“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
PIRATES 4, TIGERS 3
METS 4, PADRES 2
MARINERS 7, BREWERS 5
DODGERS 6, ROCKIES 4 (10 INNINGS)
TWINS 6, BRAVES 4
WHITE SOX 3, CUBS 0
DIAMONDBACKS 8, RED SOX 7 (10 INNINGS)
PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 1
YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 3
REDS 5, CARDINALS 4
RAYS 7, BLUE JAYS 6
GIANTS 1, GUARDIANS 0
ROYALS 9, ATHLETICS 7
NATIONALS 6, RANGERS 0
ASTROS 3, ANGELS 2
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANAPOLIS 3 LOUISVILLE 1
FT. WAYNE 6 GREAT LAKES 5
WEST MICHIGAN 9 SOUTH BEND 0
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
MYSTICS 93 TEMPO 82
LYNX 77 VALKYRIES 66
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MLS SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/teams.htm#load
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=8/19/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=8/19/2026
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BOYS PRE-SEASON POLLS
3A
- CARMEL
- FW CARROLL
- BROWNSBURG
- WL HARRISON
- GOSHEN
- EV. MEMORIAL
- HAMILTON SE
- BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
- NOBLESVILLE
- CONCORD
- PENN
- ZIONSVILLE
- LAKE CENTRAL
- FISHERS
- CASTLE
- VALPARAISO
- SB ADAMS
- CATHEDRAL
- ELKHART
- HOMESTEAD
2A
- GUERIN CATHOLIC
- BISHOP NOLL
- MISHAWAKA MARIAN
- PARK TUDOR
- ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
- CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
- BISHOP LUERS
- BISHOP CHATARD
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
- HERITAGE HILLS
- LEO
- SPEEDWAY
- HANOVER CENTRAL
- BREBEUF JESUIT
- WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
- CARDINAL RITTER
- PROVIDENCE
- CHARLESTOWN
- GIBSON SOUTHERN
- WEST NOBLE
1A
- BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
- FAITH CHRISTIAN
- SCECINA
- GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
- SHAWE MEMORIAL
- WESTVIEW
- OLDENBURG ACADEMY
- NORTHEAST DUBOIS
- WHITE RIVER VALLEY
- SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)
- SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
- FOREST PARK
- ARGOS
- SOUTH KNOX
- UNIVERSITY
- TELL CITY
- BETHESDA CHRISTIAN
- TRINITY
- CANTERBURY
- CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=8/19/2026
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GIRLS PRE-SEASON POLLS
3A
- HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
- HOMESTEAD
- CARMEL
- CENTER GROVE
- CROWN POINT
- WESTFIELD
- CATHEDRAL
- PENN
- NOBLESVILLE
- ZIONSVILLE
- EAST CENTRAL
- BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
- CASTLE
- NORTHRIDGE
- COLUMBUS NORTH
- LAWRENCEBURG
- BROWNSBURG
- CHESTERTON
- MISHAWAKA MARIAN
- EVANSVILLE NORTH & FW CARROLL
2A
- PARK TUDOR
- EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
- GUERIN CATHOLIC
- BISHOP DWENGER
- SB SAINT JOSEPH
- BREBEUF JESUIT
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
- BISHOP CHATARD
- BELMONT
- EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
- HERITAGE HILLS
- TRI-WEST
- BATESVILLE
- WASHINGTON
- HANOVER CENTRAL
- MADISON
- WEST LAFAYETTE
- GIBSON SOUTHERN
- BENTON CENTRAL
- DELTA
1A
- WESTVIEW
- PROVIDENCE
- ELKHART CHRISTIAN
- OLDENBURG ACADEMY
- FW BLACKHAWK
- SWITZERLAND CO.
- BREMEN
- EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
- LAPEL
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDY)
- TRITON CENTRAL
- MONROVIA
- OAK HILL
- FOREST PARK
- WHITE RIVER VALLEY
- FAITH CHRISTIAN
- SHERIDAN
- TRINITY ACADEMY
- COVINGTON
- SHAWE MEMORIAL
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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
SCORES WEDNESDAY:https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=8/19/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
THE TOP GAMES TO WATCH FRIDAY BY CLASS/CROSSOVER
6A
#1 BROWNSBURG AT #6 LAWRENCE NORTH
#2 WESTFIELD AT #6 HOMESTEAD
#3 CARMEL VS. #11 FISHERS
#5 WARREN CENTRAL AT #6 CENTER GROVE
#8 FW CARROLL VS. #10 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
#12 MERRILLVILLE VS. 3A #1 ANDREAN
#13 BEN DAVIS VS. 5A #2 CATHEDRAL
#14 AVON AT #14 DECATUR CENTRAL
5A
#3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT #14 BLOOMINGTON NORTH
#4 LAFAYETTE JEFF VS. 4A #3 BISHOP CHATARD
#7 FW SNIDER AT #11 WARSAW
#8 CASTLE AT #12 EVANSVILLE NORTH
#9 PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT 4A #17 LEBANON
#10 FLOYD CENTRAL AT 3A #2 GIBSON SOUTHERN
4A
#1 RONCALLI AT #4 FW DWENGER
#2 EAST CENTRAL VS. 3A #4 LAWRENCEBURG
#7 EAST NOBLE VS. #19 FW NORTH
#10 FW LUERS VS. 3A #5 ADAM CENTRAL
#11 JASPER VS 3A #3 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
3A
#12 MACONAQUAH AT 1A #8 SHERIDAN
#15 HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT 2A #2 LAPEL
#16 SOUTHRIDGE VS. 2A #12 NORTH POSEY
2A
#6 LINTON VS. 1A #2 RIVERTON PARKE
#9 EASTSIDE VS. 1A #3 SOUTH ADAMS
#10 KNOX AT 1A #4 NORTH JUDSON
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 1
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
ANDREAN AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
ANGOLA AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM
ATTICA AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
AVON AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BATESVILLE AT TRITON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BELLMONT AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
BOONVILLE AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FLORA) AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
CASCADE AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
CASTON AT WHITKO 7:00 PM
CENTRAL NOBLE AT CULVER 7:30 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT FRONTIER 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT PARK TUDOR 7:00 PM
COVINGTON AT TRI-COUNTY 7:00 PM
CRAWFORDSVILLE AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:00 PM
DELPHI AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
DELTA AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
ELKHART AT CONCORD 7:00 PM
ELWOOD AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT JASPER 7:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT CALUMET 7:30 PM
FISHERS AT CARMEL 7:00 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTH AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT LEO 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM
FRANKTON AT TIPTON 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM
GARRETT AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
GARY WEST AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
GREENSBURG AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM
HENRYVILLE AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT SOUTH SPENCER 8:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
HOBART AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT BEN DAVIS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT EDINBURGH 7:00 PM
JAY COUNTY AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT PAOLI 7:00 PM
JOHN GLENN AT BOONE GROVE 7:30 PM
KNOX AT NORTH JUDSON 8:00 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT NEW PRAIRIE 8:00 PM
LAVILLE AT TRITON 7:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
LOGANSPORT AT PERU 7:00 PM
LOWELL AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
MARION AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
MICHIGAN CITY AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
MILAN AT RUSHVILLE 7:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
MUNSTER AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
NEW CASTLE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
NORTH DECATUR AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
NORTH HARRISON AT SALEM 7:00 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT WHITING 8:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT TAYLOR 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM
NORTHRIDGE AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT MANCHESTER 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM
NORWELL AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM
OSCEOLA GRACE AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 8:00 PM
PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT LEBANON 7:00 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT EASTERN GREENE 7:00 PM
PIONEER AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
PLYMOUTH AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM
PRINCETON AT TECUMSEH 8:00 PM
PROVIDENCE AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
RICHMOND AT CONNERSVILLE 7:00 PM
RIVER FOREST AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
RIVERTON PARKE VS. LINTON 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT MADISON 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT BLUFFTON 7:30 PM
SILVER CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN 7:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
SOUTH NEWTON AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
SOUTHMONT AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
SPEEDWAY AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT NORTH KNOX 7:00 PM
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
TELL CITY AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
TRI-CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM
TRINITY LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:00 PM
TWIN LAKES AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
UNION CITY AT TRI 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
VALPARAISO AT PENN 7:30 PM
WABASH AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
WALNUT HILLS (OHIO) AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
WAWASEE AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT WINAMAC 7:00 PM
WEST VIGO AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
WESTERN AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT TRI-WEST 7:00 PM
WESTFIELD AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
WHEATON ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM
WINCHESTER AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
ZIONSVILLE AT PIKE 7:00 PM
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
IDAHO AT CAL POLY | 10 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
TCU VS. NORTH CAROLINA (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
SAN JOSE STATE AT USC | 3 P.M. | NBC
ALABAMA STATE VS. SOUTHERN (LEGION FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPNU
NC STATE AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HAWAI’I AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK
EAST TEXAS A&M AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN
HOWARD VS. ALABAMA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TARLETON STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2
MEMPHIS AT UNLV | 10 P.M. | FOX
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK
IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+
LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN
FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC
OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN
COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1
BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+
RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+
AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1
NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
LAS VEGAS AT HOUSTON (ESPN), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
N.Y. JETS AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
WASHINGTON AT DETROIT, NOON
BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND, 1:00
ATLANTA AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. RAMS, 4:00
N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI, 4:00
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00
KANSAS CITY AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
DALLAS AT ARIZONA, 10:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE (FOX), 8:00
WEEK 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO, 7:00
NEW ENGLAND AT CLEVELAND (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00
L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE, 6:00
HOUSTON AT CAROLINA, 7:00
ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS, 8:00
ARIZONA AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY, 8:00
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA (CBS), 8:00
MINNESOTA AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
DETROIT AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
CHICAGO AT TENNESSEE, 6:00
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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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REPORTS: BUCS, NT VITA VEA AGREE TO ONE-YEAR, $30M EXTENSION
Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea agreed to a one-year contract extension worth $30 million on Wednesday, closing the book on a standoff between Tampa Bay and its two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman.
Vea is under contract for the next two seasons at a total of $54 million and is expected to resume practicing with the team. He had been a “hold in” while the Buccaneers addressed his financial concerns.
Vea, the 12th pick in the 2018 draft, has only played for the Buccaneers. He has played at least 13 games in seven of eight seasons in Tampa Bay.
General manager Jason Licht declined to engage in discussions about trading Vea when he informed the team of his discontent before training camp.
“I’m never comfortable playing without him,” Licht said earlier this month.
Vea, who has 35 sacks in 112 career games, will now earn an additional $6 million this season, according to multiple reports.
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RAVENS C DANNY PINTER (LEG) CARTED OFF FROM JOINT PRACTICE
Baltimore center Danny Pinter, competing to be the starter in his first season with the Ravens, was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury during a joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday in Eagan, Minn.
Ravens first-year head coach Jesse Minter ran over from the defensive side of the field to check on Pinter, who left with a brace on his right leg after being examined by medical staff, per reports.
“I don’t have any updates yet,” Minter said. “We’ll probably, hopefully as he gets some things done, gets some tests done, and we’ll see how that shakes out.”
Baltimore is seeking a replacement for three-time Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum, 26, who signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent in March.
Pinter, 30, started the preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday and has taken most of the first-team reps since joining the team.
Indianapolis selected Pinter in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Ball State.NFL updates
Pinter appeared in all 17 Colts games last season, making one start and playing on 13% of the offense snaps (138) and 17% of special teams snaps (79).
For his career, Pinter played either guard or center in 77 regular-season games (10 starts) for the Colts between 2020 and 2025 — missing the 2023 campaign due to a broken ankle sustained that August. He also caught his only target for 2 yards and a touchdown in 2021.
Pinter is listed as the starter on the Ravens’ initial depth chart, followed by veteran center Ethan Pocic, 31, and Jovaughn Gwyn, 27. Pocic, another free-agent acquisition, started all 13 games he played last season for Cleveland, and 97 of 114 in his nine seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2017-21) and Browns (2022-25).
“It’s why you sign guys like that,” Minter said of Pocic. “It’s to put them in the competition and two, to make sure you have enough in that situation. You never want to see anybody go down, but I certainly feel good about the way (Gwyn) played in the game and, obviously, about Ethan and the way he’s played throughout his whole career.”
Gwyn has played in 19 games with no starts in three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, who picked him in the seventh round of the 2023 draft.
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REPORT: CB TREVON DIGGS SIGNING WITH SEAHAWKS
Two-time Pro-Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs is signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
Financial terms were not disclosed for Diggs, who had a tryout with the team on Tuesday.
Seattle also plans to sign former Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold. However, he is expected to land on the Commissioner’s Exempt List.
Diggs, who turns 28 next month, split last season between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. He played in the regular-season finale for the Packers, in addition to logging one snap in the team’s wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears.
Diggs broke out onto the scene in 2021, as he led the league in interceptions with 11 — returning two for touchdowns — and was named to the Pro Bowl along with the All-Pro nod. He was rewarded with a five-year, $97 million contract extension in July 2023.Football news
But Diggs has dealt with multiple injuries since then, playing in just 22 games over the last three campaigns. He tore his ACL two games into the 2023 season and missed the final six games of 2024 with a left knee injury.
Diggs found himself on the injured reserve list again this past season, reportedly to help strengthen a problem with his right knee, though he reportedly also suffered a concussion at his home.
He was released by the Cowboys shortly after he didn’t fly home with the team on Christmas after a win over the Washington Commanders. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that Diggs was waived for multiple reasons, not just because he didn’t fly home with the team.
In 67 career regular-season games (64 starts), the 2020 second-round pick has 20 interceptions, 63 passes defensed and 242 tackles across six seasons with the Cowboys and Packers.
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A LEFT TACKLE CAN MAKE $4M IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, NOT THE NFL. IS THIS PAY FOR PLAY?
Left tackle Dan Moore of the Tennessee Titans can list all the sponsorship deals he has done as a pro on one hand: A few meet and greet opportunities when he was with the Steelers, a grill company that gave him some barbecue tools in exchange for his endorsement.
Million-dollar deals? No such thing, especially for someone playing his position. If he were in college — a talented offensive lineman with a chance to make his team a national contender — that might be different.
“It’s only been five years since NIL started,” said Moore, who heads into his sixth year in the NFL this season. “Another five years, and we could see college football becoming semi-pro.”
And that, in short, is the not-so-hidden secret driving a new era in college sports. It is a business rebuilt to allow players to cash in on their name, image and likeness fame, one that pays exorbitant prices to athletes under the guise that the money isn’t a salary, but rather a payment for services the athletes provide through sponsorship deals.
That’s the way many of the headline-grabbing six- and seven-figure payments that go to college players for so-called “third party NIL” can truly comport with the NCAA rulebook. And that rulebook — for all its rapid changes in recent years — refuses to do away with the fading notion that college athletes aren’t pros who can be paid merely to show up and play.
One of these things is not like the other … or is it?
Mike McGlinchey, a ninth-year NFL right tackle with the Denver Broncos, has a contract worth $52 million in guaranteed money but he doesn’t have a sponsorship deal. That puts him in the majority of NFL offensive linemen, who either don’t need to work extra for more income or aren’t well-known enough to grab much more than a local deal or two.
Of the 20 biggest NFL endorsement deals listed by Sportico – a list that starts with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at $32 million – not a single one belongs to a lineman.
But in college, there’s Jordan Seaton, the five-star left tackle who was one of Deion Sanders’ biggest signings at Colorado, then left the Buffs to play at LSU. There, in the heart of SEC country, Seaton reportedly makes $4 million for pitching a national chain pharmacy, a fast-food restaurant, a personal finance firm and others.
It’s a far cry from what McGlinchey envisioned when NIL arrived five years ago; he graduated from Notre Dame long before the era of paying college players began.
“What I thought NIL was supposed to mean was a local Ford dealership in South Bend puts the offensive line on a billboard and gives us a truck to drive around for six months,” he said. “Now, NIL means, ‘We have collectives of money and the one with the biggest checkbook is going to win.’ They’ve used name-image-likeness to open the floodgates to say. ‘We’re going to pay the most to get this kid.’”
Among the 20 highest-paid NFL endorsers are quarterbacks Geno Smith ($1.5 million), Sam Darnold ($1 million) and Deshaun Watson ($750,000).
All of those amounts are less than what the top 10 college players make in sponsorships, according to On3, which tracks college NIL deals, none of which are disclosed by schools. It’s a list that includes Seaton but does not include college football’s most widely recognizable name: Arch Manning, who reportedly took a pay cut this year to $2.5 million to help Texas beef up its roster.
Niklas Myhr, an associate professor at Chapman University and an expert in digital marketing, acknowledges the nod-nod, wink-wink element to all these NIL deals, but also thinks some of the numbers are the product of what he calls an “immature market.”
“Basically, there is no mature market for 20-year-old amateur athletes the way there is for sneakers,” he said. “So it’s basically reverse engineering a market.”
College Sports Commission tries to rein in the ‘wild wild West’
There is an agency in charge of enforcing the rules with the objective of putting guardrails around a spending spree exacerbated by a transfer portal that encourages players to seek better offers from different schools.
Among the 14-month-old College Sports Commission’s top missions is making sure companies partnered with schools — “associated entities” — are paying players an amount within a “fair range of compensation” compared to what others might receive for the same services. The CSC also verifies that those companies are using the athlete’s NIL for a “valid business purpose” — i.e., to promote goods and services provided to the general public for profit, as opposed to hanging onto, or “warehousing,” the NIL rights for future use or having the player simply show up to an event to shake hands.
“The valid business purpose, proper range of compensation evaluation is a key part of answering that question,” said Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the SEC, when asked if players were really being paid for anything beyond just showing up and playing. “And, in fact, it’s those who are signing those deals who need to answer those questions.”
Million-dollar deals for selling chicken, watches
Deals cut with non-associated entities — the definition of which has been disputed — aren’t subject to the same scrutiny. In theory, those deals, if truly between an athlete and a business with no connection to the school, are only limited by what the market will bear.
“I believe they’re arguing that coming to this high-profile college as a star player will warrant their NIL to become valuable just by brute force,” Myhr said, when asked how a brand justifies spending so much on a relatively unknown pitchman. “They believe they can predict the future value of this athlete is worth $1 million, or $4 million. That’s a stretch when it comes to transferring that (NIL) into captivating storytelling.”
While a good chunk of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ $30 million in endorsements comes from his hard-to-miss State Farm TV commercials, it would be harder to spot most of college’s best-paid pitchmen.
