“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES
NEW PALESTINE 12 NEW CASTLE 1
CELINA 12 UNION CITY 2
CENTERVILLE 6 UNION COUNTY 1
EAST CENTRAL 14 RUSHVILLE 1
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 9 SPEEDWAY 4
CASCADE 12 OWEN VALLEY 2
LAWRENCE NORTH 10 BEND AVIS 0
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 9 COLUMBUS EAST 1
WESTFIELD 5 AVON 3
PLAINFIELD 6 GREENWOOD 0
VINCENNES LINCOLN 4 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 3
BLOOMINGTON SOUITH 5 LINTON STOCKTON 0
EASTERN HANCOCK 21 MUNCIE BURRIS 11
PERRY MERIDIAN 6 MARTINSVILLE 1
DANVILLE 10 LEBANON 6
BEECH GROVE 3 SCECINA 0
DECATUR CENTRAL 6 FRANKLIN 5
SHELBYVILLE 4 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 2
MOORESVILLE 10 WHITELAND 9
CATHEDRAL 12 CARMEL 2
LAWRENCEBURG 13 RUSHVILLE 12
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 16 SPEEDWAY 2
LEBANON 9 DANVILLE 6
CENTERVILLE 8 LINCOLN 1
INDY LUTHERAN 7 BISHOP CHATARD 1
COLUMBUS EAST 6 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 5
PERRY MERIDIAN 15 MARTINSVILLE 4
MILAN 17 UNION COUNTY 6
RITTER 21 CHRISTEL HOUSE 20
WHITELAND 14 MOORESVILLE 0
CENTER GROVE 9 TRI-WEST 6
PLAINFIELD 13 GREENWOOD 0
SEYMOUR 4 JEFFERSONVILLE 0
FRANKLIN 6 DECATUR CENTRAL 1
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 16 SPEEDWAY 2
CENTERVILLE 8 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 1
YORKTOWN 12 MADISON GRANT 7
HAGERSTOWN 12 WINCHESTER 3
RITTER 21 CHRISTEL HOUSE 20
COLUMBUS NORTH 5 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 2
CASCADE 15 W. VIGO 5
LAWRENCEBURG 17 GREENSBURG 6
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SECTIONAL TRACK-THURSDAY
1. HIGHLAND (12) | 5 PM CT | RESULTS |
21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOL – GARY, BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, CALUMET, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, GRIFFITH, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, HIGHLAND, LIGHTHOUSE CPC, MUNSTER
2. CROWN POINT (11) | 5 PM CT | RESULTS |
ANDREAN, CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, HOBART, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, LAKE STATION EDISON, LOWELL, MERRILLVILLE, RIVER FOREST, WHEELER
3. PORTAGE (10) | 5 PM CT | RESULTS |
CHESTERTON, LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE, PORTAGE, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), VALPARAISO, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WESTVILLE
4. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (14) | 4:45 PM CT | RESULTS |
BOONE GROVE, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, HEBRON, KANKAKEE VALLEY, KNOX, KOUTS, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, NORTH NEWTON, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WEST CENTRAL, WINAMAC COMMUNITY
5. PENN (11) | 5:15 PM ET | RESULTS |
CAREER ACADEMY, GLENN, LAVILLE, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON, TRINITY SCHOOL AT GREENLAWN
6. PLYMOUTH (12) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
BREMEN, CASTON, CULVER ACADEMIES, CULVER COMMUNITY, MANCHESTER, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHWOOD, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, TRITON, WHITKO
7. GOSHEN (11) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
BETHANY CHRISTIAN, CONCORD, ELKHART, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, JIMTOWN, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NORTHRIDGE, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WAWASEE
8. ANGOLA (14) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS |
ANGOLA, CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, EASTSIDE, FREMONT, GARRETT, HAMILTON, LAKELAND, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE, WESTVIEW
9. FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE (10) | 5:45 PM ET | RESULTS |
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), COLUMBIA CITY, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, LEO, WOODLAN
10. NEW HAVEN (12) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, HUNTINGTON NORTH, NEW HAVEN, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS
11. MARION (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, EASTBROOK, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORTHFIELD, OAK HILL, SOUTHERN WELLS, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH
12. MUNCIE CENTRAL (13) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS |
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, COWAN, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, UNION CITY, WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN
13. KOKOMO (12) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS |
EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, LEWIS CASS, LOGANSPORT, MACONAQUAH, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, PIONEER, TAYLOR, TIPTON, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTERN
14. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (11) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
BENTON CENTRAL, CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FRONTIER, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), NORTH WHITE, ROSSVILLE, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST LAFAYETTE
15. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
ATTICA, CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, FRANKFORT, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH VERMILLION, SEEGER
16. FISHERS (11) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
CARMEL, FISHERS, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LAPEL, LEBANON, NOBLESVILLE, SHERIDAN, UNIVERSITY, WESTFIELD
17. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
GREENCASTLE, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTH PUTNAM, NORTHVIEW, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO
18. PLAINFIELD (11) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
AVON, BROWNSBURG, CASCADE, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, MONROVIA, MOORESVILLE, PLAINFIELD, TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN, TRIWEST HENDRICKS, WESTERN BOONE, ZIONSVILLE
19. BEN DAVIS (12) | 5:45 PM ET | RESULTS |
BEN DAVIS, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS), DECATUR CENTRAL, HERRON, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY, PIKE, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY, RIVERSIDE, SOUTHPORT, SPEEDWAY
20. SHELBYVILLE (12) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
CENTER GROVE, EDINBURGH, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, PERRY MERIDIAN, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE), TRITON CENTRAL, WALDRON, WHITELAND COMMUNITY
21. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (16) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, KIPP INDY LEGACY, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PARK TUDOR, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – BROAD RIPPLE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN, TINDLEY
22. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (11) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
ANDERSON, ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, BLUE RIVER VALLEY, DALEVILLE, EASTERN HANCOCK, KNIGHTSTOWN, LAWRENCE NORTH, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW CASTLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, SHENANDOAH
23. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (12) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
BEECH GROVE, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, CHRISTEL HOUSE, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, IRVINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, NEW PALESTINE, RONCALLI, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP, WARREN CENTRAL
24. EAST CENTRAL (15) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
BATESVILLE, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY, HAGERSTOWN, MORRISTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, RICHMOND, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SETON CATHOLIC, TRI, UNION COUNTY
25. COLUMBUS NORTH (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, GREENSBURG, HAUSER, JAC-CEN-DEL, JENNINGS COUNTY, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, NORTH DECATUR, RISING SUN, SOUTH DEARBORN, SOUTH DECATUR, SOUTH RIPLEY
26. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (15) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
BLOOMFIELD, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, EASTERN GREENE, EDGEWOOD, EMINENCE, LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, LINTON-STOCKTON, MARTINSVILLE, OWEN VALLEY, SHAKAMAK, WHITE RIVER VALLEY
27. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (11) | 5:45 PM ET | RESULTS |
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, MEDORA, MITCHELL, ORLEANS, PAOLI, SALEM, SEYMOUR, SPRINGS VALLEY, TRINITY LUTHERAN, WEST WASHINGTON
28. MADISON CONSOLIDATED (13) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
AUSTIN, CHARLESTOWN, CROTHERSVILLE, HENRYVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NEW WASHINGTON, ROCK CREEK ACADEMY, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SILVER CREEK, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY
29. FLOYD CENTRAL (12) | 6 PM ET | RESULTS |
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, LANESVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)
30. JASPER (11) | 6:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
BOONVILLE, FOREST PARK, HERITAGE HILLS, JASPER, LOOGOOTEE, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, PERRY CENTRAL, SHOALS, SOUTH SPENCER, SOUTHRIDGE, TELL CITY
31. PRINCETON COMMUNITY (13) | 5 PM ET | RESULTS |
BARR-REEVE, GIBSON SOUTHERN, NORTH DAVIESS, NORTH KNOX, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SOUTH KNOX, TECUMSEH, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC, WOOD MEMORIAL
32. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (13) | 5:30 PM ET | RESULTS |
CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE DAY, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, SIGNATURE
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS SECTIONAL BRACKETS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%20GTe%20Sectional%20Brackets.pdf
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES
INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE
MAY 24
@ VALPARAISO
LAKE CENTRAL VS. BOONE GROVE 10:00
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP VS. PENN 12:00
@ CENTER GROVE
BISHOP CHATARD VS. HERRON 10:00
CATHEDRAL VS. CENTER GROVE 12:00
@ PERRY MERIDIAN
JEFFERSONVILLE VS. MARTINSVILLE 10:00
RONCALLI VS. FRANKLIN 12:00
@PERU
ZIONSVILLE VS. FISHERS 10:00
FW CARROLL VS. HOMESTEAD 12:00
FINALS MAY 24
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
MAY 24
1A PARK TUDOR VS. BISHOP CHATARD
2A WESTFIELD VS. HAMILTON SE
2A ZIONSVILLE VS. CATHEDRAL
1A NORTHRIDGE VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
CARMEL VS. BREBEUF
ZIONSVILLE VS. BISHOP CHATARD
GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. CENTER GROVE
HAMILTON SE VS CATHEDRAL
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
MILWAUKEE 15 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 4
BALL STATE 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN 5
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 13 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 8
LITTLE ROCK 10 SOUTHERN INDIANA 1
COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS
ALL TIMES EDT
(BEST-OF-3; X-IF NECESSARY)
HOST SCHOOL IS HOME TEAM FOR GAME 1; VISITING SCHOOL IS HOME TEAM FOR GAME 2; COIN FLIP DETERMINES HOME TEAM FOR GAME 3
AT NORMAN, OKLA.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 2 OKLAHOMA (48-7) VS. NO. 15 ALABAMA (40-21), 5 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: OKLAHOMA VS. ALABAMA, 3 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: OKLAHOMA VS. ALABAMA, TBA
AT GAINESVILLE, FLA.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 3 FLORIDA (46-14) VS. GEORGIA (34-21), 11 A.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA, 11 A.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA, TBA
AT FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 4 ARKANSAS (43-12) VS. MISSISSIPPI (40-18), 8 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: ARKANSAS VS. MISSISSIPPI, 9 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: ARKANSAS VS. MISSISSIPPI, TBA
AT TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
THURSDAY, MAY 22: NO. 5 FLORIDA ST. (49-10) VS. NO. 12 TEXAS TECH (48-12), 7 P.M.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: FLORIDA ST. VS. TEXAS TECH, 3 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, MAY 24: FLORIDA ST. VS. TEXAS TECH, TBA
AT AUSTIN, TEXAS
THURSDAY, MAY 22: NO. 6 TEXAS (49-10) VS. NO. 11 CLEMSON (47-12), 9 P.M.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: TEXAS VS. CLEMSON, 9 P.M.
