THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE
“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
ANDERSON AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM
ANDREAN AT HOBART 8:00 PM
AVON AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BATESVILLE AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
BELLMONT AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
BEN DAVIS AT WARREN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BLACKFORD AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BOWMAN ACADEMY AT ILLINOIS HOMESCHOOL 8:00 PM
BREMEN AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT FISHERS 7:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT NORTH HARRISON 7:00 PM
CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM
CARMEL AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT BOONVILLE 8:00 PM
CENTERVILLE AT NORTHEASTERN 7:00 PM
CENTRAL NOBLE AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM
CHARLESTOWN AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 PM
CHESTERTON AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:00 PM
COLUMBIA CITY AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
CONCORD AT NORTHRIDGE 7:00 PM
CORYDON CENTRAL AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM
COVINGTON AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
CRAWFORD COUNTY AT MITCHELL 7:00 PM
CULVER ACADEMY AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 7:30 PM
DANVILLE AT LEBANON 7:00 PM
DELPHI AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT MUNSTER 8:00 PM
EAST NOBLE AT LEO 7:00 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT CARROLL (FLORA) 7:00 PM
EASTERN GREENE AT EASTERN (PEKIN) 7:30 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
EASTSIDE AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM
EDINBURGH AT MILAN 7:00 PM
ELWOOD AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT JASPER 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE NORTH AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE LUERS AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT ATTICA 7:00 PM
FRANKFORT AT CASCADE 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
FRONTIER AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
GARY WEST AT CALUMET 8:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT NORTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
GREENSBURG AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
GREENWOOD AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
GRIFFITH AT RIVER FOREST 8:00 PM
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:00 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT WESTFIELD 7:00 PM
HANOVER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
JAY COUNTY AT BLUFFTON 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT FLOYD CENTRAL 7:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT SPRINGS VALLEY 7:30 PM
JOHN GLENN AT KNOX 7:30 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT TWIN LAKES 7:00 PM
LAPORTE AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM
LINTON AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
LOGANSPORT AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM
LOWELL AT HIGHLAND 8:00 PM
MACONAQUAH AT PERU 7:00 PM
MADISON-GRANT AT FRANKTON 7:00 PM
MANCHESTER AT NORTHFIELD 7:00 PM
MARION AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT FRANKLIN 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:00 PM
MICHIGAN CITY AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT PENN 7:00 PM
MOORESVILLE AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT DELTA 7:30 PM
NEW CASTLE AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT NORWELL 7:00 PM
NEW PALESTINE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
NEW PRAIRIE AT ELKHART 7:30 PM
NOBLESVILLE AT ZIONSVILLE 7:00 PM
NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL AT CHRISTEL HOUSE 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
NORTH JUDSON AT CULVER 7:30 PM
NORTH KNOX AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM
NORTH MIAMI AT PIONEER 7:00 PM
NORTH MONTGOMERY AT WESTERN BOONE 7:00 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
NORTH VERMILLION AT RIVERTON PARKE 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT MISHAWAKA 7:00 PM
PAOLI AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
PARK TUDOR AT UNION CITY 7:00 PM
PARKE HERITAGE AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
PIKE AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT NORTH POSEY 7:30 PM
PLAINFIELD AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
PLYMOUTH AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM
PORTAGE AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT GARRETT 7:00 PM
PRINCETON AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
RICHMOND AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
RUSHVILLE AT CONNERSVILLE 7:00 PM
SALEM AT MADISON 7:00 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT SILVER CREEK 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM
SHERIDAN AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND RILEY AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT CASTON 7:30 PM
SOUTH PUTNAM AT SULLIVAN 7:00 PM
SOUTH SPENCER AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
SOUTHERN WELLS AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM
SOUTHMONT AT CRAWFORDSVILLE 7:00 PM
SOUTHRIDGE AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
SPEEDWAY AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
TAYLOR AT CLINTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
TECUMSEH AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
TELL CITY AT HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE NORTH AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7:00 PM
TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT LAVILLE 7:00 PM
TIPTON AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
TRI AT SHENANDOAH 7:00 PM
TRITON AT WINAMAC 7:00 PM
TRITON CENTRAL AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
TRI-WEST AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT WINCHESTER 7:00 PM
WABASH AT SOUTHWOOD 7:00 PM
WARSAW AT WAWASEE 7:00 PM
WES-DEL AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
WEST VIGO AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM
WESTERN AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
WHEELER AT BOONE GROVE 8:00 PM
WHITING AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
WHITKO AT NORTHWESTERN 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
WEDNESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/16/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
WEDNESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/16/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
WEDNESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/16/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA BOYS TENNIS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
WEDNESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=9/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
GUARDIANS 6, WHITE SOX 3
REDS 6, DODGERS 2
BREWERS 5, PIRATES 4
GIANTS 6, CARDINALS 5 (10 INNINGS)
TWINS 5, YANKEES 4 (13 INNINGS)
RAYS 4, ATHLETICS 3
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 0
PADRES 9, ROCKIES 3
MARLINS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3
CUBS 8, BRAVES 4
BLUE JAYS 5, TIGERS 1
ORIOLES 7, METS 1
ROYALS 5, ASTROS 2
RANGERS 7, RED SOX 3
MARINERS 7, ANGELS 2
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANAPOLIS 6 GWINNETT 5
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
SYRACUSE AT PITT | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
MIAMI (FLA.) AT WAKE FOREST | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
HOUSTON AT TEXAS TECH | 8 P.M. | FOX
PORTLAND STATE AT OREGON | 10:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
COASTAL CAROLINA AT DELAWARE | 11:30 A.M. | CBSSN
KENT STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12 P.M. | FOX
GEORGIA AT ARKANSAS | 12 P.M. | ABC
BUFFALO AT PENN STATE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
TULANE AT KANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
BOWLING GREEN AT IOWA STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
ARIZONA STATE AT KANSAS | 12 P.M. | FS1
MERCER AT GEORGIA TECH | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA AT CLEMSON | 12 P.M. | ESPN/DISNEY+
AKRON AT MINNESOTA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT TEXAS STATE | 12 P.M. | USA NETWORK
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT WISCONSIN | 12:30 P.M. | PEACOCK
NC STATE AT VANDERBILT | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
WYOMING AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MAINE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 2 P.M. | ACCNX
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | PEACOCK
TEMPLE AT TOLEDO | 3 P.M. | CBSSN
KENTUCKY AT TEXAS A&M | 3:30 P.M.
FLORIDA STATE AT ALABAMA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
USC AT RUTGERS | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
SMU AT LOUISVILLE | 3:30 P.M.
UTAH STATE AT UTAH | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
MIAMI (OHIO) AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WAGNER AT CAL | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
UTEP AT MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
DUQUESNE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 3:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
STONEHILL AT UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT INDIANA | 4 P.M. | PEACOCK
UNI AT IOWA | 4 P.M. | FS1
STANFORD AT DUKE | 4 P.M. | CW
BALL STATE AT LIBERTY | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA TECH AT BAYLOR | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
SE LOUISIANA AT UL MONROE | 4:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST CAROLINA AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLOTTE AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MARSHALL AT MISSOURI STATE | 6:30 P.M. | CBSSN
TROY AT MISSOURI | 7 P.M. | SECN+
FLORIDA AT AUBURN | 7 P.M. | ESPN
GEORGIA STATE AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UCONN AT SOUTHERN MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UT MARTIN AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE STATE AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NEVADA AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
OHIO AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS AT SAM HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON AT WASHINGTON | 7:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
MICHIGAN STATE AT NOTRE DAME | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
LSU AT OLE MISS | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NEW MEXICO AT OKLAHOMA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
BYU AT COLORADO STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBS
WEST VIRGINIA VS. VIRGINIA (IN CHARLOTTE, N.C.) | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
VIRGINIA TECH AT MARYLAND | 7:30 P.M. | FOX/FS1
KENNESAW STATE AT TENNESSEE | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTSA AT TEXAS | 8 P.M. | SECN+
ARKANSAS STATE AT TCU | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
EAST TEXAS A&M AT TULSA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA AT BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | CBSSN
JAMES MADISON AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 10 P.M. | CW
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT ARIZONA | 10:30 P.M. | TNT
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
PURDUE AT UCLA | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
MONTANA AT OREGON STATE | 11 P.M. | USA NETWORK
FRESNO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 11 P.M. | FS1
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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/SCORES
WEEK 2 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
DETROIT LIONS AT BUFFALO BILLS – 8:15 PM ET, PRIME VIDEO, HIGHMARK STADIUM, ORCHARD PARK, NY. THIS IS THE FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME AT THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM NFL PLAYOFF PASS, NFL PLAYOFF PASS +1
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 (EARLY AFTERNOON, 1:00 PM ET)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS – FOX, MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, ATLANTA, GA
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS – CBS, M&T BANK STADIUM, BALTIMORE, MD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS – FOX, SOLDIER FIELD, CHICAGO, IL
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT HOUSTON TEXANS – CBS, NRG STADIUM, HOUSTON, TX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – CBS, GILLETTE STADIUM, FOXBOROUGH, MA
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW YORK JETS – FOX, METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – CBS, RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, TAMPA, FL
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TENNESSEE TITANS – FOX, NISSAN STADIUM, NASHVILLE, TN
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 (LATE AFTERNOON)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS – 4:05 PM ET, CBS, EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH, DENVER, CO
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – 4:05 PM ET, CBS, SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD, CA
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS – 4:25 PM ET, FOX, STATE FARM STADIUM, GLENDALE, AZ
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS – 4:25 PM ET, FOX, AT&T STADIUM, ARLINGTON, TX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – 4:25 PM ET, FOX, LEVI’S STADIUM, SANTA CLARA, CA
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SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – 8:20 PM ET, NBC AND PEACOCK, GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM, KANSAS CITY, MO
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
NEW YORK GIANTS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS – 8:15 PM ET, ESPN AND ABC, SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD, CA
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
NFL NEWS
THURSDAY NFL GAME CAPSULE: DETROIT (1-0) AT BUFFALO (1-0)
Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 8:15 PM ET
Regular Season: BUF leads series, 8-4-1 (BUF won 7 of past 8) Last meeting: 12/15/24: BUF 48 at DET 42
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LIONS NOTES:
QB JARED GOFF passed for 206 yards & 2 TDs for 96.7 rating in Week 1, his 24th consecutive game with TD pass, longest active streak in NFL. Ranks 1st with 39,828 pass yards & 4th with 258 TD passes since 2016. Ranks 4th with 9,457 pass yards on primetime since 2016. Totaled 494 pass yards & tied career-high with 5 TD passes in last meeting. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS ranked 2nd with 186 scrimmage yards (156 rush, 30 rec.) in Week 1 & had 2 TDs. Has 51 scrimmage TDs (41 rush, 10 rec.) in 50 career games & is 5th player in NFL history with 50+ scrimmage TDs in 1st 50 games. Had 114 scrimmage yards (83 rec., 31 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in last meeting. Has 2+ TDs in 2 of his past 3 on primetime. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 10 catches for 67 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1, his 63rd career game with 5+ receptions, tied with DeAndre Hopkins for 4th-most games with 5+ catches by a player in his 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Set careerhighs with 14 catches for 193 yards & had TD catch in last meeting. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row on primetime with 85+ rec. yards. Had TD catch in last meeting. • TE SAM LAPORTA ranks 3rd among TEs with 20 TD catches & 5th with 2,152 rec. yards since 2023. Had 7 catches for 111 yards in last meeting. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 5 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 1. Ranked 4th with career-high 14.5 sacks in 2025. Has FF in 3 of his last 4 on road on primetime. • LB JACK CAMPBELL had 7 tackles & TFL last week. Aims for 6th in row on road on primetime with 8+ tackles. Had 10 tackles & PD in last meeting. • LB DERRICK BARNES had 5 tackles, sack, INT & 2 PD in last week, 1 of 3 with INT & sack in Week 1. Has PD in 2 of his last 3 on primetime. • CB D.J. REED led team with 10 tackles & had PD in Week 1. • S CHUCK CLARK had INT in Week 1. • S AVONTE MADDOX totaled 7 tackles & 2 PD last week.
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BILLS NOTES:
QB JOSH ALLEN completed 20 of 29 atts. (69 pct.) for 334 yards & 2 TDs with 130.5 rating & had 2 rush TDs in Week 1, becoming 6th player ever with 4+ combined TDs in 25 career games. Has 303 TDs (222 pass, 81 rush) in 129 games, surpassing Aaron Rodgers (134) as fastest QB all-time to reach 300 combined TDs. Can become 4th QB with 90+ reg. season wins in 1st 9 seasons (89). Has 65+ comp. pct., 200+ pass yards & 20+ rush yards in 6 of his 7 career starts on TNF. Completed 23 of 34 atts. (67.6 pct.) for 362 yards & 2 TDs with 122.4 rating & rushed for 68 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • RB JAMES COOK had 69 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 12 rec.) last week. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 115+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Had 133 scrimmage yards (105 rush, 28 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting • WR DJ MOORE had 5 receptions for 100 yards & TD in his Buf. debut. Aims for his 5th in row on Thursday with 5+ receptions & 50+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 8 of his 9 career games vs. Det. • TE DALTON KINCAID had 5 receptions & led team with career-high 130 rec. yards in Week 1. Has 5+ receptions, 60+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his 3 career games on TNF. • LB TERREL BERNARD led team with 12 tackles & had TFL & FR last week. Has 6+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 5+ tackles & TFL. Had 10 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • LB GREG ROUSSEAU had 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FFs & PD in Week 1. Aims for his 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had 4 tackles & sack in last meeting. • LB DORIAN WILLIAMS had 9 tackles & TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles & TFL. • DL ED OLIVER had 5 tackles, TFL & FR in Week 1. Has sack in 4 of his past 5. Had 4 tackles, sack & FF in last meeting.
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NFL TEAMS ONLY NEED TO LOOK BACK A YEAR TO SEE HOW LITTLE A WEEK 1 LOSS MIGHT MEAN
With a nearly seven-month wait since the Super Bowl for meaningful NFL games, it’s only natural for Week 1 to fuel some overreactions.
What happened last season was the latest example of why that might not be wise.
The Seattle Seahawks won the title against the New England Patriots in February in the only Super Bowl matchup ever played between two teams that started the season with a loss. Seattle lost to division rival San Francisco but got revenge in a blowout win in the playoffs. The Patriots shockingly lost at home to the Las Vegas Raiders, who won just two more games the entire season and wound up with the No. 1 overall draft pick.
That should be good news for the Los Angeles Rams, who came into the season as heavy Super Bowl favorites only to lose their opener 27-7 to San Francisco in Australia last week in their lowest-scoring game with MVP Matthew Stafford at quarterback.
In all, five teams made the playoffs last season after losing in Week 1, with Chicago, Houston and Carolina joining Seattle and New England in the postseason. Nearly half of last year’s Week 1 winners — seven of 16 — missed the playoffs, with Arizona, Cincinnati and Washington all winning six games or fewer for the entire season.
Since the playoffs expanded to seven teams per conference in 2020, an average of 4.3 teams per season have lost in Week 1 but made the playoffs; and 6.2 teams per season have won in Week 1 and missed the postseason.
But the Rams won’t be satisfied with just a playoff bid. After adding Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie to a team that fell just short last season, they entered this one with plus-500 odds to win it all.
Just 12 of the 60 Super Bowl champions lost their season opener but the Seahawks were the third to do it in the past six seasons, joining Tampa Bay in 2020 and Kansas City in 2023.
But doing it after such a lopsided Week 1 loss would be unusual. Only one eventual champion, New England, lost the opener by at least 20 points. The Patriots lost 31-0 in Week 1 to Buffalo in 2003 before winning 34 of 37 games the rest of 2003 and ’04 to win back-to-back titles.
New York teams get off to rare winning start
The New York City area has been at the bottom of the NFL over the past decade, with the New York Jets having the league’s worst record since 2016 and the Giants ranking second-worst.
That’s what made the start of this season so surprising. The Jets beat Tennessee 23-10 on Sunday afternoon and the Giants upset Dallas 28-20 on Sunday night. That marked the first time both those teams won in Week 1 since 2009. Both had lost the opener in five of the last seven years.
With both teams taking a 1-0 record into Week 2, this is just the second season since the start of 2016 that both the Jets and Giants had winning records at the same time. It also happened for a 10-week stretch in 2022, ending after the Jets lost in Week 15 to fall to 7-7 on the way to a 7-10 finish.
There have only been five times that both teams made the playoffs in the same season. It happened in 2006, 2002, 1986, 1985 and 1981.
New coaches get off to a winning start
Coach John Harbaugh won his debut with the Giants as part of a winning weekend overall for the record-tying 10 new head coaches.
Six of the 10 opened with victories, including two in head-to-head matchups, with Mike McCarthy’s Pittsburgh Steelers beating Kevin Stefanski’s Atlanta Falcons, and Klint Kubiak’s Las Vegas Raiders beating Jeff Hafley’s Miami Dolphins.
The other winners were Arizona’s Mike LaFleur against the Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore’s Jesse Minter against Indianapolis, and Buffalo’s Joe Brady beating Houston.
The other two losing coaches were Tennessee’s Robert Saleh against the Jets and Cleveland’s Todd Monken against Jacksonville.
Rough start for the NFC South
One season after Carolina won the division and became the fifth team to make the playoffs with a losing record in a non-strike season, the NFC South got off to a rough start in 2026.
The Panthers lost 59-37 to Chicago and their three division rivals also lost. Tampa Bay fell 33-27 to Cincinnati, New Orleans lost 31-30 to Detroit in overtime and Atlanta fell 20-13 to Pittsburgh.
This marked just the eighth time since the merger that every team in one division lost in Week 1. That last happened with the NFC North in 2021.
The offenses weren’t the issue. Three of the teams topped 30 points and had 107 combined points, the most in any week for a division without a single win, topping the 100 for the NFC North teams in Week 2 of the 2023 season.
Odds and ends
Here are a few other statistical standouts from Week 1:
— The Philadelphia Eagles won their sixth straight opener as Nick Sirianni became the only coach in NFL history to appear in at least six openers and win them all. That’s the longest active winning streak in Week 1. The last team to have a longer streak was Kansas City with eight straight from 2015-22.
— Carson Wentz replaced an injured Kyler Murray to throw three TD passes and no interceptions in a 39-22 win for Minnesota over Green Bay. The only other QB to come off the bench in an opener and throw at least three TDs and no INTs since starts were first tracked in 1950 was Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton, who did it in the first game in Vikings history in 1961 against Chicago.
— Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt had two sacks and a pick-6 in a win over Atlanta. Watt now has 117 sacks and 10 interceptions in his career, joining Hall of Famer Julius Peppers as the only players with at least 100 sacks and 10 INTs.
— Bijan Robinson was nearly the entire offense for the Falcons with 83 yards rushing, 90 yards receiving and the team’s only TD in the loss to the Steelers. Robinson had 65.8% of the offense for the Falcons and 10 of the team’s 19 targets in the passing game. The last running back who had at least half of his team’s targets was LaDainian Tomlinson with 15 of 28 for the Chargers in Week 17 of the 2003 season against the Raiders.
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BENGALS QB JOE BURROW ADAMANT HE’LL PLAY VS. TEXANS DESPITE BACK INJURY
Joe Burrow is dealing with back tightness after just one game but he said he expects to be on the field Sunday even if he doesn’t practice again this week.
The Cincinnati Bengals are hoping their star quarterback will be ready to go when they visit the Houston Texans.
Burrow is not sure when he injured the back during last week’s season-opening 33-27 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice, and knows he’s not interested in sitting out just because it is only Week 2 of a long season.
“I think every game is important,” Burrow said at his Wednesday press conference. “I’ll do what it takes to be out there. If I’m not having surgery, I’ll be out there.”
Burrow played in just eight games last season due to a turf toe injury. The three-time Pro Bowl selection has played in 16 or more games just three times during his first six seasons.
The Bengals (1-0) certainly need a top-flight Burrow on the field against a Houston defense led by supreme pass rushers Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter.
“We certainly have our work cut out for us,” Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor said. “They have elite talent across the board on their defense, and it poses a lot of challenges for you.”
Burrow completed 25 of 35 passes for 254 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Buccaneers.
A disappointing aspect of the opener for Cincinnati was that five-time Pro Bowl receiver Ja’Marr Chase caught just two passes for 12 yards.
“There’s really no excuse for that, to be quite honest,” Taylor said. “I’ve got to continue to find ways because every time he gets the ball, whether it is behind the line of scrimmage, down the field, 10 yards deep, he impacts the game.”
The Texans (0-1) want to improve on a rare shaky defensive outing in their season-opening 36-31 loss to the visiting Buffalo Bills.
The 36 points were the second-most the Texans have allowed in more than three seasons under defensive-minded coach DeMeco Ryans. The lone higher output came in a 39-37 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9 in 2023.
“The expectation for us defensively is for everybody to improve,” Ryans said. “Last Sunday wasn’t good enough, not from any one position.
“We play collectively as a defense and when we play together and everybody’s doing their job, being where they’re supposed to be, doing what they’re supposed to do, we play really good defensive football.”
Houston sacked Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen just twice Sunday after recording eight against the former NFL MVP when the teams met in 2025.
Anderson said the Texans got exactly what they deserved.
“That’s probably the best thing that could have happened to us,” Anderson said. “We got hit in the mouth and now we know how to respond. Now it’s a wake-up call for everybody. Get off our high horse, look ourselves in the mirror, be a man and let’s go play the next game.”
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud lost two fumbles but wasn’t intercepted while completing 26 of 38 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns.
Stroud entered this season under a barrage of criticism after performing poorly in last season’s playoffs.
“You kind of just have to do it,” he said. “It’s not really like a secret sauce to it. No one cares about your excuses, so you have to suck it up and go. I think I’m a firm believer that you just have to try your best to forget it and keep going.”
Houston will be without linebacker Henry To’oTo’o (shoulder), who was injured late in the fourth quarter against Buffalo and placed on injured reserve.
Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (knee) and linebacker Jake Hummel (groin) missed the Texans’ practice Wednesday. Star wide receiver Nico Collins (hamstring) was limited.
The Texans have won nine of the teams’ past 11 meetings, including postseason victories in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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FOUR-TIME PRO BOWL LB FREDD YOUNG DIES AT 64
Former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Fredd Young, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who also played for the Indianapolis Colts, died Tuesday at 64.
Young spent seven seasons in the NFL after being selected by Seattle in the third round of the 1984 draft out of New Mexico State.
He quickly emerged as a standout on special teams and was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his four seasons with the Seahawks. Young became a fixture at linebacker and earned first-team All-Pro honors in 1987, recording nine sacks, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and an interception.
Seattle traded Young to Indianapolis for two first-round draft picks in September 1988. He spent his final three NFL seasons with the Colts before retiring following the 1990 campaign.
Young finished his career with 21 sacks and three interceptions over 101 games (79 starts). Seattle honored him in 2025 as one of the top 50 players in franchise history.
Before reaching the NFL, Young was a four-year starter at New Mexico State from 1980-83. He totaled 393 career tackles, still fourth-most in program history, and recorded 12 sacks as a senior.
Young earned first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 1982 and received honorable mention All-America recognition the following season.
He was inducted into the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991 and later into the school’s Football Ring of Honor.
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BIG 10 FOOTBALL
• Week 3 ushers in the start of conference play with a pair of games on Saturday. No. 12 USC heads to Rutgers for a 3:30 p.m. ET outing on CBS and RV UCLA is set to host Purdue on Big Ten Network at 11 p.m. ET. Saturday’s slate also includes a clash between Michigan State and No. 3 Notre Dame in South Bend at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
• The Big Ten had nine teams included in this week’s AP and 10 in the US LBM Coaches Polls. The AP poll featured No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 12 USC, No. 14 Penn State, No. 18 Iowa, No. 19 Michigan and No. 21 Oregon, while Washington and UCLA received votes. Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan’s rankings remained the same in the coaches’ poll with shifts for No. 11 USC, No. 15 Penn State, No. 18 Oregon, No. 20 Iowa and No. 24 Washington. Nebraska and UCLA also earned votes.
• The Big Ten Football Players of the Week were announced Monday with Nebraska’s Anthony Colandrea being named Offensive Player of the Week. The quarterback threw a career-high four touchdown passes, all before halftime, with 222 passing and 33 rushing yards. Colandrea is the first Nebraska quarterback since 2016 to throw for at least three touchdowns in consecutive games.
• John Henry Daley was the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week behind his efforts in Michigan’s win over Oklahoma. Daley recorded his first sack as a Wolverine along with 3.0 TFL and finished the game with eight tackles.
• Iowa’s Caden Buhr took home the Special Teams Player of the Week honor after he connected on the 42-yard game-winning field goal with 15 seconds on the clock, pushing the Hawkeyes past Iowa State, 16-13.
• In USC’s victory over Louisiana, Mark Bowman had a team-best six receptions for 83 yards to earn Freshman of the Week recognition. The rookie tallied the most receiving yards by a Trojan tight end in a single game since 2009. He also had a pair of touchdowns, the first tight end to score two touchdowns in a game for USC since 2022.
