THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

MARINERS 9, PHILLIES 2

RED SOX 4, MARLINS 2

GUARDIANS 4, ANGELS 2

TWINS 9, ATHLETICS 6

CUBS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 0

PIRATES 3, PADRES 2 (12 INNINGS)

GIANTS 5, REDS 0

RAYS 4, TIGERS 1

NATIONALS 13, ROCKIES 3

RANGERS 11, WHITE SOX 2

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

VALKYRIES 80 LYNX 66

DREAM 78 SPARKS 71

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MLS SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES POLLS

6A

1 BROWNSBURG

2 CARMEL

3 WESTFIELD

4 WARREN CENTRAL

5 FW CARROLL

6 CENTER GROVE

7 LAWRENCE NORTH

8 CROWN POINT

9 PENN

10 AVON

RECEIVING VOTES: BEN DAVIS, COLUMBUS NORTH, FISHERS, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, ELKHART, MERRILLVILLE

5A

1 NEW PALESTINE

2 CATHEDRAL

3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

4 CASTLE

5 WARSAW

6 FLOYD CENTRAL

7 LAFAYETTE JEFF

8 CONCORD

9 FW SNIDER

10 PLAINFIELD

RECEIVING VOTES: PENDLETON HEIGHTS, GREENFIELD CENTRAL, HUNTINGTON NORTH, MT. VERNON, EVANSVILLE NORTH

4A

1 EAST CENTRAL

2 FW DWENGER

3 BISHOP CHATARD

4 EAST NOBLE

5 RONCALLI

6 MISHAWAKA

7 YORKTOWN

8 HOBART

9 SB ST. JOSEPH

10 COLUMBIA CITY

RECEIVING VOTES: HERITAGE HILLS, LEO, FW LUERS, NORTHVIEW, EVANSVILLE REITZ

3A

1 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

2 ANDREAN

3 ADAMS CENTRAL

4 LAWRENCEBURG

5 GIBSON SOUTHERN

6 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

7 TRI-WEST

8 INDIAN CREEK

9 TWIN LAKES

10 MACONAQUAH

RECEIVING VOTES: BLUFFTON, GRIFFITH, GLENN, MISSISSINEWA, ANGOLA, SULLIVAN, TIPPECANOE VALLEY

2A

1 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

2 CASCADE

3 LAPEL/SOUTH PUTNAM

5 LUTHERAN

6 EASTERN GREENTOWN

7 RENSSELEAR CENTRAL

8 EASTSIDE

9 ROCHESTER

10 NORTH POSEY

RECEIVING VOTES: EASTERN HANCOCK, LINTON STOCKTON, SOUTHMONT, KNOX, PROVIDENCE, TRITON CENTRAL, BREMAN, OAK HILL, TIPTON

1A

1 RIVERTON PARKE

2 PIONEER

3 MILAN/NORTH JUDSON

5 SOUTH ADAMS

6 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC

7 NORTH DECATUR

8 FW CARROLL

9 NORTH DAVIESS

10 SHERIDAN

RECEIVING VOTES: SPRINGS VALLEY, WEST WASHINGTON, TRI, CLINTON PRAIRIE, MADISON GRANT, TECUMSEH

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USA/NETWORK INDIANA FOOTBALL POLLS

6A

1 BROWNSBURG

2 WESTFIELD

3 CARMEL

4 WARREN CENTRAL

5 FW CARROLL

6 CENTER GROVE

7 CROWN POINT

8 LAWRENCE NORTH

9 PENN

10 BEN DAVIS

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MERRILLVILLE 15. AVON 7. COLUMBUS NORTH 2. ELKHART 1.

5A

1 NEW PALESTINE

2 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

3 CATHEDRAL

4 CASTLE

5 PENDLETON HEIGHTS

6 WARSAW

7 FLOYD CENTRAL

8 LAFAYETTE JEFF

9 CONCORD

10 FW SNIDER

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FRANKLIN 26. PLAINFIELD 19. EVANSVILLE NORTH 3. HUNTINGTON NORTH 2.

4A

1 BISHOP CHATARD

2 FW DWENGER

3 EAST CENTRAL

4 RONCALLI

5 MISHAWAKA

6 YORKTOWN

7 EAST NOBLE

8 SB ST. JOSEPH

9 HOBART

10 HERITAGE HILLS

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: EVANSVILLE REITZ 13. MUNCIE CENTRAL 8. JASPER 3. GUERIN CATHOLIC 2. DEKALB 2. FORT WAYNE LUERS 1.

3A

1 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

2 ANDREAN

3 ADAMS CENTRAL

4 TRI-WEST/GIBSON SOUTHERN

6 LAWRENCEBURG

7 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

8 TWIN LAKES

9 INDIAN CREEK

10 MACONAQUAH

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FAIRFIELD 6. EASTBROOK 5. MISSISSINEWA 5. GRIFFITH 4. NORWELL 3. BLUFFTON 2. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1. WEST LAFAYETTE 1.

2A

1 LAPEL

2 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

3 LUTHERAN

4 CASCADE

5 SOUTH PUTNAM

6 EASTSIDE

7 EASTERN GREENTOWN

8 NORTH POSEY

9 LINTON STOCKTON

10 EASTERN HANCOCK

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: PROVIDENCE 12. ROCHESTER 9. BREMEN 1. SOUTHMONT 1. CENTERVILLE 1.

1A

1 RIVERTON PARKE

2 PIONEER

3 NORTH JUDSON

4 MILAN

5 SOUTH ADAMS

6 NORTH DECATUR

7 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC

8 NORTH DAVIESS

9 SPRINGS VALLEY

10 TRI

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: CLINTON PRAIRIE 17. SHERIDAN 16. TECUMSEH 10. CARROLL (FLORA) 9. FRONTIER 3. WEST WASHINGTON 3. CLOVERDALE 1.

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL  WEEK 2

ANDERSON (0-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (1-0)

ANDREAN (0-1) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-1)

ATTICA (0-1) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-1)

BATESVILLE (1-0) AT MILAN (1-0)

BEN DAVIS (1-0) AT AVON (1-0)

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (0-1) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (1-0)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (1-0) AT MARTINSVILLE (0-1)

BLUFFTON (1-0) AT CHURUBUSCO (0-1)

BOONE GROVE (0-1) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-1)

BOONVILLE (1-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (0-1)

BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-0) AT HAMMOND NOLL (0-1)

BREBEUF JESUIT (0-1) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (1-0)

BUCHANAN (MICH.) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-1)

CALUMET (0-1) AT RIVER FOREST (0-0)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-1) AT UNION COUNTY (0-1)

CARMEL (1-0) AT WESTFIELD (1-0)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (1-0) AT CENTER GROVE (0-1)

CASTLE (1-0) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (1-0)

CHARLESTOWN (1-0) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (1-0)

CHESTERTON (0-1) AT HAMMOND MORTON (1-0)

CLARKSVILLE (1-0) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-1)

CLOVERDALE (1-0) AT NORTH PUTNAM (0-1)

COLUMBIA CITY (1-0) AT NORTHRIDGE (1-0)

COLUMBUS EAST (0-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (1-0)

CONCORD (0-1) AT JIMTOWN (1-0)

CONNERSVILLE (1-0) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (1-0)

CORYDON CENTRAL (0-1) AT PAOLI (0-1)

COVINGTON (1-0) AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (0-1)

CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-1) VS. BROWN COUNTY (0-1)

DANVILLE (1-0) AT CASCADE (1-0)

DECATUR CENTRAL (0-1) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-1)

DEKALB (1-0) AT ANGOLA (1-0)

DELPHI (1-0) AT TWIN LAKES (1-0)

EAST CENTRAL (1-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (1-0)

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-0) AT GARY WEST (0-0)

EAST NOBLE (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (0-1)

EASTERN GREENE (1-0) AT NORTH KNOX (0-1)

EASTERN HANCOCK (1-0) AT NORTH DECATUR (1-0)

EASTSIDE (1-0) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (1-0)

EATON (OHIO) AT RICHMOND (0-1)

EDGEWOOD (1-0) AT BEECH GROVE (1-0)

EDINBURGH (1-0) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-0)

ELWOOD (0-1) AT TRI-CENTRAL (0-1)

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (0-1) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-1)

EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-1) AT JASPER (0-1)

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (1-0) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (0-1)

FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-0) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (1-0)

FOREST PARK (1-0) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-1)

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-1) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (1-0)

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (1-0) AT EASTBROOK (0-1)

FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-0) AT ST. FRANCIS DE SALES (OHIO)

FORT WAYNE NORTH (0-1) AT NEW HAVEN (0-1)

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (0-0) AT WARSAW (1-0)

FORT WAYNE SOUTH (1-0) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (1-0)

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-1) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (1-0)

FRANKFORT (0-1) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (1-0)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (0-1)

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (1-0) AT LAWRENCEBURG (0-1)

GREENWOOD (1-0) AT FRANKLIN (1-0)

GRIFFITH (1-0) AT MUNSTER (0-0)

GUERIN CATHOLIC (1-0) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (1-0)

HAGERSTOWN (1-0) AT CENTERVILLE (1-0)

HANOVER CENTRAL (1-0) AT LAKE CENTRAL (0-0)

HENRYVILLE (0-1) AT TRINITY LUTHERAN (0-1)

HERITAGE (1-0) AT DELTA (0-1)

HERITAGE HILLS (1-0) AT OWENSBORO APOLLO (KY.)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (1-0) AT GARRETT (0-1)

ILLINOIS HOMESCHOOL AT LAKE STATION (0-0)

INDIAN CREEK (1-0) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (0-1)

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH (0-1) AT SPEEDWAY (1-0)

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-1) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-0)

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (0-1) AT KETTERING ALTER (OHIO)

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-1) AT TRITON CENTRAL (0-1)

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-0) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (1-0)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (0-1) AT PARK TUDOR (0-1)

JEFFERSONVILLE (0-1) AT SEYMOUR (0-1)

JOHN GLENN (1-0) AT FAIRFIELD (1-0)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-1) AT WHEELER (1-0)

KOKOMO (0-1) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-1)

LAKELAND (0-1) AT PLYMOUTH (0-1)

LAPEL (1-0) AT FRANKTON (0-1)

LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-0) AT ZIONSVILLE (1-0)

LAWRENCE NORTH (0-1) AT FISHERS (0-1)

LEBANON (0-1) AT WESTERN BOONE (0-1)

LEO (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (1-0)

LEWIS CASS (0-1) AT NORTHFIELD (1-0)

LOGANSPORT (1-0) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (1-0)

LONDON (OHIO) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-1)

LOWELL (0-1) AT LAPORTE (1-0)

LOYOLA ACADEMY (ILL.) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (0-1)

MACONAQUAH (1-0) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (1-0)

MADISON (1-0) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (1-0)

MADISON-GRANT (1-0) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-1)

MERRILLVILLE (1-0) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (0-1)

MICHIGAN CITY (0-1) AT DETROIT CASS TECH (MICH.)

MISHAWAKA MARIAN (0-1) AT CULVER ACADEMY (0-1)

MISSISSINEWA (0-1) AT MARION (0-1)

MITCHELL (0-1) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (0-1)

MONROE CENTRAL (1-0) AT UNION CITY (0-1)

MONROVIA (0-1) AT LINTON (0-1)

MOORESVILLE (1-0) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-1)

MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-0) AT YORKTOWN (1-0)

NEW ALBANY (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (1-0)

NEW CASTLE (0-1) AT JAY COUNTY (1-0)

NEW PRAIRIE (0-1) AT NORTHWOOD (0-1)

NOBLESVILLE (1-0) AT HOMESTEAD (0-1)

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-0) AT NORTH DAVIESS (1-0)

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (1-0) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (0-1)

NORTH JUDSON (1-0) AT LAVILLE (1-0)

NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-1) AT WESTERN (0-1)

NORTH NEWTON (0-1) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-0)

NORTH WHITE (1-0) AT CASTON (1-0)

NORTHEASTERN (0-1) AT SHENANDOAH (0-1)

NORTHWESTERN (1-0) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (1-0)

OAK HILL (0-1) AT NORWELL (1-0)

OSCEOLA GRACE AT FREMONT (1-0)

OWEN VALLEY (1-0) AT SOUTHMONT (1-0)

PARIS (ILL.) AT NORTH VERMILLION (0-1)

PENN (1-0) AT MISHAWAKA (1-0)

PERU (0-1) AT WHITKO (0-1)

PIKE (0-1) AT CROWN POINT (1-0)

PIKE CENTRAL (0-1) AT PRINCETON (0-1)

PIONEER (1-0) AT KNOX (0-1)

PLAINFIELD (0-1) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-0)

PORTAGE (0-1) AT HOBART (1-0)

PROVIDENCE (0-1) AT LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS (KY.)

RABUN GAP (GA.) AT BROWNSBURG (1-0)

ROCHESTER (1-0) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (1-0)

SALEM (1-0) AT SILVER CREEK (0-1)

SCOTTSBURG (0-1) AT NORTH HARRISON (0-1)

SEEGER (0-1) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-1)

SHELBYVILLE (1-0) AT RUSHVILLE (0-1)

SHERIDAN (0-1) AT ALEXANDRIA (0-1)

SOUTH ADAMS (0-1) AT BELLMONT (0-1)

SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-0) AT VALPARAISO (0-1)

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-1) AT GOSHEN (0-1)

SOUTH DEARBORN (0-1) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (1-0)

SOUTH DECATUR (0-1) AT GREENSBURG (0-1)

SOUTH PUTNAM (1-0) AT GREENCASTLE (0-1)

SOUTH SPENCER (0-1) AT EMINENCE (KY.)

SOUTH VERMILLION (1-0) AT SULLIVAN (1-0)

SOUTHPORT (0-1) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (0-1)

T.F. SOUTH (ILL.) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (1-0)

TAYLOR (0-1) AT NORTH MIAMI (0-1)

TECUMSEH (1-0) AT NORTH POSEY (1-0)

TIPTON (1-0) AT MANCHESTER (0-1)

TRITON (0-1) AT BREMEN (1-0)

VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-0) AT NORTHVIEW (1-0)

WARREN CENTRAL (1-0) AT ELKHART (1-0)

WES-DEL (1-0) AT BLACKFORD (0-1)

WEST CENTRAL (0-1) AT CULVER (0-1)

WEST LAFAYETTE (0-1) AT MCCUTCHEON (0-1)

WEST NOBLE (0-1) AT WAWASEE (0-1)

WEST VIGO (0-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (0-1)

WEST WASHINGTON (1-0) AT TELL CITY (1-0)

WHITELAND (0-1) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (1-0)

WHITING (1-0) AT HIGHLAND (0-1)

WINAMAC (1-0) AT FRONTIER (0-1)

WINCHESTER (0-1) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (0-1)

WOODLAN (1-0) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (1-0)

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

MONDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=8/24/2026

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

MONDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=8/24/2026

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RANKINGS

3A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL 8/24/2026 

1. GOSHEN
2. BROWNSBURG
3. HAMILTON SE
4. NOBLESVILLE
5. EV. MEMORIAL
6. CARMEL
7. FW CARROLL
8. PENN
9. WL HARRISON
10. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
11. CASTLE
12. VALPARAISO
13. CONCORD
14. FISHERS
15. ZIONSVILLE
16. LAWRENCE CENTRAL
17. HOMESTEAD
18. EV. NORTH
19. ELKHART
20. LAKE CENTRAL

2A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL 8/24/2026 

1. GUERIN CATHOLIC
2. BISHOP NOLL
3. MISHAWAKA MARIAN
4. PARK TUDOR
5. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
6. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
7. BISHOP LUERS
8. LEO
9. SPEEDWAY
10. CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
11. HERITAGE HILLS
12. BISHOP CHATARD
13. CARDINAL RITTER
14. HANOVER CENTRAL
15. BREBEUF JESUIT
16. SB SAINT JOSEPH
17. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
18. CHARLESTOWN
19. BREMEN
20. SOUTHRIDGE

 

1A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL 8/24/2026 

1. BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
2. FAITH CHRISTIAN
3. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
4. SHAWE MEMORIAL
5. SCECINA
6. WESTVIEW
7. NORTHEAST DUBOIS
8. OLDENBURG ACADEMY
9. FOREST PARK
10. WHITE RIVER VALLEY
11. CANTERBURY
12. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
13. ARGOS
14. SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)
15. TELL CITY
16. SOUTH KNOX
17. UNIVERSITY
18. TRINITY
19. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
20. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER 

MONDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=8/24/2026

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RANKINGS

3A ISCA GIRLS POLL                                  

1. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
2. HOMESTEAD
3. CARMEL
4. CENTER GROVE
5. WESTFIELD
6. CATHEDRAL
7. NOBLESVILLE
8. ZIONSVILLE
9. CROWN POINT
10. LAWRENCEBURG
11. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
12. PENN
13. EAST CENTRAL
14. CASTLE
15. LAWRENCE NORTH
16. COLUMBUS NORTH
17. NORTHRIDGE
18. BROWNSBURG
19. MISHAWAKA MARIAN
20. TIE EVANSVILLE NORTH / AVON

2A ISCA GIRLS POLL 

1. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
2. PARK TUDOR
3. SB SAINT JOSEPH
4. BISHOP DWENGER
5. BREBEUF JESUIT
6. BISHOP CHATARD
7. GUERIN CATHOLIC
8. BELMONT
9. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
10. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
11. TRI-WEST
12. BATESVILLE
13. HERITAGE HILLS
14. WASHINGTON
15. MADISON
16. LEO
17. WEST LAFAYETTE
18. DELTA
19. GIBSON SOUTHERN
20. KANKAKEE VALLEY

1A ISCA GIRLS POLL

1. OLDENBURG ACADEMY
2. ELKHART CHRISTIAN
3. WESTVIEW
4. FW BLACKHAWK
5. PROVIDENCE
6. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
7. SWITZERLAND CO.
8. FOREST PARK
9. LAPEL
10. BREMEN
11. OAK HILL
12. TRINITY ACADEMY
13. MONROVIA
14. COVINGTON
15. TRITON CENTRAL
16. WHITE RIVER VALLEY
17. SHERIDAN
18. LAKEWOOD PARK
19. SHAWE MEMORIAL
20. SOUTH KNOX