X-SATURDAY, MAY 24: TEXAS VS. CLEMSON, TBA
AT KNOXVILLE, TENN.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 7 TENNESSEE (43-14) VS. NEBRASKA (42-13), 7 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: TENNESSEE VS. NEBRASKA, 5 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: TENNESSEE VS. NEBRASKA, TBA
AT COLUMBIA, S.C.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (43-15) VS. NO. 9 UCLA (52-10), 1 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: SOUTH CAROLINA VS. UCLA, 1 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: SOUTH CAROLINA VS. UCLA, TBA
AT EUGENE, ORE.
FRIDAY, MAY 23: NO. 16 OREGON (51-8) VS. LIBERTY (50-13), 10 P.M.
SATURDAY, MAY 24: OREGON VS. LIBERTY, 7 P.M.
X-SUNDAY, MAY 25: OREGON VS. LIBERTY, TBA
NBA PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE
CONFERENCE FINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(3) NEW YORK KNICKS VS. (4) INDIANA PACERS
• GAME 1: INDIANA 138 NEW YORK 135 OT (PACERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: PACERS VS. KNICKS (FRI. MAY 23, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: KNICKS VS. PACERS (SUN. MAY 25, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: KNICKS VS. PACERS (TUE. MAY 27, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. KNICKS (THU. MAY 29, 8 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS VS. PACERS (SAT. MAY 31, 8 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. KNICKS (MON. JUNE 2, 8 ET, TNT)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(6) MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES VS. (1) OKLAHOMA CITY
• GAME 1: THUNDER 114 WOLVES 88 (THUNDER LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (THU. MAY 22, 8:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 3: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (SAT. MAY 24, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (MON. MAY 26, 8:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 5: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (WED. MAY 28, 8:30 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 6: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (FRI. MAY 30, 8:30 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 7: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (SUN. JUNE 1, 8 ET, ESPN)*
* IF NECESSARY
WNBA SCORES
MINNESOTA 85 DALLAS 81
GOLDEN STATE 76 WASHINGTON 74
PHOENIX 89 LOS ANGELES 86
NHL PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
GAME 1: PANTHERS 5 HURRICANES 2 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 3: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 4: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, MONDAY, MAY 26, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
* IF NECESSARY
COMPLETE PANTHERS-HURRICANES SERIES COVERAGE
WESTERN CONFERENCE
EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)
GAME 1: STARS 6 OILERS 3 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: OILERS AT STARS, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 3: STARS AT OILERS, SUNDAY, MAY 25, 3 P.M. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 4: STARS AT OILERS, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: OILERS AT STARS, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 6: STARS AT OILERS, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 8 P.M. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: OILERS AT STARS, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
* IF NECESSARY
COMPLETE OILERS-STARS SERIES COVERAGE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
PITTSBURGH 3 CINCINNATI 1
TAMPA BAY 8 HOUSTON 4
MINNESOTA 6 CLEVELAND 5
CHICAGO CUBS 2 MIAMI 1
BALTIMORE 8 MILWAUKEE 4 (11)
DETROIT 5 ST. LOUIS 1
SEATTLE 6 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5
KANSAS CITY 8 SAN FRANCISCO 4
CLEVELAND 5 MINNESOTA 1
NY METS 5 BOSTON 1
NY YANKEES 4 TEXAS 3
TORONTO 14 SAN DIEGO 0
PHILADELPHIA 9 COLORADO 5
LA ANGELS 10 LAS VEGAS 5
LA DODGERS 3 ARIZONA 1
ATLANTA AT WASHINGTON POSTPONED
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
TOLEDO 3 INDIANAPOLIS 0
WISCONSIN 3 SOUTH BEND 1
CEDAR RAPIDS AT FT. WAYNE PPD
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
NBA PLAYOFFS
PACERS TIE IT ON HALIBURTON’S JUMPER AT BUZZER, THEN BEAT KNICKS 138-135 IN OT OF EAST FINALS GAME 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton was sure his jumper as regulation ended was going in, then wasn’t certain it had after it bounced high off the rim and hung in the air for what felt like an eternity.
He thought it was a 3-pointer to win the game, then quickly realized it was a 2 to tie. A lot to process, followed by just one thought with overtime looming.
“Then my focus just became winning it,” Haliburton said.
The Pacers did, finishing off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Knicks led by 14 points with under three minutes remaining in regulation, but Aaron Nesmith brought the Pacers back with a flurry of 3-pointers.
Haliburton then hoped he had won it with another. With the Pacers down two and time running down, he started to lose control of his dribble, regained it and dribbled back out toward the 3-point line. He fired up his jumper and when it finally fell in, he raced toward the sideline and made a choke signal to the crowd, like Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller did to Spike Lee while leading an Indiana comeback in a playoff game in 1994.
Replay confirmed that Haliburton’s toe was on the line and it was a 2-pointer that tied it at 125. Andrew Nembhard eventually made the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds remaining in OT.
Game 2 is Friday night.
Haliburton had 31 points and 11 assists. Nesmith finished with 30 points, going 8 for 9 from 3-point range.
The Pacers won a game against Milwaukee in the first round when they trailed by seven points with 40 seconds left in overtime, then stole one from top-seeded Cleveland when they were behind by seven with 46 seconds remaining in regulation.
Another round, another comeback.
“It’s always special. It’s always fun,” Nesmith said. “This is what we live for.”
It was a thrilling start to the ninth playoff matchup between these fierce rivals from the 1990s — but a deflating finish for the Knicks in their first Eastern Conference finals game since 2000.
Jalen Brunson scored 43 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 points and 12 rebounds. But the Knicks couldn’t protect the big lead they built while Brunson was on the bench in foul trouble in the fourth quarter and had a collapse unlike any other in the postseason.
Teams leading by at least 14 points in the final 2:45 of the fourth quarter had been 994-0 since detailed play-by-play began being kept in 1997-98.
“Give them a lot of credit. They closed the game out like they’ve been doing all playoffs,” Brunson said. “Just not really good on our part.”
The Pacers beat the Knicks in Game 7 of the East semifinals at Madison Square Garden last year, routing a team that had been decimated by injuries.
This was an entirely different way to win, with the Pacers looking all but out of the game after the Knicks’ 14-0 run with Brunson on the bench pushed New York’s two-point lead to 108-92.
Even after Nesmith started to get hot, the Knicks seemed safe when Brunson’s 3-pointer made it 119-105 with 2:51 to go. But Nesmith would later hit consecutive 3s and both free throws when the Knicks fouled him intentionally so he couldn’t try to tie it with another, giving Indiana the chance to tie on Haliburton’s shot.
NHL NEWS
STARS SCORE 3 PP GOALS IN 5 1/2 MINUTES EARLY IN 3RD, RALLY TO BEAT OILERS 6-3 IN GAME 1
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars powered their way to a series-opening victory in their Western Conference final rematch with the Edmonton Oilers.
And it was quick turnaround.
Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period, when the Stars overcame a two-goal deficit in a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.
“It started with a power play,” Duchene said. “You get one right way, and it’s like, ‘Hey, we’re back in it now with momentum.’ Get another one right away.”
Dallas opened the third period with a man advantage from a penalty that carried over from the second. Heiskanen scored 32 seconds in on a shot from near the blue line, Granlund tied it at 3 and Duchene put the Stars ahead to stay with a second-effort score.
“I didn’t feel through 40 minutes that we had made (the Oilers) earn the position they were in. so, guys responded. We got fortunate. We got some power-play goals,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Happy for our power play. It took a lot of heat last year at this point of the year. it was the difference tonight for us, so it’s great.’’
Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist for the Stars. Esa Lindell added a empty-netter that went almost the entire length of the ice for their first five-goal third period in a playoff game. Jake Oettinger stopped 24 shots.
Game 2 is Friday night in Dallas.
Dallas went 0 for 14 on power plays in losing the West final last year in six games, and gave up two short-handed goals in the process. The Stars also failed to convert with a man advantage only 7 1/2 minutes into this opener, but quickly turned that around in the third period.
Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the rested Oilers, who played for the first time since wrapping up their second-round series a week earlier in Game 5 at Vegas. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a power-play goal and an assist, defenseman Evan Bouchard had his fifth goal and Connor McDavid two assists.
Stuart Skinner, who had lost his starting job in these playoffs before Calvin Pickard got hurt in the last series, stopped 22 of 27 shots. Skinner had closed out the Golden Knights with consecutive shutouts.
“Goals have been going in a little differently, in different ways. Again, it’s a different series so they show us different things,” Skinner said. “The PK, it’s been a little bit up and down. It was bad at the start of the first round then got better. It was great all series against Vegas and (now) a struggle for one game. I mean, again, it’s one game.”
