute.
The Greyhounds looked to fight back over the final four minutes, including another shot on goal from Longo with just over 90 seconds to go, but the Hawks snagged up another timely save.
UIndy will return to action on the road as they take on Quincy Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3:30 p.m.
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UINDY FOOTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – In a battle of Super Region 3 contenders, the No. 9 UIndy football team dropped a 30-10 decision at home to 15th-ranked Findlay. The visiting Oilers managed to keep the Greyhounds scoreless in the second half, pulling away to earn a key region victory.
UP NEXT
The Hounds have their first road trip on tap, as they’ll head to Grand Rapids, Mich., to battle the Panthers of Davenport University on Saturday, Sept. 12. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.
INS & OUTS
Down six points early in the second quarter, a defensive three-and-out followed by a good punt return by Anthony Crowell flipped the field to give the Hounds the ball in their own territory. Crowell made another big play on the first snap of the drive, high-pointing the ball for a 36-yard gain that put UIndy in the red zone. Garrett Sherrell later capped the possession with a nine-yard TD run, bouncing it to the outside and winning the race to the pylon.
UIndy tacked on a 33-yard field goal by Andrew Herron, but the Oilers added a pair of second-quarter touchdowns to take a 20-10 edge into the half.
Neither team managed to score in the third quarter, but the Oilers’ touchdowns early in the fourth made it a three-score game, keeping the Hounds at arm’s length the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Crowell racked up a game-high 126 all-purpose yards.
– Standout safety Eli Liapis led the team with nine tackles, with linebacker TJ Cothron adding eight.
– Seven different Greyhounds caught a pass on the afternoon.
– D-lineman David Wuske was credited with a tackle for a loss and two quarterback hurries.
– QB Nick Patterson finished 20-for-33 passing for 193 yards.
– Sophomore kicker Andrew Herron had five punts og 50-plus yards, including a career-best 65 yarder.
MORE NOTES
In a series that first started back in 1955, UIndy is now 11-7 all-time versus Findlay … UF fifth-year receiver Delon Hurt finished with eight catches for 124 yards and a TD.
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TAYLOR FOOTBALL
UPLAND, Ind. – An intriguing matchup between two of the top teams in the MSFA lived up to the hype in front of a capacity crowd inside Turner Stadium, as RV Taylor flirted with history in a memorable, 38-31, win over RV Saint Xavier.
TU bounced back from a frustrating season-opener that saw a streak of 33-straight games with at least 100 yards rushing come to a close in a losing effort. The Trojans got back to their ground dominance on Saturday, overpowering last year’s No. 3-ranked rush defense of SXU to post the second-highest rushing total in program history.
While Saint Xavier (0-1) piled up 580 total yards on 86 plays, with 34 completions for 449 yards through the air, Taylor (1-1) scored a trio of decisive takeaways, sprinkled in several key defensive stands and countered with plenty of offense of its own. The Trojans turned in a vintage offensive performance with 450 of their 465 total yards coming on the ground with an average of 7.9 yards per touch over 57 carries.
Taylor wore down the SXU defense with its relentless attack, with Jedidiah Galvin leading the charge with blow after blow against the visiting Cougars. After opening the game with limited success, the second-year back found his rhythm, turning in seven runs over 10 yards and finding the end zone on bursts of 15, 53, 68 and 95 yards.
Galvin finished the contest with 319 yards and four touchdowns over 18 carries, averaging an absurd 17.7 yards per rush and coming within 20 yards of TU’s all-time single-game rushing record set by Mike Woods in 1988.
Ethan Albert also had a busy night, taking 20 carries out of the Trojan backfield and posting 96 rushing yards, while Bodie Howell notched his first collegiate touchdown to open the scoring for TU.
Grady Stanley and Reid Messer led the opportunistic Taylor defense, as Stanley posted eight tackles and one interception and Messer had seven hits, two interceptions and two more passes broken up. Two of those picks took SXU points off the board, with Messer catching an interception in the end zone and Stanley logging his inside the five-yard line.
The teams battled to a 10-7 score in favor of SXU early into the second quarter, before lightning forced a delay of nearly 40 minutes.
After the skies had cleared of the lightning, Galvin began flashing his own brilliance, taking the first snap after the delay down the sideline for a 15-yard score and his first touchdown of the evening.
A fourth down pass breakup from Preston Bannister on Saint Xavier’s next drive kept the momentum on TU’s side and Galvin broke loose for a 53-yard score to push the Taylor lead to 21-10.
The game tilted back to the Cougars for the rest of the opening half though, as SXU had back-to-back, one-play, scoring drives of 84 and 62 yards to take a 24-21 lead to the half.
A Cooper Sloan field goal from 24 yards out tied the game at 24-all on the first possession of the third, before the Taylor defense turned in another key play. This time a near sack from Seth Tolliver forced a rushed throw that Messer grabbed in the end zone.
Just two plays later the Trojans took the lead for good, as Galvin broke a trio of tackles in a spectacular 65-yard touchdown bolt for a 31-24 lead deep into the third.
Stanley’s interception on the TU three-yard line ended SXU’s next drive and Galvin provided one final highlight by taking a pitch from the five-yard line and sprinting down the home sideline for a 95-yard score and a 38-24 lead with 13:10 to play.
Taylor’s defense turned in one final key moment to preserve the victory with 1:25 on the clock. Samuel Ringer provided the potential game-saving play with a diving stop on fourth-and-one from the Taylor 42 to end the Cougars’ final possession and seal the win for the Purple and Gray.
RV Taylor (1-1) will look to carry its momentum onto the road when it plays at RV Saint Francis of Illinois (0-2) on September 12 at 2:00 pm (ET).
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TAYLOR WOMEN’S SOCCER
No. 17 Taylor Outlasts RV Aquinas, 1-0
UPLAND, Ind. – No. 17 Taylor remained unbeaten as Leah McQuade converted a penalty kick in the 87th minute to break a scoreless deadlock, lifting TU to a 1-0 victory over receiving-votes Aquinas on Saturday at Turner Stadium. The result extended TU’s unbeaten streak in non-conference play to 15 matches and improved the Trojans to 4-0-1 on the season.
TU controlled the shot column from the opening whistle, finishing with a 13-4 advantage in shots and a 7-2 edge in shots on goal, but goalkeeper Claire Fogarty kept Aquinas within reach with six saves. Lydia Bailey and Emma Swygart each put three shots on frame, and McQuade added two of her own before her goal proved decisive.
Aquinas, which came in receiving votes in this week’s national poll, found its best look of the match in the 60th minute, when Khloe Koelling and Reegyn Cady each rattled the crossbar within seconds of one another. It was as close as either side came to scoring before McQuade stepped to the spot.
With the match ticking toward its final minutes, Lauryn Dolvin swung a cross into the box, and Emma Swygart’s attempt to get a touch on it drew the foul that gave TU a penalty kick. McQuade stepped up and finished from 12 yards, which marked McQuade’s fifth of the season. It was also her third game-winner and second converted penalty of the year.
TU’s goalkeeping tandem helped keep the Saints off the board. Ava Callaway started and played the first half without facing a shot on target, and Marisa Reinhard took over after halftime, closing out the shutout to earn the win and secure TU’s fourth clean sheet of the season. The Trojans also won the corner-kick battle, 11-2, and were whistled for fewer fouls.
TU returns to action on Wednesday against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, capping a three-match homestand. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Turner Stadium.
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TAYLOR MEN’S SOCCER
Taylor Rolls Past Rochester Christian, 5-0
WASHINGTON, Mich. – Taylor scored five unanswered goals from four different players and blanked Rochester Christian 5-0 on Saturday at the Michigan Stars Soccer Complex.
The result pushed TU to 4-0-2 on the season, its sixth match without a loss to open the fall campaign. The five goals were the second-most TU has scored in a match this season, and the Trojans have now found the back of the net three or more times in three of their six games. Rochester Christian, which fell to 0-2-0, mustered only three shots on the night.
Dafe Akpoguma opened the scoring in the 30th minute, finishing off a feed from Luka Gole for his third goal of the season. Josh Byrd doubled the lead three minutes later on an assist from Roarke Watterson, giving Byrd his team-leading fourth goal of the year and Watterson his team-best fifth assist. Gole extended the lead to 3-0 in the 56th minute, netting a pass from Byrd for his second goal and first assist of the season.
TU tacked on two more in the final two minutes. A Rochester Christian own goal made it 4-0 in the 88th minute, and João Pedro Petrelli capped the scoring a minute later with an unassisted finish for the first goal of his career.
TU finished with a 13-3 edge in shots and a 7-0 advantage on corner kicks.
Connor Shaw earned the shutout without having to make a save, as Rochester Christian’s three attempts all missed the frame. At the other end, Michele Tafani and Collin Kassin combined for one save on six shots on goal in relief for Rochester Christian, with Andres Lozano responsible for all three of the Warriors’ shot attempts.
TU is back in action Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against a Madonna side currently receiving votes in the national poll, continuing a stretch of four straight road matches and a third consecutive trip to Michigan for the Trojans.
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HCAC FOOTBALL-FRANKLIN COLLEGE
FRANKLIN COLLEGE 34, NORTH PARK 31
Franklin College opened the 2026 football season with an exciting 34-31 victory over North Park in a back-and-forth battle at Faught Stadium. The Grizzlies showed tremendous poise and determination throughout the night, answering every challenge the Vikings presented. Franklin’s offense came through with big plays when they were needed most, while the defense made enough key stops to preserve the victory. The 34 points were a strong start for a Franklin offense that averaged more than 400 yards per game last season. It was a thrilling season opener for the Grizzlies and a great way to begin the 2026 campaign in front of the home crowd. Franklin now turns its attention to a tough road matchup against Butler next Saturday.
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ROSE HULMAN FOOTBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman football team fell short in their home opener against #13 DePauw on Saturday night with a final score of 31-23.
Brock Zanetell was exceptional in his Rose-Hulman debut, going 27-47 with 259 yards passing and two touchdowns. He also led the team in the ground game, totaling 53 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Avery Cody was the top receiver with five catches for 100 yards and one receiving touchdown.