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country

BOYS POLL

1. COLUMBUS NORTH
2. HOMESTEAD
3. NOBLESVILLE
4. CARMEL
5. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
6. CENTER GROVE
7. BROWNSBURG
8. YORKTOWN
9. NORTH CENTRAL
10. AVON
11. PENN
12. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
13. FLOYD CENTRAL
14. FISHERS
15. ZIONSVILLE
16. EVANSVILLE REITZ
17. HARRISON
18. WESTFIELD
19. NORTHRIDGE
20. BREUBUF
21. CHESTERTON
22. FRANKLIN CENTRAL
23. VALPARAISO
24. BARR-REEVE
25. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country

GIRLS POLL

1. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA
2. CARMEL
3. WESTFIELD
4. LAKE CENTRAL
5. ZIONSVILLE
6. HOMESTEAD
7. PENN
8. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
9. FLOYD CENTRAL
10. FISHERWS
11. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
12. COLUMBUS NORTH
13. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
14. COLUMBIA CITY
15. AVON
16. NOBLESVILLE
17. GUERIN CATHOLIC
18. CHATARD
19. VALPARAISO
20. MORGAN TOWNSHIP
21. FRANKLIN CENTRAL
22. CENTER GROVE
23. BISHOP DWENGER
24. NORTHRIDGE
25. CHESTERTON

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS

https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis

RANKINGS

1.CARMEL

2.HSE

3.SB ST JOSEPH

4.ZIONSVILLE

5.BREBEUF

6.CENTER GROVE

7.DELTA

8.GUERIN CATHOLIC

9.JASPER

10.WESTFIELD

11.CULVER ACADEMY

12.BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

13.PARK TUDOR

14.FW CARROLL

15.PENN

16.FISHERS

17.BARR REEVE

18.KOKOMO

19.CATHEDRAL

20.SEYMOUR

21.WHITELAND

22.WEST LAFAYETTE

23.COLUMBUS NORTH

24.AVON

25.BLOOMINGTON NORTH

26.NEW PALESTINE

27.NOBLESVILLE

28.PROVIDENCE

29.GIBSON SOUTHERN

30.PLAINFIELD

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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

MONDAY: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=8/24/2026

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

IDAHO AT CAL POLY | 10 P.M. | ESPN

SATURDAY, AUG. 29

TCU VS. NORTH CAROLINA (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. | ESPN

SAN JOSE STATE AT USC | 3 P.M. | NBC

ALABAMA STATE VS. SOUTHERN (LEGION FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPNU

NC STATE AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN

JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN

SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+

HAWAI’I AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

NEW MEXICO STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK

EAST TEXAS A&M AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN

HOWARD VS. ALABAMA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TARLETON STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2

MEMPHIS AT UNLV | 10 P.M. | FOX

WEEK 1

THURSDAY, SEPT. 3

UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN

EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK

IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU

UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

FRIDAY, SEPT. 3

SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+

INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+

LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU

TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1

MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN

FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX

SATURDAY, SEPT. 4

EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC

OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN

COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX

NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX

OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1

BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN

TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU

MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK

BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+

SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+

RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+

AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC

FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+

TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN

BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX

TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS

MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1

THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK

MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU

NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+

WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK

NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN

AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+

ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1

NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN

ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU

VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+

FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+

MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+

PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK

UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK

CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+

UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN

WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN

SUNDAY, SEPT. 6

TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2

FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN

WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC

OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

MONDAY, SEPT. 7

SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

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NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

WEEK 3

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO, 7:00

NEW ENGLAND AT CLEVELAND (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00

SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00

L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE, 6:00

HOUSTON AT CAROLINA, 7:00

ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00

TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30

N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30

NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS, 8:00

ARIZONA AT GREEN BAY, 8:00

SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY, 8:00

CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA (CBS), 8:00

MINNESOTA AT DENVER, 9:00

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29

DETROIT AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00

CHICAGO AT TENNESSEE, 6:00

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)

WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)

WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)

WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING

1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS

2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC

3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS

4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET

5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS

6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX

7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS

8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS

9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX

10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS

11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO

12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX

13 BYE WEEK

14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX

15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS

16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD

17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX

18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD

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NFL NEWS

DESHAUN WATSON NAMED CLEVELAND BROWNS STARTING QUARTERBACK OVER SHEDEUR SANDERS

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Not many gave Deshaun Watson a chance of reclaiming the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback spot over the past 22 months.

Since Watson ruptured his right Achilles the first time in a Week 7 game in 2024, owner Jimmy Haslam said during last year’s owners meetings that the Browns “took a big swing and miss” when they sent three first-round picks to Houston for the controversial quarterback in 2022.

After Shedeur Sanders had a solid first half in last Saturday’s 31-7 loss to Buffalo, a frustrated Watson said the boos from the crowd were “personal” and showed “disrespect” after he took the field in Cleveland for the first time in 22 months.

Despite the hurdles and a close competition with Sanders, Watson will be the Browns starting quarterback for their Sept. 13 opener at the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Coach Todd Monken made the announcement on Monday after informing both Watson and Sanders.

“I took in the full body of work over the course of the offseason to training camp to the games, the joint practice, and ultimately felt like to start the season on the road, Deshaun gave us the best chance to move the ball and score points. I mean, that’s really what it’s about,” Monken said. “I felt that way going into the last game, but wasn’t sure. And after we talked as a staff and we re-looked at everything, we’re going to go that direction.”

Watson, a 10-year veteran, won the competition over Sanders as both split reps with the first unit throughout the offseason, training camp and the preseason.

The decision will not be popular with Browns fans, who have booed Watson repeatedly during his time in Cleveland, and have put a lot of support behind Sanders since he was selected last year after dropping to the fifth round.

Monken reiterated that fan sentiment and Watson’s comments did not play a role in his decision. Watson completed 5 of 12 passes for 36 yards and an interception while on the field with players at the bottom of the roster who likely will be cut in a couple of weeks.

“Ultimately the fans want us to win. That’s our job as coaches, why we’re hired to try and put the best product on the field. And when we don’t, then I understand their frustration. But ultimately they don’t decide who plays. I mean, who would I be if I let someone outside of the building decide who plays?” Monken said.

Watson has started only 19 games for Cleveland since being acquired from Houston in 2022 and signing a fully guaranteed, $230 million contract that will perhaps go down as one of the worst trades and contract in NFL history. He is 9-10 with the Browns with 19 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions and an 80.7 passer rating.

In 2022, Watson missed the first 11 games because of a league suspension resulting from his alleged sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. He made six starts in 2023 before a season-ending shoulder injury and started seven in 2024 before the first of two Achilles tendon injuries.

After Monken’s announcement, Watson took responsibility for his comments by saying his emotions got the better of him.

“I’m not a big talker anyway. I think people that know me and around the organization, I just felt like it was what was on my heart,” he said. “It was never intended to go at a certain person, fan base or a certain crowd. It was just, this is how I feel. And once I got it off my chest, I felt better and now I can move forward from it.”

Watson completed 11 of 15 passes for 126 yards and directed two scoring drives working with other starters and the second team during the first half of the preseason opener at Chicago.

“There’s a lot of things, too, that me and (Monken) talking personally that we haven’t showcased. We haven’t showcased my full talent and ability to run in his offense. Being able to run, getting outside the pocket, being able to do some other QB-driven stuff. So I’m excited to see what we can cook up, getting ready for Week 1,” Watson said.

After facing Jacksonville, the Browns are at Tampa Bay on Sept. 20 to face former quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was released after Cleveland traded for Watson. The Browns’ first home game is Sept. 27 against Carolina.

Sanders has shown steady improvement throughout the offseason. He started the final seven games of his rookie season, going 3-4 with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Sanders went 9 of 11 for 74 yards with a touchdown and interception during the first half against the Bills. Sanders completed his first eight passes before he was picked off by Damar Hamlin on a pass he threw behind tight end Jermaine Terry.

He was 6 of 11 for 79 yards with an interception in the second half against the Bears.

Sanders’ biggest improvement is his ability to stand in the pocket as well as move up when he needs to, along with better footwork and decision making.

Even though Sanders will be on the sideline for the opener, he is likely to start at some point this season.

“I think he has come to understand the long game. What are we really in this for? What am I in it for? To have the Browns be an organization that people aspire to be. The long game. Where do we want to be in the long term? And he understands that as well as a quarterback,” Monken said. “We met this morning for a good long time and all he had was a smile on his face because he understands what really is in front of him. He’s going to work his butt off to get better.”

Watson and Sanders will not play in Thursday’s final preseason game against the New England Patriots. Dillon Gabriel and rookie Taylen Green will get the snaps as they compete for the third QB spot.

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49ERS OWNER JED YORK PLEADS NO CONTEST TO TWO MISDEMEANOR CHARGES IN OHIO

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend in Ohio and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools.

York was arrested Sunday morning at a mobile home community in East Palestine, Ohio, and was released after posting a $5,000 bond. He was sentenced to one day in jail for both offenses to be served concurrently and was credited with one day served when he pleaded no contest Monday morning. He also was fined $1,150.

Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly conduct. Records also show that York had a cellphone returned to him and that $160 that was seized was to be given to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force as part of the plea agreement. York also completed on online course.

The NFL issued a statement saying the league was aware of the arrest and would review it under the personal conduct policy. The team said it would not have any comment on the situation.

“As this is a legal matter, which has been resolved, we will not be providing any further comment at this time,” the team said in a statement.

York took over day-to-day control of the 49ers from his parents in 2008. He became the team’s principal owner in 2024. After some initial struggles under York’s leadership, the team has been a consistent contender since hiring coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch in 2017.

The Niners have made the Super Bowl three times under York’s leadership, losing in the 2012 season under coach Jim Harbaugh and the 2019 and ’23 seasons under Shanahan and Lynch.

York also oversaw the building of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team moved from San Francisco to the new stadium in 2014. The stadium has hosted two Super Bowls, a World Cup and a College Football Playoff title game.

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MIKE MCCARTHY: STEELERS AT CONTRACT ‘IMPASSE’ WITH CB JOEY PORTER JR.

While eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey came off the physically unable to perform list on Monday, another Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback remains on the PUP list with no end to that stint in sight.

Steelers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters that the team is currently “at an impasse” with cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who is sidelined after aggravating a back injury on the first day of Pittsburgh’s training camp.

Porter, 26, is entering the final year of his rookie contract after the Steelers took him with the first pick of the second round (32nd overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft. Before sustaining the injury setback, Porter was present at the team’s OTA and mandatory minicamp workouts but was not observed participating during the portions media members were allowed to observe.

Asked for a timeline of when he would want to see Porter on the practice field in order to play him in the Steelers’ regular-season opener vs. Atlanta on Sept. 13, McCarthy didn’t give a specific answer, instead deferring to the uniqueness of this situation.Shopping For American Football Gear

“I learned this in my early years as a head coach: You have to separate the business and football,” McCarthy said. “Sometimes it’s easier than others. This is a challenge for both Joey and us because we’re first-year staff. We’ve seen them play, compete against Joey.

“I would love the opportunity to coach Joey Porter. I know our defensive guys would love the opportunity. So, we’re at an impasse right here, and you’ve got to respect that. Every one of us has a contract. The organization, they have beliefs and so forth. But yeah, that’s just kind of where we are.”

Porter has amassed 165 tackles, 31 pass breakups, three interceptions, three tackles for loss and one sack over 47 regular-season games (41 starts) over his first three seasons with Pittsburgh.

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STEELERS ACTIVATE CB JALEN RAMSEY (KNEE) FROM PUP LIST

The Pittsburgh Steelers activated eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the physically unable to perform list on Monday.

Ramsey, 31, sustained a knee injury during the team’s minicamp but did not require surgery.

Also cleared to return to the practice field is rookie offensive lineman Max Iheanachor, the first-round pick who has been sidelined since sustaining a neck/shoulder injury on Aug. 6.

Ramsey was dealt to Pittsburgh last summer in a swap that sent safety Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami. He recorded 88 tackles, three sacks and one interception in 17 regular-season games with the Steelers.

He has totaled 622 tackles and 25 interceptions in 152 career regular-season games (151 starts) with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-19), Los Angeles Rams (2019-22), Dolphins (2023-24) and Steelers since being drafted fifth overall in 2016.

The Steelers play their final preseason game Thursday night at Buffalo and open the regular season at home against Atlanta on Sept. 13.

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AGENTS: SAINTS SIGNING ALL-PRO K DANIEL CARLSON

The New Orleans Saints are signing All-Pro kicker Daniel Carlson, his agents confirmed Monday to NFL Network.

Carlson, 31, has spent the majority of his eight-year NFL career with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders.

He led the NFL in field goals made (40) and attempted (43) in 2021 and converted a career-long 60-yarder in 2025.

The Saints have been holding a competition between kickers Charlie Smyth and Tanner Brown in training camp.

Carlson, a fifth-round pick by Minnesota in the 2018 NFL Draft, played two games for the Vikings as a rookie before being released that September and linking up with the Raiders the following month.

His career accuracy rate on field goals of 86.9% (225 of 259) in 129 games ranks 10th all-time. The 2022 All-Pro first-team selection has made 95.7% of his extra points (244 of 255).

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EX-BENGALS TE CJ UZOMAH RETIRES AFTER 10 SEASONS

Tight end C.J. Uzomah announced his retirement Monday after 10 NFL seasons.

He played his first seven seasons (2015-21) with the Cincinnati Bengals, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2015.

Uzomah, 33, played two seasons with the New York Jets (2022-23) and appeared in seven regular-season games with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 before sitting out the 2025 campaign.

“Retiring in Stripes,” the Bengals posted on X, along with the words “Bengal Forever.”

Uzomah thanked the Bengals in a post on X.

“History has a way of repeating itself and there’s no place I’d want to formally announce my retirement, than the place that started it all for me and gave me my chance,” he wrote. “The place I will always think of as my second home and will always hold a special place in me and my family’s heart. The place where we won a playoff game for the first time since before I was born, and went on an odds defying run to the Super Bowl. A place I’ve met people who have become like brothers to me. Cincinnati, thank you for everything. Who Dey Forever.”American Football

Uzomah caught 192 passes for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns in 113 career games (85 starts).

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REPORT: PATRIOTS SIGN P MATT HAACK

The Patriots signed veteran punter Matt Haack on Monday, according to ESPN.

New England coach Mike Vrabel told reporters that the team would be adding a new punter after Bryce Baringer was forced to exit Saturday’s preseason win over the Philadelphia Eagles with an injury.

Haack, 32, was most recently with the Washington Commanders this offseason as a temporary injury replacement for Tress Way before he was released last week. He saw action last season, his ninth in the NFL, for the Arizona Cardinals, punting 25 times over seven games and averaging 51.3 yards per punt and 43.4 net yards per punt.

Haack appeared in 12 games over the last three seasons after serving as a full-time starter for his first six NFL seasons. He has career averages of 45.0 yards per punt and 39.9 net yards per punt over 478 punts across 110 games for the Miami Dolphins (2017-20), Buffalo Bills (2021), Indianapolis Colts (2022), Cleveland Browns (2023), New York Giants (2024) and Cardinals.

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SEAHAWKS LOSE ROOKIE S BUD CLARK TO BROKEN ANKLE

Seahawks rookie safety Bud Clark will be out “multiple months” with a broken right ankle sustained in Sunday night’s preseason loss at Tennessee.

Seattle coach Mike Macdonald confirmed the extent of injury after the 19-16 defeat in Nashville. Clark, drafted by the reigning Super Bowl champions in the second round, was injured on the team’s first defensive play and left the field on a cart with his leg in an air cast.

Reserve offensive lineman Mason Richman also sustained a long-term injury. The second-year guard walked off the field without assistance after getting hurt on the opening drive.

“Two guys that we love, that play our style of ball, that are our types of guys, teammates love them, great teammates, great guys, great football players, they have great futures,” Macdonald said. “It’s a heartbreaker, honestly. We had three heartbreakers this week, which is tough.”

The Seahawks lost wideout Jake Bobo to a season-ending knee injury during Friday’s joint practice with the Titans.

Clark, 24, was the 64th overall pick in the 2026 draft out of TCU, where he recorded 15 interceptions in 61 games.

Richman, 24, was drafted in the seventh round in 2025 out of Iowa. He appeared in two games for Seattle as a rookie, with 11 of his 12 snaps coming on special teams.

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VETERAN WR ALLEN ROBINSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Former Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears star wide receiver Allen Robinson announced his retirement from football on Monday, his 33rd birthday.

Robinson did not play in the NFL last season. Most recently, he appeared in 12 games for the Detroit Lions in 2024.

“This birthday feels a little different. It marks not only another year, but the beginning of a new chapter,” Robinson wrote on Instagram in a post that accompanied a narrated video essay.

“To every love story, there comes a final chapter. Football gave me more than I ever could’ve imagined. It challenged me, shaped me, humbled me, and rewarded me in ways I’ll carry for the rest of my life. I came, I saw, I conquered and I leave with nothing but gratitude.

“The memories, the relationships, the victories, the lessons, they’ll stay with me forever!”

Robinson was a second-round draft pick by the Jaguars in 2014 and broke out in his second NFL season. He led the league with 14 touchdown receptions, recorded 1,400 yards (which would remain his career high) and made his only Pro Bowl.

After four seasons with the Jaguars, Robinson spent four seasons in Chicago and was the Bears’ leader in receptions in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Across 11 NFL seasons with the Jaguars (2014-17), Bears (2018-21), Los Angeles Rams (2022), Pittsburgh Steelers (2023) and Lions (2024), Robinson caught 565 passes for 7,058 yards and 43 touchdowns.

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REPORTS: TEXANS OBTAIN WR KAYSHON BOUTTE FROM PATRIOTS

The Houston Texans are acquiring receiver Kayshon Boutte from the New England Patriots for safety Jaylen Reed and a seventh-round draft pick in 2028, according to multiple reports Monday.

Boutte fills a need after Houston lost second-year pro Jayden Higgins for the season due to a torn ACL sustained on Aug. 18.

Boutte, 24, caught 33 passes for 551 yards and a career-high six touchdowns in 14 games (10 starts) last season. In 2024, he established career bests of 43 catches and 589 yards.

Overall, Boutte has 78 receptions for 1,159 yards and nine touchdowns in 34 NFL games (23 starts).Olympics news

Reed, 23, played in seven games (one start) as a rookie last season and had 14 tackles and one fumble recovery. He was a sixth-round pick in the 2025 draft.

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ONE IS MAKING HIS NAME IN TACKLE FOOTBALL, THE OTHER IN THE SOCCER VERSION: MEET THE FLOWERS

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Football is a family affair for the Flowers brothers. They just differ on the definition.