• Michigan defeated No. 11 Oklahoma, 17-10, for its first win at home against a ranked opponent since 2024 and first over the Sooners in program history.
• With a 55-0 victory over Howard, Indiana recorded its seventh win by at least 50 points since 2024, which leads FBS teams.
• The 2026 Discover Big Ten Championship Game will be played on Saturday, December 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and will be broadcast by FOX. The winner will represent the conference as the Automatic Qualifier (AQ) to the College Football Playoff.
• Abbott and the Big Ten Conference kicked off Season 3 of the We Give Blood drive on August 26. Donations are tracked in real-time until December 4. The school with the most donations at the end will be announced on December 5 at the 2026 Discover Big Ten Championship Game. Every donation can help save up to three lives — and someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. The leaderboard can be found on page 6.
• Indiana captured its first national title last season with a 27-21 victory over Miami (Fla.) in the 2026 College Football Playoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. The Hoosiers capped off the season as the only team in college football history to go 16-0.
• The Big Ten has claimed three consecutive College Football Playoff championships by three different universities (Indiana 2026, Ohio State 2025, Michigan 2024).
• With national championships in football and men’s and women’s basketball, the Big Ten became the second conference to sweep football and basketball national titles since 1981-82. The Big Ten is the only conference to achieve the feat with three different schools.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3: FINALLY, IT’S TIME FOR KIFFIN’S RETURN TO MISSISSIPPI FOR TOP-10 SHOWDOWN
The nearly 10-month wait for Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford is almost over.
No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Mississippi would be the nation’s game of the week under normal circumstances, this being the first top-10 matchup between the teams since 1962.
There has been nothing normal about the build-up for Saturday night’s game. It started last Nov. 30 when college football’s bad boy left the Rebels to take the LSU job just as the team he had coached six years was days away from its first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Mississippi fans are still mad about being spurned, the narrative goes, and are lying in wait. Reports of beefed-up security at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium morphed into hyperbole when Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry joked this week that the National Guard might be needed to protect Kiffin.
Kiffin paid obligatory lip service to this game being about the players, not him and his Mississippi successor, Pete Golding. He’s right when he says it’s not about Golding. But Kiffin is a familiar spectacle, most recently by trying to bring in players who had been in NFL training camps this summer. The ensuing legal battle put LSU on the cusp of being voted out of the Southeastern Conference before the school stood down.
Yes, Mississippi fans are eager to give Kiffin the comeuppance they believe he deserves.
Not to be forgotten are two other Top 25 matchups: No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech on Friday and No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville on Saturday.
Best game
No. 7 LSU (2-0) at No. 8 Mississippi (2-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
For all the hoopla surrounding this game, what happens on the field is what matters — maybe a lot when playoff selections and seedings come out in December.
The Tigers had no answer for Trinidad Chambliss last year. He accounted for 385 total yards without getting sacked in the Rebels’ 24-19 win. Blake Baker, retained as LSU defensive coordinator, will have a plan to turn up the pressure on Chambliss. Princewill Umanmielen, who followed Kiffin from Mississippi, leads the nation with five of the Tigers’ FBS-high 12 sacks.
LSU needs Sam Leavitt to be sharper. Leavitt has thrown four interceptions, tied for most in the country, and got picked off three times in the first half by Louisiana Tech last week. As for Mississippi’s defense, forget about last week against woeful Charlotte. The Rebels can’t afford to have the defense that missed 19 tackles and got shredded in the secondary by Louisville show up against the Tigers.
Heisman Trophy watch
Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith strengthened his Heisman candidacy despite his team’s 24-23 loss at Texas.
Smith, who had been all but shut down in two previous meetings with the Longhorns, finished with eight catches for 164 yards and a touchdown. He caught six balls for 110 yards in the first two quarters, and his 19-yard TD with 10 seconds left in the half put the Buckeyes up 20-3.
Julian Sayin found it more difficult to get the ball to Smith in the second half, and Smith’s single drop on 15 targets came in the fourth quarter while Ohio State was trying to hold off Texas.
Smith is out to a strong start with 16 catches for 315 yards and three TDs in two games, and he is 26 yards away from breaking Michael Jenkins’ school career record of 2,898 yards from 2000-03.
Numbers to know
4 — Interceptions by California’s Kingston Lopa, most in the nation, after he picked off three passes against Syracuse.
5-8 — Florida State’s record since it beat Alabama last year. The teams meet in Tuscaloosa.
8 — No. 5 Miami’s consecutive wins against Wake Forest since a 1944 loss entering Friday’s game in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
28.9 — Nation-leading yards per play by Oregon State freshman WR Jesse Legree, who has 13 catches for 376 yards.
39 — Texas’ win streak in nonconference games against in-state opponents since a 20-20 tie with Houston in 1968. The No. 1 Longhorns host UTSA.
Under the radar
Florida (2-0) at Auburn (2-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
This is a good measuring-stick game for a couple programs in the middle class of the SEC that haven’t squared off since 2019 or met at Jordan-Hare Stadium since 2011. Both have first-year coaches who know each other well.
Jon Sumrall’s Gators have blown out two overmatched opponents by a combined 94 points. Alex Golesh’s Tigers escaped Atlanta with a one-point win over Baylor in the opener and put up over 600 yards in a rout of Southern Mississippi.
In 2024, Sumrall’s Tulane team beat Golesh’s South Florida team 45-10. Last year, Golesh’s Bulls knocked off the Gators 18-16 in Gainesville in the first of three straight losses that hastened Billy Napier’s firing.
Gators QB Aaron Philo, who will make his first road start, has completed 76% of his passes with five TDs. Byrum Brown, who has been Golesh’s starting QB for all or part of four seasons, was a 1,000-yard rusher last year and will strain a Florida defense that’s been stout against the run so far.
Hot seat
Dabo Swinney’s future at Clemson will become even more grim if the Tigers don’t beat North Carolina at home Saturday.
Clemson is beginning a difficult stretch to open ACC play, with a Friday road game at California next week and a visit from No. 5 Miami on Oct. 3. The Tigers are a 3.5-point favorite against Carolina, which is 2-0 and trying to gain traction under Bill Belichick.
Hot seat
Dabo Swinney’s future at Clemson will become even more grim if the Tigers don’t beat North Carolina at home Saturday.
Clemson is beginning a difficult stretch to open ACC play, with a Friday road game at California next week and a visit from No. 5 Miami on Oct. 3. The Tigers are a 3.5-point favorite against Carolina, which is 2-0 and trying to gain traction under Bill Belichick.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: GUARDIANS OVERTAKE WHITE SOX FOR 1ST PLACE IN AL CENTRAL
Rookie Petey Halpin belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning to help the host Cleveland Guardians grab sole possession of first place in the American League Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Jo Adell ripped a two-run single and Jose Ramirez added an RBI double for the Guardians, who won the decisive game of the three-game series to move a half-game ahead of the White Sox.
Parker Messick (12-9) threw six innings of three-run ball for the victory, and Cade Smith got four outs for his 37th save.
Chicago, which has lost seven of its last nine games, had held at least a share of first place in the division since July 4. Tommy Pham, who came off the injured list earlier in the day, hit a three-run homer for the White Sox in the fifth inning.
Reds 6, Dodgers 2
Elly De La Cruz and Dane Myers homered while Sal Stewart added three hits to lead Cincinnati past visiting Los Angeles.
The loss denied the Dodgers a chance to clinch their 13th National League West title in the past 14 seasons. Dodgers starter Blake Snell, in his seventh start since arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow in May, was removed after one inning due to left groin tightness.
De La Cruz’s two-run shot in the third put the Reds ahead to stay. Myers hit a solo shot in the fifth. Tejay Antone (3-2) got one out to earn the win over Seth Halvorsen (1-2).
Brewers 5, Pirates 4
Christian Yelich’s two-run single in the seventh inning was the game-winning hit as Milwaukee won at Pittsburgh.
Cooper Pratt went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Brewers, who earned their seventh victory in eight games. Reliever Antonio Senzatela (11-5) emerged with the win, and Trevor Megill handled the ninth inning for his 28th save.
Oneil Cruz, Brandon Lowe and Rafael Flores Jr. homered for the Pirates, who have lost four of their past five games. Reliever Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7) permitted two runs in two innings.
Giants 6, Cardinals 5 (10 innings)
Drew Gilbert hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the 10th inning, and visiting San Francisco recovered after blowing a ninth-inning lead to beat St. Louis.
Rookie Jonah Cox had three hits, two stolen bases and an RBI, and former Cardinal Andrew Knizner had three hits and drove in a run for the Giants, who took two of three from the Cardinals after sweeping them at home last week.
Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his first appearance since Aug. 29. Wetherholt missed 15 games because of right wrist tendinitis. Nathan Church collected two of St. Louis’ five hits.
Twins 5, Yankees 4 (13 innings)
Victor Caratini’s pinch-hit single bounced off the mound and under the glove of shortstop George Lombard Jr. to score automatic runner Luke Keaschall in the 11th inning as Minnesota edged New York in Minneapolis.
Ryan Kreidler hit a solo home run and Keaschall collected three hits, two runs and an RBI for the Twins. Tommy Nance (3-3) set up Caratini’s heroics by striking out two in a scoreless 13th.
Yankees reliever John Schreiber (2-4) gave up one run in one inning. Cody Bellinger contributed three hits and Anthony Volpe went 2-for-5 with a two-run double. Aaron Judge exited in the sixth due to lower right leg tightness.
Rays 4, Athletics 3
Chandler Simpson and Jonny DeLuca each went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI as first-place Tampa Bay stretched its lead in the American League East by defeating the visiting A’s in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays won their fifth straight game and moved 4 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees in the division. Tampa Bay starter Nick Martinez (15-4) tossed five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, and Cole Sulser pitched a shutout ninth inning for his third save.
Tommy White went 3-for-4 with a solo homer for the A’s, who also got a solo shot from Henry Bolte. Shea Langeliers added an RBI single to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.
Phillies 3, Nationals 0
Zack Wheeler and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout, Alec Bohm had two hits and three walks and Philadelphia earned a split of its two-game series in Washington.
Wheeler (13-5) went seven innings, allowing four hits. He has yielded three runs over 26 innings (1.04 ERA) in his past four starts. Jhoan Duran tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 31st save. Bryce Harper singled, walked and scored twice for the Phillies.
Daylen Lile had two hits for the Nationals, who had won four straight. Washington opener Jared Simpson (1-1) allowed two runs on one hit, recording just one out. Nationals pitchers allowed only five hits but tied a team record with 13 walks issued.
Padres 9, Rockies 3
Ethan Salas hit the first two home runs of his major league career, Jackson Merrill finished with three hits and San Diego beat Colorado in Denver.
Salas drove in three runs. At 20 years, 107 days old, he is the youngest catcher in the majors (since 1900) with a multi-homer game. Salas, Samad Taylor, Jake Cronenworth and Dustin Harris had two hits each and Robbie Ray tossed six solid innings to help the Padres win for the ninth time in 10 games.
Kyle Karros homered for Colorado, which has lost nine of its last 10. Rockies starter Mason Adams (0-1) allowed six runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.
Marlins 4, Diamondbacks 3
Jakob Marsee hit a two-run homer and a double as Miami held off Arizona in Phoenix to further damage the Diamondbacks’ National League wild-card chances.
Heriberto Hernandez collected four singles and an RBI and Otto Lopez added two hits for the Marlins, who won two of three in the series and have won four of five overall.
Pavin Smith, Gabriel Moreno and Nolan Arenado hit bases-empty homers for the D-backs, who have lost four of five and slipped to 3 1/2 games behind San Diego for the third and final NL wild-card spot.
Cubs 8, Braves 4
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and Shota Imanaga threw a quality start to help lead Chicago over visiting Atlanta.
Crow-Armstrong has 44 homers this season, one behind the major league leader, Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber. Alex Bregman went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs for the Cubs, who stayed a half-game ahead of the Phillies for the National League’s top wild-card spot.
Imanaga (11-10) allowed one run on four hits. Mauricio Dubon had two hits and an RBI for the Braves, who have dropped three of their past four.
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 1
Max Scherzer pitched five effective innings as host Toronto defeated Detroit to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
The 42-year-old Scherzer (3-8), who enjoyed several outstanding years with Detroit, allowed one run on three hits. He helped the Blue Jays move within 1 1/2 games of the third American League wild-card spot.
Miles Straw and Brett Bateman each finished 2-for-4 for Toronto. Kevin McGonigle led the Tigers with two hits. Keider Montero (9-9) gave up two runs on six hits in four innings.
Orioles 7, Mets 1
Pete Alonso, Jeremiah Jackson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each homered for the second consecutive game, and visiting Baltimore completed a three-game sweep of New York.
Samuel Basallo also homered and finished with two RBIs for the Orioles, who are 2 1/2 games back of the White Sox for the third American League wild-card spot. Chris Bassitt (8-5) tossed 6 2/3 solid innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits.
Marcus Semien had an RBI single for the Mets, who have dropped four straight, their longest skid since June. In his first start since Sept. 28, 2024, Xzavion Curry (0-1) allowed six runs on six hits over three innings.
Royals 5, Astros 2
John Rave and Michael Massey smacked home runs in support of Daniel Lynch IV, who twirled five shutout innings to lead visiting Kansas City over Houston.
The Royals squared the three-game series at a win apiece as the Astros dropped into a tie atop the American League West with the Texas Rangers. Houston, which got a solo homer from Yainer Diaz, holds the tiebreaker over Texas.
Massey finished 3-for-5. Lynch (6-5) limited Houston to two hits and one walk. Astros starter Cristian Javier (2-6) allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Rangers 7, Red Sox 3
Texas broke open a tie game by scoring three runs in the seventh inning and defeated Boston in Arlington, Texas, to claim a share of first place in the American League West.
Rangers reliever Nate Eovaldi (11-9) pitched four scoreless innings, allowing one hit. Josh Jung had three hits while Jake Burger and Justin Foscue each added two hits and a RBI for Texas, which has won four in a row.
Willson Contreras homered for the Red Sox, who were limited to three hits. Boston reliever Erik Miller (4-1) gave up three runs in his lone inning.
Mariners 7, Angels 2
Cal Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs and Josh Naylor had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs as Seattle salvaged the finale of its three-game series with Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Randy Arozarena had a single and scored three runs and Julio Rodriguez doubled and had two hits for Seattle. Carlos Vargas (1-0) earned the win, allowing one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
Denzer Guzman went 4-for-5 with a run and Zach Neto and Moises Ballesteros each had two hits for the Angels, who left 14 men left on base. Yusei Kikuchi (1-6) allowed five runs, four earned, on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2026-27 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced a full breakdown of its 180 men’s basketball conference matchups for the 2026-27 season, as revealed live Wednesday on the Big Ten Network. For the ninth consecutive year, each Big Ten Conference member institution will compete in a 20-game conference schedule.
The Big Ten Conference season will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 1, with four games as Rutgers visits Indiana, Wisconsin heads to Northwestern, Iowa travels to Purdue, and UCLA welcomes Oregon to Pauley Pavilion. A total of 18 conference games will be played between Dec. 1-13 before conference play breaks.
Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Wednesday, Dec. 30, with a pair of contests, as Oregon visits Ohio State and Purdue hosts USC.
During the conference season, each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both home and away, while meeting 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The 30th TIAA Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 9-14, 2027, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The tournament will open on Tuesday, March 9, with a pair of games featuring the number 15-18 seeds. Wednesday’s schedule will include four contests, as Tuesday’s winners will join seeds 9-14 in second round action.
Seeds 5-8 will begin tournament play on Thursday, with the top four seeds slated to open their postseasons in Friday’s quarterfinal round. The semifinal contests are scheduled for Saturday, with a champion crowned following Sunday’s title game. CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game for the 30th consecutive year, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.
Last season, Michigan rolled to a 19-1 conference record, securing its 16th Big Ten title and first since 2021, before claiming its second National Championship with a 69-63 win over Connecticut. The title marked the Wolverines first since 1989 and the first for the Big Ten since Michigan State’s win in 2000.
The complete 2026-27 Big Ten Conference men’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. The schedule was developed with the AI-powered scheduling platform created by Fastbreak AI to support competitive fairness, optimize travel, support broadcast objectives, and manage the increasing complexity of modern collegiate athletics scheduling.
Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2026-27 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Rutgers at Indiana
Iowa at Purdue
Oregon at UCLA
Wisconsin at Northwestern
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Minnesota at Michigan State
Ohio State at Nebraska
Washington at USC
Saturday, Dec. 5
USC at Oregon
Sunday, Dec. 6
Maryland at Ohio State
Monday, Dec. 7
Indiana at Iowa
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Illinois at Minnesota
Nebraska at Penn State
Purdue at Wisconsin
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Michigan State at Maryland
Michigan at Rutgers
Saturday, Dec. 12
Penn State at Illinois
Northwestern at Michigan
Sunday, Dec. 13
UCLA at Washington
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Oregon at Ohio State
USC at Purdue
Saturday, Jan. 2
USC at Indiana
Ohio State at Iowa
UCLA at Maryland
Washington at Michigan
Michigan State at Nebraska
Oregon at Penn State
Rutgers at Purdue
Illinois at Wisconsin
Sunday, Jan. 3
Minnesota at Northwestern
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Purdue at Illinois
USC at Maryland
Washington at Michigan State
Michigan at Nebraska
UCLA at Rutgers
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Wisconsin at Iowa
Penn State at Minnesota
Northwestern at Ohio State
Indiana at Oregon
Friday, Jan. 8
Purdue at Michigan
USC at Rutgers
Saturday, Jan. 9
Ohio State at Illinois
Maryland at Iowa
Michigan State at UCLA
Indiana at Washington
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Sunday, Jan. 10
Nebraska at Oregon
Northwestern at Penn State
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Maryland at Indiana
Minnesota at Michigan
Ohio State at Purdue
Iowa at Rutgers
Michigan State at USC
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Illinois at Northwestern
Nebraska at Washington
Penn State at Wisconsin
Saturday, Jan. 16
Michigan at Indiana
Illinois at Maryland
Oregon at Michigan State
Iowa at Nebraska
Rutgers at Northwestern
Washington at UCLA
Wisconsin at USC
Sunday, Jan. 17
Purdue at Minnesota
Penn State at Ohio State
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Nebraska at Illinois
Rutgers at Maryland
Oregon at Michigan
Wisconsin at UCLA
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Indiana at Minnesota
Purdue at Penn State
Northwestern at Washington
Friday, Jan. 22
UCLA at Nebraska
Saturday, Jan. 23
Penn State at Iowa
Michigan State at Ohio State
Northwestern at Oregon
Maryland at Purdue
Minnesota at Rutgers
Michigan at USC
Washington at Wisconsin
Sunday, Jan. 24
Illinois at Indiana
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Wisconsin at Maryland
Penn State at Michigan State
Washington at Minnesota
Iowa at Ohio State
Nebraska at Purdue
Michigan at UCLA
Wednesday, Jan. 27
USC at Illinois
Indiana at Northwestern
Rutgers at Oregon
Saturday, Jan. 30
UCLA at Indiana
Nebraska at Iowa
Ohio State at Michigan
Purdue at Michigan State
USC at Northwestern
Maryland at Penn State
Rutgers at Washington
Sunday, Jan. 31
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Tuesday, Feb. 2
UCLA at Illinois
Maryland at Michigan State
Indiana at Penn State
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Purdue at Rutgers
Iowa at USC
Oregon at Wisconsin
Friday, Feb. 5
Illinois at Michigan State
Saturday, Feb. 6
Indiana at Nebraska
Ohio State at Penn State
Northwestern at Purdue
Iowa at UCLA
Minnesota at USC
Michigan at Wisconsin
Sunday, Feb. 7
Washington at Oregon
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Northwestern at Indiana
Nebraska at Maryland
Illinois at Michigan
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Minnesota at UCLA
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Oregon at Iowa
Rutgers at Michigan State
USC at Washington
Friday, Feb. 12
Penn State at Nebraska
Illinois at Purdue
Saturday, Feb. 13
Indiana at Maryland
Michigan State at Michigan
Oregon at Minnesota
Iowa at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Rutgers
UCLA at USC
Sunday, Feb. 14
Washington at Ohio State
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Northwestern at Illinois
Purdue at Indiana
Michigan State at Iowa
Michigan at Minnesota
Rutgers at Nebraska
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Maryland at Oregon
Washington at Penn State
Ohio State at UCLA
Friday, Feb. 19
Indiana at Wisconsin
Saturday, Feb. 20
Iowa at Michigan
Nebraska at Michigan State
Illinois at Oregon
Penn State at Rutgers
Ohio State at USC
Maryland at Washington
Sunday, Feb. 21
Northwestern at Minnesota
UCLA at Purdue
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Michigan State at Indiana
USC at Nebraska
Michigan at Penn State
Illinois at Washington
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Minnesota at Maryland
UCLA at Northwestern
Purdue at Oregon
Iowa at Wisconsin
Thursday, Feb. 25
Rutgers at Ohio State
Friday, Feb. 26
Michigan at Michigan State
Saturday, Feb. 27
Minnesota at Iowa
Nebraska at Northwestern
Penn State at UCLA
Oregon at USC
Purdue at Washington
Sunday, Feb. 28
Wisconsin at Illinois
Ohio State at Indiana
Maryland at Rutgers
Tuesday, March 2
Washington at Iowa
Michigan State at Northwestern
Penn State at USC
Wednesday, March 3
UCLA at Oregon
Illinois at Rutgers
Nebraska at Wisconsin
Thursday, March 4
Maryland at Michigan
Ohio State at Minnesota
Friday, March 5
Indiana at Purdue
Saturday, March 6
Iowa at Illinois
Wisconsin at Michigan State
USC at UCLA
Oregon at Washington
Sunday, March 7
Northwestern at Maryland
Minnesota at Nebraska
Michigan at Ohio State
Rutgers at Penn State
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2026-27 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SLATE
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday a full breakdown of its 162 women’s basketball conference matchups for all 18 members for the 2026-27 season, as revealed live on Big Ten Network.
Each Big Ten institution will play an 18-game schedule for the eighth time in nine seasons, playing one school both home and away, while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, institutions will face eight at home and eight on the road.
The conference season tips on Saturday, Dec. 5 with five games. Six teams open play on Sunday, Dec. 6 before Michigan visits Maryland on Friday, Dec. 11 to close out the first week of league action. The Big Ten slate pauses for the holidays and resumes on Tuesday, Dec. 29 with a seven-game lineup. The conference schedule will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 28 with 16 teams hitting the hardwood. Attention will turn to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the 2027 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 3-7.
The Big Ten is looking to build on the success of the 2025-26 season, which culminated in UCLA winning its first-ever NCAA Championship after defeating South Carolina, 79-51. The Bruins, who brought home the Big Ten’s first national championship since 1999, also hoisted the conference’s regular season and tournament trophies last season.