Quarterback Darian Mensah’s featured NIL deal with Miami – his third school in three years – is with a luxury watch company. Mensah’s NIL is believed worth $6.5 million, which is more than what all but nine current NFL players earn in endorsements, according to Sportico.
Among Seaton’s handful of NIL deals is one in which he goes on social media to tell his 77,000 Instagram followers of his love for Raising Cane’s — a chicken joint with roots in the Baton Rouge area that has strong connections to LSU. It helps explain how Seaton’s haul rose to about the same as that brought in by Livvy Dunne, the former LSU gymnast who has 5.1 million followers and is considered the highest female earner in the short history of third-party NIL.
Steve Denton, the CEO at Opendorse, which helps players find third-party NIL deals, argues the market is accurate because “college athletes have so much influence in their community that they actually perform better than influencers or creators.”
“Brands are clamoring to work with college athletes because sports is one of those things that slows people down and gets your attention,” Denton said.
Could a federal law solve the problem?
Well aware of runaway costs of third-party NIL, college sports leaders are working in Washington on a solution that could address some of the transparency issues involved in NIL. A provision in the Protect College Sports Act awaiting a vote in the Senate would more than double the revenue-sharing amount schools can pay annually to athletes to nearly $49 million.
What’s different about that pool of money is that, because it’s not considered third-party NIL, it is excluded from scrutiny by the CSC. Under NCAA rules, that money couldn’t technically be considered a salary, but by removing it from the third-party NIL rules, it would do away with needing to justify the payments as legitimate NIL.
What would remain, according to industry leaders, would be a tranche of “organic” third-party NIL deals like Seaton’s agreement with Raising Cane’s. The deals presumably would not be related to any existing arrangement with multimedia rights (MMR) partners hired by the schools that currently broker deals with players.
Jon Bishop of Playfly Sports, an MMR company that looks to find deals for players and schools, sees the bill not so much imposing a cap on spending, but creating a new, and welcome lane for that organic NIL.
“There were certain brands … that leaned in early, but many who set out thinking, ‘I don’t want be in the headlines because I paid someone on the side’ and all that stuff,” Bishop said. “So all of these things are just going to start to make a marketplace that actually will function, and I think function well.”
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JAGUARS ACQUIRING GUARD DANIEL FAALELE FROM THE GIANTS FOR A 6TH-ROUND PICK, AP SOURCE SAYS
NEW YORK (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired guard Daniel Faalele from the New York Giants on Wednesday following a rash of injuries at the position.
The Jaguars gave up a sixth-round draft pick in 2027, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side announced details. Newsday first reported the agreement.
Jaguars coach Liam Coen confirmed the deal for Faalele, a 6-foot-8, 380-pound lineman, following a joint practice with Carolina.
“Just continuing to bring depth and guys that have played meaningful reps in this league,” Coen said. “That’s something that you can’t have enough of. We came into camp with 16 (offensive linemen) and got down to about nine the other day.
“When you have some of those things occur, you want to continue to find guys that have done it, guys that have played in this league at a high level. He’s got some big size, and I’m looking forward to getting to know him. But the experience is really what matters.”
Jacksonville is down two starting linemen, and both could miss games early in the season.
Right guard Patrick Mekari recently had back surgery to alleviate a lingering issue and could start the season on short-term injured reserve, and starting right tackle Cole Van Lanen (knee) has missed all of training camp while on the physically unable to perform list. Backups Chuma Edoga, Walker Little and rookie Emmanuel Pregnon also have missed time recently in camp, although Pregnon has since returned to practice.
Faalele had been taking second-team snaps at Giants training camp but lost his best chance at a starting role when the team selected Francis “Sisi” Mauigoa with the 10th pick and planned to make him a guard.
Faalele, 26, started all 17 games for now-Giants coach John Harbaugh with Baltimore each of the past two seasons. He played in 71 NFL games, all with the Ravens, since debuting in 2022, and was one of several players who followed Harbaugh to New York.
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REPORTS: TEXANS WR JAYDEN HIGGINS HAS TORN ACL
Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins has been diagnosed with a torn ACL, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Higgins, 23, was injured in a red-zone drill during Tuesday’s joint practice against the Las Vegas Raiders. The injury is expected to keep him sidelined for the entire 2026 season.
The 6-foot-4, 214-pound Higgins recorded 41 catches for 525 yards and six touchdowns in 17 games (10 starts) during his rookie season. He was selected by Houston in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Texans are expected to lean heavily on Nico Collins, while the returning Tank Dell joins Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel and Justin Watson at wide receiver.
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REPORT: CHARGERS C TYLER BIADASZ (ACL) OUT INDEFINITELY
Los Angeles Chargers center Tyler Biadasz will be sidelined indefinitely after sustaining damage to his ACL and other injuries to his left knee, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Biadasz, 28, was carted off the practice field on Tuesday after getting tangled up during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers.
He is expected to meet with more doctors and undergo further testing to confirm the extent of his injuries and determine a plan for treatment, per ESPN.
He went to the ground with 49ers defensive tackle Sebastian Valdez falling on his lower body. Team trainers attended to Biadasz for nearly five minutes before helping him to his feet. After he was unable to put weight on his injured left leg, Biadasz was taken off the field on a medical cart.
Biadasz signed a three-year, $30 million contract in March to be the Chargers’ starting center. A veteran of six NFL seasons, he earned a 2022 Pro Bowl selection with Dallas and was expected to stabilize the youthful offensive line for quarterback Justin Herbert.
A fourth-round draft pick in 2020, Biadasz started 49 games for the Cowboys from 2021-23 and added 31 starts in two seasons with the Washington Commanders, who released him in February. While playing more than 900 snaps in each season with Washington, he allowed just four total sacks.
Rookie Jake Slaughter stepped in after Biadasz’s departure Tuesday. Slaughter, 23, was drafted in the second round out of Florida.
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EAGLES LB JONATHAN GREENARD COULD MISS START OF SEASON
Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Wednesday he is concerned linebacker Jonathan Greenard could miss the start of the regular season.
The Eagles placed the former Pro Bowl selection on the physically unable to perform list on July 29 due to a pectoral injury sustained in a weightlifting session before training camp.
Greenard, 29, signed a four-year, $98 million contract ($50 million guaranteed) with Philadelphia after arriving in an April 24 trade that sent third-round picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Minnesota Vikings.
Greenard has a little more than three weeks to get cleared, conditioned and up to speed in Fangio’s defense before the Sept. 13 season opener against the visiting Washington Commanders.
If Greenard remains on the PUP list when Philadelphia sets its initial 53-man roster later this month, he would be required to sit out at least the first four regular-season games.
After posting double-digit sacks in back-to-back seasons with Houston in 2023 and Minnesota in 2024, Greenard had three sacks, 38 tackles and 12 quarterback hits last season. He was limited to 12 games before undergoing shoulder surgery in the offseason.
Greenard has 38 sacks, 217 tackles, 75 QB hits, eight forced fumbles and one interception (returned for a touchdown) in 77 career games (59 starts) with the Texans (2020-23) and Vikings. Houston drafted him in the third round in 2020 and he made the Pro Bowl in 2024.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
NIL IS JUST THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE LONG AND UNEVEN HISTORY OF COMPENSATION IN COLLEGE SPORTS
The introduction of name, image likeness payments that rule the college landscape is hardly the first time athletes have been compensated for playing. Almost since the beginning, they’ve received train tickets, some walking-around money and scholarships. For decades, a lot of the money came to players and their families under the table. Now, that money comes with the OK of the NCAA , though it doesn’t mean college sports is truly clean. A brief look at the history of athlete compensation in college sports:
The early years
The NCAA was founded in 1906, in a push from President Teddy Roosevelt to do something about the sometimes-fatal violence in college football and to set some eligibility standards. Long before its rulebook became a spiraling document covering hundreds of pages, athletes would accept cash or train tickets as inducements to come to particular schools. Sometimes tuition and room and board got covered, too. Very few got in trouble.
The age of the amateur
In 1948, the NCAA produced the Sanity Code in an attempt to rein in what was becoming an out-of-control flood of recruiting inducements to lure what were supposed to be amateur athletes. The organization initially opposed athletic scholarships, arguing they were a violation of amateurism. But the NCAA standardized the granting of scholarships in 1956, opening the door for eventual change. Part of this was meant to eliminate the cash and perks that also played a role in recruiting, but that never really went away.
Athletes win but chaos ensues
When former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon won a class-action lawsuit in 2014 over the use of his likeness in a video game, it marked the first of a series of losses in court for the NCAA that transformed college sports and illustrated the NCAA’s lack of preparedness to go along with the idea that players should make money off the enterprise they built. The O’Bannon win helped clear the way for athletes to receive a stipend to cover cost-of-living expenses that fell outside their scholarships. Eleven years later, the ratifying of the House settlement, which stemmed from another lawsuit, allowed schools to share athletic revenue with players every year to the tune of up to $21.3 million this season. It also legitimized the concept of third-party name, image and likeness deals that allows schools to blow well past that cap and has led to football rosters with $50 million payrolls.
Coming next
A bill waiting for a vote in the Senate hopes to put into law many of the rules spelled out in the House settlement. But perhaps the most important part of that law would be a doubling of the salary cap to nearly $49 million per school, with the hope that shifting the money from third-party NIL to under the cap will set a more realistic limit on what schools can spend.
If that bill doesn’t pass, the biggest conferences — the SEC and the Big Ten — could try to establish a framework to keep the college system together. At peril would be Olympic and women’s sports programs, which operate on funds generated by football and basketball. Without cost controls, the entire industry could end up looking to private equity and a potential superleague to inject funds.
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BUCKEYES AND DUCKS OUT TO SUPPLANT DEFENDING CHAMPION HOOSIERS IN BIG TEN AND BEYOND
The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers won the Big Ten and national championship and were the first team in the modern era to go 16-0. They have 10 starters back, the hottest coach in the game and a manageable schedule.
It’s Ohio State and Oregon generating most of the preseason buzz, though, with both perched 1-2 atop the preseason AP Top 25 poll and among eight ranked teams.
The consensus around the sport is that the Buckeyes and Ducks are loaded and the Hoosiers’ roll is about to slow with TCU transfer Josh Hoover replacing Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 NFL draft pick Fernando Mendoza.
Doubt coach Curt Cignetti at your own peril. He’s 27-2 with two College Football Playoff appearances at Indiana and has yet to write a check his team can’t cash.
Ohio State plays the toughest conference schedule. The Buckeyes visit Indiana on Oct. 17 and host Oregon on Nov. 7. Those games will go a long way in deciding which teams make the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, not to mention impact CFP seeding.
The Buckeyes are built for what awaits. Jeremiah Smith is the most productive receiver in the nation, quarterback Julian Sayin is one of the most accurate passers and the offensive line is elite. There are plenty of talented transfers waiting to emerge for a defense replacing eight starters, all of whom were drafted.
Oregon is one of the most seasoned teams in the nation with quarterback Dante Moore among six starters back on offense and tackle A’Mauri Washington and edge Matayo Uiagalelei leading a defense that returns eight starters.
Other teams that could challenge
Southern California coach Lincoln Riley goes into his fifth season with his best team on paper. The schedule is brutal with home games against Oregon and Ohio State and a trip to Indiana. QB Jayden Maiava has made 17 straight starts.
Michigan is looking to improve on offense. QB Bryce Underwood, who didn’t live up to lofty expectations as a freshman, should make progress with OC Jason Beck coming with Kyle Whittingham from Utah.
Penn State first-year coach Matt Campbell brought 24 players with him from Iowa State, including QB Rocco Becht. The Nittany Lions don’t have to play Ohio State, Oregon or Indiana.
Team on the rise
Washington got back dynamic QB Demond Williams Jr. after a kerfuffle with the school over pay. If the Huskies can rebuild what was one of the Big Ten’s best defenses, their ascent under Jedd Fisch can continue. The schedule is a bit tougher than in 2025.
And the rest
Iowa has reeled off at least eight wins all but one non-pandemic season since 2013. Two inexperienced QBs are battling for the starter’s job and the defensive line must be rebuilt. … Katin Houser, who has a combined 26 starts at Michigan State and East Carolina, becomes Illinois’ fourth transfer to start at QB in Bret Bielema’s six seasons. … Minnesota has beaten a ranked opponent three straight years and is 7-0 in bowls since 2018. The Gophers will be a tough out again with returning QB Drake Lindsey and a dominant edge in Anthony Smith. … Nebraska’s Matt Rhule is 19-19 in three seasons, including 1-4 since he signed a two-year contract extension. No one plays a tougher October-November schedule. …
Wisconsin is counting on transfers Colton Joseph (QB, Old Dominion) and Abu Sama III (RB, Iowa State) to recharge an offense plagued by injuries the last four years. … QB Nico Iamaleava is back for UCLA, and 10 of the Bruins’ 45 transfers followed Bob Chesney from James Madison. … Northwestern brought in Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator and Jerry Neuheisel as QBs coach to spark an offense that’s last in Big Ten in yards per play (4.9) since 2023. … Maryland’s Malik Washington is one of the great young QB talents but the Terrapins need their defense to spend less time on the field. … Michigan State, 9-27 in Big Ten play since 2022, hopes to become relevant again with new coach Pat Fitzgerald…. Rutgers’ 22 Big Ten wins are fewest among teams that have been in the conference since 2014. … Purdue has lost 18 straight Big Ten games and beaten one FBS opponent (Ball State) the last two years.
Mark your calendars
Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Sept. 6; Oklahoma at Michigan, Sept. 12; Ohio State at Texas, Sept. 12; Oregon at USC, Sept. 26; USC at Penn State, Oct. 10; Ohio State at Indiana, Oct. 17; Ohio State at USC, Oct. 31; Oregon at Ohio State, Nov. 7; USC at Indiana, Nov. 14; Nebraska at Iowa, Nov. 27; Michigan at Ohio State, Nov. 28.
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THE MIAMI HURRICANES HAVE NEVER WON THE ACC TITLE. THEY’RE PICKED AS THE LEAGUE’S HEADLINER IN ’26
Mario Cristobal got Miami back inside the top 10 by Year 3 and within a victory of a national championship in his fourth. Yet the Hurricanes are still chasing a first Atlantic Coast Conference championship after more than two decades in the league.
His team is picked to accomplish that goal this year, which would put it right back in the mix for the College Football Playoff, too.
“We’ve had steady progress over the last four years,” Cristobal said. “It’s been due to the commitment and the level of just care of these players and their coaches.”
The seventh-ranked Hurricane s are the headliner, with Duke transfer quarterback Darian Mensah as the preseason player of the year and Miami claiming a third of the spots on the preseason all-conference team. That list includes Mark Fletcher Jr. (1,192 yards, 12 TDs) as last year’s top league rusher and versatile big-play receiving threat Malachi Toney.
Miami joined the league ahead of the 2004 season, but has reached the ACC championship game just once (2017).
No. 19 SMU is the top challenger, with the Mustangs launching a Heisman Trophy push for veteran starting quarterback Kevin Jennings — who led them to the ACC title game and a CFP bid in 2024. No. 24 Louisville is next up after adding Ohio State transfer Lincoln Kienholz at QB to an offense featuring running back Isaac Brown, the ACC rookie of the year in 2024 who played nine games last year due to injury.
A move to a 9-game schedule is underway
The league is transitioning to a nine-game football schedule to align with fellow power conferences. But the odd number of teams means there will be variables, with 12 teams playing nine games and five — Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina — staying at eight.
This will be a bridge year toward having 16 of 17 teams regularly playing nine games by 2027. The schedule concludes with the ACC title game Dec. 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Clemson and Florida State try to return to elite status
Clemson and Florida State have gone from ranking among the nation’s elite to also-ran status. It’s unclear whether either can change that trajectory.
Dabo Swinney’s Tigers won two national titles and eight ACC crowns between 2015-24, but slid to 7-6 last year for their worst record since 2010. Clemson was unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time since 2011.
“This year, ain’t none of y’all going to pick us,” Swinney told reporters in July.
Little has gone right for Mike Norvell’s Seminoles since being snubbed for the final four-team CFP as an unbeaten team after losing star quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending injury. FSU has gone 7-18 since, including a league-worst 3-13 in the ACC.
Clemson is picked to finish fourth in the ACC, while FSU is picked 11th.
ACC finalists Duke and Virginia picked in league’s middle third
Duke beat Virginia in last year’s title game for its first outright ACC championship since 1962. Those finalists are picked in the ACC’s middle third.
Mensah’s transfer was the biggest hit for the Blue Devils, who also lost their top three receivers while having uncertainty as to who will fill leading defensive roles.
“I think people just went back to labeling us as the same old Duke just because of the people that walked out this door,” 1,100-yard rusher Nate Sheppard said. “But you have dudes walk out the door every year.”
The Cavaliers are coming off a breakthrough 11-win season under Tony Elliott after managing just 11 wins in his first three seasons combined.
The Cavs are picked to finish sixth, the Blue Devils 10th.
Virginia Tech, California and Stanford welcome new coaches
Virginia Tech’s hiring of James Franklin is the big coaching move, with the Hokies betting the former Penn State coach can jolt their marquee sport as part of a larger push to elevate athletics in Blacksburg.
Out West, Stanford and California have each turned to alumni.
The Cardinal has hired former quarterback Tavita Pritchard after he spent the past three years as a QB coach with the NFL’s Washington Commanders. The Golden Bears hired former defensive lineman Tosh Lupoi, who had spent the past four seasons as Oregon’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
Notre Dame gets high-profile tests in its ACC scheduling deal
Notre Dame again has six games against ACC teams through its scheduling partnership with the league, with the football independent being a member of all other league sports. One stands out: a home game against Miami.
The Hurricanes visit Nov. 7 in a rematch of last year’s opener; Miami won that game to ultimately claim a CFP bid instead of Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish have home games against Stanford (Oct. 10), Boston College (Nov. 14) and SMU (Nov. 21). They visit UNC (Oct. 3) and Syracuse (Nov. 28).
Clemson and Georgia Tech make their 1st cross-country ACC trips
Clemson and Georgia Tech are making their first cross-country trips since the league expanded to add California, Stanford and SMU for a coast-to-coast footprint for the 2024 season. The Tigers are playing at California on Sept. 25 while the Yellow Jackets visit Stanford a day later.
Miami, N.C. State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest are the other teams to touch all four U.S. continental time zones for a league game this year.
Stanford hosts the Hurricanes (Sept. 4) and Wolfpack (Oct. 23), while Cal hosts the Hokies (Oct. 10), Demon Deacons (Oct. 17) and Panthers (Nov. 28).