Aaron Flowers plays American football for No. 2 Oregon, while younger brother Benji was developed by the vaunted FC Dallas soccer academy and just signed a deal with Chelsea.

Benji, now 15, will join the Premier League team when he turns 18. Until then, he’ll continue to work on his game in Texas. He became the youngest player to sign a professional contract with the senior team as a homegrown player in late July.

Benji jokes that he wasn’t cut out for his big brother’s brand of football.

“Well, he was way bigger than me, and also I think that he could take hits more, way more than me, and he was like twice my weight, twice my height, like around my age. So I think that’s probably why my parents thought it was like really dangerous for me,” Benji Flowers said. ”So they put him in it, and they told me to stick with soccer.”

Aaron, meanwhile, ultimately chose the other football. A four-star safety out of Forney, Texas, where the brothers grew up, Aaron went with Oregon over USC, Baylor, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama.

“So I played soccer as well growing up when I was younger. But then I got bigger and I was too physical and getting red cards. So I stopped playing,” Aaron said. “But my little brother, I mean, he played soccer. He wasn’t as big as I was, obviously, he was shorter. So then my parents were too scared to put him in football, and he just blossomed and then became really good at soccer.”

Benji begins making his mark on the pitch

With the Dallas academy since he was 10, Benji made his debut with Dallas’ MLS Next Pro team, North Texas SC, this year. The Dallas academy has previously produced such U.S. stars as Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie, who were both on the roster for this summer’s World Cup.

Benji Flowers knew he wanted to make soccer a career well before he joined the academy.

“When I first started playing, at that point I was just playing for fun, and then around the age of like, I’ll say 6 is when I made my dream that I want to be pro, and I want to make this my living,” he said. “So, yeah, that’s when I really started taking stuff seriously.”

Chelsea’s fee for Benji is a reported $3 million, but add-ons could take it to $10 million.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber told The Associated Press that the contract with Chelsea shows the league’s push to build up its academy system is paying off.

“It’s probably the single-biggest validation of our player-development programs in recent memory, and I’m really excited about it, and I’m proud of it because we’ve been working for a long time and spending enormous resources in improving the player-development programs at our clubs,” Garber said.

Flowers is also a prospect for the U.S. national team. He has played for the U.S. under-15 team and has scored two goals in three appearances this year.

“Benji has embraced every step of that journey through hard work, determination and the support of his family,” FC Dallas President Dan Hunt said in a statement. “His signing is a reflection of the tremendous work being done throughout the FC Dallas Academy and reinforces what is possible for the next generation of players.

Aaron becomes a standout on the gridiron

Aaron, who also ran track in high school, utilized a redshirt after appearing in two games for Oregon during the 2024 season. He broke out in 2025, starting in all 15 games for the Ducks as they made a run to the national semifinals. He ranked third on Oregon’s defense with 70 total tackles, including 37 solo.

Last season, Aaron Flowers was paired with safety Dillon Thieneman, now with the Chicago Bears. This season, he’ll likely start in tandem with Koi Perich, a transfer from Minnesota.

Oregon went 13-2 last season, with the losses coming to Fernando Mendoza-led Indiana — once in the regular season then again in a College Football Playoff semifinal.

Aaron said he’s sure Benji will be watching the Ducks, who aspire to reach the playoffs again, from afar. And of course, as a proud older brother, he’ll be following Benji’s career.

“I already knew he was really good,” Flowers said. “When I came back home, he scored five goals in one game. I was like, ‘Oh yeah, this dude’s going pro.’ And then just seeing it happen just really made me proud, and just happy to see that for him.”

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HEUPEL NAMES TRUE FRESHMAN FAIZON BRANDON AS NO. 20 TENNESSEE’S STARTING QUARTERBACK

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel will start Faizon Brandon at quarterback when No. 20 Tennessee opens the season on Sept. 5 against Furman, the second true freshman ever to start a season for the Volunteers and the first since 2004.

How long Brandon stays in the job depends on how he plays.

“We named him the starter because we believe in the work that he has put in and how he’s continued to grow and play throughout training camp and the second week through the second scrimmage,” Heupel said Monday. “He’s earned that right. But just like every position you can consistently evaluate.”

Brandon beat out George MacIntyre, who threw nine passes while backing up Joey Aguilar last season. He joins Brent Schaeffer, who opened the 2004 season as the starting quarterback before another freshman, Erik Ainge, went 7-2 the rest of the season, helping Tennessee go 10-3 and win the Southeastern Conference East title.

Schaeffer transferred after that season.

Heupel said Brandon didn’t do just one thing to earn the starting job. The coach said the freshman has shown control and command of what the Vols do offensively, including with fundamentals, technique, dropping back or on run-pass option plays.

“You look at the total volume of work, and he’s earned the right to start,” Heupel said.

Heupel said he told the Volunteers at a team meeting that Brandon would be the starting quarterback. Tennessee is using this week as a mock preparation for the schedule of a game week. Asked about the timing, Heupel said it was simple: “Just when we came to a conclusion ultimately.”

Other freshmen to start for Tennessee during their first college seasons include Peyton Manning in 1994, Casey Clausen, Tyler Bray, Josh Dobbs and Nico Iamaleava in the 2023 Citrus Bowl.

Brandon threw for 6,374 yards and 79 touchdowns and rushed for 1,261 yards and 21 more scores while helping Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, win back-to-back state titles. The 6-foot-4 Brandon was rated the nation’s No. 3 quarterback and No. 10 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite.

Tennessee goes on the road on Sept. 12 visiting Georgia Tech and then hosts Kennesaw State before the Vols’ first SEC game. Texas visits on Sept. 26.

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FLORIDA NAMES GEORGIA TECH TRANSFER AARON PHILO STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR SEASON OPENER

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will start quarterback Aaron Philo in the team’s season opener against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 5, coach Jon Sumrall said Monday.

Philo, a 6-foot-1, 207-pound junior from Bogart, Georgia, edged Tramell Jones Jr. in a competition that began in the spring and carried into fall camp. The Gators held their second of two scrimmages Saturday, and Sumrall made the announcement two days later. He told both QBs his decision Sunday.

Sumrall said the “biggest separator” was Philo being able “to operate the full offense at a little bit higher level right now.”

“There will not be some crazy, big hoopla around in our building,” Sumrall said. “It’s just how we’re moving forward. I’ve met with both guys … Both are awesome. Both fully understand and see where we are in the competition.”

Sumrall said Philo will get “the lion’s share of the reps” with the first-team offense beginning this week in practice. Jones, meanwhile, will work as the backup and wait for another shot.

“It’s been a real battle,” Sumrall said. “It’s not been some empty competition. It has been real, and that’s where we are.”

Philo seemingly had an advantage from Day 1, partly because he spent the last two seasons with Florida offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner. Philo followed Faulkner to Gainesville from Georgia Tech. Philo served as Haynes King’s backup and appeared in eight games.

He got his first college start last year against Gardner-Webb and completed 21 of 28 passes for 373 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.

Philo arrived at Florida in January and worked to reshape his body. Since he knew the offense, he spent much of spring and summer working on timing and chemistry with a receiving corps that includes Vernell Brown III, Micah Mays, Eric Singleton Jr., Bailey Stockton and Dallas Wilson.

Jones served as DJ Lagway’s backup last season and played in two games, completing 21 of 35 passes for 191 yards and two TDs.

“Their arm talent is very similar,” Sumrall said of Philo and Jones. “What’s unique is … they’re kind of similar players. Arm talent-wise, running ability, they’re similar-ish. On the GPS numbers, they’re about the same speed.

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AP’S LIST OF TOP FRESHMEN TO WATCH INCLUDES QUARTERBACKS AT VANDERBILT AND TENNESSEE

There’s a realistic possibility that each of the Southeastern Conference programs in the state of Tennessee could open the season with a freshman starting quarterback.

Jared Curtis was competing with senior Blaze Berlowitz for the right to replace 2025 Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia as Vanderbilt’s starter. Faizon Brandon beat out sophomore George MacIntyre at No. 20 Tennessee in a decision announced Monday.

“We have a little time,” Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea told reporters after an Aug. 16 scrimmage. “We’re going to use all the time we need.”

Curtis already has garnered plenty of attention after withdrawing his verbal commitment to Georgia and choosing to play for his hometown school, becoming the highest-ranked recruit ever to sign with Vanderbilt. Curtis was the nation’s No. 4 overall recruit in his class, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports.

The 6-foot-3 freshman threw for more than 9,500 career yards and rushed for more than 2,100 yards at Nashville Christian Academy, where he won a state title and was named Tennessee’s Gatorade player of the year.

“The raw ability and skill, I think it’s clear to everyone, from an arm strength standpoint, from a play creation standpoint,” Lea said. “And yet this is baptism by fire. You’re in an SEC training camp again getting multiple looks, you’ve got the full playbook that you’re working through and all the checks in your hip pocket. That can slow a player like that down. He’s been a little inconsistent at times, but he’s also been really explosive at times, too.”

Curtis is competing with Berlowitz, who started out at New Mexico State and has attempted 36 career passes.

Tennessee’s quarterback competition opened up when Joey Aguilar, who threw for 3,565 yards last year, was unable to get an injunction that would have granted him one more season of eligibility.

“I was planning on coming here and working hard regardless, but after I saw that he didn’t get his extra year, I would say it made me want to work even harder, knowing there was a quarterback battle now,” Brandon told reporters at the start of preseason camp.

Brandon threw for 6,374 yards and 79 touchdowns and rushed for 1,261 yards and 21 more scores while helping Grimsley High School of Greensboro, North Carolina, win back-to-back state titles. Brandon, who is 6-4, was rated as the nation’s No. 3 quarterback and No. 10 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite.

“We named him the starter because we believe in the work that he has put in and how he’s continued to grow and play throughout training camp and the second week through the second scrimmage,” Heupel said. “He’s earned that right.”

Brandon’s competition was 6-6 MacIntyre, who threw nine passes while backing up Aguilar last year. MacIntyre threw for 8,293 yards and 62 touchdowns at Brentwood (Tennessee) Academy. The 247Sports Composite rated him as the nation’s No. 13 quarterback and No. 151 overall prospect in his class.

Here’s a look at some other true freshmen across the nation who could make an immediate impact.

TEXAS WR JERMAINE BISHOP JR.

Bishop made enough of an impression during a scrimmage Saturday that Texas coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters afterward that “it wouldn’t surprise me at all in a couple of weeks if he has a significant role offensively for us.” The 6-foot wideout from Willis, Texas, was the nation’s No. 58 overall prospect in his class according to the 247Sports Composite.

ALABAMA RBS TRAE’SHON BROWN AND EJ CROWELL

Alabama ranked 125th among Bowl Subdivision teams in yards per game (104.13) and 126th in yards per carry (3.35) last season. That should create some opportunity for its freshman running backs. Crowell has the best recruiting profile as a former five-star prospect ranked 15th in the 247Sports Composite, but he’s been limited by an ankle injury. Brown, a three-star recruit, has performed well enough in preseason camp to suggest he will outperform that ranking.

MIAMI OL JACKSON CANTWELL

The Hurricanes must replace four starters from the offensive line that helped them reach the College Football Playoff championship game last season. Cantwell should step right in to help. He arrives from Nixa (Mo.) High as the first offensive lineman ever to be named the Gatorade national player of the year. The 247Sports Composite ranked him as the No. 2 overall prospect in his class. Cantwell, a two-time state champion in the shot put, is a natural tackle who could end up starting his college career at guard.

WASHINGTON OT KODI GREENE

Greene already is being penciled in as Washington’s likely starting left tackle for the beginning of the season. Although Greene is from Renton, Washington, he played the last two years at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California. The 247Sports Composite ranked Greene third among offensive tackles and 26th overall in his class.

OHIO STATE WR CHRIS HENRY JR.

Nobody’s producing as many future NFL receivers as Ohio State these days. Henry figures to be the Buckeyes’ next star wideout. Henry, who is 6-5, caught four passes for 96 yards and a touchdown in Ohio State’s spring game. The 247Sports Composite ranked him 14th overall and second among receivers. He should step right into a featured role while playing alongside All-America receiver and Heisman Trophy contender Jeremiah Smith. Henry is the son of former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry, who died in 2009.

MICHIGAN RB SAVION HITER

Hiter was rated as the nation’s No. 1 running back and No. 12 overall prospect in his class according to the 247Sports Composite. He rushed for 1,455 yards and 25 touchdowns his senior year in high school after running for 1,698 yards as a junior and 1,187 yards as a sophomore. He has made enough of an impression in preseason camp to merit a featured role working alongside new teammate Jordan Marshall, who rushed for 932 yards and 10 touchdowns last season.

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FORMER MERCER STANDOUT BRADEN ATKINSON WINS OREGON STATE QB JOB

Former FCS star Braden Atkinson beat out incumbent Maalik Murphy and fellow transfer Brady Jones to earn the Oregon State starting quarterback gig.

The Beavers named Atkinson the starter on Monday after a lengthy, spirited competition between the three players.

Atkinson played last season at Mercer and won the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman player in FCS. He completed 66% of his passes and set single-season school records of 3,596 yards and 34 touchdown passes.

Atkinson, who tossed 11 interceptions, also set a Mercer single-game record with 533 passing yards against VMI on Oct. 25. He finished fifth in balloting for the Walter Payton Award, the honor that goes to the top FCS offensive player.

Murphy completed 58.1% of his throws for 1,805 yards, nine touchdowns and eight interceptions last season for Oregon State, which went 2-8 in his 10 appearances.

Murphy played at Texas and Duke before relocating to the Pacific Northwest. In 2024, he passed for 2,933 yards and 26 touchdowns and was picked off 12 times as the Blue Devils’ starter.

He redshirted at Texas in 2022 and started two of seven games played in 2023 when he passed for 477 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.

Overall, he has passed for 5,215 yards and 38 touchdowns against 23 interceptions as a collegian.

Jones, a Murrieta, Calif., native, was 19-of-40 passing for 136 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions in limited action as a junior for Western Michigan last season.

Former Alabama co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard is the new head coach at Oregon State, which is part of a reconfigured Pac-12.

The Beavers open the season Sept. 5 with a nonconference game at No. 23 Houston.

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LSU’S LANE KIFFIN DEFENDS ADDING NFL PLAYERS WHO WANT 5TH NCAA SEASON

LSU is poised to become the first FBS program to sign undrafted free agents released by NFL teams, but coach Lane Kiffin defended his pursuit of such players, saying “most” coaches will soon be recruiting from the same pool.

Tight end Dae’Quan Wright, who played for Kiffin at Ole Miss over the past two seasons, plans to join LSU once he clears NFL waivers, according to his agents Sunday. Wright was most recently with the Cleveland Browns, but he did not play in their most recent preseason game and was officially waived Monday.

Another domino fell Monday when former Ole Miss defensive lineman Zxavian Harris, who was waived by the New Orleans Saints, revealed on his Instagram that he intends to join Kiffin at LSU, labeling it a “business decision.”

Wright, Harris and 14 other players have only one additional year of NCAA eligibility thanks to a Louisiana court that granted them a temporary restraining order last week, allowing them to enter the transfer portal to keep their options open. The order is related to the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model, which allows five seasons within a five-year window and did not cover players from the high school Class of 2022 who had already exhausted their eligibility.

“In my opinion, knowing the information, I think it’s really wrong to be critical of these kids,” Kiffin said at a press conference Monday. “They were granted a fifth year by a judge saying that they were wronged by the NCAA and that they should’ve had the fifth year all along like all the kids moving forward will have a fifth year.”

Ex-Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka, another plaintiff in the case, committed to the Tigers last Friday, though he had no NFL ties like Wright and Harris.

“At the end of the day, because of these rulings, they’re either going to play for you or they’re going to play for someone else around the country,” Kiffin said. “So we’ve made the decision to recruit them like probably most people are.”

Kiffin drew criticism last winter for his exit from Ole Miss to take the helm of an SEC rival while the Rebels were still in the College Football Playoff. Several of his assistant coaches followed him to LSU, but he allowed offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. and others to return to Ole Miss to coach in the playoff.

The co-founder and executive director of the Grove Collective, Ole Miss’ NIL machine, even claimed during a Monday podcast appearance that the FBI searched for “bugs” in the football offices after Kiffin left.

“We knew kind of what was in Baton Rouge, and we knew how they operated. I remember getting on my knees and looking underneath the desk, like checking for, ‘Is there some sort of bug in my office?’” Walker Jones told the “Assorted Crackers” podcast, later insisting, “Trust me, you don’t know this guy (Kiffin) like I do.”

Ole Miss coach Pete Golding confirmed to ESPN on Monday that an FBI agent walked through the Rebels’ offices to aid a search. He was not a direct hire by the university in this matter, but rather the father of an Ole Miss player.

Kiffin ultimately had four players follow him from Oxford to Baton Rouge: defensive end Princewill Umanmielen, linebacker TJ Dottery, receiver Winston Watkins Jr. and offensive tackle Devin Harper.

And with the season opener against Clemson less than two weeks away, Kiffin apparently is not done adding players to his new program.

“I believe that my job is to LSU and the LSU people that hired me and the fans,” Kiffin said.

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REPORT: NORTHWESTERN NAMES AIDAN CHILES STARTING QB

Northwestern named Aidan Chiles as its starting quarterback, ESPN reported Monday.

Chiles started 20 games for Michigan State over the past two seasons. He transferred to Northwestern following last season.

Chiles passed for 3,807 yards and 23 touchdowns and was intercepted 14 times in his time with the Spartans.

Chiles began his career at Oregon State, where he passed for 309 yards and four scores in 2023 before following Jonathan Smith to Michigan State when Smith became the Spartans’ coach.

Smith was fired after Michigan State went 4-8 last season, including 1-8 in Big Ten play, and Chiles was soon on the move.

Chiles beat out Ryan Boe (20 college passing attempts over two seasons) and West Virginia transfer Nicco Marchiol (1,462 yards, 10 TDs over four seasons) for the Northwestern starting gig.

Northwestern’s new offensive coordinator is Chip Kelly, the former head coach for Oregon and UCLA. He also was offensive coordinator when Ohio State won the 2024 national title.

Northwestern opens the season on Sept. 5 against visiting South Dakota State.

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VIRGINIA COUNTING ON EXPERIENCE EDGE OVER NC STATE IN ACC OPENER

Instead of making history in South America, Virginia will debut the nation’s most experienced roster at home in a season-opening clash Saturday against NC State.