Joseph Coveliers had a monster night defensively with 12 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. Austin Hastings totaled five tackles and had a spectacular interception. Wyatt Bell led the secondary with four tackles and two pass breakups.
DePauw got on the board first after an eight-play, 82-yard drive in the first quarter that ended on a 38-yard touchdown run to jump ahead 7-0 with 10:14 left in the first quarter.
Rose-Hulman answered with a drive of their own. Going 78 yards in 11 plays to tie the game after a 19-yard touchdown pass from Zanetell to Drew Dalton.
On the next DePauw drive, the Rose-Hulman defense made their presence felt. Rudy Griffing forced a fumble that was recovered by Hastings on the DePauw 44-yard line. The Fightin’ Engineers took advantage of the great field position, driving down to the DePauw 30-yardline to set up a 47-yard field goal by Cohen Peters. The score put Rose-Hulman ahead 10-7 to end the first quarter.
After a back-and-forth second quarter, DePauw found themselves in Rose-Hulman territory. With the ball at the Rose-Hulman 25-yardline, William Fleck came up with a huge sack that pushed the Tigers back into a 3rd and 6 situation at the 30-yardline. The next play, Hastings came up with an incredible interception, tipping the ball out of the air to himself to give possession back to the Rose-Hulman offense.
Later in the second quarter, Rose-Hulman put together an impressive 10-play, 85-yard drive that ended in a 10-yard touchdown reception from Zanetell to Cody. After the missed extra point, the score stood 16-7 as the game headed to halftime.
The Tigers went all the way down the field on their opening drive of the second half. DePauw took five plays to go 71 yards to score a touchdown and cut the deficit to 16-14 with 12:32 left in the third quarter. After a defensive stop, DePauw drove down the field again, capping off a four-play, 55-yard drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown to take the lead 21-16.
The Tigers extended their lead after an 82-yard punt return to the end zone made the score 28-16. This would be the score as the game headed to the fourth quarter.
The Fightin’ Engineers were not done yet. The team started the quarter by driving 76 yards in seven plays to get in the end zone on a one-yard rush by Zanetell, cutting the DePauw lead to 28-23.
DePauw later drove down the field to hit a 30-yard field goal to make the score 31-23 with 4:25 remaining on the clock.
On the next drive, Rose-Hulman drove down to the DePauw 35-yardline before turning the ball over on downs. The Fightin’ Engineers defense did their job, earning a three-and-out to give the offense the ball back with 1:15 left in the game.
The DePauw defense closed the door on the Rose-Hulman comeback with a strip sack to take back possession and run out the rest of the clock to claim the win, 31-23.
Rose-Hulman football will return to action on the road, facing Kalamazoo on Saturday, September 12, at 1 PM.
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ROSE HULMAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
DECATUR, Ill. – Rose-Hulman improved to 2-0 as they took down the Millikin Big Blue by a score of 2-1 on the road.
The Fightin’ Engineers were awarded their first corner kick of the game in the 14th minute, which they were able to take advantage of. Junior Lena Darini scored the game’s opening goal, off assists from senior Vianey Garcia and junior Sydnee Schuler. Darini has now scored three goals in two games this season, which is tied for the most in the HCAC.
Less than a minute after Rose-Hulman’s goal, sophomore Alicia Gonzalez made her first save of the game on a shot to the left side. During the 21st-minute, the Big Blue were able to find the back of the net, tying the game on a goal from Addison Weed.
The game would only remain tied for five minutes, as freshman Madison Fleury scored her first career goal in the 26th minute. Gonzalez would later add another save off a corner kick to help Rose-Hulman preserve their 2-1 lead at the half.
Senior Ally Smith nearly added to Rose-Hulman’s lead in the 59th minute, where her shot down the middle was saved by Jessica Bearley.
Gonzalez recorded her third and final save of the game in the 65th minute, and the Fightin’ Engineers defense would allow just two off target shots for the remainder of the game to secure the 2-1 victory.
The Fightin’ Engineers will stay in Illinois as they match up with the Greenville Panthers on Tuesday, September 8 at 8 PM ET (7 PM CT).
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ROSE HULMAN MEN’S XC
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman started the season on the highest possible note, placing first overall at the Franklin Grizzly Invitational. The Fightin’ Engineers recorded a team score of 34 points in the 5K race, boasting four top-ten finishers.
Senior Rhys Phelps led the way for Rose-Hulman, placing second overall with a time of 15:52.1. Senior Chris Lynn finished just a second behind Phelps, as he recorded a third place finish in 15:53.2.
Freshman Grayson Rorick made an immediate impact in his debut as he achieved a fifth-place finish with a time of 15:59.7. Senior John Gries posted Rose-Hulman’s fourth top-ten finish, taking tenth place with a time of 16:17.0.
Junior Brayden Gebhard rounded out Rose-Hulman’s team score as he took 14th-place with a time of 16:22.0. Senior Morgan Stratton added an 18th-place finish, as he completed the race with a time of 16:24.8.
University of Illinois Club placed second with 70 points, and DePauw added a third-place finish with 82 points.
The Fightin’ Engineers will return home to compete in the John McNichols Invitational. The 8K race will be held on Saturday, September 19 at 9:05 AM.
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ROSE HULMAN WOMEN’S XC
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – The Fightin’ Engineers led off the season with a fifth-place finish at the Franklin Grizzly Invitational. The team recorded a total of 142 points in the 5K race.
Senior Jocelyn Onstot soared to a first-place finish as she achieved a time of 18:34.6. She finished 24 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, and only three runners in the 111-athlete competition finished within a minute of her time.
Senior Brianna Bittel recorded Rose-Hulman’s second-best time of 20:57.5 to finish in 26th-place. In the first meet of her collegiate career, freshman Anna Wilcox placed 46th overall with a time of 21:52.9.
Freshman Natalie Obluda recorded a 52nd-place finish in 22:17.7, and sophomore Malia Pischel rounded out Rose-Hulman’s scorers with a 63rd-place finish in 22:58.7.
DePauw won the competition, recording a total of 37 points. Rhodes placed second with 51 points, while Oberlin rounded out the top three with 86 points.
Rose-Hulman will continue the season at the Hanover College Invitational on Saturday, September 12 at 10 AM.
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WABASH FOOTBALL
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Wabash College erased a 14-point deficit with 19 unanswered points and forced four turnovers Saturday to defeat Hampden-Sydney College 29-20 in the fifth edition of The Gentlemen’s Classic at Little Giant Stadium.
Wabash (1-0) remained unbeaten in the series against Hampden-Sydney (0-1), improving to 5-0 in The Gentlemen’s Classic. The Little Giants honored 20 senior players and support staff members in a pregame ceremony before opening their 2026 season with the victory.
Hampden-Sydney jumped in front with a 19-yard touchdown pass with 10:01 remaining in the opening quarter. The Tigers extended the scoring drive with the help of running-into-the-kicker and offside penalties despite a 9-yard sack by Dakota Johnson and pass breakups from Liam Butler and William Harris.
Wabash’s first possession reached midfield behind an 8-yard third-down run by Cole Dickerson before consecutive tackles for loss and a sack forced the Little Giants to punt. Tyler Church flipped the field with a 71-yard punt that pinned Hampden-Sydney at its own 11-yard line. The Wabash defense responded with a three-and-out, including a third-down pass breakup by Ayden Salpietra, but the Little Giants were unable to capitalize on the short field when a 46-yard field goal attempt missed.
The Tigers extended their lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter before Wabash scored the final nine points of the half. Jackson Gilbert directed a 79-yard scoring drive highlighted by completions of 21 and 33 yards to Nick Witte before scoring on a 6-yard run with 10:05 remaining. Church added the extra point to cut the deficit to 14-7.
Wabash threatened again late in the half when Brand Campbell completed passes to TJ Williams, Luke Adams, Witte and Dickerson to move the Little Giants to the Hampden-Sydney 1-yard line. A fumble ended the scoring opportunity, but the Wabash defense responded moments later by forcing a safety with 1:36 left in the half to make it a 14-9 game. Will Freeman intercepted Tigers quarterback Connor Creech on the final play of the half for Wabash’s first takeaway.
The Little Giants carried the momentum into the third quarter, driving 75 yards on 12 plays to take their first lead. Campbell converted third downs with runs of 15 and 9 yards and connected with Witte for 16 yards before finding Dickerson for a 13-yard touchdown pass with 7:30 remaining. Church’s extra point put Wabash in front 16-14.
Tanner Crouch intercepted a Hampden-Sydney pass 36 seconds later, and Wabash turned the takeaway into points when Church connected on a 40-yard field goal for a 19-14 advantage. The Tigers answered with a 13-play, 79-yard scoring drive and regained the lead 20-19 on a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Tigers failed on the ensuing two-point conversion.
Wabash scored all 10 points in the fourth quarter while the defense and special teams repeatedly denied Hampden-Sydney scoring opportunities.
The Tigers broke a 54-yard run early in the fourth quarter to move deep into Wabash territory, but Crouch recovered a fourth-down fumble at the Little Giants’ 35-yard line and returned it 25 yards. Church eventually gave Wabash the lead for good with a 45-yard field goal to make it 22-20.
The Little Giants produced another turnover on the ensuing kickoff when Luke Purichia forced a fumble and Keith Jackson recovered at the Hampden-Sydney 27-yard line. Dickerson carried the ball on all seven plays of the ensuing possession, converting two third downs before scoring on a 4-yard run with 1:53 remaining. Church’s extra point extended the Wabash lead to 29-20.
Hampden-Sydney drove to the Wabash 14-yard line in the final minute, but a 31-yard field goal attempt missed with 28 seconds remaining. The Little Giants took a knee on the final play to secure the victory.
Wabash finished with 22 first downs and controlled the football for 35 minutes, 33 seconds. The Little Giants overcame the early 14-0 deficit by scoring 19 consecutive points from the second quarter into the third and forced four Hampden-Sydney turnovers along with the second-quarter safety.