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BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: PIRATES TAKE DOWN TIGERS WITH TWO HOMERS IN NINTH
Brandon Lowe hit a game-ending home run two batters after Rafael Flores Jr. went deep to tie it as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Both home runs came off Kenley Jansen (3-5). Flores homered in both of his at-bats after entering as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.
Paul Skenes gave up three runs on four hits over 4 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh, while four relievers held Detroit scoreless over the final 4 2/3 innings. Mason Montgomery (5-3) worked around two hits in the top of the ninth.
Kevin McGonigle drove in a pair of runs for the Tigers, while Jackson Jobe gave up one run on four hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Mets 4, Padres 2
Carson Benge belted a two-run homer and six New York pitchers held visiting San Diego to five hits.
Mets rookie Nate Lavender (1-0) threw a scoreless sixth inning for his first major league win. Kodai Senga allowed a run in the ninth but picked up his fourth save. Jared Young went 2-for-4 with an RBI single.
Padres starter Michael King (8-9) permitted four hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Gavin Sheets drove in San Diego’s runs.
Mariners 7, Brewers 5
Dominic Canzone and Taylor Ward each drove in two runs during a four-run first inning, and visiting Seattle claimed an early seven-run lead before holding on to beat Milwaukee.
Josh Naylor had three hits and two RBIs for the Mariners, who won for the third time in four games and bounced back from a 22-0 loss in the series opener on Tuesday. Logan Gilbert (10-7) allowed three runs on four hits over five-plus innings. Andres Munoz tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 23rd save.
Joey Ortiz slugged a two-run homer and matched his career high with four RBIs for the Brewers, whose three-game winning streak ended. Dustin May (6-8) was tagged for seven runs on seven hits in two innings.
Dodgers 6, Rockies 4 (10 innings)
Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Mookie Betts added an RBI single and Los Angeles beat Colorado in Denver to complete a three-game sweep.
Betts finished with three hits, including a home run, and Enrique Hernandez also went deep and singled. Kyle Hurt (4-1) pitched a scoreless ninth, and Tanner Scott handled the 10th for his 18th save.
Mickey Moniak homered among his three hits and Connor Norby added two hits for the Rockies, who saw starter Kyle Freeland exit due to neck tightness in the fourth inning. Jimmy Herget (0-5) took the loss.
Twins 6, Braves 4
Kody Clemens racked up three RBIs, including the go-ahead hit in the seventh inning, to lift Minnesota over Atlanta.
A.J. Minter (2-2) picked up the win in relief after going two-thirds of an inning against his former team. Yoendrys Gomez earned his 20th save with a perfect ninth inning. Kaelen Culpepper went 3-for-4 with a run.
Braves reliever Victor Mederos (2-1) allowed the go-ahead run in the seventh. Atlanta tied the game with three runs in the sixth as Lane Thomas drove in a run and scored the tying tally.
White Sox 3, Cubs 0
Jose Urquidy struck out eight batters over six scoreless innings and Braden Montgomery ripped a two-run double, fueling the visiting Chicago White Sox to a victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery each had two of the nine hits for the White Sox, who salvaged the finale of the three-game series and gained a split of the six-game season set against the Cubs. Urquidy (2-1) relieved starter Sean Newcomb and struck out eight of the first 10 batters he faced.
Clay Holmes (5-6) permitted one run on six hits in 5 1/3 innings as the Cubs lost for the third time in five games.
Diamondbacks 8, Red Sox 7 (10 innings)
An RBI single from Nolan Arenado and three walks allowed Arizona to score twice in the 10th inning and avoid a three-game sweep at Boston.
After Arenado’s go-ahead single, the third straight walk from Jovani Moran (2-3), drawn by Jose Fernandez, made it 7-5. The Red Sox got a run on a groundout in the bottom of the 10th, but Jonathan Loaisiga (4-3) retired Caleb Durbin on a popup for the final out.
The Red Sox received a three-run home run from Mickey Gasper, who also homered in Boston’s victories on Monday and Tuesday. Nick Sogard and Jarren Duran added solo shots.
Phillies 4, Marlins 1
Aaron Nola worked seven impressive innings as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to six games with a victory over visiting Miami, capping a three-game sweep.
Nola (5-9) allowed just one run and five hits and did not walk a batter while striking out eight. Luis Arraez homered and scored twice as part of a two-hit night, while Garrett Stubbs, Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh each recorded a pair of hits for the Phillies.
Javier Sanoja homered as part of a 3-for-3 effort for the Marlins, who had won six of eight before arriving in Philadelphia. Sandy Alcantara (13-8) yielded three runs and eight hits over six innings.
Yankees 5, Orioles 3
Ben Rice homered and George Lombard Jr. drove in the go-ahead run as New York pulled out a victory against host Baltimore.
The Yankees, who scored twice in the eighth to break a tie, beat the Orioles for the second night in a row and won their third straight game. Reliever Brent Headrick (7-1) threw one scoreless inning, and David Bednar was perfect in the ninth for his 29th save.
Pete Alonso and Dylan Beavers homered for the Orioles. Reliever Cam Sanders (1-1) was charged with two runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Reds 5, Cardinals 4
Matt McLain had three hits and Sal Stewart belted a go-ahead three-run homer to rally Cincinnati past visiting St. Louis.
Stewart went deep off Matthew Liberatore (5-11) to give the Reds a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning. Reliever Sam Moll (2-7) emerged with the win, and Emilio Pagan registered his 16th save even though he permitted two runs in the ninth.
Jordan Walker homered for the Cardinals. Liberatore had a one-hit shutout through five innings. He wound up striking out nine while throwing six innings of three-run ball.
Rays 7, Blue Jays 6
Yandy Diaz and Richie Palacios drove in two runs apiece for host Tampa Bay, which outlasted Toronto in St. Petersburg, Fla., behind a five-run fourth inning.
Drew Rasmussen (13-5) won his sixth consecutive start. He threw five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits for the Rays, who had dropped four of their previous five games. Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth to secure his 36th save.
Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in two for the Blue Jays, while rookie Charles McAdoo went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
Giants 1, Guardians 0
Victor Bericoto’s fourth-inning single scored Rafael Devers, and three San Francisco pitchers combined for a shutout as the visiting Giants beat Cleveland.
Devers led off the fourth with a double against Parker Messick (9-8) before scoring on Bericoto’s two-out single. It was the only hit with a runner in scoring position in 11 opportunities for the teams combined. San Francisco’s Adrian Houser (4-7) pitched five-plus innings of relief.
Messick tied his career high with 10 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, giving up one run on six hits without a walk. The All-Star rookie hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his past eight starts.
Royals 9, Athletics 7
John Rave lined a three-run go-ahead double to highlight a seven-run eighth inning and Vinnie Pasquantino homered for one of his three hits as Kansas City beat the visiting Athletics.
Seth Lugo allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings for the Royals, who got a scoreless inning from veteran Craig Kimbrel (1-2). Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone (right ankle soreness) left in the fifth inning.
A’s starter Jeffrey Springs came off the injured list to allow two runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. Teammate Jeff McNeil had two hits and two RBIs.
Nationals 6, Rangers 0
Andres Chaparro had three hits including a three-run homer, Cade Cavalli fanned 11 in six innings and Washington snapped a four-game losing streak with a win in Arlington, Texas.
Jose Tena homered and singled for Washington, which had lost six of seven. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and an RBI, and Chaparro scored three runs. Cavalli (11-5) gave up just three hits.
Corey Seager had his third consecutive two-hit game for the Rangers, who have lost six of their past eight games. Kumar Rocker (4-10) went five innings and allowed two runs on six hits.
Astros 3, Angels 2
Christian Vazquez homered, Jose Altuve hit an RBI double during a two-run fourth inning, and a strong bullpen performance helped carry Houston to a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Five relievers combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Astros snapped a three-game losing streak. Bennett Sousa (1-1) got four outs, and Josh Hader tossed the ninth for his 18th save. Houston starter Ethan Pecko made his major league debut and pitched 3 2/3 innings of two-run ball.
Walbert Urena (8-9) permitted three runs on three hits in five innings for the Angels, who have alternated wins and losses for six games. Denzer Guzman hit a two-run double.
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NBA NEWS
REPORTS: PEYTON WATSON SENT TO CAVALIERS AS PART OF 3-TEAM DEAL
Unable to sign rising star Peyton Watson to a new contract, the Denver Nuggets have traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Cleveland sends guard Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers, according to multiple reports on Wednesday evening.
Denver will receive an unprotected 2031 first-round pick from the Cavaliers and a 2032 second-round pick from the Sacramento Kings.
Watson, who averaged a career-high 14.6 points per game in 2025-26, will sign a four-year, $88 million contract as part of the sign-and-trade transaction, his agent told ESPN.
The Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Portland Trail Blazers also expressed interest in Watson, but Denver and Cleveland finalized the deal with Watson’s agents on Wednesday. The deal includes a player option and a trade kicker.
Los Angeles will send Cleveland a 2027 second-round pick, which it acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Johni Broome, thereby allowing the Clippers to pick up Strus via a trade exception.
The Cavs will also send Tre Mann, who they just acquired from the Charlotte Hornets for Dennis Schroder, along with the 2027 second-rounder from Los Angeles to the Washington Wizards, reports indicated.
Watson, an outstanding two-way player, also averaged career highs in rebounds, assists, and steals in 2025-26 and increased his 3-point field goals made from 48 in 2024-25 to 81 last season. He scored 30 or more points four times during the season, including three in January, when Nikola Jokic was out of the lineup.
Watson started 40 of 54 games last season and has 64 career starts in 225 games. He boosted his career scoring average to 8.7 points per game.
Strus, 30, played the last three seasons in Cleveland, after spending three in Miami and one in Chicago. He played in a dozen games after returning from injury in 2025-26, averaging 11.2 points per game. Strus converted 33 of 82 (40.2%) from behind the arc and has made 742 treys in his last six seasons.
Strus has played in 321 games (161 starts) and averaged 10.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
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GOLF NEWS
GOLF GLANCE: FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE; LIV SEASON CONCLUDES
The final battle for spots in the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship takes place in St. Louis, the LPGA Tour is in Canada and LIV Golf holds its final event of 2026 in Indianapolis.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, St. Louis, Aug. 20-23
Course: Bellerive Country Club (Par 70, 7,448 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler
FedEx Cup Leader: Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-noon ET (ESPN), 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: noon-2 p.m. (GC), 2-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 9:15 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN App)
X: @BMWChamps
NOTES: The top 50 players in the FedExCup standings qualified for the second leg of the playoffs, which also earns entry into all signature events and The Players Championship in 2027. The top 30 following this week will qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship. … There are no cuts in playoff events. … Tommy Fleetwood is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend a FedExCup title. … The BMW dates back to 1899 and is the oldest non-major event on the PGA Tour. Bellerive also played host to the event in 2008 when it was won by Camilo Villegas. Adam Scott is the only player in this week’s field who also played in 2008. There are 17 players who competed in the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive. … Of the 30 players in the field, 10 will make their debuts at the BMW Championship and 17 will be seeking to advance to the Tour Championship for the first time. … Sungjae Im was the lone player to move inside the top 50 after the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which bounced Keith Mitchell out of this week’s event.
TOP 30 BUBBLE: Ryan Fox (No. 25), Tom Kim (No. 26), Scott (No. 27), Kurt Kitayama (No. 28), Bud Cauley (No. 29), Rickie Fowler (No. 30), Gary Woodland (No. 31), J.T. Poston (No. 32), Nicolai Hojgaard (No. 33), Alex Noren (No. 34), Jake Knapp (No. 35).
BEST BETS: Scheffler (+460 at DraftKings) is the defending champion and coming off an eight-stroke victory last week. … Rory McIlroy (+1300) is the only player with three FedExCup titles and has seven top-10 finishes in 15 previous event starts. … Xander Schauffele (+1700) hasn’t won in 2026 but has posted consecutive top-10 finishes entering this week. … Ludvig Aberg (+1700) also has consecutive top-10s, including a T7 last week and a T9 at The Open Championship. … Sam Burns (+1800) has six consecutive top-10 finishes, including a runner-up at the U.S. Open and a T3 last week to reach a career-high seventh in the world rankings. … Fleetwood (+2000) has finished no lower than T14 in his past seven starts. … Matt Fitzpatrick (+2350) has three victories this season along with three additional top-3 finishes. … Si Woo Kim (+2700) at No. 4 is the highest-ranked player in the FedExCup standings without a win in 2026. He is coming off a runner-up last week. … Viktor Hovland (+2700) won the BMW in 2023 en route to winning the FedExCup title.
Last Tournament: FedEx St. Jude Championship (Scheffler)
Next Tournament: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 27-30
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: Indianapolis, Aug. 20-23
Course: The Club at Chatham Hills (Par 70, 7,273 Yards)
Purse: Individual: $10.1M (Winner: $2.02M); Team: $30M (Winners: $8.4M)
Defending Champion: Individual: Sebastian Munoz; Team: Torque GC
Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: 4Aces GC
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday: 1-6 p.m. ET (FOX One); Friday: 12-2 p.m. (FOX One), 2-5 p.m. (FOX); Saturday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (FOX); Sunday: 2-7 p.m. (FOX)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: This will serve as the season-ending event with the previously scheduled Aug. 27-30 team championship in suburban Detroit canceled. The individual purse was lowered from $20 million and the $4 million that typically goes to the winner. … Jon Rahm has clinched the individual championship at $6 million bonus, but the two other bonus-paying positions remain at stake ($3 million for second, $1 million for third). … The team champions will be determined through the all-scores-count format across each round this week. All 13 teams are eligible to win the title, with the top-scoring team crowned champions.
Last Event: LIV Golf New York (Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Crushers GC)
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: CPKC Women’s Open, Edmonton, Alberta, Aug. 20-23
Course: Royal Mayfair Golf Club (Par 70; 6,452 Yards)
Purse: $2.75M (Winner: $412,500)
Defending Champion: Brooke Henderson
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 6-7 p.m. ET (GolfChannel.com), 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 6-7 p.m. (NBCSN), 7:30-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday: 6-7 p.m. (NBCSN), 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @cpkcwomensopen
NOTES: The event dates back to 2001 and was won last year for the second time by Henderson, who is one of 15 Canadians in this week’s field. Lydia Ko is the only player to win the event three times. … The field includes 14 of the top-25 players in the Rolex Rankings, headlined by No. 1 Korda.
Last Tournament: The Standard Portland Classic (Jeeno Thitikul)
Next Tournament: FM Championship, Norton, Mass., Aug. 27-30
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Rogers Charity Classic, Calgary, Alberta, Aug. 21-23
Course: Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club (Par 70, 7,068 Yards)
Purse: $2.5M (Winner: $375,000)
Defending Champion: Richard Green
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 10 p.m.-12 a.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the 14th edition of the tour’s only stop in Canada. … Seven events remain before the start of the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. … Cink and rookie Zach Johnson have combined to win nine of the first 17 events of the 2026 season, including three of the five majors. Johnson is in the field, while Cink takes the week off. … Cink is trying to become the first player to lead the standings every week in a season in the 25-year history of the Charles Schwab Cup.
Last Tournament: Boeing Classic (Stewart Cink)
Next Tournament: The Ally Challenge, Grand Blanc, Mich., Aug. 28-30
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Nexo Championship, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Aug. 20-23
Course: Trump International Golf Links (Par 72, 7,314 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $500,000)
Defending Champion: Grant Forrest
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-noon ET; Sunday: 6:30-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: There are 12 events remaining in the Race to Dubai. … This is the final event of the “Closing Swing,” with the player atop the standings after this week earning a spot in each of the Back 9 events of the season and a $200,000 bonus. … Forrest is attempting to join Paul Lawrie as the only Scotsmen to win three DP World Tour events in their home country. … John Daly II, son of two-time major champion John Daly, is among the tournament invitations in the field.
Last Tournament: Danish Golf Championship (Jeff Winther)
Next Tournament: British Masters, Sutton Coldfield, England, Aug. 27-30
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COLTS NEWS
The Colts on Wednesday signed free agent wide receiver Keenan Allen, adding a six-time Pro Bowler with over 1,000 career receptions to head coach Shane Steichen’s offense.
Allen and Steichen were together with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers from 2014-2020, when Steichen held roles as an offensive quality control coach, quarterbacks coach and, in 2019 and 2020, offensive coordinator.
Allen will wear No. 10 with the Colts.
Over his 13-year career spent with the Chargers (2013-2023, 2025) and Chicago Bears (2024), Allen has totaled 1,055 receptions for 12,051 yards with 70 touchdowns. Known as one of the best route running technicians in football, the 6-foot-2, 211 pound Allen is one of 18 players in NFL history with at least 1,000 receptions, 12,000 yards and 70 touchdowns.
The 34-year-old Allen in 2026 could very well pass two Colts legends and several Hall of Famers on the NFL’s all-time receptions leaderboard.
Allen is 22 receptions shy of passing Andre Johnson (1,062), Reggie Wayne (1,070) and Anquan Boldin (1,076) on the all-time receptions list; passing Boldin would put him 10th. If Allen were to total at least 48 receptions with the Colts in 2026, he could shoot all the way up to fifth all-time in receptions, passing Terrell Owens (1,078), Travis Kelce (1,080, though Kelce’s total will increase with the Kansas City Chiefs this season), Tim Brown (1,094), Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102).
In 2025, Allen appeared in all 17 games with the Chargers and produced at roughly the same level the Colts saw from wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., who was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in March.
COLTS WR KEENAN ALLEN: https://www.colts.com/video/keenan-allen-on-why-he-signed-with-the-colts-2026-training-camp-media-availability
COLTS COACH SHANE STEICHEN: https://www.colts.com/video/shane-steichen-on-keenan-allen-joining-the-colts-and-his-role-in-the-offense-2026-training-camp-media-availability
COLTS QB DANIEL JONES: https://www.colts.com/video/daniel-jones-on-colts-progress-and-signing-keenan-allen-2026-training-camp-media-availability
News & Notes from Wednesday’s practice:
Cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (back) and wide receiver Anthony Gould (groin) did not participate.
Allen did not participate on Wednesday but will work into individual drills on Thursday. He won’t play in the Colts’ preseason game Saturday against the Falcons, but the Colts “will really get him going next week,” Steichen said.
Tight end Tyler Warren exited practice with a groin injury, Steichen said.
As previously mentioned, the ball didn’t hit the ground on any of Daniel Jones’ dropbacks (save for an incompletion to Ashton Dulin that drew pass interference).