The contest originally was scheduled to be played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the first college football game ever on that continent. Organizers ultimately abandoned that plan in June and moved the Atlantic Coast Conference tilt to Charlottesville, Va.

The Cavaliers are coming off an 11-3 season (7-1 ACC) that included an overtime loss to Duke in the conference title game and a victory against Missouri in the Gator Bowl.

Only eight starters return, but the Cavaliers reloaded in the transfer portal and now feature a roster with more combined starts (571) and snaps (39,158) than any team in the country — and it’s not even close. The runners-up on that list of 138 FBS schools, compiled by CBS Sports, have 82 fewer starts (Houston) and 3,320 fewer snaps (Texas Tech).

NC State has fewer than half of Virginia’s numbers. The Wolfpack rank 70th on the list in starts (248) and 73rd in total snaps (19,428).

“I think it’s probably the deepest roster we’ve had,” fifth-year Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott said. “… We have all those guys rocking and rolling with more experience. … I think we’ve got great competitive depth, which will serve us really well throughout the season.”

NC State coach Dave Doeren’s squad also has eight starters returning from a team that finished 8-5 (4-4 ACC) and defeated Memphis in the Gasparilla Bowl.

Although not quite at Virginia’s experience level, the Wolfpack roster has more than 30 players listed as seniors, fifth-year players or graduate students.

NC State has the experience edge at the most important position.

Junior quarterback CJ Bailey enters his third season as the starter. He passed for 3,105 yards and accounted for 31 total touchdowns last season.

“The past couple of years, I was learning, learning from other leaders,” Bailey said earlier this summer. “Those NFL guys helping me, teaching me how to lead, and you know, just practicing it, speaking a lot, using my voice, stepping out in front has just prepared me for this moment.”

Graduate transfer Beau Pribula is the new Virginia signal-caller. After two seasons as a backup at Penn State, he made 10 starts last season at Missouri and threw for 1,941 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions plus six TDs on the ground.

The Cavaliers and Wolfpack were picked to finish sixth and seventh, respectively, in the ACC preseason poll.

NC State has won the last four meetings against Virginia, including 35-31 last season in Raleigh, N.C., and has not lost in Charlottesville since 2006.

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NORTH CAROLINA, TCU HEAD TO IRELAND PURSUING HOT START

A purported business trip to Ireland comes with the usual extracurriculars and distractions, but for North Carolina, it’s an opportunity to get away from it all.

After a tumultuous offseason, the Tar Heels will kick off Year 2 under Bill Belichick when they meet TCU on Saturday in the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin.

North Carolina’s stunning hire of the legendary NFL coach last year only resulted in a 4-8 campaign and made headlines for the wrong reasons.

Over the summer, the program was further destabilized. Belichick’s general manager and right-hand man Michael Lombardi was placed on leave due to a human resources complaint. His son Steve Belichick, the defensive coordinator, began an indefinite medical leave earlier this month and is not making the trip with the team, North Carolina confirmed Monday.

If there’s anyone who can help a roster of young men put the blinders on and focus on football, it ought to be the only head coach to win six Super Bowls.

“There’s just no shortcut to it. You just have to keep stacking bricks and building that strong foundation,” Bill Belichick said.

Belichick broke his summer-long silence on the quarterback competition between transfers Billy Edwards Jr. (Wisconsin, Maryland) and Miles O’Neil (Texas A&M). He did pinpoint protection of the football as a key determining factor and ultimately landed on Edwards as the QB1 in the opener.

“I’ve said that about Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback in NFL history,” Belichick said. “As great as Tom was, and he was great, he made a lot of great plays but the most important thing he did was he eliminated the bad ones.

Edwards has a reliable receiver in Jordan Shipp to serve as a security blanket. Beyond that connection, there are many unanswered questions in a new scheme.

After the Heels mustered just 19.3 points per game in 2025, Belichick added a college offense specialist in Bobby Petrino as the new O-coordinator. Getting the ground game going is a mandate from Belichick. Petrino ended 2025 as Arkansas’ interim head coach and previously recruited O’Neil to Texas A&M.

While TCU coach Sonny Dykes explained that his staff has a grasp on the Tar Heels’ new personnel — Belichick brought in 60 new players — he is more focused on his own team’s performance.

“Anytime you play the first game, it’s always really about yourself,” Dykes said. “It’s about taking care of the football on offense and being sound in the kicking game and not making those really critical mistakes, playing clean from a penalty standpoint.

“All those things early are incredibly important because there is a feeling-out period that takes place.”

TCU is coming off a 9-4 season and an Alamo Bowl victory. The Horned Frogs returned leading rusher Jeremy Payne (623 yards) but lost starting quarterback Josh Hoover to Indiana.

Enter Harvard quarterback Jaden Craig, who offers both mobility (11 rushing TDs over the past three seasons) and Ivy League-level smarts with the football.

“He’s turned the ball over twice, I think, the entire fall camp, and it’s been two tipped balls,” Dykes said. “… He’s had a really good camp. I mean, he’s in command of the offense.”

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BASEBALL NEWS

COMMISH: ‘WE’RE PLANNING ON PLAYING BASEBALL NEXT YEAR’

With the threat of a potential work stoppage looming, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred expressed confidence that the 2027 season will proceed.

Interviewed Sunday night by ESPN during the Little League Classic, Manfred discussed ongoing negotiations between MLB owners and the MLB Players Association. The current collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1.

“We’re meeting regularly, which is good,” he said. “Every week, we’ve had days where we’ve met with the players. It’s early, but we’ve got a lot of work to do, and we’re at it.

“Look, our goal is to make a deal. We want to make a deal. We want to play baseball next year. We’re planning on playing baseball next year.

One of the key topics in the labor talks is the owners’ goal to establish a salary cap. Owners are seeking a firm salary cap of $245.3 million with a hard floor of $171.2 million.

The union remains steadfast against any limit on payroll, instead proposing a “competitive integrity tax” for teams near the bottom in spending which resembles the competitive balance tax for high-spending teams, among several other changes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are cited as a prime reason for a salary cap. The two-time defending World Series champions had a $345 million player payroll last season and paid another $169 million in luxury tax penalties. The Dodgers’ tax bill exceeded the Miami Marlins’ entire payroll by over $100 million.

The Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Mets and other high-revenue teams, due to their lucrative local TV deals, hold a significant advantage over lower-revenue teams, the owners believe, and MLB feels a salary cap would lessen that edge.

Other sticking points between the two sides include service time, the international draft and television revenue.

If owners and players can’t agree on a new CBA before the December deadline, MLB owners are widely expected to lock out the players until a new deal is reached.

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MLB ROUNDUP: CAL RALEIGH’S 3 HRS HELP M’S END PHILS’ 9-GAME WIN STREAK

Cal Raleigh became the first Seattle Mariners player to hit three home runs in a game at T-Mobile Park, giving the hosts a 9-2 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.

The last Seattle player to hit three homers at home was Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez, who did so May 18, 1999, at the Kingdome. The team moved across the street into its new stadium later that summer.

Julio Rodriguez and Cole Young also went deep for the Mariners, who won for the third time in four games. Logan Gilbert (11-7) permitted two runs on five hits in five innings.

J.T. Realmuto homered for the Phillies, who had a nine-game winning streak snapped. Zack Wheeler (10-5) was tagged for eight runs on nine hits in four-plus innings.Golf tournament news

Red Sox 4, Marlins 2

Anthony Seigler hit a go-ahead triple in the top of the ninth inning as visiting Boston rallied to defeat Miami for its fourth straight win.

In a game in which “Let’s go Red Sox” chants could be heard into the ninth inning, Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 30th save. The Red Sox threw out two Marlins runners at the plate, on throws by first baseman Willson Contreras in the seventh and by reliever Erik Miller (3-0) in the eighth.

Miami starter Sandy Alcantara recorded his sixth straight quality start, going seven innings and allowing just one run, but he did not factor into the decision. Otto Lopez had two hits and an RBI.

Guardians 4, Angels 2

Austin Hedges slammed a two-run homer and Parker Messick went six strong innings to lead Cleveland past host Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Steven Kwan had two hits and scored a run for the Guardians, who have won five in a row. Messick (10-8) allowed one run on three hits.

Angels starter George Klassen (2-2) gave up three runs (two earned) and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Josh Lowe had two hits for Los Angeles, which has lost three of four.

Twins 9, Athletics 6

Ryan Kreidler homered and Zebby Matthews tossed seven innings of one-run ball as Minnesota opened a three-game series against the Athletics with a win in West Sacramento, Calif.

Josh Bell drove in three runs and Kaelen Culpepper had a career-high four hits for the Twins, who tallied 16 hits and snapped a three-game losing streak. Byron Buxton added three hits and four runs.

The Athletics trailed 9-2 before scoring four runs with two outs in the ninth before Andrew Morris replaced Yoendrys Gomez on the mound and retired Tommy White for his fourth save. Matthews (8-8) won his fourth straight start.

Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 0

Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers in a three-run sixth, Kevin Gausman threw seven scoreless innings, and Chicago beat Arizona in Phoenix.

Conforto, who also doubled and singled, has homered in two straight games. The Cubs have 12 homers in the past four games. Gausman (7-11) gave up three hits, all singles. Ian Happ and rookie Pedro Ramirez each had two hits and an RBI for the Cubs, who have won two straight.

Arizona starter Merrill Kelly (8-12) allowed three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Pirates 3, Padres 2 (12 innings)

Nick Gonzales’ RBI single in the top of the 12th inning lifted visiting Pittsburgh to a win over San Diego.

Gonzales’ bouncer up the middle scored Jared Triolo, the automatic runner at second. The hit made a winner of Kirby Yates (2-5), who escaped a one-out bases-loaded situation in the 11th, and hung a loss on Jeremiah Estrada (2-3).

The Pirates ended a three-game skid while stopping the Padres’ three-game winning streak. Pittsburgh’s Braxton Ashcraft worked six innings, allowing four hits and a run. San Diego’s Robbie Ray permitted five hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Giants 5, Reds 0

Rafael Devers blasted a three-run home run and five San Francisco relievers shined after injured starter Carson Whisenhunt exited, completing a five-hitter as the Giants blanked visiting Cincinnati.

Drew Gilbert doubled twice and scored a pair of runs for the Giants, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Whisenhunt left in the third inning due to forearm pain. Jason Foley (1-1) fanned three of the four batters he faced for the win.

Reds ace Chase Burns (14-3) lasted 3 2/3 innings and allowed season-high-tying totals of five runs and nine hits. Tyler Stephenson collected two hits as Cincinnati lost for the third time in four outings on a nine-game trip.

Rays 4, Tigers 1

Jonathan Aranda drove in two runs, including a solo homer, and Drew Rasmussen pitched six strong innings as Tampa Bay beat host Detroit, handing the Tigers their sixth straight loss.

Rasmussen (14-5) won his seventh consecutive start since the All-Star break, limiting the Tigers to one run and three hits while striking out five. Garrett Cleavinger, Manuel Rodriguez and Bryan Baker each tossed an inning of scoreless relief, with Baker recording his 38th save.

Chandler Simpson had two hits and drove in a run for the Rays, who extended their lead in the American League East to 3 1/2 games over the idle New York Yankees. Framber Valdez (8-9) gave up all four Tampa Bay runs, three earned, on eight hits in six innings and failed to record a strikeout.

Nationals 13, Rockies 3

Daylen Lile had three hits, including a three-run homer, and five RBIs, Cade Cavalli turned in six solid innings and host Washington snapped a four-game losing streak with a rout of Colorado.

Jorbit Vivas had three hits and drove in two runs for the Nationals, who had lost eight of nine. Cavalli (12-5) gave up two runs on five hits. He struck out seven and walked one. Cavalli has given up three earned runs or fewer in 14 consecutive starts.

Willi Castro and Ezequiel Tovar homered for the Rockies, who have lost seven straight. Rockies starter Ryan Feltner (5-8) gave up seven runs (five earned) on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked four.

Rangers 11, White Sox 2

Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford each homered while collecting two hits and two RBIs, boosting visiting Texas to a victory against Chicago.

Kumar Rocker pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the Rangers romped past the American League Central-leading White Sox to take a half-game lead on the idle Houston Astros atop the AL West. Texas scored in five of its first six times at bat, providing ample support for Rocker, who picked up his first victory since July 27. Rocker (5-10) spaced two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Tristan Peters reached Rocker for a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to pull the White Sox within 3-2. Chicago right-hander Jose Urquidy (2-2) yielded five runs and six hits in three innings with two hit batters.

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NBA NEWS

FORMER CELTICS, JAZZ PLAYER RJ LUIS JR. CLEARED BY JUDGE TO PLAY FOR LSU

RJ Luis Jr., a former St. John’s standout who recently signed with LSU after spending time with two NBA clubs, was cleared by a court Monday evening to start practicing and potentially play for the Tigers this season.

Luis, who briefly was under contract with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics but never played in an NBA game, hugged LSU coach Will Wade after the ruling by East Baton Rouge Parish District Court judge Ronald R. Johnson.

After a five-hour hearing, Johnson granted the player’s request for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, which had argued Luis was unlikely to win reinstatement after leaving college to turn pro in 2025.

“This is precedent. It’s monumental,” said Baton Rouge-based attorney Tony Clayton, who represented Luis along with Elliot Abrams of Raleigh, North Carolina. “This allows him to go practice, go play and we’ll let the legal process work itself out.”

The timeline for that process was not immediately clear.

“I don’t know, but there’s a lot of discovery that Elliot and I have to obtain,” Clayton said. “We’ve got a lot of questions.”

Luis’ attorneys noted that the NCAA had granted exceptions allowing numerous players from overseas professional leagues to join college basketball programs, and argued that American players must be afforded the same opportunity.

They stressed that Luis not only had never played in an NBA game, but also had not played for the Celtics’ G League affiliate because of an injury, and had far less of a professional basketball resume than numerous college players who’d been recruited from abroad.

NCAA attorney Taylor Askew argued that Luis’ situation was not comparable to those who played for the developmental squads of pro organizations overseas because Luis chose to leave college for the NBA.

Askew noted that the only player in a similar situation to Luis was Alabama’s Charles Bediako, who won a temporary retraining order allowing him to play five games for Alabama last season before an Alabama judge ultimately sided with NCAA assertions that he was ineligible.

“I understand Mr. Luis is disappointed that he was not drafted and did not play in the NBA as much as he would have liked,” Askew said. “Actions have consequences. Decisions have outcomes and they’re not always the right ones or the ones that you want.”

As he made his ruling, Johnson said, “In the court’s mind, (Luis) did not actually play professional basketball,” and that whether Luis was properly advised of his options at the time he left college “lingers heavily before this court.”

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

(COLTS RELEASE)

BEN DAVIS’ BRETT COOPER NAMED 2026 ‘COACH OF THE WEEK’ FOR WEEK 1

Indianapolis – Brett Cooper of Ben Davis High School has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, presented by Q-Collar and sponsored in part by Certor Sports, the Indianapolis Colts announced today.

In his first game as Ben Davis’ head coach, Cooper’s Class 6A-No.13 Giants outlasted 5A-No.2 Indianapolis Cathedral, 33-27.

The following coaches also were recognized as honorable mentions for Week 1:

Region 1: Tony Bartolomeo – Hanover Central

Region 2: Frank Karcewski – So. Bend Adams

Region 3: Josh Gerber – Norwell

Region 4: Kurt Schlicher – Clinton Prairie

Region 5: Mike Escbach – Huntington North

Region 6: Nick Brickens – Cascade

Region 7: Brett Cooper – Ben Davis

Region 8: Jayson West – Franklin Central

Region 9: John Hurley – Evansville Memorial

Region 10: Marc Clark – New Albany

This season marks the 27th year the Colts are recognizing outstanding high school football coaches throughout Indiana. Each week following a high school football weekend, one coach will be announced as the honoree.

All high school head coaches in the state are eligible regardless of their school size, league or division. Coaches are evaluated on various factors including the coach’s impact on the team, school and community, as well as the team’s performance. The honorees are selected by a panel of football media, former athletic directors and other football representatives from across the state.

At the conclusion of the high school season, each winning coach will receive a $1,000 donation from the NFL Foundation, as well as a commemorative plaque. What’s more, Q-Collar will contribute an additional $1,000 to the school’s athletic fund, and Certor Sports will issue a $1,000 helmet credit to each winning program’s athletic department.

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COLTS FOOTBALL

COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR PRESEASON WEEK 3 GAME VS. DETROIT LIONS

Head coach Shane Steichen said after Saturday’s preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons that two Colts competitions will come down to the final game of the preseason against the Detroit Lions: backup quarterback and kicker.

Riley Leonard was under center the first half against the Falcons, going 7/14 in passing for 62 yards. Anthony Richardson Sr. tapped in in the second half, throwing 3/9 for 24 yards.

Spencer Shrader made both kick attempts in the first half, with one from 51 yards and the other from 48. Blake Grupe missed his only field goal opportunity, which was from 36 yards out.

Steichen has indicated some starters may play Saturday, but it will be second, third and fourth string players against the Lions.

On to the depth chart:

OFFENSE

WR: Alec Pierce*, Laquon Treadwell, Sahmir Hagans, Eli Pancol

LT: Bernhard Raimann, Blake Freeland, Trey Wedig

LG: Quenton Nelson, Dalton Tucker, Josh Sills

C: Tanor Bortolini, Jimmy Morrissey, Geno VanDeMark, Josh Kreutz

RG: Matt Goncalves, Jalen Farmer

RT: Jalen Travis, Luke Tenuta, Nolan Rucci, Roy Mbaeteka

TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory, Pharaoh Brown, Tyler Moore, JJ Galbreath

WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould, Coleman Owen, Raylen Sharpe

WR: Keenan Allen, Ashton Dulin, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Deion Burks, D.J. Montgomery, Ben Nikkel

QB: Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard OR Anthony Richardson Sr., Easton Stick

RB: Jonathan Taylor, DJ Giddens, Seth McGowan, Ulysses Bentley IV, Anderson Castle

DEFENSE

DE: Arden Key, Jaylahn Tuimoloau, George Gumbs Jr., Mitchell Melton

DT: DeForest Buckner, Colby Wooden, Adetomiwa Adebawore

NT: Grover Stewart, Derrick Nnadi, Jerry Tillery, Cam Ball, Tim Smith

DE: Laiatu Latu, Michael Clemons, Caden Curry, Durell Nchami

WLB: Akeen Davis-Gaither, Jaylon Carlies, Bryce Boettcher, Tahj Chambers

MLB: CJ Allen, Austin Ajiake, West Weeks, Devin Veresuk

CB: Charvarius Ward Sr., Cam Taylor-Britt, Johnathan Edwards, Mekhi Rodgers

FS: Cam Bynum, Jonathan Owens, Trey Washington

SS: AJ Haulcy, Hunter Wohler, Daniel Scott, Juanyeh Thomas, Austin Brown

N: Justin Walley

CB: Sauce Gardner, Mekhi Blackmon, Jaylon Jones, Robert Carter Jr.