Heiskanen and Duchene both scored for the first time this postseason.
It was only the fourth game for Heiskanen since missing the last 32 regular-season games and first 10 playoff games because of left knee surgery. He scored a wrister from near the boards just inside the blue line.
Duchene got his goal after his initial shot went off teammate Roope Hintz, who was laid out on the ice after getting knocked down. The puck went right back to Duchene, who then flicked it into the net.
“The first one that hit him, I’m like, this is kind of par for the course this postseason for me. If there’s something that could go wrong, it did, and then it comes back and goes in,” Duchene said. “I couldn’t believe I still had room. Kind of a funny one. But it feels good.”
The Stars won their seventh consecutive home game this postseason, a first since the franchise moved to Dallas in 1993. The Stars also have won back-to-back series openers after losing eight consecutive Game 1s.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: DAULTON VARSHO BELTS SLAM IN JAYS’ 14-0 ROUT
Right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out nine, Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the visiting San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday night.
Gausman (4-4) allowed three hits and no walks in seven innings as Toronto clinched the three-game series with consecutive shutouts. Nathan Lukes had a two-run homer in a three-hit game.
The Padres played a sloppy game, including four errors, in losing their fifth straight. Luis Arraez doubled and tripled for San Diego to extend his hit streak to eight games.
Manny Machado had two hits, including a fourth-inning double on a drive to the right-field wall that eluded George Springer’s leap. Gausman retired the next two batters, leaving the Padres 0-for-29 with runners in scoring position over their past five games.
Twins 6, Guardians 5 (Game 1)
Kody Clemens’ walk-off double with two outs in the ninth lifted Minnesota to the Game 1 victory over visiting Cleveland.
The Twins carried a 5-2 lead into the ninth, but Jose Ramirez opened the Guardians’ three-run rally with a double off Joe Ryan and Bo Naylor capped it with a two-out, two-run double off closer Jhoan Duran (2-0).
Clemens drove in pinch-runner Ryan Fitzgerald with the winning run. Clemens added a triple and a run for Minnesota while Jonah Bride contributed three hits and Harrison Bader drove in two runs. Cade Smith (1-2) allowed two hits and the winning run.
Guardians 5, Twins 1 (Game 2)
Gavin Williams allowed just one run and two hits over six innings as Cleveland split the doubleheader with Minnesota and snapped a five-game losing streak.
Williams (4-2) posted six strikeouts with two walks to hand the Twins just their second loss in 16 games. Carlos Santana homered for the second game in a row while Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez contributed three hits and one run apiece.
Twins starter Chris Paddack (2-4) surrendered two runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Jeffers singled home Willi Castro in the second inning to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead, but the Twins finished with just three hits.
Cubs 2, Marlins 1
Kyle Tucker went 3-for-4 with a homer to help lead Chicago to a win over host Miami.
Tucker was involved in both runs for the Cubs, who have won five of their last six games. Brad Keller (1-0) got a double play to end the Marlins’ seventh, then retired the side in the eighth.
Both teams got strong outings from their starters in the rubber match of the three-game series. Rookie starter Cade Horton allowed just one run in 5 1/3 innings. Miami’s Max Meyer matched Horton in the pitchers’ duel, allowing one run in six innings.
Royals 8, Giants 4
Salvador Perez belted a two-run homer, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. also drove in a pair of runs apiece and Kansas City completed a series win at San Francisco.
Jonathan Bowlan (1-0) was credited with his first major league win and the Royals supported six pitchers on a bullpen day with 16 hits, producing more runs than they had totaled in their previous four games.
Matt Chapman, Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos homered for the Giants, who finished a 5-4 homestand. Logan Webb (5-4) permitted six runs, three earned, on 10 hits in four innings.
Angels 10, Athletics 5
Logan O’Hoppe homered twice, drove in three runs and scored three times while leading Los Angeles to a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
Zach Neto hit a two-run homer and Jo Adell also went deep as the Angels stretched their season-best winning streak to six. Jorge Soler and Taylor Ward each had three hits, while nine of Los Angeles’ 14 hits went for extra bases.
Nick Kurtz slugged two solo homers and Lawrence Butler smacked a three-run blast for the Athletics, who saw their season-worst losing streak reach eight games. Tyler Soderstrom and Max Schuemann each had three hits for the Athletics, who have lost 12 of their past 14 games.
Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1
Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer, Dustin May won for the first time in six starts, and host Los Angeles beat Arizona in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Hernandez went deep with two outs in the sixth inning. The blast came off Corbin Burnes (3-2), who gave up four hits and three runs in seven innings.
May (2-4) permitted one run — Corbin Carroll’s fourth-inning homer — in six innings. Tanner Scott struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save.
Pirates 3, Reds 1
Adam Frazier and Henry Davis each had two hits and an RBI, backing up a strong start from Andrew Heaney and helping host Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati.
The Pirates put together back-to-back wins and won a series for the first time since April 22-23 against the Los Angeles Angels. The Reds dropped back-to-back games after winning five in a row.
Heaney (3-3) gave up one run in five innings. Dennis Santana picked up his fifth save, striking out two in the ninth. Brady Singer (5-3) tossed five innings of two-run ball for the Reds.
Orioles 8, Brewers 4 (11)
Jackson Holliday hit a go-ahead single and Adley Rutschman followed with a three-run home run in the 11th inning, propelling visiting Baltimore past Milwaukee.
Ryan O’Hearn went 4-for-6 with two RBIs for the Orioles, who snapped an eight-game losing streak. Starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano allowed two runs on five hits across six innings.
Rhys Hoskins had two hits, including a homer, for the Brewers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Jackson Chourio’s one-out, RBI single in the bottom of the 10th tied it for Milwaukee before the Orioles struck for four runs the following inning.
Mets 5, Red Sox 1
Brett Baty snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh with a bases-loaded single as visiting New York avoided a three-game sweep at Boston.
Baty finished with three RBIs while Francisco Lindor added a homer and a double to highlight the Mets’ 10-hit attack. Starter Tylor Megill posted a career-high-tying 10 strikeouts while allowing one run over 4 2/3 innings. Huascar Brazoban (3-0) fanned four during his scoreless 2 1/3-inning stint.
Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet dropped his ERA to 1.98 by allowing one run and five hits over 5 1/3. Liam Hendriks (0-1) surrendered three straight singles to start the seventh and all three scored. Nick Sogard went 2-for-4 with a double and a run.
Rays 8, Astros 4
Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, including one of four home runs for host Tampa Bay in its win over Houston.
Starting pitcher Taj Bradley (4-3) gave up two runs on four hits in six innings for the Rays, who took the last two games to win the three-game series. Curtis Mead added a go-ahead solo homer in the fourth inning, and Josh Lowe and Brandon Lowe added back-to-back solo homers in the fifth.
Astros starter Hunter Brown (6-3) allowed five runs on seven hits across five innings, and Isaac Paredes homered twice and drove in three runs for Houston.
Phillies 9, Rockies 5
Trea Turner and Bryce Harper homered on consecutive pitches in the third inning, J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and Philadelphia beat Colorado in Denver.
Realmuto added a double and a single for three-hit night as the Phillies won their sixth game in a row. Taijuan Walker (2-3) allowed three runs on six hits in five innings.
Nick Martini homered and doubled for Colorado, which took its fourth consecutive loss. Carson Palmquist (0-2) was tagged for seven runs, six earned, in 4 1/3 innings.
Mariners 6, White Sox 5
Leody Taveras cracked a two-run homer in the eighth to lift Seattle over Chicago as the AL West-leading Mariners won their seventh straight road series.
Julio Rodriguez cracked a three-run homer in the first and Cal Raleigh added a homer for the Mariners. Starter Lucas Evans allowed four runs and six hits over six innings. Casey Legumina (4-1) allowed an unearned run in the seventh and Anthony Munoz hurled a scoreless ninth for his MLB-leading 16th save.
Lenyn Sosa and Joshua Palacios struck back-to-back homers in the fourth and Tim Elko added a solo shot for the White Sox. Starter Shane Smith surrendered three runs and two hits over five innings.
Tigers 5, Cardinals 1
Riley Greene scored three runs as visiting Detroit defeated St. Louis.
Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-2 with two walks, a run and an RBI as the Tigers took the rubber game of the three-game set. Detroit has won seven of its last nine games. Detroit used an array of relievers in a bullpen game.
Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (4-3) allowed three runs on four hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Yankees 4, Rangers 3
Jasson Dominguez hit a walk-off homer with one out in the ninth inning as host New York rallied for a win over Texas after struggling against Jacob deGrom for the first seven innings.
Held to two runs and three hits by deGrom, the Yankees earned their 10th win in 13 games after tying the game in the eighth on Aaron Judge’s RBI single. Dominguez capped the comeback by hitting a 2-0 pitch from Luke Jackson (0-4) into the second deck in right field, his sixth homer of the year.
deGrom consistently hit the upper 90s with his fastball and recorded nine strikeouts. It was the third time deGrom completed at least seven innings since returning from a second Tommy John surgery in September. Jake Burger had his sixth career multi-homer game, but the Rangers lost for the fourth time in five games.
AUTO RACING NEWS
PENSKE FIRES TOP 3, INCLUDING TIM CINDRIC, FROM INDYCAR ORGANIZATION AS PART OF CHEATING SCANDAL
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske attempted to close the latest cheating scandal engulfing his race team — this one at his beloved Indianapolis 500 — by firing his top three executives at Team Penske after two of the Penske cars were found to be illegal.
Penske fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer on Wednesday in the wake of this Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal.
“Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams,” Penske said in a statement. “We have had organizational failures during the last two years, and we had to make necessary changes. I apologize to our fans, our partners and our organization for letting them down.”
