“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES MONDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/baseball/scores/?date=4/6/2026 ========================================================== INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES MONDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/softball/scores/?date=4/6/2026 ========================================================== NCAA TOURNAMENT MEN’S SCHEDULE/SCORES MONDAY, APRIL 6 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) MICHIGAN 69 UCONN 63 =========================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRANSFER PORTAL ACC BOSTON COLLEGE AMIRAH ANDERSON, 5’11 G, FR. LILY CARMODY, 5’11 G, SO. KIERA EDMONDS, 6’2 F, R-SO. KENNEDY HALL, 6’3 F, FR. CAL LOLA DONEZ, 5’11 G, SO. ISIS JOHNSON-MUSAH, 5’10 G, FR. GRACE MCCALLOP, 5’10 G, FR. ALIYAHNA “PUFF” MORRIS, 5’5 G, FR. CLEMSON HANNAH KOHN, 5’9 G, JR. DUKE ANNA WIKSTROM, 5’11 G, FR. FLORIDA STATE SOLÉ WILLIAMS, 5’9 G, JR. GEORGIA TECH JADA CRAWSHAW, 6′ F, JR. LOUISVILLE PEYTON BRADLEY, 5’9 G, FR. ANAYA HARDY, 6’3 F, SO. ISLA JUFFERMANS, 6’4 F, SO. SKYLAR JONES, 6′ G/F, JR. MIAMI (FL) VITTORIA BLASIGH, 5’9 G, JR. MYA KONE, 6’2 F, JR. CANDACE KPETIKOU, 6’3 C, R-SO. DANIELLE OSHO, 6’1 F, FR. SIMONE PELISH, 6′ G, R-FR. JESSICA PETERSON, 6’2 C, GR. MEREDITH TIPPNER, 5’10 G, FR. CAMILLE WILLIAMS, 5’11 G, FR. NC STATE MALLORY COLLIER, 6’3 C, JR. ZAMAREYA JONES, 5’7 G, SO. TILDA TRYGGER, 6’6 F, SO. NORTH CAROLINA LANIE GRANT, 5’9 G, SO. TALIYAH HENDERSON, 6’1 G, FR. PITTSBURGH AUDREY BIGGS, 6′ G, SO. THERESA HAGANS JR., 5’9 G, FR. MIKAYLA JOHNSON, 6’1 G, R-JR. JAYDA QUEELEY, 5’10 G, FR. LAUREN RUST, 6′ F, R-SO. DIVINE TUMBA, 6’2 F, FR. FATIMA DIAKHATE, 6’5 F, R-JR. MEGAN HOLLINGSWORTH, 6′ G, FR. ANGEL JONES, 5’4 G, SR. ANGELA LE FAOU, 6’5 F, FR. CARLA VIEGAS, 5’9 G, JR. SMU DONAVIA HALL, 5’10 G, SR. KAYSIA WOODS, 6′ F, GR. STANFORD NUNU AGARA, 6’2 F, JR. MARY ASHLEY STEVENSON, 6’2 F, JR. HARPER PETERSON, 6’3 F, SO. LARA SOMFAI, 6’3 F, FR. SYRACUSE JUSTUS FITZGERALD, 6’1 F, FR. SHY HAWKINS, 6’2 G, SO. AURORA ALMÓN, 6’4 F, SO. SOPHIE BURROWS, 6’2 G, JR. JASMYN COOPER, 6’1 F, FR. CAMDYN NELSON, 5’8 G, FR. MADELINE POTTS, 6′ G, SO. VIRGINIA KYMORA JOHNSON, 5’7 G, JR. OLIVIA MCGHEE, 6’2 G, JR. SA’MYAH SMITH, 6’2 F, R-JR. YONTA VAUGHN, 5’8 G, SR. GABBY WHITE, 5’10 G, FR. BREONA HURD, 6’2 F, SO. VIRGINIA TECH KAYL PETERSEN, 6′ F, SO. WAKE FOREST MILAN BROWN, 5’8 G, FR. CAITLYN JONES, 5’8 G, FR. KENNEDY MOORE, 6’2 F, SO. GRACE OLIVER, 6’1 F, SO. RAVEN PRESTON, 5’11 G, R-JR. BIG 12 ARIZONA BLESSING ADEBANJO, 6’3 F, SO. MIRACLE AKPOTAYOBO, 6’3 F, FR. MIREIA JURADO, 6′ G, FR. KAMRYN KITCHEN, 5’9 G, SO. ACHOL MAGOT, 6’7 C, JR. DANIAH TRAMMELL, 6’1 F, FR. TANYUEL WELCH, 5’10 G, R-JR. ARIZONA STATE JORDAN JONES, 6′ G, SR. TIMYA GRICE, 6’5 C, R-FR. BAYLOR YUTING DENG, 6’2 G, SO. KIERA PEMBERTON, 6’1 F, JR. BYU MARYA HUDGINS, 6′ G, R-JR. CINCINNATI RAMIYAH BYRD, 5’11 F, R-SO. DAYLEE DUNN, 5’10 G, GR. DELANEY SNYDER, 6’5 C, JR. DESTINY THOMAS, 6’4 C, R-JR. KYLIE TORRENCE, 6’2 F, FR. COLORADO TABITHA BETSON, 6’2 F, SO. JOJO NWORIE, 6’5 C, SR. DESIREE WOOTEN, 5’8 G, R-JR. HOUSTON KYNDALL HUNTER, 5’7 G, R-SR. LOGYN MCNEIL, 6’3 F, SR. SHUN’TERIA ANUMELE, 5’8 G, SO. SUMMER BOSTOCK, 6’1 G, JR. IOWA STATE ADDY BROWN, 6’2 F, JR. KENZIE HARE, 5’9 G, R-JR. AILI TANKE, 5’11 G, SO. LILLY TAULELEI, 6’3 F/C, JR. ALISA WILLIAMS, 6’2 F, R-JR. JADA WILLIAMS, 5’8 G, JR. REAGAN WILSON, 5’8 G, SO. REESE BEATY, 5’8 G, FR. AUDI CROOKS, 6’3 C, JR. KANSAS STATE IZELA ARENAS, 5’8 G, SO. ANIYA FOY, 5’11 G, FR. JORDAN SPEISER, 6’1 G, FR. OKLAHOMA STATE MACEY HUARD, 6’2 G, JR. AMARI WHITING, 5’10 G, JR. FAITH ACKER, 6’2 C, JR. ACHOL AKOT, 6’1 F, JR. PRAISE EGHAREVBA, 6’3 F, R-JR. LENA GIRARDI, 5’11 G, FR. TYLA HEARD, 5’11 G, SO. FAVOUR ONOH, 6’5 C, SO. JADYN WOOTEN, 5’6 G, SO. TCU EMILY HUNTER, 6’7 C, FR. TEXAS TECH JULIE NEKOLNÁ, 6’3 F, JR. UCF AUDREONIA BENSON, 5’7 G, JR. KAYANNA COX, 5’10 G, SO. KHYALA NGODU, 6’3 C, JR. LOGAN REED, 6′ G/F, R-FR. SAVANNAH SCOTT, 6’4 C, R-SO. SUMMER YANCY, 5’11 G/F, SO. UTAH ALYSSA BLANCK, 6’2 F, R-JR. GRACE FOSTER, 5’10 G, SO. AVERY HJELMSTAD, 6’1 G, FR. REESE ROSS, 6’1 F, JR. LA SNEED, 5’6 G, FR. BROOKE WALKER, 5’9 G, SO. WEST VIRGINIA JORDAN THOMAS, 6’3 F, SO. BIG EAST BUTLER ADDISON BAXTER, 5’9 G, FR. KENNEDY LANGHAM, 5’7 G, JR. MALLORY MILLER, 6’4 F, R-SO. MCKENZIE SWANSON, 6’3 F, R-FR. GABBY WILKE, 6’2 F, SO. ANNA WYPYCH, 6′ G, FR. LILY ZEINSTRA, 5’11 G, SO. CREIGHTON ELIZABETH GENTRY, 6’3 C, SO. DEPAUL ALAYNA WEST, 5’10 G, R-FR. FAITH OKORIE, 6′ F, R-SO. GEORGETOWN DESTINY AGUBATA, 5’11 G, SO. → WITHDRAWN AMANDA AJOBIEWE, 5’9 G, SO. CRISTEN CARTER, 6’4 F, JR. ALEXIA DAGBA, 6’1 F, SO. KHADEE HESSION, 5’9 G, SO. VICTORIA RIVERA, 6′ G, SR. MARQUETTE JADA BEDIAKO, 6’3 F, JR. SKYLAR FORBES, 6’3 F, JR. CHARIA SMITH, 6’1 F, JR. ARYELLE STEVENS, 6’1 F, SR. PROVIDENCE AUSTEJA BABRAITIS, 6’2 F, FR. → BARRY SETON HALL TRISHAY COLLINS, 6’1 F, FR. NATALIA HALL-ROSA, 6′ G/F, FR. CAM RUST, 6’1 F, SO. ST. JOHN’S SKYE OWEN, 5’7 G, SR. BEAUTIFUL WAHEED, 5’10 G, JR. KYLA HAYES, 6′ F, FR. VILLANOVA MARIE NTAMBUE, 5’9 G, FR. XAVIER PENDA DIENG, 6’3 F, FR. MACKENZIE GIVENS, 6′ G/F, SO. PHOEBE HOLMES, 5’7 G, SO. LUCIA MARTINEZ LOPEZ, 6’1 G/F, SO. VIVIEN NEJASMIC, 6′ G, SO. MARIYAH NOEL, 5’11 G, JR. BIG TEN ILLINOIS NAOMI BENSON, 6’2 F, FR. HAYVEN SMITH, 6’6 C, SO. INDIANA NEVAEH CAFFEY, 5’10 G, FR. EDESSA NOYAN, 6’3 F, JR. JADE ONDINEME, 6’3 F, JR. CHLOE SPREEN, 5’10 G, SO. PHOENIX STOTIJN, 5’9 G, SO. FAITH WISEMAN, 6’4 F, SO. IOWA ADDIE DEAL, 6′ G, FR. KENNISE JOHNSON, 5’4 G, JR. CALLIE LEVIN, 5’9 G, SO. TEAGAN MALLEGNI, 6’1 G, SO. KENNISE JOHNSON, 5’4 G, JR. MARYLAND BREANNA WILLIAMS, 6’2 F, R-FR. NICOLE FRITEA, 6’2 F, FR. KYNDAL WALKER, 5’9 G, R-FR. MICHIGAN MCKENZIE MATHURIN, 5’10 G, FR. MICHIGAN STATE JORDAN ODE, 6′ G, FR. JULIANN WOODARD, 6′ F, SO. INÉS SOTELO, 6’3 C, SO. MINNESOTA TRACEY BERSHERS, 6’2 F, GR. MALLORY HEYER, 6’1 F, SR. → OREGON NIAMYA HOLLOWAY, 6′ F, R-JR. NEBRASKA CLAIRE JOHNSON, 5’9 G, SO. JESSICA PETRIE, 6’2 F, JR. PETRA BOZAN, 6’3 F/C, SO. NORTHWESTERN ANGELINA HODGENS, 5’10 G, FR. OHIO STATE DARIA BIRIUK, 6’1 G, FR. OREGON ELISA MEVIUS, 5’10 G, SR. SARAH RAMBUS, 6’3 F, JR. SAMMIE WAGNER, 6’1 G/F, R-JR. JANIYAH WILLIAMS, 5’9 G, FR. PENN STATE TEA CLEANTE, 5’9 G, FR. NYLA MCFADDEN, 6′ G/F, FR. KIYOMI MCMILLER, 5’8 G, SO. MAGGIE MENDELSON, 6’5 F, SR. GRACIE MERKLE, 6’6 C, R-JR. MORIAH MURRAY, 5’8 G, R-JR. RACHAEL OKOKOH, 6’4 F, FR. VIKTORIA RANISAVLJEVIC, 5’7 G, FR. SHAYLA SMITH, 5’9 G, FR. PURDUE TARA DAYE, 5’10 G, R-JR. TAYLOR FELDMAN, 5’8 G, SR. LANA MCCARTHY, 6’4 F, SO. KENDALL PURYEAR, 6’3 F, SO. KIKI SMITH, 5’7 G, JR. NYA SMITH, 5’9 G, SO. RUTGERS ANTONIA BATES, 6’3 G/F, SR. NENE NDIAYE, 6’1 F, JR. JANAE WALKER, 6’3 F, JR. USC DAYANA MENDES, 6’3 G/F, SO. GERDA RAULUŠAITYTE, 6’3 F, JR. MALIA SAMUELS, 5’6 G, JR. WASHINGTON OLIVIA ANDERSON, 6’6 F, JR. SIENNA HARVEY, 5’10 G, FR. WISCONSIN ALIE BISBALLE, 6’4 F, SO. SEC ALABAMA ABBY DUCHSCHERER, 6′ F, GR. (SOFTBALL AT ALABAMA) → NORTH DAKOTA (FOR BASKETBALL) JOY EGBUNA, 6’3 F, FR. LOURDES DA SILVA COSTA, 6’3 F, FR. REYCHEL DOUGLAS, 6′ G, R-SO. ERIS LESTER, 5’11 G, SO. ALANCIA RAMSEY, 6′ F, JR. ARKANSAS MARYN ARCHER, 5’9 G, R-JR. JADA BATES, 6’3 G, SO. ASHLYNN CHLARSON, 6’3 C, JR. BONNIE DEAS, 5’9 G, FR. DANIKA GALEA, 6’3 C, SO. JENNA LAWRENCE, 6’3 F, JR. CRISTINA SÁNCHEZ CERQUEIRA, 6’1 F, JR. HARMONIE WARE, 5’10 G, FR. MARIA ANAIS RODRIGUEZ, 6’1 F, SO. AUBURN AREK ANGUI, 6’9 C, R-FR. HARISSOUM COULIBALY, 5’10 G, FR. CLARA KOULIBALY, 6’3 F, JR. FLORIDA EMILIJA DAKIC, 5’10 G, FR. SARAH DENG, 5’10 G, JR. KN’ISHA GODFREY, 5’9 G, SR. DAVIANE MINDOUDI ONGBAKAHOUMB, 6’1 G, SO. CATERINA PIATTI, 6’4 F, FR. LAILA REYNOLDS, 6’1 G, JR. GEORGIA DANI CARNEGIE, 5’9 G, SO. ZHEN CRAFT, 6’2 F, FR. JOCELYN FAISON, 6’1 G, FR. ENJULINA GONZALEZ, 5’9 G, JR. SAVANNAH HENDERSON, 6’3 G, R-JR. RYLIE THEUERKAUF, 5’9 G, JR. MIYAH VERSE, 6’1 F, R-SO. MIA WOOLFOLK, 6’3 F, SO. KENTUCKY LEXI BLUE, 6’2 G, SO. ELSA VADFORS, 6’5 C, FR. LSU DIVINE BOURRAGE, 5’11 G, FR. MISSISSIPPI STATE AWA FANE, 5’8 G, JR. NATALIYAH GRAY, 6’3 F, FR. ROCÍO JIMÉNEZ, 6’7 C, R-SO. JAYLAH LAMPLEY, 6’1 G, FR. FAITH WYLDER, 6’6 C, SO. MISSOURI HANNAH LINTHACUM, 6’4 F, JR. CHLOE SOTELL, 6′ G, SO. LISA THOMPSON, 5’9 G, JR. MA’RIYA VINCENT, 6′ G, R-FR. SHANNON DOWELL, 5’10 G, JR. TENNESSEE KANIYA BOYD, 5’9 G, R-SO. TALAYSIA COOPER, 6′ G, R-JR. ALYSSA LATHAM, 6’2 F, JR. JAIDA CIVIL, 6′ G, FR. LAUREN HURST, 6’3 G/F, FR. TEXAS A&M TALIA KAVOKA, 5’6 G, FR. ================================================================================== D1 COLLEGE BASEBALL RANKINGS UCLA 29-2 TEXAS 26-5 GEORGIA TECH 26-5 GEORGIA 27-6 FLORIDA STATE 24-7 NORTH CAROLINA 27-5 OREGON STATE 24-6 ALABAMA 25-8 MISSISSIPPI STATE 25-7 SOUTHERN MISS 23-9 COASTAL CAROLINA 23-8 CENTRAL FLORIDA 20-9 VIRGINIA 24-9 USC 27-6 AUBURN 22-9 OKLAHOMA 21-10 WEST VIRGINIA 21-7 TEXAS A&M 25-6 NEBRASKA 26-6 ARIZONA STATE 23-9 OREGON 24-8 ARKANSAS 20-13 BOSTON COLLEGE 22-11 LSU 22-11 OLE MISS 22-11 ========================================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES #7 OREGON 18 WASHINGTON STATE 0 #16 OKLAHOMA 9 DALLAS BAPTIST 3 MICHIGAN 15 EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 GONZAGA 9 WASHINGTON 2 ========================================================== D1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL RANKINGS ALABAMA 35-3 TEXAS 32-4 ARKANSAS 32-5 FLORIDA 36-5 NEBRASKA 30-6 TENNESSEE 32-6 UCLA 33-5 OKLAHOMA 38-3 FLORIDA STATE 35-4 TEXAS TECH 38-2 GEORGIA 28-10 ARIZONA 29-8 OREGON 29-9 MISSISSIPPI STATE 33-9 DUKE 28-11 LSU 25-13 VIRGINIA TECH 33-5 OLE MISS 25-15 STANFORD 22-12 TEXAS A&M 26-12 CLEMSON 25-15 WASHINGTON 31-9 CENTRAL FLORIDA 30-10 OKLAHOMA STATE 25-10 MARSHALL 28-10 ========================================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES IOWA STATE 12 #13 ARIZONA 10 #6 ARKANSAS 4 AUBURN 1 ========================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES FROZEN FOUR THURSDAY, APRIL 9 WISCONSIN VS. NORTH DAKOTA 5:00 DENVER VS. MICHIGAN 8:30 ========================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S COLLEGE LAX RANKINGS NORTH CAROLINA 10-1 NOTRE DAME 7-1 PRINCETON 8-2 SYRACUSE 9-3 JOHNS HOPKINS 7-3 RICHMOND 9-1 HARVARD 9-1 VIRGINA 7-4 PENN STATE 6-4 ARMY 8-3 MARYLAND 5-4 GEORGETOWN 5-4 DUKE 8-2 TOWSON 7-3 CORNELL 6-3 RUTGERS 8-4 OHIO STATE 8-3 BOSTON 5-5 PENN 5-5 YALE 5-4 ST. JOSEPH’S 5-4 UMASS 9-3 LOYOLA MD 7-4 HIGH POINT 5-5 NAVY 7-4 ========================================================== DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S COLLEGE RANKINGS MARYLAND 13-0 MICHIGAN 10-2 SYRACUSE 11-3 STONY BROOK 11-2 NAVY 12-1 NORTHWESTERN 9-3 STANFORD 11-2 JOHNS HOPKINS 11-3 FLORIDA 9-2 NORTH CAROLINA 11-1 PENN STATE 10-3 ARMY 10-2 BOSTON COLLEGE 8-5 RUTGERS 8-5 YALE 10-2 COLORADO 7-3 CLEMSON 11-4 PRINCETON 5-5 LOYOLA MD 9-5 RICHMOND 10-2 DENVER 10-2 SOUTH FLORIDA 10-2 VILLANOVA 8-4 GEORGETOWN 9-3 PENN 5-5 DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES #16 COLORADO 10 JACKSONVILL 9 #15 NOTRE DAME 21 LIBERTY 7 ========================================================== NBA SCORES NEW YORK 108 ATLANTA 105 ORLANDO 123 DETROIT 107 CLEVELAND 142 MEMPHIS 126 SAN ANTONIO 115 PHILADELPHIA 102 DENVER 137 PORTLAND 132 OT ========================================================== NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== NHL SCORES BUFFALO 4 TAMPA BAY 2 WINNIPEG 6 SEATTLE 2 SAN JOSE 3 CHICAGO 2 LOS ANGELES 3 NASHVILLE 2 ========================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TAMPA BAY 6 CHICAGO CUBS 4 KANSAS CITY 4 CLEVELAND 2 CINCINNATI 2 MIAMI 0 SAN DIEGO 5 PITTSBURGH 0 WASHINGTON 9 ST. LOUIS 6 MILWAUKEE 8 BOSTON 6 LA DODGERS 14 TORONTO 2 MINNESOTA 7 DETROIT 3 BALTIMORE 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1 TEXAS 2 SEATTLE 1 COLORADO 9 HOUSTON 7 LA ANGELS 6 ATLANTA 2 PHILADELPHIA 6 SAN FRANCISCO 4 ========================================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== UFL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED ========================================================== NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL MICHIGAN MUSCLES ITS WAY TO PROGRAM’S 2ND NATIONAL TITLE, BEATING STUBBORN UCONN 69-63 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan’s new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school’s most famous team could capture. The five fabulous transfers who make up coach Dusty May’s starting lineup got down and dirty with the rest of the Wolverines — coming out with the national title trophy Monday night after muscling their way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn. Michigan only made two 3-pointers all night. The Final Four’s most outstanding player, Elliot Cadeau, led the Wolverines with 19 points, including the team’s first 3, which came 7:04 into the second half. The second 3, from freshman Trey McKenney, came with 1:50 left and felt like a dagger, giving May’s team — which had scored 90 points in five straight March Madness games leading to the final — a nine-point lead. To no one’s surprise, UConn fought to the finish. Solo Ball banked in a 3 to cut the deficit to four with 37 seconds left — and after two missed free throws, UConn’s Alex Karaban (17 points) barely grazed the rim on a 3 that would’ve cut the deficit to one with 17 seconds left. Not until McKenney sank two free throws to bring Michigan’s shooting from the line to 25 for 28 for the night could the Wolverines (37-3) kick off the celebration for the program’s second title — the other coming in 1989, a few years before the Fab Five arrived and made two trips to the championship game, but never won a title. “HAIL TO VICTORS!!!!” Jalen Rose, one of the Fab Five stars, posted on social media. “NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!” It was the first men’s hoops title for the Big Ten since Michigan State in 2000. Including UCLA’s win in the women’s NCAA Tournament Sunday, the conference swept the football (Indiana) and basketball titles this year. Michigan won this one with defense, holding UConn to 30.9% shooting — the fourth straight game the Wolverines held their opponent to a season-low field-goal percentage. “These guys have done it all year,” May said. “When one side of the ball has let us down, the other side has picked it up. Our togetherness defensively ultimately got us over the hump.” Michigan had to fight for everything. The Wolverines missed their first 11 shots from 3, finished 2 for 15 beyond the arc and won despite the struggles of their best player, Yaxel Lendeborg. Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting. “If you’d told me we would shoot it this poorly and (be) dominated on the glass and still find a way to win, I don’t know if I would have believed you,” May said. “This team just found a way all season.” The two 3-pointers were tied for second fewest by a winning team in the title game, according to Sportradar. Michigan also got outrebounded 22-12 on the offensive glass by a UConn team that would not go away. “How are you disappointed at all in your group?” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “These guys have 22 offensive rebounds versus that group of ‘mon-stars’ out there. So, proud of the guys.” Truth be told, it wasn’t anyone’s prettiest night. UConn’s hopes of becoming the first team since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty to win three titles in four seasons came up short, done in by massive foul trouble and its own terrible shooting. Hurley’s team missed its first 11 shots from 3 in the second half. Braylon Mullins, the hero of the Duke win that put UConn in the Final Four, finished 4 of 17, though he made a pair of late 3s that kept the game in reach. Tarris Reed Jr., the transfer from Michigan, finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds but never took control. UConn (34-6) covered the 6 1/2-point spread, and Hurley kept his players out on the court to watch the podium get set up for the victors. About the only consolation: The Huskies clogged things up, slowed things down and made Michigan beat them at their game. “It’s complicated, because everyone’s crushed,” Hurley said. “We came here to be out there, doing what those guys are doing right now.” Nobody did it quite like the Wolverines this year. They came into the title game shooting freely and winning big. In each of their five tournament games, they broke 90 and won by 13 or more. In this one, they didn’t hit 70 and had to battle to the buzzer. It was ugly — the opposite of an instant classic. And yet, in almost every way, it was the prettiest of them all for Michigan — the one that gives the school what the Fab Five couldn’t manage — namely, a natty. “Nobody cared about stats the whole season,” Cadeau said. “Nobody cared about nothing but winning. I’m just glad to be part of that.” Style points aside, this was a championship built from outside — the best team money could buy. All five Wolverines starters played college ball elsewhere, and all but Nimari Burnett came to Ann Arbor this season. That’s a product of the transfer portal that May has shown no reluctance to use since he arrived from Florida Atlantic two seasons ago. His ability to form a makeshift group into a winner shows the value of a coach and a culture. “They might be still calling us mercenaries but we’re the hardest-working team,” Lendenborg said. “We’re the best in college basketball and we’ll be one of the greatest ever.” Pretty much everyone in the maize and blue would second that. “Go BLUE. …champions!!! Respect- Love!” was the social media post from another Fab Five icon, Chris Webber. JOHN BLACKWELL ANNOUNCES HE WON’T BE RETURNING TO WISCONSIN ON EVE OF TRANSFER PORTAL OPENING John Blackwell is leaving Wisconsin after scoring 19.1 points per game for the Badgers this season. Blackwell issued an Instagram post Monday saying he won’t return to Wisconsin next season and is instead going through the NBA draft process while also entering his name in the transfer portal. The transfer portal for basketball officially opens Tuesday. “This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make because my experience here has been nothing short of incredible,” Blackwell said in his Instagram post. “The work I’ve put in alongside the guidance and direction I’ve received from Coach (Greg) Gard and his staff has helped me grow into a player I didn’t know I could become. “But that growth is exactly what’s driving this decision. I believe I owe it to myself and my family to chase the highest level I can reach, and this is the right time to take that step and leap of faith.” The 6-foot-4 guard had 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Wisconsin as a junior while helping the Badgers go 24-11. He made 2.8 3-pointers per game and shot 38.9% from beyond the arc. He played particularly well late in the year. Blackwell scored 24 points as Wisconsin beat Purdue in its regular-season finale. He averaged 26 points in three Big Ten Tournament games, including 34 against Washington and 31 in an overtime victory over Illinois. Blackwell scored 22 points in Wisconsin’s 83-82 NCAA Tournament first-round loss to High Point. He earned third-team all-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches and media. Blackwell didn’t make the Associated Press all-Big Ten team, which includes only a first team and second team. Blackwell had 15.