The complete 2026-27 Big Ten women’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. The schedule was developed with the AI-powered scheduling platform created by Fastbreak AI to support competitive fairness, optimize travel, support broadcast objectives, and manage the increasing complexity of modern collegiate athletics scheduling. Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2026-27 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 5
Indiana at Northwestern
Nebraska at Iowa
Ohio State at Rutgers
USC at Washington
Illinois at Wisconsin
Sunday, Dec. 6
Minnesota at Purdue
Penn State at Michigan State
UCLA at Oregon
Friday, Dec. 11
Michigan at Maryland
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Iowa at Illinois
Michigan State at Michigan
Oregon at Ohio State
Purdue at Penn State
Rutgers at Indiana
USC at Wisconsin
Washington at Nebraska
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Minnesota at Maryland
Northwestern at UCLA
Friday, Jan. 1
Iowa at Michigan State
Michigan at Purdue
Oregon at Penn State
Saturday, Jan. 2
Illinois at Rutgers
Indiana at Minnesota
Maryland at Ohio State
Nebraska at UCLA
Northwestern at USC
Wisconsin at Washington
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Maryland at Indiana
Nebraska at USC
Penn State at Minnesota
Rutgers at Iowa
UCLA at Purdue
Wisconsin at Oregon
Thursday, Jan. 7
Michigan State at Northwestern
Ohio State at Michigan
Washington at Illinois
Friday, Jan. 8
Rutgers at Penn State
UCLA at Indiana
USC at Maryland
Saturday, Jan. 9
Iowa at Minnesota
Sunday, Jan. 10
Michigan State at Nebraska
Oregon at Michigan
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Purdue at Illinois
Washington at Northwestern
Monday, Jan. 11
USC at Rutgers
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Indiana at Penn State
Minnesota at UCLA
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Illinois at Ohio State
Michigan at Nebraska
Oregon at Michigan State
Thursday, Jan. 14
Maryland at Washington
Northwestern at Iowa
Wisconsin at Purdue
Friday, Jan. 15
Minnesota at USC
Penn State at UCLA
Sunday, Jan. 17
Indiana at Iowa
Maryland at Oregon
Michigan State at Illinois
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Ohio State at Nebraska
Purdue at Washington
Rutgers at Michigan
Monday, Jan. 18
Penn State at USC
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Michigan at Illinois
Nebraska at Northwestern
Purdue at Oregon
Washington at Michigan State
Thursday, Jan. 21
Ohio State at Maryland
UCLA at Rutgers
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Saturday, Jan. 23
Illinois at Northwestern
Washington at Michigan
Sunday, Jan. 24
Indiana at Michigan State
Iowa at Oregon
Minnesota at Ohio State
Rutgers at Wisconsin
UCLA at Maryland
USC at Purdue
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Nebraska at Illinois
Wednesday, Jan. 27
Iowa at Washington
Penn State at Michigan
USC at Indiana
Thursday, Jan. 28
Maryland at Wisconsin
Michigan State at Rutgers
Northwestern at Ohio State
Oregon at Minnesota
Saturday, Jan. 30
Illinois at UCLA
Michigan at USC
Sunday, Jan. 31
Northwestern at Rutgers
Oregon at Nebraska
Ohio State at Penn State
Purdue at Indiana
Wisconsin at Iowa
Monday, Feb. 1
Michigan State at Maryland
Tuesday, Feb. 2
Illinois at USC
Michigan at UCLA
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Ohio State at Indiana
Thursday, Feb. 4
Iowa at Nebraska
Maryland at Purdue
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Penn State at Northwestern
Washington at Oregon
Sunday, Feb. 7
Indiana at Washington
Iowa at Michigan
Maryland at Penn State
Michigan State at Ohio State
Nebraska at Purdue
Northwestern at Illinois
Rutgers at Minnesota
USC at UCLA
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Indiana at Oregon
Penn State at Rutgers
Washington at Ohio State
Thursday, Feb. 11
Minnesota at Nebraska
Purdue at Michigan State
UCLA at Wisconsin
USC at Iowa
Friday, Feb. 12
Northwestern at Michigan
Saturday, Feb. 13
Oregon at Illinois
Washington at Penn State
Sunday, Feb. 14
Minnesota at Michigan State
Nebraska at Maryland
Purdue at Rutgers
UCLA at Iowa
Wisconsin at Indiana
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Oregon at Northwestern
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Illinois at Maryland
Indiana at Purdue
Michigan at Minnesota
Rutgers at Washington
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Thursday, Feb. 18
Iowa at Penn State
Michigan State at USC
Ohio State at UCLA
Saturday, Feb. 20
Michigan at Wisconsin
Rutgers at Oregon
Washington at Minnesota
Sunday, Feb. 21
Illinois at Indiana
Maryland at Northwestern
Michigan State at UCLA
Ohio State at USC
Penn State at Nebraska
Purdue at Iowa
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Indiana at Michigan
Nebraska at Rutgers
Purdue at Ohio State
Thursday, Feb. 25
Maryland at Iowa
Minnesota at Northwestern
Oregon at Washington
Penn State at Illinois
UCLA at USC
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday, Feb. 27
Nebraska at Indiana
Sunday, Feb. 28
Illinois at Minnesota
Iowa at Ohio State
Michigan at Michigan State
Northwestern at Purdue
Rutgers at Maryland
UCLA at Washington
USC at Oregon
Wisconsin at Penn State
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NHL NEWS
NHL TEAMS BEGIN A SPRINT TO THE REGULAR SEASON WITH SHORTER TRAINING CAMPS
Players around the NHL step on the ice Thursday, right around the same time of year training camps usually open up. Only this time, opening night is less than two weeks away.
“It’s quick,” Philadelphia’s Jamie Drysdale said. “It’s going to be really fast.”
This is the new normal with the expanded regular-season schedule making for shorter camps and fewer exhibition games. Each team will play 84 times once the pucks drop for real, but the ramp up to the league’s earliest start has even seasoned veterans unsure how it is going to go.
“Until we go through it, it’s hard to say,” said Pittsburgh captain and three-time Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby, who’s going into his 22nd NHL season. “I don’t know how it’ll be.”
Who benefits from a shorter camp
Most established players are in favor of the change, negotiated by the union and owners as part of the labor agreement that is now in effect. Nearly every team has just four preseason games, and anyone who has played more than 100 regular-season career games cannot take part in more than two.
“I like it even better, probably,” Boston winger David Pastrnak said. “I’m maybe speaking (from) more of a veteran position, so it’s definitely better for us. … With more games, it makes sense to cut it down a little bit.”
Cut out entirely are mandatory fitness tests that have haunted players for decades. They think the whole concept is antiquated, given that August informal skates have become customary and camp isn’t used for getting into shape anymore.
“If you’re not coming into camp ready to go, in good shape, ready to dominate those tests, then really what are you doing?” Chicago’s Frank Nazar said. “You’re responsible for your own summer and for your own body, and if you’re not coming ready to go, then someone’s going to take your spot and for a good reason. I think it just cuts that babysitting aspect of it out and you’re able to just take responsibility for your actions.”
Who could be hurt by a shorter camp
It may be slightly worse for the five teams — Vegas, Los Angeles, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver — with a brand-new coach. Others, like Columbus and the New York Islanders, made mid- or late-season moves behind the bench.
“It’s a double-edged sword,” Golden Knights center Jack Eichel said. “You have a team like ours that played until the middle of June and had a shorter offseason, so it might not be a bad thing. At the same time, we have a veteran team and sometimes you utilize training camp as a few extra weeks to prepare for the season.”
Most 23-player rosters are pretty much set, but there are a handful of spots around the league up for grabs annually. Young players looking to crack the NHL unexpectedly and those on professional tryout agreements have a shorter runway to impress management and coaching staffs.
“How we adapted was a smaller camp, and we’re getting to our NHL group quicker,” Islanders coach Peter DeBoer said. “Unfortunately, the flip side of that is some prospects that in the past might have played some games and you got the chance to look at maybe don’t get that opportunity.”
Hellebuyck and Larkin are two of the biggest story lines
Three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck in Winnipeg and Detroit center — and now former captain — Dylan Larkin each asked for trades during the offseason. Unlike Brady Tkachuk, who got dealt from Ottawa to Florida to play with brother Matthew, Hellebuyck and Larkin are still with the teams they want to leave.
Hellebuyck went public with his trade request a few weeks ago, and the Jets said they were working through the situation. No player with a contract has refused to report to camp this century, dating to Alexei Yashin’s 1999 holdout, and while Larkin said he’ll be there for the Red Wings, it’s unclear what Hellebuyck will do.
“He’s obviously a very good friend of mine that I’ve played with for a long time,” center Mark Scheifele said. “I just want to be there as a friend but also at the same time focus on myself and what I can do for the Winnipeg Jets.”
After Anaheim signed Cutter Gauthier on Tuesday night, there were just four restricted free agents left without a contract on the eve of camp: Columbus’ Adam Fantilli, Carolina’s Alexander Nikishin, Detroit’s Simon Edvinsson and Calgary’s Brennan Othmann.
Last season’s NHL MVP, Nikita Kucherov, does not yet have an extension with Tampa Bay and could hit the market July 1 if one is not hammered out by then. Colorado coach Jared Bednar is also going into the final year of his contract, four years since guiding the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup.
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TOP INDIANA PRESS RELEASES/HEADLINES
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 BIGGEST GAMES
INDIANA SRN BROADCASTS
ZIONSVILLE VS. NOBLESVILLE
Zionsville and Noblesville meet in a matchup featuring two familiar Central Indiana programs with plenty of football tradition. Zionsville will look to use its size, athleticism and home-field advantage to control the game. Noblesville will need to play disciplined football and find ways to create big plays against the Eagles. The game should feature strong competition on both sides of the ball and plenty of momentum swings. It has the makings of another excellent Indiana high school football matchup for IndianaSRN viewers.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. WES-DEL
Heritage Christian takes on an impressive Wes-Del team that enters the matchup unbeaten at 3-0. The Warriors have been putting up big numbers, including wins of 74-0, 72-36 and 32-7 to start the season. Heritage Christian will be looking to turn things around after a difficult opening stretch that included losses to Speedway, Indian Creek and Guerin Catholic. The Eagles will have a major challenge ahead of them, but Friday night gives them an opportunity to reset and make a statement at home.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN VS. SCECINA MEMORIAL
Covenant Christian welcomes Scecina Memorial for a matchup featuring two Indianapolis-area programs looking to make a statement. Scecina enters the game looking for its first win, while Covenant Christian will be eager to protect home field. The Warriors’ physical style and Scecina determination should make for an exciting Friday night battle. Both teams will need to establish the running game and avoid costly mistakes. This should be a competitive game from the opening kickoff, with plenty of storylines for IndianaSRN viewers.
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL VS. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
Greenfield-Central hosts Bloomington South in an important Week 5 matchup Friday night. The Cougars are coming off a 41-14 loss to Pendleton Heights and will be looking to bounce back at home. Bloomington South brings a strong football tradition and will look to control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Expect both teams to play with urgency as they look to build momentum heading into the second half of the season. This matchup has all the ingredients for an entertaining Indiana high school football game.
ELSEWHERE:
ANDREAN AT HOBART: The 49ers lost game one to a very good Merrillville team 27-21, then ripped off three straight wins over Ft. Wayne Luers, Kankakee Valley, and Munster. QB Dylan Gore completes 64% of his passes, and has yet to throw an interception. The ground game is solid, but not dominating. Hobart is tough defensively allowing under 10 points per game (with two shutouts). The Brickies are ranked 5th in 4A for a reason. A balanced attack on offense (213.3 passing, 266 rushing) will make them tough to beat Friday night. QB Aleks Tatum doesn’t throw a lot, but when he does it’s at a 75% clip.
BEN DAVIS AT WARREN CENTRAL: The Giants are 2-2 after losing to Center Grove 21-10 last week. Ben Davis hung around for a while before losing the game in the second half. They will need a great effort again this week if they plan on staying above the .500 mark. Running the football is a must (the Giants average just 80 yards on the ground). Warren Central is rolling on offense averaging over 40 points per game. The Warriors are balanced on offense (223.6 passing, 232.8 rushing).
CARMEL AT LAWRENCE NORTH: The Greyhounds are 2-2, but could be 4-0. Close losses to Westfield (38-34), and Center Grove (36-34) are the difference so far this season. Carmel will rely on RB Mychael Lewis (132.8 ypg), and QB Jackson Treadway (166.5 ypg). Lawrence North has won three straight after an opening season loss to #1 Brownsburg. Beating Fishers, Lawrence Central, and North Central is a different story than trying to beat Carmel. Like most good teams Lawrence North is balanced on offense (177.8 passing, 233.0 rushing) and averages almost 43 ppg.
TRI-WEST AT INDIAN CREEK: The Bruins will have their biggest test of the season with a road trip to Indian Creek. If Tri-West plans on winning they better play better on defense (giving up 30.5 ppg). The Braves are coming off a shutout of Monrovia 35-0, and allow just 8.5 ppg. Their offense is rolling at 42.8 ppg. QB Evan Clark has thrown for 15 touchdowns and just 1 interceptions.
THE OTHER BIG GAMES TO WATCH:
ADAMS CENTRAL 3-1 AT HERITAGE 3-1…
BATESVILLE 4-0 AT EAST CENTRAL 3-1
CASTLE 3-1 AT BOONVILLE 4-0
CHESTERTON 3-1 AT VALPO 3-1
CLOVERDALE 3-1 AT NORTH DAVIESS 4-0
COLUMBIA CITY 3-1 AT DEKALB 3-1
CONCORD 3-1 AT NORTHRIDGE 4-0
DANVILLE 4-0 AT LEBANON 3-1
EAST NOBLE 4-0 AT LEO 3-1
EASTERN GREENTOWN 4-0 AT CARROLL FLORA 3-1
EASTERN HANCOCK 4-0 AT KNIGHTSTOWN 3-1
EASTSIDE 4-0 AT FAIRFIELD 3-1
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 3-1 AT JASPER 2-2
FREMONT 3-1 AT WEST NOBLE 3-1
GUERIN CATHOLIC 2-2 AT RONCALLI 2-2
BISHOP CHATARD 3-1 AT BREBEUF 3-1
LAWRENCEBURG 3-1 AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 3-1
PLAINFIELD 3-1 AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 3-1
SB ADAMS 3-1 AT SB ST. JOSEPH 4-0
YORKTOWN 3-1 AT COLUMBUS NORTH 3-1
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COLTS FOOTBALL
COLTS WIDE RECEIVER KEENAN ALLEN FORMALLY CHARGED IN ALLEGED DRUNKEN DRIVING INCIDENT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts receiver Keenan Allen will face two misdemeanor charges in an alleged drunken driving incident, according to court records.
The six-time Pro Bowler was formally charged Tuesday with operating a vehicle with alcohol concentration equivalent to 0.15 or more and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He posted $500 cash bond, and his attorneys waived an initial hearing that had been scheduled for Wednesday. An attorney conference is set for Oct. 26.
Colts coach Shane Steichen declined to address the latest twist before Wednesday’s practice, at which Allen is expected to be a participant. Allen has not addressed the incident publicly.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers conducted a traffic investigation on Aug. 30 shortly after 1 a.m. after observing a vehicle park in a no-parking zone. Officers “noticed signs of intoxication” when they spoke with Allen. He was arrested after further investigation.
The 34-year-old Allen is in his 14th NFL season, his first with Indy after spending 12 of his previous 13 years with the San Diego-Los Angeles Chargers. He signed with the Colts on Aug. 19, reuniting him with Steichen, who was a Chargers assistant for the first seven years of Allen’s career.
Allen had 81 receptions for 777 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games with the Chargers last season when he broke the franchise’s career receptions record. He finished his Chargers career with 985 catches, 11,307 yards and 63 TDs.
In Sunday’s season-opening 41-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Allen led the Colts with six receptions but had only 32 yards. Allen needs two receptions to pass Andre Johnson (1,062) for 12th and 64 yards to pass Charlie Joiner for 30th on the NFL’s career lists. His 70 TD catches are tied for 52nd all-time.
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Linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither will have the headset for Sunday Night Football in Week 2, Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced Wednesday.
Safety Cam Bynum had the green dot in Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens. Bynum, other players and coaches observed rush on defense when getting set in formation.
“I think it’s gonna be better for everyone from a communication standpoint,” Steichen said. “It’ll free Cam up on the back end, as well as to communicate with (the secondary). We’ve got a lot of respect for Cam. He knows the defense really well.”
Davis-Gaither spent five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he played under current Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. He spent 2025 with the Arizona Cardinals. In Week 1, he accounted for eight total tackles against the Ravens.
Now that a player in the middle of the defense will hold the role for a primetime matchup, the hope is for everyone to have ample time to hear, process and set each formation.
“I think it’s definitely going to calm the back end down,” Davis-Gaither said. “Calling at the line and running back 15 yards has to be tough, trying to get your reads, keys and stuff like that. It helps everyone when the back end is calm, next level is calm. d-line is calm. Everybody can just play fast and be ready when the ball is snapped.”
The Colts surrendered 506 yards of total offense to the Ravens, and the defense was far from thrilled with their performance after the game.
“That’s never the standard. That’s awful for us as a defense,” Bynum said Sunday. “We just got to execute better, get off the field on third down, but also be better on first and second down to create a tough third down.”
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The Indianapolis Colts today signed cornerback Johnathan Edwards to the practice squad and released cornerback Robert Carter Jr. from the practice squad.
Edwards, 6-1, 201 pounds, spent Week 1 on the team’s active roster but did not play. As a rookie in 2025, he played in 14 games (five starts) and registered 24 tackles (18 solo), three passes defensed and two special teams stops. Edwards was originally signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. Collegiately, he appeared in 45 career games at Tulane (2024) and Indiana State (2021-23) and recorded 124 tackles (86 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 22 passes defensed and one forced fumble.
Carter Jr., 5-10, 175 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 31, 2026. He participated in Indianapolis’ 2026 offseason program and training camp after originally signing a reserve/future contract with the team on January 8, 2026. Carter Jr. played in 18 regular season games with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 2025 and registered 51 tackles, five interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and one forced fumble. He also appeared in two postseason contests. Collegiately, Carter Jr. played in 37 career games at Robert Morris (2023-24) and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2021-22).
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HOW TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE COLTS
MATCHUP
The Indianapolis Colts travel to Kansas City for Sunday Night Football in Week 2.
The contest will mark the 25th all-time regular season matchup between the teams, with the Colts leading the series 14-10. In their last matchup in 2025, Indianapolis traveled to Kansas City in Week 12 and lost in overtime, 20-23.
In Week 1, the Colts hosted the Ravens and lost 23-41. Jonathan Taylor registered 19 carries for 98 yards and two touchdowns as well as three receptions for 23 yards.
For all the ways you can watch, listen and replay Colts games check out Colts.com/WaysToWatch
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COLTS HEAD COACH SHANE STEICHEN: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-head-coach-shane-steichen-midweek-update-colts-vs-kansas-city-chiefs-media-availability-press-conference
COLTS QB DANIEL JONES: https://www.colts.com/video/daniel-jones-colts-vs-chiefs-week-2
COLTS TE TYLER WARREN, CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT: https://www.colts.com/video/tyler-warren-cam-taylor-britt-colts-vs-chiefs-locker-talk-week-2
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Indianapolis Indians scored three runs in the seventh inning and two runs in the ninth inning to rally back for a 6-5 win at the Gwinnett Stripers on Wednesday afternoon. After Tyler Callihan led off the ninth inning with a blooped single, a four-pitch walk from Nick Cimillo and a sacrifice bunt from Derek Berg to advance Callihan and Cimillo, Mitch Jebb’s sacrifice fly scored Callihan from third base to tie the game at 5-5. Infielder Duce Gourson sent a sharp ground ball to first base that was bobbled by David McCabe and scored Cimillo for the go-ahead run.
Gourson went 2-for-4 with a home run in the fourth inning for his second home run in two days, while Callihan also went 2-for-4 to ignite the comeback victory.
Indy’s (42-29, 73-73) three-run seventh inning was fueled by a two-RBI double from Cimillo to score both Robert Hassell III and Jack Brannigan. Cimillo scored later in the inning after a groundball from Jebb was thrown away by Gwinnett (36-35, 74-71) shortstop Jim Jarvis.
Gwinnett jumped in front for the first time in the fourth inning when infielder Brett Wisely delivered his 11th home run to right center field to put the Stripers up, 2-1. Jarvis singled to left field to score Maverick Handley and add to the Stripers lead, 3-1, in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Gwinnett added a pair of runs in the sixth inning before Indy rallied for the second consecutive night to take down the Stripers.
LHP Brandon Neeck got the starting nod on the hill for Indy and went 3.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Noah Davis came in for 1.2 innings and was charged with three earned runs. Cy Nielson came on for 1.0 inning of relief, but Landon Tomkins (W, 2-0) went 2.1 innings with one strikeout and Noah Murdock (S, 1) closed the door in the ninth inning for his first save of the season.
Gwinnett’s Brett Sears started and went 6.1 innings with eight strikeouts, five hits and three earned runs allowed. Blake Burkhalter (L, 3-2) gave up the lead on 1.0 inning and both runs were earned.
The six-game series between Indianapolis and Gwinnett continues Thursday night at 7:05 PM ET. Indy will start LHP Connor Wietgrefe (5-5, 3.32) and Gwinnett’s starter has yet to be announced.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
CHARLIE BECKER QUICKLY EMERGING AS THE MODEL OF EFFICIENCY IN NO. 4 INDIANA’S RECEIVING CORPS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana receiver Charlie Becker started last season by fighting three more experienced NFL prospects for playing time. He finished it as one of the most essential cogs in the Hoosiers’ improbable 2025 national championship run.
Now he’s back to do even more in his first full season as a starter.
The 6-foot-4, 208-pound Nashville native has emerged quickly as the new leader in Indiana’s receivers room by becoming the model of efficiency for a coach and program where that is regarded as the highest honor.
“There’s a lot of work that we put into it,” Becker said after Saturday’s 55-0 victory. “There’s a lot more left out there we can improve upon. In my route running, I think I can improve on all that to get more receptions, get open, be a better receiver for (quarterback) Josh (Hoover).”
Hoover already seems to have a great connection with Beck after just two games together. And Beck has certainly delivered on his promise.
Despite making early exits in two routs, Beck leads the team in receptions (seven) and yards (145) while being tied for the most touchdown catches (five) in the Football Bowl Subdivision. He’ll be back on the field Saturday when the Hoosiers host Western Kentucky (0-2).
Improving on last week’s performance won’t be easy for No. 4 Indiana (2-0).
— The Hoosiers scored TDs on seven of their first eight possessions, averaging 1.0 points per minute in a game the two coaches agreed to trim by five minutes after the third quarter.
— They pitched their first shoutout of the season, preventing Howard (1-2) from crossing midfield until it recovered a muffed punt with two minutes left in the third quarter.
— Four of Hoover’s six completions went for touchdowns and backup quarterback Grant Wilson’s only two completions also went for TDs.
— Running backs Lee Beebe Jr. and Turbo Richard both produced their first 100-yard games of the season, needing just 16 and 11 carries to hit that mark. Richard has three TDs this season.
Yet even in the midst of such an incredibly proficient all-around performance, albeit against a Football Championship Subdivision foe, Becker’s remarkable stat line — three catches, 81 yards, three TDs — elicited rare praise from Becker’s harshest critic, two-time Associated Press Coach of the Year Curt Cignetti.
“Hardest worker on the team, prepares as well as anybody, nobody prepares more,” he said. “Goes hard every play, goes hard in practice. He’s a really good special teams guy, too. It’s really important to him and he does everything he can to be the most explosive player. We’ve had quarterbacks here throw more touchdown passes than incompletions in games the last two years, right? He’s got almost as many touchdown catches as receptions.”
But it’s not numbers that fuel Becker. It’s the desire to be the best.
Becker’s big body allows him to shield defenders, giving him a better chance to win contested balls. His strong hands have helped him haul in 41 passes for 824 yards and nine scores in 18 games — without a drop.
Not enough?
Becker made the 51-yard catch that set up Indiana’s only TD against Ohio State in the 2025 Big Ten championship game and the 33-yard catch on third down to seal the win. Against Miami in January’s national championship game, he added two crucial 19-yard catches — one set up a fourth-quarter field goal, the other was a fourth-down conversion preceding Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza’s final TD run against Miami.
Soon Becker could find himself back in the same stomping grounds as Omar Cooper Jr., Elijah Sarratt and E.J. Williams Jr., who were all in NFL training camps this summer.
Many draft analysts project Becker to be a first-round pick — if he joins a class that could feature two Heisman hopefuls at receiver Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State and Malachi Toney of Miami.
Nobody is putting Becker in their company just yet. But Mendoza wasn’t the Heisman front-runner at this point last year, and if Becker continues operating this efficiently, the once little-known receiver could soon join a conversation Becker isn’t paying attention to either.
“My blocking isn’t great, and I think that’s an area where we can all improve because a great O-line leads to first downs and great wide receiver blocking leads to touchdowns,” said Becker, who is 11 TD catches away from the late James Hardy’s single-season school record.
“I think being able to get out on the field, it definitely helps boost your confidence and going against great teams like last year like Ohio State, Miami, all the teams in the playoffs, going against great corners like that it really helped boost my confidence.”
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday evening. Indiana will open the 20-game slate against Rutgers on Tuesday, Dec. 1, before traveling to Iowa on Monday, Dec. 7.
The Hoosiers will play nine contests in the month of January. IU will host USC (Jan. 2), Maryland (Jan. 12), Michigan (Jan. 16), Illinois (Jan. 24), and UCLA (Jan. 30) with road games at Oregon (Jan. 6), at Washington (Jan. 9), at Minnesota (Jan. 20), and at Northwestern (Jan. 27).
February will begin with back-to-back road games at Penn State (Feb. 2) and at Nebraska (Feb. 6). The Cream and Crimson will also hit the road for tilts at Maryland (Feb. 13) and at Wisconsin (Feb. 19). Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall will host Northwestern (Feb. 9), Purdue (Feb. 16), Michigan State (Feb. 23), and Ohio State (Feb. 28) during the month.
Indiana will close the regular season with a trip to in-state rival Purdue (March 5).
The 2027 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The six-day tournament will begin with first-round matchups on Tuesday, March 9. The Big Ten Tournament champion will be crowned on Sunday, March 14.