Penske is owner of the three-car team, IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500. He has won the Indy 500 a record 20 times.
The firings and Penske’s statement have been his first public reaction since two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and teammate Will Power were found to have an illegally modified spec part on their cars ahead of Sunday’s final round of qualifications for the 109th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Neither driver was allowed to qualify and both on Monday were dropped to the back of the field and will start 32nd and 33rd. Rival teams have been arguing it is not enough since it’s the second cheating scandal in two seasons and potentially illegal cars bumped Jacob Abel of Dale Coyne Racing from the field.
Cindric and Ruzewski had already been suspended by IndyCar for the race and both teams fined $100,000. It is the second consecutive year Cindric and Ruzewski were suspended from the Indy 500.
Rivals have been calling on Penske to address the situation since Sunday while questioning if IndyCar and the Indy 500 can continue to operate without an independent governing body absent of any Penske employees.
The trouble for Team Penske began before the fast 12 shootout on Sunday, when rival team owner Chip Ganassi was among a chorus of competitors who accused it of cheating. They noticed unapproved changes had been made to the rear attenuator, a safety device designed to absorb and reduce the force of impacts, and the assumption was the modifications would have given the two Team Penske cars an aerodynamic advantage in their four-lap qualifying runs.
Further investigation showed Newgarden’s winning car from last year that is displayed in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum has the same illegal modification, as did the car Team Penske brought to the White House last month. Rivals claim to have photos indicating the modification has been in place for some time.
Helio Castroneves, who won three Indy 500s driving for Team Penske, was among the few who doubted the team was cheating and believed Cindric’s explanation that the illegal modification was for aesthetic purposes only. Penske, after all, requires everything he owns to be pristine and with as clean lines and looks as possible.
“I believe they did something to look good. I don’t think that little (adjusted) lip is going to make them three miles an hour faster,” Castroneves said. “I know how Roger operates. He wants to make everything beautiful, perfect, shiny. I believe it was, again, a mistake, touching an area they’re not supposed to. In the rule book, they’re not supposed to touch. I believe what the series is doing is right. But they don’t need anything like that to go fast. I don’t see this as a situation that people are cheating. In terms of performance, I don’t think it would have changed anything.”
Colton Herta of Andretti Global also did not believe this latest scandal was as damaging as last year’s Team Penske fiasco.
“Do I think they had it for qualifying Saturday? Absolutely for sure. Do I think that’s why they were fast? Absolutely not,” Herta said. “I’d imagine that would equate to the smallest margins of drag. It is still disappointing to see the team get caught up in something again, but sorry, this is way different than 50 extra horsepower and I won’t be passed because of what they did.”
Herta is referring to last year’s Penske scandal when the team was caught in a push-to-pass manipulation in which Newgarden was found to have access to an additional boost of horsepower when he should not have while winning the season-opener. He was stripped of his win and Penske suspended Cindric for two races, including the Indy 500.
Cindric is the biggest name to fall in this scandal. He’s a member of the Team Penske Hall of Fame and has been with the organization since 2000 as President of Penske Racing Inc. He’s been long assumed to be Penske’s successor on the racing part of Penske’s empire.
Cindric was elevated to the role of President of Penske Performance in 2005 and, until February, essentially ran the day-to-day operations of all of Penske’s racing properties.
But Penske’s right-hand man in February was stripped of most of his roles although he said he chose to step back as the overall leader of the organization. He remained president of the IndyCar program.
Cindric is the father of NASCAR driver Austin Cindric.
NFL NEWS
GEORGE PICKENS JOINS CEEDEE LAMB IN GIVING COWBOYS QB DAK PRESCOTT A NEW RECEIVING DUO
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — By the time Dak Prescott got to his phone after the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a trade for receiver George Pickens, the star quarterback said he had about six missed calls from owner Jerry Jones’ assistant.
“Literally no idea what it could’ve been about and actually had a voicemail from Jerry, ‘Hey, I’ve got some good news I want to share with you,’” Prescott said Tuesday. “So I called him back and he was excited. Just a lot of excitement from the both of us.”
The Cowboys entered the offseason after the end of a three-year playoff run knowing they lacked a proven No. 2 receiver behind CeeDee Lamb. Then they skipped the position altogether in the draft.
In their mind, they still don’t have a No. 2 receiver. Dallas thinks it has two No. 1s after giving the Pittsburgh Steelers a third-round pick in next year’s draft while the teams swapped late-round 2027 choices in the deal announced May 7.
“I think CeeDee said it best,” first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “I saw his comments where we don’t have a one, we don’t do A’s and B’s, we think that there’s a one over there. If you look over there, there’s a one there. So I think that’s the way that we view (Pickens).”
Prescott, Lamb and Pickens are on the field together for the first time this week in organized team activities.
“We can complement each other,” Lamb said of Pickens. “Just being his backbone and being here for him and letting him know that he has some help on the other side that’s a dog and that’s willing to win. I’m going to do everything in my power to do that.”
Going into his 10th season, Prescott potentially has the most dangerous second option at receiver since Amari Cooper was traded three years ago, back when Lamb was considered the No. 2 guy.
After finishing second in MVP voting in 2023, Prescott missed the final nine games last season with a torn hamstring. Now he has plenty of reasons to feel confident about a reset coming off just the second losing season for Dallas since he became the starter.
“Looking at the guy’s tape, you see what he does, the kind of receiver he is, he’s going to win on one on ones,” Prescott said of Pickens. “He can win two vs. one if he has to. Very, very talented guy. When you can add him alongside a CeeDee and the rest of the weapons we have, I’m super excited.”
Pickens left behind questions in Pittsburgh, where the 2022 second-round pick showed he could be a dynamic playmaker but struggled to keep his emotions in check. Lamb has had a few sideline moments himself, usually when frustrated that he wasn’t getting the ball enough.
“Obviously just watching him with the Steelers and how passionate he is about the game, I think they kind of get it confused when you’re so passionate about something, you’re willing to do anything for it,” Lamb said. “As far as winning goes, just being happy in an organization. Not saying that he wasn’t, not saying that he was, you never know. He hasn’t stopped smiling since he got here, so I’ll start with that.”
Pickens now has had a chance to show people from the outside that smile after dealing with most of the questions about his three-year Pittsburgh tenure by phone.
“I’d probably say staying humble,” Pickens said when asked about a chance for a fresh start. “That’s kinda what I always did even when the story was what the story was. I always kept working and staying humble.”
Lamb will go through a full offseason and training camp with Pickens after missing everything in a contract holdout last year. He played through a painful shoulder injury most of last season and experienced for the first time a season in which his catches, yards and touchdowns weren’t higher than the previous year.
Of course, it would have been difficult to match his first All-Pro season in 2023, when Lamb led the NFL with 135 catches and had 1,749 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns. While heaping praise on Pickens, Lamb offered a subtle reminder of his own credentials.
“The last time I had OTAs and training camp,” Lamb said, “was 2023.”
NFL OWNERS VOTE TO KEEP TUSH PUSH
NFL owners voted for the tush push to remain legal Wednesday at the spring league meeting in Minneapolis.
Ten of 32 teams voted against the ban, sources told The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. The proposed ban needed at least 24 supporting votes to pass. The Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Detroit Lions were among the teams that sided with the Eagles on Wednesday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Green Bay Packers submitted a proposal to ban the tush push in February, citing player safety issues and competitiveness. However, a vote in April was tabled after 16 owners voted to ban the play.
Green Bay recently updated the proposal’s language to prohibit pushing or pulling a ball carrier in “any direction at any time” or helping lift a runner to his feet. Offensive players wouldn’t be allowed to assist a runner except by individually blocking opponents. The original proposal sought to “prohibit an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in April that the league was aware of the potential safety risk of the play despite limited data.
Banning the tush push became a hot topic after the Philadelphia Eagles made their version of the play virtually unstoppable in recent years.
With quarterback Jalen Hurts sneaking forward in short-yardage situations while being helped by a push from his teammates in the backfield, the Eagles converted 28 of their 34 tush-push attempts last season en route to winning the Super Bowl in February.
The Eagles beat the Packers twice during the 2024 season, including a wild-card victory. The teams are scheduled to play again Nov. 10 in Green Bay on Monday Night Football.
Former Philadelphia center Jason Kelce – who retired last year – was in Minnesota on Wednesday lobbying NFL owners to keep the tush push.
The Eagles ran the tush push 108 times over the past three seasons, easily the most in the NFL, according to ESPN. The Buffalo Bills rank second with 55 sneaks.
REPORT: NFL OWNERS EXPECTED TO OK ROGER GOODELL CONTRACT EXTENSION
NFL owners are expected to approve a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell at their spring league meeting on Wednesday, The Athletic reported.
Goodell, 66, has been commissioner since 2006, and his current contract expires in March 2027.
He last received a contract extension — his fourth — in 2023.
The league does not disclose Goodell’s salary, but at the time of his most recent extension, ESPN said he reportedly earned $63.9 million annually in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
Goodell has overseen league growth both domestically and internationally. Teams are more valuable now than ever, thanks in part to a media-rights deal that Goodell helped to negotiate, with the Washington Commanders sold for a record $6.065 billion in 2023. The annual draft now is held in rotating league cities, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans. The NFL also has expanded its global footprint, with seven regular-season games set to be played outside the United States in 2025.
Goodell is the eighth NFL commissioner and his tenure is second in length only to Pete Rozelle, who served from 1960-89.
LIONS PULL PROPOSAL TO MODIFY PLAYOFF SEEDING
The Detroit Lions withdrew their proposal to alter playoff seeding before a vote was taken by owners in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
The proposal called for seeding the playoff field based on record, thus eliminating the automatic home game for division winners regardless of regular-season record.
