“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA BOYS USA BASKETBALL POLLS CLASS 4A 1. FISHERS (15) 6-0 150 2. CROWN POINT 3-0 128 3. LAWRENCE NORTH 5-0 115 4. PLAINFIELD 7-0 96 5. PIKE 5-1 88 6. CARMEL 5-0 76 7. MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 6-1 68 8. CHESTERTON 5-0 38 9. SOUTH BEND RILEY 4-0 27 10. NORTHRIDGE 6-1 9 11. NEW ALBANY 3-2 8 PENN 4-1 8 13. GOSHEN 4-0 7 14. HOMESTEAD 5-1 5 15. ZIONSVILLE 4-2 2 16. JEFFERSONVILLE 3-3 1 PORTAGE 6-0 1 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 4-2 1 EVANSVILLE NORTH 5-0 1 CLASS 3A 1. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (11) 6-0 146 2. SILVER CREEK (4) 7-0 138 3. NORTHVIEW 5-0 113 4. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 5-0 94 5. PRINCETON 7-1 78 6. COLUMBIA CITY 5-0 58 7. SHELBYVILLE 6-1 54 8. GUERIN CATHOLIC 4-2 30 9. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3-1 23 10. INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 5-2 20 11. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 5-2 17 12. BOONVILLE 7-0 13 13. FAIRFIELD 5-0 12 14. BATESVILLE 5-0 10 15. NEW PALESTINE 4-2 7 16. GREENWOOD 5-2 6 17. NEW HAVEN 5-1 1 CLASS 2A 1. PARKE HERITAGE (13) 6-0 148 2. OAK HILL (2) 5-0 132 3. CENTERVILLE 6-0 106 4. WESTVIEW 7-1 75 5. PARK TUDOR 3-0 63 6. LINTON 5-1 60 7. SOUTH RIPLEY 5-1 53 8. GARY 21ST CENTURY 4-3 50 9. PAOLI 4-0 40 10. FOREST PARK 5-1 32 11. BLACKFORD 6-0 19 12. TRITON CENTRAL 6-1 14 13. SHENANDOAH 5-0 11 14. COVENANT CHRISTIAN 4-0 9 15. UNIVERSITY 3-2 6 16. SOUTH KNOX 3-4 5 17. SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 5-1 2 CLASS 1A 1. BARR-REEVE (8) 6-0 141 2. KOUTS (6) 6-0 138 3. HAUSER (1) 5-1 111 4. BLOOMFIELD 5-1 110 5. TRITON 6-1 80 6. ROSSVILLE 5-1 53 7. WEST CENTRAL 7-0 44 8. ORLEANS 4-1 41 9. LOOGOOTEE 6-2 28 10. WASHINGTON TWP. 4-2 18 11. SOUTHWOOD 5-1 12 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 5-1 12 13. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 2-3 11 14. NORTH DAVIESS 6-3 10 15. CLAY CITY 3-2 8 16. NORTHEAST DUBOIS 5-2 3 FRONTIER 4-2 3 18. ELKHART CHRISTIAN 3-1 1 =========== INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL MONDAY SCORES BLOOMINGTON NORTH 68 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 41 CASCADE 78 FAITH CHRISTIAN 45 CHRIST THE KING JESUIT (ILL.) 68 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 40 COLUMBUS NORTH 76 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 62 DECATUR CENTRAL 69 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 64 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 70 NORTH KNOX 47 HOMESTEAD 48 LEO 46 INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 86 NORTH CENTRAL 73 OPH (ILL.) 53 SOUTH VERMILLION 39 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 88 REYNOLDSBURG (OHIO) 49 SOUTHPORT 60 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 40 CARROLL COUNTY (KY.) CLASSIC SOUTH DEARBORN 72 BULLITT CENTRAL (KY.) 70 2OT GIBSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT PRINCETON 78 NORTH POSEY 37 OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.) 55 SOUTH KNOX 48 WOOD MEMORIAL 59 DANVILLE 48 GIBSON SOUTHERN 65 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 53 NORTH POSEY 53 SOUTH KNOX 41 PRINCETON 56 OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.) 55 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 62 DANVILLE 47 GIBSON SOUTHERN 74 WOOD MEMORIAL 51 HIGHLAND TOURNAMENT BOWMAN ACADEMY 60 GRIFFITH 57 HIGHLAND 50 WHITING 32 GRIFFITH 60 WHITING 49 BOWMAN ACADEMY 53 HIGHLAND 39 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT ST. THOMAS MORE 56 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 46 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 62 CLINTON CHRISTIAN 20 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 56 ST. THOMAS MORE 40 WHITKO 83 CLINTON CHRISTIAN 34 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 51 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 40 WHITKO 51 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 45 WHITEFIELD (KY.) TOURNAMENT SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 78 LKY HOMESCHOOL (KY.) 75 ============ TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE ALL TIMES EASTERN ADAMS CENTRAL AT WINCHESTER 7:30 PM BATESVILLE AT SOUTH RIPLEY 7:30 PM BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT CHESTERTON 4:00 PM BOONE GROVE AT SOUTH NEWTON 8:00 PM CHARLESTOWN AT SOUTHPORT 4:30 PM COLUMBIA CITY AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:30 PM CULVER AT KNOX 7:30 PM EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT SOUTHWOOD 7:45 PM EASTERN HANCOCK AT RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 7:30 PM EVANSVILLE NORTH AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 8:00 PM FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM GOSHEN AT EAST NOBLE 7:30 PM GREAT CROSSING (KY.) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 6:00 PM HANOVER CENTRAL AT RIVER FOREST 8:00 PM HOBART AT WESTVILLE 8:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT JEFFERSONVILLE 7:30 PM KOKOMO AT LEBANON 7:30 PM LAKE CENTRAL AT MUNSTER 8:00 PM LAWRENCEBURG AT TAYLOR (OHIO) 7:30 PM MANCHESTER AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM MERRILLVILLE AT WARSAW 7:45 PM NILES (MICH.) AT MISHAWAKA 2:45 PM NORTH NEWTON AT WINAMAC 2:30 PM NORTHEASTERN AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM OAK HILL AT MACONAQUAH 7:30 PM ORLEANS AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM PARK TUDOR AT MONROVIA 7:30 PM PARKE HERITAGE AT FISHERS 6:30 PM SETON CATHOLIC AT OLDENBURG ACADEMY 1:30 PM SHOALS AT LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT BROWN COUNTY 6:30 PM TRI-WEST AT BEECH GROVE 7:30 PM TWIN LAKES AT FRONTIER 7:30 PM WAPAHANI AT FRANKTON 7:30 PM WEST NOBLE AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7:30 PM WHITELAND AT SEYMOUR 7:30 PM CARROLL COUNTY (KY.) CLASSIC SOUTH DEARBORN VS. DESALES (KY.) 4:45 PM CASS COUNTY INVITATIONAL PIONEER AT LOGANSPORT 10:00 AM R1 LEWIS CASS VS. CASTON 12:00 PM R1 LOSER GAME 2 VS. LOSER GAME 1 6:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 2 VS. WINNER GAME 1 8:00 PM 1ST GIBSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT LOSER GAME 5 VS. LOSER GAME 7 11:30 AM 7TH WINNER GAME 5 VS. WINNER GAME 7 2:30 PM 5TH LOSER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 8 5:30 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 6 VS. WINNER GAME 8 8:30 PM 1ST HALL OF FAME TOURNAMENT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) VS. NORTHVIEW 11:00 AM R1 SILVER CREEK VS. CROWN POINT 12:30 PM R1 LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 6:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 1 VS. WINNER GAME 2 7:30 PM 1ST HAMILTON HEIGHTS TOURNAMENT COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 10:00 AM R1 MCCUTCHEON VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 12:00 PM R1 LOSER GAME 2 VS. LOSER GAME 1 5:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 2 VS. WINNER GAME 1 7:00 PM 1ST HENRYVILLE INVITATIONAL RIVER CITY HOMESCHOOL VS. LOUISVILLE WESTERN (KY.) 10:00 AM R1 MTI KNOWLEDGE AT HENRYVILLE 11:45 AM R1 LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 6:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 1 VS. WINNER GAME 2 7:45 PM 1ST HIGHLAND TOURNAMENT ANDREAN VS. CALUMET 11:00 AM R1 PORTAGE VS. LAFAYETTE JEFF 12:30 PM R1 LOSER GAME 5 VS. LOSER GAME 6 5:30 PM CON WINNER GAME 5 VS. WINNER GAME 6 7:00 PM SF LAKELAND CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT POOL B 3RD PLACE VS. POOL A 3RD PLACE 11:30 AM 5TH POOL B 2ND PLACE VS. POOL A 2ND PLACE 2:30 PM 3RD POOL B 1ST PLACE VS. POOL A 1ST PLACE 5:30 PM 1ST NOBLESVILLE TOURNAMENT GARY 21ST CENTURY VS. BREBEUF JESUIT 10:00 AM R1 EVANSVILLE REITZ AT NOBLESVILLE 11:45 AM R1 LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 6:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 1 VS. WINNER GAME 2 7:45 PM 1ST =========== INDIANA ICGSA POLLS CLASS 4A 1. NORWELL (5) 12-1 73 PIKE (2) 11-1 73 3. CENTER GROVE (1) 11-0 69 WARSAW (1) 11-1 69 5. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 11-2 55 6. HOMESTEAD 10-2 36 7. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 10-0 33 8. VALPARAISO 9-1 32 9. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 10-2 27 10. PENDLETON HEIGHTS 10-2 14 11. FLOYD CENTRAL 10-2 5 12. BROWNSBURG 6-4 4 13. WESTFIELD 11-3 3 14. EAST CENTRAL 10-1 1 PLAINFIELD 9-3 1 CLASS 3A 1. WASHINGTON (9) 11-2 97 2. BELLMONT 12-1 84 3. GREENSBURG (1) 7-3 79 4. SILVER CREEK 7-3 60 5. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 12-3 58 6. CHARLESTOWN 7-2 47 7. JENNINGS COUNTY 9-2 45 8. DELTA 9-2 22 9. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 7-4 20 10. MADISON 7-2 10 11. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 6-8 8 12. PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 11-1 6 COLUMBIA CITY 8-5 6 14. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 6-6 2 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 8-3 2 NEW PALESTINE 10-3 2 17. HERITAGE HILLS 9-2 1 NORTHVIEW 8-4 1 CLASS 2A 1. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (5) 11-1 75 2. LAPEL (2) 11-0 68 3. SOUTH KNOX 10-2 58 4. EASTSIDE 12-0 56 5. NORTH KNOX 10-2 44 6. WHITKO (1) 9-1 32 7. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 11-2 25 8. BREMEN 12-1 17 9. EASTERN HANCOCK 9-2 11 10. BLUFFTON 11-3 9 11. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 7-4 8 12. TRITON CENTRAL 7-3 6 BENTON CENTRAL 6-3 6 14. ALEXANDRIA 11-2 5 15. MONROVIA 8-2 4 AUSTIN 7-4 4 PROVIDENCE 6-3 4 18. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 8-4 3 CRAWFORD COUNTY 10-2 3 20. EASTERN (PEKIN) 7-3 2 CLASS 1A 1. BORDEN (5) 9-1 77 2. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (3) 12-0 75 3. FREMONT 12-1 62 4. TRINITY LUTHERAN 8-1 52 5. ELKHART CHRISTIAN 10-2 51 6. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 8-2 41 7. KOUTS 10-3 24 ORLEANS 9-2 24 9. SPRINGS VALLEY 9-2 14 10. OLDENBURG ACADEMY 10-1 11 11. ROSSVILLE 11-1 3 NORTHFIELD 9-3 3 13. BARR-REEVE 7-6 1 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 13-2 1 TRI 8-2 1 =========== INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL MONDAY’S SCORES COLUMBUS EAST 62 NORTH DECATUR 40 CONNERSVILLE 72 LAPEL 45 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 70 PADUCAH TILGHMAN (KY.) 34 LAPORTE 64 PIONEER 22 LAKE STATION 42 NORTH NEWTON 33 MISSISSINAWA VALLEY (OHIO) 55 NORTHEASTERN 51 MONROE CENTRAL 51 HAGERSTOWN 46 MONROVIA 67 TRI-WEST 61 MUNCIE CENTRAL 42 WAPAHANI 41 NEW ALBANY 55 SALEM 41 ORLEANS 47 PAOLI 28 OWEN VALLEY 51 SHAKAMAK 37 PROVIDENCE 56 LANESVILLE 31 SILVER CREEK 55 AUSTIN 28 SOUTHRIDGE 53 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 17 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 42 MOORESVILLE 39 WEST VIGO 55 SOUTH VERMILLION 14 WEST WASHINGTON 57 SCOTTSBURG 44 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 49 NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 12 CARROLL (FLORA) TOURNAMENT WESTERN BOONE 36 TIPTON 16 CARROLL (FLORA) 76 UNIVERSITY 53 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 58 WESTERN 29 LEWIS CASS 49 FAITH CHRISTIAN 15 GIBSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.) 80 INDIAN CREEK 57 PRINCETON 45 NORTH POSEY 36 EVANSVILLE REITZ 67 GIBSON SOUTHERN 33 WOOD MEMORIAL 40 DANVILLE 27 INDIAN CREEK 60 NORTH POSEY 58 OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.) 