“THE SCOREBOARD”
THIS WEEK ON INDIANA SRN, WE’VE GOT FOUR EXCITING GAMES FOR YOU!
FRIDAY, 12/19-GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN VS. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (BOYS/GIRLS)
FRIDAY 12/19-IRVINGTON PREP VS. PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY (BOYS)
SATURDAY, 12/20 – DEPAUW VS. ROSE-HULMAN IN A MEN’S COLLEGE MATCHUP.
MONDAY, 12/22 – CHRIST THE KING VS. PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY (BOYS’ VARSITY).
TUESDAY, 12/23 – OLIVET UNIVERSITY VS. ROSE-HULMAN IN ANOTHER MEN’S COLLEGE GAME.
******MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT INDIANASRN!******
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR – WE’RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR SPORTS FAMILY. WISHING YOU JOY, PEACE, AND EXCITING GAMES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
ANDERSON PREP 69 MTI KNOWLEDGE 12
BLUFFTON 59 MISSISSINEWA 53 OT
BREMEN 57 CENTRAL NOBLE 43
CALUMET 63 WHITING 47
CASCADE 69 SPEEDWAY 62
CONNERSVILLE 55 WINCHESTER 32
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 69 WARREN CENTRAL 56
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON 66 INDIANA DEAF 49
JENNINGS COUNTY 63 GREENSBURG 52
LAPEL 67 DELTA 47
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 85 NORTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL 55
LOGANSPORT 54 ROCHESTER 46
NORTH DAVIESS 54 NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 33
NORTHEAST DUBOIS 82 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 7
NORTHRIDGE 77 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 43
PLYMOUTH 40 WABASH 26
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 64 CAREER ACADEMY 43
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 67 INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 58
RICHMOND 69 KIPP INDY LEGACY 58
SOUTH RIPLEY 78 SHAWE MEMORIAL 29
VINCENNES LINCOLN 60 SHOALS 23
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THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY AT INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED 7:30 PM
CENTERVILLE AT HAGERSTOWN 7:30 PM
GARY LIGHTHOUSE AT ST. THOMAS MORE 7:00 PM
INDIANA DEAF AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:30 PM
JOHN GLENN AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
MILAN AT BATESVILLE 7:30 PM
SILVER CREEK AT JEFFERSONVILLE 7:30 PM
WESTVILLE AT WASHINGTON TWP. 8:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
ANDERSON 48 KOKOMO 38
ASSUMPTION (KY.) 67 NEW ALBANY 42
CRAWFORD COUNTY 61 MITCHELL 35
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 57 BOWMAN ACADEMY 9
EVANSVILLE REITZ 54 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 26
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 46 NEW HAVEN 39
GREENSBURG 58 CONNERSVILLE 46
GUERIN CATHOLIC 49 PERRY MERIDIAN 30
HUNTINGTON NORTH 54 FORT WAYNE DWENGER 51
INDIANA DEAF 48 INDIANAPOLIS HERRON 6
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 53 IRVINGTON PREP 5
LAVILLE 47 SOUTH BEND RILEY 45
LEO 62 FORT WAYNE NORTH 20
LINTON 41 CLAY CITY 23
MANCHESTER 73 EASTBROOK 23
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 59 NEW PRAIRIE 21
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 34 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 28
NORTH DAVIESS 47 VINCENNES RIVET 42
NORTHEAST DUBOIS 45 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 13
NORTHEASTERN 65 HAGERSTOWN 30
OAK HILL 63 WABASH 15
PARK TUDOR 76 GREENWOOD 53
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 77 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 22
SHAKAMAK 38 SULLIVAN 23
SHERIDAN 47 TIPTON 31
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 37 WHEELER 33
SOUTHRIDGE 40 PIKE CENTRAL 36
TRITON CENTRAL 85 SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 50
UNION COUNTY 41 TRI 37
WARREN CENTRAL 74 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 45
WESTERN 56 CLINTON PRAIRIE 49
WHITING 60 CALUMET 33
YORKTOWN 59 MISSISSINEWA 28
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THURSDAY’S GIRLS SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:30 PM
ANDERSON PREP AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
ANDREAN AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
ANGOLA AT LAKELAND 7:30 PM
ARGOS AT JOHN GLENN 7:30 PM
BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 6:00 PM
BEN DAVIS AT ZIONSVILLE 7:30 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
BREMEN AT TRITON 7:30 PM
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
CASTON AT FRONTIER 7:30 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:30 PM
COWAN AT WAPAHANI 7:30 PM
CRAWFORD COUNTY AT LANESVILLE 7:30 PM
CULVER ACADEMY AT LAVILLE 7:30 PM
DALEVILLE AT SHENANDOAH 7:30 PM
DEKALB AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:30 PM
EAST NOBLE AT WHITKO 7:30 PM
EASTERN GREENE AT WHITE RIVER VALLEY 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT BOONVILLE 8:00 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT SEYMOUR 7:30 PM
FREMONT AT WESTVIEW 7:30 PM
GARRETT AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:30 PM
GRIFFITH AT CALUMET CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT LOWELL 8:00 PM
HEBRON AT WHITING 8:00 PM
INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE AT KIPP INDY LEGACY 6:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM
JASPER AT NORTHEAST DUBOIS 7:30 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT MADISON 7:30 PM
JIMTOWN AT NORTHWOOD 7:45 PM
LAKE STATION AT HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH 6:30 PM
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN AT LAKEWOOD PARK PPD.
LOGANSPORT AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM
LOOGOOTEE AT BARR-REEVE 7:30 PM
LOUISVILLE MALE (KY.) AT PROVIDENCE 7:30 PM
MISHAWAKA AT KNOX 8:00 PM
MISSISSINEWA AT NORTH MIAMI 7:30 PM
MONROVIA AT GREENCASTLE 6:00 PM
MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN AT EMINENCE 6:00 PM
MORGAN TWP. AT WHEELER 7:30 PM
NEW CASTLE AT JAY COUNTY 7:30 PM
NORTH JUDSON AT CULVER 8:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 8:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
ORLEANS AT PERRY CENTRAL 7:30 PM
OWEN VALLEY AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM
PAOLI AT CROTHERSVILLE 7:30 PM
PERU AT MACONAQUAH 7:30 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
RISING SUN AT MILAN 7:30 PM
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY AT SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 7:30 PM
SALEM AT NORTH HARRISON 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT CLARKSVILLE 7:30 PM
SEVEN OAKS AT BLOOMFIELD 7:30 PM
SHAWE MEMORIAL AT SOUTH RIPLEY 6:30 PM
SHAWE MEMORIAL AT HENRYVILLE 7:00 PM
SOUTH KNOX AT PRINCETON 8:00 PM
SOUTH VERMILLION AT MARSHALL (ILL.) 8:00 PM
SOUTHERN WELLS AT WOODLAN 7:30 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT SHOALS 6:00 PM
TECUMSEH AT TELL CITY 8:00 PM
TRI-COUNTY AT WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
WASHINGTON AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
WEST WASHINGTON AT EASTERN (PEKIN) 7:30 PM
WESTVILLE AT WASHINGTON TWP. 6:30 PM
WOOD MEMORIAL AT NORTH KNOX 8:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING SCORES/RANKINGS/NEWS
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#23 FLORIDA 102 ST. FRANCIS PA 61
#13 VANDERBILT 77 MEMPHIS 70 OT
#16 ALABAMA 104 S. FLORIDA 93
#7 GONZAGA 98 CAMPBELL 70
RICE 94 SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN 47
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 102 KANSAS CHRISTIAN 47
NORTHERN IOWA 60 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 54
ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 138 CHAMPION CHRISTIAN 73
CREIGHTON 98 XAVIER 57
PITTSBURGH 103 BINGHAMTON 63
USC UPSTATE 98 SOUTHERN WESLEYN 63
OAKLAND 82 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 77
CHARLESTOWN 82 CITADEL 78
SYRACUSE 76 MERCYHURST 62
ELON 73 RICHMOND 70
ALBANY 71 STONY BROOK 55
WAKE FOREST 71 LONGWOOD 68
ROBERT MORRIS 80 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 77 OT
BELLARMINE 79 CHATTANOOGA 64
EAST CAROLINA 74 PRESBYTERIAN 53
CINCINNATI 88 ALABAMA STATE 51
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 108 TEXAS SOUTHERN 72
GREEN BAY 67 UC SANTA BARBARA 64
EASTERN KENTUCKY 62 JACKSONVILLE STATE 59
VERMONT 83 SIENA 69
QUINNIPIAC 85 MONMOUTH 75
CENTRAL FLORIDA 81 MERCER 63
FLORIDA A&M 72 JACKSONVILLE 65
WAGNER 78 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 64
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 68 KENNESAW STATE 67
NICHOLLS 79 HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 64
WICHITA STATE 84 WOFFORD 73
SOUTH ALABAMA 96 LOUISIANA MONROE 92 2OT
TULANE 61 LOUISIANA TECH 53
ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 101 CLEVELAND STATE 77
ST. LOUIS 112 BETHUNE COOKMAN 53
SOUTH DAKOTA 80 DAKOTA STATE 71
OLD DOMINION 77 JAMES MADISON 68
UTAH VALLEY 90 WEBER STATE 74
OLE MISS 80 ALABAMA A&M 66
ARKANSAS STATE 89 TEXAS STATE 70
GEORGETOWN 78 MARQUETTE 69
USC 97 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 70
STEPHEN F AUSTIN 69 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 60
COLORADO 84 PORTLAND STATE 73
SANTA CLARA 63 N. TEXAS 60
SEATTLE 79 UC DAVIS 78
MONTANA TECH 82 MONTANA 75
SAM HOUSTON STATE 85 OREGON STATE 75
WASHINGTON STATE 78 EASTERN WASHINGTON 63
SAN FRANCISCO 85 LOYOLA ILLINOIS 71
STANFORD 76 TEXAS ARLINGTON 60
SAN DIEGO STATE 81 AIR FORCE 58
UCLA 90 ARIZONA STATE 77
OREGON 94 PORTLAND 69
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#14 OLE MISS 102 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 34
#16 LOUISVILLE 76 EASTERN KENTUCKY 51
#1 CONNECTICUT 89 MARQUETTE 53
#18 NORTH CAROLINA 84 NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON 34
#2 TEXAS 96 NORTHWESTERN STATE 38
EAST CAROLINA 80 WOFFORD 59
NEW HAMPSHIRE 69 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 66
CHARLOTTE 81 WINTHROP 58
LASALLE 65 DELAWARE 48
USC UPSTATE 112 AGNES SCOTT 39
MARSHALL 75 APPALACHIAN STATE 62
TROY 81 OLD DOMINION 59
CLEMSON 78 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 52
MERCER 91 ERSKINE 37
STONY BROOK 75 GEORGIAN CT. 50
TEXAS TECH 76 JACKSONVILLE 40
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 61 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY 51
WEST GEORGIA 116 WESLEY COLLEGE 21
FLORIDA 76 FLORIDA A&M 51
RICE 71 GRAMBLING STATE 47
UTAH TECH 69 CHICAGO STATE 55
ALABAMA 81 TULANE 52
ST. LOUIS 74 JACKSONVILLE STATE 54
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 82 TEXAS RIO GRANDE 60
TOWSON 87 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 86 OT
JAMES MADISON 71 COASTAL CAROLINA 68
TEXAS STATE 62 LOUISIANA 55
STEPHEN F AUSTIN 84 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 62
IU INDY 79 IUC 40
NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE 94 SIMMONS COLLEGE 39
ALABAMA A&M 72 N. ALABAMA 57
SAN FRANCISCO 61 SACRAMENTO STATE 55
ST. JOHN 67 NEW HAVEN 47
TOLEDO 75 WSMI 63
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 91 VALPARAISO 41
DAVIDSON 76 HIGH POINT 65
NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO 54 ELON 50
DRAKE 97 INDIANA STATE 77
TEXAS ARLINGTON 81 TEXAS SOUTHERN 73
CREIGHTON 92 OMAHA 48
LAMAR 72 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 59
KANSAS 107 HASKELL 39
ARKANSAS 92 KANSAS CITY 77
LOUISIANA TECH 70 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 55
MISSISSIPPI STATE 105 ALABAMA STATE 57
BELMONT 77 EVANSVILLE 67
ARKANSAS STATE 79 LOUISIANA MONROE 58
WEBER STATE 84 LA SIERRA 47
DENVER 80 COLORADO CHRISTIAN 53
NORTH DAKOTA 79 MARYVILLE STATE 30
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 77 DEPAUL 67
UTAH STATE 65 AIR FORCE 53
UNLV 61 GRAND CANYON 60
WYOMING 83 SAN JOSE STATE 60
UTAH 61 UC RIVERSIDE 52
PEPPERDINE 73 SOUTH DAKOTA 65
NEW MEXICO 70 BOISE STATE 63
SAN DIEGO STATE 63 FRESNO STATE 53
COLORADO STATE 61 NEVADA 48
PORTLAND STATE 85 SEATTLE 62
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SPORTING NEWS ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: DIEGO PAVIA, VANDERBILT
RB: JEREMIYAH LOVE, NOTRE DAME
RB: AHMAD HARDY, MISSOURI
WR: MAKAI LEMON, USC
WR: JEREMIAH SMITH, OHIO STATE
WR: SKYLER BELL, UCONN
TE: ELI STOWERS, VANDERBILT
T: SPENCER FANO, UTAH
G: EMMANUEL PREGNON, OREGON
C: LOGAN JONES, IOWA
G: KEYLAN RUTLEDGE, GEORGIA TECH
T: FRANCIS MAUIGOA, MIAMI
AP: EMMETT JOHNSON, NEBRASKA
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL: RUEBEN BAIN JR., MIAMI
DL: KAYDEN MCDONALD, OHIO STATE
DE/EDGE: DAVID BAILEY, TEXAS TECH
DE/EDGE: CASHIUS HOWELL, TEXAS A&M
LB: JACOB RODRIGUEZ, TEXAS TECH
LB: CJ ALLEN, GEORGIA
LB: SONNY STYLES, OHIO STATE
CB: LEONARD MOORE, NOTRE DAME
CB: MANSOOR DELANE, LSU
S: CALEB DOWNS, OHIO STATE
S: AJ HAULCY, LSU
DB: D’ANGELO PONDS, INDIANA
FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K: TATE SANDELL, OKLAHOMA
P: EVAN CRENSHAW, TROY
KR: JADARIAN PRICE, NOTRE DAME
PR: KADEN WETJEN, IOWA
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: FERNANDO MENDOZA, INDIANA
RB: KEWAN LACY, OLE MISS
RB: CAM COOK, JACKSONVILLE STATE
WR: MALACHI TONEY, MIAMI
WR: CARNELL TATE, OHIO STATE
WR: ERIC MCALISTER, TCU
TE: MICHAEL TRIGG, BAYLOR
OL: KADYN PROCTOR, ALABAMA
OL: SHADRE HURST, TULANE
C: JAKE SLAUGHTER, FLORIDA
OL: BEAU STEPHENS, IOWA
OL: CARTER SMITH, INDIANA
AP: CALEB HAWKINS, NORTH TEXAS
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL: CADEN CURRY, OHIO STATE
DL: LANDON ROBINSON, NAVY
EDGE: AKHEEM MESIDOR, MIAMI
EDGE: COLIN SIMMONS, TEXAS
LB: AIDEN FISHER, INDIANA
LB: CADEN FORDHAM, NC STATE
LB: ARVELL REESE, OHIO STATE
CB: TREYDAN STUKES, ARIZONA
CB: CHRIS JOHNSON, SAN DIEGO STATE
S: EMMANUEL MCNEIL-WARREN, TOLEDO
S: DILLON THIENEMAN, OREGON
DB: BISHOP FITZGERALD, USC
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K: KANSEI MATSUZAWA, HAWAII
P: ETHAN PULLIAM, MISSISSIPPI STATE
KR: JAYLEN JENKINS, TEXAS STATE
PR: KC CONCEPCION, TEXAS A&M
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
FIRST ROUND
DEC. 19, 8 P.M. ET
NO. 8 OKLAHOMA (10-2) VS. NO. 9 ALABAMA (10-3) AT NORMAN, OKLA.
DEC, 20, NOON ET
NO. 7 TEXAS A&M (11-1) VS. NO. 10 MIAMI (10-2) AT C
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
DEC. 20, 3:30 P.M. ET
NO. 6 OLE MISS (11-1) VS. NO. 11 TULANE (11-2) AT OXFORD, MISS.
DEC. 20, 7:30 P.M. ET
NO. 5 OREGON (11-1) VS. NO. 12 JAMES MADISON (12-1) AT EUGENE, ORE.
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QUARTERFINALS
DEC. 31, 7:30 P.M. ET
COTTON BOWL, ARLINGTON, TEXAS
NO. 2 OHIO STATE VS. WINNER OF TEXAS A&M-MIAMI
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JAN. 1, NOON ET
ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
NO. 4 TEXAS TECH VS. WINNER OF OREGON-JAMES MADISON
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JAN. 1, 4 P.M. ET
ROSE BOWL, PASADENA, CALIF.
NO. 1 INDIANA VS. WINNER OF OKLAHOMA-ALABAMA
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JAN. 1, 8 P.M. ET
SUGAR BOWL, NEW ORLEANS
NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. WINNER OF OLE MISS-TULANE
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SEMIFINALS
JAN. 8, 7:30 P.M. ET
FIESTA BOWL, GLENDALE, ARIZ.
WINNER OF COTTON BOWL VS. WINNER OF SUGAR BOWL
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JAN. 9, 7:30 P.M. ET
PEACH BOWL, ATLANTA
WINNER OF ORANGE BOWL VS. WINNER OF ROSE BOWL
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
JAN. 19, 7:30 P.M. ET
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE
DEC. 17
OLD DOMINION 24 S. FLORIDA 10
DELAWARE 20 LOUISIANA 13
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DEC. 18
XBOX BOWL
FRISCO, TEXAS
ARKANSAS STATE VS. MISSOURI STATE, 9 P.M. (ESPN2)
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DEC. 19
MYRTLE BEACH BOWL
CONWAY, S.C.
KENNESAW STATE VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN, 11 A.M. (ESPN)
GASPARILLA BOWL
TAMPA, FLA.
MEMPHIS VS N.C. STATE, 2:30 P.M. (ESPN)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
FIRST ROUND
NO. 11 ALABAMA (10-3) AT NO. 8 OKLAHOMA (10-2), 8 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)
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DEC. 20
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
FIRST ROUND
NO. 10 MIAMI (FLA.) (10-2) AT NO. 7 TEXAS A&M (11-1), NOON (ESPN/ABC)
NO. 17 TULANE (11-2) AT NO. 6 MISSISSIPPI (11-1), 3:30 P.M. (TNT/HBO MAX)
NO. 19 JAMES MADISON (12-1) AT NO. 5 OREGON (11-1), 7:30 P.M. (TNT/HBO MAX)
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DEC. 22
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
BOISE, IDAHO
UTAH ST. VS. WASHINGTON ST., 2 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 23
BOCA RATON BOWL
BOCA RATON, FLA.
LOUISVILLE VS. TOLEDO, 2 P.M. (ESPN)
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
NEW ORLEANS
WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. SOUTHERN MISS, 5:30 P.M. (ESPN)
FRISCO BOWL
FRISCO, TEXAS
OHIO VS. UNLV, 9 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 24
HAWAI’I BOWL
HONOLULU
CAL VS. HAWAII, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 26
GAMEABOVE SPORTS BOWL
DETROIT, MICH.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN VS. NORTHWESTERN, 1 P.M. (ESPN)
RATE BOWL
PHOENIX
NEW MEXICO VS. MINNESOTA, 4:30 P.M. (ESPN)
FIRST RESPONDER BOWL
DALLAS, TEXAS
FIU VS. UTSA, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 27
MILITARY BOWL
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
PITTSBURGH VS. EAST CAROLINA, 11 A.M. (ESPN)
PINSTRIPE BOWL
BRONX, N.Y.
CLEMSON VS. PENN ST., NOON (ABC)
FENWAY BOWL
BOSTON
UCONN VS. ARMY, 2:15 P.M. (ESPN)
POP-TARTS BOWL
ORLANDO, FLA.
NO. 12 BYU VS. NO. 24 GEORGIA TECH, 3:30 P.M. (ABC)
ARIZONA BOWL
TUCSON, ARIZ.
FRESNO ST. VS. MIAMI (OH), 4:30 P.M. (CW NETWORK)
NEW MEXICO BOWL
ALBUQUERQUE
NO. 23 NORTH TEXAS VS. SAN DIEGO ST., 5:45 P.M. (ESPN)
GATOR BOWL
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
NO. 25 MISSOURI VS. NO. 20 VIRGINIA, 7:30 P.M. (ABC)
TEXAS BOWL
HOUSTON
LSU VS. NO. 21 HOUSTON, 9:15 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 29
BIRMINGHAM BOWL
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS. APPALACHIAN STATE, 2 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 30
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
SHREVEPORT, LA.
COASTAL CAROLINA VS. LOUISIANA TECH, 2 P.M. (ESPN)
MUSIC CITY BOWL
NASHVILLE, TENN.