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2026-27 Indiana Men’s Basketball Schedule
PRESEASON
Oct. 11 (Sunday) – at Butler
Oct. 18 (Sunday) – vs. North Carolina%
Oct. 25 (Sunday) – vs. Western Kentucky$
REGULAR SEASON
Nov. 2 (Monday) – Eastern Illinois
Nov. 5 (Thursday) – Bellarmine
Nov. 9 (Monday) – vs. Syracuse%
Nov. 12 (Thursday) – Tennessee Tech
Nov. 17 (Tuesday) – vs. Arkansas#
Nov. 20 (Friday) – vs. Kentucky^
Nov. 24 (Tuesday) – Jacksonville
Nov. 27 (Friday) – Bowling Green
Dec. 1 (Tuesday) – Rutgers*
Dec. 3 (Thursday) – Western Illinois
Dec. 7 (Monday) – at Iowa*
Dec. 12 (Saturday) – UCF
Dec. 18 (Friday) – Missouri
Dec. 22 (Tuesday) – Fairleigh Dickinson
Jan. 2 (Saturday) – USC*
Jan. 6 (Wednesday) – at Oregon*
Jan. 9 (Saturday) – at Washington*
Jan. 12 (Tuesday) – Maryland*
Jan. 16 (Saturday) – Michigan*
Jan. 20 (Wednesday) – at Minnesota*
Jan. 24 (Sunday) – Illinois*
Jan. 27 (Wednesday) – at Northwestern*
Jan. 30 (Saturday) – UCLA*
Feb. 2 (Tuesday) – at Penn State*
Feb. 6 (Saturday) – at Nebraska*
Feb. 9 (Tuesday) – Northwestern*
Feb. 13 (Saturday) – at Maryland*
Feb. 16 (Tuesday) – Purdue*
Feb. 19 (Friday) – at Wisconsin*
Feb. 23 (Tuesday) – Michigan State*
Feb. 28 (Sunday) – Ohio State*
March 5 (Friday) – at Purdue*
2027 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
March 9-14 (Tuesday-Sunday) – Gainbridge Fieldhouse – Indianapolis
% Game played in Indianapolis (Gainbridge Fieldhouse)
^ Game played in Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium)
$ Game played in Evansville (Ford Center)
# Game played in New York (Madison Square Garden)
* Big Ten Conference game
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INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana Men’s Tennis program is set to begin their fall 2026 season with a pair of events, starting with the UT Hidden Duals, held from Sep. 18-20, at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
The following Hoosiers will be participating in this event; Aryan Badlani, Matteo Antonescu, Ariel Zauber, Zavier Augustin, and Sam Scherer.
Indiana will compete alongside the following programs; Memphis, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, and Tennessee.
The three-day event will feature both singles and doubles competition. A complete day-to-day schedule is included below.
Friday, September 18:
9 A.M. – First Round of Doubles
10:30 A.M. – First Round of Singles
Saturday, September 19:
9 A.M. – Second Round of Doubles
2 P.M. – Second Round of Singles
Sunday, September 20:
9 A.M. – Final Round of Doubles
10:30 A.M. – Final Round of Singles
No live scoring or streaming will be available for this event, but a live bracket will be updated with both singles and doubles results after each round of play.
Indiana will also send Aidan Atwood, Ben Pomeranets, Braeden Gelletich, and Sam Landau to compete at the ITA All-American Championships, held Sept. 19-27 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Atwood, Pomeranets, and Gelletich will begin singles competition within the pre-qualifying draw, while Landau earned a place in the singles main draw.
Gelletich and Landau will also represent the Hoosiers as a double pairing, beginning in the qualifying draw.
This nine-day event will feature some of the top collegiate talent from around the nation. Pre-qualifying matches will take place Sept.19-20, followed by qualifying matches Sept. 21-22, and main draw matches Sept. 23-27.
Ten singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship, including eight main draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in consolation finalists. Five doubles teams will also qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship: the four main draw semifinalists and the consolation champion.
Full information on the tournament and the draw, along with live stats, results, and streaming links can be found on the ITA All-American Championships event page.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Now in its 10th season of a 20-game league schedule, the Big Ten Conference has announced the 2026-27 men’s basketball conference schedule.
Times and television designations will be released at a later date.
The Boilermakers will once again open Big Ten play prior to the holiday break. For the first time since the 2022-23 season, Purdue will open conference play at home when Iowa, a team that reached the Elite Eight a year ago, visits Mackey Arena on Dec. 1.
Following a non-conference trip on Dec. 5, to Iowa State, Purdue will then head to Madison, Wisconsin, to face the Badgers on Dec. 8, to complete the opening stretch of Big Ten play.
From Nov. 24 to Dec. 19, Purdue’s schedule features DePaul, Oklahoma, Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Colorado, with only the Iowa and Tennessee games played in Mackey Arena.
Purdue will resume Big Ten play on Dec. 30, when a strong USC team that should be ranked in the nation’s top 20 visits Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers will also host Rutgers on Jan. 2, before hitting the road for two games at 2026 Final Four participants Illinois (Jan. 5) and Michigan (Jan. 8).
The Rutgers and Illinois games will be the first of two meetings between the teams.
Purdue returns home on Jan. 12, to host Ohio State before traveling to Minnesota (Jan. 17) and Penn State (Jan. 20).
Purdue will host Maryland (Jan. 23) and Nebraska (Jan. 26) before heading to Michigan State on Jan. 30, and concluding the season series at Rutgers on Feb. 3.
The next week, the Boilermakers will host the Land of Lincoln schools as Northwestern visits Mackey Arena on Feb. 6, before Illinois visits on Feb. 12.
The first installment of the Purdue and Indiana series takes place in Bloomington on Feb. 16. Purdue returns home to host UCLA on Feb. 21, before taking its West Coast trip on Feb. 24 (Oregon) and Feb. 27 (Washington).
Purdue closes out the regular-season on March 5, by hosting Indiana.
The Big Ten Tournament will be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis from March 9 to 14.
Mackey Arena has been sold out for 106 straight games dating to the 2018-19 season and the Boilermakers are 97-18 against Big Ten teams in Mackey Arena since the 2014-15 season.
Purdue is ranked in the top three of almost every “early” top-25 national polls, returning four starters and welcoming in several high-profile newcomers from last year’s team that went 24-12 overall and reached the Sweet 16.
Season tickets are sold out, but single-game tickets will go on sale later this month.
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, September 17
6 p.m. ET | Holloway Gymnasium
UAlbany (3-6) at #11 Purdue (5-2)
Hammer Down Cancer
WATCH: B1G+
Radio (streamed): purduesports.com/radio
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
Jersey Auction (opens 9/17 and closes 9/20): https://boile.rs/VB26HDC
Friday, September 18
1 p.m. ET | Holloway Gymnasium
UAlbany vs. UCF
Free Admission
WATCH: B1G+
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
Saturday, September 19
UCF (7-1) vs. #11 Purdue (5-2)
Lace Up for Pediatric Cancer | Toy Story Day
WATCH: B1G+
Radio (streamed): purduesports.com/radio
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
Jersey Auction (opens 9/17 and closes 9/20): https://boile.rs/VB26HDC
HONORING THE LATE STACEY CLARK
The Stacey Clark Classic is in its 10th year at Purdue, named after Stacey Clark, a longtime close friend of the program. An incredibly positive and kind individual, she was a close supporter for the student-athletes and coaches before she passed away from pancreatic cancer. The final home non-con tournament of the season was renamed after Stacey in her honor (the 2020 season did not have a tournament due to COVID-19 conference-only schedule, played in spring 2021).
Purdue owns a 23-1 record in the Stacey Clark Classic, its lone loss coming last season to #23 Georgia Tech in four sets – a team in which Mimi Mambu played for a year ago as a freshman.
TOP OF THE BIG TEN
Purdue leads the league in blocks/set and ranks #8 nationally with 2.90/set.
Offensively, Addy Tindall is #2 in the Big Ten in points/set (4.48), #3 in the Big Ten in kills/set (4.16) while Mimi Mambu is 4th (3.79).
TOURNAMENT TEAMS AT A GLANCE
UALBANY
The Great Danes have played a fair share of Power 4 programs already, opening the season vs. Iowa in which the squad picked up the second set 29-27. Additionally, the squad played Syracuse, losing in straight sets. Purdue will be the first ranked opponent faced.
UAlbany’s offense is primarily run through Pinar Erol (3.23 kills/set) and run a two-setter offense with Addy Bianchini (6.88 assists/set) and Madison Hess (7.13/set).
UCF
The Golden Knights have dropped just one match this season, and enter the week on a three-match winning streak. Like Purdue, they have not dropped a set during their last three matches, and most recently picked up a win vs. Virginia. In total, UCF has only dropped five sets.
The squad is #3 in the nation in hitting %, #7 in blocks/set, #11 in opponent hitting % and #12 in kills/set. They are led by setter Abby Schomers and outside hitter and 2025 All-America Honorable Mention Avah Armour. Both are in their fourth year with the Knights. This season, Armour averages 4.83 points/set. The squad’s libero, Alexa Haley, averages over four digs/set while opposite Natasha Casey posts 1.74 blocks/set, is second on the team in kills/set (2.46) on a .385 clip and ranks #4 in the nation in aces (24).
TOP-10 TAKEDOWNS
In every season for the last 12 years, Purdue has picked up at least one top-10 victory. In fact, Purdue’s won 22 top-10 showdowns since 2015.
LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE
The Boilers went undefeated, posting a 3-0 record while not dropping a single set.
Purdue was crowned the champions of the Paradise Invitational after picking up gutsy sweeps vs. Houston and #8 SMU.
Purdue led the Big Ten last week, averaging 3.22 blocks/set.
The Boilers allowed just 35 points vs. IU Indy, the second-fewest points allowed in a match in Purdue history since the rally scoring era began.
Purdue is the only team in the NCAA to go undefeated on international soil (2-0 record).
Kate Hansen had a breakout week, averaging a team-leading .367 attack %.
The Boilers made history, not only playing in the first NCAA match ever to be played outside the United States, but also the first program to earn a win.
The Boilers picked up their first top-10 win of the season with the sweep vs. #8 SMU. It also marked the 12th consecutive year the program picked up a top-10 win.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team’s 2026-27 schedule is set as the Big Ten Conference announced its league slate on Wednesday.
As announced earlier in the summer, the Boilermakers will play an 18-game schedule with eight home contests, eight road games and a home-and-home series with Indiana.
Tip times and TV designations for the whole schedule will be announced later.
Season tickets for all 18 home games in the regular season and the exhibition are on sale now. Single-game tickets will be available in the coming weeks.
The Boilermakers will square off with nine teams in ESPN’s “Way Too Early” Top 25, hosting No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 USC, No. 13 UCLA, No. 19 Minnesota and No. 21 Maryland, with road trips to No. 6 Iowa, No. 12 Washington, No. 18 Ohio State and No. 20 Illinois.
Purdue will open Big Ten action with a Dec. 6 matchup at home against Minnesota, before returning to the final four games of the non-conference slate.
After the holiday break, Purdue will close out 2026 on the road at Penn State on Dec. 29.
The Boilermakers open 2027 with a pair of home games against Michigan on New Year’s Day and UCLA on Jan. 5. Three of the next four will be on the road with trips to Illinois on Jan. 10 and the West Coast leg against Washington on Jan. 17 and Oregon on Jan. 20.
Purdue returns to Mackey Arena for a Jan. 24 contest with USC, before traveling to Indiana looking to retain the Barn Burner Trophy on Jan. 31.
February opens with back-to-back home games against Maryland on Feb. 4 and Nebraska on Feb. 7.
The Boilermakers will close the year with four of its final six on the road, traveling to Michigan State on Feb. 11, Rutgers on Feb. 14, Iowa on Feb. 21 and Ohio State on Feb. 24. Purdue’s final two home games will be against Indiana on Feb. 17 and the regular-season finale against Northwestern on Feb. 28.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After a heartbreaking double overtime loss at home to Wake Forest, Purdue Football makes its first road trip of the season to begin Big Ten Conference play. The Boilermakers travel more than 2,000 miles to the Rose Bowl to face UCLA for a late Saturday night B1G matchup. Kickoff is set for 11 p.m. ET on BTN.
QUICK HITS
While the Boilermakers are battling the Bruins in the Rose Bowl for the first time, they are making their third appearance in the stadium. Purdue played in the Rose Bowl Game in 1967 and 2001.
The Boilermakers are the only team in the country with a quarterback averaging 300 yards passing (Ryan Browne – 323.0 ypg) and a running back averaging 100 yards rushing (Fame Ijeboi – 100.5 ypg).
Purdue has yet to commit a turnover this season, one of 20 teams in the nation without a turnover.
Purdue is a perfect 13-for-13 in the red zone through two games this season, scoring eight touchdowns and kicking five field goals.
Quarterback Ryan Browne leads the Big Ten in completions per game (27.5) and passing yards per game (323.0), ranking third and eighth in the country, respectively.
Browne also has completed 77.5 percent of his passes to rank eighth nationally.
Fame Ijeboi is the first Purdue running back with 200 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in the first two games since Ralph Bolden in 2009.
Browne (646) and Ijeboi (201) are the second Boilermaker tandem to throw for over 600 yards and rush for 200 yards in the first two games of the year in the last 30 years, joining Aidan O’Connell (653) and Xander Horvath (231) in 2020.
Freshman kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano has made six field goals through the first two games of the season, ranking second in the nation.
Purdue is averaging at least 40 points per game in their first two games for just the second time since 2010. The other instance was 2022 when the Boilermakers captured the Big Ten West title and played in the Big Ten Championship.
The Boilermakers have punted just three times this season, tied for the second fewest times through two games since 1978.
The 11 p.m. ET kickoff at UCLA is the latest start time for a Purdue football game since an 11:07 p.m. ET kick at Hawaii on Nov. 25, 2006.
Sixty seasons ago, the Boilermakers defeated USC 14-13 in their first appearance in the Rose Bowl. Purdue finished the season ranked No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the AP Poll.
ROSE BOWL BOILERS
Returning to the Rose Bowl this weekend, 2026 also marks the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Boilermakers that went 9-2 and appeared in the Rose Bowl Game for the first time in school history.
The fifth-ranked Boilermakers defeated USC 14-13 in the game (Jan. 2, 1967). Fullback Perry Williams scored both touchdowns, defensive halfback George Catavolos intercepted the potential game-winning two-point conversion attempt with 2:28 remaining, and defensive halfback John Charles recorded 11 tackles and a key fumble recovery to be selected the game’s Most Valuable Player.
College Football Hall of Famer, Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Griese ended his Purdue career with a three-year record of 22-7-1. That included two seasons as an All-American, including the 1966 campaign.
The Boilermakers finished the season ranked No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the AP Poll.
BIG TEN PASSING LEADER
Through the first two games of the season, Ryan Browne leads the Big Ten in passing yards per game (323.0), completions per game (27.5) and total offense (320.0 ypg).
Browne’s average completions rank third in the country, while he ranks eighth in passing yards per contest. His 77.5 completion percentage also sits eighth nationally.
Per PFF, Browne ranks third in the FBS with an 88.0 passing grade (minimum 75 pass attempts).
Surpassing 300 passing yards in each of the first two contests, Browne became the first Boilermaker quarterback to throw for 300+ yards in back-to-back games since Aidan O’Connell in 2022.
Browne now has five 300-yard passing games for his career, tied for ninth all-time among Purdue quarterbacks.
PRO FOOTBALL FOCUSED ON FAME
Fame Ijeboi has been explosive, powerful and shifty through his first two games as a Boilermaker and has caught the eye of Pro Football Focus (PFF) evaluators.
The sophomore’s 91.3 rushing grade is second in the country among players with at least 20 rushing attempts and trails only Florida’s Jadan Baugh (93.9). His grade is 8.2 higher than any other Big Ten player with at least 20 rushing attempts.
Ijeboi’s ability to make players miss tackles is evident with the eye test and proven with his 19 missed tackles forced that ranks third in the country and is six more than anyone in the Big Ten.
His 91.3 rating is the highest by a Boilermaker through the first two games of a season since Rondale Moore graded at 82.5 in 2018 when he rushed four times for 128 yards.
HE’S YA BOY, IJEBOI
Fame Ijeboi made an immediate impact for Purdue, as one of the leaders on the offensive side of the ball.
With 201 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the year, Ijeboi is the first Purdue running back with 200 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in the first two games since Ralph Bolden in 2009.
His four rushing touchdowns rank second in the Big Ten and fifth nationally.
Last week against Wake Forest, he finished with 114 rushing yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns, all career highs. Ijeboi also added six receptions for 42 yards. Finding the end zone three times, he became the first Boilermaker with three rushing touchdowns in a game since D.J. Knox helped Purdue knock off No. 2 Ohio State in the famous Tyler Trent Game (Oct. 20, 2018).
In his first game as a Boilermaker, Ijeboi racked up 87 yards and a touchdown while averaging a staggering 7.9 yards per carry to help Purdue roll past Indiana State.
SPREADING THE BALL AROUND
With one of the best completion percentages in the country (eighth nationally), quarterback Ryan Browne has been effective in getting the ball to a variety of Boilermakers.
Through the first two games of the season, 14 Boilermakers have caught a pass (8 wide receivers, 3 running backs, 3 tight ends).
Transfers Xavier Townsend and Asaad Waseem lead the way with double digits in receptions and both Boilermakers topping 100 receiving yards. While Townsend’s 13 catches pace Purdue over Waseem’s 12 receptions, Waseem leads the Boilermakers with 172 receiving yards. Townsend is right behind with 105 receiving yards of his own.
Chauncey Magwood has made his presence felt, ranking behind Waseem and Townsend with 83 receiving yards on six catches. Out of the backfield, Fame Ijeboi has added eight receptions for 72 yards.
Against Wake Forest, four different Boilermakers recorded five or more receptions (Townsend, Magwood, Waseem, Ijeboi), marking the first time since Sept. 17, 2022 at Syracuse that four different players recorded five or more receptions in a game.
LEADER ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Junior defensive back Hudauri Hines, has been named to the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Watch List. The award is the first college football honor to focus primarily on a player’s leadership, both on and off the field.
In his third year as a Boilermaker, Hines has emerged as a team leader on and off the field. Prior to the start of the 2026 season, he was elected a captain by his teammates.
As a sophomore last year, the Indianapolis native played in all 12 games and made 11 starts. He led Purdue in passes defended (9), while also adding 33 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one interception.
Off the field, Hines has been active in the community by visiting the local Boys and Girls Club. He has also made trips to local elementary schools, reading books to students and answering their questions as a role model.
This past summer, Hines represented Purdue on the Big Ten Conference’s trip to the Pacific Northwest, joining several student-athletes throughout the rest of the league, as part of the Big Life Series. The program was designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the region’s rich history, culture and communities through an immersive educational experience that they can take back to campus and share what they learned.
THE KID CAN KICK
True freshman Jacobo Echeverria Lozano has been a reliable weapon early in the season, going 6-of-7 on field goal opportunities, connecting three times in back-to-back weeks. He ranks second nationally and first in the Big Ten in field goals made per game.
He is already tied for sixth for most made kicks by a freshman in Purdue history.
Against Wake Forest, the rookie bounced back from a 49-yard miss to connect on a trio of field goals, including the game-tying effort as the fourth quarter expired to force overtime.
He wasted little time putting his highly ranked right leg to use in week one against Indiana State, splitting the uprights a trio of times from 39, 27 and 25 yards for the most kicks in a game by a freshman at Purdue going back to 1995. They also tied for the ninth most by a freshman in a season opener nationally over that same span.
HAWAIIAN HOSPITALITY
Charles Correa has embraced his new role as the heart of the Boilermaker defense after arriving in West Lafayette a year ago alongside Coach Odom from UNLV. He was named a team captain ahead of the season.
Correa is second on the team with 14 tackles on the year, after posting a 12-stop outing against Wake Forest. It was his sixth double-digit performance as a Boilermaker, tied for ninth most at Purdue over the last 22 seasons.
Starting all 12 games last season, Correa posted 96 tackles, good for third on the team, a team-high 7.5 for-loss, 3.0 sacks and two passes defended to earn All-Big Ten honorable mention from the coaches and media.
His 73 stops in Big Ten action ranked eighth in the league.
Correa reached double digits in tackles in five games throughout his first season as a Boilermaker, tying for third most at Purdue since 1995.
Representing Purdue at the 2026 Big Ten Football Media Days, Correa displayed his typical Hawaiian hospitality by giving each media station a gift of chocolate covered macadamia nuts from his home island.
Correa’s family are mainstays at every football game with an average of 10 or more attendees at home and away contests.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame football program has announced a two-game series in 2032 and 2033 with the University of Nebraska.
In the first game of the two-game series, the Irish will play in Lincoln, Neb., on October 30, 2032. The return trip will see Notre Dame host Nebraska on October 29, 2033.
The Irish have upcoming series planned with contenders in each of the Power-4 conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC), including but not limited to Alabama (2029, 2030), Auburn (2027, 2028), BYU (2026, 2027), Clemson (12-game series beginning in 2027), Louisville (2030), Miami (2026, 2028), Southern Cal (2030), SMU (2026), and Texas (2028, 2029) by the 2030 season.
Notre Dame is 7-8-1 all-time against Nebraska with a 3-1 record in home contests against the Cornhuskers. The 2033 matchup will be the first time Notre Dame and Nebraska will compete on the gridiron since 2001. The two teams played each other in back-to-back seasons in 2000 and 2001. Prior to those meetings, the Irish and Huskers had not met since the 1972 Orange Bowl.
Both teams have been ranked in the last three meetings between the two programs. Notre Dame and Nebraska played each other 11 consecutive seasons from 1915-1925. Over that span, the series record was even at 5-5-1.
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Almost a decade has passed since Notre Dame faced border rival Michigan State.
This weekend, it might feel as if no time at all has passed. The No. 3 Fighting Irish (2-0) will welcome the Spartans (2-0) in front of a prime-time television audience on Saturday evening in South Bend, Ind.
The winner of the renewed rivalry game will receive the Megaphone Trophy. It is the first meeting since 2017.
“If you’re playing for a rivalry trophy, then you have to know why and the history behind it or why even play for it, right?” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said. “And, you know, it’s a way to say, ‘Hey, there’s a reward for this win, bigger than just team glory. Like, there’s actually a physical reward.
“And when we don’t play rivalry games, that’s what we talked about, team glory. That’s what we’re striving to get. But, you know, this one has the megaphone. And you’re able to talk to them about the past, the history of the game, just so they know.”
Notre Dame is coming off back-to-back wins over Wisconsin and Rice by a combined score of 93-13.
Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr has completed 71.4% of his passes for 492 yards, six touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Aneyas Williams leads the ground attack with 119 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and Jordan Faison is the top receiver with 135 yards and a pair of touchdown catches.
Michigan State also is off to a hot start. The Spartans held off Toledo for a 30-20 win in their season opener, and they cruised to a 35-7 win over Eastern Michigan in their second contest.
Now comes the first road game for Michigan State.
Spartans coach Pat Fitzgerald praised Freeman for the work he has done at Notre Dame. Fitzgerald is in his first season with Michigan State but had a lengthy, successful tenure at Northwestern.
“Being in this fifth year, he’s done a terrific job at a program that is storied,” Fitzgerald said of Freeman. “It’s got a lot that goes along with the day-to-day of being the head coach at Notre Dame. And he’s just handled it, you know, A-plus, and his team is just complete.
“There’s not one place you look on the tape that you see anything as far as an issue that they have, looking at it from the outside looking in. They’re a complete team, and it’s going to take our best preparation, our best focus, our best execution to give ourselves a chance to compete.”
Michigan State quarterback Alessio Milivojevic has completed 70.4% of his passes for 417 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. His top target is Rodney Bullard Jr., who has caught 10 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown.
On defense, Eli Coenen leads the Spartans with three sacks in two games.
Notre Dame linebacker Jaiden Ausberry leads the team with 12 tackles in two weeks, and cornerback DJ McKinney has an interception return for a touchdown. Boubacar Traore, Bryce Young and Francis Brewu have one sack apiece.
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NOTRE DAME SWIMMING
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ahead of the 2026-27 season, Notre Dame swimming and diving has announced eight captains for the year. There are four on the women’s side and four on the men’s side, and five of the captains are juniors.
Carli Cronk — Junior // San Antonio, Texas
A two-time NCAA qualifier and 200 butterfly All-American, Cronk also holds eight school records, including three individual short course marks (200 butterfly, 500 freestyle and 400 IM). She was last year’s team MVP and has earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team in each of her first two seasons while majoring in business analytics.
Emily Kitayama — Junior // San Antonio, Texas
A fellow Texan, Kitayama specializes in breaststroke and butterfly and was also a captain as a sophomore last season. Kitayama is a two-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team and is majoring in economics and psychology.
Julieta Tracy — Senior // Chicago, Ill.
Like Kitayama, Tracy was a captain last season as well. A regional product, she participated in her second ACC Championships last year and is a two-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team. Tracy is majoring in strategic management.
Hollie Widdows — Junior // Tavistock, England
Widdows qualified for NCAA Championships last year and led off the 400 freestyle relay. She holds the school record in the 100 freestyle and three relays, is a two-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team, and is majoring in neuroscience and behavior.
Jeremy Kelly — Junior // Georgetown, Texas
In his second year with the team — Kelly transferred to Notre Dame after spending freshman year at Texas — Kelly is a junior captain. He holds the school record in the 200 IM and ranks in the top 10 in program history in three other events. A winner of last season’s Knute Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award and 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team member, Kelly is majoring in computer science.
Daniel Knapp — Fifth Year // Mesa, Ari.
A 3-meter All-American, Knapp returns to the Irish this season. One of the most decorated Irish divers in recent history, Knapp was the team MVP last season and earned the Weight Room Warrior honor as well. He is a three-time NCAA qualifier. Knapp earned an undergraduate degree in psychology.
Charlie Mayr — Junior // Richmond, Va.
A distance specialist, Mayr swam three events at 2026 ACC Championships and was a member of the All-ACC Academic Team. He posted three top-five finishes at the Tim Welsh Classic in January. Mayr is majoring in finance.
Marcus Reyes-Gentry — Fifth Year // Central Point, Ore.