Wide receiver Josh Downs caught a tipped pass and dashed into the end zone for a long touchdown from Jones, and later hauled in a Jones deep ball.
With Warren sidelined, tight end Will Mallory got involved with the Colts’ first-team offense; he also caught a pass up the seam from quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. for a chunk gain.
Cornerback Justin Walley had a pick-six of Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in a late-practice move-the-ball period.
In that move-the-ball period, the Colts’ defense seemed to create confusion for Tagovailoa – much as it did in Week 1 of the 2025 season – leading to a dirted pass at one point and not a whole lot of yards gained for Atlanta’s offense.
Running back Seth McGowan took a swing pass from Jones and dashed upfield for an explosive gain.
Kicker Blake Grupe made all five of his attempts, including from 54 yards; kicker Spencer Shrader went three of four with his lone miss from 54.
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INDIANA FEVER
By Madie Chandler-Donahue | FeverBasketball.com
Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings
Thursday, August 20, 2026
American Airlines Center | 8:00 p.m. ET
BROADCAST INFO
TV: Prime Video – TBA
WTHR/Fever Direct – Pat Boylan (play-by-play), Debbie Antonelli (analyst), Kelsie Kasper (sideline reporter)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – John Nolan (play-by-play), Bria Goss (analyst)
PROBABLE STARTERS
Indiana Fever (24-12)
Guard – Caitlin Clark
Guard – Kelsey Mitchell
Forward – Lexie Hull
Forward – Makayla Timpson
Center – Aliyah Boston
Dallas Wings (20-16)
Guard – Paige Bueckers
Guard – Arike Ogunbowale
Forward – Alysha Clark
Forward – Jessica Shepard
Center – Alanna Smith
GAME PREVIEW
The Fever visit the Dallas Wings on Thursday as Indiana continues its five-game road trip. Currently undefeated on the trip, the Fever have an opportunity to grab a sixth straight win and take the regular season series against the Wings. The series is split 1-1 heading into Thursday’s matchup with both teams in the running for the postseason. A season series win would give Indiana the head-to-head tiebreaker over Dallas should it become critical in playoff seeding.
Indiana can clinch a playoff spot with a win in Dallas.
The Fever defeated the Dream to open the road trip, then toppled Toronto on Tuesday, and now head to Dallas as they continue their hot pursuit of the WNBA playoffs. After a stop in Dallas, Indiana will travel to New York then Chicago to close out the road trip.
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell have set a high bar for backcourt duos – the pair notched a combined 53 points in Tuesday’s game, and set a new league record for games in which they each score 20 or more points this season. Clark and Mitchell have reached that mark 16 times to pass Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter’s mark of 15 games in 2008.
Mitchell’s 29 points against Toronto matched A’ja Wilson’s WNBA record of 20 straight games with 20 or more points. Should Mitchell score 20 points on Thursday, she would break Wilson’s record.
The Fever are 8-2 in their last 10 contests – a stark contrast from Dallas’ 3-7 in that same span. Indiana’s momentum is strong as the regular season winds down, but multiple meetings with playoff-bound teams remain on the schedule. The Wings are eighth in the league’s overall standings with a 20-16 overall record.
Dallas has its own fiery backcourt – two-time all-star Paige Bueckers leads the Wings in scoring at 20.5 points per game, and is joined by Arike Ogunbowale at nearly 15 points per game. Jessica Shepard holds the Wings down in the post, and averages nearly 14 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists per game.
Dallas has been without its first overall pick in the 2026 draft, Azzi Fudd, since early August as the rookie guard battles knee soreness in the latter half of the WNBA season. Fudd’s status for Thursday’s matchup with the Fever is uncertain, but she gives Dallas a legitimate outside shooting threat when she takes the floor for the Wings.
Indiana’s upcoming stretch of schedule is a critical point for the Fever’s postseason positioning. With five straight wins behind them, the Fever are in position to roll that momentum into a key win at Dallas on Thursday before visiting New York on Saturday. Indiana will finish its five-game road trip in Chicago on Sunday, August 23, before returning to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday, August 28, for a clash with the Connecticut Sun.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS – Thomas Harrington tossed 6.0 scoreless innings and a two-run second inning paved the path to victory as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Louisville Bats, 3-1, on Wednesday night at Victory Field. Harrington has logged 11.2 consecutive scoreless innings in three appearances since the fifth frame on Aug. 7 vs. Iowa.
Duce Gourson drew a one-out walk in the second inning as Jack Brannigan and Cameron Barstad followed with back-to-back doubles for the Indians (29-18, 60-62), putting the club ahead early, 2-0. Joshua Palacios added a third run for Indy with an RBI single to score Brannigan in the fifth stanza. Louisville (16-31, 55-65) scored their lone run on a wild pitch in the seventh.
Harrington (W, 2-6) blanked the Bats over 6.0 innings. Brandon Eisert and Landon Tomkins each tossed 1.0 scoreless innings and Beau Burrows (S, 11) silenced Louisville for the final three outs. Jared Lyons (L, 1-5) allowed all three Indy runs in his 5.0 frames.
Indianapolis and Louisville continue this week’s six-game series on Thursday night at 6:35 PM ET. RHP Noah Davis (2-9, 5.08) is scheduled to start for the Indians with LHP Ben Wereski (1-1, 7.36) slated for the Bats.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
LB ISAIAH JONES PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imKCirgDjfE
OL CARTER SMITH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyanKozCbKE&t=16s
DT TYRIQUE TUCKER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HdhLUhcMtM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Following the 11th day of the Indiana football program’s fall camp on Wednesday (August 19) linebacker Isaiah Jones, offensive lineman Carter Smith and defensive tackle Tyrique Tucker talked with the media in the Don Croftcheck Football Team Room.
Below is a partial transcript, while video of the full media sessions can be found in the links above this story or at IUHoosiers.com/watch.
Isaiah Jones| LB | Fifth Year
On wearing the green dot and how he has settled into that role…
IJ: I wouldn’t say anything has surprised me. I would say the only difference is instead of looking over to the sideline and getting the signal, you just hear coach Haines in your ear. That kind of speeds up the process for me. I can set the front, set the field. It kind of takes looking over to the sideline off my plate, and now I can just set the front. Getting to things that might be a little more important [faster].
On the strategy to wearing the coach-to-player communication…
IJ: It cuts off at around 15 seconds [on the play clock], so that could be an advantage for [either side]. It can be an advantage and disadvantage for either side. It depends on [the scheme], if it is a tempo offense they might be snapping the ball before it gets to the 15-second mark. If they are going to be taking their time, they might take it down to five seconds. It cuts off for both sides and at that point, your [green dot] is making the checks just like the quarterback is going to make a check with his o-line on pass protection.
On having a lot of experience spread out across the defense…
IJ: I think it definitely is a benefit to have guys that have played in the system. Our system is not a normal system. There is a lot of movement. There is a lot of stemming and disguises with the safeties, linebackers. Then, the defensive line, the games they are running. When you are a veteran in this system, specifically, I think it helps a lot and speeds up the process. It gives the young guys someone to look up to and see the right look every time in practice.
Carter Smith| OL | Fifth Year
On how he feels bouncing back after injury…
CS: I feel strong. I actually had an incident today where I broke my arm brace, so I think I’m feeling extra strong from that. In terms of playing the game, it never really leaves. Being out for spring ball and being part of the offense still having a good gauge and watching everything that’s happening doesn’t really count me out I don’t think. So, I’m feeling good and it’s good to be back in there.
On Joe Brunner’s transition to tackle…
CS: He’s doing a great job. I think he protects the edge very well moving from guard to tackle. We’re always bouncing ideas off each other you know maybe sometimes he’ll like to handle something a different way and it kind of provides a new perspective for us and something we can do. In terms of his growth at the position of tackle, he’s done very well. I think he works really good with (Adedamola) Damola, too. That’s a position I think he’s going to continue to fill.
On how the offensive line has grown with him back on the field…
CS: I think my coaching role has kind of dissipated and now I’m just doing my best to provide the best example on the field that I can. Every time that they ask me something, I’m going to be like ‘hey we run the same plays, make sure you get your mental reps’ like you’re in the back watching, and you get all your communication done as well. Making sure that they have those aspects done in the classroom to be able to apply on the field and then have an older guy that you can lean on to advance their progress, I think that’s really good for them.
Tyrique Tucker | DL | Fifth Year
On his impressions of the offensive line…
TT: That group is coming together pretty well. Every day they get better and they challenge us to keep getting better and keep raising our standard [on the defensive line]. In turn, we raise our standard and it makes them raise their standard. It is kind of like iron sharpening iron.
On teaming up with Mario Landino in the middle of the defense…
TT: Me and Mario talk about it all the time, but I think it is more so how much we gel together and how much chemistry we have on the field. Being that this is our third year playing together, we work well together. We have good chemestry and natural ability to play of each other. We understand what is going on around us, both of us, and it helps us when we know what the end is doing, what the stud is doing, what everyone involved is doing. We kind of understand that well and we can play off of that.
On Blake Smythe’s development…
TT: Blake is a fast learner. He kind of gets it right off the rip. he is a great addition and is making a case to get some playing time. That is for sure. He just does things so well, gets things so fast. It doesn’t take him too long to understand things fully and what people are doing around him.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer opens its 54th season Thursday (Aug. 18) with a familiar opponent, hosting Notre Dame on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and tickets are on sale here. IU staff, faculty and students get in free with a valid Crimson Card ID. Fans unable to attend can watch the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
KICKING OFF
• Indiana hopes to attract a crowd similar to its 2025 opener, as 6,395 attended the top-15 matchup with Clemson, marking the third-largest crowd in program history.
• IU reloaded in the offseason, welcoming the nation’s top-ranked transfer class according to Top Drawer Soccer. Indiana brought in eight transfers between the December and May windows, picking up a class with proven production and NCAA Tournament experience.
• Stephane Njike was perhaps the most well-known name of IU’s transfer pick-ups after a first-team All-Big Ten season for Maryland last season. The third-year player was one of three forwards featured in the Top Drawer Soccer first-team Preseason Best XI this week.
• Returner and third-year forward Easton Bogard enters the season in fine form. After recording eight goals this summer in USL League Two, Bogard scored four goals in Indiana’s two preseason matches.
ABOUT THE FIGHTING IRISH
• Notre Dame made its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2025, closing its season in the second round with a 1-0 defeat to No. 14 national seed Akron. The Fighting Irish finished with a 9-7-4 record, 3-3-2 in ACC play.
• Head coach Chad Riley leads Notre Dame in his eighth season with the program. Riley boasts an 80-51-26 record in South Bend and a 131-77-40 career head coaching record.
• Senior Nolan Spicer earned a place in the ACC Preseason Watch List. The ACC coaches ranked Notre Dame No. 8 in the conference preseason poll.
• Spicer also ranked No. 54 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 player ranking. Goalkeeper Blake Kelly followed at No. 97.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana’s first-ever varsity match was a 5-1 victory in South Bend. The Hoosiers then won 11 straight matchups to kick off a series set to renew for the 51st time Thursday night.
• More recently, the two teams have met in 24 of the last 25 seasons, only missing the unique 2020-21 campaign due to IU’s conference-only schedule. In that span, the programs have met 28 times.
• The Hoosiers boast a dominant 34-10-6 record in the all-time series and have not suffered a straight defeat in their last 10 matches (6-0-4) against the Fighting Irish, each decided by one goal or a draw. It took a penalty shootout for the Fighting Irish to push past IU in the 2023 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal matchup after the two teams drew 1-1 through 110 minutes.
• IU advanced to the 2018 College Cup with a 1-0 quarterfinal victory against Notre Dame. A crowd of 5,613 – Indiana’s sixth-best crowd all-time – watched as Austin Panchot scored a 64th-minute winner to send the Hoosiers through to the final four.
• Indiana and Notre Dame have met six times in season openers, but Thursday’s marks just the second in Bloomington and first since 1974. The Hoosiers hold a 4-0-2 mark in such matchups. In 2021, Ben Yeagley delivered a 92nd-minute golden goal to lead IU to the 3-2 victory.
• Collins Oduro represented the difference in last season’s 1-0 victory at South Bend. The senior has scored twice in his career against the Irish, having recorded his first-career goal in the 2023 season opener at Notre Dame.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Mother Nature pushed a scheduled night practice in Ross-Ade Stadium indoors to Schleicher field in the Mollenkopf Athletic Center on Wednesday night. The location did little to dampen the energy throughout the night practice to wrap three straight days of workouts before an off day on Thursday.
The new-look running back room was slated for the post-practice media session. While the Boilermakers added experienced runners in Jerrick Gibson (Texas), Travis Terrell Jr. (Jackson State) and Fame Ijeboi (Minnesota), there are a couple familiar faces in the room.
Junior Antonio Harris is back, who appeared in all 12 games last season with a pair of starts late in the year, along with sophomore Carter Holsworth. Cornell Ford took over the running backs after leading the wide receivers last year.
From power to speed to agility, the versatility of the running backs is something that Coach Ford believes will add a punch to the Boilermakers’ offense.
“I like to have a diverse room,” Ford added. “One, the bottom line is we want playmaker at the position. Anytime I think you can mix up the size in the room, obviously Fame is a big guy and Travis comes in, he’s quick as a cat and just changes up the pace of the offense. I like having a diverse room.”
Through two weeks of camp, no single back has separated himself from the pack. The competition heats up every day at practice, but Coach Ford knows how important depth is to the position group.
“Most of my career, I’ve rotated about three guys pretty much,” Ford added. “They dictate who plays. The more confidence I have, the more confidence our whole football team has in them. If you do your job, we’ll give you an opportunity to get on the field.”
Ijeboi, named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List earlier this week, has seen the growth of the running backs throughout the spring and camp thanks to the daily competition.
“We’re just competing,” Ijeboi said. “It’s fall camp. Fall camp is all about competing. We’re doing a great job competing with each other, making each other better. That’s our main focus right now is just competing and helping each other get better.”
The one word the sophomore from Folcroft, Pa., uses to describe his game? Explosive.
“I say explosive,” Ijeboi continued. “That’s kind of the mindset I have when I run is to be explosive. Whether it’s explosive on fourth-and-one, getting to the first down, or explosive making a big play. My goal is always just to be explosive when I’m out there.”
Despite competing for snaps, Harris, the returning veteran, credits the camaraderie of the group as a big key for their continued development.
“It’s been awesome man,” Harris said. “All day we bounce ideas off each other, bounce game off each other. Whether that’s been going in watching film, catching after practice, all types of stuff. We hang out outside the facility. Just good dudes overall and just continue to take stuff from each other’s game to make us better.”
The Boilermakers will take Thursday off before returning to the field for practice on Friday (Aug. 21).
RB COACH CORNELL FORD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Ltc8TEbl0
RB FAME IJEBO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVmW_K5zLfI
RB ANTONIO HARRIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCCx7bqtcOM
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PURDUE CROSS COUNTRY
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Cross Country’s Douglas Buckeridge and Lauren Pegher were named Big Ten Cross Country Runners to Watch this season, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Buckeridge is a three-time Great Lakes All-Region honoree and was 43rd at the NCAA Championships in 2024. Last season, Buckeridge finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships on his way to First Team All-Big Ten recognition. He was the seventh different Boilermaker on the men’s side to earn first team honors in cross country.
On the track, Buckeridge owns Purdue’s 10,000m school record and holds six total top 10 performances in school history.
Pegher competed in five meets during cross country last season and had her top finish in 76th at the Spartan Invitational. She also improved her finish at the Big Ten Championships by 21 spots from her freshmen year to her sophomore year. On the track, Pegher owns the third-best 3000m and fifth-best 5000m indoors in school history.
The Boilers gear up for the 2026 season set to begin on Friday, September 4 at the Winrow Valparaiso Open.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior quarterback CJ Carr was named to the 2026 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List, recognizing the nation’s top upperclassmen quarterback, recognizing on-field excellence alongside leadership qualities.
Two Notre Dame signal-callers have won the award: quarterback Tony Rice in 1989 and quarterback Brady Quinn in 2006.
Carr, one of 27 quarterbacks named to the list, started all 12 games last year, finishing the season with 2,741 yards and 24 touchdowns. His 24 touchdowns were tied for the most passing touchdowns in a player’s first 12 career starts at Notre Dame since 1966. With Carr behind center last season, Notre Dame ranked second in the country in scoring offense (41.8).
Among all returning Power 4 quarterbacks, Carr was first in yards per completion (14.06) and ranked second in yards per attempt (9.35) and touchdown rate (8.2%) last year. He was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List and Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List earlier this month.
The Saline, Michigan native threw a touchdown pass in all 12 games in 2025, the longest streak by an Irish quarterback since 2014. Carr totaled nine games with multiple touchdown throws a season ago while also rushing for three.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Butler women’s soccer team plays a pair of matches this week. The Bulldogs host Ball State for their home opener Thursday before traveling to Ohio to face Miami Sunday.
Butler (0-1-0) dropped its season opener at Wright State, 2-1, Thursday. Ball State (1-0-0) defeated IU Indy to open their season, while Miami (*0-1-0) opened 2026 with a loss to Xavier of the BIG EAST; the RedHawks will host Morehead State Thursday prior to welcoming the Bulldogs.
Butler vs. Ball State
DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 20 / 7:30PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
Butler at Miami (Ohio)
DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 23 / 7PM
LOCATION: Oxford, Ohio / Bobby Kramig Field
LIVE VIDEO: RedHawks All-Access
LIVE STATS: miamiredhawks.com
Bulldog Bits
at Wright State (Sunday, Aug. 16)
· Lily Kiliski’s goal (a penalty kick) was her first as a Butler Bulldog and the first of her collegiate career.
· Butler out-shot the hosts 20-7, and put more shots on frame, 12-4.
· Riley Gumm, Chrissy Graves, Kensey Teffner, and Sarah Monnin each made their first collegiate starts in the match.
· Isabella Ayau saw her first start in the Butler Bulldogs’ lineup.
2026 Season
Chloe Brecht was chosen for the 2026 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. The defender/midfielder was an All-BIG EAST Third Team selection in 2025 who notched a pair of goals and also dished out four assists.
Butler has replaced 11 players from the 2025 roster with three transfers (Lily Kiliski/Boston College, Riley Gumm/San Diego State, Isabella Ayau/San Francisco) and 10 freshmen.
2026 will be Co-Head Coach Tari St. John’s 21st at the helm of the Butler women’s soccer program. Co-Head Coach Rob Alman begins his 15th.