SPECIALISTS

P: Rigoberto Sanchez

PK: Blake Grupe OR Spencer Shrader

H: Rigoberto Sanchez

LS: Luke Rhodes

KR: Anthony Gould, Coleman Owen

PR: Anthony Gould, Coleman Owen

COLTS OC: https://www.colts.com/video/oc-jim-bob-cooter-talks-anthony-richardson-sr-keenan-allen-addition-media-availability-august-24

COLTS DC LOU ANARUMO: https://www.colts.com/video/dc-lou-anarumo-on-linebacker-rotation-justin-walley-s-progress-2026-media-availability

SPECIAL TEAMS COACH: https://www.colts.com/video/stc-brian-mason-on-kicking-competition-punt-and-kick-returners-media-availability-august-24

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INDIANA FOOTBALL

CURT CIGNETTI MONDAY PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjbHYmYkEk&t=291s

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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  – Indiana women’s basketball is slated to play 13 non-conference games including 11 of those at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as part of its 2026-27 slate. 

Things officially get underway on Nov. 3 when IU hosts Florida Gulf Coast in a rematch from last season where the Hoosiers won 82-64 in Fort Myers. It then entertains Missouri Valley Conference foes Southern Illinois (Nov. 6) and Bradley (Nov. 9) while also hosting Samford (Nov. 13), winners of the Southern Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. 

Three games await on the schedule before Thanksgiving break as UW-Milwaukee (Nov. 15), Coastal Carolina (Nov. 18) and Southern Indiana (Nov. 22) all visit Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In previously announced dates, IU will travel to the 2026 Elevance Health Fort Myers Tip-Off against Mississippi State (Nov. 27) and Georgia Tech (Nov. 28). 

To open December, Indiana will welcome the ACC’s Boston College (Dec. 2) and regional foe Northern Ketncuky (Dec. 8 or 9). That game date will be set once the Big Ten schedule has been released. WNIT runner up Illinois State (Dec. 13) comes to Bloomington while a return game with the Florida State Seminoles rounds out non-con play (Dec. 20). 

Game times and TV designations will be announced at a later date. All games wil air on radio, B97, with Austin Render entering his sixth year as play-by-play. 

The Hoosiers are highlighted by returners junior guard Lenée Beaumont (13.4 points) and junior forward Zania Socka-Nguemen, who averaged 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds before being sidelined with an injury. The program will welcome a total of 10 new faces including its best-ranked incoming freshman class in program history behind McDonald’s All-American Addy Nyemchek and Naismith High School All-American GiGi Battle. 

Season ticket renewals including reserved, general admission and red zone seating are available for renewals by clicking here. New season ticket holders can begin the process of selecting their season tickets here. Last season, the Hoosiers ranked ninth in the nation in average attendance (7,866) and have been in the Top 10 nationally in attendance for the last four-straight seasons. In her 12 seasons at the helm, all 10 of the Top 10 attended games in school history have come in the Teri Moren era.

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A long offseason comes to an end as the Indiana volleyball team (0-0, 0-0 B1G) gets set to begin the 2026 campaign on Friday (Aug. 28) evening in Louisville. The No. 16 Hoosiers are ranked in the preseason AVCA poll for the first time in program history and will meet a stiff test against seventh-ranked Louisville to start the new season.

Head coach Steve Aird and his squad are coming off a fantastic 2025 campaign but have quickly turned the page to this year’s team. Since last December, IU has played 12 exhibition matches including six on a foreign tour to Türkiye, Spain and Portugal. The Hoosiers had 15 of its 17 players in the gym training since the beginning of January.

The core of IU’s team in 2026 begins with second-year setter Teodora Krickovic and second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager. Both players were picked to this year’s Big Ten All-Preseason team and are coming off seasons where they were honored on the conference’s All-Freshman team. IU reloaded with a collection of new arms around its setter including fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry and outside hitters Sara Snowbarger and Izzy Clark.

This is the earliest top-25 matchup that the team has played in program history and is the first of four-consecutive contests against ACC or SEC opponents to begin the year. In total, IU will play 22 of its 26 regular season matches against power four schools. First serve on Friday is set for 7 p.m. and can be found on ACCNX.

Gameday Details

#16 Indiana (0-0) at #7 Louisville (1-1)

Friday, August 28th | 7 p.m. ET | L&N Federal Credit Union Arena (Louisville, Ky.)

TV: ACCNX (Noah Frary & Molly Alvey)

Live Video | Live Stats

A Win Would

• Be the sixth top-10 victory in program history and the first against a non-conference opponent. The Hoosiers have knocked off five top-10 teams over the last 50 years, most recently in 2022 against No. 5 Ohio State. IU has never beaten the seventh-ranked team in the country on 13 previous attempts

Stat and Trends

• The Hoosiers return 12 players from last year’s team that advanced to the regional semifinal

• IU has finished .500 or better in each of the last four seasons – the program has won 77 games since 2022

• IU was picked sixth in the Big Ten preseason poll by the league’s coaches.

Notable

EARLY TEST: IU’s match at #7 Louisville is the third season opener against a ranked opponent in program history. The Hoosiers also took on #24 Long Beach State (2008) and #5 Nebraska (2020-21) to kick off a new campaign. IU is 2-4 against ranked non-conference opponents under head coach Steve Aird.

ACC FAMILIARITY: Although IU and Louisville haven’t played since 2008, the Hoosiers have played ACC opponents with great regularity in the last decade. Of the current programs in the league, this will be the sixth team (Miami (Fla.), NC State, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and SMU) that IU will play under head coach Steve Aird.

STELLAR SOPHOMORES: All six members of IU’s second-year class played in at least 24 games last year and return to form a deep core. That includes outside hitter Jaidyn Jager, setter Teodora Krickovic and defensive specialist Audrey Jackson, who played in each of IU’s 33 contests in 2025.

BOERSEMA IS BACK: Head coach Steve Aird is boosted by the return of third-year middle blocker Ella Boersema. She suffered a season-ending injury last October after averaging 1.76 kills per set and 1.40 blocks per set in her first 14 games. She can play on the right side as well for the Hoosiers.

LETHAL OFFENSE: IU will look to replicate what was a record-breaking offensive season in 2025. The Hoosiers hit .281 on the year, including 15 matches with a hitting percentage better than .300. Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic dished out 10.73 assists per set last year and will be surrounded by big hitters once again.

BIG GAME J: Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager was one of the most prolific scorers in the league last year. She has the sixth most kills (383) of any returning Big Ten player from a year ago. Jager had at least 10 kills in 23 matches last season, including 15 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Colorado.

TOUGH SERVING: IU has been one of the best serving teams in the country over the last four years under head coach Steve Aird. The Hoosiers had 192 aces last season, including 11 matches of eight-or-more aces. Three different returning players (Jager, Freeman, Krickovic) provided at least 25 aces a year ago.

NEW ADDITIONS: Fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry and third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark add veteran experience to an already talented roster. The two transfers bring over 1,200 kills and 400 blocks to Bloomington with 6 years of combined experience. They have both played in the NCAA Tournament as well.

ON THE ROAD: Head coach Steve Aird has more ranked road wins (6) than any other coach in program history. That includes a trio of conference victories over ranked teams in 2025. He will have the chance to add to that tally with an early top-10 test against Louisville on Friday evening.

TOUGH AND TOGETHER: IU’s team has spent most of the calendar year together after playing the full spring season and taking a foreign tour (Istanbul, Madrid, Lisbon) in May. The Hoosiers won all 24 sets they played in six matches in Europe. 16 of IU’s players were present on the foreign tour.

Scouting the Opponent

#7 Louisville (1-1, 0-0 ACC)

• Louisville took part in the AVCA First Serve event last week, opening up their season a week earlier than Indiana. The Cardinals split a pair of matches with a win over No. 8 Texas A&M and a loss to No. 6 Wisconsin in straight sets. All but one starter returned from a season ago for Louisville

• Veteran outside hitter Chloe Chicoine is a familiar name for IU fans. She spent her first two seasons of college volleyball at Purdue before moving to Louisville in 2025. She provided a combined 29 kills on a .358 hitting percentage in last week’s matches. She had 19 kills in the win over Texas A&M.

• All-American setter Nayleis Cabello is in her second season running the offense full-time for the Cardinals. She provided 45 assists and nine digs in the season opener against Texas A&M. Outside hitter turned libero, Payton Petersen combined for 40 digs and eight assists last weekend.

Inside the Series

Louisville

• Despite being located just two hours away from each other, Indiana and Louisville haven’t played in volleyball since 2008. Since then, Louisville has turned into one of the premier programs in the country. Both sides are coming off an appearance in the NCAA regional semifinals.

• Between 1990 and 1996, Louisville and IU played every year as part of the Big Four Classic. Kentucky and Notre Dame rounded out the four-team, three-game tournament in the early season.

• This is the eighth game against an ACC opponent in the non-conference since 2021. IU is 3-4 in the past five seasons against the ACC, beating Miami (Fla.) twice on the road (2023, 2025) and Notre Dame at home (2024). IU also played SMU (2022) before they joined the conference.

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PURDUE FOOTBALL

BARRY ODOM MONDAY PRESSER:

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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior quarterback CJ Carr has been named to the Manning Award Watch List, honoring the top quarterback in college football. Carr was a finalist for the award in 2025.

Carr started all 12 games last year, finishing the season with 2,741 yards and 24 touchdowns. His 24 touchdowns were tied for the most passing touchdowns in a player’s first 12 career starts at Notre Dame since 1966, tying Sam Hartman and DeShone Kizer. The Saline, Michigan native threw a touchdown pass in all 12 games in 2025, the longest streak by an Irish quarterback since 2014. Carr totaled nine games with multiple touchdown throws while also rushing for three a season ago.

With Carr behind center last season, Notre Dame ranked second in the country in scoring offense (41.8).

Among all returning Power 4 quarterbacks, Carr was first in yards per completion (14.06) and ranked second in yards per attempt (9.35) and touchdown rate (8.2%) last year. He was named to the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List earlier this month.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER

Butler midfielder Chloe Brecht and goalkeeper Addison Ash represented the Bulldogs with two of the conference’s four major weekly awards after their performances versus Ball State and Miami (Ohio). Brecht was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, and Ash was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week. This is the first BIG EAST weekly honor for each student-athlete’s respective career.

Brecht finished a 1-0-1 week against Ball State and Miami with two goals. Brecht scored Butler’s lone goal in the 1-1 draw with the Cardinals and then had the game-winner in the 1-0 win at Miami.

Ash made two saves in Butler’s 1-1 draw with Ball State, followed by a 12-save performance in the 1-0 shutout at Miami. She ended the week with a 0.50 goals-against average, 14 saves and a .933 save percentage.

Butler will host Northwestern in its next match. The Sunday kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis head men’s soccer coach Keegan Boom recorded his first career win as the Jaguars defeated Lindenwood at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on Monday (Aug. 24) by a 1-0 score. Senior Jose Antonio Herrera tallied the game-winner from the penalty spot in the game’s 16th minute and freshman goalkeeper Peter Field earned his first career shutout with six saves. 

The Jaguars (1-1) dominated possession in the game’s early stages, later resulting in freshman Santiago Sanchez earning the penalty kick opportunity. Herrera converted from the spot for his tenth career goal and fourth career game-winner. Coming off shutting out Louisville over the final 45 minutes last week, the Jaguars were similarly stingy on Monday as Field delivered a clean sheet behind a largely veteran back line. For the most part, the back line kept things clean and Field responded with some impressive saves, including a reaction stop on a Maxime Legai header in the game’s final minute. Earlier, he stopped a Luca Bartoni attempt in the 80th minute, leaving the Lindenwood (1-1) attacker stunned on the doorstep. 

Offensively, the Jaguars were limited in their chances, but still saw Nathaniel Isom nearly double the lead with a right-footed drive from distance in the 61st minute. On the ensuing corner kick, Noah Kummrow pushed an attempt wide of frame. Lindenwood finished with a 16-10 shot advantage and 7-2 margin on corner kicks, but put just six attempts on target. Herrera led the IU Indy attack with three shot attempts while junior midfielder Jai Dindiyal had two attempts, both coming in quick fashion in a first half flurry from near the six-yard box. 

The Jags finished with a scant advantage in possession, largely in the midfield. Monday’s match marked the first-ever meeting between the two schools while Lindenwood was coming off a 14-3-4 record last season and NCAA Tournament berth. 

TOP PERFORMERS

Jose Antonio Herrera – game-winning goal (10th career goal; fourth career game-winner)

Peter Field – six saves

Noah Kummrow, Jago Thompson-Roberts & Luke Gonda – full 90 minute efforts in the defensive third

QUOTABLE

“I think it’s the desire, I think there’s a lot of hunger in the group. I think we can feel that across the department, we want to set the tone. I think we have a perfect blend of plenty of young guys that have something to prove, senior guys that have not got a lot of time. I think it’s making it go smoothly, then obviously there’s a lot of hard work behind the scenes, fresh energy from the coaches,” Thompson-Roberts said of the defensive work on Monday. 

“It was an opportunity where we felt we could dominate the ball, hold on to the ball, create moments off of it. When we broke lines, let’s be dangerous. Let’s go forward. An area where we haven’t probably been good enough in the first few games, we saw an opportunity today and we executed,” Boom said of his team’s possession early in Monday’s game. 

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will host Bowling Green at Carroll Stadium on Friday night (Aug. 28) at 7:00 p.m.

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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

CLEVELAND – – With the women’s volleyball season set to get underway this week, the Mid-American Conference released its annual Preseason Coaches’ Poll Monday (Aug 24) and predicted Ball State to finish second in the league’s regular season race.

The defending regular season champion Cardinals earned 91 points and three first place votes, trailing only defending tournament champion Toledo (92 points / seven first place votes).

The Rockets also had a slight edge over Ball State in the MAC Women’s Volleyball Championship projections, earning seven votes to the Cardinals’ six.

Along with the team rankings, Ball State placed three student-athletes on the Preseason All-MAC Team. Representing the squad were senior middles Gwen Crull and Camryn Wise, along with junior defensive specialist/libero Sophie Ledbetter. All three were First Team All-MAC selections last season.

The Ball State women’s volleyball team opens its 2026 season Friday, when it travels to Notre Dame for a 6:30 p.m. battle with the Fighting Irish on ACCNX. The Cardinals complete their stay at Purcell Pavilion Saturday with a 3 p.m. first serve vs. Xavier.

2026 MAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll

First Place Votes in ()

1. Toledo – 92 pts. (7)

2. Ball State – 91 pts. (3)

3. Western Michigan – 78 pts.

T-4. Bowling Green – 71 pts. 

T-4. Ohio – 71 pts. (1)

6. Miami – 59 pts. 

7. Akron – 41 pts. 

8. Buffalo – 35 pts. 

9. Eastern Michigan – 31 pts. 

10. Central Michigan – 21 pts. 

11. Kent State – 15 pts. 

Tournament Champion: Toledo (6), Ball State (5) 

2026 Preseason All-MAC Team (alphabetical by school)

Delaney Gash, Outside Hitter, Akron

Lyndi Wolf, Middle Blocker, Akron

Gwen Crull, Middle Blocker, Ball State

Sophie Ledbetter, Libero, Ball State

Camryn Wise, Middle Blocker, Ball State

Avery Hobson, Outside Hitter, Bowling Green 

Bailey Blair, Middle Blocker, Ohio

Emily Waddell, Middle Blocker, Ohio

Molly Creech, Outside Hitter, Miami

Jessica Costloe, Outside Hitter, Toledo

Grace Freiberger, Libero, Toledo

Olivia Heitkamo, Outside Hitter, Toledo

Sierra Pertzborn, Middle Blocker, Toledo

Leah Richmond, Setter, Western Michigan

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INDIANA STATE TRACK

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Track and Field/Cross Country Program Director Angela Martin announced the addition of Shioma “Sho” Obemeata as an assistant coach Monday afternoon.

“I am excited to have Coach Sho joining our staff,” Martin said. “He shows a desire to be great at coaching and has a deep love of track and field. He fits in well within our coaching staff and brings valuable knowledge and experience to our sprints group. Several of our team members have worked with him in the past, and that will only help deepen everyone’s commitment to be the best they can be.”

Obemeata joins the staff with over 10 years of national and global success as a coach and sports administrator and will work with the Sycamore sprints and relays groups.

“It is an honor to join the best track and field program in Indiana,” Obemeata said. “The sprint events and relays are imperative to a well-rounded, championship outfit. I want to thank Coach Angie for this opportunity. The staff is accomplished and knowledgeable and the athletes have potential to do tremendous things on and off the track. I am ready to get to work with them all.”

The London, England, native began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Springfield College, where he coached jump events from 2016-2018. The men’s and women’s high jump groups earned USTFCCCA rankings as high as No. 16 and No. 1, respectively. In 2018, Obemeata was hired as the International Teams Coordinator with USA Track and Field’s (USATF) High Performance department. 

Obemeata obtained a Master of Science in Athletic Administration from Springfield College and Bachelor of Arts in Cinematic Arts from the University Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). At UMBC, he competed in the jump events, winning two conference titles in the triple jump. He also served as team captain for the Retrievers while earning Commissioner’s Honor Roll distinctions.

At USATF, he supported elite athletes, coaches and agents to and through international competitions from 2018-22. Competitions included the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, 2019 World Championships, 2019 Pan Am U20 Junior Championships and 2018 World Junior Championships. Amongst his responsibilities were processing personnel through World Athletics procedures and facilitating training sessions.

Obemeata coached high school track and field athletes in Indiana from 2018-2026 at Park Tudor, Lawrence Central and Ben Davis. Jasiah Rogers set the state record in the 60m dash, ranking him 6th in the world for U18 athletes at 6.68. Elijah Jackson was the 2023 100m state champion for the Lawrence Central Bears, while sophomore Graham Adams (Ben Davis) finished fifth in the 100m dash at the 2026 state championship.