Reyes-Gentry is coming off of a historic summer with the Mexican National Team where he won four gold medals and broke four meet records at the Caribbean Games. The West Coast native holds school records in the 50 and 100 backstroke and was a First-Team All-American in the 100 backstroke last year. After earning an undergraduate degree in finance from the Mendoza School of Business in May, Reyes-Gentry is pursuing a master’s degree in digital marketing.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
Butler (0-6-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) vs. No. 6 Akron (4-0-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST)
Date: Friday, Sept. 18
Time: 7PM
Location: Akron, Ohio | FirstEnergy Stadium
Live Stats: gozips.com (Sidearm)
Live Stream: ESPN+
The Butler men’s soccer team will open BIG EAST competition Friday, traveling to No. 6 Akron to play its third of four consecutive matches on the road. The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-2 loss at Dayton, while the Zips most recently picked up a 2-1 win at Saint Louis.
Bulldog Bits
(as of Monday, 9/14/26)
Brooks Boersma is fourth in the BIG EAST and 52nd nationally with 22 saves. He also ranks fourth with 3.14 saves per game.
Brendan Cunningham is second in the BIG EAST and 46th nationally with 2.86 shots per game.
Saturday at Dayton
Brendan Cunningham’s goal was his first of the season and the third in his career.
Luca Raso’s goal, also his first this season, was the fourth of his career.
Oscar Dawber’s assist produced the first collegiate point of his career.
Looking at No. 6 AKRON
Head Coach: Jared Embick (14th Season)
Goals: 9 (1.8 per match)
Assists: 10
Shots on Goal: 27-78 (.346)
Points Leader: Thomas O’rourke 5 (1g, 3a)
Series: Akron leads, 2-1-2
Streak: Akron, W2
Most Recent: Sept. 27, 2025 (Indianapolis) Akron 1, Butler 0
Akron has won the most recent two meetings, in 2024 and 2025.
The sides played to a 0-0 draw in 2023.
Butler’s only win in the series was a 1-0 double-overtime win in 2019.
The first meeting, in 2018, was a 2-2 draw in double overtime.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
Indianapolis, IN – The IU Indy Jaguars defeated the Butler Bulldogs 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 25-18) on Wednesday evening. With the loss, the Bulldogs drop to 6-4 overall, and the Jaguars improve to 5-7.
Bulldog Bites
Jersey Loyer recorded ten digs and seven assists.
Chase Lemming tallied 11 kills, including six kills in the third set.
Sawyer Jones totaled seven kills, including three in the second set. She also totaled four blocks and one dig.
Ava Hunxter recorded 17 assists, seven digs, and one block.
Set 1 IU Indy (25-21)
The Bulldogs and the Jaguars opened set one trading points back-and-forth, with the Jaguars taking a narrow edge, 15-12, at the halfway point of set one. The Bulldogs continued to fight back into the match. Ultimately, it was the Jaguars who took set one 25-21
Set 2 IU Indy (28-26)
Butler continued to trade points with the Jaguars in set two. The Bulldogs took a narrow lead, 15-13, midway through set two. Both teams fought back-and-forth in the late moments of the frame. However, the Jaguars ended up taking set two 28-26.
Set 3 IU Indy (25-18)
The Bulldogs opened set three trading points back-and-forth with the Jaguars. IU Indy held a narrow edge, 15- 11, at the halfway point of set three. The Bulldogs continued to fight throughout set three. Butler was unable to mount a comeback, dropping the third set and the match.
Up Next
Butler will host the Butler Invitational this weekend as the Bulldogs celebrate homecoming. Butler will kickoff a weekend of events with a Friday night showdown against Duke at Hinkle Fieldhouse. First serve is slated for 7 p.m., and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+. BU will then return to action again on Sunday, as the Bulldogs face LIU at 2 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
GAME 4: Butler (2-1) vs. Chicago State (1-2)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19
Time: 1PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Bud & Jackie Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Live Stream: ESPN+
The Butler football team will host Chicago State for homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Bud & Jackie Sellick Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Last week, Butler defeated Franklin College 52-0 in the Bulldogs’ first shutout since the 2024 season. Steven Stephany was sensational for Butler in the game forcing three turnovers. The senior defensive back recorded six tackles, two forced fumbles, one interception and one pass breakup. For his efforts against the Grizzlies, Stephany was named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week.
Butler scored five rushing touchdowns and two touchdowns through the air against Franklin. Michael Dellumo, Desmin Jackson, Jack Linden, Zac Willingham-Davis and Nick Munson all scored rushing touchdowns. Munson and Blake Matthews also recorded scores through the air.
THE SERIES: This is the first time the two sides will meet in program history as this is Chicago State’s first year fielding a football team.
BULLDOG BLITZ:
Butler leads the nation in turnover margin, with a + 2.67 margin. BU has forced eight turnovers in three games (four interceptions, four fumble recoveries). Butler’s four fumble recoveries ranks sixth nationally in FCS.
The Bulldogs rank second nationally in FCS in time of possession and first in the PFL (36:05). The Bulldogs also rank third nationally with only one sack allowed so far this season.
BU ranks 11th nationally and first in the PFL in third down conversion percentage, converting 51.1% of their third down attempts.
On defense, Butler ranks 12th nationally in fourth down defense holding their opponents to a 25% conversion rate. Butler has only allowed two fourth down conversions on the season.
Butler has been both strong in the run game and stout against it; their rushing defense ranks 9th in the FCS, and their rushing offense is knocking on the door of the top 10 at 12th.
After a stellar performance against Franklin that earned him PFL Defensive Player of the Week honors, Stephany leads the FCS in forced fumbles with three to his credit.
Madden Beriault is tied for first nationally in fumble recoveries. The sophomore defensive back has two recoveries to his credit this season.
Passini is the team’s leading rusher with 249 rushing yards this season, a mark that ranks 22nd in FCS and fourth nationally among quarterbacks. Passini is also ranked 14th nationally and first in the PFL in completion percentage, completing 67.7% of his passes.
Desmin Jackson is tied for 15th nationally in FCS in rushing touchdowns, punching in three scores on the ground thus far.
Michael Dellumo ranks 15th nationally in average kickoff return yardage, averaging 26.6 yards per return. Dellumo also scored his first collegiate touchdown last week against Franklin.
The Bulldogs are 20-6 when playing at the Sellick Bowl since the beginning of the 2022 season.
Mason Armstrong, a Preseason All-PFL selection at linebacker, returns to the Bulldog defense in 2026. Armstrong posted 65 tackles a season ago, which ranked second on the squad.
Luke Green also represented Butler on the Preseason All-PFL team and will be a pivotal part of the Bulldog defensive line. Green recorded 23 tackles and two tackles for loss last season while blocking two kicks. His two blocks ranked first in the PFL and sixth nationally in FCS.
Butler returns all five starting offensive linemen from last year’s team that ranked 43rd nationally and third in the PFL in rushing offense with 167.4 yards per game. Butler’s O-line allowed only 15 sacks a year ago, a mark that ranked first in the PFL and 19th nationally.
Charles Mackley, Green and Armstrong represent Butler on the 2026 Preseason All-PFL Team.
Butler was picked fifth in the 2026 Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Butler added 35 newcomers to the 2026 roster, including transfers from Northwestern, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Findlay, Catholic, Davenport, IWU, College of the Canyons and Augustana.
SCOUTING CHICAGO STATE
Chicago State enters Saturday’s matchup with a 1-2 record after suffering losses to Roosevelt University and UT Martin.
CSU recorded its first victory in program history last weekend downing Kentucky Christian University 78-7.
Chicago State is one of seven teams in FCS with two defensive touchdowns this season.
Ashton Pannell has completed 72.4% of his passes this season and has thrown for 725 yards and seven touchdowns. Pannell’s 72.4% completion percentage ranks sixth in FCS and his seven touchdown passes ranks ninth nationally.
Tre’ Hartwell leads the CSU rushing attack with 28 carries for 141 yards and a score this season.
Adrian Bowers leads the Chicago State defense with 18 tackles, one tacke for loss and one sack. Bowers also has a fumble recovery to his credit.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action next Saturday, Sept. 26 as Butler will make the quick trip to Valparaiso, Ind. to take on Valparaiso in the annual Hoosier Helmet game. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at https://am.ticketmaster.com/butler/buy. Football single-game tickets begin at $15 for adults and $10 for youth. Season tickets for the 2026 Butler football season include general admission adult tickets for just $85 and reserved seats for only $105. Season parking passes are also available for purchase.
Cabanas are also available again this season for Butler Football games. The package includes a private 9×10 cabana with enclosure on three sides. Two parking passes and 12 general admission tickets are included in the single-game package ($395) or three-game package ($999).
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS — IU Indy volleyball took care of their Naptown rival Butler on Wednesday night, sweeping the Bulldogs 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 25-18) in the Jungle. With the victory, the Jaguars have now won the last three meetings against Butler.
IU Indy controlled the opening set from the middle stages on, using a balanced offensive attack to pull away late. The Jaguars hit .333 in the frame and closed the set on a kill from Amanda Stephens to take a quick 1-0 lead.
The second set proved to be the night’s biggest battle. The two teams traded points throughout, with 20 ties and nine lead changes. Butler held a 24-23 advantage late, but the Jaguars answered to force extra points. After IU Indy again pulled even at 26-26, IU Indy closed out the set with a Chloe Macias kill followed by a Butler attack error, giving the Jaguars a 2-0 advantage.
IU Indy then seized control early in the third set. Jillian Tippmann helped spark the Jaguars with a kill and a service ace during an early 4-0 run that pushed the lead to 8-3. Butler pulled within three at 11-8, but IU Indy steadily rebuilt its advantage. A Lexi Grissett service ace made it 21-17, and Grace Purichia finished the match with back-to-back service aces to complete the sweep.
Tippmann led all players with 16 kills while hitting .519, adding four blocks and three service aces. Bailey Sinish contributed nine kills and three blocks, while Macias added a team-high six blocks and four kills.
Purichia orchestrated the Jaguar offense with 36 assists and also recorded two kills, three service aces and nine digs. Elle Patterson added five kills, while Stephens finished with four kills.
As a team, IU Indy hit .349 for the match, including a .391 mark in the third set. The Jaguars also held Butler to a .277 hitting percentage and finished with eight service aces.
The Jaguars improve to 5-6 on the season with the win. IU Indy will continue it’s three-match week with a neutral site game against Northwestern on the Ball State campus on Friday night at 6:00 PM. The Jags will then close out the week at Ball State on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 6:00 PM.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Ball State soccer team begins the MAC schedule with a pair of conference opponents coming up in contests at home against UMass on Thursday and at Western Michigan on Sunday.
The match vs the Minutewomen is set for 4 p.m., while Sunday’s game at Western Michigan is at 1 p.m. Links to the broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (3-3-1) most recently fell 1-0 at Dayton on Sunday. Ball State registered eight shots, including one shot on goal, but could not find the back of the net.
The Minutewomen (6-1) have won their last three matches, most recently beating Northeastern 3-0 on Sunday after a 5-1 decision over Yale last Thursday. Other notable results for the team include a 2-1 win at St. John’s on Aug. 13 and a 4-3 victory at Harvard on Aug. 24.
UMass is in its ninth season under head coach Jason Dowiak and was picked to finish ninth in the MAC preseason poll after going 5-8-4 (3-6-2 MAC) last year.
The Broncos’ (2-2-3) notable results include a 3-1 victory at Hawaii on Aug. 20 and a 2-0 victory vs Valparaiso on Aug. 30. Most recently, they suffered a 3-1 loss at Xavier on Sunday and drew a scoreless tie at Detroit Mercy on Sept. 6.
Western Michigan is in its fifth season under the direction of head coach Lewis Robinson. The Broncos won the MAC Conference last year with a 16-4-1 (10-1-1 MAC) record.
Ball State’s next match after this weekend is set for Sept. 27 against Miami in Oxford.
CARDINALS LOOK TO START CONFERENCE ACTION: Ball State is set to begin MAC play with two matches against UMass and Western Michigan. The Cardinals are coming off of Sunday night’s 1-0 loss at Dayton. The Flyers scored a late goal on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute and prevented any potential Ball State offense at the end.
MATCHING UP WITH THE MAC: Thursday’s match against UMass will be the second in series history with the Minutewomen.
Ball State leads in the series 1-0 after capturing a 1-0 victory in 2025 in the last meeting on Sept. 14 in Amherst.
Sunday’s contest will be the 35th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the Broncos. Western Michigan has a 17-12-5 lead overall, including a 1-0 victory over Ball State in the MAC Championships last season on Nov. 4.
BACKLINE IS BACK: The Cardinals bring back plenty of experience in its back line as senior defenders Delaney Ahearn (43 starts at Ball State) and Audrey Goodyear (48) and sophomores Jordyn Klaasen (27) and Grier Isaacson (24) have been mainstays in the defensive backfield. Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante returns after being the primary goalie in 2025.
BEATING EXPECTATIONS: Ball State was picked sixth in this year’s MAC preseason coaches poll but significantly outperformed its preseason prognostication in 2025, finishing fourth in the final MAC standings after being picked 11th leading up to the campaign.
TEN TIMES: Last year’s Ball State soccer team reached 10 wins for the program’s first 10-win season since 2019.
That season’s Cardinals went 15-5 and posted a 9-2 record in the Mid-American Conference.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State travels to Lynchburg, Virginia, this Saturday, to face Conference USA-foe Liberty, in what is the second meeting between the schools. The Cardinals and Flames last played in Muncie in 2010, with Liberty prevailing 27-23.
— Ball State beat Stony Brook 41-17 to win its home opener for the fourth straight season, and for the 16th time in the past 17 years. Ball State enters its third contest, following last week’s victory and a Week 1 defeat to FBS No. 1-ranked Ohio State.
— Ball State quarterback Keldric Luster was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week, after completing 27-of-32 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns against the Seawolves. His .844 completion percentage set a program record by a quarterback with more than 30 pass attempts. It was just the second start of his career, compiling 270 yards total offense, individually, as part of the Cardinals’ 482 total yards, overall.
— Breakaway backs Jalen Bonds and TJ Horton provided the Cardinals’ final two touchdowns, on fourth-quarter bursts of 49 and 54 yards, respectively. Horton capped his day with a career-high 125 yards on nine carries. Bonds scored touchdowns both rushing and receiving, and added his own career-high with 77 yards on only six carries.
— Defensively, safety Kamron Chamble garnered attention with a pair of interceptions, the first of his career, against Stony Brook. At the line of scrimmage, Layton Starks led a pass-rush assault which led to four sacks. Starks (1.5 sacks & 2.5 TFL) paced a pack of sackers which included Ka’Shawn Thomas (1), Kendrick Gilbert (0.5), Ben Marsh (0.5) and Kaleb Stewart (0.5).
— After booting a 54-yard field goal at Ohio State, placekicker Brody Boehm kicked a pair of field goals (38 & 30 yards) and produced 11 total points against Stony Brook. Punter Cole Stumbaugh averaged 49.7 yards on three kicks against the Seawolves, and now is tied for 10th in FBS rankings with 45.4 yards per punt over eight kicks this season. Stumbaugh has collected three punts of 50+ yards, with five falling inside the 20-yard line.
WHAT A WIN MEANS:
— Ball State will win on the road for the first time in the Mike Uremovich Era. It would mark the Cardinals’ first road win since Oct. 12, 2024 at Kent State (37-35). A win would mark Ball State’s first non-league road win since defeating San Jose State in the 2020 Arizona Bowl.
— Ball State will record back-to-back wins for the first time since downing Northern Illinois and Kent State in consecutive games during November 2023.
— The Cardinals will earn two non-conference victories for the first time since beating UAB and Tennessee Tech during a 2-10 campaign in 2017.
INSIDE THE SERIES: LIBERTY
— The Cardinals and Flames met once in 2010, but not since. Liberty won that meeting, 27-23 at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie.
— The Cardinals travel to Lynchburg, Va. for the first time in program history.
— The last time the Cardinals played a team who is currently a member of Conference USA was a season-opening victory over Missouri State in 2024. Ball State beat the Bears, 42-34 in Muncie, in what was Missouri State’s final season as a member of the FCS Missouri Valley Conference.
— Including the loss to Liberty in 2010, the Cardinals are 7-6 all-time against current Conference USA opponents: Liberty (0-1), Middle Tennessee (4-2),
BY THE NUMBERS:
10 — Third-year punter Cole Stumbaugh ranks 10th nationally with an average of 45.4 yards over eight punts this season.
47 — Stability on the starting offensive line stems from 47 career starts between LT Chris Hood, LG Cole Mosier and RT Tristan Cook.
10 & 100+ — Against Stony Brook, Ball State utilized 10 different receivers in the same game as a 100-yard rusher for the first time since 2005.
.884 — Keldric Luster’s .844 passing percentage last week is tied as the second best in the nation through Week 2 of the college football season.
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BALL STATE BASEBALL
The Ball State baseball team is set to play three Fall Ball exhibitions in advance of the 2027 regular season.
The Cardinals first host Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Noon on Sunday, Sept. 20. Ball State will also welcome Kankakee Community College on Oct. 13 and Butler on Oct. 18 to Shebek Stadium, with the first pitch for both of those matchups set for Noon as well.
Head coach Rich Maloney enters his 32nd season with 1,049 career wins which includes 708 wins at Ball State entering his 22nd season in Muncie.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
MUNCIE, Ind. – – Fresh off guiding the Ball State women’s golf team to its fifth tournament win during his tenure, head coach Cameron Andry has signed a contract extension which will continue his tenure leading the Cardinals according to Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell.
“I am grateful for Cameron Andry and his numerous contributions to our women’s golf program,” said Mitchell. “As our women’s golf roster improves under his leadership, I am thrilled that Coach Andry has agreed to continue to identify and develop the quality student-athletes that represent Ball State women’s golf exceptionally well.”
The 2026 Brittany Kelly Classic, which concluded yesterday, exemplified the impact Andry has had on the program, with the Cardinals setting new standards for 18-hole (-7 / 281) and 54-hole (-6 / 858) scoring. Ball State won the event by 28 strokes for one of the largest margins of victory in the tournament’s 24-event history.
“I am deeply grateful to President Mearns and Jeff Mitchell for their continued trust and confidence in my leadership of the women’s golf program at my alma mater,” said Andry. “I take immense pride in the foundation and culture we are building here, which is made possible by the unwavering support of our university leadership, alumni, community, program partners, and our dedicated student-athletes and their families. The trajectory of Ball State women’s golf is strong, and I could not be more excited for what lies ahead.”
Andry has helped the Cardinals rewrite the program’s record book since arriving back on campus for the 2022-23 season. In fact, his squads have established a new team standard for scoring average in each of the past three seasons, including going sub-300 for the first time in program history at 299.24 during the 2025-26 campaign.
His squads have also set the team standards for lowest team round, lowest 36-hole total and lowest 54-hole score numerous times. During the 2024-25 season, Andry helped then-junior Jasmine Driscoll become just the third player in program history to earn both medalist honors at the Mid-American Conference Championship and an individual berth into the NCAA Regionals.
Overall, Andry has also guided the Cardinals to five tournament wins, while helping his student-athletes earn one First Team All-MAC selection, two Second Team All-MAC honors and seven MAC Golfer of the Week recognitions.
Off the course, the Cardinals have excelled academically. Most notably, the squad earned the 2024-25 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team GPA Award for holding the highest cumulative team GPA in the nation. Under Andry, the program’s student-athletes have collected 25 WGCA All-American Scholar honors, 15 Academic All-MAC accolades and eight College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District awards.
The women’s golf program has also led all Ball State athletic teams in term GPA in five of the last eight semesters and has maintained a team GPA of 3.72 or higher in each semester under Andry’s leadership.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational is back. The Mastodon women’s volleyball team is set to welcome Columbia, Stonehill and Indiana State to the Gates Sports Center for six matches over two days.
Game Day Information
Who: Columbia, Stonehill, Indiana State
When: Friday-Saturday | September 18-19
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational Schedule
Friday, September 18
• Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Columbia – 10 AM
• Indiana State vs. Stonehill – 1 PM
• Columbia vs. Indiana State – 4 PM
• Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Stonehill – 7 PM
Saturday, September 19
• Stonehill vs. Columbia – 11 AM
• Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Indiana State – 2 PM
Know Your Foes
• Columbia is 5-1 this season, with the only loss coming to Kent State in their last outing. The Lions have wins over FDU, Iona, Lafayette, Mercyhurst and Niagara. Elena Maynulet leads the team at 2.77 kills per set.
• Stonehill is 3-9 with wins over New Orleans, Alcorn State and Manhattan. Sam Loyd is leading the team with 3.42 kills per set.
• Indiana State is 3-5, but the Sycamores have lost their last four, including the last two against Milwaukee. Ava Robart, Kira Holland and Curry Kendall all average between two and three kills per set.
Series Histories
• This is the first meeting between Columbia and Purdue Fort Wayne.
• The Mastodons and Stonehill have met just once, which was a 3-0 win for the ‘Dons in 2024.
• Purdue Fort Wayne leads 5-2 over Indiana State in the series history, the latest meeting of which was a 3-0 victory for the ‘Dons in 2024.
When Life Gives You Plemons
Mya Plemons has a .350 career hitting percentage, the second-best in program history and the best in the rally scoring era. Her .365 hitting percentage last season was the best for a season-long mark in the rally scoring era.
Raucous Rosneck
Riley Rosneck was selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week on Aug. 31 after leading the ‘Dons to wins over Rutgers and Evansville.
She’s A Killer
Riley Rosneck has 156 kills this season, which is the sixth-most in the nation. She is also nearing 1,000 kills for her career with 853.
B1G Busters
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Rutgers 3-2 on August 28, marking the first Mastodon victory over a Big Ten program since 1986 when they beat Ohio State.
Dig it up!
Becky Barrett recorded the 1,000th dig of her Mastodon career at Bellarmine on August 29. She is up to 1,123 for her career.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons picked up a 3-0 win over Western Illinois on September 12 thanks to Riley Rosneck’s 17 kills.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will open Horizon League play with a weekend series against Cleveland State on September 25-26.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer concludes its four-game road stretch on Thursday at 4 p.m., when the Screaming Eagles visit DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
Thursday’s game is the first of back-to-back matches against Big East Conference teams for USI, as the Screaming Eagles will host Xavier University in their return home on Sunday, September 20, at 1 p.m.
USI Women’s Soccer (1-6-2) has gone 1-2-0 in its first three matches of the current road stretch. USI earned the road win in a 1-0 victory last Thursday at Cleveland State University, its first win of the season. The Screaming Eagles are 1-2-1 overall on the road this season.
Last time out, the Screaming Eagles fell 2-0 at Valparaiso University on Sunday. The Beacons scored twice in the second half to come out on top. USI outshot Valparaiso 12-11 overall and 6-5 in shots on goal. Senior forward Eva Boer led USI in shots with four attempts and two on goal.
Following last week’s action, freshman defender Lilah Katz was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, collecting her first career OVC honor. Katz earned the award after scoring her first career goal and the game-winner in the 89th minute in USI’s road win at Cleveland State last Thursday. Katz has made three consecutive starts, playing every minute in each. Katz is one of six Screaming Eagles and one of five freshmen to record first career starts this season.
On the season, Katz, freshman midfielder Liza Anderson, and junior defender Emma Schut each have a goal scored. Boer paces the squad with 18 shots, while Anderson leads the team with eight shots on goal, ranking third in the OVC. In goal, sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach has a 1.44 GAA with 36 saves, including three saves on Sunday at Valparaiso. Schwalbach also has three clean sheets, which is tied for second-most in the OVC.
DePaul (3-2-2) is 1-2-1 at home this season and is looking for its first win since a 1-0 result against cross-city foe University of Illinois Chicago on August 27. The Blue Demons have played four straight games in the Chicago city limits, including two on their home field.
Last time out, DePaul fell 1-0 at home on Sunday against the University of North Texas. The game’s lone goal came on a penalty kick in the first half.
Five Blue Demons have split the team’s scoring with one goal each. Senior midfielder Shayna da Silva leads the squad with four points: one goal and two assists. Da Silva has eight shots, three on goal. Freshman midfielder Carolian Capizzi leads the team with 10 shots, four on goal. Between the posts, senior goalkeeper Mason Hillery has played every minute in goal, registering a 0.71 GAA with 22 saves and three shutouts.
DePaul and USI are meeting for the first time on Thursday, and it will be USI’s first all-time match against a Big East opponent.
Thursday’s match will air on Marquee Sports Network. Live stats and additional coverage are available at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
Valparaiso (1-1, 0-0 PFL)
at Indiana State (1-2, 0-0 MVFC)
Game #3 Saturday, Sept. 19, Noon CT / 1 p.m. ET
Memorial Stadium (12,764) – Terre Haute, Ind.
This Week in Valpo Football: After playing one of the most competitive games against a Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent in program history, the Valparaiso University football team will once again clash with MVFC competition as the Beacons prepare for Saturday’s instate match with Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind.