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a sophomore in 2024-25. “My time in Madison has truly changed my life,” Blackwell said. “Through every high and every tough loss, Badger Nation showed up with unwavering support. I’m beyond grateful — and I’ll carry that with me always. My prayer is that you understand my decision. Madison will always be second home to me for the rest of my life. This place and this community will always be part of who I am.” NORTH CAROLINA WORKING TO FINALIZE DEAL TO HIRE MICHAEL MALONE AS BASKETBALL COACH, AP SOURCE SAYS North Carolina is working toward finalizing a deal with NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to lead the Tar Heels’ basketball program, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school hasn’t publicly discussed its search. Malone would replace Hubert Davis, who was fired March 24 after five seasons as the successor to retired Hall of Famer Roy Williams. ESPN was the first to report UNC moving toward hiring Malone. The 54-year-old Malone spent 12 seasons as a head coach in the NBA, including a 10-year run in Denver. He led the Nuggets to the 2023 championship behind three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets fired Malone last spring with less than a week left in that regular season. Almost a year to the day, in another surprise move, Malone is on the verge of taking over a blue-blood program with six national titles, a record 21 appearances in the Final Four and alums including Michael Jordan, James Worthy Vince Carter and Atlantic Coast Conference career scoring leader Tyler Hansbrough. UNC now has big-name former pro coaches leading its two highest-profile programs. The Tar Heels hired six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick as their football coach in December 2024. Belichick struggled to a 4-8 record in his debut season. Davis’ firing opened one of the top jobs in college basketball for only the fourth time since the late Hall of Famer Dean Smith’s retirement after 36 seasons in October 1997. The job had stayed in the “Carolina Family” ever since. Longtime assistant Bill Guthridge replaced Smith, followed by former UNC player Matt Doherty, former Smith assistant Williams and then Davis, who played under Smith and worked on Williams’ staff. Names like Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd, Michigan’s Dusty May and Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan — who led Florida to the 2006 and 2007 NCAA titles — had been linked to the job since Davis’ firing. Lloyd announced Friday at the Final Four that he would return to the Wildcats while praising UNC for “the way they’ve handled this.” Three days later, the search had turned in an unexpected direction with Malone, who has never been a college head coach and has spent most of his career in the NBA. ========================================================= WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA CHAMPION UCLA FINISHES NO. 1 IN WOMEN’S AP TOP 25 AHEAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, UCONN, TEXAS, DUKE UCLA finished the season at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday after routing South Carolina to win its first NCAA championship. The Bruins were a unanimous choice from the 31-member national media panel, ending the season as the top choice for the first time in school history. Their first No. 1 ranking came after they also beat South Carolina in November 2024. The Gamecocks were second behind the Bruins with Final Four participants UConn and Texas third and fourth, respectively. The Huskies, who have finished in the top 10 of the final poll for 33 straight years, had been the No. 1 team all season until Monday. They had been unbeaten until a loss to South Carolina on Friday. No. 5 Duke, No. 6 TCU and No. 7 Michigan, which all reached the Elite Eight, followed the Longhorns. LSU was eighth and Notre Dame ninth. The Fighting Irish made the biggest leap in the poll, climbing 13 spots after reaching the regional final with an upset of Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16.. The Commodores were 10th. Celebrating history The Bruins are one of only three teams that were in both the first women’s basketball poll 50 years ago and the final Top 25 this season. Maryland and Baylor are the other two. The Terrapins ended the season ranked 20th and the Bears were 23rd. Ranked Cavaliers No. 19 Virginia earned its first ranking since 2011 after reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time in 26 years. They also became the first team that played in the First Four to reach the regional semifinals. Even with their success, the Cavaliers made a coaching change over the weekend, firing Amaka Agugua-Hamilton. The Cavaliers had been a mainstay in the poll until dropping out on Nov. 10, 2011. Conference supremecy The SEC and the Big Ten each had eight teams in the final Top 25 of the season. The ACC had five and The Big 12 three. The Big East had one. ANOTHER SLOPPY WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR FEELS LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SPORT PHOENIX (AP) — The women’s Final Four looked as though it might be a classic, featuring a quartet of the game’s marquee programs along with a number of veteran stars and iconic coaches. Three sloppy basketball games later, it feels like another missed opportunity. Much like last year’s lopsided title game. The sport is on the rise but the last two Final Fours have featured blowouts, long-distance shooting struggles and point-blank misses. That’s not to take anything away from UCLA, which understandably thought Sunday’s result was beautiful after beating South Carolina 79-51 for its first NCAA tournament title and first overall since an AIAW championship in 1978. “I want to grow the game so bad, I felt guilty walking off the floor because it was not pretty in any way, shape or form,” UCLA coach Cori Close acknowledged Friday after her team’s 51-44 win over Texas in the semifinals wasn’t very easy on the eyes. In that game, Texas All-America selection Madison Booker, one of game’s best mid-range shooters, was 3 of 23 from the field, missing 17 straight shots at one point. “The reality is, too, it’s really all about toughness at this point and finding a way to make a winning play,” Close added, “even if it’s a winning play you wouldn’t have predicted or chosen.” The UCLA-Texas game wasn’t the only one that wasn’t aesthetically pleasing. South Carolina beat previously undefeated UConn 62-48 in the first semifinal game, holding the Huskies to just 31.1% shooting and a season low in points. The lasting memory from this year’s Final Four likely won’t be a basketball moment. UConn coach Geno Auriemma angrily confronted South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, leading to a tense moment between two of the game’s top coaches. The clunky basketball continued into the final. UCLA — led by Final Four MOP Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez — played well. South Carolina did not. The Gamecocks shot just 29% from the field and made only 2 of 15 3-point attempts. The lack of execution the past two years was somewhat surprising, considering the pedigree of the four programs. UConn, South Carolina, Texas and UCLA are accustomed to the bright lights and were all back in the Final Four for a second straight season. “Sometimes in this moment things happen,” Texas coach Vic Schaefer said. “We came out of a timeout on two different occasions and people are in the wrong place. So sometimes it happens like that.” Double-digit outcomes happen often in women’s title games. Over the last 20 years, only six women’s championship games have been decided by single digits — the last one was in 2021, Stanford beat Arizona 54-53. One factor for the elite teams is that often the don’t face much competition in the NCAA Tournament until the final weekend. Through the first two weeks, UConn won its tournament games by an average of 32.5 points while Texas (35.5), South Carolina (40.3) and UCLA (27) also cruised with huge margins of victory. Once the elite teams have to face each other, the contrast in talent can be shocking. “You could tell. Shots were short,” Staley said after the title game loss. “I thought we didn’t really do a good job at making extra passes, like the things we were doing probably worked for other teams, but other teams didn’t have a (Betts). You have to navigate differently.” UCLA FACES A MASSIVE REBUILD AFTER A HISTORIC NCAA TITLE RUN AS THE TRANSFER PORTAL OPENS PHOENIX (AP) — Cori Close and the UCLA Bruins are going to have to work hard to repeat as champions. They lose their top six players to graduation after putting on one of the most dominant performances in championship history to win their first NCAA title and second overall, routing South Carolina by 28 points Sunday. But with the transfer portal open now, the UCLA coach can build a new team quickly. Close has said that the school will be very active, looking to add five players. “Transfer portal just got easier,” Close said smiling. Challenging the Bruins will be the runner-up Gamecocks and coach Dawn Staley. They look to get over the loss and reach a seventh consecutive Final Four next season and win a fourth national championship. With young stars Joyce Edwards and Agot Makeer returning along with a strong complementary crew they will be one of the favorites for the title when the Final Four moves to Columbus, Ohio. Joining them should be other Final Four participants UConn and Texas, who have two of the best players in the country with Sarah Strong and Madison Booker. Each will have to replace a key player with Azzi Fudd for UConn and Rori Harmon for Texas gone to the WNBA. PHOENIX (AP) — Cori Close and the UCLA Bruins are going to have to work hard to repeat as champions. They lose their top six players to graduation after putting on one of the most dominant performances in championship history to win their first NCAA title and second overall, routing South Carolina by 28 points Sunday. But with the transfer portal open now, the UCLA coach can build a new team quickly. Close has said that the school will be very active, looking to add five players. “Transfer portal just got easier,” Close said smiling. Challenging the Bruins will be the runner-up Gamecocks and coach Dawn Staley. They look to get over the loss and reach a seventh consecutive Final Four next season and win a fourth national championship. With young stars Joyce Edwards and Agot Makeer returning along with a strong complementary crew they will be one of the favorites for the title when the Final Four moves to Columbus, Ohio. Joining them should be other Final Four participants UConn and Texas, who have two of the best players in the country with Sarah Strong and Madison Booker. Each will have to replace a key player with Azzi Fudd for UConn and Rori Harmon for Texas gone to the WNBA. Iowa State has lost most of its top players, including the nation’s second-leading scorer in Audi Crooks. Stanford and Tennessee, which had been two of the women’s basketball staples in the sport over the past 40 years have been hit hard already with so many of their players announcing on social media that they will enter the portal. IOWA STATE STAR AUDI CROOKS JOINS TRANSFER PORTAL RUSH AS 1,100 PLAYERS ENTER ON FIRST DAY Audi Crooks is one of nine Iowa State players who officially entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday in the first 12 hours it was open. The nation’s second-leading scorer is one of more than 1,100 Division I women’s basketball players who entered the portal after it opened just after midnight, according to an Associated Press review of the portal. In January, the NCAA approved moving the portal’s opening to the day after the national championship game for a 15-day window. It didn’t take long for players to enter. The portal used to be open after the second round of the NCAA Tournament for 30 days until the change this year. Last year there were 1,570 Division I women’s basketball players in the portal in the entire time it was open. President Donald Trump signed an order last week intended to stabilize college sports that included limiting athletes to one transfer, with another available once they get a four-year degree. With revenue sharing and name, image and likeness deals, players have been able to make more money while playing college sports. Financial incentives is one of the top reasons players change schools. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said at the NCAA Tournament’s Sacramento Regional last month that money is now one of the top questions in conversations with transfers and high school players. “How much is it going to cost us? That’s the conversation. You’ve got to lead with that,” Staley said. “Because you don’t really want to waste your time. You either are going to have enough to pay players, or you don’t. And you move on.” Iowa State wasn’t the only school hit hard by the transfer portal. Tennessee already has five of its players in the portal: Talaysia Cooper, Kaniya Boyd, Alyssa Lathan, Lauren Hurst and Jaida Civil. Civil was part of coach Kim Caldwell’s highly ranked recruiting class for 2025. Other Lady Vols freshmen Mia and Mya Pauldo announced their intent to enter the portal last week on social media. Miami and Georgia each have eight players in the portal. The Lady Bulldogs made a coaching change over the weekend. Stanford has four players in the portal, including star Nunu Agara. UCLA coach Cori Close said she was going to be very active in the portal after winning the national championship Sunday. She needs to replace the six seniors who scored all the Bruins’ points in the Final Four and title games. She said, smiling: “transfer portal just got easier.” There were nearly 900 players combined from Division II and III in the portal already as well by Monday afternoon. Last season the portal allowed movement among many top stars, including Ta’Niya Latson from Florida State to South Carolina; Olivia Miles from Notre Dame to TCU, MiLaysia Fulwiley from South Carolina to LSU and Cotie McMahon from Ohio State to Mississippi. ========================================================= COLLEGE BASEBALL HCAC 2026 BASEBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 7 Athletes of the Week:Player of the Week:Griffin Wolf (Carmel, Ind.) Anderson University | First Base | Senior – Griffin Wolf tied the single-game school record with eight RBI in game one against Mount St. Joseph. Wolf went 7-for-13 with two doubles, a home run, and 11 RBI as Anderson went 2-1 last week. He racked up a .538 batting average, a .600 on-base percentage, and a .923 slugging percentage.Pitcher of the Week:Drew Bowles (Lexington, Ky.) Transylvania University | Pitcher | Junior – Drew Bowles delivered a strong outing on the mound in a 19–0 win over Berea, tossing five innings while allowing just two hits and two walks, and striking out eight. He continues to lead the conference with a 2.14 ERA.Notable Performances: Rhet Heckman (Spencer, Ind.) Anderson University | Pitcher | Freshman – Rhet Heckman recorded a seven-inning complete-game win against Mount St. Joseph. He posted a 1.29 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average. Heckman struck out five batters, issued three walks, and allowed one run on six hits. Ayden Spriggs (North Lewisburg, Ohio) Bluffton University | Third Base | Senior – Ayden Spriggs hit .417 with two RBI and four runs scored in three games for Bluffton. He also drew three walks and slugged .750, thanks to a home run and a double. Jayce Emmitt (Columbus, Ind.) Bluffton University | Pitcher | Freshman – Jayce Emmitt did not allow any runs in 2 2/3 innings of relief across two appearances over the weekend. He struck out two and held opponents to a .222 batting average. Noah Wagster (Fairfield, Ohio) Earlham College | Infield | Sophomore – Noah Wagster had a strong week at the plate, helping Earlham sweep Bluffton to take the top spot in the HCAC standings. The sophomore infielder went 9-for-14 with three runs scored and two RBI. Wagster posed a problem for opposing pitching on the basepaths, going 6-for-6 on steal attempts. Cayman Huntsman (Lebanon, Ind.) Earlham College | Pitcher | Junior – Cayman Huntsman earned a win over Bluffton this weekend, tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Huntsman allowed just five hits in the outing. Alex Billman (Fishers, Ind.) Franklin College | Catcher | Sophomore – Alex Billman was rock solid at the plate and behind it during a doubleheader split with Manchester at Kokomo. In game one, he went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI, one of those on a bases-loaded walk that put the go-ahead run on base in the top of the ninth inning. Billman added two more hits as the Grizzlies won the nightcap, hitting an RBI double and scoring a run. John Girard (Richmond, Ky.) Hanover College | Pitcher | Senior – John Girard led Hanover to a 9-7 victory in game one against Rose-Hulman. The senior pitched six complete innings allowing just one earned run on seven hits. He added four strikeouts, throwing just 90 pitches through six. Jack Shaeffer (West Lafayette, Ind.) Hanover College | Pitcher | Freshman – Jack Shaeffer was clutch at the plate for Hanover as it claimed game one against Rose-Hulman, 9-7. The first-year went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two home runs. He added a clutch home run in the eighth inning that ultimately became the game’s final run. Joel Kennedy (Mooreland, Ind.) Manchester University | Designated Hitter/First Base | Senior – Joel Kennedy had a productive weekend against Franklin. Kennedy went 3-for-8 at the plate, smashing two home runs and drove in four RBI. Andrew Clements (New Albany, Ind.) Mount St. Joseph University | Designated Hitter/First Base | Senior – Andrew Clements had a big series against Anderson this weekend. For the series he was 5-for-8 with two runs scored, a double, a triple, and two walks. For the weekend his on-base percentage was .727. Nolan Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Pitcher | Junior – Nolan Miller pitched eight innings, allowing only five hits and one earned run, while striking out seven against Anderson. After a 45 minute lightning delay during the seventh inning, he returned to pitch a perfect eighth to keep the Lions in the game. Jackson Harms (Irving, Texas) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Outfield | Sophomore – Jackson Harms hit 2-4 at the plate in Rose-Hulman’s 9-7 loss to Hanover. He matched his season-high with four RBI, while recording one run, one double, and one home run. Chris Hedinger (Jasper, Ind.) Transylvania University | Outfield | Junior – Chris Hedinger put together a strong week at the plate for Transylvania. Against Spalding, Hedinger went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBI, and a home run. He followed in the Berea doubleheader by drawing a walk and scoring a run in game one, before going 3-for-4 with two runs, three RBI, and a double in game two. UCLA AND MICHIGAN HONORED WITH BASEBALL WEEKLY AWARDS ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played March 31-April 5, 2026.Player of the WeekPayton Brennan, UCLAR-Jr. – OF – Rocklin, Calif. – Rocklin HS Powered No. 1-ranked UCLA to a weekend sweep of No. 7 USC, extending the Bruins’ winning streak to a school-record 23 games Slashed .556/.619/.778 with five runs scored, a home run, and seven RBI Produced three hits in three consecutive games against the Trojans Made two stellar defensive plays in right field, robbing a home run with a leaping catch against the wall on Saturday followed by a full-extension diving catch on Sunday Is the third Bruin to capture Big Ten Player of the Week honors this season Pitcher of the WeekShane Brinham, MichiganFr. – S-LHP – North Vancouver, B.C. – Handsworth Secondary School Tossed a complete-game shutout against No. 10 Oregon on Thursday Struck out a career-high seven batters and didn’t issue a walk over seven innings; surrendered three hits Retired 16-straight batters from the first to the sixth inning Did not allow an Oregon baserunner to advance beyond first base Last Wolverine named Pitcher of the Week: Tate Carey (April 14, 2025) Freshman of the WeekZach Strickland, UCLAFr. – R-RHP – Arcadia, Calif. – Maranatha HS Made three scoreless appearances in relief, helping the Bruins to a 4-0 record Tossed 5.1 shutout innings, giving up one hit against 19 batters faced Struck out seven batters and held opponents to a 0.59 batting average Recorded a win and a save in leading UCLA to its fifth-straight conference series sweep, a first for the program Becomes UCLA’s first-ever recipient of the Big Ten Freshman of the Week Award COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: FLORA IS ON TRACK TO BE 3RD UCSB PITCHER DRAFTED IN 1ST ROUND SINCE 2021 Jackson Flora of UC Santa Barbara is on a heater, and we’re not talking about his fastball that averages better than 96 mph and tops out at over 100. Flora has pitched 34 consecutive shutout innings over five starts and is third in the nation with an 0.83 ERA. His latest outing was his best of the season, a four-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory over Cal Poly last Thursday. At 6-0, he has matched his 2025 win total. “He’s put it together,” UCSB coach Andrew Checketts said Monday. “We’ve known since he got here what a special arm it was and what a special athlete he was. He’s a competitive kid. There was rawness to his game when he got here, but he’s continued to grow and improve and developed his pitches.” The junior right-hander is Baseball America’s top college pitching prospect for the Major League Baseball amateur draft and is in line to become the Gauchos’ second pitcher in two years to be taken in the first round and third since 2021. Tyler Bremner was the No. 2 overall pick last year, by the Angels, and Michael McGreevy was taken No. 18 by the Cardinals in 2021. Checketts also developed a first-round pick in Dillon Tate in 2015 and 2020 Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber, a fourth-rounder in 2016. ======================================================================================== COLLEGE SOFTBALL HCAC 2026 SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 6 Athletes of the Week:Player of the WeekRaegan Gibson (Louisville, Ky.) Transylvania University | Pitcher/First Base | Senior – Raegan Gibson had a strong performance in both Transylvania wins at Hanover. In game one she went 4-for-4 at the plate, with four hits, including a home run, two runs, a stolen base, and three RB. In game two, she went 2-for-3 at the plate with two hits, three RBI, and a home run along with one stolen base.Pitcher of the WeekLauren Duncan (Peru, Ind.) Franklin College | Pitcher | Junior – Lauren Duncan earned a pair of wins during Franklin’s road trip to Tennessee, tossing eight scoreless innings. She went the distance for a shutout in a five-inning rout of Maryville, yielding just two hits and a walk. Two days later, she allowed three hits over three scoreless frames, helping the Grizzlies to another lopsided five-inning victory.Notable Performances: Bo Shelton (Anderson, Ind.) Earlham College | Infield | Junior – Bo Shelton hit .667 in a doubleheader against Wittenberg on Tuesday with one double, one home run, and three RBI. Shelby Messer (Pendleton, Ind.) Earlham College | Pitcher | Sophomore – Shelby Messer earned the win over Wittenberg on Tuesday, tossing a three-run (two earned) complete game. Messer scored five strikeouts and surrendered six hits in the outing. Jaylee Fansler (Bainbridge, Ind.) Franklin College | Second Base | Sophomore – Jaylee Fansler went 8-for-13 with a home run, three doubles, seven runs scored, and five batted in as Franklin went 3-1 during their spring break trip to Tennessee. The sophomore was 3-for-3 with a three-run home run and an RBI double in a victory at Maryville and she was 4-for-7 with five runs scored and an RBI double during a twinbill sweep of Sewanee. Fansler is batting .508 on the year with a 1.414 OPS, four homers and 22 RBI. Kara Burgan (West Salem, Ohio) Manchester University | Pitcher | Sophomore – Kara Burgan threw a complete-game shutout on Friday against Berea. Burgan allowed just four hits en route to her second win of the season. Kendal Rider (Otterbein, Ind.) Manchester University | Outfield | Junior – Kendal Rider put on a show for the Spartans this past week. In three games, one against Heidelberg and two against Berea, Rider went 6-for-9 at the plate with three RBI and one double. Rider was also a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases across the three games. Shelby Rakosky (Fortville, Ind.) Mount St. Joseph University | Third Base | Sophomore – Shelby Rakosky led Mount St. Joseph to a sweep of Rose-Hulman on Saturday. In the double-header she was 5-for-7 with a home run, three RBI, three runs scored, and a walk. On the season Rakosky is hitting .519, with two home runs and 30 RBI. Mollie Sharp (Hebron, Ky.) Mount St. Joseph University | Pitcher | Sophomore – Mollie Sharp threw a complete game against Rose-Hulman on Saturday. She earned the win allowing four hits and only one earned run while striking out three. Aubrey Smith (Lebanon, Ohio) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Pitcher/Third Base | Junior – Aubrey Smith was a standout hitter for Rose-Hulman in its doubleheader against Mount St. Joseph. Smith went 2-for-5 at the plate with one run scored and a .400 batting average. She also totaled one triple and two walks across both games of the doubleheader. Audrey Theuring (Mason, Ohio) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Pitcher | Junior – Audrey Theuring led the pitching staff for Rose-Hulman. She suffered a loss in the circle against Mount St. Joseph, totaling six innings pitched with two strikeouts and a 3.50 ERA. Maddie Goddard (Union, Ky.) Transylvania University | Pitcher | Sophomore – Maddie Goddard had a strong performance against HCAC competition at Hanover in Transylvania’s 8-1 victory. Goddard pitched 5 2/3 innings, only allowing two hits and one run. She had three strike outs and one error. She currently leads all Transylvania pitchers with a 2.48 ERA. ============================================================================== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: MAGIC CONTINUE PLAYOFF PUSH WITH WIN OVER PISTONS Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and Desmond Bane added 25 as the Orlando Magic withstood a fourth-quarter rally and closed on a 14-2 run to beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 123-107 on Monday. Anthony Black contributed 14 points off the bench for Orlando, which won for the fourth time in the past five games. Wendell Carter Jr., Jalen Suggs and Tristan da Silva each scored 12 points, and Suggs added a career-high 12 assists. The Magic (43-36), Charlotte Hornets (43-36) and Philadelphia 76ers (43-36) are tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind the Toronto Raptors (43-35). Jalen Duren and Daniss Jenkins led Detroit (57-22) with 18 points apiece. The Pistons clinched the top seed in the East for the first time since 2006-07 with a 116-93 win at Philadelphia on Saturday. Kevin Huerter and Javonte Green scored 17 points apiece for Detroit, which trailed by as many as 26 in the third quarter before opening the fourth on a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 12 before ultimately getting as close as 109-105. Spurs 115, 76ers 102 Stephon Castle produced his fifth career triple-double with 19 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds to lead a balanced San Antonio attack as the host Spurs defeated Philadelphia. The Spurs played the second half without star center Victor Wembanyama, who sat out with a left rib contusion suffered in a second-quarter collision with the 76ers’ Paul George. He scored 17 before leaving. San Antonio (60-19) is still alive for the top seed in the West and in the league but would have to win its remaining three games (all at home) and have top-ranked Oklahoma City lose three of its final four contests to attain that goal. Joel Embiid’s 34 points and 12 rebounds paced the 76ers (43-36). Nuggets 137, Trail Blazers 132 (OT) Aaron Gordon’s clutch outside shooting helped Denver rally from being down by as many as 18 points to top visiting Portland. Denver (51-28) trailed for nearly all of regulation before taking a 125-123 lead with 27 seconds remaining when Gordon connected on a deep 2-point jumper in the right corner. Less than a minute earlier, Gordon sank a game-tying 3-pointer on the opposite side of the floor, part of his 23-point performance. The Nuggets’ lead was fleeting, as Deni Avdija answered with a basket in the paint on the other end to force overtime. But in the extra frame, Gordon set the tone with another crucial jumper, knocking down his fourth made 3-pointer of the night as the Nuggets opened OT on a 10-3 run. Nikola Jokic had his 33rd triple-double of the season with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists. Knicks 108, Hawks 105 Jalen Brunson hit the tiebreaking basket with 29.8 seconds remaining and prevented CJ McCollum from getting off a tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer as visiting New York outlasted Atlanta in a possible playoff preview. Brunson scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth and had 14 of New York’s final 16 points. After Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed a 3-point try with 55.1 seconds left, Brunson attempted to get by McCollum, went to his right and saw a 19-footer bounce twice before going in. OG Anunoby had 22 points while Karl-Anthony Towns collected 21 and 12 rebounds and helped the Knicks (51-28) overcome a 10-point deficit in the third. Alexander-Walker led the Hawks (45-34) with 36 points and hit seven 3s, including a corner 3 that gave Atlanta a 100-95 lead with 3:15 left. Jalen Johnson added 21 and 11 boards as Atlanta lost for just the fourth time in 23 games since the All-Star break. Cavaliers 142, Grizzlies 126 Cleveland overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to defeat host Memphis and secure the 14th 50-win season in franchise history — despite the Grizzlies tying the NBA record for most made 3-pointers in a game. NBA game highlights Evan Mobley led the Cavs (50-29) with 24 points while Dennis Schroder added 22 points and 11 assists, and Sam Merrill scored 21. Keon Ellis contributed 19 points and eight assists and Jarrett Allen had 13 points and nine boards for Cleveland, which won for the ninth time in 11 games. Plagued by injuries throughout the season, Memphis (25-54) lost its fifth straight and fell for the 18th time in 20 games. Nonetheless, the club tied the 3-point mark when Adama Bal’s 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining in the game gave the Grizzlies their 29th trey, tying Boston (2024) and Milwaukee (2020) for the record. Memphis finished 29 of 59 (49.2%) from long range. ================================================================================== MLB CUBS EXPECT TO ACTIVATE OF SEIYA SUZUKI ON FRIDAY The Chicago Cubs are expected to activate outfielder Seiya Suzuki from the injured list Friday in advance of a three-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Suzuki has not played for the Cubs this season because of a sprained knee ligament that happened as he played for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic. In three rehab games with Double-A Knoxville so far, Suzuki is 3-for-8 with a walk and an RBI. “We’re probably dealing with at-bats as much as anything here,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters. “He didn’t get a full spring. Multiple weeks off. It’s just making sure he’s ready to go offensively.” Suzuki has played 10 innings over two games in right field during his time with Knoxville, with the Cubs intent on getting him more time on defense this week. Suzuki, 31, had his most productive season with the Cubs last year when he hit 32 home runs with 103 RBIs. Over four seasons in Chicago, Suzuki has batted .269 with an .818 OPS, 87 home runs and 296 RBIs in 532 games. ===== MLB ROUNDUP: DODGERS SOCK 5 HOMERS IN WORLD SERIES REMATCH WITH JAYS Dalton Rushing had two home runs among his four hits Monday night and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers went deep five times while defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2. Former Blue Jay Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run homer and four RBIs while Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer and three RBIs in a rematch of the 2025 World Series. Shohei Ohtani contributed two hits and a solo shot for the Dodgers, who have won four straight. Justin Wrobleski (1-0) allowed one run in five innings. Kazuma Okamoto had two hits for the Blue Jays, who have lost five in a row. Max Scherzer (1-1) left because of forearm tendinitis after permitting two runs in two innings, but he could make his next scheduled start, according to manager John Schneider. Royals 4, Guardians 2 Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the sixth inning and Jonathan India belted a two-run shot in the eighth, lifting Kansas City past host Cleveland on a night Jose Ramirez became the Guardians’ all-time leader in games played. Jensen drove a fastball into the right field stands off rookie Peyton Pallette (0-1), giving the Royals their first lead at 2-1. India, who had an RBI single in the fourth, took Kolby Allard deep to left two innings later to plate Jensen and make it 4-1. Michael Wacha (1-0) pitched seven strong innings, giving up one run on a homer to Steven Kwan as part of three hits. Ramirez appeared in his franchise-record 1,620th game, walking twice and going 0-for-2. The seven-time All-Star surpassed Terry Turner for the mark. Rockies 9, Astros 7 Willi Castro had two hits in Colorado’s eight-run fifth inning, Troy Johnston homered among his three hits, and Colorado beat Houston in Denver. Edouard Julien and TJ Rumfield had two hits and two RBIs each and Juan Mejia picked up his first save of the season for the Rockies, who have won two in a row after dropping the first two games of their opening homestand. Jose Altuve had three hits while Cam Smith finished with two hits, including a home run, for the Astros. Reliever Ryan Weiss (0-1) was tagged for seven runs (six earned) in 2 2/3 innings. Padres 5, Pirates 0 Nick Castellanos and Jake Cronenworth each had a double and an RBI among two hits to lead San Diego past the Pirates, the Padres’ seventh straight win in Pittsburgh. Xander Bogaerts and Freddy Fermin each also had two hits for the Padres, who backed up a strong start by German Marquez (1-1) — five shutout innings. Relievers Ron Marinaccio and David Morgan completed the combined shutout. Pittsburgh starter Bubba Chandler (0-1) lasted 4 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on five hits. Rays 6, Cubs 4 Cedric Mullins and Jonathan Aranda crushed two-run homers, and Tampa Bay returned to its renovated domed stadium with a win over Chicago in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was the Rays’ first game at Tropicana Field in 19 months after the destruction from Hurricane Milton — 561 days ago. Junior Caminero hit a solo shot for the second straight game, and Yandy Diaz (stolen base) and Chandler Simpson (two stolen bases) had two hits apiece. Matt Shaw homered in the ninth, and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs as the Cubs mustered four hits and lost for the second straight time. Reds 2, Marlins 0 Brandon Williamson (1-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball and hometown hero Sal Stewart stroked an RBI single as Cincinnati defeated host Miami. Tyler Stephenson also homered and Stewart stole a base in his homecoming to help the Reds win their fourth straight game. Emilio Pagan pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his fourth save of the year. Marlins starter Janson Junk (0-1) was solid in 7 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and two runs. However, the Marlins managed just three hits. Brewers 8, Red Sox 6 Garrett Mitchell’s two-out RBI single in the eighth inning broke a tie and helped visiting Milwaukee defeat Boston. Aaron Ashby (3-0) earned the win after tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Christian Yelich had three hits as the Brewers improved to 8-2. Willson Contreras collected three hits for the Red Sox, including a solo home run that capped the scoring in the ninth. Garrett Whitlock (0-1) took the loss in relief as Boston fell to 2-8. Orioles 2, White Sox 1 Brandon Young pitched five shutout innings in a spot start and Gunnar Henderson homered, helping to snap visiting Baltimore’s three-game losing streak and hand Chicago its first home loss of the season. Young (1-0) scattered two hits and two walks while striking out two after being called up from Triple-A Norfolk before the game. He replaced hurler Dietrich Enns, who was placed on the 15-day injured list. Tyler O’Neill also drove in a run for the Orioles, and Ryan Helsley picked up his third save. Chicago’s Erick Fedde (0-2) surrendered two runs and five hits in six innings. Chase Meidroth went 2-for-3 with a walk. Twins 7, Tigers 3 Luke Keaschall clubbed a tiebreaking two-run home run and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Detroit in Minneapolis. Victor Caratini went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Twins and Matt Wallner finished 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Keaschall’s fourth-inning shot put the Twins ahead for good to give Joe Ryan (1-1) the win after he pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits. Tigers starter Casey Mize (0-1) yielded five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Zach McKinstry went 1-for-3 with two RBIs to lead Detroit at the plate. Nationals 9, Cardinals 6 James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams homered in a six-run eighth inning as Washington rallied for a win against St. Louis in Washington, ending the Nationals’ five-game losing streak. Washington trailed 6-3 before Wood tied the game with a three-run bomb, House launched a two-run homer for the lead and Abrams added some insurance with a solo shot. House had three hits overall. Cionel Perez (1-1) recorded the win with a scoreless ninth. Ramon Urias had three hits including a homer for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker broke a 3-3 tie with an eighth-inning solo blast and recorded a single. Matt Svanson (0-1) gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning. Rangers 2, Mariners 1 Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI and Jake Burger drove in the tiebreaking run with a sixth-inning double, leading Texas past slumping Seattle in Arlington, Texas. Seager scored the game-winning run after reaching base with two outs. Burger then drove him home to give reliever Jalen Beeks (1-0) the win. Jacob DeGrom made Burger and Seager’s heroics possible by throwing five one-hit innings, only giving up a solo shot. Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh launched his first homer of the season in the first inning. Logan Gilbert (0-2) permitted two runs on six hits in six innings, but it wasn’t enough for Seattle to avoid a fifth loss in six games. Angels 6, Braves 2 Jose Soriano struck out 10 over eight innings and Jo Adell and Zach Neto homered to lead Los Angeles past Atlanta in Anaheim, Calif., for its third straight victory. Soriano retired 19 batters in a row at one point as he gave up just one run on three hits. Jordan Romano recorded his fourth save, while Logan O’Hoppe, Yoan Moncada, and Bryce Teodosio each had an RBI. Braves starter Chris Sale (2-1) gave up six runs on five hits, two walks and two hit batters in four-plus innings. It was the first time Sale allowed at least six runs in a game since June 1, 2024. Drake Baldwin and Mauricio Dubon each homered as the Braves lost their third straight game. Phillies 6, Giants 4 Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in three runs, the Philadelphia bullpen threw five shutout innings and the visiting Phillies downed San Francisco. Andrew Painter only lasted four innings, spotting the Giants a 4-0 lead. However, Philadelphia’s bullpen pitched five frames of shutout ball, including Jhoan Duran picking up his fourth save. Jonathan Bowlan (1-0) got the win after the Phillies went ahead in the seventh. Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Trea Turner also recorded RBIs to help Philadelphia win its fifth game in six tries. Ryan Borucki (0-1) gave up two runs and recorded just one out to take the loss. Adrian Houser couldn’t hold the early 4-0 lead, permitting four runs over six innings. Matt Chapman, Heliot Ramos and Luis Arraez all drove in runs for the Giants. ========================================================= NHL DEVILS, GM TOM FITZGERALD TO PART WAYS The New Jersey Devils announced they will part ways with president of hockey operations and general manager Tom Fitzgerald in a mutual decision Monday. Fitzgerald, 57, was elevated from assistant general manager to interim GM in January 2020, then named New Jersey’s full-time GM that July. He was given the president of hockey operations title in January 2024. The Devils (40-34-3, 83 points) are on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture with seven games to go. They’re likely to miss the postseason for the second time in three years since a franchise-best 112-point season in 2022-23. “Tom and I had a thoughtful conversation today and agreed it was time to move in a new direction,” Devils managing partner David Blitzer said in a statement. “Tom changed the trajectory of our team here, including setting a franchise record for points in a season and helping make New Jersey a hockey destination. He is a well-respected leader across the Devils’ organization and NHL, and I am grateful for our friendship. I wish Tom and his family all the best.” “After talking with David Blitzer, it was apparent to everyone that the best course of action is to move on for the benefit of the team,” Fitzgerald said in a statement. “… The Devils are fortunate to have a core of great players, vocal and passionate fans, but most importantly, tremendous people who worked with me toward a common goal. I’ve always said that New Jersey is a hidden gem and I’m proud of the effort that we put in to raise the standard and make it a destination. I look forward to the next step in my hockey career and will always look back fondly on my time with the Devils.” It was not clear whether the Devils would name an interim general manager, or whether Fitzgerald would depart immediately or at season’s end. “As we prepare to move forward, it is important I acknowledge our fans,” Blitzer’s statement concluded. “I recognize we have not delivered in the way you expect and deserve and I understand and share in your frustration. This is a critical offseason for our franchise, and we will explore all avenues that best position the Devils to compete for a Stanley Cup once again.” ===== REPORT: ISLANDERS SIGN NEW HEAD COACH PETER DEBOER THROUGH 2028-29 The New York Islanders agreed on a contract with new head coach Peter DeBoer through the 2028-29 season, ESPN reported Monday. In a stunning end-of-season move Sunday, the struggling Islanders fired head coach Patrick Roy and replaced him with the well-traveled DeBoer. It gives DeBoer just a few days to prepare the team for Thursday’s game against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. New York (42-31-5, 89 points) is on a season-high four-game losing streak and has fallen one point behind the Philadelphia Flyers for the third and final playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division. They also trail the Ottawa Senators by one point for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Islanders’ general manager Mathieu Darche, who made the coaching change, also has three years remaining on his contract, through 2028-29. DeBoer, 57, guided the Dallas Stars to the Western Conference final in three straight seasons before he was fired on June 6. He posted a 149-68-29 record with Dallas. In 18 total seasons as an NHL head coach, DeBoer owns a 662-447-152 coaching record with the Florida Panthers (2008-11), New Jersey Devils (2011-15), San Jose Sharks (2025-20), Vegas Golden Knights (2019-22) and Stars (2022-25). He guided the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final in 2012 and the Sharks to the Final in 2016. ===== PANTHERS’ EETU LUOSTARINEN FINED $5K FOR HIGH-STICKING Florida forward Eetu Luostarinen was fined $5,000 on Monday for high-sticking Pittsburgh’s Rickard Rakell. The incident occurred at 2:38 of the second period in the Panthers’ 5-2 road loss to the Penguins on Sunday. The play knocked the Penguins forward to the ice and resulted in a double minor for Luostarinen. Luostarinen, 27, has 27 points (nine goals, 18 assists) and 32 penalty minutes in 68 games this season. The two-time Stanley Cup champion has 156 points (59 goals, 97 assists) in 442 games with the Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes. ===== NHL ROUNDUP: SABRES BEAT LIGHTNING, MOVE INTO TIE ATOP ATLANTIC Jason Zucker broke a tie in the second period and added an assist as the host Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night. Alex Tuch, Josh Norris and Jack Quinn also scored for the Sabres (47-23-8, 102 points), who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into a tie with the Lightning atop the Atlantic Division. Defenseman Bowen Byram had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov got the other goal for Tampa Bay (48-23-6, 102 points), which had won four of its previous five. Defenseman Darren Raddysh had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots. Zucker gave Buffalo a 3-2 lead 7:38 into the second period when he tipped Byram’s shot from the right point at about waist level. Quinn added an empty-net goal with 1:54 left for Buffalo, which has four games remaining while Tampa Bay has five. Kings 3, Predators 2 (SO) Joel Armia and Scott Laughton scored in regulation and Adrian Kempe had the lone goal in the shootout to lift host Los Angeles past Nashville. Anton Forsberg made 29 saves and did not surrender a goal in the shootout for the Kings (32-26-19, 83 points), who stretched their point streak to four games (3-0-1) and moved a point ahead of the Predators for the second Western Conference wild-card spot. Roman Josi had a goal and an assist, Steven Stamkos also scored and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for the Predators (36-31-10, 82 points). Nashville had moved into the second wild-card spot with a 5-4 shootout victory in Los Angeles on Thursday and remained there following a 6-3 win at San Jose on Saturday. Sharks 3, Blackhawks 2 William Eklund scored once and added an assist to pace host San Jose to a comeback victory over Chicago. Kiefer Sherwood and Will Smith also scored for the Sharks, who have won five of six games and remain two points out of a playoff spot. Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves. Frank Nazar collected one goal and one assist while Ryan Donato tallied for the Blackhawks, who have one win in seven games (1-5-1). Spencer Knight stopped 20 shots. Jets 6, Kraken 2 Kyle Connor scored two goals and Mark Scheifele had three assists in Winnipeg’s win over visiting Seattle as the Jets try to remain within range of a playoff spot. The Jets improved to 6-2-0 in their past eight games. This hot streak has put Winnipeg (34-31-12, 80 points) three points back of the final Western Conference wild-card berth. Gabriel Vilardi and Jonathan Toews each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg while Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 of 24 shots. The Jets went 3-for-3 on the power play, winning the battle of struggling special-teams units. Winnipeg entered Monday with the fifth-worst power-play percentage (17.22%) in the NHL, while Seattle’s 72.77% penalty-kill percentage ranked second worst in the league. At 32-33-11 (75 points), the Kraken are eight points back of the final West wild-card spot. ========================================================= NFL REPORTS: GIANTS DT DEXTER LAWRENCE REQUESTING A TRADE New York Giants star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is requesting a trade, multiple outlets reported Monday. The three-time Pro Bowl selection is not expected to report Tuesday when the offseason program gets underway. Lawrence, 28, is set to earn a base salary of $18.5 million in 2026 and is under contract through 2027. According to ESPN, there has been no progress in Lawrence’s attempts to negotiate a new long-term deal. The 2019 first-round pick has recorded 341 tackles, 30.5 sacks and 103 quarterback hits in 109 games (102 starts). Although this stage of offseason work is voluntary, Lawrence’s expected absence is a sour start to new coach John Harbaugh’s tenure. NFL NEWS ROUNDUP: LIONS RE-SIGN CB AVONTE MADDOX (NFL.COM) Arizona Cardinals VISITS WR Reggie Virgil is visiting the team Monday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. VISITS Georgia Tech QB Haynes King is visiting the Falcons this week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. Arizona CB Treydan Stukes is visiting the Falcons this week, Rapoport reported. OTHER NEWS DE James Pearce Jr., who’s been charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor, is not expected to be in attendance for Atlanta’s voluntary offseason program when it begins Tuesday, Rapoport reported. Baltimore Ravens SIGNINGS P Luke Elzinga signed with the Ravens, the club announced. Carolina Panthers VISITS Georgia Tech QB Haynes King is visiting the Panthers this week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. Arizona CB Treydan Stukes is visiting the Panthers this week, Rapoport reported. VISITS Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love is visiting the Bengals on Monday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. OTHER NEWS DE Myles Garrett is not expected to attend voluntary offseason workout program Tuesday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Rapoport added Garrett not being in attendance should not be seen as a big issue nor any reason to doubt his future with the club as he almost never shows up for the voluntary offseason program. SIGNINGS WR Malachi Corley WR Jamari Thrash TE Brenden Bates LB Winston Reid CB Myles Bryant LS Rex Sunahara K Andre Szmyt SIGNINGS CB Avonte Maddox is re-signing with the Lions, the team announced. Related Links VISITS CB Martin Emerson, who missed last season after suffering a torn Achilles, is on a free-agent visit in Houston, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. SIGNINGS QB Kirk Cousins officially signed with the club, the team announced. Cousins’ signing was initially reported on Thursday. C Will Putnam Miami Dolphins VISITS LSU CB Mansoor Delane is visiting the Dolphins on Monday and Tuesday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. SIGNINGS OL Lucas Patrick signed with New York, the team announced. ROSTER CUTS WR Da’Quan Felton CB TJ Moore CB Myles Purchase S Patrick McMorris VISITS LSU CB Mansoor Delane is visiting the Giants on Wednesday and Thursday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. OTHER NEWS DT Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade and is not expected to participate in New York’s offseason program, ESPN reported. SIGNINGS DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka VISITS Arizona CB Treydan Stukes is visiting the Eagles this week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. SIGNINGS OT Justin Skule signed with Tampa Bay, the team announced. 10 TEAMS WITH NEW HEAD COACHES KICK OFF VOLUNTARY WORKOUTS THIS WEEK t’s back to school this week for 10 NFL clubs with new head coaches. The Baltimore Ravens kick off the voluntary offseason program on Monday, with players reporting. The nine other clubs with new coaches begin on Tuesday, April 7: The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans. Teams with first-year head coaches kick off the voluntary portion of their workouts earlier than the rest of the league — most teams with returning coaches begin offseason programs the week of April 20. Phase One of the offseason program runs for the first two weeks. Activities during this phase are limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation. Teams with new head coaches are also entitled to an additional voluntary veteran minicamp — conducted prior to the 2026 NFL Draft (April 23-25), but no earlier than week three of the club’s offseason workout program and after at least one week of the two weeks of Phase One activities, per the CBA. Each will hold a veteran minicamp the week of April 20. It’s worth reiterating that the entire offseason program, aside from the mandatory minicamps in June, is voluntary. This week marks the first step for 10 NFL clubs setting out to change their fortunes after firing their former head honchos. There won’t be real football taking place, but the meetings will set the foundation for the rest of their tenures — as long or as short as they last. 2026 NFL MOCK DRAFT-TWO ROUNDS ROUND ONE 1…Las Vegas Raiders Fernando Mendoza Indiana · QB · Junior (RS) 2…New York Jets Arvell Reese Ohio State · LB/Edge · Junior 3…Arizona Cardinals Francis Mauigoa Miami · OT · Junior 4…Tennessee Titans David Bailey Texas Tech · Edge · Senior 5…New York Giants Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame · RB · Junior 6…Cleveland Browns Monroe Freeling Georgia · OT · Junior 7…Washington Commanders Mansoor Delane LSU · CB · Senior 8…New Orleans Saints Caleb Downs Ohio State · S · Junior 9…Kansas City Chiefs Rueben Bain Jr. Miami · Edge · Junior 10…Cincinnati Bengals Jermod McCoy Tennessee · CB · Junior 11…Miami Dolphins Carnell Tate Ohio State · WR · Junior 12…Dallas Cowboys Sonny Styles Ohio State · LB · Senior 13…Detroit Lions Spencer Fano Utah · OL · Junior 14…Baltimore Ravens (Projected trade w/Atlanta Olaivavega Ioane Penn State · OG · Junior (RS) 15…Tampa Bay Buccaneers Akheem Mesidor Miami · Edge · Senior 16…New York Jets (via IND) Ty Simpson Alabama · QB · Junior (RS) 17…Los Angeles Rams Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana · WR · Junior (RS) 18…Minnesota Vikings (Projected trade w/Lions) Caleb Banks Florida · DT · Senior 19…Carolina Panthers Kenyon Sadiq Oregon · TE · Junior 20…Kansas City Chiefs Kadyn Proctor Alabama · OT · Junior 21…Pittsburgh Steelers (projected trade w/Green Bay) Blake Miller Clemson · OT · Senior 22…Cleveland Browns Jordyn Tyson Arizona State · WR · Junior (RS) 23…Philadelphia Eagles (Projected trade with Chargers) Makai Lemon USC · WR · Junior 24…Los Angeles Chargers Cashius Howell Texas A&M · Edge · Senior 25…Buffalo Bills (Projected trade w/Cleveland via Jaguars) KC Concepcion Texas A&M · WR · Junior 26…Chicago Bears Dillon Thieneman Oregon · S · Junior 27…San Francisco 49ers (Projected trade with Buffalo) Max Iheanachor Arizona State · OT · Senior 28…Houston Texans Chase Bisontis Texas A&M · OG · Junior 29…Dallas Cowboys Colton Hood Tennessee · CB · Sophomore (RS) 30…Miami Dolphins (via DEN) Keldric Faulk Auburn · Edge · Junior 31…New England Patriots CJ Allen Georgia · LB · Junior 32…Seattle Seahawks Chris Johnson San Diego State · CB · Senior ROUND 2 Pick 33…Peter Woods Clemson · DT · Junior Pick 34…Arizona Cardinals Kayden McDonald Ohio State · DT · Junior Pick…35 Tennessee Titans Denzel Boston Washington · WR · Junior (RS) Pick 36…Las Vegas Raiders Caleb Lomu Utah · OT · Sophomore (RS) Pick 37…New York Giants Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon · OG · Senior Pick 38..Houston Texans (via WAS) Lee Hunter Texas Tech · DT · Senior Pick 39…Cleveland Browns T.J. Parker Clemson · Edge · Junior Pick…40 Kansas City Chiefs Avieon Terrell Clemson · CB · Junior Pick…41 Cincinnati Bengals Eli Stowers Vanderbilt · TE · Senior Pick…42 New Orleans Saints R Mason Thomas Oklahoma · Edge · Senior Pick…43 Miami Dolphins Keionte Scott Miami · CB · Senior Pick…44 New York Jets (via DAL) Antonio Williams Clemson · WR · Junior (RS) Pick…45 Baltimore Ravens Derrick Moore Michigan · Edge · Senior Pick…46 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech · LB · Senior Pick…47 Indianapolis Colts De’Zhaun Stribling Mississippi · WR · Senior Pick…48 Atlanta Falcons Christen Miller Georgia · DT · Junior (RS) Pick…49 Minnesota Vikings D’Angelo Ponds Indiana · CB · Junior Pick…50 Detroit Lions Anthony Hill Jr. Texas · LB · Junior Pick…51 Carolina Panthers Malachi Lawrence UCF · Edge · Senior Pick…52 Green Bay Packers Treydan Stukes Arizona · S · Senior Pick…53 Pittsburgh Steelers Zachariah Branch Georgia · WR · Junior Pick…54 Philadelphia Eagles Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo · S · Senior Pick…55 Los Angeles Chargers Gracen Halton Oklahoma · DT · Senior Pick…56 Jacksonville Jaguars Rayshaun Benny Michigan · DT · Senior Pick…57 Chicago Bears Austin Barber Florida · OT · Senior Pick…58 San Francisco 49ers Malik Muhammad Texas · CB · Junior Pick…59 Houston Texans Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State · Edge · Senior Pick…60 Chicago Bears (via BUF) Malachi Fields Notre Dame · WR · Senior Pick…61 Los Angeles Rams Gennings Dunker Iowa · OG · Senior Pick…62 Denver Broncos Sam Roush Stanford · TE · Senior Pick…63 New England Patriots Romello Height Texas Tech · Edge · Senior Pick…64 Seattle Seahawks Jadarian Price Notre Dame · RB · Junior (RS) ========================================================================================== INDIANA SPORTS TEAM RELEASES PACERS GAME PREVIEW VS. MINNESOTA (PACERS RELEASE) The Indiana Pacers (18-60) return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday following a three-game road trip. The Minnesota Timberwolves (46-32) are in town for their only visit to Indiana this season, and the Pacers seek to snap a two-game slide against the Western Conference’s sixth seed. Anthony Edwards powers the Timberwolves with nearly 29 points per game, but his status for Tuesday’s matchup is uncertain. Edwards missed Minnesota’s matchup with the Hornets on Sunday due to knee soreness, and the Timberwolves dropped their third straight game. Minnesota was without Edwards for the majority of their clash with the Pacers early in the season. Edwards exited the two teams’ October 26 meeting just three minutes into the contest with hamstring tightness and did not return. The Timberwolves went on to win that game, 114-110. Julius Randle keeps the ship afloat for Minnesota when Edwards is out. Randle averages 21 points and nearly seven rebounds for the Timberwolves this season. He’s a strong forward with the ability to stretch defenses out to the 3-point line, and stands to be a challenge for Indiana’s defense as the shorthanded Pacers near the finish line of the season. Indiana has battled the injury bug down the stretch. The Pacers had just nine available players on Sunday in Cleveland, but remained competitive throughout the contest. The Blue and Gold fell, 117-108, to the Cavaliers after scoring just 17 points in the fourth quarter. T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Andrew Nembhard (back), Aaron Nesmith (neck), Pascal Siakam (ankle), Jarace Walker (back), and Ben Sheppard (hip) were all sidelined for Sunday’s contest. The slew of injuries provides ample opportunity for deeper rotation players on Indiana’s roster. Micah Potter earned a start on Sunday and notched his fifth career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Pacers continue to rely on those performances as the end of the season rapidly approaches. Three of Indiana’s final four games are home games, and it begins with the Timberwolves on Tuesday. Following Tuesday’s matchup, Indiana will travel to Brooklyn on Thursday before returning to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for two games to wrap up the season. Probable Starters Pacers: G – Quenton Jackson, G – Ethan Thompson, F – Kobe Brown, F – Jalen Slawson, C – Micah Potter Timberwolves: G – Mike Conley, G – Donte DiVincenzo, F – Anthony Edwards, F – Julius Randle, C – Rudy Gobert Injury Report Pacers: T.J. McConnell – TBA (bilateral hamstring injury management), Andrew Nembhard – TBA (thoracic and lumbar injury management), Aaron Nesmith – TBA (cervical strain), Pascal Siakam – TBA (left ankle sprain), Obi Toppin – probable (right foot injury management), Ben Sheppard – questionable (right hip strain), Jarace Walker – questionable (sacral contusion), Johnny Furphy – out (torn right ACL), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Ivica Zubac – out (rib fracture) Timberwolves: Jaden McDaniels – out (left knee) Last Meeting Oct. 26, 2025: The shorthanded Pacers fell to the Timberwolves, 114-110, in their only trip to Minnesota this season. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards exited the game early with hamstring tightness, but Julius Randle tallied 31 points for Minnesota to take the win over Indiana. The Pacers notched 30+ points in the second and fourth quarters, but managed just 17 points in the third – the quarter that would ultimately cost them the game. Pascal Siakam had a near triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, but Indiana missed Andrew Nembhard, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury. The loss marked Indiana’s third straight, and the Pacers remained winless to start the season. Minnesota recorded a win in its home opener, and its second win in three games, but concern surrounded Edwards’ injury. Edwards would miss Minnesota’s next four games with a hamstring injury. Noteworthy The Pacers are 43-28 against the Timberwolves all-time. Minnesota leads the season series with Indiana, 1-0. Tuesday’s game concludes the season series with the Timberwolves, and is their only trip to Indiana this season. Minnesota’s Mike Conley is an Indiana native. He played high school basketball for the Lawrence North Wildcats, where he won three state championships. Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>) TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host) Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host) ========================================================= INDIANA WBB BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball head coach Teri Moren has announced the addition of Alisa Williams (AH-lisa) for the 2026-27 roster. A graduate transfer from Iowa State, Williams has one year of eligibility remaining. In two seasons with Iowa State, the 6-2 forward played in 67 games and shot 51.9 percent from the floor while averaging 4.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. In 2025-26, Williams played in all 32 games for the Cyclones, making a pair of starts while averaging 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 53.9 percent from the floor. She missed the 2023-24 season after transferring from LSU where she played in 20 games as a true freshman (2022-23). A native of Denton, Texas, Williams graduated from Broswell High where she led them to a 35-3 record as a senior and advanced to the Class 6A Region I championship. She averaged 17.