NFL owners were scheduled to vote on the proposal Wednesday. Instead, the team pulled the pitch from the table due to a lack of support, NFL Network reported, speculating the idea could be revisited should the league expand to an 18-game schedule.
Under the current format, four division winners in each conference are guaranteed a home playoff game. Wild-card entrants travel to play the division champions, which can yield a matchup between a home team with a record worse than the wild-card team.
Last season, for example, the 14-3 Vikings were forced to travel west to meet the 10-7 Rams in the wild-card round. Minnesota finished behind the Detroit Lions (15-2) in the NFC North, making the Vikings a wild card. Los Angeles won the NFC West. The Rams prevailed to advance.
In the postseason followed the 2023 season, the Eagles (11-6) finished second on the NFC East and as a wild card went on the road to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8) in the opening round.
The Lions had proposed only the division winner with the best record in each conference would play at home. The remaining playoff teams would be seeded by record with no regard to division standing.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IS SHAPING UP TO BE AN SEC SHOWCASE WITH 9 OF 16 REMAINING TEAMS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Softball’s super regionals are looking a lot like a Southeastern Conference tournament.
Liberty knocked out top overall seed Texas A&M, an SEC member, in the regional round. Even without the Aggies, nine of the 16 remaining teams are from the powerhouse conference and could qualify for the Women’s College World Series by winning two of three in super regionals this weekend.
First-year SEC member Oklahoma, the No. 2 seed and four-time defending national champion, will host SEC member Alabama with a World Series spot at stake.
Alabama, seeded 15th, hosted the Sooners in April and took two of three. But Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso believes her team is on the rise heading into the Norman Super Regional opener on Friday.
“I’ve said to you that this team hasn’t peaked,” Gasso said after the clinching regional win against California. “I’m starting to feel something right now, and it’s pretty exciting. I could not be more pleased right now that this team is starting to hit on all their cylinders.”
Third-seeded Florida faces Georgia and No. 4 Arkansas hosts Ole Miss in other matchups between SEC teams.
The conference is guaranteed three World Series entries and could take six of the eight slots in Oklahoma City next week.
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In other matchups involving SEC teams, No. 6 Texas, the national runner-up last season, faces ACC member Clemson; No. 8 South Carolina plays new Big Ten member UCLA and No. 7 Tennessee faces Big Ten member Nebraska.
The best-of-three super regionals begin Thursday and Friday.
Elite coaches
Gasso and Alabama’s Patrick Murphy will face off in a matchup of coaching royalty.
Gasso has won eight national championships and will lead the U.S. Olympic team in 2028.
Murphy’s Crimson Tide won the national title in 2012. He is a five-time SEC coach of the year.
NiJaree Canady
Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady lifted Stanford to the World Series the past two years, and now the reigning USA Softball collegiate player of the year is two wins from bringing her new team to the event.
Canady transferred in the offseason after helping Stanford reach the national semifinals twice. She signed a $1 million NIL deal with Texas Tech, and then dominated. She has a 28-5 record and is second nationally with a 0.92 ERA.
The Red Raiders will visit No. 5 Florida State, the highest remaining seed outside the SEC, starting Thursday night. The Atlantic Coast Conference member won the national title in 2018 and was runner-up in 2021 and 2023.
Ace matchup
Runs could be hard to come by when Tennessee hosts Nebraska.
Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens and Nebraska’s Jordy Bahl, two of the nation’s best pitchers, will face off in a series that begins Friday in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Pickens, who was clocked at a NCAA-record 78.2 miles per hour in March, leads the nation with a 0.90 ERA and is sixth nationally with 252 strikeouts.
Bahl, who won two national titles with Oklahoma, is sixth nationally with a 1.50 ERA and fifth with 270 strikeouts.
Liberty’s shocker
Liberty had never even won a regional game, much less advanced.
There was no luck involved — the Lady Flames played the Aggies three times. Liberty defeated Texas A&M 8-5 last Saturday, then lost 14-11 in eight innings in Sunday’s first game. Liberty won the winner-take-all game 6-5 on Sunday night.
Liberty will visit No. 16 seed Oregon in super regionals, starting Friday.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
HOUSTON GIVES KELVIN SAMPSON NEW 4-YEAR CONTRACT
Houston has given coach Kelvin Sampson a new four-year contract following his team’s run to the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The contract will run through the 2028-29 season, the university announced Wednesday.
Financial terms were not announced by Houston, however CBS Sports reported that the deal will keep Sampson “among the highest paid coaches in college basketball.”
However, according to the USA Today coaches salary database for the 2024-25 season, Sampson has a long way to go to reach the top. Bill Self of Kansas, at $8.8 million a year annually, is No. 1 on the USA Today list while Sampson is No. 16 at $4.6 million.
That figure puts him fourth in the Big 12 behind Self, Scott Drew of Baylor ($5.4 million) and Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd ($5.3 million).
“It is hard to truly put into words what Kelvin Sampson has meant to our men’s basketball program, our athletics department, our University and our greater Houston community,” Cougars vice president for athletics Eddie Nunez said in the school news release. “His success as a coach on the court is even more impressive when considering the tremendous impact he has had on the many young men to come through our program.”
Sampson led the Cougars to a 35-5 record in the 2024-25 season, which included a heartbreaking 65-63 loss to Florida in the final of the NCAA Tournament last month.
The 69-year-old Sampson has a 724-311 career record in Division I. Before being hired at Houston in 2014, he coached at Washington State (1987-94), Oklahoma (1994-2006) and Indiana (2006-08). With the Cougars, his record is 299-84.
He has been named Coach of the Year twice — 1995 and 2024.
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COLTS NEWS
COLTS OWNER JIM IRSAY DIES AT 65
Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay died at age 65, the team announced.
Irsay passed away in his sleep Wednesday afternoon.
“Jim’s generosity can be felt all over Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the country,” the team wrote in a statement. “He made philanthropy a daily endeavor. He never hesitated to help countless organizations and individuals live better lives. Music was one of Jim’s passions and the ability to share his band and collection with millions of people across the world brought him tremendous joy.
“Simply put, he wanted to make the world a better place and that philosophy never wavered. Jim will be deeply missed by his family, the Colts organization, and fans everywhere, but we remain inspired by his caring and unique spirit.”
Irsay took sole ownership of the Colts in 1997 with the franchise earning one Super Bowl victory, two Super Bowl appearances, and 16 playoff berths under his leadership.
INDIANA PACERS
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The Pacers returned to Madison Square Garden to open their best-of-seven series with the New York Knicks on Wednesday as the two clubs added another chapter to their storied rivalry. Game 1 was an all-time thriller as the Pacers rallied from a 17-point deficit to force overtime, and stole Game 1 on the road, 138-135.
Andrew Nembhard opened the scoring with a straight-on 3-pointer followed by a banked-in jumpshot from Myles Turner. Indiana brought its momentum into New York, hitting its first nine shots of the evening. The Pacers grabbed an early lead, 18-11, but coach Rick Carlisle took a timeout after a Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pointer cut that lead down to four points with seven minutes to play in the opening frame.
The Knicks closed the quarter on a 14-5 run to take a two-point advantage into the second, 36-34.
Turner recorded an outstanding first quarter for Indiana as he made all five of his shots and tallied 11 points in the frame. Both teams shot the lights out – Indiana made nearly 74 percent of its field goals as the Knicks knocked down 65 percent of theirs.
T.J. McConnell was a force early in the second quarter – he recorded four points, two rebounds, and an assist in the first two minutes of the period. McConnell’s pace lifted the Pacers’ overall pace of play, ultimately forcing the Knicks to burn a timeout after Indiana recaptured the lead, 43-41.
New York put down another 13-1 run over three minutes of second quarter action to take a 54-46 lead. Aaron Nesmith answered with a fiv-point swing of his own after converting two free throws and knocking down a transition 3-pointer. Indiana trailed by just three with five minutes remaining in the half, 54-51.
Tyrese Haliburton got into rhythm near the end of the half, lacing a 3-pointer to cut the lead to just one point, 60-59, with just over two minutes to play. Haliburton finished the first half with 14 points, leading Indiana in scoring, and recorded three rebounds and six assists.
Jalen Brunson’s 18 points led New York on 6-for-11 shooting. New York closed the first half on a 9-3 run to lead at the break, 69-62.
The rebounding battle was close through the first two quarters – Indiana grabbed 19 while the Knicks recorded 23 – but New York secured six offensive rebounds leading to nine second chance points.
The second half opened with two missed free throws from New York’s Mikal Bridges, but the Knicks followed those with a dunk by OG Anunoby to gain their biggest lead of the night – nine points.
The Pacers created a 10-4 run in the third to come back within three points of the Knicks – the synergy between Haliburton, Siakam, and Turner provided a foothold for Indiana’s offense as the Blue and Gold clawed back into a tightly contested game.
With under five minutes in the third quarter, Haliburton danced around the 3-point line against Mitchell Robinson, stepped back, and drained a 3-pointer. That shot gave him 23 points and cut the New York lead back to two points, 83-81.
The Pacers took advantage of the closing minutes of the third quarter with Brunson on the bench with four fouls – Indiana closed the quarter down just three points, 90-87. The Pacers recorded more second chance points in the first three periods of the game than the Knicks, 16-13.
Anunoby created a 5-0 run for New York early in the fourth quarter, extending the Knicks’ lead to seven points with under 10 minutes to play. Back-to-back fouls against 3-point shooters gave New York six free throws, and they converted five of them.
The Pacers made a methodical push after falling behind by 16 points in the middle of the fourth, but couldn’t string together the defensive stops needed to overcome the deficit. Nesmith’s five consecutive 3-point makes brought Indiana to within five points of the lead, but just 34 seconds remained in the game.