In 2021, Coach “Sho” founded Advancement Through Athletics (ATA), a not-for-profit organization designed to prepare scholars for their first year of college. Through ATA, Indiana scholar-athletes found success on and off the track. Sycamore freshman Collin Bumgardner won the 100m/200m double at the 2026 Indiana State Track and Field Championships. Ronald “Rocky” Duplessis and Uriah White won back-to-back national titles in the 400m at the 2025 and 2026 USATF Junior Olympic Championships, respectively. In 2024, Dominic Calhoun set then-indoor state records in the 200m and 400m, while Omema Anyanwu won the 2025 girls 400m state title. ATA proudly served more than 350 youth in Indianapolis under Obemeata’s leadership.

Coach Sho holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USATF’s Level II school and Track & Field Academy. He is joined in Terre Haute by his wife Lauren and three children, Adanoma, Adanegbe and Adazee.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf announced its 2026-27 schedule featuring six events in the fall and five in the spring before the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in April.

Fall Schedule

The Screaming Eagles open the fall slate with a trip to the Midwest Match Play in Jackson, Michigan (August 31-September 1), hosted by Purdue University Fort Wayne. In addition to Purdue Fort Wayne and USI, the match-play event also includes the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Detroit Mercy.

Then, the Screaming Eagles head to Yorktown, Indiana, for the Brittany Kelly Classic, hosted by Ball State University, on September 14-15. USI closes out September at the Stonehill College Hill Yeah! event in Kingston, New York, on September 28-29.

October begins at the Butler University Fall Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 5-6, before USI ends the fall slate in Evansville with the University of Evansville Charles Braun Intercollegiate (October 19-20) and the Battle of the Expressway match-play event against Evansville on October 22 in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, at Western Hills Country Club.

Spring Schedule

The spring season tees off with back-to-back trips to Florida for the Stetson University Hatter Invitational in DeBary, Florida, on February 22-23 and the Orange Tree Invitational, hosted by Le Moyne College, in Orlando, Florida, on March 8.

USI will then face off against Evansville in the spring match-play event on March 18 at Fendrich Golf Course.

The final two regular-season spring events will be The Julie Invitational, hosted by Northern Kentucky University, in Batavia, Ohio, on March 29-30, and the Colonel Classic on April 5-6, hosted by Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.

The season culminates at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship, April 18-20, which returns to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at The Shoals Golf Club on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. USI Women’s Golf is coming off a solid fourth-place finish at last season’s OVC Championship in Dalton, Georgia.

Check out the full schedule and roster at usiscreamingeagles.com and follow USI Women’s Golf on X and Instagram for updates.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Mike Hillyard announced the addition of junior Chase Hayes to the 2026-27 roster.

Hayes transfers from the University of Evansville, where she made the transition from sprints to distance throughout the course of the previous three years.

During the 2025 cross country season, Hayes was UE’s top finisher five times in just her second season on the grass. She led the Purple Aces in the mile during the indoor season in 2025-26 and was UE’s top performer in both the 800 and 1,500 meters during the 2026 outdoor campaign.

Hayes brings personal-best times to USI of 2:19.08 (800m), 4:36.00 (1,500m), 5:05.05 (mile), 10:16.52 (3,000m) and 17:35.67 (5,000m). Her career-best 6k time of 21:53.5 would have landed Hayes in USI’s top three a year ago.

“Chase has made tremendous progress in just two short years as a distance runner,” Hillyard said. “She has a tremendous work ethic and a very high ceiling. We’re grateful and happy to have her with us.”

Hayes joins a list of newcomers that includes graduate transfer Sierra Parks as well as incoming freshmen Ellie Bush, Maddie Graber, Arden Jensen, Mayci Moore, Kara Odum, Mackenzie Pound and Mallory Watt.

The Screaming Eagles begin the 2026 season September 4 when they host the Stegemoller Screagle Twilight at the USI Cross Country Course.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer rallied in the second half against Northern Kentucky University on Monday evening to earn a 2-2 tie on the road for the Screaming Eagles’ second consecutive result to begin the 2026 season.

The Screaming Eagles’ (0-0-2) hard-fought tie against Northern Kentucky (0-1-1) came after USI erased a two-goal deficit in the final 23 minutes of the match.

USI started off slow, not recording a shot until the 67th minute. Meanwhile, the Norse outshot the Screaming Eagles 16-0 in that time frame, scoring twice to take a two-goal advantage before USI’s late rally.

Sophomore midfielders Brian Novillo and Isaac Weidner led the Screaming Eagles offensively, scoring the team’s first goals of the season. The goals were the first career goals for both players. Both goals were assisted by sophomore midfielder Tony Murphy, who gathered his sixth career assist as a Screaming Eagle and took his first two shots, one on goal, of the season. Sophomore forward Kadiri Bello also added two shots, one on goal. USI finished with 10 total shots as a team with five on goal. Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Jacob English collected two saves, as USI’s defense limited Northern Kentucky to only four shots on target out of 21 total shot attempts.

To start the match, USI was forced to defend, as English made an early save in the tenth minute. However, Northern Kentucky found the back of the net a minute later, scoring their first goal inside the penalty area. The Screaming Eagles were outshot 11-0 in the first half, but blocked five shots, with both of English’s saves coming in the first 45 minutes.  

It only took Northern Kentucky 45 seconds in the second half to score their second goal of the day. After that, it was all Screaming Eagles from there on out. In the 67th minute of the match, Weidner scored on an assist from T. Murphy inside the goal area. With the momentum, USI built on the goal with a second tally in the 83rd minute by Novillo, also assisted by T. Murphy. The Screaming Eagles had three more shots but could not get the go-ahead goal to finish the match, resulting in a tie.

Next, the Screaming Eagles make their regular-season home debut at Strassweg Field when USI faces Indiana University Indianapolis on Wednesday, September 2, and will have the opportunity to post its best start to a season since 2017.

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VALPO VOLLEYBALL

With the start of the 2026 season right around the corner, Valpo volleyball junior Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) has been named to the Preseason All-MVC Team, while the Beacons have been picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll.

Helming earned her spot on the preseason squad after a tremendous sophomore campaign which saw her earn First Team All-MVC recognition. The junior led the team with 364 kills on .323 hitting, ranking eighth in the MVC in kills and 12th in hitting percentage. She moved into eighth on Valpo’s single-season 25-point era charts in hitting percentage and 10th in kills.

The Beacons garnered 88 points in the preseason polling to finish in third place in the poll, trailing only Drake and UNI.

Valpo opens the 2026 season this weekend at the Chattanooga Classic, kicking off action Friday against UAB and the hosts.

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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1900:

Emmet Heidrick swipes four bases in St. Louis’s 2 – 0 win over Chicago.

Criticism of administration in the National League continues. The Sporting News offers the new American League some editorial encouragement: “An organization opposed to the National League will be welcome because it will mean the elevation of the game if it is successful.”

1902 – Ban Johnson announces the American League’s intention to have a New York team in 1903, with Clark Griffith as manager. The moribund Baltimore franchise will be dissolved and replaced by a team in the Big Apple to accomplish this.

1906:

Washington sweeps a doubleheader from the White Sox to end Chicago’s win streak at 19 games. The Sox jumped from fourth place to first during the streak.

The Giants, trailing the Reds, 3 – 2, after six innings, jump on Bob Wicker for six runs in the 7th and win going away, 8 – 3. One of the six hits in the 6th is a double by Christy Mathewson, the winning pitcher.

New York rookie Slow Joe Doyle debuts with a 2 – 0 shutout against Cleveland.

1908 – The Giants win their third in a row from Pittsburgh, stopping Nick Maddox, who had won eight in a row, 5 – 3. Doc Crandall is the winner. Larry Doyle triples in the 3rd inning, then steps off the bag while chatting with Buc third sacker Tommy Leach. George Gibson’s throw from home nails Doyle.

1909 – Christy Mathewson stops the Pirates, 3 – 2, on five hits to notch his 20th victory of the season. It is the seventh season in a row in which Matty has hit 20 wins. Nick Maddox takes the loss for the leading Bucs.

1910:

In the 12th inning at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh’s Bobby Byrne doubles, steals third base, and then steals home to beat Brooklyn, 4 – 3. This is the National League’s first 20th Century’s extra-inning steal of home.

At St. Louis, the Athletics’ Danny Murphy hits for the cycle, but it is not enough as Philadelphia loses, 9 – 6.

1911:

The Giants take over sole possession of the lead with a 3 – 2 win over Pittsburgh. New York will remain atop the National League for the rest of the way.

Red Sox pitcher Smoky Joe Wood tops the St. Louis Browns, 3 – 2, for his 20th win.

1913:

Braves veteran Art Devlin slaps the game-winning hit in the 9th for Boston and gets rewarded by manager George Stallings by being sent down to Rochester, never to return to the major leagues. His .229 average might have had something to do with it.

Ty Cobb swipes home in the 5th inning to help the Tigers edge the Senators, 6 – 5.

1914 – The A’s score nine runs to back Rube Bressler’s shutout of the Browns in the first of two games. Teammate Herb Pennock then follows with a 1 – 0 shutout.

1915:

The Giants release Rube Marquard to Toronto (International League) but the veteran pitcher refuses to go to the minors. He works out his own deal and is signed by Wilbert Robinson and the Robins. Rube will post a 13-6 record next season for Uncle Robby.

The Red Sox win, 2 – 1, in 13 innings, to sweep the Tigers and solidify their hold on first place. Boston has now won seven straight and 19 of 21.

1917 – Behind Jeff Pfeffer and Rube Marquard, the Robins apply a doubleheader whitewash to the Cardinals, winning 12 – 0 and 4 – 0. Brooklyn’s Hy Myers is thrown out three times trying to steal in one game by the Cards, the second player this year to be thrown out three times in a game. Not till Rodney Scott, in 1979, will another National League runner be caught stealing three times.

1921 – With Cleveland waltzing to a 15 – 1 win over the Yankees, New York hurler Harry Harper, pitching in the 8th, plunks OF Charlie Jamieson in the ribs, Larry Gardner in the arm, and Steve O’Neill in the back. O’Neill throws the ball back at Harper, precipitating a bench-clearing brawl. New York OF Bob Meusel contributes four errors in the game. The Tribe takes over first place from the Yankees.

1922:

In the first of a doubleheader before a sold-out Polo Grounds, the Browns beat the Yankees, 3 – 1, behind Urban Shocker. Waite Hoyt is the loser, but stops Ken Williams’ hitting streak at 28 games. George Sisler hits in his 24th straight game. In the second game, the Yankees jump to a 2 – 0 lead on Babe Ruth’s two-run triple, then extend it to 6 – 1 behind Joe Bush. The Browns close to 6 – 5, but that is it.

In spite of a 4th-inning lead of 25 – 6, the Cubs need to hold on to defeat Philadelphia, 26 – 23, as the Phillies leave the bases loaded in the 9th. The total amount of runs, 49, is the major league mark for most tallies in one game. The two teams also set modern records for hits, most players scoring runs (13 Phillies scored) and most players scoring multiple runs (9 Cubs).

1924 – Walter Johnson hurls a seven-inning rain-shortened no-hitter against the Browns, winning by a score of 2 – 0.

1926 – The Cardinals regain first place in the National League, but the next day the Pirates retake the high ground.

1929:

After three straight shutouts by Browns hurlers, the Yankees break their 32-inning scoreless streak with a 4th-inning homer by Babe Ruth. St. Louis still wins, 3 – 2.

The second-largest crowd ever to pack the Reds’ ballpark – 35,432 – watches their team split a pair with the pennant-bound Cubs. The Reds win the opener, 6 – 3, behind Red Lucas’ 17th victory, while Guy Bush wins his 18th in the nitecap, 10 – 1.

At the Polo Grounds, fans are able to hear the calls of home plate umpire Cy Rigler, who is wired for sound, a first in major league history. Wearing a mike, wearing metal-plated shoes, and standing on a flat metal sheet, Cy’s calls are broadcast over speakers. The Giants top the Pirates, 10 – 5.

1930 – Tommy Bridges walks 12 Brownies, but Detroit still beats St. Louis, 7 – 5.

1931 – At Chicago, the Yankees record their first shutout of the season when Herb Pennock blanks the White Sox, 6 – 0. Ben Chapman has a good day with a triple, single, two runs scored and his 50th and 51st stolen bases of the year. In addition, he beats the Sox’s Carl Reynolds in a pre-game 100-yard dash.

1934 – Schoolboy Rowe, Detroit’s sensational rookie pitcher, defeats the Senators, 4 – 2, for his 16th win in a row, tying the American League record held by Walter Johnson, Joe Wood, and Lefty Grove.

1935 – Earle Combs of the Yankees collides on a fly ball with teammate Red Rolfe and suffers a severe shoulder injury. It will contribute to his decision to retire at the end of the season.

1936 – The Giants win their 13th straight and take over first place in the National League.

1937 – Cleveland’s Bob Feller strikes out 16 Red Sox, one less than his own American League record, in an 8 – 1 victory.

1938 – St. Louis Browns George McQuinn’s 34-game hitting streak is stopped seven short of George Sisler’s American League record.

1939 – Red Rolfe scores for the Yankees in his 18th consecutive game, giving him a total of 30 runs.

1940:

Lefty Tom George, who started in pro ball in 1907, returns to the mound for York (Interstate League) at age 54, and wins, 3 – 2. He had been inactive for five years.

In the second game of a twinbill, the Red Sox explode for 11 runs in the 6th inning. Jimmie Foxx hits his third grand slam of the year in the inning, connecting off the Browns’ Emil Bildilli. The game is called after seven innings, with the Sox ahead, 17 – 3.

1942 – The largest night crowd in St. Louis history watch two aces deal, the Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt and the Cardinals’ Mort Cooper, go scoreless for 12 innings. Both teams score in the 13th, and the Cards win it in the 14th, 2 – 1, on Walker Cooper’s solo shot. The win by Cooper cuts the Dodgers’ lead over St. Louis to 5 1/2 games.

1945 – The Tigers’ Joe Hoover will swipe only 19 bases in his career, but the most valuable one comes today. On the front end of a 3rd-inning double steal, Hoover steals home against the Browns for the game’s only run.

1947:

The Cubs’ Billy Jurges, shifted from coach to active player two days ago, smashes a two-run homer in the 10th to give Chicago a 9 – 7 win over the Giants. Also homering are Bob Scheffing and Andy Pafko for Chicago and Willard Marshall and Bobby Thomson for the Giants.

Future major leaguer Rocky Nelson is married at home plate at Lynchburg City Stadium, home of the Lynchburg Hillcats.

1948 – At Boston, it is Cleveland’s turn to take over first place in the American League as they roll 9 – 0 behind Bob Lemon. It is Lemon’s eighth shutout of the year.

1950:

The Red Sox win their 11th straight, beating the leading Tigers, 6 – 2, behind Mel Parnell. Boston, in fourth place, is just 3 1/2 games in back of Detroit.

The Cubs win, 7 – 6, over the Braves, as reliever Dutch Leonard tops Warren Spahn.

1951 – Before 66,110 at Cleveland, Mickey Mantle belts an opposite field two-run homer off Mike Garcia to help the Yankees win, 7 – 3. New York (77-46) moves to a game back of the Tribe.

1952:

Tiger Virgil Trucks (5-14) throws the second of his two no-hitters this season, blanking the Yankees, 1 – 0. Phil Rizzuto’s 3rd-inning at-bat is quickly scored as an error but is changed to a hit only to be reversed again in the 6th inning, making the no-hitter a bit controversial.

Although the game only lasts seven innings, Bill Bell of Bristol (Appalachian League) pitches his third no-hitter of the season.

1954 – The Dodgers hit nine home runs in a two-day sweep of the Redlegs, winning 12 – 4 and 13 – 2. Gil Hodges of the Dodgers has two RBIs today to knock in 100 runs for the sixth consecutive season.

1956 – To make room for Enos Slaughter, the Yankees give Phil Rizzuto his unconditional release. At the instigation of Ballantine Beer, Rizzuto will be in the announcing booth next year, replacing Jim Woods.

1959:

The White Sox take out pennant insurance, sending Bob Sagers and Harry Simpson packing to Pittsburgh in exchange for veteran Ted Kluszewski. Klu will hit .297 during the season and a torrid .391 in the World Series.

In Cleveland, Rocky Colavito homers twice as the Tribe tops the Yankees, 6 – 3. The Indians have now won seven straight to move two games behind the first-place White Sox.

1960:

Boston’s Vic Wertz’s second career grand slam as a pinch hitter, off Don Newcombe, ties the record set by Bill Skowron in 1957. Ted Williams hits his 516th home run in a 10 – 7 Boston win over Cleveland.

With two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Glen Hobbie concludes his pitching duel with Vinegar Bend Mizell in dramatic fashion by launching Mizell’s first pitch into the left field bleachers for a 2 – 1 Cubs win over the Pirates.

1961:

In the Orioles’ 5 – 2 win over the Twins, Oriole Dave Philley sets a major-league record for pinch hits. His swinging bunt down the third base line is his 23rd hit, breaking the record set by the Giants’ Sam Leslie in 1932. Philley is 23 for 63 in the pinch this season.

Jim Bunning (15-9) allows just two hits while blanking the Senators, 6 – 0, in a game called after eight innings because of rain. The win keeps the Tigers two games ahead of the Yankees.

1962:

Pirates players call off a threatened strike. They had objected to a rained-out game being rescheduled as a night game the day before a doubleheader.

Winning for the 18th time in 21 games – over Houston, 7 – 6 – the Reds move within three games of first place. Joey Jay wins his 20th game.

1963:

Cleveland batters suffer an American League-record 27 strikeouts in a doubleheader (24 innings) split against the Red Sox. The 44 strikeouts for both teams are also an AL record, with Dick Stuart chipping in with six.

With the game tied at 6 – 6 in the 6th inning, Chunichi Dragons left fielder Shinichi Etoh refuses to leave his position when rain pours down from the sky, fearing the game will be called a tie and hoping for a win. A TV station covers Etoh’s actions for 20 minutes before he finally goes to the dugout.

1965:

Moonlight Graham dies in Chisholm, MN. Graham played in one major league game, for the New York Giants in 1905, and did not get to bat. His character in W.P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe, later played by Burt Lancaster in the movie Field of Dreams, will eventually make him a baseball household name.