Ball State
Series: Butler leads, 7-3-2
Streak: None (draw)
Most Recent: Sept. 7, 2025 (Muncie, Ind.) – Butler 2, BSU 2
Head Coach: Andy Stoots (Second Season)
· Butler is 5-0-2 in all matches since 2007.
· Ball State’s most recent win was in 2006.
· The Cardinals won three straight from 2004-2006.
Miami (Ohio)
Series: Tied, 3-3-1
Streak: Miami, W1
Most Recent: Aug. 24, 2014 (West Lafayette, Ind.) – Miami 1, Butler 0
Head Coach: Courtney Sirmans (Ninth Season)
· The teams have alternated victories over the last five matches which took place from 2003-2014.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
The Butler men’s soccer team opens the 2026 regular season with a pair of home matches this week at the Sellick Bowl. The Bulldogs host Northern Illinois on Thursday followed by Bradley on Sunday.
Butler vs. Northern Illinois
DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 20 / 5PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
Butler vs. Bradley
DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 23 / 7PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+
Bulldog Bits
Brendan Cunningham, who finished third on last year’s team with six points, leads all returning Bulldogs in offensive production. He produced a pair of goals and dished out two assists.
Lou-Kent Bosc returns as the Bulldogs’ most seasoned veteran. Over four seasons, he has accumulated 44 appearances with 34 starts. Manolo Ferreres is next, with 33 appearances and 32 starts.
Ian Sarachan enters his first season as head coach for the Bulldogs.
Coach Sarachan, who was most recently an assistant with the Colorado Rapids of MLS, previously helped Creighton to the NCAA College Cup as an assistant coach and led UIC to the NCAA Elite Eight as a student-athlete.
Sarachan previously served as an assistant at Santa Clara and Wisconsin. He helped lead the Badgers to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the program’s first NCAA appearance since its 1995 national championship season. Sarachan started his coaching career in 2012 as an assistant coach for the LA Galaxy’s U-14 and U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-16 teams. He transitioned to assistant coach of the Galaxy’s USSDA U-18 team in 2013.
Butler has replaced 11 players from the 2025 roster with five transfers (Haato Efune/Monroe CC, Jaden Hancock/El Camino CC, Anden Ellis/SMU, Braden Benyr/SLU, Hudson Sullivan/Cal Baptist) and four freshmen.
Northern Illinois
Series: Butler leads, 7-0-0
Streak: Butler, W7
Most Recent: Sept. 13, 2013 (DeKalb, Ill.) – Butler 1, NIU 0
Head Coach: Ryan Swan (10th Season)
Both programs were members of the Midwest Collegiate Conference for the first five meetings (1994-1996)
The Bulldogs won all five contests in the 1990s, which included both regular season and MCC Tournament games.
Butler also won in 2007 (2-1 2OT) in DeKalb.
Bradley
Series: Butler leads, 3-2-0
Streak: Bradley, W1
Most Recent: Aug. 26, 2011 (Indianapolis) – Bradley 4, Butler 1
Head Coach: Tim Regan (Third Season)
Butler won matches in Peoria, Ill., in 2008 and 2005.
Bradley won the first-ever meeting, in 1989, but the Bulldogs won the following year, 2-0 in OT.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Ball State soccer team is set to play at Butler at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Western Kentucky at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) on Sunday for its first two road matches of the 2026 season.
Links to the ESPN+ broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (1-0) topped IU Indy by a score of 2-0 last Thursday afternoon with goals scored by Kaelyn Valleau in the third minute and Anna Kate Robillard in the 54th minute. Both Jordyn Klaasen and Jess Fernau assisted on Valleau’s early score. Goalkeeper Kate Pallante notched two saves in keeping a clean sheet for the hosts at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Bulldogs (0-1) fell 2-1 at Wright State on Sunday in their season opener with the lone goal being on a penalty kick by sophomore forward Lily Kiliski in the 61st minute to tie the game.
Butler is led by co-head coaches Tari St. John (21st season) and Rob Alman (15th season). Junior midfielder / defender Chloe Brecht was recently named to the preseason All-Big East team after landing on 2025 All-Big East Third Team.
The two sides finished with a 2-2 draw on Sept. 7, 2025 in the last meeting between the programs. Addie Chester scored a pair of goals in the first half to give Ball State a 2-0 edge at the break, but the visiting Bulldogs found the back of the net twice in the second frame for the stalemate.
The Hilltoppers (1-0-1) began the campaign with a scoreless tie against Missouri last Thursday followed by a 1-0 winning decision at Indiana State on Sunday. Western Kentucky hosts UAB Thursday night in advance of Sunday’s matchup with the Cardinals.
Head coach Jason Neidell has led the WKU program every year since it started and is now in his 26th campaign with the Hilltoppers. Junior defender Abby Wiedermann, senior midfielder Georgia Liapis and sophomore forward Makenna Egan were recently named to the Conference USA Preseason All-Conference Team.
The series history between Ball State and Western Kentucky is tied at 1-1 with the Hilltoppers taking a 3-1 decision in the last meeting on Aug. 21, 2011 in Bowling Green.
Ball State’s next match after this weekend is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27 at Purdue.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men’s soccer team opens the 2026 season with a road non-league game at Xavier on Thursday (Aug. 20) against the Musketeers. It will be the first of two consecutive games in Ohio, with the ‘Dons at Dayton on Aug. 31.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (0-0-0) at Xavier Musketeers (0-0-0)
When: Thursday, August 20 | 7 p.m.
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio | Corcoran Field
Watch: Xavier+ ($10)
Know Your Foe
Xavier went 5-6-4 (1-4-3 BIG EAST) last season. They were picked to finish third in the Midwest Division in the 2026 poll, behind Akron and Creighton. Xavier’s head coach John Higgins. He took over the program in 2022. He previously was the head coach at Division II UIndy, winning 150 matches in 12 seasons. Gun Ha Lee scored three goals and had an assist in 2025.
Series History
Xavier leads 3-0-0 with wins in 2011, 2012 and 2015.
Poll
Purdue Fort Wayne was picked to finish fourth in the 2026 Horizon League Preseason Poll. The ‘Dons were edged by Cleveland State (111), Green Bay (95) and league-newcomer Northern Illinois (92).
New Faces
Jordan Rodgers, Nico Mullen, Marko Martsinkovsky, Kellen Larson, Jonny Escobedo, Kevin Whitlow, Jozef Palushaj, Davan Arias, Max Aquino, Finnegan Railey, Benjamin Graham and David Valencia are new to the Mastodons in 2026.
Old Face in an Old Place
Aidan Antcliff is back in 2026. Antcliff was a Mastodon 2022-24 before transferring to play at Memphis in 2025. In 2023 he was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team. He has three goals and an assist in his Mastodon career.
Back in 2026
Sep Habibi, Max Titterington, Karsten Ternes, Ben Hissrich, Christian Agyekum, Jonny Hernandez, Jackson Liley, Ameer Shetiah, Antonio Tiscareno, Eason Haller, Trey Theard, Julian Zambrano, Tegan Gumbs and Brandon Razo are back for the Mastodons in 2026.
About Last Year
The Mastodons advanced to the Horizon League Championship match for the first time, falling at Cleveland State in extra time in the championship match.
2025 Honors
Shane Anderson (Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year and All-League First Team), Iann Topete (All-League First Team) and Andrew Hollenbach (All-League First Team) have graduated. Goalkeeper Sep Habibi (All-League Second Team) and midfielder Jonny Hernandez (All-League Third Team) are back in 2026.
Old Face in a New Place
Iann Topete is back this season, but on the sidelines instead of on the pitch. He is an assistant coach for the Mastodons this season.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will have more than a week off before returning to action on Aug. 31. The ‘Dons will head again to Ohio, this time to play at Dayton.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team begins its home schedule on Thursday, hosting SEMO at Arad McCutchan Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
Evansville vs SEMO | Thursday, August 20 | 6 PM CT
Site | Location Arad McCutchan Stadium | Evansville, Ind.
Links 6:00 PM CT: Live Stats | TV: ESPN+
Strong Road Result
– The Aces opened their season last Thursday with a strong road result, picking up a 1-1 draw at Purdue.
– Brooklyn Robinson scored the first goal of the season for the Purple Aces, netting the equalizer in the 47th minute.
– Goalkeeper Bri Chirpich was stellar in her Evansville debut, making nine saves, the most by an Aces keeper since 2024 and the most by an Ace in their debut since at least 2005.
Weekly Honors
– Brielle LaBerge was named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Aces in last Thursday’s season opener.
– LaBerge was an essential member of an Evansville defense that limited Purdue’s potent offense to one goal in a 1-1 draw.
– LaBerge played all 90 minutes in the contest.
– The result was Evansville’s second against Purdue in the last two seasons and their first-ever in West Lafayette. It was Evansville’s third result against a Power Conference opponent since 2009.
Series History
– Thursday will be the 19th all-time meeting between Evansville and SEMO.
– SEMO leads the all-time series 8-5-5, but the Purple Aces won the most recent meeting with a 4-3 victory in Cape Girardeau last season (8/14/25).
– Evansville is seeking its second consecutive win against SEMO.
Scouting SEMO
– SEMO finished last season with a 2-15-2 record and a 2-5-2 mark in OVC play.
– Last Thursday, SEMO won their season opener 1-0 over Southern Illinois.
Follow Along
Thursday’s match will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team kicks off the 2026 season on Thursday, traveling to Louisville to battle the Bellarmine Knights. Kick-off is set for 6 PM Central.
Evansville at Bellarmine | Thursday, August 20 | 6:00 PM CT
Site | Location Owsley B. Frazier Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
Links 6 PM CT: Live Stats | TV: ESPN+
Building on Recent Success
– Evansville has enjoyed plenty of success over the past two seasons under Robbe Tarver, posting an 18-12-11 record
– In 2024, the Purple Aces made a Cinderella run through the MVC Tournament, defeating two ranked opponents on the road before besting Bowling Green in overtime to make their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1996
– In 2025, Tarver and his staff earned the conference’s staff of the year award after helping restore the Evansville men’s soccer program to the top of the conference for the first time in 34 years
– The Aces earned a share of the MVC regular season title and secured the top seed in the MVC Tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 1994
– Holding a 3-1-3 record in MVC play, the Purple Aces’ conference winning percentage of .643 was the program’s best mark in 11 years
– In the MVC Tournament, the Aces defeated UIC in the semifinals before falling to Western Michigan in the title match
Spectacular Sophomores
– Evansville returns 10 sophomores from last year, a number of whom made a big impact in their first season of collegiate soccer
– The group is led by Devin Shepherd, who landed on the MVC All-Freshman Team and finished the season ranked 51st in Top Drawer Soccer’s Freshman Top 100
– Shepherd started all 20 matches for the Purple Aces in his first collegiate season
– Shepherd finished the season second on the team in goals (5) and points (12) and notched a brace against Xavier for the first brace by a UE freshman in three years.
– Chase Ricker started 13 games and appeared in all 20 in the midfield last season, playing a total of 1089 minutes
– Ricker scored a goal and added a team-high four assists for a total of six points on the season
– Ben Zec also made an impact as a freshman, playing in 16 games with two starts, tallying 434 minutes
– Zec notched three assists on the year, the second-most on the team
New Faces
– Evansville welcomes 18 newcomers to their roster in 2026
– Eight freshmen will make their collegiate debuts this season, with players coming from California, Iowa, Colorado, Wisconsin, Missouri and Canada
– Four players arrive on campus as Division I transfers – Leon Suzuki (Cal Baptist), Etienne Ravelli (Creighton), Fisher Nadeau (Saint Francis (PA)), and Patrik Fagan (UAB)
Series History
– Thursday marks the sixth all-time meeting between Evansville and Bellarmine
– The series is level at 1-1-3, including a 1-1 draw in Evansville last season
– This marks the sixth consecutive season that the Aces and Knights have opened the season against each other
Scouting Bellarmine
– Bellarmine finished the 2025 season with an 8-4-5 record and a 3-1-2 mark in ASUN play
– The Knights reached the championship game in the ASUN Tournament, falling to North Florida in overtime
Follow Along
Thursday’s match with be streamed live on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball is projected to finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference, as announced on Wednesday in the 2026 preseason release in a vote by the league’s head coaches and communicators.
USI received 99 votes and three first-place votes. The third-place slot marks the highest OVC preseason ranking in program history since joining the league in 2022.
Morehead State University, the 2025 OVC Tournament runner-up, claimed the top spot in this year’s poll with 116 points and nine first-place votes. Southeast Missouri State University came in second with 102 points and three first-place votes. Below USI in fourth place are the 2025 OVC Champions, Eastern Illinois University, taking 98 points and three first-place votes.
Lindenwood University landed in fifth place with 77 points, followed by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with 63 points in sixth. University of Tennessee Martin with 37 points and Western Illinois University with 34 points covered the seventh and eighth slots. Rounding out the poll was Tennessee State University with 13 points in eighth place.
As part of the OVC’s preseason announcement, sophomore right side Carley Wright and junior libero Audrey Small were named to the 2026 OVC Volleyball Players to Watch List.
Wright is coming off a dynamic freshman season in 2025, where she ended the year by being named to the OVC All-Tournament team for her performance at the OVC Tournament. She tallied 256 kills from the right side in her debut season, averaging 2.56 per set, with 87 digs and 71 blocks.
In her first season as a Screaming Eagle after transferring from the University of North Alabama, Small earned the libero spot. She tallied 530 digs in the 2025 season, marking the fifth most in program history for a single season. She tallied a career-high 36 digs in the regular-season finale at WIU, helping set a new team record for single-game digs. The junior averaged 4.49 digs per set, ranking third in the OVC.
USI’s returning all-conference players, sophomore Aysa Thomas and senior Ashby Willis, were also highlighted in the OVC’s preseason announcement.
Thomas returns for her sophomore season as the reigning OVC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-OVC. The setter tallied 1,125 assists in her debut season, averaging 9.30 per set. Thomas ranked second on the team in digs with a total of 391, along with 79 kills, 43 blocks, and 22 aces. She dished out a career-high 56 assists in the regular-season finale at WIU last November. The sophomore was named OVC Setter of the Week four times and Freshman of the Week four times last season.
Senior outside hitter Willis returns as the second First Team All-OVC in program history. In her junior season, she led the offense with 428 kills, marking a career single-season high. Willis also helped the team defensively, tallying 354 digs and 58 blocks. She set career highs with 25 kills and 24 digs in the 2025 regular-season finale at WIU. Willis ranked third in the conference last season in points and kills.
The Screaming Eagles are set to start the 2026 season with an exhibition match on Saturday, August 22nd, hosting Austin Peay State University at 2 p.m. inside Liberty Arena. The season will officially kick off on Friday, August 28th, when the Screaming Eagles host the USI Invitational, taking on Murray State University, Eastern Michigan University, and Northern Illinois University.
Predicted Order of Finish
1. Morehead State (9) – 116
2. Southeast Missouri (3) – 102
3. Southern Indiana (3) – 99
4. Eastern Illinois (3) – 98
5. Lindenwood – 77
6. SIUE – 63
7. UT Martin – 37
8. Western Illinois – 34
9. Tennessee State – 13
Returning All-OVC
OPP – Katie Kopshever, Jr. – Eastern Illinois
L – Ariadna Pereles, Jr. – Eastern Illinois
RS – Autumn Bax, Jr.- Lindenwood
OH – Hollan Everett, Sr. – Morehead State
MB – Amelia Nott, Sr. – Morehead State
S – Sydney Sennett, Sr. – Morehead State
OH – Lucy Arndt, Sr. – Southeast Missouri
OH – Marin Johnson, Jr. – Southeast Missouri
S – Aysa Thomas, So. – Southern Indiana
OH – Ashby Willis, Sr. – Southern Indiana
2026 OVC Volleyball Watch List
Hannah Hawkins, Sr., S – Eastern Illinois
Jorah Rutter, So., OPP – Eastern Illinois
Ashley Geluck, Sr., MH – Lindenwood
Dana Grib, Sr., L – Lindenwood
Courtney Fitzgerald, Sr., DS – Morehead State
Ella Warrick, Fr., OH – Morehead State
Reagan Nelson, So., OH – Southeast Missouri
Katy St. John, So., RS – Southeast Missouri
Sophie Robinson, Jr., OH – SIUE
Vienna Elliott, Sr., MB – SIUE
Audrey Small, Jr., L – Southern Indiana
Carley Wright, So., RS – Southern Indiana
Brie Blevins, Jr., MB – Tennessee State
Triniti Jackson, Fr., S – Tennessee State
Chyler Martin, So., OH/OPP – UT Martin
Luli Arcucci, Jr., MB/OPP – UT Martin
Kennedy Adair, Sr., OH – Western Illinois
Georgia Haynes, RS-Fr., RS – Western Illinois
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer is set to open the 2026 season on the road in Wisconsin against the University of Milwaukee on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Thursday’s match will be available with a subscription to ESPN+. Live Stats will be available at usiscreamingeagles.com, and in-game updates will also be available on X.
The 2026 men’s soccer campaign will start with USI playing Milwaukee (Aug. 20) and Northern Kentucky University (Aug. 24) on the road before coming home to Strassweg Field on September 2 to play Indiana University Indianapolis.
The Screaming Eagles and Panthers will meet for the first time in school history to open the 2026 men’s soccer season.
USI comes off a 2-10-5 season where the Screaming Eagles finished seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. The team was picked to finish eighth overall in the OVC preseason poll for the 2026 season.
Head Coach Mads Kaiser takes the helm in his first season with the Screaming Eagles. Before USI, Coach Kaiser was at Saint Francis University, where he led the Red Wolves to a 22-16-11 record over his three seasons. Kaiser also coached two Northeast Conference goalkeepers of the year, a NEC defensive player of the year, and a NEC rookie of the year during his tenure at Saint Francis.
USI retained two of the three top goal scorers from the 2025 season. Sophomore midfielder Tony Murphy was tied with sophomore forward Edin Cvorovic, each with two goals apiece. The team also returns 2026 OVC Preseason Player to Watch, senior Garrett Morris.
Milwaukee is coming off a 4-7-8 season in 2025, where the team fell to Robert Morris University in the first round of the Horizon League Conference Tournament.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer concludes its season-opening three-match homestand on Thursday at 5 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles host the University of Akron at Strassweg Field.
Thursday’s contest is USI’s Welcome Week Match to celebrate the first week of the fall semester. Admission to Thursday’s match and all USI Women’s Soccer home matches is free thanks to ProRehab.