Dickerson carried 21 times for 47 yards and a touchdown while catching four passes for 43 yards and another score. Witte led Wabash with 90 receiving yards on four catches.
Johnson paced the defense with eight tackles and two sacks. Crouch recorded an interception and recovered a fumble that he returned 25 yards. Freeman added an interception, while Purichia’s forced fumble on kickoff coverage set up Wabash’s final touchdown.
Campbell moved into ninth place on the Wabash career passing list during the victory. The senior quarterback finished the afternoon with 4,207 career passing yards, surpassing Dustin Huff’s previous ninth-place total of 4,115 yards.
Wabash returns to Little Giant Stadium Saturday, Sept. 12, for a North Coast Athletic Conference game against Wittenberg University. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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WABASH MEN’S GOLF
GRANVILLE, Ohio – Charlie Seaburg fired a 69 to lead Wabash College to second place after Saturday’s opening round of the Ted Barclay Golf Invitational hosted by Denison University at the Denison Golf Club.
Wabash posted a four-player score of 287, 10 strokes behind first-round leader John Carroll at 277. The Little Giants hold a one-stroke advantage over third-place Wittenberg, which finished at 288. Host Denison is fourth at 292, followed by Hocking at 295 in the 14-team field.
Seaburg enters the final round tied for second place in the individual standings after his opening-round 69. John Carroll’s Wade Boyle holds the individual lead after shooting a 68, while Seaburg is tied with Denison’s Jack Pelletier and John Carroll’s Daniel Donahue, one stroke off the lead.
Tyler Morton added a 72 for the Little Giants to finish the opening round tied for 13th place. Leo Dellinger and Mason Pierle each shot 73 and are tied for 19th, completing Wabash’s four counting scores. Jackson Mahan rounded out the Little Giants’ team lineup with an 82.
Finn Carteaux provided another strong round for Wabash while competing as an individual. Carteaux shot a 70 to finish the day tied for fifth place, two strokes behind Boyle and one behind Seaburg. Hudson Messer, also playing as an individual, carded an 80.
The two-day Ted Barclay Invitational concludes Sunday with the first tee time scheduled for 9 a.m.
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WABASH MEN’S SOCCER
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Wabash College scored once in each half and received a five-save shutout from goalkeeper Rafael Cordova in a 2-0 victory over Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday.
Wabash (3-0) remained unbeaten to start the season behind goals from Colton Hughes-Suiters and Alfredo Campos. JD Branigan assisted on both goals as the Little Giants put six of their 11 shots on goal. Illinois Wesleyan finished with 12 shots, including five on goal.
Hughes-Suiters put Wabash in front in the 14th minute. Branigan delivered the pass to Hughes-Suiters, who finished into the bottom center of the net for his first goal of the season and a 1-0 Little Giants lead.
Cordova preserved the advantage with saves in the 20th and 24th minutes. Wabash generated additional first-half opportunities from Bryce Kinnaman, Campos and Ethan Simmons before taking its one-goal advantage into halftime.
Illinois Wesleyan pressured Wabash early in the second half, forcing Cordova to make saves in the 54th and 55th minutes. The Little Giants responded moments later.
Campos doubled the Wabash advantage at 57:36, finishing into the bottom center of the goal after another assist from Branigan. Campos has scored in each of the Little Giants’ first three matches of the season.
Wabash continued to apply pressure after taking the 2-0 lead. Johan Arroyo, Campos and Danny Escobedo each put shots on goal that forced saves from the Illinois Wesleyan goalkeeper.
The Titans mounted their strongest late push beginning in the 78th minute with two shots and a corner kick. Cordova made his fifth save of the match at 82:11, and the Wabash defense kept Illinois Wesleyan off the scoreboard the rest of the way to secure the shutout.
Campos led Wabash with three shots, putting all three on goal. Hughes-Suiters scored on his only attempt. Branigan’s two assists marked his first multi-assist match of the season.
Cordova played all 90 minutes in goal to earn the shutout, his second blank sheet in as many matches. Wabash has recorded at least two goals and two assists in each of its first three matches.
Matthew Perchik led Illinois Wesleyan with four shots, including two on goal. Ryder Coleman added three shots with one on frame. Reid Monken made three saves in 45 minutes in goal.
Wabash has opened a season with three consecutive victories for the second time in three years. The Little Giants won their first five matches to begin the 2024 season.
Wabash travels to North Manchester, Indiana, to face Manchester University on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 1 p.m.
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WABASH XC
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – Sam Vaught posted an 11th-place finish Saturday to lead the Wabash College cross country team at the Grizzly Invitational hosted by Franklin College.
The Little Giants finished eighth in the 12-team field with 229 points.
Rose-Hulman won the team title with 34 points and a combined time of 1:20:23. The Illinois Cross Country Club finished second with 70 points, followed by DePauw in third with 82. Centre placed fourth with 136 points, Rhodes was fifth with 158, Oberlin finished sixth with 166, and St. Mary-of-the-Woods took seventh with 209.
Wabash finished 11 points ahead of ninth-place Wilmington, which scored 240 points, and 12 points in front of Hanover in 10th with 241. Host Franklin finished 11th with 282 points, while FC Elite placed 12th with 298.
Vaught completed the race in 16:19.3, averaging 5:15.2 per mile to earn his 11th-place finish. Cooper Knoblauch was the second Wabash runner across the finish line, placing 43rd overall in 16:51.0 and scoring 38 team points.
Johnathan Loney finished 60th overall in 17:08.1 to add 49 points to the Wabash team score. Austin Baugh placed 97th in 17:44.0 and scored 61 points. Raul Delgado completed the Little Giants’ scoring five with a 123rd-place finish in 18:06.1, adding 70 points.
Evan Shupe crossed the finish line in 18:21.2 to place 137th overall, followed by Malcolm Cruz in 150th place with a time of 18:44.9. Owen Dilley finished 158th in 19:06.1, while Nash O’Hanlon placed 175th in 19:57.3. Kaiden McGuire followed in 176th place with a time of 19:59.2.
Nathan Hollcraft finished 185th overall in 20:26.9, and Austin Jewell completed the Wabash lineup with a 193rd-place finish in 21:14.5.
Wabash returns to action Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Gil Dodds Invitational hosted by Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1883 – Tom Burns and Ned Williamson of the National League’s Chicago White Stockings both score three runs in the 7th inning to establish a major league record which still stands today.
1888 – The National League Indianapolis Hoosiers club tries its second experimental night game (the first was on August 22nd), but the natural gas illumination is inadequate, and the idea is dropped.
1905 – Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox pitches a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers, 15 – 0, in the biggest margin of victory for a no-hitter in American League history.
1912 – In an ace pitching duel, Smokey Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox bests Senators legend Walter Johnson, 1 – 0, for his 30th (14th consecutive) victory in a season in which he will win 34. The Red Sox’s only run is the result of back-to-back doubles by Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis; the first two-bagger should have been an easy fly out, but the ball lands into an area cordoned off by a rope to section off the overflow Fenway Park crowd.
1913:
Ed Reulbach pitches Brooklyn to a 2 – 0 whitewash of the Giants‚ allowing just two hits. Christy Mathewson takes the loss‚ his ninth of the year. John McGraw‚ frustrated with his team’s lack of hitting‚ loses an argument with umpire Mal Eason and is tossed.
Athletics 2B Eddie Collins steals home twice in a 9 – 2 victory against the Red Sox to tie the major league mark.
Browns interim manager Jimmy Austin is replaced by Branch Rickey. Austin (2-6) took over when George Stovall (50-84) was fired.
1915 – Babe Ruth holds the Yankees hitless till the 8th‚ before weakening and giving up three hits. Dutch Leonard relieves and the Red Sox win‚ 5 – 2‚ sweeping the doubleheader. Ruth is 2 for 3 at the plate.
1916:
New York’s Rube Benton tosses both ends of a doubleheader against the faltering Brooklyn Robins‚ winning the opener, 6 – 1 and losing the second game‚ 2 – 1‚ to Rube Marquard. Benton gives up 14 hits in the two games. Art Fletcher is the offensive star of the first game, hitting a homer and stealing second base, third base and home in the 3rd. The steal of home is on the front end of a double steal with Walter Holke.
At Philadelphia, the Red Sox trim the meek Mackmen‚ 5 – 2. It is the A’s 100th loss of the season.
At Detroit‚ Ty Cobb’s speed is too much for St. Louis and the Tigers win, 4 – 3. In the 10th inning‚ Cobb beats out a hit to short‚ steals second base and continues to third on a low throw. Bobby Veach then grounds sharply to George Sisler at 1B‚ forcing Cobb to return to third. But when Sisler jogs over to touch the bag‚ Cobb dashes for home, beating the throw.
1918 – In Game 2 of the World Series‚ Lefty Tyler drives in two runs in the Cubs’ three-run 2nd. The Red Sox get one in the 9th and that’s all the scoring for the day‚ with Tyler beating Joe Bush. The game also features fights between Heinie Wagner and Hippo Vaughn and another involving Les Mann and Bush.
1919:
Jack Tobin goes 5 for 5 to pace the St. Louis Browns to a 12 – 10 win over the Tigers. Ty Cobb notches three hits and Harry Heilmann hits two triples and a single for Detroit.
In Cleveland’s 11 – 2 runaway win over the Chicago White Sox‚ Chicago’s Buck Weaver swipes second base‚ third base‚ and home in the 9th to tie the major league mark. Joe Wood has a triple and homer and winning pitcher Jim Bagby also homers. Bagby allows 14 hits in the victory‚ which leaves the White Sox in the American League lead by 6 1/2 games.
1920:
At the Polo Grounds‚ the third-place Yankees win an A.M.-P.M doubleheader from the Athletics. Hank Thormahlen wins the morning game‚ 4 – 1‚ beating Dave Keefe‚ who K’s Babe Ruth three times. In the afternoon‚ Bob Shawkey tosses a three-hitter to shut out the A’s, 5 – 0.