72 PRINCETON 58 GIBSON SOUTHERN 63 DANVILLE 31 EVANSVILLE REITZ 69 WOOD MEMORIAL 35 HALL OF FAME TOURNAMENT WARSAW 79 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 41 NORWELL 49 PLAINFIELD 45 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 59 PLAINFIELD 56 WARSAW 71 NORWELL 37 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT BETHANY CHRISTIAN 60 CLINTON CHRISTIAN 46 HAMILTON 27 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 26 ST. THOMAS MORE 55 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 45 NOBLE-WHITLEY HOMESCHOOL 51 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 28 MONTINI CATHOLIC (ILL.) TOURNAMENT FREMD (ILL.) 78 HAMMOND NOLL 39 ST. CHARLES EAST (ILL.) 53 HAMMOND CENTRAL 27 LYONS TWP. (ILL.) 58 MERRILLVILLE 34 RICHMOND TOURNAMENT BEECH GROVE 57 MARION 30 CHARLESTOWN 61 PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 58 OT BEN DAVIS 52 GUERIN CATHOLIC 36 PARK TUDOR 52 RICHMOND 47 WHITEFIELD (KY.) TOURNAMENT LKY HOMESCHOOL (KY.) 69 SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 37 =========== TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE ALL TIMES EASTERN BATESVILLE AT TRITON CENTRAL 12:30 PM BELLVILLE (MICH.) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM BIG WALNUT (OHIO) VS. PIKE 5:00 PM CLINTON CENTRAL AT CLINTON PRAIRIE 7:30 PM CULVER AT KNOX 6:00 PM DETROIT MUMFORD (MICH.) VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER 3:00 PM EAST CENTRAL AT DECATUR CENTRAL 2:30 PM EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT CALLOWAY COUNTY (KY.) 3:00 PM EVANSVILLE NORTH AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 6:30 PM FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT GARRETT 7:30 PM FORT WAYNE LUERS AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 6:00 PM GREENSBURG AT BROWNSBURG 1:30 PM HOBART AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT CENTER GROVE 3:30 PM JENNINGS COUNTY AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:30 PM LOOGOOTEE AT FOREST PARK 8:00 PM MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT MISHAWAKA 1:00 PM PROVIDENCE AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 7:30 PM ROBINSON (ILL.) AT BORDEN 3:00 PM SEYMOUR AT CORYDON CENTRAL 6:30 PM SOUTH SPENCER AT OWENSBORO APOLLO (KY.) 8:00 PM WES-DEL AT SHENANDOAH 7:30 PM WEST NOBLE AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 6:00 PM WHITKO AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:30 PM WINAMAC AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM YORKTOWN AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM CARROLL (FLORA) TOURNAMENT LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 11:00 AM CON WINNER GAME 1 VS. WINNER GAME 2 11:00 AM SF LOSER GAME 3 VS. LOSER GAME 4 12:45 PM CON WINNER GAME 3 VS. WINNER GAME 4 12:45 PM SF LOSER GAME 5 VS. LOSER GAME 7 6:15 PM 7TH WINNER GAME 5 VS. WINNER GAME 7 8:00 PM 5TH LOSER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 8 6:15 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 6 VS. WINNER GAME 8 8:00 PM 1ST GIBSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT LOSER GAME 5 VS. LOSER GAME 7 10:00 AM 7TH WINNER GAME 5 VS. WINNER GAME 7 :00 PM 5TH LOSER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 8 4:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 6 VS. WINNER GAME 8 7:00 PM 1ST LAKELAND CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT POOL B 3RD PLACE VS. POOL A 3RD PLACE 10:00 AM 5TH POOL B 2ND PLACE VS. POOL A 2ND PLACE 1:00 PM 3RD POOL B 1ST PLACE VS. POOL A 1ST PLACE 4:00 PM 1ST MONTINI CATHOLIC (ILL.) TOURNAMENT HAMMOND NOLL VS. HINSDALE SOUTH (ILL.) 11:30 AM R2 HAMMOND CENTRAL VS. TBA TBA R2 MERRILLVILLE VS. TBA TBA R2 RICHMOND TOURNAMENT LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2 10:00 AM CON WINNER GAME 1 VS. WINNER GAME 2 10:00 AM SF LOSER GAME 3 VS. LOSER GAME 4 12:00 PM CON WINNER GAME 3 VS. WINNER GAME 4 12:00 PM SF LOSER GAME 5 VS. LOSER GAME 7 4:00 PM 7TH WINNER GAME 5 VS. WINNER GAME 7 6:00 PM 5TH LOSER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 8 4:00 PM 3RD WINNER GAME 6 VS. WINNER GAME 8 6:00 PM 1ST ============ INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING https://indianamat.com =========== AP MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL ARIZONA 11-0 MICHIGAN 11-0 IOWA STATE 12-0 UCONN 12-1 PURDUE 11-1 DUKE 11-1 GONZAGA 12-1 HOUSTON 11-1 MICHIGAN STATE 11-1 BYU 11-1 VANDERBILT 12-0 NORTH CAROLINA 11-1 NEBRASKA 12-0 ALABAMA 9-3 TEXAS TECH 9-3 LOUISVILLE 10-2 KANSAS 9-3 ARKANSAS 9-3 TENNESSEE 9-3 ILLINOIS 8-3 VIRGINIA 10-1 FLORIDA 8-4 GEORGIA 10-1 USC 12-1 IOWA 10-2 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: KENTUCKY 78, SETON HALL 49, AUBURN 39, ST. JOHN’S 23, CALIFORNIA 19, LSU 17, UCLA 13, CLEMSON 9, MIAMI (OHIO) 6, UTAH ST. 5, ARIZONA ST 5, INDIANA 4, MIAMI 4, SAINT LOUIS 3, BELMONT 2, BAYLOR 1, OKLAHOMA ST. 1, UCF 1, NC STATE 1. =========== MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 #23 GEORGIA 103 W. GEORGIA 74 #21 VIRGINIA 95 AMERICAN 51 #17 KANSAS 90 DAVIDSON 61 #20 ILLINOIS 91 MISSOURI 48 #12 NORTH CAROLINA 99 E. CAROLINA 51 #10 BYU 109 EASTERN WASHINGTON 81 #1 ARIZONA 107 BETHUNE COOKMAN 71 OHIO 102 MIAMI HAMILTON 59 WESTERN MICHIGAN 94 DEFIANCE 57 MIAMI OHIO 135 MILLIGAN 81 BUTLER 101 NEW JERSEY TECH 52 BOWLING GREEN 125 SIENA HEIGHTS 66 TULSA 90 DENVER 85 SEATTLE 71 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 68 SOUTH CAROLINA 95 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 70 SAN DIEGO STATE 121 WHITTIER 59 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 66 WESTERN ILLINOIS 61 UC SANTA BARBARA 79 PORTLAND 61 INDIANA 81 SIENA 60 BUFFALO 92 PENN ST. BEHR 63 GEORGETOWN 97 COPPIN STATE 67 VCU 100 RIDER 79 LSU 104 PRAIRIE VIEW 90 DUQUESNE 103 CANISIUS 59 RHODE ISLAND 85 NORTHEASTERN 77 FLORIDA STATE 87 JACKSONVILLE 63 SYRACUSE 77 STONEHILL 48 BOSTON COLLEGE 72 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 61 WEST VIRGINIA 86 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 51 COASTAL CAROLINA 68 ST. JOSEPH’S 62 WRIGHT STATE 70 EASTERN MICHIGAN 64 TEMPLE 65 PRINCETON 61 UTEP 76 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 66 CREIGHTON 92 UTAH TECH 69 GRAND CANYON 91 IU INDY 78 MEMPHIS 88 ALABAMA STATE 67 TEXAS ARLINGTON 69 ORAL ROBERTS 57 TEXAS 94 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 71 WISCONSIN 88 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 61 OKLAHOMA 107 STETSON 54 WASHINGTON 86 SAN DIEGO 56 ST. MARY’S 63 NORTHERN IOWA 58 =========== AP WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POLL 1 UCONN 12-0 2 TEXAS 14-0 3 SOUTH CAROLINA 12-1 4 UCLA 11-15 LSU 13-0 6 MICHIGAN 10-1 7 MARYLAND 13-0 8 TCU 13-0 8 OKLAHOMA 11-1 10 IOWA STATE 13-0 11 KENTUCKY 12-1 12 VANDERBILT 12-0 13 LOUISVILLE 12-3 14 IOWA 10-2 15 OLE MISS 12-1 16 NORTH CAROLINA 11-3 17 USC 9-3 18 NOTRE DAME 9-2 19 OHIO STATE 10-1 20 NEBRASKA 12-0 21 TEXAS TECH 14-0 22 BAYLOR 11-3 23 TENNESSEE 7-3 24 MICHIGAN STATE 10-1 25 PRINCETON 11-1 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: OKLAHOMA ST. 37, ALABAMA 26, STANFORD 21, GEORGIA 20, WASHINGTON 17, NC STATE 12, ARIZONA ST. 7, ILLINOIS 4, OREGON 3, BYU 1. =========== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 #25 PRINCETON 87 TEMPLE 77 #8 OKLAHOMA 126 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 54 #19 OHIO STATE 95 WESTERN MICHIGAN 47 #23 TENNESSEE 89 SOUTHERN INDIANA 44 #24 MICHIGAN STATE 66 #15 OLE MISS 49 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 65 SAMFORD 49 VILLANOVA 85 ST. JOHN’S 48 FLORIDA GULF COAST 120 FORT LAUDERDALE 32 WAKE FOREST 78 GARDNER WEBB 66 SAM HOUSTON STATE 65 NORTHERN COLORADO 56 WESTERN ILLINOIS 75 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 51 MISSOURI STATE 65 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 61 UTAH 63 ARIZONA 62 UNC GREENSBORO 77 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 32 TOLEDO 64 LONG BEACH STATE 43 OLD DOMINION 89 INDIANA STATE 68 SETON HALL 88 CREIGHTON 79 =========== COLLEGE FOOTBALL MONDAY, DEC. 22 2 P.M. | UTAH STATE VS. WASHINGTON STATE | FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (BOISE, IDAHO) | ESPN TUESDAY, DEC. 23 2 P.M. | LOUISVILLE VS. TOLEDO | BOCA RATON BOWL (BOCA RATON, FLA.) | ESPN 5:30 P.M. | WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. SOUTHERN MISS. | NEW ORLEANS BOWL (NEW ORLEANS, LA.) | ESPN 9 P.M. | OHIO VS. UNLV | FRISCO BOWL (FRISCO, TEXAS) | ESPN WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24 8 P.M. | CAL VS. HAWAI’I | HAWAI’I BOWL (HONOLULU, HAWAI’I) | ESPN FRIDAY, DEC. 26 1 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN | GAMEABOVE SPORTS BOWL (DETROIT, MICH.) | ESPN 4:30 P.M. | NEW MEXICO VS. MINNESOTA | RATE BOWL (PHOENIX, ARIZ.) | ESPN 8 P.M. | UTSA VS. FIU | FIRST RESPONDER BOWL (DALLAS, TEXAS) | ESPN SATURDAY, DEC. 27 11 A.M. | EAST CAROLINA VS. PITT | MILITARY BOWL (ANNAPOLIS, MD.) | ESPN 12 P.M. | CLEMSON VS. PENN STATE | PINSTRIPE BOWL (BRONX, N.Y.) | ABC 2:15 P.M. | UCONN VS. ARMY | FENWAY BOWL (BOSTON, MASS.) | ESPN 3:30 P.M. | NO. 12 BYU VS. NO. 22 GEORGIA TECH | POP-TARTS BOWL (ORLANDO, FLA.) | ABC 4:30 P.M. | MIAMI (OH) VS. FRESNO STATE | ARIZONA BOWL (TUCSON, ARIZ.) | THE CW NETWORK 5:45 P.M. | UNT VS. SAN DIEGO STATE | NEW MEXICO BOWL (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) | ESPN 7:30 P.M. | NO. 19 VIRGINIA VS. MISSOURI | GATOR BOWL (JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) | ABC 9:15 P.M. | NO. 21 HOUSTON VS. LSU | TEXAS BOWL (HOUSTON, TEXAS) | ESPN MONDAY, DEC. 29 2 P.M. | GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS. APP STATE | BIRMINGHAM BOWL (BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | ESPN TUESDAY, DEC. 30 2 P.M. | LOUISIANA TECH VS. COASTAL CAROLINA | INDEPENDENCE BOWL (SHREVEPORT, LA.) | ESPN 5:30 P.M. | TENNESSEE VS. ILLINOIS | MUSIC CITY BOWL (NASHVILLE, TENN.) | ESPN 9 P.M. | NO. 16 SOUTHERN CAL. VS. TCU | ALAMO BOWL (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS) | ESPN WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 12 P.M. | NO. 14 VANDERBILT VS. NO. 23 IOWA | RELIAQUEST BOWL (TAMPA, FLA.) | ESPN 2 P.M. | DUKE VS. ARIZONA STATE | SUN BOWL (EL PASO, TEXAS) | CBS 3 P.M. | NO. 13 TEXAS VS. NO. 18 MICHIGAN | CITRUS BOWL (ORLANDO, FLA.) | ABC 3:30 P.M. | NO. 15 UTAH VS. NEBRASKA | LAS VEGAS BOWL (LAS VEGAS, NEV.) | ESPN 7:30 P.M. | NO. 2 OHIO STATE VS. NO. 10 MIAMI (FLA.) | COTTON BOWL (CFP QUARTERFINAL) (ARLINGTON, TEXAS) | ESPN THURSDAY, JAN. 1 12 P.M. | NO. 4 TEXAS TECH VS. NO. 5 OREGON | ORANGE BOWL (CFP QUARTERFINAL) (MIAMI, FLA.) | ESPN 4 P.M. | NO. 1 INDIANA VS. NO. 9 ALABAMA | ROSE BOWL (CFP QUARTERFINAL) (PASADENA, CA.) | ESPN 8 P.M. | NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. NO. 6 OLE MISS | SUGAR BOWL (CFP QUARTERFINAL) (NEW ORLEANS, LA.) | ESPN FRIDAY, JAN. 2 1 P.M. | RICE VS. TEXAS STATE | ARMED FORCES BOWL (FORT WORTH, TEXAS) | ESPN 4:30 P.M. | NAVY VS. CINCINNATI | LIBERTY BOWL (MEMPHIS, TENN.) | ESPN 8 P.M. | WAKE FOREST VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE | DUKE’S MAYO BOWL (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) | ESPN 8 P.M. | SMU VS. ARIZONA | HOLIDAY BOWL (SAN DIEGO) | FOX THURSDAY, JAN. 8 7:30 P.M. | FIESTA BOWL (CFP SEMIFINAL) (GLENDALE, ARIZ.) | ESPN FRIDAY, JAN. 9 7:30 P.M. | PEACH BOWL (CFP SEMIFINAL) (ATLANTA, GA.) | ESPN MONDAY, JAN. 19 7:30 P.M. | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (MIAMI, FLA.) | ESPN =========== NFL MONDAY, DEC. 22 SAN FRANCISCO 48 INDIANAPOLIS 27 =========== WEEK 17 THURSDAY, DEC. 25 DALLAS AT WASHINGTON, 1 P.M. (NETFLIX) DETROIT AT MINNESOTA, 4:30 P.M. (NETFLIX) DENVER AT KANSAS CITY, 8:15 P.M. (PRIME VIDEO) NY GIANTS AT LAS VEGAS, TBD HOUSTON AT LA CHARGERS, TBD ARIZONA AT CINCINNATI, TBD BALTIMORE AT GREEN BAY, TBD SEATTLE AT CAROLINA, TBD SATURDAY, DEC. 27 TBD, 4:30 P.M. (NFLN) TBD, 8 