USI Women’s Soccer (0-1-1) heads into the second week of the season after tying Wright State University 0-0 in the season opener last Thursday before falling 2-0 to Middle Tennessee State University last Sunday. Last Thursday’s tie against Wright State was USI’s first season-opening result since 2021.
In the last match against Middle Tennessee, USI’s defensive scoreless streak ended. Prior to the Blue Raiders finding the back of the net in the second half on Sunday, the Screaming Eagles had five consecutive shutouts, one shy of a program record, and did not allow a goal for 530-plus minutes, only 25 minutes shy of a new program record. The defensive scoreless stretch went back to the end of last season.
In Sunday’s game against Middle Tennessee, USI matched MTSU with nine shots in the contest. USI placed five shots on goal compared to four for Middle Tennessee.
Graduate forward Payton Seymour and freshman midfielder Shea Krakowski paced USI with two shots apiece against the Blue Raiders. Five different Screaming Eagles took a shot on target.
Overall, Seymour tops the squad with six shot attempts through two games played. Junior forward Josie Pochocki is second with four shots and a team-best two shots on goal.
Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach had two saves against MTSU. Schwalbach recorded her second career shutout with a career-best five saves in the previous match against Wright State to open the 2026 season. Schwalbach has played every minute in goal through two matches, matching the minutes total with her two centerbacks in front of her, sophomore defender Tierney Mullady and junior defender Ava Hess.
Akron (1-0-0) is coming off a 3-0 season-opening home win against Oakland University last Sunday. The Zips scored twice in the first half and once more in the second half. Akron put 13 of 20 shots on goal while limiting Oakland to four of six shots on target.
Senior forward Rachel Wenzel notched a brace in Akron’s season-opening win, scoring the first and third goals of the match. Freshman forward Emma Ogdahl logged the Zips’ second goal. The two players are tied for a team-high three shots and three shots on goal on the season. Senior forward Jordanne Oberhaus, Akron’s leading scorer in 2025, also has three shots this season.
Senior goalkeeper Sara Bower, who was Akron’s leading netminder last season, made three saves on six shots faced toward the clean sheet in the season-opening win over Oakland.
Thursday’s meeting will only be the second time the two sides have faced each other. Akron defeated USI 5-3 in Akron, Ohio, last season. Mullady and senior forward Eva Boer accounted for two of USI’s three goals in last year’s matchup.
Thursday’s match can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats and additional coverage are available at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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ROSE-HULMAN SOFTBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is excited to announce the hiring of Kelsey Young as the new head coach of the Fightin’ Engineers softball program.
Young has served on the Rose-Hulman softball coaching staff for the past four seasons as an assistant coach. In her four years with the team, she has been a part of three seasons where the Fightin’ Engineers have earned 17 wins or more. She was also a member of the coaching staff that led the Fightin’ Engineers to the HCAC Tournament in 2025, making their first appearance in the tournament in 17 years.
“We are excited to welcome Kelsey Young as the next Head Coach for Rose-Hulman Softball,” said Athletic Director Seth Woodason. “Kelsey brings energy and excitement along with extensive playing and coaching experience to our program. I am looking forward to seeing Kelsey’s vision for the softball program come to fruition and for her to lead this team to compete for conference championships in the near future!”
Young is a Terre Haute native and is a graduate of Terre Haute North High School. She remained in the area and continued her education at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources in 2021. Young was a student-athlete at SMWC on the softball team. During her college career, she posted the school record for single-season putouts with 227 during the 2018 season. Young was also a member of the 2019 team that won the USCAA National Championship.
“First and foremost, I want to thank President Coons, Erik Hayes, Seth Woodason, and the entire search committee for believing in me and giving me this incredible opportunity,” said Young. “Rose-Hulman is truly a special place, and the combination of academic excellence, incredible facilities, and outstanding student-athletes makes this an incredible opportunity. I’m excited to continue building a culture our student-athletes can be proud of and developing a program that can compete at the highest level in the conference. As someone who grew up right here in Terre Haute, this is truly a dream come true. I’m incredibly grateful to stay home and have the opportunity to lead this program into an exciting future.”
Rose-Hulman softball is scheduled to begin the 2027 competition season at the beginning of March with their spring trip to Florida. The team will get started on campus with practices, team workouts, and other events during the fall.
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ROSE-HULMAN MEN’S SOCCER
CARMEL, Ind. – The Rose-Hulman men’s soccer team has been picked to finish third in the HCAC Preseason Poll.
The Fightin’ Engineers hauled in 66 points as a team, surpassing fourth place finishers Bluffton by 17 points. Rose-Hulman posted a record of 10-5-4 last season, while going 4-2-3 in the HCAC. They would advance to the semifinals of the HCAC Tournament, following a 1-0 victory over Anderson in the HCAC Quarterfinals.
Reigning HCAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions Transylvania finished first in the poll as they recorded 79 points with seven first place votes. Reigning HCAC Tournament Runners-Up, Hanover finished in second, as they secured 74 points with three first place votes.
Head Coach Sean Helliwell is back for his 19th season leading the Fightin’ Engineers. He returns eight starters from last season, which includes reigning All-HCAC Second Team honorees, in senior Oliver Fila and junior Ryan Shapiro.
Fila started in all 19 games during the 2025 season, where he appeared in 1,451 minutes of action. He scored three goals, which included goals in back-to-back games against Bluffton and Manchester to close out the regular season. He would add a team-high four assists, finishing the season with ten points.
Shapiro appeared in all 19 games, making 18 starts during the 2025 season. During his 1,254 minutes played, Shapiro scored four goals and dished out three assists, for a team-high 11 points. He scored goals in consecutive games against Wabash and Principia before recording both a goal and an assist against Millikin the following week.
Other notable returners include senior Chase Kedzior, junior Eli Miller, and sophomore Justin Burns. Kedzior was the third Fightin’ Engineer to record ten or more points last season, where he scored three goals with a team-high four assists. Miller added three goals with two assists, while leading the team with 24 shots on goal. Burns hauled in 56 saves with a 78.9% save percentage, where he led the HCAC with nine shutouts and 0.79 goals allowed per game.
The Fightin’ Engineers will kick off the season at home against Greenville on Tuesday, September 1 at 7 PM. They will begin HCAC competition on the road against Berea on Saturday, September 26 at 3:30 PM.
HCAC PRESEASON POLL RESULTS:
Transylvania – 79 (7)
Hanover – 74 (3)
Rose-Hulman – 66
Bluffton – 49
Anderson – 48
Mt. St. Joseph – 47
Berea – 26
Manchester – 23
Franklin – 21
Earlham – 17
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ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
CARMEL, Ind. – The Rose-Hulman women’s soccer team has been selected to repeat as conference champions in the HCAC Preseason Poll.
The Fightin’ Engineers recorded 78 points as a team, while accumulating six first place votes. The team is coming off an 11-7-2 season, where they recorded a mark of 9-1-1 against HCAC opponents. Rose-Hulman concluded the season as the #2-seed, where they would go on to defeat Transylvania and Hanover, to claim the 2025 HCAC Tournament title.
Reigning HCAC Tournament Runners-Up, Hanover finished second in the poll, securing 71 points with one first place vote. Reigning HCAC Regular Season Champions, Mt. St. Joseph finished third in the poll as the team recorded 68 points and three first place votes.
Head Coach Amy Helliwell returns for her 18th season with Rose-Hulman, and she is coming off her third HCAC Tournament title. She returns six starters from last year, and four all-conference honorees in All-HCAC First Team selection, senior Ally Smith, and All-HCAC Second Team selections, senior Riley Heasley and sophomores Sydnee Schuler and Iliana Hernandez.
Smith started all 20 games during the 2025 season, where she led all field players with 1,679 minutes. She recorded three assists on the year, highlighted by a two-assist performance against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Smith would also play a key role in Rose-Hulman’s defense, leading the HCAC with an average of 0.71 goals allowed per game.
Heasley also started in all 20 games, where she racked up a total of 1,290 minutes. She recorded two assists on the year, which came in victories against Berea and Anderson.
Schuler made 16 starts across her 19 appearances, for a total of 1,236 minutes. Schuler recorded a team-high 19 points, scoring six goals while finishing second in the HCAC with seven assists. She recorded both a goal and an assist against Webster, before kicking off the HCAC season with assists in three consecutive games against Berea, Hanover, and Franklin. She closed out the regular season by recording goals in three straight games to help Rose-Hulman clinch a bye in the opening round of the HCAC Tournament. Her hot streak would continue as she led Rose-Hulman to a 3-1 victory in the HCAC Semifinals over Transylvania, scoring two goals while dishing out one assist.
Hernandez appeared in 16 games, where she made five starts across 746 minutes of action. She finished third on the team with 12 points, scoring five goals while dishing out two assists. Hernandez scored two goals in the season opener against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and she added back-to-back goals against Hanover and Franklin. She continued to thrive during the HCAC Tournament, as she assisted on Schuler’s first goal in the team’s HCAC Semifinal victory over Transylvania.
Rose-Hulman opens the year on the road for their in-city rivalry against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Tuesday, September 1 at 5 PM. They will face reigning back-to-back national champions #1 WashU in their home opener on Thursday, September 10 at 7 PM.
HCAC PRESEASON POLL RESULTS:
Rose-Hulman – 78 (6)
Hanover – 71 (1)
Mt. St. Joseph – 68 (3)
Transylvania – 59
Anderson – 49
Earlham – 38
Bluffton – 27
Franklin – 27
Berea – 19
Manchester – 14
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TAYLOR WOMEN’S SOCCER
KANSAS CITY – After securing the highest ranking in program history last fall, the Taylor University women’s soccer team maintained its poll position after clocking in at No. 14 in the 2026 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Preseason Poll, released on Wednesday afternoon. TU has now appeared in seven consecutive Top 25 polls for the second time in program history.
Coming off a historic 2025 campaign, TU returns 19 players and adds 11 newcomers to the mix, with the Trojans looking to reload after finishing 14-3-3 (5-5-2 CL) and qualifying for the NAIA national tournament for the third time in seven years. The Trojans advanced to the national quarterfinals for the first time in program history after defeating No. 11 Central Methodist in the second round.
A pair of first-team all-conference performers will lead the Trojans, with seniors Eliza Luttrell and Campbell Massey returning to the pitch. Luttrell led the team in goals (12) and assists (8) last season, while Massey, who has started 50 of 55 career appearances, anchored the back line and netted a career-best four goals. Key returners also include seniors Leah McQuade (7G-3A), Sydney Reddy (2G-4A), Meskerem James (12 starts), Maegen Hill (2G-2A), and juniors Lydia Bailey (1G-2A) and Faith Sena (1G-1A).
The Trojans will raise the curtain on the 2026 season with Saturday’s 4 p.m. opener against Missouri Baptist at Turner Stadium. This year’s schedule features 11 home contests, including seven of the first nine matches hosted in Upland.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
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FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
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HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
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OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
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PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
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HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1900 – In the Reds’ 15 – 7 pasting of St. Louis, Cy Young is knocked out of the box for the second consecutive game. This is a first in his career. Young will finish 32 of his 35 starts in compiling a 19-19 record.
1901:
Umpire Bob Emslie becomes ill before the second game of the Superbas-Phils twin bill and Phils P Al Orth and Superbas C Jim McGuire fill in for him. However, it is a close game, and Orth is needed as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Doc White then becomes the second umpire as Orth hits a single and scores a run. Brooklyn holds on for a 3 – 2 win.
At Boston, Cy Young pitches a 6 – 0 shutout over visiting Milwaukee.
1903:
The National League-leading Pirates set an NL mark for inept fielding, making six errors in the 1st inning, giving the Giants seven runs toward a 13 – 7 win in the first of two games. Christy Mathewson, with relief in the 6th inning, coasts to his 23rd win. Deacon Phillippe wins the nightcap, 4 – 1, for the Pirates to keep the Giants five games back.
At Chicago, Boston’s Buck Freeman is the first to hit a ball over the right field scoreboard, but the Americans lose to the White Sox, 9 – 5.
1904 – In a rain-shortened game in Pittsburgh, the Giants win, 3 – 0, Christy Mathewson allows just three hits.
1908:
New York tops the Reds, 2 – 0, as Christy Mathewson hurls an eight-hit shutout. The Reds’ Andy Coakley allows just four Giant safeties in the loss. For Matty, it is his 25th win. The Giants will sweep three games from the Reds, with the only negative being Fred Snodgrass sustaining a broken thumb. The rookie catcher, who played just six games, will return next year to play mostly in the outfield.
Brooklyn collects 15 safeties off three Pirates pitchers and Harry McIntire allows just four Buc hits for the win.
1912 – In Washington, Walter Johnson wins his American League-record 15th straight, downing Cleveland, 4 – 2. Big Train is topped in the nightcap when Washington hurler Carl Cashion tosses a six-inning no-hitter, winning, 2 – 0. The only baserunners reach on two errors by SS George McBride. Johnson’s effort takes one hour and 55 minutes, while Cashion’s six innings finish in just 65 minutes; the game is called to allow Cleveland to catch a train to Boston. Cashion will win only 11 other games in his major league career.
1915:
The Giants purchase the contract of George Kelly from Victoria for $1200. Kelly is the nephew of Bill Lange, 1890s star of the Chicago Nationals.
The White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for OF Braggo Roth, OF Larry Chappell, P Ed Klepfer, and $31,500. Roth will lead the American League in homers this year with seven.
1916 – Giants 1B Fred Merkle is traded to Brooklyn for C Lew McCarty. Brooklyn needs help because regular 1B Jake Daubert is hurt.
1919 – Wichita Jobbers OF Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak in which he collected 155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 batting average. The previous record was 49 by the Oakland Oaks’s Jack Ness (Pacific Coast League) in 1915.
1922 – The A’s jump to a 5 – 0 lead over the Browns, and hold on for a 7 – 6 win.
1923 – A four-piece bat used by Babe Ruth is banned by American League president Ban Johnson because of the glue used on it. A protest is made against the Browns’ Ken Williams for using a bat with a wooden plug in it. Johnson rules that all bats must be one piece with nothing added except tape extending to 18 inches up the handle.
1926 – The Giants lose their fifth in six games, 6 – 2 in St. Louis. Frankie Frisch misses a sign that costs a run. After the game, berated by John McGraw in front of the team, Frisch buys a ticket to New York and leaves the team. Fined $500, McGraw’s favorite, and heir apparent, is through with the Giants.
1928 – Art Shires of the White Sox strokes four hits, including a triple, in his major-league debut.
1931:
Tony Freitas, who will win 342 minor league games, is let out of jail to pitch for Sacramento (Pacific Coast League). He wins, and then returns to finish a five-day sentence for speeding.
At St. Louis, Lou Gehrig hits his 33rd homer in the 4th to tie Babe Ruth for the major league lead, but the Babe answers in the 9th with his 34th, a grand slam over the RF roof, to give the Yanks a 7 – 3 win over the Browns. Lefty Gomez almost has New York’s first shutout of the season, but he weakens in the 9th.
1933 – Powered by Turkey Stearnes’ 41st home run, the Chicago American Giants (Negro Leagues) defeat the Nashville Elite Giants in a twin bill for their 28th consecutive victory.
1934 – Judge Landis rules against Dizzy Dean. The Cards end his suspension, imposed for not joining the team for an exhibition game in Detroit, MI earlier this month, and Dean returns to the team to avoid further loss in salary.
1938:
At Union Terminal Tower, Frankie Pytlak and Hank Helf, catchers for the Indians, establish record for catching baseballs dropped from a high altitude. The balls fall an estimated 708 feet and travel an average speed of 140 mph during their 52-floor descent from Cleveland’s enduring landmark, the second-tallest building in the world.
Lou Gehrig hits a 1st-inning grand slam, the 23rd and last of his career, setting a record that will last until Alex Rodriguez breaks it in 2013. It comes off Buck Ross in an 11 – 3 victory over the A’s.
1940:
In the second of two games, Wally Moses steals home in the 10th inning to give the A’s the victory over the White Sox.
The Reds score three runs in the 9th – two coming home on a single by Frank McCormick – to defeat the Giants, 3 – 2.
1941 – Larry MacPhail stages a fashion show before a Ladies Day crowd at Ebbets Field. Such promotions, as well as the Dodgers’ pennant race, will push the home gate to over one million fans.
1945:
Detroit’s Hal Newhouser shuts out the A’s, 4 – 0, for his 20th win of the year. Hank Greenberg has his 15-game hitting streak stopped, but Roy Cullenbine and Doc Cramer add home runs.
Washington stops Cleveland twice as Marino Pieretti wins, 7 – 0, and Alex Carrasquel follows with a 6 – 0 shutout.
At the age of 17, SS Tommy Brown of the Brooklyn Dodgers is the youngest player to hit a major league home run. Brown belts his homer off Pirates southpaw Preacher Roe into the upper left field section at Ebbets Field. Seven Dodger errors make it easy for Pittsburgh to win, 11 – 1.
1946:
Prior to the start of the game against the Senators in Washington, using the U.S. Army’s Sky Screen Chronograph, Bob Feller’s fastball is clocked at 98.6 miles-per-hour, breaking Yankee hurler Atley Donald’s 1939 speed record of 94.7 mph.
The Pirates vote on whether to accept the Guild as their bargaining agent. The vote is 15-3 against, with ten abstentions.
1947 – The Boston Braves hit a million in attendance for the first time in their history and the fans get their money’s worth in the 34-hit slugfest. The Pirates notch 20 to outslug the Braves, 16 – 10. Jim Russell, with a triple, double and three singles, and Jimmy Bloodworth, with four singles, lead the Buc shots.
1948 – The largest crowd (78,382) ever to attend a night game sees Satchel Paige become the fourth consecutive Indians pitcher to throw a shutout. The ageless wonder joins Gene Bearden, Sam Zoldak and Bob Lemon in blanking the opposition.
1950 – In the 1950 East-West Game, a record four future major leaguers make pitching appearances, throwing ten of the 18 innings. The West wins, 5 – 3, behind three hits, a run, two RBI and two steals by Jesse Douglas. In a losing cause, Junior Gilliam homers – he will become the only player to hit homers in both an East-West Game and All-Star Game.
1952 – The Bradford Phillies and the Batavia Clippers of the Pony League play the first double no-hit game in league history. The Clippers win on a walk, sacrifice, wild pitch, and sacrifice fly. Jim Mitchell loses while Frank Etchberger wins.
1954:
The Cards hit into six double plays against the Redlegs to tie the National League record. The Redlegs win, 3 – 2.