Cleveland sweeps an A.M.-P.M. doubleheader from the Browns‚ 7 – 2 and 6 – 5, to retain first place in the American League by a thin margin (.623) over Chicago (.614) and New York (.611). In the morning’s game‚ slick-fielding SS Harry Lunte‚ Ray Chapman’s replacement‚ pulls up lame running out a single and is out of action. OF Joe Evans takes over short‚ but manager Tris Speaker will push to buy 21-year-old minor leaguer Joe Sewell. Cleveland wins the second game by scoring a pair of runs in the 9th inning. RF Elmer Smith helps on defense with an unassisted double play‚ the second of four he’ll pull off in his career.
The White Sox keep pace with the Indians in the pennant race by winning a pair from the Tigers‚ 6 – 2 and 5 – 4 in ten innings. Shorty Hodge makes his major league debut in the afternoon game and pitches a two-hitter‚ with just one of the hits being clean. Harry Baumgartner‚ brought up today‚ finishes both games‚ taking the loss in the afternoon.
The Giants pick up Slim Sallee from the Reds. Slim won 134 games for the Giants between 1908 and 1918.
The Reds go back on top by sweeping a holiday twinbill with the Cards‚ 5 – 3 and 4 – 2. Ray Fisher wins the opener while Jimmy Ring takes the second game. The Phils flop the Robins twice‚ 3 – 2 and 6 – 5.
1921 – The Cards’ Bill Bailey makes his last major league start a good one‚ besting the Cubs’ Pete Alexander‚ 1 – 0.
1922 – In a 6 – 4 win over visiting Brooklyn‚ Phils 2B Frank Parkinson makes 11 assists for the third consecutive game.
1924:
In a major effort, Urban Shocker of the St. Louis Browns pitches two complete games against the Chicago White Sox and wins both with same score, 6 – 2.
Spitball hurler Bill Doak pitches the Robins into first place with a 1 – 0 win over Boston. It is Brooklyn’s 15th win in a row. The streak ends in a 5 – 4‚ 10-inning Braves win in the second game‚ and Brooklyn will fall back to third place behind the Giants and Pirates.
Travis Jackson hits his second grand slam in three days as the Giants and Phils slug their way to a split. The Phils win the opener‚ 8 – 7 and the Giants come back to win‚ 16 – 14. Harry Baldwin‚ in relief‚ wins his second game in two days.
1926 – The Reds split a doubleheader with the Cubs‚ losing, 2 -0, to Charlie Root‚ before winning, 7 – 4. The Reds also lose P Jakie May (13-9)‚ who is spiked in the opener‚ and is out for the remainder of the season.
1927 – At Fenway Park‚ the Yankees and Red Sox split a pair‚ with New York rolling to a 14 – 2 win in the opener behind Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig takes the home run lead with a 5th-inning homer off Tony Welzer. But the Babe responds with two homers‚ in the 6th and 7th‚ the former a drive over the centerfield fence that is called “the longest ever hit at Fenway”. Both shots also come against Welzer. Ruth hits his third of the day‚ number 47‚ in the nitecap‚ off Jack Russell‚ but the terrier nips New York‚ 5 – 2. There will be 34 homers hit at Fenway this season‚ but only 5 by the Sox. Ruth will hit 8‚ Gehrig 6‚ the only New York home runs hit there.
1930:
In the first game of a doubleheader‚ Ted Lyons of Chicago beats Wes Ferrell of Cleveland‚ 2 – 1‚ ending Ferrell’s winning streak at 13. It’s Ferrell’s first defeat since losing to Detroit on July 4th by a run. Lyons drives in the winning run with a triple to win his 20th on the year. Cleveland wins the nitecap‚ 4 – 2. Only two bases on balls are issued in the doubleheader.
At Forbes Field‚ the Cubs overcome a 12 – 8 Pirate lead after seven innings by scoring four runs in the 8th and six in the 9th to outshoot the Pirates‚ 19 – 14. Hack Wilson hits his 47th homer‚ to keep the Cubs in first place in the National League race.
The Phillies‚ losers 18 – 5 to the Giants on the 2nd‚ end a three-day rest by dropping a 22 – 8 decision to the host Robins. The same four pitchers – Hap Collard‚ Hal Elliott‚ Buz Phillips and Les Sweetland – are on the mound for the Quakers.
After losing three straight to the Braves‚ the Giants manage a sweep of Boston‚ winning 13 – 1 and 7 – 2. In the opener‚ Bill Terry hits a home run‚ Mel Ott adds three hits‚ and starter Fred Fitzsimmons chips in with two hits. Third sacker Fred Lindstrom is knocked cold by a grounder off the bat of Boston’s Buster Chatham. The Giants are now tied for second place with the Cards.
Pitching four innings of hitless relief‚ Lefty Grove wins his 25th game‚ beating the Red Sox‚ 3 – 1, in ten innings. Mickey Cochrane’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th is the winner.
1931:
The visiting Cardinals tighten their hold on first place by shutting out the Reds twice‚ winning 3 – 0 and 7 – 0. Flint Rhem allows three hits in the opener to beat Si Johnson‚ then Syl Johnson wins the nitecap over Larry Benton. The Reds are credited with a triple play in the 6th inning of the second game‚ going from LF Nick Cullop to C Lena Styles to 3B Joe Stripp to SS Leo Durocher to 2B Tony Cuccinello. Cooch’s last out is a hidden ball trick and since the ball is never returned to the pitcher‚ a triple play is recorded. It’s Cooch’s third successful hidden ball trick in two years‚ and the second in which Durocher assists. It is also Cooch’s third triple play in two years.
Homestead Grays ace Smokey Joe Williams fashions a two-hit‚ 6 – 2 win over the St. Louis Stars, champions of the Negro National League in the unofficial Championship Series to determine overall Negro Leagues supremacy. The Grays will win in six games.
1935 – St. Louis Cardinals Terry Moore has a perfect day, going 6 for 6 against the Boston Braves.
1936:
The Washington Senators sweep a pair from the visiting A’s winning, 7 – 1, and 7 – 5. Hod Lisenbee finishes both games for the A’s, losing the second game in relief of rookie Stu Flythe. Flythe allows no runs in 1 1/3 innings and throws a wild pitch in what will be his last major league appearance. In just 39 1/3 innings he has thrown 16 wild pitches to lead the American League.
Boston Bees pinch hitter Tommy Thompson slugs a 9th-inning homer to beat the Giants, 3 – 2, the third loss to Boston in two days for the Giants. Boston also purchases P Fabian Kowalik from the Phils. Meanwhile, the Reds are sweeping a pair from the Cardinals, who drop three games back in the race for the National League pennant.
At Fenway Park, the Yankees drop a pair to the Red Sox, 14 – 5, and 4 – 2. In the opener, Wes Ferrell coasts to a win, allowing 14 hits and occasionally lobbing the ball to the plate. Jimmie Foxx’s 37th homer starts the scoring. Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri’s homer in the second game deprives Lefty Grove of a shutout.
1937 – The Giants take a Labor Day pair from the Phillies‚ winning 6 – 2 and 9 – 3‚ and move three games ahead of the Cubs‚ who split with the Reds‚ losing 7 – 3 and winning 2 – 1. Reds pitcher Lee Grissom allows just one hit in the nitecap but loses. Phil Cavarretta’s leadoff double in the 8th‚ a fly ball that Hub Walker overruns‚ an error and a botched sacrifice bunt load the bases. A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly win it for Curt Davis‚ breaking the Cubs’ five-game losing streak.
1940 – Detroit’s Bobo Newsom wins his 18th and hands Cleveland its fifth straight loss‚ topping the Tribe, 10 – 5. The Indians now lead the American League by one game.
1941:
The Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer fires a two-hitter‚ striking out 14‚ to beat the Cards‚ 2 – 0‚ in St. Louis. He strikes out five in the 2nd and 3rd innings‚ walks a man‚ and records another strikeout.
The Dodgers beat the Giants‚ 4 – 1‚ to increase their lead to two games. With Pee Wee Reese‚ Joe Medwick‚ and Cookie Lavagetto benched‚ Dolph Camilli hits his 30th homer to pace the attack.
1942 – Hank Gornicki shuts out the Cubs‚ 5 – 0‚ in the opener and Pirate teammate Luke Hamlin follows and shuts out the Cubs in the nitecap‚ 6 – 0.
1943 – At sixteen years, eight months and five days, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Carl Scheib becomes the youngest player to appear in an American League game.
1944 – In a rare night game‚ allowed by American League president Will Harridge after wet grounds delayed the afternoon game‚ the Tigers edge the host White Sox‚ 3 – 2‚ to stay close to the Browns and Yankees. Only 1‚216 fans are on hand.
1945 – Punching umpire Joe Rue earns an indefinite suspension for the A’s C Greek George. George will not play in the majors again‚ though his lifetime batting average of .177 might be the main cause.
1948:
The Pirates sweep two from the Cardinals‚ winning 2 – 1 and 4 – 1‚ and the two teams combine for just two strikeouts in the doubleheader‚ a major league record. The two also turn 13 double plays‚ eight by Pittsburgh‚ to tie a major league mark for a twinbill. Pittsburgh turns a record tying six DPs in the lidlifter to back Bob Chesnes’ 12th win as Ralph Kiner belts a two-run homer‚ his 38th‚ for all the scoring. 2B Danny Murtaugh is involved in five of the twin killings in the first game, equaling the mark first set by Detroit’s Charley O’Leary on July 23‚ 1905. Murtaugh’s hitting streak is stopped at 23 games.
The Boston Braves increase their lead to four games as Warren Spahn lasts 14 innings to beat Da Bums‚ 2 – 1. Spahn twice picks off Jackie Robinson in his five-hitter. In the seven-inning nitecap‚ Johnny Sain wins‚ 4 – 0. Bill Salkeld and Mike McCormick bat out of turn three times in the second game and not till the latter’s single in the 5th is the irregularity noticed. The umps then rule he’s out of turn and he loses his hit; Salkeld’s two earlier hits stand. The crowd of 40‚000 pushes the Braves attendance over the 1.3 million mark‚ a new high. Spahn and Sain will start 11 of the next 16 games.