TENNESSEE VS. ILLINOIS, 5:30 P.M. (ESPN)
ALAMO BOWL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NO. 16 SOUTHERN CAL VS. TCU, 9 P.M. (ESPN)
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DEC. 31
RELIAQUEST BOWL
TAMPA, FLA.
NO. 13 VANDERBILT VS. NO. 23 IOWA, NOON (ESPN)
SUN BOWL
EL PASO, TEXAS
ARIZONA ST. VS. DUKE, 2 P.M. (CBS)
CITRUS BOWL
ORLANDO, FLA.
NO. 14 TEXAS VS. NO. 18 MICHIGAN, 3 P.M. (ABC)
LAS VEGAS BOWL
LAS VEGAS
NO. 15 UTAH VS. NEBRASKA, 3:30 P.M. (ESPN)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
QUARTERFINALS
AT COTTON BOWL, ARLINGTON, TEXAS
MIAMI/TEXAS A&M WINNER AT NO. 3 OHIO ST., 7:30 P.M. (ESPN)
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JAN. 1
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
QUARTERFINALS
AT ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.
JAMES MADISON/OREGON WINNER AT NO. 4 TEXAS TECH, NOON (ESPN)
AT ROSE BOWL, PASADENA, CALIF.
ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA WINNER AT NO. 1 INDIANA, 4 P.M. (ESPN)
AT SUGAR BOWL, NEW ORLEANS
TULANE/MISSISSIPPI WINNER AT NO. 2 GEORGIA, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
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JAN. 2
ARMED FORCES BOWL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
TEXAS STATE VS. RICE, 1 P.M. (ESPN)
LIBERTY BOWL
MEMPHIS, TENN.
NO. 22 NAVY VS. CINCINNATI, 4:30 P.M. (ESPN)
DUKE’S MAYO BOWL
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
MISSISSIPPI ST. VS. WAKE FOREST, 8 P.M. (ESPN)
HOLIDAY BOWL
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
NO. 21 ARIZONA VS. SMU, 8 P.M. (FOX)
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NFL WEEK 16
THURSDAY, DEC. 18
LA RAMS AT SEATTLE, 8:15 P.M. (PRIME VIDEO)
SATURDAY, DEC. 20
GREEN BAY AT CHICAGO, 4:30 P.M. OR 8 P.M. (FOX)
PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON, 4:30 P.M. OR 8 P.M. (FOX)
SUNDAY, DEC. 21
KANSAS CITY AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NY JETS AT NEW ORLEANS, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NEW ENGLAND AT BALTIMORE
BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)
TAMPA BAY AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)
MINNESOTA AT NY GIANTS, 1 P.M. (FOX)
LA CHARGERS AT DALLAS, 1 P.M. (FOX)
ATLANTA AT ARIZONA, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)
JACKSONVILLE AT DENVER, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)
PITTSBURGH AT DETROIT, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
LAS VEGAS AT HOUSTON, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)
CINCINNATI AT MIAMI, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 22
SAN FRANCISCO AT INDIANAPOLIS, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)
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NBA SCORES
CHICAGO 127 CLEVELAND 111
MEMPHIS 116 MINNESOTA 110
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NHL SCORES
FLORIDA 3 LOS ANGELES 2
UTAH 4 DETROIT 1
ST. LOUIS 1 WINNIPEG 0
CAROLINA 4 NASHVILLE 1
NEW JERSEY 2 VEGAS 1
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
SEMIFINALS: THURSDAY, DEC. 18
TBA | NO. 1 KENTUCKY VS. NO. 3 WISCONSIN
TBA | NO. 1 PITT VS. NO. 3 TEXAS A&M
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TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES
NFL NEWS
WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 16
Below are the coaches, players and teams that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season, including:
- Chicago Bears
- New England Patriots
- Mike Tomlin
- Sean McVay
- Nick Sirianni
- Matt LaFleur
- Sean Payton
- DE Myles Garrett
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Matthew Stafford
- QB Jared Goff
- QB Bo Nix
- QB Joe Burrow
- RB Bijan Robinson
- RB Kyren Williams
- WR Puka Nacua
- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
- TE Trey McBride
WORST TO PLAYOFFS
In 26 of the past 29 seasons (1996-2024), at least one team has made the playoffs the season after finishing in last or tied for last place.
Chicago finished last in the NFC North a season ago and can clinch a playoff spot on Saturday (8:20 p.m. ET, FOX) with a win and Detroit loss or tie or a Chicago tie and Detroit loss.
New England, who finished last in the AFC East in 2024, can qualify for the playoffs with a win or tie on Sunday Night Football at Baltimore (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).
MIKE TOMLIN
Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin – who is 53 years old – has 199 career wins, including the playoffs, since being hired as the Steelers head coach in 2007.
With a win on Sunday at Detroit (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Tomlin can become the 11th head coach all-time with 200 career wins, including the postseason, and become the third-youngest head coach to reach 200 career wins, including the playoffs, in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Don Shula (51 years and 308 days old) and Curly Lambeau (48 years and 222 days old) reached the mark at a younger age.
Tomlin, who has 18 career seasons with a .500-or-better record, can tie Marty Schottenheimer (19 seasons) for the fourth-most seasons with a .500-or-better record by a head coach since 1970, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Shula (24 seasons), Andy Reid (23) and Bill Belichick (21).
SEAN MCVAY
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay – who is 39 years old – has 99 wins, including the postseason, since being hired in 2017.
With a win on Thursday at Seattle (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), McVay will become the third head coach under the age of 40 with 100 career wins, including the playoffs, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Curly Lambeau (36 years and 174 days old) and George Halas (39 years and 254 days old). McVay’s 40th birthday is January 24, 2026.
NICK SIRIANNI
Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni has 57 regular season wins since being hired in 2021.
With a win on Saturday at Washington (5:00 p.m. ET, FOX), Sirianni can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Brown (57 regular season wins) for the second-most regular season wins by a head coach in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only George Seifert (62 regular season wins) has more.
MATT LAFLEUR
Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur has 76 regular season wins since being hired in 2019.
With a win on Saturday at Chicago (8:20 p.m. ET, FOX), LaFleur can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Brown (76) for the second-most regular season wins by a head coach in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only George Seifert (86 regular season wins) has more.
SEAN PAYTON
Denver head coach Sean Payton has 12 wins this season and has four seasons as a head coach with at least 13 wins.
With a win on Sunday against Jacksonville (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), Payton can join Bill Belichick (seven seasons) as the only head coaches in NFL history with at least 13 wins in five different seasons.
MYLES GARRETT
Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett leads the league with 21.5 sacks this season and ranks first in the NFL with 124 sacks since entering the league in 2017, the second-most by a player in his first nine seasons since 1982.
Garrett, who plays on Sunday against Buffalo (1 p.m. ET, CBS), can surpass Michael Strahan (22.5 sacks in 2001 with the New York Giants) and T.J. Watt (22.5 in 2021 with Pittsburgh) for the most sacks in a season since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
The players with the most sacks in a season since 1982:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | SACKS |
| Michael Strahan | N.Y. Giants | 2001 | 22.5 |
| T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh | 2021 | 22.5 |
| Jared Allen HOF | Minnesota | 2011 | 22 |
| Mark Gastineau | N.Y. Jets | 1984 | 22 |
| Justin Houston | Kansas City | 2014 | 22 |
| Myles Garrett | Cleveland | 2025 | 21.5* |
| *entering Week 16 | |||
With a sack on Sunday, Garrett – who has a sack in eight consecutive games entering Week 16 – can become the third player since 1982 with a sack in nine consecutive games within a single season, joining Chris Jones (11 consecutive games in 2018 with Kansas City) and Trey Hendrickson (nine in 2021 with Cincinnati).
Garrett has 78 career games with a sack and with a sack on Sunday, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famers DeMarcus Ware (79 games) and Reggie White (79) for the most games with a sack by a player in his first nine seasons since 1982.
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen leads the NFL with 37 offensive touchdowns (25 passing, 12 rushing) this season and since entering the league in 2018, has a league-high 299 career combined passing (220), rushing (77) and receiving (2) touchdowns.
With three touchdowns on Sunday at Cleveland (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Allen can tie Aaron Rodgers (six seasons) for the most seasons with at least 40 combined passing and rushing touchdowns in NFL history.
With a touchdown in Week 16, Allen – who is 29 years old and has played 125 regular-season games – can become the youngest in age and fastest in games played to reach 300 career combined passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (31 years and 212 days old) and Aaron Rodgers (134 games).
Allen has 86 regular season wins and with a win on Sunday, can surpass Tom Brady (86 regular season wins) and Russell Wilson (86) for the second-most regular season wins by a quarterback in his first eight seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (89 regular season wins) has more.
MATTHEW STAFFORD
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the league with 37 touchdown passes this season and ranks second with 3,722 passing yards.
With 278 passing yards on Thursday (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Stafford can become the seventh player in NFL history with 4,000 passing yards in 10 career seasons, joining Tom Brady (14 seasons), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (14), Drew Brees (12), Philip Rivers (12), Aaron Rodgers (10) and Matt Ryan (10).
With three touchdown passes in Week 16, a feat he has accomplished seven times this season, Stafford can become the third player all-time with at least 40 touchdown passes in three career seasons, joining Tom Brady (three seasons) and Aaron Rodgers (three).
JARED GOFF
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff ranks second in the NFL with 29 touchdown passes this season and third with 3,672 passing yards. Since entering the league in 2016, Goff leads the NFL with 3,361 completions and 38,730 passing yards and ranks third with 251 touchdown passes.
With 328 passing yards and a touchdown pass on Sunday against Pittsburgh, Goff can become the sixth quarterback all-time with at least 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three consecutive seasons, joining Drew Brees (nine consecutive seasons from 2008-16), Josh Allen (three from 2020-22), Patrick Mahomes (three from 2020-22) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (three from 2012-14) and Dan Marino (three from 1984-86).
With 13 completions in Week 16, Goff can surpass Matthew Stafford (3,372 completions) for the fourth-most completions by a player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history. Only Matt Ryan (3,630 completions), Derek Carr (3,576) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (3,468) have more.
BO NIX
Denver quarterback Bo Nix ranks tied for fiffh in the NFL with 23 touchdown passes this season and ninth with 3,256 passing yards. Since entering the league last season, Nix ranks third with 696 completions and seventh with 7,031 passing yards and 52 touchdown passes.
With a win on Sunday against Jacksonville (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), Nix – who has 22 wins since entering the NFL last season – can surpass Andrew Luck (22 wins), Dak Prescott (22) and Ben Roethlisberger (22) for the second-most wins by a quarterback in his first two seasons in NFL history, trailing only Russell Wilson (24).
With 244 passing yards and two touchdown passes in Week 16, Nix can become the third player in NFL history with at least 3,500 passing yards and 25 touchdown passes in each of his first two career seasons, joining Justin Herbert and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning.
Nix, who has 52 career touchdown passes, can surpass Derek Carr (53 touchdown passes) for the third-most touchdown passes by a player in their first two seasons in NFL history. Only Justin Herbert (69 touchdown passes) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (68) have more.
The players with the most touchdown passes in their first two seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | TD PASSES |
| Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 69 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 68 |
| Derek Carr | Oakland Raiders | 53 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 52 |
| Bo Nix | Denver | 52* |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 52 |
| *in second season | ||
With four completions on Sunday, Nix can become the fourth player with at least 700 completions in his first two seasons in NFL history, joining Justin Herbert (839 completions), Trevor Lawrence (746) and Kyler Murray (724).
The players with the most completions in their first two seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | COMPLETIONS |
| Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 839 |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville | 746 |
| Kyler Murray | Arizona | 724 |
| Derek Carr | Oakland Raiders | 698 |
| Bo Nix | Denver | 696* |
| *in second season | ||
JOE BURROW
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow has passed for 19,960 yards and 148 touchdowns in 74 career games since entering the league in 2020.
With 40 passing yards on Sunday at Miami (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Burrow can become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 20,000 passing yards in his first 75 career games, joining Patrick Mahomes (22,799 passing yards), Matthew Stafford (21,254), Andrew Luck (20,569) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (20,293).
With two touchdown passes in Week 16, Burrow can become the third player in NFL history with at least 150 touchdown passes in his first 75 career games, joining Patrick Mahomes (181 touchdown passes) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (173).
BIJAN ROBINSON
Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson ranks first in the NFL with 1,858 scrimmage yards this season and leads the league with 5,208 scrimmage yards since 2023.
With 90 scrimmage yards on Sunday at Arizona (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), Robinson – who is 23 years old – can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James (5,297) for the fourth-most scrimmage yards by a player under the age of 24 in NFL history. Only Christian McCaffrey (5,443 scrimmage yards), Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (5,391) and Clinton Portis (5,327) have more.
The players under the age of 24 with the most scrimmage yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SCRIMMAGE YARDS |
| Christian McCaffrey | Carolina | 5,443 |
| Barry Sanders HOF | Detroit | 5,391 |
| Clinton Portis | Denver | 5,327 |
| Edgerrin James HOF | Indianapolis | 5,297 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | Dallas | 5,247 |
| Bijan Robinson | Atlanta | 5,208* |
| *turns 24 on Jan. 30, 2026 | ||
KYREN WILLIAMS
Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams ranks sixth in the NFL with 13 touchdowns (10 rushing, three receiving) this season and has 1,237 scrimmage yards (1,030 rushing, 207 receiving).
With two touchdowns on Thursday at Seattle (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Williams – who had 15 touchdowns in 2023 and 16 in 2024 – can become the fourth player ever with at least 15 touchdowns in three of his first four seasons, joining Shaun Alexander and Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis and LaDainian Tomlinson.
Williams – who is 25 years old – can also join Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson as the only players ever to record at least 15 touchdowns in three seasons prior to turning 26.
With 63 scrimmage yards in Week 16, Williams can become the fifth running back all-time with at least 1,300 scrimmage yards and 15 touchdowns in three consecutive seasons, joining Shaun Alexander (five consecutive seasons from 2001-05) and Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis (three from 1996-98), Emmitt Smith (three from 1994-96) and LaDainian Tomlinson (six from 2002-07).
PUKA NACUA
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua ranks second in the league with 1,367 receiving yards this season.
With 150 receiving yards at Seattle on Thursday (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Nacua – who had 167 receiving yards in Week 14 and a career-high 181 receiving yards last week – can become the fifth player since 1990 with at least 150 receiving yards in three consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce (1995 with the St. Louis Rams), Josh Gordon (2013 with Cleveland), CeeDee Lamb (2023 with Dallas) and Andre Rison (1990 with Atlanta).
JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA
Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the league with a career-high 1,541 receiving yards this season and ranks fourth with 96 receptions.
With four receptions on Thursday against the Los Angeles Rams (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Smith-Njigba – who had 100 receptions and 1,130 receiving yards in 2024 – can become the sixth player ever to record at least 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in two of his first three seasons, joining Anquan Boldin, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Marshall, Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Michael Thomas.
This season, Smith-Njigba can become the fourth player all-time with at least seven receptions and 100 receiving yards in 10 games within a single season, joining Cooper Kupp (11 games in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams), Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin (10 in 1995 with Dallas) and Michael Thomas (10 in 2019 with New Orleans).
With at least 90 receiving yards on Thursday, Smith-Njigba can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 90 receiving yards in 13 games within a single season, joining Cooper Kupp (16 games in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams), Antonio Brown (13 in 2014 with Pittsburgh) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin (10 in 1995 with Dallas).
AMON-RA ST. BROWN
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown ranks fifth in the league with 94 receptions and 1,140 receiving yards this season.
With six receptions against Pittsburgh on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), St. Brown can become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 100 receptions in four consecutive seasons, joining Antonio Brown (six consecutive seasons from 2013-18), Davante Adams (four from 2020-23), Stefon Diggs (four from 2020-23) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison (four from 1999-2002).
TREY MCBRIDE
Arizona tight end Trey McBride leads the league with 105 receptions this season, ranks third with a career-high 10 touchdown catches and ranks sixth with 1,071 receiving yards.
McBride, who plays against Atlanta on Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), can become the first tight end all-time with at least 110 receptions in multiple career seasons and surpass Zach Ertz (116 receptions in 2018 with Philadelphia) for the most receptions by a player in a season in NFL history.
NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CAPSULE: LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-3) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (11-3)
Lumen Field | Referee: Brad Allen
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 28-26 (LAR won 4 of past 5)
Postseason: LAR leads series, 2-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/16/25: SEA 19 at LAR 21
Postseason: NFC-WC 1/9/21: LAR 30 at SEA 20
RAMS NOTES:
RAMS clinched a playoff spot in Week 15 for the 7th time in 9 seasons under head coach Sean McVay. • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 368 yards & 2 TDs for a 101.6 rating in Week 15, his 3rd game this season with 350+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes, the most in the NFL. Has 2+ TD passes in 8 consecutive games, longest active streak in the NFL. Had 2 TD passes in Week 11 meeting. Ranks 1st in NFL with 37 TD passes this season. Aims for 3rd in row on primetime with 250+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes. • RB BLAKE CORUM had 71 rush yards & TD last week & aims for 4th in row with TD. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS had 78 rush yards & 2 TDs in Week 15. Has 13 scrimmage TDs (10 rush, 3 rec.) this season & is 6th player since 2000 with 13+ TDs in 3 of 1st 4 seasons. Had 91 rush yards & TD in Week 11 meeting. • WR PUKA NACUA had career-high 181 rec. yards last week, his 6th career game with 160+ rec. yards, tied-most in NFL since 2023 (Ja’Marr Chase). Has 102 receptions & 1,367 receiving yards this season & is the 5th player all-time with 100+ receptions & 1,200+ rec. yards in 2 of his 1st 3 seasons. • TE COLBY PARKINSON had career-high 75 rec. yards & 2 TDs in Week 15. Has TD in 5 of his past 6 games. Had rec. TD in Week 11 meeting. • LB NATE LANDMAN had team-high 10 tackles & TFL in Week 15. Has 7+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. Had 8 tackles & FF in Week 11 meeting. • DE KOBIE TURNER had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 15. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for 5th in row on primetime with 0.5+ sack. • CB COBIE DURANT had 2 PDs & INT in Week 11 meeting. • CB EMMANUEL FORBES had 6 tackles & PD last week. Ranks tied-4th with 15 PD this season & has PD in 6 of his past 7. • S KAM CURL had 6 tackles in Week 15 & aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • S KAMREN KINCHENS had 2 INTs in Week 11 meeting.
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 271 yards in Week 15. Aims for 4th in row on primetime this season with TD pass. Ranks 5th in the NFL with 102.0 passer rating this season & 6th with 3,433 pass yards. • RB ZACH CHARBONNET has scrimmage TD in 5 of his past 6 games at home this season. Ranks tied-10th with 8 rush TDs this season. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on primetime this season. • RB KENNETH WALKER has 70+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had rush TD in Week 11 meeting. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 7 receptions for 113 yards in Week 15, his 12th game this season with 90+ rec. yards, the 6th player in NFL history to do so within a single season. Ranks 1st with 1,541 rec. yards & tied-4th with 9 TD catches this season. Had 105 rec. yards in Week 11 meeting. • WR COOPER KUPP had 634 catches for 7,776 rec. yards & 57 TDs in 8 seasons with LAR. Ranks 7th in NFL with 59 TD receptions since 2017. • WR RASHID SHAHEED had 74 rec. yards in Week 15 & aims for 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards. • LB ERNEST JONES had team-high 10 tackles in Week 15 & aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Has INT in 2 of his past 3 on primetime. • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS had 5 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 15. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on primetime. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 6 tackles & PD last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for 3rd in row on primetime with 7+ tackles. • S COBY BRYANT had 4th INT of season in Week 15, tied-6th most in 2025. Had 5 tackles & FF in Week 11 meeting. • S NICK EMMANWORI (rookie) had 7 tackles, sack & 2 PD in Week 15. Aims for 4th in row with PD. Had PD in Week 11 meeting. • S JULIAN LOVE had 2 PDs in Week 15. Had INT in last game vs. LAR (1/5/25).
DOLPHINS BENCHING TUA TAGOVAILOA FOR ROOKIE QUINN EWERS, AP SOURCE SAYS
The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers, a person with knowledge of the quarterback change told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the switch.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he was considering it after a 28-15 loss to the Steelers on Monday night eliminated Miami (6-8) from playoff contention.
Tagovailoa leads the NFL with 15 interceptions and hasn’t played up to his contract after signing a four-year, $212.4 million extension in July 2024.
Ewers was 5 for 8 for 53 yards in his only action this season in a lopsided loss to the Browns in October. He was the 231st player selected in the draft last April after starting three seasons at Texas.
The 27-year-old Tagovailoa had started every game this season but has a history of concussions. He missed six games last season after playing 17 games in 2023. He led the NFL in yards passing that season, helped the Dolphins win 11 games to earn a wild-card spot and earned a big contract that included $167.2 million guaranteed.
A total of $54 million is guaranteed for 2026. The Dolphins would incur significant hits to the salary cap by releasing Tagovailoa. Releasing him next year would result in a $99 million dead cap charge. If the move is designated as a post-June 1 release, those charges are split over two years with $67.4 million allocated to the 2026 cap and $31.8 million in 2027.