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game over her junior and senior seasons. ========================================================================================= INDIANA BASEBALL BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – As the month of April kicks into full gear, the Indiana Baseball team (12-19, 5-10 B1G) will look to make up some ground after a tough open to the season. A series victory over Rutgers was just what head coach Jeff Mercer and the Hoosiers needed. Ball State visits town on Tuesday (April 7) evening as IU looks to break a run of back-to-back midweek defeats. Sophomore outfielder Hogan Denny has done damage at the plate this year and continues to flash his incredible all-around ability. He hit .471 last week while suppling eight hits, eight runs scored, a home run and four RBIs. He played both corner outfield spots and has developed into a premier defender. IU’s starting pitching ticked up last week but was really supplemented by the stellar relief work of redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Vogel. He covered 4.1 innings in three appearances. During that stretch, he struck out seven batters without allowing a walk. 10 of his 14 outings this year have been scoreless. Tuesday’s contest is the fourth of 11 home games at Bart Kaufman Field in the month of April. IU will head to College Park this weekend (April 10-12) before returning to Bloomington for the final two weekends of the month. This is the sixth weekend series against Maryland in seven Big Ten seasons during Mercer’s tenure. Gameday Info vs. Ball State (Tuesday, April 7th – 6 p.m. ET) Live Video: bit.ly/3PRRoy8 Live Audio: bit.ly/IUAudio Live Stats: bit.ly/46VZA6j Probable Starters Indiana vs. Ball State • Tuesday: LHP Conner Linn, Gr. (2-0, 7.64 ERA) Leading Off KOSKIE RAKES: Sophomore outfielder Caleb Koskie is riding a team best 12-game hitting streak into this week’s action. That stretch includes a four-hit day against Rutgers on Saturday, the first of his career. He leads the Hoosiers with a .345 batting average this year. FRY GUY: Although he wasn’t expected to play much this year, freshman second baseman Landen Fry has turned into a great player for IU. He had four hits in the series against Rutgers including a pair of doubles on Saturday. He has his batting average back up over .300. DENNY DELIVERS: Sophomore outfielder Hogan Denny had an extremely productive week with eight hits including a pair of three-hit days on Friday and Saturday. He scored seven times over the weekend and leads the team with a .450 on-base percentage this season. BIG VOGEY: Redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Vogel likely earned a day off in the midweek but has been fantastic this season. His team best 2.86 ERA has been anchored by 10 scoreless outings in 14 appearances this season. He pitched well in two games against Rutgers over the weekend. LINED UP: The Hoosiers used just seven pitchers to take the series over Rutgers this weekend. That has opened the door for a fresh bullpen against Ball State. Southpaw Conner Linn will get the start but expect veterans Kaden Jacobi, Michael Sarhatt and Pete Haas to be up and available. BRING ‘EM HOME: IU has struggled with bringing home runners this year. However, it was 10-29 over the weekend with runners in scoring position. That helped spark one of the best offensive displays of the season. Caleb Koskie led the way with six RBIs over the weekend. Scouting the Opponent Ball State • The Cardinals are back to .500 after getting swept at Miami (Ohio) over the weekend. However, Ball State is off to a 10-5 start in the MAC and will look to challenge for its first conference tournament crown since 2024. It is 0-4 in midweek games this year while giving up double-digit runs on each occasion. • Senior utilityman has been a great all-around option for Ball State this year. He is hitting .351 with a team-best 39 base knocks this year. He has stolen 22 bases this year in 23 tries. Sophomore infielder Brayden Heubner, a high school teammate of Cole Decker, leads the team with a .381 batting average and seven home runs. • There have been struggles on the mound in midweeks but Rich Maloney always finds a way to get the best of his pitching staff. Redshirt junior pitcher Jeremy Jones, Tuesday’s starter, is the only Cardinal with double-digit appearances this year. Ball State has given up 104 extra-base hits this year. Inside the Series Ball State • These have been two of the most successful programs in Indiana this century. In turn, that has produced some competitive games over the last 25 years. IU has taken a heavy 39-26-1 advantage in the series with nine wins in the last 10 games. • Head coach Jeff Mercer has restarted the series after a small break during the COVID pandemic. He has won six of seven games against the Cardinals during his tenure. The lone result that wasn’t a win was a 12-inning tie in Muncie back in 2024. =============================================================================================== PURDUE VOLLEYBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Volleyball is set to add middle blocker Kate Hansen, a graduate transfer from Clemson, for the upcoming fall season. She will wear the No. 12 jersey. Hansen, standing at 6-3, brings Purdue’s fall roster up to nine players with a height of 6-3 or taller, up one from last season’s record-setting year, which was believed to be the tallest roster in program history. “Kate has started the past three years for teams in elite volleyball conferences,” said Art and Connie Euler women’s volleyball head coach Dave Shondell. “She brings physicality, experience, and a unique desire to succeed to our program. We always are looking for awesome, high-character athletes to create a productive culture every year at Purdue and Kate absolutely fits that criteria.” The Weatherford, Texas, native started in 62 matches over the past two seasons for Clemson, joining the program’s career hitting % list at No. 10 with a .292 clip. In total, she registered 395 kills and just 81 errors on over 1,000 attempts. Her offensive success at Clemson led to racking up 10 double-digit kill matches last season. Her accuracy led to committing just one attack error or less in 19 matches, hitting at a .400 clip or better in 13 matches, and seven at .500 or higher. Highlights during her time as a Tiger include a 14-kill, .542 clip offensive showing complimented by seven digs, three blocks and an ace vs. Syracuse (11/25/25) and a 14-kill on a .429 clip performance with seven blocks and two aces vs. Georgetown (9/18/25), totaling a career-high 21 points. Meanwhile, as a sophomore Hansen posted an 18-point performance at Florida State (11/24/24) with 11 kills on a .400 attack %, two aces and six blocks. Hansen began her career at Texas Tech in 2023 where she was a starter and led all Power Five freshmen with 1.27 blocks per set (99 total blocks) before injury cut her season short. Purdue’s fall squad features the return of all three 2025 All-Americans, a program record: Taylor Anderson (second team), Kenna Wollard (second team) and Grace Heaney (third team) in addition to the program’s youngest libero to receive All-Big Ten honors: Ryan McAleer (second team). In total, the upcoming Purdue team includes two transfers in Lameen “Mimi” Mambu, a sophomore from Georgia Tech, and Hansen. Overall, the team boasts eight freshmen, including four true freshmen and four redshirt freshmen, two sophomores, four juniors, three seniors and one grad student. Year-By-Year History 2025 CSC Academic All-District All-ACC Academic Started in all 32 games Gamecock Classic All-Tournament Team Big Orange Bash MVP Joined Clemson’s Top 10 career list at No. 10 after finishing her CU career with a .292 hitting percentage (395 kills, 81 errors, 1,074 attempts) Recorded at least one blocks in 26 matches and multiple blocks in 24 Finished with double-digit kills in 10 matches Clocked six blocks and nine kills against California (Oct. 26) Reached 600 career points following six kills, three blocks and two aces at Syracuse (Nov. 7) Finished with a career-high against Georgetown with 14 kills, seven blocks and two aces (Sept. 18) Tied her career-high with 14 blocks. seven digs, three blocks and one ace vs. Syracuse (Nov. 25) Recorded 18 points vs. Notre Dame off 13 kills, six kills and one ace (Nov. 21) Finished with 11 kills, two blocks and one ace vs. Wofford (Sept. 13) Clocked 10 kills and seven digs against USC Upstate (Sept. 12) Had 11 kills vs. ETSU (Aug. 30) Recorded eight kills and five blocks in the second game vs. NC A&T (Sept. 5) Finished with five blocks, eight kills and six digs at South Carolina (Aug. 31) 2024 ACC Honor Roll CSC Academic All-District Appeared in 31 matches, starting 30 Led the team with 93 blocks (19 solo and 74 assisted) and a 0.83 block/set average Recorded a season-high 11 kills at Florida State (Nov. 24) with two aces, four solo blocks and two assisted for 18 points Tallied nine kills vs. South Carolina (Sept. 20) Finished with 11 points behind six kills, two aces, one solo block and four assisted vs. Boston College (Nov. 15) Recorded 10 points against Kennesaw State (Sept. 19) off six kills and five blocks (three solo, two assisted) Had a season-high seven blocks (one solo, six assisted) at North Carolina (Nov. 1) Finished with six blocks (all assisted) vs. Winthrop (Sept. 14) Notched eight kills and three block assists at Western Michigan (Sept. 1) Added eight kills and two block assists vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 13) Finished with six kills, two solo blocks and two block assists at Georgia Tech (Oct. 16) Clocked two aces at Duke (Nov. 3), Boston College (Nov. 15) and at Florida State (Nov. 24) Had a career-high six digs at Western Michigan (Sept. 1) and vs. Kennesaw State (Sept. 19) Had 12 aces on the year Before Clemson (Texas Tech): Played and started in 21 matches for Texas Tech before her season was cut short due to injury Led all Power 5 freshmen and ranked 36th nationally at 1.27 blocks per set Led the Red Raiders with 99 blocks Was top three in the Big 12 for blocks per set (1.27) Was second in the Big 12 for solo blocks (20) Recorded a career-high 11 blocks in her collegiate debut against Houston Christian Helped the Red Raiders upset Kansas with a career-high eight kills and 15 points Recorded five or more blocks in 12 matches Finished the season with 75 kills, 15 aces and 149.5 points Broke the single-game record at Weatherford HS with 27 kills in a match while eclipsing over 1,000 kills in her career Named to the TGCA All-State 6A Team three times at Weatherford HS Was a First-Team All-State selection as a junior by PrepDig and District 3-6A Block of the Year Set the Weatherford HS single-season block record twice – as a sophomore with 148 and as a junior with 149 Named District MVP, to the TGCA All-State Team and tho the FROSH 59, an award given to the best varsity-playing freshmen in America Named to the AVCA Phenom Watch List Played club ball with TAV 17 Black and helped the TAV 16 Black team to a Girls Junior Open National Championship (GJNC) Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Marissa Has one brother, Hayden, who plays football at the University of Florida Mother played volleyball at Tarleton ======================================================================== NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX LYNCHBURG, Va. – The No. 15/19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-3, 5-3) defeated the Liberty Flames (4-9, 2-2) in a dominant 21-7 victory on Monday afternoon as the Irish have now won five games in a row. This is the fourth time the Irish have scored 20 or more goals this season and the 11th time that they’ve held their opponent to single-digit goals. Junior Kate Timarky has been playing exceptionally well the last couple of games and continued to have the hot hand in the win over the Flames. Timarky scored six goals and dished out four assists for a career-high 10 points. She finished the day shooting a perfect 6-6. After scoring six goals and seven points in the win over Virginia Tech on Saturday, she has now recorded 12 goals and 17 points in the last two games. Timarky is second in the ACC and top-15 nationally with 52 goals this season. The junior attacker is also second in the conference in goals per game (3.71), third in points (68), and is third in points per game (4.85). She was followed by sophomore Madison Rassas, who also recorded six goals and two assists in the win. With eight points on the day, Rassas was one point shy of her career-high nine points she scored earlier this season against Central Michigan. Rassas now has 46 goals and 56 points on the year. She’s third in the ACC in goals (46), third in goals per game (3.28), fifth in points (56), and fifth in points per game (4.00). Meghan O’Hare recorded her first career hat trick in the win as she finished with an impressive stat line of three goals, two assists, five points, two draw controls, one ground ball, and one caused turnover. The Irish won the draw control battle 23-6 with Uma Kowalski winning 15 draws. The freshman draw control specialist was just one shy from tying her career-high and program record of 16 draw controls. She is second in the ACC with 120 draw controls so far this season. The Irish also saw goals from Maura Irish, Charley Bacigalupo, Emma Murphy, Grace Maroney, and Angie Conley, who all scored one goal apiece in the win. Defensively, the Irish had several key performances. Defenders Abby Lyons and Julia Carr each finished with the same stat line of two ground balls and four caused turnovers. Sloane Ginevan recorded two caused turnovers and three ground balls and Lila O’Brien finished with a team-best four ground balls, two caused turnovers, and one draw control. The Irish offense were relentless to start as they posted an early 6-0 lead over the flames in just over five minutes time. While Maroney put the Irish on the board first, Timarky had the hot hand as she scored three straight goals for a hat trick less than four minutes into the game. Goals from O’Hare, Rassas, and another from Timarky gave Notre Dame an 8-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Flames would score the first two goals to start the second period, but goals from Rassas, O’Hare, Earley, and Irish would put Notre Dame up by 10 goals at 12-2 with just under six minutes left in the half. Notre Dame and Liberty each recorded one more goal to close out the first half as the Irish led 13-3 heading into the third. While Liberty scored the first goal of the half, the Irish responded with four straight goals (Rassas, Timarky, O’Hare, Murphy) to extend their lead to 17-4. The Flames answered with back-to-back goals, one to end the third period and one to start the fourth, as they cut the deficit to 11 goals at 17-6. Rassas found the back of the net for her sixth goal of the day shortly after, but the Liberty offense would strike once more. Leading 18-7, the Irish closed out the game with another 3-0 run with goals from Conley, Timarky, and Bacigalupo to secure the 21-7 win. UP NEXT The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will head to No. 3/3 Syracuse (11-3, 6-2) on Saturday, April 12 to play at 12 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome. ============================================================================================= NOTRE DAME MNE’S GOLF AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Notre Dame men’s golf team concluded the annual Augusta Haskins Award Invitational Sunday afternoon with a fifth-place team finish and score of 836(-28). The men were led by a duo of juniors in Rocco Salvitti and Jacob Modleski who paced the Irish in a tie for 23rd overall and overall score six-under par. Salvitti’s mark of 71(-1) on the final day moved him into a tie for 23rd overall as he closed out the tournament with a three-round score of 210(-6). After opening the event with a round one score just over par at 73(+1), the junior finished out Saturday’s play with a low-score of 66(-6) for his best on the weekend. He closed out the tournament with the score of 71(-1) on Sunday to finish the 56-hole tournament at six under and tied for 23rd. Modleski ranked tied with his classmate Salvitti with an overall mark of 210(-6) over the two-day tournament. The junior posted a score of 74(+2) in the opening round before leading the field with a round two low score of 64(-8) which led all individual golfers in the afternoon round Saturday. He followed up that performance with an even-par tally on Sunday, scoring 72(E), to close out the tournament in 23rd overall. Nate Stevens finished one stroke off the Irish leaders, notching a 56-hole total of 211(-5) en route to s 28th-place finish. The senior opened the event with an individual low of 68(-4) before closing out the day with a stroke count of 70(-2) to sit six-under heading into the final round. On Sunday, he posted an 18-hole total of 73(+1) to finish among the top-30 individuals at the annual tournament. Mike Qiu’s 70(-2) score Sunday led the team as he finished the two-day event with a combined score of 212(-4). He bookended his tournament play with a pair of 70(-2) scores while hitting even par 72 in the second 18-hole stretch Saturday to finish 31st overall. Calen Sanderson rounded out the tournament for the Irish, finished 38th overall with a final stroke count of 213(-3). He opened the tournament with a score of 69(-3) before posting a 70(-2) score to close out Saturday’s action. He finished Sunday’s round at 74(+2) for the overall total of 213(-3). The Irish will have a week off of competition before they close out the regular season at the Ford Collegiate in Richmond Hill, Georgia, April 13-14. The two-day event will be their last time on the course before heading to the ACC Championships slated for April 23-27 in Panama City, Florida. =========================================================================================== BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Butler University and women’s basketball head coach Austin Parkinson have mutually agreed to part ways, the university announced Monday, April 6. “We extend our sincere thanks to Austin for his four years of service and leadership of our women’s basketball program,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Grant Leiendecker. “We have truly valued the commitment and impact he and his family have made in the Butler community and wish them nothing but the best in their future endeavors. With the infrastructure, resources, and competitive commitment in place to build a successful program in the BIG EAST, we have initiated a national search to identify the next leader of our program.” Parkinson’s Butler teams posted a record of 54-73 with two WNIT appearances in his four seasons. A national search to identify the next head coach of the Butler women’s basketball program will begin immediately. ========================================================================= BUTLER BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Southern Indiana on Tuesday, April 7, at Bulldog Park. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com. GAMEDAY INFORMATION DATES: April 7 GAME TIME: 3PM LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind. LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com ABOUT THE BULLDOGS Butler (11-20, 3-0 BIG EAST) is coming off a series sweep over the Villanova Wildcats over the weekend in the Dawgs’ first BIG EAST series of the season. Butler swept the series with an 8-6 win on Thursday, a 7-5 win on Friday and a 10-1 victory on Saturday. Butler is 6-1 in its last seven games dating back to the Dawgs’ midweek affair with Toledo on March 24. Brock Buckley was sensational on Saturday for Butler. The senior tossed seven shutout innings en route to a 10-1 victory as the righty allowed only one hit while fanning seven Villanova batters. Against Villanova, Gavin Gilmore was superb for Butler. Gilmore batted .500 with a 1.214 slugging percentage as the junior tallied seven hits, four runs scored, a double, three home runs, eight RBIs and a walk. Matthew Rhoades ranks fifth nationally in home runs (17), 12th nationally in total bases (95) and is 21st nationally in slugging percentage (.785). The junior leads the team in RBIs (32) and runs (33). Gilmore leads Butler at the dish, slashing .330/.554/.943 in 27 games this season. The junior leads the team in hits (37), doubles (8) and triples (1). Buckley leads Butler on the mound, in 10 appearances (eight starts), Buckley has posted a 4.96 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. The senior leads Butler with 44 strikeouts on the season. Logan Crock was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watchlist earlier this season. The award honors the nation’s top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. The top 100 shortstops in the country made the list, which featured Butler shortstop Crock. The sophomore has had a solid start to 2026, slashing .262/.405/.771 in 26 games for the Dawgs. Crock has 22 hits, four doubles, two homers and 16 RBIs to his credit. Butler returns 17 letterwinners from a year ago and welcomes 21 new faces to the squad for 2026. Butler welcomed Ty Neal to the coaching staff this offseason as the program’s pitching coach. Neal was an assistant coach at Michigan in 2025, helping the Wolverines post a 33-23 overall record. They went 16-14 in the Big Ten standings and held a 4.92 team ERA. Neal has made stops at Michigan, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami Ohio, and Southern Illinois. He brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the program and has assisted in the recruiting and development of over 50 MLB draft picks. Grayson Bradberry was named the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game prior to the start of the season. Bradberry hails from Columbia City, Indiana and earned All-Conference honors (3x), Pre-Season All-State honors, team MVP (2x), NE8 Conference Player of the Year and was chosen as a two-time team captain. In 2025, Butler saw Jack Moroknek get drafted in the 11th round by the Washington Nationals. Moroknek led the team in hits (81), batting average (.372), total bases (153), RBIs (57), home runs (18), runs scored (57), slugging percentage (.702) and OPS (1.145) while posting one of the best individual seasons in Butler history. Moroknek was the first Bulldog drafted since Ryan Pepiot was taken in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Head Coach Blake Beemer enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Beemer helped coach back-to-back BIG EAST Freshman of the Year winners Joey Urban (2023) and Kade Lewis (2024) in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Beemer played a pivotal role in developing Jack Moroknek who earned All-BIG EAST second team honors a season ago before being selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft. SCOUTING SOUTHERN INDIANA Southern Indiana (19-13) will take on Bellarmine on Monday, April 6, before playing the Bulldogs on Tuesday, April 7. Patrick McLellan leads USI at the dish, hitting .390 on the season. McLellan leads the team in hits (48), doubles (9), home runs (3) and RBIs (35). Ean Dipasquale leads USI on the mound with a 2-1 record and a 2.76 ERA in 29.1 innings of action. Dipasquale has allowed zero home runs this season and has totaled 19 strikeouts across nine games. UP NEXT The Bulldogs will return to action this weekend as BU hosts UConn for a three-game BIG EAST series at Bulldog Park. Game one is slated for Friday, April 10, with first pitch coming at 3 p.m. More information about the series will be available on Butlersports.com. ===== NEW YORK – Butler’s Brock Buckley was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week and Gavin Gilmore earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll as announced by the league office in New York on Monday. In a 3-0 week for Butler, Buckley dominated on the mound for the Dawgs. The senior tossed one inning of relief on Friday against Villanova and earned the save allowing no hits and no runs. In his Saturday start against the Wildcats, Buckley tossed seven innings, allowing only one hit and no runs in the Bulldogs’ BIG EAST opening series. Buckley grabbed seven strikeouts in the 10-1 victory on Saturday, and this is the second honor of the season for the senior after earning a spot on the honor roll last week. Gilmore was spectacular for Butler in the weekend sweep over Villanova. Gilmore batted .500 with a 1.214 slugging percentage as the junior tallied seven hits, four runs scored, a double, three home runs, eight RBIs and a walk. Butler will be back in action tomorrow as the Bulldogs host Southern Indiana at Bulldog Park. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and a link to live stats can be found on Butlersports.com. =============================================================================== BUTLER MEN’S TENNIS Riccardo Baldi has been named the BIG EAST Men’s Singles Player of the Week. The conference office made the announcement Monday, April 6. Baldi led Butler to a 2-0 BIG EAST weekend with a pair of straight-set wins at No. 1 singles for the Bulldogs. On Friday, Baldi topped Marquette’s Blake Roegner, 6-4, 7-6 (4). He then turned around on Sunday and defeated Creighton’s Yuma Daijima, 6-2, 6-4. The Bulldogs close out the regular season on Saturday, April 11, with a road match against Xavier. Match time is to be determined based on weather. ============================================================================== IU INDY SOFTBALL INDIANAPOLIS — The IU Indianapolis softball team returns to action on Tuesday, April 7 as the Jaguars travel to Dayton, Ohio to face Dayton in a non-conference matchup scheduled for 3:00 PM. The Jaguars enter the midweek contest looking to bounce back following a Horizon League series at Detroit Mercy. IU Indy split Friday’s doubleheader, falling 11-3 in the opener before responding with an 18-12 win in game two. In Saturday’s series finale, the Jaguars held a late lead but were ultimately edged 7-6 on a walk-off home run in the seventh inning. IU Indy totaled six runs in the contest, including multiple extra-base hits, but couldn’t hold off the Titans’ late rally. The Jaguars currently sit at 5-28 overall and 2-4 in Horizon League play as they continue to navigate a challenging early-season schedule. Despite the record, IU Indy has shown flashes offensively, highlighted by several double-digit scoring outputs and timely hitting throughout the lineup. Tuesday’s matchup at Dayton provides another opportunity for IU Indy to regroup and build momentum before continuing conference play. First pitch is set for 3:00 PM in Dayton, Ohio. ============================================================================ BALL STATE SOFTBALL » THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE SOFTBALL: The Ball State softball team opens a busy week Tuesday with the first of three games at Northern Illinois … First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT at Mary M. Bell Field … The teams will also play a doubleheader Wednesday starting at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT … From there, the Cardinals return home for a three-game set versus Western Michigan … The teams will play a Saturday doubleheader starting at 1 p.m., before closing the series at Noon Sunday. » A QUICK LOOK AT THE CARDINALS: OFFENSE: Senior first baseman Lindsey DeRoeck has made quite the impact in her first season at Ball State, ranking seventh the MAC with a .400 batting average … DeRoeck leads the MAC and is tied for 27th nationally with 13 doubles, while her .629 slugging percentage is 13th in the league … Senior designated player / pitcher Ella Whitney is second on the squad with a .363 average, while redshirt junior catcher / third baseman Skylinn Pogue is third among regular starters at .340 … Whitney owns a team-high 10 home runs and Pogue has collected a team-high four triples … Whitney also leads the MAC with 43 RBIs, while Pogue leads the squad and is tied for 10th in the MAC with 29 runs scored … Overall, Ball State’s offense is sixth in the MAC with a .300 average, while ranking third in the league and 65th nationally with a .402 on base percentage. PITCHING: On the pitching front, junior Brinkley Kita leads the squad with a 3.00 ERA over 49.0 innings of work … She also boasts a 4-3 record and a .268 opponent’s batting average, while striking out 21 total batters … Bridie Murphy and Ella Whitney are tied for the team lead with 51.2 innings of work each … Murphy has a 4.06 ERA and a team-leading 34 strikeouts, while Whitney has a 4.34 ERA and a team-low .276 average against … Overall, Ball State’s pitching staff is third in the MAC with a 4.07 ERA and is holding opposing batters to a .290 average. DEFENSE: Ball State ranks fourth in the MAC and 95th nationally with a .967 fielding percentage … The Cardinals have committed just 30 errors on the season, while turning 12 double plays … Toledo (19) and Central Michigan (25) are the only league schools to commit fewer errors the Ball State this season … BSU has also limited opposing teams to 11 stolen bases this season which is tied for 14th nationally … Miami is the next lowest in the conference at 18. » VERSUS NORTHERN ILLINOIS: While the Huskies hold a 55-40 lead in the all-time series, Ball State holds a slim 20-19 edge in games played in DeKalb … Last season, NIU swept an April 1 doubleheader in Muncie by scores of 2-1 and 3-2 … The last times the teams met in DeKalb, the Huskies opened an April 30, 2024, doubleheader with a 9-2 victory, only to see the Cardinals rally to take the nightcap by a score of 11-7 … Overall, Ball State has won six of the last eight meetings at Mary M. Bell Field. BALL STATE NEWS & NOTES: » NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: After her solid play on both offense and in the circle at the Cardinal Classic (March 6-8), Ella Whitney was named the D1Softball Mid-Major National Player of the Week … She helped guide the Cardinals to a 4-1 record at the event by driving in 12 RBIs and blasting three home runs, while earning a 2-0 record and 1.85 ERA in the circle … She also finished the tournament with a .471 batting average and four runs scored, while diving in what proved to be the game-winning run versus Bellarmine (March 6) with her second grand slam of the season … She registered a 1.235 slugging percentage and a 1.735 OPS, adding two doubles and one triple to her stat line for 21 total bases. » MORE ON WHITNEY: Including her two seasons at FIU, Whitney owns 29 pitching wins, a 3.82 ERA and 139 strikeouts … She is also a .313 career batter with 139 hits, including 31 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs … Her 100th career hit was an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run in a 3-0 shutout over Central Michigan in the 2025 regular season finale … Her 100th career RBI came courtesy of her solo home run in the 15-1 (5) victory over Bellarmine (March 6) earlier this season. » CLIMBING THE BALL STATE CHARTS: Junior Maia Pietrzak enters the week ranked 10th in program history with a .342 (111-for-325) career batting average … Her 100th career hit came in vs. Butler (March 24) when she executed a perfect bunt single to load the bases in the bottom of the third inning … Later in the inning, she would successfully steal home to help the Cardinals tie the score at 5-5 … Pietrzak also singled to open the fifth inning and scored on double one batter later. » ANOTHER MILESTONE MARK FOR PIETRZAK: Maia Pietrzak became just the 16th player in program history to reach 100 career runs scored in the opening game of the March 28 doubleheader at Toledo when she led off the game with a single to right field and scored on a triple from Skylinn Pogue … Pietrzak scored 14 runs her freshman season, while adding 60 her sophomore campaign which are the third-most in a single season in program history … She has already scored 28 runs this season which tie as the 13th-most in the league and raise her career total to 102. » GRAND SLAMS: Sophomore second baseman Addison Zimpleman became the third different Ball State player to hit a grand slam this season in the 6-2 victory over Toledo (March 28) when she took a 2-2 pitch over the fence in right center in the second inning to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run … It was her first multiple base hit and first home run playing for the Cardinals, while she registered five doubles, a triple and seven home runs last season as a freshman at Purdue Fort Wayne. » TAKING THE HIT: A pride point for the offense under the leadership of third-year associate head coach Matt Burns, Ball State batters have been hit by a pitch 35 times so far this season to rank second in the MAC and 21st nationally … Last season, the Cardinals lead the nation by being hit 91 times, which was a BSU single season record topping the previous mark of 55 set in 2015 … The next closest team was St. John’s, which was hit 69 times over 57 games, six more than the 51 games the Cardinals played … Under Burns’ offensive guidance Ball State batters have been hit by 178 pitches over the past two-plus seasons. » WALK THIS WAY: The Cardinals have drawn 126 total walks so far this season, including tying the program’s single game record with 14 walks in the 9-5 victory over Southern Indiana (Feb. 13) … Ball State previously drew 14 walks in a 15-7 (6) victory over Kent State on April 4, 2018 … The team’s 126 walks currently rank fourth in the MAC and 89th nationally, led by 17 from Ella Whitney … In fact, seven Ball State batters have drawn at least 10 walks this season. » THE POGUE FACTOR: Another first-year player for the Cardinals, Skylinn Pogue enters the NIU series leading the squad with 29 runs scored, while ranking third on the team with a .340 batting average … Pogue has also smashed a team-leading four triples to tie for second in the MAC and 26th in the country … A two-year starter at Iowa (2023-24), they are the first four triples of Pogue’s collegiate career … She has also collected her first four collegiate doubles this season, while picking up her second career home run with her fourth-inning solo shot in Ball State’s 7-6 victory over Illinois (Feb. 27). » A NOBLE CAUSE: Redshirt sophomore Allee Noble has worked her way into the lineup, starting 10 of the last 12 games at catcher … During the span, she is second on the team with a .353 average, including 12 hits, two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored … Mainly a pinch runner as a redshirt freshman in 2025, scoring seven runs, she has recorded her first 15 career hits this season and boasts a .357 average over 15 games, with 14 starts at catcher. » SPENCER’S BREAKS OUT: Redshirt junior outfielder Grace Spencer had a breakout weekend versus Ohio, including the first two home runs of her collegiate career … Her first blast was a three-run shot to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run in last Friday’s 7-6 victory to open a doubleheader versus the Bobcats … She added a two-run shot in the nightcap of the twinbill, while driving in all three BSU runs in the game … Throw in last Tuesday’s game at IU Indy and Spencer produced a team-best .545 batting average last week, to go along with team highs of six runs scored and eight RBIs. =============================================================================== BALL STATE BASEBALL The Ball State baseball team is set for a 6 p.m. game at Indiana on Tuesday night. Links to the B1G+ video broadcast, WMUN 92.5 FM / 1340 AM radio call and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page. Ball State (15-15, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) rallied late but fell 7-6 at Miami (Ohio) in the final game of the three-game set on Saturday in Oxford. Indiana (12-19, 5-10 Big Ten) won its series against Rutgers 2-1 over the weekend, clinching the set with an 8-2 decision on Easter Sunday. The Cardinals and Hoosiers have both faced Minnesota and Xavier this year, as Indiana took 2 of 3 against the Golden Gophers March 20-22 and beat Xavier 10-4 back on Feb. 25. Jeff Mercer is in his eighth season as the head coach at IU, as the Hoosiers were picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten preseason poll a year after going 32-24 (16-14) to tie for sixth in the final conference standings. Indiana likes to play small ball, ranking third in the Big Ten with 15 sacrifice bunts. The Hoosiers are 14th in the 17-team Big Ten in scoring at 5.5 runs per game and 14th in ERA (6.41). Sophomore Caleb Koskie paces IU with a .345 batting average, while fellow sophomore Jake Hanley hits .344 with team highs in hits (43), home runs (eight) and RBI (32). Ball State will next return to MAC play hosting Akron for a three-game series set to begin on Friday afternoon. ====================================================================================== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Mason Roell (Player), Caleb Niehaus (Newcomer), and Colin Sander (Freshman) claimed Missouri Valley Player of the Week honors as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon following their performances this past week against Purdue and UIC. Roell and Niehaus receive the awards for the first time in their respective Indiana State careers, while Sander claims his second Freshman of the Week nod in the 2026 season. Roell once again powered the Sycamore offense on the weekend hitting .529 with a .600 on-base percentage and a 1.235 slugging percentage in pacing Indiana State to a 3-1 record on the week. Roell homered three times and doubled three times while driving in eight RBIs and scoring eight runs overall. He opened the week going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the midweek 12-4 win over Purdue. Roell exploded in Thursday’s Valley series opener against UIC going 4-for-5 with two home runs and a double, while driving in four and scoring four runs in the 20-10 win over the Flames. He led off Friday game with a solo home run in another multi-hit effort, before finishing the Saturday contest with an RBI double to continue an eight-game hitting streak. Niehaus hit a team-high .571 from the plate posting eight hits, a team-high 11 RBIs, and recording two doubles, a triple, a home run, and three stolen bases. He posted a team-leading .625 on-base percentage and a 1.071 slugging percentage, while moving around the field playing both second base and left field. He opened up the week going 2-for-5, driving in five RBIs on a pair of run-scoring doubles in the 12-4 win over Purdue. Niehaus followed up in the series opener against UIC on Thursday night going 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs, while also stealing a base in the 20-10 win over the Flames. He added another timely hitting performance in Friday’s 10-3 series-clinching win, going 3-for-3 from the plate with a triple, stolen base, and a walk in reaching base safely in all four plate appearances. Sander hit safely in all four games, recording three multi-hit contests over the week. Sander opened the week going 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored against the Boilermakers in Indiana State’s midweek 12-4 win as the Sycamores improved to 5-1 against the Big 10 this season. He followed up on Thursday going 2-for-5 with four RBIs, three runs scored, and a home run in Indiana State’s 20-10 win over the Flames. His solo home run in the third inning was a part of a three-homer inning for the Sycamores, while his two-run single in the eighth was the walk-off hit. He added a single and scored two runs in Friday’s win, while wrapping up the week going 2-for-2 and reaching base in all three plate appearances on Saturday afternoon against the Flames. ===== TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball plays a rare two-game midweek schedule this week as the Sycamores prepare to travel to Illinois on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. ET first pitch at Illinois Field, before returning to host SIUE at Bob Warn Field on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET. Tuesday night’s contest against Illinois is scheduled to be carried on B1G+, while Wednesday’s home contest against SIUE will be carried live on ESPN+. Both games will be streamed live on 105.5 The Legend. Midweek Promotions at The Bob April 8 vs. SIUE – Military/First Responders Day – Two Free General Admission tickets at the Bob Warn Field box office on game day for military/first responders with valid ID. Recapping The Weekend Against UIC Indiana State went 2-1 over the weekend series against UIC as the Sycamores claimed their third Missouri Valley Conference series win of the 2026 season. The Sycamores hit .375 from the plate over the 2026 season as a team with 20 extra-base hits, including 11 doubles, a triple, and eight home runs at Bob Warn Field. Indiana State’s lineup featured a .427 on-base percentage and a .705 slugging percentage over 12 players that drew plate appearances. The Sycamore pitching staff recorded a 9.75 ERA as 12 different players saw time on the mound over the weekend series. Indiana State posted a 20:26 strikeout-to-walk ratio while allowing the Flames to hit .293 from the plate. Caleb Niehaus was the team’s leading hitter over the weekend with a .667 batting average, including a triple and a homerun, while driving in six RBIs. He also recorded a team-high two stolen bases. Mason Roell (.538) was the team’s primary power hitter in the lineup connecting on three home runs and two doubles, sitting as the team leader in hits (7) while recording seven RBIs. Colin Sander (.500) also hit above the .500 mark on the weekend, tying with