P.M. (PEACOCK) SUNDAY, DEC. 28 NEW ORLEANS AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (CBS) PITTSBURGH AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (CBS) NEW ENGLAND AT NY JETS, 1 P.M. (CBS) JACKSONVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1 P.M. (FOX) TAMPA BAY AT MIAMI, 1 P.M. (FOX) TBD, 4:05 P.M. (CBS) PHILADELPHIA AT BUFFALO, 4:25 P.M. (FOX) CHICAGO AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:20 P.M. (NBC) MONDAY, DEC. 29 LA RAMS AT ATLANTA, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN) ============ NBA BOSTON 103 INDIANA 95 CLEVELAND 139 CHARLOTTE 132 NEW ORLEANS 119 DALLAS 113 DENVER 135 UTAH 112 OKLAHOMA CITY 119 MEMPHIS 103 GOLDEN STATE 120 ORLANDO 97 DETROIT 110 PORTLAND 102 ============ NHL TAMPA BAY 4 ST. LOUIS 1 PHILADELPHIA 5 VANCOUVER 2 SEATTLE 3 ANAHEIM 1 COLUMBUS 3 LOS ANGELES 1 ============ TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES NFL NEWS BROCK PURDY’S 5-TD NIGHT POWERS 49ERS PAST COLTS Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes, two to running back Christian McCaffrey, and the San Francisco 49ers remained in the thick of the NFC West title chase with a 48-27 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. McCaffrey rushed for 117 yards and hauled in TD passes of 2 yards in the first quarter and 9 yards in the fourth, helping the 49ers (11-4) remain one game behind the Seattle Seahawks (12-3) in the NFC West with two games remaining. The Los Angeles Rams are also 11-4. The 49ers, who won their opener at Seattle, host the Seahawks in the regular-season finale. Seeking a fifth straight win, San Francisco extended a seven-point halftime lead to 31-17 on Purdy’s fourth TD toss of the game, a 3-yarder to Jauan Jennings early in the third period. Riding a 277-yard, two-touchdown performance by Philip Rivers, Indianapolis (8-7) got back within one score at 34-27 on a Jonathan Taylor 1-yard plunge with 12:41 to play in the fourth quarter. But the 49ers countered immediately with a 10-play, 70-yard drive, capped by McCaffrey’s clinching TD with 7:37 remaining. San Francisco linebacker Dee Winters returned an interception 74 yards for the game’s final score with 3:26 left. Purdy finished 25 of 34 for 295 yards with one interception. George Kittle was the game’s leading receiver with seven catches for 115 yards and an 11-yard score in the second quarter. Attempting to pass the Colts out of a four-game skid, Rivers completed 23 of 35 passes with one interception. Both of his TD tosses went to Alec Pierce — from 20 yards out in the first quarter and 16 yards in the second period. Pierce wound up with four catches for 86 yards. In a game projected to feature a duel between two of the league’s top running backs, the first half turned into a passers’ battle between Purdy and Rivers, with San Francisco taking a 24-17 lead into the break. Rivers threw for 175 yards and his two scores in the half, but most of the first 30 minutes was dominated by the San Francisco offense. Purdy threw three TD passes in the half — a 22-yarder to Demarcus Robinson, the 2-yarder to McCaffrey and the 11-yarder to Kittle. For the game, the 49ers outgained the hosts 440 yards to 312, including 145-58 on the ground. Taylor was held to 46 yards on 16 carries. The loss dropped the Colts out of title contention in the AFC South. They remain alive in the AFC wild-card chase, however, trailing the Houston Texans (10-5) by two games with two remaining. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ANNOUNCE THEY WILL LEAVE ARROWHEAD AND RELOCATE ACROSS THE KANSAS-MISSOURI BORDER After more than five decades at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., the Chiefs are expected to cross the border to play at a proposed new stadium in Kansas. Legislation was approved by lawmakers in Kansas on Monday that paves the way for a stadium construction project and joint proposal with the Chiefs to leave their home since 1963 in Missouri and head 20 minutes west to Kansas City, Kan., near the site of Kansas Speedway. The Kansas City Royals could follow in the footsteps of the Chiefs’ franchise and leave what is essentially a joint compound in Missouri surrounded by a vast parking space. A move was thought to be the most likely resolution for both pro sports franchises because voters in Jackson County decided against retaining a sales tax of 3/8 cents to pay for renovations at the Chiefs’ longtime home, Arrowhead Stadium. The same measure in April 2024 would have partially funded a new ballpark for the Royals. Part of the new plan for the Chiefs in Kansas abandons the open-air, outdoor setting recognized as one of the strongest home-field advantages in the NFL because of the noise level achieved by the crowds in the 76,000-seat stadium. At the new construction site the plan calls for the Chiefs to utilize a state-of-the-art stadium that can be used year-round and draw major sporting events, such as the Final Four and college football conference championship games. According to reports, the Chiefs are expected to confirm their move to Kansas as soon as Monday afternoon. Kansas governor Laura Kelly listed Chiefs owner Clark Hunt on the meeting schedule touting a “special announcement” on Monday. Several TV and radio stations in Kansas City, Mo., reported Phil LeVota, elected County Executive of Jackson County, sent letters to Hunt and team president Mark Donovan hoping to persuade a last-minute change of heart to keep the franchise in Missouri. CHARGERS LB DENZEL PERRYMAN SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOR TWO GAMES Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman has been suspended without pay for two games by the NFL for repeated violations of playing rules that protect the health and safety of players. The most recent incident occurred during Sunday’s 34-17 road win over the Dallas Cowboys when Perryman struck Dallas’ Ryan Flournoy in the head during the second quarter while the receiver was on the ground after making a catch. The NFL cited a violation of Rule 12, Section 2, Article 10(b), which prohibits “using any part of the helmet or facemask to butt or make forcible contact to an opponent’s head or neck area.” Perryman will miss Saturday’s game against the Houston Texans and the Week 18 matchup against the Denver Broncos. The 33-year-old Perryman is eligible to appeal the suspension. Perryman has 47 tackles and four stops for losses in 10 games this season. Perryman is in his 11th NFL season and his second stint with the Chargers. He initially joined the franchise as a second-round draft pick in 2015 when it was based in San Diego and spent six seasons with the team before playing with the Las Vegas Raiders (2021-22) and Houston Texans (2023) before rejoining the Chargers. Perryman has 764 tackles. 7.5 sacks and five interceptions in 129 career games (109 starts). He was a Pro Bowl selection for the Raiders in 2021. REPORT: CHIEFS SIGN QB SHANE BUECHELE AS GARDNER MINSHEW LANDS ON IR The Kansas City Chiefs signed quarterback Shane Buechele from the Buffalo Bills practice squad and quarterback Gardner Minshew was placed on season-ending injured reserve, according to multiple reports Monday. The Chiefs had reportedly been concerned Minshew suffered a torn ACL during Sunday’s 26-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans, but the injury appears to be a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture, “basically a very bad bone bruise,” according to NFL Network. Buechele, 27, will need to pass a physical but is headed to the Chiefs, where he started his NFL career as an undrafted free agent out of SMU following the 2021 NFL Draft. He was on the Chiefs’ practice squad for most of the 2021 season and on the active roster for the 2022 season but didn’t play. Since being waived by Kansas City in August of 2023, Buechele has been with Buffalo’s practice squad. Minshew left the game in Nashville in the second quarter with a left knee injury and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. It is the second consecutive week a Chiefs quarterback went down with a knee injury after Patrick Mahomes was injured late in last week’s 16-13 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Mahomes was later diagnosed with two torn ligaments in his left knee. Minshew was injured on a scramble during Kansas City’s first possession and limped off the field but returned to play the team’s next three possessions. When the Chiefs got the ball at their 36 with 11:39 left in the half, Chris Oladokun replaced Minshew. Oladokun, who has been on Kansas City’s practice squad the last two years, led a scoring drive that culminated in Harrison Butker’s 54-yard field goal for a 3-2 lead with 7:40 remaining in the half. He finished 11 of 16 for 111 yards and had two carries for 7 yards. =========== MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 ROUNDUP: CALEB WILSON, NO. 12 UNC KEEP ROLLING Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson scored 21 points to tie a 50-year-old North Carolina record and lead the No. 12 Tar Heels to a 99-51 victory over East Carolina on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C. The 6-foot-10 Wilson reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth straight game. He is the first North Carolina freshman to score 20 or more in five straight since Phil Ford set the record from Feb. 25-March 8, 1975. The forward also pulled down 12 rebounds to register his ninth double-double of the season. Playing in their final nonconference tune-up before starting Atlantic Coast Conference competition next week, the Tar Heels (12-1) also got 16 points and 10 rebounds from Henri Veesaar. Giovanni Emejuru scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds to lead the Pirates (5-8). East Carolina, the nation’s second-worst 3-point shooting team, made a season-low 9.1% (2 of 22) from the perimeter. No. 1 Arizona 107, Bethune-Cookman 71 Brayden Burries had 20 points to lead a balanced scoring effort for Arizona, which dominated Bethune-Cookman at Tucson, Ariz., and improved to 12-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 season. All eight of Arizona’s rotation players scored at least nine points, and seven of them scored in double figures. Motiejus Krivas and Ivan Kharchenkov finished with 14 points each, and Tobe Awaka and Dwayne Aristode added 12 apiece. Bethune-Cookman (3-9) was led by Jordan Johnson’s 18 points. The visitors were outscored 26-12 at the foul line. No. 10 BYU 109, Eastern Washington 81 AJ Dybantsa scored 33 points, collected 10 rebounds and dished out 10 assists to lead the Cougars to a victory over the Eagles in Provo, Utah. The freshman became the first BYU player to record a triple-double since Kyle Collinsworth posted one against UAB on March 16, 2016. Richie Saunders had 22 points and Kennard Davis Jr. added 17 to help the Cougars (12-1) go undefeated through a four-game homestand. Kiree Huie put up 17 points as the Eagles (2-11) lost to a Big 12 opponent for the third time this season. No. 17 Kansas 90, Davidson 61 Flory Bidunga and Tre White each recorded 18 points and eight rebounds to help the Jayhawks soar past the Wildcats in Lawrence, Kan. Kohl Rosario added 13 points and Bryson Tiller scored 11 for Kansas (10-3), which never trailed while winning its fourth consecutive game. Melvin Council Jr. contributed 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Roberts Blums had 13 points and seven rebounds for Davidson (8-4), which lost for the third time in the past four games. No. 20 Illinois 91, Missouri 48 Keaton Wagler had 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Illini rolled past the Tigers in their annual Braggin’ Rights Game in St. Louis. Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 14 for the Fighting Illini (9-3). Illinois shot 15-for-33 from 3-point range and converted 51.7% of its shots overall. The Illini grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and scored 29 second-chance points. Sebastian Mack led the Tigers (10-3) with 17 points off the bench and Anthony Robinson II added 12. No. 21 Virginia 95, American 51 A season-best 27 points from Thijs De Ridder drove the Cavaliers to a dominant win over the Eagles in Charlottesville, Va., in both teams’ final game before conference play. A game after De Ridder tied a career low with five points on just 1-for-8 shooting, the freshman forward dropped 21 first-half points for Virginia, which never trailed. Malik Thomas, Sam Lewis and reserve Eiljah Gertrude each finished with 11 points. American (7-6) was paced by Julen Iturbe, who scored 13 points and shot 3-for-6 from 3-point range. The Eagles shot just 31.7% (19-for-60) and were outrebounded 45-23 for the game. No. 23 Georgia 103, West Georgia 74 Blue Cain scored 20 and Jeremiah Wilkinson added 19 to help the Bulldogs overpower the Wolves in Athens, Ga. It was the second straight game and the school-record sixth time this season that the Bulldogs surpassed 100 points. Georgia entered the game averaging a nation-leading 99.5 points and with a scoring margin of 27.9 points. Georgia (11-1) improved to 35-0 in nonconference games in coach Mike White’s four seasons at the school. West Georgia (6-6) was led by Shelton Williams-Dryden with 23 points and nine rebounds. =========== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 8 OKLAHOMA DROPS 126 POINTS ON NC CENTRAL Zya Vann scored 21 points with 10 rebounds, six steals and three blocks to help No. 8 Oklahoma break the program record for points in a game during a 126-54 trouncing of North Carolina Central on Monday in Norman, Okla. It marked career highs in points, rebounds and blocks for Vann, who shot 8 of 11 from the floor. She was one of eight Sooners to score in double figures as Oklahoma (12-1) broke the previous record of 122 points set last season against Western Carolina. Aaliyah Chavez had 20 points, seven assists and five steals for the Sooners. Sahara Williams pitched in 16 points and seven rebounds, Raegan Beers tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds and Keziah Lofton also scored 15 as Oklahoma shot 54.5% from the field and 14 of 30 (46.7%) from 3-point range. Aniya Finger paced NC Central (2-10) with 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting and five rebounds off the bench. The Eagles had 29 turnovers that Oklahoma converted into 36 points. No. 25 Princeton 87, Temple 77 Madison St. Rose poured in 22 points, Skye Belker had 19 and the host Tigers defeated the Owls. Both teams finished 30 of 60 from the field, and Temple wound up with 12 3-pointers to Princeton’s nine. But the Tigers separated themselves with 18-for-20 free-throw shooting compared to Temple’s 5-for-12 showing. Toby Nweke scored 15 points off the bench and Ashley Chea netted 10 as Princeton (12-1) led by as many as 26 points in the final six minutes before calling off the dogs. Kaylah Turner had a career day by hitting 8 of 12 shots from 3-point distance and scoring 36 points for Temple (6-6). =========== NBA NEWS NBA ROUNDUP: NUGGETS TOP JAZZ, TIE TEAM 3-POINT MARK (24) Jamal Murray scored 27 points for the host Denver Nuggets, who opened the game with a 19-0 run on their way to a 135-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Nikola Jokic contributed 14 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for the Nuggets, who shot 24-for-46 from deep to tie a franchise record for made 3-pointers. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 points off the Denver bench, hitting 6 of 11 from long range. Peyton Watson and Cameron Johnson added 20 points. Utah endured a similarly cold start on Dec. 5, falling behind 23-0 to the New York Knicks. The Los Angeles Lakers have the record for most consecutive points to open an NBA game with 29, which they did against the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 4, 1987. Lauri Markkanen scored 27 points for Utah, which lost its third game in a row. Keyonte George finished with 20 points and seven assists. Cavaliers 139, Hornets 132 Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Darius Garland and De’Andre Hunter each had 27 as Cleveland snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over visiting Charlotte. Dean Wade added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, and Garland handed out 10 assists. Cleveland scored 70 points in the first half and 69 in the second, shooting a sizzling 55.2% on field-goal attempts, 54.5% from 3-point range and 100% on 19 free-throw tries. Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball produced 23 points and nine assists while rookie Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller scored 20 points each for the Hornets, who have split their past four games, starting with a 119-111 overtime win at Cleveland on Dec. 14. Thunder 119, Grizzlies 103 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as Oklahoma City remained the NBA’s only team with a perfect home record, as the Thunder posted a win over Memphis. The Thunder improved to 14-0 at home while shaking off a season-worst run of two losses in three games. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Jalen Williams added 24 points, while Ajay Mitchell scored 16 off the bench. The Grizzlies have dropped back-to-back games and three of their past five. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cedric Coward scored 16 each to lead Memphis. Pelicans 119, Mavericks 113 Zion Williamson compiled 24 points and nine rebounds off the bench, helping streaking New Orleans rally for a victory over visiting Dallas. Derik Queen added 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Pelicans, who won their fifth straight game — their longest winning streak since March 2023. Saddiq Bey scored 19 points while Jordan Poole had 14 and Jeremiah Fears chipped in 12 for New Orleans, which outscored Dallas 40-26 in the fourth quarter. Trey Murphy III totaled 11 points and four steals in the win. Anthony Davis’ 35 points and 17 rebounds led Dallas, while Klay Thompson scored 20 points and Cooper Flagg tallied 16. Naji Marshall poured in 15 points for the Mavericks, who dropped their third game in four tries. Pistons 110, Trail Blazers 102 Jalen Duren scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and collected 10 rebounds to help Detroit post a victory at Portland. Ausar Thompson recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and three steals as the Pistons notched their eighth victory in the past 10 games. Detroit closed the game with an 11-2 run after blowing a 21-point, third-quarter lead. Shaedon Sharpe had 25 points and a career-best five steals and Deni Avdija added 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who had a three-game winning streak halted. Celtics 103, Pacers 95 Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 31 points and added nine rebounds to help host Boston overcome a 20-point deficit to defeat reeling Indiana. The Pacers, who led by 20 early in the third quarter, were held to 34 points in the second half and 13 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics received 19 points from Derrick White and a game-high 11 rebounds from rookie Hugo Gonzalez off the bench. Pascal Siakam tallied 25 points for Indiana and Andrew Nembhard contributed 20. Bennedict Mathurin added 16 points and nine rebounds for Indiana, which has lost five in a row. Warriors 120, Magic 97 Stephen Curry went for a game-high 26 points, Quinten Post contributed three hoops to a 19-2 flurry bridging the third and fourth quarters, and Golden State ran away from Orlando in San Francisco. Jimmy Butler III chipped in with 21 points and Moses Moody 20 for the Warriors, whose 23-point margin of victory was their second largest in a home game this season. Paolo Banchero had 21 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and Anthony Black 19 for the Magic, who fell to 1-2 on a Western swing that wraps up in Portland on Tuesday night. ========== NHL NEWS NHL ROUNDUP: KRAKEN STUN DUCKS WITH TWO GOALS IN 3RD Jordan Eberle tallied twice in the third period as the Seattle Kraken stunned the host Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night. Frederick Gaudreau also scored for Seattle, which won consecutive games for the first time in a month, and Kaapo Kakko had two assists. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 40 saves as the Kraken won for just the third time in their past 13 games (3-9-1) and moved out of the Pacific Division cellar. Mikael Granlund scored the lone goal for the division-leading Ducks, who dropped to 2-4-1 in their past seven games. Goalie Lukas Dostal stopped 18 of 20 shots. The tiebreaking goal came on an odd-man rush at 10:04 of the third. Matty Beniers fed Eberle on the left wing, and Eberle put a shot over Dostal’s shoulder and into the far upper corner of the net from just inside the faceoff dot. Blue Jackets 3, Kings 1 Mason Marchment scored two power-play goals in the first period and Columbus skated away with a win at Los Angeles. Kirill Marchenko added a power-play goal and Jet Greaves made 23 saves as the Blue Jackets won for just the second time in nine games (2-6-1). Damon Severson had two assists as Columbus earned its first road victory since Dec. 1, ending an 0-3-1 road skid. Marchment, who was acquired in a trade with Seattle on Friday, has three goals in two games with his new team. He had just four goals in 29 games to start the season with the Kraken. The Kings lost for the fifth time in their past six games (1-3-2). Flyers 5, Canucks 2 Dan Vladar made 23 saves and Philadelphia received two goals from its fourth line as the host Flyers ended Vancouver’s four-game winning streak. Fourth-liners Nikita Grebenkin and Carl Grundstrom scored for Philadelphia, while Rodrigo Abols assisted on both of those tallies. Philadelphia earned just its second win in seven games (2-1-4). Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor scored for Vancouver, which had won the first four games of its five-game road trip. Thatcher Demko turned aside 34 shots as the Canucks took their first loss since trading star defenseman Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild 10 days ago. Lightning 4, Blues 1 Defenseman Darren Raddysh produced a goal and two assists, Oliver Bjorkstrand reached a milestone of international proportions, and Tampa Bay capped its four-game homestand with a win over St. Louis. Bjorkstrand became just the fourth Dane to reach 400 NHL points, also scoring on the man advantage. He joined countrymen Nikolaj Ehlers, Frans Nielsen and Lars Eller in the 400-point club. Pontus Holmberg and Anthony Cirelli each chipped in with a goal and Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel posted two helpers apiece as the Lightning finished 2-2-0 on the homestand. Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots. ========== TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES COLTS FOOTBALL PURDY’S 5 TDS LEAD 49ERS PAST RIVERS, COLTS ON MNF INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Dee Winters returned an interception of Philip Rivers’ final pass 74 yards for a score to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 48-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. Purdy was 25 of 34 for 295 yards with one interception. Christian McCaffrey rushed 21 times for 117 yards and caught six passes for 29 yards and two scores. George Kittle had seven receptions for 115 yards and one TD. The 49ers (11-4) won their fifth straight to stay in the chase for the NFC’s top seed, one day after clinching a playoff spot by virtue of Detroit’s loss to Pittsburgh. San Francisco also snapped a five-game losing streak in the series, beating Indy for the first time since Jim Mora’s infamous “playoffs” rant in November 2001. But 44-year-old Rivers sure didn’t make it easy on San Francisco in his second game back after a five-year layoff. He was 23 of 35 for 277 yards, two TDs and the one interception. The Colts (8-7) have lost five straight overall and six of their last seven as their playoff hopes continue to fade. Their loss clinched playoff spots for Buffalo, Jacksonville and the Chargers. Rivers opened the scoring with a 20-yard TD pass to Alec Pierce, who had four receptions for 86 yards and two scores. Purdy countered with a 22-yard scoring pass to Demarcus Robinson. After the Colts fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, Purdy hooked up with McCaffrey for a 2-yard TD pass to make it 14-7 late in the first quarter. Rivers tied the score early in the second by neatly fitting a 16-yard throw to Pierce in a tight window. Purdy broke the tie with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kittle. Indy and San Francisco then traded late field goals and Eddie Pineiro’s 64-yard attempt hit the crossbar as time expired. The track meet continued in the second half as Purdy capped the first possession with a 15-yard TD pass to Jauan Jennings, making it 31-17. Jonathan Taylor’s 1-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter cut Indy’s deficit to 34-27, but the 49ers sealed it with a 9-yard touchdown pass to McCaffrey with 7:37 to play and Winters’ interception return with 3:26 to play. Injury report 49ers: Kittle injured his ankle while making a cut during the third quarter, and linebacker Tatum Bethune injured his right ankle late in the third quarter. Colts: Indy opened the game without either of its starting offensive tackles — Braden Smith (concussion) and Bernhard Raimann (elbow) — then lost center Tanor Bortolini with a concussion on the third offensive play of the game. Then they lost starting RG Dalton Tucker with shoulder injury in the second half. The Colts also lost DE JT Tuimoloau with an oblique injury in the first half. Stat sheet 49ers: Purdy has seven TD passes in the last two games, the most over a two-game stretch by a 49ers quarterback since 2001. … San Francisco has scored in 22 consecutive quarters, its longest streak since 1995.. … For the second straight week, Thomas Morstead did not punt. Colts: Taylor’s TD early in the fourth gave him 17 rushing scores this season, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Lenny Moore for the second-highest single season total in franchise history. … Indy lost its first game of the season while topping the 20-point mark. Up next 49ers: Host Chicago on Saturday night in a possible playoff preview. Colts: Close out the home schedule Sunday against AFC South leading Jacksonville. ========== INDIANA PACERS BROWN SCORES 31 TO HELP CELTICS ERASE 20-POINT DEFICIT VS. PACERS BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the final quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 20-point, second-half deficit for a 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Derrick White finished with 19 points, and Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons each had 11 for Boston, which won its third straight game. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 25 points, and Andrew Nembhard had 20. Indiana, the NBA’s worst 3-point shooting team, missed 19 of its 20 attempts from beyond the arc in the second half in its fifth straight loss. Brown’s best shot in the final quarter came on an off-balance 3 right in front of Boston’s bench, pushing the Celtics ahead 96-91 with 2:25 to play. Nembhard’s 3-point play with 3:49 left had tied it at 91. Trailing 82-74 entering the fourth, Boston went on an 11-2 spree, taking its first lead since the first half on Brown’s reverse layup. Boston coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters early in the second half with the Pacers up 69-49. The Celtics whittled the Pacers’ edge to eight points after three. Brown and White reentered with a minute left in the third quarter. Brown was out due to an illness in Boston’s last game, a victory at Toronto on Saturday, when Pritchard scored 33 points. Coming off a 19-point loss at home against New Orleans on Saturday, the Pacers hit 60% (12 of 20) of their 3-point attempts in the first half and led 61-43 at the break. Boston, meanwhile, came in second in the league with 15.7 made 3s per game and was just 5 of 18 in the opening half. The loss delayed Rick Carlisle’s run to his 1,000th NBA head coaching victory. The Pacers have lost five straight since beating the Sacramento Kings 116-105 on Dec. 8, and Carlisle stands at 999 victories over 24 seasons. Up next Pacers: Host Milwaukee on Tuesday. Celtics: At Indiana on Friday. =========== INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL WILKERSON SCORES 23, INDIANA BEATS SIENA BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Second half sluggishness had returned. It was no time for coaching from a seat, not that Indiana’s Darian DeVries did much of that, not on Monday night against Siena, not on any night for any game. The Hoosiers (10-3) had spent the first 20 minutes of their 81-60 victory at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall throttling the Saints with fierce offense and defense, then the next 10 minutes regressing. That left Darian DeVries coaching from his feet, from a squat and from a sideline pace pushing to restore order that, finally, came. “The first half was exactly what we wanted,” Darian DeVries said. “We got the lead up to 26. “In the second half, we lost little bit of our edge on both ends. We weren’t as stingy on defense, the ball went in the basket more for them and the game slowed down.” Specifically, IU scored the game’s first 11 points for the fast start it wanted while building a 46-20 halftime lead. “It was sharing the ball,” guard Tayton Conerway said. “Give up a good shot for a great shot. I feel we did that.” That it didn’t lead to the strong finish the Hoosiers had hoped for — Siena (9-4) won the second half 40-35 — left more coaching points to make. “It was a choppy game,” Darian DeVries said. “There were a lot of fouls. We didn’t have a good flow to start the second half, but after that lull, Tayton did a good job getting downhill.” Conerway was IU’s second-half catalyst with 12 points, three rebounds, and an assist. He finished with 16 points and four assists. “We saw a couple of people we could attack off the dribble,” he said. “Coach believed in me and it worked out well.” The Hoosiers get a Christmas break until Saturday. Then comes an 18-game Big Ten grind, starting with a Jan. 4 home game against Washington (7-4 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten). “I think the good part is we’re getting more guys healthy again,” Darian DeVries said. “That’s helped with practice, too. You’ve got more bodies that we can keep guys fresh. That part’s been good. “It has been a long summer with our trip and now the season. To have a few days off, it’s a nice, clean break, not only physically, but mentally. Just take a couple days and clear your head and come back and really be locked in to get ready for a long stretch run.” Turning a new roster into a smooth-flowing unit takes time, Darian DeVries added. “We’ve learned a lot,” he said. “We felt there’s an opportunity or two that we let get away, but hopefully it was something that we understand why and it’s things that are within our control, and we can correct it. If we can come back and do that and get ourselves ready, maybe we don’t pay for that later down the road. “It was a couple good learning lessons. We just have to make sure that we learn from them.” Added Conerway: “We took a lot of big steps. We understand what each other is good at. When we started, we didn’t know who were our best shooters.” Guard Lamar Wilkerson again set the offensive tone with 23 points, plus seven rebounds, and four assists. Forward Tucker DeVries had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Nick Dorn had 11 points off the bench. IU surged ahead 11-0 in less than four minutes behind four Tucker DeVries points, layups from Wilkerson and Conerway (off a Wilkerson assist), and a Wilkerson 3-pointer. A couple of DeVries steals and a second Wilkerson 3-pointer pushed the lead to 15. A Tucker DeVries 3-pointer and a forward Sam Alexis dunk off a Conerway assist made it 30-11 with seven minutes left in the half. Wilkerson and Dorn 3-pointers made it 38-18. By halftime, IU led 46-20 while shooting 56 percent from the field, 47 percent from 3-point range and made 11-of-12 free throws in dominating the first half. Siena shot 24 percent with seven turnovers and no assists. Wilkerson led with 19 points. Tucker DeVries had 12. The key Hoosier question — could they sustain their intensity in the second half? Not at first. Siena scored 11 of the first 15 points. Tucker DeVries had the Hoosiers’ only basket in the first five minutes with a 3-pointer. After eight minutes, they still only had two baskets, were outscored 19-8 and led 54-39. Darian DeVries called a couple of timeouts and, finally, IU settled in. Conerway made a layup. Wilkerson hit a jumper and then a pair of free throws before going out with his fourth foul. The lead was 60-40 midway through the second half. Dorn added his third 3-pointer. Conerway drove for a layup. The Hoosiers had regained control they never lost. “We were trying to weather the storm knowing that this team will try to punch us first,” Conerway said. “If we can’t punch them first, lock into the little details coming out in the second half.” In the end, the Hoosiers did. ========== INDIANA BASEBALL MERCER, HOOSIERS READY FOR CHALLENGING 2026 SLATE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – As is the standard under head coach Jeff Mercer, the Indiana baseball program will play a challenging, nationally-competitive schedule during 2026 season. The eighth-year skipper put together a 55-game slate that features games against eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. “Our staff worked to build a schedule that would provide the “strength of schedule” necessary to play in the NCAA Tournament,” Mercer said. “We want to be battled tested and prepared to play our best baseball the last month of the season. With the continued growth of the Big Ten and our philosophy of challenging ourselves in the non-conference slate, it should be a great test and we’re excited to compete.” IU will begin its season with a three-game set in Chapel Hill, N.C. against a North Carolina program that hosted a Super Regional in 2025. It will be the first meeting in program history against the Tar Heels and is the third time in five seasons (2022, 2024) that IU will open the year against an ACC opponent. The second weekend of the season will take the Hoosiers to Florida for the previously announced Live Like Lou Jacksonville Baseball Classic. The elite weekend – put on by Peak Events/D1 Baseball – pits the Hoosiers against the defending national champion LSU, UCF and Notre Dame. During the final weekend before conference play, Mercer will take his program back to where he spent his early days as a coach. IU will play Western Kentucky in a four-game series at the end of February. Mercer was a volunteer assistant coach for the Hilltoppers from 2012-13. Western Kentucky is coming off one of its best years in program history and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. For the second-straight season, conference play begins on the fourth weekend of the year. IU begins Big Ten play against Washington (March 6-8) at Bart Kaufman Field. Additional home series in Bloomington come against Minnesota (March 20-22), Rutgers (April 3-5), Iowa (April 24-26) and Illinois (May 14-16). Road play in the league begins with IU visiting the defending Big Ten Champions, Oregon (March 13-15). Series at Nebraska (March 27-29), Maryland (April 10-12), Northwestern (May 1-3) and Purdue (May 8-10) are part of a difficult slate of games away from Bloomington. IU’s off weekend from conference play during the 11-week calendar will come at Bart Kaufman Field. Abilene Christian will make the return trip to Bloomington after the Hoosiers traveled down to Texas and swept the series in May of 2025. Big midweek contests against Xavier (Feb. 24), Wright State (March 10), Vanderbilt (March 17) and Louisville (April 28) wrap up a fantastic out-of-conference schedule. 