The Denver Broncos took the NFL’s all-time biggest cap hit of $85 million for releasing Russell Wilson in 2024.
NFL PLAYOFFS WILL MISS MAHOMES, BRADY AND MANNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1998 SEASON
John Elway and Dan Marino were still starting quarterbacks, Tom Brady was a little-known college player at Michigan and at least six starting quarterbacks for potential 2025 playoffs teams weren’t even alive the last time the NFL had a postseason like this.
With Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs officially eliminated from playoff contention, the upcoming playoffs will be the first since the 1998 season that don’t feature at least one of Mahomes, Brady or Peyton Manning at quarterback.
Those three prolific passers have defined the past quarter-century of NFL football, especially when it comes to the postseason. Since Manning made his playoff debut in his second season in 1999, at least one of those quarterbacks has been on center stage almost every January.
In the past 26 seasons, that trio combined for 42 playoff berths, 96 postseason starts, 66 playoff wins and 12 Super Bowl titles, with Brady winning seven, Mahomes three and Manning two.
At least one of the three made it to the conference championship weekend in 20 of the 26 postseasons — including either Brady or Mahomes in the last 15 — with 18 Super Bowls featuring at least one, including when Brady beat Mahomes in Super Bowl 55 following the 2020 season.
Brady and Mahomes stand on top of the leaderboard when it comes to several postseason quarterback stats, including wins (Brady 35, Mahomes 17) and TD passes (Brady 88, Mahomes 46).
The absence of Mahomes and the Chiefs could open the door for someone like Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to make their first Super Bowl trip or even give an opportunity to a newer generation that features six quarterbacks whose teams are currently in playoff position and weren’t born during the 1998 playoffs: Drake Maye, C.J. Stroud, Trevor Lawrence, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams and Brock Purdy.
Carolina’s Bryce Young could be a seventh if the Panthers surpass Tampa Bay in the NFC South race.
The quarterbacks from that 1998 postseason featured five future Hall of Famers in Elway, Marino, Steve Young, Troy Aikman and Brett Favre; other longtime quarterbacks like Vinny Testaverde, Mark Brunell and Randall Cunningham; as well as Chris Chandler, Jake Plummer, Doug Flutie and Scott Zolak.
Elway finished that postseason run by winning his second straight Super Bowl for Denver over Chandler and the Atlanta Falcons. He retired after that game, with Marino, Young and Aikman following in the next two years.
Comeback kids
New England seemed ready to clinch the AFC East after racing out to a 21-0 lead over Buffalo on Sunday. The Patriots had won 72 straight games in the regular season and playoffs when leading by at least 21 points, with the last loss coming in 2011 against Buffalo.
Well, it happened again, as Josh Allen led the Bills back for a 35-31 win and their first comeback from 21 points down since that Week 3 game 14 years ago.
Buffalo improved to 6-149 in its history after trailing by at least 21 points, with the most famous rally coming in the 1992 wild-card round when the Bills overcame a 35-3 deficit to beat Houston 41-38 in overtime.
But big comebacks have been prevalent this season, with Week 15 marking the second time this season that six teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in the same week; it also happened in Week 5. There have been only five other weeks in NFL history with at least six double-digit comebacks, with the last before this year coming in Week 13 of the 2013 season.
The other comeback winners this week featured Atlanta rallying from 14 points down on Thursday night to beat Tampa Bay, while the Chargers, Rams, Saints and Seahawks overcame 10-point deficits on Sunday.
There have been 30 double-digit comebacks in all this season, far short of the record of 50 set in 2022.
Shutout stats
Cincinnati and Las Vegas combined to give the NFL a rare double-shutout week.
The Bengals lost 24-0 to Baltimore and the Raiders fell 31-0 to Philadelphia, marking the first time since Week 7 of the 2019 season that two teams were shut out on the same weekend.
There have been only seven shutouts all season, with the Raiders the victim of two of them, having also lost 31-0 in Week 7 at Kansas City. Those two bleak performances put Las Vegas in some rare company.
The Raiders are the 13th team in the Super Bowl era to get shut out by at least 31 points in the same season, with the only other team to do it in the last 27 seasons being the 2021 Texans.
Las Vegas finished with 75 yards of offense on Sunday — the fewest in a game the past two seasons and second fewest in franchise history — after being held to 95 against the Chiefs. The last team to be held to fewer than 100 yards of offense twice in a season was Seattle in 1992. The Seahawks scored 140 points that season for the fewest ever in a season of at least 16 games.
The Bengals had a rarity of their own in their loss as they failed to score a point despite having the ball for 39:19. That’s the highest time of possession since at least 1991 for a team when getting shut out, besting the 36:56 for the Raiders in a 52-0 loss to the Rams in 2014.
CHIEFS’ PATRICK MAHOMES BEGINS REHAB AFTER KNEE SURGERY WITH EYE ON WEEK 1 RETURN IN 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has begun rehab following surgery to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and the team is optimistic the two-time MVP could be back early next season — perhaps even by the time Kansas City plays Week 1.
Rick Burkholder, their vice president of sports medicine and performance, said Wednesday the procedure performed in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper on Monday night went well. The operation happened about 24 hours after Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL in a loss to the Chargers.
The recovery time for such an injury is about ninth months, though it could vary by several months depending on various factors. Next season is expected to kick off on September 10, 2026, and the Chiefs could play their first game a few days later.
“Every player is different. Every sport is different. Every position is different,” Burkholder said. “(Mahomes) is so in tune to what he does, he does it a little quicker. Ballpark on this is nine months, but it could be a month or two more, a month or two less.”
The loss to the Chargers eliminated the Chiefs from postseason contention, ending that streak at a decade. They had also won the past nine AFC West titles, reached the previous seven conference championship games and played in the past three Super Bowls.
Now, backup Gardner Minshew will quarterback them through the final three games beginning Sunday at Tennessee.
“Quick turnaround from a very emotional game, and obviously the situation with Pat, the situation with our team’s playoff picture,” he said. “But you know what? You are where you’re at. We have to turn this around and get a win this weekend.”
The Chiefs could be missing several big names beyond their star quarterback.
Rashee Rice and fellow wide receiver Tyquan Thornton are in the concussion protocol after taking vicious hits in the game against Los Angeles, while left tackle Jaylon Moore remains out with a knee injury and right tackle Jawaan Taylor is out with an elbow issue.
On defense, cornerback Trent McDuffie is still dealing with a knee injury and linebacker Leo Chenal with a shoulder problem.
None of those players practiced Wednesday.
“We’ll see how they roll timewise for the game,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said.
As for Mahomes, he plans to return to Kansas City by Friday, where he will continue rehabbing with Burkholder’s staff. Leading the effort will be Julie Frymyer, his assistant trainer and top physical therapist, whose name made headlines during the 2022-23 playoffs for her role in helping Mahomes overcome a severe high-ankle sprain without having to miss a game.
Frymyer was even featured alongside Mahomes recently in a State Farm insurance commercial.
“I think you guys know, as a player, his mindset is a little different than most,” Burkholder said. “He’s so regimented in what he does. He’s in here at 6 a.m. He’s the last guy out at night. He’ll take the rehab like that. When you add up all the little things, that allows the player to get back faster. They don’t heal up faster, they just get back to performance faster.”
Reid said he’s spoken daily with Mahomes since the injury in the closing minutes of Sunday’s game.
“He’s so positive right now,” Reid said. “Like Rick said, he attacked this thing the day of. You wouldn’t expect anything less. ‘Get me up, get me going,’ he’s basically saying, an hour after the game. ‘Brace me up and let me go.’ It’s not one of those injuries, obviously, but that’s his mindset. I think he’ll do great with the rehab. He’s a pretty fast healer that way. And his attitude is 90% of things, how you go about it. How you’re willing to push through the pain to get right.”
Minshew acknowledged a strange feeling walking through the team facility without Mahomes this week. But the two QBs have been in touch, and the veteran of 46 starts across seven NFL seasons is looking forward to Mahomes’ input the rest of the way.
“He’s been great, man. Soon as he’s been figuring things out, he’s been texting the QB room,” Minshew said. “Very positive. Trying to get us fired up. That dude still wants us to win. That’s what he cares about.”
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OHIO FIRES COACH BRIAN SMITH, CITES ‘SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT’
Ohio University announced Wednesday that it terminated the contract of head football coach Brian Smith following an administrative review of his actions while an employee.
The firing was for cause, the university said, after finding “Smith violated the terms of his employment agreement by engaging in serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University.”
The university did not disclose any details.
He is the second NCAA head coach fired in the past week for cause. Michigan dismissed Sherrone Moore last Wednesday after an investigation by the school found “credible evidence” the coach engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
Smith, 45, was put on an indefinite leave on Dec. 1 after the conclusion of an 8-4 season.
His tenure as Ohio’s head coach ends one day short of a year. The school announced Dec. 18, 2024, that Smith was being promoted from associate head coach with a very different tone to its statement.
“Brian Smith exemplifies the essence of the Ohio University community,” president Lori Stewart Gonzalez said that day. “He is a values-based coach with an incredible work ethic who is relentless in his pursuit of excellence. He has been an instrumental part of our football success in recent years and will be a tremendous leader of our program and representative of our University.”
He was hired to replace Tim Albin, who accepted the head-coaching job at Charlotte after leading the Bobcats to the Mid-American Conference title in 2024.
Ohio will face UNLV in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday under the leadership of interim head coach John Hauser, who assumed the job when Smith was put on leave.
STAFFER’S ATTORNEY CLAIMED SHERRONE MOORE HAS ‘LONG HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’
Fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore could face over six years in prison and fines if convicted of felonious home invasion and misdemeanor stalking, charges involving a football staffer with whom the university and investigators claim Moore had an inappropriate relationship.
According to court records of the initial hearing following Moore’s Dec. 10 arrest obtained by The Athletic, the staffer’s attorney claimed to police that Moore had a “long history of domestic violence” against a female football staffer during their relationship.
The female staffer alleged to have had an affair of approximately two years with Moore told police the 39-year-old coach also grabbed and pointed knives at her during the home invasion that day.
Authorities recorded the statement of the female staffer disclosing her relationship with Moore, who is married with three children, to the university hours earlier. She said her intent was to leave town when an emotional Moore barged into her apartment.
At this time, Moore has not been charged with assault related to the knife allegations, but county investigators said they are still reviewing evidence.
If not for his recent missteps, Moore could be preparing the Wolverines for a high-profile bowl game against Texas in Orlando on Dec. 31. That assignment fell to interim coach Biff Poggi.
OKLAHOMA AND ALABAMA TO MEET FOR THIRD TIME IN 13 MONTHS WITH ROSE BOWL QUARTERFINAL ON THE LINE
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma and Alabama will meet Friday for third time in 13 months in the most significant game of their budding rivalry.
Last year, underdog Oklahoma stunned the Crimson Tide 24-3 and cost the Crimson Tide a spot in the College Football Playoff. Last month, Oklahoma won 23-21 at Alabama in a matchup of highly ranked teams that put the Sooners in position to reach the playoff.
Now, their seasons will be on the line in a playoff game, with the winner facing No. 1 seed Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables, as usual, showed great respect for Alabama.
“They’ve been very, very disruptive all year long, very, very well-coached in all three phases,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of familiarity, don’t want to be real redundant. We just played these guys a couple weeks ago and had a lot of great things to say.”
Oklahoma caught several breaks to win the first meeting. The Sooners got an 87-yard interception return for a touchdown from Eli Bowen, and quarterback John Mateer made just enough plays at critical times to save them. Oklahoma won the turnover battle 3-0 and Tate Sandell made three field goals to offset Alabama’s 406-212 advantage in total yardage.
Venables said the Sooners will have to be better in the rematch against a program that has won six national titles since the start of the 2009 season.
“They’re a great program — great players, great coaches,” Venables said. “That’s the way they’ve been for 100-plus years. And so the enormity of the challenge is real. We’re going to have to be an improved version of ourselves.”
The Crimson Tide (10-3) like the chance to make things right.
“What a great opportunity,” Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson said. “It’s a new season. Nobody’s won or lost. We know what happened last year, this year, but we can’t worry about that. We can control what we can control and we can control our attitude, how we play and how we prepare.”
Venables said all indicators are that this game will come down to the end.
“We’ve got two great teams going at it, and it’s going to be a one-possession game,” he said. “It’s going to be a game that every play has tremendous magnitude.”
Running games
The team that finds its running game could be in position to advance.
In the first matchup, the Crimson Tide rushed for 80 yards on 33 attempts and the Sooners gained just 74 yards on 28 carries.
Alabama has struggled with its ground game at times, rushing for minus-3 yards in the Southeastern Conference championship game against Georgia.
Star receivers
Oklahoma’s Isaiah Sategna was a first-team AP All-SEC selection. He has 65 catches for 948 yards and seven touchdowns. He also is a dangerous punt returner, with 23 runbacks for a 13-yard average.
Alabama has a pair of standouts. Germie Bernard has 57 catches for 762 yards and seven scores. Ryan Williams has 42 catches for 631 yards and four touchdowns.
Series history
Oklahoma considered Alabama a rival, long before leaving the Big 12 for the SEC.
It goes back to former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, who voiced his disagreement with the notion that the SEC was better than the Big 12. Stoops backed up his talk when the Sooners beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl after the 2013 season. He had a 3-0 career record against the Crimson Tide.
Alabama beat the Sooners 45-34 in the playoff in 2018, but Oklahoma has won both meetings since. Despite Alabama’s overall success, Oklahoma has won five of the past six meetings and holds a 5-2-1 overall record in the series.
R Mason Thomas
Oklahoma’s R Mason Thomas is off the injury report after missing more than a month.
The dominant edge rusher’s right hamstring was injured while he returned a fumble 71 yards for a touchdown against Tennessee. He was named second-team AP All-SEC despite missing the final three games of the regular season, including the first matchup with Alabama.
Despite the missed time, he leads the team with 6 1/2 sacks and is third with 9 1/2 tackles for loss. He anchors a defense that leads the nation in sacks and tackles for loss.
Special Sooners
Oklahoma had the first-team All-SEC kicker and punter, weapons that could be critical in a tight game.
Sandell made his final 23 field goal attempts of the regular season, setting SEC and school records. He has made all 10 of his tries from at least 45 yards and has made four from 55 yards.
Grayson Miller, a transfer from Central Oklahoma, ranks 12th nationally with 46.1 yards per punt and has had 24 downed inside the 20-yard line.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: BRADEN HUFF PUTS UP 37 AS NO. 7 ZAGS CRUSH CAMPBELL
Braden Huff scored a career-high 37 points on 16-of-18 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds as No. 7 Gonzaga defeated Campbell 98-70 Wednesday night in Spokane, Wash.
Graham Ike had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Bulldogs (11-1), who won their fourth game in a row. Steele Venters added 13 points and Braeden Smith scored 11.
Dovydas Butka led the Fighting Camels (5-6) with 19 points and DJ Smith added 18 points and five steals. Chris Fields Jr. just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.
Gonzaga shot 57.6% from the field (38 of 66), including 5 of 11 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs outscored Campbell 64-38 in the paint and 32-14 off turnovers.
No. 13 Vanderbilt 77, Memphis 70 (OT)
Duke Miles scored seven of his game-high 22 points in overtime to lead the Commodores to a road victory over the Tigers that kept Vanderbilt unbeaten.
Vanderbilt (11-0) made 11 of 13 free throws in the extra period, including a 5-of-5 effort by Miles and 5-of-6 success by Jalen Washington. Tyler Tanner finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Commodores, and Washington contributed 14 points.
Sincere Parker led Memphis (4-6) with a season-high 18 points. Dug McDaniel also scored 18 for the Tigers, and Hasan Abdul Hakim had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Memphis had won four straight in the series.
No. 16 Alabama 104, South Florida 93
Labaron Philon Jr. matched his career high of 29 points and added seven assists to help the Crimson Tide post a victory over the Bulls in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Aden Holloway added 24 points and Hunter Mallette had 14 points and seven assists for Alabama (8-3), which recovered from a 96-75 loss to top-ranked Arizona on Saturday. Holloway knocked down four 3-pointers and Philon and Mallette made three apiece as the Crimson Tide shot 44.9% from the field.
Izaiyah Nelson registered 25 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots for South Florida (6-5), which had a two-game winning streak snapped. Wes Enis made a season-best six 3-pointers while scoring 20 points, and Josh Omojafo had 20 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out.
No. 23 Florida 102, Saint Francis 61
Rueben Chinyelu produced 12 points and 11 rebounds, Xaivian Lee had a team-high 18 points and the Gators blasted the Red Flash in Gainesville, Fla.
Alex Condon produced 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots for Florida (7-4). The Gators won for the third time in five games by shooting 61% from the field and winning the rebound battle 44-19.
Skylar Wicks had a game-high 22 points and Zion Russell finished with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists for Saint Francis (2-10), which shot 39.7% from the floor.
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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: UCONN ROUTS BIG EAST FOE MARQUETTE TO REMAIN UNBEATEN
Sarah Strong’s game-high 22 points and seven rebounds led top-ranked UConn in an 89-53 romp over Big East Conference counterpart Marquette on Wednesday in Storrs, Ct.
The Huskies (11-0, 3-0 Big East) took control early with first-quarter runs of 11-3 and 15-4, building a 15-point cushion by the end of the period. Strong scored half of her points in the opening period, including two of her three made 3-pointers.
Azzi Fudd made another pair of 3-pointers on four shots en route to 14 points, and Blanca Quinonez shot 2-of-4 from beyond the arc on the way to 12 points off the bench. UConn shot 7-of-14 from deep overall and 38-of-64 from the floor while limiting Marquette to 21-of-55 shooting and forcing 21 turnovers.
Skylar Forbers was the only Golden Eagle to reach double-figures points, scoring 17 to lead Marquette (7-4, 2-1).
No. 14 Ole Miss 102, Mississippi Valley State 34
Cotie McMahon scored 24 points, Christeen Iwuala posted a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double and the No. 14-ranked Rebels cruised in a rout of the Devilettes in Oxford, Miss.
Ole Miss (11-1) held Mississippi Valley State without a point for more than six minutes, building a 19-2 lead by the early second quarter.
The Devilettes (1-9) rallied to score 21 second-quarter points and pull to within 14, but the Rebels reasserted their defense and held them to just 11 points in the second half. Three Rebels came off the bench to score in double figures: Jayla Murray with 13 points, Tianna Thompson with 12 points and Kaitlin Peterson with 10 points.
No. 16 Louisville 76, Eastern Kentucky 51
All 12 players who saw the floor in the second half for the No. 16-ranked Cardinals scored, and Louisville rallied from a first-half deficit to beat the visiting Colonels.
The Cardinals (11-3) shot just 12-of-34 from the floor in the first half, including 1-of-10 from 3-point range, while Eastern Kentucky knocked down 4-of-13 attempts from beyond the arc to go into intermission down just 30-27.
Louisville scored the first 11 points out of the break, including five from Tajianna Roberts on her way to a game-high 12 points, and the Cardinals controlled things from there.
Laura Ziegler added 11 points and seven rebounds for Louisville. Althea Kara Angeles scored 10 points to lead Eastern Kentucky (7-4).
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NBA NEWS
JAREN JACKSON JR. GOES FOR 28 AS GRIZZLIES TAKE DOWN TIMBERWOLVES
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 116-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Jock Landale added 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for Memphis, which won for the ninth time in its past 12 games. Jaylen Wells scored 17 points, Cedric Coward tallied 13 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in with 12.
Julius Randle scored 21 points to lead Minnesota, which lost for only the second time in its past nine games. Rudy Gobert (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Donte DiVincenzo (19 points, 11 rebounds) each registered a double-double.
Both teams played without their top playmakers. The Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards missed his third game in a row because of a right foot injury, and Ja Morant sat out for the Grizzlies because of a left ankle sprain.
The Grizzlies held firm after the Timberwolves pulled within 106-103 with 1:25 to play.
Landale buried a 3-pointer on the next possession to double the Grizzlies’ lead. Jackson followed that with a pull-up jump shot to make it 111-103 with 47.7 seconds to go.
The Timberwolves battled to keep the score close. After Wells made one of two free-throw attempts to put the Grizzlies on top 114-107 with 15.9 seconds remaining, DiVincenzo made a 3-pointer to narrow the gap to four with 5.3 seconds to go.
Wells made two more free throws in the closing seconds to secure the victory.
The Grizzlies led 88-83 entering the fourth quarter.
A 14-0 run helped Memphis capture the lead during the third quarter. The Grizzlies turned a 76-67 deficit into an 81-76 advantage thanks to the scoring outburst.
Wells and Vince Williams Jr. combined for three free throws to start the scoring run. Landale and Caldwell-Pope followed with back-to-back 3-pointers, Landale added a tip shot, and Jackson buried a 3-pointer to finish the surge with 2:57 left in the third quarter.
Memphis led by seven points in the final minute of the period, but Bones Hyland made a pair of free throws to cut the Timberwolves’ deficit to five points heading into the final session.