OF Gene Woodling of the Yanks crashes into the wall, breaking a thumb. He is lost for the season.
1957:
Yankee Bob Turley pitches a two-hitter against Kansas City, but loses, 1 – 0.
Using a new slow delivery, 35-year-old Bob Keegan of the White Sox pitches a 6 – 0 no-hitter over Washington, walking just 2. Chuck Stobbs loses his 16th game en route to a league-leading 20 losses. The Sox lose the first game, 5 – 4, but pick up a half game on New York.
1959 – The A’s Bob Cerv hits three home runs in an 11 – 10 loss to Boston. The Sox outhit the A’s, 16-13. Reliever Earl Wilson drives in three runs and earns his first major league victory.
1960 – Ted Williams draws the 2,000th walk of his career in the Red Sox’s split of a twi-night doubleheader with Baltimore. Williams joins Babe Ruth as the only batters to collect 2,000 walks. The Splendid Splinter also clouts home runs number 514 and 515 in the first game, an 8 – 6 Boston win. The O’s win the nightcap, 6 – 0, but drop into third place, two games behind the first-place Yankees.
1961:
At Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium, both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris homer in the twinbill sweep, 6 – 0 and 5 – 2. Mantle’s 1st-inning three-run homer, and Maris’s in the 3rd inning, make it easy for Ralph Terry. It is Maris’ 49th homer and Mantle’s 46th. Both long balls come in the first game as Terry pitches a four-hitter. In the nightcap, Bill Skowron hits his 21st in the 2nd inning.
The Tigers remain three games behind New York by sweeping a pair from the visiting Red Sox, 6 – 1 and 7 – 6.
The Cubs and Pirates tie a National League record by playing their third straight extra-inning game. The Cubs take this one, 1 – 0. Chicago wins two of the three 11-inning games.
In the second game of a doubleheader, the Phillies snap a 23-game losing streak by beating the Braves, 7 – 4. The victory establishes a new record for most consecutive losses by a major league team.
1962 – At Crosley Field, Frank Robinson connects for a grand slam in the 10th inning as the Reds defeat the Dodgers, 7 – 3.
1963:
For the second time in two weeks, Don Blasingame is the only thing between the Senators and a no-hitter. Blasingame’s single off the A’s Moe Drabowsky is the only hit for the Nats in a 9 – 0 first game loss. The A’s complete the sweep with a 7 – 5 victory in the second game. Dave Wickersham is the winner.
Mets 22-year-old rookie Grover Powell beats the Phils with a 4 – 0 shutout in his first major league start. In his next start he’ll be hit on the cheek by a line drive off the bat of Pittsburgh’s Donn Clendenon and will never win another game.
1964:
On the New York team bus following a 5 – 0 White Sox win, Phil Linz begins to play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on his harmonica. Manager Yogi Berra orders Linz to stop, then slaps the instrument out of his hands when he continues playing. The incident is reported as indicating dissension on the club and Berra’s lack of control, as well as the level of Linz’s humor.
Orioles LF Boog Powell fractures his right wrist in a collision with the outfield fence in Baltimore’s loss at Boston. He will be sidelined until September 5th.
1965:
Eddie Mathews hits his 28th home run as the Braves win, 4 – 3, at Pittsburgh. The duo of Mathews and Hank Aaron, from 1954 to this year, becomes the top home run tandem in major league history, passing the Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig total of 772 home runs while playing together for the New York Yankees.
Detroit All-Star SS Dick McAuliffe is lost for the season with a broken bone in his left hand suffered diving into first base, as the third-place Tigers sweep a doubleheader at Boston. The Tigers win, 2 – 0 and 3 – 2.
1966:
Birdie Tebbetts (66-57) resigns as manager of the Indians. George Strickland is named interim boss.
Gaylord Perry is the first 20-game winner of the year, pitching the Giants into first place with a 6 – 1 win against the Braves.
1967:
At Fenway Park, Red Sox Reggie Smith joins the ranks of Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, and others by hitting home runs left- and righthanded in a game with California.
Within 24 hours, Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of the A’s. Luke Appling becomes interim manager.
1969 – With an 8 – 5 win at Philadelphia, the Dodgers take first place in the National League West by a half game.
1971 – Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th, beating Houston, 3 – 2. The win pulls the Cubs to 4 1/2 behind Pittsburgh. But following two losses to Houston, Leo Durocher and the players will square off in a clubhouse meeting on the 23rd. Durocher accuses Ron Santo of demanding that the team give him a day, and the third sacker has to be restrained from going after Leo. Leo will finally lip an “I quit,” but stay on through the season in a frosty relationship with the team.
1972:
Striking out 14, Don Wilson pitches the Astros to a 3 – 1 win over the Phils. Greg Luzinski accounts for the lone Quaker run with a homer. Still without a win this year, Ken Reynolds absorbs his 11th loss.
The Angels score nine runs in the 4th inning but Detroit counters with eight runs in the 6th to win the wild affair, 11 – 9. Aurelio Rodriguez touches off the comeback with a double and ends the scoring with another extra base hit, a three-run homer. In between are six singles and a sac fly.
1973 – In New York, the Reds score five runs in the 16th to beat the Mets, 8 – 3. Each team scores in the 13th.
1974:
Davey Lopes sets an L.A. Dodgers record when he totals 15 bases against the Cubs in an 18 – 8 drubbing of the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Lopes has three home runs, a double and single in the Dodgers’ 24-hit attack. The Dodgers total 48 bases in the game, a team record.
Nolan Ryan of the California Angels whiffs 19 Tigers in a 1 – 0, 11-inning loss to the Tigers. It is the third time the “Ryan Express” has struck out 19 batters in one game this season. Ryan throws a ball clocked at 100.9 miles per hour, making it the fastest pitch ever thrown in major league baseball.
1976 – Winning 8 – 1 over the Pirates, the Dodgers reach two million in attendance. The Phils will match that tomorrow and the Reds will hit the mark on the 22nd.
1978 – At Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue as pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey begin fighting in the clubhouse prior to their 5 – 4 victory over the Mets.
1980:
George Brett pushes his average to .406 with a 3 for 3 outing in a 5 – 3 win over Texas.
The Giants beat the Mets, 2 – 1, but lose Jack Clark for a month after a Mark Bomback pitch breaks a bone in his left hand.
Tom Brookens, the Tigers’ number 8 hitter, goes 5 for 5 with a triple and a home run and also starts a triple play in an 8 – 6 win over Milwaukee.
Cleveland’s Dan Spillner, who entered the game with a 5.45 ERA, is two outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles. Spillner settles for a 3 – 0 one-hitter.
Pittsburgh’s Omar Moreno steals his 70th base of the season, becoming the first player this century with three consecutive 70-steal seasons. The fleet outfielder swiped 71 in 1978, 77 in 1979, and will finish this season with a career-high 96. Pittsburgh loses to Houston, 5 – 1.
1982:
Padres rookie Alan Wiggins is suspended for one month by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn as a result of his July 21st arrest for cocaine possession.
In Atlanta, the Braves top the Mets, 6 – 4, as Brett Butler makes his debut for the Braves. Butler has a single and RBI.
1983 – Pittsburgh’s Jose DeLeon takes a no-hitter into the 7th inning for the third time this season, but Cincinnati’s Dan Driessen doubles with two out to spoil the gem. DeLeon finishes with 13 strikeouts in a 4 – 0 two-hitter.
1984 – The Giants trade veteran 1B Al Oliver, whom they acquired from Montreal in February, and pitcher Renie Martin to the Phillies for P George Riley and minor leaguer Kelly Downs.
1985 – Mets phenom Doc Gooden strikes out 16 Giants in a 3 – 0 victory over San Francisco becoming the first National League pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in each of his first two seasons.
1986:
Tigers Walt Terrell is one out away from a no-hitter when Wally Joyner doubles. Terrell settles for a one-hit 3 – 0 win over the Angels.
Dave Winfield hits his 300th homer in a losing cause as the Yanks fall to Seattle, 5 – 2. Mike Trujillo wins his first game for Seattle.
Philadelphia’s Don Carman pitches a perfect game until Bob Brenly doubles leading off the 9th, and Carman ends up combining with Steve Bedrosian for a 10-inning 1 – 0 win over the Giants. Juan Samuel’s home run in the top of the 10th provides the game’s only run.
1987 – Pittsburgh unloads another veteran pitcher, trading Rick Reuschel to the Giants for pitchers Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin.
1988 – Forty-year-old Dave Concepcion steals home to help the Reds defeat the Cardinals, 6 – 2.
1989:
Howard Johnson hits his 30th home run of the season in the Mets’ 5 – 4 loss to the Dodgers and joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.
For the third time in his career, Kevin Bass homers from each side of the plate in a game, as the Astros double the Cubs, 8 – 4, winning again in the 9th. Bass’s second homer of the game is a grand slam with one out in the 9th off Mitch Williams. Danny Darwin (11-3) is the winner.
1991 – Dickie Thon’s two-out, two-run homer in the 9th gives the Phils a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates. The Phillies had gone 346 games since winning in the 9th: tomorrow, they’ll win again in the 9th, and on the following night, win in the 10th.
1992 – Blue Jays P David Wells allows 13 runs, all earned, in 4 1/3 innings in Toronto’s 16 – 3 loss to Milwaukee.
1993 – The Indians trade OF Glenallen Hill to the Cubs for OF Candy Maldonado.
1995 – Setting a major league record, Indian Jose Mesa picks up his 37th save in as many opportunities as Cleveland beats the Brewers, 8 – 5.
1996:
In the Cubs’ 8 – 1 win over Florida, Sammy Sosa picks up his 100th RBI the hard way when he is hit by a Mark Hutton pitch with the bases loaded in the 1st inning. The pitch breaks Sosa’s wrist and the slugger won’t play again this season, stopping his streak of consecutive games played at 304.
Rangers SS Kevin Elster drops a throw, ending Texas’s errorless streak at an American League record-tying 15 games. The Indians defeat the Rangers, 10 – 4, behind their powerful middle of the lineup: Manny Ramirez hits a grand slam, Albert Belle has a homer and two triples, and Jim Thome homers.
Ken Caminiti has a grand slam and six RBIs to lead the Padres to a 7 – 4 win over the Expos. Starter Scott Sanders (6-4) pitches 6 2/3 innings of no-hit ball before Darrin Fletcher singles.
1997:
The Twins trade OF Roberto Kelly to the Mariners for a player to be named.
The Red Sox sweep two from the A’s, winning 7 – 5 and 5 – 4 in 13 innings. In the nitecap the A’s collect one hit in the last 10 innings against five Sox pitchers. Nomar Garciaparra has hits in both games to set an American League rookie record of 22 straight games.
It’s an easy day at the office for the Reds as they record no assists in a 5 – 3 loss to the Rockies (14 flies, 12 Ks and one unassisted grounder). This has happened just once before in the National League, by the Mets against the Phillies on June 25, 1989.
1998:
The Phillies split a doubleheader with the Diamondbacks, winning the first game, 11 – 1, and losing the second, 12 – 9. Philadelphia 3B Scott Rolen drives in nine runs in the twinbill.
At Shea Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Mac’s 7th-inning solo shot helps to defeat the Mets, 2 – 0.
1999:
Colorado GM Bob Gebhard announces his resignation.
Houston defeats Florida, 6 – 4, in 16 innings, despite blowing a 4 – 0 lead, striking out 17 times, and stranding 20 runners. Astros 1B Jeff Bagwell walks six times to tie a major league mark held by Jimmie Foxx and Andre Thornton.
The Giants defeat the Brewers, 10 – 3, as Ramon Martinez, Barry Bonds, and Ellis Burks hit homers.
1999 – Diamondbacks P Todd Stottlemyre makes his first start since tearing the rotator cuff in his right arm on May 17th. Stottlemyre, who eschewed surgery in favor of a strengthening program, gives up seven hits to the Pirates in 4 2/3 innings, including a pair of homers by Brian Giles. He will go 2-1 the rest of the year.
2000:
The winningest pitcher in franchise history is honored by the Yankees during Whitey Ford Day ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. The crafty lefty holds the team record for victories (236), innings pitched (3,170 1/3), strikeouts (1,956) and shutouts (45).
The Indians defeat the Mariners, 12 – 4, in a game delayed by a rogue squirrel. The loss is the seventh in a row in which Seattle has surrendered at least nine runs, tying a 99-year-old major-league record set by the New York Giants on September 3-6, 1901. The Giants lost seven in a row allowing 10+ runs in each.
2001:
The Reds defeat the Cardinals, 5 – 4, on Ken Griffey, Jr.’s 11th-inning inside-the-park home run. The “run-off home run” breaks the Cardinals’ 11-game winning streak. The Cards, who also won ten in a row in May, are the first team since the 1978 Pirates to post a pair of double-digit win streaks in the same season.
Kerry Wood has an MRI that comes out clean, but the Cubs ace will miss a month with tendinitis in his shoulder.
2002:
The Pirates shut out the Cardinals, 8 – 0, on a combined one-hitter hurled by Kris Benson (7 innings), Brian Boehringer (1), and Al Reyes (1). Kerry Robinson’s one-out single in the 1st inning is St. Louis’ only safety.
A judge issues a temporary restraining order preventing the sale of Barry Bonds’ 600th career home run ball hit into the Pacific Bell Park stands on August 9th. Jay Arsenault, who allegedly promised friends after being given a game ticket to split any monetary gains if he caught the historic baseball, has been ordered to appear in court for hearing on September 5th along with the prized souvenir.
2005:
Using the equivalent of a 98-mile-per-hour major league fastball, 12-year-old Kalen Pimentel ties a Little League World Series record for strikeouts in a six-inning game. The 12-year old from Rancho Buena Vista strikes out 18 Owensboro batters (all of the recorded outs) as his team coasts to 7 – 2 victory in the pool play of the tournament.
Losing to the A’s at Oakland’s McAfee Coliseum, 4 – 0, the Royals establish a franchise record losing their 19th consecutive game and tie the club’s mark by dropping their 12th straight road game. The 38-82 squad needs two more defeats to match the American League record of 21 losses accomplished by the 1988 Orioles, and four more will tie the major league mark of 23 endured by 1961 Phillies.
2008:
South Korea finishes the round-robin phase of the 2008 Olympics with a 7-0 record. Won-sam Jang pitches an eight-inning, four-hit shutout in the 10 – 0 mercy rule win over the Netherlands and Alexander Smit. Dae-ho Lee and Taek-keun Lee homer and Yong-kyu Lee goes 4 for 4.
Cuba routs the Chinese national team, 17 – 1, as the host Chinese finish last at 1-6; Cuba goes 6-1 in the preliminary phase. Nine Cubans score and leadoff man Giorvis Duvergel hits a grand slam, one of three Cubans to go deep.
Taiwan beats Canada, 6 – 5, in 12 innings, to edge the Canadians for fifth in the Beijing Games. Chih-Sheng Lin and Che-Hsuan Lin both hit two-run homers and Fu-Te Ni gets a win after losing his first two decisions in the Olympics. All of Canada’s five losses in Beijing have been by a single run.
In a match-up of the third and fourth place teams, Japan loses, 4 – 2, in 11 innings to Team USA. When the game is played by baseball rules, it is an exciting pitching duel for 10 innings, as neither team scores. Under the IBAF’s new rule for extra innings, the game becomes a high-scoring affair in the 11th. For the second time in Beijing, Japanese relief star Hitoki Iwase takes a loss.
The World Umpires Association and Major League Baseball sign an agreement allowing the use of instant replay, with hopes that it will be in place by next August. WUA president John Hirschbeck says he told his members it would be a tool to help make sure they got the calls correct.
Former big leaguer Hideki Irabu is arrested after allegedly attacking a restaurant manager in Osaka. Irabu had drunk about 20 jugs of beer prior to the 3 AM attack.
2009:
The Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins, 4 – 1, allowing only 4 hits, thus ending the Marlins’ 15-game streak of at least 10 hits every game, the first streak of that length since the 1937 St. Louis Browns set the record with 18 consecutive such games. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez retires 15 consecutive batters in getting the win.
Julio Borbon continues his hot hitting for the Rangers, banging his first career homer in a 3 for 5 night in which he drives in 3. He raises his average to .536 since his recall from AAA Oklahoma City earlier this month. The Rangers easily beat Minnesota, 11 – 1.
2010:
C Ronny Paulino of the Florida Marlins is suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s PED policy. Paulino claims that he took a dietary supplement that, unbeknownst to him, contained a banned substance.
The Blue Jays crush the Red Sox at Fenway Park, collecting 20 hits in a 16 – 2 victory. Lyle Overbay hits two homers and has a career-high 7 RBI, John Buck gets 4 hits, John McDonald has 3 hits and a homer and José Bautista also goes long in support of Brett Cecil’s pitching. Jon Lester gives up 9 runs in only 2 innings to be saddled with the loss. The Red Sox get more bad news as they put 2B Dustin Pedroia back on the disabled list after playing only two games since being reactivated from a fractured foot.
In spite of the Blue Jays’ hitting barrage, it’s still a year for pitchers in the major leagues. Among today’s great performers are Armando Galarraga of Detroit, who gives up no runs on 3 hits in 7 innings in a 6 – 0 win, his first game against the Indians since his almost-perfect game of June 2nd; the Phillies’ Roy Halladay also pitches seven scoreless innings, improving his record to 16-8, in a 1 – 0 win over Washington; Felix Hernandez stymies the Yankees in New York, leading the Mariners to a 6 – 0 win with 8 scoreless innings in which he strikes out 11; C.J. Wilson of the Rangers goes 8 2/3 innings and strikes out 12 before getting help from Neftali Feliz in a 2 – 0 win over Baltimore; and Anibal Sanchez goes seven innings for Florida in a 9 – 0 blanking of Houston.
2011:
The Angels win a wild game over the Orioles, 9 – 8, in 12 innings. The Angels score three runs in the bottom of the 12th inning after the Orioles score two in the top of the frame. The Halos rally against O’s closer Kevin Gregg, as Erick Aybar singles and Mike Trout is hit by a pitch; a first run scores on 3B Josh Bell’s throwing error fielding Hank Conger’s bunt, then Peter Bourjos is safe on an infield hit that loads the bases. Alberto Callaspo walks to tie the game, and with Troy Patton now on the mound, Bobby Abreu hits a sacrifice fly to center for the walk-off win.
Dan Uggla homers twice and drives in 3 runs as the Braves top the Diamondbacks, 8 – 1. Freddie Freeman also homers in support of Brandon Beachy.