2026 Schedule Breakdown: Overall Home Games: 24 Away Games: 27 Neutral Games: 4 Big Ten Home Opponents: Washington, Minnesota, Rutgers, Iowa, Illinois Away Opponents: Oregon, Nebraska, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue Notes Season Opener: Indiana at North Carolina (Feb. 13, 2026) Home Opener: Indiana vs. Bradley (Feb. 17, 2026) Big Ten Opener: Indiana vs. Washington (March 6, 2026) Opponents 2025 NCAA Tournament Teams: – North Carolina, LSU, Western Kentucky, Wright State, Oregon, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Louisville ========== INDIANA SOFTBALL INDIANA SOFTBALL ANNOUNCES 2026 SCHEDULE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– The Indiana Softball revealed its 2026 season schedule on Monday. Indiana will open the season with four non-conference road weekends, starting with a trip to FAU to play the Owls, Army, Ohio State, Delaware and Stonehill in Boca Raton, Fla (Feb. 5-8). Then, the Hoosiers will head to Tempe, Ariz. for the Littlewood Invitational hosted by Arizona State. Indiana will face the Sun Devils, Portland State, Pacific, and Nevada (Feb. 12-15). In the third weekend, Indiana will play against Colgate, St. Joe’s, Marist, Boston College and host South Florida (Feb. 20-23) in Tampa, Fla. To close out the opening road swing, Indiana will go to Elon and UNC-Greensboro to face UNCG, Charleston Southern and Elon (Feb. 27-March 1). From March 6-8, Indiana will open Big Ten play and play its first home series of the year at Andy Mohr Field against Minnesota. Other Big Ten home weekends include Rutgers (March 13-15), Purdue (April 10-12) and Illinois (May 1-3). The Big Ten road weekends are trips to Maryland (March 20-22), UCLA (April 3-5), Iowa (April 17-19) and Michigan (April 24-26). In between the Big Ten competition, Indiana will host Loyola-Chicago (March 10), Oregon (March 23), Butler (April 8), Notre Dame (April 14) and Evansville (April 29). On the weekend of March 27-28, Indiana will host Detroit Mercy for a two-game set. Indiana will play a road midweek game at Louisville (April 15). The Big Ten Tournament will be from May 6-9 at Maryland. The NCAA Tournament’s Regional round will be from May 15-17 and the Super Regionals from May 22-24. The Women’s College World Series will be from May 28-June 5 in Oklahoma City, Okla. =========== NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTRE DAME PAUSES LONG-STANDING RIVALRY WITH USC, ADDS BYU TO 2026 SCHEDULE One of college football’s biggest and longest rivalries, Notre Dame-Southern California, appears to be off next season after the Fighting Irish filled their last 2026 open date with a trip to Brigham Young. The Fighting Irish announced Monday they had agreed to add a home-and-home series with the Cougars. The top two teams left out of this year’s College Football Playoff also will play in 2027, but Notre Dame only has nine games listed on that schedule — raising the possibility of bringing back the USC game. While there is a chance Notre Dame or USC could buy out a game to keep the series active, it seems unlikely after Monday’s announcement. “USC and Notre Dame recognize how special our rivalry is to our fans, our teams and college football and our institutions will continue working to bring back the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh,” Notre Dame and USC officials said in a joint statement. “The rivalry between our two schools is one of the best in all of sport and we look forward to meeting in the future.” Notre Dame and USC first played in 1926 and the Irish lead the series between two of the nation’s most prestigious football powers 53-38-5. But this isn’t the first time they haven’t met during a regular season. The series also was put on hold from 1943-45, during World War II. They also did not play in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted most schools to play a conference-only schedule. Representatives from both schools, including Irish coach Marcus Freeman, have repeatedly said they want the rivalry to continue. “It’s very clear, let’s continue this thing and that’s it,” Freeman said in mid-October in the lead up to the game. “They handle the rest of it. (Athletic director) Pete Bevacqua and (deputy athletic director for football) Ron Powlus and our leadership, they’ll handle the discussions with them. But they know the head coach of this football program desires to continue this rivalry.” It’s not the first time Notre Dame has put a big rivalry on hold. The Irish used to face Michigan and Michigan State almost annually starting in the 1970s. But they haven’t played the Wolverines since 2008 and haven’t played the Spartans since 2017. Notre Dame also played Purdue every season from 1946-2014. They squared off again in 2021 and have played each of the past two years, too. But the negotiations between the Irish and Trojans became more challenging when the Trojans joined the Big Ten last season because USC would prefer to play its non-conference games in August or September. The two schools that have combined to win 22 national championships and produced 15 Heisman Trophy winners have traditionally met in October or November. Next year, to the dismay of many, though, they’re unlikely to play at all. “I have no space to think of why somebody would want to do that,” Las Vegas Raiders coach and former USC coach Pete Carroll said Monday. “I hope that doesn’t carry over to other matchups that have been so important to people over the years and so much fun, not so much the teams. It’s for the fans and for the alumni. That’s too bad. I’m disappointed to hear that.” =========== BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL SEVEN BULLDOGS REACH DOUBLE FIGURES IN 101-52 WIN OVER NJIT Butler put seven players in double figures, capping off the non-conference portion of the schedule with a 101-52 win over NJIT Monday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michael Ajayi went over 1,000 career points and posted his tenth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 10-3 on the season, while NJIT falls to 4-9. HOW IT HAPPENED: Butler scored the first 17 points of the game before an NJIT free throw with 12:02 remaining in the first half got the Highlanders on the scoreboard. The first-half lead would grow to as many as 28 before the Bulldogs went into the locker rooms with a 46-19 lead. The Bulldogs stayed hot in the second half, shooting 58 percent in building the lead to as many as 51 in the closing minutes. TIP-INS: The last game that featured seven Bulldogs in double figures was Butler’s 144-71 win over The Citadel, Nov. 14, 2015. The Bulldogs were without Jamie Kaiser Jr., who left Saturday’s win over Northwestern with an ankle injury. Yame Butler made his first start in a Bulldog uniform in his place. Butler finishes the non-conference portion of its schedule with a mark of 9-2. The Bulldogs are currently 1-1 in BIG EAST play. Drayton Jones scored 14 points for the Bulldogs, his new high in a Butler uniform. Evan Haywood scored 13 points and has now scored in double figures in four consecutive games. Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor scored a career-high 13 points in the contest. Finley Bizjack (11), Azavier Robinson (10), and Yohan Traore (11) also reached double figures. The Bulldogs shot 56 percent from the field, while holding NJIT to a 38-percent clip. Butler held a 46-22 rebounding advantage, the seventh time in 13 games this season that the Bulldogs have out-rebounded their opponent by at least 10. The Bulldogs went 24-for-32 from the free throw line. Entering the game, Butler was averaging 27.2 free throw attempts per game, 19th nationally. Sebastian Robinson scored 15 points for NJIT; John Kelly added 14. The only prior match-up between Butler and NJIT was a Bulldog win at Hinkle Fieldhouse Dec. 28, 2013. Three days later — on New Year’s Eve — Butler played its first conference game as a member of the BIG EAST. UP NEXT: The tip against NJIT closes out the non-conference portion of Butler’s schedule. The Bulldogs return to BIG EAST action Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Creighton. Butler’s next home game is Jan. 3 against Villanova. =========== BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CAROLINE DOTSEY EARNS SPOT ON BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL INDIANAPOLIS – Caroline Dotsey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll as announced by the league office in New York on Monday. Dotsey was spectacular for Butler last week as the Dawgs picked up their first conference win of the season over Xavier on Friday evening. Dotsey poured in a season-high 25 points on an efficient 9-for-15 shooting performance from the floor. The Havertown, Pa. native added eight rebounds and two assists en route to a 64-58 victory over the Musketeers. Butler will return to action on Dec. 28, as the No. 1 UConn Huskies visit Hinkle Fieldhouse for a BIG EAST conference matchup. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on TNT & truTV. ========== IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL GRAND CANYON RACES AWAY FROM JAGUARS IN 91-78 WIN PHOENIX – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team tried to play role of Grinch in their final game ahead of the Christmas holiday, but fell short at Grand Canyon in a 91-78 defeat. Junior Kyler D’Augustino scored a team-high 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting and freshman Maguire Mitchell chimed in with 16 points in the loss. Jaden Henley had a game-high 29 points and eight rebounds for Grand Canyon (8-4) and Brian Moore Jr. added 17 points. “(GCU) is a really good team. They have a lot of size and they really attacked us off the dribble,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “I thought we did a good job of forcing some turnovers and creating some havoc, but we didn’t always capitalize on our opportunities. “I’m proud of our guys. I think this game continues to prepare us for league play. Now we focus on getting home, getting some rest and getting some league wins.” IU Indy (4-10) trailed by as many as 15 in the opening half before scrapping and clawing their way back in the game by ramping up the turnovers and warming up from deep. The Jags trailed 48-39 at intermission after Henley scored on a coast-to-coast drive as time expired. GCU pushed the lead to 11 on the initial possession of the second half before the Jags scored seven straight to nudge within four. The Antelopes rebuilt a double-digit lead before the Jags once again fired back. A quick 9-2 burst turned GCU’s 65-55 lead into a scant 67-64 advantage with 9:29 to play. Mitchell capped the run by hitting a three, stealing the inbounds pass and immediately burying another three. However, GCU received an early Christmas present when Mitchell was assessed a quick technical foul as he yelled in celebration in the direction of his own bench. GCU scored four straight points, all from the free throw line, that ultimately ignited a 15-2 run over the next six minutes to end the upset bid. A Kameron Tinsley midrange jumper with 7:49 to play had the Jaguars within five, but momentum clearly turned on GCU’s next trip when Nana Owusu-Anane fought for an offensive rebound and spotted Dusty Stromer for an open three, extending the lead to eight. GCU shot 65 percent from the floor in the second half and finished with a 26-9 margin in free throws made. The Jaguars were whistled for 22 fouls, leading to 30 GCU free throws while IU Indy earned just 15 foul shots. Sophomore Aiden Miller came off the bench to score 11 points and Tinsley also finished in double-figures with 10. Senior Finley Woodward had four points, nine rebounds and seven assists, piloting the offense while playing 33 minutes. The Jags shot 45 percent overall and 11-of-33 (33.3 percent) from three. The Jaguars will return to action after Christmas when they travel to Cleveland State on Monday (Dec. 29) for a 7:00 p.m. tip on ESPN+. =========== INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SYCAMORES CLOSE NON-CONFERENCE SLATE WITH SETBACK AGAINST OLD DOMINION CHEROKEE, N.C. – Tierney Kelsey led all scorers with 21 points Monday evening, but Indiana State struggled from the field in an 89-68 loss to Old Dominion in the Cherokee Invitational consolation game. Kelsey notched her fourth 20-point game of the season, while Kayla Smith netted a season-high 16 points and a career-high nine rebounds. Da’Naria Washington dished out a season-high seven assists for the Sycamores. Indiana State started slow for the second straight game and was unable to ever fully get in a rhythm. Despite scoring 43 points across the middle two quarters, the Sycamores’ shooting woes and defensive lapses were too much to overcome in its fourth straight loss. First Half Amerie Flowers put the Trees on the board with an early layup, but it was all ODU early on as the Monarchs built an 18-4 lead. Washington made a late layup and Samiyah Briggs converted a three-point play inside the final minute, as the Sycamores cut their deficit to 18-9 after the opening quarter. After a pair of early second quarter free throws from Flowers, the Sycamores put together a string of successful offensive possessions, as Jayci Allen knocked down a trey and Kelsey hit a jumper. Briggs and Kelsey added buckets for the Blue and White midway through, with Washington tacking on a layup to pull the Sycamores within 34-23. Kelsey went 4-for-4 from the line in the last three minutes, but the Sycamores trailed 44-29 at the break. Second Half Early baskets from Briggs and Kelsey gave the Sycamores life to start the third, and Kelsey later added a three-ball in transition to pull the Trees within 50-36 just over two minutes into the quarter. Smith hit on a three just over a minute later and tacked on a midrange jumper to keep the deficit where it was, as the senior was firing on all cylinders in the frame. A late layup from Allen and free throws from Kelsey inside the final minute had the Sycamores facing a 72-52 deficit through three quarters. Smith hit another three-ball early in the fourth, this one on the fast break, but it was the only basket for the Blue and White in the first six minutes of the frame. Treys from Smith and Allen, along with a layup from Kelsey, showed the Trees weren’t giving up, but it was too little, too late for Indiana State. Kelsey hit another late layup and connected on a pair of free throws inside the final minute to go past the 20-point mark, but Indiana State slumped to an 89-68 defeat to close its non-conference schedule. News and Notes All but one of Kayla Smith’s season-high 16 points came in the second half, while 13 of Tierney Kelsey’s game-high 21 came in the last 20 minutes. Indiana State managed to force Old Dominion into 21 turnovers, with the Sycamores scoring 17 points off those giveaways. 25 percent of Indiana State’s scoring in Monday’s game came off turnovers. Da’Naria Washington’s seven assists and four steals were both season-high marks , and she also added seven points off the bench. Washington played a season-high 36:30 in Monday’s game. Indiana State played most of Monday’s game shorthanded, as starting guard Kennedy Claybrooks played just three minutes before exiting with an injury. Rebounding plagued the Sycamores, as Indiana State was minus-21 in rebounds margin (61-40) and gave up 21 second chance points. Monday’s game was the first between Indiana State and Old Dominion since the Sycamores’ 1996-97 season opener in Norfolk. In addition to her 16 points, Kayla Smith added career-high marks of nine rebounds and three blocks. Up Next Indiana State returns to Missouri Valley Conference action following the holiday break, as the Sycamores travel to Illinois State for a December 29 tilt at 7:30 p.m. ========== PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTRE DAME WIN LIFTS HADNOT TO #HLMBB HONOR INDIANAPOLIS – Less than 24 hours after helping Purdue Fort Wayne defeat Notre Dame, junior guard Corey Hadnot II was named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday (Dec. 22). Hadnot poured in a game-high 29 points while adding six rebounds, three steals and two assists. He was 10-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-7 from three. It is the second consecutive week Hadnot has earned the honor, and third time this season. He is the first Mastodon to earn three league player of the week honors in the same season since John Konchar in 2018-19. Hadnot leads the league and ranks 21st in the nation in scoring at 20.9 points per game. He is shooting 57.2 percent on the season, 63rd in the nation. The 8-6 Mastodons have won four consecutive games. They put their 2-1 league record on the line at preseason league-favorite Milwaukee on Monday (Dec. 29). ========== UINDY FOOTBALL FOOTBALL EARNS TOP-10 RANKING IN FINAL COACHES POLL WACO, Texas – After orchestrating arguably its most successful season in program history, the UIndy football team was rewarded with the No. 10 ranking in the year’s final AFCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Monday. The ranking reflects the Greyhounds’ highest-ever spot in the season’s final coaches poll. Led by Head Coach Chris Keevers, UIndy authored its seventh double-digit win season since 2012, matching the school record with 11 victories in all. The Hounds netted a number of program firsts in the process, including the team’s first fourth-straight playoff appearance, its first second-round home game, and its first Harlon Hill finalist. They also captured their 11th GLVC title while garnering 26 All-GLVC nods, four All-Super Region 3 honorees, and a pair of All-America First Team recognitions. The Greyhounds received votes in the coaches poll throughout the 2025 regular season, peaking at No. 8 in mid November. UIndy went on to dominate GLVC-rival Truman in the opening round of the playoffs, 57-14, before falling to now-No.-8-ranked Minnesota State in the second round, 35-27. FINAL AFCA DII COACHES POLL RKSCHOOL (1st-place votes)RECPTSPREV1.Ferris St. (30)16-075012.Harding15-172023.Kutztown14-168634.Newberry12-2608165.UT Permian Basin11-3601106.Pittsburg St.10-355967.Albany St.12-2499138.Minnesota St.10-4487219.West Florida10-2457910.UIndy11-2440811.Colorado St.-Pueblo10-2413412.Western Colorado10-34091513.Central Washington10-2401514.Frostburg St.11-33782415.Ashland10-33371816.Minnesota-Duluth10-2320717.Northwest Missouri St.9-32511418.Johnson C. Smith10-22461119.Findlay10-22291220.Benedict 10-32132321.Virginia Union9-31651722.California (Pa.)9-4129NR23.Chadron St.8-41092224.Assumption9-391NR25.Augustana (S.D.)9-28419 Others Receiving Votes: Grand Valley St., 71; Wingate, 28; Western Oregon, 26; Valdosta St., 12; Slippery Rock, 8; Upper Iowa, 8; Indiana (Pa.), 4; Delta St., 3; Kentucky St., 3; West Texas A&M, 3; Charleston, 1; Southern Arkansas, 1. ========== MARIAN FOOTBALL FOOTBALL EARNS SIX VICTORY SPORTS NETWORK NAIA ALL-AMERICAN TEAM HONORS Fargo, ND – The Victory Sports Network (VSN) has released its 2025 NAIA Football All-American Team and individual awards for the season. Marian football was honored with six NAIA All-Americans from VSN, with Logan Carrington, Reece Byerly, Cade Houseman, Keagan La Belle, Jake Reichard, and Isaiah Street each earning a mention on one of their four teams. The 2025 NAIA Football National Champion Grand View University had a clean sweep of the individual position awards from VSN. Logan Carrington, Reece Byerly, and Cade Houseman were each named as VSN Second Team All-Americans, while Keagan La Belle was named as a Third Team All-American. Byerly, Carrington, and La Belle were previously named as First, Second, or Third Team All-Americans on the Associated Press (AP) and or American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American Teams, while Houseman’s honor is the first for him this season and in his career. Reichard’s Honorable Mention Team honor is his first All-America award of the year, while Isaiah Street was previously named to the AFCA Third Team All-America group. Logan Carrington has earned AP NAIA First Team All-American honors and Third Team AFCA All-American honors this season in addition to his newest mention on the VSN Second Team All-America Team. Carrington was Marian’s leader in interceptions and ended the regular season ranked second in picks with eight. The senior ended his career in the top-five in program history in interceptions, while his senior year totals rank second in program history behind Eric Price. Cade Houseman earned his first career All-American honor with his mention on the VSN Second Team list, as the linebacker had a career-year in 2025, leading the Knights in tackles with 103 on the season. Houseman had an interception and fumble recovery, and was named as a member of the MSFA Midwest League First Team in 2025. Houseman earned a pair of MSFA Defensive Player of the Week honors this season. Reece Byerly was named to the AFCA First Team All-America, AP Second Team All-America, and now to the VSN Second Team All-America, highlighting a career year for the first-year starter. Byerly enjoyed a dominant season for the Knights in his third season, leading Marian’s offensive line as the lone player to start in all 12 games. The third-year Knight was named to the MSFA Midwest League First Team, and will be on the ballot next month for the CSC Academic All-America Teams. Keagan La Belle finished his senior season as a three-time All-American, adding his newest VSN Third Team All-American honor to his previous AP and AFCA Second Team All-America honors. La Belle had a career year in 2025, rushing for 1296 yards and 22 touchdowns on 241 carries, while catching eight passes out of the backfield for 73 yards and two scores. The senior ended his career as one of three players with over 3000 rushing yards and 45 career rushing touchdowns, joining Tevin Lake and Charles Salary as the only others to do so. Making his way to the Honorable Mention VSN All-America Team is Isaiah Street, who was recently named as a member of the AFCA Third Team All-Americans. Leading the team in sacks and tackles for loss, Street was fourth on the team in total tackles and ended the season ranked in the top-10 in Marian history in career sacks. Jake Reichard earned his first All-American honor of the season by being named to the VSN Honorable Mention team. Reichard was a member of the MSFA Midwest League First Team, leading Marian in receiving with 45 receptions, 662 yards, and seven touchdowns. Reichard ended his career as one of five players with 2000 or more receiving yards, while ranking 14th in total career touchdowns scored with 19 combined rushing and receiving scores. About the selections: The VSN NAIA Football team is compiled by Jason Dannelly of the Victory Sports Network. Nominations are automatically taken from First Team selections from the All-Conference teams in the NAIA. Input on the selections comes from coaches, SIDs and media members around the NAIA. The final selections are made by Dannelly. =========== SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index =========== TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 23 IN … 1923 – NEW YORK YANKEES’ PITCHER CARL MAYS SOLD TO CINCINNATI REDS FOR $85,000. 