Minnesota held on to a 62-61 lead at the half.
JOSH GIDDEY REGISTERS TRIPLE-DOUBLE AS BULLS BEST CAVALIERS
Coby White scored 25 points and Josh Giddey notched 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to boost the host Chicago Bulls past the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111 on Wednesday.
Chicago won for the second time in three games on the heels of a seven-game losing streak. Cleveland took its third loss in four games.
Cavaliers leading scorer Donovan Mitchell had a game-high 32 points to keep the visitors afloat. His dunk with 8:18 remaining brought Cleveland within nine points, but the Cavaliers were unable to get closer down the stretch.
The Bulls shot a season-best 56.2% compared to 48.3% for the Cavaliers, but the teams combined to shoot 26-for-75 (34.7%) from 3-point range. Chicago led by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter en route to snapping a five-game skid in the series.
Seven players scored in double figures for the Bulls, who collected 35 assists on 50 made field goals. Nikola Vucevic contributed 20 points and nine rebounds, and Tre Jones logged 11 points and 11 assists. Isaac Okoro (12 points), Kevin Huerter (11) and Zach Collins (10) rounded out a balanced attack.
The Bulls benefited from White’s resilience from long range. Coming off a 1-for-10 effort from beyond the arc on Sunday as part of a 3-for-23 start from deep in December, he swished 3 of 5 3-point attempts against Cleveland.
Jaylon Tyson had 21 points for the Cavaliers, while Darius Garland (15), Jarrett Allen (14) and De’Andre Hunter (12) followed. Lonzo Ball grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
Chicago overcame a 12-point first-half deficit to take a 62-58 advantage into the break.
Giddey (13 points) and White (11) paced the Bulls before intermission as Mitchell (15), Garland (11) and Allen (10) led the Cavaliers.
The Bulls surged ahead behind a steady transition game led by Jones, who contributed seven of the team’s 16 first-half assists and three of its eight steals before the break.
Giddey has six triple-doubles this season after notching seven last season.
Ayo Dosunmu (sprained right thumb) was out for Chicago.
The Bulls evened the season series at one game apiece, avenging a six-point loss in Cleveland on Nov. 8. The teams will square off in Cleveland again on Friday.
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NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: JOEL HOFER, BLUES SHUT OUT JETS
Joel Hofer made 24 saves for his fifth career shutout as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Justin Faulk scored for the Blues, who won for the second time in their past three outings.
Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the Jets, who have lost five of their past six (1-4-1).
The Blues broke the deadlock with 6:43 left in the second period. Pavel Buchnevich forced a turnover along the back wall on the forecheck, and then Robert Thomas fed Faulk coming down the middle for his goal.
Panthers 3, Kings 2
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as Florida rallied to defeat Los Angeles in Sunrise, Fla.
Verhaeghe has scored nine goals in his past 11 games, and he has 11 for the season. The Panthers, who are 6-1-0 over their past seven games, also got goals from Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett plus two assists from Brad Marchand. Panthers backup goalie Daniil Tarasov made 27 saves and improved his record to 4-5-1.
Joel Armia and Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, who got 25 saves from Anton Forsberg.
Mammoth 4, Red Wings 1
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves as Utah topped host Detroit.
Jack McBain also scored, Dylan Guenther notched his sixth goal in six games and Kevin Stenlund added late insurance for the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka allowed 14 goals over his previous four starts but was stout throughout while making 27 saves to win his third start in a row.
Emmitt Finnie scored for the Red Wings, who took just their second regulation defeat in 10 games (6-2-2). Cam Talbot stopped 23 shots.
Hurricanes 4, Predators 1
Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist as Carolina prevailed at Nashville, extending its winning streak to five games.
Jackson Blake registered a goal and an assist, Seth Jarvis also scored and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves.
Filip Forsberg scored and Juuse Saros made 33 saves for the Predators, who lost for just the fourth time in their past 11 games (7-4-0).
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BASEBALL NEWS
DETROIT TIGERS, CLOSER KENLEY JANSEN FINALIZE $11 MILLION, 1-YEAR CONTRACT WITH 2026 CLUB OPTION
DETROIT (AP) — Closer Kenley Jansen and the Detroit Tigers finalized an $11 million, one-year contract on Wednesday that includes a club option for 2026.
Jansen, fourth on the career list with 476 saves, gets a $9 million salary next season and the Tigers hold a $12 million option with a $2 million buyout.
A 38-year-old right-hander, Jansen is a four-time All-Star who was NL Reliever of the Year in 2016 and 2017. He trails only Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera (652), Trevor Hoffman (601) and Lee Smith (478) in saves.
Jansen leads active players with 933 appearances, including 62 last season with the Los Angeles Angels. He was 5-4 with a 2.59 ERA and had 29 saves in 30 chances in 2025 after signing a $10 million, one-year deal with the Angels.
He had 25 or more saves in each of the last 13 non-shortened seasons. He had 40-plus saves for the fourth time in 2022 when he led the NL with 41 for Atlanta.
“He’s one of the best to ever do it,” said Tigers general manager Scott Harris, who previously worked in the San Francisco Giants’ front office. “I’ve admired him from afar — and up close in the NL West.”
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Jansen helped teams advance to the postseason 10 times, including in 2020 with the World Series champion Dodgers.
He signed with the Dodgers as a catcher out of Curaçao at the age of 17 in 2004, became a pitcher in 2009 and was with the franchise from 2010-21. He went on to play with the Braves for one season, in Boston for two years and with the Angels in 2025.
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INDIANA PACERS NEWS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS KNICKS
The Indiana Pacers (6-20) host the New York Knicks (18-7) on Thursday in the two clubs’ first meeting since Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Though the two franchises have experienced vastly different seasons this year, the rivalry remains strongly rooted in a history of competition within the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks travel to Indianapolis from Las Vegas after winning the third edition of the NBA Cup on Tuesday. They overpowered the San Antonio Spurs, 124-113, behind 28 points from OG Anunoby and another 25 points from Jalen Brunson.
Indiana comes into the matchup after arguably its worst loss of the season. The Pacers fell to the Washington Wizards on Sunday, 108-89, after failing to score 100 points for just the fourth time this season.
“The way we played today is not acceptable,” coach Rick Carlisle said after the game. “Not enough energy, not the right spirit, obviously not enough aggression, physicality. You can kind of go down the list, but we’ve got work to do. We’ve got a few days this week, and we’ve got to make it productive.”
No Pacers hit the 20-point mark in Sunday’s contest. Bennedict Mathurin was Indiana’s leading scorer with 15 points, and the Blue and Gold made just 37 percent of its looks from the floor, including 25 percent from deep.
The Pacers are on the back stretch of a patch of friendly schedule – they had four days off between Sunday’s game and Thursday’s.
They look to leverage that time to regroup and refocus as they seek to return to the win column on Thursday.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Ethan Thompson, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff
Knicks: G – Jalen Brunson, G – Josh Hart, F – Mikal Bridges, F – OG Anunoby, C – Karl-Anthony Towns
Injury Report
Pacers: Kam Jones – questionable (lower back stress reaction), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Aaron Nesmith – out (left knee MCL sprain), Ben Sheppard – out (left calf strain), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture)
Knicks: OG Anunoby – questionable (left knee contusion), Josh Hart – questionable (rectus abdominus strain), Mitchell Robinson – questionable (left ankle injury management), Karl-Anthony Towns – questionable (sore left knee), Miles McBride – out (left ankle sprain), Landry Shamet – out (right shoulder sprain)
Last Meeting
May 31, 2025: The Pacers defeated the Knicks, 125-108, to clinch the franchise’s second-ever NBA Finals berth.
Pascal Siakam’s 31 points led Indiana as they won Game 6 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in convincing fashion. Siakam clinched the Eastern Conference Finals MVP award after averaging nearly 25 points and five rebounds on over 50 percent shooting for the series. Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 13 assists as the pair led the charge to the Finals.
OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 24 points, with Karl-Anthony Towns contributing 22 points. New York couldn’t overcome its 18 turnovers, however, which Indiana converted into 34 points.
Indiana shot 54 percent from the floor, including 52 percent from beyond the 3-point line. The Blue and Gold fans went home happy as the Pacers shifted focus to the NBA Finals, and the Knicks traveled back to New York still without a Finals appearance since 1999.
Noteworthy
The Pacers are 96-102 against the Knicks all-time.
Thursday’s matchup marks the first meeting between the Pacers and Knicks since last season’s Eastern Conference Finals.
The Knicks won the NBA Cup Championship on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
OG Anunoby played his college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers before entering the NBA draft in 2017.
Knicks coach Mike Brown was an assistant with the Pacers from 2003-2005.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
Tickets
The Pacers will welcome Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7:00 PM ET.
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INDY FUEL HOCKEY NEWS
FUEL BREAK IOWA’S HEART IN THE HEARTLAND ON WEDNESDAY
CORALVILLE – The Indy Fuel headed to Iowa to take on the Heartlanders for the first time this season. After spending most of the game down, Indy came back to defeat the Heartlanders 4-2 in a high-shooting battle.
1ST PERIOD
Fuel captain Chris Cameron took the game’s first penalty at 4:27. He sat for two minutes for tripping before Indy successfully killed off the penalty.
The Heartlanders pushed momentum for the next ten minutes, racking up shots on Owen Flores in net for Indy, before Ryan McGuire scored at 12:24. This put Iowa up 1-0.
Keanan Stewart took Iowa’s first penalty at 16:24 after a hooking call against him. This put the Fuel on the power play and while they pressured, they could not score.
Time expired soon after that, with the Heartlanders outshooting Indy 10-7 with a 1-0 lead.
2ND PERIOD
Just 38 seconds into the second period, Elliott McDermott took a high sticking penalty which put the Fuel on the power play. Brett Moravec capitalized on the power play with a goal at 2:12 to tie it up. Owen Robinson and Matt Petgrave had the assists on that goal.
Indy took back to back penalties, just four seconds apart. The first was to Sahil Panwar at 3:31 for interference, and the second was on Christian Berger at 3:35 for delay of game.
This put Iowa on a lengthy 5-on-3 power play. The Fuel came close to killing off the penalty but with one second left on the power play, Iowa’s Nolan Orzeck scored to give the Heartlanders a 2-1 lead.
Robinson drew a penalty shot at 12:13 in the second frame but Riley Mercer made the glove save in net for Iowa. The score remained 2-1 in favor of Iowa.
At 13:17, Iowa went back on the power play after a slashing penalty was called on Lee Lapid but the Fuel killed it off.
Indy held momentum for the remainder of the second period, eclipsing the Heartlanders in shots but neither team scored again before time expired.
3RD PERIOD
Indy’s Matt Petgrave got to work quickly, scoring his first goal of the season and tying the game 2-2 with the help of Nick Grima and Israels.
Former Fuel forward, Brandon Schultz took a high sticking penalty at 3:53, putting Indy back on the power play.
At 12:51, Jesse Tucker scored to give Indy a 3-2 lead, their first of the game. Grima collected his second assist of the night while Petgrave earned his third point of the night with his second assist.
Cameron headed back to the penalty box at 13:00 after he was called for interference, giving Iowa a power play. Soon after that penalty was killed off, the Heartlanders took an interference penalty of their own at 15:06. That was killed off too.
With about two minutes to go, Iowa pulled Mercer from goal in favor of the extra skater. The gamble did not pay off for Iowa as Indy’s Sahil Panwar intercepted the puck and scored an empty net goal to make it 4-2.
Despite keeping their man-advantage, Iowa could not score again and the game ended with a 4-2 win. Indy outshot them 17-2 in the third period and 41-23 overall.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 12 VS. CHICAGO STATE
Opening Tip
• Indiana University returns to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the penultimate non-conference game of the regular season against Chicago State at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 20. The matchup will be streamed on B1G+ with Ben Haller, Zach Browning, and Josie Broyles on the call.
• Chicago State (2-10) is under the direction of first-year head coach Landon Bussie. The Cougars are led by 15.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game from junior guard Doyel Cockrill III. He has shot 44.7% (21-of-47) from the 3-point line.
• Senior guard Marcus Tankersley has averaged 14.7 points and 1.0 steal per contest. Senior forward CJ Ray is the third Cougar to average double figures at 10.8 points per night.
Game Information
Dec. 20, 2025 • 1 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: B1G+ (Ben Haller, Zach Browning, Josie Broyles)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 4-0
Last Meeting: IU 104, CSU 55 on Nov. 6, 2018, in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana has defeated Chicago State in all four of the previous matchups between the two programs by an average margin of victory of 34.0 points. IU has averaged 97.8 points per game in the series that began in 2006.
• The Hoosiers bested the Cougars by a score of 104-55 in their last meeting on Nov. 6, 2018, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in the collegiate debut of Romeo Langford. The 14th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft scored 19 points in the contest.
• Indiana is 7-0 against Northeast Conference teams with wins over Chicago State (4), Central Connecticut (1), LIU Brooklyn (1), and St. Francis (1).
Last Time Out
• Indiana (8-3, 1-1 B1G) went on the road and dropped a hard-fought contest at Kentucky by a score of 72-60 on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Rupp Arena.
• IU held a 49-42 lead with a 14:18 to play in the second half before border rival UK rattled off a 30-11 run to close the game.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson, who played through significant foul trouble, also produced 15 points. Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway added 11 points.
• The Hoosiers made 26-of-29 (89.7%) from the charity stripe, the highest volume of made free throws since hitting 27 against South Carolina on Nov. 16, 2024. The percentage marked the highest by an IU team with at least 25 made free throws since Dec. 21, 2012 when Indiana shot 26-of-27 (96.3%) against Florida Atlantic.
Wilkerson Named Co-B1G Player of the Week
• Indiana fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced on Dec. 15.
• The Sam Houston State transfer averaged 29.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals in just 23.0 minutes per night as the Hoosiers split games against Penn State (113-72 on Dec. 9) and at Kentucky (60-72 on Dec. 13). He shot 63.6% (21-of-33) from the floor, 60.0% (12-of-20) from the 3-point line, and 83.3% (5-of-6) from the free throw line.
• Wilkerson opened the week with a career-high 44 points against Penn State, a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record, and a program-record 10 made 3-pointers. He added four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in 24 minutes. He followed the historical outing with 15 points and two rebounds at Kentucky.
Lamar’s Legendary Night in the Hall
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson torched the nets for a career-high 44 points, a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record, on a program-record 10 made 3-pointers.
• Per OptaSTATS, Wilkerson is the only Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to score 40-plus points and make 10-plus 3-pointers in a game while playing less than 25 minutes.
• His scoring outburst marked the most by a Hoosier against a Big Ten opponent since Mike Woodson scored 48 points at Illinois on March 3, 1979, and the most in a Big Ten home game since Jimmy Rayl posted 44 points against Wisconsin on Feb. 12, 1962. He is the first Big Ten player since Luka Garza (44 on Dec. 6, 2019) to score at least 44 points in a single game.
• Wilkerson is one of nine players to score 40-plus points in a game this season and the only one to do so in less than 25 minutes. In the last 30 seasons of Division I men’s college basketball only 10 players have scored 40-plus points in under 25 minutes on the court.
• The school-record 10 made 3-pointers are the most by a Big Ten player since Jordan Bohannon (10) against Maryland on Feb. 10, 2022.
Getting it Done on the Defensive End
• Indiana ranks 18th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, per KenPom. The last time the Hoosiers closed the season ranked inside the top 20 in the metric was 2012-13, a year that ended with a Big Ten Championship.
• IU holds opponents to 44.2% effective field goal shooting (11th nationally), 42.6% shooting from inside the arc (7th), and 31.7% from the 3-point line.
• Opposing teams have scored 75 points or less in nine of 11 games. All 11 opponents have scored under their season average against the IU defense.
• The Hoosiers force 12.8 turnovers per games. Three players average at least 1.0 steal per game, led by 1.7 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS
HOOSIERS ADD TWO AVCA ALL-AMERICANS IN 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two names will be added to the wall next year in Wilkinson Hall. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic were named Honorable Mention All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), as announced by the selection committee on Wednesday (Dec. 17) morning.
After a trip to the NCAA regional semifinals for the first time since 2010, the Indiana volleyball team had four players selected to the AVCA Midwest All-Region team. Those four players advanced to the national ballot where a committee of coaches selected Tatum and Krickovic as Honorable Mention All-Americans ahead of this week’s national semifinals.
It’s the first time in program history that IU has had multiple players selected as All-Americans in the same season. Prior to 2025, just four different IU players had ever earned at least one honor. With Tatum and Krickovic joining former setter Camryn Haworth in the prestigious club, head coach Steve Aird is the first coach in program history to coach three different All-Americans in Bloomington.
Tatum set out to leave a legacy on the program during her senior season. She did that and more – captaining the Hoosiers to single-season school records for wins (25) and Big Ten wins (14) during the NCAA era. The Solana Beach, California native provided career highs in kills (359), points (405.5) and hitting percentage (.315).
During her three seasons in Bloomington, Tatum developed into one of the premier right-side attackers in the country. She tallied 936 kills in an IU uniform and 1,151 overall during her collegiate career. The Hoosiers went 61-35 with Tatum on the team. She finishes her career with the ninth highest hitting percentage (.273) in school history.
After 115 collegiate matches, Tatum is off to begin her professional career. She was drafted in the fourth round of the Major League Volleyball (MLV) draft in November by the Columbus Fury. She will head to training camp this week before the season begins in January. Tatum is set to graduate next spring with her undergraduate degree.
There were few players that made more of an immediate impact than IU’s freshman setter, Krickovic. The 6-foot-2 rookie started every match for the Hoosiers. She recorded 1,212 assists, 201 digs, 54 kills, 50 blocks and a team-best 38 aces. With her running the offense, IU broke a single-season program record (.281) for team hitting percentage. All of IU’s primary attackers experienced career highs in hitting efficiency.
In November, Krickovic became the first freshman in program history to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors. She was a Midwest All-Region selection and is now the first IU freshman to ever earn AVCA All-American honors. In totality, Krickovic was one of seven true freshmen to earn an All-American nod. She was one of three freshman setters to be named to a team.
Krickovic is the third setter in program history to earn All-American honors and the second in the last three seasons. In total, IU has now had six players in program history named to an AVCA All-American team. Former middle blocker Ashley Benson remains the only student-athlete in Bloomington to make one of the First, Second or Third teams.
AVCA All-Americans – Indiana
Avry Tatum – Honorable Mention (2025)
Teodora Krickovic – Honorable Mention (2025)
Camryn Haworth – Honorable Mention (2023)
Ashley Benson – First Team (2010)
Ashley Benson – Third Team (2009)
Erica Short – Honorable Mention (2008)
Karen Dunham – Honorable Mention (1985)
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL NEWS
ANDERSON, HEANEY, WOLLARD RECEIVE ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Three Boilermakers were named All-Americans following Purdue volleyball’s historic season. Taylor Anderson and Kenna Wollard were named Second Team All-America while Grace Heaney was named Third Team All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American committee.
The three accolades between second and third team mark the most All-America honors Purdue has produced in a single season.
In her first year competing at the outside hitter position in college, junior Kenna Wollard had a breakout season, ranking sixth in the nation with 577 kills, which stands as the third-most by a Boilermaker in single-season history, including the most in 14 years, and seventh in the nation with 637 total points. Over the season, she totaled 23 matches with at least 15 kills, nine matches with at least 20 kills and five matches hitting at least .400%. Averaging 4.40 kills per set in 2025, Wollard was a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection, received AVCA National Player of the Week (Oct. 7) and Big Ten Player of the Week twice (Sep. 8 and Oct. 6). Her highlights include 33 kills on a .369 clip for the reverse sweep at #24 UCLA, 23 kills on a .457 clip, 10 digs and a career-high-tying five blocks vs. No. 7/2-seed SMU in the Regional Semifinals, 19 kills on a .417 clip vs. No. 24 Penn State and 26 kills at Michigan State.
Meanwhile, she helped guide Purdue to a Regional Finals appearance, playing some of her best volleyball yet, averaging 4.6 kills per set (69 total kills) on a .423 attack % during the NCAA tournament, while showing up defensively with 3.0 digs per set and .67 blocks per set.
Anderson secured second team honors after leading the nation in assists with 1,420 – a mark that stands as the most by a Purdue setter since 2005. The junior led Purdue not only to rank No. 1 in the nation in team kills (1,834) but dished out the offense to hit at an efficient .290 clip – a mark that ranks as second-highest in Purdue history and 13th in the nation. Over the season, she produced 17 matches with at least 30 assists, and eight with 50 assists, all while guiding Purdue to 33 sets with the team hitting at a .400 attack % or better. In addition to posting 11 double-doubles this season, Anderson knocked on the door of the rare triple-double against Houston (9/13) with a career-high eight kills, 36 assists, 10 digs (two kills shy of the feat), and seven kills, 31 assists, 10 digs against No. 15 Indiana (11/29).
Over the NCAA tournament, Anderson set Purdue to an average .328 hitting %, among the most efficient of all NCAA tournament teams and 225 total kills, third among all tournament teams through Regionals play. Anderson is one of five setters named to first or second team.