Mason Roell with six runs scored overall. Carter Beck added two home runs and a team-high eight RBIs while also scoring three runs. Emil Estrella (.429) and Jeremy Martinez (.400) also hit at least .400 over the weekend series at the plate. Carson Seeman and Breyllin Suriel recorded Indiana State’s wins on the mound over the weekend against UIC with the two relievers combining to pitch 7.2 innings allowing four hits and one run while striking out four. Spencer Johnsen, Justin Hoff, and Brady Banker joined Carson Seeman with perfect 0.00 ERAs over the weekend, while Jack Armstrong and Breylin Suriel both recorded 3.00 ERAs over 3.0 innings pitched apiece. Season Spotlight Mason Roell (.424) has continued to power the Indiana State offensive production since joining the Sycamore lineup. The sophomore third baseman leads the team with eight home runs, while adding a team-high .894 slugging percentage and .558 on-base percentage. Colin Sander (.362) has seen his batting average jump with the start of conference play as the freshman has added four home runs and 16RBIs, while scoring 14 runs in 13 games played. Sander has posted a .702 slugging percentage to sit second on the team behind Roell. Carter Beck (.354) continues to rake in Missouri Valley play with his batting average jumping nearly 70 points since the start of conference competition. Beck leads the Sycamores with 16 multi-hit games and is on his second double-digit on-base streak of the 2026 season after hitting safely in the last 13 games. Andrew Ortiz (.311) and Nick Sutherlin (.300) are also hitting above the .300 mark on the year with Ortiz producing a trio of three hit games, while Sutherlin has 16 extra-base hits with five home runs and 31 RBIs over heart of the lineup. Caden Miller (.286) and Emil Estrella (.288) have also been key bats in the heart of the Indiana State lineup combining for 11 home runs and 62 RBIs, while contributing 32 total extra-base hits. Indiana State’s offensive lineup continued to produce at the plate with the Sycamores sitting seventh in the NCAA in total doubles (78) and fifth in doubles per game (2.52). The pitching staff continues to be headlined by sophomore right-hander Ty Brooks as the Milford, Ind. native leads the team with a 5-1 record, 3.64 ERA, and a 35:13 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 47.0 innings. Ryan Karst (1-1) has been rounding into form over his last two starts on the mound and is coming off a 5.1-inning, 7-strikeout game in picking up the Monday win over Valparaiso. Karst has a 4.26 ERA over 19.0 innings while allowing opponents to hit .217 from the plate. Jack Armstrong (5.20 ERA) has also held down one of the weekend rotation positions since late February and sits second on the team with 28 strikeouts over 27.2 innings, while posting an opponent batting average of .215. Colby Morse, Carson Seeman, Hunter Small, Breyllin Suriel, and Aaron Moss have also recorded wins on the mound this year, while five different Sycamores have posted saves in 2026. The Indiana State pitching staff has combined to post a 6.67 ERA over 269.2 innings while allowing opponents to hit .269 from the plate. Sycamores Against Illinois Illinois holds the 48-43-2 all-time advantage over Indiana State dating back to their inaugural contest on May 12, 1906, in Terre Haute. The Sycamores claimed the 4-3 (11) win over Illinois earlier this season to improve to 5-1 against the Big Ten in the 2026 season. Emil Estrella connected on the walk-off single in the 11th inning in the March 18 contest as the senior outfielder drove in Caleb Niehaus to secure the 4-3 victory. Indiana State utilized 10 pitchers in the extra-inning contest with Aaron Moss recording the win after holding the Fighting Illini scoreless in the top of the 11th inning. Caden Miller and Emil Estrella both homered in the win, while Carson Seeman worked scoreless ninth and 10th innings in key relief. Indiana State’s last win in Urbana-Champaign came back on March 15, 2023, when the Sycamores topped Illinois in 10 innings with the 7-3 victory. The Sycamores and Fighting Illini have gone extra innings in three of the last four seasons, including both regular season matchups in the 2023 season. About the Illinois Illinois enters the midweek matchup with a 15-15 overall record and 6-3 mark inside the friendly confines of Illini Field. The Fighting Illini are on a slight skid after dropping three of their last four games, including a midweek contest at Illinois State, while dropping two of three this past weekend in West Lafayette to Purdue. AJ Putty (.333) and Nick Groves (.330) lead an Illinois offense hitting .262 overall from the plate with 28 home runs and a .374 on-base percentage on the season. Collin Jennings is the team’s home run leader with seven, while Putty paces the Illini with 33 RBIs and 10 doubles. Kyle Schupmann also has 10 doubles on the year, while Nick Groves and Schupmann have combined for 19 of the team’s 45 stolen bases. The Illinois pitching staff has combined for a 4.59 ERA over 262.2 innings with a .245 opponent batting average. Sycamores against SIUE Indiana State and SIUE will compete for just the 13th time in their respective program histories and first time in Terre Haute since 2015 as the Cougars come to Bob Warn Field on Wednesday night. The Sycamores hold the 8-4 advantage all-time in the series that started back on April 8, 2008, with Indiana State’s 19-4 victory over SIUE. Indiana State took the 12-5 win last year in Edwardsville thanks in part to the SIUE pitching staff issuing 14 walks, including five bases-loaded walks in the contest. Carlos Pena, Weston Fulk, Keegan Garis, and Nomar Garcia all had multi-hit games with Fulk connecting on a pair of doubles in the win. On the mound, Jack Armstrong, Aaron Moss, and Colby Morse worked 7.0 innings in relief combining to allow six hits while striking out nine in securing the win. Last season’s contest in Edwardsville marked the two programs’ first game against each other since May 12, 2015. Scouting SIUE SIUE heads into the week with a 16-15 overall record, including an 8-1 mark in Ohio Valley play on the year. The Cougars have won five of their last six games coming into the midweek contest including a series sweep over Tennessee Tech, while taking two of three this past weekend at Southern Indiana. The Cougars were selected as the OVC’s preseason pick in the conference receiving 10 first-place votes and 137 total points to finish ahead of SEMO. SIUE featured five returning players featured on the OVC’s postseason All-Conference team including Chase Bloomer (IF), Daniel Gierer (OF), Mack Mitchell (IF), Ryan Niedzweidz (IF), and Spencer Stearns (IF/RHP). Ethan Willoughby (.339) and Ryan Niedzwiedz (.336) lead the SIUE offense that is hitting .290 at the plate as a team with 52 home runs and a .381 on-base percentage. Ryan Niedzwiedz (12), Terrick Thompson-Allen (9), and Mack Mitchell (9) are the team’s home run leaders with Niedzwiedz recording a team-high 34 RBIs. The SIUE pitching staff has combined for a 7.00 ERA over 258.1 innings on the mound while allowing opponents to hit .279 from the plate. Indiana State Baseball Season Tickets on Sale Now Season tickets for the 2026 Indiana State baseball season are now on sale as the Sycamores head into their second season under Head Coach Tracy Archuleta. The Sycamores will play 21 home games inside Bob Warn Field this season, starting on March 4 against Lindenwood. Reserved chairback season tickets can be purchased for $110. General admission season tickets will go on sale as well with adult ($75), seniors ($55), and youth ($40) tickets also being available for purchase. There will be a $5 surcharge added to those wanting tickets printed. The Sycamores have teamed up with Pacesetter Sports and the Spirit Shop for the third consecutive season for a season ticket deal. Fans will receive a $50 Pacesetter gift card for each $110 reserved chairback season ticket, $35 gift card for each $75 general admission season ticket, $25 gift card for each $55 senior general admission ticket, and $20 gift card for each $40 youth season ticket sold. =========================================================================== BALL STATE SOFTBALL TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Southern Illinois continued its strong offensive weekend and used another explosive late-game surge to defeat Indiana State, 13–3, in Monday’s series finale at Price Field. The Salukis struck early for the third straight contest, jumping ahead on a two-run homer from Sydney Potter in the first inning. Indiana State threatened in the bottom half with three straight hits, but SIU starter Emily Delgado worked out of the jam to keep the Sycamores off the board. That early escape set the tone, as SIU steadily added to its lead while Indiana State struggled to capitalize on traffic throughout the first three innings. Southern Illinois extended its advantage in the fourth on a fielder’s choice and then broke the game open in the sixth, stringing together six hits and taking advantage of an error to push across six runs. The inning featured a two-run single from Maleah Blomenkamp, an RBI double from Haley Wilkerson, and run-scoring swings from Amanda Knutson and Hayden Kurtz as the Salukis built a 9–0 cushion. Indiana State responded with its best offensive frame of the afternoon in the bottom of the sixth. The Sycamores produced four straight hits and plated three runs on RBI singles from Claire Connelly, Mallory Chavez, and Ireland Riley, cutting the deficit to 9–3 and briefly shifting momentum. But SIU answered immediately in the seventh, loading the bases before Emily Williams delivered the decisive blow, a grand slam to center, to push the lead to 13–3 and seal the victory. Despite the final margin, Indiana State finished with 10 hits, including multi-hit efforts from Madison Poulson and Mallory Chavez, and continued to compete at the plate throughout the afternoon. The Sycamores generated baserunners in five different innings and saw contributions from up and down the lineup, including key sixth-inning roles from Bella Pusateri and Hannah Welch. How They Scored SIU: Potter homered to right field, scoring Grann (2–0). SIU: Blomenkamp reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Stewart (3–0). SIU: Blomenkamp singled to shortstop, scoring Coburn and Stewart (5–0). SIU: Wilkerson doubled to center field, scoring Blomenkamp (6–0). SIU: Knutson singled and advanced to second on the throw, scoring Grann (7–0). SIU: Kurtz singled and advanced to second on the throw, scoring Knutson and Potter (9–0). ISU: Connelly singled to right center, scoring Goodrich (9–1). ISU: Chavez singled to right center, scoring Burns (9–2). ISU: Riley singled to second base, scoring Pusateri (9–3). SIU: Williams homered to center field for a grand slam, scoring Grann, Pritchett, and Coburn (13–3). News and Notes Madison Poulson recorded 3 hits out of 4 AB. Mallory Chavez recorded 1 hit and added an RBI single. Claire Connelly has recorded hits in the last six games. Ireland Riley delivered her second RBI of the series. Up Next Indiana State heads on the road this weekend, traveling to Normal, Illinois, to face the Illinois State Redbirds. ====================================================================================== PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S GOLF BATAVIA, Ohio – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s golf team saw Fort Wayne native Nick Holder and Brock Reschly lead the way on Monday (April 6) at the NKU Jewell Invitational. Holder shot 72-72-144, which put him in a tie for eighth, just four strokes back of the leader. His worst score on any hole was a five, with nothing outside of birdies, pars and bogeys. In round one, he was 2-over on the back nine with seven pars and two bogeys. After making the turn, he was bogey-free the rest of the round with a birdie sneaking in on hole three. In the afternoon, he was 1-over on the back, but got birdies on 15 and 18. In his final nine holes, he birdied hole six and bogeyed seven for an even side. Holder is seeking his first top-10 since his redshirt-freshman season. He tied for 11th in his last event. Reschly went low in round one with a 68-77-145. He is tied for 13th with 18 to play. In the morning, the junior rattled off nine bogey-free holes to start the day, capping off the stretch with a birdie on hole one. After moving back to even on two, he strung together three birdies and five pars in his last eight holes of the round. In his second trip through the course, he birdied holes two and six and birdied three of his last four. Reschly is just five shots off the lead. AJ Agnew and Justin Hicks shot 159 to sit in a tie for 79th. Agnew shot 82-77 with back-to-back birdies on six and seven in round two. He totaled 19 pars in the two rounds. Hicks shot 79-80 with two birdies in each round, with nine pars in the morning and eight in the afternoon. Cody Coleman shot 80-81-161 for 84th. He birdied hole three in the morning and holes seven and 17 in the afternoon. Nick Bellush played as an individual, shooting 75-73-148. He had three birdies between his two rounds with a stretch of 13 holes without a bogey to end the day. He is in 27th place. Julian Dugan was also playing as an individual and shot 77-78-155 and is in 64th place. He had birdies on holes six and 15 in round one and 10 and 13 in round two. As a group, the Mastodons shot 299-306-605 for 12th. Detroit Mercy and IU Indy are leading the way at 572. The third and final round of the NKU Jewell Invitational will begin on Tuesday morning (April 7). ======================================================================================== SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its only action of the week the University of Evansville softball team travels to Southern Illinois for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday. Both games will be carried on ESPN+. Evansville at Southern IllinoisGame OneTuesday, April 7 | 3:00 p.m. CST | Live Stats | ESPN+Game TwoTuesday, April 7 | 5:30 p.m. CST | Live Stats | ESPN+UE SoftballSoftball Home Page | Twitter | Game Notes Unsung Hero – One of the most clutch performances in the victory over UNI came from Gracie Hollingsworth – After the Panthers turned an 8-1 deficit into a 10-7 game, Hollingsworth entered the game in the top of the 5th and proceeded to retire all seven batters that she faced – The effort secured the first save of the season for the junior Grand Slam – Brooke Voss’ ninth home run of the season was a grand slam in an 8-run bottom of the first against UNI on April 3 – That home run gave the Purple Aces an 8-0 lead that would turn in to a 10-7 win – With nine home runs, Voss is 7th in the MVC – Other stat rankings for Voss include total bases (T-8th | 68), slugging percentage (14th | .607), runs (T-11th | 28), extra-base hits (T-8th | 15) Climbing the Ladder – With three multi-hit efforts in her last four games, Taylor Howe has seen her season batting average rise to .333 – Over her current 4-game hit streak, Howe is batting .438 (7-of-16) – She went 2-3 with two runs against Bellarmine before going 3-6 in the doubleheader versus UNI Perfection – Maliyah Wilkins was a perfect 4-of-4 from the plate in Evansville’s game two victory over Northern Iowa – The 4-hit game was her highest tally this season and matches the highest total by a UE player in 2026 – She is second on the team and 21st in the MVC with 23 RBI while her four home runs is tied for 23rd ======================================================================================= PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S GOLF PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. – Julian Kiessling is in a tie for 6th place following the opening round of the Golfweek/Stifel Men’s Spring Challenge at True Blue. Opening Round Results Kiessling recorded a 1-under 71 to open the tournament on Monday. His score is tied for 6th place. Just one stroke behind him was Jamion Ousley. With an even round of 72, Ousley is tied for 13th on the leaderboard. Third on the team and in a tie for the 20th position is Omar Khalid. He completed the opening 18 holes with a 73. Daniil Romashkin wrapped up the day with an 80 while Denzel Rai carded an 84. As a team, the Purple Aces are tied for 8th place with a score of 296. UAB leads the way with a 284 while George Washington is in second with a 286. Two individuals are tied with rounds at 3-under 69 as the tournament enters its second of three days on Tuesday. =================================================================================== UINDY MEN’S GOLF NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — For the second consecutive week, the UIndy men’s golf team came away from an event with a tied for fourth-place team finish, this week competing in the Ken Partridge Invitational at Purgatory Golf Club. Along with the teams’ top five finish, Alexander Nestun continued his hot run of form with his second straight top three finish, shooting an even-par three round combined score. Nestun’s name on the leaderboard at the Ken Partridge Invitational has become a trend for him, as he also finished 10th in this event in 2024. This weekend’s event was split into two days, with golfers playing 27 holes each day of the event. INS & OUTS After round one, Nestun sat in a T7 position at +1 after a round of 73 that concluded with him firing three birdies in his final three holes of round one. He backed it up with a 70-73 to finish at even par after 54 holes. His second round 70 (-2) was tied for the third best round of the week, and the second best round of the second round. Nestun took advantage of the course this week on the par-5s, shooting a combine -7 on those set of holes. Next up for the Hounds was Drew Rowen and Isac Fredriksson who both came away with T20 (+7) finishes. Rowen shot a 73-74-76, while Fredriksson shot a pair of 74s and a final round 75 (+3). This is Rowen’s best finish in a tournament since his T19 at the 2024 Ken Partridge Invitational. Andrew Johnson, Jackson Watkins and Joseph Armfield rounded out the Greyhounds’ lineup for the weekend. Armfield finished T54 (+13), Watkins ended at T84 (+18), and Johnson concluded his three rounds in 100th place at +23. Fredrik Ronnov made an appearance for the second week in a row, backing up his 52nd place finish with a +18 three rounds score that saw him finish T84 along side his teammate Watkins. UP NEXT UIndy has concluded its regular season, and now has its eyes set of Peru, Ind. where they’ll now compete in the three day GLVC Championships event, scheduled to start April 22 at Rock Hollow Golf Club. =============================================================================================== UINDY SOFTBALL INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis sophomore outfielder Brooklyn Willis was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Player of the Week in softball, it was announced by the league office Monday. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brooklyn Willis, #8 Indianapolis So. | OF | Shirley, Ind. Major: Nursing Team Results: 11-3 W, 6-0 W vs. Purdue Northwest (3/31) | 12-1 W, 10-3 W at Truman (4/4) Helped UIndy go 4-0 on the week over PNW and Truman Went 8-for-14 (.571) with four walks, recording a .667 on-base percentage Smashed three homers and three doubles for a 1.429 slugging percentage Drove in 10 runs and scored six herself Highlighted by 3-for-3 performance in first game against PNW, tallying one home run, one double, three RBIs, and two runs scored Leads the league in homers (14) and RBIs (42) this season Earns third career Player of the Week Award (2/23/26, 4/28/25) Last Greyhounds’ Player of the Week: Brooklyn Willis (2/23/26) ================================================================================================ UINDY WOMEN’S LAX NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Following its seventh straight win, the UIndy women’s lacrosse team maintained its position in the IWLCA national coaches poll at No. 3. UIndy is the lone non-Florida resident in the organization’s top six, with Flagler and Florida Southern holding steady in the top two spots. The Greyhounds are joined by GLVC members Maryville (9) and Rockhurst (25) in the poll. The Hounds upped its winning streak to seven over the weekend, downing Lewis in dominant fashion to open league play on Saturday. The complete poll can be found below. RANKSCHOOLPREV.1Flagler12Florida Southern23UIndy34Embry-Riddle55Lynn46Tampa67East Stroudsburg78Slippery Rock89Maryville910Saint Leo1011West Chester1112Wingate1213Adelphi1314Pace1515Kutztown1616Florida Tech1917Rollins1418Mercy1719Regis1820Dominican2021Saint Anselm2122Seton Hill2223Anderson2324Alabama Huntsville2425Rockhurst25 ===================================================================================================== MARIAN BASEBALL JACKSON, Mich. – After leading the Knights’ offense to 65 runs scored in five games last week, the Crossroads League has named River Pecina as this week’s Crossroads League Player of the Week. The honor is the second of the career for the Marian baseball freshman. Pecina had a huge week at the plate for RV Marian, going 11-of-17 with five home runs and eight extra-base hits for a slash line of .647/.682/1.706. The freshman knocked in 16 runs in his five games and scored 10 times. For the week, Pecina had two multi-homer games, which were the second and third of his young career, putting him in the team lead with 13 on the season. Marian travels to No. 23 IU-Southeast on Wednesday for a 3:00 p.m. game, before returning home to take on Bethel this weekend. ===================================================================================================== MARIAN MEN’S GOLF JACKSON, Mich. – After helping Marian to a runner-up performance at the Midway Eagle Invitational, senior Weston Ogden has been named as the Crossroads League Golfer of the Week. Ogden’s honor is his first of the season. Ogden won his second tournament of the season and the fourth of his career after shooting rounds of 72 and 71 to claim medalist honors at the Midway Invite. Ogden’s performance led No. 13 Marian to a runner-up team finish. Marian goes on the road next week for its penultimate tournament, competing in the Nashville, Tennessee, area at the Music City Classic. ==================================================================================================== MARIAN WOMEN’S LAX INDIANAPOLIS – The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) has announced its latest Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week awards, presented by Tarkett Sports Construction. Student-athletes are nominated by their host institutions and selected via a vote by the conference’s sports information directors. After a strong defensive effort in Marian’s two wins, sophomore Olivia Dean was named as this week’s WHAC Defensive Player of the Week. Sophomore Olivia Dean secured Defensive Player of the Week honors after serving as the anchor for a Marian defense that allowed only seven goals combined across two matches. Dean was a disruptive force in the defensive third, racking up 7 caused turnovers and vacuuming up 10 ground balls in dominant conference wins over Bethel and Madonna. Her ability to reset possession helped the Knights maintain total control throughout the week. The Knights will take on Indiana Tech this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in their lone contest of the week. Marian’s scheduled game on Wednesday at Aquinas has been ruled a forfeit in Marian’s favor, as Aquinas was unable to fill a roster to compete due to injuries and illnesses. ==================================================================================================== MARIAN TRACK JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the league’s top individual performances from March 30 through April 5. Sports Information Directors from the league institutions nominate student-athletes for the awards and vote on each week’s winners. Sophomores Kyla Bradberry and Delaney Teachnor swept the women’s track and field athlete of the week honors after their performances as the Indiana State Pacesetter Invitational. On the track Bradberry helped Marian provisionally qualify for NAIA Nationals in the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 47.07 and also finished runner-up in the 200-meters at the ISU Invite. In the field, Teachnor hit the NAIA-B mark in the pole vault at the ISU Invite. The Marian sophomore cleared a height of 3.75 meters to finish third in the event. Marian will be back in action as they split the squad with half going to the Tennessee Invite in Knoxville, Tenn. and the other half traveling up to Muncie, Ind. to compete in the We Fly Challenge. ===== JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the league’s top individual performances from March 30 through April 5. Sports Information Directors from the league institutions nominate student-athletes for the awards and vote on each week’s winners. At the Pacesetter Invite Will Osafo set Marian’s program record in the 100-meters with a time of 10.28 and helped MU match its record in the 4×100-meter relay with a mark of 40.26. Osafo collected wins and NAIA-A standards in each event over the weekend. Marian will be back in action as they split the squad with half going to the Tennessee Invite in Knoxville, Tenn. and the other half traveling up to Muncie, Ind. to compete in the We Fly Challenge. ================================================================================================= SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1873 Future Hall of Famer John McGraw, an excellent player best known for managing the Giants for 31 seasons, is born in Truxton (NY), a town named after one of America’s first Navy commanding officers. The 5-feet-7 inch fiery ‘Little Napoleon’ played a vital role as an infielder on the pennant-winning 1890s NL’s Baltimore Orioles before winning ten pennants and three World Series championships, with 11 second-place finishes while posting only two losing seasons during his three decades as New York’s skipper. 1925 During spring training play, Joe Hauser shatters his kneecap, an injury that causes the A’s left-handed-hitting first baseman to miss the entire season, effectively derailing his promising career. After batting .323 and blasting 27 homers, second only to Babe Ruth’s total last season, he eventually will return to the minor leagues following an attempted three-year comeback with Philadelphia and Cleveland, becoming a prodigious home run hitter until a batted ball breaks a kneecap again in 1934. 1948 The Phillies trade infielder Ralph LaPointe and give the Cardinals $30,000 to obtain first baseman Dick Sisler. The son of Hall of Famer George Sisler will hit .287 during his four-year tenure in Philadelphia, playing a pivotal role in the team’s 1950 National League championship. 1969 At Washington’s RFK Stadium, Ted Williams makes his managerial debut in front of President Nixon and a crowd of 45,113, a franchise attendance record for Opening Day. The Commander-in-Chief throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees’ 8-4 defeat of the Splendid Splinter’s Senators. 1969 After throwing just two pitches to start the season, Don Drysdale finds himself and his team trailing by two runs when Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan hit back-to-back homers. The 32-year-old right-hander settles down, and the Dodgers come back to win the Crosley Field contest, 3-2. 1969 Bill Singer becomes the first major league reliever to officially record a save, a new stat that will be kept starting this season, in the Dodgers’ 3-2 win over Cincinnati in the season-opener at Crosley Field. The ‘Singer Throwing Machine’ does not allow a hit, hurling three scoreless innings en route to saving Don Drysdale’s victory. 1970 The team formerly known as the Seattle Pilots plays their first home game in Milwaukee as the Brewers in front of 36,107 enthusiastic fans at County Stadium. Behind Andy Messersmith’s four-hit complete game, the Angels rout the transplanted Brew Crew, 12-0. 1970 After eight consecutive Opening Day defeats, the Mets finally win a season opener, beating the Pirates at Forbes Field in 11 innings, 5-3. New York becomes the first team to have won a World Series (1969) before prevailing in a season debut. 1973 The Indians break their Opening Day American League attendance record when a crowd of 74,420 watches Gaylord Perry go the distance in the team’s 2-1 victory over the Tigers at Cleveland Stadium. The Tribe had set the previous mark in the 1948 season opener against the Browns. 1976 The Reds trade utility player Terry Crowley to the Braves for Mike Thompson, who will never throw another pitch in the major leagues. After appearing in just seven games, Crowley, who Atlanta will release, returns to the Orioles, playing seven more seasons with the team that drafted him as a DH/1B, before finishing his career with Montreal. 1977 Al Wood, in his first major league at-bat, becomes the first player to pinch-hit a home run on Opening Day. The round-tripper contributes to the Blue Jays’ 9-5 win over the White Sox, giving the team its first victory in franchise history. 1977 Frank Sinatra keeps his promise to Tommy Lasorda by singing the Star-Spangled Banner on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ had told the team’s new skipper he would perform the National Anthem if his friend ever became the L.A. manager. 1977 Gary Thomasson starts the game by blasting the first pitch in the Dodgers’ opener for a home run off Don Sutton, who had deliberately thrown a gopher ball. Unbeknownst to the Giants’ leadoff hitter, the ball, scheduled to be sent to Cooperstown, was to be taken for a pitch and then handed to the home plate umpire to take it out of play. 1977 Doug Ault, after a lengthy snow delay on Opening Day at Exhibition Stadium, hits a pair of home runs in his first two at-bats in a Blue Jay uniform. The rookie first baseman, acquired in the expansion draft, hits the first two round-trippers of only the 17 he will hit during his four-year big league career, helping Toronto beat Chicago, 9-5, giving the franchise a victory in the first game it plays in its history. 1979 Ken Forsch, who almost didn’t make the start due to swelling in his right arm caused by an insect bite, holds the Braves hitless, throwing the earliest no-hitter in baseball history. The Astros hurler’s no-no makes the Forsch brothers the first siblings to accomplish the feat, with Bob, as a member of the Cardinals, throwing a no-hitter against the Phillies last season. 1984 On NBC’s nationally televised Game of the Week, Detroit right-hander Jack Morris throws a no-hitter, blanking the White Sox at Comiskey Park, 4-0. The 29-year-old becomes the first Tiger hurler to accomplish the feat since Jim Bunning held Boston hitless at Fenway Park in 1958. 1984 Dwight Gooden gives up three hits and one run in five innings in his major league debut, earning the victory when the Mets beat Houston, 5-3. The 19-year-old rookie right-hander, anxious to get to the Astrodome before his start, arrives so early that he has to jump a fence to enter the closed ballpark. 1986 Tom Seaver, extending his major league record, makes his 16th Opening Day start when he gets the honor for the second time with the White Sox. The 41-year-old future Hall of Fame right-hander has also pitched the season’s first game for the Mets (11) and Reds (3). 1986 Boston outfielder Dwight Evans becomes the first player to hit the season’s first pitch for a home run when he goes deep on Opening Day. Jack Morris throws the gopher ball but wins when Detroit edges the Red Sox at Tiger Stadium, 6-5. 1987 Rick Mahler blanks the Phillies, 6-0, for his third Opening Day shutout. The Braves’ right-hander ties a National League record with his trio of whitewashes, shared by Rip Sewell (Pirates, 1943, 1947, 1949) and Chris Short (Phillies – 1965, 1968, 1970). 1988 Chris Sabo ties a major league record in his second big-league game, handling eleven assists at third base in the Reds’ 8-1 victory over the Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati freshman infielder will beat out Chicago’s Mark Grace for Rookie of the Year this season. 1993 The Phillies sweep the season’s opening series against Houston with a ten-inning 6-3 victory at the Astrodome. The comeback victory, which will become a trademark of the eventual National League champs, marks the first time the franchise had won its first three away games since 1915, when Pat Moran’s men won their first six games on the road, playing in Boston and New York. 1997 The Brewers’ home opener has two lengthy delays as the ground crew needs to clear baseballs thrown by fans from the playing field. The promotion marks the last time the team will give away souvenir baseballs. 1999 Bob Cranmer, chairman of the Allegheny County Commissioners, announces that the Sixth Street Bridge, which joins downtown Pittsburgh to the North Side at Federal Street by crossing the Allegheny River, will now be known as the Roberto Clemente Bridge. During home games at PNC Park, the 995-foot suspension bridge, constructed in 1928, will serve as a pedestrian walkway, allowing Pirates fans to enter the new ballpark directly from the span. 2000 The Devil Rays retire Wade Boggs’ uniform number 12 in a ceremony before the team’s home opener. Although the former Red Sox and Yankees infielder spent only two years with Tampa Bay, he hit the first home run in franchise history and collected his 3000th hit with the team. 2000 Major leaguers hit a record total of 57 major league home runs in 15 games – two more than the August 13, 1999 mark established in 17 games. The 36 American League homers set the one-day record, surpassing the previous mark by six. 2000 Houston hosts a regular-season game outdoors at home for the first time since 1964, when the team played in Colt Stadium as the .45s, losing the Enron Field debut to the Phillies, 4-1. The 19th-century replica locomotive atop the left-field wall makes its maiden voyage when Richard Hidalgo hits the Astros’ first home run in their new ballpark. 2000 Berley W. Visgar is sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $1,000 by Circuit Judge Michael Brennan for jumping onto the back of Astros’ outfielder Bill Spiers last season after going onto the field at County Stadium. Although the 23-year-old has no prior criminal record, the judge believes the harsh sentence will discourage other fans from similar actions in the future. 2002 ESPN becomes the first network to ask players, coaches, and umpires to wear microphones during games. The innovative concept starts with micing A’s catcher Ramon Hernandez during a 6-5 Oakland victory over Seattle at Safeco Field during the nationally televised Sunday night contest. 2003 The Red Sox make Pedro Martinez the highest-paid pitcher for a season in major league history when the team exercises the Dominican hurler’s option for the 2004 season, seven months before a November deadline. The 31-year-old three-time Cy Young winner will earn $17.5 million playing for Boston next year. 2004 Adam LaRoche collects the first two hits of his career in one inning. En route to an 18-10 win over the Mets, the rookie first baseman singles and doubles during the Braves’ thirty-three-minute, 11-run fourth inning. 2004 At the main entrance of their fields in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, the Soo Minor Baseball Association unveils the world’s largest baseball. The 8,620-pound ( 3,910 kg) double-walled steel sphere with a diameter of ten feet ( 3.0 m) is proportional to the bat at the Louisville Bat Company in Kentucky, being almost 2000 times larger than a real baseball. 2006 The Amazin’ Mets beat Washington at Shea Stadium, 10-5, in the 7,000th game in franchise history. New York has compiled a 3,314-3,678 record (.474) and eight ties during their 42 years of existence. 2009 Ted Kennedy tosses the ceremonial first pitch for the Red Sox at a season opener, ninety-seven years after his grandfather, Boston mayor ‘Honey Fitz’ Fitzgerald, threw the first pitch at the first major league game played at Fenway Park. The sellout crowd enthusiastically cheers the 77-year-old long-time U.S. Senator, diagnosed last spring with a malignant brain tumor, when he tosses the ball from in front of the mound to a nearby Jim Rice, a newly elected member of the Hall of Fame. 2010 According to its annual report, Forbes Magazine estimates the Yankees’ value at approximately $1.6 billion, nearly twice that of any other major league franchise. The World Champs, who moved into a new ballpark last season, generated $441 million in net revenue after adjustments for payments to baseball’s revenue-sharing program and financing costs for its new stadium. 2012 In his 1,000th major league game, Prince Fielder, with his two homers off Josh Beckett in the Tigers’ 10-0 rout of Boston at Comerica Park, ends the day with 232 career round-trippers. The Detroit first baseman’s dad, Cecil, also had the exact total of big-league home runs after playing the same number of games. 2012 Octavio Dotel, playing for his 13th team, breaks a major league record he previously shared with Mike Morgan, Matt Stairs, and Ron Villone. The 39-year-old Tiger reliever, who throws 1â…“ scoreless innings against Boston, has also appeared with the Mets, Astros, A’s, Yankees, Royals, Braves, White Sox, Pirates, Dodgers, Rockies, Blue Jays, and Cardinals. 2015 Tyler Olson’s first big league outing takes only five seconds when he throws just one pitch, inducing Erick Aybar to ground into a 5-4-3 inning-ending double play in the top of the ninth in the Mariners’ 2-0 loss to the Angels at Safeco Field. The 25-year-old rookie southpaw is most likely the first hurler in history to retire two hitters throwing only one pitch in his major league debut. ========================================================= TV SPORTS TODAY Tuesday, 4/7/26 MLB REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVKansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians6:10pmGuardians.TVRoyals.TVChicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays6:40pmRays.TVMARQCincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins6:40pmReds.TVMarlins.TVSan Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates6:40pmSN-PITPadres.TVMilwaukee Brewers vs Boston Red Sox6:45pmBrewers.TVNESNSt. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals6:45pmCardinals.TVNationals.TVAthletics vs New York Yankees7:05pmNBCS-CASNLAYESLos Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays7:07pmFS1SNLASNArizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets7:10pmCHSNMASNBaltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox7:40pmCHSNMASNDetroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins7:40pmSN-DETTwins.TVSeattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers8:05pmRSNMariners.TVHouston Astros vs Colorado Rockies8:40pmRockies.TVSCHNAtlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Angels9:38pmFanDuel Sports WestBraves.TVPhiladelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants9:45pmNBCS-BAYNBCS-PHINBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVChicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards7:00pmMNMTCHSNMinnesota Timberwolves vs Indiana Pacers7:00pmFanDuel Sports NorthFanDuel Sports INDMiami Heat vs Toronto Raptors7:30pmSNFanDuel Sports SunMilwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets7:30pmYESFanDuel Sports MILUtah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans8:00pmGCSNKJZZCharlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics8:00pmNBCPeacockSacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors10:00pmNBCS-BAYNCBS-CAOklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers10:30pmFanDuel Sports OKCSpectrumDallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers10:30pmKFAAFanDuel Sports SoCalHouston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns11:00pmNBCPeacockNHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVPhiladelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils7:00pmESPNESPN UnlimitedFlorida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens7:00pmScrippsSNTampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators7:00pmFanDuel Sports SunSNBoston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes7:00pmNESNFanDuel Sports SouthMAXColumbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings7:00pmFanduel Sports OhioFanduel Sports DETColorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues8:00pmALTFanDuel Sports MWCalgary Flames vs Dallas Stars8:00pmSNVictory+Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild8:00pmKONGFanDuel Sports NorthMAXEdmonton Oilers vs Utah Mammoth9:30pmESPNESPN UnlimitedVegas Golden Knights vs Vancouver Canucks10:00pmScrippsSNNashville Predators vs Anaheim Ducks10:00pmFanduel Sports NSHVictory+SOCCERTIME ETTVUEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs Bayern München3:00pmParamount+VIXUEFA Champions League: Sporting CP vs Arsenal3:00pmParamount+VIXCONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville SC vs América8:00pmFS2fuboTVLiga MX: Querétaro vs Juárez8:00pmVIXCONCACAF Champions Cup: Los Angeles FC vs Cruz Azul10:00pmFS2fuboTV About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” APRIL 6 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” APRIL 7