After 2‚423 times at bat‚ Cubs infielder Dutch Verban finally connects for his only major league home run. Dutch goes deep against Johnny Vander Meer in the first of two games‚ but that’s all the Cubs’ scoring‚ as the Reds win‚ 3 – 1. Dutch McCall takes the loss and serves up Hank Sauer’s 30th homer‚ tying a Reds club record. The Cubs win the second game in eight innings‚ 6 – 2‚ as Bob Rush defeats Herm Wehmeier. Roy Smalley hits a three-run home run.
At Philadelphia‚ the Giants sweep a pair from the Phils‚ winning 4 – 3 in 13 innings and 3 – 0 in seven innings. In the nitecap, the Giants manage just one hit in the first six innings but garner ten walks off Curt Simmons. He walks two more batters in the 7th‚ and gives up three hits before exiting. No one in the National League has ever walked that many in that few innings. Clint Hartung is the winner.
In the twinbill split between the Tigers and the Browns, the two teams set an American League mark by using 37 players in the second game‚ an 11 – 10 St. Louis win. Ted Gray wins the opener‚ 8 – 1.
At Chicago‚ the struggling Indians split a Labor Day doubleheader with the White Sox‚ losing 3 – 1 before winning, 1 – 0, in seven innings. Bob Feller throws the shutout halted by darkness. The Tribe now trails the Yanks by three games and the Red Sox by four and a half games.
1950 – Don Newcombe misses pitching complete games in a doubleheader for the Brooklyn Dodgers by leaving in the 7th inning of the second game, trailing the Philadelphia Phillies, 2 – 0. Newcombe won the first game, 2 – 0.
1952:
Sid Gordon of the Braves goes 5 for 8 in the first game of a doubleheader that goes 17 innings‚ as Boston loses, 7 – 6, at Philadelphia. Phils starter Robin Roberts trails 6 – 2 after eight innings but stays the distance, pitching 17 innings for the win. Del Ennis ends the game with a leadoff homer in the 17th. This is the third 17-inning effort in two years.
For the third win in a row‚ Luke Easter homers as the Indians win‚ 8 – 3, over the Browns. Big Luke clouts two to back Bob Lemon’s 19th win‚ and Larry Doby hits his 30th.
The Giants sweep a pair from Brooklyn‚ winning 6 – 4 and 7 – 3‚ to cut the Brooks’ lead to four games. The first game goes 3 hours and 38 minutes as the Dodgers fumble the win away. Jim Hearn holds Da Bums to four hits in the nitecap.
1953:
The feuding continues‚ as the Dodgers beat the Giants, 6 – 3, but lose Carl Furillo‚ the National League’s leading hitter‚ for the rest of the regular season. Furillo is hit on the wrist by a Ruben Gomez pitch in the 2nd and is restrained from charging the mound. He goes to first base and‚ with a 3-2 count on the next batter‚ Furillo races from first into the dugout to swing at Leo Durocher‚ who ordered the beaning. In the melee‚ a Giants player steps on Furillo’s left hand‚ breaking a finger. Furillo will not play again till the World Series‚ but his .344 batting average will lead the NL in hitting. Roy Campanella homers in the 2nd inning and sets the major league mark for home runs by a catcher. His 38th tops the 37 hit by Cubs C Gabby Hartnett in 1930.
The Chicago Cubs win a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds, by scores of 7 – 6 and 7 – 2. In the first game, Cubs first baseman Dee Fondy hits one of his team’s four homers and then scores the game-winning run with a two-out, two-strike steal of home in the 9th inning. Fondy’s teammates Ransom Jackson, Ralph Kiner and Hank Sauer also homer, Kiner and Sauer back-to-back.
1954 – Cuban outfielder Carlos Paula integrates the Washington Senators. Next year, in his only full season in the majors, Paula will be given consideration for the Rookie of the Year honors as he will lead all freshmen by hitting .299.
1957:
In Milwaukee‚ the Cubs edge the Braves‚ 5 – 4‚ handing the league leaders their third straight defeat. The Braves still lead by 6 1/2 games.
In St. Louis‚ Pirate pinch hitter Jerry Lynch swats a 6th-inning two-run homer off Cards reliever Willard Schmidt to give Pittsburgh a 5 – 3 win. The loss ends Schmidt’s ten-game winning streak.
1959 – The Dodgers set a record for a Coliseum doubleheader when 39‚432 fans show up for two games with the Cubs. Sandy Koufax runs his streak to 41 strikeouts in three games‚ for another major league record‚ but loses the opener, 3 – 0 on a three-run homer by Ernie Banks in the 9th. The Dodgers lose the second game, 5 – 3‚ also on a three-run 9th-inning homer‚ to drop three games behind the Giants.
1960 – The National League-leading Pirates defeat Milwaukee, 5 – 3, increasing their margin to seven games over second-place St. Louis. Unfortunately, they also lose their shortstop in the process. NL batting leader and leading MVP candidate Dick Groat takes a Lew Burdette 1st-inning fastball on the left wrist with predictable results. Despite the fractured bone, which will keep Groat out of action until the end of the month, the Pirates scarcely miss a beat as Dick Schofield will step in and hit .381 while Groat is out.
1961:
Roger Maris connects for home run #54‚ off Tom Cheney of the Senators‚ as the Yankees win‚ 8 – 0‚ behind Whitey Ford’s five-hitter. Ford is now 23-3. Johnny Blanchard hits a pair of homers‚ each time following a walk to Mickey Mantle‚ and Moose Skowron and Bob Hale also homer.
The Dodgers come from behind to defeat the Giants for the fourth straight time‚ winning 8 – 5‚ and moving within a game of first place.
1962:
Commissioner Ford Frick announces that any transfer of Bo Belinsky to the Athletics as part of the Dan Osinski deal will be voided due to a technicality in the rules.
The Giants score four in the 9th to beat the Dodgers, 9 – 6, and put San Francisco just one and a half games out of first.
1963 – According to baseball historian Lee Allen, the Cleveland Indians-Washington Senators game is the 100,000th in major league history. Pitcher Bennie Daniels celebrates by beating the Indians, 7 – 2.
1964:
For the second time in four days and the third time in his career‚ Zoilo Versalles has the only hit for the Twins. His two-run homer in the 6th is the lone hit off Boston’s Bill Monbouquette but it is good enough for a Twins win‚ 2 – 1.
At Philadelphia‚ Giants ace Juan Marichal strikes out 13 Phillies‚ including 7 in a row‚ to win, 4 – 3.
The Red Sox sell pitcher Wilbur Wood to the Pirates. The knuckleballer was 0-5 last year and had no decisions in four appearances this year. The Bucs will pass Wood along to the White Sox in 1967 where he’ll blossom.
1965 – The Pirates sweep Cincinnati, 3 – 1 and 4 – 2, knocking Cincy out of second place while pulling themselves to within four games of first-place Los Angeles in the bunched-up National League race. 7th-inning doubles decide both halves of the twin bill: Gene Alley’s in the opener, and Willie Stargell’s in the nitecap. Crucial to both contests are Roberto Clemente’s contributions: a 1st-inning solo homer in the opener puts Pittsburgh up, 1 – 0, then, after Bob Veale’s 4th-inning wildness gives back that run, Clemente keeps the game tied by gunning down Charlie James at the plate with two out in the 6th. The second game remains scoreless until the 6th, when Tommy Helms’ two-out RBI single is accompanied by Tony Perez’s ill-advised attempt to challenge Clemente’s arm by going first to third. He is thrown out.
1966 – The Giants pepper Don Drysdale for 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings and beat the Dodgers‚ 6 – 0. Ray Sadecki fires the shutout.
1967 – After the Tigers sweep the A’s, 8 – 5 and 6 – 3‚ and the White Sox down the Angels, 3 – 2‚ the top four American League teams are separated by a single percentage point. Chicago and Minnesota are 78-61 for .561; Boston and Detroit are 79-62 for .560.
1968 – Denny McLain notches win number 28‚ beating the Twins‚ 8 – 3. The Tigers score four runs off Jim Kaat before the first out is recorded. Minnesota rookie Graig Nettles hits his first homer‚ off Denny.
1970 – Blue Moon Odom yields two hits and smashes a home run as the Athletics beat the Royals‚ 7 – 1. Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace also homer for the A’s.
1971:
Boston uses two entirely different nine-man lineups in a doubleheader with New York‚ but neither succeeds. The Yankees prevail, 5 – 3 and 3 – 0.
The Cards tip the Phillies‚ 2 – 1‚ as Lou Brock steals four bases. It is the second time that Brock has swiped four in one game; he’ll do it once more.
1972 – Behind Mickey Lolich’s 20th win‚ Detroit beats the Orioles in Baltimore, 4 – 3, in the tight pennant race. Lolich had failed in five previous outings to win his 20th.
1973:
Two Alou brothers are released by the Yankees on the same day. Felipe is sold to the Expos and Matty goes to the Cardinals.
The Pirates fire manager Bill Virdon. Danny Murtaugh takes over the club for the fourth and final time.
1974 – Baltimore sweeps a doubleheader from Cleveland, 2 – 0 and 1 – 0. Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar notch the fourth and fifth consecutive shutouts for the Orioles‚ who set an American League record with 54 straight scoreless innings pitched.
1975:
The Red Sox pound out 24 hits to beat Milwaukee‚ 20 – 6, to make Roger Moret the winner. The hits and runs are American League highs this season.
At Baltimore‚ the Orioles top the Yankees, 7 – 6 in 13 innings, though neither manager or Yankee catcher Thurman Munson are around at the end. All are tossed in the 9th inning.
Toru Ogawa sets a Nippon Pro Baseball record by going 180 at-bats between strikeouts, breaking Yoshio Yoshida’s mark.
1976:
Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager is seriously injured when the jagged end of a broken bat strikes him in the throat. Yeager is waiting in the on-deck circle when the end of teammate Bill Russell’s bat comes off when he is hitting. The Dodgers beat the Padres‚ 4 – 1.