Heaney earned third team honors after redshirting the 2024 season. In her redshirt sophomore season, Heaney helped lead the offense efficiency, posting nine matches hitting above .400 and four matches above .500 – including a .515 clip (19 kills, 2 errors, 33 attacks) against No. 10 SMU in September. In all, the opposite is the only player in the nation with three errorless performances with 30+ attacks in each, including the only Big Ten player with more than one performance of that caliber. Meanwhile, her 18 dig, 15 kill match at Michigan State.
Heaney is one of seven opposites honored on the All-America Teams. The opposite led the Boilermakers in Big Ten play with a .329 average attack %.
Boasting a season full of efficient matches, Heaney shined at Rutgers with an errorless 18 kills on 31 attacks at Rutgers (.581%), an errorless 15 kills on 37 attacks at Michigan State with 18 digs and a .513 hitting % vs. Oregon with 21 kills and just one error on 39 swings. In total, Heaney racked up six double-doubles this season and had just two attack errors or less in 15 matches.
Together, the Boilermakers led the program to a season defined by defying expectations. From beginning the season predicted to finish seventh in the Big Ten with no preseason All-Big Ten accolades to ending the year ranked third in the Big Ten standings, a 27-7 (15-5 Big Ten) record with a program-record-setting five All-Big Ten honorees, a program-record 10 wins versus ranked opponents, three reverse sweeps with it all leading to a Regional Finals appearance, the first since 2021.
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PURDUE MEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER ADDS SEVEN TRANSFERS FOR SPRING
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Head soccer coach, Richard Moodie, announced the signing of seven new transfers to join Purdue Soccer in the spring of 2026.
The transfer class features Jaiden Anderson (USC), Tanna Schornstein (USC), Rosa Maalouf (Texas), Cassie Bibby (USC), Phoebe Carver (USC), Chloe Tseros (Canisius), and McKenzie Carle (Bellarmine).
Jaiden Anderson
Position: Forward
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Previous School: USC
Club Team: Slammers FC
Career Accolades:
Second-leading scorer for USC in 2025
Tallied six goals during the 2025 season for USC, with three in conference, and two game-winners
Scored eight goals with seven assists in two years
Scored the game winning goal in overtime of the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal game against Ohio State (11/4)
Had an assist in the Trojans NCAA Tournament round 1 victory against Sacramento State (11/17)
2022-23 All CIF Southern Section Team
2022-23 Sunset League MVP
2022-23 Sunset League Golden Boot
ECNL Girls U17 All-American
ECNL Southwest Conference U17 and U16 First Team
Ranked the No. 86 player in the 2024 class (No. 10 in Southern California) by Top Drawer Soccer
Personal:
Her parents are Kelly and Roderick Anderson, and is the sibling to Roderick Anderson III. Her father played basketball for Utah State and played professionally in the Czech Republic, France, Bosnia, and Australia, while her mother played softball for San Diego State.
Tanna Schornstein
Position: Defender
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Previous School: USC, Northwestern
Club Team: San Diego Surf
Prior to Purdue:
U17 & U19 US National Team Member
Earned two assists for two points while playing in ten matches for USC in 2025
Started every game for the Wildcats as a freshman in 2024
Averaged 89.7 minutes per game, and played a full 90 minutes in 18 of her 19 starts
Played one year of varsity soccer and was named captain
As a centerback at Torrey Pines, tallied ten clean sheets in an undefeated season and was named to the All-League First Team
Played for San Diego Surf Soccer Club, winning the 2024 ECNL National Champion
Reached the ECNL finals twice, and won the 2023 Surf Cup
Personal:
Her parents are Valerie and Greg Schornstein, and she has two siblings, Kole and Zoe. Her father played basketball at the University of New Mexico and her mom played softball at New Mexico State.
Rosa Maalouf
Position: Forward
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Previous School: Texas
Club Team: Ottawa South United / NDC Ontario
Prior to Purdue:
Guided Canada to third place finish at Concacaf U-20 championships in 2023
Garnered 2022 Concacaf U-17 championships Golden Boot with record-tying 12 goals
Helped Canada to third place finish at Concacaf U-17 championships in 2022
Earned call up to CANYNT U-17 camp on multiple occasions
Won back-to-back League 1 titles
Keyed squad in 2022 Canada Games championship run
Scored a goal in her collegiate debut against CSu Baskerfield, as well as an assists against Central Michigan in 2024
Personal:
She is the daughter of Luisa Colasanta and Jojo Maalouf.
Cassie Bibby
Position: Defender
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Previous School: USC
Club Team: LA Breakers
Prior to Purdue:
2024 Big Ten Conference Champion
2023 Bay League All-Conference
Won 2021 Surf Cup with LA Breakers
Qualified for Division 2 CIF twice with Santa Monica HS
Played seven matches for the Trojans in 2025, making one start
Played her prep soccer at Santa Monica HS, and club soccer for LA Breakers
Personal:
Daughter of Justine Gilman and Henry Bibby. Has four siblings, Mike, Hank, Roslyn, and Charlie. Her father, Henry, coached the USC men’s basketball team from 1995-2005 and also played basketball for UCLA (1969-1972), the 76ers (1972-1975), and the NY Knicks (1976-1980). Her brother, Mike, played basketball for the University of Arizona (1997-1998) and then for the Sacramento Kings (2001-2008).
Phoebe Carver
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Arlington, Va.
Previous School: USC, Arkansas
Club Team: Arlington Soccer Association
Prior to Purdue:
Made five saves in her collegiate debut in Arkansas’ 5-0 win over No. 9 Alabama on September 21, 2023
Started and played in one match for the Trojans in 2025
Ranked No. 3 in the SEC with four shutouts in league play
Shut out three straight SEC opponents: No. 9 Alabama, Texas A&M and Missouri
Ranked No. 2 in the SEC with a .897 save percentage and a .40 GAA mark in conference matches
Tallied six total shutouts and two combined shutouts in 2023
Alabama ODP Region Camp invitee
Washington Spirit Reserves team member
Virginia ISP State Champion
Two-time WCAC All-Conference First Team
Also competed in basketball, varsity track and part of the 2019 NFL Flag Football National Championship team
Personal:
Her parents are Anne Marie and Richard Carver. Her favorite movie is Top Gun and her favorite TV show is Ted Lasso.
Chloe Tseros
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Previous School: Canisius
Club Team: Sydney Olympic
Prior to Purdue:
Started all 19 games in goal
Played 1,742 minutes, the most by a freshman keeper in program history and third most among all goalkeepers
Ranked among the top 10 keepers in the MAAC in goals against average (1.39/7th), save percentage (.748/9th), saves per game (4.21/5th) and shutouts (5/5th)
Made collegiate debut versus Buffalo, recording season-high nine saves (Aug. 14)
Finished with three stops in 2-1 triumph over Manhattan to record first career victory (Sept. 6)
Posted first career shutout with two-save performance at Rider (Sept. 20)
Stopped all six shots faced in scoreless draw versus Siena (Oct. 8)
Tallied three stops in 1-0 shutout of Marist in MAAC First-Round matchup (Nov. 2)
Turned aside all three shots faced in 0-0 draw against Sacred Heart in MAAC Championship game (Nov. 9)
Three-year letterwinner at Pymble Ladies College
Two-time CIS champion (2022, 2024)
Two-time IGSA champion (2022, 2024)
Led Pymble to a CIS runner-up result in 2023
Named Pymble Athlete of the Year in 2022
Personal:
She is the daughter of Desalyn Bowyer and has one brother, William. She is currently majoring in finance.
McKenzie Carle
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Previous School: Bellarmine
Club Team: Kings Hammere
Prior to Purdue:
2024 ASUN Freshman of the Year
Scored 16 goals with six assists in two years at Bellarmine
2024 First-Team All ASUN
2024 Unanimous All-Freshman Team selection
2025 First-Team All ASUN
2025 ASUn All-Tournament Team
Led Bellarmine with 10 goals, four assists, and 24 points
Four-year varsity high school soccer member earning League Player of the Year, second-team All-State and first-team All-League.
Personal:
Her parents are Stephanie and Jeremy Carle. She is currently majoring in Psychology.
For updates on Purdue Soccer, follow the Boilermakers on X (@PurdueSoccer), Instagram (@purduesoccer), and Facebook (Purdue Soccer).
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NEWS
LOVE, MOORE, PRICE NAMED 2025 THE SPORTING NEWS FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior running back Jeremiyah Love, sophomore cornerback Leonard Moore and junior running back and kick returner Jadarian Price have been named 2025 The Sporting News First-Team All-Americans. Love is slated at the running back position, Moore is in the defensive back spot and Price is the first-team kick returner.
The Sporting News All-America team is one of the five All-America honors that contribute towards consensus and unanimous All-America status. This marks Love’s and Moore’s fourth such first-team All-America honor of the season. It is Price’s first All-America First Team selection, also having been selected to the Walter Camp All-America Second Team and Associated Press All-America Third Team.
All three Irish 2025 Sporting News All-Americans were finalists for national awards in 2025. Love, the winner of the Doak Walker Award for the best running back in college football and the recipient of the 2025 Disney Spirit Award for the most inspirational figure in college football, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award. Moore was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy and the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, and Price was a finalist for the Hornung Award and the Jet Award. Love and Price together are finalists for the Pony Express Award, honoring the top duo in college football.
Jeremiyah Love
This season, Love posted 199 rushes for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns, adding 27 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 6.9 yards per rush on the season. Even more impressive, he did it all while sharing a backfield with fellow running back Jadarian Price, who himself totaled 113 rushes for 674 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Six FBS players rushed for 1,300 yards during the 2025 regular season. Love is the only player on that list who shares the backfield with another running back who has also rushed for at least 600 yards this season.
He was the only player in the nation to rank in the top three in scoring, total touchdowns and yards from scrimmage to conclude the regular season.
Love was the only player in the country to both own more than 1,100 rushing yards on the season and average 6.6 or more yards per carry.
At the end of the regular season, Love continued to rank as one of the most outstanding players in college football, ranking second nationally in scoring (10.5), second in total points (126), second in total touchdowns (21) third in rushing touchdowns (18), fourth in rushing yards (1,372), fifth in rushing yards per game (114.3), fifth in yards per carry (6.89) and fifth in all-purpose yards (137.67).
Love posted eight carries for 171 yards and three touchdowns in the 70-7 win over Syracuse, averaging 21.4 yards per carry. He is just the third player since 1996 to have 170 or more rushing yards and three touchdowns on eight carries or less (Clyde Edwards-Helaire, 11/23/19 vs. Arkansas and Desmond Ridder, 10/24/20 vs. SMU).
In Notre Dame’s 49-20 win over Stanford, Love rushed for a touchdown on Notre Dame’s opening drive, making him Notre Dame’s single-season leader in total touchdowns (21), surpassing the legendary Jerome Bettis’ 20 in 1991. The rushing touchdown was also Love’s 18th of the season on the ground, tying Audric Estimé (2023) for most rushing touchdowns in a single season in Notre Dame history. He is the first player in program history to have multiple seasons with 17 or more rushing touchdowns.
This season, Love was named the Associated Press National Player of the Week and the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week for his impressive performance against No. 20 USC. Love racked up 228 rushing yards on 24 carries to average 9.5 yards per carry in a 34-24 win over USC in the Jeweled Shillelagh rivalry contest. The 228 rushing yards Love put up against USC are the most for a Notre Dame player in a single game in Notre Dame Stadium’s 513-game history.
Love became the first player in program history to collect two 90-yard rushing touchdowns in a career with a 98-yard effort against Indiana in the College Football Playoff in 2024 and a 94-yard score at Boston College in 2025.
Leonard Moore
Moore, also a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and the Lott IMPACT Trophy, ended the regular season with five total interceptions through 10 games played, ranking second in the country in interceptions per game (0.5). He also ranked third nationally in total interceptions (5) and eighth nationally in passes defended per game (1.2).
He was first among all starting Power 4 cornerbacks in coverage grade (92.6) and first in defensive grade (92.0) according to Pro Football Focus. Because of his lockdown abilities, Moore was only targeted by opposing quarterbacks on 12.06 percent of coverage snaps in which he was on the field. For every reception he allowed this season, he posted 15.31 coverage snaps.
At the midway point of the 2025 season, Moore had already made a statement, earning seven midseason first-team All-America honors, including by The Associated Press, The Sporting News, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Focus and Athlon Sports.
In just 10 games played this season, Moore has posted five interceptions, including a 46-yard pick six. He has posted 12 total passes defended, 31 tackles, seven pass breakups and a forced fumble. With Moore’s help, at the end of the regular season, Notre Dame led the nation in interceptions (tied – 21 total INTs), and ranked fourth in turnover margin (1.08), ninth in team sacks (2.92), 11th in rushing defense (99.3), 13th in scoring defense (17.6) and 13th in team passing efficiency defense (108.80).
Moore’s fourth interception of the season came on a 46-yard pick six in Notre Dame’s 70-7 win over Syracuse. Moore’s touchdown, the first of his career, put the Irish up 21-0 before the offense even had a chance to take the field.
Two of Moore’s interceptions came in the same game vs. Boise State, a career-best performance. For his performance that week, he was named the Walter Camp FBS Defensive Player of the Week and the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Defensive Back of the Week. He became the first Notre Dame player to have multiple interceptions in the same game since 2023 (Xavier Watts).
The 2024 FWAA Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, Moore entered the 2025 season with several accolades, as he was named to the Preseason All-America First Team lists by Walter Camp, The Sporting News, the Associated Press, The Athletic, ESPN, CBS Sports, Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. He was been named to watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy.
Jadarian Price
Price is one of the most versatile players in college football, a force at running back and a difference-maker as a kickoff returner. Price is a finalist for the Hornung Award, recognizing the most versatile player in college football, and the Jet Award, recognizing the top returner in the country. He has rushed 113 times for 674 yards and 11 touchdowns, with six receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 12 kickoff returns for two touchdowns and a 37.5 kickoff return average. Both of his kickoff return touchdowns have gone for 100 yards.
At the end of the regular season, Price led all FBS players in kickoff return average (37.5) and kickoff return touchdowns (2), and ranked ninth in total touchdowns (15).
Price was the only player in the nation with two 100-yard kickoff return touchdowns this season. One came vs. Purdue, and one vs. USC.
Price is the first Notre Dame player ever with multiple kick return touchdowns of 100 yards and just the fourth Notre Dame player since at least 1996 to return multiple kickoffs for touchdowns in the same season. His most recent was just the fifth kick in program history to be returned 100 yards for a touchdown with two coming from Price this season.
Price is now tied for second all-time in kickoff returns for touchdowns in Notre Dame history with three. He joins Tim Brown, Allen Rossum and CJ Sanders for second all-time, trailing only Raghib Ismail’s five. Price is just the third player in program history to return multiple kickoffs for touchdowns against a single team during their career (Raghib Ismail – Rice, Michigan; Paul Castner – Kalamazoo), as he also returned a kickoff for a touchdown vs. USC in 2023.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
PROSPER EARNS USBWA NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS
INDIANAPOLIS – Cassandre Prosper was named to the USBWA National Team of the Week following her impressive performance over the last two games.
Prosper led the ACC in scoring over the past week with 44 points over two games to lead Notre Dame to a 2-0 record. Prosper’s 19 rebounds over the two games are tied for the second most recorded by an ACC player over the past week.
The senior recorded the first double-double of her career in Thursday’s win over Morehead State, finishing with 20 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and three steals.
The guard followed the performance up with a game-high 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting to go along with six rebounds and three assists to lead the Irish to a road win over James Madison on Sunday.
The senior has now recorded three straight games of scoring at least 20 straight points, marking the first time she has achieved the feat in her career. Prosper is averaging a career-high 15.8 points per game while shooting 57.8 percent from the field.
Prosper and the Irish welcome Bellarmine for a 7 p.m. ET tip on Sunday, Dec. 21 in their final game before Christmas. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX.
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IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
IU INDY CRUISES PAST IU COLUMBUS, 79-40
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy Jaguars delivered a strong all-around performance Wednesday night at The Jungle, rolling to a 79–40 victory over IU Columbus behind defensive pressure and balanced scoring. Nevaeh Foster led IU Indy with 13 points, while E’Zaria Adams and Julia Hall added 12 points apiece.
IU Indy set the tone early, forcing turnovers and turning them into quick points to build a commanding 25–5 lead after one quarter. The Jaguars’ defensive intensity led to multiple steals and fast-break opportunities, keeping IU Columbus from finding any offensive rhythm.
The Jaguars continued to control the game in the second, outscoring the Crimson Pride 18–8. IU Indy attacked the paint and lived at the free-throw line while maintaining defensive pressure, heading into halftime with a 43–13 advantage.
IU Columbus showed more fight coming out of the break, but IU Indy stayed steady. The Jaguars leaned on rebounding and interior scoring to win the quarter 14–15 and preserve a comfortable lead heading into the final period.
IU Indy closed the game with authority, putting up 22 points in the fourth. The Jaguars’ depth shined as bench players contributed on both ends, sealing the 79–40 win.
Foster led IU Indy with 13 points, while Adams and Hall added 12 points each. Ariana Williams posted a strong all-around effort with 10 points and eight rebounds. Defensively, the Jaguars forced 36 turnovers and turned them into 50 points, showcasing their relentless pressure throughout the night.
The Jaguars will next travel to Wisconsin on Sunday as they face the Badgers at 12:00 PM ET.
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BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NEWS
IANDOLO NAMED MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH AS CARDINALS APPROACH START OF 2026 SEASON
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell has officially named Mike Iandolo as the Cardinals’ men’s volleyball head coach, removing the “interim” tag from the title he has worn since last June.
An assistant coach the past four years at Ball State, Iandolo will lead the Cardinals into their season-opening match on Saturday, Jan. 3, at Worthen Arena against Trine University. Ball State opens play in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association on Feb. 5 at Worthen against Queens College.
“After observing Mike Iandolo lead our men’s volleyball team for the past six months, I am confident he is the right coach to guide our program into the future,” said Mitchell. “He has earned the status as head coach with the way he has commanded the respect of his team and by the level of preparation he has demonstrated in terms of recruiting and competitive development. I look forward to Coach Iandolo continuing to promote and advance the excellence and consistency of Ball State men’s volleyball.”
“I am extremely grateful to Jeff Mitchell and President Mearns for the trust and opportunity to continue leading this program as head coach,” said Iandolo, who begins his fifth year on the Ball State campus. “I have been fortunate to serve this program as an assistant coach, as interim head coach and now in this role full time. During that span we have achieved three MIVA regular season championships, a MIVA tournament championship, a Final Four appearance, a MIVA Player of the Year and multiple All-Americans. This success is a direct reflection of the commitment, character and work ethic of our student-athletes and staff. I truly believe in what we are building at Ball State and I am excited to lead this program going forward. My family and I are proud to continue calling Muncie and Ball State our home.”
As a Ball State assistant, Iandolo and the Cardinals won MIVA regular season crowns in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and reached the 2022 NCAA Final Four. It was the Cardinals’ first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002, but Ball State has missed the national stage the past three seasons.
No stranger to the MIVA, Iandolo was a two-time All-MIVA first team selection as a setter at Lewis University. He was the head coach at the University of Charleston (W.Va.) for three seasons (2019-21) prior to arriving at Ball State. Following his graduation and a grad assistant coaching post at Lewis, he coached club volleyball and played internationally before being named an assistant coach at Grand Canyon University for the 2018 season.
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INDIANA STATE SWIMMING/DIVING NEWS
LOPEZ POSTS THE DIVING SWEEP AT THE EVANSVILLE REGIONAL SPORTS COMMISSION DIVING INVITE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Jecza Lopez led three Sycamores inside the top four finalists as the Indiana State diving team closed out a strong showing at the Evansville Regional Sports Commission Diving Invite.
Lopez topped the prelims field and then completed the sweep in the afternoon finals, while Sofia Dansereau placed third and Brenna Woodruff was fourth overall to highlight the final day of events in Evansville.
Afternoon Finals
Jecza Lopez completed the diving sweep on Wednesday afternoon as the Guadalajara, Mexico native took the 3M Springboard finals with a score of 288.70 to top Southern Indiana’s Anna Bunnell (235.60). Lopez’s high mark came on her first attempt with a score of 54.60 on a Back 2 ½ Somersault Tuck. She posted two scores of 50-plus points with all six dives scoring at least 40 points in the finals.
Sofia Dansereau (226.90) and Brenna Woodruff (221.35) finished third and fourth respectively in the field as the Sycamores put three inside the top four in the finals. Dansereau’s top dive, a Forward 2 ½ Somersault Pike, scored 42.00 points and was one of her two dives of 40-plus points in the finals. Woodruff’s top dive came at the end as the senior posted a 40.80 on a Back 1 ½ Somersault 1 ½ Twist Free.
1M Springboard Diving Finals Results
1st – Jecza Lopez (288.70)
3rd – Sofia Dansereau (226.90)
4th – Brenna Woodruff (221.35)
Morning Prelims
Jecza Lopez topped the field in the 3M Springboard diving prelims as the junior posted a six-dive score of 277.10 to advance to the afternoon’s finals. She was joined by teammates Sofia Dansereau (228.65) and Brenna Woodruff (206.25) as the Sycamores again put three in the event finals.