Braves reliever Billy O’Dell sees Red again as he is victimized for the second day in a row by a 9th-inning Cincy homer. This time it is Tony Perez doing the damage by hitting a three-run homer to defeat the Braves, 7 – 4.

1966:

The owners approve a 55 percent raise in contributions to the players’ pension fund. It will come from television, World Series, and All-Star Game money. Some money will also go to pay the salary of the Players’ Association executive director.

Whitey Ford (2-5) undergoes surgery for a circulatory problem in his left shoulder.

1967:

Houston’s Don Wilson strikes out ten Reds, including Pete Rose four times, but loses to Cincy, 2 – 1.

The Twins’ Dean Chance throws his second no-hitter of the month, defeating the Indians, 2 – 1. On August 5th he threw five perfect innings in an abbreviated game against the Red Sox.

Boston tops the White Sox, 6 – 2, to take over first place by a half game. A doubleheader split with Chicago tomorrow will put the Twins back atop the American League.

1968:

The Tigers, ahead 5 – 0, fail to score with two on in the 4th inning when the Yanks bring in Rocky Colavito to pitch. The 35-year-old slugger retires Al Kaline and Willie Horton and tosses 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. In Rocky’s only other pitching appearance, in 1958, he also faced Kaline, and the victory by a non-pitcher will be the last this century. Bill Robinson and Bobby Cox crash successive homers to tie the score and, after a walk, Rocky comes around to score the winning run. In the 8th, Yankees reliever Lindy McDaniel ties the American League record for consecutive batters retired by setting down the first Tiger he faces, giving him 32 straight batters retired over four appearances. New York sweeps, winning 6 – 5 and then topping Mickey Lolich, 5 – 4. The four losses in New York leaves the Tigers just five games ahead of the Orioles.

After 5 hours and 27 minutes, the Orioles defeat the Red Sox, 3 – 2, in 18 innings when Brooks Robinson drives in Boog Powell.

1970 – In Minnesota, a bomb scare delays the game with Boston for 43 minutes in the 4th, but the only bomb is an 8th-inning homer by Tony Conigliaro to give the Sox a 1 – 0 win. The Sox end the game with a double play, a 1-6 force at second base, then a throw home to nab Tony Oliva trying to score. Ken Brett is the winner in relief over Tom Hall.

1972 – Phillies pitcher Ken Reynolds ties a dubious National League record with his 12th straight losing decision from the start of the season after dropping a 6 – 1 decision to the Reds. Reynolds is knocked out in the 4th and loses to Don Gullett. He will finish the season with a 2-15 record.

1973 – Dan Driessen drives in five runs to pace the Reds to a 6 – 4 win over the visiting Cardinals. Ken Griffey debuts in the major leagues with a pair of hits.

1975 – Cliff Johnson of the Astros hits a home run in the top of the 11th, pushing his team to a 4 – 3 lead. Unfortunately, the game is called due to rain in the bottom half of the inning, and the score reverts to what it was in the 10th, thus erasing Johnson’s home run. It deprives Johnson of becoming only the second National League player to hit six home runs in six consecutive games.

1976 – The Yankees edge the Twins, 5 – 4, in a 19-inning marathon. Grant Jackson is the winner over Pete Redfern.

1977 – The Twins blow a 4 – 2 lead over the Yankees when Mickey Rivers hits a two-run single in the 7th inning and Reggie Jackson drives home a run in the next inning.

1978:

Major League umpires stage a one-day strike in defiance of their contract, in order to gain recognition for their union as their bargaining agent with Major League Baseball. Semipro and amateur umps are pressed into service until a restraining order forces the strikers to return. The umpires will walk out again at the beginning of the 1979 season.

With four amateur umpires officiating, Ron Guidry posts his 18th win, beating the A’s, 7 – 1. Reggie Jackson’s home run drives in his 1,001st career RBI. The win keeps the Yankees 7 1/2 games behind the Red Sox.

At Toronto, the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins, 7 – 3, with two amateur umpires and two coaches officiating: Toronto coach Don Leppert and Twins coach Jerry Zimmerman umpire. Since 1910, this is just the fifth time this century, and the first time since 1941, that active players or coaches have umpired.

Dennis Eckersley (15-5) shuts out the Angels, 6 – 0, on four hits to run his Fenway Park record to 8-0. Jim Rice belts his 32nd homer, off former teammate Don Aase, one of three hits he garners.

1979:

The Angels’ Don Baylor ties a club record by knocking in eight runs during a 24 – 2 slaughter of the Blue Jays. The 24 runs the 26 hits are both franchise records. After the first three Jays pitchers are cuffed around, 1B Craig Kusick takes the mound in his only major league pitching appearance. He does a creditable job, pitching 2 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and two runs, with no walks or K’s.

Willie Horton has two homers, including his ninth career grand slam, to pace Seattle to an 8 – 4 win over Detroit. Champ Summers has a pair of homers for the Tigers.

In a Hollywood stars vs. the Media game played at Dodger Stadium, Robin Williams, the star of the hit television show, Mork and Mindy, in which he plays an alien, runs the bases backwards. The comedian explains circling the bags clockwise is very common on the Planet Ork, his character’s home in the show’s universe.

1980 – At Exhibition Stadium, Rangers P Ferguson Jenkins is arrested for possession of illegal drugs after customs officials discover an estimated $500 worth of cocaine, marijuana, and hashish in his suitcase. The arrest stuns the entire country, where Jenkins, a Canadian citizen, is considered a national hero.

1981 – Chicago’s Dennis Lamp loses his no-hitter when the Brewers’ Robin Yount leads off the 9th inning with a bloop double. Lamp settles for a one-hit 5 – 1 win.

1982 – In a 7 – 6 loss to Pittsburgh, San Diego rookie outfielder Tony Gwynn breaks his wrist diving for a fly ball. Gwynn, hitting .271, will be out for three weeks. He’ll return September 13th, hit .348 for the rest of the year, but will fall short of the .300 mark for the only time in his career.

1983 – The Louisville Redbirds (American Association) become the first minor league team to draw one million fans in a season, as 31,258 watch them beat Evansville, 7 – 0 to clinch the Eastern Division title. Louisville will finish the season with an attendance of 1,052,438.

1985 – Dwight Gooden wins his 14th consecutive game and his 20th of the season, 9 – 3 over the Padres. Gooden will finish the season 24-4. Gooden, at 20 years, 9 months of age, is the youngest pitcher ever to win 20 games. Bob Feller was a month older when he first won 20 in 1939.

1986 – At Tiger Stadium, A’s rookie Mark McGwire hits his first major league home run off Walt Terrell.

1989 – Pittsburgh’s Gary Redus hits for the cycle in a 12 – 3 win over the Reds.

1990 – Red Sox farmhand Kevin Morton pitches a seven-inning perfect game as New Britain (AA) beats Reading, 1 – 0.

1991:

Manager Doug Rader is fired by the Angels and replaced by former Montréal Expos manager Buck Rodgers, who was let go earlier this season.

Cubs OF Doug Dascenzo commits an error in Chicago’s 12 – 9 loss to San Diego, ending his National League-record streak of 242 consecutive games without a miscue (442 chances). The streak, which began in 1988, is two games short of the major league record.

1992:

The Astros return from the longest scheduled road trip in big league history. During the 26-game road trip, which was made necessary due to the Republican National Convention being held at the Astrodome, the team posted a record of 12-14.

The Expos score five runs – three earned – off Tom Glavine in 4 2/3 innings and win 6 – 0, stopping Glavine’s win streak at 13 games. Chris Nabholz, who lost his last outing to Glavine, goes 7 1/3 innings for the win. Glavine will start another winning streak of 13 games – all against the Expos – and will not lose again to Montreal until June 27, 2000.

1994 – Las Vegas Stars C Kevin Higgins and OF Keith Lockhart both play all nine positions in the Stars’ 10 – 7 victory over Tacoma in a Class AAA game.

1995:

St. Louis defeats Colorado, 8 – 3. Both leadoff hitters – Bernard Gilkey for the Cardinals and Trenidad Hubbard for the Rockies – homer in the 1st inning, marking the first time this has happened in the National League since 1986. One near tragedy occurs when 6-year-old Cameron Wilson suffers a skull fracture when hit by a foul ball off the bat of Eric Young. He will be okay.

Rounding second base in a 17 – 4 blowout over the Dodgers, the Phils’ Darren Daulton tears the ACL in his right knee and will be out for the remainder of the season. He’ll play just five games in 1996. Gregg Jefferies becomes the first Phillie in 32 years to hit for the cycle, and hurler Jeff Juden goes the distance for the win, and also hits a grand slam. It is the third grand slam hit by a pitcher in the National League this season, setting a league record. Florida’s Chris Hammond and Pittsburgh’s Denny Neagle hit the others.

Jose Canseco hits a homer in his fifth straight game to account for Boston’s only score in a 6 – 1 loss to Oakland. Canseco is the fifth Red Sox player to homer in five straight games. Scott Brosius clouts a pair of homers and Doug Jones hands Boston just its third loss in 23 games.

1996:

The Red Sox defeat the Mariners by a score of 8 – 5. Ken Griffey, Jr. and Alex Rodriguez hit back-to-back homers for Seattle in the 8th inning, marking the 17th time this season Mariner players have hit consecutive homers, for a major league record.

The Cubs defeat the Braves, 3 – 2, stopping Marquis Grissom’s hitting streak at 28 games.

The Yankees dedicate their first new monument in 47 years, to Mickey Mantle, in Monument Park in center field at Yankee Stadium. Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig are also honored with monuments, while 15 men are honored on plaques.

The Rockies defeat the Pirates, 13 – 9, despite five hits, including a home run, by Pittsburgh 2B Jeff King. Larry Walker and Vinny Castilla each drive home four runs for Colorado.

The Cards’ Alan Benes, 1-7 in his first eight decisions, loses 4 – 1 to the Astros. It is Benes’ first loss after reeling off ten straight wins since his rocky start. Jeff Bagwell hits his 28th home run and drives in his 100th run for Houston, now up by 1 1/2 games over the Cards. Donne Wall is the winner.

The Giants defeat the visiting Expos, 7 – 2, and Barry Bonds sits, ending his consecutive games played streak at 357, a Giants record. Bonds had pinch hit in the previous two games.

1998:

Toronto’s Roger Clemens strikes out 18 batters in a 3 – 0 victory over Kansas City. He becomes the first pitcher ever to record three games of 18 or more strikeouts. Clemens allows only three hits and does not walk a batter.

The Twins trade veteran Mike Morgan to the Cubs in exchange for a player to be named and cash.

1999:

The Phillies follow yesterday’s scoring feast with another, defeating the Padres, 15 – 1. Rico Brogna goes 4 for 5, with two doubles and two homers, and drives home seven runs for Philadelphia. The Pads finally turn to infielder Ed Giovanola who pitches 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Giovanola last pitched in Little League.

The Royals defeat the Orioles, 8 – 6, as Kansas City P Jeff Montgomery becomes the tenth hurler to notch 300 saves. In doing so, he becomes the first to record all of them with the same team.

The Indians defeat the Athletics, 12 – 4. Manny Ramirez hits a double and three home runs for the Tribe.

2001:

Bengie Molina sets a team record by stroking nine consecutive hits. The Angels catcher is the first Anaheim player to have consecutive four-hit games since Tim Salmon accomplished the feat in 1994.

The Rangers defeat the Red Sox, 8 – 7, in 18 innings, in 6 hours, 35 minutes – the longest game of the season. The teams combine to use 17 pitchers, one away from the major-league record for an extra-inning contest. Boston makes an error and a wild pitch in the last frame, and Chad Curtis scores on a grounder after stealing third base. Chris Michalak is the winning pitcher; he was the loser yesterday.

The Mariners edge the Indians, 3 – 2, in 11 innings, in a game marked by a bench-clearing incident in the 9th inning. When Seattle’s Arthur Rhodes comes on to pitch in relief, Cleveland batter Omar Vizquel complains that sunlight is reflecting off the reliever’s right earring. Rhodes begins yelling at Vizquel and is eventually ejected by third base umpire Tim McClelland.

The Yankees defeat the Angels, 7 – 5, as Roger Clemens becomes the first American League hurler to go 17-1 to begin a season. OF Paul O’Neill hits his 20th home run of the year, making him the oldest player in history – at age 38 – to reach the 20 home run and 20 stolen base mark in a season.

2002:

Arizona’s Randy Johnson strikes out 16 Cubs as the Diamondbacks defeat Chicago, 7 – 0.

Participating in a minor-league baseball promotion, a 28-year-old woman collapses and dies after running from the outfield fence to the infield in quest of a hidden diamond. She was one of approximately 250 women hoping to find a small box containing the treasure after the game between the Orlando Rays and Jacksonville Suns.

2005 – With the 6 – 3 Cardinal win over the Pirates at PNC Park, skipper Tony LaRussa with his 2,195th career triumph, moves past Sparky Anderson for third place for most victories by a big league manager. Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763) are first and second on the all-time managerial list for the number of major league wins.

2007 – Craig Stansberry of the Padres, born in Saudi Arabia, is the first Middle East native to play in the majors. He hits a pinch-hit single off Doug Brocail in his first at-bat.

2008:

The Twins try to get some help for the stretch run by picking up ex-Twin Eddie Guardado from the Rangers for Mark Hamburger. The deal creates many interesting headlines.

Grady Sizemore becomes the second player in Cleveland Indians history to go 30-30 in a season. He homers twice in a 4 – 3 win over the Tigers, the eighth straight victory for Cleveland. Sizemore is in the top five in the American League in both homers and steals through today’s action.

2009:

Zach Greinke breaks the Kansas City Royals franchise record for most strikeouts in a single game, striking out 15 in an eight-inning effort. The Royals beat Cleveland, 6 – 2.

The Rockies continue to catch up on the Dodgers. Trailing by 15 1/2 games in the NL West on June 3rd, the Rocks cut the lead to just two games with a 5 – 4 win over Los Angeles today. Troy Tulowitzki singles off James McDonald with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th for the win.

2010:

Today’s games feature two teams coming back from nine-run deficits. First, the Rockies are down 10 – 1 in the 3rd, but rally to beat Atlanta, 12 – 10. They score four runs off Jonny Venters in the 8th to take the lead. The Reds also blow an early 10 – 1 lead achieved against rookie starter Madison Bumgarner in their game against the Giants, but come back to tie it at 11-all in the 9th on a single by Paul Janish. Joey Votto drives in the winning run with a single in the 12th, going 4 for 7 with two homers and four RBIs. Barry Zito is the loser in only the second relief appearance of his career.

Félix Hernández of the Mariners beats the Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader, fanning nine. That makes him the fourth-youngest hurler to 1,000 career strikeouts, following Bob Feller, Bert Blyleven and Dwight Gooden. David Ortiz is his 1,000th victim.

In the California League, Lancaster defeats Lake Elsinore, 3 – 1, in ten innings, as five pitchers combine on a no-hitter. Starter Robert Donovan goes 5 2/3 innings before running out of gas and giving way to Edwin Walker. Lake Elsinore ties the game at 1 in the 8th against David Berner, the result of a walk and two sacrifice bunts that both result in throwing errors by Berner. David Carpenter succeeds him, finishes the 8th and pitches a perfect 9th to get credit for the win when his teammates score two in the top of the 10th inning. Another reliever, Jose Trinidad, completes the unusual no-no by pitching the bottom of the 10th, allowing only a walk.

2011 – The Oakland A’s take an early 7 – 1 lead against the Yankees, but it’s all Bronx Bombers after that. Robinson Cano hits a grand slam in the 5th inning, Russell Martin follows suit in the 6th, they put up another six runs in the 7th, and in the 8th, Curtis Granderson also homers with the bases loaded to make the Yanks the first team ever to hit three grand slams in one game. Andruw Jones follows Granderson’s blast with a solo homer to make the final score 22 – 9. Martin has a career day, going 5 for 5 with a walk and six RBI and also hitting a solo shot to complement his slam as the Yankees bat around in their final four innings. It is the most runs given up by an Athletics team since 1955; their pitchers help the cause by surrendering 22 hits and issuing 13 walks in the rout. In the 9th inning, DH Jorge Posada takes the field at second base; it is his first major league appearance at the position he played in the lower minors 20 years ago.

2012:

The Red Sox and Dodgers complete a huge blockbuster deal, with Boston getting rid of $260 million in future salary by sending 1B Adrian Gonzalez, P Josh Beckett, OF Carl Crawford and IF Nick Punto to Los Angeles. In return, they receive 1B James Loney and four prospects: Ps Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster, IF Ivan DeJesus and OF/1B Jerry Sands. Both Crawford and De La Rosa are recovering from Tommy John surgery and will not play until next season. Gonzalez makes the biggest immediate impact, hitting a three-run homer in his first at-bat as a Dodger to key an 8 – 2 win over the Marlins. For their part, the Sox blow a 9 – 3 lead and lose to Kansas City, 10 – 9, in 12 innings, with none of the new acquisitions in the line-up.

The Indians end a nine-game losing skid by defeating the Yankees, 3 – 1, behind Justin Masterson. In spite of the win, the Indians, who were in playoff contention in late July, have lost 22 of their last 27 games.

Justin Toole of the Carolina Mudcats plays all nine positions in a 4 – 2 win over the Salem Red Sox. He starts in RF and plays one position each inning in a special “Toole Time” promotion. His biggest challenge comes when he catches the 8th inning, having never played there before. He then ends the game by pitching the 9th with a 4 – 0 lead. He gives up a pair of solo homers but strikes out the last two batters he faces to end the contest. The promotion came out of a conversation early in the year when manager Edwin Rodriguez asked Toole where he played. “Everywhere”, he answered, leading to the stunt.

In the Czech Republic, Draci Brno wins its 17th Extraliga pennant in 18 years, beating the Eagles Praha in the finals, three games to one. They romp, 18 – 6, in Game 3, then win a pitching duel in the second game of the doubleheader today, 1 – 0. Tom Brice homers off Bradley Merritt in support of Petr Minařík.

The Karlskoga Bats win the Swedish Elitserien title, topping the Leksand Lumberjacks, three games to one. Christoffer Johansson is named MVP of the finals.

2013:

The Dodgers lose a series for the first time in two and a half months, as Jake Peavy three-hits them in an 8 – 1 win for Boston.

In a match-up of two leading playoff contenders, Atlanta tops the Cardinals, 5 – 2, as Mike Minor wins his 13th and Andrelton Simmons homers. Allen Craig has three hits in a losing cause.