Previously: Valpo received a career-day from quarterback Rowan Keefe, a 100-yard receiving game from Chris Gundy, two blocked kicks from the special teams unit and a strong defensive effort from a variety of contributors, but the Beacons fell 27-18 at MVFC, scholarship opponent Murray State last week. Valpo was within three in the closing seconds before the Racers added the clinching score to account for the nine-point margin, still the second closest Valpo has ever come to knocking off an MVFC opponent. A few missed opportunities plagued the Beacons in a valiant effort, as Valpo missed a 28-yard field goal and couldn’t convert two cracks at it on third- and fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line at the end of the first half.
Glancing Ahead: Next week is a date circled on the calendar as it’s Homecoming, Family Weekend, the Hoosier Helmet rivalry game against Butler and the Pioneer football League opener all wrapped up into an afternoon of fun at Brown Field. Plus, we didn’t even mention the Valpo water-transfer tattoo giveaway to fans who enter the stadium, while supplies last.
Series Notes: Valpo holds a 20-10-2 record all-time against Indiana State, but this will mark the first time these two teams have locked horns since 1968. The Beacons and Sycamores share Missouri Valley Conference affiliation in most sports, but are not in the same football conference. Valpo has lost five straight meetings dating back to 1963 including a 28-0 loss in the most recent matchup. These two teams were charter members of the Indiana Collegiate Conference and shared ICC affiliation from 1950-1967.
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will air on ESPN+ with Brian Jennings (play-by-play) and Austin Osborn (analyst). The radio call of the game featuring the longtime duo of Todd Ickow (36th season) and Brandon Vickrey (11th season) will air on WVUR, 95.1 FM Valparaiso, ValpoAthletics.com and the TuneIn Radio app. For in-game updates, follow @valpoufootball on Instagram and X. Links to live video and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com. This season, nine of the 11 games will be on ESPN+ with the remaining two games airing on YouTube.
Scouting the Sycamores
Started the season with a close 23-21 loss at SEMO before falling at Purdue 44-19. The Sycamores got in the win column with a 42-35 road win at Eastern Illinois last week.
Under the direction of 10th-year head coach Curt Mallory.
Quarterback Elijah Owens ranks in the top 10 in program history in both career offensive yards and career passing yards.
Block Party
Valpo blocked two punts in the season opener against Lawrence Tech, and then followed that up by blocking both a field goal and PAT in the Week 2 game at Murray State.
The Beacons lead all of Division-I (FBS and FCS) outright in blocked kicks with four on the season. The only other team in Division-I, II or III with four blocks is Wooster (D-III).
The team is already only two blocks away from moving into a tie for fourth in program history for blocked kicks in a season.
Prior to the game at Murray State, Valpo’s last blocked PAT was De’Andre Wilborn on Nov. 1, 2025 at No. 25/22 Presbyterian and the team’s last blocked field goal was Onye Nwosisi on Nov. 8, 2024 vs. Butler. Antony Morris (field goal) and Garret Risley (PAT) notched the blocks against the Racers.
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QB Rowan Keefe led the team with 29 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown on six attempts while going 20-of-35 through the air for a career-high 249 yards and one touchdown on Sept. 12 at Murray State. He has completed 17 passes or more in five of his last six games dating back to last season. The team captain surpassed his previous personal best for passing yards of 234 on Nov. 8, 2025 vs. San Diego.
The 20 completions were also a career best for Keefe, outdoing his previous best of 19 in the Nov. 8, 2025 game vs. San Diego.
Valpo’s 249 passing yards were the team’s highest total since Oct. 29, 2022 at Dayton (323).
Keefe’s 249 marked the most by a Beacon since Michael Appel Jr. had 323 in the aforementioned 2022 game against the Flyers.
Nine different Beacons caught passes against Murray State, including Isaac Tran, who had his first TD in a Valpo uniform.
Notes Wrapping Up Week 2 – Murray State 27, Valpo 18
By margin of defeat, this was the second-closest Valpo has ever come to beating an MVFC team, behind only the 28-21 loss at Illinois State in 2022.
As a whole, the Pioneer Football League entered the week at 4-66 since 2000 in games against the MVFC, so Valpo nearly pulled off what would have been a very substantial upset.
Redshirt sophomore Anthony Feltrinelli was the team’s leading tackler with 12, while Mark Johnson joined him in double figures with 10. Feltrinelli has racked up nine tackles or more in five of his last six games dating back to last season. This was the third time in his Valpo career that he had at least a dozen. Johnson’s 10 stops tied a career high and represented his third career 10-tackle game, one in each of the last three seasons.
Feltrinelli and Johnson were closely followed by O.C. Nurse and Max Samuel on the Valpo tackle chart as they had nine apiece. Nurse surpassed his 2025 best of eight against St. Thomas for his Valpo career high in the tackle department.
Samuel registered a career high in tackles as well and is tied with Feltrinelli for the team lead with 16 apiece through two games. Samuel’s interception was the first of his collegiate career. He had a sack and 1.5 TFL on Saturday, lifting his season total to a team-high 4.5 TFL. He has recorded 13 tackles for loss in his Valpo career.
Chris Gundy was Valpo’s leading receiver with five catches for 107 yards. This was the second 100-yard receiving game of his career, and he was a single yard shy of his career-best 108 on Oct. 25, 2025 vs. Morehead State.
Rowan Keefe’s rushing score was the fourth of his career.
Colin Hayes has been on the receiving end for each of Valpo’s last three successful 2-point conversions, two on Nov. 15, 2025 vs. Stetson and one at Murray State.
Murray State held a slight 388-327 edge in total offense. The Beacons outgained the Racers through the air 249-194.
Here’s a Stat We Can’t Make Heads or Tails Of
Valpo has lost 13 consecutive game-opening coin flips dating back to the 2025 season opener vs. Virginia Lynchburg.
Valpo did win the coin flip to begin overtime last season against a Stetson, but for this note, we are examining only the game-opening coin flip.
The statistical probability of losing 13 straight coin flips is 0.0122 percent, 1 in 8,192.
Should the streak continue on Saturday vs. the Sycamores, note that the odds of losing 14 straight are 0.0061, or 1 in 16,384.
There is a 50 percent chance that Valpo will break the streak and win the coin toss on Saturday.
National Notes
Valpo leads the D-I nation outright in blocked kicks with four.
The defense has averaged 4.00 sacks per game, leading the FCS nation outright in that category.
Valpo ranks third nationally in fewest penalties with eight, seventh in fewest penalties per game (4.00), second in fewest penalty yards (62) and fourth in fewest penalty yards per game (32.0).
Valpo ranks fifth nationally in first-down defense with 30.
The Beacons rank sixth nationally in kickoff return average at 36.50.
The defense has permitted just 138.5 passing yards per game, fifth best nationally. The unit ranks seventh nationally in team passing efficiency defense at 90.84.
Valpo is tied for seventh nationally in sacks allowed per game at 0.50.
Chris Gundy ranks 10th nationally and leads the PFL with 212 combined kick return yards. He ranks fifth nationally and leads the PFL with 34.7 kickoff return yards per game.
Max Samuel is averaging a sack per game, tied for fifth nationally.
Valpo vs. The Valley
This will mark Valpo’s 15th game against a Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent since the start of the 2010 season. In that time, the Beacons have matched up with Murray State, North Dakota State, North Dakota (twice), Western Illinois (twice), Illinois State (twice), UNI and Youngstown State (five times).
Valpo is seeking its first win over an MVFC opponent. A 28-21 loss at Illinois State in 2022 is the team’s closest-ever game against an MVFC squad.
This marks the 16th straight year (excluding the Spring 2021 campaign) where Valpo has played a “guarantee game” (a road game that is not part of a home-and-home series). This year, the Beacons have two such contests as last week at Murray State also fell into that category.
A Special Day on Special Teams
The Beacons had three punt-return touchdowns in the Week-0 victory over Lawrence Tech – two of the traditional variety by Chris Gundy and one that was a blocked punt picked up in the endzone by Bertrand Berry II. Valpo became just the fourth team in the history of Division-I FCS with three punt-return touchdowns in a game and the first since Sept. 22, 2011, when Hampton did so against Virginia State.
Gundy became the first player in program history with multiple punt-return touchdowns in a season, let alone in a single game.
This season’s Beacons already rank tied for second in program history in punt-return TDs in a season. This marks the first time since 2000 that Valpo has had three or more punt-return touchdowns in a season. This season is already tied for second in program history with the 2000 season, behind only four punt return TDs in 1993.
Gundy totaled 108 punt-return yards on three returns. For reference, that would have ranked fifth nationally in FCS for all of last season. Although Valpo had a prolific 2025 season in the return game, most of that was on kickoffs as opposed to punts. The Beacons have already surpassed their total punt return yards from the 2025 season (73). Valpo had one punt-return TD last season, Frank Bartell on Aug. 30, 2025 vs. Virginia Lynchburg.
Valpo’s 152 punt return yards vs. Lawrence Tech would have ranked second nationally in FCS all of last season.
Valpo had two blocked punts all of last season and already has two this season.
Freshman punter Will Orlando averaged 41.3 yards per punt on three attempts in his collegiate debut, including a long of 50.
Kicker Luke Scoma went 7-for-7 on PATs, the most PATs by a Beacon in a single contest since Brian Bartholomew drilled eight on Nov. 6, 2021 vs. Presbyterian.
Gundy Recognized
After his aforementioned huge performance in the punt-return game in Valpo’s season opener vs. Lawrence Tech, Chris Gundy was tabbed Pioneer Football League Special Teams Player of the Week.
Gundy also received Honorable Mention for National Special Teams Player of the Week from STATS Perform FCS.
Valpo boasted multiple PFL Special Teams Player of the Week awards in 2025, most recently Nic Lendino on Nov. 16 for his role in the victory over Stetson.
Winning By a Wide Margin
Valpo defeated Lawrence Tech 59-13 in Week 0, the team’s second victory by 45 points or more in as many seasons under head coach Andy Waddle after beating Virginia Lynchburg 67-10 last season.
The 46-point win over Lawrence Tech marked the program’s third-largest margin of victory since 1970, behind only last season’s game against Virginia Lynchburg (57) and a 48-point walloping of Missouri Baptist in 2014.
The 46-point gap in Week 0 represented the 16th most lopsided win in program history and the ninth most lopsided since 1932.
Notes Wrapping Up Week 0 – Valpo 59, Lawrence Tech 13
The Valpo defense recorded six sacks and eight tackles for loss.
Redshirt junior Max Samuel was the team’s leading tackler with seven stops including four solos and two tackles for loss.
Jason Salman recorded the team’s first interception of the season and his first in a Valpo uniform. He also had one while playing for Marietta in 2024.
Rowan Keefe went 10-of-16 through the air for 133 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions before Noah Ehrlich came in and went 4-for-6 for 27 yards plus two carries for 18 yards and a touchdown.
Marty O’Keeffe had a team-high three receptions including his first collegiate touchdown. Bryson Winbush had two grabs for 58 yards with the bulk of his damage coming on a 56-yard TD, quite the play for his first collegiate catch.
Redshirt freshman Ashton Allen led the rushing attack with nine carries for 56 yards. Valpo had three rushing scores from three different players – Noah Ehrlich, Michael Rumoro and Cedric Benning III. Ehrlich and Benning both scored in their Valpo debuts, while Rumoro enjoyed his first rushing touchdown as a Beacon as well. He did have one receiving score a year ago.
Valpo racked up 362 yards of total offense despite the special-teams scores that limited the Valpo possessions.
Preseason Plaudits
Two members of the Valpo defense – defensive back Nic Lendino and linebacker Anthony Feltrinelli – were tabbed to the Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team by the conference office.
Valpo was one of six teams with multiple Preseason All-PFL honorees.
Return specialist Chris Gundy was named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-PFL First Team, while Lendino and Feltrinelli achieved Second Team status. A trio of third-team honorees rounded out Valpo’s Phil Steele laurels – offensive lineman Noah Kline, tight end Colin Hayes and defensive back Mark Johnson.
The Beacons were picked 11th in the preseason poll. San Diego is the preseason favorite to win the league followed by Drake and St. Thomas.
A True Hero
Team captain Mark Johnson made a selfless decision this past summer, when he agreed to donate bone marrow to potentially save the life of a 5-year-old child in Paris, France.
Johnson learned that he was a match for the child after signing up for the national registry when he learned the touching story of head coach Andy Waddle’s wife Kerry Jean, who had a rare bone marrow disease before receiving a life-saving donation from a man named Todd Spencer.
Because of his selfless donation and his other community-service work, Johnson has been nominated for the 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He is one of 175 total nominees from across all levels of college football and one of 49 FCS student-athletes.
The story of Johnson’s bone marrow donation was told by ValpoAthletics.com, The Victory Bell, The Times of Northwest Indiana, CBS-2 Chicago and NBC-5 Chicago.
Leading the Way
Three Valpo players were named team captains prior to the season, as voted upon by their peers.
Senior defensive back Mark Johnson was named a captain for the second consecutive season. He started all 12 games a year ago and has appeared in 33 games over the last three campaigns.
Redshirt junior defensive back Nic Lendino is serving as a captain this season. He was tabbed All-PFL Honorable Mention last season and has started all 23 Valpo contests over the last two years.
Redshirt senior quarterback Rowan Keefe is the lone offensive captain. A fifth-year member of the program, Keefe was named the team’s Most-Improved Player for the second time in his career last season. Keefe played in all 12 games and made nine starts at quarterback a year ago.
Roster Rundown: Nearly half of the United States are represented on the Valpo roster, as Beacons hail from 21 different states. Illinois (29) and Indiana (23) are the most represented, followed by Ohio (17) and California (10).
Who’s Back?: The 2026 Beacons return seven starters on offense and eight on defense from last season. This comes after Valpo featured just four returning starters on offense and three on defense last season.
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WABASH MEN’S SOCCER
ANDERSON, Ind. – Wabash scored once in each half and held Anderson without a shot over the final 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon as the Little Giants earned a 2-0 nonconference victory at Fridley Field.
Wabash improved to 7-1 overall with the victory, while Anderson fell to 1-5. The Little Giants outshot the Ravens 8-2, placing six attempts on goal, and finished with a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Gavin Glackman provided the eventual game-winning goal with 46 seconds remaining in the first half. Ethan Simmons set up Glackman for his first goal of the season and a 1-0 Wabash lead at the break.
The Little Giants generated the majority of the scoring chances over the closing minutes of the opening period. Johan Arroyo, Simmons and Alfredo Campos each put shots on goal that Anderson goalkeeper Braydon Kennedy stopped before Glackman broke through in the 45th minute. Wabash goalkeeper Rafael Cordova made his only save of the match on a Cohen Wintin attempt in the 38th minute.
Bryce Kinnaman doubled the Wabash advantage in the 52nd minute with an unassisted goal. The score was Kinnaman’s fifth of the season, matching his season-best effort of five goals as a freshman. Brady Reiter also put a shot on goal early in the second half before Kinnaman gave the Little Giants the 2-0 lead.
Wabash controlled play defensively from there, preventing Anderson from recording a shot in the second half. Cordova played all 90 minutes in goal and made one save to record the shutout. Kennedy finished with four saves for Anderson.
The Little Giants return home Saturday, Sept. 19, to face Augustana College at 4 p.m. at Fischer Field.
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ROSE HULMAN MEN’S SOCCER
GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Fightin’ Engineers came up shy of the DePauw Tigers by a score of 1-0.
Junior Ryan Shapiro scored for the Fightin’ Engineers for the third consecutive game. He has now scored six goals in six games, which ranks as two more than anyone else in the HCAC.
Sophomore Justin Burns hauled in four saves in the match, highlighted by back-to-back saves in the 76th and 77th minutes.
The Tigers were able to secure the 2-1 win on a penalty kick goal in the 87th minute.
The Fightin’ Engineers now sit at 2-2-2 on the season. They will stay on the road for their sixth straight away match-up as they face Ohio Northern on Saturday, September 19 at 2 PM.
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TAYLOR MEN’S SOCCER
SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS, Ind. – RV Taylor’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end Wednesday, as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College scored four goals across an 18-minute stretch of the second half to beat the Trojans, 4-2.
The result was Taylor’s first loss of the season and closes out the non-conference portion of the schedule at 6-1-2. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods improved to 2-3-2.
TU controlled large stretches of the match and finished with a 14-10 edge in shots and a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks, but it was Saint Mary-of-the-Woods that made the most of its chances.
Neither team found the net in a scoreless first half, in which the Trojans outshot the host side 5-1.
However, the match turned three minutes into the second half.
Mats Flick put Saint Mary-of-the-Woods ahead in the 49th minute, converting a Marc Valderrama service for his first goal of the season. Two minutes later, Jacob Quintana doubled the lead off a corner kick, redirecting an Ethan Johnson feed past Taylor goalkeeper Connor Shaw.
Dafe Akpoguma answered for the Trojans in the 56th minute, pouncing on the rebound after Ethan Harris’ initial shot was saved to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods pushed back in front by two, however, as Valderrama scored unassisted in the 65th minute and Jacobo Galvez followed two minutes later to make it 4-1.
TU got one more chance to answer as Roarke Watterson converted from the penalty spot in the 74th minute, pulling the Trojans back within two at 4-2.
A weather delay later in the half pushed the match past the NAIA’s maximum allowable completion time under heat index protocols, and the game was called with 5:43 remaining, leaving the score at the final.
Connor Shaw made three saves in net for the Purple and Gray. Harry Jackson turned away seven shots for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, which got a goal and an assist from Valderrama to go with finishes from Flick, Quintana and Galvez. The two teams combined for five yellow cards over the course of the match.
Taylor now turns to Crossroads League play following the non-conference finale, with a trip to No. 18 Bethel scheduled for next Wednesday.
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TAYLOR WOMEN’S SOCCER
UPLAND, Ind. – The No. 20 Taylor women’s soccer team trailed in the final 10 minutes but answered with two goals to beat RV Campbellsville 3-2 on Wednesday at Turner Stadium, closing out non-conference play with a thrilling comeback victory.
TU improves to 6-1-1 on the season and remains unbeaten at home, while Campbellsville drops to 5-1-2. Three different players scored for the Trojans, including goals from Faith Sena, Campbell Massey and Reagan Britt.
TU had the game’s first look when Leah McQuade’s close-range attempt drifted wide right in the second minute. From there, the teams battled with several scoring opportunities on both sides.
Campbellsville answered five minutes later when Julia Ogren was played in alone on Ava Callaway but shot wide left on the one-on-one. However, Ogren made good on her next opportunity in the 16th minute, finishing an unassisted goal for the 1-0 lead.
TU leveled it in the 28th minute when Emma Swygart’s shot was saved by CU goalkeeper Sydney Hall, Lauryn Dolvin flicked the rebound back into play, and Faith Sena finished in front of the net for her first goal of the season.
Both teams had further chances before the break as Jessie Amphlett rattled the crossbar for Campbellsville in the 33rd minute, and Sydney Reddy narrowly missed from distance for TU in the 36th, her attempt skimming just over the bar.
After halftime, Fiona Jolly converted a feed from Anita Arnadottir in the 50th minute to put Campbellsville back in front, 2-1, a lead that held into the final 10 minutes.
After working through the middle phase and continuing to generate pressure, TU’s response came in a hurry.
Reddy broke in alone again with 20 minutes to play but couldn’t find a touch, and Campbell Massey eventually found the equalizer at 2-2. Massey’s strike came in the 81st minute on a 35-yard free kick that deflected off a Campbellsville defender and past Hall — an unassisted finish and the first goal of her season.
Six minutes later, Massey nearly delivered again, seeing a free kick punched over the bar by Hall. The resulting corner was swung in by Lydia Bailey, and Reagan Britt collected the loose ball in the box, securing the go-ahead goal with 1:54 remaining for her second of the season.
TU, which trailed for over 30 minutes in the second half, outshot Campbellsville 15-13 overall, including an 8-7 edge in shots on goal, and controlled the set-piece battle, forcing seven corner kicks to Campbellsville’s none. The Trojans split goalkeeping duties with Ava Callaway posting three saves in the first half, allowing one goal, before Marisa Reinhard turned away two shots after the break.
Ogren and Jolly paced Campbellsville’s offense with their seventh and sixth goals of the season, respectively. Hall made five saves in the loss.
TU opens Crossroads League play next Wednesday against Bethel, with a 7 p.m. kickoff scheduled at Turner Stadium.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1900 – Reds SS Tommy Corcoran, coaching at third base in a game at Philadelphia, uncovers a wire in the coaching box that leads across the outfield to the Phils’ locker room. There, reserve C Morgan Murphy reads the opposing catcher’s signs and relays them to the Phils third base coach by a buzzer hidden in the dirt.
1903 – The Boston Americans clinch the AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14 – 3, but their record of scoring in 17 consecutive innings is stopped in the 7th inning. George Winter coasts to a win, helped by homers from Hobe Ferris and Jimmy Collins.
1904 – More than 23,000 fans, reputedly the largest crowd in Boston history, show up for the showdown twinbill with the New York Highlanders. New York scores three runs in each of the first two innings against Bill Dineen. Jack Chesbro (35-8) holds on for a 6 – 4 win, his seventh win in a row. New York briefly takes over first place. But Cy Young tops New York, 4 – 2, in the nitecap, beating Ned Garvin, recently acquired from Brooklyn. The two teams complete their three doubleheaders at 2-2-2.
1906 – Playing as “Sullivan,” Columbia University junior Eddie Collins makes his debut at SS with the Athletics. He gets one hit off Ed Walsh and strikes out twice. Collins will play 25 years in the majors, bat .333, and become a member of the Hall of Fame.
1910:
Detroit pitcher Ed Summers, a notoriously poor hitter, bounces two home runs into the stands in a 10 – 3 victory over the A’s. The two homers, both off Harry Krause, will comprise his career total and also make him the only hitter with a multi-homer game in the American League that season.
A game between Mobile and Atlanta (Southern Association) takes only 32 minutes to complete. The game is conducted as an experiment with batters coming to the plate “on the run” and swinging at any good pitch and both teams taking little time between innings. It is the final game of the season for both clubs. Mobile wins, 2 – 1. Many sources cite this game as the fastest in professional baseball history, but it will be bettered by one minute by a game between Asheville and Winston-Salem on August 30, 1916.
1912 – Charlie “Casey” Stengel makes an impressive major league debut, leading seventh-place Brooklyn to a surprising 7 – 3 win over the streaking Pirates. The likable outfielder from Kansas City collects four hits, a walk, a pair of stolen bases and two tie-breaking RBI, the second of which puts Brooklyn ahead to stay and saddles 24-game winner Claude Hendrix with his ninth and final defeat of the season.
1913 – Frederick W. Thayer‚ inventor of the catcher’s mask‚ dies at 65.
1915 – Pittsburgh rookie Carmen Hill makes his mound debut with a 5 – 0 win over the Giants.
1916:
George Sisler out-duels the Senators’ legend, Walter Johnson, 1 – 0. It will be Gorgeous George’s last Major League pitching victory, but the former Browns hurler will become a member of the Hall of Fame as a first baseman in 1939.
At Comiskey Park, Boston lefty Babe Ruth wins his 20th, beating Red Faber and the White Sox, 6 – 2. A crowd of 40,000 is on hand, the largest turnout to date in Chicago history.
1917 – At Boston, the Braves whip the Pirates, 4 – 1. Honus Wagner makes his last appearance of the year and of his outstanding career. He is pinch hit for by Bill Wagner, who strikes out. Honus Wagner has played sparingly since being spiked by Casey Stengel on July 14th; at the Polo Grounds on August 29th, he played SS, his only game of the year at that position.
1920:
The first-place Indians top the A’s, 9 – 3, while the White Sox, behind Red Faber, are again beating the Yankees, 6 – 4. Faber gets 1st-inning help from Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch who all hit two-out triples: Collins and Jackson triple later as Chicago totals an American League record six triples. The third-place Sox are one and a half games back.
The Tigers’ Bobby Veach and the Giants’ George Burns hit for the cycle, the first time it has happened twice on the same day. It will be 88 years until the feat is duplicated by Adrián Beltre and Stephen Drew. The Giants beat Pittsburgh in ten innings, 4 – 3, as Burns adds a second double to his cycle. Detroit, behind Veach’s 6 for 6, outlasts Boston in 12 innings, despite 20 BoSox batters receiving walks. Eight Tigers walk. Veach is the first Tigers player to hit for the cycle.
The Cards set a National League record by cracking out 12 consecutive hits in the 4th and 5th innings against the Braves. Ten of the hits occur in the 4th inning when St. Louis scores eight runs. The last two outs come as Milt Stock tries to stretch a single and Austin McHenry tries the same on a double. Both are thrown out. In the 5th inning, Doc Lavan opens with a double and Cliff Heathcote singles before a Redbird finally makes an out. St. Louis wins, 9 – 4.
1921:
The Giants win their tenth in a row over the Pirates, and their tenth straight, 6 – 1. They will go on to finish four in front of the Pirates.
Spitballer Allen Sothoron runs his record to 12 – 4 as Cleveland beats Washington, 8 – 4. Sothoron, with his third American League team this year, pitches 178 innings allowing no homers, the only post-dead ball era pitcher to accomplish that. The Reds’ Eppa Rixey almost matches him, allowing one homer in 301 innings.