Lopez posted two 50-plus point dives over the morning session, including a 56.00 on her first attempt, a Back 2 ½ Somersault Tuck, to pace the field early. Dansereau rallied back from an early attempt to post three dives of 40-plus points, including a high 42.00 on a Forward 2 ½ Somersault Pike. Woodruff stayed consistent throughout posting her high score 42.00 on her final dive, a Back 1 ½ Somersault 1 ½ Twist Free.
Bree Cleary finished 10th overall in the field with a six-dive score of 191.05, while Ella Taylor placed 13th with a 174.70.75. Cleary’s high mark came on her third dive, a Forward 1 ½ Somersault 2 Twist Free with a score of 36.25. Taylor’s best, a 38.40, came on her first dive as she completed a Forward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike.
1M Springboard Diving Prelim Results
1st – Jecza Lopez (277.10)
4th – Sofia Dansereau (228.65)
6th – Brenna Woodruff (206.25)
10th – Bree Cleary (191.05)
13th – Ella Taylor (174.70)
Up Next
Indiana State swimming and diving returns to competition after the new year as the Sycamores travel to Carbondale, Ill. heading to Southern Illinois on Saturday, January 10. Competition is set to begin at 2 p.m.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL NEWS
CLARK, YATSKO NAMED 2025 STATS PERFORM FCS ALL-AMERICANS
STATS PERFORM – Indiana State football’s Kimal Clark and Nic Yatsko were both recognized to the Stats Perform FCS All-American teams as announced by the organization on Wednesday afternoon.
Clark was named to the organization’s First Team as a defensive back, while Yatsko earned Freshman All-American honors as a defensive back. It marked Clark’s third All-American honor after being named to the Associated Press (First Team) and the FCS Football Central (Second) teams, while Yatsko receives his second nod after being named to the FCS Football Central Freshman All-American squad on Monday.
Clark, the MVFC Newcomer of the Year, was a 2025 Missouri Valley Football First Team All-Conference selection as a defensive back after leading the league in tackles with 145 stops and 12.08 tackles per game. He finished second overall in the NCAA FCS in total tackles per game on the year through the regular season.
Clark recorded 10 games with at least 10 tackles on the season, excelling in conference play posting a season-high 19 tackles against Illinois State, while adding 16 against Murray and 15 against both South Dakota State and North Dakota State. The Preseason Third Team All-American added 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, while adding two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Yatsko was the lone MVFC player honored on the Jerry Rice Award finalist list in being recognized as one of the top 25 freshmen in the country. The Terre Haute, Ind. native continues to add to his postseason accolades after a standout season on the field.
Yatsko recorded a career-high 14 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 FF, and 1 FR in the Sycamores’ win over SDSU. He wrapped up the season with a seven-tackle, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack game against Murray State and added a fumble recovery and two QB hurries. He finished the year tied for third on the team with 6.0 TFL and was second on the team with five QB hurries.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
THIRD-QUARTER SURGE SENDS DRAKE PAST INDIANA STATE IN MVC OPENER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. –Indiana State started strong Wednesday night in its Missouri Valley Conference opener, but things quickly unraveled for the Sycamores in the middle quarters in a 97-77 defeat at the hands of Drake inside Hulman Center.
Tierney Kelsey led the Sycamores with 18 points, followed by Kayla Smith with 11 and Samiyah Briggs with 10. Kennedy Claybrooks paced the offense with a team-high four assists, while Clemisha Pracket anchored the defense with seven rebounds. Camariyana Tavares added six rebounds and three blocks off the bench.
Indiana State led 21-18 after one quarter, with Briggs leading the charge with eight points in the opening 10 minutes. The Sycamores answered a Bulldog run in the second quarter and stayed within six at halftime behind Kelsey’s 15 first-half points, but Drake took control with a decisive third-period surge. The Bulldogs outscored the Trees 34-12 in the third, but Indiana State continued to fight in the fourth. A 13-4 run sparked by Tavares helped the Sycamores outscore Drake 23-15, but the damage was already done in a conference-opening setback.
First Half
Drake opened the scoring with a layup, but Briggs had a quick answer in the form of a pullup jumper. After a run from the visitors, the Trees strung together a 14-2 run sparked by a driving layup from Claybrooks and a three-pointer by Jayci Allen to take an 18-13 advantage. Drake closed the quarter by trimming the deficit, but Indiana State took a 21-18 lead after the opening 10 minutes.
Drake began the second period with momentum, opening on a 5-0 run before Da’Naria Washington knocked down a three to halt the surge. The Bulldogs continued to build their lead with a 12-0 run, which was stopped by a two-point basket from Kelsey, keeping the Sycamores within 10 with six minutes left before halftime. Indiana State battled back the rest of the period, trading baskets with Drake and outscoring the Bulldogs by three over the remainder of the half, with most of the damage for the Trees coming from the charity stripe and around the rim. Despite the late push, the Bulldogs took a 48-42 lead into the break.
Second Half
Claybrooks knocked down an early third quarter three-ball to pull the Trees within five, but it was all Drake in the period. A 20-2 Bulldog run followed to essentially put the game out of reach, as Indiana State struggled on both ends of the court throughout the quarter. Late baskets from Briggs and Prackett helped to momentarily stop the bleeding, but the damage was done as Indiana State trailed 82-54 entering the fourth quarter.
Indiana State showed signs of life in the fourth quarter, with Tavares hitting a pair of free throws and a jumper from the elbow, with Washington also adding a fastbreak layup. Two layups from Claybrooks, along with a Kayla Smith trey, helped the Trees go on a 13-4 run to cut into the deficit. Smith added a four-point play and a layup in the last 90 seconds but it was too little, too late for the Blue and White in a 97-77 loss.
News and Notes
For the second straight game, a Sycamore opponent scored more than 95 points and shot over 50 percent from the field.
Indiana State finished with 42 rebounds and despite losing the rebound margin, pulled down 40-plus boards for the second straight game.
The Sycamores recorded fewer than 10 turnovers for the first time since its November 24 game against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, committing just nine in Wednesday’s game.
Wednesday’s game was the first time the Sycamores recorded five or more blocks since the Eastern Illinois game on November 11.
The Sycamores scored 15 or more fastbreak points for the second straight home game, totaling 20 in the game.
The Sycamore bench scored 20 or more points for the first time since November 14 at Western Kentucky, contributing 23 points.
Kayla Smith scored a season high of 11 points, marking her first double-digit scoring game in an Indiana State uniform. All of Smith’s scoring came in the fourth quarter, where she was 3-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 from behind the arc in the final frame.
Camariyana Tavares set career highs with three blocks, six rebounds and 20 minutes played. Tavares was plus-three in the second half, despite that being the worse of the two halves for Indiana State.
Da’Naria Washington made her first three-pointer as a Sycamore tonight, and also tied her season high of four rebounds
Tierney Kelsey scored in double-figures for the ninth straight game to start the season, and surpassed the 250-point mark for her collegiate career. Kelsey’s 18 points paced the Sycamore offense, with 15 coming in the first half.
Indiana State’s scoring was a balanced effort, as seven different Sycamores finished with six or more points in Wednesday’s game.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
ACES DROP MVC OPENER AT BELMONT
NASHVILLE – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team took a four point lead into halftime at Belmont on Wednesday, but the Bruins used a big third quarter to take down the visiting Aces 77-67 in both teams’ MVC opener.
Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) paced the Aces with 18 points, tying a career-high and UE single-game high this season with six three point field goals. Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) posted her eighth consecutive double-digit scoring effort, scoring 16 points and adding seven rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Mireia Mustaros (Barcelona, Spain/Ins Argentona) had her top scoring performance as an Ace, scoring nine points while adding six rebounds and two assists. Mustaros knocked down five of six free throws, helping the Aces go 12-for-14 from the line as a team.
Mustaros scored the first three points for Evansville, sinking three of four free throws on two trips to the line, while a three by Luebbers Palmer and a jumper by BeAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) gave the Aces an 8-6 lead at the 5:44 mark of the first quarter. Belmont regained the lead with a nine-point swing, but a basket by Runner, a triple from Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) and two more free throws by Mustaros evened the score at 15-15 at the end of the quarter.
Both teams traded blows early in the second quarter, as the game remained deadlocked at the 6:40 mark with a score of 21-21. Jelena Savic (Melbourne, Australia/Kurunjang Secondary College) briefly regained the lead for the Aces with a three-pointer to make it 24-23 before the Bruins took it back with a pair of baskets. However, Evansville would go on a run in the final four minutes of the half, with a three-point basket by Huber capping a 12-5 run to end the half, giving the Aces a 36-32 lead at the break.
The game remained a back-and-forth affair early in the third quarter, with Belmont holding a 42-40 lead with 5:41 to play in the period. However, the Bruins would go on a run from there, outscoring the Aces 12-4 across the final five and a half minutes of the quarter to go into the final period with a 54-44 lead.
Belmont extended their lead early in the fourth quarter, taking a 60-44 lead at the six minute mark. Evansville clawed back to stay within fighting distance, cutting the deficit to seven with 2:17 to go on the backs of five three-pointers, including three from Luebbers Palmer. That was as close as the Aces would get, however, as Belmont hung on for a 77-67 win to begin MVC play.
The Aces wrap up their non-conference slate on Sunday with a trip to Dayton to take on the Flyers. Tip-off is set for Noon CT.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA SWIMMING/DIVING NEWS
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Swimming and Diving finished the Evansville Regional Sports Commission Diving Invitational at the Deaconess Aquatic Center Wednesday afternoon. The team earned four top-five finishes over the two-day event.
The Screaming Eagles opened day one of competition with sophomore Anna Bunnell and junior Maranda Uttke finishing second and third in the one-meter preliminary rounds. Bunnell earned a 237.20 score in her first dive of the day, with Uttke right behind scoring 224.75.
Rounding out the one-meter preliminaries, freshman Lucia Tenny, sophomore Gabbie Meier, and senior Autumn Turley finished with a 182.25, 178.10, and 161.30, respectively. Bunnell and Uttke continued onto the final round, solidifying their second and third placements.
In their second dives, Bunnell scored 247.05, just three points behind first place. Uttke soundly clinched third place with a 234.85 final round dive, over 16 points ahead of third place.
USI returned to action on the second day with the three-meter contest. Meier finished atop the team in the preliminary round, earning a score of 238.80 in a second-place effort. Bunnell was right behind her, finishing in third with a 230.15 point performance. Tenny nabbed a top-seven finish, putting up a 205.40 dive score, with Uttke rounding out the top nine with a 200.30.
In the three-meter finals, Bunnell jumped up the board with a 235.60, finishing second once again. Tenny earned the second-highest slot on the team, earning fifth place following a 216.45 final dive.
The Eagles are back in action January 10 with a home meet against the University of Illinois Chicago at the USI Aquatic Center. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
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VALPO FOOTBALL NEWS
RICKETTI TABBED FCS ALL-AMERICAN BY PFSN; RICKETTI AND FELTRINELLI NAMED FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS BY STATS PERFORM
Valparaiso University football redshirt freshman return specialist Ryan Ricketti (Rocky River, Ohio / Rocky River) joined elite company on Wednesday as he was named a First Team FCS All-American by Pro Football & Sports Network (PFSN). Also on Wednesday, Ricketti and redshirt freshman linebacker Anthony Feltrinelli (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield) added to their growing list of honors as they were named Freshman All-Americans by Stats Perform FCS.
Valpo boasts an overall All-American for the second straight year after punter Sam Johnson was selected to the Stats Perform All-America Second Team last season. Ricketti and Johnson are the only Valpo All-Americans since 2003. Ricketti becomes the first Valpo player to be named a First Team All-American since Eric Kenesnie in 1999.
The Beacons were one of just seven teams nationally in FCS to have two selections on the Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-America Team, joining Houston Christian, Mercer, Northern Arizona, Tarleton State, UTRGV and Villanova.
In addition, PFSN announced its all-conference squads for the Pioneer Football League on Wednesday. Ricketti and redshirt sophomore defensive back Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) were named to the First Team, while redshirt junior offensive lineman Niko Paic (Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point) earned Second Team honors and Isaiah Fowler (Gary, Ind. / Chesterton) received a Third Team nod.
Also named a Freshman All-American by FCS Football Central, Ricketti earned First Team All-PFL honors as a return specialist and was named to the Academic All-PFL First Team as well. Ricketti, who was one of only two freshmen in the league to receive First Team All-PFL honors and the first Valpo rookie to do so since Spring 2021, finished the season with 711 kick return yards on 25 returns, an average of 28.44 yards per return that ranked seventh nationally. He was the only player in the FCS nation with two 100-yard kickoff return touchdowns in 2025. He had 198 kickoff return yards in a single game vs. San Diego, the most in a single game by any FCS player nationally this season.
Ricketti ranked fourth in the FCS nation in total kickoff return yards with 711 and seventh nationally in combined kick return yards with 729. He was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 8 and was a nominee for national Freshman of the Week and named Honorable Mention STATS Perform FCS Special Teams Player of the Week following Week 3 at Western Illinois, when he had his first of two 100-yard kick return touchdowns.
An All-PFL Honorable Mention choice and a Freshman All-American by FCS Football Central, Feltrinelli finished with 102 tackles on the season, the second-most in the PFL. He had 8.5 tackles for loss as a linebacker, tied for the 13th most overall in the league. Feltrinelli had two fumble recoveries, one of 11 players in the league with multiple. He posted double-figure tackle totals on four occasions including 14 vs. Adrian. Feltrinelli had nine tackles or more in each of his final four games of the season and finished in the top 50 nationally in tackles with 102.
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VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
SHORTHANDED BEACONS FALL TO CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Playing without its leading scorer Wednesday, the Valpo women’s basketball team dropped its nonconference finale to visiting Central Michigan, 91-41.
How It Happened
It was a struggle from the start for the Beacons, as their lone points of the opening quarter came on a coast-to-coast layup from Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) 3:30 into the game. CMU led 16-2 at the end of the first period.
The Chippewas extended their advantage throughout the second quarter, until a late 7-0 run for Valpo made it 44-19 game at halftime. von Schlegell knocked down a triple around layups from Kayla Sullivan (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North [State Fair C.C.]) and Kamryn Winch (Bonne Terre, Mo./North County [Maryville]) for the late spurt.
CMU led 65-29 at the end of the third quarter.
Inside the Game
Valpo played Wednesday without the services of Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) due to injury, and then lost Autumn Dibb (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) to injury early in the second half.
von Schlegell paced the Beacons with 14 points, including three 3-pointers. It is her sixth double-figure scoring effort of the season, the most in nonconference play by a Valpo freshman since Meredith Hamlet had eight games with 10+ points against nonconference foes as a rookie in 2015-16.
Winch was Valpo’s second-leading scorer, hitting 3-of-5 off the bench for seven points while also grabbing six rebounds.
Mor Shabtai (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet) matched her career best and led the Beacons with nine rebounds, while also tallying three assists against just one turnover.
Bella Swedlund (Winner, S.D./Winner [Toledo/Kansas]) knocked down the first field goal of her collegiate career.
Valpo shot 25% from the floor and was just 4-for-31 from 3-point range, while CMU hit at a 51.5% clip from the field and was 6-of-17 from deep.
Click Here For Postgame Press Conference with Head Coach Courtney Boyd
Next Up
Valpo (0-12, 0-1 MVC) opens the heart of MVC play on Monday, Dec. 29, hosting UNI at the ARC for a 1 p.m. matinee.
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UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
HOUNDS HOST OHIO DOMINICAN FOR INTERNATIONAL NIGHT ON THURSDAY
vs. Ohio Dominican (3-5)
Thursday // December 18
5 p.m. ET // Indianapolis, IN
Watch | Live Stats | Listen | Tickets
Coming off a loss on Tuesday night to Findlay, the Greyhounds remain at home for one last game before Winter Break to take on the team’s seventh G-MAC team of the season on Thursday night at 5 p.m., for International Night at Nicoson Hall.
The Greyhounds and Panthers have only met five times before with Ohio Dominican holding a 3-2 all-time series lead over the Greyhounds. UIndy’s two wins in the all time series came in 2014 when Nicole Anderson recorded a 20 point double-double in the Greyhounds’ overtime win, and in 2023 when Liv Becker also recorded a 20 point double-double en route to a Greyhounds victory.
Amyrah Sapenter is coming off another double digit scoring outing against Findlay, notching 12 points with three triples, while he counterpart in the backcourt, Patricia Chikamba had a 6-5-7 stat line on Thursday night. The backcourt duo has accounted for 42.5% of the team’s scoring this season, and will look to continue to produce on Thursday night against the Panthers.
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UINDY FOOTBALL NEWS
BUTTZ VOTED D2CCA ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
FINDLAY, Ohio – UIndy football student-athlete Ryne Buttz was voted to the 2025 D2CCA All-America Second Team, as voted on by the nation’s College Sports Communicators and released Wednesday. The announcement marks the second national honor for the senior standout, who earlier in the day garnered All-America First Team accolades from the American Football Coaches Association.
BUTTZ QUICK HITS
AFCA All-America First Team … D2CCA All-Super Region 3 First Team … team captain and top o-lineman on one of the most prolific offenses in the nation, as UIndy led Division II in team passing efficiency (197.1), ranked second in total offense (500.3 ypg), scoring offense (46.0 ppg), and first down offense (335); and also ranking seventh in 3rd down conversion pct (.515) … earned his third consecutive All-GLVC First Team award and fourth all-conference nod overall, becoming only the 13th player in program history to earn four all-league accolades … led the Greyhounds to a program-record-tying 11 wins, including a first-round playoff victory versus Truman … protected quarterback and Harlon Hill finalist Gavin Sukup … one of the few o-linemen credited with a forced fumble this year … finished his career having started 41 consecutive games, helping UIndy to a 34-7 record while spending time at four different o-line positions … looked at by scouts from multiple NFL teams throughout the season … 2025 FCS National Bowl invitee … earned inclusion on both the 2025 D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List and the ’25 Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason Watch List … 2024 CSC Academic All-District … 2022 UIndy Offensive Freshman of the Year … three-time Academic All-GLVC.
COACHES NAME BUTTZ, SUKUP FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
WACO, Texas – UIndy student-athletes Ryne Buttz and Gavin Sukup were named to the 2025 AFCA All-America First Team, released Wednesday. The announcement marks the first time since 1999 that UIndy garnered two AFCA All-America nods.
The senior duo spearheaded one of the most prolific offenses in the nation in 2025, leading the Greyhounds to a program-record-tying 11 wins and a second-round playoff appearance. UIndy topped Division II in team passing efficiency (197.1); ranked second in total offense (500.3 ypg), scoring offense (46.0 ppg) and first down offense (335); and also ranked seventh in third-down conversion percentage (.515).
BUTTZ QUICK HITS
D2CCA All-America Second Team … team captain earned his third consecutive All-GLVC First Team award and fourth all-conference nod overall, becoming only the 13th player in program history to earn four all-league accolades … All-Super Region 3 First Team honoree … protected quarterback and Harlon Hill finalist Gavin Sukup … one of the few o-linemen credited with a forced fumble this year … finished his career having started 41 consecutive games, helping UIndy to a 34-7 record while spending time at four different o-line positions … looked at by scouts from multiple NFL teams throughout the season … 2025 FCS National Bowl invitee … earned inclusion on both the 2025 D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List and the ’25 Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason Watch List.
SUKUP QUICK HITS
UIndy’s first-ever All-America First Team quarterback and first-ever Harlon Hill Award finalist … first-ever three-time GLVC Offensive Player of the Year … paced all Division II quarterbacks in passing efficiency, completion percentage and yards per pass attempt while ranking second in passing TDs and fourth in passing yards … finished with the second-highest career passing efficiency number in DII history (175.0) and the fifth-highest single-season total (195.6) … had three games his senior season with at least as many touchdown passes and incompletions thrown … only player in NCAA football in 2025 (all divisions) with six passing TDs and 100 rushing yards in the same game; also one of only three players in DII with multiple six-plus passing TD games … broke the single-season and career school benchmarks for passing TDs, passing yards and total yards … tied the program record in career rushing TDs by a quarterback (17) … reset the conference record with nine career GLVC Offensive Player of the Week awards … named the week 10 DII Offensive Player of the Week by D2Football.com after accounting for seven touchdowns and throwing for a career-high 419 yards … 2025 FCS National Bowl invitee … named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List.
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UINDY WRESTLING NEWS
UINDY JUMPS INTO TOP 25 OF THE OPEN MAT RANKINGS AFTER MIDWEST CLASSIC
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy wrestling team jumped its way into the Top-25 of the latest The Open Mat rankings after a 13th place finish at the 46th Annual Midwest Classic, coming in at No. 25 in the latest edition.
Aidan Sprague (133) and Cale Gray (285) both placed fourth at this past weekend’s Midwest Classic, and earning a combined 18 of the team’s 64 points on the weekend, while Gavin Garcia made a quarterfinal appearance in the 149 weight class.
Along with the team, the Greyhounds also have five inside the top-20 of the individual weight class rankings; Nathan Smith (125) 15th, Sprague (133), Garcia (149), Shane Bates (174), and Gray (285).