Jordan Danks homers and John Danks gets the win as the White Sox top Texas, 5 – 2. No player had homered in support of his brother’s win since Walker Cooper and Mort Cooper in 1947.

Tokyo wins the 2013 Little League World Series, beating Chula Vista, CA, 6 – 4, in the championship game. Shunpei Takagi homers twice and Ryusei Hirooka hits a crucial two-run double in the 5th to lead the Japanese entry to the title.

2014 – The Orioles hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the 5th inning of their game against the Rays, as Delmon Young hits a three-run shot, followed by long balls by J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis. Nick Markakis and Steve Pearce had hit back-to-back homers off Jake Odorizzi in the 3rd, to mark the first time in team history that the Orioles have recorded the two combinations in the same game. They win easily, 9 – 1, with Chris Tillman the beneficiary of the long ball explosion.

2016 – Matt Moore of the Giants comes within one out of throwing a no-hitter against the Dodgers, but Corey Seager singles to right with two outs in the 9th to end the bid. Moore immediately leaves the game, but the Giants win, 4 – 0, bringing them back to within two games of their first-place rivals. Before the game, Los Angeles trades C A.J. Ellis and minor leaguer Tommy Bergjans to the Phillies for veteran Carlos Ruiz. Ellis was the personal catcher of ace Clayton Kershaw, but as Kershaw is currently sidelined with an injury and Ellis is batting south of the Mendoza Line, the Dodgers feel it necessary to make a move to strengthen the position.

2018 – Kendrys Morales homers in his sixth straight game to spark a comeback for the Blue Jays, who trail the Phillies, 5 – 0, at that point in the 4th. But a two-run homer by Billy McKinney in the 7th brings the Jays to within one run, then Morales sparks the winning rally in the 8th with a lead-off walk against Seranthony Dominguez. A few batters later, Aledmys Diaz hits a bases-clearing double to put Toronto ahead, 8 – 6, and Ken Giles records his 18th save in as many opportunities. Morales will homer again tomorrow, to bring his streak to seven games, one shy of the major league record.

2019:

With a week left to go in the month, the Yankees have already shattered the record for most homers by a team in any month, as the three they hit in tonight’s 5 – 1 win over the Dodgers bring their total to 61, erasing the previous record of 58 shared by the 1987 Orioles and 1999 Mariners, both times in May. D.J. LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Mike Ford all go deep off Clayton Kershaw in support of Domingo German’s major league-leading 17th win.

The Huskies de Rouen win their fifth straight French Division I title, beating the Templiers de Sénart in the finals for the third time in that stretch. In Game 4 of the best-of-five series, Rouen wins, 14 – 7, with Esteban Prioul getting the win after starter Ely Izturriaga struggles. Enrique Sosa Jr. drives in five and has four hits while Bastien Dagneau scores three.

River Ridge, LA wins the 2019 Little League World Series, the first champion team from Louisiana. They beat Willemstad, 8 – 0, in the finals as Egan Prather throws a two-hit shutout.

The oldest pair of opposing hurlers in Holland Series history face off. 44-year-old Rob Cordemans gets the start for the L&D Amsterdam Pirates in Game 3 of the 2019 Holland Series while 45-year-old Elton Koeiman relieves in the 2nd for Curaçao Neptunus Rotterdam. Neither factors in the decision as Neptunus wins, 7 – 6, in 12 innings, when Gianison Boekhoudt doubles in Stijn van der Meer.

2020 – Lucas Giolito of the White Sox pitches the first no-hitter of the season, defeating the Pirates, 4 – 0. He strikes out 13 while allowing just one walk.

2021 – In the longest major league game since the introduction of the tiebreaker rule before the 2020 season, the Dodgers need 16 innings to defeat the Padres, 5 – 3, after almost six hours of playing time. After five scoreless extra frames in spite of the presence of a designated runner on second base every time, the Dodgers finally take a 3 – 1 lead in the top of the 15th, only to see Fernando Tatis Jr. tie it with his 35th homer of the year off Corey Knebel in the bottom of the inning, necessitating yet another inning. A.J. Pollock finally provides the margin of victory with a two-run homer off Daniel Camarena and the Padres fail to score against Shane Greene.

2023 – Having already pitched a no-hitter earlier this month, Framber Valdéz of the Astros tosses seven hitless innings against the Tigers before being removed from the game, having thrown 114 pitches. Pinch-hitter Kerry Carpenter breaks the spell with a one-out single off Bryan Abreu in the 8th. Detroit then stages a remarkable comeback in the 9th: after the first two batters strike out against Ryan Pressly, three consecutive singles tie the score at 1 – 1 and rookie Parker Meadows ends the game with his first career homer, a three-run walk-off shot.

2024 – Aaron Judge homers twice for the Yankees, the first coming in the 1st inning off Austin Gomber and the second in the middle of a three-homer string off Jeff Criswell in the 7th, buffeted by long balls by teammates Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton in a 10 – 3 win over the Rockies. Judge has now hit 51 homers this season, making him the fifth player in major league history with at least three seasons of 50 or more long balls.

2025 – Cal Raleigh hits his 50th home run of the year, the first player in the majors to reach the mark this season, in Seattle’s 9 – 6 win over San Diego. With the win, Seattle also takes home the Eddie Vedder trophy, awarded for the first time to the winner of the season series between the two teams. The trophy takes the form of a vintage 1963 Fender Telecaster electric guitar, and the namesake musician, who was based in the two cities during his career, expresses the hope that the winner will actually play the instrument, not just display it in a trophy case somewhere. Raleigh is only the second player in Mariners history with a 50-homer season, after Ken Griffey Jr.

Births[edit]

1858 – Frank Jones, infielder/outfielder (d. 1936)

1859 – Jack Holland, umpire (d. 1915)

1859 – Len Stockwell, outfielder (d. 1905)

1862 – Hank Simon, outfielder (d. 1925)

1869 – Jack McFetridge, pitcher (d. 1917)

1878 – Fred Moore, college coach (d. ????)

1881 – Ned Pettigrew, pinch-hitter (d. 1952)

1882 – John McCloskey, pitcher (d. 1919)

1882 – Conny McGeehan, pitcher (d. 1907)

1883 – Elmer Brown, pitcher (d. 1955)

1884 – Tom Catterson, outfielder (d. 1920)

1884 – Duke Reilley, outfielder (d. 1968)

1886 – Rube Kroh, pitcher (d. 1944)

1887 – Dick Rudolph, pitcher (d. 1949)

1889 – Fred Graf, infielder (d. 1979)

1889 – Jim Stevens, pitcher (d. 1966)

1892 – Tony Boeckel, infielder (d. 1924)

1892 – Johnny Jones, pitcher (d. 1980)

1893 – Bob Gandy, outfielder (d. 1945)

1894 – Buzz Wetzel, pitcher (d. 1941)

1895 – Ray Roberts, pitcher (d. 1962)

1907 – Rufus Meadows, pitcher (d. 1970)

1908 – Ross Kendrick, British national team pitcher (d. 1975)

1910 – George Cisar, outfielder (d. 2010)

1911 – Fred Frink, outfielder (d. 1995)

1912 – Kinji Nakamura, NPB infielder and umpire (d. 2001)

1913 – Sam Narron, catcher (d. 1996)

1913 – Bernie Snyder, infielder (d. 1999)

1916 – Joe Gantenbein, infielder (d. 1993)

1917 – Willie Wynn, catcher (d. 1992)

1918 – Paul Busby, outfielder (d. 2003)

1920 – Masao Nakamoto, NPB pitcher (d. 1944)

1921 – Al Jurisich, pitcher (d. 1981)

1922 – Jim Devlin, catcher (d. 2004)

1922 – Takenori Yamakawa, NPB infielder (d. 1981)

1923 – Nobuaki Miyashita, NPB infielder and pitcher (d. 2005)

1925 – Pel Austin, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 1976)

1926 – Bob Milliken, pitcher (d. 2007)

1927 – Jim Suchecki, pitcher (d. 2000)

1928 – Darrell Johnson, catcher, manager (d. 2004)

1928 – Floyd Wooldridge, pitcher (d. 2008)

1934 – Ralph Mauriello, pitcher

1934 – Frank Stanek, minor league pitcher (d. 2009)

1935 – Choo Choo Coleman, catcher (d. 2016)

1935 – Mitsuo Oi, NPB catcher

1936 – Teruaki Muto, NPB catcher

1937 – Luis Zayas, minor league outfielder (d. 2024)

1939 – Gentaro Shimada, NPB pitcher (d. 2024)

1939 – Dooley Womack, pitcher

1940 – Don Wallace, infielder

1940 – Tom Young, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)

1942 – Shaun Fitzmaurice, outfielder

1942 – Katsumi Inoue, NPB pitcher

1944 – Dick Smith, outfielder

1946 – Rollie Fingers, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer

1949 – Bob Babcock, pitcher

1950 – Dave Heaverlo, pitcher

1950 – Stan Perzanowski, pitcher

1951 – Vic Travis, umpire (d. 2015)

1952 – Susumu Watanabe, NPB infielder

1953 – Bob Lacey, pitcher (d. 2026)

1954 – Pete Redfern, pitcher

1955 – Ted Springenatic, Canadian national team catcher

1959 – Young-tae Park, KBO infielder

1959 – Greg Smith, minor league infielder

1960 – Bob Meacham, infielder

1961 – Seong-ok Cho, KBO outfielder (d. 2009)

1962 – Oddibe McDowell, outfielder

1962 – Luis Fernando Méndez, minor league pitcher

1963 – Doug Schreiber, college coach

1964 – Linty Ingram, minor league pitcher

1965 – Sam Ferretti, minor league outfielder

1965 – Kenji Itakura, NPB infielder

1965 – Masahiko Mori, Japanese national team pitcher

1966 – Albert Belle, outfielder; All-Star

1966 – Dave Miller, coach

1967 – Wen-Yu Wu, Chinese Taipei national team infielder

1968 – Thomas Schlagloth, Bundesliga player

1969 – Edward Alvarado, Puerto Rican national team catcher

1970 – Duff Brumley, pitcher

1970 – Doug Glanville, outfielder

1970 – Shan-Ying Huang, CPBL pitcher

1970 – Herminio Irigoyen, Division Honor outfielder

1971 – Carlton Fleming, minor league infielder

1971 – Changzheng He, China Baseball League catcher

1971 – Takashi Ishii, NPB pitcher

1972 – Andy Abad, infielder

1972 – Carlos Chavez, minor league pitcher and coach

1972 – Mitsuru Honma, NPB infielder

1972 – Mike Welch, pitcher

1973 – Dante Powell, outfielder

1974 – Hyuk Kang, KBO infielder

1974 – Gary Matthews, outfielder; All-Star

1974 – Pablo Ozuna, infielder

1975 – Derek Adair, minor league pitcher

1975 – Marcus Sanders, minor league infielder

1976 – Pedro Feliciano, pitcher (d. 2021)

1976 – Mike Rose, catcher

1977 – Alberto Acosta, minor league pitcher

1978 – Jose Pena, minor league player

1979 – Doug Gredvig, minor league infielder

1979 – Trent Pratt, minor league player

1979 – Tomoya Kawaguchi, NPB pitcher

1980 – Neal Musser, pitcher

1982 – Shayne Watson, Australian national team coach

1984 – Will Savage, minor league pitcher

1985 – Chang-min Lim, KBO pitcher

1985 – Nathan Nery, minor league pitcher

1986 – Ramon Hernandez, minor league player

1987 – Lisette Bennink, Dutch women’s national team pitcher

1987 – Logan Morrison, outfielder

1987 – Murphy Smith, pitcher

1987 – Justin Upton, outfielder; All-Star

1987 – Adam Warren, pitcher

1988 – Greg Nappo, minor league pitcher

1988 – Cody Scarpetta, minor league pitcher

1988 – Nick Shaw, minor league infielder

1988 – Carson Vitale, coach

1989 – Michael Lennox, minor league pitcher

1990 – Matt Marksberry, pitcher

1990 – Deven Marrero, infielder

1990 – Max Muncy, infielder; All-Star

1990 – Ryosuke Ogata, NPB outfielder

1990 – Lorenzo Piron, minor league infielder

1990 – Muhammad Zubair, Pakistani national team outfielder

1991 – Edwin Gómez, minor league outfielder

1991 – Luke Tendler, minor league outfielder

1991 – Karsten Whitson, minor league pitcher

1992 – Yudai Aranishi, NPB pitcher

1992 – Leandro Hara, Brazilian national team outfielder

1992 – Ericson Leónora, minor league outfielder

1992 – Karl Malecek, Extraliga pitcher

1992 – Renzo Martini, minor league infielder

1992 – Chandler Shepherd, pitcher

1993 – Jared Carkuff, minor league pitcher

1993 – Luis Valenzuela, minor league infielder

1994 – Darius Day, minor league outfielder

1994 – Seong-yong Moon, KBO catcher

1994 – Tito Polo, minor league outfielder

1994 – Johan Quezada, pitcher

1995 – Edwin Diaz, minor league infielder

1995 – Chen-Hao Hu, CPBL catcher

1995 – Yuki Kikuna, Singaporean national team coach

1995 – Jackson Pritchard, minor league catcher

1996 – Alexander Aribowo, Indonesian national team outfielder

1996 – Ryan Huntington, Hoofdklasse pitcher

1997 – Grae Kessinger, infielder

1997 – Gyu-min Kim, South Korean national team outfielder

1997 – Masato Morishita, NPB pitcher

1997 – Esteban Prioul, Division Elite pitcher

1998 – Ryusuke Kita, NPB catcher

1998 – Tsubasa Sakakibara, NPB pitcher

1999 – Eguy Rosario, infielder

2000 – Adam Kloffenstein, pitcher

2000 – Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang, minor league pitcher

2001 – Felix Astner, Austrian national team outfielder

2001 – Hiroya Miyagi, NPB pitcher

2002 – Brian Fürböck, Austrian national team pitcher

2002 – Max Muncy, infielder

2002 – Ethan Pecko, pitcher

2003 – Edwin Arroyo, infielder

2003 – Shunsuke Tamura, NPB outfielder

2005 – Cesar Espinal, minor league pitcher

2005 – Léonie Pauthe, French women’s national team infielder-pitcher

2008 – Jenny Kelders, French women’s national team infielder

Deaths[edit]

1891 – Jerry Sweeney, infielder (b. 1857)

1894 – Yank Robinson, infielder (b. 1859)

1897 – Jimmy Dee, infielder (b. 1864)

1904 – William Blodgett, umpire (b. 1852)

1913 – Red Donahue, pitcher (b. 1873)

1916 – Lou Galvin, pitcher (b. 1863)

1917 – Billy Smith, umpire (b. 1871)

1927 – Harry Cheek, catcher (b. 1879)

1934 – Bill Kling, pitcher (b. 1867)

1949 – Mule Watson, pitcher (b. 1896)

1950 – George Disch, pitcher (b. 1879)

1952 – Harry Maupin, pitcher (b. 1872)

1953 – Charlie Maisel, catcher (b. 1894)

1955 – Jimmy Hudgens, infielder (b. 1902)

1957 – Ivy Griffin, infielder (b. 1896)

1960 – Fred Crolius, outfielder (b. 1876)

1962 – Skipper Friday, pitcher (b. 1897)

1965 – Moonlight Graham, outfielder (b. 1876)

1966 – Ray Rolling, infielder (b. 1886)

1966 – Sam Zoldak, pitcher (b. 1918)

1967 – Emmett Nelson, pitcher (b. 1905)

1968 – C.P. Mosley, college coach (b. 1888)

1970 – Leo Moon, pitcher (b. 1899)

1972 – Italo Chelini, pitcher (b. 1914)

1972 – Jack Crouch, catcher (b. 1903)

1977 – Irving Vincent, pitcher (b. 1909)

1980 – Cliff Lee, outfielder (b. 1896)

1981 – Akio Kanemitsu, NPB player (b. 1923)

1982 – Ray Steineder, pitcher (b. 1895)

1984 – Waite Hoyt, pitcher; Hall of Famer (b. 1899)

1984 – Skeeter Scalzi, infielder (b. 1913)

1988 – Ron Slocum, infielder (b. 1945)

1989 – Jim Brideweser, infielder (b. 1927)

1990 – Lud Fiser, college coach (b. 1908)

1991 – Max Puckett, Australian national team player (b. 1935)

1991 – Shigeyoshi Matsumae, executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1901)

1993 – Cecil Bolton, infielder (b. 1904)

1994 – Cliff Garrison, pitcher (b. 1906)

1998 – Harold Hairston, pitcher (b. 1922)

2000- John Mackin, umpire (b. 1915)

2004 – Hal Epps, outfielder (b. 1914)

2008 – Yoshio Tazawa, NPB pitcher (b. 1936)

2013 – Sheng-Ming Hsu, CPBL manager; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1958)

2016 – Paul Dade, outfielder (b. 1951)

2016 – Antonio Herradora, Nicaraguan national team pitcher (b. ????)

2017 – Dean Lakatosh, minor league pitcher (b. 1934)

2019 – Vince Naimoli, owner (b. 1937)

2022 – Ken Frailing, pitcher (b. 1948)

2022 – Gladwyn Scott, Baseball Canada executive; Canadian Hall of Fame (b. 1932)

2022 – Domingo Setien, announcer; Salon de la Fama (b. 1943)

2023 – Kenji Furusawa, NPB pitcher (b. 1948)

2024 – Don Wert, infielder; All-Star (b. 1938)

2025 – Mike White, outfielder (b. 1938)

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TV SPORTS TODAY

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Tuesday, Aug. 25

CYCLING

8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 4

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: Tijuana, Baja California vs. TBD, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.

3 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: Tacoma, Wash. vs. TBD, United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.

5 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD vs. Seoul, South Korea, International Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.

7 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD vs. Bayonne, N.J., United States Bracket, South Williamsport, Pa.

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

TBS — L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.)

TRUTV — L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Seattle (9:40 p.m.) OR Cleveland at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

Noon

FS2 — Saudi Pro League: Al Khaleej at Abha

1:45 p.m.

FS2 — Saudi Pro League: Al Nassr at Al Ettifaq

TENNIS

10 a.m.

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open Qualifying, First Round, New York

2 p.m.

TENNIS CHANNEL — U.S. Open Qualifying 1st Round; Winston-Salem-ATP & Monterrey-WTA Early Rounds

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBATV — Portland at Dallas

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