1922
A’s catcher Ralph Perkins has his second consecutive game with no putouts or assists, a major league record. Today, he catches Bob Hasty in a 4 – 2 loss to Cleveland’s Dan Boone. Yesterday, he caught Eddie Rommel in a 6 – 1 win over Cleveland. Perkins also had no putouts or assists in a 13-inning game on May 17th.
Browns southpaw Hub Pruett, who has fanned Babe Ruth nine of ten times over the season, is reached for a home run by the Bambino, but he still beats the Yankees, 5 – 1. One day after being clubbed on the head with an empty bottle, Yankee CF Whitey Witt receives an ovation, but the partisan crowd in center field is quick to wave white hankies in the 8th inning for Yanks pinch-hitter Norm McMillan. Police make them stop. George Sisler has a single to extend his hitting streak to 41 games.
1923:
The Giants’ George Kelly sets a major-league record by homering in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings against the Cubs’ Vic Aldridge as New York rolls to a 13 – 6 win. Kelly adds a single and double to run his total bases to 15 for the game. Kelly has now hit a record six homers off cousin Aldridge this year, a mark off one pitcher that will be tied by Ted Williams (in 1941, off Johnny Rigney) and Ted Kluszewski (in 1954, off Max Surkont). Kelly is the first player to homer in three successive innings.
At Washington, Walter Johnson notches two wins against the Browns, winning one game in relief, and the other as a starter. The first game is 5 – 4, in ten innings, and the second is 12 – 2, in seven innings.
1924 – With the Senators and Yankees deadlocked at 83-59, Walter Johnson edges the Indians, 3 – 2. Washington will win tomorrow to sweep the three-game series.
1925 – Behind hurlers Ted Wingfield and Paul Zahniser, the Red Sox shut out the Browns twice, winning 2 – 0 and 4 – 0.
1926 – The Cardinals regain the National League lead in a 10 – 1 win over the Phils. Light-hitting Tommy Thevenow bangs his first major league homer, an inside-the-park liner off Jack Knight. The Reds continue to nose-dive, dropping a 5 – 4 decision to the Giants on Frankie Frisch’s 10th-inning home run. The Reds will lose seven of their final nine.
1928:
Wilcy Moore, the Yankee pitching hero of 1927, goes home with an ailing arm after working just 60 innings.
In the 9th against Chicago, Braves reliever Ray Boggs plunks three Cubbies, walks two and tosses one wild pitch. Chicago manages to score just one run off Boggs, but they win the away game, 15 – 5. Pat Malone picks up the win over Art Delaney.
1930:
With three consecutive home runs, Earl Averill drives in eight runs in a 13 – 7 Indians victory over the Senators in the doubleheader opener. He narrowly misses a fourth when the umpire rules a long drive foul. Averill then adds another homer in the second game to set an American League record with 11 RBIs in the twin bill.
The Braves’ Wally Berger adds three home runs in a doubleheader against the Reds en route to a rookie record.
1931:
In the first of two, the Yankees and Red Ruffing rough up the Browns and George Blaeholder, 17 – 0. Bill Dickey’s grand slam is the big blow. The Yanks take the nitecap, 6 – 1, behind Lefty Gomez’s three-hitter and Babe Ruth’s 41st and 42nd homers of the year.
On his 32nd birthday, OF Earl Webb of the Red Sox ties and then sets the still-standing major-league record for two-base hits at 65. Earl doubles in the lidlifter, a 9 – 2 win over the visiting Indians, to tie George Burns’ double record at 64. Burns set his record in 1926. In the second game, a 2 – 1 Sox loss, Webb doubles off Pete Jablonowski to set the record. He doubles tomorrow and will finish the season with 67. He would have had 68, but on August 4th, the league corrected a May 1st box score, turning what had been credited as a double into a single.
1933 – The Giants spoil Dizzy Dean Day at Sportsman’s Park, 4 – 3, but the popular pitcher drives home in a new Buick, given to him by St. Louis fans.
1934 – The Yankees reach Detroit for a last-chance series and lose the opener, as veteran Al Crowder beats Lefty Gomez with a 3 – 0 shutout.
1935:
Dodger OF Len Koenecke, dropped by the team, and put off an American Airline flight for drunkenness in Detroit, hires a private plane to fly him to Buffalo, where he had played previously. During the flight he tries to take over the controls and gets into a fight with the pilot. He dies after the co-pilot hits him over the head with a fire extinguisher.
With Terry Moore sidelined after fracturing his foot yesterday, the Cards top Brooklyn, 4 – 2, behind Jesse Haines. Paul Dean saves the game in relief. In the second game of the doubleheader in St. Louis, a tired Dizzy Dean again fails in relief, giving up three runs as Brooklyn wins, 8 – 7. The Cards are now trailing the Cubs by two and a half games.
Phils rookie Hal Kelleher makes his first major league start, shutting out the Reds, 1 – 0.
The Giants take a 2 – 1 lead against the Cubs, but when Hal Schumacher injures his arm in the 5th inning, the Cubs jump on reliever Allyn Stout to win, 5 – 3. Larry French is the victor.
1937 – Cleveland’s Johnny Allen wins his 12th straight without a loss, equaling Tom Zachary’s 1929 record of 12-0.
1939:
The Dodgers pull within one game of the third-place Cubs, taking two at Wrigley Field. A yellow-dyed ball is used in the first game.
Ted Williams hits a home run off Thornton Lee, one of 31 homers he will hit in his rookie season. Williams will homer off Thornton’s son, Don Lee, 21 years later.
1941 – In front of only 3,585 fans in St. Louis, twenty-year-old Stan Musial makes his major league debut against the Braves going 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Musial, who started the season in the Western Association (Class C), will hit .426 in 12 games.
1947 – Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News two weeks before the season is over. At the year’s end, he will have hit .297, led the league in stolen bases and sacrifices. He will have 14 bunt hits, and in a game against the Cubs in June, he scored from first base on a sacrifice.
1951:
In Chicago, ex-Dodger Gene Hermanski clouts a pinch homer off Clyde King as the Cubs rally for a 5 – 3 win over Brooklyn. The Dodgers also lose Roy Campanella, who leaves the field on a stretcher after being struck in the head by a pitch from Turk Lown. Campy will remain in a Chicago hospital when the Dodgers leave for St. Louis. He will rejoin the team in Brooklyn in a few days.
The Yanks break a 1 – 1 tie in the bottom of the 9th when, with the bases loaded, Phil Rizzuto squeezes home Joe DiMaggio with the winning run. The score, off Cleveland’s Bob Lemon, gives Eddie Lopat his 20th win of the year. The Yanks now lead Cleveland by a game and Boston by two and a half games.
1953:
The Cubs’ Ernie Banks goes 0 for 3 and makes an error in his first major league game, as the Phillies win, 16 – 4. He becomes the first black player for the Cubs; second baseman Gene Baker will join him in a few days.
Ellis Kinder of the Red Sox sets the American League record for most relief appearances with 62.
With a record of 64-82, the Cincinnati Reds fire Rogers Hornsby as their manager with eight games left in the season. Coach Buster Mills replaces him for the remainder of the year.
Ferris Fain of the White Sox is sued for $50,000 for his part in an August brawl in a Maryland café.
1955 – Future Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson goes 2 for 4 in his first game as the O’s top the Senators, 3 – 1.
1958 – Despite a wind blowing in at Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle poles a Jim Bunning pitch down the right field line over the roof onto Trumbull Avenue, some 500 feet away. The two-run homer is all that Bunning allows as the Tigers win, 5 – 2.
1961 – In Detroit, Roger Maris triples off Terry Fox in the 7th to put the Yanks ahead. Detroit ties it and, then in the 12th, Maris faces Fox again with Tony Kubek on second base. Maris steps out of the box to watch a long skein of Canadian geese fly over Tiger Stadium, then steps in a belts the first pitch for his 58th homer of the year.
1963:
Sandy Koufax gets his 11th shutout, a modern major league season record for a lefty. His eight strikeouts give him 306, a National League record, as the Dodgers top the Cards, 4 – 0.
At the Polo Grounds, Frank Thomas and Joe Hicks hit pinch home runs for the Mets, but they still lose to the Reds, 4 – 3.
1964:
The Yankees whip the Angels, 6 – 2, to lock on to first place for good with a two-percentage-point lead over the idle White Sox and Orioles. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle each have three hits. Mantle’s include his 2,000th career hit and his 450th home run, his 31st of the year. The Yankees have won two in a row and will run their win streak to 11 games.
In the National League, the Phillies defeat the Dodgers, 4 – 3 ,on Dick Allen’s grounder that scores Ruben Amaro in top of the 9th inning. The Phils lead the NL by six and a half games with just 12 remaining. Tomorrow, their epic historic collapse will begin.
1965 – The first-place Giants lose for the first time in 15 games as Phil Niekro outpitches Juan Marichal. The Braves win, 9 – 1. The Giants will then win their next three games to push their lead to four games over Los Angeles.
1966 – Cleveland pitchers set an American League record by fanning 19 batters in the first nine innings of a ten-inning, 6 – 2 win at Detroit.
1967 – California’s Jim Weaver gives up Reggie Jackson’s first major league homer but holds on to beat Kansas City, 4 – 3.
1968:
At Candlestick Park, Giants hurler Gaylord Perry (14-14) no-hits the Cardinals and Bob Gibson, 1 – 0, with the only run of the game being tallied on Ron Hunt’s solo home run. Tomorrow the Redbirds will return the favor and no-hit San Francisco.
Detroit clinches the American League pennant with a 2 – 1 win over the Yankees. Detroit is ahead, 1 – 0, when Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey phones Tiger general manager Jim Campbell with the news that the Sox have beaten the Orioles, clinching the pennant for the Tigers. Campbell keeps the score off the radio and the scoreboard, fearing the news will send fans rampaging onto the field. Don Wert singles home the winner in the 9th and the fans tear down the left field screen.
Yutaka Enatsu fans Sadaharu Oh to set a new strikeout record. He will finish the day with 354 and have 401 by the end of the “Year of the Pitcher”, which is as much of a thing in NPB as it is in the major leagues.
1969 – The great race in the National League West finds San Francisco ahead in the morning, Los Angeles in front in the afternoon, and Atlanta atop the division at the end of the night. Houston nips the Giants, 2 – 1, while Atlanta takes the Dodgers, 6 – 5.
1970:
“Sudden Sam” McDowell wins his 20th game as the Indians beat the Tigers, 6 – 2. Joe Niekro (12-13) is the loser.
The Dodgers lose to the Astros, 10 – 5, clinching the National League West for the idle Reds.
With the Yankees losing to Boston, the Orioles clinch the American League East despite losing to Washington, 2 – 0. Dick Bosman is the winner, allowing five hits.
1971 – The White Sox defeat the Angels, 9 – 4, with each Chicago player in the lineup driving in one run.
1973 – The Pirates wallop the Mets, 10 – 3, to lead the National League East by one and a half games. Willie Stargell collects four extra-base hits including his 40th home run of the season.
1974 – St. Louis beats Pittsburgh, 2 – 1, in 13 innings. It is the sixth straight win for the Cardinals and the sixth straight loss for the Pirates, turning the Bucs’ three-and-a-half-game lead in the National League East to a two-and-a-half-game margin for the Cards.
1976:
Shades of 1964. In Chicago, the faltering Phils lose to the Cubs, 4 – 3, when Champ Summers scores with two out in the 12th. Meanwhile, the Pirates top the Mets, 4 – 1, for their 18th win in 22 games. Doc Medich (7-11) picks up the victory. Since August 24th, the Bucs have shaved 12 1/2 games off the Phillies’ lead.
At Milwaukee’s County Stadium, 40,383 fans are on hand to celebrate “Hank Aaron Day.” Among those gathered are commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Jack Ford, representing his father Gerald. Hank goes hitless in five at-bats, and the first-place Yankees spoil the night by winning, 5 – 3, in 11 innings. Graig Nettles hits a solo homer in the 11th for the game winner, and an insurance run scores on a suicide bunt. Ed Figueroa tallies his 19th win, and the Yanks pad their lead to 11 games.
1977 – The Pirates top Montreal, 6 – 3, as Frank Taveras steals his 64th base of the season to become the Bucs’ all-time single-season base stealer. Max Carey had been the Pirates’ theft leader. Omar Moreno will break Frank’s record next season.
1978 – Boston finally wins against the Yankees, taking a 7 – 3 victory in Yankee Stadium as Dennis Eckersley and Andy Hassler combine to stop the Yankees on four hits. The Yanks score two unearned runs in the 8th on Butch Hobson’s second error of the game (and his 42nd of the year). Carl Yastrzemski, playing CF in place of the injured Fred Lynn, collects his 14th homer of the year in the 9th inning.
1979 – The Royals’ George Brett collects his 20th triple of the season in a 16 – 4 romp over the Angels. Brett becomes the sixth player ever, and the first since Willie Mays in 1957, to collect 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 home runs in the same season. He will finish with totals of 42, 20 and 23.
1980:
The Royals become the first team to clinch a division title this year, as Dennis Leonard shuts out the Angels, 5 – 0, in the first game of a doubleheader.
After surrendering a two-run home run to Rusty Staub, Rick Langford is removed with two outs in the 9th inning of Oakland’s 6 – 4 win over Texas, ending his consecutive complete game streak at 22.
The Reds’ Mario Soto stops Houston, 7 – 0, beating Joe Niekro, who gives up a grand slam to Ray Knight. Houston and Los Angeles are tied for first (82-62) with 17 games left on the schedule.
1981 – Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela sets the National League rookie mark with his eighth shutout of the season. The record had been shared by Irv Young (1905), Grover Cleveland Alexander (1911) and Jerry Koosman (1968). He ties the major league mark of Russ Ford (1910) and Reb Russell (1913).
1983:
The Chicago White Sox clinch their first-ever American League West division title, beating Seattle, 4 – 3, on Harold Baines’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th.
A record regular-season crowd of 53,790 packs Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium on Johnny Bench Night, and the retiring superstar responds with a two-run home run and a single. But the Reds lose to Houston, 4 – 3.
1984:
On the 17th anniversary of his first major league round-tripper, Reggie Jackson connects off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black in the bottom of the 7th inning for his 500th career home run. The milestone hit proves to be only run the Angels score in the Royals’ 10 – 1 victory. The Royals beat California to move into first place in the American League West. Jackson is the 13th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.
Harold Baines slugs three home runs to lead the White Sox to a 7 – 3 win over the Twins and drop Minnesota into second place in the AL West.
Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 batters for the second straight start to tie the major-league record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games, but balks home the winning run in the 8th inning of a 2 – 1 loss to the Phillies. It is Gooden’s fifth straight outing with ten or more strikeouts.
1986 – The Mets clinch the National League East title with a 4 – 2 win over the Cubs at Shea Stadium as Dwight Gooden tosses a six-hitter. The Mets will win 108 games this season, most in the National League since the 1975 Reds.
1988 – Pitching the 9th inning for his 40th save, Jeff Reardon becomes the first pitcher to save 40 games in both leagues as the Twins defeat the White Sox, 3 – 1. The Dalton, Massachusetts native also saved 42 games for the Expos in 1985.
1990 – The Blue Jays’ 6 – 4 win over the Yankees is watched by 49,902 at the SkyDome, giving Toronto a major league season attendance record. The Jays will finish the season with 58 consecutive sellouts and a total attendance of 3,885,284.
1992 – The Philippine team is stripped of its Little League World Series title, as Little League authorities say the Asians used ineligible players. The team from Long Beach, California, is awarded the title.
1993:
Houston P Pete Harnisch hurls a one-hit, 3 – 0 shutout against the Padres. A questionable bunt single by Jarvis Brown is San Diego’s only safety.
Texas Ranger superstar Nolan Ryan strikes out Angels catcher Greg Myers for his 5,714th and final career strikeout.
Expos OF Curtis Pride – who is mostly deaf – gets his first major league hit in Montreal’s 8 – 7, 12-inning win over the Phillies, a pinch double off Bobby Thigpen that drives in two runs in the bottom of the 7th. The Phillies score all seven of their runs in the 6th when they knock out Dennis Martinez as Darren Daulton homers and Lenny Dykstra hits a triple in the frame. Mitch Williams walks two and gives up a hit in the 12th in losing. Tim Scott is the winner, striking out the side in the 12th. Pride will later say that he could feel the stadium shaking as Montreal fans give him a tremendous ovation after his double.
The Rockies defeat the Dodgers, 12 – 3, as they surpass the four million mark in attendance, setting a new single-season record.
In a last try for the pennant, the Yankees obtain 40-year-old vet Frank Tanana from the Mets for minor league P Kenny Greer. Tanana will go 0-2 to finish out his career at 240-236, and set a major-league record for most wins without racking up a 20-win season.
1995:
Florida’s Pat Rapp one-hits Colorado as the Marlins trounce the Rockies, 17 – 0. It’s Rapp’s seventh win in a row as a bloop single by Dante Bichette is Colorado’s only safety. The Marlins pound six Rockies pitchers for 21 safeties, including five for OF Gary Sheffield, who drives in four runs before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the 8th. Rapp will shut out the Mets in five days in a rain-shortened game, the first Marlin to toss two shutouts in a row.
San Diego whips the Cubs, 11 – 3, as Ken Caminiti homers from both sides of the plate for the second game in a row, tying a major league record. Only Eddie Murray (May 8-9, 1987) has done that.
1996:
The Padres jump out to a 6 – 0 lead over the Giants, but San Francisco fights back to defeat San Diego, 9 – 7, to drop the Pods one and a half games behind the Dodgers in the National League West.
Pittsburgh manager Jim Leyland announces he will leave the Pirates at the end of the season.
Dodgers P Hideo Nomo hurls a 9 – 0 no-hitter against the Rockies in hitter-friendly Coors Field. Nomo fans eight and walks four in winning his 16th game of the year. A researcher will later determine that this was the most impressive no-hitter of all-time, given the hitting environment of Coors Field and the strength of the opposition’s hitters.
1997:
Ryan Klesko has four hits including a grand slam off Bobby Jones, to pace the Braves to a 10 – 2 win over the Mets. Jones faces eight batters, walking four and retiring none. Greg Maddux easily wins his 19th. Klesko’s slam gives the Braves 12 for the year, a new major league record. The Braves set another record as they become the first team to clinch six straight postseason appearances.
Mark McGwire blasts his 53rd homer, the most since 1961, to pace the Cards to a 12 – 9 win over the Cubs. Rod Myers serves up the gopher ball.
The Giants beat the Dodgers, 2 – 1, to move a game behind Los Angeles in the National League West.
Mo Vaughn responds to the boos of the crowd with a two-run home run in the 8th inning to lead Boston past Toronto, 4 – 3. Vaughn, who makes it 4 – 2 with the homer off Dan Plesac, is booed during introductions and during his first three at-bats in response to his earlier comments that he does not want to return to the Red Sox next season.
1998:
Cleveland OF Manny Ramirez ties a major league record by hitting his sixth home run over a three-game span. It’s his 43rd on the year. The last American League player to do so was Gus Zernial in 1951. The Indians defeat the Minnesota Twins, 9 – 1.
Red Hoff, the oldest ex-major leaguer, dies at the age of 107. Hoff pitched for the Yankees and Browns between 1911 and 1915 and struck out the first batter he ever faced – Ty Cobb.
Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 53rd homer to pace the Mariners to an 8 – 0 whipping of Oakland. Tom Candiotti serves up the helping of gopher to Junior.
Denny Neagle pitches six shutout innings as the Braves win, 1 – 0, over Arizona. Neagle wins his 15th and joins teammates John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Kevin Millwood and Tom Glavine, all of whom have already reached that level. The last team to have five 15-game winners was the 1930 Washington Senators.
The Red Sox edge Baltimore, 3 – 2, with Tom “Flash” Gordon picking up his 39th straight save, an American League record.
1999:
In a 9 – 3 win over Oakland, Kansas City’s prize rookie, Carlos Beltran, passes the 100 RBI and 100 runs scored mark, the first rookie to do so since Fred Lynn in 1975.
The Rockies pound out 20 hits on their way to an 18 – 10 victory over the Dodgers. OF Dante Bichette drives home seven runs for Colorado on a pair of home runs.
The Cardinals score nine runs in the 4th inning on their way to an 11 – 8 win over the Astros. Mark McGwire hits home run #56 on the season, and the 513th of his career. Big Mac passes Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews on the all-time list.
An incident that will help speed the firing of Orioles general manager Frank Wren occurs today. Cal Ripken Jr. is delayed in traffic and calls the team’s traveling secretary to assure him that he’d be arriving at the airport within the next ten minutes. At Wren’s order, however, the plane takes off without Cal, who arrives at the gate a few minutes later and has to make his own travel arrangements. When Wren is fired after the season, Orioles management blames him for operating in “such an unreasonable, authoritarian manner”. The O’s defeat the Twins, 8 – 3, as Jesse Orosco preserves Mike Mussina’s 15th win. For Orosco, it is his major league record 1,072nd appearance. He had been tied with Dennis Eckersley.
Seattle general manager Woody Woodward announces his retirement.
2001:
Montreal scores six times in the 5th inning to take a 6 – 0 lead over the Marlins. However, starting pitcher Javier Vazquez is injured on a bunt attempt and has to leave the game. Florida then comes back with eight runs of its own in its next turn at bat and goes on to defeat the Expos, 10 – 6.
Boston OF Carl Everett is suspended for four games by the Red Sox. Everett was late for a scheduled workout on Sunday and got into a shouting match with manager Joe Kerrigan after being told to go home.
Bud Smith follows up his no-hitter with a 2 – 1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The only run in seven innings against the Cards’ budding young ace is unearned. Jeromy Burnitz of the Brewers comes within one fielding chance of joining Harry “Silk Stocking” Schafer (1877), Greasy Neale (1920), Casey Stengel (1920), Bill Nicholson (1945) and Bake McBride (1978) as the only National League right fielders to register 11 chances in a game. The major-league record is held by Tony Armas, who handled 12 chances in an American League game in 1982.
2002 – Alfonso Soriano gets five hits, including a double and home run, as the Yankees fall to the Devil Rays, 9 – 7. Bernie Williams scores his 100th run in the loss to reach that mark for the seventh straight year. He is the fourth Yankee to score 100 this year, the first Yankee team to do so since 1941. Williams and Derek Jeter combine to tie the major league record for consecutive years for teammates both having 100+ runs.
2004 – Connecting off Jake Peavy’s 3rd-inning slider at SBC Park, Barry Bonds hits his 700th career home run. The historic blast touches off a fireworks display and the unfurling of a gigantic light-tower banner featuring Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, the only two other players to reach the milestone.
2005 – Trailing 5 – 0 with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, the Padres shock the Nationals by tying the score thanks to Khalil Greene’s first career grand slam. San Diego wins, 8 – 5, as Ramon Hernandez belts a three-run walk-off homer with two out in the bottom of the 12th.
2007 – Naoyuki Shimizu hits Greg LaRocca with a pitch. It is the 25th time this year LaRocca has been plunked, a new Nippon Pro Baseball record. Yoshiyuki Iwamoto had held the record since 1952.
2009:
One week after Mexico’s Jesús Cota tied the all-time Baseball World Cup record with three home runs, the USA’s Pedro Alvarez becomes the fifth player ever to pull off the feat. Alvarez drives in six and hits half of the USA’s homers in a 14 – 3 rout of Taiwan. Lucas May, Terry Tiffee and Jon Weber hit the other US long balls.
Also in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, Canada strikes out 18 times and gets just two hits but beats Japan, 3 – 2, in 11 innings. The final run comes when Rene Tosoni charges into Japanese catcher Ryo Saeki, knocking the ball loose.
Wade Davis earns his first major league victory with a four-hit shutout of the Orioles. Tampa Bay wins, 3 – 0.
2010:
Jose Bautista sets a Toronto Blue Jays franchise record by hitting his 48th home run of the season, passing the 47 hit by George Bell in 1987, in the 6th inning of Toronto’s 11 – 9 win over Boston. The Jays lead the game 10 – 2 at that point, but the Red Sox make it close by scoring two runs in the 8th and two more in the 9th at Fenway Park. Kevin Gregg retires C Victor Martinez, author of two homers earlier in the game, on a pop-up with a runner on base to end the game.
Ubaldo Jimenez wins his 19th game of the year as the Rockies defeat the Dodgers, 7 – 5, to gain a game on the Giants and Padres, who both lose today. Troy Tulowitzki hits a two-run homer in the 1st, his 12th in 14 games, for the winners, who are now one and a half games back of San Francisco and a half-game behind San Diego in the tight NL West race.
The Dodgers announce that hitting coach Don Mattingly will succeed Joe Torre as manager when Torre retires at the end of the season. Mattingly had been expected to take over for Torre with the New York Yankees in 2008, but Joe Girardi got the job instead.
2011:
Mariano Rivera ties Trevor Hoffman’s Major League record with his 601st career save in the Yankees’ 7 – 6 win over the Blue Jays. Rivera is backed by home runs from Alex Rodriguez, playing in his first game since aggravating a wrist injury on September 9th, and Curtis Granderson, who becomes the first Yankees CF since Mickey Mantle in 1961 to hit 40 home runs in a season.