Nesmith continued to do the impossible, hitting a sixth consecutive 3-pointer, and cutting the New York lead to just two points with 22 seconds to play. His explosive offense down the stretch of the fourth quarter brought the Pacers within one point of the lead, 124-123.
Nesmith’s eight 3-pointers in the game are the most any Pacer has made in a playoff game. His six makes in the fourth quarter are the most by any player in the fourth quarter of a playoff game since the play-by-play era began in 1998.
Haliburton brought the ball up with under eight seconds remaining, down two. He danced around the 3-point line once again, stepped back, and put up a shot. It bounced off the back of the rim, bouncing high above the basket, and came straight back down through the net. Haliburton, Indiana, and all of Madison Square Garden assumed the shot was a 3-pointer, but official replay revealed Haliburton’s toe on the line, and the basket was ruled a two-point shot.
Haliburton, before he knew the basket wasn’t a 3-pointer, grabbed his neck and imitated Reggie Miller’s notorious choke celebration.
“I wanted him to see it more than anything,” Haliburton said of Miller after the game. “…I think it’s just really cool to continue to make my own history and this group to make our own history while also showing respect and love to the ones that came before us. So definitely a special moment and something I won’t forget.”
Overtime was equally as thrilling for Indiana – the Pacers earned their first lead since the first half at the 2:12 mark of overtime following a strong Nembhard layup, 130-129. They took turns scoring with the Knicks as the two squads battled for the rights to a 1-0 series lead.
The Pacers’ resilience through adversity shined through once again, making plays down the stretch to steal a game that New York assumed was in the bag. Indiana claimed Game 1 of the series against all odds, taking a 1-0 series lead behind 30-point games from Haliburton and Nesmith.
According to ESPN Analytics, the Knicks’ win probability in Game 1 peaked at 99.8 percent when they were up 14 late in the fourth quarter. But Indiana kept fighting, finishing gutsy drives and stringing together critical defensive stops to grind out a Game 1 win.
Inside the Numbers
The Pacers lost the battle on the glass, 46-39, but recorded more second chance points than the Knicks, 23-21.
Indiana forced 15 Knicks turnovers that led to 27 points while committing just seven of their own.
Aaron Nesmith’s eight 3-pointers are a new franchise record for 3-pointers made in a playoff game. The previous record of seven threes was shared by six different players. Miller did it twice, while Haliburton, Turner, Chuck Person, Paul George, and Bojan Bogdanovic each did it once.
Tyrese Haliburton recorded his second consecutive 30-point game on Wednesday after a 31-point performance in Game 5 at Cleveland.
Haliburton is now 12-of-14 on shots to tie or take the lead in the final two minutes of games this season.
You Can Quote Me on That
“We’ve had a lot of these games this year. We probably had about a dozen of them this season…It’s a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.” – Coach Rick Carlisle on Indiana’s play in crunch time
“NBA players are amazing. These guys get on a roll and they do amazing things…Aaron [Nesmith] got hot certainly at the right time.” – Carlisle on Nesmith’s historic night
“This time of year you want to go into the most hostile, the most difficult of environments, and test your metal…This is a difficult time of the year.” – Carlisle on the environment at MSG
“We try to play Pacer basketball, and we’ve got really good guys who play hard, [and] unselfish. It’s day one of 13 days.” – Carlisle on how the Pacers approach the rest of the series
“I was just doing what the team needed of me. I was just letting them fly, I was in a good rhythm. I didn’t really realize what I was doing in the moment. I was just trying to win the basketball game.” – Aaron Nesmith on his fourth quarter scoring
“It’s always special, it’s always fun, you know. This is what we live for. This is what we work every day for, work so hard for, it’s to perform and to show up in these moments and we just continue to do it time and time again.” – Nesmith on Pacers’ comebacks
“It’s unreal. It’s probably the best feeling in the world for me, personally. I love it. When that basket feels like an ocean and everything you toss up is going to go in, it’s so much fun.” – Nesmith on his flow state as a shooter
“I was right under the basket…it bounced up, straight up, and I just watched it…he’s a special talent, a special person, and he just continues to amaze me every time.” – Nesmith on Haliburton’s shot to tie the game
“Double A works his tail off. I think each shot that he made just kept giving us more confidence that we could win this game, so he was really big for us. I think to do what he did today while also having to guard Jalen Brunson is very difficult to do. What Aaron Nesmith did today can’t be talked about enough.” – Tyrese Haliburton on Aaron Nesmith’s big game
“We’re just a group that has spent a lot of time with each other…We’ve been through everything together. We’ve been on big losing skids, big winning runs, had to win in so many different ways…It’s special. I love playing with these guys and I look forward to keeping this run going.” – Haliburton on Pacers togetherness
“The biggest thing for me is I already have the confidence to take the shot in the moment, but I have that confidence from my group. My group wants me to take those shots, my coaching staff wants me to take those shots…I really think that experience is the best teacher for me, and I’ve had that as time has gone on.” – Haliburton on confidence in taking late game shots to tie/win
“I think the storied rivalry between the Pacers and Knicks is really cool…We’re writing our own stories right now, so I think where we are is a special time and is something that will be remembered by fans of the Knicks and fans of the Pacers moving forward.” – Haliburton on Pacers/Knicks rivalry and history
Stat of the Night
Teams are 4-1,702 since 1996-97 when trailing by seven points or more in the final 50 seconds of a game. The Pacers are three of those four, and all three comebacks have happened in their 2025 playoff run.
Noteworthy
This marks the third time that Rick Carlisle has taken the Indiana Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals as head coach (2004, 2024, 2025).
Former Pacer Reggie Miller is set to be an analyst on TNT’s broadcast of all Eastern Conference Finals matchups.
Indiana is 27-22 against New York all-time in the postseason.
Up Next
The Pacers return to New York for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Knicks at Madison Square Gaden on Friday, May 23 at 8:00 PM ET.
INDIANA FEVER
GAME PREVIEW: FEVER HEAD TO ATLANTA FOR FIRST ROAD GAME OF REGULAR SEASON
Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream
Thursday, May 22
State Farm Arena | 7:30 p.m. ET
Broadcast Information
Amazon Prime/WTHR/Fever Direct
Probable Starters
Indiana Fever (1-1)
Guard – Caitlin Clark
Guard – Kelsey Mitchell
Forward – DeWanna Bonner
Forward – Natasha Howard
Center – Aliyah Boston
Atlanta Dream (1-1)
Guard – Te-Hina Paopao
Guard – Allisha Gray
Forward – Rhyne Howard
Forward – Brionna Jones
Center – Brittney Griner
GAME PREVIEW:
The Fever and Dream will meet again on Thursday in Atlanta, two nights after the Dream defeated Indiana 91-90 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Atlanta led for virtually the entire night on Tuesday, but the Fever put together a 10-0 run in the closing minutes, taking a 90-89 lead on Aliyah Boston’s free throw with 21 seconds remaining. But Rhyne Howard drew a foul on the other end and converted both free throws to put the Dream back in front with nine seconds remaining and Nia Coffey then blocked Natasha Howard in the post to seal the victory for Atlanta.
Despite the loss, the Fever got a trio of standout performances from their three 2024 WNBA All-Stars. Caitlin Clark recorded her second straight double-double to open the season, tallying 27 points and 11 assists. Boston also recorded her second consecutive double-double, finishing with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds, and two blocks. Kelsey Mitchell, meanwhile, scored 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
While all three of those players are capable of going off any given night, the Fever will hope for more balance on Thursday. The other six players that saw the floor for Indiana combined for just 15 points on 6-for-20 shooting.
Brittney Griner led Atlanta with 21 points and eight rebounds on Tuesday. Howard scored 20 points despite going just 5-for-17 from the field (4-for-13 from 3-point range), Brionna Jones had 19 points and 13 boards, and Allisha Gray tallied 16 points and six assists.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
TOLEDO TOPPLES INDY 3-0 BEHIND A PAIR OF SOLO HOMERS
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens jumped on top of the Indianapolis Indians in the third inning and never looked back as a pair of solo homers fueled them to a 3-0 victory in a rain-shortened seven-inning contest on Wednesday afternoon at Fifth Third Field.
After a clean two frames from Braxton Ashcraft (L, 3-3), Toledo’s (23-23) leadoff hitter, Gage Workman, cranked a 1-0 fastball out to right field to break the scoreless tie. The Mud Hens added a run in the fourth when Jahmai Jones reached on a lead-off double and was brought around to score on an RBI single from Manuel Margot. Toledo delivered their final blow in the sixth with a 420-foot blast from Jace Jung to cap the scoring.
Despite Toledo’s offense, Ashcraft racked up a Triple-A career-high nine strikeouts across 6.0 innings of work. He has struck out five or more in each of his last five starts for the first time in his career, also marking the longest streak of five or more strikeouts by an Indians (26-18) pitcher this season. He was outdueled, however, by Toledo starter Nick Margevicius (W, 1-1), who allowed two hits and struck out seven across 6.0 scoreless innings.
The Indians and Mud Hens continue their six-game set with a doubleheader from Fifth Third Field on Thursday night beginning at 5:35 PM. Both teams have yet to name a starter for either contest.
INDIANA SOFTBALL
TAYLOR MINNICK NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN BY SOFTBALL AMERICA
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana senior Taylor Minnick was named a First Team All-American by Softball America on Tuesday.
Minnick earned the outstanding honor after her historic senior season with the Hoosiers. She hit .484 at the plate with 76 hits, 26 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 71 RBI. She also charted a 1.019 slugging percentage and .592 on-base percentage.
By her play, Minnick helped lead Indiana to three-straight NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history.
This is Minnick’s second All-American honor of her career, also landing on the NFCA’s Third Team All-American list in 2023. In addition to this year’s All-America nod, she was named First Team All-Big Ten and NFCA All-Region First Team for the Great Lakes region.