Gray is the highest ranked wrestler among the five, at No. 6, after a strong weekend that saw him capture two ranked wins. On day two he beat the likes of No. 7-ranked Colby Whitehall of Glenville State after the match was decided in three overtimes, and a tiebreaker. While on day one he beat West Liberty’s No. 17-ranked Parker Bentley with a last second take down to send him to the quarters.
Sprague vaulted from unranked to 11th after a fourth place finish, and a 6-2 record this past weekend, including a first period pin over No. 12 Nick Cattone from Millersville, a 33 second pin in his first match on Sunday, and a ranked win over UW-Parkside’s Elon Rodriguez.
Garcia remains in the top-20 at No. 20 after a quarterfinals appearance at the Midwest Classic. He capped his first day at the event with an upset win over the current No. 8-ranked wrestler in 149, Cole Mayfield from Central Oklahoma, after a second period take down and a third period escape earned him the 4-3 win.
Bates makes his first appearance in The Open Mat rankings this season at No. 20, after gathering three wins on the first day of the Midwest, including a tech fall to begin his day on Saturday, and a comeback 7-5 win over West Liberty’s Carter Winegardner to send Bates to day two.
The final Greyhound in the top 20 of this week’s rankings is Smith at 125 who comes in at No. 15 after a three win weekend. Smith has been a mainstay in the rankings for UIndy, appearing in each of the last four rankings. Smith also garnered two ranked wins this past weekend against Emmanuel’s Braydon Mitchell in sudden victory, while also grabbing a decision win against Lander’s Kaden Kuenzi to begin day two.
The team will have three weeks off before they return home to host Drury in the team’s first GLVC dual of the season on Jan. 7, 2026 for Alumni and Youth Day.
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UINDY ATHLETICS NEWS
LONGTIME UINDY ADMIN MATT DONOVAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
After three-plus decades of service to the University of Indianapolis, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development Matt Donovan announced his retirement this week, effective this Friday. The longtime administrator will continue to serve the University as “Honorary Director of the Greyhound Club,” and a retirement celebration will be scheduled at a later date this spring.
“It has been an honor to serve this University and its students and student-athletes,” said Donovan. “I’m grateful for the relationships, the experiences, and the chance to play a small part in advancing a place I deeply believe in.
“I am thankful for the opportunity to serve a community that has meant so much to me. The friendships, memories, and shared accomplishments will stay with me long after I step away.”
After spending five years as the UIndy Director for Annual Giving, Donovan shifted over to the Athletics Department in 1999 to build financial support for UIndy Athletics by spearheading the development and growth of the Greyhound Club. With a dedicated staff and Board of Directors, the Greyhound Club membership grew to more than 1,800 individuals under his direction.
Recognized by his peers as a dedicated and visionary leader in his field, Donovan was named the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) Fundraiser of the Year for the College Division in 2016. Under his leadership, the Greyhound Club generated nearly $8 million in annual gifts since its inception.
“It is difficult to put into words the profound impact Matt Donovan has had on UIndy Athletics over the past three decades,” said Kim Pate, Director of Athletics. “His unwavering dedication has been instrumental in transforming the Greyhound Club into the organization it is today, generating millions in support of our student-athletes and enhancing the entire game-day experience.
“Matt is a nationally respected leader and a true professional in every sense; his legacy here is not just measured in the funds raised or the memberships secured, but in the countless relationships he’s built. We are incredibly grateful for his immense contributions and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement.”
In addition to the development of the Greyhound Club, Donovan initiated numerous other successful ventures, such as a comprehensive partnership program that has netted over $2.1 million in sponsorship dollars. He also created a planned giving society that secured future commitments totaling over $350,000 for the University.
Donovan was also an integral leader in some of the University’s most extensive and comprehensive fundraising campaigns. One such campaign, entitled Champions Challenge, raised over half a million dollars in the 2014-15 fiscal year, more than doubling the initial set goal. He was also instrumental in soliciting a $500,000 gift in 2014 for the naming rights of the basketball court in Nicoson Hall.
Donovan was an active member in a number of professional organizations. A past president of the National Association of Athletic Development Directors, he has presented at various national conferences, sharing revenue-generating ideas and best practices for BOSCA, NAADD and NACDA, as well as at the NCAA Convention.
Donovan helped transform home football games by introducing enhancements like “Tailgate Town,” a Stadium Club, and a reserved parking program for fans. He established the Greyhound Club Golf Outing and Invitational Golf Outing as well as other events including an Online Auction, Florida Golf Outing, Nicoson Golf Outing, and Vera Bradley outlet trip. He chaired the UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame board and also served as a University liaison to the NFL and local organizing committees as UIndy was a practice site for Super Bowl XLVI.
A respected professional, a trusted mentor, a dedicated team member. Matt Dovovan helped usher UIndy Athletics to new heights. He will forever be a Greyhound.
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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
SOUTHEASTERN EXTINGUISHES MARIAN’S FIRE 76-68 IN AIA CLASSIC FINALE
Xenia, Ohio – Playing in the championship game of the Athletes in Action Christmas Classic, the men’s basketball team came up short against (RV) Southeastern on Wednesday night by a final of 76-68. Marian drops to 3-10 on the season with the loss.
Marian fell behind in the opening minute of the game, starting play in a sloppy style that saw the team commit a pair of turnovers on its first two possessions. An early timeout settled the team into the game, as Dylan Moles and Luke Carroll put the team on the board by the opening media timeout.
Southeastern would push its lead to nine in the moments after the stoppage, putting Marian in a further hole as they trailed 13-4. Ron Rutland III started to turn the tide for the Knights with a trifecta, while Josiah Gustin helped pull the team within three. As the bench worked into the game, a three-point swing from Blake Russell and a flurry of Luke Lindeman makes quickly pulled the Knights within one.
Aidan Franks joined Luke Lindeman in the comeback effort, as the duo led the bench unit and saw the Knights claw to a draw with 4:32 to play. Knotted at 24-24, the game would progress into a tie twice more before the half ended, as Rutland and Josiah Gustin matched the Fire’s offense. A three-pointer with 1:52 to play in the opening half for Southeastern would end the back and forth, as the Fire heated up going into the break with an 8-2 run, leading Marian 36-30.
In the second half, Marian did all they could to try and overtake their first-half deficit, but the team was never able to pull in front. Aaron Humphrey Jr. and Aidan Franks shouldered the offense early in the second period as the Knights slashed within two points as the first five minutes expired, but Southeastern never flinched.
The two teams traded baskets and stops, with Southeastern holding a one or two-possession lead for the majority of the half. With 7:56 remaining in the game, a second-chance basket for Luke Lindeman cut the lead to one as Marian trailed 59-58, but Southeastern immediately answered with a three-pointer, pushing in front by two scores.
Unable to take the lead or force a tie, Marian played into desperation, missing pivotal shots down the stretch. Marian would again get within one point as Aaron Humphrey Jr. scored out of the final media timeout with 4:08 remaining, while later sinking two free throws to keep the game at reach. Following the free throws for Humphrey, the junior committed a shooting foul, putting the Fire to the line with 3:00 to play, with Daivion Traylor making both to take a 71-68 lead.
Needing a make to extend pressure, the Knights’ offense came up short, missing each of the team’s final five shots from the field. Southeastern took advantage of the shortcomings, hitting a game-clinching layup with 1:48 to play, taking a five-point lead before finishing the game off at the foul line in their 76-68 victory.
Southeastern finished the night shooting over 50 percent from the floor, while Marian shot near 40 percent in the loss. Aaron Humphrey Jr. led the team in scoring with 17 points to go with 11 rebounds, while Aidan Franks (11 points) and Luke Lindeman (10 points) led the bench in scoring. Humphrey also led the team in assists with four and steals with two.
The Knights will play their final game in the first half of the regular season schedule, hosting Saint Mary of the Woods College on Friday night. Tip-time for Friday’s winter break contest is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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ROSE HULMAN MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
ROSE-HULMAN DEFEATS EARLHAM FOR JOHN MUTCHNER CUP
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers picked up a conference win over Earlham College on Wednesday night to win the John Mutchner Cup with a final score of 79-71. This improves the team to 6-3 overall and keeps them undefeated in the conference at 4-0.
The John Mutchner Cup is dedicated to the legendary John Mutchner, who is a member of the Earlham and Rose-Hulman athletic hall of fames. He was inducted into Earlham’s as a student-athlete and into Rose-Hulman’s as an administrator. The John Mutchner Cup game is always the first game between Rose-Hulman and Earlham each season.
Daniel Savovic led the team with 19 points on the night. Other double-figure scorers were Will McElheney with 15, Christian Torres with 10, and Evan Gentile with 10. Torres led the team on the glass with eight rebounds in the contest.
The score remained close in the first half as both teams traded the lead. A made layup by the Quakers tied the game at 33-33 with 3:32 left before halftime. Rose-Hulman finished the final three minutes on a 10-3 run to make the score 43-36 heading into the locker room.
The Quakers started the second half with a 9-2 run to tie the score at 45-45 in the first three minutes. Rose-Hulman stood down three with 6:02 remaining in the game with the score at 67-64. McElheney made an amazing and-one basket at the rim, drawing the foul to head to the free throw line for a three-point play and a chance to tie the game. McElheney made the free throw to tie the score at 67-67 with 5:22 left on the clock.
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EARLHAM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
FIGHTIN’ ENGINEERS CRUSH THE QUAKERS IN ROAD VICTORY
RICHMOND, Ind. – Rose-Hulman picked up their third victory in the past four games, as the Fightin’ Engineers took down the Earlham Quakers by a score of 76-56.
RHIT jumped out to an early lead as Sophia Reese was able to knock down a mid-range jumper before scoring on an offensive rebound tip-in. Kaia Peterson would then add consecutive layups, including a tough and-one, which put Rose-Hulman up 13-4.
The Quakers were able to battle back as they tied the game at 14 apiece, following a pair of baskets by Sarah Riley. The lead did not last long, however, as Emma Schipp knocked down a three-pointer on the following possession.
Schipp would continue to thrive as she scored on an and-one layup, before an offensive rebound tip-in by Schipp put Rose-Hulman up 22-16.
Following a three-pointer by the Quakers, María Godoy Rodriguez scored on a mid-range jump shot, and Katelyn Fennell attacked the paint to score on a layup. Schipp and CK Gallegos Rodriguez would also convert three-pointers, which helped extend Rose’s lead to 37-25 at the half.
Fennell opened the second half by scoring on a three-point bucket to extend the lead to 15. María Godoy Rodriguez continued to show why she ranks third in the HCAC with 2.8 steals per game, as she recorded multiple steals within the four-minute mark, which both resulted in fastbreak layups.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
ON DECEMBER 18 IN …
1869 – CANADA’S HAMILTON FOOT BALL CLUB PLAYS ITS FIRST GAME.
1894 – CRICKET DAY FOUR 1T AUSTRALIA VERSUS ENGLAND; ENGLAND FOLLOWING ON 4-268, 7 IN FRONT.
1905 – CRICKETER H V HORDERN TAKES 8-81 IN SECOND INNINGS OF F-C DEBUT (NEW SOUTH WALES VERSUS QUEENSLAND).
1930 – DONALD BRADMAN SCORES 258 NEW SOUTH WALES VERSUS SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 289 MINUTES, 37 FOURS.
1932 – THE CHICAGO BEARS DEFEAT THE PORTSMOUTH SPARTANS 9-0 IN THE FIRST EVER NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
1935 – DONALD BRADMAN SCORES 117 IN HIS FIRST SHIELD CRICKET MATCH FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
1936 – QUEENSLAND CRICKET ALL OUT FOR 49 VERSUS VICTORIA, LESLIE FLEETWOOD-SMITH 7-17.
1949 – PHILADELPHIA EAGLES BEAT LOS ANGELES RAMS 14-0 IN NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
1952 – ELLIS W RYAN RESIGNS AS CLEVELAND INDIANS PRESIDENT.
1956 – PHIL RIZZUTO SIGNS AS NEW YORK YANKEES RADIO-TV ANNOUNCER.
1959 – SAMMY BAUGH NAMED FIRST COACH OF NEW YORK TITANS (AFL).
1961 – FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS NAMES WILMA RUDOLPH FEMALE ATHLETE OF YEAR.
1961 – WILT CHAMBERLAIN OF NBA PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS SCORES 78 POINTS VERSUS LOS ANGELES LAKERS.
1963 – CLARKE RUNS WORLD RECORD 10KM (28:15.6).
1973 – NEW YORK YANKEES SIGN DICK WILLIAMS AS MANAGER, OVERTURNED LATER BY AMERICAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT.
1977 – CLEVELAND CAVALIERS RETIRE JERSEY NUMBER 42 (NATE THUMOND).
1983 – NBA SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS END 29-GAME ROAD LOSING STREAK.
1984 – 73RD DAVIS CUP: SWEDEN BEATS USA IN GOTHENBURG (4-1).
1988 – 5TH MEETING OF SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-NEW YORK JETS, JETS WIN AND ELIMINATE GIANTS FROM PLAYOFFS.
1988 – SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WIN THEIR FIRST EVER DIVISION TITLE WITH 9-7 RECORD.
1990 – NATIONAL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES BUFFALO, DENVER, MIAMI, ORLANDO, TAMPA-ST PETERSBURG, AND WASHINGTON DC AS SIX FINALIST FOR 1993 EXPANSION (MIAMI AND DENVER WIN).
1993 – KEVIN SCOTT SKATES WORLD RECORD 1000 METRE (1:12.54).
1994 – NORMAN, COUPLES AND AZINGER WIN LPGA WENDY’S 3-TOUR GOLF CHALLENGE.
1996 – START OF FIRST TEST CRICKET MATCH BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND ENGLAND.
2002 – JEFF KENT SIGNS AN $18.2 MILLION, TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE HOUSTON ASTROS.
2005 – THE BAT PETE ROSE USED TO HIT HIS 159TH CAREER HOME RUN IN 1985 IS ACQUIRED BY GOLDENPALACE.COM FOR $103,631.91 DURING LELANDS WINTER 2005 AUCTION. THE ON-LINE CASINO PLANS TO SAW THE BAT IN HALF TO DETERMINE IF THE BAT IS CORKED AS IS WIDELY BELIEVED.
2021 – AT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: EDMONTON OILERS BEATS SEATTLE KRAKEN BY SCORE 5-3.
2021 – AT AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER IN DALLAS, TEXAS, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: DALLAS STARS BEATS CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS BY SCORE 4-3.
2021 – AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: DETROIT RED WINGS BEATS NEW JERSEY DEVILS BY SCORE 5-2.
2021 – AT PNC ARENA IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: CAROLINA HURRICANES BEATS LOS ANGELES KINGS BY SCORE 5-1.
2021 – AT WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS BEATS OTTAWA SENATORS BY SCORE 4-3.
BIRTHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 18
1886 – BIRTH OF TY COBB IN COLORADO, USA; BATTED .367, STOLE 892 BASES (DETROIT TIGERS).
1910 – BIRTH OF ERIC TINDALL; CRICKET PLAYER (ALL BLACK REPRESENTATIVE WHO KEPT WICKET IN FIVE TESTS).
1915 – BIRTH OF DARIO MANGIAROTTI IN ITALY; FENCING, GOLD, TWO SILVER (OLYMPICS-1948, 1952).
1931 – BIRTH OF NOEL MCGREGOR; CRICKET PLAYER (BATTED IN 25 TESTS FOR NEW ZEALAND 1955-65).
1939 – BIRTH OF SANDRO LOPOPOLIA IN ITALY; LIGHTWEIGHT BOXER (OLYMPICS-SILVER-1960).
1940 – BIRTH OF ARNOLD LONG; CRICKET PLAYER (PROLIFIC WICKETKEEPER FOR SURREY AND SUSSEX).
1945 – BIRTH OF CAROLYN WOOD; AMERICAN 4 X 100 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMER (OLYMPICS-GOLD-1960).
1946 – BIRTH OF HUBIE GREEN IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA; PGA GOLFER (US OPEN 1977).
1961 – BIRTH OF BRIAN ORSER IN CANADA; FIGURE SKATER (OLYMPICS-SILVER-1988).
1961 – BIRTH OF LALCHAND RAJPUT; CRICKET PLAYER (INDIAN TEST OPENING BATSMAN 1985-86).
1963 – BIRTH OF CHARLES OAKLEY; NBA FORWARD (NEW YORK KNICKS).
1963 – BIRTH OF LORI MCNEIL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA; TENNIS STAR (1995 OAKLAND DOUBLES).
1964 – BIRTH OF DON BEEBE; NFL WIDE RECEIVER (GREEN BAY PACKERS-SUPERBOWL 31).
1965 – BIRTH OF BRIAN WALTON IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA; POINTS RACE CYCLIST (OLYMPICS-SILVER-1996).
1965 – BIRTH OF WILLIE BLAIR IN PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA; PITCHER (SAN DIEGO PADRES).
1966 – BIRTH OF AARON JONES; NFL DEFENSIVE END (NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS).
1966 – BIRTH OF PATRICIA NEDER IN WAUYKESHA, WISCONSIN, USA; TEAM HANDBALL RIGHT WING (OLYMPICS-1992, 1996).
1967 – BIRTH OF BOB CORKUM IN SALISBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA; NHL CENTER (PHILADELPHIA FLYERS).
1967 – BIRTH OF CHARLES CHRISTOPHER RYMER IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE, USA; PGA GOLFER (1995 SHELL-3RD).
1967 – BIRTH OF DAN MCGWIRE; NFL QUARTERBACK (MIAMI DOLPHINS).
1967 – BIRTH OF TRACY HAYWORTH; NFL LINEBACKER (DETROIT LIONS, ATLANTA FALCONS).
1968 – BIRTH OF AARON CRAVER; NFL RUNNING BACK (DENVER BRONCOS, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS).
1969 – BIRTH OF ANDREW MURPHY; AUSTRALIAN LONG JUMPER/TRIPLE JUMPER (OLYMPICS-1996).
1969 – BIRTH OF CHRIS DAUSIN; WLAF CORNER/GUARD (SCOTTISH CLAYMORES).
1969 – BIRTH OF JOANNE MILLS IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA; GOLFER (T25 HOLDEN 1994 WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN).
1969 – BIRTH OF JOE RANDA IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, USA; INFIELDER (KANSAS CITY ROYALS).
1969 – BIRTH OF KEITH PIPER; CRICKET PLAYER (WARWICKSHIRE AND ENGLAND A WICKETKEEPER).
1969 – BIRTH OF MARCO COLEMAN; NFL DEFENSIVE END (MIAMI DOLPHINS, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS).
1969 – BIRTH OF T C WRIGHT; WLAF RUNNING BACK (AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS).
1970 – BIRTH OF LUCIOUS HARRIS; NBA GUARD (NEW JERSEY NETS, DALLAS MAVERICKS).
1971 – BIRTH OF ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO IN BARCELONA, SPAIN; TENNIS STAR (OLYMPICS-SILVER/BRONZE-1992).
1971 – BIRTH OF FRANK PIMISKERN; CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE SAFETY (BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS).
1971 – BIRTH OF JOE DZIEDZIC IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA; NHL LEFT WING (PITTSBURGH PENGUINS).
1971 – BIRTH OF MARKUS FINKE; WLAF RUNNING BACK (RHEIN FIRE).
1971 – BIRTH OF NEIL LITTLE IN MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, CANADA; NHL GOALIE (PHILADELPHIA FLYERS).
1972 – BIRTH OF ERIC UNVERZAGT; NFL/WLAF LINEBACKER (SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, SCOTLAND CLAYMORES).
1972 – BIRTH OF JEFF NELSON IN PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA; NHL CENTER (WASHINGTON CAPITALS).
1973 – BIRTH OF JASON WILLIAMS IN GONZALES, LOUISIANA, USA; BASEBALL INFIELDER (OLYMPICS-BRONZE-1996).
1973 – BIRTH OF KEITH WASHINGTON; NFL DEFENSIVE END (MINNESOTA VIKINGS, BALTIMORE RAVENS).
1974 – BIRTH OF PETER BOULWARE; LINEBACKER (BALTIMORE RAVENS).
1975 – BIRTH OF MICHAEL BARRY IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA; CYCLIST (OLYMPICS-1996).
DEATHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 18
1937 – S S SCHULTZ, CRICKET PLAYER (ONE TEST ENGLAND VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1879), DIES.
1942 – CHARLIE WALKER, CRICKET PLAYER (AUSTRALIAN TOURIST TO ENGLAND 1930, 1938), DIES.
1971 – BOBBY JONES JUNIOR, PGA GOLFER (GRAND SLAM 1930), DIES AT AGE 69.
1976 – GEORGE EMMETT, CRICKET PLAYER (ENGLAND OPENER VERSUS AUSTRALIA OLD TRAFFORD 1948), DIES.
1982 – RAYMOND EMERY, CRICKET PLAYER (TWO TESTS NEW ZEALAND VERSUS WEST INDIES 1952, 46 RUNS, TWO WICKETS), DIES.
1991 – DEATH OF GEORGE ABECASSIS, ENGLISH RACE CAR DRIVER (BORN 1913).