The Phillies crush the Cardinals, 9 – 2, to clinch their fifth consecutive National League East division crown. Shane Victorino, “The Flyin’ Hawaiian”, homers, as does Raul Ibanez, and Jimmy Rollins has four hits to pace the Fightins’ attack. Roy Oswalt, one of the starting rotation’s famed “Four Aces”, gains the victory on the mound.
2012 – The two contenders for the AL Central crown play a make-up game necessitated by a rainout four days earlier. Chicago comes out ahead, 5 – 4, over Detroit. The key play occurs in the 5th when Alex Rios goes barreling into 2B Omar Infante to break up a potential inning-ending double play; his hard slide causes an errant throw which allows two runs to score. The Sox’s bullpen then holds the lead as Nate Jones improves to 8-0.
2013:
Matt Holliday goes 4-for-4 and reaches base five times to lead the Cardinals to an 11 – 4 win over the Rockies. The Cards score six times in the 3rd to give Joe Kelly the win and are once again alone in first place in the tight NL Central.
The Rangers snap a seven-game losing streak by defeating the Rays, 7 – 1, in St. Petersburg. The two clubs are now tied for the two wild card spots in the American League, but four other teams are within three and a half games of the pair.
The Omaha Storm Chasers win the Triple-A National Championship, 2 – 1, over the Durham Bulls, in Allentown, PA. Chris Dwyer has a perfect game for 6 2/3 innings before Tim Beckham singles off him. Jake Odorizzi, meanwhile, has a streak of 23 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings snapped in the 2nd when Omaha’s Lane Adams doubles and comes home on a Manny Pina single. J.D. Martin allows one run in four innings of relief. Durham scores in the 8th when Leslie Anderson homers off Michael Mariot for the final margin. Dwyer is named the game’s MVP.
2015:
The Pirates suffer a bad break, literally, as rookie SS Jung-ho Kang, who is having an excellent season, breaks a leg and tears a ligament in his knee when he is upended by the Cubs’ Chris Coghlan, who is trying to break a double play in the 1st inning. Kang is out for the season and possibly the start of 2016, and the Bucs also lose the game, 9 – 5, while Chicago moves within two games of the Pirates in the race to host the Wild Card Game.
The Rangers complete a four-game sweep of the Astros with an 8 – 2 win as Mitch Moreland hits a three-run homer and Colby Lewis wins his 16th game of the year. Texas is now two and a half games ahead of Houston in the AL East, one year after the two teams finished at the bottom of the standings in the division.
Displaying the disparity in Asian baseball yet again, there are two perfect games in the three contests at the 2015 Asian Championship. Japan’s Daiki Tajima and Masahiro Abe toss a six-inning, 15 – 0 mercy rule perfecto against Pakistan while host Taiwan has a 21 – 0, five-inning perfect game versus Indonesia, with Ming-Hsuan Chen doing the pitching.
2016:
Rookie P Jon Gray sets a Rockies team record by striking out 16 batters in shutting out the Padres, 8 – 0. Tom Murphy homers twice and has five RBIs to lead Colorado’s offense. Gray also becomes the second Rockies pitcher to strike out four batters in an inning, doing so in the 2nd, and sets another team mark with six consecutive Ks.
Curtis Granderson pulls off an extremely rare feat by homering twice in extra innings in the Mets’ 3 – 2 win over the Twins. His first homer, leading off the bottom of the 11th against Brandon Kintzler, ties the game at 2, while the second, off Ryan O’Rourke with two outs in the 12th is a walk-off homer. He is only the eighth player to hit two extra-inning homers in a game, and the third to do so in consecutive innings.
After 14 Bronze Medal finishes, the Spanish national team makes the finals of the European Championship for the first time since 1955. They do it in dramatic fashion, as Daniel Alvarez and Rhiner Cruz combine on a no-hitter of the German national team. Spain doesn’t score until one out in the bottom of the 8th when Fernando Martínez hits a three-run homer. That leaves Italy with a disappointing Bronze, their worst finish in 13 years.
2017 – In a rare highlight for the Tigers this season, Matt Boyd comes within one out of throwing a no-hitter, giving up a two-out double to Tim Anderson of the White Sox in the 9th. He then retires the next batter to complete a 12 – 0 one-hitter.
2018 – For the second time this season, Christian Yelich of the Brewers hits for the cycle, this time in an 8 – 0 win over the Reds. His earlier cycle, on August 29th, had also come against the Reds, making him the first player in history to accomplish the feat twice against one team in a season. Overall, he is just the fifth player to hit two cycles in one season.
2019:
The Giants’ Mike Yastrzemski makes the first appearance of his career at Fenway Park, the ballpark his grandfather Carl Yastrzemski called home for 23 seasons, and hits a homer. The game goes 15 innings and features a record-tying 24 pitchers before the Giants end up 7 – 6 winners over the Red Sox.
Cavan Biggio hits for the cycle in Toronto’s 8 – 5 win over the Orioles. It’s just the third cycle in Jays history, the last having been hit by Jeff Frye on August 17, 2001. Biggio’s father, Craig, also performed the feat during his career, making them the second father-son duo to do so after Gary and Daryle Ward.
The Sacramento RiverCats win the Triple-A National Championship, beating the Columbus Clippers, 4 – 0. Caleb Baragar wins game MVP with five shutout innings and Ricardo Pinto, Melvin Adon and Steven Okert wrap up the shutout. Abiatal Avelino and Levi Michael each get three hits while Peter Maris homers.
2020 – The Yankees continue to be nearly unstoppable winning their eighth straight in completing a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays while setting a bunch of records in the process. In today’s 10 – 7 win, they tie the major league mark with five homers off Chase Anderson in the 4th inning. With another homer later in the game, they become the first team to hit at least six long balls in three consecutive games, and their three-game total of 19 is another record. With one of the five 4th-inning homers – three of which come on consecutive pitches – Luke Voit is the first player to reach the total of 20 this season; no one else will do so.
2022 – HCAW wins the 2022 Holland Series for their first title in 25 years, sweeping Neptunus. After Dennis Burgersdijk shut out Neptunus in Game 2 and Jim Ploeger did the same in Game 3, Lars Huijer fires a two-hitter today to take home Series MVP. Max Draijer drives in Phildrick Llewellyn in the 2nd with the winning run in a 2 – 0 victory.
2023:
The Barracudas de Montpellier win their first French Division I title in 28 years, beating the Cougars de Montigny in the finals. The last game is anticlimactic as Owen Ozanich and Kevin Canelon combine to fan 11 in an 8 – 0 shutout while Yancarlo Franco scores three runs. Ben Couvreur, one of the top French prospects, wins Series MVP.
The Heidenheim Heideköpfe win their seventh Bundesliga-1 championship, topping the Regensburg Legionäre, three games to one, in the finals. Jared Mortensen is named Series MVP after fanning 13 in a 3 – 1 complete game win over Mark Harrison. Daniel Vavruša drives in two and Shawn Larry scores twice.as
2024 – With a stolen base in the 1st inning, Bobby Witt Jr. becomes the first shortstop to have more than one 30-30 season, as he now has 30 steals and 32 homers; he also just the eighth player to accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons.
Births[edit]
1832 – Nate Berkenstock, outfielder (d. 1900)
1849 – Ezra Sutton, infielder (d. 1907)
1853 – Joe Blong, outfielder (d. 1892)
1853 – Frank Burlingame, umpire (d. 1917)
1859 – Ed Kent, pitcher (d. 1943)
1863 – Bill Blair, pitcher (d. 1890)
1867 – Shiki Masaoka, Japanese Hall of Fame (d. 1902)
1869 – Thomas Maguire, pitcher (d. 1947)
1870 – Dick Padden, infielder (d. 1922)
1870 – Dud Risley, minor league player and manager (d. 1950)
1871 – Butts Wagner, infielder (d. 1928)
1874 – Willie Sudhoff, pitcher (d. 1917)
1876 – Otto Krueger, infielder (d. 1961)
1879 – Rube Foster, manager; Hall of Fame (d. 1930)
1882 – Frank Schulte, outfielder (d. 1949)
1883 – John Core, minor league outfielder (d. 1943)
1883 – Leo Hafford, pitcher (d. 1911)
1883 – Elmer Zacher, outfielder (d. 1944)
1884 – Roy Moran, outfielder (d. 1966)
1885 – Maury Kent, pitcher (d. 1966)
1886 – Farmer Ray, pitcher (d. 1963)
1887 – Nick Cullop, pitcher (d. 1961)
1887 – Eddie Douglass, infielder, manager (d. ????)
1888 – Ed Hearne, infielder (d. 1952)
1890 – Ernie Walker, outfielder (d. 1965)
1892 – Ed Kizziar, minor league infielder and manager (d. 1950)
1892 – Tommy Taylor, infielder (d. 1956)
1893 – Whitey Glazner, pitcher (d. 1989)
1897 – Joe Green, pinch hitter (d. 1972)
1897 – Earl Webb, outfielder (d. 1965)
1899 – Sheriff Blake, pitcher (d. 1982)
1899 – George Gilham, catcher (d. 1937)
1900 – Hughie Critz, infielder (d. 1980)
1900 – Roy Luebbe, catcher (d. 1985)
1900 – Sam Streeter, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1985)
1902 – Joseph Brown, minor league infielder and manager (d. ????)
1905 – Cornelius Augustus, pitcher (d. 1981)
1906 – Stanley Cayasso, Nicaraguan national team player (d. 1986)
1907 – Charlie Bates, outfielder (d. 1980)
1909 – Ernie Koy, outfielder (d. 2007)
1909 – Zollie Wright, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1976)
1910 – Paul Hardy, catcher (d. 1979)
1910 – Emanuel Sampson, outfielder (d. 1966)
1912 – Mo Lisby, pitcher (d. 1995)
1913 – Bob Uhl, pitcher (d. 1990)
1917 – Antonio Briñez, Venezuelan national team infielder (d. 1999)
1917 – Al Gettel, pitcher (d. 2005)
1917 – Ralph Wyatt, infielder; All-Star (d. 1990)
1918 – Bob Dillinger, infielder; All-Star (d. 2009)
1919 – Sam Barber, pitcher (d. 1999)
1923 – Les Peden, catcher (d. 2002)
1923 – Bob Rothel, infielder (d. 1984)
1924 – Warriner Bass, minor league outfielder (d. 2018)
1924 – Susumu Yagi, NPB catcher (d. WWII)
1925 – Chase Riddle, minor league catcher and manager
1925 – Shigeru Sugishita, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2023)
1928 – Ed Vargo, umpire (d. 2008)
1930 – Jim Umbricht, pitcher (d. 1964)
1931 – Seiichiro Fujii, NPB pitcher
1932 – Sadakazu Higuchi, NPB infielder
1933 – Chuck Daniel, pitcher (d. 2008)
1935 – Tadashi Sugiura, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
1936 – Tom Carroll, infielder (d. 2021)
1937 – Scott Breeden, coach (d. 2006)
1937 – Orlando Cepeda, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2024)
1937 – Ed Napoleon, coach (d. 2020)
1937 – Hachiro Yamamoto, NPB catcher-infielder
1938 – Bobby Wine, infielder, manager
1939 – Carl Bouldin, pitcher
1939 – Jim Woods, infielder
1940 – Cisco Carlos, pitcher
1940 – Shunichi Matsumoto, NPB infielder
1940 – Richard Rose, minor league outfielder (d. 2011)
1941 – Hideo Kadoguchi, NPB outfielder
1942 – Martin Dihigo Jr., minor league player
1947 – Candy Harris, pinch hitter
1947 – Toshihiko Kosaka, NPB pitcher
1953 – Quency Hill, minor league pitcher
1954 – Wayne Krenchicki, infielder (d. 2018)
1955 – Marshall Brant, infielder
1956 – Thad Bosley, outfielder
1956 – Brad McArthur, Canadian national team pitcher
1957 – John Ramsden, Australian national team pitcher
1957 – Jay Robertson, scout
1958 – Tom Waddell, pitcher (d. 2019)
1960 – John Franco, pitcher; All-Star
1960 – Dave Van Horn, college coach
1962 – Koichi Okura, Japanese women’s national team manager
1964 – Jim Pena, pitcher
1965 – Masaaki Miura, NPB pitcher
1966 – Carlos Contreras, minor league infielder
1967 – Jack Giese, minor league coach (d. 2023)
1968 – Bobby Perna, minor league infielder
1969 – Vincent Lhoste, French Division I pitcher
1969 – Wayne Weinheimer, minor league infielder (d. 2008)
1970 – Orlando Binarao, Philippines national team pitcher and manager
1970 – Mark Brunell, drafted pitcher
1971 – David Hynes, Australian national team outfielder
1971 – Keisaburo Tanoue, NPB pitcher
1972 – Brady Raggio, pitcher
1972 – Brian Smith, pitcher
1973 – Bob Spears, minor league pitcher
1974 – Pam Davis, female pitcher
1974 – Jason Hewitt, Australian national team infielder
1975 – Ryan Jensen, pitcher
1976 – Susumu Nakanowatari, NPB pitcher
1978 – Dean Lindberg, Elitserien infielder
1978 – Danny Sauer, minor league pitcher
1979 – Alfredo González, minor league pitcher
1980 – Oscar Alvarez, minor league pitcher
1980 – Danny Haren, pitcher; All-Star
1980 – Oliver Kanthak, Bundesliga outfielder
1980 – Ryan Kibler, minor league pitcher
1981 – Glenn Bott, minor league pitcher (d. 2018)
1981 – Jonathan Castellanos, minor league pitcher
1981 – Casey Janssen, pitcher
1982 – Sean Burnett, pitcher
1982 – Danny Putnam, outfielder
1983 – Shingo Matsuzaki, NPB pitcher
1983 – Nick Pesco, minor league pitcher
1983 – Richie Robnett, minor league outfielder
1983 – Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi, NPB pitcher
1984 – Ying-Chieh Liao, Taiwan national team outfielder
1984 – Raul Padron, minor league catcher and infielder
1984 – Hidetoshi Tsuburaya, NPB infielder
1985 – Cristo Arnal, minor league infielder
1985 – Greg Golson, outfielder
1985 – Marco Grifantini, Italian Baseball League pitcher
1985 – Eric Hurley, pitcher
1985 – B.J. Rosenberg, pitcher
1987 – Jonathon Fernández, minor league infielder
1987 – Casey Frawley, minor league infielder
1989 – Yuhei Nakaushiro, minor league pitcher
1989 – Sang-woo Seo, KBO infielder
1989 – Alessandro Ularetti, Italian Baseball League pitcher
1990 – Jeremy Baltz, minor league outfielder
1990 – Sadia Bibi, Pakistani women’s national team pitcher
1990 – Cody Forsythe, minor league pitcher
1990 – Brady Rodgers, pitcher
1990 – Marcus Semien, infielder; All-Star
1991 – Ryan Bolden, minor league outfielder (d. 2014)
1991 – Wayne Booth, South African national team outfielder
1991 – Shota Ohmine, NPB infielder
1991 – Cole Sturgeon, minor league outfielder
1992 – Song-hee Choi, South Korean women’s national team pitcher
1992 – Kevin García, minor league catcher
1992 – Zach Granite, outfielder
1992 – José Ramírez, infielder; All-Star
1993 – Ming-Hsuan Chen, CPBL pitcher
1993 – James Marvel, pitcher
1994 – Daniel Castano, pitcher
1994 – Armando Dueñas Jr., Cuban league pitcher
1994 – Anderson Severino, pitcher
1995 – Tzu-Wei Lin, CPBL pitcher
1995 – Patrick Mahomes, drafted player
1995 – Manon Marie, French women’s national team player
1995 – Ronald Medrano, minor league pitcher
1995 – Bessie Noll, US women’s national team outfielder
1995 – Cheng-Tang Wang, CPBL infielder
1996 – Kyle Dohy, pitcher
1996 – Jeff Lindgren, pitcher
1997 – Hao-Chun Cheng, minor league pitcher
1997 – Kade Strowd, pitcher
1998 – Jordan Balazovic, pitcher
1998 – Oscar Colás, outfielder
1998 – Dillon Dingler, catcher; All-Star
1998 – Daisuke Okazaki, NPB infielder
1998 – Pedro Pagés, catcher
1999 – Reira Fujii, NPB pitcher
1999 – Hun Sienghai, Cambodian national team player
2000 – Ben Joyce, pitcher
2000 – Brandon Sproat, pitcher
2001 – Ryan Rodgers, Thai national team player
2002 – Yuto Akihiro, NPB outfielder
2002 – Yiddi Cappe, minor league infielder
2002 – Alex Khan, Pakistani national team infielder
2002 – Abril Marin, Venezuelan women’s national team outfielder
2002 – James Wood, outfielder; All-Star
2003 – Carlos Aular, Venezuelan national team pitcher
2003 – Faisal Hayat, Pakistani national team pitcher
2003 – Hakua Iwaki, NPB pitcher
2003 – Vatthana Ounnlath, Laotian national team outfielder
2004 – Cheng-En Chang, CPBL pitcher
2004 – Chun-Wei Liu, CPBL infielder
Deaths[edit]
1892 – Joe Blong, outfielder (b. 1853)
1899 – John Haldeman, infielder (b. 1855)
1913 – Frederick Thayer, college coach, inventor (b. 1854)
1920 – Charlie Eden, outfielder (b. 1855)
1926 – Tom Drohan, pitcher (b. 1887)
1930 – Bill Furlong, umpire (b. 1856)
1935 – Len Koenecke, outfielder (b. 1904)
1937 – Yokio Aoi, amateur pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1872)
1939 – Tom Hart, catcher (b. 1869)
1944 – Tamao Shibata, NPB catcher (b. 1920)
1946 – Frank Burke, outfielder (b. 1880)
1946 – Bill Chouneau, pitcher (b. 1889)
1950 – Jerry Hurley, catcher (b. 1863)
1967 – Karl Adams, pitcher (b. 1891)
1968 – Elmer Pence, outfielder (b. 1900)
1970 – Herman Bell, catcher (b. 1915)
1970 – Ed Corey, pitcher (b. 1899)
1971 – Hack Miller, outfielder (b. 1894)
1973 – Don Eugenio Garza Sada, minor league executive (b. 1902)
1980 – Yushi Uchimura, NPB executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1897)
1989 – Leon Culberson, outfielder (b. 1918)
1991 – Sin-keun Lim, KBO outfielder and manager (b. 1949)
1993 – Pete Elko, infielder (b. 1918)
1996 – Billy Bowers, outfielder (b. 1922)
1998 – Slim Emmerich, pitcher (b. 1919)
1998 – Chet Hoff, pitcher (b. 1891)
2000 – Bus Payton, minor league catcher (b. 1914)
2000 – Chico Salmon, infielder (b. 1940)
2001 – Bubba Church, pitcher (b. 1924)
2005 – Donn Clendenon, infielder (b. 1935)
2006 – Jack Banta, pitcher (b. 1925)
2009 – Dorothy Montgomery, AAGPBL utility player (b. 1924)
2010 – Rob Hoffmann, Hoofdklasse pitcher (b. 1939)
2012 – Pauline Hill, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1926)
2012 – José Riveira, Cuban league pitcher (b. 1958)
2013 – Otha Bailey, Negro League catcher (b. 1930)
2015 – Milo Hamilton, broadcaster (b. 1927)
2016 – Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, NPB outfielder and manager (b. 1938)
2017 – Dave Hilton, infielder (b. 1950)
2018 – Vance Carlson, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1925)
2018 – Ted Roebuck, Australian national team coach (b. ~1939)
2020 – Steve Shartzer, college coach (b. 1954)
2023 – Roric Harrison, pitcher (b. 1946)
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(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Thursday, Sept. 17
AUTO RACING
8 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics – The Chase, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Syracuse at Pittsburgh
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
ACCN — SMU at NC State
8 p.m.
ACCN — Duke at North Carolina
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, First Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
1 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, First Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, First Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.
MLB BASEBALL
12:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati (12:40 p.m.) OR Athletics at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (7:15 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Houston (7:15 p.m.)
9:30 p.m.
MLBN — Minnesota at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m.)
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Detroit at Buffalo
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
USA — Los Angeles at Dallas
10 p.m.
CNBC — Las Vegas at Seattle
USA — Las Vegas at Seattle
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Friday, Sept. 18
AUTO RACING
7:30 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Food City 300 – The Chase, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Miami at Wake Forest
8 p.m.
FOX — Houston at Texas Tech
10:30 p.m.
BTN — Portland St. at Oregon
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 p.m.
ACCN — NC State at SMU
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
ACCN — Florida at Florida St.
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Creighton
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, Second Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
1 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Second Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Second Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.
6 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: PURE Insurance Championship, First Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.
MLB BASEBALL
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (joined in progress) (6:40 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Pittsburgh (joined in progress) (6:40 p.m.)
7:10 p.m.
APPLE TV — Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Arizona (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.) OR Miami at San Diego (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)
10:10 p.m.
APPLE TV — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
SOCCER (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Brentford FC
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — TBA
10 p.m.
ION — Portland at Golden State
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Saturday, Sept. 19
AUTO RACING
7:30 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Bass Pro Shops Night Race – The Chase, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11:30 a.m.
CBSSN — Coast Carolina at Delaware
Noon
ABC — Georgia at Arkansas
ACCN — Mercer at Georgia Tech
BTN — Regional Coverage: Akron at Minnesota OR Buffalo at Penn St.
ESPN — North Carolina at Clemson
ESPN2 — Tulane at Kansas St.
ESPNU — Bowling Green at Iowa St.
FOX — Kent St. at Ohio St.
FS1 — Arizona St. at Kansas
USA — North Texas at Texas St.
12:30 p.m.
NBCSN — E. Michigan at Wisconsin
PEACOCK — E. Michigan at Wisconsin
12:45 p.m.
SECN — NC State at Vanderbilt
2 p.m.
PEACOCK — S. Illinois at Illinois
3 p.m.
CBSSN — Temple at Toledo
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Florida St. at Alabama
ACCN — Wagner at California
BTN — UTEP at Michigan
CBS — Southern Cal at Rutgers
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — Utah St. at Utah
USA — Duquesne at Washington St.
4 p.m.
CW — Stanford at Duke
ESPNU — Louisiana Tech at Baylor
FS1 — N. Iowa at Iowa
NBCSN — W. Kentucky at Indiana
PEACOCK — W. Kentucky at Indiana
4:15 p.m.
SECN — Mississippi St. at South Carolina
6:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Marshal at Missouri
7 p.m.
ESPN — Florida at Auburn
7:15 p.m.
BTN — Regional Coverage: E. Washington at Washington OR N. Dakota at Nebraska
7:30 p.m.
ABC — LSU at Mississippi
ACCN — West Virginia at Virginia
CBS — BYU at Colorado St.
ESPN2 — New Mexico at Oklahoma
NBC — Michigan St. at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Michigan St. at Notre Dame
7:45 p.m.
SECN — Kennesaw St. at Tennessee
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Arkansas St. at TCU
10 p.m.
CBSSN — S. Dakota at Boise St.
CW — James Madison at San Diego St.
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — N. Dakota St. at Sacramento St.
TNT — N. Illinois at Arizona
11 p.m.
BTN — Purdue at UCLA
FS1 — Fresno St. at San Jose St.
USA — Montana at Oregon St.
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, Third Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Third Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.
4 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Third Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
6 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: PURE Insurance Championship, Second Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
MLBN — Milwaukee at Baltimore (4:05 p.m.)
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Houston (7:10 p.m.) OR Detroit at Chicago White Sox (7:10 p.m.)
10 p.m.
MLBN — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (joined in progress) (9:10 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Hull City at Newcastle United
USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Brighton & Hove Albion
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Coventry City at Nottingham Forest
WNBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Phoenix at Dallas
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Chicago at Atlanta
9 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Seattle at Golden State
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Sunday, Sept. 20
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
NBC — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Noon
ACCN — Virginia at North Carolina
ESPN — Virginia at North Carolina
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
ABC — Louisville at Kentucky
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW PGA Championship, Final Round, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Final Round, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, N.C.
4 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Final Round, Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
6 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: PURE Insurance Championship, Final Round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
ABC — PLL Playoffs: Denver vs. Philadelphia, Championship, Harrison, N.J.
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (1:10 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y Yankees at Arizona (4:10 p.m.) OR San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Milwaukee at Baltimore
PEACOCK — Milwaukee at Baltimore
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at New England, Cleveland at Tampa Bay, New Orleans at Baltimore OR Cincinnati at Houston
FOX — Regional Coverage: Carolina at Atlanta, Minnesota at Chicago, Philadelphia at Tennessee OR Green Bay at N.Y. Jets
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Jacksonville at Denver OR Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Washington at Dallas, Seattle at Arizona OR Miami at San Francisco
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Indianapolis at Kansas City
PEACOCK — Indianapolis at Kansas City
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Sunderland at Manchester City
USA — English Premier League: Liverpool at AFC Bournemouth
11:30 a.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Manchester United at Fulham
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — USL Championship: San Antonio at Sacramento
WNBA BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
NBATV — Washington at Indiana
7 p.m.
USA — Portland at Los Angeles
9 p.m.
CNBC — Seattle at Las Vegas
USA — Seattle at Las Vegas
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