California’s Frank Tanana strikes out 15 batters in ten innings but is not involved in a decision. Oakland wins in the 11th‚ 2 – 1.
The Reds take a comfortable 8 – 0 lead over the Astros‚ and then hang on to win‚ 9 – 8.
1977 – The Angels acquire slugger Dave Kingman from San Diego for cash considerations. Nine days later, the Yankees will buy Kingman, making him the first player to wear four uniforms in four divisions in the same year. Kingman, who started the season with the Mets, will hit 26 home runs to set the mark for the most by a player with more than two teams.
1979 – The Giants fire manager Joe Altobelli‚ promoting coach Dave Bristol in his place.
1980 – Houston sweeps two from the Cardinals‚ winning 9 – 5 and 6 – 4‚ to move two games behind Los Angeles‚ the NL West leaders. Jose Cruz wins the second game with a grand slam.
1981:
Despite having won the first-half American League pennant, New York Yankees manager Gene Michael is replaced by Bob Lemon, who managed the club in 1978 and 1979. The Yankees are under .500 in the second half of the season.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 – 0, to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.
1982 – Veteran first baseman Willie Stargell, whose uniform number 8 is retired, is saluted by 38,000 fans on his day at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium. The 41-year-old slugger delivers a pinch-hit single in the Pirates’ 6 – 1 win over the Mets.
1983 – Welcome to the Bigs. Cincinnati native Skeeter Barnes is twice hit by pitches in his major league debut‚ but his Reds beat the Giants‚ 11 – 1.
1985:
The Royals sweep a doubleheader from Milwaukee, 4 – 3 and 7 – 1, to move past California into first place in the AL West.
At Texas‚ Carlton Fisk blasts two three-run homers and drives in seven runs to lead the White Sox to a 12 – 1 rout of the Rangers. Tomorrow, Fisk will record his 300th double and 900th RBI.
1986:
After hitting a record 210 homers without a grand slam‚ Atlanta’s Bob Horner finally connects with the sacks full to give the Braves a 4 – 2 win over Pittsburgh. It will be his only career grand slam. Horner’s record will be broken by Sammy Sosa.
At County Stadium‚ the Cleveland Indians swamp the Brewers‚ 17 – 9, on 23 hits. Joe Carter has five hits‚ including two homers‚ and scores five times.
1987:
The Dodgers beat the Mets, 3 – 2, in 16 innings, to end their losing streak at nine games‚ the club’s worst since 1973.
Milwaukee’s Teddy Higuera hurls his third straight shutout‚ beating the Twins‚ 6 – 0‚ on two hits. Glenn Braggs‚ Rob Deer‚ and Bill Schroeder homer to back Teddy.
1988 – Kal Daniels has a pair of homers and scores five runs to lead the Reds to a 10 – 3 win over the host Astros.
1989 – The last-place Phils top the first-place Cubs, 9 – 1 behind Bruce Ruffin’s complete game. With the Cards beating the Mets‚ Chicago leads St. Louis by half a game in the NL East.
1991 – The White Sox score ten runs in the 4th inning of a game against the Royals‚ all with two outs. Chicago wins by a score of 11 – 2. Bo Jackson drives in three runs with his first two hits since returning from a serious hip injury. Slugger Frank Thomas receives a mauling‚ bruising his wrist in a 2nd-inning collision with Terry Shumpert‚ then chipping two front teeth when he is hit in the mouth with a ball thrown by pitcher Charlie Hough. Hough gets a throwing error on the toss.
1992 – Seattle P Mike Schooler gives up a 12th-inning‚ two-out grand slam to Cleveland’s Carlos Martinez to give the Indians a 12 – 9 win. It is the fourth grand slam hit off Schooler this year to tie the major league record. Indians OF Albert Belle hits three homers in the contest.
1993:
P Denis Boucher makes his Expos debut in a 4 – 3 win over Colorado as the first local player for the team in over two decades. Boucher and C Joe Siddall form only the second all-Canadian battery in modern big league history.
Rafael Palmeiro has his second game this season with four extra-base hits as he paces the Rangers to an 8 – 5 victory over the Yankees. Palmeiro has two homers and two doubles; the two such games this season ties a major league record.
In the Cubs’ 7 – 6 win over the Phils‚ Ryne Sandberg is held hitless‚ ending his 17-game hitting streak. He’ll hit safely in 24 of his last 25 games as his season ends September 13th when he breaks a finger sliding.
1995 – Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive Major League game to surpass Lou Gehrig’s 56-year-old record that had often been cited as one that would never be broken. When the game becomes official in the middle of the 5th inning, Ripken takes a victory lap around Camden Yards during the 22-minute standing ovation from the sell-out crowd, including President Bill Clinton. In the game, Ripken goes 2 for 4, including a home run, in a 4 – 2 win over California.
1996:
Brett Butler returns to the Dodgers’ line-up four months after having surgery for throat cancer. The 39-year-old center fielder scores the decisive run in a 3 – 2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the 15th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs. Murray homers off Felipe Lira in the 7th inning of the Orioles’ 5 – 4, 12-inning loss to Detroit at Camden Yards. Murray also joins Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only big leaguers to reach this milestone and also have at least 3,000 hits.
1997 – The Rockies split a day-night doubleheader with the Cardinals‚ losing the first game‚ 10 – 7‚ before winning the nitecap‚ 7 – 6. In the first contest‚ OF Larry Walker’s home run makes him the most prolific Canadian home run hitter of all time with 195 career dingers. In the second game‚ Colorado’s streak of sellouts ends at 203‚ as an announced crowd of 44‚288 views the contest.
1998 – Atlanta OF Andruw Jones hits his 50th career homer in a 4 – 0 win over the Mets. He becomes the third-youngest player in history to reach that level. Only Mel Ott and Tony Conigliaro did so at a younger age. Atlanta P John Smoltz limits the Mets to just three hits‚ while fanning an even dozen batters en route to his 14th win.
1999 – Sammy Sosa hits his 58th homer but his Cubs lose to the Reds‚ 6 – 3.
2000:
After reaching an agreement with the law firm Morgan, Lewis and Bockis LLP, Major League Baseball can now use the URL www.mlb.com. The law firm registered the mlb.com in 1994 and refused to release the domain name, making it necessary for the sport to use www.majorleaguebaseball.com.
Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers becomes just the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game when he does it in a 13 – 1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Sheldon joins Bert Campaneris (September 8, 1965) and Cesar Tovar (September 22, 1968) as true utility players.
2001 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season during a game against Arizona. He joins Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Bonds, who is the oldest to join this elite group, reaches the historic plateau the quickest, needing only 141 games to attain the milestone.
2002:
The Oakland Athletics’ 20-game winning streak is snapped as Brad Radke pitches the Minnesota Twins to a 6 – 0 victory at home. The Athletics fall short of matching the second-longest winning streak in history. The Chicago National League teams of 1880 and 1935 both won 21 straight.
The Cardinals defeat the Cubs‚ 11 – 2‚ as brothers Andy and Alan Benes oppose each other in the seventh matchup of brothers in major league history. Andy gets the win while Alan takes the loss. The Cards score all 11 of their runs in the 3rd inning.
2003:
Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay pitches the first extra inning complete game shutout in the majors since Jack Morris did so in the classic Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. The last time it was done in the regular season was by Dave Stewart‚ on August 1‚ 1990. Halladay takes a no-hitter into the 8th against Detroit‚ and finishes with a three-hit‚ 1 – 0 victory. Tiger starter Nate Cornejo pitches nine shutout innings before giving way to Fernando Rodney. Bobby Kielty’s single drives home the winner.
At Yankee Stadium, Tim Wakefield allows four hits in seven innings as the Red Sox wallop Roger Clemens to move one and a half games behind the Yankees in the AL East. Nomar Garciaparra hits a two-run homer to ignite a six-run 4th inning. Luis Sojo‚ who appeared in the Yankees’ old-timers game earlier in the year‚ pinch hits for Jason Giambi in the 9th and fouls out.
At Milwaukee‚ the Cubs’ Mark Prior (15-5) strikes out seven in seven innings to win his seventh straight‚ beating the Brewers‚ 4 – 2. Randall Simon hits a two-run homer for Chicago and gets a big cheer when it is announced that all 330 fans sitting in section 112‚ behind the Cubs dugout‚ would receive free Polish sausages‚ courtesy of Simon. Simon’s last appearance at Miller Park was in a Pirates uniform on July 9 when he whacked a woman dressed as a sausage during a mascot race.
In a 9 – 2 win over the Pirates‚ Greg Maddux pitches 7+ innings for the victory. Gary Sheffield has three hits including his 35th homer.
2004 – Keith Ramsey of the Kinston Indians throws a perfect game against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the last game of the Carolina League regular season. It is the fourth nine-inning perfect game in league history and the first in 26 years.
2006:
The Marlins shut out the Diamondbacks, 2 – 0, as rookie Anibal Sanchez hurls a no-hitter. It is the first no-hitter in the majors since Randy Johnson’s perfect game on May 18, 2004. The stretch of 6,364 games between no-hitters was the longest in major league history.
The Tigers release Dmitri Young. Young spent a month in a rehab center this summer for alcohol and drug abuse, and later this month will be sentenced to a year’s probation for assaulting a former girlfriend.
2007 – The Angels beat the Indians, 10 – 3. Garret Anderson drives in three runs to give him 11 straight games with at least one RBI. This marks a new record in the history of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise. Fred Lynn (1984) and Wally Joyner (1986) had shared the old record of ten.
2008 – T&A San Marino wins the Italian Series in seven games for their first Serie A1 title. Horacio Estrada gets the decision in the 7 – 5 finale over Nelson Cruz in a duel of ex-big leaguers.
2009:
Ichiro Suzuki gets his 2,000th Major League hit, a double off Gio Gonzalez in the 1st inning. He is the second fastest to the milestone, taking 1,402 games, 12 more than Hall of Famer Al Simmons. Ichiro’s Mariners lose to Oakland, however, as Scott Hairston hits a decisive grand slam in the 5 – 2 game.