Minnick broke a slew of program records in her senior campaign.
Season batting average: .484
Career batting average: .390
Season doubles: 26
Career doubles: 61
Career home runs: 45
Season Slugging Percentage: 1.019
Season RBI: 71
Career RBI: 204
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
PURDUE RETURNS TO CARLSBAD FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS STARTING FRIDAY AT OMNI LA COSTA
NCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 23-28, 2025 | Carlsbad, California
Omni La Costa Resort (North Course) | 7,528 yards, Par 72
Round One Tee Times: Hole 10 – 7:25 to 8:09 a.m. PT (10:25 to 11:09 a.m. ET)
Purdue Returns to Carlsbad for NCAA Championships
• The Purdue men’s golf team returns to the Omni La Costa Resort for the second straight season, searching not only for the Boilermakers’ second National Championship, but for redemption as well.
• The Boilermakers are one of three Big Ten teams making the trek to the San Diego area (Illinois, UCLA), while being one of 17 teams making a return trip. Purdue finished 30th a year ago, but has four players on the roster that have played the course, hoping for a better outcome in 2025.
• Purdue earned the No. 24 seed in the Championships, its second-highest seeding since Match Play started in 2009, just behind last year’s No. 19 national seed.
First-Year Coach Making Waves
• Andrew Sapp has made a profound impact on Purdue golf in his first season in charge.
• Sapp has led Purdue to the National Championships in his first season, one of four first-year head coaches in the field (South Carolina’s Rob Bradley; San Diego’s Evan Emerick; California’s Michael Wilson).
• This is the third team that Sapp has led to the National Championships (Michigan, North Carolina, Purdue).
• Sapp led the Boilermakers to three wins this season, equaling the most for the program since the 2010-11 season (4 wins) and the fifth-most tournament wins for a head coach in his first year in NCAA history.
The Underdog Role Fits Well
• During the 10 NCAA Regional appearances dating to 2014, Purdue has outperformed its seed in seven of them.
• Since 2014, Purdue has advanced to the National Championships four times when outside a top-5 Regional seed, the second most in the country.
Purdue on Record-Breaking Run
• Purdue played in its 10th NCAA Regional in the last 11 chances after missing Regionals in 2021 — although we contend that Purdue would have played in Regionals if it played in the fall season of 2020. It’s the best stretch for the Boilermaker program since the 50s and 60s.
• Purdue made 19 straight NCAA Championships appearances from 1949 to 1967, winning the National Championship in 1961.
• Purdue’s 10 Regionals appearances in the last 11 years are the second most in the Big Ten (Illinois – 11; Purdue – 10; Ohio State – 8; Northwestern – 8).
Boilermaker Team Notes
• Purdue’s 18-hole team average of 285.69 is the best in school history. The Boilermakers have shaved 4.61 strokes per round of their fall average (288.00) to their spring average (283.39).
• All five of Purdue’s regulars have shot 68 or better this year, and only one player has shot in the 80s this season.
• Purdue has five tournament scores this season of 846 or better, the most in school history (previous most was three).
• Five of the 18 lowest, 54-hole tournament scores in school history have already come under Andrew Sapp.
• Purdue is looking for its first top-15 finish at the NCAA Championships since 2002 (7th).
Quick Hitters
• Purdue will be making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championships for the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
• Purdue is the most Northern school competing in this year’s NCAA Championships field. Only four teams above the 40-degree latitude line reached this year’s NCAA Championships.
• Purdue is 1-of-15 teams to have both its men’s and women’s teams competing at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa for the National Championships. The Boilermakers are joined by South Carolina, Ole Miss, Florida Virginia, UCLA, UNLV, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
• This marks the seventh time in Purdue history that both its women’s and men’s teams have reached the NCAA Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2024, 2025).
• In addition, Purdue is one-of-seven schools to have both its men’s and women’s teams make both the 2024 and 2025 Championships. Purdue is joined by Florida State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest on the exclusive list.
• Purdue’s five trips in the last 11 championships are the second most in the Big Ten Conference behind Illinois’ 10 appearances.
• This year’s squad currently owns the best 18-hole stroke average in school history at 285.69, almost a full stroke ahead of the next-closest season (2021-22 — 286.63).
• Purdue owns a 283.39 stroke average in the spring season, almost five full strokes fewer than its fall average.
• On Feb. 5, Purdue ranked 51st nationally in the Clippd national rankings. Its current ranking of 36th is its best ranking of the season.
• The Boilermakers won the Puerto Rico Classic by six shots in February, over a field that consisted of No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 LSU, No. 10 Virginia, No. 20 South Carolina, No. 22 Georgia and No. 23 Tennessee. Sam Easterbrook won medalist honors.
• Purdue’s three victories this season equal the most for a program since head coach Devon Brouse won four during the 2010-11 campaign.
• Head coach Andrew Sapp is taking his third team to the National Championships (Michigan –> 2009, 2011; North Carolina –> 2017; Purdue –> 2025).
• Head coach Andrew Sapp won three events in his first season as a head coach at Purdue. In record-keeping by Duke’s Lindy Brown, his three victories are the fifth most for a coach in his first season at a school.
• Assistant coach Cole Bradley is the son of South Carolina head coach Rob Bradley, who led the Gamecocks to the National Championships in his first season at South Carolina. Cole won a regional in 2021 and placed 39th at the NCAA Championships after holding the 18-hole lead with a 4-under par 66 at Grayhawk. Rob coached at Purdue from 2014 to 2024 and was a college teammate of Sapp at North Carolina for a season.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NOTRE DAME, WISCONSIN WILL HAVE A SUNDAY KICKOFF FOR 2026 LAMBEAU FIELD GAME
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Notre Dame’s 2026 football game with Wisconsin at Lambeau Field will now have a Sunday kickoff.
The two schools announced Wednesday that they’ll be facing off at the home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers on Sept. 6, 2026, in a game that will be televised by NBC. The 2026 game previously was set for a Saturday kickoff on Sept. 5.
This is part of a two-game, neutral-site series. Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 41-13 at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2021.
The Lambeau Field matchup initially was supposed to take place in 2020, but that game got scrapped due to the pandemic and was rescheduled for 2026.
This will mark the first time Wisconsin has played at Lambeau Field since beating LSU 16-14 in 2016. The only other college football game ever to take place at Lambeau Field was a matchup between St. Norbert and Fordham in 1983.
IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
IU INDY RELEASES 2025 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy Athletics Department released its 2025 volleyball schedule on Wednesday (May 21). The Jags are set to host 12 home matches, including their annual Hampton Inn Invitational.
Head coach Andrew Kroger enters his third season leading the Jags after posting the best IU Indy record since 2017, winning 15 games during the 2024 season with a Horizon League Tournament appearance.
The Jaguars will open the regular season on the road this season at the Charleston Southern Invite when they face The Citadel on August 29. They will stay on the road as they travel to Xavier for an invite, September 4-6. IU Indy will then host Bellarmine, Gonzaga and Northern Illinois for their annual Hampton Inn Invitational from September 11-13. The Jags will then close out their non-conference slate with the Butler Invitational (September 17 and 20) and an away match at Purdue on September 21.
They open the Horizon League slate against Wright State on the road in back-to-back days (Sept. 26/27) before returning to the Jungle to host Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 30) and Milwaukee (Oct. 3/4). The Jags will also host Youngstown State (Oct. 17/18), Oakland (Oct. 24/25) and Northern Kentucky (Nov. 14/15). IU Indy will visit Robert Morris (Oct. 10/11), Purdue Fort Wayne (Oct. 28), Cleveland State (Oct. 31/Nov. 1) and Green Bay (Nov. 7/8).
The Horizon League Championship is set to begin on Nov. 21 with the championship match slated for Nov. 23.
IU Indy will see several starters return to the 2025 roster, including All-Conference performers Grace Purichia and Morgan Ostrowski. Other top returners include Jordyn Pax, Kate White, Ava Harris, Maia Long, Elle Patterson, Kennedy Seputis, Brynn Zastrow and Lili Britt. Joining the Jags for their first season will be transfer Ninah Miranda (Lipscomb) and incoming freshman Laura Roeder, Amanda Stephens, Kate Jacquay, Jillian Tippmann and Chloe Macias.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
CARDINALS CLAIM 6-5 OPENING ROUND WIN AGAINST EMU AT MAC TOURNAMENT
AVON, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team rode a season-best pitching performance by John Chambers to a 6-5 win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday afternoon at Crushers Stadium in the first game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Cardinals (36-20) got six strikeouts and 5.2 shutout frames out of the bullpen by the right-hander to lead to the opening round takedown of the No. 6 seed Eagles (20-30).
Ball State struck first on an RBI double from Nick Husovsky in the first and a two-run home run from Blake Bevis in the third inning to claim a 3-0 lead. Eastern responded with a five-run fourth before a more than three-hour rain delay between the top and bottom half of the frame.
The No. 3 seed Cardinals came out of the break with a Dylan Grego run-scoring single and sacrifice fly by Husovsky to tie the score. Grego later drove in Max Kalk on a sac fly for what proved to be the game-winning run.
Chambers (2-0) came on with one out in the fourth and went the distance from there to post his second win of the year. The junior allowed four hits and a walk against the four punchouts.
Grego and Husovsky posted two hits and two RBI each, while Bevis went for two RBI on the home run. Gavin Balius knocked two hits and scored a run on the day.
Eastern Michigan’s Ethan Davis (2-4) was hit with the loss after surrendering three runs in three innings of work.
“Our boys showed their grit in waiting out the rain delay and came back ready to play,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “Great team effort but John Chambers’ pitching was outstanding!”