1933 – HOWIE MORENZ TAKES OVER NHL CAREER GOAL LEAD AT 251. 1939 – SOUTH AUSTRALIA SCORE 7-821 AGAINST QUEENSLAND IN CRICKET. 1946 – UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE REFUSES TO PLAY DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, BECAUSE THEY MAY USE A BLACK PLAYER IN THEIR BASKETBALL GAME. 1951 – FIRST COAST-TO-COAST TELEVISED FOOTBALL GAME (DUMONT PAID $75,000); LOS ANGELES RAMS BEAT CLEVELAND BROWNS 24-17 IN NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 1953 – BROOKLYN DODGERS; SECOND BASEMAN JIM “JUNIOR” GILLIAM WINS NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF YEAR. 1957 – TEST CRICKET DEBUT FOR WALLY GROUT AND BOBBY SIMPSON VERSUS SOUTH AFRICA. 1962 – DALLAS TEXANS BEAT HOUSTON OILERS 20-17 IN AFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 1972 – “IMMACULATE RECEPTION” PITTSBURGH STEELERS TURNS AROUND A 7-6 DEFEAT WITH A LAST SECOND TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION AGAINST THE OAKLAND RAIDERS TO WIN 13-7. 1972 – CHANDRASEKHAR TAKES 8-79 INDIA VERSUS ENGLAND AT DELHI. 1972 – NEW YORK ISLANDERS END 15-GAME WINLESS STREAK. 1975 – A LANDMARK DECISION BY PETER SEITZ BEGINS A NEW ERA IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AS THE ARBITRATOR’S JUDGMENT MAKES PITCHERS ANDY MESSERSMITH AND DAVE MCNALLY THE FIRST TRUE FREE-AGENTS IN BASEBALL HISTORY. 1978 – NEW YORK ISLANDERS SCORE 7 GOALS IN ONE PERIOD AGAINST THE NEW YORK RANGERS, TROTTIER SCORES 8 POINTS, FIVE GOALS-NHL RECORD SIX POINTS IN ONE PERIOD. 1979 – NEW YORK ISLANDERS’ GREATEST SHUTOUT LOSS (8-0) VERSUS CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS. 1981 – BOYCOTT BECOMES LEADING RUN-SCORER IN TEST CRICKETS WITH 8033. 1984 – VIV RICHARDS SCORES 208 IN TEST CRICKET AT MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND. 1994 – BASEBALL OWNERS IMPOSE SALARY CAP, FIERCELY OPPOSED BY PLAYERS. 1997 – CHICAGO BULLS’ COACH PHIL JACKSON IS QUICKEST TO REACH 500 WINS (682 GAMES). 1997 – COLORADO AVALANCHE PLAYER JARI KURRI IS 8TH NHL PLAYER TO SCORE 600 CAREER GOALS. 2004 – FREE-AGENT OUTFIELDER J.D. DREW SIGNS A FIVE-YEAR, $55 MILLION DEAL WITH THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS. 2005 – JOHNNY DAMON SIGNS A US$52 MILLION, FOUR-YEAR DEAL TO PLAY FOR THE NEW YORK YANKEES. BIRTHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 23 1894 – BIRTH OF ARTHUR GILLIGAN; CRICKET PLAYER (ENGLAND CAPTAIN IN 1920S). 1901 – BIRTH OF GENE SARAZEN; GOLFER (PGA 1922, 1923, 1933). 1909 – BIRTH OF BARNEY ROSS IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA; WELTERWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION (1934). 1909 – BIRTH OF DON CLEVERLEY; CRICKET PLAYER (TWO TESTS FOR NEW ZEALAND 1932 AND 1946, TOOK 0-130). 1922 – BIRTH OF MICHELINE OSTERMEYER IN FRANCE; SHOT-PUT/DISCUS THROWER (OLYMPICS-GOLD-1948). 1929 – BIRTH OF DICK WEBER; PRO BOWLER (16, 300 GAMES). 1935 – BIRTH OF PAUL HORNUNG; NFL FOOTBALL PLAYER (GREEN BAY PACKERS, THE GOLDEN BOY). 1936 – BIRTH OF BOBBY ROSS; NFL COACH (SAN DIEGO CHARGERS). 1942 – BIRTH OF JERRY KOOSMAN; PITCHER (NEW YORK METS). 1944 – BIRTH OF U C JOSHI; CRICKET PLAYER (SUSSEX OFF-SPINNER 1970-74 FROM INDIA). 1945 – BIRTH OF RICHARD C WOHLHUTER; 800-METRE RUNNER (OLYMPICS-BRONZE-1976). 1947 – BIRTH OF BILL RODGERS; MARATHON RUNNER (BOSTON, NEW YORK). 1948 – BIRTH OF JACK HAM; NFL LINEBACKER (PITTSBURGH STEELERS). 1949 – BIRTH OF WALLY EDWARDS; CRICKET PLAYER (THREE TESTS AUSTRALIA VERSUS ENGLAND 1974). 1956 – BIRTH OF MICHELE ALBORETTO; FORMULA-1 RACER (FERRARI). 1962 – BIRTH OF JERRY REYNOLDS; NBA GUARD/FORWARD (MILWAUKEE BUCKS). 1963 – BIRTH OF CAROL PETERKA IN LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA, USA; TEAM HANDBALL BACK COURT (OLYMPICS-1992, 1996). 1963 – BIRTH OF JIM HARBAUGH; NFL QUARTERBACK (INDIANAPOLIS COLTS). 1964 – BIRTH OF ANDY GABEL IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA; SHORT TRACK SKATER (OLYMPICS-1994). 1964 – BIRTH OF PETR KLIMA IN CHAOMUTOV, CZECHOSLOVAKIA; NHL RIGHT WING (TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING). 1966 – BIRTH OF HANS VAN ARUM; DUTCH SOCCER PLAYER (VITESSE, WILLEM II). 1967 – BIRTH OF LAMAR LATHON; NFL LINEBACKER (CAROLINA PANTHERS). 1969 – BIRTH OF RODNEY CULVER; NFL RUNNING BACK (SAN DIEGO CHARGERS). 1969 – BIRTH OF STEPHEN GRANT; NFL LINEBACKER (INDIANAPOLIS COLTS). 1970 – BIRTH OF RAYMONT HARRIS; NFL RUNNING BACK (CHICAGO BEARS). 1971 – BIRTH OF PETE BERCICH; NFL LINEBACKER (MINNESOTA VIKINGS). 1971 – BIRTH OF STEVE STENSTROM; QUARTERBACK (CHICAGO BEARS). 1973 – BIRTH OF TONY GRAZIANI; QUARTERBACK (ATLANTA FALCONS). 1977 – BIRTH OF BECKY RUEHL IN LAKESIDE PARK, KENTUCKY; DIVER (OLYMPICS-4TH-1996). DEATHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 23 1913 – JAMES MIDDLETON, CRICKET PLAYER (24 WICKET OF LEFTY PACE SOUTH AFRICA 1895-1903), DIES. 1973 – ARTHUR RICHARDSON, CRICKET PLAYER (9 TESTS 1924-26), DIES. 1990 – FRANK KING, CRICKET PLAYER (WEST INDIES FAST BOWLER PLAYED 14 TESTS 1953-56), DIES. 1992 – CYRIL WALTERS, CRICKET PLAYER (11 TESTS FOR ENGLAND, 784 RUNS), DIES. 2015 – DEATH OF DON HOWE, ENGLISH FOOTBALLER (BORN 1935). ON DECEMBER 24 IN … 1927 – TEST CRICKET DEBUT OF WALTER HAMMOND, WHO SCORED 51 AND TOOK 5-36 VERSUS SOUTH AFRICA. 1934 – CLARRIE GRIMMETT TAKES 9-180 IN CRICKET FOR SOUTH AFRICA AS QUEENSLAND MAKE 430. 1935 – DONALD BRADMAN SCORES 233 IN 191 MINUTES, SOUTH AFRICA VERSUS QUEENSLAND, 28 FOURS 1 SIX. 1961 – HOUSTON OILERS BEAT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 10-3 IN AFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 1974 – SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS’ LOU BROCK IS NAMED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR. 1982 – CHAMINADE, WITH A STUDENT BODY OF ONLY 850 STUDENTS, BEATS #1 RANKED VIRGINIA 77-72 IN A HONOLULU HOLIDAY BASKETBALL CLASSIC. 1990 – MONTREAL EXPOS TRADE TIM RAINES TO CHICAGO WHITE SOX FOR IVAN CALDERON AND BARRY JONES. BIRTHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 24 1885 – BIRTH OF ARTHUR DOLPHIN; CRICKET PLAYER (YORKSHIRE AND ENGLAND KEEPER, LATER TEST UMPIRE). 1921 – BIRTH OF BILL DUDLEY; NFL HALFBACK (PITTSBURGH STEELERS, DETROIT LIONS, WASHINGTON REDSKINS). 1924 – BIRTH OF ROY MILLER; CRICKET PLAYER (WEST INDIES ALL-ROUNDER IN ONE TEST 1953, 23 AND 0-28). 1926 – BIRTH OF RONALD DRAPER; CRICKET PLAYER (SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMAN VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1949-50). 1932 – BIRTH OF COLIN COWDREY; CRICKET PLAYER (IN INDIA ENGLAND BATSMAN, FIRST TO 100 TESTS). 1940 – BIRTH OF PAUL TAGLIABUE; NFL COMMISSIONER (1989-). 1944 – BIRTH OF ERHARD KELLER; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC 500-METRE SPEED SKATER (OLYMPICS-GOLD-1968, 1972). 1955 – BIRTH OF ANWAR KHAN; CRICKET PLAYER (BOWLED FOUR OVERS FOR PAKISTAN 1979). 1963 – BIRTH OF TIMO JUTILA IN TAMPERE, FINLAND; HOCKEY DEFENSEMAN (TEAM FINLAND). 1964 – BIRTH OF ELBERT SHELLEY; NFL CORNERBACK (ATLANTA FALCONS). 1964 – BIRTH OF MARCEL VAN DER NET; DUTCH SOCCER PLAYER (FC UTRECHT). 1965 – BIRTH OF ERIKA VON HEILAND IN ANGELES CITY, PHILIPPINES; US BADMINTON PLAYER (OLYMPICS-1992,1996). 1965 – BIRTH OF MICHAEL HAYNES; NFL WIDE RECEIVER (NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, ATLANTA FALCONS). 1965 – BIRTH OF NANCY RENO IN ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, USA; WPVA VOLLEYBALL PLAYER (OLYMPICS-1996). 1965 – BIRTH OF WINSTON MOSS; NFL LINEBACKER (SEATTLE SEAHAWKS). 1968 – BIRTH OF JOE SCUDERI; CRICKET PLAYER (SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ALL-ROUNDER). 1970 – BIRTH OF FILMEL JOHNSON; NFL DEFENSIVE BACK (BUFFALO BILLS). 1970 – BIRTH OF MARIAN SMERCIAK IN MARTIN, CZECHOSLOVAKIA; HOCKEY DEFENSEMAN (TEAM SLOVAKIA 1998). 1970 – BIRTH OF MICHAEL BATISTE; NFL/WLAF DEFENSIVE TACKLE (DALLAS COWBOYS, FRANKFURT GALAXY). 1970 – BIRTH OF ROMEO WOUDEN; DUTCH SOCCER PLAYER (DORDRECHT 1990, HEERENVEEN). 1971 – BIRTH OF TAMIR BLOOM IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA; FENCER-EPEE (OLYMPICS-1996). 1973 – BIRTH OF EDDIE POPE IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, USA; SOCCER DEFENDER (OLYMPICS-GOLD-1996). 1975 – BIRTH OF NATALIE WARD; AUSTRALIAN SOFTBALL SHORTSTOP/SECOND BASEMAN (OLYMPICS-BRONZE-1996). DEATHS OF SPORTS FIGURES ON DECEMBER 24 2022 – DEATH OF KATHY WHITWORTH AT AGE 83; AMERICAN GOLFER (HIGHEST NUMBER OF TOURNAMENT WINS). =========== TV SPORTS TUESDAY, 12/23/25 NBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVWASHINGTON WIZARDS VS CHARLOTTE HORNETS7:00 PMMNMTFANDUEL SPORTS CHABROOKLYN NETS VS PHILADELPHIA 76ERS7:00PMYESNBCS-PHICHICAGO BULLS VS ATLANTA HAWKS7:30PMCHSNFANDUEL SPORTS ATLNEW ORLEANS PELICANS VS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS7:30PMGCSNFAN DUEL SPORTS OHIOMILWAUKEE BUCKS VS INDIANA PACERS7:30PMFANDUEL SPORTS INDFANDUEL SPORTS MILTORONTO RAPTORS VS MIAMI HEAT7:30PMFANDUEL SPORTS SUNSNNEW YORK KNICKS VS MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES8:00PMFANDUEL SPORTS NORTHMSGDENVER NUGGETS VS DALLAS MAVERICKS8:00PMNBCPEACOCKOKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER VS SAN ANTONIO SPURS8:30PMFANDUEL SPORTS OKCFANDUEL SPORTS SWLOS ANGELES LAKERS VS PHOENIX SUNS9:00PMSPECTRUMAFSNMEMPHIS GRIZZLIES VS UTAH JAZZ9:00PMFANDUEL SPORTS MEMKJZZORLANDO MAGIC VS PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS10:00PMFANDUEL SPORTS FLRIP CITYDETROIT PISTONS VS SACRAMENTO KINGS10:00PMNBCS-CANBCS-CACHOUSTON ROCKETS VS LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS11:00PMNBCPEACOCKSCHNNHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVPITTSBURGH PENGUINS VS TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS4:00PMTNTMAXDALLAS STARS VS DETROIT RED WINGS6:30PMTNTMAXMONTREAL CANADIENS VS BOSTON BRUINS7:00PMTSNNESNNEW YORK RANGERS VS WASHINGTON CAPITALS7:00PMMSG2MNMTBUFFALO SABRES VS OTTAWA SENATORS7:00PMMSG-BUFTSNNEW JERSEY DEVILS VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS7:00PMMSGSN2MSGSNFLORIDA PANTHERS VS CAROLINA HURRICANES7:00PMSCRIPPSFANDUEL SPORTS SOUTHNASHVILLE PREDATORS VS MINNESOTA WILD8:00PMHULUESPN+PHILADELPHIA FLYERS VS CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS9:00PMTNTMAXUTAH MAMMOTH VS COLORADO AVALANCHE9:00PMALTUTAH16CALGARY FLAMES VS EDMONTON OILERS9:00PMSNSAN JOSE SHARKS VS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS10:00PMSCRIPPSNBCS-CASEATTLE KRAKEN VS LOS ANGELES KINGS10:00PMKONGFANDUEL SPORTS WESTCOLLEGE FOOTBALLTIME ETTVBOCA RATON BOWL: TOLEDO VS. 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