After a stint with the AAA Toledo Mud Hens and exactly one month after having been designated for assignment, Brandon Inge is back in the Tigers’ line-up. He homers in his first at-bat and doubles in a run his next time up as Detroit defeats Cleveland, 10 – 1, increasing its lead in the AL Central to 3 games.
2012:
The Athletics acquire shortstop Stephen Drew from the Diamondbacks in return for minor league infielder Sean Jamieson.
The Marlins collect a season-best 20 hits in defeating Arizona, 12 – 3. They tie a club record with 9 runs in the 4th inning, when they roll out half of their hits. Giancarlo Stanton hits a pair of homers for the Fish, and Jose Reyes and John Buck have four hits each. Reyes’ hits includes 3 doubles, while Buck homers, as does Justin Ruggiano, for a team that has struggled finding its offense all season. Mark Buehrle gets the win over Joe Saunders.
2014 – Major League Baseball upholds a protest filed by the Giants over their rain-shortened 2 – 0 loss to the Cubs on August 19th. The game was called after 4 1/2 innings, but the Giants successfully argue that the Cubs did not properly deploy the tarp at Wrigley Field, dumping accumulated rainwater on the infield and preventing the game from resuming when the rain abated after a few minutes. The game will resume tomorrow in the bottom of the 5th inning, prior to the regularly scheduled game between the two teams. This is the first successful protest in 28 years. When the game resumes, the Cubs will be able to hold on for a 2 – 1 win.
2015:
A couple of pitchers throw one-hitters today. Alfredo Simon of the Tigers allows only a 5th-inning double to Rougned Odor in shutting out the Rangers, 4 – 0, his first career shutout and complete game. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer does the same, recording 11 strikeouts in the process, in shutting out the Astros, 1 – 0. His only blemish also comes in the 5th on a single by Colby Rasmus. It’s the first complete game by a Rays pitcher in 154 games, the last having come courtesy of Drew Smyly on August 22, 2014.
Having been forced to use P Madison Bumgarner as a pinch-hitter in key situations the last of couple of days because they are short of position players, the Giants make a move by trading for OF Marlon Byrd from the Reds for AA P Stephen Johnson.
Yasuaki Yamasaki saves Kenta Ishida’s 2 – 1 win over the Yakult Swallows, fanning two of three batters he faces. The Yokohama BayStars closer registers his 31st save, breaking Tsuyoshi Yoda’s 25-year-old record for rookies in Nippon Pro Baseball. He will finish the year with 37.
2017 – In the first Little League Classic played in Williamsport, PA to mark the holding there of the 2017 Little League World Series, the host Pirates defeat the Cardinals, 6 – 3, as Josh Bell homers and drives in 4 runs. Most of the crowd at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, home of the Class A Williamsport Crosscutters, is composed of the players involved in the international tournament as well as their families and other accompanying adults. The game will become an annual fixture.
2018 – Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen returns to the mound after missing two weeks because of an irregular heartbeat, but he allows a pair of 9th-inning homers to Jedd Gyorko and Matt Carpenter as Los Angeles loses 5 – 3 to St. Louis with the two clubs in a tight race for a wild card spot.
2019:
By defeating the Blue Jays, 16 – 3, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers notches win #166 to pass Sandy Koufax for most by a lefthander in franchise history. Things starts off on the wrong foot as he gives up a homer to the first batter of the game, Bo Bichette, but he then settles down to pitch 6 innings, as a second homer by Bichette is negated by five by the Dodgers, including a two-run blast by Will Smith, and by Cody Bellinger’s 100th RBI of the year.
Unipolsai Bologna wins its 12th Serie A1 title and second in a row, but it is the first time the team won both the Serie A1 and the European Cup in the same year. They sweep the best-of-five finals from T&A San Marino, taking Game 3 of the 2019 Italian Series, 4 – 0, behind 12 whiffs in 8 innings of four-hit ball from Series MVP Raúl Rivero. Andy Paz homers off Fernando Baez for the game-winner and Bologna tacks on 3 in the 8th off Carlos Quevedo and Alessandro Maestri.
2021 – The Arrows Ostrava win their third Extraliga title in four years, beating Draci Brno 3 games to 1. In Game 4, Jakub Malik drives in four and Alec Lemmon gets the 8 – 3 win over Radim Chroust. Pabel Manzanero doubles, homers and scores a pair for Brno.
Births[edit]
1829 – John Hauck, owner (d. 1896)
1848 – Jim Carleton, infielder (d. 1910)
1855 – George Fisher, infielder (d. 1937)
1855 – Dave Pierson, catcher (d. 1922)
1857 – George Baker, catcher (d. 1915)
1861 – George Parago, Negro league outfielder (d. 1950)
1869 – Frank Bonner, infielder (d. 1905)
1869 – Robert Gibson, pitcher (d. 1949)
1873 – Bill Carpenter, umpire (d. 1952)
1878 – Isaac Nutter, Negro League executive (d. 1959)
1880 – Bull Smith, outfielder (d. 1928)
1881 – Ed McLane, outfielder (d. 1975)
1881 – Forrest More, pitcher (d. 1968)
1882 – John McCloskey, pitcher (d. 1919)
1886 – Gene Woodburn, pitcher (d. 1961)
1887 – Ross Reynolds, pitcher (d. 1970)
1888 – Frank Brannon, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1927)
1890 – Chubby Snyder, catcher (d. 1954)
1891 – Ed Hovlik, pitcher (d. 1955)
1892 – Eddie Mullaney, coach (d. 1964)
1893 – Edward McLaughlin, umpire (d. 1965)
1895 – Pete Schneider, pitcher (d. 1957)
1897 – Ralph Worrell, minor league pitcher (d. 1918)
1902 – Pepper Daniels, catcher (d. 1978)
1906 – Ed Crowley, infielder (d. 1970)
1906 – Lee Riley, outfielder (d. 1970)
1907 – Beau Bell, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1977)
1907 – Bill Crouch, pitcher (d. 1980)
1907 – Art Garibaldi, infielder (d. 1967)
1908 – Al Lopez, catcher, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2005)
1909 – Sig Jakucki, pitcher (d. 1979)
1913 – Eddie Popowski, manager (d. 2001)
1914 – Soichi Fujita, NPB player and manager (d. 1980)
1914 – R.T. Walker, pitcher (d. ????)
1916 – Kiyohiko Shite, NPB outfielder
1918 – Yoneo Yashima, NPB pitcher (d. ????)
1919 – Bernardo López, minor league catcher and manager
1921 – Armando Vázquez, infielder (d. 2008)
1922 – Stuart Williams, minor league infielder and manager (d. 1996)
1924 – Midori Nakagawa, NPB pitcher (d. 2005)
1924 – George Zuverink, pitcher (d. 2014)
1925 – Larry Miggins, outfielder (d. 2023)
1926 – Michiyoshi Nakano, NPB catcher (d. 1996)
1936 – Cliff Cook, infielder
1937 – Takeshi Honda, NPB infielder (d. 2010)
1942 – Fred Norman, pitcher
1942 – Tadao Yamada, NPB catcher (d. 1999)
1943 – Hal Kurtz, pitcher
1944 – Graig Nettles, infielder; All-Star
1946 – Hirotoshi Koketsu, NPB pitcher
1948 – Paul Adomites, author (d. 2025)
1952 – Bobby Cuellar, pitcher (d. 2025)
1952 – Lance Rautzhan, pitcher (d. 2016)
1953 – Dan Dumoulin, pitcher
1953 – Amado Zamora, Cuban league outfielder
1956 – Joel Finch, pitcher
1957 – De Wayne Buice, pitcher
1957 – Yasumitsu Shibata, NPB pitcher (d. 2022)
1959 – Rob Meates, Australian national team player
1960 – Tom Brunansky, outfielder; All-Star
1960 – Michael Falk, Swedish national team outfielder
1960 – Mark Langston, pitcher; All-Star
1960 – Ed Wojna, pitcher
1963 – Brad Arnsberg, pitcher
1963 – Jose Cecena, pitcher
1963 – Kal Daniels, outfielder
1963 – Israel Sanchez, pitcher
1964 – Julian Gonzalez, minor league pitcher
1966 – John Leonard, Canadian national team infielder
1966 – Takamasa Matsui, NPB catcher
1967 – Andy Benes, pitcher; All-Star
1968 – Kevin Rogers, pitcher
1969 – Hsieh-Chin Chang, CPBL infielder
1969 – Mark Holzemer, pitcher
1969 – Shaun Hrabar, minor league outfielder
1970 – Tadahiko Irei, NPB outfielder
1971 – Chris Clapinski, infielder
1971 – Matt Deggs, college coach
1971 – Wen-Lung Feng, CPBL catcher
1972 – Mike Porzio, pitcher
1972 – Meng-Che Tsai, TML pitcher
1973 – Jun Hagiwara, NPB pitcher
1973 – Todd Helton, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Fame
1973 – Magnus Jansson, Swedish national team catcher
1973 – Jose Paniagua, pitcher
1974 – Derek Lee, minor league pitcher
1975 – Oscar Hirschkorn, college coach
1975 – David Leander, Elitserien utility player
1975 – David Sunesson, Elitserien outfielder
1976 – Gene Kingsale, outfielder
1977 – Josh Pearce, pitcher
1977 – Aaron Taylor, pitcher
1978 – Chris Schroder, pitcher
1978 – Hsien-Ming Tian, CPBL pitcher
1978 – T.J. Tucker, pitcher
1979 – José Amador, minor league infielder
1979 – Franklyn Gracesqui, pitcher
1979 – Anthony Massimino, Serie A1 pitcher
1979 – Michael Schneider, minor league catcher
1979 – Keith Stamler, minor league pitcher
1979 – Cory Sullivan, outfielder
1979 – Hyeong-guk Yoon, KBO infielder
1980 – Cosme Bernal, minor league outfielder
1981 – Joel Crump, minor league pitcher (d. 2008)
1981 – Edmer Del Socorro, Philippines national team infielder
1982 – Yi Feng, Chinese national team catcher
1982 – Hyung Cho, minor league infielder
1982 – Enyelbert Soto, NPB pitcher
1983 – Lance Broadway, pitcher
1983 – A.C. Grable, minor league infielder (d. 2011)
1983 – Kyung-sun Kim, KBO pitcher
1984 – Isaias Garcia, minor league infielder
1984 – Nick Green, minor league pitcher
1984 – Jamie Hoffmann, outfielder
1985 – Rafael Cruz, minor league pitcher
1985 – Blake DeWitt, infielder
1985 – Matt Hague, infielder
1985 – Yong-eui Kim, KBO infielder
1985 – Ching-Lung Lo, minor league pitcher
1987 – Ricky Daal, Hoofdklasse infielder
1987 – Motoshi Oshiro, Japanese national team pitcher
1989 – Taylor Cole, pitcher
1989 – Boone Whiting, minor league pitcher
1990 – Dan Fiorito, coach
1990 – Jason Kanzler, coach
1991 – Aram Kushigian, French Division I catcher
1992 – José Mayorga, minor league catcher
1992 – Papat Yoosamran, Thai national team infielder
1993 – Katherine Fals, Cuban women’s national team outfielder
1994 – Mattia Mercuri, minor league infielder
1994 – Jung-Hung Sen, CPBL pitcher
1994 – Edison Valerio, Division de Honor infielder
1995 – Brian Miller, outfielder
1995 – Reagan Todd, minor league pitcher
1995 – Justin Williams, outfielder
1995 – Ezequiel Zabaleta, minor league pitcher
1996 – Nate Pearson, pitcher
1996 – Daniel Rodríguez, minor league pitcher
1997 – Roibert Decena, Spanish Baseball League outfielder
1997 – Kyran Weemaels, First Division pitcher
1998 – Karlo Kos, Croatian national team pitcher
1998 – Jung-hoo Lee, outfielder
1998 – Noah Murdock, pitcher
1999 – Diego Cordero, Honduran national team player
1999 – José Mordock, Panamanian national team outfielder
1999 – Chihiro Sumida, NPB pitcher
2000 – Caleb Cali, minor league infielder/outfielder
2001 – Cade Horton, pitcher
2002 – Aaron Sheng Rong Toh, Singaporean national team outfielder
2003 – Kuan-Ying Chen, CPBL pitcher
2003 – Josh Tribe, South African national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
1886 – Dick Blaisdell, pitcher (b. 1862)
1916 – Robert Stafford, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1872)
1926 – Cal McVey, infielder, manager (b. 1850)
1935 – Dent Sawyer, umpire (b. 1850)
1942 – John McCarthy, pitcher (b. 1867)
1944 – Bob Gilks, outfielder (b. 1864)
1947 – Dobie Moore, infielder (b. 1896)
1948 – Walter Blair, catcher, manager (b. 1883)
1949 – Merritt Corbett, minor league outfielder-catcher (b. 1893)
1950 – Ed Austin, umpire (b. 1865)
1950 – Ed Zmich, pitcher (b. 1884)
1952 – Red Owens, infielder (b. 1874)
1952 – Ned Pettigrew, pinch hitter (b. 1881)
1960 – George Perring, infielder (b. 1884)
1975 – Daniel Canónico, Venezuelan national team pitcher (b. 1916)
1975 – Jake Miller, pitcher (b. 1898)
1980 – Al Hermann, infielder (b. 1899)
1982 – Hank Johnson, pitcher (b. 1906)
1985 – Clarence Fieber, pitcher (b. 1913)
1992 – Masayoshi Sakata, NPB infielder (b. 1928)
1995 – Bill Kennedy, pitcher (b. 1918)
1995 – Von McDaniel, pitcher (b. 1939)
1998 – Gene Host, pitcher (b. 1933)
1998 – Fred Sington, outfielder (b. 1910)
2004 – Lou Bekeza, minor league player and manager (b. 1917)
2004 – Willie Patterson, Negro League infielder (b. 1919)
2005 – Hyung-sik Park, South Korean national team player (b. 1929)
2008 – Joe Lubas, Serie A1 player and coach; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1926)
2009 – Hiroyoshi Tsukamoto, NPB outfielder (b. 1918)
2010 – Eduardo López, Nicaraguan national team infielder (b. 1928)
2011 – Ben Abadie, minor league player, college coach (b. 1921)
2011 – Chal Port, minor league pitcher; college coach (b. 1931)
2013 – George Silvey, scout (b. ~1911)
2014 – Lynn McKinney, minor league pitcher (b. 1950)
2018 – Doc Edwards, catcher, manager (b. 1936)
2022 – Bill Haller, umpire (b. 1935)
2023 – Jerry Turner, outfielder (b. 1954)
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APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, First Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
10 a.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, First Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, First Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, First Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — TBA
7:30 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
8 p.m.
ACCN — TBA
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
2 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
4 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
6:35 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore
8 p.m.
FS1 — Washington at Texas (8:05 p.m.)
NFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN — Preseason: Las Vegas at Houston
10 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: San Francisco at L.A. Chargers
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Indiana at Dallas
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Atlanta at Los Angeles
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Friday, Aug. 21
AUTO RACING
6:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
10:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
6 a.m. (Saturday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — TBA
11 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
9 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Second Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
10 a.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Second Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
Noon
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: AdventHealth Championship, Second Round, Blue Hills Country Club, Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Second Round, The Club at Chatham Hills, Westfield, Ind.
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Second Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, Second Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic, First Round, Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (taped)
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
7 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
7:15 p.m.
APPLE TV — Tampa Bay at Baltimore
8:15 p.m.
APPLE TV — L.A. Angels at Texas
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh
10 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Green Bay at Denver ((joined in progress) (9 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Coventry City at Arsenal
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — TBA
10 p.m.
ION — Portland at Toronto
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Saturday, Aug. 22
AUTO RACING
6 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
9 a.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Washington, Washington
10 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
1 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Washington, Washington
1:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Dollar Tree 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
5 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Streets of Washington, Washington
BIG3 BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Week 10: All-Star Game and Championship – TBD, Charlotte, N.C.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
SECN — TBA
7 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
FOX — Louisville at Wisconsin
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Third Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
11 a.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Third Round, The Club at Chatham Hills, Westfield, Ind.
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Third Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
3 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Third Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: AdventHealth Championship, Third Round, Blue Hills Country Club, Kansas City, Mo.
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic, Second Round, Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, Third Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 p.m.
GOLF — USGA: U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, Third Round, Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor, Mich. (taped)
6:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Final Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
1:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
HORSE RACING
6 p.m.
FOX — The Alabama Stakes: From Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
7 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
9 p.m.
ESPN — PFL: Main Card, Tampa, Fla.
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
FS1 — Washington at Miami (4:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers (7:15 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Boston (7:15 p.m.)
9:30 p.m.
FOX — Chicago Cubs at Seattle (9:40 p.m.)
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Buffalo at Cleveland
4 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: N.Y. Giants at Miami
10 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Dallas at Arizona
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Hull City
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Leeds United at Nottingham Forest
USA — English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Everton
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Brentford FC
2:30 p.m.
USA — German Supercup: Bayern Munich at Borussia Dortmund, Final
3:30 p.m.
ABC — La Liga: TBA
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Indiana at New York
9 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Connecticut at Los Angeles
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Sunday, Aug. 23
AUTO RACING
9 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Streets of Washington, Washington
Noon
NBC — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, Va.
1 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., Streets of Washington, Washington
3 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Dollar Tree 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
9 a.m.
SECN — TBA
1 p.m.
ACCN — TBA
2 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
4 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
6:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Nexo Championship, Final Round, Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Noon
GOLF — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Final Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
2 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Final Round, Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: AdventHealth Championship, Final Round, Blue Hills Country Club, Kansas City, Mo.
3:30 p.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Final Round, The Club at Chatham Hills, Westfield, Ind.
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic, Final Round, Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: CPKS Women’s Open, Final Round, Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 p.m.
GOLF — USGA: U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, Final Round, Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor, Mich. (taped)
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
9 a.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
11 a.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
1 p.m.
ABC — Little League World Series: TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
2 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
3 p.m.
NBC — San Francisco at Boston (3:10 p.m.)
PEACOCK — San Francisco at Boston (3:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
NBCSN — Cincinnati at Arizona (4:15 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Cincinnati at Arizona (4:15 p.m.)
7 p.m.
ESPN — Atlanta vs. Milwaukee, Williamsport, Pa.
NFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — Preseason: Seattle at Tennessee
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Brighton & Hove Albion
USA — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Manchester City
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
ESPN2 — NWSL: Orlando at Washington
SOFTBALL
8 p.m.
MLBN — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
NBATV — Seattle at Dallas
7 p.m.
NBC — Indiana at Chicago
PEACOCK — Indiana at Chicago
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