The Cardinals are set to face No. 2 seed Kent State at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
MASTODONS FALL TO YSU TO CONCLUDE 2025 SEASON
FAIRBORN, Ohio – Sixth-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne fell 13-8 to fourth-seeded Youngstown State on Wednesday (May 21) evening in the 2025 Horizon League Championship. The loss eliminates Purdue Fort Wayne and ends the 2025 season for the Mastodons.
The two teams were trading runs over the first two innings. The ‘Dons were up 1-0 two batters in on an RBI-double by Justin Osterhouse. Kevin Hall knocked in Osterhouse with a ground ball later in the frame. YSU matched the Mastodons’ two runs with two of their own in the bottom of the first.
Jackson Micheels drove in two of the Mastodons’ four runs in the top of the second on an RBI single. The Mastodons’ 6-2 lead was short lived as YSU responded with five in the bottom of the second inning.
The Mastodons were held off the scoreboard until the seventh when Hall hit a solo home run over the left field wall. It was his fifth home run of the season.
Youngstown State put the game away with a four-run eighth inning. Nathan Beckley had a two-run home run in the inning.
Trent Murphy (2-5) took the loss. Braden Gebhardt came out of the pen to get the win for the Penguins going 7.0 innings. Aidan Murphy allowed one run in 3.0 innings in relief for the ‘Dons.
Brooks Sailors, Osterhouse and Hall each had two hits in the contest.
Purdue Fort Wayne scored once in the ninth and loaded the bases, but the game ended on a double play to end the threat.
Youngstown State improves to 18-40 and moves on to play on Thursday. The ‘Dons finish the 2025 season 11-42.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI BOWS OUT OF OVC POSTSEASON WITH LOSS
MARION, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball bowed out of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship with a 10-1 loss to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Wednesday morning. The OVC Championship is being held at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. USI ends the season 27-29 overall, while Little Rock goes to 20-32 after this morning’s action.
The Eagles fell behind early in the contest as the Trojans touched junior left-hander Jake Porter for six runs in the second inning and junior right-hander Andres Gonzalez for a tally in the fourth. Porter (4-6) allowed the six runs on five hits and two walks in taking the loss, while Gonzalez allowed a run in two innings on two hits and a walk.
After Little Rock pushed the lead to 10-0 after the six and a half, USI got on the scoreboard when junior designated hitter Charlie Marisca smacked his first home run of the season over the right field wall. Marisca’s homer would end the scoring as Little Rock closed out the 10-1 final.
USI sophomore rightfielder Cameron Boyd provided one of the few highlights through the first four innings by extending his hitting streak to 21 games. The 21-game streak ties the single-season streak set by Logan Brown in 2018 and is within five games of tying the USI overall hitting streak record of 26 games set by Kyle Kempf (last 12 games of 2015 and the first 14 games of 2016).
USI’s season ending 27 victories tied the program record for wins at Division I and the 15 wins in OVC action set a new program best for the squad.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 22
1933 — Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees struck out for the first time this season, during a 3-0 win over Cleveland. Sewell would strike out only three more times in 524 at-bats.
1942 — Ted Williams is sworn into the U.S. Navy, but will remain with the Red Sox until he is called for active duty.
1957 — The Boston Red Sox hit four home runs in the sixth inning of an 11-0 win over Cleveland. Gene Mauch, Ted Williams, Dick Gernert and Frank Malzone connected. All the homers came on the first 16 pitches from Cal McLish.
1958 — Ted Williams hits his 16th career grand slam to provide the Red Sox with the margin in an 8-5 win over the A’s. Ted’s 4th-inning blast, off Jack Urban, ties him with Babe Ruth for second place on the career slam list.
1959 — Baltimore’s Hoyt Wilhelm pitched a one-hitter against the New York Yankees for a 5-0 win. Jerry Lumpe’s single in the eighth spoiled the no-hit bid.
1963 — Mickey Mantle hit a pitch from Kansas City’s Bill Fischer off the right-field facade at Yankee Stadium in an 8-7 victory over the A’s.
1968 — Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs, a double and a single in a 13-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Stargell’s double just missed going out, as it bounced off the railing of the left-field bleachers.
1976 — St. Louis’ Reggie Smith hit three home runs — two right-handed and one left-handed — and drove in five runs in a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Smith’s third homer came with two outs in the ninth and broke a 6-6 tie.
1977 — Boston and Milwaukee hit a combined 11 home runs in a 14-10 Red Sox victory at Fenway Park, tying a major league record. The Red Sox connected for six and the Brewers hit five in the first game of a doubleheader.
1983 — Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays hit his 18th career pinch homer. The homer, off Baltimore’s Tippy Martinez, tied Johnson with Jerry Lynch on the career pinch home run list.
1990 — Andre Dawson sets a major-league record when he is intentionally walked five times during a 16-inning, 2-1 Cubs win over the Reds.
1998 — The Mets acquire catcher Mike Piazza from the Marlins in exchange for OF Preston Wilson, P Ed Yarnall and a player to be named. Piazza has barely spent a week with Florida, following a trade from the Dodgers.
1998 — Brian Cox went 6-for-6, including a grand slam in a 10-run third inning, as Florida State rolled past Delaware 27-6 in the NCAA Atlantic II Regional. Freshman Matt Diaz hit three home runs for the Seminoles.
2000 — Milwaukee beat Houston in the first game of a doubleheader, 10-9, coming back from a 9-2 deficit to tie the score with seven runs in the bottom half of the ninth inning. The Brewers won the game in the 10th on a home run by Jose Hernandez.
2001 — The Twins score 8 runs in the 3rd inning to give Brad Radke an 8 – 0 lead, then hold on to edge the Mariners, 12-11. The M’s will use the momentum to win their next 15 and set a franchise record.
2008 — Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 200th home run as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He becomes the fourth player in major league history to hit 300 for one team and 200 with another. Preceding him are Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx.
2008 — Boston’s J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell hit grand slams to help Daisuke Matsuzaka remain unbeaten as the Red Sox posted an 11-8 win over the Kansas City Royals.
2009 — Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle and matched his career high with five RBIs as Minnesota defeated Milwaukee 11-3. Cuddyer hit a three-run homer in the first inning, doubled in the third and singled in the fourth before completing the cycle by tripling on a broken-bat liner into the left-field corner in the sixth.
2012 — C.J. Wilson and Ernesto Frieri combined on a one-hitter to give the Los Angeles Angels a 4-0 win over Oakland. Cliff Pennington had the only hit — a one-out single in the fifth — for Oakland.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
May 22
1877 — Baden-Baden, ridden by C. Holloway, catches Leonard just before turning into the stretch and wins the Kentucky Derby by two lengths.
1885 — Tecumseh, ridden by Jimmy McLaughlin, wins the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Wickham.
1902 — Mastermam, ridden by John Bullman, wins the Belmont Stakes by two lengths over Renald.
1906 — Whimsical, the favorite ridden by Walter Miller, wins the Preakness Stakes by four lengths over Content.
1954 — Hasty Road, ridden by Johnny Adams, edges favored Correlation by a neck to win the Preakness Stakes.
1962 — Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game.
1963 — European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: José Altafini scores twice as AC Milan edge Benfica, 2-1 for first title to an Italian club.
1975 — Artis Gilmore scores 28 points and grabs 31 rebounds to lead the Kentucky Colonels to a 110-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers for the ABA championship.
1985 — Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader.
1988 — Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins trades bucket for bucket with Boston’s Larry Bird in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals until the Celtics escape with a 118-116 victory. Wilkins finishes with 47 points and Bird has 34 — with 20 of his points scored in the fourth quarter. The teams shoot a combined .588 percent from the field, the second highest mark in playoff history.
1988 — LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Sherri Turner birdies final 2 holes to win her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott.
1990 — Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game.
1991 — NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994.
1993 — Riddick Bowe successfully defends his IBF and WBA heavyweight titles with a second-round knockout of Jesse Ferguson at RFK Stadium in Washington.
1994 — Toronto NBA franchise unveils name “Raptors” & logo.
1996 — 4th UEFA Champions League Final: Juventus beats Ajax (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome.
1997 — The Chicago Bulls win the lowest-scoring playoff game in NBA history, a 75-68 victory over the Miami Heat. The 143 combined points were two fewer than the previous postseason low set by Syracuse and Fort Wayne in 1955.
2003 — Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years when she shoots a 71 in the first round of the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Sorenstam misses the cut the next day by four shots.
2004 — English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,350): Manchester United beats Millwall, 3-0; Ruud van Nistelrooy scores 2 and Cristiano Ronaldo 1 in Red Devils’ 11th title win.
2005 — Paula Creamer, 18, makes a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Sybase Classic by one stroke and become the second-youngest first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.
2006 — Pat Summitt becomes the newest millionaire coach — and the first in women’s basketball. Tennessee raises Summitt’s salary to $1.125 million for next season and extends her contract six years.
2009 — Dara Torres sets an American record in the 50-meter butterfly at the Texas Senior Circuit No. 2 meet at Texas A&M. The 42-year-old, breezes to victory in the 50 fly, touching the wall in 25.72 seconds to beat her record time of 25.84 seconds from the morning preliminaries. Both her times beat Jenny Thompson’s American record of 26.00 seconds, set in Barcelona in 2003.
2010 — UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich, 2-0; Inter’s 3rd title and first treble (Italian Serie A & Cup).
2016 — The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Greystone G&CC: Germany’s Berhard Langer wins sixth of 13 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Olin Browne.
2021 — 30 year old Scottish light-welterweight boxer Josh Taylor becomes Britain’s first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era by beating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas.
2022 — PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Southern Hills CC: 2017 champion Justin Thomas beats Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke in a 3-hole playoff after 54-hole leader Mito Pereira double bogeys the 72nd hole.