Milwaukee pulls off its first triple play since 1999 in the 6th inning, but needs a 12th-inning walk-off home run from Prince Fielder, against Merkin Valdez, to beat San Francisco, 2 – 1.
After striking out in his first three at-bats, Brandon Inge hits a grand slam off Russ Springer in the 9th inning to give Detroit a 5 – 3 win over Tampa Bay.
2010:
The Padres end their ten-game losing streak by beating the Dodgers, 4 – 2. Nick Hundley homers and drives in two runs in support of emergency starter Tim Stauffer, who steps up for flu-ridden Mat Latos. The Pads’ once-comfortable lead over the Giants in the NL West is now down to a single game.
Ubaldo Jimenez finally wins his franchise record 18th game of the season, as the Rockies defeat the Reds, 10 – 5; Jimenez had started the year red hot, but had not won a game since August 4th, when he tied the mark of 17 wins held jointly by Kevin Ritz and Jeff Francis.
Omar Vizquel plays his 2,832nd game, breaking Rafael Palmeiro’s record for a player born outside the USA.
2011:
Stephen Strasburg makes his return to the major leagues barely a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The Nationals’ prize hurler throws five scoreless innings against the Dodgers, allowing only two hits, and leaves with a 3 – 0 lead. The Dodgers rally for a 7 – 3 win, however.
David Ortiz and Marco Scutaro both have four hits and Jon Lester throws seven scoreless innings to win his 15th game as the Red Sox romp over the Blue Jays, 14 – 0. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Josh Reddick both homer as the Sox collect a season-high 20 hits.
The Giants edge a little closer to the Diamondbacks in the NL West with a 6 – 4 win over San Diego. Eric Surkamp wins his first major league decision while Brett Pill hits a two-run homer in his first major league at-bat for the Giants. Meanwhile, the D-Backs lose, 8 – 3, to the Rockies, to see their lead fall to six games. Colorado scores seven times in the 8th inning, highlighted by Troy Tulowitzki’s three-run homer. Tulowitzki becomes the second NL shortstop to have a 30-HR, 100-RBI season.
2012:
The Nationals complete a four-game sweep of the Cubs at home with a 9 – 2 win punctured by two bench-clearing incidents. With the Nats ahead 7 – 2 in the 5th, thanks to a three-run homer by Kurt Suzuki and a two-run single by P Jordan Zimmermann, Cubs bench coach Jamie Quirk becomes angry when the Nats’ Jayson Werth swings at a 3-0 pitch and gets into a shouting match with Washington third-base coach Bo Porter, prompting both benches and bullpens to empty, although no punches are thrown. Quirk is ejected as a result of the incident. In the 6th, Bryce Harper is brushed back by Cubs P Lendy Castillo on the first pitch of the inning, leading to another general outing. Three players are ejected this time, including Cubs catcher Steve Clevenger. Adam LaRoche then caps the scoring with a two-run homer off Jeff Beliveau later that inning.
The Orioles use the long ball to defeat the Yankees, belting out six homers in a 10 – 6 win, including three in the 8th inning. Adam Jones leads off the frame with a solo blast off David Robertson to break a 6 – 6 tie, Mark Reynolds then hits a two-run shot, and Chris Davis follows with a solo shot to seal the outcome of the game. The two teams are again tied for the lead in the AL East.
2013:
Yusmeiro Petit of the Giants comes within one strike of a perfect game against the Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. Eric Chavez hits a single with two outs in the 9th to deprive Petit of his place in history, but he retires the next batter, A.J. Pollock, to end up with a 3 – 0 one-hitter.
The Red Sox score nine runs starting in the 7th inning, coming back from an 8 – 3 deficit to defeat the Yankees, 12 – 8. Mike Napoli’s grand slam is the key blow of the 7th, tying the score against Nook Logan, then Shane Victorino hits a two-run shot in the 8th to put the Sox ahead to stay.
2014 – After going 0-17 in Women’s Baseball World Cup history, Hong Kong finally wins. Netherlands starter Jessica Kroeskop walks the first seven batters and the Netherlands doesn’t recover in a 19 – 11 loss. Tsz-Chin Lau scores four and drives in four.
2015 – The United States wins its third straight U-18 Baseball World Cup and eighth overall, three fewer than Cuba for the all-time lead. They pull off a 2 – 1 upset of host Japan, which had outscored opponents 80-3 in an 8-0 start entering today. Tourney MVP Nick Pratto, Braxton Garrett and Reginald Jefferson-Lawson scatter seven hits and fan ten, while Sena Sato takes the loss. Shotaro Ueza tosses five innings of one-hit shutout ball in relief but Japan’s offense can’t rally.
2016 – The Twins lose again, 10 – 3, to the Royals, but Brian Dozier is red hot. He homers in his fifth straight game, tying a team record, and now has 39, tying the American League record for a second baseman set by Alfonso Soriano. Dozier has hit 25 homers since the All-Star break, but the Twins have won only two of their last 17 games and have the worst record in the majors.
2017:
The Indians win their 14th consecutive game by defeating the White Sox, 5 – 1, behind a complete game performance by Carlos Carrasco. The streak ties the club record set last season. Following close on their heels are the Diamondbacks, who set a team record with their 13th straight win, 3 – 1 over the Dodgers. The D-Backs have swept the Dodgers, holders of the best record in the majors, twice in three-game series during the streak.
For the second straight day, there is a 17 – 0, four-inning mercy rule perfect game at the 2017 Women’s Baseball Asian Cup. Today, Japan’s Asaka Tsuru, Mina Sugimoto, Shiori Tanaka and Nanami Ono each throw one inning against India, a day after Taiwan pulled off the feat against South Korea. Yuka Ogata drives in four.
2020 – Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who held the career and single-season stolen bases records before they were broken by Rickey Henderson, and a member of the 3,000 hit club, passes away at age 81.
2022 – With a 10 – 9 win over the Athletics, the Braves move into a tie with the Mets for first place in the NL East for the first time this season, after trailing them by ten and a half games on June 1st. The Braves score nine runs in the first five innings, but Kyle Wright has his worst start of the year, giving up four runs in the 3rd and another three in the 5th, when the A’s tie the score against reliever Dylan Lee. Austin Riley hits a sacrifice fly in the top of the 6th for the go-ahead run and Jesse Chavez, Raisel Iglesias, A.J. Minter and Kenley Jansen keep Oakland off the scoreboard over the last four innings to nail the win.
2023 – José Abreu hits a three-run homer and a grand slam in leading the Astros to a 12 – 3 win over the Rangers, completing a three-fame sweep in which they outscored their rivals 36 – 10. The Astros hit a club record 16 homers over the three games which have put them in first place in the AL West.
2024 – By going deep twice in the Padres’ 5 – 1 win over the Giants, Manny Machado ties the franchise’s all-time record for homers with 163. The record had been held by Nate Colbert since his final season with the team in 1974.
2025 – On a night when the Orioles celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games played, they come within one out of being no-hit by the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But with two outs in the bottom of the 9th and L.A. holding a 3 – 0 lead, Jackson Holliday hits a solo homer, and then everything falls apart. Blake Treinen allows a double, a hit batsman, a wild pitch, and two consecutive walks, the second one forcing in the second run. Tanner Scott then attempts to record the final out, but he gives up a two-run single to Emmanuel Rivera, and Baltimore ends up as unlikely 4 – 3 winners.
Births[edit]
1852 – Juice Latham, infielder, manager (d. 1914)
1860 – Charlie Berry, infielder (d. 1940)
1864 – Oyster Burns, outfielder (d. 1928)
1867 – Pete Gilbert, infielder (d. 1911)
1878 – George Hildebrand, outfielder (d. 1960)
1883 – Dick Bayless, outfielder (d. 1920)
1888 – Red Faber, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1976)
1888 – Danny Mahoney, pinch runner (d. 1960)
1889 – George Kahler, pitcher (d. 1924)
1893 – Bill Murray, infielder (d. 1943)
1894 – Billy Gleason, infielder (d. 1957)
1895 – Shags Horan, outfielder (d. 1969)
1896 – Frank McCrea, catcher (d. 1981)
1896 – Paul Zahniser, pitcher (d. 1964)
1897 – Orlando Asbury, pitcher (d. 1991)
1897 – Gus Tebell, college coach (d. 1969)
1899 – Del Bissonette, infielder, manager (d. 1972)
1902 – Tom Young, catcher; All-Star (d. 1964)
1903 – Tommy Thevenow, infielder (d. 1957)
1904 – Willie Underhill, pitcher (d. 1970)
1907 – Malvin Powell, pitcher/outfielder; All-Star (d. ????)
1908 – Shiro Tsuda, NPB player (d. 1965)
1910 – Johnny Lanning, pitcher (d. 1989)
1910 – Armando Paytuví, minor league player (d. 1994)
1911 – Harry Danning, catcher; All-Star (d. 2004)
1911 – Vallie Eaves, pitcher (d. 1960)
1912 – Vince DiMaggio, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1986)
1912 – Harrison Wickel, scout (d. 1989)
1916 – Susumu Urushibara, NPB outfielder (d. ????)