ON DECEMBER 19 IN …
1887 – JAKE KILRAIN AND JEM SMITH FIGHT BARE KNUCKLES 106 ROUNDS TO A DRAW.
1891 – CANADIAN RUGBY UNION FORMS.
1894 – CRICKET DAY FIVE 1T AUSTRALIA VERSUS ENGLAND; ENGLAND 437 ALL OUT, AUSTRALIA NEED 177 ARE 2-113.
1913 – JACK JOHNSON FIGHTS JIM JOHNSON TO A DRAW IN 10 FOR HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE.
1917 – FIRST NHL GAME PLAYED ON ARTIFICIAL ICE (TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA).
1917 – QUÉBEC BULLDOGS PLAY THEIR FIRST PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY GAME.
1920 – FIRST US INDOOR CURLING RINK OPENS (BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS).
1924 – TEST CRICKET DEBUT OF BILL PONSFORD, WHO SCORES 110 IN FIRST INNINGS.
1931 – DONALD BRADMAN SCORES 112 AUSTRALIA VERSUS SOUTH AFRICA AT CRICKET SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND.
1948 – CLEVELAND BROWNS BEAT BUFFALO BILLS 49-7 IN AAFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
1948 – PHILADELPHIA EAGLES SHUTOUT CHICAGO CARDINALS 7-0 IN NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
1959 – FIRST LIBERTY BOWL GAME-PENNSYLVANIA STATE BEATS ALABAMA 7-0.
1974 – DAVE KRYSKOW SCORES WASHINGTON CAPITALS’ FIRST NHL SHORTHANDED GOAL.
1976 – JO ANN WASHAM/CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ WIN PEPSI-COLA MIXED TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
1976 – JOHN LEVER TAKES 7-46 IN FIRST TEST CRICKET INNINGS, VERSUS INDIA DELHI.
1976 – PIPER CHEROKEE PLANE CRASHES INTO BALTIMORE MEMORIAL STADIUM UPPER STANDS, INJURING THE PILOT AND THREE OTHERS, 10 MINUTES AFTER BALTIMORE COLTS LOSE 40-14 TO PITTSBURGH STEELERS; NO ONE SERIOUSLY HURT.
1983 – THE ORIGINAL FIFA WORLD CUP TROPHY, THE JULES RIMET TROPHY, IS STOLEN FROM THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
1984 – SCOTTY BOWMAN BECOMES NHL’S ALL TIME WINNINGEST COACH.
1984 – WAYNE GRETZKY, 23, IS 18TH AND YOUNGEST NHL PLAYER TO SCORE 1,000 POINTS.
1986 – JACK MORRIS AGREES TO SALARY ARBITRATION WITH FORMER TEAM DETROIT TIGERS AND ACCUSES OWNERS OF COLLUSION AGAINST FREE AGENCY.
1986 – MICHAEL SERGIO, WHO PARACHUTED INTO SHEA STADIUM DURING GAME SIX OF THE WORLD SERIES, SENTENCED TO 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND FINED $500.
1987 – BOSTON BRUINS’ KEN LINSEMAN AND SAINT LOUIS BLUES’ DOUG GILMORE SCORE GOALS, TWO SECONDS APART.
1988 – OKLAHOMA’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM GETS THREE YEAR PROBATION.
2021 – AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA IN WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: LOS ANGELES KINGS BEATS WASHINGTON CAPITALS BY SCORE 3-2.
2021 – AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS BEATS NEW JERSEY DEVILS BY SCORE 3-2.
2021 – AT CANADA LIFE CENTRE IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: WINNIPEG JETS BEATS SAINT LOUIS BLUES BY SCORE 4-2.
2021 – AT UBS ARENA IN ELMONT, NEW YORK, USA, NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS BEATS NEW YORK ISLANDERS BY SCORE 4-3.
BIRTHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 19
1879 – BIRTH OF BEALS C WRIGHT; TENNIS CHAMPION (US OPEN-1905).
1916 – BIRTH OF MERVYN WALLACE; CRICKET PLAYER (13 TESTS FOR NEW ZEALAND, LATTERLY AS CAPTAIN).
1920 – BIRTH OF RAGNILD HVEGER IN DENMARK; 400 METRE SWIMMER (OLYMPICS-SILVER-1936).
1926 – BIRTH OF BOBBY LAYNE; NFL QUARTERBACK (DETROIT LIONS).
1934 – BIRTH OF AL KALINE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA; HALL OF FAME OUTFIELDER (DETROIT TIGERS/AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING CHAMPION 1955).
1949 – BIRTH OF CLAUDIA A KOLB; AMERICAN 200 METRE BREAST STROKE SWIMMER (OLYMPICS-SILVER-1964).
1953 – BIRTH OF PETER MCEWAN; CRICKET PLAYER (NEW ZEALAND BATSMAN EARLY 1980S).
1955 – BIRTH OF SUSIL FERNANDO; CRICKET PLAYER (5 TESTS FOR SRI LANKA 1983).
1957 – BIRTH OF KEVIN MCHALE; NBA FORWARD (BOSTON CELTICS).
1958 – BIRTH OF IQBAL SIKANDER; CRICKET PLAYER (PAKISTAN LEG-SPINNER 1992 WORLD CUP).
1958 – BIRTH OF RICK PEARSON IN MARIANNA, FLORIDA, USA; NIKE GOLFER (1990 YUMA OPEN).
1959 – BIRTH OF EDWARD METGOD; DUTCH SOCCER GOALIE (HAARLEM, SPARTA).
1959 – BIRTH OF KATHRYN “FURU” CARPENTER IN MARSHALL, MICHIGAN, USA; FENCER-EPEE (OLYMPICS-1996).
1961 – BIRTH OF REGGIE WHITE; NFL DEFENSIVE END (GREEN BAY PACKERS-SUPERBOWL 31) (DIES 2004).
1962 – BIRTH OF CHARITH SENANAYAKE; CRICKET PLAYER (PLAYED FOR SRI LANKA VS NEW ZEALAND 1991).
1963 – BIRTH OF CHRIS GREATREX; LPGA GOLFER (1995 FIELCREST CANNON CLASSIC-71ST).
1963 – BIRTH OF KAREN BLISS-LIVINGSTON IN QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, USA; CYCLIST (OLYMPICS-1996).
1964 – BIRTH OF ARVYDAS SABONIS; NBA CENTER (PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS).
1964 – BIRTH OF LORIE KANE IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA; LPGA GOLFER (DU MAURIER LTD-1994, 1995).
1964 – BIRTH OF MIKE FETTERS IN VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, USA; PITCHER (MILWAUKEE BREWERS).
1964 – BIRTH OF RANDALL MCDANIEL; NFL GUARD (MINNESOTA VIKINGS).
1966 – BIRTH OF ALBERTO “LA BOMBA” TOMBA; ITALIAN SKIER (OLYMPICS-GOLD-1988, 1992).
1966 – BIRTH OF COURTNEY GRIFFIN; CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE BACK (WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS).
1966 – BIRTH OF ERIC WEINRICH IN ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, USA; NHL DEFENSEMAN (CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS).
1966 – BIRTH OF MONIQUE OLIVER IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, USA; WPVA VOLLEYBALL PLAYER (US OPEN-4TH-1994).
1966 – BIRTH OF RAJESH CHAUHAN; CRICKET PLAYER (INDIAN OFF-SPINNER SINCE 1993).
1966 – BIRTH OF ROBERTO BEAM; SOCCER PLAYER (VITESSE/MVV).
1967 – BIRTH OF DOUG JOHNS IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, USA; PITCHER (OAKLAND ATHLETICS).
1968 – BIRTH OF JENNIFER DEVINE IN PORTLAND, OREGON, USA; ROWER (OLYMPICS-1996).
1969 – BIRTH OF MICHAEL BATES; NFL WIDE RECEIVER (CLEVELAND BROWNS, CAROLINA PANTHERS).
1969 – BIRTH OF MIKE ALEXANDER; WLAF CORNER (RHEIN FIRE).
1969 – BIRTH OF NAYAN MONGIA; CRICKET PLAYER (INDIAN TEST BATSMAN-WICKETKEEPER 1994-).
1969 – BIRTH OF SANTANA DOTSON; NFL DEFENSIVE TACKLE (GREEN BAY PACKERS-SUPERBOWL 31).
1969 – BIRTH OF SCOTT PEARSON IN CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA; NHL LEFT WING (BUFFALO SABRES).
1969 – BIRTH OF TOM GUGLIOTTA; NBA FORWARD (MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES).
1970 – BIRTH OF JON CLEVELAND IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, USA; CANADIAN 100 METRE/200 METRE SWIMMER (OLYMPICS-BRONZE-1992, 1996).
1970 – BIRTH OF ROBERT LANG IN TEPLICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA; NHL FORWARD (TEAM CZECHOSLOVAKIA REPRESENTATIVE, LOS ANGELES KINGS).
1970 – BIRTH OF WENDY MILES IN AUSTRALIA; GOLFER (1993 T77 ALPINE AUSTRALIAN LADIES MASTERS).
1971 – BIRTH OF JENNIFER DORE IN KEARNY, NEW JERSEY, USA; ROWER (OLYMPICS-4TH-1996).
1971 – BIRTH OF MIKE GROH; WLAF QUARTERBACK (RHEIN FIRE).
1972 – BIRTH OF WARREN SAPP; NFL DEFENSIVE TACKLE (TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS).
1972 – BIRTH OF WAVERLY JACKSON; NFL DEFENSIVE LINE (CAROLINA PANTHERS).
1973 – BIRTH OF KEBU STEWART; NBA FORWARD (PHILADELPHIA 76ERS).
1974 – BIRTH OF BRYANT WESTBROOK; CORNERBACK (DETROIT LIONS).
1974 – BIRTH OF JAKE PLUMMER; QUARTERBACK (ARIZONA CARDINALS).
1974 – BIRTH OF RICKY PONTING; CRICKET PLAYER (PRODIGIOUS TASMANIA BATSMAN, AUSTRALIA 1995).
1975 – BIRTH OF KRISTIN FOLKL IN SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI; VOLLEYBALL OUTSIDE HITTER (ALTERNATE-OLYMPICS-1996).
DEATHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 19
1930 – JOHNNY DOUGLAS, CRICKET PLAYER (SOCCER INT, BOXING GOLD MEDAL), DROWNS.
1952 – HARRY MAKEPEACE, CRICKET PLAYER (CRICKET AND SOCCER INTERNATIONAL FOR ENGLAND), DIES.
2015 – DEATH OF JIMMY HILL, ENGLISH FOOTBALLER AND TELEVISION PRESENTER (BORN 1928).
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TV SPORTS
THURSDAY, 12/18/25
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 8:15PM | PRIME |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| ATLANTA HAWKS VS CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 7:00 PM | FANDUEL SPORTS CHA FANDUEL SPORTS ATL |
| NEW YORK KNICKS VS INDIANA PACERS | 7:00PM | NBATV FANDUEL SPORTS IND MSG |
| MIAMI HEAT VS BROOKLYN NETS | 7:30PM | YES FANDUEL SPORTS SUN |
| TORONTO RAPTORS VS MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 8:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS MIL SN |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS VS NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 8:00PM | SCHN GCSN |
| DETROIT PISTONS VS DALLAS MAVERICKS | 8:30PM | FANDUEL SPORTS DET KFAA |
| ORLANDO MAGIC VS DENVER NUGGETS | 9:00PM | ALT FANDUEL SPORTS FL |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS PHOENIX SUNS | 9:00PM | NBCS-CA AFSN |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS UTAH JAZZ | 9:00PM | SPECTRUM KJZZ |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS VS PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 10:00PM | NBATV NBCS-CA RIP CITY |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS VS MONTREAL CANADIENS | 7:00PM | CHSN TSN |
| EDMONTON OILERS VS BOSTON BRUINS | 7:00PM | NESN SN |
| PITTSBURGH PENGUINS VS OTTAWA SENATORS | 7:00PM | ATTSN-PIT SN |
| LOS ANGELES KINGS VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING | 7:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS WEST FANDUEL SPORTS SUN |
| TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VS WASHINGTON CAPITALS | 7:00PM | MNMT SN |
| MINNESOTA WILD VS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS | 7:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS NORTH FANDUEL SPORTS OHIO |
| PHILADELPHIA FLYERS VS BUFFALO SABRES | 7:30PM | ESPN+ HULU |
| NEW YORK RANGERS VS ST. LOUIS BLUES | 8:00PM | MSGSN FANDUEL SPORTS MW |
| SEATTLE KRAKEN VS CALGARY FLAMES | 9:00PM | KONG SN |
| DALLAS STARS VS SAN JOSE SHARKS | 10:00PM | VICTORY+ NBCS-CA |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| XBOX BOWL: MISSOURI ST. VS. ARKANSAS ST. | 9:00PM | ESPN2 |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| NORTH FLORIDA AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | 11:00AM | ESPN+ |
| HAMPTON VS. JACKSON STATE | 5:00PM | ESPNU |
| MORRIS AT UNC ASHEVILLE | 6:30PM | ESPN+ |
| COASTAL CAROLINA AT APP STATE | 6:30PM | ESPN+ |
| SIUE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 6:30PM | ESPN+ |
| BRADLEY AT INDIANA STATE | 7:00PM | MVC TV |
| AMERICAN AT VCU | 7:00PM | MASN/2 |
| RADFORD AT WILLIAM & MARY | 7:00PM | MASN/2 |
| TEMPLE AT DAVIDSON | 7:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS SOUTH |
| FAIRFIELD AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT | 7:00PM | NEC FRONT ROW |
| WESTERN CAROLINA AT GEORGIA | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| SOUTHERN UTAH AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| TOCCOA FALLS AT GARDNER-WEBB | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| FURMAN AT MANHATTAN | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| PENN STATE-HAZELTON AT LEHIGH | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| LAFAYETTE AT CHARLOTTE | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| DELAWARE STATE AT SAINT JOSEPH’S | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| NORFOLK STATE VS. GRAMBLING STATE | 7:30PM | ESPNU |
| WINTHROP AT NORTH DAKOTA | 8:00PM | MIDCO SPORTS |
| DRAKE AT MURRAY STATE | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| ORAL ROBERTS AT TCU | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| KANSAS CITY AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| WESTERN ILLINOIS AT LINDENWOOD | 8:30PM | GRAY MEDIA |
| UT MARTIN AT TENNESSEE STATE | 8:30PM | ESPN+ |
| SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AT TENNESSEE TECH | 8:30PM | ESPN+ |
| LOUISIANA AT SOUTHERN MISS | 8:30PM | ESPN+ |
| LITTLE ROCK AT SOUTHERN INDIANA | 8:30PM | ESPN+ |
| ILLINOIS STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 9:00PM | MVC TV |
| MONTANA WESTERN AT IDAHO STATE | 9:00PM | ESPN+ |
| NOBEL AT CSU BAKERSFIELD | 9:30PM | ESPN+ |
| PEPPERDINE AT LONG BEACH STATE | 10:00PM | ESPN+ |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: SLOVAN BRATISLAVA VS HÄCKEN | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: AZ VS JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: OMONIA NICOSIA VS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: AEK ATHENS VS CSU CRAIOVA | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: AEK LARNACA VS ŠKENDIJA 79 | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: SPARTA PRAHA VS ABERDEEN | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: ZRINJSKI VS RAPID WIEN | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: LEGIA WARSZAWA VS LINCOLN RED IMPS | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: STRASBOURG VS BREIDABLIK | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: CRYSTAL PALACE VS KUPS | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: RAYO VALLECANO VS DRITA | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: SIGMA OLOMOUC VS LECH POZNAŃ | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: SHAKHTAR DONETSK VS RIJEKA | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: LAUSANNE SPORT VS FIORENTINA | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: MAINZ 05 VS SAMSUNSPOR | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: CELJE VS SHELBOURNE | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: DYNAMO KYIV VS NOAH | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
| UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE: SHAMROCK ROVERS VS HAMRUN SPARTANS | 3:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ VIX |
FRIDAY, 12/19/2025
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| MIAMI HEAT VS BOSTON CELTICS | 7:00 PM | FANDUEL SPORTS SUN NBCS-BOS |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS VS NEW YORK KNICKS | 7:00PM | PRIME MSG |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS ATLANTA HAWKS | 7:30PM | KENS FANDUEL SPORTS ATL |
| CHICAGO BULLS VS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 7:30PM | FANDUEL SPORTS OHIO CHSN |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER VS MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 9:30PM | PRIMEN |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| CAROLINA HURRICANES VS FLORIDA PANTHERS | 7:00PM | SCRIPPS FANDUEL SPORTS SOUTH |
| VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS | 7:00PM | SN MSGSN |
| WINNIPEG JETS VS COLORADO AVALANCHE | 9:00PM | ALT TSN |
| NEW JERSEY DEVILS VS UTAH MAMMOTH | 9:00PM | UTAH 16 MSGSN2 |
| DALLAS STARS VS ANAHEIM DUCKS | 10:00PM | VICTORY+ |
| NCAA FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| MYRTLE BEACH BOWL: KENNESAW STATE VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN | 11:00AM | ESPN |
| UNION HOME MORTGAGE GASPARILLA BOWL: MEMPHIS VS. NC STATE | 2:30PM | ESPN |
| CFP FIRST ROUND: 9 ALABAMA VS. 8 OKLAHOMA | 8:00PM | ESPN ABC |
| NCAA BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| DARTMOUTH AT SACRED HEART | 11:00AM | ESPN+ |
| REINHARDT AT SAMFORD | 1:00PM | ESPN+ |
| LEHMAN AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON | 3:00PM | NEC FRONT ROW |
| HAMPTON VS. GRAMBLING STATE | 5:00PM | ESPNU |
| COPPIN STATE AT NAVY | 5:00PM | ESPN+ |
| LA SIERRA AT CSUN | 6:00PM | ESPN+ |
| NOTRE DAME (MD) AT TOWSON | 6:00PM | FLOCOLLEGE |
| SETON HALL AT PROVIDENCE | 6:30PM | FS1 |
| MOUNT ST. MARY’S AT DREXEL | 7:00PM | NBCS-PHI |
| MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN AT AKRON | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| LA SALLE AT HIGH POINT | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| NORFOLK STATE VS. JACKSON STATE | 7:30PM | ESPNU |
| TULSA AT WKU | 7:30PM | ESPN+ |
| VILLANOVA VS. WISCONSIN | 8:00PM | FOX |
| SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AT LSU | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| ALCORN STATE AT BAYLOR | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| FLORIDA A&M AT TARLETON | 8:00PM | ESPN+ |
| BELMONT AT UC IRVINE | 9:00PM | ESPN+ |
| ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT BYU | 9:30PM | TNT |
| CAL POLY AT UCLA | 10:00PM | BTN |
| MORGAN STATE AT CALIFORNIA | 10:00PM | ESPN+ |
| SAN DIEGO AT UC SAN DIEGO | 10:00PM | ESPN+ |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT SAINT MARY’S | 10:00PM | ESPN+ |
| NORTH ALABAMA AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT | 10:00PM | ESPN+ |
| WASHINGTON VS. SEATTLE U | 11:30PM | ESPN2 |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| LA LIGA: ATLÉTICO MADRID VS VALENCIA | 8:00AM | ESPN+ FUBOTV |
| SERIE A: TORINO VS CREMONESE | 9:00AM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| BUNDESLIGA: BORUSSIA M’GLADBACH VS WOLFSBURG | 9:30AM | ESPN+ |
| BUNDESLIGA: EINTRACHT FRANKFURT VS AUGSBURG | 9:30AM | ESPN+ |
| BUNDESLIGA: ST. PAULI VS HEIDENHEIM | 9:30AM | ESPN+ |
| BUNDESLIGA: HOFFENHEIM VS HAMBURGER SV | 9:30AM | ESPN+ |
| EPL: BURNLEY VS FULHAM | 10:00AM | PEACOCK |
| EPL: CHELSEA VS EVERTON | 10:00AM | PEACOCK |
| EPL: LIVERPOOL VS BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 10:00AM | PEACOCK |
| LA LIGA: MALLORCA VS ELCHE | 10:15AM | ESPN+ FUBOTV |
| LIGUE 1: RENNES VS BREST | 11:00AM | FANATIZ BEIN SPORTS |
| SERIE A: PARMA VS LAZIO | 12:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| EPL: BURNLEY VS FULHAM | 12:30PM | PEACOCK |
| LA LIGA: BARCELONA VS OSASUNA | 12:30PM | ESPN+ FUBOTV |
| BUNDESLIGA: BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS KÖLN | 12:30PM | ESPN+ |
| LIGUE 1: METZ VS PSG | 1:00PM | FANATIZ BEIN SPORTS |
| SERIE A: ATALANTA VS CAGLIARI | 2:45PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| EPL: ARSENAL VS WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 3:00PM | PEACOCK |
| LA LIGA: GETAFE VS ESPANYOL | 3:00PM | ESPN+ FUBOTV |
| LIGUE 1: PARIS VS TOULOUSE | 3:05PM | FANATIZ BEIN SPORTS |
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