1917 – Mike Naymick, pitcher (d. 2005)
1920 – Lee Peterson, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 2022)
1920 – Ernie Sites, minor league outfielder (d. 2014)
1921 – Felix McLaurin, outfielder (d. 1972)
1921 – Jack Phillips, infielder (d.2009)
1922 – Lou Ciola, pitcher (d. 1981)
1922 – Harry Perkowski, pitcher (d. 2016)
1924 – Jim Fridley, outfielder (d. 2003)
1924 – Hal Jeffcoat, outfielder/pitcher (d. 2007)
1924 – George Schmees, outfielder (d. 1998)
1930 – Jack Curran, minor league pitcher (d. 2013)
1931 – Stan Pawloski, infielder
1931 – Allan Suter, minor league pitcher (d. 2013)
1933 – Harry Dunlop, minor league catcher and manager; coach (d. 2022)
1933 – Doug McDermid, minor league pitcher (d. 2011)
1933 – Dick Urlage, minor league catcher; umpire (d. 2016)
1934 – Tom Flanigan, pitcher (d. 2022)
1934 – Yoshio Kureyama, NPB outfielder
1934 – José Ocanto, minor league infielder
1935 – Cecil Espy Sr., scout (d. 2017)
1939 – Rob Hoffmann, Hoofdklasse pitcher (d. 2010)
1942 – Kenichi Ishiyama, Japanese national team manager
1944 – Masao Yamada, NPB outfielder
1945 – Larry Lucchino, owner (d. 2024)
1946 – Fran Healy, catcher
1948 – Brian Cakebread, scout
1948 – Isamu Ito, NPB pitcher
1949 – Mike Thompson, pitcher (d. 2022)
1950 – Lee Driggers, minor league pitcher
1954 – Steve Macko, infielder (d. 1981)
1954 – Randy Sealy, minor league pitcher
1954 – Gary Tuck, coach
1957 – Elijah Bonaparte, minor league outfielder
1957 – Mike Kelley, minor league outfielder
1958 – Bill Plaschke, writer
1958 – Dick Rohn, minor league infielder and manager
1960 – Al Lachowicz, pitcher
1960 – Greg Olson, catcher; All-Star
1961 – Cheng-Chin Hong, CPBL infielder
1961 – Wu-Hsiung Huang, CPBL pitcher
1961 – Chris Maloney, coach
1961 – Roy Smith, pitcher
1963 – Todd Credeur minor league pitcher
1963 – Mike Day, minor league catcher
1963 – John Pawlowski, pitcher
1964 – Mike York, pitcher
1967 – Jung-Tung Cheng, TML infielder
1967 – Yuichi Yomoda, Japanese national team infielder
1968 – Pat Meares, infielder
1969 – Bogdan Arnez, Slovenian national team outfielder-pitcher
1969 – Andrew Cotner, scout
1970 – Kai-Chih Lin, TML infielder
1971 – Darren Grass, minor league catcher
1972 – Eric Richardson, minor league outfielder
1974 – Tony Fuduric, minor league pitcher
1974 – Osmani García, minor league infielder
1974 – Steve Gotowala, college player
1975 – Derrek Lee, infielder; All-Star
1975 – Frank Taveras Jr., minor league player
1976 – Mike Nakamura, pitcher
1976 – Daisuke Shioya, NPB pitcher
1978 – Frank Brooks, pitcher
1978 – Alex Escobar, outfielder
1978 – Michito Miyazaki, NPB pitcher
1981 – Richard Salazar, minor league pitcher
1981 – Mark Teahen, infielder
1982 – Masato Akamatsu, NPB outfielder
1982 – Shinya Goto, NPB pitcher
1982 – Pierrick Lemestre, Division Elite catcher-pitcher-outfielder
1982 – Adalberto Paulino, minor league outfielder
1983 – Paul Bennett, minor league infielder
1983 – Jerry Blevins, pitcher
1983 – Dionis Pascual, minor league pitcher
1985 – Mitch Moreland, infielder; All-Star
1985 – Katsuhiko Saka, NPB infielder
1986 – Luis Azócar, minor league pitcher
1986 – Vladimir Frías, minor league infielder and manager
1986 – Johan Garcia, minor league infielder
1986 – Victor Vazquez, Panamanian national team player
1988 – Ramon Castillo, minor league infielder
1988 – Yeiper Castillo, minor league pitcher
1988 – Travis Higgs, minor league catcher
1988 – Arnold León, pitcher
1988 – Takahiro Shiomi, NPB pitcher
1989 – Jose Camargo, minor league catcher
1990 – Donnie Hart, pitcher
1990 – James Linger, minor league infielder
1990 – L.J. Mazzilli, minor league infielder
1991 – Tyler Austin, infielder
1991 – Shota Koseki, NPB catcher
1991 – Takuto Nogawa, NPB pitcher
1991 – Nick Rumbelow, pitcher
1992 – Socrates Brito, outfielder
1992 – Marco Hernandez, infielder
1992 – Michael Kelly, pitcher
1992 – Roberto Machado, minor league catcher
1992 – Wes Parsons, pitcher
1992 – Chia-Hao Sung, CPBL pitcher
1993 – Nicolás Débora, minor league pitcher
1993 – Alessandro Grimaudo, Italian Baseball League infielder
1993 – Tsuyoshi Tamura, Japanese national team infielder
1993 – Jason Vosler, infielder
1994 – Elvis Escobar, minor league outfielder-pitcher
1994 – Clint Frazier, outfielder
1994 – Harold Ramirez, outfielder
1994 – John Wright, Elitserien pitcher
1995 – Shawn Dubin, pitcher
1995 – Yoann Vaugelade, French Division I pitcher
1995 – Logan Warmoth, minor league infielder
1996 – Romy Gonzalez, infielder
1996 – Jordan Hicks, pitcher
1996 – Jean Ruiz, minor league pitcher
1996 – Devin Sweet, pitcher
1997 – Dustin May, pitcher
1997 – Bounmee Nyiabeemoua, Laotian national team outfielder
1998 – Brant Hurter, pitcher
1998 – Kai-Ching Lan, CPBL pitcher
2000 – Carlos Lequerica, minor league pitcher
2001 – Listher Sosa, minor league pitcher
2001 – Ren Tomida, NPB pitcher
2002 – Kotaro Ueda, NPB pitcher
2006 – Marcelo Young, Brazilian national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
1910 – Emmett Urell, umpire (b. 1844)
1913 – Al Bauer, pitcher (b. 1859)
1927 – Lave Cross, infielder, manager (b. 1866)
1931 – Mike Lawrence, minor league player and manager (b. 1864)
1931 – Bob McClure, pitcher (b. 1891)
1932 – Frank West, pitcher (b. 1873)
1940 – Mordecai Davidson, manager (b. 1845)
1947 – Joe Gingras, pitcher (b. 1894)
1953 – Charles Moore, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1903)
1956 – Stubby Magner, infielder (b. 1888)
1958 – Tommy de la Cruz, pitcher (b. 1911)
1958 – Hugh Hill, outfielder (b. 1879)
1959 – Yellow Horse Morris, pitcher (b. 1902)
1970 – Hal Van Pelt, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1923)
1971 – Artie Dede, catcher (b. 1895)
1971 – Andy Kyle, outfielder (b. 1889)
1972 – Charlie Berry, catcher (b. 1902)
1973 – Charlie Kavanagh, pinch hitter (b. 1893)
1974 – Sammy Hale, infielder (b. 1896)
1976 – Vern Fear, pitcher (b. 1925)
1977 – Ray Fitzgerald, pinch hitter (b. 1904)
1980 – Gus Ketchum, pitcher (b. 1897)
1981 – Eddie Ainsmith, catcher (b. 1892)
1988 – Lew Krausse, pitcher (b. 1912)
1990 – Al Veach, pitcher (b. 1909)
1992 – Fred Leo, AAGPBL executive (b. 1914)
1993 – Howard Easterling, infielder; All-Star (b. 1911)
1995 – Mo Lisby, pitcher (b. 1912)
1996 – Barney McCosky, outfielder (b. 1917)
1999 – Ernie Casale, college coach (b. 1919)
2000 – Rodolfo Fernández, pitcher (b. 1911)
2001 – Lib Mahon, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1919)
2003 – Wilbur Snapp, musician (b. 1920)
2005 – Nobuaki Miyashita, NPB infielder and pitcher (b. 1923)
2006 – Yoshinori Sonoda, NPB infielder (b. 1948)
2007 – Al Kozar, infielder (b. 1921)
2008 – Ralph Albers, minor league pitcher (b. 1929)
2010 – Dick McLaughlin, minor league outfielder (b. 1940)
2013 – Santiago Rosario, infielder (b. 1939)
2015 – Barney Schultz, pitcher (b. 1926)
2016 – Kirk Piskor, college coach (b. 1969)
2019 – Chris Duncan, outfielder (b. 1981)
2019 – Jose Moreno, infielder (b. 1957)
2020 – Lou Brock, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1939)
2025 – John Cunningham, college coach (b. 1937)
2025 – Carlos Lezcano, outfielder (b. 1955)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Sunday, Sept. 6
AUTO RACING
9 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Pirelli Gran Premio d’Italia 2026, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza Italy
12:30 p.m.
FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Monterey – Race 2, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
2:30 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: INDYCAR Grand Prix of Monterey, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.
5 p.m.
USA — Nascar Cup Series: Cook Out Southern 500 – The Chase, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
12:30 p.m.
ACCN — Princeton at North Carolina
2 p.m.
ACCN — Northwestern at Boston College
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ESPN2 — Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M
3 p.m.
ESPN — SC State at Florida A&M
4 p.m.
NBC — Washington St. at Washington
NFLN — Albany St. (Ga.) vs. Johnson C. Smith, Canton, Ohio
PEACOCK — Washington St. at Washington
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Louisville vs. Mississippi, Nashville, Tenn.
NBC — Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, Green Bay, Wis.
PEACOCK — Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, Green Bay, Wis.
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — Michigan at Notre Dame
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
ESPNU — Stanford at Santa Clara
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ABC — Louisville at Texas
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Indiana at Tennessee
7 p.m.
FOX — Kentucky vs. Penn St., Chicago
9 p.m.
FOX — Missouri vs. Nebraska, Chicago
CYCLING
8:30 a.m.
NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 15
GOLF
3 a.m.
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
8:30 a.m.
GOLF — 2026 Walker Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team GB&I, From Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Clare, Ireland
3 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Omega European Masters, Final Round, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland (taped)
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
NBC — Atlanta at Philadelphia (1:10 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Atlanta at Philadelphia (1:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — TBA
6 p.m.
NBCSN — Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (6:20 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (6:20 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: TBA
11:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Arsenal
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
2 p.m.
CBS — NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham at Denver
4 p.m.
CBS — NWSL: Washington at Portland
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — NWSL: San Diego at Seattle
TENNIS
11 a.m.
ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Round of 16, New York
3 p.m.
ABC — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Round of 16, New York
7 p.m.
ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Round of 16, New York
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